11 '��������" fflh WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY I, 1902 DAILY EDITION SLOCAN COMPANIES MAKE SHAREHOLDERS HAPPY. ._ f THE RAMBLER-CARIBOO, GOODENOUGH, AND SLOCAN STAR DO THE TRICK. v\ KASLO, December 31.���[Special to The Tribune.]���The Rambler-Cariboo Mines, Limited, have declared another dividend of threo cents per share amounting to $30,000. This is the fourth ��� dividend of like amount which has been paid during the past year. Besides doing extensive development, the company has installed considerable new mining equipment, consisting of 2500 .feet of A flume and pipe line, 400-light electric \- plant, 60-ton concentrating mill, ->elt- driveri air compressor, and 40-ton hoist. These improvements cost the company in the neighborhood of $40,000, which was paid out of' the earnings for the current year.. A circular sent out to the shareholders under date of December 31st says: "The work outlined having been completed and paid Lor, and the condition of the mines and the treasury being both satisfactory and gratifying, we take pleasure in., affording you notice herein of dividend No. 8, payable January 30th, and we confidently expect that the earnings for the coming >oar, after payment for improvements and dividends No. 5, 6, and .7, the property is handsomely equipped should pay more; than one percent per month.. The Rambler-Cariboo dividend makes ihe third dividend declared from Slocan mines" during the past ten days, Lhe Goodenough, Slocan Star, and ���.Rambler- Cariboo- having all made Chris.avas . presents to thoir shareholders. Mine Closed Down. ^* SANDON, December 31.���[Special to The Tribune.]���The Slocan Star mine closed down at S o'clock.tonight, and not ;i man is left on the MUX The intentions of the company are not known here. The dividend paid: by the Byron N. White Company on *~ ihe 20Ui brings chcis ���is��r*K'U.* y?'^: t��C.-<- 000, instead ot" $ass,030 as published in the Paystreak. .' ' ' .' Have Made Uwent.Representatlons. WASHINGTON, December 31.���Secretary Hay's view as to the proposed German program in Venezuela was communicated to the German government in the shape of a. written memorandum. This supplemented verbal exchanges which had taken place in Washington between ambassador Von Holleben and president Roosevelt and between the ambassador and secretary Hay at greater length. The state department positively refuses to make public the memorandum or its substance,- but it is pointed again that the basis of the United States representations is to be looked tor iu Ihe utterances of president Roosevelt in' his annual message to congress tou-hmg on the Monroe doctrine in its application to South American countries which do not pav thoir debts. Nothing has been heard from Caracas to sustain the report that United States minister Bowen,. through urgent representations, has induced a postponment of tlie execeution ot the German program. It is certain that no instructions to that effect have been given Mr Bowen, though it is. admitted that it ^-would-be=the_.duty^oLtlie=UiiUed___ States minister to exercise all of liis powers within the lines of the general policy of this country to prevent possible bloodshed. Confirmatory evidence Is had from unom- cial sources of die purpose of the German government to at least delay action against Venezuela until the issue of the present revolutionary movement. Danish Government in a Stew. BUFFALO, December 31.���A Washington dispatch to a morning paper says: Information received hero' indicates that the Danish government is in u terrible stew "over the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United Stales, the \\ iishliigion government thought that everything luul been arranged lor the exchange of the treaty by which possession'was to be transtorreii from Denmark to the United States but opposition to the sale has developed In Copenhagen, which has frightened he new Liberal ministry into withholding Its consent to the treivty arrangement. According to tho understanding in oilicial circles hero, the trouble ln consummating the deal lies i'n" the inexperience of the Danish ministry. For the llrst time ln many years the Liberals are In power, but they are ufi-uid to take anv radical steps that may result in the return of the Conservatives, who are making the. most ot the matter over the West India matter. A suggestion that a plebiscite be held in the islands, to determine whether tlie inhabitants want American rule has been made but not formally'to the state department or Its diploamtlc representative at Copenhagen. That this government will not consent to a plebiscite appears to have been determined, so that Denmark has no chance,, of conciliating her subjects by such a course. Anxious to Sell the Panama Canal. PARIS, December 31.���All the newspapers her today publish an address to the shareholders of the Panama Canal Company issued bv M. Bunau Varilla, a large shareholder, who cabled December 21st and made " an appeal to the shareholders and others at the beginning of .the year lo contribute funds to carry on the work ot the canal and who only secured promises of. _J0,uoU francs. In this address, which lakes up half a page of space in the papers, "*_. Bunau Varilla gives the text ol a lcttei which he recently wrote to the new president of the canal company condemning the decision to attempt the impractical .task of reopening the negotiations with Vv'a.,n- inffton for the sale of the company's property, and urges that the only course open to save the situation is for the company to��� make, before January 17th a. straightfor- Avard offer to sell the property for $-10,000.- ���i-M or better still, notify the Isthmian immission that it can itself fix the reason- : 5)1_ purchase price at what it's report said ft;,would.(haye\recommended the Panama rcUtef*'-"���*' -'���'-��� ' " am . ,TJi&����-pe in Good Health. ���ffSWii'.'.-bfeK, ..December 31.���A private * disrAt*^h.*l"A<!'5')f-^*.b,l8 evening from Rome f_ froiiV tlie. i&Mr^tirenil J. H. Farley, aux- IP- -lrS^tiflwK^^New York' announces that I'' ji^-*sad'��a^prlW3ttQvatidience today lasting over h_dt an houfc. with popo Leo Xlll. In conirttvdictlon t&-the rumors that speak of the feeble" fc-uultlon and frequent fainting i spells of tho pope, the bishop found him in perfect' hea-lth, displaying marvelous lucidity of Intellect and strength of memory. Me adds, that the pope was pleased to charge him to transmit to the most reverend archbishop Corrigan, to the clergy, and to the people of New York the apostolic blessing for the year. Kitchener's Weekly Return. LONDON, December 31.���Lord Kitchener, under date of Johannesburg, December 30lh, sends a weekly budget showing since December _3rd 35 Boers have been killed,, 5 wounded, *i_7 taken prisoners, and 51 have surrendered. These, says the com- mander-lu-chief, do not include Dewet's losses in his attacks on DarinoH and Firman, where It is stated that 50 "were killed- and SO wounded. Diiwet is still In the vicinity of Langberg. Colonel Spence and colonel Plumer came in '"wntact December 2Sth with Britz's commando and took 27 prisoners. General Bruco Hamilton came in contact with Groebler's commando near Marydale on December 23rd. The Year's Failures, HALIFAX, December 31.���The failures in Nova Scotia during the year closing were 113, with liabilities of $55S,337 and nominal assets of S200.000. The failures in Prince Edward Island were 12, with liabilities of SlO-1,000 aud nominal assets of $38,000. In Newfoundland the failures were 9, with liabilities of $105,000 and assets of $58,000. HISTORY OF FORT STEELE OUR MINES YIELDED TEN MILLIONS During the Year Ending December 31st, 1901. By Dr. Hugh Watt. The history of the town of Fort Steele, under that name, dees not go back farther than the year 1SS7, when major, now colonel Steele, came in with a small force of the Northwest Mounted Police, there being some signs of insubordination among the Indian population. .'David' Griffith has the honor of giving the .place its present name, and it is ono of which every resident of the town is proud���stirring up,'as it does, pleasant memories, personal and patriotic, not only of the gallant oflicer whose name it boars, but of the brave little troop of Strathconas who went out from here two years'ago, and amid the hills of the Transvaal fought so bravely for the queen and ihe empire. There is. something in a name and its associations after all, but name and associations will not assure.to a town that growth and prosperity which in these days of keenest-competition all are so eager!v striving for.- lt was in the year of 1S03 that gold was flrst "discovered on Finlay creek, and in the following vear rich diggings were struck on Wild Horse creek. Some of the dust from these diggings being exhibited south of the boundary -line, a rush for the new gold lields immediately followed, and among those who came in at this time (lStM) were the late John T. Galbraith, William Fernie, David Grillith, Robert-Dore, F; Quirk, and P. Boyle���the latter .four o�� whom are still in the district. The Hudson's Bay Company had had a small trading post near the boundary, and this, following the in-, (tux. of miners, was ������"moved- up to Wild Horse cr6elc,* Ui"j"aii-'c5i-seh'vbehi6 at iUa bend ot* the creek- near the hospital.'Something of a trading town too sprang up near the diggings, and this nourished during the- best years of the creek, but is now the habitation ot* Chinese only, who still work tho creek with varying success. - - ' Besides the diggings on Wild Horse creek, other portions of the district .were explored, and gold was discovered on Perry creek in 1S0S, oh the Moyie and its tributaries, Palmer liar, Weaver, etc., in 1S69- 70, and on Bull river in 1871. In those early clays, when .supplies'and" tools wore dear and thus the expense of mining great, only the shallowest and richest ground on these creeks was worked. Various attempts especially on Perry creek," were made to reach* the deeper ground, but without much success. The recent strike by Thompson, Thies. and the Banks brothers, has demonstrated, however, that this can be done, and a revival of placer mining.may be looked for as a consequence, not only on Perry creek, but others of the old historic creeks, and not least on famous old White Horse. .'���-., Tho present Chinatown on this creek, about four miles from Fort Steele, was known at iirst as Fishervllle, and was for years the government headquarters for the mining district of Kootenay. The flrst gold commissioner was J. Bowler .Geoghan, "appointed by"gove"rno"*rT>ouglas.���Hls^sue-= cessors were j. C. Haines, P. O'Reilly, judge Ball of Cariboo, W. Bushby, and A. \V. Vowoll. William Fernie was also for some time assistant commissioner. In the year of 1870 John T. Galbraith bought out the stock of the Hudson's Bav Company, and from that date the firm of Galbraith Brothers was the only -business houso of Importance In the district, their stores being located at Perry Creek, Joseph's ' Prairie, Wild Horse, and "Gaf- bratth's Ferry���a name which eventually gave way to that of Fort Steele. The raiiph, now the site of Cranbrook, was bought by John T. Galbraith In 186! and sold "in the SO's to colonel Baker. The beautiful site of the St. Eugene mission was located by- James W. Gulbrallh, and later sold to Markley. from whom it was purchased for the Oblat Fathers. The flrst mission priest was father Fouquel. From a small beginning lt has grown in scope and Importance, until now, with Its Indian Industrial school and stately church, nil under the energetic management of father Coccola, It is ono of the most Important Institutes In the district. In 1S(!5, Mr. Phllllpps, now of Tobacco Plains, was put in charge of the Hudson's Bay Company's business here and was succeeded, on Ills becoming Indian agent, by Mr. Hanllsty, now private secretary to lord Strathcona. May Be Thrown Open. WASHINGTON, December 31.���If congress follows tho recommendation of the war department, commerce between' .the United States .and the Philippines and among the islands themselves will- be thrown open to foreign bottoms for an indefinite time. Already there is pending In the house legislation looking to the exemp-: tion of tho traffic betwen the Philippines and tho United States from the operation of the coastwise shipping laws, which requires all trade between United States ports to be carried in American bottoms. At the Instance of the war department, this measure will be amended at once so as to place the Inter-island traffic on the same footing. Meanwhile, pending conclusive action by congress, the treasury will continue the order suspending the application of the coastwise shipping laws to Philippine commerce. ���The French Shore Question. ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, December 3i. ���The Anglo-French modus Vivendi covering the lobster question on the French shore of Newfoundland expires today, the 1?st day of the year. It is not known .what course will be adopted with regard to the future of this question. Newfoundland Is' not desirous of renewing the measure unless it be required by imperial exigencies. The condition of affairs in South Africa weighs largely with the colonial government in deciding what action will be taken in this matter. Mayor Buried ORANGEVTLLE, Ontario, December 31.��� William Still, mayor of this town who died on Thursday of last week, was buried yesterday, the funeral procession being the largest ever seen here. Although accurate data is not obtainable, it is safe to approximate the output of the metalliferous mines of East and West Kootenay and Yale at $10,000,000 for the year 1901. This is a slight gain over the year 1900, notwithstanding the shutdown of the mines at Rossland because of the demand of the muckers for the same rate of wages paid in other camps. The mines in East Kootenay, owing to the fall in the prices of lead and silver, also suspended operations early in the summer. The losses, of Rossland and East Kootenay are offset by the gains made in the Boundary and the Slocan. Close on to 850,000 tons of ore in all were mined, .and the aggregate value ($10,000,000) shows that the ore averaged over $12 a ton, which is a pretty good average, seeing that the ores of the Boundary are low grade, probably the lowest grade of any ores in the world profitably treated by fire concentration. The figures are as follows; ���;,- -' -. TONS .. S Rossland mines, . . . . . . . . . . 300,000 Boundary mines, . . .* . . ���.-.'-.. . . 370,000 Nelson mines, ... ... . . ��� . . . . 110,000 Slocan mines, . . . . . . ...... . . 30,000 East Kootenay mines .{^^ntrat-s1} ��� ...; ��� ; .- . ...* . 15,000 Lardeau mines, . . . . . -. . . - . 2,800 All other camps . . . .. . >.. . . . . 10,000 monetary affairs of i he couatry, is seldom disturbed unless drastic action is taken immediately affecting its interests. A western men at the head of tho treasury department can pour oil on the troubled waters of discontent in his section of the country, and save the administration much criticism and embarrassment. VALUE $3,000,000 2,220,000 1,100,006 2,400y000 600,000 350,000 ; 330-000 TotAl 827,800 $10,000,000 CHANGE OF POSTMASTERS An Early Day Postoffice. ; Fourteen years ago Nelson's residents were without postoffice accommodations or postal facilities t/therthau those furnished by the-little steamer Galena and "at,ff; Preu-Huiii-'s.store. -:In 4.8S9,.James, A. Gilker came down- fromrRevelstoke and opened a store in a tent which he pitched on the ground now occupied by the building on Vernon street in which D. J. Robertson & Co.'s furniture store is. Mr. Gilker was not postmaster, but his partner (Frank B. Wells) who was at Revelstoke was. The accommodations were the most primitive, and the supply of stamps kept on hand was procured from captain George Haywood of the stefmer Galena, he making the purchases at Bonner's Ferry from Uncle Sam's postmaster at that place. Mr. Gilker returned to Revelstoke" in the fall of 1S89 and remained at that place until the spring of 1890." In his absence, Ed Atherton, who was manager for J. Fred Hume & Co., acted as postmaster, _the letters being kept in a candl-box nnd_r-*Ed's~b-dr That winter Ned Bray carried the Nelson and Ainsworth mail from Kootenay gtation, Idaho, a small way point on the Northern Pacific railway. He had to make a round trip once a month, and do the greater part of the distance on foot; but Ned had great experience in the business, and his deliveries were always on time. In the spring of 1900 Mr. Gilker returned to Nelson, and having erected a building on Bakar street (his present business premises) lie removed the post- office frcm Vernon street tp Baker street, and along with' the postofllce went- the business of the village. In 1893 Mr. Gilktjr was mado postmaster, and Nelson was divorcsd from^Rev- elstoke. The business of the ofllco grew steadily and there were a number of assistant postmast3rs, among others "Jack" Lowes, H. V. Rudd, Duncan McBeath, Fred W. Walker, D. W. Rutherford, W. W. Bradley, Fred W. Burn, and Mrs. Ida Coolly:' In 1899 the post- office was removed from Mr. Gilker's premises on Bakor street to the opera house building, at the corner of Victoria and Ward streets. During all the time Mr. Gilker has had charge of the office no registered mail has gone astray, which is a record few offices in Canada have. . Last night at 7:30 o'clock postoffbe inspector Dorman transferred the oflice from James A. Gilker to John Ay ton Gibson, and today Mr. Gibson will be ihe responsible postmaster. He will retain Mrs. Cooley, Harry McBeath, and night clerk Good- child as clerks, and has appointed John Lahore as assista'at postmaster. On retiring, Mr. Gilker has the goodwill and the respect of every man and woman who has transacted business'at the Nelson postoffice, and he has seen the business grow f;om two exchanges to thirty-eight, and from a postoffice that dealt almost entirely in United States postage stamps to one that ranks third in the province in volume of bus- ness. WHY NOTTRY IT IN NELSON? -Let the Doctors Experiment. CLEVELAND, .Mecembe- 31.���When the health officer of Cleveland stopped the ineffective vaccination crusade and started a campaign of disinfection >a-":a^t-sma'ipox'^ by three-fourths of the physicians in the city, and his plan Vas pronounced by them utterly impracticable. But he went ahead along his own line and ob-. literated smallpox from Cleveland. The suggestion that other cities profit by the experience of Cleveland is similarly assailed by the doctors, who oppose their opinions to demonstrated fact and take no pains to state correctly the proposition which they condemn. One physician, admitting that formaldehyde is a sure destroyer of disease germs, protests that "it would be impossible to disinfect every building, room, ooset and apartment in the city." Difficult, no doubt, but net .impossible if it were necessary. However, no such proposition has been made, nor has 5t been asserted that the entire city of Cleveland was so treated. Every district of Cleveland in which "_mallpox=developed^was=furoigatedrand- the health officer reports that in every case where the formaldehyde gas system was usetLno further cases were reported from'mat immediate neighborhood. *!��� . An ounce of fact is worth more than a ton of theory, and against assertion that "formaldehyde can never take the place of vaccination" stands ��� tKe fact that formaldehyde killed smallpox* in Cleveland after vaccination had failed to ckeck the pest, ,'t is declared by one physician that while formaldehyde is the best germicide known, it will not prevent smallpox. He says: "vaccination and nothing els. so far discovered will prevent the spr_ad of smallpox," and he cites from memory a German instance, ignoring the positive evidence that the spread of smallpox was prevented in Cleveland by formaldehyde and has not been prevented in other cities by vaccination. Vaccination is uot germicidal. It is supposed to enable the system to resist the attacks of smallpox germs or to mitigate their- sevsrity, but it does not destroy the germs. Apparently the theory of the physicians is that when all persons are rendered immune, the germs of smallpox will die of starvation. Formaldehyde kills the germs wherever it finds them, and it is obvious that if . there were^-no smallpox germs lurking <#in the filth'of the city the presence of unvaccinated persons would be no menace to the��public health. Disinfection of districts infested by .bacilli of' contagious diseases is practicable and unquestionably efficacious. Wjiy there should be any opposition to supplementing incomplete vaccination with thorough disinfection is incomprehensible. Will Quit. MONTREAL, December 31.���The old wholesale dry goods firm of J. G. McKenzie & Co., established in 1829, it is announced is about to withdraw from business, The heirs of late Hector Mac- Kenzie, head of the firm, are anxious to realize on their holdings, Lord Strathcona is About Again. MONTREAL, December 31.���The Star's London correspondent cables: "Lord Strathcona is about again. He Is spending a few days at Knelworth and hopes when he returns to oflice this week to further arrangements already afoot to banquet sir Wilfrid Laurier during his trip here next summer. ��� Rich Man Makes a (_ift, TORONTO, December .11.���Sir William MacDonaln* of Montreal, has given $125.- to the Ontario government to be used in the erection of buildings at the Guelph Agricultural College, for the purpose of giving instructions to school teachers on domestic science. .'���-'Oi'-V -.j...., IDAHO'S BIG LEAD MINE Will Rival the St. Eu��ene. SPOKANE, December 31.---"We. shall have, a 20-drill compressor and a concentrator in place on the Continental before spring, unless plans miscarry," ?aid A.^Klpchinann, resident - director of; the new Idaho-CoAtinentai Mining company, lastnight. Mr. Klochrriinn is just down from the mine, near Port Hill, Idaho. , * "It is looking fine," he said in discussing the property.' "We have 22 feet of high grade concentrating ore in the lower tunnel that will go ?26 to the ton. In addition there is a 20-ihchstreak of clean galena worth $80 a ton. The clean ore, "which is of a magnificent quality, is being sacked for shipment as fast as broken down. The concentrating product is saved until the time comes when we shall have a plant on the ���"������round capable of handling ihe lower grade stuff. "The company, which is hacked by iron miners of Duluth, Minnesota, is planning to put in heavy machinery for working the property on an extensive scale.^-jy.e^are^satlstted^that the_jUon-_ tinental is one of the very biggest lead mines in the country, and we mean to operate it accordingly. "As an instance of the. thorough way in which the Idaho-Continental company i going ahead with development, I may- mention the fact that we have spent $20,000 in improvements around the mine in the past month. We now have 100 men at work. Thirty of them are miners and teamsters getting opt ore, and the others are at work on the road which connects the property with Port Hill. The road is nearly completed, and will be in fine shape in a fortnight. "We are meeting with only one trouble. The weather is so mild in the Kootenay valley that there, is no snow at all on tho lower part of ihe road, although there are five feet on the f-um- mit. It is impossible, therefore, for us to get out ore for shipment ,just now, and we are eagerly waiting for more snow. The company has made favorable terms with the Everett smelter to handle the output of the mine, and we expect to ship 1000 tons this winter. That will be clean high grade ore, for the concentrator will not be working until spring. Iowa Controls the Government. WASHINGTON, December 31.���When Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa becomes secretary of the treasury three men from one state will practically,cqpjt-ol the government of the United -States. Such a concentration of power is so unusual to be unique in the history^ of the republic. Speaker Henderson and senator Allison, both of Iowa, endorsed the appointment of governor Shaw, ard it was only after consultation with them that h,e accepted the position. Speaker Henderson can arbitrarily control tn�� house. Senator Allison, as chairman of the senate committee on appropriations, can almost dominate legislation in that body. Secretary of the treasury Shaw will revise the estimates of all governmental departments. He can make himself the autocrat of the administration. The selection of governor Shaw to be secretary of the treasury is regarded here as the best political stroke yet made by president Roosevelt A large proportion of financial dissatisfaction originates in the west. The east, which controls the ii Battle Eoyal in Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 31.