Practice WD Experience to succeed in business is to say what we mean. . When selling a suit, overcoat, or in fact, anything we handle, we explain the qualities of the goods as well as the faults, if there are any. Knowing the nature of the article, you can judge for yourself. You'll get what you expect. Here are the facts : We keep clothing that is up-to-date. Our gent's furnishings are the latest, and the furs we sell have mo rival. Don't miss it. JOS. SILVER, 102 PRINCESS STREET. Cold Weather Calls for Weather Strip We have it all sizes. The neatest thing on a door or window. Prevents cold and snow from blowing in and saves coal. Also, our Springs are acknowl- edged the BEST in town. See '. them on all the best doors. We put them on without extra charge. W. A. Mitchell. HARDWARE. Wear a Pair of our Women's 3 Shoes And you'll have the sat- isfaction of knowing that your feet are as elegantly dressed as any in town. Their good fitting quali- ties and comfort have never been equalled except in shoes that cost you a good bit more money, and wear there's no end to it. McDematts *5 iy ~ STORE. Wonderful Success. THE LIGHT THAT LIGHTS. Do not be 'disappointed by buying cheap imitation mantle burners when you can buy the best. THE KERN BURNER Is made upon honor, and every one guar- anteed. They are made of heavy material, finely finished, equipped with the best mantles and vlassware. Give the light and save gas. KING J. W. OLDFIN, xine Auction Sales. SAVE MONEY BY EMPLOYING ALLEN & SON, Auctioneers THE 5 PA. EDITION SEQOND EDITION NEWS ALSO ON PAGE FIVE. COMMERCIAL MATTERS, What Is Going On In the Business World--The Market News. The United States government crop réport fgr December makes the cotton crop 10,470,000 bales. Some $50,000 worth of shipped on Thursday by irom Peterboro ior export. 'The directors of the Dominion Iron & Steel Lo. announce that the net earn- .uvs for October, including the bounty, amounted to $34,009. : 'Ihe 'Russian wheat crop is estimated at 27,450,000 quarters, or 219,600,000 bushels, compared with 22,958,000 guar- ters, or 183,664,000 bushels in 1901. About 241,000,000 bushels of corn were ground into flour and meal in the United Statés in the past census year, or nearly half the of wheat. 5 A big dairy trust is under way, a trust which will include all the dairies and creameries in Canada The pur pose is to increase the produce and will raise the price on the narket. - OD moraral failures in the United States during November 1,000 in num- ber and $9,276,716 in amount of de- faulted liabilities, compared with 974 failures a year ago for $9,070,446. The total capital of the International Axe and 'Tool company will be 2, 000.000, of which $17,000,000 five per cent. bonds, $4.000.000 seven per cent preferred and £12,000,000 common will be issued. Canada the sugar Paterson, « An advance likely to follow n es a Ls earnings/ oi Canadian Pacific for the month oi November show an: in- crease of $392,000, and the increase for five months is £2.053,000. _ Grand Trunk's earnings lor November increas- ed $262,160, and for five months © §1.- 031.67 : § soap mine has been dis- patie British Colum- covered near Ashcroft, re The composition of the soap seems to be ahout one-fifth borax. A com- pany has been formed to work it, and already 275 tons have been taken out of e in We as and dividend : this month by the important railroads and industrial corporations ot the U nit- ed States will aggregate $50.€ 149 as compared with payments of $47 : G4 in December of last vear. Thi the largest sum paid out in interest and dividends in the financial history ol vew York. 0 Dominion Coal Company has de- clared the regular quarterly dividend 3 two per cent. For the first eight months oi the r the net earnings sonnted to $1,633,000. This meang that the company earned enough to pay ous dividend for the period mentioned, at iy rate ol eight cent. per annum, and have £310,000 to spare The Sarninks of the comnvanv have, in fact, for t e first eight months been enough Jo pay the whole year's dividend and leave balance of $34,000 bacon was the G.T.R. consumption will be indirectly affected by convention. Hon. William' Ministes of Customs, states: in the price of sugar: iS the abolition of the disbursements per a ---------- Has Returned To School. The boy irom Frontenac school. who has recently been playing truant, visited, the Board of Education rooms vesterdav with his mother, who is do ing all in her power to guide the hov's footsteps aright. He promised to' reform and to go back to the school this morning, if perniisgion was given. » The lad declared that, while he had carried a revolver on the street, he had never taken it into the school building. ---------- Given