ect Alls i eer It Pays to Buy at PERKINS NUSH Arce, Washable IT. The latest novelty Net Curtains. bobbinet wvuttied Ourtains They are beauties. Come in and see them. +P, PRIS & ‘l‘he Money Saving Store, Ria Ras THE DATLY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, MARCH 18, 1:99 ys OE a a ' substantial agreement among influential THR DAILY RX AMINEF men of all parties as to the great effect = . a produced on the public mind by Mr. a Goseben’s statement of the naval mobilize. MARCH 18, 1899 with tion, Last autuinn, during the crisis This took place involving any extraordinary ex~ Much continental news France over Fasboda. BRITISH .NAVAL ESTIMATES without B i penditure or exertions whatever, ritain dauring the past week bas been the navel estimates Tre sensation in Great was eaid at the time in papers about the enormous sums lavished latedy tabled by Mr. Goecher. Consider- ‘ iby England on war preparations, The ' » fact that after the reguiar shij~ | eo : “ie. : de fret Lord of the Admiralty is able to show buird ing programme of last year the Gov- } : . ; : that nothing of the sort | appened here eromenr introduced a supplementar ye he was po occasion to burry forward the scheme for the consitrnction of four more ships, no traatic baste to con pletion of more battleships apd four cruisers, few huy ammunition or atores at panic prices, eopte expected that the naval badget this ' i ; | rr toenliet men, Sbips, sallors, siores ané i eFnOW an wou bpeariy |! ncrease of All were ready, and it was I year ‘ ct mplements. 3:060.000 But Mr Goschen’s exp ane : ' i only necessary io move the ves:els to their tion 18 considered adeq tate, lie bared . : ad | oppointed stations, dreft full crews aboare the demand for new ships on the ground 1 | from the re-erve and ge@ardsbips, and fi of the further increase of = The en- that of foreign Ihe striking feature of Mr. Goschen’s speech pavies : ’ | up the magazines aud bunkers. mort} especially Russia, tire expense was less than that involved in | the manoenvres aad partial mobilization Dv lat'oOn,} direct challenge, and | which normally take place every autumn. was the ito'Russia which it embodied. TheiFiret | The whole epi-oce was a mort velaable Lord of the Admiraiity did not attempt to | 1 me a‘ F ecnoceal the fact that the large additions to lesson to Englithinea of the priceless bene- A L ' a4 at je : : : ctslat, wiewall sleateesston ea a host ‘nani | fil of maintaining their maritime insurance falc 8 crit since di year's ae 3 } at its fullest efficieacy, and there is no ehipbuilding programme was irafred had } oo doubt that it bas been fully appreciated. been due mainly tothe measures taken bv rue the‘ Cuns’s Goscsnment Gar the Gaaieanta The nation is determmicved to retain jts sup- . sea at any cost. The price, : ig t tion of the Russian fleet daring the eriority @ on : pext few veer It is the avowed | 72h has to be paid in money and men, is iS a s : et g 2 sours t us. The personnel of jdesign of Lord Salisbury, and nis of course enormo = 4 i : r mount to | colleagues to meet every atiempt of rival tee Britten savy — — — : 111 000; in 1886 it was enly.58,000. The powers to edd totheir naval ferces by an ’ ’ naval estimates which for 1899-1900 immediate counter-move, #0 a8 ¢o.demon-~ aie amount to between £26 090,000 and £27, strate the eventual bopelessnese ot euch an £14,000,000 attempt. Ic is true that the match which O08,008, sory Were dan Hone . / in 1890 is being played ie raiaously costiy: but -at | ; bt ric ar ssible any rate, Great Britain can better afford to | 8®™Y'°** alco ‘bes Gs weerly ot pp doubled in ten years, and there bas been an pay it than countries whose debts are. pil- 5 ; ing Up at such an enormous rate as those | “OOTMOGS Inerease In momen ere of France and Russia. British public men are, however, anxious to reduce the burden of armaments, aod though nobody expects much from the Czar’s peace con- ference, which is to meet at the Hague in May, the Government would be wery glad to come to a real understanding with Russia on the subject if it should be pos- | eible. Tne First Lard of the Adwirality | stated that Greet Britain was prepared to has iearved with pain of the de- modify ber ship building programme, if] termination of the Goveroment to ignore Russia would abandon @ portion of ber {the mandate of ther-crat plebiscite and great scheme of pew uavel construction | bereby makes petiuoa to fir Excellency : : the Governor-General, to the Senate and Inaugurated is oY rs : - Ta briags the , to the Hous+ of Commene tor legislation the | that will ad qu tely carry oui the will and oincerity of the Russian dissrmameat prox | convietious ut the peop.e as then express~ posals. Moreover, it realiy leaves the ed. Signed on behaif of the Congrega- | tion, The expenditure ov the maritime as weil. oreo A GOOD SUGGERTION. Tre Monotreei Witnees suggests that congregatioua! aud other meetings be held and resvlutiogs passed mm some such form as this: “Reso ved, that the congregation of last year. matter toa direct issue, and tests determination of the matter, tos large extent, ‘n the hands of the St. Petereburg Stalesmen. Or it might begia formatly with : or ofthe uudersigned members of ve congregation bumb!y shoeth, etc., |.aad end with: - Aud your