1 hsatdin 3 iy 2 2 s Is and doing incaleulable The loss cannot be estimat. prs have had the results of 's work swept away in a few the med rush of the de { element. Many families have rendered homeless and destitute, hardship abounds on all sides. "of cattle, horses and other farm , unable to escape, were swallow, ap by the flames and wiped out of . Many narrow escapes are re- gored; but fortunately no lives were The fire started at a point north. west of Plevna, where farmers were J cleaning lani by burning enderbrush. stiff breeze sprang up unexpecte lly and egrried the flames to the fall tim beyo gr man control. With a noise resembling he roar of the mighty Niagara, the fire swept onward, destroying every: thing in its path. Be quickly did it advance that farmers and their wore fc to fide to open in order to save their lives. UH i , to find nothing left hut ashes. village of Wilbur was cleanad i wiped from the 'ears are also on- since Thursday. Where once prosperity reigned, now is all desolation; hurned 'arms, blackened and charred timbers, i ts and saddened hearts. the fire covered a wide othing destructible escap- that peo- ple for miles around. suffered from its on commercial Aravellers ency Cungingham, Caleb Wishart, D. "Dick and J. through the fiery or ad narrow ese "At on» have to from an underbrush fire on «The party reached Om all right, had disner and started . Half way there they ran path. 'Before they could r horses, the fire had . The flames rushed on- ward with a mighty roar, frightening «he horses, which reared and plunged, ndangering the lives of their drivers. I'rees blazed on all "sides, and falling branches threatened their lives. at al most every step. Caleb Nash, repre senting H. Skinner & Co., came with- in a fow feet of instant death. He was the last ane in line and had just pass +d a large burning pine, when it top pled over and blocked the roadway. i belated travellers found their (age barred by another half-burn ed tree, and all hands had to turn to with knives and cut away the branches in order to make a passage. They drove into a field and remained stand ng until the fire had gpassed. They ord terribly from smoke and heat. When the five travellers found it ne: cessary to turn back from the fast wdvancing flames, they found it almost impossible to turn around. A rear waggon, containing five heavy trunks, could not be reversed, so all hands of finely timbered land have been laid waste. It was one, of the severest cat- astrophes that has ever visited _ this section of the country. * MISS GRACE RITTMAN S{{DR CAVALIERE R. CERRI Miss Grace Rittman, daughter of audi- tor for the war department and Ita. Lan vice«consul at Cleveland, whose wedding will soon be solemnized. MN OF THE NEWS. The Very Latest News Culled From: All Over The World. The Allan Lin» steamship Siberign, frdin Halifax, for Glasgow, sailed from Halifax to-day. Commander Hooker, US.N., who took an active part in the civil war, in dead, at Brooklyn, aged eighty, Many think that the death of Calvin Campbell, which took place on April Oth at Binghamton, was due to poi- soning. The Allan Line steamship Sardinian, from ' Glasgow; for - Montreal, sailed from Glasgow Saturday afternoon with 418 passengers. New York #rtist, fell down an eleva- tor shaft in the Camera Club build ing, and was killed, ritish. and French war ships, will be in the Bay of 8t. George, N.F., next week, to supervise the opening of the herring fishing seacon. The Berlin Tageblatt asserts that King Edward is expected to visit St. Petersburg in July. The impression, the Tageblatt states, is that England is touting the friendship of France and Russia, preliminary to an open break with Germany. The builders' laborers, of Hamilton, Ont., did not have to go out on strike to win an increase of wages from twen ost of the contractors have agreed to pay the new rate rathét than have their work delayed. In an interview, on Wednesday, with all'the ministers of the Chinese for eign office, M. Plancon, Russian charge d'affaires; pressed for reasons for the rejection of the Russian demands. The ministers replied they were unable to vive the reasons separately. The will of Warren B. Smith, carpet manulacturer, White Plains, many princely bequests. Fach of his five néphews and nieces gets $1,000,000, $10,000 to a number of his old em- ployees, and $5,000 to a number of other employees. . 