Tl YEAR 78 -Nu, 217 MOWAT, THE OUR NATIONAL The Conservatives Are Not Getting It. J wagers, the winners to go to charity, Montreal Sener Homi ol, the West Though Some of Their Strong Men Worked Hard For WA iar. Hosmer aspital, The Enlargment of the Welland Canal Meant the Deepening of Our. Harbor. { the Winnipeg General Hospital ssi COVERS ALL ™E BETS. renson he has advanied why the slec- x rs [to ra of Canada should not Support M. J. Haney, CE, 'James © ar | the administration of Sir Wilfrid Lau. {rier and continne the prosperity of, rvs the notice in the Toronto me fuing ta letter 'nrruthiers to rn Herald, Iu this Mr. Carruthers savs in par: "1 am willing to 'make the Hollow ing | j the dominion i Yours of | b Globe World addressed the editor To the Editor of wruly, { 3 this lames M. J. HANEY, Toronto, Sept. 16th. MURDERED, AND ROBBED Pleased at: of the letter Money. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.--Paymaste: David Steen, of the Pittsburg Coal company was shot dead and his com- |panion wounded by several masked will j bandits who attacked the two near Woodville Alleghany county Saturday afternoon. The bandits jump- ed from ambush and at the first shot Steen fell. The men grabbed the bag he was carrying and disappeared. Tt id not kmown just how much money was taken. Posses are scouring the conntey for the bandits. ACCEPT POINTS. "Will het 81,000 that Laurier not have 40 majority "Will bet $1,600 that not have majority "Will het $1,000 that not have 20 majority. "Will bet 1,000 that Laurier not have 10 majority, 'And bet 81,000 will be bout making 000, all the be go to do {of your friends eonfide : 3 nfident trade on the great ithe |iberxls returned in favor of the tnevy election, here in its paiicy for them to do charitable institutions Toronto Winnipeg." I hereby acenpt all the above wasers and. enclose © you herewith my ' Lanrier will » 30 Laurier will "We are will ail the been ears as interests, He says American boats ince 1 have the past fifteen y American cgmpeting with time and have ev in the business for will continue ax there ix an He is government this is The Kingston tories are very much excited over the thought that the pro- mises of the dominion government to wit will that Laurier total of 85. Ro, if or n sto AHA about at the opportunity good for the Montreal make Kingston a national harbour, will affect the vote in this city, It should, because the best interests of Kingston should be the best interests of the voter | When the government decided upon the enlargement of the Welland canal it followed, as a matter of course, that and we sO RFs being the Others Will be Amicably Nisenssed, IRA Berlin des. Central News says the following eommitnigque on the Moroe- ean negotiations has been issued to- [day by the German foreign office, long Inkes," liberal But fore us I'he harbor strongly % And and aside f some | or patch won, Sept rom the issue be- in ' he ad © the AIC the whole tale. If that fair tory print sa proposal is a ® checl { By Bandits, Who Secured a Bag of} KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, wi. Reciprocity is Safe in Their Hands---Every Statesman of Note Has Sought to Bring It About In every commumty there are many capable and successful men who re fuse to lat themselves be led into a politioal argument. This is tot because they lnek .politi- aul convictions, but becanse the ukual method' of argiting is distasteful to then. They sée no profit in sitting arrive at some conclusion by fighting a battle of statistics and facts and figures. They know that it ix seldom humanly possible to know all the facts for five thousand dollars (85,000) ering the amount called foy % Carruthers' offer The condition | Carrat to the he fer the Toronta General St." Michael's Hospital, of included, and that Mr. posit his certified check sant dollars with the Montreal Herald not later neaday, 20th mst., at Cove 'Although we have nol as yet re Mi ceived the official reply of France, wel of its chil points, th: anka | received from |i will ae-} counter mis | the point of tr anshipment should be of this is so then the dominion = govern- an equal depth, so that the big ment must have heen terribly deluded pels coming through eould unload, and by the business men composing the de that point is Kingston, plitations waiting upon it The $50,000 voted last session is but | Dut facts are the first instalment of the $600,000 tailed in article, more that must 'be expeaded, acsord- last, and the ing to District Engineer Chaplean's re [dertaking was presented to the govern: port, to make the harbour national syn ment bas the results character and ready to serve all the which the are now decluiming so | demands of the shipping interests. loudly. To secure this boon for Kingston