FRIDAY, May 25, IMG -PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL..,* "THE CHILDREN CELEBRATE EMPIRE DAY In Ladysmith on May 23 the Local Children Celerated Empire, Day in Fitting Stylfe Names of Winners of Various I Events Given Below and Prizes Distributed CHALLENGES GIVEN AND &CCEPIED Below will be found a list of the -winners who - participated in thef sports held hy the school children of Ladysmith on Wednesday afternoon last. As' was stated in Wed- masuayjs issue, the audience on the Bunker Grounds was large, and the children entered into the sports with a vim which ,speaks well f.������r the .training they have had at thehands of' Principal Dak'm and the teaching ^ staff. There was ho (disorder durimij the entire progranume, which was finished up 'by a vcrv interesting baseball fiame lietween the IliUswkvs and the Maple Leaf, teams, these*:*.; iresulting in 12, runs to II in favor of the Hillsides. The list of winners is as follows: GIRL'S RACE, DIV. IX. First���������J. Belky. Second���������H. Smith. - Third���������B. Armstrong. BOY'S RACE, 1)1 V. IX. - First���������D. Morgan. Second���������B. Ilrydeii. Third-^W. Gier. CHILDREN'S RACE,' 1)1 V. IX Firsfcr-Thclma Smith. /Second���������Francis l'i. Third���������J-. Letup. GIRL'S RACE, DIV. VIII. . First-JK. Timothy. - Second���������M. Stepheson. Third���������K. James. BOY'S RACE, DTV. VIII. First���������\V. Lauder hack. Second���������C. M'ills. Third-J. Hogati. CHILDREN'S RACE, DIV. VIII. First���������J. Hogan. Second���������J. Celle. Third���������\V. Lauder back. GIRL'S RACE, DIV. VII. First���������D. Saunders. Second���������N. Belatti. Third���������M. Armstrong. BOY'S RACE. DIV. VII. - F irst���������J. Cal land er. Second���������H. McMillan. Third���������G. Cartwright. Obstacle 'Race. First���������L- Celle. Setond���������T. Bryden. Egg and Spoon Race. First���������K. McDonald. Second���������S. Rosatti." Backward Race. First���������V. Saunders. Second���������A. liumbara. ���������Horse-hack Race. 1.���������T. Mi/rgan and rngam. 2.���������P. Celle and Johnson. '1 hrec-lcggcd Race, .(Boys). 1.���������T, Bryden, C. Lauderback o��������� F. Greaw.fi, P. Celle. Blindfold, Race (Girls.) "First���������V. Saunders. Second���������L. Hutchison. Threading Needle Race FinJt���������W. Johnston. Seer n d���������V. I In tell i sori. ^. - ,-Motlier!s_Race. ��������� First���������iMrs. _ Macklin. -Second���������Mrs/R. -McMillan: Thiid���������{Mrs. McRae.- 100 Yards Dash, (Boys) ��������� First���������>E. McMurtric.' Second���������T.v Bryden. .Third���������C. Lauderbnck: -.��������� - -���������_ 440. Yards Run ��������� Fdrst E-." McMurtrio. ��������� Second���������T. Bryden. Third���������V. Lamlcthack. Putting Shot��������� First���������T. Morgan. Second���������T. Bryden. Thiwl-P. Celle. . Kicking Football��������� First���������I). Robertson. Second���������T. Morgan. ��������� Third���������P. Celle." Broad Jump- First���������E. McMurtric Second���������C. LAiirierliacIc. ThiiU���������W. Law. Throwing Basci'iall��������� First���������T. Bryden. Second��������� V. Laudenluck. Third -T. Morgan. Lola Hutchison is the winner We hcicby challenge the Ladysmith Senior baseball team to a game of ball on tlie Bunker Grounds at any date thev set, in the near future. , A. CROSS AN, Capt. Intermediate Uasc). wi'thiii 2 or .'I days. W. HILBEHT. Ladysmith, B. C. o : iMdysmitii, B.C.,' May 23, IMG. Editor Lodger: Sir,���������1 see by Monday , night's Leilgi r, Ih-.t Mr. Dawlry, of P������ n- can, refcii ? of Saturday night's ccn- 1es.t, was trying to ciilightcji you on that affair. Now, Sir, you villi many others witnessed the contest, and don't need nirich enlightening, as von s;en and lirar.d about ov������iy- thing tint went on. ,. Tlie refitfoe says that ihe Colonist gave awioim statement altogether..'. f would M ic to know what part of Mie artitie I was wrong; every woid'of it w.i> j t.i lie. I am not sayiig this I e- I c.iiiso ILmnny is my brother. 'In r it fiom a fighting standpoint, J Ian- nay showed the. fcrst judgment i:g>'il through. It is true that Fcnmi.'k" did lots of leading, but did he deliver his blows where they vwre >' timeVil for. 7 No. Sit, they ".nil" with ihe j Ac eptioii of one .passed o. ��������� ei IL nn.u 's ^boulder, and with no eii'ett In the second and- thin! .1 omuls, Fernandez, fouled Hannov at ��������������� pelosp.quarters. ; The referee, clain s .he did n't see this. My belief is that lie 'did not want to see it. In ��������� u\rf.rds to Il.nniy foulin,g Fenian Ii \ !in lha siv-tli round. He did no such tiling, and Mr. Dawley knows it | \-ory well. Fernandez was put to I lie door and remained v theio few. ,siv or seven seconds, and the rcfene did not oven start lo ofuut him, on I. Fernandez had his kinces three Hiclifs oil" the floor when he vv..- strne'e arid the leferec gave Lhc fight to Fernandez, lie mates an ijbjccl of himself when he says Fernandez vv.is down owr six seconds and did n-it si. rl l'e count. The police did ]M tell Mi. Dawley to call all jbet^ oil. It was an agreement. Itai jG-iilliths nnd myself came to. We jweiil to tho referee and told him 0[ lhare was - a doubt whether Ferna.ii THE CELEBRATION IN NANAIMO YESTERDAY Many Visitors Were Present Many Coming From Vancouver and Other Outside Points^Nearly All of Ladysmith Were in Attendance ���������' L'i I Ladysmith Ball Team Went Down to Defeat by a Score oi 14 to 0 *���������- Football Game Scheduled Between Celtics and Nanaimo- Ladysmith did not Take Place Nainaimo, B.C., May 23 ��������� .(Special 100 yards, underground employees mishap, there was nothing left f< r lagged support, twelve cirrous bciiiT " ' """miltwiiiHn tih-nn to nick uu 'responsible for eifrfil of Ihe fomteeu Woo-'l- the committee to do than to pick up responsible for eig-ht of Ihe four to^u i'two teams of men ttom Laidysmiili urns scored. Correspondence)��������� - ��������� ���������1st, R. Greenwell; 2nd M ' Victoiia Day 1906 liais come and bum. ( gone, and - no where was the event 12', yards, amateur ���������1st \V. Fergu- and Nanajimo, and play an exhif^tii i In i-he first inning, T. Aitke-i first more fittingly celebrated "than m N.i son; 2nd B. GeUiard. ~ " *���������������"���������������������������' '��������� ���������������������"������������������ ������til ��������� .... i..< ...,-,. ui,m��������� ���������,u ,,.. naimo- The only tliii-; ihat tit a v>$ yauls pr0fessionaL-lst B. Gei- damper on the cIav's f.siml.-s \ (v<, hard, '2nd. Mc- rivod frokn Union Bay with a-boi.l Leo.l, 2nd, D. Aitken. 200 excursionistfa, and at U u'r'.ick. J One-quarter mile foot-race, open.��������� the ste.imei Joan landed from. \\n- jst, L Good; 2nd, II. McLeod. : ouver with rlvei fiOO i,a%^e,'geis^{ 50 y|.uds human wheel I arrow r,acv The thiee early trains Iioin La'y* j _isr, R. Peterson and M. Edgai , smith were well Tilled, .mi!" with 1ho 2nd, M Woodhurn anrl J. Bradshaw ������ame. Accoidinpjly, two teams, stj 'man UJ> ]ul s.u-e iut themselves tlve Nanaimo-LauL- '. ������ smith, and All Outsiidiers, faced each , ., other, an-d foi an hour waged an c;"- i ' en battle for supremacy, the result to left field for a home run, Ashman wl & icon fly toall to shoil slo.i. Goiclon next maa up drove a, sr/zler arid at tlie end ot tlie igame heme a mi.-- 'scoring Aitlcen. Graham knoe'edn- tory for the Kianajiio-Ladvs'mil.'i fidd fly and was caught o- itlliy .shoil team by tlie score of 3 to 2. I stop. Miller next man up hit safe, Baseball. i, ^ , .. , ��������� VT ,. t ,i -i������ a i but was left on second dv Bo%ce Nanaimo 11; Ladysmith 0. . ' ��������� This match created the most e2. striking out. citement of any event of the day. j lu t>he tMrd������ Graham, Miller and Other thajn being played for a put*e ' Boyce ,all scored on hits by Gia- of $70 put up by the Celebration i)am., Miller, J. AitJven and Gieon- Committee, il was also an Impoi- well, assisted bV a free walk to fu.sL taut league game, as ,lvofh the Nu- jjy Boyce. Goidon a>:id T. AiUtn, nauno and Ladysmith teams aie by striking out and J. Aitken, by straining every effort m an a.t tempt jteing thrown out at home plate by to win the premier position in tha -Clarke, retiring Uie side. " the hip.