Men's. `Tweed Suite for /$5 75. We have about 40 9//' left ; were $9, $10 and $11, K your pick of any Suit this weekv$5.75. FORCED TO TAKE ACTION. KHVGSTON. ONTARIO. FEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1898. uv nu---- -wv -~juZ&II- At the noun; oi an 24th of May eolo- bntion eonmituo, to In hold on Friday; night. u?,o.luuon v:ll In pnunud. ro- unding porn ncuhry to invite . `slum nginonh have lot an colobntion. ' Inlotnation in fouhooming that both ragi- IIOIIII can In round. - 1-I-v nulvv anew-uyeu--Iulltu uuiviviillllo Pnzn.-tore. Aeee.. Feb. 23.--'l`he wife of J.` Sbuv a few days :30 evullowod e quenuty , of Revde|l'e bli-tar with the object of end- ' ing her life. The stuff {tiling to have its , intended eect the women hanged herself * in the hem bun she was cut down just: in time to save her Info. She then forced e derniug needle into her heart. which killed her. Mn. Sbev o Inmd had been unbel- ` enoed since April. She leevee e hnlband end ve children. Indo `ung Attompu--'l'hlrd auoooufnl. n._._,,.. A-.- l:I.L nu nun _ Au . u In may 1332:. I The McLeod llnzotte says I brutal murder occurmlsbout. A waek ago n r ;Bull Head. in -he Crow`: Nash l'np . {Three men wereina line run by F. Unr- son. They had been drinking andvcnruon turned around to an elderly man any- ing in was his mrri to tmnn. Tho mm did no and dbjected to the exor- bitant price demanded. Carson hie the man on the head mjuring him no oeveroly than bodied in A few hours. Carson got. a saddle hdrlo and skipped out sndLho po- lice hsvo not. you been able to locate hun. In Crow's Nell l au-An Olllclal Super- IIIIIIII`-Cd. Vt i.\'.\'n-nu, Mam. Feb. 23,-At the com- ing eeeeion of the local legislature the speech from thothron will he moved by Mr Fowler, South Br idon, and reconded by Mr. Kennedy. Do in. Both these gentlemen are newly elected members and eve not yet taken their eeete. Dr. Suth- erland, whoeo resignation as =urgeon of Stony Mountain penitentiary has been in the hands of the dominion government for some time peek, was informed yesterday that his request for retirement had been granted anrl his eucceaeor. Dr. Mcbonnld, Stonewall, appointed. The | department of justice has granted a very I handsome retiring gratuity to Dr. Suther- land an a reward Ior long` and faithful eervice. He was nppiintod ro the position I in May 188; . Thu lhlnlnnd llnznttn saw: 1 hrurnl. VV lllllml ll PTOUIUIDK ID 0110 Organ. Miss Jessie Holder hs.s been relieving the school teacher at Keelerville for a few weeks. The letter wss celled home on so- count of the severe illness of his fsther. Mrs. W. Beers. seriously ill. is slowly in- roving. W. Sends, Millburn. received a all lately which came nearly provin fetal. He sustained severe injuries. H. eeler, Carry ing l |ace.slipped on the ice some time we end severely injured one of his knees. W. King and wife. Bowmanville, spent e few days here with friends. Mrs. A. Hughes and Laura. are visiting w`th her sister. Mrs. Barlow. Kingston. nofher tee-meeting is tallied of. Special sol-vloen commenced -- lllnou of School Teacher. BA'rnw.=i;A. Feb. 22 -In the pulpitof the Mechodiab church on Sundny night; was G. Pound. Portsmouth. The congregation listened with attention to his enmoob and clever discourse. Rev. Mr. Plato: was ob- aenb preaching missionary cannons in Gonunoque. W. W. Anglin aponb Sunday in the Pintoburg oircuib. inking work for Rev. A. B. Johnson. Min Lizzie Kirkpotrick And W. W. Anghn want u delegates from bore no the oounby Sunday oohool convention nb Elginburg on the Bali inst. Tho special eerviou have coihmenced and will be oon- ducted each night. excepting on Saturday. Mina Liuio Anglin is vilibing friends at Pine Grove. In he: abaence Mrs. N. H. Williuna in presiding at. the organ. Min Jmuin Hnldnr In; hann ralinvina CMEHHD, Wllelli geuruu lU 1.? nnzucu. In spite of Edwards performances, how- ever, tho imlicuiions am that century rum will not be as