` Overstockings Fancy Knitted Gloves "69 and ';I `E3;-o;I`; st-cc-3. \~4\l\\A4v\A/NA. For Boys. Gitls, Men and Womcn, You"will nd a most complete asso. ment of different weights and makes to suit the most exacting. ' For Ladies and Children, all gim These are made with or without bee]; Children`: Red Wool Overstokingg, Wool Toques and Sashes. For Meri, Women and Children, most complete stock. "E'y13~1;..}.3i$=}i3' f3I.I{{, all sizes. xv REQUIRE /mp you WT: an WITH us AT MOST ' REASONABLE PRICES, Warm Things; Flannels. Blankets. that the only leavening agent to use is the one of undoubted purity and strength. |EMDIDE Somx Every Cook Knows BEST FOR BAKING is absolutely pure, clean and wholesome. Most satisfactory in results. Unvarying in strength. Ask your` grocer for Em- pire Soda and insist on getting it. 5c. a. packet. /70.)?/t0}zaa4/,4 Cjurpw -pIuII,I-In-Iwuul on Idlunkupuibunqnnyuillnndn udwdfnulunnyhuu-mw Onyloh-aural: but -ueuuduliy out ...n _--s.....:'._|..........o... -I-ha... IIIIhI&nlI&IIlI|I Ind`-lioluhsloun. _.,_._.n_ _;.u .1 ...- :51. mm in M-o 1 _ Soon second 31: Giulia. A NOV Yul`. 150- l.-'l'|n id!!! chi Chub I. Buy: will soon seemed Sir M (hula: Iivnn-Wilson .nI_?_i:|uu't of In, tho Gragwgriyh .`LcL.n.-.`_,-5,` 0! Initial! at tho togl, ' police" co`un chamber, and the "ladies; - jn the council chamber. The nungu `nus tastefully lined up u a sitting om. plhce. Fl-outing the platlp}-n) w I lure headlight Vvhitiln illuminatl-`:1, the lluor `beautifully, giving _a pretty. duct u the dancers pun -d in and out of Ih_ nys of light. A I one o'clock an ud;ou-uncut was made an Ontario manmnd u.nd'on;o` until ` . Pqgagst socuncy. ! 'xIun[' on, Dan. AL-'I'he any do- partment. today, rep-ivad `ho follow- nug _.lton (:gp.'Perry, cum-`Q nanding tho battlesxip Iowa, dated. - lho.:_4tlI : "I have Item- hu-hd dloggurfotoufmnth kl nal"?-I068 . hm _IHII`IIEi ._-9_tltl won unamoclvca hqmawnrd. _ The u-rnngc nu were `complete in every detail nothing oecmrn-d to max: "otiua of I:\`enI.. Gemin- men hndlthdr dn-suing mom in the police court dumber. And 1|... 1..n.... Annual nhu oi the x. a 2. mn- vny_ Employees. - The twenty-fourth annual bnll oi employers of the K. 6:. P. railway com- pony tbuk place in the city hall last night. being attended with even great- er success than that which has hither- to marked these eve-nt_a, Al. five o'clock a train of uevcn coaches &I'I'iVed' at the K. k. l`. mutation, bearing over 500 of the youth and beauty of the north- ern country, each law wreathecl in unilen of happiness in anticipation of the pleasures to be enjoyed at the forthcoming event. Many young men nml ladies from the city wt-:0 also in attendance when the giyand march be- gnn'%t hull-put eight. From that time award dancing was k-apt up nml only when glcamrni the rising. ` nun inud outern mo ,I|t.ain 'topa, 'n[ the dawn of ddy, did the music can and the tired dancer: he- looT:.t.|IemIeIva homewnrd. u-rnmm mi u... .........|..;.. z.. .-..., `an. uuwsc says In: commenced, which make: travel uni transport of Iupplies very dim- oult. "I am," the writer _goeu on to any. when not on the mk, living in Paul Kmgor"n house, 5 pretty com- fortoblc one." Anotherjtcm of news in due letter is that Dr. Vaux, of ()1- tdwu, has been appointed civil sur- n to "A" column, operating n4,-or oemfontcin. ` rainy season, Col. Steele nnd "support of supplies am." writs: um. . Iottor hon Col. Stub. In I litter dated Pretoria, October 29th. received by a prominent Otta- wa militiu ooer, from Liout.