» ] fore H 8 ¥ : down from: chapel showing their col- | by enstied. After fifteen minutes of fierce "| work; they were stopped by President 3 Eg x t hilippines. The oir isiiom: one in the hivviue The year, , including cane and beet, is estimat- melutine increase of al at 10.488. 800 tol ig tons The Police Called In. . There was trouble at the Iroquois hated Saturday night, and the police had to be called in to quiet matters, 14 appears that some of the "help" sme intoxicated and refused to orders. A crowd of sympathizers tended the ona fofed time nat were very lively, but ars Meal of the a resulted in restor- ing quietness. Matthew Campbell was installed as bailiff and continued on a until' Sunday, when J. E. Hut- ehison took over the temporary man- agement of the hotel, and will conduct it: for the Dominion Prewing and { Malting company wntil a purchaser is Obtained. 1 Another Student War. At Hillsdale, Mich, on Wednesday 'morning, when the freshmen went ] for the first time they were met ihe sophs, and a scrap in the snow Hauck, but the stop was only tempgr- ary, for the struggle continued at in- tervals all through the day. Even the go-eds of the east hall could not econ: trol their wrathy blood, and the pre- sidont was called upon again.. The 40phs claim a victory, as seven or } ight colors were captured, The Pierrepont Did Not Run. To-day for the first time this year the steamer Pierrepont was unable to make her usual trip to the adjacent islands. The wind was xo strong and the waves rollsd so high that it was considered unsafe to venture a trip, #0 the staunch steamer remained tied up to the ferry wharf. There were a few Cisappcinted passengers who, how- ever, when told of the gale blowing "outsides"! were gldd enough to re mein on shore, J You Are Always Safe. In selecting a picture for a present, 4 In our new art department, wo have a number of very choice pieces beauti- fully framed. Just what you are look- ing for. R. Uglow & Co. ©, Kant Krack Rubbers. Sold only at A. Aber- 1 nethy's. t Admiral Alexiofi, the Russian vice- roy in the far east, has postponed his vitit to St. Petersburg until January. Over this list and you will find many articles very approprizt= for Christmas Gifts ! Smoking Jackets, $2.75 to. 86.30. Dressing Gowns, $5 to 813. Bath Robes, $4 to $7. Umbrellas, $1 to $5. Stxlish Neckwear, 23e. to $1.95, tylish w , Toe. to £2.50. Gloves, oer to $1.50, Suspenders, 2c. to 0c. Shirts, 81 to $1.50, Pyjamas, $2 to £3.50. Cashmere Sox, 25¢c. to 50c, Cashmore Sox,. Silk Embroidered, "30e, to The. Linen Handkerchiefs, 13¢, to 0c, Silt Handkerchisf:, 33¢. to $1, Silk Garters, 25¢ to Sle. Woollin Shoes, 50c. to 75c. Cali Links, 50c. to 81. Uravat Pins, 50c. to $I, Fancy Vests, 82 to 84 Wool Underwear, Red, 3c. to $4. All Umbrellas purchased from us will be iaitinled free of charge. Ladiss are buying Dressing Gowns, . Smoking Juckets and House Coats for their fiends now. Many stores | soll above goods oly in holiday sen- sen, and such ds as men would never bay, if hey were buying for themselves. We sell these goods all | the season uround and we sell them | to particular men. The material: are | carchilly selected; they are cut in the' most expert manner and finished in dignified and correct style. ] by Canadian bounty fed Quotes Sifton's Speech--Makes Use of : Minister's Speech 1" To Attack Mr. Chamberlain's _ Imperial Project. speabing at Eoinburgh, Saturday, ar- Lgued a two-shilling duty 'on corn would be no help to the British agri- culturist. Experts urged five shillings to twenty-five, Mr. Chamberlain's colonial preference would iing Eng lish farmers into direst competition with 350 million acres of the finest " fwheat tertitory that is in Canada. and thai last state would he worse than their first. They would be ob- liged to pay wore for their feeding stuffs and machinery, while Canadian wheat dumpiag would be specifically wold depopulate the English rural districts. The United States wauld soon not have enough food for her ulation. Then would come the time when Canada and Aus tralin would become the great grain supplying