o lulu boon Iulonnod tut launder! coal [II lhhil. which tntruuo our pg. 000%. no bolmoorod.ortbouI%obo .'0d. intent in Kingston. wowu-n uopubuo\hstwo|MlIproouoduunst| cnszunndpuuhnnnuwon unn- onduuohlhhtqtorronltynnd dun- A Foijmcr Kingston Boy .`.rrcst- ' ed For Theft. * HIE STIILE M NAPHNEEI lme cmslm; EXER|3|SES.{ DIPLOMAB AWARDED AND EXCEL- 'LENJ.PAPER-8 READ. Lllnnln lonnod. Q. l UVINGSWN & BM Tm: LATEST STOCK. Tm: Lxmsr STYLE` T... THE BEST VALUE. ILIVINGSTBNBBHSI A TON OF COAL. where you can get just what you want in ?High- Class Gentlemen's Fur- nishings. - UIIDII UIIIOIL All gt-don and icon of oyotor|,inclnd- ing the colobnud lno Point; and Saddle Rooks. nt.(`u-nonk n. ` Ssnu Claus will any suits, nolotaond nnnuuntn ham nu lnnrina gala flu-anal ESIIII UIIII VIII Illly IIIIW, ITICIV CDC [IF IN DOUBT] "UL XOC- 1'1. \/. IIIIOIIUII. In buying I ne beaver or Vionnn over- use from an you know whn yd gen W0 about tho sumo good: in the pious. Grand Union. [II .._.J.. ....I _.h..- A` ..-.A... :_-l._.I Trunk: And Vulnu. A largo unorunont. which In will coll 1% A big dnoconnt. for cub. W. J. Duck & Son : cloning up ale. Moments are useless if triod uny; And they no dsngerouuly wuwd if consumed by delay in ones whore Ransom : Hive Syrup And Tolu would bring imlnodista ro- liof. 25. E. C. Mitcholl. I- L ' .... _- . ll..- L....._ A- \7:-.._- -..._ UHIIII Tanprina orangaa div-act from Japan. at Oatnovakfa fruit. noadauartata Holiday booka. R. Uglpw & Co. -vu--I --nuv a Fresh cauliower, tomatoes. celery, but- ter buns, opmnch. lettuce. panloy. urti- chokea, cucumber: and moon onuonn {or thoao than like them. mt (.`.u-novakfo. Ieooneld accept: For Bald. Nlw Yomi, Dec. 2:? --Eddie Beld will eccepb Lem : ohnllenge, and II" no him the tires call so the npemng of lg! racing season of 98 one male been. been two vn three He WI" give him A side bet 0181.000 or 82.000. liddue in the A motion chem- piou, end will defend it egamnt. all comers. VSTOREUPEN EVERY EVENING To Gnu-d Agnlnnt urlkee. LIIDINOTUN, Mich., Dec. 23.~F|inh & Pete Marquette railway officials. t.o~dey signed e oonnrecb under which no I-sbor excepting members of the American feder- etion of lumbar will be employed in the big traneior freight. depot here. The com- pany desires no guard against further win- ter aurikee. Wlll Appeal 1'0 The Governor. SAN FllAN(.'lS(30. Dec. 23 -The Attorneye for Durreut. heve lyled notice theta they will eel: for A change of venue from the recent order of eeneenoe by judgeBshre on the ground shes the count: ll p;ej_ndioed. An Appeel no the governor for A commutation of sentence will Also he mede on the ground then A review of the co reletion oi the Blenche Lemon! and Minnie Wnllieme cases should be made. Another effort. to get the one before the feden-Al course will Also he mede. II] DII IIIIICI I0 00 I0. II-`I II I result the amount of duty collecbed is exoeedingly large. The customs re- ceipts here for the year up to November 30m were 8184.000. or 89,100 more than wee collected for the same period lab you`. Mr. Welsh any: the receipt; for the full year will be ebout 8200.000. Bnylng In uetralt. Wmnson. Ont., Dec. 23.-Deputy col` lector of customs Welsh says the amount of duty collected at the ferry landing these dayaie a record breaker. Windsor citi- zens are this year purchaaing more goods in Detroit than they have at any former Chrletmea season. The regulation! allow the customs officers to charge duty on articles valued as low as ve cents. and at present duty in being charged on very small amounts. this owing principally to an agi- tation on behalf of the Wmdeor merohante to prevent,ae {er al poaeible the purchaeing of halide good: in Detroit. but it bae iled to do lo. and an reault amount in an-aadinolv lnron_ The nnatnmn ra- 1 DUI In will. A few days ngo came I deapatch telling the story of a slightly builu. doliocoo wo- man with narrow features and black oyol. who had been recognized on Mrs. Fleming