THB DAULY EXAMINER 4 ; i i papmaate i, a ane tee kale ic -<cinecadthiiinisaeeclae ey le nt APRIL 1, 1838. THE SENATE'S ACTION. Tue retusal of the Senate to assent to the Yukon Railway contract is satisfactory to the whole country~~except only to afew dyed-in-the- wool Liberals euch as thoee represented by The Patriot and T} e Guar- dian.. Independent Liberals everywhere are as well pleased as Conservat:ves— though they may not all say so—that the THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN APRIL 1, 1898, NOTES AND COMMENTS. —The Liberal leaders have discovered that there ia some sand in the Senate. — Remember what Senator O*’Donoghue (iiberal) says: The Yukon Tramway con- tract was & big steal. —The Empire, of London, states that Lord Salisbury is suffering from fatty degeneration of the heart. —The Guardian fears that the Govern- ment will be seriously embarrassed by the Senate. Our Liberal organs need noi fear upon this ecore, The Senate wil] give the Government rope enough without permit- ting it to distribute the mineral and other natural wealth of this country among niquitous deal has been stopped. All | fortune bunters and monopolists. ¥ ° | ; men who love their conntry will be glad | Yes! The Government sent the Petrel that the country is not to be robbed of four | last winter, aud spenteightor ten thousand or five millions of acres of land and in- dollare last summer straightening @ curve. volved in all the difficulties which awaited | Bat shave they done anything equal a os ‘_ en consummated | to the service rendered by the € Onser vat ve ub if the contract hud been < - en | Government whea they supplied the Stan- The debate and the vote in the Sewate| i. and built the Cape Traverse Braach lil ; Th v< 3 t« are alike significant. The deal was openly denounced on acccunt of its inherent ras- eality by ene of the Liberal Senators ately appointed, while other Liberal Senators, with the strongest inducements to speak | im its favor, were silent. On the hand, the Conservatives who were willing other to let it pass merely contended, in eifect, that the Senate ougit not to interfere, but | let the Government :ro to a certain From the party point of piace ia ite Own way. view, this advice was probably the best ! that could be given. If the Senate brake be not applied, the Goveroment coach will the sooner reach the foot of the bill! But | the Senate has a duty to perform for the country. Itexists forthe purpose of checking ill-eonsidered measures, such as the Yukon contract certainly was. Last year it threw out the Drummond Railway bill and saved the country—on the admis— aion of the Minister of Railways, himself, —close upon a million of dollars. It has pat its foot upon several other “ deala ” of a like kind, saving the country incalculs able expense. {n the prevent case, it has saved four or acres of minera] producing lands and it has avoided aa intervational difficul’y with the United States—io which the United States weuid have been placed atagreat advantage. What it has lost is a mere bagatelle in tte comparison. At the worst it has lost, for a few months, the conatruction of a bun- dred and fifty miles of tramway on the road to Klondike. But we have no doubt that the needed tramway or railway will be constructed in good time—unlees the bottom shall fall out of the Klondike boom more quickly than is anticipated. As in the case of the Drummond extension, the Government will five millions of enter into » new and more reasonable arrangement, under which the facilities needed by K lon- dike miners will be afforded at probably com para- tively stuall cost to the country. According to the report of the Goveroment engineer, the railway that is needed will be profitable from the start and pay for itself in a short time. Even now there is before Parlia. meéenita measure which provides for the construction of the needed railway without cost to the country in respect to either land = or money. Under | these circumstances there ought to be no difficulty in at once con- cluding another bargain and having the needed railway “go right along.” In the meantime, the Government and their pets have learned that the Senste is always to be reckoned with and that they must not make bargains creating gigantic land monopolies and involving the country in international squabbles. The action of the Senate isthe more satisfactory in view of the means adopted by the Government’s agents and the agents of McKenzie and Mann. The Senate was ‘ireatened with annihilation, the Senate was coaxed, and it is hinted that personal indugements were beld out to individual Conservative Senators if only they would be false to their duty to the country and vote for the contract. wae vain, But every effort The firmness, prudence and honesty of the Senate bave been fully proved. ‘Ihe Senate is the , cou ntry’s safeguard. ++ e ... —-Cabling to the New York Tribune the London correspondent of that paper says : “Rumors of Lord Salisbury’s retire mentas Prime Minister are u founded, but ® change in the Foreign Oitce is prob- able, although not until the Queen’s return from the Riviera. Lord Salisbury’s bealth is mending slowly, but the strain of filling two exhausting offices is tcc great’ A younger miu is needed in tne Foreign Office. Mr. Balfour would be the