«S ''" nearly all lines. Here are a few: Good English Breakfast Ten, 7 lbs for $1.00 Granulated Sugar, 18 lbs for $1.00 Extra Choice Rolled Oats, 30 lbs for $1.00 Very Choice Bciins, 40 lbs for $1.(10 Tomatoes, warranted good, 12 tins for $1.00 Pens, do do 12 tins for $1.(10 Coin, do do 12 tins for $1.00 Beans, do tlo 12 tins for $1.00 Pumpkins, tlo do 8 tins for $1.00 Electric Soap, 20 bars, G5 cents per box Mining Boots, nailed, $1.50 per pair Children's Lace lioots, sizes 7 to 10, GOc. per pair Children's Luce Boots, sizes 11 to 13, 75c. per pair Bows' Heavy Lace Boots, from 90c. per pair Men's Heavy Luce Boots, from $1 15 per pair Women's Luce Hoots, from $1.00 per pair Women's Bullon Boots, from $1.25 per pair Misses' Button Boots, from 75c. per pair We have a lot of Bargains in our Store. See the new Price ,_ ist *ib'$ fill flit; ii Ul! Victoria 'j Crescent. New Mill'nery New Jackets Wet Weather footWear. \ie-Vs, Ladies', Misses' and Children's-* "Rubbers *.. and *. •. GUJVflBoOTS (yisl) Bo^ ai?d Shoe StQre 17 and 19 ygoin-nereial Street E. E. G. Johnson, Mgr FOE 30 DAYS ONLY NEW COOKING STOVES A.\D RANGES j\T PRICES AS FOLLOWS: Period lor only Knrly Ulrd fnponly Suxtm Boy, No. 8, lor only. Perlpotioii, No. s, tor onlv.. " 9 * 8 7.-, 11 20 14 0(1 11 JS 111 (XI 'J.-l 110 'JO IH) ■AS. 00 (to IK1 lit) 50 :«) IM .'•J .it] ■21 IH) DII oo ew Dress We arc showing a Very Choice Selection of each of the above ofthe Very Latest Styles. i Oir Ladies' and Cliilta's h Are the Most Fashionable of the Season CRESCENT STORE. i "L-KJ1 .OKELL & MORELS' PRESERVES-^ T„eyARKALLKIGHT.^,uyi THE PUREST AND BEST. Made from Select V rnii n.ii-1 ''nm* Sugar. The greatest enre la exerciser.! In. heir preparation mil ex qui site clean ti no •» nbfio-'vert Wp only in ike onu quality—tho hi-st— , iiic.-iimt'ii.' supplied tn the order of His ISxeeUency l.onl Aburdduii. {)', and Sholf for Only " " y, and reset voir, only — " " i), shelf nnd Kesarvolr.oiily " " y, ttunge, oniv .! " t) (lar^-s), Kauge, only " " it, Kan go and shelf Kmpire Jewel, No,D, only " " 9, UtltlgCt onlv " " " s, Range, shelf and lie* aervoir, only 4. Also ti No. 0$45 Xew Range, only it (The above two both have Reservoirs) fZF-W'hal nn one else ean do—WK WILL (.IJAKANTKK EVERY STOVE OR RANGE we sent.1 out of-otir Rooms. The above list are the Heaviest and Uest Bakers in the city. Your personal inspection ol them invited. NOTE ADDRESS- J. H. GOOD AlHTIONEKH Dy T j oting*^** Is llu* only voyage that ia good im- tlni Iiealtli. Wat inl h is worse ilinii nothing without dryness. Wet let t limy bring mi nny nuitilier nf ailments Wearing nur Rubbers in liftil weather guarantees dry footing, Our li t libers are high, well in nie, durable, uml impervious to dampness. Try the (jranhy Kllhhct'8 lit ORR & RENDELL'S Do You Want to Borrow ? J(00, ropayablo monthly In 8 yours, nt $7.50 1,000 rt-inivHlilf iniini lily In » yeni-a, nt sSli'i.titl 2.(100 rc|iitv»lil« n.onllilr In S -uiire, hi *.'lli.oo Other amount* in proportion. Limns mude only on First Mortgage on Improved Town or lily Property. KuuiT.iHi.it Savinus, IjO.in and Hi'iLoiMo j\nsociation, 34 l'oniitlo St., Toronto. ~ OKO. |j. SCIIKTICV, Agent, ' Uooin Mo. 14. JOlniblon Him It. Fish and Game Market BASTION STREET SIlll'l'INU SUl'I'I.IEl) 0. MARSH, Prop. THIS ONLY EXCLUSIVE Sewing Machine Supply House In ltrltmli Columbia Is at 29 Victoria Crescent ,>'lierc Needles, Oil, nnd .itlachments can be Innl lor nil make** ol tmiclilne*. Mat-lilut's of all kinds ropnlrcd on short notice, and Work giiatanieed by A. W. LELONG Second-Hand MaeMnus for sale at n low figure. Give ue a cull City Auction Rooms j VEGETABLES For Wholesome Vegetables of nil kinds tlmt are in season, gut them at .. DUGGAN'S ?... who will cull on you once every week. Listen for his bell. Good Potatoes, ut moderate prices. Onions, 11 llis., 25c. 100 lbs. for $1.65. Reserve your order until he culls. Store—Day's Old Butcher Shop, Nicol Street. O as M o CD o 3 M O ss GO VEGETABLES lost: Diamonds, Rubles, Hearts, nr any kind of Stone ean I e replaoed, and all Jewelry made or repaired at low priees, by calling nu Ltt ott T a Mfttinfttetiinng . II. juIIjJuO Jeweler ('OMMKUCIAL STREET If You Are In Need OF Choice Groceries Seasonable Pry Goods Fashionable and Durable Footwear and all tlie popular Patent Medicines at present on the market, at Prices That Will Defy Competition CAM, OS MRS. M. A. ROWE ' AT THK Excelsior Market ... COD. H.UI3URT0N and REEOHAH 5TJEITS Goodi dellrered free to any part o( lhe eity. CORPORATION Mr of iImo, b. c, A LY-LAW TO AMEND TUB "REAL ESTATE TAX BY-LAW, I89U. WHEREAS It is deemed advisable to extend llie lime ul which tht' rebate tieitses tm t.lie ptiynit'tit uf l.axt-8 on Ural Estait* in the City of Naiuiiiiu). Be It, therefore, enni't.eil Lv the Mnni- i-i|i.il CdiiiiiH nl the Corporation ofthe Cily of Nanainio as follows: Section 1. Set'Cion 4 of the "Real Estale Tux liv-law, 1811(1" is hereby amended by iiisiTtinj- in the liftb line of the snid petition tlie words "on or before the Ist tiny of Dee-ember, Isilli" Instead of the wofns "on or before ibe 1st day of November, ISIM." Seel ion 2. This By-law may he oiled for all purposes ns tlie "Real Estate Tax Anieiitlineiii By-law, i'Md." Passetl by the Municipal Council on the Uth tiny of NnVeiiiher, 18111!. Reconsidered, ndopletl anil flnnlly pussed by the Mlllllcipitl Council on the Ittili day of November, 18110. C's.- J. H.DAVISON, Mayor. "v~ Adam Tuomi'Qo.v, C.M.C. Morton if they bail tbe draftlneof the, streets. The Council Bhould pay its list of invitations, ami under the head debts and then build sidewalks. of the clergy would they have omitted | Aid. Planta mentioned that this was the name of Mr. liiinton, and under , the last titty for delinquints to pay their the head of school olhYials would they j taxes and prevent tlieir property being have omitted the name of Mr. Hauler', advertised for tax sale. antl the name of the chief under the! The Mavor said the discussion was head ol'_ police ollicers? | out of order there being no motion be- | fore the Council I Aid i'lanta moved seconded by Aid j Westwood that, the sale be postponed. < The Mayor eaiti if this was what they had been trying to avoid, and in j order lo do this tbe by-law wouhl have I to be amended. COMMUNICATIONS. make '/He'll- heartily invite thc citizens to use of it for discussing public tions. We are not responsible for ihe opinions of our correspoii'leuts. Aid Morton said be would not have done so. The Mayor bail undertaken to mnke out a list, iiml il was submitted to him, but be did not think of any additions us he was busy at the time. He tlid not think it was done intentionally, i" 'II were aware that at times like this Jt was customary that public I After further discussion the Mayor! know n]e olliciu... should be invited, but not that j ruled the motion out of order, ami the they ahotild be held in greater respect. Council adjourned. He was sorry that any names hail been left off, and as a member of llie committee be was willing to take his portion of the blame. The fact was, the time was so limited as they did not expetit the parly until this week. Aid McDonald thought if all the alt), ermen were to take up the timeof the Council because their friends had not been invited, they would be there all night. Aid I'lanta—These men were not friends, hut opponents. The Mayor would submit the names to the public when it wouhl show that the majority were his opponents Aid. I'lanta asketl Aid, Wilson if he Would have invited all public, officials. The Mayor (to Aid VVilton) was it not representative,1 Aid. Wilson did uot think it fair to be •ross-exaniined in this way. Aid, Bradley said friends of his had not been invited ami he thought they Innl as in mil right as friends of Aid. Planta. Aid Westwooti thought at a public civic receptions of visiting officials, it should not be a matter of personal Iriemls, and II man holding a public ol/ice ilul receiving an invitation would feel slighted. Aid. Planta saitl none of the parties mentioned had said a word to him of the subject, be hud brought it up on his his own responsibility. The matter then dropped ami the Council proceeded with the business. and chose to go where it wan better done!! I rejoioe to hear that your paper is so well assisting the people of Nanaimo to escape fi-o.ii the tyranny of a paper which has done so much to prejudice your fine town, and country in the eves of others. The editor of the Free Press may be congratulated if I do not honor him with any further notice of his vile sheet; and I can safely leave my character with those friends who both in Jl. C. and this country. Yours obediently, Geobge H. Tovey. Fall Assizes. The Fall Assizes were opened in This column is open to the public and we I the Court House this morning by Mr. Justice Walkem. On the cal- linsof the names ofthe Grand Jury, Mr. D. S. McDonald asked to be excused as he was a witness in the Hodgson case. The Grand Jury were then sworn in, and chose Mr. Geo. Williams as their foreman. Judge Walkem addressed the Grand 20 Albemarle Mansions, Hoi low ay Road, London, N., Nov. 4th, lSfiB. 'Jury at some length, and expressed Mv dear sir:—I shall be greatly j his pleasure at being able to visit obliged if you will publish the en-1 Nanaimo after a long absence. He closed extract from "Truth" and briefly reviewed the cases to come MUNICIPAL C00NCIL. Al the regular meeting of tl.e Council on Monday evening there were presenl: Mayor Davison, Aid. Bradley, Westwooti, Planta, Wi:ion, Martell, Mor ton, McDonald and Foreman. The minutes of itist meeting were rend ami on motion adopteu. Aid. Plants rose to a tpiesiion of privilege, in loot.lug over the guests at the civic luncheon given in honor of Mr. Taiie he was.Struek hy the noticeable absence oi some ol the public official's tflid other priMiiitietit citizen.