THE DAILY EXAMINER.

JULY 11,

1888.

Mr.

principles of Grit economy.

| | . . i Grit Economy, | MERCIER

is busy illustrating the He shows that he appreciates the power of the press, and slow t

is not recognize, in a practical

way, the merits of his friends. Thus, for such a service as the printing of the Pro- Treasurer's budget Mr. Mercier paid the Herald $500; the Daiiy Tele praph $600 . La Justice, $550 ; Journal de Queb $268; Mr. $500 ; and Messrs. Dirveau, $202—total,

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V incial speech, the Chagnon, for doing that which supporters of

the Government in this Province—under

Tory rule— 1itted to do gratis! A

gift of $490,000 to the Jesuits and sundry

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other transactions of a like character serve

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a : economy «a3 interpreted by politicians of the Grit order —ihen they ave in office.

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A Cowparison.

A WasuINeTon correspondent of the Moncton Times furnishes some figures as to the public debt of the United States. The Times ~The reduction in the public

debt during the year which ended June 30,

Says :

was 113 million dollars, and the total debt now, less cash in the treasury, is slightly more than eleven hundred and eighty-five five

Dominion of

millions of dollars, or say times as

much as the net debt of the Canada. Of this amount only i4 millions, or one-eightieth of the whole, bears interest at 3 per cent, while 714 millions are 4 per

cents., 222 millions 45 per cents., and 64}

millions 6 per cents. The latter is on Pacific railway account, the Govern- ment of the United States, though

refusing aid to ordinary railway enter- prises, having deemed it necessary to bonus the first Pacific road for the development While the

government of the

of the great Western country. debt of United States is less per head than that of

the general

Canada, it bears a higher rate of interest (no less than one-seventh of our debt being and it re- debt of Canada

3and 3} per cents.), must be

membered that while the in the development of the country, debt of United States, with the exception of the aid given to the In this country we have a government expen- diture on public works, before and

more than equal to

was incurred

the the

Pacific railway, was incurred in war.

since he

entire debt, and our relative position is [%t

Confederation,

by any means unfavorable.

Deserted Farms.

THE Yarmouth, N.S , Times says: — A fact that the advocates of Unrestricted Re- ciprucity would do well to seriously consider has just come prominently before the pub- lic. The pessi:,'st papers supporting the Opposition in the Maritime Provinces have been so generously filled with stories of deserted farms in this part of the world that a stranger would really wonder if any- body were left. As a matter of fact the population of the Maritime Provinces is steadily increasing and hundreds who have been led into moving to the new districts aud cities of the United States are gladly returning. But what of the New England States’ Take up any Buston paper and read the advertisements of farms for sale and some ides will be furmed of the whole- sale depopulation of the farming districts there. Some Boston. people are now en- gaged in a movement to get Englishmen to come over and settle on the hundreds of deserted farms in Massachusetts, What is the cause of all this? Have not the farm- ers of Massachusetts a murket with sixty millions of people, that market which is held up in such glowing terms by politicians of the Longley stripe? No barriers of duties keep the New England farmers from free access to the great market. Let the believers in Unrestricted Reciprocity or Commercial Union —if there are any—ex- plain these things before they discuss ab- stract principles.

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Sunday Schools of Anarchy.

A new kind of Sunday Schoo! has lately been established in Chicago, viz., Sunday Schools of Anarchy and Socialism. These schools are under the superintendency of Paul Grotthan, and are making great pro- gress. There are six of them now, and they hold meetings every Sunday morning. Among the teachers are Christiansen, editor of Arbiter Zeitung, Paul Grotthan, and Mrs. Lucy Parsons. Strangers cannot gain admission to the schools. These schools have been organized more than a month. The attendance, already large, is constantly increasing. It is estimated by Grotthan and others interested that 25,000 people will soon be entered in these schovls, including children. Of those attending many are children not more than ten years of age. No move towards breaking these meetings up has yet been made by the police.

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A Grand Outlook.

Senator Ogilvie says the appearance of the crops along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway presented a better appear- ance than he ever noticed in previous visits. From Broadview west they were extra- ordinary and further advanced than in Manitoba, although in this province they were ahead of what he had ever seen. The

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, -

The Implicated Nationalists.

