The Kingston Whig-Standard from Kingston, Ontario, Canada • 6

mE daili wiixh, JANUAitr U. 1898. GENERAL PARAGRAPHS. THE PROVISuUl CAPITAL. A BILL TO PROVILE MILITARY INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS.

INDICTMENT TO BE ISSUED. A CONVICT WHO HIT A GUARD WITH A BRICK. Dozens of Imitations. NO EQUALS. CEYLON TEA 11? FRAGRANT.

HEALTHFUL. Seeled Lead Packets Only 25c, 30c, 40a SOc and 60a Vntlve of BarhadoM. Waat ludlaa. Only a faw weeks ago tho deceased wss in tolerable health for an old lady in bar seventy-eighth year, hot her little grandson master Gordon Piggott wss taken ill with pneumonia a few days after Christines from which the little fellow died. Tho shook was so great and exhausting to tho old lady that she never recovered from it.

Bhe became ill with an affection of the heart from which aha often suffered. Gordon died on Deo. 30th, she week later on Jan. 6th. She died at her daughters, Mia 1L W.

Piggott, Kingston. Bom in tho ill and of Barbados, West ladies, in 1820, she bed passed bar seventy-seventh year. Two years ago she and her two daughters and grandson went to Now York city but for the greater portion of the time previous to that aha wss a resident of Kingston. Her husband, Benjamin L. Wauon, druggist, preceded her to the grave thirty-seven years ago.

Tiro children which blessed their union have also departed this life, tha last being Carolina Montgomery, wife uf Rev. Canon Wataon, Barbadooa, West Indies. Tha other children are Mrs. Thomas Coatee, Inglewood, 111 Mrs. R.

Walton Piggott and Thomas Wataon, Barbadooa; Mire Helen Wataon and W. F. Wataon, a student of Queans college. Bho was a devout Christian, a kind and loving parent and a sincere friend to all aha met. She will be much missed by her children and grandchildren, but our loss is her gain.

"Bay ye to tho righteoua that it shall bo wall with thorn. Isaiah i in, 10. IMUTUAL INTEREST We believe it will pay every woman who reads this to know something about our Whitewear Department. (One-half of our second floor devoted to it.) We believe it will pay them to know our methods, 4 and prices. It is generally admitted we conduct one of the most successful Departments in the trade.

It will only cost you a call to understand WHY. NIGHTGOWNS, AND FRIDAY 33 Inch Shaker Flannel 5c Per Yard. This line is and a speciat only. extra drive wide and heavy for these days 18 Inch Towelling 4c Yard. Another snap we offer for these two days.

Remember Onr Closing Ont Sale. Everything marked down at TAYLORS, 88 and 90 Princess Street. Something New And Nobby. is the New WOODEN SKATE. Another lot just in, and we have a complete stock of all sixes.

They are all the rage, We also have the best assortment of Skates of all kinds and marked away down. Hockey Sticks, Packs, Straps and a nice line of Cutlery. W. A. MITCHELL, 83 and 87 Princess St.

SUGAR CURED HAMS. Sweet. Tender. Appetizing. SUPERIOR Why Because we have been careful to buy only dairy fed young hogs.

They are cured and smoked to a nicety. Try a sample Ham. Yon will endorsa our statement as to their superiority. THOS. EL.

JOANS, 170 PBQTGZSS STREET. COMMERCIAL. surrauL stuua uassiis. OtBadUa Faatflj BUwf Duluth Jfief.J 7 Coaa.m.i HI ltnatiuel Tales aph no Klahelieu Aav. Co.

Ill Moat ml ecnwt taij Moutiual DaaOo. is JM1 Telephone. Hoyal Eueti Hi Torantol Btllwar seeee 9df Bank uf Montreal. aeeeeeaMeema.trM Ontario Baukdu 1rapla. Molaoui .810 Bank of Tomato.

Month ant' Bona. its Merehanta' Bank of Onion Bank. Bank of Oommeie. .....15 North wat Land Campon. Stt Montiaol Cotton Oo Uo.