-j'Pa6u,Cl 'IJ������c result of the game was j Singles by Gordon an launches and r\2,i> from J he , la'uly disti.ict it is safe to s-iv i-hat c vc. |ftfSt shcot m the history 21)00 visilois pal lu-ipateil in The (hin Shoot, (ma of the hisgest, if not the l>i,g- CHILDKEN'S RACK, DIV. VII. First���������C. Smith. Second���������E. .Saunders. Third���������W. Rafter. GIRL'S RACK, DIV. VI. First���������KPoikane. Second���������M. White. Third���������I. Conway. BOY'S RACE, DIV. VJ. First���������I. McMurtric. Second���������\V. Pollock. Third���������W.Korr. @ CHILDREN'S RACE, DIV. VI. Fin.t���������W. PoWoclc. .,". Second���������C. MiilhoIIand. Third���������I. McMcrtrie. / 'GIRL'S RACE, DLV. V. First���������vA. Armstrong. Second���������M. Celle. Third���������J. Dcfrane. BOY'S RACE, DIV. ..V. F.irst-E. McMillan. Second���������P. Bolagn'i. . Third���������W. Simpson. GIRL'S RACE, DIV. IV. First���������J. Dunse. Secoad���������-T. RoTtamii. Thirdi^.M'. McDonald. BOY'S RACE, DIV. IV. First���������F. Ba'lagmO. Second���������W. Johnston. '��������� ,f Third���������A. Keswick. GIRL'S RACE, DIV. III.' First���������AL Gaffney. Second���������J. Davidscn. BOY'S RACE, DTV. III. First���������R. Battie. Second���������D. Noyo. GFRL'S RACE, DTV. IT. First��������� N. Dunn. Second���������G. Weinrohe. GIRL'S RACE, Div. L -First-^E. Bertb. Second'-M. Gaffney. Three-legige-d Race, (Girls.) 1.���������M. Gaffney and N. Dunn. 2.���������T. Carroll and S. Rosntatti. 1.0!) yards idasli, (handicap) for boys of Div. 1, 2, 3. Fir.tt��������� C. Balaigno. Second���������R. Battie. Three-legged Race, (Girls.) 1.���������L. Hutchison and A. Bryden. 2.���������S. Conlin and A. Lansanski. the Silver Set, having made Hie <,������'/ W-IS f,),llo(l {>r ������ot, as he was highest num&cr of points in the ^ ������������'"S comrtwl on.t, and aAnised j-ii'l's iaces lli,n l������ c:i11 a11 ,,cls ?"���������' a'mi a'Trtow (Thc following aie the points made thc '"'All*- to go "on, and he agreed |>v tho compolilors for the gold roe- lo il Who������ everything- was ready jljj. ��������� to start, Fernandez, said his hand 10 McMurtnc 9 was llur^> aIHl would not fight. T. Brvden n *f ^ue icferee gave the proper- de- T. Morgan ... C. Lauderback P. Celle ;.- .i V,. Lauderback ..;...... -.. \V". Law As will he observed from the list of mark's above, that E. McMurtric and T. Bryden have ������������������ m������idc Ihe same munlier of points, it has ibeen place at tlie head of the calithum- clay pigeons were, sprung from the pun parade and led (he -piocession | (raps, which me.ms that the same around the loiite n������ published Con- sideiing that it was the lirsl attempt of an aflaii of this kind, the iuiilLoi' 'if shots weie fiietl Some very goo'l scenes weie made and in some events the scoring\ was parade w.^ a dccidwl success Whai j so close thai nine men tied lor the was lac'nig ii ifiiantily was ccr- safnc pl.we tei city confident in then ahilily 'iM^ornsSa^, D. Allien and Crossan, to administer to the Xanahno hovs- weie^'esponsible for the scoiing oE their fust defeat of the season. -\\. three runs in the fourth (by Ashman, MiHei, a new arrival from Vancou- JGord ������i and Gwlum Tho wvaith \ei, was in the box for Nanaimo, jw'as the disastrous jailing foi Laidy- 'reat ga.ine, allowin/, smith. A hsiSe on l^all'S, foureirois only ttuce lnt.s and striking out II 'and hits hy Millei, Boyce and J. nun Kansas Skillman, of Re.nton, i Aitken, beuig responsible ioi Ooi^- Wash., did the twirling for Lady-'^.n, Graham, Miller, Rojc-e, Wilksn- snuth, the Naninno hovs finilnii^ him son and . Gieenwell scoring Thesido which bus bfou playing hi tvv0 men lied with fi DlEH ALONE. u'Vu-t u\rthur, May 2:'..���������Thonins Ilnmilton, lighthouse ki.'epor for sov- crnl yi.'nrs at l'io Lslinnl lin������ boen found, doiKl ut. the. lighthouse by Tn- rlhi'ns who wore taking provisions to him. Deceasvd .lived nloiio and hail iippnivnl l.v been, ; di'jirl for li.'ii ilnys. Il'e vvus (V) yenrs "old. Di'nili wus upparently due to iiiiiiicrou.': can.-es. o A BLOODY FEiriV, Cincinnati.-May.23.���������A bloorty Iml- tle Was fouylit between seven men nt (hi! Southern depot in '-Wo It on Kentucky, .-���������twenty .-miles south of Covins'!on, Sunday. In the course of (he fighl. William M'en-itli 'had, , his throat cut: Go.orjjv Merchant's skull wns fractured by a bullet find ' Plnyton Anderson's skull whs frnr. luieil by a club- Tlie others liavu ninny hurts. The injured men' are recent settlers in Wall on nnd .c.imc fro'ni (he inoimtaitis. Citizens of Walt on ������tooil nsiile find w'rilched Ihe fight, fcnrhitv In make nn nttempt. to stop it. After the fight it wns said by those who took part that the trouble arose over an old feud. No arrests were made. cisicn, why was Griffiths and For iiandtv. willing to call oh" all. Sjc-t.i and call it a draw. Trusfnvg that both weii will 'iwet in the ring again, I remiaiii, y.ours trulv. '-.GEORGE I IAN NAY. LOST CONTROL OF-35ION. Chicago, .May 251.���������Judge Lnmlis today iu the United Slates district court issued .an order restraining Wilbur. (J, Voli'vn nnd nil of hirt attorneys, agents nnd employees fiom disposing oi.' or in any manner dissipating-' the assets of the est ii to of //.ion. City. An injunction which was previously issued enjoining the counsel of V'oUvr from attempting to seeti'v Uie. dissolution of tin injunction in the slate court preventing Voliva from interfering with Howie, was dissolved by the. court. .fudjje Land is said lUat he preferred to preserve the estate tinder his own order. An order declaring Howie individually to be insolvent wns entered by the court, hut it will not' become effective until tomorrow, because some of the creditors desire to contest, (lie insolvency of Dow- tauily theie in tuuiahU,- and the coiinnittt'cs of futuie celebrations can not do hetler than male an affaii of, this liiml one i>[ the, distinguishing features of the day's ovetils Al the. close of the paiade .Ktlgc Scjtl a nvenibcn ol thc Lee-'M'orris Stock Company, Nanaimo foi the past few days awarded the pu7es foi the parade as foltows: Hesl representative character in the parade���������1st Mr. Thos Kilchin, lai.d- scape gardener, 2i.<1, Messrs. R. Little R. Nicholson-, J. Piper and -J. , third, JiiB Vau- dcu and 1J Tlogdan, a tie, with fc. fourth, live nun tied with 7; fifth, f������-r fifteen safe hits. Second Event���������10 Singles, "> Do'/jles First, Dr. Drown, 17, second, Mo- Ea.stViam and T. Bate, a tie with 15, three men tied with II, fourth, four men tied with 13; fifth, two men' tied with J2. Third Event���������15 Singles. ; Fitst, C. Martin, It; second, T. Hodgson and ,jas. ,-EaSChain a tie [with 13; third, si.v men tied with 12; was retired by Gordon driving Ily Mcljeod, of Vancouver, was en- ball to centre field, Wilkinson ilieuig gaged to'play the third hag, and A. 'hit by hatted ball, and T. Aitken Evans, of 'Washington, to look alter Lejng retired at second on iiotjdu second. With all the new men on'play of ���������'. Ken and Evans, the team, the Ladysmith hoys were | Nanaimo A H R H P 0 A E. helpless |l>cfoie the masteily tvvnl- T. Aitki-n, c . . ing of MUlei, backed up by excel 'Ashman. 1 i. lent support, and'at tho end of ������> Gordon, 3rd. h. innings failol to register a run. Graham. 