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C,  SATURDAY   MORNING,  DECEMBER   19, 1908\nNO. 204\nDO NOUGREE\nMarine Inquiry witnesses\nContradict Each Other\nTHAT QUEBEC INCIDENT\nANOTHER MAN SWEARS THAT HE\nSAW BOUDREAULT IN PEOPLE'S\nBANK IN QUEBEC BUT OFFICIAL\nDENIES HE WAS THERE \u2014\nOTHER TESTIMONY HEARD.\nthat there were any. \"We don't need\ngrease to run our business,\" he said.\nW. H. Reid, of the Reid \"Wrecking\ncompany, Sarnia, said that according\nto the arrangement at Fort William\nthere was a fixed charge of $25 per\nhour for work done. He said it was\npaid at this rate, but after a reference\nto the books admitted that there had\nbeen a rebate of %o per hour. Accord-\nin. to the arrangement indicated by the.\nvouchers produced, the firm was to receive $680 more than the firm's books\nindicated was received.\nIn answer to counsel the witness said\nthat he had gone to Ottawa and arranged for a settlement on this basis,\nprovided the payment was made without delay.\nB. H. Fraser subsequently wrote cancelling this arrangement and a new\none was made. This note and other\nletters in connection from the department had been sought for but could\nnot be found.\n(Western Associated Press.)\nOTTAWA, Dec. 18\u2014At the opening\nthis morning of the sitting of the marine inquiry Mr. Holliday waB recalled\nand denied more positively than yesterday Mr. Van Felsen's story. He did\nnot believe that he had signed those\nchecks and did not believe that the\nconservation in Mr. Van Felsen's office\nover took place. His only reason for\nconfining himself to saying he did not\nremember was that Mr. Van Felsen in\nconversation in Mr. Van Felsen's office\npositive. He also told of a conversation between himself, Mri. Van Felsen\nand a lawyer in which the lawyer,\nlearning that no proof existed of the\nstory, recommended them not to speak\nof it.\nA. H, Lawrence, who, until June 5,\n1905, was accountant in the People'B\nbank at Quebec, corroborated Mr. Van\nFelsen's evidence in the particular\nthat he had seen Mr. Roudreault leaving Mr. Van Felsen's office one morning shortly before he left the bank being the end of May or early In June\nand that Mr. Boudreault returned in\nthe afternoon. He saw Mr. Boudreault\nwith whom he was acquainted, leave\nthe office, Mr. Boudreault spoke to\nhtm and they shook hands. As he left\nthe building Mr. Van Felsen asked him\nto ''notice that gentleman going out\"\nand the witness said he knew him.\nThen he saw Mr. Boudreault return, ln\nthe afternoon and enter Mr. Van Felsen's office. Further Mr. Lawrence recollected that in the morning Mr. Van\nFelsen went out and got some bills.\nTheir bank did not keep bills higher\nthan twenties and he thought these\nwere of higher denomination. Mr. Van\nFelsen showed the bundle to him. He\nhad Inferred that Mr, Boudreault's call\nand the procuring of the bills were\nconnected. He did not; however, know\nwhat Mr. Van Felsen did with the\nbills.\nFollowing this up recourse was had\nagain to the attendance book of the department and It appeared that on Saturday, May 13, Mr. Boudreault had not\nsigned the book and was not accounted\nfor.\nMr. Lawrence, recalled, said that the\nPeople's bank usually closed at 1\no'clock Saturdays but some clerks usually stayed till 3 o'clock.\nH. J. Boudreault was again put on the\nstand and said that to the best of his\nrecollection he was not In Quebec In\neither May or June, If Mr. Lawrence\nsaid he was he was influenced by Mr.\nVan Felsen.\nE, O. Odell, grandson of agent J. U.\nGregory of Quebec, said that without\nGregory's knowledge and not being on\npatronage list, he had sold contractors'\nsupplies to tiie department through\nRitchie of Quebec and some times sold\ngoods for Ritchie. He coyly admitted\nthat some times he made.50 per cent\nprofit.\nMr. Watson\u2014\"And Ritchie?\"\n\"He got 50 per cent., too.\"\nThis had been going on for years.\nPreviously he was in the lumber business with James Murphy, who paid him\n5 per cent, commission on orders, from\nthe department. Mr. Gregory got 5 per\ncent, on the money advanced and on\nthis Mr. Odell admitted getting a commission of from 2 1-2 to 5 per cent. He\nalso got a similar commission from\nother people but could not say how\nmany.    \u2022 ,\nThis afternoon, John McKelvte, Kingston, who sold house fittings to J. F|\nFraser, late accountant of the marine\ndepartment, continued his evidence.\nThere was entry ln his books \"J. F.\nFraser 11591.\" Witness said this was\nan error and should read \"check.\" It\nwas a draft on the Bank of Montreal received from British Columbia or Winnipeg last October.\nMr. Watson, K. C, representing the\ngovernment, observed that this evidently was In view of the inquiry,\nMr. McKllvle continued that the draft\ncame ln a letter since destroyed but\nit was acknowledged.\nThe account was rendered ln 1906\nand Mr. Fraser alone could explain why\njtjiad not been settled sooner. \"I can\ntmy say we were unfortunate that we\ndid not receive our money sooner,\" he\nadded. Mr. Fraser had been denied\nseveral times.\nR. O. McKay, Hamilton, further examined, said $5800 offer referred to the\nsteamer Myles, whereas the Goldsple\nwhich took the lighthouse supplies was\na larger steamer and the firm' charged\n$7500. .    .\nAsked about arrangements regarding\nthe contracts the firm had with the department's officials, Mr. McKay denied\nJOINS TAFT'S CABINET\nBANKSREPORT\nCanadian Deposits Show Increase in Number\nRAILWAY    APPLICATIONS\nCRAWFORD BAY AND 8T. MARY'S\nCOMPANY ASKS EXTENSION\nAND CHANGE OF NAME\u2014RULES\nOF RpAD ON THE LAKES ARE\nCHANGED.\nPHILANDER C. KNOX TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE\nACCEPTS    POSITION OFFERED    BY\nPRESIDENT-ELECT\nAUGUSTA, Ga\u201e Dec. 18\u2014W. H.\nTaft, president elect of the United\nStates, tonight announced the appointment of United States senator Philander C. Knox, as secretary of state in\nhis cabinet. The announcement followed the receipt by Mr. Taft of a telegram\nwhich came late this afternoon, conveying the Information from Mr. Knox\nthat he would accept the premier position in the Taft cabinet.\nMr. Taft, without delay made the announcement that the matter was settled. In giving the details of the negotiations, he Bald that the offer was\nmade to Mr. Knox, last Sunday morning\nin New York that since the offer he had\nnot heard from Mr. Knox until tbe telegram he had received today.\nAfter the consultation with secretary\nRoot in Washington last Sunday morn:\ning, Mr. Taft said he made an effort\nto see the Pennsylvania senator but\nwas informed that he was in New York\nto attend a dinner of the Pennsylvania\nsociety, He then wired Mr. Knox on\nSunday morning. The appointment\nwas kept, Mr.' Knox concluding his vis-\nIt in time for judge Taft to attend\nmorning church services.\n\"I feel that I am to be congratulated\nin securing the services of senator\nKnox in my cabinet,\" said Mr. Taft, In\nmaking the announcement, \"In securing\na secretary of state I wanted, first, a\ngreat lawyer nnd second a man who\nwould fill the public eye not only here\nbut abroad as a man who stands out\npromlnentty as a great American.\n\"Mr, Knox was a great attorney general, he was a prominent candidate for\nthe presidency and he is recognized ln\nthe senate and everywhere as one of\nthe greatest lawyers of that body.\"\nJudge Taft also says that from a political point of view the selection of Mr.\nKnox is most happy.\nHe explained that there was many\ntimes a feeling that the state of Pennsylvania with Its assured republican majority often was slighted in the matter\nof recognition In the high councils of\nthe party. That this will not be tho\ncase in the next administration, was Indicated hy the announcement by Mr.\nTaft that he would invite Mr. Knox to\nAugusta that he might consult him\nfreely with reference to filling other\nplaces In his cabinet. _ In fact, he said,\nhe felt the need of such advice as he\nshould be able to obtain from Mr. Knox\nregarding not only the cabinet, but\nmany matters preliminary to the beginning of his administration. That Mr.\nKnox's influence will be potent was\nfreely admitted by Mr. Taft.\nThe hesitation of senator Knox to\nmake a more speedy decision is interpreted to his desire to arrange with\ndue regard -for the interests of the party\nand his state for relinquishing his seat\nin the senate.\n(Western Associated Press.)\nOTTAWA, Dec. 18\u2014According to the\nNovember bank statement issued today the demand deposits increased from\n$190,000,000 to $206,330,000 in October,\nwhile the notice deposits ran up from\nslightly under $414,000,000 to almost\n$420,000,000. There was a slight decrease in the deposits from outside of\nCanada. Call loans outside of Canada\nincreased from $70,000,000 to $85,000,-\n000 which indicates dearer money\nacross the border. There was a shrinkage of $3,500,000 in current loans at\nhome, as compared with October. The\ntotal liabilities were on Nov. 30, $815,-\n538,495 as against $791,972,683 for October and the total assets of $994,885,-\n618 as against $971,217,560.\nThe following railway companies\nhave given notice of their intention to\nask for legislation granting extensions\nof time:\nBrandon Transfer railway; Alaska\nand Yukon; Athabusca, Ontario, Hudson's Bay and Western; Algoma Central and Hudson Bay; Crawford Bay\nand St. Marys. The last nanled company wishes to change its name to the\nBritish Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Railway company.\nThe Victoria and Barclay Sound Railway company Is seeking for Incorporation.\nBy an order in council the rules of\nthe roads on the lakes are so changed\nthat henceforward the danger signal is\nto be five short and sharp blasts on\nthe whistle Instead of \"several, not less\nthan four.\"\n\u2022 WANTED TO KISS LONGBOAT   \u2022\n\u2022   \u2022\n\u2022 TORONTO, Dec. 18\u2014Tom Long- \u2022\n\u2022 boat and hts manager Tom Flan- \u2022\n\u2022 agan, arrived tonight from Buffalo \u2022\n\u2022 and the Indian was given a tremen- \u2022\n\u2022 dous reception.   Mayor Oliver and \u2022\n\u2022 several of the aldermen delivered \u2022\n\u2022 addresses of congratulations.   Sev- \u2022\n\u2022 eral woflaen in the crowd attempt- \u2022\n\u2022 ed to kiss him but he successfully \u2022\n\u2022 dodged them.     A big crowd es- \u2022\n\u2022 corted   him   to   Rlverdale   park \u2022\n\u2022 where he witnessed a boxing tour- \u2022\n\u2022 nament. \u2022\nBANQUET TO AMERICANS\nCINGALESE    CHAMBER     OF    COMMERCE HONORS FLEET\nWARFARE LAW\nMarine Conference Deals\nWith Naval Fighting\nWANTS UNITE!) EUROPE\nSIR MAX WALCHTER    HA8    NOVEL\nPROPOSAL\nKING    EDWARD AS HEAD OF    FEDERATED STATES\nPARIS, Dec. 18\u2014Sir Max Waechter,\nwho is touring the capitals of Europe,\nadvocating the abolition of empeiors\nand kings, and the formation of the\nUnited States of Europe, was received\ntoday by M. Pichon, French minister of\nforeign affairs. Sir Max favors king\nEdward as the first president of hit)\nproposed union.\nLast October the London papers published a memorandum by sir Max\nWaechter, advocating' a federation of\nthe states of Europe, \"as a remedy for\nthe lexlsting alarming situation Involved ln the opposition of disunited\nEurope to united America,\" The menu morandum said that the plans of sir\nMax had been submitted to all the\nreigning sovereigns of Europe. Sir\nMax said that from conversations he\nhad had with sovereigns and statesmen\nhe was aware that his ideas could not\nbe realized, but he thought that in no\nother way could the calamity ot a\nEuropean war be avoided and \"he hoped\nthat something might come trom the\nventilation of his ideas among the people themselves.\nINVADING SCOTLAND\nStandard Oil Company's Encroachments\nto Be Fought,.\nGLASGOW, Dec. 18\u2014The Standard\nOil company's invasion of the Scotch\nmarket threatens to bring about a rate\nwar between it und the Scotch oil producers. Having established tanks in\nseveral towns the Standard company,\nIt is said, submitted an offer to the\nleading wholesale firms to acquire their\nretail connections on the basis of a\nliberal purchase sum, and participation\nin the profit for the next five \u25a0 years.\nThe Scotch companies have not yet decided upon concerted action by the big\nGlasgow, house of Pumpherston & Co.\nhas resolved to fight the Standard company by establishing distributing depots throughout Scotland and England.\nSTORMS ON ATLANTIC\nDays\nIt Wat Failure.\nLOS ANGELES, Dec. 18\u2014Roy Knab-\nenshue last night attempted to demonstrate how an airship could sail over a\ncity unobserved under cover of the\ndarkness and destroy the city by the\nuse of powerful explosives. His flight\nover the city last night failed in this\nrespect, however, as his airship was\neasily discernible, and the whirr of the\nmotor and propeller could be heard at\na great distance. Knabenshue dropped\na harmless bomb on the city hall where\nlt was found later,\nAM   Vessels   Are   Now   Several\nOverdue.\nNEW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014With December on the North Atlantic at its stormiest and crossed by violent gales, trans-\nAtlantic shipping has been experiencing\nas severe a buffeting as ft has been\nforced to undergo in a long time for the\nwestward bound liners.\nNot one has kept anywhere near her\nschedule while one staunch liner the\nTeutonic from Southampton, which\nshould have headed the fleet into port\non Wednesday, is three days behind\nher time. When heard from early today\nshe was about 300 miles east of Nantucket, which meant that at the best\nshe could not dock until tomorrow.\nStrung along further up the coast,\nall far behind their ordinary records\nwere La Provence from Havre; the\nBaltic from Liverpool; the Campania\nfrom the same port, the St, Paul from\nSouthampton and the Minneapolis from\nLondon.\nMUTUAL   FELICITATIONS\nDULGED IN\nCOLOMBO, Ceylon, Dec. 18 \u2014 The\nchamber of commerce under the Planters' association tonight gave a banquet\nin honor of the United StateB fleet\nCol. sir Henry McCallum, governor of\nCeylon, in a speech said that it had\nbeen the good fortune of Ceylon to afford a warm welcome to the fleet and\nthat its experience would be instrumental in the continuance ot peace. The\nprosperity of Australia, Hongkong and\nthe Straits Settlement, were due, he\nsaid, to the crown colony government\nand America would have adopted this\nsystem in the Philippine islands had\nthe conditions permitted. Governor\nMcCallum paid a tribute lo the exemplary conduct ot the American crews oa\nshore.\nThe chairman of the chamber of commerce in proposing the toast to the\nAmerican fleet, said tihat doubtless\npresident Roosevelt had many objec's\nin view when he ordered the American\nfleet around the world and he trusted\nthe most lasting of these objects would\nhe the consolidation of friendship\namong nations.\nRear admiral Sperry in reply said\nthat in the king's domain he had been\nimpressed mostly by tfhe absolute solld-\nftary of interests, political. There waB\nno position possible for the United\nStates In a war where Great (Britain\nwas concerned except that of benevolent neutrality, in the presentation of\n15,000'pounds of tea to the oflcers and\nmen of the fleet, the^ibilrman of the\nPlanters' association dxpTessed his profound admiration of the unparalleled\nachievement of marshalling the United\nStates fleet In a procession from sea to\nsea. Ceylon people, he declared appreciated the absence of duty on tea- and\nalso the new pure food law which was\naiding the consumption of Ceylon tea.\nAdmiral Sperry In replying said that\nthe deportment of Great Britain's colonies made a- strosgei- union .betW3en\nthe United States and Great Britain.\nHe addded that the Becurlty of American Influence In the Cey'.cn trade was\ndue to the vigorous work of gcod legislation.\nPACKING APPLES\nB. C. Fruit Well Handled But Ontario\nShipments Were Disgraceful.\nOTTAWA, Dec. 18\u2014Ontario apple\nshippers get a bad jolt in a report received today by the trade ami commerce\ndepartment from the acting trade commissioner in Birmingham, in which, after dealing out high praise to British\nColumbia apples, he states that he came\nnext to a shipment of five hundred barrels of apples from a prominent Ontario shipper, all of which were rotten\nor half decayed.\nThe peculiar thing Is that in each\ncase the barrels were marked \"Not to\nbe shipped\" or \"Falsely marked.\" It\nseems that the consignors collected in\nadvance and that the apples were thus\nsent forward.\nEnquiry at the fruit branch of lhe\ndepartment of agriculture revealed the\nfact that while the inspectors at Montreal have power to mark barrels\n\"falsely marked\" they have no right\nto add \"not to be Bhlpped\" and an\ninvestigation will be made as to who\nplaced this mark upon the barrels or\nhow it happened that when so marked\nthey were allowed to be sent to England.\nTHREE ARE HANGED\nTriple Execution Takes Place at New\nWestminster.\nNEW WESTMINSTER, Dec. 18\u2014\nJames Jenkins and John Pertella, negroes, and Lee Chung, Chinese, were\nexecuted on the same scaffold promptly\nat 8 o'clock this morning. Radcllffe\nhanging the trio without a hitch. The\nmurderers made no statement on the\ngallows, all dying gamely.\nPertella noticed Jenkins, a negro,\nwhoBe wife he had murdered, among\nthose present and laughed at him.\nDeath was Instantaneous in all three\ncases. j,\nHailed With Acclaim. ,\nCAPE HAITIBN, Hayti, Dec. 18-The\nelection of Antoine Simon was received\nwith a vigorous manifestation of enthusiasm ln his favor this morning. A\nTe Deum was chanted at the cathedral,\nfollowed by receptions in the salons.\nThe local delegatess to the congres\nwhich elected. Gen, Simon yesterday\nwere received everywhere with rejoicing. There are no prospects of any\ndisorder.\nPOINTS OUT THE DANGER\nBRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE PRESENTS VIEWS ON INCREASE OF\nARMAMENTS TO ARGENTINA\nAND BRAZIL\u2014KAISER BECOMES\nTEETOTALLER.\nWorking on Flying Machines.\nWASHINGTON, Dec. 18\u2014Dr. Alex-\nunder Graham Belt, the inventor, left\nhere today for Hammondsport, N. Y\u201e\nwhere he will witness experiments\nwith the \"Silver Dart\" the fourth machine of the Aeronautic Experiment\nassociation. Dr. Graham Bell, has decided to continue experiments with the\nEtrahedron machine at Badec, N. S.,\nand will go to that place from Hammondsport.\nsmall safe. It contained three or four\npackages believed to have been of small\nvalue. The strong box was not touched.   The robbers escaped.\nA large posse has been pursuing the\nrobbers but no advices have been received here as to whether any of them\nhave been captured.\nGot Only Small Haul.\nPORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18\u2014The bandits who robbed the Chicago express\ntrain on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company's line last night secured\nonly $3.50 in cash and ?150 worth of\njewelry. Three thousand dollars in\ncash was overlooked by the robbers,\nhaving been tossed Into a small safe in\nthe express car by express messenger\nHuff. General manager J. P. O'Brien cf\nthe Harriman lines has offered a reward of $1500 for the first conviction of\neach of the three robbers.\nLONDON, Dec. 18\u2014The international\nmarine conference called with a view\nof reaching some agreement as to what\nshould constitute the laws of inaval\nwarfare, adjourned today for the holidays, Tae discuaion thus far has been\nchiefly of a preliminary nature. Thus\nfar the only concrete result of the conference has come from the committee\ndealing with the qu?stlo::s of b.ockade\nand the transfer of merchant vessels ot\na belligerent to a neutral flag. This\ncmomlttee reached an agreement in\nprinciple on these subjects today and\nappointed a drafting committee to embody the result in a set of rules for\nfinal adoption at a plenary session.\ninhere Is no truth in the report from\nBuenos Ayres that Great Britain haa\n\u25a0tendered her good offices to comr-ose\nthe differences between the Argentine\nrepublic and Brazil, arising from the\nactivity ot each country in Increasing\nits naval power. It is, however, a fact\nthat at an informal conversation with\nthe diplomatic representatives here of\nthe two powers, the foreign office\npointed out the risks attending the increasing of armaments.\nT-he kaiser has 'gone one step further\nin his policy o\u00a3 reform by becoming a\nteetotaler. He has pledged himself to\nabstain from all alcoholic drinks for\nthe remainder of his life. This ascetic\nvow would, according to strict etiquette\nbanish drinks from ail dinners at which\nthe emperor is present, hut his majesty\ndesiring not to compel his courtiers to\nfollow bis own example, has prepared a\ntemperance drink like champagne.\nwllUch he drinks while the others enjoy the real champagne. When the\nemperor is invited this special nonalcoholic drink is supplied to the host\nin advance and Ib served to the kaiser\nIn champagne bottles.\nMrs. Willilam McKenzie of Putnam\nand Donald Sutherland of Dorcester,\nhave been unconscious for three days\nfrom hiccoughs. All attempts of doctors to check tlhe attack are unsuccessful. Their recovery, however, is hoped\nto\".\nThe Swedish steamer Lindhelmen\nwent down off Goodwin Sands this\nmorning following a collision with the\nGerman steamer Fredei'Uke Meuller\nfrom Grimsby for Stockholm. Eight of\nthe crew of the Lindhelmen were\ndrowned. The survivors were brougjht\nto Dover,\nThe London stock exchange has listed 243,360 additional shares of Can-\nnadlan Pacific railway. Application\nhas been made to list \u00a31,000.000 of\nstock of the British Columbia Electric\nralway.\nCanada company hns declared a half\nyearly dividend of eight shilllings per-\nshare, making 14 per cent for the year.\nKILLED IN PRIZE RING\nYouth, Support of Aged Widowed\n\u25a0Mother, Meets Tragic End.\nPHILADELPHIA, Dec. IS\u2014Jumps\nCurran, aged 17 years, was kilted In a\nboxing bout with nenjnmtn Barnet,\naged 17 years, at the Broadway Athletic club today. There had been a\nscries of nine amateur boxing bouts,\nwhen Curran, who was the solo support\not his,widowed mother, asked permission to go on. He hud participated In\npreliminaries several times before under the name of \"Mickey Hanen.\"\nHe was matched against Barnet, who\nhad never boxed In public before. In\nthe second round Barnet knocked Curran down with a hard blow on the chin.\nA phyBlclan examined him and ordered\nhis removal to the hospital but he was\ndead when the institution was reached.\nThe police arrested Barnet and John\nHagerty, the boys who acted as seconds\nto Curran.   The seconds for Bnrnet fled.\nTRAIN IS HELD UP\nOregon Train Is Robbed Few Miles\nFrom Portland.\nPORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18\u2014An Oregon Railroad and Navigation convpany's\ntrain, known as the Chicago and Portland Special, was held up and the express car dynamited by four unmasked\nrobbers last night, nine miles west of\nPortland. Express messengor C. H.\nHuff said the robbers got little of\nvalue. The robbers did not* molest the\npassengers but uncoupled the express\ncar and ordered the engineer to take\nit down the track toward Portland.\nAbout a mile beyond the point where\nthe train was held up, the doors of the\nexpress car were shattered, by nitro\nglycerine. The train did not carry a\nthrough safe. A small local safe and a\nstrong box were the only receptacles\nfor valuables. The robbers compelled\nexpress messenger Huff to   open   the\nWARLIKE TALK\nDutch Are Anxious to Punish Venezuela\nCASTRO IS OUT FOR GOOD\nFEELING IN GERMANY, WHERE HE\nIS NOW, IS THAT HE LEFT\nSOUTH AMERICA TO AVOID\nTROUBLE AND WILL NEVER RETURN TO HIS COUNTRY.\nFREIGHT RATE CUTTING\nNEW HAVEN CASE  IS  UNDER CONSIDERATION\nCANADIAN PACIFIC DESPATH CUTS\nINTO  BUSINESS\nNBW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014Inviifgat on\nof freight rale cutting by the New\nYork, New Haven & Hartford railroad\nwhich has been undertaken by the sub-\ncomittee of the Trunk Una association,\nresulted in a meeting of the sub-committee today at whicili, it Is understood\nthe formulation of charges against the\n'New Haven mad lor alleged violation\nof the association rules, was be_u\u00ab.\nThe basis of the action is the alleged\noffense of the New Haven road In cutting freight rates hy means of certain\ndifferential rates now used hy the Can-\nnadian Despatch, which for some time\npast has been building up a througlh\nfreight route into New York, the New\nHaven constituting the eastern end of\nthe invading Hue.\nThe commission consists of three\ntraffic managers, Francis LaBau of tho\nNew York Central lines, p. J. Flynn of\ntlie Lackawanna aud Samuel Shane of\nlhe Erie. \u2022.*\u2022){\nCharges arc expected to be presented to the executive committee of the\nassociation at an early date.\nTh action of tlhe Trunk Line asocia-\ntlon is said in railroad circles to reflect\na -situation which has given a number\nof the railroads serious concern. It\nwas saiu that when the Canadian Pacific Despatch, through its arrangements with the New York, New Haven\n& Hartford, began Its invasion of local\nterritory, that the business carried by\nthe new line would not be sufficient\nin volume to lhave any appreci ble effect upon the freight movement as a\nwhole. As the months went by and\nthe new line developed competitio-i o\u00a3\nno mean sort, and other traffic managers, it is said, approached president\nMellen of the New Haven and asked\nhim if he wuold not put a stop to it.\nMr. Melleu's reported reply was to the\nefect that It would be advisable to wait\nand see if the new line would give\ntheni as much huslnes as they beemed\nto thiuk lt would. The effect of the\ncompetition has, It is said, continued\nto grow severe. First, affecting the\nwater and railroad routes and then the\nall rail routes, such as the Brie, the\nLackawanna, Pennsylvania nnd New\nYo'-'t Central.\nThese and other roads are now said\nto feel themselves threatened with a\nserious loss of business.\nIt is reported tha tthe sub-commlttie\ninvetigat'ons show that the Cinadhn\nPacific Despatch, which did scarcely\nany business outof New York last July\nis now sending out a total of about 250\ntons of westbound business a day from\nthat city.\nThe New York, New Haven & Hartford railway gave out the .following\nstatement tonight in regard to tiie\nCanadian freight rate:\n\"In the past summer the New Haven\nroad gave Us shippers the option of\nusing the differential freight rate to\nthe Canadian Pacific. The object, was\nto open the territory of the New Haven\nroad to the Canadian Pacific. No present change Is contemplated.\nDISCUSSES TUBERCULOSIS\nGreat Lack of Accommodation for Destitute Cases.\nNEW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014In a statement\nIssued by the national association for\nthe study and prevention of tuberculosis after an investigation of the\nneed of beds for destitute consumptives\nin the United States It is declared thnt\nthere are only 15,000 for six hundred\nthousand patients or forty consumptives\nfor every bed.\nIt further shows that there arc over\n100,000 cases of tuberculosis, iu the\nUnited States in the advanced stages\nof the disease who should be provided\nfor in hospitals and for whom no provision has been made. The national\nassociation affirms that consumption\nwill never he eradicated until the advanced cases are removed or Isolated,\nand when this is done thorn will be an\nannual saving of lives in this country\nof 100,000.