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Try Ost, per word |(J\n\u00a9I)* laila\n\/\/11 f*>* 3 \u2014-**tf-r=\u2014 ^\u2014\u2014\n1'\nIf KM 50c\nWl~.T-.-l CI A. \"'\u2022K^sS*'^\nW****Tr.f\nVOL.8\nNELSON & C SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 2, 1'P\nNO. 297\nNAVALJOCKS\nGovernment Subsidies for\nDry Docks\nEncourages the Building\nof Large Ones\nTo Accommodate Ships of\nBritish Navy\nOTTAWA April 1\u2014Mr. Fielding gave\nnotice tonight of am Important resolution on which a bill will foe based, providing for changes in the subsidy mo-\nvisions tor aid to drydocka. Thia is\neleventh hour legislation but Ib of tax-\nj reaching character.\nSubsidy Extended\nAt present the act authorises a subsidy of 3 per cent per annum for 20\nyears on a maximum expenditure of\n11,500,000. The hew act will provide\nlor a considerable extension of this\n\u25a0 aid with a viecw to encouraging the con-\natructton of tbe largest class of dry\ndocks, capable of taccommodatlng the\ni largest warships of the British navy, as\nwell as the largest ocean steamers.\nThree Classes\nIt ia proposed to divide dry docks\n- to- be either constructed or enlarged\nInto three classes with a varying scale\nof subsidy. In the first class will be\n', dry docks for naval and general purposes and on which subsidies will be\npaid at 3 1.2 .per cent per annum of the\n: total coat of the work during a period\nof 85 years, up to a maximum expenditure of \u00bb4,000,000. It is specified that\nthese dry docks, other than floating\ndry docks, shall be of a clear 'length on\ntne bottom of 900 feet with an entrance\nwidth of 100 teet and a depth of 35 feet.\nIn the case of the floating dry docks\n{they must ibe able to accommodate ves-\n\u2022sls ot a -tonnage displacement of at\nISut 25,000 tons. It is further epeci-\nrtled that they muat be capable of readying and repairing the largest ships\nof the British navy existing at the time\nat wbfch the contract is entered, into.\n., Second Class Decks\nDry docks of the second clase are\nspecified aa being those costing not\nmora than 12,600,000 and of a clear\nlength ot 660 teet with an entrance\nwidth of 86 teet and a depth of 30 feet\nat high water If constructed on tidal\nwaters and of 18 feet at ordinary low\nwater it constructed on non-tidal watere.\nin tiie case of floating dry docks of this\nclass they must be able to accommodate\nvessels ot a tonnage displacement of at\nleast 16.000 tone. The subsidy for this\nclass of dty dook shall be 3 1-2 per cent\nper annum on tbe total cost ofi the\nwork during a wnttod of 26 years.\nHalf -Million Cost\niDry docks of the third class will be\nthose costing not more than 1600,000.\nwith a length ot 400 feet, an entrance\nwidth of 85 (est, a tidal depth of 22 feet\nand a depth of 18 feet at low waiter if\nconstructed on non-tidal waters. In\nthe case of floating dry docks of this\nclass they must be oapable of accommodating vessels of a tonnage displacement ot at least 3800 tonB, The subsidy\nprovided Is the same as that at present\ntin force, namely 3 per cent per annum\nfor 20 years.\nFor Enlargements\nI It Is further provided that In case of\ndry docks enlarged or extended under\nthe provisions of the act, so as to come\nwithin the specifications required for\ndry docks of the first class, the subsidy\nfor such enlargements shall tot on the\nsame basts as that allowed for the\nconstruction of dry docks ot the Ont\n> class. Similarly, enlargement or exten-\n, utOB of dry docks to meet the require-\nI ments of the second class, the subsidy\nshall be 3 1-2 per cent per annum on\n. the cost of such enlargement or extension .annually, tor a period of 25 yea-slot enlargement or extension of a dry\ndook of thie third class, the subsidy will\nbe 3 per cent pet annum on ithe cost of\nsuch enlargement for a period of 20\nyears.\nMay Take Possession\nIt Is further provided that the work\nof the construction or enlargement shall\nhe lone under the supervision of the\ndepartment ot public works; that If\nsuoh dry dook Is not kept in a state of\nefficiency or repair sifter such; subsidy\n\u25a0becomes payable the government may\ntake pooeoslon of such dry dock and\nexpend out of the consolidated revenue\nfund a sufficient amount to repair the\nsame and thereafter operate it until the\n\"oust of repairs ls received by the crown.\nThat the tariff of tolls for the use of\nthe dock shall be subject lo the approval\nof the governor ln council and that\nships in the naval service of Canada\nor Oreat Britain shell at all tames be\n-entttled to the use of such docks in\n\u2022 priority to all other vessels.\nThe subsidy thus provided. Is for a\nmaximum of $140,000 a year tor 35\nyears for dry docks of the first class;\n. 187,600 per year-tor 26 years for dry\ndocks of the second class, snd $16,000\nP\u00abr rear tor 20 years for dry docks of\nthe third olaas.\t\nOOVCRNOR RESIGNS.\n\\ COIjON, April 1.\u2014Porforle Motendez,\ngorernor ot this province since \u00abhs In-\ndependence of .ths republic of Panama\n. was declare*,. resigned and wa* re-\nBlaeM-todAy- *T ******l Nairn, \u00bbrmsr\n*\u2014* \u2022seretary of stale for puMIe\nBILL TO CONTROL\nCABLE COMPANIES\nAttempt to Secure Cheaper Rates-\nNext Best to Government\nOwned Cables.\nOTTAWA, April 1.\u2014Mr. Lemleux's\nbill to control the rates and facilities\nof ocean cable companies and to amend\nthe Railway act with respect to telegraphs and telephones and the Jurisdiction of the board ot railway commissioners was given second and third\nreadings.\nCable Ratea.\nThe postmaster general said he had\ndiscussed the question in London with\nHon. Sidney Buxton and agreed to introduce ithe present legislation bringing\ncable companies under the authority ot\nthe railway board as were the telegraph, telephone and railway companies. ' He expected that by concurrent legislation passed in England and\nCanada the cable companies could be\nbrought to establish a schedule of rate\nwhloh for urgent messages would be\nthe same as tbey were today charging\na shilling a word, for semi-urgent or deferred messages ed a word, and tor\npress rates 3d a word. .\nNext Best 8tep.\nIn Mr. Lemleux's opinion this was the\nnext best step to a government owned\ncable between Canada and England.the\nquestion was discussed at length at the\nlast Imperial conference and the sentiment was 'strongly voiced that there\nshould be cheaper cable communication between Great Britain and <*an-\nada ln order to disseminate news from\nthe heart-of the empire and so bind\nmore closely together the mother country and her colonies. All ithe companies which touched Canadian territory would come within the Jurisdiction\nof the railway commission. Canadian\nlegislation must be implemented ' by\nBritish legislation and when that was\ndone an arrangement could be made\nboth ways.\nMilk Tests.\nMr. Fisher's bill to provide for the\ntesting of ware used in milk tests was\ngiven a third reading. Its object ls to\nprovide for the testing of bottles in the\nmachines which are used for testing\nbutter fat in creameries. Mr. Fisher\nexplained there had heen a. dispute as\nto whether these were accurate and tt\nwas to secure an authoritative test that\nthis legislation was introduced. The\nact will be brought into force by proclamation on January 1st \u25a0\nTRAD\u00a3 IEP0RTS.\nV MORE iteflLAR\nRetail Trade Better Than Latt Year\u2014\n; -Crop Preparation le Now Well\nAdvanced.\nNBJW YORK. April 1.\u2014Bradstreet's report tomorrow will say: Trade reports\nare'rather more Irregular with distributions rather less active than in tlie preceding: two weeka. The retail trade ho far\nfras been better than a year ago, but from\nmany centres reports are to tue effect that\nthe volume ot jobbing trade Is not up to\nthe expectations for which hitf'v prices and\nIndustrial unrest are assigned aa. reasons.\nThe two features attracting chief interest\nhave been the outburst of activity in agricultural sections and the many movements toward readjustment tn industrial\nlines.\nAgriculture Will Advance.\n\u2022Crop preparation and planting, aided by\nan exceptionally early spring, are well advanced and the present outlook is for fully\n-planting of large areas in grain and cotton. Tne situation generally looks promising. In the industries, some diverse\nmovements are shown. Pending settlement of wages, several hundred thousand\ncoal miners are reported to have stopped\n\u25a0work. On the other hand a favorable development Ib the granting of higher wages\nto 300,000 railway employees,\nOutdoor Activities\nIncreased outdoor activities are reflected\nin a rather better demand for building\nmaterials. There Ib a -good trade going\nforward ln leather and shoes, the stilp-\nmenta being equal to 1*309. Continued activity Is shown ln iron and steel but thlrf\nlis still reported to be partly at the expense of prices of the crude oil. .\nBusiness Failures.\n-Business failures for the week endlntf\nmarch 31 were 229, against 231 last week\n(and 2M In the like week of 1909, 247 In 1908,\n137 In MOT and 151 in 1MB.\nBank Clearings.\nNEW YORK. April 1.\u2014Bradstreet's bank\nclearing are aa follow'):\nDec, Inc.\nNew York 11,829,066,000 2.4 ....\nChicago 207,131.000 .... 9.6\nBoston 166,373,000 .... 4.0\nPhiladelphia 126,470,000 .... 10.0\n(St. Louis 66,282,000 .... 9.7\nKansas City 49,107,000 .... 18.7\nPittsburg 46,496,000..... 10.2\nSan Francisco 40,446,000 .... 10.0\nDominion of Canada-\nMontreal Z7.73O.O0O 49.0 ....\nToronto .23,191,000 .... 4.0\nWinnipeg 11,718.000 .... 70.1\nVancouver 6,260,000 .... 48.3\nOttawa 2,610,000 14.6 ....\nQuebec 1,698,000 12.6 .....\nCalgary 1,983,000 .... 2o.3\nHalifax 1.24M0O 4.1 ....\nHamilton 1,240,000 .... 7.1\nSt. John 1,071,000 11.8 ....\nVictoria 1,043.000 .... 10.6\nLondon 1,012,000 .... 6.4\nEdmonton WO.000 .... 21.2\nVOLUNTARY INCREASE.\nNEW YORK, April 1.\u2014The New\nYork Central Railway company Ihas increased the salaries of all employees\nreceiving $200 or leas a month on the\nlines, east of Buffalo by 7 per cent,\nexcepting the engineers of way and\nmaintenance, whose pay was recently\nIncreased and the trainmen, conductors\nand telegraph operators whose demands\nare now under consideration. The action means an approximate increase ln\nthe annual pay roll ot 12,500,000.\nt NAVIGATION OPEN.\nCHICAGO, April t\u2014Lake navigation.\nwas officially opened at the port] of\nChicago las* night and today the life\nsavers again are at th* potto,\nFLOCKING IN\nThirty Thousand Emigrants for Canada\nLarge Proportion Possess\nCapital\nSpecial Hotel Needed at\nLiverpool Docks\nLONDON, April 1\u2014It ls stated that\n30,000 emigrants will soil trom. Liverpool for Canada in 23 steamers during\nthis month.\nHave Capital\nThie \"increasing proportion of people\nwtth capital emigrating to tbe Dominion\nis the subject of comment here. Interest Is aroused in Liverpool by the\nsuggestion,that a hotel ihe provided for\nemigrants who have to wait before the\nshipping otfioes are open and who are\noften exposed to inconvenience by lack\nof accommodation. A branch of the\ngeneral unemployed agency is now established. A league Dor the colonies\nhas been formed in South! Australia,\nThe London secretary of the institution states that the body -would be delighted to send mare men to Australia\nIf only \"because we get the money advanced for fares return-ed -much more\nregularly and quickly than from those\nwe send to Canada, (Where we get a\ndollar and -tea dollars from the Dominion, we often get a sovereign or ten\npounds from Australia.\"\nBANQUET GIVEN TO\nDEPARTING TELLER\nfSoedal Correamndence.)\nFERNIE, April 1.\u2014L. E. Miller, teller\nin the local branch of the Home bank\nwas tendered a banquet on Wednesday\nnight by his fellow bank clerks of the\n\u2022town, the occasion being his removal\nto the Winnipeg office. Mr. Miller has\nresided in Fernie for over two years,\nand has made himself extremely popular with' all classes of the community\nand much regret is expressed over his\n* Owing to thtJ^absence of the mWh*-\nbers of the teaching staff of the public\nschool who are attending a convention\nIn Nelson the holidays have been extended for another week.\nMrs. Sherwood Herchmer, Mrs. J. R.\nPollock and Mrs. J. B, Turney left yesterday for Spokane on a short visit\nMrs. H. H. Depew of Victoria avenue,\ngave a most enjoyable tea on Thursday\nafternoon to a host of friends.\nMiss Bessie Hazel of Lethbrldge, Ib\nthe guest of Miss Leota Pollock for a\nfew days.\nMrs. Geo, Bell left yesterday on a\nshort visit, to Spokane.\nMOB WRECKS LEGATION.\nBAGOTA, Colombo April 1.\u2014A mob\nwrecked and forced entrance Into the\nPeruvian legation yesterday. The\npolice were promptly on the scene and\nprevented serious damage being done.\nThe riot was provoked through the\nposting about the city of telegrams addressed to Colombians by President\nAlfare of Ecuador and In which the\nexecutive express * the hope that Ecuadorians and Colombians- would stand\ntogether for the defense of the frontiers\nof the old fatherland.\nJOURNALISTIC BABY\nBORN AT BASSANO\nCALGARY, April 1\u2014Alibejta's latest\njournalistic venture Is the \" Bassano\nNews, the first issue appearing today,\nW. B. Cameron, formerly of the Vermilion Signal being editor and manager oG\nthe new paper. In the (first issue announcement lg made (regarding -the\nopening up of a new colliery north of\nthe town on the Red Deer liver. It is\nestimated that -some portions of the\nproperty will run approximately 7000\ntons to the acre.\nNELSON CUSTOMS\nRECEIPTS EXPAND\nTwelve Month. Figures Net Including\nOutport, Show lnere.ee of\nFlftaan Thousagd.\nfor tire Dominion fiscal year ending\nMarcli 31. the customs receipts for the\nport of Nelson were about 116,000 in excess of those for the seme port the previous year. Ttlla Is excluding the returns\nfrom the outporte of Waneta ana Kaalo,\nthe latter having been under the Jurisdiction of Nelson for the last couple of\nmouths, and the former for the whole\nyear.\nReturn, by Month.\nThe following figures for the .several\nmonths of the paat year include those of\nWaneta and Kaalo:\nApril, 1909 112.425.0S\nl&sr, UW ,: 8,170.78\nDune, 1808 18,00.39\nJuly, 1009 8,485.38\nAugust, 1909 ll.O0e.38\nt3epS\u00abnber,U09 8.8B6.J7\nOctober, 1109 MUM\nNovember, 1109 8.970.14\n\u25a0December, 1809 8,145.38\nJanuary, 1910 8,394.41\nJ-ebroary.1910 4,811.60\nMarch, MO *.... 8,341.95\nTotal I10s.sa.08\nHAVI HeCEIVID INCRUA.il\nBWlfHOrXB, ;1M4April 1-tfxnt\n45,000 ttoxtaaitei coal miner. In W\u00abeat\nVirtual* ao4 PniMjlTioH, t*vn ' r\u00bb\nctriTfki . was. adTanoe of t par cant\nm\nDETAILS Of THE\nTARIff CHANGES\nTwo and a Half Per Cent Reductions en\nNuts, Dried Fruits, Feathers and\nLike Item* to All Countries\nOn March 31, the various customs\nports o| Canada, including that at Nelson, were notified by the department\nof the changes made lu the tarltf ia\nconcession to the desires ofl the United\nStates not to .be compelled to enforce\nagainst Canada Ite moot unfavorable\ncustoms tariH. Dried fruits, nuts, picture postcards, soap powders, ordinary\nwindow glass, china, watch -movements,\nfeathers and certain kinds of line leath-\n\u2022ar, are reduced from the rate of the\ngeneral tariff to the rate ofi the intermediate tariff. The reductions are\nJust bare reductions and they apply to\nall countries.\nAdvice from Ottawa\nThjb tetegnam received by George\nJohnstone, collector of customs at Nelson, on Thursday, read as toHonra:\nOttawa, March 31, 1910\nCollector of Customs, Nelson, B.C.\nCustoms general tariff rate reduced\nto Intermediate rate on and after this\ndate upon articles included ln tarifif\nItems 94, 99, 109,112, 180, 228, 234, 887,\n318, 366, 604, 634, also 711. Notify outposts. Wine.\n(Sgd.) JOHN, McDOUGALL,\nCommissioner,\nReference to the above numbers in\nthe printed tariff show that the changed\nare aa given below, the (figures ait the\nend of each Item being those respec-\ntlv-ehx of the general tariff, which was\npreviously in force, and of Uie Intermediate tariff, which has succeeded the\ngeneral tariQf In the cases of the items\nenumerated:\nDried Fruits and Nuts\nBateB, figs, dnled, per 100 ibe., 62 1-2\ncents, 55 cents.\nPrunes and dried plums, unpltted;\nraisins and dried currants, per lib., 1\ncent, 2-3 of a cent\nAlmonds and j walnuts, Brazil nuts,\n\u25a0pecans uud shelled peanuts, n.o.p., per\nlb., 3 cents, 2 cents.\nNuts of ail kinds n,.o,p., per lb., 3\ncents, 2 cents. \": \u25a0\nChromos\nPhotographs, chromes, chromotypes,\nartotypes, oleographs, paintings, drawings, pictures, deealcwmania transfers\nof all kinds engravings or prints or\nproofs therefrom, and Similar works of\nart, n.o.p., blue prints, -building plans,\nmaps and charts, n.-ap., 26 per cent,'\n22 1-2 per cent'.':,\nSoap .powders, powdered eoap, -miner**\nai eoap,-and soap n.b.p., 35 per cent,\n32 1*2 per cent. -S,\n?\u25a0 Perfumery, Including toilet prepara-*\ntlons, non-alocholic, viz., hair oils, tooth\n. and other .powders and washes, poma**\nturns, pastes and all other perfumed preparations, n.o.p.. used for the hair,\nmouth or skin, 35 per cent, 32 1-2 per\ncent\nTableware of china, porcelain, white\ngranite or ironstone, 30 per cent, 27 1-2\npercent\n-Common and colorless window glass\n15 per cent, 12 1-2 per cent\nWatch actions and movements and\nparts thereof, finished or unfinished,\nincluding winding bars and sleeves, 15\nper cent, 12 1-2 per cent\nLeathers and Feathers\nBongola, cordovan, calf, sheep, lamb,\nktd and goat, kangaroo, Alligator and\nalt leathers, dressed, waxed or further\nfinished than tanned, n.o.p., harness\nleather and chamois skin, 17 1-2 per\ncent, 15 per cent.\nFeathers and manufactures of feathers, n.o.p., artificial feathers, fruits,\ngrains, leaves and flowers suitable for\nornamenting hats, 30 per cent, 27 1-2\nper cent.\nAll goads not enumerated in the\nschedule as subject to any other rate ol\nduty, and not otherwise declared free\nof duty and not being goods the importation whereof Is by law prohibited, 20\nper cent, 17 1-2 per cent.\nUBEKIAN REVOLT\nCOMICJJPERA WAR\nInhabitant Undlsturb-d While Battle\nRagea\u2014No- Danger to Life or\nProperty Exlata\nBERLIN, April 1\u2014The disturbance\nt\u00abtween the natives and the govern:\nment troops ln Liberia Is \"more comic\nthan Berdous\" according to a report\nwhich the admiralty received today\nfrom tike commander of the Gorman\ngunboat Speeber. The gunboat arived\nat Cape Palmas on Feb. 23 and. consequently the captain says tbat be offered to disperse tbe Insurgents.\u2014{tenora*.\nPadmore ot .tbe Liberlan annjv how*\never, declined assistance.\nBattle Not aarlous \\\nTbe government troops then opened\na desultory Ure to which the revolutionists on the opposite 'bank ofl the\nPalma river replied. The other inhabitants of Caps Palmas did,not even\ncease their usual occupations during\nthe firing, but the insurgents on seeing tbe Speenber retired inland. No\ndanger -to life or property existed when\nthe Speerbrer left Cape Palmas on Feb.\n24\nTbe advices received by the admiralty declare that the report that the\nLiberians ordered the Speerber's departure ia untrue. The captain of the\nship adds in his message that the insurgents are not likely to attack Cape\nPalma. while the Liberlan ship Lark\nremains in port..\nCABPENTIR8 ON \u2022TRIKI. .\nOODBNeBURO. April 1.T-A11 union\ncarpenters here (track today for $3 tor\na ni\u00bbe fconr day( nvtoei\u2014r *ot t*ftj>\nfeats a day. Onl*\/ one sup pasted\nth, demand, and most ot Ot employer,\ndeclared \u00ab>r the open stop.\nt___t]a\nIS UNSETTLED\nMiners Strike Likely to be\nProlonged\nMany Knotty Problems in\nControversy\nNorthern Colorado Miners\nGo Out Today\nINDIANAPOLIS, April 1\u2014Notwithstanding that today was a stated holiday of ithe United Mine Workers of\nAmerica, In celebration of 'the institution of the eight hour day, union leaders and operators' associations in the\nbituminous coalfields were busy preparing for a conference ln whloh It is hoped settlements on new wage contracts\nwill ibe reached speedily.\nNegotiations Prolonged\nNegotiations in the southwest, tn Illinois and in western Pennsylvania will\nprobably be prolonged, for not only do\nsome of the operators maintain that\nthey cannot afford to pay the wage increase of 5 cents a ton demanded by\nthe miners, but certain knotty problems\nof mine operation are in controversy.\nln Iowa, western Kentucky, Indiana,\nOhio and central Pennsylvania ithe miners and operators seem ito be in a fair\nway to come to terms, meeting the\nminers' stipulation tor higher wages.\nIn many fields temporary arrangements\nfor continuing work in the mines were\nbeing formulated. Pending the signing\nof permanent two year contracts, however, between 260,000 and 300,000 miners will be Idle for an indefinite period.\nOver In Thirty Days\nST. LOUIS, Mo., April 1\u2014\"Don't be\nalarmed over the outcome of tills affair; don't be afraid that we will not\nbe able to sign up an -agreement It\nwill all be over within 30 days. Anyhow, this is good fishing weather,\"\nsaid Thomas L. Lewis, president of\nthe United Mine Workers or America In\naddressing 3000 Illinois miners today.\n\"It Is not work iwe wan*,\" he said, \"we\nare willing to do our part, but we want\n\u25a0a full and complete share of the results\nof our labor, and we never witll be satisfied until we get it\"\nExpects to Win\nIn an interview Mr. Lewis said the\nminers would win in all their demands\nwithin 30 days, In all the fllelds with\nthe posible exception of Illinois and\nwestern Pennsylvania. In these fields\nhe said more time might (be necessary.\nSeveral extensive operators already\nhave made efforts for a settlement, according to Mr. Lewis, hut in each case\nhe has refused to negotiate or permit\nthem to reopen their, mines, even\nthough (Promising to pay the new wage\nscale from April 1. \"This question must\nbe settled as a general proposition and\nnot through Individual operators,\" he\nsaid.\nMore Go Out\nDENVER, Oolo., Ap-tfl 1\u2014A strike of\n3000 miners of the Northern Colorado\ncoalfields, effective tomorrow-, was- ordered today, following ithe refusal of the\noperators to grant the demands of approximately 6.65 per cent for day workers, an advance of dour cents a ton for\npicking mining, and three centa a ton\nfor machine mined coal.\nNO SETTLEMENT YET.\nPHILADELPHIA, April 1.\u2014Apparently having failed to bring about an\nend to the car strike In this city, John\nMitchell, accompanied by Denis Hayes,\nfourth vice-president of the American\nFederation of Labor, went to New York.\nIt is rumored that a meeting of labor\nleaders may he held in that city today\nand another effort made to bring about\na settlement.