In the ecnooner uranwmu). At Alviuston, OM... this morning the fur- niture store of Whiting & 00., l)arveaux e barber shop, William Irving's residence and the mechanics inatitubo were destroy- ed by fire. Lose $5,400. The cause of the fire was inceudiarism A l...:lI;.....r ninlnl rnnnnlinn nnr` hnn. EH8 nre WIS IHUBIIUIBTIBIU A brilliant oiiicial reception and ban- quet was given by the marquis of Salis- bury to the ambassador and ministers plouipotentinry at. his residence on Wei- ncaduy in honor of the queen a birthday. The prince of Wales was present. and over 3.000 invitations were issued. A ..........l.. Inn:-n ant-nuul at u: nnurf. nf taken. '1 nero In no Brace U1 um uurgm u. Alderman Janie Stewart will obtain the coal to fill his contract to augsily Rock- wood asylum, from Oawogo, . Y., and he, this afternoon, closed A contract. with Capt. T. Dounelly, to carry it to this port., in the schooner Grantham. A. AI..:....5... nus ol.;.mn.-ninnolm Cm. HIBHD. Two members of the police force are continniiig the work of inspecting yards and outhousea throughout bhe reaidental portion of tho city. They report that all the premises inspected were found in a clean and tidy condition. _ I`hn inumllm-v rumors of James Tindnle & clean and may Conuluon. The jewellery store of James Tindnle Son, Ir uois, Ont ... was broken into last night. an between five and six hundred dollars worth of watches and other articles taken. There is no trace` of the burglars. Aldo.-mun Alanna; .Qmwm~r. will nhtnin the weanner a mine coiu. Collimer Folger, writing from the Saw Bill mine. Rainy River district. says he lilies the place and the work. Already he has made himself acquainted with his duties and with the miners at the settle- ment. Iln..- .........L...-.. ..l 4|... .-mlinn in.-.m nv-A brlug or, uu. Thompson&Avery, of Sharbob Lake. are loading n cargo of lumber on the schooner Fabiolauc the apile" dock. for shipmenbto the Chilled plough company, Syracuse. N.Y. Thin rnnrnina M V, Cntlmn and 3. MC- W55 KC". 7 To-uight--Tomat.oes, 2 lbs. for `.250. J. Craig an Co. Thnmnnnn h.A\/nrv nf Shnrhnb Lake. Dyracuse. IV. I . This morning M. 1 . Cotton and .1. Mc- Dowall returned from Ottawa, having paddled the entire distance. both ways. They had an enjoyable trip, but found the weather trie cold. rV,.n:.._.... val--- .....:o:.... hm... H... 9....- IUUUWUIIF. aunnanon G L40. No less than sixty boys have applie accompany the Mt}: to Montreal as "can boys and valets. The rieing goneratio evidently likes aoldiering in this form. Dnrina the mar. `mar the total number fj I'mIIl'Z"IFIJII- l.lIlI'l`I- IIIIAL. Qnm. In .Io.- n-Booolpcs )7 him nuke: uign` Quotation: Puhnl uoniuo to 4. ; Nut 5 nip. no to 4.60 : Mulch: Bolln.3.'4'0 to `:1. : xtrn. :3 UVIUUIHJIY "CUE UOIUIUTIIIK III lull]! lUrlHo During the ppm. year the total number of postcards, letters, and newspapers do- livored in Kin ston was 1,665,779. "The number of carri rs delivering the number Was ten. VI`.-. ..i..|.l- "l`........L...... J Ilm `nu 0Kn T FUTIIIIUU IIUFIIICFF. Tho air ship is now travelling over the country. Have you seen is 2' So are our shoes, with tho nowoat creations in artistic footwear. Johnston & Co. ""7 No. I... 6|.-- ..:..A.. L-..` Lnuuln ..-...Ih..l L `I? if HIT` -"I VUWWT Ij f? Incuut of Inuit. Low price: in boots and shoes at Aber- nothy s to-niuhb. For vnlnn nmi unvnI.l1:n n: lnnmnu newy '5 E0-HIUIID. For value and variety in fine footwear go to Johnston & Co. in hlrlrlllnl in all kind: nl fnnhlmnr Al. U'Jl'l|UW|)' Up I'll ITIIIOOOI ll'aI"06|'. Lauving Mn-. Opponhoim'a ower bull on Tuesday the duchou of Manchester toll and broke her nnklo bone. nn Mnnzhn D....c f1....A_.:.. ...:n 3...... 0.... Inu urule nnr nnluo 00110. On Monday Prof. Goodwin will lva for Rat Portage in connection with the in- specbion of mining lands for the Ontario government. 