2nd h. ' Ladysmith went to bat first, Ev- Miller, p aiih, M-rrison and D Aitk.cn, first Boyce, s s- ... tlnee men up all i-struck out. Skill- _' 3 Aitken, lst'h man, first man up in the second .doing, likewise. J. -Kerr hit, -safe CiOiS'.m was given firo ]>ass to fiusl Muir and Clarke .driving ball'���������; to first baseman and, being retired. S. Kerr first man up in the third fourth,- seven men tied with 11; W airown out by Miller- at fust, rinsthan, nnd Tf Bate a tie with ^vans beir^. hit -by Miller was aw- fin.li, seven men tie.l will. in. i awteA first. Morrison and D. Ait- Fourth ���������Evcnt-?Teami; Shoo First |Lri/e S2-I; second $12. First (lai/riola Island: 11. Ho^lian .... .Jim. East ham r-iin began to fall pretty freely with 1>-'Hogsan H. Eastlmm .Ins. East-ham A. Martin " Tn innking- these orders Judge Land- is said that the agents who had been appointed by him for the purpose of' examining into,tlie condition oi affairs at Zion City had reported to him that the '/.ion City indu.-.t ries can make money; Ihat (here hn������ been on misappropriation of. funds, nnd that. under proper management the estate can be made to pay 100 cents on the dollar. he result, that the amount of spec tators were very limited. It w\i<< not hard, however, to get. entries for the various events which .were pulled 'off with Ihe following results: 100 yards, ,|;oys under 12.���������-1st, 1 W. Whitrsi'de; 2nd T. Scott. 100 yards, girl's under 12.���������1st, A. McKin-noii; 2nd, tic, between Annie' W'Jiitehe-ad and Nellie .Johnson. I luinan wheel-lxavrow race���������1st, M. Woodbiirn and W. llandlcn; 2nd D l!-o'���������ii!.s;m and T. Bt'alie. Etl.g and spoon race, girls under lifi, ��������� 1st M. Rotors; 2tvd, A. Whitehead. Needle, threwding race���������lsb, M. WiiJ- Iiams; 2ml, A. Whitehead. ro.-V? obstacle race���������1st, R. Giiieii- wcll; 2nd, W. Shepherd. Boy's three-le-g^cd race���������l������t, Gco- Adain ami \V. Bones; 2nd M. Wood- burn and D, Robinson. Old Men's race.���������1st L. Good; 2nd, II. Jones. On thc Cricket Grounds. Promptly at I..10 p.m. the spoils Total ;, Nanaimo second C. Trawford, C; iMarttii Dr. Brown, N. Balo T. Hodgson.-. ��������� I. \'a\vden . Total kon ihoth struck- out, retiring the side. ' Ln 'the fourth, 'Ladysmith with only one man out and, two men on'bases i-> 'seemed to have a chance to score, 12 '���������but Miller was eicfual to the ' occ.os- jo ion, striking out the n?xt two men 12 1 up to bat. In the fifth only three x|mcn l'ace'l the pitcher; S. Kei'r being, retired at frst, Evans and SMor- rison striking out. In Uie sixth I) Aitkcsn was caught out on pop Ily 8 1 to Short stop. Skillman on an-en- 10 'or by T. Aitken, reached first. J. .12.; Kerr, o:r throw by Graham was roll 1.1 11 (!K Wilk.rn.sni. 1.1 Greenwell, 1 f. Total ...... (I 0 fi C 5 3- 5 1 111 1 1 0 :? 2 2 .1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 (I 2 0 0 0 0 ���������(������ 0 0 1 0 LadysmiitSi Evans 2ri.d.b- .... 2 Morrison; ss. 2n ^is, ' ]iy Miller 0, Skllltriiui '��������� .._ ' Clai-ke received four halls, amcl-walk-J 11 j (/ ))jr pitched .hall, Wilkinson and ___ (;5 [to first, but wa-s thrown out in an Emlis' Sacrifice lit, Muir. Left Fifth Event^-15 Singles, Unknown [attempt in steal second. S. Kerr. on haSes Nianaimo 10, Lndysmitl. K. Angles. hit 'safe, but was re.lired on Adt- Ti,mc 0f game 1 hour 1"> iii'iniitcn. First, T. Hodgson and D. Roberts Ue������'s 1!,J'oW in Ml aUcmPl to reacn . Umpire Fred Gouge. a tie with 1.1; second, three men a'second. In .tho eighth, Evans, first I ^^ tie will. 12; third, two men ft tie man up was thrown out at first. , - double scull nnv- wifl, 11; fourth, three men tiedSvith Morris,,, strccV out, D. A^itka. I Thejoutg ^ l^oi.��������� ������. ,0, Of,,,, four n-en tto. with!.. , U* third out by knocking pop Ily *������ ���������^������J������" ������crc -re 5 Foot-hall Match. ,. to short ,.top ,^������ p result bciiur in , threw the ball .to second, retir- and M^s ^���������������^^."^ u3 he disappointment Thursday ,^ --Jj- *������* pjjj. ^ |������ ^ - f display, the Fireworks were. ,U .������.B, aid Natiaimo-'s oelotor-ation of Vie-. toria Dav. 1900, wavs brought to a comnionoeil in the Cricket Grounds The crowd begun to arrive early, ,so lllMt-' that whe-.i the. first evipnt. was pull ed olT, the grounds were fairly well was \Mnaimo two runs Oiled, it was here that the main morning when the news was r,ece,v- '*������>r Nanaim0 two runs evimls of the day took place, in- ������1 by wire from Vancouver ^^^^^^^S^ cludi���������C- ha������M,all and football matches Celtics had missed the boat, and , **"��������������� **���������Vn gkil man though at and athletic sports. The result, of consonuently could not fill their en- , vn^ *a^ Skillman tho^ .the. latter events were as follows: toagoroent In consequence of thrs .tunes pitcmng gooa close in a blaze of glory. UATLY LEDGER IHE DAILY LEDGER ^-ahlisuesd every day except Seaday. KT THE DAILY LEDGER COMPANY. OFFICE AT J.ADYSMITH SUBSCRIPTION VRICE al ranee, iivertising rates on up. olieatloD. - FRIDAY, May 25, 1SI0C NANAIMO NEWS NOTES MOUNTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL: . ' Nanaimo, May 23.��� In a small way. although none the less sati.-iactory to all concerned, the pupils of the aboie school held their annual Ji.mpire Day cele- Express Work LIGHT TEAMING Wood and Bark for Sale SEE J KEMP. OR LEAVE ORDERS WITH ��� W. CARTER, itrst AVENUE PHONE - 6,0 NOTICE LADYSMITH WATEl* WORKS Consumers are, requested to call at the office on Roberts ' Street a pay Water Rates, between the 10th and the 25th of each m-nOi. Office Hows I P. M. 4 30 MBLAND ' " SUPERINTENDENT. <��� a \ �� LAD/SMITH TRANSFER STABLE: PIANOS, ORGANS A.ND HOUSEHOLD nUKNlTUIt' MOV- ED PROMPTLY A ND SAFELY Stables in the rear of the Latfysmith hotel. Abbots ford. - Lea.c <.-.l��.rs at *!. A. J W^SKLTT, M >4-4-*-f-������������������������ 4 4 4-4 4 44 1-4 + *-������ + ���"������������ ������V��-����i + *�� *����������*��������* PROP SHAVES & BVTHS biatioa yesterday ai'ternoon. Sev- ! eial of the parents nnd iriendb oi the children were prc.seui. Thc m. ho )l loom had been tastefully decorated by the g'irls. Among the visitors present was ,the licv. A. K. Kob- crts, who is ihe newly appointed chaplain to il. M. forces at lis- quiiuault, and who greatly inlcr- , ehted the cii'ildren in a lew well ���ad appropriately chosen remarks. The Rev. J. \V. Woollen acted as chairman, and also gave an address which was not only mteiesting hut calculated to inspire the child- ^ ren to seek after the attainment of the noblest ideals in life. The , following programme was rendered Song-.Rule Britannia, t Recitation���Gladys Balance. Recitation���riorence Dal lance. Recitation���Lawrence Holland. < Recitation���Lu ie Hosks. Song���The Maple Leaf h'oi-ever. '������ Recitation���Aly Own Canadian ' Home" by ttose Kosko. "Recitation���7'*I"ni Very Utile" by Annie Hosho. j "Song���God Save the K.ing. 1 ' The rest of the aftei noon was epent in games o,ut of doors and a ver.y enjoyable celebration was bro- ^ught to a close ' The Nanaimo Morning- Herald, of .May the 24th, says- "The Rosella -Company are going to raise the price of their stock on Juiu- 1st to SO cents a shaie. The prospects ^of the new company arc vei y en ���couraging. The party oi six Nanaimo men which, left dining Ihe .