nigw Garining Phoebe Allan and Dr Godfrey. Subjecte--What to Grow, Pereonial and An- pun), Sowing snd Arrgngiog Borders, Bulbs, Rockerics, Archos and Screens, Window Boxes, Window Gardening, Roses and Creo ers. Cloil--50 oents. B. UGLOW & 0., Booksellers, 141 Princess Street. How Well It Looks}! This is what they all say alter using our RAMSAY PAINT. We use it ourselves and guarantees it the best paiot = puiut, vamish stains, carriage best. i Mitchell's Hardware. 'consider necessary, possess 'complete fo, when ng 0 rad tre ra: eR peonle woe hove febhaned. or free distri- jom, @ handsome, goo page sllustrated, cloth "Guide to Investors," SHOGSE Daily Market Lotter." a valvable tant. Will you allow us to Gon for & while, gratia? Freese : se 00 Main Office, 1800. 53 Bway, N ¥. STOCKS, GRAIN, COTTON. : Tages, OFFICES, Bethea: mas Montreal, Torowto, Heading, Ailawile Detrult, Providesce, Cotumbuy, hy # the nd hm ERR Tah socknt zit a Bt a fs Dr. 0. W. Daly's Dental Offic Mes be in May when he returns TO-LET, HOUSES AND STORES, NOS, 208 on street. , Allen, 297 Division street. HOUSE CORNER QUEEN v and 197, 201 Enguire of AND CLERGY stable in connec ly 10 Steacy & Stmcy or J. 8. R. MoCenn COMMERCIAL. MONTREAL PRODUCE MARKETS. Montreal, June, 3.--Flour receipts, § pate , $3.80 10 $4.00: patent straight roller, $3.50 $3.60 w $3.90; 1.90 10 $1.80; 0, to h 48¢, 0 19 0 ETERtas: EF s38sEsE i jr! z ZEEE iii ines hd ed ot sun Gasper Guyer--Hey, jellers ! Come quick an'look at de guy wot sez he's studying' science, Sammie Swinger--I neglected to in- form your friend on the right that it was the science of pugilism, COMMERCIAL MATTERS. What is Going on in the Busises World--The Market News, - Candee buys of American agricultural im- olements $2,000,000 worth a vear. A $3,000,000 gincose plant is 10 be erect of at Waskegan, Ill, independent of the Cora products company. A deal is closed whereby American ests will come into possession of a traction whol: of St. Peters inter franchise covering the burg James A of Evanston outs, which has Patten, mayor mn Muy dominated the oats market since fall. The profits oredited to Mm on the denl are estimated at carly $1,000,000 The workl's total product of pig jron in 1901 amounted to 40.408.000 toms, of which the United States contributed 15.878, 000 tons; the united kingdom, 7,700,000 tome; Germany, 7,663,000 tone: Russia, 3, 100,000 tons; France, 2,862,000 tous, and the remainder of the world 3,056,000 toms. A wow wine. the Wagner lying about sixty miles north of Sault Ste Marie, bas been opened and will be shipping to the Algoma sicel companv of that place in a lew weeks. A road is now helog built to it. The i" a bard hematite, much like sot of that mined upon the Marquette range. DEATH OF JOHN LAIDLAW, closed a corner carly last Canadian iron ore He Passed Away After Ten Days' Illness. At noon (Tuesday) one of Kingston's most prominent citizens was called away hy death. Aiter an illness of ten days of erysipelas, John Laidlaw, Earl ®treet, entered into rest. On Monday, it was thought,, he would gain the mastery over the dread dis ease, but a change came at night, and he sank rapidly. Mr. Laidlaw was conscious to the last, The late Mr. Laidlaw was bor in Kelso, Roxborough, Scotland, over seventy years ago... He came to Can ada when a boy of sixteen years, set tling in Montreal, and by perseverance and in lustry worked his way into po sitions of confidence. For over thirty- five years he was in the wholesale dry goods business in Montreal, working from a mere apprentice to a very res snsible position. In 1884 he came to {ingston, and opened up business for himself on Princess street, below Mon treal street. There he built ap a large trade, apd about 1800 moved to his present store, which of late years has. been increased in size. At the present time J. Laidlaw & Son enjoy a most extensive dry goods' patron age. Mr. Laidlaw married Mise Margaret Gordon, of Montreal, who, with two sons and a daughter, survive. The latter are: David G., in partnership for years, with his father; John A., dry goods merchant in Belleville, and Mrs. John Leslie, Montreal. The deceased was a staunch Preshy terian, being an elder in Crescent street Presbyterian church, Montreal, for many years. He was also an el der in Chalmers church, Kingston, with which congregation he was iden- tified since he came here cighteen years ago. In politics, Mr. Laidlaw was a libe- ral. He was also a member of St, Andrew's society. As a citizen, Mr. Laidlaw was of the quiet and unss- suming type, never looking for posi- tions of honor, but always loyal to the best interests of city and church. The funeral will be private. Ser vice at the house will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Macgilliviay. M.A.. min