\nTHE HAGUE, Dec. 18\u2014It is the opin-\nion of the foreign officials that rumors\nthat Venezuela had declared war\nagainst the Netherlands arose through\nthe confusion of the \"state of defence\".\nrecently declared hy acting president\nGomez of Venezuela with a \"state of\nwar.\"\nLittle value is attached hero to president Castro's suggestion 0f confidential\nugents being sent to Holland inasmuch\nas Holland in November declined\nVenezuela's invitation to s?nd a delegate to Caracas to discuss disputed\nmatters.\nPopular opinion inclines to the belief\n:.hnt Castro's rule is drawing to an end.\nThe German attitude towards Castro\nis greatly resented in the Hague. Newspapers susk how a friendly nation can\nthus receive Holland's avowed enemy\nand whether Germany wishes to drive\nHolland in the welcoming embrace of\ntlie Franco-British entente.\nThe Handelsblad favors the blockade\nof Venezuela, especially now that coffee\nshipments are commencing and it suggests that Castro himself might be\ntreated as contraband. The Telegraff\nthinks (hat the Dutch warships should\nhe ready to make a demonstration he-\nfore Laguaira at the proper moment\nin order to give support to the revolutionists.\nUEitLrN. Dec. 18\u2014When asked today\nwhether there was a possibility of\nfriendly} relotions between Venezuela\nand France being renewed, president\nCastro authorized a diplomat who is\naccompanying him to make the following statement:\n\"1 believe it would be very easy to\nbring about a renewal of relations between Venezuela and France by submitting the questions at issue to arbitration in the usual way adopted when\ntwo nations cannot find other means\nfor settling their difficulties.\"\nPresident Castro, had a lengthy conference at his hotel today with a prominent representative of the German\nforeign office a .further consultation\nbetween president Castro and prof. Is-\niael took place this afternoon. The surgeon advised senor Castro to remain\nquiet. The Venezuelan executive did\nnot leave his hotel during the day, and\ntook his meals privately with his family. A box in one of the leading Berlin\ntheatres has been engaged for his use\ntomorrow.\nBnib the German foreign office and\npresident Castro discredit tho report\nthat Venezuela has declared war\nagainst the Netherlands as the foreign\noffice takes the ground that even it\nhostilities hud been declared, they cannot become effective because Venezuela\nIs in no position to carry a campaign\nbeyond its own borders and Holland\nwill not exceed the limits of Its retaliatory course as already fixed and\nknown to the United States. The feeling Is also growing hero that president\nCastro left South America because, not\nof ill health, but to escape tbe political\nturmoil and that he has no intention of\never returning. The German government has Information stating that it is\nuncertain whether vice president Gomez\nwill become president of the republic\nor whether a provincial government\nwill be organized under another head.\nGomez is believed to be still true to\nCastro. President Castro still persists\nin giving out denialB that any trouble\noccurred in Caracas Dec. 14 when an\ninfuriated mob made a demonstration\nagainst the absent president and his\nfollowers.\nCastro is to be transferred to prof.\nIsrael's private sanitarium Sunday for\na week or observation to determine\nwhether any operation is necessary.\nSenora Castro and part of her husband's suite will also enter the hospital\nwith the president. The entire first\nfloor has been engaged for them.\nLiner is Missing.\nMARSEILLES, Dec. 18\u2014Still there\nIs no news of the whereabouts of the\nFabre line steamer Neustria, which\nsailed from New York for Marseilles,\nOct. 27, anjf the minister of marine\nhas Instructed the cruiser Admiral Aube,\nwhich is at Mlquelon, to go in search\nof her. The Neustria is a freight steamship and carries no passengers.\nMayor Shoots Farmer.\nGOLDSBORO, N. C, Dec. 18\u2014Ira\nHatch a prominent resident of Dudley\nwas shot and killed yesterday by Badger J. Bowden mayor of Dudley as tho\nresult of a quarrel over a dog. Bowden was seriously wounded immediately\nafter the killing by his victim's son.\nEarly yesterday someone shot Hatch's\ndog, whereupon he and his son took\ntheir shotguns and went in Bearch of\nthe slayer. They soon met Bowden\nwith whom the elder Hatch was on bad\nterms and whom he Immediately accused of shooting his dog. Hot words\nensued and Bowden shot Hatch through\nthe heart. Thereupon the younger\nHatch shot Bowden inflicting only flesh\nwounds.\n\t\n PAGE TWO\n<B\nFred Irvine & Co.\nXmas Gift Suggestions\nWe are showing a splendid stock of goods suitable for\nChristmas presents.\nB\nLadles' fancy handkerchiefs, handkerchiefs In fancy boxes, ladies' kid\ngloves, ladies' fancy silk, bead, leather,\nsilver and metal belts, ladles' fancy\nneck scarfs, stock collars, neckwear,\nsilk wraps, shawls, etc., ladles' long\nwool, silk and cold, kid gloves, ladles'\nsilk lace, nett waists at very low prices;\nladles' silk dress skirts, ladies fine\nvoile skirts, ladies' furs and coats,\nladies' silk umbrellas, ladles' plain and\nfancy hose.\nGirls' white furs, girls' kid gloves,\ngirls' fancy neckwear, children's umbrellas, Infants' dresses and cloaks.\nBoys' wool and kid gloves, men's\nfancy socks, men's kid gloves, men's\nsilk and linen handkerchiefs, men's\nhandkerchiefs In fancy boxes, men's\nsilk umbrellas, men's silk wraps, men's\nsilk neck ties.\nChildren's white dresses, children's\nwhite aprons and pinafores.\nAU lines we are selling at lowest prices.\nFred Irvine & Co.\nEN ROUTEJO OTTAWA\nEDMONTON HOCKEY TEAM PASSES\nTHROUGH WINNIPEG\nLESTER PATRICK AND   TOM   PHILLIPS JOIN THE PARTY\nWINNIPEG, Dec. 18\u2014The Edmonton\nhockey team challengers for the Stanley cup arrived In the city this morning on their way to Montreal. They\nwere joined here by Lester Patrick of\nNelson and Tom Phillips of Vancouver,\nwho will play with Edmonton for the\ncup. The team is in fine form and expects to make a good showing. They\nleave for Montreal this evening.\nWhitcroft and his company of \"All\nStars\" confidently expect to lift the\nStanley cup from the Wanderers. Despite the most earnest efforts of the\nlocal hockey people there is no chance\nof a game with the challengers before\nthe journey, as the westerners are not\ngoing to play any matches before they\ngo up against the Wanderers In the\nMontreal Arena on Monday night, December 28.\nThe personnel of the team Is the most\nheterogeneous that ever went after the\nhistoric old pewter. Bert Lindsay and\nSteve Vair, are from Renfrew, Ont.;\nWhitcroft and Miller are ex-Peterboro\nplayers; Harold Deeton is an Edmonton product, and Harold McNamara\nconies from the Canadian Soo, but later\nfrom the Montreal Shamrocks; Hugh\nHose played last year with Portage la\nPrairie; Dedier Petrie Is now separated\nfrom his old playmate, Lavlolette of\nthe Montreal Nationals and Shamrocks,\nand Lester Patrick Is now a Nelson-\nlte, while Tom Phillips is temporarily\nregistering from Vancouver.\nWhitcroft has had the busiest time of\nhis life assembling his team and now\nthat he has them together, he is warranted in telling the hockey world that\nhis aspirations for the cup are well\nfounded. There are ten playerB in the\nparty which Is travelling in a private\ncar decorated with the challengers colors, orange and black.\nAccompanying the team are president\nA. M. Stewart, and secretary Ernest\nChauvln, and trainer Bill Crowley, the\nlatter being a celebrated Peterboro\nfootball and hockey player and trainer.\nA big crowd of Edmonton people will\ngo east on an excursion in time to be\non the scene as the curtain rises on\nthe first act of the Stanley cup drama\nof 1908-09.\nWhile the cup chasers are chary of\ngames before trying for the trophy,\nthere will be plenty of engagements afterwards. Manager Whitcroft Is negotiating for matches with New York and\nPittsburg and will also play the Otta-\nwas. Toronto Pros, Peterboro and take\nin all the central and western Ontario\ntowns where there is professional\nhockey. This includes Gait, where Dee-\nton comes from originally. Berlin,\nGuelph and Waterloo and a stop Is\nbooked for Fort William. Winnipeg\nwill have them also some time ln\nJanuary.\nThe team with the weight of each\nman Is as follows: Fred Whitcroft, manager and rover 150 pounds; Bert Lindsay, goal, ICO; Dedier Petrie, point, 184;\nLester Patrick, cover, weight not given;\nJack Miller, center, 17&; Tom Phillips,\nright wing, 168; Harold McNamara, left\nwing, 178; Hugh Ross, forward or defence, 180; Harold Deeton, forward,\n143; Steve Valr, forward, 148.\nThe train left tonight via Chicago for\nMontreal.\nConcerning the acquisition of Patrick\nud Phillips and the team's prospects,\nthe Edmonton Journal of a recent date\nsaid:\nLester Patrick is coming to Edmonton on Tuesday. Everybody knows\nLester Patrick. He Ib the wonder of\nthe hockey world and the best point\nman that Canada's national game has\nproduced. He has been signed up to\nplay on the Edmonton Stanley cup\nteam, and will reach the city by the\nafternoon train on Tuesday, following\nup Tom Phillips, the fastest forward\nman in the world, who will arrive this\nafternoon.\nThis means for Edmonton that nothing Jnit sheer ill-luck can prevent the\nbig tinware leaving Montreal. for the\nAlberta capital before Jan. 1. lt means\nthat the fastest bunch of puck chasers\nthat ever put on skates now belong to\nthis city. It means that when Lester\nPatrick and Joe Hall and Dedier Petrie\nand Tom Phillips get together on the\nEdmonton team to down the Wanderers they will represent an all-star aggregation the peer or equal of which\nhas never before been assembled in the\nhistory of the national game, and the\nWanderers will be downed as they\nnever were downed before, and that the\nStanley cup will be travelling westward\nbefore the Montreal fans have recovered from their surprise.\nThe positions of point and cover point\non the team will be filled by Petrie and\nPatrick, but which will be which has\nnot yet been decided. Hall will stay\non the forward line. Patrick is coming\nfrom Nelson, where it was reported\nsome time ago he had signed up with\nhis brother to play on the Nelson team\nagainst the Wanderers this year. Years\nago Lester organized the Wanderers,\nand helped to gain for them their big\nreputation. He will now help the bunch\nfrom the Queen city of the west, to\ntear that reputation to shreds in the\nArena rink on December 28.\nNow that Edmonton has cinched the\nchoicest performers of the hockey world\nfor the team that is to bring the town\nfame, there will be no question as to\nfinancial support forthcoming from the\nbusiness men who want to see Edmonton get the biggest ad. it ever got. The\ncity has already attracted the eyes of\nall Canada In this, Its greatest sporting\nventure, and columns are being written\nas to what would happen if this progressive burg were to really capture the\nshiny silver.\nTrap Shooting Contest,\nNEW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014Handicapped\nby adverse weather conditions, more\nthan 100 contestants for the fourth annual clay bird championships of America, professional and amateur, competed in the matches at the Traverse\nisland traps today and ran up what in\nthe circumstances were extraordinary\ngood scores. First honors among the\namateurs were won by George McCarthy\nof the Florist Gun club, Philadelphia,\nto whom the championship went by a\nscore of 96 out of a possible 100. Second honors were taken by William\nFord of Wilmington, Del., former title\nholder, with a total of 95. Dr. D. Le-,\nroy Culver of Jersey City was third\nwith a score of 93.\n' Under Montreal Colors.\nST. JOHN, N. B\u201e Dec. 18\u2014Fred\nLogan, indoor skating champion of\nCanada, announced today that he would\nskate this year under the colors of one\nof the Montreal clubs. He will attend\nthe meetings at Montreal, Saranac Lake,\nCleveland, Verona Lake and Pittsburg.\nTo Stop Betting on Races.\nLOS ANGELES, Cal., DSc. 18\u2014Fifty\nbusiness and professional men of this\ncity met at' the Invitation of Arthur\nLetts, proprietor of the Broadway store\nyesterday and organized   a movement\ndesigned to eradicate race track gambling in California. An organization to\nbe known as the business men's anti-\nrace track gambling league of southern\nCalifornia, was perfected.\nSucceeds Vanderbilt.\nNEW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014A. C. Jones\nwas elected commodore of the New\nYork Yacht club last night succeeding\nCornelius Vanderbilt, who has held the\nhonor for the past three years.\n\"Lucky\" Baldwin III.\nLOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 18\u2014E. J.\n\"Lucky\" Baldwin, the well known\nbreeder and owner of race horses, is\nseriously HI at his ranch. He is suffering from a chronic cold and a general breakdown. Baldwin is about 75\nyears old.\nHandicap Billiard Match.\nCHICAGO, Ills., Dec. 18\u2014Fred Conk-\nlin was again defeated by Calvin De-\nmarest last night in the second block\nof the six night, 3000 point, handicap\nbilliard match by a score of 350 to 471.\nThe total score is Demarest 885, Conk-\nlln 700.\nTrial is Delayed.\nNEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 18\u2014Everything is at a standstill in the cases\ninvolving the Locke anti-racing law as\nthe illness of Judge Chretiun before\nwhom R. M. Sheffield and Placid\nFrieger, two bookmakers arrested yesterday, were to have been arraigned\ntomorrow, caused an Indefinite postponement of the case. It was planned\nto hold a meeting tonight of the board\nof directors of the New Orleans Jockey\nclub, at which meeting Col. S. F. Hcas-\nlip's resignation as president was to\nhave been presented but at the last\nmoment it was decided to postpone the\nmeeting.\nAre Definitely Matched.\n.NEW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014Tom Longboat, the fleet footed Indian, who recently defeated Dorando Pietrl, the\nItalian runner, was matched today to\nrace Alfred Shrubb, the English champion at Madison Square garden on the\nnight of January 8 or 9. Shrubb was\npersuaded to reconsider his determination not to run a distanco exceeding 15\nmiles, and will race Longboat at the\nLondon Olympic Marathon distance of\n26 miles 385 yards. This will be the\nfirst time he has ever ran the distance\nin a professional contest.\nBeware of Frequent Colds,\nA succession of colds or a protracted cold\nis almost certain to end ln chronic catarrh,\nfrom which few pereons ever wholly recover. Give every cold the attention it\ndeserves and you may avoid this disagreeable disease. How can you cure a cold?\nWhy noc try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy? It la highly reccommended. Mrs. H.\nWhite, of Btitler, Tenn., says: Several\nyears ago I waB bothered with my throat\nand lungs. Someone told me of Chamber-\naln'B Cough Remedy. I began ualng lt\nand It relieved me at once. Now my throat\nand lungs are sound and well.\" For sale\nby all druggists and dealers.\n-Site \u00a7aUjj Slews,\nLOCAL MARKETS\nON THE 8THEHT.\nSATURDAY  DECEMBER 11\nIn Buying Goods\nfor our custotmers, quality is the first\nthing we enquire Into, knowing that\ngoods well bought are halt sold.\nWe have now in stock, new raisins,\nnew curants, new tigs, new walnuts,\nnew chestnuts, new popping corn, also\nB. C. apples,\nI solicit a share of your Xmas order,\nand will give it my personal attention.\nTours truly,\nK. C. JOY\nCorner ef Josaphfns and Mill Straata.\nPhono 19. P. O. Box M7\nNELSON. Dec. 18.\nMEAT AND POULTRY\nHama,  per lb I .2\"\nBacon, per lb \u2022\u00bb\nBeef, per lb  8 to   .20\nPork, dressed 12% to   .18\nMutton, dressed, per lb 10   to  .20\nVeal per lb 12M to   .20\nTurkeys, per lb  _.\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0'=\nChickens, per lb 22 to E5\nGeese, per lb  -j-j*\nDucks, per lb  .23\nFISH\nHalibut, per lb 12% to .15\nSalmon, per lb ___!$>\u2022*__\nManitoba White Fish, per lb ....lVri to .IS\nBloaterB, per lb 16\nSmoked Herring, per lb 15\nSmoked Halibut, per lb  % 20\nSmoked Salmon, per lb    .2ft\nFinnan Haddle, per lb 16\nHerring, per lb \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0   .12%\nSmelts, per lb 12% to.IB\nMINCE   MEATS.\n6% lb. pail    \u00bb\n12% lb. pall 1-75\n28  Il>.   pail 3.50\nOYSTERS\nEastern,  per  quart... 76\nOlympla, per quart. 90\nFOODSTUFFS\nLake of the Woods, per bag 2.00\nRoyal Household 2.00\nPurity Flour    2.00\nRising Sun 1.90\nGold Drop 1.75\nHay, American timothy 22.00\nDAIRY PRODUCE\nButter, creamery,   per lb    40\nButter, bulk, per lb 34\nButter, dairy, per lb 30\nCheese, Canadian, per lb 20\nCheese, Swiss, per lb 32\nEggs, fresh, per dozen  65\nEggs, case,  per doz  36\nLard, per lb 15 to   .18\nVEGETABLES\nPotatoea, new, per bag 1.75\nCarrots,  per lb 3\nBeets, per lb S\nOnions  4\nCabbage, per lb M\nSweet potatoes, per lb  6\nFRUITS\nOranges, per doz 35 to   .60\nBananas 40 to   .50\nLemons, per doz 26 to   ,40\nGreen Xpplec, per lb    ; 00\nCranberries, per lb    .20\nNOflONIMOGRJNDINfi\n\\j\\   WHY DO MOST\nRAZORS PULL?\nBecause they are tempered\nunevenly by flre and,\nwill not hold an edge.\nC1BS0-HA6KETIC KAZORS\nare tempered as hard\naa flint by our exclusive\nprocett of electricity.\nFor Sale By\nCANADA   DRUG AND  BOOK CO.\nChopped Suet\nfor mincemeat and puddings, freBh\ndally. Order early, and avoid disappointment\nWftRt Kontenav Butcher Co.\nMELS8N CAFE\nFIRST CLA88  MEALS\nFURNISHED   ROOMS  IN  CONNECTION\nOPEN  DAY AND NIGHT\nFIRST CLASS LUNCH FROM\n12 NOON TO 2 P. M.\nPHONE 275\nA. AUDET, PROP.\nFrom St. John, N.B. From Liverpool\nNov. 27 Empress of Britain Nov. 13\nDec.  5 Lake Erie Nov. 18\nDec. 11 Empress of Ireland Nov. 27\nDec. 25 Empress of Britain Dec. 11\nIM.\nJan.   2 Lake Manitoba Dec. 16\nJan.   8 Empress of Ireland Dec, 25\n1909\nJan. 22 Corslcan (Allan Line) Jan.  8\n(Chartered by C.P.R.)\nJan. 29 EmpresB of Britain :Jan. 16\nFor Curthir information regarding rat**,\n3ate\u00a7 of tailings, etc., apply\nW   H. DEACON. C.P.A., Nelson, B. O.\nO HIpT* BROWN. G.A.P.. Montreal. P.Q.\nNEL80N ASSESSMENT DI8TRICT\nNotice is hereby given that the Court of\nRevision and Appeal, under the provisions\nof the \"Assessment Act, 1903,\" and amending Acts, and the \"Public School Act.\" for\nthe Nelson Assessment District .will be\nheld as follows:\nIn the Government Office, Nelson. B. C.\nltth December. 1M8, ot 10 a. ni., and in the\nDeputy Mining Recorder's Office, Creston,\nB. C, 21stDecember, 1906, at 1 p .m,\nR .8. LENNII5,\nJudge of Courts of Revision and Appeal.\nNelson, B. C. November 30th, 1908.\nNOTICE\nNotice Is hereby given that application\nwill be made by the Crawford Bay & St\nMary's Railway Company, to the Parliament of Canada, at ita next session, for an\nact amending Its charter, so as to extend\nthe time limit for the construction for the\nsaid railway and Its charter, for power to\nchange its name to that of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba\nRailway Company, to change Its offloe,\nto be authorized to enter such agreements\nwith the Northern Empire Railway Company, aa are permitted by articles Ml, 861\nand 863 of the Railway Aot of _KB, and\nfar other purpose*.\nMontreal,  December 12th,  IMS.\nDANDURAND, HIBBARD. BOTBR\nAND GOflSELIN,\nSolicitors for Applicant!.\nPROFESSIONAL CARDS\nS. 8, FOWLER\nHIKING XNGINEUuB\nNELSON, B. a\nWM. S. DREWRT\nA. _ Can. goc. C. B.\nDOMINION  AND   BRITISH   COLUMBIA LAND SURVEYOR\nMinim Work a Specialty.\nOfflce: Room 10, K. W. O. Block, P. O.\nBox 434.\nBakar St. Nelson, B. a\nDrawings and Specifications\nPrepare-] tor patent*, Etc., ant Patent\nRignta wound.  Apply to\nQ. O. MACKAY\nP. 0. Box 876 Nelson, B. a\nMechanical and Structural Work Da-\nglgngd and Sapervlsed.\t\nW. J. H. HOLMES\nCIVIL ENGINEER AND MINE SURVBYOR, PROVINCIAL LAND\nSURVBYOR, KASLO, B. C.\nTen.yeara' experience In tha Koota-\naays. Honor graduate, 1891, Royal Hlll-\ntary College ot Canada. Kingston.\nMUBPHY & FISHER\nOttawa.\nBarristers, solicitors, etc. Supreme\naud exchequer court agents. Practice\nln patent office and before railway\ncommission.\n-     HON. CHARLES MURPHY, M. P.\nHAROLD FISHER.\na. l. Mcculloch\nHYDRAULIC ENGINEER\nPROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR\nP. O. Box 41.\nOffice Phone B86. Residence Phone B74.\nOffice: Over McDermld and McHardy.\nBaker Street Nelson, B. O.\nF. C, Greta. P. P. Burden. A. H. Grtu.\nGreen Brothers _ Burden\nCIVIL ENGINEERS\nDominion and Brituti Columbia Land\nSurveyors\nP. G. Box 145 Phone BM1\nCor. Victoria and Kootenay Sta,\nNELSON. B. C.\nMISS C E. ANTHONY\nPUBLIC   STENOGRAPHER\nHume Hotel\nHours: 9.30 to 12, 2 to 6.\nKOEBEL & BELL\nDIAMOND DRILL CONTRACTOR*\nHand power machine for prospecting,\nBox 72, Rossland or Salmo, B. 0.\nJOSEPH MACLENNAN\nTEACHER OP PIANO AND ELOCUTION\nPiano pupil of Ducharme & Antonlne,\nMontreal. Elocution pupil of E. Keyos B.\nK. Shoemaker school, Philadelphia. Normal graduate.\nWEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS\nWill call at private houses by appointment\nuntil opening of studio.\nE. 0- BLACK\nB. 0. LAND SURVBYOR\nOPFIOB-OVBR ROYAL BANK\nP. O. Box 147 Nelson B. O.\nCHAS. MOORE, C. E.\n\u25a0\u25a0 C. Land Surveyor\nARCHITECT\nP. O. Box M. Creston. a. c\nJ. C. DUFRESNE\n\u2022Engineer.\nPlans, specifications, estimates, machinery and construction work.\nNELSON, & C.\n322 Baker Street Phone A247\nJOHN KAY & SONS\nBOILER 8ETTRR9\nFURNAOn and\nOVEN BUILDERS\nIstlmatea  Given  on   All  Klnda  of\nMaaonry Work.\nV. o. Box 4. Nelson. B. n\nJOSEPH LANG\nDealer In Hides and Purs, Rossland, B.\nG. Highest prices paid for all kinds ot\nHides and Furs. All goods will he kept\nseparate until satisfactory prices are\nagreed upon by both parties. If prices\nare not satisfactory, will return furs at\nmy expense.\nWe Fay Sped*! Attention to Hall Order*\nKootenay Lake General\nMaternity Branch\nPatients are now received at tbe following rates:\nPrivate ward patients, week ....$20.00\nSemi-private ward patients, week $15.00\nAddress applications to matron   at\nhospital.\nTo the Electors of the City\nof Nelson\nLadiuand Gentlemen:\nIn response to numerous requests,\namong the number being some of the\nmost prominent business men and heaviest taxpayers of the city, asking me to\nbecome a candidate for the office of\nmayor for tbe year 1909,1 have decided\nto stand for the position and now solicit your support and votes.\nI have no personal ends to serve, and.\nIf elected, will strive to the utmost to\ngive the city a clean, safe and progressive administration,\nI believe the time Is now ripe for the\nextension of the boundaries of the city.\nThe district comprised in block 182 Is\nrapidly building up with homes. The\nnatural drainage of this land Is toward\nthe river, and unleBP sewerage is soon\nprovided, it will become a menace to\nthe city. Falrviev. to the east Is also\nbuilding up rapidly and shoud be incorporated with the city. The acquisition\nof these districts would add greatly to\nour revenue In the way of taxes. That\nthe cost of supplying the added territory with sewerage and water service\nwould more than offset the amount of\ntaxes received, is an objection raised by\na few of the more conservative taxpayers, but thlB objection can be met by\nthe proposal that these improvements\nbe made under the local improvement\nsystem. If the localities mentioned are\nwilling to be incorporated with the city\non an equitable basis, I would, if elected\nmayor, favor and promote such a\nscheme.\nRegarding the operation of the electric tramway system, and the extension of the same Into the residential\ndistrict, I cannot say I would favor the\nundertaking as a municipal enterprise.\nBut there is no reason why the city\nwith an abundance of electrical power\nat Us disposal, should pot encourage\nthe undertaking by the offer of free\npower for a definite period to any individual or company willing to operate\nthe system. In this matter I believe the\nco-operation of tho local board of trade\nshould be secured for the purpose of\npromoting a scheme to secure the neces.\nsary caiptal to operate the system, and,\nIf elected, this matter will receive my\nearnest and active attention.\nThe importance of securing more Industries within our city is one deserving\nthe earnest consideration of the mayor\nand council. Our natural advantages,\ncombined with cheap power to be furnished by the city, should, if properly\nand energetically advertised, be the\nmeans of establishing many flourishing\nindustries in Nelson. In this matter,\nalso, the cooperation of the Information\nbureau of the board of trade should be\nsecured, and if elected, would receive\nmy hearty and active support.\nIf elected as mayor it will be my ambition to maintain the moral tone of the\ncity by a proper enforcement of the\nlaws, and, in so far as I am able, to\nencourage and promote the interests of\nour educational and charitable Institutions.\nI am not the candidate of any clique,\ncorporatiton, calling or sect, and enter\nthe contest with no pledge beyond the\npublic pledge that I will endeavor to\ngive fair play and justice to all, and\nthat the laws shall be honestly enforced.\nSoliciting a generous support from\nthe electors, I have the honor to be,\nYour obedient servant,\nD. C. M'MORRIS.\nNelson, B. C, Dec. 8, 19\"08.\nTo the Electors of the City\nof Nelson\nLadles and Gentlemen:\nI am a candidate for the mayoralty\nof this city for the year 1909.\nI am In favor of a progressive policy\nfor the city.\nI stand for the re-establishment of\nthe car service, either by the municipality or by private enterprise, holding myself free to take either course according aB the best interests of the city appear to dictate.\nFor the extension of the corporation\nlimits to include the adjacent and rapidly growing suburbs, with a view to\nthe completion ot the present sewerage,\nwater and light systems.\nFor the rapid completion of the power\nplant and for the distribution of power\nto new and old industries at the lowest\npossible rate.\nFor the proper completion of the\nschool buildings.\nFor a more general adoption of the\nfrontage tax system, as applied to\nstreet improvements, as sidewalk construction, boulevarding, etc.\nFor the general beautifying of the\ncity, especially Improvement ot the\nparks, so that the public of Nelson, and\nparticularly the children, may receive\nthe full benefit of money already expended In park Improvement and tn the\nbuilding of the car line.\nOn the grounds set forth above and\noa my past record I ask for the support\nof all electors of the city who believe\nwith me In the future ot Nelson and\nare willing to embark upon a progressive policy.\nW. G, GILLETT.\nNelson, B. C, Dec. 9, 1908.\nTo the Electors of the City\nof Nelson\nI beg to offer myself aa a candidate\nfor mayor for the year 1909.\nIf elected my efforts wtll be directed\ntowards economy, efficiency and moderation.\nHAROLD 8ELOU8.\nChimney Sweep\nCleaning furnaces, pipes and   Btoves;\nalio putting nip stoves.  Phone A114.\nJ. RADCLIFF\nNOTICe\nIn the matter of an application for a\nDuplicate Certificate of Title for Block\n\"A,\" Subdivision Lot 791, Groiua 1, Kootenay District, British Coumbia. Map 813.