'nnl\f. Mnlnnrl [Jun `lo-In fl` gnnilh gUVUI'IIluUlIb- 'Cnpt..McLood,.dP the firm of Smith, Dn\'is&Co., mmino insurance. Buffalo, N.Y.. is in the city today on marine in- surance business. 'l`|.n -:_ .|.t.. :. ..._._ L......lI:..... -..-_ AL- "run Vorillatolt lawn` ouowuu he an I-3-II-.A -5 In--.. U 00 IJUIIHBWHI C U0. Big bargains in all kinds of footwear at. Abornethy a. 127 Princess atroet. Lmtvinu Rh-n nnnnlmivrfn Hnwmr In" JUBILEE ARRANGEMENTS. FIVE CENTS-Your choice `of a large lot Summer Ties 5c each. Fog Menfs Furnishings go to `Q GENERAQLT PRAGRAP|-I8. A Kill! Aooldt. ___ A A \:-_nn How a Pngnaclona Yankee Wented to "Lick All Oreatlon." No event of recent years has so deeply stirred and made no unmietekeably eppa- rent the loyalty of Canadians to queen Victoria on has the completion of the six- tieth year of her reign-the diamond jubilee. The love and loyalty of the le of this rtion oi the em ire for posyen end coulhotry, has been made meni eat in many ways, among othere the wearing of badaee and buttons. bearing appropriate mottoee or devicee. Nnth Bron. recently received a etock of exquisite miniature union jaoka to be worn on the lapel of the coat. Each flag is attached to a card. on which in the verse: "When the lie: of England aprinza forth from llll lnlr. Anal his mllu here their fan e fer the fray. Let the whole llvlnu world hr in their forced to lsear. 0' Langley I ulelin them today." Theee badges were eagerly sought for on Monday laat. Many American vieitore bought them an souvenirs. But one hot- hlooded Yankee took oence at the vene quoted and declaring that the aeeertion made in the lineewaaa : -- lie. he declared he could "lick any inlernal Brit- isher or (knadian that would stand belore him." He ettempted todeetroy the badrg that a neweho has offering for eale. ag wee pi-even . Finally hie tlu-9,, com. nione persudded him to retir, {mm an eld," and the union 'acke WD'.e lelt-oon. querore an nsnal. eedh. go n, 3... increased manifold after thie fracee. U. The members of the British Empire league met. today in the oice of Lt.-Col. Dennison and presented the secretary. George E. Evans. with a silver tea set on the occaeion of his approaching marriage. WIUUW I8 II UOIDOBLIC 115 (D8 DCNHIOT HOUSE. Elisha Stewart. I .L.S., of Collingwood, has been appointed b the Ontario govern- ment as chief of tho ureau of mihoa de- partmont, to be established at. Rat. Port- RDA. Illllllu UU. (_.`.eore Allen, a Toronto painter, who was kil ed by a fall from a scaffold in Detroit. last Friday, leaves more widows than the average man. One Toronto wife and two Detroit wives compared notes at the 'undertaker e, and in addi- tion. a man there said that Allen had a Toledo wife and another wife living in Detroit. The police have located the last one as the widow of John Corby. who was killed by a railway train exactly two years before Allen was killed. The Toronto widow is a domestic at the Schiller house. lc`li_.L.. Qonnpn-I I) I Q I\` I`;-.Il.'............l UHUII. The two magazines, Massey : and the Canadian, are to be amalgamated on the lab of June. The combined magazine will be called the Canadian Magazine. and will still be edited by John A. Cooper, and be under the management of the Ontario Pub- lishing 00. (Jenny: Allan A Tnrnnfn nnlnlnr u-kn l\IllgUDUIl- Judge McDougull thiamorning sentenced the prisoners convicted at the general see- aiona. Peter Harrison, convicted of burglary in Toronto Junction. got ve years in the penitentiary. Since March 6th, 1888, thin man has spent seven years and eight months in prison. Adam Limpert, an elderly man. convicted on two charges of theft. got six months in com- mon jeil on each, sentence: to run concur- rently. Jnhn 1 Hnunnlnr nfnnlnn tar nnllnrh TUH yo John P. Wheeler, defaulting tax collec- tor of East`. Toronto village, on account. of his ago. health and previous charactonwna let off with sixty days without. hard labor. George W. and Joseph L. Stonehouse. convicted of forcible entry, were lined $25 each. Tkn Ln... ..............'