TURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1008. ZZ DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SA - mm -- > » You cannot cut or inj MO sale this week at Cutlery De on receipt of pric ap CORBETT'S, Hardware LRTI) CNN TR THE WHIG, 75th YEAR DAILY BRITISH WHIG, published at 806-810 King street, Kingston, Ontario, at $6 per year. Editions at 2.30 and 4 o'clock p.m. WEEKLY BRITISH WHIG, 18 fogs. published in parts on Monday and Thurs- day morning at $1 a year. To United States, charge for postage has to be made 50c. for Daily ; 25¢. for Weekly. Attached is one of the best Job Print ing Offices in Canada ; rapid, stylish, and cheap work ; nine improved presses. The British Whig Publishing Co., Lt'd EDW. J. B. PENSE, Managing Director. Daily Wibig. CAN'T DO A WRONG. Hon. Justice The court _(through Anglin), has declared that the mayor of Galt cannot be forced to asign a electric which is for power the by-law conjract not in conformity with which was passed by the people. That and common seems reasonable sense. The Toronto Telegram says the 80 legislature can clear up the muddle. How ? It cannot commit a wrong any than a council. ---- print says that the opposition did the Cas- sels' enquiry into the civil service. Of more A conservative not ask for course not. There was alleged want of conscience IN the service, a charge of wrong-doing, and that was enough. The fuller enquiry might clear up the myptery, and that would never do Big Annual Sale Of Ready-made ( Furnishings, Boots Caps, Etc and Shoes, Hats anc Begins on Friday, Sept. 11th. One Week Only cut 1 271 Princess Street. LADDERS! for and Ladders Light Extension fruit picking. strong. eavy Extension Ladders . Heavy Single Ladders. All ou hand at \ Anglin's Lumber Yard, lothing, Underwear, Gents' and with wen with slander as their stock in trade THE" MONEY ? is a suburb WHERE IS Westmount, of Montreal, is troubled about the muni- cipal sinking fund. It should be about £300,000, but onfy $100,000 is visable, are which | land some members of the council anxious to find out what has become of $200,000, } "l don't say that thers has been alderman auditors report misappropriation," said an that the upon the condition of the fund; "but m moving it has been misplaced. 1 that has taken, but we want to know where it apparently don't say the money been is.' Municipal sinking funds are hard to manage. Left alone they are the old time and favourite way of providing for liabilities as they mature. they are a temptation to councils use them, not appropriate or misap- Once diverted from their proper channel or propriate, as emergencies arise. purpose they are hard to recover. Hence the disposition of the courts in Ontario, under the kindly direction of the legislature, to do away with | sinking funds and to provide that | loans of 'money should be repaid on | the installment plan, a certain amount of the and principal interest being payable annually. The booksellers are free book or *pubtec publication and of books. They the Ontario government is opposed to the distribution school that driving them out of the business. ------------ claim Cor. Bay & Wellington Sts. FINE FURNITURE ELLIOTT & SON, LTD. WEST 9 TORONTO KING ST CABS! The Old Stand and The Old Num. Phone 490 OFFICE NO. All orders promptly attended te night or day. IF YOU WANT TO BUY, RENT OR SELL REAL ESTATE I make a specialty of same Drop a card or. call on 'me. Nc trouble to show property. Insur ance at lowest rates. Monewn loan. GEO. CLIFF, Real Estate valuatior, 05 Clarence street. etc., a FRESHLY MINED Coal is far more desirable than that dug out. of the earth a year 'ago. It's cleandr--hasn"t stored up tweive months" dirt and dust ; it's dryer and in many ways a greater heat producer. Here it is at your services on quick order-- bright, well screened coal in all the standard sizes at standard prices for better even than stand- and quality. ! R. CRAWFORD 'Phone, '9. Foot Queen St. mR NT RATE RS RR to MORINE AS' A BRIBER. Mr. Fielding The discussions of Hon. Morine, opposing Mr Shelbourne, N.S., who mn (Queen's are consider- < are consider ed and very elevating in their character, there are some things about that of common clay. yet that suggest the man is like others, wech at Liverpool he said he to them made, In his sp conduct his campaign A minutes later he charged that Mr, going of was free abuse and personalities. few Fielding was bringing a lot of money he, consider what you are being mulcted he in- into the constituency, "but," said in taxation and consider whether enough."" "Ihnen he Mr. mg wharves and 1s bringing inuated that Fielding was build- railways and break- waters where they were not required, Mr regarded as a Morife vndertook to with large and while public works which Fielding bad thing and projected were Mr the precious promises hypnotize slectors