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Ladysmith developed as a residential area for the employees of a large coal mine, and, in 1904, it had a population of approximately 4000. The Ledger was published by the Ladysmith Publishing Company, which also issued the paper under two variant titles: the Daily Ledger (April to July, 1905) and the Ladysmith Ledger (September to December, 1906).","@language":"en"}],"DigitalResourceOriginalRecord":[{"@value":"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/collections\/xdailyledg\/items\/1.0348031\/source.json","@language":"en"}],"FileFormat":[{"@value":"application\/pdf","@language":"en"}],"FullText":[{"@value":" Ladyshith Daily Ledger\nPUBLISHED IN THE LEADER OFFICE\nVOL. 2, NO\n\/\u00a3iA\nWEDNESDAY, OCT. 12., 1901.\nIMMENSE LOSS BY\nFIRE IN WINNIPEG\nTwo of Finest Blocks in Business  Centre\nof Manitoba Wiped Out By\nThe Flames\nPRICE FIVE CENTS\nSIXTY FIVE MILLION OF\nBullman and Ashdown Buildings are Com.\npletely Destroyed and Many Busk\nness Firms are Sufferers\nF. W, Thompson From Personal Observation Gives This as\nAmount of Wheat Crop\nAnd Says That Fully Ninety*\nEight Per Cent of it Will\nBe Good Milling Grain\nwas\nBros.\nWinnipeg, Man., Oct. 12. \u2014 This I fiercely for two hours the fire\nmorning, blackened and smoking'got under control. Biillma.ii'\nruins were all that remained of two lost a magnificent lithographing;\n.of Winnipeg's finest business corners plant besides their new premises,\ndestroyed by fire last night. The Their insurance amounted to $70,-\ndiscovcry of the fire was made in the 000   and     their    loss to $1111,000.\nnew six story llitltmn.it block, and\nbefore the firemen arrived, though\nonly from across the street, the entire interior seemed to lie in a\nblaze. The high elevator shaft and\n.the numerous windows gave a great\ndraught., while the narrow lanes on\ntwo sides were little protection to\nadjoining blocks. At 10.20\" it was\nseen that the block was doomed. The\nflames then jumped across Banna-\ntyne street to J. II. Ashdown's magnificent retail establishment and ate\nits way through to Main Street.\nThe premises had been recently refitted and stocked with valuable contents which are a total loss oi $100,-\n000. In the meantime the fire had\nbeen working into the liullin Block,\nto the east ol the Bullman structure\nand despite the efforts of the lire-\nmen, wiped out Steele <v. Co.'s photo gallery, Dtiflln &. Co.'s damaged,\nDavis <fc Co.'s biok store, \u25a0 the Woodbine Hotel and Couiicl & Co.'s drug\nstore. The lire was .slopped at the\nlliiillo Block adjoining Ashdown's on\nMain street.\nAlthough it appeared as il all the\n.structures down to the Union Bank\nskyscraper would go, and all occupants were carrying out office furniture and household effects. Ban'\nfield's carpels were piled up in front\nof the City Hall square, but the\nwork ol the numerous rigs were unnecessary. Tbe falling outward ol\nthe Bullman Block walls, dropping\nof live wires, discharge ol thousands\nol cartridges in Ashdown's, added to\nthe perils ol tbe spectators and llre-\nSplendid stocks valued at $30,000,\nwere wiped out half insured. Tlylc\nCheeseborroiighs loss will be $115,0(10\nThe loss iu the Ashdown building\nwill be in the neighborhood of $100,-\n000, the stock alone being worth\n$300,000. Insurance on this was\nlight, although, it ,was considerably\nadded to a few months ago. So far\nas could be learned, it amounted to\n$75,000 on their stock and. $40,000\non the building. The loss In such\na business is by no means confined\nlo the dollars of value destroyed.\nThe blow to business, tlie disorganization, the valuable time lost, all\ntend to make the loss most severe.\nMr. J. II. Ashdown, president, of\nthe company Is absent from tbe city,\nhaving gone south to St. Louis to\nmeet Mrs. Ashdown ou her return\nIrom the south. The Bullman block\nwas insured in about twenty different companies. The firm bad $12,-\n500 on the machinery, $10,0110 on\nstones, aluminum and copper plates\nand $15,000 on stock. The building\nwas covered to the extent of $25,(100\nmaking a total nf $112,500. Tbe\nKingston Smith Arms Co., . carried\n$30,500 on stock, tools and fixtures.\nHyndman & Co., about $8,000 ou\nstock. The Woodbine was fully insured.\nAt half past three o'clock Ibis\nmorning flames burst out afresh\nfrom the ruins of Ashdown's store\non Main street, and for a few minutes threatened the adjacent buildings on the north side, Kivi.mI\nstreams were turned on and in    few\nMontreal, Oct. 12.\u2014\"As the result\nof my trip through the entire wheat\nbelt, I think that I can safely say\nthat the quality oi this year's crop\nis,so excellent tbat fully 08 percent,\nof it will bo good milling wheat and\nthe total will be very close to 65,-\n000,0011 bushels.\" This was tlie interesting\" announcement made by F.\nW. Thompson, vice-president and\ngeneral manager of the Ogilyie Mil-\n'ing Company, Limited, on his arrival today from a trip of several\nweoks over the entire wheat belt.\nMr. Thompson said that on Saturday morning last be was present\nwhen the first pile was driven on\nthe new big dour mill tbat the company was building at Tort William.\n o\t\nDECISIVE BATTLE\nNOW IN PROGRESS\nAfter Prolonged Artillery Duel   Russians Are\nClosing on Japanese and a Fierce Fight to\nSouth of Mukden is in Progress\nTokio, Oct. 12. \u20146. p.m. \u2014 Field ready engaged the Japanese.\nMarshal Oyama reports tbat there) An artillery duel then opened on\nwas fighting along almost the en- the left with the Japanese mounted\ntire front Oct. 10th, and that the guns brought up from Chowsan Pass\nJapanese are gaining ground and the which were shelling Russian scout-\nRussians attack on Sicnicbaiiang was ing detachments- The Japanese pro-\nrepulsed, jcctiles, however, fell wide, and the\nRUSSIANS CHECKED.           I Russians guns came up at a gallop,\nSt.  Petersburg,  Oct.  12.-1.37   p.' unllntbered and opened lire on    the\nmen.    Before midnight alter burning.minutes the dames were subdued.\nLOST WITH\nThe Berlin Omnibus company, finding that tbe    hats used for horses\nT T A WTvO \"r<! uns\"','a'1'e where horses arc driv-\nALL   HAND\" rn side by side, has introduced sun-\njshades     on    its line to protect its\n\u2014-\u25a0\u2014 j horses.    These sunshades consist  ol\na wire frame work covered with canvas, and are fastened to the harness.\nFIRST MEETING\nFOR TONIGHT\nSocialists Will Gather in the\nOPera House to   Hear\nTheir Candidate\nClive Phillipps Wolley  Ncm\ninated by Conservatives as\nTheir Candidate\nCanadian Schooner Goes Down\nIn Gulf Gale and Nineteen Perish\nHalifax, Oct. 12.-Stcamcr Call,\nnewly built, lias been lost olt New\nLondon, P. E. I., with a crew ol\nnineteen. Mr. Fogar, one ol the\nowners, who had every cent he owned, amounting to $18,000 invested in\nher, received word of the disaster\nthis morning. There was no insurance. Fogar's son was on board.\nThe steamer sank in tho gale on\nSaturday night and all on board it\nis believed were drowned.\nMOLSON'S BANK EARNINGS.\nMontreal, Que., Oct.  12.\u2014The   annual report ot the Molson's Hank of\nCanada    shows net innings amounting to $.157,2110.72.\n'\"'' i!' ' i o \u25a0   '\nPROMINENT MAN DEAD.\nAtlanta, On., Oct. 12,-Col. Jas.\nP. Averlll, vice -commander ol the\nQrnnd Army of the Republic, died\nsuddenly at his home here 'this morning.\nThe Alemiiiro of Snce\u00abns.\nIt Is one of tbe appointed conditions\nof the labor of men that hi proportion lo the time between the seed sow-\ning and tbe harvest Is the fullness of\nthe fruit, and that generally, therefore,\ntbe farther off we place our aim nnd\nthe less we desire to be ourselves tho\nwitnesses of whnt we have labored for,\nIhe more wide nnd rich will be the\nmeasure of our success.\u2014John Buskin.\nA Symphony of Color*.\nGray wns asked why be had written\nthe \"Elegy In a Country Churchyard.\"\n\"Because,\" bo returned, \"I thought It\nwas the best place to make tbo ghost\nwalk.\"\nAnd Indeed this seemed reasonable\nwhen it was remembered In addition\nto being Gray be bad both duua and\nblues.\u2014New York Tribune.\nA Drench ot Etiquette.\nI \"Am I to understand that you were\ndischarged from the nriuy for n mere\nbreach of etiquette?\" queried the Interested friend.\n\"Yes, all',\" boldly asserted Colonel\nBlupher,\n\"What wn\u00ab Itr\n\"Turning my back to the enemy.\"\u2014\nPhiladelphia Record.\nTO APPEAL.\nThe provincial government has decided to appeal to the privy council\non the question of jurisdiction as to\nwhether the province has the right\nto pass legislation forbidding the\nemployment of Chinese In coal mines.\nVie It.