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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, JUNE 2, 1898,

THE DAILY EXAMINER

~ JUNE 2, 1898.

AS IT STANDS,

Weare unable to answerthe question propouuded by “ An Observer.” There is, 80 far as we cau ascertain, no official record of the visits of Dr. Blanchard to the Hos- pital for the Ineane. He goes there when he wishes todoso; and he comes away when heisready. There ie no ove to call him to account except the trustee, and the trustees are manifestly unable to check the doctor or to know anything about the condition of the patients from the medical point of view. sign a record of his comings and goings. But we doubt if this would be of any practical use. The docior ought to be placed in a position in which he should be epecial attention to curable

They might require him to

able to give cases and be ready to afford assistance to patients atany moment, day or night. This cannot be so long as he remains a resident of Charlottetown or Holland Cove, miles

and his patients are three or four

away at Falconwood. We must, first of all, provide the additional room which is needed at the hospita). Then we shall be in a position to deal with the doctor, Cer. tainly the doctor ought to give the patients something more than a perfunctory service. His position is one of the highest responsi-

bility. Interests of more importance than

those inyolving life and death are comm itted to his care,— interests connected with the mind of man, that which distinguishes the man

from the beast, the rulerof creation from

| have the eonsent 0° the sturetiee before I

“At tuake wus detiinne borgaiu Whal

Jvu. Yours truly,

(Signed) James R. MacLean.

Commissioner of Public Works. In this letter there is a distinct promise to notify the contractor of the changes re~ quired; but no such notification has yet In this letter, also, the time for the com plecvion of the contract is €x~ tended until the lst of October 1898 ; and the Government took possession of “ tke premises and a!) the material there placed for the purposeof said construction” on the 8th of December 1897 !

It is not wonderful that the Patriot can- not find ground of defence in this case. It is a bad case—a bad case for the Govert- meot—as it stands.

been given !

In view of tind narrow and miraculous escape of the Misses Foster and Lawson from a sudden and awful death, particulars of which will be found elsewhere, we sincerely trust that persons who bave fast horses will refrain from speeding them on such public throughfares as the Park Roadway and Brighton Read; and that if they do not refrain in this regard the law will be putin operation against them. We punish with a heavy fine the boy who who daresto goupon the s.dewalk on his bicycle, even though the sidewalk has no one else on it and he cannot poseibly harm anyone. But we permit men to drive a, full epeed through our streets and road- ways, even though the lives of children and

deaf and infirm persons are thereby con-

tre most helpless of God’s creatures. These demand his constant sympathatic care; and the people of this province are in duty bound toassure themselves that he is exerting his ability to the atmost in the cir- cumstances, ae well as that the conditions shall beas favorable as they can reason~ ably be made. The doctor and his patients are, at all events, entitled to ample room atthe Hospital. This is denied by reason of the incompetency and pigheadedness of the Goverument. Not even an attempt has been made to defend the conduct of the Government in regard to this matter. Upon their own showing, anew building was a necessity two years ago. It isadmitted that they

stautly endangered. Thoughtfulness and care on the pact of horsemen, and consist- tency and discrimination on the part of those who execute our laws and ordinances, would be appreciated by the public.

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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

—Had Mr. Gladstone lived another day he might have learnt news which would probably bave given him livelier satisfac- tion than any other public event. On the morning of his death the first zone in Thessaly was evaculated by tne Turks, and reoccupied by the Greeks. By July 10, the Turks will be gone, bag and bag- gage from the last bit ot Greek territory. The Sultan, with a sense of humor pecu~ liar to himself, is reported to have ordered forty new suits of clothes, for himself

borrowed $25,000 for the purpose of erect- ing the buildidg and that the money has | been spent. Itis admitted that they entered into a contract that could not p»s- sibly be carried out by the contractor, and that they have refused the contractor the authority which the contract demands, to go on with the extra work required. It is au undoubted fact that they have taken possession ofthe contractor’s materials and that they refuse to pay him for them. It is a fact that they allowed the Legisla- ture to be prorogued without obtaining tie Ail Neither

means needed to prosecute the work, these facts have been established. the Government nor its orgaus have seri- ously attempted to controvert them. Bu; an excuse for them has been cflered, It that the ‘This moment, be accepted fact that

contractor excuse will

ig @ very not, for one by anyone who

is said

bad man. recogoizes the the Government had power, according to the terms of the take the

of the contractor’s hands if The fact that they did not

contract, to work out he were in the wrong. promptly exert this power may be taken as couclusive evidence that the contractor was in the right. Itie true that the Govy- eroment took possession of the premises and the material—which they decline to December But

The Commis-

pay tor—in last. what

were the circumstances? sioner of the Pubiic Works had previously written to Mr, Lowe the following letter. Charlotietown, October 19th, 1897, Walter Lowe, Esq., Contractor, New Wing Hospital for the Insane, Charlottetown.

