ARIE RAILWAY IN CONNECTION WITH Canadian Pacitic Railway Grand Tercentenary Celebration July 20-Aug. 1. QUEBEC, $10.00 Return From Kingston Tickets Good Going JULY 18 TO 27, INCLUSIVE Return Limit Aug. 3. HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSION TO MANITOBA, SASKATCHE- WAN AND ALBERTA. Good to go Sept. ist, 15th and 29th, Aug. 4th and 18th. Tickets good to return in 60 days. Full particulars at K. & P. and C. P: R. Ticket Office, Ontario St: 'Phone, 50, F. CONWAY, Gen. Pass. Agent. BAY OF QUINTE RAILWAY rata leaves a aslon Station, Ontario street, .m. daily (Sundays d, for Tweed, LARA Na, , Deser- onto, Bannockburn and all points north. To secure quick despatch to B k: burn, Maynouth, and points on Central Ontario, route your shipments via Hay of Quinte Railway. For further particu- lars, apply to KR, W, DICKSON, Agent, 'Phone, No. 8. Special Side Grip Fares During Ger-Centenary Cele- bration; Quebec. INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY Will sell gound trip tickets from LEVIS to Cacouna . -- arash Little Metis .. Dulhousie , St. John, NB. Pictou, N.S, Charlottetown, Summerside, Halifax, N.S. Sydney, N.S. - 'roportiouate rat the Intercolonial Island Railways. July 18th--30 (inc.) 1908. until -- 18:50 Il points on t and Prince IFdward Good for return 3rd, 1908. August Montreal City Office, 141 St. James Street. or General Passenger Department, MONGTON, N.B. HGR _/Mercentenary- Celebration; Quebec, P.Q. July 20th to August 1st, 1908. Round trip tickets will be issued from Kingston at rate of $10. Good going July 18th to July 27th inclusive all tickets good to return until Aug. 3rd. y Low Rates to Pacific Coast and Return. Seattle IAN NORTHWEST via Chicago and St. Regina, Sask. $39.20 $27.50 the Canadian Northwest via Chicago RAILWAY SYSTEM Winnipeg, Man. Good returning until October 31st. Vancouver vortian 95 80 J » San Francisco Los Angeles \ 101 . 10 San Diego ) Yaul, 1st 2nd Class Class $31.05 $21.00 Brandon, Man, Edmonton, Alba. ... ....$55.66 $37.65 And proportionate rates to other points fn the Canadian Northwest. Portland NEW ONE WAY FARES TO CANAD- $34.05 $23.00 HOMESEEKERS EXCURSIONS 1o and St. Paul, good going July 21st, Aug. 4th and 18th, good to return with- in 60 days. For pullman accommodation, tickets and other infotmation, apply to J. P. HANLEY, Agent, Cor, Johnson and Ontario Sts Quebec Steamship Company LIMITED. River & Guif of St. Lawrence Summer Cruises in Cool Latitudes Twin Screw Iron 8S. Campanas," with electric lights, electric bells and all modern comfort. SAILS FROM MONTREAL ON MON- DAYS, at 4 pm.,, 27th July, 10th and 24th August, 7th and 21st September, for Pictou, N.S., callmg at Quebec, Gaspe, Mal Bay, Perce, Grand River, Summerside, P.E.I,, and Charlottetown, P.EL irs NEW YORK FROM QUEBEC Calling at Charlottetown and Halifax, B.S, Trinidad, 2,600 tons, saile from Quebec 25th July, 8th and 22nd August, Bermuda Summer Excursions, $40 and upwards, by the Twin Screw 8S. "Bermudian," 5,500 tons. Sailin, fortnightly from New York, from nd June to 5th October. Temperature tooled by sea breezes seldom rises above 80 degrees. The finest trips of the season for henlth and comfort ARTHUR AHERN, Secretary, Quebec. For tickets and staterooms apply to Us P; HANLEY, . 8. KIRKPAT- hiUk, 'licket Agents, Kingston Ont. Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte |STEAMER WOLFE ISLANDER Steamboat Co, LIMITED. KINGSTON, ROCHESTER, 1,000 ISLANDS. HL ( i DOMINION BREWERY <0. LIMITED, TORONTO. Celebrated White Invalid Stout Every Cork Branded RIGNEY & HICKEY 136 & 138 Princess St. Gold Bracélets A very handsome gift to present to a lady is a gold bracelet. There is nothihg newer or more appropraite, We have a beautiful assortment in Solid Gold, plain, chased and pearl set. Also 'some very pretty styles in Gold Filled, ° SOLID GOLD BRACE- LETS, from $8.50 up. GOLD FILLED BRACE- LETS, from $1.25 up. Kinnear & d'Estarre Jewellers. 