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It ls hoped, therefore,\nto keep both furnaces in operation profitably during the current year, the producing mines being enabled by the bounty to\npay tho smelters more adequate rates ot\ntreatment.\nIt is also a source of satisfaction that\nthrough tho acquisition of a supply of excellent fluxing ore at the Emma mine,\nwhich is roforred to in Mr. Campbell's report, the economical working of the business has beon and will continue to be\ngreatly assisted. ,\nMINING.\u2014The Tributer, Mr. M. 8. Davys,\nhaving discovered some ore behind the\n\"caved\" ground, has devoted his attention\nchiefly to extracting this and othor residues of ore In different parts of the mine\nwhich he found In the old workings, and\nhas therefore done but littlo work in the\ndirection of new development, but In view\nof the succeBS which haa so far attended his\nefforts, he is now in a good position to\nthoroughly explore the mine for other ore\nbodies during tlm remainder of his lease,\nwhich expires on tho 6th August, 1904.\nIlls operations for the year, of which particulars will be found in tho business manager's report annexed, have yielded the\ncompany a royalty of \u00a3681 2s. 3d., in addition to a profit on the smelting of the ore,\nwhich Is estimated at about ,\u00a3380, and between the 30th June and the end of August\nlie had mined a further 1,500 tons, yielding\na royalty to the company of about \u00a3300.\nIn pursuance of the board's decision mentioned In the Inst report, two of the directors have retired vis.! Mr. Charles Harvey who resigned, and Mr. Robert Ward,\nwhose- retirement wns decided by lot, nnd\nin accordance with the Articles of Association, one of the remaining directors, Mr.\nGeorge Freeman, now retires, and, being\neligible, offers himself for re-election.\nThe auditor, Mr. Harry Baker, also retires, and offers himself for re-election.\nERNEST HAMILTON,\nSTRATTEN BOULNOIS,\nDirectors.\nA. E. ASHLEY, Secretary.\nSMELTER MANAGER'S REPORT.\nNelson, B. C, September 4th, 1903.\nTo tho Board of Directors, The Hall Mining and Smelting Company, Limited,\nLcadenhall Street, London, E. C.\nGontlemen,\u2014The year ending the 30th\nJune, 1903, was begun with very fair prospects, silver wns quoted at 52 to 53 cents,\nand lead at \u00a311 2s. 6d. We were receiving\na very good assortment of oro from various mines, and had un excellent promise\nfrom others, with a hope that certain properties would produce ln quantity a desirable ore that would greatly lessen our\nfluxing costs. These latter, however, disappointed us completely. In September the\nWhitewater ceased shipping; in October\nthe Arlington; in December the Molly Gibson; and in December tlio Ymlr product\nwent elsewhere. Silver dropped to 46 3-8\ncents on October 14th, and lead to \u00a310 lis\n3d, on December 12th. The end of December found us with practically clean bins,\nand very littlo ore of any class being received; and since that date we have had\nthe greatest difflculty in procuring ore for\none furnace.\nDuring the last few days of December\nand flrst of January, I took advantage of\nthe slackness of receipts to concentrate\nmy stock of lead-copper matte to about\n240 tons carrying about 33 per cent copper,\nbut finding It impossible to procure a fav-\n: orable rate for treatment, held it till April\nand re-concentrated to 46 per cent copper,\nI when It was shipped to the Granby Con-\nI solidated Mining, Smelting and Power Com-\n1 pnny. In this re-concentration we smelted\n\u25a0 about 1,300 tons of Sliver King ore.\nI Sinco January, we havo been practically\nIdependent for dry ore on the low grade\nIquartz ores of the Republic cump in Wash-\nlington state.\n1 Extreme cold during February and March\nand extreme- high-water during June, presented the Highland mine from producing,\nlind forced us to be much idle and do much\nTin profitable work.\nJ We have been in blast on lead Bmeltlng\n\u25a0)ut two-thirds of the time for the past\nlive months.\n1 With all this disappointment, and\nIh rough all these adverse conditions, wc\n\u25a0avo to congratulate ourselves on two\nJoints: flrst, the possession of an excellent\nlux-supply from the Emma, and second,\nIhe fact that our stock of coke tided us\n\u25a0ver the period when the Crow's Nest col-\nTeriea were idle through accident and\nJtrlke.\nEThe large furnace was in blast 222 days,\nind the small one 165 days; and we smelted\nIng the year, 7,510 tonB of dry ore, 5,270\ns of lead ore, 4,000 tons roasting ore, and\n) tons of matte, besides other by-pro-\nlacts. Our cqke consumption averaged 14.3\nJer cent of charge. Wc shipped 1,023,250\nlinces of silver, 8,000 ounces of gold, 112\nJins of copper, nnd 3,350 tons of lead.\n\u25a0Our roasting plant has been used to the\n: advantage, occasionally working both\nfechanlcal and hand roasters, and occa-\nonally only mechanical or only hand\npasters, according as It seemed most desir-\nt>lo from the work accomplished and char-\nDter of ore treated. The mechanical\n>aster has generally given very good sat-\nifaction during the year, though far from\nBrfect in its product.\n* r crushing and elevating plant has\n, overhauled and Improved, resulting,\nnot ln a tower working cost, but ln practically eliminating the heavy item of plant\nmaintenance.\nWe have somewhat improved our bin\nsystem, floored our coke shed, built a new\nand satisfactory dry house, and further\nequipped our mechanical department so\nthat our bills for machinery parts have\nbeen considerable reduced. The electric\npower service has been eminently satisfactory: with the exception of stoppage\nthrough the lino being destroyed by forest fires last fail, we have suffered no considerable lnconvlence through stoppages of\npower.\nThrough the latter months of the year,\nwe looked forward confidently to Borne action by the dominion government towards\na change ln tariff that would gradually improve our conditions and stimulate the Industry of lead mining and smelting; instead of that, however, the government\nsaw fit to offer a bounty amounting to fifteen ((15.00) dollars per ton of lead. It was\nthought that this would have an immediate\neffect on the lead production of the country. For somo reason, however, such haB\nnot been the case, and as yet we are lacking Information regarding the details of\nthis bounty, and apparently the owners of\nthe large producers are not satisfied to\noutput or increase their output till such detail Is made known. We have, however,\nevery reason to look forward to a busy\nyear, und trust that rates will be such that\nbusy times may mean a modicum of prosperity. There is every indication that the\nvariety of our ores will be greater, and\nthat means the possible blending of such\nores to produce better results and more\neconomical working.\n(Sgd.) ROBERT R. HEDLEY,\nSmelter Manager.\n.'UBDAY, NOVEMBER 7,1903\ndecrease, and we had to suffer from Insufficient supplies as well as low rates. The\nores available were not only Insufficient In\nquantity, but the assortment was undesirable, requiring a large proportion of barrea\nflux, thus Increasing expense and decreasing the tonnage of ore smelted dally, and\nthe earning power of the furnaces, and\ncausing greater losses of metals. In September, the price of coke waB advanced\nfrom W to $4.25, and later on to $4.50.\nJust, however, as it semed that lead mining and smelting in the Kootenays were\n(Continued on Third Page.)\nMOST IMPORTANT APPEALS\nJUDGMENT IN THE LEADBEATER\n' CASES AT THE COAST.\nNO. 178\nTHE\nFULL COURT DECIDES\nPOUR TEST ACTIONS.\nON\nWILSON WILL\nBEJPPOSBD\nliberals Will Contest His\nRe-Election\nBUSINESS MANAGER'S REPORT\nGentlemen,\u2014I beg to submit, with the\nvarious statements forwarded to you, the\nfollowing report on the operations during\nthe past year;\nMINING DEPARTMENT-I took over\nthe property of tho mining department\nfrom Mr. Gifford in July, 1902, Early in\nAugust the negotiations with Mr. Davys for\nthe lease of the mine were completed, and,\nabout the middle of that1 month, he began\nwork with a small force, which he has\ngradually Increased until now about 36\nmen are employed. He has not used power\ndrills, und, as he has only been working\nabove No. 5 tunnel, there has been neither\nhoisting nor pumping, and consequently\nthe steam plant has not been in use. His\nfirst attempt to get through the caved\nground to reach the good ore in the bunging wall vein was. unsuccessful, but approach was then made from a different\ndirection, and a considerable amount of\nore of good grade extracted, and he estimates that he has there, above No. 4 level,\nmore than 1,000 tons averaging 50 ounces\nof silver and 7 per cent copper. The ore\nmined during the year was mostly taken\nfrom thut place and from the main vein\nbetween winze \"G\" and winze \"F\" up to\nthe surface, and from east of winze \"G\"\non the No. 3 level In the main vein\nThe tonnage mined to June 30th was:\u2014\n2.508 tons containing 72,614 ounces silver, or\nan average of 28.95 ounces per ton; 201,580\nlbs. copper, or an average of 4.02 per cent.\nTho gross value of this, on the basis of %\nper cent of the silver, and 70 per cent of\nthe wet assay of the copper, was $18,336.89,\nor an uverago of $19.27. The royalty puid\non this amounted to $3,324.16, or an average\nof 6.83 per cent ot the gross value, or $1.32&\nper ton.