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I also my, y- .-. "During that trip Jones of Beeton. who seemed to be au- thorized to deal with me. He also sag- ge st ed that the g“vernmem: were very snxious ,to 89¢ .mom for the 191811883309! Smyth and Miscampbell. quiet; 1 tom him it WW“ be 1m] me for me to do. I left Toronto for home shout the 12th- On my return home I consulted J. R. M¢Grez°r °‘ G°r° Ba" ”"3317. of the Manitoulin Dish-{Ct he "rrv- 1-- “I replied that I thought that that Was impossible, as no man could leave either side now. and the government Would ruin_ themselves by dealing with anyone while it was so close.- and I told him I did not believe they would do so. He replied that he could soon convince me. and if I would stay over a couple of days he would prove it. I decided to see what they would do. and on my return to Gore Bay I would l-aycthe whole matter before some Conservative friends support ~v..v‘..u- .vu ___._ be got and lots of. cril‘éhfices of more later on. as the government must have more "About August 7 I was going to To- ronto and met Capt. J. Sullivan in the lunch room at Allan- dale and he said to me: “I he". Gamey. they have strong evi- dence against you up there." I replied that I had heard nothing of that. He continued the conversation and rozifi- dentially remarked to me as a friend, as he said. that I would be disqualified, and said if he was in my place he would resign. I laughed at him and paid no attention to it. I went on to Toronto and he remained. “out- unquainy Him. “In Toronto. at the Walker House. where I stay. I set his son. Frank J- Sullivan, who also broached the subject of my protest and said he understood they would dis- qualify me. and I told him that that was utterly impossible, as I had done nothing“ which they could disqual- ify me; and he remarked that evidence sometimes could be colored, altered and bought. and that he believed they were determined to disqualify me. _He would. he said, if he were me. PESlgn rather than face a. fight. I told him that his father had spoken that way, and I wondered why he was speak- ing thus. He said only as a friend, as he had known me a long time. and he felt sorry that I would be disqualified. ‘ W'hy, he said. that could be arranged, a. good thing could be made out ot_it and the trial avoided. I asked hint how‘. and he said atter some further conversation that $5000 inAcash 909W “I was elected in May. 1902. as a. straight Conservative. defeating J. M- Fraser, the Liberal candidate, by about 3-1.0 majority, and beating the combined vote of Fraser and McMillan, Socialist candidate, by about 100 \otes. The re~ turns by the returning officer were held back and not deciazed until June 17. This, I believe, was done to give the government a. chance to protest my election. if necessary, utter they saw how the rest or the protests stood. In due time a. protest was entered in the usual way. Several parties were sent up to the riding to lock up evidence. View given out. that. he would sup- port the Government on the opening of the Mouse. everybody expected to hear an explanation of his defection from the Consc-rvathc ranks. He then rend the following statement. in a clear vo;ce: MR. GAMEY’S STATEMENT. now Be Came to Change Into a Snpportor of the Government. Instead oi the leader of the 01')- positxon, Air. Whitney, gaining the floor of the House. Mr. R. R. Gam- 0y. mcmcer for Manitoulin. arose. 1*. was ale; rly against. the usual or- der of things. but. as he was elected a Conservative and had in an inter- view given out. that. he would sup- port the Government on the opening of the Mouse. everybody expected to hear an explanation of his defection from the Consc-rvatiw ranks. He ILA” Mr. Valentine Stu Perth seconded the . spec-ch which referred 1 items in the King's spa ally. a the Magnitudo of the D1 Toronto, March 12.~' ture met. at. 8 p.1xx. ycst; galleries were W911 filled. The House passed an i propx-iation of $400,000, Iution was adopted a committee to strike 1h commi: tees. Address Moved and Se‘ The address in reply to from the throne was a speech, extolling the h stowed upon the Prm‘inm Ross Government, by Mr. Kay. Arranged the £39106“! Undel- t2: "'0 8033101: on t‘ lastingâ€"prom“, "I. Hammad- . ma POLITICAL Mr. Gamey Names As Author of C GAMEY'S DRAMATIC STORY. VO L. . .uc Legisla- at J p.111. yesterday. were well filled. D Secret Meeting. I. August 12. Frank :aid a. prominent Lib- : city wouid be up in at the Walker House go to the room, giv- >er. He told me no made of money. but. vould talk or a. stock ich my profits would Ix weeks or lesa and first session of the the mom. and Frank he understood of a stock com- make $3000 in $3000 towards ad. He said it Change Into a Government. :adcr of the 01')- gaining the Mr 1:.1LGam. 5t0t‘k of South 9 motion in a "d to the Various Speech eulogisfic- S Mr- Stratum C"Swiracy DOMBSHEL ‘ Scoondod. ’. and a. reso- a[>I)'Jlxlting a. the Standing "'"encs, wuu. Are Rife. bencl' M r. The interir Legisla- “We then had an abpcdntmenf with the Hon. J- R. Stratton far the next “I then went down town. and. at about 1.30 o‘clock p.m.. Frank Sum- van and Ir'were to go to a. prominent lawyer’s office. which we did. This lawyer. when I arrived there. had the letter that