Tue New York Tribune, of the 6th inst., has the following cabled by Mr. G. W. Smalley:—The verdict for the defendant in the O'Donnell action against the Times sat- isfies nobody, except, perhaps, those, if any there be, who had reason to dread the comlag disclosures. Lord Coleridge prac: tically stopped the case, and is sharply eriti cised for doing it. The Time s gets a verdict which is no consolation. Mr. O Dounell’s reputation remains what it was; nor is Mr. O' Doanell’s reputation a matter of prime interest to the English public. Everything pales in importance when compared with the new charges by the ZJ'imes against Mr. Parnell,

The statements made yesterday by the Attorney-General are admitted by both sides to be of the gravest character. The question is whether they can be proved. ihe main points alleged by the Attorney- General are in substance that Patrick Egan, during the yeur before the Phoenix Park murders, was in correspondence from Paris vith the Invincibles and Mr. Parnell; that ivan told Harris that Mr. Parnell was for prompt and decisive action; that Mr. bgan was sending Carey, one ot the assas- sius, money, and asking when they should wet value for their money. Then, early in 1882, comes a letter from Mr. Parnell, writen in Kilmainham jail, to Mr. Egan in Paris, beginning, ** Dear Egan,” and say- ing: ** What are these feilows waiting for ? They undertook o make it hot for old Forster. Why don’t they?”

The body of Parneil’s letter from Kil- miinham is admittedly not in his hand- writing, nor is it known who wrote it. The signature is alleged to be genuine. How it

came into the hands of the Times is not disclosed, nor, said the Attorney-General, would they, even if the refusa

verdict, say how they got But they ex pected to prove by experts sud otherwise that the signature was really Mr. Parnelli’s.

He, of course, denies it is, as he denied and still denies the signature to that alleged tac-simile letter which has been so long be- fore the public. Many other things are denied, and everything would have been for the jury. But on the issue as now raised, all men are agreed. If these letters are genuine, these accusations true, Mr. Parnell will be driven from public life in England. If the letters are forged, and the Egan and Byrne stories not proved to the satisfaction of the public when occa- sions offer, the 7'imes will have to step down and out and the reaction in favor of Home Rule may even bring Gladstone back to power. The failure to make good the Times case would, in short, be regarded here as evidence that these charges were the result vf conspiracy. But to-day nobody can say what steps will next be taken. The situa- tion is equally difficult for the Times and for Parnell. The Irish leader, though re- peatedly challenged, has steadily refused to bring an action for libel. He could not, as Mr. O'Donnell has done, refuse to enter the witness box. Once in, questivns would be put to him which he would have either to answer or decline to answer; and either alternative would be damaging. He is not protected by privilege as a minister or eX-minister would be.

ANOTHER VIEW.

Ona the other hand, the Boston Herald's London cable of the 7th inst. says :—The crusade against Parnell has suddenly col- lapsed, just when the trial of the action against the Times prumised to become most interesting, sensational and important. It came toanend in the manner which the cable has doubtless already described, but even before the end was formally reached the bottom was knocked out of the whole case by the statemeat of the attorney- general that he would give only the evi- dence of experts as to the genuineness of the incriminating letters, and that wild horses would not tear from the Times the secrets as to the source from which it ob- tained those dvcuments. When people heard the counsel forthe Times state on Wednesday that he would prove the letters to be genuine, andthen when the time came fur the redemption of the promise, and when they read that he did not, under the circumstances, consider it fair to do so, every one said that the Times had failed and had merely been blufting it ali the

time. This is now the general feel- ing in Great Britain, even many Tories appearmg to share it. As to Mr. Parnell, he takes the whole mat- ter very coully, and his statement yes-

terday was delivered with as much com- posure as if it were one of the most orii- nary character. It needed only Justin McCarthy’s convincing explanation of the alleged letter from Frank Byrne to clinch the whole series of letters as a villainous concoction, and T way add here that I have learned that there is every probability of the actual forger or forgers being soon dis- covered. Some newspapers are to-day urging the government, if they believe the story of the Attorney-General, to make a motion for the expulsion of Mr. Parnell from the House of Commons, but the gov- ernment will think a long time before they accept this advice, for, before a motion could be carried, even in the present House of Commons, a committee such as Mr. Par- nell asked for last year in vain should be granted, and the J7'imes would be obliged tu disclose before that committee what it would not give to the courts—viz: the names of the persons who supplied it with the letters. On the whole I am inclined to think we have heard nearly the last of the

whole affair. Meanwhile the progress of the irish cause goes on unabat- ed. To-day there was «a most re-

markable gathering of English, Scotch and Trish at a garden party given at Dollis Hil), near London, by Lord and Lady Aberdeen, in honor of Mr. Gladstone, and the opinion of all was that the home rule movement was going forward by leaps and bounds. The fact is that the movement has now

reached such a point in this country that, even if every word of the charges of the | Times were true, most persons would say | that it was an argument for, rather than | against home rule.

