i i Es i: "Tine B A oe wire, and tapped the | tree' trunk with his rifle to dislodge Ee ae pe Se or rell's abdomen. He expired shortly af- the Atl n houpitel. Gor. as y y un- 5 , and was former] GN: Wand C. PR. Ottawa and Montreal. Said To Oppose Fasting. - London, Jan. 2.--A despatch to the Chronicle from Rome says that ' the Shraughout, 1904 SNOW] oe Ba hu ati iyo Sha vor 's humiliating Explanation of kis humiliating speech has only made the matter worse, as he at- tempted to drag the conservative al dermanie candidates into the mire in which he floundered; they are not likely to thank him for that. A case of small-pox is reported near . Mildmay, East Bruce. thly protected against loss from defect quality in any article purchased here. i ALL WOOL STOCKINGS, perfect in fit, extra strong make, feet and ankles, made of an unbreakable yarn, at 35c., 40c.. PLE 8° PLAIN AND RIBBED CAS HMERE HOSE, English manufacture, _importations, double ankles and feet, very clastic, at 3bc., 50c, ERE SOX. We shun] y ask you to compare the values we anything in the city, 25¢., 35¢c., 4bec., 50c., 80c. 8, no Uightnen at top or ankles, caf be readily pulled on slipper, 'fast color, a t 38c., 40c., 48c., 50c., 60c. pair. GLOVES AND MITTS | Offered at Most Attractive Prices, JRL SANS, Sari, HG Sein DENT'S FLEECE LINED CASHMERE GLOVES, black, greys, tans, cas- i. extra warm makes, perfect fit, new style " fastener, at 40c., LAD !. AND CHILDREN'S WOOL MITTS, black and white, every desir "ed size, double. thickness, at 25c., 3bc., pair. ) SCARLET MITTS, fitied with long wrists, can be easily d up on coat, at 2B¢., 33¢., Mo. pair. R VY WOOL GLOVES, Deut's own makes, in all black, at 50s. greys, at 7c. pair, 5 Toor 81. $1.5 pair. for ladies, men, childion, greys and black, at Hocc MITTS, extra strong, at $1.25 pair. ~ ~~ VESTS AND DRAWERS EN'S FLEECE LINED VESTS AND DRAWERS 'all 'sizes mow in stock, at 50c. each. holt, AND WOMEN'S UNSHRINKABLE VESTS AND DRAWERS, a splen. ge of qualition in all the loading makes, at 30c., The. | ) R, for men and women, guarantee on every ble), these goods: will not be obtainabl > iz., $1, 81.10, S15, 8135, 1.50 ainable at such low ladies and children, every size in all the desirable "Woo GHTS, perfect colar and finish, 50c., 75c., $1, $1.25 pair. iit ® 5 i | . Fine Teast of Reason And Flow of Good Cheer--This Growing Country of Ours. commercial traveller is the cs- of apt i ond energy, an what says gener. goes, it it within realm of the attainable. Wheu he t for a good time he has it, in his hospitalities he is all vool yard wide. The Kingston com- mandery, Knights of the Grip, proved a Gemonstration at their annual dinner on Thusday at the British:American hotel, a menu that was a top-notcher. hostelry may not be. Lonored venerable equipment, but it ly has a chet who makes lif» h the living. ir Knight W. H. Graham, the first chief of the commanders, presided, with K. M. Ireland, chief: elect, and T. H.. Stewart, acting sce retary, in the vicechairs. The home festival season was not the time to woo leading and popular men from other places, and several regrets were heard with even more: sincere regret. The toast of "The King" went off with a bifi-bang and a most dignified and courteous monarch will be charmed te hear that after, the national anthem, he was pronounced in strenuous tones "a jolly 'good fellow. 