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6e9 coP. 3rt HEUAILV NEWS VOL. 4 NEXiSON, B. 0., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1905 j$_m* *%* *# DEC*-"08 0* NO. 191 IS PREMIER BANNERMAN New Cabinet Will Not Be Announced Before Monday Next Duke of Devonshire Has Called Upon New Premier, Giving Rise to the Suggestion That He May Join Administration jj ii London, Dec. 5.—Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman saw king Edward at Buckingham palace today and accepted the task of forming a new cabinet, The duke of Devonshire, liberal unionist, and former lord president of the council, was among the callers on the premier before the latter went to the palace and in political circles importance is attached to the visit as possibly significant of some kind of working agreement on certain points of policy between the anti-protectionist unionists, of which the duke has been the recognized leader since his secession from the Balfour cabinet, anil tlie new government. The following official announcement was made tonight: "Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has informed the king that he will be unable to submit his proposed arrangements in connection with the formation of a new cabinet until December Uth. The king left Loudon this afternoon to visit lord Al- ington at Crichei, Wimborne." SIX DAY BICY-CLE RACE Bodoll Brothers hi the Lead—Over sw Miles Covered so Fur New York. Dec. 5—Twelve of the HI teen teams that started on Monday morning survived the accidents and exhaustion 01 the first M hours of thu .six duy bicycle race fit Madison Square Garden und sun remained in tho race when Hit' sun rose today. Throughout the night thoro were occasional fulls us some tired rider tailed to -steer his machine accurately, but there were no serious injuries. The ll' teums were tied for first position at !i o'clock, which wns tho end of tlie 83rd hour. They were thou a traction more tliun 85 miles behind the record und were continually dropping behind, having lost live miles between S und 9 o'clock today. This wus partly due to tho withdrawol at midnight last night of Charles Venom. tho Italian rider, who was the fighting Spirit of the racers and the leader of nearly all spurts during the early hours of the nice. This rider was Ilrst a member oi tho Swiss-Italian team nnd alter his partner had broken a rib, joined the Mexican team where un Injury had left a vacancy, but nt midnight Prod Castro of Mexico, his new team mate, became exhaust! i and Vcnonl was compelled to drop eiuise ho had nn After he left Hi slowly, (Hosting hours. Ait It a.m. tho h Thc following ii. Vandettstoyft-Sto Trouseller- Dt co FogleiJ, flCeegan-ljOgo Bedell-Bedell, iDoxnli _ Kolllsler. Aehorn Wilcox, Gnl\ aid. At 11 o'clock lho rid- i-s I in other flvo miles, being 03 miles record. All 12 teams ut that hour were on oven terms with G25 miles, t; laps to their credit. All twelve teams were still in th*' race at 1 o'cloek und were still tied, Tho tie of the teams which still remain In the six day bicycle race at .Madison Square garden wns broken shortly after 12 o'clock tonight when the Bodell brothers began a spurt which finally put them one lap In front of their nearest competitors. Tlie official record at l a.m. was &J1 8 laps. iiu!!-lii. Ml,, [Mllf ride an-Alo id tho PAYMENT OF 'HOLD-UPS' REVELATIONS OF MUTUAL KJUSIUKVE INSURANCE COMPANY SIGNIFICANT FACTS RELATIVE STATE DEPARTMENTS Now York, Dec. 5-Instances In which the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company puld an aggregate ot about $20,000 In What vice-president George D. Eldrldge of that company culled "holdups" were related to the life Insurance investigation committee by Mr. Eldrldge today, in one ense Mr. Eldrldge testified that In 1.S9S thc compuny puld $15,000 to John McDonald, a Pniiu- delphia lawyer, who has been active In organizing the policy holders of tho Mutual Reserve Life, into a movement whicli charged president Frederick A. Burnham of that company with mismanagement, and demanded his removal, The charges niso reflected on Mr, Eld ridge's management as vice-president and n threat was made to link for a receiver for the company. Engaged in thts movement of the policy holders also was J. S. lloffeeker, a former auditor of the company, who had been dismissed or who hnd resigned. Uetore. lenving lhe company IlolTecker Informed president Burnham that he resigned lie- cause their ideas as io common honesty differed so much, ami because he knew 01 so many questionable itransactjlons trnt which president Burnham hud approved. Mr. Hldrldgn declared ih.it Hoffeoker was not dismissed until he had demanded an Increase It) salary from J7fi to $100 per week and practically had said 11 was safer tor the company to keep him than to let him go lu view of what he knew about tllO company. Another instance of a "holdup." Mr. Eldrldge said, wus in IS90 when Max Bonier, a so culled "examiner" of the insurance department, came to New York with Ids son as an assistant, examined the .Mutual Reserve Life company nnd presented to it a bill for $108 for the examination. Rather than pay the bin the company wlttitirew its business from lown, but a llttlo later paid the bill and another ol 13-lfJ to Behlcr for a veritlcallon ot the previous examination in order lo got permission to again do business hi towa. Mr. Eldrldge also told ho whe hud tried to secure a license for bis compuny to do business ln Missouri in WSS and he Bald no found li necessary to employ \v. li. Phelp, fin attorney at law, before it could be done. Phelp got a license for thc compnny In three days nnd was puld RioQO. Mr. Eldrldge told the committee that ho is certain tliere is no truth In lhe statement made to the investigation committee by James Wells that Mr. Burnham had told Wells that he hud raised HU.UUQ to pay the New York Insurance department In 1S0G when Louis Payne wus superintendent of insurance. Tho witness had previously stated that a portion of a report made by Isaac Van- derpool, an examiner of the New vork insurance department, after nn examination in 1899, wus eliminated after a hearing before the Insurance department and before it was pluced ou tile. The part Stricken out recommended that the compnny be not allowed lo call Its lease of Us home office an asset, and Include It In Its surplus. Mr, Eldrldge declared that tlie com; pany paid no money to the New York state Insurance department In 1809 except for examination. BAD FIRE IN MONTREAL Largest Cigar Factory in Canada Destroyed by the Flames Montreal, Dec, 5—Flre tonight gutted t heslx storey eignr factory of S. Davis & Sons, one of the largest In Canada. The origin of Uie flro is not known, but when discovered it had spread all over the second and third Moors of the building. The firemen, by hard work, saved the rubber warehouse of Ames Holden and company, adjoining. The loss Is placed ut $100,000, covered by Insurance. This Is lhe third time lu the history of this building lhat il hns been gutted by lire. Un Hie previous occasions it was occupied by clothing manufacturers, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦■»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ LIEUT.-GOVERNOR RILEY. Victoria, Dec. 5.—The announcement is daily expected from Ottawa of the appointment of George Riley, M. P., as lieutenant governor and preliminary meetings are being held by the local liberals with a view to the selection of a strong candidate to hold tlie seat with surety when the constituency is opened. Tbe new incumbent of government house will no doubt be duly installed In advance of the session of the legislature opening on the 11th January. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE TITLE PREFERRED BY CANADA TO THAT OF "IMPERIAL COUNCIL." McBRIDE AND TATLOW PROCEED TO MONTREAL. (Special to The Daily News) Ottawa, Dec. 5.