\nOnt of the best pieces of advice for a\naafe Journey through lite 1 saw ou a\nsign at a railroad crossing. Tbe sign\nrend, \"Stopl Look! Uitenl\"\u2014Baltimore\nAmerican,\nMANY LIVES LOST.\nToklo, Oct.    12.\u2014A corrected   list\not the lives lost In the sinking    of\nthe I lei Yen oil Pigcoii Bay,    Sept.\n18, places the total number at 107.\nGnaoaut'a fllaaoeo.\nWhen grandma puts her Kinases oh\nAnd looks at mo-Just self I have dona a naughty thing\nShe'e sure, somehow, to know.\nHow la It aht can olwnya tell\nSo very, vary, very well?\nXf I should put the glasses on\nAnd look in grandma's eyes,\nHo you suppose that I should be\nBo very, very wise!\nNow. what If I should nnd It true\nThat, grandma hail been naughty toot\nDuncan, Oct. 12.\u2014(Special)\u2014 Clive\nPhillipps Wolley was today nominated as Conservative candidate for the\nNanaimo constituency, the choice being unanimous.\nTo-night the first meeting ol the\npolitical campaign will be held by\nthe Socialists in the Opera House at\n7 o'clock sharp. A number of prominent members of the party are expected from Nanaimo this afternoon,\nand addresses arc promised from Wm\nKenton, the candidate; J. II. Hnw-\ntliorntliwaite, M.P.P.; P. Williamsi\nM.P.P.; E. T. Kingslcy and others.\nThere was a whole train load ol\npoliticians that passed through this\nmorning for Duncans. On board\nwere the members of the delegation\nIrom Nanaimo bound for the Conservative convention und here they were\nstrengthened by the addition of the\nLadysmith delegation to bear their\npart in choosing a candidate to contest this constituency' in the Dominion elections. The Conservative delegation was completed last night,\nand consisted of James Freel, Aid.\nD. Nicholson, A. J. McMurtric, G.\nMcClulrc, F. Grcavc, James Cairns,\nM. R. Simpson, W. Miles and A. C.\nThompson.\nThe Nanaimo men were Mayor W.\nManson, Ed. Qucnncll, J. Graham,\nAid. J. Nicholson, W. K. Lcighton,\nWill F. Norris, Dr. R. S..B. O'Brien\nand A, llaslam, while Cedar district\nwas represented by John Cairns, Jr.\n\"If will be remembered,\" says the\nNanaimo Herald, \"thai, during the\ncampaign ol 1000 Mr. Smith had a.\ncampaign poet and a bunch of singers who sang the songs with great\neffect at the meetings. This will al-.\nso be n feature of the present campaign ami the first appearance of the\n! campaign quartette will be nt\nSmith's meeting on Saturday night\nnt.Nanaimo, when they will sing a\nbrand new song which will contain a\nnumber of side splitting local hits\nHint arc sure to bring down the\nhouse.\"\n| W. Sloan, Liberal candidate for\nColiiox -Allin, addressed a public\n'\"meeting nl Allin on Sntueday even-\n\u25a0 ing last,\nMontreal,   Oct.     12i\u2014Nominations)\nyesterday Included:\n!   St.    John City, Richard O'Brien,\nLiberal!\ni   SI. John County, Hon. II. A. Mc-\nKoown, Liberal,\n|   Chrlelon, N. B., F. if. Hale, Conserve live.\n1   llnlilininn, Cal. Thompson, I,loofah;\nBraiilfoid, W. F. Cockshutt, Con-\nm.\u2014The battle below Mukden continues to rage along the entire   front,\nand according to   Gen. Kuropatkin's\nlatest advices sent last night   aflcr\ntire fighting of the day had icnded, the\nJapanese     were stubbornly holding\ntheir own,  ottering a desperate    resistance,     and had advanced    their\npositions.     After an all day    fight,\nabove Yen Tai, where the r\\ssians\nsustained their first check, the Jap-\nanesc still held that position.     Tlie\ninfantry practically  was not engaged, tlie artillery being in the   front\nof the lighting.    The Japanese stuck i\nto their guns, and the Russian batteries were unable to dislodge tibem.\nRUSHING TO THE FRAY.\nShanpihtaidze\u2014a mile south of Bcn-\ntze Putz, Monday,   Oct. 10.\u2014 With\ntlie Russian left flanking column believed to be Gen. Mistchenko's    by\nthe way of   Mukden, Oct.  12.- The\nRussians' havo    been advancing   i iu\nforce for several days.   Upon reaching Taidjamowza, a mile south    of\nKauotau Pass on the Fiisbun Bcnsi-\nliu road, they began bearing sporadic artillery lire on the right where\nthe   Russian advance was iu contact\nwith the Japanese.    The movement\nof the main column was immediately accelerated.    The Russians   were\nthen two    days' march from Sban-\npintaidze.   Desultory skirmishing was\nconstantly proceeding on  flic    right\nand    left and the Japanese steadily\nretired.       The firing ahead became\nheavier yesterday and wounded men\nfrom the scouting detachments    began    to pass    through the Russian\nlines.       The Russians pressed    forward with increased speed, the    iu-\nfantry advancing at the double. Tge\nspirits of the men were high, due to\nthe fact that they were actually assuming the offensive.    They arrived\nat the village of Shanpintaidzc at 5\no'clock this evening.    The Japanese\nhad hurriedly     abandoned the place\nthe night before, paying the Chinese\nfor carrying their stores, 4,000 bags\noi rice and barley.    There were two\ndivisions oi Japanese in front of the\nRussians.    The general commanding\nthis Russian column, upon reaching\n.Shanpintaidzc,     deployed a   portion\noi his forces with a battery of   artillery, sent out left flank supports\nand went    personally to his   right\nflank, where his sklrmisgcs bail al-\nJapaiicse artillery. The duel was\ncontinued until dark. The Russian\nlire was accurate and eventually silenced the Japanese batteries. The\nRussians lost ten men wounded and\none man killed. This morning the\nbatteries opened fire at ten o'clock\nthe .lapanese replying to the right\nThe light was proceeding simultaneously, apparently.in favor of the Rus\nsians, Tlie latter were using about\nten miles of telegraph lines abandoned by the Japanese, ft is rumored hero that the Russians have occupied  Yen Tai.\nMAY CAPTURE BRIGADE\nTokio, Oct. 12.\u2014.'1.30 p.m.\u2014A general Japanese advance along a broad\nfront towards Mukden is progressing\nA brigade of Russian infantry with\ntwo thousand cavalry and two guns\nhaving the object of striking Gen.\nKuropatkin's (lank, crossed the Vai\nTse river, Oct. 0. The lapiuese\ncut olt the retreat ot this force and\npossibly, will capture it. The Russians are attacking Sicchung, thirty\nmiles north cast oil 'Saiinaitze, south\nof Liao Yang, almost due north of\nFeng Wang Cheng, evidently with\nthe object of cutting oft Japanese\ncommunications with tlie Yalu river.\nBRITISH VESSEL CAUGHT.\nTokio, Oct. 12.-5 p.m.\u2014The British steamer Fu Ping, Itclonging to\nflic Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, carrying munitions of\nwar was captured by the Japanese\noil Port Arthur to-day.\nWELCOME THE ENEMY.\nTokio, Oct. 13.\u2014Silence has ten\npreserved at headquarters concerning the events around Liao .Yang and\nMukden. It is popularly reported-\nthat the Russians advance and at-\ntack is welcomed. Heretofore the\nJapanese have always been compelled to take the aggressive and openly assault the strongest works:, Tlie\npeople believe now that the conditions arc reversed tlie troops will\nspeedily check the Russians, instancing Lieut. Clen. Count Keller's unlucky venture at Motien Pass.\nADVANCE ON MUKDEN.\nField headquarters of the Second\n.lapanese army, Oct. 10.\u2014Via Fusan,\nKorea, Oct. 12.\u2014The advance on\nMukden . began this morning. Field\nMarshal Oyama,    learning that the\nRussians were strengthening and reinforcing their left, five miles north\nof Yen Tai, ordered the advance.\nThe entire line began the march, the\ninfantry advancing two or three\nmiles, the artillery following. The\nRussians observing this movement,\nopened an artillery gun duel which\ncontinued all day. There was no\ndecisive forward movements of the\ninfantry tonight.\nBATTLE RAGtNG.\nAt the Russian front, Monday, 10,\nby Messenger to Mukden, Oct. 11.\u2014\n(Delayed iu transmission)\u2014The    ar-\nillery   duel     is progressing on the\nRussian    left,   twenty-seven   miles\nsouth    east ot Mukden, while    the\nlighting at Yen Tai rages with terrible bitterness.    The Japanese aro\nessaying   a counter attack the    result is in the balance.    Russian reinforcements are coming up rapidly.\nBEAUTIFUL WEATHER.\nMukden, Oct. 11, 8 a.m.\u2014(Delayed\nin transmission.)\u2014The battle    commenced this morning along the line\nof the railway with a terrific artillery fire on both sides.   The railway\nJine almost to Yen Tai is in possession of the Russians.    The    station\nitself has been    damaged nearly beyond recognition.    The weather    is\nbeautiful and Ihe sound of cannonading is audible a distance of    forty\nmiles.    It is impossible to tell how\nthe day's fighting will develop. The\nlighting on Monday commenced early\nin the morning.    A bombardment of\nfive hours' duration forced back  the\nJapanese lines along almost the entire front and opened the way   for\nan infantry attack.    