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The Frontenac Business College, Kingston. High-grade courses in all mercial branches The highest standard of any commercial school in Eastern Ontario. : We are offering special ships to the first filty registering for the new term. for particulars. T. N. STOCKDALE, 680, Principal. scholar 'Phone, * com- 4 | Send or call ® ad at the bridge, on Thursday after: ¥$ | noon Ogdensburg, Canadian Crawlord. IRE RRR RRR IRR CREAR RRS RS RNR Wash Suits and Blouses 3 § 25 Per Cent. Off for Balance of Season. FREE Barge Wrecked In Galoup. NY, July AH Twin oT barge six miles | It was os the . Galonp rapids No lives were lost into Saturday Only. ham, Sliced he | Sister brake | Hope, who died on Wednesday, away from the tug Vigilance near the | eighty-two years, was Born in King- ift lock of the canal, y . A this city, yesterday. ried Wrecked AY and | trade in the Kingston foundry 95¢.; sliced bacom, 17¢ i niece, Miss Irwin, of Rochester, N.Y., burg. EXTRA EDITION INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. . ------ Newsy Paragraphs Picked Up By When you need a cab "phone 600. J. W. Oldfin & Co., 'phone 515. Two dozen bananas for a quarter, Carnovsky's. William Swaine, piano tuber. Orders received as MeAuley's. 'Phone 778. Hotseshoe Island looks . beautiful now. It is unoccupied. Stock graze upon it: Miss Alda visiting Lindsay. Miss Lena Dunham; Kingston, is a guest of her grandmother, Mrs. G. Yates, at Athens. . H. Cunningham, piano tuner from Chiokering's. Leave 'orders at Mo Auley's book store. Miss Lillian Reid, Lowell, Mass., visiting her brother-in-law, 8. Reid, Union street. Beef, Iron and Brand," only 50c., Cross Drug Store. Peter O'Donnell, Collingwood street, left yesterday for Montreal, where he has secured a good situation. H. Tandy, of the locomotive works, has a fine new summer home at Wolfe Island. The outlook from it is grand. Mrs. D. Millan, Earl street, and her Nicolle, Kingston, is My. and Mys. D. Sindair, is Wine, "Red-- Cross at Gibson's Red spent the day with friends in Ogdens- Gillette safety razors and blades are gold in Kingston at Gibson's Red Cross Dmg Store. "Phone 230. Rev. Father Mea, Kingston, is spending a few days in Smith's Falls, the guest of his sister, Mrs, D. Hal- pin. Blackberries ev~eeted on Saturday, at Carnovsky's. The--steam yncht Idler was at the Canadian Locombtive Works' wharf, today, with a private party from river points "Not before next June," is the rre- diction of James Conmee, M.P., whan asked as to the date of the coming federal elections. Cabmen's phobie, 490. Miss Florence Perley, Ottawa, lately the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stethem, Westmount Boulevard, hag come up to visit friends in Kingston. On Thursday evening. quite a spirit- ed scrap occurred near the breakwa- The two men got into an argu- ment that ended in blows. "For pienic parties," take MeCon- key's or Huyler's high class cantly. Sold only at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Charles Livingston has a very tasty launch that can cover distance at great speeu. His friendls are con- stantly entertained by outings on the water. Miss Florence McGann, New York, and May Moran, Maplehurst, "are spending a few days with their cour sing, Mr. and Mrs. James F, Doyle, Clergy street. Good rubber' tired cab always when you 'phone 600. Rev. J. H. Starr, Toronto, is dead. He was once pastor of the Methodist church at Cataraqui. He wal father of Rev. J. E. Starr and D. E, Starr, formerly of Kingston. 4711 soap and cologne are sold in Kingston at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. "Phone 230, The friends of W. H. Godwin will be . pleased to hear that he is greatly im- proved. He able to be around again and, today, was dbwn stairs for the first time. Still another big cut in watermelons Saturday night at Carnovsky's. The steamer Mississquoi came into port this mornng with 300 passen- gers 'on her way to Jones' Falls. Quite a number got on Kingston and when the steamer left she had her complement. "Rice powtler for the toilet."" Sold Kingston at Red at in Gibson's Cross Miss -- Edith A. Drug Store. - 3 The engages! Hughes, daughter of Rev, S. J. Hughes, Kemptville, to Henry A. | Hardy, Bowesville, Ont., is annownged. | {The wedding will take place at'hempt- ville early in August. Baskets of cherries, Saturday, Carnovsky's, "on the corner." A voung lad came near being drown- at The voung lad was in swim- ming when he took a cramp and only | for the prompt action of his comrades | have been drowned. | {After a few minutes rest the boy re | covered and was all right only for a {bad fright. The late Port aged Thomas Wayden, Hueh his, A is a |eton, and was a brother of Mrs. |Dovle, Barrie street. He learned C. Hayden, of the Montreal Herald, son ---------------------- | Turn flattery wrong side out and you have slander Mothers, we ask you to call and see our Wash Suits and Blouses for the Boys « for summer wear. A VERITABLE FEAST FOR MOTHERS. Blouses for Boys, 10 to 16 years. Wash Suits, fit boys 4 to 9 years. HN * THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1808. -- GITY ALL ABLAZE Henin. Solder Flew Among Shavings and Refuse and Quickly Spread---It| is Likely the Clock is Dam- aged, At 3.30 o'clock, fire broke out in the clock tower of the