?/.,';���#��� G E. Macdonald & Co. Wellington and Comox coal. Any quantity froin'a 100-lb. ton llXMou order Ton-.������.-';'.���:' .... The economist and the-statesman",especially are- watching" us, they are ;' passing judgment on our,methods,;and 1 -desire, to remind .you that. they, .will judge, the great .movement^.of .Trades? Unionism, riot by its results In'Imprbyf ing the position of any?particular see- >" tion of.w.orkmen ataiiy particular time but by its effect on the' permanent-effl- ���'. cieney of the-nalaiin. ' .;-.' '������?'���'-' * If any of the methods of our Trades ��� "Unionism result in the choice of less ���eflicient": factors, of production than would otherwise": have been> used; if they compel tho adoption>,of a lower ; type of organiKation than would have ;.;prevalled.?without.;them;^ahd..e8pecIal- ���lyiT they tendfcollessen the capacity or Y.degrade the bharacter.of either, manual ?~or'bralri~w-brkei_s;"'*U^ ���Unionism; however;- advantageous:!?it ? may eeem''^^ to|'pafticularYsectlons?'"of workmen. Will stand condemned.,? " Y? iBut if,_it promotesjthe.:selection.'of the iiiostefTicierit factors of production, whether capital, brain,or labor;, and Yli rings these ; factors - Into a better qr- '���ganlzation; thereoy increasing-the . ac- ;.-. iivltles^ancr.-; improving the character ���of all,; It must then, be? approved by /���these, critics; this is ���what we. claim for : It" and are. trying constantly to demoii- . .strate In every ?en.ort?of,.? the- great' movement. ?;: ;;,Thi3 Congress is the NationalUnion- "of'Canada, and If It did nothing?more than bring .^together once a year., th* ; representatives of labor? froni every .-jpart of,the Dominion It,would!be.worth ihe cost, but'jt has done and Is doing ? more than thls;?as Iwllpshprtly point -out; just, here, however, allow me.to Y say. that if any method can be adopted, to extend the "'.Influence andi iisefillness .'?-Ait the? .National ..Onion, It would?be Y-vriscY to ; do so; this' in my opinion, should; be :a matter for discussion, so tha.^ we. might arrive.at some general agreement as to the?lmportanceof ex- ���tending ^ the" work of?the-."Congress. 1 1 consider, /however,; that we are making .steady growth, and the fruits of ! our -work are .to -be seen ?more'. and'- more ''���.'^���ythe'jriti^-uction-l.or/a'fewYyerj'ilm- ?i)prtant principles niready.op'err.ted by Yliie Dominions Governments Hon.-Mr. : Mulock's resbiutlori -de termining: - thai ..jill Goyernmen .���contracts should contain 'such ,r cpridl tlons ; as ?s^^ ? abuses arising out -of subletting of?the same, arid to secure the payment of standard Wages of the district where the work is carried on Is very, satisfactory, and for the carrying out of this resolution the Government have shown ���their good faith by appointing ou'r respected friend, D. J. O'Donoghue, the ^commissioner-to=see'tb=Uie"enforcementr '������or--! this] matter. AVe are aware also that the Government has passed a Conciliation and Arbitration Act. a step at least in the direction of labor reform, nml associated with this bill is provision for the Incorporation of Trades . Unions, nnd the ��� monthly publication nf a Labor Gazette,; which will contain matter of supreme?Importance to the labor movement, and-'whilst'lt does not go the distance that manywould , desire. It Is our duly as honest men to appreciate the step taken, as It .'undoubtedly Is the Initiation of a prlncl- 1>li', thnt experience and new conditions will iiineinl In a'.very short time. . Again we have tlle fact that the Gov- ' enii'iiint gnve Its hearty 'approval to Ihe Union Label Bill-In fact, twice. tin; llom-v of Commons has supported the measure and twice an irresponsible body hus rejected the snme. The Gov-, eminent has? shown Its disposition rgaln with regard' to the Alien Labor Tilll, the form of this legislation Is not ,liy nny moans what we desire, yet the ���Government line shown a desire to assist us In British. Columbia by sending ������out a commissioner to Investigate our grievances with regard to the application of this measure, One, thing more w-hleh gives great 'satisfaction Is 1 lie recognition or our own men In the' carrying out,of: these, matters in' the interests of Iabor'?iPor,Immigration '.^vork.'.Tve had the '-'appointment) ofiMr, Alf. Jury; for enforcing the fair wage resolution, we had the appointment of our old.rfiend, D. J. O'Donoghue; and for the settlement of labor disputes in Hritlsh Columbia, we had the appointment of Air, Bremner, a gentleman whose character and moderation is a complete guarantee that labor will not be disgraced by foolhardy actions, but assisted immensely by his reasonable firmness in dealing with, disputed matters. The old-time' question and grievance had received some recognition at the hands' of the Government. I mean the Chinese Immigration Question. As youare aware, they have increased the .taxYon,;these people from fifty to one. hundred dollars. I do not think this will accomplish':'much goodi but will serve only-' to ." Increase the bonds of "those". Chinese whose, admission fee Is paid by; the Chinese Companies,* and as this has to be returned put of ��� their wages, it only enslaves them for, a longer period. .-���'__ understand' .'however;-: that, the Government Intends to form a '"commission;to ��� inquire , into- -this .-.question, thoroughly this fall, which will result in our official ���presentment of the facte.of this mat-, ter, which may ibe, and certainly ought: to;be remedied aXter the real facts and conditions are presented to the Govern- ment;?it Is pur duty, however, to keep pegging,away until the remedy 'is-ap- plied;J p;This Is ,what_we;must do witli air bur'grievances,- yet ly think the members of this Congress -will agree with me that If the future sessions of the Dominion Government continue the good w��rl_ as they, have done,this last two.sesisons we will be.very.much nearer, the goal we'are striving for. The matter of'independent labor representation will have to be finally settled at-this session of the Congress. I do-not:propose in'this addre_ss?tb, say much about It; as-I am" "certain the delegates will be quite prepared to'dls-- cuss .and; decide''the qhestlon.;" ?I am'?sorry to?remind you again of the exis:te_ice of ii few serious labor strikes daring "this yeai-Y and "again we are especially reminded, of bhe'difll- culty;,whlcii.'hias lasted:for?18 months. I refer to the London Tramway strike; and; as fax as J have been able to follow; the affair jt has done'eredit to the members of the union, as?they have certainly had the moral support of the people In.theirstruggle.? ,.-, ��� iReeently we have had a strike on the "Western���'..-.���section'-.,of���������. the C. .P.-;R_; .which, J was 'glad to notice,; had, the entire support of the public who were acquainted .with the facts, and which, ;IAaih*:hiippy'":;tb.'say,',: has /terminated: favorably? to \ Vne, men's :.aemanclsY?. ^; -;;, YfWre;?hav^^ aiso.-had very'seribus"'"strike brijihe ^F^ser'rlver^ir cb'nri'&'tlori'JSvftfi' the' fishing''? ind^try,vandV;altiiough the orisinal demands of'"the-'union 'fisher-' mein w-erenot: conceded, yet, through the Interposition/of the LaborCommis- slon'er,' ^Ir.., Brernner,.,' a"; :reasonably. soo'd'" settlemnet ? was /arrived ,'at.. ���������'���.'. In connection With this partlouiar Industry. I expect,the British Columbia dele- ga tes, wll I lay before you - Important' resolutions .. to '...present - to the. Dominion authorities' affecting exlstlng?eylls.' .'���' ;, I hope the deliberations of this. Congress i will ��� be 'carefully .thought out and prSBented "ivith": good feeling towards each'-otherY..: >??-? ���-���''���.'.;.?i?���?.? .���.??'????'' In conclusion, I desire; to thank'? the" members, of the' Congress for electing me. to the honorable position of .President for, twovyears,-. and, although I havev.notYbeeri' in? ii position to' assist your Executive?officers tb the'extent that I would have, liked; I have nevertheless endeavored) vto bring my Inlluence ;tb bear upon "certain*"of Ilia .au- thbrltles.'w'lth beiieficiai results. ."���_?.; ;i Hoping that the work or this Congress: .will.be 'abundantly successful,,il am, gentlemen, yours obediently, 'A; Y- '.*-?���?-?���?., Y-* YRAIiPH S1IITH. ? , ��� President.., GALVESTON, TEXAS. If MIORIAM. The secretary? at the Y last .regular, meeting of the Mainland^Steamship- men's union held?on Sunday? night in the K. of P. hall, reported'/the'dernlse of j.MIss ���'���;.'Ophelia Sophia' -YWright, nurse at the City HbspltalYwhb had coritracted blood poison during,the,dis- charge of her.duties of an,'administering oTngei,-in earing for the elckYiThis- noble'���yoiing?]ady?..; had .nursed Ysick brothers. She "was kind, generous and :affectionate=a*t"all"tl_nesr-KvVry"meinb"e"ir expressed their sincere" regret at the passing awaj- of, this -gentle'martyr who had .given up her life 19 alleviate the sufferings ofhumanlty. The following, was ordered to be inscribed on the minutes' 1 , ,. Hespoctfully written in memoiy of JIISS OPHELIA' SOPHIA WRIGHT, nnisp, beloved daughtei of Heniy St John Wright and phpella,: Sophia AVrlght. and grand-daughter of the late' Hev. J. Nash; Wright,Y of YlCllleim, County Cork, Ireland,-who/died at the City'Hospital, Vancouver, B. C, July 9th. ,11100. At her post of duty she hath done what she could. The .Supreme and All- Wise''Ruler of the universe has seen (lt to take unto Himself this noble and kind-hearted young lady. This resolution is '��� respectfully Inscribed upon the records of this union to her Illustrious .'memory.' We confidently believe that now tliat she has crossed the Great Divide She beholds the, Master face to face . ; And sees the triumphs of His Grace. Perchance when the Inserlbers of this resolution of .respect halve'passed from thlswoiidly sphere future members of this society will shed 'a tear of sympathy tor Ophelia Sophia Wright. "Re- qulseat In Face. .:_������'. ..:;,,?:.