\nNotice Is hereby given that it la my intention to issue at the expiration of one\nmonth after the first pubieatlon hereof, a\nDuplicate Certificate of Title to the above\nmentioned lands. In the name of Thomas\nEdward Wilkinson, which Certificate of\nTitle ts dated the 12th day of June, 1908,\nand numbered S980A.\nH. F. MACLEOD.\nDistrict Registrar.\nLand Registry Offloe,\nNelson, B, C.\nNojwnbgr 28th. 1906.\nADMINISTRATOR* NOTICE\nIn the matter of Joseph Chlpman, late of\nNelson in the Province of British Columbia, deceased.\nNOTICE li hereby given that all persons\nhaving! claims against the said Joseph\nChlpman, deceased, nre required to forward particulars of the same duly verified to the undersigned on or before the\nMat day of December, 1908, after which date\nthe administrator will proceed to administer the estate of the said Joseph Chip-\nman having regard only to such debts of\ndeceased of which he shall then have received notice.\nAND FURTHER NOTICE Is hereby\n-given thnt all persons indebted to the Bald\nJoseph Chlpman are hereby required to\npay said indebtedness on or before the 31st\nday of December, 1908.\nDated this 25th day of November, 1908.\nBOWSER,  REID & WALLBRJDGiE.\n-Solicitors for Roble Lewis Reid, Admln-\nifltrator of the Estate. 187-27\nCORPORATION   OF   THE   CITY   OF\nGREENWOOD\nCourt of Revision.\nNotice Is hereby given that the Court of\nRevision to correct and revise the Voters'\nList for the Municipality of the City of\nGreenwood, will sit in the Municipal Hall,\n.In the City of Greenwood, on Monday the\n2lBt day of December, 1808, at the hour of\n7:30 o'clock In the evening.\nG. B. TAYLOR,   '\n_. .  . Municipal Clerk.\nDated thia 10th day of Dec., 1908.     19B-5\nCORPORATION   OF   THE   CITY   OF\nPHOENIX\nNOTICE\nThe first sitting of the Annual Court of\nRevision will be held at the City Hall.\nFhoenir, on Monday the 21st day of December. 1908, at 8 p. m., for the purpose of\nrevising and correcting the Municipal Voters' List for the year 1909.\nH. HARTLEY.\n199-5. Clerk of the Municipal Council.\nMUNICIPALITY OF THE    CITY    OF\nFERNIE\nNOTICE\nNotice is hereby -given that the first sitting of the Annual Court of Revision, to\nrevise and correct the Municipal Voters'\n\u25a0I-ltst for 1909, of the Municipality -of the\nCity of Pernle will be held In the Council\nChamber at tho City offices, at S p. m., on\nthe 21st day of December, 1908.\nOf which all persons are hereby requested to take notice and to govern (themselves\naccordingly.\nG. H. BOULTON,\nClerk of the Municipality of\n1W-6 the City t*t Fernle.\nMUNICIPALITY   OF   THE   CITY   OF\nGRAND FORKS.\nNOTICE.\nNotice Is hereby given tho* the first sitting of the Court of Revision for correcting\nand revising the Votersa' List for the year\n1909, of the Municipality of the City of\nGrand Forks, shall be held In the Council Chambers on Monday, the 21st day of\nDecember, 1903, at 2* o'clock p. tn.\nJ. A. McCALLTJM,\nCity Clerk,\nDated at Grand Fortes, Dec. 10th, 1908,\nMM\nNOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING\nA publlo meeting of the ratepayers and\nresidents of Falrview Addtlon, Hume Addition and other additions lying to the east\nof the townsite of Nelson will he held in\nthe school house, Falrview, on the evening\nof Monday, the 21st day of December, at\n7:3d p. m., legal time. The object of the\nmeeting is to discuss problems affecting\nthe welfare and advancement of the above\n-sections.\nSigned on behalf,of temporary committee,\nG. N. GILCHRIST.\nChairman.\nNelson. December 14th. 1908.\t\nNotice of Application for Renewal  of\nLiquor Licence;\nNOTICE la hereby given that t, G. 8. Coleman, of Tmir, B. C, Intend to apply to\nthe Superintendent of Provincial Police at\nthe expiration of one month from the date\nhereof, for a renewal of* my retail liquor\nlicence for the premises known an the Wal- ,\ndorf Hotel, situate at Tmlr, B. C, and\ntransfer of Bame to Mamie Coleman.\nG. a COLEMAN.    ,\nDated, Dec. 6th, 1908. lW-*>\nNotice of Application for renewal of\nLiquor Licence.\nNOTICE is hereby given thit I. E. M.\nPeters of Ymlr, B. C, Intend lo apply to\nthe Superintendent of Provincial Police at\nthe expiration of one month from the date\nhereof, for a renewnl of my retail liquor\nlicense for the premises known an the Bt\nCharles hotel, aftuate at Tmlr. Jft^\nNovember 18th, 1W. ___\\\nNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS\nSealed Tenders, aupericribed \"Tend**\nfor School-house,\" will be received by the\nHonourable the Chief Commissioner up Ull\nnoon of Saturday, the 96th December, 1908,\nfor the erection and completion of a large\none-room frame school house at Fruit*\nwile, Ymir Electorlal District __\nPlana, Specifications, Contract and Forms\nof Tender may be Been on and after the\n9th day of December, 1908, at the offices\nof the Government Agent, NelBon: of John\nA. Muir, Esq., Secretary cf the School\nBoard. Fruitvale, B. C. ,\nEach proposal must be accompanied by\nan accepted bank cheque or certificate of\ndeposit on a chartered bank of Canada,\nmade payable to the Honourable the Chief\nCommissioner for a- sum equivalent to ten\npercent, of the amount of the tender,\nwhich ehall bo forfeited If the party ten^\nderlng decline to enter Into contract when\ncalled upon to do so, or If he fail to complete the work contracted for. The cheques or certificates of deposit of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to than\nupon the execution of the contract\nTenders will not be considered unless\nmade out on the form supplied, signed with\nthe actual signature of the tenderer, and\nenclosed In the envelopes furnished.\nThe lowest or any tender not Mr-\naccepted.\nT. C. QAMBLB,      __.\nPublic Works Engineer.\nLands and WoiIib Department, \u25a0   \u25a0\nVictoria. B ,C. 8rd Deo.. 1908.        MMf\n-\nH. J. WILTON, Tailor\nUdlaa* ind Oarta* Cfothas Claanad,\nRspalrad and Prastad.\nSATISFACTION GUARANTEED\nCloth* call-ad for Md Mlvarttk\nMft Jotephlna gt, Oppoalta Manhattan Hotal, NtUoo, B. a\n a\u2014m\ni- *\u25a0    * \u25a0>:\u25a0>:\u25a0\u2014\nSATURDAY   DECEMBER 1*\n\u00a9He \u00a9atlB Slew*.\nnun thrk   i\niM\nAS GIFT\nropriate\nOr a box of\n-grade Pen-Angle\nHosiery\nHIGH SCHOOL DEBATE\nQUESTION OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE\nIS DI8CUSSED\nDECISION IS AGAINST GIVING THEM\nFRANCHISE\nThe high school literary society held\nits last meeting for the fall term yesterday afternoon. As the president, W.\nPoupore, was taking part ln the debate,\nthe vice-president, Miss Lillian Foote.\ntook charge of tlhe meeting. A much\ngreater interest has been aroused in\nthe Journal, The Mountaineer, so much\nso that several contributions were not\nread for lack of time. Those that were\nread consisted of an editorial on the\nevils of the use of tobacco, a letter to\nthe editor In which a plea waB made\nfor the levelling of the school gronods,\nan article from the athletic 'editor on\nthe formation of two hockey teams ln\nthe school, with B. Ferguson captain\nof the senior team and H. Svoboda of\nthe junior, an Indian legend of the Cascades, an article on the advantages of\nan education, and one on the wonders\nof the English language, a true story\nand a list of Intelligent (?) nnaw-ra.\nBesides the reading of these contributions Miss Jean Taylor gave a reading\nfrom Stoddard's description of the\nRocky mountains; Jack Ormsby gave a\n\"Talk on Christmas,\" and Harry Glbbs\nread a poem \"On the En' of a Crosscut\nSaw.\"\nThe great Interest centered In the debate as the subject was \"Resolved that\nthe Franchise should he extended to\n\u25a0Women.\" D. Hartln, -W. Poupore and\nR. Ferguson supported the affirmative\nand B. Ferguson, E. Elliott and E. Mat\nthew the negative. Some of the arguments advanced by the affirmative\nwere that women were equally able io\nunderstand the questions of th? oay\nwith men, particularly so as many of\nthem are now taking university training and are entering all professions\nthat those who were not. lu the great\nmajority of cases at least, could exercise the franchise more intelligently\nthan many of the uneducated men, especially the lower class of foreigners\nin the country. They would elevate the\nmoral tone of politics without necessarily disturbing the home life. It\nowlud take little time to vote, no more\nthan it takes for men who are well able\nto attend to their business and take\nan interest in the welfare of the country at the same time. There were lots\nof single women to take office In any\ncase were offices open to them. Many\nof them might not want to vote but\nthose who did should he given >f.he\nchance,\nThe negative argued that a woman's\nplace Is in tlhe home. If the franchise\nwere given to them it would lead to a\nneglect of the home and in many cases\nto dissensions iu the homes. Few women want votes and those who do desire them merely for the excitement of\nIt, not that they really take such an\ninterest in the country that they desire\nany special dhanges in government.\nTheir interests have not been neglected\nby their husbands, fathers and brothers and their Influence should be, and\nIs, felt on legislation through these relatives. They should not be given the\nfranchise because tjhey are not capable\nof taking positions in finance, diplomacy and defence and since they are\nnot, they should not have a vote on\nsuch matters. Instead of their influence raising political life to a higher\nlevel, they would he degraded by elec\ntioneering and otherwise taking an active part in a political campaign. They\nwould lose their sweetness and gentleness and the whole nation would suffer.\nThe judges, Miss I. Gibson, H. Brett\nnad P. Grizzelle, after a long consultation, gave the decision In favor of the\nnegative.\nThe meeting then adjourned until the\nnew year.\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nLetter, to The Dally New. on current\ntopic, are cordially invited, subject to the\nfollowing terma:\nThe letter, must be plainly -written (typewritten preferred) on one Bide of the writing paper only, of reasonable length and\nmuat be signed by the writer tor -publication.\nThe Dally New. I. not resjwnBibla for\nthe views expressed by correspondents.\nCity's Tax Rate.\nEDITOR THE DAILY NEWS\nSir\u2014In your Issue of Dec. 18 yon stated that \"the present rate of taxation\nof this city  iB  unquestionably   high.'\nThe writer feels compelled to Join\nissue with you on that statement and\nbegs to present the following figures,\nobtained from the city books, not with\nthe object of starting a controversy,\nbut merely to clear the air of wild\nstatements as to our financial stitte\nwhich seems to hare been made either\nin ignorance of affairs or to serve political or private ends.\nThe writer is not a candidate for any\noffice; but merely a private citizen wno\ndoes not wish to see his property de\npredate in value by unconsidered statements which seem to him to bave no\nfoundation ln fact.\nThe total valuation of land and Improvements for taxation purposes in the\ncity of Nelson for  1908   il ?2,636,930.\nThe amount assessed against this as\ntaxes is 157,193.09, By simple arithmetic this gives an average rate of about\n21 7-10 mills on the dollar,\nOur scheme or assessment is so arranged that the man 'holding unimproved land for speculation purposes is\nmade to pay about double the average\nrate, towards reimbursing the citiz?ns\nfor Increasing tbe value of his land.\nOn improved land the rate of tax is\nthe same but the very low rate of two\nmills on half the assessed value of improvements is levied\u2014that Is |1 on the\nthousand.\nIn this way the greater value of\nimprovements in proportion to the land\non which tbey stand, the lower is the\nreal rate of tax\u2014surely a desirable condition ln a new city building up.\nPor instance, the K.W.C. block, assessed, land 113,500, building (10,009,\ntotal $53,500, pays 1620.50, or shout\n11 6-10 mills.\nThe P. Burns block, assessed, latl\n(1-2,000; building (26,00; total, ijj.oOo;\npays $542.00, or about 14 3-10 mliU\nThe Turner block on the oppisUe\ncorner from the K.W.C. block, as i >\u00bbsed\nland (12,500; building (6000; pays\n(542. or about 20 3-10 mills.\nThe bank of Montreal, assessed, iaud\n(4000; building, (32,000; total (36,j>);\npays (204, or about 5 7-10 mills.\nThe bank of Commerce,' assessed land\n(10,000; building (22,000; total, (32,000;\npays (462, or about 14 1-10 mills.\nA private dwelling assessed, 'land,\n(460; building, (1500; total, (1950; pays\n(20.85, or about 10 7-10 mills.\nA private dwelling assessed, land,\n(1500; building (2000; total (3500; pays\n(66.50, or about 14 1-10 mills.\nHow many cities or towns with equal\nfacilities from Winnipeg to the coast\ncan dhow lower rates.\nThe above are actual facts and seem\nto the writer to show conclusively that\nour taxation is extremely moderate except in the case of the man holding unimproved land, which Increases ln value\nby the efforts of the citizens generally.\nIn this connection (he writer begs\nto point out that the provincial government has recognized the Justice of\nthe principle Involved and levies a 40\nmill tax on unimproved lands, against\n6 mills on improved.\nIn regard to our debenture indebtedness, the sum of (620,000 bas been borrowed, of which (355,000 was for power\nand light purposes.\nFrom the above sources we have a\nyearly income of about (40,000 which,\nafter deducting operating and maintenance expenses, provides foil interest\nand sinking fund on the (355,000 invested, or nearly so. This amount\nshould not therefore be considered as a\ndebt since we have simply borrowed\nthe amount and put it into a dividend\npaying property, worth at 'least the\nprice paid.\nBy borrowing' and Investing the\nabove sum the citizens have a good\nelectric light at lower rates than any\nother city In the cqimtw which the\nwriter knows of.\nThis leaves an amount of (265,000 'of\nschool houses and other publlo buildings, sidewalks, sewers, water works,\netc., and it therefore does not seem to\nthe writer that the city Is In serious\nfinancial straits.\nIn view of the examples quoted above\nneither can the writej agree that our\n'rate of taxation is unquestionably\nhigh.\"\nHe, however, does believe that, even\nIf it were high, it would not be advisable to publish It throughout tlhe country, but better policy to let the cllizens\nconsider the matter among themselves.\nYours truly,\nW. S. DREWRY.\nNelson, B.C.. Dec. 18, 1908.\nMuscular Pains Cjred.\n\"During the summer of 1003 I wns troubled with muscular pnlns tn the Instep or\nmy foot,\" soys Mr. S. Pedlor of Toronto.\nOnt. \"At times it wns so painful I could\nhardlv walk. Chamberlain's Pain Balm\nwns recomnwnded to me. so I tried It aim\nwas completely cured by one small bottle.\nI bave since reccommended It to several\nof mv friends, all of whom speak highly\nof It.\"  For sale by all druggists and deal-\nWhat Shall It Be for Christmas?\nHere are three of the finest suggestions from the old country. In their\nparticular line, they cannot be equalled anywhere\u2014dollar for dollar they represent the biggest value. The folks at home are buying them this Xmas\u2014\nhave done for years\u2014they enjoy them so well that they recommend them to\ntheir kin a-o'ross the Bea. May your Xmas feast be an enjoyable one\u2014It will\n'\u2022'   be If you buy.      * :\nCADBURY'S\nCocoa and Milk Powder\nA delicious compound of Pure Cocoa\nand fresh rich milk. Just add boiling\nwater and serve\u2014no sugar required.\nIts toothsome flavor gives zest to\nthe appetite. 'Tls a nourishing food\nbeverage of extraordinary quality.\nAsk your storekeeper for a 1-2 lb. tin.\nCADBURY'S\nKing Edward's Chocolates\n, An Ideal gift for the wife, Bweet-\nheart, or children. Assorted best\nquality chocolates (deliriously flavoured) with snowy white cream\ncentres. Eat as many as you want\n\u2014they're pure and good. Sold in\ndainty ribboned boxes.\nCADBURY'S\nMilk & Nut Milk Chocolate\nThe tempting flavor of these delicious sweetmeats Is indescribable..\nRoll around your tongue\u2014the fine\nnuts and the flavor of the milk chocolate fairly tantalize the palate. Tour\nstorekeeper sells lt.\nIf Your Storekeeper Asks \"What Shall It Be for Xmas?\" Say\nI\nOF COURSE\nAgents: W. 11. MALKIN & CO., Ltd., 57. Water Street, Vancouver, B C\nNEWS OF THE DOMINION\nTORONTO. Dec. 18\u2014\u00a3 party of 18\ncapitalists and brokers from .lew York\nto Cobalt went through Toronto last\nnight in a private car.\n\"WELLAND, Dec. 18\u2014George ABton,\nemployed on sewer construction here,\nfell into a trench yesterday and was\nkilled.    .\nTORONTO, Dec. 18\u2014Albert Greggd.\nconservative, was elected yesti'dfiy hy\nacclamation ni East AJgoma In p a:e nf\nacclamation in East Algoma in place of\ncommons.\nLONDON. Dec, 18\u2014P. M. Bell-Smith\nand T. M. Martin of the Royal Canadian\nacademy, have been elected members of\nthe Royal British Colonial Society of\nArtists. __%l\nTORONTO, Dec 18\u2014Liquidator Clark-\nson haa declared a dividend of 43 per\ncent on the policies of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company in Canada, j t.\"_..\u00ab___l j\nST. JOHN, Dec. 18\u2014T. S. Sims, president of the Sims Brush & Broom (Jt>.\nand one of the largest manufacturers\nln Canada, died this morning. He was\npresident for New Brunswick of thi\nBaptist laymen's missionary movement.\nTORONTO, Dec. 18\u2014A New York despatch says that It became known yesterday that the Canadian Pacific railway had made an offer for the Wisconsin Central. Representatives of the\nWisconsin Central say the offer was\nbased on a guarantee- of Wisconsin\nCentral preferred stock of 4 per cent\nhut that it was declined and that for\nthe present all negotiations were off.\nTORONTO. Dec. 18\u2014Waldo Prank\nKeohler of Medina, N.Y., a member of\nUncle Tom's Cabin company playing\nhere, was last night married on the\nstage to Miss Edith Emily Bravo of\nBrockville. The affair took: place on\nthe boardB of the Majesty theatre. The\nbride was the recipient of many presents from theatrical folk In town. Rev.\nJ. M. Wilkinson performed the ceremony.\nTORONTO, Dec. 18 \u2014 The Sunday\nschool workers of Toronto have decided upon a unique plan In order to\ninfluence the vote In favor of license\nreduction on Wednesday, Dec. 30. It\nis proposed to have a monster demonstration of Sunday school scholars wlbo\nwill be conveyed through the streets.\nThe scholars will wear badges on which\nwill be printed \"Vote for me.\" \"The\nboy or the bar.\" \"Vote for license re-,\nauction.\"\nNO  MURDER CHARGE\nPolice Do Not Think Mrs. Kelleher Killed Members of Family.\nSOMERV1LLE, Mass, Dec. 18 \u2014 The\nlocal authorities stated today that they\nconsidered the investigation into the\ncircumstances of six deaths in three\nyears In the Kelleher family, a\u00ab little\nmore than a formality. Tlhe collecting\nof the insurance money on all the lives\nby Mrs. Mary Kelleper, now in custody in Cambridge on a charge of arson\nwas not regarded as suspicious in view\nof the fact that reputable physicians\nhad certified to various diseases as\ncausing the deaths. The chief of police\nstated today that the matter Iliad been\nlooked into, the woman's conduct investigated and facts reported to the district attorney. We did not deem further steps necessary. Mrs, Kelleher Is\nnow under observation as to her sanity\nbut only in regard to the charge oi*\narson.\nCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 18\u2014Alienists who spent several hours last night\nin examining Mrs, Mary Kelleher, the\nSomerville woman charged with arson,\nand in Whose family six deaths have\ntaken place within the past three years\nand on account of which she had collected several thousand dollars of life\ninsurance, were reticent today as to\ntheir opinion regarding the woman's\nsanity. They could find no reason\nhowever, why the authorities should\nnot continue tJheir investigation into\nthe deaths that have occurred in the\nwoman's family.\nNew York In Storm's Grip.\nNEW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014Shipping waa\nheld up in the bay, street cars slid on\nicy rails and collided, and commuters\ngoing to their work were delayed early\ntoday by the first heavy Bnow of the\nseason.   A thick fog caused irregular-\nHENRYS*\u2014i\nNow ready for   (all   trade:\n90,000  Peach, Apricot, Neo-\ntarlnes, Cherry, Plum, Prune\nPear    and    Apple\u2014In    all\nleading varieties.\n10,000 small fruits\n10,00 ornamental trees in all\nleading varieties for B. C.\nStrictly home grown without\nIrrigation and not subject to\ndamage    from    fumigation.\nStock of bulbs on hand from\nJapan, France and  Holland.\nBee supplies, spray   pumps,\nseeds, etc.\n140 Page Catalogue Fr\nOffice. Greenhouses and\nSeedhouse: 3010 Westminster    Road,    VANCOUVER\nmiURSERlESi\nD^PRIGrS\nCREAM\nBAKING POWDER\nA Pore, Wholesome, Reliable\nCream of Tartar Baking Powder\nThe cream of tartartised in Dr. Price's Baking Powder\nis derived from grapes in the exact form and composition In which it occurs in that luscious, healthful fruit\nImproves the Flavor and Adds\nTo the Healihfolness of the Food\nIts Use a. Protection and\na. Guarantee Against\nAlum Food\nity In the ferry service. The snow began to fall early yesterday afternoon\nand by nightfall there was over an Inch\ndeep lu New Tork city, and from two\nto fpui* inches deep in the suburban districts. Early this morning hall began\nlo fall, soon changing to rain.\nBenefit of Fire Drill.\nALTOONA, Pa,.  Dec.  18 \u2014 A' fire\nwhich threatened the destruction of the\nfine Altoona foigh school building started today while 600 pupils were at their\nstudies. The hell for the fire drill was\nsounded and the scholars thinking it\nwas a drill, formed in line and marched out of tthe building. The school was\npractically cleared before the arrival of\nthe first fire company. Within five\nminutes the building was filled with a\ndense smoke. Tbe fire, started in the\nlumber room of the auditorium, probably from the hot'furnace and made Its\nway between partitions through the\nthird floor. The loss is estimated at\n.-00,000.\n77,     ENDORSE     w^\nMason (8b Risch Piano Co. Ltd.\nTerritorial Representatives Nelson, B. C.\n**^*4-\u00bb\u00ab-\u00bb'J'*-*\u00abS*'\u00bb'*S*****--'\u00ab*^\nDo You Belong to the\nWant-Advertising\n\"Font Hundred\"\nIn This City?\nIf you could make a list, in this city, of the four hundred people who make the moat effective uses of the want ads., you would\nhave a list of the most alert, thrifty, practical, up-to-date, prosperous\npeople fn town. No other test would so surely include the people\nwho have most to do with the practical things of the city's daily life\n\u2014who promote its activities\u2014who boost and boom it\u2014who create\nal] about them that optimism which makes for healthful activity in\nall Hues of business.\nIf YOU belong, already, to the city's \"want ad. four hundred,\"\nyou are prosperous, enthusiastic about life and the business of the\nday, and are \"making money.\" You are in touch with all or the\nlittle opportunities to \"earn a dollar\" (or a hundred dollars) which\ncome to the careful reader and answerer of the classified ads., and\nyou turn naturally and quickly to the use of the small ads, whenever you want anything, or have anything to sell.\nAs in New York society, the \"400\" consists of at least a thousand people, so, in this city, tho \"want ad. four hundred\" may be\nstretched into an Indefinite number. Perhaps, if you \"wake up\"\npromptly you may become the four hundred and first member of the\n'want ad. 400.\"\nPhone 144\nThe Daily News\n--*<a***tt**-**--**-*3'i**\u00bb->s***-*^^\n PAG* FOUR\n\u00a9he fcrtlri $tew\u00bb,\nSATURDAY  DECEMBER It\nChristmas\nDainties\nCADBURY'S AND ROWNTREES'\nbest chocolates.\nPASCALL'S TOFFEES\nin great variety.\nPLUM PUDDINGS\nC. & B.'s in 1, 2 and 3 pound tins.\nBISCUITS\nHuntley & Palmer's choicest varieties.\nSWEETS\nA special selection of the best.\nFRUITS\nCluBter raisins, cleaned currants,\nfigs, Malaga grapes, dates, nuts of\nall kinds, shelled almonds, etc., etc.\nChristmas\nGroceries\nSoups, potted meats, game pates,\nCambridge and Oxford sausage, jellies,\nchutneys and relishes of all sorts,\nFrench sardines, potted chicken, lobster, rabbit, shrimps, etc., etc., Jams\nand jellies of every kind; Tetley's teas,\nHudson's bay coffees, Van Houten'B,\nCadbury's, Baker's, Lowney's, Pry's and\nEpps' cocoas, etc., etc. All goods are\nnew and fresh.\nHudson's Bay Stores\nComer Stanley and Baker Streets\nHeadquarters iot Santa Gaits\nWe have a magnificent selection of Christmas goods, Imported direct from\naU ports of the world.\nQuality and Valtie\nWe give our patrons the full benefit of our immense\nPURCHASES FOR CASH\nwhich, by seouring many special discounts, enable us to SELL VERY CHEAP\nDry Goods\nNovelties\nWhat is more suitable for a Christmas\npresent than\nLADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S\nUMBRELLAS\nwith plain or fancy handles.\nLADIES' BAGS AND PUR8ES\nWe have a beautiful assortment of\nthese from the world's best makes, including genuine Morocco, alligator and\nwalrus goods.\nHANDKERCHIEFS\nfor ladles, men and children. Table\nlinen, fancy embroidered Irish tea\ncloths in splendid variety of exceptional\nvalue.\nMen's braces, armlets and garters in\nfancy boxes, men's fancy and plain\nwool vests, beautiful patterns.\nWines and\nSpirits\nThe wine vaults of the Hudson's Bay\nCo. are noted the world over for the\nfinest wines and spirits. Hudson's\nBay Co. bottling is getting more popular every day. Our brand guarantees\nhigh grade, true quality and good value.\nAll standard goods are carried by us,\nbut you can not make a mistake if you\nask for\nHUDSON'S BAY BOTTLING\nof wines or spirits.\nBeautiful China In Endless Variety\nAfternoon tea sets, single cups and saucers, Limoges china In stock patterns, enabling you to make up a set to suit your taste and requirement,\npieces suitable for presents.   Cut glass decanters and glasses and everything else appertaining to a well-appointed chinaware store.\nFancy\nImperial Bank of Canada\nHEAD OFFICE TORONTO\nCaplUI Authorized \u202210,000,OM\nCapital Paid Up   $5,000,000 I   Rest   $5,000,000\nD. R. W1LKIE, President        \\   HON. ROET. JAFFRAY, Vlct-Pres.\nBRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA:\nArrowhead,  Cranbrook,  Golden, Kamloops, Nelson, Revelstoke, Vancouver and Victoria.\nSAVINQS DEPARTMENT\nInterest allowed on deposits at current rate from date of deposit\nNELEON BRANCH J. M. LAY, Manager.\nGanadian Bank of Commerce\nHead Office, Toronto.\nB. E. WALKER. President\nALEX. LAIRD, General Manager\nEstablished 1867\nPaid up Capital   $10,000,000\nReserve Fund      6,000,000\nBranches throughout Canada and in the United Statea and England.\nSAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT\nDeposits of $1 and upwards are received and interest allowed at\ncurrent rates. Accounts may be opened in the names of two or more\npersons, withdrawals to be made by any one of the number or by the\nsurvivor.\nJ. L. BUCHAN, Manager Nelaon Branch.