nanan P AS Clit ian econ: ot! BG te . THE DAILY EXAMINER. NOTES AND COMMENTS DAILY THE MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION, Hon. Mr. Ferguson Scores the Oppo- x HE ut ' : ' sition —Points Out their lac-n- * . ' Wa est said ward a sistencies, Quotes Blake's Rs- solution and Defends the a : eal. | Policy of the Goy- I die, t shail to ernment. at pow 5 Canada c ' . , h is | Inthe course of his speech on the Ad jress.Hon. Mr. Ferguson dealt exhauative vith the Manitoba school question ' ans A fte referring to the New Brunswick I is \ : oo} restion he roted the fvliow ny " eals a ated esolution submitted by the Hon. Edward M ‘ I Isla $7t Blake and adopted by the unanimous vote 4 M ant> Bank of Halifax, $2 Parlian ws > ; I 3 exped to pro le means : 3 M wi \ » solem xecasions touching ‘ { \ (razette Savs “Iti tl exer Ss f the power of lisallowance, “ = Mr. La 1 oO he a} aie power as toe jucational nen (ash 1 g ava e ‘ ey atlOr por ant questions of law or ‘ ‘ tv, @ get Z may t ter 1 by executive to a ‘ \ je as It # lig ir nai for hearing and 1 wea s s tena Ww conside 1 suc ode that the au " i wea ore t ask was es and parties interested may be re : esented, anithata reasonabie Opinion ag oe ay tained for the information of ; . e Lanada ma 7 s s . nip aca, 1 ; , ( sda sclus al : In speaking of this resolution Mr. Blake se fr $6.7 23 to $8.932.9 re 4 reas 3. 193 Ss fwh ch no 5 My own opinion is that whenever,in oppo than $2,108.892 was goods pro sition to the coutinued view of a provincial of Canada. Canadia " s | executive and legislature, it is contemplat a verv ba 4 | ed by the Dominion executive to disallow . ; a Conte bk ndvew Dot i A prov al Act, becau e it is ultra yao, , re ght to be a reference; and also : os _— ‘ thal there ¢ ught to be a reference in cer : Ce ' — mon eases where the condition of public 2 . . " — . ypinion renders expedient a solution of : S a oe ake — } legal problems, dissociated from those ele- : nity ches | ments of passion and expediency which } : “~ 7 aster r . cone nid are, rigiit y or W rongly too often attribut mand Pia v > ° Dredge ed t e a yn of e iucational bodies. Pr 7 pa : pi H. Sy “ seni And again, I for my part would recom : : ; as | mend such a reference in allcases of pol- “es EEE tical appeal—ca-es which nece-sari)) —-We nve some correspondence in | evoke the feeling to which I] have alluded, which t r any strong p sts con- | and to one of which, I am trank to say, eerning rece avs < ma iy present motion ts ma nly due. Those whe * . at the Stanley | Mr. Blake was trank enough to say that rive at Georgetow at so muidnig } the observations he was the ) makipg'were Ti sday eet Wrongiy | mainly 1e tO what was going on in Man The Stanley { arr . a, tl at is the p:seing of the Manitoba x I ay ni g. 1 as School Act of 189 My hoo. friend the po rer ae al train had been | jeader of the oppo-itiou deplored, as I am in Tea 3 4 ghtthe mai) lO} sure he sincerely the agitation and Chatilottetow se t and [-feelirg which has been occasioned forwardea ry ty 2 is ccuntry over the Manitoba school trains for vestwa ] AyS @ iestion, and inferentially he tried to lay ‘ rse, very annoying. Bu a t I - at the door of the government, ¢ vear and s¢ be ne cossitated y ue they did not disallow the law, or the existing aS Tathe an by the | because they did not obtain, as he says mec:ect or f ‘ als. The | they s iid have obtained, a summary way s al 8 to} decis from the courts which would ehang sby placing aw T | enat le them, as he thought, to ace mplish eteamer ay t Capes. Ifw “— o = the disallowance of the Act. But while er there now , A , »! my hon. friend may be perfectly sincere ha reguiariy, OF aimost as regular ese declarations of regret over the as in summer sifi-d feeling so prevalent in the coun- aa se H ’ try, I wish that he were in his seat befcre soted Britis sper ¢ out - i Iu : t ask him Pye question, several siz f reasing pros | Wha L would bave liked to ack him is perit au g 4 ans at | this: + ne & Supporter of the policy an- eountry Ai 2 =¢ n ed | nounced in the province of Untario at a are in eased S pti tea, er rd | great many meet ngs I c a not ong since, toba ad ased posits in the | 53 Mr Lan ier, his leader in the other savings banks. Ii eased consumption | Louse, that he proposes till further delay of tea and toba a aken as signs | in dealing with the question? I would ory SI wepres i ner ed - | ce to obtain Ye i ery 9 stncere an Sumit sugar s e regarded swer from my hon. friend to that ques same way. aud if thes > be revarded | tion. If the five