-,?YY-- Mr. .Robt. Todd, a pioneer Journalist of this province,-, who has returned .to Vancouver after, an absence of several years, resided at Galveston, Texas, for some years. "Bob" dropped in to: see u-3 a few nights ago, and naturally enough had a lot to say about the city that* has? just suffered such a terrible calamity,; w'h'ich is located on a low-' iylng' island- 'on the Gulf of. Alexico. "It- has? a?'population of about .30,000 people," "lie" saidi "and. Is one of; the greatest commercial marts of .the South. It? has "splendid :'rail\yay .facll- Ities'and llrst-class steamers leave that port for all parts of the .world. . 'Its people, are enlightened and progressive, and confidently looked forward to? the time when It Would rank as.one: of the leading cities in the United, States. It. possesses'"a* fine beach tnd excellent bathing houses, andmariy visitors are attracted there annually to take a dip In the.Gulf.j .Visitors, were, .leary of staying "there on- account of the city lying'so close to the . water���the',city.. proper being only afew feet above the \vaters of the Gulf���bu t after staying a littlewhile gradually became accustomed to the surroundings, and reconciled'.themselves .to the place, when they learned that Galveston was located ,out of the storm belt." " . ':- "Was It true that.the island was considered free irom' danger bj" the' residents?" as"ked the interviewer. "Itwas; true in a certain.sense, for no one could remember: orhad ever heard of any . storm that . had' , ever caused any damage to that'particular spot.";,?-.;'? ''.'. ������'.'���' ''���:. ';���-, ���"Was 'no precaution .(taken, -to* protect' '-the" city from' .the . "encroaching waters of the GnlfV!. ', '?.:"' . "YesJYstririgent,._laws..i.v\'ere:;,?.enacted by. ;th'evclty"'"fathers':7t"6' safegiia'rd:~the city. ; All;- the sand,; stone, brick, lime, and in fact everything that, had 'to1.be. used "on itive Island in the building: line, "was brought into? Galveston from the mainland., 1 The'vast amount of -mater-, lal'thiis?imported,'-;.together/^?wlth Jthe hallast "taken- from ships,',has gradually, raised the townslte, and in a few years, if nothing,had .-happened ���_,.the" city proper - would have :beeri raised 'several .feet h Igher than it 'Is -at the presen t; ti me." ' "What-'made -.Galveston.so attrac- tive?" ;,.,,?:ys ?\ y?.y':, Yy: ;,.;..s?ftYi-4YY .,,','WeII;';s"she;*.;has;i;ye"ry ;,; fine-;; public s'eifools;' the';:'dlffe.r'jnE' industries'^furj: nishlng ]emplb^ment>to.;a*;.lar"ge;"'nuriiJ: ���berYqffmbh.tgobd^wage-ii.^utVan irig';mbderite,|an.jagreeable'.ci^ Is "rib' wonder" t'ha.t': she 'attracted thousands of,,people, ?many .of: whom.) located ^here^aria^lielped;-to make this sand-, bar���as some.;people'c'all it���a prosper��� ous city, and .one of,; the ^leading commercial ports of.;the,'wbrld." Y,v ?*??; 'r.^'VETiat ��� has:: made? Galveston 'attain: such prominence,as a?shipping point?" '".Well, there are a.great many differ-': 'ent,;:- reasons;':.'���. First, ? the;;congested state of.;shrppirig;atNew,;Ori'eans.i'The "shipowTiers and capitalists had! to look for? another, suitable place to diandle the .increasing trafficof the southwest. Galveston offered'the best facilities, arid'.'11'.,therefore..crime,'.tb.'.be:"a prominent place..?Then, again, the.'United States Government '.-has,;' spent many millions of dollars In'building' jetties and deepening the,harbor, so that how the largest-..vessels, afloat can make portwrtho-ut any- trouble.' lt> Is? the natural outlet for the'.c'onimerce of the great southwest.-: You,'can-;form.;some Ideaiotithe'treriieridousivblume^f business transacted? in'.' .that? section', when I tell you?that nearly?one,million, and a half bales of cotton- pass.through- Gal- vestori ..every year, and is constantly Increasing. Then there is. the* cotton' seed,?whlc1i;: wjts-. considered worthless a,few years ago.. -This seed is'preswed into cakes" arid: shipped' via Galveston to. all parts of the world, being,.more profitable, in fact, than the cotton itself. There are many other important industries -"-which , seek this outlet to the commercial world; arid as a rew��|,v- a large.vblume;,of,snipping, has b"_e.'_i created'at that /port in a few years, and it is not surprising that.the city of Galveston has - experienced' such a healthy growth, and,was considered one of the most solid: commercial centres. In the new south'., The Gnlves- Aort^News/is-one-of-thfelargest.^bright-^ est and .widely quoted newspapers in the south, dt takes a battery of eleven IMergenthalor typesetting machines to set up- the matter on. this paper.. The largest printing office in the southwest Is, locn ted here���The Texas -House���and finnlshes employment;to a large niim- bei of people. This speaks loudly of the enterprising, progressive spirit of Galveston business men." "What effect will this disastrous storm: have on Galveston's future?" ; "Well, .that is a very hard question to answer. I believe It will eventually build Galveston up. Too much capital has been Invested there to allow the plnce to'.recotlei'from Its presentjposli- tion. (Her .'enterprising citizens, while receiving a very severe .blow, ..will- redouble their energies." .1 believe It.'.will he only n short time before Galveston will have a fine system of levers and brenkwater.s to 'protect her from any storms thnt may arise on the Gulf In future. :If It should receive a setback, Houston, In my opinion, will eventiinlly absorb her business. This city is located on a bnjou. -10 miles from Galveston,' and Is tlie greatest railroad centre In-Texas.-That is to'say,- the bajou will be widened, and .deepened so that vessels will be able to come.Into Houston and load and unload tlielr;cargoes at that place. ' If that "conies' to 'pus's Houston will become one of the most populous cities in'the United;States."-. . '���How; did you. find the Texnns, and how do wages compare In that state with Vancouver?" , . "One naturally expects on visiting tho Lone Star State that almost every man he meets win be armed with a bowie knife, a couple of 41-Colts, etc., and will shoot on sight. This Is fur from being the ease. ��� A more, faithful, ginerou;*-. hearted, law-abiding people, does not exist on God\_. footstool. They are liberal to a fault. Anyone visiting Texas, either for business or pleasures can resr assured that tie wilt be properly treated. Thecapltalist seeking Investment or pleasure will be accorded every courtesy, and the workingmen win receive better treatment as a rule than he does here.- The hordes of Japs and Chinese that are.pouring;.Into' this province and making Vancouver their heatiuuiuiers. have failed:��� to get a foothold In thY "i-eatstate of Texas. While the': Tex-, ans are law-abiding and i.ffer the glad hand of ! fellowship . to all those who wish to settle .In' their rich .'state,* and- make it their home, it: will go hard- with 'Mr. Celestial If he?invades .that, state and attemps;to cut wages there as he has done here.'..'He'will..'hot only run amuck of the Sons of:Alania," but hewlu also have-the colored 'race?to' buck, and they are a: potent. factor to contend.with jvhen it conies doivn1 to picking cotton and other pursuits which they? consider., peculiarly their own business. 'Organized labor is very strongjn Texas, and-the.wages Paid in that state compare favorably with any in the world. I;consider it* the best state in the.Union." THELA'BOR GAZETTE. :'*.��� The IniWal^'numbeiYof"'the "Dominion of Cariada .iI_abo'r Gazette was issued on Tuesday from the Ottawa Government Printing- .Bureau.- It. appe'ars in both languages, and will be published* monthly. -To-day's number contains an explanation as -to ithe formation ot the I_abor'Department arid passage of the Conciliation Aot last session. ���.it;also:contains';reportS'rrom'loca.l'cbr- 'responderits; ���'a succinct:history of an-, tl-sweating regulations, in "Government contracts;' articles 'on riea_"-the oor.v.thrbwlrig'bff,through. 'a;.'fu'nnel}ar-. rangeriientvlri'/'tlierYto'pjYthe^jsa %w^&^t^a^e^'e^ttie^i^^^i^'^��&i ivhlc'h ls''evenl'y:'distributedrth'Fough'"b'u"{r the-room-' 'This: useful/Invention; Is' on view, in; daily '.operation' in. the store! of ;Mr.:?WilIlamYRalph,"���.at/120 /Hastings street,' west, y The/ stoves- are; made to order by. the,inventor himself, and ;may be had all sizes.:?Also"suitable for large buildings requiring'furnaces. ?*?/.. '���:)"- '���? abbitrajtors' .award.* Y.'y .; .At Winnipeg on Tuesday ilr. Robert Strang,. tlie deciding urbltrator,seleoted' to settle .the Question of the Canadian Pacific; Railway ^machinists' wages, in" connection witir the i'eceift strike'gave his decision as 'follows: . .���'���: '.The men from Port. William to Lag- gan to .receive an*'increase iri pay of.2' cents Per hour.' ,/Y',. .���������'.���!-. *?The w-en from Laggan to kamloops, both points' exclusive, and West: Kobt-; cnay, to' receive 1 cent increase.-.-' ? ; ,;,The, men froni/ Kair.loops --to^ A"an'-, cbuver, to receive-2 cents advance. ".' The rates for, young; men who have just.completed, their 'apprenticeship in the Company's shops,.and all new men engaged, will be ?on /the basis of the schedule hitherto prevailing:, but tlie term of probation will hereafter b^ six months, instead ,of a year, for new men, and one year instead of two, for young men who have just completed their dp,-' prentlceship. Y Y ?..,';: ���-.., ??; .rt'VO*IMRS';I/lST. '".