A bout noon the\nJapanese   began   to   retire.     Their\nHanks and centre were stubbornly defended and   the battle increased    in\nintensity.    Concentrating about  the\nYen Tai coal    mines, where    liriug\ncontinued until darkness fell.   As a\niiet result of the day's events,  the\nRussians drove iu tlie Japanese left,\nwhile the right clung to its position\nbut maintained itself only with difficulty. ,\nDRIVE BACK JAPANESE\nMukden, Oct.  11.-(Delayed)- The\naggressive movement of Gen. Kuropatkin's army is causing the Japanese column on the    north east    to\nwithdraw, concentrating at the Yen\nTai    coal mines.    Russian scouting\nparties came into contact with   the\nJapanese Monday    evening and  captured 100 head of cattle.    The    retirement    of   the Japanese was so\nhurried that they abandoned    their\nfield telegraph and telephone    lines.\nThe Russian soldiers arc in the best\nof spirits and advance to battle sing\ning.\nservalive.\nNorth Middlesex, J. D. Drummond,\nConservative.\nNoriolk, Col. D. Tistlall, Conservative.\nL'Islet, Que., Dr. E. I'aquct, Conservative.\nWelland, Walter Upper,  Intl.  Conservative.\nA numerously signed petition was\npresented on Monday to Mr. George\n11. Cowan, asking him to accept    a\nnomination  ill  Vancouver as an  Independent Conservative,  says      the\nNews-Advertiser.   Mr. Cowan, while\nthanking tlie signers of the petition\nfor their offer of support, at once dc-\ndined to accept the request, slating\nthat Mr. Ellis had been selected at j\nthe party's candidate at a regularly\nconstituted convention and he meant\nto support him and do all  iu     his '\npower     to secure his election.   Mr..\nOownn further stated that he would\nspeak    in Mr.  Ellis' behalf at the\nmeeting on Thursday evening    next;\nand intended to assist in every way j\nto gain a victory tor the Conservative party in this constituency.        |\nMR. SMITH'S MEETINGS.\nOctober 13.\u2014Duncans.\nOctober 11.\u2014Chcuiainus.\nOctober 15.\u2014Nanaimo.\nOctober 17.\u2014Ladysmith.\nOctober 18.\u2014Mt. Sicker.\nOctober 111.\u2014Oowichan Station.\nOctober 20.\u2014Esqulmalt.\nOctober 21.-V'ic. Dist, Royal Oak.\nOctober 22.\u2014Vict.    Dist.,   Gordon\nHead.\nOctober 21.-Vict. Dist., Willows,\nOctober 25.\u2014Colquitz Hall.\nOctober 20.\u2014Saanieh.\nOctober 28.\u2014Salt Spring,   Ganges\nHarbor.\nOctober  28.\u2014Salt Spring,   Fullord\nHarbor.\nOctober 20.\u2014Colwood.\nOctober 211.\u2014Metchosln.\nOctober 20.Sooke.\nNovember I,\u2014Ladysmith.\nNovember 1.\u2014Mt. Sicker.\nNovember  2.\u2014Cedar  District,\ntcrnoon.)\nNovember 2.\u2014Nanaimo (evening.)\ntat-\nOklahoma    is   now the     greatest\nbroom corn producing district in the\nBLEW DOWN THE HOUSE.\nLtican,   Out.,     Oct. 11.-The brick\nbuilding and two barns belonging to\nHenry   C.    Ilodgins on the Fourth\nConcession  ol     llldduiph, two miles\nUnited States, this year exceeding Irom here, was completely demolish-\nIn amount of production both K -n- cd by a windstorm last night. Mrs.\nsas and Illinois. It is estimated i]n(|Bi,is, who was in tlie front part\nthat 25,000 tons of broom corn will o[ (h(, \u201eousd was ^^ unfcr (m|r\nbe raised in Oklahoma west ot the |eet o( (lebriST M escaM wju, ,)Ut\nRock Island railroad. Isli ht lnJurles.\nTHANKSGIVING\nPROCLAMATION\nThe following is the text ol the\nThanksgiving proclamation, ks published in the last issue of the Canada Gazette'\n'\u2022Whereas it has pleased Almighty\nGod in His great goodness to vouchsafe this year unto our Dominion of\nCanada a bountiful harvest and other blessings:\n\"We therefore, considering that\nthese blessings enjoyed by our people throughout the said Dominion do\ncall for a solemn and public acknowledgment, having thought fit, by and\nwith the advice of Our Privy Coun\ncil for Canada, to appoint, and Wc\ndo hereby appoint Thursday, Ihe seventeenth day of November next, as a\nday ot general thanksgiving to Almighty God for tlie bountiful harvest\nand other 'blessings with which Canada has been favored during the present year, and Wo do invite all Our\nloving subjects throughout Canada\nto observe the said day as a day of\ngeneral thanksgiving.\"\nA curious thing recently happened\nnt London. Just as the tide in (be\nThames turned a very heavy rainstorm swept over London nnd the\nsewers sent gecat bodies ol bad water into the river. This met the fish\nkilling hundreds oi them. LADYSMITH  LEDGER\nLADYSMITH LEDGER\nPublished every day except Sun-\niay at The Ledger Building, corner\nol First Avenue and French street,\nLadysmith, British Columbia, by the\nLadysmith Publishing Company.\nSUBSCRIPTION!    RATES.\nBy    mail in   Canada and United\nStates.\nOne year (In advance)  $300\nSix months (in advance)      1.50\nDelivered in the city (per month) .50\nADVERTISING RATES.\n\u2022 Transient\u2014Including 'lousiness notices, calls for tenders, applications\nfor and transfor of licenses, legal\nnotices, etc., 10c a line first insertion; 5c. a line each subsequent insertion; 12 lines measure to the\ninch.\nCOMMERCIAL ADVERTISING.\nRates on application. Cuts for\nregular use should he all metal.\nAdvertisements not Inserted tor a\nspecified time will he charged tor until paid and ordered to he discontinued.\nAll changes o! advertisements must\nbe received at this office on the\nmorning of the day ot issue.\nSubscribers not' receiving paper\nregularly please report to this office.\nAll job work must be paid for on\ndelivery.\nTransient advertisements must he\npaid in advance.\ndo's troops will no doubt strain every effort to strike another heavy\nblow and follow up their hitherto\nsuccessful campaign. It is said that\nKuropatkin has received orders from\nthe Czar that he must gain a victory\nat any cost; but the Japanese will\nhave something to say about that.\nThe general opinion in London seems\nto be that Field Marshall Oyama\nwill welcome the prospect ol a decisive battle and that he has nothing\nlo fear from a Russian advance.\nHOT POLITICS.\nPolities just now are keeping the\nchief place lictnve the eyes not only\nof the people of Canada, but of\nthe United States, and while\nthey arc gradually warming up to\nthe climax ot the contest, it is to\nbe hoped that people will keep their\ntemper and while hitting hard at opposing principles will leave personal-\ntitles     out ol   the campaign. Some\nMetal ties, principally cast, have\nbeen used on various roads abroad\nfor 50 years. They arc not altogether a success, and most roads substitute timber again.. Not only is\ncost an objection, but they make\nconstruction loo light and tail to\nget a good hold in the ballast, thus,\nrendering it difficult to keep the\ntrack in line.\nCuban Cigar Factory\nManufacturers of tho Famous\nCUBAN    -    BLOSSOM\nNone but Union Labor employed.\nM. J. BOOTH, - Proprietor.\nNANAIMO, B. O.\nNORTHERN  PACIFIC   RY. CO.\nCorner' Government and Yates streets\nVictoria, B.T?.\nTHREE\n3-TRANSCONTINENTAL-3\nTRAINS DAILY.\nIf You Are Going to the\nST.   LOUIS   EXPOSITION,\nTake the   NORTHERN    PACIFIC\nRY., either via St. Paul or Billings.\nNew Tourist Cars  on all trains.\nFine connections made trom Victoria\nby night or morning boats.   Only\nline having through service to St.\nLouis without change ot cars. Tick-\njets on sale October 3, 4 and 5.\nI   Fare   to   St.   Louis   and   return,\ngood\nmen,     however, arc so ill-balanced\nlor three months, re-\ncitcment     of    the moment they do j turning any line; also cheap round\nthings of which thev become asham- trip rates to all points East, on ac-\n,. ,.., .,. I count ol the Fair.  Parties going via\ned when they recover their    eqiull-; g(._ pau, ^ st hmis ot Eastcrn\nhritim. Wc have within the past lew noints should not miss a trip on the\ndays seen a somewhat lurid account famous \"North Coast Limited.\"\nthe Steamship tickets on sale to all\nEuropean  points. 'Very  low rates\n, now in effect. They will not last,\ntook to punching each others hends jCaMn   accommodatioIl rcscrvcd   by\nand engaged in a rough and tumble wire\nfight       from     which poth emerged I   For further    information   call or\ndecidedly the worse for wear.   Such ' phone (No. 156) to the office.\no[! A. D. CHARLTON,     C. E. LANG,\nA.G.P.A.N.P.R.,       Gen'l  Agt.\nof two prominent politicians In\nSlates getting so angry that   they\na scene from a spectacular point\nview may have been a success to\nthose who admire a prize fight, but\njust imagine what tools the two men\nmust feel now that the thing is over\nand in a few months more when the\npolitical contest Is a thing of the\npast, they will probably feel worse\nevery time it dawns upon them what\nsilly fellows they were.\nPortland, Or.