i..:.7 | oS a eiatdcll . . ee a Cee _™ sea ie aaa ; 5 Farewe } ; PRICE —ON ALL— LADIES’ JACHRETS. When We Cut We Cut Our Miss Beers, who has #0 succes- fally run our Mantle Department since we opened our retail store (spring Lez) has left us for the winter, fora three months’ holiday, and we are glad to say only left usa small quanity of Jack- ets yet:to dispose of. The management has resolved to make a clearance at HALF - PRICH No reserve. All our Department of Jackets. There are over 45 tochoore from: All new goods. The prices run ‘from $2.50 to $15. Thus it willbe “TWO FOR THE PRICE OF stock in this ONE. $2.50 for 1.25. 3.50 for 1.75. 9.50 4 tO 4:75 for 2.37. 10.50 525 5.00 for 2.20. 12.00 6.00 6.00 for 3.¢0. 13.50 6,75. 7.00 for 3.50. 14.900 7.00. 8.00 for 400. 15,00 7.00 WHEN WE CUT WE The Black Jackets ran upto $15.00. The Colored Jacke ts run up to 12.06. Wr hove ‘Fine Brown Beaver ones at $9.36 worth looking at. Teey are now $4.75. W. A.WEEKS & Co. The Jacket Leaders. ae THER DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, DECEMBER TELEGRAPHIC. &PECIAL DESPATCIIES TO THE EXAMINER, THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIA Results Summed Up. nel FATAL DISASTER AT SBA. Six Seanen Killed cr Drowned. Berauvpa, Dec. 20.—The ship, Vanloo, of Yarmouth, Captain Baker, arrived here ou Sunday afternoon in distress having lost her foreyards and six seaman during the voyage by an accident to the spars. The following is a jist of the killed and drowned: Patrick Walrerson,«f Barrow; Jobin Downe, of Lisbov, Portugal; Aldoph R EL SH EAVILY PUNISHED, on Way Paved to Permanent Settlement of the Country. Loxpox, Dec. 29.—A despatch from Peshawawa says: The British columns have returned from Khieber Pass after punishiog with slight opposition the Seak+ kahkhels in the Basar Valley. The military operations on the frontier are now concluded. LKvery Afridi Orakzee Valley has been visited. it now appears that the enemy’s loss has been more severe than was a first believed, and out of all proportion to its possible fighting strength. The complete submis sion of the Orakzies is now accomplished. The vaunted prestige of the Afridis has be lowered and their pavishment has paved the way fur a permanent settlement of the country. Kb a PAST ATLINTIG LINE. ee Peterson, Tate & Co. Giva An Additional Guarantee For the Performance of their Ccntract. Quesec, Dec. 29.—Hon. R. R. Dobel), speaking on the present position of the Fast Atlantic Steamship Line, states thata letter has just been received by the Gov. ernment to the effect that Peterson, Tate & Lo had eatistied the Government as to the recond ten thousand pou: da they were required to put up aa security for the due execution of their contract. Unless this is carried out the whole twenty thousand pounds will be forfeited. Mr. Dobell sees inthe fact that the firm has satisfied the Government in the matter of the second ten thousand pounds, the Strongest possible assurance that they intend to execute the contract. ANOTHER ACQUISITION, and | | Kirger, of Hamburg, Germa: vy, Ordinary | seamen; L. B. Giliies, St. John, able seamar; Robert Miller, of Gla-gow, James | Ellingsov, of Norway, able seamen. ‘ST. JOHN LOAN OF $195,000. Taken By a& Halifax Man Sr. Joux, N. B., Dec, 29.—The Treasury | Board of the Common Conncil, yesterday afternoon, opened tenders of the i-sue of $125,000 bonds in connection. with the St. John barbor improvements, They are 4 per cent debentures, payable in 49 years, interest payable half vearly. The tender of J. C. McIntosh, of Halifax, of $107,265 or $134,081.25 with aecrued interest was acepted. LATEST NEWS BY WIRE AND MAIL New York, December 27.—Mrs. Lizzie Gallagher was burned to death last night at her apartments in Brooklyn, in her efforts to save her children. The bady had pulled the cloth from table, upsetting the lamp. Mrs. Gallagher’s clothes caught tire, but she <levoted her efforts to rescuing her children, neglecting herselt. Covered with burning oil she heroically carried ber three little ones to safety. It war only then that she thought of herse!f, and running to a neighbor’s room rolling her- self inblankets. It was too late, however, a’, burned from head to foot, she died quickly after reaching the hospital. Ausaxy, N.Y. Dec. bn E. Overton and Stanford P. Goodspeed, pro- prietors of “Line Stores,” have been con- v cted in Clinton County of trafficking in liquor without a liquor tax certificate, and each sentenced to pay a fine of two hundred dollars and serve thirty