-Col. Stale, the latter states that Haj. (lg- ilvy has been qpointed inspecting major of the B," or northern divi- sion of tin` South African constobul- `try, at 1 salary of 750 per annum. rainy season. Col. Rom-In --we , uuuru I! not warrant:-d. Riclnnl J. Ryan. Iontdaal. who man! I drowning man _in Oumya an.-r. Innnmo. . . , Frank Waht-y, the ha|f~btw-d Indian who in (In trial in Hull fur murder. does not show nun-ll anxiety for Its outcome of glue trial. He killed a fur trade: named Thoma; Ilc(.`nbc in the wild: north oluckinghann and allows `revocation u junticotion. He says ct`-ulna struck him lint. A nnmbbr of Indiana pm attending trial and in- dny Ojiek. one of Wuhey'a neighbors. -inontheltand. A. J. Iagurn un_ten that the men- `tion 0! _II'u name :3 cqnnoclion with tigproggonndnewmonungpaper in Iununotwunntod. um ol. the work. , The val 03303 to land linto un- nonneu that No. 2.175, trmner Wall- or Tower. is seriously ill at loemfmr lain. His next-ol-Iu'n in Iatthew To- n.-r. Tnnmm. . u l John Canon. Kingston hon-3 dealer, in looking for I contract to purchase some of the horses. He may get. a slug: 0!. the work. -_- ..Z... 4- l-_.I 2_., `F `'13.. ' -. Tb o! militia in waiting word from England as to whether a Cuudiun uinnmor In to be lined up for the new Canadian mniingent or whither n llrililll transport will ` lu- nui Ben. The Allan: have oered lilo Human. ' O in y understood hare that Capt. m Toronto, will receive on 0! the coptnincien and number will 3; to Capt. Jackie, Halifax. Capt. y iripurick. Vancouver, non ol Im Sir George Kirkpatrick, will Iikoly get one of the limnennncies. All lhn nnern Innmn -um nnrt.-in-A in u....a|. OIB 0| I-DC IIODIIIEIIIHCIO3. All have seen service in South `IE , VII II In `lmunlo H I. lonll. I.P.P.. and he nil wit to lb uuuuntrgovornur` I ' . Illdlllionluvorabll }of do as-uqyor In (in: II. lorriu mu an tbs nuldpd count. in Jan- uz uI_n ntyunhy candidate. Giorgi C03. Evin: but not run- Nl ISAC 150 following will like- hgpuu n-ad! wrnu: In cum .1lI.CuI. .\*nul.L. .; in1.ml-inuvm- hand. In]. Illnillou In-rrilt: aulju taut, So-rgt. Haj. Plmn-la; 4 lln.o'l' nun tor, lvncanl); medical 1-r, Dr. A. J. Dcvine;`*vooorinury Iurgmn, DI`. H. II. Ridtlell. The medical oicct ,_jlll lb! wurianry uupon an {mm Win- niag, and tie odjutat {mm the vn-st, The designation. Cuudiun moaning, riel, has been uikvctnd. It is denite- Iicnehd thn no nurses will go with I woo . 0 . wnhinn 1`: llininlnr nf milin in` Iggy. w-- ---V -..-__ uiclus-Connor. Otlowu, Dal. `-85: thousand num- Inn hug signal :4: [Ln prminn tn Ibo lluluuuugovauu--inanmcil uk- nhoval out the di-cpu,li!icn- Irnuvr H._ D. Hm-rim, who Nana! lulluuunhvuoonvicudol an . `T-r-v-v '----~~ ~~-r jun ugpan mm haul T:T@.!1y|IItupItacpu-in; ` _ uadhnvo Clp,Iot`stnvu-younllooct. V` MITCHELL. `Ix TUOCGIJV hnu lsgann I l tiol Uhhll C. I. Powell. 111: I__ 1.1.... I I -Ll ! Ln xxanon nouns} SlIlSl|Il.lf|.'lIHli I ..- .. --nu; unauuu pol nnnunnm rtiny says.` commenced. lnnkm tnw-H A GRAND SUCCESS. BAIL? WING. WEDNESDAY.` DECIIIER 4. -i -out XVIII . I At the nu.-iing last lqizlll of the civic; likntn committee 153 question |l1'poriq I bylaw xing dis u- -naun-nI_on tbrcrandoparc honest; 88.1!!! ant to fur m-uigl-ma... I. II;-Iznnrns on me"!-rant! opera home II $85.11!? mine up fur consideration. lo. `mas almvn that the oquncil had nut 'nutlmrity to comply viii IO com- pany : aunt; that wiuun unconn- `dl eoutldqun 'nuolunau- mat on _ it had con- _ 4-:_-',,__ ~`-,,e___:..___._ k aucur un Iuuuvux:III'I'lll' pllllll. It had nottle erludoloonotkrmm _c__ . """ ~ I IIICIK O75 . I One or am prini.