popular this year. and with- in a very short time they are expected to (110 out oncirely. Ordinary riders (in not believe in them. The task of riding 100 mllos or so in not in the lean enjoyable when runs am made on schedule time. One has no chance to enjoy ll rido under Iu uh circumstances. Moro pleasure is to be derived from goingout. in small parties and diamountiug when and where you plenao without regard to time. ` I. I. Idvnrds at New York Deol Wind In thin {mo country people are privileged to look upon E. S. Edwards of New York as a thoroughbred or a crank, according to their point of view. Mr. Edwards iodoing a daily century regardless of the condition oi the roads or the state of the weather. Hi: riding it done under the auspices end /-\_ n. u. nu -v lllutlgwu rules of the Century Road (Ylub of Amar- lca, and ho Is duly checked. Ho rideaa whee.-1 geared to 73 inches. In nnitn nf ldwnrrlr. nm-fnrmnnnnn. how- BATTERSE A BREEZE8. to lnvllo two Iaglnc-In. L- ._...A-_ -lgL- dngl -5 ll, A amj}TL_uunoen DAILY GENTUI-`HES. I. B. EDWA!2!)3. n ,,_# vx,,; nu I aA`INA. If. I'..*'II II Ililjjj. 1.6% Spanish squint troop an-ind at San Dngo do Oahu onsuudoy. Tb nili oonunqdor ofunnhoooa B9 on! thnnpuliooolpblic hldvia Jnsnntkol Cosh Iunwydtho `Ruin : dud. polnilbilioll winch- Snug than kn New Prints 8c, Sic, 10c. The Print sales this month are ahead of all pre- vious recorde for same time. To Look Aotfhonoolvol. Wu N|I`|:I:, Mom. Fob. 23.--A0 I moot- ing loan nighlol the city bicrclo clnbo it won docidod Qhnt. ot the Good Ftido Innoc- . ing a vow Iubohnciol reduction 0 fool to tho(1A.W. would ho Inodo. ond oloo um. motoouontionbopoid to tho wouwhich boo boon gobting limo. it my. at tho Inonoy oonuooot. ho 98 moot won oloo discnoood. boo ' wudolu-Iod7\\ ~..... ..... . .......... ................. Lnuwow, lnd., Feb. 23 - General Law Wnllnco. the author of "Ben Hur." "The Fair Ilod,"otc., baboon bhnllengod by-~ G. E. Osrac. Indianapolis. to ght. I duel with anything from brown to bowie gknivoo. Oates contend: that the honor of McC|ollm`a u-my wu nailed in I recent nddron of gonanl Walloon : sud than the attack cufonly he owned for by i the spilling of the hater : blood. Convict A new med To lcooapo. S1\c;Sm:_ N.\'.. Feb. `.23 -John Bosh- mun, I convict. serving 3 Info terrior mur- der. and who works in the shipping room ohhe prison clothing department. nearly oaclpod on Saturday. He cocreted him- self in I cape of goods and it was only After the cue bud been loaded on to the cur that he was discovered And mucbod back to his cell. The keeper in charge of the convicts in the shipping room ha been discharged. I Iuiu I` ur on uauay. 0u.nu,\u. N S. Feb. 23.--William Mc- Donald and wife, ls-abolla were charged with ill-treating their I. irtoon-you-old girl. lvlchonald struck the gill witha belt and otherwiae illuaed her. He was ned twenty dullars and coata. or two months imprisonment. Mrs. McDonald admitted having stripped the girl and beaten her over the body, legs and lace. Both the girl's eyes were blackened. Mrs. McDonald was ned like her husband. lreneh lllnleter Ben `there Are No `troops In sokoto. _ Lommx, Feb. `. 3.--The marquis of Belie- bury in the house yesterday read I tele- gram from Sir Edmund Manson, British ambassador on Paris with reference to the African trouble. M. Hanotsux, French minister of foreign atfoirs, mid than he had no knowledge of a French advance in. to Sokoto,end that if enyhhing of the kind had occurred it. must have been done with- out: the orders and against the wishes and iiietruotions of the French government. He did not. believe the news was true and contended that there Are no French troops in then region. Tim 'l`iu-mm nnmnlninl nf "A rm:-rain Am- connmcn um neon arrnngeu. Mr. Sample moved the adjournment; of the debuts. and the house Adjourned ab 5:50 p.xn. until Tuesday next. in man region. The Times complains of "A certain am- biguity in M. Hnnotnux'a statement that there are no French troops in that region. In adds : "Prsvious experiences of French diplomacy suggest: the possibility that M. Hnnobsux means us to inlor that. Argungu ! is not recognized as in Sr.