\nVILLAGE ENGULFED\nBY FLOW OF LAVA\nMount Aetna Still in Eruption\u2014Fifty\nHouses Overtaken by Burning\nStream*\nCATANA, Aprlt l.-A river of lava from\nthe active craters of Mount Etna invaded\nMslplaine, flowing ln the direction of\nCinterna and Reglna. Morrello does not\napuear to be ln danger. Another stream\nIs advancing slowly towards Mount- Nler-\nalla. Late todfty the lavatlc flow engulfed\nCavallere, a village ot 50 liouues. The\nInhabitants escaped uninjured.\nOpinion Pessimistic.\nCATANIA, April 1--Expert opinion concerning the activity of Mount Mna lw\npesBlmeHtic. Frank A. Parrel, the assistant director ot the royal observatory on\nMount Vesuvius, thinks that the volcano\nstill contains a considerable quantity of\nlava, and that a cessation of the eruptions\nwould probably be only temporary.\nObservatory Deserted.\nProfessor Hlcco, director of the Mount\nEtna observatory, has been forced to\nabandon hia post, sifter, passing hours! of\nterror there. He said tnntght: \"One\ncould not stand the deafening and horrible\nroar of the volcano for more than, one\nday. It would certainly drive him mad.'1\n\u25a0 Seven Earthquakes. .\n- HBMINA. Apriti.'. \u25a0s-.-ek Slt-tfrt earth\nshocks, accompanied by subterranean\nrurafellQCi sad \u00abiplosions, have beta felt\nhere sine* Thursday night No dunage,\nhowever, has resulted.\nTELEGRAPH COMPANY\nENTITLED TO 'PHONE\nUnited States Court Declares that Telephone Company Must Supply Instruments to Telegraph Co.\nNASHVILLE, Tenn., April IWudge\nEdward T. Sanford, of the circuit court\nof the United States handed down an\nopinion today granting to the Postal\nTelegraph Cable company, a Bell company, discriminating against the Postal\nin the way of the use of telephones, a\nsimilar injunction to that granted Ln\nbehalf of the Postal against the East\nTennessee Telephone company, which\nIs a subsidiary company of the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph company.\nIt Wanted Higher Rate\nIt appears that the telephone company refused to furnished telephones to\nthe Postal Telegraph company for the\nsame rental which was charged other\nsubscribers to the telephone, and insisted on the Postal Telegnaph company\npaying to the telephone company 16 per\n-cent ot the toils taken in by -the Postal\ncompany on messages received over the\ntelephone, and two cents on messages\ndelivered by telephone.\nRefused to Pay\nThe Postal comipony refused to pay\nthis commission and two cents a message and the Cumberland Telephone\ncompany commenced taking out the\ntelephones from the telegraph offices\nand thereupon the Postal Telegraph\nCable -company applied to the United\nStates court for an injunction.\nEntitled to Service\nThe decision just handed down sustains the contention of the telegraph\ncompany and holds that the Postal company is entitled to a telephone service\nat the same rates charged other business subscribers and enjoining the telephone company from removing its telephones or otherwise depriving the Postal company of telephone service because of its 'refusal to pay a higher\nrate. It Is understood that this same\ndiscrimination against the Postal company is practiced % various other Bell\ncompanies throughout the United States\nand that the above decision will put\nan end to this.\nDR. F08TER DEAD.\nNEW HAVEN, Conn., April 1.\u2014Dr.\nJ. P. Foster, head of the state tuberculosis commission, died at his home\nhere today of pneumonia, after a brief\nIllness. He was about 65 years of\nMURDEROUS AiTACK\nIN FERNIE HOTEL\nStranger Maeks Unprovoked Attack-\nMan Slashed Across Throat With\nRazor\u2014Frank Strike.\n(Special to The Dally News.)\nFERNIE, April 1.\u2014A fracas occurred at\n(the Roma hotel laat night and a.-*, a result\na man lies In the hospital ln a serious\ncondition and Tils af-allant is confined to\nthe city gaol. Without any apparent reason a stranger. Who gives the name ot\nForman, made a -sudden attack on un unknown man In the bar of the hotel, shash-\ning him at-roBs the throat with a razor\nand nearly killing him outright. The\ndoctors had to put 25 stitches In the wound,\nand are not sure the victim will recover.\nAs there was no apparent reason for the\ndeed it Is thought that the prisoner Is out\nof his mind.\nStrike at Frank.\nThe miners at Frank are out on strike\n(today and It looks as If there is little hope\nof an immediate settlement. The agreement between the. company and1 the men\nexpired today. The coal officials will not\ndiscuss anything with, the officers of tlie\nUnited Mine Workers of America, unless\nthe miners concede: (i) Five cents per\nton on the pillars; (2) A clause to bo\nplaced In the agreement to the effect that\nthe United Mine Workers shall have\nabsolutely no Jurisdiction over the men\nworking in tfie shaft: 13) That the miners\nrelinquish the close shop understanding\nthat existed under the agreement which\nhas just expired.\nMais Meeting.\nA mass meeting of the men is helng\nheld today to outline future action, and\nthey will under no circumstances stand\nfor a reduction or for any of the conditions asked for.\nFRANCE ALIVE TO\nAERONAUTIC POSSIBILITIES\nMinister of War Defends His Department\u2014More Units Than Germany.\nPARIS, April 1.\u2014Qen. Brun, minister of\nwar, replying ln the senate to criticisms\nof the inactivity of the department of\naeronautics, as compared with that department in Oermaay, said that the statement regarding the strength of the latter\ncountry In this direction had been exag-\nSsrated. Germany, lhe said, at the most\nad six units. France, while, only\nthree were actually In commission, had\nfour others. The problems of the respective merits of dirigible balloons and aeroplanes were receiving the most careful attention, and he proposed to,ask parliament\nTor W-00.000 in four Installment, to be used\nfor aeroplanes purposes.\nAUTOMOBILE RUNS\nAMUCK AMONG WAGONS\nNIAGARA FALS, N. Y., April 1\u2014\nWilbur H. Turner, a saloon keeper of\nBuffalo, Is dead, Charles Woodcock, a\nfarmer is fatally injured, and George N.\nAdwen of Tonawanda Is seriously injured as the result of a collision hetween an automobile and a line of farmers' rigs on the Lewlston road this\nevening. The automobile, a big six cylinder car was In charge of the tester\nfor a Buffalo automobile manufacturing company. At the top of the Lewis-\nton hill, the ohaUtfteur turned out to\npass a farmer's wagon. A cloud of\ndust obscured half a dozen wagons ln\nthe wake of -the firet one and when the\nautomobile swung hack Into the centre\nof the road,It bowled over two of them.\nTurner, -who was in the automobile me*\nthrown Into the wreckage of the wagons\nAnd waa Mefced in tlie head by one of\nthe horses. He died an hoar later.\nNEXTJI0NTH\nBritish Election Expected\nin Nay\nAll Parties Preparing for\nFray\nNationalists Determined\nNot to Give Way\nLONDON, April 1.\u2014Asquith's notice\nof action applying the gullotine of\nclosure to the veto resolutions ln committee, coupled with the intimation\nthat similar action would be taken subsequently with regard to the budget,\nhas created a general impression that\nthe government has decided to accelerate the crisis so that If a general\nelection is necessary, which is almost\nthe universal view, dissolution will be\nin May. (\nConferences Fall.\nConferences between the cabinet and\nNationalists have occurred during ithe\nlast few days, but up to the present\nthey seem to have failed. Mr. Redmond insists on retaining his hold at\nleast in the final stages of the budget\nuntil the lords bave dealt with the\nveto resolutions, despite promises of\nremission of the whiskey, tax in the\n1910-11 budget, but of course, desperate\nas the situation of the government appears, there ls still time (for an arrangement. , \u25a0___\nElection In the Air.\nMr. Dillon had a long talk with Mr.\nLloyd-George yesterday. Meanwhile\ncorroborative evidence of the belief\nthat an election may come by the end\nof April, is found in the active preparations of all parties. It is noticed, too,\nthat both in tone and temper, Mr.\nChurchill's speech ln the commons last\nnight appeared to bear testimony to the\nfailure of the government to bring the\nNationalists into line. Perhaps, how- ,\never, the Nationalists may be conciliated by the home secretary's h\\nt\nthat the cabinet may asfcvtfce.kinp: io\n-breate-etffcrfBir'beef^To^i^ the veto\nresolutions.'\nOpposition Amendment.\nA further stage ln the debate on the\nveto resolutions was reached yesterday\nwhen Sir R. Findlay moved the official\nopposition amendment. After Sir W.\nRobson had replied for the government, there were a number of excellent\nmaiden speeches and discussion waa\nclosed'for the day by Mr. Churchill.\nACTIVITY IN ALBERTA\nIRRIGATION FIELDS\nCALGARY, April 1.\u2014Six parties of\nthe Canadian Pacific irrigation department engineers, and assistants today\n.took the field and will be engaged on\n,tbe completion of the irrigation system\nin the western section of tbe irrigation\nblock. Next week 20 engineers and\nassistants will take the field in Conner ion with operation work, the balance of the parties Including 125 men\ndividing into 22 parties, will take the\nfield on May 1st They will be engaged in construction and 'location work\nin the western section.\nContract Let.\nThe contract has already been let\nfor engineering headquarters at\nBrooks, and a contract for timber work\namounting to one and a half million\nfeet board measure will be let Monday.\nOn April 15th, a contract will he let\nfor the completion of all large structures, In the western section re-enforced concrete will be used. Tenders are\nnow being received for earthwork in\nthe eastern section and some of the\nlargest contracting companies are\ntendering.\nNEW YORK WILL HAVE\nSANE CELEBRATION\nFourth of July to be Noiseless\u2014Retail\nSale of Fireworks Will be\nForbidden,\nNEW YORK, April 1.\u2014The next\nfourth of July in New York will* be\nnoiseless. Mayor Gaynor decided today that the order of Former Fire Commissioner Hayes, that no permits for\nthe retail sale of fireworks between\nJune 10 and July 10 be issued shall be\nobserved.\nWas Converted.\nThe decision was reached only at the\nsacrifice of personal preference (to a\nsense of duty, according to a close\nfriend of the mayor's. He has been\nknown as a valiant and loyal celebrator\nof the fourth of July after the small\nboy's own method and recently came\nout openly In its defence. Statistics of\nmortality, however, and the arguments\nof friends converted him.\nROOSEVELT BOON TO\nEDITORIAL WRITERS.\nLONDON, April 1.\u2014Theodore Roosevelt's speech before the students of the\nUniversity of Egypt at Cairo last Monday continues a meaty subject for the\neditorial writers of the London newspapers.\nThe Outlook thinks Mr. Roosevelt\ntouched upon tender ground. It saye,\nhowever, that the movement tor Egyptian independence sustained a sharp\nsetback from a quarter -from which its\npromoters expected sympathy, If not\nsupport\n F\" man two\n<83te l^trag Slew**.\nSATURDAY.\n. APRIL 2 \"*|\n\"THE\nSWEETHEART\nOr TBE CORN\"\nKeep your eye an your\nt****f?\nYou'll have lo watch your\nKelloftft'o mighty closely, for\nchildren simply love it.\nIt has such an enticing\nflavor; such a tender crisp*\nness.\n10c. a package. Made in\nCanada.\n\"WON ITS FAVOR\nTHROUGH ITS FLAVOR\"\nTOASTED\nCORNFLAKES\nTHE WORLD OF SPORT\n<: EVENTS AND COMMENTS\nIf the present plans of the University or\nToronto materialize the college will HKeiy\nbegin the erection of a new athletic field\nthis summer. There hus been a loL a citation on the part of the students for a\nnew field for some time past, and It now\nlooks as though the scheme will likely be\nput tliroiiah.\nSome time, ago the university decided\nto malte a big extension to tlie gymnasium, and the matter of the new athletic\nfield was also considered. The latter project, however, was not pushed to any great\nextent, and waa practically given a \"six\nmonths' hoist.\" Since then, however, a\nstate of affairs has arisen whieh will not\nallow of Ihe matter being delayed any\nlonger. Trinity college intends to put up\na new building on tne southern part ot\nthe present field, and this means that\nabout half of the grounds will be cut up.\nPlays With Coin In Boot.\nIt ls not often that a hockey player\ntakes part in a game with his wages\n\u25a0tucked away In the toe of his boot, but\nthat Is what a well known Ottawa hockey-\n1st did last week In a game at one of the\nlittle towns down the Ottawa and New\nYork line in order to ensure the safety of\nIds salary-\nThe story is told that this player was\nsigned up by one of the Ottawa Valley\nteams playing off for the championship\n\u25a0of ita league, to take part In the final\nunder an assumed name. Everything went\nwell until Just before the game, when the\nOttawa boy, after taking a look at the\ncrowd, decided that he must 'nave tihe coin\nbefore he went on the Ice. The officers\nof the club he was playing for pleaded\nthat they would make good with the star\nas soon as the game was over. The former\ncity leaguer, however, was firm, and made\nno move to get Into the game until he\n\"had received the roll. At a loss for a safe\nplace for the coin, he shoved the greenbacks into the toe of his boot, playing\nthroughout the match with the coin on\nhis person.\nThere Is little to the match, the Ottawa\nyouth scored enough goals to win half a\ndozen games and his opponents never had\na look In. A hurried exit after the match\nenabled the local star to get away unknown, and to this day there ls a certain\ntown within 100 miles of Ottawa that is\nmourning the loss of a pennant, the main\ncause of .their defeat enjoying the fruits\not his labors around Ottawa.\nThe Unexpected In Baseball.\nected.\n\"I remember,\" said Clarke Griffith, \"a\ntrick that was pulled off on a runner, and\nit won a game for Chicago. It's so long\nago that 1 guess lt has been forgotten,\n\"It happened one day that we were one\nrun to the good, when they began hitting\nme rather freely, and the flrst. thing we\nknew men were on first and second and\nno one was out, with the head of the batting order up. It looked funny.\n\"Well. I talked to tha catcher and w\ndecided to try for the man on second.\nWhen I went back to the box I began\nbombarding first base, as if I was trying\ntarget the man off that sack. Meanwhile\nthe catcher had tipped off the second baseman to what was coming off and I passed\nit to the flrst baseman.\n\"'I had the batter crazy. Every time\nhe'd get set I'd flre the ball to flrst. No\none seemed to pay any attention to the\nman on second, and he kept edging further\nalong the line toward third until he had\na good long lead.\n\"I saw he was off far enough to nail If\nthe play went through right, so I passes-\nthe sign along, and the next time 1 threw\nto flrst the second baseman covered, and\na second later he was digging the ball\ninto that runner's backbone as he tried to\n-slide back to the lias-\n\u2022 \"And what made it all the better, the\ntime I spent slamming the ball to first\ngot the batter up In the air, and a minute\nlater he fell for a slow one and popped\nIt into the air, and we had them two\ndown.\"\nJack Tait the New Runner.\nTlie wonderful success that has attended\nthe efforts of Jack Tait, the Toronto runner, this winter has proven very pleasing\nto the followers of Canadian track athletics who have been watching the development and improvement of Canadian runners during the past few years, Tait has\nbeen coming along rapidly, and white he\nls now one of the most dangerous of\nmiddle-distance runners In America, he Is\nfar from being at his best, and fs capable\nof showing enough Improvement in the\nnext year or two to place him at the top\nof the ladder, for he Is only a vounester,\nwho is Just beginning to develop the necessary strength and stamina 'for the fast\ncompany. Tait started on a tour of the\neastern states last week, winning in Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins university\ngames, when he established a new state\nrecord of 4.24 for the mile. He followed\nthis up by establishing a new American\nindoor record for the mile and a hair,\nwhen he defeated Bonhag, in New York,\nTuesday.\nA 'New Indoor Record.\nBonhag Is Tait's greatest opponent, and\nthe holder of all the American middle die*\neance records, as well as many world's\nmarks, and ls the one man responsibly\nfor Tait's wonderful improvement shown\nthis year, for It needed a man of the Now\nYorker's' ability to bring out the best that\nwas In the Canadian ln open competition.\nThat Tait can defeat Bonhag at a mile\nand a mile and a half has been demonstrated, while the Flying Dutchman, IU\nyears Tait's senior, and one of the most\nbrilliant of track performers, ls the champion at the two and three-mile route.\nJack Tait has done ax much to boost\nCanadian athletics and U advertise Canada aa Longboat ever did, and the Canadian's career is far from ended yet. The\ntime Is not far distant when John will\nbe able to go out and trim Glsslngs and\nthe Klviats as well, aa the Bonhags at\ntheir own distances, Tait has been steadily\n\"coming\" since he was 14 years of age,\nand if In seven years he haa become an\nAmerican and Canadian champion, In another twelvemonth lt will disappoint every,\none of his friends and admirers if he be\nnot a world champion. -\nRichest Racei for Jumpers.\nThe two most valuable prizes to be won\nin the jumping line of business are the\nGrand Steeplechase and orlx de Paris with\n125,000 and an objet d'art valued at $2,000,\nadded to the sweepstakes of $200 each, $100\nforfeit, or $30 only if declared, and the\nGrand Hurdle race of $10,000 added to a\nsweepstakes of $120 each, half forfeit, or\n$20 only if declared. These stakes are due\nfor decision at Auteuil on -Sunday, June\n19, and Wednesday, June 22, respectively,\nand by payment of $500 owners can make\nlater entries, as late aa May 31. it goes\nwithout saying that the best French\nsteeplechasers and hurdle racers are engaged, and It Is generally admltteH that\nbetter class horses are -put to jumping In\nFrance than at home, says the London\n(Sportsman, but It Is gratifying to note\nthat, tn spite of that advantage, there is\na fair show of nominations for our side\nof the channel.\nBaseball Trick Revived\nHere is on old play we used to work\nwhen I was a kid, playing on the lots,\nhut- it appears to -he good, enough for\nmajor leaguers. Even if It isn't new\/\nit may pile up a few runs this season.\nThe play is possible only when a\nman is on third base and -the man at\nhat has been hit by a pitched bail or\n\u2022w-alked. It Is a simplification of the\ndouble steal.\n-The man who goes to first when hit\nby a pitched ball or 'by virtue of four\nballs, naturally stops when he reaches\nthe ibase, while -the pitchier goes through\nthe preliminary of pitching to the next\nbatter. .\nHOW HALLEY'S COMET WILL APPEAR TO THE NAKED EYE\nIn this case, however, the base runner no sooner reaches the base than he\nstarts off on a rim for second, for the\nexpress purpose of drawing the pitcher's throw.\nIf the pitcher Is *4*Q****\u00ae*Q**$\u00aeQ$W\u00ae**4\u00ae*******^^\nREMOVAL NOTICE\nThe West Transfer Co. beg to m*\"* the public tbat tbey have ;\n> moved their office to their new stables. Bast Baker street, beyond tbe <\nKootenay Bteam Laundry.\nPhone 33\n\u2666SM\u00bb^\u00abS\u00bb*l$t.\u00ab\u00bb<>\u00bb\u00bb\u00bbMMI\u00ab>>M\u00bbM\u00abl$\u00bbM>\u00bbt>M\u00bb\u00ab\u00abl>\u00ab<>\u00bb\u00bb\nNervous\nProstration\nFor Three Years\n\"Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine cured me of a period of\nnervous prostration of over three\nyears duration, and the Anti-\nPain Pills are as necessary to\nus as the roof of our house.\nThey have been household remedies with us for many years.\"\n,WM. J. LOUGHRAN,\n1214 Catherine St.,\nPhiladelphia, Penna.\nMuch sickness is due to nervous troubles. Headache, dizziness, epilepsy and insanity are\nnervous troubles. Then there\nis a large class of disorders\nwhich arise from a weakness of\nthe nerves of an organ or part,\nas weak lungs, heart, stomach,\nkidney, bladder, eyes, etc.\nDyspepsia and indigestion are\nusually the result of nervous\ndisorders.\nRestorative Nervine\nsoothes the irritated nerves, and\nassists the nerve cells to generate nerve force.\nPrice $1.00 at your druggl.t. He should\nsupply you. If he doe. not, send price\nto us, we forward prepaid.\nDR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Toronto,\nPRAIRIE FARMERS\nPREPARE FOR CROP\nLikely to be Larke Increase* in Area\nUnder Cultivation in Saskatchewan This Year\n-Writing from -Reglna, the western\nco-respondent of fhe Globe says:\nThe agricultural outlook for 1910 U\na topic of Importance In all parts of\nSaskatchewan at the present time, and\nthe prospects for a successful season\nare already under discussion. The recent convention of agricultural socle-\nties in this city and the annual meet\nIng of the grain growers at Prince Albert laat week brought the Parmer once\nmore into toe foreground and he is\nlikely to occupy a prominent position\nfor the next half year. As soon as the\nweather will permit active work to be\ndone on the soil, the crop of 1910 will\nstart on its career. The position, which\nthis province has assumed during the\npast year as the leading grain raising\nsection of the Dominion Is almost c-ei-\ntaln\" 1o be ifaaintata?((^\\The rapid \"te*\ncrease Ira population and settlement, together with the gradual introduction\nof more scientific agricultural methods\nwill Insure the continuation of the predominance for a long time to come.\nProbable Acreage\nIt ls still too early to estimate, even\nroughly, the acreage which will be\nsown to the various grains. His highness Uie weather will have the chief\ninfluence In that direction and he gives\nvery little Indication regarding his\nplans. The presumption is that there\nwill be a large Increase and some basis\nfor that -calculation Is given 'by the fact\nthat so great an area of new land was\nbroken last fall. The steam plows\nwere more active than ever before and\nthey ripped up (he sod in a way that\nwould have drawn exutresslons ol keen\nsurprise from Glnclnnatus, late of the\nKoman Empire, if he could have watched the proceedings. The -summer fallowing will probab-ly continue to' hold\nIts place as a popular method of pre*\nparing the land, but it may not show as\nlajr-ge an increase as will the new\nbreaking. The province as a whole\nwill feel for the first time .the effects\nupon production of the enormous Immigration in 1909. The thousands of settlers from Great Britain and the United\nStates who came here to make their\nhomes -last, year had little to do with\nraising the enormous crops which were\ngrown. They required time to find\nhomes before they entered the field of\nagricultural (production. The work\nWhich they do this year win count and\ncount heavily.