....- \.._....-7_ .._.I AL- la 1 UUUIKB U1 l:llU III III. A petition is being circulated in Toronto for the release of William McMillan. the young man who in December, 1895, was convicted of firing the Osgoodby building and sentenced to ten yearein penitentiary. The petitioner: declare their belief in his innocence. and ndducothe fact that Adolph Rosenthnl, on whose evidence he was con- victed. has since claimed and received a large "part of the reward offered for the conviction of the incendiary. The hope of this reward. it is claimed in the tition, may have binned the witness. Mo lllan is now book-keeper in the penitentiary at Kingston. Jnrlon Mnnnllnnll fhilmnrninn Innfnnnnd I TAYLOR 8. Uullllbo lb ll! HLEIBUU bill. HI] IIIHUFHIICQ BX- rt from Bulfalo has arrived here, and 1. r. Howley. of New York. is expected here soon to act on behalf of the Scottish Union and National, the English Lloyda and some New York companies. Mr. Cross, the well-known accountant, is going over t` ) books of the rm. A _\..AM:.... I. L..:..... ..:......l-L...l J... ?I`-....._L.. Poutlon For Releue or nlcMlllan-0laImed Bo Did Not Fire the Ongoodby llulldlng Reward Biased HI: Aocuner-lhu-glnrs Boutonoed- Defnultlng Tax Collector Let on Llgnuy. TOR0.\"I`0, May 29.-~-Rnmors about in- ve Ligation: on the part. of the insurance 00 pennies intq.;ho John Eaton ro are cur enb. It is stated that an insurance ex- .x..--& Cu`... T1..lI`..In I.-- ......:....,l L--- .....l T0 Iuvnsritm mi FlRE._I EXPERT AGENTS T0 ACT ON BE- HALF OF THEIR COMPANIES. OBJECTED TO THE FLAGS. Tho Gap ital In-ed. ..._. RA- AL- _;n_,_-_., , we will not itfcmpt togive any ptico list in this iIsue,but simply say come and see for yourself. . ` - ` > This stock is all new, completely assorted `and BOUGHT FOR CASH, and consists of Dress Goods, Silks. Cloths, and Gloves, Staples, Ca ts and House Furnishings. Gents Furnishings, Fancy Dry Goods an Notions. ` During the past week we have gone thrqugb the entire stock and marked it down to prices that will siniply astound the molt lcareful buyer. ' - P- J- Walslfs Stare, - 14-514 ALLAH Inw V` ' . Awudod llouunoo. Vutooutn. 3.0.. May 99-Ano tot trio! of she ' . hridnh-.`d`.indnr ARI oeagolnrln I m: I When we will inaugle the GREATEST REAL BARGAIN GIV-- N G ever known in Kingston. Monday Morning lT?G'iW EW% %TF3i 3 As features of special merit we claim: A strong, waterproof tub, bound with ` 3 heavy galvanized iron hoops that fully -~ .7 ` protect the tub and do not fall off; the gearing cmpletely covered, so that nothing can get between the cogs; cans full s ze and made of the very best quality of charcoal tin plate: beaters ofimalleable iron and tinned; all castings attaphed to thi-tub nicely galvanized to prevent rusting. It is the only freezer in the world having the celebrated Duplex Dasher. with the double self-ad- Justing Wood Scraping Bar, by the use of which cre can be frozen in less than one-halfthetime, yet ner and smoothe h than can pos- sibly be produced in any other freezer now in use. P sitively the best freezer in the world. Cream can be frozen in 4 min. with this freezer. MCKELVEY & BIRCH. 6 J5 LAIDLAW & sow. or the L\a te P. J. WALSH'S` Dry Goods Stock will commence on V, AT 9 O CLOCK SHARP. = 025` W"! '61". SALES FOR CASH oiux, wm Quy the:n while they Inst.- Callenrly as they are $1 goods and likely to go fast. THE IMPROVED - ,White Mountain Freezer SIZES-2 to 12 Quart: Inclusive. 