petitiuner-, as iia duty bound, will ever prag. it is well understocd that there are two Opposing tendencies now operatieg to con- trol Russian policy. M Dewitte, the finance minister, ike bis Im ; i f ‘ . ; The petition of the———congregation, | | ipternatlony] j | } | { As the petition of the congregation as a ’ perial master, is sincerely anxious to keep Be dike | form —it ibe empire at peace, perbaps because he | whole —whic' stronger | ‘ : | might, the Witness sugyert#, be signed by officie] behalf of che realizes bat it is in vO Conditien at pre ithe pastor or any member or sent to incur the financial strain of a great i war. So far congregation, | anemberas on from wisrhbio t inf 2 ] ; ; : 2: ees Such a formal petition would be made | rivalry with Eoglaod over the far East to i d out in triplicate, and a copy eseh be sent | a daagerous point, M. Dewitte and those ~ | the S2nate and ' ; to the Goyeroor-~General, who ébsre his views, would prefer to seek | @ frank uoderstanding with her. But the : . Sighs g This suggestion might well be adopted | old aggressive “forward” party is still | by all congregations of wajch pastor aod people practic: 1! agree upun the qrestior , i | | the House of Commons. Foreigu Oftice, and its | powertu! in the | moet ardent champions sre Count Mur- | Io other cases, public meetings had better aviei,the foreign minister.and M. de Giers. hin his sie hehe sof] tells pass~d In Great Britain, on the other hand, it is cig now a iixed article of poiicy that. the British fleets muet be at lewet equal to | those of the The intlueoce and preseure of the temoper- ance men <f Canada shon'd be brong! t t» bear heavily upon the Federal Govern- two next paval powers, ard / se ment. any ministry that cao show that this prin- ciple i being maintained can obtain practically what sums it thinks necessary to ask tor on this point. There Cure a Cold in a Day Take Laxative Bromo $wuisine tablets. Al! druggists refuad the meuey if it fails to | relieve. 52e. is, also, HOPYPYOPPITEOPRPDPPRPRED DY Pr PPFY PPD PRT a vprpenenT Pp TpREREPPEDPre nT PpPent rPP OO SE 2999 09009925 0900 000000069006 0000 0808 +s S920 0008 Every Genuine Roller has the name of manufacturer, STEWART HARTSHORN, in script on label Big Stock of —— Shade Yollers Window Shades complete—Curtain Poles and fixtures—-Lowest prices in the city, SCANDALOUS AND We learn, with amazment, that a bend been established at Cardigan on the premises of Mr. John G, ed warehouse has Scrimgeour, This man has been fined again and again for violation of the Scott Aci. Yet he has been selected by the Federal Government of Canada to be surveyor of shipping, agent forthe pay. meot of of fishing bounties, and, most re markable of ali, bonded warehouse keeper, to have and to held in his possession a Store of ] quors from which to draw as required the material for his illegal treflic We ack the indepeodent Liberals of Cas- ada what they think of this Jatest appoint~ Ad~ with ap the Tarte~Laurier-Davies Not absolute refusal to consider the request of the plebiecite mejority, they must nee's the temperance sentiment of the coun'ry by appointing Scott Act violators ment of ministration ? satistied insult to be bonded warehouse keepers. Un enquiry at the Custom House, since the above was writter, we learn that the appointment was made some time ayo. But these who usually make annouuce- ments oo behalf of the government— The Patriot silewt about it, The Guardian—bave teen Now tbat their secret is ont, what have they to matter ? and say about the NOTES AND COMMENTS. — Queen Victoria was particulary well received io France this year. —The appropriations by the present Congres have been set down at the enorm- ous sum of $1 566,890,016. Of this amount $482,562,082 have gone for the war with Spain. —Our lateet St. Joho, Halifax,and Truro dates to hand this morning are those of March l4th; we have the same dates from Toronto, Teaming is low and hard work wien roads are bad. —Dr. Rainsford, a premineot New York clergymar, bas been widely quoted as saying that no newspaper of cousiderable circulation cares for anything excep making mouey, sad that morals have no place in the work of such a newspaper Avy man who makes sucha eta'emeat as nat doesnt know what he is talking about, to say the least. Coming from a clergyman itis inexcuxable, for he should know better. “Of course,” as the Boston Advertiser says ip comment thereon, “newepapers are conducted to make money. There is not « business in exie- tence in which men do not try te make a living unless they are fortanately bevond the reach of wan'. Even clergymen have been known to change their parishes and their incomes at the same time. But if new-papers are simply and solely money making machines, with no regard for moral considerations, it is certainly strange that anv newspap-r wil undertake to ex~ pore the dishonesty of a large corporation which would willingly pay ont heavy | brites for s lence; or that so much pews- paper space is given up to notices of religions aad charitable work without one cent retura in the shape of payments for the general advertising.” i i Ami — Save movey on your purchases tonight —bow?. Come and eee us; we shail tell you. R. K. 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