-hobo." uolnga ul nun muuunguru. Mr. Speaker aid the mnttar was one which cnmo within his dopnrnmonb, bub so tar as he had heard there was no such party om vnui nu. M u Manly (J non nnn (Tn:-mini-\ rain marl hha onnvumncz. Mr. Monk (JncquuOArbier) rammed the debate on the second readin of the Yukon railway bill. He review the oonbrnob fronga legal Ind constitutional etsndpointa. Ho objected to the manna: in which the contract had been arranged. Mr Qnmnln Innvnd hhn ulinurnmanh 0 llU]O|lI'I'I llnllll 'l. UOEOOY 0! [I010 WBISI. Mr. Wood (Hamilton) suggested that the adjournment be mad until Wednes- day. as many of the mem ere would like to stay home until then. On the order of the day bein reached. Mr. Wilson. Lennox. asked it t. e govern- ment was aware that a meeeenger of the home 01 oommone. one E. Lalonde. for the liberal oendidate.ie or has beemcenvaeeing in the county of Russell. 9:. Willrld mnliui rim: he did not know lMDY&6'0I In mo county 01 nunaeu. Sir Wilfrid replied that he did not: know Islam the government: were informed of the doing: of the messengers. Mr Qmnlmr mid him mntmr In one Mr. Wlluou. ot Lennon. II`:-rretted out a Buppoeed Case of I'i|rl.I1.uuehlp OTT.-\\\A, Feb. `.".. ---The ret thing the premier brought up this afternoon wan a motion for the house to adjourn. Sir Wil- frid Laurier. in rising to move the adjourn ment over Wednesday, said then since he had given notice 01 it 3 large num- ber of members had suggested to him and represented that, the house being very thin and likely to continue 50. it would be advisable on this account and on account "of the atorm~(laughter)-for the house to adjourn until Tuesday of next week. Mr \Nnnd (I-lnmilnonl mmaeeted that % Tprriblc Accidcnt At Point Levis Near Quebec.` il(I|.LEll BY nvnLnm:uIa.| Irnumasnns WERE KlLLEll| The Snow Came `tumbling lJown.OoInpleto- ly Wi-coiling Two oules and lining I Number of trip lninat.oI-AI Soon no the Bodies Are Recovered an luquelt Will be Held-Wore Orinhod to lhnth. Surrii Qiiit.i-.i:-_ Que, Feb. 23.~--A terri- rible avalanche of snow happened last night. striking two houses owned by James King, master carter for Grand Trunk rail- way, and the other by J. C. Hamel, mer- chant, cornpletol y wrecking both houses and killing one man and children. also injuring seriously Mr. King, who has a broken arm and bruises on head. and four or tlvaobheni slightly injured by the shock. Names of those killed: Emile Angers. aged about. forby years, an employee of who Levis corporation; Miss Floseie King. aged oight. years, daughter of M r. King. and two children of Mr. Ailgor. aged four and l-HX years respectively. The bodies now are lying in neighbors houses waibin for iri- queac. The body of Miss Floeaio ing has not, yet; been found. Another avalanche happened this morning. Iinociiimz over aemaphoibs, telegraph poles, etc. No one injured. _.---_-.....-. -.-.-. ..n-run-r OTHERS WERE MORE OR LESS INJURED. In loner: or no lube`: Hm-nu. Fob. 22.-Iu in unnouneud O AHII nnnni-In nnqnlnp ll-nan` nruiugni .j_,____. "Bu: Hm-'n" Author Olnlloagod. ,___ I 1 IR_l nu rw.,,__,| DOMINION PARLIAMENT. Ills IIIDIH New Sateena 1255c and 115C. 'I`\ ' A (1 1|, If\, A CERTAIN AMBIGUITY. nmu rm uniony. \v 0 I). L an IV Mr. Smytho qualies: charge of "un- bluahing etfrontery" by saying iuwu meant in a jocoee wny. Several of Mr 8m she's mosh tremendous charge: am evi ently grant joke. Lnlnl Olllllll DONG LIIVI TUUIIIVUI LIU uu`uu' tionl to out. They do not sttem t to quote rates to compete with the Gun Ian Pacic. -either trennoontinentel or at any into touched by the C. P. R. The Gnnd runk end the Americmlineo are doing prnotical- ly no business here on point: reached by the C.P.R., while the latter reed is doing I great crude. The C.P.l{. Inn badly blocked by snow yeeterdnyend the tnin from Montreal that came in this morning nhould have come in yesterday morning, the passengers heving Ipent two niyhta on the cars. The line in now clear. Very curiously the Grand Trunk track from Montreal to Toronto was not blocked by snow. - .. ,, --,_;__ A Iuxnmgont Attnlon. Secure your seats only [or the "1910 0! Champagne open company at the open house no-nights. Spociul prices 250., 509.. 