���early part of .Mm eh arrived on thc , scene .early in April and are now busy preparing lumber for..sluice boxes^ and other improvement 1 The party of nine local men which First Class RIGS FOR HIRE WOOD and B A R K For Sale and Delivered EXPRESS WORK uMimirmjMWBf i��� n��������triwT uu �����y��������- ��� *-'t "-i���""-"Trwim wima ��� iiimj������^M^M_f^^M_m^ DAVID JOHISSSOIM PHONE 66 LADYSMITH GENERAL BLACKSMITH SHOP Miners' Drilling Machines MADE TO ORDER and REPAIRED AT SHOUT NOTICE. DRILLS SHARPENED BY US ALWAYS GIVE SATISFACTION. PICKS HANDLED A ND REPAIRED -S II IP SM 1 TIT I N O IN UL ITS BRAN GUMS llorseshoers and Genera1 Blacksmitiis. R. WRIGHT Butler Street - - Ladysmith, B C nsquimalt & Nanaimo Railway ' VICTORIA DAY CELEBRATION At / VICTORIA, B. C Maly -2-4, HOTEL DOMINION Fre -Ralir *1.2-"> mdfl.r.P��� to (ill eieanihr.nt In d'nrB ami Having tak��-n ��ver the barber shop known as elic Ladysmith Shaving Parlors, High St., I intend, by keep . ing competent workmen, lo conduct j Milwav d.ipotP. Kh-rtro ��pb -vm . e a first-class establishment, and re- \wtxxMw to ail parts ot tie city. Km specially solid* your patronage. j-.iiid.tahKnnMxcellwI. THOMAS LEWIS F.KAYNES, Proprietor, f ABBOTT ST., VANCOUVER B, C. Best accommodation for transient incl permanent hoarders and lodgers GRAND HOTEL' This new Hotel has been' comfortably furnished and thc bar Is up-to- s-"���_���."; -Vl-hildreu'under 12 years of age- 75 cents. . - TicWf* good from Thursday', May. 24th, to Sunday, May 27th'inclusive. A SPECIAL.TRALV will lea \e V'ctr-ria for" Wellington and all intermediate stations at- 10:00 \).m.,, o.i Thursday," May 2ith. _ .���'���* ; G, L.'Courtney, '-],; District Pesscngei* Agent; f>S Government St.;, Victoria, B-C. the Ctihahy Compam of Chicago nus of I lie Yukon has also been wont in with Air. Imsknis' parly, working hard in ravor of many and will look o\ei- tin- ptoportied on ehuiijio', in the Mining Code for IJaskm'.s sroiiiiLam- rl Ik- Jlosclla.' tho n01 lhwl.n country. A new code Company own two claims on this has hef.n ,���, ,.ocluc,,f, rtlK, wiu no doubt pa-,s thc llouso in tho | [jar.Supplied with the Best W(nes,_lst A\mue :-: Board, at reasonable Rates The bar is extra well Stocked This Hotel has been completely renovated. Board and 'odgiag $1.00 per day. left lately on the ��� Princess Ileal rice .will shortly arrive at the Rosella property and then fhe total fo>-ce employed will' be fifteen Prof. Powers, represent ai ive of mountain and' if the sale yoes through (lie advantage of Uie lion- form .vconiiuondud by Air Mcfnnet,. elia shai-olioldors will be great. This Tn ,.,.f0,.0n(.P (o K.1nflimo's member mountain propeity must iioL becon jj,.; slorin s(au.s tJl.u Ml._ smith is working hiinl and I'lioi-yxiticfilly in thii-inlorosi. oi lus coiisciLuLcnts At 1 lie |>i'C'sent time he is busy wiili fJicLed willi the liosellal ll^ilraiilic property 'on Ito&elhi (Jreok. Tho elean-iijj in the lall ol this property m oxiiected 1o bo good, anil Uie ptiity of Xamumo men are expected home in Octoher." HORSEMEN, READ THIS SJhave used MINARD'.S LINIMENT In my stables for o'ver a year, and consider it the Very best for hoisc flesh I can get, and would strongly iccommend it to all horsemen. GKO. IIOUOIJ. I.hery Sta,l>les, Quebec, ila to t03, Ann Stree't. ' Mr. William Sloan member lor Comox Atlin in the lloimiiiun House j of Parliament, arrived home last night for ihe purpose of a! loud ing to some business which reqiiu r-c! hN urgent atlentioM llr. Sloan's stay here will bo very slim t a^ he will leave again in a couple ol da.xs for 'Ottawa to continiif his attendance upon the so.ssjon of the House, \ihi��h he expects will not lie over until Ihe middle of -ThIn Asked regarding the Sunday Observance Law, Mr. Sloan leplited LhaL Lhcic was a gieai deal of nn.s- iiiidei-standing among a huge number of people 'in i-eterence lo any clauses of the proposed law- The object of the bill said Mr. ^loan is lo destroy a C'oinnvTcial Sunday and not lo oitei mrc wiih the ]3orsonal liberties ol ;\n\ individual Mr. Ralph Smith is . ,i niouihcr of a special commit tn' thai is < on- mde'ing- (he lull, -,ind until this commit fee repoi Is lo (he Hou-.e, il will not be Known e\n'tl> what the bill mil I'imlilin Touching on t-enei-al m.iHeis "M"r Sloan states (hat foimei Seaatoi Tcmpleiu.tii is getting along rucolj in his department, making- an enviable record for himself and is a general favorite with both sides of the House. (lovernoi the. Immigration ipiestion and 'the question of tho false representation m foroig-n conn fries, of the 'Canadian Labor mat hei. ~ 0 , ULITTUn BV FlUK. Toronto. Ara\"> 23.���Forg'iog'. Mi op or Toionto Uolt and Forg-ing Co- Swansea, was gutted by fire early this morning. The loss is about $200,000. with insurance of about S75.000. -Three hundred and fifty men, a large number of whom are mechanics, are temporarily thrown out of work. o HOTEL- PRETORIA JOHN TttA, Proprietor i i t- :-��� Ladysmith B.C. Ticket and Freight Office', 75 Governujient- Street. ' Transcontinental 2 Trains Daily Trie NewJ Train- 2 Liquors and Cigais. ORIENTAL LIMITED ; . The Train oi -. - '! Ease, Elegance; Excellence. Every mile^ a1, picture, and no smoke to-'-spoil, the view. Through Compartment, Observation and. Pullman Sleepers;. .Jalso * .Through -: Tourist Cars to Chicago. At antic Steamship Business to Europe is'our'Specialty Union Terminals with all Steamer lines/ ' ������ Herth reservations hy wircl Great Northern S.S. Co. FOK, JAPAN AND CHINA. Steamships Minnesota and Dakota sail from. Seattle for Japan and China ports at fre- .OQQQQ&^i]&O&&>< ml' A (Jireat Boot for Prospectors Theyare all leather, and. made to stand streiuioiis us- ago in 'mine or forest. ' L117. Men's Tan Chip pewan Veal Kip Pros- pectors' Boots f'1 inclr blucher cut, with h full bellowa tongue to J'' '- tip;'have double silver eye- (-�� Jots and stud liooKs; ��� double sole and slip;, standard screw fastened; slugged, around the \', forepart and heel. A comfortable as well as a durable hoot. ��� A sic for them at your Dealers j. LECKIE Co Ltd '"* * V4NC0UVEB, B C^ Ask for ""���iiSK^IS?; WATSON'S DUNDEE SCIATICA CURED AFTER 20 YEARS SUFFERING For more than twenty years Mr. J. 15. Massey, of 3322 Clinton St.", Minneapolis, Minn., was tortured hy sciatica, the pain and suffering which lie endured during this time is beyond compiehension. Nothing gave liini any permanent relief until he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. One application of that, liniment relieved (he pain and made- sleep and rest possible, and less (han one bottle has effected a permanent cure. If troubled, with sciatica or rheumatism, why not try a 25-ccnfc. bottle of Uie Pain Balm and see for yourself how q'uickly it relieves pain. For sale by jUc-.Tnr the Ladysmith Pharmacy. t..��..c..o..��..*..��..���-���������������..e..e<'���--��"��"*-'���-���������'��-'������ .������������.������������������������.���������������..������������������'<���������--������-��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� STOVES! STOVES! I we are making HEATERS and RANGES of | Latest 5tyles and Newest Patterns--We do | Al I kinds of Foundry and Repair Work ��� Nickel Plating in all its branches a Specialty | ^^^====^ . L } Ivadysmith Stove & Iron Works Co. Ld | i TELEPHONE 53 P. O. Box 42. i- ..�����������������..���.<���.������> # 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 WM. AT UN'S IE, President. J. W. COBUUN, Managing Director. Tclcphanc 4-C. "", V } The Ladysmith Lumber Co, Ltd. V��k*�� MILLS AT FJDDICK AND LADY SMI Tlf-"- --. Vi ��Hingle^s e%. Specialty '. MANUFACTURERS OF '- Koiifth'jHKl Oreswcd Fir ami Codur .Lninbors LATHS, SHINGLES, MOULDINGS, ETC., of the BEST . QUALITY SEASONED. AND DRIED FLOORINGS ANT) FINISHING'.LUMBER IN STOCK 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 , :-.vr6 ���i'ae'l i'.r-^r/f NURtIM BREEN- "-" HOUlffc AND ;SEfD MlO VMtiiBsfer Road; AIM..?.*: Headiiuarttrs 'for PACIFIC GROWN Garden, fleia > O'L- <>.��� , '; and flower 5EEDS - . U) (or distribution. ;,, Large stock of Home .; Grown. FRUIT and, OR-; N AM'ENT AL TRE ES! now matured'for Spring. No expense,.loss or de-., lay of fumigation or in-, spectlon ,, .j. " ' Let' me price your list before placing your or- " der. Greenhouse Plants, Floral Paokages, Fcrtili- , zers _etc, 3010 Weatmiaster Road.