2 rp Bk gave "The Dominion" is Er g 3 iH Sef Chicago newspapers were received in the city to-day containing, portraits of a large number of victims of the disaster at the ill-fated Iroquois The- atre. Among the lot was that of Miss Catherine Middleton, daughter of John A. Middleton, St. Louis, Mo., 'and grand-daughter of Mrs. Middleton, Clergy street, It appears from later particulars that Miss Middleton was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Foltz and went to the theatre with Mrs. Foltz, her two daughters, and a boy visit- or. All four met death in the catas- trophe. Mr. Middleton was in Chica- go at the time and, hearing of the terrible affair hall an hour after the outbreak of the fire, hastened to the scene, accompanied by John Hender- Knights to Kingston, and of success of Kingston merchants this wi 4 Foveral chorus of increased ihen the many ave r v country ie rich. " H'wo good "stories in conclusion put e diners in. great good humor. Vice-Chairman Stewart toasted "Transportation," and the chorus of greeting was "They are daisies--just >" Arthur B. Cunningham, . Messrs. Thompson, G.T.R., Which Will It Be ? Ottawa, Jan. 2.--~In polit- ical circles it is thought that either dissolution or another session will be an- nounced next week. The consensus of opinion pre- diets an election. 444444494002 AIFIEAFIIR ST and A. M. Chisholm responded, the latter as a veteran traveller. He re- called the doubts felt when the C.P, railvay was launched, yet its stock was 120 and another transcontinental line was on foot. Twenty years from nowlit would be so worked that a third line would be necessary. The inland water transportation scheme should be pushed. If we had bestirred ourselves thirty years ago in this way we would have five times the population. In prescniing "Past. High Chiefs" Frederick Oberndorfier justified the THE WHOLE PARTY MET DEATH son, eousin of Miss Middleton, but of course they were unable to do any- thing in the matter of effecting a rescue. As the victims were removed from the building the father and cous- in began a search for the missing one, but it was not until midnight that the body was identified at the morgue. Mrs. Foltz and party occupied front seats in the balcony, where so many met death, and where the greatest amount of carnage seems to have tuken place. One Chicago paper gives a group cut of Helen Foltz, Alice Foltz and Cathexine Middleton, all three being school Mates: Particulars have not heen obtained as te. whether death was due to fire, suffocation or the mad grush resulting from an at- tempt of ® many to escape. = and "The Maple Leaf" was sung heartily. J. Morgan Shaw responded --for the freest of all free countries, the brightest gem of the crown, proud of- its heritage. Its natural wealth was recounted and the new rapid de- velopment depicted. The country was proud of the men it had sent forth, especially those from Kingston, from Girouard down. It was said that a nativebors Canadian was worth three immigrants. What we have we should strive to hold, and for the rest the Sir Knights should do their duty. Scng, Eugene Beaupre, encored. At this pcint an attempt to take a flash lizht photograph of the party ended signally in an explosion, and coincidentally the city clock struck twelve. Thus the year, too, went out with a biffibang and the assemblage excharioed hearty good wishes, and hoped 1904 would be as good a fullow for trade as 1903. The chairman gave "Parliaments of Canada" and it was especially well received. The local member, Edw. J. B. Pense, responded cheetily and se cured the hearty good-will of the Sir Knights by procleiving politics a good thing to fight real hard at while they were in close evidence, but a Letter thing to drop in the interludes, when Kingsten's common interests needed every possible home support. Those who could 1ise superior to small animositics were the best friends of a community. He touched on gene- ral measures and provincial politics, and was heartily applauded, with choruses thrown in. Song, Mr. Barry; encored. Vi echairman Ire'and toasted "The City of Kingston," and ex-Alderman A. B. Cunningham replied, dwelling upon its advantages, and the affection its sons and daughters bore for it. It was, indeed, a good place to live in, but needed the dropping of politics when they were really over. Alderman Hoag echoed this sentiment, and spoke the pride aldermen felt in having