mingion bad ne power to bind the city to any contract for power. The City Council alone hed that pri- CTY CONG T0 ASK vilege. HYDRO-ELECTIIC COMMISSION | xie ® Campbell was. to canbe thy TO MAKE AGREEMENT | Utilities Commission to reduce iis -- : | ites for power. The Hydro-Electric With - Johan M. Campbell to Supply { Commission had suggested to tha Power to Kingston From Kingstou | Utilities Sutimission that the' ore : {mer the power contract - wit nr She Agrermens Tobe Made pyr amobell oad thot I ply. the / | Power to Kingston. This suggestion 1 tilities | ¥88 eventually concurred in by vote eal. the. gto Cy the Utilities lof the Utilites Commission, who ask the Hydro-Electric Commission | decided to ask the City Council, to enter into a contract with J. M. "hich pas the power, to request the Campbell for power supply for King- | Hydro Commission to make the con- ston be granted, and that such | treet. : roement be made on or before the I Ald. Grabam arose to ask. Mr. Rig: 15th of vo ' i ney -if the majority of the commis. This resolution was passed on Wed. . *ion was in favor of the request made nesday. night by the City Council, | to eoundil. He was given to under- and if Mr. Campbell consents "the | stand that the commission members city will have power from Kingston | were equally divided: on the question Mills next year and the Utilities Cam- | -- Mayor Shaw and J. H. Birkett fa- mission will be able to reduce its | voring the making of the agreement power rates, = {hy the Utilities Crgumission, and R. 1. J. Rigney, chairinan of tlic | I. Toye and T. J. Rigney being in Utilities Commission, was present at i favor ot the Hydro making' the m 's request, to explain the | agreement, the marors et. F Mr. Rigney replied that the . re- + He stated that the Utilities Com: | cords show that the resolution sub- "MUTUALIZATION" A long word, and significant. Ome of the largest life compan jew in the world, having a business of $2,500,000,000, is being changed from a stock to a mutual basis. One more argument, if one were needed, in favor of the mutual system. So much desired is the change in the above instance that the policyholders are paying- thestockholders $910 for each $100 share. . THE MUTUAL OF CANADA has been conducted on a mutual basis from its inception in 1869. It is the only Canadian Company established on this ideal system. A company of policyholders, conducted by policyholders, for policyholders. Agent. 60 Brock St. S. ROUGHTON 10c Cakes For Cooking and Drinking, also for Cake Icing and waking Fudge. EEE---- "WINTER FOOTWEAR' We call your attention to inspect the complete as- sortment of newest arriv- ed winter footwear. Our splendid assort- ment not only widens your range of selection but as- sures that perfection of fit and quality not ordinarily obtained except in expen- sive made to measure foot- j wear ALLAN M. REID . | 11 Princess-St., i agra t commission. mitted to the council win carried by the city would have tage of all the technical ability of the Hydro C iasi ineers in making the agreement. . The: Util ties members were agreed that this was the best solution of ' the matter. They had done their full duty in plncing the matter before the coun i Ald. Stroud asked if Mr. Campbell had not stated that be refused to deal with the Hydro Commission. Mr. Rigney said he understood Mr. Campbell had made that statement, but he wa# hopeful the latter would Yet agree. Ald. Richardson feared that if Mr. Campbel. refused to deal directly with the Hydro then the power proposi- tion would fall through, as it would. ho too. late to put a by-law to the people. . Ald. Graham was of like If the proposition failed through, and the city did power from Mr. Campbell, the Hydro, then the burden be on the shoulders of the which would be unhir. Mr. Rigney remarked that the law required the Utilities Commission 'to make 8 recommendation to the City Council. It had done this and its duly was, therefore, done. So far as the price asked by Mr. Campbell for power was concerned, the Utilities Commission would re- commend fo the Hydro Commission that what Mr. Campbell asks, viz, 3 cents a kilo-watt hour, be agreed upon. That would greatly facilitate matters. The Hydro would turn over the power to the city at the same price. "We've been fooling with the dro-Electric Commission for years, and we're as far away from cheap vower as ever," said Aid. Graham, "lI think it is a foolhardy thing for the council to do te iry to . deal with the Hydro. The Utilities Com- mission should take the burden upon its own shoulders and not try to shift it upon the council's." Ald. Grabam didn't think much of the Hydro Commission. The citizens bad been told that they would get cheap light and power by dealing with it. What has been the result ? The Hydro Commission recently step: ped in and fixed the rate for the "white way" lights. at $75 each. 215 higher than the city is paying for the other arc lamps. A division on the motion of Alds. Kent and Hughes was taken and re: sulted 12 to. 3 in favor, Mayor Shaw and Alds. Clugston and CGra- ham voting nay. opinion, to go not get through would council, Hy- Teo-night, "The Chocolate Soldier." Light operas may come and light operas may go, but "The Chocolate Soldier," which Mr. Whitney is olier- ing this season in more magnificent style than ever before, seems destined to go on forever, Its presentation here at the Grand to-night is only one of a hundred engagements that have been made in answer to an im- perious demand from all parts of the country for the greatest light opera since the beginning of the present cen- tury. 2 Jeyond "the shadow of a doubt, "The Chocolate Soldier," when its full glory burst upon New York three years ago, revived; illuminated and enriched the traditions of light opera which seemed to have perished from the earth when Gilbert and Sullivan withdrew from the 'theatre. To give his audience a perfect conception of of its full beauty, Mr. Whitney pro- vides a special orchestra of musicians thoroughly versed in the score of the opera. 