sl Sa el Largest assortment in thecityat - "=... & 1 ~NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE i ¥ sing | Baskets pllsd 20 br energetic Miss staff of hard working $ 1 over: A reading was slso given by Jitths Minn Welsh. Those .in charge of the nélgenhments whic were Jarved nt the evenings se, were Miss Katie i Mie Ionbd Ross and Mis Allen. ---- i _» Grand Opera House. The Napoleonic play, 'More Than ," drew 'a very small audience to Stand house last night. It was a bit dull during the first three nots, hut ig, the latter two. the chief layers warmed up a bit. William umphrey assumed the role of "Na- poleon Bonaparte" very acceptably but hardly displdéyed the strovgih and foree of character of the great French emperor. Miss Anne Sulberiud scare 1y fitted the part of Jos e'" from the point of view of foc looks, hut with - considerable - self-abandon. Elwy "Eaton, in the role of "Roustan, a Wamaluks." was the equal of the principals in forcefulness and dramatic power. The play is not one that would in any way elevate, dealing as it does with-the bad side of Napoleon's life, Echoes From College. Considerable interest has been ar- oused over the report that some medi- (oal students" had: access to one of the | junior examination papers before the dure set for Jxatuination, Report says that the professor concgrned, in some way a of the "misfortune" be: fore it was too late and changed the paper so af to defeat the ends of the ones. who thought they were "wise." Three "of the original questions. were left on the revised paper, it is under- stood, in an endeavor to entrap the guilty parties. Prices In The Yukon. The Yukon Sun reports these prices in Dawson City, on March lst: Hay: 8c. a io; oats, 9c. a lb; egge S0c. a dozen; Canadian ' cregmery butter, 0c. a pound; turkey, 40c, to plc. a Ih; beef, 500. a Ib.; ham, 40c, a Ib. ; potatoes, 17}¢. a lb; oranges, 81. 00 a dozen; milk, 81 gallon. Eggs, it will be seen, were but little dearer than they 'were in the east. The Yu: kon egg matket is overstocked and a drop to 40c. a dozen was expected. Happens Once A Year. Easter comes but once a year. Pre pare for it by getting your Kaster goods early at Ferguson's. See his window for a fine disjlay. Beautiful with candy, hanging baskets, chocolate and cream: eggs, noveltios, ote, The cheapness of these English goods will surprise you. -- Imported From England. During the past few days many per sons stopped to admire the fine Eas ter display. in T, H. Feronson's win dow, King street. The goods displayed were imported from England, and are very choice. The novelty of the de signs, and the surprising cheapness of the goods, attracted nny buyers; ------ '" The Governor's Son." The four Cohens' musical comedy success, "The Governor's Son" will be seen at the Grand on Monday next. "the production is spectacular Joud brilliant in every way and can jdstly be styled a cyclonic outburst of mirth end melody. It is an extremely clever and entertaining farce, etn T. "H. Ferguson imports from Eng tand oll his Easter goods; they're not only beatiful but cheap. Seedless oranges, 15¢. Carnovsky's Butter, 20c., eggs, 2c. Crawford, 0 > : oS : or 0000 : , ell Stocked Store Tells Its Own Story. ing Stock Is Now At Its Best. New consignment of Scotch Tweeds, Olive, Brown and New Grey Effects, Slight Overcheck. 5 Ea de, Pa # ft save you from © Note -- These the mid-winter sale of Finley, Smith & real, at less than manufacturer's cost. vingston in the latest style to your order, at Trimmings, workmanship d aS early and get selection. 3 to 5 on Navyor .in Belwarp, Serge, ! A Cheviots and goods were & Bro., "Feet ¢ {Levi Webster And Thomas ; he successfully Fair Remanded -- South Western Traction Company To Issue Bonds For $25,000 a mile. Toronto, Margh 25.