-1, he thought that some had not received invitations and understood the committee had lei the dralt.ing ol the list to the Mayor, lie had seen lhe list in the cily clerk's office, and noticed some of the offiuials were notou the list, he considered it was more than an nyeislglit. He thoughl it was the most glaring insult everotie*'- ed ton public nfficlul, tie maintained t iiiteverylpnb luoffi ial should hii e'a* n invited. Aitiouast those who were lultuu the list were some who opposed the .Mayor ou the last election and will this, lle'regietted that personal feelilluS were allowed to override judgments He certainly thought an apology was due to' these gentlemen. The Mavor snid Aid. Planta was determined to deliver himself, nml he would ask how many were presenl? Aid. Planta pointedly accused the Mayor of purposely slighting certain officials. The Mayor stated that Aid. Planta did not take into consideration tne number of men who had not been Invited. He had submitted the list to Aid. Morion who had an opportunity of adding any names t) the lis', lie was willing for lhe Council to come lo a conclusion iii the matter and he would a- lude by the derision. Considerable cross Hi Ing then tnok place beiwcen the Mayor and Aid. Planta, during which Aid. Planta used cer tain expressions whieh the Mnvor tnou lo imply tluit men who worked in the mines and who were not Invited to the luncheon were not so good as these oil.- rials, and be nhiiriietl lo Aid. Planta ihnt he implied this in his remarks. Aid Planta immediately waxed wrath and angrily culled lhe'.Mavor a liar. Several Aldermen rose to order. All. Morton said tl.e matter was now past. hut as a member of the committee he i was willing to make au apology. He was sure no oue bail any intention of! leaving any one out. Aid Planta maintained that it wus the duty ol the Mayor lo apologise, | A'lil. Wilson took the same ground as Aid. Morton the trouble was that they bad no time in whieh to prepare. He hud seen the list, and had afterwards{ thought of sume others, lie was sorry there had been any omissions, anil he had al ready apologized to several this afternoon, ami explained the matter' Which was satisfactory to them. He would he willing lo make a public upolo-1 gv to any who felt hurt by not being invited. The Mayor—Do you propose Io offer uu apology to all and every oue? Aid W iison? Nol The Mayor? Would vou discriminate? Aid Wilson? Nol Aid Mama usked Aid Wilson and resulted in a verdict for the plaint iff, against which there was an appeal to the High Court. This appeal resulted in a new trial being ordered by the Divisional Court, and the new trial, which by special order of the Court took place in Westminster County Court, ended last week in a verdict for Mr. Tovey, the defendant. In view of the remarks made in Truth at the lime, it seems only due to Mr. Tovey to state that the final result of the proceedings is to show that his conduct throughout tho business lias been of the most honourable kind, that he has heen struggling for years past under great disadvantage to do his duty to his credi his credit. The parties, to my mind, who come worst out of the business are the Bournemouth jury who CO.M.M U.NICAT10N8. A communication was read from Jas McGregor, M.P.P.. enclosing a letter Irom Hon. J. H. Turner, Minister of Finance te railway matters, which on n.otion was ordered to l.e received and livled The auditors report for the month of October waa received and fyled. Mrs. Grundy wtote complaining of walet on Nicol street tumtiug into tlie house. Referred to Street Committee tor examination. Considerable discussion took place ou a cotniiiuiii'ntiiiii from Pell ami Gregory, Victoria re Mr. Ueaumoiinte property which has been beiore the Council ou previous occasions, ami it was decided to leave it tu the Finance Committee to thoroughly investigate and report to lhe Council. A communication ans read from Mr. lliiadi Aitken dated Nov. 16, and stating that on being informed that live of the members of lhe Council were being sued lor .1173.4-J paid lo Rev. D. A. McRae re polii e iiivesii^atiou, that he had al once written to Mr. McRae. Ho also enclosed the Finn ot •', 173.40 being the amount sued for. Aid. Plants usked if Mr. Aitken had received uny reply from Mr. McRae, lo Whieh the clerk replied in the negative. Aid. Morton did not think the Council could do anything with it, it might he banned over to the live members interested, but the matter was out of the hands ul lhe Council, Aid. \\ ilst-ii wished the communication to he received ami fyled, whilst Alii. Planta wished the money to be sent buck to Mr. Aitken. Alter some lurther discussion it was decided that tlie Clerk return the communication and enclosure to Mr, Aitken. Tlie Ruad Foreniun presented his report which was re.-eived ami fyled. On motion tlie communication from llie city ol Victoria re Kootenay railway matters was taken up from the table. On motion ot Al . Morton ami McDonald il was resolved to endorse the resolution from Victoria. Ou ihe communication from W. Ski tie of Vancouver coining up, Ah', McDonald suid they could not endorse il except us u Government scheme, ami Aid. \\ llson iliotijiht it could go over until we knew what they were asking ier, it might he that large tracts of laud might be asked lor, in which case ihey eon lil not endorse it. Ahl Mor tion and McDonald introduced a motion asking lhe Governmenl lu build a lliieol railway from Nanaimo lo Allierni, but the opinion seemed tu lie general amongst the Aldermen thai litis Would he used lis an excuse by lhe Government a ainsi the charier being asked lor by the citizens of Nanaimo, and fur which application hail already been made. Aid. I'lanta stated thai Ihis wouhl I u tlie time for the charier lo tie obtained, lor if the Government let it pass over tlie next session, we wouhl lind some une else would gel a I wj,en J saw ■,[,„ hc pr„fesScil to be h the I'., o: >. . , . ■. t .i ct i i : my letter thereupon in your paper. I think you will admit that justice to me requires that it be published just as I have written it. Yours very faithfully, Geobge H. Tovey. About a year back (November 21, 1895) some comment appeared in Truth on an action brought bv ,, , . , , ,, „ , a dairyman against the Rev.G. H. Ge0; UAeJ ,a"d &l;0VIerr Treherne Tovey for goods supplied to his "'e/,e oh*r8ed 1,e.fl"'e J: H. Simpson, wife and family during his absence h131;; thl.s -n«>'*M*«6 with fighting at in America. The action was tried I -he -Provincial Hotel at midnight in Bournemouth County Court, and :on *"**u*'.(*''y- ■**-*<- fined 9'20 and $8 before them and the Grand Jury then retired. A number of men applied for naturalization. A full report will appear in our next issue. POLICE COURT. costs each, to be paid forthwith. It is likely another case will arise out of this in the near future. Card of Thanks. Nanaimo, Nov. 23, 1896. I desire to return my sincere thanks to the promoters of the masquerade ball given in my behalf and to those who liberally patronised the same. James Waters. Nearly lOOmasqueraders attended the Ball on Friday evening besides a large number of spectators. Many of the costumes were very attractive and well got up. There was the usual fun from the clowns - ,. - ., , and others. "Irish Katie" created tors and to his wifeand family; and j |otB o{ fun amongst the spectators, that his wife had incurred fresh -ye are requested bv the manage- debts, notwithstanding Ins repeated ment t0 expre?9 their thanks for injunctions against the pledging of the liberal FUpp0rt given them, and also to Mr. Geo. Dunbar for the very excellent supper provided at the j close. The receipts, over and above misled apparently by trade preju-, the expenses, were $7!) 50, which has dice—gave so unjust a verdict in been i,anded over to Mr. James the first instance. Waters, for whose benefit it was Editor Mail:—The above para- held, graph is the "amende honorable" The verdict of the jury on the published by the editor of "Truth,' death of MarcU3 Wolfe was that the deceased shot himself while in a for an injustice he did me on Nov ember last, when he admitted that his information was derived from a juryman interested in the case. Il wili be sufficient for me to add that four judges have eacli pro-! nounced in my favour without a single word of qualification; audi now a disinterested jury have add- j ed their verdict, with full costs in | this and all previous hearings. The Lnra Chief Justice in the Court of I Appeal said that the Bournemouth! jury gave "an outrageous verdict which conld not possibly stand." And now, Sir, what am I to say I respecting the editor of the Nanai-1 mo Free Press, who seized upon my j unhappy domestic troubles to vent j ihe venom of his personal spile; against me while the case was slill state of mental aberration. The remains were taken ever to Van- I couver ou Sunday morning, en route 1 to Victoria, where the interment j will take place. Tlianksffiviiijr Services. Union Thanksgiving services of the Method's', Presbyterian and". Baptist churches will be held ou Thursday, 26 inst. at 11 o'clock a. m. in the Baptist church. A collection will be taken to be given to the City Council for the relief of any cases of distress during the winter. Lectures on the "Gold mines of B C, and how to get rich" antl "Thrilling adventures and hair-breadth escapes" will "sub judice?" I think that your' he given in the Y M C A hall on Friday readers will agree that a more out-' ■**"'?. •"•••'•"'''••y ■>*■«, \V gov T Haddon ui," i i- i j of Vancouver. A valuable present will rageotis libel was never published ■ ,,„ -iven to ,11. and you may stand on on tlie British side of North Amer- English or Irish soil, and sit in a seat ica. Verv soon after I first arrived from the oldest Methodist church in the in Nanainio the editor of the Free ,w"rl'1- The lectures will be illustrated by over lit) large paintings. Admission, Press published a lie about me, and 2o cents ho professed to be able to prove it; I then offered him William Shepherd wascharged at the Provincial Police Court on charter and connect with ami give us the slip, If this motion nits . passed ii would only mean llie uuiiter: 1100 to do so, I his he never did, would lie delayed. ! nor did he ever apologize. This , , ..... ... Ahl. Mclional.i thought the proposed ; „hows the ch.,racter of the matt, and ': Monday, bejore J. Hilbert J.P., XnVnEto 'unde.^oo'I the"™ was! <*< his paper. In this country such «ith carrying a weapon, and was ir^rwir'ri^lnlllpHper'aLpoken ot as the "sewer bound over to keep the peace for which was Uovernment land; and by ' pr(L" an.l such men are ostracised s,x "10,nths ,and Pa*y thfi costs' H* Ihebulhilugofu railway there would . },,,„, „*, decc|U Bociet„ Then applied.to the magistrate tohe put he no need of a wag oad. .