rroTrrrermToTnmnrvYrinr Yei, the weather Is changeable, friend and with the coming of the Fall season, you will want a change ln your wardrobe. We have some very handsome and durable Fall suitings. Call on CROOT & TOOMBS 26 Broad St, Victoria, and we will reward you suitably. JLBJLBJLSJttJUUULBJUl The Week ft Provincial Review and Magazine. QSWTSYVYVt NEW HOUSESforSale . INSTALMENT PUN J A Htimber ol new homes. Modern la • every respect. Easy monthly instalments. B. C. LAND & INVESTMENT AGENCY, • Limited. 40 Government Street, IJUUUJUII .BAB UXMAULXajLSJL Vol. II. No. J¥ VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER, B. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1905. One Dollar Per Annum. THE PASSING SHOW. A Review of Local and Foreign Events and Topics of the Week. The situation in Russia has been growing steadily worse and it is becoming daily more apparent that the new government headed by Count Witte has no real control of the country. It is reported that the Premier is losing heart, and that the reactionary forces are demanding a military dictatorship. But it is too late for any such measure of repression. A military dictatorship without loyal soldiers is a hopeless proposition, and there can be no doubt that the Russian army is no longer to be depended upon. In many parts of Russia the soldiers are revolting and in St. Petersburg itself the garrison is said to be on the eve of mutiny. It is exceedingly difficult, at this distance, to .understand just what the situation is in Russia, but it is quite clear that the spirit of anarchy is taking hold if the country by degrees and that the government practically is unable to check the spread of disorder. Nearly nine months ago The Week prophesied revolution in Russia and pointed out that unless the Czar gave way in time to the demands of thc people for freedom he stood in grave danger of losing his throne, and possibly his life also. Tlie Czar did not act in time; he has the fatal characteristic of always delaying action until too late, and his position to-day is worse than insecure. Meanwhile, all the machinery of administration and of commercial life is out of gear and it is probable that widespread famine soon will be added to the other horrors of the situation. And famine will prove the strongest of nil incentives to anarchy and crime. It would seem not out of the range of possibility that the great powers of Europe mny be forced to undertake the work of restoring order in the Czar's domains, which would very likely result in the breaking up of the northern empire and the complete independence of Poland, Finland and other provinces. mismanagement of foreign and colonial affairs. Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- nerman has no personal following of any account. He is comparatively unknown in England and has no particular ability as a statesman. His lieutenants, Mr. H. H. Asquith and Mr. John Morley, are far greater men —intellectually and politically—than their leader, and he has made the serious mistake of pledging himself to some sort of Home Rule policy in Ireland. Except in the Emerald Isle, where polities alone seem to flourish, Home Rule is a dead issue which nobody wants resurrected. But Sir Henry appears to have been iii a quandary. Without the support of the Irish members,, he was helpless, and the Irishmen could make their o\vn terms. It is significant of the unreadiness of the Liberals for the position in which they are now placed that since the Home Rule announcement of their leader, prominent members of the party have been busily occupied in "explaining away" the statement made by him. But these considerations notwithstanding, the issue of the forthcoming general elections is in doubt. The controversy over Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals has seriously weakened the Conservative party, and has aroused the fears of the more ignorant section of the people that the policy involves an increase in the cost of food. What part Mr. Chamberlain and his splendid policy will play in the approaching contest is uncertain, but one thing is sure, namely, that Mr. Balfour has made a clever move in the political game by resigning at this juncture. especially as the construction of the V. V. & E. road already is casting a shadow over the tracks of the big monopoly. Will Halse Retire? Aid. Halse has announced that he will not seek re-election as a member of the Vancouver City Council. He announces that he cannot spare the necessary time from his business to attend to aldermanic duties. With Aid. Halse out perhaps Mayor Bus- combe will take a firm grip on the management of the city's business (if he is re-elected) and stop all this dilly-dallying at the City Hall over the different offices. At present, with so much worry over controllers, city clerks and auditors, the ratepayers begin to wonder just where they are. Last spring the official heads of the ' then city clerk, city engineer and city solicitor fell into the waste-paper basket and "Retrenchment" was the motto. But very soon new officials— j and more expensive ones—were found holding the positions thus made vacant. Then, all the summer, expert accountants were engaged at large salaries to install "system" into the city offices. The people now seem to think the "system" was a quick way for the city to get poor. Mr. Halse is a masterful gentleman and, with one or two exceptions, he had every member of the Council from Mayor down, under his thumb. The electors are expressing themselves freely both on the streets and in the press regarding this one-man rule and this, perhaps, is the reason Aid. Halse finds his business duties so pressing. British Political Situation. As anticipated last week the term of office of Mr. A. J. Balfour's first administration closed ou Monday when the King accepted the resignation of the Ministry tendered by the Premier. His Majesty then sent for Sir Henry Coinpbell-Bannerman, leader of the opposition, who has accepted the task of forming an administration. Dissolution of Parliament will follow in due course, and the people will have to decide in which of the two great parties to confide the government of the United Kingdom. At the time of writing no announce- "'ment had been mnde in regard to the personnel of Sir Henry's cabinet, but it is said that it will be formed by the more radical members of the Liberal party and that Lord Rosebery and the "Imperialist" Liberals, with the possible exception of Sir Edward Grey, will be carefully excluded. It is doubtful if an adminis- istration, formed on that line, will be able to command success at the polls, and much more doubtful if it could long remain in office. Grent Britain has hnd enough of the "Little Englanders," and hns only recently completed pnyment for the troubles inherited by Mr. Balfour's government from the late Mr. Gladstone's The Vancouver Boycott. One of the most interesting episodes in the commercial life of Vancouver is the tight now on between the merchants of the Terminal City and the Canadian Pacilic Railway Company. The merchants demand equal rates with Winnipeg to Edmonton, Calgary and McLeod, but it must not be supposed that the desire to trade with the Northwest provinces is the whole cause of the trouble. The World, which is largely responsible for the firm stand taken by the Vancouver shippers, has drawn attention to the fact that under the present arrangement, of rates on the C. P. R. system, the trade of West and East Kootenny and of the Boun- dnry district is diverted from British Columbin cities to Winnipeg. This rich nnd rapidly' developing section of the province is fed by the Crow's Nest branch of the C.P.R.-n road that was built with the aid of a big provincial subsidy, for which we nre still paying taxes, aiid it is manifestly unjust that it should be used to build up Winnipeg at the expense of our own cities. But that is just what the company is doing by means of its freight rate schedule. If the Vancouver people stand firm the railway compnny probably will give way, for relief. The police are after some of the saloonkeepers for not keeping a light burning in their bars on the Sabbath, but they don't seem to trouble themselves any too much concerning the places where liquor is illegally sold and without any license whatever. This "quiet" selling of liquor reminds the writer of a story told by the late Henry Ward Beecher, the well known temperance lecturer. Mr. Beecher was to deliver a lecture in a small towii one evening and arrived during the afternoon and put up at the only hotel the town boasted. After dinner he got talking on various subjects with the innkeeper and finally they were discussing temperance, and much to Mr. beecher's surprise the boniface was a strong advocate of "temperance." This seemed so strange that Mr. Beecher asked his reasons. The reply was as follows: "Well, you see, it's this way: the "boozer" comes iu every morning, buys a five cent glass of beer, collars the morning paper and the best chair in the house and proceeds to smoke and fill my rooms with the smell of tobacco. With the.temperance man it's different. He sneaks up to the back door, grabs a bottle of whiskey, throws down five dollars and j runs off without waiting for the