PR oR Sn Fm eae ar eR aE THE « 4 ELEGRAPHIC. TRIAL OF WM. LARTER SECOND EDITION. : ua D renes ro Tur Ex ANOTHER BIG BLAZE A Warehouse on the Chicago Fair Grounds, And the World’s Fair Stables Destroyed by Fire. The White City has a Narrow Escape From Destruction. Many Brave Firemen Killed While Dis- charging Their Duty. Cawace. July The cold storage warehouse on the ¢ . Fair grounds was burned veeterday Nearly forty en fell victimes to tl ‘ h for atime threatened the de« m of the entire White City The rikd omtained the skating rink and exhil of the Herenles jron works and refrigerating machine manufacturer- It that the framework caught tive fhe Captain Fitzpat: uk vith about forty men climbed the station ~upposed m « cefectin ty ment if ‘aiders inside the tower t t haleony around the tower, and from th per were lowered lo haul lp fi€ bee The fire suddenly burst ont a around the base of the cupola er nty feet below the balocony AL the ropes, save one, were burned away in an instant. The hose from the chemical engine withstood the heat, aad John Davis slid down it uinety teet to the main roof of the warehouse, where he fainted He was terribly burned, but will recover Iwo fellow-firemen follow peesony 6 to him, but before they were the hose gave way, and they dropped inte a seething masse of fire. Another one start malf-way down el down the rope, and had a! most reached the roof when it gave wavy anid he fell and was in «tantly killed. There now remained about twenty-five or thirty men on the The longest ladder fell short of feaching them by fully thirty feet. The rope that wa left was fastened to the haleony of the ra and thrown to the roof Two firemen at- tempted to slide down, bat were swallowed in the flames. Five jumped and were erushed to death, on the roof, Capt. Fitzpatrick tried the repe and dropped from it to the ladder 20 feet below. Mar- shal Murphy was on the roof and he went up the ladder and brought down the cap- tain through the flames. Both fell uncon- scions on the roof and were lowered tu the ground Probably both will die The tower fell with an awful crash, carrving several firemen who were playing on the flamer with from the roof. The Chieago Fair stables, just south of the warehouse fwere also burned. tower hose ee A BIG FIRE AT FAIRVILLE, Thirty-Six Buildings Burned Down Yesterday, Including Nearly Ali the Principal Places of Business. Nga Joux, July Il Last year the town of Fairville was swept by fire and some forty buildings dex troved Yesterday the burnt which had been almost entirely rebuilt, was again swept. This time a «mall tioo of the territory previously burned over escaped, but the fire went further up town and covered a larger area toward the rail way and river. As nearas can be made out, thirty-six buildings were destroyed, including nearly all the business places in the village A Pugilistic Surprise. Rony, Ind., July 11 Johony Griffin, of Braintree, Mass., Solly Smith, Some of the Pacific Slope, met at the Columbia Athletic Club rooms last night for a purse of $6,000 and jeer. district, | DAILY Charged With Administering Noxious Drags To Damaris Watt McKachern. Mr. Best Gives His Evidence Proving that the Woman Was Poisoned Emetic and Corrosive Sublimate, By Tartar Antimony, Mercury and Chlorine Found in the Stomach. [respay, du ii ue was n ‘ to-day \ reat deal of interes n the proceeding ed The jury were Jodged Jast night in an upper room the Court House, and are being fed upon Govern- nent fare Their communication with the outside world is strictly prohibited. Not long after the Court opened, Mr. Best, th chemical analvst of St ohn. went upon the stand vet being heard. We give below a summary of his testimony : Williany H. Murphy, Mr. Davies—TI conld not read some of the words on the papersent me by Mr. Larter George Exsorv (sw wn) examined by the cross-examined by \ttorney-Generai—Tartar emetic is given ] never gave tartar emetic to the prisoner, but I had aconversation with him. It was some time in the winter. He told me that there was a young girl in trouble, and he asked me what would be gexnl for her, That is all he said. Norman Campbell (sworn) examined by Mr. McDonald—I aim a police officer. I took pareels to the chemist, Mr Best, in St. John. Dr. Johnson delivered them to me. There were six packages. I gave them to Mr. Best in St. John. The packages were sealed and the seals were unbroken. I obtained a receipt for them. William FP. Best («worn)—examined by ihe Attornev-General.