Daily Edition No. 211. Nelson, British Columbia. Thursday, January 12, 1899. Ninth Year. ' T0D_Y COMES THE BATTLE OF BALLOTS any of the above. Voters may draw their own conclusions. Poles Open at Eight O'clock This Morning AND CLOSE _T 4 O'CLOCK Indications La��t Night Pointed to the Election of Mr. Neelauds���Mr. Houston's Position, Today the eleotors of the Oity of Nelson will chose a Mayor and six Aldermen. The names of the several oaodi dates are already well known to those who will have the privilege of exercising their franchise. That all mny know who they are, however, the Miuer pub lish elsewhere a copy of the ballot, with crosses opposite tbe names of Qeorge Hamilton Neelands and the Aldermen on the Citizens' Ticket. This is how the ballots should be marked today a��d how they will be msrked if the eleotors are alive to their best interests. There are two polling places; in the West Ward the west store of the Bank of British Columbia building and in tbe East Ward the Fire Hall on Josephine street. Tbe polls will be open at 8 o'eloek and will remain open until 4 o'clock. Indications last night pointed to the election of Mr. NeelandB aud a majority of the candidates on the Citizeus' Aldermanic Ticket. The work done by these candidates bas beeu done well. They have lost no time since their nominations, bnt have put in every hour a< their disposal in a thorough canvas. They have been aided by many of the most prominent men of tbe city aud not a few of the women have worked iu their behalf. The supporters of Mr. Honstou nnd his Aldermanic Ticket are equally confident of sncoess, or at least appear to be. It was noticed that yesterday they cut down their elnim of a majority for Mr. Houston to CO and oue man w' o offered to make n bet that Mr. Uai-on would have 11 majority of that number of votes found his money qn'o'-'y covered. There was but little m uey watered, however. Mr. H. O. Neelauds. candidate for Mayor, was taken pud lenly ill yestprda1 afternoon and fur Ihe balance of the dny was confined to his bed. It is under stood from statements made by Mr. Neeland's pliysioian thnt his illness ll not at all serious and only u temporary one, aud thnt he may be able to lie out today. John Houston, Mayor of Nelson, has at least oue virtue. He kuows enough to keep sileut wheu oharges nre made against him whioh he onunot refute. Tbe Miner yeBterdny repeated its charge that Mr. Houston had purohased from a mill iu his possession lumber for City work at a price of $3 a thousand higher than a price at whioh he oould have purohased tbe lumber elsewhere. In this commotion Tbe Miuer said: The Mayor further asserts that ho ia not interested iu the Nelson l'laniug Mill (Gray's mill) except to the extent that "every oitizec of Nelson should hnve iu local industries." This is a falsehood. Does the Muynr deny that he took possesion ot the same mill in September Inst under bills of sale givou to him by T. W. Oray? Does he deny that at themeotingB nl the creditors it was reported by Cray's assiguee, T. M. Ward, thnt Mr. Houston was in possession of the mill and nil the lumber and logs round the mill? Does he deuy thnt the assignee was powerless to do anything for the creditors in the fnoe of these bills of sale and the possession taken under them ? Does he deny that from thnt time forth the mill wua run in his uamer Does he deny that Cray wss from tlmt time only in his employ? Does be deny that accounts for lumber were sent out from tho mill in his name? Does ho deny that T. M. Ward, tho assignee, has, up to the present, been unable to realize anything for the creditors of Oruy on noconnt of Muyur Houston being iu possession f Does he deny that the creditors of Grny during all this time have Tooognized bis being in possession ot the mill';' In oonjlnsion. if all of the statements made iu Tlie Miner have been inoorreot, why has Mr. Houston within the past 24 hours, been bttempting to get out of the prediosment in whioh lie finds himself, by transferring his luierert in the mill to someone else? Mr. ttMMM tali ttatetrt Be ��Mi*l to PYEO'NEAR. E liter of the Nelson Daily MiDer: Sir���A letter in your paper of this morning signed "Pye O'Near" has been attributed to me by your evening contemporary. Will you be good enough to contradict thiB assertion as you know it to be false. I have uot.as you are aware, written a single line for your paper since I severed my connection with it a couple of monlhs ago. When editor of the Economist there could be no possible doubt as to inv views OD municipal or political matters and it is, uo doubt, the extract from that paper which your anonymous correspondent quotes, which has led the Tribune to the false conclusion that I am the author of Ihe " Pye O'Near effusion. If I wers handling the subject I would go your correspondent several points harder, but in the preBe t contest I have taken uo part whatever, nor do I intend to do so. Although but a "Jonnie-came- lately" to Nelsou, I have always displayed the courage of my convictions, fairly, openly and honestly aud have never sought the shelter of a non de plume when I hnd a personal attack to make. There is nothing to be ashamed of in what "Pye O'Near" has written, but wheu his epistle is attributed openly to another, and that other feels agrieved at the fact for reason stated, in honesty "Pye O'Near" should remove the stigma* 0, DELL SMITH. Nelson, Jan. 11, 18��9. [The Miner confirms Mr. Smith's statement 'hat he is not the auther of the letter signed "Pye O'Neur'"���Ed. 1 UNBIASED OPINION. Tbe Nelson Miner is making a bitter tight against the re-eleetion of John Houston, that oitj's $2,000 per year Miyor, and if appearances oonnt for anything the Lord High-Everything- Else will not have a walk over this time. Cascade Recifd. DOMVILLE'S TWO ACTIONS. The Colonel Is Bringing Two Suits Against Former Associates. St. John, N. B., Jan 11 -W. H. Tie- wartha James, of London, managing director of the Klondike-Yukon and Stewart Pioneers Co., of which Col. Domville, M, P., was until recently Canadian mai ager, was today served nit��� a writ issued by Tuck, C. J., at the instance of Col. Domville, who claims Jfii.OOO damages for slunder. The all ged slanders were statements which, it is claimed, resulted in Mi. Domville'8 dismissal from the service of the company. James has retained L. A. Curry, Cj. C. to act for him. Domvi le is also suing the company for wrongful dismissal. The writ in this case was served on ('..I Milligau, rep- resenatlve here of the company. Col. Domville claims he expended ?8,ihx) for that Oompany and his saury was $00011 ii year. HAS ANOTHER JOB W. T. Preston Hi sB en Again Looked Alter by a Government. Ottawa. Jan. 11.���W. T. B. Preston, who was until recent.y Librarian of tbe Provincial Legislature in Toronto has been appointed to a position in the immigration department and will commence work by going to meet DoultO- hobots at lialifsx. Mr. Preston will be engaged in immigration work in Britain, but will spend part of his time each yenr in Canada. James Smart, Deputy Minister of the Interior, and Mr. White of the immigration branch will go along wilh Mr. Preston. This morning Mr. Perley, Superintendent nf Immigration and Mr. White left, for Montreal lo make transporatiou nrrangements with the Canadian Pacific for the Doukohobors. SAD SEMES OK DEATHS. CLOSE OF THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN ELECTIONS BILL EOEHALLY PASSED Two Mass Meetings field Last Night. NEELANDS1 SUPPORTERS They Attend a Meeting Galled by Mr- Houston at the Hume Hotel���W. A. Macdonald Talks. Metropolis, Ill���Jnn 11-Dr. H. Y. Mi.ngum. a prominent citizen of this country died on Dec. 26 of pneumonia. Twenty four hours later his (laugher Lucy died, three nays later his wife a.so died nnd Hit youngest son, Samuel was buried the following week. Today word reached here that the only remaining member of the family, thu grandmother, Mrs. Woiley, is also dead, all of them having died of the same disease. Be.lie, Jan. 11���The National Zei- tung referring to the French comments en Emperor William's visit to the French nuibiiHsnbor here, the Marquis Denoallles, says ; "By tho Anglo-German alliance conflict in that part of the world Is