at King as ambassador td the intment Approved. Dee. 31--The foreign office Edward has ap-| of the appointment of James i im he United, power Sppointment ga- o-day. Wash, Isaac Raines, tional reputation, ho v, France and the United States, Edwards & Jenkin. BE Cone WRT on of $178, in tent North- in Northern Puited Status copper DE output and ore, 000,000 | production : r © 940,000,000 St year's 5: Just sa y | York Stock an in¢rease of $6,000 over the previous nmense conl bods have been discover- ua in North Antrim, Ireland, also rich ron deposits and enormous deposits of 4 Tt is estimated that the total wage in- Ereases hy the rreat railroad in the past three months $100, antibal report of the Nik sing mine showed (hnt altogether $2, wrth of ore had been taken out, expenditure of $225,000. hemi: MINING STOCKS Fu hed . B. Cunningham, To ob Eauhingham B00 an J 1 rs 2 CITY'S Fp oes. i] tatement Read By Mayor Mowat N g © at 'Nominations. : ACpate, sala, § 1906, and atsete applicable . against such linbil Fiabilitien.--Debentures and intere t January lst, Mai, $30,114. ' payable, £60,000,000: light de- of floating 8; 300; unpaid ateuute, : 0: trust funds (House us- Y, #.400; drain dbo, 165.65, X labile $87,532 balance £9.46. i total, $90,- Cash, $35,904; bills receive: Paves | troot watering "ioe mem, ------_-------- n P.'s Hearty Eaters. T. " London, Dec. 31 ~The report of the kitchen 'committee of the house of com- mons shows that served in the house. Of 068 dinners, '795 suppers, and 5,150 meals at bar: or an average of BS cents. cludes $31,445 for spirits, wines, and mineral waters, good cough cures, and costs but 16c. Swift's coal yards. Corsets of every pricos. New York Dress Reform. son's Red t fresh there. As a citizen Cross Drug Store. .o Porth, H. WM. Shaw has been clocted mayor. Sued gp 30} 'sydinoo | SnD 3] dog jaoyg #3eag] seano o noo Auwu has "UW © ay pu 'Suv st pool sy nw Resolved™ To burn. Swift's Seranton coal as long as it lasts, and then or- dor more, hea TYPPY Annual Sale | exit 0 OUR-- ol, or b! eessssas Mrstiksrneras: greased x do not take adtantage of 'offer an opportunity like this. "no deviation strom this rule. - o 5 move a the labor men get do count 04 1906 granted the increase: 0 uncertain qualit; believed hore the as Y would stand by bo Mayor Mowat's Reply. i Mayor Mowat declared 2% J anugty to there con mane of hrty divi 'Ald. on, however, always oted a with his party, u unlike Aids, Gaskin nnd Rigney. As to the QRill street sewer, Ald. Hout never made a4 motion during Fon year re- Rtn not was if the board of works, in did so. The | pay. He never | ones by the other candidates and was ' Riehardson Rh have amounted to 3 FETE EERE Peterson Ta Ele rns Jina afl 0 2 : loeal im- Sop, 493001 18. works. _ a to Pr. , be presented of The laboring men hain' Richardson, better sin I polities from the eounmeil 1 Why did Dr. Richardson come cut at | eh particular time ? Mayor Mowat dealt with several minor mgtters men. e. on 3 Mowat held frénueat aiplicant for positions in the TO OUR ADVERTISERS. To insure change of ad- vertisements advertisers are kindly requested to hereafter let us have copy the day before the change is required. Hitherto copy has been accepted up to 10 a.m. for change that day, but owing to increased business a change has been rendered absolutely neces- sary. Advertisers will con- fer a favor upon the by closely observing the change in time. Te gift of the liberal government during the past two years. How close would he 'stick to the labor party. Mayor Mowat geod. In ocomelusion the may- ar asked the peaple to give him their ts if they thought his record was worthy of their continued confi- dence. The meeting concluded at 1:15 p.m. ALDERMANIC NOMINATIONS. ---- Sydenham Ward. W. 6G. Craig--Proposed by James Stewart, seconded by Henry Youlden. Dr. R. H. Abbott--Proposed by H. F. Mooers, seconded by H. P. Smith, R. H. Toye--Froposed by John Me- Kelvey, seconded hy James Stewart. Dr. R. Hanley--Proposed hy James A. Minnes, seconded by Joseph HRro- phy. : . Ontario Ward. W. F. Nickle, R. E. Kent, and T. { Rigney, elected aldermen by a | hey will have to run for three font | and two year terms. Lawrence Ward. Hetbert *. Bibby--Proposed by W. Minnes, seconded by J. Hiscock. vom February 13th to December 24th 165,451 meals were these 126 wore breakfasts, 89,825 luncheons, 47, 75,213 teas, The cost of the meals reached a total of $96,445, This in- beer and $5,480 for ci- gars, ---------- ------ "Best's Short Stop" is in a class by itself. It stands at the top of ali It cures always, 'We don't encournge tardiness, but