was | I'he proposals of the are the work of thé Dominion Marine As genuine and if Kingstonians desire to oy sociation, the Kingston City Couneil them gi to their Jeuition hes IE robot be. dudersbodd bs thi da Te ie | and the Kingston Board oi Trade it is in the city's best interest to sen devision of the er aati joins A Stel compos Hon, W. Hurty. Any person who te Ott awa Me. Howat, : the Montreal Herald nto (have decided that the ten per eent any knowledge of these bodies will re plete eeurd and touch y Globe he final : in freight rates shall go into | cognize the character of the men com- crment. We do rit 1 I differ from Mr. Ceiguthers in every eliet from Septemder 30th | posing them. They are both conserva- : Nickle is returned the be A | { tive and liberal, but all are keen busi- done, but, we do say that the ecity'y | Trmmm--" - . . a -- ? -- | seks men and alive to the demands of best concern will be fore favorably ddessbesd the transportation trade. A few of considered if it i in the liberal line for these.gnem, for personal reasons, are Laurier is sire to win THE Fi R INT 10 s | now squealing that reciprocity will kitl | Every citizen should he pleased ves- in are aware to Mr. to confidential addition Paris. Fi his of cept one Hospetal and | Toronto, be | cab arritners de for editor add reports that f it i= helieved, two points of our the others will be wd as we de hers' offer is on Wednesday which the un- the actual in nee, charities Wes in OF our haritie name ) or manner in posals disc vielded over | | a tories five thon | | secret power ut | Rus It is conjectured that the po- lice f Kiev, with the local Black Hundreds {League of the san the the ! Wed "clock | of than 12 government people) desired assassination | soe ol and has wha ix com steamshi the if not tnd the Tore ne with cay that work will gov crease ° » e * ® ® " *® ® . ® » o ® # @ . * » eo ° ° o * * @ . o » eo ° the tratsportatioo. trade, but their know that our shipping interests are fears are groundless. ito be so well taken care of the James Playfair, whos transporta: prospects that, with the inereased tion imtermsin fine probably the great tdooth of water, at this port, Kingston est in Canad, Maving several millions will have more elevators: than it has of dollars at stake. has gane into the to-day, while its shiphuilding plant whole situation and intimates that it will be of the most progressive iyve. in all shipping A vote for Mowat will be pn vote fn interests with the sRingatea' a addy ansement. lit - WINS WINS THE SEAT Sir Witfrid Laurier is Virtually Elected. OPPONENT RETIRES, MAD OVER WORK OF CON. SERVATIVE ORGANIZER. and are, beeiath Sammor Tories who boast that they will sweep the country on the 21st should take = look at the figures as they stand and- tel us how they ean figure anything but defeat for their own party. Flie standing of the parties in the House of Commons at dis. solution was as 1olows je Ontario--~Liberals i Wilfrid Laver, has given it in a Ltelegram to Toronto, that he has no [thought of deing any injury what- [over to the Tmanufacturers. The very best men' in both parties say it good thing, and, therefore, 1 do not profess fo prophecy as to its effects. The least we ean do, considering all, is to try it, and this 1 intend to do if it proves to be a Had thing ean soon abrogate it and as it is only agreement and not a treaty at can be made inoperative onee with out a wAtten nolwe party." 35; Conservatives, 51. Cuebec--Libernls, J3; Conservatives, 12, New Brunswick--Liberals, 11; Conservatives, Nova Scotia--Liherals, 12; Cundérvativeés, 6. Prince Edward Isiand--Liberals, 3; Conservatives, Manitoba--Liberals, 2; Conservatives, 8. British Columbia--Liberals, 2; Conservatives, 5. Saskatchewan-- Liberals, 8; Congervatives, 1. Alberta--Liberals, 1; Conservatives, 8. Yukon--Liberals, 1. This gives the government this majority the organize the house they present representation of e 114 members in a house of 25 speaker in the chair. Where are they going to get them? said that on a reiprocity issue there was not a single safe coun- servative seat in the three Atlantic provinces. No one who knows anything of the situation there expects re than nine con- servatives, the present representation, ont of 35 séats., This gives a liberal majority of seventeen. In the provinces west of the great lakes there are also 35 sedts held at present by eighteen liberals and Sevénteen conserva. tives, Without going inte details, we may express the view that the liberals will hold twenty of these western states--a majority of 5. In Ontario and Quebec the real fighting ground, the conserva. tives must secure twenty.lwo more seats than the liberals to equal ts latter in the new house, tn Ouebec it is probable that the alliance of Monk