who, with only her son and one follower, had moved out of the city into the heart. of the mining camps. Nxcw Yonx, Dec. 23-1: is behaved thst Mrs. Fleming, the prominent gure in the Bliss poisoning osse. hes d-ed in the Klan- dyke region. The Jonrnelend Advertiser says: "No tidings have been heard from the missing women in months end her sis- ter, Florence Bliss. fears she he met death in the frozen north west. ' Mrs. Fleming vanished from sight last summer. Three short letters were all that told the rest `of the story. One of these came from Seat- tle in September. the other from St. Michael, and it told that she wee then starting up the Yukon river. The third and last was from Dewson and contained the lines: `All the money I took with me has been swallowed up. Send me help; I em in peril. "A four down nun nnmn A dnnnntnh mllina Vein lorte By Daughter: '0 have Their Aged. crippled (other New You. Dee.23-Mre. Fred A Schlunz. aged and crippled. wee over- come by smoke end died when within: few feet of` eefet . during e re which broke out in the house in which the lived on Eiet 96th etreet, before daylight yen- terday. Every effort wee mede touve her life by her two deughtere. but their strength geve out and the were Ioroed to ebendon their mother. on barely eeoeped death themeelvee. About I score of oth ere were deringly retained by the police end remen. The tire originated` among come Christmas decorations in e candy etore. which occupied the ret oor of the tenement. CH uusTnAs'o|'r-rs follow the crowds to Where to buy your iiilnititilocj * ' This Week. usy wdrkers can shop here without losing part of their d_ay's pay. DIED mob: TO SAFETY.` Wujuchvtl. ouunocn-u-nnuwadou AAA; `-M"_'3`.":' `PW- Uunlunu uncy goon: ungnlnnu no- lda nndtomorrow. R. Ug|oI&Oo. J ' d nilinl. J. Gnhfkx I VIOIOYII." 'I4IlO 0! II '9IBI'0hO." " I lather : mm: Ilfnrho." "Pronulvo or " llondylo Gold Holds. WoDG|.: `Glimpse: ol the Fvuull." "Brannon! "Dinner llld Snppor." Canada: An t oloplodil." Boots on time Outt! "Q unvuun. `nu BunI.n-0nu-nol &. Lunnod.`I'mon\o. nuuuomu boon. Aunts shoring has no Iomwnm. A low Icahn no Victoria." ' 0 at It laudufono." Mother`: "Proguulvn or." llondylo Holds.` Woman. DIET!--@0K BUBINX I8 BI`l'l.'II than! I nun put ; tho have bone: and huuuolliu boon. Aunts blast! from l10oC)wnI- . Alovr !n-a-_J- n .In - I up. .1: .u,,-__- Ioygxant. `0onnI=.ton oi nun. u you n n on oxpon on non: deposit odln bank uunluua ronuuou .aan'.'. w`.:.... Ilmou. nun-rm 13... London. On . (hands For Housekeepers. GlN'N- "Till! BIS!` MI ! 0' I I Injutylhavo noon " write: Lord nhout.Quoon Victoria ' Anna malt dollsn duly. Outt. {no Tnl Gannon co, uuitod.'l`oronto. . we only sell reliable s. `Special selections' or Christmas. % Il.P-RIl.IABLl KIN ll IVIIY 140- oum.y.looAl or tnnlng; to hhod snow discovery. and buy our chow hand no on {noon and unonclaont Gown an country Mud an- loymun. Oomnholon at . `DO! A gun and oxponuo. and non! hoodl- UNFUENNHID nocu IN A novel W11!!! .. ..*3_ ."`.".`2."`:.....f""""""" "W ALAIIGE !l.'R..`ll4HED "OOH IN OINTEA locality. modnr hnprnvomontn. DIIVI 0 homo. No I Brlol Thrrsoo. oppoolh Paul : Babbnh Behool. Ionhool anal. Uurltlrnmmuu nocu m nous: I ._ .. n _'"::!:'.:=.-.*mv"----*-- UAIIDEIIB CAN BI AOOOIIODA with both ulnglo nnd doublo rooms. modem oonvonlonou. at Q Queen Hanoi. ..=. DIID. ` Axum.--In King:-ton, Dec. 22nd, '97, Annie Dino. beloved wife of Samuel J. Ai-niol. 32 years. v Funeral vi his place from IN!` Into rui- donoo, Binnooe nrooo. to marrow after- noon. It hull put two o'clock. Friondl and acquaintances are respectfully Invit- ed to nueud. BA.ws-ln Kingston, us his ronidonoo. 274 Wollimrton street, on Dec. 23rd. 1897. Peter BIjlll. aged 71 yurl. Funeral notice layer. 1): ms orniu nbvsn: snvvnuasbii Lunrs am It PFRHIAN LAID! .- kul. wm the ndor kindly lone It thin 0(- co ARRIHTROMI Fonn -In Kin noon. on Doc. 22nd. 1897. by Rev. J ,..tgur, D. F. Armm-ong to Goorginn R0. ` , WARNING!" ABLAPK HLEIGH 1108!. ON WIDN} IIAY. non Mn-I `hoot or Rania Mr OI. wm llw mule: hnd y utnrn H. throouh I-II Wmonfnn. -....u .