ee OO i. eee an ta — THE DAILY EXAMINER. OCTOBER 26, 1886 Liberal-Conservative Meeting. ea Wer hope there will be a large represen t » of Liberal-Conservative voters at the | win the Cameron Block this even it The time is short and the work of ranizing for the contest should be entered W e hope the 4 he ice of the upon at once meeting will fall upon an able and active man. who can be depended upon to stand up for the interest of the City and Province ea Flax Culture. — AN interestmg paper on the ‘** Flax Growing and Linen Manufacturing Capa bilities of Canada,” was read in the Confer- ence Hall of the Indian and Coloni sl Exhi - ryt 7 bition a few days ago. The reader pointed rut that flax of excellent quality has been grown in every Province of the Dominion, and has been utilized to a considerable ex tent in domestic manufacture ever since the issl dressed flax, and first settlements In there were re ported » O05 oo lbs. of 1,293,892 yards of home-made } hh over unen pro- duced in Canada, of whi 1,000,000 yards were made in Quebec, 33,035 yards in Nova Scotia, 51,456 yards in New Brunswick, and 30,088 yards in Prince bk srd Island In the Canadian North Was: three ‘ies of indigenous flax grow livwariantiyv o ra vast area ot « runtry, a i be utilized one day to wd ad manufacture of twine, &ec., when machinery is introduced to work u he finre ir. Bigg vent on to express the opin- jon that flax could be grown not only im very large quantities in Canada, buc also at s good profit, finding a great market in Great Britain and in the United States as wellas at hom Eight acres of land would, he said, produce a ton of dressed fibre, of which the average value would be £ This would give, he estimated, a total result much better than wheat at its] hb price in Manitoba and the W est The cultivation of flax, moreover, if carried out properly, would not deterior- ate the quality of the land that nowhere in Canada, or indeed in the world, can bet- Ed- Sum- Mr. Biggar did not state Prince Mr. Richard Hunt, of merside, is, however, labering to ter flax be produced than in ward Island. impress capitalists interested in the manufacture of linen, with this important fact. At the Prince County Exhibition he gave special prizes for samples of flax grown on the Isiand, and succeeded in obtaining several] hanks of excellent quality,—which he for- warded for the inspection of persons in the Mother Country. The very great import ance of the linen industry as a source of to Mr. Hunt's personal notice by a recent visit to wealth was, we believe, brought Beifast, Ireland; and knowing the adapta- biity of our soil and climate to the growth f ‘lax, he conceived the idea of trying to ur ve manufacturers of linen to establish t industry here. We hope that he may evontually succeed. mom + | The Quebee Elections. ‘HE Montreal Gazette states that the (Quebec Government has received telegrams and verbal communication from three (out of sixty-four) members of the newly elected House, pledging their giznce to the Ross-Tailion Government. Tne election of Mr. St. Hilaire in Chicouti- mi increases the Government following to 35 in a full house of 65. As to the popular vote, the Gazette re * ports that ‘‘o‘ficial returns from nearly all the counties in which contested elections were held last week show a popular major ity for the Government of nearly twelve hundred votes, the Liberal majorities aggre- gating 4,885, the Conservative 6,059, and those of Independents 150. Of the elec- tions by acclamation, five were obtained by The voice of the people has, therefore, spoken Conservatives and two by Liberals. ian favor of the Government, and should befa!! as the ac r. Mercier to power when the Legislature such a calamity ession of ets, he will assume office as the represen tative of a minovity of the electorate. In live constitucncies, nainely, L’Islet, Riche- dieu, Quet West, Vercheres and Beau- 1arnois, t pposition candidates carried the election by less than thirty-five, their a sgregate i jorities reaching only 110, while in oaly two counties did the C