3 | Ald. Kent said that Se salary ye $1 tem in vogue at the al | wrong all the way hrouth: and that | year," said Ald. fii] engineer i planks for street crossings. Place d' Armes t. The stone will he remov- to thin effect, H. H Day asked. of bis house, at 219 streot, that it k had bem. disooes would he given this year. been fqunid that the revenue of ty wou not stand for any in: sew in salary, and that the mem. had come to the conclusion that Chairman i haw. what the finnnce committee in ' with Mr. McClelland's applica- tion. e finance committee, he said, did not run the council, but only pro- ded the funds it needed to be placed on a proper basis, Chairmen Gaskin said that be be: tieved Mr. McClelland was worth a higher salary. 1 don't believe in throwing money away," said the alderman, "but I want to Jies myself on record as sup- porting this request for an increase in The chairman told of Mr. MeClel- fand having to work at nights. Ald, Moy remarked that it was rather a bigh jncrease that Mr. Me Clelland was asking for. He thought that a smaller amount 'should have Hoen anked : "We're throwing away money 'every ent. s talk about city officials hav: ing to work at night is all a buga- Hoo, "remarked Ald. Elliott, "and 1 this in spite of truthful eontra- hin 0 we thet If they dh their work in the daytime they would t find it uecsuiney to work at night. 1 do not think that any of the city officials are overworked. they were like and 1, who hav to make our Hiving,* they wou not find it necesanry to work at , might chairman said that if the ques: tion of the salaries of all the civic employees was taken up he might move for the dismissal of two or threepeo- ple around the city buildings. "1 would not ask for the diamissal of any said AM. Elliott, "but what do say is that this night work business is all a bigaboo."" Ald. Kent said that he bad no eveat- er friend than Mr. McClelland. They were boys together, and he had aw sisted Mr. land to get his pre sent position. "But," said he, "1 think Me, Ne Clelland is getting sufficient salary for and [work will ocoupy at least two weeks, was given power to 4 man to aseint in the taking of te on the streets, he instructed to secure tenders 2 wrote, complaining. bout of . mond Magistrate. some aan in front ue on | In the police court this morning, , making entrance to the place difioul od, and Mr. Grimshaw will be notified permission to ve move a tree, which is directly in front Ald. Kent suid that t ie tree should cach, M |E. rks, Mills & Cunningham, JJ. E. John Simpson (i'atara- ai), , Fortesoue, Mrs, . James f 7 fx finance committee and had "the question of salaries with members, and Ald. Elliott both that the treasurer had no do this, chairman remarked that if that the discussion, and it " decided to allow the appli- cation Mr. NeClelland to remain over until the next meeting. Streat Scraping Begun. The street scraper was out for the first time this morning. It is going on with all possible speed. All the streets have to be scraped and the The rain of last night made scraping fotsitile. Without it, the roads would ye hay to remain as they were un- H owet, AT THE POLICE COURT. A Local Scavenger Fined By the Robert Reeves, scavenger, was fined and costs, with the option of ten days in jail, for dumping ashes on the Mills property on Earl street. The case was before the court several weeks ago, but was adjourned for further evi- dence. It was shown that Reeves had dumped the ashes on the property without having received any instruc- tions to do so, and the magistrate remarked that it was rather unusual for a city Suvengior to he mixed up in a ease of this kind, ---------- Help From Kingston. Among the contributors to Muskoka C ves Sanatorium last = year were these Kingstonians : $20, C, A, Macpherson; $10, W, J. Crothers; #6 cach, B. W. Robertson, Ireland )-roth- ors; 86 ignie 8. Richanlson, R, W. H. Reid, 8 Hosts y, W. H. Reid, 8. I-wisher. " gh: ---- Had Wide Experience. Hon. H. Esson Young, M.D., the néw provincial oriary British Col umbia, was born at Chateauguay,P.Q., and educated at Kingeton. ) 1883 he graduated from Queen's university with the degree of bachelor of arts, niter which took the medical course at MeGill. Then he spent 4 year and 4 half in England in post-graduate stu- ies. Upon his return he went to St. Louis, ., where he practised his