—The text of tho Canadian reply to the colonial secretary in regard lo changing the name of tlie colonial conference to "imperial council," and to appoint a permanent commission sitting in London to prepare subjects for discussion, was given out today. It says in part: The term "council" indicates iu the view of your excellen- cya ministers a more formal assem- blance, possessing an advisory and deliberative character and, in conjunction with the word "imperial," suggesting a permanent institution, endowed with a continuous life, a life that might eventually come to be regarood as an encroachment upon tlie full measure of autonomous legislative and administrative power now enjoyed by all the self-governing colonies, The government, whilo not wishing to be understood as advocating any such change at the present time, incline to the opinion that the title "Imperial conference" might be less open to the objections they have indicated tihan the designation proposed by his majesty's government. As regards the preparation of subjects the government are sensible that such a commlsbion would greatly facilitate the work of the conference and at the same time enhance the dignity and Importance of that assembly. They cannot, however, wholly divest themselves of tbe idea that such a commission might conceivably interfere with the working of responsible government. These matters will be held in abeyance until the meeting in 1907. Premier MeBride aud finance minister Tatlow of British Columbia had an Interview tills afternoon with sir Wilfrid Laurier, deputy minister Gourdreau and clerk Venning in regard to the fisheries. They afterwards left for Montreal and will proceed home by way of Toronto. PHOENIX MAIL SERVICE Xew Arrangement Not at All Satisfactory —Last Slute Worse Than First (Special to The Dally News) Phoenix, Dec. 5—Much Indignation is felt among business men over the recent action of the postofflce ilepiu-tnit-nt in asking for bids Un- carrying mails to ami from tlie B., V. & E. station here, und at the same time, when asked, slating that the plan ls not lo give Phoenix any mail service whatever over the C.l'.H., when the new service is 'ml on. When lhe department, two or three welts ago, finally announced that tho service asked for would be given, no one thought for a minute thai lhe service on the C.P.R. would-be discontinued, ami conRequenllv residents of tho city are much worked up over tho matter, and the Ottawa Officials are likely to hear from Ihem hy wire shortly. Should ihe new schedule bo put Into effect the service without malls over ihe C.l'.H. will lie much worse man before. Another curious plume of the matter would he that Greenwood. With but one railway, would have mulls over two railways, while Phoenix, with two railways, would have mails over but oiu- line, as provision Is to be made to curry tha mulls from the Great Northern nt Phoenix to Greenwood. The flro which occurred in the Granby mines a few days ago, nnd completely destroyed the No. 1 crusher, building ami electric motor, hus not mulerlullv nltecled lhe oro shipments from the mines. BRIBERY VOIDS ELECTION. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Dec. 5,—Dr. A. N. Worthlngton, conservative M. P. for 9herbrooke, has admitted bribery on tho part of his agents, and his election has boen declared null and void. REVULSION OF FEELING Strong Movement Under Way to Throw Off YoRe of Revolutionaries Father Gapon One of the Leaders, Having Become Convinced That Russia is Not Yet Ripe for a Republic St. Petersburg, Dec. 4th, via Edytku- hnen, Dec. 5.—The emperor today reviewed tlie SImnivsky regiment at Tsarskoe Selo and drank to Its health. His majesty appeared to be in good spirits, Tills is a great holiday here and all the factories and mills are closed. The workmen took advantage of the holiday to hold numerous meetings, the principal of which was held in a large hall known as the Salute, and which was attended by over a thousand persons. Father Gapon was In the audience, but he was not recognized. When his name was mentioned by the speakers it was received with great cheers, Among those at tlie meeting were several social democrats who urged upon the workmen lhat their economic salvation depended upon the realization of the political program outlined by the socialists. Tiie workmen refused to listen to tiiese appeals, which wore received with shouts of "enough, enough." The strike of tlie post and telegraph employees appears to ow no nearer a solution. The streets are still occupied by troops. Tlie striking telegraph op- orators attempted to hold a meeting today in the building of the Imperial Economic Society. The president of tlie society was informed that ihe meeting could not be held without Llie authority of the prefect of police, and he drove to the prefect to obtain lhe desired permission. Meanwhile thc Cossacks entered and demanded that the meeting disperse. Tlie strikers refused to obey tho demand, whereupon a commissary of police ordered the Cossacks ami the police to disperse the meeting, which they did, beating all who remained with the flats of their swords and with their whips. This affair apparently has strengthened the determination of the strikers to stand firm until their demands are granted. The Novoe Vremya ascribes the strike of the telegraph operators chiefly to the absence of provisional regulations for the application of the emperor's manifesto pending the meeting of the state douma. A guard for the American embassy, consisting of marines, under a prominent army officer, iTom^Bie United States cruiser MluncapolisBylved here today. ^w Although there appears to ue no foundation for the prevailing fears that au outbreak is mminent, tlie population continues in a state of anxious suspense, The garrison lias now beeu reinforced by forty-two balallions of infantry, fifteen squadrons of cavalry and twelve machine gun batteries. The government, it is reported, narrowly frustrated a plot whereby a thousand armed men hud arranged to raid the state treasury. One of tho conspirators betrayed his fellows, it is said, whereupon the leaders-, knowing that their attack would he repulsed by the troops with great slaughter, abandoned it. Tlie extension of the strike of telegraphers to the postal system is complete and the paralysis of business is increasing the danger of a financial crisis. The strike of tlie Moscow telephone operators who cut their wires and tore down tho poles, has severed the last means of communication with the ancient capital. The present conditions are unbearable. Sympathy for tlie poorly paid post and telegraph employees is now turning into indignation against the strikers and the public is supporting a formidable movement which has been started by all classes to throw off lhe yoke of the revolutionaries. "The law and order party" took tlie lead, which is now being followed by the "society of strike breakers." But the most important movement lias heen started under the leadership of father Gapon, the former idol of the workmen, who since his residence abroad lias been convinced that Russia is not prepared for a republic and is appealing to his old comrades to cut loose from the revolutionary agitators. The latter already charge that father Gapon has been bought and that he is a traitor to the cause of the people. Father Gapon however, is sincere, and his influence Is undoubtedly as great as ever. The Socialist Workmen's organization has definitely resolved to remain a spectator of tho present .struggle unless the unexpected should happen. One of tho leaders explained today that the organization was husbanding all its resources and Strength for the final struggle, which ho expected would take place about the first of tlie year and that lu the meantime it was spending ail Its energies to spread its propaganda among Its enemies throughout the empire. "We have already proved too strong for the government to defeat us," said this man, "but we know we are not yet strong enough to defeat the government; when the time comes, well, the strike will succeed." The mutiny at Voronezh, which is un derstood to have been suppressed after considerable bloodshed, lias been followed by a much more serious outbreak at Kleff. Stockholm, Dec. 6,—The Aftenbiad says that two war vessels will be despatched to St. Petersburg to protect the Swedisli people there and to bring home those who wish to return. Bucharest, Roumania, Dec. 5.—Many wealthy refugee families from Odessa and Kishineff have reached Jassy. They report an alarming spread of the agrarian movement. Berlin, Dec. 5.—The Koenigsberg Post says: ''According to information obtained from Russiaii refugees complete anarchy prevails iu the Russian Baltic provinces. The government has wholly lost Us power and tlie military are beginning to fraternize with the revolutionaries. One refugee says drunken soldiers parade the streets with socialists waving red flags. The ferment among the sailors at Libau continues. The peasants have declared the clergy ami officials deposed and are installing new local officials. They also prevent the estate owners from selling grain or wood, declaring that tlie forests are communal property. The protection of life and property lias wholly ceased to exist. Bands of criminals arc scouring the provinces and numerous estate owners have been killed, their arms, horses and money have been seized, and their cattle burnt to death in the stables. The stream of fugitives crossing the frontier Is daily increasing. Noblemen from the Baltic provinces are arriving at Koenigsberg to place their women and children in safety.'1 WITTE MAY BE RETIRED London Times Correspondent Says Strike Will be Fatal to Ministry Father Gapon Opposed to Eight Hour Day Agitation at Present Moment and Denounces Repeated Strikes as Suicidal il. On Saturday and obtained 70 o toiu they hauled be do; Pro* thoy cleaned the plates uncea of fold, ln iidiil- iomo seven tons of con- io uie sldo track. The lessees atUfled with the results obtained that tho property Is all right, darablo development will have to u open up ore. al constable Fraser is on his annual triii of Inspection of the hotels be: tween here and Waneta and will report to chief constable Bullock-Webster, Purl Salmo has been raised by the provincial government, provincial constable Young returning to Nelson last week. Last evening a large body of Chinamen went through on the train lor Nelson. Manager Archibald will keep men employed cutting bolts all winter and will start ills mill up early in the spring. Warsaw, Dec. 5.