^ VANCOUVER, B. C. Low Fxcursion la kates ; "T'touiid Trip 4 Sai !y Jfans- Cont,1^^ on Trains ^"^ Trains -. On Sale May 21, 25, 2G.f ^ To Ibw .Haven,,'Con; July 10 to 15. Denver August 7, S, 9 Milwaukee To To To Sept: 8, 0, 10. Toronto m 555.00 mm $63J5r * ..: no. June 4, fi, 7, 22 2f��. "'-' July 2, 3, 'Aug. 7, 8, +%, FOR THE BIGGEST BARGAINS IN :\~i The only line now making UNION DEPOT connections at ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS.-witfc the through trains from the Pacifl* Coast. r' THE SHORTEST LINE, TP FINEST TRAINS, THE LOWEST RATES, TIIE FASTEST TIME. - .BETWEEN MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, CUV CAGO, OMAHA, KANSAS CH \ and ALL POINTS EAST. For complete information ask y< local agent or write; P. W. PARKER General -Pw U0 ini Ave.. Seattle. ^ . ���i;;C.'"i k-Ssr?Z ^..^.^,^.^.^.^.|v^-^-^'I-'^^���I���^���^���^���I���^���^���;���^���^���!���l���^���^���^'^���^'^���^���^���^'I���'^'^���^0"^���l������^'l���^���^^^ ������������������������������������������������������������������ -The Cream of Scotch Whiskies THE TYEE COPPER CO., Ltd. "ZL I PURCHASERS AND SMELTERS OP COPPER, HOLD AND SILVER ORES. Smelting Wb-rll��H'*>H��5"M'-l":"I��++*+4������t.'M"H"M'. J. E. _ This Week Paper of all Styles at a Big Reduction in order to Organs-.'.. Kadysniitli, B.C PCQ. Sole Agents for B. C. J.X. Smith's Resturant and lodging Rooms -HAS BEEN REMOVED TO =First Avenue��= UnderjjjJVlanagnient Hotel Wilson1 NanaiiTio, B. C Jas. R. McKinnel Proprietor. Commercial Mens' head qua.vtcre. Modern and Strictly First Clata, Fire Prool Building. PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING Neatly and Artistically Done Orders Promptly Executed S ROEDDING - - -"-'-'- LADYSMITH Tser "I TENDERS TENDERS addressed to the undersigned at Ottawa and marked on thc envelope "Tender for the construction -of a Hydrographies Steel Twin Steamer," will be received up to tdc 22nd DAY OF MAY, NEXT, for t4ie construction of a Steel Twin Screw Steamer for tho Hydrography Service in British Columbia wateis r Specifications, plans and forms of i tender can he seen at the office ol ihe Agent of the Depart men t of Marine and Fisheries at Victoria, B. C. at the Custom House at Wmcoiivei, NORWAY'S GREATEST 13,C, and at the department here. POET PASSES AWAY Each tender must he accompanied by an accepted bank cheque etpial to ,,* , r ,, , , , ���������- CliiisUuua, Ma\ lilJ.���������lienrik. . lb 10 per cent, of thc whole amount or ' ������ the tender, which will be foifeitoil su"������ -^twajV gieau-st poet a������t if the person sending the accepted diamatist died peacc-mlly at '2::u tendet declines to enter into aeon- [o'clock tin-, jtu-mooii. Although lb tract with thc department Cheques sudden re dcupl.% iinpiossci Iv after at. News lapeis copying'this adwit.iso ,,, . , .,, , ,,' ., . ., , Chi iMinmu. and.w us lrcfiuenily snei mint, without authority fiom lliede ; 1 part men I wjll ���������ol be paid. . .wl,u u ">������W"������������ P. GOURDEAU, ,,,0l'al U"'���������"" Teputy Minister of Mai.he ami Fish Ul0 <-U>ilaI. crj s -^ j From time lo time lately as l'resl Pepnrtmenf of Marine and Fisheries o-Ppoplepuc aU.icU came upon lb Ottawa, 28th March, JilOO. son- lL heiamo obvious, specially i, view ol his advanced years thai hi, death , could not be lar dists.nl Uij raSSeSEaSS^-^WSESS^SaaHsSS^ Londition last week was disquiet ins, "���������: > ' ��������� . ������ Tue&da.v night anotlicr seizure leu : i Monster 1DME NTX-ECU BXH jOJUVJAY Ge I ebrat ion $ I ,500 IN PRIZES $ | ,500 Big Galithumpian Procession Nanaimo him completely unconscious, and hi physician annoumod thai, he hao only a few hours to live, At twi o'clock ihis alternoon the putie������t<. 'inspiration weakened, and the nurs S in attendance summoned Madame lb * sen, the poet's son, Sigurd Ibsen, S and thi> hitter's wife, who remained DOINGS IN THE DOM1N1QN HOUSE Nannmio's member in the Doinin- evlunt lie did as Leopold sent ag- I - ion Douse, Mi Knlph Smith, i-> , icuil lire,!-, us well as skilled labo'' 1 keeping up Ins fig-ht aga.nst the t() Canada. Air. "Smith rend the \icws of the minister of the interior in icgard to immigration being confined lo anriculturisls. aga.nst the undesirable immigration inlo Canada A.slioil time ago Mi. Smith on the door " of the house mode a .->peei.li on 1 his important (jues- iion wliiih i> of vital inteiest to tlie working classes of the l)o minion At the meeting of tho Agriculiuie Coiiuiiii lee held in Ottawa on Tiu-sd.sv , Mr. Smilli lol- lowed Ins good work up l>> subjecting Ale. T. It. Picslon to aevf-ru examination m rogaid to the Canadian Labor liuieau of vsliicb Leopold was llie head. ,1 Air. Pieston said that he was a- wnie of thax Inter than Ihe time mentioned. Mr. Turin���������Did Lc-ooold dent skill- eil Juboi- without gelling- positions, loi I hem hrsl'5 Air. riestoji said thai he had impressed Ihat upon Leopold, and in one case Leopold returned a 'man his faie because he said that work, at the bedside til! the end. poel^ died without ;t struggle u.'is 78 yeai s old. Th��������� 11. eitte* CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL VANCOUVER CELTI CS VS. NANAIMO CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL LADYSMTTH VS. NANAIMO. Thursday, May 24th, 1906 CRASHES INTO TRAIX Wostl.urv, Alay 22���������A rate ot foity miles .an hour, n tour automobile belonging to I* V ��������� Co! her dashrd inlo an easi bound i express I i'iiin at the depot crossing tonight The two occupants ol the mac Iiin> f.'eorge Cnhiiel the chaiifiour nnd Fieiici ick Wluteliea;1 a vjh'i in the Cnllii'i family were instant 1 v kii1 d and the machine was wrecked Tlie men were oii thoir way to the Areudowbrooi: Club M. B. SIMPSON Solicitor 'Bto. Money lo loan st. 4worn UDYSMPH Uo asKed what Mr. I'restoil's , wus not givc-n him us promised Lat instructions were m regard to^end,^ "- ""en oui innL mis man I Ii roe inii oul skilled labor lo^send er ''' turned out that this .. , 'yoL hoiiiesi<-k ui'tec b.s ihe luii" days in f'ollingwooil working cau. Witness iepiied that al tlie hogm- nniy his \iews wei-etlull the itCpui'L ment Ale. J'reston went oil lo miv l hut Leopold >ru.s u freiod ol his. a thoroughly icsponsiblc a^ent, hut nol- hacl not such, st niijient v n'ws J v^ dhstandun; the. he had twice ioo- m lejiatil to skilled' iahoi comiBtf oiniucadcd that Leopold's name |)(> to Canada us was hrouj-lit to -him struck from the list ot t ho"e, who yot bonuses j"r#m the yovenitneia, Professional and Amateur aud Children's Sports. Excursion rates from all points. . TWO RANDS. ���������" . ��������� ' FIREWORKS DISPLAY MAYOR-PLANTA, Cliairman; W..If. BIRD, Treasurer; WILL F NORR1S, Secretary, GOD SAVE THE KIlMG ICE! ICE! ICE! X WiLl be Delivered on-Mori days, 'Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays Ordeis must be in hy eleven o'c-lock on dav of Uelivexy, rewffig Limited NANAIMO B. C. ^ESEKAL hXPRESS' AND PELIVLRY WORK PROMPTLY lit ��������� Le*v������ orders at, the Ahbotsfoid Dr. R. B. Jpiei " Sur^ein Demist AU work"r~ red, mid at re*8c- rfiw* rate*. ' RESII)' '.ru AND OFFICE Gatacre S(. Ladysmith OPi;.^ iVi.'J.HOL'RS J. PiERCY & GO. Manufacturers Of.��������� IRONCLAD BRAND CLOTHING, OVERALLS, TOP SHIRTS, ETC. ~ "WHOLESALE. iiRY GOOD 'iBi WBSscggsimsss, VICTORIA, ������. C. EXCELLENT Train Service GHJC&GO, LONDON, HAMILTON, TORONTO, MOHTPBL QUEBEC, MffilllgWRTON, And the Prlii(!li>al;BuSl.neBB'COnfcrii of Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces,; ALSO TO BUFFALO, HEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA NIAGARA FALLS. ���������EoiVl'lui'o Tables, etc.; nilireas ,- : CEO. W. VAUX. Asalatnht'Clen'l Paasongor aha Ticket Agent, 135 AOAMQ ST.. CHICAGO, ILL. ~ . JaU'i- on. 11 I here \\'"-e any hj)i'Cinl nisi iiR-l ions lrom the ��������� ilnpart-inciiL whun ho wool, to England ho was not awaio ol thorn. It. might be his own fault. He explained how, on one occasion, -Mr. .Just, one mi tlie clorU.s in Ins oiliee, had pi-ciiur- ed u storoti pc'U K-ttur in answer to uPi'lain questions one ol which was that .skilled labor should uppl.Y *-o the Canadian, lalior biiropiu As soon us ho Iviiow ol this ciicular he had it lec.illcd. There was about 100 or L.