majority fall below fifty, namely, Laprairie aud Bellechasse, and in each of these the uta} rity was larger than the average of the | ] Opposition members Ls) TO indep sndents obtained over the atraight-out Ministerialists an majority of only fifty. In the twenty-eight seats wun by the Liberals, after a contest, the average majority was 174, while in the twenty-five contested seats carried by sup- porters of the Government, the average majority was 242. These figures prove the province to be Conservative at bottom, and that the Race and Revenge cry has failed to \win from their allegiance to the prin- cies of their party the majority of the people. . “> © oe « - — ax Souris is progressing. Over hali a “tozen new dwelling houses have been erect- ed in that thriving ! § mer ye 4 . past summer. This doesn’t look much like th sy apo t gt vati huwn of thu thirty- « Yj i aite- ouservative | referred to. The} aggregate ; i ; little tewn during the THE DAILY EXAMINER, THE EDITOR, 7 LETTERS TO Justin MeCarthy. Sir,—There appears to be some doubt as to whether Mr, Justin MeCarthy isa Pro testant or Catholic. We have all along been led to believe that he is a member of the Church of England. ‘* However it be, it seems to me ‘tis only noble to be good, and Justin McCarthy has assuredly proved himself to be one of Nature’s noblemen. | He has distinguished himself not only as a literary man, but asa statesman of broad | and liberal views—not a Socialist, nor even j 2 Radical], but a Liberal in the true sense ol ithe world. The high esteem in which he is he ld, and the confidence reposed in) him, are evinced by the fact that within the last few days he has been declared the elected member of Parliament for the ultra-Protes t tant constituency of Londonderry. 3 7 L A Steamship Company in Difficul ties. THE Steamship have vone Inman Company into voluntary liquidation, with good prospects of paying 100 cents on the dollar, the company s and Pending the winding up of atfairs the steamers will run as before, all passenger tickets sold in advance will be honored, It is safe to say that the Pensyl- vania Railroad company will buy the line, providing the offer which was recently made by the president of the Intercolonial Navigation company, which is controlled by the Pensylvania railroad, is accepted. The offer is now under consideration Peter Wright, ir., one of the agents of the com pany, said ‘It is true that our line has ivone into liquidation, but it is not true that | we have sold sevi ral rf « u ships. i have heard that a handsome sum has been offered , } ’ ’ Mr. Inman for his property, and [ should | not be surprised if he accepted Our | hterests are ¢t iarge to disband the fleet, fand our patrons may rest assured that the line wil ? e under a new manage ment.’ Nid ymcht thought the change lly since Ameri entet would be beneficial, especia can owners, with their customary prise, would impart new blood to the c pany and increase its facilities by building new steamers. ‘“‘The drafts on England and Ireland,” he said, *‘which are chiefly held by poor servant girls and mechanics who sent the money to their friends at home, will be honored, and they will not lose a penny.” _weme +). -— Gur Distinguished Visitor. **[t is not day that our people have the privilege of hearing a man s» eminent in field as Justin McCarthy is in three—politics, liter ature and journalism. One of the subjects on which he speaks is « burning question in imperial statesmanship, and one in which all are interested. The federal system of local self-government, whereof Mr. Me- Carthy wrote approvingly in one of his recent letters to the New York Indep. ndent, has net the charm of nov elty to the people of Canada. It has nearly had the benefit of twenty years trial here, and has worked so well that the people of Canada may be expected to agree that a federal unton of Great Britain and Ireland would be a safe and simple solution of the present difficulty. Mr. McCarthy does not, we believe, disclose any detailed scheme for Irish self-government, but talks pleasantly