Seti L000. ring the past Year from 204 61 at a) 1 at a wv +" tor to the amount of over , with a value of $8. shipped by the oid Largely Attended. 1 he confirmation in St. James" church on Wednesday evening, were at- Hb HY a very large congregation, J {filling the church to the doors. There ¥ firmed, fourtém females and males. Archdeacon Macmorine fprésented the candidutes, Canon i Loucks acting as bishop's chaplain. Bishop Mills preached an eloquent ser- mon on the text, "What is that thee, follow thou Me." . The singing of 'the choir was appro- priate to the occasion. PERSONALLY CONDUCTED. A Tour to Elks' Convention, Denver, Colo. » Via New York Central lines, twelve "Jday tour. All expenses included in rate, Special train of Pullman draw- ing-room and compartment sleepers, bhuliet, library and dining cars, will {leave Utica, Syracuse, . Bochustr and Buffalo, Friday, July 13th. Expe New York Central representative in charge. Option of lake trip ro- turning - from Chicago, Detroit or ® | Cleveland to Buffalo. Ask any New 1 ¥ork Central agent for full informa- tion and eopy of itinerary. Chalabran Still At Large. Chalabran, the murderer, is still at large. Detective Foster of the Domin- 8 ion police, is following up the cloe at J Prescott, that a man answering the description of the escaped convict haa Jerossed the river there. Inspector Stewart, is to-day, engag- ed in examining the otardg who' were on duty Monday night. -- To Arrange For Y.M.C.A. Camp. At a meeting, Wednesday night, of to the junior boys' departotent of = the Y.M.C.A.; the: following were, ap- pointed a camp committee: Dr. Knapp, I. R. Gregg, J. G, Bews, A. Asselstine, C. Anglin, ms committee will meet next Wednesday night to arrange for three tents and other mat- ters for the July camp. Change Of Business. Having sold out wy retail business oh King street, would like to get all accounts collected as soon as possible, You can pay either at King stréet or the office, Wellington street, as the amounts are all small. - Your prompt attention will oblige, W. J. Crothers. The Butts Dangerous. The old rifle butts at Barriefield is reported to be in a dangerous condi tion, and liable ito fall at any time. Children are Hable to injury if they play about the butts. The old tim bers should be taken down before they cause harm. Bare Majority Will Carry. A bare majority will carry the light plant hy-law. On the by-law to erdnt a fixed assessment to the Crothers factory, a two-thirds majority is re quired, as it is practically a bonus by- law. . any Safty Razor 'With 7 B'ades, for $150 d : Bal i 3 x a ranted Sold Razor sold for the | Hardware | Special in sheet music, Friday, May . 11th, and Saturday, May 12th; all the i Soap is botter than other | latest successes in vocal and instru Su but it is best when udnd in tho | mental music at 13¢. per copy, two ght way. Buy Sunkight Soap copies for 2c. at 'McDermott Bros, and w d jona. Our spring shirts, stiff or soft bos- The hest tonic, Red Cross Beef, Tron om, are heantios. - Buy, if you wish, A de. dle... nat hes, at Gibson's but. see thom. at any. ri wr Drug Store. to. Nooo special #1 line. The H. "D. Bibby Co. ~The most elegant creations of : very best of makers are here. 'We appreciate the fact that a an is more particular about his Neckwear than about any item of apparel. believe we have just the the most critical taste. . Toren A 0. J ance sion, © ing, Henry Symons, told that he was . {the president and legal adviser of the National A which brought Mr. Symons and . Pollman Evans topether. Mr. Sy- mons had nothing to do with the ag- reement under which Mr, Evans was to take over the provident business of the North American Life. But Mr. Ev- ans came to him, afterwards with a propositicn for the formation of the The. Mtn was carcful to sav that he had endeavored to satisfy himself with the natore of the provident busi- ness of the North American Life, and chances of proposed new company making it u sucerss, With thie object he consulted Mr. ~Mollabe and Mr. Goldman, of the North-American Life, and on the advice of these gentlemen andl the assurances of Mr. Evans, he had applied for letters patent for the agency, afd had assisted with the or- gonigntion. Subscription for the stork of the Agency company were sought from the public. railway commission resumed its sittings in Toronto, this morning, a louk up the complgint of the William Davies company, that the C.P.R. and G.T.R. have unreasonably Padvancad the freight rates on export packing house products between To- ronto and Montreal. W. G. Brownlee, superinténdent of the middle division | of the G.T.R., was examined