increase, O00. to the number of " amount of each fails be a total failure During the vear 1903 there were n° the United States 864.087 O28 and 16842.724 wothracite aN 1A80 the output in the Unit. ol Staten wax only 71,070.142 tons w have wheat and lov winter 7 The Toronto Sun reports from representatives meinen. Kus«inng sustained no loses reports whole Are {Rvorable. especially these ro- ceived Trom the Huron tract, where whent is largely grown st. Paul's Womans' Auxiliary. Last wight. the annual meeting viring address. Re- r's work were read, amount raised, as compared with pre- vious years. 'The followin elected © Pregident, Mrs, ing-secretary. Mrs, Mrs. Sutherland; delegates meeting at Brockville, What The Chief Will Do. Chief Elmer will state that he did not say any of the three applicants for the Ho will abide by the statement made in the vity council by Alderman Bassam. make an attempt to go down the river today. It was useless to try, as the jams were worse Passengers for Cape Vincent are still going across Wolfe island. examining the different clasies of goods we offer you will find the patterns and styles _ altogether different to those usually shown, besides prices will be found extremely mo- Decidedly new in every way, genuine Irish Manufac- Sutigha in Lace Stripes, |, .\ 5c, 20c., 25c., 30c. yd: ot Weaves, Poplin. , ote, ete, 28 to Summer Blouses dresses, at Bey, 18c, 0c, 2ec., 30c. yard. Crash Suitings Linen Mixtures, in Green, Light and Dark Blues, Greys, Natural, | Fancy Mercerized Dress Black and Navy, with spot and small spray patterns, colors abso- lutely fost, at 20c., 25¢., 30¢. yd. ~ You are cordially invited to inspect our display of Rugs, Carpet Squares, Mats and Lace Gurtains at 178 Wellington street, _ CLARK WRIGHT & SON'S Old Stand. 0 13 ft. 8 in. x 15 | New and original designs. Balmoral Jassy Squares All sizes up to 12 ft. x 12 feet. u Moquette Rugs, Turkish Rugs, Smyrna Rugs, 1 epskin Mats, Brush Mats, "Floor and Stair Oilcloths Velvet Squares- Sizes up to 107%. 6 in, x.12 ft. Lace Curtains and Sash Curtains Designs decidedly different to what are usually shown. _ WALDRON - |JAPS CUT DOWN | sarPSHOOTERS SURPRISED A JAPANESE PATROL. Nearly All Were Killed--The Jap- snese Flag Lowered at Wiju And Outposts Retreat--Rus- 81. Petersburg, April 13.--General Kouropatkin in n despatch to the En peror, heating yesterday's date, save that General Krasnalioski, on the night pf April Sth, ordered a detach 'ment of sharpshooters §) cross the left bank of the Yala, apposite Wij The sharpshooters landed on the is land of Semaslind and surprised a patrol of fifty Japanese scouts just as the latter were approaching the east wide of the island in three boats. 'The Rusvians allowed the Japanese 10 land and then fired on them. Near Jy all the Japanese wer: shot, bavon eted or drowned and their boats sunk. Non-Commissioned Officers Lonch- Kine and Sonhpewhonov distinguished themeelv es in the fight, On the following day the Japanese Jowered their fag at Wiju and their outposts, which lately have been been ween, fell back On the night of April 9th, four Rus siany crossed the Yalu to Yongampho and made towards a Russian village, where they found a squadron of Jap anese cavalry, They remained there twelve hours when they were betray: od by Koreans and found themselves obliged to swim the river, their hoat having struck a sand bank. One sol-| dier lost hie Jife. The Japanese pur sued the Russians in a boat but were | in turn attacked by a Russian ! bosf, which had come 'to the rescuesof the np A Man Of Iron Will And Very Resourceful > Col. Francis Younghtishand. who ix engaged in fighting wiihdiing the Tibetans, is thé ome man of sll others who is most feared by Rusvin. Acert from St. Petersburg watched him throughout the whole course of his. tra vels. in Manchuria eighteen-years" aco, and, broadly speaking, they have been "shadowing" him vir since, though there i no record so far of any Russians having