���The fight over the organization of the Ohio legislature took definite form today at noon, when the Hanna side of the controversy announced its slate. There is no Hanna candidate for president of the senate pro tern; W. B. Uhl of Cleveland is slated for clerk of the senate; W. S. McKinnon of Ashtabula for speaker of the house, and Burgees L. McElroy for clerk. The Foraker ticket is as follows. For president of the. senate, Frank B. Archer of Bellaire; for clerk, sheriff Scobey of Troy; for speaker of the house, Aaron E. Price of Athens; for clerk,: Harvey V. Speelman of Marietta. Each side accepted the terms of the other. The candidates are on the ground, and there will be a battle royal from how on until the caucus on January 4th. GOODERHAM IS BOYCOTTED BAILROADS SHORT HAVE NOT ENOUGH CARS AND ENGINES.. --������v5 j-j -IS- '_*.���-. Want None of His Whisky. ROSSLAND,.December 31.���A strong feeling of indignation Is being expressed all > over Canada regarding the action of the Gooderham syndicate towards the employees of their mines ln Rossland. Vigorous action is being taken to assist the miners in their, struggle. The following article, taken from the Vancouver World of December 24th, expresses the feeling of ��� the workingmen of the west: "Tho labor men of the province are asked to drink no more of Gooderham & Worts' whiskies; at least not.until such times as the Rossland labor troubles in connection with the mines in which the Gooderham syndicate is interested .are filially settled. The Vancouver Trades and Labor Council held its regular meeting" last night and at- ter aidiscussion of the subject resolvea to boycott the firm.- This, perhaps, is the most aggressive action'taken by the labor people against any of the Arms: who control the mines. Usually they are so situated that they are not getatable, - but in this instance the men feel that they c_n hit one of the owners by another means. Gooderham, the manufacturer of whisky, is connected with the syndicate of Gooderham Ac Blackstock, which owns the War Eagle and Center Star mines at Rossland, where the strike is at- present In progress. Considerable of the productions of the distillery firm come to this province, and as the labor element forms a large portion of the population; thte boycott will mean something. The action taken last night by the Trades and Labor Council was decisive and after'the- matter had been fully discussed'. The other unions ln the province will be asked to join.in and make the boycott gen6i'al.''-*_i��-s;d��js*in*vitingall *-ubordin^ ate unions throughout the province to join with them in eschewing any of the products of the Gooderham.& Worts distillery, in consequence' of Mr." Gooderham's prominent identification with the Rossland mines, In which owners and employers have been at outs-for some time pas>t, lt has been decided to extend the proscription to other large - concerns in which Gooderham capital is invested, notably the Manufacturers'i,Life Assurance Company, and-the Bank'of Toronto." Among the letters received by the Trades and Labor Council of Rossland, promising aid and support, are many from the extreme east. The universal .���feeling ot indignation is-shown by these letters. One from one of the largest unions in, Montreal, Quebec, is published in p**.rt: MONTREAL,, December 26.���J. McLaren, secretary Rossland Trades and Labor Council���Dear Sir: 1 wish to let you know that by a regular meeting we took action to boycott the products of the Gooderham & Worts distilleries; also we will' not patronize the Manufacturers' Life Assurance Company, nor the Bank of Toronto; and we have written to Mr. Gooderham to compel an investigation of the claims of the War Eagle and Center Star mines. I remain yours fraternally,* ED BERTAURMEE, Secretary Local Union No. 137, Brotherhod" Carpenters and Joiners of America. Declared to Be a^ Pirate. CARACAS, .December '31.���The Official Gazette publishes today a decree signed by president Castro by whibh tfie steamer Labertador, formerly the Banrlgh, is declared to be a pirate. The government of Venezuela has offered a rew_rd of $10,000 for the'cargoTshe carries to the Venezuelan or foreigner who shall seize her. The Labertador is being used ii�� the interests" of the revolution against Castro. The Banrlgh was last reported December 2Gl.h at Fort De France, Martinique. She came out from Antwerp and lt ls*ullcged ulie carried 10,000 Mauser rifles. Shot at a Witness. WiLKESBARRE, Pennsylvania, December 31.���Michael Joyce, a resident of Pitts- ton, had his boarding mistress, Miss Mary Caddon, arrested tonight for stealing some money from his room. The hearing wnis held at the office of magistrate Barrett of 1'lttston. When on the witness stand the woman denied the charge. Without giving a sign Joyce who sat near by pulled out a revolver and llred at the witness. The ball struck the woman ln the neck. A* doctor was summoned and Miss Caddon.removed to her home. Her wound is not a dangerous one. Tried to Lynch Him. MIDDLETOWN, Deccmbier 31.-rJames Kelly, a negro, tonight, it is alleged, brutally attacked Miss Edith Davis of Port Jervls. An alarm was gl-ven and Kelly ran to his own home pursued by officers and an angry crowd. Ho was found under a bed and taken to the Goshen jail while threats of lynching were made. Nine years ago Bob Lewis, a negro, was lynched at Port Jervls after attacking a girl. Prince Will Go to Germany. LONDON, January 1.���King Edward has deputed the prince of Wales to attend emperor "William's birthday on January 27th at Berlin. It is believed that- this action is probably taken with the intention' to emphasize the good relations existing between the two countries. The prince of "Wales will start for Berlin about January 21st and will remain there one week. Dismissed for Gam_lin�� BOISE, Idaho, December 30.���City clerk AVilliam V. Helfrich was summarily dismissed from office last^evenlng for gambling. He committed the offlense while drinking. Several arrests of persons who played with him have been made. One of these. Harry ' Le Roy, was today convicted and fined $100, taking an appeal. Tho other cases have not been heard yet. THE AMOUNT OF FBEIGHT OFFERING AND HANDLED WAS NBVEB SO LAEGE. NEW ORLEANS, December 31.���President Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific states that about only one-third of tho new engines ordered by the Southren Pacific have been delivered, and it will be impossible to get all the remainder before- the middle of February. With its 8000 miles ot road, the company has been short 1000 cars daily. This means a delay of 24 hours on shipments, as tho dally movement is from 3000 to 4000 cars. On some lines with only 300 miles of road, the daily shortage has been from 5000 to 6000 cars. One of tho flrst things that- demanded Mr. Krutt- schnltt's attention the other day when he returned from New York was a problem- growing out of "the car shortage. Tied up at Houston, Texas, were between 300 and 400 cars of New York freight, owing to tho lack of engines to move. The only remedy for this condition was to divert these shipments to Galveston and load them on ono or two ships. The cars thus released will be used in getting the product of- the rice and sugar belts to market. In sending the freighc to New York by water, the delay will not be greater and not as great as would be caused by a continuation of 1ho blockade at Houston. MONTREAL, December 31. ��� Eastern shippers, especially those in fhe northeastern states of the "Union, are in far worse plight than those ot the west Tho shortage of cars which is said to exist in , Manitoba is even more severely felt acrosa - ^* the border. Mills, furnaces, and collieries -_ are shut down all through Pennsylvania, */<��� New York, Ohio, and New England becausa , **��� of the dearth of cars on the big American ~ '\ lines The fact is the great wave of pros-J*"*, j rpelty which has swept over this continent" y owing to good times and unusually abun- �� ^ dant harvest, has caused such a huge and v sudden demand for freight cars that tho' ~ *"* transportation companies are not able to **��� * supply them in numbers sufficient to ,re-" t '^ lieve the blockade Compared with th- -��� , deadlock In the great producing centers ot '-, the United States, the slight congestion; *��� - from which shippers in the Canadians. "*".�������� Northwest appear to suffer is a trifling matter K CHICAGO, December 31���Railroad men estimate that from 12 000 to 15,000 cars a ro needed here for immediate use. Shippers all "-' over the country are complaining bitterly of their inability to get cars enough to handle their freight. This condition of' affairs is said to be due to the unusually hehvy 'traffic westward, and-Hv-* stork... c J coal, and lumber ate moving tn -ucluenor- mous quantities that it is impossible to ' tell how many cars are needed from day; to day. Greenwood Local News. GREENWOOD, December 31���[Special to The Tribune ]���Chief provincial constable McMynn publishes an announcement that ,' he is authorized to offer $100 reward fop ��-��* evidence to convict the persons who oa* ��� the 19th instant, near Penticton, s>tole 12f head of beef cattle belonging to Thomas Ellis, also- another $100 upon the return o�� the cattle. It is reported that'the cattle, *-* were driven across the line'to Republic. The Boundary Mining & Milling Company; will call a special meeting of the-shareholders about January 25th to .consider tho ������ proposal^to transfer its group-of mineial claims, and other assets .to * an'-OEnglish company for the consideration - of 50,000 paid-up shares, par"value' 10 shillings each, conditionally that the purchasing company - provide $100,000 to pay the local company's existing liabilities, which will leave aj large balance for the developmentrof tho property. It is considered- very probable that the shareholders will. sanction 1 he sale of the claims under the conditions. ^*n$--- i 1 _ r-*> Boston Bicycle Races, BOSTON, December 31.���Tlie final sprint which closed the second day or 20t;h hcur of the six-day bicycle race ~at Park Square Garden was won by, McFarland, the score of tne leaders being 404 miles !> laps. The riding was featureless, except that twice during the evening sprints were started which caused some teams to lose laps.. The score stood: McFarland and Maya 404.5 Butler and McLean 404.5 King and Samuelsen 404.5 Gouglotz and Slmar ....404.5 Monroe and Freeman 404.5 Leander and Kutz 404.5 Fisher and Chevalier 404.3 Krcbs and Keegan 404.1 Jaak and MulleF .....403.9 Connell and Carnle 403.3 Will Lift It or Bust. NEW YORK, December 30.-J. Fredericte Tams, of Tarns, Lcmoine & Crane, yacht brokers, who Khas been in Holland, Bel- glum, and England since October 30th, haa Just arrived tn this country on the steamer St. Paul. He said he had had a half hour's conversation with sir Thomas Lipton in London shortly before leaving. "Sir Thomas told me," said Mr. Tains, "he would challenge, for the cup until he won lt or was . convinced that It could not be won. I certainly think sir Thomas is very much In- earnest and that his desire to win the cup comes from sporting motives only, i wanted to get him to talk about otlier things, but his heart Is set on that cup."- ', A Crazy Jeweler.. TURNER'S FALLS, Massachusetts, De- comber 31.���Beginning with tho young woman clerk in his jewelry store, Louis Blt- zer of this place today shot five persona two of whom are clerks. His other victims were his wife and his two daughters, 10 years and 12 years old respectively. It is thought that thoy will not die. There was evidence that it was Bltzner's purpose to take his owii flie, but his prompt arrest apparently prevented him:'from carrying out his purpose. Ills move is not to clear tho authorities, although It Is believed his mind has been unsettled by business cares. He is about 35 years old. Making Steel of Excellent Quality, SYDNEY, Cape Breton, December 31 ��� The llrst steel was made last night in tha open hearth furnace of the Dominion Iron & Steel Company. The first cast of 50 tons was a decided success. Experts who saw the steel pronounced it to be of excellent quality. Purchasing Fine Stock. TORONTO, December 31.���A carload oC exceptionally fine Ayrshire and Shorthorn cattle has been purchased in Ontario for Hon. Mr. Borden's farm in Nova Scotia-' It Is the finest lot ever sent east. ^ A X ���eM THE NELSON TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1902. to to to to to to to to to to to to ^.