-jO iSbiKid from his office. His attoiidoii to it wns recalled by Mr. Smart. Mr. Smith��������� Had you any conuec. tion - with l ho bureau. '���������' Mr. Pieslon��������� So. Mr. Smilii���������IJid >ou write to Mr. Enni-. at Liverpool on Ihe subject? Mr. T'ivsIoii���������My letters on tho snhiwt. are bofoi-e the; cominittec. They were stoli-n. and if you produce (hem ihey will spcalc fni' I hern- solves. Mr. Smith���������������������������1 am not dealing wilh stolen h-lters. iiut you - encouraged the 'establishment of this bui- enu in London.'? Mr. Preston said that lo some and tho reason was ihat Leopold was engaged on tho bureau work. To Mr. Smith, M'\ Preston said Ihat he' held ������0,000 of the Crows Xest Pass people's money to repay, Ijeopold for sending; out miners to 1'Vrme. He did not know (hut ihfie was a ati ike on in Fer. nio M'- Lindsay, <>l th<* Crow* Vest Company, had been looking ai'lor the matter ^\r. Smith���������The miners returned because tho strike was oh". Mr. Preston said that was Uw rea son Mr. Lindsay "gave him. AH-. P.ell, M. P. for Durham, England got Ihe inen and Leopold en- gag������fl them. He held the money. Mi>. Smith produced a letter mark ed "Not to go in" - which showed that Leopold had drawn up some. ������00 from the North Atlantic Trading' Company two or. three 'yeaj'9| ago. Air. Preston said that this might be so, he would not "bo surprised if( Mr Smith produced a letter that it went through his office, but for all that he (Preston) knew nothing , of it. It does not require an expert to clean out the flues of the " Sunshine" furnace��������� the only tool needed is a bruat which is supplied with every furnace. i' Clean-out doors are placet* in the casing, and the brush cau easily be inserted. ! This beater just bristles with exclusive features such as automatic gas dampers, large (double feed-doors, steel dome, double shakers and steel radiator. If you want the best furnace made get the " Sunshine." Sold by enteiprising dealers everywhere. Booklet free. d; , ... , ������jJ J 'I London. Toronto. Montiieai,. Winnipeg. Vancouveh. St. Jons. Hamilton. iardware Co,, Sole 'Agents ���������DESU.NS TR'.OE MAhKS _ . AND COPYR'.CHTi *��������� rm m ��������������������������������� ��������� ^r ogtaineo 'ADVICfe AS.JOri?ATENTABitfTY ] (Notice in " Inventive Age " Book "How to obtain Patents" PATENTS . Charge* moderate. No fee till patent is secure"' r Letters strictly confidential. Addr* ss, f E..C. SOGERS. Patent Upyer, W.i6l:engton,n. C X35LSON SPUING ASSIZE Italian Gets. Twenty Years for iMan slaughter, ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE Xew York, Mul' 215���������Henry Marton, a policojiian who played a. ' prominent part in (he trial i>r CUche for murder of Kmil Ceudron, several weeks ago made an unsuccessful attempt to commit, suicide today after he had been indicted Tiy a grand jury on a charge of having coimiim IT IS DANGEROUS TO NEGLKCT A COLD How often no we hear it remarked "Its only a cold," and a Tew days later learn that the man is ou his back with pneumonia. This is of such common occurence that a cold, however sli������ht, should not be disregarded. Chamberlain's Cough Re hiedy, counteracts any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia, and has gained its great popularity and extensive sale by its prompt cured of the most common ailment. I always cures and is pleasant to take For sale by Ladysmith Pharmaciy. ������*d the jury at tho Clache trial- i Waiting in the office of the neputy, police commissioner after his in-n dietment he placed a revolver--- tg-j his' tomplo .but was prevented from" firing--it.- When given'a glass of; water ho bit a piece of the (flass and tried to swallow it ami then, attempted to stab tiimseh' with- his pocket knife . Morton was alleged to have perjured himsolf whrn he declared ihat tiondron said ��������� to ltcrLlia Clache Itoforo she had him arrostetl, I u ill till yoti when I get out It is now asserted that, Itiondron could not speak" English,\ c HlLBERT liDcar Mother aBX'wa^a^'alaaB?^ UNITED AN(;iIDN'i' ORDfc'K UI DRUIDS Weiiingtou Ciiove No. 4 li. A^ U. i Meets -lit .Mm I; 0 0 .K. flail, I u dysniitli, the Second and f'W.i Ifeilnesdays of eaeh month, coiiiinei. ing Wcclnefadny, If!Hi.. 1905. Visiting Druids'���������'arc invited to u tend- Uy Order. WM. RAFTER, Reef Sectv PATRICK B11P.K, N. A NOTICE Prom this date the undersigned will not he responsible. for any Indebtedness ' incurred except on ������ written prher signed by the secretary Rowland Machln. V. I. EXPLORATION & DEVE1V OPMENT CO., LTD. Non Personal Liability.' Victor!*, u. C��������� M*y Uth. '"fin Your littlei ones are a comtant care in 1'all and Winter ; weather. They will catch cold. Do you know about Sliiloh'i Consumption Cute, the Lung Tonic, and what it has clone for so many > It is said to be the only reliable remedy for all diseases of the air passages in children. It is absolutely harmless and pleasant to take, h is guaranteed to cure or your money is returned. The price is 25c. per bottle, and all dealers in medicine sell 3, SH1XOH This remedy should be in every household. ��������� ri ft i -������ in *m DAY SCHOOL. Usual subjects taught; also language", drawing in pencil and crayons, paint ng in oils and water colors, pianoforte and vocal lessons given lu classes or individually. MISS BERTRAM, Ladysmith, B U. "Synopsis'' of "Cahatliaii Ffomestcad Regulations. . Any available DomUiion Lands within 'the."Railway Belt in British Columbia, may be . hohtesteadeil by any person who is the sole head of a family, pf any wale over e ghteen years of age, to the extent of oii'e- quarter section of ICO acres, mote or less. Entry must be' made petsohally. at thc local..-land'.-office-for'the district in which the land is situate, Tiie homesteader is reqiuirod to per- fo' in the conditions connected therewith under one of the following plans: ��������� (1) At least six mouths' residence ui on and cultivation of the land in j v[annfacturcrs of the Famous each year for -three years. J rilftAM RI OSSOfl (2) If the father, (or moUier, if the * -.CUBAIN LSLU3SUI I father is deceased), of the homesteader resides upon a farm in the vicinity of the land entered for, -tho--requirements as to residence may be satisfied by such person -residing with the father or mother. (S) H the settler has his permanent residence upon farming land owned by him in the vicinity of his home stead, the requirements as to icsi- deuce may bo satisfied by residenc- upon the said land. , Six rnonthe' notice in writ i:. should he given to the Commissioner of Dominion Lands at Ottawa of intention Lo apply for patent. Coal lands may he purchased at $10 . per acre for soft coal and $20 for 'anthracite. Not more than 320 acres can he aifyniired by one individual or company.-; Royalty at. the rale of ten cents per ton of 2,000 pounds shall 1h; collected on the gross output. W. W. CORY, Deputy of the Minister of Interior, LADYSMITH TEMPLE, No. 5.~ Rathhonc Sisters, meets in the Odd fellows' Ball .every 2nd and 1th Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. MRS. KATE TATE, M. of R. & C. Sone bit Uuion Labor Employed n. J. BOOTH. Prop Edward T. Cody another patrol-; I man. who was recently tried at po-; , Kee headquarters on the charge of I having- made false statements to i the district Attorney in connection with the IJortha Clache trial was1 dismissed today. o HOT ROAST FOR FORMER NANAJMO-ITE The Vancouver Daily Province of Tuesday contains the following interesting Jdory in reference to well knonn former residents of Kami i mo. Char.icrerizing' tho Oladstono Inn.j vhich lies half way between ' this city and New Westminster, as aj place which had in the past borne* a had name, which was apparent; from the 'c\ idencc being kept up.l Mr., H. U, Alexander, stipendiary; mag strate dismissed- a ��������� 'charge! of theft, au'ainst one Currie ii tar-] tender of the hotel The evidence; LADYSMITH BAKERY C1101 (' 1:1 C A KES A N D PA ST RY ALWAYS FREBI-I ON HAND Wedding Calai ^Ihcle': to Order FRUITS AMD CAN 1)1 HS OF ALL KINDS. cVRESil DREAD EVERY DAY Prices are Yer/ Reasonable. Customers are Treated Alike. HOP LEE A CO. ON THE ESPLANADE. All ii GALEDQMAN" Leads Them AH IN QUALITY R. P. RITHET, & Co., Ltd Pacific Coast VICTORIA, -: :-: Agency. ���������. .