@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "b58956a8-c8bd-4793-b723-c876abd702e4"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-12-08"@en, "1899-12-28"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ndaymine/items/1.0082548/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ pl0VUicial ^��cWtU Daily Edition No. 671. Nelson, British Columbia. Thursday, December 28. 1899. Tenth Year 6ENS0R GIVING LESS TROUBLE Latest News of the Military Operations at the Front. says also that there wero thousands of spectators at the Pretoria railway station when the British who wero captured at Nicholson's Nek detrained, The people wore ordered by tho Boer commandant to bore thoir heads nnd did so. Tlm i-.ritiih. astonished, re turned the salute." t second contingent. pouring in Applications are BOERS FORTIFYING- WE ARE WAITING It is Thought That Buller May Make Another Attempt to Cross the Tugela,--Situation at Ladysmith-���The Dutch Farmers are Disaffected. London. Dec. 28. ���(4:80 a. in.)���Mi, I whether if the military situation re- Winston Churchill's airival at Ohievo- mains unchanged thoy will keep from ley Camp is perhaps responsible for , open rebellion. some over coloring of tho gravity of I Even in districts that havo not heen the situation, hut all today's news cou-1 visited hy the Boers iu the eastern voys tho impression that General Bul- port of the Province, tho Dutoh farm- ler may he intending another attack ers aro rifling abont armed, this iH the upon tho Boor positiou. Certainly the caso also in districts onl? fifty miles Boers are not inactive. At both Mod-1 from Capetown where a seditious dor Kiver and the Tugela they are said j movement is husilv propagated. Tbe to he strengthening their forces and extending defence works which in hoth cases nre seemingly impregnable. As showing Ihe diffloulty of obtaining accurate information a correspondent of the Daily News at Capetown, under date of December 21. announces that General Buller is coming to Capetown to meet Sir Charles Warren aud then both will go to Modder River. As five bntlalions of General Warren's fifth division nre said to havo gone to Natal, his arrival at Pietermnritzbnrg seemed natural. Dispatches from Chiovehty indicate tbat Genera? Buller's forces will lumobilize at Frore before attempting another advance. Doubtless he would ho glad to retrieve the Colenso reverse before the arrival of Lord Roberts; yet he is hardly likely to attempt another frontal attack. It is more likely that he is preparing to strike, shonld the Boers make any offensive movement. Mr. Churchill's reference to Ladysmith may implv that the situation of the garrison is more desperate than had been supposed. The Boers continue fortifing the hills commencing the town. General White, hov over, has hello-graphed that all was well iu Ladysmith on December 2(1. Competent military critics in London regard the campaign as at a complete deadlock for the present, owing to tho dispersal of the Britisb British forces are inadequate tn guard 1,000 miles of communications. Ohieveley Camp, Dec. 22. ���(Friday.) ���Our scouts have reported Boers in force on this side of the Tngela River. 'Three regiments of regulars supported by artillery and all the available mourned volunteers under the coin- maud of Lord Dundonald advanced. The Boers retired across tbe river. The British captured five hundred cuttle. London, Dec. 2H.��� Tl" Moruiug Post has received the following fr.iin Churchill under dato of December 20, telegraphed from Ohieveley Camp, wheu he has arrived : "All ranks havo complete confidence 111 Sir Bedvers Buller, ami there is a stein determination to succeed uext timo at all costs. A painful impression was caused hy the announcement of the change of commanders-in-chief and the soldiers here are resolved to vindicate their trusted leader. "The situation, nevertheless, is ono of diffloulty, the Boer positiou being one Oi extraordinary strength with nigh hills lined tier on tier with trenches and galleries rising from an almost unfordable river and with a smooth plain in front. Tbo enemy hnve all the langes marked and many powerful guns dominate the various forces^'UckT'anec^ate^rnr^orljpoinra of the river,while the drifts are Thev believe it will he many weeks commanded by a converging mns- 10 ��� "'" B " . , ' kpfrv fire from nrohahlv 12,000 Boers, before Lord Roberts is a'le to reorgan- kern nre mini prouuiuj , . .. , ������������������� mnm I "There are 10 miles of wild, broken ize nnd to make an effectivo move. . , T i i.u | country before reaching Lnd) smith, Loudon, Dec. 38.-A dispatch to ; which demands early relief." the Times from Mafeking, dated Mon-; - .-._��������� At dav December 11. hi* way of Mnchudi, Kimberley, Wednesday, Dec. 80.-At Ssday Decernbr 19, says that Lady half past two this morning minted Barah Wilson, aunt of the Dnke of detachments, under command o Col- Mr borough, who was captured by ��� ond Paakham with time "�����"��������� the Boors while acting as corresnnnd- three seven-pnunders nnder Major entfo a London paper, has arrived May recmnoitered, leaving the en- ent tor a uuuuun _aya., ���rnnnhmanta I'hn British advanced to there, having been changed or Vil- ��*- < ����-J" ^ ,_��� -one, a notorious horse thief and con- 1^ ^.^ ^ ^ ^ VK,t' peering over the ridge. Fonr gons ; then beunn to shell the Tnllpan at n London, Dec. 2h,-The Boer trenoh rBn���8 0f 8,500 yards. A Boer gun work is so good that It enables the dropp0* fonr shells near our men. hut enemy to hold a long line with very L-fl ,|0 Haiuaue. A-i the Boots were fow men, nnd to travel groat distances_trn'_gly entrenched wo withdrew. under a perfect cover so as rapidly to | Their gtiua are well posted, reinforce any point attacked. tfnperia London, Dec. 88.���The (lnperial Government, according to a dispatch from Calcutta to the Times, bas accepted an offer of two batteries mads bv the Indian Government. . (i Ottawa, Ont , Dec. if:���Mrs. Rog. ars, wife of Oaptain Maynard Rogers. with the lirst contingent at Belraunt, Sonth Allicu, received the following cable ibis morning, dated "Belmont, (Wednesday) Dec. 87 ���Happy returns, all well." CAPTURED ON TIIK 111(111 SEAS. Pietermaritzburg, Dec. 20. ���General Supplies Intended Kor the Boers Aro Intercepted. Kevv Yotk, Don. 27. ���Secretary of Stato Hay bus communicated with Sir Charles Warren, commanding the United states Ambassador Ohoate In Fifth division, arrived here last even- | England regarding the seizure off tho iug with his staff nud immediately [COast of Sonth Africa of three vessels proceeded for the front. loaded with American goods and con signed lo merchants in Lorenzo Mar- London, Deo. 28. ���A dispatch to tbe Times from Pietermaritzburg. dated Thnrsdav,Deo. 21, says: "A strong suspicion exists horc thnt tho ostensibly innocent bills of lading .furnished by German steamers arriving in Delagoa Bay really ooticoal con- trahrand and the local newspapers are urging a more rigid examination of cargoes. Ohieveley Camp, Deo. 25. ��� (Mon- lay).���Although the two armies were in sight of each other, with the temperature 102 degree in the shade the British todav enjoyed their characteristic Christmas cheer OupMiiis Glen- fell and Kirkwocd. of the South African Light Houso, left here' yesterday to inspect the patrols along tho eastern hills. Ti.eir horses returned at nigl.t alone. Colonel Douald ofthe Royal Fusileers has had his collar bone broken by being thrown from his morse while on outpost duty. Ohieveley Camp, Tuesday, Dec. 20. ���The naval guns begun shelling the Boor positiou ut 5 o'clock this morning, using lyddite. The shelling continued abont two hours. Ever since the engagement at Colenso the enemy have been energetically improving thoir entrenchments. They cau be seen galloping freely from bill to hill. Ladvsmith also had a bU8y morning ii.dii.y- tbeiirng the Bohiii volition on Umbulawana Mountain. Tho bursting shells wera plainly visible at Cbiov- elev. WElIil CTATffl��� M. Morton Presents Re port on Fur Seals WANT LAKE SHIPYARDS The Times, which comments editor ially upon the severe strain says: "It isdiilicult to avoid the ooriclu London, Dec. 28.