~"The. financial arrangements - bei sativfactory, | anti ipate no dificulty in this respect, I confidently expect that the work of graciog the James Bay reilway from 1 0 to Parry Sound wisl be com Jmenced about next June." Thus sta ted. William Mackenzie, president of the Canada Nerthern reilway, who is closely identified with the proposed James Bay 'reilvay, ond who arrived = ~Arom England, wifere negotiated the bonds for us section of the Canadien North brn railway. "We have had a large dorce surveying the rove of the James Buy railway south or Parry Sound vince last full," continued Macken: is, "while the surveys from Toronto North have been completed. These are only of 'a preliminary nature, the ine itseli has not yet been finally located.. We have already, <f course, buily five miles of the road cut' of Parry Sound." The town of Toronto Junction wak- ened this morning to find itself with out a supply of water. The twelve- inch main from the river to the town croskes a ravine, and this portion of the pipe has been washed away, Ap plication has been made to the -city for: relief, but. meantime all plants op erated by water are shut down and there is great anxiety for fear of fire. The private bills commiffee of the legislature, to-day, took up Toron- to's bill to give authority to the city to buy out the Consumers' Gas com- pany. A, B. Aylesworth, K.C., appéar- ed for , the company and declared, "Municipal ownership is not a good policy." W. J. Hanna, M.P.P., sup- ported Mr. Aylesworth's position, The private bills coomniittee gave the city power to buy the gas com- pany's stock in the open market = to any amount but refused to give power to buy the plant. James Joseph Keegan, lass blower, who lived at 183 Arovle street, made a fatal mistake this morning.' He in tended to take gu. drink of whiskey, but drank an cight ounce bottle of Newsy Paragraphs Picked up by © | eporters on Their Rounds. Butter, 20c.. eggs, 0c. Crawford. The Easter hide js the next novel ty. : "New shirts, new *peekwear, popular prices. Roney & Co, For 'the finest pastry, made purest mates ils, try Ferguson's. see our alt steel filled corset, at 502. worth T5¢. New York Jiress Reform br. Douglas Grey retuned to the city last evening, after on extended trip through the west. : : Razoo razor paste makes shaving easy. Gibson's Red Criss Divg Store. Russet. apples, 18¢, pk. Crawford. from Queen's, now chief analyst of the ce- ment works at Marlbank was in the ¢ity to-day on business. The works have been closed down for a week for repairs. Butter. 20c., eggs. 20c. Crawford. Natural docks and chicks--the gen- uine thing--at Ferguson's Cross Drug Store, Butter, , ergs, Ne Crawford. The funeral of the late John Don welly, Garden Tsland. occurred to day, Rev, Mr. Forevihe officiating. The remains were taken to Catdragui cemetery. Mrs. Gay, of Hamilton, and Mrs. Fraser, of Bayorn:, N..J. attendance, Russet apples, 15¢. pk. Crawford. AMALGAMATE BOARDS. Towns. Toronto, March 25.-- The minister of education introduced in the legislature yesterday, a Lill té provide for the amelgamation of Ligh ~chocl, puklie school, technical school and library hoards into a board of education, as in Toronto, in any city or town, on a majority vote of the municipal coun- «il, at a meeting called specially for the purpose of discussing the ques tion. ¥ince the establishment of the board of education in Toronto peti tions have been received hy the gov- ernment from a number of muni palitics, ashiog "that the uct be ex- tended. carbolic acid. He died immediately. The tenders for the stocks held by the Atlas Loan company, were not considered by the master in ordinary, to-day, the matter, being adjourned till Tuesday. Justice Idington was sworn in, this morning, before the chancellor, Sir John Boyd, in the latter private room. L The railway committee of the "leg- islature, to-day, passed the bill giv- ing the Southwestrn Traction com- pany authority to issue bonds for $25,000 a mile, but the clause giving authori*y to 'receive' shares in other companies as gift, was struck out. Lhe Nepigon railway was given auth orily to operate a ferry across Lake | Nepigon, and to continue the line north to the Grand Trunk Pacific, The to-day's police court. Ing sentence on the charge of steal ing jewelry from Webster's employe the P. W, Ellis company, ; being made to vollect more They are await rs, Efforts are of the jew- ery. The jury in tie general sessions af- | ter an. how's delibefation, fot nd | Frank A, Grav, druggist, and Lieut Col Gray, his father, guilty of econ Spiracy in tampering with fhe ballots cast for the hoafd lat municipal election in the int of Dr. R. B. Orr. The Grays we . manded | for sentence ill April tnd. | Fail being fixed at ¥2,000 each of edieation gt the ts 4 ---------------------- GREAT STORM. Two Feet Of Snow At Some Places. Grand Forks, N.D., March 25 Re ports from Northern Dakota and Mon tana and Canada sav the worst storm of the winter is raging. Snow fell all dny yesterday in the northern part of "this state, in some places to a depth of two feet Mighty Wind. Logan's Port, Ind.) March 25.