—Tire abolition of the minor stale of martial raw was gazetted today and Poland is now completely freed from military rule. The authorities have prohibited a proposed meeting of tlie striking post and telegraph employees. The disorganization of business can he Judged UJ me fact that while befone the strike the Warsaw office handled 22.000 telegrams daily, the office now handles 1,500. Advices from Sebastopol say that the government has onleied the mutineers to be tried by court martial in accordance with the procedure in use in war time. Information from Moscow says that a committee of the bourse is trying to arrange a settlement of the telegraph strike. TERRORIST PLOT DISCOVERED. London, Dec. 5.—The correspondent of tiio Times at St. Petersburg, under date of December 4th says: "In well informed circles if is believed that the strike will prove fatal lo the ministry of count Witte. I hear that M. Uuch- koff and Prof. Miguolin, the latter an avowed appointee of the premier, is likely to take over thc governmeul with a program including the distribution of the state domains among thc peasants and old age pensions for workmen." The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Standard says; "Father Gapon regards tlie efforl to introduce an eight- hour day without the consent of the factory owners as a great error, indeed, he considers a working day of } eight hours to he an economic impossibility aUthe present lime. He wants to prevent the proletariat committing suicide by resorting to repeated strikes." Paris, Dec. 5.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Journal says: Tlie decision of emperor Nicholas to abandon the lunch which he gives each year at the palace to soldiers who have been decorated with Hie cross of St. George is taken us evidence that his majesty is practically a prisoner at Tsarskoe Selo. This is the first, time the lunch has been omitted since (lie order was founded. Trial of Mademoiselle Leon tiff is Proceeding Behind Closed Doors. Rt. Petersburg, Dec. 5th, via Edytku- linen, East Prussia—/The trial of mad- amotsella Leontiff who, with others, i.s charged with being implicated in a terrorist plot lo kill general Trepoff, is proceeding behind closed doors. The evidence developed the existence of a big conspiracy, with ramifications al Moscow and elsewhere, which had for its purpose tlie assassination of grand duke Sergius, already accomplished, and of general Trepoff and other "tyrants," Tiie plot was discovered by accident through a courier who was carrying a message to one of the conspirators In Finland. Mademoiselle Leontiff is the daughter of general Leontiff, who last spring was appointed governor of Yakutsk, eastern Siberia. It is said that she became a convert to terrorism during her stay at Lucerne. CHARING CROSS STATION ollapse Kills Loudon, of the so A MUTINYJT^ NAGASAKI SYMPATHETIC OUTBREAK ON TART OF RETURMN*. RUSSIANS. PORTE BENDST0 POWERS FINANCIAL C( NTROL OF MAC BE CONCEDED LATEST PROPOSAL SAID TO HI CEl'TABLE TO POWBliS MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES PART OF GENERAL PROGRAM. f Roof of Omit Structui il Maims Many People Dec. 5—Ninety feet of the ropt ithornmost end of tho Oharlng I'ross railway station collapsed without warning today, carrying with It some 4u workmen who wen- engagod In repairing this section of the roof. The casually list of this extraordinary accident .includes two persons who are known to have heen killed, two persons m.BBing and probably buried beneath tons of debris, eight seriously injured and twenty slightly injured. The falling walls of the building crushed the roof of the Avenue theatre adjoining the station, Injuring therein several men. Four Irains stood iu the station ready to start, and hundreds of persons were gnth- ored on the platforms awaiting Hit* departure of suburban trains and the arrival of the continental express, which was due in a few minutes, -when lhe walls supporting the great Iron Bpans fell forward. With ihis support removed, tht- spans tell with n tremendous crash, crushing the foremost coaches which, happily, were not occupied, lint the falling roof carried with il the workmen who had been swarming among the girders. Nearly all the casualties were eonilneil to the workmen in the station anil on the roof of the theatre and to a few stallon hands. No passengers were hurt. DEALS WITH MANYTOPICS Roosevelt's Message to Congress Characteri:- tic of the Man Has Something in Say on Every Subject of Current Political Interest-Gas in Hot Shots at the Insurance Frauds -*♦ »♦♦♦♦*♦-»♦♦♦-»-»»♦♦-»»-»♦♦♦-»»♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ *♦-»♦♦♦♦-*»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ D. 0. APPLES. Awarded the Gold Medal- Seen iu England. London, Dec. 5—The British Columbia exhibit of apples at Caxton [lull today was the linest seen in England for years, tho exhibit, covering a space 75 feet long and ti feet. wide. The agricultural society awarded the province its gold medal and eight Industrial exhibitors' medals of lesser value. Victoria, Dec. 5.—Hon. F. J. Fulton, acting minister of agriculture, this afternoon received a cable from R. M. Palmer, in charge of the fruit display at the exhibition of tho Royal Horticultural Society in London, stating that the gold medal of the society had been awarded to British Columbia over all coiners. (Special to ctorla, Dec. E I'he Daily News) .—The oriental steam- lllclll'll hi cu Vienna, Dec Constantinople uidor, baron v Sofia, Dec las agreed t- powers iu i i yet Issued Ion, it appc ised to sign ■ snbji ■ nf tho tor ept !<• sultan said he was walt- ii Uiu part of the minister!' Ing their action. ■An official telegram trom says the Austrian nmbas- ni Calico, received a nole donli detai ig, accepting the proposals a for the linanciul control ol but asking for a modlHeatloi London, Dee. 6- ispondent nf the illed proposals ol bio to the powo Albi De nial today id h> the In! the island o that the lleet Is p nn, and thai < 20 sailors at My tile battleship eh arlng to occupy Hinyr 'cssei of the fleet let i, and ihat the ignu still, Tom, ■ will be i girls," light JAPANESE TKA PARTY ■row. afternoon and evening the urned Into a Japanese will he waited on uy bout ao ypung ladies , Japanese costume, Tea and meals will he .served between ■ing which time no admission charged, Japanese goods will there will he a candy table, ■111 he furnished. In the eveu- ■t will bo given, the program ntlroly of Japanese features, -■urns and cllontBOH from Japanese operas and a Japanese fan drill, in the latter in girls who have bei-n rehearsing for several weeks under the direction of Aliss Penn, Will appear. They are; Misses l.lllu and Edna Bills, Paulino and Nellie Annablo, Poppy and Grots .Macdonald, Betty John- slone, Hazel (lore. Stella Tierney. Alleeti Robertson, Connie Fisher, .Miss Hanson. Miss Kooh, Miss Skinner and the Aliases Fernau. The entertainment is for the ben- Pill ol" lhe Nelson branch of the Children s Aid society. will be for sale, twisting er Empress of India, which arrived tonight, caught a glimpse of the widespread Muscovite revolution when making her Nagasaki call, mutiny having broken out there among the Russian soldiers and sailors being returned from .lapitne.se prisons, and tho transports Zorony and Yaroh-Slazl being an unexpected storm center. To make the situation especially unique, the Russian officers had applied to the Japanese authorities for a force to quell the uprising and one hundred Japanese policemen were assigned to the two ships as guards, while four torpedo boats from tlie Sazo naval yard took effective positions near the transports ready for any emergency. The trouble was largely sympathetic, the Russian soldiers although fresh from confinement of Japanese prisons, having learned of the revolutionary uprising al home and being determined to participate, Political grievances were accentuated by thc fact, that inadequate preparations had been made for the released soldiers. all being In rags and tatters, suffering much from oold and receiving such scant rations that starvation seemed probable. The day before .