- It may. not lead to a\nstartling Increase in the aggregate output but It will make certain a wide\nextension of the cultivated area and\ngive reasonable assurance of a larger\ngross return.\nPossibilities of Increase\nrhe total area sown to the four principal grains in the province last year\nwas 6,888,100 acres as compared with\n5,970,841 in 1908, an Increase of a little\nmore than 15 per cent. The Increase\nIn the wheat acreage was a little\nmore than 10 per cent,' If weather conditions, are equally favorable this year\n\u2014which is a Very large and Important\n\"If\"\u2014there is no reason why the increase should not be1 as large. It is\nhot reasonable to expect that the same\nrate of -Increase in sown area will be\nmaintained Indefinitely but with the\ncontinued growth of the farming population it may be taken for gran-ted that\nIt will, hold for a few years at least. A\ngain bf ten per cent In wheat area\nwould,* brtnig the total up to 4,500,000\nacres. A gain of 16 per cent In the\ntotal under the four* grains would\nbring the aggregate up to a little more\nthan 7,500,000 acres.' These figures\ngive a fairly good Idea of the Importance of the province as a grain raising\nterritory.,\nSaskatchewan's Plate as Producer\n\u2022The figures contained in the final returns oS crop yields ot 1908 as compiled\nhy the provincial department of agrt-\nflultum, give tbe best Illustration ot\nthe. nt'aoe which Saskatchewan occupies\n10 the Hii o-f producera. These show\nmatM.*\u00ab,000 ttAefe tt wheat were\nraised from 4,085,000 acres, an average\nof 22.1 per acre; that 105,456,000 bushels of oats were raised from 2,240,000\nacres, an average of 47.1; that 7,833,-\n000 bushels of barley were raised from\n244,000 acres, an average of 32.1; and\nthat 4,448,700 bushels oft flax was\nraised from 319,100 acres, an average\nof 13.9. The total area under all grains\nwas 6,898,559 acres, giving an average\nper farm of 84.9 acres, while the total\nin 1908 was 5,881,802. The acreage of\nal) crops in 1909 was 7,016,272.\n.The ofitclal bulletin adds: \"These\ncrop yields place Saskatchewan in the\nthird rank among the provinces of the'\nDominion and the states of the union\nas a producer of wheat and oats. Minnesota with 94,000,000 and North Dar\nkota with 90,700,000 bushels are the\nonly states that produced (more wheat\nin 1909 than did Saskatchewan. After\nSaskatchewan comes Kansas with 87,-\n000,000 bushels; Minnesota's average\nyield was 16.8, North Dakota's 13.7,\nSaskatchewan's 22.1, Kansas' 14.1, and\nthe United States as a whole 15.8. Illinois and Iowa were the 'only states\nin the union that produced more oats\nthan did Saskatchewan to 1909; their\nproduction being 159,000,000 and 116,\n000,000 bushels respectively aa against\nSaskatchewan's 105,466,000 bushels. Illinois' average yield was 36.6, Iowa's\n27.0, Saskatchewan's 47.1, Minnesota's\n33.0, and that of the United States 30.3\nbushels per acre. Saskatchewan produced nearly one-eighth as much wheat\nas did the United States and more than\none-tenth as much oats. . if\nThe Wealth to the Farmers\nTbe average price on the farm for\nthe wheat crop of ail. grades was 84c.\nper bushel, which means that It was\nworth; $75,780,000 to the producers. The\noat crop, at an average price of 26\ncents per bushel was worth $27,420,900.\nThe total value on the farm of all the\ngrain, roots and fodder crops raised In\nthe province during the year, together\nwith that of milk and its products, was\n$135,539,242. On the first day of thla\nyear there were ln Saskatchewan! 429,\n,766 horses valued at' $60,168,640; 234,-\n458 milch cows, valued at $8,637,046;\n594,632 head of other cattle valued at\n$11,892,640; 1*52,601 sheep, valued at\n$839,305; 352,385 swine, valued at $1,-\n938,117, and poultry valued at $1,058,-\n911. The total value of the live stock\nthus specified is $84,535,569. These\nassets in grain and live stock aie distributed among 81,393 farmers, occupying less than 12 per cent of thevesti-\nmated arable acreage in the province\nsouth of the 6th parallel of latitude.\nThe department figures show that\nthe farmers received aid in 1909 from\n12,500 harvesters brought In from east-\nern Canada and distributed throughout\nthe province.. This numoer comprises\nabout 66 per cent ot the workers who\ncame 1o the west fior that purpose.\nThere are 842 grain* elevators with a\ncapacity of 24,279,000 bushels In Saskatchewan and it Is likely that these\nwill all be needed next fall. The expansion in agriculture is a _ source ol\n\u2022.'surprise to even the officiate\" who have\nstudied the situation carefully. ' It appears to prosper throughout good and\nbad seasons, probably because the returns from one good year like 1909 are\nsufficiently large to balance tlie losses\nsustained in the unfavorable years.\nSPORTING NEWS\nBarnsley Springs Surprise by Defeating Everton\u2014Kling In the flame\n. LONDON, April 1\u2014Barnsley, whose\naocer team played a scoreless tie with\nEverton last Saturday in the semifinals for the football association cms,\nfurnished aj itrenmutoufe (Surprise at\nManchester Uy defeating Everton In the\nplay-off hy a score of 3-0. Over 50,000\npeople witnessed the struggle, which\nwas most Interesting throughout. The\nfirst half ended scoreless. Barnsley's\ntnree goals were ail made towards the\nend of the second half. The final game\nfor the championship will be played\nat Crystal Palace on April 23, Barnsley\nmeeting Newcastle.!** this event.\nDemand for Fight Seats\nNEW YORK, April 1-^Jaok Gleason,\npartner of Tex Hlckard In promoting the\nJeffries-Johnson tight, declared today\nthat while not a ticket has been sold\ntor the contest, which ia to take place\nat Emeryville on July 4, 0.\nPnbUihod tt Melton Bwy Moratoi\nExcept Monday, by\nNews Publishing Company, Limited\nW. O. FOSTER \"\nSATURDAY, APRIL 2,\nRI8K8 IN BOOM REAL ESTATE.\nMention was made recently In The\nDaily News of tlie risk run by Investors\nIn real estate at points where booms\nare on and where values are largely\nspeculative.\nThat risks of still anotfaer sort are\nrun by outside buyers of such property\nwill he recognized by those who remember the land-* sold some years -ago In\nMinneapolis by a firm whloh sold sec*\ntlons of mountain tracts In the Koot*\nenay. That the same thing is going\non elsewhere is indicated by tlie proceedings at this week's meeting of the\nVancouver ctty council. The News-\nAdvertiser says:\nMayor Taylor was authorized\nat the city council last night to\napply to ithe attorney-general for\nan investigation of methods employed by certain real estate\nspeculators in subdividing and offering for sale properties outside\nthe city limits not suitable for\nthe purpose for which they, had\nbeen advertised.\nEven where the property is not absolutely unsulted for the purpose for\nwhich It. is sold, the outside buyer Is\nin no position to Judge of Its value.\nHe may be asked prices out of all pro-\nportiton to what a resident would think\nof paying in the same locality even In\na boom time, in such cases his\nchances of coming out with a profit are\nremote Indeed.\nMr. R. S. Lennle, who has just returned from the coast, touched on the\nsame point In an interview In yesterday's paper, which reads in part as\nfollows:\nIn connection with the large\namount of Kootenay money going for investment In Vancouver\nreal estate, Mr. Lennle said, some\none ought to sound a warning\nnote. Without casting any reflections on Vancouver, it was\ncertain that investments in out*\nside property, especially by outside Investors were attended with\na considerable risk, which, did not\nattach to investment at home, for\nInstance, in fruit lands. In the\nlatter case a man could watch\nhis property, and It was certain\nto increase ln value. In fact investments in the Kootenay ranked far higher ln his opinion than\nthose in Vancouver lots, especially the outside property.\nIn this city at present, property Ib\nsold on the basis of its actual earning\npower, and at prices which give a high\nannual interest on the investment. The\nrise in value of the property is In addition to that. And It is a rise in value\nthat is absolutely certain.\nTHE FRUIT GROWING OUTLOOK.\nWinnipeg boomed in 1882 on the\nstrength of the theory- that prairie\nCanada was a great wheat growing\ncountry. But it took some years to\nwork the theory out Into practice.\nNow it Is growing as a result of tbe\nactual demonstration.\nIn the 80*0 settlers from Ontario or\nGreat Britain went in, applied the\nmethods of farming they were -familiar\nwllh, and In stay caws failed. Many\nof them came to the conclusion that\nwheat growing was not practicable in\nthe greater part of that country. Districts like Indianhead, Saskatoon and\nMoose Jaw were abandoned by most of\nthe pioneer -settlers.*'The climate was\nsupposed to be too dry. So with the\nfirst farmers in the Lethbridge -district.\nOthers remained and solved the practical problems involved. Those who\nhave come In late years have had but\nto apply the solutions already discovered.\nSo too with the marketing of the\nwheat. It was not enough to grow the\nwheat. It was necessary to get It to\nthe market at a profit But that problem was solved too.\nThen, presently came the great Influx of settlement It has -been ascribed ito various causes, and in most cases\nwith some reason. ,^Buj;.,4f the- first\nsettlers had not solved the problems\nof growing and -marketing ' the wheat,\nand making the business pay well, all\nthe. advertising., and. immigration \u25a0 agencies in the world would not have\nbrought in the flood of Immigration\nthat has come.\nHere ln the Kootenays. the problems\nof fruit giowing are now solved. The\nsuitability of the country for the business has been demonstrated, not merely as a matter of theory or anticipation but by actual experience. It 1s\nnow a certainty tbat these districts\nwill produce remarkably heavy yields\nof the very finest quality, with less expenditure of labor than is usual elsewhere. It has been proved tbat the\nfruit can be got to the market In the\nvery best condition. It has been proved that the market will take all that\nwe can send at prices that yield a handsome profit.\nLast year was the first year -that the\nbarge service was tried. The result\nwas an unqualified success from -the\npoint of: view of the rancher. Even\n\u2022with imperfect marketing organization,\nthe proceeds received are described- on\nall hands as being moot satisfactory.\nWith the perfecting of such organization they wdll continue to he equally\nsatisfactory even in off years on the\nmarket\nWith the ranchers already here well\non their feet and making handsome\nprofits year after year, new fruit growers will pour in and our valleys and\nbench lands will become the home of\nthousands of new comers. We are now\nat the stage that the prairie, had reached when tbe present great Inrush of\nsettlement began. We shaU presently\nsee the same expansion,\nIt ls true thnt we bave a much greater\nproportion of land unsulted for agriculture. On the other hand the area\nof the average prairie farm ls such that\nperhaps but one family lives on 320 or\n640 acres., Here sixteen families can\nderive at least as good a livelihood\nfrom the some area. *\nWhat will this Increased population\nmean to our merchants and to our\ntowns? What will It mean to Nelson?\nTake one point alone. When the pop-,\nubttlon of a prairie town expands the\nrise In value of real estate ls checked\nby the quantity of land In the neighborhood available for new subdivisions\nand suburban communities. But what\nwill be the* effect upon the value of\nreal estate In Nelson of the addition\nof only 8,000 to our population. People will pay prices a long wr higher\nthan are asked now before they wiH go\nback one or two mil* from th* m\u00bb\nto build houses from Milch to oome\nInto town tec their dtfltfr bwlneef.\nBOATMEN MAY JOIN\nTugboat Strike In New York Likely to\nSpread\u2014Railways Optimistic\nNEW YORK, April 1.\u2014The four railroads affected by the walkout today of\nmasters and pilots in their marine departments issued a statement tonight\nin which they asserted that they were\nwell pleased with their success in\nhandling their business on the first day\nof the strike. Taken altogether, the\ncompanies moved about 60 per cent, of\nthe normal tonnage. It was denied\nthat tugs were being sent out short-\nhanded in violation of the admiralty\nMany Are Satisfied.\nThe statement concluded: \"Assurances have been received from (many of\nthe masters and pilots individually that\nthey were satisfied with the proposals\nof the companies, but were forced into\naction by the leaders of their organizations.\"\nExpects Speedy Termination.\nOn the other hand, counsel for the\nAmerican Association of Masters-and\nPilots said: \"I am of the opinion that\nthe strike will be over inside of 72\nhours. That will be the outside limit.\nBy tomorrow the congestion of freight\nwill begin to be such as to compel attention to our demands.\"\nHarbor Boatmen Sympathetic,\nThere ls sympathetic uneasiness in\nthe Harbor Boatmen's union. An all-\nnight session was scheduled tonight\ntor a general' discussion of the situation.\nIt the boatmen should deckle to go\nout, the strike might result In & complete tie-up of alt traffic Loss through\ndelay in transmission Of perishable\nfreight would be very heavy. Geo.\nWelch, business agent of the Boatmen's union said that In the event of\na general strike on all harbor traffic,\nthe passenger ferry boats would not\nbe affected.\nEXPELLING JEWS FROM RU88IA.\nBERLIN, April l.-The Society for Assisting German Jews ha* received a telegram from St. Petersburg, stating that\nthe expulsion of Jews from Aussie, has\nreached dimensions hitherto unknown.\nWhile formerly, even In Plehve'a time,\nJews threatened with exile were frequently protected by the home office, It Is now\n(tho ministry of Interior which Is ordering\ntheir expulsion\nAt the present moment hundreds of\nfamilies, many ot whom have occupied\n-their homes for several decades, are being expelled from Riga, Hasan and\n\u25a0Wtoronesh,\nDiarrhoea should be cured without loss\nof time and by medicine which like Cham-\n\u2022beriain'a Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea\nRemedy not only cures promptly but produces no unpleasant after effects. It never\nfails and Is pleasant and safe to take.\nISold by all druggists and dealers.\nMlnard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia\nMlnard's Liniment Co., Limited.\nGentlemen,\u2014My daughter, 13 year* old\nwas thrown from a sleigh and Injured\nlier elbow so badly It remained stiff and\nvery painful for three yean. Four bottles\nof MINARD'S LILNIMENT completely\ncured her and she has not been troubled\nfor two years.\nTours truly,\nJ. B. L1VESQUE.\nSt Joseph,. p.o\u201e 18th Aug., UW.\nFavorite\nHotel\nT ,Th' Walker\nToronto',\nHouse\nAdjoin, Union Station. Can to all\nparte paaa doors. Spacious rooma, remodelled and handsomely furnished.\nTlie Cuisine la unsurpaaaed. American\nand European plana.\nQeorge Wright and Mack Carroll late\nof Winnipeg, Proprietor.\nFred Irvine & Go\nNew\nSpring Millinery\nLadies' Taflor-Made Suits\n;New Summer Muslins\nNew White Blouses\nOur stock of millinery Is moot complete. New shapes, Pattern and\nTrimmed Hate. Prices exceedingly low.\nSPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK\u2014We am reducing the price, on Ladies\nTailor Hade Suits.\nLadles White Lawn and Muslin Blouses under Muslins at sale price.\nSee our Stock of New Summer Muslin\nLawns for Wash Dresses from\n12k per yard up\nWe Invite your Inspection.\nFred Irvine & Co\ne5 WHEN YOU RING UP C*? e5\nNumber Five\nto order meat you can rest assured that you will get tihe chotoeat, . J|\nThe West Kootenay Botcher Company\nK a Q. PETERS, Manager WARD STREET K\n^*^**''-^'W*MIW IS\nSIGNET RINGS\nWe have them in ail styles and sizes, for\nladies, gentlemen and children,\nranging in prices\nFfom $1.00 to $15.00\nWe will engrave a monogram on\nany one you choose to buy without, any extra cost. Call and\ninspect them. We are pleased\nto show goods.\nHELP FOR\nVICTIMS\nWe make a specialty of\nFine Watch Repairing\nMail orders receive our prompt attention\nHost cases of headache,\nnerrovsnees and Insomnia\nan dne directly or indirectly\nto eyestrain. Drags afford\nonly temporary relief, oar\nadentlficillyHidJiutedglaaieB\nwill positively remote eye-\nstrain with sil its attending\n\u2022 afflictions. I\nJ. Jo Walker <* *** *\nGraduate Optician and Jeweler\n \u25a0SATURDAY .\n.'APRIL 2. >\n\u25a0flBie tSteUBStew**\nSal\nPAOE FIVE \u00bb*ne\u00bb\u00bbt\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb4^\n; Queen's Hotel\ntaker Street\nA. LAPOINTE, Proprietor\nBates: 11.60 to 12.00 per day.\nMeal tickets 17.00 per week.\nBusiness men's lunch, 15a,\n',**************************\nQUBBN8-P. A. Mind, elocan: E. A.\nWindsor, city; V. Anderson, Rossland; A.\nHastings, Dldtbury; J. Ameefocr, Moyle.\n***************iis111>\u00bb\u2666\u00bb;;\nii The Royal Hotel i!\nMrs. L. V. Roberta, Proprietress\nCor. Stanley and Silica Ste.\nElectrio Piano\n1 Free carriage or boa (rem an\n\u25a0I 1 boats and trains.\n\u25a0 .Fftatee. tl and H.M per day.\nRemember our 26 cent Chicken\ndinner orery Sunday.\n'***%**********\u00bb**********>\u2022\nBOTAI^R. H. Maber, Winnipeg; W. H.\nBhomlne, Salmo; H. Hayward, London.\n9HBBBBOOKE-P. Bonch, O. Roclrart,\nSloes*; c. Cuendel, Red Deer.\n*\u2666\u2666*\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u00bb\u00bb.\u00ab.\u2666\u00ab*\u00ab\u00ab\u00bb\u2666\u00ab\u00ab\u00bb '\nMadden House\n; Thos. Madden, Prop. Baker tt. ;\ni \u2014 i\nWell tarnlabed rooms with batk ;\nBeat Board la tbe City\nA Comfertable Heme\nMADDEN\u2014W. Buder, Queens Bay; F.\nFelton, Winlaw; J. McGregor. Vancouver;\n03. O. Hemmlnger, Riondel; P. A. Llnd-\ngreen, Granite mine; w. S. McGulre, New\nMichel; D. McBeatti, Vancouver.\n**************************>\ni Tremont House\nMakae ft Tregulut, Press.\n\u25a0arapsaa Plan, aoa. at\n\u25a0,|l,aaadeUi\nipsxjIAL BATaB PER MONTH\n*************************. ',\nTHEMONT-J. Robertson, Belcher; L.\nttaytord, Winlaw; Kd Olson, W. Corey,\nM. Taylar, J. Smrnsky, R. Klssack, Rlon-\n' del; Thomas Spencer, Winlaw; P. Nolan,\nBelcher.\n; ',*************************{;\nNelson Cafe\n! Large, Commodious Dining Room,\n; Prompt ud Courteous Berries. ;\nMeala Served at all Hours.\n> BMtastly lumlshed rooms ll' >\nconnection.\nA. AUDET, Proprietor.\nw*************************\nNELBON-M. Ross, F. M. McGUIonlng,\nB. Judge, Missoula; D. P. Wilson, J.\nRiley, G. Papnocx, Marcus; J. Koiinpa,\nF. Gregorsh, V. flail, Slocan.; C. Noyln,\nL. Negln, Saskatchewan; P. Ohreo, Montreal; S. Branden. B. A. Erlckson.\n************************* ,\n\u25a0 Orand Central Hotel :\n; ********* iti Eimtn raid ;;\nJ. A.\nGRAND OHNTRAL-Wj. P. Curtis, olty;\nW. H. W. Taylor, R. Wlct Kaelo; J.\nCampbell, Riondel; Mra. G. Thomson, L.\nR. Clublne. P. R. McArthur, Ymir: L. E.\nMolsaac, Ymir; W. Hlsston, Saskatoon:\nD. Robertson and wife, Cranbrook; M,\nAnderson, S. Antonio; J. J. Greenlee, A.\nM. Molver. Vancouver.\nKOOTBNAY-J. Stewart, F. Macdonald,\nWlnlaw; J. Catto, SlUerton; H. Ttromn-\nson, Spokane; B. Baky, Trail; J. Boum-\nder, Trail.\nSILVER KUTO-F. lyelmann, W. Shirley\nCtiUB-JLJk rtjmj, Q. Oallaglier, Win-\nQueensttmwsity\nandgollegeKRT\nAITS\nEDUCATION\nTHEOLOGY\nMEDICINE\nSCIENCE (Including Engineering)\nThe Arte course may betaken without attendance, but students desiring\nto graduate must attend one session.\nThere were 1517 students registered\nsession 1909-10.\nFor Calendar*, write the Registrar,\nGEO. T. CHOWN, B. A.\nKingston. Ontario.\n************************** ;\ni fhe Klondyke Hotel .\nt Vernon Stmt\nv Headquarters for miners, smel- < >\n.jrmen, loggers, railroad men. |',\n', Rates; $1.00 per day up.\nNSLSON * JOHNSON, Prope.\n***************************\nKIjONDYKE\u2014J. Olson, H. Ginsberg.\n************************** i\ni Li.keview Hotel i\nton \u00abr HaB and Vernon ttnei ''\nB. L. GRIFFITH, Prep,\nvo Mocks from dty wkarl.\n!;,.. .be beet dollar \u25a0 amy\nnison.\nAll While Help.\n**************************$\nIiAKBVIEW-Ed Smith, Charles May.\nnard, Innisfall.\nBARTLICTT-^J. White, K. Klsloh, Blue;\nJ. McLaln, Sllverton; J. Jones, Reglna.\nNEW COMPLEXION\nON TARIFF TREATY\nNearly Two Hundred Articles Affected\nby Reduction ef Duty by\nCanada\nOTTAWA, April 1\u2014A new complexion waa put on tbe Fieldlng-Knox agreement today after tbe officials of tbe\ncustoms depamtmeiiit completed aa investigation of tbe omnibus clause. No\nless than 189 articles are affected by\nthe reduction from 20 to 17 1.2 per cent.\nOmnlbUs Clause \" \u25a0\u25a0\nThe omnibus clause ot the tariff\nagreement embraces all goods not apeolr\nlled by name or in other words, \"not\nomerwlse provided.\" The Canadian\ntariff' Is elaborate and almost everything that could have been thought ofl\nIs specified by name. An analysis now\nshows that 'tinder tbe 'rulings of tbe\ncustoms board since the present Canadian tariff Iwent into force, 189 articles\nwin be attected by thla clause. Cotton\nseed oil la one of tbe principal things\naffected, copper Ib another, while sausage casings and sponges will be allow.\neu to come in at a reduction of 2 1-2\nper cent from all countries which export these articles.\nArticles Affected\n\"-Among the articles affected by tbe\nomnibus clause are glazier's diamonds,\ncream of tartar, mineral waters, steel\nfittings, castor oil, oyster shells, whole\nor crushed, platinum rivets and washers, roobelle salts, natural cut flowers,\nmailble dust, 25 kinds of celluloid ar-\ntlc'es formaldehyde clay pigeons milk\nof magnesia and many other article).\nThe duty on these is reduced from 20\nto 17 1-2 Per cent\nMr. Borden asked ln tbe house today\nfor a statement of tbe goods which\nbave come In particularly from the\nUnited States of recent years under\nthe omnibus clause and ihe matter will\ncome up when the tariff revision is considered on Tuesday.\nGambling Bill '\nAn arrangement is eald to bave been\narrived at between both sides to take\nup lhe Miller anti-gambling bill on Wednesday next. It is not expected, how-\nevfr. that there will be any definite\nconclusion reached upon the legislation\nthis session but en opportunity will be\nafforded its opponents and supporters\nin the house to voice their opinions now\nthat the evidence taken'by the special\ncommittee has been printed and distributed.\nAa Mr. MlUer'a bill Is ithe 13th of\npublic bills and orders it should only\nbe reached by general consent and there\nfore will not Ibe pressed to a Tote.