on Brockville, 'mention. Plano will be wold Tuesday «8 pam. the Celebrated Chair at 2 0. nis, "Sale st 10.80 am. Terms JOUN H. MILLS, Auctioneer. particular atfention to Sale as the Furniture is of the MS , Walnut and Ebony ; uso the Chair that wes bowght for the of Wales, now King Edward VII; $0 5 ory Handsome Mahbgany Sofa and Chalet, and in fact all the Furniture, © lovers of fine fursiture should net fail | : attend this Grand Sale, Tuesday We areshowi We are Sg 4 very HAND BAGS, PURSES and JEWEL BOXES. £ They inchode the latest : and best in frame and fin- x ish, and . 4 Silke FeraT Aji colored ; balance _ Belleville, pr. 38--Offered 8,800 Fhite hath : sales, 350 at 11 5-16¢., B00 at 1i4c. dustry duet Tor reR 10 ode tan L000. which is a very relly sum to spend for this form of ti The Cheese Markets. Sept. ._. 38.585 offered, oll 85 at lfc. colored ; alex. , Vankleek Hill, . 281,982 board- ed and sold at 11jc. AR. DE BM och wie a Td 5 Carnwall, Sept. 9865 white and 332 rded : sales, 485 white at 11 Pn at 11jc. and 382 colored at 17 Watertowd, Sent. 28. 5.000 for all sizes ; NX. boxes sold dt ite. market easy. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Poundkeeper's Attention is Drawn ] to Victoria Park. K on, Sept. 25.--(To the Edit or): Would you kindly inform the residents living around Victoria Park if there ix a er for the city, H wo he better take a look in Victoria Park, for all last week thoro have been three horses pasturing in the park. Why should this go on for a whole week without anyone tuking any notice of it. 1 think it o great piece of for ne turning their horses in pA when it takes wen all summer lobking after the Contant fan bmp to the sity. « in tl will not continue.~ RESIDENT. Samuel Conley is the local pound keaper and be will doubtless keep an eye on Victoria Park after this notice, > Jerome K. Jerome Coming. durome K. Jeromg, the greatest of English humorists, is enguged by the Y.M.CA, for October 3st, to give a humorous recital. Keep this date open, All members and directors of the as- sociation are requested to meet to- morrow night at eight o'clock in the rooms to organize a "1 of 500" club, The obiget this club will be to en- la the membership. The Ladies' Auxiliary are sending out coin cards to their friends whe are being asked to assist in the pay- ing for the new piano, member of the auxiliary has pro- mised to give a cover for the new piano. The auxiliary voted to provide a croquet table for the seniors and a ping-pong table for the juniors. Fifty Colored Artists. Artistic, comic operatic extrava ganza probably best describes the coming attraction at the Grand on Wednesday, September 27th. The or maization is known as "The Smart t," and the ogramine sets forth that the entertainment may be class wd as "southern enchantment." "The Smart Set" comes back to Kingston with an enviable record in New York and Boston. It appeals to the most fashionable audiences of the two Jest cities and practically became a ad in the east. Will Consent Be Given ? The Kingston petition will be heat on October 30th. As that date ox- coeds the logal six months within which petitions should be heard the consent of both parties must be filed. "Three Swallows." Sit John Power and Son's "Three Whiskey, for Swallows" Irish . famous oper ry, Of h + standard the King. is Mager -------------- Power & Son have been asked to tepare plans and specifications for a big central school in Cobourg. a ich prevailed during the epidemic, six of the nine cases 'paralyzed. Good hopes are en- for the recovery of all the Groves, who is medical the three townships, as quarantined all the ahove, and ry house is i young man, Alred Gainsfond, South March, Jaye a Sng Years, is very low, both } bein paralyzed. Fhe other Tonnies affect. od are John Nash's, South March; Moses Wilson, amd Robert J. White, orth March, and Timothy Scott. West Huntley. The cool weather may Frevms, the further spread of the dis- Judge Rochon, this moming, deliv- a SE eel dismissing he mapplice: tion of the water-power lessees on the side of the Ottawa river, at the Chaudiere, for an injunction res- fH P : F training the Eddy company and oth ers interested from ing with the construction of a dam regarded by the Ontario interests as likely to men- aca She volute of water on the Otta- wa side ¢ river. Judge Rochon placed reliance on the affidavits of Eddy and others, who swore that the work was not designed in any way to injure the Ontario interests. hore is a lengthy docket for the supreme court fall term which opens October 2d. The Ontario cases are G. T.R. va. Toronto; Nathaniel company ve Skarple; the king ex appeal; Black- stook ws Ritchie; Toronto Holcombe va. Sloan; Burke ve. Ritchie; Wade vs. ARREST AWAITS EMPLOYERS, Contract Labor Law Alleged to Be Violated. New York, Sept. 25.