accompanicd him up the Chumbi Valiey to Tuna, ot withstanding the fact that the Tibel expedition is being followed with kasi Finterest on the Novski. In 1887 Col. Younghusband made a tour through Chinese Turkestan, and his movements were dogged with! exgraordinary pr sistence by Muscovite agents in he guise of eastérn traders; while hi plorations in the Hunza region and the "Roof of the World" were made the subject of such soficitude on the part of the czar's government thet mote than once grave trouble was threaten ed in the Pamirs.. Through the enti cal period, 1593 and 1804, Col Young husband was the British j« ' cor in Chitral, and, had he stayed there, there is little cessity would have aris axe ly Chitral, expedition which followed the tribal outhreaks in that zone soon after his departure. With castern af fairs this soldier, explorer and diplo- mat has an hereditary association, for his father. Major-Gen, Younghusband, C.8.1.,- did splendid service for the In- dian government. Tall dsome ara of typically soldier like ig, Col Younghusband hides an iron will be- hind the pleasantest of mann and his tact and resourcefulns kes him {an ideal of such an expedition as that which has marched upon the Forbidden City in the mysterious 'recesses of Tibet . Japanese mountain artillery swimmers. The Japanese were all kill ed and their boat sunk, Struck A Mine. St. Petershurg, April 12.-While go ing out to meet the Japanese fleet, off Port Arthur, the Petropaviovsk struc a mine in the outer rondstead, turns over and sank, Accord ng to very high authority the lat "yy advices receaw od at 1 he Winter Palace hore are to the effect that the /saval battle is still progress ing off Port Arthur. It is estimated that frora 600 to 700 men perished when the Petropavlovsk sank. Vice-Admiral Drowned. St. Petorsburg, - April 13.-1t is of ficinlly announced that Vice-Admiral Makaroff was drowned at the time of the sinking of the Battleship Petropa viovsk. An account says lwenty men escap- o¢ from the disaster to the Petropa viwk. Grand Duke Cyril, was saved frinn death by a miracle. His brother, Grand Duke Boris, witnessed. the cat as rophe throngh a marine glass. The Jitnamese fleet included torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers. Vice Ad niral Makaroff ordered | his whole g uadron out of the harbor to meet tho attack. It was while preparing to Yirmy wn his line of battle, in the ont or tondstead, that the Petropatlovek truck a mine on her starboard side gmidships and inmediately began to tocl, Before the crew could flood the port compartments of the vessel in oder to keep her on an even keel, she turned turtle and sank in a few mines, carrving down almost the entire crew Cantain Jakaviaff, the Grand Duke Cyril, and two other officers, were sav ed because they were standing on the upper bridge officers and men is due to the fact that they were all at their stations ready for getion Berlin, April 13:--A dispatch to-day "states that=6,500 Poles have fled from Russia and arrived in Posen. The men are endeavoring to evade con scription in the: Russian. army. Drove Enemy Off. Chefoo, April' 12.--A private desqatch from Port Arthur say Japaneses attacked that place at dayMght to day, and that the Russian fleet, as tried by the forts, drove the eneny off. A FATAL SNOW SLIDE. TrainmaSter And Engineer Buried In Alberta Canyon. Winnipeg, April 13 Trainmaster | Dowie, and K. Dodd, assistant to the | engineer of the U.P were killed by the snow «lide in Alberta Canyon, B. OC. on. Monday morning. They, togeth er with a crew of workme gaged in clearing a snow shide which wd blocked the line, when another sudden rush of snow snd rocks caught them The two unfortunate men were buried under the slide, but Superintendent Kilpatrick, and five others, who were caught in the snow have escaped with» their lives, Iwo snow slides occurred, yestepdav, and | several previously. Une saow and rock slide i= believed to be a mile in were en in the worst places : i Report says that the windows of a local warehouse wore. cleaned, to'day, for the first time in four vears The frightiul loss of life among the | Tote select $5.25 to 8350 To Evade Conscription. 