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THE DALY WHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8. BRANGH LIKE TIME TABLE rains Leave the City Depot, Foot of Johnstoa Street: GOING EAST. -- oo - Ab % rorp et =~ ST. wep REREEER =} SEEEES & a wn whonm © except Monday. : Nos. 6, 7, 11, 12, 15 and 16 daily, except Bunday. y For Pullmen accommodation, tickets and all other information. apply t¢ J. P. IIANLEY, Agent, City Pasa. Kingston & Pembroke & Canadian Pacific Railways. TRAINS LEAVE KINGSTON : 12:40 p.m.--Express, for Ottawa, Montreal, Quebeo, St. John, N.B.; Halifax, Boston, To- ronto, Chicago, Denver, Renirew, Sault Sta. Marie, Duluth, St. Paul, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Beattls, Portland, and San Francisco. 6:30 p.m.--Loocal for Sharbot Lake, meotiag with C.P.R. east and west. ©:10 a.m. --Mixed, for Renfrew aud inter mediate points. Passengers leaving Kingston at 12:40 p.m.: prrive in Ottawa at 800 pm; ro, $:10 p.m.; Toronto, 7:30 p.m.: Boston, 7:30 a.m.; St. John, N.B., 11:35 a.m. Full particulars st K. & P. and O. P. BR. Micket Office, Ontario St. ¥. CONWAY, F. A. FOLGER, JR, Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Supt. THE BAY OF QUINTE RAILWAY NEW SHORT LINE FUR Tweed, N pointe. leaves City Hall pm. R. J. WILSON, CP.R. Telegraph Of fics, Clarence street. DOMINION LINE WALL STEAMSHIP, LIVERPOOL SERVICE *Ottoman .. wei ae see BERY 18H Colonian . Dec. 20th ®*Irishman ... .. Dec. 27th Calisornia, 1903, *Norseman *(Ottoman RATES OF und upwards. For Avonmouth Dock and Bristol Frow Portland. *Manxman ... about 10th Dec. Turcoman .. about 20th Dec. *Englishman . . about 3rd Jan. Steamers marked * do not carry pas- sengers. PASSAG BOSTON . Dec. 10th S=3. FROM Merion ... Saloon, $50. NEW SERVICE Bostog to the ean. ... Jan. 3rd, 1908 _ Jan. 10th light, Spa- Commonwealth, Vancouver ...... ...c.. Midship, Saloon, ectric gious promenade decks. J. P. Hanley, J. ¥. Gildersleevs, Agt. GIR. Station, 43 Clarence St. D. TORRANCE & Co, Gen. Agts | Montreal & Portland. CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND. From St. John. From Halifax Corinthian, Dec. 13. Dee. 15, 10 p.m. Pretorian, Dec. 20.. Dec. 22, 10 p.m. FIRST GABIN--Tunisian and Bavarian, $60, upwards. [larisian, $55 and upwards, Pre- torian and Corinthian, $560 and up- wards. SECOND CABIN--Tunisian 340, Other . steamers, $37.50; Londonderry or London. Third (Y0es--$25 and $20: Derry, Belfast. Glasgow, London. J." DP. HANLEY, Agent, City Passenger Dopot. Cor, Jehnston and Ontario Sts. J. ?. GILDERSLEEVE;: Clarence St. BERMUDA .. THE NOW FAR-FAMED BERMUDAS, WITH cable communication and equable winter temperature ol U5 (grees, beautiful scenery and 100 miles of good roads, headquarters of the British armv and navv. is unrivalled in its attractivcnoss. reached by the first- olass iron steamers TRINIDAD or PRETORIA in forty-eicht hours from New York. Sailing every SATURDAY this winter. The tropical islands, including SANTA CRUZ, ST. KITT MARTINIQUE, ST. LUCIA BARBARDOES AND DEMEKARA, also afford beautiful and interesting tours, all reached bv gteamship- of the Quebce Steamship . Company from * New York. SPECIAL CRUISE TO THE TROPICS PER SS. MADIANA, 7TH FEBRU ARY, 1903. For -descriptive pamphlets a dates of ling apply to A. EMILIUS OU ERBRII ).. Agents, 39 Dros New Yor J. P. HANLEY or 4. I. G 1 SLEEVE, Kingston, Ont. ARTHUR AILERN Secretafy, Quebec. Bavarian, Liverpool, and Liverpool, & ZAR MAYORALTY 1203 To the Electors of Kingston : LADIES AND GENTLEMEN :--As a can didate for Mayor for 1903, I respectfully so Heit your votes and influense to elect me. C. J. GRAHAM. BN: MAYORALTY 1903 To the Electors of Kingston: LADIES AND GENBLEMEN :--[ am aoan Bidate for the mavornlty for the vear 1908 and respectfully ask for your votes and fn fuemes on my 3 J. T. WHILE. | MAYORALTY 1903 To the Electors of Kingston : LADIES AND CENTLEMEN = respect: fully solicit your votes and influence to elect we az Vavor for 1908, J | FELL. "INVESTMENTS REAL ESTATE Mining and Oil Stocks See GEO.CLIFF, 115 