and Bour- assa Will somewhat increase the conservative strength, says the Globe, The highest esthiate we have seen is that of the Ottawa Citizen, twenty-seven conservatives and pationalists ont of sixty. five seats. Conceding the tweaty-scven, there would still be a liberal majority of eleven from Cnebre to ald to the twenty-two from the eastern and western provinces. The conservatives, therefore, at the best, and on their own estimates, will come into Ontario with an dverse majority of thirty-three. They must get sixty ont of eighty-six seats in this proviiiek to equal the liberals, and sixty-four before they can ore ganize a government, Now, what are the facts as to Ontario. Even in tories carried only filty-nine seats--a majority of thirty. solution their majority was sixteen. Leg anyone glance over the lists and see whe is going to make gains Wm Ontario on September 20st. It looks like a preity safe estimate 10 increase the liberal representation from 35 to 40 or 42 on an issue like reciprocity. A clear liberal majority in Ontario 1s o./expected by some who have proved themselves good prophets in : the past. Rn 2 " we an at to the a majority of 43. To wipe out conservatives must win twenty-two seats. To would have to add twenty-five to their eighty nine. This would give them: sor six of a majority, with the other Liberals Confident. Belleville, Sept I8.--~The political Foontest in the Bay of Quinte district very brisk and both parties are working strenuously, and both seem equally confident of gains. The lib- 0000000000000 000000 ABOUT SIZE OF IT, Far Mr. Fielding recently is 8. Willison, of the Toronto News, in a Cable to the London Times Concedes the Victory of Liberal Party at the Polls, : Quebec, Sept. 18. Sir Wilirid Laur- jer is virtually elected by acclamation in Quebhee Kast His opponent, Mr Ladue, editor of Libre Parole, the nationalist paper of Quebec, sent in his resignation on Saturday to the returning officer He is mad against the conservative organizer because he wine hot mvited to the big opposition meeting beld Inst week at the Quebec skating rink. This constituency was never in danger ------ Laurier to Win, Toronto, 8 18a), 8 whitor of the Toronto News, the Toronto cortespondent of the London Times, Tt is, therefore, interestiiy to note that the Times publishes under a Torontd date line, as "from our own correspondent," an article on the Ua- nadian elections which declares that "Upon the whole, disinterested obeer- vers,, il thece be any sweh among ug, expett the government to carry the country by a rediced majority." a It is a Good Thing, rs ire Falls, Ont, Sept. 18.-F, . Frost, one of the foremost manufac. tier of Eastern Ontario, writes to G. MeKimm, liberal vandidate in South Lanark : "Reciprocity is an old policyt which every government has had up to the present; but this is the only time that Cannda bas had a chance to vote for it since the old treaty of IN54-06 wax abrogated. Tt is in tenthxl for farmers, as: well as con- aumets, and we are asswred it will al so ossist all other interests thrompgh- out the country, and the premier, Sir A visitor just ia from a rural constituency wos asked how the farmers up his way were going to vote in the election "Why, Great Seoft!" he ex- claimed, 'the farmer who doesn't vote for reciprocity should be in the asylum." 002690000000 Secscsscccecee mn Bast fighting Northrup Fast Hastings, and they will retain Prince Fedward and largely reduce Porter's maiority in West - Hastings The lib- erals say that the vote in rural municipalities will be n big surprise to their opponents, paetiewiaely in the townships, of Sexsmith Walker with a 06009000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000060000000006 lerals predict defeat | Fast Peterboro, Northumberland, chance against m fair m Willison, 1878 the At dis. JESUIT "PRIESTS POISONED, 0000000000 000000000 ROROO0RP0000 0000000000000 R0ROR00000OPOOOEROOROPOPOOGIIOIOEOOEOOTGTS Father Seperior and Lay Brother Suceumbed at Minieh. Cairo, Sept. 18.--All the mentbers of the Jesuit edits of Minieh { Upper Egypt), pun ing ten, were recently ER ill and served with violent pains ufter drinking iced wine at dinner. Father Habib, and ai law brother, have rest dre recovering. An enrpiify has bebo opened as sus picious have Been aroused, that pois on was put inte the wine with coring inal intent. a the father superior, died. Ihe one Wokingmen Vote in Your Own Good hn The executive of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress doef not hesitate to say that it believes that the reei- nt between Cansds and interest In the new liver Olgmpié there are twenty-nine boilers dach measiring twenty feet. and fifteen feet wine inches in« or. DAILY MEMORANDA. ' Division Court, & ag. Tuesday Walle