and instructively of what has been accom- plishe@by the Irish party, and in general terms points out what they hope to accom- plish. Probably there are persons in this city who are opposed to Irish home rule under any condition, These, however, will be glad to see the author of the ‘ His- tory of Our Own Times,’ a work which must please any person who knows a good book when he sees it. — + <r Free Trade. rhe st. John Sun says: everv one The reduction of internal revenue and the ? taking off of revenue stamps from Proprietary Medicines, no doubt has largely benefitted the } consumers, as well as relieving the burden of mie manuiacturers. Especially is this the case with Green's August Flower and Boschee’s German Syrup, as the reduction of thirty-six cents per dozen has been added to increase the size ot the bottles containing these remedies, thereby giving one-fifth more medicine in the sv cent size, The August Flower for Dyspepsia and Liver Comp! 1int, and the German Syrup for Cough and Lung troubles, have perhaps the largest sale of any medicines in the world. The ad- vantage of increased size of the bottles will be greatly apprec iated by the sick and aftlicted, in every town and village in civilized coun- tries. Sample bottles for 10 cents remain the Same s81Ze. -— <P o——____ Special Notices. Lamps and Lamp Fittings are so!d cheap at W. P. Colwill’s. ly eod wky 6w sept2] (urncrs selling cheap at Beer & Goff's. oct25 93 Dorsey ovt 22 tf Tre best place in the city to buy Boots is it Dorsey, Goif & Co’s, Fine sealping to-night at Reid Bros., in men's shirts and drawers, all wool scarlet. 50c each: men’s top ali wool knit shirts, 75c, worth $1.00; half s ! top shirts 50ec, worth 7de; all wool gray tlannel, 20c per yard; druggets, 22c per yard; inen’s overcoats,$7.50, regular price, $12; fine Scotch tweeds,75c; ladies’ gossamers, 75¢ each; ladies mantles 50 per cent discount. AMERICAN rubbers and overshoes at Pe yy we Cott & Cos, oct 23, 31 | Few people know what is the best Scotch | whiskey to drink, there are so many brands. | The Gaelic whiskey, shippe d by the Stirling | Bonding Co., Sterling, N. B., for age and purity has stood first in Scotland smongst the nobility. It is sold in full sized bottles—six to the gallon—nearly all other brands sell in small sized bottles. The Gaslic |whiskey is sold everywhere. Black dump j bottle, gold capsul and gold label. See you | get it. Tue market to-day was not so well attend- ed as usual, Prices were as follows;— Beef (small) 7 to 10 cents per Ih. do per gtr 4 to 7 cts ; mutton, 5 to 8 cts; pork | (small) § to 8 cts; lamb, 35 to 60 cts per qtr; ? 1ioOng ham per lb, 13 to I4c; fowls, 40 to 45 cts. pair; butter (fresh) 20 to 22; do (tub) 17 to 18cts ; Leggs, 14 to 18c; beans, 4 cts per qrt ; damsons, { 10 to 12c per qrt; flour per 100 pounds,$2.25 to 132.79; oatmeal, do, $2.30 to $2.50; oats, 34 | cts; hay per 100, 75 to 80 cts; potatoes, 16 to 20 cents; veal, 3 to 7 cts per lb; green gages, 12 to 14 cts per qrt; straw, per load $2 to $3; codfish, ” 20) to 65 cents; pork, per carcass, 4} cts; pigs | $2.50 to $5.00 per pair, Aphis, 0 to 60 ets. } 4 - pagel; gebde frdin 50 te; ducks frokn % BD cts, DOINGS OF THE DAY, ‘interesting to “The Examiner's” Readers. The Journal de St Pe te rsbowrd SAYS : ** Peace will net be disturbed.” ; The Albert N, B,, Railway, between Hillsboro anc Hiarvey, has been closed down for repairs. The Board of Guardians in the County of Cork are setting apart wards of honor for evicted tenants. The Crown Prince of Germany sells 1,000 quarts of milk every day from his farm at Pant ‘Zz, near Berlin. Gen. Sir Frederick Roberts will sueceed the late Gen. Maepherson as cowmander of the Army of Occupation in Burmah. (narchist weapons, ammunition and ap- pliances, were found hidden beneath the altar of a German church in Chicago. Bonds of the Province of Manitoba to the extent of $400,000 for the Hudson’s Bay railway will shortly be floated in Mon treal. i [t is stated in London that Canada will subscribe £50,000 to the Imperial Institute to be erected