or six years of delay as signs prosper ies, | * ) has occurred whi'e this question has RC aiso st i they | In | been dealt with by the Courts bas intensi- IRX78 s a for consump- | fed public opinion and done harm in that "Lor Canada was r ers, | way, how can it be that the bon. gentle— 11,600,009, yp. 1894 it wa r | mao can support Mr. La irier io advocat 29.00 . I R°O the porta s of | ing still farther delay which cannot fail to obe for <ue81 , Canada | deepen the feeling of the public and work amounted to 9.250.00@ pounds: in 1£94to | still greater injury to the country? I can 14,509,000 px sada In 1878 the importa- | not for the | fe of me understand how my tion of sugar fer msumpt n Canada | Don. friend can reconcile these two puos- am ted to 105,000,000 pounds; 1894 | itions, that is if we are to understand that to 302.000.000 pounds And as. for he has really taken refuge inside the lines creased depocits in the cay ngs banks, here | of Torres Vedras with his leaders. This Ss thee sence hstel | leads me to say a word in regard to the “ as ae cae leader of the opposit yn and his policy. I 1st . | find that two or three years ago a very 7 con® f portant pcelitical gathering took place in 187s Aon bienneepaeesennesantnaenseens ~~: | the city of Ottawa, a great convention of 099 15,651,496 | delegates from all the Liberal organiza- It matters not what sign of progress and tions in the various provinces of Canada prosperity you look to, you find it in Cana- | Nearly all their representative men came ia under the presenti fiscal! policy to Ottawa atthat time for the avowed ‘ii eisieieecilliliie iia he | purpose of discussing important public | questions and. of formulating the THE CUBAN RESELLION. policy of the Liberal party upon us on : : | these questions. At that convention the _ ee tamous Mmeurgent leader, \ aries policy of the party was determined upon, Castillo, according to advices a cived at |} but in no partof that document which Havana, f-om the province of Santa Clara, | they termed their platform can we find any has been <tlied in an engagement with the | reference to the Manitoba school question. Spacish troops. able are that an in famor til. O Sm a@ has not been identif a deta commanded by Six insurgents were killed, in addi tion to Castillo and the Mexican referred to The insurgents under Oliva and Judan Cruz, it is reported, have plundered eleven stores at Punta de la Sierra, Pinar De] Rio They kicnappei Perfecto Diax, and he was ransomed for fifty dollars. The gunboat Maria Cristina has taken partin severa! actions, firing numerous cannon shots at bands. ‘The in- surgents have inction of bands at Cayo Redondo. The wharves and de- pot at Rio Blanco were burne At Cat- alina, in the Bemodis district, the railroad Sia’ ior was DuUTne ] In an engagement with the civil guards a Sabinalla, Matanzas a few days ago the insurgents sustained a loss of seventeen kil j a hree ladies whose home was hear the ecene of the battle were ki ed vv str ets, and fifteen men suffered Sin lar fal The insurgents have Lurned = the wharves and depots at Bailen and Sabano, Pinar Del Rio aire LATEST NEWS NOTES, Friday four men appeared in Cedz City, Mo., and tried to run the place, were rounded up and three were after the fourth hai been shot and k ired lied They were members ofa gang that held up Capt train robbed watches a Missouri Paciti and crew of $500 and five gold Thursday. Yhe farm at Norti: Elk: n 2 in Adirondacks which contains the grave of John Brown |} has been transferred to the state of New York, to become part of a public park. It | coutains 244 acres in Essex county. The farm bas been rented for some years past, and from the rer afund has been a cumulated, which will be used in erecting a monument in Joho Brown’s memory the farm The house n wh stili in an excellent stat ot on ch he lived is preservation. nisibaadeae With regard to gustusof McLeo!l we are asked to state that A eC RRECTION case from Fort Au Campbell, the and the case was dismissed each party paying half | the costs ani that the C@’endant did enter into iis personal recognisance keep the peace as stated yesterday. lo + | ihe | ‘ noe | | In view of what my hon. friend from | Ottawa has said as tothe intensified state f public feeling by reason of the delay which has occurred, we naturally ask why was it that no decision was arrived at at i an important meeting with regard to this question. I turn to the proceedings of the convention and I find that the leader of the party gave an exp'anation which I will read. He says: SU ‘‘Now it