„.„!,.„ mnnth-* no,, a ro-enlnrfi nf : Under the Habitual Drunkard 8 Act, Aid. Planta said ill any case It would twelve months ago, a creature ol . , . j t, wiil now kfl beatllthVul miner lo get the charter | his own kind, who needed money which was done. It will now be and the Government would take every for his journeys to Victoria, fur- unlawful for anyone to supply him means to prevent it. The matter was I nlBhed the editor of the Free Press *■***■ intoxicating liquor for the laid over or a week. . ... with what has now been shown to i sP*-ce °- one vear- A discussion arose over a motion of Aid wlln wnai nas now ueen siiown ui r „ ;, , _ _ „-,.„•. foreman to take the unexpended bal-1 be a garbled account of my unhappy Mahrer & Co. have removed their nine of the loan, after the amount for' family troubles, and with avidity,! wholesale liquor office and ware- Uni'in street had been expended, heiiiu j (|e c()mlrientcd upon it with all tlie i house to Hirst Bros, stone building fi" t»enyB\7tMder^rb1lVgoyf i ff.aHce of his well-known nature ! on Front street. Telephone 30. The coward would not have dared had he not been sheltered by my cloth and a distance of 6000 miles Personal Mention. lhe opinion that the balance should be applietl to paying outstanding accounts. It was decided to devote the unexpended balance lor the purpose of construct-i. • „„„i,l !,.„. n,,ll„|p,I nnv ing lhe sidewalk from Union Btreet to | but It would have polluted any the International Hotel, Aid. Wilson favored the construction t insult to that noble quadruped, the I of the sidewalk on Newcastle townsite, j10r(jp to have given this man his ami Aid loreniau lavored the construe- , „ ' . , ,' . u ■o a I lion ol a sidewalk from Milton street to deseits. And What, may De asKert, the hospital, which was greatly needed, is the secret of this preojousedltors Aid Morioii thought enough had been spi,e? Simply that I did not em-. *•••)' to preside at the Assizes, spent on sidewalks and he lavored the • njs p..jnt,)ng office and his J Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smart U'T^toffinVS*j!S « "Webster unabridged" for my work,! relumed from their wedding trip. Mr, A. R, Johnson is back again; !good horsewhip, and have been an | ,rom t*]e Kootenay. Mr. G. A. Forest is in town from Vancouver, Judgs Walkem came up on Mon* have paving jj- \MTHANKS OFTHE MDMldPAUTY. "BY JAMKS UAHNK-S. . "The sexton had stopped ringing the bell, but it was still humming ovorhead in tlie tower '-as Mr. Thomas (Jruig entered the vestry-room of the little »liurcli. Mr. Craig began to remove bis rubber overshoes by scrap* '.ing the heel of one against tlte ■toe of the other. He had to 'support himself by holding fast 'id 'the sides of the doorway with liofh bauds as he did so, for his 'balance was not so good as it '«niee had been. At last he freed himself, and pushed the overshoes into a military formation ■with his foot. The sexto ft, entered just then Svitji ah armful of hytnn-books. He was about Mr. Craig's age, 'only he was not so stoop-should- ered, and he, walked without any shuffling. Each of the two oltl men had a little bronze button iu the lapel Of his coat. They Jiad won the right to wear this small token by sleeping under the same blanket, or on many occasions marching forward with their elbows touching, when some men (who now wore 1he same button, unfortunately) were skulking rearwards. 'Well, Tom,' said the sexton, 'depositing the hymn-books in a tottering column on the seat of a chair—didn't know as you'd come round to-day, seein' the weather's so bad. 1 thought of 'stopping for you us I came 'through Tiventy-tliird street' '(he said 'Tftiiity-thoyd street'). While the sexton had been talking, .Mr Craig came up 'closer, and put one hand behind his right ear—then he nodded. 'Wish you had; wish you had,' he said. Tbe deafness, which had been growing oh him of late, was caused by bis having stood too close to the. muzzle of a cannon 'on Little Hound Top, but he 'drew no 'pension, and despised those who did—if the}* could support tberiiseive's without it. Thomas Craig was known by a few peo-pte as one of the most expert accountants in the city 'of New York, and for the last ■two years he bad been hard at work reviewing the work of the late deceased City Treasurer, at ti salary that swelled bis bank account on each succeeding pay' day. He was considered affluent by his post of thc G.A.K , and had been imposed upon, sad to r*4ate, by a few of its members. {Sabbath mornings always saw Mr. Craig enter the little brick ichurch through the vestry door, for by doing so be managed to have a few words with old Charley McGerron, and could easily •get to the seat under the pulpit, where he could listen to tlie sermon without peering opeu- j«'OTithed at the minister, or straining the capacity of his one •good ear. 'How's the work comin' on, TomV inquired the sexton, in a low voice, but with his lips almost touching the side of Mr. VL'raig's head. 'First rate; first rate,' was the 'answer. 'Nearly finished now. I have saved the city of New York over three hundred thousand dollars! 1 reckon the auditor will be surprised when he sees my report. It is 'most eight feet long,' he said, 'and covered up with figures—make a big show of it. You see, tliere has been a leakage going on for About six yeai's; that can be stopped; and there's three hundred thousand dollars—between you and nie, i tell you—that wns deposited to the credit of llie city of Nch' York, that the city of New York has apparently forgotten rtcaii about.' 'Wrfere'r" inquired McGerron. 'In tiOiulon,' snid Tom. 'They won ai; *:*uit tliere seven years 'ngo, ar.d-sheii the judgment was lendefod, somehow it wasn't recorded 'properly or collected. '—Mighty careless, eh?' These questions and answers were given much iii the manner of a telephonic conversation. Tom would put up his ear, receive, tire message, and answer hack )ii low, distinctly uttered whispers. 'Do, they know you'vo found it out*'asked McGerron. 'Not yet,' said Tom. 'Kept that to tfjrn ih with the report; 'lnitl wrote over and claimed it •/__yes, biV, ciuimed it, I did— 'imd tlie'j' Acknowledged the ■Claim. Then J Wrote again, and thoy seiit ine 0 check, drawn to 4uy Order as Clerk of Accounts, %'t sifcty fh'Otrfetind pounds. Go- *ta| to tttrti it iji ti) the auditing j committee with my showing [next Thursday. Guess it'll sur- i prise them, eh? Jest happened ito lind tho entry by accident.— j Queer thing. Well! there goes the organ; I'll go nnd taken seat. Tbe minister and the white- surplisod small boys had already left the choir-room when Tom stepped into tho church. As the sexton shut the door after him, the sound ol" the processional hymn that had welled out suddenly died nwny,antl the sexton, who was privileged to absent himself from the service proper on the ground of duty, picked a morning paper out of his overcoat pocket, 'Tom needs a guai'deen, I'm 'thinkin',' he murmured. 'lie should have let that discovery of :his leak into the papers some time age' After delivering himself of this worltly-wise remark, Mr. I McGerron selected a sheet from ^the pound or so of scandal, gossip, and information ycleped 'the Sunday edition,' poked the rest back into his overcoat, und I commenced to read, now audi again pricking up bis ears to I listen how far the services had i progressed. It was not long since tho last municipal elections, and pro-j filing by the well-intentioned j mistakes ofthe Reform administration, that would not stoop to 'practical politics,' Harmony Hall had again swept into olliee. For some mon I lis past the Good Government Club across, the street from the church had; been practically deserted, Mr. Thomas Craig liad been a j member of one of these promo-! ters of political thought from the I beginning, and it had been due to the opinions of the last ad-j ministration that he had been appointed—from liis desk iu a downtown olliee—lo investigate' the accounts of the city. Charley McGerron, on the j contrary—all hough he had walked some years before in the Orangemen's parade—was a stanch member of the Harmony wig-1 warn. Many discussions had he had with oltl Tom Craig upon the subject; but he had not gloated, over tlie downfall of the opposition campaign, seeing plainly that oltl Tom took tlie defeat Beriously to heart. As McGerron glanced down! the pages of the paper a smile spread itself across his strongly-i marked Scotch-Irish features, j There were the same familiar names that had apparently' emerged from oblivion—Alder-j man This, Coroner That, and Commissioner So-and-so. Tho j ! sexton read them with satisfac-j tion; but suddenly he noticed from the lull inside the body of the. church that the benediction was about to be pronounced. lie arose quickly and pushed the chair against the wall; then he concealed the paper behind tlie steam-radiator, and hastened to his post in the vestibule. This particular church, having separated polities from its affairs, had never taken the trouble to inquire into the ad-i herency of its supporter--or paid servitors, and probably Tom Oraig was the only member of; the congregation who knew of the sexton's political affiliations. \ I Two or three days later Mr. Mc-1 Gerron was scaled in the front i room of his neat little flat, whose i decorations included two. or three beautiful velvet-framed china plaques painted by his daughter's lair. hands when she was instructress in : the public school, before her mar-; riuee; many comforting but hard to' decipher worsted mottoes, nlsn from the same source, adorned the wall.-, j Mrs. McGerron entered fro.n lhe I kitchen. She was a very comfort j able-looking woman, wilh a conformation that reminded one insensibly of a plump matronly partridge. An odor uf cabbage followed her up the hallway. "Jinny was here this mornin'," said Mrs. McGerron, straightening the faded beribboned tidy on the back of a rocking chair, "and she says as bow Tim's got the app'int- [ rao's so long been al'ther." Mrs. McGerrnn's pronunciation was more catholic than that of her j husband—taken in tlie broad sense of the word—and tho "fim" referred to was McGerron's son-in-law, whose own father kept an East Side grocery. Wilh the exception of the interregnum of the la-t two ; years, Tim had held political positions from Iris nineteenth birthday —his last one being assistant clerk of the Water Rales, a highly remunerative position, that enabled him to sublet lhe arithmetical contract at a price that well paid him, and enabled him to find time to de.