69*'& 7| BROOK s'r. With detachable Collars and_ Cuffs, in sizes 14}, :5, 15}. Facts. Saturda?3' ' Saturday Night We oer a BARGAIN in A1V\4_EN s llnlutedlaundriedshirts g i vot'(`|.i'ct :ii"iI3 00316650` 5.. lint out 0! land: in mono. L Imago`- sh mm moo forth `'3! . 3? "..'i""' ""..=1:.- 50 (Dents KOIIIILL PIODUOI ABIITI. $-A_l_` CAI II... II._ an ..-_ oo ;Lf; IOIIIIAL ITOOI IAII.I`l'Io LII. 0' (Inuit: hello ll-nuwu...... an 157 .Duluth............................ A I 31:10 Wlll luqunc ylupcl fools fot handling it. R" We claim more than mere cheanoss in Tongs, Forks, Om `Ice-Cieam Freezers, Etc. -there's quality as well. en, Shavers, Picks.. ,,,_-Ice fordomestic use will you be in demand. p'You will `require proper '_I'.`u-nln `no l\nnt";u-an {f BUHHETPS HARDWARE, Oornor Prlncou and Wei. llngton Struts. 3 -Sin... & ' dug. M h` `lg Illl no hildi .....': h. -1.... luv -5. lot IIO l'llOO Atctlo Exploren-Wn want In on:-pm-v only men who an thoroughly umnd to ` hardship: and extreme cold. Whntoxpu-L onoolnvoyon had thotwould war:-um you In` minim the expedition! _knnIlnnn|--J hm Inn IIn|.)..a - 10!: In gunning Inn ux]lulIIOIIl' Appllou:I-l hug jut nished 3 count ol henna on oxplonthu In ITIUGJ IIIIUTB Illvll IDFICKOII HOW. 113 Van of A uiec disposition, and hi hly thought of ncquaintonceo. Ho `nu ut thirty-eight. you-u of I20. Hie funeral will take pluoo from the Hotel Dion to-marrow nftarnoon at two o'clock to St. Mary : cathedral. -.=-u u -.-run A slate:-`a love is Ono of tho wry sweet- on owers planted by God In the heart. of on girl. It In born of llnl sympathy and condence. and ripen.-I Into a spirit- ual love dic-rent from` any other anec- lion. Powuful as is the inuence of A mother, than hnvo boon innumerable cues when the presence of n elm.-r a sweet sad tender low. or the memory ot I smut : holy noction. has been the swing [trace 0! 3 brother : life. The slo- tat'u life In the home often formulates tho hrothox-`a animus 0! her max. A als- har an have tnotlonlng Inuence upon 5 Mother when everything also fails. She runs his opinion at women by her actions Uowud Mm. nrwe-en vi 3: nuuu. nouns A young men in the person of Hugh Hannlgen, of Portnmouch, pueeed away at. the Hotel Dieu yesterday afternoon. He contracted e eevere nold ebout a month ego which developed into pneumonie from which he never rellied. Deceased was born and brought up in the village end reeided there until stricken down. He can A, 1 nninb AS-u-us-uennp. .....I |.:..LI.. Llont. A. [March Temleredn Dlnncr by His Fellow Omen-re. Ueub.-Col. l)rury and the oilicere of A"'lleld battery, R. C. A.. tendered a co.nplinent.nry dinner to Lieut. March, who is about to join the immense army of benedicte. The nilhir tnok place in the ofllcera mess room, Liouc.-Col. Drury presiding. All the oicers of the corps the atbaclied ollioera, and Dr. "Clemente, father of the prospective bride. were present. The function wan an exceedingly pleuent. one. The health of Lieut. Much wee propueed by Lieut.-Col. Drury in I very com limentunry speech, which vneendorsed an supplemented by the fellow-otlicere of the groom-to-be. Lienr. March replied in tting terms, cordielly thanking his comrndoe-in-arms for shehonor Lheylitd done him. The ntfair In hrnnnlnt. tn I nlnnn hv I.hn ninaino nf BIIO UllUl' LNG] llll UDKII llllll. IUD IIIIIIT was brought to I close by the sin ing of "Auld Lang Sync" in orthodox any o. oonsenonuuuu ssuueuw. Following this was a letter from Dr. Whitsitt, in which he expressed his regret at the publientien of the article in The In- dependent and his willingness to be con- vinced of the error of his statements nbw or at nay future time. I am heartily in ` neuord with my Baptist brethren in every distinctive principle that they hold," ho \'.