752:. and SI. C ISIIIIUUI VII Illlll -v-u. ln worth two or three doctors billa. You can get. All kinds of rubbers at Abomathyk. pemuonmury. . The Grand Trunk bu made no move yet to menu the C. P. R. cut in local nun. N obhing oioinl wu forthcoming from the management on the subject: to day. A (`ler._llectrooul.oI`I. Qmzrm`, Fob. 23.--Joeoph Finch. thirty years of age. clerk in Simu-d'a rooory score on Sb. John street, was hi led in- stantly Inn night by an electric light: wire, while trying ho x An arc ligbh in the shop. III IIITC II lwvvo tun Ir `Puke laxnllm llrnlntrqulnln Tnhl1'l.N. All lr\|1u;l~tn rt-fund llw lnmwy If It fnllx to curnu. or .. . ',, A How Warden. MOI` `rum 1.. Feb. 23.~-Governor Vnlloe, of the Montreal jail. will. it is underatood. be shortly oppointoc by blue dominion gov- ornmenh warden of SI. Vinoenb do Paul penitentiary. The Grand Trunk Ill! 500 yards Flannelette Embroidery for Thursday and Friday, if it lasts that long. 8 yards for 10c, or 4 yards for 50. - r.c.;;a. feta in one Du .\..|..|.... 'r..|.I.u.v \II `rho Destruction of the Warship lnlno Work of: Fannie. NI? Yonx. Feb. 23. --A duputob to the World from Havana uyu : The litan- bion in Human in more grnvo than it was I week sgo. -'--Q` Although the officers of the us I board nf innnirv nnnnnrvn an imnnnatrn 8 IO` IDOIII WIIIIIB D08] WBF6 In wan p0I.lU|0lI Mwruu. Fob. 23.-As the qoootion of the nrohsse of Cubs is again being pushed in shin ton, it: may be of usoto state on the hig est: authority that Spain will never, no matter what govormnonh is in `power, consider any such sug oshion orony compromise in Cuba beyon the broad manure of Autonomy drained by the liberal governmonb. This Is an obsolubo. irrovolr able decision. People who suggeob any- thing else are only wasting time and arous- ing unfounded hopoo. 0.128 Has Not Ont Batu. Tmouro. Feb. 23 --There in no change in blue nilwny nte wnr In yet. The Grand Trunk otaiala here have reooivod no direc- L:....- L- ....s. VIVL-.. .l.. nab. -50-...-.6. n nunon QIIIIIUIIKLI IIIU UIIIUUIF Ill IIIIU II- of inquiry preserve an impenetre e eerve. in in learned thet some of the naval experts now believe than the e ploeion wee the result of treachery. Thaw dn nnr. believe thlt. Snanieh Om- ploeion me reeuln or uunonery. They do not believe thee Spaniel: cinle were part: of the oom-piracy. From evidence now in their possession they be- lieve bhe Speniah governmenu. Gen. B enco end ell his military subordinates were guiltleee alike ol knowled e or of participating in the crime. It is lieved to have been eeh off by a lunatic. Consul genernl Lee has informally advised Ameri- can: not necessarily detained here to leave for home so once. Many femiliee will nil by the Olivette bu marrow. Thin in an indication that than on the by one uuvenu Du This is an indication that those on ground realize the possibility of trouble Mining suddenly and their inability to pro- tect women and children if an outbreak occurs. ' ` NEW Y Feb. 23 --A despnteh to the Herald from Havana says 2 The further the enquiry in the causes than led to the Maine disaster proceed the more remote appear the chances that. any evidence will be discovered to show that: tho disaster was due to accident. rm..._.. ,a.~....