--A fierce wind 'storm' pas over this city, last night, doing great damage to business houses, residince and tele graph; telephone gni trolley. wires: A Fierce Tornado. Chicagé, March 23.--Six people are believed to have lost their lives, atid scores of others were injured, in the severe tornado which swept over Chi cago and the "colntry surrounding, | early last night. The property loss is | estimated this morning at nearly $2, 000,000. 'Lelegraph and telephone wires ar® down in all directions. The torna do struck this city from the north | Michael is' at St. tsome disparaging remarks. yesterday in committee of the whole on the municipal taxation kill, a large number of clauses being passed. An amusing incident arose just "as was adjourning. Clark, the conservative member for the house Centre Bruce, rising in his place, said: | "Ag a follower cof the premier cn this | | question, I would like to know when | [NEWS OF WORLD NEWSY TIMES FROM MANY QUARTERS OF EARTH. -- Matters That Interest Everybody of Everything Easily Read and | | --~Notes From all Over--Little | | European ports to Canada. | { sia for 'a national i world's fair, "St. Louis, | arded to Holland. Percy W. Balfour, a graduate of | Rethembered by the Public. The Allan line antiounces an import- ant reduction in passenger rates from The space originally alloted to Rus- pavilion at the has been aw- The mayor of Toronto has ordered that Toronto Junction be permitted to take all the water it can by carts from the hydrants. {Fhe grand national steeplechse - was run to-day at London, and was wbn iby Moffia, Kirkland was second, and | | The Popular Science Monthly for April contains articles hv Prof. R.A Millikan, Charles Morrie, Solon I Bailey, Edward F. Williams, Dr. Carl Duisberg, Madison lor, Thomas C. Pawson and Dr. Guy Hunner. Fresh flower seeds. (iibson's Red | ; were in | pany the Gunner third. Marquis Ito was.the guest of hon: or at a luncheon, given bv the Brit- ith minister, J. N. Jordan, and the British colony, in Seoul. Dugald McGregor tripped while car rving a gund, received the charge in his breast and died while being taken to Brantford hospital. Joseph McViear, Burford townghip, is dead from injuries received while tearing down a barn, Five others were | injured, but none- seriously. Sidney men employed at the Doin ion Iron and Steel Works went out on strike this morning, over the com- Cischarging a man withoat cause, The Cunard steamship company has decided to adopt turbine engines in its new fast steamers, which will he built under agreement with the gov- Act Extended To All Cities And ! ernment. The receiver of the Quebec Southern railway in liquidation is allowed to borrow $12,000 for ' the purpose: of paying off the overdue wages of the employees. The Frassinet liner Amerique and the Florio Pittino liner Solferino, to-day, collided near Messina, Italv. The Amerijue sank and the Solferino was badly damaged. A meetine at Dublin for the purpose of promotion an international exhibi- tion in Dublin during the vear 1906, The house spent nearly the whole of | Hugh | under - King Edward's patronage. { broke up in disorder, the members of | the Gaelic league voting with the ma | jority against the project. Mrs. Jennie Davison Moore, Ottawa, | is seeking a divorce from her husband, of Bridgewater, Ont. The parties were | married in September, 1889, at Otta- | wa. It is alleged that Mr. Moore de- | serted his wile in 1897. The usual grounds for divorce are alleged. EXAMINATION RESULTS. he proposes to introduce hs temper- | Standing Of The Students At The ance hill 2" "I shal be delighted," answer from the "to inform my followers at the earl iest possibly moment." Meeting Of License Commissioners. A meeting of commissioners of Frontenac county was held oh Thursday afternoon, in Costly Tongue Wagging. Detrcit, Mich., March 25. Thomas 3 Mary's hospital with his = jaw bruised and his back severely inj the result of an assault by McIntosh, a Michigan avenue re; ant keeper, The row occurred Michael said to have made about Canada. Me Intosh is a Canadian, and he resent ed the reflections cast on his country. Meeting Of 14th P.W.O.R. Band. There will be a meeting of the 14th band in the armouries on Monday ev- ening nest, to consider the advisabili tv of holding a band concert