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’ at j ’ ! Library t é The ¢ represented by the iat P _ IVAYV ACTOS \ Ww ». t passel 8, i I ‘y tra and \ spparatu fou $259, O00, to be’ paid whet \ iished to the satifa n >! 8 nment Engineer, by debentures iring inter at 4 per cent p yyable in

rt ye ii ri! roposit is certainly w rthy of 5 nd refu nsideration. South Mor terry ( Like ice Aa rreat deal o ney \ year 1 doves 1 rive sisiacthion TI ibway would r¥ the t i rn" ind aff {1 “*‘efiicient au juous communication” between the Northern and Southern sections of the Is land i } ditferen ‘e between the cost ol the ferry and the cost of the subway could not be very vreat, while it is more than probable that, with an increase of traiic, th ré bu to be derived from the sub way would be greater than the revenue of the ferry This is, however, a matter to

be esleulated by che Government and the

Levislature with all the statistics and esti- mates bef re them.

Senator Howlan states that the cost of the proposed Subway will be very much

less than the cost of a bridge which would

yd the same ac ommoedation. ‘annet be a question that the the proposed Hillsborough

would, of

the larger work of constructing

at i reasonable c at,

‘nonstrate to the people

Canada that Subway between the Capes is feasible, at would leave them

a reasonable cost, and

without even the shadow of an excuse for

delaying the prosecution of the great work

which is necessary tu the full development

of the material resources of the Province There

the opening of the proposed

the

cannot be a question either that Hillsborough of

districts with-

Subway would bring people the

Belfast and Murray Harbor in *‘ measurable distance” of the railway facilities which they require.

Neither can there be any question that mstruction of the

the ¢ Hillsboro Subway

would involve the disbursement of a large sum of money which would insure to the Lab

be beuetited by the expenditure in their

* =ll classes in the community. rers and men of DUSINTSs— au...

midst of ** the circulating medium” which gives life to industry and trade.

It seems to us that after all, the main question in connection with Senator Howlan’s proposal is the question of risk ? What will the risk amount to? No money is to be paid by the Province until the Subway is completed to the satisfaction of an engineer retained by the Government. Therefore the Province would run no risk of failure in construction. The risk would lie in the partial or total destruction of the work after it is completed and handed over. We note that, according to the plans, the Subway will be entirely beyond the danger frost if the work be properly done, it is hard to

of injury frem or ice, and imagine what else can materially injure it.

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Election Echoes.

Now that the returns from all parts of

the Dominion are authoritatively an- nounced, and that there is a large majority to support of the Liberal-Conservative Gov- ernment, the wicked alliances and combin- ations by which the Opposition hoped to gain power are smashed into fragments, Had not Sir John A. Government been strong in the confidence of the people, they would have been shat- tered by the untoward circumstances which surreunded them.

the

The Opposition have Governments of all the larger Provinces on their side in the fight.

The members of these

Provincial

Governments threw their Whole influence, personal and_politi- cal, into the contest. They were lavish with threats and promises. They resorted Their sue- cesses at the Provincial elections

to every conceivable device. won for wavering electors whose sole aim is to be on the winning side.

the Opposition those

The Opposition waged a guerilla warfare

against the Government. They had a policy and aery tosuit all classes and creeds, In Ontario, their leader, Mr: Blake, yielded to the inevitable on the

National Policy, so as to secure the support of the manufacturers and agriculturists of Ouatario. Inthe Maritime Provinces, reci- procal trade with the United States was their battle cry.

The rapid completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the expenditure of money for the speedy extension of other railways throughout Canada, thereby placing the country in the most advantageous posi-

tion to carry on its own trade at the cheapest possible rate of transport, led to

an increase of debt, upon which the Oppo- |

sition dealt. with all their wonderful

Same time concealing the which in the

ability, at the advantages near future will result to the whole people from those pub- lic works.