city hall. The fire started just above the dials of the clock on the east side, and in a few moments the dome was lost in sight in a cloud of smoke, which covered the top of the building completely. A tele rhone and alarm call was. sent in to both stations, and the firemen were goon on the scene, Before the fire en- gines arrived great crowds of people be- gan to gather around the Market Square. A plumber was at work soldering, when a spark caught in the rotted wood and some sgwdust and shavings. In an instant, a sleet oi flame burst, and ran along the flooring into the bottom of the clock. John Smith, the watchmaker, who was attending the clock, heard a cry of "Fire !" and on looking up saw the place in flames. He rushed downstairs and called jor an alarm to be sent to the stations. Immediately the hose on the city buildings- fire service was attached about thirty feet below, and a stream was played up to the burning tower. It was difficult at first to get to the seat of the blaze, which had worked itseli under the clock works. The firemen, led by Chief Elmer, soon rushed their ladders, but could only four o'clock. At 2:30 o dock, the whole dome was, doomed, the blaze having reached the lower windows. THE MARATHON RACE. -- Longboat Quit - at End . swentieth Mile. Special te the Whig. London, . July: © 94.--The Marathon was won by Dorando, the Italian runner. He came into the Stadium and staggered along. short distance and then fell down. At the twenty-fourth mile Hefleron, South Africa, was leading, with Dorando second. : up near th twentieth mile, san, the English champion, dropped out at the hal distance. John F. Hayes, Irish Am- erican A. C., came in second. Hefer- lon, Sonth Africa, third. Joseph Forshaw, Missouri A. C., finished fourth. Dorando collapsed 200 yards irom the finish. He struggled to his feet and covered the remaining distance, but was soon down gain. He could not continue; his collapse was 'com- plete, and officials practically carried him: to the finish. He was carried from the field on a stretcher. Hayes came in second without any assistance whatever. The Italian flag has been raised over the staff: in the centre of the arena, denoting an Italian vie tory. § The Americans have entered a pro- test against the assistance rendered Doranilo at the fin sh by the Olympic officials, Bwery person on the press stand, at the Stadium, when the Marathon was finished, saw the officials pick wp the Italian and carry him for a dis of play the building hose at places, from which smoke was densely issuing. Ten "THE CITY minutes after the alarm had been sent in a line of hose was carried up from Ontario street and two streams wbre playing into the interior of the burn ing tower, At 3.50 o'clock, the first flames burst gut of the new clock dial, erect- ed during the day on the King street side. Then another burst of flame came from the Brock street side. At four o'clock the flames had increased and ran up the cupola. It wes thef seen that nothing could, ba done to save the tower, which being all of | wood and thoroughly dry burned | rapidly. The brigade had many helpers, in- cluding police, aldermen, merchants and others who rendered all possible assistance At 4.05 o'clock the flames decreasxd a little, and it looked as though there was a little hope of saving a portion of the dome. A couple of minutes lat- er, however, there was a fresh out burst of flame, which seemed to envel- op the whole tower top. Large crowds gathered all round the market square to watch the magnificent sight. F remen Burns, hkeid, and Daley, got on the east roof with 5 third line of hose and at 4.10 o'clock tried for the flames al ove, but the streath went somewhat short, but managed to strike the lower end of thé tower. While the firemen and their brave assistants endangering their lives in the tower, othr employees of the city and their very busy in other parts of the buildin The apartments of John Ballantyne, janitor, wag directly under the dome, and he and his friends were busy re moving as many of his valualle per sonal effects as could be carried away The water was streaming through the ceiling and between the walls, des- troying everything it touched. In the city hall, proper, Ald. Elliott and a number of men were busy tak- ing down the pictures of the ex-mav- ors and other men whose paintings have hung there for years. The water streamed down the hall near the large exit, but the Painting of Sir John A Macdonald and Chief Justice Hager- man were badly damaged hy water, but were not seriously injured. Both - engines were at quarters of an hour after tie broke out, but the water wretched. The streams could not nears lv reach the blaze even with the en- gine pressure. The dome was aloat 120 feet high. At 4.20 o'clock the cupola came down with a great crash, falling on the east wing. The three firemen there jumped behind the eastern cupola to get out of the way of the burning timbers; and lost their hose. However, in a couple of minutes, Fireman Daley clambered down the roof and recovered the nozzle and again had the stream playing upon the lower part of the tower, but with little effect. The whole were friends were Ri three fire service was work tance of several feet. Crowils began to hssemhle along the BUILDINGS. route, which is twenty-six miles 355 vards long, at an early hour. - The course is winding and hilly in a few spots, hut otherwise excellent. Water- ing carts amd wpller brushes were busy for many hours along the entire course from Windsor to Stadium, and have put the roads perfect condition. Every cottage hung out fags in honor of sion. en- the in fronting the course thegee Ca Ross Will Drop Out. Ottawa, July 24.