\nPrivate Bills\nTbe following private bills were given\na third reading today; Respecting the\nMontreal & Southern Counties railway;\nfor the relief of Cecillia Marie Pringle;\ntor the relief of James Albert Green;\ntor the relief of Ada Ann Read; for the\nrelief of Alex A. Barhelmes; respecting the Restigouche Boom Co.; to Incorporate the Catholic Episcopal corporation of Temlskamlng.\nHOUNDS HUNT MURDERERS.\nPBUGHKEBPS1B, N. Y., April 1.\u2014\nManning Cleveland's two prise bloodhounds left here tonight for Springfield,\nMass. The man hunters were sent at\ntbe request of the Springfield police\nand will reach tbat city early tomorrow\nmorning to be put on the trail of tiie\nBlackstone murderers. With the absence of rain, tt le believed the hounds\nwill be able to run the culprits) down.\nSTRIKE If* SYRACUSE.\nSYRACUSE, April 1.\u2014Building operations ln this ctty are tied up today by\ntbe strike of union carpenters who bave\ndemanded an Increase ln wages of five\ncenta an hour and a Saturday halt boll-\nday. The members of tbe builders association refused to comply with tbe\ndemand and between 800 and 1,000 men\nare out \u2022 i ... j.. ... .\nStandard House Finishing\nWhen spring cleaning don't forget we have the largest stock of\nHouse Furnishings in Nelson\nLACE CURTAINS\nPrices Range\nvon\n75c\n$25.00\nif\n'Jj tt).\nl i >\nI _ \\\nI A I 1\nyAWk\nKPlMsii\n(lplM\u2122|\nPrices Range\nfrom\n75c\n$25.00\nWe have some of the prettiest designs ever imported into the city.\nWe are sure to have what you want. Remember we have goods at the\nlowest prices at which it is safe to buy, and at the highest at which it is\nworth while.\nStandard Furniture Company SKfiSfc'pfi\nTo Out-of-Town Customers.\u2014Catalogues will be mailed on application.\nto Foster the\nfruit industry\nDeputy Minister Seen Explains Demon.\netrstlon Farm Idea\u2014No Tree\nPlanting This Spring\n\"The raising of cattle, the rearing of\npoultry the cultivation of ordinary farm\ncrops, are branches ot agriculture thai\nneed no demonstration. The (methods\nto bo used 'In practising them are well\nunderstood. The **ult industry tn British Columbia does, however, need demonstration, It is In the formative period, lt ls an Industry in which local\nconditions count for a good deal. To\nafford this knowledge to the rancher\nIb tbe object of the demonstration\nfarmg that the government la establishing.\"\nThe speaker was W. B. Scott, deputy\nminister of agriculture and the interview was afforded aboard the Kuskanook, Immediately after Mr. Scott's arrival on the train from the coast, Incident to his tour of the Kootenay, attended by three of ibis departmental experts. Since the interview waa given\nthe party have held their public meeting\nat Creston, the first point on their itinerary,\nMr. Scott has only recently returned\nfrom a visit to England. Following the\nsession of the legislature, he made\ntours of the Okanagan and of Vancouver island, accompanied by hts experts.\nIn Touch With People\n\"My principal idea in going around\nthus on these .tours is to arrange regarding the demonstration farms, and to\nget in touch with the people,\" continued\nthe deputy minister. \"I want tbe pub-\nllo to get In touch \u2022with the department.\nIf the work of the department Is to be\neffective, a necessary element ls that\nthe people co-operate wit* us.\n\"The number of these farms to be al-\nlotter to the Kootenay,\" said Mr. Scott,\nin answer to a question, \"has not been\ndefinitely decided as yet. But it Is the\nIntention eventually .to have about 15\nln the whole province, which will be\ndistributed fairly and evenly over the\ntrait lerrltory to (be served. The definite locations have not been decided\non, and no definite work can be done\ntill tbe fall, as some of the principal\nvarieties lt ia desired to plant cannot\nbe obtained in either British Columbia,\nWashington or Oregon. Meanwhile we\nwill select the sites, make the necessary contracts and prepare the ground.;.\nIllustrate Methods\n\"The object of these farms will not\nbe experiment, but demonstration\u2014 to\nshow' by practical methods that fruit\nfarms can (be made to pay from the\nstart. After all, lt is the fruit industry\nthat wants fostering in this country.\nOther branches of agriculture are\nknown and are beyond demonstration.\nThese demonstration stations should ibe\nof great educative value to our people\nand they should also be of great value\nIn attracting population to this country.\"\nIn answer .to a question about the\nbee circular recently issued by the department, the deputy minister said:\n\"We want to get out a good practical\nbee bulletin, and to this end we are\nasking the opinions ofi bee-keepers\nthroughout the province, as to practical methods. We want practical knowledge of looal conditions, to embody ln\nthe bulletin. A great many inquiries\ncome to the department on the subject\nof bees. For one thing, .bees are extreme!., valuable ln securing cross-fertilization of fruit (blossoms, and then\nagain, practical men In various parte\nFOR SALE\nSome choice partly Improved fruit\nranches on the river, only a few miles\nfroTi the city. Exceptional value and\n\u25a0low prices. Easy terms. Also some\n10 and 20 acre 'blocks unimproved ,on\nvery easy terms of payment. Call In\nand see my Mst.\nAlso city property.\nR. J. STEEL\nHudson's Bay Block\nof the province are making the honey\nIndustry pay.. - > v.. _, ..-\nChance for Poultry . \u25a0\n. \"The raising of poultry is another\nbranch of agriculture that is coming\nalong finely. When we 'think that $3,.\n500,000 worth of eggs and dressed poultry are imported into British Columbia\nannually, It is easy to see the opportunity there is for the development off thih\nindustry'\"\nMr. Scott said that, judging from the\nfruit spurs on the trees of orchards\nthroughout the province*, everything\npointed to a record fruit crop this season, if nothing happened.\nAT THE THEATRE8.\nThe next attn-actlon at the opera bouse\nis \"The JRoyal Chef,' on Monday, April 11.\nThe Quebec Chronicle, speaking of its\nj>reneniation In that city, says:\nI \"A large audience gave every symptom\nof delight at the musically, palatable and\nBprlghtly menu which \"The Royal Chef\"\nprovided at the Auditorium last evening.\n(Ben Jerome, who Is respOHHlhle for the\n\"Isle of Spice,\" and other productions'\nwhich have pleased Quebec theatre-goers\nIn days gone by, has more than maintained jus reputation In \"The Hoyal Chef,\"\nas Its long run in Chicago and other\nAmerican cities Tian testified. The music\nia bright and sparkling, the songs are\ncatchy, and the company Is fully equal to\nall tlie demands made upon them. From\nleading lady to the captivating -Broilers\"\nthey all made good, while Walter Bohme\nproved himself a comedian able to keep\n\u25a0everyone laughing every moment that he\nengaged the particular attention of the\nspot-light. The statuesque beauties of the\nCourt of the Rajah of the mystical Isle\nof Dolong, also captured attention, and\nWith the picturesque scenic backing which\nthey commanded, there seemed to be nothing left that could please its hearers.\nDespite the wet, cold night, the Gem\ntheatre was well filled again lust night.\nThe. vaudeville bill has proved a great\ndrawing card this week. Slgna, the girl\nfrom Norway, has a clever singing and\n\u25a0Itionologue act and she puts It over In a\nway that pleases. Dawson and Bootn\nhave been responsible for a big part of\nthe attendance this week with their\n\"Bnibe\" sketch, and Mr. DawBon's excellent skating bn rollers. Last, but not leadt,\nls St. Elmo, the musical German, whose\nact lias been described so often It nieds\nno further praise. Two good reels of plot-ores complete this splendid program.\nThere will be a matinee this afternoon at\n3 o'clock sliare.\nA splendid program was presented at\nthe Empire theatre last evening and which\nwill be reDeated today. The feature tilm\nIts a splendid portrayal of the fairy tale,\n\"Hop O\" My Thumb,\" and Is a picture\nthat Is enjoyed both by young aud old:\nthe photograph is perfect and the exquisite\ncoloring of the film makes it most attractive. All the details of the story ure\nbrought out. One sees Hop travelling over\ntrees and mountains with the Ogre's\nseven league boots on. Other pictures are\n\"A Child's Prayer,\" \"I'll Only Marry a\nSport,' and \"The Last Call.\"\nSome very excellent subjects were shown\nat the Arcade last night. The feature\ntllm, \"\"Reception of the American Fleet at\nAustralia,\" is of great Interest, nnd was\nthoroughly enjoyed by the audience. From\na spectacular point of view nothing could\nbe better. In this picture some splendid\nmarching past at tha review Is done by\nthe navat brigade, Highlanders, Royal\nartillery and other regiments. \"The\n.Foundling\" Is one ot those well thought\nout dranlas by the Vltagraph company.\n\"His Least. Illusion Gone\" Is also a very\ndramatic subject. \"Oh. Ratel\" keeps the\nhouse laughing all the time It Is being\nshown. The above program will toe repeated at today's matinee and evening\nperformances, when Mr, Lupton also will\nsins.\nThree first class barbers. No waits. Also\nI* hatha Hubs hotel. ..........\nCURTAINS\nAND\nCURTAIN\nMUSLINS\nSpring cleaning time is here. The busy housewife will soon be\nhard at it\u2014cleaning here, renovating there to make her home fresh and\nbeautiful for the summer months She finds some curtains can be\nwashed\u2014others won't stand the strain\u2014fresh draperies are wanted in\nvap-ny places. We have provided for your every need.\nOur stock of curtains this year is most complete. Whatever quality you want there is a fine selection ere for you to choose from. Our '\nshowing of curtain muslins too Is more comp-t-ehensWe than eyer ani\nyou will find every wanted color and extra pretty designs. Every\nhousewife who wishes to make her home \u25a0beautiful, and who loves to\nhave pretty things around her should make a point of coming to look\nthese over,\nNottingham Lace Curtains\n75c to $5 a pair\nBrussels Net Curtains\n$5 to $20 a pair\nHeavy Fish Net Curtains\n$5 to $15 a pair\n. Curtain Madras Muslins\n35c to $1 a yard\nPROGRAM\nFRUIT-GROWING MEETINGS IN\nTHE KOOTENAYS\nCreston, April 1\n1:30 p.m.\u2014Spraying demonstration by R. M. Winslow, provincial horticulturist.\n4:00 p.m.\u2014 Pruning and planting demonatraUon hy M. S. Mid-\nd.eton assistant provincial horticulturist\n8:00 p.m,\u2014Lecture by W. B. Scott, deputy minister of agriculture; J. C. Metcalfe, markets commissioner.\nNelson, April 4\n9:30 a.m.\u2014Inter crops and cropping, M. S. Mlddleton.\n10:00 a.m.\u2014Sprays and spraying, R. 11. Winslow.\n11:00 a-m.\u2014Planting an orchard, M. S. MiddJeton.\n2:00 p.m.\u2014Spraying demonstration, R. M. Winslow.\n4:00 p.m.\u2014Pruning and .planting demonstration, M. S. Middle-\nton.\n8:00 p.m.\u2014Lecture, W. ta. Scott, deputy minister of agriculture; J. C. Metcalfe, markets commissioner.\nKaslo, April 5\n2:0O p.m.\u2014Spraying demonstration, H. M. Winslow.\n4:00 p.m.\u2014Pruning and planting demonstration, M. S. Middle-\nton.\n8:00 p.m.\u2014Lecture, W. *\u00a3 Scott, deputy minister of agriculture; J. C. Metcalfe, markets commissioner.\nGrand Forks, April 7\n2:00 p.m.\u2014Spraying demonstration. R. M. Winslow.\n4:00 p.m.\u2014Pruning and planting demonstration, M. S. Middle-\nton.\n8:00 p.m.\u2014Lecture, W. K Scott, dpputy minister of agriculture; J. C. Metcalfe, markets commissioner.\nNakusp, April 9\n2:00 pjm.\u2014Spraying demonstration, R. M. Winslow.\n4:00 p.m.\u2014Pruning and planting demonstration, M. S. Middle-\nton.\n8:00 p.m.\u2014Lecture, W. K. Scott, deputy minister of agriculture; J. C. Metcalfe, markets commi-sloner.\nTHE8E SPEAKERS WILL BE ASSISTED BV LOCAL MEN.\nVegetable and Flower\n8BED8\nOrnamental and Flowering\nSHRUBS\nBest varieties of\nFRUIT TREES\nSend for catalogue\nRoyal Nurseries & floral Co.,lld\n781, Qunvllle St., Vancouvnr.\nP.O. Bos 1063\nPLUMBING & HEATING\nCopp's Stoves and Ranges.\nTile and Soil Pipe always on\nhand.\nI K. STRACHAN\nPLUMBER. Etc\n313 Baker St., Nelson, B.C.\n P FABE SIX\n\u25a0gtiw ^fe^**\nSATURDAY...............;....:... APHIt Jl\nLET THE BOYS ROMP\nIT MAKES THEM HEALTHY\nIF THEY WEAR\nS-anford Juvenile Clothes\nthey will always be neatly dressed despite\nthe roughest outdoor exercise. Our boys'\nclothing is all made from materials that\nwill withstand the roughest usage!\nWrite Us if Your Dealer Does Not Keep it.\nW. E. Sanford Mfg. Co., Ltd.\nHamilton - - Winnipeg\nWhy Pay Rent? Building Lob Fruit Lands\nWith v,ery little extra effort you can\nMe your own landlord.\nAn Owner's Sacrifice\u2014Half acre close\nto shipyard, and 4-roomed cottage, good\nmater. Just I860; $300 cash, balance\n$15 per month.\nA Modern Home\u2014A cosy cottage, 6\nrooms, rbatih, sewer, electric light, double\ncorner, all cultivated, fruit trees. The\nonly cheap thing about it is the price;\n$300 cash, balance $*>5 per month until\npurchase- P-rioe of $2000 is fully paid.\n707 Silica street\u2014Is a bright, comfortable cottage of 5 rooms,, and large\nbasement, modern conveniences, 1 lot.\n, Price $1900; terms $600 cash, balance\narranged.\nOn\u00ab of the 'best homes in Nelson for\nconsiderably less than you could build\nIt today with the ground given you, One\nand a half story, frame, stone foundation, good cellar, two bedrooms with\n-Clothes closets, large parlor, large drifting roam with flre place, kitchen and\npantry well equipped bath room,, one\nand a half lots, within half mile of post-\noffice. No hills to climb, price $1900,\nterms arranged.\nA double corner within two blocks\nof Baker street, very choice residential\nsection. A bargain at $1000; half cash.\nTwo fine lots all cleared in Falrview;\nfor $300, $30 cash balance $10 a month.\nTwo lots Gore street, close to \"Ward,\ncleared; $300, $50 cash, balance monthly.\nA triple corner Ward and Robson,\nfor $625, on your own terms.\n\/Twenty-four lots on Falls Btreet, all\ncultivated and fenced; level and free\nfrom stone, and comfortable well built\nhouse of 5 -roams, plastered for $1900,\nhalf cash.\nEighteen lots on Falls street, all\nslashed, for only $576; your own tenms.\nTlw-enty-fivo feet on Baker street, adjoining Eagle block for $2500.\nA -snap\u201490 feet on Nielson avenue.\ncar line, cleared, only $5.50 per foot.\n40 acres at Harrop, close to government road, stream running through It.\n400,000 feet of merchantable timber. A\nsnap at $30 per acre. The -timber will\nmore than pay for the land.\nA well located 40 acre block at\nThrums. Good buying at $30 per acre;\nfor cash only at this figure,\nA money maker for you\u2014Eight acres\nof first class soil, all slashed and burnt;\n2 1-2 acres cleared and planted with- six\nyear old trees, good varieties; ample\nwater supply. A gift at the price $750,\n$200 cash. Location adjoining city limits of Kaslo.\nA chance to secure an improved Kootenay fruit ranch\u2014We will lease to a\nreliable Industrious worker an improved\nfarm in Fire Valley of 40 acres of the\nchoicest land; 20 acres cleared, 250\nfruit trees, bearing; large house barns.\nchicken houses; about 250,000 feet of\ntimber. The purchaser can arrange to\npay for \"ranch from the profits from the\nc ops.\n\u25a0event, and tlie closest io thia number\nreached by any other show held In Canada\nwas that of the Vancouver horse show\nlast year, the entries numbering 820.\nMONTREAL, April 1.\u2014Tihe Empress of\nBritain arrived .ut Hullfas at 11.45 p.m.,\nand left for St. John ut 10.5 a.m.\nHAMILTON. April 1.\u2014Between SOO and\n600 foreign laborers employed hy the Hamilton Iron and Steal company are on strike\ntoday for higher wages. They have been\nreceiving 15 cents an hour and demand 25\ncents, The company offered 16 cents, but\ntihe men refused and walked out. Police\nlire on guard at the works for fear of\nirou-ie.\nCANADA GUS\nIHE PREFERENCE\nEmphatic Denial to Statement That C.\nP. R. is.lnterested in Fight for\nNew York Business.\nG. M. BoBWorth, the fourth vice-president of the C.P.R., has given an emphatic\ndenial to the assertion made In certain\npapers to the effect that tne proposed extensions of the Grand Trunk Into Providence' R. I., was a phage of a battle between the Canadian Pacific and the Grand\nTrunk for New York business.\n\"To say that the Canadian Pacific and\nthe Grand Trunk are at war for New\nYork business Is Incorrect and; misleading\nas- far as the Canadian Pacific is concern-\n-ed,\" said Mr. Bosworth.\n\"This company,\" he continued, \"Is not\nInvolved ih any war with the Grand Trunk\nor any other company In respect to New\nYork .business. The Canadian Pacific devotes Its energies and Its money to building up Canadian traffic and Canadian seaports. It Is not in any way concerned\nWith fhe desire of the Grand Trunk to\nestablish an Independent Une Into Providence, R. I., nor the efforts of that company, as stated tn the newspapers, to establish a line of ocean-going steamers from\nthat port.\nThe Company's Reasons.\n\"AH European traffic controlled by the\nCanadian Pacific Is worked through Montreal and Quebec In the summer and St.\nJohn and Halifax In the winter, and while\nwe recognize the fact that during the\nwinter season foreign business might be\nhandled through Boston or Providence to\n..better advantage than to St. John and\nHalifax, by reason of the shorter distance\nand the more favorable climatic conditions,\nwe consider that a steamship company\nwhich has the advantages of Montreal\nand Quebec in tlig summer should not Ignore the Canadian seaports during the\nwinter, although the voyage accounts in\nthe winter season show debit balances\nagainst the steamers more often than It\nis agreeable.\n\"There will toe no change In the policy\nof the Canadian Pacific in this connection;\nlt will continue to handle Its export business via Canadian ports no matter what\nadvuntoges may be held out by New York,\nProvidence or Boston.\"\nThe Western Canada Investment Co.\n507\/2 Baker s'- Nelson, B.C.\nW. O. McMORRIS, J. E. TAYLOR, R. B. SCOTT.\nBox 1042.\nCanadian Northern to Establish Shops\nat New Westminster ,\nConstruction on Railway Shops, Wharves, Etc, to\nStart This Spring\nAlmost \u00a9very day sites Io r more manufacturing companies are bo Ing secured. There Is not a house to\nrent tn the city and this year is going to he one of most remarkable progress. Vancouver building peril, (or March tot exoeeded all Dierious records.\nIn Burnaby great activity preralls. The Sumner Iron Works an d Burton Saw Works are Just starting\nconstruction. The B. C. Electric are building their new line via Burnaby lake. The Western Power com*\npany has increased Its capital from (wo and one half, million dollars to (Ire millions Five hundred thoue-\nai d of this amount has alread y heen expended near Stave lake, whe re the power is being developed and the\nwhole system is to be rushed to completion at .the earliest possible date. The Canadian Northern must secure right of way through Burnaby soon. The amount of building now going on ls greater than ever before\nand that Vancouver and New Westminster will soon he one continuous city Is apparent to everyone.\nThe Increase in land values this year will be very great No wis the time to secure one or two good\nlots.\nWe are just putting on a new addition between Central Park and beautiful Deer Park. Good soil, level\nlots, (ine view. Those lots will soon be in the centre of one of the world's greatest cities.\nCall or send tor particulars. ^^H\nThe Wright Investment Co.\nVaneoovet, Nelson and Fort George, B. C.\nNEWS OF THE DOMINION\n\u25a0TORONTO, April l.-F. Scott, assistant\nwtyeneineer, has resigned, to go Into\nJSwral contracting business In Vancou-\nOTTAWA, April l.-The Conservative\nmnlttM *\u00bbotaiUft to arrange for the\nS\u00ab\u00abwwiii Dominion party- convention In\nKSSEin jKImJnEl It L. Borden'.\nSJST y\u00a3t*3*ys but sottttk wm given\nout as to the details of the discussion,\napart from the announcement that the\ncommittee will meet again next week.\nTORONTO, April l.-The attention of\ntlie -postoffice authorities is being directed\nto Uie use of the malls for the shipment\nof small parcels of llQUor into local option districts ot Ontario.\nSAULT BTB MARIE, April 1.-3. H.\nMoore, formerly a member of the Ottawa\npolice force, attempted suicide yesterday\nin a Chinese restaurant by taking strychnine. He was removed to the hospital,\nwhere It Is said he cannot recover.\nHULL, Que., April 1.\u2014Rodger Genest,\n(or the past 87 years chief of police of\nHull, died after a brief Illness.\nCALGARY, April l.-The Calgary horse\nshow, which opens on April 6, will be the\nlargest horse show that has ever been\n,held ln this part of the Dominion ot Canada. There an M0 entries In for tbe hits\nCALGMtY SCANDAL\nCivlo Officials Said to Have Used Public Information for Private Gain.\nCALGARY, April J.\u2014What appears to he\nthe worst scandal in the history of Calgary came to light yesterday. On Marcli\n26 Darey Tate, solicitor of tne urand\nTrunk Pacific railway, sent the city the\napproved general location route map of\nthe Grand Trunk entrance Into Calgary,\nthe first official document of this nuture\nKhat has been received, The ctty clerk\nwith one or two exceptions, kept the matter dark, only putting the mayor wise and\nsame real estate men, tlie latter getting\nbusy and buying up options on the right\nof way as taken from the map, The map\nshould have been laid before th city council last session, on Tuesday, and they are\nlooking for an Investigation, which Is ex-\n\/pected to result In the city clerk losing\nliis job.\nMayor Jamleson Is also called utton for\nInformation. His only explanation of\n.papers not being given to the council Is\nthat he had seen them but had hot bothered with them. It decidedly looks like a\nframe up of city officials and a- clique of\nreal estate men,\nFIRES ATGREENW00D\nOld Landmark Gone\u2014Chinese Merchant\nHad no Insurance.\nGRHI3NWOOD, April 1.\u2014An unoccupied\nbuilding owned by Louis Blue of Rossland,\nand used in the early days as the miners'\nhotel, was burned down tills week.\nA fire In Chinatown iast night burned\nout Pook Lee, the leading Chinese mer-\nchan of the cltv. He luid no insurance\nand is weeping today.\nThe C.P.R. is negotiating with the city\nfor 30,000 gallons of water daily.\nAgricultural Fair.\nDelegates from Wyncaster, Brldesville,\nRock Creek, Midway and Greenwood will\nmeet next month to decide upon an agricultural fair next fall.\nThe proposal of the license commissioners to reduce the hotel liquor licenses to\niflve ls causing some alarm to those who\nown hotel property in the city.\nA. 8. Black has been appointed city\nsolicitor at a salary of 140 a fflontn. J.\nP. McLeod resigned the position this week\nas he will take up his residence in Victoria next week.