The Northwest rebellion also caused a

deficit which was vociferously used against | W inslee’y Thu witereces of tay

bau UCVeraaunt,

Macdonald and his{

vl WO i euut { rte l, | vl t ver th inst t! vernmn y t yer cone ! by t enw i ul i ta h | th * Organized. Hyyn \ Yet th ta triumphed. th Ipport t Liberal-Conservative | arty —tl eat heart of the country ‘ ed n o the call of the veteran remier, Sir John, whose triumphs, person- il and politi al, ire € rmplete, and whose uccessful career as a statesman cannot be saralled at home or abroad,—and the pp Sition le vder ha rone to Cie orgia ; As ge ; Editorial Notes. The Colonies and India rises to re-

nark concerning Mr. Butterworths propo- sition

‘‘Doubtless the An im spider would like he Canadian tiy to come into his parlor, be-

wuse there are many Canadian industries

which they could swamp by competition in he Amer ican market “Au things conside red, hen. it would be well for the Canadians to yonder upon a prop sal that might do them nore harm than geod. Indeed, it 1s doubt

ess whether the Imperial Government would illow that country to admit American articles tree while ‘‘discriminating”’ against the home producer

The forthcoming ‘* Colonial Confer- not unnaturally—says The India, ** popularly known as he *‘ Imperial Conference,’ seemeg that, while the primary object is to ascertain the views of the Colonies on certain specified natters of common concern, the interests of in any conclusion that may be are to carefully

nce is ly j ‘ NO tics aii i

? ingland,

irrived at, be guarded.

But the term ‘Imperial’ is not strictly iccurate as applied to a conterence at which—as pointed out in our leading artic!

many of the Colonies are not to be repre- sented. Forthe matter of that, the ex- pression * Colonial’ is open to objection though in a lesser degree—on that ground, But to be truly ‘ Imperial,’ the Conference should be attended by representatives of the most densely populated, if not the most extensive portion, of the Queen's domin- ions, viz., India. India not less inter- ested in the question of telegraphic and postal communications and naval and mili- tary defence than Australia, South Africa or Canada, and the arguments in favor of vlmitting delegates from the Crown Colo- nies apply .equally to the admission to a seat at the Conference of a nominee of the [ndia Council.”

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Death of Margaret Naclean A correspondent at Black Bush writes: ‘The last sad funeral rites of the mortal re- mains of Margaret Maelean, the dearly be- loved wife of Hugh Maclean, Esq., Black Bush, who passed quietly away on Monday, 2ist inst., took place on Wednesday last at st. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, which was filled with the numerous friends of the family of the deceased, who died a most happy death, consoled and fortified by the sacra. Wee wed st consoling Visits

of her Pastor and cherithfe At tC eave Father G. Macdonald, P. P., celebratea the Requiem Mass, and in the course of his ser- mon on the Blessed Virgin, passed a well-merited eulogy upou the pure life of the model Catholic woman. The large funeral cortege followed the remains to the cemetery, where it was quietly and reverently laid tg rest. The afflicted husband and other members of the deceased’s family have the deep sympathy of the community in their sor- row. May thesoul of the departed find eter- nal rest in the glorious region of the blessed in heaven.”

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Truth Wants a Hearing!

Sir,—lI have heard great deal lately ubout the sentiment of patriotism—-which is all very fine. For myself I must say that I admire most of all the stirling virtues of honesty and truth without which man is a scoundrel, and social and commercial well- being impossible.

Yours, TRUTH.

A Thrilling Shipwreck.