-o.e to the interests of "The J. J. McCarthy Association." Hewa- reriowned as second to none as an : organizer of-piefries and excursion- J and he knew the primaries and the What do you think of the new' value of pulls and colonizations. j Street Cleaning Department? I'm The sexton had been preparing sorry to Bee tnat they have put himself for dinner, and had taken Muldoon in again." off his coat. Suddenly he heard a This began a discussion which step in the hallway at tho head of' was ended in a few minutes by Mr. j the stairs outside. j Craig good naluretlly given up the "That's Tom Ci'arg," he said to argument, putting on his over- his wife. "(Jan ye shift the cloth to . shoes, and departing, the dining-room, Mary ?" j lie slopped and struck a match He pulled on his coat. as he went down stairs—the fourth For some reason Charley McGer- and he had found necessary to keep ron was a little "nicer" when his tlie black cigar alight. Uut before old friend Tom Crai liim. ln fact, he was apt to indulge in what Mrs. McGerron called "s'htoile," and watched his grammar and his manner's more carefully. This strange relation had been kept up between the two old r'a'des ever since the war days even before that lime. Tom called upon he left he had made McGerron promise to come to bear ins report read und pa.-sed upon by the committee. in. It was Thursday afternoon, in a bare room of the City Hall, whose windows looked oul on the asphalt walks of the Park. The cries of the newsboys li'k-d tlie air, and -and had always been a smart lad in lho pub- mingled with the putting of a licschool, and had won McUerron's steam-hoist in one of the new builtl- ndmiration very early in tlie de- jngs in process of erection on Park bates in the engine-house of "Cfu- j H(,w and the clang' of the cable-cars sade Number Four," when the on Broaaway. The small room was close-smell* volunteer fireman was a force in the ward OanvasB. "Come in, Tom, me bhoy," said McGerron, stretching oul his hands through the doorway, and leading Mr. Craig into tlie little front room. "You'll take dinner with us. Ah! Now I'll h we no refusal. Remove your overcoat and take off your gum sliues.'' He helped Mr. Craig keep his balance while he went through the preliminary motions, and at hist thrust him down into the easiest rocking-chair. "Charley," said Tom, loaning hir ing and crowded. In the furthest j corner sat Mr. Craig, and on his j good side w is Charley McGerron. j it had ralber puz/.led the former that no one had paid much alien- j lion to him as he had come in, and and he was much hurl at not being asked to lake a seal alongside of | of the committee. He held in his hand a little roll of paper, upon which he had scribbled sonic notes, that he glanced al nervously from lime to time. A tall man with a black mustache, and of that uncertain age ward and upward, and speaking in I whicli might be anywhere between a staccato whisper, with hi fingers dm wing a line down the breast of his friend's coat, the report goes to tlie committee on Thursday; Can you come with me and hear it read? There'll be some rem inks, and"—he looked around and lowered his voice—"I have prepared a few words to say upon tho ocasion. I've made it all so plain that even Dinkey l>lutt could undcrstank it." Charley laughed, for "Dinkey Blati" had been the stupidist! man in liawkin's Zouaves, which was saying a great deal. Ju-*t then Mrs. McGerron came thirly-five and forty, entered the j room. He pushed forward, and one of the auditors arose and shook j him by the hand. He carelessly took a seat, and put his silk hat on j the table, littered with papers,] where Tom's eight-foot report was a conspicuous object. Tom grasped liis friend McGer- roll's arm, and tlie latter leaned to- j ward him. "Thai's the young man I spoke toyou about," he said in a whisper. McGerron flushed, and answered nothing. "He came to me yesterday with in, with a little bob, her front hair „„ „rder from Bchuieitz, the Treas- wet and gleaming from a final urer, to get my patters for them to plastering. She greeted Mr. Craig, -g0 over. ' I had thought I ought and announced that dinner was to have brought them myself— "ready in tlie dining-room," "with eh?'1 an accent on the last two words. Mr. McGerron again remained All through tlie meal il was silent, and only nodded his head. evident that Mr. Thomas Craig was | jU!jt then one of the members of laboring under a stress of suppress- (he new coinmittee—he did not ed excitement, lie seldom address- have an intellectual face, to say the etl any remarks to Mrs. McGerron, leasl arise which omission the lady did not "Gentlemen," he said, "we have appear to resent; but be was always gone over the report of Mr. Timothy very polite, and Mrs. McGerron Malonv who was appointed to in* generally spoke to him through tho vesti'gate and verifv the work done medium of her husband. in connection with reviewing the "Willyez ashk him if he will -hooks and accounts of the city's! have some more of the shtew?" she finances, and we have here the full I would sny, leaning across tlie table, report, countersigned by him in his and very often accompanying this ollicial capacity." With the flourish of a spoon or fork, "What is he saying?" whispered and a smile and nod in Mr, Craig's *jr, Oraig in the sexton's ear. direction. "He says yonr report is a great Charley always repealed the in- work of art,", returned McGerron quickly that McGerron started, half fearing that he had overheard aright; but a glance at the eager old face beside him was reassuring. "Hist! whisper!" and McGerron fell almost into broad dialect as be repeated the words of lhe speaker, substituting only the name of "Thomas Grain" for "Timothy Maloney," and leaving out all reference to the rive thousand dollars. In his heart of hearts Charley McGerron was cursing himself and Harmony Hall with deep and Outer curses. lhe meeting was breaking up; several of the committee shook hands with the man wiih ihe black mustache, bul no one paitl intention to the stoop-shouldered ligure ihat arose and would have stepped forward but fur McUerron's resirain- in'g aiiu. "Ihey did'l ask me lo say a worti," Tuin wits whispering, hoarsely. "That's queei—eb, don't you think?" "Rut they said it was all so clear and beautiful no words were necessary at all, at all." Carley's tones bad that would-be comforting sound uf some one talking io an injured child, and he patted his friend on the shoulders. "Tom," he said, "you're a groat man the day. Ye get the thanks of the municipality, me boy!" As they passed out into the hall, the black-mustached man walked by them. He would have stopped and spoken, but seeing who the sexton's companion was, he hurried on. "You know that young man, eh? You know him?" asked Mr. Craig. "Yes, I do," returned McGerron, in a loud voice that was overheard by the by-standers. "It's Timo they Maloney, me son-in-law, and it's God's truth, I think little of him." "Oh! I beg pardon," said Tom, apologetically. "Who's the old nut walking with yer father-in-law, Tim?" asked Mr. Maloney's companion, glancing over his Bhoulder. "Oh, that?" was tbe reply; "he's my clerk." When they got into the street Mr. Craig tore up the bit of paper that he had held in his hand, and his face wore a disappointed look. "Those were my notes for A little speech I had prepared," he said, "Funny they didn't ask for me— eh? Don't vou think?" The Most Complete Stock -OF- vittition, and Tiun would address the reply to Mrs. McGerron. Tom had never ventured his opinion about women in general to any one (which was curious, for he was a bachelor); but he thought the greatest qualification for a wife was thai of being a good cook. As Mrs. McGerron entirely filled out "They're mighty well pleased with it, I can tell you." Tom again fumbled nervously at the notes in his hand. The speaker continued, reading slowly some of the figures from the voluminous screed, which he opened by giving it a push with his " and. much as one would display Gents' Furnishings IN THE CITY, AT Wake up to the fact that if you invest NOW in Shares of good reliable Gold Mining Companies You stand to make Big Profits, And I **■*■■ THOMAS KITCHE,' [YOUR FELLOW -TOWNSMAN] Will sell to you on terms no other Broker in British Columbia CAN or WILL. Jas. McGregor's Victoria Crescent. TrIE BEST You have to Fay I TEEM ALL THE GASH DOWN I divide it up into onthly Instalments- his idea m this matter, he respected a wnll-paner design to an intend" her tremendously. ling purchaser. Tom's mouth was "Tell him about Tim's app'int-1 open) and'-he had his band behind ment,' suggested the mistress of *lis ear) but it was evident from the the house, during u pause in the perplexed expression in his eyes conversation. that he could not understand a McGerron, who had just caught sjrigie word that was said. himself in the act of drinking his "They're readin' the figures," tea from his saucer, was now em- whispered McGerron. barrassed, and did not know what "Hadn't I better go up there and to do. He shook his head. show them?" questioned Tom. "I "Shure, I don't know what it is," , C()Ui,j make *t p*ajn jn a minute." 