Early next week remarkable testimony, } [am enabled to say, will be given of the growing feeling in favor of the Irish among |

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yield per acre would at least. be as large as |

last year. Cattle men about Calgary are receiving good prices for stock and were | weil pleased with the outlh«k. The Senator's firm, which intend building t wo or three elevators on the C. P. R. South-| western and one on the Manitoba and! Northwestern, has now forty-one elevators | in the province and territories. It contem- plates purchasing five millions uf wheat. next fudl.

men in influential positions outside Great Britain, who are, nevertheless, deeply in- : terested in the welfare of the empire, and |; especially in the project known as imperial confederation. I cannot say more on the | subject now; but when the matter tu which I refer is made public, it will attract wide- spread attention. I may mention, in con- clusion, that at Lady Aberdeen’s garden party today, Mr. Gladstone looked in spendid condition, and was never ‘more - Vivatious in manate amtl speech,

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NOTES AND COMMENTS. Things Said and Done on Streets and Elsewhere.

Tue recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Reid case has opened the eyes of our civic rulers to the fact that there are many vacant lots in the city which should be fenced in, so that on dark nights persons may not fall into any of the numerous holes or cellars which abound thereon. At the last meeting of Council, the City Surveyor was ordered to see that all these man-traps were properly closed in. Had this order been given long ago we would not have had to pay the $600 or $700 damages to Mr. Reid. But it’s well to be wise—even after the event. The closing in of these places may prevent further accident,

the

I understand, also, that the Water Com- missioners have undertaken to see that the contractors keep their excavations so en closed that there will be no further acci- dents resulting from persons falling int: This action is timely, though some- what late. The city will nevertheless have to pay Mark Wilson for his horse which was killed by falling into one of the trenches a few nights ago. There were several other accidents; but, through no fault of the con- tractors, none of them were serious enough to warrant ‘the victims taking action against the corporation. The Counci! should, how- ever, take warning by the past and have their oflicials see that the trenches are pro- perly protected. It is never too late to do good.

them.

The recent action of the postal authori- ties in doing away with the stamp vendor and amalgamating his office with that- of registration clerk, is not an improvement, in any sense of theterm. Under the old regime, stamps could be obtained frum the vendor in the corridor till nine o’clock in the evening; now they cannot be had after six, unless purchased at some of the drug stores. Asa result of the change, the genera! public is put toa good deal of in- conveniense. People go to the Post Office for their stamps, and there they should be able to obtain at least till eight o'clock in the eveniag, the hour at which the registration wicket is closed. Will the change be made ?

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The mysterious shooting of Mr. W. A. Noonan, afew evenings ago, is still the topic of conversation in the city. Some people are of opinion that the shooting was deliberate, others that it was accidental. If the former is the case, the sooner the scoundrel who did it is brought to justice the better for the community ; if the lat- ter, then the guilty one should come for- ward and explain matters. In either case, I trust that the truth will come out, in order that the public mind may be set at rest.

| approve of your suggestion that a 2.40 race be held on Summerside Park on the occasion of the stallion race between Her- nando and Black Pilot. There are, I understand, some four or five .horses ip Charlottetown which would take part ih such an event if a suflicient purse were offered; and as there will likely be a large number of people visit Summerside to wit- ness the races | may be pardoned for sug- gesting that the managers make arrange- ments with the authorities for reduced fares on the railway and steamboats.

We have had bean socials, pie socials, and other diversions of a more or less social or unsocial character in this city during the past year, but we have yet to try the fish social. itis brand new and is said-te be very amusing. Here is the modus operandi: The ladies occupy one room, and the other —which is supposed to represent a fishing pond—is occupied by the gentlemen, each of whom has a string tied to his right hand. These strings are passed over the transom and tied; toachair. Each lady selects a string, and whoever happens to be on the end of it is entertained by her durmg the evening. If our young ladies do not have lots of fun out of this new social during the coming winter it’s their own fault.

A queer fish story is going the rounds of the press, and as some of your readers may not have read it, | reproduce it: A gentle- man living near the Oconee River, at Toomsboro, Ga., put a fish basket into the river last fall, The river rose rapidly and he was unable to get the basket, until a

short time ago, when ro his surprise, he found four catfish in the bas- ket that weighed 100 pounds.” It will be

observed that the fish were much heavier than the specimen captured by Prot. Haw- ley, and | do not know that the basket was baited with Rustico Bank bills either.