\n. A concert In aid of the public school\nwill be held In Rock Creek on April 8.\nWill Plant Many Trees.\nMajor Stewart has returned from England. He Is planting 15,000 fruit trees on\nhis ranch, near Christiana * lake.\nBOATSJIEBUP\nStrike of Pilots and Towboat Masters\nin NeW York.\nNEW YORK, April 1.\u2014New York harbor\nactivity was diminished in volume today,\nAt midnight last night a strike of the\npilots and masters on the towboats of four\nrailroads was declared, and today the\nboats of the companies Involved were\nrapidly going out of cotnmlslon. Many\nhundreds of men are affected, and there\nare fears that quantities of perishable\nfreight will be laid up, and reports were\nprevalent that the strike might spread to\nother classes of employees in the harbor\nservice,\niThe men declared that only a very\nsmall percentage of the roads Involved\nwere In operation. All the other roads\nentering the city effected settlements with\ntheir men who asked Increases! in wages\nand a substantial shortening of hours.\nBUSINESS DIRECTORY\nAUCTIONEERS\nCHAfTX'wA'TEil^^\nPUBLISHERS ANO PRINTERS\nPublishers of The Daily News; subscrlo-\ntton $0.00 per year by carrier; 26.00 per year\nhy mall. Commercial Job printing of a'l\nkinds neatly and promptly executed. 216\nBaker street. Nelson, B. C, Phone 144.\nHAIRORE8SINQ AND MANICURINQ\nIng and manicuring parlors. Room 38,\nK. W. C. block.\nCOLLECTION AGENCIES.\nW. CUTLKR-COLLKCllUNS OF ALL\nkinds. Returns promptly made, Refet-\nences given. Office 313 -Baker street,\nNelson, B. C.\nBOOKBINDING AND RULING\nNEWS PUBLISHING UUMPAN1', LTD.-\nAll kinds of office forms ruled and punched for loose leaf binders. The most complete book binding equipment ln tbe Interior of British Columbia. 216 Baker St..\nNelson, B.C., P, O. drawer 1119, Phone 144.\nASSAYERS\nE. W. WIDDOWSON, ASSAYER (PRO-\nvlncial) Metallugical Chemist. Charges,\nGold, Silver, Copper or Lead, 81 each;\nGold-Silver, 31.60; Silver-Lead, 11.60; Zinc,\n12; Silver-Lead-Zinc, 13; Gold, Silver-Copper or Lead, 92.60. Accurate assays; careful sampling, and prenpt attention. P.O.\nBox AU08, Nelson, B. C, x\nMAY TIE UP SHIPPING\nAT PORT OF MONTREAL.\nWith the opening of navigation now only\na fortnight away, there ls still great uncertainty as to how the Shipping companies\nojf the St. Lawrence are going to be prepared to meet conditions. It Is now more\nthan two weeks since the 'Longshoremen's\n\u25a0union demanded the appointment of a\nboard of conciliation and investigation to\ndeal with their complaints against the\nsteamship companies. Tbe labor department has not given a reply, either In acquiescence or refusal. Anion* -business\nmen interested, the opinion is expressed\nthat tho request will be refused. It is\npointed out that union's action during the\ntrouble of three years ago was not such\nss to warrant them any special consideration front tbe department. When tne snip-\n\u25a0ping federation demanded a board, tbe\nASSAYERS'SUPPLIES\nTHE B. C. ASSAY AND CHEMICAL\nSUPPLY COMPANY, LIMITED, Vancouver, B. C, Assayers' Supplies,\nChemical and Physical Apparatus. Balances and Weights of precision, etc..\nSole Agents in British Columbia for the\nMorgan Crucible Company, London, England; F. W. Braun, Los Angeles; the\nBraun-Knecht-Helmann Company, San\nFrancisco; the J. T. Baker Chemical company's Analysed C.P. Acids and Chemicals; Way's Pocket Smelters: write for\npamphlet describing these smelters. Complete assay outfits furnished at short\nnotice.\nJV10LE8ALBH0V8ES\nPRODUCE ___\nSTARKEY ft CO., WHOLESALE DEAL-\ners ln Butter, Eggs, Cheese, produce and\nFruit. Houston Block, Josephine street.\nNelson. B. C,\nGROCERIES\nk. MACDONALD ft CO.-WHOLESALE\nGrocers and Provision Merchants\u2014Importers of Teas, Coffees, Spices, Dried\nFruits, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars, Butter, Eggs, Cheese and\nPacking House Products. Office and\nwarehouse, corner of Front and Hail\nStreets. P. O. Box 1006. Telephone 28.\nMINERS' FURNISHINGS .\nA. MACDONALD * CO.-WHOLESALE\nJobbers in Blankets, Underwear, Mitts,\nGloves, Boots, Rubbers, Overalls, Jumpers, Mackinawa and Oilskin Clothing,\nCamp and Miners' Sundries. Office and\nWarehouse, corner of Front and Hall\nstreets. P. O. Box 1095. Telephone 28.\nMINING MACHINERY\nWASHINGTON MACHINERY ft SUPPLY\nCo.\u2014Dealers In Engines, Bsnd and Circular sawmills, Atkins' Saws, Wood and\nIron Pulleys, Leyner Compressors and\nDrills, Pumps and Hoists. Prompt attention. Reasonable prices. Courteous\ntreatment. Spokane. Wash\nMISCELLANEOUS\nMOTOR BOAT SUPPL1EB-E. .\nger Co P. O. Box 172, Nelson. B.\nWE HAVE BEEN SELLING BOATS,\nPaddling and Motor Canoes on the\nKootenay lake for 13 years. Guarantee\nsatisfaction or money refunded. We have\nonly once been called on In that .time to\nmake good, which was cheerfully done by\nreplacing a faulty engine. We are selling\n76 per cent of the above crafts used in\nthe Kootenay distract Lindsay Launch\nft Boat Company, Limited. 868-lm,\nMOTOR B0AT8\ndesigned. Build, sell, exchange and rent\nMotor Boats. Knock down frames for the\namateur. Remember our workmanship\nand guarantee when comparing prices,\nK. Henry, Nelson, B.C.\nWANTED.\nApplications will be received uo to noon\non Monday, April 4, for the position of\nbusiness and mechanical manager of the\nstreet railway.\nThe applicant must be thoroughly prac*\nMeal and able to act ont onlv as business\nmanager but must be capable of taking\nthe mechanical management as well.\nE. B. McDERMID,\nSecretary,\n280-8 Nelson Street Railway Co.. Ltd,\nCITY OF NELSON.\nNotice io Contractors.\nTenders will be received un to 4 o,\non Monday, April 4, for grading Josephine\nstreet, * north of Front street.\nSpecification and Quantities can he obtained at the office of the City Engineer.\nG. C. MACKAY,\nCltv Engineer.\nTENDERS.\nSealed tenders are requested for grading,\ntrack laying, erection of poIbb and overhead wires for the Nelson Stree Railway\nextension.\nTenders are to be addressed to the undersigned, marked \"Tender for Street Railway extension,\" and are to be ln by 12\no'clock noon, on Mondav, April 4, 1910.\nEach tender must be accompanied by a\nmarked cheque for 10 per cent, of tbe\namount of the tender.\nSpecifications may be seen at the office\nof the undersigned.\nThe lowest or any tender not necessarily\naccepted.\nE. B. McDERMID,\nSecretary,\n289-8 Nelson Street Hallway Co., Ltd.\n'longshoremen refused it: then when they\nwere getting the worst of the battle, tbey\napplied for a board themselves, and later\nrefused to accept fhe findings or that Investigating body. The trouble was only\nsettled then by the steamship companies\nadopting a \"take lt or leave It\" attitude\n-and stlckipg to it,\nFurther, ft Is shown at the present time\nMontreal 'longshoremen are by very long\nodds the best paid laborers of the unskilled class in Canada. For ordinary cargo work they have drawn for the . lost\nthree seasons 27ft cents per hour day\nlabor, with a bonus of 2%' cents per hour,\na total of 90 cents per hour. The chief\npoint at issue Is* that bonus. The 'long--\nshoremen demand its removal; the steamship companies refuse, and In their refusal they are backed up by all the Import and export Interests, who, despite\ntheir recent clash over porterage, are at\none with the companies In this matter.\nMlnard's Llnlmsnt Cur-ss Colas, Eta.\n-On Getk^ a I)ay laborer, or a Job tu Laborer*\nThe masses read thii paper. That Is why 70a ess get\njust the man yon want when yon want him by nslnc a Want\nAd In this paper* These little men hunters are no respecters of\npersons. They bring results to all\u2014at tho same cost of but a newpennies. Employer\u2014get the pick from the best this way;\nEmploye-get the best job this way. No need to stand around\nwith your hands in your pockets.\nRead and Answer\nToday's Want Ads.\nFOR SALE\nFOR SALE\u2014a sub-dlvlsion of excellent\nfruit land ln the famous Kaslo district,\nln 8 or 10 acre blocks. Abundance of\nwater, close to railroad and steamboat\nlanding, navigation the entire year. Fins\nbunting, fishing and wonderful scenery.\nDirect from locator to purchaser. See or\nwrite H. L. Llndsey, Llndsey Boat House,\nNelson, B. C. 206-tf.\nFOR SALE\u2014Hatching eggs, from Buff\nOrpingtons, S. C. Buff Leghorns, White\nWyandottes, 8. C. Black Minorcaa. Bred\nto lay; fed for high fertility. $1.60 per 18.\nC. L. Gansner, Williams Siding, B. C.\nan-im.\nFOR SALE\u2014A few thoroughbred White\nS. C. Leghorn and Black S. C. Orpington\ncockerels, $3 each, AIbo setting eggs at\n81.60 for 16. Robert Hendricks, Kaslo,\nB.C. 273-tf.\nFOR SALE\u201423-foot launch, null ln first\nclasB condition. Suitable for 6__to 12\nhorse power- motor. Too big for owner.\nPrice $160. Apply Box 618, NelBon. \u25a0yr\"il\n27710\nFOR SALE-Eggs from S. C. R. I. Reds,\nS, L. Wyandottes, and E, B. Thompson's Ringlet Barred Rocks, 21.60 per 10.\nBarred Rocks eggs all sold until April L\nS. C. Buff Leghorns, No. 1 Pen Shoemaker\nand Hummell strains; No. 2 Pen Barnes\nand Arnold strains, 22 per' 15. A lew\nThompson's Barred Rock cockerels, ia.w\nand 18. One cock and one cockerel K. 1.\nReds, S3 each. R. R, Shrum, Ymir Poultry Yards, Ymir, B.C. 281-17\nFOR SALE-Eggs for hatching, from Red-\nwins heavy winter laying strain of B.P.\nRocks, and S. C. Rhode Island Reds, H.N\nper 15, 88 per 100. A guarantee of 75 per\ncent fertility with each shipment Stock\nbirds always on sale. T. Roynon, Somerset Poultry Yards, Selwyn St., Nelson,\nB.C. . 282-26\nFOR SALE\u2014Magoon strawberry plants,\n83 per thousand. G. H. Fraser, Nelson.\ntse-tt\nFOR SALE \u2014 Thompson's thoroughbred\nRinglet Barred Rock Eggs, 81.60 per setting. Brown Leghorn Bantam eggs, 81\ntor seven. Mrs. H. H. Pitts. 217% Baker\nSt. 288-12\nFOR SALE\u2014Sittings of pure bred Aylesbury duck eggs. Apply Kootenay Coffee\ncompany; 289-12\nFOR SALE\u2014Pekin duck eggs, pure bred.\nPhone No. 322, Postoffice box 698. 289-tf.\nFOR SALE\u2014Imported Llnebred Barred\nRock eggs, 81.60 per setting. William\nStubbs, P.O. Box 308. 289-12\nFOR SALE\u2014Belgium hares and rabbits,\nall ages. \"Model\" Brooder. Also Barred\nPlymouth Rock eggs, 81.50 per setting, M.\nB. Edwards, Hume Addition, Nelson.\nFOR SALE\u2014Plymouth Rock eggs, the\nbest, No. 1 Pen 21.50; Utility 21 per setting; Incubator lots 27 per 100. A ranch\nfor sale. Joseph Marsden, Williams Siding,\n202-6\nFOR SALE-Strawberry Runners, Royal\nSovereign, and Glvons Late, 210 and 812\n\u25a0per 1,000. N. Merry, Harrop. 2\u00bb2-tf.\nFOR SALE\u2014Strawberry Runners\u2014Royal\nSovereign, and Glvons Late. 810 and 812\nper 1,000. Perpetual, 60 cents per dozen. G,\nHallett, Harrop, B.C. B9B-tf.\nFOR SALE\u2014Cuthbert Raspberry Canes,\n82 per 100; Magoon plants, 86 per 1,000.\nCash f.o.b. William Linton, Gray'fi Creek,\nB.C. 202-12\nFOR SALE\u2014100 acres of fruit land, one\nacre cleared and small shack built* located ln the Moyie valley, six miles from\nCurzon Junction, and three miles from\nKlngsgate, on the Spokane International\nrailway. Good wagon road runs through\nthe property, and the Moyie river runs\nalongside. Clear title. Price 816 ner acre.\nApply James Roberts, Box 85, Moyle, B.C.\n\u2022 \u25a0 f *^ 293-0\nFOR SALB-Rhubarb roots, \"Myatts Vic\ntorla\"; 15 cents each. Also a few flSe\nRhode Island Red Cockeretls. T. Rynon,\nSelwyn St., Nelson, or McFee's Express.\nFOR SALB-Slx good milch cows, -just\nfreshened. Bsker & Co., Wlnsleydale\nRanch, Pilot Bay. B, C. 36*1-6\nFOR SALE\u2014Sorrel pony, 14-14 hands high,\n(mare); well broken to Baddle and harness. Price 886. Apply William Jones,\nCrescent Valley, B. C. 2B4-8\nFOR SALE\u2014Strong young Cuthbert raspberry canes, J2 per hundred; cash with\norder. John E. Houghton, Crawford Bay,\nB.C. 284-12\nFOR SALE\u2014Set of Encyclopedia Britan-\nnica (Americanised). Cheap, George H.\nPlayle, 406 Baker St. 284-0\nFOR SALE-Eggs for hatchlna*. R. C.\nRhode Island Reds. S. C, Buff Leghorns,\nBuff Orphingtons. 81 P\u00ab 13. One Chatham\nincubator: one Globe hronder, 175 capacity,\ncheap. Mrs. J. Fred Hume, Nelson, SjC^\nFOR'QUICK SALE-67 acres good fruit\nland, five miles from Nelson, partly\ncleared and good buildings; near school,\npostoffice and store; 850 per acre. Also 61\nacres good bottom land In the Slocan\nvalley; all necessary buildings; five acres\ncleared and fenced; 865 oer acre. Will sell\non very easy terms. H. Shlpston, Williams\nSiding. 208-8\nFOR SALE\u2014A Peterboro boat, In good\ncondition; cheap. Apply, Box 752. 298-1\nPRIVATE MATERNITY HOME\nNICB LOCALITY AND HOME COM.\nforts. For terms and particulars writs\nP. O. Box 7\u00ab Nelson. B. C.\nHOUSE AND SIGN1 PAINTERS.\nHARTMAN * BENNETT, bouse and sign\npainters,'paper* bangers and decorators,\nShop, Stanley St., next door to B. O.\nTelephone office.- Nelson. B. C.\nLOST\nt*m*^r^^mr^r^r^^^*****^^***-**f**^m\\r^**^**^wr^r^**^r^r^^^%\nLOBT-On Tuesday afternoon child's purse\ncontaining small sum of money. Please\nleave at Dally News office. 328-tf.\nHELP WANTED\nC. F. H utton. Manager\nWANTED\u2014Sawyers, circular saw' flier,\npole, bolt and post cutters, setter, planerman, lath mill man (contract), river driver,\nman to feed Jack ladder, man for farm.\nHelp of all Kinds\nPromptly Furnished\nTHE WORKINGMEN'S EMPLOYMENT\nAND REAL ESTATE AGENCY.\nWANTEfD-Sawyers, lumber loaders, boy\nto learn horseshoeing,' boy for ranch,\nextra gang and section men, girls ror\nfamilies, swampers.\nFOR SALE\u2014Forty-two acres choice land,\ncultivated, fenced and good buildings, at\nless money tban land can usually be\ncleared for; 37 acres fruit land, only Ave\njnlles from Nelson school, 860 per acre;\n160 acres choicest stock and fruit land.\nKettle River Valley, 825 per acre.\n}^im_^_^_^_B_*6r_tre^^Phoael^\nWANTED\u2014MISCELLANEOUS\nWANTBD-Men and- wombs to learn barber trade In eight weeks; tools tree:\nsecured over 10,000 positions tor graduates\nlast year; uuablr *~ *~ **\"\" * \"\ngraduates earn :\nlast year; uuable to supply tha demand;\ngraduates earn 81ft to 836 weekly; Ca'\nlogue free. Moler System Colleges.\nFront Ave., Spokane. Wash.\nWANTED-Anyone requiring first- class\ncarpenters, communicate with secretary\nA.S. of C. and J., P.O. Box 1006. 268-62\nWANTED-Dressmaklng and ladies' tailoring; also go out by day. Address, Miss\nCookson; moved to 201 Silica Bt. 281-lm.\nWANTED-A young girl to assist wtth\nlight housework. Apply VIS-M Baker street,\nbetween 9 and 2. 284-tf.\nWANTED-A good reliable man tor general store, one with a knowledge of book-\nwork and {typewriting preferred. Apply,\nstating references, to F. W. Jordan &\nCo., Nakusp, B.C. - 287-tf,\nWANTED-Teamster, woodsmen, and a\nplanerman. Apply J. B, Winlaw, Wln-\nlaw. B.C. 288-tf.\nWANTED-Anyone wanting first class\ncarpenters, communicate with the United\nBrotherhood. Box 202. 271tf.\nPOSITION WANTEDrA first class electrician, with sound practical knowledge\nof mechanical, mining and water supply\nengineering; thorough business training;\nwould like to hear of some position. Apply, Advertiser, Dally News. 283-8\nWANTED-Contractors to clear three to\nsix acres of land, near Nelson. G-eorge\nUf. Playle, 406 Baker St. 204-6\nWANTED-Loan 21.000, on Improved ranch,\n8 per cent Apply, X. Y. Z., Newsofflce.\n\u25a0 . K\u00ab-6\nWANTED-Experienced girl for restaurant, wages 830 per month. Apply Wind-\nsor hotel, Revelstoke, B. C. 294-10\nWANTED\u2014Situation as grocer's clerk;\nsix years' experience in England, seven\nmonths ln British Columbia. Address, T.\nR. Haynes, General Delivery, Fernle,\nB. C. . ' 294-6\nWANTED\u2014Upholstery- work, carpet sewing, etc. Mias McCall, 712 Stanley St. -*\n386-ft\nTOR RENT\nFOR RENT\u2014At reasonable figure, dining\nroom and 30 rooms, with parlor, all well\nfurnished. Apply Astor hotel, Rossland,\nB.C. J78-tf.\nFOR RENT\u2014Ranch, near 49-Creek, at a\nvery reasonable price. Also price to sell.\nApply Mrs. A. Jeffreys, near flre hall,\ncity. 292-8\nFOR RENT \u2014 Furnished housekeeping\nrooms and bedrooms. 706 Hall St., be- >\ntween* Baker and Victoria. 282-0\nFOB, RENT\u2014Completely furnished rooms\nfor housekeeping, on Baker street. Ap-\nply at Qneen Cigar Store. , 288-0\nFOB RENT\u2014Furnished flat for light housekeeping for a couple Vacant April 15.\nApply 212 Vernon St., afternoons. 2M-8\nFOR RENT\u2014Suite of three furnished\nrooms; central. Apply Box 878, city,\n iw-s\nFOR RENT-At Y.M.C.A., flrst class\nrooms for young men. Application can\nbe made to Mr. George H. Playle, Mara\nBlock. 29S--2S\nFOR RENT\u2014Nlcelv furnished rooms, with\nevery convenience; table board If re*\nquired, Very central. 614 Victoria m__u_\nFOR RBNT-Com for table room; every\nconvenience; use of piano; board if de-\nsired; central. 616 Victoria St. \\ _*. **H\nOBSTETRICS.\nMRB. KENNY will be pleased to receive\nmaternity patients at her home. Excellent testlmoii.ai*. m Observatory atreet.\nP. O. Bog 178; telephone AR :\t\nNotice of Application for Transfer of\nLiquor Llconst.\nTo All Whom it May Concern: __\nTake notice ihat we, Mitchell Taite and\nGeorge Coleman, of the town of Ymir, In\nthe province of Brittth OolutnNa. IftMrt ;\nto apply to tha Chief of Proylnetol PoHce?'\n\u25a030 days sfter the date hereof, for the\ntransfer of license held by Mitchell Taite,\nof tbe Palace hotel, Ymir, to George Cold-\nman, of we Waldorf hotel, Tmtt.\nDated, at Ymir, B.C., this Km. day of\n1Car0h* \"^ MITOHBLL TAME,\nQOOROB 6. COLEMAN.\nl-MO-M dayg.\n Their Origin\nThe twenty-one wholesale drug firms now united\nfal tht \"National\" had all of them lengthy careers,\nsome |or fifty to one hundred years, prior to the union.\nBach firm had acquired or developed a number of\nvaluable formula for medicinal and toilet preparations,\nallot which became the property of the \"National\".\nSince the union onr expert chemists have carefully\ngone over these formula and selected the best for the\nNA-DRU-CO line. Every formula has been carefully\nstudied by these experts, improved tf possible, and\nthen, thoroughly tested again, la actual use, before\n' we consider it good enough to bear the NA-DRU-CO\nTtsdeMark.\nAn Example\nA good example of what we mean Is NA-DRU-CO\nNsnrosoM for Brain Fag or -nervous break-down,\nthe formula was pronounced the most scientific combination of nerve medicines, bnt this was not enough for\nu; we had it tried out with a dozen different kind ol\nBrain workers \u2022\u2014School Teachers, Lawyers, Bookkeepers\u2014as well as Society leaders and home workers,\nand everywhere the result was so good that we adopted\nit as one of the best of tbe NA-DRU-CO line.\nFormulae Have Been Well Tried Out\nThough the NA-DRU-CO line of Medicinal and Toilet Preparations have been on sale\nfor a few months only, don't think for minute that in buying NA-DRU-CO goods you are\nexperimenting with new or untried preparations.\nThere are therefore no .ip.rlm.nl. among\nNA-DRU-CO preparations. We have invested altogether too much time, work and money in the\nNA-DRU-CO line to take any chancel of discrediting it\nwith preparations that might not prove satisfactory.\nWe make absolutely certain that each preparation ia\nsatisfactory before we endorse it with the NA-DRU-CO\nTrade Mark.\nAsk your physician or your drag-dst about the\nfirm behind N\/v-DRU-CO preparations and about the\nNA-DRU-CO line. They can tell yon, for wa will\nfurnish them, on request, a full list of tha hiaroaiont*\nin any NA-DRU-CO arid*.\n\"Money Back\"\nIf *iy any chance you should not be entirely\nsatisfied with any NA-DRU-CO article you try, return\nthe unused portion to the druggist from whom' yon\nbought it and he will refund your money\u2014willingly,\ntoo, because we return to him every cent he gives\nback to you.\nIf vour druggist Bhould not have the particular\nNA.DkU-CO article you ask for in stock he can get\nit for you within two days from our nearest wholesale\nbranch. \u2022\n?'\n* s\n'na-MU-eft\nSome NA-DRU-CO Preparation. You'll.Find Most Satisfactory,\nC*2]*luT\u00a3''?' R'lCt1* ItV* **' !M>nutl\u00a7a_Ci\nCunbOTlc.\nCnu.la.Toll.tCnu\nT.liasirniiil,.\n~Mk fyl.\nH.\u00abl.cl>. W.1...\nHnbTufcU\nNam\nPU.C\nW\u00ae\n j Sah.\n\u00a3\u25a0\">'\u2022 Lu.u>\u00bb tT.tl.l.)\nCod line CXI Compound.\nTul.I.M (2 SU..)\nNational Drug and Chemical\nCompany of Canada, Limited\nWholoMlo Braadrw att'\nHALIFAX, ST. JOHN, MONTREAL, OTTAWA,\nKINGSTON, TORONTO. HAMILTON, LONDON,\nWINNIPEG. REGINA, CALGARY, NELSON.\nVANCOUVER, VICTORIA.\nSUioloM UOiO.\nTojotkaek. Gin\nHave You The \"Gillette'' Face ?\n\u2014the cleanly shaven face\n\u2014the fresh, smooth skin\nglowing with health and\nunmarred by cuts or\ngashes ?\nThat is the \"GILLETTE\" face\u2014the\nface of the man who valites personal\ncleanliness\u2014the prosperous business and\nprofessional man.\nYou see the \"GILLETTE\"\nface at the clubs, in the banks,\nin the directors' rooms, wherever really \"big\" men meet.\nWhen you see a \"clean\nshaven\" man, think of\nthe \"GILLETTE\"\nSafety Razor.\nRISING COST OF THE\nWORLD'S GREAT NAVIES\nGermany's Navy act ot 1900 fixed\nthe battleship strength ot the fleet at\nthirty-eight vessels, which were to be\ncompleted by 1916. It also provided\nthat fourteen large armored cruisers\nshould be in commission by the same\ndate. In 1908 a fresh Navy act waa\npassed hy the relchstag, its most Important feature being an addition of\nate large cruisers to the standard fixed\nto 1900. In 1907 the Navy est of 1906\nwas altered, the size and cost of the\ntwenty large armored cruisers to be\nbuilt being increased.\nBasing Ida statements upon the fore-\ngoing tacts, Col. Oaedke, the naval\ncrltle, has -written an article ln the\nBerliner Tajjeblatt tn which he points\nont that Germany Is creating a fleet\nnot ol thirty-eight battleships, as\nprovided by the Navy act of 1900, but\nof rtlftyertght battleships, the twenty\nlarge cruisers being equivalent ln -size\nand strength to first-class battleships,\nHe also asserts that the German\narmament policy has apparently abandoned the principle that, the prestige\nof the Fatherland depends on the\narmy and maintains that the expansion of naval armaments is gradually\noutstripping the requirements for the\ndefence of the empire's trade and\ncoasts.\n\"The time ls gradually approaching, indeed.\" says Col. Oaedke, \"when\nrthe German fleet will be superior to all\nfleets in the world with the single exception of the British, lt waa so unimpeachable a witness as the Kiwu?\nZeltung which told us a couple ot\nmonths ago that our fleet was making\nsuch rapid progress that In 1911 lt\nwould be superior to tbat of the\nUnited States, even . limiting calculations to the strictly modern type ot\nvessels.