'no said, "and it woulu not interest «>[„; you'd better wait until liim." ! they've called upon vou," answer- So Mrs. McGerron leaned in M.r.'ed McGerron, who was now waiting Craig's di reel ion. In fact, she for the mention of Tom's name as leaned so far that she had the ap- ! anxiously as Tom could have done pearan'ce of an optical illusion, had he Been gifted with the hearing seeming to come up from the centre ,,f a microphone, of the table. "And now, gentlemen," went on "Me son-in-law Tim has jist got' ti,e speaker, who, by-the-way, was an a'pointment to the City Hall," quit*-unknown to the old account- she said. ! ant, "the committee* has only to Unfortunately she was on Tom's mui-e one more statement." stone-deaf side, and he, thiuking Here followedjthe relation of the she was inquiring his opinions of discovery of the three hundred thc "shtew," replied, smiling and thousand dollars, and he read the nodding. "Delightful! delightful!" account of it all as it was written which enthusiasm Mrs. McGerron jn Mr. Craig's own copyplate thought very kind, nnd she cast a J hand, look of triumph at her husband. Tom's face was ablaze. After dinner the sexton brought "What are they saying now?" out a box of very tightly wrapped ! he asked, speaking louder than was and shiny cigars, presented to him j his wont, is son-in-law, and be and Mr. is the CHEAPEST So that everyone can have an interest in Mining and secure part. The Nanaimo Bakery Excels ofthe Profits that most assuredly, SMART &TH0RNE, 'WILL be made* The Popular Bakers C. C. McKENZIE, Land Agent and Conveyancer, AND ACCOUNTANT. OFFICE: FKONT STREET, NANAIMO. Town LotsHiitl.Fiiriiinfor8nle. Money to Loan on Mortt-rtge Hi low rutes. Agent for the United Firo liiflurtinco Company of Mancliouter, Kniiliiinl. " "Sh-h-hl" returned McGerron. "They say it'e the greatest discov- in the world." "They will call upon me soon," Tom murmured, shuffling his feet b-* —.-i*)*)*——- Craig went into the liltle front room again. "There's been a funny thing I meant to speak to you about, Charley," said Mr. Craig, when they had uneasily, seated themselves. 'There's be?n \ But the chairman was eonclud- a young man coining to my des't ihgi for the pasl four or five days and j "Gentlemen," he said, "it only asking me all sorts of things about j remains for the committee to ex- ihe report. I was polite to him, tend its thanks and the thanks of for he brought a letter from the j the municipality to Mr. Timothy chairman of lhe coinmittee." Tom j Maloney and his assistants for the spoke of the committee as if it were j careful and conscientious work the reigning house of a kingdom,, they have done, and in recognition "Now whal he's after I don't know, j 0f the services of Mr. Maloney the for he knows mighty little of book- committee asks that he will accept keeping, and only bothered me with J the sum of five thousand dollars, bis questions. His name was—"| voted as a remuneration *-" Ui" &rlii)gtoij Hotel* MR.* J. A. THOMPSON Having completed the erection of the Arlington Hotel at NAN0OSK BAY, thin hnndsomu and com modiolus hotel is now prepared to receive j and comfortably entertain travelers and oltierfl. | THE CUISINE In pr«Nlded over hy Mrs, Thompson, and the .Tabled*Mote contUnntly provided with all the > delicacies of the •"■anon. Combined with the elegant furnished apartments, the visitor finds | the surroundings of the most pleasant description. First-class Accommodation. Fire-proof building - Terms: S1.00 Per Ba) and Upwards. The Doon Hotel, JAS. BENNETT, I'roiirlotor. Commercial St., Nanainio, It. C. for his Here Tom paused and wrinkled labor in the discharge of his respon- hi- forehead, ''Upon my soul, I've BibUi.ties." forget'it; but it's of no importance. "What's that?" said Tom-, io Trespass Notice. WHEREAS, Certain evil-disposeil persons have been killin-i stork on Valdez Islandt Nanaimo Dinlrit-t, it is RESOLVED iu future tbut all persona funnel trespass!n-i on the Wake Estate of 7110 at-res ami Intlian Reserve of 1700 atljoiniiiK will lie proseeuteil to tbe full extent of the law. (Signed) BALDWIN H. WAKE. Sept. i$, 1806. JOHN BASIL. The Stamp Mill at Alberni Is now in operation. When results are known, up go the Shares., of all Alberni Companies. WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP I1 4 And make money while you have a chance BEFORE the rise takes place. Thos. Hit-chin, MINING BROKER •Utm ■Mm ■aa*i -A- HEABTY RECEPTION Given to Hou. J. fsrael Tarte, M. P. Hon. J. I. Tmte arrived in the city on Siitiiniay noon liy special irain from Victoria aucoiiipanit-il oy Alatlaine and Mile, Tarte, Mr*Heiiri BouraBSH, M P, Mr Louis Cosie, Chief Engineer of the Public Works department, Mr F Ualius, Madame Hobilhtr-i, Senator anil Mrs. Mt-Iiiiiei, Juii-se iiarrison, Mr F C Oauible, Dominion Engineer for B C, Mr J F Beiliune, and Mr W W B Mclnnes. The parly were met at tfie station by Mayor Davison ami a uiiiiiuei- of the aldcrn tn, Ur MiKeihnie, president ol the Liberal Association and many citizens. The parly ut once took sleighs for the Court House, where Mayor Davison presented the civic address us loliows: CIVIC AODI1KS8. On behalf of the Corporation and Citizens ol the City ol Nanaimo, permit us to extend tu Madame, Mile Tarte and yunrseil, u sincere an.l cordial welcome to this, tne coul mining centre oi British Columbia, and to express the hope that your iniliiil visit to Ihe most western province of the Dominion ul Canada may prove ti) be one ol unalloyed pleasure to yoinsi-i ami puny uud a future i.eneiit to our Country We ooserve by your public utterances that you are desirous ol usceriuiuiiig lhe requirements ol Ihis important Section of the Dominion, uud we ure therefore emboldened to cull your attention to several matters which we consider of mosl importance to us us a community. At the present time coul ■niiiim; is the staple industry ol the cily. Tlie New Vancouver Coul iHiniiif- and Laud Company, Limited, ol which Samuel M. Kobiiis, Esq., is the resident superintendent—nave eiieiyetieally, and in the face of adverse-circuinstances, developed tlieir mines from yeur to year until tiiey now rank first in point of capital invested and ure the lurgest coal producers on the I'acilic coast. You are doubtless aw ire th.it our American neighliors ou tbe Pacific Slope are the principal consumers ol tlie superior quality ol coal mined in this city and ils environments, but the import duty of forty cents per ton levied by the Uniled States Government is a material barrier to an increase of trade in this particular commodity, lu the event of your Government succeeiiin-j in their efforts to client more friendly trade relations with the United Stales, we earnestly hope Unit the negotiations may embrace reciprocity in coul between tlie iieigiiouring Republiu Hint Canada. This would undoubtedly create a larger demand for British Columbia cuul, ami thus materially add to the grow tii ol this ciiy, the Province and Dominion. . As a coal mining centre, we are practically a laboring community, and therefore brought iuto close competition with imported Asiatic labor. Tbe British Columbia members of the House of Commons (irrespective of party) huve luos forcibly uud opportunely drawn the attention of Parliament, fo this great social ami industrial evil, und -whilst we fully endorse the patriotic stand they huve taken on this lo us vital question, would embrace this opportunity ol Soliciting your valuable aid »ud influence in tbe government ol wnic.ii you have proved yourself such an nble ie|jri'Si.'iiiaiU-e; In restrict tlie lur- t'uir iiitio*c of pernicious Asiatic semi eiiive labor, liy granting the prayer of the people of litis province, us Sfct forth iu the petUion.1t- be presented to thtf Dominion Parliament, unit which has beeu all but unanimously signed by tiie inhabitants ol British. Columbia. Again, we desire to draw your attention to tlie lad thut it is oi" the greatest importance to the well being of our people thut the Dominion Government should immediately take steps to equip aud maintain at. the expense of the country, a Leper Colony for Ibis province instead of the present, arrangement, which is most unfair t> any municipality in Which those unfortunates (who are invariably Chinese) may chance to be residing ut the time of discovery by the authorities, inasmuch as the said Municipality is now compelled to provide for t icir proper cure and maintenance. A number of years of prospecting ami partial development, m-ist clearly indicate that, we have iu the immediate vicinity of Nanainio, extensiveau,d valuable ledges, Carrying Gobi, Silver, Copper, Tin, and iron. To obtain the lament of these now dormant resources il will lie necessary to provide not only railways to transport the ore, bul. smelters, etc. . The i {linens of Naiiuiuin are ul present endeavoring to procure Governmental und Public assistance to ensure the construction of a railway from this Citv to the Mineral Districts of Nanaimo, Nitti- nut und Allierni; and we venture lo •Jinpe that any application in this direction shall meet with the favorable consideration of yourself and your ministerial colleagues:— Nanaimo, as a seaport, has very keenly felt the necessity of a dry dock suitable for repairing vessels of large tonnage. This port undoubtedly stands the highest in the Province in regard to the volume of deep-sea vessels loading cargoes. The natural site in our harbor combined with the great range of title, would enable such a dock to be constructed at a comparatively sinali cost. These are but a few of our pressing necessities, but doubtless other important matters shall be brought to yonr attention hy the Board of Trade und the Local Liberal Association. In drawing your attention on this occasion to the foregoing requirements of our city, we tlo not forget to express our grateful appreciation of the honorable manner in which you and your, governmental confreres received antl supported the commendable ellbrts of our member Mr. W. W. B. Mclnnes, to faithfully serve his constituency. In this connection u very welcome up- firoprhuioii was the !flO,IK)(. guuit for the nception of harbor improvements, and coupled with it the promise of a much larger sum in the near future to complete this most necessary work. In conclusion we ex press the hope that you may be long spared to take a prominent part in the public affairs of this Dominion, and that yourself and family ■hall during a happy and prosperous future, long retain many pleasant recollections of your initial visit to the Coal City of the West. In reply, Mr Tarte expressed his thanks to the Mayor and City Council In- this address and the cordial manner in whicli he hud been received. When the Liberal Government took nfBce they hud mude up their minds to ascertain the exact needs of the people they were culled upon to govern, uml the reason of his visit to the coast wus to acquaint himself of those needs, ami others of ins colleagues would follow. He hoped this would not he his lust visit to British Columbia, Some benefit would, however, be gained hy the present- visit. The My ir had allude I lo many thi nisiu h ■ a .dress of which he could not say mil li •t present. He was very sure that the thanks of the citizens would be given to their member for his efforts in obtain ing an appropriation of $10,000 for improvements in Nanaimo harbor, and he would Buy now that work would be commenced immediately, fhe Government dredge would be here in a few days to commence the work arranged for at present. This1 is but the beginning of what would be expendetl, as"the Government knew full well the importance of such works. He was glad that B. C. had sent four able members to represent them at Ottawa, especially their member, w*.o was quite an active boy. (Applause. He wouhl again thank the Mayor ami aldermen for their address, una reserve further remarks for a future occasion. The party then adjourned to the parlors of the Wilson House, where a large number of the citizens were introtluced to the minister and party. About 1:30p.m., ahout. 