-��� ������' O.50 of the btisj' ofllces' in the Court .'House, nbw-n-days, is Mr. B. G. Walker, who is "receiving names to go on the new. voters'? list.', In view of .'the facts,' however, that anybody desiring to vote at tlie approaching General Election, must register by the ,20th of October next,' and the anxiety of'1 an ordinary healthy citizen to ensure his right* to 1p_ai_ticipLate_=iiii_=aii=iinpor'tant^election,= like that for the Pomlnion Parliament, the ..registration of voters is not perhaps going on as rapidly as might be expected.:1 Up to the present time, there are only tabout" S)0 electors who have enrolled their names, and it Is computed that there are at least 4.500 personsquallfied to vote witliin the limits of the City. A great ninny people do nol seem to have' thoroughly grasped the idea that 'the old lists are altogether cancelled. Old residents, In visiting the Registry Ofllee, enquire querulously whether their names are not on the old list, sind seem to think thnt if their names were'on that list there is no necessity for tliem to go to any further trouble. It appears very probable fropi \ylial Mr. NVtilkcr says, that many Vancouver electori! will lose tlic-ir voles at the coming elections, unless they are more thoroughly itwnlsoiiod to the real truth ot the .mutter.' The':fact that the public require to be impressed with If they desire to retain their franchise, is that everybody must register again, whether on the old list or not. roplie.-. to th;s-i resolutions having been Med at a. pre- "��� v.:ous meeting ofthe council.they were- not referred to -us. ���'Mr. Tatlbw. replied, on. 'August 17th,: orknowledslti's receipt of; the 'resolu-. .���:cns, and promising careful .consider-,- .nlon. However,"In looking, -.up the-, vc'tea and proeeedings ot;;tl-.^ House,, we find .thatYhis careful consideration- :: i.c;l htm to so against all our requests..? ' ,..Mr.. C-.Iniour's, replies to, tliese..resblu-.,;';;',; ;:b::--_..were Nled'i.ut-a previous., meeting" ii'thecourieil.; However, a letter from- .-. ��� .':in:. dated Au.inst.2ist has been refer-,.''/ red. to us,, in''.which 'ii-2 says that he-'--' asked the,government to. build the Lu- ' lu Island railway as i government, road, but that it reruseJY We find,that by the votes and proceedings.; of ��� the- House, Mr. Gllriroui-vbtetl jn. favor, of giving, the company ?a second;ex!tensioii of .-'��� time, ; ��"hlch. was against.: our ' reY quest. Your committee also wishes to- report that a second lot of resolutions .were forwarded by. the ^secretary of' the Traldes and Labor council on Au- . gust 2lst, asking all .members'of .this ' oity to vote for .bill No. 42, with Mr. Curtis' amendments .'��� thereto���labor; regulations act, 1900;'. vote for bill Ko.- ? 40, B. C- emigration act,'1000; 'vote for yj- blU'-Xb/. 4i,; referendum act, 1000'; vote,..--; for'bill*No."40, deceived workman's act,;''���'.''���' 1900;. :'::,:?��� ?."-,- / .".' -;-, -���:���"-���.'.''.;��� "���}'���': ;And to vote against bill No. 32-���me-? ; chariics' lien act amendment act, 1900;? and also against bill XoY45���Vancou- ,- ver city hospital,act, 1900.?/ Y .'Y.vy.'-'.Y'Y -To. these resolutions no replies, came* ,- from.either : .Mr.': Gai-iden .or; Mrl/GU-:������';���;' m our_vYi'o;u y-jtp m mi 11 ee ?.. t h'Irtks.-.tha fei n-Y,-.-. common courtesy ..to;the .-'council ���' there- ., ��� should at least have been a reply.:.. Wg ��� , ��� certainly would.have had'one at eleb- ;, ' tion 'tinie;:and /think we should; take;Y note.of these;things. -'.���'. '',,'?.���- ���Mr. Mai-tin replied pn: AiigUst?2_!na.Y; asking- forY;further, informatlori; and,,.;.; wanting; to know our. reasons?for.,'ask--?.'��� lng him. to vote against Mechanics"? ?/ Lien act and City'Hospital act; ? /���/ -.'" Mr. .Tatloiv/i-epiied on .August: 22rid,:: Y saying,:, that he would -vote'for bills? ?;: Nos. 42 and, 46,and'.'���giiv'e the' other?re-? quests./his?careful consideration;?;but/ .;? by- the./yotes and'proeeedlngS/of .Au-.;? :.,.' gust :30'th'.?we flnd^ that he;voted agajinst? ���_% Mr;/.Curtis'?amendirierit;io;.^iil;:NqY42^YY !which;hejW8Aasked^b;;ybte?;forY fb'rb'rh'bj.bniy.'.iiitr.tlyl'comp'lle'd':;^ request/.in/bill ;No.y42..vY .'?;;,;;; y?.?y:'��: .; Y?5;?-' ; 'It. Is the intention ?of your.; commItteeYY: to Jriiake a:sfrort synopsis b'f the;?wbric"' ': of .the past:session,-and :an;analysis:pt';,' :.Y .theYvbtes ' for;,the. use -of ��� tihe.��� counellYy? that willishow -how. each of?our 'me'in-'.- ;? bers? voted "in:: the/inferesta - of/Iaboc-Y? during ?the?sesslori,bt 1900.' ;,?.",. :.? -.-' ���������'���'��� ' Y ,'..Respec!tifully submitted..;,." Y;Y ?//?;- ���'���The. ship?carpenters / and,. ;..ea.u liters Y.'Y were, reported to have organized -a.new- ;.? union. ���' - ���'-'.',-.���'���;'-,?'?-. YY-"'' -';::'.vp-^-'i-':.^:v;iy''i-i]':. il:\v/' ^A^OiK'VAj.ItEPO^ It was,unnecessary to make any ftir--,"���'������ :,.- .trior reports of the Proceedings of: the-/ ?" last Labor Day; celebration,; asfulli-e-'.-:. ports?have ali*ead;y been/printed;in theY' "Independent" and 'daily press- ���?.;Col- Y " lections were.not; as. easy :this'year;as'-:: last, when trade was . reported, to. be. ��� ; brisker.. . The Financial .Secretary' re- Y ported that he , had/received $5l.50"in.. ', addition to/the amounts;handed-, in'by ?:-' the ���collectors.?Y!Y.,;;;-,:?Y?;:-.'���'/;/-?:. '.':.YY The. Committee unanimously .recomY.Y?: mended that next ."year's" celebration; do-/.:.; not. takerplace: in Vancouver; biit tluitY.? the. celebration./either/ take*, place In . / Nanaimo, or that a - train be,chartered!.? ;. for/an excureion;?,;Adopted;''????:?Y'"?:Y?;: ? It was resolved that;subscription iists;,?-;? be opened.at; the;"Iridependent,",.T.hom-'������'��� '���: ? as Ma-thews'; offlce, and! the?Army' arid", '? Navy .tobacco store tp defray expenses ���' of a lawyer re -Royal':Commission.'bO'! . Chinese.-..,??'??.?';//:' ,_-.?.'���;:'' ��� -.,;,;���.'���".?��� '-"," ���..:��� ���.'���The?mutter,-.of;unlon shingle-weavers" being, dismissed from em'ployrnent in?':���'*-..'..; certain shingle . mills was / discussed. Step's will'be-taken to thoroughly sift: the matter.; v��� ' '���. ���:'���::���!��� , It was pointed out that the conditions prevailing among .the loggers- were-sufllcietvt^to w;arrant their organ- �� izlngr^Sfeps^^vill���be"tak��r"itl���this; direction.?....' ���The,Council then adjourned. '���'TIIEyCOMESS. Ottawa, Sept. ,21.���The Trades Con-- gress this morning, passed'a'resolution, afllrming the principle of technl-? cal education for schools and condemn' ing the introductlon'or manual'train-.-..- Iiig in tho public schools. "~ A resolution was passed unanimous-'-' ��� ly endorsing the ,Candidature of Mr-'-'' Hugh .Stevenson for .the Federal House- In��� AVcst Toronto. , ... ,, A. liniiquet was held in the evening, ni ���" whiph lion. Mr. 'Mulock made a-? S|i;*'.'cli. 011 the Labor legislation passed , during Ihe last two sessions; ? Tho Congress will meet next year in*, : nriintford, Out. Mr. Ralph Sniilh. M- P. P., was reelected President; Air. John A. "Meet,, of Hamilton, Vice-President, and MiV- P. M. Draper, of Ottawa, Secretary- Treasurer. Tlie oillcers for British Columbia are: .A'lce-Prestdent, Mr. Jarries- AVIlks, N'elsoii; Executive^ Messrs.-Ji B. '.',. McLaren. Rossland; 'George Bartley, ��� A'nncouver; Thomas H. YTwigg',.;"v;ic-- / toria. -' "?���.���:, '���'...��� .?'- y.'',:.'..:-;y'"';".'.'.��� '-:'-- When ��� you !want to hire a 'first-class; ? horse, and '.buggy, go to '.the Palace-: ' livery stables. Telephone���'.125.'.'. Y " Y;:/'.::-. &&& THE .INDEPENDENT. SA*tflBDA��.. .; SEPTEMBER 2SV1900 THE INDEPENDENT. BY GEO. BARTLBr. PUBLISHE1D A\rEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OP ORGANISED LABOR ��� BY THE INDEPENDENT PRINTING COMPANY. AT 312 HOMER STREET, A'ANCOU- A*BR, R. C. Sl"l*SCIUI'T10N*S IN ADVANCE \ Wllk, 5 cut"! monih1-, - cents, one >car, $1 ii month, 11 cents; thric _.|x months, Gj Cent1-, ]:nik)R'-'I:d in* thi: tr\*oes and 1 \llOU COl NC1L ANII Till*. V.\_\- i'OI'N VR LAI.OIt PARTY ���=.\ I'llRDAY SEPTEMBER ENCOURAGING. The Pi ounce s,i5 = Of the Siien ln- boi pi pels tli.it tome to the Pio\incc's o\x. mge table oui own Independent it, bj fni the bnghteit newest and most log,' , niem- ���"prs of the union, who pay the bill of pi Ices, and oihciwise confoim to the itiles ol the union, Including the stnci enfoi cement ol the S-houi woik- da\ Citl/en and Countu sa\s The A'.in- <-ou\ci Independent is .in able aiHoeate of the c.uibc ot laboi and hns ln-.pl] ed the wcikeis tneie with lenewed i Igoi ��ind conhdince in the futuie. AAt ���Oi.tkc Ih-hand cf its editoi across the lmghlj KoOkies and desiie him and those who ���oo-opcidte -,\ ith him to feel at nil tunes that thicugh the hallowing influence of toil the connades in the East .ue o\ei matching and sympathizing with those vi ihe Wist who enduic and peise\cie foi the snuggle foi jrstice���in the en- tl"i\oi to sit-uie light iclationslup .'niong men BIVRUDR '���HOPS TO CLOSE ON SUNDAY The baibeis of this city aie to be ���.onsiatulatod upon haung the following ny-lnw passed at Monday nights meeting of the City Council it took .ibout 10 months of continuous agitation to effeeti\elj close all city limber -hops on Sund,-n We hold, howe\ei, that the shops should be closed at II p in Saturday the same time hotels ��ind s iloons close A bj.