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this to next a DAILY CITIZEN FRIDAY JUNE 23 18.8 LINDSAY CO's. Annual Clearing Sale of Ready -made Clothing FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY. Note a few reductions in our Tweed Suits for 82.45 worth 83.95 3.50 6.00 64 6.00 9.50 7.50 .10.00 Boy's Tweed Suits for 1.75 2.50 2.25 3 50 375 for 5.00 Men's Tweed Pants for 75 1.25 95 1.50 1,50 2,00 1.75 2,25 Our whole stock of Hats, Caps a and Furnishings will be reduced to 75c. in the dollar. Also all lines in our Dry Goods Department at similar reductions.

Terms Cash. T. LINDSAY CO. 269-271-273-275 Wellington St. PLAYTER.

CONVENTIONAL. DOCTOR CONSULTING PHYSICIAN, ALLIYE Chronic Diseases; Specialty, Diseases of Chest, Ottawa: 61 Metcalfe street, fourth door Home, below 383 Windsor Stewart Hotel, street, from (last 1 to 4 house p.m.; east), At LIBERALS rom 10 to 12a. m. GET ONE OF TEMPERANCE TABLETS! LAURIER'S PHOTOS To Treat Tipplers, OR A GROUP OF ALL THE The great Anti-Drink Remedy. For sale by a Druggiste.

LIBERAL M.P's Sewellera, etc. SEE OUR NEW STOCK OF Diamond Rings, Brooches, Ear Drops, Scarf Pins, Lockets and Bracelets. Alsc a fine line of Sterling Silver Goods suitable for Wedding Presents. Wholesale and 1 Retail. A.

F. MOMILLAN'S 82 SPARKS ST. ELECTRO PLATING WORKS. All work sent re will be finished in first class style. Goods from the Country will receive our best attention.

On order solicited. D. S. BURCH CO. Gold, Silver and Nickel Electro Plates Ete.

49 O'CONNOR STREET. TELEPHONE 978. Oil Stores, Lawn Mowers. Garden Rakes AND Hoes, Rubber Hose. ALL SIZES.

BUTTERWORTH 00 110 Sparks Street St. Jean Baptiste Celebration Montreal June 24th to 27th. In connection with above the Cana la Atlantic Ry. will issue thickets to Montre il at $2,50 for the round trip good to go after31001 trains June 23rd all trains 24th an 1 return until June 28th. Thickets will be good via Str.

Paul Smith through the St. Lawrence Rapids. Particulars at Ticket Offices. Canadian Pacific R'y, Montreal Excursion $2.50. St.

Jean Baptiste Grand Celebration at Montreal June 21th to 27th, 1803 The Canadian Pacific Ry. will issue returntick ets to Montreal on afternoon train June 23rd, all trains 24th, Good to return until 28th June at $2.50. Trains! I leave Union depot at 4.05 a.m. 8 a. m.

and 4.30 p. m. with Sunday trains returning at 4.35 p. m. and 8.50 p.m.

For (Windsor Depot). all information ap. ply City Ticket Office 42Sparks street. A Distressing Situation. What a dreadful thing it is to wake up in the middle of the night suffering from cholera, -the nearest doctor a mile away and no one to send for him.

Imagine a more distressing domestic situation, if you can; and ret cases of this kind are very common. The trouble, however, would never have become serious if the man of the house had a bottle of FERRY DAVIS' PAIN KILLER at band for it 1s a remedy that never fails to cure cholera, cramps, diarrhea, or dysentery. All drug. wrists keep it. 25c.

for large new size. Adirondack Lakes and Mountains reached in 4 hours by the Express trains of the Canada Atlantic. Hotel accommodation the corner of Kent and Slater streets, CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS THE LAST OF THE LIBERAL DELEGATES LEAVE FOR HOME. 4 side Show in the Liberal Club Room- -Tax Exemption Asked foran Important Local Industry Law Suit About a Drain Hall to Have a Public Square. To Bisley.

The Canadian team for Bisley sail on the Sarnia to-morrow. Lt. T. C. Boville, of the 43rd, one of its members leaves the city to-day.