25,000, an many relations and friends E RUMORS > on |. Will "Have To Relieve Tha Vol- | danger of shipping congestion in 1 arbor, due to delay in loading. ves- owing to strike, steamship ng dy in as much as sible and' send them out to make ny for incoming steamers. rain can be into the holds with little o it takes many laborers to load . If the strike lasts much longer there is talk of getting the p~rmanent Ca- nadian forces here to relieve the mili- tia, whose sbsence from business is causing much difficulty in many busi- ness and banking houses. Cerf Persistent ,xumors are in circulation | to-day that the strike of longshore- men is nearing an end. Unofficial | statements in labor circles tend to | ¢reate the impression that a confer- | ence will be held some time to-day, and that the _ opposing factions are getting nearer together. While there is a feeling at the headquarters of the strikers that something is doing, the steamship people discourage the idea that they are to ve a conference with the strike leaders. GREAT Fo Done By Fo Fires In Con- necticut. Winsted, Conn., May 2.--Fires have cut a swath two miles widefand twen- ty miles long, on Canaan mountain, and the damage done to' timber will exceed ,000. A score of familles by building trenches saved their homes from destructiony Fighting For Homes, Fastport, L.I., Mav 2.--Residents of West Hampton and Onogue, two t- ty Summer resorts, are fighting fara to save their homes from fierce forest fires which, strengthened by gales, rushed down from the north. Miles of | woodland have been destroyed and | much game has perished. Fire In Mountains. ! Syracuse, N.Y., May 2.--Hundreds | of men are beating back the forest | fires in the Adirondacks, and danger to summer hotels and camps along the lake shores, is past. A light rain ! fell on Friday, materially assisting | the fire fighters. 1 Forestry students from Yale fought | { bush fires near: Highland Falls, N.Y., | all Thureday night. The inhabitants ! | along the ling of the Adirondacks and | St. Lawrence' RR. ploughed wp the ! land, and kept the flames from the populated districts. Forest fires set fire to the old Hes- J. Wells, Champniy, a wellknown | 3) of lumber, belonging to Mr. | ty cents to twenty-five cents an hour. | shows | His gardener gets | {tor farm house, at 'the Half Way | house, near Waddington, N.Y.& The | building was one of the few old toll- | gates now standing. § { Fire raged near Iroquois just - site Waddington, N. Y., destroying 1,000 cords of wood and a large quan- | Beach, of Iroquois, Ont. Damaged The Track. Belleville, been raging for several days in the | townships of ' Dungannon and Fara- | day. The fire destroyed the fences land | damaged the track of the Central On- | | tario railway, nine miles south of { Bancroft, so that the southbound i { train could not pass. Repairs were | | made. | | GLASS WORKERS EMPLOYERS Will Draw Up New Schedule of Wages. Torcnto, © May 2~There is no change reported in strike of carpent- Fine Basket Weaves .. May 2.--Bush fires have | ~ Shoppers take no interest in a store where goods and methods are out of date. The call is for, Newness--The freshness and sparkle that come from a running stream. : We constantly remind you of the Specials that are to be had here, but Newnes: marks everything. The goods are not sold lower here than elsewhere because they are out of fashion. The more we sell the oftener we have to buy and the constant out-go of geods necessitates a daily incoming, which keeps the stream of trade fresh and sparkling. 3 Fast as special lots are sold others take their place. A splendid collection of the most fashionable Dress materials for-this season :--Snowflake Suit- ings, Silk and Wool Eoliennes, Voiles, Mohairs, Cheviots, Broadcloths, Fancy Waist Materials. Prices for Dress Goods range from 25¢. on up to $1.75 yard. Scotch Zephyr Chambrys 12§¢ , 15¢., 20c , 26¢ , in plain Colors, Pink, Blue, Green, Red, Bieque, Navy, Royal aud others. Or White Waistings, 25c., 30c,, 38¢, 89¢. Fancy Dress Muslins 60 New Desiens and Colorings. * This is 'perhans the largest stock ju Kingston of this elass of goods. Prices 16¢ , 20¢ , 25¢ , 89c., 45¢. Lace and, Chiffon Capes 45 Lace and Chiffon Capes. This season's latest designs. A maker's sample sett. No two alike. Secured at a hargain. Prices 25% Off. COME MONDAY. ..JOHN LAIDLAW & SON... | ers and builders' laborers, 'about 700 3 of each being still out. The employers 4 ) of glass workers have drawn up a new | scale to be submitted to the men. | This union was but recently formed, and it is probable that a more satis- factory 'standard of wages can be | yxed than that submitted by the men. VESSEL IN DISTRESS. And Assistance Despatched 're | Her. | London, May = 2.