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THE DAILY EXAMINER, - =e eee
THE DAILY EXAMINER.
FEBRUARY 26, 1887.
Political Defeets in the States.
the United
nor its
Tat the constitution of
States is not quite perfect, people is made very clear by Mr. R. Guy MeClellan in his brochure on “The Ame-ican House of Lords.” Mr. MeClel- denominated
entirely happy z
lan declares that ‘‘the body
the Congress, consisting of a Senate and
House of Representatives, in no sense re-
presents the people—who, to harmonize
the existing conflicting elements of this in
harmonious body, at no distant day will
find it essential to the
Government and the liberties of the people
perpetuity of the
» change if not to abrogate one branch of this de) partment, rat least,change the method He ** American rds the head of { nited States Senators are appointed by the States Legislatures,and Mr. McCle! is nv observing citizen in the Republic who Legislatures
of its creation. calls the
House of L
all corruption in
** fountain
legislation.’
lan says, ‘there
has not realized that the State
are filled with imcompetent, ignorant
and unprincipled tools of aspiring Senators;
that for years before the State Legislature
passes through the farce of electing a
United States Senator, every loeal ** boss’
and every cheap politician with every
keeper of a grog shop, gambler and political tramp are comprised in legislative aspi- for the comimg Sena- the mob elected
to the Legislature for the purpose of ap-
rants and ** workers”
tor. Onthe meeting of
pointing a Senator, legislation is impossible,
both from the incompetency of the mem- the labor of
forces upon the coming man.
bers and the concentratin g| Bargains in| Convention are followed by barter upon ce of the!
: : j the heaviest wins, |
floor of the Legislature ; the sacks
aspirants are weighed,
and the new Senator takes his seat. Once | in @ while some truly intelligent gentleman with a pure conscience, active industry and clear conceptions of legislation, finds his the
an one’s office
way to the Senate ; but this is excep-
tion and the tenure of such
is brief and his defeat certain when the millionaire monopolist throws his sack into
** To-day, Me- in this solemn body of irrespon-
the scales. continues Mr. Clellan,” sible monopolists, twenty millionaires sit— twenty millionaires whose collossal fortunes sprang from the mal-legislation of the very body they compose; twenty millionaires whose busy lives havo been spent in extort-
ing from the people and the nation their colossal power; twenty million- aires, flanked on right and left by
corporation lawyers, pensioned agents of monopoly and subsidized capital; twenty millionaires whose vulgar gold in purchased legislatures has thrust aside competency.” Such is the picture of the Legislative ma-
chinery of the United States—drawn by the author of Republicanism in America— into the arms of which Mr. Daniel Davies
hopes that Canada will ere long fall ‘‘as a ripe pear.”
Mr. McClellan (who by the way is a native of this Province) gives a brief, but interesting sketch of the growth of the United States Constitution, He calls to mind the fact that the United
States Congress was at first constituted of but one cham- ber. To this Congress each State
gent not less than two and not seven members.
more than The delegates were ap- | pointed annually by the State Legislatures and coyld at any time within the year be recalled by the Legislature, and others sent for the remainder of the year ; nor could any person be elected a delegate for more
than three years in any term of six years.
Every act of legislation or treacy was concluued and controlled by _ this High Legislative Assembly without
any check, legislative, or executive appro- val. The Continental Congress was the sole Legislative Power—Senate, Cabinet, President and all. Mr. McClellan thinks that great unwisdom was shown when the States departed from this simple, direct and democratic method tothe complicated and irresponsible bodies of to-day.
Additional Bissters.
For the satisfaction of ** Enquirer ” and others we submit the following statement of votes polled in this Province in 1878 and 18387 :—
1878. 1887.
Pope .........3,275 Ferguson... ..3.61] Brecken...... 3,102 Campbell. .... 3,405 Stasial:. . ii. : 2,392 Davies........4,382 McGill...... 2,372 SS eS: 4,318 Madketé ic... 1,655 Hackett 2,771 Howatt ......1,605 ry sega 2,593 ee, 1,719 Yeo.. o> «aan I cess 1,49] Perry.. «+0 2y OOS McDonald... . 2,264 McDonald. . 2,397 Pauttart...... 077 7 Muttdrt.....: 2,356 McIntyre. .... 1,491 McIntyre..... 2,431 McFayden. ... 1,251 Robertsen ....2,443 24,694 36,872
ONE. 06s Wicket csc ce: o- ae, 178
Lf every elector gave two votes, the in- crease since 1878 in the 1s 6,089
number of electors Certainly the National Policy has not quite depopulated the Province.