-A snecial correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, telegraphing from Sterkstrom. Capo Ocl- to siontbat onr troubles are due to the ony, Thursday, Dec. M*"* unreality of the presumedly practical! "Strong men*ures are neoe��ary e sons given in the manoeuvres at Al-i check the hostile fool un* among the lessons given in t ! Ulltoh eolmists, whose sedition is D itches from Modder River repre-, shown in the removal ��if rail way bolls sent Dutch disaffection in Griquu- the obstrootiou of brids cvert. land West, as growing very serious, and attacks ^"' ' J ��� ' In some towns the entire Dntoh popu- Disaffection is bound to inc. ase, nn less immediate reinforcements are forthcoming. The local Dutch und British settlers lation has joined the Boers. The rebels have formed a laager at a point S.^:'r.,ri;,:irii1"';.:.,;��,v*���^����.'��' Boers have raised the siege of Kmn- j 0|)rm). manes and have all withdrawn to Mag- ^ London. Dc ^ ^^ ^ ^ ersfontein. The Capetown correspondent o ��� ""J^ Bobllnger, an agent of the Times under date of Friday, uec. ��, . ^^ __^ Eqdtable Assurance Sod- says: , , .Lf_ ,vh0 has arrived hem from Pre- -Anxiety regarding ths attitude of et ��h ^^ .^^ the Colonial Dutch is steadily grow- toria, say^t ,peo_iatlve ing. Tbey make no effort to conceal MM ^odWJ _ ^ j ^ mln,ng their sympa.hy with tho two Bepu b- ; napta , ^.__ ^ ___ ���_ lies and the only question now is i wuuu New York, Dec. 27.���The Tribune's London special says: "A bslated Christmas message from Ladysmith was posted yesterday afternoon. It was the throe day's casualty list, with four deaths from fever and dysentery, three men wounded, apparently from shell, and one separate entry of 10 killed and 16 wounded in what looked like a sortie or reconnnis sauce last Friday, in which were engaged the Fifth Lancers, who fought so well at Elaudslaagtc, unil the remnants of tho Gloucester Regiment and Tenth Mountain hattery. which weie entrapped at Nicholson s Nek. There were no details, but optimists chose to infer that White's men had been again j showing their tin ttie hy venturing outside tbeir lints, especial!; as Lieutenant Colonel Fawcett of the Lancers, the ofiicer apparently in command, was severely wounded. Whether the Ladysmith garrison'is lighting gallantly outside or is exposed to closer and more ncstruotive fire from the enemy's guns, these casualty lists, with their Jfatal cases of tvph.iid fever.are eloquent ap- Ioals to the British army beyond Tngela to rescue it us speedily as possi'de from prolongation of the siege. "The relief of Ludystnith has become Buller's first objective and everything else'has been sacrificed to attain that object, "Frontal attack stems tbe onlj ie- source of British strategy in the field. There is a general agreement,however, among military men thnt he will not attempt the second time near Oolenso uutil fall control of thu southern bank has been secured. The arrival of the siege train is reported at last at Capetown It is not yet clear whether Me- thnen or Buller will make use of these guns in attacking strongly fortified positions in front of them. "Geueral Forrestier-Walker reported that there was no change at Motlder Kiver, where Methuen was well en trenebed and undisturbed, and thnt Dordrecht had been occupied by 15 Cape police, tho Boers having retreated." quez, Delagoa Bay. K. G. Geldett, an expert agont of South Williams Street, is one of thu snfforors by the. coulisca- ling of the goods in transit, and be bss laid the facts before Secretary Hay. Mr. Geldnrt said todny: "I notified Mr. Hay, nnd in reply be sent me a letter saving he bad communicated with the United State-t Ambassador iu England. I am going to have tho mnt- ter brought Up in congress nnd see what redress Americans havo for these seiznres. The proceeding was a most high-handed one, und without precedent, I beiieve. The Pennsylvania Milling Company,Flint, Eddy & Company and others are as badly off or worse thau I am, as they hid goods on tho same vessels; I shipped a quantity of beef ant) laid on the Beatrice, a British vessel, which sailed from the North Central pier, Atlantic basin, io tbe latter part nf November. Tbo Mashona, another British vessel, sailed early iu November, and on her I had a quantity of beef nnd flour consigned to the same firm in Lorenzo Marquez, England is acting on the idea that all goods consigned to Dolagna Bay aro meant for Pretoria, out tho oiiub of proof lios wilh Ihe Government. With this 1 havo nothing to do. I consigned goods in tho usual way to a reputable firm iu neutral territory and these havo been seized by eider uf the British '"over.nmerit. Both th��w steamers were under the British flag, too.' ��� At the British consul's oflice in this city yesterday, a statement given ont in answer for an expression of opinion about tho seizure was: "If you will show anyone who cau define contrahrand of war, I will tell you what I think about this. If onr countrymen considered flour contraband of war.as giving aid and comfort to the Boers by being part of their sustenance, it was perfectly right to seize the vessels on the high seas, even though they wero directed to a neutral port. In tho recent Chinese war rice was declared contraband of war." Experts on international law and admiralty practice say that if the classification of flour as contraband nf war was established it would bn a precedent that, would he of the utmost danger to Great Britain in tbo future as a great commercial nation. Now Orleans, Doc. 27.���Tho British consul hero is authority for the statement that New Orleans hns been oue of the chief poits used by Boer agents fnr securing supplies for uso in the Transvaal and that British ships have been used largely in their shipment. Corn, it seems, hns been ono ol tbe principal staples bought for the purpose and shipped away from this port without creating either continent or suspicion. Tho Britisb authorities however, appear to havo been possessed of more or less information on the snhjeet for Home time hut havo been powerless to stop tlm shipments. Th�� plan, the British consul says, has been to ship the Btain and other supplies from New Orleans to Rotterdam and thore reship tn ports from which the Transvaal eould be reached, British shtps being used to carry it as far as Rotterdam. This seasou the quantity of corn shipped from Now Orleans to Rotterdam has heen in excess of 8;000,��� 000 bushels, while the legitimate trade has never required moro than 400,000 bushels. CIVIL MARRIAGE. But For Alaskan Boundary Question Ironclads Would bo Building on Great Lakes- Washington, Dec. 27.���Attention to tbe Behriug Sea controversy between tin United States and Great Britain has been renewed by the report of Mr. J. M. Morton, United Stales ugeut ou the seal islands who has come in to suimit his report and confer with the authorities. The essentinl point of the report is that the seal herds have diminished 20 per ceut. within the last year. When the Behrina Sea negotiations were on last year the maiu contention of the American authorities was that the herds were being so diminished by poaching and pelagic soiling that the amuinls would become 6*. tinct at au early date. Mr. Morton's renort of a diminution of 20 per cent IB regarded as fully bearing out the contention and it is taken also as an indication of urgent need of renewed negotiations for tha prevention of pel- agio sealing. as training ships for naval cadets, have arr. ��� I .it Havana, after a cruise through V\\i-i ludian waters. It was the arrival of tin m' ships in Haytian it ion days :iu'u thai cabled onstornation among tbe ofllciala and people there, a - It was leoied there wonld be a repetition uf tbe l.udcra incident and another demand on Haytl hacked up by the German naval guns It appears, however, that the visit of tho warships was entirely devoid of significance, THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS The Public Prosecutor Has Completed His Andrew. Paris, Dec. 27.���The public prosccn- for concluded his closing speech tonight beforo the Senate, sitting as a High Court, In the conspiracy cases. He asked that an especially severe sentence be imposed upon Jules Guei- iu, tho presitkmt of the anti-Semite league. The president of tho court, M. Fallieres, then read the decision of the High Court, liberating those prisoners whose prosecution wus abandoned yesterday, owing to want of evidence Tbo prisoners in question then lefl the court room, oue of their number, M. Cailly, Bhouting, "Vive la Repnbliqne" and "A bas Ies Jnifs." Tho court adjourned until tomorrow. THAT KI.NlAN RAID. A Huge Joke on the Part of American Irishmen. Montreal, Dec. 27. ���Military authorities in Eastern Canada scuff at tho reported invasion of Canada by Irish Fenians from the United States. They deolare that a hundred thousand troops equipped with the tndsl powerful and modem gnus could be mobilized iu a short lime auil soon drive back auy would-be invaders. A Detroit, Mich , dispatoh fays prominent Irishmen identified With Irish societies assert that the whole thing is a huge joke more thau anything else. "Just to scare England a little, you see," said ono. Ottawa Out., Dec. 27.