Pte. Tink, another member, is already in Montreal, from whence the ship sails. To Make up for Lost Time. in the course of a couple of weeks, Mesere. Buell, Orr Hurdman will commence sawing at night, in order to make up for the time they lost on account of their mills being closed by the high water.

It is not known, however, how long the night "watch" will continue. Liberals Leave for Home, Nearly all the delegates to the Liber ad Convention left for their Lomes yesterday afternoon. In the morning the delegates from the Maritime provinces met and ormed themselves into an organization for the purpose of carrying out the platform adopted by the Convention. Mr. L.

H. Davies, M. was elected as their leader for the provinces. The Hull K. of L.

Procession. The route of the procession in connection with the demonstration of the Knights of Labor of Hull on Dominion Day, is as follows: Bridge, Wright, Head, Brewery, Wellington and Bridge streets -meeting the brother members from Ottawa and elsewhere--and continue by Main, Lake, Victoria, Alma, Cuthbert and King's Road to the picnic grounds. St. Andrew Church Notes. The work on the new Sunday School in connection with St.

Andrew's church is going on very satisfactorily. The scholars of St. Andrew's church Sunday School hold their annual picnic to-morrow to Besserer's Grove. The steamer Ida will convey them there and back. Rev.

Mr. Herridge will preach on Sunday next. He has been granted two or three months' holidays, which ne will take later on. Miss Wright's Mission, Hull Despatch--The first of a week's series of gospel meetings was held Sunday night at Simmons school house on the back road near Aylmer. This 'district has been apparently neglected in the past, and Miss Bertha Wright accompanied by a number of fellow workers accepted the invitation of the neighborhood.

The small building was not only packed full, but score stood around the windows and door. The meetings will be continued every evening this week. Hull's Park Scheme. Hull Despatch--The deed transferring the Main street Reserve to the city for park or garden purposes has been signed by all the heirs of the Wright family excepting Mrs. John Scott.

As soon as that lady's signature is attached the council will proceed at once to have the pulp wood, and other rubbish removed, and make an appropriation to begin the work of beautifying as well as miterially bezefiting the city. Fancy what an advertisement a well kept garden would be to Hull as the Holyoke of Canada. When the Liberal delegates reached the Eddy Coy's paper mills, beyond that point they did not care to go. The pulp wood and nestling place of cholera microbes scared them off. Evading the Dog Tax.

One of the policemen assigned to the duty of collecting dog taxes said yesterday that there were probably more evasions practised in the matter of this small tax than any other in existence. Many owners attempted to shirk paying taxes by saying they had 210 dog and when the truth was known sometimes they had two or three. -I asked one lady last week," said the policeman, if she owned any dogs and the reply was that she did not. 'On two or three occasions afterwards I noticed 8 dog in her yard and I again approached her ton the subject. This time her reply was, Well, Idon't keep dogs', for I only have Threw out the Lamp, Quite a little excitement was occasioned last night about midnight on Queen street, on the east side of Metcalfe, by a lively occurrence between a husband and his better half.

The husband, slightly under the influence, invited a friend somewhat in the same condition, into his house to have a chat. They went in, and lighted a lamp, but in becoming somewhat loud in their conversation, the lady of the house came down stairs and, by way of dispersing the meeting threw the lamp out of doors At this the husband raised a racket but Constable McLaughlin appeared on the scene and quieted matters by threatening to arrest him if he did not behave himself. All About a Drain. Five or six inhabitants of the rural district of Hintonburgh appeared before County Magistrate Harvey yesterday afternoon in the Police Court for the purpose of settling a dispute about a drain. William Paul was charged with maliciously stopping up a drain, thereby causing water to stagnate on the property of Thomas McCauley, the complainant.

Thomas A. Stott, whose experience in litigation seems to have impressed the villagers with the fact that he knows as much about legal matters as the lawyer, championed the case for the defendant. The plaintiff's witnesses were: Mrs. W. A.

Allen, Mrs. Edward Allen and Joseph Lepage, Constable Bell was present to maintain order. After tire evidence had been taken and argument heard by the counsel the Magistrate decided to adjourn the case for a week, that he might have an opportunity to review the statute in regard to drains. An Important industry, The Industrial Tax Exemption committee was called for last evening to consider an application from W. W.