~: :-B.O. submitted did not sustain the charge! against Ciiirie, but the niag-istrate; commented that, from -the class of podple who were allowed to hang around the hotel, it was fair toj suppose that the rolling might have heen done by some of them. j The charge against. Currie was laid hy a young man, who claimed to huve(lost S'lSO in the hotel on Sun-: day last. This young: man went to; the place in company with a woman;, fro-m the restricted district -'oi-'New' Westiiiiiister. When gathered in as a witness this woman turned overi to the police Swu. She claimed the victim of the'alleged theft had given her the 'money but she could licit remember how she got it. [ The young man who laid the charggf was roundly lectured hy thc mag-; istralo for1!his part in thc arValr,' and he departed vowing that the dissipated life shall henceforth know him no raoro. - ���������o ������������������ liARATTirttT WINNER. Toronto. May 2a^> accidentally killed near New Denver last night by the breaking of a derrick pole. An inmicsl will be held by Dr. IC. U. Arthur tomorrow. KTLLUJJ HV LlGUTaYJiYU. Richmond, Ind , May 2:1.���������Thrcj people were killed and one fatally injured by lightning during a storm here this afternoon. U\irmer.s report damage to crops by heuvj rain. 1st Avenue NOT IF AS RICH. AS ROCKEFELLER If you had all tiie wealth of Rockefeller, the Standard Oil magnate you could not buy a better medicine for bowel complaints ..-than Chamberlain's ���������|;Colic, Cholera and; Diarrhoea Rcme- j;cly. The most eminent physician ���������j can not prescribe a: better .prepara- j tion for colic and diarrhoea, both ;.for children and'adults: The uniform success of this remedy has j shown -it to be superior to all others. It never fails, and when reduced with water . and'-.sweetened, is pleasant to take. ' Every family should,.-tic supplied with it. Sold h'v LadysiiHth Pharmacy. Notice Attention Is called to'f;he fact thai At Ogilvie Flour riills Co Limk^., makers of ROYAL HOUSEHOLD' FLOUR. hare for some time past been producing flour inn vastly Improved mid pitlfl 'form by tlie aid of ELECTRICITY and having secured control of all tl,e basic patents relating tnere- , to, take this opportunity of a dvising the public that any unauLh- : orized users of the electrical flour purifying processes wfU ..��������� pro- ������r ���������ecutecl. Ogilvia Floar Miila Company JLimifed are the only millers in Canada whose : Flovr is ptirified hy the Electric Process >' 'I THE DAILY LEDGER. Smith. Totos/ f LADTSniTn OPtRA ItOUSf UBHaUtykisS^^F^?^?: That's A������ NOTICE. Mrs. A. L. Haskins, will sell Ice Cream from 6 to S every cvefctng. Victoiia Road,, aibout ono mile out. Local Items The Lee-Morris Company 64 JVIr. (������uy Longman, of Suirumer- land, Olaaniutcan, arrived in Lady- .*>:mth this morning on a visit. Lo liis uncle, Mr. J). JoJmson. Ml: Russell Simpson is in Sunai- 1110 this aU-einoon. He is ai>i������WMg for the defence in tlie case lroiu Cumberland, which comes up for speedy u'ial today. I'lic Lee-Morris Company, fourteen strong, came in from N'anaiino this morning and is e" lomglii, and the .Nanaimo papers speak in the high' eat terms of the show. Mxs. A. liatti and l two children, who nave heeji on a msit to I inly lor ihe past year and a half, returned to her home m Ladysmith on the late train from \'ict)j(iia. last night. 'Mrs. A. IV. bessc, ot Spoljiane, Wash., is MSiting her hiothei, AH. VVn. Elii*-, in Ladysmith. Tins is .-the ���������< first tunc Mis. Bes.se and Air. ^.EJlis havte met in twelve yeais. Mis- ,Besse .will xeniain in Ladysmith another month, and iio(m here will y,o to Victoria, wiheio hei /aUici ic- siiies, before returning home, Presents Tonight .. ROANOKE Hal Reid's Great Southern Drama 59 = CAST Joe Peyton , Mr. Hal Barbour Gen. Harry Peyton Carrol Carlyle Col. Tom Bailey J. Morton Wilfrid Forrest ..., ,' -. Arthur Elton i K'/eK'ial Morse Richard Scott HoaiioKc IVvlon Adell Rcise Aunt Diria >r Lillian Griffith Mrs. Jus. Peyton Sadie Kcynolds Annalylle Peyton Etta Rflrotwell ������������������__ SYNOPSIS ============== ACT I���������Grape Myrtle Plantation (Ion. Peyton's Ilo'iie, near Roan< re= quire-411 Colors-Call and look through them Prices Range from S7.50 TO j Iter Botllinj Works j1st. Avenue, LaJ/smifh, B, C. | W. f. RumiDin;. Prop. I .MAX UFACTURKR' OF | Carbonated Beverages. I Oingcr Beer Fruit Syrups J T. O. Box 248 - { >"������"������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������"���������"������������������������������������'���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������'��������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ��������������������������������������������� ��������� Coal Oi! Ergir.es ��������� ��������� ��������� Tor Launches, Fishing Boats. Etc. Stationery Engines for all Power Purposes Simple, Economical, Reliable'1 Absolutely no danger,^ lo Electric Spaikers or Batteries to ������,et out of order.' Write 'tis for I'arlleiilars , Rochusscn & Collis 7 Yates St. Victoria, B. C Machinery Agents. ACT IV.���������An Allic m'Richmond-, More Day Light." \'a Cluist.mtiR ])av "Darkness IJon't miss "Roanoke" era Rouse tonight. at llie Op- Mr. Meognini returnod Irom Victoria yesterday, wheie he has been ,oti 'a visit t|> his wiie, who is ,il ' piesent an inmate ot St. Joseph's. \ hospital. Airs. Mangiiim recently underwent a severe operation, having had. a tumor removed, and is imported iby .h,er husband us . (lav The Sunset ol Pcii-p." "Konnoke" a^t lo-ii'&ht. Mie /Oi'yn.ra ni*iiisc lnddi'ii lienrMlli llicn coats ami a ! tjinnljci ol 11 inKlets ' Take (hem two bloolc and hull " I lliem,'' ordered (lie ollicer to a Jiiunro,. je(]-t.he;.]>ul.t Tbe Lee-Morris < Company 111 "Koanoke" and "A Fool's Para- 0 ''j**'"'- at tne Ol^'a House toniglit,, and tomorrow night. , TENDERS will be received h\ Uie undersigned up till 5 p.m., on. Mon (lay, 28th May,, 1906, for Healing a portion of Third (Avenue, opposite thr* public school. Particulars can Ins hud .from the iRond Foreman The lowest or .any tendei not necessarily accepted. ��������� - - JOHN STEWART, C.M.C. Millard's Liniment cures Dandiufl. A dynamite explosion nl tho lanma mines Tue-dav resulted 111 |coipo),,| in clmlge of lhe sqlia��������� Wlth the .set lous injury of J, Tl Cluueh | onu of the <.*ni|ilo.viva Cliunh | was hroug-Iil cl.iun lo \ aiicoiium | .lllll llttlWllHl to l>y Hi wlio oitlcii'il lu*������ 11'liiovnl lo the n^iififil liospilal Ili5> iiiiui'ies aru severe and lie lies 111 .1 serious t'Oiulit ion F.\fn if lii' should not die ho will pmlinhly losi' Ins sight as Ins mi's and. m f.icl Ins enlire 'lain, u.ii hadl.v 1 ui 1,\ 1 ho e*:pl(i-jion lie is 111 an. uiii oiim'ious eoiulil ion. S1110I e Hil, I'.. Cigais "'Ro.iuole," Uie tieal ������f the season at (lie Opera House loiiiiylii. $12.50 :OR- Walter* & Akenhead -o- ���������-.:.Lontlon,- May. 28:^A1 a' niceU'nff^'C-f- the ., Executive, >. Ooiitmii.i.w ���������',-.