we can usually attend to late orders with the utmost promptness, at |' description, to fit all ficures, ordered or ready-made, all It pays to buy cough syrups at Gib- All of Toronto, Premier Whitney will vote, to-morrow, Tor the by-laws, which are to be pre- ter H. Macnee, seconded hy. J. Hiscock. Jotun Carson--Proposed by David A. Shaw, seconded by W. H. Macnee. James Redden-- Proposed hy John Carson, seconded by J. Crawford. Robert H. Elliott--Proposed by R. J. Carson, seconded by D. A. Shaw. Charles Livingston--Propesed by J. Carson, seconded by William Marshall. Cataraqui Ward John © McKay--Proposed by John Tweddell, seconded by James Daly. Thomas J. Harrison--Proposed by R. Wright, seconded by W. Driscoll. N, ©. Polson--Proposed by T. 1. Bennett, seconded by T. J. Jaquith. J. T. McEwen--Provosed by James Daly, Hi by T. B. Angrove. I. 1. Henderson--Proposed by 8S. Oberndorffer, seconded by James Mal- len. J. Gaskin--Pronoged by 8. Anglin, seconded by P, O'Connor. D. Reeves--Proposed hy Ewen, ssconded by S. Oberndorfler. D. Millan--Pranosed by J. Tweddell, seconded by W. Peters, Frontenac Ward. William MeCarthy--Proposed by R. J. Carson, seconded by R. T. Spence. R. T. Spence--Proposed hy Enoch Catlin, seconded by J. H. Bell. Dr. A. E. Ross--Proposed by J. F. Sowards, scoonded by M. Purtell. H. N. Robertson--Proposed by R. J. Carson: seconded by W. P. Peters. Edwin Walsh--Propoged by M. Pur wll, seconded by W. P. Peters. R. N. F. McFarlane--Proposed by F. Sowards, seconded by William Purtell Joseph Tait--Propesed by J. 8. Walker, seconded by William MeCul- lough. J. 8. R. McCann--Proposed by Dr. + BE. Ross; seconded by J. H. Bell. William Purtell--Pronosed by Dr. A. EF. Ross, seconded by W. P. Peters. Rideau Ward. C. Polson--Proposed by J. B. Cou, scoonded by W. R. Stugston, J.T. Knapp--Froposed. by Clugston, seconded by N James Johnston - Proposed Dourlas, seconded by G. H. A Hugh ce b; Coole, seconded by Robert Robert J. #Pronosed bv be William x by James lLaturney. osed by N. C. Pol- ;now practising at David A. Givens--Proposed hv Wal-! 1. T. Me- Ra Lawrence O'Brien-- Hing by omas Mill: George | Maan . ocd--Propossd Na P. Wood--Py b LL A. Cobol, seconded by G. A gy Hiscook--Propose > Gi Hi, Jr., seconded by ¥ Meow. William E. Bassam liver Chown, seconded Fig ¥ _ Abroves Propossih by J: by Thomas Si ung Chown-- Proposed by Bis Richarason: seconded by R. Crawford. School Trustees. Sydenham--Dr. W. G. Anglin for two vears; Felix Shaw for one year, both tion Cataraqui--Edward Bennett, (aecla- mation). Frontenac-W. C. Peters, Thomas Lambert, Victoria~Capt. T. Donnelly, Prof. John Macgillivras, Sant. Donnelly is still a member of the board, so that Prof. Yamal rays election is by ac- elamation. St. Lawrence~W. H. Medley. Ontario--J. B. Walken (aeclama- tion). _Rideau--H. F. Metcalfe (acelama- tion). Village Of Portsmouth. W Reeve--John Fisher (acclamation). Councillors--M. J, Kennedy, R. Baiden, E. H. Asselstine, T. F. Burke, A. Simmons. School" trustees--John N. Watts, F. Nicholson, W. Halliday and W. Kerr. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. Newsy Paragraphs Picked Up By Reporters on Their Rounds. A very happy New Year. Bananas. Edwards & Jenkin. The Whig will have a holiday on Tuesday. John McKay left, yesterday, for Montreal. Take no other for coughs or colds. Gikson's Red Cross Cough Syrup. It cures. 20c. A shed has been reared on Queen Street Methodist church property for the convenience of pafties driving to church. The Beavers defeated the Maple Legfs in the hockey game at Zion rink, Saturday, by a score of seven goals to one. Buy Baby's Own Tablets at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Fresh there. Today Judge Mudden held court in the city council chamber to revise the voters' list. There were 300 applica- tions to be considered. Ethelbert Offord has opened a hay office in the rooms lately occupied by Bawden, Clarence street. 