ister of Chalmers church, at noon on Wednesday. The remaing will be taken on the 1.25 p.m. GT.R. train to Mon- treal for interment in the family plot mm Mount Royal cometere where a son and a daughter of the deceased are buried. Delegates Could Not Attend. The Orange supreme lodge meets at Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 4th-to- morrow--and contintes in session for several dave. It is unlikely that the Kingston lodges will be represented. The two local delegates are RJ. Elliott, Jovimen, and Capt. John Gaskin, former could not get away, while the latter is in Toronto as a delegate, to the boards of trade convention. A lady residing on Earl street tos dav swore out her husband drunk. The case will be Beard inthe, police court in a aye. we. La Zelle's readings are extreme. Iv interesting. She shows that palmis- try is a tol gide, not only to events. John Rail, Ottawa. for over thirty vears a val ic official, passed away Monday. Semin was a son of the late judge Hall, Peter Dubois, a Gativean trapper, mauled by a bear, died in Ot hospital on Monday. : 5 Wisconsin, was struck by on Monday might. Mack tawa ¢ was done. EDISON. Light, Cheap, and Compact--The Discovery Said to Mark a New Era in the Application of Motive Power. New York, June 3.--"Good-bye to the horse for commercial use," says Thom as A. Edison, who announces that he has perfected a storage battery for waggons, automobiles, and other road vehicles, It is recalled that Edison is not given to mere vain, glorious boasting. He siways keeps well in bounds in making his announcements, and does not claim more than he can perform. He has hundreds of inventions to his credit, and all of them are commer cially successful, These facts lead thoughtful men to the conclusion that Edison's storage battery probably marks a new era in the use of motive power. Briefly stated, its merits are these One charge is sufficient to run a ve hicle 100 miles, The battery is light, not very costly, and practically in destructible. Perhaps the greatest objection to electrical vehicles heretofore has been the fact that their power capacity was too. limited. The weight of the pon derous batteries has also been a seri ous objection. Mr. Edison himself expects to see his battery take the place of horses on the delivery waggons, of all kinds in cities, and he believes that in time the principle will be extended to the propulsion of street cars, railroad trains, and steamships. The battery is very compact. inclosed in a sealed steel case twelve inches high, six inches anil four wide. The interior of this cell is lined with an insulating sub stance, which is not subject to the so lution of potassium hydrate which is used. The positive element ix iron; the negative i= nickel. The only re newal necessary, beyond the regular recharging, the addition occasion ally of a little water lost through eva poration. The battery does not preciate, Mr. Edison says. "Po your battery plates buckle un der short ecirenit or sudden heavy loads 7" Mr. Fdison was asked. "Not vour life,"" he replied. "You cant do that battery up We've been trying to de it right along, but haven't succeeded." The cost of charging the batteries will he practically the same as the cost of a supply of gasoline to an en gine developing an equal horse-power, bit Mr. Edison claims a saving-in the cost of maintenance and in re pairs, as well as freedom from annoy ance from frequent stoppage for pow- er "It is now up to the manufacturers of automobiles to produce a cheap carriage," said Mr. Edison. have, after three vears of hard work, solved the problem of an electrical storage battery which can be tised for long- distance work, and which will wear several automobiles out before it will succumb itself." ANSWERING QUESTIONS. It about long, is is de on The Boer Prisoners in the British Hands. London, June 3.--Answering a ques tion m the house of commons, to-day, the war secretary, Mr. Brodrick, said the total number of Boer prisoners in South Africa and elsewhere were 25 365, of whom TS83 were under sixteen and 1,025 over sixty years of age. The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, answering a question finally announced that it was not proposed to remove the tax on grain from the budget. Signing The Document. Pretoria, Transvaal, June 2.--The signing of the peace agreement, last Saturday night, was marked by little ceremony. Lord Kitchener and lord Milner; Dewet and others representing the Orange Free State, and Gen. Schallbepger and others of the Trans- vaal government, quietly met in the dining-room of the residence occupied by the burgher delegates, adjoining lord Kitchener's houses The document lay on a table ready and amid pro- found silence, the Boer leaders took a pon, in order of precedence, and affix- ed their signatures, thus surrendering Boer independence.' The document was entrusted to Col. Hamilton, lord Kit chener's military secretary, and an aide, who left Pretoria, to-night to deliver it to king Edward. $50,000 FOR FIVE TEETH. Russian Opera Singer Recovers Damages From Railway. Vienna, June 3.