suc- cceded ia that very City hall, where Sir John Macdonald, Sire Oliver Mowat, Sir Alsxander Campbell, Sir Henry Smith, 'Sir George Kirkpat- rick, and Hon: Wiliam Harty had served in the city council. Both speakers were proclaimed "jolly good fellows." Sir Knight Ireland also honored "Trade and Commerce" and the ban- Juettors sang "See Them Smiling- Just Now," in token, no doubt, of times. Song by Vimen: "Those Peautiful Dreamy ves," encored. John Hewton replied with -pleasure to men who were part and parcel of the trade. The energy of Canadians now gave lively hope. The progress of the first fifty years of the cehtury promised to be greater than any ratio of the United States, so frequently boasted of. There wis no end to cultivable land, with 1,000, 000 of awres unexplored. We could feed 100,000,000 people. We had the greatest inland navigation in the world, backed by 17,000 miles of rail- roads, worth $1,000,000,000: We had the greatest of nickle developments, besides our © great * gencral mining wealth, which included 2W00 wer s of coal lands in the NorthWest. We had the largest pulp mills and best pulp supply 'on earth. fin 1202 our exports were 81,375,000, and our ime ports $3,000,000. Cofitrast thess fig- ures with those of 1902-2211.000,000 and $212,000,000. We would grow as a nation, cemented with Great Britain, because worthy of her respect. The trip of the manufacturers across the continent had disclosed that the Nor'- West merchants were loyal to Canada, and wanted more Canadian goods, but they: were not available. He hop ed for expansion and wider benefits of the of the Grip. (Applause) hosts, commandery 4, in their public demonstrations. They had been launch- ed with commanderies . at London, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal and Ot- tawa, and Kingston's energetic and faithful bunch of Knights of the Grip alone remained. As commercial travel- lers they were, outside of this, mem- bers of a body of 9,600 Canadians, with 5,000 in the Ontario branch, and an income of $60,000. Messrs. Graham, W. B. Dalton and W. S. Murch re ceived an ovation when responding. To "Our Guests," from Mr. Obern- dorfier, Messrs. Fennell, (of Napanee) James T. Sutherland, E. N. Jory and John McKay, Jr., responded. Sir Knight Angus Orr lead off in thanks to the vocalists, and to Jack Sparks, accompanist. "The Ladies" brought forth the gal- lantry of George Kipling Smith and Mark Oberndorffer. Host Martin was honored. President Ireland made the bones rattle with life and harmony; Captain Chisholm daticed the reel; A. C. Waggoner toed it off. "Auld Lang Syne" was sung, and the National Anthem closed the cheeriest time that young 1904 could possible experience anywhere. Benefits Of City Ownership. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 2.--Advocates of municipal ownership of public utilities may now point to the city of Duluth as a striking illustration of the prac- ticability and benefits of their ideas. To-day the price of gas for all pur- poses was reduced to ninety cents per thousand feet, which makes a total reduction of &1 since the gas lighting plant was taken over by the munici- pality. Contributing to this remark- able drop in price have been better management under municipal owner- ship and a larger consumption; but this latter has been due to better management and continued reductions. Under present contracts and at the rate of growth now made, citizens of Duluth believe 'a year hence will see the price of gas further reduced to 75 cents per thousand feet. Oldest Living Flag Officer. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 2.