is my duty to refer to another matter which is an irritating subject be- cause it touches questions of creed and race. I refer to the Manitoba school ques- tion. I have received several communica- tions urging me to take a course upon that question. Ditferent persons in the various provinces have asked me to take opposite courses. To them I have given no answer. I give it now, gentlemen. I wish the ques tion were in any other condition. Those of you who follow political knew that last session Mr. Tarte on the one hand and Mr. Dalton McCarthy on the other agreed that the government were a pack of cowards, that they did not deal | with that subject in a mauly way. For | my part I spoke in the same sense, | “They were agreed so far and I now say | that the government acted in a cowardly | way and cid not dere to speak one way or | the other. It was their boualen duty to say one thing or the other, but instead of | acting like men of courage they allowed | passion to be inflamed in Manitoba and 1 ¢ dared to stand ap like | men and put an issue of the question. They are to be blamed for this.” ' There was in the opinion of Mr. Laurier no excuse at all for the government not | spcaking out atthat time. It was cow- ardly of them not to speak. Wait till we see why he says he did not speak himself: | They shunted the question to the courts | where it is now.” | When we remember that Mr. Blake's | resolution which shunted that question to the courts was agreed to unanimously in events Juebec and never the House of Commons, M>. Laurier being and thus lending a hand in shanting the question, we imay be able to judge the value of the sta’ement | that it was the government who shunted the question into the courts and who acted | present at the time | ' | |in acowardly manner. What they did | was done with the support and assistance of the hon. gentleman himeelf. He con- tinned : ‘*The8Opposition are not in a pcsition to take any action,” EXAMINER - ve nemo, _ I a a ~ 7 — ~ a he ~ a = = - 7 = = - ion tied band and foot, and their mouths sealed until a decision had been given by the the Government cowardly for not speaking out and declar ing their policy under the same circum stances “The Opposition are not in a position to take action until such time as a_ report has been given by the courts, and until the courts have decided whether or not the Government have the right to interfere. Then, Sir, it will be time for us to say we will actor not. In my estimation it 18 not prudent, now that the question is be courts if were | fore the court, to deal with it, because it | would be appealing to prejudice, which it | | | would be betier should be left aside.” Why was itso imperative on the leader of the opposition to keep clear of engender ing preiudices, while on the other hand it was cowardly forthe government not to make an issue of the matter, notwithstand ing these tame prejudices ' 3 pat these extracts before the House to show that the hon. gentleman, notwithstandiug the de claration tha: he was ready to speak when the courts should render a decision. has proclaimed, after that decision has re moved the question from the judicial do- main and brought it fairly into the plane ot politics, that he bas taken refuge be bind the lines of Torres Vedras. I must say that the course pursued by the hon. get tleman and his friends, thatis if they follow him, is @ most extraordinary one. But while the leader of the opposition de- clares that heis entrenched behind the lines of Torres Vedras in respect to this question, and that he has not assumed any attitude with = re- gard to it, his attitade is nevertheless clearly and well understood, at least by his friends in Quebec. According to the reports published in the press of the Liber al party in that province, he has declared on probably a score of platforms that he is anxious to have the opportunity of relres sing the wrungs of the minority. While in Quebec they interpret bis spe°ches in that way—and I assume that his utterances are correctly reported—the Winnipeg Tri- bune, the organ of Mr. Greenway in Mani toba, contends that Mr, Laurier has put himse!f record in the speeches that he has made in Manitoba as being opposed to any coerciou whatever in regard to this on matter, llon. Mr. Reesor—I understand he is op posed to coercion in avy province. Hon. Mr. Ferguson He certainly is not reported in that way in a@ very consider- able proportion of the press Quebec. On the contrary, his principal lieutenant, Mr. Tarte, who recently addressed meet ings in the county of