will be Miss Hazel Massey, Mesars. Harvey and Wm. Shea. The entertain- ment promises to furnish a rare treat to music lovers of Kingston. rm een Gets Unanimous Invitation. Mr. Riley, who has ben ssisting ill sur- | The Moros who attacked American your | troops will be punished by Major-Gen. In- | Wood, who is marching on them with and men. Jimmy Britt and "Young Corbett" t for the worlds Jeathei whight champions! Pp not later than Secretary. | Docember 31st. = PARIS, n All Wool Ma- NRILLIANTINES--Rest English dye, "erispe ora finish auch | 85c , 40c., w 00c., Te, $1, $1.15, uns' Veil- | 81.25. "ns ordinary N he A weight, a all vi 2 3 ream, reys, "8c. oy Champagnes, etc., 44 in. | §1, $1.15, §1 6, $e ot 7. 0c : CREPES_Wool and Sik, at $1, $1.95, in, vo at Wool mix. | #1-50, $1.75, { no r GRENADINES--Fine Silky Weaves, at fine silky appearance, great- | gi , $1.76, $3. ' Jor ine drsmes and blows: $100 S170, 83 Iw 'of Navy, Brown, Royal, Ak OVER NETS = Superb Colors, Ga ar; Cha ipa h h fa 81, «25, $1.50. Monn iB o CLOTHS Larve and Open GALINB-A tirel Silk esh, at $1, $1.25, $1.50. com= RTAMMES --Spenged and Shrunk, at de . . . Chin >a cron 7bc., 90c, $1, $1.15, $1.25 an » Yov- Dn, Dh: Binek] voiLe BENGALINES--Now and Nov caves, French manufacture, at w at $1.15 yd. $1, $1.25 31.50 yd. . yd. DCLOTHS---Cenuine French man : ibe relied upon to hold tho ts © pearance. Si Bl ilks for Skirts TAFFETA SILKS--Excellent Values. Ul gd sa nok, at 50c., 00c., 83c., 70c., 7b. White, at 68c., Tic. R0c.. $1. $1.10. Colors, every desirable shade, 'strong 'oualities, - yd. at 65¢., Tbe iy mT APANESE SHANTUNG SILK, ar in, w A 0 genuine wa ~ . fou purchase from | "White, at Soc. GOC. 75¢., 90c. Black Dress Goods; | Black, at 50c., 60c. vi rely upon the color be- | OPALINE-The new Lining--Have vou ¢ seen it! 81 in. wide, oks like silk. black. We guarantee | Xi" the * desired colnys, J Black and White, at 25c. yd. . WALDRON - Eek iY RN 0 J 6 pie 0 Pox te i excellent ---- the Men's Club, -of St. George's The Assault 2: 8" Basteros | Cathedral on Wednesday wert 50 Neal Begun ] popular orchestral selections. Other soloists £ led the Chinese there to disarm, al pelle the Tartan general protested against such action, 3 S------ Are In A Trap. them to surrender through starving. hwang, May 17.~The Russians ved by th nt, st Du Remain Will sive Sol: e Sy Koichau, twenty miles ections and also present som . - ter sketches' after the Toner oo GRADE ARSE Grossmith. The orchestras : Iman era House, Wood Hospital, Mr. * Evacuated New Chwang. + * 4+ London, May 17.--The # New Chwang correspondent 4: of the Reuter Telegram + company wires, under yes- 4 terday's date, that the 3 Russian evacuation of New + Chwang has been completed. * eS ALksan FELIS IFEF south of Yinkow. this morning. They were expect alu army. Nine a rte, assisted by the navy, landed 100 troops and the re- mainder will land to-day. The number of the Japanese force is not known. The warships shelled the shore for hours. The Japanese are expected here on Wednesday and the Russians are rapidly evacuating the town. Russians In Northern Korea. Seoul, Korea, May 17.--An unofficial despatch has been received here saying that a Russian force estimated to number 300 men has appeared at the British mines at Wunsun, Northern Korea, where they scized the belong- ings of the Japanese and Chinese loyees. They did not touch the British property. Some of the Japan- eso escaped, while others are reported to have been captured. Losses To The Japanese. St. Petershurg, May 17.--Owing to the interruption of communication with Port Arthur the admiralty has no information of its own either re garding the blowing up of the Japanese cruiser Miyako on May 15th or the to ing' and crippling' of an armored Japanese cruiser in Talien- wan bay May 10th, by a naphtha launch in command of a young Rus- sian naval officer. Father Stephen's Reward. Liao Yang, May 17.