\nBANK OF MONTREAL\n(Established  1817)\nCapital All Paid Up ... .114,400,000     Rest       $12,000,000\nHEAD OFFICE MONTREAL\nRt Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, G. C. M. O. Hon. Prealdent\nHan. Sir. George Drummond, K. C. M. G., President\nSir Edward S. Clouston, Bart., Vice President and Gen. Manager.: ,,\nBRANCHES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA\nArmstrong, Enderby, Greenwood,   Kelowna,   Nel-on,   New   Denver,\nNloeli, New Westminster, Rossland,  Eummerland,  Vanoouver,  Vermin,\nVictoria, Chlllawaek, Hoamar.\nNELSON BRANCH L. B. DEVEBER, Managsr.\nThe Royal Bank of Canada\nINCORPORATED 1861. -; ,v|\nCapital Paid Up  $3,900,000\nReserve  Fund  $4,390,000\nTotal Assets   $46,880,001\nHEAD OFFICE MONTREAL. \"~\\\nBranches In Canada extending I   A   general   banking   buelneas\nfrom tha Pacific to tha Atlantic. |   transacted.\nSAVINQS BANK DEP08ITS.\nReceived In sums of $1 and upwards.   Interest credited thereon quarterly\nat current rate.   Depositors are subject to  no  delay whatever  In  tha\nwithdrawal of ths whola or any portion of the amounts deposited.\nQ. A. SPINK, Msnager. NELSON,  B. C. BRANCH\nWe Will Sell, Subject to Confirmation\niooo Canadian N. W. Oil 45\n100 B. C. Copper     8.37^\n10 Consolidated Smelters  95 00\n1000 Diamond Coal 55\n100 Snowstorm     2.25\n1000 Royal Collieries       .37\n1000 Rambler Cariboo 16\nMIGHTON & CAVANAUGH\nDrawer 18\nBROKERS\nNELSON, B. C.\nFhone lis\n*%i\\a \u00a7aiix\\ Q&vo.\n(\u00bb_i;isu-l at Nelson atery\nffixoBpt atonday, by\nHeme Publishing Company, Limited\n*   Q. MoMORRIS - Xueier\nCOST OF MUNIFICENCE\nThere is a tendency on the part of\nthe public when thinking over the r\u00bb\nported gilts ot men like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller to public\nlibraries and American universities, to\noverlook, If not entirely, to a very great\ndegree, how the money tihus scattered\naround was accumulated..\nSo long as rich men make a desirable\nuse of their wealth or of a part of It,\nthe public inclination is to ignore the\npossibly mean and sordid way in which\ngreat fortunes have been made.\nA favorite Instance le that of the old\nparish priest In France who all his life\nbad the reputation of being a miser\nFruit Lands Adjacent to Nelson\nSubdivision Property on Granite Read\n6 Miles West of Nelson\nBlocks In this subdivision containing from 10 to 14 acres, prices\nfrom $50 up.\nGood water, wagon roads through the property to Nelson and\nGranite siding.\nJust what yo\u00bb want and on easy terms.  Call and get full particulars.\nProcter  \u00ab&  Blackwood\nMadden  Blook      Agents      Nelson, B. C\nA FewMore Xmas Suggestions\nIt will help you a lot to check over your Christmas list with these.\nA   FOUNTAIN   PEN   ono\nof\nour \"Readyfill\" pens would\nbo\nmost acceptable   to   many\nof\n.your friends, each $2 to ...\nV\nA\nhave\nBrov\nthe\ntor\nKODAK FOR XMAS-\nthe full   line   from\nraics at $1 and $2 eac\nNo. 4A folding pocket\n-We\ntho\n1 to\n$35\nXMAS CA8ES \u2014 Handsome\nmanicure and brush and comb\nsots, and ladles' and children's\nsewing companions In plush\nand leather cases, each 4oc\nto   $12\nPARTICULARLY HANDSOME\nPRE8ENT FOR A LADY would\nbe one of our very handsome\nleather jewel cases or glove\nhandkerchiefs and veil sets at,\neach $4, $5.50 and  $6\nXMAS   NOVELTIES   In   ash\ntrays, Ink stands, letter clips,\nphoto frames, paper weights,\netc., at from   25c\nA   LEATHER   MUSIC CASE\nwould gladen the heart of one\nof your musical friends,     We\nhave a very fine line at,\neach  .$3\nA \"Red Dwarf\" or \"C. C. C. pocket stylo\" ink pencil is one of the\nmost popular articles and there are few not already in possession of one\nof these handiest of writing instruments, who would not be delighted\nto receive one for Xmas, each $1.50 and   , $2\nweek, Mr. Taft said: \"Better no revision at all, better that the new. bill\nshould fail, unless we have an honest\nand thorough revision on Ahe basis laid\ndown and outlined in the party; plat\nform.\" And on the question of curbing\nthe trusts the future president remarked: \"I am one of those who believe\nthat combinations of capital are absolutely necessary to the progress of the\nbusiness world, but these combinations\nmay be used to the detriment of the\npublic and we must have something on\nthe statute books to prevent and punish abused.\" Dealing with labor unions\nMi*. Taft said that at one time every\nbody who employed labor was opposed\nto labor unions, but the time had larg-\nly passed away, and the man who today objected to the organization of labor was a relic of the last century.\nDoes any one seriously think that\nthe power plant question would have\nbeen settled as it has been, that the\n$85,000 worth of additional power plant\ndebentures would have been eold and a\nstart made\u00bbwitb installing the second\nunit, that the school debentures would\nhave been sold, as they have been, that\nthe building would have been nearly\nfinished, as it now is, and that all this\nwould have been accomplished -as\n(jutckly, quietly and without friction,\nas this year's council has accomplished\nit, If W. G. Gillett had been mayor?\nIf \"progress is to be made next year\nalong the safe, sane lines we are now\ntravelling in some one else than W.\nI was cured    of terrlbto    lumbago    by\nMINARD'S UNIMENT. \u201e_,\u2022__..\nREV. WM. BROWN.\nI was cuTed of a bad case ot earache by\nMINARD'S UNIMENT.\nMRS. S. KAIILBAOK.\nI was cured of sensitive lungs by MINARD'S LINIMENT.\nMRS. B.' MASTERS.\nG. Gillett must be ln the mayor's chair\nor tlhe city Is likely to need the services of a receiver before the 12\nmonths end.\nIf W .G. Gillett were coming before\ntlhe pe6ple of Nelson for the first time\ninstead of being an applicant for the\nmayor's chair for a third time, his position might be understandable but with\nhis past civic record clearly recalled in\ndetail, his candidature is an impossibility. In a desperate attempt to win office Mr. Gillett appears to be trying the\nold game of riding two .horses at one\nlime. That is a very difficult thing\nfor even a clever politician to do suc-\ncesfully and Mr. Gillett cannot hope to\nreach the mayor's dhalr for a third\ntime by such methods. There is still\nplenty of time to make the situation\nclear before election day.\nIt Is very generally admitted that\nwhat is most required In civic affairs\nnext year for the advancement of the\nbest interests of this city is an honest.\ncareful and businesslike administration\nalong the lines now followed. The selection of W. Q. Gillett as mayor for at\nthird term would mean a return to the\ntangled, unsatisfactory condition in municipal affairs which unquestionably existed a year ago, tfoanks to hts do-nothing policy on all Important questions\nand his interference In matters that\nshould have been left alone, it Is distinctly unpleasant to think of the position Nelson would have been in today\nhad Mr. GUlett been elected mayor of\nthis city last January and the very\nthought of it should make his candidature for-1909 an impossibility,\nArgentina and Brazil.\nBUENOS AYRES, .Dec. 18\u2014It Is .reported that Great Britain has tendered\nher good offices to the Argentine republic and Brazil with a view to securing a diminution in the armaments of\nthese two countries. The Naclon in\nmaking reference to this matter today\nexpresses the opinion that mediation\nhas been effected, but by the United\nStates through secretary Root.\nGALT\nMinos :\nLethbrldge\nALTA.\nCOAU. CarUllSKtKd loAII Ulllwl. Polill H Ik KooltMr District\nW. P. TIERNEY. General Sales Agent. S&fef .o\nBURNS ALL  NIGHT\nCO A L\nICE, COKE\nand WOOD\nIN me li Sttet Ht Cm Drtlwr tra\u00abtt> tt. *M ,,,-, ntg cott\nlhe Kootenay Ice 4 Fuel Co. BAgSSSfja&a.\nW.   G.   THOMSON\nBookseller and Stationer\nPhone 84.\nNation, B. C\nand \u00ab hard creditor, and who on his\ndeath waa found to have left all his\nmoney to provide a much needed war\nter system lor hla town.\nThose who strenuouBly object to the\ntheory mentioned as an economic fallacy, are sometimes laughed at hy people who -entirely tall ita understand\nwhat lies at the root of the objection\nto \"tainted money.\" The commonly accepted idea is that the \"taint\" only refers to practically stolen money but\nthere is a much wider application not\nalways thought of.\nAt a lecture recently given lit one' of\ntbe anti-tuberculosis exhibits with\nwhlclh the great cities hare of late been\nvisited. \"What Is killing the people\nof the city,\" said one whose knowledge\nof the poor entitles him to speak, \"may\nUe stated aB overwork, underfeeding\nand overcrowding, and two of these\nmay be Included under tbe word 'underpaid.' The admonition, the message\nof the church and of medicine today\nto the community is not 'give to She\npoor,' but 'don't take ao much away\nfrom them'.\"\nTaking so much awfcy trom them,\nreaches away beyond the payment of\nwages. It applies to combines ln restraint of trade; lt applies to the heart-\nleas increasing ot.rents: lt applies to\nthe bulldnlg of tenements with 'dark\nrooms; it applies to the waste of public money, which might be spent so &b\nto make living conditions more tolerable, but Which, misspent, renders conditions still more desperate. A quarter\not the money squandered and \"grafted\"\nln a great city ln a year would suffice\nto take care of all the consumptives\nand to put into effect adequate measures for dealing with the disease.\nEDITORIAL NOTES\nIf W .0. Gillett has a \"progressive\"\nprogram for next year that would justify the taxpayers sending him back to\nthe mayor's chair for the third term,\nwill he kindly tell a long Buttering public what he proposes to dot It will\nhave to be something that promises exceedingly well for the civic future of\nthia city and something that so far has\nnot been talked, about in public. What\nill lt? The African must come down\nof the fence.  Why not do lt now?\nPresident elect W. H. Taft is losing\nno time in announcing tbe policy he intends to folllow on the leading questions of the day, once be asumes the\ntfuties of his Ugh office. Referring to\nths revision of tha United States tariff\nat a publlo dinner ln New Tortc this\nChristmas \u2022 Diamonds\nWe are making a special offer ln diamond set Jewelry for Christmas. Come ln and see what we are offering at theBe prices:\nDiamond Rings $10 to $475     Diamond Eastings $5 to $U00\nDiamond Bracelets $15 to .... $200      Diamond CoS Links $5 to....   $40\nAs a further inducement for you to give your friend a present which satisfies you\nWe Will Give You Credit\nYou are at liberty to make your choice from our stock and you Win pay us on our Installment plan.    A\nemail cash payment and the balance on,your own terms,   We wiH remain open until 9 o'clock until Xmas.\nJ. J. Walker __h____b\nGraduate Optician and Jeweler\n '\" L\"\"\"\n8AT0RDAV  .....  DECEMBER It\n\u00a9he _fcrii\u00bb $tenm.\nq6\nPAGE SEVEN\n\u00bbe=\nHOTEL ARRIVALS OF A DAY\nHUME-J. B. Wlnlaw. Wlnlaw; H. II.\nJorand, I>. St Denis, Slocan; E. EI. Chip-\nman; Kaslo, R. B. Scott, H. Arnold, Bruce\nGardens; J. J}. Crosfleld, Portland; C.\nGangster, Rossland; F. C. \"Ely, F. N. Dodd,\nSpokane; P. M. Shorey, Trail; W. McKay,\nRossland; H, P. Leake, Revelstoke; G. W.\nDavis, Sedgewlck; J. W. Donnan, Edmonton;' R. Barber. Toronto.\nSTRATHCONA\u2014A. F. Dudgeon, Revel-\n-fitoko; R. L. McBrlde, Chicago; J. Anderson, E. Dedolph and children, Kaslo; 3. A.\nStewart. Alnsworth; F. F. Busteed, C. E.\nCartwrlght. C. W. Barr, F. P. Burden and\n' wife, W. F. Brougham. T. A. Sewell and\nwife, Vancouve;r J. M. Cameron, Gruntl\nForks; T. A. Pinckney, Spokane; R. Lament. Creston,\nQui\nten's\nHotel\nIAKER STRttT\nA. LAPOINTE, Proprietor.\nRates $1.50 to $2.00 per day.\nSpecial rates to city boarders.\nQUEEN'S\u2014 F. A. Ollmore, Queen'H Bay;\nE. Bamsteand, New York; C. Kennebrook,\nButte; L. Holtzclalr, Chicago; Miss C.\nBarclay, Casalegar.\nThe Klondyke Hotel\nVERNON STREET\nHeadfltaarters tor miners, emeUer-*\nmen, loggers and railroad met\nRates: I1.M ner day np.\nNELBON & JOHNSON, Props.\nKI.ONDTKE-0. Skotebo, Bpokene; J.\nUnilblnd. Slocan; W. Stamp, J. K. Erk-\nland, Poleon.\nTremont House\nBaker St., Nelson\nIblons Ic TregUlM, Prop**,\nEuropean Plan, Me. np\nAmerican Plan, 11.25 and 11 J\u00bb\nMeals, S5o.\nSPECIAL RATES PER MONTH\nTBEMONT-H. R. Mitchell, Cranbrook:\nS. Mlyaskl, T. Wright. Salmo; C. Myers.\nMoyie: T. Houston, Creston: It. J. Reeve,\n*W. Reeve, Westley; S: Wood, Sandon.\nGrand Central Hotel\norrosut post omcE\nAmerican and Eoropeai rim\nj. A. CRICKSQN\n\u25a0GRAND CENTRAIy-A. C. Witt, Moose\nJaw; R. Marwlck, Calgary; J, Duncan,\nE. Guy. Cranbrook; J. D. Runce, Lund-\nbreck; W. Erdman, A. Halway, G. Bedel,\nMaclcod: B. Campbell, Salmo; A. E. Teeter, BoiM.\nMadden House\nThos. Madden, Prop.\nBaker 81,\nWall Furnished Roman With Ba\u00bbh\nBosk Board ln tha Clby\nA OOMFORTABIdi\nMADDEN-W. D. Halllday, R. Main,\nThrums; N. Brown, J. C. Elford, Hettinger; P. Cunningham, C. Klnrade. A. Hansen, Moyle; J. Lavage, Spokane.\nr\" \"\"     \"\" i\nLakeview Hotel\nCorner Hall and Vernon Street\nN. MALLETTE, Proprietor.\nTwo blocks (rom city wharf.\nThe best dollar a day house in\nNelaon. \u00ab\nAll White Help.\nIiAKEJVTEW-S. ft. Hooper, C. H, Weir.\nInnlafall; R F. Ripley. Moose Jaw; C.\nTTravls, Granum; W.Wevery, M. Meirman,\nSpokane.\nNBLSON\u2014W. A. Sheppard, Winnipeg;\n< \"V. M. Gowans. W. S. Jackson, Eholt; A.\nfcuflriekson, Marcus.\nBARTls\\\\\\~T\u20143. Howell, W. Barclay, R.\nDeM, W. James, Vanoouver,\nKOGTBNAT\u2014J. A. McDonald. 3. D. McDonald, H. Varney, Arrowhead; J. D. Hutton and wife, Rivera; W. S. Clark, G. Vf.\nClark, D. King. Brandon; J. Anderson, D.\nCarrlano, Slocan.\nSILVER KING-W. B. Hill, W. Wed-\nlake. Penile; J. Martin, Greenwood,\nROTAL-J. Neal. Eholt; B. Cavan, W.\nJameson. Moutreal.\nSP13RBROOKE-R. Donnelly, W, Carr,\nJ. Mnrrlssey. Grand Fotka; R, I*nnock,\nDetroit; J. H. Mowat, J. Dense, Macleod:\n\"W. Cooper, Drummond; R, Carter, Dal-\nREPUBLIC MINE OPENS\nGREAT      NORTHERN      REPAIRING\nSPUR TRACK TO IT-\nGOOD SHOWING OF JOHANNESBURG\nGROUP AT GREENWOOD\n(Special to The Dally News.)\nGBAiND FoftlvS, Dec. 18.\u2014A repoit from\nRepublic Htutt-H tlmt orders have been received at the Great Northern headquarters ln tiiat city to put a crew of men at\nwork Immediately clearing and repairing\nthe spur line which connects the No. 3\ntunnel of the Republic mine with the main\nline of the road. The men at present on\nthe payroll of this mine number about 25,\nbut by the middle of next week this force\nWill be Increased to 44. Three shifts are\nnow working at the mine, repairing and\ntimbering and getting the property in\nshape so that when the railway company\ncomplete the clearing of the Hack several\ncars of high grade ore which are already\nbroken down above the No, 3 tunnel will\nbe shipped to the Granby smelter ln this\ncity for treatment. After this ore Is gotten out ot the way tt Is stated that throe\ncars of ore will be shipped per week from,\nthis point. Shipments will also go from\nthe No. -i tunnel, the ore from this level\nhaving to be hauled -by wagon road for\nhalf a mile. The management atateB that\nthe ore which is at present being broken\ndown In the mine will exceed in values\nthte last car load which was shipped to\nthe smelter here, and which ran over JiS\nto the ton. A party of Spokane men visited the property this week for the purpose\nof inspecting the mine.\nOn the Johannesburg group of claims in\nGreenwood camp, development work Is\nsteadily progressing, The group comprises\nthe Johannesburg,. Croesus, Dover Fraction; Royal and Eureka mineral claims,\nand are situated on the hill Just above the\ncity of Greenwood and the British Columbia Copper company's smelter, and con-\n\u25a0tans In nil 240 ncrea. The workings on this\ngroup Bhow a large body of oro. which has\nbeen uncovered for a distance of 2,000\nfeet and In K0 feet tn width. On the\nCroesus claim the sinking of the shaft had\nto brs abandoned owing to water. Con-\nBlderable cross-cutting has been done from\nthis shaft, the ore carrying good values\nin gold nnd copper sulphides. Two 30 foot\nshafts and a series of holes, 12 feet deen,\nhave been sunk along the lead across the\nCroesus and Johannesburg claims, which\nhave demonstrated the continuity of the\nore deposit. A tunnel is at present being\ndriven on the Johannesburg, which is In\nfor a distance of GO feet, all in ore, and\ngives promise that another large Boundary\nore deposit has heen discovered. Tho ore\nIs a mlsplckle, is strong in Iron, and assays have given values In gold, silver, cop-\nner and nickel, one test on the Johannesburg having assayed ISO, principally in\ngold, though the wealth of the property\nwill probably come from the great deposit\nof low grade copper ore which has been\nclearly shown up at so many points over\nthe Croesus  arid Johannesburg group.\nEMBEZZLERS SENTENCED\nFurther Step In Pennsylvania Capitol\nScandal.\nHARRISBIITIG. Dee. 18.--John H. Sun-\nderson, contractor for the furnishing of\nthe new state capttol, cx-audltor general\nVVVP. Snyder, ex-state treasurer W. L.\nMathias, and ex-superintendent of public\ngrounds and buildings James AI. Shumak-\ner. convicted of conspiracy to defraud the\nstate dn the first of tho cases growing out\nof the oapitol scandal, were today sentenced to two yenrs In the penitentiary and a\n\u00a3KK) fine and costs, the maximum punishment allowed by the law, nnd after being\nIn custody ot tiie sheriff for seven hours,\nwere released on (100,000 hull.\nCounsel for the convicted men appealed\nfrom- judgi Kunkel's decision not to grant\na new trial, and at once took the case to\nthe siiperior court and that tribunal, sitting at Philadelphia, allowed the supersedeas. When tho terms of this order\nstaying the execution of sentence w\u00abre received here, ball was entered in the sum of\n$2fi,000 each for the defendants, this ball\nto hold good until the superior court decides their fate. The defendants tmmcdl-\nntoly left for their homes, accomp-antcd by\nfriends who had been with them during\nthe ordeal.\nZEPPELIN   HAS RIVAL\nFriend of the Kaiser Has Plans' of An-\nother Airship.\nB33RLIN, Dec. IS.\u2014Count Zeppelin's airship is to have a rival which may exceed\nIt, both In speed and carrying power. The\ninventor is Prof. Schutte, of the Technical\nuniversity at Leipzig, who is a friend of\nthe enipcmr. The airship will be of the\nrigid ByBtem, like that of Zeppelin, but ln-\nstad of using aluminum for the frame, he\nwill use wood. In this wuy he expects to\"\nget both greater strength and lightness.\nThe cigar like frame will have a length\nof 328 feet, nnd a diameter of from 51 to 55\nfeet. Schute will propel hts airship with\ntwo gus motors each of 15 horsepower, and\nhe expects to make an average speed of\n46 to GO miles an hour. Tlie designer expects to be able to carry two tons of explosive In his craft, besides the necesanry\nfuel and other supplies, a statement\nwhich clearly Indicates th-*--. military Intent\nof the invention. Tlie work of building\nwill begin next summer.\nTORONTO TO NEW  YORK\nRunner Covers Distance to Challenge\nMarathon Men.\nNSW YORK, Dec. 18.-A wiry little\nman, built for running, but much bedraggled, plunging through the slush, loped\nup to the city hall about noon today and\nasked to see mayor McClellnn. Ho had a\nletter to the mayor from mayor Oliver\nof Toronto. Ont. He said he had run 775\nmiles from Toronto to New Tork in order\nto challenge Dorando or Longboat or any\nothers of the long distance sprinters whose\nnnmeB havi been figuring in tiie newspapers recently.\nTbe bearer of the letter to the mavor\npaid that his name was T. K. McCnurchey.\nThe runner received a letter signed by\nMcClPllan saying that mayor Oliver's m'n-\nBlve ,whb delivered to him by ftfcC&Ughey\nat 12:20 today.\nSTANDARD OIL BRANCH\nWhat Is Said of New Copper Smelting\nCompany.\nNBW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014Speculation\naa to the controlling Influence In the\nnew company reported aa about to\nbuild smelting plants In competition\nwith the American Smelting and Refining company, continued today, and tn\ncertain supposedly well informed circle,, tt was Bald that assurance that\nthis backing was none other than the\ncopper Interests of the Standard Oil\ncompany. This Is baBed on the theory\nthat the new company Is a result of\ndissatisfaction over charges made for\nsmelting the ores of companies having\nStandard connections. Nothing definite\nwas made public.\n\u2022J\/lwr Flats that Wears* m\nSilver lor Children\n\/Food pushers, baby spoons,\nf children's sets, etc., marked\ndesigned to ba attractive\nand stand hard usage.\nin all leading patterns,\n\u25a0OLD BV tr\u00bbDIKO DCftLtM j\nThe (torat Baby ptalf mtkts\nan atlruflvc gfff, andin silver\nplait II Bide -HCfuifvcIv bf i\nan itfncflvt gift, arret In slim\nplait tl men cKtuilrelv bf\nHEBIPEN BR1T&CO.\nfound guilty of the robbery and was\nsentenced to ten years by the Canadian\nauthorities. He escaped from the Canadian prison and killed two men in Dover, this state, July 4, 1900 for which\nhe was given a sentence of fifty years.\nTomorrow's attempt to secure a pardon for this notorioua prisoner will be\nthe second.\nIt Wanted In Canada.\nMANCHESTER, N. H.,.Dec. 18\u2014The\nBrltlBh consul at Boston has made a demand that should Horace E. Berwick,\nallfcs Dan Williams, be granted a pardon by the governor and council. At\nConcord tomorrow he will be taken Into custody for robbing a bank at Danville, P. Q., of $10,000.   Berwick was\nOBSERVATION CARS\nC. P. R. Will Place New Cars on Their\nTranscontinental Route.\nThe C.P.R. has deeded to,place a\nnumber of new library and observation\ncars on their transcontinental route,\nand arrangements are now in progress\nat the Angus shops for the construction of this new type, which will be the\nfirst to be built In Canada and will he\nequal to anything of the kind in Can-*\nada. These cars have be-on in use for\nsome time on the better class of train's\nde luxe In the United States and trav-\n'eners from the other side nave not\nbeen backward In pointing to them as\na proof that American roads were superior to the Canadian lines in giving\ncomfortable travelling to those who\nwanted to pay for it. ,W|h'en the new\ncars are completed this opportunity for\na sneer will he wiped out as the intention of the C.P.R. is to make them as\nperfect as engineering skill can main\nthem.\nFor yeara past the C.P.R. haB used\na sort of observation car on the mouni\ntain division, bo that passengers could\nhave a good Ic ok at the Rock 03, but\nthere was no demand for further accommodation of this nature . This has\ngrown up of late and when the present\nseries of cars gets on the rails passengers will have every comfort for either\nwatching the scenic beauties of the\nprairies and the north shore line or\nreading in the library car. It is an innovation which will be keenly appreciated by the long distance travellers.\nTARIFF AND STEEL TRADE\nWhat Trust Official Has to Say on the\nSubject.\nWASHINGTON. Dec. 18\u2014\"If you protect our competitors, you leave us\nabove protection, and It would develop\nthat lhe United States steel corporation should make public its affairs and\nsubmit to government control,\" was\nthe remarkable declaration of judge\nE. H. Gary, chairman of the board of\ndirectors of the United StateB Steel\ncorporation, at the tariff hearing before the house ways and means committee today.\n\"This is radical,\" he added \"but remember that I am not speaking for\nthe steel corporation in saying this.\"\nJudge Gary, like Charles M. Schwab,\nwho appeared before the committee on\nTuesday was an admirable witness,\ngiving much Information and submitting to 11 severe cross-examination. His\ntestimony in substance showed that\ntariff Is needed more as a protection\nfor the independent steel manufacturers\nthan for the steel corporation. Like\nMr. Schwab, Mr, Gary declared that the\nreduction of duty on certain steel products would compel the steel companies\nto reduce the cost of labor. He said\nthat the competitors of the steel corporation needed protection but that the\ncorporation could take care of itself.\n\"Suppose this committee were to\nwipe out the steel duty entirely, would\nthe United States steel corporation\nstill survive?\" inquired representative\nChamp Clark of Missouri.\n\"I cannot say,\" replied judge Gary,\n\"but 1 am of the opinion that if we\ndid we would have a monopoly or the\nmarket in this country. I do not thing\nwe could make a reasonable and fair\nprofit If the tariff is put on that basis.*\nJapanese Budget Will Receive.\nYOKOHAMA, Dec. 18\u2014The Tokio\nbudget has been received with general\nsatisfaction throughout Japan. It is\naccepted as an indication of premier\nKatsura's determination to maintain\nhis position as an economist, An explanatory note announces that there\nwould be an avoidance of foreign\nloans.\nSoldiers Are Poisoned.\nWASHINGTON, Dec. 18\u2014Gen, Tas-\nker H. Bliss, in command of the United\nStates forces in the Philippines, has\nreported the death of eleven enlisted\nmen of the Eighteenth regiment, stationed at Camp Kelthley, Mlndlno from\nmethyl poisoning, resulting from drinking Columbian spirits. The names of\nthe deceased soldiers are not given.\nDies From Injuries.\nBELLEVILLE, Ont, Dec.  18\u2014Harry\nDomsley,   injured   In a dynamite   explosion on Trent canal near Frankfort\nrecently, died today,\nLAND NOTICES\nNELSON   IiAND DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEBT KOOTHNAY.\nTAKB NOTICB that Frank ~. Siemens,\nof Renata, B.C., occupation, rancher. Intends to apply for permission to purchase\nthe following described land:\n. Cotnmflncln* at a post planted about\ntwenty feet from the middle fork of Dog\ncreek about six miles from the Arrow\nlakes, marked \"Frank F. Belmen'e N.E.\ncorner,\" thence south \u00bb chain; thenoe\neast SO chains; thence north 20 chalna to\nthe point Of commencement and containing\n'forty (40) acres more or less.\n* PETBR H. SIEMENS.\nAgent for FRANK SIEMENS.\nDated 14th day of September, 1998.\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAT.\nTAKE NOTICE that I Sidney Leary, of\nBurton City, occupation rancher, intend\nto apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: - .\nCommenclnB at a post planted nlongfilde\nof a poet marked Lot 4272 up Mosquito\nCreek on the West Boundary of Lot- 870,\nnear S. W. Corner and running South 16P\nchains; West -40 chains; thence North M0\nchains; thence east 40 chuins.\n* CHARLES SIDNEY LEARY.\nDated 8th day of August. 1908. 6-9-8.\nNBLSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAY.\nTAKE NOTICE that James M. Hodson\nof Salmo, B. C. occupation farmer. Intends\nto apply for perm'sslon to purchase the following described lands:\nCommencing at a Dost planted about 20\n\u25a0chains west of N. E. corner of J. S. Grit-\nfin's preemption and running 40 chains\nnorth; th\u00abnce 40 chains west; thence 40\nchains eouth; thence 40 chains east to place\nof commencement.\nJAMES M. HODSON.\nDnted November 7th. 1908. 16-11-8W.\nTAKE NOTICB that I, Peter Bergman of\nthe town of Plum Coulee, In the province\nof Manitoba, Intend to apply for permission\nto purchase the following described land:\nCommencing at a post planted at the\nnortheaBt corner of Abram Henry Loep-\npky's application to purchase and running\nthence west SO chains; thence north 80\nchains; -thence east 4p chains; thence\n\u2022south 6 chains 25 links; thence east 4C\nchains; thonce south 71 chains 75 links ta\npoint of commencement, and containing\n607 acres, more or less.