removed. Therefore, there can be no question of Germany m any way siding with France , Kg Mult 0��Mt Mil tain." The municipal campaign closed last i ight. There were two mass meetings. Mayor Houston nt 5 o'clock la.t evening aouounced by dodgers that a meeting would be held at the Hume hotel. Previous to this it had been advertised that a meeting cf supporters of H. G. Neclands would be held at Mr. Neelands' headquarters on Baker street. The Neelands meeting was well attended. At 8.30 o'clock it was called to order with Mr. G. A. B. Hall in the chair Addresses were delivered by R. M. Macdonald, G. Frank Beer, W. A, Galliher end W. A. Macdonald, after which, upon motion, the meeting adjourned to the Hume hotel ha 1 where Mayor Houston's meeting was in progress. With those already present the Neelands' supporters complete ly filled the hall. Mayor Houston was speaking when they arrived. He referred to the electric light and water plants.endeavoring to excuse his official actions in connection therewith. He also made an unsuccessful attempt to rep'y to the chargcw made by the Miner in regard to the purchase of lumber from Gray's mill. Mr. W. A. Macdouald. Q. 0., who hid entered the hall with the Neelands faction and who had been called to the platform was the uext speaker. Mr. Macdouald criticised the action of the mayor in connection with Ihe public works.paying particular attention to the water works, in connection with which he accused the Mayor of lack of good judgment in building a million gallon reservoir instead of a two million g' 1- lon reservoir He found fault with Mr. Houston's statement that every a derman on h's ticket should be elect ed. This was the very principal which Mr. Neelauds and his supporters objected to; that the Mayor shoul I be elected wilh a solid following behind him, pledget to support him i o mat Ier what lis course might he. He referred to the decided oppos thin rnani tested by the electorate against the on- man rule aud found fuult with the ooun- e I of the past year in being so plyuble in tlie bauds ot the miiyor. Tiore wns no cily in Canada, Mi. Macdonald said, that was governed iu the same iiiiim.ei us wns Nelson. Wilh a continuation of such n policy as was in effect here the eleotion of aldermen would be only a farce and uo good citizeu cou d be expected to take bii active interest in public affairs. Mi. Macdouald referred 11 Mr. Houston's counectiou with Gray's mill aud tho purchase of lumber from that mill for the construction ot the electric light flume nt a price 83 above that at whioh the lumber oould be bought. He spoke a word iu defeuse of his pro fe -sinn and hurled back at tbe Mayor, in au insult, the statement lie hud made in iiin public place iu counoil that tbe lawyers of this city were shysters, aud claimed that they were ns good a claim of citizens ns auy in tbe city. The speaker also spoke n word in defense of Mr. Beer who had been singled i out by tbe Mayor for attaok, aud atated tin t it wns to men of Mr. Beer's kiud ' thut the Oity should hold out a welcoming blind,nnd urged the citizens to frown down the talk that wua being made that 1 a man who bad beeu iu tbe City only u short time should have no place iu local ' politioal nffnirs. Iu conclusion Mr. Macdonald asked ' the electors of Nelson present at the ' meeting to cast their ballots to the I end thnt the oity should bo rid of one i man power. Mr. W. A. Galliher followed ou bo- i half of Mr. Neeluiids, und the Mayor closed the meeting with an nppeul for votes today. New York, Jan. 11.���Bar silver SO 6-8 Mexican dollars 40 5-0. Copper strong, looked, 14, Exchange $18.02. Lead Arm, brokers $3.85. Exchange 84.10 to 84-15, Tin Strong, Straights t��� i to MM, M rieUe u��*d/, Lieutenant - Governor Gave His Assent. TWO MEMBERS RESIGN A Busy Day in the Legislature Yesterday ��� Anti-Japanese and Anti- Ohinese Legislation- Victoria, Jan, 11.���Lieutenant Governor Mclnnes today assented to the bill to declare Messrs. Prentice and Deane, government supporters, entitled to sit in the Legislature for this session and prohibiting the Supreme Court from proceeding with the petitions against them until after the close of the session. Both these cases were to have been disposed of the day before the house met. In that of Mr. Prentice, the point was that he was not a qualified candidate, not being on the voter's list, and to prove this, the collector of votes had been subpoenaed to attend. This official did not obey the summons because the Attorney General did not give him the permission asked for the leave of his office and the court therefor issued a new order directing him to bo on hand tomorrow, when it was exported he would be declnred disqualified and tbe seat awarded to Mr. Stoddart, the late member. The case of Mr. Dean wns postponed on motion of his own counsel nutill the 16th. He was elected ..j- only four majority and his opponent, Mr. Martin, relied on being counted in on a scrutiny of the ballots a large number irregularly marked for him having been thrown out by the returning officer, Mr. Deane voted in the House on the bill dsclariug himself elected for the session. The bill to Beat these two government supporters was forced through the House in advance of the address in reply to tbe Speech from the Throne, as otherwise the court would have dealt with tho trials before the bill could be passed. The Lieutenant Governor's assent to the measure will be added to the in dictmeut against him in connection with the dismissal of his former advisors, to be laid beforo the House of Commons. TWO RESIGNATIONS. Today Mr. Tisdale, Government member for Vancouver, resigned his seat believing himself disqualified by reason of a clerk having sold 70 cents worth of cartridges to a provincial coustable. Mr. Hall, Opposition member for Victoria, also resigned under similar circumstances, his olerk having received an order for coal from the Liout.-Governor who for years has been a customer uf Mr. Hall's, but on this occasion had tho coal delivered to Government House and paid for by treasury cheque. Mr. Hall will stand for re-election. YESTERDAY'S SESSION. Victoiin, Jan. 11,���In the legislature today a motion by Mr.Holmoken. urging the Dominion government to increase the per capita tux on Chinese entoiing Camilla and to pay three- fourths of the amount to ilritish Columbia us the province suffering most by this immigration, was unanimously adopted without discussion. In answer to inquiry as to action by OttllWa upon tin protest of the Japanese against tne labor regulation act of last session, Premelr Sotnlln stated that a com- inuiiication hud been received from the Domionlon thut the net would injuriously ulfeot the cordial and commeraiid teliitiotis between Japan and Canada uud thnt the Provincial government had been nuked whether it would recommend the repeal of the act and also nl! tbe anti- Japanese mid anti-Chinese sections of private acts. In answer to a further question as to the intention of lhe gov- ernmei.t in this respect the Pcinicr suid that the matter is one of tbe policies to be dealt wilh later. Attorney General Martin asked to have taken up today the address in reply to the speech from the Throne adjourned on Monduy for one week on his motion. He said that, lhe elections bill being passed lucre was no reason for uot proceeding with the address. The Opoosltion objected, however, sud tkeudiliesiiUuds ever, The bill declaring him e!