Westmoreland, for- merly represented by my hon. friend who has just addressed the House, put himself on record, speaking for Mr. Laurier, that be was av aivocate of the restoration of the rights of the minority. He had no hesitation in saying so in the French par- ishes in the county of Westmoreland, at of least he was so reported by the Jib ral press, Hon. Mr. Reesor—Y:s, but not by co- ercion. Hon. M. Ferguson — Perhaps, then by a cOmmission to make a further enquiry as to the facts, in order to gain more delay which the leader of the Opposition in this House so warm!y deprecates. I will allow my bon friend to take which ever horn of the dilemma ne chooses. His leader in this House deprecates the delay, which, he says, is intensifving and doing harm to the country, while if my friend who now speaks is right, the policy of his lea ler in the other House is to tain still further delay. Toe Liberal party are pursuing a very dangerous course with feeling 1 JON, ob- regard to this question; but that is nothing new for them. They have played with fire. so to speak, many times during the history of the past ten years. We remember very well the Riel agitation, and the advantage which the Liberal party took of that question to endeavor to create bad feeling between the different races of this country. We remem ber also a question which arose in the pro vince ef Nova Scotia, when the Liberal party in that province raised the flag of secession and treason to this confederation. Immediately previous to the general election of 1887, they unexpectedly dissolved the local house, and went to the country on the policy of secession from the union. We know that in doing so they were play- ing with fire, and we know that they did it for the purpose of helping their friends in Federal politics, for as soon as the Fed- eral elections were over, and it was appar- ent that they had failed, that the people of Nova Scotia, alihough carried off their feet by the secession cry, had re- covered themselves and returned a majority of members of the House of Commons pledged to maintain the integ rity of our confederatioa, they abandoned their atcitude. Later on this party played once more with political fire on the ques- tion of commercial union, a dangerous proposition and one which touched the ties which bound usto the great empire of which we form apart. We know that the Liberal party in their auxiety for power raised that question careless of conse- quences, though their attitude was calcul- ated to sap the loyalty of the people and materially affect the interests of the em- pire; andI say ncw that there is the clear- est evidence to my mind that collusion exists between the leader of the Liberal party in the province of Manitoba and the leader of the Liberal party in federal pol- itics. Thedissolution of the legislative assembly of Manitoba just in the few days which intervened between the summoning of this House and the consideration of the legislation which we are specially called together to undertake, satisfies me that there is such collusion, and as a further evidence of this I may refer to the report which is current, and which bas not been contradicted, that at a critical moment the Attorney-General of Manitoba, the Hon. Mr. Sifton, came to Montreal and had an interview with Mr. Laurier. They parted apparently with a perfect understanding and the dissolution of the local house took place immediately afterwards. Hon. Mr. Primrose—Keference might be made to the Jesuits estate question. Hon. Mr. Ferguson—I might have re- ferred to that as well; however, the charge does not lie so fairly against the party in that connection, because a large majority of it: members took the constitutional view of that question. If they had done so, in regard to the other questions, it would have been very much more to their credit. I take the view that no govern ment, or set of men charged with the re- sponsibilities of government, can do any— thing else in the present juncture than apply themselves in the spir.t of reason and moderation and justice to remove the grievances which the highest court in the realm has declared to exist on the part of the minority in the province of Maaitoba. | It is all very well for hon. gentlemen to say, as some have said, that while they admit that a grievance has been found to exist, and that the highest court in the empire has decided that this parliament has power to remedy that grievance, they take the ground that parliament is not compelled todo so. I think it is clear that par] ameat is not compelled to