Wylie for exemption from taxes on his property plant for ten years, 'but only Ald. Starrs and Peterkin, Mr. Wylie and (the City Clerk turned up. In his application Mr. Wylie said it was his intention to enlarge his factory, situated aft and commence on an extensive scale the manufacture of street and other C.

ears. Mr. Wylie now has thirty men employed and has turned out eighteen cars street already this year. Oddfellows Decoration. The Oddfellowe of this city hold their annual decoration service Olt Sunday at Beechwood cemetery.

special train will be run from Prescott, Kemptville and Manotick, arriving here about 11 am. on Sunday, The brethren will wear badges and white gloves. The procession will form at Hall, corner Bank and Sparks streets, at 2 p.m., headed by the Guards band. and proceed to the cemetery, where the graves of the departed brethren will be decorated. The visiting Oddfellows will be entertained by the city brethren.

LOCAL BRIEFS. The letter carriers' moonlight excursion taken place on Monday evening. A new court of the Independent Order of Foresters is to be organized this evening. The officers of Builders' Lodge A. F.

A. JI will be inetalled to-morrow afternoon. A lawn social in aid of the new Methodist parsonage at Billings' Bridge takes place this evening. The prize lists for the Central Canada Exhibition are being distributed by Secretary MacMahon. The cabmens' shelter on George Street has been removed further down the street.

a desired change. A much needed new sidewalk is being laid oll Metcalfe Street east between Albert and Slater streets. It is understood Major W. E. Hodgins will again be executive officer for the D.

R. A. matches in September. Dr. Washington M.

D. will visit Ottawa June 24th. All desirous of consulting hun before Sept. will do so on that occasion. Ask your druggist for Miller's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil.

No oily taste like others. Big bottles 50c. and $1.00 A goodly number of Ottawaites went up to Carleton Place yesterday to attend the demonstration there. An excursion takes place to the Cascades to-morrow under the auspices of the English Church at The Sunday schools of Knox and Congregational churches hold their annual picnic on Monday, July 3rd, at Chelsea. The Gardeners and Florists of the city have very kindly fixed up handsome flower beds in front of the Children's hospital.

The city seemed very quiet and deserted yesterday after the two previous days, when there were 80 many strangers here. The Rev. Father Ferreri, of Vinton, is making arrangements to have a big entertainment this year. He is making great changes in his hall. Fire did about $100 damage in the bathroom of The residence of Mr.

T. P. Gorman, editor of the Free Press, on Cooper street, last evening. Ex-Ald. Borthwick has invited the members of the Florists and Gardeners' club out to his farm in the country.

The invitation will be accepted. Secretary McMahon, of the Central Canada Fair, is mailing to parties throughout the country four thousand prize lists. About three thousand are being reserved for future distribution. The juries for the September Assizes and December session of the county court will be drafted on Tuesday by the sheriff, Judge Ross and county treasurer. The roof of Dominion church leaks.

The caretaker found that out last evening, for during the heavy storm he was kept busy preventing the water from destroying the new carpet of the church. Mayor Durocher and Aldermen Gareau, Champagne, and Roger and Mr. Dowling, M.P.P., were among those who attended St. Patrick's picnic on Wednesday. The picnic was very successfui.

About 1,000 people were there. The successful pupils of Ottawa University were presented their prizes yesterday. A number of the outside students left for home last evening, but the majority remained over until today. The hackmen stationed on Queen Street between Elgin and Canal streets, are out of humor these days owing to their stand being in a very muddy They talk of placing their grievance before the Board of Works. Contractor Bruce has commenced work oll the sewer for Broad Street between Oregor and Queen Streets.

He has 20 men employed. Contractor Cassidy has a similar number engaged on a new sewer in Rideau Ward. It was stated in yesterday morning's paper that the lights of the Chaudiere Electric Light Company were twice, put out by the lightning the night before. The lights were only out for an instant, when the electric current struck the wires. A complaint has been lodged with County Constable Head against the indecency of boys swimming between Daw's swamp and the Swing bridge on the county side of the canal.