-ipcl om-uea_in the. `Q\ux,-n of Chinatown." which nppgara .9: .0!El'I lgou-e to-.mon'p\'v night! no u nmno oriental opunn _jmnt, Irll- , ed um its female pntmmgonnd nahl; Iron-hood nuondnnu, and I wing: various ntaguof-men ,mItnuy and I.tu_por that the pipe pro_duccVc. ns dramatic situation: and `nu-ding rpriua. Robert Cuunmi . nder ` clued. direction ue play nnii "um- "od,Iuqnndhoex[vonIeinoe 'ing` `Ii: aoinpny. `which contains many`? IR in-y mall knlown-an thaws IDQII. G)D]3lI Qff ICl _Dldn'j Understand The Case. Kingston, 0111., Dec. .'l.-~('l'u the Bali- tor): I understand that a majurily of the alderman suite that llu-_v did not undertancl the cuntmt-tors case, or they wouldn't llnwe so n-udily voted agaimgguiuting than their arbitra- tion claims. Unc alderman says the lurk`-rs sent by the contractors vn-r n-.-wt mad at `the meeting ut the fire and light committee whose members do nut yet/umletstand the case. An- other alderman intends inquiriu into the matter, and getting the lull par- tiwlan mntainakin the letters writ- ten to council. One civic rep:-e~ Wehnast of prosperity. Does it look like it? New South Wales, with one and a thircliuillion inhabitants. had m."er eigzhl. million `tons of shipping during l`Jl.'|l. I appeal to our agricul- tural population and fellow-citiu.-pa tn agitate fqr an unabacklimz of eo`m- merm. for we are at present under conditions nnthing short of intoler- able. Our common counlry has I- cnme very clear to live in. and. as the plm for prmectiuu of infant inaus- trios has nu lump-r 1| jmwlication. let. us now "turn over a new loaf," and gel lrve lrnm the yoke `of the mistak- en puliry in \`mnu- since I979. The lily- enls have dmw suuiethinz for us, but not e'noug_rh.--D. L`. BARKER. r use male OI lmurk." and one feels ` sun! all rue `reformer: will hetirr ` tho.-mselvca for A much desired change (Inc nslnlt. of protective duties is seen in the serious falling o-cnd in a year of good Inn's-nu, too--of ship- ping arriving at lloutxenl the past season. As compared with 1898, the tlocnsue in ocean traic is Ii) ves- gels, being in the seven months of nn~ vigation about seventeen steamships per month. or four per week decrease S This fact will. one would think, opgn the eyes of our people, who will sure- ly press for the only remedy. namely. immediate I`f.`Iilll`il0I'I in the exnctions laid upon us through the custom house. \I'..'|......a ...' ..__,_..,u,, n scnue me posmon qr eondninn of Canada to-day owing to the false and ruinous high Iaritl on imports. 'l"here is, ibdeed. something "rotten in the state of Dgmurk." and feels sure I" irua minnnnn _-:II I...-.:- vuvuuvu xuu UUMIIIICII. Nomn-al, Nov. Il).-(_To the Edi- lur) : The nlliterale words alxme de- scribe the position condition of Canada to-dnv nnvinn in ohn Cal... ure Irnognn loyalty and mm I God Save the Ring," with enthumm uni! |o\`e.-G. scene: pnnnnqu wen-.' wry pmlul. TIM ncllool, under the diroulion of hcarhhnwter-Jones gun: a cunmrt on Wednesday night. In many things the little ones dgil belt:-r than the mermze, nebular in-I 4: public nrhool. Tile only, thilq in which it mukl be criti- cimd was the omission of the mali- onal anthem. In the public schools of Canals, especially in unnu-rm, this ndmulrl not be no.-gl--1-ta-II. .In untnriu -we Iuunllly Ind this anlln-In exery week. I have alwlllal two con`:-rta in Nnpinka. 'and in no man has the an- dmn been sung. I fa-I lust. Scill the people all my tiny are loyal. Why dun l. they show it! Wh_v' um, I(-nth the scholars loyalty nnvl huw tn sing flan. Q-\-n IL. Rina " ...h|. I)...'.:,.L Ana n.u.