\nUpon the termination of the first year of\nhis lease, he exercised his opton of renewal\nfor another year, as no new ore body hud\nbeen discovered. ,\nHe proposes to carry on the following\nwork lu the Immediate future: To continue\nsloping the ore from the hanging wall\nstreak, und from the north vein in No. 5\ntunnel; and, for the purpose of tuking out\nthe north vein ore above No. 3 tunnel, he\nis now putting ln chutes, and expects to\nstope from there about 1,500 tonB. He is\nputting in 3 ln. pipe Into the old workings\nto try and syphon tho water down 20 feet\nbelow Its present level. This would enable\nhim to work down 35 feet at winze \"L,\" and\n30 feet at the shaft, and .about 30 feet on\nthe south vein lu No. 2 west, without\npumping. He proposes to stope down as\ndeep as he can In those, and also to work\ndown from the Stope made by Mr. Glfford\nbetween No. 6 and No. 6, as there Is somo\npeacock copper showing, making towards\nthe west. He also proposes to crosscut\nNo. 1 tunnel towards the hanging wall to\nlocate the hanging wall vein.\nOn the American Flag, he haB stripped\nthe vein in three places north of the present workings on the Kootenuy Bonanza,\nshowing low grade copper ore. South from\nNo, 1 tunnel, on the top of the hill, he has\nopened up the south vein, also showing low\ngrade ore.\nDuring the year, I have disposed of as\nmuch as possible of the supplies which\nwere on hand; but as Mr. Davys felt confident that thero was plenty of ore still in\ntho mine, and hopes to so develop It us to\nwarrant the use of power again, the machinery und plant have been retained, as well\nas some supplies, for use lu such case.\nEMMA MINE (Fluxing Ore).-Early ln\nJuly, 1902, 1 secured an option on a one-\nquarter Interest in the Emma group, composed of the Emma, Jumbo, Minnie Moore\nand Mountain Rose, Bltuated about two\nmiles from Eholt on the branch of the C. P.\nR. from Eholt to Phoenix; and at once\nbegan work on the Emma claim on two\ndifferent veins a few hundred feet apart.\nAs the results were encouraging, a boiler\nand hoist were Installed, steam drills used,\nand bihs of 400 tons capacity and a railway\nsiding were built, so that the ore might be\nmined and louded as cheaply us possible.\nDuring the year 17,946 tons of ore were\nmined und shipped, of which quantity we\nsmelted 8,163 tons, the remainder being\nshipped to other smelters. This ore was\nquarried from the smaller Vein, 15 to 25 feet\nwide, as It was thought advisable, on account of the installation of plant, to concentrate our work at ono point, and this\nvein seemed to promise a better grade of\nmagnetite ore. Pits have been sunk at\nother points on the vein; an Inclined drift\ncarried 118 feet Into the hill from the bottom of the face of the quarry and thiB has\nbeen connected with the surface by a shaft\n100 feet ln depth. A quarry will now be\nopened at this point on the surface, and the\nore be dropped Into the cars In the drift,\nand taken up the incline to the bins. Recent Indications In the workings encourage the nope that we may be successful ln\nfinding copper oro of paying grade; and,\nln the meantime, the excess of Iron ln the\nore makes It sufficiently valuable as a\nflux to enable me to dispose of It profitably.\nWork has olso been resumed on the wide\nvein, and, If results warrant it, further\ndevelopment will be carried on. At present, its appearance Is qulto encouraging,\nand the vein appears to be about 70 feet\nwide. The workings on tills are immediately beside the spur to tho B. C. mine, but\nthe ore is below the level of the railway,\nnnd must be raised to load.\nSMELTING DEPARTMENT-The operations of this department have been seriously handicapped by the very great depression which the silver, lead, and dry silver\nmines have been suffering, some particulars\nof which Mr. Hedley gives in his report.\nThe total production of ores containing\nover 20 per cent lead was 21,202 tons, and\nthis was competed for by the Canadian\nSmelting Works of Tratl, tho Puget Sound\nReduction company of Everett, the Selby\nSmelting and Lead company of San Francisco, the American Smelting and Refining\ncompany (during part of tho year), and\nourselves\u2014our receipts being 6,356 tons.\nAt the beginning of 1902 we had reduced\nour rates as low as we thought possible,\nand nt the beginning of 1903 wo mnde a\nfurther reduction in lend ore rates by\nchanging the zinc limit from 8 por cent, to\n10 per cent in the effort to stimulate the\noutput. The prlceB of metals were so low,\nhowever, that tht production continued to\n[Special to The Dally News.]\nVancouver, Nov. 6.\u2014The appeals in\nLeadbeater vs. Crows' Neat Pass Coal\ncompany and Eilyu vs. Crow's Nest Pass\nCoal company, were continued in the\nfull court today, and in the latter case\nargument was heard from all three\ncounsel, Messrs, S. S. Taylor; K. C,\nfor Leadbeater and Ellyn, and E. P.\nDavis, K. 0., and E. V. Bodwell, K. C,\nfor the coal company.\nThe cases are rated as the most important ones on the full court docket,\nand may result in the Leadbeater action\nbeing withdrawn. The appeal is from\nan order of Forin, county court judge.\nThe plaintiff, respondent, Ib William\nDouglass Ellyn, an infant, by his next\nfriend, May Ellyn, a relative. The boy\nEllyn was a son of one of the miners\nkilled in the explosion at Fernie, and\nan order was obtained from judge Forin\nfor a stay of proceedings In this and the\nother 43 damage actions brought by\nother relatives of men killed or injured.\nThe order also named the Leadbeater\ncase as a test action. Proceedings were\nslopped In all the others, and the solicitors for the plaintiffs proceeded with\nthe test case.\nImmediately, however, the defendant\ncompany appealed against the order. The\ndefendants claim that the Leadbeater\ncase is not a fair test,* the conditions\nbeing different between it and the others.\nClause by clause, in cold legal words,\nthe notice and grounds for appeal give\nthe ghastly story of the tragedy of the\nmine. It is argued that Leadbeater was a\nrope rider and that there was only one\nother man ln the mine pursuing the\nsame occupation. This man was\nHughes, whose relatives are also suing\nand Hughes was killed by after-damp\nfar from the main haulway of the mine\nwhere Leadbeater died. Further, the\nnotice states that the majority of the\nactions are for death cases, and the\nevidence will not be the' same as ln the\ninjury cases. Then again, only three\nmen were killed near Leadbeater, while\nthe great number were destroyed in\nother parts of the mine.\nThe defendants objected very strongly\nunder the circumstances to having all\nthe other 43 cases depend upon the verdict in the Leadbeater action.\nJudgment was given by the bench\npractically allowing the appeal. It was\nordered that the defendant be allowed to\nselect four actions of the 48. These four\nto be test aotlons for all the rest.\nMcPhiliips Says He is Out\nof Politics\nVANCOUVER'S NEW HOTEL.\nGreat Northern to Erect One Costing\nNearly Half a Million Dollars.\n[Special to The Daily News.]\nNew Westminster, Nov. 6.\u2014With the\ncompletion of the Fraser river bridge\nnow under construction will come two\nmarked changes in which New Westminster will participate to a marked degree.\nThe through passengers from the\nsound cities to Vancouver will no longer\nstop in the city for a few hours, but will\ntravel right on the Great Northern to\nVancouver, leaving New Westminster to\nlook after itself as a side station. With\nthis end will also come to the transference of the great hotel to Vancouver.\nThe Guichon, at present the Great\nNorthern hotel In this city, will then\nreceive but few of the passengers. The\nnew Great Northern hotel in Vancouver\nto be built at a cost of from four to five\nhundred thousand dollars, will be an\nimmense structure, and will be run on\nmodern lines of management by John\nCrean.\n[Special to The Dally. News.]\nVancouver, Nov. 6.\u2014The announcement of the cabinet re-organization by\nthe calling in of Mr. Fulton, of Kamloops, to the presidency of the executive\ncouncil, and the opening of Vancouver\nby the appointment of hon. Charles Wilson to the attorney-generalship, (vice\nMcPhiliips, resigned) has occasioned but\nlittle surprise here; while it has electrified the liberal camp and filled the air\nwith prophecies of action to be taken.\nAlthough a positive decision will not\nbe reached until the joint executives of\nthe senior and junior associations meet\non Monday evening, it is the unqualified\nopinion of the party leaders that Mr.\nWilson's election will be stoutly contested.\nPresident H. B. Gllmour is In Fernle,\nbut vice-presidents Cane, Gibbons and\nStewart, of the senior, are agreed with\npresident Hart-McHarg of the juniors,\nthat not only must Wilson be opposed,\nbut signally defeated. It is not a case,\nthey hold, of the personal fitness of\nCharles Wilson for the office he has accepted, but that ln. the acceptance of\noffice, he becomes a champion of the\ngovernment's breach of faith in seeking\nto repudiate party lines by inviting support from the liberal ranks, a champion\nalso of the premier's violation of principle in endeavoring to evade his constitutional responsibility by disclosing\nto John Houston the lieutenant-governor's objection to him,, and a party to the\nfraud upon representative government\ndeliberately perpetrated ln the case of\nrefusing Fernie a judicial count.