-Tbe Hon. Dr. Borden stated this afternoon that the names of tho oluoors nf the second contingent would bo announced .this evening. Montreal, Dec. 27.-Reports from recruiting stations in eastern Canada Indioate that no trouble will be experienced by the Government in finding a sufficient number of rocrnits for tha Protestants Oan Now Be Legally Mur- ried in the Philippines. Washington, Den. 27. ��� General Otis has issued a decree authorizing the celebration of civil marriages in the Philippines and Secretary Root has approved the act. Heretofore all marriages were celebrated by the Catholic Church so that Protestants and non-Christians were prohibited from mArrying. The decreo does not Interfere with the Catholics, who may be married according to tbeir rites, bnt extends the privilege of civil marriage to those who may desire it, just uh is practiced in the United States. SECRETARY LONG'S REPORT. Washington, Dec. 27.���Secretary Long stated iu his recent annual report that negotiations were pending between the United States and (ireat Britain, to overcome the treaty against building war ships ou the great lakes. It has transpired that the American members of the Joint High Commission put forward a plan permitting the lako shipyards to build warships, with the understanding that the vessels would not ho fitted up aud remain on the lakes for naval service. This was accepted by tho Canadian ollicials with tho additional provision that the armor should not be placed ou tho wai ships, until after they bave reached salt water. Tnis provision wonld have heen incorporated in the tiual arrangement, had not the commission failed of an agreement because of the Alnskan boundary trouble. READJUSTMENT OF RATES. The Railroads Will Listen to the Mer chants' Complaints. New York, Deo. 27.���As a result, of tho protest of the merchants against tho classification of merchandise by the railways and of interviews of members of the Merchants' Association in this city with thn trunk line officials, tho latter have said lhat tnis classification Will go into effect on January I, but thoy hove promised that tho matter of a readjustment of classifications, which it is claimed by the merchants will hurl their business, will be taken np again by the traffic ollicials und executive ullicers of the roads, who will sift every grievance to the bottom and meet the merchants half way in making proper readjustment. INSURGENTS STILL FIGHTING. Monifa, Dec. ���'?.���Ouluiiei Locket with a force of 2,500 men including artillery today attacked a strong force of insurgents entrenched in the mountains near Montalban, about live miles northeast of San Mateo. The enemy were completely routed, the Am- ricans pursuing thetn through the hills amid which they fled in every direction, Four Americans were wounded, The Filipino loss was largo resulting from a heavy infantry aud artillery tire (nr three hours into tho trenches. It is supposed lhat the insurgents were driven ont oi San Mateo on the day General Lawton was killed. They numbered probably a thousand. THE PANAMA CANAL. SPANISH PRISONERS FAMILIES. Madrid, Dec. 27.���Tho Premier, Senor Silvela, formally announced at today's oabiuet council that ho hnd an interview with the United states Minister, Mr. Bellamy Storer, who had Informed him that United states Government would undertake the repatriation of the [amHies of Spauish prisoners in the Philippines. DEAD FROM EXPOSURE. Toronto. Out.,Dec. 27.���John Heu'.y, aged 25, died in the Emergency Hos- pital this morning as a nsuit o: exposure tn extreme told, haviuK beeu found lying on the Grand Trunk tracks near Bownianville with a leg broken and both feet linilly frozen. He is supposed to havo fallen from a lraiu. Be- loto his death tbe victim gave bis home as Findlaj, Ohio. NO DISSOl IJTION YET. Quebec Dec. 27. ���Le Solcil, Liberal, regarded al an authority m Fedeial politics, states that tho Federal Government has no Intention of bringing on the general elections ut present. It Bays there is no public or party interest at the moment to precipitate a dissolution before the expiration of its term. BISHOP CONSECRATED. American Company Incorporated to Buy Out the Concern, Trenton, N. J., Dec. 27.���The Panama Canal Company of America with all authorized capital; "f $80,000,000 was incorporated hern today. The ob- ject of the company, as shown by the joliet. Que.,Dec. 27.���Tho consecra- articles of incorporation, is to acqniio ti(in 0j Mnnsaigneai Bnruanlt and co- hy purchase the ship canal of tbo Cora-1 a.liutor Nicolet occurred here this pagnic Nouvello du Canal do Panama morning. Archbishop Begin of Que- and tbe railway aoross the Isthmus of !,,���,. Wllh oonseorating prelato assisted Panama, and also to construct, equip I ,)y Bev,.n,i t,jHhops from the United and operate said canal and railway j $\\atm ttIKJ other par.s of Canada, and the various enterprises conncoted therewith. SCARED OF THE GERMANS. THE INDIAN FAMINE. London, Dec. 27.���The Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedloston, tele- Th, Nixe and Von Moltke Caused graphs from Calcutta that there has Alarm in Haytl. been no increase of rain and that 2,- Washington, Dec, 27.��� The German 461,000 natives suffering from famine war ships Nixe and Von Moltke, used ' are now receiving relief. vV Dt ess i. es* ,ce , So ���ltd ���ice )re- . at 7*>c' Die* reg> Ores pr'tc^ nsc ' [hs, ., at his v th fork I ve this! en befoij the prd has reed Mr. Mil are P") :he winl been p4 ot* the I steady now bl the sbotj 1 Mines | enced v group ���nil be t a very mpiou, very w�� the P as any ! touth forJ it as all I at the ' ,r winter] probttbW itorm. in the of the V 00 feet down las"] inch to I Several I oring NM t the mil" (dide has] sverythina ixcitementl ners by'L iilvor Belli nnisinn 'I ties. TheJ 1 it nppeai recording I g which al iDtly tookl ,* at the I on all si<| taudon all x over thi ielil Knell it to help tl bnt the oil ii- altogeth.l is the nil camp as tt me, follow I i. ��� ��� ��� ���tack at th blown In ��t*r jackets , has been (I and when i'4 a use the t| { and the ing. ��"***',i , adopted. jl A BABlj institution-1 would perbl >ne moie ootl England, fotr \\loh no tee'l W alleg'anoe! %" thla ..Iit-Mis.-U* NELSON DAILY MINER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER *#. i&99* Bra V foi the ilid swt out tin do' baby wb Cot \\ 001 no Ma do} for U-n olg vie 1 Hu we des rou the pi a sav Lei pot ubc boc fro Ian s pet is 1 Mc roB fro me BUI OW til. he on 1 Hit 18F. ei_ no 1 3i of a 1 ki! Off wi hi oie oil lui ki: gf' Tt lit pr. Nelson Daily Mper f ubllautal uaily ejeoent Monday. Nici.sonMinkh Pbiktino & Pubi.ibiii.-jo t'o. I) J BfflATON, Kdltorand Mnnttgor. Hukscriition Rates. inily por m;ulli by canter * 100 per Im if yoor "00 per yerr W On peryucr hy mall 800 perverr foreign WOO Nelson Wkkkiy Minkr. Weekly, pe naif year * 126 p..r year por yoar, foreign Subscription! Invariably in advance .. ������oo ..2 50 likely to have a too pronounoedly pro- Boer strain. H -ison Min :r Print;ngSt. PubllshlngCo nelson. b. c. Telephone No. 144. THE TRAVES CASE. Uudei nny circumstauces it ih im- iKirtant to know whether 0 by-law is valid or int. It was important so in the case of the Fire Limit By-law. foi if not valid, frame structures of all sorts and sizes might go up in the very heart of the City. It was proper, therefore, that the officials should contest the right of Mr. Traves to erect that frame building on Ward Street which has been thj cent/o of so much Interest during the past few months. It is a surprise to learn from thn judgment of which it hns been the occasion that not ouly tne Firo Limit By law, but all the other bylaws affected by the recent revision and consolidation, are under suspicion. That is a very serious matter, much more serious than the more question of au additional frame structure within the prescribed limits, It becomes immediately necessary to settle whatever doubt there may be. Oue suggestion is to appeal tbe judgment to the full Court. That, to sny the least of it, would be attended with considerable risk. Mr. Justice Martin is noted as a sound lawyer, and the probability is his judgment would be sustained and the doubt as to the consolidation confirmed. The City would therefore find itself no farther tidvanoed, while, another pretty bill of costs wouW bo run up. The Traves building is a small thing in comparison. A more sensible course would be to drop the Traves case, relying for protection against further abuses on the virtue of a restraining order, and proceed at ouco to the more serious affair of remedying the defects of the consolidation by-law. That is the important thing just now. The corporation can afford to lot the Traves mutter drop ont of sight, especially as the chances nre all against it, when it has the muoh graver situatiou raised by the judgment nailing for immediate attention. The proceedings so fnr do not hold out any hope that further ones would result differently, whereas the opportunity is ready to hand to set abont completing the formalities necessary to removo any doubt ss to lhe validity of the broader by-law. The cars of the Nelson Street Railway Company made a second attempt at starling their regular service yesterday, this timo without any mishap, and the Oltyjtook on quite metropalitau airs in couseqnen'e. AMERICANS GET IT. Glasgow, Dec. 37.