On Thursday the Patriot said ** Par- ties now stand, Liberals, 99 ; Government, 103." Last evening it admitted that the Government majority was eight, and says, ‘* Tory majority grows beautifully less.”
' gether the
** Oh, what a tangled web we aan
first wt pretty tof
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The W ater Question.
Proceeprnes in the matter of the intro- duction Charlottetown were interrupted by the election contest. Let
The Local Legis
of water into them now be resumed. lature will digested measure should be ready to submit to it early in We hope the Committee to whom the matter was refer- red, will promptly give it their best atten-
meet ere long, and a
the session.
tion.
Captain Moore's Dinner.
Last evening Captain Moore presented his Company, No. 2 Battery Garrison Artillery, with a dinner at the Osborne House. The dinner was prepared in Mr. MecGregor’s best style, and reflected great credit on ** mine host.’
The post of honor was oce upied by Capt. Moore, while on. his right sat Brigade Major Irving and Capt. Weeks, of the Engineers, Fredk. Mitchel), Esy., Cashier of the Merchant’s Bank of P. E. Island occupied a seat on his left, Lieut. J. A. Longworth, of No. 2 Battery, occupied the position of Vice-P seuidet, and was ably supported by Adjutant Morson, Lieut. Me- Donald, of No. 1 Battery,and Lieut. Moore of the Engineer Corps.
The following toasts were duly honored : The Queen, the Governor-General, Our Lieutenant-Governor, the District Staff, the Brigade Staff, Our Guests, Our Non- Commissioned Officers, Our Host, Capt. Moore, and a number of volunteer toasts.
The ‘District Staff,” the ‘* Brigade Staff” and ‘*Our Host” were respectively responded to in good style by Brigade Major Irving, Adjutant Morson and Capt. Moore.
** Our Guests ”’ Esq., Capt. Weeks and Lieut. to their feet, who, in their usual happy manner, complimented Capt. Moore and his Battery on their unparalleled success.
Sergts. Dover, Down and Moore and |Corporal Alley, with Gunners Whear, lodgson and Prowse, favored the company with speeches, songs and readings. Alto- dinner was a most enjoyable affair. Capt. Moore is deservedly popular with his men, and so long as the present esprit de corps of this fine Battery is main- tained, its future career will be even brighter than its past.
The dinner, which has now become an annual institution, was tendered the ofli- cors and men of No. 2 Battery by their gallant Captain in recognition of past achievements. This company, which has for several years held the first position for the whole Dominion, during the past year completely eclipsed its former good record by carrying off the Governor General's First Prize for General Efficiency, and the Dominion Artillery Association’s First Prize for Shifting Ordnance. The follow- ing is the record of this fine Battery since its organization by Capt. Moore :—
Organized in 1873, was inspected by Irwin in infantry drill and highly mented.
In 1874 was inspected by Col, Cotton, won 2nd place for General Efficiency.
brought Fredk. Mitchell,
Col. cou: pli-
and
In 1875 was inspected by Col, Irwin, and won lst prize for General Efficienc y and 2nd prize for Shifting Ordnance.
In 1876 was inspected by Col. Irwin, and
won Ist prize for General Efficiency and Ist prize for Shifting Ordnance.
When it is considered that these prizes are won fromthe whole Dominion, and that last year 25 Batteries competed, we are sure Capt. Moore and his premier Com- pany have good cause to feel proud of their achievements in the past. Ever since the Governor-General’s prizes have been offered, we have continually held the proud distinction of being the banner Province of this Dominion in military matters.
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Supreme Court- King's County.
TurEspay, Feb. 22.
Court opened at 6.35 p. m., Mr, Justice Hensley presiding, and adjourned until the
| following. day.
Wepnespay, Feb. 23.
The Court opened at 11 a. m., Judge Hensley presiding. After the usual preli- minary proceedings the following Grand Jurors were empanelled :
Archibald J. pacdonest. Foreman ; Thomas Mullally, John Campbell, Joseph Wightman, John G, Sterns, Thomas An- near, John Larkin, John Nicholl, Wm. Morrow, Dugald Morson, George Moore, Charles McAdam, John Robinson, William McDonald, Donald Forbes, Fredk. Mor- row, John Cowan, Daniel McDonald, Dun- can McDonald, Ronald D McCormack.