85.85. London county asylum, told the 18 oft drink curse company length, 'and twenty-five fect in depth, | ed on the 19th inst, THE ADVANCE S TO THE YALU. in action near Ping-Yang. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. Newsy Paragraphs Picked Up By Reporters On Their Rounds. Ferguson's for cup cakes, 10c, a doz, : Alb rt Madill js very low, and his life in despaired of, Assorted lay "cakes and sponge drops at Ferguson's Fresh garden and flower seeds. Gib. son's Reh Cross drug ste e John Mellroy, lately with the Gar- liner Biscuit factory conipany, left this afternoon for New estminster B.C, where he will settle. : Ripe toniatoes, pineapples and ban- anas, just in at Ferguson's. go uly risers, the vicinity of Mac donald Park, this morning, 'witnessed a sight well worth seefug. The ice which hdd been driven out of the harbor during the night, was piled up in several mounds, forty ot fifty feet high, Powe, Snake Island and with a ackground of. dark clouds ! 1 5, made beautiful sight. ' ea Sweet oranges, 10¢ guson's. a dozen at Fer- ---- - Mill Haven Visitors. : Millhaven, April 13.--~Rev Mr Shortt, Kingston, has returned home Biter Visiting a few days at Charles Barend £. DD. Clement and daughter, Seronto, were visiting relatives here last week, John Clement lost a valu. able young cow a few days ago. Mrs Horace Rickey and James Young are under tha doctor's care, Mrs English and son, Kingston were ri ee ors hered Mr. and Mrs, F were visitors ) mt visit ! Sharpe n Kington this week ---- Hogs A Little Higher. Hareis quotes to at £1.75, Co. have put Prices up a notch, and at 85, with fats and lights 25 In Montr Hogs In Buffalo nd. ided drop has take place. Host ho P has taken «5 there last week. were This wel wk the top is 85.5 Roughs are 81 70 to X34 oo 3.50, 3 ru-- Tribute To Chtario Fruit Orchards "The Province of Ontario is," G. Seyfert, U8 y ford, "on of the on the continent abundance of home consum port, of such latitude," saya finest freit countries and furnishes a great all Kinds of fruits, for Puen and much for ex- as can be grown in tli ---- No Will Not Stay. Rev:- (7G, Rollitt wishes the item, which appeared in the Whig, last ov ening, to the effect that he had heen appointed curate of 8t, Paul's cnurch contradicted ' ---------- Medial Ruparintendent Jones, of the \ SO ciety for the bad cooking in mal nutrition chief reasons for. Best navel oranges, "30c., 40k L 4 oranges, "30c., 40c, and dk. a dozen ? . Negotiations the Inter at Ferguson's &ro in progress hetween tional Mercantile Marine and the Cunard company to reach an u Y war Nolrond, M.P., address A Conse wn, En ..8aid there was no Doughnuts, buns and rolls, fresh to- | morrow at Ferguson's, Phe Pritish budget will be introduce elect hogs in Toron- | but Park, Blackwell g | ary still quoted at | | friends here, She will sell her - pro- 1 consul at Strat- | | say they had a pleasant time. Miss | Lillian Trousdale spent a fow days in | Kingston and has resumed her duties | as teacher at Petworth. Miss Lake and Je Me. Fennell, our popular teachers, are | vocation. Mis Fdoa Irish is home i iat 8. F. Stewart's; Miss Hinch. at A. standing' for the end- | rvative demonstration 'at !yvesterds | od of a general oloction this | year, or next. 1S DEPRESSED FOR | ACK OF GOLD SUPPLY. iin, ¢ n a Navigation' Open--May Hold Two . Live Stock Auction Sales In Toronto--Port Hope Outlet For Trent Valley Canal. Toronto, April 13.