Colored Cotton 75 Dominion Vi I I7H as lie 174 14 W' WiV 000 H7 in M) 101- U4f 6V" U3? IB 94 MONTREAL FRODUCR MARKETS. Kontraal, Qaa, Jan. 1L Flour Hacaipti mo bria; market qnlat pa tan Winterstto to4.N0; rr- Atf: Straight Boiler, to AfiOf Huparflne S-JOto 4.01 to 4 Brain tea; Corn, S8o to S70 to Ma BarUy. Oatmeal, 1.80 to 1 70; Cornmml, sun to SO tomrlsiona-Pork, 11590 to OO Lard Ss to 7Je Baoon, lloto Us; Hams. IDs to re to Set Butter, towhshlps, 16o to iso; Western, 14 to lto; Bgga.UetoUe.

hitarlo togs. ISM to 1.J0. sanw imgsj hiiu wV a.Jifo t-No. Manitoba Hard, Ms to tie; Fsaae. 50o to SSe Oats, rUy.l4otolrie;By,5ue toSlo; LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

Liverpool Noon, Jan U. Wheat N. 7s Sd i red winter, 7s tod; No. 1 Del Ud; peas, 5s Sd pork, 47s 61 tallow, lfls 0a, baeoa long eu i Si; light iHsOd short eutjiWvy, tfs Colored 34 tA 8pr'g OoLto fid; enrn 81; lard, Ss Si; ng ante bvy, 20 CHEMISES. DRAWERS.

Tho Vary Lataat Mown Orowdad hta Tko BmallMt uf Snaeo Dr. Simpson, Napanee, in tho city. Teaea McCallum, Y.M.C.A., to for the steamer Chieftain. J. Truisoh, Belleville, is the guest of Luka Doney, Clarendon hotel.

A driving party will visit tha residence of Mr. Day, Front Road, this evening Tho Bronco club has engaged the Wmo hall for a ball to ha Laid in two weeks time. The Kingston cnrling club hold a practice this evening, the ioe being in perfect condition. Tha hose sleigh used at tha Ontario treat fire station is at tha blacksmith shop for repairs. An old one replace it for tha time brinar.

Margaret Jackson, tho oldest Inmate of any poor house in tha country, is dead, aged, according to records, 107 years. David Gillespie end son, Buffalo, N.Y. visiting his toother Jamas Gillespie Albert street, for soma time put, loft for his home this afternoon. Tessa McCallum, to night. The Rockwood team that will go Balleville next week will likely be composed of three players Shea, Hamilton, Gilmore, Coxworthy, O'Leary, Clarke, Btraubenzie.

Rev. Mr. Buchanan, who leaves shortly as missionary to South America, addressed Queen street Methodist congregation lest evening, his subject being tho higher Christian life. Tha Abbott Bros, circulated hand bills to-day containing contradictions to the statements made by the firm of E. Chown Sons con earning Mia soundness of tho firm of Abbott Bros.

LETTERS TU THE EDITOR. The City Treasurer's Reply. Kikcstojt, Jan 13 (To the Editor): In the issues of the local press last evening there appeared letters signed by E. H. in reteranoe to the Abbott cheque, in one of which it is stated that had no right to deposit the cheque, while in another my action is characterized improper and irregular, without explanation as to wherein the impropriety or irre- gularity lay.

Of course, in my capacity of city tree-I surer, I have taken no action whatever either for or against the by-law submitted to the people to-day, and had Mr. Brit- tons letter contained a full statement of the foots in connection with the matter I would have nothing to say now. Tha facta briefly stated are those Tho cheque in question wu received on Saturday last ana deposited on that day to the citys credit at tha Standard bank. It hu been the usual custom of tha city to da posit cheques given security for fulfilment of contract, and the citys right to do so hu never been questioned before, since no doubt exists in anybodys mind, except possibly in Mr. Brittons, tooths city's ability to refund these I notified on Monday morning by the Standard bank- that payment of the cheque had been stopped by the Merchants bank without any explanation whatever being given to why this had toon dona ana, this wu before the cheque presented for payment, the likelihood of the citys depoeitingtbe cheque must have been recognized.