—~I am an analytical chemist. T have been engaged in chemical analysis ever since I left Germany, I re- ceived certain packages from Charlotte- town on the 4th day of May, at 9 p, m. te horse Some There were six packages. They were al) tied npand sealed except the smallest packages which were unsealed. I eut the *trings in order to remove the contents. (identifies packages.) They were delivered by John N. Campbell and were in my office under double lock and kev. There was a large jar containing the liver, spleen and kidneys, a second smaller jar con- taining the stomach and its contents. The stomach was tied at both ends. No. 3 was a package of medicine bottles; No. 4, a bottle of vomited matter; No, 5, two ginger ale bottles; No. 6, smail packages marked “powder fonnd in the bed.” proceeded to make tests on the Sth o May. The powder in package No. 6 | found to be earbonate of soda. On the 6th of Mav I bhegen the ex- amination of the vomitel matter. [ tested asif i .did not know anvthing about it—-to find out what it was, IT had read the newspaper accounts of the case. I found no trace of poivon in the vomited matter. First I opened the bottle and stirred the contents and placed a drop under the microscope, in order to see if it contained crystals or anything that could be recognized by its structure. Igot noresult. Next J applied another drop and examined by means of a solution of iodine, placed under the mieroseopic slide. It showed h quite plainly. starch That ix an infallible test I next e€x- | amined a portion of the solution over a gas lamp but did not detect the odor of any volatile poison. The result was Then [ applied Marsh’s test. (Witness here described Marsh’s test.) I did not tind that either arsenic or antimony was present in the vomited matter I also negative. | tested the vomited matter by dissolving and | the feather-weight championship. Smith | won in four rounds The wimner will likely be matehed with Dixon. PERSONAL. Rev. D. Satherland, Mre. Sutherland and fami'y are visiting Halifax Mrs. John Holman, of Winsloe, left this | morning for Syracuse, N. Y., on a visit to some friends Mr. George S. Reid, arrived from Chicago on Monday, and will be pleased to see any friends at the Hotel Davies Prof. West, of the Prince of Wales College, left for a two months’ trip through the Canadian Northwest yesterday morn- | ing. He will go to Calgary by rail, where he will Prof. Harcourt who will accompany him on a horseback expedi tio to the Rockies Miss Lillias Dalziel, daughter of jiate Mr. John Boston last evening. The body of father will arrive in the Carroll thir ing, and the funeral will leave the dene of Mr. Charles Dalziel to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at three o’elock It is rumored that Charles Haystead, 0: the Josie Mills Company, intends riding a meet her rest wheel. [fhe went into racing he might make more of a success out of it than he has as theatrical manager. — St. John Gazette, LETTER FROM T. C. JAMES. Sin,—I notice in the Report of the Bayr tist Association, published in our city papers, that Rev. £, A. Gordon is reported as saying, “that the Baptist was the only denomination that had made any progress during the last deeade in P. E. Island.” | am qnite prepared to admit that taking the census of 188] and & Baptist increase (excluding free will Baptists) of 161, or 2.88 per cent, for the ten years, while it shows a Presbyterian decrease (excluding reformed and other Vreebyverians) of 320, or .96 of 1 per cent fur the same period. As it is now pretty well understood that a different system of census taking was followed on these two oceasions, it is hardly safe to build mach on such small figures Taking the statistics, which are made up year by vear for presentation to the Genera] Assembly of the Presbyterian tuureh in Canada, I find that the figures for the year 1892 as compared with 1882 are as follows; 1882—Congregation, 27; families, 2,754; communicants, 3,560; children’s Sabbath schools, 2,817; minis ter’s salaries, 15,135; mission schemes, S212; raised for all purposes, 26,979, §892~—Congregation, 34; families, 3,427; communicants, 5,142; children’s bath se hools, 4,393; minister's