BROCK STREET, ERER | GENRY P. SMITH, Then, to absolutely door of every Range. dealers. and ** Cornwall" steel ra; LONDON, + TORONTO, MONTREAL. VANCO MMON LA CLAXTON, Agents. Meals cooked on a "Famous Active" are always on time. Because our specially con- structed "Famous" dampers regulate the firetoa certainty, and a cook knows just the time required for the fire to reach the heat necessary for cooking any particular dish. . exclude . guessing, a "Famous" ther- mometer is fitted to the oven- "Ramous| Active" This thermometer registers the exact heat of the oven, and ean be fully relied upozn ----we guarantee them. The "Famous Active" will cook more with less fuel than any other range made. For sale by all enterprising Write for descriptive booklet. cClarys Makers of the *'Sunshine" furnace nge. WINNIPEG, UVER, ST. JOHN, N.B. RENSON OF ALL. Our 300 YOTTO LAMP is to be at our show rooms. It burns only from 6 gas per hour. A stea new business place. show rooms. BRECK & HALLIDAY, See : light, well adapted for store BRIGHTEST candle power INCANDESCENT GAS seen in operation to 8 feet of dy, bright or it at our Princess Street. a GOOD FURNISILED ROOMS, WITH OR without board, 101 Queen stiect. I'OUR with veniences, GOOD board, with at 191 all FURNISHED University > ROOMS, modery co Avenue, KING STREET, WES fully situated, 1acing Kent $240 and axe es harkpatrick, Rogers & T, BEAUTI- the Harbor, Apply ww Nickle. 7 ROOMS, between d 8 also stable Apply 45 Williax N rear. SAS FIVERPOOL, $61,187,215. Ir the policy the unlimited stockholders. imsured at newing assets, wich security all the property rates. Before new business wet STRANGE, & STRANC MONEY TO LOAN IN stall sums, at low rat on ¢ity and farm granicd on city tures Apply to hana, oF of vestioat Society. the Post Oflice. TWO HUNDRED lars iu sus irom one ten thousand dollars. lars apply at GODWI ANCE EMPORIUM, 'Ofte, Market Square. and S. OL MONEY AND BUSINESS. Ee = LONDON AND GLO! ire Insurance Company. holders Farm lowest property. county debe Frontenac Loan over 0. 56 BAY and Rideau sheds in n street. Available 1 addition to have tor liability ol and city possible old or giving rates irom lS, Agents. LARGE OR es of interest Loans n- C. McGILL, ath in- lice opposite THOUSAND DOL- thousand. to For gparticu- N'S 1INSUR- lixpress IAL Co., ! Princess st the best lowest hones -- Ware Night calls--T. F. Harr RISON 5 wy S CORBETT tor, 281 Princess Successor to W. Stre Dre UNDERTAKERS. he UNDERTAK- reet. Quality i"rices the rooms 00 ison, AL DIREC- t, kingston nnan second four over Mah corner Princess and Bagot tran on Bavou strest. SON, k Building, corn: ton streets. 'Fhome TOWER & =nts' Ban! Ww WM. NUWLANDS, ARCHITECT. ood's ARCEITECTS. OFFICE Drug Store lreets. Fn ARCHITECTS, MERCH er Brock anc ARTHUR ELLIS, site of New Drill Hall, Queen and Montreal Streews ARCHITECT, OFFICE 1 near ocrper of Anchor Building, Market AK ARCHITECT, ETC, Saw are. 'Phone RUBBER STAMPS OF ALL Inkers, Bank, post Ticket and Office Stam JOHN OFFORD. T STAMPS AND MARKERS. KINDS, SF8 Linen Markers. Dates, Seale. Btencils , eto. Repairs Offes. ARRAIGNS THEM OF WHAT USEFUL PURPOSE ARE THE VERDICTS Of a Coroner's Jury ?--A Writer Criticises This Body Severely-- The Coroner Might Act Alone. Kingston, Dec. 5.--(To the Edit- or): Please mention some good and useful purpose served by the verdict of finding of a coroner's jury. Can you give any good and sufficient reason for the continuance of the antiquated custom of requiring a dozen or - A «core of men to give, upon oath, an opinion which, in these days, is ignor- ed by the officers of the crown and courts of criminal justice, and, some- times, ridiculed by the public and the press ? © Careful observ ation and thirty years' 'éxperience as coroner have led me to the conclusion that the time-honored coroner's jury is but an encumbrance to the administration' of justice, and, therefore, "an eligible can- didate for abolition. In the good old days, when the cart. wheel that crushed a human being was confiscated to His Majesty and we felo