The cheque wu pre anted ana paid in Montreal on Tuesday morning, of which fact I wu not apprised till lata Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Brittons criticisms of my action are, of comm, of no oonsequenee to myself or to anybody Mss, and, I have stated, bad to not withheld some of the foots of the esse I should not have taken tho trouble to reply to hia latter. Francis C. Irklaxd.

GARDEN ISLANDER DEAD. David Lowers ibs to Hemorrhage of Garden Island lost one of its prominent residents, in tto death of David Lowers yesterday. Ten days ago Mr. Lower wu tucked by a severe form of quinsy, and hia suffering wu increased by a hemorrhage of tho brain, tto latter affliction earning fais death. He wu sixty-five yean of age, and had been a resident of.

the island for forty years. He first followed the life of a sailor, plying in the Ando with a schooner of hia own. For years to ran a stage during the winter timo from the iaiande to i tha city, and by Ha loavee a family of seven child-ire. I)r. McKeown, Mra.

Leckia of Manitoba; Dexter, at Hartney, Manitoba; three daughter and one eon at home. Mr. Lowers wu one of tto moet esteemed residents of tho island. Orange Officers Installed. Oo Tuesday evening Jen.

11th, the annuel meeting of district Orange fodga Na 3, wu hold in tto Orange hail, Portsmouth. All the primary lodgu in the district wi strongly represented. Tto report of tto credential and finance committees we adoited and after having disposed of tto routine business the lodge proceeded to elect these officers for tto year: Bra. Bostridge; D.D.M., Bro. Gibson; D.R.S., Bra Corrigan; D.F.S..

Bro. Spsoner; D.T., Bra Appleton; D. of Bro. Gerruthore: lecturer. Bra Mom.

Tto installation ceremonies over, the brettorn adjourned to an adjoining room where refreshment were served. After an hour pleasantly spent in addressee, aongr, recitations, eta, tto largest and most enthusiastic meeting for yean, of Orange district Na 3, wee brought to a successful close. A Memory With One Felling. Junes wns telling his friend Smith of an Incident that hnd occurred sumo 25 years ego, and the latter remarked on tho wonderful memory his friend possessed. Tho compliment seemed topluam Jones Yes, my boy, ho said, I never forget anything when it is once In there," pointing to his forehead.

'You surprise me. But I think I can tell you of little thing about which your memory has singularly failed. What Is It?" Well, old man, how about that half sovereign I lent you a month or so ago?" Ah, you see, thut's different. I pnt that in my pocket. Pearson's Weekly.

Why It Felled. He found hit hair woe leaving him at the top of hia head end took his barber to task alxmt ib 'Yon sold me two buttles of stuff to mnko the hair grow 'It is very strange it won't grow again," said the barber. I cant understand it." Look the man, I dont mind drinking another bottle, but this must be the Inst. London Fun. Killed Instantly.

Crp, Onb, Jan. 13. Tbit forenoon Jama Hamilton, Fitzroy. while felling i in the woods on hie farm waa soci-dantaily caught by a limb iff a tree. Dr.

H. Groves, Carp, waa sent for but found arrival that ttie uufortunnte man had Uwi foiled ULUnlly. An Item of MOO te bs Expaaled tor Purpose The Boys Bfon.wtjry Will 1 Probably bs Located la Ozfo.nl aleuuty Masks Found. Torunto, Jan. 13.

A number of maaka were found in a lane in 8b John's this morning which the police believ-a to have been naed by a gang of men who bi've been ho'ding up citizens lately in fena'y parte of tto west end in Toronto Junction. In pasting tha supplementary estimates thia morning in tto legislature, Hon. G.Y. Rosa minister of education, explained an item of 8300 towards military instruction in high schools and collegiate institutes. It ia tto intention of the educational de- grtmeot to give to ten of these a grant of to to awarded after an inspection by qualified officers of tto militia.