75 gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous lunch provided by Host Raymond, in his usuul style. Mayor Davison presided, and was supported hy Hon Mr. Tarte, Mr. 8. M. Robins, Judge Harrison, Mr. A. Haslam, Senator Mclnnes and others. Alter luncheon the party proceeded to Hirst's wharf, uml boarded the steamer Mermaid and made a tour of the harbor. Mr. Robin's and other gentlemen pointed out to the Minister the various aid necessary improvements. After returning from the inspection the party proceeded to Wellington, a special ear being attached to the Victoria train. On arrival ut Wellington they were met by Mayor McKay and Aid. Uren, and entertained at the Wellington Hotel. Conveyances were provided and the party driven through the town. SATURDAY EVENING. The Opera House was filled on Saturday evening with an enthusiastic audience to hear addresses by Hon, J. I. Tarte and Mr. H. Botirassa, M. P. Dr. McKechuie presided and presented the address from the Liberal Association of Nanaimo, Hon. Mr. Tarte in reply said, he was sorry that the state of his health would prevent him addressing the meeting at any great length, the people had reullv been so kind to him that they liad nearly killed him, hut would ask'to be permitted to say a few words on the very fluttering address presented to him. He felt tlmt he did not deserve the kind words said to him. It was not only a great pleasure, hut it was a duty for him to be present on behalf of the great Liberal leader. The support given the Liberal Party had enabled them to go to baltle and they hatl carried the day. British Columbia had sent four men to represent her—clever men—-the representative from this district was a brilliant, clever young man. He could assure them Mr. Mclnnes was liked in Ottawa, and he could tell them that all the Ministers know him. The certain sums of money plaited in the estimates for harbor improvements were due to the unceasing activity of Mr. Mclnnes. These sums were only the beginning of much larger appropriations, us the Government were fully alive to the work necessary to be done here. In speaking of himself Mr. Tarte said he hatl began political life as a Conservative, and he could say he was a good Conservative, loyal uml" faithful to that party, nnd be served the party us well as he coliltl, and like a man he left. He bail Suffered much on account of th is, he hud heen abused even hy his former political friends He could buv, however, that he parted from them when they were in power. He felt it his bounded duty to do so and he was now glad of it. Speaking of the leader, Hon. W. Laurier, Mr, Tarte said they hud been old college mutes, and he" hud then learned to appreciate the man, and hud followed his career with pride, and when he bad mude up his miiid to change his political allegiance, he threw it in with a true Canadian. Hon. W. Laurier was a man of steadfast integrity, and totlay he « is the most prominent and important figure in Canada. On the 2.1rd of June last the people uf Canada had intrusted liini with the responsibilities of office, and since Ihen he had surrounded himself with noble men. From each pro vince he had selected these men,side by side with the old war-horse, Sir Oliver Mowatl, stood Fielding with 18 years of experience as Prime Minister, Blair wilh 12 years, ami Duvies too—these men were sufe men—honest men. They hud not been long in power— the Tories had been so long in power that they think they cannot do without it—only about four months, but he thought they hud made a good start. They hud settled the school question, that had for the past five or six years threatened the peace of the races in Canada, ami in onlv four months the Liberal purty hatl se'ttled it to the satisfaction of every reasonable man. Referring to the Province of British Columbia, the Minister spoke of its great resoources ami possibilities. He had read of B C; lie knew there was such a place, but now thut he had seen it, he did not think he w/iulil he stating too much if he saitl it would be the province of the Dominion. Everything here was big—big trees, big rivers, big fish aud big men, and if the time is not wasted on racial and religious squabbles, we can build up the finest and greatest province in Cunada. He wus the first Minister of the Government to visit the eoust, but he would not be the last. In a few duys two of his colleagues would be here, showing that the Government has its two eyes open ami were determined to to go on to prosper. Speaking of railways he said the Government would uot build every piece of railway, but he could assure them that on this matter, they would not be neglected, and a few years they would find a strong udministraii in. The Chinese question presented some difficulties and he could quite understand the difficulty there wus, and also realize the importance of that question bo able brought before the House bv Mr Mclnnes ami the other members. " He was not in a position to give any definite pledge; they hail settled the School question, ami he could Buy the Chinese uucs tion shall have consideration, more than that he could not he expectetl to suv. They had only been a short time In office and could not settle everything at once. The Conservatives had left It in a bungle, but in a few years he noped the Government would have settled all their accounts. (Continued on page four.) NOTICE. Any person selling or otherwise disposing of KEGS, BOTTLES, or TAPS belonging to the Union Brewing Company will be prosecuted. W. B. NORBIS- See. Nor. 13, 1800. Pure Blood means sound health. With pure, rich, healthy blood, the stomach and di- gMtive orgnns will be vigorous, and thera Will be no dyspepsia. Rheumatism and Neuralgia will be unknown. Scrofula and Bait Rheum will disappear. With pure Blood Your nerves will be strong, and youi sleep sound, sweet and refreshing. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure blood. -That is why lt cures so many diseases. That Is why so many thousands take it to cure disease, retain good health, prevent sickness and suffering. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood 1'tirifter. fi; six for $5. u~—jf- rusii oure Ont Ills; easy to flOOd S PUIS take, easy to operate. 2*0. Provincial News. The new rolling stock for the Colum - bia and Western Railway is at North- port, with the exception of some freigh t cars, brnught up t> Trail during last week. Besides u number of freight cur 3 there are two pussenger coaches aim a locomotive. James Tulliard was acquitled at the Victoria Assizes of the charge of obtaining money under fulHe pretences. He was bound over on his own recognisance to appear at the next assizes to answer to the charge of stealing $700. An Indian sent up for trial from the West CoaBt, for stealing a block anil tackle from a telegraph repairer's hut, was acquitted. The judged remarked that the case should never have been sent up. Etfrlean, convicted of larceny, was sentenced to three months in jail without hard labor, sentence to date from day of arrest. Vancouver is being terrorise! by a gang of masked highwaymen, antl citizens are becoming very much alarmed. On Thursday night ten men ivere held up in diffeeent parts of the city and relieved of their loose money. Ou Wednesday night four. more, reported to the police. Eurly on Thursday morning a report reached the police station that an Italian was dying from the effects of two bullet wounds, one in the side und one in the wrist, inquiries revealed the fact that the Italian had been met bv a masked man early in the morning while on his wav home, and his money demanded. With more valor than discretion the Italian refused. The highwayman threatened and the Italian grappled with him, when the masked stranger fired upon him twice, cursing him roundly as he bid his prostrate victim good-bye. Mr. Moses McGregor with several men made still another search for the body of Win. Thompson, who was drowned a few days ago while attempting to ford Sooke river. The jam of logs at the ford was cutaway, and us had heen anticipated, the Imdy of the horse was fount! to have been lodged against the logs at the bottom of the river. Released by the removal of the jam the horse's body was swept down stream by the swift -inr- rent. Mr. Thompson's body, however, was not found, and it is supposed to be further down stream where there is un- other jam, a mile from where the accident occurred. Search will be made at the lower jam, poles with grappling hooks attached being used lo probe alongside und underneath the logs. NOTICE. THOSE DESIRING TO ASSIST -*- in the Emancipation of Menial Slavery Should hand in their names at once and become mem bers of the Freethougbt Library. J. L.1»RATT, 24 Commercial St., Citv. P.O. Box396. 8-11-lm Al iiminum.. THE NEW METAL Hakes the Most Permanent, •na Artistic Sign Letter In existence MRS. H. KNIGHT NAN00SE Sole Agent for British Columbia. local Agent, JAS. HIRST NANAIMO Lodge Notices. Inkerman Lodge, No, ,12S, Sons of St. George.—Regular weekly meeting ia held iu Hilbert'a Hall, Wharf street, on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting brethren cordially invited to attend. Fhbd. Waqstaff, Soc. ALWAYS IN HXOOK- t GROCERIES, MINERS' CAPS, UNDERWEAR, LAMPS, Etc. etc. TA.IKIUHST DEPARTMENT , Bums and Animals set up in a thorough workmanship manner. On Hand—Fonr .Limited. .AND The Nkw Vancouver Coal Company mine ut their , -*.__-^___ Collieries at and near Nanaimo the following Coals: NANAIMO COAL. ^ : SOUTHFIELD COAL, NEW WELLINGTON COAL, PROTECTION ISLAND COAL. The above nro supplied in tho foiiowfng Grades, viz.