1t is the Ja Bawden & Machar office. Infants' foods. It pays to«buy them at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Beeauge they are alwavs fresh there. The remains of the late Mrs. James Weir, who did in Winnipeg, are "at the home of R. F. Elliott, Division street, and will be buried to-morrow. A west end hookev league is being form! amcne the four or five teams Zion rink. It is rrobable that a $25 trophy wilk be offered for competition. A horse collar was stolen from ga stable on Ontario street to-day. It me have heen tgken by some one by wav of a joke,amd if such is the ease, the owner would like it return- ol. Fresh Nestles' food at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Some Ipdies pare awful absent-mind- od. At moon to-day a lady left her pocket book which contyined gnite a sum of monev, in the street car. The conductor noticed it after the lady left the ear, and has it in safé keeping. Cure that cough! "Best's Short Stop" cures all coughs, and costs but 15 cents, PITH OF THE NEWS. The Very Latest Culled From All Over-The World. R. J. Campbell has been appointed principal of the Petrolea public school. The congregation of St. John's churah, Ancaster, celabrated the nineti- ticth anniversary ~ of the church on Sunday. Mrs. Howie, an aged resident of Brantford, was seriously injured and her house wrecked by an explosion of natural gas, Residents of the eastern section of the city will protest to Ottawa against the entrance of the railways by: way of the waterfront. Red. C. H. Fusee, pastor of Sey- mour circuit, died st Campbelliord, on night in hig fifty-fourth year. The Liverpool Daily Post that Joseph Chamberlain may live for twenty years, but is dead so far as any political work is concerned. The Anglo-American executive com- mittee for ¥he Keats-Shelley memorial at Rome has purchased the house where Keats died, payine 812.000 for it. 1. McConnell, a former Windsor Te in the wreck at Kenora dur ing the Christmas hofiphays: has ar rived at. Windsor. <He had' his feet frozen. Thomas Hollwey, real estate dealer, Toronto. has been charged. with spiracy in connection with the sale of some lands for the University of To- ronto. John: GQ. Price, Philadelphia, under arrest since Dee. Sth, for an alleged theft. confessed that he murdered Mrs. Maurice Lewis, at her North Eleventh street home, on September 10th. The steamer W. B. Kerr, the first of three boots being built for the West Sunday states » | ern Transit company, has been launch- ed at the South Chicago yards. The Kerr is at present the largest boat on the great lakes. The rrofessorship of avolocetics in the Presbyterian Collepe Montreal, hos heen offered to the R&. R. E. Welsh, M.A., ol Toronto, the ceneral secretary of the Canadian branch of the Brisish and Foreign Bible Soci- ety. . Buv infants' foods at Gibsom's Red Cross Drove Store, Fresh there ' Get Swift's Scranton coal, and he Pi . MeGow- |, of the Methodist church,' "BLAME OF ACCIDENT. -------- The Operator Had the Signals Properly Set--The Extra Ran By at a Very High Speed-- The Number of the Dead. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31.<The to- tal number of the killed in the rear- aud collision on the Baltimore & Uhio way, at Terracotta, lust night, is estimated, this morning, at about forty, and the number of injured at obn | gio ¥agiveur Hilderbrand, in charge of the "dead train, declares that, on account of the dense fog, he was un- able to distinguish the signal light at Takomg Park block Sigticn tower. Operator Philipps declares the danger signal was in proper place and that Encincer Hilderbrand's train passed the tower station © at a speed of fifty to sixty miles an hour, Gene ral Superintendent Todd has exomerg- ted the operator. Mr. Todd intimated the burden of the blame would prob- ably fall on the engineer and the crew of the extra, all of whom have been arrested. CITY AND VICINITY. Service At St. Mary's: On New Year's day (the festival of the Circumcision), will be held in St. Mary's cathedryl. The services will be the same as on Sunday. It is one of obligation. Coming Attractions. «Manager Branigan has booked the following for the Grand : January 7th, O'Brien-Burns fight, moving pic- ures; January 9th, "Mr. Hopkin- son," a farce comedy, playing at His Majesty' s thratre, Montreal, this week; January 10th, "Around ~ The Clock," a musical comedy. 2 To Appoint A Vicar. Notice was given in St. Paul's church, on Sunday, calling a meeting of the congregation to take steps to- warde the appointment of a vicar. The action has been made necessary owing to the serious illness of Arch- deacon Carey, rector of the church. The meeting will Le held on Tuesday, January Sth. -- Limestone Lodge A.0.U.W. No. 01. Officers elected for 1907 : . H, As selstine, M.W.; W. OraWiond, P.M.W,; J. Gould, foreman; F. hii over seer; W. H. Godwin, Puy Mas- sie, treasurer; D. Cotiper, od BR R. Shaver, guide; , B. Dick, inside watch- man; W. J. McLelland, outside watch- 'man; Dr. Duff, physician; J. Laturney, auditor; representative grand lodge, W. H. Godwin, alternate, J. W. La- turney. The Latest Arrival. The genigl Capt. Aryin is the latest arrival mm the from /the great lakes, and he was given| a 'warm welcome hy the wmtmbers of © the Masters' and Mates' Association