b- F. H. | Chrysler for the railroad, and ex- plained that these products were car- ried in "manifest" or freight trains, which cost thirty per cent. more to operate than do the dead freight trains, These figures were corrobora- ted by H. P. Timmerman, superinten- dent of the Ontario division of the C.P.R., wl was examined by Hon. Mr. Blair. Mayor © Coateworth, who returned from Ottawa, to-day,.states that af- ter . interviewing the government he feels assured that the observatory will not be removed from this city. The interview which the civie officials had ing the ing of Toron- to harbor was not so satisfactory. as the government obiests to cleaning out the sewage, which under Toron- to's system, is daily emptied into the bay. When the National Agency was in existence, a year ago, shareholders who had paid twenty-five per cent. on their stock, and » premium of twenty- five per cent. clamored for a dividend, The presicent of "the National Acency sought ont Mr. Clay. the auditor, and count the earnings of the next month a hall yearly dividend at the rate of ten per cent. could be paid. The jn- vestigating council 'at the insursnee commission, this morning, maintained that when the first dividend was de- clared theré was in reality a deficit of 823.000 1, $25,000. Mr. Svmons, K.C., on the witness. stand. ascribed all re- sponsibility of the entries in the asset column tg the experts of his compeny, One of the assets wus the organiza tion 'expenses, and another the con- tingent premiums which are the value of premiums policyholders contract to pay. A 'redoliation was introduced at the Presbyterian 'synod of Toronto amd Kingston. this morning, detwecating the issuing of new liquor lenses in New Ontario and asking the govern- ment to place the 'Temagami distriot in the same position as Algonquin Park, by refusing all licenses. A de potation will wait on the provincial secretary this afternoon to 'express the opinions of the synod. YOUNG BRAKESMAN KILLED In An Accident Edward. Quebve, May 10.--~Coroner Jolicoeur had an mquest at the cytablishment of Mr, Moisan, undertaker! this morning, on the remains of a young man named Belanger, a brakesman on the Q. & L. St. J, RR. Delanger met with an ac- cident near Lake Fdward, on I uesday, and was being conveyed to the hospi- tal, in this city, but he died on reach- ing St. Raymond. Hig rempgins were brought to this city, yesterday yhorn- ing, and deposited in Mr. Moisan's es- tablishment. The deceased belonged to Cap St. Ignace, Train Wrecker Gets Freedom: Albany, * N.Y., May 10.--John Wat- son Hildreth, thirty vears old, who was convicted for commection with the wroeking of a fast mail train on the New York Central & Hudson River railroad at Rome ten"Vears ago, was eased yesterday on commutation of Near Lake sentence by Governor Hiogins. He was a son of a lawyer in New York City. With three companions he Sioosencd the rails, and two lives were lost in the wreck 'that followed: To Oppose Plans. Ottawa, May 10.-The C.P.R.. will oppose, to-morrow, the apolication of the Canadian Northern, for approval of its plans from Toronto to Ota: wa. It is claimed that the road will cross the C.P.R. at several points and something madre specific than presat plans will Te demanded. To Get The Office. Ottawa, May. 10.--~John Maloney, a well known éonductor on the Canada Atlantic division of the GTR, is likdy to be appointed inspector of ace cidents under the railvay commission to suceved J. E. Duval. He is reput- ed to be well qualified. A ---------- le, Ottawa, Mav 19:=The Ogtholic arch bishops of Canada continued in con ference 4 r, Previous to the confer: ence they fated at mass at various { institutions in the city, asked him as to the possibility of [| The Lord's Day Alliance ofiers big paying something on the stock. My, | concessions to railyays and steam- Clay found that by takin: into ac. | Shibs as to Sabbut observahcee, AI i THURSDA After Over Forty Years Service to 7 V. ROGERS. . : Rogers, K.C., has resigned the office of lay seerctary of the dio- cese of Ontario, a position he has held LDR. a R. Pr. RV, with entire satisfaction to the wmem- bers of synod for a period of forty: four years. He was clected in 1872. His place will be hard to fill, ax added to keen insight has been a pro- found devotion to the interests of the Anglican church. : During his time of scrvice he was associated with three secretaries. six "treasurers and three registrars, Judge McDonald, "of Brockville, is the only person in the synod now who assisted at Dr. Rogers' election. ow # KINGSTON DIRECTORY. ¥ ® Foster & Co., Toronto, ¥ having of their own ac- ¥ cord abandoned