-. -4... .......o...mA mm mm due to aocluenn. Those divers who penetnhod into the forward part: of the wreck found (hot the whole forwaxd and of the ship. from I point. just abafb the forward turret. had been twisted fteen or twenty degrees to ebsrbonrd. f\..A ...n,...b-`no pIi.n:u-nun nnnrln urn: flu: eusrnonra. One important. discovery made win the position of the bodies found in the wreck. one hundred of which were outing About the torn compartments. A tull were of these were examino'd by my informant. All of_ `these bodies were in hammocks and all had the arms curved upward. Thaw lnn|r an if rhn man had hnnn Itnrh. NEW MUSLINS. aunau BUG IITIIII Clll'VOU IIPVVIIIU They look as if the men had been start- led by some sudden shock of danger and were in the not of reaching up for their hammocks to swing thomeelvee on deck when death came. This seems to conrm whet has already been said about their having being two exp1osione-the rat etnrtling the men into the not of arising from their ham- mocks. the other dashing the lilo out of them while they were in that position. Munun, Fab 2R,-An the (mention of ; There is one place i for the best of every- i thing in GEN'l`I.l-L- I .\n::\"s I7l`R.\Isu1.\'<;s A One place where ,Gentlemen can be _; sure of having their taste gratied with l i the latest London ` andNewYorkstylcs. One place where you can get the best t- a ting Shirts in thei } city. , . H 751 77BlIOCI STIIEET. .llV|IBSIOI&B0.l cuiuen 1. Pnrllshets, ARE O;DERED HOME. A Rubber on Your root 1, ._,, lL.'I The olovonbl: unnml union of tho Gnndlodgo of Quebec Royul'1`onp|uIo1 '(li`omponnoo opened at Momnul yuutv my. og! no one new l0l'I lonnol IIIOW. In the open lriuh water oponiol clan Don Mulonoy won lint place; Molly 0. won first in the junior olun. Colloovoly tho two won hho Summing Hill chslloogo cop. the Preston challenge cop. the Amcloun gold cholloono cup And tho sponlol club mnknrd. II. Mr. Carson in to be congratulated as the victory at his canines. It in gntily to know shun oven inhho dog lino Klngut hold: its own with all America. Fancy and Plain for gulu cu: mnhrd. ll. (1. CIIII HD510- The erohblehop of Toronto while here administered to him the lulu eecrernente of the church. The pope hen oehled hie benediction. His friend: in Ireland are being constantly ldVi!Od on to hie .oondi~ tion. He in very tenderly nureed by Mien McKinley end eietore iron the hoiue ol Providence. Tbero ere ny einoere prayer: for hie greee that M oomee neer no the verge hie leer. deye my be free iron: euffering. end theh he will be sustained by the Green Fnther. -u.-vvu vvgu wlvull IIIU lAII\ T. Cu-son had splendid luck with his dogs at the Now'York kennel show. In thn nnnn In-inh unlnr an-ni-I nl-m II... Arohblehnp Olenry Cannot lnrvlvo for Ieny Den. Archbishop Clary peeled 3 very bad night. and in in e decidedly weak condition. Hie physician was with him much of the time. He suffered greatly lrom nenue. He in groduelly sinking. bub mey live lov- oral days you. He suffers from no percionlnr orgenio dieeue: tun conlhitnhion in brook- ing down. He ie quihe ooneoioue bub tulle little. ll..- ...LL.l.I..._ .: ll|-_-_;- __|_n_ L-.. fall `of. mow chiey during an night: ; not much change it hm- poraturo to-dny. becoming colder on `un- dny. A We desire to call ntntlon 3,9. the latest style ol` the world-renowned . . . . ()Al{l)l.lL`< (`AN HE A(`(70Ml\l()DA'l'ED wlm holh nllmln nnd double rnmnu. with modern cuh\'cuIcu<'vN, all `.518 Queen Street. T. F. HARRISON COMPANY mm ___, livnu Lmm --~ Ab Bonbh Frodorioksburgh. on Feb. 13th, the wife of Milburn Lloyd. 0! Q nnn, a non. Mn.x.s-Ab Nnpsnoo. on Feb. 18th. the wife at Myron Mills. of I dnughhr. , (mun (IENEILAI. Hl`II{.\ ANT. Al'['l.\` 1'0 Mun. A. is U1.n*r:n. corner King ands Unre Stnnm. lc" EMBROIDERY. They" are specially / adapted for wearers of RUSSIAN Wms'1`s AND lSTEA0Y& STEAGY; m`Wait for our $pring Millinery opening. an un uvnuuu. 5; UNI-IRA]. hllH<)("l`UN. an PIUNCIESR 8'1`. Kingston, mm-msn()r to W. `M. l)r\3nunn. u nun uunu. THE LKADINH U.~uucn'rAKsm--2M-250 Prin- (`ash at. l`olu-phouu HM. Open Day and Night. o:2L o. - . ---..u-ya.---V w---- ---v _ Umlertukcru um! Embalmeru, 2%.