\nDated September 7:h, 1X8.\nPETER BERGMAN. Locator.\nB-10-Wd       CHARLES MARSHALL, Agent\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAY\nTAKE NOTICE that Francis Davison ot\nCastlegar, B.C., occupation, telegrapher,\nIntends to apply for permission to purchase\nthe following described lands:\nCommencing at a post planted about 40\nchnlns In a S.W. direction from lot 6860\nand marked \"Francis Davison's N.W. corner post, thence 20 chains south; thence 80\nchains east; thence 20 chains north; thence\n20 chainB west to point of commencement,\ncontaining 160 acres, more or less.\nFRANCIS DAVISON.\nHiram B. Landis, Agent.\nDated Nov, 2, 1908.\nNBLSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOTENAY.\nTAKE NOTICE that Frederick Beverly\nFuuqulr, of Beloit, occupation accountnnt,\nIntends to apply for permission to purchase the following defwrlbc- lands;\nCommencing at a post panted at the\nNortheast corner of Lot No. 621, Group 1;\nrunning thence South 26.6 chains; thetice\nWest 20 chains; thence South 20 chains;\nthence Enst 20 chains; thence North 20\nchaliiH; thenoe Enst 20 chains; thence North\n26.6 chains; theneo West 20 chains to point\nof commencement, containing 93 1-2 acres\nmore or less.\nFREDERICK   BEVERLY  FAUQUIER,\nFREDERICK  G.  FAUQUIER  Atty.\nDated 17th October, 1908, 24-ll-8w.\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAY.\nTAKE notice that I, Edward Stickle, of\nErie, B. C, occupation miner, intend to\napply for permission to purchase the following described lands:\nCommencing at a poat planted about two\nmiles from the mouth of Wilson Creek, and\nbbout 600 feet south of tho south bank:\nthence North 20 chains; thence West \u25a0\nchains; thence south 20 cains; thence East\n80 chains to point of commencement, containing 160 acros more rr lee*.\nEDWARD STICKLE,\nWIL   CONNOLLY,   Agent\n^Dated September JOth ,1908.\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOP WEST KOOTENAY;\nTake notice that I, L>orne Stewart, ot\nNelson, B. C, occupation clerk, intends to\napply for permission to purchase the following described lands:\nCommencing ut a post planted at the N.\nW. corner of lot 229, thence south 40 chalna\nto the S. W, corner of said lot, thence\nwest 40 chains, thence norih 40 chnlns,\nthence east 40 chnlns, to point of commencement, containing 160 acres more or\nless. LORNE STEWART.\nMIKE EGAN, Agent.\nAugust 10, 1908. l2-8-08-6d\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOTENAY.\nTAKE NOTICE that I, Charles Lewlston.\nof Queen Mine, Salmo, B. C, occupation\nMine Manager, intend to apply for permission to purchase the following described\nland:\nCommencing at a post planted about 1200\nfeet -Hast of the Southern end of Wolf\nLake marked C. L's N. E. corner; thence\nSouth 80 chains; thence West 20 chnlns;\nthence North Sft chains; thence East 20\nchains to the point of commencement, and\ncontaining 160 acres more or less.\nCHARLES LEWISTON.\nDoted 19th. November, 190S.    17-12-0S-8w.\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAY.\nTAKB NOTICE that I, Mrs. R. E. MoKIt-\nrick. of Nakusp, occupation hotelkeeper.\nIntend to apply for permission to purchase\nthe following described lands:\nCommencing at a post planted at T. An-\nthney's Northwest corner post, marked\nMrs. R. E. McKltrick's Southwest corner\npost; thence 40 chains East; thence 40\nchains North; thence 40 chains West;\nthence 4v chains South, along lake shore\nto po'nt of commencement.\nMRS. R E. McKITRTCK.\nDated Dec. 17th ,1908. 17-12-08-Sw.\nNEL80N   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAY.\nTAKE NOTICB that I, J. E. Hutton, of\nToronto, Ont., occupation, traveller, Intend to apply for permission to purchaso\nthe following dworlbed lands:\nCommencing ut a post planted about 40\nchains north of the S.W. corner of Lot 3115.\nthence west 80 chains; thenre north 40\nchains; thence east 80 chains; thence south\n40 chains, to point of commencement, containing 320 acros more or less.\nJ. B. HUTTON,\nMitchell Tait, Agent\nOct. 12, 1008.\nNELSON     DISTRICT.     DISTRICT    OF\nWEST   KOOTENAY.\nTAKE NOTICE that I, J. R. Hunex, of\nErie, B.C., occupation, pharmacist, Intend to apply for permission to purchnse\nthe following described lands:\nCommencing at a post planted about 600\nfeet north of the International boundary\nline and adjoining Lot BOBfi, on the west,\nthence north 8ft chains; thence west 20\nchains; thence south 80 chains; thence east\n20 chains to point of commencement, containing 160 ncrea more or less.\nJ. R. HUNNEX,\nWm. Connolly Agent.\nOct. 16, 1908. 167-flOd-w\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRRTT,   DISTRICT\nOP WEST KOOTENAT\nTAKE NOTICE that Joseph Davison ot\nCastlegar, B.C., occupation, telegrapher,\nintends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:\nCommencing at. a post planted at the\nN.E. comer of lot 8219 and marked \"Joseph\nDavison's S.E. corner post'* thence 40 chains\nnorth; thence 40 chains west; thence 40\nchains south; thence 40 chains east to point\nof commencement, contalnng 100 acres more\nor less.\nJOSEPH DAVISON,\nHiram B. Landis, Agent.\nDated Nov, 2\u00bb 1908.\nNBLSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAY.\nTAKE NOTICB that James Finch of Crescent valley, occupation, rancher  Intends\nto apply for permission to purchaso the\nfollowing described lando:\nCommencing at a post planted on the\nwest bank of the Slocan river, near the\nN.E. cornor post Of Lot No. 6461, thence\nwest tb ohalns to the easterly boundary of\nLot 7381; thence north to the Slocan river:\nthence southeasterly along the bank of\nDo your shopping at   Meagher's and save money.\nChristmas Gifts\nHave you realized that there are only five more days before Christmas,\nand there are lots of little things that you wish to get yet.\nPerhaps you can't quite decide what would be really appreciated by those\nyou wish to remember, Drop in at bur store in the morning before the after-\ncoon rush and just look over all the pretty things. You will be surprised\nat the number of things we have that will make lovely presents and at\nprices to suit every purse.   Here are a few suggestions, there are many more\nSilk blouses $3.50 to  $16.50     Kid gloveB f 1.25 to \u00bb2.50\nGolf jackets $2.25 to  '. $5\nLace ties $1 to   $7.50\nSilk scarfs $2 to    $5\nLadles' belts 35c to  $4\nFancy Hosiery 75c to 90c\nFancy silk hose supports 75c to....90c\nDown comforters -IG.GO to  $15\nNett blouses $6.50 to  $15\nSilk blouse lengths $4 to   $8\nLadles' umbrellas $1.50 to   $8\nFancy neckwear 35c to   $3\nMen's silk handkerchiefs 35c to..$1.50\nMen's linen handkerchiefs 25c to . .75c\nLadles' handkerchiefs 25c to $2.50\nAlso don't forget that our great Christmas sale of furs, skirts, suits and\ncoats is now on, there may be something there yoAwill like, look them over\nanyway, there are some great bargains,\nEAGHER & CO.\nthe said river to point of commencement,\nbeing about 40 acres more or less\nJAMES FINCH.\nDated Oct. 1. 194)8. 8-10-flOd.\nNELSON   LAND   DISTRICT,   DISTRICT\nOF WEST KOOTENAY.\nTAKE NOTICB that H. S. Young, of Seattle,   Wash.,  occupation, clerk.   Intends\nto  apply for  permission to purchase the\nfollowing described  lands:\nCommencing at a post planted nt the\nN.W. corner of Marion Isabella Crease's\napplication to purchase, thence east 80\nchains; thence north 40 chains; thence west\n80 chains; thence south 40 chains, to point\nof commencement, containing 320 acret-i,\nmore or less.\nH. S. YOUNG,\nMitchell Talt, Agentj\nOct. 12, 1908.  f\nCreate a Sensation\nColumbia\nIndestructible\nCylinder\nRecords\nAre Revolutionizing\nThe Business\nAL the Store of Quality\nFor Christmas\nFinest Table Raisins Xmas Stockings\nBlue Pearl Currants Plum Puddings and Cakes\nCandles, Figs and Dates Peels and Crackers\nFresh Fruits. Pure Apple Cider\nAll kinds of nuts, bon bons, etc.\nA. S. HORSWILL\nPhone 10\nP. O. Box \u00ab30\nTelt phone 20\nThink of It\nThey will not break, never wear\nout, and can he sent by mail. They\nare louder, clearer and more natural lu tone than any other cylinder record.\nPrice 40c\nUy mall 3c tain.   Catalogue on\napplication.\nW. Q. THOMSON,   Local   Agent.\nFletcher Bros.\nSole Watrtbators, Victoria, B. C.\nGar rick's Head Saloon\nARTHUR K  VAUGHAN\nBastion Street        :;       Victoria, B.C,\nThe Best of Liquors and Cigars.     Nelson Daily News\nOn File\n\u00a3^--H-'m-M\u00ab!>*H-<M-\u00bb3**^*-H4'^^\nCONTRACTOR AND  BUILDER\nCabinet and Turned Work,  Offict Fittings, Sash and\nDoors.   BRICK AND LIME FOR SALE\nEstimates Cheerfully Given\nOffice and Factory: Carbonate Street, Nelson, B. C.\nYour    Advantage\t\nWhen buying Christmas Presents or Toy-s.\nREMEMBER that your money will go further at\nKwong   Wing   Chong's\nThan elsewhere.\nA large special Importation of Toys of every description.\nORIENTAL GOODS of every variety suitable for Christmas presents.\nDROP IN AND SEE US.\nKwong   Wing   Chong    ^ntV\"\u00abr'M \"nd\nPole Timber for Sale\n$1750 Will Buy all the cedar timber on 5000 acres near Creston.\nThis is a snap for anyone wanting telegraph or telephone poles, posts\nor piling. Terms: One-third cash, balance three and six months with\napproved security.\nE. B. McDermid\nAssignee KImiey-Mlller Cedar Co\nNeleon, B. C.\n*\n PACE IIOHT\n\u00a9he \u00ae<m Jletw.\nSATURDAY ,\n. DECEMBER 1(\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\n1\nft\nft\nHeadqisartecs (or Useful Christmas Presents\nAllow us to make a few suggestions in Christmas Presents for\nMother\nTable Cutlery. Carvers, Knives and Forks, Salt and Peppers in\nCases. What would be appreciated more than one of our new\nElectric Irons or an up-to-date Washer?\nFather\nRazors in Cases, Gillette and Ever-Ready Safety Razors, Shaving\nBrushes, Strops, etc., and we must not forget that Rifle father\nwanted.   Our stock of Guns and Ammunition is complete.\nSister\nFancy Work Boxes, Scissors ia Cases, or a pair of Ladies' Beaver\nSkates. .\nBrother\nPocket Knives, Skates. Hockey Sticks, Pucks, Tools, Rifles or\nGuns.\n'OILY II\nTHAT 11\n\u00bbFrul\u00bb-\u00ab-tlvti\" Cured Bwkeohe Aft*\nDoctor. Failed Utterly.\nBaby\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nft\nLast, but not least, we did not forget to get in a few very pretty\n3-piece Child's Sets for Baby.\nWe have other useful presents, too numerous to mention. Call\nin while down town and be convinced that we have just what you\nare looking for.\nThe J. H. Ashdown Hardware Co., Ltd.\nm\nm\nS\nw\nm\n\u25a0fis\nPa\nx_)\na*\nii\n$\n441 have received most wonderful\nbenefit Irom taking \"Frult-a-tlves,\"\nI suffered tor years from backaches\nand pain ln the head and I consulted\ndoctors and took every remedy obtainable without any relief. Then I\nbegan taking \"Frult-a-tlves\" and this\nwas the only medicine that ever did\nme any real good. I took several\nboxes altogether, and now I am entirely well of all my dreadful headaches and backaches. I take \"Frult-\na-tlves\" occasionally still, hut I am\nquite cured of a trouble that waa said\nto be Incurable. I give this testimony voluntarily, ln order that others\nwho suffer as I suffered may try this\nwonderful medicine and be cured.\"\nMrs. Frank Baton, Frankville, Ont\nBe wise. Profit by Mrs. Baton's\nexample, and start with \"Frult-a-\ntlves.\" They will quickly relieve Pain\nln the Back, and stop Headaches because they keep bowels, kidneys'and\nskin In perfect order and insure the\nblood being always pure  and rich.\n\"Frult-a-tlvea\" Is now put up ln the\nnew 25c trial slu as well as the regular BOc boxes. All dealers should\nhave both sires. It yours doea not,\nwrite Frutt-a-tives Limited, Ottawa.\nBaker Street\nNelson, B. C.\n'^&&&%,^mm^m^^mmmmmmmmm^mw\nFrederick Storms, tlie real estate\ndealer who testified yesterday eStoe\\\nnoon tbat while Thornton Hains win\ntalknig with him on the dock, tine writer suddenly broke ott his conversation\nabout real estate and enquired the\nwhereabouts ol Annie, was one o[ the\nprincipal witnesses under cross-examination tbis morning. It Is generally believed by counsel that the trial will be\nconcluded before the end ot the year.\nPRICE OF SILVER\nCOMPANIES PROTECTED\nSASKATCHEWAN WILL DEAL WITH\nTAX ARREARS\nEVERY    OPPORTUNITY    WILL    BE\nGIVEN FOR REDEMPTION\nREGINA, Dec. 18\u2014A statement was\nmade in the legislature today w*ich is\nof great importance to the loan companies and mortgage companies of eastern and western Canada, as well as to\nthe farmers of the province, when pe-\nmler Scott stated the position of the\ngovenment iu regard to recent forfeiture proceedings.\nHe said that forfeiture proceedings\nfor the recovery o\u00a3 arrears of taxes\nin locai improvement districts and rural ichool districts were commenced In\nRegina judicial district on pec. 15, hut\npreparations for them have been in pro-\ngress for some months. The purpose\nof the government in instituting proceedings Is Purely to benefit school\ndiatrlcta concerned. The court for the\nconfirmation of the arrears will he held\nat Regina on April 8 next year.\nNo unusual measures have been taken for the recovery of taxes and there\nwas no cause for alarm on the part of\nloan companies  dealing in Saskatchewan lands.   The routine  required  by\nthe local  Improvements   act is  being\nfollowed.    Registered notices of warning, showing the amount of taxes due\nand to whom payable are mailed more\nthan 60 days before the holding of the\ncourt to every party who is shown by\nthe land titles office, or the returns of\nthe arrears to be interested in the property affected, and besides the earliest\ndate at which any sale could take place\nunder the act would be April, 1910.\n'    The government would not sell land\ntor arrears of taxes without giving notice of Its Intention  and besides  the\nnotice mentioned above the parties are\nfurther regularly notified before application Is made to the judge for the\nfinal vesting in the crown ot the title\nto the forfeited property. Every possible chance is given for its redemption\nand until April 8 next year, lands may\nbe released on the payment of the arrears and the initial costs which in\nno case exceed $2. After that and tin-\ntil April, 1910 they may still be released on the payment of the arrears, the\ncost of the court and the redemption\nfees.\nThe house adjourned today until af.\nter Christmas,\nSunk by Cannon Balls.\nSINGAPORE! Dec. 18\u2014The burning\noil ship Raima Kalema was bombarded\nby the harbor fort and soon sank with\nher hull riddled with shot. The flaming steamer, whloh hails from England\narrived in Singapore from New York\ntwo Jays ago, with her cargo of case\noil ablaze. All attempts to extinguish\nthe flames were unsuccessful, it was\nimpossible to go near the vessel bt-.\ncause of the possibility of an explosion\nand finally the harbor agents appealed\nto the commander of the fort. The\ngunners at a distance of two miles sank\nthe craft with their six inch guns.\nBlizzard In Newfoundland.\nST. JOHN, Dec. 18.\u2014The worst blizzard\nexperienced In Newfoundland for many\nyears has been raging for 48 hours and\nheavy damage lias been done to fishing:\nvessels, a number of which has been blown\nashore at various points. No loss of life\nhas yet been reported but It is feared that\nseveral schooners have been blown to\npieces.   Truffle on land is at a standstill.\nGood Cough Medicine for Children.\nThe season for coughs and colds is now\nat hand and too much care cannot be used\nto protect the children. A child is much\nmore likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fever when he haB a cold .The quicker\nyou cure his cold the less the risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the sole reliance of many mothers, and tew of those\nwho have tried it are willing to use any\nother. Mro. F.. F. Starrer, of Ripley, W.\nVa\u201e says: \"I have never used any other\nthan Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for my\nchildren and it has always given good satisfaction.\" This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be (given as\nconfidently to u child aa to an adult. For\nsale by all druggists and dealers.\nHAINS TRIAL PROCEEDS\nEVIDENCE OF COMPLICITY AGAINST\nMURDERER'S BROTHER\nHELD CROWD BACK WHILE ANNIS\nWAS  BEING KILLED\nIrom. Pole io Equator-\nNeither, lieat nor oold-\n. nor corustant -wear\n\u201e*will .swerve tlie\n12\n^10  vtltjn-\nELGIN\nWATCH\nfrom   ittf cour.se.\nof perfect \"time.\nAn imerebuiiK, uiumukwi  \u00bbv\u00bb\u00bbi\u00bbi\nabout watches, sent free on request to\n\u25a0LOIN NATIONAL WATCH 00.,\n\u25a0Wn* III.\nFLUSHING, N.Y., Dec. 18\u2014The trial\nof Thornton J. Halns, on charges of\naiding and abetting fhis brother, Capt\nHains, in the killing ot William E,\nAnuis, was adjourned tonight until\nMonday, after a day in which the Btate\ndeveloped the strongest testimony bo\nfar adduced. Herbert F. L. Funk and\nArthur Andrews, both eye yitnesses ol\nthe shootnig, slated today that there\nwas an interval between the first shot\nfired by Capt. Hains and the others,\nwhich came in fairly rapid succession.\nBoth declared positively that Thornton\nHains pointed his revolver at those on\ntne float after the first shot and before\nthe succeeding shots were fired.\nAn exhaustive cross-examination on\nthis point, so material to the prosecution's case, failed to Bhake their testimony . Andrews stated tJhat following\nthe first shot, he saw the defendant\npoint his revolver at the witness' father. \"There was a first shot, then an\ninterval, then there were some more\nshots in Quick succession; then a pause\nand a last shot which went through the\nsail. I ran when I saw Thornton Hains\npoint his revolver at my father, and\nstood under the docks,'\" said Andrews.\nFunk gave a graphic description of\nt)he shooting of Annie. Standing hy\nwith him arms the army captain wait\ned until Annie' boat swept behind the\nfloat, said the witness and then lifting\nthe obscuring sail Capt Halns fired\nseveral shots at the publisher.\nJustice Crane admonished the Jury\nto he careful and not permit anyone\nto discuss the case with them at their\nhomes and then adjourned court until\nMonday.\nCounsel for Hains are preparing for\nan unique demonstration with the automatic revolver with which William B.\nAnnia was slain, to show that the writ\ner was not a principal with his brother,\nCapt .Hains in the shooting of the publisher. In the presence of witnesses\nthe replica of Capt Hains* revolver will\nbe fired in an attempt to prove {hat\nthe seven shells in the weapon can be\ndischarged within one and five-eighths\nseconds.\nActing captain of police Avery de\u00ab\nnied defendant's counsel the permission to discharge the revolver within\nthe town limits as lt would he In violation of an ordinan.ee. Aid. Hogan\ntold Hains' lawyers that the revolver\nexhibition might be held along Flushing creek. It lis hoped by the counsel\nthat the evidence showing the rapidity\nwltfli which the weapon Is discharged\nwill refute the state's contention that\nwhile the shooting of Annis was la\nprogress Thornton Halfla drew his revolver and prevented Annis' friendi\nfrom coming to bis aid. .   .     .    .,. .\nLow Point Reached\u2014Slump Due to\nChina and India Selling.\nSilver In the last month has reached\nUs lowest mark In three or four years,\nfalling below 48 cents an ounce. In a\ngeneral summary of the conditions the\nBoston Financial News says:\n\"The pronounced weakness In silver,\ndealers in the commodity say, is   due\nchiefly to the continued selling by India\nand China.   In addition to the selling\nfrom   those sources the   production of\nthe white metal shows no falling   off.\nAccording to a number of one of the\nlargest silver bullion firms In this city\nthe most encouraging feature   of   the\nsituation is the low price prevailing for\nthe   metal,   which may   induce some\nspeculative purchases.   Aside from this,\nhowever, it is said that there is nothing in the situation at the present time\nto warrant the expectation of any decided improvement in the near future.\nAbout the only steady demand for silver bullion comes from   the - Mexican\ngovernment,   which is   buying   about\n150,000 ounces a week, and from the\ni United States government, which is tak-\n| ing about 125,000 ounces. The demand\nfrom the arts, while somewhat better\nduring the last six months than in the\nfirst half of the year, is still quite below what it has been In former years.\nIt is estimated that the arts have consumed about 3,000,000 ounces within the\nlast three months.\n\"So far as India is concerned, European advices to a large bullion house\nhere are that the Indian government ts\nnot likely to buy any silver for the\nentire year of 1909, as the Indian government holds about 120,000,000 ounces\nof uncoined silver at the present time.\nThe Indian bazaars, however, may buy\nsome for speculation; but, apart from\nthis, very little inquiry for silver from\nIndia is looked for.\n\"About six months ago a hill passed\nthe German relchstag authorizing the\ngovernment to purchase 10,000,000\nounces of silver for coinage purposes.\nThis amount was to have been purchased within a year from the passing\nof the bill, but so far the German government has not bought one ounce of\nsilver. There are still 65,000,000 ounces\nto be bought by the Insular department\nof the federal government for Philippine coinage, and while there are no indications of any of these large amounts\nof silver being ordered in the near future, still lt Is said that the governments above referred to may come Into\nthe market at any time.\"\nCONDITIONS AT FERNIE\nTOWN   FA8T BEING REBUILT   AND\nCONDITIONS GOOD\nMUNICIPAL    POLITICS   ARE    NOW\nENGAGING ATTENTION\n(Special to The Daily Newa.)\nFERNIE, Dec. 18.\u2014Notwithstanding the\nsevere cold spell work on the uncompleted\nbuildings continues and nearly every day\na store or office is added to the long list\nof those wheh have been constructed since\nthe town was laid In waste. Tlio mala\nbusiness thorofare already presents a respectable and prosperous appearance ana\nit 1b now apparent tlmt when the few vacant blockB are built upon in the spring, the\nmain section of the town will be far more\nsubstantat than it has ever boon. As re-\ngarde the replacing of tlie public buildings\nvery little progress has been made. The\npublic school has only just been started;\nthe permanent city hall, court iiouae and\nfi-nol have not yet materialized^ and tlie\nwork of theBe offices is being conducted\nIn very limited temporary quarters. The\nnew post office which had Just been completed when the fire occurred. Is being re-\nerected as rapidly as possible, though It\nwill probably be many months yet before\nIt will be ready for occupancy. From- a\nbusiness standpoint conditions are exceedingly bright, merchants reporting a very\nbrisk trade in all Hnvs, which is increasing\nas the Christmas season approaches, altogether the prospects for continued prosperity are better than they have ever been.\nThe Home bank have removed from their\ntemporary premises to permanent quarters\nin lhe TIpharla-WatBon block on Victoria\navenue. The bank has purchase a very\ndesirable cornor lot on the main street and\nvj|ill erect a handsome and commodious\nbuilding next summer.\n'Municipal politics are now engaging tho\nattention of the ratepayors, and the approaching elections will be the most keenly contested that have ever taken place\nhere since the Incorporation of the town.\nThe citizens are determined that the city\n(council shall contain only those who will\ndevote a fair share of their time and abilities to the conduct of the affairs of the\nmunicipality, and that as the problems\nthey will be called upon to solve during\nthe coming year will be the most important that have ever been before the aldermen of Fernle, that men of the beat busl-\nness capacity be chosen. So far only one\ncandidate Is in the field for the mayoralty,\nbut It is altogether probable that this offlce will be contested for also.\n\u25a0, J. (H. Reid, president of the 3. H. Reid\ncompany, left for Winnipeg on Wednesday\nnight on a business trip.\nDOUBLE VICTORY\nWilbur Wright   Makes   Two   Records\nWith Aeroplane.\n\u2022UDMAN-g. France. Dec. 18.-W1l6ur\nWright established a new world's record\nfor heavier than air machines today while\nflying for the Mlchelin cup remaining In\nthe uir one hour, 53 minutes and 66 aeconds.\nrThe best previous record Is one hour 31\nminutes and 5*1 seconds, which Wright\nmade on September 21 lost.\nThe ueronaut attained an average\nheighth of 24 feet today and the distance\nwas officially measured as 61 1-2 milte\n\u25a0which does not include the wide sweeps\nnnd turns made during the flight. He\nIdescendcd only because the oil feeded got\nout of order. The flight.was made in a\nlight breeze occasionally broken by puffs\nof twenty miles an hour.\nMr. Wright closed a triumphant day by\nadlillevlng another record, flying to a\nheighth of \u00a360 feet In a strong wind, and\nwinning the Sartho Aero club's prize for\nheighth. At first It was thought that the\n\u25a0v-lolence of the breeze would compel a\npostponement of his effort but, undaunted,\nTWhlght launched his machine and clrculed\naround and around the field. When soar-\nling at 90 feet, a sudden guat of wind\ncaught the aeroplane sidoways causing It\nto plunge backwards,* the spectators were\nterrified but Mr. Wright remained unex-\nclted and soon righted his craft.\nAt the end of ten minutes, the wind had\nmoderated, and the aeroplane soared upward and passed high over a line of eaii-\ntlve balloons marking a distance of 300\nfeet. Then it descended and after again\ncircling the field was brought to earth,\nlanding in front of the door of the ehed\nin which it is housed. The Aero club to-\nJiight gave a banquet to Mr. Wright, in\ncelebration of hia double victory.\nAfraid of Ghosts\nMsny people era sfrmd of (boat,. Few people\nare sir-rid of terms. Yet tbe ghost le a tatiey aad\nthe itrtu is e feet. If tbe term could be \u00ab\u25a0-itfltrti\nto a size equal to its terrors it would appear moee\nterrible than any firo-bceetbintf dra-few. Genu\n, can't be avoided. Tbey are in the air we fan-She,\n|   the water we drink. ,.*.<\nThe *ferm can only prosper when the oonrJMari\n|   of the system gives it five scope to eetabliah it-\nself and develop.   When there is a defieieoey of\nvital force, languor, restlessness, a sallow cheek,\na hollow eye, when.the appetite is poor aad tha\n'* *-   -\u2014*    \u2014\u2014tmm. ,1m.  -\na hollow eye, wnen.\u2122 .rr*__. _V_7Z>Z_- v\u00ab- ~*\nsleep is broken, it is time to guard agaiast thejt_- \u00ab\u25a0 eep\nSty th. body'agrdast all fr\"\"^-^\"**--\"^^\nen Medical Discovery. I increaser Ae^_^<^n_'\nsvstem of clogging impurities, enriches the Hood, pate the stomach o-<.*rofdi|\u00ab.io,* and '\u00bb^__*k__*\u00a3\u00bb\nthat the germ finds no weak or tainted spot to WMoh \u00ab\u2022 bnerd.\n\"GoU. Medical Discovery\" cojtalne __?^>,_**ro_\nhsbit-formiog drugs. All Its Ingredient-, printed on to outside\n. wrapper. It is not a secret nostrum hut a medWn. \u00ab mown\nSmition and with a record ol 40 yt\u2014 <\u2022*\"\"\u25a0_*\u00ab\u2022\u00a3'\u2022\u25a0*\u2022\nsubstitute-there is nothing \" just,*\" good.\" Aak your ne^hhora.