I was to sign, and I signed it in his presence. He then said he wouid keep it. but Frank said there was some stock'question to be settled before he would part with the letter. Lawyer In Cautious» “The lawyer ‘said he knew nothing or that. and had nothing to do with that. but he would give us his word that. ii we would leave the letter with him‘ he would hold it in his possession un- til we were satisfied. but Frank refus- ed to do so. and took the letter with him. I know the lawyer's name. "I urged them to withdraw the pe- tition agalnst Smyt‘n. and also dis- cussed the question If sawing-n?! Davls' petitlon, wh’ch Sullivan said thz government were most anxious to do. And, when Davi; left for Winnipeg. Frank said he would never face a trial. find would give big value to have a. saw-ofz- I told our lawyers about this. About Sept. 9. I wa: taken into Strattcn‘s office by Frank Sullivanaml iscussed the arrangement with him. Strutton Indira?- s Llano. “No money was montionod. but the word ‘consid-eration' wn'z mentionud. Stratum told me personally I would have the putronagp of the r‘d‘n'z en- tirely in my own hands. and that I‘ could suggest anything that might be; of use to conciliato mv friends in the; riding. The Lia-arse Beard was dfs-g cussed. and I said we must have nj new inscactor and at hint two new; commissioners. and . Sé“.'€"‘Fl OtherE changes were spoken o" in th‘ riding. which he agr‘ed t". Hr showed ma, the letter I wou‘rl have to Sign. ad“ dressed to the Prcml‘r. agreeing to support the govnrnmert. and azree‘n: that I was not racelvixz any vz‘lusl for the snmr. It wrs tvpswri tea. The; consir eratitn was to have 'mfin paif that en”. but 2w was nct '02113'. I 8.!)- $1 per annum. "The Pap. was trying to secure a timber limit for his share, Mvflrnr'm‘ Island. He told me he had dis- cussed the deal with the Hon. J. M. Gibson first. but that Gibscn had ask- ed him to see I-Xon. J. R. Stratton, and Stmttcn svemed to be the one they did business with from that time on. I also discussed the questinn cf whethm' Smyth of Algoma nould be bought or not. and I said I would try to see hTm after I went back. \‘attive, having agents and friends in A!- A'Om': and Smit Ste. Marie. you can ilnd out ('el‘tali'n important information that will by sunk-lent to answer the pnrpme chewed. 1011 can communicate it priv:1t:‘y to me and I van pop it. and to the proper place. 30 one man over learn the orizin of tho infvnnantion. 'I‘imt will make :1 --i":1r sweep oi'_ the three and you can be more liberal with the funds when they are thus easily ‘ Kilt. Get all infonnation as soon as pan- 3 sll-ie and stan- fignrce valu-t of name and it will come to hand quick sure. If I was situated like you I muld pink up thousands of doIIm worth soon and no one would ever dream of you or me in tln- matter. it it a snap worth trying for. Let me hear from you as soon as pm‘fiiblo so I can shape things in time. Address all mv letters to Rc-eton_ marked "personal." and I will get thorn. No other Willi see them. Yours in haste. Signed D. A. Jones. Mot at Midnight. "This I answered by saying I would be down shortly and see him. On August 21 I was out at my farm, 10 miles from Gore Bay. That night be: tween 11 and 12 o'clock a rap came to my door after I had gone to bed. My brother W'iitred was there. He went to the door and said a gentleman wanted to see me. I got up and went to the door and Capt. J. Sullivan was there and wanted to see me privately. I went down to the barn with him. put in his horse and we sat down. He said they were anxious to go on with some arrangement and he wanted me to give him some document asserting that I would suppport the government so that he could show the ministers that. he was succeeding. ‘..-..-._y “unauuxuly ilflll slx'fis' “'HI 139 taken to carry out the doal Hilly. and .I an) new prepared to my that you will r»- (Hu'e better tnxltmont than you expect-d. You wlll b0- gfiwn ccrtaln pow-"rs that will place you in a position that you could not Clht‘rV-‘iw mx‘upy, and I W!“ asslsat you so no other will dam- to oppoezv you with any chance of suvm‘sSX. In the mmnt'nm by shaplng things and pnvln: tho wny. You km w lmw to mumwuvrc and I wlll ho fix- ing things hero for you. I “'15:: you \vuul-l st-u'l mu further polntvrs :N we talk-«l and I will pull thlngm In line to mlt. and we can pull together uuv: as we can pull so as to mvxkv mum mamoy. I can tell rnu nnw we can m‘ukv a good haul at on”). VOW. you lwlur: an outside:- and a (‘ouae‘r- -.<.--.-...D u"... -v...‘. n “"1"- to get any evidence or attach any of the cabinet. So far we had no evidence against anyone in authority. Nothing more was done or said until about Au- gust l9. I received a. letter from D. A- Jones of Beaten, as fellows: Framing l'p the Game. “ ‘ln acmrdcmce with our nonversntlon. I saw the prespnt mtiug manager and ialk-wl our our at'rnugvmt-"t. and I oxphlncl the photo muttm- as arrangml botveon us. and It was entirely satisfy-tor}- and steps will 1)? taken tn nan-7.