--Father Stephen Tcherbackofisky, "the priest who ecar- ried the cross at the battle of the Yalu and was wounded by two bullets through the chest while leading the heroic charge of his regiment, has left for Harbin. Father Stephen has been awarded the officers' cross of the Or- der of St. George. Japanese Force Landing. London, May 17.--A despatch receiv- ed here, to-day, announces that a Ja- panese army, said to be 20,000 strong, 18 being landed at Kailion, twenty miles south of New Chwang. London newspapers, this morning, comment on what is believed to he the precarious position of Gen. Kou ropatkin, who is menaced by the pos- sibility of the Chinese rebels cutting his communications as well by the difficulty in divining the Japanese plan of campuign. Said They Were Spies. ' Cronstadt, May 17.--Two Lascars, sleward and engineer, have been ar- rested on board the British steamer Cameross and another on board of a German steamer. They are suspected of beng Japanese spies, Want Good Relations. Lino Yang, May 17.--(Delayed in transmission).--A Chinese official as- serted, to-day, in a speech at a din ner given in his honor, and in that of the other (Mestial officials, by the military authorities of Liao Yang, that Japan wants an alliance with China in order to use her. The official further declared that the Chinese con- sidered it their dutv to preserve good relations with Russia whose frontier adjoined China. -- CROSS IN THREE DAYS. Preliminary New Vessel To Be Built To Do This. Special to the Whig. New 'ork, May }7.~Preliminary steps were taken, yesterday, for the organization of a company that will build a ship which with the assistance of the multiple electric propeller, the invention of Michael Benjamin Paint- on, will cross the. ocean in three days. The meeting was held in the office of Lewis Nixon. The plan tentatively ag- reed upon is to build a vessel 600 feet in length; at a cost of about £2,000, . M0with which it is confidently assur- od that the passage time between New York and Southampton will be cut in two. The inventor claims that forty miles an hour can be mnde. Why He Died. Fairfleld, Ta., May 17.-As the resnlt of a wager that he could eat a quart of salted peanuts. Rex. Subbe, aged seventeen, is dead. ---- Owing to the il'néss of his mother, T. C. Robinette, K.C., was compelled have been sighted in Deep An Order level. The by the G. T, 'he ni inst., without railway, London, May 17.-A Scoul despatch | that day, but states that a force of Japanese have tr 200 Russians in a valley, | thinks he was north-east of Anju. The Japanese are | po. been _ in making no attempt to force the Rus- sians fo fight, expecting to compel an enquiry will be held, EXONERATED. appearance . of GREEN to fire and Gratitude of stand are on ¢ son, and the in the board. The STANLE The Notables London, May late Sir Henry can explorer, was held at Westminster Abbey, to-day, number ©f no and King Leopo floral wreaths. ly was taken polis for burial. Special to the Whig. ed Enlas from very successful. have stifred up ment. Special to the W men attempted to-dav, near th tal discovery of "their plans and Kepler, May man. Sherman barn and shed last week. R. arrived home Ia. and Miss O0'Cony at Wiliam Patt B. Guess and Mj A. Sproule at Velma Wartman Campbell at 8. About a dozen land arrived here this morning by K. & P. railway. They are a ion of those who have der the superintendence of the Na- tional Council of arrived here are chiefly of middle age. They were met a by some downe to drive er than water, he had borrowed v ous sums of money, as well as failed to settle his livery bill. . The hotdl at' Castorland, N.Y., was burned to the ground, the occupants barely escaping i to postpone his trip to England. loss 820,000. visit Woodstock On November } ' ! een ths ago, pbell, ; Dalny, and heavy firing has | © emplovee of the Canada Atlantic been heard in Kinchow Bay. The Russian officers, at Mukden, have com- Iv Special to the Whig, Detroit, Mich. bers of Commerce. Special to the Whig. Montreal, May 17.