-l.in to amend bj-law No 2JS of the Clu of A'ancou\ti AVheien11���It is deemed expedient to juohlbit the keeping open of bubei fhops within the clt> on Sundi*. and dining such other houis of the dav rs Iieiem.iftei appears He it theK'foie enacted b\ the Muyoi and Council of the city of A'.incou.ei in open meeting assembled as follow" That the said b'-Iaw be uul Is herebj amended b> adding theieto Immcdia.e- 1\ .iltei the fust enacting clause of the s.ud b\-Uw the clause following, that i�� to sm All baiber shops within the City of A'ancouiei shall'be closed fiom (he houi ot twelve midnight of the clock on Satmdaj night till llie or the (lock on Monday moining thcreaftei snd no person shall dining such pio- Inbited houis ian\ on oi exeiclse the ttade oi calling of a hiibet within the (It. iDone and passed In open Council tins 17th day of Scptembei, 1100 Kvery Toi v nnd Gut papei in Canada would ui go' Llie laboi oigaVdtitions to go into politics if they could be convinced that b\ so doing it would weaken the unions Oui boasted fiee' pi ess ia owned body wind soul by capitalists, v lie want eveiy laboi union ic- moved to the infernal legions oi am old place so long as they aie out of the way and men can be dealt with singlv Toi lack ol consldeiatlon by employ ois men an loiced to band themselves to- gethe foi '-elf-picsci\ atlon AVroi king- men s intbiests the wide woild o\ei in even walk of life nie the n.ime mil ihj: mii'-t unite then foices \Voil_- meii not united might .in well it v to Obtain then lights fiom unsciupulous cmploveis .is a disoigani/ed body of men to defend themselves against i well disciplined militia. F00TL10HT FLASHES. SEAMEN MEET. The Mainland Sle.imshipmen's Association of Bluish ���Columbia held a \ery successful meeting last Sunday evening in ,lip K. of P hall Past Pi evident Frank Harm piesided over a gpod attendance of members Bro Adam Haggaitvw.is elected master-at-arms, and Bro Alex (Hamilton guide. Tbe bioibcih weie iecommended to take _idv.int.ige of the new \oter-.' list nnd letiuosted to li.ne their names le- gistned It was icpoitcd that Bio John ('T.ift") linns, who is at Kamloops foi the benefit ot Ins health, is slightly improving , The piospects of Ihls plonee^ seamen's union aie bngnt, and eveiy one in the tiude aie asked to take,.in active in- teiest in llie union s welfaie , V lesolution of icspect to the memory of the late Miss "Wnght (nui=e) wan unanlmouslv ulopted A roirespondent ahks will McNan's ehlngle mill get its watti free fiom the citv If so on what conditions,'' It will be as well to find this out AVe aie .nfoimed thnt All AIcNan or shingle mill tame, Intends to buiil .i canneij. Fisheimen, look out it w ill be youi tmn ne\t The fust communication lia�� ieachnd us bcailng the rnonogi.im "Depaitment ���il Labor. Canada" The woild do move, jou see, even thou_,h you don't see it ���The Voice SUCCES'3-FIJL SESSION The W.nieis Waiti esses and Cooks' union held n \ei> succc-Tsful meeting nn Thuisdn inglu in Uplpn h.ill Af- tei the ti tnsucting of some impoitant bu-.int"-s shoi t aldiesAea were deluded b\ Piesident dps DI\on of the Tiadc-i council, F Williams TJ llnc- pheison, J JI "Watson. H Cow in and G H-utlev, nftei which tlie meeting teimmated piocecdlngt This young union is will ofliceied, and1 making Lipid piogiess and should soon be one nf th.. huongest m the city. What aie you doing to make the Independent a success'' Tell join giocei ~?nd butchei'that \ou~do"n't seeYhisYTd" in Vancouvei s liboi papei Tell him ilso that if he expects to get the pat- innage of woikingmen that he must ailveitlse in The Independent Don't liue-ci tnls Intelligent eniplo\eti reill/e that unions aie heie to stnv and act nc- Kiidlngh It ii only the Ignoiant cm- P'oyei. who Is too busy making money lo lead and think foi li'iii'-elf, who distil ngcs hi* men because they happen lo belong to u union Smic.1i men need lo go to i night school to leun something about up-to-ditu iionomlcK DIRECT LEGISLATION. Direct Legislation���Law-making by the voteis The Initiative���The proposal of a law by a percentage of the voters. The Refeiendum���The -vote at the polls on a law pioposed through the Initiative, or, if petitioned for by a percentage of the \oters, or any law passed bv a legislative body. Proportional Representation���A plan of nominating and electing legislators and executives which shall voice the exact choice of the voters in proportion to their numerical stiength ���The-Imperative-Mandate���The~rlght to vote out ot office through the Initiative and Referendum any ofllclal who tails to pertorm his duty Till: 'SOCIALIST voti; It'lS United State*. . . . . 'II.T-ll IS'IS Geimany 2,2,0 000 Ijl'j'l Gie.it lislt(iin . . .".1.000 1VI7 few it/eiland . . IMGS ISO" Spain 2S.O00 IS'17 Italy l.l.'i -thC lS'll feci . In ^0,000 IVIh J'i a ni"' i ooo ooi) 'S'lS Denniiuk L* i.00 IS'IS Ilelgliuii r.)4, ,ji 1SU7. -Misliia . 7*0,000 A'ANCOUVER OPERA HOUSE. The Idol's Eye drew a large house^on ���Monday and deservedly so. For quick, < keen and really good comedy the Idol's Eye is by far the beet thing In the' Boston Lyric coinpany's repertoire. Messrs Henderson and lvunkel, two very clever comedlniit-, mnlto the most of a very slight plot. John Henderson, as an American magician, In search of new tricks;' In the Orient, was Irrepress- Ibly funny H'b songs were very good nnd well sung He had lib audience with him, and tspecially pleased In his singing of 'The Tnttoed Man" and L'hoiley Chumlty of the Guaids' Geoige Kiinkel, as, Jamie McSnufty, 'a wee bit kleptomaniac and a SiotcJi- m.in' biouglu down the house with hlc. Hoot, Mon, Hoot" The Idol's Eye gives ^'ie.ii scope fot fctage netting, but with the exception of the eliculc.il effects in the temple scene, was xeiv pooi The choius woik was bad and showed vuint of ieheaiv��al The Biltlsh soldlcih lounged moie IIko longshoie- nien lestlng aftei a h.ud day s. woik The choius gills looked pietly in theii little costuming nnd at least brought out the opeia, t,lasset> MisB Jreepfoine Stanton sang veiy pieltiiy, but was not in hei usual good foim, being a pautch gill may account for her coolness Miss Beitha Davis appealed foi the flifct time befoie a A'anoouvei audience, and at, M.uao.uita, .a daughtei of Don Pablo, a lieice and laigely be- w htokei ed Cuban after big gamp m Indn won hei way into the heaits of the people She has an easy stage piesence a good voice and knows how to act Miss Sara Can also appealing foi the first time in A'aneouvei, irat, distinctly good, .lb the Chief Priestess of the Temple of the Rubv Jlei Pilcste��s song was. well lendeied and well lecehed by hei audience Taken i.ll togethei the Idols Eye furnished two houis and a half of good, clean fun AA'ang on Tuesday night diew anothei laige ciowd, but in t'ht opinion of many v\ ai. not up to last season's pei- foim.ince theie being seveinl veiy noticeable mishaps, the elephant failed to make his appe.uance, but the situation was saved bv John llendei- soii ns Piepat, keepei of (he Truant elephant, veiy cleveily After warming .up to theli woik the entire company managed lo get-the goodwill of the audience and sent theli p.itionb home pleased with a fiiuly good pei- forma-nce. The Fencing Mallei held the boards Wednebday night, and .matted a veiy huge and fashionable audience, nnd with the exception of the first act ��.ii ciedltably peifoitned Homy Hnl- lam, as> Forlunlo, and Chas Huntington, as Toiquato doing good woik Josephine, Stanton .in Franceeca, daughtei of To'i|U��ito ?nd brought up as a bov, looked pretty, acted well and sang better than on ithe pievlous two nights Hei lenditlon of the Blue and the Grey .In answei to an eneote, was lemaikably good , , i Queiy���AVhat would become of the Boston Lytic Opeia. company if thev lost iMessis Hendeison and Kiinkel' Sufficient Is said, when Manager Jamie- son, of the Arancouver Opeia House, affoided his pations ai good heaitv laugh foi.thiee nights and,one matinee engapement Fnday nighl, llnvt's .Tetas Steoi holds ���the boaids and, as this ds one ol Hoyt's best, no doubt will attract a fair house. Next Monday the Neill company open an engagement for thiee nights then icpeitohe Including' such good plays n�� Dion Boik icault's English dia- ma, The Jilt, A Pansian,, and Niobe The Nell! company is one of the best stock companies on the coast and A'aneouvei theatie goeis -will make no mistake in pationi/.lng this excellent eom- sanv. THE SAA'OY THEATRE i i i The^ill at the Savoy this v\eek|\vas faiily gcod under the stage management of Fied Gottlob. Louise,Lihtei iSji-artiquiailv good especially,In the singing ot Tommy Atkins. Miss LIs- toi shows excellent naming received in an English school of xaudevllle Sue Blanch.ml made a good appearance and has a fall b.intone voice Foi the coining week .l cyclonic array of talent Is atomised THEATRE ROYAL ThIstpopulai little house is making extensive nlteiations nnd Improvements and wlll'bp leady to suni>ly,its patrons with good attiactlons at popular pi Ices on or about Octobei the 1st. The City Bind held one qf their popular piomenade conceits and dance on ThiUfcdav night, a laige oiowd taking advantage of the excellent music pro- v Ided SNAP-SHOOTER. 7J2 f Jt; li S -r *r-^-&Z. -r Skilled Labor ���:-j. ,'^P D^'nso 'S _s_��'.j|U���1_ .-Eviir_s'tliiiig'soldjit.jo_i8ij.i_ilde prices, aud guurantuud Tho Up-lo-dute Druggist, Corner Se\ monr uml Hustings , Streets, \ am ouver. Tlie finest line of SI'KC TAOI.ES nnd hM-.GI. \febLs in British Columlim, nnd von will find the pnteh right Ourdoc tor of oiiticsiexaiaines <;yes free. ��� _'J_��.>__',-.'{!_. Y-L'!- '_:_! r,.i''J'l BROS., 1 Jewelers, lid COKDOV1. SntEHT. -���T f "*���' S K V * ���l'n,L o o '. SUMS a' spbciai'ty"oI' . . DewrsWDMJdUfiur.oiso'-i. usrier's Black Lobe! Liaueur wniskv Wlien Want A Gent's Good Lincu Ilitnd-tcrehlcf Wcilavc tfiem A l Le*ss Price for thu Same Grudc Elsuivticio From BO. 13. 20, ������ * , i > ��� ' . ' i . y 23 f o 33c Each We nNi furry n Large Assortment - , . ol Gents' 'iUNBRELLAS ' From $1, $2.2S9 $I.?5to$5 ���sy, v v ���.ifrmf 170 Cordova, Cor. Cambie. LiiL -!k- '�� ^>- If" -LARGE fcTOCK OF- lMi'OJttEb,AKP POMtSTIC ,.. .Cigars Quann Bkos., - - Props. COKStlt COKDOVA ASD CAHRALL iTo "M ��� ' Ur-i Arlington Hotel in Cr, .* f - V'f, t > i ��� i Cordova St. West. )Icflvl(]iiarlcrsfor the engineering trade [ ,'j in VtiYfcauvcr, Liquor's and-Cigars; ' * "���' I l>'ir6t'tliC��sfr(iohis from M cents u\it��� ^ ROBT. HINTLY, - - PROP, -"���*?-" a- *>���4"���tr-sr-i 1 .' iff ' WHOLESALE AND IIETAIL DEALEB IN Fish, Game, Fruit, and vegetables. 112 Cordova St. 