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[The Economist]
BC Historical Newspapers
The Nelson Economist was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from July 1897 to July 1906. The Economist was published by D. M. Carley, and edited by C. Dell-Smith. In August 1898, The Economist absorbed a paper called The Nation. In July 1903, the title of the paper was changed from The Nelson Economist to The Economist.
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VOL,. I. NELSON, B. C, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1898. NO. 51 THE NELSON EeONOriiST. Issued at the city of Nelson, B. C '....- C Dp:ll-Smith ..". ............. ...... Editor P. J. OIReillv .....;.......... .c. ..-:... .Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ��� ���ne Year to Canada and United States. .$2.00 If paid in advance"!'. '.'. 1.50 One Year to Great.Britain 2.50 If paid in advance.......... ......'...-.,. ... .'..... 2 00 Remit, by Express, Money Order, Draft, P. O. Order, or Registered.Letter. - Correspondence on matters of general interest respectfully solicited. c. Advertisements of reputable character will be inserted upon terms which will be made known on application. Only articles of merit will be advertised in these columns and the interests of readers will be carefully guarded against irresponsible persons and worthless articles. EDITORIAL COMMENT. During the "election campaign The Economist willbe published serai-weekly, our object being to keep our readers thoroughly posted on a subject of such vital importance. This morning we present our first number of the series, and, as will be observed, considerable space is devoted to political topics: During the campaign we will publish on Mondays and Thursdays, and ' will endeavor to. supply the public with the very latest political news, pa}dng particular attention to the politics of our own district. We are all interested in the present contest, as upon the result will depend, in a great measure, the future of our country. We sincerely regret that there is not some straight, out-and-out Government candidate before the electors of this riding, but, in the absence of such an one, our duty is clear���to give our best support to the" man whom we conscientiously believe to be the more acceptable of the two now before the people. This is a duty which a live newspaper owes to the community in w7hich it is published. To sit on the fence at this stage of the game is cowardly, and if not cow7ardly it is an indication that he who occupies the unenviable position is not alive to the significance of the event. We have two candidates in the field��� two very popular gentlemen. If the vote to be taken on July 9th were to decide the point of personal popularity between J. Fred Hume and Arthur Stanhope Farwell it would be a very close one indeed, and would occasion a great deal of trouble to those making the ���''choice. But this is not the issue ; the choice is to be made from a very different standpoint. Both candidates are personal friends, and their object in this instance is the same���to render good service to their country. The only point to be decided is which of the twro is the better fitted to discharge successfully the responsible duties which both are wdlling to undertake in the interests of their constituents? Mr. Farwell was the first to issue an address to the electors (it will be found in another column) and significantly enough the ''platform of principles "adopted at the local Opposition convention, and endorsed 'by- Mr. Hume, appears to have been founded on this address ���at least the principal points are practically the same. The one is the individual express sion of opinion ; the other is the product of a convention. At first glance this may not appear to be more than a peculiar coincidence ; but it demonstrates orie important point, that while Mr. Farwell has force and originality sufficient to speak and act for himself, Mr. Hume possesses neither trait of character, but simply allows a small bod}7 of men to build a platform for him, and at their dictation he stands upon it. This is exactly what Mr. Hume has done all through���he allows others to make the balls for him to fire ; nor is he a good shot either���a well-intentioned man, but no politician. In the' assembly hall of the province he can always be depended on to be on duty when his presence is required, but bound hand and foot to the Opposition and without the faculty of grasping a situation as it presents itself, if the party proposed to deprive Nelson of her most important possession, Mr. Hume would graciousi}' concur, for m other reason than that the proposal emanated from the Opposition. Mr. Hume lacks orig-inality, force and tact���in politics. An honorable and energetic business man, he has made a success of his business, but politics are decidedly not within his sphere. He realizes the fact himself, and his friends will quietly concede the point. Many months ago Mr. Hume expressed a determination to retire from active political life, and it is to be regretted that this resolution, consistently arrived at, has not been carried out. The fact is that the Opposition could get no responsible, acceptable man to stand, and they have determined to trade on Mr. Hume's well-deserved personal popularity. When their reluctant nominee is defeated at the polls he must not take it as implying that his personality has lost any of its charms, but that his real friends wish to relieve him of responsibilities which he should never have assumed, and place them upon the shoulders of his worthy friend and opponent, in whose composition are to be found all the necessary elements that go to make up :-in active, aggressive representative. It is a notable fact that the "platform of principles " laid down by the Opposition con vention contains nothing that the Turner government is opposed to. First of all it calls for an equitable plan of representation. The government have demonstrated their willingness to afford fair and reasonable representation, and have added several new constituencies