- mvr n... l‘n-Il (Duh. .....I l lore We decided that I would have to Ki"? the government evidence that I many meant to go with them. and only FY fully convincing them could we hope tore Conservative Association and asked 11!: advice. I consulted him because he was the only executive officer in Gore BaY. Whether to tell what had peer: then done or not : but we Came to the conclusion that I Should go on and get some evidence that we could prove and see how far they would go, and whatever we did Would be told on the flow- of the House, End abSqutely no one would know he “is Shara an Island. "Hon. J.'R. Stratton also on Oct. 2 about the appo‘l a. returning officer for the r4 as follows: ' “On Sept. 29, I wrote Hon. J. R. Strattozz. gsking for appointment of one Thomas Fletcher, as J.P..at Span- ‘sh Mills, and also about the road grants unstion. (We did this to get come written evidence of the patron- age deal). Stratton replica on Oct. 2. as follows: Toronto, Oct. 2, Private and Conflgiential. 7 . -H .......u .m 102"] 1hr! I wait to lot vnu knww at 11100 1 did nothing of the kind l mu not-used o." Wham I sen Frank I will haw him write you mon- fully. Yours truly (Sigut‘m J Sullivan." _ , “v. a ...... n .- .lu xu )qu'S of the 23th hash. and I must say that I am as muoh sl.1';v"' N] as yrm an: I m'vt‘r “made such :1 snaremtnt: and, further. I will forfeit $1054) I! yuu mun gm. :1 umn In Ottawa that heard nu my 3:11va :1 thing. I was I'ntm‘rimn‘il by :1 ru-vortm‘ them. and all I said mall mm» I: In the Inna-vim“: I wllI wt :1 mpy of It and send It to you. I am wri‘ting nnw Iminre I see» I-‘nmk. us I 102"] 1hr! l w-mt to lot vnu knww at 11100 I ALI hauls...“ A: , I do not know that it would be impossible {or members to obtain railway passes just now. It has not been customary to issue passes to the members of a. new parlia- ment till the opening of the ses- slon. However, 11' you were to communicate with the general man- ager of the C. P. R.. Montreal, or the general manager of the G.’ T. R., Montreal. they might meet your wishes in that d!rectlon.Yours. sincerely, J. ‘ R. Stratton. R. R. Gamay. Esq, M.L.A., Gore Bay, Ont Stratton Very Solltlous. : “\Vhen speaking to anes, while in I the city, he spoke of some one being sent up to see Smyth, and Frank Sul- livan also spoke of some one being sent up for the same purpose, and he was anxious to prevent anyone else dealing with Smyth but himself. and he told me one day that he telephoned to a. person in the city to wire some‘one to put Smyth on his guard, but I did not know whom he phoned to and do not know whether Smyth was telegraphed or not. Possibly some one in the city can recollect the ‘phone message, as I believe he 'phoned to some prominent Conservative in the city. and he said he had refused to give them his name and they were surprised. About the last week of September I wrose Smyth a aka-no _-a., 77‘7- , _.,“..~.v. - nun: UHIJLII a short note asking him to (-0.119 d‘wn to our Agricultural Fair at Jere Bay on the 2nd of October. so we would put :im on his guard, but he dld'not come. “About September 25 I remix-red a let- ter from my leader, J. P. \Vhitnoy. drawing my attention to the statement made by Capt. Sullivan. in Ottawa. that I had given a. written promise to sup- port the government. I wrote Sulli- van, and he replied as rullows. When the estimates are being pre- pared f-sr the com’ng htessipn‘. I will ask the '-:\-1inistclr 'of Publlc \Vorks to speak to Mr. Boyd in thn direction indicated in your lat ter. I have transfvrred your iettvr to the lion. Mr. Gibson. Attorney- Cenerai, who has charge of the ad- ministration of just!oe,‘and have asked him to approve or your re- commendation. and I will see him on my return to the city in a. few days in regard to it. This In " Confldmxtial." Toronto, Oct. 2, 1902. Confidential. My Dear Gamey.-â€"I have your 1ette'r of Sept. 2!). relafing- to the appointment of Mr. Fletcher. cus- toms csllector on your island. as '1. justice of the peace. J ‘ rues. 1 msum to talk own By the may. if you have not already rocelvod yuxr R. R. pa- pom. and do not at once. \mm‘ mm :m I ordered thmn to go fnrwnrd, and if they do nut 1 will soe :xftor them next week. Is there any mining nows around there? I have some 311-: edgrd things ncw. and I think you can make u nlcp pot out of it. You see that Durtv nmr w. m... .-.a..- ._ 'I‘ox'nntn, Sop‘. 27. 1909. “Dear Bahâ€"I am just in hm-wipr of yours ' the 23th has!” and I must say that I am : muoh «rm-Eva] as yau up: I novt‘r 1].. ... ..A, urur uamcywrl was sorry I did not 990 you before you left. as them wert- some points In regmfl to our m'nEnc mzmtvrs that E wished to talk m'wr. 8v rho wnv if um- _.‘,_ a“... ncu Luau [)HX‘L)‘. and if 11» is willing to do the right thing I wil m-xange to meet you and Max at um Son. and we can tix things up all right‘ I will be able to go up about the 5th or 6th Ot‘ October. in the meantime work cm 1210 proposition and see what can bu dono. An- swer at once. mm of Walker House. (Signed) F. J. Suliivnn.’ “About going: to we vath. I answered that I would shortly, but he wanted more evidence. Abuut Septhborv 21 I roceived ax‘cthcr ivtter from D. A. Jonrs about the Same malt“? sumo mattcfi we told. About Seipt'.‘ 18‘ I reccived a. letter from Frank Sullivan. To Put 'l‘hrmxgk "Other" Deal- ""l‘nronto. Sept. 16m. wanâ€"Dear Bob: I had a talk \vlzh our man this morning. uml he wants me to try and put turn an- other deal. He will pay all oxpenses in connection with mum, and will make it worth your while lr lt 5:093 lhru. (‘31! 