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OHARLOTTETOWN PRINCE EDWARD TSLAND, CANADA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 51, 19,04-. .

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ADMi1iAL iio.ir.s'i‘vnNsKy, ooniiasiiisc 1iUssiAN Bamic FLEET

Now ln the Indian Ocea

n believed i.o lic

he may meet Admiral Togo.

CAP-TURED

FROM. PO

Tells that the Garrison

. Extremity and that F

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or Before Ne

their intention of placing the-matter in '

are Reduced to Crea f>'i.°..".Z§Ii'.I.‘.’fi“`°i?“”`i"'°'“ “°°°“""“

Toicio, Dec. 30--(Speclal.)-A letter

wi‘li.ten from .Port Arihurand found on n

captured steamer states that the fate of

the fortress is only ii. matter of very short time.. ` '

Stoessei's famous outer line oidcfenec

is now wholly in the hands of the Japa- nese and tho capture of 203 Metre llill gives the enemy command of thc town.

BLAIR PUBLIS

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ToRON'r0, Dce‘. 28.-lion. Mr. Blair tlils morning absolutely denied any coniiec- " tion with the alleged Russell-Blair.plct'to overthrow the government. “I have had nothing to do with it, and am surprised at the rubbish the papers are pulillaliinlr about o plot to gobhle Canada. It is all rot this talk ot a' Yankee syndicate to supply moncy and control Canada. Idon’ttlilnkany- one believes the story of ten thousand dollars apiece to purchase the resignation of Government supporters. Asked as to opening a law oiilco at Ottawa., Mr. Blair said “No,' but it niny ultimately come to that." Ned Farrar was hero and con-

Fooil is scarce and soldiers cannot get

enough fucl or clothing to keep' their

bodies warm and are extremely low_ spirited.

The delay of the Baltic fleet and the

failure of Kuropatkin to send reinforce- ments has taken the spirit out ot them.

This correspondent thought that if the

Jsps persisted in their attacks the town must fall before the cnd of the year.

ferred with Mr. Blair, but would sa

I` Fairweather and M. V. Paddock were

moving towards the Strait ot Sundy‘ where

i.`IlllSilijllil|Vi“ ,

Election-Two Fine Resi- ' idences ` Uestroyed’ by _Fire-

S'r. J ons, Dee. 30. - (Special.) ~ In the by~

Maxwell, Conservative, defeated A. O. Skinner, Liberal, in the city hy is hundred and tive votes.

i In the County James Lowell, Liberal, I

was successful overMlles Agar, Cons<r- vatlve, by over four hundred.

The election was very /quiet and by

'agreement between the parties no money was spent.. ..The --handsome residences on Sewell

Street owned and occupied by George E.

practically destroyed by flre this after- noon. . -

The loss will be 08.000 to $10,000.

“ ' ‘ BY" PASSENGERS.

who arrived iierc on tlieC P R steamer

he ad ntendod having A

lady friend- eouie-to this country sliortlv,

here would be -no tra -'ble in getting ork here and that men were in great

demand But if they had known as much

ver Alfred Mungeln, one of the party

_ gent in London that there was plenty of

he'came out.

that hy the C. P. R. Agt., in London.tlin|. t _ , _ .

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A prominent citizen was called upon

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evidently Englishmen stranded here.

Tl to open January ninth and continue for

ie Eben Perkins case against the liq

uor license commissioners, whom he char` Six weeks'

' gag with violating the law by exggnding It will be under the supervision ot the

,-liwiwes and sv permit-this mvre Selovus Dion-ict oiiiooi- commanding the ati. Dis-

E i :‘hm;th° rw “Hows was "”'k°“ up °°'d“7 trict and three officers of the Permnncn

. as t;jp:ni2;;:¢;i;i;tt_ier;f;;r;:o?;ea:viii;lf;°;f Corps have been detailed as instructors.

ment, Tha commissioners are to mann Ofhcers attending the bchool will re-

’ no more extensions and the case was celvc pay and allowances as provided in

nqthlng about what he was here for. I dropped' Ge“e""'l Orders'

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Colin 'l‘. Wright Ixiiikora .Iolin A. Woodside Kensington Bruce Dawson Tryon 36785 James Cadegfm Palmer Bond I9854 Alex. A. Mc .can S'West Lot 10 5622 Peter L. Murphy Emerald' 20504

Benj. McLeod %;nsington 13453 James J. Hughes merald 22178 Andrcvi' Johnson Margate 17482 Vi'm. Morrlsey Ti nlsh 16080

have just received a I John Clark . PaTmer Road 11478

qirnnN’s co

V Jnnioii Inman Victoria 5527

18 rge assortment of -Albert Gay Pownal 15357 ls.-45 la? ‘

LADIES’

Josiah Howatt French River 61937 I

8.0 lot s 20* Komura further states that the Javanese diets that o bloody electorar struggle will

lg) :gd lg minister, Mr. Taknlilra, is fully eniplow-` follow,

$0 431|, g States Secretary ot State, and frame and

' 3.62 70 sign a treaty of the kind at \Vnshlngton.