A Trial. Street: car No. 23, which formerly chased the residents of Belleville off the tracks, was given a trial here ves- terday, after" a thorough overhauling, and found. to be in' first-class condi tion. Another of « the Belleville cars is being made ready for service. These cars have gongs that sound like unto those of the fire brigade waggons, and scores of citizens rushed to the loors vesterday when the gong sounded. ---------- At Mullin's This Week. 3 lbs. fancy mixed candy, 25c.: 1 1b. pure Java and Mocha coffee, freshly oround, 2 3 lbs. black tea dust, 95¢.: 2 lbs. black Ceylon tea, 25c.: large sealer cream baking powder, 20c; 1 1b. lemon and orange peel, 15c.: 3 lbs. new selected raisins, 25c.; 5 Ibs. currants, 23c.; 2 quarts fresh new 2 Corner Johnston and cranberries, Division str v -- Tom Smith's Christmas Stockings For some" years past nothing has given such universal satisfaction, and <uch genuine pleasure to the children as Tom Smith's stockings, It is won- derful how much = enjoyment can be crowded into these fancy open work hose. We have them in all sizes and prices. Jas. Redden & Co. Will Address The Board. Rev. St#rne, Tighe, rector -of All Saints' church. will appear before the Board of Education at its next meet- ing--to tay before the hoard some facts concerning the pupils of the Col legiate Institute. og Ladies' Fur Jackets. The hést stock and lowest prices at Campbell Bros., manufacturers . of furs, 81 Princess street. New raisins, new currants, new figs, new dates, pew peels, new almonds, 1 new Brazil nuts, new.pe- Redden & Co." new walnuts, cans, new filberts, Jas. Overcoats at The H. D. Bibby Co. THE SMARTEST SWAGGER OVERCOAT EVER PRODUCED AT $10.00. We have the Swellest Swagger Coat to be had in Kingston. genuine Grey, lined with Best Italian Cloth, = = Slash Pockets, Velvet Collar, Cuffs; ~= regular $15 coat; on sale (READY- TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT) on SATURDAY for $10. LIVINGSTON BROS. CY i" Itisa Saxony Cheviot in Oxford TRAE © YLY WHIG, FRIDAY. DECEMBER b. PROVINCE WINS ITS CASE AGAINST THE DOMINION In Regard to the Matter of Inte:r- est--The Question of the Boun- ties in Iron Has Been Finally Settled. Ottawa, Dec. 5.--Justice Bourbridge in exchequer court to-day, decided in favor of the iron companv, in action against government bounties under interpretation of Auditor-General Mac- dougall' The amount claimed was $196,967.15, but when accounts are taken this will be swelled to about $300,000. His hon- or decided that pig iron includes that substance in aliquid or molten state as well as in its solid form. In the case of the Dominion of Can- ada vs. Province of Ontario, a dispute as to interest on moneys, owed by the province to the dominion the judge found in favor of the province. The province thus saves B113,176.54. The tragedy of life is told in the story of four English girls who recent- ly came to Canada to accept situa- tions as weavers in an Almonte mill, brought hither as experts to illustrate the improved methods of the trade. On the voyage over, travelling steer- age, they took ill, and two deaths re- sulted. A third one is now in St. Luke's hospital, ill with typhoid fever, but with a prospect of recovery, and the fourth, her sister, is in Almonte. Miss Marsh is not aware of the death of her companions and will not be made acquainted with the. facts till her recovery is fully assured. ALPHABET ON PINHEAD. Remarkable Piece Of Work Done By An Engraver. Pittsburg, . Pa., "Dec. 5--R. H. M. Jantzen, a Pittshurg engraver, has engraved the aiphabet and eight other letters; making = thirty-four in all, on the head of an ordinary pin. This surpasses any feat of the kind on re: cord, and required the best of skill and patience to accomplish. "The al- phabet alone has been engraved fre- quently heretofore on a pin head, but the difficult task of adding eight other letters almost surpasses belief. The pin head has on it the alpha- bet, 1902, and R. H. M. J., the en- graver's initials, and under a micro- scope can easily be read. Three-quar- ters of an hour was required to com- plete the task. PREMIER ROSS SPEAKS. Thinks the Conservatives the Prohibitionists. _ Toronto. Dec. 5.--Premier Ross, an interview, this morning, states he considers the returns from' the cities of the province are a mandate "to close the bars." At the same time, considering the large vote in Toronto, Mr. Ross is inclined to accept the view of the licensed victuallers that conservatives had worked for the act for ulterior motives. For instance, North Toronto, last May, defeated the prohibitionist candidate, G. F. Mar- ter, by 232 and, vesterday, it carried prohibition by 1,574. The returns in Stratford, Mr. Ross says, show the same conduct by conservatives. 