de se was buried atthe cross- roads with a stake through his body, it was, perhaps, in proper order to have a score or more of able-bodied jurors--good men and true--to weigh the evidence and render a verdict In due and ancient form. At a more re cent period, when the finiihg of a coroner's jury was equivalent to the presentment of a grand jury, or, later still, when it warranted the commit- ment oi the accused by the coroner, there was some . excuse for the cum- hrous machinery of the coroner's court, But the law now forbids com- mitment by the coroner even though the verdict be dikect' and positive, charging the accused with widul and malicious murder ! In all cases, where the proceedings do not end with the coroner's court, the accused must be taken before a magistrate and the evidence heard and recorded as ii no inquest had been held. True, the evi- dence taken by the coroner is often of great assistance to the magistrate, but the finding of the jury is utterly valueless and cannot be taken into consideration | Still, we are going on just!as we did thirty years ago, sum- monine men under threats of pains and penalties, to appear at a certain place at a certain hour, to inquire, on behalf of our sovereign lord, the king, when where, how and by what means A. B. came 'to his death. And these men are sworn in due and ancient form; they are charged by the coroner; they are made to view the body; they are again charged; they listen to all the evidence; they take heed to the coroner's final charge; they retire to a room (formerly without food, fire or water) for deliberation. Having agreed upon their verdict or finding, the coroner embodies it in a formid- able looking document and it is at- tested by the: hand and seal of' each individual juror, and that's the last we would ever hear from left did. not the kindly newspaper rescue it from ohlition and: pass it round for diges- tion by a sensation-loving and hyper- critical public! But, in any subser quent proceedings before a magistrate or at the assize,.which, by the way, may be instituted = by anybody who cons fit to luv iuformation, this ver- dit. which is supposed to contain in rvetallization the eloquence of 'coun- col, the profound lore of the coroner and the wisdom of the jurors, counts jor absolutély nothing? Why: should we continue the waste of effort requir, to produce something, in all" re- worthless and, in some re spects -mischievibus ? ('oroners' inquests are necessary to SURED OF PILES SEVEN YEARS ASD: A Chronic Case of Twenty Years' Standing Cured Perman- ently by Dr. Chase's Ointment, To be relieved of the dreadiul suffer- ing caused by piles is a wonderful thing, but to be permanently: cured is even better. Dr. Chase's Ointment brines relief from the very lirst appli- cation, and as is proven by hundreds such letters as the following, it cures thoroughly and permanently : Alex. McLaughlin, for thirty years a resident of Bowmanville, Ont., writes: "For twenty long years I suffered from itching piles, and only persons who have been troubled with that an- poving disease an imagine what I endured during that time. About sev- en vears ago I asked.a druggist if he had anything to cure me. He said that Dr. Chase's Ointment was most favor- ablv. spoken of, and on his reécom- mendation Jd took a box. "After three applications I felt bet- ter, and hy the time I had used one box I was on a fair wav to recoverv. [ continued the treatment until thor- oughly cured, and I have not suffered wnv since. [ am firmly convinced that the ointment. made a perfect cure, "1 consider Dr. Chase's Ointment an invaluable treatment for piles. In mv case 1 think the cure was remarkable when vou consider that 1 am getting up in vears, and had been so long a sufferer from this dis 2 ed spe ts, ASE had, John Tuttle, expressman, 107 Stuart street, Kingstdn, ®Ont., states, "Like most men who do much driving, sit- | fing a great deal, and often exposed | to dampness. T have heen a great suf forer from piles. As a matter of fact, I had piles for a number of and tried