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The Nicest [11 3 | EDITION Present For Mother It will please her better than anything else, is a Soap Stone Griddle No Smell, No Grease, No smoke. Suitable for baking anything on, but particularly adapted for Pan- Cakes. The only place to buy them is W. A. MITCHELL'S HARPWARE COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK STOCK EXTHANGE. Dec. 27th. OPEN. CLOSE. . 100% 100 178% 147 68 120% Pacific St. Paul Manhattan B. R. Transit Sugar People's 1 S. Steel Fk U. 8. Steel, Pid. ... Southern RR. ... .. Miss. Pacific Southern Pacific Ontario & Western Western Union Erie eu Head 'nion Gas " ing N. ¥. 0. ean Atchison, Pid. Louis. & Nash Rock Island Pennsylvania Atchison .. Mexico dlockey col. . American Smelter Amal. Copper Baltimore ne, 'Valley & PF MONTREAL STOCKS. Dec. Canadian Pacific . Toledo L.. & P. Detroit United . Montreal Street ... 'I'uronto Street 4 Halifax Street AE St. John's Kléctric 'I'win City Transit Commercial Sable Itich. & Montreal z Hell Telephone Montreal Power Dow. Steel & Iron | Dom, Steel & lron, Nova Scotia Steel Dominion Cotton Ogilvie Flour, Pid. Montreal Cotton . Dominion Coal Union Bank Merchants Bank Commerce Bank Hochelaga Bank 000 SECOND EDITION NEWS ALSO ON PAGE FIVE. COMMERCIAL MATTERS, What Is Going On In the Business World--The Market News. Canadian trade with Great Dritain has increased over 6,000,000 the past vear Southern Rhodesia's gold output in May was the biggest recorded, being over 19,00 ounces C.P.R. traffic earnings for the week ending December 21st, $510,000; jor the same week last year, $712,008; increase, 898,008 Five hundred million dollars in gold is the amount of American capital in- vested in Mexico by 1,117 American companies, firms and individuals. 'the U. P. gross thus iar this vear are over a million dollars greater than ior the corresponding period in 1901, thus showing over 10 per cent. on the stock The new corn crop 1S moving more freely. Last week showed a significant gain in that respect, the recent mild weather having permitted an expeditious movelent Eighty-five joint stock compani® in Lancashire, with an aggregate capital of $25,175,000, and having 6,667.( spindles, record a net loss ofl 87,150 fpr this year. Russian official"' crop estimate is 611,200.800 spring and*wi against 427,780,000 last 000 ry against T5H1,925 against 624 million bushels of oats; against 240 million barley. The demand in Montreal lots of hogs is fairly good ruled steady at 87.75 to Ibs. for irozen stock, and iresh abattoir hogs soft at $8.25 to § per 100 lbs. There was some demand for car lots of frozen stock and a sale was made at $7.50 per 100 lbs. "final for small and prices Chosen Friends Officers. Kingston Council, No. 20, C.0.C.F., elected these officers last night : P.C., James Gowan; C.C., Charles G. Clarke; V.C.. A. A. Moore; recorder, R. C. Rell; treasurer, C. L. Bass; pre- late, D. J. Garbutt; marshal, C. E. Maxam: warden, E. Pettigrew; guard, J. RH. Jarvis: sentry, H. M. Hawley; physician, Dr. J. H. Beil; trustee,! S. Grimshaw: delegates to grand lodge, A. C. Bell, D. J. Garbutt, J. Gowan, C. L. Bass, C. G. Clarke, E. Lin- ton. ¢ The Great Ruby." An attraction accepted by the most exacting playgoers in the world, as of the most delightful and ab sorbing of its kind has been that SUC of both London and New York, "The Great Ruby," fivst "pro duced bv Arthur Collins at the Drury Lane Theatre, in the English capital. It will be in this city on Monday next. one tet Potatoes in bags, print and roll butter, eggs, sweet apples. Crawford's. ~ WINTER Is Now Upon Us With Its Biting Winds. Be Prepared To Enjoy Ii! Qverstockings, Made of that wire finished foot black yarn, tull fashioned and very elastic, made to fit every portion of the leg. 50C. a pair. Gights. 25¢., 35€C., 40C., 45C, They fit perfectly, doing away with all cum- bersome underskirts. comfortable. All $1.25 pair. Are very warm and fast colors. soc, $1 and Wool Gloves and Mitts, In Black, White and Colors, knitted double. 