\nVictoria, B.C.\nNEW PHASE IN WAR.\nThe openly expressed statement ol\nGeneral Kuropatkin to take the offensive at last against the Japanese\nmakes it incumbent upon him to\nshow without delay that he Is able\nto carry out his promise to lead his\nmen to victory. Hitherto wc have\nheard one excuse alter another given by the Russians for their retreat;\nhut Kuropatkin in his address to his\nsoldiers now says that he has enough\nmen at his disposal to successfully\nretake the lost ground and he proposes to sweep the Japanese before\nhim and even relieve Port Arthur.\nHe ascribes all his retreats to the\nenemy having hitherto been numerically stronger, but now he says,\n'-'the moment in gp to meet the enemy for which the whole army has\nbeen longing has come, and the time\nhas arrived for us to compel the\nJapanese to do our will, lor the\ntorccs ot the Manchurian army ' lire\nstrong enough to begin a forward\nmovement.\" All this sounds well\nand lias a confident tone, but compelling the Japanese, to do the will\not the Russians is something Kuropatkin has yet to show. All military critics seem to view the determination of Kuropatkin as expressed\nin his address to his soldiers lo\nmark a critical point in the war. It\nleaves no further excuse for retreat,\nft the Japanese forces continue to\nforce tlicir opponents back, it will\nbo a sign lo all the world that Kuropatkin has been mistaken in Ids\nreckoning,' or that ills words were, a\ndesperate endeavor to inluse, a spirit\not confidence into the troops that\nwould put them in better heart tor a\ndetermined struggle to stem the tide\nof defeat and gain one decisive success. His failure will mean much to\nthe Japanese and the skilful generals who havo been leading the Mika-\nAny\nKind\nof\nJob\nPrinting\nDone Promptly and\nWELL\nAt\nthe\nLEDGER\nOffice\nOn Ist Avenue\nAll Work  Done at\nReasonable Rates.\nThe Ladysmith\nOpera House\nCan be secured1 for Theatrical\npurposes, Dancing parties or Entertainments generally.\nD. NICHOLSON, Prop.\nF. McB. YOUNG,\nBARRISTER and\nSOLICITOR. . ..\nNanaimo\nB.C\nThe City Market\nR. Williamson, Prop.,\n1st Ave,     Ladysmith\nThe Variety Store\nis tAvenue*\nIt will pay you lo go there for Household ijooJb, or most anything. Alco get\nyour Suwiiiu Machine repaired. Oil and\nneedle? for muuliinep.\nT. W. Fletcher.\nFARMERS'   MEAT  HARKET\nOu ist Avenue\nGeo. Roberts  . - . Proprietor\nPAINTING,   PAPER  HANGING,\nETC.\nWork done properly and at right\nprices. Shop and residence in rear\nof Ladysmith Hotel.\nJ. E. SMITH, Prop.\nIf riches arc a curse,\nAs many do maintain.\nI should not be averse,\nTo being quite profane.\nBeet ncomtuodation   for transient and\npermanent boarders end lodgers\nGRAND HOTEL\nThin new hotel has been comfortably\nfuruialiftl  ami the   bar   ia   up-to-d.te\nKriteu $1 00 and upward.\nWm. IJEVKitinHK, Prop.\nEsplanade ladyemith\nTHE FRANK HOTEL\nEsplanade, Ladyemith\nBoard by the week or month at reasonable tales.   The leading bar In the city.\nVictoria Phoenix beer.\nFRANK BABY, Prop.\nEsquimau &  Nanaimo  Railway\nTims Table No. 50.\nEffective April 14, 1004.\nTruinB leave UdyEmiti), Southbound daily nl (1:1(1    in,, and on Saturdays\nSunday, and Wednesdays at 5:06 p. m.\nTrain, leave Ladysmith, Northbound, at 11:!>7 a. in. .m.ljoii Saturdays, Sunday, and Wednesdays al 6:45 p. in.\nExcursion tickets on Bole from and to all stations, iiODd lor going jmrnoy\nSaturday and Sunday, returning not later than Monday.\nHOTEL DOMINION\n\u2014Rates $1.25 and \u26661.50\u2014\nl'Vre bus to all steamboat landings and\nrail wiiyidepat..   Electric cars every live\nininutei to all pari, ot the cily.   Bar\nand table unexcelled,\nF. BAYNES, Proprietor,\nABBOTT ST.,   VANCOUVER, B.C.\nNEW WESTERN\nHOTEL\nA good Boarding House and Hotel\nwhere there arc good tables and\nbeds.\nMRS. MARY DAVIS, Prop.\nHOTEL\nLADYSMITH\nRATES-51.00     per   day.     Finest\nWines, Liquors and Cigars.\nFirst Avenue, Ladysmith, B. C.\nD. C. WHITE,   Prpp.\nKING'S HOTEL\nFourth Avenue.\nBoard by the day, week, or month\nat right prices.   Bar well supplied.\nJOSEPH AND TASSIN.\nHe sat with two young ladies time,\nJust one more than enough;\nFor one young lady was de wop,\nThe other was dc stud.\nHow Many People In Ladysmith?\nA canvass of the city is being made for subscribers to\ntlie Daily Ledger. It has been suggested by some of the\nbusiness men that it would be of interest and value to the\n<\"': .riiity to know how many people live in Ladysmith\nand i in mediate vicinity, 'ihis means all ofthe actual residents within half a mile of the postoffice in Ladysmith, exclusive of Chinese.\nEach subscriber to the Daily Ledger will be handed a\ncard and asked to write down a guess of the number of\npeople our census, which will be taken with reasonable accuracy will show.\nEnvelopes will be given with the card. Write down your\nguess, sign your name, put the card in the envelope and seal\nit up; either hand it to the canvasser or leave it at the\nLedger office. All guesses must be in during October; none\nwill be counted after that date.\nThe census will be computed by the 15th of November.\nThe envelopes will then be opened aud the following prizes\ngiven:\n1. To the person who guesses nearest to the exact number of people living within one-half mile of the postoffice\n(exclusive of Chinese) $20.00 in gold.\n2. The person coming second nearest, $ 10.00 in gold.\n3. The person coming third nearest, $5.00 in gold.\nIf two or more persons,tie for any place the money will\nbe divided.\nThis contest will be absolutely fair. No person in any\nway connected with the canvass will either give out any information or be allowed to compete.\nTHE DAILY LEDGER CO.\nQEORQE L. COURTNEY,\nTraffic Manager.\n}*+*********^+******+*****\\************************\nCoal!   ~   Coal!'\nWellington Colliery\n'b\nCompany, Ltd. .\nWellington Coal   Best household coal on the Pacific   $\nCoast t\nComox Coal\u2014Best steam coal on the Pacific Coast   X\nAlexandria Coal\u2014First-class gas, steam and house-  t\nhold coal j\nThe above coals are mined only by the Wellington Colliery Company. Wharves at Ladysmith,\nOyster Harbour, aud Union Bay Bayues Sound.\nHead Office Victoria, B. C\nSan   Francisco Agency,\nR. Dunsmuir's Sons Co'y\n340 Steuart St.\nI*********************************** *****************\n********* **********-******************* **************\n\\ The Salmond Estate is now on I\nthe market\nJ. STEWART, Agent.\nt     Real Estate, Conveyancing, Loans, etc.     NOTARY PUBLIC.\nt Fire, Life and Aooident Insurance\nj    Agent for Ihe U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co., Baltimore\ni*********************^^^^4-t.4.4********..t'H-**'t******\n*n*n*-^St^:tmst^St^StW*^St&.*mU-m^mtS:Ki^ii*&K&*& \u25a0<*#!*,\u00bb!\nI    THE TYEE COPPER CO., Ltd.     I\n$   i\ns\nPURCHASERS AND SMELTERS OF COPPER, dOLD AND\nSILVER ORES.\nSmelting Works at\nLADYSMITH, B.C.\nConvenient tu E. & N. Ry. or the Sea\ni\n9\nI\nIf\ni\n\u00bb!'i^-t^'t!*-4^e*^\u00bbl'B*,te*'fe\u00bb!,fe*K^*'\u00ab*'fe'\u00bb)'t^^\u00bb!'fe*'\u00ab*'*\u00bb)'tJ*'\u00abr\u00ab\nCLERMONT LIVINGSTON,\nGeneral Manager.\nTHOS. KIDDIE.\nRATK9 Ji 00 PBR DAY\nSAMl'I.U ROOMS\nBAR SUPPLIED WITH IIRST\nWINKS, LIQUORS, CIOAKS\nABB0TSF0RD HOTEL\nBest accomodation In town.   Splendid hunting and (Inning in rioa'r'vitiinity.\nA. J. McMURTRIE, Proprietor LADYSMITH, B. C.\nfc\u00bb!'feS>^''fcfc'fcf!'i^,to\u00bbV!*f!t*'^\nHappy Home ^otel\n%\n$\n1\nr\t\n4 management ol Mrs. Dejor will be found Bret-class, s\n\u00ab>,t^UflUK\u00ab*,fe*Hi^'4l*'fe*''U-i\u00bb'Sift\u00abfl.4'ft\u00ab^^.l\u00ab*.l\u00ab^<\u00ab'^<#^*al\u00ab^.^'\nJ. Dyer, Proprietor.:\nHaving taken over this hotel, alter having it all papered and tinted and papered and improved throughout, we are ina position to offer tbe\nbeat accommodation both (or regular and transient boarbere. Bar supplied with the heat wines, liquors and cigars.   Dining,room under the\nIHE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE\nWITH WHICH IS AMALGAMATED\nThe Bank of British Columbia\nHEAD OFFICE! TORONTO.\nCapital Paid Up, \u00bb8,700,00O\nItest .7. : H 000,000\nAcyrgitte resources exceeding 811,000.000\nHon. 1.! m>. A, Con, President. B. K. Walk mi, General Manager.\nLondon Office, 60 Lombard St., E.C.\nThe Hunk hnn 100 Rranches well diatrlbuled throughout Ihe Dominion and\nelsowhere, Including the following in British Columbia and tho Yukon Territory!\nATL1N GREENWOOD NANAIMO VANCOUVER\nOHANHUOOK    KAMI.OOPS NELSON VICTORIA\nDAWSON LADYSMITH N. WESTMINTER     WHITE  HORSE\nBranches In the United States\nNEW YORK'     SAN FRANCISCO     PORTLAND     SEATTLE    SKAGWAY\nEvery description ol banking business transacted.   Letters ol credit on any\npart ol the world.\n'    Savings Bank Department.