- - .-.-mg.--' IIIADIIII UIDIITAIII LID Illu.III--ll Prlnoou shoot, Oornor llrrbnhun mm `Polo phone mm munionlnn - - u-:--uj T P. HARRISON COMPANY lhnlnvtnhnvn and lvnhnlunn-n III nnnl 1 J. J. . L.I..z:..L1.I.\.I.u\JJ.V \J\JJlL& J1.|.V J. Undortnon and lmbnlmon, II! and 3 Pnnoou Strut. 'Phnnu: Wnnroonn. I). uldenoo. 91. Open day And night. _._.,.j.. ,______._.j.. __.__. ,_ ._;__-.-: BOARDEBH OAN BI Ataoouuonmg oonnnionoso. Chan unk $'SensViblo gifts for sensible peo- ple can be found in our store. Sh-p early To-morrow Morning to uvoid the crush. v -nu. nununnl. rn hnnnlo Uunn-I-un-au-an In no! '!blophonol41A Open Du sad I 1111! UIJUVJHU III! BLIU IJUIIIIIUS touch to a lady's toilet. We have In unlimited variety of styles and prion. $1.26 and 81.40 buys the boat im- ported "AIexandres,"4 according to style of fasteners. SOMETHING ENTTRELY NEW IN CHILDREN'S OVER-GAITEBS -Newer. prrttior and warmer than leather, in the new Plaid Etfecth, also plain colors, only 90 per pair. LOVELY xvinm i3I15ERDowN 1100512 JACKETS. six shades. only $1.50 and $1.75 each. 0 For` I_,.adies. Steacv & Steacy. 8. B. COBBETT. FUNERAL DIRl|.'O'IO.. I01 PBINOIBI U1`. Klnntnmuuooouor to W. I. Urounn. vuu---u--w u-nu. I-33 I In and to marrow. E.-'l`}g|oI & O0. coded nioino. J. Craig 00. -'~ - xv n.m.--xrutn wnlguwunwul N. L___) with light locnl mow {Alla or ur- rioc. euminc dmidodly colder to- night ; no nnd decidedly cold on Friday. IJLIJIK .I.'\JlI I1 `V3195 I5 I IIIIIUII and ever appreciated present. _ yards make it. Prices 250. 850. 600. 600, 750 per yard High clans nilh Silas 900, $1 and $1.25. - SI LLDIJIIHUIIJU IJI-I-I-IL IJUIIJIUIIII-'A-III is 5 giveable Cbmtmas mft. F2310 values $1.60, 81.76. $2 to 30 oh. cumun ha gooa-.1.u Maud Io- lnv and mumornfz. K :InInI & (h . ; PRICES IIISOIIIIOOIILOOIG Flllolor SIIv`Cuu,ooId by as r Irdnlu-nucdAI. 0lN`l`d-l1)0K BU!-HHS ` rnnnut : nlno hnvo nnn AI` Down Comforera , Quilts, Blankets, Nice Fine Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Fancy Table Cbvera. HARDY&CO Whlchlnvlto luxury wlth opo- nomy. TM: is the rule of our store, - ~ ' - - - A Handsome SILKUMBREIALA . - _.Z..-_LI, f\l.___A...,_ -.l'L :_- 8ILk FOR A w" ..J -__.. _._._._-_:-L_ IST i`: 1 much J KID Gi.ovEs'm the ninhing mnnl-1 On a Inun Onul `Va Luau An WATGHES `U\rv\`UQS`U`\rRv WEATHER PROBA BILITIEO. 4P. M. EDI'l`lUN.` omm and so. uumnoo vdhyl. 4 10 n.m.--F|-och tohigh wutwln no . I with Imhh lmnl nnnw huh m Ilnro HENRY BRAME. lnh-Iago-n A-I. Du.-- WANTED. FANCY GOODS. WAS. REID, ; nn-n-In nun; |n|nulF.- L03? For Gentlemen. Ho} 'du'ee'n'E TILIPHONI I. -Efdsn; i(_)_NS,I wtugothlvphohtovcndolhryou In no duo. `'9 Inc an hand | 1-" L-IQ-l.-'..l|.L._ --A AL. -...L can \wnAn. NO. 293.1 Mantles, Sealettel Capes, Handkerchiefs, Kid Gloves, Dress Goods, Waists, Silks. Handkerchiefs, Mulers, Underwear, Neck Ties, Dress Shirts, Braces, Kid Mitts and `Gloves. Games. Toys. Dolls. Silverware._ Albums. Books. Handkerchief Boxes. Glove Boxes. YOUR MONEY THE DAILY BRITISH Iij T1 .WIxxIru=. Duo. 33 -~A'|ion in In drulnud soda by on-din. dunno. uk- Innlhnlnnnanl n in njlnnll in his SYDENIMM `HARD. l Awnnum 0:0. a. nun .. solidi: your van and inluna an Al: um lot Sydonlnu Wnd lot 1390. FROZIN m TI-It I06. |wuo tho rm-so oo-an um--3 n 1:... SYDENIMI `MID. ALDI-`.RlAN JAM!-`.8 8'l`I\\`AR'l' :0- ouu the was and noowul oouldonoo ol , Eloctou tor bio man u Alderman | tot I808. nnonuuu. nan: will bu blo II me In ion`: the on nacho: DAY.;ho ltd Dcy_of Dill!) III. I ' 1-moans IRl00S.Iuuonr. Kirkpatrisk s Art Sti, ISTABIJBHID 1874- 139 bmncess ST.. - nunosron. Beautiful New Pictures o 0 For Christmas Presents. Pine Picture Framing our specialty. v--___- _ ._ _.--_. ---.. A15!!! -arrvwuwuqvv . Have you seen our ART_ GALLERY 7 FRONTEB AL LOAN AND INVEST- MENT SOC!!! I Y, Nml ls HIRIIY GIVEN THAT A DIVI- D Dina boon dooluod at an an o! the not com. 90! nnnnm on tho Gsplul Moot lg: mount half your. unsung am n c, :. Om ':..'