\nlft-\u00bbS***$**<*\u00bb-\u00bb-i***<3'**W-*--**'\u00abT^^\nYou Would Gladly Mortgage Your\nBadness to Pay for a Policy of\n\"Profit insurance\"\nWouldn't You?\nIf you would take out a policy of Insurance which guaranteed you\ncertain dividends from your store, or business enterprise, securing\nagainst losses, you would be glad to lose a little Bleep in securing\nsuch a form ot insurance\u2014wouldn't you?\nAnd yet, to any business under the sun, what amounts to such\na policy or Insurance is embraced In an intelligent advertising\ncampaign.\nNo advertising campaign that was well-\ndevised and carried out with unflinching persistence ever failed to furnish\nactual \"Profit Insurance\" for a busl-\nntss.\nThe cost ot this Insurance for a store or other enterprise is not\n\"beyond your means,\"\u2014unless you are one of the folks who ought\nnot to be in business at all, WHICH YOU ARE NOT! This cost\ncost Is partially payable ln cash, of course, but only partially. A\nlarge part of it is payable In INTELLIGENCE, and ln the capaolty\nto profit by experience, ln what Is generally known as \"grey matter.\" This does not mean that you must \"worry.\" It means that\nyou must think\u2014that you must plan and execute.\nBRADSTREETS' REPORT\nGood Holiday Trade le Being Done\nCanada.\nNow York, Dec. 18.\u2014Bradstreets stnto\not trade tomorrow will Bay: A good holiday trade Ib being done in Canada, and\nWuslness In general retail lines Is satisfactory. WholeBalo trade la quiet as most\nof the houses are taking stock. A good\nspring business Is expected. Business failures for the week ending December 17,\nnumber 31 against 60 last week, and 40 In\ntills week ot 1007.\nBradstreets weekly bank clearings of the\nDominion of Canada are as follows:\nIne\nMontreal IXIAOOO\nToronto 27.O71.C0O\nWinnipeg 16.171,000\nVancouver....    4.619,000\nOttawa    3,120.00)\nQuebec    3,307,000\nHalifax    1,629.00]\nCalgary   1,750,000\nSt. John    1,219.000\nLondon 1.232,000\nVictoria   1.226,000\nEdmonton , ....     859,000\nYou Can Make Your Advertising Campaign\nYour \" Policy of Profit Insurance\" by\nUsing tbe Columns of - - -\n\"The Daily News\"\nPhone 144, and Our Solicitor Will Call and\n3 Talk the Matter Over\n18.0\n13.2\n14.5\nCharged With Embezzlement.\nNBW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014Fred Kaon,\n39 yeara old, the secretary and treasurer of the Apollo company, dealers In\npiano players, was arrested last night\ncharged with larceny and falsifying the\nbooks of the company. The amount\nwith which Kann is specifically charged\nof being short Is $585.   *\nFOR THE 80UTH POLE\nPUNTA ARENAS, Chill, Dec. 18\u2014\nThe- French steamer Horquol Pas, with\nDr. Chracote's expedition on board\nsailed from here yesterday In search\not the south pole. The steamer took\non board a large quantity of supplies,\nINVESTIGATING EXCHANGES\nGovernor Hughes Commission Looking\nInto Stock Business.\nNBW YORK, Dec. 18.\u2014The commssion\nappointed by governor Hughea to Investi,-\ngatw the New York atocto exchanges organized formally- today at the headquarters of the state banking department. All\nnine members were present and Horace\nWhite, was made chairman. Two committees were reappointed, one on plan and\nscope, consisting of H. E. Page, John D.\nClark and D. V. King, and the other committee, on ways and means, consists of\nchairman White, Clark, Williams and\nl>avd Lcventrltt.\nThe oomtnssion will hold Its next session on December 26, at the rooms of the\nchamber of commerce. All meetings it\nwas stated would be executive.\nCHARGED WITH  MURDER\nWoman   it Arrested  on   Strength   of\nAlleged Confession,\nCHARLESTON, Dec. 18.-Charged with\nthe murder from ambush of Grafton Star-\nbuck, a leading prohibitionist, at Gawley,\nNovember 28, Mrs. E. V. Smth. was arrested today and placed n the Fayetteville\njail.\nMrs. Smith was arrested on the strength\nof a story told by Otto Perslng'er, 16 years\nold, who, when he was himself accused ot\nshooting Starbuck, declared that Mrs.\nSmith confessed that she was the guilty\nparty.\nWhen arrested Mrs. Smith is Bate* by officers to have admitted that she told Per-\nstng-ei-1 tiiat she shot Starbuck but that\nshe was only Joking. Mra. Smith Is a relative of the Logan county Hatfields of\nfeud fame.\nSteamers Collide,\nNEW TORK, Deo. 18.\u2014The steamer Cat-\nalone Inbound from Boston tonight collided\nwith and sank the Brltah steamer Dafrhes-\ntan, southbound, south of Oedney channel. The crew of the D-agheatan was saved\nand the catalone anchored apparently not\ngreatly damaged.\nGOOD for many Winters of Comfort is a Semi-ready Ulster,\nWe want you to see our extra quality Ulsters at $25.\nThere is a combination of Quality, Style and Artistic Merit in\nSemi-ready Clothes which is not equalled by any but the very\nbest Custom Tailors; and not always even by them\u2014for they\nlack our skilled organization.\nftnttf-ttabg Qtotiartah\n 8ATURDAY     DECEMBER 19\n\u20ache \u00a9itutj $-ew\u00bb,\n^\/Te EDISON\n_i\nWE want everyone who has not yet\nexperienced the delight of owning\nand listening to an Edison Phonograph\nto go to some dealer today and hear the\nEdison Phonograph play. There is only\none way to know how good the Edison\nPhonograph is and that is to hear it.\nNothing can describe it.\nThe Edison Phonograph reproduces all sounds, and especially the sounds of the human voice and the music of instruments, so marvelously that you would be amazed at it\naa a scientific invention if you had not become so used to\nits wonderful work.\nThe Edison Phonograph makes all music available in your\nhome. The cost is trifling. You can buy it at once for a low\nprice or on the instalment plan, paying a little at a time,\nand begin to enjoy it at once. The point is to get it today.\nThere is an Edison dealer near you who will be glad to\nshow you how it works and let you hear some of the many\nvaried selections which have been prepared forjt.\nEdison Amberol Records\nThese are the new Records which have just been made to play on tho\nEdison Phonograph. They play more than twice as long as the old ones and\nplay far better. 1 his is the fast great discovery of Mr. Edison for the benefit of his favorite invention, the Edison Phonograph, and for your benefit if\nyou are wise enough to get an Edison Phonograph with the Amberol attachment at once. An Edison Phonograph with the Amberol attachment plays\nboth Records, the old two-minute Records and the new fbur-minute Records.\nThere.are thousands of selections already made up in I\nthe old Records which you can enjoy, and there will be\nmany new ones every month in both the old Records\nand the Amberol Records.\nFREE. Go to your dealer or write tn us today and set\nthese books. The Catalogue of Edison Phonographs\n\u25a0\u25a0 well as Couplets Record Catalogue, Supi'lemental\nCatalogue and the Phonogram, which tell about all the\nRecords, old and new.\nW\u00ab D-ulre Good Livo Dealers to soli Edison Phonographs in every town where we arc not now well represented.\nDealers having established stores should write at once to\nNational Phonograph Company, 100 Lakeside Ave., Orange, NJ.,US.A.\n_________\nOne of the luxuries of Knit-to-fit\nUnderwear Is the perfect fit of every\ngarment, No matter how large or how\nsmall a man may be, Ue can get exactly\nthe right size.\nEvery Knit-to-fit garment te knitted separately, all in one piece. Should a dealer not\nhave just the size debited, he can have it knitted\nlo order.\n\u00ab\nIf your regular dealer cannot fit you antl does\nnot carry Knit-to-fit, write us for special\nmeasurement blinks und illustrated catalogue.\nTE2 ItMT-TO-FIT MAMJFACTIIUSG CO.\na*\n322 Papineau Avenue     - , \u00bb     MONTREAL.\nNOTICE\nNotice is hereby given to the   public that on and after January 1st\nthe price of\nCreston Townsite Lots\nmay be advanced, and It Is, therefore, necessary that no time should be\nlost if you wish to Invest at the present price and terms. These lots are\nnow selling rapidly.'  Price $100; terms, $10 cash and $10 per month.\nFor further information write or call on C. F. HUTTON, 309 Baker\nStreet, NELSON.\nB. A. ISAAC \u00ab. W. HINTON\nNELSON IRON WORKS\n\u25a0n|lnaara ind Contraotora Found*\u2122 and MtehlnMi\nCorner Hill ind Front Streets,\nThi following mitorlil ilwiyi In atack: ,\nPUMPS BTEBI. WILFLET TABLES\nVALVES (% to 8ln.)'     SHAFTING SPROCKET CHAINS\nBELTING (Oripoli)       SHOES AND DIBS DRY BATTERIES\nP. O. lox 1069. NELSON, B. C. Tilophoni M.\nROUGH   LUMBER  DBBSSBD\nDooit, Wlndowi, Mouldiap, BUnglw. Tinted Work! ut Bracket!.  Com-\ntilt* ind ap to date itoek alwaya oa kind.  Mall orders promtly atteaded to.\nA. G. LAMBERT & CO.\nDROWNING AT CASCADE\nPROVINCIAL    POLICE    SEARCHING\nFOR BODIES\nGRAND    FORKS    HOTEL   CHANGES\nOWNERSHIP\n(Special to The Dally News.>\nGRAND FORKS, Dec. 18.\u2014A sad\ndrowning accident Is reported from\nCascade ,a few miles east of this city.\nIt appears that Ernest Downs, Archibald Wilkinson and three other Wilkinson boys all of whom live at Texas\nCreek, on Christiana lake, went to\nCascade In two boats. On their return\ntrip the men left Cascade about 3.30 in\nthe afternoon of Monday last, and arrived at English Cove about 7.30 p.m.\nThere was a heavy fog over the lake\nat this time and the two boats somehow became separated' from one\nanother. The three Wilkinson boys arrived hom^f all right, but the next\nmorning finding that their brother and\nDowns had not yet returned, started a\nsearch for them. It being still foggy\non Tuesday a search was made along\none side of the lake for them, thinking\nthat possibly they had pulled Into shore\nand camped for the night. No trace of\nthe men or their boat was discovered\nhowever until yesterday. Downs and\nWilkinson had in thefr boat a number\nof packages and also a case of chickens\nwhich they were takins to their ranch.\nThese and the boat were located on\nWednesday, and in such a shape that\nthe conclusion was arrived at that the\nboat had been upset and the men\ndrowned.\nThe provincial police here were communicated with, and A. K. McDonald\nleaves today for the lake to drag for\nthe bodies. Ernest Downs was about 26\nyears of age and married, and leaves\na widow and two children. He was a\nbrotherin-law of Wilkinson. Wilkinson\nwas 36 years old and also married,\nbeing survived by his widow and two\nchildren.\nA.K. McDonald was sworn in on Tuesday as provincial constable for this\ndistrict before Magistrate Cochrane.\nHe was Installed In his new position\nby Chief of Police Devitt of Nelson and\nChief Constable Dlnsmore of Greenwood.\nThe Granby, owned by John Temple,\nand one of the leading hotels ln the\ncity, has changed hands. F. W. Russell,\nformerly of the Victoria, and A. W.\nFraser, who a short time ago sold the\nWindsor hotel to A. Traunweiser, are\nthe new proprietors. Mr. Temple Ib one\nof th* oldest hotel men In the city, he\nhaving been engaged in that line of\nbusiness here since 1900, and has always enjoyed the reputation of running\none of the best conducted hotel to be\nfound anywhere. The price paid by tbe\nnew owners is stated to have been\n$12,000. Mr. Temple and family will\nleave for Victoria, B. C, on the 28th\nInst., where he will engage in the same\nline of business. Mr. Temple's many\nfriends will wish himself and family\nhealth and prosperity in his new location.\nEleven candidates are this week writing at the public school in this city for\nthe high school entrance examination.\nBight are writing from this city, one\nfrom Greenwood and two from Cascade,\nthe results of the examination will be\nknown in about two weeks.\nJ. S. Akins, for the past three months\neditor of the Gazette of this city, has\nsevered connection with that paper and\ngone to Vancouver.\nJames Hardy of Hardy Mountain left\nyesterday for Los Angeles where he\nwill reside for the next few months,\nJ. G. Murray of Slocan has purchased\nthe premises now being used as the\nValhalla hotel from Wm. McNee. Mr.\nMurray will move his family here\nshortly and take up his residence In\nrecent purchased property.\nW. N. Brown of Calgary is now teller\nIn the Grand Forks branch of the Royal\nBank of Canada.\nE. F. Smock and Miss C. L. Turner\nof St. Joe, Mo., were married at Republic, Wash., this week. Mr. Smock\nIs brakernan on the Spokane & British\nColumbia railway, and the couple will\nreside in this city.\nCHARGED WITH  FRAUD\nPresident of Boston Common Council\nUnder Arrest.\nBOSTON, Dec. 18\u2014Leo* F. McCullough, president of the common council of the city of Boston, and last Tuesday re-elected from ward 15 to that\nbody, yesterday surrendered himself to\nthe police under a warrant charging\nperjury and conspiracy to defraud the\ncity out of $200. He was balled out In\nthe sum of $2600. The arrest Is the\nsecond in the case, the first being t'liat\nof James T. Cassidy, an attorney who\nwas tafcen into custody this week.\nThe arrests are the outcome of an\nInvestigation by tbe finance commission. The commission stated that the\ncommon council last May voted the sum\nof $200 for the purchase of Massachusetts' law reports for the president of\nthe council. On June 1 a bill for $200.\nwas presented for the reports and the\nmnoey paid to Cassidy. The commission declared that an Investigation\nshowed that no Buch reports were in\nthe office or the home of the president,\nMcCullough . The bill for the books\npaid for hy the city treasurer, It is\nclaimed, bore the \"O.K.\" of president\nMcCullough and a receipted hill for the\n$200 was given attorney Cassidy,\nDiss In India.\nNEW YORK, Deg. 18\u2014News of the\ndeath at Yeliandu, India of the Rev.\nCharles B. Ward for 31 years a mis-\nsionary of the -Methodist -Episcopal\nchurch in India; has been received\nhere, Mr. Ward leaves a widow ln India and two sons w-ho are students at\nSyracuse university.\nDottar Changes hit Mind I\ntyohlnt Stands 18 Years' Tut.\nIn tho year 1890, IR yearn ago, Mrs. O. 8.\nOwner, of Bella lile, N.S., was In a and condition. Allhsr relatives had died of coDiumptlon,\nand there wee every Indication that ibo was\ngoing the \u00abime war. This was aggravated by\nan attack ot Kidney Trouble.\nAt this Hint her husband suggested to try\nPSYCHINE. Tbe doctor who attended said\nPiyoUat waa worthless; bnt lt effected a\nwonderful core. Eiohtbbji thus after In*\nletter bearing date August 14, 1MB, Mrs.\nOemer says, \"I am better than I have been\nfor yean. My lung* have not troubled me\nilnoe I took your treatment Mt physician\ntold me I oonld not, take a hotter Eonto than\nF.-j YCHIN h;. and 1 recommend tt to all who are\nsuffering troan Iaiig Trouble and Goneral\nDobUitr!\"\nTRIAL BOTTLE FREE.\nCOUPON\nPlease send trial bottle of PSYCHINE la\naooordaaoe with your special offer,\n, PSYCra-TB la ths GREATEST TONTO, and\nIs sold by all drug itoree, Wo. and 91.00.\nFIXING FREIGHT RATES\nTRUNK LINE OFFICIALS CONFER IN\nNEW YORK\nOBJECTION     TO     CANADIAN     PA.\nCIFiC DESPATCH CHARGES\nNEW YORK, Dec. IS\u2014The vice presl-\ndents and general managers of the east-\nera trunk lines have held a meeting at\nwhich the proposed allevance In freight\nrates was further discussed and two\nsubcommittees were appointed to seek\na solution of the various difficulties\nlhat stand in the way of the increase,\nsuch as for instance as the objection of\nthe shippers and the disagreements\namong the railroads themselves as to\nthe amount of tlie proposed advance.\nIt Is not regarded as probable in well\nInformed quarters that the proposed\nnew tariffs will bbe decided before January 1.\nThe extension of the Canadian Pacific\ndespatch \"all rail\" fast freight line to\nNew York city by way of the New\nYork, New Haven & Hartford has been\ntaken up by the trunk line association.\nThe chairman of the association said\ntoday it waa a matter that demanded immediate attention from the roads\ninterested and that the tatter would\nprobably try to make the New York,\nNew Haven and Hartford see- the error\nof its way by its use of \"moral sunsion.\"\nHe declared positively that there would\nbe no rate cutting war because of the\ninvasion of the trunk line territory by\nthe Canadian company. The New York,\nNew Haven & Hartford, he added, took\nthe ground that it was entitled to the\ndifferential because of the circuitous\nroute the Canadian Despatch uses to\nget its freight obtained at New-York\nto the west, while the other roads maintain that being an \"all rail\" it should\nstick to tho standard rates.\nNEW  YORK  COLLISION\nSteamer Strikes Ferry Boat and Panic\nFollows.\nNBW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014A collision between the ferry boat Stelnway, running\nbetween 92nd street, Manhattan and\nAstoria, Long Island, and the freight\nsteamer Marlon, bound for South Norfolk, Conn., threw the 300 passengers\nof the ferry into a panic yesterday and\nresulted in serious injury to three men\nof the crew of the Marion.\nThe crash, which was caused by the\nswift current of Little Hellgate, came\nat a time when the ferry boat was\ncrowded with homegoers, returning\nfrom work. The freighter struck the\nferry boat bow on and stove a hole Into\nthe port side, where tbe women's cabin\nIs located, throwing the occupants off\ntheir feet and precipitating the wildest\nkind of panic. Several women passengers fainted and for a time lt looked as\nIf the deckhands &nd men passengers\nwould be powerless to prevent the more\nterrorized of tho women from jumping\noverboard,\nTllie ferry boat tied up alongside a\nbarge moored below the ferry slip, and\nall the passengers were gotten off in\nsafety.\nThe Marion, badly damaged in the\ncollision, was run ashore at the foot\nof Jamaica avenue, to prevent her foundering, in the crash her cargo was\ndisplacel and several cases were tumbled over, crushing three of the crew.\nThe Injured, all of whom will recover,\nwere taken to the hospitals in Manhattan In a police boat.\nExpelled from Persia.\nST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 18\u2014The\ncorrespondent of the Reich at Teheran,\nhas been.expelled from Persia for sending a dispatch to his paper purporting\nto reveal a scheme of the shah to send\nsecret agents to Tabriz, to commit attacks upon Russians and other Europeans tn order to provoke Intervention\nby the powers against the revolutionists.\nOUTRAGE JS ATTEMPTED\nCHILLIWACK FAMILY HAS NARROW\nESCAPE\nHOME     DELIBERATELY   SET     ON\nFIRE IN NIGHT\nVANCOUVER, Dee. 18.\u2014A daring attempt at wholesale minder and arson Is.\nreported from Chllllwack, The municipal\nand provincial police are In hot pursuit of\nthe would bo perpetrators of the awful\ndeed but so far have been unable to sot\nany clue as to their Identity.\nIt was on Sunday night that an attempt'\nwas made to wipe out the entire family\nof Mr. and Mra. D. Mlorden, of that town\nand to destroy their home on Wellington\nstreet. A huge pile of hay was placed in\nfront of the house and a large quantity\nofl coal oil Doured over it and. a match\ntouched to it.\nThe deed was well planned and If it had\nnot been that tlie flames wore discovered\nwithin a few minutes after the flre started, it is likely that the entire Morden family; of five members would have perished\nas they slept. An alarm was given and the\nflames were extinguished before much\ndamage had; been done.\nTo bo attacked by a strange man whllo\nliving hy herself In a lonely cabin far\n%ok' in \"the woods and to have her life\nthreatened while there was no assistance\nwithin reach, was the experience of Mrs.\nCollis, a Chllllwack woman a few nights\nago. Mra. Collis, was ut home when a\nknock came ut the door and on owning\nIt a man stood outside. He knocked the\nlight out of her hand, and forcing his way\ninto tho room attacked the woman, abusing nnd threatening to shoot her.\nMrs. Cnllls, described her ussniiant to the\npolice and, as a result, Walter Harwood,\nwas arrested but, as the woman could not\npositively Identify him. the charge was dismissed. Mrs. Collis has a son but he was\naway' from home on the nlghB when the\nassault occurred.\nCURE  OF TUBERCULOSIS\nGood Work Accomplished by New York\nState Hospital.\nALBANY. Doc. IS.\u2014Three patients died\nand 301 were discharged out of the total of\n477 treated during the fiscal year just clot-\noft at the New York state hospital for\ntreatment of Incipient pulmonary tuberculosis at Rnybrook. according to a report\nreceived today by the state hoard of charities. The Institution has now under its\ncare 163 patients 80 of whom are males.\nOf the 301 patients discharged, many were\nreported as cured and others as greatly\nbenefitted by the treatment. Thn nntlents\nwere treated at an Initial cntst of $9.47 per\nweek per capita, and a total for all pur-\nposcB of $103.017. \u25a0, \t\nSilver King Hotu!\nBaker Sreet, Nelion.\nRegular Boarders, $6.00 per Week.\nRates, $1.25 and $1.50 per Day.\nBut 25 Cent Meal In the City.\n(On City Time.)\nD. McRAE, Prop.\nNelson Hotel Bar\nBAKER  ST.,  NELSON.\n\"Fire Castles\" Liqueur. Scotch. Best\nappointed ln the city.   Flneat Liquors\nand Cigars.\nINK & WARD, Proprietor*.\nHave a Savannah.\nBartlett House\nO. W. BARTIiffiTT, PROP.\nTlie belt H a day house In\ntown.     A     Miner's   Home.\nKootenay Hotel\nMRS. MALLETTE, Proprietress.\nA home for everybody.    Every convenience given to the travelling public.\nElectric    piano.      Cuisine    unexcelled\nKates $1 per day.\nSherbrooke House\nNELSON, B. C.\nOne minute's walk Irom C. P. R. station.   Cuisine unexcelled;   well heated\nand ventilated.\nBOYER BROS., Proprietors.\nSunnyside Hotel\nBaker Street-, Nelson.\nTbe house Is thoroughly   remodelled\nthroughout.   Clean rooms.\nWeekly Boarders $6.00.\nRates $1.00\" per day up.\nTemperance   house;   home   comforts;\nbeBt cook in the city.\nMRS. J. E. HARRIS. Proprietress.\nThe Royal Hotel\nMrs. L. V. Roberts, Proprietress.\nCor. Stanley and Silica Sts.\nFinest 25c meal in the Kootenay.\nRegular Boarders $6 per Week.\nRates, $1.00 and $1.60 per day.\nAthabasca Saloon\n\u2014AND-\nShort Order  Lunch Counter\nBest Wines and Liquors in stock.\nOyster Cocktails.\nIVENS & PHILBERT, Proprietors\nROSSLAND.\nTHE HOFFMAN ANNEX, ROSSLAND,\n13. C.-Green & Smith, Props. Centrally\nlocated. European -and American plan.\nCommercial travellers will find fight,\ncomfortable sample roomB, a special dining room and excellent accommodations\nat The Hoffman. Baths, bawling alley,\nsteam laundry.\t\nPHOENIX\nHOTBL BROOKLYN, PHOENIX, B. C-\nThe only up to date hotal In Phoenix.\nNew from cellar to root Beet tempi*\nrooms In the Boundary. Bath room In\nconnection. Steam heat. Opposite Great\nNorthern depot   Jamet Mar-shall, prop.\nARROWHEAD.\nTHB TINION HOTEL, ARROWHBAD-\nHptclal attention given to commercial\nmen and tourists. First class sample\nrooms. Finest scenery ln British Columbia, overlooking Upper Arrow Inks. W.\njTLIfhtbvne, proprietor.\nGRAND FORKS\nTHE PROVINCE HOTEU Orand Forks,\nB. C, will open January 16th. Newly\nbuilt of brick and marble. Newly furnished; sixty bedrooms; three storeys of\nsolid comfort; light and. cheerful rooms.\nThe most modern and best appointed hotel In the Boundary. Headquarters for\nmining, smelting and commercial men.\nEmll Larsen. Proprietor.\nJust arrived from Eastern Canada ln prime condition.\nPouItry=\nTURKEYS\nDUCKS GEESE CHICKENS\nAt all our stores.\nP. BORN8 to UO\u201e Limited\nNelion, Rossland, Greenwood, Grand Forks, Phoenix and Kaslo.\n**\u00bb-**\u00bb*-***s-*-'*-*>****$***-**-*^^\nOur car containing fancy Ontario fresh killed\nTurkeys, Geese, Ducks and Chickens\n3       will arrive on Dec. 21 for Xmas trade.    Leave us your   order   and\n* avoid disappointment.\nTVCAM    HP ftG Baker Street< Next Door to R.\n1   I OV\/n     DtWaX\/O* H. Ewert, Jeweller.\nRe members-All our meats are \"Government Inspected.\"\nSomething Doing In Motor Boats\n18-foot Kootenay Special with 2 horse power motor, seven\nper hour, complete   -\u2014\nWhat's the matter with one of these beautiful boats for a Christmas\npresent.\nmiles\n$250\nThe Kootenay Motor Boat Co.\nM.WNGJMNY HAPPY\nFINDING     FIRST     RELIEF     FROM\nSTOMACH  MISERY\nTHIS    DIGESTIVE    AND    ANTACID\nOVERCOMES    STOMACH    TROUBLE\nEvery family ought to keep some Dia-\nTVepsiu in tlie house, asi any one of you\nmay have an attack of Indisgestlon or\nstomach trouble at any time, day or night.\nThis harmless preparation will digest\nanything you eat nnd overcome a sour\nstomach five minutes afterwards.\n!If your meals don't tempt you, or what\nlittle you'do eat seems to fill you, or lays\nlike a lump of lead ln your stomach, of\nIf you liave heurtburn, then it in u sign of\nIndigestion.\nAsk your pharmacist for a M-eent case\nof Pape's Diapepsln and take one trlangule\nafter supper tonight. There will be no\n\u25a0sour rit-inga, no belching or undigested food\nmixed with acid, no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or heavy feeling in the\n..stomach, nausea, debilitating hendaches,\ndizziness or intestinal griping. This twill\nnil go, and, besdes. there will be no sour\nfood left over In the Btomnch to poison\nyour breath with nauseous odors.\nPape's Diapepsln is a certain cure for all\nstomach mlft-ry, because it will take hold\nof your food and Ugest it Just tlie same ns\nIf your stomach wasn't there.\nActual, prompt relief for all your stomach misery is at your pharmacist, waiting\nfor you.\nThese large 50-cent cases contain more\nthan sufficient to cure a case of dyspepsia\nor indigestion.\nFor Quick Sale\nFifteen minutes drive from Grand\nForks, surrounded by fine orchards,\nwe have for sale a fine cottage\nhome, outbuildings, well, windmill\nand tank, 19 acres all fenced and\nunder cultivation, 100 fruit trees\nIn bearing, 2 acres in small fruits.\nPaid $1500 last year and about the\nsame year before, this year will\npay more. Price only $'1000. ?1200\ndown, balance easy terms. Owner\nvery old, must sell. For further\nparticulars, address\nThe Wright Investment Co\nGrand Forks, B. C.\nSkating\u2014Bowling\nUnder new management at the roller\nrink and bowling alley. Dance committees desiring uso of rink, see\nJOHN 8. MASSON, Manager.\nFOR RENT\nFOR RENT-Small house.    Apply Nelson\nBrewery  161-66\nTO LET\u2014Three nice roomB.   Apply Mrs.\nHeaton, 601 Victoria street, opposite elty\nhall. 140-tf\nFOR RENT\u2014Desluble offices. Corner and\nadjoining room on second story. Can be\nrented separately or together. Apply\nWood-Vallance Block. 144-tt\nFOR RENT-Two nicely furnished rooms,\nfurnace  heated;    board    If   desired. '616\nCarbonate Street. 185-tf.\nFOR RENT\u2014Nicely furnished front room\nin private family, all modern conveniences, steam heated house; central location;\n97 per month.  Apply P. O. Box 912.  195-tf.\nFOR RENT\u2014Warm furnished room* $3.00.\nApply E., Daily News, 196-tf.\nFOR RENT\u2014Furnished rooms and board\nfor gentlemen.    607* Carbonate street* or\nP. O, Box 222, 196-tf.\nFOR RENT\u2014S roomed house on Victoria St.\nG09, opposite city hall.  Apply   J.   Knd-\ncllff. 196-6\nFOR RENT\u2014Warm furniBhed room suitable for two gentlemen.   Enquire at 904\nEdgewood avenue, 1K-S\nFOR RENT--First of January, a 6 roomed\ncottage, corner Cedar   and   Observatory\nstreets.   Apply G. H. Fraser, Daily News.\n202-2\nFOR RENT\u2014Four roomed house, furniBhed.   High street, Falrview,   City water.\nTerms moderate.   Apply P. O. Box 782.\n202-3\nFOR RUNT\u2014Three    furnished   bedrooms\nwith bath,   706 Victoria street.        