at their clufy room. Capt. Booth had everything. shipshape for his messmptes. AH the members of the gssociation will soon be home, and then one will hear many thrilling incidents and details of the gregt storms this fall. : New Year's At YM.C.A. A social of unusual interest vil be held to-mérrow at.the Y. beginning at eight o'clock. A Wy ball game will be played by two sen- ior teams from the Y.W.CA. A gym- nastic exhibition on the parallel bars. a fencing bout and mat stunts will be features. MeAuley's orchestra will be present. Members of Svdenham Street church choir will assist. Admission ten cents. Zion Rink Winners. The winners in the Zion rink, Saturday, were as follows : R. F. Elliott silver medal, won by Miss Violet Wabker, Pine street; hockey skates, presented by W. BH. Godwin, won by Mise Jessie Morrison, York street: season tickets were won by Miss Bdith Godwin and Miss Ollie Stratford. The. rink was crowded with skaters every night last week, and is very popular. competitions at Mr. Bright Preached Twice. Last evening the pulpit of St. An- drew's church, Kingston, was occupied by Rev. Alfred Bright, B.A., assistant pastor of St. Paul's Presbyterian church, Peterboro. The talented young minister took as his theme. "Spiritual Power! ' basine his remarks on Acts i. 8. His discourse was eloquent, foree- ful, and soul uplifting. Mr. Bright has the faculty of holding his audience to the last. In the morning Mr. Bright preached in Calvary Congregational church. and was listened to with rapt attention. Mr. Bright has heen called to the pastorate of Knox Presby terian church, Peterboro. A Coming Game. What promises interest to nuck chas- ers of the "infantile" class, is a game arranged to take place, to-morrow morning, in the covered rink, between members of the "Hand" Seven, lod I» "Hard" Horrise from New York, and the Silent. Seven, who will be piloted by "Skinner" Gaskin. The rules gov- erning the game wre simple and to the roint, a few of the most import- ant being : Anyone canoht putting the puck in hid rocket will be reled off. Players are not alowed to shoot on ronl when the goal tender is not looking. If a bone is not broken it does not connt. The line-un of the teams is + Hard Seven-- Harriss, goal: noint: Cooke, cover point: Gibson, centres; Carmichael, wines, Silent Seven will be nicked from the following : Gaskin, Wnches, Gleeson, Cooke, Bennett, Williams, Craig, Gardiner apd Madden. Baker, Brewster, Hutton, "Allie" was chosen to officiate as referee. ---- Bland's Tron Tonic Pi'ls, The genu- ine are sold at Gibson's Red Cross Droge Store. How moh coal will it take to "Dut. ron over" the winter? Start usine "Sunshiny," Swift's Scranton coal, and it will take less than you expected. i < A Happy and Prosperoys New Year "Every New Year has its blessings, May all of them be yours; Every New Year has its sorrows, Still, the sorrows have their cures; Yet we hope. the contributi on Of the New Year to vour lot, May consist of only blessings, And no sorrows form a hlot." T the stroke of twelve to-night, Old Father Time will give into your care an infant New Year-- 1907. The destiny of the sprightly youngster is "not already shaped--that lies to a great extent in your own hands. What will you make %of the year 1907 ? Judging from the year 'now on the threshold of departure, 1907 will enter most auspiciously. He can look back at his predecessor's reign and say, "Well has thou served thy people." Nineteen-six has brought to us a most prosperous And that signifies the prosperity of those about We take this opportunity of thanking you sin- cerely for the patronage accorded us. We thank you for the generosity with which you have overlooked the minor short-comings of this institution. It is managed by hu- mans, and humans cannot help but err. year. us. Yet we are ever striving for perfection ; perfection in the mony details which will help to make this store an ideal institution, We extend to you the greetings of our organization, and say unaffectedly, that we hope the New Year, 1907, may be the most joyful year you have ever lived, and that its prosperity will be chronicled as unequalled] up to the present, in your life's history. We wish you,| A Very Happy and | Year, Hh otra || Prosperous New Our Big January Sale Begins January 2nd, and runs through the whole month, Big bargains Buraughont our a stock. Watch for daily advertisemen McKELVEY & BIRCH, 69 and 71 Brock Street, Kingston LARGE SHIPMENT RECEIVED COOKSON'S ANTIMONY AND PIG LEAD GET OUR PRICES Canada Metal Co. Toronto» Toronto? 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