change. Oh yes, Mr. Beecher, I wish you every success to-night and I hope you make all our. men temperance men." The Westminster Mayoralty. Mayor William Holland Keary of New Westminster who is seeking his fifth term of office, is being opposed by ex-Mayor Thomas Ovens. Mr. Vancouver Telephones. ' Ovens is an all round good fellow and The Home Telephone Company is his friends are sorry to see him in now seeking a franchise in Vnncou-! the race, for Mr. Keary has proved a ver, and if it is granted the company ! successful mayor and it looks like will at once instal its automatic telephone system. At present the big 'phone trust has a monopoly of the business in the Terminal City nnd nn easy win for him. Mr. Ovens is nn old pioneer of the Royal City but he has not the energy of Mr. Kcury. Aid. VahStone, who has done much the result is antiquated telephones, good work since he has heen chairman high rates, nnd poor service. Condi tions were much the same in Senttle a few years ago, when the Sunset Company had n monopoly there. Since the advent of the Independent Company residents 'of the "Queen City" have enjoyed first class service low rates nnd modern instruments, for the trust had to meet its new opponents on even ground and were compelled to give better service and lower rates or lose subscribers. If the Home Company gets a franchise here it probably will arrange for long distance along the coast over the new lines whicli the Independent Telephone Company of Seattle is about to construct throughout the Pacific Northwest. Virtuous Vancouver. Vancouver was "dry" again last Sunday; that is, all the licensed houses were closed up tight and the citizens who were troubled with parched throats had to seek elsewhere A GALAXY OF Fancy Xmas Fruits Crystalued Anjelica, per lb,.. ,75c Glace Cherries, per lb 75c Shelled Walnuts, per lb 50c Groudd Almonds, per lb 50c Shelled Almonds, per lb 40c Smvrna Figs, per lb 25c Stuffed Figs in bottles, per lb. .50c Stuffed Dates in bottles, per lb.soc DIXI H. ROSS & CO., Ill Government St. CHRISTMAS FRUIT IMPORTERS- of the electric light committee, is not running again, but there is 110 lack of candidates this year and the electors should have no difficulty in selecting a good governing body. Much to thc surprise of many people, Wellington Miller, the ex-ehief of police, is seeking election as alderman. Apparently Mr. Miller was not satisfied with the treatment he received at the hands of the police commissioners and now dlisiires to be in a position to hand them something like what they gnve him. Viotoria Water Question. For the pnst fifteen yenrs Victorin has been kept in "hot wnter" (to use a paradox) over her "eold water" supply, nnd the end is not", yet. From time tn time various experts, nt considerable expense to the city, have examined Elk Lake and pronounced pro. and con. upon the Mutability and fitness to supply thc city's needs until at last it has been considered desirable to provide a purer supply and greal er pressure from Goldstream. From all the evidence in litigation now proceeding in the Supreme Court it appears that the needs of the city have always taken second place to the interests of the B. C. Electric Railway Co. In other words, wherever the interests of thc B. C. Electric Rnilwny Co. hnve clashed with those of Victoria, the former hnve been given the preference. On the advice of the tramway company, an expert named Mr. (Continued on page two.) The Dissolution Rumor. Liberal Newspapers Have Been Needlessly Frightened by Timid Imaginings. Always charitably inclined, The Week hastens to remove from the minds of the Liberals of British.Columbia the fear that has taken hold of them that Premier McBride and his colleagues have determined upon a dissolution of the Legislature next year. There is not the slightest rea-. son for the Liberals to worry; their second defeat in British Columbia since the inauguration of "party lines" in the province is not to take place so soon. Just how the rumor started is not- clear, but it is quite possible that the fertile—and somewhat futile—imagination of the Victoria Times is responsible. The Times always is painfully uneasy on the subject of .pro-, vincial politics. In dealing with federal politics, the Times is self- satisfied and in a comfortable frame . of mind. It pokes elephantine fun at the "mercenary Tories," so hungry 'for what, it calls "the sweets-of office "—Senator Templeman's brand of candy—and points with pride to the prosperity of the country under the- benign rule of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, a prosperity, by tbe way, that Sir Wilfrid is most careful to keep east of the Rockies. But the Times can-. not understand British Columbians at all, and is sadly upset because they prefer "the first Conservative government British Columbia ever had" —a phase now printed just 751 times in its editorial columns—to the. heel of the Ottawa machine. Bui the origin of the rumor matters very little. The rumor itself is of more interest to the public, nnd The- Week begs leave to inform the people- that the rumor is utterly baseless, ^ Neither Mr. McBride nor any of his- colleagues ever have considered or. discussed an early dissolution of the; legislature nnd there is no; intention whatever to take that course. The government has a fairly good working majority in the House—and there- is no reason why it should not continue to carry out the administration1 of. the affairs of the country as satisfact-., orily as it has in the past, and still less reason why thc country should be put to the expense of a general election. There will he no dissolution of the legislature prior to the time when the government's term of office legally expires, wheu, no doubt, it will be re-elected with an increased majority. Vnncouver is.growing nnd growing fast. There is ,n,o doubt about it.. Let anyone note the lnrge number of, business blocks now erected nnd then try to secure office space in any of them. In nine cases in ten he will find that every office was rented be-, fore the building was erected.; Vancouver hns now another boom, which reminds one of the boom twenty years ngo, except thnt this one is on n betfc ter basis. The real estate men and; speculators are building up fat bank- accounts, An option on thc McKinley mines (Roundary) has been given to J. S. C. Fraser, manager of the Rossland branch of the Bank of Montreal, who is said to he acting on behalf of enstern capitalists. The price ' is $200,000. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 190. The PassingShow Adams was brought to examine the Goldstream property. His advice was that the city should continue to use the present water supply, but should at the same time purchase the Gold' stream rights. This advice might have been perfectly sound had he stopped at that, but he further ad. vises that the city water should not ibe chiefly used for city pur poses, the tramway company being granted the chief privilege. On the face of it that certainly looks a very cool proposition, and an extremely advantageous one for the company. But it must be remembered that this evidence comes from Mr. Lubbe, who is not a warm friend of the city in the question on trial, and the suggestion that Mayor Barnard attempted to further the interests of the company at the expense of the city would be more convincing if it came from a more independent quarter. However, the evidence is interesting enough to those who want to understand the true inwardness of the various negotiations of the city. Any one who would take the trouble to go over the old files of the Province- honored forerunner of The Week— of 1894 and 1895, would find that the water question was threshed out very thoroughly at that time. The supply from Elk Lake then was decidedly impure and very scanty. There was also a glorious uncertainty as to whether one would find a small fish or eel, or a bunch of decayed leaves and weeds in the water jug. Things have improved since then, and the new filter beds have practically stopped all the chances of turning one's inside into an aquarium. It has also been stated by an expert that the Elk Lake supply is sufficient for a city three times the size of Victoria, provided a larger intake pipe were used. But what is the use of having! all this expert opinion if it is not followed out? Of course, it cannot be gainsaid that the Goldstream water is much purer than that of Elk lake, and also that a much greater pressure could be obtained. Also it must be confessed that our summer supply is far from adequate. It is no use going into the details now as to why any private company was ever allowed to obtaiu possession of such a valuable water right as Gold- stream so close to Victoria. The \ principal thing to be considered is— the company has the water and the eity wants it. The next thing is to get hold of it as cheaply as possible, which the present litigation does not seem likely to accomplish in a hurry. Expert Adams valued the Goldstream property at $350,000, and the city had offered $600,000, which had been refused. It would be interesting to know how much this water question is going to cost the city before it is finally answered. APPLICATIONS FOR TIMBER LICENCES. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated at Kumdis Slough, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked Geo. W. Morrow's N.E. corner; thence running east 40 chains; thence north 160 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence south 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett^ Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Column bia, October 23rd, 1905. GEO. W. MORROW, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated in Juskatla, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked J. M. Collison's S.W. corner; thence running 40 chains east; thence 160 chains south; thence west 40 chains; thence north 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. J. M. COLLISON, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. Fire insurance agents on the lookout for cheap advertisements are given to firing in paragraphs to the newspapers stating that So-and-so's claim on account of loss by fire has been settled promptly. The dailies print these absurd notices free of charge; why, The Week knows not. An insurance company is supposed to pay up promptly on its policies- there is nothing worthy of notice in a simple act of honesty, even in the far west. At least we hope not. The dailies are much too easy. The trial of George D. Collins for perjury has commenced before Judge Lennon in San Francisco, all Collins' objections having been overruled. But the end still is a long way off. The "water question" is once more the main topic of the day in Victoria. There might be worse things to talk about—especially each other. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated near Mammon River, Juskatla, Masset Inlet, Queen Charlotte Island. Commencing at a stake marked Percy Harrison's N.W. corner; thence running 40 chains east; thence 160 chains north; thence west 40 chains; thence south 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. PERCY HARRISON. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated near head of Juskatla, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked H. A. Collison's N.W. corner; thence running 40 chains east; thence 160 chains south; thence west 40 chains; thence north 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. H. A. COLLISON, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following de- schibed lands, situated near Quan River, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked L. Morrow's S.E. corner; thence running 40 chains east; thence 160 chains south; thence west 40 chains; thence north 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. L. MORROW, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. D. H. BALE Phone 1140, LEIGHTON ROAD, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Building Lots For Sale. Houses Built on the INSTALMENT PLAN. Something New In VISITING CARDS.. new stock ;; AT HASTIE'S FAIR Your Inspection Invited o li o o ; < > u NOVICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated near Mammon River, Juskatla, Masset Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked Percy Harrison's N.E. corner; thence running 40 chains south; thence 160 chains west; thence north 40 chains; thencej east 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. PERCY HARRISON. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated in Juskatla, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked E. C. Collison's S.W. corner; thence running 40 chains east; thence 160 chains north; thence west 40 chains; thence south 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. E. C. COLLISON, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date 1 intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated opposite Harrison's Island, Juskatla, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked E. C. Collison's N.E. corner; thence running 40 chains east; thence 160 chains south; thence west 40 chains; thence north 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. E. C. COLLISON, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated about centre of Juskatla, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked Ella M. Morrow's S.E. corner; thence running 40 chains west; thence 160 chains north; thence east 40 chains; thence south 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. ELLA M. MORROW, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make ap- Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following de scribed lands, situated at head of Juskatla, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked H. A. Collison's S.E. corner; thence running 40 chains east; thence 160 chains north; thence west 40 chains; thence south 16b chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia. October 23rd, 1905. H. A. COLLISON, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTlCii is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated near head of Juskatla, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked L. Morrow's N.W. corner; thence running 40 chains south; thence 160 chains west; thence north 40 chains; thence east 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. L. MORROW, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated about centre of Juskatla and known as Harrison's Island, containing 640 acres more or less. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. JOHN R. SCOTT, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make application to the Honourable the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated on Quan River, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands, Commencing at a stake marked John R. Scott's N.E. corner; thence running east 40 chains; thence 160 chains north; thence west 40 chains; thence south 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. JOHN R. SCOTT, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to make ap- Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to cut and carry away timber from the following described lands, situated on Kumdis Slough, Massett Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands. Commencing at a stake marked Geo. W. Morrow's N.W. corner; thence running east 40 chains; thence south 160 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence north 160 chains to point of commencement. Dated at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, Province of British Columbia, October 23rd, 1905. GEO. W. MORROW, Per Percy Harrison, Agent. "Come into the garden Maude, The black bat night has flown, —Take Nemo with us."1 9£*y Caledonian Is Always Good All the Fad East. The long nights are coming, don't forget onr lending library. VICTORIA BOOK & STATIONERY COMPANY. DUTCH BULBS, ROSE TREES. JOHNSTON'S SEED STORE Oity Market. ASSEMBLY DANCING ACADEMY ASSEMBLY HALL, FORT ST. 'Phone A822. Mrs. Simpson's advanced class is held on Thursdays, at 8 p.m.; Beginners' class, Monday; Children's class, Thursdays ; class for children under ten years, Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 5.30. fl CHRISTMAS GIFT —FOR- THAT BOY! Nothing so delights a boy as a plaything that will MAKE a NOISE. Why not get him Something Musical. It may lead to a love for real music study. Try this list: MOUTH ORGANS, from 5c to $3. WHISTLES, from 15c. to 50c. TOY TRUMPETS, 4 and 8 keys, 50c. and 75c. MANDOLINETTES-any child can play them—from $1.50 up. ACCERINAS, CONCERTINAS, UTOHARPS and everything musical. F B> LETCHER DROS GOVERNMENT ST. A SWEET SUGGESTION FOR XMAS GIETS SUPERB CHOCOLATES IN FANCY BOXES FROM lOo to $3.00 •T TERRY & MARETT THI PRESCRIPTION DRU66ISTS S..E, Cor. Fort and Douglaa Streets QUEEN'S HOTEL HENRY HOPKIRK, Proprietor. TELEPHONE iSaS • • VANCOUVER, B.C European and American Plan. Rates $1.25 to Jj.oo per day. Bar supplied with Choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Nos. 415, 411,415,4J9 Cordova St.. and 360, 364, 368 W-ter St. Three minutes walk from C.P.R. Depot and Wharves. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. < Gents' Suits \\ Sponged and 0 1 1 By the month $2.00 Pressed 75c or cleaned thoroughly and pressed to look like new for $1.50 LASH'S Cleaning, Dyeing, Tailoring 93 View St., Phone A1207 Hotel St. Francis Victoria, B. C. LADIES' HAIR DRESSING Shampooing, Face and Scalp treatment, also Super- flous hair removed. WIGS forsaleor hire at Mr. and Mrs. C. Kosche's 65 Douglas St. near Fort St. We Have It! If it is anything in Groceries, at the price you want to pay. New Valencia Raisins, per lb. 12y2c. New Cleaned Currants, 3 lbs. 25c. New Candied Peel, per lb. 15c. New Pigs, per basket, 20c. Cooking Sherry, qts. 50c. Cooking Brandy, pts. 50o; qts. $1.00. Carne's Cash Grocery Cor. Yates and Broad. PHONE 586 ,-\ THE WEEK., 9AIUKUAI, uovohioob. y, 1905. The Week in West Kootenay. Many Suitsfor Damages—Politics in Nelson—Rossland Royalty Candidates — Oil Companies Operations. y Nelson, December 5. The sittings of the Supreme Court began to-day with Mr. Justice Martin on the bench. There was a conspicuous absence of legal millinery. No wigs were worn by bench or bar. There are, after all, not many cases before the court, the great majority being suits of damages for personal injury brought by S. S. Taylor on behalf of various clients against .different companies and employers. As many,however, are jury cases, it is probable that the court will not finish its labors much before Christmas. There was the usual sight of witnesses standing around crowding the corridors or overflowing into the rain outside which will continue until Premier McBride redeems his promise and builds Nelson an adequate courthouse. This has so ardentjly been desired, kicked for and prayer for, that the grantor ought to be secure of anything in the gift of the city. An independent Conservative organization was formed last night which styles itself the Sir John Macdonald Conservative Association. This secession is due to the preponderance of the anti-Houstonites upon the executive of the newly formed association, which was to heal the breach, and partly because of the acceptance of a brief for the West Kootenay Power and Light Company, now fighting the city, by the new president of tlie Conservative Association. However, there was but a small attendance at the convention of the "kickers" aud some trouble seems to have been experienced in the obtaining of a committee. The fate of the new club will probably be decided upon the manner in whicli the big organization carries out the sponsorial vows of its political godfathers, Hon. R. McBride and Hon. R. F. Green. There has been no move in municipal politics up to the present. It is still expected that Mayor John Houston will return to Nelson ten days hence with money to burn. He always had that anyway—when his pockets were lined. His old paper, the Tribune, has been sold by public auction to satisfy the creditors and was acquired by W. W. Baer, ex- Methodist minister, who will run the paper in the Conservative interest as an evening daily, beginning next Monday. Dave Carley, the editor of the Economist, announces that he will start a daily evening paper on April 2 next year. Perilously near April 1 ! The Macdonald Conservatives also announce their intention of also running a daily paper. It need not be remarked that most of the gentlemen concerned know little about a daily paper. In fact smart writing, not news gathering, that's too easy of cf course, seems to be regarded as the chief qualification. The Daily News, with its usual sense of humor, castigates these pretentions generally. But then the News is Liberal and all the other pretenders to the public favor are Conservative. Hence these tears—or jeers. In Rossland the municipal campaign has already begun and Alderman P. R. McDonald, ex-secretary of the Miners' Union, ex-president of the British Columbia branch of the Western Federation of Miners, ex- president of the Oddfellows, ex-miner and present insurance agent, is out publicly for the mayoralty. The present incumbent of that office, Charles Hamilton, who is merely a lawyer, cannot be expected to win under such circumstances and against such dignities as environ his would- be successor. There is no particular issue and the result of a contested election in the Golden City will greatly depend upon the personality of tjhe candidates. Rather a good season is looked for ,by the curlers and hockey players of the Kootenay. The general blizzard which swept over the whole country embraced Nelson and left behind a foot of snow. The temperature also was low enough last week to form good ice at both of Nelson's rinks and there was to be an opening night last evening, but a chinook set in and the hopes were dashed for the present. However, last year there was practically no skating till January and none after the third week in good hockey club and as several are in existence in East Kootenay it is likely that Nelson will be hard put to it to maintain its present position as the city of the premier hockey club which honor it has possessed for four yeas past. The curlers are not to have the bonspiel here and that noisy event is likely to come off at either Revelstoke or Rossland sometime in January. Mining is looking up a little with the St. Eugene mine again shipping ore this week. The results of this will be noticeable in the gradual increase in the output of the mines and the receipts of the smelters during the next few weeks. News has been received that after several years of palaver and poppycock the oil men on the extreme southeastern corner of the province and in the contiguous districts of Alberta and Montana are getting down to business. It is reported that several wells have been successfully sunk by the Americans on St. Mary's Lake, the latest of which was capped after a flow equal to 60 barrels a day had been verified. In the Flathead, the company of that name, is preparing for work in t^ie spring. This is reported to be also the case with the Victoria company, which is also interested and the Spokane company have actually got their machinery installed preparatory to work. The Alberta companies are doin better. The Rocky Mountain Company of Calgary have capped a well yielding 300 barrels a day and the Western Oil and Coal Company has a well dug and capped of 20 bar- r els a day; are down 1300 feet on a second, which is giving anticipation of a great yield and have already started upon a third. This company is projecting a pipe line into Mac- leod in the spring and will then be able to get into the market. A refinery is also projected by them for next season at the same place. Phoenix is still kicking vigorously for a decent mail service. As usual, the Ottawa department has no time to consider a Britisli Columbian grievance. The Granby Consolidated Corn- operating at Phoenix, has declared a dividend amounting to $405,000. That looks like business. The "divyvy" is payable on January 15. This is the second dividend, the first amounting to $133,630, was declared in December last. Phoenix is going to be a world beater. Lieut-General Sakharoff has paid the penalty of Russian official life. He was murdered on Wednesday by a woman in Saratoff whither he had been sent to quell the Agrarian riots. Sarakhoff formerly was Minister of War. His murderess secured an interview with him at the Governor's residence and fired three bullets into him witli a revolver. She was attached to one of the revolntionalry parties. Inquiries are being made for one Thomas Bruce, formerly of West Mountrose, Ontario, and recently of Wilmer, B.C. His brother James has died and has left him a nice pot of money. Thomas was last heard of in Revelstoke during the past summer. Victoria Notes. Mrs. Butchart gave a delightful reception at her residence, "Ballina- hinch" on Wednesday afternoon. The tea table; which was most artistically decorated with choice flowers, was presided over by Mrs. Fleet- Robertson and the Misses Butchart. A large number of prominent ladies were present. * * * Mrs. J. and Miss Bessie Dunsmuir deft last week for California on a short visit. They will be back for Christmas. ' * * * Mrs. (Col.) Holmes left last week for Winnipeg. She is accompanied by Mrs. R. Marpole, * * * Mrs. R. Pim Butchart has issued invitations for a dance at "Ballina- hinch" on Tuesday next. * »- • A most enjoyable Cinderella was given by the Daughters of Pity at the Assembly Hall on Friday last. The room, which was crowded to its utmost capacity, was very prettily decorated, red and white being the prevailing colors used. In the supper room the tables were decorated with red berries, holly and maidenhair fern, which was most effective. The children occupied the floor until 9.30, when, with the Grand March, managed by Mrs. Simpson, they .all went in to supper. The grown-ups then occupied the floor and to the excellent music by Miss Thain, dancing was kept up till an early hour. One can always be sure of a good show at the Grand, Victoria, for Manager "Bob" Jamieson certainly spares neither effort or expense to produce the best there is going. Lovers of feats of personal strength should not fail to see the strong man and woman juggling with the heavy dumb-bells. The abnormal muscular development of the man and the splendid physique of the woman is worth travelling far to see. The Grand is evidently doing good business, for at both the matinees and the nightly performances the seats are well filled. An excellent bill is promised for next week. It is said that "a woman's beauty lies in her hair." If that axiom is ttrue the young lady sitting in the window of Campbell's drug store has considerably more than her share of beauty, for her hair is much longer than her body. If such luxuriant locks are produced by any particular brand of hair restorer there may still be a chance for the bald heads and beardless youths of Victoria. COMMERCIAL HOTEL W. D. Haywood. New, Modern and strictly first-class. Steam heated, electric light. Sample rooms. Bates, $2.00 and np. Corner Hastings and Cambie Sts. VANCOUVER. HOTEL BADMINTON American Plan $2.00 np. The most popular hotel ln the city. Free but, free ballis. Phone in each room. VANCOUVER, B. G ehristnas Candies Have yon made your selection of Christmas Candies ? You should do it now. With our large stock nf delicious confections yon will have no trouble in getting just ■what you want. We can give yon candies at every price and the same high quality runs through the whole assortment. We are agents for Lowney's Celebrated Chocolates. "Name on every piece." J. L. WHITE & CO. DRt'GQIBTS. 