1f Stratford 'had voted last Mav as it did yesterday, the result would have been very different at the general elec- tion. Aided in PAIN SPURS VICTIM. Francis G. Beach Shoots Himself In Groin. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 5.--Francis (Gi. Beach, a prominent resident of New Haven, was taken to the New Haven hospital last night suffering from a pistol shot wound supposed to have been self-inflicted. Mr. Beach had partially @ecovered from an attack of grip. During a fit of temporary aberration, caused by ex- cruciating pain, Mr. Beach, it is_sup- posed, shot himself in the groin. After a consultation of physicians his con- dition was said to be serious. Mr. Beach was a postmaster at New Haven under former President Cleve- land, and he was captain of Connec- ticat volunteers in the late war with Spain. Pr A NEW FEATURE. Has Ordered a Cattle Quarantine. Montreal, Dec. 5.--The Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific railways have been advised that the state of Illinois has ordered a cattle quarantine against, not only the affected * New England states, but those bordering thereon.- such as New York and Penn: svlvania, as well as the provinces of Quebec and Ontario The usual steps to prevent the possible spread of the hoof and mouth disease to lliinois must be observed in connectien with cars in which cattle have been trans- ported, and they will not be admit- ted to that, state until the require- ments of the quarantine law has been carried out to the satisfaction of the state officials. Illinois It Costs To Win. Henry Labouchere, editor of Truth, who for twenty vears has been the most frequent defender of libel suits was a son of the late John (. Davies, An adventurer named Cowen had been exploiting lords and earls, and finally the Chinese ambassador, in a clever scheme. This was ruthless lv exposeil hy "Labby." in Truth. There were two trials of the suit for libel. It cost Labouchere © 125,000 to defend the cae and he can only re cover [25500 in costs. In other words, his victory him 100,000, week. cost Offered Site For Shops. Montreal, Dec. 5.--The town of La prairie has offered the Grand Trunk a large piece of land, if the company will build repair shops in that town. The latest at the British musenm ix a Chinese bank note of the fourteenth century, which was discov- ered (in the euins of a statue of Bud- dha at Pekin It is worth noting that=<iaper mpnev was nots introduced into Europe till -the seventeenth cen tury : } The telephone was an invention to enable mén to lic to each other with- curiosity out blushing. FRONTEN/ C'S VOTE Was Strongly In Favor Of Prohi- bition. Frontenac decided strongly in favor of prohibition, but the total vote cast wens not two-thirds of that at the May! .geuvral election, which totalled 3,540. {The largest majorities were secure at | Cata.raqui (No. 2 Kingston), West- 1 brook (No. 4 Kingston), Sunbury (No. 2 Stor,"ington) and Inverarv (No. 1 Storrin, ton). Wolfe Island polled a decidedly small vote, and against the act. It 1s understood that Portland gave the act a majority of 250. So tar the refiirns received are : ' Yes, No. Garden Island . . .. , 37 10 Kingston, No. ean D2 C20 Kingston, N . 103 19 Kingston, S88 13 Kingston, 86 Kingston, 20 Kingston, 34 Loborough, No. 1. . Loborough, No. 2. . . . Loborough, Ng. 3. Loborough, No. 4 . Pittsburg, No. 1. Pittsburg, No. 5. Portland, No. 1. Storrington, No. Storrington, No Storrington, No. 3. Wolfe Island, No. 1, . . Wolie Island, No. 24 . . Wolie Island, No. 3. . . 8 26 Twenty-four polls out of thirty-five give approximately For 1,450, against 425. (maj.) : 28 16 32 18 16 38 25 15 16 7 13 13 21 46 Prohibition Vote In Lennox. Yes. No. . 55 3 «2 Adolphustown, No. 1. . Adolphustown, Gosport, Amherst Island= Stella Emerald, No. : Bath Village... rnesttown-- Millhaven, No. 1. . Storms' Corners, No. 2. Odessa, East, No. 3 Switzerville, No. 4. . Wilton, No. 5. . . Odessa, West, No. 6. S. Fredericksburgh-- Sillsville, No. 1. Town Hall, No. Hawley, Nof 2, ert ine N. Fredericksburgh-- Wigaing', No. 1... ... .. Hough's, No. 2 Sheffel's, No. 3 Napanee-- West Ward, No. 1 West Ward, No. 2 Centre Ward, No. 1 Centre Ward, No. 2... .. .. East Ward. Richmond-- Selby, No Forest Mills, No. 3. Roblin, No. 4. 2 LATEST SUMMARY. How The Vote Stood This After- noon. Toronto, Dec. 5.