����*M����*-e*-* to ���*��*��*! to to to to to to to Incorporated 1(570 co_M:_p_-^___tsr^_z" DAINTIES IN FINE GROCERIES DAINTIES IN IMPORTED SWEETS DAINTIES IN FINEST BISCUITS DAINTIES IN WINES AND LIQUORS DAINTIES IN CIGARS DAINTIES IN EVERYTHING TO EAT AND DRINK THE HUDSON'S BAY GOMM BAKER 8TEEET, NELSON, B. 0. to fl^L ���, ;-..;..-. ; ;, -I m to to to to to to to to to to to to .��he ^xxbxmt SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily by mail, one month I SO Dally by mall, three months 1 25 Dally by mail, six months 2 50 Daily by mail, one year 5 00 Semi-weekly by mall, three months... 50 Semi-weekly by mall, six months:..... 1,00 Semi-weekly by mail, one year 2 00 Postage to Great "Britain added. . ADVE-tT-SING RATES. Advertisements run regularly , Inch per month. ..^4 00 If run less than a month, per inch, per Insertion 25 Classified Ad 3 and Legal Notices, per word for first Insertion...; 1 For each additional insertion, per word 1-2 Wholesale and Business Directory Ads (classified), per line per month 60 Notices of meetings of Fraternal Societies and Trades Unions, per line per month 26 Address all letters��� THE TKIBUNE ASSOCIATION, Ltd. John Houston. Manager. Nelson, B. C. * a\ ���b: A ���b: ���bl *" + * NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS BY CARRIER. ���M-M"H"M"M"I"M- A ���b ���b ���b ���b ���b ���b -b ���b * A -H-;H"1-H"1"I"I"I~M' On Saturday next, subscribers whose Tribunes are delivered by carrier will be expected to pay the carrier TWENTY CENTS, the subscription price for tbe current week. For the tenth time, The Tribune : wishes its readers and patrons a liuppy "N|ew Year. On December 29th, .18.2, r The Tribune .nade its first good resoiu- , lions, and it has been making th.ni : right along at least onC3:.a year ever - since. In December, 1892, The Tribune w.as issued once a week, and its readers '��� and patrons lived in the mining camps in West Kootenay. Now it is issued -.. every day in the year except Sundays and holidays and it has readers and patrons at hundreds of postoflices in America, besides a scattering few in the Old Country and in South Africa. The ��� Tribune was started on borrowed*"moncy and it has been borrowing money ever since. It has always been printed on good paper by good workmen. While its editorial utterances have not always ���been=acceptable_lto=alL_the_.p-ople,^jie.t all the people who are fair-minded concede that The Tribune has always been true to what it considered the best interests of. Nelson and Kootenay. Wo line has ever appeared in The Tribune that could not be read by a good woman, and no good man has ever gone astray by following the advice given on its editorial page. An evidence that The 1: i- bune is today what it wa. in Decern her, 1-92, is the fact that its patrons then are its patrons now. On December 29th, 1S92, W. b\ Teetzel & Co;., the Dank of Montreal, Malone & Tregilius, Thomas Madden, Jacob Dover, James McDonald it Co., Wilson & Perdue, the Hank of J.rltish Columbia, and others had advertisements in The Tribune, and Ucy or their successors are advertising' .in The Tribune today. Some of these firms (notably the Bank of Montreal and W. P. Teetzel & Co.) have had their advertisements in every issue of The Tribune since the first But nine years works changes. In The Tribune of December 29th, 1892, John L. Ketal- lack advertises town lots in Lardo and in Watson; Wilson & Perdue, miacs; Fred J. Squire, merchant tailoring, James McDonald & Co., furniture and pianos; W. A. Jowett, real estate and money; Wilson & Williamson, teaming and draying; Hamilton Powder Company, explosives; Henry Anderson, town lots in McDonald'"*- addition to Kaslo City; Roadley & Gutherie, real estate and mines; John Houston & Co., town lots in New Denver and Four Mile City; W. F. Teetzel & Co., drugs and chemicals; Mahoney & Lundberg, the Palace hotel at Kaslo; A. & J. Fletcher, the Grand Central hotel at Kaslo; H. Cicg- erich, general merchandise; the Bank of Montreal; '.he Bank of British.Columbia; Mrs. W. C. Phillips, a restaiu- rant; James Barclay, a restraurant; Dr. D. LaBau, physician; Randall H. Kemp, mining engineer; Devlin & McKay, ihe Leland hotel at Kaslo; Axel Johnson, the Kootenay hotel at Nelson; ..rohn Johnson,-the Silver King hotel at Nelson; Thomas Madden, the Madden house; Dawson & Craddock, the International hotel at Nelson; Hansen & Bloomberg, the Grand hotel at Nelson, Malone & TregiUus, the Tremont hotel; 6. T. Stone, real estate; C.-E. Perry & Co., real estate; G. A. Bigelow & Co., general merchandise; J. Fred Hume & Co., general merchandise; the (_ai.na Trading Company, general merchandise; Hunt & Dover, jewelry; the Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Company, steamboats; Cowan & Herbert; the Slocan Trading & Navigation Company^ steamer W. Hunter; and C. Dubois Mason, a notice of application for a charter for a street railway in Kaslo. Time works changes. How many, of those mentioned above, and they are nearly all liviug, would prefer the dsiys of '92 to the days of the present? The Nation'. Financial Standing. The figures showing the present liuau- cial standing of Canada, as supplied in the public accounts' blue book, just issued at Ottawa, are, on the whole, satisfactory; though it is not to be denied that the shewing made by the Intercolonial is a disappointment. During the year the net debt increased by ?2':-S-,- 49G, but the total capital expenditures, inclusive of additions to the sinking funds, was over eleven millions. Thus the great bulk of the capital expenditures were met out . of the revenue. Among the permanent expenditures was the payment of ?800,000 to public works in the Yukon, a very proper outlay, in view of the splendid- revenue-producing powers of that district. Statistics show that during the last six years, the _u- kon has turned into the Dominion treasury $6,700,193, while the total outlay of all kinds in that, country during .the same period has aggregated 85,945,21-��� showing a clear gain of three-quarters of a million dollars to the Dominion KOOTENAY. ���.. COFFEE CO. ************************ Coff.e Boasters Dealers in Tea and Coffee ************************ "We are offering at lowest prices the beat) fradoa o .Ceylon, India, China and Japao oas. w Onr Boat, Mot ha and Java CofToo, per pound 9 -0 Mocha and Java Blend, 3 pounds 1 00 Choice Blond Coffee, * pounds 1 00 Special E:_nd CofToo, B pounds 1 00 Rio Blend Coffee, 6 pounds... 1 00 Spooial Blond Ceylon Tea, per pound 30 A TRIAL ORDER SOLICITED. KOOTENAY COFFEE CO. Telephone 177. P. 0. Box 182. WEST BAKER STREET, NELSON. THANKS TO THE GOOD PUBLIC We desire to thank hearty support you you ail for tne have given us :lur- season. We appreciate expressions that have ing the present the many kindly been extended to MORLEY & LAING It is gratifying to know that our effort to improve the old store meets with your approval. We shall endeavor to" retain your good feeling towards us during the coming year by lining your wants both as to merchandise and price. The more you frequent our store the sooner you will be convinced of these facts. We wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year. MORLEY & LAING BAKER STltK-T, NELSON, B. C. Showrooms Mason & Itli-oh Pianos, treasury. Other capital expenditures were nearly four million dollars on the government railways, and two and a half million dollars in railway subsidies, the chief items being the sums paid to the Pontiac and Pacific Junction, the Great Northern of Quebec, the Canadian Northern, and the Crow's Nest Pass railways���all being roads that are opening up and developing new and valuable territories. Improvements to the St. Lawrence waterways cost $400,- 000. The surplus on consolidated fund operations for the year was ?5,648,--o��� one of the most handsome profits of the kind in the Dominion's financial history. We hear a good deal from bilious critics of the government about this being a mere bookkeeping surplus, not an actual one. These people want all the income, from "whatever source, put on one side of 'the ledger, and all the outlay on the other; the resulting balance showing surplus or deficit, as the case may be. In defence of the present method, it may be.urged, flrst, that it was adopted at Confederation, and has been continued to the present time by successive finance ministers; and, in the second place, that it is in itself right. There is a difference between capital and-ordinary o^genditure, as every business man knows. To illustrate this let us take a concrete case. A business house making an average annual prolit of $15,000, during the year builds a warehouse costing 1*325,000, thereby increasing its yearly outlay by that sum, which -j up all the profits and $10,000 in addition. Now, does the year's operations show a surplus of $15,000 or a deficit of $10,000? To state the facts is to supply the answer. The bookkeeping methods, which are proper when applied to a business concern, are proper to the conduct of the nation's business as well; and Lhe finance minister's report would be entirely misleading were it not to .-naive a distinction between ordinary and capital expenditure. j Frepairing for War BUENOS AYRES, December 31.���The Diario today announced that the Argentine government had entered into contracts with ship builders in Italy for the immediate construction of two ar-. mored vessels of 8500 tons at a cost of 17,000,000 francs each. The government has already sent to the Italian construction company 1,500,000 francs on account. SHEEIPP'S SALE. Province of British Columbia, Nelson West Kootenay, to-wit: By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the supreme court of British Columbia, at the suit of Frank Conruyt, plaintiff, and to me directed against the goods and chattels of J. J. Fleutot, defendant, I have seized and taken in execution all the right, title and interest of the said defendant, J. ^J.-Fleutot.^in-the-mlneraUclalms^known^as and called "Manhattan," "Rose," "South Fork," "Boston," -Pretoria," and "Jou- bert Fractional," all being situate on the South Fork of Kaslo creek, about five miles from its mouth, in the vicinity of the "Black Fox" group of mineral claims and recorded In the oflice of the mining recorder for the Ainsworth mining division of West Kootenay district, to recover tho' sum of nine hundred and ninety-four dollars and seventy-five cents ($904.75), and also Interest on tho sum of nine hundred and ninety- one dollars and twenty-live cents ($991.25) from the 5th day of December, 1901, until payment, at the rate of 5 per centum per annum; besides sheriff's poundage, ofilcer's fees and all other legal incidental expenses; all of which I shall expose lor sale, or sufficient thereof to satisfy said judgment, debt and costs at my oflice next to the court house ln the city of Nelson, B. C, on Tuesday the 7th day of January. A. D. 1902, at the hour of 11 o'clock ln the forenoon. Note.���Intending purchasers will satisfy themselves as to interest and title of the said defendant. S. P. TUCK. Sheriff of South Kootenay. Dated at Nelson, B. C, 21st day of Do- comber, 1901. NOTICE BEAL ESTATE * ANt> INSURANCE BHOKEBS Agents for Trout Lake Addition (Bogustown) Fairview Addition. Acreage property adjoining the park And J. & J. Tar!* safes. These safes can be bought from us on two year's time without lnteiest Ward Bros. S33 West Baker Street, Nelson. W. P. TIERNEY Telephone 285, AGENT FOfa GALT COAL To the Public and Union Men: The Trades nnd Labor Council of the City of NelHon have declared all Hotels, Restaurant** and Saloons employing Chinese in or around the promiKcs unfair to organized labor. ' The following do not employ Chinese in such capacity: VICTORIA HOTKL CLARKK HOTKL TRKMONT HOTKL MADDEN HOTEL - SHKRI3ROOICR HOTKL GRAND CKNTRAL HOTEL LAKE VIKW HOTEL ROSSLANn HOTEL GRANT) HOTEL KLONDVKK HOTEL JOHN SPEAR "MANHATTAN SALOON BODEGA SALOON GLUE P_T SALOON CLUB HOTKL IMPERIAL RRSTAURANT KOOTKNAY HOTKL IMPERIAL SALOON WEST TRANSFER CO. N. T. MACLEOD, Manager. All Kinds of 3'^ ~'-~'-~"~"--~'-<"~'^r2:'*f2r2^1^^ ^se^*-^e:-e pX*** .��B0- . ft *��a* ��� *�����-�� ��� 'S^ ���SET* -ST- v 0V _"& m m Bar ���4fc e_in m ��������� One Week ONLY One Week 91 y*fi^' :*_"_ GZi s?