salaries, 22,600; mission schemes, 6,911; raise! = =6for all purposes, 49,823. In 1882 we had 20 minjasters settled on the Ssland; to-day, including one who is on the | Dalziel, arrived here from | ever | | the | patches or 1891, the latter shows | Sab. | the point of settlement, we have 30, It | evil, of course, be understood that these figures, taken from onr denominations) Blue Baok«, refer only to the Presbyterian Church in Canada, while the census figures which «how the decrease include the followers of the lgte Rev. Mr. Me- Donald, as in 1891 they are included wider the general head of Presbyterians T. (. Jawes a portion of it in hydroehlorie acid and other chemicals which Iheated. Then I filtered the solution and passed it through sulphuretted hydrogen gas. This would show if any lead, mereury or - antimony were present, bunt there was none of either I submitted part of the vomited matter to dialy-is—a_ process for separating organic matter. The results were submitted (o various tests, but I found nothing poixonons, Inone of the tests I found traces of iron. All the tests in res- pect to the vomited matter showed nega- tive results. On the Sth of May [ opened the jar marked “ stomach ” and poured a portion of the contents into a separate ves- vel. I then placed the stomach and contents intoa clean vessel. The weight was 18 onnees, I tested the solution and found a slightly alkaline reaction. I then allow- ed the eontents of the stomach to run into a clean glass dish. The stomaeh eontain- ed slimy mucous and watery matter of also reddish brown color, about half >a tea cup full. When the — liqyid contents had been drained out [ placed the stomach on a glass ond ex- amined the interior surface with a lens. I noticed that the stomach was inflamed, especially near the end. Ty places it was corrugated or drawn up ‘in ridges, at which places the surface of the stomach was of a grev or leaden eolor. IT found several pieces of solid matter clinging to interior surface, This was almost eatirely in the hollows or corrngations. There were pieces of egg shell. I noticed especially two semi-ervstalline masses visible to the naked eye, and three small bunches of « white slimy substance similar in appearance to the other, but more like powder, The large piecestwere of crystalline substance, Their ends were broken and rounded. The volor was white and they were translucent. The crystals would retleet light when placed in the sun’s light. This small substance I preserved carefully between watch gla-ses for further examination, marking them “erystalline substances from the coating of the stomach.” ] placed the stomach in a jar and the contents remaining in another glass jar and affixed labels thereto. On the #th of May I opened the jar containing the contents of the stomach and removed about one-third. | [ placed this latter ina glass flask with water, filied the glass about one-third full and added hydroeloric acid, Then | added a little chloride of potash, heated it and allowed the chlorine to escape. I added still water and placed it in a filter, Any metallic salts present would now be in the liquid part. I bad not added any metal»—nothing but chloride of potash. Any metals present must have come from the contents of the stomach. I am positive of this. I then applied Marsh’s test. I lirst tested the reagents and found that the materials were pure. the suxpected matter from the stomach. The mirrors I got proved that either arsewie Or antimony was in the stomach. There eonid be wo doubt about that. The quantity | could aot tell, Phen one of the stains was heated ina non-luminous blue | gas flame, which gives heat, but not light, The consequence was that the stain went off very slowly. In case of arsenic it would go off quickly 1 wee, therefore, led to suppose that the substance was antimony. I then dissolved the stain in some am montis, The stains were washed off and the solution was of ay orange red color. This proved that it was not arsenic and that it was antimony. For the remainder of the evidence, up to adjournment, see Second Edition, I then added part of EXAMINER, nt would dissolve The Evidence at the Larter Trial Continued, if it had been arsenic ry slowly, and the solution, instead | has the same = effect as the mre being orange red, would be Vellow.