100 Princess St., King- ston. ; -| reached . within one and a half miles p| of our destination, where we were to on SALBRATUS IS THE BEST. E.W.GILLETT Sarre TORONTO, ONT. . ™ COAL! The sudden changes in weather ought to suggest the wisdom of Putting in some good coal. We eell good Coal. t's the kind that sends out the most heat, and makes the home comfortable; it's the best money can buy, and there is none better mined. We deliver ft to you clean and without slate, at the very bottom prices. Booth & Co, "Phone 133. Foot of West St. aXe) ) sie) (ee YoY 00 000 OOOO *Siloer Plate that Wears" If you want dependable silver, look for this mark-- 41847 Ross ros" on knives, forks, spoens, efc. The most beautiful, longest. wearing silver plate made. SOLD BY LEADING DEALERS Exquisitely designed silver dishes, frays, fea sels, urns, efc., are made by N BRI DOETEEX CEOEEEDY 3 | )| wheelsman, exposed to the enemy's LLAN Sa LINE Montreal to Liverpool Aug. 28, Ang. 7. Sept. 4. Aug. 14 Sept.'11. { HAVRE AND A Virginian sails ....July 31. Tunisian 'sails .. Victorian sails MONTREAL TO LONDO | Corinthlan safle _._ Aug. 1. Sept. 12, Pomeranian sails Aug. 8. | Rates of passage and full informa- |} tion may be obtained from J. P. [| HANLEY, Agent G.T.R. or C. 8. | KIRKPATRIOCK. Local Agents -- LEAVES WOLFE ISLAND :-- | MON. 7.30915 a.m, 1.00--4.00 | TUES WED. THURS., Bay p.m Breakey's 6.30--9.30 a.m. 1.30 p.m. 7.30--9.15 a.m. 8.009.155 a.m. 9.15~12.30 a.m: 5.00 p.m. LEAVES KINGSTON :-- 7.30--9.15 a.m: 1.00--4.00 p.m, 7.30--9.15 a.m; 1.00--4.00 p.m. 1.00=4.00 p.m. 1.00--4.00 p.m. i THE DAILY BRITISH WHICG, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1bo08. ONE OF CANADA'S NAVY STEAMER NORTHCOTE ROTTING Did Service During Rebellion of 1885 ~Middieton's Flagship--Battle of Bateche--Reminiscence of the Hailf- Breed Rebellion-- Story Told by One of the: Men on Board--Just Twenty-Three Years Ago. Stranded on the bank of the South Baskatchewan river, near Prince Al- bert, are the crumbling bullet-riddled remains of the steamer Northcote, of Gen. Middleton's "navy." Just about twenty-three years ago the Northcote wis playing an important part in the suppression of the rising of Indians and half-breeds in the Northwest. The story is told by one of the men aboard the gallant little river boat. According to Gen. Middleton's pre- concerted plan, the Northcote, with two heavy laden barges, left Gabriel's and after anchoring a short time so as not to anticipate the arranged time of arrival at Riel's headquarters, remain until the bombardment of the rebel stronghold by Gen. Middleton was heard, he starting at daybreak from the camping ground reached on the previous day, nine miles east of Batoche's. The rebels, however, ma- terially nterictol with the carrying oul Uf these plans by opening fire on the steamer just after she had got under, headway. The first bullet pass- ed through the pilot house. The rebel spies had watched the steamer the previous night on the opposite bank from Gabriel's, and the sentry could hear them shouting, one boastfully singing out to us as he departed, "Now come on, you--1" This first shot was evidently the signal to the rebels of our boat's approach, and as we rounded the bend a moment or so later we were raked by a fierce storm of bullets from both banks. The fire was returned by the troops on board; and notwithstand- ing that the rebels were protected by the brush and timber, apparently some injury was inflicted upon them. Volley after volley was fired, and several of the lurking enemy were seen to drop headlong down the slop- ing banks. So the fight went on, fierce and hot, as we approached Batoche's. The rebels who lined both banks for a couple of miles, were running swift- ly, and keeping pace with our pro- gress. Several mounted men, evident- ly leaders, were directing their move- ments. A few volleys quickly dis- persed them to their hiding places, where they fought the customary bush fight. They completely riddled the steamer with bullets, but it was strongly bulwarked on the boiler deck where the soldiers were standing. and our casualties were very light. Just above Batoche's the rapids commence, and a big roek covered with sand juts out into the stream, leaving a narrow channel immediately on the western side, the head of which is at a sharp bend, to round which the boat had to run her nozzle almost on to the bank. The firing became terrifically hot from a favor- ably located