ji 7 i i . 3 CANADA FOR CANADIANS, «A very direct and effective applica: tion of this national slogan was made before the ministers of the Ca nadian government at Ottawa last week: Marine investigation had grown & trifle rusty from disuse. The | "ommercial bodies which annually 0 . North-West was multiplied within seven years the Takes and St. Lawrence route secured no greater owners and they have hopefully again atered the lists with such an amount of new Canadian tonnage as will meet every emergency of the grain trade of our own people. Now the mariners, grain shippers and receivers come forward and ask the govern ment to do its part. The Canadian spirit, it is charghd, is not dead, only The canal tolls, realizing only $235, 00 on all Ontaiio 'wod Quebec sys ems, ute the chief handicap to trade by the through Canadian route. The ministry was skeptical on that point, but .recent convention was admittedly educative. Shippers 'were able to prove that the abolition of these ca- nal tolls would transfer the advan tage of cheaper t from the Uni- ted States feet to Canadian boats. Une incident was convincing. It would be vastly to the interest as well as national feeling of Richardson Bros., of Kingston, to wee the Canadian route, employing their own elevator and storage capacity here, owher con ditions as to through rates being even nearly as favorable. But they shipped lust year of Canadian grain, via Buffalo, 800.000 bushels. The gov: ernment must be ' convinced of the wed of sustaining ite own route, and should it abolish tolls for a year, as a test, there will be none to com: olain, singe the shipping of a country # one of its greatest public interests. Other Canadian imposts, not exact. od in the United States, were pointed Jout by the memorial of the Kingston floard of Trade, drawn out with such "learness and foros that it was ap proved by similar boards all over the land. Canadian boats pay. double in- spection fees due to reprisal for Ca sadian action agaiost United States officers ch 'boats © The best The French are as mercurial a peo ple as they are described to be. Tt is not two years since they were breath- ing threatenings and hurling vile cartoons at the perfidious English. Now they promise King Edward an enthusiastic welcome. Their be stevmg feelings have not been touched of late. ' cared for institution in town is the City park as far as care taking goes. But there the praise ends, for the city neglects it woefully in the (line of expenditure and improvement. It hight be made a much greater com- fort and pride at small cost. It is the people's recreation ground and the people should insist on greater atten. tion, from their representatives. The county councillors should give attention to the court house ground. At a small cost it could be wade much more ornamental and attrac. tive. They have the right spirit, as witness the tasteful improvements in the colirt house. The chairman of _ county property ean please his col | ond leagues by taking the lead, and mak- ing their section of the city's grand pleasure stretch the finest of all. In sending aldermen to big citien to inspect the latest paving work there in wisdom. If more of the leading spir- its of the city would look into things abroad it would be wholesome. The average Kingstonian feels he has a beautiful city, "and he sits still and admires it, instead of bustling to make it botier every time he can put an improvenwat peg ih. Thus it stands still. If reports are mot a startling exag- geration the British Yukon bas a wholesome rival in the newly discover. ed gold -felds of Tanana, Alaska. Dew son bas yielded up over one thousand of its miners aiid speculators in the rush for pay dirt. The best route' to the new Eldorado is across British territory, and it is refreshing to hear the Alaskan press praising the Cana: dian route and Canadian customs ser vice, since 'they are a necessity this time, and there's money in the traffic. . ------ The fake story of a design on the part of the New York Central rail way company to build an hotel in Kingston had a short life, but not an altogether 'fruitless one. Tt disclosed the great number of crédilous, unre flecting people a modern wide awake city can hold. The lot spoken of was not hig enough to swing a cat in and any' hotel built on it would have to be at least twenty five stories high, to obtain one hundred bed rooms. Be sides the New York Central is not in the hotel line. It is a growing time still in Cana dian trade. An increase of over five millions in revenue in nine months, i il F : iH] H $58, t LH EF fg ESeR oped :EfF i i Birhnh 5 g§AiE § B22 would traverse and develop the best part of the newly discovered wheat and timber lands of northern Quebec. tap the James Ray Hudson Hav trade, open up the mineral country of northern Ontario, cross the rich wheat lands of the Peace River valley. and reach one of the finest ports on the Pacific by a in the mountains only 2,000 feet high, as compared with at Kicking Horse. From bee to Port Simpson. via the Trans-Canada railway. will be only 2.830 miles, all of the route he ing south of the northern limit of wheat, while the