| Of & stomach pumy You conld Phe s int on was evaporated and the sub- | ot very well use the stomach pup while } tance dissolved in hydre-chloric acid; but , YoUMUng 1+ gong on , f arsenic, it would not have dissolved. fj Cress-examined by M r. Davies.—Fresh n took a il portion of the rane eyes area very wood thing in cases of ed solution and added. strong am- | Porsoumg with corrosive sublimate, when It would tot dissolve, but it would fect. A larger taken Without fatal effect. If a person took tartar emetic and vomited immediately afterwards I wonld expect some of it to come up | would infer that she took than was found in the tissues of the Vomit quantity may be nore body taken at once. I saw Miss McEachern in “ete duiahael if it were arsenic. Thix was | the front room. She wanted me to make a further proof: that it was antimony | her right. I yave her no writing. I gave made a further test by taking part of the | "ething on paper, and advised her to tak: ranve red substance and plac Ine it om nothing She did not understand that i calcium hy pure hloride Phe substance did f was to zive her something I did not mak: not dissolve; it would have dissolved if at | & memorandum for the girl, I gaye no pre- had been arsenic I plac ela solution 8 -ripuion to the girl or anyone elae: chloride of tin on the etirror and the tain a: rederick Davies (sworn) examined by wonld not dis*olve; arsenic would have H. C. MeDonald—I sold a svringe to dinoolved I have. thereh&we i Larter about March It was a fountain loubt that the sub-tancve wax antimony. | SY" g¢ (identified a syringe produced.) | applied no further test= to the marron ' : obtained On the 10th of May It third of the content= of the stomach an boiled it im diluted hvdroechlorie acid fy three hours. Then | washed it in st water and evaporated the solution ] then repeated Mar-h’= test, with some ad ition. ] put a small quantity Gf brim “tone in the tube The gas wonld « thi agh this tube I tested al) materials and found that there Way ow change in the calor of fhe sulphur and there was no tuirrot This proved that the materials were pure I then “added the stomach as prepared, and immediately saw a in the color of the sulphur. This text can only be performed satisfactorily sunlight ix produced by no other known substance some of the contents of cha ps The change to orange-red color than antimony I did not bring anv of the mirrors, but they were similar tothe ones produced as a result of the first test I took a few drops of the con- tents of the stomach and made a Spee ia] test for ar-enie Flaitman’s test was ap- plied The result was nevzative. I next took one of the small erystalline substane es found in the coating of the stomach and submitted it to a test which indicated thai it was a mercury compound, soluble in water, Taking another small portion of the solution of the erystalline sub-- tance taken from the stomach, other tests | were applied confirming the conclusion | that the substance was mereury. It could not be calomel because water,and I concluded that it must be cor- rosive sublimate, which contains twice as | much chlorine as merenry. I took another small portion of the crystalline substance, submitted it to other test=, and found mercury combined with chlorine. yrescription fvle | | 7 in «direct j it dissolved i tine for another he had given the Morris or that Dr le came in a second ritige He that | other “vringe to Dr. lorris had taken it I sold him also a bottle of thuid extract. Larter brought me & paper containing writing. I don’t know Who wrote it. Itwas not signed. I copied tue paper and placed the copy upen my [ can’t swear what was ~aird } done with the original memorandum. | don’t know whose handwriting it Was in. ledge of drugs. I can’t swear that it in the same characters as the copy which I made. The prisoner did not tell ame who wrote the prescription. I never sold any member of the McKachern family such medicine. Cross-examined by Mr. Davies — The document given to me was evidently writ- | ten in a good hand. To the Attorney-General—I won’t swear that 4 was altered to & in the memoran dum. [I didn’t know Dr. Morris’ hand- writing, WillLam Parsons (sworn)-——Examined by the Attorney-General.