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“Teiegrams Received inCharlottetown ‘festdrday By Maiiager Wallace of The Bank _oi Nova Scotia

E RTHQJUAKE

.t _Loss ___r1fL(,t’_e=_-2--$evehtll f Islanders Who Were

' ~ . I Re _ ; Soft'--A _fearful Calamity

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__ _ _A_i_i_il_ by _.I_oli'ii`_`_ll_cKin_rion'(iave First of Disaster Safety oi Islanders; Who Are P

ii c Method central Mnlh ' 'r hi The iihh `i Nh h 1

-_lllwmlllliw _ ` ' ° - C - if i’ ._ 9°_°"°» And A-Er "°N*’“' UPPEH PHUVINIIES

Aleir_McKinnon_, and Guy (itimeron of The Kingston Siagoi Tiie_Sa

me Bank.

_ _ ____ _LONDQN, January 16_. tion, the announcement that no I but it was followed is quick succession by Nova Scotia at Kingston. i interesting. At the library areyrhnwn

Colonial Omg, last night received Hglishmen,Cenadisos or Americans ane snnmberofothers that addedto the de- ALEX McK1NNON sun gr U" hr,

the famous" Shark Papers," found in the

c-_0ntgff|5__ Auqwance confinhatipn of MW. of the dis_ mlssisgwlllqrestlv reassure the public .struction among the buildings and lntcns- Alexander McKinnon, and brother of stomach ofaaea monster-that caused

For Moss. 'Por'-_ ‘stan 'vblch has ovennnn Kin"‘_ :i:"ol_l:ln__;.tbe‘f;tsi:tbe i;i_i_usual nna.i:- tied the terrornftlieinbabltants. John Mr-Kinucn, of McK'nnon of this ` _ ton Junucg in A dgspdmh from “F ln ‘W U5* IN lP¢ ' Thenhndboen reposted shook! Yuring Clty,snd

Time. - llllilllwlllikrll Illl\l|°l.°l' Wil WI" thedspandnight and this evening fre- GUY C__\MER0N_ I ,on of the

Hlmdt GFSQHWOOG, M. P., a attracted there by the agricultural and q“¢np,_u~¢m\,||n-p 0| 0,, “nh "uhm

-_ . . V _ f i-ten .reG.C 1

“'* Canadian from Holland-Bay at °°"‘°°°°"f°"'l°'°- ` were feltet various points throughout the i cv 'mmm' or mn’ yu"

The party cn been-dine Port Kingston 1.1".-i_' at soniif. Both the latter were on the

81-. Parlssnnno,J.eu. 14-The provit- _ . _ _ _ _

ie-it sessa mess; em it ~ _ ,_ ~ _ ` _

‘7i'l_l_`_ii¥_i\ Tihdrsfitrto rsidlt to cvtdit has been ruined by an earthquake" ' ' ' ' '

op&tloas o_bs'lauce the dedolt of IiN.- ' o iwiho _heiress has estimates reesiphr ,-5

and ogpsuditures, is a' tiokediby the Rus- alleles:

0”, W NWI! VNU” ll l"¢°'~ BU' been ascertained, but s first count

idx sqms their smaitsn in the |»iiu'¢sl=.na°.e'rss.- _

The (lelette strongly criticism l _ is,__h¢_|¢,¢'¢ g,;||,w__s_,¢,iN-ig, wounded st several hundred- ..~

.sri be

dslalfls. Almost- ¥$.@Jlill, adding that

se the old slsteeeof ‘dsbsnchllir

is ami-4»`

t\oso»Q|a©dn¢s el-the ones- ,

' t. ° @tia\la|,ths newspaper points out thfithe only good showing made lsln tiipflncrssse of the revenue from _the Vodka monopoly. from which $ii8,0w,000 flwtiiauinloools expected. and eos-

ise sim shares-.amid si the new

tram inn that with the ss,1ao,oio sp-'

iinpslsrad for the iniiitnt-on ei nnivsmi

appearing for the first time in sees- »--f-»

East end of the island. , _ The telegrain says th_l-t_J§ingstol\

Fire followed the earthquake. Total loss of life has not yet

which occurred without warning.

:gives the number of dead at less than

ahundred, ond the number of

The prlriolrialfbotel at Kingston d other important buildings, have en destroyed. F 0 M' The flames apparently were con-

fined tc the dock and the ware-

O I

_ h use district.