days in the county jail. The proprietors of these “line stores” attempt to evade the provisions of the liquor tax law and the excise laws of Canada by establishing their plaves of | business precisely on the line between the | United States and Canada, so arranging ! their place of business that rales may be | made in either place. Through the efforts | of the excise department four of these | on ats” Ee British Flag Hailed With Ea-| thusiasm, DIARIES 1898 —_—_— —--— All Kinds, All Sizes, All Prices HASZARD & -MoohE SSSVSOOSO COVED COTE Tet 2e0s3e PICK UPS. There may be some little thing you require to pick up this holiday week. Besides our Xmas display, we always carry a full line of perfumes to select from, and many cther little art- icles, A. W, REDDIN, Phm B CENTRAL DRUGSTORE, Sunnyside. Lacos, West Coast of Africa, Dec. proprietors have been indicted. Three | have been convicted, Loxpon, December 27.—Loid Salisbury, the premier, bas writen to United States Ambas-ador Hay, io response to America’s latest proposals in the Behring Sea con - troversy, her r quest thet -Great Britain | should enter into an agreement with the 29.—Ilesbia and Berchara, important Baribic towns have been occupied by a British force from Lagos, The.ithabitan are enthu‘iagtic over the pret British flag, ST epyenponnnnnnnnnenentnayeneenen? ri. Gia WATER MARE Almost a “tidal wave” of trade all last week, up to CLri-t- mas eve, We expected it, prepared it, enlarged the stare, filled it upstairs and down with the right kind of goods, marked prices low, attended well to customers, acd heve had the greatest run of trade in our buriness experience. Thanks to everybody who helped to make this Chrietmas sale a success, You have given us your patronage liberally; we have given you the best bargains ever given ia the city in Christmas goodr. We are able to do this, becanse our immense purchases enable us to buy very low, and our large sales permit of our selling On Close margins, We have given our customers the tenefit of ‘both these ad- vantages, Some lines went below cost. This was necessary. The city ‘was too full of these goods. So long as this state of things continues, ‘prices must’ be below par. The goods must be sold, even if at @ joss. Our low prices continue all this week,—in some things even ts | ence of the for MUAWddsadedddsadaLddbd cased sdadedddddaddddddd GAdddbsdsdsdaddddcddddddddddddedddsadcdd ads PE SOSSSOSSSSSOOOSE HOSS 6 ODC#BOSESOOTHSOBSESSE POPPOPPYDOD ODE envovenienenerrnorrensnpnpenperenrenenoe ene nnenenn rsrnenennedeneenentent perenne renin entre tint Smelt Nets. . 6 new—assorted sizes. CARVELL BROS. dec23—~2aw2wks, Cee lower than ever. We have plenty of goods yet. Bargains in all lines ‘until New Year’s. Everybody invited, Geo. Carter & Co’y., Purveyors ot Christmas Present ‘into such an agreemen’, P OEE bicues e United States, Russia and Japon, to stop sealing. Greet Britain declines to enter Lord Salisbury ecya in eubelacce, that he hus commuricat ed with the Canadian government, which hes the foremost interest in the sealing question, and that Canada is unwilling to become a party to such an arrangement as is proposed by the United Stans. There- fore, Fez'cn4, erotinnes Leid Sate! >> wose tnitrest would pat be jusntted ty : acter! {p ®tothe proposals. Lord Salis- bary’s answer emphasises the poley of Kuglaud rot ivterfering in Canada’s foreign relations. Witmixetcx, Del., Dec. 26.—Rev. W W. Taylor, aged 86 years, the oldest Pres- byterian preacher in this state, died today. He was graduated from Y-le 60 years ago At one time he was pastor of the church which President McKinley's wife’s parents attended, and officiated at their marriage, _Loypoyx Dee. 27.—Despite the suspen- sion of tariff negotiations tetween the United States and Germany, which has created great uneasiness there, the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says itis not believed in Berlin that a tariff war will result. Loxcmont, Colo., Dee. 27.—Henry L. y Another lot of Hockey Skates, which includes all sizes. ‘Prices low. irvrer' er Ueiereerererereererereererey WA daeddddddddddddddd dddddd sd W. E. DAWSON’ ! 12 @ @@s0s Tremen BL gy 5 SABLA, ws SARs wr Our Jackets are all this y: ww % will be lost on the goods, TAT ws RS % ~~ Ladies’ Jeckets, Ladies’ Jackets, Lidies’ Jackets, BA BOs: Se BS Hayward, editor of the Longmont Ledger, isdead. He was 83 years old and enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest editor in Colorado. 9 Orrawa, Dec. 27.