After Mr. Justice Hensley had addressed the Grand Jury, the business before the Court was proceeeed with. The first case called was,—
James Clow vs, David Sencabaugh—ac- tion on promissory note. Verdict for plaintiff for $79.59.
David Sencabaugh vs. James Clow—ac- tion for trespass. Struck off docket.
John McKinnon, appellant, vs. Edwin Clay, respondent—Seott Act appeal from Justices of Peace. Appeal sustained.
Alexander McLeod, appellant, vs. Peter Gillis respondent. Held over until next term.
John Scrimgeour, appellant, vs. John D. Morrison, respondent. Appeal dismissed.
The Grand Jyry returned atrue bill against John Gorman, John MclIsaae, Du- gald Melsaac, for grievously assaulting Angus A. McInnis. A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of all three, «nd the case will come up for trial at the next sitting of the Court. The complainant is seriously injured, and but small hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Court adjourned sine die.
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Fortunate Morrissey.
A miner in Leadville, Col., who can neither read nor write, is worth to-day at least $3,000,000. Four years ago he hadn't a penny except what he earned from day to day asa miner. His name is Jobn L. Mor- rissey. He is a young inan, not over 32 or 33. There is said to bein the mine of which he is half owner $5,000,000 worth of ore in sight. Morrissey cannot even tell the time of day. Itisastock joke among
the boys if you ask Morrissey what o'clock itis for him to pull from his fob a $500 watch, and, with a condescending air, tell ou to ‘uk for yepreelt, ward thew Ww P'm not Iyiny ts
f-
thew yell ybn.”
McDonald i
well |
{them I see that Dr.
SATURDAY, FI ST, JAMES’ ALL.
Lecture Course, 1886-7,
LETTERS $s TO THE EDITOR.
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Election Statistics.
Smr,—The election statistics you pre- ; ; ‘sented last evening were interesting, as REV, JAS, CARR PHERS
‘setting forth in a strong light the mendaeity
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‘of Mr. L. H. Davies, who has constantly will deliver the 61h Lecture of the course, ~
asserted that the National Policy was oro. "ayy TALi Sth inst., at o clock, Sb. Js ve Alita
ruining this Province and sending the balk Sunsecr-The Queen—~as Wife, Mother and
of our young men off tothe States. I) widow.
would like to know what the increase in our| Admission, 15 cents.
MORRISON, Secretary,
voting population has been since the pre- ALBERT E sent Government came into power,
Yours,
| Feb, 26, 1887.—2i
Household ‘Furntture AT AUCTION,
ENQUIRER. rg
Rene
Srr,—In you issue of yesterday I notic |
a paragraph giving the different election re- |
turns since 127 8. Init you state that Dr. I i tmetemetah ee Be.
Jenkins’ vote at the part tial election was 3.- by Auction, at his resi se nee, Kent
92 -"Thia atatement ia toa certain extent | THURSDAY, the 3rd March. 1887,
428. his statement 1s to & o¢ rain SaLeRt fhold Farniture, consistin in part of, inaccurate. I have your own figures
pub- | Set (in hair cloth), 1 D ining r-room Set, 5 Bed-room ; >| Sete Sitehen Furni A ‘roekery ware Rr ye lished the day after the election, and by} Sets, Kitchen Furniture, Crockery ware, &c., Jenkins polled
James Ballem to Sell Street, on his Hon-e-
2 17 | Kitchen Stove (Charlies make), nearly new, 1 2,O0b4
A. H. B. MACGOWAN,
Auctioneer,
‘ a . 4 | Parlor Stove, Carpeta, Oilvloth, &e ‘ votes. Che ballots cast at Tracadie Cross | This Furniture is ail nearly new, having been and at our poll in Charlottetown were afte r- | only three months in use, i |
wards rejected by the Sheriff on technic: i grounds, butfthey certainly would have held | yep, 26 good on a recount. This may have misled [ you. I think it but fair to Dr. Jenkins that you make the correction. Yours,
ti sale
etc., ELECTOR. of P. E. Istand. HE Annual Meeting of
held at the oftice — McLeod, on WEDNESDAY March, at 8 p. m.