the public- ation of a directory, thus leave the field to the local publishers, who already hold over two-thirds of the orders. If those who ordered Foster directories will leave their returned orders at the , business office of the Whig, they will be supplied with new direc- tories at the regular price. EXEXFFEEX EXE FEX | PITH OF THE NEWS. The Very Latest Culled From All Over The World. The Allan liner Pretorian arrived at EE MAY 10. a: ASKS FOR DAMAGES FOR: SUSPENSION AS MAN. | Of Windsor Turned. Goods Companyt-Canadian Fisher- men Protest Against Favors to- U. S. Firms. Windsor, Ont, May 10---A. W. Davidson bas issued a writ to recover $10,000 damages from Thomas Wat- son, of the Windsor Turned Goods company. Davidson was ome of the original stockholders of the com- pany, and was also manager. Three vears ago he was forced to go south for his héalth, Watson, who was an assistant to . Davidson, took charge during the latter's absence. When havidson returned, he found his place as manager filled. He still retained his interest in the company. Last week the Turned Goods company's plant was disposed of to American capitalists. Now Davidson has decid- «l to have his case aired in the courts. He alleges that Watson told stories to the directors of the com- pany, which resulted in his suspen- sion as manager, also damagine his standing, as a business man. The question whether the fisherman along Lake St. Clair had the right to catch the fish which were svizedl by government inspectors at Niagara Falls is to be decided by a govern ment investigation. The fishermen al- leged that the pickerel seized was of a kind that they can take legally 'even in the closed season. ~ A monopoly of the fishing privileges on Lake Nipissing and French river by Americans is the canse of a warm protest on the part of Windsdr fish dealers. The dealers say the rights were given to Canadians about five vears ago and then turned over to fishing firms operating in the states. It is claimed that licenses have been recently refused to Canadians by the department. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. Newsy Paragraphs Ficked Up By Reporters On' Their Rounds. Snowflake Baking 'Powder, the kind that never disappoints, 25¢c. a lb. at Best's, Miss May "Andre, after visting New York, for the past few days, returned home yesterday. Liverpool, on May 9th. ) Farméts met at Jordan Station and organized another telephone com- Vv. EN is understood that Count Witte will leave immediately for a foreign : country. x | The 8S. Angola, from Vera Cruz for Montreal, passed inward at Matane ; at 9:40 a.m. 1 The 8S. Montezuma, from Antwerp, for Montreal, passed inward at Cape Chat at 8:40 a.m. | Frank Wainwright, a young lng- jishman, was run over by a Toronto street car and lost his left leg. The Toronto street railway placed with British and United States com- panies insurance totalling $3,063,000, It is remored in Moscow that a scheme is on foot to ask the United States to expel Maxim Gorky from the country. | One of the companies at Niacara Falls has offered to supply encrgy at | 811 per horse power to the govern- ! ment. commigsion. | "The legislature of 'Massachusetts is to be summoned beiore the grand jury in connection with the defeat of the anti-bueket shop law. The contract for costing a quarter of a million dollars was awarded at Kenora, and building began immediately. University of Toronto, Edwin Burritt Smith, one of the bests known lawyers in Chicago, died Wednesday, at his residence, following an illness extending over a year. Hon. W. Weir, speaker of the Quebec legislative assembly, is likely to be atterney-general of the province before another meeting wf the legisla- ture. Five anarchists have been arrested at Burville, Lorraine, near the place where the German empevor was to hunt. They had a large quantity of i in their possession. D. F. Evans, the first survivors of the San reach Water- rs. the disaster arrived lacks Francisco town, Cottle century. At a meeting oF the clearing house, of San Francisco, itt was sugpoested that the ovening of the banks, on the 21sts should be 'announced, It is pos- sible however, that the actual opening will be a few days later. The Hotel Regina," at St. Anne Pe Reaupre, Que,, cng of the leading hot- ¢éls in that widely kfiown place; was destroyed by fire, this morning. The loss is estimated at about $25,000¢ in- surance said to be $15,000, to there yesterday, but two years of A grant of 85000 a wile will be niatle by the Ontario government to the Canada Central railway com- pany, or any other company that will do the work for a railway from Little Current