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THE DAILY EXAMINER’

JUNE 6, ios.

THE FRANCHISE ACT.

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Tue Franchiee Bill as introduced by tie Government was remarkable for its inap- licability to Prince Edward Island. The position of this Island is peculiar, as under Provincial laws we bave neither # ballot nor registration of votes. Under the ex- isting Federal laws we have both. The Government bill is for the purpose of applying the local laws regarding the making of lists and establising the qualifi- cations of voters to Dominion elections. Hence, under it, we shall have non-regis-

tration, associated with a ballot. In the Goverumeat Bill there was no —s~pprovision for striking off

bad votes. On thecontrary, if a voter took theoath he bad to receive a ballot and that was an end of it. Under such asystem the honest voice of the people could be ewamped by tramps and repeaters. In Provincial elections this could not happen, for the vote is open and the question as to the validity of any vote could be raised in the polling booth,—and an objection marked which afterwards could be made the of a_iegal

The Senate has proved its usefulness in thie case as well asin many others. On the motion of Senator Fergueon, provisions have been placed in the Bill by which an may be taken when the voter Corresponding num- bers are placed on the ballot and the poll book, and the validity uf the vote will be decided by the County Court at a recount of votes. The remedy is simple and effect- ive. It does not say much for the Island’s representative in the Cabinet that 20 faulty a measure should be attempted

subject decision.

obiection receives his ballot.

io pass into law.

This recalls what took place in 1874 when the McKenzie Government endea~ vored io disfranchise all the young men and poor men of P. E. Island. It was the Senate then, as now, that preserved the rights of the people. But it musi be re- membered that the late Senator Haythorne, although a strong Liberal, voted against his party on this question iu 1874. Itisa pity that there are not amongst the Liber als of today men actuated by the same maoly independence.

It is possible thatthe majority in the House sf Commons will reject the Senate’s amendments in respect to Prince Edward Island, and it is possible that the Fran- chise Bill may yet be loet by reason of the conflict that has arisen between the two Houses over the question of an appeal from the revising officers in Nova Scotia, New Manitoba to the Judges in those Provinces. But these results are not probable; and so we may, in advance, thank Senator Ferguson and his Conservative colleagues im the Senate for making the new Franchise Act work- able in so far as Prince Edward concerned.

Brunswick and

Island is

DECEIVING THE PUBLIC.

The Patriot, taking advantage of the

inadvertent omission of a word, tries to

fasien upon The Examiner a charge of “deceiving the public.” It is, of course, absolutely true that the total

the Dominion Govern-~

mentestimated for next year is, as stated by

expenditure of

Tue Examiner, $47,970, 947, and that sup- plementary estimates have yet to be added to this great sum. The Patriot is forced to admit the fact, It is true, also, that the amount to be charged to capital and added to the public debt of the country is no less than $6,917,173.

Significant, isn’t it, that to find a parallel for this, the Patriot is obliged to go back to the time when extraordinary payinents were being made on account of the Canadian Wouldn’t it average of of the years of Conservative Administration? This ave- rage $3,912,018, added to the average expenditures out of the Con-

Pacific Railway ? to take the

expenditures

have been fairer the last

capital

ten was which solidation Fund in the same period makes uw total expenditure of $10,699,747—against all but $48,000,000 already set down by the Liberals as the expenditure of next

average

In view of the protests of Liberals against “Tory ex_ travagance” and all their fine promises of “economical

year.

administration” when they should reach ; ower, this result shows who deceived the public ?

If the Conservatives made large expend- | itures they obtained great and lasting ims provements. But what are we to have in return for the $7,000,000 that be epent upon capital account next year? Nothing for the Southern Railway, nothing for harbor improvement at Summerside, nothing that can in any

way we compared with the Canadian Pacific Railway or the Canal! system

will

constructed and enlarged under the ads ministration of the Conservatives.

peter can cenen eens eee ‘ a r ee ee eee THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, JUNE 6 1898.