nearly evervthing 1 hear of in a vain effort to get cured, but onlv succeeded when I used Dr. Chase's. Ointment. The first" apy lica- | tion of this rand pre] brought me relief from the burning senfations, a than two boxes made a perf permanent cure. I am grateful for the freedom from suffering, and desire oth- ers to henefit hy mv experience with pr. Chase's Ointment." Dr. Chase's Ointment, Ac. a box, at | all dealers or, Edinanson Bates | vears, | could | itehiner, Co., Toronts, wile the safety and well-being of society! In all cases where eath occurs through criminal violence, - foul play, | culpable, careless or negligence, either } known or suspected, a thorough in- quiry should be made and eviaence as to the remote, proximate ;and imme- diate cause of death, should be taken, upon oath, and recorded. But, all ne- cessary evidence--expert testimony, autopsy, etc.--can be taken and re- corded without the assistance of a jury. At the close of the investiga- tion, or at any stage thereof, the coroner may issue his warrant for the apprenhension of any party or par- ties implicated by the evidence, or he may pass the evidence over to the crown attorney and leave the respon- «ibility of further action with that of- ficial. If the evidence justifies or de- mands further action, the case will come before the magistrate just as it does at present, withont prejudice from a previous verdict, with a large saving of annoyance to citizens liable to be summoned as jurymen, a saving of trouble to the coroner and a sav- ing of expense to the public. Nor would the heavens fall or the interests of justice suffer if both the jury and their verdict were omitted from the play. The awful tragedy whose sombre shadow still hovers over our city like a horrid nightmare did not suggest this letter, nor does the unpleasant sequel to the coroner's inquest ao more than confirm an opinion which long ago, ripened into convic- tion. The sad occurrence is referred to simply because its sequel furnishes an object lesson which may serve to im- press upon the reader the issue joined with a custom tolerated only because of its antiquity. Here is a case where the coroner's jury was composed of] re- putable and intelligent citizens. Un- der solemn oath and aiter full con- sideration, they agree to and present a certain verdict. Of what uee was it 7 It was canvassed and commented upon by everybody; it was adversely criticized by many; it was ridiculed by some, ignored by the officials re- sponsible for the administration of justice and, practically, set aside bv the magistrate's court. Still, there are but few, if any, who will ques- tion the integrity or the intelligence of jhe jury, and, perhaps, none who will doubt that, the officers of the law acted under a _proper sense of duty and a full sense' of their responsibil- itv to the public. Would it not have been as well had the coroner passed over to the crown attorney, the evidence as he had re- corded it, without asking the jury to return a verdict ? Would it not have heen better still if he had not impan- elled a jury at all? The result would have been the same and an apparent conilict of opinion would have been avoided. Why not dispense with the jury in the coroner's court ?--Yours, ete., LAW REFORM. I'.S.--The above was months and laid the case referred to, in illustration, had not been settled. An article in to-day's- Globe reviews the subject and induces me to submit my views to the readers of the Whig.--L. R. written some aside because ago Impersonation And Plugging. Toronto, Dee. 5.