`:'0te. "1\i_\' heart and life are bound up with the llaplists, and I have no higher thought on earth than to spend my days --In their fellowship and service." Anal than nnnllwr not nf hnrocv hnnitnrn "in KHFIT IOIIUVVSHIP llll lR`l'VlL`l`. And thus another set of heresy hunters has followed a blind trail. Dr. Whltaltt still believes that Roger Wllllmna was not immersed. but he is sorry he said It In public and la reudy to trim In buuk If any one wlll pmve that. he is w ng. DINED THE COMIN GBOOM. UOCIIHICDH. When tho board of trustees of the sem- inary reported to the recent convention at Wilmington. N. 0.. there was a murmur of aurpriu. The board said that it could not undortah to sit in judgment on quea- tlona in Bnpiiat history which did not im- peril any of thoao principles on which Bap- tists were all Mlroed. but. concerning which thcre was as dlloronoc of opinion among conscientious students. `Ii`.\Il.u..lv..- thln I-n. ll Intf-nu funny. Th IIIV. vvnuuuxsu u. vvnznncnlnu entranced by many to deposo President Whltalto at once, and It looked as it n vio- lent storm were braving for the next con- ference. Dr. Whltam: refused to 1-count, but backed up his assertion: by historical document. INLA-u OLA '\l\n-1` AC n-nutnnn nf Ohn gown- ` 501% I110 OIIIIPOII. This article. striking u ihdid as one oi the fundamental tenets of the creed, nomad 5 storm 0! indignant comment. Eminent divines oi the denomination stoutly asserted that the true history oi the Baptist church showed that Baptists had practiced immersion ever since the year 80, and thet it was heresy to say they had not. The Tone Baptists threatened to with- draw their support from the seminary and found oneot their own in which the solemn necessity nnd ancient origin of im- mcreion would be taught. The trustees of the Southern Theological seminary were 1 America by mm. The trouble when Dr. Whiteitt puiliahed in The ndependent an article in which he dchred that immersion was comparatively a modern practice, intro- duced into the denominational eervico in an ohncure member of 5 con- gregation at Newport. R 1.. in 1044. He also held that Roger Williams. t '\ founder of the Baptist church in this o , was sprinkled and not immersed when he on- terod the church. mm. ..u..|.. ..n.c.... .. N: am It. am: or IIHE4 1 ; M.,*EB|J1_l1l:I An Auum. -1-.'muuuo._ 0! an; nmq Oontrovoa-I). `rho Whiizoitt barely oontroveuy, which for more than 0 year has disturbed the Ionlharn Baptists. bu an inn -been settled amicably. Dr. Wbitnm in to continue as president of we Southern Baptist Theolog- ical uminnry, but. it was only an um-xp_ ` ` pootodexhibition ot meokneu that saved him. mu- Onnuhlg Innann -hnn Th WHHJIB. lone `limp lion onus lb Know. 'I`L- gnarl Lg-IQL I. L.._ AL - THE CASE OF DR. WHIYSITT. ""-'.l'..',':y-"'nui3nn-b-"F"' Death 0! A Young Man. . . _ _ _ . _ ._ AL. _-_--_ - `Ibo Ilsa for the Pluto. FIV. WILLIAM H. WHITBITT. A_; L__ _,____. A- J__.._- n- D-"VI '90 |l|-P%l$ HOD Ill :3` onus. lemme. mmun ' mm b a man oornopondi in gluon ovary particular. no In an dnuwand nppounnou no concerned. to the dctcrip- tion of Baird given In the unhotiten hut, run in that lnn an ulnnndnv nanumn` uppuuruuuu Ilv uvuuunlwu. In 53 uCu'lp' III in that Gon on odnoudny dlornoon` hi. 8 who lulodollnn . Hon nq;Jdm| n x:. ~ Alicia! an-`III no nnlnhlw a `ning. vvuv-u-uv at vunuwu. I [I-0 XIII III III` not wngnrguiziro sent out regarding Robe inppouod tr hi homorzenon `II: mm inch TM vuiwuynl. DuU-s W 3U"`AnO '5 (at I of I bd`.