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NOTES AND COMMENTS. THE DRUMMOND | SHIP NEWS. ee , |

—It i« hoped that Parliamen: will rise ee we gan | Port of Charlottetown. : j 1 - vi tuis week. The soouer the The Drummond Railway is estimated hy | tad :

—It is not expected that the price of cheese will be high this year; because the British cheese buyers made beavy losses last year.

—By all means” save the Toronte Star, “Let Uncle Sam hold the Philippines. There are fourteen hundred islands in the group, and each will need s governor. Fourte2n hundred vacant offizes! Hooroo! “To the victors belong the spoile.”” What a pity our Liberal Government fit up the Philippines.

—The Weekly Union, a family news: paper of the United States says :

“There is hope abead; this call for 75,000 more men means the appointment of three more Major Generals, twentyfour more Brigadier Generals, and a big batch of staff officers, many of whom are likely to be drawn from politicians’ families.

—The Toronto Globe makes a print of the fact that the populations of Montreal aod Toronto were in

Montreal. Toronto.

1871 ..ccccocececeeeveceee 107,225 56,092 i as 140,747 86,415 age 181,220 Montreal and Toronto have not, ap-

parently, been ruined by the N. P.

—Count de Rascon, the Spanish Ambas-~- sador in London, who has been interview- ed on the subject, admitted that war means ruin for Spain; and he said:—The senti- ment is growing in favour of seeking an honorouble peace, which America, consi- dering ber unpreparedness fora war of invasion, would probably also welcome in preference to a protracted struggle invol- ving heavy sacrifices of men4and money. This being e0,I hope a basie of unde)- standing aay be found leading tu peace. ”

—A special cable despatch to the New York World from London says: The Mar quis of Duffern and Ava, whose unique position and eXxoeriences as a diploma imake him the highest authority in such matters, satd, touching an Anglo~Amer- ican alliahee: ‘I am sure there is no Eog~ lishman who does not earnest'y de-ire that the best possible understanding sod close amity should exist between the United States and Great Britain; but the question of an alliance, using the term in it» dipio- matic and technical sense, is ove which involves various issues which for the no ment, it seems tO me, it would be pre- mature to discuss.”

—Commenting on the governments es timates for 18°8 99 the Montreal Gazette says: “There has been no such ¢Xxpendi- ture in Canada inthe pat. Never have the orinary expenditures on the adminis trative services reached forty milliens in one year. Under Sir Wilfrid Laurier they are calculated to reach close upon forty- ene millions. And Sir Richard Cart- wright used to declare that it was hardly less than acrime when thev reached $38,- 000,000 year. Being put where they have the doing of the spend ng, and where their

friends may ben fit by the process, the Liberal ministers se-things in another light. In the third year of their power

they propose to spend four millions more than the Conservative Government did in 189%,§ the last year of its exirience The capital, or borrowei money, expen- diture provided for is also much beyond the ordinary. It comes to near'y seven millions. Only once io the Jast ten vears of the Conservative Government did che capital expenditure go above six millions, and that was in 1890, when the cost of the St. Lawrence channel deepening to the extent of $2,725,000 way assumed, the work having been done out of the moneys of the Montreal Harbor Commission. Both for ordinary and special services, therefore, the Lberal Government exceeding the record of its predecessor There is to be no economy under Laurier.”

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FOR SALE

~“(\(\ BARRELS first class OO Magdalen Island herr- ng—suitable for lobster hait.

Mattuew & McLean. Souris, May 23—10i

Mr. Schreiber, the Government engineer, to have cost, if built fully up to the plans and spec fications of the subsidy sgreemeat, $1,535,000.

Of this eum, $650,356 waa contributed |

in subsidies, municipal, provincial and Federal.

The cash investment of private funds would thus be $834,644.