—I have a good | deal to do with the doctoring of horses. | often use tartar emetic, 1 supplied some was to William Larter about the Ist of April | last. J gavesix drachms. I bought it at Mr. Rankin’s, [I gave it to him in drachm They were in six powders. T gave colt two doses, aud We sometimes give corfosxive shoulder, but I doses, the to Larter. sublimate gave none to Larter. Cross.examined by Mr. Stewart—The colt was a two-vearold.. He had a bit of jacough. He kept him in the stable be- hind his shop. 1 was in the stable twice. There were no other horses J am in the habit of giving these powders. in case of sore I next took one third of the tissue of the | He sent down to me abont 10 o’clock on a stomach and reduced it to a very fine Saturday morning. Larter went out to powder. I boiled it in hydrochloric acid | the stable with me. We gave the colt one for four hours. Then I strained the | paruee Next Monday T went down again. solution and applied Flatmun’s test, | Larter went to the stable with me again. proving that there was no arsenic in it. Other tests were applied whieh proved that the powder obtained from the stomach contained antimony, arsenic or mercury, or all three combined. Additional tests “howed that there was no arsenic, but there were antimony and mercury. The Court took recess. After Recess—Continuation of Mr. Best’. Evidence. On the 13th of May I took a third part ofthe stomach and submitted it to tests, (description of tests was here detailed to the court) and proved that it contained antimony and mercury. [also took a por tion of the liquor in which the stomach had been placed and found volatile poisons. On the 13th of May I took one-half of one of the kidney=, reduced it to a, pulp and applied several tests, which indicated that antimony and mercury were both pre- sent, Next Ltook the other kidney and put it through the same process, obtaining the same result. Then I took one-third of the liver, put it throngh the same process and found beth mereury and antimony. On the P8th T took half the spleen and obtained the same result . On the 19th I took the remainder of the spleen and ob- tained the same result, After that I tested with the flesh and blood of animals to as- sure my-elf of the accuracy of the tests. Adding known quantities of antimony aud mercury I obtained the correct results. Then I took one-third of the liver and obtained the same results as in the previous tests. This completed the examination of the portions of the body that Thad. 1 weighed all the sulphide that I had saved and found the total quantity wonld equal 7 grains and 12 100ths of sulphide of antimony—equal tosomething over 5 grains of tartar emetic. | Thomas Coyle (sworn)—examined by | the Attorney-General—-I remember the jnight that the MeKachern — girl | died. On the Sunday = afterwards I was on the Steam Navigation Compény’s Wharf. The steamer Northumberland | was there. [saw Larter and the boy Mur- } phy,and Charles Slate on the wharf that | day. Mr, James Edenh was with me. Slate appeared to have been drinking. I saw him have adrink on the wharf. Larter Murphy was standing He had in his hand what ITtovk to be anote. Murphy and Slate went on board the steamer. Slate went up and spoke to the captain. Murphy gave Slate some bills—two or three. Mur- phy then came ashore. Court adjourned. i —Here isa Kentucky girl’s picture of the ideal man who would make a good husband ; “If I wished to marry—which, of course [do not—I would desire a man too noble to commit a mean act, but gen- erons enough to forgive one. A man as gentle as a woman, as manly as aman; one who doves not talk scandal nor tell disgreeble traths. .A man whose name ] would be proud to hear, to whom I would carry my doubts and perplexities, and with whom I would find -yuipathy and joy.” gave it to him. in the gangway. siniaiiaaiitinen Lord Randolph Churchill is going into the political fight in earnest now. Leaving Paddington, where he was returned by ac- clamation a year ago, he will contest Cen- tral Bradford at the next general election against Mr. Shaw Lefevre, whose majority last July was 465. This is by approval of the party leaders. Bargains in ail kindle of boots before re moving to our new store at the Dominion Boot and Shoe Store-—l Co, iv 6 6i Of mercury I found .0226 grammes. L tested the medicine in bottle No. § and found it to be ergot. I speak with difti dence as to vegetable poisons, [cannot say that [ got satisfactory results from the