ravine directly in our front, in which the rebels 'were hid- den.. The rapids were passed safely, notwithstanding that the pilots were totally unacquainted with the river. In a few moments the crossing was reached, and in passing it the ferry cable caught the smoke stacks, which came crashing down on the hurricane deck, tearing with them spars and masts. Our misfortune excited loud cheers from the Metis, mingled with fiendish war-whoops from the Indians. The cable, which is strung from the upper banks, was lowered just as we approached it, the intention of the rebels being to corral the steamer and, in the confusion, to capture the boat, and massacre its human freight. Very fortunately for us this scheme, failed, but only by the merest chance, fof had the cable caught in the pilot- house, which it barely mised, the fire, would have been shot down, and the steamer rendered helpless. It was successful, however, in cutting off our communication with Gen. Mid- dleton by our code of whistling sig- nals previously arranged upon, the whistle being carried away with the pipes. Just then the steamer, to avoid two large boulders, was allowed to swing around, and floated down stream stern foremost. One barge barely grazed the bank, and the boat would have been boarded by the rebels but for the steady volleys our men poured at them. A withering fire was still main- tained from some rifle pits which the enemy had dug, and this was hotly returned until 9 o'clock, when the rebel firing ceased. save a stray shot or two. We had run the gauntlet of their fire for five miles The rebel strength is not known, but their force must have reached four hundred or five hundred, Indians pre- dominating, except at Batoche's. Our casualties are trivial. Two besides' Macdonald were slightly wounded A start was made at 6.30 p. m. next day, but scarcely had the steamer commenced to move than the rebels poured in a broadside, the soldiers returning it by volley firing. They followed us for some distance until cut off by the dense woods. We made nine miles, passing many deserted houses, and anchored for the: night. At 6.30 this morning another start was made, but the boat ran on a sand bar, and four hours were lost in getting her off. Maxime Lepine's-ferry boat, which we had intended destroying, had been taken away in obedience to Riel's or- ders directing all beats to centre at Batoche's. Obtaining fuel en route, we passed Hoodoo, and several local half-breed settlements which was de- serted, and reached the Hudson Bay ferry, 22 miles below Batoche's, where we were received with loud cheers. Batoche broke the back of the rebel. | lion, but too many brave hearts are now cold and still that beat high with valor, hope and noble ambition as the | to-day 'eighteen or twenty companies | producing 10,000,000 THE QUEBEC BRIDGE. An Exhaustive Report on the Great Disaster. Probably no great i dis- aster bly ie a anal of | such an exhaustive inguiry as the of the Quebec Bridge. 'For five months ments of the The, commission lapse of the bridge was failure of the lower chords chor arm, near the main that the failure of these due, to their defective e streSses that caused 'failure did result from abnormal weather condi- tions or accidént, but were such as might be expected in the: ah bridg _-- ny Se y the bridge company in i detail drawings, in planning and 'car rying out the erection, and cating the material was steel used was of good commission finds: that not be attributed to.an than errors of judgment on of the designing | engineers conn struction a he 3 ugh Hie state t ese errors eannot be attributed either to lack of common i knowledge, the neglect duty, or fo the desire to economize. The ability of the two engineers was tried in one of most diffieult -Profestiinal problems of the day, al proved to be insufficient. The commission considers that the specifications were not satisfactory, the unit stresses emp! er than any established by past prac- £ & Fs on 58 z : i EFEESE t i E § > : i g i § i tht - tice. A grave error was made in as- suming the dead load at too low a! value. This error glone was of s cient magnitude to have required the condemnation of the bridge, even