~The Anchor line | steamer Anchoria, which sailed from DURABLE BOOTS ---AT THE-- Lockett Shoe Store. Beecham's : LPL A deen mle SECOND SECTION NE ® ~ oTH YEAR, NO. 103 impaired Digestion. 3 ly corrected by these won-: ou the reason for the big sales of Pills © Sold Everywhere. "In boxes, 5 cents. HAMES REID: | isan Alter housetleaning buy an Iron 'Bed pr. beauty and style and saye labor dd dresser to match. Pillow-sham at chment. Also Spring and Mattresses p match, § Use Furgiture Restofr. JAMES REID \ r Coal Is 'As Clean As Though fit Were Washed and Brushed. SF Edch lu tands o | md . by N el times before it reaches' you, and . have no chance if ul. f We are very careful. drawford COAL THAT SUITS, Foot of mw St.--'Phone 9. Rn i el is profit largely. { Glasgow on Thursday last, has dis -------------------- { played signals off Malin Head, that A WOMAN'S STRATEGY. Won A Victory Over The Real Estate Man. | New York, May 2.~The Herald says: | After having tried in vain to rent a Strike Is Settled. house in Bayonne, and being refused because oF Sizes 11 to 13, . Prices 75¢. to $1.25. Sizes 1 to 5, Prices goc, to $2. + ¢ : . ® Sizes 8 to 10, : > $ Prices soc. to $1.25. <8 ro a hi From the best Peter Lee, of the von City House, Jmpeh, had a thrilling experience. He driven up the country a few miles fi i she is disabled. Assistance has been | despatched to her. The Anchoris has a large number of passengers aboard. 1 i i i | i i 535: ® Ottawa, May 2.--The strike in the | Frost & Wood Co., 'agricultural imple. | had. nine children, a- wo- | ment works has been settled | through man yesterday: fooled a real estate 8 conference with the minister of la- dealer and produced a year's lease of | Por and the company has agreed to thd house she wished. She sent her | take back William Egan, president "of children for a walk in a cemetery with | the striking union, whose reinstate- a relative, and when she was asked by ment had been formerly refused. The the agent how many children she had WaWer of wages was arranged some she replied : days ago. "I have had nine children, but they are all in the cemetery." Must Pay Their Taxes. "That's 100 bad," replied the ag- ent. "You can have the house." To: 4 i I Sizes 11 to 2, Prices 65c. to $1.50. Sizes Trunks and Valises as cheap as our shoes. =F F § g He iy hf g Ze mines, arriving daily. ae S JAMES SWIFT & £0. #5 Hi my, = tree obstructed the roadway, when the rig struck this, the horse broke loose, leaving the vehicle and its ocoupants behind. Mr. Lee F. G. LOCKETT. New York, May 2--Mayor Low has vetoed a legislative bill providing for . Te was dragged over the dash-board, but serious injury. His face and however, were badly burned tered. The horse's tail was » leaving nothing but a stump. The animal's ears and were also singed. Mr. Lee and companion had a narrow escape death and are quite thankful that to iH - TH pi i the b der to save themselves. log bridge over, the Mic sissippi, below Ardoch, was burned to the wat. er's edge, and communication between ithe two 8 'at that point is now brides was nearly half a mile long, 'wa killed at the blast morrow the nine children will move, with their parents, [itd their new howe. ee AFFECTED BY FROST. 'Early Fruits Have Been Badly Damaged. i ~ Lockport, N. Y., May 2A heavy frost, last fight, 'caused large dam- | age to early fruits, principally plums, aches, ies. and strawberries, larly vegetables were cut down. Late a and pears were probably not 5 affected. ---- To Receive D.S.C. Degree. Ottawa; May 2---Dr. Robert Bell, acting rector of the geological sur. yey department, has loft for England. He is 10 receive the degree of 1.S.C. from Cambridge University, een ' Was Killed By Gas. Sidney, N.82 May 2.--Burton Ful lon, a voung man, aged $wenty-nine Jurnaces this ther long bridge at Loundreas's, | Terai was Soc dent OIC Was 1 by escaping gas. He was » | the exemption of religious ¢orpora- tions in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx from 'assessments for public improvement. ------------ To-Night. I want a new hat, So to-night [ will go And buy one of the latest { From George Mills & Co. Prospects of réal estate are looking {Pe received another shipment of the Pp; buy now at MeCann's.' REMOVAL! J. R. C. Dobbs & Co. | | Typewriter Wareraoms 171 Wellington St. svi eu A- Abernethy, § Shoe made. y ONCE AGAIN | We wish to inform the ladies of Kingston that we Famous Twin-Fit Shoes They are the latest, casiest and best fitting Ladies' ee -- Sb tepals. If you want to see what "Smartly Dressed Men should wear call and see Crawford & Walsh, we TAILORS. .. . p Qo 4