The company, however, puts the cost thus:

Gitte... Acstosccsommpasnn ssc ae Nin iaree wheat 650,356 Borrowed mOney....cereree sere 690,000

en Ie ee vee se co $1,740,356

Deduct the subsidies and the net cost to the proprietors was $1, 090,000. Last session the Government proposed

to give $64,000 a year, for 99 years, for |

the railway.

According to Mr. Fitzgerald, the Gov- ernment accountant, this annuity cap- italized ie equivalent, at 2{ per cent, to $2,049,192.

Under this proposijion then there would have been a profit of $1,604,000 by selling to the Government, but using Mr. Schreiber’s estimate, the profit would be $1,209,548.

The revised terms allow the Government to buv on this annuity basis, or to pay $1,606,060 cash—less $65,000, yet to be expended in batterments, or $1.535,060.

If the company’s’figures are right, the profit under the alternative or cash scheme is $445,000, but taking Mr. Schreiber’s +stimate the profit i+ $651,000.—Mail and Ewpie.

A TORONTO CONDUCTOR.

Saved From the Agonies of Diabetes, by Dodd's Kidney Pills.

Toronto, June 6.—The Toronto Street Railway provides another case this week to strengthen the mighty chain of proof that Dodd’s Kidoey Pills are the only cure on earth for Diahetes.

Mr. H. Hogg, 81 Fuller street, conductor No 207, has be-n completely cared of an aggravated and long~atanding ca+e of PD abetes, by Dodd’s Kidney Pills after other so called *‘cure~” bad utteriy failed.

Mr. Hogg suffered for three years with Diabetes and impure blood. He had to quit work, on account of dizziness, lors of flesh and iocreasing weakoess. All other remedies that he used baving failed, he agreed, to please a friend, to try Dodd’s Kidney Pills. Improvement began at once, and six boxes effected a thorough c ire.

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Loaded with wealth, but deserted and starving, Joho Rochel, once a well-known manufacturer in Sioux City, perished | 4 April on the trail between Dawson City and Dvea, Alaska.

*-_--e-— Recent rains have greatly benetited crops

throughout the North-West and Manitoba and vegetation is fully a week further ad~

vanced than it was at this time lat spring.

If you are not feeling well why don’t you take Hood’s Sarsavarilla? It wil!

purify and enrich your blood and do you wonderful good.

G nts chocolate boots. A gool line at low price. —J. B. McDonald & Co. 12%

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Now is the time toget a dinner or tea set in the real flower bine while we are offering them so cheap.— W. P. Colwill.

Should be brushed

Treeth--. thoroughly,

fally, regularly, then can the owner de tect readily and more eas.ly, in its inciep- lent stage, the dead!y decay which sooner or later attacks nearly everybody’s teeth, When you discover tho-e cavaties delay, but come at once and have them filled at Sunnyside Dental Parlors.

DR. AYERS

Patnless Extraction of Teeth.

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HOME ‘MAKERS,

HALF PRIGE

We have 4 racers which have been used on the tiack—they have been refitted and enamelled in Toronto—and are equal to new—just the thing for the races on July Ist.

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Mark Wright & Co. Ltd

| June 4.—ss Tiber, Delisle, Montreal, Cato, Weatberbie, Sydney, P L G, Cormier, Sydney, Levert, Langill Pictou.

CLEARED

June 4—J A G C, Scott, Pictou, *s Tiber, Delisle, St. John’s Nfli, P LG Cormier, Wallace, Leveret, Langill, Souris, Nellie Keid, Reid, Wallace.

Port of Summerside.

ENTERED.

June 3.—ss City of Ghent, MeNevin, Halifax, Mdse.

June 4—Samuel Drake, Olsen, New Castle, laths,

CLEARED.

June 3.—ss City of Ghent MeNevin, Halifax, 455 cases Lobsters, $4500 00, 133 bales Hides $556 6” Total $5056 06.

The lobsters were shipped for the British market by Messrs Ho'man and D. Rogers. The hides were shipped by Thos. L Hinson and were for the Boston market.