if the details of the lower chords had been of sufficient strength; for the ac- tual stresses in the completed bridge would have been considerably great- er even than the high stresses per- mitted by the specification. There ia one clause which will be of particular interest to bridge engineers, and we | are inclined to think will call forth | no little protest. This occurs toward | the close of the report, where the com- | mission states that the professional | knowledge of the present day con- | cerning the action of steel columns under load is not sufficient to enable engineers to economically design such | structures as tlre Quebec Bridge. | Now, although we are free to admit | that our knowledge of the strength of large steel compression members is not as accurate as might be desir- ed, we are satisfied that, if the weight of steel which was used in the bottom chord member that failed had been built up in a form better adapted to resist compressive loads, the bridge would have been standing to-day-- though subjected, of eourse, to higher stresses than are sanctioned by the best modern practice. A GOOD CAMPAIGN STORY. Tells How Jim Robinson Bluffed Off His Opponent. Tt is related that when "Jim" Rob- inson was running in 1896 as Conser- vative candidate for the Commons in | Northumberland, N.B., he had with him as he drove around. to his meet- | ings, a former colleague in the Legis- lature, Hon. Lemuel J. Tweedie, the present Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. The Manitoba school trou- ble and the Remedial Bill were ques- tions of the time. Mr. Robinson knew all about the lumber business and had some -rudimental knowledge of draw poker, but was dubious in regard to the intricacies of remedial legislation. Mr. Tweedie assured him that it would be "all right." But that night as | they slept, while on the way to Blank- ville, Robinson had a dream which troubled him, and he imparted his troubles to his companion. He had seen in his vision the crowded meet- ing and himself addressing it, when a | man arose to heckle him. . "What was he like?" Tweedie en- quired. "A tall, thin chap, in a frock coat, | and a skimpy brown moustache." | "Yes, that's teacher Spooner; know | him well. Don't bother, we'll soon | settle him. I'll tell you how." And he told him. . They arrived in Blankville to find the hall crowded, and Spooner on | hand according to the dream. Robin- | son had barely introduced hia Sub. ject when Spooner arose, with a s J foolscap in hand, and proceeded to ask the first of a long series of ques- tions he had prepared. It was about the Remedial Bill. But Robinson was ready. He did not know anything about the bill, he said--had not seen | it: would form his judgment when he had the bill before him and act ac- cordingly. His friends cheered. "And now," he went on, "turn about is fair play. I want to ask Mr. Spoon- er a question." Then fixing his gaze | on the schoolmaster, he thundered out: "What did you do with that $500 vou got to spend on the Doaktown road?" y ; : Spooner dropped in his seat, the crowd hooted and yelled, and there were no more questions asked. Robin- son's majority in the election a few days later was 507. Cement Manufacture In Canada. Cement is one of the most active commodities in the commercial world, and where regarded in the building world a score of years ago as an ex- periment it is now one of the staples in all lines of construction work. The growth of the Portland cement trade in Canada has been phefiomenal. In 1889 practically all the cement used was imported from England and Ger- many. The discovery of excellent de- posits of marl and clay in different parts of the country gave an impulse to native production, and there are barrels a year, worth $15,000,000 wholesale. There are three com at Owen Sound, two at Lakefield, two at Port Colborne, two at Belleville, the Le- high and another, the Vulcan, the { ground its head was held forty feet | ies, | for the Old Country market. { honor said; "Canada and the United | States are destined by the Almighty to | m | the United States. It is my privilege ET ---- SAW ARCTIC MONSTER. Canadian Priest at Armstrong Creek Describes Terrible