`! And 235 I`I'lnN`m4 Htn-01.. 'l'hnm-n:-WureroomI, ll); llnsldvnco, m. Open day and night. Ask to scc them at our Corset Counter. calla` n! n up-..---y LEADING l.'mucn1*.\KIr.u Mm I nr. l'rhn'(=n-in ntroc-t., tfurnur Hydonhnm unmet. 'l`ult'p|mIu.` communlcullun. _ P. D. Corsets ` EN!-IRA]. .\Hl4}N'l` WANTED P0. A I \\'(!||-(~uluhl|Nl|(1| (`amulmu Llm Aurulrum-u ('.mpun,\' rurklmgunm und Fruntunm-. (Joan! mmtrm-l In |l\lr mun. Apply Box |(.. thll ulm`. M MIIIIDI.-\Tl`Il.\'-ROU.'\i VVITH IIUAIUP IN western pun ufvlly. Athlrmm A. I`.," this nluc-. - BOAlu>I`.lL-4 (`.\N m: A(`(r0MM()DA1'EI) holh rslnuln nnd duuhln rnnmn, with IN DANGEROUS CONDITION. 1 WEATHER PROBAIILITIII. _ 4 P. M. EDITION. Solo Agents in Kingston for 1 . I). Corsets. lilngoton Dogs clan `u not A I"-_.__ L-.I -_I-_.I2.I I,_-L _,3; Ottawa and 80. Lunouoo vulloyt. Ill a nu _. f`.nnI.innnd nnmllhlld 2 A ENRY BRAME. Foot Queen St. $5.75. _T'E'EzBi:'r1~, nuuwn. up .-.:I III)! WANTED. -JAS. REID, .. Iv..........- . . nu BOARD. `F033.- vn 123 Princess Sp. Kingston. no woulunon smut. cam -YEAIE. N0. 45. FOR THIS WEEK. lIlIIl' lIlIK,Fl'IIIl III!` II VIIIIIIWIIIVB IITIHIIIII mnpn-In-, In-n \--nw vents Rank: on Hum-. u.\nu-:\ -(l.\llRl-.`l'50N mMl'.\N\'. nuan- ed. Toronux rI&&uv u b I " l'ho but up of H!-r M y I Inn-`v men." vrrllcu Ink! lnrno about ' n Ylclorla." Agrnu main Ilw dlllllfl dd -. 1 BRA lll.KY-(IARRPTDQ L11. Llmllcal. 'l`I>rontu TITXIV I I lllnpsos nr llw I u~I`v`n." I-`mu-Inulln hunk. Hwwpu Ilw vnllrv (Mal ur hnnierlana a-nhjocln. I-?\or_\-luuly-vnlo'n~ .\lnr\'r|InunII|m- Irullunm I`mn u-<-nu I. NR.\l|l.l-IY-(s'.\ R- Rl-'.'lN0.\' |`H., I. m|u-I. umnln. $30 ` 3' '.l`.`-': r1\atIIV I t 0 "Kl:-mllkv I MM I-`|ek|.I." n large. a-ht~ap.\'n|n- nl-Ir I-wok. v-ollln Ilko :5 wmrlwmd. nmuuml Iwen vents u.\In.1-:\-u.\nR1-.*rsu.~: BJR G.-IL!` u\'0. I. 3 large Black Fur Capes, regular price $1200, for $7.50. n.1n.'.n.v`.vo. ll. 2 Children : White For Collars. regular pricd 81.60, for $1.10. 7T? --:----usj UR l.\'FIIllM.\'l`II|N Tll.\1` \\'ll.l. l.l`2\I| Inlhvq---n\'|1-tlmu -vf lhv lmrl_\' -vr |-run-u who look rrnm .\IH.'k l.E\\ HRH" tiruunrv 4-`unlvn I-Innul, .-....| _\n:.\- a.-mt!-:.\`\\-um's' 4:.-nnnrv, \\`n|n- |.'1lllI|(|l| mmnlllx nf \\'Inul |\.\\' |`}\'l'I.\`INl-. `.'.'ulh II (`lily-nu Inlt`n`uh-1| in cm l{IIt`<`II'x IllrlluIu_\ uh l'\'u||: \\' HE |*`l{ll~?.\`l>HHl-` llH.\'.\\'ll.l.I.\.\l |l.\R'l`\' uml Iho 1-mm` -sf hlhvrulh-`In und Howl Hm-ernnwnt xnrvru-qumntn-I m \'l\|\lll!(`1'r \'-h|- (`lm for then.-oulxluu -0 of (`mnlI1`Il-u--a on HI-c'~ Mn) lmy. .\. ll. l-`IIRII. This Wegjngsday Eyeningl Addreu-m-v4 will lw mmlv hv Hun. W. llurly. n. M. nrmon. M.l'x.huueu R <>'ueI1I,v. umrgu Mills and Ald. R. I`. Elliott. IA mnss MEETING` FOR HARWKRD GOOD aovemmenr. CATAIMOIVJI` `WARD. \' I.`\ I.`\'l\Yl.` nf (`>1 o..m;.{[.[;;TwAL;.a,, 1anlllnjln-1`Ii sr. LAWRENCE. wnno. 'I`|lI'IIul| \ \ I.`\'I4`\'l\'A`1 COMMITTEE RO0M-Prlncess 8t.. opposite Sydenham Street. GEO.MILI.S&C0.. Hally nf lih_e[aLBnmmillees lj `IIODIIH Ioiool um ling: Thamnlvnu HI. "I-U IXI-I, III? fun lira nun- `l'o you Thoneelveu IN. Bend st Royafrink to-nighb. '\`Isle of Champagne ah the opera house this evening. A mun mantimr of Portsmouth elector: this evening. A menu meeting in the town hell Porumouth, this evening an eight o'clock. Maatino of Cnununi word committee on ab etgnn o'clock. Meeting of Ceureqni liberal campaign rooms this evening. u....+.m. nnntnlh .1; Y.M.C.A. shin even- libonl campaign mm evening. Monthly content) so Y.M.C.A. this eve_n- Ing. PROVINCIAL Eltcnow 1 For Member For Klngaton. IHON.WM. HARTY| MIIICAN EXCHANGE} K)I70l-I1` A-.\`D ` Iolt )llu.na1`uxxmuaAI.'a11,`|nneneo Electors iibrtsmouth HJG.ll.V' .V0. III. 4 Grey Lamb Wedges, re- gular price 03. for $1.00. MORE TO FOLLOW. Keep eye on this space. 'l`ul-plmlw `Bil. 3 I'.\Bll IWYH .\ (mu!) lIIbI'lIl.l>Zl\'l-Z\ - ` hoard rltor. Hr-1 lift Nu-rmrv n nick ale. um N-adv he kleyvh-. so-n run on lnmxuuacuxr l.um'r Pa. 1 -In-an nu. VOLUNTEERS. I &II trtti ' I'.