-:l.'hdIr nu`: \`;ictorh I `M Io VII eouoludud to-day. The mi um Chief non. huK<;i;d!mtMchnd countable us abuts. u pm: and Instr I'M` to cnauizin nah nus Imannrlino .. ,. On February 3nd last the board of education, at its first meeting, posted a reeolution appointing n jubilee committee and including theee words. and be pre- panedlo cooperate With any committees which mey be appointed by other bodies with n view to any general civic celebra- i tion." The resolution was published in the deily piece. but on no olfera of co- operation were received and the time for arranging n celebration was becoming more limited. the board decided to hold a demonetration by the pupils under ite ehargeon Monday. 21st June. the day previous to Jubilee day. It tekee con- eidereble tilneto teeoh children to eing new piece end to perfect detail: 0! any undertehina in which little ones are con- cerned.` Notwithetending that work wa- begun lone week: ago then will be little enough time in which to properly arrenge the pro`:-em_ne. UH Illll .' I challenge you on your vile attacks on me, retorbod Mr. Bait. `Then I will prove them" replied Mr. Labouchere. The chairman, William L. Jackson. pointed oub that Mr. Inbouchere himself had with- drawn the charges referred to. Mr. lia- bouchero, however, reieted in saying he had not. done no. 6: motion of Joseph Chamberlain the committee room was then cleared. The committee afterwards adjourned. I.`lv-w:I-pvIIIUI Lu.Vl)n.\', May `.29.--There was another scene yesterday in the committee room of Westminster hall during the examination of Alfred Bert, a former director of the British Chartered South Africa company before the parliamentary committee up pointed to enquire into the 'l`ranaraal raid. Mr. Bert demnnded that Henry Labouehore should either prove or withdraw the charges he had made against him (the wit- ness) in Truth. Thereupon Mr. Labou- chere proceeded to question the former director regarding traneectiom on the stock exchange, saying : "Do you chnllengomo on this 3" (II ..L-lI-...... u... an an... oil. ..ot....l.. l\I\ gnu -rru-ICu --y-v vwuJ u-uu - -IuIq nu V '.&.a A . F than? din; nnlrwill can UUUu Mr. Taylor gives notice of an enquiry of the postmastergeneral in relation to the recent superannuation of the postmaster of Kingston. .....__-... _...---o. `Mr. Lnbouchero Says He Will Provo lilo H0nQn-\-nth, Drink CHO H(aUl'IHl6l' up DU \!llUUCC- Among other requirements it `is exacted of the company that they shall carry the mails free. that they shall not discriminate against. Canadian railways nor accept a subsidy from any other coumrv. nor call at A foreign port. The term of tlio contract. is ten years, nnd for the due fullment thereof the Peterson and Tuit. company do no-it security to the value of about. $100,- non. DID Nor-wm-DRAW CHARGES. DUB EQTVICB Wlll D6 weenuy. For the first year the steamers will r- form afortniglitly service only, and 53:. in; that time shall receive but half the stipulated subsidy of 154,500 sterling annually. Of this. sum Canada will pro- vide lU3.0U0 sterling and the imperial government. 51,500. Besides the steam- shipe, which will be capable of co version into cruisers in time 0 war, the ompzmy is to provide a fast tender of the torpedo boat type. of a speed of not less than twenty~two knots. whose occupation will be to meet the steamers on their animal in the St. Lawrence with a pilot on board to bring the steamer up to Quebec. Amnno ntlmr rnmirnmnnm it "in exacted j'C`Il &%VZ unIuI'vIlvI' IIUIUII Iuu ldutfw tho dent of .hd|nd. an iron uouldor, n #0 down in the ill-mud u nhtmdi ntdictin hm nlilnnhln fcnlllfll; ILIHII I...