Animal. Pare aris The Chi Record-Herald lishes a s ing story from its correspondent concerning the antedi- luvian 'monster of She Aretic Circle, the keratosauras. The t beast has reecntly been seen a he says, by M. rges on a well-known Paris « writer and egplorer; by James Butler, a San Zrancisco banker, and by three other intrepid explorers. oe An expedition is being fitted out regardless of cost, the writer further declares, on behalf of the Duke of Westminster, for the capture of the creature. The duke has, he asserts, given Dupuy a most liberal contract to fit 6ut an expedition, that is to include the chartering of a 4,000-ton steamer to take the live monster, weighing more than fifty tons, straight to London. The duke has, Record-Herald , signifi- ed his intention of+taking a hunting trip in the Rockies in the' summer, but the trip will 'really extend away up to the i ukon," where a tribe of snow will be waiting to accompany the ex- plorers.cn their daring expleit.: One of the men who, states that. he has seen the creature is Father La- vagneux, a Jesuit missionary at Arm- strong Creek,. Canadian In a letter to' Dupuy he says: of my Indians again saw the terrible monster. It passed like a 'hurricane over the frozen surface of the river, dashing' into 'the air behind' it enor- mous blocks of ice. All its hairy fyr was covered with hoar-frost, and its terrible eyes flamed in the twilight." On another occasion Dupuy, ascam- | panied by Father Lavagneux, Butler and a mi , Leemore, started off at 5 a. m. to hunt the monster. "All the morning we hunted for new, tracks," says Dupuy. "At noon we built a fire, and just as the tea was boiling down came grashing. an aval- anche of boulders amid thunderous roarings and rumblings. "The monster, black and gigantie, lurched down the ravine beyond us, sweeping great rocks aside like peb- bl es. "We were petrified. For ten min- utes we stared at the prehistoric thing. Its withers stood twenty-five feet high. From its nose to its tail the Titanic monster measured seven- ty feet, and as it crashed over the high in the air. "Then suddenly the monster raised its head and roared like thunder and went romping down the ravine in vast | bounds at forty miles an hour." ! The miner Leemore took three sna shots of the creature, prints of which, The Record-Herald correspondent ag- serts. are in possession of the Duke of Westminster. PATENTS UNPROTECTED. New English Law Hits Canadian and Other Colonial Factories. | The new patent law which goes into effect in Britain on July 28 will oper- ate to some extent against Canadian manufacturers. , It virtually refuses protection to foreign patentees unless they 'manufacture their patent on' British soil. As the Old Land is dis-| tinet from the colonies so far as pa- | tent law is eoncerned, the new regu-' lations operate against Canadians, although they were aimed primarily against German and United States manufacturers. i There has been a year's warning, given of the passage of the new law, so as to give manufacturers an oppor- | tunity to remove their factories to branches there. have already start branches England or Many such | been started: After July 28, a British | concern can freely manufacture in Bri- tain any patented article not being manufactured there. Thus, a Cana- dian company sending its patented , { goods to the Old Land might find a' | competitor in a British company inan- ufacturing the same goods, and they could not sue the Britishers for in- fringement of patent. { A large number of Canadian factor- | including the large implement concerns, manufacture patented goods They may, however, be able to satisfy the requirements of the law by opening British factories with only a nominal output. rr Cee-- Countries Must Be Friends. James Bryce, Ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, in a re- cent speech/at a banquet given in his be friends. You have many settlers | the United States from Canada, | and in Canada we have many from to try to prevent any misunderstand- ings or friction between Canada and the United States. "No British ambassador could have more respect and confidence than I in that great and brilliant man, Mr. Roosevelt, who is