From the report of a friendly press Mr that he would urge the consolidation it is learned that Morine declared > | of all the railways of Nova Scotia in- "J to' the Intercolomnial system, and the building of branches to tap the most fertile parts of 'the province, and de- The old Tupperean game, of pre- the of the their money, to the of rail- the most expensive of all politi. Mr. of any fate because he gives the peo- velop its natural resources." the t | suming to buy game, support with people own bribe them with promise WAavs, Fielding is worthy cal luxuries ple what they ask for in the way of small public works--a breakwater ora Mr fellow because he has the disposition ; -" . . wharf--but Moripe is a splendid to advocate a railway in every con- cession road; if need be, and he hap- pened to be the member for Queen's- But | to | | cratic party in the United States. GIBSON IS ALL RIGHT. | The Toronto Télegram is in deep distress. Hon. J. M. Gibson, of Ham: ilton, has been appointed the lieuten- ant-governor of Ontario, and our con- temporary regards it as an awful af- front. A place in the federal service, away from Toronto and the shadow of Mr. Whitney would be all right, but to have him occupy in Ontario the chief seat of honor is more than the power organ can stand. The Telegram is influenced principal- ly by the fact that Mr. Gibson has been identified with the Cataract Pow- er company, and it has been standing in Adam Beck's path to glory. Mr. Gibson became identified with the Wataract company many years ago, and when he had nothing else to do-- when retired from the political arena -gave the matter a good deal of at- tention. He did what any man would be expected to do under similar cir- cumstances, he developed the interests in which he was largely and financial ly concerned. When offered the '"'throne' in Toron- to he debated the matter. He realized as clearly as any man that he would have to be free in the highest accepta- tion of the term--free of all business relations, free from all issues that might engage his attention officially-- and action in his case has been de- ferred pending the divorcement of the man from business of every kind. After all the position to which he goes is social and not political. He will be the mouthpiece of the govern- ment on many occasions it is true, but he will be expressing its mind on not his own. No every subject, and A Mr.. Gibson man knows better than the need of absolute neutrality in this office, and he can be safely left to car- ry himself with the grace of one pol- ished for public service, and specially equipped for it by a long and discip- linary experience. ---- The Board of Education, if asked by the city council, what to do with the petition, asking for the reduction of the membership, would likely say, "Let the ratepayers decide; they are A January. referendum \could be submitted The would be doing an honorable thing in the masters." in council asking the board's opinion instead of accepting that of a few members. CANNOT ENDORSE BORDEN. Mr. Yarmouth, N.S. said, speaking the conservative party : "We stand pledged to the Halifax platform, the platform of Sir John A. Macdonald, elaborated and adopted to the conditions of to-day." That platform has never been passed upon by the party; on the contrary it Borden, in of has been repudiated in so far as pub- lic ownership is concerned. The leader of the conservative podition in Canada is having the ex- of the demo- He has undertaken to commit the party Mr. Bryan, ownership op- perience of the leader to his views. { however, dropped pubifg) discovered that it was losing him the support of the business life, and Mr. Borden dropped it on the eve of the last general elec when he strongest element in tion, and until recently has been sil- ent upon the subject. The conservative press--the Montreal Gazette and Toronto Mail--have sim- ply declared that while in sympathy with the leader of the party in his aspirations they camnot attitude on public dwner- general en- dorse his ship, because it is not in the, public interest. Our local contemporary adds its significant warning, that this question it in accord with Mr Borden, and he would find if he could on 1s not submit the question to a party con- it government '| prefer | vention, would supervision or government control, which is the policy of the liberals and | the policy they laid down in paglia- ment. } Sir John A. Macdonald, by the way, was not in favour of public owners- ship, so that the Halifax platform is not elaboration of the deceased's platform, adopted to the conditions of an the day. EDITORIAL NOT&S. : Mr. Borden is standing alone in the Halifax platform, certainly find room' Mr spoils system. The provincial pre- miers will else- where while Borden denounces the Mr. Foster is the only prominent conservative who has had the temerity