Knwis COUNTYV, Although as yet undraftod, it is expected

‘ this instrument will lie worded on similar __ _

James - Grahnni Ganpcranx 883 ‘ James A. MeKiiincn Rollo Bay 150%) Charles MacNelll Lr Montague 18187

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Margaret Jack Mnweid E274 JohnR. Edwards N; iltshlro 23995 John A. Ferguson Marshileld 28064 James Arthur N. Rustlco 18598

an i _iiiiniiy

Elected in- Saint lohn By-

elcctioneiii St. John city and county for

\ ithelocalo House held today, Rol.ert

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BRENT MCINNIS

I i- .. ., Who won Ist prize of $5.00 in __ gold, awarded by The Guardian,

' -I ST. Joris' Dec. 29.-Some passengers i0 UW 1l€WS'\>°y W1l0 S015 U16 4

most papers for .wo months end-

,_ iilll Miilllliiill | I VISITS lHi PIIPI .

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l Medal Bearing His

, Llkeness

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lions, Dec. 30.- (Spccinl.) ~ The Pope to

donald, widow of the late Canadian

¢ Premier.

The Pontirfspokc in French for the flrsl

, time on such an occasion and invited the

I Baroness to sit beside him, stating thnx

her visit was an honor to hiin.

He rcmein bored how fairly her husband

Sir John Mac donald had treated ollRomai- Catholics.

The Pope presented the Baroness with ii

iuedal bearing his likeness.

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€IlIlSSliN illllii

tempting the organization of a Russian-

Japanese alliance with the assistance oi

- Lakehdanltoba from complain ing- Dec’ 24”" Brent s°1d 1683

_ oiigross immortality in the steerage on Papers'

the passage across. Somchave expressed

si they do now, they would nothavccoma H aiifax U ild€i° Dsiirict

aidhe had been assured by the G. P. R. Oificef C0mmanding

p ork to bohad and with that understand- , Three Reglliaf |ilStl`Uct0i`S-

onday night at his home by no less than O'l"l`A“'1\1 D00- 31--iSP'¢f`iil|-I"Th‘3 “S”

ten men in succession all seeking uioncy tablishmeiit of a school of Instruction for to-pay for a bed for the night. They were infantry oillcers is authorized at Halifax

, but after what he had seen he would not '

allow her to come out unescorted.- Q

, ‘ ' I Complaints are also made by six of the LI `

S passengers who claim they were assured .

thr ladies of Toklo, looking towards thr

igiii caniliiui-c

I ramen ooo

Coiiipetitors Address Lbs. Milk 1)

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mr. V UNITED STATES

0. Fat Nmeres lbs.(p7eZr3i;cri]: t 20 i

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591.05 540.95 3177.08 374.80 274 58 274.56 221.78 2|7.77 178.06 168.00

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3rd £7

4th ii ‘ ' 5"’ 55 ment has agreed to negotiate an arbitra-

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ggésges

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24 306.01 lst $20. 69 217.88 2nd 1 90 145.90 3rd 7.

in all the newest styies.\

Very dainty and reason-

ebiein price. ,

Lldles’ spring heel slip

fperl, 4 straps, sizes 2 to

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5'. Call and inlP¢°t °“",.

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Salel

._ Until end of year we offer a cash discount of

30 Per 6

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off catasoans cmsiwans md ~ / '\ K

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7 .liiiii f. i f I W Ajbbics at l»ii;cs.l‘*°"""°°-5:2'-1"-’.°-'=r'°°‘°"* ___.'___

Discoli t

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. . The zero weather ot Thursday night

prevailed all day yesterday and llst night. Towards early morning, however, the

thermometer began to rise and at 4 a m it e I

lines with a series of treaties recently

signed by President Roosevelt and Mr.. ms PR°"AB"'r"m

y V Hay. - 'l’onoN'i~o, Dee.3l.-(Spcclal.)-Fair with

The oilicers commanding the Frederic-

ton, N. B. School will conduct the exams and issue certificates.

Toxin, Dec. Zi).-l`lie Japanese Govern-

tion trcaty with the United States. This is the result oi' the representations of Mr. Griscoin, the United States mln- lster, to Baron Koinurn., Minister of For- cign Affairs, who has 1ioi;.ifled him that his govcrnnicnt In pleased to accept the invitation ol the United States. l3a.ron

ered to act with Mi Hay, the Unitid

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FANCY GOODS, all other HOLIDAY

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Ist League Matches of the

tetuiinatlon of the war.

Pains, Dec. 20.-M. Camille Pelletnii.

minister oi’ marine, presided ai [ew days ago at a banquet in which horseiiesh

Nearly every visitor in Paris is fa-

miliar with the small butcher's

surprising. They show that more than

every year.

courtyard of the new abuttolrs.