'Phone 442 Comes on so; gradually you scarcely notice It;nit's .fall nbivand ftUi'trtyies are ripe. New: fair goods" have'croW-Jed in and pushed.:the thlnned-out '"summer stuff .out: or sight. We're ���ihead.i.over hecis in fall business now. New suits, new hats, new Jilrts, new hosiery, new neckwear,-new. collars. .,.��� . MEN'S CLOTHING. Men's tweed and serge, riults, J5 to'* ��� 112.50. Y......Y..Y.Y:,. ...... Men's black .worsted suits,'���J7.00 to W5. ���Men's watorpi-ixif coats,.<$&-.to $18. Men's overcoats und ulsters!' 14.G0 to $18. Men's trousei s, $1 to M a pair. Men's smocku tind overalls, 40e to 7Co each Men's pea-jackots. $195 to $7 GO eaclr. Men's odd \ests, 75c to $.! 50 each. Men's w hlt<_ coats. 7Gc to $1 50 eroch. Men's apwins, 25c each. MI.N'S HATS AND CAPS. Men'i soft hats. Stetson's molko, $5. Men's fur felt, stiff and) Fedora hats, tl to*J*0 i Men's poft felt h its, 75c each. ��� i Men's hook-down caps,, SOc to 75c each. Men's blue cloth peak cm.t*s, 25c to uOc Men's Klondike caps, 75c to $2. MEN'S PUnNISHINGB. > Alen's woollen underwear, 40c to $2 suit. Men's Hllk and wool undcrw-ear, %i each. Men's fleece-lined underwear, 50c to tl each Men's Cardigan jackets, 75�� to %A each. Men's flannelette shirts, 23c to 73c ouch. Men's flannel shirts, 7'ic to $2 each. Men's. Ovford shii ts, 50c to" 75c. * Men's unlaundered shirts, 50c. Men's unlaundered shirts, 75c to $1 25 each. i ' Men's Cambric shirts, 75c to $1 25 oaohl Cotton or flannelette nlgfht shirts, OOo to $1 30 Men's suspenders, 15c to $1 a pair. Men's collars,1 10c to 20c'each. Men's cuffs., 20c to 30c pair. Men's silk and satin neckwear, 15c t<�� 73c each Men's bath robes, W50"oaeh. * 10c to 25e a pair- 0' Men's, heavy box, Men's' bicycle'liW, I*)C'tc>"W & pair.' P.1L1GE CliOTHIMCI HOUSE CO.,' LTD. iio Cordovn^Street. ^_ CITY f 8JEL CO. {J f^S&N firepnrcd tqftnii^fh /Miami,#;����;' Dry f5tpv:cwiM)^.(Cpal and Coke Bagged. HA11K1S STREET VMIARb* TKL. 095 ti.\t> V i)L( ���ft. ���.'���;' ri vkJ-i* < f ���) i' 6 ! tilld "l Csjaraji 1 r ^ (' ^\ft' ^ ff * twx 4"^ Il it*. 46 CORDOVA STREET. ��� ' ' l"V ' . ' ' **���' I 1' 1 We make' a specialty of TJ^ioN-MAbE Cigars and Tobarlv^.',bv the Retail ClciKr^ aisocLitioij inlaid of tire.widow of a foimiji member of the oisanl/a- tion The enteitalnment will take place on Tuesday evening at the Cltj Hall If >ou can t go, buy a ticket anjuaj The cause Is good. W. T. FARRELL, rctiiplnyriien' unci <*.cri��_riit Auent, Weill KMtnte unci ItiHtirritic4_ Itrnlcer \rt lilttcttinl rinns nnd ller,-|icctl\c>ii I'ri pnuii Minn (inrt Timher I nnils, Ilnslnt'n. nnd KikI ili'iitinl Cltj l'ro|il'it\ for s��lc ' _>|ict-iiil mun- llou ghiii to MillliiK mid rintiiiK Imu'o nml -lore |iro|iensj reins r iilkclcd, experienced \iiliialor * W'Jji">'.��>.7..THjioj��p��<'^-OKIe _31o��lU,-i 519 Hastings St., Vancouver NOTICE. - i i ti XVe arc again offering a Scholarship free for tuition and books to the student of Public Schools of Vancouver passing into the High School at the coming examination with tlle highest marks In Heading, Writing, Spelling, Grammtir, Composition and .Arithmetic * i. * Tor conditions, apply, to tho .Principals ofi tho.Sahoole-ior ithe undersigned! Tlicll.it.lVi^lCoiiiiiici'riiiiridlcgii Vancouver, 4,- Union Men, Remember-^-1 I*. I' I'l .'"), I !3 ��� 1, ��� ,' Thaiti you get the'very best CIGARS Initheolmorftet;' Welded * emxtabdgiag TJrtlor. XI IiSibor. hAmo > inBtistryf vwhe�� you smoke KUIVKB'S OWN. KUKlJzrS PIONBBHS, i or i SPA_MISH BLOSSOMS Cigars Ask for them and sec that yoik geUtbefa iViade Jn f1,*-! 1'**' KURTZ e> CO:'S ' PIONBER1 CIGAJR FAiCTORY, ' 488 'Cordfdva Street, Vancouver, B. C�� Tel. 863. Union Labor Only. Ice Cream, (��� H. (. hocoliitei.', ''nL.es nhd' CONPltCTIONUBV MONTREAL BAKERY I'l ���!������' i 5flii WcHtiniiiH- ler Avenue. THERE IS -3 ��* o *������*��� *r* - i < s *V. *^*^ ofi'Rire or�� Injury to Health when you use \p -the *5 ^'" Ml .' . j'l '/ff-.'c7'" /-*3ii>��r E. CHAPMAN (sticTFs.ori to rAdE'toNsvoiii) mot.) ���G0o Hastings-St. W. ..' :*��.fi:ui���a. ( j- 'uti* ���*_*��.�� Hardje ���&,-,��� Thompsen MsriBtf. and U��noralJ_ or other llpht articles at verv rcufvaiuble rateh ALhTl.V A JOU.UAK, 401 l'o��t dl it We n.c tirclvircd to ni|'t)ly ill) >nur -nnntii K.i.y (nir- iliav r'.linll get full \��1ul for tlielr jnonij. Miiko out / ,1' >*ur HkJiaiubtomfc to��� V,t'''*' / rV i" ��� ��. GALLOWAY'S.., 139 Hastings and "14 Arcade Consulting lUeclianiciil Engineers 620 COKDOVi. Bt. tt., Vancodvui, B. C. T��t. I I I 1 I I I I. I'Hlenlci'fl and ilenlxncrii of the Hardlo- :iny\ The- ipcfce^'is'-now such {that" almost1 ev- eiVfcody.'.cari' affird it. Ottce * usedjv always used."' Apply at Office q��,j Tlinmi'inin naiortuliu Ixiller, now hieh Hici'il' rcntr. iim unglneH, andi apccial niHcliiuer) in light aectlnns for mluei. I'iioii i u>w Dwias_-o. KsaiKis Indicated amb w i i i -mi Aiuuimi). .> ��� i Solo HReiitH In II C. and S W Terrltorien to llicllnllcil Floclblu Mctulllu 'lubiug Co,Ltd. I ondiin, Ens. FIST. 11�� t X ti'jf. ��� V ��^ �� TS ���im *.^j i ij i __;*��� ,i_l��._-4ii-i*. * ' *.u * ' ' ' '* * Cor. Carriir and Hastings Streets- tk everc Cf)Il. SB"! MOlft AVJ) (X)ttDOVA KTI" ' (near C. I' _K. btation.)i i i i Flue old KnxlMli Ale, Stout nnd Beer; OOKtiiM BioKli and Irixh whisky; dn. inci-tlc- uud iiniKirtcd Cigara. ifverr- tliiiiK up to the uundlv. Ail _ > ..i _A SATUlKDATy ,. .SEPTEMBER 2J, IMo ��� ������ . 7. _ ��� I l-AifAir MIFTW001). 'One way to make a maltose cross��� .'Step on hl_> tail. ' i A iredeari'nn is a fellow that geta run over.by a bicycle. .(Mem.mom easily renounce their, ln- . terests: than tlielr tastes. Some men nre so wise (?) nnd know ��� so much, that they lose everything they have. ir^4;t^��i MrsiJiA't tkiF THi; Il^DEPEypENT The grave Ih a great leveller. For In most cases the dead millionaire Is for- SOtten as ��oon as Ills will Ih read. '���Many:a man protects that he would .'lity down his (life for a. woman, who .after marriage he won't lay down a 'carpet for. ,' ' 4 j^W^TBR. _ _ ?. Crockett. By S._. t *��� *r~ . 1 ' ."*" ��� '<��� I7T_ " fault." orlcd ������It was fill Un\*Wy .,j discussion Olivia, during tho udjotsnv ^nd it Is upon the faithless nib driver, Sere wns to be regretfully stiitral that 'U threo ..., uwuim qulte���q,;disturbance. inthevillH, the . .. a��� i i wilbnever have u master,-' said Olivia sisters joining ln the row ln cortUnljr, -| ��� "I nm your slave."' ' ' ' ' acrimonious way, v ..�� * "Whoso cabman was he/" they asked ot ono another., n't,'.- ��� - sua motioned to tno nuuacious bailor, who had approached very near to her, while Lady Juno und the other two had withdrawn under pretence of examining a picture on the easel, to keep his distance.' ' "And do,youthlnk;" sho. asked, ..'thnt I would marry a'mere munf'-' ' "Well," he ropllcd thoughtfully, "j-uu could scarcely marry a woman, could you?'* ��� ��� ''How could I renounce my freedom. ALD, BAXTER'S SPEEd -.-^..�������>�� "* 1 , i"I require n slave ns little ns At last Monday night's meeting o(V the City Council Aid. Baxter spoke onH the question of making a special re*l duced water rate to manufactories-^ He said that the city and the country*! felt the result when the manufactories'! I employ Inferior labor at starvation "With Baden-Powell marching, along. Giving the Boers hard twisters, President Kruger knows full well, ; i 'Twill-boou he>oft with his whiskers. I They say "seeing Is believing." Bu| i there are some men whom we nee ..everyday, that Ave-"don't believe once in n. year. Soup and water, social lefoimo, 'which would mean better dwelling, :more food and less cant, form the gos-' pel.which is wanted by the Inhabitants' oi this'catth. ' ' .���The* campaign shin has made its apj peaiance in the States. It Is made of muslin and you can take: your choice of the candidates, McKinley-Rbose- Vet, or iBryan and Stevenson. Their ���photos are printed on the bosom, of the sliirte encircled by., a frame ot .AmerJean.'Hags. ] had no intention of marrying my sister after all." asked Geraldlne, with n shnde of disappointment, in her voice. "None whntcvor." "OhI", faltered Olivia, with an obvious absonce of thej satisfaction that she ought to havo ljeH.undcc tho cifoumstance... . '"You should not lmve concealed your true name," Moisio said. "Pray why did you accept my sister's offer of learning .Greek? It looks dark, Mr. Forrester." o , "'And you have been robbing honest ��� tain .ill ainund the in��tiument, to keep, cabmen of their -brcud," fulminated it fioin ���showing its legs. I Olivia j �����, . ���'Kindly do nie th^fayor ot(ac(��pting lii* llPClift "' . n.wilni"'-1. '' ���' * Then a man came, who knocked at th* door, and Mark, who entered, was tile causq of.pU.thlji concentrated anger. The indignant'1 flashes of nix bright eyes, and the chill stonlness of threo once gracious and, friendly faoes, fonued a by no means dnooiirnglng reception. ' '"And pray, air," demanded ,Olivia, after a freezing bow, and without inviting her visitor (to ' bo^ seated, "to what are Wo'lndebtcd fiif the lincxpqotcd honor pf.this vldltf t \\'ei (aro 'pqt by'way of receiving'gentlemen nt our ropms^!^ ';"I'cnme," he' replied,' displacing n jraceful'stilMnthe manljjulatlori ot bis hat, which contrasted strongly with his performance on fho occasion of his first Visit,1'1'to offer my best apologies." ,, "Which are certainly needed," said Geraldlno, severely. "On thq contrary, "said Olivia, "conduct so abominable is'beyond upology." "My conduct Is not _o abominable as you imagine, dear ladies," he replied, with gontlo pathos. Then he related the ,- *_.u.. in incidents 'that had led to the assumption she asked, "And how does tbe little of tho disguise. '.~��-'- ��--"��� i "And, so you n,..irf.. __. ---��������� I dos 'vases*. He moved this resolution In ^.l!"j^ur tOB!����'"id hobits Hevlng that In so doing l, ' aw,(1.l,,,"odlff'"w>nt"from mine.-'" ' "Oui/ ��*stBg "V.aot bo ��o different as yoi imu,*'n(\ ����� '. ^bits ,I1(ly to w. ftjf-hed. jx-tfwn. <"W��. won't yon hoip W fti this? It'w"8 ^'nothlntf better than Gk** that J '.'