��"ctedjhaving become a law Mr. Prentice took bis seal today on the Government side as member for East Lilloet. A Government bill to amend the placer mining act was introduced today reserving pla- r mining rights to liritish subjects and to companies Incorporated not registered or licensed iu the [province. It will not affect rights already acquired hy other than British subjects. Lieut. -Governor Mclnnes today forwarded a reply to the petition from the mass meeting of Victoria citizeus held to protest against the action of the legislature in passiug a bill to declare elected two supporters of the Government in danger of being immediately unseated by tho courts. The petition read: "That the resolution passed at this meeting be transmitted through the proper channel to His Honor the Lieut. Governor with a respectful request from the electors of Victoiia that be will see his way clear to constitutionally withhold his asseut to tho bill therein referred to.'' In reply, His Honor quotes Mr. Chamberlain's recent despatch to the Governor of Newfoundland as follows: "Even a Governor who was to some extent iu touch with local opinion, would be taking a serious step if in response to a petition such as has been addressed to me, be refused to assent to a measure of local concern, which has neeu duly passed by the legislature and if he failed to find other Ministers prepared to assume responsibility for his action, and able to secure the support of the legislature, his position would become untenable.'' Ths Lieut. -Governor then proceeds : "My Ministry have the confidence of the legislature by which the said bill was duly passed, and I would point out to you that it is an assembly which has met for tho first time, fresh from tbe electorate, and that even were I in sympathy with tbe tenor of the afor. raid resolutions, I have no warrant fi.: believing that a rofeanl cu uv pert to follow the advice of my Ministry in this matter would receive tie approval either of the legislature or of the electorate. For this reason, and in view of the principle enunciated in tho above quoted despatch from Mr. Chamberlain, the authority of which I cannot question, I could not, to use the language of ono of the said resolutions, 'Consistently withhold my assent to the bill theriu referred to'." WHEN THE AMEER DIES. The Afghanistan Throne will Become a Bone of Contention. London, Jan. 11.���Advices from Oa- bul says that the illness of the Ameer of Afghanistan is so seri ms that bis his death is imminent. His conditio . is being watched with keen interest in London and Calcutta official circles, as bis death is certain to be fol'owed by a contest, for the throne, in whioh Eng'nnd will Intervene, Prince Habbiillah, the Ameer's eldest son by a non-royal wife, will he opposed by the Que n in behalf of her infant, Prince Mahomed Omar. The partisans of tin two conti st> nts are u - most evenly divided. The Queen is of a Etrongly mason ine character as was shown by her person.illy leading the army in an attack on certain robe's who revolted sometime ago whl'e the Ameer was absent from the onpital. SCARED TO DEATH. THIS IS THE WAY TO MARK iOBR BALLOTS FOR MAYOR NEELANDS HOUSTON FOR ALDERMEN East Ward BEER X HILLYER MALONE THOMSON X WARD WILSON X West Ward FLETCHER X KIRKPATRICK MADDEN MACDONALD X M'KILLOP X WHALLEY A COUPLE OF GRIEVANCES. New York, Jan. II.���In Lambert- ville, N. J., Henry Moore is dying of fright. Tho doctors havo examined him carefully nnd say that nothing else is the matter with him. They say too that he cannot recover. Several days ago he drove a team of horses on to a railway crossing and sud denly discovered a train doming towards him. lie made frantic efforts lo get out of the way und apparently succeeded in backing the team somewhat for the engine caught the horses ami threw them in the air. The wagon wns not. upset, but the horn r of tho few seconds that he was in front, of tbe train made him wildly cxcilcd and ho grovelled in ihe road, praying that the engine " Wouldn't see him. " Ho is not insane, but is succumbing to weakness caused by the horror which still possesses him, HEROICALLY RESCUED, The Victoria Board of Trade Pusses a Resolution re Salmon Fishing. Victoria, Jnn 11.���The following order ha> been Issued by Superinti ndent Steele commanding the mounted police In Ysftue "<* Dawson Nov. 18, 1898���The Commissioner of the Yukon territory orders that noperpon will be permitted to enter the territory without satisfying iheN. W. M. P. of Tagish and White Horse Rapids that tlipy have with i hem two months' provisions and at leust 8o00 in cash or six months as- �� sorted provisions and not less than $200 in ciisb und over above the money (���quired to pay the expenses from "the border to Dawson. This order will not apply to residents of the Yukon territory returning, if they nre identified and prove i heir competence to pay their way in- o the country," SALMON REGULATIONS. The council of the board of trade have passed the following resolution; Hint this board view with gieat regret the prop, sed new salmon fishing regit ations adopted by the Dominion Government aa being unworkable aud p ejudicial to the interest of the Province by making it Impossible for Hritish Columbia to compete successfully with the American canneries." Mr. Wind spokeou the subject of United States vessels being allowed to take from British Columbia ports north tin adimi goods bonded for tbe Northwest and Atlin, while the Anier- Icnns refuse to allow British vessels to carry Amerloan goods to Skagway and Alasniin ports. It was deoldtd to look io the mutter and if po sible find a remedy, Mr. Ward thought tho Dominion government should bonus the bul ding of Canadian vessels, if Canada was to keep her shots of the Pacillc trade of this cost. This will be investigated by the hoard. Berlin. Jnn II. The Russian government has met au unexpected counter cheek iu the recent expulsion of Danes from North Sleswick. Among those expelled were many daily uiaiils. ll is learned that the (iernian lovers of Ihe girls followed Ihem across the frontier and married them and aa a result most of iliein are back in Sleswick as Qcr* man subjects, LOTS OF ROBBERIES. Chicago, Jan. ll ��� Hold-up men wero in tho slock yards district last night. Nellie Price, u stenographer in tin* employ of Armour und Co., was held up by Iwn men shortly after leaving work for the evening. Une choked her and held his hand over her mouth While the other took her purno, containing about |S0, Two highwaymen assaulted George Broderiok, a stockman from Miloy, Iowa, getting his watch and #10. Andrew CoIhou resisted a lone robber, getting a vicious thrust with a dirk and left him dan- goronsly wounded aftor robbing him of his money and watch. Three other canes were reported to the police today. EMULATlNH OUR M'DONALD. Bolton, Mass., Jan. 11,���By the will of the late Henry C. Warren, of Cambridge, Harvard University will receive property valued at nourly one million dollars. It iucludes all Mr. Warren's real estule in Cambridge which is nosr Harvard onllege aud whioh will probably be umi for tollsfe uurpom. _M NELSON DAILY MINER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1899. Nelson Daily Miner Pn ilishod Dully except Bcrday. KL ON MlNKR PRINTING I'lIHI.lSIUNO Co., ll. J. BKA.rCN, Manning Director and Edl.or-ln-ChleM Aid. COMMUNICATION; totlioKditorimmt be ^cconiinnicd by th.9 name and address of the witter, not n:tos��rily for publica- n, but as evidence of wood faith. SUrSCIUl'TION RATKSi Dally per monl li by can 'or t I 00 per monlh by mni I ��' por half yor by nu tl ���> M . Hum $ 125 .. 200 ..3 00 per year per year foreign 18 00 NKT.SON WKKKIY MlNKK. Weekly, pin half year pervoar por year, foreign Subscription; nvuri:ibly in advance Notices of Births, Dlaths, mid Marriages nserted for 50 ceDts each. Advertising n tos nmdf Known on application Nelson Miner Printing* PubllshingCo NELSON B. C. TO Aim itnsi its. Copy Tor Changes o Advertisement nm-t !