\nDeposits of one dollar (|1.00) and upwards received and Interest paid at enr-\nrent rates.   Depositors are subject to no delay in depositing or withdrawing Innds\nGEO. WILLIAMS' Manager\nISLAND   HOME  HOTEL\nBATES & KNIGHT, Proprietors,\nFirst Avenue, - , Ladvsmith\nBest supplied bar in Ladysmith. Finest accommodation for transient guests aB\nwell as for regular hoarders. Completely refitted and furnished. Dining room\nand housekeeping In charge of Mrs. Tate.\nNOTICE.\t\nChe undersigned Arm has opened a manufactory and are now making the celebrated Empire Cigar,   Stock will be ready lor the market.abont Oct. 10th.\nTHE EMPIRE C1QAR CO.\nM. .R SIMPSON\n8olio|tor,\nHomy lo\n1st Avenue   \u25a0 \u25a0  \u2022\nEtc.\nLoin\nlADYSMITh\nDr- W. J. Quintan,\ndentist\nStevens Block, Ladyemith,' B. C.\nDentistry in all Its branches; every^mw\nappliance. LADYSMITH LEDGER\nSCOUTS FOR\u2014\nTHE WARSHIPS\nThe Fairfield Ship''Building & Engineering Company, Limited, whose\nyards are on the Clyde, havo launched the fleet scout Forward,\"built for\nllrst. of two vessels .they have oti\nhand for \u25a0 this new class. The vessels are not expected to enter-' the\n. firing line, but will serve as attendants to vessels of flic fleet, and to\nsearch out and convey information,\nlor which tlicy have' lightness - and J\nspeed. The Forward is 385 feet\nlong over all,- and 30 lect 2 inches\nwide,1 while her draught of water ..in\nnormal load condition will be about\nM .feet.- Her' displacement is 2,850\ntons, her speed 25 knots, with machinery developing 10,000 I. H. P.\nHer bunkers are Capable o! stowing\ncoal with which she may steam a\n-total distance .. of about (1,000, . at\nabout 12 knots speed. She will be\narmed with ten 12-poundor guns and\neight 3-poiihders, together with two\n18-in. deck torpedo tubes . Protection is afforded to tbe engines and\nboilers by a.belt.of ?-in. Krupp, non-\nccmented armor, extending from 30\ninches below the water line to the\nupper deck, and across the vessel at\neach end of the machinery spaces,\nand by. the upper, deck of .three-quarter inches high tensile steel. Pro-\nleclior is given to the boilers by\nthe coal which'is arranged in side\nanil cross bunkers ...iirroimding the\nboiler rooms, and reaching to the\nupper deck level. The uiaga7.incs\nare-protected by an-armored- -deck\nextending: well .below the waterlinc.\n\u25a0' A feature ,oI the,, design is the\ngreat weight.-of material devoted to\ni strengthening, tho main structure oi\nthe hull, and the care taken to in.\nwire that the parts continuously to\nlongitudinal strength run continuous-!\nly without loss of strength' at - -tlie\nbutts, and ..without abrupt changes\noi. scantling. High tensile steel has\nbeen largely used, and the-Forward\nwill be one ol the strongest war vessels ever constructed. Site is de.\nsigned with a lull forecastle tor-\nward and a sunk poop alt, the lor-\nmcr affording' an elevated gun 'platform and insuring dryness, while the\nlatter gives roomy \u25a0 apartments . lor\nthe accommodation of the officers.\nOu the forecastle are three ol the\n' 12-poiihder guns and\" a circular eon\ning .tower ol .1-inch Krupp nqn-cem>\ncnted Steel, with navigating bridge\nsteering shelter, searchlight plat;\nform, chart-room ami captain's\nwatcli cabin .above..... Aft above the\npoop is another light bridge, and on\neach bridge arc placed two of the 3.\npounder guns. Ip the waist of the\nship are four 12-pounder and four 3\npounder guns, and the two torpedo\ntubes, and on the poop deck arc the\nremaining three 12-noiindcrs.\nThe total compliment is 200 persons, Including about. 150 stopcrs\nand 50 seamen. The propelling machinery consists of two sets^tjrjplc-\nexpansion   engines,     in two water\n\"\" \"\"beck^s pa'rxjon^..--.;.,!,\nKing Edward has Jjjree^ kinds of\npardon at his disposal) it? would appear Irom the legal dijjcujjsion which\nhas- arisen in conn<Aior\u00a3 with the.\ngross error of justicoerjotrated by\nthe police and the courts--at'the expense o.I Adolf Beck, iwho, ajthougli;\nperfectly innocent,- had served. \\ one\nlong term of penal servitude and\nthen had been arrested and convicted afresh, and wits in'ilhe course ot\nserving, out a second, term- for \"crime's\ncommitted by his double.\nThere are the pardon of rlghttho,\npardon of grace and'the pardon by\nact ol Parliament. The pardon ol\nright Is restricted . exclusively to\nthose who arc held to. have committed justifiable homicide. The pardon- pll grace is used for those . w|ip\nhave been convicted1 'rightfully or\nwrongfully; Both these pardons me\nunder the sign manual of the sovereign, to whom these, 'documents arc\nnow submitted lor- approval, though\nthey novel' went further- than the\nSecretary of State for the Home Department during\" the\" reign ot Queen-\nfour, invested cylinders working on\nlour cranks, balanced on the Yarrow\nSobblck & Tweedy system. Steam\nwill be supplied by an installation\nof 12 water-tube boilers ol the 'latest\nsmall tulie,   designed lor a working\n\u25a0 pressure of-2(10 Ks. The Forward\nhas three funnels and a single mast,\nwilh light signalling yard and wireless telcgrapgy fiole\u2014Marine Review\nI    ;  ,, ,,   -r-.\u2014i\u2014Orr*\t\nTOO HANDY WITH'cUNT'\n1A sentence of live years' Imprison\nment was'dealtwith'-by Judge Hen-\n' dersou of Vancouver -to an American\nminer named C. Sampson, a few\ndays ago at Atlin.    Sampson    was\n..charged with.-shooting-nl his partner, Gus Anderson, with intent to\nkill. From the evidence given at the\ntrial it appears that Anderson and\nSampson had some dispute over money matters while engaged in working their claim on Moulder Creek.\nAfter the quarrel Sampson left the\ncabin in which he and Anderson lived, and after procuring a firearm\nfrom a- neighbor, returned and commenced shooting'  'at the cabin oncu-\n- pied, by Anderson. The walls olthe\ncabin were placed in several places',\nbut fortunately pone qf ..the shots\nlook died, .and* , .Anderson, was not\ninjured. , The ease was clearly proved against Sampson of shooting villi\n: intent to kill.\n o   \t\nA telegraph operator al Prairie du\nChicn, Wis., was ordered to slop\ntrain because there was trouble oil\nthe tracks ahead. He did not have\nlantern through the window of the\ntime to set his signals, so threw a\nstopped and averted a had accident\nRailway sysTEH\nSOLID ..ffltyttili $M$\nChicago,   Buffalo\n-MYORK, PMjtoHU\nI \"Via NIa\u00abv\u00ab Falta.\"\n*'\"<io to. BOSTON Tit On t\u00bbBortanl\n, linilieat Muitreg of\nI    CANADA and NBW HNOLAND\nFor time table*, etc., *Ai:*u -\nGEO, W. ViXrXt k\nAagt. Gen. Poll, ft Ticket Ait., It.\n| Adams Street, Chicago.\nSPOKANE FALLS AND\nNURTHERN RAILWAY GO.\nA. E. HUBERT\nFuneral Director\nspecial attention tjiven to culls inglil |\nor day. I\/Higdistiuicejulioiie ht:\nNANAIMO,' B. C.\n^$\u00ab<M^^$\u00a3^\nW.G.Praser\nMerchant Tailor :;,\n (isl Avenue)       ' '\nFall Slock Jusl Arrived. Call early\nand get your pick of the'lurgest and best,\nslock iu town.\nBARBER   SHOP & BATH ROOMS\nThe KSPLANADli,   between the\nGrand and Abbottsford,\nWilliam Pinvkks, Prop:\n\u25a0\u2022\u25a0-'-\nVictoria \t\nThe pardon by act 61 Parliament, is\nthe most complete and .lull pardon\nthat can be granted to a wrongfully\nconvicted prisoner.\nThe pardon by act of Parliament\noriginates with the 'sovereign,' anil\nIs then -read -in both Houses.\"' But\nthere are no llrst, second and third\n(readings, as in the case of ordinary\nmeasures brought before Parliament.\nOnce, and once only'i, is it read in\neach house, the members being \u25a0 uncovered the while. Then it receives\n[-the- royal assent-forthwith,, and becomes a |i;i \"'Ion by act of Parliament\nMr. Beck lias been alrcady.clibcrat-'\ned by virtue ol a pardon of grace It\nis how''proposed by his friends to secure \"for-him as soon as Parliament\nmeets again, a.pardon by act of\nParliament. The last pardon byact-\nof' Legislature -was' that granted , to\nAdmiral the Earl of Uundonald, who\nwhile still Lord Cochrane was wrong\nlyconvicted\"of conspiracy in conncc.\ntion with Stock Exchange frauds.\nThis was the Lord Cochrane who\nplayed so prominent a role as naval\ncommander in tlio liberation of Chili\nand' Perll'lrom' Spanish rule, assist\ning.'thcin to 'procure their independence, and who afterward' commanded the navy ol Greece in, her struggle for freedom Irom Turkey, lie was\nthe grandfather ot that Karl \"of Duli-\ndouald .who w,as recently in command ol the militia forces,in    this;.\ncountry. i   '   '     '\n6\nPOPLAR CUKEK, MINKS.. \u25a0\nWilliam Schmock, one of the earliest settlers of Poplar, was in Ncl-1\nson last week, and slated to the\nNews ol that city that a grind sized\nforce is at work on tyip, Mother Lode\nDrifting on the lead is in progress,\nand the results arc satisfactory, as\nrecently a good sized shoot ol pay\netc was encountered. The Mother\nLode is in tlio hands ot John Y.