--After eight, months of preparation {he United States district attorney of this dis trict will to-morrow, according to re- liable authority, cause the arrest of eleven heads of the manufacturing and Contracting concerns of this city on warrants charging them with having oc red through the medium of an employers' association to violate the contract labor law in the importation ign workmen, The penalty of conviction is a fine of not less than $1000 nor more than 810,000, or imprisonment for pot more then two years, It is understood that the depart: ment of commerce and labor is direct ing the prosecution and has through its agent assisted by operators of the secret service, prepared the case against the accused, -------- A PRIVATE ASSIGNMENT. Liquidators of Ville Marie Fin sh. Sescial to the Whig. Montreal, Sept. 25. The Loynachan Sariver company, limited, commission merchants, have made a private as signment though largely with On Mario Rfuducoss. We hguidators of the defunct Ville Marie Bank, which went down with & crash, duly 25th, 1899, have com- ileted. their Wack, and to-day issued a statement, owing the results of the lignidation. Totals from bank were $842,583, of which 876,391 was obtainéd from. collections, and 896 - M47 from the sale of the bank's as sets. Out of the recvipts. note hold- ers were paid $550,139; depositors, SMS.678; mortgage, interest, and law costs eating up the balance. Total liabilities to depositors. were $130,000, ang payments amount to a dividend of about seventeen and one-half per. cent. Bank Signal For Good{Night Kisses. Winsted, Conn., Sept. 25.--Apparent- ly uncalled for clanging of the ph dl for a whole wile through Main street by the motorman on the electric car which leaves here at 10:30 pm. for Torrington, has led to the discovery that it is a signal for the many Tor rington young men who court Winsted young women to ston love-making if they wish to catch the last car for home. A cardoad of Torrington wooers come to Winsted nightly to call on hearts. The clangings of the motor hell are more reliable than most clocks, Died In Michigan. Suecial te the Whig. Toronto, Sept. 36.--Chiel Game War den Tinsley has received word of the death of J. Davidson, Munroe, Mich. one of the best all-round field sports on the continent, and who was weli- known in Camda, having frequntle exhibited dogs at fairs and dog shows in this conntry, having recently efihi- bited at the last Toronto exhibition, -------- Statesmen Talked. Specinl to the Whig. Berlim, Sept. 25. Chancellor Von Buelow came to Berlin, from Baden, to-day, and received M. Witte. The the: stateswen talked for half an our, The Best Week For Bartletts. We offer one hundred bushels Bartlett pears, green, ripe or om - turn at 40, peck, Camovsky, the fruit and oyster man. The number of yellow fever cases in Now Orleans is only slightly ineras Teller, Kingston, has piirch- Hotel, in "The mtal and matriculation at Queen's concluded on Saturday. The results will likely be announced to-morrow. ¥ An old offender faced the magistrate this "and will spend four months wi Governor Corbett to consider the folly of over deinking. ey * is expected home about first of October. He ought to be in good shape for football and hockey after his summer on the sur- hj Ethel Heaslip, daughter 'of John Heaslip, Gananoque, died this morning in atertown, N.Y., where she was a jonal nurse. Her illnesd" was of very brief duration. Nothing further has been heard in to the proposed investigation into the of tizanship against Sheriff wson. The charges are so baseless that the government further. may be ashamed to pre The latest in football circles is the announcement of a meeting of en- thusiasts at Hunt Bros' hotel to-mor- row . It is now tolerably cer tain that the Limestones will be re- organized for the coming season, and the indications point to "Paddy" Hunt as ger. Authority is given for the organiza tion of the Royal Canadian Field Ar- tillery as horse artillery, this branch of the regiment being henceforth de- signated the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The . wearing of puggaree badges by the Royal Canadian Artil- lery is authorized. TO INVESTIGATE. Into the Fish Poaching, on Lake Erie. Snecial to the Whie. Toronto, Sept. 25.