Mr. Whitney supported tin plan aa an excellent one for spreading through tto country yonng men who have received military instruction that would prove of great value in time of need. Provincial secretary Davis explained the grant for the purchase of a rite in Oxford county for a new reformatory for boy a. It ia tha intention to remove that institution from its present location at Petvetaog, where facilities for farming are not ao good aa they ought to to for giving practical instruction in farming to tto boy. The old reformatory buildings at Penetang will to naed for from 400 to 600 old end hormles lunatics, at present in the six asylums of tto provinca providing places for lunatic at present confined in jail throughout the provinca The old Victoria college building at Gobourg will to partially used for the reparation from tha woman in the Mercer reformatory of yonng girls.

A Bicycle's Depravity. Any one who luA ridden a bicycle knows the irresistible tendency of a ma-1 chine In the hands of a beginner to ran directly at any living object it meets. This Inclination ia stronger toward other blcycloa than toward anything else. The first time a beginner rides atone in tho street hie bike insists upon darting at every other one that appears, and no exorcise of wit or judgment can control lb People who had had no experience laugh at this, and say it is all nonsense; but every person who ever learnt to ride will agree that the total depravity of the ordinary bicycle ia beyond comparison with all other inanimate objects, end I that its combative Instincts are highly developed. The other night, the wife of a naval I officer, who waa riding alone for tto first I time, came down a hill at a brisk pooe, and was congratulating herself upon her auocess aa a rider, when, to her honor, she saw a gentleman on a wheel approaching along the narrow roadway.

"Keep ont of my way," the screamed. "I sin an amateur." So am he gasped. Then heaven help ns both! was her fervid response, as she shut her eye aud awaited the catastrophe. Bs Conld Bide. A young man was practising circles In front of his house, when two follows stopped on the pavement to admire him.

One of them asked how mnoh the wheel weighed, and tha young man said It weighed 29 pounds. The smaller of the two said that it waa too light, and that he believed In wheels weighing at least 80 ponnds. Also he mentioned that he once came In first In a ten-mile race, and rode a wheel weighing 88 pounds. At this tha larger of the strangers laughed derisively, and said: What do yon know about wheels?" Why. Ive ridden more wheels than you ever saw." replied the other.

I dont believe you can ride at alL" Ill tot you a dollar I can. Let me show him on your wheel. I won't hurt ib He could ride all rlghb He wobbled slowly on the wheel for a short distance, and then swished around the comer and waa away like the wind. You'd better run after that follow, aaid the big stranger; I dont know him. The owner of the wheel set off, but I the short stranger must have been a mile away by this time.

Then when the owner came back the big stranger also had gone. Mirnallnd by Lightning. Among the curious effects ascribed to lightning is the mognetlxation of parts of rocks struck bv ib says the Detroit Tribune. The existence of such magnetized rook has long been known, but the I supposition that their condition was due in many oaf vs to lightning has only recently been confirmed by a curious observation of Dr. Folgheraitor among the walls of ancient buildings on the oam-pagna near Home.

Ha found strongly magnetic points and in the walls, precisely like those occasionally encountered in rocks. The fact that the magnetization often included more than one block of stone In the wall was regarded as proving that the mognetio property had been acquired after tto building was erected, and tho agency of lightning was indicated by neighboring crocks in the walls. A Woo uu Head. A cycling masher waa riding down the main street- of Exmouth, in Devon, the other day when his hat blew off. A countryman who was passing picked it up and took it to him as he circled round, saving him the trouble of getting off.

I mnst get some stwlng to keep It aa' said the masher, as he was wheeling off without even a word of thanks. Thu yokels reply was short but expressive. It was simply: Git a nail. Dealer Here's a cyclometer I can recommend; it is positively aeon rate; not at all like some cyclometers which register two miles when you have only ridden one. Young Lady You havent any of that kind, have you? How many bicycle suite have you on hand.