1you run over and see that nartv. and If ,g, , u... I “Stz'atton said everything was readY. ~and we left the letter with him. and ‘ that Frank and I should go down to . the smoking-room and wait there. and a. party would brim: a. parcel and lay it on the table in' that rcom. I saw Stratton take out of his inside Dock:t ‘ a. large. well-filled enveiope. We went 7 down to the smoking-room and waited a. short time. and Mr. Myers. acting lsecretary 'for Elan. J. R. 'Stmtton. it to the smoking-room and laid the same large envelope parcel on the table. He walked out again \vithnut‘ finnnIâ€":â€".~ "up.“ UuL “an.“ \vALuuuL Speaking Frank want over and piC'k‘ ‘ ed up the parcel. and we walked down to the washroamnand Frans took the parcel out or his pocket, and counted it. There was three thousnnl dollars in Ontario Bank bills. of hundreds. fifties. twenties. tens and fives. More Money in hizht. “Frank handvd me $1500 of this- I will tell whern that money is when necessary. Frank tore up the envelope. I then left the bullding alone and went‘ to dinner. I Sim-wed the lil’Tnt‘)’ t0 1H Conservative in the city, and will tl’llf his name when necessary. I went 13; the C‘rossln Piano Factory in the; afternoon. I left for home on Thurs-l day night, Sept. 11. I explainel all! this to owe Conservatige in the (‘ityvl and to J. R. MoGregor. on my return? to Gore Bay. and we decided to stick to our original arrangement to nOtl mention it until the HouSa met, as we. were afraid they might fix things u-pl in some way before the House met. if‘ we told. About Sept. 18. I reccived a, letter from Frank Sullivan " xorenoon. We went up to his office about 10 o'clock on VVodnesdzLy. Sept- 10. and he was not ready. 01‘ “0‘ there. and we waited about the build- ing. I waited part of the time in the smokingroom. About 12 or 12.35 o'clock Stratton was ready, and Frank Sullivan and I went into his office to- gether. férenoqn. We Playing Hm Gama Had " Gilt Edged" Tlflngu. “Bogton_ Svpt. 19‘ Inna rv.._.--., 0th era In e spoke of some one being see Smyth, and Frank Sul- spcke of some one being ' the same purpose, and he Cabinet A “on t “OH, WAD SOME POWER THE GIFTIE GIE US. lot V01) knww at «1100 I kind l mu not-used of. I will hgn'o him write! will pay all oxpenses in mum. and will make it to lr It goes 1hru_ (‘an d see that party. and If do the yight thing I W“ tho Trap. L also wrote me appointment of the yeferendum, Thrnugh Ready. OMEMEE ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 1903 Plottorl Get U nealy. “Sullivan told me that Stratton want- ed to see me, and that he would an range for time of interview on Thurs. day. He did so and 'phoned me to come to Stratton’s omce at 2-15 p.m. I show. “I was in TO'ontn In Decemb.‘r twice: saw Cafi. Sullivan and Frank, but did not see Stratton. Aftu‘ I re- turned to Toronto, after helping my friends in the Pe.th by-Plection, I saw the S-ullivans, and they said Strutton wanted to Sue me â€"he was getting afraid of me since I had gone up to Perth- I made an ap- pointment to see him on Tuesday mom- )â€" ... n nu v i Schtnxera Worked (‘arnl‘ully. l l “Strattnn gave me the letter. type- } written. in whlch I agreed that I would support the government. am] that I was gettlng no consideration for the same. only the ordinary privileges rt a government supporter. After thls. they were to give me back the one I signed in the lawyer's office. Frank Sullivan was wlth me when the letter was given, in fact he held the letter for a. day. I took it home with me. and we decided at Core Bay to make some alterations in the letter. to SW3 it we could get a letter from them about the some. So I altered the let- ter, and made it read dlffz‘rent to what they had. I mailed this letter. all- dressed to the Premier, Hon. G. \V. Ross, about Oct. 30. at Gore Bay. but got no answer. and they did not re- turn the other. but now have both. ‘ “I wrote Hon. J. R. Strutton a. few‘ days after thls. asking for the loan of $2000 until after the session, but his secretary. Mr. Myers. answered that Mr. Stratton was out of the clty. and. on his return, the letter would he laid before him, but we got no further answer. ‘ " ’Toronto, Jan. 27, 1903. " ‘Rdbert Gurney. Gore Bay. Ont.: Important that you be here on Thursday or Friday. Answer. (Signed) Frank! "I went to Toronto again about Oct. 2], and met Cap. Sullivan at North Bay. and spoke to him about the ru- mors that were going around. and tuld -h!m I was going to see Stratton in the ‘city. I saw Stratton that week in his ‘offlce. and spoke to him about the rumors, and showed him Sullivan’s letters. and told him 'Sullivan had been talking. He asked me to wait until he would discuss it thh the Pre- mier. Myers tool: me to a room, and I waited there a long time untiT Strut‘ ton came. and he said we had better do nothing about them. He said that was the Premier's advice. Stratton also spoke of a letter the exact dupli- cate of the other I had signed, which they wanted me to take home with me. and Sign at Gore Bay. and ma). addressed to the Premier, Hon. G. \V’. Ross. ; ’I‘nlkod of Stan! Sew-«N. l “I left Gore Bay for Toronto about Oct. 2. I had wired Frank Sullivan I ‘was coming. I saw both Sullivans, fand they discussed the Davis petit'on, gwhlch