20c., 25€., 35¢C. and 4oc. a pair. Black and White Knitted Shawls, Some very special values, very neatly finished. 8oc., $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.65, $2. Faney. Flannelettes, Suitable for Blouses and house wear, large variety to 15¢. yard. Cashmere Stockings, very § select from. 10c, 12Yc., Waldron's guarantee with every pair. 4 pairs for $1. and ribbed styles. Children's 3 pair for $1. Red Stockings, 2 pairs for $1. Plain Sashes. Toques and Mitts in all Sizes and Prices. Underwear, Vests. Drawers and Com- ® R. binations. WALDRON, Corner Brock and Wellington Sts. THE APPLICATIONS MADE FOR LEGISLATION. Various Companies Ask for Ex- tension of Time and Other Requests--Seeking Charter for a New Bank. Ottawa, Dec. 27.--The Hamilton and Lake Erie Power company will seek power to extend the time of the eom- mencement and completion of its work and charge the same to Jordon Light, Heat and Power company. Notice is given of application for a charter to build a railway from Bay of Seven Islands. county of Saguenay, to some point on Lake St. John. The Atlantic & Lake Superior rail- way company will apply for extension of time in which to complete the line. An act will be introduced, next ses- sion, extending the time for commen: ing the Huron & Ontario railway. The Quebec and New Brunswick raii- way company will apply, at next s sion, for power to build a bridge over St. John river, near Connors' Sta- tion, near Winding Ledges. Application has been made for a charter for a new bank to be known as the Bank of Winnipeg, with head- quarters at Winnipeg. ' LURED TO HIS DEATH. Georgia Merchant Robbed And Slain By Stranger. Matthews, Ga., Dec. 27.--At a late hour, Christmas eve, an unknown man calied at the home of Edward (iay, six miles from here, and asked him to change a bill. Mr. Gay, not having the change, walked with the man to his store, not far distant, where they entered. It is supposed the stranger then drew a revolver nd forced Mr. Gay to open his safe, which contained 81,200. He then pro- bably murdered Mr. Gay and set fire to the store to hide his crime. The store was completely gutted, and ves- terday the safe was found open, and the skull of the victim discovered in the So far there is no clue to the perpetrator of the erilne PROVIDES FOR CHILDREN. Will of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant Filed in Washington. " Washington, Dec. 27.--The will Mrs. Ulysses 8. Grant has been filed. The estate is to be divided into four equal portions. It also provides that a memento presented to her by the ! Empress of Japan, said to be a thou- sand vears old, shall go to the Mu- seum of Arts of New York. The deceased died pos 1 of the house at No. 2i1l Massachusetts ave- nue, this city, of the value of about $10,000; money amounting to $10,065; stocks, bonds and other securities of the value of %150,000 and household and kitchen furniture of the value of $1,000. of GIFT TO CHARITY. Farm Worth $13,000 To Be Main- tained For Poor. Watertown, N.Y., Dec. 27.--Rev. Fa- ther Tobias Glenn has conveved to the St. Patrick's church, of which he is pastor, his large property known as the Fisk farm, just outside of the city and near the fair grounds, to be held in trust by the society and the proceeds to be used for the benefit of the needy poor of the city, without distinctigne as to-race or creed. The property valued at about £13,000 and was recently acquired by Father Glenn. is COAL FOR WATERTOWN. A Hundred Cars Consigned to a Garland City Dealer. N.Y., Dec. 27.-- There coal on the New York here, consigned to a They are ready for Oswego, 100 cars of Central tracks Watertown firm. shipment any day. are A demurrage is being. paic to the railroad company, which is said to he a dollar a car ° per day. The cars are being sent to Watertown, three or four at a time. Cattle Starve By Thousands. Denver, Dec. 27.