><��� In the (Mil e by 4 o'clock Ii.m. to Insure rliiinK. MASTERS TODAY. For twelve months past Mayor Houston has been leading the electors of this City any sort of dance he chose to set his heart upon; today the electors have it entirely in their own hands to decide whether that exceedingly headstrong and dictatorial personage shall be continued as Mayor. He has been master for a year; they are masters today. In other cities they are masters always, for in no city in the world outside of Nelson does a Mayor regard himself as other than the servant of the people. Masters today, they have to say whether they are content to remain slaves for another year, or whether they shall assert their manhood and elect a candidate who will not forget to respect himself by repecting them. The time for preaching or lecturing is past. It is not a mutter of argument now, but of ballots. Some there may be, howcA., who are too indifferent to vote at all. If there be any of these, we hope it is not too late to open their eyes to the wrong they contemplate doing the community of which they form a part. There is no doubt whatever that a vast majority of the respectable element of the City are persuaded that both the moral and material interests of the people require a change in the Mayoralty. The disclosures of the past day or two show this, even if there was nothing else. Mr. Houston's explanation of that lumber deal is no explanation at all; it would not impose on a fourth- form school boy. Mr. Houston as lumberman has been selling lumber to Mr. Houston as Mayor, to be paid for by the City at Mr. Houston's price, a lower offer by three dollars per thousand having been refused. That is the whole story in a few words, and it has not been and cannot be refuted. No one acquainted with municipal affairs has the least doubt that Mr. Houston has been exploiting his position lor his own advantage. No one doubts that this was his reason for seeking the office, and is his reason for striving so desperately to bold on to it. A man of that kind should not be Mayor of Nelson, though he were otherwise u competent administia- tor, which he is not. His botching in connection wilh the electric light service and waterworks amply demonstrates this. Persuaded of his unfitness, the better class of people arc anxious to defeat him. They are anxious because they lake an interest in the proper government of the City. They have a right to cull for the assistance of every man who believes that wrong-doing should not be rewarded with public honors, and no man to whom duty is sacred has a right to ignore the call. This is not a time for indifference, but for earnest, active work. THE RICH SI.OCAN. New Books. With Kitchener to Khartoum, by Stevens, $1.50 Doctor Thome, H. Rider Haggard. Linnet, - Grant Allen. Britain's Roll of Glory, D. H. Parry. Fights For the Flag, W. H. Fitchet Deeds That Won the Empiie, W. H. Fitchet. Whittaker's Almanac 1899. Office and Pocket Diaries, 1899. low values of silver the Slocan leads tory it would have been given out the Province in the value of output, openly and abovebonrd. Instead of If this part of the country," it con- this a bargain was secretly made by tinues, "only got anything like half Houston the Mayor with Houston fair play in the matter of advertising, the saw mill man, even some of the so that prospective investors would i Aldermen being kept in the dark; really see what was going on in and, as we know now, at a price this part of the country and what largely in excess of anothor offer the field for investments really was, that had heen made. With proper we have no doubt that our output civic methods, this job could not the past season would have fully | have been perpetrated doubled." Talking of advertising, we observe that Sandon itself has two excellent papers, The Mining Review and The Paystreak, so brightly conducted that we are sure they must be widely read. Also New Denver has its Ledge and Silverton its Silvertonian, while Kaslo has an old established and ably conducted weekly in The Kootenaian. If the Slocan district is not well advertised, it is not through want of the necessary agencies. We are not sure that there is any cause for complaint at all; and if there is, we doubt if it should be charged to the want of advertising. In England they make their fuss over gold, and will continue to do it. Among the London miners gold is the only metal. They have been educated to this, the process having been begun as long back as the first Australian excitement. Australia and California took possession of them, and when the hold of these began to show signs of weakening the Transvaal loomed up to complete the lesson. It is all gold,gold, gold, excepting for a little time, when it was Kimberley diamonds. Nothing so vulgar as silver and lead could excite their cupidity. When the Klondyke fever broke out, there was an immense stir in London. Looking across from there now towards this region of Canada, they see little else than the Le Roi. The Payne, out near Sandon; which gives out only silver and lead, is probably worth half a dozen of it, yet for every once the Payne is mentioned the Le Roi is named a hundred times. That is due to the superior fascination of gold over silver, and as it cannot be cured it is useless to quarrel with it. The Sandon paper has no real cause of complaint. The Slocan district, as it says, leads the Province in the value of output. Let the speculators of tbe London Mining Exchange keep up their excitement over gold, to the exclusion of other metals; let the prospectors who are under the influence of the same fascination, pursue their will- o'-the-wisp in search of other Le Rois or War .Eagles; while thus engaged the operators in the rich and never failing Slocan will go on developing mines of priceless value, to roll up dividends in comparison with which,in the final summing up, those of mere gold properties will probably prove insignificant. The Slocan may not be as gay or as fashionable as those others, but it contains the wealth that tells in the long run. Our contemporary need not lament. There are men shrewd enough to see that two silver pennies are worth more than one gold one, and these in time will emancipate themselves from the glamour of the brighter metal and flock to the Slocan. And even with the glamour still upon them they will be drawn thither, for Slocan is rich in gold as well as silver. Temporarily it may be eclipsed, but lhe Slocan is destined to be the greatest glory of British Columbia. KOOTENAY SUPPLY CO. Groceries, Provisions.Mining Supplies, Mining Drill Steel. WHOLESALE Mail ^/Wiity P. O. Box 214. Vernon strset, Nelson, B. C. 0:00 11.111. Established 187K. The Brackman b Ker Milling Company, Ltd. Beg to announce that they have opened a Branch House in Nelson and will Carry a Full Line of Hay, Oats, Mill Feed, Rolled Oats, Graham Flom, Etc. TEMPORARY WAREHOUSE:���Turner, Beeton's Warehouse on C. P. R. Siding, below Gray's Planing Mill. CITY OFFICE:���Room 6, Aberdeen Block, Baker Street. Write for Quotations in Car Lots. Victoria, Vancouver, New Westminster, South Edmonton, Nelson. TRAINS AND STEAMERS ARRIVING AND DEPARTING FROM NELSON. 7-30 a.m.���8. S. Alberta, leaves for Knskonook and way points Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 800 a.m.���S.S. Moyie leaves for Kootenay L'd'g and way points Monday, Wednesday and Friday. -Train leaves 0. P. R. station for Slocan Oity, daily except Sunday. 9:40 a.m.-Train leivves N. & F. S. station for Rossland, Spokane and way points daily. 1005 a m.���S. S. International arrives from Kaslo and way pointB daily except Sunday. 11-00 a m ���S. S. Koknnee arrives from Kaslo and way points daily except Sunday. 2:20 p.m.-Train arrives O. P. R. station, from Slocan Olty and way points, daily, except Sunday. +���00 pin.���S. 8. Kokanee leaves foag Kaslo and way points, doilyi except Sunday. CANADA DRUG k BOOK CO. LEDGERS, CASH BOOKS, JOURNALS. 4:30 p.m.���8. 8. International leaves for Kaslo and way points, dailv except Sunday. 5:30 p.m.���Train arrives N. & F. 8. station, from Spokane, Rossland and way points, daily. Moyie arrives from 6:50 p.m.���8. S Koo points kootenay L'd'g aud_ way points, Ti days and Saturdays. ruesdays, Thurs day: urdi 6:40 p.m. Blank Books of All Kinds, Office Supplies, Diaries for 1899. Thomson Stationery Co. L't'd, Nelson, B. C. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. 6:30 p.m.���S. 8. Alberta arrives from Kuskonookand way points Tuesday. Thursday nnd Saturday. ���Train leaves O. P. R. station for Robson, Rossland, nnd all Main Line points, daily. 10:30 p.m.