I was to help to sawâ€"off. Thur»: :were other parties also arranging to saw this off. and Frank said they were getting big value to do so, and he wanted to head them off. We had fre- quently discussed this in Septnnber. and Sullivan told me that Davis onsl- tlvely would never face a trTul; but nothing could be done about the sow- ing-off of Davis. We then discussed the Sm 'th deal, and I gave twm t» underst ad that he could not lllzv‘ly be bought. i “We decided to have the Sheriff 3:)- .poim.vd, or ramhon recommend the fSheriI’f. instead of the old returning 'oi‘iicer, just to see proof nf Our deal. 41 spoke to the Sheriff. and he wanted Fit, and he went to Toronto and saw the Premier. Jackson told me, when ‘he returned, that he was ask- jed if his appointment would be €sntisi’acttox‘y to Gam-ey, and it he HJackszon) thong-ht Gamey wouid give :them any trouble when he came d-own. On Oct. 8. I wrote. Hon. J. R. Strat- 'ton, asking him to appoint Sheri! :Jnokson. His secretary replied as 5 follows: Toronto, Oct. 10, 1902. Dear Sinâ€"In the absence of thy Hon. Provincial Secretary, who is out or the city for a. few days. I have the honcrr to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of Oct. 8. with reference to the appointment. 01' a. R. O. for taking a. m‘vferendum vote. I have transferred your lat- ter to the Hon. the Premier. I have the honor to be, Sr, yours. very truly, > E. C. Myers. For Ministe:'s Secretary. R. R. Garvey. Esq.. IVLL.A., Gore Bay, Ont. You: reply will be handed by mv private secretary to the Prmni er. I am- waiting you C'Nnfldenmllly. It might be desirable to have the same B. O. Yours, sincerely, J- R. Stratton. R. R. Gamey, M.L.A., Goxe Bay. Ont. I am leaving on Saturday for Halifax, and will not be back for a. week, but the R. 0.'s will be ap- pointed du'ring thg coming week. My Dear Sin-Would you approve of the appointment of the late R. O. as the R. O. for the taking of the referendum vote on Dec. 4? Premier Advises Conspirn‘mn “’9‘ Close 1:» The Tho Proof at tho ”an. Mrn. I, TAE SEE OOBSELS AS ITHERS SEE US.‘ Bough Work For Weak One-x. "On Feb. 16, I wrote Frank Sullivan about the executive ‘meeting, and ask- mg ‘him how Stratton felt. I received 9. reply, registered at Yorkville, Feb. 20, p.m., as follows: mos-onto. Feb. 20, 19.3.1 Dear R. R..â€"Culled an the man you , ALA”; __J n. ,,h . _ke about, “id he wants 3'3}:â€" :S'E'énd'Yfi a nmqs: of the IAcen-sc Inspeqtn- and . ,4 ,- "nun, m ,, . sun. turd at once. While S) inaéa wmudo» n, he Kindly give me brief particulars as to each of the larger grants. and I will endeavor to 3.1 rango for them in the estimates. Sincerely yours. (Sgd.) F. R. Lutchford. R. It. Gamay, Esq.. MLL.A.. Gore Bay, Ont- (‘lurd Part of Contract. “I then did my best to parify my friends. and that was the hardest task of my life. takln"; abuse from all sides. About Feb. 7. I wrote Hon. Strutton that I had to meet my ex- ecutlve on Feb. 16, and llkzly-they would ask me to resign. I received a. letter from Toronto. dated Feb. 11, registered at Yorkvllle on Feb. 11. p.m.. signed ‘X. Y. Z.’ . E On my return home. Jun. :1. I wrate to the Hon. Lutehford and gave him a {list of our road grants \\ anth an! re- ceived the follov. in: letter in replv; I Toxonto Feb. 7. 903 “I then Went out to College-street and took a car to the Walker House. Sulli- van coming as far :15: Yonge-stl'eet 1 with me. I wrote the 1otter to .T. P. {\Vhitney that evening and had cupper | and went to the Princess Opera House wvith McGregor and we discussed the Raffair there. I left fm‘ homo next ‘ morning and MoGregor remained in the city. By allamean‘sr stick to what you have done, and everything will tum out 0. K. Yours, . ._ X.Y.z. Don‘t let them scare you. Me- Gre'gor and Riley. the ex-dmggist. were talking the night before last at the Walker House, and they de- cided they would have you pro- mise to resign if the conventiOn dew cided so. Toronto, Feb. 1, 1903. Dear Bob.â€"-I understand they are holding a mteting at Gore Bay on Monday, Feb. 16. at which you will be asked to state your position. Enclosed you will fin} a. typewrlt- ten letter. Read it over, and you will understand how to act.. ‘7 pgn. on the evening'of January 23 In Ine presence of Mr. Myers. Ono 'lhousanzl Dollars Paid. Frank Sullivan then stepped into the office and said he was ready and he and I walked into the antechamber be- tween the two ofiic-es together. where I saw Stratton just before going out and he told me he had handed Sulli- van one tlmusand in fifties. twenties lens and fives, giving me the number of each. Sullivan and I walked down- stairs and out of the west entrance to- gether. Just outside the door Sullivan took the envelope out of his pocket and (-ounted the money. It contained one thousand dollars. He handed it'to me and I handed him hark his half and but the balance in my pocket. It was mostly Ontario and Merchant Bank bills, and the portion I kept was nine fifties. Merchants' Bank bills. and two twenty dollar Ontario Bank bills. and one Ontario Bank ten. I think all the twenties Were Ontario Bank. My Dear Sinâ€"I have your latter of the inst ult.. enclosing list at road ,grrmts fur the Manvtoutin riding. It is a pretty large order, and I from it will not be possible to grant all. 1 wish you would xxv‘se the list. and try to eliminate a few of the items. 