_ m m We will offer the balance of onr Fall and "Winter Stock at Bargain Prices to clear before stock taking-. Sale commences Monday, January 6th, 1902. W Ladies' Black and Tan Kid rGloves. Special Sale price 75c per pair. Childrens and Ladies' Cashmere and Wool Hose at 25c per pair. Bargains Silk Blouses. Flannelette Shirt Waists to clear at 50c. Black Sateen Waists Vat- cut prices, i ��� 1 Ladies' and Childrens' U rider vests and Draweis from 25_ up. Ladies' Flannelette Wrapei s, former price $1.50, sale price 75c. ^Ladies'^E i ~d eW down Dressing Jackets at cost. Flan n elette Night Dresses at 50c. each. Teaming Work. and Transfer Agents for Hard and Soft) Coal. Imperial Oil Company. Washington Brick, Lime & Manu facturlng Company. General commercial agents and brokers. All coal and wood strictly cash on delivery Ladies' Dress Skirts at $2 up. Ladies'Ready to-Wear Suits, Costumes and Jackets, Latest Styles, at half price. Wool Dress Serge in black, myrtle, grey, brown aud cardinal; former price 45c, sale price 25c. Ladies' Dress Cloths, complete stock of Poplins Serges, Henrietta, in black and in all the new shades, at low Bargain Prices during the sale. m itif \ Best makes in Ladies Corsets, Straight Fronts. Bargains in D & A, Cromptou, and"other makesi In our Men's Department we offer special bargains in- Men's Ties, Scarfs, Gloves, Night Shirts, Shirts and Drawers. TRADE ^)MARK Ladies Jackets at $2.50 each and up less than cost. Dress Skirts, Suits Costumes, Mantles and Jackets at half price. _ Men's White Shirts during sale at $1.00. Colored and Regatta Shirts from 75c up. Bargains in Fleece -' Lined Drawers and Shirts. FRONT House Furnishings Department.���We offer Special Bargains in All-Wool Grey and White Blankets, Wool Comforts, Eiderdown Quilts, etc. m -ffL All onr stock of Ladies and Children's Fur Capes, Boas, Muffs and Collarettes at cost. Electric Seal Jackets from $25 up. MILLINERY See our special trimmed $3.60 each ready to wear. HATS HALF PRICE DEPT. Hats at to. w Reduced prices in Lace Curtains, Portieres, Table-covers, Quilts, Window-shades Curtain Poles, Carpets, Art Squares, Rugs Wool, Tapestry and Brussel Carpets, Floor Oil Cloths and Linoleums. <1\ ���. _^��' SALE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, COMMENCING JANUARY 6th, 1902 FRED IRVINE & CO. 9S Office: Two Doors west a P. B. Office i telephone m. Office 184 Bal^r St. | ''^".jjt^-g.^^^g.^^.^^g.^g^-g- ���^^^^^;^^^^^^^^^^C^;-^ t: _���'���"��� #lilS��i BANK OF MONTBEAL OAPITAIi, aU paid up _...$12,000,000.00 REST 7.-00,000.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS 876B3i.6V Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal ...President Hon. Georgo A. Drummond Vice-President E. S. Cloruton Goneral Manager NELSON BRANCH Corner Bakor and Kootenay Streets. A. H. BUCHANAN, Manager. Branohos In London (England) Nkw York, Cuioaqo, and all tho principal oitiea in Canada. Buy and sell Sterling Exchange and Cable Transfers. , _ ... Grant Commercial and Travelers' Credit-, available in any part of tho world. Drafts Issued, Collections Made, Etc. Savings Bank Branch CURRENT BATE OF INTEREST PAID. CHANGES RAILWAYS MAKE THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE WITH -WHICH IS AMALGAMATBD THE BANK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO. Paid-up Capital, ... Reserve Fond. ACCRECATE RESOURCES OVER $65,000,000. 8 000,000 12.000,000 ���&*&__ NELSON TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1902. js��=��^--_; 1 ; ; -.-.��� . ,. ., ,���. ... , . ,. IMPERIAL BANK OF 0-_--3-T-A..D---_ Hon. Qeo. A. Cox, President. B. E. Walker, General Manager London Offlce, 60 Lombard Street. B. O. Mew York Office, 18 Exchange Place. and 68 Branches in Canada and the United States. \ In a Geographical Way. The school geographies would have to be changed very frequently if an attempt were made ty keep up with the rapid march of chango in the Northwest. A paragraph from Winnipeg informs us that" the. first train on the Canadian Northern from Dauphin arrived at Winnipeg on the evening of December 26th. The meaning of that means that the missing link in the company's system, namely, that between Gladstone and Beaver, has been completed, and that within a few days an important section of a transcontinental route will be. in, full operation. It is understood that a week's work on that portion of the line between Winnipeg and Port Arthur will connect the two places, a fact which, coupled with the announcement of the Beaver-Gladstone connection, is an assurance to us that the new line is in operation from fort Anhur through a wholly new portion of the province of Ontario, thence by a short connection through the state of Minnesota it enters at the .southwest corner of Manitoba and thence on to Winnipeg through land that only waits railway communication to attract settlers. From Winnipeg the road runs by way of Beaver and Gladstone to Luke Dauphin, Gilbert vlJlains and tlie Swan river, into the territory of the Saskatchewan, .ready at an early day to take its llight along tne banks of the Saskatchewan to l'rince Albert, J_U- monton, and thence into the Rockies and to the _"aeiilc ocean. For some time this was a dream, but with the actual completion of 450 miles of the main line and with the acquisition of important branch lines in the province of Manitoba the dreams ot its projectors have to that extent become a tangible reality. The portion of the line from Port Arthur lo Hainy Lake is through a country presenting considerable engineering difficulties, but from the banks of the Swan river there should not be any costly work, so that we may look to see the continuation" of the lino westward to the foothills soon in actual being. Then, of course, will begin another serious part of the undertaking��� the passage through the hills of northern British Columbia. The line, when completed, will virtually open up new territory of greater extent than the majority of European kingdoms." In New Ontario a large part of the territory is rocky woodlands, known to contain mineral, and whose future population depends largely upon what discoveries might be made. On the Rainy river the railway will supply an agricultural dis- rtict that has been settled lor many years. Throughout its whole course in the province of Manitoba it will run through jrood mineral lands and the same can be said of the branches in that province. It does not attempt to dispute with the Canadian Paciiic railway the region through which that railway runs. It makes for the'north and runs along a base an average tuhy aw miles north of the pioneer railway, or,'say, 300 miles from the boundary line. Those who have been comparing the Dominion to a. Ilshing pole and other elongated things of that sort should specially note this fact. Scotland and Ireland could be placed side by side on the boundary line and neither Capo Wrath nor Malin Head would touch tho new line, and in width Assiniboia alone would contain them and have some ' to spare. We realize very inadequately the ���. meaning and the extent of the vast foun- j dations that are in that western country j now being laid. AVe will not be many years I older before locomotives will be blowing its whistle on docks at Athabasca Landing, I and be answered by steamers which have f literally come from the Arctic sea. At the i Landing the railway will be in communi- 1 cation" with thousands of miles of the , north.. We do not think that we are under any delusion with regard to the region in which those vast lakes and navigable rivers lie. Granted that most of it is outside the productive belt, it nevertheless remains a fact that scattered as industry =may--be=iii-those-rcgions-thc_v'ery-vastness- of them, coupled with the accessibility which their waterways impart to them, will in a very few years make a large aggregate of business. No one who reads Ihe evidence gathered by the senate committee a dozen years ago can doubt that the curtain is just beginning to roll up on a drama of settlement and civilization on a colossal scale. Has Fitz Gone Back? Many times since a year ago last August when Bob Fitzsimmons engaged in his last light, tho question has been asked: "Has Fitz gone back?" The old fellow looks no older than he did at that time, but whether . he could put up a good fistic argument with Jim Jeffries remains undetermined. Probably none is belter to tell the ilstic capabilities of Fitz than Tom Sharkey, for he. on Saturday night, boxed un exhibition bout with the ex-champlon, and this is what he says of Fitz: "You can bet Fitz is the same old fellow. Gone back? Anybody that talks that way of Bob should call at Bellevue hospital and have his sanity tested. "It was the same old Fitz I boxed on Saturday night. He was just as quick as he ever was; he had his old punch and he stepped around like a youngster. 1 tell vou he surprised me. 1 did not have a show to make him look even a candidate for the has-beens class. "Understand, our bout was only a friendly one, but once in a while Fitz wouid sneak in a jolt to show that he still had that punch, lie skic-stepped in his own old- fashioned "way, and altogether it does not seem to me that he has in the least forgotten a thing he knew about the fighting game. "if one of thoso so-called champions butt into him thinking that they may earn glory bv beating him, and count on him as a cinch, then what a sorry lot they would be after hostilities ceased. There would not be anything to it but Fitz. "But, after all, I guess Fitz will never light again. His word is as good as ho is a lighter, and everybody knows how good that is. "Honestly, I believe he is as good as he ever was in his life. With the necessary training 1 do not believe that Jeffries would have anything of a walk-over. In fact, Fitz would have an even break, but just how such a battle would terminate 1 would rather not say. But Fitz is the same old clever fellow with the punch. His has- been days are not yet reached, and I doubt the ability of some people to put him there." The New Year's Resolutions. There is plenty of room in the mining industry to assimilate the customary New Year resolutions and adapt them to useful ends. During the past year enough has taken place to justify a readjustment along many lines, if the best ">\ji)terests of the vocation are to be serv- I SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT: Interest allowed on deposits. Prcsont rate three per cent. GRANGE V. HOLT, Manager Nelson Branch. ed. As the investment of capital is essential to successful mining, the honest treatment of capital must follow. One- stupendous fake organized to mislead investors will hoodoo and ruin the prospects of a thousand tirst-class properties. While it is true large, capital as veil as small must take the ordinary chances of business in one vocation as well, as another it is equally true that any temporary advantage-secured to the individual through, unloading valueless property reacts disastrous upon the wider interests of the community. Hence it is a good resolution to frown down the over-booming of mines or mining districts. Every adverse expert report injures the property experted and the district in which it is located. The report on a creditable property estimating its value above the claims made by the promoter is.worth infinitely more than if it falls below such claims. Regardless of the amounts involved it is easy to determine which report would most favorably offset the investor in mining properties. The day is past when investors scramble for mining stock, fearing it will get beyond their reach if they take time to properly investigate into its merits. Every min-. ing proposition placed on the" market these days must undergo a rigid scrutiny; and it will be a good New year resolution for pormoters to hereafter represent salable properties on their merits, assuming nothing not j:istined by geological and mineralogical conditions, r. ��� . :" .','��� Any state or community acquiring a reputation along these lines will secure vastly more capital for investment than if other and less honorable means! were employed. Capitalists -have learned to look with more or less suspicion upon the exhorbitant claims which promoters are often tempt.a to mal'e in the hope of developing the appetite for enormous profits in a speculative venture. Conservatism in a promoter is as essential in the long run as it is in the investor. The lack of it will prove inimical to the interests of ea>;h. These reflections grow out of the) belief that, an era of-.unparall.eled activity in mining lias dawned and th'.it ^capital, in recognition of its most available opportunities, is ready to improve them. There is no sign in the horoscope of this country's industrial future that does point to new life and vigor in mining. .For the time gold and copper mining will usurp attention, but in the near future the production of silver will be added under conditions that insure the permanency of that important branch of the industry.