Lorman, Jsnnsry`li.~Up to this hour

the announcement to the colonial slice (publishes in another column) ir the most

` compieic despatch regarding the _ Kings- ton disaster that has reached here. I The absence of details is accounted for ly the breakdown in cable communica-

1H"F?. 'nl ii-.f=:.s.‘._» . 1 . i ' 5

UNE'

VOL 'GM-'N055 IN

Ah__ihiere=iilig Acshtgiii hi eh, visit _neue

Wy

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fr' 2

spit:-_¥ors. rss. is,-ser _sirynsin _i ldvassa ssnluim veiussss is sehr- Insilsi. asses lshsrt msn is -°‘9i_\s1ss¢" i me-hss'h‘ aehswirh sa »is_s?wA'\v nah K t natlvs in a little skveavta \h`eJ°Bnr.' owed br It wsal Lee, a Nvrwrsist lull' ml!- Iklnagpieged lh0_l_niies of -ew -°-~ 'if

` 'ltd leul weather-the re-

f- -- °-- “x

lieth. Assess, vs W 'il W* ` ksss seesreilr *WU* slusssrssysnaiifa-. lm sr eases ioisssasn'sevsrhuhi~»i.s». visas is

ql!l{_ipa,ddpt squsw lien. All

"iii'»ta»a»h,»r»i»r»s_~_~4 ss- eltlhol astive vniedao. ifksoossts seisers¢»s.esisu with-r.n.‘»' and ‘lr

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__ 'i"°iii"°'ili\'i`\ti'iili About the Curious _ Island# Thrown up.

FOR

Ex'plo`rers- Some

onoorbstwssailvesndslllliltllh

world. ~

qs ares 4

iquqeieae- ' _

pq _have apeeelisr faseiiistien for me

iashaseaneiscnr-ri\ls_I» ` "- -1

ahesw\ka

'~m_“‘d""“,|,¢_ __ iss* use eaqlhsdteeansadlsent sed asne saxise;

iissus null#

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id

ll

sn»_has wrrisdths men of tho.-~l'¢l\°'\ All Huillk" H°*°°°- bm' “°"M"f h" _mr ’“"__ 1b“d_|`_ to bn" m__lq¢|,, been heard from either.

only arrived at Klngsiun on Friday l.\su

members ofS r Alfred Jones party had than guests 'and passengers on board

ich 'gave bers total passenger list oi

more than one thousand penons, -

The news of the disaster arrived in I2on»

don too late to~uight to become generally known to the public, but it is certain to cause vi iiespresd conster-ns‘icn nnd anx- iety ans it will bring hens in the imhgihl ation of the British people the terrors of as ssrtnqnssa in s way that mn the ssh _Freucisp catastrophe failed to dc. ,~ 'diving in t‘ie netlve eloris in reeaat years of Josfph Chamberlain and Sir Al- fnii Jones, the commercial development of Jamaica liss made the Island muck better known and it has been greatly in

The Right Hon. Sir Janes Ferguson,

mentioned in the forgoing despatch was men of considerable prominence. Ha

sen

ed in the Crimean campaign with the

the battles of Alma and lnkerman, where e was wounded and at thc siege of Se- bsstapol. He was several times a mem-

itndsr Qcrstsry of stats for India and the homo departments in Lord DB\’b!'l third. sud in-Mr. Dlerselle' first admistrations. He was made governor ni' South Austra-

l3T3,and governor-clBombay in 1885. Ike was under secretary of state for foreign

Sir James Ferguson left here for Jnm~

aica tha middle ci Decebsr. He was ex- pected toreiurn the end of January. It is not known definitely what took hlls out to the West Indies, but he possibly was interested in one of the conferences.