\nCole and his associates. On Rapid\nCreek there Is a great deal of aclii-\n! W. Mun.ik, Secretary, John IV. Counts, Maunaer.\ni Telephone 46.\nTlie   Ladysmith  Lumber Co.,  Lid.\nMILLS AT FIDDICK  AND LADY SMITH-Shingles a Specialty.   ; ''\n\u2014Manufacturers    ol\u2014\nRough arid Dressed Fir and Cedar Lumber, Laths,\nShingles, Mouldings, Etc , ofthe Best Quality.\nSeasoned  and  Kiln  Dried   Flooring und   Finishing Lumber always in Stock'\n[I; We are among you and shall be\n|  pleased  to  see all  our friends at our\n'I new store on First Avenue.\nH.&W.\n7V1BAT   MARKET\n..... ...'.    ,\"   '\u25a0 \u00bb< \u25a0 \" w\nw   .,.,\u2022\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. (ft\n'9\\\n9\\\n9)\nX      FRESH GROUND COFFEE\n$25C, 35C, 40C, AND 50CPER LB. |\ntight compartments, each iiet: having Jjlty and    A\" number il  claims   arc\nbeilfjv'devejdpcll tliere, and the showing of ore of a good grade is increasing daily,. ..\nAlexander Sharp, M. E., and mining expert tor P. Bums & Co., recently visited Poplar and declared\nthat he never saw such a snowing of\nquartz in his life and said that the'\nsurface indications, and the result ol\nIhe work done atilepth Indicated\nthat the camp, when developed,\nwould be a large producer of gold.\nMr. Schmock further stated that\n(or one reason and another the Poplar camp had not done as well this\nyear as it was thought it would. It\nseemed to be hard to interest capital to invest there, and' one company\nthat .bad invested a considerable\nsum had been hampered by litigation. Matters were getting into\nshape now as the tangles were being straightened out. Under the\ncircumstances clear titles could now\nbeing given nnd from now on Poplar should thrive. The. outlook is\nsteadily improving, and during tlie\ncoming year.there will be a revival,\nho thinks, in the camp. There Is\nhot the least doubt, lie declares,\nabout the merits ol the properties\nthere, or that a. majority- of them\nvan be made to I yield handsome returns when properly operated.\n ! \u2014o\u2014^\t\nVICTORIA'S ORGANIZE.     ' I\nThe Victoria Rugby Football Club\norganized 'Saturday night wilh the\n.following officers;  I\nPresident, Qcorge Jay; vice-presidents, Geo. Cillespic and Col. Wpl-\nfenden; secretary, D. Lcciuing; treasurer, H. Austin; senior captain, K.\nA. Macrae; vlee-captaln, K. Schole-\nfteld; ' Intermediate captain, L.\nFoote; vice-captain, C. Berkeley;\njunior .captain,-A. Jeffs; . vjco-capi.\ntain W. Kinloch; executive committee, J. E. Cornwall,    Mr. Barnacle,\nGROUND WHILE YOU WAIT\nBLAIR SlTKDKM\nCARLISLE    BLOCK\nmm& ssS'SSsasaaa******^ s\u00ab& w\nBrewtnt Co,\n;:: : NANAIMO, B;]C;;\nflanufacturers of ',HJe_Z\n         -In British Columbia\n|   Lager, Beer and] Porter Ouarantee^|Brewed\n;\u25a0.        from the Best Canadian Malt rnn Hops.\n\u00bb\u2022 '\u2022'\nu TEN DOLLARS REWARD.\nThe Union Brewing Company will pay $10 reward for information \u00a7\nW    wliicb will lead to-the Brreat and conviction of any person or persona j>\nJ\"'  dedroying Union Brewing Company 'a kegs or bollles, or (ailing to re- S\nr\nturn tlm enme,\n\u2022\u2666\u2022^^\u2022^\u2666W************-'!*^^^^*****!?***'**^^\nMiners1 Drilling Machines,\nMade.to order and Repaired at abort notice    Drills sharpened by ne\nalway.sgivee eatislaetion.    Picks handled 'and repaired.\nShipsmithing in all ita Branches.\nHorseshoers and General Blacksmiths.\nDavid Murray\nBuller Street --'.-.-- Ladysmith, B. C\n^^JOHN MAY\nCarpenter,\" Builder, Contractor and General Jobber\n_,      CABINET-MAKING      .^\nAWhlngs ^ Spec'alJy*\nLADYSniTH, B.C.\nVv.ri\u00ab.%vAv;%;^if.v^\u00bb8\u00abi!ASi%%,.v.%\u00bb.r.v.,.v.,.%%%wA^i85i\u00abi\n:       LIVERY, BOARDING AND\nj 1SALES STABLES\nI      DAVID JOHNSON,\n\\   PHONE6i5 LADYSMITH, B.C.\nWe Are Slaughtering\nAll our Choice Assortment of Beef,\nMutton, Pork and Veal ourselves and\ncan guarantee everything to be the\nNicest, Freshest and Cleanest on the\nmarket....\t\nPANNELL & PLASKETT\nSTEVENS BLOCK,\nOAT ACRE STREET,\nLADYSniTH.B.e\n\u2666 \u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\n\u2666\n+ Z\n\u2666 0\n\u2666 w\nMORRISON'S\nJUST RECEIVED\nFifty boxes hand packed  ap-\n\u2666 j\u00a3 pies in Prime  Condition.    Sel-\n% K ling at $1.25 per box.\n\u2666 O \t\n1 sf Avenue\nLadysmith, B. C.\nMORRISON'S\n\u2666\n33 \u2666\n\u2014  A\nLADYSMITH TRANSFER CO. x\nPIANOS, ORGANS AND HOUSEHOLD  FURNITURE  MOVED\nPROMPTLY AND SAFELY\nSlntilesiu renr of I.inlysmith Hotel.   Leave orders at the Abbottgford.\n$ WILLIAMS  AND WASKETT\nV\\A*V\u00abA^**AA\/ftto***A*AA\/*AA*AA*AAAAAAVVVVVVVVVV\n\u20225K\u00bb5K\u00bbJK\u00bbH\u00a3\u00bb3K*3*e\u00abJK\u00bb5K\u00ab>K\u00bbJK\u00ab5\u00bb5\u00bb>K\u00bb5K\u00bbrK\u00bbSK\u00ab5K\u00bb5K\u00bb5K\u00absK\u00bb5K\u00ab5K\u00ab\n0)\n\u2666\nDelivered in Any Part of the City I\nEvery Afternoon |\nKoirortliiB upon the \"Little Italy\"\nol one ot London's most crowded dls:\ntrliits,\" tlio \"health odlccr ol the district says thnt the Italians arc . \u201e, \u25a0\n\"KMicrally superior\" to i.h\u00abffiitafhfll|OT'fftipiR P' Aiistin,'(I. Prior. It\nirliernons nwho '\u00bbrd 'their nelnlilirirs\". I I* was dceldeil to have the three\nThey nlno'fake' more care of tli'cit tcahis-sfenlor, liitermodlaU and jun-\nphildren, amnnir. whom the death rate ior-iindor one inaiiaRCiiient, and tho\nis low, and they aro soljer.              ..following officers were clectnl.\n\u2666 #\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666 \u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666 \u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666 \u2666\nb+h. fH \u00bbt'Hfttt\u00bbttt\u00bb.f tttt,,^4* '\u2666 \u2666 \u00bb..\u2666 \u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666>\u2666.\u2666'\u2666\u2666 f \u2666 \u2666 -H-f^-H\n1 ,        . 1\n\\ KYNOCK& VULCAN SHELLS\nAre the BEST.   We have them.\nX BHOWNING AUTOMATIC SHOT GUN\nIs a   PEACH.     We   have it.\n\\ SAVAGE   &  WINCHESTER   RIFLES\nEVERYBODY knows them. We have them\nThe Daily Ledger)\n50 Cents per  Month \\\nK\u00bb*\u00bb:K\u00ab^c\u00bbM-:\u00ab*\u00abW\u00ab:N\u00bb)K\u00ab*\u00bbif(\u00bb*\u00bb5K\u00bb*\u00bb;i-\u00abM-:t;K\u00bb.|.\u00ab.t;\u00bbvt.;\u00ab)K\u00bb*\nDAY 80HOOL.\nUsual subjects taught; also languages, drawing In pencil and crayons, painting in oils and water colors, pianolortc and vocal lessons,\ngiven In classes or individually.\nJ MISS BERTRAM.\n******************************************************\\ Ladysmith, B. 0.\nI   PRICES ARE\nRltilir\nE. ROLSTON\nLadysmith\nSATISFACriON\nOUARANTEED\nNOTICE\ni\nMessrs. Blair and Adam hav* secured the agency of the Chrystal\nLaundry Co. to Victoria. All parcels and orders left with them will\nreceive prompt and careful attention, LADYSMITH   DAILY   LEDGER\nWANTED-For Ladysmith a lady or\ngentleman to introduce our rapid\nsellers; experience unnecessary; a\nrustler can make big money. Apply\nquick, J. M. MacGregor Publishing\nCo., Vancouver, B. C.\nWANTED-Pupils to learn the 20th\nCentury Short Hand System. Full\ncourse to completion in six weeks\nFor particulars apply\nJAS. ROBERTSON,\nAubotsford Hotel, Ladysmith\nBOARDER WANTED-Ocnllcman can\nobtain first-class board with private family, Esplanade. Inquire at\nLedger Office.\nThe Cambridgeshire sweep is run\non the 20lh ol October. Tickets for\ntlie drawing on sale at J. Stewart's.\nLOCAL ITEMS\nII. Erb, of R. P.    Rithet *  Co.\nVictoria, is in town.\nF. D. Little was a passenger from\nVictoria today.\nJ. Stewart, city clerk, left on this\nmorning's train for Victoria on a\nbusiness trip.\nLl. McICinnon, formerly provincial\nconstable here, spent, tlie morning in\ntown and left by the noon train for\nNanaimo.\nJack Davis and James Morgan,\ntwo well known miners left this\nmorning lor Denver.  Colorado.\nMr. Joseph Hunter\", superintendent\nof the E. & N. Kailway, passed\nthrough on today's train lo Nanaimo.\nAT THE ABBOTSFORD.\nHerman Erb, Victoria.\nRobt. A Creech, Victoria.\nT. T. McMinn, BelHngham.\nA. Vauglian, Victoria.\nJohn James Treloar, died at the\nSomerset Hotel, Wellington, yesterday. He was a well-known resident\nand hail resided in Hie district* for\nnearly a quarter of a century. He\nwas a native of Cornwall, Englr-nd,\nand aged -15 years.\nJ. D. Kinney lias given up bis .position with ihe shingle mill and will\nleave in a few days for Vancouver lo\njoin his wife who is in poor health.\nRev. Father Nicolaye was an arrival in Lndysmilh to-day from Victoria.\nSain Benny, who lives out some 8\nmiles on a ranch on the Nanaimo\nroad, lias a team thai knows more\nthan some people. This team\nthought last Saturday, that it was\ntime to go home, and they went.