--Thousands of cat- tle are starving on the ranges in Northwestern Colorado. Their owners have been appealed to by the humane society, but have answered that they are eager to save their stock if they can, as a matter of business, as well as humanity, but that they cannot do it. The cattle are snowed in on the hich range in Routt and Rio Blanco ies, without pasture and with- out water. It is impossible to get feed to them, and equally impossible drive them into ters. co Shoots Thieving Negroes. Westchester, 'Pa., Dec. 27.--Lewis Jrown, of New Garden, a small village near here, discovered four colored men in his cellar stealing potatoes, He fir- el with a shot gun and killed one of the thieves, Traces of blood indicated that another had been wounded. Brown was exonerated by a coroner's jury. Going Back To Work. Sharon, Pa... Dec. 27-1 nounced that the Greer tin mill on the first Mondav in January. The Shenango plant will begin operation of twenty "of 'its thirty mills at the same time. The mills have been idle since =duly. Five thousand wen are al- tected. Serenaded Citizens. the 47th 'R d a number ere cordially re lied mu On Christmas day serena of ASK FOR ACTS. and could all be forwarded | to | suitable winter quar- | is an- | at | Newcastle would be put in operation | CURLING MATCHES. The Rinks And Skips Appointed For the Winter. A well attended meeting of the curl- ing club was held last night. The fol- lowing rinks were selected to play for the senior 'and junior rink champion- ships : Senior Series. H. D. Bibby, Dr. Herald, J. Bride, W. B. Dalton, skip. Dr. Waugh, J. Minnes T. Serachan, skip. W. "Bampfield, A. McNaughton, C. McFarland, W. 8. Ellis, skip. W. H. Dalby, H. Youlden, Dr. Haig, W. Lesslie, ; Major Massie, Capt. Leslie, Lieut. Claremount, Lieut. Grant, Col. C. W. Drury, skip. W. Maclnnes, R. J. McKelvey, T. McK. Robertson, M. Sutherland, skip. Prof. McNaughtc G. S. Hague, J. Power, L. L. Henderson, ship. A. W. McLean, W. F. Webster, Lyons, 8. R. Bailey, skip. J. C. C. Almon, Dr. Knight, R. Kenzie, F. Shaw, skip. S. Mec- o Slater, A. D. E. Mc Junior Series. E. Mitchell, J. McKay, J. Bride, C. D. McFarland, skip. E. N. Storey, H. A. Angrove, W. F. Webster, E. Lyons, skip. C. Macpherson, J. Elliott, nes, W. H. Dalby, skip. J.C. Givillim, G. H. Chown, R. McKenzie, I. McK. Robertson, skip. A. L. Gill, Prof. Campbell, Prof. McNaughton, Dr. A. P. Knight, skip. Dr. McCammon, KE. 0. Sliter, A. Mec- Naughton, H. Youlden, skip. J. Hooper, J. Conway, R. J. Kelvey, T. Slater, skip. Rev. G. L. Starr, F. G. Dunlop, G. E. Hague, J. W. Power, skip. D. Laidlaw, F. Macnee, Dr. Dr. Haig, skip. Messrs. J. B. Walkem. Clarke Hamil- ton, Dr. Watson and Capt. Paul were elected honorary skips. The first games of the series will be played on New :Year's day, seniors in afternoon and juniors at night, and will continue during the season, seniors playing Tuesday and Friday nights, juniors Monday and Saturday nights. xi) S. Me J. Min- Me- Herald, MASONIC OFFICERS. Installed At Noon To-Day--Ban- quet on Monday. To-day being the anniversary of the festival of St. John the evangelist, the officers of the Ancient St. John's lodge, No. 3, A. F. & A. M., were in- stalled by John Nicolle, D.D.G.M. Those who took office were: *W.M., Jr. W,. I. Connell; 1.P.M., W. J. Ren- ton; SW, 1, J. Crowe; J W., R. J. McKelvey; chaplain, Canon Grout: treasurer, W. H. Macnee; secretary, G. W. Comer: S.N., 1). Thompson; J.D., J. M, Farrell; 1.G., J. M. Mow- at; D.O.C.. Pr. 0. W, Daly; S.8., Dr. A. WV. Richardson; C.S., Dr. A. R. B. Williamson; tyler, E. Ball. On Monday night at nine o'clock the members will dine together at the British-American hotel. de 1, Minden Lodge Officers. These officers of Minden lodge, A. F. & A. M., will be invested to-night bv A. Shaw, P.D.DGM.: 1PM, J. Nicolle; W.M., W. Mundell; S.W., J. 3 McCann: J.W., H. Hoppins; i. C. Tilley; J.D., Dr. Waugh; i. Ball; surer, W. § ry