--The board of control this morning, decided to re- commend council to petition the Do- minion government in favor of Port Hope, as the outlet for the Trent Valley canal. B. E. Walker, general manager of the Bank of Commerce, who has just returned from a three months' trip ta England, gave an interview, this morning, on. the financial condition of Britain. He says financial . affairs are temporarily depressed, because of the lack of the usual gold supply from South Africa. This will be relieved hy the introduction of Chinese labor in- to South Africa. , The first naviggtion out of Toronto Jay, occurred, this morning, when the Stonehooker Newsboy, left for Port Credit. It is reported that there . i now no ice slong the lake shore. The harbor master will at once begin to place.the buoys. F. W. Hodson, dominion live stock commissioner, has written the mayor, advocating the holding ' of two live stock auction' sales in Toronto, for horses in the spring, and: cattle in the fall. A deputation from New Ontario,' headed by D. C. Cameron,' M.F.I. co. cured from Premier Ross, fhis morn ing,- a promise to amend the act of last session to provide that crown lands,sold because of three years' ar rears of payment by purchasers, may be redeemed by the owner within a vear. The private bills committee ¢f the legislature to-day finally settled tly terms of KE. S. Jennison's private bill, regarding the , privilege of deve lopinz power on the Kaministiqua river, near Fort William. In addition to the pre Visions requiring him to do a certain amount of work before January ne<t and to put up a cash deposit, it is provided that any storage of water by dams shall be under the supervi sion of an engineer to be appointed ly; the h court of justice and shall not interfere more than necessarily with the natural flow of the river, : Word has heen received that the State of New York will appoint a commission to co-operate with the Oy tario fishery = department to regulate fishing in the lakes "and in the S¢ Lawrence river PITH OF THE NEWS. The Very Latest News Culled From All Over The World. The Rockland hotel and. stables at veaygeon were destroyed: by fire. s Powell and M. McGrath, Lon- ail officials, have been dismissed. . S. Devery wants $35,000 from city of New York, for allegéd breach of contract Massachuseits democrats have no use | for Hearst, and will support Clney for presidency. A new and inexpensive process of preserving meat has been invented by a Jerlin professor, i | Joseph Chamberlain will be in the | Bri ish House of Commons to hear | his son', budget speech on the 19th, An attempt was made to break in- to B:adfield Bros." safe at Morrisburg, but tie cracksmen were frightened away, | . The government will not interfere | with the death sentence imposed upon |iGoyette, who murdered John Colligan land Mis son in Alfred township. Rev. John Scrimger. has been nom- {inated as thr 'successor to the late | Principal Ma. Vicar as head of the [Roatan] Presbyterian Theological Col- | lege. . Cavanah, born in Leeds coun 57, died on April 4th, at Leth- ze, Alta, from the effects of a cri | tical operation. He was interred with | Masonic honors Joseph Redmond, who is leaving Picton, to locate in Winnipec, in the interest of the Heintzman piano com pany, was tendered a banquet, Fri day, and given a gold watch. Harrowsmith Happenings. Harrowsmith, April 1 The many friends of Dr. A. Macmillan are glad to learn that he is recovering from his | severe illness in Chicago, We regret to hear dat Morley Day is ill with | typhoid fever in floronts, and hope | for a speedy recovery. Miss Perlov is {recovering from a severe attack of | throat trouble. On Easter Sunday liss Nellie Stewart sang a solo in the Presbytetian church which was | hizhly appreciated. Mrs. Williamson, { who spent the winter with her son, in Foronto, is spending a few days with perty in Napanee and move to Toron- | to. Mrs, William Buck has purchased a house and lot from Mrs. Williamson jon Sydenham street. Ek. W. Sprouls spent a few days at®home last week. He passed in all his subjects at the recent medical exams. at Queen's. Miss Gracie Graves spent her Easter holidays - with her sister, Mrs. Cal- laghan in Napanee. Miss Minnie Sproule spent her. holidays with friends at Sharbot Lake. Mr. Lyons