DISORDERLY

Bonariasr, Dec. 28.-There was a dis-

to-day, and Premier Tlsza was compelled, owing to stormy protests from the opposition, to abandon his attempt to induce the house to vote nn ndcninlty for the government expen-

Thc premier then, nmid ii great uproar, announced the adjournment ofthe cham- bcr until January H, saying that the house at that time would hear the emperors speech dissolving parliament. Shouts were raised of “Tha king is breaking his oath," _together with denunelations of Premier Tlszn as “thc curse of an unfor- tunate dynasty.

Cniint Andrnssy, former premier pre-

soniewliat higher temperature.

Sunday, fair and milder.

registered 4 degrees abova zero with prospects of even milder weather

Toiwnro, Decal) -The first clcctrle

thereby, the power being transmitted skbty miles by wire.

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His Holiness Bids Her to Sit - 5 Beside Him and Presents i o , ~ - H

day received in audience Baroness Mar-

ADMIRAL 'l`()( 0 llll.liO OF 'llll JAPANESL NAVY

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_ llc won his ri -ht to lead his country meri on sea by hard work in past Irs an I uncqualled eifeciency.

..i;.§;f:';;';i;;' I;;i;.”‘.;;i“;:‘;‘~;;‘H0'-I-AND NEUTRAL

JAPAN IS ASSU ED

The Dutch Statesmen at Hague, Deny any Intention of

PARIS EATING MORE

HORSE MEAT YEARLY_ Giving Sabang to Russia as a Coaling Station for

Her Fleet.

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'Fmt ll.ir:i=i-1, Dan. 20 ~’l`he Dutch gov- place of rendelvous andiepaii \,

fonuwi the princimi porno” of Um m,,,,u_ eminent nlisolulcly denies that Japan has The government here declares that th Th.; occasion marked t|,°‘0penjng of new any rciismi to fi-el ngggricved over the at- the report was without. foundation It I g\,,,¢t0;r,, f0,.|,“w|,er|nRh0"os M Vaugt iitude ofthis country with regard to her stated in official quarters that Holland mrd_ strict enforcement of neutrality. I will observe the same neutrality int her

A despatch earlier in the day from colonies-ras at home Ind that nelth¢§ l`okio stated that public icelliig in .lapnn Snliang nor nuy'other point in the Dutch A

shops, Wm, a gm; )mm,3',, hand over was stirred by areport that Holland was East Indies will be plated either directly the doom |n,}iCm_;ng the kmd of mom about to place Salmiigai. the disposal of or indirectly at the disposal of the lieillg

sold yherm But the new 5mti,M,,,,, nu. the second liiissiaii l’o,ciilospuailroii. ereiits.

Saliniig is the striiitscttleinoiits,ill miles No attempt is made in oillcial circles to

t|,i,¢y_nvB thousand 1,011,055 mules and north of Malacca ami would lic oitrcmen- explain the circulation of the erroneous

donkeys Me consumed as “ood m PM-is dnus_advantagc to the llussian ilcct as a rr-.port in Japan.

M. Dccrolx, a. veterinary, who tire!

advocated horsetlesh as a diet, will he T I(

honored by astatue to be arectcd in thc

Dixriiiuiiv. Dec. 20.-l_~‘or tin- second U

ie track and eniliankmeiit were engul

time within a wool: a section of new ted.

hi hlaiid i

Q livision track at the point | C A A K

where it crosses the edge of Storm Lal- e

orderly sitting of the chamber of deputies M 5m,.m,.i||c, N_ Yu rlisumlmlwi SMU; DCHISAGO, 4l:l,ucu§ier '10C- ($130001) ”.-.»»~

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day bencatli thc surface of the hike. After n é ‘Y °m

. _ , , Wheat lla Wheat

the riisappenianne of track last biiiiilny al n Pork $12 3- P k

newroacllicrl was built liy dumping in hun- _T ° J or Rf I 1

drcds of loads of gravel. \Vliili=. ii ron-V

struction train was on the track today it Arcliilmld McKinnon Postmaster Mur

diture \\'it|l0\1i- Y-|19 5300550" 0fDi\I’lllUl¢Y1i-- was discovered that thc rails were ;_»ra¢lu- my llarlior Road droie to the city last

ally slipping; into the lake. .»\ fvii' iiiiiilitesi; night. Mr. M1.-Kinnon reports the roads

after the train inorerl :iwny from the spot! in good condition. , '

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F ° d _ ' ani. rascv ooons.

. Powfn riiom Niie/ini TOYS- DOLLS- GAMES ' ' I -- e rucirs catnsoaas.

power has been generated on the Cenedl- CHINAWARE’ &°°° ac’ . .-

nn side otNl|.gure Falls. One of the Oiin- .

adian. Niagara Power Ccmpiiny'l ten We iluve Some nice goods left but all mul( b¢ ¢i¢lIl¢d thouund hom Dover tilrblnln was shirt out before january ist A lot of goods lt HALF PRICE,

A' \. biiigzbrrizmzqnseghgaliiégfnv ;=.,t;;;.open iillg o‘clock each evening, bargains for every ' ' " ` to Street Railway can wilibo operated'

MOORE , cikiieii & oi., Liana

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