° - ----- usd Ea232a i IE £ Fale: | | weeks. 4 Picton, Ont., Nov. 11.--At the cheese | 889 boxes; all colored; 10 5 470 seld. Buyers t: Sexsmith, FA organ, Mi and Sprague, Stirling, Ont., Nov. 11.-At the 2 board to- 1,800 were board- ; sales: Grant, 445, at 10 3-16¢,; , 700, at 10 3-16c.; Brenton, 500, at 10 3.16c.; board adjourned for two board to-day thirteen factories boarded 1c. bid; Gibson, M. Ont., Nov. 11.---At the here to-day 5.415 boxes ong the 'many reforiis which the hotel keepbrs intend bringing in- in one doing away with the five cent whiskey. The scheme tatked over among the hotel meets with general ap- argued that a re spend their fiv a y their ve-cent would be obliged to or lager, with a con- 3 TE it I Hi i i sequent Aetsening in the numbers of cases of drunkenness, The question will come up 7 : 2 atl special meeting to © Gifts' At A Wedding. Amongst the gifts displayed at the 'Lafferty-Pacaud = wedding, were silver mounted, cut glass claret jug, and from the Hon. William and Capt. and Mrs. Leslie, , silver pudding dish; Mr. Panet, bon-bon dish; Miss Bessie Smythe, doilies; and Mr. and Mrs. w. Grant, bon-bon dish, Wedded Last Evening. Last evening in St. George's cathe. Dean Sinith united Miss Annie M | and Fred. A. Smith, Ganan- oque; in matrimony. The ceremony was a ayiet one. After the ceremony Jat the church, a reception was held at the home of B. Sherring, First street, where the bride had made her home for, some time past. f The Colonel Injured. Recently, while descending the stairs at his home in New Haven, Conn., Col. 8. B. Hance, formerly chief of Balite; of this city, accidentally fell and roke one or more ribs and also sus- tained very sovere bruises. His physi- cian says that it will be a month' or six os before the colonel will be ont again. : Has Accepted. Rev. Mr. Code, Queensboro, has de- cided to accept the pastorate of Ma doc, the Queensboro mission being joined to Madoc, maki a self-sup- riing parish. Mr. Code will remove fo Madoe some time in the near fu ture. Made Supervisor. The public school management com- mittee, Toronto, has appointed J. B. McKay supervisor of the commercial course in the schools, in addition to his present duties as writing master, The tiuagement of the Dominion Iron & Steel company will be assum od at an early day by Graham Fraser, of the Nova Scotia Stes! company. Talloring Have you seen our New Winter Suitings, Overcoatings and Trous- erings, in our Tailoring Depart- ment? No! Well, © Well ! You are missing something worth see- ing. We have the handsomest "1 for making to order you . fens your eves upon. Many ot styles are confined exclusive y us Men's Furnishings New fall shapes in Collars why We have Gloves made by the best ers, at home and across Cashmere Sox, tapered Properly at ankle, turved at inaten. heel,. smooth, elastic, fast color. 85c., 8 pair for $1. New Neck Dressings are now waiting for you to call. « That New Fall Suit will look tame unless you accent it with a tie. 's Clothiers, ek St... Finest dry potatoes, tub butter, 2c. cooking J. Crawford. int made by the manufacturers inst the Brotherhood of Shoe Ma- , was taken up, but as only two witnesses were examined, the in- vestigation was of short duration. The committee has taken under advise Suction Imprisons Driver In a * Crib Under Water. Niagara Falls, Ont., Nov, 12.--Yes- terday while Joseph Taylor, a diver, was at work in the crib, sixteen feet below the surface of the water in the rapids above the falls, he was caught in the suction made by the water go ii through the sheeting, and was held fast, All efforts to free himself were unsuccessful. He signaled for help and Diver Stokes was sent down, hut he could not extricate the man. Two more divers were sent down and final ly lines were made fast to the im- prisoned man. He was hauled out by main force, after being held for three hours. Doctors say he will re cover. British Ships Are Released. Washington, Nov. 12.--The state de- partment has been informed that the two British steamers which were de tained at the port of Buena Ventura by the Colombian government with the intention of using them to trans port troops to the isthmus have been released and have left that port. The state department has decided to re- quest the authorities at Panama to receive Gen. Reyes, who is going to the isthmus on a peace mission from Bégota. -- Cuts Wife's Throat. Hudson, N.Y., Nov. 12.