\nBy permitting the forthcoming bye-\nelection to go by default, it is argued,\nthe liberals of Vancouver would deliberately become endorsers of the gross\nabuses of constitutional principles committed during the past few weeks by the\nMcBride' government- and hence it may\nbe accepted that hon, Mr. Wilson's reelection will be fought to a finish.\nWho the liberal candidate will be ls as\nyet scarcely discussed. If president Gllmour, of the senior association, can be\nInduced to accept the nomination, he\nprobably will be honored. He certainly\nwould defeat Wilson In an even duel,\neven although tbe latter has the prestige\nof a portfolio.\nEx-attorney-general MePhllllps who is\nin the city attending the full court, was\ninterviewed this evening as to the government's position in the Fernle ballot\nbox matter, and the constitutional issues\nof the Houston incident. He Intimated\nthat in accepting the attorney-generalship, hon. Mr. Wilson assumed the task\nof Justifying the advice upon which the\npremier has proceeded in these matters.\nAs for himself, he remarked with relief,\nthat he was out of politics, and A. E.\nMcPhiliips, citizen and barrister, was\nnot called upon at present to defend the\nofficial acts of attorney-general MePhllllps, now no more.\nHon. F. J. Fulton, president of the\ncouncil, and hon. Charles Wilson, attorney-general, took up their new duties\ntoday.\nWentz was still alive, and that for $100,-\n000 he would be delivered to his family.\nDr. Wentz Informed bim that if he\nwould bring back a letter from his son,\nor some evidence that his son was still\nalive, he would then consider the proposition. He said that be would do so,\nand then left on a Louisville & Nashville\ntrain for Esservllle, from which place\nhe went into Stony mountains. The\nstranger has just returned to Big Stone\nGap, bringing a letter from young\nWentz; who In his own writing, assures\nhis family that he ls still alive but It\nbeing held captive, and asks tbat they\nat once pay his ransom.\nJ. S. Wentz left here last night for\nPhiladelphia. When the negotiations are\nto be completed, and Edward L. Wentz\nreturned to his family cannot now be\ntold, but it is known that he ls still\nalive, and that negotiations are being\nmade for his release.\nKnoxvllle, Tennessee, Nov. 6.\u2014A special to the Sentinel from Jonesvllle says:\n\"It Is reliably reported here that E. L.\nWentz, the missing millionaire, has\nbeen located in the mountains of Kentucky. While near Kelleyvlew, it 1b\nsaid, he met a party of northern friends\non a camping tour and turkey hunt.\nThey invited him to join their party, and\nhe consented. It is said that E, L.\nWentz has written a postal card to his\nbrother, D. B. Wentz, from a mountain\npostofflce, making this explanation of\nhis sudden departure. It is said he is\ncontented with the party.\"\nCOAST LUMBERMEN MEET\nAGREE THAT OUTPUT MUST BE\nCURTAILED.\nENDORSE RESOLUTION PASSED AT\nNELSON.\n[Special to The Dally News.]\nVancouver, Nov. 6.\u2014The British Columbia Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers'\nAssociation discussed the trade situation\nin the northwest at a meeting today.\nThe principal business was the endorsement ot the resolution passed by\ntbe meeting at Nelson, which was a\nmemorial to the dominion government,\nasking that a duty be imposed on American lumber coming Into this country,\nequal in amount to the duty imposed on\nCanadian lumber entering the United\nStates.\nThe entire condition of the trade was\ndiscussed, and it was agreed that the\noutput of lumber will be curtailed.\neffects, an elaborately set and lighted\nstage picture, melting Into lrrldiscent\nAmerican flags while the company\noctette sings \"The Star Spangled\nBanner.\"\nLast evening the music of the American anthem had no sooner heen recognized, than the gallery broke Into ominous hisses, and when the flag formed\nitself ln the stage lights, the expressions of dissent from all parts of the\nhouse became so loud that the curtain\nwas hastily run down\/\nTHE PANAMA SITUATION\nUNITED STATES PROTECTING ALL\nINTERESTS.\nTHB BOGOTA WILL PROBABLY BE\nCAPTURED.\nPanama, Nov. 6.\u2014General H. O.\nJeffreys, a graduate of West Point, who\nyesterday was appointed commander of\nthe Paciflc flotilla by the provisional\ngovernment of the republic of Panama,\nleft here last night on board the gunboat Padllla with orders to capture the\nBogota.. It was reported tbat the latter\nhad arrived at Buenaventura, but later\nthe report was contradicted.\nNearly all the municipalities of the\nIsthmus have now Joined the republic.\nGeneral Pompllo Gulterez, who arrived yesterday at Colon, and who came\nto replace governor Obaldla,\nPHD IN\nTIE FLAMES\nTragic Death of a Mining\nSuperintendent\nThe Kearsage Disaster at\nVirginia City\nButte, Montana, Nov. 6.\u2014A Virginia\nCity special to the Miner says that a\nfire ln the Kearsage mine, six miles\nfrom Virginia City, today killed nine\nmen. The damage to surface buildings\nis Blight\nThe dead include superintendent R. B.\nTurner, of Butte, one of the best known\nmining men ln the northwest, stationary engineer George Allen, and several\nminers. Four bodies have been recovered up to tonight\nThe Kearsage mine is one of the principal gold mines of the state and is operated by the Alder Mining company. At\n\u2014\u2122 \u201e, u\u00ab> Aiuw aiming company,\nto replace governor Obaldla, brought about 6 0>cl0clr this morning flre\nwith him several secretaries and a staff ,ii^r,vara,i ,\u00bb,...<\u2014.\u2014\nTRAGEDY AT LADYSMITH.\nThe Usual Result of Children Playing\nWith Firearms.\n[Special to The Daily News.]\nVancouver, Nov. 6.\u2014Yesterday afternoon Rennie Bernard, aged 9, shot Percy\nSmith, aged 6, killing him instantly at\nthe Bernard residence, Ladysmith.\nRennie was exhibiting a .22 calibre\nrifle, in which his father had left a cartridge, to several other children. He\naccidentally discharged the weapon, tbe\nbullet passing through the victim's eye\ninto the brain.\nTHE WAR OFFICE.\nCommltteo Appointed to Overhaul tho\nAdministration in Britain.\nLondon, Nov. 6.\u2014It was officially announced today that premier Balfour,\nwith king Edward's approval, has, after\nconsultation with the secretary for war,\nappointed a board for the administrative business of the war office and the\nconsequent changes Involved, The committeemen named are: Viscount Esher,\nadmiral sir John A, Fisher, and colonel\nsir George Marke.\nAN ONTARIO SAW-OFF.\n[Special to The Dally News.]\nToronto, Nov. 6.\u2014The dominion election protests In North Ontario and North\nGrey will be sawed off. November I3th\nIs tha date of trial.\nCOAL LICENSES ISSUED.\nSpokane, Washington, Nov. 6.\n\u2014(Special.)\u2014It is reported here\nthat the British Columbia government has Issued licenses to\nprospect for coal in the Flathead\nvalley, to senator Turner's Spokane syndicate.\nThis syndicate was formed In\nDecember Inst, and is known as\nthe Kootenay Coal Association.\nTHE PACIFIC CABLE.\nTHE MISSING MILLIONAIRE\n. L. WENTZ HELD FOR HANSON IN\nCUMBERLAND MINES.\nCAPTORS\nASK $100,000\nRELEASE.\nFOR HIS\nBristol, Tennessee, Nov. 6\u2014Edward L.\nWentz, the young Philadelphia millionaire, who mysteriously disappeared from\nhis home at Big Stone Gap, Virginia, on\nOctober 14th, is alive and a captive in\nthe Cumberland mines.\nA letter has been received from him\naddressed to hts parents. He states tbat\nhe is well, and asks that the ransom,\n\u00a5100,000, demanded by his captors, be\nat once paid, so that he can regain freedom.\nA strange, well-dressed man appeared\nat Big Stone Gap last Friday and Inquired for the Wentz office, to which he\nwas directed, He had a talk with Dr.\nJohn S. Wentz, the father of the missing man, D. B. Wentz, and the chief detective, under whose directions the great\nsearch was being carried on in the\nmountains of southwest Virginia and\neastern Kentucky.\nThe strange man told th\u00abm that E. L.\nSir Sandford Fleming Pleased That\nAustralian Scheme Is Abandoned.\n[Special to The Daily News.]\nOttawa, Nov. 6.\u2014In reply to a query\nto ascertain what finally became of ex-\npremier Barton's agreement with the\nEastern Extension Telegraph company,\nbefore the Australian senate, sir Sand-\nford Fleming received a message today\nsaying that the government had abandoned the matter fn tbe senate.\n\"I cannot tell you bow pleased I am\nat the outcome,\" said sir Sandford today.\n\"It means a lot to the Pacific Cable company to have these undue concessions\nto its rival knocked out. It means,\nmoreover, that the good name of Australia Ib redeemed. The proposed concessions would have killed the Paciflc\ncable, and forced tbe government's interested therein to sell the line.\n\"I am pleased also that one of the\nAustralian senators most active In the\nflght against granting these favors to\nthe Eastern Extension company ls a\nCanadian, Simon Fraser, a native of\nPlctou, who has spent half a century\nIn the antipodes.\"\nFAVORED RETALIATION.\nBut Only Under Very Extraordinary\nCircumstances.\u2014Opposed to\nChamberlain.\nLiverpool, Nov. 6.\u2014Lord Goschen, formerly chancellor of tho exchequer,\nspeaking here this afternoon, safd he\nfavored retaliation under extraordinary\ncircumstances requiring heroic legislation, but he was opposed to giving the\ngovernment a mandate authorizing retaliatory tariffs.