The constable will take immediate steps to stop the nuisance. Mr. W. T. Woods, of New York, president of Lloyd's Plate Glass Insurance Company, is in the city on business.

Mr. Lightbourn, agent for the company for Toronto, is also here. Mr. E. A.

Selwyn is local agent. Mr. Woods thinks Ottawa a very pretty city. The examination of the defendants in the case of Leacock vs. Peter McLaren and Hon.

John Haggart, in which Mr. D. B. MacTavish is special examiner, and Stuart Henderson and A. Ferguson counsel, which was to take place to-day, has been postponed.

D-. Robinson lectured before the students of the Wellington Street Public School yesterday afternoon on the best means to revive persons apparently drowned. A similar lecture will be delivered to the boys in the Elgin Street School to-day by Dr. Pratt. Ald.

Champagne, President of St. Jean Baptiste Society, will be the representative of the society at the big demonstration in Montreal. The local society will celebrate their day by attending churel. in a body to-morrow morning, and by a concert in the evening in the Institut Canadies. DEATHS MANY MILES APART FATALITY AND INJURIES NEAR THE CAPITAL.

The Storm was Worst in the Western States Where Sumbers of People were Killed by Lightning, and Mosses Swept Away by the Wind. The vivid lightniog accompanying the heavy wind and rain storm Wednesd evening wrought considerable havoc to buildings in this locality, and its stroke bus left deep sorrow in more than a few. homes. Robbie Watson an eight year old son of Mr. Robert Watson was i in the cellar of his father's house on a farm close to Billings' Fridge, when lightning entered the cellar window and killed him instantly.

His body was badly burned. It appears the youth was terrified at a previous flash and went down to the cellar, thinking that he would be safer there than anywhere else in the house. The house was not damaged A HULL MAN PARALYZED. Another sad event occurred in Hull. Mr.

O. Chiberge was sitting in his house 01 Church street and ligutning struck the chair he was on and ripped up the floor below. The unfortunate man was hurled several feet from where he was sitting, by the shock, and was so stunned that for several hours life appeared to be extinct. With medical aid he was revived however, but it was found that he was paralyzed on one side from the effects of the lightning. One of his legs is badly scorched and swollen.

The chimney was knocked from the house and the walls are more or less damaged. OTHER DISASTERS. Mrs. Philion of Duke street was over come with a heavy flash of lightning, and fell senseless to the ground. Shire.

vived shortly afterwards. She had 2 baby in her arms at the tiem but the infant escaped unhurt. A house occupied by a Mr. Belmont on Duke street was struck, and large quantity of plaster on the walls knocked A bed that Mr. Belmont had only risen from a few minutes before, was struck and smashed into several pieces.

Amman named Pepin and his family who live in a house on Victoria street, Hull, belonging to Mr. P. Durocher, had a narrow escape. The house was struck and one of the walls was almost completely torn away Mr. Martin Benson's house at the east ern end of Rideau street was also struck.

The lightning passed down the chimneys in the house and burst' out a couple of grates. The ceiling was torn off in several places. Mr. James Johnston, J. was knocked unconscious by a heavy flash, while in conversation with Mr.

Robert Cummings on Cummings' island. THE STORM IN THE STATES. St. Joseph, June cyclone at Conception, blew down house of John Doyle, and Doyle and his wife and an old man were killed. The solid front wall of the Abbey of New Englebury, being erected DV the Benzion Monks, was blown down and 000 feet of brick wall tumbled inside the structure.

Torrents of rain completed the destruction of the edifice. Twenty houses and barns were blown down and a number of people hurt. The Omaha and St. Louis railroad depot was unroofed. Stansberry, June terrific wind.

rain, and hail storm struck Stansberry yesterday afternoon, doing much damage. Wm. Cummings, a farmer, five miles southwest of the city, was instantly killed. West Superior, June Heavy rain fell in Northern Wisconsin yesterday, extinguishing the forest fires. MANY PERSONS KILLED.