inter- fere. The Government do very many good things that they are not com- pelled todo They may not be compelled to remedy a wrong, but if they do not do so, i Why, I would ack, were the Opposi- they must accept the responsibility of their inaction. The right of petition has existed under the British constitution since the time of the petition of right, or perhaps we wight go farther back and say that since the time of the Magna Charts the right of petition has existed. From that time forward the recognized | principle has been that if anyone approach- es the Crown, or approaches parliament with a just cause, and it is within the power of parliament to apply the required remedy, it isthe duty of parliament to do Hon. gentlemen cannot ignore the moral obligations, the equitable obliga tions which devolve upon the government, which devolve apon parliament, and every member of parliament, to deal with a question of this kind, and to deal with it properly. We cannot say “We may shirk our duty, and we may not do any- thing at all. We may fold our hands and say we will do nothing.” The grievance has been proved by the highest court of the realm to exist, and the power to reme dy that grievance has been declared by the same authority to exist in this parliament of Canada. However we may go about it, it is clearly eur duty to remedy that grievance, and if we do not do so we will assume a very grave and serious re sponsibility. Hon. Mr. Boulton sO. Without infringing upon the constitutional powers of any other province ? Hon. Mr. Ferguson —Certa'nly not. That will be carefully guarded, and should be carefully guarded. 7+e+e- PERSONAL. Dr. Toombs, of Mount Stewart, is in the city. He is at the Queen. Mr. C. C. Carlton, of Souris, is among the guests at the Queen. Mr. E. M. Wilband, of St. John, is here in the interests of Welcome Soap. He is at the Queen. Mr. R. D. Rice, of New Glasgow, who has been at the Queen Hotel fur several davs, sang in the Baptist Church dav. He went west this morning. Mr. Craig, the horticultamnst, is at Cape Tormentine and will cross to-morrow. He expects (notwithstanding the delay in crossing) to be here in time to deliver | is address as advertised. Mr. James Paton, of James Paton & Co., is at Cape Traverse en route to Great Britain on one of his gregular busif ‘ ness trips. On the way, it is Mr. Paton’s vester- intention to visit the principal market cities in Upper Canada aad New England in the interests of his firm. He will sail from New York by the Umbria on the 8th February. This is Mr. Paton’s seventy- fifth trip across the western ocean, : The London Daily Telegraph, in the couree of a lergthy criticism of “A Wom- an’s reason,” now running at the Shaftes bury Theatre, speaks very highly of the acting of Mr. Charles Coghlan as “Cap- tain Crozier.” The scene in the last act between Mr. Coghlan and Mrs. Beerbohm Tree is as perfect a bitof acting as the whole year has given us. In his wiole career not believe that Mr. Coghlan has ever giy- en the stage a finer bit of character than “Captain Crozier.” In old comedy bis “Charles Surface” has never been ap- proached, and now we getatouch of } life and character positively life like,and a delight to the student ot acting.’ wipe | modern sinensis Y. M. L. A.—Read the programme of the concert to be given on Tuesday even- ingin St. James Hall. The programme should attract a large audience. en - A New Execvse.—Mr. Davies has making some “slips of the tongue.” iahow the Montreal Star rereports Davies, during his “great speech :” After thie Mr. Davies had a shy at Mr. Kenny and “his lies and his calumnies.” (Order.) “His liea and his calumnies,” continued Mr. Davies, (Cries of order, order.) Hon. L. H. Davies—*Those lies those calumnies.” Hon. G. E. Foster—The hon. gentleman said “His lies,” A wember—“You can " The speaker called upon Mr. Davies to withdraw. been This Mr. and sit down; no one Hon. L. H. Davies said the words alip- ped from his tongue. Then Mr. Davies subsided, after heck- ling Mr. Kenny in language that was more parliamentary. ‘ SBE“ AATIL WA PORTH A GUINEA A BOX," LL (Tasteless— Effectual. ) }For Sick- Headache, }Impaired Digestion, }Liver Disorders and Female Ailments. Renowned all over the World. Covered with a Tasteless & Soluble Coating. Ask for Beecham's and take no others, Made at St. Helens, England. ; Wholesale Agts. Evans & Sons, Ld, Montreal, : For sale by ail druggists. foe SE T%SSPEB024440466 MA12 eeuvy Y. M. L. A. The Y. M.L. A. of St. James’ Church will hold their Second Concert on TUES- DAY EVENING, January 28tn, under the direction of Mr. S. N. Marle: PROGRAMME. lInstrumental Dvet for Violin and Cone ,from O era Travie t@...cse.