20-Mf.\nSend to\nB.GRIZZELLE, Florist\nNelson, B. C.   For Cholc\u00ab\nChrysanthemums\nand Carnations\nAlso\nPalms, Ferns and Flowering   Plants.\nArtistic Floral Designs of any descrip.\ntion made up.\nBoots and Shoes\nFull line ot men's and   Hoys'   band\nmade miners' and loggers' boots.\nRepairing promptly attended to.\nC. Romano\n310    Baker  Street    310\nFOR RBNT-Housekeeplng rooms, 501 Silica street, 2M-8\nPOR SALE\nA very comfortable cottage on\nStanley street, newly renovated\nthroughout and two lots, close to\nschools, with all modern conveniences, containing five rooms and\nbath room.   Price J2500.\nA six-roomed house and one lot,\nclose in. very convenient, In the\nbest of repair, modern. Price\nS2000. Terms can be arranged for\nboth these properties.\nCall and see me for full particulars.\nR. J. Steel\nWatch Repairing\nClock Repairing\nJewelry Repairing\nJewelry repairing is our specialty and we absolutely guarantee\nthe most satisfactory work in B. C.\nSatisfied customers are our recommendation.\nH. WILLEY\n Jeweller\t\nNlclterson's old stand, Baker   St\nCarpet* Cleaning\nBeating carpets by hand spoils th* texture, and does not remove the dirt.\nOur up-to-date Steam Cleaning ProcsM\nremoves all the Impurities and restore!\nthe goods to original colors.\n10c FER SQUARE YARD.\nWork called for and delivered promptly.\nClothes of all kinds cleaned, renovated,\ndyed and repaired.\nGent's Suits cleaned and pressed, 75c to\n12.00;  dyed,  13.00.\nLadles' Skirts cleaned, 11.00; dyed, $2.00.\nGloves cleaned, 26c to BOc.\nSpecial Rates for Hotels, Restaurants,\nand Steamers.\nNelson Steam Laundry\n601-603 Vernon Street.\nTelephone 146, P. N1POTJ, Prop.\nWHEN IN\nSPOKANE\n\u2022top al tht Hotsl Raymond, thi\nmast centrally located hotal In\n\u2022pokana. Rates moderata. lutt\nniaata all tralna.\nSs*itiemtMst)tt}ttse*^\ngi\u00a3jj\n PACE BIX\nChe -$oUg Stem*\nSATURDAY  DECEMBER 19\nA Fine Home For Sale Cheap\nIn a good location within alO-mlnute walk of Baker street we\nare offering for eale a modern cottage and three beautiful corner lots.\nThe house is commodious ln averj reepect, containing an entrance hall,\nparlor, dining room, 2 large bedrooms, kitchen, pantry and a large complete bathroom, The building is in good repair, has electric light fix-\nteres, large verandah extending around two sides, and a fine large basement the full size ot the house. The lots are all cleared and have been\n\u2022under cultivation, several good fruit tre*B.\nThe owner, who is now absent from NeJson, wants to dispose of the\nproperty and our instructions are to sell at $1,500. We are in a position\nto arrange very easy terms. This is a real bargain and as the demand\nfor good homes ln Nelson is brisk lt will be necessary for you to act\nquickly.   Let ub show you this proposition.\n... _._. -\u00ab- ___._\u25a0 \u25a0\u2022>. ...... j._ _ .a. _ ... \u25a0\u00bb. _ J. ____________ A\nTTTTTfTTTTTTTTTTTftTTTTTTTTT\nOrder  Now\n*********\nSend Your Friends Copies of the\nSee TOYE, TAYLOR & McQUARRIE\nBox 51\nNEISON, B. C.\nTelephone 254\n\u2014\u2014Annual\u2014\u2014\nIllustrated Review\nOf The Daily News\nTojbe Published January 1st, 1909\n10c a Copy\nHONOR MARTIN BURRELL\nGRAND     FORKS     CONSERVATIVES\nBANQUET THEIR MEMBER\nSEVERAL  EXCELLENT  ADDRESSES\nARE DELIVERED\n(Special to Tka Dsllj Hews.) ,B\nGRAND FORKS, B. C, Dec 18.\nA largely attended and most complimentary banquet was tendered to Martin Burrell, M. P., Thursday night by\nthe Conservative Club of this city. The\nbanquet was held In the Granby hotel,\nJohn Temple, the host who Ib shortly\nleaving for Victoria, excelling hlmaell\nIn the manner of hia providing. The\ntables were decorated with chrysanthemums and smilax and presented a\nmost attractive appearance.\nMr. F. H. Hutton presided and among\nthose who attended from outside points\nwere Messrs. Dr. W. B. Spankie, F. M.\nMcLaine and Oscar Hawtra of Greenwood, Mr. G. M. Rumberger of Phoenix\nand Messrs. J. R. Jackson and Thos.\nHardy of Midway.\nAfter the customary    toast    to the\nKing, the chairman read letters of congratulations  and  regret at  not being\nable to attend from Premier McBrlde,\nthe Hon. W. J. Bowser, the Hon. Dr.\nYoung, the Hon. Carter-Cotton,   G. H.\nBarnard, M. P., A. S. Goodevo, M. P.,\nJ. D. Taylor, M. P., G. H. Cowan, M. P.\nand J. H. Schofleld, M. L. A., of Trail. I\nThe toast to \"Our Dominion\" waa reB- j\nponded to by the Rev. W. R. Robs in\nan  excellent speech.    \"Our  Province\"\nwas replied to by David Whiteside of\nGrand Forks and G. W. Rumberger of\nPhoenix.   Both speakers expressed the\npleasure they felt at being present to\ndo honor to the guest of the evening\nwhose selection was a matter of gratl-\nIfcatlon  to them all and    who would\nably  represent  them   ln   Ottawa.   In\npresenting the toast of \"Our Guest\" the\nchairman called on Mr. E. Miller for a\nfew remarks before Dr.  Spankie proposed the toast.   Mr. Miller    paid   a\nwarm tribute to the newly elected member, closing by saying that the province\nwould find a strong friend in him al\nOttawa and one who would ably deal\nwith the various   problems    affecting\nBritish Columbia.   Dr. Spankie In an\nable and vigorous speech indicated the\npleasure with which the friends of Mr.\nBurrell  ln the Greenwood riding had\naccepted! the invitation to be present\ntonight.    Each and every resident in\nYale-Cariboo was glad that his vote had\nhelped to place their guest in the position he new occupied.    Ho would ask\nthem  to rise and drink  to  the toast\n\"Our Guest.\"   Three rousing cheers and\nthe singing of \"He's a jolly good fellow\" followed.\nIn his speech In reply Mr. Burrell\ncommenced by remarking that the\nbattle was over and a certain amount\nof feasting had been done since. It fell\nto the lot of some to eat the \"funeral\nbaked meats\" and to others the feast\nof victory (laughter). The victory\nmust be ascribed largely to the splendid\norganization and loyal work of the\nConservatives throughout the riding\nand to the fact that provincial rights\nand provincial liberties were strong factors In the campaign. Such questions\nas Better Terms and the Japanese\nproblem were vital and it would be the\nduty and the privilege of himself and\ncolleagues to see that these -great questions received the fullest consideration\nin the House of Commons. (Applause.)\nThe result of the election had strengthened his faith In human nature, showing, ae it did, that everywhere men had\nrefused to be coerced by the flattering\npromises of material gain held out to\nthem. He deprecated the doctrine that\nbecause a man was In Opposition there\nfore his advice to the government would\nbe  regarded  as \"hostile advice.\"    His\nview was that the member represented\nth\u00a9 whole of the constituenQy, not a\nsection, and he would make an earnest\nattempt to do his duty by the whole\nriding.     He   fully  recognized in  this\nelection that he had received the support of many liberals and Independents\nand  gladly   took this    opportunity to\nthank them.    Mr. Burrell closed by a\nfine tribute to the Hon. R. h. Borden\nand hy thanking his many friends for\nthe loyal work and generous assistance\nnnd good wishes shown throughout the\ncampaign and since.\n' Mayor Frlpp in replying to the toast\nof \"Our City\" alluded    to   the happy\nburial of those smaller feelings which\nformerly had sometimes animated the\npeople of the rival cities of Greenwood\nand Grand  Forks.   They felt that the\nprosperity of one town ln the Boundary\nwas the  prosperity  of all.    (Cheers).\nHe was glad to be present and to help\ncelebrate the occasion   of   sending a\nGrand Forks citizen  to the House of\nCommons.\nThe toast \"Copper and Steel Industries\" was replied to by Mr. A. B. W.\nHodges of the Granby Co. and J. C. McDonald of the steel workB.   Mr. Hodges\ngave Bome Interesting statistics of the\nmarvellons development of the mining\nand smelting industry in the Boundary.\n\"We have mined and Bmelted right here\nIn this little town over a million tons\nof ore during the past year.   (Cheers.)\n\" More than half the copper of the Dominion of Canada has been produced in\n! the Boundary, and mining was still the\ngreat and leading Industry of the prov-\ni ince.\" (Hear, hear.)     Mr. Hodges paid\na high tribute to the   premier of the\nprovince for his keen interest in ths\nmining Industry and closed by expressing his pleasure at being present to\njoin fn doing honor to the guest ot the\nevening.      Mr. J. C. McDonald spoke\nbriefly but referred   heartily   to   hie\nfriend the member   for   Tale-Cariboo\nThe \"Profession\" was responded to\nby Dr. Kingston and H. C. Hanington,\nthe former for medicine and the latter\nfor the law.   Mr. Hanington referred to\nhis approaching departure for Victoria\nand said that lt was a pleasure before\nleaving this district to get the opportunity of joining them all In wishing God\nspeed to  Mr. Burrell whom   he   had\nknown for nearly  tot    years and of\nwhom not a single   acquaintance had\nanything to say but kind words.\nMr, Thos. Hardy and J. R. Jackson\nresponded to the toast of \"Our Visitors.\" The former pointed out the results of good organization and the constant necessity of It, and said the majority rolled up for Mr. Burrell In\nGreenwood riding was not only hy Conservatives but by thoBe people who had\nput principle before party. (Applause.)\nIt was the greatest victory tn Canada\nand he was glad to help celebrate lt.\nMr. Jackson observed that they had\nwaited some time but victory had come\ntheir way at last In four or five years\ntime he hoped that the Conservatives\nwould have a majority at Ottawa and\nthat the guest of the evening would be\nthere to swell lt.   (Hear, hear.)\nNorman Burrell replied In a neat\nspeech for \"The Ladies,\" who would\nhe said all bid Mr. and Mrs. Burrell\nGod speed and a Happy Christmas.\n\"The Press,\" \"Our Host\" and the \"Conservative Club\" were the remaining\ntoasts. In reply to the last Mr. Hutton\nurged the need of getting all the young\nConservatives at work. They would one\nand all uphold the hands of their new\nmember ln his stand for clean government, Better Terms and a White British Columbia. (Applause) Good speeches\nby Messrs. May ind Spragett closed the\nspeaking, and the -banquet was wound\nup by a hearty singing of Auld Lang\nSyne and God Save the King.\n0MFELL0WS AT TRAIL ii\nPAY    FRATERNAL VISIT AND   ARE\nENTERTAINED\nCHENOWETH  FOR MAYOR OF THE\nSMELTER CITY\n(Special to Tho Dally News.)\nTRAIL, B. C, Dec. 18\u2014The Royal\nhotel, formerly the property of E. P.\nButler of Vancouver, has been purchased by John S. C. Chenoweth, an\nold pioneer of the Smelter City. Mr.\nChenoweth Is likely to be a candidate\nfor the mayoralty in the forthcoming\nelections. He announces that he will\nstand for a straightforward policy and\nwill favor the payment of union wages.\nNo politics will be permitted in municipal affairB and no city debt will be\nallowed. Other names suggested for\nmayor are George F. Weir, Aid. G. A.\nAnstead and Aid. James Slbbald.\nNoble Blnns has gone to Phoenix to\nlook after his business interests there\nand will be away until Monday.\nAid. James S. Brandon Is on n visit\nto Ancaater, Ont,, on account of the\ndeath of his mother and will be back\nabout New Year's.\nThe new building of tbe Trail curling\nclub Ib nearlng completion. The Ice is\nin good cndltlon, and curling te expected to begin on or about Monday, Dec.\n21st.\nThe Rossland Oddfellows came down\nto Trail In a body on Tuesday evening\nby Invitation of the Enterprise Lodge\nNo. 43 to pay a fraternal visit and confer the first degree. Noble Grand Louis\nWill was accompanied by the following\nmembers of the degree staff, and\nothers: Past Grand Master Thomas\nEmbleton, District Deputy Grand Master John A. McLeod, Past Grands J. F.\nColblns, 8. Paterson, H. J. Rlckard and\nBros. R. Morrison, V.G., G. Raynor, H.\nBurton, F. Bailey, D. McBaln, R. W.\nMcFarlane, H. G. Scott, Roy Stephens,\nW. Cross, E. Langdon, J. H. Lee, Alex.\nWill, M. D. McLeod, C. Page. After the\ndegree work, which was the first time\nIn Trail that this degree had been conferred under the new work in its amplified form, a programme and banquet\nwere taken part ln by the brethern\nabove mentioned, assisted by the following Trail members: J. A. Moore,\nN. G.; G. T. Weir, P. G.; A. Donaldson,\nP. G.; Rev. Bro. Gibson, Bro. T. Ellison.\nContaining a complete review of the Mining, Lumbering and Fruit Growing\nindustries in the Kootenay\nand Yale districts. Articles\nwill be compiled by the best\nauthorities on the different\nsubjects in the country.\n32\nPages\n32\nPages\nMINING\nReview by Mr. E. Jacobs, editor Mining Record,\nVictoria, considered one of tbe best authorities on\nmining in British Columbia.\nSpecial articles by Mr, G. 0. Buchanan, Kaslo,\nlead bounty inspector, and others.\nLUMBERING\nSpecial articles by Mr. W. A. Anstie, Secretary\nof the Mountain Lumbermen's Association, Nelson,\nand Mr. A. E. Watts, Wattsburg, B. C, and statistics of cut of 1908 and other information furnished by\nthe companies operating in the Kootenays and Yale.\nFRUIT GROWING\nMinard's Liniment Cure, Distemper.\nmj> po\/ru\/M'\n\u25a0 $etLOM3Mtr'wimkwni&n\n' \\807~JSOB ' >\nntEBBva-moE\/wi\/ioatis j\nSpecial articles by Martin Burrell, M.P., Grand\nForks, J. W. Cockle, Kaslo, James Johnstone, Nelson,\nand satistical information furnished by real estate and\ncolonization firms operating in the districts.\n\\\\\\Wmt\n_%___]\nmtoatsmtmmmmmmmmmm\nThere will also be special articles from the best\nwriters in all the towns within a hundred mile radius\nof Nelson, showing the progress of the various cities\nand towns during the past year.\nSpecial articles on Fishing and Hunting, Schools,\netc., by well-known local authorities, with illustrations\nThe illustrated portion will be most complete,\nhaving fifty illustrations covering the entire di trict\nfrom Coleman, Alberta, to Midway, B. C, with views\nof the various towns and scenes connected with the\nstaple industries.\nSend a Copy to Your Friends and\nHelp Kootenay and Yale Progress\n-The Daily News-\nii Order Now\ni 1$ !$\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666 \u2666\u2666T\n10c. a Copy\nTEe DAILY NEWS\n\u2022LAMIFIED ADS.\u2014One cut \u00bb word.   Six Insertlona tor tht ntlaa tl\nlour when pild In adTanta. Na ad Uken for leu than 25c.\nTelephone 144    THE DAILY NEWS\nBUSINESS DIRECTORY\nPAINTERS AND DECORATORS\nTHOMPSON    &    DOUGLAS\u2014House    and\nSign Painters, Paper Hangers and Da-\ncoratori.  Shop 514  Ward Street, Nolaon,\nB. C. \t\nCOLLECTION AGENCIES\nW. CUTLER-Collectlons ol all kinds.   XU-\nturns promptly made.   Eeferemen given.\nOffice, 813 Baker Street, Nelson, B, CT\nPROVINCIAL COLLECTION SliRVICB-\nUcMorrls to Horstead, Mgrs. No charges\nunless collections made. Correspondents In\nall parts ol Canada and United States.\nBank reference, Canadian Bank of Commerce,\nHELP WANTED\nNELSON   EMPLOYMENT AQENCY\nJ. H. LOVE, Manager.\nWANTED\u2014Tlemakers.    Work wanted by\nbuahmen,   sawmill   men, cooks, miners,\nmuckers, blacksmiths, etc.\nTHE WORKINQMAN'8 EMPLOYMENT\nAND REAL ESTATE AGENCY.\nWANTED\u2014Waitress; woman cook; gtrla\nfor family places; nurse girl; middle aged\nlady to take charge of three children, home\nfor right party, good wages; bush foreman;\nman and wife, thoroughly experienced\ncooks, want work In country hotel or camp\nwith view to take over same if satisfactory.\nW BARKER, 812 Baker Street, Phone 283.\nPUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS\nNEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD.-\nPublishers of The Dolly News: subscription V\u00bb-fJ per year by earner; *5.w per year\nby mail. Commercial Job priming ot all\nkinds neatly aud promptly e_.euuiyd. bu'AM\ntfaker street. Nelson, li. C. Phons 14*.\nAUCTIONEERS\nCHAS. A. WATERMAN & CO.-F. O.  Box\nJACUK GREEN to CO., Auctioneers; ap-\npruisorn; valuators; general mid cuuuiils-\nsion agents. Cash udvunced uu consignments. Apply to P. U. Box SS. Nelson,\nB. C.\nINTERNATIONAL    COLONIZATION\nCOMPANY.\nRING UP PHONE 301-Real estate and employment offloe. Help of all kinds furnished. 411M Hall street. Through tickets\nto al points in Europe, Orient, North Africa aud South America.\nWANTED\u2014MISCELLANEOUS\n10,000 POSITIONS FOR OUR GRADUATES\nlost year. Men and women to learn tuber trade in eight weeks; tools free; mors\npositions than we can supply; graduate!\nearn $15 to (26 wee'tly. Catalogue free.\nMoler Bystem Colleges, 403 Front Ave.,\nSpokane.\nHAIRDRES8ING   AND   MANICURING\naa'-i's,. KATHLEEN NOAH, iiulrdl-using\nand manicuring parlors, Room ffl, __. W.\nC. block.\nWANTED\u2014Ladles to do plain and light\nsewing at home, whole or spare time;\ngood puy; work sent any distance; charge*\npaid, send stump or full particulars, Na-\ntlonat Manufacturing Company. Montreal.\nNURSING.\nNURSING-Jdrs. Ttioi. Parlcer, experienced\nnurse.  Victoria Block. Phon* M.     U-tt,\nBOOKBINDING AND   RULING\nftEWb PUBLISHING CUAU'-Ai-h', i_l'i>.-\nAll kinds ot oilice forms ruled and punched for louse leal blndeis. The most complete book- binding equipment Iti the interior of British Columbia. -IU linker St.,\nNeison, B. C, P. O. drawer 1111), Phone Hi\nASSAYERS\na. w: wiDDowso^rXsaAiEa <FRO-\nvlnclal, Metallurgical Cliemwt, Charges;\nGold, Silver, Cupper or Lead, |1 each;\nGold-Silver, J1.6U; Silver-Lead, 11.50 Zinc,\nli; Sllver-Lead-lrilnc, fa; Gold, Silver-Copper or Lead, U-bO. Accurate assays; careful sampling, and prompt attention. P.O.\nBox AUIB, Nelson, B. C.\t\nFOR SALE-S. L. Wyandotte, S. C. R. I.\nReds and E. B. Thompson's Strain Ringlet\nBarred Rock Cockerels, J1.5U each, to make\nroom. The above ure pure bred and from\nexcellent laying strains, A few trios ot\nabove for -Ji.GU. R .R. Shrum, Ymlr, B. C\n189-7.\nWANTED\u2014General servant for family ot\nthree.   Apply Sll Stanley street        194-tf.\nWANTED-Nurse   girl.   Apply   Mrs.    Dr.\nWillson, Victoria Block. 187-tt\nWANTED\u2014A teacher for second division\nof the Slocan public school. Salary 965\nper month. Apply to the secretary of the\nschool board, Slocan, B. C, stating quall-\niicatlons, etc., before December 28th, 1906.\nW-13\nWANTED\u2014Young married   woman   seeka\nemployment.       Address    N.   V..    Dally\nNews. 300-3\nWANTED\u2014Girl    for   general   housework.\nApply KM Vernon street. 20O-tf.\nASSAYERS' SUPPLIES.\nB. C. ASSAY & CHEMICAL. SUPPLY CO.,\nLtd., Vancouver, B.C. A\u00abeiita in .British\nColumbia for the Morgan Crucible Company, London, England; 1>\\ \\V. 13rami,\nLos Angeles and San Francisco; Baiter\nand Adainsou'B C.P. Acids and Chemicals;\nWay's Pocket Smelters. Write -for In*\nformation about these smelters, Invaluable to the prospector, assayer or miner.\nComplete assay outfits furnished at short\nnotice.\nLADIES CAN MAKE MONEY\nby selling to their friends Swiss Embroideries, ttimmngs, blouses, costumes, handkerchiefs, spiendld novelties, ottered by\nliiv-a\u2022uIuhh Swiss factory, (jowls s_nt hy\nS'-eturn, fsoo of charge, no postage nui'\nduty, no trouble with customs hou^e. _\n(percent commission, payment by reimbursement on receipt ot cooda. Write for\nsamples to 'An G. _*S7, Rudolf Moose, SI.\ntialL Switzerland.\nPRODUCE.\nATARKEY * CO., WHOLESALE DEAL-\ners ln Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Produce aud\nFruit.  Houston Block,   Josephine   \u00abtre\u00ab,\nNelson, B. C.\t\nGROCERIES.\nA MACDONALD & CO.-WHOLESALB\nGrocers a.id Provision Merchants\u2014 Importers of Teas, Coifees, Spices, Dried\nFruits, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars, Butter, Kgga, Cheese and\nPacking House Products, Olflce and\nwarehouse, corner of front and Hall\nStreets.    P. Q. Box 1095.    Telephone iB.\nWANTED-Firsl-class watchmaker. 30\nyears experience, good salesman, married, wisln-'s steady position. For all further information uu-uly Wm. Hox, Gren-\nfell. Sask. 2014\nWANTED-Llve   turkeys.    Apply    Nelson\nShooting Gnllery, Hail street between Baker aud Vfernon.   J. M. Grubbs, Prop. 202-6\nWANTED\u2014A   flrst-class   experienced -lvr\ning room girl, who can come to work at\noncu at the Strathcona hotel, Nelson. 202-3\nFOR 8ALE\nFOR SALE-The best land, ln an old\ntried and well improved district. At\nMinor Lake, which has proved what other are only trying. Four boats daily to\nKaslo and' Nelson. Land cleared! or uncleared und otcliurds in bearing. 2H miles\nmom Kaslo;. pienty of water; no summer\nirosts; prices reasonable. Raw lands on\nKootenay luke with good rouds and best\nuf ti'unsijortutlou at <10 per acre up. K.\nK. BJeikuess or E, Norman. Corner Baker and Ward streets. Nelson. 190-tf.\nLIQUORS.\nSI. FERGUSON to CO.-WHOLESALB\nand Commission Merchants-Importers\nand Wholesale Dealers la Wines, LnquorB\nand Cigars. Kootenay agenti for PubBt\nMilwaukee Beer. Agents for the Bruns-\nWick-Bulke-Collender Co.,, Billiard and\nPoole Tables and Supplies, Bar Fixtures,\nCigar Counters, Bowling Alleys, etc,\nPrices and spcelflcatloiie on application.\nOfflce and retail department, Vernon\nBt.. Nelson, two doors -ea-st of poatoffl\u201e,\nTelephone 260.   P.  O,  Box 1030,\t\nMINERS' FURNISHINGS.\nA. MACDONALD to CO.,-WHOLESALE\nJobbers in Blankets, Underwear, Mitts,\nGloves, Boots, Rubbers, Overalls, Jump-\nera, Macklnaws and Oilskin Clothing.\nCamp and Miners' Sundries. Office and\nWarehouse corner of Front and Hall sts.\nP. O. Box 1095.   Telephone 28,\nMININQ MACHINERY\nWASHINGTON MACHINERY ft SUPPLY\nCo.\u2014Dealers ln Engines, Band and Circular Sawmills, Atkins' Sawi, Wood and\nIron Pulleys, Leyner Compressors and\nDrills, Pumps and Hoists, Prompt attention. Reasonablt pricei, Courteous\ntreatment.   Spokane, Wash.\ni-'Oll SALE-Several blocks of choice fruit\nlands, very eusy to clear, in Kaslo district, on Kootenay lake. Lake frontage and\nbench lands; prices ranging from $6 to $20\nper acre. Greatest snap ever offered in\nfruit lands in this famous fruit district\nFor further particulars apply at Lindsay's\nboat house, foot of Josephine street, Nel-\nson, B. C.     162-28\nFOR SALE-Good team of horses.   Nelson\nBrewery. 18iJ-tr.\nFOR SALE\u2014Gasoline launch\u2014X feet long,\n(1 foot beam, 12 h. p. engine In llrst class\ncondition.   Price $450.00.    Address   Launch,\nThe Daily News. 188-tf.\nPETERBORO MOTOR CANOES WHICH\nproni.se to bo as famous on the world wide\nknown Peterboro canoes. They are superior in sea going quality and of beautiful\nlines. We have them, on the way. Come\nand lnspeot. You will be pleased. Prices\nright, bole agents. Lindsay's Boat House,\nfoot Josephine street.\nFOR    SALE-Preah    cut   berried    Holly,\nMistletoe,     Cut     Flowers,     Greenhouse\nPlants tor Christmas.   Henry's Nurseries,\n301u Westminster Road, Vancouver, B. C.\n198-13\nFOR SALE\u2014Photo Studio, flourishing business; with stock Instruments aocessorles,\netc.   Will   sell   cheap   for   cosh.   Address\nBox 374.  Rossland.  B.  C. Iffl-S\nFOR SALE\u2014Fine two storey residence, at\na bargain.   Apply Wm. Hancock, Nelson\nBrlek Co.   P. O. Box 977. 1S8-*\nFOR SALE\u2014700 cords   of wood,   a   (rood\nteam and new wagon.   M Anderson, Slocan Junction. 199-4\n\u25a0NROLL NOW 70S \\~_\u00bb\nlUUHBR OLAMBM OT VMM\n| Sprott-Shaw JS \\\n\u25a0TANCOUVHR, Et\nna Mt ol teaeaara, thi BmI   j\ntt equipment and tha nry bail\nreaalti.   Writs for  oatiloraa.\nft. 3. -1PROTT, B.A., MUBl\u20141\nCLEANING AMD PMS3INO\nBuiti Called tor and D\u00bbllv_rai\nA. J, DRISC0LL\nPhone Wo.-Baksr BL OppolU ftnm'i\nHotaL\nPOR SALE\u2014Fifty yearling hens.   Mlnor-\nens and Wyandotte.  Also trio of Pekin\nducks (unrelated.)    cheap for quick sale.\nM. B. Edwards. Hume Addition. 2018\nFOR   SALE\u2014Comfortable  furnshed rooms\nwith use of bath, OOP Carbonate St.  201-8\nFtCR SALE\u20145 H. P. gasoline engine, circular and drag sawing outtlt; will cut 88\nto 40 cords dally.   Apply Wm. Stevens, Box\n377, Nelson, B. C.     \u25a0 , 201-8\nFOR SALE\u2014Second hand eafe and shoo\nshelving.     Bargain in lot of shoes.  Ap-\nply  to McCausland Bhoe Store. 202-6\nFOR SALE\u2014Gasoline launch 19 feet long,\n3 h. p. Zillics Motor; boat and motor in\nfirst-class condition,   cheap.    Apply   Mess-\ngngglj Offlce. 202-8\nFOR SALE-Nelson   Brick   Works,   Good\npaying proposition.    Lots of market for\nbrick. Apply Wm. Handcock, Nelson Brick\nWorks, Box 977. 203-8\nL08T.\nL-OST\u2014Blither   In   tho coat office or on\nWard. Water or  Joseohlne   streets   a\nbunch of   keys.    Finder please leave at\nNews Office. 202-tf.\nLOST\u2014Between   Bank   of   Montreal   and\n-post office roll of bills, 160,   Return to>\nTJj^J^Jew^fficD^Roward^^^^^^^J\nFOUND\nFcVDKD\u2014A cheque on Baker street for a\nlarge amount. Owner can have same by\nproving property and paying costa  Apply\nDally News. IW-tf.\nNUR8INQ.\nNursing maternity oases In town or out of\ntown.  Mra.  H. Herrmann, Phone A31W,\nKelson. B, C.\n earn\n\u25a0.-...  \u25a0 ~~\nSATURDAY   OECBMBER 1(\n3*& <-\u00b0PY\n\u00a9he \u00a7atljj $tenw.\nQl7\nPAGE, NINE\nmt\nFigure It Out\nFor Yourself\nand you will aome to the same conclusion as onr hundreds of always satisfied customers.\nThe Store That Has the Business Is the\nStore That Has the Public Confidence\nWo pride ourselves oa doing the largest drug and sundry trade ln Nelson and In fact larger   than   many\nstores ln much larger towns.\nWHY?\nBECAUSE THE DRUG BUSINESS IS OUR HOBBY\nBECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS HERE TO SERVE YOU\nBECAUSE YOUR PHYSICIAN HAS CONFIDENCE IN US\nBECAUSE WE CARRY THE ASSORTMENT TO CHOOSE FROM\n' BECAUSE OUR GOODS ARE DELIVERED PROMPTLY\nNow for Christmas Presents\nWe have studed the present business to the letter and have on show some elegant and useful presents\n(or ladles, gentlemen and children.\nEbony'goods, military brushes, single hair brushes, shaving sets, smokers' setst magnifying mirrors,\ntrtplecate mirrors, manicures (in ebony, pearl, etc.), ladies hand bags in many different designs, ladles hand\nmirrors In many exquisite patterns. In fact for style, assortment and quality we are showing the finest\nline in the city.\nCome Here First and Save Trouble\nYour Candy Wants\nCan be supplied with pleasure and we hare the largest assortment ln the city to choose from.\nAlways At Your Service.      Patronize Nelson's Leading Druggists\nWe Lead.       Others Try to Follow\nPoole Drug Co. SjSSEJT\nEstablished   In   1888\nMattress Factory:   303 Victoria Street\nTelephones. Day, 292; night, 142; residence, 157.\nFURNITURE\nSmall\nProfits\nand\nQuick\nReturns\nAs we have to remove a large proportion of stock immediately after Chiistmasto refit our store anew, we will offer\n20 Peg Cent. Off Fog Cash\nfor the next to days.   This includes\nRegs, Ltaofamn, Blankets, Pillows, Window Shades,\nCortatn Poles, Pictures, Minors, and\nF-amltote of all kinds\nAgent for Gerhard Helwman Pianos\ni^A^^trii_^A^irtx\/\n301 & 303 Baker Street, Nelson\nMETALS\nNow York, Dec. 18.\u2014Silver, 48%; Electrolytic Copper, H to 14%, dull.\nLondon, Dec. 18.-S!lver, 22*4; Lead, \u00a313\n3s. 9d.\nDec. 18.-CIoslng quotations on the New\nTork curb and Spokane exchange, reported by Mighton and Cavanaugh\nBid      Asked\nAlberta Coal 9  ...   9  \u25a0 \u25a0\u2022\nB.  C. Copper    7-87%   8.00\nChas.  Dickens    ....      ....