tests of any of the other betties. [ made experiments with the oil of cedar, and, ax in the case of the ergot, compared it with oil of cedar obtained at a druggist. Oil of cedar and savin are very much alike. I don’t know what the effects of tartar emetic are ppon the human system, The quantity of tartar emetic that will kill differs in different persons. Doses from 4 grain to 3 grains have killed—the turmer in the case of children, and doses of 24 to 3 grains have killed grown per- Tartar emetic has a disagreeable Sons. SCOTTISH GATHERING, 1898. The Annual Scottish Gathering of the Clans of P. E. Island, under the a ces of the Cale- donian Clab, will be held on the SOURIS EAST DRIVING PARK, } metallic taste. Corrosive sublimate is a | poison. To the best of my knowledge | ‘ ee about one grain will kill. That is the minimuns, o | 6 On the request of Mr. L. H. Davies, Wednesday, 16th of August Next. the cross-examination of the witness was | vor Pristcideh (Tenin Aseemeiiehde pind postponed until tomorrow morning. 2 8h ‘1 Dr. Morris (sworn)—examined by the Attorney-General —1 am a medical doctor and have been practicing for about two | years, I know the prisoner; have known him for two years, I saw him about | the last week of March, J went to the McKachern’s to meet my father. [ was to meet him either there or at Larter’s. I met my father at MeKachern’s at dinner time. Before going over [ ealled in at Larter’s and had a conversa- tion with him, He said that she was ill and asked me if I would. give him a pre- scription. 1 told him that [ must first see the woman. He said that he was too busy to go up at that time, “T told him that 7 would not give a preseription to any per- son without seeing her and knowing what it was for. He asked me to write down the name of the medicine and the dose. | | consented to do this, and William Larter | took itup. At this time I did not know anything about the MeKachern girl. — [| saw him afterwards «at McEachern’s. | Larter spoke to the girl and to her mother. | He spoke about introducing me. I saw | him again two hours afterwards. He asked Wwe to go into a vaeant room, and asked me if | had taken any notice of Miss Me Kachern, | gid she was very lively, He said that he was Jikely to get into some ‘kind of aserape with her, He made | a remark that some others had had some- | thing to do with her. He said that she seemed determined to make trouble and asked me to go over and see her, i went right over, She told me that she was taking pills which she showed me, and asked me to take hold of her case. I refused todo so. She then wanted me to ascertain what Larter would do for her. I saw the prisoner and told him that she said that she was will- ing to go away. He said that he would not give her money or have anything to do with her. I told her the result of the conversation, and advised her to ste taking the pills, ete. Afterwards 7 told Larter that he had better drop the girl, He said suppose she went to Halifax or Boston aed anything be done for her. LTtold him that I didn’t , think so—-not in Halifax. He said that he | would have nothing more to do with her, Pand asked me when I would. be in town jagain, TF never saw the girl afterwards and I did not see him till he was before the Stipendiary Magistrate. Tartar emetic is a regular medicine; but it also is | a poison, Corrosive sublimate js a poison, | | too, Two or three grains of tartar emetic | has sometimes been taken with fatal ef. | Regulations see small programme, J. M. CAMPBELL, J. D. IRVING, Secretary. President, Cl’town, July LL, 1803—dy eod & wy Provincial Rifle Association of P. £. Island, 1898. ANNUAL PRIZE COMPETITION, ———_ON—— Wednesday and Thursday, AUGUST 2nd AND Srd. The %rd Annual Prize Competition of the Provincial Rifle Association of Prinee Edward Island will be held on Kensington Rifle Range on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, August 2nd and srd. The Narsery Competition will commence on Wednesday Morning at 8 o'clock. Martini Rifles only will be used, hy order of Council. GEO. D. DAVISON, Capr., jJyli—dy eod & wy Secretary. Masonic Temple Company. The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Masonic Temple Company will be held in the Sti aoat agistrate’s Court Room on WEDNESDAY, the 2th day of July, at eight e’elock, oS tor the election