���The corporation of thin oity has accented tho bid of a New York company for electric feeders for tbe Glasgow tramways at ��151,- 000 or $10,000 below the lowest bid in Great Britain, PRESCRIPTIONS Thu purity of the Drugs nnil Medicines admlnlstoied to thu patlonl Is the inosi essential element iii tlm successful treatment of disease I're-cnplimis nre ram- pounaod by ns from absolutely Pure lirugs iii liorfecl condition, io.il Ihcphy slolan'a skill will out be nullified by old and Impotent drugs, our Btooks of requisites for' The Toilet The Nursery The Sick Room Are complete. Your patronage soliotted, Nurses' Directory. For tho convenience of Physicians anil Nnrs'-s, we hnve established n Nurses' Dlrootory, and In order to have il complete, request all Nurses to scad in or cull and leavo thoir names and addresses. H. F. M'LEAN Dispensing Chemist Telephone 115. P, O. BOT 225. Baker Street. Mail Orders Promptly Attended To, SON'S SEE OUR DOLLS and TOYS Thomson Stationeir Go., LttL NELSON, B. C. A. R- BARROW, a.-m.i.c.e. Provincial Land Surveyor, Corner Victoria and Kootenay Sts. P. O. Box 5511. Telephone No. 115 We publish an unusual number of telegrams from South Africa this morning, from which it may be fairly inferred that the censorship is being somewhat relaxed. The dispatches from the different centers of conflict bear a groat resomblanee. Everywhere the Boers seem to be strengthening their already strong positions, while the British are awaiting reinforcements, the monotony being only broken by an occasional sortie or reconnaissance. A London co'.de says that all today's news conveys the impression that General Buller is abont to make another attempt, to force the passage of Tngela River. Genera! Buller is an able as well as a resolute general. He has already sustained one reverse, and he may be counted on not. to make another mistake. Nu.\\t time he tries to get across he will succeed, so if tli9 above surmise is correct, it will not be long beforo Ladysinitb is relieved. A check like tho one that was recently reoeived is admirably calculated to rouse a feeling of bitter anger and de- siro for revenge iu the breasts of thu soldiers, sentiments not calculated to make the next engagement any easier for the Boers. It will probably be the most hard fought and bloodiest battle of the war. General Buller still commands the confidence of his troop*, and his ndniirorH will be much surprised if ho does not regain his laurels before Lord RobertH appears on the scene. General Warren Iwh arrived at Pietei- maritzburg and the five battalions ho biings with linn aro arriving in tho niek of time. I.** C QUEEN, li. A., O. J"���PROVINCIAL I1 ��� baud Surveyor. Surveys of mineral claims lands, eto. Agent for obtaining Grown Grunts. Olllce Turaer-Boeckh block Nelsou, B.C. KOOTENAYCOFFEE CO Our Fresh Roasted Coffee of Best Quality, as follows: Java and Arabian Mochn, per pound $ 40 Java and Mocha Blend,!',1 pounds 100 Fine Santos, 4 pounds 1 00 Santos Hlend, 6 pounds 1 00 Our Special Blend, li pounds 100 Onr Rio Roast, 0 pounds 100 A ritl.ll. Oltltl'i: sol!(il ||>. Salesrooms . 2 DOORS EAST OF ODDFELLOWS BLOCK, VV. BAKER ST. Nelson, - b. c. A Few BARGAINS IN CHOICE NEW YEARS' GIFTS still left. A few odd pieces of Silver Plated Ware at clearing off prices. CANADA DRUG- & BOOK CO. COAL! ) OAL! Great Reduction! (aHn^�� $9.65 Per Ton orow^nest $6i15 per Ton DELIVERED. C.W.WEST&C0. TELEPHONE .'IM. LUMBER. Delivered to an any point on Kootenay Lake. I have a complete stock on hand of BOUGH ANU DRESSED LCMLt , SHINGLES. MOULDINGS, SASH DO' il < INSIDE FINISH. COAST FLOORING and FINISHED LUMBER. Wholesale Houses. NELSON, B. C. AERATED AND MINERAL WATERS THORPE & CO., LlMJTltD.���Oorner Vernon nan Cedar Strews, Nelson, iiiiinu- fuoturors of and wholesale dealers in aerated waters aud f run syrups. sulenKeaUj for Ll**>- e}onapruifcr, nunuww vvauir. NELSON SUDA WATER FACTORY ���S. .VI. OumUUliB, L*W> '. lnui'J know., vane j of soft drinks. I'. " Hon SU ll" pllOuuNo Jl. tlt'u. er oireel. SolHOIt liuti.e.i- of the Famous St. Leon Hoi Springs Mineral VV aler. HUDSON'S BAV COMPANY. CIGARS Mill at PILOT HAY. Sards, NELSON nnd LARDO HEAD OFFICE J. A. SAYWARD. Joy cometh in the morning And in the evening' too, If you eat his Home made Bread You'll be joyful too. A*k your Grocer for it. Grocers carry it : These KIRKrATRICK & WILSON. J. A. IRVING & CO. MORRISON & CALDWELL. EAST END GROCERY. GEO. BKLL & CO. T. A. SCAN LAN. COLE'S GROCERY, Hume Add, HUMPHREYS & PITTOCK. KOOTENAY OiGAH M,-"U CO. ner uuk.i aim ll.tuot.rou ... .., i��uu, ulaellirer- ut " 'tujai oe.il " u.,u " ivuu tiulle " brand uf clgara. COMMISSION MtKbttHi'l i a HJ. HVANS dt jO.-H'-'x"' " '��� ��� HOIl, tvnOiuMilu d\\ia.uiv* in li (iu a, UJK . eeinent, tiro U lea and lireei j, w.uu: pipe U Hteoi rails and general uouimtusldu in. r- I. i ��� GRAIN, HAY AND CEKcAuo B~~ RACKMAN <*. JVtrtMlLLir-U U^. 1.1MITKU.���r'ronL bbreet, .Stuuuil. wnoie huJu dealer* iu Hour, iueti!8, ate., ana uaj and grain. Mill's at lulliioiiLi.n, V leleria .ui. New VVeslnillihlei. bluvulort! oil Calgary u Ednioiilun Railway. GEO. ""��� MOTION-- Wholesale Hut. orain and reed, opeeial quouiUuiin un carload lots lo all Kuoiuua> puinU. GROCERIES A MACDONALD ��c GO.-Oer.er v���r- ��� nou am! jiiHuullliiu ouoolH. wliulunatc irrocarl and juubure iu DldUkULS, glove, niiL.B. ooouj, rubOor-t, uiaoKinawt, and uiiiiers' suit dries. KOOTENAY SUPPLY CO. umitkd- Voruon airuoi, .s.1 o.>. iuiporterH, wliuie- nule grocers. FRESH AND SALT MEATS PBUKNck A OO iiiii.,-r .-Hivui, .leiouu, ��� WllulOdUlu ,1,-airl';. Ill l.Oall ullll eUie>. UlOaln, UwlU Alurtl^u. WfeST KOOTENAY BUTCHER Co ���baker aireeL. iScIhuii. \\V Iioiubhio do... ul'Mu IK- ii lltidcu.ell illeald. HARDWARE & MINING bUPPL.tw HtlYtnS a. GU.-^'"����C iiAker a ��� ��� JiMttpUiUQ bU'tititd, iSul��un, WliOiU&tti uuuiCI'a IU h.u-iiw.ai' (Lull llllllillg . -u jijuif.- Aguiild for (JiaiiL I'-jwUut* Co. The Best New Year's Gift for your Boys or Girls is ;i course of traininj,'1 at the Business College Don't wait for the High School but give them the high gradeof supplementary education afforded by this institution. Classes formed Wednesday, Jan. 3rd. RATTRAY & MERRILL. Victoria Street, near City Hall. PATENT VAPOR AND MEDICAL BATH niost.-'illeaoious in eheckingdiHcasc and preserving h'aHh, hlK-ily rocommend ed oy the Medical Faculty and profeH* si'int] ui-hch. Ono bath will break up the most Kevero'cold. Imperial Silverware The best Roods on the market, beautiful dofltffHB, and every article guaranteed for ton yearn. Chautauqua Combination "Writing Desk aud Drawing Board. Tho best Kindergarten Combination over invented for children nr young people. Fully fu nished with hmtruc tion book, crayons, etc., invaluable for home education. The Silverware and D-'skH nre most -mitable for Chri-tnms presents. Call and liiBpeO' goods at my office, Hull street between Baker and Vernon. JOHN BLUNEY, ^!:i'Sr���,umblft. VANCUUVER HARDvVaRi-. oU'Y l-lMilUD 1>hKoI* Olluul, jNUlOUUt Hiiuh sata dealers iu turd vvuru ana miiitrg HUppilutf, plunmer-i'aiia unsunlu's supplies. ELSON HARDWARE CO.-Whole **nir t. .uin :- aita "li.--. N.*;0't-T*!��-"i- ��� ^Tft Soon New Vear will !>,��� upon us he time for nou resolutions. Just Dot This Down and hang il up kitchen. in vour N LIQUORS AND DRY UUUDS. TURNER, but ION & oO.