\nThe speaker added that Joseph Chamberlain's policy was dangerous, and that\nIt was unstatesmanllke to characterize\nthose who were not prepared to accept\nit as being unfriendly to the colonies.\nFUNERAL OF MRS. LAURIER.\nLargely Attended by Senators, Members\nof Parliament and Others.\n[Special to Tho Daily Nowa.]\nMontreal, Nov. 6.\u2014The funeral of Mrs.\nCarolus Laurier, step-mother of premier\nLaurier, took place at St, Lin this morning. It was largely attended. The premier and lady Laurier and the two brothers of the premier arrived at St. Lin\nby a special train last evening, and a\nspecial train arrived from Montreal this\nmorning, carrying senators, members of\nparliament and others who desired to\npay respect to the memory of the dead\nwoman. The funeral was impressive,\nand the cortege was a long ono.\nAMERICAN FLAG HISSED.\nVancouverltes Vent Their Feeling Over\nAlaskan Award.\n[Special to The Dally Nowa]\nVancouver, Nov. 6.\u2014Public resentment, excited by the success of the\nUnited States In the Alaskan boundary\nmatter, ls not quickly allayed, and upon\nevery possible occasion finds expression\namong the general public of this city.\nLast evening West's minstrels were at\nthe opera house. Their flrst part finale\nli a very beautiful Maniple of eltctrlcal\nof 15, all Colombians, to replace the\nIsthmians. ThiB, it is now asserted,\nshows how Panama was considered at\nBogota.\nWhen the news of the departure of\nthe Colombian troops became known\nhere last night, the enthusiasm was unlimited. Thousands of persons with\nflags, torcbes and fireworks headed by\ntwo bands of musicians, marched\nthrough the town. As tbe procession\npassed the United States'consulate tbe\n\"Star Spangled Banner\" was played, and\nthe crowds cheered wildly for the United\nStates, president Roosevelt, commander\nHubbard, of the Nashville, secretary Hay\nand acting consul-general Ehermann.\nColon, Nov. 6.\u2014It is reported that\nthere are several persons In Colon who\nare discontented with the new order of\nthings, but It Is said that they are being\ncarefully watched. The Nashville' sails\nthis afternoon for a cruise along the\ncoast with the object of preventing the\nrumored effortB of the Colombian gunboat Carthagenla to land troops at Porto\nBello. The critical situation ot Wednesday began when the troops under colonel\nTorres took an aggressive position ln\nthe vicinity of the railroad building,\nand the lives of Americans for a time\nseemed threatened.\nToday's Panama Star and Herald says,\nthat according to Information ln Its possession, colonel Torres got tbe sum of\n$8,000 in gold from the treasurer of the\nnew republic just before embarking.\nNo permanent appointments of local\nofficers have as yet been made by tbe\ngovernment.\nWashington, Nov. fi.\u2014The events of\nthe day, as they developed here relative\nto the situation on the Isthmus, were tbe\nrecognition of the de facto government;\nthe receipt of dispatches from commander Hubbard, of the Nashville; the\narrival In Washington of conBul-general\nGudgcr, of Panama, and the Issue of\norders to admiral Cogblan to proceed\nforthwith to tho isthmus with the consul-general.\nCommander Hubbard cabled tbat the\nColombian government troops, under\ngenerals Torres and Tovar, 460 strong,\nat Colon, had departed on a merchant\nvessel. He stated that tbe isthmus from\none side to the other was In the hands\nof the revolutionists. This statement is\nof the greatest importance, as the United\nStates government being bound by\ntreaty to maintain order and preserve\nfree traffic across the Isthmus, is now\nunder the obligation to prevent any\nhostile collisions either nlong tho line\nof the Pannma railway or at termini,\nPanama and Colon. Thus the future\nattitude of the Colombian government\ntowards the new republic of Panama bo-\ncomes of little Importance, for it is practically Impossible for it to go to war\nwith Panama. Officials here, familiar\nwith tbe country, declare that it ls Impossible to move a Colombian army\noverland to the isthmus owing to the\ncharacter of the country. On the other\nhand ln an attempt to bring troops to\neither Colon or Panama by water, the\nUnited States naval officers at these\npoints would interfere. Thus by force\nof treaty obligations requiring the maintenance of order across the Isthmus as a\nnecessary condition to freo transit, tbe\nUnited States government practically\nhas been placed In the position of protector of tbe now republic of Panama,\nregardless of any bias on the part of\nthe United States government towards\neach party to the strife iu Colombia.\nTITLES FOR CANADIANS.\nHonors To Bo Bestowed on thfl King's\nBirthday\u2014The List.\nOttawa, Nov. 6.\u2014Hon, Oil rf rod Slfton.\nBritish agent, ami Messrs, Aylesworth, and\nJette, are likely to bo honored by tho king\non occasion of his birthday on Monday, in\nrecognition of their services on tho Alaskan boundary commission,\nAmong the othor names mentioned for\nIt C. Ms O., are senator Cox, Toronto; and\nsenator Drummond, Montreat.\nC. M, G.*s will likely be tendered colonel\nPlnnult deputy minister of militia, and\nPhilip Hebert- the eminent French-Canadian sculptor, IT. Montague Allan, Montreal, Is slated for a C. B., nnd colonel\nHenry Smith. scrKcantat-arms, for tbo\nImperial Service Order. *\nLIBERALS WANT AYLESWORTH\n[Special to The Daily News.]\nKingston. Out,, Nov. fl.\u2014Tbe liberals or\nLennox and Addington may ask A. B.\nAylesworih, K. C, to contest the riding\nat the approaching general election, for\nthe house of commons.\ndiscovered issuing from the tunnel house\non tunnel No. 1. At the time the flames\nwere discovered the timbers were all\naflame, and at the first alarm all tbe\nminers and laborers hastened across the\ngulch to aid in subduing the flames.\nSuperintendent Turner assumed direction of affairs, and entered the tunnel,\nwith others, to give warning to the entombed miners, and to aid ln their\nescape. Near the mouth of the tunnel\nthey stumbled over the body of a miner,\nwho had made an effort to escape but\nwas driven back by the flames and\nsmoke. They carried the body to the\nsurface and once more entered the\nmines.\n* According to the Btory of one of the\nminers, Turner and another man entered -\nthe mine and descended through the\nair shaft. After going down some distance through the air shaft, Turner was\nheard to cry out, and there was a smothered splash in the water. The miner\ntried to go further down the shaft, but\nwas compelled to retrace his steps.\nTurner haa heen conected with the\ncompany for several years as superintendent of the Kearsage mine.\nC. P. R. SERVICE.\nFour Through Trains Next 8ummer.\u2014\nSchedule About the Same as\nLast Summer.\n[Special to The Daily News.]\nWinnipeg, Nov. 6.\u2014Already details of\nthe summer train service for next year\nare being made by C. P. R. officials, in\nfact an arrangement has practically\nbeen made.\nIt was learned yesterday that there\nwill be two dally through trains each\nway, to be known as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Even\nnumbers, according to all standards ln\nCanada, will run east, and odd numbers\nwest.\nThe \"Imperial Limited,\" it appears, Is\na thing of the past, so far as the name\nls concerned. It Is likely, however, tbat\nthe new schedule will be about the same\nas that of last year, when the limited\nwas running.\nTHE ROSSLAND O. K.\nWork Will Probably Be Resumed on the\nProperty Very Shortly.\n[Special to The Daily News.]\nRossland, Nov. 6.\u2014D. W. Twohey, president of the Old National bank of Spokane,\nInspected the O. K. mine here yesterday.\nThe property is owned by the bank and\nMr. Twohey intimated that It was probable tbat operations would be resumed at\nan early date. %\nTho property Is one ot the two bonanza\nfree gold mines In the camp, the 1. X. L.\nmine adjoining the O. K., being the other.\nThe O. K. has produced large quantities of\ngold in the past and it is believed that little\ntrouble will bo required tu relocate tho oro\nbodies of high value.\nSWIFT RETRIBUTION.\nNew Ovelans, Nov. 6.\u2014Sam Adams, a\nyoung negro, criminally assaulted Mrs.\nPeter Ladusse, at Chrlslan, Miss,, yesterday. Ho cut lose the horses from her carriage whllo she was strolling ln a field with\nher nurse and child, and lured her from her\ncompanions under file pntense of sccurlm?\ntho animals. He c-sciped but was o?n\ntured, und last light a mob took him\nfrom the Jail, wlil:h had been guarded Ly\narmed men aa*a i rtcautun, and hanffed\nhim to a. tree.\nA DAUPHIN BLAZE.\n[Special to The Dally News.]\nDauphin, Manitoba, Nov. 6.\u2014Fire last\nnight destroyed Nicholson's real estate\noffice, Sam Lees' laundry, and did several hundred dollars' worth of damage\nto W. C. Turner's store. The loss is\nJ1200.\nCALGARY'S LABOR CANDIDATE.\n[Special to Tho Dally News.]\nCalgary, N. W. T., Nov. 6.\u2014The labor\nparty here last night chose as candidate for the commons alderman R. A.\nBrock 1 elank, president of the carpenters and joiners. Only nine out of sixteen unions voted.\nROSSLAND'S MAGISTRATE.\n[Special to The Daily News.]\nVictoria, Nov. 6.\u2014The appointment of\nW. J. Nelson, of Rossland, as police\nmagistrate for that city, and stipendiary\nmagistrate for Kootenay, was gazetted1\ntoday.\nWILL STRIKE IF NECESSARY.\nChicago. Nov. fi.-By a vote of 1(524 to 153U\nthe employees of the Chicago City Railway\nhave endorsed a strike. If necessnry to enforce the demands of their union.