--Speaking of the protest of Leslie Boyd, of the Ama- tour Athletic Federation of Canada, against Longboat's entry in the race. P. D. Ross, a member of the Cana- dian Olympic Committee, said to-day: "] consider it absolutely dishonorable after the agreement which had been reached between the two bodies. When the Olympic committee meets again, 1 intend to call for the resignation of My. Boyd, and, if it .not tendered, I will drop out myself." Faded Away Without Cheers™\ Montreal, July 24.--There was in- tense interest here, to-day, in the Marathon rate at London, and thou- sands gathered in front of the bulle- tin hoards to learn the results. Hopes that Longboat would win the great event for Canada were high in the breasts of the crowd in the street. When the final message flashed over the wire, and was posted up, that Porando, an Italian, and a dark horse, had won, the crowd faded away without a cheer worthy of the name. Due To The Heat. The reason for Longboat's defeat seems to have been due to the heat, which was too much for him, as it was for others, in the great contest, Even Duncan, the English champion, vad to give up eight miles before Longboat quit, Ii takes the men from sunny Italy to stand the heat. That's why the dagos are tne greatest workers in railway comstruction. Hefferon. oi South Africa, who was third in the race is a Canadian. He went to South Afriea with the Cana- dian regiment, during the Boer war, and femained there since. po Other Events. London, July 24.--One of the best morning programmes of the ( lympic games coupled with fine weather, Brought a big crowd to the Stadium early to-day. The first event was the pole vault. The refusal of the oflicials for their pole has Been strongly ob- jected to, but the officials adhered to their decision and the Americans went in handicapped by having to jumn with a spiked pole, an instrument to which they are not used. Then came four heats in the semi- finals of the 110 metre (120.2 yards) hurdle race. The first heat was carried aim «of the lyigade was to keep' the blaze in the tower and it looked as though their effects would le success. ful. $ The falling of the beliry sent a thrill through the crowd, as it edged over and crashed on top of the city hall roof. It soon burned out, how- ever, after it was given a few splashes of water. - The big hell, which has done faith- ful duty since the last city buildings in the seventies dropped hefore the cupola fell. It went right down into the centre of the dome. This bell was purchased in Rochester by the late C. F. Gilldersleeve to replace the old one, which was destroved in the fire above referred to At hali past four o'clock another line of hose was played from the west wing ou the roof to veep the falling timbers from igniting the roof. The street car service was broken at off by A. B. Shaw, Dartmouth Univer- fsitys who defeated Hussel, Walters and Gorenings, three United Kingdom runners, who covered the distance in | the splendid time of 15 3-5 s conds, only one-fifth of a second over the Olympie record. F. €, Smithson, Mul- I tonmahy, Oregon A.C., did even better in the second heat. which he won in 12 2-5 seconds, equalling the Olympic record. ; The first section of the pole vault was won hy A..C. Giltert, Yale Uni Iversity, who cleared twelve feet : jArchibald, Canada, 'was. second with eleven feet nine inchess Clark S. Ja- cobs, University of Chicago, cleard leven feet six inches. In the final of the 400 metre flat race, J. C. Carpenter, Cornell Univer- sitv, came in first. : The final of the high standing jump was won by Ray C. Ewery, New York A. C.; with five feet two i the track for al So That the Opinions of the Young Men May Be Had-- Clubs Are Needed For Coming (Federal Elections. Kingston, July 23.--(To the Edi tor) :_in the Toronto Globe 1 notice a letter from T. C. Robinette, K.C. Toronto, appealing to the young lib the lerals ail over Oniario, to form clubs 80 as to t the organization of the liberal party . and close up the ranks for the pending federal elec tions. The suggestion is timely and deserves conmderation and careful thought. In the past these clubs were rallying points and excellent training schools for the young men in our lar- ger centres as well as the towns and villages, and undoubtedly much good and great assistance were rendered 10 the adyancement of the liberal cause through such means. In the list of successful young liberals, I was pleas ed to see that Toronto names figured conspicuously as the fact proves the contention 'in outside = districts that ernment to the exclusion of the de serving outsiders. It is to avoid such a condition ol affairs that I write you this letter. All the men mentioned in Mr. Robin ette's letter are excellent men, every way, and 1 congratulated them upon their success, but many of the young liberals have thought that Toronto applicants received more than their share of the good things and that the "rural districts" were neglected. Now