--~Mlle. Sarkisowa, a Russian opera singer, was travelling some time ago on the trans-Caucasian railway, when the train ran off the line, and five of her teeth were knoek ed out of her mouth. Mile, Sarkisowa brought an action against the rail way company, claiming that as the loss of five front teeth prevented her from singing, she was entitled to heavy damages. The civil court in" St. Petersburg has decided in favor of the lady. and hax awarded her compensation in the shape of £10,000. Effects Of The Riot. Vienna, June 3.~There were further riots at Temberg, Galicia, last night. A detachment of Hussars charged a mob and, it is reported, several chil- dren were killed. Some persons, wound- S4 Quring the rioting, yesterday, have In Better Health. Napanee, Ont., June 3.-"The report circulated that James Reid, M.P.P. elect for Addington, is dead, is tirely false. Mr. Reid's friends report him in better health since the election than he was before. { A Big Fire. New York, June 3.--A three alarm fire is burning at Myrtle avenue and Broadway," Brooklyn. Several ol sons are reported burned and . wise injured. ; EE ---------- E. D. Parlow, principal of the - Lvincial model school, Oftawa, died on M at the age of ree, Henry I this -- A # HORSE, SAYS MR. Canadian al En- ginger For May. In & paper read at the interstate (independent) telephone conveation, Chicago, April 10th, 1902, H. 8. Herr referred as follows to the cost of oper- ating telephone systems : : "Very few who are engaged in - the independent telephone business know the expense of operating or the cost of maintenance, even approximately, when they entered into the business, much less did they consider that the expenses inereased, not only propor tionately to the number of subserib- ers, but in an arithmetic progression. To explain: The expense of operating an exchange of 1,000 subscribers 18 much more than twice the expense connected with the exchange of 500. At first thought we naturally say that if you, can give service to 300 sub- scribers at $1 per month, you . can give service to 1,000 for less. Practice proves just the reverse. The reasons why awe many, some of which may be plainly understood by the following : "When there are 500 subscribers con- nected with an exchange each sub- seriber can call up 500 others, and by the time every subscriber calls up every other subscriber there are sent through the exchange 250,000 calls; when there are 1,000 subscribers and every subscriber calls up every other subscriber once, there are not only twice as many calls sent through the exchange as there were when only the 500 were on the board, but four times as many, making 1,000,000 calls, which is the ratio in increase of the use of the telephone with the increase of subseribers. This requires four times as much labor to take care of 1,000 subscribers as it does to take care of 500, and four times as much wear and tear on the apparatus, and much more | central machinery or apparatus to do | The same is true on -outside it with, construction. Consider that the first 500 subscribers are within a radius of one mile from the exchange, with an average of one-half mile of pole lines, and in full metallic circuit, it means one-half mile of wire out and one-half mile in; the second 500 come within a radius of two miles from the exchange, making an average distance of one and one-half miles for poles and wires, or three half miles out and three miles in, making the amount of construction to reach the outer 500 three times that of the first 500, and four times that required to serve the first 500 will be required to give service to 1,000. "1 doubt whether this covers it all when we consider the amount of ter risory that must be covered by poles and wires as the circle incteases, The territory covered in a radius of two miles ig four times that, or sixteen square miles, requiring twelve sjuare miles to be covered with poles "and wires to serve the second 300, which, added to the cost of the first 500, would make four times as much pole cost to serve 1,000 subscribers as it requires to serve 500. To serve the out districts the wires can pass over the poles of the first districts, but the poles will have to be much larger and cost more. The amount of cross-arms and wires and insulators is the same as if all the wires were put on separ ate poles from tHe central office out." FAVOR A LICENSE