unreservedly the Halifax Mr. Borden. Mr. Foster regard himself as the to endorse plagférm of will not surely party. ia Sir Hibbert Tupper announces that he.is out of politic. He is not a after his father's heart he man or "| Shelbourne. He was even equal to the sugges- tion that of the Borden . government. There were he might be a member wonderful men out of a .ob members of the pre- the sO many in search of it (of commons), or sent house and premiers of the provincial parliaments added : persuaded, if elected, seat," in the Sir Charles Tupper may be sorry that --and he "I might even ' to accept a government, he is not in the storm centre of = the present campaign, but he will not be missed while Morine is around. So the dome of the eity hall is to be restored it "but a little higher." The Whig's advice, but very as was, tardily acted upon. 3 be | of course. | {ing .more. allow a faction in British out his political | would not fos : Columbia { ambitions, | , Mr. | service to sniff is an advocate of civil He is being attended Borden reform. several provinces Will they the spoils by the premiers of | £8 tour. in his politieal | de- against are waiting to themselves The jer something drop. | clare | system ? people | The Toronto News promises that if ty will returned there the conservatives are power in the dominion "not be a balk at great constructive enterprises.' Everything will go, but there will be new hands out for the spoils of office. Only that and noth- SPIRIT OF THE PRESS So It Appears. Toronto News. Lil journals arc constantly re- ferring to "four years more" and "the next four years." Has the length of the federal' parliament been reduced to four years? -° The Ames Mystery. Ottawa Journal. q 'Mr. Ames has stated the facts of the western timber deals so strikingly that all he leaves us to guess about is why in the world the barons are so anxious to stay in parliament or to get into it. The Only Expedient. Toronto Star. A Paris wife wants a divorce because her husband's hair doesn't match her parlor furniture. Divorce is surely an extreme remedy. 1f she doesn't . care to part with the furniture, why doesn't she pull out his hair ? : No Use For Progress. Ottawa Citizen, construction of the Canadian Pacific was a rational necessity, the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific, as was charged on the floor of the house by the minister of railways of the day, was largely a party political undertaking. --- Crime Is Increasing. Montreal Gazette, There are nearly five hundred pris- oners in the Montreal jail, which was only intended to hold "half that num- ber, and this though from time to time batches of convicts have been sent to other prisons. The growing time in crime is becoming serious. Laurier Will Win. Speech by Hon. W. Scoft. Just another word. It was charged that I obeyed Laurier in holding the elections. I have contradicted the charge straightly' and emphatically. It is positively untrue. (Cheers.) The dissolution was decided on by myself and my colleagues for excellent rea- sons, abundant reasons even, four- fold reasons in fact, in the redistribu- tion, the railway situation, the rust muniéipal policy and our telephone programme--it was decided on and the elections were held to suit .the people of Saskatchewan without re- gard to any other interest and with- out the most remote suggestion from Sir Wilfrid Laurier or anybody else (Cheers.) . But <4f-our opponents are to be believed, if the Saskatchewan re- sult is a sign of the result to he ex- pected, when the leader whom we all loye and revere, Sir Wilfrid Laurier-- (cheers)--next submits himself and his policy to the people. (Cheers.) If any- thing that I have done or may by the favor of Providence be able to do helps in any degree to preserve for Saskatchewan a continuance of Laur- ier 'and his policy I am confident that it will not be counted against me by this fair young province whose inter- ests and welfare are worthy of some sacrifice and devotion on the part of | us all. (Cheers long continued.) The National Railway. Sir Wilfrid at Sorel. "But our greatest work for the ad- vancement of Canada is the construe- tion of the Grand Trunk Pacific, which means so much for our coun. try's future, and with which I hope my name will be chiefly associated. The more we know about this line the more we see its advantages to Cana- da. In fact its advantages are al- ready being felt, as even now it is taking its part in the transportagion of the western wheas-crop. Within two vears we shall this Ihe running from Moncton to" Winnipeg, opening up trafic to new empires of the north, where generations vet-td come will be able to settle and make their liveli- hood. I tell you in all sincerity that I want to carry the coming election in order to finish this great work, and when it is completed 1 shall be con- tent to