Island fair opens Tuesday. Hob. 0. PF. Graham speaks at iberal meeting. Grand Speers louse, $ pm A mesting of the Oversea Club will be held weday night tn the Orange all ut elght o'leck Hring your fen Mins Ads Adame wd ita ry . Tuesday. Open and Thirsahs SL Sui ty : a tall 11 = a 1 their a a Se FE ye ut wn ane] Mi gow and then is better than ttter ladk of confidence. Withdut the . pronoun "1" the ego- tiat would miderable existence. The bane whi d fall ob b one that tempts dnd causes the Often times what we call reasonable doubts are very upreasonshie. Modern application is hikely tract the teeth of an old saw. A oma Stu 5 elu sonsetimbe riwinds 4 helps its pocket. Reciprocity has long boom © i iw the International Trade Union movement and we see no danger to anything but the poc- kets of a few interested Supitalints ju permitting of the two countries - to swap ves if ft to do so, without the interven- tion of hate, of Tustoms (The trade wien orem beter of freedo: a Prodse's i n stronger because of the opening. Tuesday 51 Ak 02 to ex | in the exchange of | > {ordinary finally During the noise and talk of the pre- (desired, Sent campaign, {ennnot i this was { The Very Latest | Patria, | addian STRONG FOR RECIPROCITY: in any case and hefides they from experience that the world is of glib talkers who draw on imagination for their facts, The sult that they avoid the usual wordy lines of reasoning because they know that they can arrive at sane and 'sound conclusions by the exercise of everyday common Sense, {They consider every public {broadly and quietly in abeir own land it really their judgment settles the matter. full their re- is question say 1% that common sense vote considering thet, whole and the result Never to pass completely The coun- the heen of reeiproeity in their hands have been asked question which admits of thé common sense treatment | question is one that affects the try ind for that re wisely treated in the prece of the ordinary political important facts are of the argument, or intentionally ers have frest won ix safe on they any BO as a whole be meal method real ner bound to be left either by oversight But by treating the difficulty ean be To begin with, reciprocity United States is a Be Some oul aided, with the! thing, not {For ten years a reciprocity agreemenp' force Between the two oim- the results were so since the United States ter the arrangement, because of caused. by Canadian sym: the civil wAr, avery statesman of note, both conservative liberal, has tried to it renewed There are many who can remember the prosper- n tries and that minated had feeling pathizers in Canadian ever and have living PITH OF THE NEWS. Culled Over the World. All Ireland is now tied up with railroad strike Four men were arrested at Chatham, charged with perjury in registration. I'wo mote bodies were found from the wreck of the tug Martin, at Midland. The N.L.U. champions Tecumsshs were beaten by a Toronto All-Star team, "tire and panic followed a Sunday political meeting in the Jewish theatre, {foronto. The Methodist will receive recogtition from with a reception and tea. Fmiie Hartpin, Montreal, aged teen, is chargéil with twenty burglar ie. He had 200 keys and 32,000 in jewellery when arrested. It is reported that Chentu has fallen to the rebels, the viceroy killed and two missionaries murdered. It is officially announced that Farquhar has consentetl to act treasurer for the unionist party Talk in well-informed London circles, 'for sone days past; has been of a secret treaty between Madrid and Ber lin. Nine killed and fourteen hurt when a racing ear plunged through a fence at the state fair at Syracuse, N Y.,on Saturday. > From Al the Ecumenical conference Toronto nine Lord as the Toronto Royal Can- Yacht Club's defender of the Fisher Cup against Sensca, of Roches ter; was sold to C. A. B, Brown, for Hogg, president of Hogg & Lytle, Limited growers and esporters of ghiin and seeds, has en tered 'the camipaign fight &s an advo | 'cate of redprocity. Rev. A. W, MacKay, rector of All Saints' Anglican chuteh, Ottawa, has not to accept the invitation extended! to hith by the congregation of St. Stephen's churdh, Toronto. The election crook is going to have a precarious time of # in (htario. The Ontario 'government has given no- tice that their dttorpey-peneral is, in fact, a policeman for this occasion The ronservatives will hewnre, MADE NO PROVISION. The Mother of Twelve br Thelr Father. Xashay, NI, Sept. I8-At ihe age of twenty-seven years, the mother of twelve children, none them twins, Mire Alfred Paquette was taki in in charge by the county commision he cwaith aby was born, Thei | week, and the husband and father Deserted forthwith , leaving no oR foe ha I a A down with another man and trying toto doubt boa