of Directors and siness. By order, D. McLEAN, Secretary. general jyll—2i Whoever wrote it had a know- | guve the rest | in the stable. | B Macdonald & | ‘ } } OUR CIVIC RULERS Meet in Council and Transact Conasider- | able Ousiness, fue regular monthly meeting of the City Council was held fast evening- Councillor Robs sentee rtsor was the only alr Applications for electric lights on Brighton Road and Alley street were, with appheation received, th special committee of what in the mutter The comunittee is com posed ot | Conneillors Hooper, McKay and Beer A letter was read from Mr. W.S. Stewart stating that he had Louisa Dawsou to take action against the city in the event of the corpuration not taking immediate steps to recompense her another handed three to see previously over to could be done heen retained by Miss | for injuries sustained through a de- | fective sidewalk Referred to the Re- cordet On motion of Councillor Crabbe second- ed by Councillor MeKay, John Vance was appointed a police officer in the place of | Joseph Warren, resigned. The other ap- plicants for the position were Walter Kin-=- } man, Thomas Wakeland, Jeremiah Larkin, James Neal and Patrick Cullen. Councillor Hooper bronght to the notice ot the Board that in the report of the | Water Commissioners for 1892 on one page McKinnon & MeLean were eredited at stand-pipes, and on another page of the of the firm’s workmen, dames MeEachern, appeared credited with a similar amount fora similar work. He did not wish for a moment to intimate or |} Insinuate that MeKinnon & MeLean had same report one strange and he would like an explanation. The Mayvor—Do you want aspecial com- { mittee? That is the consitutional way of finding out these matters. Cenneillor Hooper said he did not want a committee. He thought the matter might be explained without appointing a committee, Couneillor Crabbe explained that the first credit was a mistake,and elsewhere in the report the amount was credited back Councillor Hooper accepted the explan- ation made by Councillor Crabbe. A request for new uniforms from the marshall and policemen was referred to the Finance Committee. Councillor Hooper moved that the City Surveyor be instructed to macadamize Enston Street from the St. Peter’s*Road to the west side of Hillsborough Street, and that this be the first macadamizing done. This street was in a bad condition last fall and it should be attended to at once. He thought the chairman of the Street he never saw the streets in a worse dition than they are at Many of the streets were full of ruts, and it was only a day or two ago that because of these ruts he broke the new spring of his wagon. He believed the city surveyor was a good man but his hands were tied. Counciilor Beer said the press and citizens generally were Joud in’ their praixes of the condition of the streets, the universal verdiet appearing to be that they were never in better condition at this time of year. He failed to see where the ruts were. The committee did the best they could to keep the streets in goud order. As far as macadamizing was con- cerned Councillor Hooper must know that hard stone to Charlottetown. The com- mittee were only waiting for a favorable chance to get the stone. When they did referred tp by Councillor Hooper would be the first to be macadamized. Conneillor Crabbe moved that Council- lor Hooper have leave to withdraw hi- motion. Carried. . of the late City Surveyor for a month's salary be paid. Lost on division. A petition from Charles Palmer and others asking that the fence around Hills- borough Square be whitewashed was re- ferred to the street committee. . Councillor Hughes moved that the As- sessors receive $75 each for their services for the year 1893. The motion was seconded by Councillor Hooper and carried, Councillor McKay moved that the ser- vices of John McCourt and William Mahar (who have for several years past been in the employ of the city and paid by the year) be dispensed with; if they are needed in the fature they must come under contro] of the City Surveyor like the other meu emploved by the city. The carried, Councillor Hughes moved that Samuel McRae be appointed sanitary officer at a salary of $350 a year, appointment to take effect at once. Seconted by Counciller aylor. Councillor Crabbe moved that Councillor Hughes have leave to