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At 8.20 o'clock, the jury of 'not guilty" had been given iu the case of James Mcllroy, but that in the case of James Morahan the jurymén had disagreed. The case of William Mellroy had not vel been decided. The jary was then sent back to their room to consider this case, and ten minutes later return®d, stating that the jury Wiliam Mellroy. James Mellroy was then discharged hy Judge Lavell and William Mell-! roy and James Morahan remanded into custody for a second trial at the next 'general sessions of the peace, the question of bail to be con- sidered on Thursday morning, T. J. Rigney defended the three men who were charged with the theft of cattle in Storrington town- chip. The case was commenced Wednesday forenoon; when sensati- cna} evidence was given by Josiah Uptergrove who stated that he had been a party to the thefts with the ¢ her three men but that he had "rot religion and confessed. His case has yet to be dealt with. That the case aroused much in- Jerest was shown by the unusually lerge crowd which gathered in the! court recom and remained there un- til the jury returned the verdict. After being informed by the fore- man of the jury that there was mo chance of the jury coming to an agreement on the two cases with "orther consideration of the evi- dence, his honor discharged the jury from 'further-duty on this case. Over a dozen additional witnesses were heard in the case when it was resumed on Wednesday afternoon Morahan concluded his evidence, and James Mcllroy was called. William McIlroy did not go into the box. James Mcllroy, one of the defend- ants, stated that. he was sixty-five vears of age, and that he had lived in Storrington township since he was fen years of age. This was the first time he ever had te face 3 court, and denied the charge made against him. He said that Uptergrove had worked for him and that he had of James Morahan and William! i | Bomanded fur Second Trial, | | had also disagreed on the case of 'fi this year. - Useful Gifts are always appreciated, most especially : Any man or woman will appreciatg.a pair of Warm Slippers. Every boy and girl wants ) Every child needs a pair of Warm Slippers. fulfil your Xmas wants. ockey Boots. We can Parcels delivered any desired time. Hockey Boots | Abernethy's The Santa Claus and the real dashing holiday styles seem incorporated in the New Furs we offer. - If contemplating the purchase of a neck piece or muff, let us show you some of our charming models in Fox, Wolf, Alaska Sable, Persian cattle of his own. Witness had on one occasion brought some hides in to Kingston, te sell for Uptergrove. Melville Johnston told of being at 'James Mellroy's farm one day last August. On noticed Uptergrove in the stable. Joseph Gouford told of losing a set of harness at the Arlington ho tel in Gananoque. Uptergrove had admitted the theft of the harness. Jd. Card, Seeley's Bay, said Up- torgrove did not bear a very good character. As to this evidence Mr. Whiting said that Uptergrove had given him sell a bad name previous to three | months ago, when he reformed. tobert Powell, FPlgin, said he knew Uptergrove and that his reputation was not good. Irwin Carr, on whose ranch the two-year-old heifer was alleged to have been stolen, said that it was | on Aug. 2lst that he had last seen | it. The heifer belonged to Charles (lark. Anderson Knapp said he ome meat from Uptergrove" The lat ter had told him that he got the meat from James Mellrov, also mak img the remark that Mellkoy had lots of it. Charles Clark, of Keelerville, said he lost a heifer and that Uptergrove had confessed to him that he had stolen it. Uptergrove had also of. fered to make restitution but that he had refused to allow him to do s0, when it was alleged that others had been implicated in the theft. Several witnesses were called who stated that Morahan did not a good reputation. > Other witnesses were called during the afternoon, including Robert Dixon, Frederick Bell, Frank Lake, Simpson Lake, William Hanley and Sydney Card. In his address to the jury Mr. Rig- ney said that it had not been shown in the evidence that there was a mo- tive for the theft. The accused made the same amount of money by buy- ing cattle in a legitimate manner as he would according to the theft as alleged. Mr. Whiting said he differed with this point brought out by Mr. Rig- ney, claiming that a profit of $57. had been realized as a result of the deals. Continuing Mr. Whiting said that the case had a remarkable feature. 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