.'n:iBrn:: ' Big sweep, fur trimmed, deep fur collar and tho- roughly up-to-date. ]emnaEm1m._s &co., Fur Lined Wraps $25.00. tho Doll) Iota Book for WM; Ionian To Post. Tholnulvol In A.O U. W. election of otcorl to-niahb. Shore open un lu p. m. so-night. Grand Union. * Bu. Goor 0'! society : nnnusl distribu- tion of Chri tmu ohoor ab 2 pan. Friday. I: W 9. Unuh. I70 Wellington Street. LOCAL MEMORANDA. k SPHOIAS BRIGGS. Ithaca . Uvwy uuy. `uh Iuuuuylo IIIII unuln Oolunbh gold loldo. in thought. would draw a gun dul cl Bdliol and othur oqihl intouduuhieh would regain ` u lilo Mann at population. " T Ilgh lop: lot-hunch. Nun` Yuan. Doc. 23 -Sir Quin 'l'np~ lac in In inlatviow hOD0IIl:.d tic hol- ngahtud `n; I y I u ooootgnpl jocsionnndhonongln an ohclool the sauna VIC during (hm- do and lb: moths country clout ovary day. Th Kloudylo and `tick (hlnnhin nnltl Inhh. ha I.hnnphL wank IUD I13 I" WIIT; II5IIUII'lI DOW XYIOIIUII ill. required nodionl tnnunout. (`at Wslbnn. of the Quad:-3. bu uill hops: tho misty of the Iooood clcon boat and in nine oocupsnn. Ho cruised u in uouh u lloqunin sud could and nothing ohholn. TM Wsllispn bu rah:-nod no Uolnlot {ion the noun and 0! Ibo ielnnd without having found any Inn of tho mining but Inn Inn rum-an unvuuucuuwu wounununlu IlIl|.X'L&jQi|II|IOIhI in non: Iun mung. \'I1'un.u. 0.. Doc. `. 3.-Tho param- nonu tanner dn u-rind luh ovohin with the nrvivon o! the manor Clove- luod most ol whom. although not curiously ill. rennin-an-I nndinnl t.nnl.mnnL Pant. ulu ll nolulo. . Sr. P31-ui.~urm:. Doc. 23;-'l`ha greatest. rotioonoa in maintained hero in govornlnont circlaa. The oanaoiahip has forbidden the pron to amack Germany on aoooum of oc- cupation of Kim Chou. Einparor Nicholas M ptuidad yutatday at a Ipocial maatin of thoconncil as Ahxandor Ealaoa. inch: ing tho `rand data and the c in! military and nava authorities. Tho Chinese aimation waadiocuuod. and it was nunond that grandduka .-\laxandar' Michaalovitch ad- viaad thoimmodiato otrangbhauiug of tho Rnuian oqnadmu in China. Lu. lilllillyt In (INC [IX UK Kalil! IIIUICIIIIUII of rmenent occupetion the neoeeeity 0! In guerdin our position in the out inoreuee. he Rueuo Cnineee benkavhnoh ie the agent o! the Ruseien government, hoe otfered (`hioe 120.000 Bel-don ride: with peyment in ve years hence. Chine hu uooepte the propoeel. According to e deepetch to the Tune: from Kohe.Jepen, the newe from Port Arthur hu gmetly dieturbed the mikedo`e minintere. Long oehinet oounoile have been held end the high military uioiele hue attended. The J epeneeo newepepere are non plueeod etthe situation in the In out, while the ministry ie involved in domeetic tmublee connected with the texetion problems to which the diet ie hoetile. 1:- 13.--... I\... no. 'm.- .....a--. The Pekin oorrupondonb of the Times says the Chinese are provisioning Port Arthur. and will reconstruct the form then. Russia aupon-using and furnishing tho money. In the hoe of chin indication nf nnrnunanh nnnnngrjnn thn nnna-nihv nl UOIIJIDB Dy DEFFGII." Sr-mo of the Ru-aim pu 1-3 are ironioal ct Hurmnny a expense. In Nauru Gn- zetto. Odou, hints that by the time prince Hanry and the Harman squadron ruohoo China they any and the Tang Li Yamon bu prepared an unexpected re nsntinn for inn-nniva auanm. Mil-ovum On. xnmon nu prepuou an unoxpecwu N ce Lion for intrusive guests. Mirovn 0 Or.- go oehi reminds emperor Wilhun of apo- Ieon III : nntempb to plans his paint in Mexico. Th- D_|.:.. ....--g--.4-.1!`-.5 Al 6}.` Tim.