80 4 32 Gov't St. PHONE 642. MRS. GARRETT SMITH Teacher of the Pianoforte ••Am Meer," Dallas Road. Pupils taught Theory and Harmony and prepared for the examinations of the Toronto Conservatory of Music. Recommended by Edward Fisher. Mns. Doc, and other leading musicians in Canada. Terms $5.00 a month for two lessons weekly. tWMWWM Christmas Gifts. For the Wei I-Dressed Men. House Goats Lounging Robes Scarfs Handkerchiefs Fancy Vests Umbrellas. Distinctively Men's Gifts. Masculine in every detail. A beautiful stock in endless variety of Men's Ties from 25c. to $3.00 each. FINCH & FINCH 57 Government St. VICTORIA. A PINE ASSORTMENT OP 6d. NOVELS By Some of the Most Popular Authors. See Our Windows. T. N. HIBBEN & CO. 4^%%%%%%%%%%***'****%%%%%%%%i%%%%*%<»%a^»r^««*Na»\a^a^»»\a^a^«^a^B^«^«^a^a^ THE DISCRIMINATING MAN M THE COMMON SENSE MAN THE REFINED MAN DEMANDS THE GEORGE E. KEITH WALKOVER SHOE. BECAUSE : IT IS AIL THAT IS ■EST IN FOOTWEAR. The Regular Price is $5.50 But at Our Mammoth Sale Vou Can Buy Them for 93.3s Par Pair, If you cut out and bring this ad. with you. **"" THE PATERSON SHOE CO. THE OITT SHOE STORE, THE SHOE EMPORIUM, 70 Government St., 132 Government St., VIOTORIA. VICTORIA. 440 THE WEEK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1905. At The Street f Corner h By THE LOUNOER Now is the season for mud, and it is possible to appreciate the nice clean sidewalks and at the same time abominate the awful condition of the .street crossings; it is one of the penalties we have to pay for being a city of no poor. As a Winnipeg visitor said of us once in the Manitoba Free Press, everyone of us is "hard up" but there are no poor people in Victoria. Consequently there are no crossing sweepers, and the boot- shiners are getting fat. Still I should Jike to see a few crossing-sweepers round the place; one stationed at the Parliament buildings end of James Bay bridge would reap a veritable harvest this sort of weather. It might be possible for the City Council to consider the advisability of importing a brand of crossing-sweeper from London. This would be in keeping with the recent action of the Bank of Commerce in advertising for Scotch lads for bank clerks. * * * There is one distinctive feature about Victoria which I have never come across anywhere else; it is rather a pleasant one and is, I should think, provocative of good business. I refer to the numerous raffles which •are to be seen advertised in the papers and in the different, windows on Government street. Tobacconists seem to be the leaders in the form of attracting business and the natural result is that we have all been smoking alwut twice as much as usual. There is something peculiarly fascinating in winning a raffle, it is ever so much more satisfactory than is the common or garden method of going into a store and purchasing what you want. Messrs. Waitt & Co. offer particularly liberal terms in their annual drawing for musical instruments at their store in Government street where it would seem that every purchaser to the extent of ten cents is likely to benefit in a more or less degree.. * * * So the Dallas Hotel is changing hands. This popular and well known seaside resort is passing from the control of Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson into that of Mr. and Mrs. William Patterson, who have so long been connected with the hotel. Past patrons and those to come will have no complaint to make with regard to the future management of this hotel, whicli will keep up its reputation as being thc only first-class hotel on the water-front. The Dallas is to be largely improved for the coming season and intending guests will find every convenience ready to their hands. * * * On Thursday there was a smart turn-out of the fire brigade in Johnson street and a large number of people were deceived into thinking that it was the real thing. Quite a crowd collected to see the operations. I suppose we ought all to be tjhankfiil that it was hut a practice call, but all thc same there is something very disappointing in following a fire brigade up for about a mile and tfaSeti finding that there is no blaze 1|- watch. » * * I have been challenged by move than one of my acquaintances witli regard to the correct pronunciation of the word St. Leger. My readers may remember that I ridiculed the management of the Victoria Theatre for advertising on its programme the correct pronunciation as being "Sillin- ger." Many people, however, would have it that this is right; some argue on the analogy of St. John and St Clair being pronounced as though they were spelt Singeon and Sinclair, I should be glad if some person who is interested at all in this sort of thing would send me his views on the matter. (Whatever "views" anyone may have on the subject the fact remains that St. Leger is not pronounced Sillinger.-Ed.) * * * What a delightful speech that was of Mark Twain's on the occasion of his 70th birthday. I wonder how\ many people know the derivation of his 'nom de plume"; everyone knows of aourse that his own name is Clemens. The story is that as he was standing on board one of the steamers on the Mississippi he was listening to the sailor heaving the lead and calling out the readings; "mark one, mark twain, etc." This "Mark Twain" caught Mr. Clemens' fancy and so he adopted it. * * * I read the other day a long article by Eustace Mills, the champion English racquet player, on the subject of keeping in good health without the necessity of taking exercise. The writer proves that with a careful system of dieting it was possible to keep in good training without the strenuous regime usually required. The stock example of a healthy man who never takes exercise is of course Mr. Chamberlain, who once remarked that if a man walked up-stairs to bed he had done all that could be demand- manded of him. It is not generally known that Eustace Mills combines with his athletic prowess a reputation •for philology, he being one of the first philological coaches at Cambridge (England) during his residence there. * * * India is at present rejoicing in the presence of the Prince of Wales, but British Columbia was not to be outr done and last week we had in jf\i Capital City Prince on Whales. A large audience were enthusiastic in their appreciation of a lecture which teemed with interest. There is a very severe indictment in the current edition of the Overseas Daily Mail delivered by an English bishop ou th subject of modern literature; out of 87 books whicli he perused with the object of giving a fair and impartial opinion he found that only 80 were in his view fit to put before young people, nl these days we are not, so particular as to what we allow our children to read, but this seems to be a serious state of affairs and should occupy the attention of the novelists. At the same time there is no earthly reason why novelists whose aim is to interest women and men should have to write for an audience of school girls. * * * What made Hawley Smart? 'all Cane. THE LOUNGER. New Goods Just Arrived for Christmas By an odd lapse of memory the editor last week referred to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as "Sir William," and there was no cunning proofreader or compositor to correct the error. The Lounger promptly lounged around to chortle over it, and others also have enjoyed the rare pleasure of telling the editor of his mistake. However, the article in question was written while a small boy was howling for proofs, the linotype man was looking for copy, three gentlemen were talking about different things ranging from a concert to a monotype, and the make-up man was making a desperate effort to put a cricket story in the editorial columns. In other words and briefly, the article was written on publishing day ,and "Sir William" went. We did more business last month than ever before. The reason is v*k because we give the best value that money can buy. 30 Pairs for the Man that wants to spend '.