--~Hon. Dr. Reaume, minister of public works, re- turnbd this morning from a trip in New Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia. The minister said, that the relation of the Booth and number of other American fishing companies to the Ontario fish- eries department would be the subject of investigation. It has heen unofficial- ly stated that some of the boats en- gaged in the fish poaching operations on . Lake Erie, through ostensibly chartered by the men who sail them, belong to American companies which, also, it is alleged, are owned by them but operated in Ontario un- der the names of private individuals. PERSONAL ATTENTION. The Memorials Now Number Over a Thousand. Snecial to the Whig Tokio, Sept. 25, (5 p.m.).~The em- peror is giving personal attention to the memorials presented to the throng against the terms of peacé arranged with Russia. The memorials now num- ber over a thousand. . The agitators who are trying to interview council- lors to advocate the refusal to ratify the treaty of peace and the public is almost unanimous in demanding the resiynation of the cabinet. Even the moderates do pot conceal the city's grief at the result of the negotiations, Cases To Be Tried. There is likely to be a good docket at the fall assizes which open here on October 9th. There are two criminal cases on the docket. Ome of the civil actions is that of Capt. Crawford vs. the Township of Wolfe Island, for al leged wrongful dismissal. Next Mon- day the non-jury sittings of the coun- ty court will opm. Kingston and Frontenac have had very few law dis putes in these courts for a couple of vears. Legal squabbles generally indi cate a busy community, as there has to be something going on to fight over, The court officials are hoping for a busy year. "We cannot wear socks all the year round unless business im proves," says G. H., Hunter, sherifi's assistant. 3 Service To Be Reduced. It is very likely that a change will soon be made in the street railway service, There was a proposal that the service should be reduced between the hours of 6 and 11 a.m, and 7 and IT pm. to one of twenty minutes. It is found, however, that this cannot very well be done, the difficulty being in connection with a partial reduction of employees. The service must re main as it is, or be reeuced to a twenty minute one. Unless the cars are better patronized than during this month the service will gertainly be re- duced. A steadier patronage by the people would retain the ten miaute service, Married At Battersea. On Wednesday evening, September 20th, a number of guests witnessed a Very pretty sceme.at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Fobster, when Anna Lenn, their only daughter, was united in marriage to Oscar Lake of Batter sea. The ceremony was performed by the groom's brother, Rev. W, W. Lake of Sydenham. The bride was the reci- pieht of many beautiful presents, The fapiy pair left Kingston on the midnight train for ft where they will spend their honeymoon. We trust they will live long and happily together. A Friend In Need. W. Dunnigan and party were up the Rideau on Sunday afternoon. On their way back they were just' in the nick of time on two occasions. First they were fortunate enough to reseue two youths who had capsized from a cance. No sooner wore v cared for than the yacht overhauled four others in a okifl, but floating helplessly about for they had hwoken both oars. Verily it was a day of surprises. ---------------- Gamblers Fined. Ss 1 te Whig. Wentreal, it, 25.~0f the fifty men arrested in gembling houses, yester- day, twenty of them pleaded guilty, today, and were fined $15 cach. James Simpson, the proprietor of one! of the houses, was fined $100 or three months, J ------------------ It pays you to buy beef, iron and Red Crom ith a ool children, by 5 4 5 i wine . Walter assed the bar fixtures in the old Hub | Belleville. E to 4 IN BRIEF FORM. Matters That Interest Everybody ~--Notes From All Over--Little Of Everything Easily Read A dredge of the Lake Erie Dredging company foundered in a gale off Dun. kirk, Within five years China will have a fighting force of 250,000 ready or service, Thomas O'Connor, aged six, fell un- der a tenton road roller and was crushed flat. The C. P. R. Lake Manitoba, from Montreal, arrived at Liverpool, Sun- day evening, gara river on Sunday, from the per steel arch bridge. In a round-up of several gambling houses in Montreal, sixty-three ar- rests were made by the police. The McCaul Street Methodist church, Toronto, was consecrated with guaint ceremonies as a Jewish' s¥nagogue. 