that an agitation is under way to organize youny liberal clubs, it is to be hoped that Toronto aspwants will remember that there are others liberals in other localities. Let there be a fair distribution of tha offices in the orgamization, so that as far as possible every district will be represented and that the organjza- tion will be representative of the vounz liberals of the province. I re cognize the fact that in organizations of such. a character, certain ° offices must, of necessity be held by gentle men in the larger centres, but at the sama. time | appreciats the fact that there are some places that should he filled by young liberals from rural districts. At the present juncture of our mar- velous growth into power and promin ence in the nations of the earth, there gre many questions looming up in which young liberals are. interested, and which they should discuss as a body and place on record their opin- ion. To-day the opinions of young men are controlling the larger enterprises of our great country, and it is fit and proper that governments should know what are the views of the young men of the country on current events and conditions, and so legislate as to meet these advanced views where pro- per, and have up-to-date laws and leg- islation. It is admitted that the buoy- ancy and optimism oi youth leads in- to mistakes and immature acts, but it is also true that the thoughts of the young men are advanced and along proper lines of which it is the duty of our governments to take notice aml sift the wheat from the chaff, so that our laws shall be progressive, in ac- cordance with right reason, so as to meet modern conditions efficiently, and in the highest and best interests of Canada and the empires 1 would ask you to advocate the in- auguration of political clubs for our young men and hy eo doing all the young liberals will be encourazed in our efforts and desire to see "Canada" known throughout" the world as a country beautiful te behold, and better still a "land" where peace, content ment and happiness reign supreme, a country where the young men take an active, intelligent and prominent part in public hie, and shape puklic opin- {ion so that the best legislation is placed upon our statute hooks in the interests of the people, and not for the {benefit of any particular class, creel {or corporation. In having the assis | tance of your valuable paper we {young liberals recognize that we have an able advocate. ~YOUNG LIBERAL. NOW HITTING HODGINS. Declared Incompetent--Adding In- sult to Injury. Hamilton Times. Now comes a tory organ, the Van- couver Saturday Sunset, to try to ex- tract a little partizan comfort from the ruins of the Hodgins' "scandal." It concedes that. the major's charges have fallen flat, and then it demands know : "What experience or repu- tation had Major Hodgins as an en- gineer for the impprtant work which he was delegated by the Na tional Transcontinental Railway Com- mission 2' Answering its own ques- tion, it says it has been unable to find that he had experience by which his merits could have been judged. Then it proceeds: "That being the case, his appointment must have been to 10 to allow the Americans to diz a holed rely the result of a political pull. How many other positions are being fillel in the same way? If politionl pull is filling positions of importance on that work what will the resulting incompetency aml grait cost the coun- try ? While the government has | dis- posed of Major Hodgins, the guestion remaing to be answerer, why was he appointed I For months the tory organs have been assuring us that the major ranked very high as an engi- neer; that he was thoroughly compet- ent and honorable. It's a little hari to know just how to" take these tory organs, especially those which, like the Sunset, pretend to independence. We did not understand that even the most vimmlent of the regular tory press impeached the major"s profes- sional qualifications; certainly the lib- eral press did not. But perhaps it would be too much to ask the jackal press to respect the facts or any pre: fessional man's qualifications when party capital is to be made. Buy Raspberry Vinegar. Our own make. Lime Fruit Juice, Edwards & Jenkin. ) Didn't you ever notices what mean dispositions most reformers have ? Toronto has had the ear of the gov- | and do the square thing by the young ls Most women now require lighter weight Corsets, Corsets perhaps not as long over the hips, to permit lounging in chairs and hammocks ; perhaps lower un- der the arms if tennis, rowing or other out-door amusements are fndulged in. All good makes have such models, made of light, cool batiste, with flexible boning, Every reliable make of Corset from 50¢, 75¢, $1 to 3.00 is here, Helpful advice as to suitable models will be given in every case. White Dressin Sacques Light, airy and pretty. Think of the lux- ary on a hot summer's day slipping into one of these cool sacques. Only those will realize the luxury of it who wear one and they will "do up" perfectly. Prices $1.25, 1.49, 2.95. Come carly as they are selling quickly. 'White Stockings For Children All sizes, both plain or with lace ankles, in seve- ral qualities. White Stockings FOR LADIES. Plain White Cotton, 12ic, 15¢, 20c. Fine White Cotton, 25¢, 35¢c. 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