--Summary : Latest returns for the act, 114,758; against the act, 70,491; majority for the act, 44,297. Total vote, 185,279." Thirteen constituencies not included in these figures. They have not reported, or reported only majorities. Only a few constituencies have sent in complete returns as yet. The total vote in.the province is not likely to be known for two or three days. President Eighteen Years. At the last - meeting of the local lodge, Y.I.C.B.A,, these officers were elected by acclamation : President, J. J. Behan; first vice-president, P. Morahan; second vice-president, P. Byrne; recording | secretary, P. O'Brien; financial secretary, G. Han- son: treasurer, J. Mitchell: marshal, P. Fannon: guard, J. Cullen. The members seem to repose great confidence in their energetic president, J. J. Behan, whom they re-clected to office for the eighteenth time. Is Now A Millionaire. The many Kingston friends of J. H. Loftus will be pleased to hear of his good fortune in having fallen heir to one-sixth of an estate valued at 87,- 000,000. The estate is situated in' Tre- land and comprises land and money. Mr. Loftus is a grandson of the late Sir Nicholas Loftus, of Mount Loftus, Kilkenny, Ire. Upon his death the es- tate passed to his grand-children, six in number. A son of Hon. Edward Blake. is looking after the interests of the Canadian Reirs. ---------------- The Kindergartners Busy. The pupils in the various kindergar- ten classes in the city schools are' hard at work = making presents for their parents and friends, and getting ready for the usual entertainment. A Christmas tree will be one of the at- tractions for the little folks, and in cach room it will be laden with the gifts their little fingers have been so carefully taught to make. The par- ents will be invited to these entertain- ments, Parson Shoots Burglar. : Selina. Grove, Pa., Dec. 5.--Rev. John B. Shellenberger, a local preach- er of Bonnerville, in Snyder county. shot and mortally wounded a burglar. The burglar pried open a window, setting off the electric alarm. . The preacher quietly made his way out of the building, rifle in. hand. Fhe burg- lar struck a match near a window, and: the preacher. having a good view af him, fired, with the above re- sult. y oo A Peculiar Statement. A man who boasts that he is a great temperance advocate declared in a Princess street store, this afternoon, that he would vote for a liquor man any day in preference to Premier Ross, a man who has done more for the tem perance people than any other politi cian Ontario has ever produced. It ix such men as this that do harm to the temperance cause, Would Like To Realize. Toronto Globe! fr. Clergue estimates the waterpow er of the St. Lawrence between Kings ton and Montreal as worth 10,000,000 tons of coal. In the present. predica ment would like to realize on - a part of it in} coal. we adies' Fine Furs. The bist stock in Kingston and NEWS OF WORLD TELEGRAMS FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF EAR H. Matters That Interest Everybody --Notes From all Over--Little of Everything Easily Read and Remembered. The amount of the German claims against Venezuela is said to be ncar- ly $600,008. » The vote in Newburgh was: Tor. 153; against, 71. At Moscow, for, 110; against, 55. The states of the middle west and south are in the grip of a fierce snow and rain storm. Soine Toronto citizens who purchas- ed Welsh coal are 'demanding the: reo- turn of the purchase money. During a protracted session of the German reichstag the members called one another scoundrels and dogs. Gilbert Milks, (Cattaraugus, tried three times for arson, was acquitted yesterday after a trial lasting four days. The steam fire engine belonging to Emerson, Man., broke through the ice and is now in the bottom of the river. T. States senate, who has been ill some time has taken a turn for worse. The British government definitely an- nounces that cattle shipped via Bos- ton or Portland will not be allowed to land. The British press holds former Uni- ted States President Cleveland re- sponsible for the present difficulties with Venezuela. Owners of property on the shores of Moose Lake are disputing the owner: ship of the lake bottom, in which nickel has been found. The Woodbine hotel, near London, Ont., was destroyed by fire. The in- mates escaped from the upper rooms by a rope made of bedclothing. An explosion of a gas stove in the crowded Lincoln Hotel at No. 176 Ma- dison street, Chicapo, caused the con- flagration in which fourteen lives were lost. George Levh, Brooklyn, a wealthy manufacturer, died adter drinking a glass of beer, which was found to have contained poison. Foul play is sus- pected. Scrutineers in Ottawa succeeded in blocking between 200 and 300 at- tempts at personation and there is no doubt more than as many more es- caped them. On December 2nd, Margaret Dawson, relict of the late Alexander McCornell, Richmond, died, at the age of seventy- five years. She leaves three daughters and a son. The Painters' union of Schenectady was restrained from crossing a man. whose offence was that