-.io Empress called. what had been served for six days' rations was eaten In a single meal iby tlie famished men who swarmed the transports like bees in a uowo-mr ntve, When the Empress sailed the trouble was under control but still regarded as so serious that a Russian warship had beeu summoned from Shanghai and two others were coming to convoy the ships hearing the hoiueboiind Russian troops, The movements of all such have however, been suspended pending the restoration of order and authority at Vladivostok. The official investigation of the Lien- chan massacres shows that it was not, as stated, provoked by tlie missionaries interfering with a Chinese procession or "so-called" theft of a cannon., The evidence of Dr. Maehle and others shows that the murders wero but part of a general program of antagnolsm to all Americans nnd against the Chinese government for protecting them, Tho butchery wns directly connected with the American boycott, Ihe originator of which, although dead, has just been feted all over southern China. The investigating commission, protected by a strong guard, have found Ihat an American's life and property is unsafe in China at the present time. Outrages continue in isolated districts and the Chinese authorities are helpless to deal with them, lu the mid-November storm nine out oi a fleet of thirteen Japanese BBhlng schooners of the village of Aniakus amogo 1 foundcro POLICYHOLDERS' RIGHTS I IMPORTANT RULING BY SUPREME COURT OF NEW VORK. ATTEMPT TO FORCE DIVISION OF ENTIRE SURPLUS. ■vln 1V-.IOI off Kagashluia, wilh upwards ol 1100 men. The Japanese cruiser Asama Has heen dispatched from Kagaahlma to search for boats, survivors or bodies. New Vork, Dec. 5.—^ine demurrers of tho Equitable Life Assurance Society directors and trustees to the complaint of Rowland D. Buford, who brought suit to have just and lawful distribution of the society's surplus, were sustained in the supreme court today. Buford claims that in 1904 tbe society distributed lu dividends among the polcy holders the sum of $8,001,908, of which he received $13. He asserts that the sum whicli should have been distributed was $86,976,116, of which his proportion would have been $188. Justice Scott in sustaining the demurrera gave leave to Buford to amend his complaint within twenty days. Justice Scott, in his decision Bald; "Tho principal question suggested by this complaint is whether or not the policy holders of the defendant, society are entitled, as a matter of strict legal right, to the proportionate distribution of the entire surplus of tbo society over and above the legal reserve acquired hy law. A policy holder and the company by which he is insured bear to each other only tbe relation of two contracting parties, and the policy constitutes the contract between them. "The plaintiff's policy entitled hlni to participation In profits but makes' no agreement in terms as to the extent of such participation, or even that It shall be ratably with the participation of any other policy holder or class of policy holders. "The plaintiff, however, insists that the charter of the defendant society must be read Into the contract and tnat, if -.o read, it will sustain his contention. Assuming, without deciding, that tho charter may be so read into tho contract, it fulls short of sustaining the plaintiff's position. There is nothing in tho statutes which says that no more surplus shall be retained than what is denominated the legal reserve. There is nothing in the charter which would justify a belief that, when Its fminers provided for setting aside a portion of the surplus to meet existent and prospective claims, they had in mind what is known as the statutory legal reserve or that they Intended to limit tbe officers to setting apart that amount and no more." Washington. Dec. 5.—President Roosevelt delivered his annual message to congress today. He discussed railroad rate legislation at considerable length under the head of cor no rations, and among oilier subjects deals with the labor question, federal supervision of insurance, currency, the revenues, corrupt use of money at elections, The Hague conference, Monroe doctrine, army and navy, merchant marine, immigration aud tlie treatment of the Chinese under the ^resent exclusion law, copyright laws, preservation of Niagara falls, Alaska and Panama canal construction. Referring to insurance companies, the message says In part: "Recent events have emphasized the importance of an early and exhaustive consideration of this question and the furnishing of more 'safeguards against the corruption of the flagrant kino which lias been exposed. It has been clearly shown that certain of the men at the head of the large corporations take but sin 1 note of lhe ethical distinction between honesty and dishohesty. They, draw the line only on this side of what may be called law honesty, the kind of honesty necessary In order to avoid falling into the clutches of the law." Under the heading of revenues the message suggests bringing about closer commercial connections with the other people of this continent. The immigration question Is dealt with and among other recommendations mado is that, no immigrants bo allowed to come in from either Canada or Mexico save tho nationalities of the two countries themselves, In discussing "national parks" the wisli Is expressed that the preservation of Niagara falls, in all (heir beauty and majesty, he turned over to the national government to act in conjunction with the Canadian government, providing, or course, that the state of New York cannot see its way clear to act In this connection. VIEWS ARE CONFLICTING TARIFF COMMISSIONERS SITTING IN WINNIPEG. COMBINE IN FRUIT AND CANNERY TRADE PROVED. Vml Hughe the Fc (Si YMIR NEWS NOTES .leelal lo The Daily News! Dee. 6—Messrs, Clements, Davis, and KrlcltHon, who had a leawe on u mine ai Hall, have relinquished MUTIIAL'S NEW PRESIDENT. New York, Dec. 5.—According to the Herald today Charles A. Peabody, hanker, railroad man and representative of the William Waldorf Astor estate, is slated as successor of Richard A. McCurdy as president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company aud will be elected by the hoard of trustees tomorrow. Winnipeg. Dec. 5.—The contention that a combine existed In the fruit and Vegetable canning industry in Canada, practically throttling competition ami regulating prices, was pretty well established before tlio tariff commission today by the solicitors of a Winnipeg wholesale firm, and it waa asked that the tariff be reduced to effectually combat its existence. A deputation representing the teaching profession appeared Risking that aU scientific appratus, library reference books and similar requisites be put on the free list J. H. Ashdown, member of the transportation commission, and leading bard- ware wholesaler asked that cement, ■which was now a necessity in western building operations, bo either placed on the free list as a raw material or duty bo cut to 10 per cent instead of being nearly -Its per cent as at present. He strongly opposed any change in tariff, however, which would lead to dumping. In the afternoon tho manufacturers' deputation appeared aud asked for general Increase In the tariff, or at least for uo change, as tho best means of fostering industries in the west, where vast coal and oil fields and natural gas supplies exist, inviting manufactures. Tho commission concluded its work here today and adjourned to meet iu Brandon, Manitoba, tomorrow. RELIEF OF THE JEWS. New York Committee Want Yet Another Million Dollars. New York, Dec. 5.—It was decided yesterday by tho national committee for tlie relief of the Jews in Russia to raise at least $1,000,000 more. When the committee met Mr. Strauss said: "I had hoped this meeting would be our last, but 1 fear that il will not be. Although over $1,000,000 has beeu collected for our co-religionIsts no offering that could bo mado is sufficient or can be sufficient." Jacob Schiff, treasurer of the committee, said that he had forwarded $1,000,- 000 by cable to lord Rothschild in Lond- don and that tho committee has received $115,000 more. Secretary Sulzberger, in his report of the collection of $1,000,- 000, said of that amount $430,838 was the New York contribution, representing about 55.0000 contributors. Chicago was second in tho list with $84,608, Philadelphia third with $60,808 and Boston fourth with $20,025. THB DAILT NEWS, NELSON, B. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1905 JUST RECEIVED FROM THE FACTORY A Complets Assortment of Van Camp's Soups Chicken Tomato Ox Tail Mock Turtle Consomme Cream of Celery Vegetable Vermicelli-Tomato Boullon 15 Cents Per Tin Van Camp's Pork and Beans 1 lb. Tin 15 Cents 2 lb. Tin 25 Cents Van Camp's Macaroni and Cheese Per Tin 15 Cents NOTE OUR PRICES The Hudson's Bay Stores Imperial Bank of Canada HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO tUPlTAL PAID UP J3,600,000 REST |3,500,OM I. R. MERRITT, President. D. R. WILKIB, Vice-Pros, and Qen. Man. Branches in British Columbia ARROWHEAD, CRANBROOK, GOLDEN, NELSON, RBVBLST0K1, ..' TROUT LAKE, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Deposits received and interest allowed at current rates Irom date »1 opening account and credited half-yearly. Nelson Branch J. M. Lay, Manager IHE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Palo-up Capital, $8,700,000 Reserve Fund, $3,508,098 HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO B. E. WALKER, General Manager ALEX. LAIRD, Aait Genl Mawgw BANK MONEY ORDERS 1 . IMUtO AT THI roUjOMNO RATES i 11 ami uDdar 1 ceirta One f 3 and oot oceedlof $10 I centa " »1» " *** $*» 10 cent. " $3» " " $30 13 centa ■•M Ordera are Payable at Par at any office In Canada or a Chartered B«6 *"_ ukon eacepted), and at the principal banking points in the United StalAC. H__OTIAH„_ Al' A 7IX1D »AT_ AT THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE, I/ONDOIS*, £***& iTSiaT ioeax en excellent method of remitting small sums of omr •witti safety wii fft t—all <wwt We will buy! 10.000 Western Oil 3.500 La Plata 000 Rambler-Cariboo 00 Oro Denorn ,000 ArliUBton Minos '.000 Pathfinder 1,000 Dominion Copper 25 Marconi 7.500 Canadian Gold Fields. SHARP & IRVINE Nelson, B.C. MINING BROKERS THE DAILY NEWS Published at Nelaon Every Homing, Except Monday by F. J. DEANE SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Dally, i'tir yaar by Carrier 17.w Dally, pur year, by Moll 6.00 Dally, per Month, by Carrier 55 Dally, per month, by Mall W BRITISH POLITICAL CRJSIS. Balfour is out and Campbell-Bannerman is in, but for the moment nothing further can be announced concerning ono of the most remarkable political occurrences in British parliamentary history. Mr. Baunerman has asked until Monday next to completo his cabinet and until it is known whom ho has selected to form his cabinet it is hnpossiblo to intelligently discuss the .probable line of policy to be adopted ■by tho new liberal administration. If lord Rosebery is finally passed over it may ibe taken for granted that tho policy of the new government will be to deal with tho Irish home rule question on lines muoh the same as those laid down by Gladstone, and ln that event the proapects of any long tenure of office by tho liberals cannot bo considered good. The suggestion contained In last night's cables that the duke of Devonshire may join Mr. Bannerman's cabinet would Indicate that there is no Intention to adopt any very radical measure to satisfy tlie demands of Ireland. Tho duke of Devonshire parted company with Gladstone over the home rule question and he is not at all likely to Join forces with Mr. Baunerman Lo do under his leadership what >he would not consent to under the leadership of tho man he served so loyally for many years, great as is his hostility to the Chamberlain fiscal proposals. But the striking features of the present crisis is that premier Balfour should have feit impelled to resign. He had a numerically strong majority at his back and despite defections over the Chamberlain proposals he still had control of the house. The fact that iho has been compelled to resign is proof positive that ho is lacking iu tho essential qualities of leadership. When ho took over the premiership in July, 11)02, he had at his back a .strong, united party and it looked as though the conservatives were entrenched in power for a long term. In three years this strength has been dissipated, the party 1ms been disintegrated and will probably go down Lo inglorious defeat when the general elections aro brought on. Mr. Balfour might have retired with honor had he taken a positive stand on tho fiscal Question. This course could not have resulted iu.^6 Injuriously to his party than the one adopted of concealment. He was apparently afraid of Chamberlain on tho one hand and afraid of the free trade element on the other and between tho two he could but offer to his party "a formula wrapped ln fog" and Implore that no effort should be made to dlsslpato the mist. ■ Our Christmas Stock 1^ Everything up-to-date. Prices to meet Eastern competition. Big reduction on Souvenir Goods. J. J. Walker 'vl" ,*•?,,B! Jeweler and Optician fry night until J r Mall Orders Promptly Attended to Store upon every night after ChrlatmaBS, THE "UNIVERSAL" GAKE MAKER We have just received a shipment of the housekeepers' friend Tho Universal Cake Maker and those who have used tho Universal Bread Maker will appreciate Uie later invention. Wo will bo pleased to tell you about Its good points. Wood-Vallance Hardware Oc, Limitd. Wholesale and Retail NELSON, B.C. HEMS L 0. Procter Oldest and Longest Established Real Estate and Insurance agency in n ei- Rail way Passengers Assurance Co. Best Accident Insurance in the World. The Employers Liability Assurance Co. Call and see me on these lines. XW|A3 BOOKS I have just received a magnificent range of Books for Boys Books for Girls f Thompson-Soton, llenty, Marryatt, Defoe, ' 1 and all tho favorites both old and now. ( Alcott, 1011a Wheeler Wilcox, i-'nmcis -- Hodgson, Burnett, Ethel Turner nnd many t others. . . . , . 1 — (■ Tho Wizard of Oz, thc Magical Monarch BOOKS lOr the LlttlC UneS J of Mo, the Buster Brown, Happy Hooil- ligan, etc., books, Fairy Tales, etc., etc. Always pleased to have you come in and look them over. Phone 34, Nelson B. C, W. G. THOMSON, BOOKSELLER and STATIONER A man who is afraid to take a definite stand upon au Important issue, sueh as free trade, is certainly not the man to bo the head of a government and It is inconceivable that he will be permitted to continue as leader of the party. Balfour enigmas would make precious poor campaign ammunition, lt is probable that Chamberlain will load the conservative forces on a clear cut issue of tariff reform with tho possible advantage of a split in the liberal ranks over homo rule for Ireland. EDITORIAL NOTES. British Columbia apples have been awarded another gold medal in Eug- laml. The latest exhibit is declared to bo the finest ever 'seen in England, British Columbia fruit is evidently all right, lt is very nice winning gold medals in England with our fruit and doubtless the advertisement will lead to many enquiries from prospective purchasers of British Columbia fruit lands. But what reply can be given lo these enquirers? So far as the provincial authorities are concerned they can simply tell prospective purchasers io apply to tho railroad companies that own land in this province or to private individuals who have land for sale. The provincial authorities have uo information to give of any practical value to land seekers. Whilst there is known to be large areas of good land, suitable for fruit culture in various unsettled portions of the province, the provincial authorities have never had get Up enough to have these lands surveyed and classified, They have been afraid to spend the few dollars that might have added scores of de^mble settlers to lesson Uie burden of taxation. This is a subject that -should receive some attention at the coming session of the legislature and, the Colonist to the contrary notwithstanding, it Is an important subject and one deserving of immediate attention. A gentleman engaged in ranching In a largo way remarked to The Daily News | tho other day tbat he thought thc finance minister should be Indicted for misappropriation of public money, or, at least, upon a charge of obtaining money under fnlae pretences. The burden of his complaint was that In the past two years his taxes had been more than doubled and yet not one cent had ■been expended ln the past year in his district upon road Improvements, This rancher believes that his contributions Good as Solid Gold. "H. & A. S.H Watch Chains wear as well and look as well aa solid gold for many yeara, and they cost much less, "B. & A. S." Watch Chains are 14 K. gold over a hard metal filling and are made by a secret process which wt perfected after thorough stientificinvestigation. Evcty "H. & A. S." Watch Chain is guaranteed for 6,10,15 or 25 years—and, if your "H. & A. S." chain does not give satis- Yaction, any dealer in Canada handlingthese goods will exchange it for a new one of the same style and design. "H. & A. S.H ehaiM are sold only by retail jewellers. H. 01 A. SAUNDERS* ■ manufacturers TORONTO. ONT. Established 1848 to the public treasury should, in part, be devoted to tho construction of new roads and the maintenance of existing highways. If this rancher would only listen to reason and read the Colonist, Uio Grand Forks News-Gazette, and other organs of tho government, he would learn that the Increased taxation he is now burdened with Is imposed not for tho purpose of providing funds to develop tlio latent