withdraw his mo. | motion. Carried. Council adjourned sine die. THE BEST PIGNIC. motion > and all that is required now is a fine day. The Second Methodist S. S. Picnic | will be held at NORTH WILTSHIRE on THURSDAY, 13th inst. Special train | leaves the city at 9.45 a. m. (local). | Return fare 35 cents, with special rates for families, A table loaded with the | delicacies of the season will be provided | | for visitors, 3i—jy ld A Family Consultation on the Shoe question usually | results in the buying being ‘done here. ; | Each one finds that our } ‘ . ‘Shoes have more wear for | the money than anybody else's, J. M. McLEOD & CO. with having been paid $51.55 for working | Councillor Hughes moved that the bill | } } That’s what everybody is reckoning on, | | been paid twice, but it looked somewhat | ' | Committee was not attending to hisduty,as | con- | present. | it was a hard matter te get people to bring get the stone he did not know that the strect | Charlottetown, July 3, 1893—dy TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1893. JAMES PATON & CO. FrOoR—-- Black Goods. arpets, Readymade Clothing, Millinery, Nosiery and Gloves, Ww See Loe, Black Grenadines. our Dress (ioods. ree our L5e. and Ue. ibe JAS. PATON & €0., VICTORIA ROW . ey . Notice of Assignment and Meeting. Notice is hereby given that Mr. Willis os Sterns of Houria Geet, to ttre emma aes You can do more work chant, has this day assigned tome for the benefit of his creditors. All debts due to the mie ee eeeepe a" popaipes so be paid © me forthwith at my office in Charlottetown. : Creditors of the said W illix » Sterns are A d d t b requested to ile tgir elaine, with ste tine n O I etier aiatety, A Meeting of Creditors will be held at my rene - ees _ Seventeenth day of. i sti 4 2 o'clock, . Y ‘ noon. Peet, hats ee eee by using AMMONIA SOAP than any other Soap on A. A. MCLEAN, Assignee. he lg "iy . Ai i N ; ~ ; 2 is * , tr P Charlottetown, July 7, 1893—dy li wy li , rket \M MONIA i OAT Er absolutely Pl RE, : ae and will not injure the finest fabric. House to Let. ’ A DWELLING HOUSE on Bayfieh! Ask your Grocer for AMMONIA SOAP Street, containing nine rooms, stable and coach house. Heated with hot water, and is in good condition. Possession given ta duly 1893 on once. Inquire of A. HERMANS, Queen St * y ‘ 2 . . . . . . ba : PO-DAY the .Grand Circuit opens at Pittsburg. Nine trotting asscciations compose it, Viz., Pittsburg, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Rochester, Springfield, Hartford, New York and Philadelphia. The Quaker City meeting will close the ciacuit on September 12-15. Each track in the circuit offers purses for two, three and four year olds of more than 75,000. These are big purses to be offered for trotters. But, as you know, money makes the horses go. So bargains are making our goods go. Indeed, it would be a wonder if they would not go, for they are GENUINE BARGAINS. ; > T . . . . . _ To-day (TUESDAY) we will commence our special sale of job lots of odds and ends in WHITE SHIRTs, TIES, COLLARS and UNDERWEAR. ‘ ‘ vy > . . In CLOTHS (Summer W ear) on and after this date we will clear regardless of cost to make room for;our Fall importations. Any and all will receive more than ordinary value tor their money by ‘alling on JOHN T. McKENZIE Uy Th L Jt ¢ 4 I - . i © 4 CC P ; , jy ti—tu th sat The Star Tailor * iz ARE YOU STAID? ‘ if not, stay with us and we'll stay you ex ia ihe best manner possible Yon will always find with us a splendid assortment the best ee of the best €ORSETS from itakers, and you won't trade long with us fe before you find our prices as low or lower than the lowest. MOORE & McLEOD, ; SUCCESSORS TO PERKINS & STERNS. Charlottetown, July 6, 1893—tu th sat > ie ol ¥, 1893. hs Men’s, | This Month for Bargains in Men’s Cloth- Shoes and/ing. This Month for Bargains in Boys’ Slippers. Extra low prices to reduce our Clothing. Bargains in Men’s Summer Under- stock before removing into our New Store.! clothing, Shirts, Collars, Ties, Hats, Caps, Don’t forget we will sell you cheaper than} Trunks, ete. Bargains in everything before you can buy elsewhere at the removing into our New Store. DOMINION BOOT & SHOE STORE, | J. B. MACDONALD & CO., QUEEN STREET. | QUEEN STREET. Charlottetown, July 4, 1893—tn th sat digi This Month for Bargains in Women’s and Children’s Boots,