say, with the prophet of old, 'Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace.' "' " see Borden On "Purity. The Leader at Bridgewater "If there has been any wrongdoing, any. bribery or other infraction of the law in Colchester, I will denounce it | whether it has been done by conser- vative 'or liberal If a conservative has done wrong it is right that he should be punished to the full extent of the law. He is no true friend of the | conservative party who resorts to dis- honest means, Defeat is no disgrace. | | have been defeated in Halifax, but I am not ashamed of it. Evefy man likes victory, but 1 would prefer de- [feat after a clean election to victory { alter corruption." : Ghost Can't Walk, Montreal Herald. Sir John Maedonald was a fine old {man, but really his ghost can't | expected to lead the party any better {than his son fdid. So when Mr. Bor- | den tells us that the conservative party is Sir John Macdonald's party | minus only Sir John, he merely shows | himself conscious of a condition which most other people had remarked be- | fore, be -- State Fair Excursion Tickets: | New York Central will make low rate tickets to Syracuse and return- |ing during state fair, good three days instead of two days. Rate, including transfer to grounds and admission, from Cape Vincent, $2.85. On sale | September 14th to 19th, inclusive. | ------------ Try Bibby's smart $2 Derby. When a man is seriously thinking he is never found to be foolishly talk- ing. Black Watch Black Plug Ta THE SPORT REVIEW, Interesting News From the Var ious Sporting Fields. Longboat will start in the Hamil ton, Toronto , and Montreal Mara- thons. . i Old George Kennedy will. probably play in the Ottawa scrimmage again this fall, although 'he now threatens to retire, The first practice of the Montreal football team took place Wednesday. "Chaucer" Elliott had a large squad of men at work, Reynolds, the Port Hope barber, will try, Monday, to walk from Port Hope to Toronto and return in thir- ty-three hours. Father Stanton, coach of the Otta- wa University fourteen, is gathering his material and hopes to have an- other crack team in the Intercollegi- ate. Toronto Telegram: "Joe" Gans failed ignominiously in his attempt to render "The Death of Nelson" before a large and intelligent audience on the slopes of the Pacific: ' Hamilton Spectator :¢Ottawa breaks out with the assertion that "Bobby" Kerr's 94-5 in his 100 - yards race, Labor day, was . remarkable, if cor- rect. When Kerr runs the hundred at this rate every day now itéilooks as though it were a case of a laugh and a haw-haw for Ottawa. . The receipts of the Gans-Nelson fight were slightly in excess of 818. 000, of which Nelson received $7,500 and Gans $5,045. The te . money was not up. to expectation, and it is believed that 'the Moran-Attell con- | test, two days before, had something to do with the falling off. . In one of the first football games of the season.splayed near Latrobe, Pa., last evening, the 'following persons were injured : 'Cadman, right arm brokén; Joseph Caldwell, left ear al most torn off; Charles Shamfelt, th teeth knocked' out, face contused; Wil- liam Stiffey, several Bones in left hand broken. \ The annual race of the Montreal Herald, around Mount Royal, will take place this year, like its two pre- decessors, on Thanksgiving day. Al- ready the auijouncement of the event has given a fillip to harrier work in Montreal, and club after club, and runnér after runner are signifving their intention of entering the. great Canadian fixture. All who wish to procure information, can communicate with John Taylor, Herald, Montreal. The baseball race that is attracting the most marked attention is that of the National League. If the dope works true, New York should easily land the flag. The Giants are playing perhaps the best all-round game of any major league team 'in the coun- try. Not alone are their pitchers in superb shape and working well, but the team is hitting consistently anc play a fast, confident fielding game.-- Philadelphia Record. Sika At Munich, play for the chess cham- pionship of the world was continued last night, but the game was adjourn- ed after forty-five moves, apparently in favor of Dr. Lasker. Dr. Tarrasch, his opponent, opened' with the Ruy Lopez, remarkably rapid playing fol- lowing until difficult positions ensued for both in turn. The game varied considerably and towards the close Lasker succeeded in hemming in his opponent, the adjournment Jeaving Tartasch in' an" unfavorable position. Street Hat For Late Summer. The hat here depicted is rather a novel shape, and is very smart in ite lines and trimming. The model was in black straw, the left side of the brim being a little narrewer than the right and rolled up across the side, where it was caught by a rosette of light peacock blue liberty taffeta, from which