^oine Varum- luia ju*-u^hihu ouuuw-, NutdUu wnoiesalu deulois IU iiqiiui's cigars and dl'j gooUo. ^���.gOiit-.ror 1'ubiu lii'owiurf lo. ot Aii wa. kee ami OaigafV tiruWl-tgUU. of i ig.t j H UDoJU'a BaY U��J.- ���> uuiuoaio ^u- Ctll'lua IIUU U<|UOril,tfwU., liJl,,:!'.;,.. \\{'i^ 11 NOTICE lt> hereby given that". moetlDg of the credhor* 01 Ch&rlea H. Meo*onald will be held at 'ho offloes (Menora Bowes *c Wragge, sollolturs, Bakorstrool Nelson. H 0. on vtonil.y, the Uthdayol lanuary, lOOO.atthe hour of thro ��� o'clock in ihe afternoon, Dated at Nelson, B. C, the 27th day of De- oonibor, 1M9. MISS PALHER will o^ton her Kindergarten nnd Primary School in the KiiKlish t'hurrli fc'choul Room 011 2nd .Inn, For terms particulars apply to Miss PALMER, at Ihe residence of Mrs. J. R. Robertson, Haker street. West. Liberal advertising of a Rond article never fails to remilt in large sales, and tlio Slater Shoe Company is no exception to the role. Although only organ- izecl in May lint the Company has tle- cltued a half-yearly dividend of i% per cent. This is a most creditable showing for a new company, aud the management rightly attributes their suo- cess to tbe excellence of their goods which have been made known by judicious advertising. Lady Sarah Wilson has beeu ex* changed, lmt possibly she is almost sorry to regain her liberty, as a horse thief and convict wero consideiod a suitable exchange. Her letters are not Don't forget lo try St. Leon Hot Springs Water After the Xmas festivities. Sole bottlers Nelson Soda Wulei Factory. Parisian Hair Dressing Parlors Are now open. A 1 irge aHsorttnent of Hair (i^ods, ITaoiftl Treatments and Hair Tonic. Lftdiea should not be without our KosoOroams Room I, Victoria Building. Atlantic S. S. Lines From Portland, Me. Allan Line "Laumitiati" Deo, 27 Allan Lino 'i'arisinn'* Jan. (i I)omlui->n Line "I'ainbroinan" Deo, BO Dominion i.ino "Vancouver" Ian. 18 From Ne��- York White Star Lino "Teutonic" Dec. Tt North German Lloyd "Saaht" Ian. 9 im-rican Linn "Si Paul" DOO. Ti Whito Star Une "Cymrlo .Ian. 8 Red Star Lino "Woeternland" Dcc,27 Ounard Line "Umbrlft". Jan 0 Anchor Line "Anoho-"hC Dee. .'10 Allan State Line "Siiite of Nobranka' ...Jan. 20 Ounard Line ''Campania Doc :��) Krom Huston. Mass Domtolon Line "New Kngla d" Ian, 3 HoiMagtM arranged to and frtun nil European points. Kor ran:-., ticket* and full Inf.mini ion apply to C. P. It, depot off *mt or v, k. Honsle>, ('ity PooflongOl Vffent, \\oln-��n. H.' W. I'M-'. L'UUMIXGS. Qener'ki Agent, C I\\ It. Dittoes Winnipeg NOTICK of assignment pursuant to thu'Tredi- tora' Trust Deeds Act" and Amending Acts. NOTICE is hereby given that Charles H. Moodonald heretofore trading as general mer- rhant in the City of Nelson, H. O. has by deed dated the28th day of December, i-i)9, assigned all his personal estate, c edits and elteeis wnieh may besciz-d and soid under execution and all his real u--tutc to S. \\L Hrydges of the said city of Nelson, accountant, In trust for the benefit of his creditors Til" snid deed was executed by Ihe said Charles H Macdonald and the said S. M. Brydgea on tlie Stf< h day of December- i8i��i). All ji'Ts'inshaving elaims agaluSt tbe said Charles II. Macdonald are required �� nor before the26thday of Kebrunry, l'.ltIO, in serd to tlie trustee fu 1 particulars of the same duly verified, togetlier with the ���ecurites (if anyi held bv tlieiu Not-- e ishereby further given that after lhe said 26tlt dav of Kehruary, 19U0, the trustee will Iirocecd to Fall and Winter Samples are now complete in SuiliuKs, Overooati ', and Fancy Vestingo, Give m, call ami 1 will quote you pir*. s tbat will astonish vou. Ladies' Tailoring: in all it* brunches, a specialty, Stevens II. Bennett's Improved Safety Fuse As Supplied British Admiralty. White Countered G-utta Percha. Will Not Crack or Break. Absolutely safe in all weather conditions. Minimizes risk from firing fuse Everything to recommend it. Ask your denier for them. Manufactured by iflllin Bennett Sons & Co. Cambourne, Cornwall, England. Rooms i and n Clements Hillyer Block Nelson Cleaning and Dyeinp Establishment- S. D. P1EKRE Prop. Ladies' and Gents' Clothing cleans 1 dyed, altered and repaired. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Knir nf ri.nl... 11,111 I M I-.IN TAILORING CLEANING REPAIRING ARTHUR GEE, Opposite Olarko Hotel. Mereluiiit Tailor, PROVISIONS, PriODJCE d. rKJ.l. JY GRIFFIN 4 CJ.-Cruor Verno. ��� ui-ii ,, .,,->l;,-iu.to oiregtd. iNttlbOU, Wllutttotub ncniurci in piovinio.i.i, eurod liitiULH, -jULLur n,u*-. SASH ANO DOORS ELSON brtW ANO PLANlNu ILL.S, LtlMlTKD���Uoratir riuut mm ii.ui ou'ce.n, Aiiiiuu mauu.acLiircr.t uf tiliu wtiutesuio acalurs m b-isii j., tl dOUrtt; all KiuUb Ol l.iilnri WOLK uui It; iU o.iltT. N AOETYLENE GAS V ANSI ONE'S DRUGSTORE. -Cor. IlU J,-:*f,,lllliriLiiil itUtkUl' OUi.Cl.r-. .^Jjln. luri.aiciu.ii Uarulde and VV uilttnu Acutjien Uu Muctuuu Co. ASSAYER'S SUPPLIES WF. ILETZtLAt OO I'urrur Uuk. r ��� and jo**upiiin. olrtjui-, .Noksuii, whol.- Bale doalurd iu a-n.13 er'.s BUpphus. Agent.-* for Uunver l?'iru Clay co. ol ��>eu\\ er, Colorauo. From Jan, 1st, 1900. J shall always get my Groceries from the Hudson's Bay Stores. There is . Mil, in ti,,. utfiilra 11I mau ivhKTi liikc-i nl llu' Ilii,iil lend' on 111 lor itincit���HkalteitpcHrf, do" YOU FULLY REALIZE That V"U tire todny in the most likely pint of iho world In which to make n f 'l'tune? Why not stop and consider this? Mining Stocks Boil-in. nnd Sold. Tcna and and thers worked Vlary Belle g SrSMi'" J Lauada uold .Mm- in/ Co , Is cine of the safest buys on tlie market. Thorough inspection cordially invited. 1000 Noonday '"i''1 Richelieu 4-room house and Purniture, A MERRY XMAS and a Happy New Year to all my Friends. C. D. J. CHRISTIE SPECIAL SALE IN MILLINERY ���AT��� N?rs. McLaughlin's P. BURNS & CO. Wholesale and Retail Meat Merchants HEAD OFFICE NELSON, B. C. a-g- ������������������������ -g-jo Branch Markets in Roasland, Trail, Nelson, Kaslo Sandon, Three Forks, New Denver and Slocan City Orders by mall w any branch will have carefu! and prompt attention. ROWLAND MACHIN, General Agent for Cana la. LAWRENCK HARDWARE CO. I'i .11 iiniiih;; AxcnU. The Nelson ElectricTram way Co. Ltd. LOTS FOR SALEON EASY TERHS Large number Choice Building Lots adjacent to the line of their Tramway. For price and terms of sale apply at the office of the Company, Macdonald Block, Corner of Josephine and Vernon Streets. T. C. DUNCAN, Secretary Iimi i- and lot f r ale, close to imbues part nf iilty. IMoe *2,000, H. A. PROSSER BROKER. Ward Kircr't. uml gol In on lhe uround floor. CorrcspnndenoG Su lulled No w lid i'��t-. AND SOO LI --E. The direct route from KOOTENAY COUNTRY lu nil points EAST and WEST, First-Gins* Sleeper" tin all train? Irorn REVELSTOKE* KOOTENAI LD��, TOURIST OARS pnB- MedioineHat daily tor Si. Panl, Sundays and Wednesdays fur Toronto, Fridays M Montreal and Boston Stinie cats pass Revelstoke oneaay earlier CONNECTIONS T*A/'i>V*��AA*VW\\*��**^^ ��? MAYORALTY CON'jCEST. To *he Citizens of Nelson: In response to numerous from business men, * FOR GROCERIES * AND CROCKERY $ SEE $ requests ; J property owners j ^^^^^^^ and tatepayera, I otter myself as a can-; didato for Mayor of tho Oily of Nolson ( at the approaching Municipal Elec tions. Briefly stated, my platform is as foi lows: If elected it will be my earnest en deavor to ass-ist in more (irmly sstah lishlng Nelson as the wholesalo distri . billing centre of the Kootenay Oountry ���the position for wiiioh she has been . so admirably designed bv nature. In furtherance ot this idea, I will continue aiy consistent advocacy of the construction of a wharf which will BKALEY BLOCK. "NTPT QfllNl meet present and future reguirfltnentsl B.ikor Street. IN JjJ-iijUx'I Geo. Bell & Co. NORTH SEA FROZEN. Berlin, Dec. 27. ���An illustration of the severity of the cold throughout Germany is the fact that communication between Scherrshek and the island of Roeun is now had exclusively over a i enjoyment. requirements I of the wholesale and other business in- \\ terests. I helieve that the City has reached that stage when permanent street improvements have become an absolute necessity and that thn cost shonld bo met, as far as feasible, from current revenue and should tho Citizens see fit to entrust mo with tbe offloe of Mayor, it will he my aim to carry out a well devised system of street improvements. It will be my nolicy to oppose the borrowing of money unless the same be used for the increase or establishment of Public Works producing a revenue