feproe:iy know! before | ason 1t | jdone {and question broadly [THs is no i | | the government gbod | The great issue of reciprocity ns still | itv of the country the {when reciprocity was tn €bree. 1 hot need any other argument to {vince them. The proof of the {ding the eating and they {alrea had a shee Rewipioeity work well when tried and no sen sible thinks there AY reason shat it will work well agam, ips the #"rongest common that ean be taken re is that which is impelled by "Lee well eo clearly period do during : hey 18 man is Put perh sense view of ery alone." his the progress made by C the past fifteen yours of 12 been =o striking that wt isfied thes sutist opposed every nu pr § Ww the conservative nough that during al rule | "the conser That is, they now, though sure by which moted by every er Now that went, has done menns anuda hb "en ith it «d wa wives admit they this are ar s prov means th the liberal for Il enough," "ar pPows gover: sa long a ch period we proposes - another progressive the long which are But be ep in acoepting measure of offered, the vielant sought leiprocity, has been leonservatives loppositic ters not government {and they leave it in power to avark once more L the deceived done "'w done fe it me prog to do mint nkex that 1 jet nar "The 1 omit sOfse Vv Hber: al yagrh' will on hey the haw has will leave it wood been lof rust doing the country past for he the wha have of the more far " in the much Fess he made country can trusted hey han that sw g making a time to no ool evidence mistake na ke a change the result of the common are in favor alony at are not m in ind Jhis will show that Canada hh (election (sonse volirs of of Teaving well enoug dwn. is just those wi of it it h have and the the hands of mon safe take a cor is in the studied in detail know that it is alse justified facts and figures A vote for Mowat for ree it rocity, in Sense View V8 those Ww hands of the question by aud Fair i MAN WEIGHED QUARTER TON Was Killed by Two Ounces of Flying Steel. Middleboro, Mass., ounces of steel flying kilied Frederick K. weighed five hundred pounds was heaviest man in Plymouth and had refused many offers séum managers to exhibit him- erring the sitnple life of the x Sept. 18.~A few from a machine Robbins, who Robbins the count; from m self, farm He was feeding corm to a machine for a Silo when snite blades broke off steel penetrated Robb Wit tantly. He and uamarried pr grinding ore of the and the fl brai "l ns' kill 14 was for Pars HON. GEORGE PF ORAM" Minister of Raltways 288 Chats, who aaa es the Liberal meeting in HE Operas House Mis evening Setacitachittestsssece THE UNHOLY ALLIASUE hyeeonuan . Kingston Standard Con.) Bourassa is fighting Lasrier ism on wholly difierent lines than those followed by Mr. Bor den: but the conservatives are not fools enough to step in and by opposing Bourassa help ta pull the Laurier ohestouts oul of the Bre. Anything that down Ladrierssm is welcome to them, and always will be. will ess OBOGOIOIIOIIOIROTDNS 8100000000000 000000 Regina Ward, London, once known! 8s the "Copper King," is now in the Bankruptcy court. o sags His barrassaient is ouly témporary. roadly and ! Wi LAST EDITION OF THE LIBERAL PARTY IN "KINGSTO A COMMON SENSE VOTE Consider Every Public Question B it. TET WEATHER 'PROBABILITIES. Toronto, Sept. 18 10 an ~Ot "all L St. Lawrence tair and warm howery. Ons., x to er. "i Tuesday TO-MORROW Grand Autumn Millinery Opening with Great Display of Dress Goods Dress Silks Suitings Trimmings and Ready-to-wears Garments of all kind All Are Cordially Invited STEACY' THE PEOPLE'S STORE. | BORN. MERN, ANSON ~On Sept, nd Mrs HH.» | 8 f hanan, th, 11 Albert Herma Sask, a son, Kingaton, on Sept. 17t James 'Alfred Devine, aged * y Napanee murhi Kit oH i nt, an 8a fotn 1911, at §0 Stanton Bere | and Mrs, Willia Cemetery, ti at 91% Sept Princess Street fant son of Mr Il. Greaves tprivatey took to Catarsgbl place Mond: Cemeta: Funeral afternoo ROBERT J. REID, The Leading Undertaker, 'Phone 877. 280 Princess Street JAMES REID a PRINC Phone 147 for Ambulance. ANTIQUE TABLES, Octagon; Round a Tables In nd Reasonable offers not refused. 'Phone 706 TURKS. RIDGWAY'S HIGH GRADE TEAS As Supplied to the King, Qvel alnu ee | 40c, 5Oc, 60c and $1.00 Per Poun: In 1-2 Ib and 1 1b. tins. First Appearance in Kingston. Jas. Redden & Co The Gil Blas, says that Frances her atest communication to Germs: includes for guarantees th secret trenty exists bhetweem Nps fand Germany concerning the sale iransfer of any Spanieh territory Morocco or any Canary Island to Gs Germany. | Mrs. Katherine Cecil Thurston, t novelist, who died suddenly ao' | days ago, leit everything she was p soineel of to her fiance, Dr. Both Gavin. Her estate is reputed worth 330.000, A regrieat Boy bo