���Butte M'.ning World. Capital (paid up) - $2,600,000 Rest - ��� -__ $1,860,000 HEAD OFFICE. TORONTO, ONTARIO. Branches in Northwest Territories. Provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec H. S. HOW1AND President. D. R. WHiEIB General Manager. K. HAY Inspector. NELSON BRANCH, BURNS BLOCK. A general banking business transacted. Savings Department,���Deposits received and interest, allowed. Drafts rold, available in all part of Canada, United States and Europe. Special attention given to coll ns. J. M. LAY, Manager, ed by general Ma's troops. All the nobles and high officials of Pekin nave been ordered to assemble on the plaza between the temples of heaven and agriculture and prostrate themselves while the emperor and dowager empress pass. Officials'and Manchu banner-men will line the entire route from the station to the palace gate. fSI"^' mnr-rrrr-rmimrM-rtm " "nil I'lim���frM-} 9\ m 9\ 9\ ���-"^'���Jil tlio Headquarters for Diamonds. 1 our goods are guaranteed for quality. DISPATCH IS THE SOUL OF BUSINESS This is always true, but never more so than in the holiday* season of the Jewelry business, when the loss of a day in filling an order means the loss of a sale. Our customers know how promptly we fill orders. If you are not one now, this is the best time of all the year to test the truthfulness of our claim that WE FILL ORDERS ON THE DAY RECEIVED NOT TOMORROW OR NEXT WEEK You must not forget that our house is headquarters for Waltham, Elgin and Deuber- Hampden Watches in an endless variety of cases, from the most plain and inexpensive to the best examples of artistic decoration in gold and jeweled work, JACOB DOVER,> THE JEWELER." C. P. R. Time Inspector NELSON, B.O. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ARCHITECTS. A. C. KWART, ARCHITECT���ROOM 3, Aberdeen Block, Baker Street, Nelson. " ~~- DRAYAGE. , FURNITURE, PIANOS, SAFES, ETC., moved carefully at reasonable rates. Apply J. T. Wilson, Phone 270, Prosser's Second Hand Store. Ward Street. FURNITURE. D. J. ROBERTSON & CO., FURNITURE dealers, undertakers, and embalmers. Day 'phone No. 292, night 'phone No. 207. Next rtevv postoffice 'building, Vernon Street, Nelson. WHOLESALE DIRECTORY ASSAYBRS; .SUPPLIES^ W. F. TEETZEL, & CO.-CORNER OF Baker and Josephine Streets, Nelson, wholesale dealers ln assay ers' supplies. Agents for Denver Fire Clay Company. ��� ELECTRICALi SUPPLIES. KOOTENAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY & Construction Company���Wholesale dealers in telephones, annunciators, bells, batteries, electric fixtures and appliances. Houston Block, Nelson. < _ FRSH/."AND SALT^ MEATS._ P. BURNS & CO., BAKER STREET, Nelson, wholesale dealers ln rresh, and cured meats. Cold storage. . o GROCRIES._ KOOTENAY SUPPLY COMPANY, LIM- Ited, Vernon Street, Nelson, wholesale grocers. JOHN CHOLDITCH & CO. ��� FRONT Street, Nelson, wholesale grocers. *^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^?'^^*^a^*^^*^^*>"^'*^^*^^*^'^^^ ^'^'^'���^'^*t^,i**��^��^'?'^'^'?^?^^'w?'^?^&*ji'^ ^4trfU7Lr '���/^t%^--Wi^:^^��L Apm '������Am '���X"v0Jk :/..,."N'1<v,'| -;������> ;'^s I ?^*'T*.;.*,| :;'Ms A. MACDONALD & CO.-CORNER OF Front and Hall Streets, Nelson, wholesale grocers and jobbers in blankets, gloves, mitts, boots, rubbers, mackinaws, and miners' sundries. Wrecked Crew Arrive in- Port SAN JUAN, Porta Rico, December 31. ���A German bark arrived at Ponce yesterday having on board captain Parker and the crew of the oil, laden American four-masted schooner James W. Fitch of Boston, bound from New York to ,the" river Platte. The captain and crew of the Fitch were, picked up in the western West Indies. .The Fitch was burned to the water's edge. "^^CMneseCourtNearing'PekiDr"^^ PEKIN, December 31.���The Chinese court will reach Pao TSng Fu on January 3rd. The railroad thence to Pekin during the court's transit will be guard- CLASSIFIED ADS. ^TlCLESJTOR^SALa . SEWING MACHINES OF ALL KINDS for sale or rent at the Old Curiosity Shop. ^RJ^NT. FO'.: R3.NT -Eight-room house, with bath, on Mill street, between Hall and Hendryx. Apply at premi��es. Mrs. A. Man- son. "TO LET.���FOUK ROOM COTTAGE ON Parle street, opposite hospital. Rent, including water, $12 per month. Apply E. Kllby, next door to Rossland(Hotel, Vernon street. LODGERS. FOR ROu��i AND TABLE BOARD. AP- ply third house west of Ward on Victoria street. WANTED, r- GALVANIC BATTERY. Must be of modern construction and cheap. Address B, Tribune. PROVINCIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor in Council has been pleased to make the following appointment: Frank W. Hardy of Ymlr, Esquire, to perform the duties of a deputy mining recorder, at Ymlr, for the Nelson mining division, during the, absence upon leave of Mr. A. B. Buckworth, J.P. NOTIOE TO OUR CUSTOMERS: Owing to our large losses on collections during the past year and determining to treat all alike hereafter, we have Instructed our drivers to allow no credit on and after January 1st, 1902. Hoping you will recognize the justness "of the change, we remain, your obedient servants, KOOTENAY STEAM LAUNDRY. Nelson, December 17th, 1901. J. Y. GRIFFIN & C���FRONT STREET, Nelson, wholesale dealers ln provisions, cured meats, butter and eggs. LIQUORS AND DRY GOODS. TURNER, BEETON & CO.-CORNER Vernon and Josephine Streets, Nelson, wholesale dealers in liquors, cigars, and dry goods. Agents for Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee and Calgary Brewing Company of Calgary. NOTICES OF MEETIMS. FRATERNAL SOCIETIES. KOOTENAY TENT NO. 7, K. O. T. M.- Regular meetings flrst and third Thursdays of each month. Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited to attend. Dr. W. Rose, K. K.; A. VV. Purdy, Com.; G. A Brown, P. C. NELSON LODGE, NO. 23, A. F. & each month. Sojourning brethren _A.=M.,=meetsisecond=WednesdayLin; invited. NELSON AERIE, NO. 22, ,F. O. E.- Meets second and fourth Wednesday of each month at Fraternity Hall. George Bartlett, president; J. V. Morrison, secretary. ��V NELSON ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. 123, G. R. C���Meets third Wednesday. Sojourning companions invited.- Charles G. Mills, _���.; Thomas J. Sims, S. E. TRADES AND LABOR UNIONS. MINERS' UNION, NO 96, W. F. of M.��� Meets in Miners' Union Hall, northwest corner of Brker and Stanley Streets, every Saturday .evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting members welcome. J. R. McPherson, president; James Wilks, secretary. Union scale of wages for Nelson district per shift: Machine men $3.50, hammersmen $3.25, muckers, carmen, shovelers, and other underground laborers $3. BARBERS' UNION, NO. 196, OF THE International Journeymen Barbers' Union of America, meets first and third Mondays of each month ln Miners' Union Hall at 8:30 sharp. Visiting members Invited. R. McMahon, president; J. H. Matheson, secretary-treasurer; J. C. Gardiner, recording secretary. '��� ������ LAUNDRY WORKERS' UNION ��� Meets at Miners' Union Hail on fourth Monday in every month at.7:30 o'clock p. m. B. Pape, president; A. W. McFee, secretary. CARPENTERS' UNION MEETS WED- nesday evening of each week at 7 o'clock, In Miners' Union Hall. John Burns, sr., president, William Raynard, secretary. PAINTERS' UNION MEETS THE FIRST and third Fridays in each month at Miners' Union Hall at 7:30 sharp. Walter R. Kee, president; Henry Bennett, secretary. COOKS' AND WAITERS' UNION, NO. 141, W. L. U��� meets at Miners' Union Hall second and last Tuesdays in each month at 8:30 p. m. sharp. A. B. Sloan, president; J. P. Forrestell, secretary; H. M. Fortier, financial secretary. PLASTERERS' UNION MEETS EVERY Monday evening in the Elliot Block, at 8 o'clock. J. D. Moyer, president; "William Vice, secretary. P. O. Box 161. NOTIOE. In the matter of an application for a duplicate of a Certificate of Title to an undivided half o Lot 12, Block 11 in the Town of Nelson. Notice is hereby given that it is my intention to issue at the expiration of one month from the first publication hereof a duplicate of the Certificate of Title to the above mentioned undivided halt of Lot 12, Block 11 in the Town of Nelson in the name of Joseph Hetheiington Bowes, which Certificate is dated tbe 8th day of November, 1897, and numbered 161k. H. F. MACLEOD. Land Registry Office, District Registrar. Nelson, B.C., 3rd December, 1901. P. Burns & Co. H-A.D Ofpiob at NELSON, B. 0. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Meats Markets at Nelson, Rossland, Trail, Kaslo, Ymir, Sandon, Silverton, Nev Denver, Revelstoke, Ferguson Grand Forks, Greenwood, Cascade City, Mid way, and Vancouver. i������_������_���_^���_���������_������^_���__������������_���_������_���_������_���������������������������������������������������������������_������__���_���.___���_���������_������������������__ West Kootenay Butcher Co. ALL KINDS OF FRESH AND SALTED MEATS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FISH AND POULTRY IN SEA80N K. W. 0 BLOCK WARD 8TEEET E. C. TRAVES, Manager TREMQNT HOUSE -C---T [321 TO 331 BAKER STREET, NELSON MEALS 25 GENTS Rooms Lighted by Electricity and Heated oy Steam 26 Cents to $1 AMERJCAJI AND EUROPEAN PLANS IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY EMEKSON & REISTERER. BREWERS OF THE BEST LAGER BEER STEAM BEER ANDPORTER When you want the Best, ask for IMPERIAL BEER. SLOCAN JUNCTION HOTEL J. H. McMANUB, Manager. Bar stocked with beat brand- ol wlnea, liquors, aad clean. Bear on Orauf bt _>arce eomfortaMo noma. Flrat claaa tabla boar*. NOTIOE. Notice Is hereby given that a court of revision and appeal for the Nelson assessment district will 'be held In the court house, Nelson, on Saturday, January the 11th, 1902, at 10 o'clock a. m. JOHN A. TURNER, Judge of the Court of Revision and Appeal. Nelson, B. C, 23rd December, 1901. DRUG STORE EARLY CLOSING ON AND APTEE JANTJAEY 1st. The public Is notified that on and after January 1st our places of business will close at 9 o'clock every night except Saturday and the day preceding a public holiday. Sunday hours 10 to 12 a. m., 2:30 to 4:30 p. m., 6:30 t�� 8:30 p. m. CANADA BOOK & DRUG CO., Ltd., "VV. F. TEETZEL & CO., J. H. VANSTONE. OF COURSE YOU WANT THE THEN GO TO . ARTHUR GEE in Tremont Block. He will arrr vou. Large stock of imported season's goods. NEWLING & CO. AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS, ETC. Kootenay Street, next door to Oddfellows' Hall F. O. Box 633 NELSON, B.C. QUEEN'S HOTEL BAKER STREET, NELSON. Lighted by Electricity and Heated with Hot Air. targe comfortable bedrooms aad first- class dining room. Sample rooms Cor commercial mea. RATES S2 PER DAY W|rsr E. 0. CfarKe, Prop/ _*te of tbe Royal Hotel, Calgary WJadden House Baker and Ward Streets, Nelson. Tbe only hotel In Nelson that baa remained under one management aince 18S0. The bed-rooms are well furnished and lighted by electrtclt>. The bar Is always stocaea oy the best domestic and Imported liquors aad cigars. THOMAS MADDEN, Proprietor. HOTEL ROSSLAND. Third door from Grand Central Hotel on Vernon street Best dollar a day bouse ln town. House and furniture new and flrst class ln every respect Lighted by gas. Room and board |5 to ft per week. No Chinese employed here. J. V. O'LAUGHLIN, Proprietor. Bartlett House Formerly Clarke Hotel. The Best $1 per Day House ln Nelson. None but white holp employed. The bar the best. G. W. BARTLETT, Proprietor R. REISTERER & CO. BBBWEBfl AND BOTIUmS 09 FINE LAGER BEER, ALE AND PORTER Prompt and regular delivery to the trade. BREWERY AT NELSON OYSTER COCKTAILS AT THB MANHATTAN. OYSTER COCKTAILS AT THB MANHATTAN. The Manhattan JOSEPHINE STREET ALL THE BE8T BRAND8 LIQUOR8 AND CIQARB. Warm as a pair of little stoves ; comfort in a midnight winter drive���adds zest to the roarin* game���good for any kind of cold weather wear. Thick, tough felt outsole, Dolge felt; downy, cushion insole, fine piano felt lining, lustrous tough, light '-Kidduck" uppers. A handsome modish shoe. Warm and light as a moccasin, firm and handsome as a good shoe ought to be.���Goodyear welted. Atall "Slater Shoe" Ag-encies Branded "Tha Slater $6.00 Shoe." , ����p|W K��AJ -MM ������������:'-';:."i*l ��� ���'- -i*t3'l ���'..