|..I. Dan was 5 annual! woven in every way last night, peo- plo from all ovc attending it. There was also 1 midonnry meeting in the lethodin church, the burn-Ding opaskcr bring Rev. J. Henderson, D. D., o! Toronto.` He npoke ol Jnpsn sad China in very forcible language. Hg gave a vivid ficturt: of Japan of the put and .|l'elenl. So`me c-3' the scenes pail-nhs_d pitiful. TKQ nnhnnl unulnr tha nlir-.-tin-u at Finn aiuunl R` 57h. I x.pa.h, 3..., Ho\V'.AW.=-(To than Ecliltnri: 1"Intnd|y, I lktuh iv- {Eli oily tho this vownll clungin - Hnnilkn. In: an eknnmn ckilezl . 9-usual work in i on. l1u-rg was an o-In-ll:-In flnp fl` an-at in at Jim I trial Iii! yin.` Th` lull in` qnile heavy, with `nimwiumg at good wal- cr, on! My land-. The town oi Ar- ea): prank a_ rather qua-r appear unce. Then 5 5 population of about ID. A low old Imii-ling:-ul the lint noltlem an. to In seen, '|nd beside them the new ones put up this year. Them In than gt-n-.-ml now: and each gen its done of a Uri:-ing coun- try trade. TL` H OH` H L-lI .......` - .l_..:.L..l E EEK. III `P 7 Ion wan cloud I out ldvant Arvuhi, on 1 silly who want. A toad in prop--and from Amok In Iryburg on \e"oI'_ Gl. ADJ it in gurgui-,iug* huh` lund il ' 50 I. and h1IqnIa'f|b' all `lung I B, Ail) hhk hu-'|\1'llI Min-at nndm |`arnz,lIum.-u and ham.- uu.-.I -..-In E. ....i_.. . .. 'l1-..-_ mg- _.. llullul for [His Alto Ihontlul fur this was- IQ, gm! shnuld us: it." to II B it ` 7 tlraliiid III I51.-r, mw nan; 1:0! `I 5190! Ydtlday it f|\Q u'ch`k thshunulu ood at forty dc~ . lb name In on August Dthedh I-tduyl rum in Louder, lml llut was 3 mm, net week. As 1 IX. claim an` :.l...l I u...l nnlr-nlnun r_v Irina. '11.. K.0. l'.l. tun manna; :n nu..-. -.-.. I Cabinod And Confined. .._,,.| 1' 4 Great Shot. oh- ....:_.,:..-I -- - wan a dad l-..a ...-La n... [n ll!!! B;-in i:-ah 'uprivotcIacn|.n}y d w. u. us-I, I ll '0 illnnn. Ilu mu to n-nun Ho dutia uring hm fath- rned to Toronto, on tucker in `Vav nnavu lull III IV. 1 Dr. `Walkman amid. L. Whiting, K. "C., kit at noon to-day for .'l'oroIiw to reprment tbrlight, heat and power company in the argument in court then to-marrow n.-guding" ting value of the eonpun_v'| franchise. . g___,. . `University Iusical_ Iaoctnru: . Dr. -(`.'|nrke,. ol Rock,\vood; cm "The I Viq1in,""l'burIday.U p.n'a.,Umhrio ' lull. Charles ('opelpnol, Bract-bridge, sen- tenced lo ftmn/yuan ii: the,pcniuzn~ tiury for nvcrizyinnl assault, and Ed gwanl Ln Frulincr, ol the same place, `who nuzivcd tlm-4: yours for highway lrobbery, teach:-d hem to-shy. - ' To Be 'r;-msrenod. Capt`. rt and Liv.-ut-. Caldwrill. in charge to th survey oiqcg an tho Royul military llegv-, mveiw.-rl noti- cation to-day that they would short- l_v he uahsfarul to Utunvu`, where tliu work will lie dune in fugun.-. ' " \l.luIll.lCfF cnurrn noun a sIm('I?9sIuI sale and concert in the Sunday schuul 'l'ucs4lu_v afu.-rnuon and evening. The- aair was in nitl of a north-wvut )uis~ sion which the sncic-t_v suppnrh. In the c\'ening- a ('upa1'rt was given. uusuwaucu uluaqi A Illlll. Dr. Arthur E. Ross gav an aldrvss before the rm.-tubers oi the names" alumnae at the gent-ml hr)s|)i'.II last; night. His su.bject was dn_ \'n-nah Al'- rica. Dr. Ross showed .; mrmlmr nf phnwgrapbs and also .1 Boot n: cine: chest he had taken. AICAV JIIIIJ \lULlI.`C[I.. The young ladies society of Chalmena churwh ht-M u slmmssful sale.- anal cnnnprl. in Illn .....l.... ....L.. I -cc-.:u5 vs In-9.44., R0. 010. At a meeting of L. 0. L., No. 3l6. last night, thc.-so ollim-rs were oleftvtlz Worshipful nmster, William llillinnn; deputy nmsurr, Tlmnms Dunn; treas- umr and lru.