he served with the National Guard, from the mem- bership roll. A Russian Jew from Montreal, was arrested at Ogdensburg for piloting into the States a number of his coun- trymen, suffering from eye disease. The men will be returned to Russia. A deficiency amounting to several thousand dollars has been found in the accounts of Albion F. Welgh, late treasurer of the Danvers, Mass., Sav- ings Bank, who died a few weeks ago. Countess Selkirk was the victim of a big jewélery robbery at her house, Berkley Square, London, Wednesday night. The thieves stole a pear neck- lace of great value, brooches, brace- lets, rings and other jewelery. : On November 29th Miss Edna, the nineteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sampson, Salem, died af- ter jthree weeks' illness. Two brothers and two sisters also survive. The de- ceased was a bright and lovable girl. This morning while members of the Cleveland, Ohio, fire department were fighting flames, a wall fell upon mem- bers of. engine fompany, Nof 15, bury- ing then: All were rescued excepting Patrick Jovee, who is still deep under piles of brick with no hope of being taken out alive. The British steamer Leicester, ar- rived at Queenstown, from San Iran- cisco, reports that on October 23rd, some American sailors aboard the ves- sel mutinied and fatally shot the se- cond officer and twice wounded the captain. The mutineers then made a raft and left the ship in mid-Atlantic. AT Merritton, Grand Trunk - em- plovees tore up a bridge on the main street to put in a new structure. Citi- zens objected, and the fire depart- ment was called out and turned a stream of water on the railway men, who retaliated -by cutting the hose. For a while it looked like a fight, but another = stream was turned on and the railway men decamped. B. Reed, speaker of the United for the Fur Bargains. Large Alaska sable scarfe for 86, al Campbell Bros, manufacturing® fur- riers. "Macbeth"--Tuesday. America's leading tragedian, John Griffith, will appear at the Grand on Tuesday, December 9th, in his now famous impersonation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Exceilent acting company, correct costumes, novel electric ef- fects, special scenery painted expressly for this play. j : ; Shot In The Arm. Henry Green, a young man residing near Bedford Mills, was brought to the general hospital on Thursday after noon to have his left arm repaired. While hanging up a gun, the trigger "snapped, and the charge entered the arm, tearing the flesh severely. Will Be Helpful. + Whig will publish on Saturday igns for many pretty Christmas presents that can be made at home. The plates will, undoubtedly, prove.of interes to our lady readers this searon of the at vear. Frost Proof. can deliver lettuce and tender vegetables and fancy fruits all parts of the city, free The old reliable fruiterer, Carnovsky "on the corner." I We other to without zing ve ------ 3 Lieut, Odell, Cobourg garrison artil- at Tete de Pont to take a course lery company, arrives bar racks in equitation Military Court Farl Roberts to morrow holds prices at Camphell = Bros. acturers of reliable furs, : Tows another dance in the Whig Excellence and Completeness Underwear -« Hosiery The marked feature of thé LAIDLAW UNDERWEAR and HOSIERY stocks are the excellence of quality, comfortable fit, sensible shapes and large variety, together with the low prices made possible by the large purchases" made for wash. | . Women's Underwear, Vests and Drawers, 3 different weights and 12 different qualities. 25¢c., 35c., 45¢., 49¢, 50¢c, 69c., 75c,, 89c., 99¢C.,- $1, $1.25 and up, 4% Women's Stockings In Fine Woul, in Cashmere, in Heavy Wool and in Black Fleece Lined Cotton. Prices 10c, 12%%¢., 15¢, 18cs, 20c, 23C., 25¢., 30C., 35C., 40C., 45C., 50¢. and up. Children's Stockings. Ly Ribbed or Plain Wool, Ribbed or Plain Cash- mere, Medium or Heavy Makes. Prices very moderate. Boys' Yarn Knit Stockings, Made for rough wear growing boy. MEN'S UNDERWEAR Fleece Lined Shirts and Drawers. ; Scotch Wool Shirts and Drawers. ,,, Fine Heavy Wool Shirts and Draw- : | | 2 Just the thing for a > JOHN LAIDLAW & SON 170-1272 Princess Street, Kingston. Par TNS 0 ARIAS AL ON AS ASA For Upright, ' Downright Good Shoes, Easy to the Foot 4 Pleasing to the Eye, Tie ~. SLATER The Place THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE ta ox 12 NO TROUBLE To sweep any and everywhere with a first- class {| Carpet : Sweeper We have them from dd roars $150 Up. McKELVEY & BIRCH, 69 a.nd 71 Brock Street. ~ 1 fee SW The Ideal Beverage JOHN LABATT'S Porter Full of the Virtua of Malt and Hops. Perfectly Agreeable to the Most > Deticate Palate. JAS. 'cPARLAND, AGENT, # hall next Thursday night, | KING STREET, KINGSTON.