profession, until attracted by the gold discoveries' in Atlin, He went to the latter place in 1901, and has sines re- sided there, He was elected member for Atlin. \ ton, a ---------------- A Reason. There is a reason for all thi and there is a good reason why la Sat urday by far surpassed any day we ever had for the selling of hats. The men of Kingston have got to know that nowhere else can they get such new, nobby and exclusive styles and they like our unmatchable values. Ask to see Delmar, the young man's derby. Campbell Bros., the style centre for men's hats. : A Real Help Meet. A recent Ki on bride i« a real help to her hubby, and not the least in travelling. The first hotel halted at on the honeymoon tour was a leading one of Toronto. The bride advanced to the register and wrote her pew name on one line, and that of her husband on the mext line below, while the hoppy groom stood by in ardent 'ad: miration. That bricht active * lady could safely be entrusted with a house hold, a family and the franchise. Small Chimney Blase. men were called to 179 QJuoen suber i, where a chimney blaze was reported. The firemen put out the blaze with the essistance of a Babcock extinguisher, without any damage to the property, Was Successful Tenderer. D: J. Cannon, tailor, Montreal street, yesterday received the contract for the new summer uniforms for the sm- ployees of the street railway com- pany. Two Popular Hats. Carter's and Wilkinson's famous hate, $2 and $2.50, are to be had in Kingston only at Campbell Bros., the style centre for men's hats, , werges, , A great variety rH for deliverance on the part of the ro- At 9:13 o'clock last evening the ties. | ing a po pony of varying attain- ments, a very Anglified youth with an eyeglass and an accent, n very genuine terror of equestrianism, and a some what facetious and cheeky groom. Very clever, too, was the take-off on oung woman gets disillusionized, and s that her ordimary,every-day-best- young man is good enough for her. The maiden hal from Gananoque, Receiving a note from an Italian Sra asking her to meet him at Mac: donald Park | elope, this romantic maid dons ha Slope hat and her latest frock and comes to keep the Incidentally a newsbo. an Ir- ish cabhy, a Wedry Willie and a po- liceman, bribed by the aforesaid best: young man, tell her, as she waits, vari- ous versions of the escapades of a "count." = With horror she discovers from one that he has a wooden leg, from anather 'a glass eye, from a third that his wife and eighteer children search for him, dnd a forth refers to him as a mw At this junctare the best-young man arrives and there is some sobbing and much gratitude mantic one, and all ends happily. The costume and the maiden's pretty face reflect great eredit on the artist in paint and powder, and also the cos- tumier. A word must aléo be said for the golden-haired prima donna, who in scarlet chiffon, en traine, warbled so touchingly of love, and howed with all the ingenuons gence of a blushing debutante at the plaudits which ber song called forth. As with the other participants identity was so complete Iv concealed that the whisperings of a little bird who knew these artistes in real life must not be repeated aloud in the British Whig, which we were lad to find the pewsboy in the melo. wh selling with much success. - Prof. Schmidt's talking dolls were also very funny, and their local hits capital. The wizard of the balls, Ca. det Cote, kept everybody fascinated, and there was mally a one in the audience who could have watched the | three supple, lithe young fellows! Mr. Tremblay, Me. Carson and Mr. Ridout, for many an hour as they vaulted, turned somersaults, and made human footballs of themselves, in a series of difficult gymuoastie feats. Tt showed just another point of excellence of our R.M.C. of which we are so proud. The concluding piece was Mr. Bran- nigan's airship, which, with the own- er, his wife, their son and the skip- per, voyaged in the ether all about the world, the skipper pointing out oh- jects en route. Poised 'over Ottawa, r. Brannigan enquired who the hun- gv mei weve outside the parliament Ee. "The board of visitors to the RM.C.." said the skipper. Anoth- er flapping of sails, and the skipper announced that having seen all the wonders of the world he had left to the last the greatest of them all, and the only specimen of its