--Reuben Coons, a resident of Taghkanick, in the southern part of this county, Inte last night kiled his wife by cutting her throat with a knife. He had guar- relled with her over the attentions paid her by other men. They were sket makers and lived in the wild est part of this section among the Taghkanick bills. Coons' body was found hanging from a tree in the woods, On Trial For Robbery. Lansing, Mich., Nov. 12--A jury was secured yesterday for the trial of Former State SenatorJohn Holbrook, charged with bribery in connection with the acquittal of Col. Ei R. Sut- ton, former member of the state mili- tary board and ex-regent of the state university, who was charged with being implicated in a $50,000 fraud in connection with supplies for the state troops during the Cuban war. Plans Labor Confederation. Boston, Nov. 12.--At the convention of the American Federation of Labor, a plan for an international labor con federation was greeted with great en- thusiasm. This international alliance was proposed by James (O'Grady, fra- ternal delegate to the federation from Great Britain, who urged that the la- boring element in England and Ame- rica work in harmony. A Serious Fire. Hamilton, Nov. 12.--The stock of the Hamilton Brass Manufacturing company, whose premises were com pletely gutted by fire, this morming, included cash registers, computing scalos, injectors and various articles of brass manufacture. The stock was almost totally destroyed. The loss will probably exceed $35,000; total in surance, $20,000, Will Not Exhibit. Toronto, Nov. 12. --Fifty representa tive .live stock men from all associa tions in the domirion met here last night to discuss the restrictions put on the exportation of show animals to the St. Loti: exposition. It was unammously decided that no Cana- dian eattle, horses, sheep, swine or poultry would be exhibited. Would Not Start War. London, Nov. 12.--The correspon- dent of the Standard at Berlin says he has upon good authority that the Czar of Russia told Emperor William during their recent interview at Wiesbaden that he would not de clare war against Japan under any conditions. Engagement Announced. New York, Nov. 12.--The marriage engagement is announced of General Lincoln National Rank, who was post. master-general under President Gar field, to Miss Edith Colburne, of Stratiord-on-Avon, England. Potatoes, Butter, Eggs. gs. | were squandered in riotous living. Thomas IL. James, president of the | FIRIIT UA] : Lay SSS ty Couple. : Berlin, Nov.- 12. Berlin has another listic. scandal, gohich is now The Principal defemdont is a former circuy a: J Gustava - ther, who, i I the widow of a distinguished ofitial, received. at her women of all classes of society un- der the pretence of arranging seances, She clai to have a medium whom' and affirmed that she could make her materi lize at will, Lovelorn yoeng ladies would call in early the morn to inguire of Lies- chen when and where on that particu lar they would be likely to meet Shia a that v lieutenant. Was it by walli al Unter ren-Linden, or in the Padi ome ? Such questions would readily be an- swered by the obliging spirit. Some times, however, [ieschen's replies sa vored rather of the ball room atmos phere than of the other world, and many trusting young ladies were thus ruined. One of them was Martha Horn, a talented singer, who now stands with Frau Gustava Schettler, accused of blackmail, threatening the life of a rich lover, fraud, and several other offences. Both women seem to have ex torted enormous sums of money, which When the crash came, and the police raided Schettler's apartments, the wo men fled, and feigning lunacy, man aged to find refuge in an institution for demented patients, where she stay- ed for many months before her identi- ty was discovered. Some fifty witnesses =i tell how the woman befooled t X Se------ A VETERANCCLERGYMAN. Passed To His Rest At Lynd- hurst. Rev. Joseph Forsythe, M.A., aged eighty seven years, died at Lyndhurst on Tuesday, November 10th, at. the rectory. Mr. Forsythe was emeritus rector of Truro, N.S., since 1885. He was a S.P.G. missionary at Liverpool in 15848 to 1831, and was at Picton in 1552, Albion ; Mines, 1533 to 1836, Truro, 1557 to 1583. He was a sound theologian, of scholarly habits, deep reading and reseah, courteous in manner, a thorough Christian gentile man, and esteemed and loved by all who knew him. Rev. J. W. Forsythe, Sydenham and Mrs. (Rev.) Metzler, Lyndhurst, are the only surviving children. BICKERDIKE WILL RUN. Member For Montreal Reconsiders "His Refusal. Montreal, Nov. 12.