��������� of, AMa City ,of London .'Conservative;' . today a\ resolution-'- was���������'-'adopted ,��������� inviting- Sir. Edward Clarke solicitor ..to resign as a Couserytitivc lricmbei' ������������������,-' of the, II011 so of CqiiunoiiR.' for i.ho eily of Loirdoii. ; in 'coiiscfjueiices- of his attitude in connection with rl'pj;- iii ���������Reform.' * Minard'S;'Liniment' 'cures liunis,. etc. GLASS GLOBES When you want a Glass globe see that you get the globe with the rubber ring on it, as it is tlie only kind that can keep tbe water out ��������� the - glothes without the rut(lier ring cannot Keep out water, you can see that by examining them. The artificial flowei that is put intp the globes with the rubber rings, is grai anteed to be the best, and if .you want a- globe with a Rubber Ring, call a,t Mrs. T X. Jones, agent for HENRY tCREW. The only place you can get, Them. Sole Agent in B.C. for the French Wreath Co., of London, Paris, Melbourne, S.A., Cor. Como.v Rd. & Milton St.. NANAIMO B.C. STORIES . EXAGGERATED W. -Brown, -Sunday���������-'���������.editor- of the San Francisco Call, in an interview given to ���������the, .Cortland .'Magazine said:" - ' ' "The stories sent uiit/uf, the whole sale slaug'htiM-.'of innocents by the military wore exaggerated, but had a-good effect./ Possibly five or six persons wo-e killed by the troops, and., those cases were well known. I saw two thieves sevcrly dealt with by being butted in true soldier fashion. The men were suspected or being looters, and an olli- cer of the regular t-roops singled them on I of a crowd covering them with bis revolver. lie ordered bis men to search the fellows, and the soldiers found new women's shoes 'out nun e ado, thc non-com swung ins gun about and land- on the month of the pnsonei, knocking out liis teeth. "Didn't 1 lell you lo talve them luo IdocUs0" thundered the olheer, and I li.ni 1)10 corporal and a conplo ol his squad mo\ed the culprit lesy Ihnn a block and pioeeerlod lo 'butt' ���������hi in ^ "The lellow ������as made to run a head of two soldiers, thoy kevt pace wilh Jinn and si 1 uck him with the bull. end of -their guns behind the cats, tcai ������!<��������� oil both ears, the other was tic-alert 111 the same inau- ni'i'. It seems pictty tough,, but is cases of that hind.it seems merited When (be coipoial returned and rc- Ijioited to tin* olheer he showed the \wwd had been ��������� broken at 1he butt 01 the lilh*, so 1 bad an idea 01 (he lorce of the blows from that " NOTICE. T,'\Voiig Uhing kee, 5u\c puvehased the iiusine-bs, tools and fivtines of Chung Kee's .shoe making eslabhsh- ment, Ladysmith, and t.liab all pei- sons having any claims against 1.1m said Lining Kee, niust-conie anil make that claim l0 nie on or hefou- the first day of June! 190C, and that I will not the 1 iKponsuhle loi any claims or debts of the s.nd CI11115, Kee afl-er the first day of .June, Hiflfi. (Signed) WONG (TUNG KEE Ladysmith, 22nd May, lflOfi. ������1 Tennis Goods'"'"'"'' Lacrosse Sticks AND Base Ball Outfits WKI'IF. J. RARNSim CO, VICTORIA, B. C. u We show a large assortment of Dainty Novelties in up to-date BLOUSE WEAR, also a large stock Of * : and DRTSS GOODS SIMfi N LEBER & CO Ltd Alinard's Liniment far sale evcey- where. New anival of Holiday Go ids, including Ladies' Lace Ties, Helta and attractive style ot Collars, at Simon I.eiser & Go , Ltd. Get Your T FOR SALE Twelve head of ^ cows' and Milk route. Apply V. O. Eox 99. Minaid's Liniment uliru" Ifi'ia. n cnral. AT ilin BOOK STORE Largest Assortment in Town NOTICE. 1, the iimlt'isigned Jane McMillan, adininisti.ilrix of John Ilu^Ji AlcMil- lan, dei.ea.seil, herclhy give notice that 1 intend at the next silking of the Hoard of License Conmnssioneis foi the dibuict of South Nanaimo, to Le hoMen at Ladysmith on the 13tli day oi June, DUG, to make application to that hoiioiablc body foL a transfer of thc hotel licenses to sell intoKiCitnig lienors under the piovisions of thc Statutes on thai behalf, in the premises known and dcsciibcd as the Tunnel Hotel at Extension, British Columbia, fiom thc said .l6 Works riranile and Marble Monuments, Tablets, c(c.,at the lowest pi ires consistent with fnsb class stock and workmanship.^ Write ,Ior caUilogue. \' A. STEWART, MS Yates St. Victoria B.C * Ndtiee A. Howe ol Chemainus ht*s opened the Mcatmarket. Utcly run by W. Ward, on Kitten a Street ������ th a lull line 61 First Clus.fMeots - I A. HOWE Phone 2~o % % f MEAT MARKET 3 si Pork and. Sausage j Specialty ��������� II (rial 3^������&t>aV?V*������j. RAYMOND& SONS ���������Dealers in���������' Lime, Plaster Paris, Uriel;, Fire Biick and Vancou\ei island cement. 3 Pandoia St. Victona 11 C " BARGAINS IN WATCHES ! iSCHOOL I UMBRELLA " A necessity for this Weathei >: children going to school 65 CENTS EA for ���������e: ��������� W'c liavc marked iu lJlaiii Figures the 1'rices of our��������� Waitham, Elgin and other American Watches M a Gteat Reduction-Call a mi sec them ~"b. FORCIMnER Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician FIRST AVENUE LADYSTUTH ,-jSeBS^SSSiBS3l3BSXiSSKaBmimS!MXSSaa������i *>���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������*������������������ ^������������������^���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������^���������^���������^^���������^ ��������� ������������������-.���������. ��������� l x ^ For to-morrow we have a large supply of������������������ % Lamb, Pork, Mutton, Beef, Etc. Ham Sausage, Blood Pudding- ��������� ��������� BLAIR St ADA PANNELL and PLASKBTT ��������� <*> A .-*��������� ' ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ������������������* 9 , ** I ��������� f r FORSALE Eggs from Pure Bred Stock Ail Birds Trap Nested No inferior Layers Kept Haned, Buff ami White Rocks ttliilo Wyaiiilotlcs, White anil ������iown Lcghoins. $i Per Setting $6 Per Hundred E. STEWART, Box: 2G8 Ladysmitli," D.C. 1 Sporting Goods * - ' "'l ��������������������������� ' Just arrived���������the best line of��������� . , Tennis Goods, Baseballs, Bats, Gloves, Etc. LADYSMITH HARDWARE COMPANYLIHITED I liitve just received a shipment oP Hills' High Grade tNGLISH TOBACCOS ;and 0!GARf.lIfS at -lie DR UG STORE mm in ���������M \'nu',i^ Sinine, clean ing lime. Mini- walls wil.li Coal ><*������������������������*���������������������������*��������������������������� Church's Afabastine Will iiol, ruli 'oil. A perfect and san- it.ary wall co.-itini;-, .sold in. 50 & 25c. Packages Also paint your woodwork with "Pyramid Brand1' of Paints. The best in the market, only .���������$1.75 Per Gallon We also cany a large line of Fine Varnishes Enamels, Brushes, Window Glass, Room and Picture Mouldings, etc Try a g-allon of out Granite Floor Finish lo preserve your LLnileums. Bring vour pictures to be framed to H. KAY'S WALL PAPER DEPOT */*V*W'*'^������M**Wy*>A'VW*WM^*'^'**^^^^^>������'V<*AV''*'*AA THE FENCING GIRL FOR 35 White Swan Soap Wrappers Send us 35 WHITE SWAN WRAPPERS and we Will mail you a Beautiful Picture of THE FENCING GIRL Anumber of others to choose from Tbe Ofitisii Cofumbid Soap Works, Vrcforia 6: (. I'.S.���������W������ will mail you free ine of vour Premium Lists on appliciition. ^^^^^^^^*^^������������^*'*'*������*^^^A^^^^A^^^^*>^A'S^^^^y������������y^M*������*>^^ W. Q. Fraser Merchant Tailor FIRST A VKNUG. Suits Made to Order to Fit and to your Satisfaction. Gall .and seeStoel������; Plumbing and TinsmHhing DONE AT Reasonable Prices ��������� * _ By _ '. J. ANDERSON Leave orders at, Peterson's'Ftirn- lure Store, or telephone No 5.S. { FOR THK'-NICEST \ Ice Creaixi ; Milk Shakes/ Soft Drinks t Candies, Fruits, Tobacco ������ C igars, etc. f CALf, ON ��������� Ur. Dier can - he-touHd at any tint* at his office on Oatacre at. His de-' tal work is giArauteeid to be first class and rates reasonable at I w- L- carter; I FIRST AVENUE 1 Parlors for Private Parties. 4 4- 4-4-* ������������������-������������������������������������-��������� ���������������������������������������������;+��������� ������������������������������������ ���������-���������*��������������������������� -t-4- ������������������ ������������������ Try a Province Cigar.