- untienere." With relerenoe to the probability of Rueeia advancing China money to pay the w-r indemnity to Japan and that com- pelling Japan to evacuate Wei Hui Wei, the Tirnee openl recognizes the advisabili- i of an Anglo Jynpanoae entente. arguing t at the oombined Britieh and Japaneeo iieeta would be well able to prevent a die- turbanoe of the balance of power in China. Other London papere expreee the name opinion. The Vienna oorreepondent of the Standard eaye he hae aaoertained that tho r-t nerve of the oooupation of Port Arthure ated from Tobie, afaet eig- nilioante Japanese vigilance. Diecueeing Japan e poeition. the eorreepondent says: She cannot declare war against either China or Rneeia because. if she did, the ten large iron-clade that are being built for her in Europe and America. and ere nearly nished would beehut u till the war wae over. She will there ore risk nothing by herself." Sumo nf the Rn-nian nanm-a Ara ironinal OI 1V0l'l3l.| UI|ll'lI." LONDON. Dee. 23.-The Times. in an editorial on the eituetion, urcutionlly coke whether the German preee in chim- ing I Russo German entente in Chine. and emperor Willum, in his epeeeh ID Gren- dene. entioipnted Russia`: demnud for the remove! of the German drill sergeants from the Chineee Anny! It Iddl with re- ference to the demand for the dinmiuel of the En linh engineers: "Our Pelun cor- reepon ent lays Chine in heniteting. and poeeibly we rnny be eble to eppeel` to Ino- tivee at Pekln which will etrengthen China : diunclinetion to comply with the Runienrequeet for the dmniuel of the Britieherl." \l'.pk -n'AnAnn\- O-A ikn nnnknhito ll` Russia Is Very Retlcsnt Over the Iatter- ` The lcgllsh Press Becomes uareastIc-- Japan on the Alert-l'Irst move or the Occupation of Port Arthur limanated (rum 'l`okIo-0reIt Britain and Japan Wm Unite their lleets. PIKIN, Dec. `.. 3.-'l`he Chinese govern- ment has granted Russia permission to winter a squadron at Port Arthur. Great Britain demands a quid pro quo if conces- sions have been made to other powers. It has been suggested that the Japanese and British occupy Wei Hai Wei jointly. The situation at Kiao Chou bay is un- changed. Germany remains unyielding, and the Chinese counsels are divided as to whether it should be peace or war with Germany. China regards Russia as her only lriend, and is asking her advice alone. British inuence is nil. having suffered greatly throu h the failure of the loan ne- gotiations. gussiidemsnds the dismissal of the British railroad engineers in North China, and'it is probable that the demand will be granted. The German drill in- structors will be dismissed at the expira- tion of their contracts. and will be replac- ed by Russians. Russian oicers have almadv bean annolnted to drill the armies on D, IVIIICIIIII. IVLIIIIIU UIIIDUTU LIIVU already been npkaolntod to drill she INDIGO of N orbh China. I ...-u-.u IX... 0') +'I"|;- Tim`: in an WIT Europcan Natlcns Arc Watch- inz Each Othcr. I JAPAN IS YEI UNPREPAREII. IPIIWERS ARE SIIRREII. HER IRONOLAD8 ARE NOT READY FOR SERVICE. euuusroa. 0_N'l`AB.I(I, '1`l:lURsl)AY. IJECMMBER 23. um. _cIIIIcyuIII dohkuiou. Holnd unuvuy puvuu V3. [Q own to critically an ion to is DI&-I83 oolthnitht r. uyoockcuocundiu 0:33:9- IiuoHlan.Ir.lIndy. IIWI. -I'. IIIIIIJ WIHICI 1 IIIII II In ueollont nouns and and that is 2.5 5. AL. _..-:.i..I .._..:n.. In :. 13%|?! TIT Illll KIT III` II X not to tho Inunicipul oouuiuu. II is All cnlnrpnonl of the ids:-ol the audit not lut you and `night very tall ha mauvdul n -nnnlnnnnhru In WJ. 3. WHITE. -. M-It. WCI C W I. U W X thtnunlquitvuld to in olli~ andlond to 0 ........"` ..... n. '23 .'.`..'."'.... ..."T'......"" OI. Mr. Hayoock moved the second reading 0! hie bill for the better auditing 0! mini- cipal accounta. which providee for proper notication being given to the head of the municipality when pay rnentearelnade by the treaeurer o! one municipality to the trea- eiuerolanother.andalaolortheappointment hy the municipality of auditore in Novem- `her or lleceinher of each yearin order that the exact amount in the treaaurer e hands at the end of the year may heveried. S in; in aupport ol hie bill r. Bayoock inatanced the one where. in hie own oonatituency. a pa - merit of come 83.100 had been e to the treaeurer of