Grace? Three of the boys proposed while was out riding with them, and I have only had my wheel six weeks. I've cured onr next-door neighbor of borrowing our lawn mower. How did you arrange it? Every time he did it I sent over and borrowed hia bicycle Mrs. Caller So your husband is ont cycling? Why arent you sconring tto country with him on your bicycle? Mrs. Wheeler Oh, I have to stay at home te sconr the country off his clothes.

On Wednesday a clerk of Robi tail's Frare'e, Quebec, had a woman ha waa serving at tha counter arrested for shoplifting. She was found to have, among other things, several pieces of cotton. A cab drivers horse ran away thia afternoon and wonnd up their race on Clarence street when the cab sleigh ran foul of a telegraph pole, throwing tto horses to tha ground. Neither tho efeigh nor tho ninwl ss injured. A Touag Buaiaaaa Man Stands Aeeusnd of Anon Inspector St taras and Judge Me.

Ualre ara Located at Llttta Nalmoa Hirer, If. WT. Momtrkal, Jan. 13. Tho acting warden of St.

Vincent do Paul penitentiary has asked the clerk of tha crown to prepare an indictment for the March ion of tho queens bench against eunvict Amedee Dubuo serving three years for aggravated assault on guard Henry Cecil Fatt, I on tha 29th ulk Tha convict at the time was in tha black hole for insubordination. When the guard opened tbs door, Dubuo, with a brick detached from tha wail, hit him over tho head, inflicting a dangerous wound. The Hendri e-Palmer syndicate will tha new queona race track at Varaun, ii open oraun, Tho street rail-tho brack to the course. Donat Viau, a yonng business Notre Dame street west, was to-day mitted for trial on a charge of setting fire to his premises on New Year pleaded not guilty. Inspector Stearns, id tha northwest mounted police, has written friends here that judge McGuire, a party of mounted police aud himself hid reached Salmon river, on ronte for Selkirk, in the Klondyke district.

He said further progress this winter wee impossible the ioe in the river had jammed ten feet high in places. Theyhadbuiltacabin, possessed plenty of provisions and proposed to remain than until the early spring. The Guerin party of thirty Montrealers, also wrote that they had reached Fort Selkirk, 180 mile from Dawson City. MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL. Tha Grant This Year la laereassd By Fifteen Hundred Dollars.

Yesterday wo foreshadowed Mm success of tho delegation from tha school of mining to the Ontario government, and we have pleasure to-day in adding that should tha enlarged work of the school quire it the government will be prepared to grant an additional 1,500 for 1898. Wo need scarcely say that this announcement is most cheering to the staff, who have with great energy and ambition brought the school of mining np to a high state of efficiency. The government has recognized tha fact that no amount of energy is lacking in producing not only good students but good reaulte in the interests of the province, now so deeply concerned in mining developments. Though tha expenditure of tho school has reached at least 816,000 year it is nevertheless a striking fact that it is carried on much more economically than schools doing the same work in the United States. It, unfortunately, has not hitherto been without an annual loss, which has had to be taken from its capital, and, therefore, this sddi tonal grant will taka a load from tho shoulders oil the staff and of tha board that is most wel- of this city, in Jnly.

On behalf of the delegation we may cay that tha oonrteey and kindness with which they have been received at Toronto on each recurring visit makes them personally grateful. Every member of tha government hu given theme patient hearing, and the Hon. Mr. Gibson hu not failed to recognize the hard work done and in oommending it to hia colleagues. Hon.

Mr. Harty has, doapite his illness, shown the very boat attention to tha delegatiohct and used great iniluenoa to the very greatest effect. It is a singular fact that the grant to the Kngston mining school baa not bean taken exception to by any mi tor of the house, showing that tha confidence and the work af the sehool is felt on all tides. FIRST SITTINGS OF COURT. Charged With Stealing ITaggets Court Boom Mas Plain.