������'Wis'rsgl "���s'lf'jfffl Hip AA~A?0ml 'iV:If&?!0i ���' A'A'f^^^M ���r-'lAmfMi ���'���'���-���f'rl v?_l A'9K-l ROYAL SHOE STORE, Aberdeen Blk. L. GOBDOLT (Successor to Lillie Bros.) E. A. SMALL & CO.'S =t ROYAL BRAND... TAILOR MADE SUITS READY TO WEAR In Scotch, English, Irish, and Canadian Tweeds, Imported Serges and Worsteds . . . Arc pronounced to be the BEST FINISHED, BEST WEARING, and BEST VALUE in the Dominion. This label attached to the left hand pocket of the coat LTOAOE MARK Royal Brand CLOTHING REGISTERED mat- iS a guarantee to which you may pin your faith. V. =J THB BINDERY DEPARTMENT OF BOOKBINDING THE TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED SPECIAL 4ULEDJLANK BOOKS BAKER STREET, NELSON SPECIAL RULED FORMS S--5M��_*_-��-' ' '^fZ^XJ-^S^^^'^.^^'^i '-.. f * y _�� s.-cr*?*??:"^'-!?.--;: _4> ! THE NELSO-T _RIB__TE, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1, 1902 w Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi m m Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi $ Hi Hi Hi ������� % ***. ************ **********tt******tt**M*****&****** THERE ARE A FEW LINES SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS WHICH WE AFE OFFERING AT VERY LOW PRICES. % English, French and American Perfumes. Hand Mirrors Ladies' Traveling Gases Ladies' Dressing Oases Ladies' Purses and Card Oases. Gents' Purses and Wallets Chatelaine Bags Perfume Atomizers Gents' Traveling Oases j Hair Brushes of all kinds W. F. TEETZEL & CO. *** *** *************************************** Fop the Boy Having added to my stock a largo range of Youth's Boy's and Children's clothing, I am now prepared to offer to the public the best variety of these goods ever shown in Nelson. Everything Is new and up-to-date and are selling at the very lowest prices. Intending purchasers will do well to examine my stock and get prices before purchasing elsewher. 217 and 219 Baker Street J. A. GILKER A Beautiful Home A visit to our Big Show Rooms just now will convince you that we have all the requisites to make a home beautiful. ARTISTIC FURNITURE LOVELY DRAPERIES High-class goods, the newest designs, rich finish, the very latest .Novelties in, odd pieces. Easy Chairs, Rocking Chairs, Reception Chairs, Elegant Parlor arid China Cabinets, Desks, Bookcases, etc. Beautiful Carpets, Oriental Rugs, Rich Curtains No house in Nelson can show a finer display- We do the business. Why? Because we substantiate what we say���we have the goods and our PRICES ARE RIGHT. J. G. Bunyan & Co. "&00D CHEER" STOYES AND RANGES We .are in the market again this season with this line of Stoves. After handling them for a number of years we. are convincEd that they are the only Stoves , that give ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION. Call and see our large and complete line. /'" LAWRENCE HARDWARE OO. Importers and Dealers ln Shelf and Eeavy Hardware. IF BROWN SOLD IT IT'S GOOD THANKS... We wish to thank the people of Nelson and surrounding district for their liberal patronage during the Holiday Season. Nearly all the goods we put in for Christmas are sold. There are a few lefb, however, and a few more came in too late for Christmas. All these we will sell at reduced prices until January 1st, 1902. BROWN BROTHERS JEWELERS BAKER STREET NELSON, B. C. CHRISTMAS PUDDING We have the best stock of peel and Christmas fruits in the city. Everything fresh. This season's lemon, orange and citron peel, cleaned currants and raisins. Houston Block Nelson, BC. J. A. IRVING & CO. CITY ANDDISTEIOT. Colonel Evans, commanding the Second Canadian Mounted Rllles, writes from Ha I- fax on "December 25th to John Houston of this town, In whicli he says, in effect, that tin* pack train scheme which wa.s tallied civil I not bo gone into on its merits until '"his (���(���minanU reaches South Africa. Timo works changes. J. Roderick Robertson, manager of the London <_ liiiU.sh Columbia GoTddclds, 1,1 mi ted, sends The Tribune a box of Havana cigar-* with his best wishes for the year 1D02. in return The Tribune wishes that every mining company with which J. Roderick is*- connected will pay ;i *l:!',f per cent dividend this year with a bonus thrown In. David Mark Carley, political editor of the Economist, begins the year 19U2 by throwing mud at The Tribune's RAILWAY TIME TABLE CANADIAN PACIFIC SYSTEM I.KAV- fl a. in. Daily. CROWS NEST RAILWAY Kuskonook, Creston, Movie, Cranbrook, _larysvillu, l-\>rl Steele, Klko, l-'cniie, Michel. Rlairinore. Kr-iuk, Macleod, Ijclhbridge, Winnipeg, and all .'astern points. I p. ni. Daily. I.KAVK (i:40 p. in. Daily G:10 p. in, Daily 8 a. in. 8 a. in. COLUMBIA & KOOTKNAY RAILWAY Robson, Nakusp, Arrowhead, Revelstoke,and all point-* east, and west on C.P.R. main line. Robson, Trail and Rossland. Robson. Cascade. Grand forks, I'licunix, Lii-eunwood and Midway. (Daily except Sunday) Robson, Trail and Rossland, (Daily except Sunday) AltlUVK 10:10 p.m. Dailj. fly 10:10 p.m. ���* Daily 10:10 p.m. 11:35 a.m. LEAVE 10 a. m. SLOCAN RIVER RAILW'Y Slocan City, Silverton, New- Denver. Three Forks, Sandon (Daily except, Sunday) AKIUVK 3:10 p.m. LEAVE i p. in. i p.m. KOOTENAY LAKE STEAMBOATS Balfour, PilotBay, Ainsworlli Kaslo and all Way Landings. (Daily except Sunday) Lardo and all points on the Lardo ��r Trout Lake Branch. (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.) AKKIVE 11 a. in. 11 a.m GREAT NORTHERN SYSTEM. LEAVE Depot 8:40 a.m Mount'in 10:30 a.m. DaUy. LEAVE Kaslo 7 a.m. Nelson 0:00 i). ni, Daily NELSON & FORT SHEP- PARD RAILWAY Ymir, Salmo, Erie, Waneta, Northport, Rossland, Colville and Spokane. Making through connections at Spokane to the south, east and west. KOOTENAY LAKE STEAMBOATS 8alfour, PilotBay, Ainsworth Kaaio and all Way Landings. Depot. 6:15 p.m. Mount'in 3:59 p.m. DaUy AKRIVE Kaslo 0:?0 p. m. Nelson 10:30 a.m. Daily editor, and in return Tho Tribune's editor hopes David Mark will keep on doing it as long as he lives, for then the people of Nelson will know where he (David Mark- is at on at least one question. The wifs of William Moss presented him last .Friday with a son. John P. Holden of the Tamarac mine, Slocan City district, is in Spokane, where he will pass the winter. A grand carnival will be given at the rink on Tuesday, January mil, under the auspices of tiie Ladies' Hospital Aid Society, proceeds for the benefit of the Kootenay Lake General Hospital. George W. Steele and "Dave"P ortcr will pull orf an old-fashioned turkey shoot today. The shooters will be divided into two classes, in order to give the boys who never, won a turkey a chance to make a killing. A wrathy "Citizen" writes The Tribune, and asks it to call the attention of the police to the fact that a number of hen roosts have recently been robbed, and that ir the police would occasionally take a walk along some of the back streets and allevways some of the robbers might be caught in the The Fletcher gang were busy as bees yesterday, owing to the fact that mayor -letcher has announced his intention to make the race for a second term. Some of the gang were in hopes that Fletcher could bo crowded off so as to allow alderman Selous to make the run, but deacon Cameron and other stalwarts wouldn't have it that way. CHAFFEE AND TAFT CLASH Filipinos Promised Too Much. WASHINGTON, December 31.���Absolute, confirmation was received at the war department today of the reports in circulation for several months of friction between governor Taft, president of the Philippine commission, and general Chaffee. The information came from general Chaffe himself in a letter dated November lath. " l?y request,'"iKHrpTfFU6=H^6t"tIft^ietter"rb-" ferring to his differences with governor Taft is tyitliheld. He says, however, that the great mistake wa.s in promising too much to the Filipino.!* in' the beginning. At the same time, hovever, he praises vice- governor Wright for his strong speech in favor of the treason and sedition bill recently passed by the Philippine commission. Vice-governor AVright told the Filipino leaders that peace must be established and that the United States would not let up in the slightest in Its purpose to put down sedition. General Chaffee says in his letter: '���The situation improves every day. You may think the progress slow. I admit that it seems so to anyone at a distance, not familiar with the situation and the character of the people. In time they will be forced to udmlt that our purpose to secure peace Is fixed and that the United States cannot be swerved from its purpose at any cos.t. "My 'opinion Is Unit tjiere ha.s been altogether too much talk hitherto of what the Filipino may hope from us. The commission recently passed a treason and sedition act. Vice-governor Wrlght'H speech opened their eye". It was from the shoulder and a wonderfully good blow. The good it has done is very great. The politicians are beginning to act In a war they should have long ago���that is, using their influence for peace." .Gcncr.il Chaffee then alludes to the situation in Samar and the efforts of general Smith to suppress the natives there. He shows that he upholds the vigorous measures adopted by general Smith and remarks: "If Smith can mako a ten-strike in Samar by a. vigorous course there, which il: is hoped ho may do, tho influence will be immense toward subduing Malavar, tho hardest nut in; the basket which we have to crack at this time." Squaring the Prince. AMSTERDAM, December 31.���With the almost complete recoy-jry of queen Wil- helmina Trom her recent serious illness, there has conteTa,l_fn"ip> in the production ot. stories of her unhiippiness with her husband, prince Henry. Many of the Dutch newspapers from which came the first news of the unpleasant incidents that marked the period just preceding the illness of the queen, are now telling the public how nice a prince Henry really is. As a matter of fact the stories were grossly exaggerated, The greatest reason for a coolness between the queen and her consort has been a failure on tho part of Henry to realize his wife's ambition that he should be a statesman. He has declined to take nnv Interest In the stnte council, having found'them not to his liking and being too profoundly impressed with the determination of the councillors to teach him tlie peculiar brand of statecraft that finds favor at the Dutch capita]. Henry's inclination is towards agriculture. He believes in scientific farming. He loves lo put his ideas on the subject into practice, lie has employed a great deal of his time in improving the grounds at i-let Loo. Ho has also accepted tho honorary presidency of several agricultural societies, und he takes much interest ln the meetings of these organizations. He Is planning Important farming innovations on tho crown estates, and these are as dis tasteful to the members of the council as statecraft is to him. Those who are friendly toward the prince declare that his position as consort is one of the most difficult occupied by any member of European royalty. The Venez elan Difficulty. BERLIN, December 31.���Until Dr. O. Schmidt Ledn, the German minister to Venezuela, arrives at Caracas, which will bo about January 5th, nothing will be done by tho German charge d'affaires there, Herr Von Pilgrim-Palazzi, to press president Castro further. Dr. Schmidt Leda bears instructions from the German government. The carrying out of the successive steps outlined in these instructions will end in coercive measures, which will probably be applied in four or five weeks' 'time, if in the meantime) intermediate measures shall havo failed. It is possible, however, that even this may shorten this period. Inasmuch as. Germany is possessed of the goodwill of tlio United Slates in this matter, baron-Von Riththofen, imperial secretary of foreign affairs, desires to give president Castro ample time to recog- nizo this fact and also that Germany Is really in earnest in the matter. Germany is not going to act the moment when a foreign difficulty might strengthen president Castro's hold on his country by uniting Venezuelan national feeling against Germany, it is understood at the foreign office here that the United States is not only tolerant to Germany's purposes toward Venezuela, but pleased that Germany, and not the United States, is to undertake to discipline Venezuela into paying her debts and keeping faith with foreigners doing business there. Germany's action with regard to Venezuela has ben likened here to France's recent course concerning Turkey, which was considered wholesomely to have effected the controversies between Turkey and other countries.. The German cruiser Gasalee is still at Kiel," although she has been ordered to sail to the Caribbean sea. Her departure is delayed by necessary outfitting. The German press today prints with satisfaction copious extracts from American editorials disapproving of the dispatch from Washington to a New York newspaper, printed Sunday, to the effect that persons of importance in the American war and navy departments considered war between Germany and the United States to be Inevitable. Maclean's Programme, W. F. Maclean, M. P., will ask the people of Toronto to make nim. their mayor because by so doing they will endorse the principle of public owner-, !