kind--'Kings- ton, Ontario, widely known as the Sleeping village." Roars of laughter greeted this, and the skipper's reply to r. Brannigan's query as to the cows he saw upon the streets, assuring him that they were sireet cars. "Do thev TWO HEADS ARE BET. TER THAN ONE BUT NOT UNDER THE ONE HAT, Your head couldn't be under a better bat than a Woodrow $3.50 Hat. The "Piccadilly" A most popular $2.50 y in town, ar $2.5 "Wa- verly", is well-named king of $2.00 Hats. | We are sole agents for the famous New Soit Hats, New' Cloth Caps. ay Sect Mile SC Two thousand vessels ofall descrip "by the catcher to intercept him travels the melodrama, wherein the romantic and Ta total absence of at eight o'clock. 23¢ ol 5 race horse, while the ball thrown at the rate of eighty miles an hour from the plate to second. Baird, the Ottawa hockey player, will probably be found in the west when the ice forms again. Baird made a great hit at Port and the westers team will certainly him unless the Ottawas get there ghead of them. "Twe boxing bouts between American ish boxers will be fought in | on April 22nd. Al Delmont, a Boston featherweight, will meet Owen Moran, and Sam Langford, a negro, welterweight, of Boston, will box *'Ti- ger" Smith. Walthour * had two falls during the course of his paced race of one hour at the Velodrome d'Hivir, Paris, on Sun- day. In spite of this he won, heating P. Gingnard by 250 yards, with Nat Butler, of America, and Bruni, of France, third and fourth, While the Yale baseball team was re- turning from G own Field, "where it met the Washington College team, Billy Kush, the famous outfielder of the Cleveland Americans, and at the present time coach of the Yale team, was struck in the left eye by missle thgown by a street urchin, and he may lose his sight. One of the most unique evinte of the Ottawa Capitals' Foglish tour will be the presentation to the three sons of the Prince of Wales of lacrosse sticks. These are being made at Pre- sident Tasse's order, and will be of re- gulation 'juvenile size. Each will be enclosed in a neat case of bird's-eye maple, adorned with silver maple lea- ves, and suitably inscribed. At the time of the present Prince of Wales' Canadian visit he was presented with a couple of the Capital players' sticks. ------ GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Levdon Amusement Company is the Attraction. The Levdon ' Amusement company made its first appearance at The Grand Opera House, last evening. There was a very fair audience, who were much pleased with the entertain. ment. The pictures were high-class production. The light was elear, with flickering: which caused the illustrated pictures to be shown to advantage. Among the principal ones were "Trained Dogs," "Casey and His Goat," an affair of honor, "The Murder on the Train," with the great tunnel scene: "Lady Pompton's Motor Car," which causal much laughter: "Reube and Mandy at Coney Island," country cousins hav- ing the time of their lives: "Empire State Express," and magnificent scenes from Frenchville, the photo- graphy of which was a fine piece of work. Mack Arless, the funny little Dutch man, sang several comic songs, which were repeatedly applauded. Mercedes Desmond, it was much to be regretted, was unable to appear owing to temporary illness, i singer of ability. There will be a change of programme to-night. The company will appear to-night and will give a matinee to-morrow after- noon. ES -- COBALT NOT IDEAL. Has Bad Water, Smallpox, Typhoid and Blackflies. W. H. Brooks, the Kingston wrest: ler, is not very favorably impressed with the north country arowmd Co- balt. Mr. Brooks says thet though money can be freely made there are soveral drawbacks which will alwave be felt. The greatest of these is the lack of good drinking water which is imported in barrels and sold at so much a quart. At this season of the vear small-pox and typhoid fever are very common and 'in the samumer the black flies and other inspets make life unbearable. As a sporting country, Mr. Brooks says Cobalt is the best in Canada, fbut to settle down and live there the husky wrestler remarked that he would not live where manufactured beverages are the only drink. Car Of The Track, y Street car No. 23 "skidooed" off the track on Ontario street, in front of the K. & P. station, about eight v'clock last evening, and was delayed for ahout half an