The supreme court of the Yukon judicial district told its first sitting at Little Salmon River, N.W.T., on Dee. 9th, justice McGuire presiding. Ho heard evidence against two young men one a Kingstonian charged with stealing from John Kill, Seattle, a bag of gold dust and nuggets valued at 88,634. The evidence wu nob eaMsfoctrry enough to warrant a conviction and the accused discharged. Tto court room wu foot No venerable constables, no sheriffs three-cocked hat and jewelled sword, no figure of justice holding aloft her sword and scales decorated the court room.

Tho judge wu arrayed in a blue shirt and corduroy coat, while the crown prosecutor, F. G. Wada appeared in afull-dreee suit of buckskin. Ttoimprovised bench on which the court sat waa one which the court itself in leisure moments had constructed with an axe and and an auger out of a spruce ilab, with spruce slab, with pruce poles for legs. In all essential particulars tto proceedings in no material respect dif-from those of the most formal rittii of a Canadian court of joatiea a log cabin 17x15 istables, Death Of A Oaptale.

Amiierstiiuko, Ont, Jan. 13 Capb. E. C. Gatfield, fifty-five year of age, retired in hie nsual good health laat evening.

About four a.m. hia wife wu awakauM by hie heavy breathing. He expired be-1 fore medical aid could to called. He has never had any tick ness during his life. He wu an inveterant smoker end had complained of toert trouble.

Thie is the supposed cause of hie death. He leave a widow and nine children. It Waa A Bright Flaah. Tha appearance of a severe flub of light-niog, followed by rolling thunder, shortly after ten oclock last evening attracted considerable attention. Much a heavy downpour of rain accompanied by lightning during January ia an unusual eight for resident of this pro vinca hut while it is unusual, fecal utronomere can assign no special cause for its appearance.

Tto flash of lightning existed considerable distance to tto aouth-east of the city. The eatence Imposed. Lindsay, Jan. 13 William Col-laghan, arrested yesterday in the township of Emily on tto charge of having in hie possession a whiskey still, pleaded guilty this morning before Col. Deacon, police magistrate, and wu sentenced to one months imprisonment at hard labor, and than pay a fine of 8100, and for a further term of six months if tto fine is not paid A Lady Dies Soddaaly.

Marynvim-k, OiiL, Jam 13. Mary Elizabeth Abbott, widow of tto late John Anderaon, Tyendinaga, died very suddenly this morning, egad seventy-six. The deceased lady waa well known and highly roepected. Sbe is survived by four cons and two daughter. Service on the Williamiville end of the treat railway line wu delayed for about an hoar the afternoon owing to a brokon trolfey puls uu tr No.

1L I G. on CORSET COVERS. 8 qualities. PRICES will convince you when you see the garments that they are the best shown here for the money. JOHN LAIDLAW SON.

SONS OF ENGLAND. Offlcars Installed as Laet Evening's Moating. A special meeting of Leicester S3, 8.0 held last evening when the following officers ware installed by tho district deputy, Bro. Thomas Lambert, P.P., assisted by Bra. J.

F. Litton, acting first guide President, W. Watts, vice-pretiJent, F. E. Bwaire; P.P..H.

Hughes; chaplain. Rev. A. W. Cooke; secretary, W.

H. use; C. Swaine; com-mictee, W. Dumbleton, W. Davis, Arthur Philip, J.

Salisbury, 8. 8 mine, W. A. Twigg; inner guard, J. Taylor, outer guard, S.

Dutton. After Mis ceremony of installation was concluded and the usi votes of thanks to the retiring officers I pasted the remainder of tha evening was spent in a smoking concert, with Bra. George Bonny in tha chair. The following members contributed to tha pro--rSmihs of songs, reoitationa, -eta Bros, i. Swaiue, J.

C. Swaine, F. B. Sieves, Maddock, 8. E.

Swaine, C. Hubbard, II. Hughes, E. Huggins, W. Dumbleton, J.