resources of the province, <>r carry on necessary publlc works, but to establish an equilibrium between revenue and expenditure I hose papers assure him that he can well afford to pay the Increased taxes and surely they know best. ANNUAL MINING REVIEW. Tho Daily News' annual mining re- vleew will he issued on December 31st Already Uie gathering of data and statistics is underway. It Is hoped to make this year's review ever more comprehensive than that of last year aud no pains will bo spared to do ample Justice to every phase of the mining industry. As usual, regular subscribers of The Daily News will receive this Bpeclal edition free of charge. Extra copies will be provided for 10 cents a piece, orders for which, accompanied by cash,' should be sent in as early as possible, AN UNUSUAL EXPLOSION Fifteen Mon Burned Through Foolish Action of Ignorant amployeo -Kin net oxploi Chicago, Di last night by nutlonal Harvester compa of whom will probably ilii was oaused by a workman o't steel into a furnac u n were burnod i at tin1 inter- ly's plant, throe Tho explosion thrusting a oold ill me im, in tbe Immediate vicinltv of which the other men were at work. The molten metal was hurled about tho room and tho smoke and aro that shot from the furnace filled the room so thut tho workmen we're unable for several minutes to find the exits, but groped about helplessly, stumbling: over those who hfiu been prostrated by llie heat from the ini*- naoe, From the furnace chimney the flames shot high Into the air and could he seen for miles. The plant was nol damaged to any great extent. MARK TWAIN'S BIRTHDAY New York, Dec, 5—George Harvey or Harpers, gave a dinner at Deimonlco's this evening in honor of Mark Twain's 70th birthday. Resides Mr. Clemens, who was the guest of honor, there wore about 150 distinguished authors and literary men of prominence at the dinner, besides a number of distinguished woman writers. Among those present Wore Andrew Carnegie, John Burroughs, Klchnrd Watson Glider, William Dean HowellS, Hamilton W. Mabie, Brander Matthews, F. fiopkln- son Smith, Howard Pyle, Irving Baohellor, Henry Van Dyke, Owen Wlstor, Arthur Colton, George Carry lOggelston. Alice Brown. Eliot Gregory, Mrs. Pearl Craigie, Mary E. Wllkins Freeman. Huth Melin- cry Stuart, Edith Wyatt, Kate Douglas Hlggs. Carolyn Wells, .Margaret Button, Gabriel lo Jackson, Thompson Buchanan, James Branch Cnball, Charles A. Eastman, Charles Major. George Ban- iMe- CutQheon, William Kun-uhar Payson, Van Tassel Sulphen. Henry II. Alcion, Olivia Howard Dunbar, and many others of equal Importance. If you have a Christmas proposition you can place It in thousands of homes dally in the Kootenay and Boundary districts by inserting it In the advertising columns of Tho Dally News. Articles for Christ- THE MAN WHO SMOKES oar cpeclal Mixture unokes * purs an. fragrant tobacco, u utioice a thing a. _T«r tempted roi THURMAM TOBACCONIIT THE tough wearing qualities of "Canadian" Rubbers will stand even the rough usage of boyhood. Every rubber bearing "the mark of quality" contains the maximum of wear, style and comfort. WHOLESALE AND ftETAIlT JWEE-A-T MEEOHANTS HEAD OB'PICK NBLSON, B. O. SSVaieli Wtt.riMtsi Ss Rowland, Trail, Nelson, Kulo, Sandon, Three Forki, ,,; Now DonTer an/", glocan City. ! Ordera bj Mall to any Branch wll! her _ Prompt and Careful Attention. aamMAtWamaa**a*mAW*aannAanWA ROUGH Doors, Windows. Mouldings. Shingles, T urned Work and Brackets. Complete and «» to date stock always on hand. Mull oraers promptly attended to. A. C. LAMBERT A, CO. JW ■ i** WE have just received a big consignment of Solid Gold Jewelry from Europe, which we will offer at Reduced Prices. We have also received recently the newest things in Cut Glass, which are included in our November Sale and subject to Fine Watch Repairing a Specialty. Engraving Free of Charge. Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. ♦-.*-**♦ +*+* J.J.WALKER JEWELER OPTICIAN _C * ,v^MM^^^%^^^^^#^^^N^ THB DAILT NEWS, NELSON, B. 0., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1900 It t> High Constable of Quebec •After Suffering For 10 Years With Pain In The Back He Was Completely Cured By "Fruit-a-tives" "Fruit-a-tives" cures diseased and irritated kidneya when all other treatment fails. The proof that "Fruit-a-tives" is the greatest kidney cure known to science is demonstrated by these tablets removing all pain in the back—making the kidneys healthy—aud curing chronic constipation. St. Hyacinths, P.Q., June ioth, 1905. I tried " Fruit-a-tives" and now I am entirely well, no pain, no constipation and my stomach and bowels act naturally. I cannot say enough in praise of "1-niit-a-tive.s" —they aro a grand medicine, mild as fruit in their action aud easy to take. (Signed) H. Marchhssaui/T, High Constable. I have much pleasure iu testifying to the great good which " Fruit-a- tives " have done me. I was a constant sufferer from severe constipation and severe pain in the back for the last ten years. I tried many kinds of pills and tablets and physician's medicines but the relief was only temporary. Not long ago Do you know that every drop of blood in your body goes to the kidneys to get rid of some of the impurities ? When the bowels don't move regularly, the blood takes up poisons in the bowels and carries them to the kidneys. Then the kidneys get overworked—inflamed: Then comes the pain in the back—headaches—constant desire to urinate—nervousness—sleeplessness, "Fruit-a-tives acts directly ou the Kidneys—cleans, heals and strengthens them—makes the liver give up more bile to move the bowels regularly—and stimulates the glands of the skin to increased action. These rid the system of all poisons and every trace of Kidney Disease disappears. Frult-a-ttvcs have cured hundreds of cases of Kidney Disease by stimulating anil healing the Kidneys At all druggist* or sent postpaid on receipt of price- 50c. a box or 6 boxes for $i._o Of Fruit Liver T»bl«t*s Manufactured by FRUIM-TWES LIMITED, Ottawa G^EAT NORTHERN Holiday Excursions | EAST RAILWAY^ $74.30 Nelson to all points in Eastern Canada Montreal and West. Corrospoudins; Ratei to New York, Boston and all U. S. Points. KaslO tO Montreal, etC. $74.30 Dates of Sale December 4th Sandon to " " 78.40 Rossland to " " 75.60 to 31st, inclusive. Final limit three months. For further information oall on Q_ J£ TACKABURY Ganeral Agent, Nelson, B. C. To clear out our surplus stock of Coko, we shall, during thi! month of November, sell at the following reduced pricea; Cut in Coke! „ Delivered, uncrushed, per load $7.50 Delivered, crushed, per load $8.00 A load to contain 66 bushels, sackl ng 50 cents eytra, and sacks must be re* turned. CASH MUST IN ALL CASES ACCOMPANY ORDER Orders received at Gas Company's Oni ce or through city draymen. NELSON COKE & GAS COMPANY The Tea of the West IS vujjO/ wsMuwos-awarM'r'wrar TEA and there's almost as much improvement in it the last few years as in the West itself. If you wish to enjoy the richness and strength of the best tea ever sold in eny country, try a packet of Blue Ribbon Tea. Ask for the Red Label TO AID ZINC INDUSTRY MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO SECUIlE INCREASE IN DUTY. G. 0. BUCHANAN PLEASED WITH FRANK SMELTER. A movement is under way which if it terminates as Its promoteis wish it to, will have a marked Influence on .the Industry of mining and 'smelting zinc which is just in the formation stage hetween this locality and the Kootenays, says the Frank (Alberta) Paper. It will of course have tlie same effect on the 'business all over Canada, western Canada especially, but interest In tiie matter locally centres in the business that is coming inio life bUweon Frank and the Kootenay dlstr'jrs of British Columbia. It is a movement to secure an increase of lhe duty on zinc imported into Canada and viewing Iiie question In the light of the facts in lhe oaee it would seem there is small reason to doubt that the movement wjll terminate successfully and that it will have a most beneficial effect on the business in the two sections referred to. Tho movement has been under way some time aud is being furthered as to its local aspect, chiefly in the interests of tiie zinc mines of tho Kootenays. It is also assisted 'by Influential peoplo who would like to see the ziuc smelter here make as great a success as possible. The subject is now before the tariff commission .and has been given consideration by some of the members of the federal cabinet. It is tho hope if not the expectation that some action will he taken at no very distant date. In connection with the matter G. O. Buchanan, lead bounty commissioner for the Kootenays, paid Frank a visit last Saturday. Mr. Buchanan, while his ofiicial duties are connected with the lead business of the Kootenays, is interested in any subject calculated to nffect mining in any