[The figures as published in THe Ex- AMINER yesterday were those declared by the Sheriff. Our correspondent is quite right. }
Measrs.
R. BEER,
Secretary.
GEO.
Feb. 26, 1887—eod tl date
Christmas
Sir,—Will the editor of Thre Ex AmIner kindly tell in his paper the reason that Christ- mas is abbreviated to Xmas., the meaning of | it, and when first used. }
By doing so you will greatly oblige
° A Constant Real
Ri tv. DR. ORYAN,. Profes ’ of St. Danstan’s Colleg ture in the
LYyoced M,
~ ON
MONDAY, the 8
[Perhaps the editor of the Guardian or some other ecclesiastical reader of Tre EXAMINER will supply the information de-| sired. }
Snow in Montana, A despatch from Fort Keogh, Mon., says: ** The winter of 1856-87 will long be pee BJRCT : remembered throughout the Northwest for |” py¢é the extreme severity of the temperature and
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subject will be sectarian st and point °
Admission, t5cts.; Reserved seats, 2%cts. lickets for saie at Reddin’s Drug Store Diamond Book Store, Feb, 25—2i
started in soon after the holidays. From Jan. 6 to 11 the degree of cold was some- thing frightful. Mercury thermometers were often congealed and spirit thermome-
FEBRUARY
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BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
aid C ompany will he Palmer & EVENING, 9th
w ~ AY Ee ed ‘<a TRO EE
sor of Philosophy. », will deliver a Lec-
Inst.
“CHRISTIANITY AND ITS FOUN- »treated from a purely non-
Proceeds to go towards purchasing a Piano for
the unusual depth of snow. Old-timers the Colle : : ge. always referred to former years as ‘high- aa rater marks,’ but this year eclipses all 7 ute ee Oe t Doors open at 7 p. m.; Lecture to commence previous records. [The severe weather! ,; ¢.
and
ters were kept busy jumping from 40 to 60 below zero. Half a dozon times has the ry Tt <3 69 notch been touched, and once this sea-
son 624 below zero has been scored on the Saskatchewan plains. But the authorities on weather in this cowntry are the Indians. The oldest members of the Crow tribe say there have been few such winters as the present since they settled in the Yellow- stone Valley. Once, about thirty years ago, there was a terrible winter. The snow lay six feet deep in the Yellowstone Valley,
and the Indians congregated about the old trading-post snow-bound for two moons. The Crows were then wealthy and owned
countless ponies, of which thousands were smothered in the drifts. This year the snowfall is unprecedented. In some locali- ties it is anywhere from ten to fifty feet deep. On the level, throughout the National Park and elsewhere, it is from eight to twelve feet deep, and on the dead- level prairie from eighteen to forty inches. Of course, such a héavy fall must bring more or less suffering and death. Curious phenomena sometimes attend a snowfall. Near Matt Coleman’s ranch, Jan. 28, the flakes were tremendous in size. Some were larger than milk pans. Some flakes meas- ured 15 inches square and~-8 inches thick. For miles the ground was covered with such bunches and they made a remarkable spec- tacle while falling A mail carrier was caught in the same storm and yerifies it. The Northern Pacitic double-header snow- ploughs are still bucking drifts east of here, all the way from 6 to 40 feet deep. So far}...
: Pe 1ext,from persons willing to contract for the erec- the casualties to human life in Montana }tion’of a brick building for the use of the Fire have been slight, but among the stock, par- ; Pepartment, ete. | 4 ticularly cattle and sheep, it is feared the | pjit!S ic Oolpea apentionee penn af Manare. mortality has been heavy. The broken | A certified check equal to five per cent of con- . rj atte ‘ ie rateen, ¢ act must accu : ‘ country is, better than the open prairie in ss ound Fema ns eee Giideee case of cold and snow, hence the casualties | the Juwest or any Tender. to human beings and animals cannot be so By order. heavy hereabouts as on the plains of Dakota,
CERTIFIED TO BY
FE.
DOMINION ANALYST, Feb. 10,
TENDERS,
St. John, N.B.
1887.
EALED TENDERS will be received at the City Clerk’s office up to noon ons
TUESDAY, Isr WARCH
A. H. MAacPHERSON. ; % City Clerk. Feb. 15, 1887, tu th sa.
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Precautions in Russia.
a een wniantiiametieatiiin
Liv: rpool Traders.
