The herald., 1895-06-02
THE QUEENS DOMINION
Creighton on the Kingdom Of the
Canucks
Queens Birthday In the Limestone City.
With Impressions Of Its People

KINGSTON, May 2.-Twenty-seven
hours from Chicago via the Grand Trunk
railway brings the invader of Canada to
Kingston, the quondam dominion capital,
the Limestone City," population $4,000
to 10000. Ontario province, from its
contlguity and commercial intercourse
with 1.-The states" is supposed to be more
assimilated to Yankeedom than the far
ther provinces, and the CT ties of Toronto
and Ottawa may be somewhat affected
thereby, but Kingston is in King IS Town,
with distinct British flavor, and an
nexation sentimcn: is hardly pondera-.
BILE quantity. Since the confederation OF
the provinces in 1867 the home govern
ment has been more and more felt in
Canada, and. taught by experience, the
mother country has been quite indulgent
and helpful to her offspring, while the
United States has certainly done no e1fec-
tive counting OF her northern nelghoor IN
tariff accommodations and has compelled
retsliatory tariff schedules. Quite aside
from commercial asperities. however, the
queen has loyal subjects in Kingston,
dating back of the time when General
Bradstreet wrested Fort Frontenac from
the French, in 1853, and dubbed the place
Kingston. There is King street. PRINCESS
is the seat of Queens university and OF
the Royal Military college, the West Point
of Canada. At one time the navy yard
was here. and battery OF the queen reg
ulars is stationed at Kingston. Indeed.
the military is conspicuously in evidence
here. The red coat of the cadet has great
prominence in the Kingston social world,
and, in addition to its reputation for
turning out fine engineers and men OF
war, the Royal Military college is noted
as mandatory OF modern Beau Brum-
mels. Then there is a strong militia or
ganization, the Fourteenth battalion of
incipient Canuck soldiers. attended a
muster of these braves at what is called
drill shed the other night. These sheds
were erected in various cities OF Canada
during the excitement growing out OF
the abortive Fenian demonstration in
1870 as rendezvous for the dominion
home guards, and nave since been used
for militia musters. Twice a week these
militia men go through protracted drill,
marching and counter marching with ap-
parent enthusiasm, while the band plays
God Save the Queen, and each man has
the munificent allowance of $S per year
for his loyal devotion and expenses. |
was informed that the home government
had under advisement the plan of invit-
ing volunteers of the Canadian militia to
the queens service abroad and was as
sured that if the invitation were extended
it would be numerously responded to.
When | reached Kingston the fowery
month of May was still lingering in the
lap of winter until it occasloned goou
deal of adverse remark, but on this, the
queens birthday. which is celebrated
after the fashion of our Fourth of July,
the weather is balmy and delightful.
From early dawn the city has been IN
playing ana the British flag everywhere
swung to the breeze. 1t is in no manner
comparable for decoration purposes to
the beautiful Stars and Stripes. but the
youth of CANADA seem to like it and
would probably fight for it.
ESpeaking, OF the young Canadians l
must pay them this tribute: They are. as
a class, much more dutiful and subject to
their parents than American youths. The
young ladies continually appeal to their
mothers for sanction before making any
sort of an eng gagement of social nature.
II will ask mama. is continually on
their lips, and the Canadian boy consults
his father with flial Difference in any
contingency. In the social life of Kings
ton there is very little ostentation of
money or dress, but distinguished con-
sideration is given to historic and titled
families without regard to their pecunl-.
ary status. While the ratification OF
the social order into distinct estates is
not so marked as in England there can
Ee no doubt that old world ways and
standards must long obtain in Canada.
Politics in the dominion do not arouse
particular asperites among partisans.
The Liberals and Conservatives are at issue
about free trade and protection, with
varying fortunes. The Liberals ale vigor-
ously assaulting the protectionst admin
istration at Ottawa and entertaing high
hopes of overthrowing it in the near
| future. Much depends one the manner
in which the present government deals
with the fierce latent question, every
where burning under cover IN Canada,
touching the relation of che Roman Cath
olic church to the national public schools.
If the Manitoba difficulty is happily adj
justed the adm nistration will be tempo
rarily strengthened, A strong stimulus
to the free trade party In Canada is given
in the illustration afforded OF a rising
market in the United States under the
Wilson tariff law.
Tonight leave Kingston for Montreal
and tomorrow Will be stertorously steam
ing up the beautiful ST. Lawrence to
the Atlantic and away to England.
CREIGHTON