--Two handsome silver bowls and a large silver ink the board of trade, and are greatly admired, They are handsome in design and valuable and are presents from the over-sea delegates to the chambers of commerce of the empire, The bowls are for H. B. Ames and A. J. Hodg- ¥'S FUNERAL. -- In Attendance. Special to the Whig. both represented. The coffin was cov ered with purple and placed in a ca- tafalque surrounded with hundreds of -- A DAKOTA SETTLER. h-- Writes Letters Inducing Other Dakotans to Come. Toronto, May 17.--~Thomas South- worth has received several applica- tions from Dakota farmers for certifi- cates for reduced railway fares. The farmers in question wish to come and settle in New Ontario. A farmer nam- near Dryden, Ont., last vear, has been ---------- TO ROB THE MAIL. An Attempt In Chicago Luckily Frustrated. * Chicago, 1D., May 17.-- The highway States registered mail waggon early western Railway station. The acciden- duel with the police, ------ Horse Dropped Dead. Harrowsmith, js for Jackson Dow slev and Hiram Wart- had a horse drop dead in harness to see his father alive, Miss E. Maud Townsend is spending a few days with 'her aunt in the city. Visitors : Mr, and Miss Merton at shin McBride's; -- English Domestics Here. prominent Kingston ladies, who have engaged them. ---------- John Smith hired a horse at Lans- -- 'or Crossing at | mission, gave the Bay of Quinte rail- "| way the ight 15 it the C. P. R. level. The G. T. R. Permission to cross St. Cunegonde street, Montreal, on the 2 was taken up with argument on the motion to ap- 'prove overhead crossings over Wel- i and Fernie streets, Hamilton, the R. The motion was ad- jour, to the 27th. permission has been obtained for the 13th Regiment to » Ont., ou the 24th, ox] to the public. , 1902, just cigh- ibald Campbell Aveh . Yesterddv a bad- § body was found in the river. His wife igéntificd it as the * | body of Archibald Campbell. He loft home Thursday, November 12th, 1902, to go to Hull, to order some wood He was seen on Main street, Hull never afterwards. His skull is badly crushed in and his wife murdered, but as he the water for eighteen months, logs may have done the jury. His watch is missing, but that, too, could have been lost in the river. The detectives are investigating, and ---- A Canadian Who Fell Before a Gun. Delegates To Cham- xhibition, to-day, at kstand for the use of clock which has heen Of England Were 17,~The funeral of the M. Stanley, the Afri- n the presence of a tables. King Edward old, of Belgium, were After the service the to the London Necre- Dakota, who settled His letters to Dakota an emigration méve- hig. to rob the United e Chicago and North- a revolver frustrated thev escaped after a 16.--Thomas Dowker, putting 'in furnaces Powley has got his moved. Manuel Orser Aykroyd and family st week, but too late wor and Miss Sherman erson's; Miss Ruttan ss H. Hensie and Miss Stanerd Guess'; Miss at H. Wartman's; J. Abbott's. - domestics from Eng- come to Canada un- Women. Those who t the railway station of something str n their nightclothes; , May 17.