Ltton and T. Wright, of British Lion lodge, Lmdou. J. M. Kivall, past president of Wellington lodge, Bowman-villa, gave a stirring and patriotic address.

During tho evening W.D D. Bra Lundin spoke on the benefits to be derived from membership with the Sons of England, and presented tha past president, Bra. C. Solby, with a past presidents jewel on be- half of tha lodge, was brought to a close the national anthem. The enjoyable evening with tha singing of I WEDDED IN MICHIGAN.

Btanlak, Burton, And Ml Lottla Haffasr, This City. A very pleasant event took place last week at the ru-idenc of Mr. Cxjk, boot and shoo uurctii'is, Oeofao, whan William Stanlake, brother of superintendent 8taniake, wu united in matrimony to Miss Littie Heffner, this city, Rev. James Fiabar officiating. The bride wu assist by Miss A Arnold while T.

Wright, cousin of tha bride, acted best mao. Tne ceremony wu performed in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends, after which a sumptuous reput wu served. The bride wu the recipient of many handsome and useful presents. Tha happy couple left early next miming on their honeymoon amidst showers of rice and bast wishes from tlieir friends. They will reside in Barton, Michigan.

Willis Tha congregation of St. Johns church, I to have a series of entertainments, Agfahing with a concert in the town hall I To Hold A Berta Uf CsrarUL lhursday evening, 20th. Among those expected to assist will to Mrs. Fornei, Adolphustown; Rev. E.

M. Rowland, Ornish; Mr. Ayles worth, Daseronto; Mr. and party. Kingston; Mr.

and Mias Booth and Mr. Hicks, Odessa A party of young ladies will render an amusing parody on Bellamys Looking Backwards. Rafreshmoote will to served by tha bachelors of the congregation. The proceeds will to in aid of tha rectory restoration fund. Tha Wonona sextette from Kingston told a very successful concert on the 10th.

Tha Vaudeville Concert Company. This company visited Rockwood hospital lost evening and provided two hours of solid fun for tto inmates. Tto organisation is specially strong this year, and during a performance it is hard to realize teat it is composed of amateurs. The songs wore all good and tho dancing specially good. Tto cake walk by Messrs.

Kaos Bras, and Meagher required several repetitions te satisfy the audicnca The will to repeated at tto opera at an early data After tto conoart they were treated to a supper and a jolly good tims by tto staff of tto uylum. Azrlcultnrel Society. Tto annual meeting of the Storrington I agricultural society wu told yesterday at loverary, at which these officers were elected President, J. Knight; first vice-president, H. Moreland second vice-president, W.

Duff; secretary-treasurer; I A. Ritchie; directors, J. Shephard, R. Shannon, J. Kelly, T.

Thompson, J. A. I Lyon, G. Quail, C. Looey, F.

Ferguson, w. McGerney; auditors, E. F. Dennw, H. Gibson.

A fair will to told at Inverery cczt falL Mr. Elmer Writes, John Elmer hu received another latter I from bis son D. J. Elmer, dated from Dawson City. Mr.

Elmsr ia one of a parly of three who are pushing their way to tto Kkmdyke field to mark out claims for themselves. They have encamped above Dawson City, having built a log cabin. While constructing tto cabin they paid twenty dollars a day for four days for the use of a horse. The envelope enclosing the letter sent by Mr. Elmer cost twenty-five cents.

Cate Decided At Toroato. Appleton, a former amard of tto Kingston penitentiary, foiled to-dev to nSin a new trial of hia euit for daman against ex-ward on La veil for alleged wrongful dis-miAl in September, 1895, for allowing convict McNeil, alias Kelly, of Toronto, to escape. Guards Pugh and McCJOvills, who ware also dismissed and who had like aotionaaro co-sufferers with Appleton in the divuiuiuJ court's 'V-Umi lo-tfoy. 1 WALSHS. 8ee notice in another column asking for tenders for balance of stock.

Persons indebted to the estate of P. J. Walsh can make payment by calling at the store, and by so doing save themselves expense. ESTATE P. J.