Minnes; Ss. T. Harrison: F. J. Hoag: D. of C., R: J. Elliott. The complete list of officers of Cata- raqui lodge will not be known until to-night, when they will be invested by John Nicolle, D.D.G.M. sec Visit From Santa, Claus. Friday afternoon at five o'clock, the primary classes of St. James' Sundav school had their annual treat and Christmas tree. Eighty-five eager lit- tle tots waited in expectation the ar- | rival of Santa Claus. After a hearty supper, this popular old fellow tumb- led in one of the windows with a great deal of noise, goroeously arrav- |ed in crimson and ermine. The child- ren shouted thvir demonstrative greet- ing, and as soon as anything like sil- ence could be induced, genial Santa bégan to rob the glittering tree of its presents. livery child received a gift, and a bag of candy and oradges. Not till the last article was taken from the tree did the old gentleman de- part and amid many *'good-byes" anil the singing of For He's 5 Jolly Good Fellow." Much of the success of the entertain- ment was due to the energetic work- ling of. Miss Lovick and her sisters. | Mrs. Hart and the Misses Wrenshall, Macmorine and Pillar ably assisted with the tea. A Street Altercation. | Early this afternoon, two young men, John Fisher and Walter Knott, { had an altercation on Ontario street, near the Locomotive works, in which Knott alleges that Fisher knocked him unconscious, and made it necessary to summon a physician. Fisher charges Knott with striking him: first, because | he asked him (Knott) when he would | pay some rent he owed. Counter | charges laid at the police sta- | tion, and the police magistrate will be the arbitrator on Monday - morn- ing. | were | Decision Reserved. Toronto, Dec. by Justice --Judgment was Jritton, to-day, after the argument on the case of King vs. Toronto, in which it is sought to enjoin the city countil, from submitting to the electors the ques | tion whether or not they would favor voting 830,000 to a conumptive sani- tarium. i reserved Mrs. Chicago, well Catherwood Dead. Dec. 25 Mrs. Mary od, a well-known 1 ; Hart- Catherwe Jurnett, Athens, Y. Ford, Danesville, N.Y., is » guest of Dr. Walkem, K butter, eggs, finnan had: cider. Crawford's. atoes weet berry « | THE DAILY WHIG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27. . NEWS OF WORLD TELEGRAMS FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF EARTH. Matters That Interest Everybody --Notes From all Over--Iittle of Everything Easily Read and Remembered. Peter McEwen has been appointed preventive officer of customs at Wind- sor, Ont., vice Ponting. The temperature took a jump at Winnipeg on Friday night, from close on 30 degrees below to zero, Second Lieut. W. M. Kistler, 15th United States infantry, has been miss- ing from Fort Logan for two weeks. Two Winnipegers, G. F. Carruthers and Mrs. E. EF. Sharpe, wera among the passengers on the wrecked G.T.R. train. Edward Perry, home on a visit upper Johnston friends. v In the late referendum vote 301,268 votes were cast. For liquor act, 195, 630; against; W2,638. In favor of act, 95,992, The steamer Hopkins is stuck in the ice in Maumee bay, near Toledo. The crew is on bread and water, and coal is short. Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson, president of the Grand Trunk railway, is con- fined to his house in London, with a slight illness. An Austrian woman was burned to death, and a man killed, by powder explosion in a houschogt, on Ohio river, near Steubenville, on Friday. Suits involving $5,000,000 have been fyled in United States land office, at Pueblo, for the Utah Fuel company vs. the Colorado Fuel and Iron com- pany. y > Chapen, ga Canadian Northern brakesman, was run over at Weoson, Man., on Friday. One leg was cut off, and the other had to be amputated. The shock was too severe and the man died. A cable was received by Rev. Princi- pal Whitney, announcing that Rev. Dr. Adams had passed away in