in honor of the Queen's jubilee. Klad-no, a town of Bohemia, is threaten- ed with destruction. All of its streets are sinking. The town is built over iron and coal pits. Advices from Tonquin state that the French troops recently had a brush with about 2,000 pirates, and that more than 500 Annamites were killed Sara Berhardt is scoring successes in Valparaiso, tlie receipts on a single even- appeared in the play of 86.984 great 5 1 ing, mM which she Ff eaors regating Eugene Gullon, a native of Bay of Island, Newfoundland, iell overboard from the schooner May in Halifax harbor, Friday night, and was drowned, Arch, ex-M: P. for of Norfolk, and president of the national agricultural labor- ers union of England, has come to Canada tullie The son o the Northwest div Jo eph ision to settie. . New York yet owns over timber land, on which there IS 4 2ood deal of trespassing. It is estimated that over $150,000 worth of tim- ber was stolen last year. The State of 1,000,000 acres of Victor Hugo is an engraver, George Wo lL + 4 } ] ° ‘ gin or }: i > a Washington a ne er, ANCTCW Jackson 4& barber, John Brown a policeman, Cresar a car driver, and Brutus a laborer. At all events that is what the (¢ hicago directory Si ) : / lars of the free colored school at Goshen, N. ¥ They say their teachers devoted the whole of one morning to one study, and they refuse to return to school until the matter is satis- factorily arrangea. ihe scno "7 , are on Strike. There was an old settlers’ meeting in Wayne county, Il., recently, where a silk dress was offered as a prize to the mother of the largest family. A venerable but vigorous matron who had reared eighteen sons and daughters won the prize. Strachan Bethune, Q. C., has been pre’ sented by the Bishop of .Montreal, on be- half of the clergy and laity of the diocese, with a valuable silver tea and coffee service in recognition of his zealous services for thirty-five vears as chancellor of. the aiocese, The board of management of the military college at Oxford proposes to offer for com- petition in the principal British colonies two scholarships of the college, availabk for three It has also invited the high commissioner and ayents-general to join the council of the institution. years. New claims for losses incurred during the Northwest rebellion are continually being received by the War Claims Commission sitting in Ottawa. The commission has ad- justed between 1,800 and 2,000 claims, gn which they have made an estimated saving of over $287,000 to the Government. Six years ago Mrs. Sarah Wood of Eaton- ton, Ga., injured her thigh, and afterward walked with crutches until recently, when she attended a faith cure convention in Milledgeville, where it is said she was com- pletely cured in answer to prayer. She is about 70 years old, and soon after the cure walked hali a mile. A great fire is raging in the Turtle Moun- tain district, St. Paul, Minn. Over 200 square miles of prairie and timber land have been burned. Thousands of tons of hay have been destroyed, with a large number ot houses, barns and crops, and all kinds of stock, Many settlers lost all their posses- sions. Loss, $1,000,000. Winnipeg society circles are much agita- ted over the sudden disappearance of Miss McKenzie, a noted belle, who was to have been married to a prominent merchant at Port Arthur on Sunday. Everything was in readiness to tie the nuptial knot, but the intended bride did not appear and conse- quently the wedding party had to be dis- missed, Arrivals of Canadian live stock in Eng- land for the week ending @th inst. were on a much heayier scale, over 3,000 cattle and about £,700 sheep having been landed at London, Liverpool and Glasgow. The ex- traordinary depression has almost passed oway, aid in London on Monday an ad- on Canadians. A proposition has been made in England to form company with a capital of £1,000,000 sterling, to carry on general trading with Canada. The object is to bring into direct communication the pro- ducers and consumers in England of Cana dian products. A large proportion of Canada’s exports