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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
_ A  By 
“ _ , . -  i  rf ` _ .Q
  __ _ _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 
, ,
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
§_~__ F
sf
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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#
gi
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
~ f
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
.. --
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
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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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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. _
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Qmaaiceil s eonldentlal if
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ssousspyrussesises ei ussass se
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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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