Dear Sixn:—We have decided without prejudice to the rights of the Government, to pay for the extras required as tollows: namely:

Exira Excavation, Back filling and

Giading per cub. yd, 40¢ Stone Masonary, per perch............ $6.00 Brick laid, per thousand............... $17.00

I have submitted the plans and specifi- cat.ensdrawo byMr. C. b. Chappell to Mr. R. P. LeMay, Architect, and Mr. Hector C. McMillan, Government Engineer, to investigate and fiod what extra work is required to construct the building thor- oughly. Whenl receive the report of Messrs. LeMay and McMillan, I will notify you of the changes required and the price set by those parties for such work.

In order to remove any complaint that you may have about any delay, we are satisfied to advance you $250 for the pur- pose of securing the materia) you have on the ground from exposure to the weather during winter.

The time forthe completion of the contract will be extended until the lst day

All this is submitted without prejudice and is only to be considered as an offer if the sureties consent, You will require to

and forty for one of his favorites asa memorial event. Greece now bas a tresh start. Lord Salisbu:y may at la-t count one diplomatic victory in the Far East.

~ Mrs. Gladstone’s devotion to her huse

band was quite pathetic. She had no thought outside of bim. She was his nurse, his companion, in the highest sense of the word. Mr. Gladstone’s

thoughts were at times very much in the clouds, but Mrs. Gladstone was very prac- tical. She saw that he was properly wrapped up, and looked after him geners | aily with a vigilance that the mother of

an Only child is supposed to possess. Latterly, Mr. Gladstone euffered from “ nerves;” and the soothing itrfluence of

Mrs. Gladstone was all for good. She never allows berseif to be flurried, and the calm way she looks at troubles was in direct contrast to the attitude of the illus- |

tricus statesman,

—Referring to the letter from “ A Lover

corded me.

Sarsaparilla, which Cares when all other preparations fail to do any good whatever,

DR. ANDERSON'’S LETTER. |

Deak Siks,—lu reterence tu Dr, Ander- | son’s Jetter, in yesterdays issue, and in justice to the young men of Charlotte own, | tis only fair to say that it is positively known that the most ovirageous act of the eveving was perpetrated ty a student of Prince of Wales College. We have no doubt that Dr. Anderson is perfect'y honest in his opinion; but the majority of the people present know that the disturt aace was largely, if not «bolly, created by the studenta them-elves. When the whistling was stopped they ved theie batons as an accompar meot tothe ;roceedinge. While some allowance may be made for tlacking the reins of dicipline, justice compels me to deprecate the plac og of the blame for such conduct on those who are possibly, if not ep iiely, innocent.

Yours truely “Oxe or tHE Gops,” Charlotte:own, June 1, 1893. —__~<> © ~<a

A CRITICISM.

Six:—As one of tho-e presen: at the production of “The Doctor of Alcantara,” on Tuesday evening last, I would like to give expression to tbe pl-asure this opera afforded to those who were so fortuuate as to hearit. We have had so much ofthe same in the shape of concerts during the pat winter thatit is refreshing to get a change, especia'iy when it takes the fourm of a well executed opera

ln realing your report it seems to me that, unintentiona lyv,L am sure, you do injustice to some of those who took part. I am aware of the difficult position of a reporter, ar d do net write in the spirit’ of fault-finding; but Mies Earle, f r example, had the longest and hardest par',and her friends feel that in view of the eplendid way in which she performed it she should have received more than a passing notice. Again Mr, Arthur Peake is credited to have done some of the choicest acting in the piece; aud tet vou say “ with prac- tice will &c.” The interpretation and imperscna iow of bis part were fauliless. * A sweet flower of innoceace who lived on the distilled dew of flowers” aid not certainly give opportunity to the impersos nator to use his voice to full advantage.

Again assuring yu, Mr. Eiitor, that my only object i+ to encourage the beau- tifal in art, I th n‘x you for the spa e ec-

A Lover or Music.

American’s greatest medicine is Hoo.i’s

Baron Lyon Playfair, the. di®tingaished chemist; political economist, civil service reformer and parliawentarian i« dead.

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