\nThey arrived home .safely and everything in good shape! The driver arrived Liter. The team made good\ntime from Ladysmith, but did no\ndamage along tlie road.\nRev. A. Ewing, superintendent of\nChinese missions for British Columbia and Alberta, left this morning\nfor Nanaimo and Cpmox. On Sunday, Mr. Ewing opened the new\nPresbyterian Church at Clieinainus,\nand on Monday a social was given\nat which Mrs. Boyle, of Ladysmith,\nsang and addresses were given by\nRev. W. Leslie Clay, of Victoria;\nRev. J. M. Millar, ol Nanaimo; Rev.\nMr. Picrcy, of Chcmainus; Rev. Mr.\nEwing, Rev. Mr. Boyle, ol Ladysmith, Ralph Smith and others.\n o\t\n\u2022Sfc'\u00bbH-:\u00ab:+:\u00bb;!t\u00ab;l;t;i;9;!{\u00bb-K\u00bb;r;0;.|.\u00bb;l;'\nI     MARINE     I\n\u2022 o\n!t:\u00ab!t-;\u00bb;-K\u00bb;|-;\u00ab;-K\u00ab;l;0;i;i>;!*9;i-;\u00bb;r;\u00ab:-i<\u00ab\nSchooner Alexander will leave in\nllie morning for Union.\n+  *   \u00ab\nTug Tyce wilh a scow fjr coal,\nPoached io:t today.\nTug Otter was in for hunger yesterday and the \\\"a'.ive aho.\nSteamer Amur nn her way north\nca'lccl this morning lo discharge 1)1)\ntons it ore fur Hie Tyee smeller\nfrom the i op| c '\u25a0 ing nilnes of White\nHose, (.\".'.nca by 3 I'. Whitney anil\nCo n| iu.;,, Tl i. is the lii\".I large\nshipment oi ord from the mines,\nthough a couple of smaller parcels\nhave al.cdy been received., The\nAmur look en blinker coal and sails\nthis af.cruot.li lor Vancouver. She\nhad oil;' one passenger aboard, but\nwill pick up the majority of her\nfreight and take aboard her passengers at the Terminal City.\n*   *   *\nCapt. Warren, ot the wrecked steamer Boseowit\/., has arrived in Victoria from the scene of the trotiMc,\nand states that the back of the Boseowit\/. was broken on the reef she\n.struck al Parson's Da)', llarbledown\nIsland, and shb has been injured so\nbadly that there is no hope of saving\nher. The accident occurred in the\nlimplest why possible, according to\nCapt. Warren. He said that he had\na call to make at Parson's Bay, and\nwhen rounding it he signalled the\nengineer to stop and allowed the vessel's own momentum to carry her\nalong. Not knowing that there was\na strong current just where lie was,\nCapt. Warren did not notice that his\nvessel was making leeway under its\ninfluence and the first intimation he\nhad of danger was when the Bpscow-\nitz mounted the reef till she balanced on it amidships, Capt. Warren\nsays that it was a case of taking\nloo many precautions for safety in\nstopping his engine that got him into trouble. Capt. Warren slates\nthat had not the Indians been seized with a panic there would have\nbeen no loss ol life. The number of\npassengers on the vessel, according\nlo Capt. Warren, was a hundred and\nthirty-four and no more.\n, ,\u2022 ,\"..-i-1-.-i-1 :\u2022\u2022;\u2022:-i l-i**+***t*!\nSPORTS\n\u25a0H-I..M.M-H-K\n;-M--i--K-H\"i-]\u25a0\u2022;-'\nSHORTIES VS. THISTLES.\nBasketball is a good crowd catcher\nLadysmith, lor last night's games\ndrew well at the Opera bouse and\nthe delighted shrieks of encouragement showed that even the lair sex,\nwho formed quite a proportion of\nthe spectators on the platform, entered thoroughly into the sport. It\nwas a double bill, in theatrical wording; and the curtain raiser, so to\nspeak, was the game between the\nShorties and the Thistles. Poor little Shorties; everybody seemed to\nthink' their lime had come when compared with their antagonists before\nthe battle, but the Shorties at hall\ntime handed the sympathy over to\nihc other fellows; though in the end\nS to 8 was the score. The MuiU'eS\ni-sh'.d things at first, though i an\ndcrson .nil Dodd got a number of\nTies for the Thistles that would\nhave run up quite a score had they\nioivled in the basket. Then McMillan\nfrom a free throw scored the first\npoint lor tlie Shorties. Soon afterwards S. Morrison landed the hall\nf om the field, but as he was still\nin progress when he shot, the goal\nwas not allowed. Morris in -. rn.'il\nup on a lice throw.; bit Mol'ioan\nscored two more pints fr tin?\nShorties, mailing it Shorties, 3,\nThistles 1 at half time. Dodd soon\nHer hall lime evened things up by a\nneat goal. Then Thomas duplicated\nIhis tor the Shorties and Sanderson\nreciprocated. McMillan pul tlie score\n\" another point' for Hie Shorties,\n':t in a few minutes Morrison even\n;! it to six all. McMillan sent it\n''..end a couple, but before time was\nal'ed, Sanderson scored anothei\ntwo from the field and Ihe game ended after a very keen fight in a draw,\n8 lo '8.\nSHAMROCKS VS. LEADERS.\nThe big fellows now came on the\n5tl i, but the game was not as good\n:rom a spectator's standpoint, from\nthe fact that there were only (oui\ni. side, and therefore they had to\nlay more of an end game. There\nwere some very brilliant pieces ol\nwork, however, and llie great feature\n\u25a0vas the scoring of S. Morrison, who\nSeemed to land every time lie looked\nit the basket. There was sonic pretty play between Allan and Euo,\nwhile Leahy, of the Leaders, 'from\nalmost hopeless positions scored a\ncouple of limes and helped to keep\ndown that of bis antagonists. At half\nlime tlie score stood Shamrocks 8,\nLeaders 7; the scoring being alternately, Of these Leahy, for Ihc\nLeaders, scored twice from (lie Held\nand A. Morrison once Irom the field\nand once from a free throw. Of the\nShamrocks Adam and McMillan each\nscored one goal from the field and S.\nMorrison two.\nTlie second half was marked by S.\nMorrison scoring ihree goals in suc-\neesi Ion in short order Irom the field,\nlie scut in two more before line\nwas called and McMillan also added\na goal to the Sbamrdck score, Foi\n:hc Leaders, Leahy made two goals\nIrom the field in Hie second half, and\nA. Morrison another, the score standing at the end of play, Shamrocks\n2(1, Leaders 13.\nJAPANESE R7FLEMEN.\nBetween llie methods    of shooting\nof tlie two armies there was as great\na contrast     as    in oilier essentials,\nwrites     a correspondent    Irom    the\nfront,    Russian firing is almost  ail\nby volleys wilh' quite mechanical re-\n\"i:la'ity.    Even in the use of  artll\nlerj  they follow apian ol discharging one gun after another    rapidly,\nanil  with  precision.      Today,    four\nRussian    guns saluted the Japanese\nfor an hour    as a regiment ol    the\nHatter was moving into position   be-\nI fore the Russian front.    The mnnner\nlot it was \"One! Two! Three! Four!\"\n\u2666\n<\u00a3\u2022*!>\u2666#\u2666\u2666#<& I yyv>>*vv******vwvw\nFor $6.oo\nI\nWc will give you a   genuine\n7-Jrweled   Walt-ham or Elgin\nwatch.    Should you like    to\ngot a higher grade, we   havo  i\nthem all in different   makes\u2014 \u25bc\n\u2666\nin Gold, Silver and filled\nup to $100\nDon't   miss  to get one   of\nout' ftencating  Alarm Clocks,\nAs long as they hist\nat$i\ni\n*.      - s-75\nfB.FORCIMMER*\nr     and Y\nXSTEVENS BLOCK, T\n\u2666^ Ladysmith, B. C.        $\n\u2666 \u2666\nBEST BATH ROOMS IN THE\nCITY-Ladysmith Shaving Parlor,\nHigh Street.\nDRESS GOODS\nJust received a Large Consignment of New Dress\nGoods which consists ol\nTWEEDS, CASHMERE and\nLADIES CLOTH.\nFRENCH\nFLANNELS\n50 pieces pt French Flannels.\nNo two alike. In Blouse\nlengths at 50 cents a yard.\nFUHS\n30 furs in Brown, Black,\nGrey and White. From {1.00\nup.\nDRYSDALE-\nSTEVENSON\nCo., Ltd.\n\u00bbAr\\>*>^\u00bbM\/\u00bb\u00bbV^>>\u00bb^\u00bbV\u00bbW\u00bb\no^^%^^^^AS^s^^%^^^ss''i'S^,%^\\''.^^v^'v^'^>\\\u00ab;<.;^.lf^\u00ab4^(\u00ab;55^^Y^;s^,,\n  1   \u00bbJyi\u00bbesM!\ni.yci^S\n\u00bb lly I'esMsfellliiijicor,s? to TO firtjeji\nPublishes   the   fullest   telegraphic\ntwic; a was\n\/\u25a0\/\nIKt '\"--'\"\u25a0 flom ai> Pirts of tho world.\nii, J 1 -:.Ji Ihe state nnd local news.   Daily\nand :.\\-..:.!\u25a0 ;\u25a0 edition, 7Dc pel month.\nS;     \u2022 : \u25a0 \">\u00bb:') ts.i,.;.\u25a0',\u25a0\u2022, 49foi-ii t-'pttrc\n'i.:-' largest nnd .:,iost cc-hypidto Sun-\nf 0 day paper north of San Francisco.\n<C L  Ki'   in'   departments  of  literature,\nel fashion, ef women's new:.    Sun-\ndny ociciMi, ?S.O0 per year.\n\u25a0;'. : : :; V\/ec'd POSt'ElltcKiJClicW\nAll ihe news of the wcafe In n\u201enei,-.\n,   ,    WJ3.H   EDITION   T.i   THE   tiilsT\n\"   :    H8HED ON ISA pAcijTCJ OOASH.\n..\"\".':.\nV\/rJta !:\u25a0\u25a0 sr-.np!.> copy and bo co'i-\nmi\n-. .;.\"\u25a0:\n\u25a0m\nYlnccdi    Subscription  price;   $1.00\nper year.\nEKE\nAil Postmasters Sill fake SiiSscriirilons\nam\niVc for v'\nFro\nPSST-TO'EUWiKCEa CO., Sos-illc, teli,\n.    _.\n.1. J\\ W\/2STQ2T, Buslnosa manager.\n.-..\u25a0,-.\n,V,'V,Yv,VAV^SV,^..:.,,v\nling\ntheir infantry work is    on\nsame order.     