the municipality hy the treasurer of an adjoining Iuutoipality in one year. but wee not credited until the next.theIe not heiog under the preeentIye- teln any Inethodhy which the auditor-might check each reeaipta. There are nenwhoare nowecilled Iran Gaaaga who mold in all proha ity ve reepec citiaeoe etillhad there been ouch acheok upon them aethehill provided. Boo. hlmardyregardedthehillae an Allnllnnl nnnnnwn and saint! an}. ia ha IIIIUIIU IUU ICU ITIEUDIII VUl$rU Illo Replying to 1 quunion by Mr. Sc. John. the premier and that the investiga- tions into the operations of the Moore lumber compnny were held at Parry Sound. Huntsville. Toronto. Dacron: Trout. Creek and Burt : Fnlla. and I report was made hearing date Juno 3rd. 1895. The oommiuionoro were John A. Barron, Q.C., Lindsay, and J. B. Mc- Wnllmnn. crown umber agent. Potorboro. The conclusion of the commissioners was that loan had been out and anion in addition to those properly returned. Tho commissioners were of opinion that I qnoneity equal to l0.86l.6I6 foot of lumber And ~|.85l.l9l hobo! mill cull: bod been out and taken, and had not been nooouutod for or return- ed. A Iotblomont. woo. lfL0|' A good deal of nogorimon. arrived at. by the payment of 810.8316]. oonm Cquivtlonb to tho does on the lumber. oxoluuivo of the culls and also of the cost of tho inventigotion. 8686.- RI` PIIUIIU lnlUFIII.IOH!a Mr. Carnegie intnoducod I bill to amend the muncipal act. and Mr. Chnpplo one to amend the Act roopootung vonora luau. Rnnlvina tn A nnnuminn hv Mr. Rt. Votou For Ednomlon and Public [unlu- uou-`rho Iooro Oomnnulon. TORONTO. Doc. `."2.-Thologia||ture to day devoted itself to the practical buainooa of ndnncing public and privnto legislation and voting aufply. Satmtnctory progress wu undo um I the oecimstu of upendi cure for sducuion and the mninoonunco of public inatimtiona. Mr, (`Al-nnnin int.u'u'lur-ad A hill on unnnd rll Illll IlIllUI'lOI- Mre. Drouln. of Hull. eighty-four years of ego. died to~day. Her huobend wee out with the rebels in the Pepineau rebellion end wee eentenced to twelve rnonthe im- grlecnment end wee afterwards perdoned y the queen. Touching the eubject ol coffee. the dominion etetieticen hee received e letter from Rio Janerio in acknowledgment of e copy of the Year Book. in which the fol- lowing oboervatioue are offered hy the writer : "The total value of coffee imported - into Oenede in 1896 wee. eccording to the Yeer Book, only 8679.271. including both dutiehle end lree. Taking the veluation at the extremly high everege price in the index. twenty-eix cente per pound, this represents only 2.0I2,600 pounde ee the total and ennuel conauinptlon of e popula- tion of 4.800.000 or very littletnore then hall e pound per head compared with the consumption of the United Stetee of nine to ten pounde per head where condition: would he expected to be eonewhet eilnller. One cennot but think that there must be come error in recerd to the value of thie partlculer import. In Frence the ooneumption in two end three- quertar undo. end even in England, where on ee is scarcely consumed at all, it exceeds that of Canada. being from three quertere to one pound per heed. UK IIIIIIKIIUI on lOUl'lIII'y JCU. It in qnderetood that the government he been notied of the decieion of the ar- bitretore eppointed to enquire into the loeeee oi Oenedien neelere through eeizuree of their veeeele in Behring nee. end then the amount of the award ie 8464.000 This will be eetiefaotory to the government end the seniors nether egreed toeooept8425.000 in 1394. he United emu nleo agreed to this amount. but congreee rejected the bill. It is learned that the owners of the neeling vet-eele Ariel end the Willie McGowan, seized by the Rueeian oruieere in 1892. have signied their. readiness to accept the offer of the Ruuien government in the eettlement of the claims. The amount tendered by the government of Bt. Petere- burg in compensation wee 340.080. This in` understood to be eomewhet below the sum of the two claims. nevertheleee the owners have authorized the government of their acceptance of the Amount tendered. They have eleo egreed to eooept the divieion of the amount to be made b Sir Louie Davies. minister of ma- rine en eherieo. Il.. I\..