of its aspects in his territory, hence his interest in the movement in question. Diplomacy did not permit it to be so stated but the fact is that Mr. Buchanan was hero to investigate as to whether or not the zinc smelting proposition of tlie Canadian Motal company is bona fide and report (hereon, his report to have an important bearing on the decision relative to tho zinc duty. After Mr. Buchanan had inspected tho plant he made no secret as to what the nature of bis repprt will he. A great many Important men prominently identified with mining that will ho affected by tho Frank smelter havo come here to see tlie smelter, among them tlie celebrated zinc expert, professor Ingalls and Mr. Argall, his assistant on the zinc commission, and all have been most flattering in their expressions relative to Mr. Fenian's big undertaking, but none have beon moro enthusiastic than Mr. Buchanan after his inspection of the plant. Ho pronounced it as being, in his judgment, Tiio minute a Mother lays her hand on a "Leckie Boot," she knows sho bas struck her ideal of boys footwear. She would he perfectly willing lo pay more money for them than for ordinary Eastern-made boots, but she doesn't have to. The dealer who sells a mother a pair of Leckie Bools for her boy, will supply tho whole family with footwear, nine times out of ten. A_\ WHOLESALE BY J. Leckie Co., Ltd. Vancouver, B. C. Send Your Friends A Phot6 of Nelson for Xmas lt will please tneni and advertise We town you llvo in, vou can get any view yon want at tliu QUEEN STUDIO Sunnyside Hotel NELSON, H. C, RATES, |1 FEU DAY The Sunnyside haa nicely furnished bedrooms, lighted with electricity anil the table is the beat in Nelson for the price, Thla hotel in on Baker .street, oae iiloclt from thc C.lMi. and G.N.II, union depot, .N'o liquor sold on the premises, Nelson, B.C. Do you need a comfortable homo? If *°. try tho Madden House. -Veil fUmlahed, rooms lighted by otectrlcUy; tlrst class board. In the bar yon will Ami all lh0 best domestic and Imported liquors and cigars. THOMAS MADDKiN, Proprietor a magnificent piece of work and declared it spoke for itself as to the bona fide character of the Metal company's Intentions. Mr. Buchanan did not hesitate to say lhat any influence ho may have In deciding the question at issue will he in favor of an increase in the duty on zinc. Tlie facts in relation to the zinc industry as affected by tariff, are these: Tho duty on zinc Imported Into the United Slates from Canada, is practically prohibitive, thus excluding Canadian made zinc, from that market, whilo the Canadian duty on zinc coming from lho states is only nominal aa compared with the American duty. The result is that the 1700 odd tons of spelter an-* tnually manufactured in Oajnada, all comes from the states, and because of the low duty, which is only about 5 per cent, ad valorem, would continue to come from that couintry even after zinc began to be produced 'here, if there were no change in tlio tariff, for the reason that it would bo cheaper to buy the spelter in the states antl pay the duty, owing to the difference in the freight rate which would be in favor of the American article. What th© advocates of an increase in tho duty desire, is an increase to about 25 per cent, ad valorem, which would be sufficient to secure to lhe western zinc industry of Canada the eastern Canadian market for speller. Tho eastern manufacturers, wlio like all other like institutions, fall in their patriotism when their pockets are affected, wiil doubtless oppose thc movement, but tho present government has shown an inclination to foster home industry in like matters and there seems uo good reason to believe that anything but justice will be done in this cose. In minister of tho interior Frank Oliver, the movement is expected to find a valuable friend. Mr, Oliver when here during tho recent campaign, went Into the subject at some length with one of the most prominent zinc men in Canada, who chanced to he here. He also saw what tho Canadian Metal company is doing and became greatly impressed with tho merits of the proposal. As Mr. Oliver's attitude toward WHOLESALE H0U8E3 PRODUCTS 9-TABKB.Tl &. CO., WHOLESALE DBAfa era In Butter, Bjffs, Cheese, Produce an Fruit. Houston Block, Josnphine Btreei Nelaon B.C. OUOCKRIER K. MACDONAL-D 6c CO.-WHOLHSAU Grocers aud Provision Merchants.—lm portorB of Teas, Coffees, Spices, Dried Fruits, stapis and Panel tirouenea, i*u baoooe, Cigars, Butter, Eggs, Cheese antf f-iu'Siim Houao Products. Offlce one Warehouse, corner of Front ond fcUu Streets, P.O. Box 10SS. Telephone IS CAMP AND MINERS' FURNISHING a. MACDONALD & CO.-WHOJjESAU Jobbers in Blankets, Underwear, MRU Gloves, liooLi, Rubbers, Overalls, Jump eta, MaoUlaawa and Oilskin Clothing Camp and Miners' Bundrles. office ant Warehouse, oorner of Front and Hnj Streets. P.O. Box 1095. Telephone 28. ASSAYERS' SUPPLIES TJ3H3 B.C. ASSAY & CHEMICAL SUi'l'LV Co., Ltd., Vancouver, u. O.—importers and Dealers in Assayur's Supplies, wott* stents In British Columbia for tho celebrated Batteraeu Crucibles, Scorillers and Muffles uud Wm .Ainsworth £fala Chemical id al s, O. P, Add. Llmmi, Sodium ami Potassium cyanide, Quloksllver, Carbonate and BlcarbonatB ol Soda, Borax, Borax Glass, Silver, Free Lund and Litharge. MININNG AND MILL MACHINERY WASHINGTON MACHINERY & tiUi'l't_y Co.—Dealers in Engines, Band and Circular Sawmills, Atkins' Saws, Wood anu Iron Pulleys, Leynor Compressors and Drills, Pumps and Hoists. Prompt attention. Reasonably prices. Courteous treatment, Spokane, Wash, ASSAYERS BI. W. WIDDOWSON, CHEMIST ANU Afi Bayer, Nelson, B. C—Oold, Silver or lead $1 each; Copper, U.B0J Gold-Silver, u.S'i Zinc, $2.50; Gold-Silver-Copper, $3.50 Samples arriving by until ar express wu receive prompt attention P.O. draw* 1106; Phone A«7. CLEANING AND PRESSING GENTLEMEN'S suit.-, repaired, cleaned and pressed. GoodB called for and doilv ered. Agent for Crown Tailoring oompanj suits from (15 up. A. J. Drlueoll, opposite Queen's Hotel. HOTELS UNION HOTEL, ARROWHEJAD-W. J Lljfhtburne, Manager. First class and ui to dato ln every respect. Finest brandi of Wines, Liquors and CIgara, DOMINION HOTEL, PHOENIX, B. C.Mrs, p. b. McKelvey,, proprietress. Tlu newest and moat modern first clans hotel In the city; lately furnished nnd with all conveniences. The bar, under th* management of Mr. J. Wright, Ib sup piled with the finest brands of winea liquors and clgarB. HOTEL BALMORAL. PHOENIX, B. C- The leading hotel of Boundary's leadlm mining camp. Strictly ilrst cIubh, cen* trally located. John A. Ah'Muster, Pro prietor, FILBERT HOTEL, SANDON, B. C- Travcllera will And the largest sample roomB In the Silver City. Theatrical companies especially catered for, Thc best tnbie d'hote in tho Slooan, "WILOA." CRANBROOK, B.C.—FIRST class private boarding house, under new management. Several rooms vacant. Special terms for permanent boarders. Mrs. Ho)ford. SOCIETY CARDS ABERDEEN HIVE, No. 12. L. O. T, M.- Meets 2nd and -Ith Wednesday, 7:30 p.m of ench month In K. of P. Hull, Vernon Street, next to postofflce. Visiting members cordially Invited. MINNIE O, RITCinrc, D.S.C MARGARET SQUIRE, B.C. MARV C. MATTHEW, T..C. PLUMBING Wo nre prepared lo do nil kinds or plumbing, steam and _an lltl'ng on Uie shortest not lire. Estimates given. Strachan & Hebden, Baker street, Nelson, B. C, Phone 262. Thi! Trade Mark «umpcd on every 1 garment, insures I you genuine ALTH UNDERWEAR . the most perfect, most health-id, most delightfully comfortable ( 1 underwear made. Endorsed _ by physicians. Far Men, \0m_am amM , '. ■*■ < blldren.x" A fcAllOmcUi-a OrjOoodiv i^Wres keep full _M ,f»Hii_. -•* mark He anything Canadian, ami especially anything so ultra Canadian as the matter in question, Is bo well known, it Is confidently expected the proposal to incroa,<*o the zinc duty will have a powerful friend at court when the question reaches the cabinet for decision. DAILY NEWS WANT ADS. Use Tlio Dally News Want Aa Columns, the best and cheapest means of making your wants known to all tho people In tho Kootenays. Rittes, 1 cent a word, each Insertion. WANTED NELSON Employment Agency. WANTED—Mine blacksmith, swamper, log cutters, woman cook, waitress. WANTED—I have a client who wlflltOS to purchase a well developed silver lead property, cither for cash or bond. I!1 yon liaVQ one or know oC one of merit please send me full particulars and mining engineer's report if possible. R. G. .McLeod, P.O. Box 1117, Seattle, Wash. WANTED—Immediately, small furnished house. Address M.M., Dally News, EXPERIENCED lady stenographer wanted about end of December. Must have good general education. Apply in own handwriting giving references and staling salary "expected lo "Business," care Daily News. YOUNG man oflfeood mercantile training desires position in retail store. Address H.J.D., The Dallff News. WELL