>ip of great public franahisss, for which principle he stands, By this appeal Mi*. Maclean will not succeed in cetting a fair expression of public opinion on the question of public ownership. To ask people'to vote for him in order to endorse the abstract principle is not the right way to bring about reforms which he favors. It is too much like a plebiscite on the abstract principle of prohibition. It will result in nothing. What he should do is to formulate ���= a definite plan for municipalizing any or all of the public services which,, in his opinion, it is practicable to transfer from private to public ownership, and appeal to the electors on that platform. The answer to his appeal could then be accepted as satisfactory evidence of the state of public opinion on the question. Does Mr. .Maclean favor the municipalization of the street railway, the gas and electric light services, and the establishment of a municipal electric power service? If so, let him say so, show the people how the' thing can be done, and invite them to endorse his definite proposition. If (they do endorse it, such an endorsatibn-would give, the principle of public' ownership a tremendous boom in this country.���Hamilton Herald. ��� __ Morgan Sues a Woman* BALTIMORE, December 31.���J. Pier- pont Morgan of New York, through his local attorneys, Barton, Wilmer, Ambler & Stewart, filed a petition in the circuit court here today asking that a decree be entered for $1700 against Ellen Williams in his behalf. The petition is brief and simply states that Mr. Morgan loaned Miss Williams $1650, and that she gave him a mortgage on. her property for the amount. He-states the loan was never paid. By the terms of the will of the late DeWitt div-ton Winans, who died November 27th, 1892, a life, interest in his estate was left to his widow, Mrs. -Mathilda���Felice���Winans.���-Upon=-hej*- death the income from the entire estate, valued at $150,000, was to go to Miss Williams. Mrs. Winans died January 22nd, 1895, and Mr. Morgan's mortgage was executed a few days afterward by Miss Williams. How Mr. Morgan and Miss Williams Ci.me together in a financial deal involving "so small an amount, which she could have obtained at any bank here with ease, is not set forth. Miss Williams is a peculiarly attractive woman and lives in a style befitting one of wealth. She makes frequent journeys to New York but her name never figures in the lists of guests at fashionable entertainments there. Fatal Bow in a Church. PIT-ETON. Ohio, December 31,-Slx men wero probably fatally wounded ln a general fight at a t-mnj.1 country church at Pike postofllce last night, and a panic gecurred among the worshippers. During a religious service Charles D. Orrin appeared and announced thai they had come to clean out the Le'ggs, a family with which the Days had hud frequent quarrels. A general light ensued in the church and around it. Women and children shrieked and sought safety from revolvers and knives by jumping from the windows. Only the minister, Rev. Mr. Rowe, remained. At the close six men lay wounded, Orrin and Charles Day, Leslie Legg, Joseph Williams, John Currant, and Lebannon Williams. Physicians were called from Piketon and Idaho to attend tho wounded men, and the sheriff notified. It is believed the six men will die. Many others were slightly injured. Two Items of Coast Local News VANCOUVER, December 31.���[Special to The Tribune1."]���Aii' attempt was made last night near Nanaimo. to shoot superintendent Faulds, manager of the Alexandria mine, which is closed and whose men are now out of work. Four shots were fired through a window into a room where a light was burning. Charles Woodward today reentered the mayoralty field. Saturday he retired in favor of alderman Neelands on condition that the Neelands committee paid his expenses up to date. This was not carried out and Woodward now announces that ho is in the field to stay. Custom Receipts Show an Increase. MONTREAL, December 31.���The customs receipts for the port of Montreal for the year show an increase for the calendar year of over $410,000. The customs receipts at Toronto for the year show an increase of about $100,000, Got Five Years for Stealing MONTREAL, December 31.���Graham Fen- ton today was sentenced to five years' in the penitentiary for stealing $8000 cash from Thomas Hall of Outremont. to to to to to to * to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to >-,s-_��-_--'^-'-��-a,��'>'^'a'S'^'s'>'>',^'^''^'*��'**'*^'**-**'-**'-*''*''-'*,>-'* ^^^���^C5-^^*-��-5^^^^^��^^^^^^^^*^r^^^^ to to to to & CO. ESTABLISHED 1892 -����� Portland Cement line Brick Fire Clay Sheet Iron T Rails Ore Cars Blowers Exhausters Pumps Graniteware Tinware ���*- HARDWARE AND IRON MERCHANTS HEATING STOVES COOKING STOVES AND RANGES STORES AT NELSON, B.C. KASLO, B.C. SANDON, B.C. .^'^���^���^.^���^���^���^���*��.^'^'9.9r.^.v.^.9Z.^.9��.^.-e'.zz;s!.it?.^'' to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to j��&^fcS��&fe&fc&&S_*_��&5_* ^���^���^^���'^��������'^vS-<^^.^3r:cr<;^S^ to to to to to to to i to to to January Sweep Sale A January selling of High Class reliable Ladies', Gentlemen's and Children's "Footwear" at the 'price of inferior shoes. We have reduced the prices on our immense stock to make room for Spring Goods. Big Bargains while they last. YOUR INSPECTION INVITED WATCH OUR WINDOWS Royal Shoe Store L. A. GODBOLT, Prop. THOS. LILLIE, Manager % to to to to to to to to to to to to to to No Truth in the Story. PEKIN, December 31.���The brief diplomatic sensation caused here by the cabled announcement jotriat the United States would reduce its Chinese indemnity claim by $18,000,000 has been ended by a dispatch from secretary of state Hay to Mr. Conger, the United States minister here, saying the report to this effect was a fabrication. Secretary Hay also said in his message that the American claim was moderate and just, but that the United States was willing to waive its pro rata share if necessary. Both Side3. Are Wondering. . MONTREAL, December 31.���A warrant has been issued for a man charged with stealing an overcoat from AV. Young, collecting agent for W. B. Tapley &. Co., money lenders.. In the pocket of the overcoat was a leather wallet containing $9700 in notes, which the alleged thief destroyed. Tapley & Co.'are now wondering how much they can collect, and the" borrowers are wondering how much they can escape paying. ^_ ���' " Bank Clerk in Trouble LONDON, December 31.���A dispatch to a news agency from Lisbon says that a confidential clerk of the Credito Predial Bank has been arrested charged with embezzlement of ��25,000. It appears that the clerk ^has-long-practiced-an^ingehious^syjstem^oJL forgery. A number of alleged accomplices have also been arrested. General Funston Promoted. ST. PAUL, December 31.���The Pioneer Press will say today that it Is probable that brigadier-general Funston "may, upon his return from the Philippines, be appointed commander" of the department, of the Dakotas, with headquarters in St. Paul.' Fred Cook Mayor of Ottawa. OTTAWA, December 31.���Fred Cook, the well-known newspaper correspondent here, was unanimously elected mayor of Ottawa, his last opponent having resigned this morning. . The Uncertainties of Life. ST. JOHN, New Brunswick, December 31. ���Mrs. McKeown, wife of Hon. A. .Mc- Keown, who was married only two months ago, died today from smallpox. The Delmonlco restaurant after this date will be under the miiiiageme'nt of J. Vy. Tramill, who has purchased a hair lints .'est in the business with J. P. Forestell. -Ihe kitchen is now in charge of the latter, and again the union cai*a,s are In sight. Hot waffles and good coffee a specialty. First- class butter, pure maple syrup and {-ream always on hand-, TRY THE DELMONICO. Nelson, January, lstr 1902. The Delmonlco will.serve a special New Year's dinner this afternoon. The Delmonlco will serve a special dinner on the afternoon of New Year's Day from 2 o'clock on. Eerytvhing first-class. John P. Forestell, chef. - When at Erie, B. C, stop at the Mersey hotel. Mrs. M. Collins, proprietress. THE CLUB HOTEL E. J. 0UEEAN, Proprietor. TELEPHONE 39. P. O. BOX 627. Nelson Saw & Planing Mills XjiivriTEir- CHARLES HILLYER, President. HARRY HOUSTON, Secretary. , Have just i uceived 3.0G0.0 feet of logs from Idaho, and we are prepared to cut tho largest bill of timber of any dimensions or lengths. Estimates given at any time. Tho largest stock of sash doors, aud mouldings in Kootenay. - COAST LUMBER OF ALL KINDS ON HAND OFFICE AND YARDSt CORNER HALL AND FRONT STREET8. ACOMPLETELINEOF Front Doors Inside Doors Screen Doors Windows Inside Finish loeal aud ooash. Flooring local and coast. Newel Posts _____^_==__^g^^jj_^._=_-_-___= Mouldings Shingles Rough and Dressed Lumber ot al! kinds IV WHAT "TO- WANT IB NOT IN STOOK WE WILL MXKK IT FOB YOU CALL AND GMT PRICES. VOTE I0K BIG- SCHOONER OF BEER OE HALI-AND-HALP. lOe The only good Beer in Nelson. TOM AND JERRY To the King's taste. J. A. Sayward RAT.f. IND MKI RTRK-Tfl. NKtPO!*' Porto Rico Lumber Go. (LIMITED) Rough and Dressed Lumber Shingles Mouldings A-1 White Pine Lumber Always in We carry a complete stock of Ocast Flooring, Ceiling, Inside Finish, Turned Work, Sash and DoorB. Special order work will receive prompt attention. Porto Rico Lumber Co.Ltd. CORNER OF HENDRYX AND VERNON 8TRMET8 TEI.-1'IION- 145 We Don't KEEP OUR GOODS TO LOOK AT m SELL AND HE-BUY _^ou^wilHlnd=our-stoel_r complete with the most up-to-date FURNITURE CARPETS HIGH ART PICTURES LINOLEUMS AT LOWEST PRICES Don't miss seeing our fine line of Xmas goods. Early buyers have first choice. D.lcARTHUR OFFICE AND POCKET DIARIES Telephone 35 ORDER YOUR COAL. PROM NELSON FREIGHTING AND TRANSFER GO. 00ENEE SILICA AND STANLEY STS. ANTHRACITE /\HD ROSLYN ALWAYS ON HAND Offlce: Baker Street, FOR 1902 Canada Brag & Book Co. Z-iayCITEII- K. W. C. BLOCK NELSON "���'!
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Title | The Nelson Tribune |
Publisher | Nelson, B.C. : Tribune Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1902-01-01 |
Description | The Tribune was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from November 1892 to November 1905. The Tribune was published and edited by John Houston, an outspoken journalist who would later embark on a successful political career, which included four terms as the mayor of Nelson and two terms in the provincial legislature. Houston had established the Miner in Nelson in 1890, and, after leaving the Miner in the summer of 1892, he established the Tribune to compete with his former paper. In August 1901, the title of the paper was changed to the Nelson Tribune. |
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Nelson (B.C.) |
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Language | English |
Notes | No paper 1895-1896, 1897-1905 Frequency: Weekly Titled The Tribune from 1892-12-01 to 1901-08-14. Titled The Nelson Tribune from 1901-08-15 to 1903-12-19. Published by John Houston & Co. from 1892-12-01 to 1894-12-29; The Tribune Publishing Company from 1897-01-02 to 1898-12-31; an unidentified party from 1899-01-07 to 1901-08-31 and from 1902-08-30 to 1903-02-07; The Tribune Association from 1901-09-02 to 1902-02-25; and The Tribune Company from 1903-02-14 to 1903-12-19. |
Identifier | The_Tribune_1902_01_01 |
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BC Historical Newspapers Collection |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2012-12-21 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 1f02f6c3-7544-4883-8bc9-2b02713b0417 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0189197 |
Latitude | 49.5000000 |
Longitude | -117.2832999 |
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