���Train arrives 0. P. R. station, from all Main Line points, Rossland and Rob- son, dally Steam tugs Kaslo, Angerona, Red Star, Herculex, Surprise and others ply on Kootenay lake to and from Nelson, but have no regular times of arrival and departure. Transportation Companies are requested to give milieu to the Miner of any alterations In tne Umi* of trrlva) and departure from Nelson. D. TAKE NOTICE that I, V. O. Rack- liff, will apply to the Gold Commissioner of West Kootenay, B. C., thirty days after date, for a license to sell lirruor by retail at my hotel, located at Sirdar, 15 miles from Kuskonook, in the West Kootenay district V. C. RACKLIFF. Dated at Nelson, B. C, this 9th day of Dec, 1898 McARTHUR & Cor. Wnxb & Baher Sts. Start the New Year As You Should.! Carload of the latest furniture on the market just received. Upholstering a Specialty. Undertaking and Embalming in all its branches. We have our own Hearse. LODGE MEETINGS, NELSON LODOK, No. 23. A. F. k A. rM. moots second Wednesday In each V month. Visiting brethren invited. O. L. Lennox, Seoretary. I. O. O. F. Kootonay Lodge No. 16, meets every Monday night, at their Hall, Kootenay st<-eot. Sojourning Odd Fellows oordlally invited. A. H. Clements, N. G. Fred J 8qniros, Scc.y _*kc_ COUltT KOOTENAY, l.O.F., NO. 8138 meet* 1st and 3rd Wednesday In each month tn the K of P Hall. F W Swanell, C. O. 8. 5 It.; J K Qreon.O.K.: J. I'urklss, Scoy. NELSON LODGE. NO. 10 A.O.U.W., meets every Thursday in the I.O.O.F. hall. G C Williams M.W.: W 8 Smith. Keo.Sec.; J. J. Drlscoll, Financier; F, J Squire. Receiver, and P. M. W. NELSON L.O.L. No. 1B92 meet* In the Mac Donald block every Thursday evening at S o'clock. Visiting members cordially invited. John Tovo. W. M.; F. J. Hrndlcy. H. S. The Following Direct Shipments Just Received NELSON LODGE No. ti. K. of 1'. .meets in Castle hall, MoDonald block {every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. All visiting knights cordially invited. II. G. Joy, C. O. [Slot Uki). Kohh K. ot It. and S. Golden Eagles, Egyptian There should be no hesitation over ballots today. Men who are concerned for good civic government only, and not for parties or cliques, will mark them as follows: For Mayor - - Mr. Neelands. Alderman, East Ward - Mr. Beer. " " " Mr. Thomson. "Mr. Wilson. Alderman,West Ward, Mr.Fletcher. " Mr.Macdonakl. " Mr.McKillop. "Notwithstanding all the that is made in England and where, over gold properties, loss else- Why not conduct municipal business in Nelson as it is conducted in other places? Is there any other reason than that Mr. Houston will not permit it, because it might in- this terfere with his own plans? If that year as well as last,"says the Slocan (lumber deal were a straightforward, Mining Review, evidently with feel-1 honest one, the City would have ad- ings rising to the indignation point, j vertiscd for tenders, and if for any "in the face of the comparatively j reason, the lowest was not satisfac- Subscribefor and Advertise in the NELSON DAILY MINER Kootenay's Greatest Daily. Better Than Ever. Reliable Mining News AND The News of the World Cigars From Havanna���Bock & Go's Henry Clays. From Alexandria, Egypt���Madges Nessim Cigarettes. From Reims, France���Pommery Champagne, Quarts and Pints. FOR REST QUOTATIONS APPLY TO TURNER BEETON & CO. ���NELSON NELSON LODGK, L O. Q. T. MeeU !��� Castle Hall, McDonald Block, every Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting Templars cordially Invited. * "-**-������ John Tklkord, Chief Templar. J. F. Jacobaon Sec'y KASLO & SLOCAN RAILWAY TIME CARD NO. 2 'Inking I Heel I IN o'clock il. in., September ��� hi. IHIIH. Pncllle or l%011i Meridian Time. Wkbt Bound Flint Class Passenger Loavos Daily k,:iii a. ni. 8.5.1 a. 111. U.I.', n. 111. 1II.IKI a. in. 10.(18 a. in. 10.21) a. m. 10:31 a. in. 10.55 a. m. 10.15 a. in. Arrive Dully Mixed Loaves Dally 11 tOI) a. m. U:10 " !l:2o " Arrivo Dill Time Curd No 2 Sept. 1st, 1808. Stations Knslo South Fork Sproulo's Whitewater Boar Lake McGuigan Paj ne Tram Cody Junction Sandon Kast bound First ('lass Passenger Arrive Dally 3.110 p.m. 3,05 p.m. 2.10 p.m. 3,00 p.m. 1.50 p.m. 1.38 pm. 1:23 p.m. 1.22 p.m. 1.15 p.m, Leave Dully ](ooteiiay Cigar M'f'g. Co. ROYAL SEAL KOOTENAY BELLE LITTLE GEM nre our Hrimtls. Hmoke them and you will like them l>. O. BOS 146 NKIAON, B. C. CODY BRANCH Stations Sandon Cody Junction Cody ROBT. IRVING, 2041 G. F. & Mixed Arrivo Dally 11:511 a.m. 11:30 " 11:35 " Leave Dully F. OOI'KLAND. Superintendent # BUY IT # The Miner is on sale at the following' news stores at five cents per copy i , Thomson Slat.ionory Co F.E. MORRISON, D.D.S. has taken over the practice of Dr. H. Ii. Hall and is prepared to do all kinds of Den*al Work by latest methods. . . Broken Hill Block Baker Hi. Gilbert Stanley Thomson siiii.Ioi.u.j ��,��� Canada Drug & Book Co Hotel Hume News Stand ]i. Campbell O. F. Nelson J. F Delancy Slocan News Co. J. I. Molntosh Slocaii News Co. W. Darker Thump nn Bros. Hotel Spokane M. W. Simpson M. Anderson 0, W. Hill Nulson Nelson Nelson Nolson Ymir New Denver HoHuborry Slocan City Silverton Sandon Brooklyn Vancouver Spokane Hosslnnd Slooau Crossing Cascade City WHEN... . . . GOING EAST Use a llrst olass line tn traveling between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago, and the prlnolpal towns In Control Wisconsin Pullman Palace Sleeping and Chair Cars Service ..... The Dining Cars are operated in tho interest of its patrons, tho most elegant service over Inaugurated. Meals are served a la Carte. I'n obtain Hi-.I clai.ii sorvloe your ticket should read via ..... Great West Life Assurance Co. Money to Loan on straight mortgages at 8 per cent, on improved properties. H. R. Cameron, Agent. '. nun ��� Notice of Application for Liquor License. Take notice that I, llobert Frey, will apply to the Gold Commissioner of Wost Kootenay, B. C thirty days after date, for a lleeiifo to soil liquor by retail at my hotel, located at Mountain Siding, in Wost Kootenay district. IIOBKKT FRKV. Dated at Nolson, B. C, this 18th day of De comber, 1808. and News Agents on boats and trains out of Nelson. V THE WISCONSIN + CENTRAL LINES + Direct connect ions at Chicago and Milwaukee for all Kustorn points. . . �� For full information call on your nearest l icko'. agent, or write , , , Jau. A. Clock, or Jab. C. Pond, General Agent, Uoneral Pass. Agent 918 Stark Street, olUvvaukM. The York County Loan & Savings Co., of Toronto. INCORPORATED 1891. Subscribed Capital, 13,000,1X10; Total Assets Paid Deo. 18117, 94(1(1,109.1)2; Not Earnings for W, $10,630.81 0. K. Broadhurst, Bupt. for Koote- nays. Joseph Phillips, Pros! A. T. Hunter, Vice-Pros; V. Robin, Treasurer; K. Burt, Supervisor. O.L. MILLS, Ag't for NelBon. Ats��U#_8*Ul_4��*|4��i��ll.��irvill not agree. Negotiations are now proceeding between the representatives of the railroad and lhe red men, but in the meantime there is a serious hitch. It is hoped, however, that a way will soon be found out of Ihe difficulty. Work NELSON-BJBDLINGTON. the New lteing Pushed Railroad. Some difficulty is anticipated in the location of tlie Nelson & Bedlington line this side of the international bom d- nry, and Mr. Peter Larson, who has the contract for constructing the line, lett 00 Tuesday for the scene of action. It is anticipated that the grade will be taken ns straight as possible from Cow- au & Co's contract to the Crow's Nest Pass line. This part of the line will be built anyhow whether they get running powers or not over the C. N. P. so that the Crow's Nest Coal can be conveyed direct to American points. Iu the meantime everything is progressing satisfactorily, about half the right of way bus been cleared, and the grading is being proceeded with. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. HOSPITAL MEETING Monthly Meeting of Directors of Kootenay Lake General Hospital. The monthly report of the Kootenay Lake General Hospital was read Tuesday evening at a meeting of the directors of tbe hospital nt, which there were present the president, Mr John A. Turner, Ihe secretary Mr. F. W. Swnnnel, Judge Forin, and Messrs 11. 