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Great precautions are taken in St. Petersburg every time the Czar drives out. Before the carriage or the sledge leaves the Anitchkoff Palace the police are informed by telephone as to the direction in which the Czar contemplates driving. The or- dinary police force is immediately doubled all along ihe way, and the especial corps of scouts are stationed on each footway. These scouts are mostly privates or sub- officers, who have served their time. They form a ‘brigade of several hundred men, who wear civilian’s dress aad receive rather high wages. They follow the Czar as his shadow. They went with him to Skiernie- vice, Kremsier, Finland and to the Crimea. At Gatchino and Peterhot? they form the inner circle of the guards surrounding the palace. One sees ‘them there concealing | themselves to the best of their ability be- | hind trees, shrubs and bushes. The Czar | is quite against these strict precautions, but | the police assert that it is impossible to act otherwise. OR THE CLIPPER BARK
A hicccthiees: Mibieetatieniatii. - Ni 0 3 i LL Ho #
The Pester Tagblatt relates the story of a oe
1887:
THE CLIPPER BARQUE
“GEORGE PEARE,”
550 Tons Register,
curious misadventure which befe) King WILL SAIL FROM Milan’s train on a recent railroad journey’ y «_. ; from Nisch to Beigrade, and the king’s pre- Lit erpool for Charlottetown,
sence of mind on the oceasign. At one of
; : . DIRECT ABOUT THE Ist APRIL the stoppages the engine driver, Enrich — Mishkolzi, was overcorhe by the fumes of | And. will carry Goods at through rates, to al
i ieee % c . eee pointsot the Island, where the Rulway gas escaping from the engine furnace, and | connects, at very Lowest Rates.
would probably have succumbed had not} qe: ‘George Peake” is now at Liverpool. Both the king noticed his condition and premptly | vessels have «ood accommodation {or passen- carried him with the help of one of his | #°"S: . :
For Freight or Passage, ae ee anon warringe, JOHN Prrcairmy & Sons, 16 Great Winchester where restoratives could be applied. The Street, kK. C.: in Liverpool to Prrearrn king himself administered cognac to the Broruers, 57 South John street, or here to the
apply in London to
man, and also rubbed his forehead and | °¥@s. temples with vinegar, with the veault tf PEAKE BROS. & 60. anwnntions Crrowny Ful; ist 188™—Ow evdl
risers
W. BEST,
26, 188%.
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OOTS& SHOES
WILL COMMENCE 28th inst.
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On Monday, February
70:
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"HOS who have pith ase at our former Clearance Sales
know that we gave the great reductions which we promised,
and as our stock is new and well assorted, all who give us a call this time will get
BARG INS---20 TO 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT,
J. C. SPRAGUE & CO,
SIGN OF THE BIG RED BOOT, QUEEN ST.
25, 1887—3i sat tu fri wky 2i
Ch'town, Feb.
James Paton & Co,
20;
Those who have not inspected our Stock of Dry Goods and House Furnishings shonld do so at once.
Remember, the time for buying all kinds of House Furnishings will soon be at hand, and bear in mind we lead in this line.
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Our Carpet and Oileloth Show Room is leaded with nice new pat- terns, for Spring Frade, from the cheapest Hemp Carpet to the best Velvet Pile. We have the Largest Stock of Carpets and Oilcloths on the Island.
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Also, a large assortment of Sheetings, Pillow Cottons, Tickings,. Gray and White Cottons and Print Cottons, at Lowest Prices for Cash,
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JAMES PATON & CO.,
Successors to W. A. WEEKS & 00., Market Square.
Ch’'town, Feb. 17, 1887. a snl
30,000 FEES
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PICTURE MOULDINGS,
Wholesale and Retail at Low Prices.
the Largest Stock ever shown in the Province.
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A splendid assortment of
AMERICAN METAL MOULDINGS,
direct from the factory of a renowned C: ricago maker—Choice and durable.
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Send in your Pictares, &c., and have them framed cheap. Plush frames of every des-
cription, made to order.
20;
MARK WRIGHT & CQO.
Ch’town, Jan. 7, 1886.
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@URRN STREET.
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EXTENSIVE CASH SALE
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i have decided to close out the whole of my stock of Staple and
Fancy Dry Goods, commencing De- cember 13th, IS&6, and continuing until the whole its disposed of, at
LARGE DISCOUNTS FOR CASH. 4
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