-'t4_-o, lllilliam Kano. Other oicors will be clemvd latvr. Altar the meeting, the lodge members enjoyecl a supper in their hall. Lffe s bson . Calendar linden Lodge Ocers. __Hinden lodge, `I53. A.F. & A.)I.. at their regular meeting last. night elected the fnllowiug officers: W.M., Bro. Mundell; S.W.. llro. Thorno; J.W., Bro. llcifann; treasurer, \'.W., Bro. Baillie; S('('l`l'lT_V, W. Bro. Minv nus; chaplain, Rev. Bro. Mac;:illI\'ray: tyic-r. Bro. Ball; trnxsu.-c, W. Bro. Gill; uklitors, Bros. Thorne and McCnnn. `A -Inca` ogwulucl 5005. The photographers did a rushing Imsim-.*=s today. The young [maple- from the cnnntrv. who came in `In at- !end the>|)nI|_. ocked lg, gbe studios to have their pictures taken. (noups of fur-clad. buxom country Iaasiett swoopod down upon the camera man `in numbers rangingnll the way from Ihmv to thirteen. but not including (he latter number. But the fellow and his sure-ethcnrt look the best pic- ture of all; they were in eprnest about it. ihonbln In Bnving. R:-dmrmd `mid his colleasg-uus in their spout-lam at Chicago, lauded in put riots the Manchester murderers, glori- td the Boom and declared the day of Ireland : independence just about to (lawn. The new leader of the Irish parliamentary party is gm-nerally con` servativo in his langnngv.-, but on this occasion, he waxed hold of spore:-II and , said; Our principle is the p_rincipl<-of rob:-llion against. fort-igm rulmt, wlu`-tlr er it takes the form of a resort to the battle field, or of a political light, as has 1'I !ll`d morn tting (luring thi- Inst fvw _\'t-ar.-1. We propose to Con` duct. 1: popular lnon: in lI t`l8lld lI0 tm~nmpromi.~ins_v and uiiurrxing that all lri.-rlum-n, will ht-come inrn-osingly difficult and tlanzvrous for English to Iiintlntisgt-." Of course. this is impracti- cul. talk, but it slimvn the l"I`Il trend of View of the men, who, while u8lt`tI- silily pursuing parliamentary methoclu for the rt'(ll'?.*l8 of griovanvea. arr lratohingf treason and seeking to dos- troy the iutt-grity ol the British em- pire. ' - "WW"! II -"llIF II ? I\YI ner a gruing his money I I-L T I-`our grain lad:-II harps which were it-0-bound in the Lu.-him canal lave hurl lilnratul and hwut down to - loulrul. A'powrrful tug vs-no dum- uvd. whit-In broke the in 3nd ckcrul the way. The nix barge,-<. flown in the Sillltgv canal. vv--re nut so for- lunuI.o- and will Imus In wiulna-r Ilse-rn-. 'l`L.. I.-.nnl|n -.|.:..|. I` I l`........:-.. lrunhdulugulan loan Lihcntod and `lint to Ion- tnckcunon in mm, to lo- eont Dgpodt. Ionuul. Dec. 4.--'l`Iu.- rennin: M the Inc Inj. E. L. liuul, will be lmwgiu up the city this owning (mm l'lIili -shun,-. the wane oi his uugi: dun . Ilia fll&f,_ |he uvhhintop, in notyetbeoninlorunedolthcnunnu In in eonvdcna.-nt iron at`: Macho! inlam-nuns; belidm wltirt he is in fable Ilcallh, owin to MI Id\'Ill`'. you-I, bring in {ii u'g}Ily-on-tenth I-'nur rain Ind:-I hm-sea which v -:-:-a Addressed N u.rsep' A ll. A....I...._ L` n-.- ,__,* .. umnae. eeting Of L.O.I.., No. 316. A0 - ......-.o:.... A: I n I r. -I Had Their Pictures Took. 'I`I_-_ _L ,. ,, 3.}. Readhod Kingston; ...-I... l"......l.._,I n__-,u -- S110 And Concert. '6; I13 . HEALTH. It. I. A.,' recently min, actuary during his run. `Sold in. Kinjgton This Year up to I-55` - Saturday Night. If you require a New Cool; Stove don't Y?`_ I it will pay you t6 enquire why so `mdny families I buying the HPPY~ THOUGHT ?" lHAPPY iHuEHI 7 mmm Grey Flannels, I2}{c., x5c., 2oc., 25c., 30c. White Flannels, 25c., 33c., 39c., 45c. And many others. Fourspecial qualities in fine White Woo] Blankets, $3.50, $4.50, $5, $6.75. White Flannelette Blankets, all sizes. Wunuqw mucous