\n THE DAILY NEWS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1903\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nHUDSON'S BAY\nCOMPANY.\n-NCORPORKTBD 16TO.\nOUR\nCLEARING SALE\n- \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014. ,\nIS IN FULL SWING\nIt is gratifying to see that the Unprecedented Low Prices at which we are selling\nFirst Class Goods are fully appreciated.\nCrowds of contented people fill our Store\nall day and expressions of satisfaction at the\nextraordinary bargains secured are heard\non every side. Here are a few prices:\nLadies Suit Section\nBlue Broad Cloth Suit, regular price\n126.50 for $12.60; Reseda Green Cheviot, regular price, $19.00 for $10.00\nBlack Venetian Suit, regular $21.50\nfor $12.50.\nOxford Ore\/ Suit, regular $8.00 for\n$6.00.\nNavy Blue Cheviot Suit, regular\n$15,000 for $10.00.\nBlack Cloth Coat, regular, $6.25 for\n$4.76.\nOxford Grey Coat, three-quarter\nlength, regular, $10.60 for $8.00.\nLight Tan Coat, regular $11,00 for\n$7.60.\nThree-quarter Length Coats In Black\nregular, $20.50 for $12.00.\nDress Goods Section\n. Black Cashmere, 44 Inches wide\u2014\n75c grade for 60c.\nSerges In different colors, 40 Inches\nwide\u201476c grade for 46c.\nA good variety of Ladles Cloth and\nBroadcloth ln different shades\u2014$2.00\nquality for $1.45.\nSilk Section\nTaffeta Silks ln colors, $1.25 grade\nfor 85c.\nTaffeta Silks ln colors, $1.00 grade\nfor 70c.\nChina Silks, ln colors, 60c grade for\n40c.\nChina Silks, ln colors, 40c grade for\n25c.\nCorset Section\nRoyal WorcheBter Corsets ln all\nstyles, $4.00 grade for $2.60; $3.25\ngrade tor $2.60; $2.25 for $1.80; $1.75\nfor $1.26.\nMen's Furnishings\nAny 50c Tie for 85c.\nAll wool heavy Sweaters In white\nand Navy, regular price $2.50 for $1.90\nEnglish Dog Skin Gloves, regular\nprice $2.00 for $1.85.\nGood strong Suspenders, regular\nprice, 80c for 15c.\nA strong line of Stiff Bosom Shirts,\nassorted, good patterns, regular price\n$1.50 to $1.76 for $1.00.\nMen's Glothjng\nHere are Just a few of the bargains\nIn this line:\n$7.50 Suits for $ 5.85\n$10.50 Suits for $7.85\n$15.00 Suits for $12.00\n$18.00 Suits for $16.00\nGlove Section\nLadles fine quality Kid Oloves ln\nall colors\u2014$1.96 grade for $1.50; $1.60\ngrade $1.15; $1.25 for 90c.\nShoe Section\nMen's Mule Hide, waterproof soles,\ngood winter shoe, regular price $6.00\nfor $4.45.\nMen's Velour Calf Skin Shoes, very\nstylish, regular price, $4.60 for $8.45.\nMen'B Box Calf Shoe, with rubber\nsole and heel, regular price, $6.00 tor\n$4.60.\nLadles Vlcl Kid Laced Shoes, regular\n$3.75 for $2.80.\nLadles' Vlcl Kid Shoes, regular\n$4.25 for $3.25.\nLadles' Velvet Kid, Jennesa Miller\nShoe, regular $5.00 for $3.70.\nCARPETS, CURTAINS, DRAPERIES,\nLINOLEUMS, OILOLOTHS^jtc^\nto At about Two-thirds their Regular Price\ni<. \u2014 M\n^A'i'i'si'l'sS-irSsSaj^^ja^A'^^^\n*#'\u00ab*'*--*,**\u00bb''J**:5r*5 em>'m9.^^Sf^mS^S_9_9^f^ tt^9^i_li9 9-'\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto-\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nSMOKETHE BEST\nARDATH\u2014Mild, Medium and Pull.\nCARRBRA8 CRAVEN MIXTURE.\nTHURMAN'S SPECIAL MIXTURE.\nTHURMAN\nTOBACCONIST\nChadbourn & McLaren\nREAL ESTATE\nIN8URANCE AND MINES\nA 5nap\nA four-roomed cottage on C. P. R.\nFlats, with winter supply of wood, only\n$100.\n8AMPLINO AGENT8\nOre skipped u> Nelson will be carefully\n\u25a0\"*\u00ab* \u00bb***\u00bb. NBLBON, B.C.\nR.J. Steel\nI\nNOTICE\n1s,'i1'w.*slnnual \u00bb\u2122ettng ot tho member* of\n;\u201e?,iJ';.'!0n ASTjcultural ansj Industrial as-\nEKmllJ *,'\" V? he'(1 ln ,h0 B\u00b0a*d <\" T\"\u00bb\u00ab\u00ab\n^iv V'\u00ab[ \u00bb\u00ab*\u2022?\u00bb **\u25a0\u2014-*\nJ. ia. ANNABI.B, Soo.\nGoats\nBest British raincoat! ngi tailored to\nyour order. Also a full Une of fall lultlngi\nand overcoat*.\nCall and mako a selection.\nJ. Smallwood\nMerchant Tailor\nWARD STWHBT. HSLtOM, B, O.\nTHE DAILY NEWS\nPublished at Nelson every morninf.siic.pt\nMonday, by\nF. J. DEANE.\nSUBSCRIPTION RATES!\nDally, per month, by carrier \u201e\u2022 \u25a0\nDally, per month, by mall 10\nDaily, per year, by carrier 7 flo\nDally, per year, by mail ,\u00ab i 00\nDally, per ysar, foreign i 00\nTHB WEEKLY NEWS;\nWeekly, per half year n X\nWeekly, per year too\nWeekly, per year, foreign 100\nSubscriptions Invariably In advance,\nADVERTISING RATES:\nDisplay Advertisement, It per Inch per\nmonth; Display Advertisements, a cents\nper Inch each Insertion lees than a month;\nLocals, 10 cents per Une each Insertion;\nClassified Advertisements I cent per word\neach Insertion; Wholesale Cards, n.n per\nmonths; Society Cards, lt.60 per month.\nLONDON AGENCY:\nThe Dally News Is on tie at the offices\nof E ft J. Hardy ft Co., Advertising and\nPress Agents, M Fleet Btreet, London,\nB. C, Bngland.\nTHE HALL MINING & SMELTING CO.\nThe annual report and balance sheet\nof the Hall Mining & Smelting Company\nfor the year ended June 30th, 1003, published elsewhere In this Issue, Indicate\nthat whilst the operations ot the company during the period dealt with have\nnot proved profitable, the directors retain faith ln the ultimate success ot their\nventure and are prepared to continue ln\nbusiness pending the advent of the Improved conditions in the mining industry\nwhich they anticipate will recoup them\nfor present losses.\nThe financial statement shows a profit\nof \u00a31,604, 2s, 4d. on smelting operations,\nof which it ls estimated that \u00a3380 was\ndue to copper smelting and \u00a31,314 to\nlead smelting; there was a profit of\n\u00a3726, 6s. 6d. on the mine account, and\nsundry receipts brought ln \u00a3308,14s. 8d.\nmaking a total net earnings ot \u00a32,720,\n2s. 6d. As against this the general expenses of the company, debenture Interest, etc., foot up to \u00a33,686,14s. 2d, showing a net loss ot \u00a3867, Us. 8d upon the\nyear's transactions, without making any\nallowance tor the charge ot \u00a33,800 6s. 6d\nfor maintenance and depreciation, which\nwhen taken Into account brings the total\nloss up to \u00a34,747,18s. ld. These figures\nshow that the Hall Mining & Smelting\nCompany ls not getting rich at the expense of the mine owners. The manager's report states that treatment rates\nhave heen lowered and the earnings\npoint to the conclusion that they are\nnow at a' rock bottom basis if the company ls ever to get any return for Its Investment\nA reasonable inference from the manager's report and the financial statement\nis that the smelting operations will not\nprove profitable until there has been a\nvery considerable development of the\nmining industry, permitting of a marked\nIncrease in the ore supply and providing\nthe necessary assortment for economical\ntreatment The manager says:\n\"The ores available were not only Insufficient ln quantity, but the assortment was undesirable, requiring a large\nproportion of barren flux, thus Increasing expense and decreasing the tonnage\nof ore smelted dally, and the earning\npower of the furnaces, and causing\ngreater losses of metals.\"\nImprovements have been made to the\nsmelter plant keeping It thoroughly up\nto present requirements, and further Improvements will be made Immediately\nbusiness warrants further expenditures\nln this direction.\nWhilst It ls to be regretted that the\nfinancial showing ls not more encouraging from the shareholders' point of view,\nthe brighter outlook for the mining Industry promises better results ln the\nnear future. It has been the experience\nof the smelting business the world over\nthat large and varied tonnage ls a prime\nrequisite to profitable operation.\nThe liberals o( Vancouver do not propose to permit of the re-election of the\nnew attorney-general, hon. Charles Wilson, by acclamation. Properly organised\ntho liberals should be able to put up a\nstrong and possibly successful fight\nagainst Mr. Wilson. There are certainly\ngood grounds for contesting the bye-\nelection.\nTHE BOILER BLEW UP\nAnd Scattered Class of Farm Students\u2014\nThe Engineer Is Dead.\nColumbia, Ohio, Nov. 6.\u2014While students of the agricultural college at the\nOhio state university were witnessing\nthe harvesting of a fleld of corn for\nensilage purposes, by a machine, operated by an old traction engine, today,\nthe boiler blew up, and pieces of Iron\ntore through the crowd of students. The\nforce of the explosion was terrific and\nwas felt all through the university buildings. The most Intense excitement prevailed, and the students came running\nIn all directions from the class rooms\nand dormitories. Charles Pepper, the\nengineer, was killed, and John Delgarn,\nassistant engineer, fatally Injured.\nDOWNES' HOTEL, CRANBROOK. New,\nup-to-date samp), rooms.\nrlLd A_________t^_x\u00a3 \u25a0&\u00a3,. SeX^iiAMii -_*Ait< tn\/fotittsd'\nAnd, A^.^msn^JLa^fad^ ohy Me, ____t \u00a3aJc\u00a3\nWhat made your linens\ncoarse? Common soap I\nSunlight Soap saves linen.\nSunlight\nSosp\nREDUCES\nEXPENSE.\nAak for Ike Octagon Bar\nTARTH'S PARTING SPBEGH.\nWill Address a Tory Gathering la Montreal Next Tuesday Night.\n[Special to The Dally News.]\nMontreal, Nov. 6.\u2014A mass meeting of\nthe conservative party has been called\nfor next Tuesday evening by the party\norganizers, Messrs. Hackett and Pelle-\ntier.\nR. L. Borden, M. P., F. D. Monk and\nJ. Israel Tarte, M. P., will speak. This\nwill be Tarte*s parting speech, prior to\nhis departure for England.\nROSSLAND LIBERALS.