distance between the same points via the Grand Trunk rail way will be 3,400 miles, and that fro... to Vancouver bv the Canadian Pacific railway is 3.07% miles. The ex- pected saving in both distance and gradients bv the proposed road over existing routes from Manitoba to the Canadian seaports on the St. Law- rence is 80 great that the wromoters have already undertaken to carrv wheat from all points on its line in' Manitoba to the ocean steamer at Chicoutimi, Montreal or Quebec at rates which will save the farmers of Manitoba and the North-West about seven cents per bushel on the present transvortation. It is claimed that this saving §lone will much more than pay the total interest upon the cost of the road's construction. The hambor of Port Simpson is one of the finest on the Pacific coast, It is much nearer to Yokohama than either Vancouver or San Francisco. Chicoutimi, on the Saguenay, can be reached by vessels. of anv draught. + has magnificent docks, which have cost the government mil- lions of dollars, with deep-water berth and elevator facilities. The new bridoe now building over the St. Lawrence .at Quebec will enable the Trans Cana- da road to make use of St. John and Halifax for winter ports. Perhaps the strongest claim which the promoters of the Trans-Cenada are ureing upon the government, is that their line is tined to serve Canadian ports exclusively, at all seasons, whereas, the rival projects asking government recognition and ail are using Portland. Boston. and other United States ports for their termini. PRESS COMMENTS. A "Small Oversight. Hamilton Times. Gamey forgot to charge that Whit nev was defeated. He night have prov. ed that. Sam Blake's Luck. St. Thomes Journal. Reallv. the man most to be envied in this Gamey matter is Hon. S. H. Blake, who, too charitable to seek re- venge against the government, is com: pelled by the exigencies of his profes sion to take it. Lord Dundonald: Endorsed. London News. 0 proposes to see that the men who turn out to the camps are treated with greater con- sideration in the future. wears well. The more vou know of him the better you like him. A Domestic Terror. Hamilton Herald. Jude Street has decided that a husband is' lable in for slanders uttered by his wife. Thus an element of terror is made to enter in- to the pink tea and the sewing circle and similar social and benevolent func tions 'where fethinine gossip does much abound. Caused Widespread Regret. Ogdensh J 1 Capt. Andrew Miller had a very Ihis boat stopped. In Ogdensburg he had many warm friends and his death th | will cause widespread regret. 4 wide v ng men and excurvionists who patroni- sod the Folger boats. He was an of ficient and obliging officer and was very popular all along the river where Hl they Frank Sullivan. by Sullivan 'onsiderable sums of money his hands, but never as much as $2,000 passed through his bank account in 1902 prick to September. He believed he was always true to "patriot" would characterize his con- duct as well as any other word. He claimed that he had the right to use that $1,500, and did use it in his busi- . On September 12th the $1,500 to his credit in the two banks, Sud: bury and Gore Bay, and subsequently he issued a cheque for $1,000 to he paid if called upon. He kept the $500 to identify a crime, to prove an of fence. The $1,500 if kept separately, would be same kind of" evidence. Yet he parted with it, and he admitted be did not know whether he would get the 8500 or not. "It just occurred to me to keep." There was no other reason. He said that he used the $1,300 be- cause he could restore it when the house met, but he admitted that 'when he made his statement on March ith he did not have the money, and could not get it without realizing on his assets. A check for 81,000 dated April 7th, was produced in court, and Mr. Gamey explained how it was made up of items sent to Gore Bay at intervals after March 1th. Questioned as to why he did not tell Mr. Whitney, his political bader, ahout these amounts of money hé could give no reason. McGregor, he daid, came down here on January 25th to discuss the matter with him, but he would not admit that it was to help in the plot. statement which he read in the house was prodiiced, and Mr. John- 4425 at Crow's Nest, and with 5400+ ston asked why he stopped short in the nuddie of page eight and started page nine at the top. Mr. Gamey re plied that he might have been tired. Nr. Johnston bo. 0 if he got tired handling $1,500, and wanted an an swer. "let me ask you a question," said Mr. Gamey. "No," replied Mr. Johnston. "I think 1 could tell when you were tired," retorted Mr. Gamey. The in- cident Jed Chancellor Boyd to tell the witness rather sharply to answer questions properly. There was an other break on page fourteen of the statement, hut Mr. Gamey could give no explanation except that the writ ing was spread over ten days and some pages might have been inserted. Questioned regarding his interview with Mr. Stratton on September 10th, he said he afterwards attended a conservative caucus, expressing con fidence in his leader "and speaking of his own victory. 