FEE. Tobacconists Would Prefer It--A New Movement. Representatives of the children's aid society yesterday called upon the cigar and tobacco dealers of the city, Lo obtain their views on the advisa- bility of imposing a license on all such The object at which the society aims is the discontinuance of the practice of selling cigarettes and tobacco to "minors. It has been a notable fact that young lads could obtain all tne cigarettes they pleased, and the tobacconists claim that they get them, not in "the regular tobacco stores, but in places where tobacco is sold as a side ling. They claim that they frequently chase boys away from their stores, and that five. minutes af terwards the boys will 'come back, and, with an air of saucy deliance, puff their cigarettes before the exas- perated dealer's door. The tobacconists informed the chil dren's aid society representative that they were strongly in favor of a license being imposed, providing the fee was $25 or £50. This, they felt, would exclude grocers, druggists and others from selling tobacco, and sult in it being made almost impos- sible for boys to obtain cigarettes, ete. The society members are medita- ting over the information they ceived, and will no doubt take definite action before long. stores. re- some ------------ Will See The Coronation. Kepler, June 2.--Some of our people | spent Victoria day in the city, while | others enjoyed themselves fishing and | picnicking down the lake. We are very glad Mr. Pense was the sucodss- ful candidate in Kingston. Sherman Powley goes to the general hospital on Thursday to havg an operation on the jaw bone. Miss' M. Spike has re- turned to Michigan. Misses E. and | i. Townsend have returned, after al few days with friends at Elginburg. | Miss Alma Johnston and Miss Bella Aykroid, on the sick list, are improv. ing. Visitors: Mrs. Nuttal and son, | South Lake, at Jackson Dawsley's; | Frank Leeman and wife, Verona, at! 8. Leeman's; J. Grant and Effie Clow,' Sydenham, at 8. Powley's; M Cor- | nedl and Mise Ash, Elginburg, at J. Lawson's. "Grandma" Dowsley visit. ing friends at South Lake. F. Ayk- roid is on bis way to England for the coronation celebration. { test it. i In All Shirtdom. | There are no better fitting «hirts | than ours, very special at $1. Bibby's | fourteen, furnishing house. Mabél MacDonald, i adopted daughter of J 5 Roseburgh, Oxley, five miles from Harrow, Ont., committed suicide last wight by tak- ing strychnine. She died hall an hour after taking the poison, before medi: cal aid could reach her. No reasons are assigned for the deed. The coroner's jury came to the con closion that the fatal gutomobile ae dunt at Staten Jsland was unavoid- al by Governor Taft, of the Philippines, ill be received at Rome by cardinai ERMAN COMPANIES WILL CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS. Patronized By Kaiser--The Trials Will Be Made at Wilhelm's Initiative--If Successful Ger- many Will Be Independent of England For Fuel. Berlin, June 3.--The announcement was recently made that, on 'the em- peror William's initiative, the Nord deutsche Lloyd and the Hambur~Am eriom steamship companies had decid ed to conduct g series of experiments with the object of ascertaining the value of alcoholic spirit as fuel. The German distillers (that is, the agrari- wns) are jubiliant and loud in their expressions of gratitude to his maj esty for encouraging the support of home industries, and the agrarian purty is so confident as to the result of these trials that it is already urg ing the employment of spirit instead of coal as fuel for the German navy it is pointed out that a cubic metre of spirits has just double the heating power of a cubic metre of coal, and that the use of the former fuel will carry with it"many and great advan tages. For example, the disagreeable incidents of coaling would be avoided and stokers and trimmers would be dispensed with. For the supply would be regulated automatically, and steam could be got up much more quickly than at present. There would glso be no smoke, a circumstance which, es- pecially in the case of torpedo-boats, would be of great importance. Not only wonld Germany be in the bap yy position of being independent of Fnglish coal, but she would have ad vantage over England in needing far fewer fuel stations abroad. German distilleries, too, are in a position to provide the navy with spirits in any quantity, whereas should England fin- ally adopt the same fuel she would be dependent for her supplies on for- | eign countries, such as Russia and | Austria. The extra initial cost of the | new fuel will, it is considered, be com- pensated for by a reduction of labor and increased economy and cleanliness in working, and, as the agrarians add, when the defence of the country is concerned, the question of cost is a secondary one. } The kaiser has again proved his as tuteness, for in suggesting this new use for all agrarian products he has quite won over the agrarians to his fleet 5 home. re-------- LURED TO HER DEATH. , ---- A Terrible Tragedy Is Reported From Quebec. Quebec, June 3.