\nTlio annual meeting of the Rossland Liberal association held ln that city was very\nlargely attended.\nThe financial statement for tho yenr\nshowed a small balance on the right Bide\nof the ledger, and the next business taken\nup was the election of officers for the ensuing term, which resulted as follows:\nSir Wilfrid Laurier, honorary president;\nWilliam A Galllher, honorary vice-president; Dr. D. B. Kerr, president; James li,\nYoung, first vice-president; Kenneth Martin, second vice-president; Charles A. Barrett, third vice-president; R. A. Laird, secretary-treasurer. Executive committee, R.\nW. Qrlgor, Walter P. Dockerlll, Harry\nP. Daniel, Stuart Martin, Dan Thomas, Dr.\nA W. Kenning, John H. Macdonald and\nEngene Croteau.\nVotes of thanks to retiring officers elicited\na hearty support from James A. Macdonald, member-elect for the Rossland tiding.\nA special effort will bo made to enlist all\nliberals in the work of the association, and\nwith this end In view tho next meeting of\nthe association on the 19th Inst, will be held\nIn larger quarters and an effort mnde to\nsecure a large attendance.\nMechanics, Farmers, Sportsmen I\nTo heal ind soften the skin and remove\ngrew, oil and nut stains, paint and earth, etc.\nuse The \" Master Mechanic's\" Tar Soap,\nAlbert Toilet Soap Co., Mfra.\nTO RETIRE.\nLondon, Nov. fl,\u2014Lord Roberts has asked\nto be allowed to retire from the command\nof the British army. Two successors are\nnamed, tho duke of Connaught and lord\nKitchener.\nUse Lever's Dry Soap (a powder) to\nwash woolens and flannels,\u2014you'll like\nit -ja\nLABOR LEADERS GATHERING.\nBoston, Mass., Nov, 6.\u2014Headquarters\nwere opened today by secretary Frimk\nMorrison of the American Federation of\nLabor In anticipation of the twenty-third\nannual convention of the organization\nwhich begins Monday ln Faneull hall.\nMany of the delegates, representing among\nthem 2,000,000 organized wage-earners of\nthe United States will have put ln nn appearance.\nFOR A BAD COLD.\nIf you have a bad cold you need a good\nreliable medicine like Chamberlain's Cough\nRemedy to loosen and relieve it, and to\nallay the Irritation and inflammation of\nthe throat and lungs. The soothing and\nhealing properties of this remedy and the\noulck cures which It effects make It a favorite everywhere. For sale by all druggists and dealers.\nWHAT FOSTER THINKS\nA cable dispatch from London stateB that\nthe Hon. George E. Foster says that since\ncoming to England he finds that the need\nof protection Ib Imraeasureably stronger\nthan he had Imagined, \"England,\" he\nsaid, \"barehanded and with unguarded\nHanks Is fighting the whole world entrenched with tariff walls and armed with the\nsabre and pistol of retaliatory duties. For\nthe flrst time ln history the United Kingdom must pause and consider her economic\nfabric Her traditional veneration for the\nmemory and policy of Cobden Is stnggnred,\nand Judging by the Liverpool gathering l\nam convinced that the working classes of\nEngland are with Mr. Chamberlain and\nhis preferential proposals must ultimately\nwin out for by such means alone can the\npolitical Integrity and the commercial predominance of the empire be conserved.\"\nWAKEFUL CHILDREN.\nFor a long time the two year old child\nof Mr. P. L. McPherson, 60 N, Tenth St.,\nHarrlsburg, Pa., would sleep but two or\nthree hours tn the early part of the night,\nwhich made It very hard for her parents.\nHer mother concluded that the child had\nstomach trouble, and gave her half of one\nof Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which quieted her stomach and she\nslept the whole night through. Two boxes\nof these Tablets have effected a permanent\ncure and she 1b now well and strong. For.\nsale by all druggists and dealers.\nCAMBORNE MINES\nRich Strike on the Silver Dollar--The Eva\nStamp Mill.\nA dynamo has been Installed at the Eva\nstamp mill this week nnd Is working satisfactorily The machine was supplied by\nthe Kootenay General Electric Co., of Nelson, while the Installation of dynamo and\nwiring of tho mill wns executed by A.\nMcDonald of the same Arm.\nPipe for the Oyster-Criterion flume has\nnow arrived and a force Is now at work\nInstalling some. The compressor plant Is\nall ready to run and as soon as ths piper\nline Is In place the whole plant will commence operations.\nA remarkably rich strike of freo gold ore\nwas made today on the Bllver Dollnr group\non Mohawk cerek. An assay gives values\nof 1350 to the ton. The ledge averages nine\nfeet tn width and has been traced for SOO\nfeet, the full length or two claims, A\nremarkable feature of the property Is that\nIt also contnriB a fine vein of galena ore\nand, In faot, the claims were originally\nstaked on the atlver-lead showing. The\nSilver Dollar group belongs tt the estate\nIn the\nMining\nWith the Victor Brand of Evaporated Cream\nthe miner in his camp and the lumbermen in his\nshanty can have all the good things to eat and\ndrink that would be possible with a Jersey cow\nCZtfflD 'n the 0Utfit*~~F\u00b0r purity, richness and keeping\n* qualities \"Victor\" is unequalled.\nSold by all Grocers, Dealers and Outfitters*\nMfd. by Th* Charlottctown Condemed Milk Co,, Charlottetowo, P. V. I.\nof tho late Joseph Best. Mr. Clifton, the\nadministrator, has been spending several\ndays ln Camborno and, It Is stated, has\ngiven a bond on the property to J. A. Dar-\nrngh, and somo eastern capitalists Work\nhns been carried on for the past three\nmonths, with a small force, chiefly doing\nassessment work and prospecting the ledge,\nbut the strike just mnde hns convinced tho\nholders of the bond that tho Silver Dollar\nIs a bannnza, and Mr, Dnrrngh will shortly\nlenve for the east to perfect arrangements\nfor taking over the property with n view\nto development on a large scale.\nBETTER THAN A PLASTER.\nA piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound to the affected parts ls superior to any plaster.\nWhen troubled with lame back, or pains\nin the side or chest, give It a trial and you\nare certain to be more than pleased with\nthe prompt relief which It affords. For\nsale by all druggists and dealers.\nBIG MODEL FOR THE FAIR.\nWashington, Nov. 6.\u2014The fourteen-mll-\nUon-dollar railroad station which the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania Kail-\nroad companies will build at Washington\nwill be represented at the St. Louis exposition by a model with a front of 80 feet,\na depth of 40 feet, and a height of 16 feet\nfrom the floor. It will be oil a scnle or\nproportions and effectiveness never before\nattempted ln an, architectural model.\nA TIMELY SUGGESTION.\nThis Is the season of the year when the\nprudent and careful housewife replenishes\nher supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It Is certain to be'needed before the\nwinter Is over, and results are much more\nprompt and satisfactory when tt ls kept\nat hand and given as soon as the cold ls\ncontracted and before It has become settled\nin the system. In almost every Instance\na severe cold may be warded off by taking\nthis remedy freely as Boon as the flrst Indication of the cold appears. There ls no\ndanger In giving it to children, for it contains no harmful substance, it ls pleasant\nto take\u2014both adults and children like it.\nBuy It and you wilt get the best. It always cures. For salo by all dealers and\ndruggists.\nSAM PARKS SENTENCED,\nNew York, Nov. 6.\u2014Sam Parks was today sentenced to two years and three\nmonths In Sing Sing prison. This sentence\nwas passed on the chargo of extorting $500\nfrom tho Tiffany studios,\nDiamond Dye Fast Black\nFor Silk and Feathers\nWILL RENEW\nfor wear all dingy, soiled and faded\nOstrich Plumes, Tips and other\nFeathers.\nAsk your dealer for the Diamond\nDyes | take no Substitutes,\nNelsonSteam Laundry\nWork dons by hand or machine. Dyeing and Cleaning dono. Flannels, Blankets., Curtains, Etc, a specialty. Goods\ndelivered, on short notice.\nWhit* Labor Only. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Ofllce Baker Btreet opposite\nQueen's Hotel. Telephone MSB.\nPATH. NIPOU,\nPROPRIETOR AND MANAGER\nFOR BALD.\nTwenty-seven thousand three hundred\nfeet of beet patent Improved crucible steel\nwire ropo, ons Inch diameter, 1x16 Manila\ncore Lang lay. This rope was Imported\nunder specially favorable opportunities ln\na car lot and as It Is not now required, It\nwill be sold at a sacrifice.\nHAU, MINING * SMELTING CO., LTD.\nNelson. \u00bb _, June Kith. IM\nSILVER KING MIKB\nWill ray tha highest oast pries for all\nkinds of second hand goods. Will buy or\nsail anything from an anoaor to a Media\nFurniture, Stores, Carpets, Cooking Utensils bought tn household quantities. Also\noast oil clothing, call and sea me or\nwrit*. Address Silver King Mike, B*x M,\nata Itrtart, NeKoa, a, a\nOPERA HOUSE\nTODAY\nHarold Nelson Go.\nMATINEE\n2:30 P. M.\nTHE TAMING\nOF THE SHREW\nPRICES: Children,'25c; adults, 50c.\nTONIGHT\n8:80 P. M.\nHAMLET\nPRICES: 11.00 and 75c.\n.\u00bb\u2022*\u2022.\u2022\u2022.**\u2022....\u00bb...\u2022*\u2022\u2022\u2022.\nAFBW\nTIPS ON\nTEA\n\u25a0 CBNTB WW buy ONB POUND\nof bun, clean. One flavored CBT-\nLON-INDIAN TBA.\n10 CENTS will buy one Poind\nStandard BREAKFAST BLACK\nTBA. Purchasers of ten pounds or\nmore, will receive on pound aztn,\nfor each ten pounds purchased.\nEqual to an allowance of TBN\nPER CENT DISCOUNT, w ties*\nextremely low prior*.