8. Kinghorn, A. Ferland, D. Me.V- thur and A. G. Shaw. The report showed that, the. expenses of the hospital for the month of December amounted to $752 1(1. In this conneotiou it may bo remarked thnt the city now contributes nothing to the support of this institution although they admit free patients. The quarterly grant from the government of $750 is, however, due this month, Dr. Hall, the physician of the hospital, also presented a, report lu which he showed that the hospital had received 24 new patients during the month of December. It was also announced that arrangements hiulbeei imide with the management of the Ymir mine for receiving their employes at the usual rates. AT THE COURT HOUSE. The new towusite of Kitchener is now boing platted. This towusite is owned hy the 0, P. R. Jaud is being run in opposition to Creston. Mr. C. E. Beasley, secretary of the Nelson Hockey club, is endeavoring to arrange a match to be played here with the newly organized Kaslo club on the 20th instant. It is stated that the C. P. R. has decided to commence the continuation of the Crow's Nest Line from Kootenay Lauding to Nelsou as soon as the snow is off iu the spring. Mr. C. W. Riley, foreman at the Athabasca mine, who has been very sick for tbe past four or five days, was brought down last night to the hospital opposite the Phair hotel. Kaslo is now without its hilarious "Comique" variety theatre which closed on Saturday evening last. Sandon follows suite this week wheu the variety house that has beeu riming there for some time past will be closed. Tho death of Mr. Robertson, bookkeeper at Mr. G. O. Buchanan's mill is announced, He has been ill for some time. Mr. H. Byors, who was a friend of tho deceased, went up.to Kaslo yesterday afternoon to attend the funeral. The casket was supplied by D. Mc.Arthui-& Oo. of this city. The city engineer yesterday informed a Miner reporter that ever since 1 p. in. on Monday there has been an abundance of water, the flume diverting the water from Anderson Creek to tho reservoir being in full order. The only explanation he oould givo of certain consumers being short of water since the disappearance of the cold snap, was that the pipes must have since frozen up. NOTICE TO SKATERS. Tho Crystal Skating Rink management have made arrangements by which a bus will leave the eoruei of Stanley and Baker streets nt. 7 ;I10 and 8 p. in. each evening for their rink. Passengers will be carried at the special rate of 10 cents. * MvlcniloKlrnl Itcport, (Observations taken by A. II. Holdich. DATIC DAY .Inn 1 Jnn 5 lice. 80 Hoc 31 limn KBT Wcd'dny 11.0 Thursday 7.u Frtiluv 28.0 Saturday ls.o Jan 8 Sunrtny Jnn 9 Monday Jan 10 Tuesday 20.U 22 0 ;i5.o LOW EST ���1 14.0 15.0 15.0 17.0 20.0 SNOW HAH- KAI.l. OMKTKH 0.00 0.00. 0.00 0.05 0.20 0.58 0.1(1 28.10 28 30 28.00 28.00 27.00 87.80 27.40 MISCELLANEOUS MUSIC l.KSSONS. - On piano organ or Kiittur, by Mm. W. .1. Autloy, llobxon street two doors west ot Stanley. 1'. O. ltox 130. Desperate Electioneering Move Was Checkmated. A final effort to foist a number of undesirable voters on the city was mode yesterday morning before His Honor Judge Forin. The applicants for citizenship who included n number of the demi monde were represented by Mr. 8. 8. Taylor, tbe applications being opposed by W. A. Macdonald Q. C. The applicants from the demi monde bad been subpoenaed and ��ir" ��� were there iu person. Before any arguments were presented His Honor stated that he could not consent to consider any mituralizu-1 \\ANTED TO RENT���A four or Won applications until the regular ut" five room furnished house or three ting of the court, and In giving this ff'SuHV'f mSo��1 W ANTED���A poHil.lon as manager and book kooper for an hotel. Han had Rood oxporimino and nan give Rood roferonccH. Apply Miner Having been presented with a requisition bearing the signatures of a great many of the ratepayers of the City of Nelson,asking me to stand as a candidate for tho honorable position of Mayor of our city at tho coming elections ; and having heen urged to do so by a large uumlier of others; I take pleasure in announcing that I am a candidate. In so doing I feel assured that all of you desire to see our Oity take that place in the Province to which she is entitled, and to that end my humble serivces will lie devoted. I believe that the year upon whieh we havo just entered will bo the most important iu determining the City's future; that necessary public works should be undertaken, and that, whore practicable, and in the beBt interests of the City, such work should be done by day labor; that in tie administration of the affairs of the City there should be no sectional feeling aud no favoritism remembering that we are all equal as ratepayers, and have tho welfare of the City as our common eauso, first, last and all the time. I further believe that competent officials superintending the different public departments will advance and conserve the best interests of the City; and thnt a better distribution of the City's business among proper committees, will insure a termination ot the one-man rule of the past. If elected, I am ready and willing, as Mayor, to assume my propor share ,n the administration of the City's affairs;,but I believe that the aldermen should bo intrusted with a fair proportion of the government of the City. I will advocate a substantial reduction iu the salary of the Mayor. I will endeavor to act in the best interests of the Citv, and treat my fellow citizens in tho same way as I have during my lougthy residence here. H. G. NEELANDS. flan Held Up !|SEEANMBLE| A $4.00 Bill in our store last week, and said: "When 1 invest this in shoes in this store I 1'iiow 1 am making a good investment Yon will find just as good investment for your dollars ;is this man if you deal here Goods Way Up! Prices Way Down! E LILLIE BROS. Aberdeen Block ��-������������ ������������������������^���^^^������^.���I Citizens' iipiim Ticket For MlrM. The Mayor's Chair Is Crying Out "Who'll sit on me this year ? " REMEMBER We are in the field again for 1899 with a larger and more complete stock than ever. Our stock is by far the largest in Nelson. Our aim this year will be, as in the past, Low Prices, Good Goods, Promptness and Civility. Special attention given to Mail Orders. esvsestts M.DesBrisay & Co. Aberdeen Block, . NELSON, B. e. FOR RENT =3 B*Roomed sioni' House $0 (KI ^ 4-Kuomcl I'lusUired Hour;e tu uo ^ ������������ 3 ^ FOR SALE 3 Stonlcy ^5 =3 4-ltonmJ S. Bathurst, N. L. Britigewa'er, X. S. Obarlottetown, P. E. I. Dorchester, N. B. Kredericton, X. B. GhiTsboro, N. h. Cirniid Forks, B, C. Halifax, N a. Kingston, N. B. Londonderry. N. S. Lunenburg, N. S. Mull land, N. II. Moncton. N. B. Montreal, P. Q. Montreal, West End Montreal, Westmount Nnmiimo, B. 0. Nelson, B. I'. Newcastle, X. B, l'iclon, X. S. Port lliiwksbnry, N. S. Rowland, B. C, Saokvllle, X. B. Bhubenaoadle. X.s. Bumtnerslde, P. F. I. Sydney X. s. Kt. John, Nfld. Truro, X. s. Vancouver, B. C. Vanoouver, Bast Bind Victoria, B, ('. Weymouth, X. S. Woods! nek, X. B. Ymir, B. (J. General Banking Business Transacted; Sterling Bills of Exchange Bought and Sold, Latlers of Credit, Etc., Negotiated. Accounts received on the in '.t favorable terms. Interest allowed on special deposits ''lid on Saving Rank accounts. BRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. Nanaimo, Nelson, Rossland, Vancouver, Vancouver East End, Victoria, Grand Forks, Ymir. A Savincri Hunk department has been established In connection with the Nel��on branch of this hank. Deposits or one dollar and upwards received, and current rate of Interest allowed. at present 8 per cent, per annum. ARCHBOLD & PEARSON (AIMM. MFIME., M Min. Assoc. Cornwall.) MINING ENGINEERS AND ASSAYERS Opposite Pbuir Hotel, NELSON, B.C. P. O. BOX 583. Extended experience in Chile and Gorman South Africa. Assays and analysis of ores. Reports and valuations on mineral propcrtiee Underground surveying and mine plans kept up by contract. Geo. Kydd, Manager, Nelson, B.C. ������������������������ ���"���^������������������-������������������������t I * NELSON CAFE * i OYSTER HOUSE. !���-���������������������'���"��������������������������������������� *4-f4 ���������������������� X THE VERY BEST X Short Order Meals ��� X At Any Time���Day T or Night. The hest Cook. The Best Attention. ihe Best Meals. Km WMtrwwwwww��� mum wwww funwws I :������������������������������������������������: Y. HOSH1 - Proprietor. X ������������������������������������������������������������������������$ % <^ARTHUR R. SHERWOOD... || _E r_ ������ ���_ Real Estate and Insurance Agent. | FOR SALE j E Two Lots on Mill Street. $300 Cash. P The Birkbeck Investment, Security 11 % and Savings Co. il 5^~ advance money on Improved Real Estate. Repayable in 5 and =5? ; ���p; 8 years by monthly instalments. 