honored and es- teemed in Great Britain as he is hon- ored and esteemed here. "During the last four months four treaties have been signed. that are destined to overcome difficulties that may hereafter arise between the United States and Canada. These are proofs of the cordial relations that exist between these countries." How She Viewed Bishops. The Right Rev. Dr. Edmund Knox, Bishop of Manchester, is famed throughout the north of England for his open air preaching. He has con- ducted some very successful missions on Blackpool Sands, and he is im- mensely popular with the rough and ready natives of Lancashire. During one of his recent missions on Blackpool Beach two Lancashire mill girls were discussing the situa- tion. "Who's that?" asked one as the bishop got up to speak. "That's the Bishop of Manchester," was the reply. 2 "Nay, lass," said the first speaker, "no bishop "ud do that." "But it is the bishop, I tell ye." 'Well, if it really is the bishop let's McQuesten river, in the | Indians "I and ten I Lithia Water Messrs Rigney & Hickey, Dis- ". tributors for Kingston and vicini SPECIAL SALE White Shoes For Tuesday and Wednesday Oly For 2 days and 2 days only we sacrifice our White Canvas Shoes. Every pair will be a Bargain. 18 pairs only, Women's White Canvas price, $1.00. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY 30 pair of Women's White Canvas Shoes. Regular price, $1.35 and $1.50, for s~cvon wnsscnrcn nanos ancha «08c, | 28 pdirs Women's White Canvas Shoes. Regular price, . $1.75, for Nedmew Rasen --$1.19. All Our White Canvas £h oes, $2.00 quality, for - - - -$1.20, Girls' White Canvas Shoe d, sizes 11 to 2. Regular 1.08, Girls', sizes 11 to 2. Regular $1.25 and $1.35, for - -98e. | Children's, sizes 8 to 104. Regular 85¢. ==«=-===----«-58¢ Children's, sizes 8 to 10}, Regular Children's, sizes 3 to 7}. Regular 90c. «--ccnce-- -69¢. All 10c. White Polish . All 25¢c. White Polish »ra« «vs usnes srsmsneeuava -15¢. Remember this Sale is TUES. Many Bargains in other Sum- Shoes. Regular ye. ' See Our Window Display. DAY and WELNESDAY Only mer Shoes. ~ Summer & Furniture Sale '$5 Everything reduced from 10 to 25%. Your oppor- | tunity to save money. This sale includes a full line of Carriages and Go Carts. Couches from $4.50, 5.50, 6,50 and up. Parlor Suites (3 pieces) from $15 up. Parlor 2 Suites (5 pieces) regular $25 for $20. ps R. J. REID, Ambulance Call 577. 230 Princess St. 00000000 0000000000000 Evangeline Ganong"s G.B. Chocolates Always fresh. The finest in the A.J.REES, 166 Princess St "Phone 58. city. | Hull works, the National Durham, the go and 'ear him, for I thowt as bish- | International and several others. i Northeote's whistle gave the signal ops did nowt but draw their brass" 8.30--11.30 a.m. 3.00--5.30 p.m, that the fight had begun. - > v i Strs. NORTH KING. |wox. TUES. 8.830--11.30 a.m. 3.00--5.30 p.m, leave Eling: WED. 8.30--11.30 a.m. 8.00--5.30 p.m. ston for Thousand Island points daily THURS. 8.30--1.00 p.m. 8.00 p.m. except Monday, at 10.15 a.m. Return- y's Bay, 3 p.m. ' ing leave at 5 p.m., for Charlotte, N.Y., 8.30---11.30 a.m. 8.00--5.30 p.m, (Port of Rochester), calling at Bay of SAT. 8.30--11.30 a.m. 8.00--5.30 p.m. Quinte Ports. SUN. _9.45a.m. 1.15--5.30 p.m. : STR: ALETHA--Leaves Mondays for ant rSeeal LJP. X00 eve Island Bay of Quinte Ports, at 5 p.m. Time Table subject to change without Full information from JAMES SWIFT notice. & CO., Freight Agents, J, P. HANLEY,| Boat calls at Garden Island going to Lo 8, KIRKPATRICK, Ticket agents, 'and from Kingston Commencing June 27th, Simple Corn Remedy. Peck's Corn Salve simply softens the thard dry tissue of which corns are di composed and detaches it from the {healthy flesh. Never fails. In big boxes, 15c., at Wade's drug store. FRI, Frequent Cause Of Paleness. Miss Belle Eady, Renfrew, has ac- Doetors say constipation, which can i cepted a position with the Port Arth- ke avoided il Dr. Hamilton's Pills are | ur public school at $650, used; they clegr the complexion, tone | John Dunn, aged seventy years, dea the stomach and aid digestion. at Belleville, a widow, five daughters | Dr. Hamilton's Pills yourself, 25¢c. and three sons survive. Try