source, to the empire in war time. The surest policy would be to take the whols world for our granary. Mr. Silton's statement that Canada would not require to. be bribed for its loyalty would be re'echoed in every part of the empire. The British empire was a great defensive Dague of communities under the august lead- ership of the British crown. The Times, referiing to Lord Rose: bery-s speech, says he studiously en- deavors to set the English agriultur- ist against the Canadian farmer. Lord Hosebery did not see that the Cana- dian wheat belt is the greatest pro- ductive asset within the empire, The Standard says Lord Rosebery made an adroit use of the recent ut- terances of the Canadian statesman, to attack the new project on the im- perial side. A BRUTAL BURGLAR. corn, whizh sibility. Salem, Mass, Dec. 14.-Miss Mary A. Narbomne, widily known among 'antiquarians, whose home at 71 Essex street, built previous to 1680 and pre- served on its original lines, is of reat historical interest, was attacked vy a housebreaker, Sunday, and beaten into insensibility. her condi- tion is critical. Miss Narbonne is eighty years old, possessed of consid erabls means, besides a house full of valuable antiquities and curios. Early to-day she was awakened by a bur glar. She screamed and crowded' his fingers into her mouth. In a frenzy of foar Miss Narbonne bit the fingers until the blood spattered upon her face," With his free hand the intruder then pounded the woman's face until it was a, mass of bruises. Some hours later she revived suffi ciently to arouse the neighbors. BORDEN'S MISSION. Some Otker Concessions Are Al- lowed. London, Dee. 14.--Sir Frederick Bor- den announces the results of his mis- sion to England as follows : 1. No restriction Br limitation in the future selection of a . officer "to command the Canadian militia. 2. Date of appointment will control procedure between officer of imperial army and officer of Canadian militia. 3. All references to position of offi- cer commanding at Halifax omitted. (See section sub-section 3, militia act.) 4. Increased facilities for education al purposes at stafi college, ete. It is rumored in the London mi'itary clubs that the British government is not indisposed to hand over the responsi hility for the maintenance of the fort- resses at Halifax and Esquimalt to the Canadian government. . ---------------------- Opposed To Union. Constantinople, Dee. 14.--The Greek patriarch has received replies from all the Orthodox churches to his proposi- tion that the time has arrived to dis- cuss the possibility of a union of the Roman Catholic Reformed and Ortho- dox churches, The majority of the re- plies are in the negative, though some admit the possibility of a. union of the Orthodox and Auglican churches. Russia's reply, which was evidently influenced by M. Pobiedonostzeff, pro- curator of the Holy Synod, was very strongly in opposition to union with Catholicism. ee -- Fired On The Mob. Soul, Dec. 14.-<The Japanese landed marines at Mokppe, yesterday, 15 sup- press rioting during a strike among laborers. It is roported that the mar- ines fired upon the mob killing sever al ple. The strike was among Corean col. liers employed in the foreign conces- sion, which precipitated clashes among the Coreans and Japanese. The af fair, it is thought, may cause local complications and possibly Russia may send a warship should the Co- rean government resent the landing of matrices by Japan. A Serious Fire. Halifax, N.S., Dec. 14.-A seriou fire is raging in Bathurst, N.B. Al ready five or six houses have been burned. The Newcastle department has just started by special train for the scene, ? BAI Was Electrocuted. New York, Dec. 14.--William H. En- nis, a former was put to death this morning in the electric chair, in Sing Sing prison. E. R. Benn reterned to-day from at Hamilton, he will leave for Fliza- beth, N.J., to locate. at Swift's wharf, preparatory to laating for Hamilton to ge into win- ter quarters. Tenders' Union, Edward Coyly was wloeted treasurer, to succeed James Snence, : London, Dec. 11. Lord Rosebery, peated for the company and consented Beat An Aged Woman Into Insen- | the burglar | Brooklyn poliveniph convicted of having murdered his wife Watertown, N.Y. After a short viiit The steamer Arabian is coaling up UAt a wweting vesterday of the Bar | 'Menitoba legislature meets January th, : Er SF a "Consolidated Lake Superior Com- i "pany In Court. Toronto, Dee. 14.