--Robert Bicker dike, M.P.; will again be a candidate in St. Lawrence division for the House of Commons. Some time ago Mr. Bickerdike announced his inten tion of retiring from parliament, but in response to. a largely signed re-- quisition presented to him by the libe ral electors of the division, he con sented to again contest the division which he now represents. -- Public Men In Quebec. Quebec, Nov. 12.--Sir Wilirid Laur jer is at the Chateau with his private secretary, Mr. Bordeau. He arrived this morning by the C.P.R. on board his private car. Hon. Mr. Carroll, solicitor-general, is also in Quebec, be- sides Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick. Hon. 8. N, Parent is back from Montreal and Ottawa, and Hon. Lom- er Gouin, provincial superintendent of public works, is in Quebec. Taking An Appeal. Toronto, Nov. 12.--A divisional court, today, is hearing argument in appeal by the GT.R. in an action brought by Donald McCormick, Ham- ilton. Last year, startine on a hunt ing trip north, McCormick brought a hound: and a spaniel , to Toronto, where the latter escaped. McCormick recovered $100 from the company, which is now appealing. Who Is That Minister ? London, Nov. 12.--Archdeacon Mad den, just returned from a trip to Canada, save: One minister of edu- cation informed him that the Bible was not onlv practically unrecognized in 'the schools, but it was an unknown book in the houses of the present generation Mad: License Inspector. Toronto, Nov. I--Andrew Suther land, Ingersoll, has been appointed license inspector of South Oxford to succeed GG. H. Cook, resigned. C. R. Patience succeeds Mr. Sutherland on the board of license commissioners. A Barnardo Home boy named Quinn was accidentally killed while shooting praitie chickens in the fields near Birtle, Man. » by practically all the leading Teachers of Cookery, who must pro- luxariously-fitted-up rooms young men} she named Lieschen, at her command, | P- du TELEGRAMS FROM THE FOUR " QUARTERS OF EARTH. stint Matters That Interest Everybody ~--Notes From all Over--Little of Everything Easily Bead aid Remembered by the Public. The SS. Kildonan, from Leath, passed Father Foint, inward at 12:00 m. ine SS. Ottoman, from Bristol, passed Father Point, inward, at 11.50 a m. Senator Teller will fight the promo- tion of Brigadier-General - Wood, to the major-geueralship. Ayrus, the Galician, was founa gully of manslaughter at Winnipeg and recommended to mercy. M. Nelidofi, until recently the Rus sian ambassador at Kome, will be ap- pointed Russian ambassador at Paris. Oscar M. Sword, Parsons, Va., was stabbed in the neck by persons un- known, in the woods near Susquehan- na There are eight new cases of diph- theria at the New York state reform- atory, Elmira, making fifty-three in all All rumors of German interference in Colombian affairs are baseless and that Germany follows with dts sym- pathies the efforts of the United States to establish order in the Isth- mus. A freight wreck occurred on the Louisville and Nashville railroad at New Hope, Ky., on Thursday morn- ing. It is. reported that three engi-® neers; three firemen and another man were killed. The first German locomotives to be imported to the United States have arrived at Boston. They are eight in number and.weigh forty tons each. Most of the engines will be shipped by rail to Montreal. The first public consistory of Pope Pius was held on Thursday, and was an occasion of great pomp and cere- mony. Red hats were conferred on the three cardinals, created at the last consistorv, held by the late Pope Leo, and on the two created at the recent secret consistory conducted by Pope. Pius. FRONTENAC CHEESE BOARD. The Salesmen Were Not Willing to Sell. Kingston, Nov. 12. --There was a light offering at today's meeting of the Frontenac cheese hoard, only 729 boxes bein on sale. Uf this number 374 were white and 355 colored. The bidding was not brisk, opening at 10fc. by O. C. Bissell, and closing at 10je. by the same buyer. There were present as buyers, Messrs. Thompson, Bissell, Gillespie, Mackinnon and Park- hill. At the top price of 10jc. only one factory, St. Lawrence, sold board to 0. C. Bissell. These Pr had cheese on: sale : White--Farmers' Edge, . 