The schooner Flora B., Capt. Bentley, of Parrsboro, with potatoes from Kingsport, went ashore at Port George, N. 8., on Saturday, and is almost a total wreck. An eye witness deseribles the scene as follows: Early on Saturday morning we saw a vessel in the direction of St John and supposed her to be the Bessie Carson, which is expected at Annapolis. When we first saw her she had only a small piece of her mainsail and jib set and we thought she was delaying the times till the tide would come up, so as to allow her to make the wharf. A gale was blowing at the time and sea running mountains high. About nine o'clock the place was all alive with excitement and as she kept nearing the shore, but making no attempt to enter the harbor, fears were entertained that she had lost her rudder. She kept drifting towards the shore till midday, when the people on the shore were praying for the safety of the seamen. The men _ could be seen in the rigging. She struck just above Dunn's rock, and was soon buried in foam, and the sea running over her mast heads. A line, with a sinker attached, was thrown from shore, and the captain catching it made it fast around two seamen, who were almost ex- hausted and they were taken ashore in the same way, but the captain stuck to his ship till the tide went out. They had nothing to eat since the morning before and “no fire, and were in a very exhausted state when rescued. They were taken to the house of Mr. Hamil- ton, and kindly cared for. When the tide left a good deal of stuff was saved. The vessel is high on the coast and fast going to pieces. After the men left the wreck, a gang of thieves from Handley mountain with teams came down at midnight and broke open the hatehes and took about 40 bags of potatoes and other stuff. Their names are known and they will likely he prosecuted. The vessel is only three years old; mostly owned by the captain and is uninsured.

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vehem.”

“The Star of Bet Juperne of the iuterest felt in the notice that.appeared in Tue Examiner of Friday last, | have thought that a few more words on the same subject would not be unaccep able, supplying some details omitted that article.

There have been very many instances of out and shining with unwont ed splendour, and after a while fading of into obscurity, while numerous others. are continually oceurring which the, »verld never suspected before the improved means of observation which are now available. Peculiar interest attaches to this case on account of the skill and patience, with the imperfect means at his command, that Tycho brought to bear during the seventeen months that the was visible, not only as to brightness and color but also of its position, as he says himself, ‘“‘its dis- tance from the nearest stars of Cassiopea, which, through the whole of the following year, I] measured with the greatest ‘ its perfect

ail

stars blaziny

star

care,

convinced me of imiavbility.

This, be it remembered, was 37 years .be- fore the invention of the telescope. The data on which the period of 315

years has been assumed much too Vv iwue to be depended on too closely. The appearances in 945 and 1264, on which it is based, are vouched for onthe sole testi- mony of Bohemian astronomer Cyprianiuas Leovitius, who says that he derived his in ‘from a manuscript chronicle,” and calls attention tothe fact that they place between the cunstellations Cepheus and Cassiopeia, close to the Milky Way, and near the spot where Tycho’s sta appeared, leaving a rather wide margin tor position ; while for time, the only dates we have being 945 and 1264, the month not being specified, which, with the established date, 1572, give the intervals 319 years and 303. 3h. The interval of

appears

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’ took

with a mean of 5135 315 can only have been obtained by trial between the only positively ascertained date and the received era of the Nativity.

Thus: 1572 divided by 315 gives a quotient of five appearances from he first, which has to be thrown back 3 years,

which agrees well enough with the general reckoning, whereas a period of 314 years would land us at A. D. 2, Accepting, then, 315 as our period, and working for- ward, we obtain: Ist, appearance, 5 1B. C.; 2nd, 312 A. D., unrecorded ; 3rd, 627, un- recorded : 4th, 942 imstead of 945; 5th, 1257 instead of 1264; 6th, 1572; 7th, nena

Considering the imnoartance to our race of the event heralded by the arst appearance of the Star. May we not expect to find its subsequent appearancesalso Letok- ening others of the great moment to the well being of the Christian Church, gnd what says history on that point, I find the following prominent events attached to the dates above given ; 3, B..C. The Nativity, 312, A. D; establishment of Christianity in the Roman Empire by Constantine.

627. Mohomets first success against his opponents, the Koreish.

1257. Loss of temporal power by the

Lan Feed.

Khaliph. 1257. End of the Khulifate. 572. Massacre of the Hugenots, St.

Bartholemew’s Eve.

1887. (yet to be seen.)