joand bride, spent a few days with Mr, and Mrs. Wo J, Lyons, his brother. T SHOE STOR Thee Misses Eleanor and Anna © Bell |. r : { LyoRs were home for Easter. Mrs. D. Wood, Sr., is visiting at Newburgh, Mr. and Mrs. James Shibley entertain. led a large number of young "people {last Wednesday evening. Needléss to again in their ple Miss M. C. Sproule attended V's wedical con- from Toronto Visitors: H. Harvey, Hughes'; Miss w, at William ' Miss. Edith Walker, at + Sra Mrs. Williamson, 'og | Sproule's. Earl Thompson left ay for Oswego, J -------- 'Beautiful Spring ! We're not quite sure whether she is with us or not, but shrewd buyers are already making their selection from our new stock of . Ladies' Spring Suits ! There is more style, fit and finish on these New Suits than you see on the = home-made garments yo1 pass on the street. LADIES' SUITS From $8.50 up to $22.50 and ali prices between. ° 7 | ~ Skirts Right up-to-date in style and finish. They harg right and keep their shape and are placed a prices that will surely prove a saving to you. NEW RAINCOATS The latest in Ladies' Raincoats, made from English Cravenette and suitable for bright spring days as well as damp weathér. Prices from $5, $550, $675. $8.75, $9.50, $11.50 and others, (Jones) | - Tr NT : a $3. - customer and attract the new. . use Carter's Little Nerve Pills, which | are made expressly for sleepless $e000000e000tee 000000 0000 3 THE "DOROTHY DODD" SHOES. 90000000000 00000000 0000000 There are plenty of other shoes for ladies that look all right. Dorotiy Dopp Shoes Are all right. They are the shoe which othefs try to, co behind. Dorotiy Dopp Shoes lead. No shoes for women are so popular or deserve such popularity. Dororny Dopp Shoes ~ Doroty Dobs 'Shoes can' be had in different widths, different toes and different heels. PRICES (-- rn SOLE AGENTS. THERE'S 4 DELIGHT ==in knowing that our new styles are correct--that, point for point, they're a little better than ever be- fore--that the exclusive shapes will please the old . Ge . . ==if It's this kind of shoemaking you wish--if you are particular ih your selections-«if you want foot-covs. ering that's as honorable and excellent as years of experience can make it--try a palror . . . ry . SHOES . . . | Those unhappy persons who suffer U Geo. A. Siater J 50 from nervousness aud dyspepsia should ! * + + Maker ® J Sen 5s [THE SAWYER SHOE STORE - py--a- season or a year contain more graceful styles and as much comfort as can be putin a shoe. ! f Boots, $3.75. This picture shov in the world is 1 sewed in the co Never requires ALWAYS clean * ROBT. 222 Pr 2 Doors Above | Ambulance Tele A Alse sce our E We have small All branches of ed- according t methods Open for busi 1904 Fmt A AUCT] DR. WM. COY the city has inst auction on SAT! Market Square, Mare, 16 hands true, single or « vears old, with Cape Town Trai McLaughlin, four new. A Doctors' a complete rig, 1 a Brass Mounted le Harness, a Li ness and other a Sale at elever cash WM. MU AUCTI VALUABLE \ in Village of Cat William Kendell, Second Concessi: ston, and part ¢ 2nd concession ston,' together W Buggy, ete., etc., . Sale taki ers. 15th, at one ON. SATURDX the Market Sau Bay Mare, 14 he and double, § Mikado rig and A complete up- Terms cash. WJ tioneer, AVUCTI 1 WILL #8Fi Market Square, On Satur wii eleven uk yagon and Bug WM. "FURI Bed-room Set; Chairs, Melodia MILLS EET A HOUSEMAID Strange, Cor A GOOD GENE erences regul Gillivray, 11! AT ONCE, A GJ hotisework. Mrs. B. WaF SIX BOYS, FI old. Steady Gould & Co. A CHEESEMAEK factory St es. Apply Lake. em cee A YOUNG MA! work, Ah eight in the Hospital AT ONCE, A experience ir dren's clothe: ell, 78 Brock TWO OR THI] penters and 'till fall to A. E. Spoone Ont. TO RENT, BY or. 9 room bath and clo with fair. si Brock Street DETECTIVE--C your time work ? No American D dianapolis, I LADIES--$15 F home;. mate beautiful sar WRITERS.--T0 home. Easil Something n bl MEN AND W( rapid knitti SUBSTANTIAL on East Sie