--(To the Editor): Toronto has redeemed herself. The ad- verse vote of four thousand in 1898, has been changed into a vote, favor- able to prohibition; of ahnost sixteen hundred. Nor does this splendid maj- ority indicate the victory of the mor- al reformers, as fully one-fourth of the hallots cast against the act were the result of impersonation and "plugging." The liquor party resorted to the most unscrupulous methods possible in our subdivision, having four serutineers appointed who were favorable to their interests, and refus- ine to allow one of our men to act in that capacity. This vile strategem was effected through - their agents, whom they sent to the prohibition committee meetings, ostensibly for the purpose of aiding our party. These ag- ents succeeded ° in _ intercepting the serutineers" certificates sent to the prohibition workers, and. gave them to men of their own party, who, present- ing themselves at the booth at half past eight with -duly signed were sworn in by the deputy return- ing officer, himself a strongly suspect- ed character. $C One of these quasi-supporters of our cause gave me at hall past three, -a list of the voters who had not cast their ballots. Suspecting that the men named were anti-prohibitionists, chowed the list to the owner of the store in the rear of which the polling hooth was situated. who informed me that my suspicion was correct. During the next hour three men entered the hooth nanies not on the lit. Upon inquiry, 1 found that they were prohibition voters, Thus did our (7; serutineer fall into his own trap. During the day there were fifteen cases of impersonation at our poll, one ease heing that of a cripple known to the scrutineers, and a man resembled by none, this case proving the complici- ty of the poll officials. The counting of the ballots conducted in the aime unscrupulous manner. The most sanguine did not predict sucha triumph for prohibition. in To- ronto. Even the organizers looked for a =<livhtly adverse vote. The result is laroely due to the faithful labors of the friends of the eause. A house-to- house canvass was made of the ereat- er part of the city. The magnificent mass meetings also contributed, in no <mall measure to our More- over the student body nobly supple mented the efforts of the local workers, Victoria, Knox, MeMasted® and Univer sity College, standing shoulder to houlder, and furnishing over two hundred workers, for the campaion. The cry to-day, is, "Forward further victory." We have made an advance of many during the ficht, nor shall we rest until complete triumph crowns our labors. Congratu- lations to Kingston upon the gallant \ maintained in the face of such ; in nized vice y the part of the active opponents of he act. and unpardonable apathy the part of many church members W whose were was SUCCESS, speakers and singers, to strug odds, on Temperate In All. Things. Kingston, Dec. 6 (To the Editor) People who have of late been inten advocating temperance, which comprehensi: ¢ word they nwans to them from thea hifted, 1 of the perately and narroaved, till it jotal abstinence mnu:t ha hal their view point fearless ave oly mtoxi Vision nz, words papers; Give Him a Box of Good Cigars for Christmas 10 Excellent Cigars 75c. "You can buy ten cigars in any cigar store for s thent for much less -- but you cannot buy a cigar th RPASS CIGAR A Trul price. hcliday gifts, we have for anything like that would make such acceptable satisfactory Smoke, neat box, which we will send anywhere . in Canada, at 75 cents a bcx, if accom- panied by this Coupon. Remit by postal note, costs 3 cents. We pay postage. Larger quantities at the following prices :-- Box of 25 for $1.75. 50 for $3.50. 100 for $7. Your money back if not satisfied. CANADIAN CIGAR SYNDICATE 821 CRAIG STREET, MONTREAL. Canadian Cigar Syndieate, 821 Cedig Street, Montreal. postage. Namie :..... ......+> Address.... ...... Toewn.:.. sees Province... . eventy five cents--you can buy at will even nearly equal the As a special introductory offer, and because they put up ten Surpass Cigars in a Enclosed find .... dollars .... cents for .... boxes of Surpass Cigars, each box to contain .,.. cigars, you paying Should they not prove satisfactory, after tria!, I reserve the right to return the balance and have money refunded. I EA EE A A EA SR AR A --- SS strong man who rules the diocese of Ontario, himself a total abstainer fo example's sake. Not often has the sin of gluttony, usually the prominent and distinguishing vice of the so-called temperance reformer, had such