--An order was day, to wind up the Consolidated Lake: Superior company: The applica tion was made by Mr. Barwick, K.C., acting on behal: ¢f Wi iam nurtze, Willimm KR. Wister and Nithclis Brice, shercholders, and all of Phitadelphia. Spencer Love, a lwal sli itor, ap to the application. huitze (hims to hold 2,454 shares of preference stock, and 17,247 of common stock; Wister holds 200 preferred to 1,900 common; Bryce, 500 preferred, ana 2,900 ¢om- mon. 'I'he company was declared in- solvent, and John G. Carruths, of the state of Connecticut, was appointed iaterim liguidator, together with the Torcnto General Trusts Corporation. The matter was reforred to the mas ter-in'ordinary to investigate, and ap- point a permanent lijuidator. Con- siderable curiosity has been aroused by the appearance of Love as counsel for the company, and his consenting to the winding up order. This is-Mr. Love's first appearance for the com- pany. In former proceedings the firm of Macdonald, Shepley & Co. acted, and even then James Ficknell, K.C., for Speyer & Co., questimed the right of that firm to represent the com- pany. The material on which the or- der was made has not been fled. An arder has been made in the North Perth election case extending the time cof the cross petition against J. Monteith, filed by the liberal mem- ber. The plans for a bridge on Younge street crossing the railway track, sub- mitted by the city, have Leen ap- proved by the railway committee of the privy council. Last week members of the municipal power commission waited on the city board of control asking for about $12,- 000 towards the cost of managing the commission, a percentage of the cost to he paid also by the other munici- palities, such as Brantford and Wood: stock, which contemplated using power irom Niagara. The city solicitor hag advised that a bylaw would require to be passéd to vote this money. PITH QF THE NEWS, The Very Latest News Culled From All Over The World. The Christmas mail to Britain this year was much larger than usual. The British Columbia legiglature | passed the new assessment act and ad- | jowned, | Surveys for the first actual work on | the Erie barge canal improvement will | begin to-day. | Miss Ann Lynch was asphyxiated by | coal gas as a result of the separation | | of a stovepipe. Messrs. Whitney, Downey and Gamey, - M.P.P.'S, are announced to speak in North Renfrew. A rupture in the Portugal cabinet is expected on the return of the king | from Villavicosa at the end of the | month. | The escape of Murderer Cashel at Calgary is said to be due to careless- ness on the part of the Mounted Police Guards. Saturday was the coldest day Chi- cago has had since 1875, the mercury going thirteen below, One death was reported. The 'Red Star liner, Kroonland, has | gone to Liverpool for repairs, her 600 steerage passengers being transferred to | the Zeeland. New: York police are trying to dis- cover the cause of two mysterious ex- plosions which occurred near Broad- way on Sunday. King, Edward is in splendid health, going through much work, vet retain- ing. an amazing 'amount of elasticity and vigour. He is said to be taking electric baths. E. G. Craven, once an assistant of Edison, an English engineer, has in vented a recording telephone. The elec- trograph leaves a permanent record of conversation, Right Rev. D. M. Bradley, first bis- hop of the Catholic diocese, of Man- chester, N.H., died on Sunday, aged fifty-seven y . Death was due to chronic gastritis. | = WERE DELIGHTED. S---- That The Emperor Well. Berlin, Dec. 14.