Inquiry was made st a laic hour to-

n ht at the residence of Sir Alfred Jonas

ST. Tuolas, D. W. I., January lll.»-

Fragmentary reports from Holland Bay,

d!.‘m°“F' °°”“‘°!°. “vm Mau' °' Jamaica, convey the information that tlh *D lil" \'|“ “ Wm* IDPNUUNWI 0|* "ll which is still active. The volcano ranks 0"," Kingston has not only been dh- Diff' 0! “WIC "50 Nd \’°ll¢|"| U* "N °| 1,), is t enters in the qpyadbyaierrifhc shock of earthquake- It-liokoll Gill- . u no B nu B c whhhlwspt-the Island-.pgaherday after- Both Mr.Waliaoe, Mauagsroflhehank

h _ ago; Us healst»sklsksd._eed possibly si ef Nova Feosis, and John leliisnon

I “mud N t 0 jreuerasehssei aqeeesiwss siiiee. receivai uiesnms. which. of eosrsswm

me mum- is is

,serially sitheniisesessmiurer say. ihshresir ness niehessirie. _ kind, ore combing in .thsj?p*_iia square The despeeoh holla. Wallace intimated

*MM* un” |,,¢_“___‘,e- shsiaessesrseseihessuylreliesee. tiistA.r.Kel‘s'il.ales.ltsKhlea¢ae hash... pains es the -sun sins. .tsseaaisfesaiiisasarls ess is on

aseusese the assesses isswhemais-_ rmvlvy of the Kiasma inset. of the

. md at Am” d|.5|"", “ng svsriha Island from Kiageiaa seine »Bsek were ssls; and lr. ¥oKheun‘»

..-.. V. I tgggqand thattbssl*vl¢QIhhehilnU, Piston wiieergetnws by hdlbeeause of '_' I e`hsreis'sar. is tvs ul-

is ss e»w.._-vie-»s_\\l\\°"s¢sr»es me --sv. rw- ~°» PM N- ~f°¢`*i~=»l

,nn n, ge- sitreniyfassa ssasississusa series.. ,ehssisna_eer_Iisxiassaiaesume.ns-

&iiIss¥'eiiiisaswae'veisst»s¢xei~r siwb\li»°\N°ll'7l|\il_“§' `- *°°*°'°'°“°'*-

xmas." ' iaiiuisevsre sl on

sisdresies men svssiiiss

arena-. me al rn mans ss- ~-i it »~¢~'n~\-sl tw - wwf ~ - . _- sesrsaweieausssemssiewnsssledoesirbl. '““."m-au." an 'mn qiiwuiapiilsis is an mu suse-.‘

lehrasaaislsss-ses new the arse

shsssessaisuaawdsia ss is-.shy mmnndsresr th su-nrém ns deeraese. _ lash!!-

witklllikl

Thecutbqudke was ieltln only a per

'lislwtlilrssws in addition to the rihheiiirssverity hh iihinns niy, the

even there it was of enftleient force in par- tlsiy demolish the cable building und cause more or less damage In the town, which is a more hamlet about forty miles east of Kingston, at ibe extreme end of the Island.

The Military Hospital was burned and forty soldiers are roported to \iovo~-|l0oI killed, together with several prominent citizens and many others of the inhabi- timts of the city.

_ Slrrlamgvlargssos is reported to have been iulbln(-ly killed, but' no other Eng- lhh, Canadians or Americans are miss- ing. The e`ty is quiet, but discipline] work-

en are needed.

favor as s winter resort. ` The Governor of the Colony, Sir Alex- Snnhh Mum ,D ,meh Mom" md hh

asder Swettenham. sssistad by Sir Alfred Jones, ls directing affairs.

The stasnmr Port Kingston will leave

on Thursday with most of the mem bers of

Jones tosttend the Agricnlturul Confer-

Ollkios

A

G|'°"l'"°|' G“l“i“» *Wi ""5 P"“°°" “" 55° 9”” "h° Wem' °“° Wm* 5|' A"_‘°°d 1778 und the return of Admiral Rodney,

I

Uptothln hour the forego'ug is the

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ber of the house of commons. He was most complete despatch regarding the .m,_.wd to ,wa bm” .u.eets_c,o,Hhm .L

Kingston disaster that has reached hers. The absence uf details is accounted for by the breakdown in eabie communications, but the announcement that no English.

Ile In |908. iioverfwr of' New Zsllwd "1 lm- Clwnlvl °r Am"l°"° 11° “WW outside the msinihhe or Nmh america.

will greatly reassure the public concen- lng the fstc of the unusual number of

si!alr1inlB83,aud from 131 to |892 he bourlivs and others who are spending the ummen A .hong muthuly bread

served ss Postmaster-general. winterin Jamaica or who were attracted ,Mum "pm, 10 JW\¥vm day and

continues untilof resh ocean sir is

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there by the agricultural and cotton cou- ferences.