3 1 ARTHUR R. SHERWOOD, AG'T. 1] 7iMWlUiUiUiUUiUiAUUIUiiUIUliUUIUIiUiUUil.tliUUiiUUL\: Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. REDUCTION IN PRICE. $6.25 Delivered to any part of the city. Sorneptoplethink that a Hardware i store is a poor place to look for suitable HOLIDAY GIFTS. , Disabuse your mind of that idea. We I have a line of goods amongst which ! will be found the most useful and appropriate articles for presentation purposes. Their value is not fleeting. Every day the receiver of one of these will have reason to praise your judgment ill selecting a last inn gift. Charles St. Barbe, Agent, P Office with Charles A. Waterman & Co., where orders will be received. Importer! of ainte, Oils, Shelf Hardware, Plumbers' Supplies, Minei'H' Supplies nelson;daily miner Thursday, January 12, 1899. ^ ��� MINES OF J|. { KOOTENAI j|K_ Mining Stock Quotations. ompiled by II. O. MoCullooh, mining brok Nolson, B. 0��� P.O. DOX46S.I Par Name of Company Value Nelnon, Slocan ami Ainnworth Amerloan Hoy 100 AttiaSaKca 1 00 Arlington Con 100 Dundee 100 Dardanelles 100 Dcllle 100 Klsle 100 Kxcheouer 100 Fern O. M.Co 2S UibHOh 1 60 Hall Mines ��1 Idler 100 London Hill 25 Nolson-Poorman 25 Kaslo Montezuma .100 Noble Five 100 Rambler Con 100 Reco 100 Slocan Star 50 Two Friends HO Wonderful 100 Washington 100 Trail Creek Butte 1 00 Caledonia Con 1 00 Commander 1 00 Deer Park 100 Enterprise 1 00 Kureka Consolidated 1 00 Evening Star 100 GeoiKia 100 Good Hope ! 00 Grand Prize 100 Giant 1 OO High Ore 1 00 Iron Mask 1 OO Iron Colt 100 Jumbo .... .1 00 Lily May 500 Mayflower 100 Monita 100 MontoCristo 100 Mugwump l oo Novelty 100 Phoenix 100 Poorman 100 Red Mounlain View 100 Rossland Homost ake 1 00 Rossland Red Mountain 1 00 Sllverlno 100 Silver Bell 100 St. Mmo 100 Virginia 100 Victory-Triumph 100 WarEogloCon 100 WestLe RoiJosle 1 OO White Bear 100 Miscellaneous. Alpha Bell 100 Cariboo (Camp MoKl 1 00 Watorloo (Camp McK) 100 Cariboo Hydraullo Con 5 00 Channe 25 Golden Cache 100 Occ. M. &M. Co 100 Old Ironsides 100 Smuggler 100 Tin Horn 25 Van Anda 100 Winchester 25 Fire Mountain 1 Oil towusite, relative to the erection of h day in the church missions house. At large smeltiug plant uear this city, which the afternoon session John H. Con- to be utilized in the tieatroent of the ' verse of Philadelphia presided. Rev. B.iuudary, Christian lake and Burnt, Jttdson Smith, D.D., chairman of the ores. All dsy Thursday was spent! committee on the ecumenical con g over the immense power at j ference to be held iu this city the falls and in tramping over the site j this year, reported the pro- selected for the smelter, about one and ; gress made and outlined the plans of B halt miles south of the city, on a high j the committee. In his report Mr. bluff above the Kettle river. i Smith says: "The committee hss set For some time negotiations have been i the date of the conference for April 21, quietly going on between Manager to May 1st, 181)1). We propose to make Stocker, of the Towusite Co., and the Land Department of the C. 1J. li , and Price with the exception of Borue minor de- Asked tujigi 0f ]jtt]e juterest to the general pub- lie, the matter is now iu detiuite shape. After his final conference with the owners, Mr. Aldridge explained the plans to some extent iu regurd to this eeterprise, to a representative of the Record. Asked iu regard to the capacity of the new smelting plant, Mr. Aldiidge said: "We will probably make it a 1000-ton smelter, so as to be able to handle all ores that are likely to be offered. We do not believe iu erecting a 200 or even a 400 ton plant bere, ns we oould find it more economical to haul the ores to Irail for treatment if uo more daily tou- uage than that could be obtained in tbia district." The cost of building a smelter of 1000 tons daily capacity will exceed 8500,000, and will give steady employment of upwards of 500 men when completed. The stack alone will require 800,000 brick and the buildings in couuection iu proportion. 55 in 6s 10 25 45 25 IT 25 1 20 1 25 10 5 10 11 f, 13 19* 10 9 5J 3 2 4 this the greatest affair of its kind ever held in the world." NEWFOUNDLAND'S POSITION 21 1 (KI 10} 45 191 6 10 14 3 5 5 13 1 5 21 4 5 5 38 9J 2 95 27 7 1 25 n 95 8 Judgment has been given by the full court, at Victoria dismissing with costs the appeal of the plaintiff in the suit, of Clark vs. Haney, which was an action brought hy way of adverse claim hy the owners of the Olivette mineral claim against the Legal Tender application for crown grant. The ground involved is considered of great value owing to its location between the Le Roi and Nickel Plate in Rossland. This action was tried at Nelson before Judge Walkem in October, 1897, when judgment was reserved after n lengthy argument, the trial occupying two days; subsequently in June, 1808 Mi. Justice Walkem delivered a long written judgment which was printed in the Miner upholding the Legal Tender, and from this judgment the present appeal was taken, resulting as Staled above. Mr. E. P. Davies, Q. C. and Mr. E. V. Hod well were counsel wilh Mr. J. II. Howes for the plaintiff and Mr. Chiirles Wilson Q. C. and Mr. John Elliott for the defendant. * * * A Miner reporter yesterday interviewed Mr, ti. M. McDowell who is erecting large sampling works at Rose- berry on Slocan lake. Mr. McDowell said " I wish to contradict the statement that recently appeared iu the Spokesman Review to the effect that I am being backed hy Colorado smelter men. This is absolutely untrue. 1 have nothing to do with the Colorado smelter men. The money is being put up by a private American Syndicate,In which I am personally a large holder. We have set aside fSOOjOOO for the purchase ol'ores of nil kiuds and in all quantities cash for which will be paid Within 21 hours of ils receipt. "The contract for the supply of the requisite machinery bus been let to the Jei.k's company of Quebec, and Mr. (', W. McArlhur, who recently put in the Porto Rico plant, will erect the neces- huiidings ami install ihe machinery, Mr. MdAt'thtir has had great experience in this line of business having put no less I him 11 sampling works and two C'hloruialioii plants in the state of Colorado. The plant will be driven by ���team and the machinery, which is the best obtainable, is so devised that the ore will only have to he handled once, the other operations being automatic. The plant will have an outside capacity of Hal tons daily, and should he in active operation inside of six weeks. * �� * The Canadian smelling works at Trail shut down yesterday' ll, is not yet known how long the shut down will last. * # * Thfl Cascade Record says: Wednesday evening W. II. Aldiidge, manager of tbe Trail sinellnr arrived in Cascade. He was accompanied hy L. E. Campbell, manager of the West Kootenay Light & Power Co., nl tlotalaod, butter known lis tbe Kunnington Kails concern, and hy (', A. Stoess, a surveyor, who lias laid many years experience iu railway and general eugiucering. Mr. Aldiidge came by appoinlment to Ounfer with the owners o( the Oaaoade The Miner is in receipt of the following:��� Slocau City, U. C, Jau. 11.���Having been appointed a committee by citizens of Slocan City to draft and ciroulate a petition askiug the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia to make appropriation for the purpose of collecting, forwarding and placing on exhibition at the Exposition to be held in LondoD, England this year, a cabinet composed of British Columbia ores, and believing that the placing ou exhibition of suoh cabinet in a great financial center likeLondou, will be productive of great benefit to the people of British Columbia. Therefor we ask the aid and co-operation of the press of British Columbia in bringing this mutter before the miuds of the people. A. E. Teeter. Committee ���{ Dan Hanion. Fred G. Carlisle. * * The following is a list of ore shipments ovor the K. & S. from Saudo i for the week euding January 6: Tons. Payne 120 Last Chance 40 Reco 20 Total 180 The shipments from McOnigan for the month of December, 18S8 were: St. Johns, Nfld, Jan. 11.