I observe that some of your corréspon- dents set themselves up as authorities upon the last words of great men. Now, Brig- ham Young was a great man, espécially with the ladies, yet nothing definite is known as to what he said just before death. Some people state that he did not say any- thing because he was a warried man and could not get the chance, but J regard this statemeut asa libel upon the gentler sex. Perhaps his last words have found a rest- ing place in some person’s scrap- book.

PERcy. UL Personal.

Rev. FE. Bell has been attending Grand Lodge, IL. O.G.T., held at Eldon. He is in town to-day.

«Ve regret to learn that the Rev. R. Opie has suffered the loss of one of the twins born to him a few days ago,

The Canada Gazette (July 7) has the follow-

ing: Confirmation of Rank, 2nd Lieutenant Angus Beaton, R. 8. L., No. 5 Company, 82ud Battalion ; from 22nd June, 1888, _Jve Lavnon, the wellsknown Boston pugi list, was among the passengers in the-W or- cester which arrived here last evening.’ He will remain several weeks and will probably give a sparring exhibition during his -stay.

Mr. M.C. Cameron jeft town yesterday after- noon, after having had a drive about. the town and its vicinity, in company with Mr, L. H. Davies, M. P. and - Mr. Farquarson. We learn that he is more than pleased with the appearance of this part of Canada.

The Democrats have made a discovery

; Which is caleulated to have much influence on

the result of the P:esidential election, find that Hatrison’s n

They ‘me spelled back wards und this is supposed to ~ conclusive «s to the answer to the Repub- ican candidate's eppeal tu the people of the United States, ste :

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New Frorr.—California Bartlett Pears, Tomatues, Applésand Bananas just _ reveived

at Goo, Carter & Cot. Marke?

I. O. G. T. MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE.

The largest session ever held by the Good Templars was held yesterday at Eidon, Belfast. A number who came to Charlottetown by train on Monday night left at 4 0’clock on Tuesday morning for Halliday’s Wharf by the steamer Heather Belle.

Delegates came in carriages from Mur- ray Harbor, Montague, High Bank, Brown's Creek, Georgetown, East Point, Mount Stewart, Vernon River, New Perch,

Uigg, Pownal, Murray River and Sturgeon, in all a very large number, 40 being

initiated in tue Grand Lodge degree for the first time.

The meetings were presided over by the Rev. A. W. Mahon, G. C. Templar, who read a carefully written report showing the advances that had been made during his term of office, and the prospects for the future.

The Secretary's report says that six new Lodges and five Juvenile Temples have been organized during the year; 339 new members have been initiated.

The cash expenditure has been $264.67 ; balance on haad, $69.75.

Atter the general routine of business and the appointing of committees, the following otticers were elected for the ensuing year:

G. C. T.—Rev. A. W. Mahon, Marsh- field (re-elected. )

G. Con. ~Wm. H. Lord, Eldon.

G. Vice—Flora McLeod, Dunstaffnage.

G. Sec. —L. U. Fowler, Bedeque.

Supt. of J. Templars—Miss Allie Phin- ney, Murray Harbor South.

G. Treas.—A. D, Fraser, Summerside.

G. Chap.—D. D. Hugh, Murray Harbor.

G. Mar.—Caleb J. W. Jorden, High Bank. G. Guard—Frank Vickerson, Vernon

River. G. D. M. Stewart. G. A. Sec.—Ernest Campbell, Montague. P. G. C.—J. A. Lawson, Charlottetown. Rev. Edward Bell, of Bideford, was elected representative to the Right Worthy Grand Lodge, which meets in Chicago, in May, 1889. The winter session will be held at Mount

Miss Rose Rodgerson, Mount

Stewart, and the annual at Montague Bridge.

A resolution regretting the loss the teni- perance cause has sustained in the death of the Rev. W. R. Frame was unanimously passed, which will be published in full in the Guardian.

Other resolutions were also moved and disposed of in the usual way.

A committee was appointed to wait upon the Board of Education, urging the neces- sity of introducing scientiffe and temperance instruction in the public schools of this Province.

A public meeting was held in the Baptist church in the evening, which was well at- tended. Addresses were delivered by Rev. A. W. Mahon, Hon. James Nicholson, Rev. E. Bell, H. A. Bears, J. A. Lawson, T. 8. Robertson, and others.

The musi¢ was furnished by the members of Bethel Lodge, led by N. Laraby.

F. Charles Lavers gave a reading and James Campbell a recitation.

The delegates gave a unanimous vote of thanks to the Eldon people for their kind- ness and hospitality.

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Camp Notes.