Eno- land. Rev. Dr. Adams was from 1883 to 1900 principal of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, : An old man aged 108, living in De- troit, whose name is Charles Crosby, says he is the son of Aaron Burr, his mother, half negress, half Indian, be ing Burr's second wife. He also says that Theodosia Burr, whose fate has always been a mystery, was murdered by pirates, who were afterwards brought to justice by Burr, who, how- ever, never mentioned his daughter's name throughout the trial. A cold wave has swept from the At- lantic to New Orleans, across the cot- ton belt, and into southern New York. Tennessee has neared the zero mark, North Carolina caine within twelve of that. Ithaca is undergoing a terrible blizzard, at St. Paul the mer- cury has registered nineteen below, and in lowa there is much suffering from scarcity of fuel. There is severe weather in Schenectady, and at Kan- sas City and Louisville, great cold is experienced, and train service is block- ed in the vicinity of Cleveland. Detroit, Mich., 1s to his parents on street, and other Hard Luck. 1 traniped a dozen miles or so Through howling wind and SNOW -- These facts T will impart-- fo get my girl a Christmas tree, And then she hune on it, for me, A tiny marble heart blinding tre IN OUR OWN C)RCOUIT. News Of The Districts On Both Sides Of The Line. On Tuesday night Miss Mary Wright, organist of Christ church, Athens, wus presented with a well-filled purse. John L. Buell, Mallorytown, has been successful in passing the examin- ations of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. . President Roosevelt has appointed John O. Thibault to be postmaster at Clayton, N.Y., and he will assume management in a few days. For the Renfrew county council these acclamations occurred : Pembroke divi sion, A. Foster, B. Leacey; Brudencll division, John Dunnigan, J. C. Hud- son. For Lanark county council William Pattie and Joseph Cram were elected by acclamation for Mississipi divi sicn, and W. G. Cameron and Joseph Laidley for western division. The magistrates of Athens recorded seventeen convictions in 18901, but the revenue derived totalled only £36. The Reporter cautions against such lenin cy, and advises that the '¥2 or," be increased to 8&5 or K10, The last dav of the term, the pupils of the Lake Eloida public school pre sented ther teacher, Miss Jenhie Per cival, with an oak rocker, a ching h, a milk-glass soap dish and wntary addi a con . BREAKS OUT ANEW, mals Found on Dec. Showing Connaectic Boston, il:wase has 1 discovers cattle in Wa own and in Dr. Peters, chief of the also has received reports of four ani- mals showing if th state bureau, svmy the C toms of the case in Hatfield, o River, a section hitherto uninfected. & VEL TLLLLVLLLVTVLRLTTVRVL SAVVY Of f etc- Flannelettes, Flannelettes, Grey Flannels, Shirting Flannels, .& JHE GREAT BUYING EVENT OF THE SEASON. - ON MONDAY. Never before have we been so busy or have had sucha large gathering of short lengths and remnants after a season's business. In order to clear the stock and make room for goods now on the way out from England we will sell the entire lot of REMNANTS ON MONDAY. Every Remnant at Exactly HALF PRIC 287 REMNANTS Dress Goods; frem 1 yard up to 6 yards in length, of all kinds and makes. ' REMNANTS OF Morris Flannels, Wrapper REMNANTS OF Table Linens, Towellings, Cretonnes. REMNANTS OF REMNANTS OF Lawns, Muslias, Prints, Sateens, etc. Ww E WILL ALSO SELL ON MON- DAY MORNING Dozens Pure Linen Huckaback Towels, Size, 30 inches long by 18 inches wide, hemmed ends. Price on Monday For This Lot 8c. each. -nnnnnnnns TLL TLTTLVTLTLLVLTLTVLTLVVLLVLVLLLLTETVLRLLLOTLD TVTLTLTLTTTTLRTTLUTLTLTLC TTT TTR LTTTTRTETTTVVRT ROUT TCT VRRTVOT TT TRTTULTTTTTRTTTCTTITVTTTTRBTELTRS PY ATTIRE AIRE ONION EM im Sale Commences at Half Past Eight. ALL SALES FOR CASH. JOHN LAIDLAW & SON 120-172 Princess Street, Kingston. 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