- Double Screened, Screened, Run of tlie Mine, -s^ Washed Nuts and Washed Screenings. Prompt Delivery at the Company's Wharves at Nu'iiuiiuo and Protection Island. SAMUEL M. ROBINS, Superintendent .%%-%*%-%%%*%%%«%%%*%-«-%-*»V%>*»%*%-*y«>*%>-4 People who Appreciate PUEE DKUGS Have theirprescriplionft dispensed at PIMBURY'S DRUG STORE. Their Prices uio Risht. Telephone 3. Arrival and Departure of Malls NANAIMO POSTOFFICE. CLEAN INDEPENDENT OUTSPOKEN THE MAIL PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TUESDAFS-aiid-FKIDArS - * 1 |S't»(» > Fish and Game Market BASTION STREET SHIPPING SUPPLIED Or. MARSH, Prop. NANAIMO MEAT MARKET. D. H. BECKLEY & CO. Wholesale and Retail Butchers VICTORIA CRESCENT, Telephone 7-9. Nanaimo, C. C. Meats delivered free of charge to nil parts of the city. Offloe Tol. :K). P. O. Box la. Rosldsiioo Tel. 101. M. J. HILBERT & SON Funeral Directors k™ Embalmers. Grailliatcs of the Oriental, tho Eureka, the New Vork ami Clark's Schools ol Bmbolmlug. 1, 3 and 5 Bastion St., Nanaimo E. & N. RAILWAY. 0X0SE.D1JE. Paflvex. Sun Wellington, Northfield and a.m. a.m. East Wellington 11.26 8.50 Victoria,Southern States and places along line of E, & N. Daily ex.Sun. Railway 8.20 11.50 BY STEAMER. VANCOUVER ROUTK. British and foreign, Eastern Provinces, Eastern Slates, Dailyex.8un. Vancouvertind other places p.m. p.m. on Mainland of U.C 0.30 6.00 COMOX ROUTK. Comox, Union, Union Bay, 8nndwock,Gourtentty,Graii-Tues. Fri. thatn, Qualicum, Hornby p.-ir. p.m. Island and Deiiinan Island 8.20 3.00 VICTORIA' ROUTE. Salt Spring Isltind, Buriroyne **"!. Tues Bay, Fulford Harbor,North Salt Springlsland and Gab- p.m. p.m. riola Island 8.20 3.30 RY QTlfiP Tues. Mon. m MAi-i*-. FrI ,nmr Alberni, Parksville, French p.m. p.m Creek antl Errington 12 30 (I 00 Prl. Thur. Nanoose Bay 12 30 (i.00 Departure Bay, daily est Sun 12 45 10.30 Cedar(South), Saturday.... 2.00 11 00 20c. per Month DELIVERED BY CARRIER "n\7 if 1 tt 0ne Year, $1.50 Jdi mAIL: *■ ****•»•*. Three Months, 50 cts. Merchants and Business Men will find THE MAIL a ■ J. H. PLEACE, GENERAL IriwareMerctat A Full Assortment at the Lowest Market Ratct (Commercial Hotel, Corner Commercial antl Bastion Sla, This lonfr-establlahetl Hotel is comfortably fitted up with superior aceoninioiiii* tions lor travelers and others. T.O'CONNKL, Prop. parties having , Empty Bottles of any Description, Old Copper, Brass, Zinc or Lead, Can dispone of smne by acMreusing a postal to B, AARONSON, Box 173. Nanaimo, Who will call promptly at Hiiywldrcss In City or Biibiirbn. Union Steamship Co. Of British Columbia, Limited Head Office and Wharf—Vuncouver NORTHERN SETTLEMENTS SS. Comox sails from Go's wharf everv Tuesday at 11 a. m. for Bowel) Islanti, Howe sound, Set-hell. Jen-is Inlet, Froeek,Texada Island. Lund, Hernando Island, Cortes Inland, Head Island Valdez Island. Shoal Bay, l'hilli|> Ann, Frederic Ann, Tliiirlow Island, Lotlith- borough Inlet, Sainton River, Port Neville, and sails every I-'riday at 11 a. in. For way porta and Shoal Bay calling at Utile Inlet every six weeks. MOODYVIIJjK and NORTH van* COUVKR FERRY. Leaves Miinilvville—a, 9:15, 10:*16, 12 noon 2:4 and 5:15 p, m. Leaves Vancouver— 8:85, 10, 11:20, 1:15, p.m, 3:15, 5:16, and 8:20. Calling at North Vancouver each way, exeeptiiiK the noon trip. Tugs ami si-ows always available for towing and freighting business. Large storage accommodation on Co's wharf, II. II. DARLINQ,. Manager. Telephone M P. 0, Box 771 ^SUIOVAETfOTICBr J. A. CALDWELL, tbe Tailor Has changed liis quarters, and can now bo found up Stairs in tho Williams Block, Wliero ho will bo pleased to receivo hia patrons. £ft» Anyone requiring a Fail Suit -mould lM-«th«i>r-i«r«ajl\. JOB WORK Promptly Attended to. All kinds of Tin and Sheet-Iron Wort Victoria Cresccut, Nanaimo. SCOTCH BAKERY, VICTOI1IA ORESCENT. Bread, Cakes, Pastry, etc. AU Materials used in connection with the above guaranteed to be first- class. Good Advertising Medium It has a large and steadily increasing circulation—GOING INTO THE HOMES of the city and immediate district. PRINTING In all its Various Branches "We Print. WILSON & MATTHEWS, Proprietors. POSTERS BOOKS PAMPHLETS CIRCULARS BILLHEADS LETTERHEADS NOTEHEADS DANCE PROGRAMS MENUS VISITING CARDS MOURNING CARDS STATEMENTS ENVELOPES Etc., Etc. General Steamship Agency Parties going to the Old Country or sending for friends will SAVE MONEY By pun-basing Tickets from W. B. DENNISON, General Agent. HUGHES ™SH0ES. Commercial Street. GOOD WORKMEN GOOD PAPER GOOD INK GOOD WOEK DONE NEATLY CHEAPLY ARTISTICALLY THE MAIL PUBLISHING CO, E. V. CHAMBERS, Manager P. O. DRAWER 44 TELEPHONE "%. GbeWanaimoflfeail .PUHUSIIEI* EVK.KV TUESDAY AND F1UKDAY BY TH rl MAIL PUBUSH1NU COMPANY Ed. V. UUiMBESs, Editor ana Manager. Victoria Cresuent. Nimaimo. 13. C. Mayor Davison was nominated for;bul whose hand-- and feet ure care- nd term of olliee does not fully liecl tif--1--. Tin; Municipal Statutes are, of SOBaOBII-TION RATES. jBv mail- a st-'co meet with approval. We hold that when a nomination of any candidate for publio office in to be made, that all thn.-:c who arc* expected to support such candidate should be M™****. divided up su thai the tn i famed Philadelphia lawyer wuu ittend a - The Place to Get course, largely the product of the present administration. It is true Ihey have been changed, altered, amended, added to, subtracted ir- Wheat, Corn, Chop, Oats, Bran, S°«:onds, Potatoes; Onion-*, Flour, Rolled Oat-*, Out incnl. Farina, Buckwheat Flour, lljce Flour, ljouiiuy, also a Full Line of Choice Urooerie-j, is at -one year __.! months . ... *■ Three months.-. Delivered Bv earner 1.BO -JS ; eo I JCK-. per inuiuli I S^*.ll^"^|S^a?j^%ilPB^ the Wailacs-stpcet Bi-obsp-—=«8*-~ Our Tea, ColFce, arid Batter aru tiie iiest in tlie market, .TUESDAY JTOVKMBEB 84, 1898. Municipal Politics. In our last issue we published .the communicated proceedings of a meeting at which .Mayor Davison was chosen hy Ilia supporters as their candidate for the mayoralty for the forthcoming municipal election. This means, we presume, that the civic campaign is now open, and make hold to point out what, to our mind, were the mistakes of the past, so that we may, if possible, avoid a repetition of such jn the present and future. ln former municipal contests the whole energy .enthusiasm and attention of the electors were practically focused on ths central figure of Chiet Magistrate, while the more important factors in our civic Government—the Board of Aldermen —were almost completely ignored or conducted it) a careless, haphazard manner, with very unsatisfactory results. •We believe that if ever there was a time in the city's history when calm,dispassionate reason should lie exercised by our citizens in the selection of our representatives that ihat time is now. Every indication points to the fact that we are on the eve of a boom which, if wisely and judiciously managed, will be of permanent benefit to the city and "district. The question now arises, shall we continue the old method of delegating to the ubiquitous ward politician the task of selecting our city representatives, or shall the people as a whole come together, cast factional ieeling to the wind, and select a non-partisan council, composed of wise, competent and reliable men? Apart from the object lesson presented by the experience of the present Council, common sense should dictate the latter policy. The last municipal election was conducted on party lines without any principle being involved beyond the personnel of the candidates, and we must candidly admit that the experiment did not prove a flattering success. We are nol prepared to say that the majority in lhe present Council were always right, but we are positive that they were not always wrong, yet they were opposed on almost every in the meeting which placed Mayor Government has tried its hand up Davison in nomination was in on them. The Opposition has am every respect representative, yet'*•■•■•'ll l'•'"'■ the essential part of publishing lhe j lime, place and object was, we are sorry to say, omitted. No doubt those present at tlje meeting -considered the calling of a public meet- quite unnecessary as Mayor Davison was the only probable candidate to come before the party. Nevertheless- we are convinced that it would havo been wisdom on their part to have done so, as the result would bo the same and they would have avoided any future possible carping on the part of the irrepressible fault-finder. The unqualified support which the Mail has always accorded to Mayor Davison iu his tirele°8 efforts during the year, not only to advance the material interests, but also tu eleyate the moral tune of the city is uiii- ciuut guarantee that we are perfectly satisfied with the choice made. The Turner Government—-Tarn Then? Out! - Why?-City Municipal Government. Private members nave tinkered with them. Nearly |every new Council that is elected wants certain amendments introduced, and in order to shelve responsibility, the Government usually appoints a committee of privaie members every session to consider the amendments necessary lot* the current year. In order to show its utter iin-; hecility the Governmenl had scarce: ly been elected before it begun In tamper wilh thai part ol tlic muni■ j Dominium cipal statute which is least assail able—popular representation. Government liy commissioners became the rallying cry of the ministerialists. Sweep away all municipal institutions and lei an uulucralio plutocracy rule our cities. Pay abnormally high salaries and civic debts will disappear, whilst civic reforiii will appear. I'he indignation of the four eilies ugttllist the betrayal by the Government of popular representation is still fresh in our memories, Keincnilier, our motto is—Si-Hare Dealing and Close Prices. Tlje Crescent Boot and Shoe Store i-lttd (o see the wise men from t.lie East, Although other ministers had heen over to see us, we miitlil expect mure niini the visil. nl the Ml iis er if Pu ■ iii Works titin Irotn titjy that lia.i ever . e.e.L-i ... him, In taut "the peopleIn Lite E..81 "ere j To |)(Ml|., „„,„,„. „„ „„„,,„.„ „.,,..