--Count Ballestsony, president of the reichstag, opened to- day's sitting of that body with the announdement that the kaiser had re ceived him and two vicep.esidents of the reichstag this morning. His ma jesty expressed his thanks for the publis sympathy with him during his recent illpess. The emperor talked for nearly an hour on current affairs. His voice was clear and sfrong with the exception of a slight huskiness occa- sionally. Count. Ballestsom said the empergr impressed him as being in a most favorabl> state of health. The reithstag greeted the announcement with enthusiasm, but the socialists were silant. a---- SEDDON IS INDIGNANT. New Zealand Bank Clerk Refused a Landing. : London, Dec. 14.--A despatch. from Wellington, N.Z., to the Daily Mail, says that Prime Minister Seddon has indignantly asked Great Britain 'to take up the case of a 'New iealand hank clerk of the name of Herper, who was not allowed to land at San Fran- cisco, he being refused entry under the American contract labor law. The-case has aroused the colony. Seemed So Zz - Must Pay Damages. Paris, Dec. M.--~"Tod" Sloan has won his suit against the French Jockey Club for being warned off the turf. The court condemned the Jockey Club to pay the costs and damag?s, the amount of which will be assesseyl later. Reducing Wages. Bostcn, Mass, Dec. 14.--A reduc tion in wages, 'averaging ten per cent, and involving 6,000 operatives, was made to-day in the cotton mills at Adams and North Adams, Mass, wand Norwich, Conn. ------ Fine Gold Fields.. _ Brussels,' Pec. I4.--The avnounce by Justice McMahon here, to}: EDWIN CHOWN'S EARTHLY CAREER IS OVER. -- Born In England Eighty-Three Years Ago--He Was a Leading Gitizen of Kingston For Over Seventy Years. At noon to-day, Edwin Chown, one of Kingston's few remaining pioneers of the old days, was called from the scene of his earthly 'labors. Last Wed: nesday he walked about as usual, but that night was taken seriously ill from @n inward trouble. Since then his life slowly ebbed away. Edwin Clown was born in Devon- shire, near Exeter, England, February 24th, 152. His father had been a farmer in England, and when he ar- rived in Canada in 1530, his capital was exhausted. There was a family of six children and Edwid, with the rest, had to be content with a common school education. From his eleventh year Edwin Chown earned his own living. Early in life he engaged in va- rious occupations; was at one time a confectioner, again a carpenter, and then a tallow chandler. In 1836, he engaged with James Powell to learn the tin business and served an appren- ticeship of five years at the same. He then commenced business for himself, and steadily, if sometimes slowly, made his way up to a prominent and honored place in the business life of the community. He served in the city council as councilman, and subsequent- ly as alderman, in all a period of twenty years; and he was one of the General Hospital governors since 1877. Mr. Chown was for twenty-seven years a partner of Henry Cunningham under the firm name of Chown & Cun- ningham, engaged in the manufacture of stoves and agricultural implements. In 1854 he resigned his share 'in busi- ness to his second son, C. D. Chown, and entered the wholesale hardware business. In 1886 he retired, and was succeeded by his son, George Y., who still controls that large business. Mr, Chown was twice married, his present wi'e being Amelia Anning, who came frem England to Canada short ly after he did himseli. He is surviv ed by his wife, six sons and one daughter : Rev A. Chown, Toron to; Dr. H. Hl. Chown, Winnipeg; = S. T. Chown, banister, Renfrew; Dr. Al bert P., George Y., Charles, and Miss Alice, Kingston. Mr. Chown was vice-president of the Ontari> Building & Savings Society, and one of the strongest workers in the old Kingston Temperance Society. In church afiawrs he took a most pro minent part, being from a family of old English. Methodists. He was one of the original trustees for the build- ing of Sydenham Street Methodist church, with which congvégation he was colnected since its foundation. In politics, he was an* independent conservative, Mr. Chown was always a genorons giver to rel us and charitable objects, Lis latest henefac tion being to the general hospital. The flags on the city buildings are half-masted in recognition