\..l.. A6` IJ'..lI -R..|.L.. (A..- -.--_. FCDIIFIIX, W UIFI-WI V1 OGIIUUIL Policeman McLaughlin. who nhob and wounded In uoaplng mic}. and who was charged nhoooing with intonb. has I 0 - ` " ":1 ' u. -.... ..I.-n-.._-- Ll- -____-_.- .....| 1: run Ioinbon mm Quebec An: 1: lo I gun Bulgn. , I 0'rnwA. Doc. 23 -Su- Wiifrid Laurie: recur-nod, to On: In Wodnudny. L Pollnaui MuLnuahhn. whn nlmf. and : FUD IIFTL Mrnn chnllongu hi: opponent: and an if hroo libonl members of parliament from Qn No uh` for him upulnon from the cabinet ho will resign. Poznan. Tutu & Ua. Inn dnnnnitad than olulnuo III wm rullgn. Pom-Ina. Tate E Co. have doponited the Iocoud 10,000 at London, Eng.. in, con- uoqtlon rm: thoiroontrncu with the domin- ion govornmonh for the bmlding of the tub line of Itanmora and now the project is lookod upon an secured. ~ l Rnbnrh Shnnnrl-.. than` unlhknnwn haun- nuuxuu upon u ucuruu. Robert Stewart. the` well-known horos- man, not with an accident through his horsu running away. He is now Ind up with I hrokon leg. Pnrlinmnnh -I maul-. fnr Iaha rlunqtnh WIDII I IIIUIUII IE8. Pnrliunonb will moot for the doapstch of buuinul on Februnry 3rd. Ir. in unrlnntnnd than hhh nnvm-nmnnf. IN COM_MiTTEE or Cm=n.v. MR. TARTE'8 CHALLENGE I Dc: !1-{htlu Wu, --c-I-'l'-A II-h-{nu-I-I. IAIXIIIK. IJI-I1-U`IX UIICZU ofthooucoonnnyunpuny no - ingnnppalhu-Ih-IIlInntol ll oIt&un.unIlIi|l pylholnuupa Ihdrnlln. pluudwiulndcplohn. \'u1ouu. Doc. 28 -At an preliminary baring ol the out agAiuuonu.otTcm- gaunt. viththoeriuinsl lihlot ou.\J.lI ruotuodlou.OB.Pool- ._ AL. -.-ha...` A.`--iAn4J T-._I4.-.- Hou. `LII 'l`Iruotundloo.C B.Pool- oy. Ihonngiantoconnmod Touploann for thin tho In! could punt `j.I't:IIliet.ion.~cdniI&QhinIo hull M01.- `I'll. IT `II. HT? WIDIIIIVI TU`, took place Wodoouhy and ruulud in the town at tht lilnnl osndidciu. In Yunukn Ir. Allard Ind In)-six Injec- ity. in Donia It Olivia`: unjoriy won 500 undllr. Clspponon ouptund Bou- onntnrn hi shank GI] would be too Inn far Santa Claus : pnokmnd It would-M as the nor- uo noonu very well. Novuunlou. coal plans mighty unpol-MM pun In NH Hula- IIIII tuuvltlu Without good coal thu din- nu wlllhosftllnro Illd 410 home will he oold. Props:-9 ton hrluunu by or {ulna your coal ttom In. You'll be sure or hsvlng tho but-wo don't. nu any other kind UIIIUQ II.l "TIT, UUFITIHUIII III Wodnoodny in retard In the regulation: nocouuy to any out. the provision: of the bill lately posed by counts J. W. Foo- ter laid all shun ukon on tho Incl inhudo were numbered to distinguish than from contraband okiiu. Hoxrnnlr ;3"--TM`! Incohe- tiono lot tho Qooboc Iogialntivc nnonbly tank nlun Wnrlnnndnv And monitor] in tho IIJIIIUZ. venture hyrahout lponnuon or Ital IIIII. WASHINGTOS. Doc. 23.-A nnnhor of New York mmuhctnrul of fur gunnonu nndimponou on fun. waited upon the United States trounry dopu-tmoni on Wndnnulnv in mnnrd In tho mnnhlklnn WIWI Ill! PIIIIILI. The In; few days heve been ver lively in town, end our merchente I went pleuent lecee there deye. ll Chrietmu could only be prolonged {or eevenl weeke we would be certain that the reign ol pace- peril. bed errived. In in A current rumor theb home: Jemieeon will be mede mayor by eeelunetion. end Dr. Leonerd, reeve. M. S. Medole, deputy reeve, by eeclemr Gion. The councillore are not no sure of their berth. end it ie eeid that e vigorous content II" he held in eech werd. IOWIIIIIIP. OIUDUU UIIIKIIFCT DI dmill D- .