to the Taxpayers, I am opposed to any increase in the salary of Mayor, which would necessarily involve a reduction in salaries now paid an efficient staff of officials, or an inoreased burden to the taxpayers. I nm strongly in favor of maintaining llie Fire Department in a position i of thorough efficiency and would ad-1 yiso the adoption of modern equip ments inoluding a Firo Alarm System and the purchase of a chemical engine ! whioh wonld effect a reduction, in all Fire Insurance. It will be mv consistent policy to! safeguard tho taxpayers against any I attempts on tbe part of corporate bodies, carrying on business in Nelsou, to encroach upon the rights of tho Citizens. In my opinion a sufficient amount nf money should be expended upon the P.o'ks of the Oity so that they will provide the Citizens with recreaiton grounds and opportunities f"r healthful FOR MACHINERY WIRE ROPE AND ROPEWAYS Bleichert and HaUldlo Bystoms. WATER TUBE BOILERS Babcock and Wilcox, etc. GAS nnd OIL ENGINES, FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING, etc. ai'[),5i',j.c.t7grofts,m,.mk B.C. We are showing a First-Class Line of Or to Fergusson & Crofts,Vancouver KMIINKKUS ANO AGENTS. ESTIMATES. PLANS. REPORTS. Nelson Harness Shop _S jpit The largest stock and greatest variety of Harness, Saddles, Collars, Blankets, etc , kept in the Kootenay. A call always con- Street, Nelson. J. M. L.UDWIQ. Gookifio Stoves & Ranges Which VERY WC arc LOW offer! ngfat PRICES. CALL AND INSPECT OUR STOCK. VANCOUVER HARDWARE CO. LIMITED, IMPOBTBHS OF Shelf & Heavy Hardware, Etc., Etc., Etc. Nelson Employment Agencv WANTED, Twenty Ijannrcrs. Onok. Two Girls for Housework, Three Waitresses. Young Girl Wants Situation. CONTRACTS TAKK*.' KOlt DIAMOND COKK DltlLUNQ. J. H. LOVE, Afj't Baker ,' frozen arm of the North Sen, a condition which has not existed previously for 2(1 years. On nil municipal works mv policy will I'e lo employ bona-firieresidents of Kelson nud to maintain the publio staudar i rate nf wages i I believe that the Public Schools in ���' j Nelson should he under the control of r> i �� r-> the City and thnt e-erv effort should "T��ltCn*lUUC tSrOS. ll,e �����fo to establish a High School in jour midst. For Fine Clocks I In concluding I wish to say that in and Watches We have received a lot of Be.i uiiiil China Cl cks at remarkably low figures. The nre timekeepers and will make useful presents Patenaude Bros Watchmakers, and Opticians, Nelson. - B. C. the event of my election I will consider it my duty to share with the |Council ilie responsibility of the Civic administration believing, as I do. that the assnrnpiion of eutiro nnthoiitv by one individual is subversive of all constitutional Government, whether Municipal or otherwise. Yours respectfully, FRANK FLETCHER. We have several snaps in House property: :i Kooms and attic 2 lots, oorner Stanlej..91.609 1 Rooms. 2 lots, luvoly situation i,imkh 4 Unonis. nice oottat**. improved lot, NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. Notice is hereby given that we the undersigned formerly carrying on bus - ness as Saloon keepers in the Citv of Nelson in the, Province nf British Colombia, under the firm name and style of Johnson & Smith, havo tliie day by nintiii.) consent dissolved the said partnership. A SNAP! Machinery anil Stores of lhe Doratha Morton MINE FOR SALE. For particulars apply to J. C. T. CR0FT5, M.l-MEOEB. linker Street, Nelson PLUMBING and TINSMITH ING A SPECIALTY. SMOKE "ROYAL SEAL" CIGARS. We wisli you one and all I Ry the only first clii>-' MR. A. VV. PURDY. undort-aker in Nelson, Addresp NHLSON FURNITURE CO. Applowhalte Block. Baker st. cor. Kootenay Or at, residence on Silica street, Kant of Joseph it"! LODGE MEETINGS. A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. KIRKPATRICK & WILSON. P. O. Box K and W. Telephone io. Baker Street SMOKE "KOYAL SEAL" CIGARS. ���VVVW-A*VV*AVVVVVVVV**VVV*��VVVVVVVVV\\VV*tVVVVV*VV*At CHRISTMAS HINTS A tlr-,1 olase Confection* ry Btore l# TV Stn appropriate Xmai silt. Wu woulil lugip He- propor plnce to And an i a tiox of ... . NBtjSON LOUSE No IS, K. of l> I )i te in I -'.O.V. hall. MoDonald block I ary Tuesday evoning at. 8 o'clock "All vi.itiiiu knight* cordially invited ] T. Lillie, C. C. 6. Jiiy, K.of It. and P. COURT IvOOTICMAY. I. o. P., No. 3138. nicotines 2nd and 4tli Thursday, fraternal hall, J A Irving C. H. W. H. bhaw. It. 8, G. B. I. O. O. V. Kootonay Lodge No. it;, moots every Monday night at tholi Hall, Kootonay street The said business will he continued j Sojourning Odd Follows cordially invited. by the linnet si lined Robert B. Smith eoS I���who will pay nil outstanding liablll- G Shaw. N. U John Scoley, V. (J. Fred J Squtros, Boy 5 l'-ooni.-., >-tono foundation! collar "tuli size l,o.iOjtieR of the snid firm and to whom all �� Uvai',ieVc''n0n Ktr��"1, '* l0lS' '",'X"BM��� ] 9J0 aooottnta due the said firm are payable, OHoous.down town new/al'l eonvenien- ' Dated at Nelson that lillril day nf De- cos, rented at (30 2,160 ;oember, I8DI). A. N. JOHNSON 8 Itoonis, largo verandah, 2 lots, dead j^ j.j RMTTQ cheap 3,1100 ...., _ ... . .',.,'., ' ������ - ���-'- - 2,ooo Witness: W. A. Galliher. NKI.SON L.O.L. No. IfflJ raoete in the Mao- Donald block every Thursday evoning at 8 o'cloik. Visiting members oordially invited John Tovo. VV. M.; !'". J. Bradley, H. S. 8 Itnoin-, all oonvontanoes GEORGE With F. h MARA BLOCK , ? lots, new. GURD, Oblbb, BAKER ST- Real Estate b Mines* Grand Turkey Shoot NEW YEAR'S DAY. Last ol the season. Foot of Stanley street. 50 LIVE TURKEYS Shooting commences q a. m. sharp. WILLIAM-MAROHANT Waverly Hotel NELSON, B. C, NKLSON'S QUEEN NO. 211 xs===s>. SONS ok ENGLAND, meeta If ^L lirst and third Wednesday of "'����� n ii'II eio:U month at Ki-iten.ny hall, 5-U-C||| curlier cf Haker luid Koolenu) CHOCOLATES Our Htock ti (ho Ur^e-il in tho oity. CRYSTALLIZED FRUIT from 1,-on'lon, England, LOWNEYS CHOCOLATES AND BON BONS from New York. Fruit. Nuts of All Kinds, Toys lor the Little Ones, at PALACE CONFECTIONERY. J. A. M'DONALD. } Corner Wnrd and llaker Streets. J ���VVVVVV*��*VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV��VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV^ W. P. DIOKSUN E. H. H. APPLEWHAITE J. MoPHEE ELECTRIC SUPPLIES Complete Electric Equipments for Electric Power Transmission and lighting for mines, towns, etc Electric Fix- mt^-w-ii corner v\\ u��ht ��"*w a��vww-m i r> h ~~m i , & J) street*. -TtetUng brattjern corf- tures, LampslielK 1 elephoncs, Annunciators, etc. su^ ia��)'X'^ \\vat8on-. ^roury. j Josephirw S* NELSt NELSON, B. C. NKLSON A.BBIS No. 22. K. O. E., meeta every seuond and fourib VVedneadayK of each month, vihit.intc members oordiuly Ihv.l- J K. Wr��y, fecrotary. CHURCH D1RKOTOKY. s. SAVjOTjn'a [fiNousaJ Ohurob ���Corner Wnrd and Silica Sts. Sundays: Holy CotD* iminion s a m.; ami on tlm 1st and 3rd Sundays in tbe month after Mattins; Mat-tin at 11 a.in.; Sunday Sohool 2,80 p.m : ETensong 7.30. Uaily: Matlins at 9,30 a. in. Thursdays nnd HaimV jDaysi Holy Communion it) a m. Fridays: BOARD AND ROOMS AT Uvenaong 7.80 p, m., followed by choir prao ,��.,��� uic��. II 8. Aftehu ..... .11 REASONABLE Pk'ICESp JGod Johnston ii rut. Kootbr. Fred Irvine, I BUYANYTHING From n Btciiin boat, to a baby's rattle. Everything lias a value at my store. PROSSER, Ward St., Bet. Baker and Victoria. NEXT DOOR TO OPEP;A HOUSE. 0. A. PROSSER. Manager. Wardens IMtKhBYTKlttAN CflURi B -SenrloOaat, II a.m and 7.80 p.m. Sunday Sohool at VM\\ p in Prayer meeting Thursday flvenlnK at 8 b.m.; Ohriatlan Endeavor Boelety meets every Mon day cvoniiiK "t- S o'clock. Ituv. K. Kruw, Pastor* MBTHODIBT Chuhcii-Corner Silica and Josephine Streets. Services at li a m. and 7.3t.i ti. in. ; Sabbath Sohool, 3,80 p.nj.i Prayer meet* iiik on Friday evening at 8 o'clock* Kpworth LoagneOi K��� Tuesday aiHa.m. Rev. John Itohsou, I'aaior. Catiihi.ii Ciit'itcii -Mann at Nelson, Mrs! and third Sunday at Hand lo.ona.m.; Benedlo tion at 7.:* to 9 p.m. Rev. Father Ferland [Meat Spokane Falls & Northern R'v. Nelson A Fort Sheppard R v Red Mountain R'v. Tbe only all rail route witlioiu obange of cum between Neltou a knur foi nil I'liimt Poiuts. Kootenay Railway and NaT. Company. Operating KAHM) & HI-Ol'AN RAILWAY INTERNATIONAL NAV. & THAI). CO. Schedule of Timo, I'lu-ihY standard rime. KASLO ���.V SLOCAN BY, Pasaenger train for Bandon ami WmftUmUoat '.