So much for Hypothesis and Specula- ticur. Nowfor the Crucial Instance. If the supposition is correct, the ‘‘Star of Bethlehem” should reappear towards the latter part of the present year at the place indicated by the t in the accompanying cut which is a representation of the chair (or rather the W) of Cassiopeia, which may be seen now about 9 p. m., a little tu the west or north (in the line of the Malpeque Road.) As this constellation never sets to our lati- tude the Star, if it should appear, might readily be seen at any time.

Ideler arguing from caleulation of the conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn, and from similar conjectures of Kepler, sup- posed that the star of the Magi, “through a frequent confasion of the word ‘‘ aster” and *‘astron”’ was not a single great star, but a remarkable conjunction of stars, a close approximation of two planets at a distance less than the moon diameter.‘ In 1881 were some such remarkable conjunctions. April 22nd, between Jupiter and Saturn. July 6th, Mars and Saturn, and July 22nd, Mars and Jupiter; in the last instance the two planets were so close as to appear as one star to ordinary vision. There is a note in Dean Alfford’s Greek Testament on the sub- ject of the star of the Magi ‘to this effect, but 1 have not the book at hand to give the quotation.

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A French Statemen’s View.

A sensation has been caused by the publica- tion of a reported conversation between M. Flourens, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the correspondent of Nove Vremya of St. Petersburg. It is officially declared to be in-: correct, but little value is attached to the denial. According to the published report Flourens says: ‘* I entered office with the full conviction that the key to the European policy was in St. Petersburg. While Rassia is with us war with Geimany is impossible. Germany, by the chance’ of her states dis- uniting, would suffer more than any other power by defeat, therefore she has no course

Lu (yf SFMELY bIOK oe. A Mancn ov.

Slanding rules and rr Lions ro the House were on motion of Lion. D. rgu-

on, adopted. =

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The printing of the Journal of the fous of Assembly was, on motion “of Hon. Mr.

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: 7 1) . Prowse, awarded to Mr. #. M: Millan ;

printing of the debates,to Mr. Julbo Cooin bs.

| The draft address in reply to the Lieut.-

Governor's speech was, on motion ol Mr.

Shaw, received and read as [vilows :

To His Honor the Honorable Andrew Archibald Macdonald, Licu/cnant-Governor of the Pro- vinee of Prince Edward tsland, &c., &c., &.

May IT PLease Your Honor We, Her Majesty's loyal subjects, the House of

Assembly of Prince Edward Isiand, thank Your

Honor for the Speech with which you. opened

this, the Thirtieth General Assembly, and we will

cheerfully render our advice and assistance to promote the interests of the Province. |

We heartily concur with your Honor in the ex- pression of joyfulness that this, the Jubilee Yea: of our beloved Sovereign, Queen Victoria, wil! be well remembered by Her Majesty's loyal and devoted subiects, the people of Princes Edward Island, and that tifey, in common with those in other parts of the British Empire, will heartily join in the celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Her Majesty’s Reign, and will fervently pray that she may be long spared to occupy the exalted position that sie hus aderaed tor great a period vy her virtues asa woman and by her eminent wisdom as a Queen.

We are gratified at the suécess which actended our Exhibitions held last autumn, clearly indi- eating, as it did,’ a decided improvement in our Agricuitural and other industries. The abundant harvest for the past year isa source of thankful- ness, and the success of our Island exhibit at the Colonial and Indian Exposition held iu London is i matter for conzratulation. :

We are pleased to learn that the all-important question of the fulfilmentof the terms of Con- federation, in regard to coatinuous steam com- munication with the mainland, is receiving the favorable consideration of the Government of the Dominion.

We shank your Honor for the assurance that the Accousts for the pist year will be laid before us, and thatthe Estimates forthe preseat ycar willbe sabmitted at an early day. The Accounts shall receive our bestaitention, and we wii cheerfully vote such supplies as may beaecessary forthe efficient maintenance of the public ser- vice

The measures relating to the regulating of the ale of spirituous liquors, the amending of the luw relating to Education, aiso measures concern- ing Chatte] Mortgazes, and in reference to proce- dure in the Supreie Court, will receive our care- ful e -nsideration.