-- Messrs Vinwicum be aad bic .cuer. 2 Vocal Solo—* Out on the Deep”’............ Mr E Hiil. 3 Reading“ The Lightning Rod Dispenser” Mr Wvodwoith, 4 Male Quartette—" A float on the Bound- img Tide ”, .. ac ccseossucend Conwdeee se veccees ee Messrs Dixon, Dayiesr, Cook and Dawson. 5 Instrumental Duet—* Overture to Lampa’” Miss Blanche Smallwood and Mr Earle, 6 Vocal )aet—*‘ In the Starlight ane cevccees Misses Collings and Webstcr. 7 Reading—" The Lady of Provence” TEQUEBL) ...0---+00- Miss Rattray. 8 Piano Solc—(a) Andante, Heller, (b) Adagio Mendelssohn, (c) Spanish Airs Mr Earle. 9 Vocal Solo—Liebeslied (Ballad)............. Miss Sullivan, 10 Song—“ True Till Death ”’.........+.4. ciosene Mr J B Dawson, 11 Cornet Solo—* The Holy City,” piano and organ ACCOMPAQIMeEeNDL....ccescecssssee MrCP Fletcher, 12 Reading—" The Burial of Dundee” (by TFOEQUCBL) Loree cs ceeeceesensseceerereees. seeeee Mr George Peake. 13 Violia Solo ..... cenentcceeeeteeneeeeenees pails Mr Vinnicombe. 14 Vocal Solo—"* Come tO M€@”’......ceevceeee ‘a Miss Miunie Moore, 15 Instrumental Duet for Cornet and Piano, from Erminie.......++- . Messrs Vinnicombe and Fletcher, 16 Song (by request)—* Death of Nelson”..... MrC Hermans. 17 Vocal Quartette—* Good BE ite ccnvees Messrs Dixon, Davies, Cook and Vawson. Tickets 2° cents each. Concert at 8 sharp. Children under 15 years, 15 cents. CHAS. B. FERKINS, Secy Y M ™ jan27 TELEGRAPHIC, To THk EXAMINER Sreeouat Despatoues [CANADA'S GRAND OLD MAN. Extraordinary Vigor Displayed by Sir Charles. The Campaign in Cape Breton. —_——_— Norrn Sypyey, C. B., Jan. 27. The first week of the political campaign, which is the keenest and most exciting ever held in Cape Breton, has ended. Its most prominent features are the unprece nented enthusiasm evoked by Sir Charles Tupper’s candidature, and the extraordin- ary vigor displayed by that, statesman in his speeches and his ability to stand the fatigues of a midwinter campaige. During the past six days he has travelled one thousand miles and delivered twelve ad- dresees, or two a day of an averaye length of one hour each, to audiences numbering as high as 3,500. Death of Lord Leighton. Lonpon, Jan. 27. Lord Leighton, P. R. A., the celebrated painter, and President of the Royal Acad; emy, is dead. {The deceased was born at Scarborough in 1830. He studied attentively at Rome, Berlin, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Florence and Brussels. His first picture of “Ciam- bue,” which was hung at the Royal Acad- emy in 1830, excited much interest, and was at once purchased by the Queen, Since then he has been a constant contributor to the Royal Academy, of which he was «lected a member in 1869, and President in 1878, receiving in the same year the honor of Knighthood. In 1888 he exhibited at the a magnificent decorative “Andramache in Argos.” In the same vear he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Col- ors, and he was for many years Colonel of the Artists Corps of Volunteers. He was elevated to the Peerage on the Ist ofJuly last.] toyal Academy painting entiiled A Bitter Campaign, CuatHam, Jan. 27. The campaign in this county is one of the most bitter on record. Mr. Mitchell has toll Mr. Rebinson on the platform that he lied, and the latetr, after repeated contradictions at the joint meeting, said to Mitchell, “Mitchell, you would deny everything —~even your Maker —like the other Peter.” : Mr. Robinson’s friends count on an in- creased Government majority next Tues- day. >. —_—— Notes at the Capital. Orrawa, Jan. 2 Neither Col. Smith or the two Ontario colonels, whose friends are booming them for the Adjutant-Generalship, ‘will get the place if it does mot go to Colonel Ay!- mer, assistant Adjutant General. Colonel Maunsel on account of seniority will as- suredly be the lucky man. It is atated tiat the grits have sent over $40,000 into Cape Breton Scounty for the purpose of corrupting the electorate. Militia Specalation. Sr. Jouy, Jan. The current opinion is that Colonel Tueker, brother-in-law of the late C. W. Weldon, will take his place as the grit candidate for the county of St. John. Col- onel Tucker commands the Fusiliers and is worth a quarterofa million dollars or more, - te. 97 Death of au Islander. Sr. Jeur’s, Nfld., Jan. 27. P. J. Murphy, a well-known hotel- keeper atthe Whitbourne, is dead. He was a native of P. E. Island. -_->. -— Scrofula lurks in the blood of nearly every one, but Hood’s Sarsaparilla drives it from the system and makes pure blood. Po.tice Covurt.