in the near future. The band is in a good condition financially and otherwise of the city, Three Persons Arrested. $ The police have heen extremely busy this week, "Th s afternoon, en com plaint of a voung man from the ¢oun try, thes concerned in an alleged robbery ina King street east house. The mother and son' and another man were ar rested will be tried to-mor- The case row morning. The Ice Getting Weal. In returning from Cape Vincent ves- terday with a corpse, one of R. J. Reid's horses * broke through the ice, but was got out. This morning, Thom Island, started to walk to the Cape, but the, latter hroke through. His companien, rescued him . Bubonic Plague Spreading. _ Johennesburg, March. 25.---Bubonije west accompanied by high winds of hurricane force, and a downpour of water, which lasted two hours, In the city proper the damage was compara- | tively light. | IRISH LAND ACT. Gives Information As To Its Working, . London, March 25.--Mr, Wyndham, 'chief secretary for Ireland, reply the House of Commons to a r quest of William Redmond (Irish National ist), for information concerning the | working of the Irish Land Act, seid | he believed that if all parties con cerned worked in the same spirit as | last year, great success would at tend the.operation. of the get. Appl cations for ad¥ances amounting to 210,000,000 had been received from 4, 152 tenants on 208 estates, #1 eviet ng in i ed tenguts had been restored, and Oth i ers were about to be restored. } ---------- Stewing oysters, 3c. Carnovsky's fant plague is spreading. There are now sixty-nine suspected cases among the colored populaticn | and nine among the whites. Fifty-five whites and fifty ives have already did from the discase. Taxes Not. To Be Raised. The ecivie finance committee met came' the | premior promptly, | the board of license | fractured, biz nose | and the concert may be given in aid | benetit of his health, and he is of some of the charitable institutions | pected ta shortly retire from the pol- rounded up several parties | last night to get things ready for the | ouncil meeting on Monday night. It is the intention to keep the rate taxation the same as last year gent, economy Strin must be practised to fimuice the city at that rate. Fresh eggs 20c., fresh butter, 20c. cans pie peaches 25¢, Crawford's. cheese factory on the ridge. h » We, eps, We. Crawford, " r eggs in fine cups at Fergu son =, Butter, Mc. egos, Me. Crawford. of street, rr------ { 20c. Fresh Eggs. Fresh Butter 20c. | s¢ 3 [police as a vagrant. | Kingston Dairy School. *The Dairy School long course, which opened on January 14th and closed on b March 9th, was excentionally well at | tendd, .the school build ng being tax ed beyond its limited capacity. Twen | ty-two of the students, an unusually large number, wrote on the final * ex aminations, all taking the cheese'mak- | ing and six the butter-making courses. or : the Albion Hotel. Those in attend- | In the cheese course the examina Foronte railway company's hill pass: | ance were Inspector J. J. O'Reilly and | tions were on cheese making, milk ed ay amended, by agreement between | Commissioners Hawkey, Dovle and | testing, bacteriology and general the ecmpany and "the city yesterday. | Manson. George Berryman who form- | dairying for which 600 marks were Une new clause provides a penalty of | erly conducted an hotel in Delta, ap- |given in the practical and written fin for not operating the line, An plied for the transfer of the license of | Work. The resilts were : G. A. Sherriff, other limits the companies' in the | Joseph. Redmond, Kingston Mills, | 183; G. H. Tavlor, 477; J. H: Wilon, stork of which 'the Toronto company | whose hotel he has purchased. The | 167; A.A. McDonald, 443; T. J. Cof may invest the reserve fund authoriz- } matter was left over until the next | fey, 437; H. W. Coleman, 436; W. Dool, ad Ly the bill. meeting, which will take place at the | #32 0. N. Sandwith, 416; Ernest Levi Harold Webster, and Thomas | Albion Hotel, on April Tth. -{ Hogg, 407; W. M. Mclntyre, 406; Z Fair, were remanded till Thursday, in | K. Anderson, 402; A. Mathison, J. | Robeson, 0. Blancher, equal, 401; F. | Findlay, & 5. "Leeder, 361; R. J) { McDonald, { In the 360, butter cotfrse the examina * on butter making, separa » milk testing, hacteriology and | general dairving with 800 marks. The its in the ~ practical and written k were: J. H. Wilson, 628 marks: McDonald, ; JH. W. Coleman, Findlay, ! Z. K. Anderson, . Robeson, 490, -------- PREMIER TO RETIRE. Likely To Accept Office On Com- mission. Montreal, Que., March 25.