'This was reported in The Mail and Empire next morn ing. Yet Mr. Stratton must have seen this report if he had read The Mail. Mr. Stratton was a stranger, and yet Mr. Stratton paid him $3,000 either that day or the day after. He would not swear on which day he got the money. It was just at this interesting point that the court adjourned. ~ Redistribution Bill. 'Ottawa, April 14.--~The provines of Nova Scotia will join , with, New Brunswick in a case to the supreme court to decide whethér or not there should be any decrease in the repre sentation of these provinces in the commons in the new redistribution bill.' Nova Scotia seems to think that it is in her interest to join with New Brunswick, although her case is not as good as New Brunswick. The Do- minion government has given its de- cision against the contentions of New Brunswick, and it is now up to the supreme court to decide between them. May Import Hides. Ottawa, April 14.--An order-in-coun- cil has passed to modify the or der prohibiting the importation of the change hides may be imported in car lots from the states that are not agriculture, and will be disinfcsted before shipment. "There is less grain in store in the interior elevators of Manitoba by near- ly 400,000 bushels than there was a ago. On the other hand, the quantity in store at Fort William has increased, and there are now 4,000,000 bushels in store at the la'e elevators, as against 3,933,000 bushels a' week ago. The Dominion government will short- Iv issue a proclamation ealling for the observance of the King's birthday on Victoria Day. As the 21th of Mav this vear falls on Sundav. the celebration will have to be held on the 25th. I EI CTI TR Ens. Héw To Ward Of An Attack of Rheumatism. : years when spring time came on and I went into gradening, 1 was sure to have an attack of rheumas- his party and he thought the word] raw hides from the eastern states. By | under quarantine. The hides will be loaded subject to inspection by an of. | ficial of the Canadian department -of : Take 2 Men For instance, talking about clothes. If you should stand hy and hear the conversation, you will find that the pre- ference is always given this store and there's a reason for it, too Suit, Top Coat. Pair of Trousers, Hat or Spring Haberdashery. Come here and you'll sce why men like this store. It's our smart styles and our reasonable prices. That's the long and short of it. Try Barrington's English Hats Newest Shapes, Soft or SG Hats, $2. We have its exclusive sale for Kingston THE H. D. BIBBY GO. their $* NEW READY-T0-WEAR SKIRTS, NEW SPRING JACKETS, B. & 1. PATENT BIAS FILLED CORSETS. The Lady Curzon for stiight and medium figures, and the F qual ity for full figures, are the leading styles in New York this season. All other popular and best fitting makes of Corsets also to be had at : i SPENCE & CO'S,, 0000000QOVOVVCOOOOCOP The Leading Millinery Store. °! We Are After the Youne Men ! We have all the finest shoes and all the latest spring fashions, many' exclusive designs, all of the finest. THE CEO. A. SLATER "INVICTUS" $4. $5. These shoes appeal 10 the youny men because they «re up-to-date, and are the very latest fashions, wear the longest and look the be-t. The Sawyer Shoe Store 'Phome 159. 99000000 | $3.50, 9900000 he The Greatest Raster of Kingston. Oering Ever Offered in the City In Fine Ready-made Clothing For Men, Boys, Youths and Children. Bargain Surprises in Every Department. It would be like wast ing money ta miss such a mag- nificent ; opportunity. Take any of our suits, examine every detail of its make-up, compare it in style and work- manship, ty and perfect fit, with any and all others. owing the grandest display of Children's Suits you ever saw in this city, in two piece suits, from $1.50 up. Hats! Hats! Hats! In Men's Hats we have broken all previous records in styles and quality. A full line of Shirts, Collars, Ties and Gloves. JOS. ABRAMSON, ™ or omer and Genie' Furnish 180 Princess Street. Between Crawford's and Redden's. +0 9400000000000000000000 00VOVTOOOCOO0O0I0I0OPY: 4 Ee -- A ROYAL HOSTLER. Prince Alexander of Teck Had to Work. London, April 14. Secretary of War Brodrick's army reforms have produc ed many strange results. The lates is that when the Prince of Wales visit tle ed his brother-in law, Prince Alexan- J der of Teck, at Hampton Court bar racks, he found him in the stables stripped to his shirt, busily feeding and grooming horses al ide the troopers. Inquiries elicited the fuct that Pifdte Alexander belonged to a Tegnien which consisted "at the time seven wen and two officers. It is a - TT 3 f composite regiment of recruits to the 7th and 10th Hussars, which are both in South Africa. Drafts to these had reduced the com regiment . to nine men. They had to tend weighty: four horses, the war office having re fused permission for the cmployment of civil help. Most Penetrating. The quickest soother of pai most penetrating liniment Let today. is Skis Whi A itive eure sprains, & Wade's. i Lo nd 'are slowly stary , ive, HEMICA Tok: MASSACHUSE OM? : WAS IN A 'CRITICAL CONDITI phys: System was Run Do FELT DROWSY AN MISERABLE. 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