—To-day the Scott Act summonses against Mary Macdonald, Arthur Thorne and Duncan MeM /lan were adjourned unul Wednesday. John Hughee’ case was adjourned for one week. One of Jotin Carroli’s cases was adjourned until « subputna could be served on a materia w tness, and the other was dismissed. The summons against William Hawkins was also dismissed, SLEDS eosin dl Girls, Coasters, Racers, Clippers, Baby Sleighs, ALL STYLES. We will clear them out at a discount of 20 TO 25 PER CENT. Wedo not want to carry any over. Also, CHILDREN’S TOY SNOW SHOVELS irom 10 cent up. Call early. GEO. CARTER & CO. Charlottetown, Jan. 17, 1896. MONDAY, a FIRE man’s E. eee — CARRYING FAREWELL ——TO THOSE- 00 Ends Print Cotton TO-MORROW. ——ALSO —- 230 DRESS ENDS At Selling Prices. JAS. PATON & 0. 7 YT 7 INSURANCE is like putting $1,000 of another money your credit for a contlngency. ‘ailing to carry it is like staking your whole business on an un- certain game. into the bank to R. BROW, Insurance Agent. Office, Brown’s Block we are now offering MANY Women’s $3.00 s 3.00 Kid reductions. Charlottetown, January 21, 1896 —dy Oil Goat Button Boots for é 6 2.25 Kid Button or Laced Boots for “ 2.75 Peb. Laced Boots for Balance of those Evening Slippers at We Gan Save You Something on Every Purchase. ———S— ———— J. M. McLEOD & CO. uyers, Wake Up! To boom business and make room for Spring Stock, NEW ATTRACTIONS: — $2.00 2.00 1.75 1.75 “ fo r Sample pairs and odd lines of Women’s Boots at same 991 334 per cent. off. JANUARY 27, 1896. To the Electors Charlottetown. —_— GENTLEMEN,—At the request of many of my fellow citizens | place myself in your hands for re-election to the honor- able position of Mayor, aud respectfully ask for your votes. ; Should you again do me the honor to elect me, I shall co-operate in maturing and carrying out all measures having for their object the good of the community as « whole, and, as in the past, my best efforte shall be given to the administration of the affairs of the city. _I refer you to the City Report for my views On taxation, and would only add that I am fully setisfied that the ordinary expenditure of the city can be met by a reduced rate on real estate and personal property, which rate, with the other sources of available income, will yield a sufficient revenue to meet the liberal basis of expenditure of the past year, and that no department of the public service can suffer thereby. I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, W. E. DAWSON. of jan27—135 There’s a Certain home - mage snapability about our store that seems to suggest to the person’s mind the Central Drug Store when looking for a Tooth Brush, Hair Brus or other Toilet Articles. A. W. REDDIN, Phm. B. jan25 BARGAI Sec Window. SPONGES ! NS! WATSON’S DRUG STORE. Smokers’ Benefit. CLEARANCE SALE. Every year in Cigars, Tobaccos and Pipes we havea wark down sale. This year we offer 4 Havanna cigars for 25c.; 6 Robin Hoods, 25c. of $1 00 in 30 days we give freea chance to win a handsome carved meerchani pipe, price $12.00. REDDIN BROS. To every purchaser | BIG DISCOUNT SALE NOW ON! SKATING BOOTS at 20 per cent. dis- count Now is your time to buy a pair. Our $250 Boots now $2.00. Our $2.00 Boots now $1.60. Our $1.50 Boots now $1.26. — memes, al LADIES, do not let this opportunity pass to secure a pair of good Boots cheap. | A. E. McEACHEN, THE SHOE MAN. jan23 ; Feb. 13, 14, 15, at Crapand. DR. McDONALD, Dentist, will be in Crapaud on the above dates at Dr. Robert- son’s. Shall not visit Crapaud again be- fore October. J. E. McDONALD, D. D. §. Summerside, Jan. 27, 1896. DR. H. D. JOHNSON EVE AND EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Office -- Kent Street Ang 16, ’84—Iv tomers and friends. ASTRAL OIL from Pratt's Astral Kerosene Oil. A few days ago we received a quantity of the above Oil from New York, and after giving it a thorough good trial we have no hesitation in recommending it to our cus- It does not smoke the chimney, and will burn bright and clear until the last drop is out of the lamp. If you want the best satisfaction buy PRATT'S BEER & GOFF. Prompt Action is of Course Necessary ——IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR—— BIG SALE OF DRESS GOODS REMNANTS. E DO NOT CUT UP old-fashioned, shop-worn stuff and call them Rem- nants. Every piece on the original wrappers as they came from the manufacturers. Among the DRESS GOODS REMNANTS are pieces suit- able for the little ones--Skirts, Blouses, etc. STANLEY BROS.