\nPrice* on our regular lines of\nCHOICB TBA, Mo, Ko, Ms, \u00abC Mo,\nand Mo par pound for Black, ansa\nand Blended.\nTelephono in W. a. Bra W\nKOOTENAY COFFEE CO. \\\nFor Sale\nMill and Mine Machinery\nAt the Arlington Mine\nERIE\nTremalne Stamps, Vanners, Wllfley\nTable, Elevators, Belting, Shafting, etc,\nEngine and Boiler, Compressor, Drills,\nCameron Pump, Two Bucket Tramway.\nHASTINGS (B. C.) EXPLORATION\nSYNDICATE, LD\u201e NELSON, B. C.\nH.&M. BIRD\nREAL ESTATE\nAND INSURANCE AGENTS\nWe beg to announce that wo have been\nappointed Agents for the Canadian Paclflo\nRailway Company's town lots ln Nelson\nand lands ln West Kootenay,\nmcoaMsmo TORONTO \u2022'\" '\u25a0 \u00bb\u2022 \u25a0\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\nLocal center examinations held ovary\nsummer In Manitoba, N. W. T. and British Columbia,\nMUSICAL EDUCATION.\nSchool of Literature and Bxpratalsn.\nMrs. Ines Nicholson-Cutter, Principal\nDr. Edward Fisher, Musical Director.\nTho beat equipment and faculties, ani\nstrongest faculty In Canada.\nCALENDARS AND SYLLABUB FRBB\nA thorough, artistic and ilnlahed\nFoil Faculty. All Branches Taught\nWhan writing, please mention Nelson\nDally Nowa\n__**\u00a3\n\":'\u2014.' \u25a0\u2022 ' ' . ..\n THE DAILY NEWS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1903\nJNPROFITABLE OPERATIONS\n(Continued From First Page.)\nnbout to cease, the dominion government\nwielded to the pressure which had been\nbrought upon It for some years past, and\nwhllo not granting the relief In the form\nhsked, namely, protective duties, announced\n[that a bounty of $000,000 per annum for\n(Ave years would be granted on lead from\n[ores mined and smelted in Canada, to take\n(effect from July 1st, 1903. The effect of\n[this was at once felt In the diversion of\nshipments from two or three mines (which\nhad been shipping to the United States) to\nshe Canadian smelters, and In preparations\nfor opening mines which had been closed\n[town. There has been at the same time a\n-eneral revival in mining, and with silver\n,t a higher price than for a long time past,\nthere Ib the confident expectation of a busy\nprosperous year for mines and smelters.\ni The Oriental market for lead during the\nyear has been poor, but ls now impovlng\nsomewhat\nThe refinery built at Trail by the Canadian Smelting Works has not been operating for some time, awaiting larger electrlo\ngenerators. In granting the bounty, tbe\ngovernment withdrew, with the consent of\nthe Canadian Smelting works; the bonus on\nlead refining. The development of the refining Industry depended upon the protective duties asked for, aud under present\nconditions^it Is uncertain,to what extent\nthe refinery will be operated.\nAn order-in-council has now been passed\nre-admltting Into Canada lead of Canadian\nproduction corroded in bond abroad, free of\nduty excepting on the corroding charges.\nIf the duty on corroded lead were as high\nas on most manufactured articles, this\nwould greatly assist the Canadian lead pro-\nducer, but as It Is only 5 per cent very\nmuch result cannot be expected.\nThe staff.has rendered very faithful and\nefficient service to tbe company during the\nyear,\n(Sgd.) J. J. CAMPBELL,\n-- Agent and Business Manager.\nCRANBROOK BUSfNESS DIRECTORY\nLEADING BUSINES8 FIRMS\nB0ASD OF TBADE\n~. P. OURD. Secretary.\nBAKEEIE3\nCRANBROOK BAKBRI, A. Chartraad,\nCITT BAKERT, C. W. Wilson, Phono M,\nP. O. Box IH,\nOONFEOTIOHEBS\nHOSPITAL\nBT. EUGENE, (Bisters of Charity).\nLEGAL FIBHB\nB. H. THOMPSON.\nMEAT MABKET8\nO. P. TI8DALB, Phono H.\nTHB HALL MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY, LD.\nBalance 8heet, 30the June, 1903.\nBr. .\n|To Share Capital\u2014\nAuthdrlxed\u2014\n326,000 Shares of \u00a31 each ..\u00a3326,000 0 0\nIssued\u2014\n26,000 Shares of \u00a31 each, Issued as fully\npaid v 26,000 0 0\n260,000 Shares of \u00a31 each, issued as 16s paid\n6s per share called up, making \u00a31\nfully paid 260,000 0 0\n276,000 \u00a3276,000 0 0\nDeduct Calls ln arrear . ,-rr 3 0 0\n \u2014 \u00a3274,997\n|To Debenture Loan\u2014\n|Serles of \u00a360,000 6 p. c. 1st mortgage debentures, secured by\na mortgage on the Company's mines, lands, buildings, plant,\nmachinery, etc., to be paid off at 106 per cent (by the operation of a redemption fund) within a period of 13 years\nfrom 31st March, 1900, or at any earlier time after the 31st\nMarch, 1903, at the option of the Company on six months'\nnotice. *\nIssued\u2014\n66 Debentures of \u00a36 each ,-..... 330\n1138 Debentures ot \u00a310 each ' 1,3(0\ni Debentures of \u00a360 each 3,460\n1194 Debentures of \u00a3100 each 19,400\nI To Creditors-\nBank\u2014On loan notes, secured by a charge on the company's\nstock of supplies, fuels, fluxes, ores and metallurgical products, matte and bullion in shipment and bank balances\nin British Columbia 20,860\nSundry Creditors > ,.., 4,068\n0 0\n16\n\u00a3324,476 3 4\nCr.\n| By Expenditure on Capital Account-\nExpenditure to 30th June, 1902\u2014\nAs per last Balance Sheet \u00a3264,671 5 7\nAdd\u2014Over-valuation of stocks taken\nover from the Hall Mines, Limited 378 4 8\n\u00a3264,049 10 3\nFurther Expenditure to 30th June, 1903\u2014\nPayments on account of purchase ot 1 \u2022 4\ninterest in the Emma group of mines,\n(fluxing ore) 1,686 12 >\nAdditions to buildings, plant and mach'y. 4,869 7 1\n\u00a3261,496 10 1\nDeduct\u2014Depreciation written oft buildings,\nplant and machinery ....., 3,890 6 9\n \u00a3267,606 3 8\nBy Development Account-\nExpenditure on development of Emma fluxing ore mine\nln excess of proceeds ot ore taken out 1,379 4 1\nBy Offlce Furniture in London\u2014\nAs per last Balance Sheet 121 10 0\nDeduct\u2014Depreciation written off 12 3 0\n 109 7 .0\nBy Stock of General Supplies on hand\u2014\nAt the Mine (including fuel) 3,686 10 2\nAt the Smelter 4,016 7 3\nBy Stock of Fuels and Fluxes (at the Smelter) 1,788 16 10\nBy Stock of Ores and Metallurgical Products 10,730 3 (\nBy Open Shipments of Matte and Bullion 6,866 4 6\nBy Debtors (ln BrltlBh Columbia) 1,269 9.8\nBy Cash at Bankers, In Hand, and on Loan-\nIn London \u00a3 967 6 1\nIn British Columbia 11,709 19 S\n \u00a3 12,677 6 C\nBy Profit and Loss Account\u2014 ~\nDebit Balance at 30th June, 1902 \u00a3 19,699 11 2\nAdd-\nNet loss for year ending 30th June, 1903 as\nper account (p. 17) 867 11 8\nDepreciation written oft 3,902 9 6\n24,369 12 3\n\u00a3324,476 3 4\nPROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT\nMINE ACCOUNT\n;_$!\n\\ To Expenditure \u00a3 810 18 2\n| To Balance, (Profit) .. 726 6 6\nI (Carried to Gen. Acct.)\n\u00a3 1,637 3 8\nBy Ore on Hand at June\n30th, 1902\u2014Amt real\nized In excess ot valuation at that date.... \u00a3 224 1 11\nBy royalty\u2014On ore output of Mr. Davys +\n(Trlbuter) 684 2 3\nBy Interest , 628 19 6\n\u00a3 1,637 3 8\nSMELTER ACCOUNT.\nJ purchases of Customs\n|>re \u00a3103*164 9 11\ndd Frt, ext. and int. 10,118 1 3\nI Administration Exp. 1,838 17 8\n] Smelting Exp 29,622 8 4\nI Outside Eip 1,188 3 9\niBalance, being profit\npubject to a charge\n\u00a33,890, 6s, 6d for\nlaintenance and desolation) '1,694 2 4\nllarried to Gen, Acct.)\n\u00a3147,626 3 3\nBy Value of Mattel and\nBullion produced .,..\u00a3148,040 6 10\nDeduct exp. on same 438 7 6\n\u00a3147,601 19 6\nBy Sundry Receipts .. 24 3 10\n\u00a3147,626 3 3\nJ ls estimated that, of this \u00a31,694, \u00a3 380 Is due to copper smelting and \u00a31,314\nlis due to lead smelting.\nGENERAL ACCOUNT\n. Expenses \u00a3\nDebenture Interest..\nExchange \t\n1,473\n13\n\u00a3 8,686 14 2\nBy Profit on Mine Acct.\u00a3\nBy Profit on Smelter Ac\nBy Sundry Receipts ..\nBy Balance, being Loss\n(ln addition to charge\n\u00a33,890 \u25a0\u25a0 i\nAn admirable production of \"Quo Vadis\"\nwas gvien by the Harold Nelson company\nlast night. t\u2014 \t\nAt the record ofllce on Friday, a certificate of work was Issued to the Athabasca Mines, Ltd., on Little Hope.\nA meeting of the public works committee\nwas held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock\nat ttie city hall to transact routine bual-\nThe new electric lights In the postofllce\nwere turned on lost night for the llrst time\nand made a decided improvement in the\nlighting of the lobby.\nD. A. McRae, who leaves on Monday for\nthe east to assist In evangelistic services\nthere, will sing at both the morning and\nevening services at St. Paul's church tomorrow.\nThe Nelson Qaa company has Introduced a special gas arc light for store\nwindows which has been Installed in a\nnumber of Baker Btreet establishments\nwithin tbe last .few davs.\nF. F. Busteed, the new C. P. R. superintendent of the Nelson division, accompanied by his wife and family arrived here\npermanently last evening. The party are\nregistered at the Strathcona.\nRev. Dr. Wright, acting clerk of sessions,\nyesterday received aletter from Rev. Joseph\nMacNiell at present In charge of the Presbyterian church at Rossland, declining the\ncall extended to him by the Rossland congregation at the meeting of the Kootenay\nPresbytery in this city.last week.\nOn Friday morning the snow came down\ncloser to the city than It has previously come this season, reaching the\ntop of the old wood Hume above the\nmountain siding. Last year the first\nenow fall In Nelson occurred on November\n8th, and the average date for the llrst\nsnow here ls November 10th.