���The attitude of Newfoundlaud respecting the settlement of the fisheries question is this: If tbe United States Congress passes a bill giving American fishing aud mercantile vessels a bounty, it will be useless for Newfoundland to agree to give tbe Americans free bait in Newfoundland waters iu return for free entry of Newfoundland fish iu American markets, because tbe proposed bounty would place American fishermen in the same superior position regarding the fisheries as they are now. The Canadian and Newfoundland representatives will probably arrange a basis for jolot action ou meeting again at Washington. SLOGAN LAKE SERVICE. Rambler 00 Dardanelles 45 Antoiue 4e (J rent Western 15 Total 105 FINANCIAL FACTO Mr. E. J. Coyle, district passenger agent of the C. P. R., has beeu in the oity a couple of days in the interests of his company. In reply to a query by a Miner reporter yesterday Mr. Coyle said that the present service via Slocan Lake would be continued until all danger of delay by ice in the Columbia river had passed away. Inasmuch as passengers from Nelson can reach the Coast 12 hours earlier under the existing temporary arrangements no one here would complain greatly if the danger contined for some time. COPPER ORE DRY ORE LEAD ORE. Purchased and payment made as soon after receipt of ore as samples can be assayed. Quotations given upon the receipt of samples. THE HALL MINES, LTD, NELSON. CURRENT COMMENT. Erastus Wiman thinks that Canada can bring the United States to terms commercially, if she only bides her time. It may be of some local interest to observe that when the writer of this paragraph propounded this in an article iu the Century Magazine several years ago, the United Stat��s department of agriculture asked permission to reply to it. The editor of th�� Century stated that this reply would be made at an early date, but it never appeared.���Victoria Colonist. Painting and Fancy Work. Mrs. F. A. Tamblyn, Vernon st.. iK prepared to lako pupils in painting on Satin. GlasH and Canvas. aIho lessons Riven in all branches of latest fancy work. Orders executed promptly and at reasonable priced. London, Jan 11.���At the semi annual meeting of the Union Bank of London to-day, Mr. Schuester, the governor, during the coinse of his report, said the United Sli.tes had become a most important factor, which must nut be overlooked in forecasting the future. He added that the remarkable activity of trade iu the United States after a successful war and prospective new markets together with abundant harvests, had created an unprecedented trade balance iu favor of that country whicn had already made itself felt on this side aud for the first time he believed it might be said that it was not Europe which had financed the United States but New York which had financed Europe. WHEN PATTI MARRIES. London, Jan 11.���Great preparations are being made at Brecon, Suttih Wales for the marriage of Mine. 1'atti two weeks from to-day, Jan 2">, to Baron Oederstrom, eldest son of the late Baron Claeserdad Oederstrom. The townspeople will decorate the slreelB and the mayor and aldermen, in their offloial robe", will receive the wedding party al tho railroad station on the arrival of the train from (raig-y-nos and escort it to the church, where the llishop of Moslyn nill perform the wedding ceremony. The bride will be given away by Mir (y addressing nearei i i local HKcnt, City Tlckol Agent, Nelson, or JOHN HAMILTON, Agent, Nolto W. I''. ANDKHSON, Trav. Pass. Atccnt, Nelson K. J. COYLK, Hist. I 'icii,. Agent, ���Vancouver New York, Jan 11 The seve th con- __,^__���_���_ ference of foreign million boards in the m_ Ml fi.iU.l Willie an,I Uutiadrt begun to. $llbSC 1*11)6 f0[* TtlG Mlll^T Notice TO CIVIL ENGINEERS. Steel Tape and All Kinds of Instruments repaired. Patenaude Bros. 6S6S6S6S69696S69SS6SI ALEX. STEWART BEA1 ESTATE AMI INSIIBANCE AtiENT .MONEY TO LOAN AT 0 PER CENT. VNII I 1'Vt lie - I'KIVATE AND COMPANY FUNDS. Valuable Baker Street and other excellent property for 3ale. Office Turner-Hot I nli Block. Nelson. II. C ATLANTIC Steamship Lines From Portland Allan Une���Ijuirentiaii Jan. 21 From Ne��- York White Star Line���Cymric Jan. 17 White star Line--(icri��anic Jan 18 White Star Lino��� Teutonic Ian. 86 t'unard Line���I nibrm Jnn. 14 Cunard Line Set via Jan. 21 Anchor Line��� FiirneBnia Jan. U Anchor Lino���Fthiopia , : Jan. 2�� American Lint*--st.Louis Jan. I* Allan Line���State Nebraska Jan. 1!) Cabin, $45.00, $50. S)*u, $70 $80 and upwards. Intermediate, $32,50 and upwards Steerage. $22.50 and upwards, PasKcngerH ticketed through to all point* !*i Great Britain or Ireland, and at. specially lov- rates to all parts of the Uhiropean eonti lent. Prepaid pannagea arranged from all point! Apply toC P. It. City 'licket Agent. Nelrion or to WILLIAM STIT'I, 554) General Agent, C.P.H. Offices. Winnipeg C.W.WEST&CO. General Teamsters. lor B. C. Oil Co. (Standard Oil Co.) Anthricite Coal. First Class Fir STOVE WOOD Cut any length lo order. One car of Fresh Spokane Lime just arrived. Office Oor. Baker & Hall Sts. Telephone Sil. NOTICE OF APPLI CATION. Notice is hereby given that application will bo made to the Parliament of Canada, at itH next (session, for an act to declare the Bedliutftou and Nelson Railway Uompaauy to be a body corporate and politic within the juris diction of the Parliament of Canada, aud the Company's Railway to be a work for the general advantage of Canada, also to authorize the Company to exercise running powers over, and to the use and operation of the property of other railway companiot and to make such arrangements for conveying or leasing the Company's Railwav and its rights and powers as is usually given to railway companies in their Acts of Incorporation, and for other purposes. ROBERT IRVING, Manager. Kaslo, B 0, D*o St), \m. Unfinished Worsted Coats to wear with odd trousers is the correct thing this season. And what is correct can be found here at any time. We have a large stock of clothing, but we don't keep it long. The arrivals of this week will be gone by next. The style and cut of the garments catches the eye and the quality of the goods the judgment, and makes cus touiers of all who come to see. - - J. A. QILKER - - P O. STORE. For Next Ten Days WE ARE OFFERING YOU A FINE Line of Tea Sets of Dishes Containing 40, 44, and 56 Pieces at 20 Per Cent. Discount. \\l\\VATT{iC\ & WILSON Groceries and Crockery LONDON & BRITISH COLUMBIA GOLDFIELDS. LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON, ENGLAND. All Communications relating to British Columbia business to be addressed to P. O. Drawer 505, Nelson, B.C. J. Roderick Robertson, General Manager S. S. Fowler, E. M., Mining Engineer NELSON, B.C. LETHBRIDGE COAL $(5.75 PER TON, DELIVERED Orders received at Frank Fletcher's Office, Corner of Kootenay and Baker Streets. W. P. TIEMEY, General Agent The Great Short Line From the manufacturer to the retailer direct, menus close prices and personal responsibility. uying from the manufao- turer or maker of goods means everything to the purchaser, for it is in itself an Insurance against Inferior Goods and Bxor bitant Prices, while th customer reaps tbe im mediate benefit My stock of Jewelry, Kings, Br oen ���,, Scarf Pins, Lorgnettes, Lockets, Necklets, Gentlemen's Vest Chains, Watches, Clocks, Sterling Silver and Silver Plated Ware, 1 personally selected.frotn the Immense stocks at the differ cut factories. Buy from J\COB DOVER and Save Money. Engraving Free. P. BURNS & CO. Wholesale and Retail Meat Merchants HEAD OFFICE NELSON, B. C. <&_> �����������������-��+-_^9 Branch Markets in Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Kaslo, Sandon, Three Forks, New Denver and Slocan City. Orders by mail to any branch will have careful and prompt attention. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��� - C D. J, Christie j INSURANCE AND RKA1, ESTATE AtiENT. 1 FOR RENT A 8 Roomed and a 4 Roomed House. The Dominion Permanent Loan Co. Advance money at terms to suit borrower. 0. D. J. Christie, Agent:: twit |t>! | Spokane Falls de, Northern R'y. Nelson & Fort Sheppard R'y. Red Mountain R'y, The only all rail route without ohang of oars between Nelson and Rosa'.and and Spokane and Rossland. (DAILY) Leave 9.40 a,m. NELSON Arrive 5.30 p.m " 11:55 " ROSSL'D " 3:10 " 8.30 a.m. SPOKANE " 6.30 p._ Train that leaves Nelson at 0:40 a.ni makes close connections at Spokane tot all Pnoino Coast Points. Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary Creek, oouneot at Marous with Stage Daily. " 0. G. DIXON, G. P. & T.A. Spokane W��_ 0t. K, TAOKABURY, AgtttMtlllM, fe 0,