Perry, June destructive cyclone passed through Williamstown and the surrounding country in Jefferson County about 7 o'clock last evening. It passed southeast and took in a strip, of country hali a mile wide and six miles long. Not 'a house, barn or tree was left standing in its path. It was accompanied by a terrible rainstorm and midnight darkness. Eleven dead bodies have so far been discovered and it is known that at least eight more were killed.

Among the dead are L. F. Evans, Emery Evans, Mrs. John Hutchinson, Samuel Kincaid, Clara Kincaid Sakie Kincaid, Walter Kincaid, Eva Kincaid, Wm. Steward.

bodies were all terribly mangled. The fatally injured are: James Baker, Wm. Geofert, Mrs. Geofert. Seriously injured Rose Gray, Horace Gray, Arthur Jones and Walter McCracken.

BIRTHS. IANSON-On Saturday, June 17th, the wife of W. Ianson, M.D., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. GES.

-On Wednesday, the by the W. bride's T. Herridge, B.D.. at the residence of the Allen Turner, father. 478 Albert street, Henry M.D., of Millbrook, M.D., son of Henry Turner, daughter of Thos.

S. Scott, architect, Ottawa. to Alice Montreal and Toronto papers please copy. DIED. BURPE-Suddenly at Ottawa on Wednesday morning.

Laleah Burpe. widow of the late Rev. R. Burpe, in the 74th year of her age. Funeral will take place on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from St.

Margaret's Church, Montreal Road, Ottawa. no LET- Furnished or unfurnished-4 rooms in brick house, with use of bath. Term moderate. Apply 19 O'Connor St. LET- Several Rooms on first or second floor, furnished or unfurnished, in house with all modern conveniences: also double parlor, with grates.

Apply 174 Metcalfe St. GEO. SHIPMAN Leading Funeral Director and Embalmer Best Funeral Furnishings. Moderate Prices. 99 Bank street.

Always open. ephone 8. Mrs. Scott, Slinn's Block 153 Maria Bank. and Slater The hot season has arrived, and we are on hand with our white, light-weight.

Summer Blouses Of all descriptions. The usual dollar Blouse we sell for and so on through the list. Ask to be shown what you want. See the new collars, belts and gauntlet gloves. Infants' hoods and bonnets for sun-bonnets INc.

up: cloaks $2.75 up; robes 81 up; white dresses, head shawls, etc. Ladies' and children's hose, corsets. corset waists, fancy wools, new knitting silks. all very cheap. Mrs.

Scott, Slinn's Block 153 Maria Bank, and Site Seasonable Hardware -000000 RUBBER HOSE, LAWN SPRINKLERS, LAWN MOWERS. Also Small Force Pumps Suitable for Spraying Trees, etc. ALEX. WORKMAN CO Special Saturday SALE OF LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS We received by this morning's express 8 doz. of Ladies' coloured Shirt Waists, Stiff Collars and Cuffs.

These goods were to have been delivered six weeks ago. Being so late in delivery we got a large reduction made on them. To-day we will hold a special sale and offer them at prices that will beat anything we have ever offered in these goods. JARVIS Has Them. 117 SPARKS ST.

DR. MATTHEWMAN, (DENTIST.) Dector of Dental Surgery, Toronto Universit ce, 140 Sparks street, otsawa. RAPID TRANSIT TO ROCKCLIFFE The New Electric Line Opened With 211 Early Morning Trip. Time, three o'clock in the morning Place, the New Edinburgh termini of the electric and horse railways. Let her go, said Superintendent Hutcheson, and leaving the sleeping city with its glittering electric lights behind, the first electric car upon the Rockliffe extension sprang forward into the silence and darkness of the woodland.

As the trolley bell pealed forth its warning hundreds of feathered songsters awoke, and thus to nature's accompaniment was the long anticipated opening of the line to Rockliffe Park inaugurated. With Superintendent Hutcheson OIL the first car was Mr. Ahearn, to whose untiring efforts the early opening of the line is due, and a represen'tative of the Citizen abroad for an airing after his night's work. The run from New Edinburgh to the pavilion at the eastern terminus was made in three and a half minutes, and was successful in every respect. The track is of the most solid standard steam railway construction, with extra heavy guard rails upon all curvesThe whole road is a succession of curves, winding through what is probably the most scenery in Canada, and picturesque, pavilion from which is obtained a series of views up and down the Ottawa and Gatineau rivers and across the Laurentian range of mountains indescribably charming.