to the railhead, thir teen miles north of Sudbury. The Ontario government will make a prant.of 83.000 a mile for twenty- five miles to the Bruce Mines and Al- goma Central railway, commencing at a point-thirteen miles north of Bruce Mines and running to the copper mines. There is a rumor in railway circles at Brockville 'that the controlling stock of 'the Brockville, Westport & Northwestern RR. has passed into whe hands of an American company, head- ed by the president of the Lehigh Val- ley, who will be the president of the new board of directors about to be organized, Verdict Of Accidental Death. Tne coroner's jury, which sat Napanee to enquire into the death of an emigrant named Ming, who was killed west of Kingston, while stealing at morning, returned a verdict of acei- dental death while stealing a ride. Two mea who wees. arrested on sus picion were released as they gave sat- a "new flour mill | { Constantinople, May 10.--The Cottle and Mrs. J. J. | Charles Schacher, alleged fur burglar will come up for a police court hear- (ig to-morrow morning, Mayor Mowat is out of town for a few days. During his absence, Ald. Carson is acting mayor. Fresh McConkey's candies at Gib- ! som's Red Cross Drug Store. Prompt delivery, Phone 230. We aim to séll. the best hat that can be sold for $2 or $2.25; and we're doing: it. The H, D. Bibby Co. The receipts of the. Parada, for = the Mechanics" Institute, were: Tuesday night, $200; Wednesday night, $280. Four young men are writing at the R.M.C. examinations in Quebec, one being 4 son of an carly graduate, Lieut.-Col. Wurtele. Provided fifty-two men will ~». the 39th Separate company, Watertown, N.Y., will participatg in the Victoria day celebration in Kingston. The latest sheet music, vocal and instrumental successes at 15c. per copy, two copies 23c. on May llth and 12th, at McDermott Bros. . In the court at Watertown, N.Y.. the case of the Whousand Island Steamboat company against Walter Visger and another has been reserved for settlement. Capt. Bongard, of the steamship Turbinia, confined to the General Hos pital with blobd poisoning, has been suffering much pain from the hand, the past eouple of days. | City visitors, to-day: Mr. and Mrs. Alumni of Knox College at a meet- jy Harris, Par' am; George Wamp, A, ing voted in favor of the removal of § Wemp, Bath; Mrs. Youne.' Clovne : the college to a new site near the 3 R. 8. Gillespie, Belleville; Henry Paul, Newburg; P. D, Ketcheson, Tweed, FROM UNDER TURK"S GUNS Action of Diplomat Officials to Time. Brings arbi- trary detention of a German sailing ship, the Odysseus, by the Turkish au- thorities recently threatened friction between Turkey and another European power, but the energetic action of the German ambassador quickly solved the culty, t Odysseus was discharging her cargo at Chibukiu when she was { boarded by the authorities and re- moved to Bavak, where she was an- chored beneath the batteries, the | Turks falsely claiming that the vessel had explosives on board. The ambas- sador protested urgently but unavail- ingly, whereupon he took a few sail- ors from the German guardship, the Lorely, boarded the Odysseus, hoistad 'the diplomatic flag and took the ship from under the guns of Kavak, to her dock at. Chibukiu, where a watch was kept over her while she completed the discharge of her cargo. On' returning to the embassy the am- bassador found a state councillor awaiting him with apologies and ex- planations. i How Dry They Are! Mount Chesney, May 9.--James Reid, { Elginburg, is busy sawing wood in this vicinity. A number of young folks from Cushendall, spent gn enjoyable evening at J. McGarvey's oh April 5 E> Fowler, formerly of this place, is now ga resident of Kingston. Miss May Sullivan, Rochester, is visit- ling at her sister's, Mrs, Joseph Me- Grath's. Miss Nellie Balls, Toronto, at her aunt's, Mrs. James George. Miss Annie Draper has procured a school and has gone to take charge. I: Fow- ler is drawing pickets 'from Latimer. The local option. closed the doors of our hotel on May Ist. "How dry we are !" H. Sears and wife spent Sun- day with frieads in Portsmouth. Com- plaints are heard on all sides against the speed of the automobiles, many passing through here from the city, regardless of the danger to which they expose the travelling public. E.. King sald a very valuable horse and receiv- ed a handsome figure. James George is a ride on a GT.R, train last Sunday etecting a stone foundation for a Stock barn for W. Gibson, Sunbury. | "Nerve Brund" tea recommended iy This year we planned to make just such aq mpres. sion as would Cause Filion to feel more grateful that we are here