'Possibly the smaller grants could be arranged for out of, our general appropriation on Short Roads and Repairs. <v~v u .u ‘4A\quL\3 the intervimviitfiflxk'il‘lfl show for ‘tsen, and it was handed to The Globe re- pm'ter in St_ratton's outer office about Private. U ...._ -y “.3, uuu I was to write :1 letter to Mr. J. P. \\’hitncy that night ll‘fOI'ndllg him that I would be indepcmlont during tlis session. I the-n agreed to furnish the names of a livens: board an my. return home and also a look-up knr‘ner at Little Current. 1 then stepped out of the private office into th? sec-rctar‘."§ department and met Mr. Myers. who Introduced me to :1 Globe reporter, whose name I have forgotten. but it was the same one who was at Sud- bury with Hon. E. J. Davis in Janu- ary. 1900. as‘he remarkod to me that he had not me there and heard me speak on the mining policy. “I then sat down at a table with him and he read over the interview and I gave it to him. It was the same in- terview that Hon. fir. Stratton handed to me typewritten. with alterations I made with my pen and the additionals I wrote in. If Tho Globe will produce '1‘. :._‘ -WJ Slnre Br! ‘H-s (Hie-red. I "It was agreed that I should be back about a. quarter to six that evening. Sullivan and I went out, when Sullivan said I could get another cash payment [if I signed it. so I told him to make the arrangements. I went info the Pub- Ilic “'orks Department with him and iwe parted there. I went dorm to the I office of the Crossln piano factory for a ’ short time. i “I then met MeGrczcr and we went over the interview. I took my pencil and altered many words to make it read ‘an independent support,’ as we both decided the country would not stand for one minute for it as it was written then. W'e discussed the queetinn then of refusing to Sign the interviews andl making- everything public at once, butl we decided to still stick to our original plan of not speaking until the House met. I added mme more to the inter- view, and after getting it SO that it might pass muster I took it bark. “I was to call for F. Sullivan at the office where one Do‘vexvts' is clerk, in the Public W'mr‘ks Denartmenxt. up- stairs. I called there about a quarter to six and Sullivan left Dnherty and me a few minute: to talk. while ,ll" went to PM it‘ Strattnn was ready. After some time everything was ready. am ahozit 7.30 p.m.. or later. Sullivan and i went into Strattnn's office. and I showed him the interview as it was altered- (hn'n Interview tn Globe- “an. I then agreed to give this. signed. to a Globe reporter to hcld, on condition] that $1.000 be given to us, and I was to write :1 letter to Mr. J. P.‘ \\’lxh...\ W- -.. ‘_ ”VD-an m alscuss matters. He wanted the li- cense board names at once. and wanted me to sign at once an interview he had typewritten for The Clo-:39. I told him it would never do to sign that. as it would ruin me and the government, but he thought not. I told him I would take it down town and make some a1- teratlons and then Sign it if he liked. V_ .4...“ v u. “W'e went in at ‘Pmivnte.’ After wan Mr. Stratton came in k) discuss matters. ed this to McGregor, and he went to the buildings with me and saw me go into Stratton's office. At first Strattqn Was out, then McGregor and 1 went into the surveys department tog:.her and Into the [and sales department, and finally he went back with me and snw me again go into Stratton’s door with Frank Sullivan. List of Road Grants. ,__,-.- --a‘.u\.. 1e land sales department, and went back with me and suw go into Strattons door with 11., I be independent during I the-n agreed to furnish f :1 lit-ens: board an my and also a lock-up !:~‘r‘r;~:r another cush pay 'ment 3 I told him in make ' I went in? o the Pub- waiting :1 few minutes the door marked and at once began “A friend advised me to try Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and 'I‘ur- pentine, and I began to improve be- -fore I had taken half a bottle. One bottle cured my cold, which, I be- haw, would have proven-a'cry 88d- Mr. Jolm Clark, coachman Port. Hope, ()nt., writes: “Being expos- ed to all sorts of weather I fre- quently catch cold. Last winter I was so bad with a. cold I could not speak above a. whisper, and had great pains in the chest. At last I feared it would develop into con- numlption ii I did not succeed in get- ting proper treatment. When It hurts to cough, when coughing one. long breath causes pain, or a feeling of soreness in the chest, when the. linings of the throat and bronchial tubes feel raw and s'ore, when you feel that. the cold which you expected to wear away is getting the better of you, turn to Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. and you. will get prompt relief and cure. That Telis of Approaching Pneu. .cnia or Serious Lung Trauma- Provent Furvher Trouble by Using Dr. Chase’s Syrup of linsced and Turpentlno. “There were fol-11‘ finished Dianne in the office. Those We placed 111 such “Then I came to Toronto. and. on; Monday, Feb. 5), went up to the par-‘1 liament Buildings. and saw Frank Sui-E livan at the Public York: Office. He: went; with kne after dinner to C01. Clarke‘s office, and was there whm I, was sworn in. He also took me erto‘ Mr. Glackmeyer’s office in the after-f noon. W'u discussed matters generally“ I arranged for Sullivan to meet me on the evening of Tuesday. March 10, in the office of the Crossin Piano Man- ufacturing Co.. 1023 \Vest Adenine- street. at 7.30 o'clock p.m. I went. and saw threa- young men, shorthandl Writers, who arr in the city from Gore; Bay. that I could trust, and arranged; with them to come to the same plucef before 7 o'clock pm. - l Pains In Chest > The banger Slgnaé “On March 6, I received letters from Frank Sullivan. in reply to mine 01 Feb. 24. asking about my seat. They were as follows: Prngra in Q; u . [e Clear. 