--Rear-Ad miral George B. Balch, U.S.N,, retir- ed, who enjoys the distinction of be- ing the oldest living flag officer of Uncle Sam's navy, will be eighty-two years old to-morrow, and will quietly observe the day at his home in this city. Admiral Balch saw nearly a half century of active sérvice, but not- withstanding this and the additional fact that he has added twenty years to his age sigge his rotirement he ia active and r®gged and takes a keen interest in everything pertaiming to the growth of the United States navy. Will Pay Out $175,000,000. New York, Jan. 2.--One hundred and seventy-five million dollars iz a con- servative estimate of the aggregate sum to he disbursed this month by corporations, municipalities and states in interest and dividends. The distri bution of this huge sum, as in the past, .is expected to stimulate the de- mand for securities. Money rates will naturally remain firm while prepara tions for the payments are going on, but as the gperation simply means a shifting of funds from one bank to another, the advance in money rates will likely be temporary only. Invitations. are out for the marriage of William Edward Vine to Miss Car rie, daughter of John Wilson, Napa nee, on January 13th. James Bird, of the township of Sid- ney, 'a respected citizen, passed away on Wednesday, aged eighty-three, TELEGRAMS FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF EARTH. Matters That Intezest Everybody ~Notes From all Over--Little of E thing Easily Read and Remembered by the Public. Sydney. C.B., has hecome a city. Three carldads of ammunition have been shipped from 'Trieste to Japan. Mr. Chamberlain will leave Engtaud for a holiday ut the end of February. John Lee, M.P.P.. for East Kent, thredtened with pneumonia, is improv- Chatles Honeyman. Winnipeg ma- chine hand, cut kis throat on Friday right. The $50,000 sanitatium by-law, in Toronto, was carried by about 1,000 majority. iw i Many passengers' were hurt by the running away of a Fittsburg, Pe. traction car. Rev. Alexander White, St. John, N.B:, called td First avenue Baptist church, Toronto. ' Italian government asks Japan to remove two warships under construc- tion at Genoa. A man named Sweaney was burred to death in his shack at Kashabougie, Ont., on the C.N.R. "All moonshine" is A. B. Avles- worth's reply to the stories that he is to go into politics. Weather in Ottawa on New Years was the coldest this year, the mercury going thirty below zero. Jeremiah Nepin, Buffalo, has been appointed superintendent of the new grain elevator at Montreal. Capt. Frederick Pabst, president of tke Palgt Brewing company, Milwau- kee, Wis., died on Friday. The Trust Power company, capital half a million, with head office in Trenton, has heen incorporated. Weather reports : Pembroke, thirty- cight degrees below zero; Kazubazua, Que, forty: Maniwski, forty-two. R. Mativier, wine house traveller from Paris, was found at the Savoy hotel, Montreal, with his throat cut. R. L. Borden, M.P., will open his Ontario campaign with a meeting in Maseey hall, Toronto, January 18th or 19th. Fred. Thompson of Ottawa, a mem- ber of the ordnance corps, was arrest ed for appearing in public without his uniform. : Six armoured cruisers under Admiral Kamimura, are expected to leave Sa- zcho, for Masamphg, Corea, to seize that port. b "Willie'" Anderson, the open golf champion of the United States, was married Thursday to Miss Agnes Stokes, New York, Final rallies in Ottawa mavoralty contest come off to-night. Scott and Ellis are fighting hard. Scott is an Irich home-rule man. Alice Mullin. Portland, Me., claim- ing to be David Marchand's wife, at- tempted to commit suicide at St. Lawrence Hall, Montreal. At New York, after attempting to murder his wife, Mary, by cutting her throat, Charles Diahle killed himself. The woman will probably die. Alex. McRae, a farmer of Corunna. was kicked by one of his horses amd lay in the stable three hours. He died soon after his wife found him. Crown Prince Frederick William, of Germany, is infatuated with Miss Ger- aldine Farrar, the beautiful Amerian opera singer and there is a court row. Fargo Squires, eldest son of the