$2.50 36 Pairs for the Lads that want to spend 1.50 24 Pairs for the Ladies th tawant beauty and strength 3.00 30 Pairs Misses' Dong. Kid Blucher, heavy soles, sizes 11 to 2 1.50 30 Pairs Men's Hip and Thigh Rubber Boots at 5.00 24 Pairs George A. Slater's Invictus Fine Boots at 4.00 12 Pairs Ladies' Dongola Kid, Goodyear welt, at 2.00 IS Pairs Children's Button Boots, sizes 9 to iol/2, a little off style, at 50 12 Pairs Youths' Lace Boots, sizes 11 and 12 50 Look out for our Slippers, now on the way, which will be put on sale next month. The long and short of it is, we want your trade. High quality and low prices should interest you. James fiaynard, S^^ffi PHONE 1232 SCOTSMEN MADE MERRY. (Continued from page four.) subject, on the occasion of his recent visit to the city. The C. P. R. excursions which have been arranged to convey land seekers from Winnipeg and other points in Manitoba and the Northwest to the land of promise in the far west have begun. A large influx of people is expected to take advantage of the cheap rates and our real estate men are making ready to exhibit all the god points of the district to the prospective settlers. The rigorous climate of the prairie country is too severe as a rule, to permit of its being chosen as a permanent location, and when the Northwest farmer has gathered together sufficient shekels to render him comparatively independent, he is ouly too willing to forsake a region of the most intense cold, of blizzards and hailstorms for the beautiful Okanagan, the land of fruit and sunshine, where blue skies and balmy air combine with glorious scenery and fertile soil to present attractions difficult to surpass. The LYRIC THEATRE Broad Street, Between Yates and Johnson 0. Renz, Manager. The oldest and most popular vaudeville resort in the city. The management aims at all times to furnish the largest, most finished, refined and up-to-date aggregation of imported vaudeville talent that pains and money can secure. Open every evening at 8 o'clock. Show starts at 8:80. Admission: 10 and 25c. The British Columbia legislature will convene on January 11, and the session very probably will close before the end of February. The New Westminster Columbian says that "Local patriotism is of inestimable value to any community." Perhaps it, is, but too. many people mistake parochialism for 'local patriotism. '' Two employees of Trites-Wood store in Fernie, named W. S. Harding and George Hubbard have been sent to gaol for three months for stealing goods from the shop value about $17. The Sultan has agreed to yield to the principle of the demand made by the powers in regard to the financial control of Macedonia. He had to. The Vancouver drug stores are mostly in favor of Sunday closing. It is enabling them to get rid of their stock of patent medicines, such as Pe-ru-na, and other alcoholic mixtures of that ilk. It is rather astonishing, but perhaps not so surprising after all, to see the number of alleged ministers and old maids who are giving testimonials in thc advertisement columns of the daily papers as to the benefits to be derived from these spirituous patent medicines. WATSON'S THEATRE PHONE 81 Week Starting Monday, Dec. 11. Watson Stock Comp'y In a Big Production Brother Against Brother Starting Thnrtday Lights 0' London PRICES 10, 25 AND 35 CENTS COAL J. KINGHAM & CO. Victoria Agents for the Nanaimo Collieries. Best Household New Wellington Coal Lump or Sack, per ton .... $6.50 Nut Coal, per ton .. . .$5.00 Pea Coal, per ton $4.50 Also Anthracite coal for sale at current rates. Office, 34 Broad St.; wharf, Store Street. 'PHONE 647. WILL SUBSCRIBERS WHOSE PAPERS ARE NOT DELIVERED KINDLY TELEPHONE THE MESSENGER SERVICE. Phone No. 409. Week of December il, 1905. Grand JOHNSON STREET. Management of ROBT. JAMIESON. Daily—7.30 to 11.80. Matinees ioc. all over. RESERVED SBATS 20c. Illustrated Song. M. DEBRESAY, 'THE CHAPEL IN THE PTNES' EARL AND WILSON. TH EBEST YET. THE THREE MASQUERA SISTERS. SPANISH STREET SINGERS. ZAINO THE MIDGET MAGICIAN. THE GREAT RICHARS, SPHERICAL DANCER. NEW MOVING PICTURES. Savoy Theatre 5E5E535HEra5E5HS5a5H5H5a Week December 11 E5E5E5a5H5H5H5B5aS2SH5HS 0DELL & HART Sketch Artists. WILSON Trick Bicyclist. Admission 15c and 25c THE WEEK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9» *905- SOCIAL NEWS i What proved to be the smartest, most fashionable and largely attended wedding ever celebrated in Vancouver took place in Christ Church at 1.30 on Monday afternoon. The contracting parties were Mr. Cecil Macl? Merritt, son of Col. and Mrs. Merritt of St. Catherines, Ont., and |Miss Sophia Tupper, eldest daughter of Sir Charles Hibbert and Lady Tupper, and grand-daughter of Sir Chas. Tupper, Bart. Society turned out en masse to witness the nuptials, and long before the strains of the Lohengrin Wedding March announced the 'coming of the wedding party, the' church was thronged to the doors.! Standing beneath a pretty double arch of chrysanthemums and ivy, the. 1 young couple plighted their troth while Rev. Cecil C. Owen, rector of phrist Church, intoned the solemn mpresive service of the Anglican Church. The effect was heightened ;iy the full choral service. Mr. Walter F. Evans, organist of the church, presided at the organ, and rendered Wagner's and Mendelssohn's wed- ling marches, while the full surpliced choir assisted in the choral part of the service. The church was handsomely decorated for the occasion by the friends of the bride with a profusion of chrysanthemums combined with feathery ferns, palms and ivy. The bride entered on the arm of her father, Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, who gave her away. Both the young people are very popular in Vancouver, and have a wide circle of 'friends both in Vancouver and in Victoria. The groom, Mr. Merritt, is a member of the ship chandlery firm of Boyd, Burns, & Co. The bride looked very pretty in a very hand- jsome gown of ivory liberty satin, band-made, with a bertha and deep flounce of the most exquisite Brussels ilace, narrow ruffles of the same lace jand ropes of fine pearls edging the ioat cut fronts of the robe ind the long court train which fold- d back from a pannel of shirred hiffon embroidered with seed pearls. B*he sleeves, which were short and full gathered to the arm in tiny ucks sewn with seed pearls, were met |iy long suede gloves. With this ;own, the bride wore a coronet of '•range blossoms and a veil of magnificent Honiton lace, the gift of her grandmother, Lady Tupper. Her sole [irnament was a beautiful pearl neck- ace and pendant, the gift of her .randfather, the Hon. James Macdonald. The bridal party was a bretty sight, moving up the aisle. The 'ride was attended by a maid of onor and three bridesmaids. Miss Stances Tupper, sister of the bride, Jvas maid of honor, Miss Janet Tup- >er, another sister of the bride, Miss Hilary Tupper of Winnipeg, cousin of Kiie bride, and Miss Dorothy McKin- iion of Vancouver being the bridesmaids. The maid of honor, as well s the bridesmaids, wore frocks of iale shell pink crepe de chine trimmed Vith fine insertion and ruffles of val- nciennes lace. Their hats were white leaver ornamented with pink roses f chiffon and long white ostrich eathers. They carried lovely bou- uets of pale pink carnations tied Hrith white satin ribbon and each wore gold monogram ring, the gift of >ie groom. Lady Tupper, mother of the bride, ore a very handsome dress of black ice and silk applique over rich white !jtin. The front of the bodice was mposed of pale blue chiffon folded 'er a vest of turquoise and gold [nbroidery. The hat worn with this vely gown was made of white chif- m trimmed with bands of brown r and touches of turquoise blue |«ine velvet. She carried a bouquet lilies of the valley and violets. Lady Charles Tupper, grandmother the bride, was gowned in a rich de of green velvet adorned with a ince cape and cuffs of Brussels lace. The bonnet worn with this gown was the Oak Bay links on Wednesday of Tuscan lace straw with white os- afternoon, the victors being the trich tips and velvet to match the Misses Violet Pooley and Ethel gown. The groom was supported by Pitts, Miss Daisy Langley and Mari- Mr. John Boyd, Mr. W. Martin Grif- on Pitts coming second. Tea was fen, Mr. R. Bruce Mackedie and Mr. served at the club house. Thomas Jenkins ably fulfilling the | • • * Mr. Seymour Hastings O'Dell and duties of ushers. The centre aisle of the church was bride are staying for a few weeks at lined with broad white silk ribbon the Balmoral, which was well filled with hand-| • * • somely gowned ladies. Just as the | Mrs. Butchart entertatined at tea service commenced the sunshine, 0n Wednesday at "Ballahinch." She which had been hiding behind grey was assisted by her two charming clouds all morning, streamed through daughters. The house was most beau- the windows and illuminated tlie tifully decorated with a profusion of bridal party. lovely flowers. After the ceremony the bridal, * * * party and a number of intimate. Mrs. J. K. Worsfold gave a very friends of the bride drove to "Park- enjoyable tea on Wednesday in honor side," the home of Sir Charles Hib-j 0f her nieces, the Misses Halhead of bert and Lady Tupper, where a short Chemainus. The tea tables were dee- reception was held, the happy couple orated with chrysanthemums, autumn leaving by the Great Northern at leaves and Chinese lanterns, which four o'clock for England where they was mo8t effective. Amongst those will be for tjbreiei or four monlhgj there were Mrs. C. M. Roberts, Mrs. after which they will reside in Van-1 Arundel, Mrs. Irvine, Mrs. Beau- couver. The bride's travelling dress was a handsome tailor-made gown of green tweed, with green velvet collar and cuffs; and she wore a smart little tricorn beaver hat strapped with gold, and an ermine stole. At Christ Church Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon, by the Rev. Canon Beanlands, Mr. Keith Wilson, youngest son of Rev. W. Wilson, of Salt Spring Island, was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Constance King, youngest daughter of Mrs. E. Hammond King of Rae St., Victoria. Promptly at five o'clock the bride entered the church on the arm of her uncle, Mr. Stephen T. Wootton, attended by her sister, Miss Adelaide King, and three little cousins, the little daughters of T. R. Smith and E. E. Wootton. The church was very prettily decorated by a number of young friends of the bride under the guidance of Miss Beth Irving. White chrysanthemums formed an arch, combined Avith ferns and ivy, under which the knot was tied. The wedding was very quiet, only the most intimate friends and the relatives of the contracting parties being invited; however, the church was well filled with friends. The bride made a very charming champ Tye, Miss Drake, Mrs. Crease, Miss Crease, Mrs. Mohun, Miss Newton, Miss May Newcombe, Mrs. and Miss Corbett, Mrs. Charlie Rhodes, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Cardew, Miss Wark, the Misses Devereux, Mrs. Blaikloek, Miss Nelly Dupont, Miss Spain, Mrs. Spain, Mrs. and the Misses Kitto, Mrs. Hasell, Mrs. Gresley. » » • Mrs. D. R. Harris returned last week from Santa Cruz, where she had taken her daughter, Miss Hilda Harris, .for the wintr months. • • • Mrs. Gillespie entertained a large number of ladies at the tea hour on Thursday at her lovely residence, "Highwood," St. Charles street. • • • On Tuesday last a very pretty wedding took place at Happy Valley at the residence of Mr. Alexander Fraser, when his youngest daughter, Stella Irene, was united in marriage to Mr. William Bell Charted, of Sooke. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely gown of white duchess satin, trimmed with applique and lillies of the valley with a tulle veil hand embroidered caught up with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums. She was attended by Miss Nancy Charters, sis workmen have been employed. Boundary Ore Shipments. Granby 17,633 Mother Lode 3,717 Brooklyn 1,170 Rawhide 480 Sunset 300 Providence 30 Skylark 30 Total 23,420 Total for year 833,744 Rossland Ore Shipments. Le Roi 2,14ft Centre Star 1,264 War Eagle 970 Le Roi No. 2 296 Total 4,677 Total for year 303,183 Slocan and E. Kootenay Ore Shipments. Sullivan 200 Iron Mask 118 Highlander ...88 Snowstorm 77 Ymir 60 Monitor and Ajax 44 American Boy 21. Krao 20 La Plata 20 Queen 20 Ottawa 20.i Last Chance • 20 I Total .; 705 little picture. She wore a dainty j ter of tue „room) Wu0 i00ked very gown of white silk with transparent sweet in a paie pink frock carrying yoke and the usual tulle veil caught a bonquet of ping chrysanthemums up with orange blossoms, and carried and wore a peari brooch, the gift of a shower bouquet of bride roses. th(J groom The groom's gift to the Miss Adelaide King, the bridesmaid, bride was a ^ watch and chain, wore a white muslin frock with a gir- Mv John stockland supported the die of deep pink ribbon and puff groom. The marriage was solemniz- sleeves finished with bands of the! *d" b'" Rev~ Dr, Campbell under a same. The hat worn was white trim, med with a silght shade of pink ribbon, fur and white wings. She carried a bouquet of yellow chrysan- j canopy of lovely flowers and ferns, the centre of which was a floral wreath. The bride's going away dress was Ore Receipts—Trail. , Le Roi 2,147 Centre Star 1,264 War Eagle j 970 Le Roi No. 2 296 Iron Mask 118 Snowstorm 77 Monitor and Ajax 44 American Boy 21 Last Chance 17 Total 4,954 Ore Receipts—Granby Granby 17,633 Skylark 30 Total 17,663 Ore Receipts—B. 0. Copper Oo. Mother Lode 3,717 Ore Receipts—Dominion Copper. Brooklyn 1,170 Rawhide 480 Sunset 360 Total 2,010 Ore Receipts—Hall Mines. Highlander 88 Ymir 60 Krao 20 La Plata 20 Ottawa 20 Queen 20 Total 228 themums. Mr. Norman Wilson, bro- blwn e)oth trimmcd with blue 8atill) ther of the groom, acted as best man. I with hat to match, The happy couple The three little girls were dressed j left aftel, the re(.cption for a trip alike in white China silk Buster t {o thj> Som)(, citicS) after which they Brown frocks, while crowning their ! wi)1 makc their ,u)me in Sooke, curls were wreaths of pink carna- j tions. Mrs. King, mother of the THE WEEK'S ORE MOVEMENTS. bride, wore a black silk gown with deep cape and stole of lovely lace. Nelson, December 2. She wore a bunch of violets. This week your correspondent has Miss Lyde King, sister of the bride, been enabled, by the aid nffordcd by wore white with blue ribbon, and a the great majority of the mine own- white hat. Mrs. Wilson, mother offers, to give a better record of the the groom, wore a very handsome, work being done up country. The black gown. record is not perfect as yet, but will The bride's going away costume soon be made so as the value to the was blue cloth with hat to match, [public and, incidentally to thc miners After the reception the happy couple and smelters themselves, is better ap- left for Portland. Ou returning they predated. There is little of special will make their home at Salt Spring importance to .be recorded except Island. j next week tliere will begin shipments A great many Salt Spring people from thc St. Eugene mine to the came down for the wedding, amongst smelters at Trail and Nelson. The whom were Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Wil-, week is not an extraordinary one by son, Mrs. F. Scott, Mrs. Crofton, Mr. any means and indeed was the slim- Bullock, Mr. Ramsay and the Messrs. mest of thc year in one or two smelt- Wilson. I ers, but for all that a conservative estimate of the value. of the metals produced would place it at $200,000, Italian School of Music SIGNOR ERNESTO CLAUDIO Professor Of the Conservatory of Music, Napoli, (Italy). In addition to tuition on the Violin, Mandolin and Guitar, he will conduct a special class in the art of pianoforte accompaniment to a limited number of advanced pupils. Special attention is given to beginners as well at to advanced players. The school is situated at 117 Cook Street Victoria. The Original Grand View Hotel .Opposite C. P, R. Depot. ALF. AUSTIN, PROPRIETOR. Bass's Celebrated Burton Ale on Draught. "An 'orderly' house kept by an 'orderly' man." —Pickwick. VANCOUVER, B.C. P. D. McINTYRE. A. R. SOPER. I deliver your trunks to your room; The higher I go the better I like it.—Jerry. Reliable Transfer Co. 534 Cordova Street. VANCOOVER - - - B. C. RING DP 1084. "HiACTION AND "GOLCONDA" FRACTIONAL MINERAL CLAIMS. Situate in the Skeena Mining Division. Where Located—At Kitsalas Canyon, Near Skeena River. TAKE notice that I, Patrick Hickey, Free Miner's Certificate No. B 93906, for myself, and as Agent for H. Flewin, Free Miner's Certificate No. B65493, and D. A. Robertson, Free Miner's Cer- tmcate No. B65484, intend, sixty days trom the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced beiore the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 26th day of October, A.D. 1905. RE JOSEPH MELLON, DECEASED TAKE NOTICE that all persons having claims against the estate of Joseph Mellon are required to forward them to Elizabeth J. Mellon, the executrix of the said estate on or before Friday the 1st day of December, 1905, after which date the said executrix will proceed to distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which she shall then have had notice. BODWELL & LAWSON. Dated 13th day of November, 1905. READ ClK B.€. miiiiitg exchange The Only Illustrated Mining Journal published on the Mainland of British Columbia. Interesting, Reliable, Valuable Reaches all classes, Prospector and Merchant, Miner and Manufacturer Workman and Capitalist. Published Monthly. Subscription, $1.00 per annum. Address, P.O. Box806, VANCOUVER, B.C. THE SHERMAN HOUSE VANCOUVER, B. C. 'MES CANNON, PROPRIETOR. Faces on two streets, Cordova and Water. The house of Vancouver if you want to meet an up-country man. Everything first-class. Dining Room unexcelled. Rates from $1.00 per day and up, and all good rooms. Miss Susie Pemberton gave a most successful girls' golf tournament at To gain this nn army of at least 3,000 The Engines of The Day. Coal Oil Engines Superior to Qasoline. Marine Engines for launches, fishing boats, etc. Stationary Engines for pumping and all power purposes. For ranch and other uses. Write for particulars. ROCHUSSRN & COLLIS, 7 Yates St. VICTORIA, B.C. Dealers in Mining and other Machinery A. W. Bridgman Established 1858 Real Estate, Financial and Insurance Agent. Agent Commercial Union Assurance Co. Ltd., of London, hngland. London Assurance Corporation. 41 Government 5t VICTORIA. The Sultan Turkish Baths* 737 PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER. Under New Management. Turkish, Russian, Electric, Sulphufc and Plain Skilled DATUCI I.ndies by Attendants. DM I PI 9 I Appointment Massage and F.lectric Treatment. The only genuine Turkish Baths in the city. Open day and night. The forenoon of each day reserved for ladies only. Tickets can be had for any number of baths on application to F. H. CORWIN, Manager. Phone 2ii. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, D82rJ\i8BR 9, 1905. SPORT. (In the future a section of The Week will be devoted to sport, and it will be the aim of the publishers to conduct this section in an impartial manner and to give attention to all branches of athletics. Any items of interest should be addressed to the Sporting Editor, The Week, Vancouver, B.C.) Wrestling. Tom Davis, the well known middleweight wrestler, was in Bellingham last Saturday night and after seeing the match there between Colman and Fred Gunderson, made arrangements for a match with Colman, to take place in Vancouver, Bellingham or Seattle between January 1st and 10th. Colman is a coming man and has disposed of some good meu this winter. He is particularly anxious to get a match with Dan McLeod, the ex- champion of Canada, but the wily Scot seems none too anxious to take him on. The Davis-Colman match should be a good one, for both men are very scientific in their work. The Berg-Davis match in Vancouver, two years ago, was one of the best matches ever pulled off on the coast. This match should be equally as good. * * • In Edinburgh on October 28th last, Hackenschmidt, the wrestler, who came to America a few months ago and returned across the pond after defeating all those with whom he wrestled while in this country, met Alex. Munro, the champion of Scotland. Munro was too light a man for this heavy opponent and the Russian won the match, taking two straight falls. The Scottish sports had backed their man rather heavily and as one supporter of the Scotch champion walked home after the match he murmured something about the Scotch having lost enough that day to the Russians to pay for all the warships that Russia lost in the war with Japan. Yet the Vancouver News-Advertiser came out on Saturday last with the statement that a match has just been arrang-ed between these two wrestlers, but the date has not yet been set! It is quite apparent that their sporting writer was getting a wee bit shy ou dope and used the scissors on some old files. But he should at least select exchanges that are less than two months old or his paper should drop the first four letters of its' name. * * * A tournament to decide the amateur wrestling championship of Vancouver will take place at the English Bay .club rooms on December 15th and 22nd. The matches are open to all bona fide amateurs 140 pounds or under and the prize is a handsome silver cnp. Basketball. It is to be regretted that Victoria has not seen proper to put a couple of real basketball teams on the floor this season. In both Vancouver and New Westminster the game is booming. The Westminster military team met the Vancouver soldiers in the Terminal Cily last Snturdny evening and won "hands down" by 15 points to 6. The Vancouver team was completely outclassed and the youngsters from the Royal City put up the snappiest game ever seen in Vancouver. The Westminster team will make a try for the coast championship this year and will meet some of the crack American teams after the holidays. * * * The faculty of the University of Washington has taken a notion that basketball is a little too strenuous a sport for the young ladies at that institution nnd is discussing the nd- visability of forbidding the team to play games with any but the university class tenms. It is to be hoped that this order will not be put into effect for the annual visit of the "II" ladies' team to the British Columbia cities is always looked forward to by the girls on this side of the line. • • • The Seattle High School quintette will soon visit British Columbia and play games in Vancouver, New Westminster, and probably Victoria. * * * The Rocky Mountain Rangers have formed a basketball team at Revelstoke. Lacrosse. Of that famous lacrosse team which so surprised the Eastern teams in 1900, only the veteran Turnbull and Tom Gifford will be on the lineup of the Westminsters next year. ;At least that is how things look now, but with those Salmon Bellies it is like pulling eye teeth to get any of the team to quit the game, although every fall they very religiously announce their retirement, and just as regularly they are found out at practice the following spring. Alex. Turnbull is the only one who does not talk of retiring. A couple of years ago Turnbull made the statement to the writer that when he could no longer catch a place on the Westminster team he would retire and not before. Barlow Galbraith has made the good resolution time and time again—only to break it. . Next year Turnbull will play at "first home" or "outside home" and Tom Gifford will drop back to "point" unless Barlow eomes out once more. There is talk of Sandy Gray going out in thb field and a new man going between the flags. Carty is probably the man in view, but he must improve to be Gray's equal, and after Cheyne and Gray, the West|minster sports want somebody pretty good for that position. George Rennie, Tom Rennie, Charlie Galbraith, Sandy Gray, Jim Gifford, Will Turnbull, John Bryson, Pat Feeney, Irving Wintemute and other well known young players will be on the champions' line-up next year. In the Mainland league last Saturday in Vancouver tyhe Vancouver Shamrocks and the Westminsters played a draw game, ench side scoring twice. At Eburne the Celtics of Vancouver defented the Island Casuals. » * * A game was played at Kelowna last week between the home team and the Summerland team and'resulted in a win for Kelowna by seven goals to nil. A return game is being arranged. Other Sports. After leading the International Telegraphic Bowling League for some weeks, the Vancouver team has now got on the toboggan and this week dropped three straight games to Ana- cortes. * * * Under the auspices of the Vancouver Rugby Club, a very successful smoking concert was held in the City Hall on Wednesday evining. Wrestling matches furnished a large part of the evening's entertainment. » * * THE STAGE. , The annual concerts of the Vancouver Choral and Orchestral Society were held on Monday and Tuesday evenings of this week in the Vancouver Opera House. On Monday evening there wns a noticeable lack of harmony of action between the local singers and the Watkins Mills Quartette who furnished the solo parts). The management account for this as due to lack of a final rehearsal which, they claim, tlie soloists refused. Tuesday evening the complete entertainment was furnished by the Wat- kin Mills Company nnd while two of the singers were undoubtedly suffering from colds, the concert proved most plensing to the lnrge nudi- oncc who applauded every number. • » * The legal troubles over thc possession of the People's Thentre, Vnncouver, seem to have no detrimental effect on the size of the audiences which nightly patronize this popular playhouse. This week two good bills were produced: "The Forger's Daughter" running the first part of the week and "Our Boys" being the bill for the latter part. Next week Mr. M. B. Curtis will rejoin the Berch Stock Company and two fine plays will be produced, « • • In view of the fact that the "Independent" managers are to invade the Pacific Coast under the management of Mr. J. P. Howe, of Seattle, theatre goers will be interested in reviewing the full list of attractions controlled by the Independents. Under the Schuberts are: Sarah Barnhardt in repertoire; Ada Rehan in "Captain Brassbound's Conversion"; the Henry Russell Grand Opera Co.; Jefferson De Angelis in "Fantana"; DeWolf Hopper in ' ' Happyland"; Eddie Foy in "The Earl and the Girl"; "Babes in Wood"; "The Jury of Fate"; "The Secret Orchard"; Alice Neilson; Paula Edwards in "Princess Beggar"; Grace Van Studdiford in "Lady Teazle"; Margaret Anglin in "Zira"; "Wang"; "Chinese Honeymoon"; Chas. E. Evans in "The Filibuster"; "The Royal Chef"; "The Nazarene"; "The Motor Girl"; "Mexicana." Under the direction of David Belasco: David Warfield in "The Music Master"; Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Andrea"; Blanche Bates in "The Girl from the Golden West"; Bertha Gal- land in "Sweet Kitty Bellairs"; Percy Haswell in "The Darling of the Gods"; Odette Taylor in "The Heart, of Maryland"; Edna Wallace Hopper in a new play. Under the direction of Harrison Grey Fiske. Mrs. Fiske in "Leah Kleschna"; Mms. Kalich in "Monna Vanna". Under the direction of Frank L. Perley. "The Girl and the Bandit"; "The Winning Girl" and "Prince of Aragon." This list is the only correct one published on the Coast and was compiled last week by Mr. J. P. Howe. The new theatre for the Independents in Vancouver is to be known as "The Princess Theatre." Arrangements are also being made to book their attractions in Victoria. THE SIMILKAMEEN. The first visit of inspection of the Hedley branch of the Bank of B. N. A. took place last week, when Mr. H. B. MacKenzie, for mnny years an inspector of the bnnk, and now manager at Victoria, B.C., made his first official visit, to the Similkameen, snys the Hedley Gnzette. Mr. MacKenzie is an old Brantford boy, has father having been for many years restor of the leading Anglican church of that city, and his brothers occupying positions of trust anr responsibility. During his stay in Hedley, Mr. MacKenzie made good use of his time in getting about. On Friday he visited the Nickel Plate mine and was taken though the workings, which showed him thnt Hedley's future, with such a property to bnck it, was on a sure foundation. On Saturday he and Mr. MacHaffic made a trip to Keremeos, returning on Sunday; and on Monday morning's stage he left for the Coast. His visit impressed him with the solid basis upon which material progress of the Similkameen rests, and he was most, optimistic as to the grc.t impetus which would be given to the industrial growth of the district with the advent of the railway. Mr. MacKenzie's long service with the bnnk as inspector hns taken him all over Canada from the Yukon to the Bay of Fundy. He has had the opportunity of seeing towns grow from small things to populous centres, and to note the relation of cause and effect ns npplied to ench case, nnd his opinion is all the more valuable in consequence of this experience. 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