Near the pavilion a neat cottage has been erected for the caretaker and family. Light refreshments will be kept, and ice and hot water supplied to visitors and pienic parties. Conveniences for both ladies and gentlemen have been erected in suitable locations. The pavilion, which is 30 by 60, is lighted by electricity. Round tables are being built aronnd a number of the larger trees in the park for the convenience of pienickers.

Connection is made at New Edinburgh with both the horse and electric cars from the city. The Kingston Ottawa R'y Bonuses Mr. George Kidd is preparing the bylaws to be submitted the people in the townships through which the Kingston. Smith's Falls and Ottawa Railway will run, for bonuses to the road. They have as good as settled on the Rideau route, taking in Manotick.

North Gower. Burritt's Rapids, etc. This route will open up the Rideau Lakes which are generally admitted to be unexcelled for beauty. points east 8 a. 430 and 7 p.m.

For New York, Boston, etc, 4,30 p. Sent to Penitentiary. Louis Villeneuve, sentenced by Judge Malhoit to ten years for the offence laid to his charge by his daughter; and Joseph Tremblay, sentenced to five years for bigamy, were taken to the St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary yesterday by Bailiff Maxim, of Aylmer. CANADA ATLANTIC RY.

Change of Time. Commencing Monday, June 26 trains will leave Ottawa as follows. For Montreal and all 7 The Letter has been postponed Carriers' until next Monday Moonlight evening June the Excursion. 26th. The Conductors' Picnic.

The Brotherhood of Railway Conductors have rented the Exhibition Grounds for their annual picnic which takes place year on August 4th. The conductors are making every effort to have the picnic even more successful than any of their previous ones. Attend the great 10 day's sale at R. Gamble Co's. See our add on the 5th page.

See Canada Atlantic regular Space Page 7 for important changes of time taking effect Jane 26th. Attend the great ten davs' sale at R. Gamble Co's. See our add on the 5th page. St.

Jean Baptiste Celebration Montreal June 24th to 27th. In connection with above the Canada Atlantic Ry. will issue thickets to Montreal at $2,50 for the round trip good to go afternoon trains June 23rd all trains 24th and return until June 28th. Tickets will be good via Str. Paul Smith through the St.

Lawrence Rapids. Particulars at Ticket Offices. I. W. WILSON AND 00.

71 SPARKS ST. CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, CHOTHING, DRY GOODS. CUSTOM WORK A MORPHY BURROUGES CO. 257, WELLINGTON ST. Opposite the Royal Exchange.

HOUSE ANDVILLA PAINTS In all shades, ready to apply with the brush and manufactured from the best and purest materi combined with pure linseed oil, no water or chemical mixture being used in their manufacture. These celebrated paints are put up in convenient packages for home use. Prices right ENGLISH ENAMEL PAINTS In all the different shades--some forty shades in, number- These paints are handy for amateur and professional painting in all branches, and are not to be surpassed in finish and gloss. A popular prices. JOHN SHEPHERD, 225 and 227 Rideau 275 Bank and 483 Wellington St.

Cate Parisian. RESTAURANT A LA CARTE. 74 AND 76, METCALFE STREET Guests" can rely upon being able to get al Delicacies of the season. Dinner and Supper Rooms elegantly furnishe for private parties Wines Liquors and imported Cigars always on hand. Private Dinners, Balls and Wedding Break fasts specialty Served at Residence.

Pate de Foie Gras, Truffles, Mushroom French Peas, Sepes a Huile. Elegantly Furnished Sleeping Apartments to GENTLEMEN ONLY, by the day or week BELIER Pro rietor CANADIAN GRANITE CO. (LIMITED.) Manufacturers and Dealers in MARBLE GRANITE MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES, ETC. THE CANAL BASIN, OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE. OTTAWA, ONT.

Cemetery work Promptly and Neatly.