\n\"It ls officially admitted that in the\nspring of 1912 Britain will have twenty\ncompleted Dreadnoughts, the United\nStates twelve, Germany eleven and\nFrance six. Thenceforward our relative strength will rapidly Increase, so\nthat in 1914, for example, we shall\npossess nineteen Dreadnoughts against\nthe sixteen of the United States.\n\"In the six years between 1898 and\n1903 Germany's expenditure on new\nships was 1120,475,000. During the\nsucceeding six years we spent 1196,-\n475,000 on new ships, and in 1908 and\n1909 191,775 000, or vastly more than\neither France or the United States devoted to the same purpose,\n\"Until 1914 at least the German disbursement for new vessels and arma\nments will be Mil) more strongly emphasized. Is 1911, for example, the\nprogramme calls for more than 165,-\n000,000. ln the last twelve years Germany has spent on new ships alone\n1316,000,000, and between now and\n1914 will spend another 1287,600,000.\"\nAn Illustration.\nThe readiness of Germany to expand\nber fleet regardless of expense was\nIllustrated on Thursday last when the\nBudget committee of the relchstag\npassed without debate the Admiralty's\nestimate for new armor for the current year. The sum of 121,482,500 for\nthe artillery of new battleships cruisers and torpedo boats and for mine\nfloating apparatus was voted without\nany suggestion of objecttonsjfrom any\nquarter.\nAt a recent meeting of the French\ncouncil of ministers the minister of\nmarine made a statement on the subject of his negotiations with the Navy\ncommittee of the chamber of deputies.\nHe announced that, the designs for the\nsix new 23 67-ton battleships have\nbeen'drawn up and approved in all\nparticulars.\nNo alterations were contemplated,\nand the ships were to be laid down at\nthe rate of two a year\u2014ln 1910, 1911\nand 1912. The 1910 and 1912 ships\nwere to be constructed ln the naval\ndockyards at Brest and L'Orlent, respectively, while the 1911 pair were to\nbe built by private contract. The period of construction for each ship\nwas fixed at three years.\nThe ships were to be armed with\ntwelve 305 millimeter guns and 22\n138.6 millimeter guns. Their speed\nwas to be between 20 and 21 knots, -\nwith a steaming capacity of 2,300\nmiles at 20 knots, and 28,000 horse-\npower.\nThe heavy guns, which are of the\n1906 50-calllbre type, firing a 440 kilogram melinite shell, will be disposed\nin pairB In six turrets. The arrange\nments.of the turrets, four along the\ncentre line of the ship and one on each\nside amidships will permit ton guns\nto be fired broadside snd eight guns\nahead or astern. The fore turrets are\nto be about eight feet higher than ths\naft turrets, and the highest placed gun\nwill be nearly 38 feet, while the lowest will he over 21 feet above tbe water\nline.\nThe secondary armament will be\narranged In eight Independent batteries, each with a radius of flre of 120\ndegrees. Six batteries of three of\nthese 138.6 millimeter guns will be\ndisposed along the aides of the ship,\nwhile the remaining four will be situated low in the stern. The arrangement will allow six of these guns to\nbe fired ahead and ten astern.\nThe armor will consist of an armor*\ned belt 270 millimeters thick at the\ntwo ends. The armored decks will be\n70 and 48 millimeters thick. The battleships vlll cost 113,400,000 each, including 1900,000 worth of ammunition.\nBach battleship is to have a reserve\nof 11,360,000 worth of ammunition.\nIncrease of \u00bb16,000,000.\nThe large increase In the Impending\nBritish naval estimates show a rise of\nover $16 000,000 above last year's estimates. Engineering says that the new\nestimates will total (200,000.000, the\nlargest sum tbat has ever been asked\nfor by the British Admiralty In ths\nordinary estimates of any one year. It\nmarks an advance of \u00a376,000,000 on the\ntotal of ten years ago. For the year\nnow closing the gross total was $186,-\n750,000. Four battleships are said to\nbe included in the new programme.\nAccording to Engineering, Great\nBritain has been forced into this increase by the growth ot expenditure\nof other governments. It addB that\nthe cost of the eight battleships which\nare to be ready by April, 1912, ls $10,-\n000,000 apiece.\nA GOOD SIDE LINE\n* FOR FRUIT OWNERS\nJames S. Dryden, writing in the Oregon Agricultural'Bulletin relates the re-\nbUits of some interesting experiments\nmade by him, covering several years,\nln which, every ounce ofi food consumed by six pens aC Leghorns was -weighed. These six. pens of hens consumed\nduring the year 564 pounds of wheat,\n296 pounds of corn, 2011 pounds of oats,\n112 pounds of shorts and ibran aud 235\npoimuB of Bkim milk, in addition to\nsome animal food. The cost of grain\nfood per fowl for the year varied trom\n61 to 78 cents and averaged 66 cents,\n'ihe wheat was charged at lc. per\npound, corn at 1-14a, oats at lc, skim\nmilk at a fifth ofi a cent and ib.an and\nshorts at three-fifths of a cent The\nanimal lood cost from 5 to 6 cents per\nfowl. The (wheat consumed nearly a\nhalf of the total cost\nThe hens laid on an average 144 eggs\nper fowl, valued at $1.65 at local prices\nfor eggs. Hie prices then were from\n10 to 25 cents per dozen, much lower\nthan the prices are In Oregon at the\npresent time. If wheat had ibeen charged ai that rate, and bran at lc per\npound, the \u00ab\u00bbt'p*r fowl -would have\nbeen 14 cents more, or 80c instead of\n66 cents. But eggs are also higher in\nprice than they were then. On the\nbasis of the present prices of egga, food\ncosting 80 cents when (ed to hens -would\nproduce eggs worth |2.58. This is a\npretty good margin of profit In feeding\n9 cent wheat.\nIt may be said that the average flock\nof hens does not lay 144 eggs per hen.\nThat is true, It is also true that 144\neggs per fowl Is not extraordinary. The\nright kind of hens, properly attended,\nshould produce 150, and well bred hens\nconsiderably more. The average farm\nflock will not produce l A, probably not\n100.\nIn the above experiments all the food\neaten was paid for at market prices,\nand the cost averaged only 66 cents per\nhen. The cost would have ibeen only\n80 cents, if the wheat had cost 90c.\nper bushel. The farmer, however, who\nkeeps 50 or 100 hens can do better than\nLiat tor on the average farm that number of hens can be kept largely on the\n,waste products or ibye-products of tho\nfarm. They will find the animal products In the field in the shaps of bugs,\ngrass lopperB, worms, etc, and there will\nusually be skim milk or (buttermilk.\nTliere need, therefore, be no cost for\nanimal feed, resulting in a saving of\n8 or 10 cents a fowl. The clover or\ngrass they eat will have little market\nvalue. The destruction ofl grasshoppers\nin the clover and grain fields and of\nbugs in the orchards, will, where the insects are ibad, offset a large part of the\nanimal cost of food for the fowls in\nbetter orous.\nIn the experiments with larger breeds\nthe cost of feeding was greater. The\ncost of feeding Plymouth Rocks averaged $1.15 per fowl and of Wyandottes\n$*.* This extra cost is largely offset\nwhen the fowls are marketed, the larger breeds bringing more than the small\nbirds.\nTHINK $200,000,000\nLITTLE FOR NAVY\nLONDON, March 30.\u2014The navy estimates, -which are being discussed ln\nthe house of commons, have been\nmade the subject of an attack both by\nthose who consider them too large\nand those who think them not large\nenough. The total of the estimates\nis \u00a340,000,000. The Unionists think\nthey should be larger, because so very\nlittle provision is made for the construction of the ships ln the new programme. The pacifists and Labor\npeople bewail the necessity of spending the money upon armaments instead of upon measures of social reform.\nThere is some ground (for the Opposition criticism, since the amount of\nmoney taken ln the new programme\nfor the construction of new ships indicates that very little -work can be\ndone upon them during 1910. For,\nthe four -ships in the programme of\nlast year, a million and a half sterling was taken, whereas very little\nmore than a quarter of a million has\nbeen taken for five armored ships this\nyear.\nWatch German Activity.\nThe Unionist speakers will doubtless point to the reported acceleration of the German programme for\nthis year. ThiB acceleration is due,\nit is explained, to tactical needs. The\nGerman navy law authorizes the construction of three battleships and one\ncruiser in each year, hut the tactical\nunit of the fleet is four ships. In order, therefore, to have four ships of\nhomogeneous design they find lt expedient to overlap one year's programme with that of the next. This\nthey did in 1908, when they brought\non the Ersatz-Frithjof of the 1909\nprogramme, the origin of the scare\nthis time last year. Now it seems like-\nthat they have brought on two\nships of the 1910 programme to make\na squadron of four, with the Ersatz-\nHeindall and Esatz-HUdebrand.\nThe result may be that by March,\n1912, they will have three squadrons\nof four Dreadnought battleships and\nthree Dreadnought cruisers complete,\nor fifteen ships ln all, Instead of thirteen, which will be the figure If there\nls no acceleration. .It has even been\nanticipated that two of this number\nwould not be completed by that date.\nThe Unionists will certainly demand\nthat preparations should he made to\nmeet the maximum figure.\nOf more general interest than the\nwrangle over these figures are facts\nrevealed in the First Lord's memorandum, and the estimates by which it\nwas accompanied. The Admiralty has\nevidently decided to go ln for floating\ndocks. Four of theBe structures are\nprovided for In the estimates. For\nthe first two, begun last year, a little\nmore than \u00a3250,000 has been taken,\nand for the second pf ir, to be begun\nthis year, about \u00a330,000,\nWill Have More Submarines.\nThe Admiralty is also building a\nsubmarine depot ship, and two submarine tenders, while ten new submarines are to be begun. For some\ntime exercises in which the submarines attack the fleet have been carried out, and the general impression\nappears to be that so far no adequate\nfofence against, the attack of these\nvesselajhas been discovered. The size\nof the submarine continues to increase, and before long the whole of\nthe east coast will be swarming with\nsubmarines perfectly capable of acting at considerable distances from\ntheir base ports, while the fact that\nthey are to be accompanied by depot\nships and tenders will give them even\na still wider range of action.\nAnother species of what may be\ncalled auxiliary warfare is receiving\ngreat attention. Exercises in laying\nmines and sweeping for mines are being carried out continually, and this\nyear the flotilla of mine-layers and\nmine-creepers is to be augmented. It\nmay not be generally known, hut the\nGermans have also 'made experiments\nA\nDANCE\nWITHOUT\nPROGRAMS\nIS NOT COMPLETE\nThey not only serve a useful\npurpose at the time but also constitute a delightful momenta of\nthe occasion,\nTbe Dally News wllf be only\ntoo pleased to submit samples and\nquote prices.\nA TERRIBLE SUFFERER^\nfor THIRTY-FIVE YEARS\nTreasurer of Caledonia Township says\n\"If it were not for \"FRUIT-A-TIVES\",\nI am satisfied I could not live.\"\nItactically everybody in Prescott County, Ontario, knows of Mr. Tames\nftoudfoot He was born over 70 years ago on the farm where he lives to-day.\nHe is one of the most prominent farmers and stock raisers in this section of the\ncountry, and has been Treasurer of Caledonia Township for years, succeeding his\n\u00bb\"\u00bb\u00ab\u25a0\u2022 Fenaghvaw, Ont., Jan. 29th., 1910\n\"For thirty five years,\nand I am now a man over\nseventy, I have been a\nterrible sufferer from\nConstipation.\nNo matter what remedy\nOr physicians I employed,\nthe result was always the\nsame\u2014impossible to get a\ncure. About 2 years ago\nI reld the testimonial of\nHon. John Costigan regarding \" Fruit-a-tives\"\nand I decided to give them\na trial, I have used\n\u2022 'Fruit-a-tives\" ever since.\nThey are the first andonly\nmedicine that suited my\ncase. If it were not for\n\u2022\u2022Fruit-a-tives\", I am\nSatisfied that I could\nDot live.\"\nJAMES PROUDFOOT.\n\"Fruit-a-tives\" is the\ngreatest remedy ever discovered for all forms of\nDyspepsia and Indigestion, because \" Fruit-a-\n\u2014alfmallS \u2014T*1,1\"* k>&*****\u00b0*\" 1-Nc\u00a3S&\u00bbS5SlB\nImpure Blood? Because impure blood means an impure disolving fluid in the\nstoma* winch cannot digest the food. Digestion depends on tie purity snd\nTff \".\"r^.'Mri?,^- \u2022 ?e,,iv?is congSed-bowelsconsU-pated\n\u25a0ZSPWr&ZPS' J1-?'>1\u00b0od \u2122'1.1 ***\u25a0 loade impurities. These inpu-\nnUes mil taint the disolving fluid, which is supplied to thi stomach by the blood\n_-. F\u21221-**:'1\u2122 cures Indigestion and Dyspepsia because \"Fruit-a-tives\"\nmakes the liver active, cures Constipation, strengthens and invigorates the\nkidneys, purifies the blood and keeps the stomach sweet and clean.\n-JS15 \u00a3?' i'-AV to>! s.l?e: \"-Se At all dealers or sent postpaid on\nreceipt of price by Pruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa.\niMMES PROUDFOOT, (so..\nSmokeless Oil Heater\nThe automatically-locking Smokeless Device is tn exclusive\nfeature ot the Perfection Oil Healer. This\nAutomatic Smokeless Device\ndoesn't allow the wick to rise to \u25a0\npoint where it CAN smoke, yet\npermits a strong flame that sheds i\nsteady, glowing heat without t vUff\nof smoke.\nNo other heater lo the world t\npares with the\nPERFECTION\nOil Heater\n((Equipped with Smokeless Davles** i\nTurn the wick high or low\u2014no smoke,\nno smell. Burns for 9 hours with one\nAiling. 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It is the most .\nsanitary and inexpensive wall coating known. Alabastined\n* walls are now the general vogue, in cottage and\n, mansion alike. Wall Paper is out of fashion. The _\\\n\u25a0alesofAIabastinein Canada have doubled in two yeanT\nCHURCH'S\nCOLD WATER,\nNom Ganuiaa without LittU Church on Lual\nFREE STENCILS\nTo still furthur popularize Alabastine and again double its\n\\ tales, we haveorganized a Decorative Department, and \/ Please\n\\ are preparedto offer FREE COLOR SCHEMES y^ tend free\nand PREB STENCILS to users of Js^ particulars ol\nAlabastine. Write today forpar- J>p* your Color Scheme\nI ticulars. Ouradviceis\/ree .\\*,T.-kndFreeStencUofflerto\nf Letushelpyoutobeautity -jxSk\nr home at a mod- ,Uv\u00b0.-**''Name\t\neratecost. ..\u2022**' \u2022\u00bb\u00bb.....\u25a0\n\" Street\t\nP^City\t\nTh AlibisHne Co., Ltd.,\n..Prov...\nWfflowSt,P,re,Oit\nIn this direction, and it is reported\nthat with the trawl net something\nlike 80 per cent, of the dummy mines\nln a specified area were swept up.\nThe use of oil fuel for the navy is\nnow fully established, and\nsometimes in conjunction with coal\nand sometimes without, is to be used\nin all the new -ships of the navy;\ntl, \u201e . Three first claas barbers. Nu waits. Alao\nthis fuel, baths. Hune iiuuii.\n________\n . APRIL' 7 1\nThe Only Cough\nCure 01 Us Kind\nRemember Mathieu's Syrup is a cure,\nnot merely an alleviative. It cures the\ncough thoroughly and permanently\u2014\nfor good and always. 11 does this because\nit is the only cough remedy that leaves\nthe system strengthened. No other remedy\nis the same nor can have the same\nremarkable curative power. A few doses\nwill relieve the cough. One bottle generally cures it when taken in time. Do\nnot try other remedies. Get the best.\nRemember Mathieu's Syrup strengthens\nthe lungs and builds up the vitality of\nthe whole system.\nGive it to your children when you fear\na cold is coming on \u2014 It will ward\nit off.\nMATHIEU'S SYRUP\n, Of Tar and Cod liver Oil\nWhen feverishness accompanies the cold take Mathieu's Nervine Powders,\nthe great headache remedy, in con-junction with Mathieu's Syrup.\nThe headache, backache and fever will almost instantly vanish.\nJ. 1*. MATHIEU CO., Prom., SHEHBftOOKt, F.Q.\nDistributers for WesttrnCeiwh. Pol**\/ Bros. Larson It Co., Vancourtr, Edmonton, Wlnftlptf.\nCOL. STEELE RELATES\nSTORY OF MOUNTED POLICE\n\u25a0uiainrs simp\nshiM liver en\nUrseS-sntCc.\n\u25a0iniEiriiEnnENintn\nB\u00abMtir\u00abrqut--\n.'-^ >\u2022 psttems, fashion-plates, and simple self-\n-*>,-- measurement system, by which a fit is assured,\nno matter where yon live. f t\nAsk for ihe \"Smlatmqam\" Fabrics when writing.\nI Tbe World's\nMeasure\nTailors,\n***' ), OOlOa CITY ROAD, LOND.ON, ENGLAND.\nAddre.MS for Patterns; Per Toronto and Cast Canada:\nurzonBro\nCURZON BROS., c\u00bb*MIQHT DIPECTORIHS. Ltd, (Dapt. 2 J.\n74\/76 Church Atreet. Toronto.\nFor Winnipeg aad tlio Wait: '\u25a0_\nCURZON BROS., do HENDERSON BROS. (Dapt. * \u00bb#\n279 Oarry Street, WJnnlpes- *\nPlemH trutttion iMe t>at*r. \t\nFallowing ie the addnea, (taHvered\nlay Ool. Steele to the Port William Canadian club: \u25a0 *\nMr. Chairman and Gentlemen\u20141 feel\nvery highly honored -at being asked to\nmeet you today, it gives me very much\npleasure, and I hope further that In any\nlittle things I may wish to a^y you will\nbear with me, inaemuch, as I am not a\npublic speaker, and have .never mad\u00a9\nany pretensions of tiie sort I can as-\nsure you that any-thing I t*,l you le\non good authority, and la absolutely\ncorrect and can be proved as such.\nA great many of our people bave been\nunder the impression, and a great many\nof our clergy have -believed, that we\nnever had in (the northwest what might\nbe called a ''wild and woolly west\" in\nthe United States; that is a place where\nthe desperado gets in, and -where\n\u25a0crimes of the most awful charaete-.*\nhave been committed. But we know\n'better. We know thai there was a\nv-sry different state ot affairs to what\nIs generally believed.\nThe Beginning\nIn 1870 a large force had to go up to\nestablish order at Winnipeg and see\nthat British subjects and others were\nproperly protected. They were euc-\neeeded by a force that remained there\nfive years until the Northwest Mount\u00a9 1\nFelloe were properly established. Although they were stationed at Winnipeg, there were many things happening\nin the west -Qiat were of a, very serious\ncharacter. There was a time In -tho\nwest when no one -could go west of\nMoose Jaw or weBt of Qu'Appelle to\nthe Kocky mountains without a large\nescort, -without the chance of having\nhts scalp taken. The Hudson's Bay\ncompany established a post that cost\nthem ten thousand pounds on the Saskatchewan, but the Indians wouldn't allow them to have a post there, and the;,*\nutterly destroyed it. They established\nLittle Bow fort above Calgary and that\nwas destroyed twice. There was no\n-white man dared to travel through the\nBlackfeet country or Aselnlbolne country, if a large party out looking fo'\nibuffalo got into thje plains and found\nIndians they killed everyone they met,\nfor if any Indian escaped to give the\nnews they were destroyed themselves.\nTffe Blackfeet\nIn 1871 there were Blatofctoot Indians\non the North Saskatchewan and Mr.\nChristie hired an escort to protect his\nparty, but they were -murdered in the\npresence of the chief factor and the\nscalps taken to Fort Edmonton. There\nwas a place called Dead Man's lake,\nnicknamed -because the Indians went\nthere with their whiskey and the most\nfrightful orgies took place. That was\n\u25a0alter the Red River Expedition late In\nthe 70's, In th\u00a9 south the Hudson's\nBay company had no power whatever.\nThey had great Influence in the north;\nbut with the Blackfeet and others they\nhadn't any; and American people whn\nhad settled ln Montana after the Civil\nWar, and who had been used to scene*\nof blood during the Civil War, went\nInto the southern part of Alberta, and\nSaskatchewan and around Maple Creek\nand established .posts tor the sale of\nwhiskey te the natives.\nThe Whiskey Traders\nThere waa a fort named Port Whoop-\nup that was Quite a strong place. It\nmounted a couple of guns and had\nstrong gates, with -large rooms in th-*\nsquare, and chimneys all 'barred so that\nthe Indians could not clamber down\nand get In; and the whiskey was traded through a hole in the wall. A buffalo robe was pushed In and a drink ot\nwhiskey handed out\u2014a buffalo robe for\na drink of whiskey. A ipony could be\nbought -for a quart of whiskey and It\nwas poor whiskey too. The robes hai\nto be escorted out in the spring, le^t\nthe Indians should attack the wagons\nand take them hack. They had to get\na strong force of men tt> take them out\nAt last they Jound that Imported rifles\nwere coming in and the Indians were\ngetting them. T. C. Powell ft Bros.\nwere a firm trading with the Indians.\nThey were trading with ammunition,\nbut not with liquor and were giving a\nfairly good price. The whiskey traders\nraised a corps to put that firm ont of\nbusiness. It was led \nert C. Kilner. He drove all the legitimate traders out ot the country. Powell\n& Bros, had to leave, and only the\nwhiskey trading people went in there.\nIn those years the Indians fought ln aU\nthat country.\nThe Battle of Lethbridge\nPlapot went one year with a large\nband of Crees and Asslnlboines to\nwhere Lethbridge now stands. Ho\ncamped on the other side of the Belly\nriver. He then sent soouts up to the\nforks ot the Belly and St Mary's rivers.\nAt the forks they found some famlllaB\nof very old and very young people.\nThey scalped all except a boy who escaped and went up ttf\u00a9 river to Bueil\nHarris, who Is still living in the west\nand who was a captain at that ytlme.\nHe -sent a hoy up to the Plegan camp.\nwhere there were 500 warriors. Jerry\nPott* who served in the Mounted police\na long time, and was a noted scout and\nguide and interpreter, was voted chief\nfor the occasion. He advanced on Pla-\npot's camp and took It by surprise at\ndawn. They hlad a desperate flghjt\nthere, and 480 dead Asslnlboines and\nCrees were counted there afterwards\nby Haris himself. They drove the Indians across the ford below Lethbrldge\nand had a fight on the other side. Potts\ntook 19 scalps that day, though It was\nnot a very civilized thing to do. Finally, he was knocked down hy a squaw\nwho threw a stone at him at the end\nof the engagement.\nTha Last Straw\nOn another occasion ten. or a flown\nyoung men from -Benton, led by a fellow ot German descent, named Vogei,\nwho was tradrlng with the Indians to?\nwhiskey, provided the last straw for\nthe Canadian government Their whiskey was traded to the Asslnlboine camp.\nVogel suggested that they -should go\nand clean out the entire camp. They.\nwent down and rested their rifles on\nthe grass, standing dose to the river\nbank, which was about four and a ha-f\nfeet high. They then fired as long aa\ntheir ammunition la-ated, at every light\nIn a tenee, until they kitted 32 Indians\nand wounded twice as many more. -The\nIndians took to the hills, not knowing\nwhere it was coming from. Tbeae fellows went Into Benton and news of the\noutrage was circulated throughout tho\ncountry. The government decided that\nsomething should be done.