na‘u- ral successor if the traditions did not con- nect the cflice with the Upper House; otherwise, Lord “sar d dowue i# the more probable choice, unless Lord Cromer be | visited Parliament a few called ia. Lord Doff:rin is mevtioned, but this is almost as fantastic asthe rumor that Lord Rosebery will serve usoder Lord Salisbury. Lords Ashbourne and Harriss ere candidates for the succession as Vice- roy of India.” nailing America’s atest medicine is Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which cures when al! other preparations fail to do any good whatever. Railway? Now, have they? —The editor of the Canadian Magazine days ago. He was unfavourably impressed by the House of Commons. Here and there he saw “ earnest noble face,” but most of th2 mem - bers wore a leer or supercilious smile. The next day he visited the Serate. ‘ Here more dignity, more well-bred atcention was displayet. Thediscussion was tri- vial, but the Senators seemed to realize that they were rniers. Thev looked it, acted it. I left, feeling that I would soon- er trust the mediocrity of the Seaate than the brilliancy and display of the House of Commons.” aD cmnpemramen ernment en ESTEEMED EXCHANGES. Smith’s Falls News: If Mr. Frost, M.P., will, on a public platform in Smith's Falls, point out One single instance wherin the Liberals since they took office, have carried out one—yes, even one—of their ante-elec- tion promises, the News agrees to give Mr. Frost its undivided support at the next general election, Montreal Witness : A sign of more neigh. borly feeling towards Canada is report - edfrom Washington in the announcement that the Alaska Jand bili now before Corg- ress wil] contain a provision allowing Can~ adian miners the same rights as are given American miners in our gold fields. This will simplify matters very much ina country where the bonndary is merely an imagiuary line of longitude, but it will not be making a fair return forthe freedom which Americans have always enjoyed in all parts of Canada, in spite of disabilities upon the United States. It is to be hoped that this is the beginning of more liberal behavior. St. John Sun: We presume that Mr. McLellan, the liberal candidate in West Prince, will point out to the electors that the oil duty bas been removed, the exodus stopped, reciprocity with the United States secured, the debt reduced, the expenditure lessened and other reforms of which Sir Louis Davies was the ardent advocate a few years ago carried out successfully, Unless Mr. McLellan can establish the correctsess of these statements be must stand before the people as the champion of a set of political humbugs. Possibly when he «peaks of the promised steamship cold storage eervice he will also endeavor to ex- plain that an export bounty on butter would be a bad thing for the island farmers, He will doubtless show them it is much better to bonus Yukon contractora thaa island farmers. hh A — Hackett was “ acgvirrep ” of all but “one” “trivial” and “unimportant ” charg Put bim back into his seat again. The government will be no worse off than they were after the general election; and the House of Commons wil! have gained an ale and experienced member who wil! 10 the country good service. EEE — 8r. Jouy’s, Nfld., March 30.—The Al. gerive arrived at noon with 24,000 seals aud reports the foilowing: 21st, Walrus, nearly loaded; 23rd, Neptune, 23,000; Van- guard, 3,000; Newfoundland, 20,000 ; Terra Nova, no seals. W ANTED.—Immediately. eral housework. Apply Erisay, Upper Prinoe st, A girl for gen to Mrs benj, 76 ~—. * ape Wheel an over haul, HOME MAKERS, tice or any « ffisial negotiation direct with the insurgents, as bas heen anggested bv Amer.can diplomacy. We all f e! that re are drifttrg bopelessly imto war with {merice; Lut ibat, after all ities the best vayto getroutof the crisis honorably ‘ the mocnarehy, the dynasty, the nation, and the government. ‘We know we would be beaten and Cuba blockaded, but our fleet and good fathere, mothers, brothers, sisters, OPINION IN SFAIN. There Must be a Fight Before Sur- render. New York, March31.—A despatch te the World from Madrid says: *‘A liberal statesmau who is thoroughly acquainted with the opinions of themembers of the | cabinet, says they believe that war is evitable. He said: Undoubtedly many | Spaniards would be glad to get rid of | Cuba by tale, no but states man or party would = dare t present to incur the national displeasure by suggesting it. Inthe same way they could wot acceptthe idea an arm is- in | of privateers may give the United States much trouble, and when the fortunes cf war go against us, Europe for fear of complica- tiona and to save Our monarchy, is sure to step in and secure us fair terms, ‘After the struggle is over, if varquish-~ ed, in face of right, we might then Jisten to suggestions which we cannot entertaining now, that we have reallv reached the extreme limit of concessions.’ *_—<oe + The Disagreeable Englishman, (George T. Ange]].) : } think ot er LAGS BASS SESE ORAL + ‘ re a Bk A New tock Prices $1.50 $2.00, $3.00 4.50, and Extra Value 45! New Styles. iv When I visited Eugland iv 1869 ’70, I was told thatthe most disagreeable thing [ shoud meet wsbroad would be “the disagreeable Englisbman.” Ju first—secoud—and third class cars and elsewhere I was constantly looking for “the disagreeable Englishman.” I was received everywhere with kindness— from Lord Harrowby of the Queen’s Privy Couucil [one of the ncblest menI ever met] —Field-Marshal Sir Jobn Burgoyne—the Baroness Burdett-Coutts—the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, &., &c., down to the cab-drivers. For instance a London stationer, at whose shop I called one day to buy adiary, finding I was ad American told me how much he thought of my country, insisted upon presenting me with the diary, and would take no pay. This was only one of many kindnuesses I met with. I never found “the disagreeable Englishman” until after several months’ travel I met two of them at my Rotterdam hotel, but before leaving the hotel Ijfound that they were only pretending to be Eng- lishmen and were really both Americans. The last letter I wrote before leaving England, as will be found on paga 37 of my Autobiographical Sketches, contained this. “For the past few weeke I have been mingling constantly with the men, women aod children of the great middling classes, who compose the body of England and Scotiand. I have found them orderly, law-abiding, ready todo kindness, express- ing kind feelings towards our country, ha-bands and wives. I have found great reapect for public worship, aad all good thiogs—the cities streets of on Lord’s Day al)most as quiet as & country village ; ip their houses, happy, healthy, ruddy faces, flowers, pictures and birds; at the great Derby races the otherday. with half a millioa of people present, less rowdyism than I have seen at home at some country musters, American as I am, and proud as lam of my country,l doubt much whether our average of honesty, mcrality and religion, reverence for God, and love for man, is higher than that of the mid- dling classes in England aad Scotland.” -———- _ 2+ Ore Sr. Hraciyrue, Quebec, March 30.—A great many French-Canadians in this dis- teict ere in a very perplexed condition at present Owing to an order which has been received by some of them from the United States goverament to hold themselves in readinees to return to the Uuited States in case of war. These are people who have worxed in the States, and while there took out naturalization papers. It is evident that some of them are not anxious to achieve military honors, for it is known that they have taken legal advice on the matter to find out what penalty they OS | Worthyness We are in the race with Wheels for 1898- already received some of our have you call and see them. Kinds of prices. but each wheel price attached to it can buy. old wheel another Season; sena it to our repair shop, for Up-to date re-enamelling. Mark Wright & Co: Ltd would incur by disobedience of the order. for 3.00. Men’s Serge Suits, ES MAC A lot of Boys’ and Youths’ Waterprou Vvaes. INT OSHES ia Another] > Snap ‘ 3 & on | intoshes| - on Prives range from $5.00 109 $*.00. Your | Men’s Rainproofs $6.00, $7.50, $8.50, 9.50 to $15.00, Boy’s Reefers from $1.25 up, with sailor collar $2.00 up. Boy’s Suits $1.25 up. Special line at 2 25. Spring Reefers, mediuin weights, just the thing Extra Grade $5, $6, and 8.00. All wool $7.50 and $8.00, JAS PATON & Co, for Spring. E 3 Px Ao Oday The... Diamond J Ubilee On Tuesday Rvening, April 12th, 1898, IN KINDERGARTEN HALL, Surgeon-Major Warburton, of the 82nd Battalion, will deliver a lecture on the Queen’s Jubilee, including the various functions at London, Windsor, Aldershot, Spithead,etc, As Surgeon~Major War- burton was one of the staff accompanying Premier Laurier, he hsd exceptional chance of seeing all the eveuts connected witn the Jubilee. Parts of the Jubilee procession will be shown py the aid of stereoptican slides, Surgeon Major Warburton has kindly consented to deliver this leeture in sid of the fynds of the Artillery Orderly Room. Doors open at 7.30 0’ciock. Lecture at 8 p.m. Admission 25c. Tickets for sale at Dodd’s, Rankin’s and A. W. Reddin’s Drug Stores. LIEUT.-COL. J. A. LONGWORTH, LIEUT. A. G. PEAKE, LIEUT. A. A. BARTLETT, Committee. Good Value tor $1.00 Yes we consider those Chocolate and Dongola *pateut tip shoes, extra good value at $1,00 a pair. WE KNOW there is no better vaiue to be had, you will thing so to, after seeing them. All sizes—2} to 7, We have samples and would like to We have wheels at all is the best value that the If you intend to run your Es n. HK. JOST Stamper’s Corner. TEETH WITHOUT PLATES Crown and Bridge Work. DR, J. FP. MORRAY 154 Queen Street. | ————OF THE GREAT ~<a Sample Shoe Sai List week they tcok like wildfire, fully one querist them sold- You should take advantaze of this great oppor tunity to buy first-class goods AT WHOLESALE PRICES. WE CANNOT FIT EVERYONE As they are made in medium sues only, Thatié a reason we bought them so cheap, and the reason W? them so cheap. | TOO MANY OF ONE SIZE Women’s Samples are all size, 4 and 4}. Men’s samples are al} size 7 and 8. Boys’ samples are ail size 4. Small Boys’ samples are all 12 and 13. Girl’s samples are all size 78. Child’s samples are all size 6, 7, 9 and 10. The goods are ni-ely made in fashicnible shay@ colors, of sele d stock, All Marked Low With 20 Per Cent. Extra Discounts This THE SHOEISTS Oil Cake | ee 1 csr this very excellent cattle feed just received. = Also Bran, Shorts, ete in steck at lowest prices 3 in AULD B