educated woman, experienced House keeper, seeks position In family as house keepef or governess. Address V.B.C, The Dally News. WANTED—At once some clean nigs. Apply to The Daily News. WANTED—Situation as Unused engineer. JI.U'.H., Dally News' oillce. WATCHES cloancd, (1.60; spring. fl.SU; both, |2.50; guaranteed one year. Stratii- earn, Kaslo. WANTED—To rent a piano. Apply box X., Dally News. DRESSMAKING at home or by day. Plain and fancy sewing, Work Guaranteed, Room 0. Carney block. SCHOOL boys and girls wanted to solicit subscriptions for popular priced magazine. Can easily make $3 Or $4 weekly. Canadian Woman. London, ont. FOR SALE OLD CURIOSITY SHOI'-If you want to buy or sell anything go to the Old Curiosity Shop. Always ln stock, a full line of Crockery, Furniture and Glassware. POR SALE—Empire type del, used bin three tin P. O. Box as, rlter, latest mo. SINGER Sowing Machines for rent bj week or month at low rates. Tho Singer is acknowledged to be tbe lightest running and most convenient of any. Try one and be convinced. Only at the Singer Store, FOR SALE—Stooke Bros, livery and grain business at Midway, B.C. Two lots, new buildings, good will. $1000; JSM down. $800 in six months. Ten million dollars now being spent building tha threo railways from Midway to the Pacillc. Stooke Bros., Midway, B. C. FOR SALE—A seal skin jacket, second hand, in good condition. 30 inches lonp, soml-fltting, with storm collar. Price JaO. Apply CM., Daily News oillce. FOR RENT ROOMS furnlsbed for bouse keeping, ap ply Room 1, over Daily News. FOR RENT—One warm furnished bedroom. With or without silting room. Apply EM Dally News. FURNISHED rooms to rent, well heated." bath and telephone, on Edgewood avenue Apply B„ Daily News. FRESH cut Holly with berries. MlStlotOE and cut flowers for Christmas. Henrys Nurseries, 3010 Westminster road, Vancouver. B. C. CMBRYANT&CO. Cecil M Bryant, A.R.S.M., Provincial Apsayer The Vancouver Assay Ofllce Established 1S90 Umprie and Control Assaya Complete Analyses Etc. Agents for Casscl's Cyanide Process Contracts mado for Assays Write for Prices, etc. VANCOUVER, B.C. ERS jfalwavs the best varieties ROASTED DAILY See samples ol green and roasted genuine iocha and Java in our window All orders receive prompt attention. Goods delivered in town Kootenay Coffee So, Phone 177 Box 182 Nelson Steam Laundry P. O. Bui U. Illusion* ih All Uldn UU til M« ot l.Uit. ur dent!' Clotklnc CLEANED AND DYED Flannels. Blank-st*, OtrtBlns, Silk*, Wa % specialty. O)liven renovated to Htsi IU* n*m. Steam Carpet Gleaning T*ur patronage colic***. PAUL NIPOU. Prop. FORJ5ALE In Fail view addition, one block from car line—a lot with house 16x22; house is enclosed but not finished inside $200 Geo. Q. McLaren K.W.C. BLOCK RANCH FOR SALE In th** famous Okanagan country, conslst- Ing of li*: acres, which are subdivided as follows: Lot No. 2 contains 23 seres at $15 per acre Lot No. 3 contains 19 acres at JW per acre. IjOI No. 4 contains *iS acrea at JiV. per acre, Lot Xo. E contains 30 acrea at Ho per acre. Lot No. ti contains -6 acres at 155 per "ere. Lot No. 7 contains 22 acres at $75 per acre. Or If sold en bloc at $50 per acre on term.': or .?!;") per acre for spot cash. Easily cleared, no rock or stone, a river bounds the property on the north and cast Hides. The above prices are exceedingly low for that country. Write for full particulars. Stee i**\Q Xf * aa. REAL I.STATE AND INSURANCE Fruit Lands At Creston, B.C. Gateway, B.C. For Sale on Easy Terms. F. J. WATSON HEAL ESTATE AGENT Boi 236 FERNIE, B. C. FOR SALE In 10 acre Ijlocki, tn 10 tore block«; a.Teral lmprorod ranchei. For A Good Roast or Tender Steak Ring up Phone No. 5 West Kootenav Butcher Co, AND DEALERS IN MINING SHARES We buy and sell on commission WANTED Western Oil and Diamond Vnle shares. Wag-horn, Gwynn & Co. VANCOUVER, B. C. NOTICE To whom it mny concern, .Mrs Clara Rpdtllng having left my bed and hoard, l .win not be responsible for any debts contracted by her In my name after thla date. (Sinned) JOHN P. KUIUUlNU. Nelson, B. C, Nov. 39, 1W5, Plione 300 p. o. Box «65 E. G. DYER PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER Law Mining and Commercial work apecialtlea, OOlce hours—I a.m. to I p.m. Frederic S. Clements CIVIL ENGINEER DOMINION AND PROVINCIAL I.ANT BURVEYOR Atent for obtaining Crown Grant*, mln« turroylng, etc. _ „ Room U, K.W.O. Bloek P. 0. Box 1 Nelaon. B.C LAKEVIEW HOTEL Corner Hall xm4 Vtmon Street.* Two blocka from city Wharf. I'-be I dollar a day house ln Nelson. NO CHINESE HMPLOYED August Thofqas FROPnraroR ROYAL HOTEL TELEPHONE 62 wita. wm. ltouKar*. propnetrew The best meals Uat vxn be provided la Lhin market, cookod VMvits Ih* ■uper-flft- lon of tbe proprletreM, who Is a ramoui caterer. Nice airy roomi, uewftj furnished; teta for guests. . The best wines, liquet* and eifari oai be obtained at tho bar. TERMS: VI AND |LM PER DAT COR. STANLEY AND WLICA STRHDTi, Cars pass tbe door. McLeod Hotel CORtTBR FIRST AND SECOND AVENUH VMIR, a o, Centrally located. Rebuilt and refurnished throughout. All modern Improvements. Sample Rooms In connection. The only Arse class hotel In Vmir. RATES FROM 11,50 UP FINLAY M--UHOD. Proprietor. THE QUEEN'S HOTEL BAKER WWMiET M"RB B. C. CLARKS, Proprietress. RATES $2 PUR DAY. I j-iris and conilortabls bedrooms tn# filrat class dining room, manipie room for ooinmBrclal men. CLUB HOTEL THB BIG SCHOONER BEER OF HALF- AND-HALF, 10 CENTS The only glass of good Beer In Nelson. Hotel accommodation second to none in British Columbia, Ratea $l per say. Bpeclal ratea to monthly boarders . CORNER STANLEY & SILICA BTRMUTV Walker House TORONTO, ONT. Cuisine unexcelled. Two hundred weu- ventllated, steam-In uted bedrooms, a number with hatha. British Columbia, SasKat- ohewan, Alberta patronage specially eo- llcited. Strict attention to ladles and ehlW- ren. Rates t- to $;{ per day. GEO. WRIGHT & CO., Prop. Late of Brandon and Winnipeg. T. M RAYNE, .Manager. SHERBROOK HOUSE NELSON, IJ. C. One minute's walk from C.P.R. statios. Cuisine unexcelled; *ii rooms, well tisate-t and ventilated. Baths in conneetton. RATBS-W per day. J. BOYER 1'HOI'ltIKTOR When in Grand Forks put up at HOTEL PROVENCE Tbo headquarters for tourists, ktxum* faction guaranteed. EMIL LAKSEN, Proprietor. Late of the Winnipeg Hotel, Grain* .Va*-__ ___ Nelf-w, B. C BAETLETT HOUSE (Formerly Clartw House) The beat (1.00 per doy houso In Nelson. None but white heljp sss#hiyed. Tb% bar Is the best. 6. W. BABTLETT - Prop. GRAND BfcNiRAL HOTEL Opposite Courthouse and new Postofflce. Beat 25c meal In town. European and American plan. Only white labor employed. First elaas bar. J. A. ____________ Proprietor. TREMONT HOUSE EUROPEAN AND AMBRICAN PLAN HEALS Sic. ROOMS FROM 25c TO (LU KALONE & TREOILLUS, Proprietor! B*ker street Nairn DREWRY & TWIGG MINING ENGINEERS Dominion and Provincial' Land Surveyors. NEW DENVER, H. C. T. Q Procter. Agent, Nelion, B.C. FRANK C, GREEN CIVIL BNUINEBR Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyor P.O. Box 154. Phone 201B Cor. Kootonay and Victoria Bts., Nelao*. NOTICE TO DELINQUENT C0-OWNBR3 To Chaa. E. Seaiey, R. E. Lemon and D. D. Robertson, or to anv person or persons to whom they may hav**. transferred their Interests In th« Climax mineral claim, situated at tho head of 8-M.lle creek, adjoining the Alpine *rroup on tho south Hide, and recorded at Nelson In the district of West Kootenay You aro hereby notified that I, Beckford A. Shatford, F.M.C. No. B69&6, Have caused to be expended the sum of (1612.60) Ave hundred and twelve dollars and flfty cents In labor and Improvements on the above mentioned claim In order to hold nald clnlm under the provisions of the Mineral Act, and if within 90 days from the date of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure together with all coats of advertising, your Interest ln sold claim will become tho property of the subscriber under section 4 of an Act entitled "An Act to Amend the Mlneraj Aot, 1900." Dated at Siocan City, this 4th day of Oct., 1805. B. 'Mi. OH-tTFOBD, THB DAILY NEWS, NELSON, B. 0., WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6. 1905 Distinctive Overcoats. If your taste in clothes is cultivated, you will find Fit-Reform tailoring and Fit-Reform styles iu commou with your ideas and needs. Fit-Reform Overcoats are different enough to be distinctive — without over-stepping the bounds of good taste. $12. to $30. This trademark idea- tifiTs every genuine Fit-Reform garment. Look for libel with trademark and price as iacd by aiakext %Wmm***.**____\W___ K,--'\y :: '■;■■'*■■■■■■:'-' Bam*, *«Hi The only Fil-Reform Wardrobe here is ai Emory & Walley, Nelson, B.G. mikMm r» ****_. «" ii tu E. Fergus Wholesale Liquors rclD-St Spells all that is excellent in Beers RfPCO*^ Scotch, Red, White and Blue Cap- || "
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