-\Ilnoon. ox roovo of Adolphuuwwn. Hugh Nulling, Stamford. Out.. in vinitlng hll many lriondo in town this week. Hugh in looking M if the west. ogrood with him. William Rockwell arrived home yesterday to out his Christmas turkey with his puonto. Th: hat. fan dawn hAvA boon vnrv Iivnlv 'VUlIlll'l UIIVAIITIIIIIIIUITIIL At the regulsr meeting of the A O. U. W. on Tuesdsy evening lest the following elli- cers were elected: S. R. Miller. msiiter worsmsn; S P. Hinoh. foremsn; George Baughnn. overseer; R. L. Henry. recorder; W Dry. tinsncier; T. 1) Priiyn. receiver; Mr. Asselstine, inside wstchmsn; 1'. Mc- Csbe. outside watchmen; Jsines Dsvis. guide. Bro Peter Johnston. district de- puty. gsve s report of district lodges end the workings of the order since the seces- siou from the United Ststee, which showed very sstisfsctory results snd sugure much for still further improvements end inoresse in membership oi the order. After the meeting Bro. W. Day entertsined the members to an oyster supper st A E. Bik- ley`s sud soother plesssnt hour or two wee spent end thoroughly enjoyed. W. H. Ponton is spending ii few dsys in town this week. A. R Dsvis hss return ed from Wsbigoon to spend the Cliristmss holidsys with his fsmily Mr. end Mrs. H. B Sherwood spent Mondsy end Tues- dsy in Hamilton end Toronto Mli-I Leah sooom med them home end will spend the ho idsy sesson under the psrentsl roof. Mrs. Brindley. Duluth. is revisiting her msny friends in town. Nelson Dsvy, reeve of Adolphuetown, was msrried yes- terdsy to Miss Annie Allison. of the some township. eldest dsughter of Joseph B. -\IIinnn. er I-naive nf Adnlnhnnmnrn. l'IOUl'll. The annual commencement exercises of the collegiate institute were held in the assembly hall on Tuesday evenin , and proved a brilliant success. as well! as a literary treat, to the large audience pres- ent. H. M. Deroche. chairman of the board of education, occupied the chair in his usual happy style. Principal Henry gave ii report ol the attendance, work and results during the year. which was very satisfactory indeed In fact a more favor- able report could not have been expected. The certificates and diplomas awarded in the dilfereiit forms were resented to the students by Messrs. rench, Wilson. VanEvery ilnd Miss Nicol. who in neat little speeches complimented them upon their success. Rev. Dr. Crothere delivered an eloquent address upon the motto of the institute. Habit lfryetallizes Character. The valedictory was a well prepared paper and rellected much credit upon the reader, Milton Liinbert Mlle Vanaletine read an interesting essay on Does Education Pay ?' Miss Maire contribution was a thoughtful essay on the Function of Poetry. Vin- cent Kouber gave an interesting account of the Ontario normal college, which Miss Meir and he are now attending. 1*`. Louchs read an original `poem entitled "Lile. The chairman's address on "Home Life was pointed and forcible. While enlarg- ing on the work of the institute he empha- sixed the necessity of the parents exercis- ing control of their children's movements during the evening hours. The addreeees and essays were interspersed with appro- priate voc sl and inetruinental music l'rin- cipal Henry and his stall 0! teachers are to be congratulated upon the succeee of the evening's entertainment. At. Min I-Annlnr snnnhnn nf flan -\ (I [T W l wm v Loxnul. Out. Due. 23 -110 nlldlul .3 rkanlnnnn Dnh A--n-nu nnnnnnngo_ I The sum of the Oolleghto Institute De- serve 0ongntnlistIons-uIlloer| of the A.() U. W..Eleotod-Au adolphustown Wedding - Lively Uln-ieunns Inde- Mnnlolpnl lieotIons--W ti Ponton In 'l`own-sorne Porlunnl Polriters. NAPANEI. Dec 23 --Orrio C. Ormun, Kingston. is youth of sixteen or seventeen years. who has been working at Nnpnneo Mills until recently, and who secured work this week from a farmer nenr Selby. on leaving the Tichborne house spproprinted I veliso and b of clothes belou ing to Charles Shay. spaneo Mills. e wan yosterdn brought before police mngistrste Daily an admitted the theft. He was re- manded for eight days in order to make enquiries at Kingston as to hie previous record. 'I"s.- .._.....-I ........._-..-...._-..L .... ..:--- -1 5.5.V.!.[D.