are now sold in England as ‘‘American” goods. Advices from Ottawa state that the im- ports for home consumption during Septem- ber were $9,665,000, and the duty collected was $2,170,000. The exports were $2,200,- 000. Taking the three months this year compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, the imports are about $1,000,000 inere and the exports $200,000 less. The i duty collected is $800,000 move, The following resolution has been passed by the Northwest council: ‘‘ That a com- mittee consisting of elected members be appointed to consider the best way to divide the territories into provinces and for the purpose of waking such suggestions and de- Yisiayy suth sthwabs at will sttuzt at the I | | vance of quite 30s. per head was obtained | } } peewee Munn - TUESDAY. ¢ earliest time possible responsible govern- ment in the Northwest Territories, and to report to the council at the earliest possi- ble moment.” Early on Saturday morning, the store of Mr. Edward Robertson, on Paradise Row, Portland, N. B., was broken into by some unknown persons who carried off two tubs of butter, a box of biscuits, a caddy of tobacco and several other articles. Mr. Robertson had been engaged in business but a few days and is ata loss to account for his being made a victim so soon. A Sofia despatch says that the chiefs of Sobranje have decided to send to the Czar a deputation consisting of Slavekoff, Geres- choff and Metropolitan Clemert. They will be instructed to complain of the action of Gen. Kaulbars as Russian agent in Bul- garia, and to ask the Czar to name a candi- date for the Bulgarian throne. The Rus- sian consuls in Bulgaria have been ordered to refuse passports to the members of the prope sed delegation. In Brazil slavery is being gradually abolished. At 60 years of age slaves are made free, and 65,000 of these at that age and upwards have recently been enrolled as emancipated. It is estimated that the num- ber will reach 120,000 when complete. Since September, 1871, all children born of slave parents haye been free, and at that date all slaves belonging to the state or im- perial household were made free. But the slave population is yet above a million. Statistics of accidents in the United States for three months past show 2,119 of a fatal or disabling character. Seven times aS many men as women suffered in the re- corded accidents, and seven times as many accidents occurred in the day as in the night. Railroad accidents were the most numerous, injuring or killing 599; accident- al falls injured or killed, 314, carriage accidents and runaways, 241; explosions of 175, and boiler powders, dy amite, ete., explosions, 133: The conviction of the New Jersey mur- | derer, Titus, affords another evidence of | the value of the newspaper reporter as a detective. The body of the murdered and outraged girl was found m a field. The best New York detectives were employed and failed to discover the murderer. A couple of reporters went to see the body, looked at the surroundings, saw the truth at once, and started an investigation which wound a chain of circumstantial evidence | around the murderer that will drag him to; the gallows, Winter-Kkeeping Apples, RY, Auction, THURSDAY, Oct, 28, at 10.30 o'clock, at my Auction Room, 150 Barrels Choice Winter-kceping APPLES, A, MCNEILL, Oct. 26, 1886,—2i Auctioneer. a TENDERS for Stene Court House AT GEORGETOWN. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKs, October 21, 1886. Si LED TENDERS will be received at this Department until 12 o'clock, noon, on Mouday, the 15th day of Nov., Next, From any person or persons willing to contract for the erection and completion of a STONE COURT HOUSE, at Georgetown, Kiny’s County. Plans and Specifications can be seen at this Department. Each tender must be accompanied with the bona fide signatures of two responsible persons willing to become sureties for the proper per- formance of the contract, and also by an accepted Bank Cheque for the sum of ($150), One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, which will be