?"" te ',0,,rn on thoso swotK, qniet lSun(u*7' oreniiUfi. Don't leave jpur task ,,ihu.,,nn,ot0' Dearest Olivia.'!' he oddod, with .earnestness,' "I love yoir so tn>mendo��isly."' "* "Pray, aiy no more," she c'rIeKR- ' MA1CBUS. ' Th.' coinenllon of the nolleimulterii nnd Ship llulldcrs of Amei'lcn, held In 'ICnnsnk Clly in .Inly, accepted and sent the following to n referendum' xnVn at the unions nflllliited with that body "nesolvcd��� Thnt on and after June ���the 1st, 11)01, that S-liour�� .kIiiiII constitute a day's work, tn all brandies of the trade under the Jurisdiction of this Ornnd Body, without liny reduction of wuges. "Kesolved���That the sense of the ���subordinate lodges .be. taken upon' (he question, by the letercndum vote and that the vote be returned to the Grand Council not later than January 1st, 1901. , ,* . , , ��� ' , ' ItesoHed���Thatf the 'Gtand Body shall appoint District organizers ,in such localities ,\y_ier��, the' saipe .maybe necessary in ord<>'r that our iiacle shall be In a condition to Imposa the. 8-hour day on the said date, June 1st, J 1901." the bread,'' ho returned, laying a bracelet of silver coins,'elegantly strung upon Interlacing silver chains, before the sisters, who recognized tho oxuet number of coins given him in requital 'of his ^services "Of course I shall respect your Incognito," ho added, "but surely this ^dismissal Is rather hard. As n cabman I Have been so kindly welcomed in these rooms,'' ."Tho caie is pow altered. You are on enrrs "son," Raid.' piivia,, with sovero reprbadh. . " (i > - i "I can't help being'on earl's son," he replied, with a melancholy air. VI didn't cijooso"thnt'sUrto of life. I would rather hilvo been Prince of ffules. Hii is tlio only rank, save one, < in which u man can neither act) 'speak or think as he likes,.mid in-which .one really earns his chump igne nnd havanas ��� His is tho olfly station in which' it' is a credit to be jolly.", ��� '"Xo one supposes von ,to"bo guilty of your own birth, Mr. Forrester,'',continued OlKlu with" unabittad majesty; "but I think yon might see tbat lt places a bar to your udmKklon here. There are certain conventions "with regard to the association of ladies and gentlemen���" "Kxactlv. But Olivia Wynter told me that fcho despised conventionality, as I do. ,'And I might, perhaps, hint that it is not.usniil for iinmnrrieil ladies to have young cabmen to tea with them." "Henlly,. Mr. IJoirester,". interrupted Geraldlne, .with hent, , for sho felt tbut this,was ungiuteful as coming from the faiored. cabimin himself, "lt must be e\ Ident' to tha densest intelligence that u cob_pan is in a class so far beneath Uf as to^ in quite a different category." '".Quito so. But thon Miss Wynter hns , renounced class distinctions. Whnt a deal of misapplied charity jhcre is in this world, to, be sure!',' "And misapplied tolontj" added Geraldlne.. .."What a pity you aronot a bar- ristur, Mr. Forre-ter, your clionts might commit the ci ucllest murders ��� with a qufqt mlntll" . ' > ^ . ,^At this'moment another step was heard zipou tholstair, and was succeeded by a gentlj.knock at' the p,irlor door, which Maisjo .openeiij disclosing tho form of a votibg Uidy,wnli n sweet smile and in an elegant co-tunic, who appeared to be a stranger,to'the thr\o~ sisters, . , "\IThat* Mar); horef'p'.' she exclaimed upop seeing liim, and jumping" riLshly to conclusions' she took.it for. granted that her "brother's intondesl'proposnjs were already accepted. "And ypu, don't recognize me, Miss Do",'ffjijtcri 'IJon't you remember my Christsnasat Nortlicourt. un'd tho ijuci^t, sinking^ .O.Jo,,tho lounging chair'tliat was''offeroiVhor.', ,"0h, lt was (iul.t(i true._,,I d dri'uil- fully in lirtc," , ..'.,' , . _,','If happened during tho first cup of tea, '���'lie oxpliil.ic'd, looking hard at the (uilliog, ns if tal.ing that mute objeot to witness,. "'1'ho order of thiugA was iippiirently reversed!" commented Goraliliim, "thu 1 ''"" ' 1 of tho comedy endf" "Very lamely," replied the lover, "since as Byron said oniele,i'' /- WXia ^buk^lVer H^g lenity with ".'Vkof winsWeroWe mijiAts, und then turqevd_�� withering ^laiujh .Mp^m' ~(Ue i-'iHpri.Whope n^m;4yxhwy,, was .tem- pjired by p, sqpso, at, tumor. ���"Thls Is quite new fo. us,ti', t)he '^obsorvod; "and,, proy, which of us does Mr. Forroitcr in?1 tend to% honor wlth.h'ii hUndf'i' ' ,.''iS6^^fe^.BhpsTefl 'Sip .the greafeii est ttlss-0 ^(a,',f^iif ffiedf-W��� >i.ta.' ^.P^'H^.'JthW'x'11 my Bister h.uf$ venttj^e^to puf the ijftpoJe. ve, que*-, tloR,*s<. at-^JWy'i But tt is j��j_.flr_n;_nton- tloia.to. ^en.vTntuially the men went where thev could get the bettoi pay. v In the Sound mills, too, employees weie, paid every Monday "night, anddld not have to watt un- ��� til,; 20th September ,to .receive pay-for Uven August work, as In the Vancouver mlllh He, had made Inquii le", not from.the employees;of any of the mills, for. that would be to nsk them to risk their' .situations, but . from outside souices and was able to state positively that at the Royal Citv saw mill lest week theie were about sixty oaps and; only abput.'lS or 40 white men, and that when they were veiv busy fiom 00 to 100 Jap,s would be employed and .O.vvhlte.nieri.- The statement that the llnst'Ings mill employed '100 men,- of whom only 100 wore Japs, lie 'had ren- spn to believe was false Tlie statement wasalso made, that in the east this,'work had been by J0- inch cylinder*. .The executive- of- Hie. Order of Railway Conductors'have completed.their business with the C. P. R. officials at Montreal. The chairman of the committee Immediately left for .Winnipeg, where in conjunction with representatives of the western branch, .he has been In consultation with the supeiln- ttnd*.nriii"cbrinectloii with thelmuble tlipL h.i'i ailsen thiough' the operation ofthe company's new auditor or "spotter" system. It is understood that the auditors have now- been, withdrawn, but three'members, of the Order of Conductors had been suspended for not complying with the demands of these spotters. Tlio organization wants them reinstated. II seems (Mlllciilt to believe that our railway system Is, accompanied bv more deutlis and greater sufTeilng than war itself, yet .Mils conclusion is wiu- rnnteil by Ihe nnntinl report of the ln- ter-stale Commerce CommlHsloii, says the Literalv !>lgest. The icpoit declines; " The total number of cuhiiiiI- tle��i to persons ,011 account of railway iiei'li)"nts In the United States during the' year ending June .10th,"IS!)!), wns 51,743. The aggregate number ..of'poisons killed us. a'.result of raliivuy, .11- cldents dining t'he vear wns 7,l.'l, and the number injured was AA.020 .Of lallwav employees', 2 210 were killed and.3'.!)21 were Injured during thij yem coyered by this iepoit , With respect to tbe three general classes of employees these casualties were divided'as follows l'lalnraqij, 1.155 killed, J6.6C.1 Injured; switchmen, flagmen and watchmen, 273 killed, 2,992 Injured, otihei employees'' 782 killed,'. 15,268 Injured. The Aipiy nnd Navy; ^oilrnal .points out, that,pn this basl? the, risk of, Hnito among train men on the railroads In the Ulilied States Is nearly four times -is great as among the soldiers in the Philippines." Mqers* Hooac?>jufid Dec|> Well ^' '--��� l ___. I * it �� I << -I'M k.^ 3*j 311 ��� Prior & �������� ; " (LIMITED.) Hastings '/Street-^ -i-'v. , �� -]i vlA ���IUli Lin nation ot militaiy e\pendi- ture ��� 1 , ,8. General economy m the public service. .9. StrictYimaintenance". oT'CiuiadiVn** self-government. .To-rf f" H '���-I .1 ADM iw*i>__5 rahft te- Yii'PAClWCi tp the .9 'UftS ,' ! St��wii^*.t (6as, ^jand Blouse Cool Ol the Following Grades: Double Screened Lump,* Hun of the Mine, / WuBhed Nut and ScreeninitM. sAMUtI. *r. HOni.NS, Snnerliitcndtnt. h\ \.\*s, COI K.Vf.VM A UViNS, ���Vancouver City, 11. C. Agents, t V'rrt ( ���; A UK YOU tnklng we' would like literature Springs, a vacation? If so, to Bend you some about ...1 I.anft Hot The Oreat Glacier ot 1 iTNDEPfiNDBNT OPINIONS. The,Weekly.''Sun has been gatheilng opinions fi om. leading Independent men, having regnid to the.town sis well as the country, but looking at the farming interest as the principal interest lnvol- the Selkirk*," and the miignlflccnt hotol�� there operated by the Canadian l'nelllc llnlhvny. Cheap F.x- curslon nates made from nil Pacific! Coast .points, Oil, .IF. VOU. are going East take your Tickets by the "Imperial Limited" and spend a day or two at our mountain resorts. You will benefit ��� by It and enjoy It. Vancouver to New Westminster and the fraser River. * j*- A BEAUTIFUL TKIP ON THE MAG- NIFICBNT ELECTIUC CAltS. every hour�� (Saturday Leaving Carrall street from 7 a. 111. till 10 p. m. and Sundays,' 11 p. m.) Last car from New 'Westminster, '�� p. m. (Saturdays and Sundays, ��� 1ft p. iu. PAUKP���Single, cents. SPECIAL SUNDAY Apply; to any Canadian . way 'Agent or to Pacific Rall- E.;.r.COYLK, A. G. P. A. Vancouver, B.;C. J VMES SCIATER, ' Tirket Agent, 428 Havtinfts St, Vancouver, B. C. 35 cents; return, 60) EXCURSIONS. * Tlckels for sale at oflice only. j. ' ROUND.TRIP, FIFTY CENTS. , C. ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO., J. 1 _��*��� -x B%i?*5i vr W.VJohnson: sergeant-at- nrms, C. Parsons; delegates to Trades nnd Labor Co-unoll, J. Crow, C. C. Copeland, D. Morrissy. Meetings. \ F. O. E.���VANCOUVER AERIE NO. 0, * F. O. E., meets every Wednesday night, and second Wednesday only of the months of July, August and September. Visiting - ir.emfoers_welcoinc__ If. W. Findley, W^l'., Province- oflice; S. RY^obbT^WY^SlT World oflice. I. O. O. F.,UM. U.