WALSH. different qualities- 5 qualities. 8 qualities. GENTLEMENS FOOTWEAR. Men's Box Calf Laced Boots, new toes, heavy or light soles, welt sewn, perfect fitting, worth from to $5, our sale prices $2.50 to $4.00.

The above goods are the choice of our stock and are made of "White Bros." Box Calf. W. J. Sons CLOSING UP. SALE.

box CALF. It Aadrewa Chard Moating. Tto annual congregational meeting in mnection with 8k Andrew! church waa held laet evening, when report were presented by the managers of thq different department. There showed tto affaire of church to to in a prosperous condition. J.

F. Leeriie and Gapk Donnelly ware re-elected managers, while Dr. Herald and George Parker were appointed managers for the firjfc tine. A Bappy Bothering. 8k James annual New Year entertain ment for tto Sunday school children was held on Tuesday evening last, bet neon 200 and 300 children bring present.

First came a teriea of performances by tto children themselves, very attractive from the siing scene by Mise Edith Maxwell to i closing one by her younger sister Laura. Between these came a clearly rendered recitation by Norman Hawley, another by Lula Atkinrou end a song by Lorrena Crawford. Four little boys, Bertie Welker, Arthur Hawley, Willie Giro and Eddie Booth, trained by Mica Charlotte Lovick, performed their perta with commendable alacrity, and Mise Corbett recited "The little Waifs Dream of Heaven with dramatic emphasis and enunciation. Than came a eenea of lifne-b'ghb views, produced under tto kind management of William Shea, whoee well known portraits, statuary and scenery, now from Switzerland and now from Arabic seas, were interspersed with fantastic human appeared and extraordinary colors and fine representations of tto grand cathedrals of Eogltnd and Europe. Bags of candy and oranges were distributed in an orderly way tto teacher.

Tto demeanor of tto 275 children waa exceptional, tto youthful exhilaration having no aavor of roughness or exeeea. L.OL.Offieere At a regular meeting of L.O.L., Na 6, Kingston, the following officers were elected for 1898: W.M., Denial Moore; D.M., W. Newman; chaplain, Joseph Gould; recording secretory, D. Brown; financial secretary, W. Crawford; treasurer, D.

yes; 1). of W. Fair bairn; lecturer, Marshall; committeemen, John Woods, Welter Babcock, Peter Monks, Frederick Tolbett, Charles Atwood; trustee, Joseph Gerald; auditors, Messrs. Marshall and Could. Retiring Orders Issnsd.

Lieut -CoL Honry Smith hu issued his retiring orders to the 14th P.W.O. rifles, which thus concludes "The commanding ollioer duply regrets tto necessity which compels him to retire from the battalion to hu had tto honor to command for tto put twelve years and which to must always regard with tto kindliest feelings of good will and interest Ho trusts that though officially savored from tto regiment to will in future to none the lose considered its friend, and it must hereafter to to him a vary pleasant remembrance that daring hia long period of commend ho hat met with few difficulties and mih rerdrand ctoaifol support from all ranks. To officers, noa-cummuaiooed oftioers and man 1 now bids a very sincere forewail." Hie kind words will to appreciated by every one of the 800 members iff the corpa wel! by nearly 1,000 who have served in tto ranks at one time or another. Col. Smith hu toon told in tto highest esteem an officer and as a gentleman, and tha very deepest regret attends his retirement.

This doe not arise from any desire on his part to to separated from his own corpa but -fr jm the exigencu ol his own personal calling and tto regulations of the service. Citizens of all classes will join with the volunteeie in speaking wall of his career ia the militia of thirty-aavan Kand in wishing him tto tost and ist future, whether officially connected with our Icoil institutions or living here a much-appreciated citizen. IsvUsd Te Be Presses. Colonel and Mra. Duff have received an invitation Id.

strand tho opening of tto L-kesido hospital at Clsvritod, Ohio, the institution to which Miss McMillan, lately uf Kingston general hopital, is now at-. I.