springs a bunch of black ai prettes. The crown of the hat was large and rather high and was un- trimmed at the right side, though when worn two long-headed jade hat pins, thrust through the right side of the hat, added much to the effect. . Some Further Tidbits. Brantford Expositor. The Expositor has already pointed out how the conservatives of Colches ter regarded the "purity of elections' plank in the Borden platform, that, too, at a time when the pro nouncement had been freshly made. Here are po féw further excerpts from the evidénce given during the Bayne trial : : One man swore that ten days before the election Bayne received from Hali- fax two barrels of rum. Another swore that "two or three nights before the electjon he got money from Mr. Bayne--$15: we were talking about the election; * he was praising up Stanfield." Another : "I saw him | on nomina- tion day and got $30 in cash." and Shirking Its Duty. Hamilton Times. Having required the Toronto & Niagara Power company to secure a right of way and fence it for its pow- er line, it is quite easy to see that by dispensing with. the purchase of a right of way and ridding itself of the obligation to protect the public by fencing it in, the government saved the Hydro-Electric Commission a con- siderable initial expense. But the wis- dom of so doing has not vet been de- monstrated. And what of the justice of requiring the private 'trangmission company to go to such large expense for public t+ protection when the. com- | mission itself will' not do so? vv Try Bibby's celebrated $2 hats. Five years more for Laurier. ' . MORE SUITS are sold for Fifteen Dollars than any, other price. It's a price that pleases. 2 You can get better Suits by paying more money, or you can pay more money and not get as good suits. ; It depends upon where you go-- but don't go, come ! Come here and see our Fall Suits at Fif- teen Dollars--the best Suits the price ever bought. Come, see and let the Suits, themselves, clinch our assertion. : New Browns, New Blues, New Greys, New Blacks,: and Fancy Patterned Cheviots and Worsteds. Tailoring ' exeellent, cut correct, goods faultless. Try our celebrated $2.00 Hat. cag THE H. D. 'BIBBY CO. | Kingston's One Price Clothing House. WE ANNOUNCE OUR FALL MILLINERY OPENING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH We extend a most cordial » and following days. invitation to attend. DAVID M. SPENCE, The Leading Millinery and Mantle Store. ! ship in land will not meet this requirement. (8) If the father (or mother, if the father , is deceased) of a homesteader had permanent residence en farming land owned solely by | him, not less than eighty (80) acres in ex Amie Core Toe by Bom: Se Synopsis of Canadian i= Ssi Ess Northwest. such homesteader may pefform his own res: Homestead Regulations. dence duties. bv living with the father (or | NY even-numbered section of Domin- | | (4) The term "vicinity" in the two pre- ceding paragraphs is defined as meaning not ion Lands in Manitoba or"the North- Provinces, excepting 8. and 26, | more than nine wiles in a direct line SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH-WEST not reserved, may bg homestegded by amy | person the sole head of a fanfily, 'or male A MINING REGULATIONS. COAL.--Coal mining fights may be leased over 18 years of age, to the extent of ome- quarter section, of 160 acres, more or less. for twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1.00 an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres can be leased to ome applicant. Royalty, five Application for homestead entry must be made in person by the applicant at a Domin- ion Lands Agency or Subagency. Entry by roxy may, however, be made'by an Agency " am conditions by the father, mother; son, daughter, brother or sister of an in- tending homesteader. An application for made in person. The , applicant eligible for homestead entry. DUTIES. --(1) At least six months' resi- dence upon and cultivation of 'the land in cach year during the term of three years. : (2) A homesteader may, if he so desires, perform the required residerce duties by living on farming land owned sdlly by him, not less than eighty (80) acres in. extent, m the vicinity 4 his homestead. be be cancellation must must Joint owner' vertisement A person eighteen years of age ing made a discovery may ate a claim 1,500 feet by 1,500 feet. Fee $5.00. At least $100.00 mist be expended on the . claim each year, or paid to the mining Re. ' corder. « When $500.00 has been expended or paid and other requirements compli with the claim may be purchased at $1.00 an acre. PLACER MINING CLAIMS generally, 100 feet square. Entry fee, $5.00 DRE DGIN Pwo Jeans of five: miles cach of a tiver may to appli- sant for a term of 20 or Ben AT, 3% per cent. a mile per 'annum, after the output exceeds $10,000. AWW NE Ds : L CORY, s ag dl oe y Ca + i