The party on board the Port Kingston

only arrived at Kingston on Friday last. The Port Kingston in addition to thc members ofBir Alhed Jones' party had other guests and passengers cn board which gave her a total passenger list of more than one thousand persons.

In Cberlotiyown the first news rs-

oeivsd h-om the disaster wessf a nature

lata, owing to`helng'ib\'w\sded from

Guy Osmason, three lalsndsre in the

Thstslelelndidaetsl\b,.wlt thi

wastslahyrsletivmef the yeusg use

andltwasllttl lite ll the eftfrneea

'lhalsisnlerswhe an hhewnte Ivo

s.

ststl' of the Blnlr of N S.

In addltioil to these are MBS. il O.

MCLEOD and the Misses Mclcod. (H. C. McLeod, general manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia, has i\ residence on the out- skirts of Kimrston.)

Imter news set all fears st rest as to the

safety of those mentioned, and relieved the anxiety of those interested in them.

Julius Chambers, s well known author, rercntly described Kingston and Port Royal ss follows :- `

_ Kingston, the new capital of Jamaica, is the most Important city in the British West Indies. lt, is modern snii wholly commercial ; but across its deep bny, on the Palisades, are ruins of l’ort lioyal,lhe rendezvous of the bucoeneers of the

predecessors furnished undying romance. The harbor of Kingston is one ofthe

bent in the wor d. I s two greatest his torlcul events nr: the visit of1\`i-lscnin

after the detest ni the French lim i7ir2. I The city was originally laid out iii the ormuf across; butit is no longer rr-`

ight angles. Fourlnrgo fires hnve ini proved its architecture, and civil sitio- has mlded electric rare, lights nn'l telc~ pannes,gss and the best water supply

With proper care in the selection of ii residence, the city wlllbe found wo] in

called The Doctor.

Kingston is a trophlcal _howe r-one ms

walk its streets at high noon and be under shale. lin clubs, safes and reeeeoui-se oi- fer socialiillty and entertainment. .its merchants dwell among the foothills of the glorious mountain range that over- ehedows the capital. His esceliency, ika “Captain General and Govsrncrin-Chiif of Jamaica and its Dependencies,” iii-os at Klug‘s House, tive miles from the gm - ernment buildings. Gordon Town. on the first slope of Catherine Peak, is a favour- lin homo for the unacclimated. The barracks, at which the imperial troops are stationed, are 0,fil) feet higher up the mountain. at Nlw Castle.

Kingston is the plate at which to rest

after s week or fortnight of sight-seeing. Its hotels nestls in shady parks. The parish church and Uathoiic cathedral are ----_---il__ GOOD UORN BHILLKR FOR Bile

A marvel of sdeacy and pronipiness,

a nine-ty thas dass sure cons and wane.

Its name is I’utnsm‘s m lstractor. gatains no acids, never ,gives lasi-

g asclshotlcn. laliet ca “ tnani." ,

os y. It s the best.

the confiscation of the American brig Nancy (1799) for carrying contraband goods. An iron cage, like that in which John the Anabaptist was hung from the towers of Munster Cathedral, is a terror _ inspiring relic of the Spanish era.

This le pre-eminently the region of .lu-

nisics for the bicycle and automobile. A iaunt through Spanish Town to Natural Bridge, about thirty miles, is best made by is borseless carriage. -Iumilcs is the largest island nf the

British Vt'est Indies, and lies between the Caribbean sen and the Gulf of Mexico about eighty miles to the southward of the eastern extremity.

Theestlmstcd population in 1001 was

755.7L0, and by natural Increase would be about8l§0,iI)0. By tbe last census there were 14,692 whites, 121,055 colored,4rl8.ll24 black,lU,llil East. ludiiin, 4441 Chinese and 3,053 not stated.

_ Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, stands ‘on vs gravelly soil. The population by local census in 1902 wiis 46,543. It coveiii, with Ita suburbs, an area of 1.03) acres of ground, regularly sloped down tothe sro. 1

WITH GUUU FISH

New Schemeto Ba Put into Operation By Minister of Marine.