than ever be fore. From ever side we've been complimented collection of hosje now feel able ¢, : "Hosiery for all Whatever you desire jn osiery, for men men, girls or boys, just come to our extensive assortment, You'll find just what you wish, and get lasting satis. saction for every cent you spend. Note the specials : Ladiss' Fine Black Cotton Stock]Girls' Black Ava ings, genuinely "Hermsdorf" dyed --which is aclmowledged by far the] different qualities, finest process for stockings, with|Girls' Black Cashmo double soles and high splic- both plain, and fin j 25 on our ry, and say truly, here." OF wos Cotton sizes, from 1} to X inch _od heels, sizes 84, 9;-9% and bed, in five excellent « 10, 'special _tqgmorrow, per Loetd i eather Rind = ings, with double {0 or fine Boys' Famous black' Cotton Stockings, knees, made especial : ine 4 per pair, 10,712}, 15 and 20c. rough-and-tumble hoy Mi Ladies' Black Lisle Stockings, extra} cording to size, per 2) fine, with double soles 'and high] from 15 to . . spliced heels, 35 and 49c. Ladies' Black Cashmere Stockings, of very light make, known as lisk this line for cashmere, made purpbsely for summer wear, special 50 for Friday, per pair . per pair, only Beis JOHN LAIDLAW & SON - . 1100-Yard Embroidery and Insertion Sale To-morrow Promptly at 9.30 to-morrow morning we will offer an ex- ceptionally good collection of Embroideries and Insertions at greatly reduced prices. This lot we picked up at a splendid reduction on the regular, but will turn it right over to you without saving a sin- 4c. Men's Black Cashmere Sox, all . in six different qualities, per pair from 20 to 50¢f Ome oxee tionally good 1,100 yards only, 6i New Embroideries and Insertions, in the medium widths, with an assortment of splen did designs, the regular prices of which would run from at least 8 to 10¢., your choice to-morrow morning after 9.30, per yard only ..... Regular 8to 10c. | For Al" Here % TRISCUIT The new shredded whole-wheat toast served with butter, cheese or' preserves--more nourishing than bread. Sond for the "Vital Question Cook Book," postpaid. CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT CO., Limited, Niagara Falls, Ont Teronto Office, 32 Church St. Baby Carriages and Go-Carts A Sunshine and fresh air is essential to the baby's health. Wheel the baby out in one of our wup-to-dats Go-Carts, or Carriages. Have your old one made like mew; Send in your repairing and upholster- ing this is the season for it. Use our Furnittire Restorer, your housccleaning a Gnish. THIS SHOE In Black or Chocolate, in fine Vici Kid, all sizes to give | | | 3 : { 8 $2.00 a Pair Extra wide lace with exch pair. THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE doctors, sold at Best's, 25c. § PIR. 4 ron bound, good lock and rollers. P.S.--$4.00 will buy a good size square TRUNK, ---- * YEAR 78. | BP. Jenkins Clot SATURDA SPECIALS © §1 Negligee Shirts, |] Bo for Toc. | HH. je. Boys' Sweaters te. 22 to 32. Boys' Waisteut Sweat New Goods Thi Christy's Silk Hats. English Neckwear. Navy Blue Dout Suits. Tweed Double-Breas Boys' Tweed Two-I New Spring Goods 2 ble prices bring us new continually. B. P. Jenkins Clot such a no { the tc wss duris h tha er before. T plain. We do as we handle nothing but the be Beef coming. through the hy Bros. the well-known King salers. We have the best) in the country to handle it wd delivered clean and + n drivers 1600 Ibs. of Shoulder Roa 1000 Ws. of ot und Owe to 12¢ 500 Ibs. of Boiling Reef, 300 Ibs. Sweet Pickled OC to 6c Spring Lamb, Mutton, 1 of best quality at the very prices, Canned and bottled roo variety at cost price. If time to come vourself, sen Ten. Satisfaction guarante McFedridge's Phone 564. WN. McFEDRIDGE (anada Life Assu Established 1¢ Head Office-Torontc Kingston Office 18 N Insurance in Force, $10 Disets Over - 3 Bom . . . Reserves, (he strongest fompany on this continer A Canadian Ins For Canadian ALWAYS INSURE in LUFB-it's (o your ad al all or corre spondence sc Telephone No. 703. J.0. HUTTON, New addr, 8s, 18 Market Street, } ee ------ - Silver Values Run s $10,000 per t Our Market Letter, / Map and Book'et are F - for the askicg € buy and tell shares i rating in the Cobalt amp, in one pm y Petabare to §100 00. Toe Write to-day for particulars WILLS @ TORONTO OR cf ui ee | -------- T0.LET --FURN o reasonable' te erm oy the sum impr Oh Dwelling the ._une on on Frontena SWIFT'S xeaL ey DIRECT FRO} I wij Porn: Pay good i lo: Fo, CSTDets. Stow 0 better trading, buy Turk' blace than Second.H 98 Princess I. after the dy In town, it's 0. Hi you are > fy Suit Bibby, ( For Prampt Wants Phone Store, delivery ¢ TW, Gibse