--Since Tuesday last Mrs. Trehan, Stu. Lazare de Belle chasse, has been missing, together with her children. The neighbors de termined on Thursday to investigate the cause, and a few gained admis gion to the Trehan home. Weakened through hunger and terrified by fear, lay the thiee childrem. The eldest, a little girl of tender age, told the neighbors that her mother had left two nights previous. On leaving she had kissed them good-bye, and sent them to bed, as she was going to meet Mr. Gosselin, she said, and that she would return later in the night. A search was immediately institut ed. On Friday the body of the un fortunate woman was found three miles from her home. The surround. ings bore evidence of having been the | scene of a desperate struggle. Her clothing was rent, her left ear bitten off, while in the flesh of her arms were blue marks of where the teeth of the murderer had been buried. Her throat bore traces of how she had been grasped and choked to death. The body was conveyed home, and Dr. Peron, coroner, notified. The inquest was commenced on Saturday last, but nothing further than what the little girl had stated about her mother go ing to meet a man named Gosselin could be learned. a-------------- NOTHING TO SAY. Kruger Has Declined to Receive Visitors. Amsterdam, June 3.--Since the news was received here that peace had been concluded in South Africa, Mr. Krug er has declined to receive visitors or to expwess an opinion on the subject. The other Boer delegates ere disap pointed at the outcome and are not inclined to discuss the matter. Division Court Cases. Division court was held to-day, judge Price presiding. These cases were heard : Sterling Orr 891. Judgment without cost. George Cousins vs ley. ~Judgment for costs. C. L.-Curtis $32. Judgment for and costs. Simmons Bros. vs J. Love --Judg ment for plaintiff with costs, Charles F. Smith ve. Thomas Pol lett.-- Account $9.27. Non suit, D. Grimshaw & Co. vs. B. Grimshaw Account and note $130.66. Adjourn- ed ve. Hinckley--Account for plainufi for §80 Augustus Hineck- plaintiff without A. Lake.--Account plaintiff for $16 ve, There maonses, made. were eleven judgment sum: Six orders to commit were After The Caretakership. Andrew Lanigan, the afiable care taker of the city buildings, having re | signed after forty-one years of faith ful and efficient service, there is now considerable aftivity on the part of those who are seeking the position, and the aldermen's legs are being pull ed in many directions. It is under- stood that three members of the police force are after (he intment, ' as well as a well-known driver. The lat- ter, howerever, is said to have the necossary influence behind him, and is likely to be appointed. It is a case where "No grit need apply." Mme. La Zelle, the popular scienti- fic palmist may be conmmited on all" matters of love, business and marri- age. Room li, Hotel Frontenac. Fees low. The governor general has received cablegram telling of the safe arriv at Cape Town of the first party of Canadian teachers. All were well. Recount of Lennox occurs before judge Wilkison in Napsoree, on Thurs. Ladies' English Shower Proof COATS. These Shower Proof Coats for ladies are made from Cravenette and are very largely used in England and the States as a summer wrap as well as a rain coat on account of their light weight. The colors are Navys, Greys and Brown, Mixed Greys. : The prices are $3, $3.50, $4.50, $4.99, $5.99, $6.75, $7.50, $8.90, $9.90. Ladies' Umbrellas Special values at $1, $1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.50. All foamed with the new runner. Men's Umbrellas 3 75¢., 50¢., $1.25, $1.75, $1.50, 2 Umbrellas Re-covered And Satistaction Guaranteed. J. LAIDLAW & SON. Ladies' Evening Shoes from Chicago. Patent Leather with handsome Celonial Buckles. Latest fashion Patent Leather with one, two or three straps. Always right. Vici Kid, handsomely beaded, with one or four straps. Very rich. Vici Kid, plain, with one, twa or four straps. Neat and proper. THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE THE CHEAPEST CANNOT BE THE BEST. LABATT'S Is Undoubtedly The Best Ale ) On The Market. iY It Is Remarkable For Its Purity. A TAL) (7% 2 tl Ho 02287 EX famN | CL JAS. McPARLAND, AGENT. PARLOR SET And Fancy We are covieg ont a lise of ¥, Patio Betts, Fancy Shade in funde in five plecss, only $25. of Rug end Velour Couches, Them are sellers. D, The Leading r JAMES REI