June 4.—Spring Bird, Teluam, Paspeb-

iac, bal.

TENDERS.

TENDE’S for catering to Creecente Sports on C, A. A. A. grounds,

Dominion Day

Will be received by the undersigned up to Monday, 13: day of June, at 10 p. m.

W. L. HARVEY,

Siris shoes

all sizes, all qualities,

prices,

Girls’ Strap Slippers, 68c se se. «é 75e ‘ Laced Shoes, heels, The - ” " spring heels, 85e “« Fine Dongola Shces, tip, $1.00

Special sale of Girls’ Low Shoes this week

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at Lov Prices

R. K. JOST

Stamper’s Corner.

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F J HORNSBY

Bookstore.

Now landing ex 8, 8. Annandale, 18,000 Sacks Liverpoo! Salt.

| 1,200 Sacks Fishery Salt.

1,200 Franklin Crant Factory fil- led Butter Salt, : 50 tons Lump Rock Salt. Far sale low. ‘ N. RATTENBURY.

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\Kent Street, Ch town EE

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Got more matting than is good for the Department—Not ous favlt. Some one has got to pay the piper, Do you Want some? Just the thing for summer house or Hotel.

See samples in western window.

$5.00, 6.00, and 7.00

A roll of torty yards,

J. PATON & CO

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‘Gays’ Plants. |

Redding flowcr p'ants Daisy and Pansy in bloom, 39 to 40 certs per doz. Double Ho'ly- P hock, Sweet William, Dianthus Indian Pinks Forget-me-not, é¢ each, 40 cents per doz, Bog. e lish + arnation Doubie, 15 months old, extra fine Jarge plants 8c each. (5 eents per d 2, ome) s ze Carnations 3+ cents per doz, Double Peunria (very choice) 40 cents per doz, Veroena very rine and large, 40 cents per doz—aversge size Verbena 2) cents per doz. Stocks, Aste

P tunia Ralsam, Canary (Creepers ati5 cents per doz, Candvtuft, Nasturdiam Larkasup Mornihg Glory, sfarizord, Salpigiossi:, Pansy Sweet Pea, at 2 cents) er dex, Pyretaramor Goldea H-ather, fobelia, -weet Aivssium orcarpet of snow for edging, at 4/ceu per iije D chl)e. Kuds 6 certs each, Gladwlus 810 4 cents each,

Vegetable Plants-Early transp!anted &abbage at 4) cents per 190 =now, aj} Cauii- fiower 50 cents per 0, extra early Tomatto,4 cents each, Celery transplanted '¢ cents per 10°. ground plants—Cabbage 10 cents per 100, Cauliflower le do, 1 omato Ie per doz, Cucumber, Squash. Pumpkin, i2 cents per box.

The above shipprd or mailed to any addrese in the loder Provinces °n receipt Of price a Address, J, J.GAY @ @°N ' Charlottetown P. E, island a an « P. 8.—Dealing personally with our customers at the market, or Nursery Gard sat d Es

the heaa? of Prince Street, wedo nothind osurs-lyes to any price. Our eustomers from the * country, visiting togn between Markat days can have their dlants pireci Lew mothe i

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Nursery Garden, Charlottetown, wc nr a a. | rc |

LARGE ASSORTMENT Kinished Monuments

and Headstores to be cleared out quick, at greatly reduced prices.

Agents will tell you they can sell as cheap as you can buy from the manufacturer,

Buy from us direct,and we will convince you that this is told to eflect a sale and make something out of you.

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FASHion FAShion

he New Coloriays in Suitings

The Latest Designs in Troucerings Thd New est Fabrics for Prince Alberts and Morning Coats

Tien the latest fashion plates, for then you want to know if our rrtists can produce the garment when finish ed just as revresen‘ed. She hosses everybody—well, nearly everybody. We are up to-date with her newest productions in colorings and designs, and our artists can

produce the rest as represeated on the fashion plates,

Come aud Select Your Spring Suit

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