We join with your Honor in thankfulness to Divine Providence for the manifold blessings which havé been vouchsafed to us during the past year, and hope our deliberations on this occa- sion may conduce to the prosperity of- the people of this Province.

The address was made the order day for to-morrow.

Free use of the reading room to all the members of the House was offered in a

letter from the President of the Y. M. o. A.

[ if un PEGE Ea PE. ASLAN AEA

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E.ISTEI FORME. 2 YS. at one first-class fa my

RELURN TICKETS, will be issued to aud frou all Tes s Railway on GOOD FRIDAY and SATURDAY following, 8th and Sth April, 1887, good to return up to and on April bth. 4 : JAMES COLEMAN, Superintendent. Railway Office, Ch’town, March 31, 1887. ex pat eod wky prs li

TiON CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT

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A Musical and Literary Entertainment, in con- nection with Zion Church Sunday

will be held in the BASEMENT OF ZION CHURCH,

Thursday Evening, 3ist inst.

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A select and varied. programme has _ been arransed, consisting of choice Choruses, Duets, Solos, Readings, Recitations, &c.

The Choir and School will be assisted by some of the best local talent.

To commence at 8 o’clock, sharp.

Admission 10 cents,

JAMES H.-GOOD, Secretary. March 28, 1887.

of Prinee Udward Island

WHE Annual General Meeting of this Associa-

tion, for the election of officers and the coun- cil, and the transaction of other business, will be held in the City Court Room, Charlottetown, on WEDNESDAY, the 6: April next, at & p. m.

G, L. DOGHERTY, Secy P. BR. A.

March °0—t] date wky 1i

LOBSTER CANS.

oe. ‘ASES ‘ y 2,200 CASES (talls) for sale by

CARVELL BROS,

Ch’town, March 26—2wks 2i awk—pat i CA.

PHE Y. M. ©, A. Bazaar Committee intend holding their sale of useful and fancy articles on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, April 13th and ith. Contributions will be gratefully received by— MRs. SHENTON, President. Mrs. J. J. Davies, Mrs. Hens!ey, Mrs. G. Brem- ner, Vice Presidents.

Mrs. Pvole, Mrs, Lewis, * Mackinlay, Mra. W. W. Stanley. * J. M. McLeod, Miss Shenton, ‘* Whitman, * Hensley, ** Carruthera. “ Dawson, “* D. MacNeill, “* F. Weeks, ** Unsworth, * S. Match, “ Montgomery, “ G. Brown, * Nei: Macleod, “Laird,

a . Heartz, * Alice Weeks, , G. Macleod, * B. MacNeill, Gidley, ** Makinlay.

ELIZA MacNEILL, Secretary.

Feb, 8—tl sale 3aw tu th sat

“DEVONPORT”

than to live on good terms with Russia and

with us. Russia cares for us in a moment of danger and we will not! remain with folded arms should!

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she be endangered.” Flourens professed that he had little fear of the new alliance of Italy, | Austria and Germany. Italy being mainly a | naval power, Germany and Austria could give . her nothing,and she would have no interest in

tuking part in a war against France, He be- | lieved that the Bulgarians themselves or the

Turkish government would expel the regent

and Russia would have no need to interefere : in Bulgaria. The situation there, he thought unwarlike. Touching France’s relations with England he said: ‘No complications were likely to arise. a would sooner or_

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OCARPHDS! : CARPETS!

' Brussels, Tapestries, Hemps, Floor Cloths, Matting, Hearth Rugs, Door Mats, Lace Curtaina,

Tailorine Department.

A lot of Spring Tweeds just opened.

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SUCCESSORS TO CEO, DAVIES & CO,

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