��� LOYAL T1UNE FOR EVER lodge. No. 7:1.2, nnoots evory bcc- ond and fourth Tuesday 'in llie month In the hall; over Harvey's store, corner of Hastings street and Westminster avenue, Vancouver; sojourning brethren cor* dially. invited. F. Black, N. G.; R. XV. Partridge, secretary. .,, Real Estate. REAL ESTATE SNAPS. - HOUSE AND TWO JXJTS ON FAIR- VIEW, seven rooms, nice;garden, fenced, sheds In rear; only !J.ST>0; easy terms; a .'"bargain worth looking'up. T. Mathews, ���1T7 Hastings Street. HOUSE AND LOT'.ON BARNARD ST.��� seven rooms, in good repair; price $'._��; ' terms to arrange. T. Mathews, ,117 Hastings Street. " ' .' TWO LOTS ON TRAM LINE���Corner Venoblos and Park Drive; size Xlxl.'B; price "125 each. T. Mathews, -117 Hastings: WLVE LOTS ON GRAND VIEW���ONE block'from Tram line; only $10 per lot. These are snaps. T. Mathews, -117 Hast- ings^Strcct. ._,,,;y,;. -?; - ;Y- ./..���.* :^; ��� FIVE' ACRE i.TRACT-ON "VICTORIA1 roiid���About three miles'from the City; good soil; easily cleared;? only. !f300. T. "Mathews, 417 Hastings Street. Y ���'���', "<��� ��� ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. FISHERMEN'S STRIKE. Editor Independent: The article "A Resume of the Fishermen's Strike, 1900," appearing lu The Independent on Sept. Sill, 1 have read with much interest, ������having been an eye witness lo the whole affair from start to llnish. I,also saw llie arrival of the militia, their slay here and their departure from tills place. 1 listened to the speaker and heard the Fort Simpson band music. To say the strikers were unite orderly and well-beliiived is only repealing what hundreds of others have said truthfully, who s-.tw them daily. Further, that nothing could lie sulci ugaiiiM the conduct of the militiamen wlille on duly here is also true. Neither the strikers nor militiamen were looking for trouble. Now, who were? is tbc'.iiuoKtloii. We may yet get some light on that part of this memorable strike, which, as you remark In your able article. I.s not yet settled. .Nor indeed could be until after llie removal from olllce of a few influential'runncry financiers, or rather mistils in that position, who nro tlie direct cause of the strike without a doubt mid Its consequences. Wero it not for such misfits lu important positions, Capital and,Labor would work together In perfect harmony, .profitable iiiul beneficial to both and all concerned. But unfortunately we 'have such iiien,.todeiil with, as you point out in your article, who are not satisfied wilh a fair or good profit but want it all, and the rest can starve to .death, c Men who will visit Japan and China and successfully encourage hordes of undesirable cheap workers1 to svvunm our shores, compel our own respectable working citizens to accept the same wages or get off the premises and starve, if you will. But our cannery men will rush the completion of..houses for the accommodation of O. ill. M. niul F. B. little brown men and engage more than enough of iliein to man every cannery boat on the Fraser river. Then we find a strong Canners' Association formed 'aiul offer tiny, old nrlce for salmon to the white unci liidlan-lish- ernieii and think thnt t'he Japs can control the situation nnd do all the fishing that is wanted al association prices.'If astrike occurs we can call out tlie militia to break it and have tilings nil our. way. The strikers had and."'have too good n cause lo'l.e-so easily -driven;. gtlYthelr. own waters and foreigners put in control,-'.although a muster unci demonstration of Japanese, strength was ordered to , form ��� in procession and march through the town of Steveston some '.nOO strong, to' show how easily they could drive the white.men and Indians off 'the Fraser river, lt was certainly a very trying and critical hour for British-born subjects to see'"4.500 Japs marching In defiant procession through Steveston. We could bear good British subjects ask the question .Is .this-.Canada 7 Are we under the British Hag, or is this u Japanese'invasion'.' ols no protest to be made? If but one word was spoken oui. loud by any white man to stop that , procession, three thousand white,men and Indians would have been at the throats of O. ..M...M. and.F. B.'s Utile brown:- men from,'. Japan,-and bloodshed to no end" would, have covered the. plank:.;str'cets of Steveston, and with" all due respect to 'lie militia, they could not have coped- with t'he situation, even If they were so inclined to take un arms against tlvalr own blood relations to'protect'the semi-slave employees of' the cannery men. yI fear the cowardly order of a misllt militia ofllcer? "sihool to killj" would fall flat or be returned in deadly effect to the nilsllt ofiiceiv who gave dt. It is time enough' to give an order.of that kind when the necessity of the case will warrant It, but the man Is not fit for. his position'who will give an order of lhat kind when he Is not aware of the circumstances under which the order should be obeyed or ills effect. That there was no tjoodshed."the credit Is due to tlie fishermen and not to Hie Misfit cannery financiers, who put all the Inflnmable elements 'together- A whole book could be filled with the dastardly ? attempt of a few cannery misfit financiers to drive the white fishermen off the Fraser river. It. is within the last month'we read the Sad Item In t'he Vancouver papers���man found dead on the street and his wife anil family left In a starving condition with'scarcely a bite to eat in their house. Could this man: hot get employment and pay enough in Vancou- er to keep, himself and his family from starving,, or did .0. M. M. and F. B.'s little brown men from Japan so ' glut this limited labor market that he was forced;out to.die on the streets. Now tell 'me'what Is the difference;between he "shoot to kill" our own citizens or irlnglng-hordos-of-eheap=wori_e~rs_J_erj__ o put them out of employment or reduce theni to t'he same low level of the semi-slave? It takes aboul the same hiss of a ninn to do either one or the ither. And they nre notorious misfits n high places that must be removed, ir. 11' not. we must have government iwiierslrip of railroads, banks, tele- trnph, telephone and many .other sys- cms that, are now in the hands of :rab-all-at-any-co.st mislits. CITIZEN. .Steveston,'Sept. 20, 1900. ���HjOT ON NELSON STREET���Fine view of English Bay; only $725; la'i bargain. T. Mathews, 417 Hastings Street. ALIX BANTER. ���Editor llndepeiulent: The thunks of the working men of this clly arc due Aid. Maxtor for Ills manly nnd strnIghtfcmvhI'd advocacy of. their cause last Monday night in the Clly Council. It i.s a. treat we do not often hear. It would be well were more men In this city like Aid. Haxter. who would lie ready lo take up the .working man's :;anse ns 'iigalnst the capitalist. Ii in nil the more refreshing when we know that he had not been asked by the workingmen t6 do so. He acted as a matter of duty to his fellow white sufferers. Having worked In the mills himself, he knew what he was talking about.and did nol hesitate .to saiy .what he thought. I counted 00 Japs last Saturday afternoon leaving thblr w'ork at the Royal City iMillls. Then there were a number of Chinamen employed -aroun number of Chinamen employed around the shingle mills .'-which were not counted.? -Altogether' there mnsr be 75 Mongolians employed In that one mill to 3S white men. Now, sir, taking this one mill for example, is It not a wonder our business men do no-. ru_ise a. cry against this sort of thing? There is about 8,000 Mongolians around the saw mills and shingle factories, on the sections, building electric roads, cm the bunks ot" the Frazer, In our fishing Industry, in grocery stores, shoe shops, tailor shops, Japanese bakeries, eiting houses, dry goods, nnd in almost every walk of .life these Japs and uninnmen have crept, till at last this state of things confront'the merchant its well as the working, man. Take ihe work from these Mongolians and give It to the white man. lt would menu that thousands of dollars more would be ment each 'month among our merchants. The 'wonder is thut they nave not agitated against .these people before now. There must be some reason for this, lt may be that tholr business is so entangled with the banks (who run ihe Mongolian producing concerns) that -hey are afraid ^>f offending them for tear of 'hav.iiig their strings tightened. If il is'not so, and you are a free agent, for humanity's sake speak out in ycjjir' Board of Trade and agitate for an W- teration of this.suite of affairs. Advocate here similar laws as'.wore adopted In.! Australia, when they taxed everything that Oriental people ate and drank, und made it impossible for them to get. work. That is what should be -one here. Why not tax every man and woman who keeps a man servant? Look at the number of men,that tin's would drive from domestic Work and make room for the servant girl. The excuse ithat servant g.lrls cannot be procured is all bosh. IMake a demand for iheih - and'. you can get them. I saw recently-tli'a't't'hcy have'been shipping, them over to Australia from England. '.Ireland and Scotland by the hundreds for .this purpose. Why.i'.in't '-Ms be done here?