hour. The car was well filled with ladies on their way to the concert, in the City Hall, and the run off caused some excitement. No Person was injured Intercollegiate Meeting. , The committee of the intercollegiate "athletic association will meet. here to- morrow. Among those who will be present will be Prof. Meleod 'and Dr. Tees, of MeGill, Proi. DeLury, of Var- sity, and ' Rev. Bruce Macdonald, of St. Andrew's, Toronto. Prof. Shortt, of Queen's; is a member of the board. Should Be Stopped. Complaints have been. made about dead dogs and cats being thrown in the vacant property near the corner of Earl and Division streets, and the at- tention of the police has been called to it. A police court case wilk proba- bly follow Concert To-Night. . , Be sure to attend the concert at First Congregational ' church to-night 3 WAS A BIG SUCCESS | | | eonsisting of the as she is. a | ' WIS THE "TIME TO HAVE CONCERT GIVEN BY QUEEN ST. CHURCH. 5 » . ---- Rechab Tandy, of Toronto, Was Assisted By Eocal Talent--The Th ctr give in he Cy el Your Furs Repaired or Made Over Queen Street Methodist church, was a BY ee ~W. F. GOURDIER fine afiair. There was a good attend- ance, and the mme was of high BEXCLUSIVE FURRIER 78-80 Brock St. Phone 700 merit, and that 'delighted every- P.8.--WeStore and Insure Fars. t one present. ab Tandy, tenor, T , Was pi t for the > and he was assisted by local talent, Queen "street male uartette, composed of John ' Shea, . Rutherford, Ross Bradley, W. Man- hard, and Miss Mignon and Norma Telgn , violonists, Miss Singleton, pianist. Mr. Tandy's solos were giv- en in excellent voice, and he was greeted with warm applause. The Missés Mignon and Norma Telgmann, are general favourites with Kingston audiences, and their selections proved a rare treat. The Queen street - male quartette rendered several fine selec. tions. The 'progrumme included the follow- ing numbers : . Piano solo, Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 2 (Liszt), Miss Singleton: vocal solo, Recit. and. Air, "Lend One Your Aid" (La Reine de Saba) Gounod, Rechab ~ Tandy; quartette, "Annie Laurie, (Geibel), Queen. street male quartette, vocal solo, "My Queen, (Blumenthal), Rechab Tangy: violin solo, Fantaisie Ballet ( ot), Miss Mignon Telgmann: vocal daet "Calm As the Night," (Gotze), Messrs. Shea and Bradley: vocal solo, --(a) "Hark 3 Hark The Lark'; (b) *Whalis Sylvia" (Schubert); (¢) "Canzone La Donna e The Diamond Month Ihe Birthstone for April is the Djainond. During a 'Whole Lifetimé no other gift carries quite the same pleastre as a Diamond Ring, ile" (Regoletto) Verdi, Rechab Bein indestructible it ohile \ * } : does % pot grow less in Nh ' y beauty. Part 11.--Male quartette, 'Lucky RNULY tock of Diamoniin Jim" (Parks), male quartette; vocal consists of First. Grade Stones. SMITH BROS, Jewelers... Phone 686 solo, "Land of Hope and Glory" (El- gar), Rechab Tandy; violin duet, ov- erture "Leo" (Telgmann), Misses Mig- non and Norma Telemann: vocal duet, "On tothe Field of Glory" (Belesario) Donizetti, Rechab Tandy and Ross M. Bradley: male guartette, "Good Night," (Dadley Buck), male quar- tette. "God Save the King." MARINE INTELLIGENCE. AND FOR LADIES, TOO. What is Transpiring Along the Harbor Front. Not Have Them When Dealer Doss No The steambarge Hinckley is the first 2 Send For Catalogue. vessel to engage in freight traffic on There are a few stores among the | the St. Lawrence this season. The 335 Slater shoé: agensies, where the | vosel has arrived at Alexandria Bay Slater women's shoes cannot be | oy 4 cargo of coal from Oswego. bought. In such cuses the lady who | 'The 'White Squadron" line expect desires the incomparable shoe may |. easily get it by sending direct <o the Slater Shoe company, Moutreal, for a catalogue. All sizes and widths are new addition to their fleet, the steamer Ottawa, to leave Detroit for Kingston as soon as the Welland canal is opened. made in 'a hundred of the hest stylcs. Capt. James Swift has returned The same fine 'workmanship and cul- { mo visit with his son, at Chi- tured design 33 evidenced in the finish cago, and will sail on the schooner of the ladies' shoe as that "which has Acacig this summer. He reports fine made the name "Slater" a svnonym for fine footwear. The Slater shoe for men was first perfected, but the Slater shoe for ladies hat Beh on the mar- ket for years. and