���������<��� Kanlo al $ a. in., daily. Heturnlnu, l-javcM Sandon at 1.15 p.m., arriving at Kanlo etS.Mn.m- INTRItNATIONAL NAV. & TKAD. CO. Opcr.itiiiK on Kootenay I^ik->and Kiver. Htr. "Internaltonal leavi - Kanlo for HfllBOB at ti a. rn, daily OXOOPl Sunday. KcturninK. f.'vi-Ni'l m kSO p.m.. falling at Halfour, I'ilot Hav. Ainsworth and all way point*. Con- neota with sir. *'Albe*taM to ajd fron> Bon hit- Ferry, Idaho, Uaowlth 8, F. \\ N. to and from BpoKnee at Fiv** Mile Point. Htr Alberta Leaves Nelson for iionnem Forry, Tuesdays and Hat unlayr. at 7 a.m.. meetlnK Hu-amrr "Int^Tuatlonal" from Kattlo at I'Hot Ray. HcturnhiK, leaven Hnmiur'n Ferry at 8 a. in Wedne-^lay* and Sunday*. Direct oonneoMOOl uuwlc at Homier c Ferry with Oreal Nor^icni Railway for all polntn i ������ ��� t aud went. LARDO IM M AN DIVISION. Str. "International loajrea Kanlo for Ijvnlo E. J. SCOVIL Hlin*ICI itmtfiKK. *;.>t,��ki' ri'Ki.H'- Windermere Mine* Corr.wpondenci i Sol'.cited W1NUERMEKK. JJ. Q- i Mwnuiii-. ttnd AriH'iitJi nt K.1S p.m. WwltiMliiy.land" hr i Fn��Hen({flr(i for Kettle Ili.erntid lloun I ,lllJt Bit, "Alberta" Imtm Kk-Io for l^nlj t'r"''"' ��� . _ ,���,.���,���, , ! nry Croek.conneet nt M��ronn withHt����' ��n�� Argenta��t800p.m.SUDdMi. Hai'tiht Ciieiteit - Her-lco�� mnrnini- nnil ' '..^' ��� sir.. n nail al ..riiiclniil UuidlOi o.enlng at Ilium, and IM p.m.; Prayer meet ; uany. dip-rHim-. mid .it oilier point- when i.in "/ednoednj evening ul "pin. too "��� i ��� ,, , , mnnu rs t> .. t a Tintm> ..u tn ����� .��in,.i��� /���- i P.u. Monday evening al f o'olook. Btrahgi oo ilinll) weloomed. Rov. C. w. Roie, I'li-lor sai.va'mon army--s.:rvic h cvury erening m go'OlOOh in bnrniiik-i on V curl utroet i Q. K. TAUKAKUKl, Adjiidmil Kdgecombe la rbargo. I A**8Dtt Nolson. B. ( \\, JACKSON, O. P. *T.A. Spokane Wiu<|i ngK In both , .ti Ktgmilli-.! kot^-old to nil iH.inlH io ('annda und tho t'ni'od htmr-. Toaeoertauirat4Maad full information, nd- droiw : IKIHKHT lUVINli, Manager, Kaalo, ii. O > VV Di i. ess ,ce ,Se ���I si ���ice )re-- r ill 7 =.c- Die*- reg1 Dres prki ise ' .hs, .. at his v thfotkl te tbisl ���ii befor] tbe pro um tec< Mr. Mi nre P1 he win! been pi ug 'be Bteady now b\\ the Hhn* | Minee enced ���*/' groop ,-ill be a very tnpiou. very we tbe Pac"j as any ontb fori t bh all it tho hi r winter probabls torrn. in the ){ the v��| )0 teet town laal mch to SeyeralI iriiig tbJ 1 tho mill ulide ha*J verythiUJ iciteuionfj nera by liver Ball| nil-nit* . let.. TheJ it appeal tecordiug \\ ��� who h ?Hy Sl!?l , at the I on all 81*1 miiioii ����T c over thi eld. BftOll t to help tl rot the oil s altogeth-T ih the M mmp ����� tl ne, follow | ��� ��� ��� �� tuck at th| blown in . tpr jacketal I, nn been ��l nd when tl nne the t| and the ng, a revel adopted. - A HAKlB inBtitntlon-J woulfl perhl ne moie oos| England, foil" ion no teat I ��� alli-glanoe 1 ," thla M K-^ .''"- -tJi^W.'-.���'���VV -I NELSON DAILY MINER, THURSDAY DECEMBER A iS99 ll��. Urn V ful the .lid SWl 0111 tio do' lin* by wb Got \\ onl rio Ma OBJ for Ion Dig vie 1 Hn we des rou the pin SHV Lei pot ahc hoc fro Ian | pet is i Mc ros fro tne am ow tin he om tht 181 eij no 1 '.3i of a i ki! off wi nil ele eif lai ki grj Tt lit pr ed to Di M no w! eli ar ill te gtj in if E \\v pi' tu co re rlt th, a co of n< m fr' th m bi P' tf Ri tl ai A si si al oi ii ni tl n bi tl ui w ot 0 ol ir P si w ol lit bi In oi tu in B fc ii d. ii It G g b Tl 8 c K u 8 1; r. o v wtu exploded. No Tho deed ia ascribed ��+����������� ��+++������������ ��� ��� �� ��� ��+����������������������� | Witb gunpowder, lVITNTNfr NEWS tone WM ia^xvA- *. millJ-ilu liur-w. ���-to heathen Chinese, jenlous of tbe in- ���������*)��������������������� ���<��������� ��������������������������-�����> trodnotiou of Ohristlanlty among their The aiinunl report oi the Hull Mines Company has " juSt been prese-ited in London, and, somewhat to the surprise of the shareholders, no dividend is tn be paid this j*enr. The profits made, however, have been fully as largo as in I country men. Miii.vsville, Cal , Dec. 21.��� Chinatown was the scene of a lively buttle today between viva] highbinder societies, the Sney Sing and Hop Siug. About 100 shots were exchnnged. One FOUNDKKED AT SEA. previous yours. The total profits made ohinuiuan, a member of the Suey Sing lo the end of September last was $1II,- facIloni was killed 000. From this profit 116,856 has been written oil for depreciation at am el tor plant, |61,885 for development work und 617,850 fot development of other oopper proper!*! *a taken up. The bul- iiuce with that brought down from the previous year, stands at $150,000, which ie reserved for projected development on a large scale. From advices received from ('ran- brook, it is evident that the strike in the North Star recently made, is a most important one. It was made at a point 150 feet down Ihe hill from the old workings. There is 2(1 feet of ore in the vein, and the vein ba? beon open by two ehifra sunk at a distance of -10 feet apart, and there is already said to be (800,000 worth of ore in sight, and there is no telling what the extent of the deposit is. Mr. J, L. Parker, tlio superintendent of tho North Star, is beiug congratulated up- ou all sides for making the find. Some say that it in the most important strike that has been made in East Kootenny for the past several years. ��� ��� �� Rossland, Dee.27.���The Le Roi mine is idle todny, as a new crank shaft is being put on the compressor, and the upportunin is being taken of overhauling the hoisting engine at the shaft. The compressor will bo ready to start again in a few days. The Nickel Plate is running with a Cull force. Two conipartmjnis of the new shaft having been sunk to the 400-ft,ot level, the third compartment is being raised from the level to tho surface. As S30U us this is done sinking will be resumed in all thiee compartments. IDENTIFYING THE DEAD. How the Casualty Lists Are So Cuiukly Made Up Nowadays. The Londou correspondent of the Philadelphia Record, concerning the idoutiflcation of the doad on the battlefield writes us follows: "To only too many people here tbe chief interest of the dispatches from tho seat of war, published in the news papers lies in the lists of* tho dead, wounded and misBing. Tho completeness, accuracy and speed with which these are published, almost, it would soem, within a few hours of each important action, are little short of surprising. I find that the names of th-i killed and wounded after a battle are ascertained by means of identification oards,which all English soldiers carry, sewn in the left-hand corner of their tunics. On the card is written tbe soldier'B namr number, while the name and address of his next-of-kin are added also, thnt tbe authoiities may know where to forward the effects of those killed in iiction. Immediately on the return to camp after an engagement, the regimental roll is called. Those who do not answer to their mimes are marked us missing, and if possible search is afterwards made on the field. The first duty of the search party on finding a dead or wounded soldier is to rip open tbe tunic at the left-hand corner and take out the identification card. The cards thus collected are cariied back to camo and handed ovor to tho general's military clerk, whose duty it is to make up the list of casualties Absistod by the cards, he goos over the list of missing and once more tick-, off the names of those thorein who are unidentified by thoir cards. These are now set dowu as having been taken prisoners, though of course it often happens that tbey urn wounded or dosd but have beou ovorlooked by the search parties. Iu the comer of his ttinio opposite tlio identification card every soldier carries a tightly rolled up surgical bandage. This is the so-call ed 'lield-dreesitig.' wliich is added to the equipment in order that tho soldier may be his own surgeon until proper medical assistance arrives, or that he may be of service to a .vounded comrade.'' An Unknown Dark Perishes With Her Orew. Washington, Doc. 27.