\nCan. Con. Smelters 70.00     9o.00\nCopper King 03%     .03%\nDominion Copper 50        .02%\nGalhraith Coal \t\nGertie 02        .0314\nGranby 07.00\nHecla    3.26       4.00\nInternational' Coal 75        .78\nKendall    1-00      1.25\nMissoula Copper 02        .03\nNabob 02%     .3\nCom Paul 04        .\"%\nPanhandle 03%     .03%\nRambler Cariboo 12%     .15\nRex .*, OS        .09\nSnowshoe 06        .00%\nSnowstorm....       2.13      2.17\nSullivan 00%     .01\nSullivan Bonds\t\nBtfiwart 03%      .75\nTamarack-Chesapeake GO        .85\nOPENING COPPER QUOTATIONS\n(Reported by McDermld and Me.Hardv>\nGranby 103.00    105.00\nB. C. Copper    7.75      8.00\nDominion Copper 60        .62%\nNELSON NEWS OF THE DAY\nThe Western Federation of Miners meet\ntonight in Miners' hall.\nAn emergent meeting of the A. F. & A.\nM., haa been called for Wednesday next.\nBlake Wilson left yesterday morning for\nV-nncouver where he Intends to soend\nChristmas.\nBorn to the wife of W. TO. Euerby of\nGrand Forks, on December 14th, a daughter.\nThe -subject to be taken at W. F. Clnp-\nham'R boys' class tomorrow afternoon will\nbe \"The Christmas Carol.\"\nThe qourt of revision for the Nelson assessment district opens nt 10 n. m., lppal\ntime, In the government offices this morning.   Ft. S. Lennio will be the judge.\nAmong the writers nf special articles on\nmining, lumbering and fruit crowing in the\nannual Illustrated revew nf Tlie Daly News\nnre 13. Jacobs, editor of the Mining Record,\n\u00ab. O. Buchanan. J. G- F&n\\,, W. A.\nAnst-U, Martin Burrell, M. P.. -J. Wl\nCockle, James Johnstone. The number will\ncontain over 50 splendid Illustrations nnd\nspecial articles will be contributed on hunt- I\u00ab\nIng. Ashing, etc., by well known local\nsportsmen.\nMiss Morrison who Is taking Miss Anton's\ntooaitlon ns bend nurse nt the Kootenay\nTrfike nenernl hospital is a graduate of the\nWinnipeg general hospital, having served\nthe full cnursc of three years there. Fnr\nthe Inst three months Miss Morrison has\nbeen engaged on private cases at Kenora.\nTHis Is the first time that ahe bus been\nwest of the rocklos nnd she is much struck\nbv the grandeur nnd heighth of th\" mountains surrounding Nelson. Miss Mortlnon\nis charmed with what she has seen of the\ncity and thinks  It most picturesque.\nFor a few minutes rest, nnd n glance at\nThe Nelson Daily News, when In Victoria,\nNeteonites cannot make a mistake by calt-\ninr- on Arthur K. Vaughan. at the Gar-\nrick's H->ad. where the best of liquor and\na tasty lunch can always be found.    195-tf,\nLondon Stock Market.\nDONDON,   Dec.   18.\u2014Tlie   following  was\ntoday's closing in tlie stock market:\nAnaconda    9%\nAtchison 98%\nAtchison, pfd 101%\nBaltimore  and   Ohio 112%\nC. P. R '. 180%\nChesapeake and Ohio 57%\nChicago, Great Western 11%\nChicago, Milwaukee and St.   Paul;...152\nDebeers ....10%\nDenver Rio Grande....... 30%\nDenver Rio Grande, pfd S3\nKrle 34%\nErie, 1st prd 49%\nErie, 2nd pfd 40\nGrand Trunk 10%\nTllionfs Central 160\nLouisville and Nashville 131%\nMissouri, Kansas nnd Texns 3D%\nNew York  Central 123%\nNorfolk and Western 85%\nNorfolk nnd Western, pfd 80%\nOntario and Western 45%\nPennsylvania GO\nRand Mines    7%\nReading 71%\nSouthern Railway 25%\nSouthern Railway, pfd 60\nSouthern Pacific 120%\nUnion Pacific 185%\nUnion Pacific, pfd _\nUnited Stntes Steel 51%\nUnited Status   Stool,   pfd 113%\nWabash jg\nWabash 47%\nAmalgamated Copper jjj%\n.If you havo difficulty ln choosing your\nXmas gifts, look at the advertisement of\nthe J. H. Ashdown Hardware Company on\npage 5.\nMinard's Liniment Cures Garget In cows\nDon't put off until the last week or IaBt\nday, to make   selections   for   Christmas\nFrom the shops of the most noted foreign and domestic   makers   of\nmen's toggery, we have chosen their choicest creations.\nNeckwear-\nFrom such well known makers\nas Welch Margetson & Co., and\nYoung & Rochester ot London,\nEngland.\nFour-in-handB are the leading\nshapes 50c, 75c to   $1.50\nGloves-\nOnly the best In gloves. We\nhave Fownes ln wool lined\nMocha's $1.50 and   $2\nIn silk lined Mocha's $1.75, -$2.50\nand $3\nIn fur lined Mocha's $4 and $4.50\nThere is hardly a man In Nelson that will not receive a tie or two\nfor Christmas.   The choicest selections will come from this store.\nHandkerchiefs\nAnd Suspenders\nHandkerchiefs in* linen hemstitched both plain and Initialed,\nsilk handkerchiefs in colors, white,\nemblems, and Initialed SOc to..$1\nFancy suspenders In boxes 75c\nto   $2\nSets of suspenders with garters\nand armletB to match in boxes.\nSmoking Jackets\nDressing gowns and smoking\njackets direct importations. Exclusive designs. They make an\nideal Christmas gift for any man\nand he will bless your thoughtfui-\nness every time he puts it on.\nNearly everybody that comes here for a Christmas   gift   for \"him\"\n\"It's exactly what 1 was looking for\u2014I'll take it.\"\nEmory & Walley\nClothes, Hats and Toggery I\nsifts. Come while you have an elegant\nstock lo select from. We will lay any\narticle aside for you. Canada Drug and\nBook Co. 1SS-\"\nE. O. Windsor, piano tuner and regulator, who has been well known to the people of Nelson and vicinity for several\nyears, Is ln town. Leave orders at Canada\nDrug and Book Co. 170-U\nThe C. P. R. will have a tourist car\nleaving Kootenay Landing for Toronto\ndirect on December 1st, 8th, 15th and\n20th, Berths on this car can be secured\non application at their city ticket of-\nflee, Baker street,\nXmas Hlnts.-Thls store Is prepared to\nsupply your wants in the moat desirable\ncoeds that the markets of tbe world afford.\nMake your selections early. Canada Drug\nand Book Co.   \u25a0\"\u00bb*\"\u25a0\nEverybody wins a present for his old\nchum nt the Old Chum Cl-giir Store, -119\nBaker St.   Lcn. Matthew Prop. 203-1\n\"Letters from a Remittance Man to his\nMother\" Is the title of a book just to hand\nat W. G. Thomson's. Reginald Brown\nJust out from  the Old Country discloses\nhis fortunes and misfortunes with the intimate unroserve of private correspondence. Tlie book is funny, and withal good.\nPrice $1.26,\nA pretty Idea for Xmas that Ik being\nshown by W. O. Thomson Is Holly Paper\nfor wrapping Xmus parcels, it comes In\nsheets 10 1-3x16, and sells at 3 sheets for\n10c, or 5c ft sheet.\nA Bowling Tournament is being arranged\nnt tho Roller Kink and Bowling Alley.\nAnyone wishing to enter, will please hand\nin their nunies at once. This will be a\nknockout tournament and will commence\nnsi soon as enough names are handed tn.\nFrom the scores made a handicap tournament wilt be arranged to take place immediately afterwards. 197-6\nEvery quarter of the globe.\u2014Europe, the\npainstaking Orient, as well as all that is\nbest In Americun nrt, haa representation\nIn our holiday stock. Canada Drug and\nBook Co. 18S-tr.\nA feature that is distinctly noticabe\nabout our business, Is the sort of an \"End-\ness Chain\" arrangement of our customers.\niOne sends the otber. In fact some send\nas many ns five or six. It Is the unquestionable satisfaction In quality and value\nthat Is doing it. Canada Drug and Hook\nCo. 188-tf.\nEmpire Theatre\nTonlfjht\nFilm Subjects:\nOn Thanksgiving Day\nSea by Moonlight\nShilling Short In His Wages\nMagical Press\nPrudence Eden will sing.\nMatinee today, Saturday afternoon 2 to 5.30 p. m.\nADMI88ION:\nAdults   15c\nChildren   10e\nBy request we   will   give the\nPassion Play 2 to 3.15 followed by\nadditional features as above for\nmatinee.\nEvenings open 7 to 10.30 p. m.\nAlan Block, Baker St\nKootenay Coffee Co.\nDealers ln all grades and varieties ot\nTEAS AND COFFEE\nRoasters of high grade coffee.\nThe best In these household luxuries at moderate prices.\nFresh roasted coffee at 35c to\n20c per lb.\nTeas, all grades and varieties,\nat $2.00 to 25c per lb.\nPure ground and whole apices.\nBaking powder, cocoa, cream Tartar, baking soda, flavoring extracts.\nKootenay Coffee Co.\n306 Baker Street\nCANADIAN\nPACIFIC\nChristmas Excursions\nNelson to any point In Ontario and\nQuebec weBt of Montreal  and  return\n$80.25\nThree Months' Limit\nTickets on sale dally December 1 to\nDecember 31.\nCorresponding low rates to maritime\nprovinces.\nXmas Ocean Rates\nNelson to Liverpool or London and\nreturn $148.76 to $350 according to ship\nand accommodation chosen.\nfive Months' Limit\nTickets on sale dally November 21\nto December 31.\nDaily standard and tourist sleepers,\nreservations made, on application.\nFor rates and other particulars call\nor write,\nJ. B. PROCTOR, D. P. A., Calgary\nW. H. DEACON, C. P. A., Nelson\nHay for Sale\nGood upland prairie hay, $8 per\nton f.o.b. Cayley, Alta.\nAddress:CHAS. H. HOWARD\nCayley, Alberta.\nWe Have Three\nClients Who Want\nTo Purchase Homes\nNo. 1\u2014Wants & small home close In,\npreferably near C. P. It.; 5-rooms,\nmodern conveniences. Price about\n\u20221800.\nNo. 2\u2014Wants a larger house\u2014about\nsix rooms\u2014not necessarily closo to\nBaker street.   Price about $2400.\nNo. 3\u2014Wants a still better house\u2014three\nor four bedrooms\u2014must be below\nCarbonate street.   Price about $3300.\nWill Vour Place Suit   Any   of  Them?\nWe Have\nTo Rent\n6-roomed house on Carbonate Btreet,\n$20 per month, Including water.\nLarge well furniBhed house on Front\natreet from February 1.  Enquire\nMcDERMID -_ McHARDY ftf^J^TU,,\n_\u25a0\n PAGE TEN\n\u00a9he SH*UyStem**,\nSATURDAY .\u00ab.\u201e, DECEMBER U\nTo Let\nAt $25 a month. 5-roomed furnished house in good location, for full\nparticulars, apply immediately to\nH. E. Croasdaile\n(8b Co.\nBraiding Sites\nCentral locations, suitable for\nstores, factories, apartment\nhouses, residences, etc.\nTo encourage building the only\ntax levied on Improvements (In\nthe city) is one mill on assessaed\nvalue.\nHouses and Lots\nIn all parts of the city and suburbs.\nLand\nFor market gardens and poultry,\neta, on wagon road near the city.\nF. B. LYS\nReal Estate Agent, 315 Baker St.\nXmas Cakes\nWe have the largest and best\nassorted stock of Xmas cakes\nin British Columbia ln sizes\nand designs to suit all our patrons.\nOar Xmas Confection-ay\nproduced by the best confectionery firms In Canada, is on\n.sale in beautifully decorated\nboxes which are both ornamen-\n.tal and useful as handkerchief\nboxes, collar and cuff boxes,\netc.\nRemember that we are offering our entire stock at greatly\n.reduced prices aa everything\n.must be sold before our re-\n.moval from our present stand\nin January.\nChoquette Bros.\nNELSON, B. C.\nNelson Opera House\nOne Night Only and Special\nMatinee\nCHRISTMAS DAY, DECEMBER 25\nThe\nPolmatier Sisters\nOrchestra and  Concert Company.\nThe most unique musical organization in the West.\n5-Soloists-5\nVocal    and    Instrumental    solos;\nduetts, trios and quartettes,   also\nstandard, classic, operatic and descriptive overtures.\nPrices:- 50c, 75ct $1.00\nMatinee:   25c, 50c, 75c.\nSeat sale both evening and mati-\nnee at Rutherford's drug store,\nWednesday morning.\nNELSON NEWS Of THE DAY\nH. R. Jorand of Slocan is staylns at the\nHume.\nE   E. Chlpman, -gold commissioner at\nKaslo, Is registered at the Hume.\nThe temperature in Rossland on Thursday fell to nearly 10 degrees below aero.\nThe temperature in Nelaon yesterday\nkenned betwen 16 and 25 degrees above\naero.\nKelowna'a water and electric light plant\nia expected to be in* working order by\nChristmas.\nThe Vernon hoard of trade haa decided\nto apply to the C. P. R. for a reduction In\nlrelglit rates.\nJohn A. Tumor, formerly of this city\nIr an aldermanic candidate for ward 5 In\nthe city of Victoria.\nRev. R. Newton Powell will speak in the\nMethodist church Sunday night on \"The\nComing Kingdom.\"\nMiss Minnie   -Myers    of   Vancouver\n-\u25a0pending the Christmas holidays with Miss\nMyers, Carbonate street.\n3D. St. Denis who Is interested In timber limits came In last night from Slocan\nand lit registered at the Hume.\nThe proposed Inoorporatlon of Creston a_\n\u00bb municipality In to include the whole valley as well as the actual townsite.\nThe Vanrol company has made a payment on account, of I2G.000 to the owners\n\u00abf the Vancouver group on Vour Mile\ncreek, ttilverton. Tha Vanrol la a com*\npany recently formed to acquire the Interacts of the LeRol No, 2 in the above mentioned group.  The Vancouver group com-\nGenuine\nEnglish Holly\nThe kind with berries on.\n$1.00 per Ib.\nC. A. Benedict\nGrocer\nCor. Josephine and Silica. Phone 7\nNELSON, B. C.\n\u2022pany which has just received the \u00a525,000\npayment is about to declare a dividend,\nWilliam McKay of Rossland Is a guest\nat the Hume.\nT. Anderson Of Kaslo is staying at the\nStrathcona.\nThere will be a band concert at the roller rink tonight. *\u25a0\nThe Spokane train waa over two hours\nlate last night.\nP. M. Shorey of Trail came \\n last night\nand registered at the Hume.\n. R. Lamont of Creston came in last nigha.\non the Crow boat and registered at the\nStrathcona. He leaves this morning for\nOregon.\nW. R. Seatle, accountant of the Irnoer-\nlal Bank, who haa been on a visit to Eng-:\nland for two or three months has returned to town.\nBy Special request the Passion play will\nbe shown at tlie Empire theatre this afternoon from 2 to 3:15 p. m., after which\nthe regular performance will be continued.\nTwo gold bracelets were left ln the ladles' dressing room at the Strathcona hotel on Thursday night after the Cinderella\nclub -dance. Tho proprietor will be glad\nto hear of tho owners.\nThe usual weekly dance given by the\nexecutive of the 102nd regimental association last night was most successful, fully\n00 couples taking part. The music waa\nsupplied   hy   Wilkinson's  orchestra.\nGeorge WellB returned last night after\na two days' absence from town. He has\nbeen inspecting the Nugget mine In which\nhe is interested. Ho reports that work is\nproceeding on lhat property most satisfactorily.\nThe first of the trusses for the roof of\nthe new skating rink was put in position\nyesterday. The contractor Is well supplied\nwith lumber and it Is expected that work\nwilt proceed so rapidly that the building\nwill, as at first hoped, be completed hy the\n1st of the new year.\nDnn Fraser of Rossland has written to\ntlio munager of the Alice bowling alley\nchallenging 5 bowlers of Nelson to a match\nagainst the same number from Rowland\nfor $150 a side, five games to be played In\nNelson and five ln Rossland.\nThe hew films nt the Arcade last night\nto-ero \"Winter Duy in Switzerland,\"\n\"Charley's Pants.\" \"Love and a Bicycle. .\n\"Athletic American Girl,\" \"Elephunts in\nIndia.\" \"Gohel's Tragedy.\" The illustrated\nsong is entitled \"Though You're Gone\nYou're Not Forgotten.\"\nThe actual amonut of money involved in\nthe timber deal mentioned in yesterday's\nIssue of The Daily News was (112,000. The\nparties wero Lome A. Campbell and L-\nDeschamps on the one band and an east*\nvrn syndicate represented by Mr. Wilkinson on the other. The timber limits concerned are located In the Slocan and are\nclose to the banks of the Slocan and Kootenay rivers.\nBruce White is staying at the Strathcona. Mr. White Is enquiring Into the affairs of tho Molly Gibson mine for the\nowners, an eastern syndcate. He has just\nreturned from Republic, Wash., and stateB\nthat the Republic gold mine there recently shipped a car of ore which averaged\n$00 a ton. This mine was located some\nyears ago and then abandoned to the government in payment of dues. Tho government leased lt\u00bbto a -group of mining men\nwho, in their turn, sold the lease to a. Spo-\n, kane syndicate who are now working tho\nproperty.\nA Meeilng of thn Y. M. C. A. committee\nwas held laat night In order that sub-conv-\nmitteea might he appointed. The chairman of the committee is R. W. Hulbert\nand G. H. Playle was appointed secretary . After some discussion Dr. Wolverton. W. P. Clapham and W. Baldwin were\nappointed to go into the auestlon of finding a site for erecting a mil table building,\ncontaining swimming baths, a gymnasium,\netc. T. H. Waters, C. M. G. Johnson and\nO. H. Playle were deputed as a second\ncommittee to report upon the possibility of\nobtaining temporary rooms and to make an\nestimate of the nrobable cost. William\nWaldle and W. G. Thomson were selected\nto deal with the financial Question and to\nreport upon the support that might be relied upon. Mr. Wftldle was appointed a\nmember of the general committee in the\nplace of A. Morris, resigned.. These three\nreports are to drawn up and presented at\nG.B.D. Pipes\nThe Best Made\nThat's AU\nCabinet Cigar Store\n218 Baker Street.\nO. B. Mntthtw Proprietor.\nFor Sale\nWe are instructed by Mr. R.\nW. Hannington to otter tor sale\nhis residence No. 719 Carbonate\n.street. The house is first class\nin every respect and contains\ndrawing room, dining room,\nkitchen, pantry, three bed\n.rooms, bath room, basement\nand turnace. The property com-\n.prises five lots which are on\n.the corner of Carbonate and\n.Hendryx streets and are cultivated and laid out ln vegetable, fruit and flower garden.\nPor further particulars and\nprice, apply to\nH. & M. BIRD\nNelson, B. C.\nSeasonable Gifts\nA choice selection of articles\nsuitable for Christmas presents,\nconsisting ot\nSmokers' Sundries\nLeather Goods\nLadies' Hand Bags\n\u2014AT-\nHoUl Hume\nNews Stand\nthe next meeting of the committee which\nis to he held on December 28th at 7:30 In\nDr. Wolverton's offices.\nP. - F. Busteed, general superintendent\nof the C. P. R.. arrived in Nelson yesterday from1 Winnipeg and registered at tho\nStratchona. Mr. Busteed has been taking\npart in the conference at Winnipeg on tho\nquestion or the railway's expenditure for\nthe coming year. He Informed a reporter\n\u25a0of Tlie Dolly News that he did not expect that the expenditure for this district\nwould be materially increased. He Is now\nVisiting the Kootenay for the purpose of\nmaking out estlmatess to be sent to heod-\nquurters. Today Mr. Busteed goes to\n(Phoenix and will inspect tho bridges, etc.\nalon gthe route, and In the evening will\nreturn to the coast via Itobson.\nArthur K. Vaughan, formerly of Nelson,\nand for the past four years at the \"Brown\nJug,\" Victoria, has taken over tho Gar-\nrick's Head Saloon, on Bastion street\nand will be pleased to meet his many Nelson friends when in Victoria, where -they\nwill find the best of liquors and cigars,\nand a hot lunch, while reading The Nelson Daily News. 195-tf.\nFresh Alberta turkeys, 27 cents, cold\n\u25a0storage Ontario turkeys, 25 cents, chickens,\n25 cents, geese, 22 cents, ducks, 22 cents,\nfowl 20 cents at Braidwood's. Phone A370.\nWill tho person who took the boy's\nWeigh from in front of the Canada Drug\ncompany's store return It Immediately tor\nhe was recognized and is known.     2M-tf.\nNIGHT RIDERS' TRIAL\nImportant Evidence Adduced Against\nEight Accused.\nUNION CITY. Dec. 18.-At the end of the\nllrst day'B testimony ln the night riders\ntrial, the state has made material progress. It hod Introduced testimony covering the details of tho murder of Capt.\nItankln and also had succeeded in presenting testimony submitting an identification of two of the prisoners as members\nof the hand. The Court room was packed\nto suffocation.\nThe prisoners paid little attention to the\nproceedings. Only once did they betray\nany emotion. One witness who had been\nsworn ln to their band against his will, as\nhe alleged, testified that only part of the\noath he remembered was that part which\nprovided that they would kill him it he\nrevealed anything. At this the grin spread\nover the features of' more than one ot the\neight prisoners. . ,\nEd. Powell, hushand of the only woman\nwitness yet to he called, was an Important factor in the state's behalf today.\nPowell Bald he was dragged from his bed\nthe night of the Rankin murder and forced\nto accompany the band to   the   Walnut\nFree! Free!!\nChristmas Presents of every\nkind and at ridiculous prices.\nWhy\nOur annual Christmas drawing\nis now on.\nIt you are lucky you get them\nfor nothing and If not they cost\n50 cents.\nLook At Our\nWindow\nFor something nifty ln Cigar and\nCigarette Cases. Come ln and get\nour prices ae it is a pleasure to\nshow these goods.\nQueen Cigar Store\nBUSH BROS, Proprietor**.\nBaker Street. Neleon, I. C.\nm-\nHave You Seen\nOur Bargains?\nTo See Is To Believe\nWe have been enumerating a few of our leading lines. We have\nabove all a very large diamond stock of the very best quality and rare\ncolors such as Pink, green, blue white and white. Our facilities to handle this trade are exceptional. Our manufacturing department enables us\nto make to order any design entrusted to us, or we will furnish you\nwith Ideas. We save you from 25 per cent, to 36 per cent, the middle\nman's profit.  See our large ad. on inside page.\nJ.O.PATENAUDE\nMANUFACTURING JEWELER, WATCHMAKER AND OPTICIAN.\nCaverhill's\nBarley Flakes\ntor breakfast make a pleasant change\ntrom \"B. & K\" Rolled Oats,   and   are\nprepared ln exactly the same way.   I*\nlb. and 8 1-2 lb. packages, from   your  !\ngrocer.   Made by\nThe Brackman-Kcr\nMilling Co., Ltd.\nBaker Street\nNelson, 6. C.\nMoney Makers for Wise Ones\nDouble bouse close In. pays oyer 20 per cent, prioe 11100; only ISO!\ncash.\n97 acres with railway and steamer service; 75 per cent goad; station; post offlce; c>re at your gate; aome Improvements. 12600; small\ncash payment\nWOLVERTON (to CO., Baker Street\nfor Every Member\nOf the Family\n1\nWe can fit them all with a\nnice warm pair of Slippers, and\nthey won't cost much.\nJust the thing' for Xmas.\nThe Royal\nShoe Specialists.\nLoir hotel from which Rankin and Taylor were taken. Powell recognixed Frank\nPrehrlnger, as the man who opened Rankin's valise and took out and read a letter.\nHe identified Garrett Johnson as the leader aiKt \"Boy\" Ransom aa the man in the\n\"white mask, as the only ono disguised.\nPrehrlnger has confessed and wUl be used\nby the. state as OgWltneM-.. ' \u25a0       \u25a0 \u2022\nWant Details Suppressed.\nNFJW YORK.  Dec. 18.\u2014The council   of\nJewish women, through Dr. Cornelia    11.\nKahn, chairman of the committee on pur-\nCut Glass\nWe are shoving a special line of the\nrichest ot cuttings in Bon Born, Sugar.\nand Creams, Berry Dishes, Vases, Etc.,\nFROM 12.00 TO 110.00\nOLD CURIOSITY SHOP\nJosephine Street\nFOH SATiK\u2014First class boarding house and\nfirst class business.    Apply   K.,    Dally\nNews. 2M-6\nIty of tho press, has issued an appeal to\nnewspapers for the elimination of indecent details In the publshed evd-ence at\nmurder and divorce trials, The appeal\nstates that many prominent individuals\nand societies support the movement. A\nBpiecial request Ib mode for a conservative dealing with the present Hains murder tral, \"In order to safeguard our home\nand our children from the demoralizing\nInfluence of prurient details.\"\nSEE REAL KNOCKOUT\nNew York \"Gentleman\" Witnesses Old.\nTime Prize Fight.\nNEW YORK. Dec. 18.\u2014The Gentlemen's\norganization\" correctly known as the\nNational Athletic -club tonight witnessed\na real knockout that followed a slugging\nmatch so fast and furious as to recall the\nold days when the Horton law permitted\ngenuine fights In this city and the police\ndid not interfere when things warmed up.\n\"Mike\" Glover of Boston, was the man\nwho took the count and It was Frankle\nMadden of this olty who Btopped him in\nthe middle of an advertised ten round\nbout. The men had really earned their\nmoney ln the fifth round when the New\nYorker, with a left to the stomach and a\nright across the jaw. brought the exhibition to an end. The crown was nearly\ndelirious with Joy over the successful outcome of the affair. Much credit was given\nto the defeated man. Only club members were admitted. The police did not\nattend.\nSend Money for Christmas.\nNEW YORK, Dec. 18\u2014More than |G,-\n000,000 in the form of money orders\nwas sent to foreign countries through\nthe port of New York between Dec. 2\nand Dec. 16, when the last of the American money remittance ships sailed.\nThese figures were given by postmaster\nMorgan today. A total $5,040,729 was\nsent in 432,875 international money orders, more than twice as many going\nto Great Britain and Ireland as to any\nother country, while Italy, Sweden and\nGermany came next.\nChristmas   Suggestions\nIt is impossible in an advertisement to give much idea ot the great\nvariety of articles our stock includes. A visit to our store will convince\nyou that a pleasing gltt for anyone, large or small, may he selected trom\nonr immense stock tor almost any amount you wish to spend. Following are a tew suggestions:\nPor Him\nSolid gold cuft buttons, solid\ngold scarf pine, solid gold signet\nrings, leather cigar cases, silver\nmatch boxes, ebony military\nbrushes, traveling rolls, silver\nshaving sets, silver shaving and\nsmoking sets.\nPor M\u00bbr\nSolid golB brooches, solid gold\nhandy plnsAgold and gold-filled\nlockets, fancr back combs, solid\ngold bracelets>gold-fllled bracelets,\nfancy hat pins, leather hand bags,\nsilver toilet sets, silver sewing\narticles, cut glass dishes.\nPor Children\nSolid gold rings, lockets and chains, pin sets, bracelets, knife, fork\nand spoon sets, single tea spoons boys' watches, girls' watches.\nThese are only a few suggestions.   Don't fall to visit   our   store.\nOpen evenings.\nR.   H.   iLWWt Engraver\nSome\nSeasonable\nVegetables\nBRUSSELS SPROUTS  aoc. lb '\nHUBBARD SQUASH.    3c. lb*\nCORN ON COB\nPut up in gallon cans containing\nI doz. ears ready for use. 75c can\nBELL TRADING CO.\nwt-wwmmwsM**********-,\nWfrrn'twtmmm*.\nWhatShalllGive?\nI This seems to be the   great\nquestion , each year as Xmas\n.draws near, can we  help   you\nmake the choice; we are ready,\n.willing and pleased to show you\n.hundreds of nice   things   suitable for Xmas presents.\n.   Just let us suggest  a  few:\nl        .Flexible flyers, S3.S0   to   \u00bb18\neach; skates1 tl. to (5.60 pair;\na      cased   carvers $3 to  $10  set;\n\/       hockey   sticks, boxing   gloves,\ng        .striking bags, hot water, dinner\n**\u25a0\" and meat plates, delft tea pots,\nlamps,   rich   cut   glass,   etc.\n\/>*- 4f Watch our windows for sugges-\n..'. ae'        .tions.\n:.\nNelson Hardware Co.\n602 Baker St.,\nNelson, B. C,\nr\n'\n'itttttititanitiiiiittttttmsttim^\nTry a Pound of Our Diamond 4 Coffee\n36c per pound, 3 pounds tor 11.00.   The test value In the city.\nI A. IRVING (8b CO.\nGROCERY AND PROVISION MERCHANTS.\nPHONB IM. *\u2022 \u00b0- WX Ml\ni\u00ab\u00bb^w\u00bbM-\u00bb->w'\u00bbw*www**i\u00bbti\u00abwwwwwwe\nHAMILTON\nWINNIPEG\nChristmas Presents\nWe have a tine assortment of goods   suitable   tor\nholiday gifts Including\nSKATES 8AFETY RAZORS\nCASE CARVERS     POCKET KNIVE8\nCUTLERY, ETC., ETC.\nWood-Vallance Hardware Co., Limited\nNELSON, B. O.\nWholesale Retail\nDrug\nDepartment\nXmas Offerings\nThe selection of an appropriate\ngift< is very often a trying matter\naB lt reflects greatly on the taste\nand Judgment of the giver.\nTherefore lt Is always bast to\ntrade with an establishment that\nis thoroughly reliable. We direct\nspecial attention to onr elaborate\nofferings ln the drug department.\nPerfume, Ebony Goods, Mirror*,\nJewel Cases, Shaving seta, Safety\nRazors, etc.\nThis Is the Best\nChristmas\nStore\nbecause of the Quality ot service\nwe give as well aa the assortments of holiday goods. 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