0'r'rA\va, Jun. 12.-‘The Minister of Ma-

rino and Fisheries has taken pisctlcn

measures for carrying into effect is scheme that has been under coiis'rleratIon

for years past for thc transport of fresh Hsh from the Msrltlnio Provinces to the

markets of Ontario and Quebec by niewv of cold s oriige. A vote of $23,101 has been placed in the estimates to encourage the railway companies to esmblish the necessary coll storage service. anfl the Hon. Mr. Brodeur is now ln comniunlcir tion with thc rsllwsy companies toss- cure their ooopirution. The service will

go into eifect next summer, and will, it is hoped, fllla long-felt want ln Moni- resl, Toronto, Oi/awe. and other inte-

rior ocntree, for the ningnlflcent Dah of the css'ern provinces. Hy properly iced cars tliers is no doubt, that fresh dsh coulii he di llvered iii splendid condizion.

Trip Over Di

Oirawa, Jan. 15-City Engineer Kel was back at his desk this morning alter, two weeks' holiday, which he is accus- tomed in take each year when cliy hall matters are quiet owing to the munlc'pnl elections. Mr. Ker spent the time up in the silver and gold distict of i

Coiiilcnscd Advcrilscmciiis

41-on im for cisseiiihstiono \

grsiir: mics s ron nares _gi t

WANTED-All kinds of sewing by the

day. Apply at this office.

I-llidlwpd.

BYTUND.-Il Vlowrin Park a black

speuiel. Owner can have same by

psyinl for ad. l-i8d3i._

LOST - Monday morning between

Worth’s Livery and P.E. l. Hospital

a chilfs white sleigh robe. Finder please esve at this omce. I-lsdirpd

RElElB&R-That e&sryhody_ rchads

e inns-n lvlplres e news s en

fresh d rtsmlata, and th i

rn? tim: dui-ina the d:y

NEWTON KER

1.5' i UPTIMIS TIC

Thinks Cobalt Are ' ` Foriunes.- At Larder Lake Made

e e e ,

a Will Produce Big

strict and Saw

Evidence of Wealth.

northern Ontario; lie passed several dnys at Lsrder Lake where the re- cent discoveries of gold have attract- ed wide attention. The trip, Whlill was not without its hardships. WI-'4

mude largely on snowslioes from Co- b.'il‘. At Larder Luke Mr. Ker sur-

veyedstownslteand located dockin8 facilities for s syndicate nf ilttawans. wliusisociated with Alu. Merllou

aid, the Klon-lyke king, are interested in the gold dcveloprnent ilicrr.

Speaking toa Citizen reporter this murnlh||Mr Kenaald that tha nonh- em dietrlrict is only in the heginntll of its development, and, considering the comparative ease with which it maybsrseohed, he looks forward to I rush therein the spring equal to that of the Klondike. Ai Lsrder fake there are great wide veins cf minesia deposit, with unmistakable svideull ofgclfl. Mr. Ker brought home @- eral nuggets that he clipped ol! himsel-

at

il th good

:d'?,a whilgggg sul: bg-|¢h:_ Whether the veins are continuous or ll ll- _

" T'

iii¢ iiismsasse has pair sees.

for January and February. --Saunders Nlwsoin. i-i§di5l

Those who wsntwerkofsny kind or

araiookingfsr heipsfhy kind sheets seed their sales sad addresses with all pertisslersoreslles The Guardian Ha pieyleea asd Iatsrmaeicn Bureau, New Peewsshlsek ihasisttatown, Tslssheee

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l it it at li

PROVINCIAL AGENCY IN- BPECTOR

who can secure productive agents

and write permnsl business wanted by the loyal-Victoria Lite Insurance Oo., for the Province of Nova Scotia. Also an Itispectcr

for New Brunswick- Am to David links, General gas, lfontreai, giving age, references.

np" - ` l if and success in

- “_ im. rsssseesesesesssirs is nm nrednv wr. _

.....‘.‘.‘-t$I§... - ,. _

Qmaaiceil s eonldentlal if

I I i E s ~_!

ssousspyrussesises ei ussass se

1 i I I

or .

swim.

pocketed lomeins to bo established, #B thde is an abundance of indication Q

rich deposits. On his return to Cobalt, lr. Kar says gangs ol men were iinmedlltdy sent out with boards, use paper and sa,- plies for the ilrst store at i.arder Loki and an assay oilioe le also to be establ&- sd.

lil

CLARl(‘S VEAL LOAF.

book aspasiriu. -

You don't have tha trouble of prepsrhg

W- lf-ll ptricdal it is-Open tl e iluajd

I-fp wfil. _

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