-an per neaa. The steamers are to be constructed un- der admiralty supervision. and to be up to the standard of the beat ocean vessels afloat. say the Lucania and mpania of the Cunard line. They apart?) not less than 526 ft. long, with a draughtmf :15 ft. 6 in.. which in the navigable depth of the St. Lawrence channel. for the steamers are to run to Quebec and on to Montreal in mm- mer. Their winter Jortis to beeitlier Hali- fax or St. John,att eoption of thecontrac- tore, the agreement being that the com- pany ehall declare which of the ports it will run to before the date of the com- mencement of the service. namely before the 31st of May. I899. But on that date the service will be commenced with the two steamers, the remaining two not. to be put on the route until May 190:), when the service will be weekly. Far Hm H:-at wear the nhamnnrn will nnr- `rue Iabber, of course. is the prinzipal feature. It is dated in March last. and si ned by Sir Richard Cartwright, and \ illlem Peterson. The company bv this instrument. undertake to provide a fleet. of four stenmships of not. less than 10,000 tons gross. and of a speed of twenty-one knots per hour. They are to have in ca- pacitv for L500 to 2,000 tons of freight. There is also to be provided cold storage capacity for 500 tons of freight. on onch vessel, while the passenger accommodation is to be for at. least 300 first, `.300 second and 800 steorage. As to the latter, in is stipulated that they shall be carried for $15 head. The nummnrn Art! to he nnnntrunfad un- croaao or 200 miles over lam). Sir Richard Cartwright laid on the table tlie'papere relating to the fast Atlantic steamship adaome. The document: com- i)l`l40 copies of the pro ition of Messrs. eter:on. Tait & Co.. t 0 reply of the gov- ernment thereto. and the treaty as nally ratied. - . .. null-.. AC Ann`!-An 1'. Ila: nrin'-inn` bu ncoivod from the chnof nnnlnhln at dun. . nu-Ink ....I an -.._ tern, z-l,Uz1,uuu "nuwupnperu. punuuII_-`aw and circulars, 2.362.000 packages of print- ers copy. deeds, policies, et,c., 1,320,700 mnlmnrm nl merchandise. 331.700 parcels IIEIOII ll I30 W10 OOUI 01 um: Iwnvnuv made an I result of inveetiuration into the departmental fiunncen by Messrs. W. H. Green and W. F. Munro. the well- known accountants. They found thutto make the decit. in the national revenues enamel! in possible during the last. few years of their term of oice tho conserva- tivegovernment permibted arrears of _uc- eounbetopilo up. which amounted when the liberals book ofce to the huge sum of 3085,4147. rm. 1: me ......+. Am". in eh. rlnmininn in 50,441. The 9,103 post offices in the dominion in 1896 were used for the postage of 116,028.- 000 letters, 24,794,800 post. cards.'3,505,- 000 registered letters, 4,808,800 free let.- tere, 2-l,0`. 4,U00 "newspapers, periodicals nnnl nirnnlnu-n `!,.'{`2,Hn nnnknman of mint.- 0600!, poucuea, 600., 1.o;.'.U,aUu packages 0! merchandise. 331,700 parcels post, packs ea, 22,1130 closed parcels for the united ingdom. Tho mails amour- ried over 14,660 miles of railway, an in- or `.206 miles over 1895. Hi. Dlnkgu-A I"...-Ivmrinlab lnirl nu Hm tnhln Tiny Had Pormlttod AI-roan of Acuonnu ' To Accumulate to the Tune of our 8|! Illlog uomu-to What mun Po.` ollcu AI-o Used. ` OTTAWA, May 29.-Tho feature of the annual report of the postmaster-general. laid on the table by Mr. Mulock. id as revo- lution M to tho cost of the service ;_.-.-I- -. . ..-...ls Al inugntinntinn intn THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE [ms A nlgggv Liam. POBTMVAVQTVER-GEN ERAL. Wen Wullng In February. I.`_L_._-__ 0...] I_-s AL- I... titan n In: aura. I.____ K._ _--_.',-~ I I - THE DAILYL: WHIG, `SATURDAY. MAY 29,` 1897. Nnuun. Out, May 99.71! 3 very and and painful aooiduil occurred Thonul "hrn.I-It Two White lee lulled. Drcx LAKE, Seek.. May 29.-Hr. Poeer. of this piece. who eccompenied e petty of citizens from here to the scene of y_eet.et- dey'e shooting. bee returned end reporu thet. coneteblo Kerr and Corp. Hockin. of the police. end Ernest Grundy. tmeeaer. Deck Leke. were shot deed. T y tried to rneh on the hleff in which the lndiens were. One Indien ie deed. "Almighty Voice" end enother lndien ere etill eeeurely ehelhehd in the bluff. heving deg pine. Superintendent Gegner bee lent to Prince Albert for egun to shell the Indiene one. Geniein Allen end the other Imnnd. IAIVIIPOOL IABIIII. d` 1 I t 1 . . In on; ~`=.