to the list, andin this distribution Kootenay was not forgotten. Equalization of taxation with respect to mines is demanded. Premier Turner/on Thursdey night, explained that the government had intended to remove the $5' tax on the employes in metalliferous mines, and explained the reason, why it was :not done last session. An amendment to the assessment act is asked for, b}' the removal of the niortp-asre tax. A soecial commission "is now ' inquiring into this subject, with the view of making such changes as ma}7 prove desirable. < Another plank in the convention platform is " the passage of a general railwa}7 act which will allow the building of railways by bona fide railway men, without cost to the province, cither in cash subsidies or land grants." This clause was evidently inserted at the instigation of those who favored the Kettle River Valle}7 railway charter, Mid the premier's explanation as to why the government opposed this charter will be accepted as satisfactory b}7 all who favor the popular sentiment " Canada for the Canadians." Then the convention calls for the " absolute prohibition of the immigration of Chinese into the province." The opinions of the Economist on the Chinese question are well known : we are deidedl}^ opposed to the presence of the ������yes, we will use the word���wretches in our midst, but we realize that the provincial legislature is powerless in the matter. The provincial government cannot prohibit the Chin- man from landing as long as the Federal and Imperial governments decree that he can land on payment of $50. If our Opposition friends would but be consistent, and cease to employ Chinamen, some practical results would ensue. The last plank in the " platform of principles " drawn up for the guidance of Mr. Hume calls for <l due recognition of the fact that the mining industry is the chief attraction for outside capital to the province," and sets forth thnt the importance of this industry demands a practical representative in the cabinet. Conceded. Now let us look at the " platform " originated by Mr. Farwell, and presented to the public before the Opposition convention was decided on. He favors : (1) A change in the Mineral Act to compel all partners in mining claims to bear their share of the assessment work or forfeit their interest. (2.) An amendment to cause liti- ���BaUHHBLIiWUlMMIUiM MMMUHMMBWBBI soaRnam&ffli THE NELSON ECONOMIST. gants to put u p reasonable , securit}7 for. costs before ad versing applications for certificates of improvements. Here is a man who-...evidently- knows w7hat he is talking about. The importance of such legislation will be readily understood by mining men, as will also this undertaking : " I shall endeavor to rescind the legislation of '96, by-which mining suits were taken out of the jurisdiction of the County Court and relegated to the Supreme Court, thereby entailing increased costs and interminable delays." Mr. Farwell also pledges himself to support regular promotion in the civil service, the removal of the $5 tax on parties emplo37ed in metalliferous mines, and the creation of a separate department under the charge of a minister who / would devote his undivided attention to mining interests. There is nothing: vasrue or indefinite about the man or his measures, and that he will be for Kootena}7 first, last and all the time is certain, for he srives the assurance : " If returned I pledge myself to work to the best of my ability to secure a local expenditure of public monies in proportion to the revenue collected in the district, and to ensure such expenditure being laid out to the best possible advantage." What more can any reasonable man ask? " The time has arrived, " continues Mr. Far- well in his address, "when, ail- the Kootenay members should join in advocating measures for the benefit of this district as a whole and for its special industry." Mr. Farwell is pledged to Kootenay; Mr. Hume is pledged to party. Which will we have ? Mr Farwell is a man of forcible character���original, and an able debater ; Mr. Hume���well, he possesses none of these qualifications. Under these circumstances, which of the men is the better calculated to make our wants known and our claims respected? With all due respect to the Opposition candidate, there is no comparison between him and his Independent opponent. Peter Cline was last week found guilty at the assizes, of shooting at Angelo Cirianni, with intent to maim. The. shooting took place near Kuskonook on April 25, and Cline has since been in custody. A sentence of three years with hard labor was imposed, and it is to be hoped that this will have the effect of deterring men from carrying firearms and using them upon trifling provocation. According to Collector of Customs Ivey, law at Skaguay is a misnomer. The collector says: "The judge, C. S. Johnson, is in the judge's chair not to represent the United States, but the various rings and���C. S. Johnson. If a clique wishes a certain law they ask for it, and if they can afford to pay for it they usually get it.'' The latest news from Madrid is to the effect that when the Cortes closed the other day martial law was proclaimed. It is reported that the Sagasta cabinet will resign, and make wa}7 for a new government that will sue for peace. But the American forces have landed at Santiago de Cuba, and that the '".town will be able to show a successful resistance for some time nobody doubts. Roosevelt's' Rough Riders had a " battle V- on Friday, and ten men were killed, although the fight Tasted several hours and there were 3,000 soldiers engaged in it. There will be an engagement one of those wet days. . The Tribune is conspicuously lukewarm in its support of.the Opposition candidate. This is the forcible way in which the Opposition organ presents the case of the Opposition can-, didate : "The candidate for the Opposition part}7 for the Nelson riding of West Kootenay district is a man well known in the riding and in J the district. J. Fred Hume came, to West Kootenay in 1885 from New Brunswick, his native province. He first engaged in general merchandising