each vear grows wider its circle of admirers. weather in the Windy City, and says that every available boat is being chartered to carry grain as soon as the lakes are open. Capt. Melvin Moon will 'he second mate on the schooner Tradewind, this season. New Styles In Hats. The new styles are all here. People H. Cunpingham, piano tumer, from tell us that our #2 derbies surpass | Chickering's. Orders at MecAuley's those at $2.25 and $2.50 elsewhere. | book store. Phone 778. Campbell Bros, Kingston's style! The best $1 shirts to be had will be centre for men's hats, I found at Bibby's. A FEW: PRICES | That will mean brisk selling in our Ready-to-Wear ment, on SATURDAY. Reéad every word. Ladies White > Depart- HAAN g a ® v 4 7) Br - ® HH Gopd quality Cotton well made, with deep flounce and edged with Torchon: Lace. A big snap at the price, 50c. White Underskirts nice fine Cotton, made with deep flounce and with two rows of Insertion, edged with Torchon Lace, This is a winner, worth $1.25. for 85c. Very fine quality White Underskirts, neatly made with deep flounce and trimumed with group of tucks and with wide Embroidery. A swell garment for only $1.39, Look At This Snap IK ARAL Lg gn HAAG Hi HH 38 only Ladies' Walking Skirts, a sample lot, beautifully & tailored, in the latest style, worth from $2.75 to $4 each. $ FATURDAY on the Bargain Counter at a quick selling price, HAHIOK White Lawn Waists, trimmed with Lace, sizes 32 to 40, at a very special price on SATURDAY, ACK HH 39¢c. each. White Lawn Waists, Collar Cuffs & and front of fine White Embroid- * ery, edged with Lace, and Allover 3 Tucked front, byttoned in back, ¥ fine Sheer Lawn, a regular $1.85 3 Waist, for $1.50. & $ a A few more extra good lines to clear on SATURDAY. Flanneletté Waists in neat patterns, {fast colors, suitable for house wear, SATURDAY snap, 39¢c. each. £ Ladies' Dressing. Jackets, worth from $1 'to $1.39. SAT- * URDAY, your choice, for 50c. and 75¢. each. A good Black Sateen Petticoat, regular 75c., for 59. _A better quality Black Sateen Petticoat, extra good ¢ finish, deep accordeon pleated flounce, and finished with Tuffes. All lengths, worth $1.15, for 89c. . 3 avy or Brown Sateen Petticoats, i c. Hn vy x Spee al at 98c. and The swellest stock of Spring Coats in the city. wiry See our swell $1, $1.25 range of potters of Fine Hats white soft shirts. Bibby's.. { es CR 2 Emulsion e 'cough or cold. "ALL DRU YOU NEVER HEARD of 1 that was poorly invested wl was put into & House. Dr and talk it over with J Gardiner, at his Office, 151 ington St. See Partial List low. $2.100 Brick House and lot, N St., Barn aud Stable $2 600 Brick House, Bagot St,, B Stable. $2,800 Brick House, and: Stabie. Alfred St, * $1,450 Brick House, Princess St. and Stable. $2,850 Frame House and lot, J St., magdern improvements. $2,050 Brick House, Earl St., improvements. $3,000 Brick House, Queen St., improvements. $4.200 Brick House, William St. improvements $4,800 Brick House, improvements. $4,150 Brick House, Brock St., improvements. $3,500 Brick House, Alfred St., improvements. $2,650 Brick House, Alfred St. $2,800 Brick House, Fan St. $8,200 Brick House, University modern improvements. $8,800 Brick House, (Double), Ba ss 100 Brick House, (Double), ) St. Union St., $1,600 Stone House, Nelson St. $1,800 Dwelling, Nelson St. Montreal St.: $2,500, Bagot St Nelson St. ; $850, St. Catherines Four Frame Dwellings, O'Kill Vacant Lots, $250 up to $750. Also Wanted from $3500 to $¢ fnvest on First-Class Security Mortage) at 5 per cent hali-year! 3 Gray Red St ForCo u; JOH 180 LADIES' VESTS. 25 dozen Ladies" Vests, Ribbed, short or sleeveless sty) ~alue, SATURDAY, each 15c. Bargains 'You * No other store constantly ¢ are everlastingly the best is the ly take advantage of our offer portunity TO-MORROW. SKIRTS, $3.50 AND Women's All Wool Walkiuyg S Tweed Mixfures and Panama ( styles. Special at $2.25. SUITINGS. 54 inch All Wool Panicy Shadow Plaids, Ohecks and $1.25 and ¥1 values nt. yard, 6 PETTICOATS. Women's Sateen Skirts, made ¢ Mercorized, large Flounce, and | $1.25 valwe. SATURDAY, 98c. SHIRT WAISTS. lawn Shirt Waists, styles, with Panel Embroids and Val. Insertion, buttoned short slecves, $1.50 value. Sp MORROW, $1 each. VICTORIA LAWN. made in 1 400 yards Victoria Lawn Line, 40 inches wide. Special 10ey The balgnce of our Spring to see. our Tweed Coats, at |