14 Lyndon-street. Toronto. Feb. 27. 1903. "Dear Donâ€"Your letter to hand ‘4!!! mm’ntng. Glad to imn- that you will :11:- polnt who you want. not who the hum-ii at Little Current want. I will we Strattfn‘ this {Ln}. lrel'ox‘e he leaves and w‘ll maxi! arrangements about appointments. heat, etc. i have been to toe Smmon ewry day. until he lnzs shown me all the letlem from the island in fan“: of Spam-9r, but he says you have the say and nothing will be done until you say so. Still, I will see him again to-day and arrange for the delay in :11 pointnu-nts. Re nslieizy business. when you are here at assr‘un will be time enrmgh for that mating and a little delay now will only make tin" Nobles more anxious in (in the right thing. or course. they are. anxious now. and will he may:- so in a week or two. “'ill see you on the Mill inst. Yours falthfully. "Frank." "Dear Ruinâ€"Just returned from seeing Stratum. They will not appoint the inspec- tor untvll you come down. They will also fix up the sen-L quesul‘iou all right. Sn’umon will get ywu Bonnie's seat. You (-311 be sworn in on '11»: {till or any day that Col. Clan-lie. (‘lurk of the house, is here. Stranâ€" ‘ ton thinks it wgqxld be :1 2120.1 idea to Fem! in the name of your lleonse heard :It onee. Make it about two Liberal: it pom‘ilnle, but suit yourself. liverything all 0_I{. ‘ ‘v. u. ynuuuac uvnu uiul tU m: candidate when I resigned. “He wanted to know how they would satisfy me, . ‘ would fulfil enough of their promises to satisfy me. They were asked how they would azain satisfy their own men on the Island. and they said that Syn-.es had been down, and they had satisfied him, but Dr. McIntosh was still unsatisfied, and they hardiy knew how to approach him. The Fraser: were not taken into cons'derution..as they considered their influence nothzng miter their vote last bpring. li‘hey got little encouragement from Mc- Millan. and. later. another envoy was sent to him; . “On March 6, I received letters from Frank §ullivan, in reply to mine of Lll'ill ', that strong and they told him they, Though it is popularly believed perfumes have power to intoxicate and benum‘b, and though workers in perfume labora- tories are occasionally so much af- fected as to need medical aid, little attention has been paid by physioloâ€" gists to the effect of odors. But now a German physician has made a. series of experiments which fully confirm the popular belief. The ex- periments were made not on human beings but on frogs which were put. under glass hells with sponges sat- urated with various essences. The effects are similar to those of chloroform. There is a brief stage (‘1 Avn:‘ A“ 7“ A "They were not sat'sfied with selling their friends to naeâ€"a more despicable action never was‘ committedâ€"but they sent up an agent to lntcrvlew J. C. McMillan. who was the Socialist can- didate last May. The first agent did not get much encauuxagcment. and then two more agents followed, 01' higher repute. I have all their names. They told McMillan as much as they dared of their deal “ith me. and I fancy a good deal more than they would like him to repeat They told him they had not given me much yet but pro- mises but they “ore sure I could not fuCe public opinion when I came to the House and they Were vexy anxious for a promise from him to be their candidate when I resigned. ...... -nuun uu- Al‘u‘u, nu AcyAJ Lu his or the 20112. asking for some par- ticulars about my seat in the House. asking for the one Beatty had, and asking to be sworn in earlier than the rest, and asking Stratton to wait until I came down before 'I would give the names of the License Board. In the meantime I heard of negotiations on the part «of the governmen., anticipat- lng my resignation. “On Tuesday, Feb. 24,771'registcred a eqterfitq 1“;an Sullivan, in reply ta Discouraged by Publié (‘Xnnlmn f bills L "I was so discouraged with the put»! tion. 1 lie clamor against me that when Me I Was to Gregor returned and I saw him the; replied day before the Conservative executing m“: bu meeting. I wanted to be allovwedi hesitate to give particulars to the comm tree; ui 1r, ' next day, but he insisted on sticking q c to our original intention of giving ii} the “h to this House first. 1 have wonied' hesieau along the best I could. in the face 0!; “910d “ 8.111 kinds of insults and jeers. ; to Mr. made a big klcl; about the patronage, bu you have It all, and don't by any menu: have anything to do wlth them at least no! at present. When they saw they could dd notLlng, they salld we should not make all the ap-polmments wlthout asking them “011. 