--Patrol Green who shot and killed Abraham Hartie, the accused forger, as the lat- ter was attempting to escape from the Emergency Hospital, has been exone- rated by a coroner's jury. Green testi- fied that he warned Harile not to con- tinue to run away or he would have that he shouted three times to him to stop. I saw he was going to escape, and I had to use my revolver," officer. Green's testimony was sub. stantiated by George McHenrv a pa- tient at the hospital. from Berlin, Ont., where his father is a well-to-do farmer. -- SENT HANDSOME GIFTS. in- said the Hartle came sent for Mr. Hadrill, the secretary, | has not yet arrived. ar in G. vil ( $ Association Brockville in August. B. R. Poulin, L'Orignal, has been ap pointed ice magistrate of that town, without Salary. Muskoka Wood com was drowned by fal rangements will be made ninety new street cars this summer for T Montreal police officials are demani- ing an investigation of the statement by Chief Legault as to drinking hab- its of the force. James Harris, a machinist of Lon- don, Ont., was stabbed in som. mys- terious manner, and is unable to tell how it happened. Johnnie Powers, the famous Ottawa lacrosse player, has been secured by *Brantford, and will leave for the Tele- phone Citv this week. Woodend, ' defendant in bankruptcy proceedings, refused to disclose the ly refreshed. The of Nazareth," went by F. The Sunday with Mrs. an' has taken possession of the store vacated by Henry Paul. P. G. Winters cannot get enough help. at the cheese factory. 'No doubt he get plenty of help if the fccent on the "cheese" the racuse, N.Y., 6.30 o'clock coming. The ching ord After eighteen vears' WORLD TIDINGS, -- ate Tweed. OCCURRENCES RECOUNTED Special 3 § ee hy he railway com- |- IN BRIEF FORM, In -- Parts of The Earth. , aged sixty-four, Despatches and Cullings Telling , of Events Transpiring in All Col; Henry Smith, of militia depart- - piv zs ment, Ottawa, is seriously ill of pneu wonia. William Hanrahan, a well-known re- sident of Peterboro, and unmarried, is Americans have turned back three 3 The regatta of the Canad The girl who took her own Rosedale has been identified | father as Amy Monk, Eglinton. of the ny at Huntsville, ling off a log. Robert Swan, ah employee William Mackenzie stated th oronto. English workmen within a week, under the alien labor law. Canoe life by her at to build brokers' names who executed his or: der on New York Exchange, Lillian Maud Scott, a widow. -- A Service Of Song. about thirty years of age, recently of Collingwood, was arrested in connee- tion with the theft of a large number of househdld articles from of Capt. H. D. Hulme, 6 Spadina road, Toronto. the Lome Newburgh, May 17.--Fhe rain Coming Frém Syracuse. 8S. Murphy, San Diego, (al. iermany is probably the 6000 DIAMONDS We do not claim ex- traordinary and extrav- agant things about our Diamonds, but we are ciedited with buying some of the best grades of stones imported into Canada. We have the minimum of business expenses in Kingston. Our work- shop facilities are good. Our personal guarantee goes with every stone. eters. SPANCENBERC, Jeweller, King St Saturday and Sunday was just what we wanted. Everything looks decided- boys have already begun celebrating Victoria Day and the rockets that were sent up last ev- ening were numerous. The boys should = be careful to keep them in the air and » . . not aim them pi people, as some did Ladies Black Cashmere Stockings, 25c¢. pair, last evening. There is no telling the damage that might result should one of 'the balls strike a person. The ser- 4 vice in the Methodist church on Sun- day evening was one of song, conduct- ed by Rev. W. W. Whattam, were assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Sydenham, who sang a duet, at the morning service. anthem The choir PP. W. The evening was sung with fine effect, the solos being taken by Messrs. Mott and Brown, and the duetts by Mrs. Brown d Mr. Mott, and Mr. Brown and Mos. Mott. Mr. Mott sang '"The Child with violin accompani- Black Cotton Stockings, extra fine make, with Millar with great. ofivet. natural wool soles or Balbriggan soles. 