'ol. C. D. Westhrooke, a well-known veteran of the civil war, is dead, at Kingston, N.Y., aged seventy-two. President Roosevelt will complete his sojourn at Sagamore Hill and re- turn to Washington, next Saturday. San Francisco republicans have no minated John S. Partridge for may or. Partridge is deputy city attor ney. At Vicksburg, Niss., four new cases of yellow fever were reported. Two of them are those of business men of prominence. Arrangements -are being made for the repatriation of 100,000 Russian Jrisousre from Japan, They will be anded at Sebastopol. Russian police will allow Zemstvo congress free J favor the czar's idea, but an active minority will call for greater liberty. The Canadian Papermakers' Asso- ciation has been dissolved, the Laur- entide Paper company being respon- sible for the Breaking of the com- bine. Stephen Crocker, member of a well known New London, Comn., family, while. terrorizing a family, was acci- dentally shot by Mrs, Bindloss, and will die. While out hunting at West MeCoon Lake, Alderman Jones, Thomas Richie and Maj. Vermilvea shot a woli, on which they will claim the government bounty of $15. Negligence of the roundhouse host- ler, who backed an engine ahead of a passenger train, caused a death and two fatal injuries hy a wreck near Susquehanna, Pa. The members of the Russian im- perial family on the imperial yacht Polar Star are thoroughly enjoying their vacation trip in Finnish waters around Viboury. C. H. Stirling, Windsor, who at- tempted to poison himself in a Guelph hotel, was defeated in his attempt, a message to his friends bringing the re porters to his room. In spite of extra fruit trains, there are not enough cars to carry the im- mense peach erop of Western New York, and much is spoiling. The ice failure also makes trouble. It is announced that Bishop Me- Evay, London, Ont., accompanied by up- Rev. Father Aylward, will sail from New York on October 28th, for Naples where they will entrain for Rome, Three of the erew and two passen gers of the Panama railroad steamer Havana, frog Colon, were transicrred to Hoffman Island, N.Y., for oh servation, All had elevated tempora tures. Eben Plympton, actor, arvested on Thursday on a charge of assault with intent to kil Captain George Martin and has 'been confined in Plymouth, Mass., jail since his arrest, was re leased on bail, Boston police fail to find a cue to the murderer of a woman, whose dis membered body was found in Winthrop Cove, in a suit ease. A physician who had quarrelled with his wife, and has disappeared, is suspected. Fire causing a loss of $1,000,000 consumed the entire business portion of Butte, Mont., lying between the Shodair Block and Renshaw allev on the south side of West Park street, and half destroyed the public library. The Sundav Observer, London, savs that the British government has de: cided to establish a naval hase at Singapore as part of a vast scheme of imperial defence which indudes the compulsory purchase 'of the Tanjong pacar docks. Twelve thousand spectators of a bull ficht at Nimes, France, hroke up the chairs, other seats and the boxes and set fire to the barriers surrounding the arena because the matadors refused to kill 'another bull as an encore after they had dispatched five, A bulletin issued at the office of the International Twpograhical Union, shows that 224 subordinate unions ar working on an eight-hour basis, or have arrénged to do so by January Ist. Sines September 8th, such agree ments have been signed by sixty cities, Edward Kenning. barrister, Wind sor, has information from British Columbia. that the Grand Trunk Pacific railway will eventually decide on Vancouver as the western ter minus of the line, instead of Kien Island, near Port Simpson, as hag amounced. The government has received infor mation from German East Africa that attacks bv the rebels on Mahenge have been successfully repulsed: that the Mrorooo rebels lost 330 killed and that the Grawerth eolumn had arriv- ed at Kilwa after inflicting severe loss: es on the rebels in six fights. Father Gopon, of St. Pet rshurg, is reported to bo greatly changed in his appearance, his long, luxuriant chest nut hair and flowing beard having been shom. He is now clean shaven except for a small. bristly moustache His hair is cropped like a prize fight- er's; his complexion is and sal low, his health delicate and his eves t and feverish. He is reported ta studying French and watching events. A PAIR OF agp RIMMED SPRC. tacles, in fame. Sanday, hetwesn 8 fob at Gibson's Red Cross drug 3 Es Ax Queen St. church and 4 church... Flutes wil rewarded on S OF THE WORLD OCCURRENCES RECOUNTED An unknown men plunged into Nia- | action. The majority § Warm Underwear Women's Fine Make Unshrinkable Natural Wool Vests and Drawers, soc., 6oc., 75c. Women's White Unshrinkable Vests and Drawers, The Coat That Suits No need to buy now. seleetiont and have your choice til required if you so desire. 