5’01) know how much they ash-ll It. When they bad :1.” the say. A fellow nama 0d Spencer 0! Ldttle Current has applied for the position of License Inspector, am Symes has wrltton. saying he is all OK The Liberals of Little Current have endors ed h'lm also. but don't let that scare you They have gut to do what is right with you. I suppose that fztllow Lewis will be your man. I sald you had mentioned him and that he was a good man. 1 also added that anyone you named would Do '12! right ‘Atout the fishing buslnoss, as the Hous‘ ls golnrz to meet on March 10. we turn fix it up whnn you come (IU'A'H, as I had the Fishery (,‘ommla-slonor notlm-d that ym: control things. Don’t commit yom's‘ull‘ is any of those fis’hwnm-n nmll you look thlngl over here. (lo-t your lotrvr hon-o :13 um}?! p('SSll)le,as he wants to aopofnt the men he ‘ fore the House meets. )mn's. l Nearing Hm (‘1 im xx. nu ; An-ar X‘ O'HCH4 . RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor Frank." Sullivan 'is not a more cough mixture, but a. Ithoro‘ugh and far-reaching medicine, iwhich acts on the whole system, and ‘drives out disease; 25 cents a bot- ‘tlc, family size (three times as lmuch) 60 cents, at all dealers, or. ‘E‘hmuxsom, Batu a. 80., Torsnto. , (7-7:, -v_°_. gnaw-m. uni. all throat and lung aflections. Dr Cha.se‘s Syrup of Linsse-cl and Tim pentinc is wonderfully eflective. 11 0115‘ if I had not used this medi- cine." Mrs. F. Duyer, of Chesterville, says: “My little girl, of three years, had an attack of bronchial pneumonia. My husband and I thought she was going to leave the world as her case resisted the doc- tors' treatment. I bought a bottle of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and 'I‘Lm'pentine from our popular drug- gist, W. G. Bolster. After the first two or three doses the child began to get better, and we are thankful to say is all right to-day after sev- en weeks' sickness." As a prompt cure for crou-p, bron- chitis, whooping cough 85mins. and Monkey Brand Soap cleans kitchen utensils. stool. iron and tinwaro. knives and forks. and all kinds of cutlery. “()1‘ cum-so I am. She gave me one of your photographs in ordvr to make 1m- doubly sure." Highwaymanâ€""Your money or your life !" Poutâ€""Money I have none ; but if yo'u will tell me some of your adventures. 1 will write them down and divide the profits with you." Softloighâ€"“Arc you quite sure Miss Banks is not in ?" The maidâ€"â€" "a' of excitement. followed by partial or [complete paralysis. Although many godors were used they were found to édifier only in rapidity of action. and .the. notoriously heavy and “heady" ‘2; usk was found to be one of the slowest . Ca xnphor, peppermint, lavender. and cloves are also slow. while aldehyde, turpentine. elder flou’er, ylangâ€"ylang. "peau d'Esâ€" pagne." asaietida, bisulphuride of carbon. mustard. and nicotine act quickly and energetically. In some cases the ell‘ect was instantaneous. The frog would jump about in a, lively manner, but would soon stop, close his eyes. and rub his nose with his paws. His breathing and heart. action became slow and labored and he perspired profusely. If he still tried to spring he often fell on his back and had hard work getting on his feet again. If the action of the fume wore continued the frog's breathing;r became convulsive. his head fell forward. and his only rc~ spouse to an external stimulus was a spasmodic attempt to breathe. His eyes turned outward and his heart: heat more and more slowly until it stopped altogether. Power to htoxiééte and Benumb Has Been Proved. The life has a,“ gone out of the debate on the addresa, and the de- hate in adjourned. and the House Premier rises and says that his col- league denies the truth of the charges, but, that then: must be a. thorough investigation. There is a shmt. vigorous sficech fg-omer. Whitney, and then the hesitated a moment, then with a quick, impulsive movement grasped the exhibits. Another moment of hesitation in which the people won- dered whether he will entrust them to Mr. Speaker or the clerk. But they go into the leader's desk; the lid is slammed, the key turned. to us, and about everything cohinreréied with the transaction." Mr. Gun 1:, ‘a L conclusion. When he had concluvdcd: Mr. Gamâ€" cy walked across the front row of the Opposition seats and handed his statement, documents and wad of bills tn tha leader of the Opposiâ€" tion. Mr. Whitney asked what he Was to do with them. Mr. Gamay replied in effect, “Anything you. like, but keep them safe." The Leader lie behind them and hear anyone talk: in; distinctly 1n the office. I then met Frank Sullivan at the door on the street about 8 o’clock p.m.. and we went up to the office and lit a light and discussed «the whole aftalr. A number of questions were asked by me, and the quest'ons and answers were distinctly overheard. 1 ask“ him quremlons about Stratum}, [about the whole cabinet, abcut the by-election work in the three Norths. and we have the answers taken down by these three men. I asked him all about the money, who handled it from Stratum a manner that the three men could POISONING BY PERFUBIES 83' A. w. 855553 GATARRH 0925 S255 , v W In: um“ {ms by “10 Improved Blower. (ads the ulcers. dear; m, at: passages, stops dtopplm In :12: I: sent direct to the diseased In": L. 1k- 1â€"- 7 T705510 It