Occasionally    tho\nluiiese use volleys, but most of\nllie lime they fire at will, giving the\nenemy less information of their position and gaining the advantages of\nindividual marksmanship. They lie\nlike a hunter in the hush wait\nfor his game and when they see\nthey blaze away. \"Boer tactics,\"\ntheir officers explain.\nFor the Russians i I is as lliough\nthe Boer had never been,\" an English\nollicer exclaimed, while watching the\nfight of the lilli. 'I'he Russian soldier has not tlie head to he trusted\nlo use his ammunition of his own\nfree will, is the general explanation.\nMoreover, il is the opinion JC all who\nhave seen' the two in bailie that the\nRussians are much poorer marksmen\nlliat the Japanese, although the latter aro not rated as high as certain oilier armies.\nseemed to swarm with men, and two\nor I luce companies scrambled down\nthe slope running for shelter. One\nol die shells fell short almost on the\ncrest of the hill where the attaches\nand correspondents had been grouped\nuntil a few minutes before when they\nwithdrew, thinking that the fighting\nwas practically finished lor tbe day.\n(Jet   vonr  ailhool  books  ,i|   Itoljllt'f\nBook Store.\nIvuinhi'   rt iok  Store is tbe place to\neei \"tali \u25a0    -, e'<\\\nExeel!'' '    water from the new\nfountain h   :      ;.\\. Drue Stor*.\nCLAD IN KHAKI.\nThe Japanese uniforms of khaki\nfrom cap covers to leggins make\nlitem as inconspicuous as. possible.\nOu the Peliin relief expedition Jap-\nsc regiments took the field dressed in white duck, which presented a\ngleaming target across the com covered plains of Chili within any reusable rifle range. Since that cani-\n,ign, in the evolution ol this most\nmodern or armies, economy of lives\nhas come to he reckoned with. So\nfar has tlie spectacular deferred lo\neffectiveness in uniforming, that even\nthe rcgimonlal numbers on shoulder\nslarps arc abandoned, that llie enemy may find no distinguishing marks\nabout prisoners or dead to glvo a\nel e to the identity of the organim-\ni ns which oppose Iheiii. The or-\nMisioual glint ol an officer's sword\nscabbard when (lie sun struck it,\nwas the onl) guide (or marksmen a\nlew hundred yards dislant. The officers yet retain their swords in the\nfield because at close quarters they\nwield thorn wilh Ihc old fury and\nskill of the Samurai fighting before\ntheir clans. How perfectly Uiaki\nliises with an'ordinary background)\nwas illustrated later lu the da.v when\nihc Russian battery, with an unexpected burst of encrgv, dropped half\na dozen shells over a hill lo the\nlight of the temple. No one hnd\nnoticed soldiers lliere until, after the\ndropping of tlie    sh-Ils,  it suddentv\nTrunks\nValises,   Telescope drips, Ueess\nSuit Cases.'  All Leather Goods.\n20\nPer Cent Lower'than\n\u25a0\u2014Blswhere\u2014\n20\nEnterprise Harness Store,\nC. R. BRYANT,    Proprietor\nVictoria Crcmenl, N\u00abuaino.\n[*000< >O0OO\u00bbOOO0OOOOOO<>OO<\nOur Annual Stocktaking being now\n'completed, we Must get rid of many articles QUICKLY. These will be offered at Greatly Reduced Prices in or_\n,der to make room for our New FALL\n\\ GOODS consisting of Dress Goods,\n\\ Gents' Furnishings, Woolen Underwear Y\n', Whitewear, Hats, Caps, Rubbers BootsJ\n^and Shoes, etc., etc., which have been\nI arriving daily.\nSimon Leiser&\nCompany, Ltd.\nkGATACRE STREET\nLADYSMITH\n!*$oooeoo\u00aeooooee<>O000o<xx:\nQEORQE YUEN\nMerchant Taylor\nAll kinds of clothing cleaned and\nrepaired.\nSEE\nHarry Kay\nlor artistic Painting and Papeihang-\nIng. Picture Framing.\nFIRST AVENUE, Ladysmith.\nPAINLESS   DENTISTRY\nD.-ntisir; i flll.lw tjraudbe^ as line aa\ncaobeilor:' in tlw world, an,I absolutely\nfree lion; Hit- SLIti IITE-ST P.-iTN. Ex-\ntruoiing, tiliini', llttltig ,,f crawus and\nb'idj*,! ? iihoitt pain or diaVotiiWi.\nExamine work done at tbo W'es> Denial I'.uiorf. and compare wilh m.y you\nhave fv.t rei'li iuA ihrii jb'iljii for your\ntell.\nPaints, Ariistlc, and Reliable.\nAllHTKK WATCHWORDS OFOUK OFKICK.\nCouf-Ullutlbii ami your tettli denned FRUE\nFull \u00abl, $7.50; silver filHuga, Ji up; gold fiilllngs,\n$2 up; gold crowns, $s up. In fact, all operations\nas miBoiml-le ns our watcliwordBcan make them.\nWill be in ladysmith, Friday, Aug.sith\nand samo date of each succeeding\nmonth, and remain 3 days only,...\nliOMi; oiiFIcit:\nThe West Dental Parlors,\nTHE IMPERIAL BANK CUMBERS,\nCorner  V.tei   and   rjov.rnment   Street..\nOttiue liotire, 8 a. 111. to 6 p. in, j even-\nings, from 7 lu 8.30.   Offlico in P. 0.\nNow U your time to gt,t your winter\nsupply of wood, we will deliver you four-\nfoot dry wood, which is eqii'l to three\nricks of 16 inch wood, for 1(2.50\nJ. M. LEIGH,\nWheels!\nVec, we've u\u00bbl Muiti i\u00bbf whenls; wr-are\nQlientefor ihisOatiijila Oyole ami Motor\nOo,, ol Toronto, an I carry their \"Perfect wheel in eicok.\"\nWe &ifiore|\u00bbiir wheeln; if .voura doea\nnut Mil! (o suit yon, >ciid it uo lone,\nAH kimlflof liaht mnohinery repairs.\nWe arHgasol\/ne '.much experts\n. J. Wenborn\nFrarier Street,\nNunaiiuo\nTake a Trip East\nOVER THE\nCanadian Pacific\nAND OET\nYOUR MONEY'S WORTH.\nREDUCEDRATES\nTickets on Sale   October 3rd, 4th,\nand 5th.\n2 TRAINS DAILY.\nFINE ACCOMMODATION.\nB. C. COAST SERVICE\nSS. Princess Victoria sails daily\nat 7 p.m. for Seattle, and at 7.30\na.m. for Vancouver.\nSteamers for Skagway, West Coast\nand Northern B. C. ports.\nSOUTH NANAIMO ASStSSMENT DISTRICT\nSALE OF MINERAL CLAIMS'\n,l,n' 'ufl fc'VC \"otice,lll,at \u00b0? Monday, tho 7th day of Novcmhcr, A. D, 1901, at the hour of 11 a. m., at\n1, re, 1, in. J \u25a0<>\"\"*, Ladysinitl,, I siio.II olkr fur sale by Public Auction the Mineral Claims in the list\n, 1 ,! l,\\\"ul \"' \u2122\u00b0 l|Crso,ls in s\u00bbld list hMcinallcr set out, of which Urown Orants have been issued,\nUsing this not! 0 aa'ruci1, ,l\"c'1'\"1 m'al'k \u00b0\" tlic 30U| \"\"^ \"f Julle> lm, and for the expenses ol atlvcr-\nII the taxes ami expenses nl advertising ns set out In said list arc not paid to me on or before the day\nof s,le, tlie claiins may bo sold to t,he highest bidder, and a conveyance executed to tho purchaser of all\n:l II unit interest in snid claims legally alienated by the Crown by the Crown grants thereof\nIn the event of there being no purchaser, or if tho price offered shall not be sufficient to pay the taxes\nWiUvpcnses, the land shall absolutely revert to the Province, and the Crown grants thereof shall bo dcem-\nL1ST ABOVE MENTIONED.\nN'Ml-' ' !\u25a0' PERSON\nCllftrlC. Mnvwnl',1\nINAMB Ot CLAIM\nBOOTS AND SHOES AT RIGHT\nPRICES.\nRopnlrlng and mailing tar order   a\nperielily.\nTHOriAS MCEWAN\n1st Avenue,   Ladysmith, B. C.\nIl.orlniln'f\nSilver Kinit\n. Itc tin nun\n& V.'in II M.iftyu Molltltalu Chief\n\u25a0' GuMen Hm\nIWSCKirriON 01'CLAIM\nLot 1,16 Tc\\ml,, 1 Intul\n\" 1S1\nM9    ' \" \"\n5.1\nlot      \"\nTOTAL TAXBS UNPAID\n$11.00\nIl3.no\njt'-75\nfljoo\nfll.no\nXPBN-MiS & COSTS TOTAL AMT DUIJ\n$100\nOotoher 10th, 1004.\nlino\n$1.00\nI\nJ9.I.00\nJ1400\n\u00bb4SJ5\n$15.00\n$13.00\nGEO. THOMSON. '\nSouth Nanaimo Assessment Dist., Ladysmith P. o..\nNOTICE.\nPersons   found   using our   Pafcnt\nBottle or Stoppers after this notice,\nwill lie prosecuted.\nI! HI Ml NCI RROS.\nPioneer Soda Water Works.\nLadysmith, B.O.\nTHB R.OHT PLACB\nFIRE WOOD.\n\"V ,oi        .in-\nUdyamlthI - v *<>vtli' i U'J 41J( ;>\nrii-:\nist Ave.\nShlnirle sp.ilts, good cedar wood,\nK a load, (cord; more or lessl, delivered    Leave orders nl office of\n\u25a0","@language":"en"}],"Genre":[{"@value":"Newspapers","@language":"en"}],"GeographicLocation":[{"@value":"Ladysmith (B.C.)","@language":"en"}],"Identifier":[{"@value":"Ladysmith_Daily_Ledger_1904_10_12","@language":"en"}],"IsShownAt":[{"@value":"10.14288\/1.0348031","@language":"en"}],"Language":[{"@value":"English","@language":"en"}],"Latitude":[{"@value":"48.993333","@language":"en"}],"Longitude":[{"@value":"-123.815556","@language":"en"}],"Notes":[{"@value":"Title changes in chronological order: Ladysmith Daily Ledger (1904-10-01 to 1904-12-31) ; The Ladysmith Daily Ledger (1904-12-31 to 1906-12-29)","@language":"en"}],"Provider":[{"@value":"Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library","@language":"en"}],"Publisher":[{"@value":"Ladysmith, B.C. : Ladysmith Publishing Company","@language":"en"}],"Rights":[{"@value":"Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http:\/\/digitize.library.ubc.ca\/","@language":"en"}],"SortDate":[{"@value":"1904-10-12 AD","@language":"en"},{"@value":"1904-10-12 AD","@language":"en"}],"Source":[{"@value":"Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.","@language":"en"}],"Title":[{"@value":"Ladysmith Daily Ledger","@language":"en"}],"Type":[{"@value":"Text","@language":"en"}],"Translation":[{"@value":"","@language":"en"}],"@id":"doi:10.14288\/1.0348031"}