\nMounted Police Organized\nThe first corps of the Northwest\nMounted police was organized. We\ncame up this way across Wolseley's old\nroad and across the northwest angle\not Lake oSMie WoodB. We left Ottawa\nthe 1st otxetober, 1873, and I was second in command wMfc Major Walsh.\nWe started to organize a force and I\nhad the riding instructions In my charge\nTen of us came from A. Battery school\nof gunnery. We were met afterwards\nby the officer who is nqw; Major General Sir George French, with 160 men\nbrought up. from Toronto. We had ar-\n\u25a0tl'tery and everything complete for a\nforce of 300 to go west and straighten\nup -matters. It -was not a large force,\nA Long Ride\nWe had several setibacks at the commencement. A corrai was formed, composed of all the wagons\u2014about 80\u2014and\nabout 16 Red R-lver carts, and one oi.\nthe severe storms of (the Red river valley came on. It was a tremendous\nthunder storm. -The horses were inside\nthe corral and tied up with the -usual\npicket Hues. A thunder bolt struck In\nthe corral. The horses broke everything\nand rushed to one side. They upset\nthe loaded wagons and went through\nthe gates five or six deep. They made\nsouth and caane to the Pembina river\nand tried to cross it all at once. They\nall got over but two, which were\ndrowned. Those that tell in continued\nswimming and crossed and went south\nwith the -rush. The Indians were on\nthe warpath. We hurried after the ani-\nmails as many of us as were mounted\nand got back In 24 hours. Some of us\nhad ridden 112 miles on the one horse,\nto do that The state that the horses\nwere In on account of this tremendous ,\ngallop of over 60 .miles was such, that\nwe could not move until the 8th of July.\nOur train was about two miles long.\nWe had Canadian horses and half breed\ndrivers, with carts, etc. We moved on\nuntil -we got to the -third crossing of\nthe Souris at a bridge called Pierced\nRock, on acount of a large rock with a\nhole that a man could crawl through.\nIt has many hieroglyphics that the Indians have put on at different da'.e*.\nWe discovered the coal at the Souris\nriver and used It in our portable forge3.\nTo the Foothills\nA small force was Bent up to the\nfoothills with a large supply to start a\nfarm for the purpose of helping to maintain the force. Col. French proceeded\nwest with the rest until we crossed the\nDirt HiHs and away beyond to the Forks\nof the Belly river. There was no track\nWe took observations for latitude and\nlongitude, and as -there -were few placed\nmarked on the map, we struck within\nfive miles of the point we were intending to reach. When we got there\nwe found that the government was misinformed, and no whiskey posts were\nthere; but everything was burned. We\npaw that we opitfdiiS l$eep the horses.\nalive, as no oats hacVbeeh allowed. We'\ncouldn't carry them such..a long distance. The 4th of September caime\nand the usual autumn storms. The\nhorses were living on what they could\nget, and th\u00a9 grass was thin then on account of the enormous number ot buffaloes.\nPutting Down the Whiskey Trade\nThe force lived on buffalo from the\nDirt Hills until they got to the Forks.\nThey then turned south to the Sweet\nGrass Hills and made a camp there and\nwent Into Benton, filter first sending\n-scouts up the river and never finding\na post. These scouting parties were\nwarned iby the Blacktfeet, wherever they\nsaw (them, hut they kept a bold front\nand retired to th\u00a9 main body, and Col.\nFrench got into Benton -and got supplies for 12 month*) and met Jerry\nPotts, who had taken the 18 scalps\nfrom the Crees and Asslnlboines. Potts\ncame and showed them the place where\nthe whiskey post was, According to\norders from the government Col.\nFrench marched back to Swan river barracks, north of Qu'Appelle, It was \u00bba\nlong, disagreeable march. Col. McLeod\nwent down and put down the whiskey\ntrade. He went in where the town of\nMcLeod now U and on the 12th of October built winter -quarters out ofi cot-\ntomwood logs. The Indian chiefs cam.;\nIn and said they' were glad he had\ncome. They had heard Of the Great\nMother's poo-ple and were delighted to\nsee them. They had suffered from tho\nwhiskey trade and the young men were\nmurdering one another on -account ot\nit. Col. McLeod suppressed the whole\nwhiskey trade In three months time.\nWinter on Red River\nCol. French maintained his march to\nthe Swan river, and found that the barracks were not completed and he could\nnot maintain the number of men he\nwas supposed to have there. The place\nwas out of the question for headquarters. The hay for the horses had all\nbeen burned by prairie tires and he had\nnothing for them. He left one troop tn\nthe lumber shanty he had built there;\nleft them what provisions he could\nspare and came down to where he started on the Red river and wintered there,\nhaving made a march of 1960 miles, (he\nlongest that Mad ever been made before, or that ever has heen made sinca,\nby a force bringing its own supplies\nnth it. J- i -JiLUtflHl\nKilling the Buffalo\nThe colonel went up the Swan river\nnext spring. An Indian treaty was\nmade at Qu'Appelle in 1874. In 1878 a\ntreaty with the Crees and other Asslnlboines on the north wa* made. Sitting\nBu'i had massacred the American cavalry and -came across. We had 29,000\nSioux Indians to. look after at one time\nand they consumed 16,000 buffaloes. At\none time during our marches of that\nseason we estimated that there were\n90,000 buffaloes ln Bight from one hill,\nand I suppose 40.0(H) robes were taken\nat Fort McLeod tiie winter we stopped\nthere. By one firm 30,000 were taken.\nThe Hudson's Bay company took 100,-\n000 by their traders In the north and at\nEdmonton.\nA Procession\nIt happened to he my (fortune to cut\noff from the rest of them at La Roche\nand go to Edmonton. I was under a\ncolonel who was a Canadian and also\nan ex-imperial officer. We had to make\nthe Hudson's Bay storehouse, or our\nhorses would have died. We crossed\nthe river about the 6th of September\nand imade the march of 104 miles and\nwent in on the 12th ot September. I\nhave lifted horses 40 times a day. We\nwere up every night lifting the horses\nand keeping them up and endeavoring-l\nto keep life In them. They were Cana- 1\ndlan horses and had tie oats and yet\nwe marched In on the 12th of September, I held one end of a pole and the\nquartermaster tbe other end of It, holding up a thoroughbred horse we brought\nIn, end the blacksmith led it That was\nthe rear guard of our party going into\nEdmonton.\nHigh Jinks\nIn the following summer we started\nsouth to the Ant Hills and put down\nthe whiskey trade there. We went into\na hunters' -camp of 400 houses. Getting\nin in the dark, we heard music and\nwent to a large building where We\ntound the half breed hunters and their\nladies were having a wedding and dans-\ning Lord McDonald's reel in good shape\nand many other Scotch dances. All the\nmusic was Scotch. This was a cold trip\nwithout any tents at all, for we werq\nout 16 days with the (temperature from\n42 to 46 below zero. The only man who\nsaid anything was the colonel, who stayed In his dog trato while we cooked ban*\nnooks. He was a good fellow and I\nthink he made the devil of a row on\npurpose to cheer us up. We felt first-\nrate. Tbat was the first severe trip\nby a Mounted police force In the -west.\nThe -result of that one year was that no\nmatter where you went, you could sleep\nIn comfort on the prairie.\nLaw and Order\nAsaya Neurall-\nTHE NEW REMEDY FOR\nNervous Exhaustion\nAlcoholic and physical excesses,\nmental shocks and bodily injuries\ndrain the nervous system withsur-\nprising rapidity. Severe nervous\nexhaustion frequently results.\nThe only remedyisFood.Restand\nnerve repair. \"Asaya-Nborall\"\nis and makes possible this cure. It\nfeeds the nerves, induces sleep,\nquickens the appetite and digestion, restores full nerve vigor.\n[$1.50 per bottle. Local agent.\nPOOLS DRUG CO., IAD.\nWM. RUTHERFORD.\nA lady opuld bave ridden through tlte\nBlackfoot 'dlstrlot and no man would\nmeddle with her. It was, tile same all\nover the west The trouble ceased.\nThe fact that the red-coats were there\nwas enough, (though the red-coats were\nabused for being hard men by people\nwho didn't know anything about them,\nand by people who didn't like to have\nthem put down the whiskey trade. They\nwere most conscientious and careful\nabout everybody. They treated the Indians -well. iWe have seen the Indians\nride two and three miles out of their\nway to come and shake hands and pasa\non. There was. one chief who had a\nrobe made out of the hair of white women who had been massacred out at\nPort MoLeod. The gray hair and the\nblack and the t air hair was all braided\ntogether. I have seen the robe myself.\nComing of the C.P.R.\nThe railroad came in, and the Mounted police eaved the oontraotors a million dollars at least, by the fact that\nthey kept down trouble during the construction or the Canadian Pacific ae it\nwas never kept' down in the west before. There was no end of track ln the\nUnited States where there were not\nthree or four murdere; hut there were\nonly three homicides -when the Canadian Pacific was built, and those could\nnot have ibeen prevented at all. They\nwere done at stations where the Mounted police could not possibly have had\nany Bay In regard to them,' The same\npolice force enforced law and order In\nsouthern British Columbia. We went in\nthere, 100 men, and found all tlte government officials driven out. No surveyors were allowed in. The Jails were\nbroken open and prisoners released. We\nwent in there and settled things 'to the\nsatisfaction of -both whites and Indians.\nOn the\/24th of May of that year we\nhad a great time, with Indians amd\nwhites and prospectors all joining in\nsports\u2014ifoot racing and wrestling and\nhorseback riding\u2014and the Indian chief\nshook hands with us for the whole tribe\nand said they would- never do any\nwrong again as long as they lived, and\nif they wanted advice they would send\nover to the Mounted police and get lt.\nThis has actually taken place, and the\nIndians are civilized and have never\ndone any harm since.\nKASLO BOARD OF TRADE WANT8\nCITY TO OWN TELEPHONES\nAt its last meeting the Kaalo board\nof trade passed a resolution that the\npresident appoint a committee of five\nto meet the city council and ask them\nto take over the local telephone system,\noperate It and extend lt aa fas- as ths\nmunicipal law allows. This was seconded and carried unanimously, the\ncommittee appointed being Messrs.\nJohn Keen, 0. O. Buchanan, 0, Sttath-\nearn, James Anderson and Dr. Bagnall.\nThey were to meet the council last\nMonday night, but for good reasons the\ndate was changed to two weeks hence\nIn order to get information relative to\ncost of systems possible subscribers\nand other data to present a good cast-\nwhen the matter la brought before\nthe council. The system frwored ls the\nautomatic, which does away with the\ncentral offlos. Thla Is supposed, to be\nmore expensive to hiatal but to be best\nall round and cheapest In the end.\nMlnard's Liniment purse Burns, Etc\nThe Mark whufli Marks\ntheir High Degree\nSemi-ready Clothes are tailored to suit\nthe man who has a premier position to\nmaintain.\nTo help the man who has a higher\nposition to gain\u2014\nTo under-save for the man who needs all\nthe money he can save\u2014\nEvery virtue in good clothes you will\nfind in\nHealth and Happiness\nLargely Depend on Blood Purity\nYOU cannot know the joy of living unless\nyour blood is absolutely pure. Slow, sluggish and impure blood will produce an inactive, unhealthy body, a body that willjer-\niously handicap the keenest mind or most\nactive brain. Why gamble with your hap-\ntiness and your success in life P You must\nnow if your blood is impure. Dull eyes,\nsluggish brain and a pimply, blotchy skin\nare Nature's indications of blood impurity.\nBanish them-not by doctoring the effects, but\nby removing the cause\u2014purifying the source.\nNyal's\nBLOOD PURIFIER*\npurifies and enriches the blood\u2014removes ike cause of\nall sorts of skin diseases and tones up the entire system.\n,. Nyal's Blood Purifier banishes that feeling of langour\n\u2014that run-down, listless condition and consequent\nloss of appetite. The liver is stimulated, the blood\nenriched and the whole system responds vigorouslyto\nthe beneficial effect of this excellent remedy. We\nstrongly recommend Nyal's Blood Purifier because\nwe know exactly what it contains. It is the good, old-\nfashioned German Blood Purifier of our grandmothers\n\u2014made more effective and palatable. Nyal's Blood\nPurifier*,was compounded for just one purpose\u2014\nto purify your bko&\u2014and it does its work well.\n, Price One Dollar Per Bottle\nSold and Guaranteed by\nALL\nNelson Druggists ...\nFOR SUCCESS ON BAKING DAY\nUSE\nOGILVIE'S\nROYAL HOUSEHOLD\nFLOOR\nIT\nALWAYS GIVES SATISFACTION\nTHS OG1LVIB FLOUR MILLS COMPANY, LIMITED\nWINNIPEG PORT WILLIAM MONTREAL\ni;\n SATURDAY ;.yT.-.jnv.-.. APRIL 2\n\u00aehe \u00a7ci\\\\q -Sterna\n33*1\nPACE NINE.\nRipe\nBan-annas\n40cPer Pm*\nFor sale at\nJoy's Cash Grocery\nJoy Will M\u00abet You a* tht Door\nConor ol JompMm and Mill StroeU.\nP. O. Box \u00ab37 Telephone II\nWe can attend to your\nPLUMBING\n\u2014 \u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0*\u25a0\u2014*\u25a0\u2014\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u00bb\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u2014i '\u25a0 \u25a0\npromptly and well\nB. G. Plumbing & Heating Go.\nVictoria atreet, near Opera house.\nTelephone 181\nBEST EQUIPPED UNDERTAKING\nAND EMBALMING PARLORS IN TUB\nKOOTENAY.\nR. S. BRERETON, UNDERTAKER.\nNight Phone 2S2. Day Phone 88\nStandard Furniture Co.\n. NELSON, B.C.\nFOR SALE\nAT\nA BARQAIN\nOne One Horsepower Motor\nOne Half Horsepower Rotor\n\u25a0, Can be Inspected at any time.\nApply\nTHE DAILY NEWS\nNelson, B.C.\nCRESTON,B.C\nHas 90,000 acres of the\nFINEST FRUIT LAUD\nIN AMERICA\nwithout exception. The most perfect climate, location; junction\nG.N. railway aad C.P.R. main line,\nsouthern B.C. Largo and email\nblocks, subdivisions.\nR. LAMONT\nFruit Lands Creston, B.C.\nGRAFTING tk PRUNING\nof Froit Treti\nWork done with good -success, satisfaction given. A stock of scions or cuttings of the best bearing quality of\ntrees kept on band. Orders should be\nsent In as early as possible as cherries\nparticularly Bhould be grafted ss soon\nas possible.\nL. POGUE, NELSON, B. C\nResidence Innss and Kootenay Sta.\nTO INVESTORS\nIt you want a sure investment\nand one that will stand the closest\nInspeotlon write\nThe Overland Financiers, Limited.\nVancouver, B.C.\nPtOFESSIONAL CARDS\nPublic Stenographer\nMt Baker Bt, Nelson. BC, Fkone 111\nF.CQreen. F. P. Burden. A. H. Green\nGreen Brothers & Burden\nCIVIL EN01NBBR8\nDominion and BriUsh Columbia Land\nSurreyora\nP. O. Box Ml \u2022'hone Bill\nOor. Victoria and Kootenay Sta.\nNBLSON. B. a\nCLEANING AND PRESSING\nSuits called for and delivered\nA. J. DRISCOLL\nPhone 355\u2014Baker Street, opposite ths\nQueen's Hotel\t\nA. L. MoOULLOOH\nHTDRAULIO WOINMR\nFEOV1NOIAL LAND BDRVETOB\nP.O. BOX M.\nBee note BIS: KesMraoe PIMM ITI\n\u2022*s*tir^vi*\nParisian Sage\nIs tue name of the most widely known hair restorer on the market.\nPrevents falling heir.\nRemoves dandrnlf.\nFor itching and other deaseses ot the\nscalp.\nRetains health beauty and natural\ncolor.\nFree from greasy and sticky substances.\nLadles who desire beautiful fluffy\nheir should use the Sage dally.\n50c.\nBottle\nBooths Ml-o-na Tablets positively guaranteed (or indigestion and\ndyspepsia.\nBooth's Hyomei\nAa Absolute Catarrh Cure\nBooth's Kidney pills are surely the greatest of all kidney pills.\nBooth's Balm, a soothing and healing ointment.\nBooth's Laxative, a reliable preparation; cures constipation.\nThese preparations are-all Inly guaranteed.' We are sole agents for\nthese reliable goods. :\nFlower and Garden Seeds\nWe have a complete assortment of the choicest selections. Sweet\nPeas in numberless varieties. Downs of dainty shades to choose from\nFor Goods that are Good, for Prices that are\nRight, Deal Here. We are Nelson's Leading\nDruggists. We Always Lead. We\nNever Sleep. At Your Service\nDay and Night. Phone 25.\nPoole Drug Co. Ltd.\nNelson's Leading Druggists\nBaker Street :-: Phone 25 Day and Night\nFor Lawns and Gardens\nUse Burns' Fertilizer\nand Get Results\nCall or write for our Circular showing varieties, analysis and prices.\nP. BURNS <& CO., Ltd.\nAsk for them.\nPHONE 32\nThe Yale-Columbia Lumber Co.. Ltd\nROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER\nalso lath shingles, sash, doors, etc. Specifications made up and estimates given.\nSLABS SLABS SLABS\nMust dispose of dur stock of slabs to make room. Special prices\nwhile they last: $2.76 per cord; f 2.60 per cord In lots oi 5 cords; |2.40\nper cord tn lots of 10 cords. Get your supply now. Prompt delivery\nguaranteed., . . . \u25a0'\u25a0. . .\t\nRush Sale-Small Cottage\nWe have had listed for quick sale a five room cottage and two lots\non Robson street and only one block from tramline.\nThe cottage has two bedrooms, dining room, kltoten, hall, small\ncellar, water and eleotrlo light Just the thing for a small family.\nThe lota are level and there are 8 bearing fruit trees about eight\nyears old, and considerable small fruit such as strawberries,-raspber.\nrles gooseberries, currants, etc., also plenty of ground for vegetables.\nAt the back is a good chicken house and run and a wood and coal shed.\nFor the man fond of gardening and keeping chickens or who wants\na place handy to town and no hills 1Mb is an Ideal snot for the money.\nThe price is 11300 and we consider the lots alone are worth almost\nthis fUpire. The terms are about the same as rent, 1260 cash and \u00bb20\nper month. \\\nWe oonslder this, good value.\nMcQUARRIE & ROBERTSON,\nNBLSON, B.C.\n411 WARD STRUT\n95.00 REWARD\nTlie Dally News will pay\n$5.00 to any- person giving Information which will lead to\nthe conviction of any party or\nparties guilty of stealing copies\nof the paper from customers'\ndoors.\nThe News Publishing Co., Ltd.\nMETALS\n\u2022 NEW YORK, April l.-Sllver, 52W; standard copper, 12.70 A 13; dull.\nLONDON, April l.-Sllver. 24%; lead, \u00a312\n17i 6d.\nCopper Dull\nNEW YORK, April 1.-Standard' copper\ndull,, spot and all deliveries up to the end\nof June, 12.70 to 18; exports 710 tonB, making 10,091 tons reported for March.\nTin, weak; spot, 80 to 30.40; April, 33 to\n33.40; May, 33.25 to 33.30; June, 33.25 to 33.36;\nsale, 5 tons; May delivery at 33.35.\nLead Dull\nbead, dull; spot, 5.55 to 5.65; New York,\n5.35 to 5.45.\nSt. Louis Iron quiet; northern grades,\n111.75 to 18.60; southern, 17.25 to 18.26.\nNELSON NEWS OF THE DAY\n(Additional local news notes on page 8.)\nThe winning number at the draw at\nWeir's shoe store last week was held by\n\u25a0lira. A. Klrby, Victoria street.\nE. H. Wheeler, better known as Puntfn\nWheeler, was In town yesterday arranging\nlor the coming engagement of \"The lloyal\nChef,\" at tlie opera nuuse on April 11.\nPaul Spetmann has purchased 1S-& acres\nof land at Bonnington. He fiat- already\ncomtnenced clearing and preparing the\nland for setting out to orchard and lu\ngarden truck. The sale was put through\n\u25a0by the Western Canada Invesment co.u-\npany.\n\u25a0W. G. McMorrls, formerly manager of\nThe Daily News, and a partner m tha\nWestern. Canada Investment company,\nhaving charge of the Vancouver office ot\nthe company, arrived In Nelson from the\n\u25a0 coast on Thursday night, to make a stay\nof a few days.\nThe last reliearsal for me coming children's enteretinment will take place this\nafternoon at 2 o'clock, at the Salvation\nAitny citadel. All who are taking part\nare requested to be present. The entertainment will be held on Monday evening\nat 7.45 o'clock, at the citadel, and the program will contain club-swinging, bar-hell\nand flag drill, the lily drill, recitations,\ndialogue and- tableaux.\nClothes cleanea, pressed and repaired;\nAwnings and launch covers a specialty. J.\nSmallwood, over Wallace's store, Nelson,\nB.C. 266-tf.\nThe Royal Hotel luncheons and evening\ndinners at 25 cents cannot be excelled. Try\nthem and be convinced. \u25a0\u25a0\nNotice to ranchers and others desiring\nto have piles driven for boat houses or\nIwharves along Kootenay lake, our pile-\ndriver will be ready to do whatever work\nis necessary within 10 days. Write us at\nonce. -Standary Furniture company.\nREPORT OF MENELIK'S\nDEATH EXAGGERATED\nPicturesque Monarch May be Stilt Alive\n\u2014King haa Been Often Re*\nported Dead\nPARIS, April 1\u2014Although the announcement was made to .the world on\nWednesday that King Menelik of Abyssinia was dead, Jt now* seems possible\nthat the report of the -death of this\npiotureBQue monarch is false. The foreign office today received a dispatch\nfrom French Minister Dryce at Addis\nAbeba which was dated yesterday but\nmade no mention of the death of Menelik.\nSays No Change\nUnofficial advices to Italy from Abyssinia even go as far as to declare that\nthere has been no change perceptible\nin the condition of the monarch of late.\nReasonable If Not True\nThe Temps referring today to the\ndifficulty In learning the exact situation there adds: \"Again and again King\nMenelik is reported as dead. This time\nft seems to be true. At least It seems\nto be reasonable. It is a curious figure\nwhich disappears and whose reign often\nreacted powerfully upon the history of\nEurope.\"\nLondon Skeptical\nLONDON, April 1\u2014Skepticism is still\nhere regarding the -recent announcement\nthat King Menelik had died. A dispatch\nfrom Rome received today says that\nthe StaWni agency is in receipt ofi advices purporting to be authentic from\nthe Abyssinian capital, -which not only\nflatly contradict -the announcement but\nthat Insist in the race of assurances\nto Uie contrary, that there has been\nno change of late In the monarch's condition.\nMonarch Still Alive\nBERLIN, April 1\u2014A special from AJ-\ndis Abeba, seems to indicate tbat King\nMenelik was still -alive yesterday when\nthe dispaitch says the state council recused the demand of the empress that\nthe people should swear to give protection to her life and property in the\nevent of the monarch's -death.\nPEARY'S CAREER CLOSED.\nCHICAGO. April 1.\u2014Commander\nRobert E> Peary, who arrived in Chicago today, in an interview, declared\nthat he was positively through with\npolar expeditions for all time. \"I am\nabsolutely at the end of my. career as\nan explorer,\" said he. \"Reports that I\nam to lead an expedition into the Antarctic regions are **\">t true, and I certainly do not contemplate another trip\nto the north pole.