-.~.-.-,-:=.;-~a.~..e.::"a`.*.:.",= ----._-j__j_ W 3 E3 rrlnw Allan lot I gun on anon ull manna out. Gaphlu Allan And other wound. ad nun nnvinnnlv mhnrtad an dliinn nu uni. Ill nuuu gnu sun usual" I'DIll`KI- od non previously nportod In doi no wollucan ho cxpoctod. Dr. Btowut, but and Dr. Baimof Prince Albert. no both in Ihn Bald .m. tho unlit; III. IIIU PTUUJIUT DI uuuaun, VVIIIKIU Lenrier; Alfred Hlrmeworth. prieuor ol the Deily Mail, the Evening ewe and eixteen other joumele. Dlng BNICKBU l:|0!Bly Igulnau uuu uuluuug. The list of jubilee honors is detiuitely closed and notice has been given toas- pirents that their names cannot, under my circumstances. be added to the list. It is suited semi-oioiully that the kings of Wur- tenberg and Portugal. Archduke Freni. Ferdinand, of Austria, and grand dukes Sergius. of Russia, will be made knights of the garter and that prince Albert of Prussia and prince Rupert oi tssvsrie, will be made knights of the grand cross of the bath. The marquis ,0! Salisbury, the marquis ef Tweedsle `end the murquis of Londonderry will be mode dukes. end Sir John Lubbock and Sir John Uorst will be elevated to the peerage. The honor of knighthood will be conferred upon hundreds or people. including. it is said. the premier of Cunade. Willrid Lnnriar: Alf:-ad I-I u-mnrnrth. nrdnu-ier.nr 50 buy an [Op prices. A genuine lire roam prevails on account: of the imsy stands orecbed everywhere. An expert. who was connected with the fire department. for twenty years has writ.- ten :5 letter be the newspapers pointing out the danger from lire, nnd especially 0 the pricelus treasures in the not.` go ery which in now surrounded by A huge pine structure, several Ions of resinous wood being stacked closely against. the building. Tha link. of inbilee detiuitelv however, is not. lively. Many of the stores along the Strand and elsewhcre have not. received a single en- quiry in regard to accommodations for viowin v the parade and prices are falling off, as t. e arriving Americans are not eager to buy at top prices. A munuinn rn Imu-a nrevails on LII: of Jubilee Honors are Build to nve Been llndo Up. Luxnox, May 29. -The jubilee prepara- tions at present arein estate ofmore or lease chaos. The queen has not denitely ap- proved of any programme, but eiglit-goers smnda are going up at. every poeeible place from the basement. to above the roofs. Many of these seats are only twenty inches wide and Me on the faces of steep build- ings. It. is estimated that a million seats new line the route. The sale of seats, however, is not lively. Lfnnn nf Llin ntnrna nlnno the Strand and the court. The case of the two boys who were caught; by special constnble McCnmmon picking up cigar stumps from the roadside, was aired privately before the police umgietrate. It`. was shown that the boys were enjoying a holiday, their teachers being in attendance at the teachers con- vention. They had good marks for dil- cipline at. school. . ._.. ..- - an. ..p\-nn-An-u-Ls ;s.UUU nnvmauons were issuuu. No appeals were entered at the court of revision yesberday against the assessments made for the construction as local improve~ meuts of a granolithic walk in front of l)r. Uonuell s otlice, King and Johnston streets, and a. drain on Queen street. west. of Barrie ssreeb. They were, therefore, approved by the court. 'l|... ....... at nm nun hmm wlm warn I Ir) UPI!` IIIICI HQOICKIOIII: PIKE` ggnv. - Mulch: Ballot. 3.70 :3. ; xtrs. 3.3" .uu.lh- noeouo; as an - unto ho - Iona . no to 1'.s3.' "' 0lul-- on No. I snitch: End. 70.) to 1Ia`0om.Du!o!oa`-chug. 83oho56o;OItI