-- Premier Parent, Quebec, it' is reported, will shortly leave for the south, for the ex itical arena. It is understood that Mr. Parent will accept a position on | the commission to be appointed to supervise the construction of the © T. P. from Winnipeg to Quebec, and 1 Quebec to Moncton, at .a salary of 210.000. In the event of the premier's resignation, it is understood that Mr Turgeon, the present minister of agri | culture, will become premier of Que bec. -- Leslie Conley's Progress. The Mt. Vernon, (N.Y.) Eagle an nou es the appearance of Leslic Con. ey, son of R..T. Conlsw; local Tnan- ager of the Pittsburgh Flate Glass company, New Yark, (and son of Mrs. Fas Flynn and William Bovd, of Wolfe | Thomas Conley, University avenue) at the Orphe | several theatre selections recently ia ' during the rendi- tion of the operetta of the "Incign Mountain Child." The operetta was | given for the benefit of the People's | Institute. The Lagly poes on 10 say "Master Conley has a vcié of sur passing sweetness, which has been de veloped by Theodore Van Yorx un jder whose superviiion he has been trained. He has recently closed a contract to sing in St. James' Epis copal church, of Mdnhattan. This | ehurth i« situated at Seventy-first | street and Madison avenue." Thirty or fo hockey lads, armed with ¢., paraded Rideau last risht, awaiting "Slippery Jack" who cid not put in an ap- pearance, Butter, 20¢., opps, 200. Crawford, John Hickey, of Gttawa, a vittim of Vitus' dance, was arrested. by the He was remand x >= 7 ed for. a week. | ander is much honeyeornipd, : \ 2 A It is said that the Stark Telephone company is negotiating for the mire {duction of its service into the «ity. Butter, 2¢,, eggs, Me. Crawford. THIS MORNING WE RECEIVED A LARGE LOT OF And these with our al- ready large stock will ena- ble women requiring Suits ~~ to find just what they want. The styles of our New Tailor-made Suits you will find right up-to-date as we keep in touch with the best makers and as new ideas in Suits are brought out we receive them within afew days. Women's Suits, $10.75, 9.50, 8.75. Women's Suits, $11.75, 12.50, 13.75. Women's Suits, $14.50, 15 75, 16.50. Women's Suits, $18 50, 19.50, 22.50. New Dress and Walking Skirts New Spring Jackets New Raincoats 200 New Raincoats just marked off and ready for your inspection. "1: w If not prepared to buy just yet you may choose any Suit or Garment and have it placed aside until required. In this way you can secure a choice impossible to make later on. Nein) "Important Arrival | | }. JOHN LADLAWESH The "Style of a 'Dorothy Dodd.' " They also decide They are tremen- Sk oes make your feet stylish or unstylish. your gait and, to some extent, your posture, dcus'y important to a woman. ' W hea you walk in rome shoes you slouch rong, bat there are others that make you feel uplified and arimate l--it is very cmions ! ' The "Dorothy Dodd" stands first among stylish shoes. It makes the foot look a full size smaller. : It makes your walk a good five years younger. It gives you an elastic step that betokens vivacity and animation. At the same time it gives real distinction t the foot itself. . No foot is so badly shaj ed that it tannot be mada stylishfin this shoe. Try stylish feet for once and see how you like the change. ~ Bincerely yours, DOROTHY DODD. 3. 'Boots. $8.75. Specials 60¢. more. Fast color eyelets do not wear brassy. The Lockett Shoe Store, : Oxfords, | cB, ot * BUY BRAIN ON BREAKS. Por the time being we look fora -trader's market. Duy on breaks and, take. moderate profits, Good authorities say this is only -& ten porary halt in the advance and: are still talking $1.25 for wheat - © have direct private wires to two of the Jargest Srms -on the Chicago Board of Trade and can give unexcelledy serv in wheat, oats McMillan & Maguire, S-B. Cor. King & Yonge Sts. BRANCHES Hunter Bt, PETERBORO ; Brock st, KINGSTON. - - FIRST € 71ST YEAR. 'SNOW FLAKE i 4 This picture shows how the in the world is made and sewed in the corner of es Never requires making « ALWAYS clean and comf SOLD BY ERLE ROBT. J. | 222 Princess Str 2 Doors Abuve the pera He Ambulance Telephone 577. TR 2 see our Harinfelt ¥ 185. 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