Weather continues favorable for drill, not excessively warm, the occasional showers keeping the air fresh.

The men are improving very fast in their drill. Yesterday their drill was ‘“‘ Extending fur the attack, reinforcing, and retiring.” Also the sending out of an ** Advance Guard.’ ,

A very liberal supply of reading matter, il- lustrated papers, etc. was received for the Reading Tent, from His Honor Judge Young. The thanks of the Camp are offered for the

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At Maplegrove, Halifax, on the 8th July, the wife of William Dennis, of the Herald, of a son.

“WALTER A. WOOD” AMERICAN

Mowers & Reapers.

Ww. hive just received direct from the WAL-

TER A. WUOD M. & R. M. CU., Hoosac Falls, New York, a quantity of the above Machines, in Single Mowers, Single Reapers, Combined Mowers and Reapers, and Selt-Bind- ing Harvesters. These machines have been sub- jected to severe and exten-ive use by the Far- mers on the Island. during which they have established an enviable reputation.

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The following Canadian Machines:—The New Mode] Buckeye Mowers, Daisy Reapers, Haud Dump and Self-lsump, Wheel Hay Rakes.

_We are General Agents for the Celebrated FROST & WOOD STKEL PLOWS and their Extras. Farmers in want of a good Machine or take would do well to cail and examine them before buying elsewhere. A. HOBNE & Co., Upper Queen Street. Ch’town, July 11, 1888—dy 4w law wky 4i

Uuiversity of Monat Allison College,

SACKVILLE, N. B.

FALL TERM opens August 30th. For infor- matioa as to Courses of Study, Expenses, &c., send for a Culendar. Young Men and Women desirous of taking «a College Course are invited to correspond with the President.

J. R, INCH, LL. D. Sackville, July il, 1888—4w ttf

$10 Heward.

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Lost. somewhere between Tigznish and Char- lottetown, a bundle of RAILWAY PLANS. The above reward will be paid toany person returning the same to the Superintendent's Uffice, Charlottetown. pat 6i wy prs 2i—jy7

SOURIS TEA.

THE Congregation of ot. MARY'S CHURCH rp eotend having one of their usual First-C!

TEAS at SOURIS, on the beautiful! grounds hear the Convent, on

Wednesday, lst August Next,

The Managing Committee are determined to

make this gathering the best of the kin i season’s Tea Parties. ee

Arrangements will be made with the Superi | perin- tendeni of the P, K. Island Railway for the usual reduction of fares, of which due notice

Will-be given, a M. McCORMACx,

oA Secretary.

~ WEDNESDAY. JULY 11,

1888.

WALK RIGHT IN

(Said the Spider to the Fly.)

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2G. We have to compete with the “Largest, 6ld- est and Best Place in the City,” and yet we sold Fifty Parlor Suits in the past Two Months. Advertising and Low Prices did the business. Remember, we CANNOT be undersold.

MARK WRIGHT & CO.

Ch’town, July 9, 1888.

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WH ARE OPENING TO-DAY

2 CASES WiITE AND COLORED SHIRTS,

Which were shipped to us in error, will be sold at Cost and Charges to Clear.

Choice Patterns Direct from Manufacturers. a

ARE SHLLING

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Far better value than is given by those that blow so much.

You will be Convinced if you examin> oor Stock and corpare Pricgs,

i. A. BRUCH,

Ch’town, June 14, 1888. CUSTOM TAILOR,

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B.S. DAVIES & 60,

CUSTO\} TAILORS,

Dealers in Mens’ Furnishing Goods. Large Stock aud Very Best Value for your Money,

Large Lot of Summer Underwear, very cheap, « Straw Hats, . " Helmets, 7

Coats for the Hot Weather,

All the Novelties in Gents’ Neckwear and Furnishings, ALL AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH.

B.S. DAVIES & CO.,

CAMERON BLOCK, OPP. POST OFFICE.

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June 1888.

NOBODY HURT

But the Manufacturers.

97,000 WORTH OF READY-MADE CLOTHING,

FOR MEN AND Boys, Bought at a Great Sacrifice, and will be Cleared out at Slaughter Prices,

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A LOT OF BANKRUPT CLOTHING.

SAMPLE PRICKEs:

950 Suits seHing for = «= «= 680 Suits os een & 66

700 Suits a ae

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$3.75 4,2 5.30

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Comye straight along for the Best Bargains to

Souris; June 20, 188—Wy & wky her wy pat

JS. B. MACDONALD'S.

Ch'tywn, Juni 14, 184i—dy & why

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THOUSANDS OF HATS

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