of his long service as a councillor and an alder- man. Mrs. W. Delaney Dead. A sad event happened on Monday morning in the death of Mrs. William Delaney (nee May Cushion). She was taken seriously ill on Sunday noon and removed to Kingston General Hoes- pital, where she underwent an opera- tion with the possible hope of saving her 'life, but all to no avail, death came to claim her. Mrs. - Delaney was personally popular, and beloved by all who knew her. Possessed of a kind and loving disposition and an unselfish and considerate manner, she readily endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact. She leaves a husband behind who is almost heart broken at the sad termination to their short but happy married life of six months. We extend to her mother, sis ters, brothers and young husband the sincere regrets of a host of friends and acquaintances, Story Of A Kind Sister. Ballington Booth tells a story of a woman who stood up at a Salvation Army meeting to testify, to her con version, and who with great earnest ness denounted her former ways. was very foolish and vain," she said; "worldly plhasures, and especially the fashiohs, were my only thought. I was fond of silks, satins, jewelry, rib bons and laces. But, my friends, 1 found they were dragging me down to perdition, so 1 gave them all to my sister !"' Sheriff For Over Fifty Years. Sheriff James Thompson of Lanark county has resigned after serving for over fifty-one years. In a letter to the provincial secretary he asked to be relieved of his duties after January Ist. Sheriff Thompson is ninety-one vears old. An order-in-council has been passed appointing W. McGarry, = of Drummond township; in his place, the appointment to take effect on Janu: ary Ist, Poisoning Dogs. H. C. Bates, of Hales' cottages, King street west, has been the vietim of a dastardly poisoner. On Sunday two of his valuable fox terriers died from poison, one of the canines dy- ing soon after reaching its home. This is not the first time in that section of the 'city that dogs have been pesoncd and active steps will be taken to find out the criminals. Was Storm-Bound. The steamer New Island Wanderer was storm-bound at the foot of Wolfe Island to-day, and unable to make her trip from Cape Vincent. The steamer Pierrepont left at two o'clock with freight and passengers to meet the steamer hali way, and transfer loads. The weather, at the hour nam- ed, had moderated in violence con- siderably. The local council, Knights of Col- umbus, opened their new club rooms, Earl street, Saturday. The new guart- ers are cosy and comfortable. The medical board of the General Hospital met on Saturday night to draw up rules regarding the house have been discovered in Congo State. : We > ment is made that rich gold fields t . su "s department. Sutherland's for young men's shoes. # wy LONG LIFE ENDS| se BLANKETS AND (OMFORTERS These cold nights are causing many long delayed plans for keeping warm to be push- cd to a hasty conclusion. 4s No doubt the lighter Blankets have becn doing duty hitherto on your bed, and the com- forter hasn't been brought into requisition. How about the latter now and the heavier blankets ?. Good Blankets here, dependable, honest makes and priced .in a way you can't match-el:ewhere for lowness. t BLANKETS $3.50, $4.50, $4.99, $5.50. BLANKETS $5.99, $6.50. v Men's Warm Underwear Men's Fleece-lined Underwear, soc. Men's Scotch Wool Shirts and Draw- ers, 50c¢., 75¢., 99¢. Men's Elastic Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, 50c., 75¢., 99C. : Men's Unshrinkable Wool Shirts ard Drawers, ggc. and $1 25. Men's Flannelette Undershirts, soc., 9c. Men's Wool Sox, 25¢; 20c, 15¢., 35¢, 39¢- ..JOHN LAIDLAW & SON... NOW Get Ice Creepers On Your Rubbers And save a broken limb. GEER EEE GGOORE OG Put On While You Wait! g Price, 25c. DOGO FCGGIFICOGG When not required they turn up under the hollo of the foot out of sight. . ap ---- -- THE LOCKETT SHOE STORH ASK FOR LABATT'S ALS The Purest and Most Agreeable Beverage on the Market. poof J Not Carbonated-- Made from the b of Malt and Hops. Pr JAS. McPARLAND, Agent