���A special to the Post from Norfolk, Va., says: The big Johnston line steamer Nor- iinmore arrived this afternoon light from Liverpool, after one of the most tempestuous passages on rocord. Captain Richardson, her commander, re ported having seen an unknown bark founder at sea with her crew of IS men. The Noranmore, which flies tlie lielgian flag, is of 8,1150 tons register. She sailed from Liverpool for Norfolk, December 17, and being a week ovetdue her agents were anxious about her. The hurricane which swept this const last Saturday struct her at sea at night. Tho waves rolled over almost continuously, aud were lurgo enough. Captain Richardson says, to have swamped an ordinary ship. Soon after the storm arose the Noranmore overhauled a stiauge bark which was on the point of foundering. Only tho stump of oue mast still stood, her others having been cut or carried away. Several lights were burning aboard her and 12 men, believed from their gestures to be foreigners, weie seeu rnn- uing about her deoks, which were awash. A boat's crew in ono of the Noranmore's boats was put over the side and the men pulled for the bark. Tito boat was swamped almost itn��od- iately. The men, who wore life jackets, were picked up by a second boat, which was, however, compelled to return to tho Noranmore. While the rescue oi these men was being effected, the hark disappeared in the darkness, and Captain Richardson says that beyond donbfc she and her crew went dowu. Search made after day broke revealed no sign of her. The N ora n tu ore's steel bow was stove iu aud two blar'es of her pro peller were losf, but she managed to make this pott without the loss of a man. about, the time of the Aorangi's visit o,t the 19th, us tber> had been no fresh cases reported *ineo tha twelfth. WITHDRAW FROM SAMOA. Washington, Dec. 27.���The British Government has arttod on the agreement and treaties fnr the partition of Samoa and has withdrawn the super visory nuthority whioh it bas exere s ed of late years in common with <>**r many and the United States. For tho present, however, thn British Consular offices remain there. SLATER SHOE SEVEN PER CENT. STOCK AS AN INVESTMENT. THE Bank of British Columbia, NELSON. Is now prepared to issue Drafts and Letters of Credit on Skaguay, U.S., Atlin, B. C, and" Dawson City, Yukon District. Another Christmas! HANDWRITING EXPERTS TALK. Seems to Be the Turning Point in the Molineux Trial. New York, Dec. 27.��� Handwriting expeits again occupied the timo of Reoorder Goff and the jury in the trial of Roland B. Molineux for the poisoning of Kntliorine J. Adams nearly a year ago. The first witness of the state called today was Henry L.Tolman, tlie band- rank and regimental wntinR ex*iert from ohir linker .v Kootenay Sl��. can li- rented for Concerts, Lectures. PatitfPB, Banquets and every kind of en t rtainim nl. Got id ante-rooms, cloak rooms, Kitchen and dining room fur- ished, For terms apply DR. E. O. ARTHUR Oitv ������"���''���"���"���">">">">">">">"V��*-**K^*����wOl '��H������w-|i��-��^h���^)## * HOLIDAY SWEETS At Less Than Cost Joe Howson, having purchased the stock of Humphreys & Pittoek, is selling the same at less than cost, as all must be cleared out by Jan ist. The stock consists of new and choice Candies, Nuts, 8m Bons and is large and well selected. Seeing is believing. Save money by buy- at the old stand. Has passed. Your appetite may not be just as good as before. We can assure you that we have the line of goods that will tempt you to eat, bring back the appetite and prepare you for New Years. M. DES BRISAY & CO. West Kootenay Butcher Co ALL KI.VDS OK Fresh and Salted Meats WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BANKERS AND BROKERS. GEO.SKALLER&CO. [CONSOL, STOCK EXCrl'ANOE BLDd. 60-62 Brodway, New York LOTS OF MONEY run be made through speculation with dopewit of |S0 00 (thirty dollu-sj upward [or 3 por cent. imirgiii upward] on StOt k Exchange. The KreatoBtfortutiPa have been made through speculations in Stocks, Wheal,or Cotton. If you are interested to know how spccnl ��� tion-are conducted notifyusand we will Kend you information aud market letLer freo of charge. Usual commissions chargod for executing orders. iiovi-rnmr t. Muni Ipul and It--llr wore confirmed. Notice is also (then tpirsunnt to "Companies Winding Up Act, IS:*" soetiim 10). thai the creditors of and ot tiers having claims upon tile .-aid company, are reft ni veil on or before the 101 h dny of January, A, I).. 1900, to send ttieir names and addresses, the particulars of >heirdebt8 or claims an i tbenulu-e of the securities, if anv, held by them tn William Murray'Botsford, Mjrehaiits' Ha- k of Ilnlifnx, Vancouver, B. C, the liquidator of Hit: said company. Notic.-is further gtvon that after such last mentioned dato the said liquidator will proceed In distribute the as-ets of Hie siid compoiy among tho parties entitled tliuroto, having regard only to the claims of wliich he shall then hnve aotioe. Dated al Vnnoom er. B, 0��� Pec. lilh, 1809. DSBORNH PLUNKETT, Mabkinnon Budding, Granville Street, Vancouver, B, O. Solicitor for the said Liquidator. Shareholders in the slid c anpany are ro- quested to forthwith forward their shnre certificates to ihe -aid liquidator inordorth.it th" distribution aoouring thereon may bo speedily adjusted. VTOTIOB is horeby iiiven that application IX will he made to the Legislative Assem hly of the Province of British Columbia, at it�� next session; for uu Act to.lncorpiunle a Com pany with power to construct, build, equip and operate tramways in the Districts of Kootenay nnd Yale, iu the Province of Hrillsh Colvmbln; to run and operate such tramways by electric, Steam nr other power, as may be most economical or convenieni; to erect tied operuie tele* graph and telephone lines in and between all the oil! s, towns, villages and settlements in said Districts of Kootenay and Yale, with power io connect with other lines thai may opernto in or outside of suoh districts; to supply electric, steam, air, water oro lierpower to otbor corporations, manufactories or iudividuuls* to supply light to other corporations, manufactories or Individuals; to acquire and hold water rights for the purposo of generating power whether for their own use or Ihe use of other corporations, n nnufnclurics, or individuals to furnish and supply water to other oorpori- tions, manufactories or individuals in said Districts; l , acquire aud hold land, timber lights rights of way and other propei ty nnd easements' for the purposes of the Oompmy, with all noc- essary Powers in that behalf; to acquire all tbo assets, franchise", privileges and business of the Nelson Electric Tramway Company, Limited: to acquire all the assets, franchises', privilig. m and business of the Kossland and .Sophie Moun tain Eleotrio Railway Company, Limited; to receive nut. eil tier by way of bonus or otherwise, from any municipality in said DlEtriots of Kootenny or Yule; to obtain exemption from taxation and other privileges fron. nny municipality in Bald Districts of koolenay and Yale and all other usual, necessary oi- Inoldontn! powers and privileges as may be necessary or Incidental or conductive to tlie attainment of the above objects, or any of them. Dated at the City of Nelson this 1st dav of December. A, D��� 1899, ' ol MACDONALD & JOHNSON, Solicitors for the Afflictwh, Fish and Poultry in Season E. C. TRAVES. Manager. Bakicr Street, Nelson. Orders by mail receive careful and prompt atention. Merchants' Bank of Halifax. Incorporated 1869. Capital Authoiized - - - - $2,ooo,ooo Oapital Paid Up, $1,500,000, Reserve, Sl,2r*o,ooo. Head Office: Halifax, Nova Scotia. (ieneial Banking Business ransneted; Sterling Bills of Exchange Bought and Sold, Letters of Credit, Etc., Negotiated. VucountB received on the most favorable" terms. Interest allowed un special deposits and on Saving Hunk accounts. BRANCHEt-i IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. Atlin, Bennett, Grand Forks, Nanaimo, Nelson, Rossland, Vancouver, Vancouver East End, Victoria, Ymir. Geo. Kydd, Manager, Nelson, B.C. ��� A-A-A-A-A-A-A-^AAAAA-A-A-ArArA-Ar^A-^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^A^A^AA^A^AY *\\ *> *��� s SMOKE TAKE NO OTHER. }*777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777t, 4, Xu-4/ d^'*"*^' TADDY&CO. ESTABLISHED 150 YEARS LOnUOll, EHi,' "ORBIT Brand and PR EH I ER Navy Cut Tobaccos. Aqe-its for Can��d�� i UAMES TURNER & CO Hamilton, F. J. BRADLEY & 00 J PrOSPttflMttB Young MenTSc01116 YolU' Own Assays' wl"^hh.X^",Vi "SSL.1 Honor Graduate ol PAINTERS and DECORATORS. SIGN WORK^A SPECIALTY. milder* will find ll to their advantalW t" flfcuro with Hradlcv it Co. on Painting. GLAZING KALSOMININ'G W. STARMER SMITH & CO. Ill Three month Qcild, Stiver. Cor drove ot Prof. OUt MoGIll Universal 1.1 vo nnil lean live. ��� how, ohoapor tluin to" I COL .ill (or Chimney Sweeping, Houses, Offices and Stores Cleaned. All work done by us is guaranteed first class. Leave orders at ofUco. Wnrd Street, oppoait PoMtofflce. Board ,.m. In-trnetion ly AmjM twenty-six dollnr-. por tnonui. 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