\"\nHATS!\nSPRING HATS\nARE READY\nFOR PICKING\nEvery man needs a new hat at this time of year and if he is at all\nparticular about hit dress he will have one. A right hat Is always the\nfirst essential of a man's prosperous appearance\u2014It makes or unmakes\nSTIFF\nHATS\nWe have a hat suited\nto your face; the face\nmust be fitted as well\nas the head. All tho\ncorrect widths of brim\ncurl and heights of\ncrown.\nS3,00, $3.50 or $5.00.\nSOFT\nHATS\nMore soft hats will\nbe worn this spring\nthan for years. We've\na great variety of\nstyles, in new colorings, snappy models,\nconservative shapes for\n' swell young men.\n92.50, $3, 93.50 to 95.\nWe sell only the sort of hats that have a good reputation, such as\nCHRISTY'S\nHAWES'\nBORSALINO\nSTETSON'S\nEmory @> Walley\nTHE HUB FURNISHING HOUSE\nPRINCE RUPERT AS\nA WOMAN SAW IT\nKNEW GRANT AND LINCOLN.\nNEW YORK, April 1.\u2014Henry\nStephens Vanderbilt, who knew both\nLincoln and Grant, died at his home\nhere last night of heart disease. He\nwas 72 years, old. Vanderbilt was paymaster at the Portsmouth navy yard\nduring the civil war sad during PreeU\ndent Grant's sdmlnistraXlon, .was chief\not a bureau in the treasury department\n(By Ethel G. Cody Stoddard)\nCanada haa many new towns, but perhaps none of them shakes hands with\nthe future in quite such a hearty manner as does Prince Rupert, B.C. Various stories concerning this new ocean\nport have floated Inland but to be on\nthe ground and personally observe dis\npais the -fairy stories and compels belief in the reality. Hearsay carries a\nconsiderable distnace, but seeing ts believing and one has much more respect.\ntor Prince Rupert alter having seen it.\nIt As the only town from Van-cow ev,\nB.C. to Skagway, Alaska, that has a\nhum in its atmosphere.\nIts harbor is excellent, being flanked\nby tier after tier ot snow tipped mountains, which, if they had only continued\naround-the harbor -to the seaward side\n-would have greatly .benefitted the town\nin that the ocean breezes that now\nskip across low lying Dlgby island and\nfrequently discommode vessels, would\nhave been barred from an entrance.\nOtherwise everything is as it should, be\n\u2014plenty of water and no -end of dockage room. A brisk traffic by water has\nbeen established and several steamship\nlines make Prince Rupert their most\nnorthern port, while Alaska bound vessels make it their chief port ot call on\nthe trip.\nIf Prince Rupert's townslte could be\nironed out it would be much improved;\na- It is, the hills that crowd the water\u2014\nfront are being cut out by the railroad\nfor its own benefit But to do away\nwith soi.d rock hills trom 30 to 80\nfeet high is no mean.undertaking and 4\nit is not probable that more will be dis\nposed of in the immediate future than\nIs absolutely necessary.. The present\nfront street runs straight up grade from\nLi. .1 water front till it \/becomes a bit too\nsteep to be comfortable, then branches\noff and surrounds the hill that balked\nit a new and less breath taking front\n\u25a0street is in contemplation and none\nbut well built stores are to be erected\nupon it. several fine buildings are at\npresent in course of construction, and\nan imposing main thoroughfare ts assured.\nTnere is not much earth around\nPrince Rupert's immediate vicinity;\nmuskeg holds the fort to a depth ranging trom 18 inches to 15 feet. In consequence the roadways, of which there'\nare over eight miles, are planks mounted on piles and all have been laid since\nthe past spring. Each store tbat\nflanks the present business street is\nlikewise airily situated and has a stilted entrance. Houses follow suit unless\nthey are fortunate enough to arrive on\na hilltop at the same point as does the\nroad. New roofs appear in -every direction and some attractive houses are\nbeing built. Its general appearance is\nscattered because it teeters on the tips\nof many hills, nestles in waim hollows\nand sticks to the hillsides.\nThe railroad construction and real\nestate buys are the uppermost topics\nof the streets. The latter is steadily 1\nmounting while the former is equally\npersistent in its progress. The railway '\nenters the city from the south -and\nsnatthes a resting place from tlie foot\nof Mount Oldfleld. which stands guard\non the southeastern shore of the harbor\nCarpet* Cleaning\nBeating carpets by hand spoils the tea*\nture and does not remove the dirt.\nOur up-to-date Bteam Cleaning Process\nremoves all the Impurities ana restores\nthe goods to original colors.\n10c PER SQUARE YARD.\nWork called for and delivered promptly.\nClothes of atl kinds cleaned, renovated*\ndyed and repaired.\nGents' Suits Cleaned and Preaaed, 76c to\n12; dyed, 13.\nLadles' Skirts Cleaned, $1; Dyed, S3.\nGloves Cleaned, 25c to 50c.\nSpecial rates for hotels, restaurants ana\nsteamers. ^^^H\nNebon Steam Laundry\n\u00bb1-\u00abB VERNON STRBET. __\nTelephone 146 P. NIPOU, Prop.\nNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS j\nArrow Park School\nSealed tenders, superscribed \"Tender for\nSchool Building, Arrow Parks,\" will be received by the Honorable the Minister of\nPublic Works up to and including the 31st\nday of March, 1910, for the erection and\ncompletion of a large one-room frame\nschool building tn tbe Ymir Electoral District.\nPlans, specifications, contract, and forms\nof tender may be Been on and after the\n7th day of March, 1910, at the office of the\nGovernment Agent at Nelson; the office\nof the Government Agent at Revelstoke;\nthe office of the secretary of the School\nBoard, J. N. pennock, Arrow Park, and\nat the Department of Public Works, Victoria.\nEach proposal must be accompanied by\nan accepted bank cheque or certificate of\ndeposit on a chartered bank of Canada,\nmade payable to the Honorable the Minister of Public Works, for a sum- equivalent to 10 per cent of the amount of the\ntender, which - shall be forfeited if tha\nparty tendering decline to enter Into contract when called upon to do so, or If he\nfail to complete the work contracted for.\nThe cheques or certificates of deposit of \u25a0\nunsuccessful tenderers will be returned to\nthem upon the execution of the contract.\nTenders will not be considered unless\nmade out on tbe forms supplied, signed\nwith the actual signature of the tenderer,\nand enclosed in the envelopes furnished.\nThe lowest or any tender not necessarily,\naccepted. -\nP. C. GAMBLE,\nPublic Works Engineer.\nDepartment of Public Works\nVictoria, B ,C, March 2, 1810.\t\nAMENDED NOTICE 1\n\"Public Inquiries Act.\"\nNotice Is hereby -given that, pursuant to\nthe above-named act, Robert S. Lennle*\nof the city of Nelson, barrister-at-law;\nDay Hort MacDowall, of the city of Victoria; and A. B. Erskine, of the city of\nVancouver, \"have, by order of His Honor\nthe Lieutenant-Governor In Council, been\nappointed a commission to Inquire generally Into the business of Fire Insurance as\ncarried on in the Province of British\nColumbia, Including the placing of Insurance by persons in British Columbia with\ncompanies or associations in tlie United\nStates and other jurisdictions, and to report in writing upon the results of the\nsaid investigation, and especially as to\nthe advisability and best methods of government supervision nf the operations and\nfinancial standing of all companies or associations carrying on the business of\nfire Insurance in this province.\nAnd as to compelling them to obtain\nlicenses from the province authorising tbe\ntransaction of said business:\nAnd to furnish adequate security to\nBritish Columbia policy-holders that all\nvalid claims they mny have against said\ncompanies or associations will be piomptly\npaid:\nAnd notice Is hereby given that all sittings of the suid commission, for the purpose of making inquiry into matters aforesaid, will be held at the city of Nelso**\non a date to be fixed later.\nSpecial sittings may be fixed by the commissioners upon sufficient requests from\nother sections of the province.\nAnd notice Is hereby given that all Interested parties may obtain from any of\nthe commissioners subpoenas tor the attendance of witnesses at any sittings of\nthe commission.\nProvincial Secretary's Office,\nVictoria, 7th March, 1910. 273-tfc\nSTRAWBERRY PLANTS\nI have propogated for sale, under\nfavorable conditions, for the first time,\nR. M. Kellogg Co.'s 1909 strains of thoroughbred pedigree strawberry plants,\nSenator Dunlops $10 per thousand f.o.b.\nWynndel, B.C.\nClyde, Warelield, Pearson's Beauty*\nfieidler, Bederwood, Clark Seedling,\nPride of Michigan, Thompson No. 1,\nLady Thompson, Steven's Late Champion, Cardinal, Virginia and Longfellow.\nI advise experimenting with a few\nof these plants in your garden.\nO. J. WIGEN, Creston, B.C..\nShi\/ohs Cure\nS?\nicktystoiw coughs, cares colds, heals\n\"throat aad' lungs.\n35' cents.\nentrance, and dips ita green skirts Into\nthe sea. The roadbed is rock ballasted\nand ipra-ctkally ready for steel. At present one engine is monarch of the road\nand was 'brought in from Vancouver\non a scow. But soon tbe ponderous\nmoguls of a well equipped road will he\nspeeding in and out of the town and a\nnew era in Canada's railroad history\nwi- have arrived.\nPromr-t relief tn all cases of throat and\nlime trouble if you use Chamberlain's\nCough Remedy. Pleasant to take, soothing end healing In effect. Sold by all\ndruggists and dealers.\n$1050 Will Buy\ntwo lots with a neat -well built five roomed house on Houston street, close to\ncar line. Excellent garden with 23 fruit trees, all bearing. Terms to suit.\n$3500 Will Buy\nan up to date modern residence on Vernon street near Cedar; no hill climbing. Excellent neighborhood; $500 cash handles this.\nWe Will Sell\n10 Gi'tuiby *46.B0\n*500 International Coal 70\n50 International Coal 70\n600 Royal Collieries .16%\n250 Royal Collieries .16%\n2000 McOillivray Coal 24%\n1000 Rambler 24\n10 United Wireless 19.60\nWei handle Granby on a 20 per cent\n. margin.\nE. B. McDERMID SHlSSrSS: Nelson, B. C.\n *****\n\u00aeHe fflottB iuxns.\n8ATURBAY APRILS.\nDon't Miss These Snaps\n40 acres; 4 acres bearing orchard, good waiter supply, two\nroom frame cabin, two miles \"from\nNelson. Only $3500.\n20 acres, over 6 acres cleared,\n300 trees planted out besides small\nfruits. Fully furnished four room\nbungalow with, large verandah.\nAbunaa-nxe of water. Price 95000,\non eaay terms. Apply for Cull particulars to\nH.E.CR-OASDAJLE&Co\n' Real Estate Agents\nBox 626 Nelson, B.C.\nLrOTS\nIn ctty and suburbs.\nHOUSES\nFor sale and tor rent.\nLAND\nFrom 5 to 160 acres.\nP. B. L,YS,R\u00ab1 Estate Agent\nOrlffin Block, over Dom. Express Co.\n\u25a0Unequalled for General Use\"\nV. P. TIERNEY, General Sale. Agent\nOrlffin Block, Nelaon, B.C.\nOver Dominion Express Co\nOn \u25a0hipped to all railway points.\nCrow's Nest Coal\nMore heat, less ash than any\ncoal on the market\nFurniture Moving is a specialty\nwith us.\nCity Transfer Co.\nPhone 170 P.O. Box 94\nHappiness\ndepends largely upon one's\nshare of the good things of this\nworld.\nAbox ot Confectionery is but\na trifle, -but it often does a lot\nto eke out one's happiness.\nRemember that your wife\nlikes bon-bons as well as you\nlike your cigars, and you could\nnot be happy without the cigars\nChoquette Bros.\nStar Bakers and Tea and Coffee\nParlor.\nBaker Street Phone 268\nTHE\nEMPIRE\nMatinee Wednesday and Saturday.\nTONIGHT\nA Child's Prayer.\nI'll Only Marry a Snort.\nThe Last Call.\nHop o' My Thumb-.\nChildren 10c, Adults 15c.\nNELSON \u00ab\u00abWS OF THE DAY\n(Additional local news notes on page 7.)\nK A. Taylor, who lias conducted the\n\u25a0Brume hotel news stand for the past year,\nlias sold out to G-eorge Maurer. The\ntransfer took place yesterday.\nThe decree team of Queen City Rebekah\nlodge No. 1\u00ab, I.O.O.-F., Is requested to\nassemble In the lodge room for rehearsal,\nAt 3 o'clock sharp this afternoon.\nThe death of Kate Elizabeth, wife of\nJames Hawkins, of Nelson, occurred yesterday afternoon at 11 o'clock. The late\n-Mrs. Hawkins was 151 years of age.\nIn the case of Dalton v. Lascelles, before\nhis honor. Judge VofiT, in chambers on\nThurBda-?rffn application to sell land standH\nuntil April 22. W. B. Farrls appeared for\nUie plaintiff.\nA \u00ab>-cart belonging to Mrs. W. H.\nWilson, left standing on the sidewalk on\n(Baker street, west of The News building\non Wednesday, waa stolen, and has not\nyet been, recovered.\nThe choir of Trinity StethotHst church\nwas entertained last evening at the home\nof Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Irving, Houston\nstreet. A large number of guests were\npresent. Refreshments were served ln the\ncourse of the evening.\n' B -H. Murphy, principal of - tlie model\nSchool at Vancouver, J. T. Pollock, prln-\nctpal of tho public school at Revelstoke,\nand Thomas Smith, inspector of the Kam-\n- -loops district, who have been In attend-\nance at the teachers' conversion, left for\ntbe west last night\nAt tho short range shoottn* competition\nat the armory on Thursday evening, Pte.\nGrieves won the gold button, Pte. Rome\nths silver button, and Seltt Buchan the\nbrtoM button. This competition Is held\nweeur after drill oa Thussday evenings,\n\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0tl of \"C\" oompaor and the Uun\n*mmWmWt. -li- -ii-JS-B. ^T *ar\u2014w\u2014,*at mine at Sheep\nCreek. The Mother Lode is owned by\nJohn McMartin, the Cobalt operator and\ncapitalist, who acquired possession of It\nabout a year ago, the work of development having proceeded ever since. A large\n\u25a0quantity. of ore has been rawhided out\nduring the winter, and four shipments\nhave been made to the Consolidated smelter at Trail since Jan. 1,\nThe Eileen Maguire concert, given In\nEagl hall on Thursday night, under the,\nauspices of Nelson aerie No. 22, F.O.E.,\ndelighted a large audience, every number\non the program receiving its meed of appreciation. Miss Aileen Maguire has a\ncontralto voice of unusual range and clearness, and her rendition of Irish and Scotch\nsongs, to her own accompaniment, re-\noalved hearty encores, Walter IfcRsye recited several of Dr. Drummond's Habitant\npoems,- and also excelled In the role oi\nraconteur. Miss Lucy Webllng recited\nCharmingly, sad extribfted some dancing\nposes. Two playeti, \"Att Anonymous Litter,\" ana \u2022-the Asylum -Ball,--' with Mr.\n^\u2666\u00bb\u00bb<^\u00bb\u00bb-\u00bb\u00bb\u00bbe>*\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb^\u00bb-^\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb \u00bb\u2666>$\u00bb\u25a0\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb#\u2666\u00bb\u25a0\u2666\u00bb\u25a0\u00bb\u00bb\u00bb\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666\u2666 \u2022\nWhen You Buy\nSilver Plated Tableware\nFrom Us\nIt's an Important factor to k now and remember that all tihe knives,\nforks and spoons are tested by ourselves Ibefore they enter our stock\nto see that there Is the required deposit of silver on them. That makes\nIt easy (or us to say: \"Yes, we can positively guarantee any ot our silver plate.\" And we do. We are showing a very wide range of table\nware at very reasonable prices.\nWe use the famous Silver Knight Polish to clean our jewelry. What\ndo you use? It's 25c a bottle.\nHALLEY'S COMET\u2014Are yo ur eyes in good condition to see what\nyou will never be able to see ag aln\u2014Halley's Comet. Should It be our\nprivilege to attend to them we will guarantee satisfaction.\nFIELD GLASSES at |15 to f 20.- These are always useful.\nT f. PATENATTDP manufacturing: jeweler,\n)* \\Je rAlUlAUl\/Co WATCHMAKER AND OPTICIAN\ni**************4,<**4********M*********^**********4**4)**aT>\nSMART OXFORDS\nWE ARE SHOWING OXFORDS\nat their best in all the good\nstyles. Our Oxfords tit perfectly at every point No rubbing or slipping. With our perfect shoe service we guarantee\nevery shoe we sell to fit as a\nshoe should fit.\nTans, Patents or Dull Leathers\nThe ROYAL\nR. ANDREWS, Prop.\nStrict attention to mall orders.\naa________Vaa\\\nMcRuye and Miss Webllng acting the\nparts, provided unlimited amusement. Tne\nentertainment sustained the reputation of\nthe Eagles, as weir as of the Walker\nLyceum Bureau.\nLet the little folks see \"Hop o' My Hand''\nat the Empire theatre this afternoon.\nNtLSON TO HAVE\nGOOD BALL NINE\nClub Organizes for Season\u2014Steps Toward a team\u2014Correspondence\nWith Other Towns.\nA splendid meeting of the senior\nbaseball club was held last night at\nDesnoyer's 'barber shop, when organization for the season was effected, and\npiianB were discussed looking to an active season in Nelson. There was\nmuch enthusiasm, and fans of all ages\nwere present ln force.\nOfficers Chosen.!\nOfficers were elected as follows:\n(Hon. president. Harry Wright, M. F.\nP.; president, Oeorge P. Wells; secretary treasurer, H. Bishop; manager, W.\nR McLean; executive committee, O. P.\nWells, W. R. McLean, George Lapolnte,\nC. Walmsley, N. A. Mallette.\n, It was reported that steps were under\nway toward securing players to form\nthe nucleus of a team-\nSecuring Matches.\nThe matter of matches is being taken\nup with the towns of Moyie, Cranbrook,\nBonner's Ferry, Rossland, Grand Forks,\nPhoenix and Greenwood, and with or\nwithout a league, there is no doubt that\nNelson will be able to (have a good\nseason of senior ball.\nThere will be a local' practice tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, on the diamond at the Recreation grounds.\nABOUT LAUNCHES.\nWe have. Just received orders from Mr.\nA, N. Wolverton to Ship his Prlscllla,\nchampion of Kootenay lake, holder of the\nmagnificent Patenaude Shield, to Van-,\ncover In three weeks, IF IT BE NOV\n\u25a0SOLD IN THE MEANTIME\nJust three weeks to get the champion\nof the lake.\nWe have shipped out Ave boats and have\nthis day received aa order for a H.0M boat\nfor tbe Arrow lakes.\ndBnginer of the best makes at the lowest\npossible prices. Hulls or knock downs.\u2014\nThe Kootenay Motor Boat Company, Ltd.,\n419k. Baker St,\nWe Have\nSome\nvery nice Atlantic Coast Whole\nCodfish, also Herring and Mackerel.\nAcadia Codfish,\nBluenose Codfish.\nPHONf 223.\nStewart <8b Co.\nIf It's from Stewart's It's good.\nWs Haves Fell Stock of\nPackage and Balk\nSeeds\nWe stock 'the reliable chick food.\nTry it\nTry our Flour, the Imperial\nPatent.\n- Mail orders receive prompt at.\ntentlon.\nS. P. Pond & Co.\nFront 8t. Nelson, B.C.\nPhone 238\nWILL CONTINUE\nBARGE SERVICE\nWord Comes From Superintendent\nHelme.That It Will be Made\nPermanent\n\u25a0It. Helme, superintendent of the Dominion Express company, Vancouver, telegraphed yesterday to P. A. Dunne, In\nanswer to James Johnstone, saying that\nthe barge service . would be continued, on\n-Kootenay lake this summer. There will\n|)e a charge for the service at a fixed\namount per crate. The service is to be\npermanent, and with the anticipated Increase from year to year In the amount\nof the shipments the rate per crate will\nbe) reduoad.\nMr. Johnstone estimates that In five\nyears-the increase In the acreage and in the\nconsequent amount of the shipments, the\ncost of -the service will not be more than\nthree cents or Ave cents per crate.\nAs this information with regard to the\npermanence ot the service has come In\ntime for this year's planting It Is expected\nthat the summer will show a considerable\nIncrease In the berry shipments.\nA rate not to exceed 20 cents is mentioned, but it is hoped that at the Kamloops convention some reduction in this\nmay be' obtained.\nINLAND REVENUE\nTOTAL FOR YEAR\nAbout Thirty-three Thousand -Dollars\nTaken in at Nelion\u2014Comparison\nWith Previous Returns.\nThe Inland revenue returns for Nelson\nfor the year ending March 81, .how total\nrecelpta during that period or S32.838.aS.\nThie following' are the figures for the\nfiscal year by months, the corresponding-\nfigures for the months of the previous year\nbeing shown for comparison:\nComparative Figures.\n110. IMS\nApril 82,382.66 83,021.82\nMay... 2,418.30 131.27\nJune \u00bbMS.<8 ym.ts\nJuly. 2,30.31 (,\u00bb.\u00bb\nAugust S,tn.a 3.H6.H\nSeptember Mtl.U 2,847.73\nOctober 2,785.U 2,680.72\nNovember ...; 2,726.1. S4U.il\nDecember 2,771.* 3.S9.J8\nlSlO 1808\nJanuary ., 1&*U M*J.M\nFebruary 8,076.17 fMSl.28\nMarsh ,,.,. 3,\u00ab33,a M48.ll\nChambrelaln'a Stomach and Liver Tablets assist nature In driving all Impurities\n.out -of .-the system. Insuring a free and\nregular condition and restoring ths organs\nof Uw body to health sad slrMfth. Bold\nby aU druggists snd dealers.\nSeed Oats\nRe-cleaned by ub and tested here L\nHigh Genmlnatlng Quality. Sprilj\nWheat, Spring; Rye and Two-Rowed I\nI ley coming.\nTheBrackman-Ker\nMilling ft., Ml\nOranges\nSweet Tangerins, dozen .;..Mc.\nBlood dozen 36c.\nFancy Navels aeci, 86c\u201e 60c.\nElephant Navels, sweet and Juicy,\n\u2022ripened on the tree, doien 50c.\nNBW LAID\n35c a Dozen]\nrBEU.TRADINQ CO.\nI ne Up-to-Date Grocers NELSON, B. C.1\n\u2014AUTO-SPRAY\u2014\nPUMPS\nThe Auto Spray to the simplest and best spray pump on the market,\nworks with compressed air, carried on back. We also stock the Myers\nSprtunote and Smart's. Write us for prices.\nFull Stock of Seed and Onion Sets\n80,631 Nelson Hardware Co. jJgEgj\n\u25a0ANIITON\nHiiro\n3 We have a large stock of ,\nBARB WIRE\nPrompt Shipment and Prices Right\nWood-Vallance Hardware Co., Limited\nNELSON, a 0.\nWholtHle\nThe Store of Quality\nEaBter has passed. We are still here with the finest stock of staple\nand fancy groceries, provisions, etc. Fresh fruit, lettuce and radishes.\nYour order solicited.\nP.O.Bok54 A. S. HOrSWill Phone\n10\nNA-DRU-CO. TOILET PREPARATIONS\nARE THE BEST\nAn afar tluni-w\n\u25a0\u25a0whoihwd\t\nwll b* fend fa\n' NA-DRU-CO\nwmehh qnfcU-y tiaurbedby thn\nchafef sol Om Sr^pSSJ\n******* m rnrnm aaaaA\u2014wlhty\nNA-DRU CO.\nGresseless Cold Cream\u2014A\nsweetly, perfumed, emollient\n\u2022kin food.\nNA-DRU CO.\nWitch Haxel Cream\u2014Softens\nthe skin and Is readily absorbed.\nNA-DRU CO.\nTheatrical Cold Cream In 1\nIb and 1-2 lb. boxes.\nNA-DRU CO.\nI Ssroderm Soap\u2014A medicated\nsoap for shampooing,\nNA-DRU CO.\nTalcums\u2014Violet, Rose), Jlesh\ndelightfully perfumed.\nNA-DRU CO.\nCucumber and Witch Hatsl\nCresm\u2014A valuable toilet luxury for softening the skin.\nNA-DRU CO.\nCamphor lee\u2014For chapped\nhands and roughness ot 111*\nskin.\nNA-DRU CO.\nHair Restorer\u2014Restores gray\nhalt to Its) original color, irradl-\ncsMs dandruff and stops falling\nCANADA DRUG AND BOOK CO., LOOTED\nrasasras-raa\naa_________\nM\n\u25a0\n","type":"literal","lang":"en"},{"value":"The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. 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