forfeited if the party decline to enter into a contract when called en to do so, or if he fail to complete the work con- tracted for, If the tender be not accepted, the cheque will be returned. The Department will not be bound to accept the jowest or any tender. JNO, WM. MORRISON, Secretary of Public Works. Oct, %—2i a week APPLES. BY Auction, at my Salesroom, WEDNESDAY, 27th inst., at 11 o’clock, a. m.,— 75 Bris. Nova Scotia Apples, Choice Varieties. G. M. HARRIS, Oct, 252i Auctioneer. ROPTIC EK I BEG to notify the ladies of Charlottetown and the public generally, that I have opened a Mantle and Dress-making Business in the house now in the possesston of Mrs. Connolly, on Queen Street, next door to Mr. Hermans. All orders will be promptly attended to. MISS McDONALD. 2i pd Ch’town, Oct. 25, 1886 Try the TEA, 25 Cents. at the LONDON HOUSE, aug3] for Sale Cheap, at JAS. PATON & CO., MARKET SQUARE. Ch'town, Oct. 25 ~ tf 5 . Td: Pickard’s ~<eeeeees = HA VING secured the services of MR. L. C, WORTHY (the late Me. B. Pickard’s assistant Baker), who-has just returned from the States, I am prepared to fill ali orders entrusted to me at SHORT NOTICE, We Bake all kinds of CAKE, PASTRY and BREAD. In Stock. & Choice Assortment of Groceries, Biscuit, Flour, Confec- tionery, Fruit, &e., &e, é#@ A Share of Patronage Soiicited, EGGS WANTED. MRS, BARTHOLOMEW PICKARD, ‘UPPER GREAT GEORGE BT. © Oct, 23, 1880—U1 volt wky # RNR AIGA $0 CENTS Pé SO IYCTOBER 26, 1886. NEW FALL GOODS. MANTLE DEPARTMENT. | DOLMANS, | LONG PALETOTS, \ A Large Assortment SHORT JACKETS, KYRLE CLOTH JACKETS, STOCKINGETTE JACKETS, JERSEY JACKETS, CLOTH DEPARTMENT. KYRLE CLOTHS, DIAGONAL CLOTHS, OTTOMAN CLOTHS, ASTRAK tN CLOTHS, SEAL ESTE. iE CLOTHS, SEALE@PES, Lew Prices. Choice New Goods. Latest Styles. a eee Nec tee DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT \ CASHMERES, MERINOS, FOULE SERGES, GRILLAGE CLOFH, CAMELS HAIR SUITING, FURS. FUR-LINED CIRCULARS, FUR CAPES, FUR MUPFPS, FUR CAPS, FUR GLOVES, All the New Dress Materials J of the Season with Piushes } te Mateh. A Large Stock. All Prices. ee ee ee —— 1: Felt Hats, Feathers, Flowers, Pushes, Velvets HARRIS & STEWART, SUCCESSORS TO “0. DAVIES & CSO. Ch'tewn, Oct. 12, 1886. q - . . . \ / E would say that while we do not own China and Japan, nora Tea Plantation in either of these countries, we have been able to secure a -T-R-A- Sell at & POUND, and which we believe is bound to take the lead over all the other brands at the this Fall that we can Saline money Tea consumers try it and judge for yourselves, Our 36-cent Tea is giving EXTRA GOOD SATISFACTION, Our 24-cent Tea Should be 25 Cents, as Quality is Good, Five to 10-pound air-tight Tins (screw-tops), Half-chests and other Packages at prices to suit the times. A sample package of ELECTRIC STARCH, free, with every Half-pound Parcel of Tea, This is no present but we wish to introduce this new Starch. EER GOFF. Ch’town, Oct. 22—2aw & wky WHICH Is tHe Cheapest and Best Dry id CHARLOTTETOWN ? Is a question frequently asked, and we believe the best solution of the problem is a in point of genuine value we claim to stand in the front rank, and respectfully invite a fair comparison, We —— —Q ~~ careful comparison of the goods and the prices charged. wish also to intimate to aur friends that, notwithstanding the effort put forth by our opponents to seli at a discount of 33 1-3 per cent, our sales this month have been larger than ever. This, alone convinces us that our prices are honest and that we are serving our customers well. We again ask you to look everywhere ; but buy nowhere till you JAMES PATON & COS STOCK OF Hosiery, Hats, Cans, Mantie Cloths, Ulster Cloths, _—s oe ee egeee Coat Robes Very Cheap. oem omens) witigpi> oxen inspect Dress Goods, Sacqgues, Fur Capes, Shawls Gloves, Overcoats, Muffiers, Scarfs, Iinders and Drawers, Shirts, &¢. MILLINERY. We need not say anything about Wis Department. It is stil HOBBS’ management ; all orders get her spevig] attention. under Miss JAMES PATON. & CO, MARKEE’ SQUARE. Ch’tuwn, Ort, 21, 1898. a en eal en