\nD. G. Kurtz, of the Nelson Transfer company, ls lamenting te loss ot two valuable bay horses, which strayed away from\nthe city two weeks ago. Despite a careful\nsearch no trace has been found of the missing animals since tho day after they were\nlost, when they were observed near the\nStar mine.\nInformation has been received at the\nmllltla department, Ottawa, that major\nR. G. Leckle, one of the reserve of Canadian officers now In South Africa, had been\ndangerously injured by a leopard. Major\nLeckle ls a Nova Scotlan, and for some\ntime previous to going to South Africa\nwas engaged In mining in tbo Kootenays\nand Washington.\nTho \"counterfeit\" |100 bill which spent a\nfew hours yesterday in the street has been\npurchased by Billy Thurman from the\nX.**?\u2122 *inder w*i0 secured it as a reward.\nIt will be on exhibition at Thurman'B cigar\nstore. The gentlemen who pronounced the\nbills to be counterfeit will be on hand to\npoint out wherein this bill differs from tho\ngenuine,\nMeetings of those interested In hockey,\ncurling and winter Bporta generally are\nbeing held this coming week In many of\nthe Kootenay camps. Locally no step has\nyet been taken, but It Is about time that\na move was made. Advantage should bo\ntaken of the first really cold spell to get\na good sheet of Ice on the floor of the\nrlnk and so start business early In the\nseason Instead of waiting until the winter\nfs well advanced.\nAt tho session of tho county cou-r. A\nLackey and M. Faucher .iDplled fnr naturalisation, the same uefng granted. The\ncases disposed of consisted of Deane vs.\nFletcher, Judgment by consent for $50\nand costs, the money being paid Into cour;t\nMcCallum vs. Johnson, action for 1295.GO;\njudgment being given for the amount with\ncosts; Tribune Publishing Company (ln\nliquidation) vs. Gee., action dismissed;\nKelly vs. Evans, ______ Judgment for\nplaintiff with costs; McLatchie vs. DrlH-\ncoll, $236.30, judgment for plaintiff with\ncosts; McLatchie vs. Sapphire Gold Mines,\n$494.00, judgment for plaintiff with costs;\nJohnson vs. Sapphire Gold Mines, *300,\njudgment for plaintiff with costs.\n\"Dummy\" Rowan is in training for his\nbout with Jack Curley at the Bodega hotel\nwhere convenient quarters have been fitted\nup. G. C. McLaughlin, tbe wrestler, has\na mat there and is training with Rowan.\nThe men work dally from 2 till 4 o'clock\nIn the afternoon and are always glad to\nhave friends call and watch them work.\n\"COUNTERFEIT MONEY.\"\nThe Story of How Some Wise Guys Were\nMlstaken-$1,500 Looking For an Owner\nIt is not a usual occurrence for new one\nhundred dollar bills to be given away carelessly to chance acquaintances, crumpled\nup and thrown In the mud, or considered\nof no value, but that Is what occurred In\nNelson yesterday. ,\nAbout half past two in the afternoon A.\nR.. Marchesseault, of Spokane, came out\nof the bank of Montreal after depositing\n$500 in American money as the first payment on some mineral claims he is preparing to purchase, The Ave crisp one\nhundred dollar bills With which the payment had been made had been taken from\na bunch of -.twenty, and without thinking\nwhat he was doing Marchesseault placed\nthe remaining fifteen in his breast pocket\nIn the bottom of which was a,large hole.\nAbout five o'clock he went to take the\nmoney out of his pocket again, but was\nhorrified to discover that It was gone. The\nhole explained matters, and as he had\nbeen all over town since coming from the\nbank ho did not feel that hlB chances of\nrecovering the cash were good. His first\nstep was to notify the police and then come\nto the office of The Daily News to Insert an\nadvertisement telling of his loss.\nThen he returned to his room in the Bellevlew hotel, on HaU atreet to think the\nmatter over. ...\nConstable Pittsford was sent out to notify\nthe hotel keepers about the lost money, so\nthat If It was offered anywhere It would\nbe stopped, and after vlsisting those on\nBaker street went down to the railway\nticket offices to tell the ticket agents.\nIn the meantime the money was having\n(a series of adventures of its own. Two\nnew employees of the C. P. R. were walking down Baker street post the bank.of\nCommerce at three\" o'clock In tho afternoon, when one ot them observed a roll of\nbills on tho sidewalk and stooping picked\n'It up. He opened the roll, finding fifteen\none hundred dollar American government\nnotes of a suspicious newness. He decided\nthat they were counterfeit, and handed\nfour to his companion, pointing out how\nclosely they resembled the genuine.\nA little further on they mot an acquaintance, and gave him one as a present. He,\nhowever, did not care to carry counterfeit\nmoney, and crumpling it up threw It in\nthe mud.\nTho finders of the money were stopping\nat the Royal hotel, and went there shortly\nafter they had acquired the \"counterfeits.\"\nAt the hotel they showed it again, and gave\nthe bills away liberally till all but two or\nthree were gone. Everyone sold they were\ncounterfeit, while a couple of experts\nshowed the horsehairs which had been used\nto Imitate the silk threads used by the\ngovernment, sticking out from tho paper.\nAfter supper two were shown to Julius\nRoisterer and B. J. Royal, who declared\nthem to bo genuine. Tho former offered to\ngive his week's wages for one of them,\nbut the finders, who had only two left,\nrefused to take anything, saying they did\nnot want to get into trouble for selling\ncounterfeits. Reisterer and Royal were\ngiven one between them and went out.\nThey met a reporter of The Daily News,\non Baker street and asked his opinion of\nthe genuineness of the bill, and In return\nhe informed them of Marchesseault's loss.\nAll three then proceeded to the Royal hotel.\nWhile this was occurring one of the other\nmen who had been given a hill offered It\nat the Bartlett house in joke, saying It\nwas counterfeit. It was refused, and shortly afterwards constable Pittsford visited\nthe hotel, and hearing of the Incident looked up the man with tho bill. The latter\ntold where ho had got It, and accompanied\nby the constable went towards the Royal\nhotel, where the finders were sitting among\na number of acquaintances, all telling of\nincidents that had occurred In their experiences with the \"counterfeit\" money.\nThe arrival of tho policeman and his companions, followed shortly after by Reisterer,\nRoyal and the reporter, startled them considerably. Fortunately the finders of the\nmoney could tell who they had given the\nbills to, and in a short time all had been\ntraced up and recovered, with the exception of the bill which had been thrown ln\nthe mud of Baker street. A few minutes\nsearch discovered this, badly soiled and\nwet, but otherwise uninjured,, and then\nthe crowd which had by this time grown\nlo considerable proportions all journeyed towards the Bellevlew, where the policeman\ngave Marchesseault back his property Intact.\nSome of the hills hnd pnssed through\nfour or five hands, others had been put\naway by those to whom they were first\ngiven as curiosities, but no one had taken\nmuch Interest In them except Reisterer and\nRoyal, till after the story of their -iss wus\nknown.\nMarchesseault paid the roward \".ffered\nto the finders, who divided a portion of It\namong those who had been Instrumental in\nlocating It. He will have his clothes\nmended today.\nThe finder was an American, and tha\nthree first men the bills were shown to were\nalso Americans, but there was not a doubt\nexpressed by any of them, all saying they\nhad seen lots like them ln Spokane and\nother cities and they wero certainly \"no\ngood.\"\nHIGHBINDERS BUSY.\nAT LAST IT\nHAS BEEN\nFOUND\nA PURE\nUNADULTERATED\nMAPLE SYRUP\nDIRECT\nFROM THE\nMAPLE\nGROVE\nIt is the best we have ever had, and with\nIt goes our guarantee for purity and excellence.\nImperial gallons, $1.40; half gallons, 75c;\nquarts, 50c.\nT. S. McPherson\nGroceries and Provisions.\nTelephone call No. 10.\nG.B.D. PIPES\nTHE BEST IN THE WORLD\nWE HAVE THEM\nCabinet Cigar Store\nG. B. MATTHEW, Prop.\nHOTEL ARRIVALS.\nHume\u2014Q. Kendall, Ealdur. Man.; G.\nHarrison, D. Q. Kurtz, K. R. Wollaston,\nVictoria! O. W. Taylor, SU Mile; J. L.\nDuncan, I, J. Billings, \"Vancouver; A. K.\nSkelton, Montreal; R. A. Upper, A. R.\nThompson, C. B. Smith, Revelstoke.\nTHE STRATHCONA\n(FORMERLY HOTEL PHAIR.)\nChinese Gambler Murdered at Steveston\u2014\nFirst of a Series.\n[Special to The Dally News,]\nVancouver, Nov. 6.\u2014Charlie Sing, a\nChinaman of Steveston, who had adopted\nwestern modes, cut off his queue, and wore\nEuropean clothes, was found murdered In\nnls room todny. He was known as a gambler In the coast cities. The deed Is attributed to the Highbinders' Hoclety. The body\nwas lying half on .the bed with the throat\ncut from ear to cur. Tho remains were\ncold. Prominent Chinese assert this Is\nthe first of a series of murders which will\noccurr as a result of the riots that have\nbroken out in Victoria, and will follow on\nthe mainland.\nFIELDING GRANTS INCREASE.\n[Special to The Dally News.]\nMoncton, N.B., Nov. fl.\u2014Acting mlnlBtor\nof railways, Fielding, has settled with tho\nIntercolonial conductors, granting them an\nIncrease of fifty cents per dny. The trainmen were granted forty emits per day extra.\t\n-9\n3\n\u20223\n4\nm\nm\n\u20223\ni\n-9\nI\nI\n1\ni\n3\nWe are Sole Agents for\nthe Celebrated Gorham\nSilver Company.\nThe now Ss *?5Stl1'59i!JreW ot exclusively Sterling Silver psoas ln lh\u00ab world\nOl: m\" three\\*S-s\\wm. \"' \"Oort\"\"\"\" K\u00b0\u00b0