\8Il BFYN .\ (IUD I|lbl'Ill.I*1l\'l'I\'- linl 'I`Y&Il "Ol . (`Ill Il Nnt~I|- \\'|l| be held In Hm I'()\\'.\' HALL 'l'lIl'|(HlF.` \`mnmlH-I All \\'l'Ll>Nl'ZHl)\\ pnlun Vmnlnlllm d"""`I-IV\lI-I I '|'||l'|(Hh.\ Y l`I\'l`II |`mnmlH-1'Ihunnm` uuv ---nu.` 'l`Hl'l(Nl>.\\'l (`nnnn;lH:-v H1 . _ I-Inml. :IIn| NIlL\' I-'|H':l`I.\'\\NHI>'S _ \\`n|' l.~4lum| u qllllllnl) 0|` \\'luul Fur Bargains} .5..`. ....'3F.?. .`.' . .`..'1'. . . LOCAL MEMORANDI. l'l(H|F.\\' l`I\'l`I.VlN(i M mmlnwv ltuums. l'x'lnm-4.x- ALI. Al` 8 0 Ol.()UK. an FOR SALE. n- \-u A _ _ . _ _ . 7 _, _ , , .\'l` EI(-'l[T U'L`l.HL`K. AGENTS! AGENTS! .` u 0-- \I..n._4_ AGENTS I Tlll us. Ilu-`.H,\` \\'u H r|_ \\'nIfr lslxnul 0|" 'l`Hl'l Our coal burns when on oxpooo is to. und hops burning until t.'n All gono. When it`: I gone in leaves nothing behind to except. ashes. and usin- houon. . .H. l<`()l{U, Hm~'_y I `ml rul (`unnnlmw. I III. IIIYII IVII `\'I` I mxu llumunlh- I`lu_\'. I-v "'l`lI Ii \\'lll'l`l-I .\I||l'Nl urlhum-.1 nnu- Iwru. Ix; ; `|`H.\ ' I H \\'l'1 nl IIH` Tmvrn |.|r nnlsllnv lnr Hm I|I`lll lmn|h(`run I- In.-L, M N p.nI. ht` ('~'lvhrMhrII HI ` ;mm`l(`II In nmmd. \l Inn.-\-v u \- l'I.\'l.\'l-' H, l'l`lI\(" In-u'\l III luu'lIu. . .\l. IDRI-2. I ilk`. mrnlmz at .Nn\\'_vu-r's. _:_.-_--:.:-jg \l\J .\. IL I! DRU. rnl l`mnn|IltI\(' .l!. I-`IIRII, Hm-ra~lur\' Jlnllc-I. Tho Burning 0uestlon- 1 u|npnign -A Him-wt. `mnpuhzn HlI`I'|`l. dummy mucous. the H can nuoyclo naor. The D|; nkch bu Iurnod thnichuro tiplo cw 'otkio for thouolopm-poo. oi cncging Ibo unploynont ol Philip Dvycr u`n jockey Illd riding hinhonu this noun. none: 0! o.:71'- noun. 81'. horns. Ho., Fob. `. .3-`l'ho Pan lhopuwh `unnounou tho ntinnonb ol Jimmy Michal. the Wold: hicyclo ridt. `Hm Thnnntnh Inn I-mad um: Mi.b...r. ................ . .... ......, ....-...... Nizw Yukx, Feb. '.'3. Wuhingtonh birthday Ill cnlobntod in this city you- tordny with unusual enthusiasm. The widiiproud griolovor the Maine dinner found public Venn in oxprcuionn of patri- otism. Wnllltrooh wu particularly no- ticeable lorihn mun olbunsing. In the harbor the uhipo all ow the American Bag and the tomgn cnlu were nouoonblo in this olmrnnoo. lUI"(`.U(l I10 [IIU DUB NCLIUII LUCY LIIVU. I \V.\`llllNll1`0N. Feb. `.'3.--The interstntel commerce commission has suspended the operation of the long and short haul clause of interstate commerce state act in favor of railway lines in the llnited Staten in competition with the (J l`.R. as to passenger husineee between points in the province of Manitoba and ; contiguous territory and points upon the Detroit and St. Louis rivers and east- erly thereof in the dominion of (Janadh and in that portion of the New England etatee reached directl by the rails oi the (LT. R. It is undete that the (j.P.R. in now meteriall cutting passenger rates to St. Pan and the Pacic coast. In view of this it is seid` that the American roads to-day will ask the intentate oom- meroe commission to extend the scope of this relief so as to take in these additional fompetinz points. conditions being aimi- II`. DUB lJI'UU[|Ul'|Iy Ul DUU IIIUIIII PUOPIC. Lord George Hamilton denied that there had been operationa beyond the Indian sphoro. He said the government had offer- ed a grant if the Indian governmont were in. or should get into. nancial dilliculties. but the latter replied than it was confident thorewvould be a surplus at the and 0! I899 without: any additional taxation. Mr. Smith's motion was then rejected by a vote of 185 to 96. The Inter-State Commlulon to (llve Com- peting Road: I Good Olunce. 1\lm~'1~m.A|., Feb. 23.