70; Model, 7. Colored--Arigan; 35; Cold Springs, 75; Cornflower, 40; Sunbury, 65; St. Lawrence, 40; Wolie Island, 100. It was decided to meet on the 26th inst., and close up the season's busi ness. It was reported that there were many boxes of October cheese in the district still unsold. The scarcity of boxes is accountable. An invitation was received from the Ottawa cheese and butter board to attend the annual banquet on the 13th inst. It was de cided that the president should attend as the board's representative, Friend, 200; Gilt 30; Silver Springs, Murvale Mutterings. Murvale, Nov. 10.--There was no service in the Methodist church on Sunday on account' of quarterly meet- ing at Hartington. Miss Violet Fergu- son gave a Hallowe'en party to a number of friends. F. Guess, one of the oldest residents, is very low. Miss B. Grant is visiting friends in the Limestone city, Miss /E. adley, our popular school teacher, visited her parents on Sunday at Perth road. Calvin Lake traded his team of black horses to H. Revnolds, Verona. Mr. Miller, Morven, at Irsael Lee's, on Sunday. Violet Murton spent a few days last week the guest of Hetty Lake, Wilton. Master Edwin Bell was the guest on Saturday of D. J. Bin nington. Hay pressers are doing good work around here. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. B. Rose regret their removal from here. Visitors: D. Tag- art, at William Davis; Dr. A. H. «onard, and Mrs. A. Glassford, King ston, at Alexander Irwin's; Mr. Me Pharland /Sydenham; Mrs. Harry Han- gon, Kepler, at John Young; Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace, at B. Rose; Mr. and Mrs. James Young, at Thomas Evans'. rr Bars 'Toy Pistols. Chicago, Nov. 12.--The city council has passed 'an ordinance prohibiting the sale of toy pistols in Chicdgo. The e provides a penalty of $100 for anyone who "shall sell, loan, or furnish anv toy gun, or toy pistol, or any fowling piece, or other toy fire- arm in which any explosive substance can be used. Deseronto Board Of Trade. Deseronto, Nov. 12.--At the annual meeting of the hoard of trade the fol. lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: Patrick Slavin, presi- dent; Amos A. Richardson, vice-presi- dent; Alson G. Bogart, treasurer; Hen. ry R. Bedford, secretary. > Deer Shot By Woman. Pelleville, Nov. 12.--¥iss Daisy Ap- pleby, daughter of I. Appleby, county Jailer of this city, has just returned from North Hastings, bringing with her a fine deer which she shot in that locality. > It is possible that when Burton Hyland appears before Judge Price on a double charge of cattle stealing, he may also be asked to plead to a charge of theft. A missing watch is charged to his light-fingeredness. A hunting party returned last Fri- day from the west branch of Black er You can always get good celery at HOS 0 1 rT . brining with them twelve deer, two for each man. ¥ right. "SALADA CEYLON NATURAL GREEN tea is to the Japan tes drinker » «SALADA" Black is to the black tea drinker. Sold In sealed lead packets. 25c. and 40c. per ib. By ail grocers, pe wy Now Wanted Things that 'are seasonable, A careful study of the different items will tempt you. Prices are vail ? -falt and wintér. 39c. tive.colorings, 4gc. rahge. Business is going with a swing in- this depart. ment, and why not, when such prices as these pre- 48 inch Ladies' Cloth, colorings all suitable for 56 inch French Zibeline, in a variety of attrac- 54 inch All=Weol Homespun Suitings, also in heavy weicht, for skirts, 69c., and an immense 25¢. yard. values. yard, and many others, SILKS The demand is now for Silks for Fancy Work, and we are ready with an unusual display. China Silks 20 inches wide specially priced, China Silks, 3 wider widths, at extra good Mirror Silks, in thirty different shades, at 49c. Taffeta Silks, in black and 20 shades. Peau de Soie Silks in black, 75¢., 99c., $1.25 Correct shape. The |THE LOCKETT RIBBONS Every wanted shade in a' variety of widths, suitable for trimmings and fancy work. Neck Kibbons in new colorings. GLOVES NEW KID GLOVES Perrin's Famous French Kid Gloves, $1 and $1.25 pair, in black and a full range of colors. JOHN LAIDLAW & SON... <Q The Most Popular Gents' Soe In America --THE ---- Bert and Packard Just received at The Lockett Shoe Store. Our first shipment is a lot of Patent Leather, medium sole, stylish last, lace boots; the leather is something entirely new, tanned from the skin of a small Mexican horse called the "burro," and is said to be the most durable of all Patent Leathers and has a splendid intense black, ver -- y. brilliapt gloss. 'BERT" and "PACKARD" correct shape shoes will be sold only by ed