25c. hymns used were familiar, includ- ing "Jesu, Lover of My Soul," "From Greenland's ley Mountains," "Rock of Ages," by Messrs. R. W, and Percy Madden. Queen's, with Mrs, iting could were but when it comes to manufacture of the cheese it's an- other question. Workmen 3 are scarce in the village at present. The 41st Separate company of Sy- y leaves for Kingston at Monday evening and will arrive here about midnight. command oi Capt. Upham. third time that the Syracuse National Guardsmen have bee, here, and cach time responded. On this six men, including the officers, are Vv will come in light mar- It is in This is the n invited to come the company has occasion, ninety absence, Dr. » ani Dr. W. W. Los Angvles, dropped i on their Brockville friend The brothers have been taking a spe- cial course in New York. started on a driving trip t svenes in Elgin, Athens and Philips- e. s this week. They have o visit old most densely wooded country in Europe. Over twenty-five per cent. of the area of the empire is coversd with forest. Ee -------- 2eetneeeatotnttaceecs and the latter being sung Brown, H. S. Mott Black Lace Stockings, 25c., 35c., 39c., 49c., Prof. Matheson, of ' Matheson, are vis 69c¢., Z5c. her father, James Davy. Mr. Frame, the new tailor with Adams & Co., intends moving into H. M roche's house on Main street. Mrs. F. W. Brown, Sydenham, spent A. Muckden"N. Ry. : Girls' Black Cotton Stockings, Girls' Black Openwork Stockings, Boys' Famous Leather Knit Black Ribbed Cotton i i is likely to be held at in ar- UMMER | HOSIERY Our HOSIERY STOCK is now at its best and we have Stockings to suit all. ; of fine even make. 39c., 45¢., SOc. Ladies' Summer Cashmere Stockings, very light in weight, not any heavier than ' Lisle thread, special make, seamless feet, fine even quality. 33c., 39c., 45¢., 50c., 63c., 5c. 20c , 25c. Ladies' Cashmere Stockings, very reliable English make, from I & R. Morley, of London, Prices 'Fine Black Cotton Stockings, 10c., 12%c , 15¢, ur. ana || Girls' Black Gashmers Stockings, Stockings, All Sizes, JOHNLADLAWESON r er. The company will remain 4 Kingston till Wednesday afternoon. -- d Nj ee -- Eo -------- Largest stock of Trunks and Valises. -_ Ladies' Tan Oxford Shoes AT THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE. Gents' Tan 'Oxford Shoes AT THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE. These are American makes, Good Year Welted Soles and very stylish in appearance. F. G. LOCKETT. - me 71ST YEA ured for it, anc satisfactory I "FIT-RE One customer and the chain Come And See! We claim to carry plete assortment of such as , are neede family; and we carry too. As we buy for ( our regular prices are in the trade can offe have bargains for buyer takes advar we say, '* come and F. W. VA} 2486 Princes 'Phone 417. Eye N Eyes Carefully Ex and Glasses Frames in any = to suit every Sj TO CONTR. TENDERS ARE IN ».m.,, SATURDAY, )} different Trades Wor erection of a new sto: lington street, for Mess Plans and specificati Mice. Ys H. P. SM] Andior Build NOTI + PARTIES REQUIRI at the Fair Grounds apply to w Gr WANT] errr A YOUNG GIRL housework. Apply A GOOD ACTIVE strong boys, for Chovn & Son. TWO FIRST CLA maids Apply A isk. American Hote A SKIFF, CEDAR, long: two pair pir Apply F.J.T., Whi PURCHASER FOR good order, 26 in cheap. 51 Brock # GENERAL SERV! good cook. No ® Apply to Mrs. Sn A SMART BOY, A of age. Apply t Co., corner of Ki HELP. WE WANT in each locality t« ing spare time. P eral pay. Imper don, Ontario. DETECTIVE--Can dianapolis, Ind. LADIES--$15 PER V home; materials | beatitiful sample | of add envel Co., New York. BY JUNE 1ST, C te do general Iu wages. Ne wa Apply to Mrs. B King Street, Wes! en EONTRACTS TO F and keep.lawn ar by the season ol «done promptly un Geo. Lloyd, Ne houses. a LE BIG WAGES FOR oughly legitimate start in with "tal. G. Marsha Ont. br. Gourds FR 1714 Well 8 ras in Hear Mr. Du Dor acter sketches at S t. Bh, otiy's for | . Wear,