-- 1`here are no de- velopments an yet in rate war. The (:.T.R. has yet taken no action to meet the C.l'.R. e cut to Toronto. The G.T.R.. oicinls claim that there has been no rule cutting on the put of the H.T.R. and that an effort is being made to drew them into the rate war against their wiahee. TheC.I`.R..oicinla on the other hand declare that the Grand Trunk has been assisting the other lines to deprive them of business and that they have been forced to take the action they have. u'..........._.... nun. .1-) `IL. :_.._.._._| DU UXUUUU bulb Ul lllly UDIIUT PDWBT. After congratulating lord Salisbury upon the successful results of British diplomacy in China, the Time: points to the "pecu liar wording of the foreign otice etetewnent no to the inland waterways of China. It any: : ll limited to where we by treaty ero permitted to charter native boats, it would only include the short section of the Yang-Tee. between Ye Hang and Chun King where there are difficult end danger- ous repide. We can scarcely suppose. how- ever. then the conceuion in so limited." In ORA hluun nnnnuulgu Qnnuunl Emit}; u-uv-v-u Good cod. clan ooul. full weight. coal. pl-pmphly dolivorod no the lowuta pouiblo lllll. CVDT. DIIIII DUO ODKICGIIIOD II 50 I|l'DlCOQ- In the house yesterdey Samuel Smith, lihersl member for Flintshiro. moved thnb in view of the condition of the Indian people the British ought to share in the expenditure for operetione beyond the frontier. He said that in leer of :1 Russian` invasion, which might never come, the In- dian government was squsndering the re-. sources of the Indian people And onusing hatred of British rule. Sir Henry Fowler and other liberals and redioels supported the motion. Sir Henry Seymour King urged thst a gold currency would increase the prosperity of the Indian people. Lord Genrua Hamilton denied this}. than II" 2 The internal highways of China are to be opened to British and other steamers in the course 0! June next. Thus, where- ever the use of native boats is now per- mitted by treaty. foreign powers will be equally allowed toemploy eteamersor steam launches, whether owned by them or by the Chinese. In view of the great importance attached by Great Bri- tain to retention of the Yang Tee region in Chinese possessions, the Chinese governmenu has formally in- timated to the British government that there can be no question of the territory in the valley or region of the Yang` Tao being mortgaged, leased or ceded to any power. The poet of inspector-general of maritime customs, in the future as in the past. shall he held by a British subject so long as British trade at the ports of China continue to exceed that of any other power. After nnnarntinlatino lnrd I-lralinhurv unnn Great Brltaln lull to Hold the Olee of In- Ipaetbr-uenenl of Ilnrltlme Customs- The security for the Loan will be of Two Klnd|-lt [Ian Been Arranged In All Detnlll. LONDON, Feb. `.Z3.-The olcera ol the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank conrm phe report: regarding the Chinese loan. which, Ill is added. had been arranged in all its details and will be aicvned in a day or two. It is ab 3 low rate of interest, pro- bubly three and one-half per conl:., and will be issued below par. The security is nf tum lrindn, rnvnnimn Alrnnrlv nnnlndmarl WI" "U IUSUUU UUIUW PHI. LKIU HUUuIll.y ll` of two kinds, revenues already unpledged and international securities in the shape of new ports to be opened, the port dues of which would be ~ pledged. as would be cer- tain industrial and mining concessions as security for the loan. which would not have been concluded had not Germany insisted in order to prevent Russia from obtain- ing it. _ The fnrnian ninn luu inmmd Lhn fnllnw. Ill: The foreign otce has issued the follow- ing statements : The following are the or mngemenha in the interest. of British trade which have been agreed to by the Chinese government: on the representations of Sir Claude McDonald, British minister at. P6- kin VFI... 1._L-._..-I L.'...L._-.... -l l1LJ_- __- A- IIHELHHNISIIRRANEEM l T Bclo\`~PaI;. I ARRANEEMENIS or mums. At a Low Ratexof Interest Rndl INTERNAL HIGHWAYS CHINA TO BE OPENED UP. Wuhlnnonw Birthday oolohntod. n, , I.V_L .nn luv, ,1 - . l"\-`r. | ?icg._