„_ ilH-akelinili to the needs nl tinsureal | fun WHITFIELD'S turnout! boofj and shoes be P ovinee. Ue could not help . I'iMltR. tilth I lhere was k a stntic-ii laiiiili o'ii.v in tnii* nieetliiii. He had mine adilresaeti them nn the Aliiillloliu school ipiusiioll, and t.iii- altitude taken ny ihe lule Ijoverii- nieiii, wnieli threatened fu disrupt Ihe Tee l.iieral party hnd ll.ise.i It) SCI lie lhe lino ier ill six j ihon. h-, HillllB |ie ii'l.' were inure Inl ms, hni wli n was the lac.t now, seairely the I in,inies had elapsed ana the = hmil I was quite dead. At the time of the election the hug-i itlioo of nee trade had heen Haunted ill j i ,e laee of the ele-tors, everything o'C'Blednnla would lie turned upside down, the mines limy hi would ho closed, the men and their lauiilies would ho without, bread and huUer, Inn allairs were hrigliter toduy nan ever, tne puli y of the Mliural party was mil to make a resoiiition. lie liiul been asked what mUni. Me- Khiloy doV He could not answer that titiesuou, bin he could answer what Ihe would do. Here BY W. MA.HI IIANT. It is a very common thing for people to be dissatisfied with their legislators without being able to give sound reasons for such dissatisfaction. pinctaesj-'but nut where it pinches, nor how to find tlie remedy. The Municipal Government of Jiritish Columbia cannot, in candor, be declared a Government par excellence. Everybody knows its faults and are ready to pounce down upon the unfortunate men who form the City Councils for the lime being. The wiseacres and clever men never get elected. Very ordinary men, win-, perhaps, afterwards become Premiere, M.P's., M.P.P's, Judges or successful men of business, often do get elected; hut in the opinion of the citizens generally these men, when in the Municipal Chamber, are grossly incompetent. ! Liberal party would do. Here was a And of all reasons to the major* Hat ul what ihey .had done since they ! ilv oi the province win- lhe present eaiue inlo power live months iitfo. On , ,* ,i iii " i- it llie West (J oast lie telegraph hue would Governmeritshouldbe relieved from ^extended „■„,„ Alberni to Cape the cares of omce, that ol its utter | BbuIb; -,-6,1)00 fur life savin-* appliances- incapability to deal wilh municipal ou the West Coast j a sahtrieii pi-even- Kovernment is tin- most potent, Wlou othVer at Buiiieii; a li|*ht house at Victoria with i^2(^ Vuncouver, 20,000; i\ew >> tiFt- ,ur which the petiplu Innl lieen uskiii;* minster, 7,000; Nanaimo, 6-000, call | for years; tlie whole QiiHunlty was thu for trimimr t-reutuienl, and a statute liCil! I.oml eolia erics, " Ue licit thev never will While lentil or**! lOiither.HUJ niiilu ^Uill is !-kill." KHUN,*, WntiM i iiml Hvert to nee he foot Prut- h.-i-l to ut>. fnu* si.li' lo cult, Wofl covered wVa wm itiki.I> boot, Nie i)ito] mul briiw; O' lit'tilth uml ii'ippiiu"- On* root Arc they hi u'. IIn.1 they liiUlivytl inlet nie ken Whu I 1*00(1 hontfl wore, One*- seme nml ten Huil Reett me tiidnliii' inti nun beu At my (ont-iTiiK, Ami < luiruiin' nmukltul ui' my pun. Signed, ItuumB Huunh. hotv. tern nml wild, st bu inch mm, and child, I mother, wife and maiden fair Who v\ ill I KlKl.l/.s boms uml slincs may wcur band nf brown lionth and shttggy wmxl, Vnu know how cheap thoy arc and goon. Tho work tlmt loivvuu their .-kllfnl hmul il.is mme su)>urii.r in the land. My country's tiirifi is overthrown II il thid truth has never kuuwu. School. Shoes a) \V I I IT ri ELt)'p Special!,. , 3U Vietorin t'resi-ent. lata j-overuiiient did not do iis husiiiess in a LnibiiieSS-lilia wuy; *,0,U0U lor a lijilil-lioiise on Stater Xsluutlsj ami ten- .leis in hi n I shortly lie ealleil (or a semi- lejjislulion docs not encroach upon j weekly mall Bervite to Ooniox, uoiiieml- the rights of the Dominion or thel**' foryeiirs ago ami no good reas., Province, ami dues not militate that will give each city the right lo lexis)tile lor itself, provided such tgtihisl the other eilies, would lie n I'hey know that "the slue I boon heartily welcomed. Tiie cities jw.int liberty, not liberties. Right, not rights. The statute should re cite ils "must Hols'* not ils "mays". Within the cily limits the corporations should have sovereign power for the limit of their corporate ex- isteii.-e. Tlieir right to tax for th" curient year should he unlimited. The right to lax for future years, to mortgage the revenue for future Ic.oiilil he assigned for ils ieiiis.il; Al- | lierni was also made a customs otttporti Chen there was ihe improvements in our owt. harbor, anil within one week tlie work wt .il It I lie commenced extending over Bin mouths. This was hut the beginning "I an extensive system ol ini- nrnVeineiHS in Xaiiaiino harhor, 1'iie people kliew liis views on Chinese tpieSliot), and it was not neees- Biiry fol* lliill to go inlo it, lie ean he heard at any lime, for the Good Book said Ihey had the poor with them always, lie was satisiied that although the visil ul tne Minister had ^ been brief [vet ne hail seen enough to liim him an ioe.i ol ineir necessities, the Govern- i ment.'was eonipusetl oi business men tl io advance m FOK BIG MUN We have a verv r-omph^te line of Large Sizes 'in MEN'S UNDEKWEAR. A full range of prices. You can have the Canadian make or the best Ncotrh, which comes in pink and natural colors. Sizes, 42, 44, 4(5. STEVENSON & CO. GREAT CASH DRY GOODS \ND MEN'S FURNISHINGS HOUSE Commercial St., Nanainio, l>. C. Councils to deal wilh should he til Ihietly limited. And there should I with business abilities ami ihey would he methods adopted to give a con-1eoiiduut the administration mi business liiiuous Government. Nn Mavor or ■ uiincipi .. Mr. Mclnnes was Ion lly n resinning Ins seal. Alderman ought to have hut une j *,],., Humi Bourassa, M. 1'-, and a year to serve, 'lhe ti ine is loo short descendant nf ihe great Papineau, was for anyone to learn the duties of the next speaker,aiul received a rousing , . *.. ,.,. , ; ,,-, reeeniion. He said ho was one of Ihose their olhce. lhe three-year Bug- Lill0^,g uloi.teil t0 bring blue ruin on lish system is an excellent one. j Uil. ,.,,„,,,,.yi „,„■ |10 KM a fi-eiiehiiiaii The two-year system of School too. He was tleligbtetl wiih bis trip to ! British Uolumbia, antl his kind , reec|i- 11 is internum was lo eoine ba. k Trustees i that of city counci in improvement upon And im per-11""'1 again, and il might be lo remain, as h< doubtless lies with the system. Tiie Municipal statute is a combination nf absurdities. It giyes responsibility without power; gives apparent control in one section and withholds it in another. It gives two cities at least unlimited powers of taxation, and limits that power in the other cities. It allows muni- Owing l'Tmir, the Bakers of Na- ntiimo and Wellington have decided to raise the price of Bread. On and after the lst of November, 1896, the price will be aies Be Dollar (»-*» ^*V-6**^ "ft'-ia'-a^i.'T; ■*^<&,»^%."*s t,^.%*v%s%-*.-%%^^%*%^ -v? a> 1 HUB (> Smart £5 Thorne Wilson & Matthews F. Rowbottom A. J. Smith L. Schmita J. Black C. Docile t stance to such an extent as to earn oipalities the p iwer to irretrievably for certain members the Bobriquet mortgage the future, as in tiie e se of the "solid four." The opposition, of Westminster, aud refuses iherh .uuder the leadership of Aid. I'lanta |e^ual power tn redeem tlieir errors In nne section practically Very much of this fault-finding son ought to be elected as Mayor j,a,| the udvantage over the Minister of who has not served at least one Public Works, being u single mun. He year in lhe Council us alderman, also paitlla.Haltering tribute to the ludieB Experience is worth having, and 0,.J^etlvsil!lo;;,o'f,the'2.*irti of j„„e last Repaired and Altered once obtained ought not to lie easily „.11S a urea, vieiory mr ihe pe Hung away, Canuna. The Tort The future Provincial Liberal | pow-erso long wvte party must inscribe upon its banners and stamp indelibly t.u its I Cl( a i>rillluut, victory,"tint"! put in men platform: Good Municipal Govern- pledged to honest Government, 'i'he ment. (iovertiineiit were elected on a platform ul economy, and lhe extension ol enter —■•■■*-■ prises for llie benelit of the pen).' large, aiul not for a handful lor llie people ni j, who lino been in not there lor the good ol the people, but lor llie benelit ol tlieir friends, bin. tne people had aeheiv- I Clothes Cleaned Hy W. 11. KEN YON COW 112 BASTION STREET fz-lr- Next ilnnr to Westwoofltt1 Dlaok'mltli Sliop. 1», O. Box ::ul olil t'letlies made ei|iiul in new*. Arc now ready for your inspection, ihe designs, quality a nd styles being thc choicest from thc looms in Great Britain. Have also a job line of 100 suits of ENGLISH AND SCOTCH TWEEDS AND SERGES Which I will sell for $27, thc best value ever shown in Nanaimo. Soliciting your esteemed orders, and thanking you for past patronage, respectfully yours, I0S. C. MOEGAN, Commercial Street. m ^-&^fe-vv^'--tr^-^^'/fe^%%-!&^'Vtk^^'%-ti.;.. *a. ■«>-*■■ ♦ i *%r5 S-'/*^V'-.\UKi;U A- i'l-TTS, HumstiTH and 8ollfHon-.. > Commorcltil Btroet. . McJXNKS & Mt IN . JfihiiDtnu K. CANK, Bu trip tor nnd Sr.Holtor, Room 11.-*, J obits ton iilui k. ;, Barriatcru, B,oom tiimii|. nml fiiuilly l*0( ipeii n ipeoliUty. MtllinVKI.l., ATKINS, WATSON CO., Mlnlletl. Mi'illi-Hl llllll rimr . iilinilCTt'iul ulKtllaiiJ tint) Btreettt. Telephone i-n-ii. Shamrock Livery Stables NANAIMO, B.C. DYK WOKKS. OUNLOP BROS. TEAMSTERS Any present suhporiber lo the. Mail can have llie Weekly Globe DRAYMEN from now lo the end ol 1807 for ,iu c,'ritK , An Kx|irepa Vail meets nil The Mail nnd Weekly Globe tor Trains ami 1-teitnierti Dully, ami one year fur $2.(15 if paid in ad- On IImihI to Or er tn uny imn v'ttnoe• —^~ i - F1SST-CLAS8 TUP.tlOiJTo Advertise in lhe Mail, the people's; journal, Teleiihonf AT KEAKOIIAl'LE ll.iri.l. NAN'I.MO DYK nml Repairing 14 Nlooi itreet, works.—Dyeing, Cleaning 4 Nlooi *ilri'i>t. 0.1,11 iltl.ToN, Mima-ier^ FISH MARKET. G MARSH, Wholesale Jicalor In FUh an* • tiiDiiu, Itiihiiuii nlreet, Nanaimo. INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL AOKN*l MWOLKK, Kliiniii'liil nml Insurance Agent,* • Johnston llloek. \ RBATj ESTATE. OREMA.N Bastion .-■ IIA trout. -INSURANCE. Real listate Bn lt« 8K0OND-HANP STORK. WANTKli -ah kinds nl olil <"ik t-iiivep. tltilaj 11 neri uOMirtpttoii lipltgnl nn. snlil. I) T.ivi. it, Connni-tolnl bircot. WATClfMAKEll. pnoWN, WatrlimaVr. - "■ "-nefl» J and CloV-ls tli«iet«». ' ' Watrtil \ itlT-* .