75+ 99 Women's White Fleeced Cotton Vests and Draw- Your found here. We Sell Good Coats Coats that look expensive It pays to sell Coats that are both stylish and reliable, but it pays better to but are not. buy them. Large number of new Fall , Coats just received and ready for selling To-morrow and ba- lance of week. ers, fall 'weights, 25c., 35c., makes. Girls' Light Weight Unshrinkable Natural Wool Vests and Drawers, all sizes, from No. 1 up to largest, 2qgc. to 39c. Girls' Medium Weight, Wool Vests and Drawers, - all sizas, 25¢. to 50¢. Girls' Heavy Weight Natural Vests and Drawers, 25c. t Girls' Fine White Union Wool Vests and Draw- ers, a complete assortment of sizes. BOYS' UNDERWEAR ght and Heavy Weight Natusal and Drawers, all sizes, Boys' Light Wei Wool Shirts Boys' Fleece-Lined Shirts and Drawers. Boys' Ribbed Yarn Knit Stockings, a make (hat wears very well and for we are now sellin last year, 1 5¢ t Boys' Extra Strong Scotch Ribbed Stockings, 25c. t o size. 0 49¢, : rticular your particular style or your particular taste is sure to be You can make a placed aside un- Uanshrinkable Wool Unshrinkable 0 50c. or years we have sold, and g this make at prices same as » 18¢., 20c.. 23c,, 25¢, according figure, . 49¢c., 3 special Natural (Jo LaLAWESH) A Shoe That Will Wear a Year and Often Longer FOR $3.50 THE LOC soe That is what you buy a | $3.50. GENTS LATER SHOE Fall styles are now in, and for style, fit," comfort and weal there America that them. KETT SHOE STORE ? 11 is no TIVE FOR KI you get when make of shoe in can compare wit i YEAR 72. NO. 2! ------ oe Great Removal Sa --O FURNITUR Rather than remove t stocks contained in two sto houses which we are co pelled to vacate before Nov., we are offering 1 goods at 16 TO 20% REDUCTION $26 Solid Oak Bideboards for § Jthers for $6 50 to $75. Extension Tables, $6.50 to $85. Robt. J. Rel Two Doors Above Opera House. Tei~phone 877. Practical Optical Wi Prescriptions for glasses care FILLED, All styles of mounts and frames ways in stock, with repairs. Eyes carefully examined AND GL ES FITTED. Prices 'for above work moderate; SMITH BROS Jewelers Optician 350 King Street. Phone 666 « Marriage Licenses Issuc CALL FOR A FREE COPY Sept. Bullet Property Snaps Thereln Mean Dollars 10 You. SWIFT'S REAL ESTATE AND edi. INSURANCE AGEN( WANTED. A HOUSEMAID. APPLY Breden, 24 Stuart St. TO TWO WAITRESSES. APPLY ager British American Hotel. GOVERNESS. Al SURSERY A NUR 149 Rar ¢ Mrs. Hunter Ogilvie, ONCE, A HOUSEMAID, A) Mrs. W. D, Gordon, 157 King S ---------- AT GOOD PLAIN sMrs. H. Tandy, COOK. APPLY 86 Johnston a poe ee? TEN BOYS, ONLY THOSE WHO work every day need apply. Gould & Co. IFTY GIRLS TO SPLIT MICA } Jy Kent Bros., Mica Works, f 'rincess street. A COOK. APPLY IN Mrs. Brownfield, and Union streets THE EVE Corner W eee tee ee AN EXPERIENCED HOUSEMA nediately. wd wages. Appl Mrs. Norman F. Leslie, 109 ete eet RELIABLE GENERAL SER where a man is kept No wi ply in the evening to Mr rn, 244 King street MEN AND BOYS, TO EARN $5 ter two months instruction tion guaranteed. Coyne Bro Plumbing Schools, New York, nati, O., St. Louis, Mo., (Free logue.) -------------------------------------------- GENTREMEN TO GET THEIR Overcoats and Suits ma Thomas Galloway's, 131 Br Also bring your old ones ax them fepaired. Style, fit av guaranteed to please. BRICK HOUSE Apply to A.W Queen street b 196 McMahon BAGH THE SHOP ON DIVISION 81 near Garrett street, occupied Boon, milliner. Apply at Wh ---------------------------- PWELLINGS FURNISHED Al furnished, stores, offices, etc., Cana's Real Estate Age Brock Street. ---------------------------- BELLEVUE," CENTRE S rooms, large grounds and sti per month; immediate po Apply 160 King St DWELLING HOUSE 12 modern improvements street, suitable for boardin Enquire of J. W pshitt, Johnston and Unive LOST. - ------E-------- A GOLD SIGNET RING initials "R. L.,"' on Saturda er will be rewarded on ret: Whig office. A LARGE SILVER CREST 1 the motto "Anim Princess = Finder w to Whi = Links hy returning WHITE FOX TERRIER. WI spots, , on hack and head 22nd. Amy person harbor after this notice, will be p Any information will be | ceived at 12 Stephen stroet ---- -------------- \ FOR SALE. A TWO TON AND EIGHT TO can \be had cheap. James Co. -------------------- YOUNG APPLE TREES, AT field Nursery. William A prietory eee TWO COLTS, COMING THRE old, at. reasonable price. = quire in evening Dr. Gibs Queen and Barrie Sts PERSONAL. MME, ELDER'S DRES Parl 258 Princess $ 4 Tailor-Made Coats - and Wraps, Shi Suite, dinner and evenin ax, etc., made-to-or ria reasonable. Best ences. Twenty wien were injured lapse: of © a' three-storey b course of ercetion in Bufiale