—Another little trip has been arranged for a minister. This time Sifton Jas gone to Washingion to consult with General Alger on & oumber of q2estions affecting the Yukon, io which Canadaand the United States are jointly interesued. Alger was coming to Ottawa, but owing to being in ill-health, Sifton de. cided to go to Washingtou instead. Among the questions to be diecussed are uniform customs regulation*, bonding privileges, mail service, etc, Lospun, Dez. 27.—A special despstch from. Shanghai says : “ It is reported that seventeen British warships are off Chemul- po, Corea, southeast of Seoul, supporting the British consul’s protest, really amounting to an ultimatum against the kinz, practically yielding the gove roment of Corea into the hands of the Russian minister, “The protest is especially directed against the dismissal of McLeavy Brown, British adviser to the Corean cu toms, ip favor of the Russian nominee. “The sews bas produced consternation at Seoul, which is heightened by the krowle ge that Japan has a fleet of thirty warships awaiting the result of the British representation that Japan fully supports. Japan is irritated by thearrival of Russian troops in Corea, and it is believed she will ae them. ; “According to advices from Tokio, Jepas has cffered to assist the Officers at Pekin in drilling the Chinese army and to con- sent to a postponement of the payment of the war indemnity. Many of the viceroys and Pekin cfficials favor the proposal.” Loxpox. Dec. 26.—According to a de- spatch tothe Dsily Mail from Shangbai it is reported there froma reliable source | thata British force landed at Chemulpo | on Saturday and caused the re-instatemeat ot McLeavy Brown. The same despatch refers to “a native rumor that the Union Jack has been hoisted on an island in the mouth of the river Yang Tse Kiang.” Fort Worrn, Texas, December 27.— James Lyons, a cattlemau, who has just returned from Mexico, says concerning | Mexican importations: “*Tbere prevails the greatest scarcity of catcle this year in Mexico ever known. It is now impossible to get a head from districts from which thousands were sent lust year. The reason is that there has prevailed a severe drought for several] months. There is no grass, and breeders have been com~ pelled to sell off their cows to keep them from dying, which has left the ranges practically “epleted. {For 1897. We thank our friends, customers, and the public generally fora largely in- creased trade. FOR ‘98 We wish you alla bright, happy and prosperous New Year. We are hustling with our accounts at present. They will be ready next week, ~=aa 2] oe TeLernon e181 JAMES BARRETT, ‘Connoily’s Wharf. => eee v~ee24 2 ees Cie 29, ‘897. KABHGAGGGGGGGGLGL GG Jackel We have a few Jackets left which we intend to clear out at a bie discount Boucle Cloths and S'weed effects. Our goods are marked low, and the reduction we while to inspect our stock before buying 260 for $1.50 4.10 for 6 85 for Ladies’ Jackets, 10.00 for FE. Perkins & Co.,@n' Agents for Moncton Woolen Mills. | BPO 6655666655555 5555565555Q) Kt med * No Trouble to Show Goods ¢ 8 _ aan BTV Vee ees af 0US ackel bargains years’ importation and latest. styles in Beaver Cloths We have no old stocx in our store. Money but it can’t be helped. We wil! meet any competition, c give will make it worth your Examp!es: — Ladies’ Jackets, $ 3.40 for $1.79 2.05 Ladies’ Jackets, 5.90 for 2.50 — 3.42 Ladies’ Jackets, 8.50 for 4.95 5.00 Ladies’ Jackets, 13.50 for 6.50 hh et tet i \ NANA se “If it’s good it’s here, 3 by ' % . 2.9 . _—__— Pe so “we If it’s here it’s good,” " C 7 ye ss i: a ! “aN li su: ar 3 NEW CORSETS | NZ aS a Yesterday we opened three new lines of B® ° 4 ir ’ . 2 4 e . Corsets. Today they’re here for yoir # ; 7s choosing = i . 2 The first is a the “Hypatia.” Ivsa ; C s% grey Jean Corset. It’s well made C. — (< and nicely fivishe!. 5 hooks. = “ 5 ee + PT aa Number 2. is the “Dora” It's mil: of fie ip a grey Sateen. It’s 14 inches long. a. [u's well boned—splendidly shaped bc, - we and extremely light in weight. ae | And the thirdis * La Perfeetion”’ Its made of fine Ecru Jean’ Is extra long It’s just right 1or tall and $1.10 slender figure. It’s well boned and beaut fully shaped. It’s cheap | Fis RA oy / | 7 ; ee | a Men MM { Up. ZS Chi 1%, XW 7 What We Advertise We Have. 4 We aie y, S232 — Se RUA siz. sty Atf- AP AP AS “iP “ae AS aie =o a —- — A large Gold Ring. with three linkson it; lost some time be- fore Xmas. The finder will be rewarded by leaving it at McKAY WOOLEN CO’'S High Class Tailors,