denun- ciation hurled at it, as came -from his lordship's lips last night. Over- cating--the weight that clogs mental effort, that keeps down all higher as- pirations, tnat stands as a barrier be- tween the soul and heaven, that makes its slaves lower than the beasts that perish: (for they desist at na- ture's order) that mars and makes gross, beauty, that finally slays by an ignominious death, got many a <haft from the bishop's quiver. And vet again our bishop counselled sobri- cty in speech, a form of temperance which we all, prohibitionists and an- tis, men and women alike forget. How we do all let our tongues waggle to be sure. Politics, scandal, religion, our neighbor's linen chest, so-and-so's matrimonial prospects, the newest sleeve and the servant question, why the Jiggs had Irish stew for dinner, and the malicious story that can blast a life--recklessly round them all rolls our "unruly member," and vet very probably we may sing with much pious unction, 'Well let our drink be water," and feel that on this assever- tion hang all the Law and the Pro- phets. 1t takes --just such wise out- spoken champions oi the truth as it and not as the intemperate in any deem it to be,#qs the hard- working Bishop of Ontario, to ad- van® the cause of soberness, richt- cousness, and godliness in anv com- munity.--M.. is, 'cause Mr:--Mudie's-Reply. Kingston, Dec. S8.--(To the Edit ory: Sir, A reporter of the Whig stali has replied in writing to a lot- ter from-me-as-folHows+-- 1 can as sme vou of the correctness of the Whiz's report concerning the Rev. oJ. Philp's statement. 1 would he willing to swear that 1 reported him correct- lv.? \ Another thoroughly trustworthy re i ev who heard that sermon has as curd me verbally that Dr. Philp © ae cused me of both misquotations an misapplication. br. Philp, therefore, by his strong denial of having done so raises up question of veracity between hiinseli and all those who say he did <o sneak. That denial admits the ac curacy of my quotations and ends the ¢ase in my favor on that point, hut Dr. Philp, in his letter of December 1th, cives what purperts to he a full rehearsal of our -conversation and in five different places imputes 'mis statement" to me as ii that '"'damn- alle iteration' could contend against truth and Heaven instead of simply opening his armour for. another shot. The present issue between him and me is this, did he admit™o me the substantial accuracy of the Whig's report (as truth required that he should do) and yet refuse to make amends, or did I mercly ask him for hi: views about those quotations. In deciding this issue it s wise to consid. or the object of the conversatian. It was I who sought. for the interview aml my only motive was to get my sel! put right before the public. 1 ¢ be admitted the offence Luo refnd re dees and xo 1 had to apphl to the public press. a His statement that 1 nerdy ask 4d for his vitws is to be absurd I have neo regard for the views of any man who does not price truth for its own cake and can even twist facts co as to capport his own previously formed he lief. In hig letter Dr. Philp adniits that hi< memory is not zood und pos bly he draws upon his imagination n the blanks of which there his letter to the wspapers, from the con bn whith the fo "We repeat it a8 better to the Lv to il ane evidence in ronta i paragraph, of extract ving one answel An del no n 'given it, no better an and as mv opponent tenable argument mist of pecessity phlt is advanie o Pr--Philp he pan mansv i ane opinion vhe Serato row Tet u MUDIE 1 _JOHN er Don't ex- periment with other and infe. ior brauds 3920099009050 TI HPV OPVIV IPI EN INNS L 4 a did UseEDDY'S J. A. HENDRY, Agent, ead hess SOO IOSD SEED LITEI IS Al miss HIST EOS $40 i : i P¢ ! : $ : i : COAL AND WOOD PRODUCE HEAT. CREATE FIRE. The latter is indispensable to the former. No fire can be started with so little trouble as with an EDDY PARLOR MATGH FOR SALE EVERY WHERHE. E.B.EDDY'S MATCHES ren---------- Our Beunds: King Edwatd 1000. 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