United States minister to Cuba, ac- cidentally shot and killed himself wh le 'practicing shooting with a re voller. Mr. and Mrs. Wunthrop Spring, vie- tims of the Chicago theatre fire, were the son-in-law and daughter of Mr. apd Mrs. G. Scovell, Church street, Toronto. Thomas Cote, assistant census com- missioner, will go with the commis- sion to Europe to investigate the elec tric processes for smelting iron ores and making steel. Mrs. Amanda Youngblood was shot and killed, and -her son Robert seri- ously wounded by men who attempt- od to rob the grocery store of the fam ily at Valverdt, Col. The Spanish government has ap- pointed Mgr. Nozaled, formerly arcn- bishop of Manila, to the archbishopric of Valencia, in succession to the late Candinal Heerror Y. Espinosa. John Schrier, Ogdensburg, N.Y., who piloted the first passenger train over the Ogdensburg and Lake Chum- plain railroad on the completion of the road, is dead, aged eighty ears. King Edward has conferred the Kais- er I-Hind medal of the first class upon Louis Klopsch, proprietor of the Chris tian Herald, New York, in recogni tion of the work he has done in be hait of the famine sufferers in India. Toronto board of education com rises : George H. Gooderham, B. E. Walker, W. Li. Shaw, Miss C. B. Mar tin, M. M. Parkinson, C. A. B. Brown, H. A. E. Kent, M. Rawlinson, F. §. Lever, H. Y. Simpson, Dr. W. W. Og den, James Hales. A passenger train on the Cumber land Valley railroad ran into an open switch near Newville, Pa. The coach es left the rails, tearing up the track for four hundred feet. Fourteen pas sengers were injured, and one of these ciad. Four others are fatally injured. ITE Graham, the independent candidate, has a safe plat. form for the people. KINGSTON & BATH ROAD CO. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Stockholders will be held at the office of Kirkpatrick, Rogers and Nickle, untario street, ON MONDAY, thé fourth « of January, 1904 at 2 o'clock in the u'ier- noon. R. V. ROGERS, Acting Secretary. BUSINESS CHANCES. THE BEST OPPORTUNITY IN EX. istance for the investment of small and large sums of idle money where it will produce a large and steady monthly revenue without risk of toss] and principal back on demand. For| full particulars address W. I. Latif Jer, 418 Walnut St., Philadelphia a -------------- eo PERSONAL. SISTERS IN DESPAIR. SPEEDY RF lief. anf Abnormal suppression cause. Write for remedy. Sa sure. Dr. Martha Walker Co., 1] State, Chicago. : British Hmeridn JHotel Menu SUNDAY DINNER, Jan. 3rd, 1904. Consomme Sago Cream of Celery ) Se > ; so Bong Boiled Sagtenay Saifis. Sauce Hollandaise i Celery Pom arquis' Olives: "* -- Deviled Lobster, au Gratin Queen's' Fritters, Sauce Vanilla Young Phikey Cranberry Scall Oysters, a la American op Turkey Livers with Musgnoi Prime Ribs of Beef, Brown Pot. Sauce 3 . Cold Tongue Salad (liken % Booty Mashed Pota Celery in Crgam Tomaloes Sauce | Deep Apple Pie, Whipped Cream Mince Pie Chocolate Meri Ni tan Ice Cream Chartreuse Jelly forida Oranges Malaga Gr, Roquefort and McLaren's Cheese Milk . Coffos fpper, 5:30-6:30, Wy Boiled Potatoes Steamed Almond Pudding, Port Assorted Cakes Crackers Tea Sunday Children's arm hderwear Apther Big Shipment Just Received. Children Wo! Vests and Drawers. Childrerp Canbination Suits. Childreds Bleck Tights and tke Best Sleeping Suf. Childrers | Combingtion Suits i ; ith fet, made for children o kit the clothes off, all ifzes n@v in stock. Prices af 33c;37c., 39c. and 43c. Figagyool Shirts and Drawers. Unshrinkable Wool Vests, 4 stylesfp choose from, including the' own Rdllens' Vests and Roller Vests. Fancy Knitted Gloves. ting Gloves 'in White and LAIDLAW & SON... ON. § Best Wishes To Eat and All For a| Truly Happy And Frosperous New Year. We rémain always at your service, HE LOCKETT SHOE STORE holesa'e and retail. > 8 a DR. 8. GOLD The Possessor of 14 Diplos RHE li I?