- Any respectable woman, I am sure, would rather have a. female around the house than a Chinaman or a Jap. The 13. C. parliament would be doing good work for the province if they would have agents in t'he older countries to send young women out here nnd Insure them work when they got here and not leave them to the tender mercies of the world. They would be doing a good act for society by providing domestic servants' ' and prov.ldlng the future mothers of working men of this pro- 'InCv.5? ThIs:Jtiloi"ie"=shbiild "be an- inducement for the Government to act along these lines. They encourage the introduction ot thoroughbred stock .Into ;the province, why not entourage respectable,' industrious young women of the older countries to come here and' locate? Tills can easily- be done if the Government would tax every one who keeps a man servant, and put a tax oh that would prohibit their employment. This would make room for a more desirable class round the house���the do-, mestlc servant- I, would draw Messrs. Garden's,'".Tatlovv's. Martin's and G.I1- mour's attention to this matter. It is one worthy of consideration. One thing sure tt would have a great effeC't'on fills province, and one that we, the men and women of to-day, have'a- right to look after. ���: We have; a right to see that this province, is Inhabited by the descendants of the Caucasian race. We can't do this unless w,e encourage emigration along the lines 1 have suggested. If a few more men and woman.'especially in our churches, were as outspoken aga,inst the Chinamen and,Japs as,they are in their favor, It would be a good; deal..better for the province. Workingmen; should not "go to church and support nien who will Insist on keeping silent on the Mongolian question. Don't subscribe, one cent toward their support. Show them that the Chinamen don't pay the salaries of the parsons, but that you. who are be- ���ing supplanted, have been helping to paytheir salaries. They-are your servants, and if ,you cut their .salaries they will soon cease encouraging the Government3to let the Mongols:in.free. I sny we want outspoken men. We want voices, raised against this cheap lnbor which; Is eating tlie life out of our city and province. We want fearless men like Aid. Baxter who will say and do what Is right, though the heavens "fall. Than'klhg you. Mr. Editor. In advance. PICK AND SHOVEL. Vancouver, Sept.-21, 1900. of ideas for the advancement of civilization. The ideas underlying the formation of trusts are identical with those on which trade-unionism is built up. It is thought that unionism, as opposed to Individualism in business, will correct the evils of overeompeti- tion which undermine the very existence of industry. The endeavors of trade-unions and trusts are therefore not only good and just, but also bene- liclal to the country, because the wel- fure of the Industrial classes depends on living prices and living wages. Hut In form of organization, trusts differ widely from trade-unions. The former extinguish, the latter strengthen the economic individual. A business man who joins a trust becomes nothing more than n clerk in thiit organization and holds a share without controlling interest. One who joins a trade-union increases his individual strength, be- cause the union secures him a nominal income and gives him an opportunity to get an extra price for extra exertions. Now, the reason Why capitalist-producers prefer tlie trust form for their organizations is evident; it is the shortest and surest method to realize their purposes, namely, to fix a limit to competition. The'law refuses business communities the privilege to enforce resolutions fixing minimal and maximal prices, consequently It leaves them no other possibility to exert this necessary povvcr than toYadopt the trust form. But every good thing has also its evil side, and��� trusts are, fraught with many dangers. The most important of, these is, that they give their 'managers absolute control over prices aiid wages, arid are therefore e, Mta and L'.'ie a box. See our note paper, uc quire up. QS See our envelopes 2 l-_c package up. Fishing tackle, trolling spoons, hooks, 5~Js lines. All iu great variety. Our prices do tell. Carter's Pills, 15c box: Doilil's Kidney Pills,-tOc box: Rei'chnni's Pills, Sic box; South American Kidney Cure Kic bottle: ���Dr. Pierce's Discovery. ST> cents; Pr. Agnow's Heart Cure, ST>c bottle: Hood's Sarsaparllla, 75c bottle. AVe save you money on nil prescriptions. Mall orders solicited. OOCCCGGCCCCCCGCCCCGCCCCCCPCGOGGCCCCGGGCC oogggggggcgggcgcgcoggcggggcggogcc*<*ggScx.c sccQccccge jGGGOOOCO 0* l .1 1, |C!evAn��dnendBici|clcs| ccccccccco SOLE AOPNT, 24 Cordova St. McLennan, McFeely & Co, WHOIVBSAL.E AND RETAIU DEALERS ��� IN Shelf and Heavy SOLE AGENTS FOR: Electric Rubber Bolting; '��� Board more Double and Single Leathe r Belting; MajcsWo Ranges; Jiuncts Stewart's Wood Stqves; Valentine's Varnishes and Colors; Falr- , "bank's Scales; Giant Powder Company's -: Dynamites- Also the Registered Brand of SUNSET Axes, Saws, Shovels, Spades, Cutlery, Razors. Hammers, Hatchets, etc. MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTEOTnON. Mai! Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 1 ignored we think It is; high time to cry hands off; .if you do not we, will .see how we.can make theiii.'-and my advice, to this gentleman; Is that when he'sees this letter that he will send for those men nnd reinstate them as speedily us possible and save trouble. At MoNair's (Vancouver) mill there are five machines running, live white meiv sawing, five Chinese packing, and 'four Japanese sawing blocks; at-MoNair's (Hastings)' iii ill. three machines " are .being i tin. three white men- sawing., three Chinese packing, and two Japanese, sawing blocks, making a total 'of'eight white? men and . fourteen Mongolians' employed: . W. ���-,, . Vancouver, Sept. IS, 1900. '��� -Y AN OUTRAGE. Editor Independent,���I cannot refrain from 'bringing to tlhe notice of the public of^ this cHy the nctlon_jof _one of its teifd Iivg~W'^'r^^ of Hie City-; Grocery. Westminster avenue corner Princess fitreet. One of- the partners in this concern cannot be too -severely condemned, in tlie nctlon he has taken .with gome of his Workmen. It- appears that he Is owner, or part, owner, in one or more shingle mills In this vicinity. On Labor Day last he saw some nf his men In the big Industrial procession. Tlie very next (lay the men were spoken to, more or less by one of tlhe partners or interested persons, and told that they did not . approveY of trade unions, and advised tlie men to get out of It, The men took nn-notice of,this, but on Monday. 10th Inst., they wen.' given a week to decide whether, they would.i|Uit tihe union or quit their |ob. On^.Sn.turilny - last, because they hud not quit the union they \yere told that their services were no longer 'required, and the men had to quit. I suppose this..purveyor, of Shingles nnd provisions expects to hear no further of this .matter. If the men had made any demands .since organizing on this individual'we might have, expected something llketlhls. But the facts are that the men have not made'nnd demands.' That tlhey should be discharged simply' because they belong to a, union is unjust and unfair- The unions have It In their power to Injure this, man and :hls 'business, to .such an extent as he may be sorry for. This lever we 'do not wish to pull on any merchant in this city, .hut when our.rights as working: men are? trampled on. and ' SUPPORT THiE INDEPENDENT... ?��� Editor Independent: 'What are the 'different', unions doing to. push our paper. The Independent.; Why not appoint air agent In each 'union whose duty, it shall be to? get each - of his craftsmen as subscribers and gather 'terns-of news belonging to his ti'iulc or calling, and,hand tlliem ito,you for pub-: lien tion? Some forget that; we have a labor paper, and any labor news ..we nil would be glad to hear; instead of that, i"am?sorry to say. some union nien fly. to- t'he dally..papers.'.'vvho'.give you a black eye in time, of trouble. Please let this cease at once, get down to business, and think of our own pa-, per, The Independent, a little more. We all want men tc. give a little more thought for others and the cause he belongs to. If they do. this we shall soon have a revolution; , "IRead' and think." Is our motto.Y a sires a hirer from the start. Vancouver, Sept. 21, 1000. 4 OROCERY 2.5 Hastings St. to clear'Stock of FRL6T JARS for the Season. Pints, - Goc per doz. Quarts, - 75c " Half-mils., 90c " ," AI Quaiiti). Tel. 728. LOW'WAGES.. Sir.���Were the matter not so serious, it would be amusing lo read the doleful state of affairs, which the Manager ot the Hastings Mill predicts will take place If the City enforces tile regulations requiring, the employment ot 7"i per cent, of white labor in order to participate in the reduction In the water rales. Mr. Alexander, .when he spoke so glowingly of the big wage sheet, omitted to mention the, fact. Hint the ordinary workman receives the niagiiKleent.wage of $1.51 per day. lt the Aldermen have any real sympathy for ihe working man. they,will not make any reduction In their rates unljss n minimum wage Is paid, sny,-of. $1.7*. Per day. Tlle ,wnge paid to''the. ordinary .workman b.v this firm Is lower tlnin nny other place on the Paclllc Coast. On the other hand In no place In'-'the .'Dominion or the Old Country, are such enormous salaries pnlil tothe high olllclals. The stand which Alderman Baxter bus taken in this matter is one Hint the working men ot Vancouver ���will not forget. Unfortunately some ot the other Aldermen who nre so sollcltlous ot the welfare of tlle'working man (at election times), a'ro more easily Impressed 'by the smooth talk of these, officials when tliey come before them. '.',,' There are many men In this City who have a heart to feel and sympathise for the poor, and it Is In the hope of some n-liler;pen than mine taking up this matter- that I' write these few: lines.;" ':������ In���������;conclusion P'woiild appeal to?the Aldermen * to carefully- consider'Y', before grunting favors'to -wealthy 'corporation's; the position-of the sonsof toil maintaining a home. In this expensive'country on $1.54 a day.?;?. ;.?:.,,-_' Y.'YY??;-: JUSTICE.;, Vniic6uver,-Sept.vl8th,jl!)00.',r. Y:;; ?���:���. j See Our Union-made Hats. Newest Styles. Ia\'"q Assortment. 31 ConnovA ���Stiiket:��� n r��_r��r��rr��"re/*i*i| YOUR WIFE LIKES IT.���Your wife- Is proud to walk with you, wihen others turn to admire, as they do inii'u.i'1- nbly, when ^-ou wear clothes made by us. There Ismail air distinctive and always discernible' plainly aibout our up-to-date suits that-pleases its owner* no less than his wife and friends. DAN. STEWART i3P Cordova Street. '] I;*f:;'\_:8i��'v'