at Revelstoke, and removed to Nelson in 1892, where he for a time continued in the same business. He was elected a member of the legislative assembly in 1894 by the Opposition party, and has served his constituents faithfully and well, as the proeeedings of the assembly will show7. His renomination is simply a reward for honesty and faithfulness." One would think that Mr. Hume had been accused of dishonesty and unfaithfulness and of being a man unknown in the district. Well may Mr. Hume-say: '' Save me from my friends." Speaking of Mr. Farwell, the Tribune endeavors to create the impression that that gentleman has no interests in Kootenay-���that his name did not appear on the voters' list until a year ago, and does not appear on the assessment roll. In another 'column will be found Mr. Farwell's denial of these groundless charges. In a vain attempt to bring anything against the Independent candidate, the Tribune undertakes to insult the independent" electors by asserting: "A vote for Farwell means that the electors of Nelson riding have not sufficient intelligence to look after their own interests at Victoria." The electors of Nelson riding will give unmistakable proof of their intelligence on July 9th by voting for an able, independent man. Gordon Hunter, a well-known politician, is touring the Golden section of the county in the interests of the government. Mr. Hunter in federal politics is a staunch Liberal, but in provincial affairs the Government has no warmer supporter. On another page will be found a letter from his pen justifying the independent and fearless course he is pursuing during the present contest. Rossland's Independent electors have done well in nominating John McKane as their candidate for the provincial legislature. Mr. McKane is as able as he is willing to serve the district, and in declaring himself an Independent candidate he is but adopting a course which those who know him best would naturally expect. Tike our own Farwell, McKane declines to be bound D37 any party ties which are calculated, however remote^-, to interfere with his duty to his constituents. He will go to Victoria as -a representative of Kootenay, and will not be branded "Government" or ''Opposition." His opponent is Mr. James j Martin, whose opposition to the Turner government savors of fanaticism. In addition to a strong support from Rossland Mr. McKane is also assured'of a majority of the votes in Trail and Boundary district, so. that his success at the polls is assured. A,number of provincial newspapers are giving a list of,the candidates believed to be already in the field for parliamentary honors, and setting out the different headings under which, the aspirants as classed���whether Government, Opposition or Independent. In this list we observe that a gentleman named Turner is classed as a government, candidate for the Nelson riding. This is a mistake. Mr. J. A. Turner is evidently the party referred to. It was currently reported in Nelson that he was looking for the nomination in the government interest, and had gone so far as to make arrangements with a local paper of doubtful politics to support his candidature. ��� But Mr.-J. A. Turner is not the class of man the government want, and however ambitious he ma}7 have been to secure the nomination it is apparent to everyone that he would not stand the ghost of a chance of being elected. His preliminary arrangements, therefore, did not amount to anything. The government would not recognize the man. But he was determined to be in the fight, and lias managed to secure the somewhat troublesome office of agent for the Opposition candidate. He may be useful in this position-, but it is about as far as it is safe for him to venture in active politics. Senator Turner has brought suit to prevent the sale of the Le Roi. to the British American Corporation. The senator charges Col. I. N. Peynton and others with trying to dispose of his interest in the mine and other assets of the Le Roi Mining & Smelting Co., at a price below their true value, alleging that the- defendants have taken shares of the compan37's stock without the consent of the trustees and placed them in a foreign bank, and are trying to get possession of all^the shares belongino- to the plaintiff and other trustees. . He stands upon the plea that the mine can not be sold within the ten years specified in the pooling agreement, and he therefore asks for a restraining order and subsequenth7 an injunction to prevent the sale of the stock. It looks as if the profits of the mine will be swallowed up in litigation, and that one of the best properties in the county will cease to run. The Czar of all the Russias cannot consider his life or person safe. He would not be the first of his race who fell at the hands of the assassin. Yet another attempt has been made to rid the county7 of its ruler, if recent advices from St. Petersburg can be relied <- upon. It appears that the Czar was present at the ceremony of consecrating a new church at Tsarskoa Solo. Shortly before the event it was discovered that the spot where His Majesty was expected to stand during the ceremony was undermined. It is believed 03- lULLlUWIIVHHKULMi wwmmimMUbb'miiimmm WWMUUUMtlUIMJPJ BUfcWJitfilj^Ha!!^^ UCT^WliaHJBMItiaUBWKUWBMJUII^ THE NELSON ECONOMIST. man}7 that the whole affair was a scare arranged by the secret police, in view of the proposed abolition of innumerable lucrative posts I' 'enjoyed by the members of that body. But however well founded this belief may be the Czar can draw7 very little, consolation from it, convinced as he is that he is surrounded by traitors. One of his own body guard is as . likely' to' engage in a plot for His assassination as any of his discontented subjects. Mr. Robert Green seems to have secured the nomination of Slocan division in a manner similar to Mr. Dean'e in Kamlobps. However, the;popular Candidate is bound to win in T)Oth cases. Anyone, with a little plotting and planning, can secure the nomination, but it takes the nominee of the people, to secure the election-.���-Kamloops Standard. There was a lamentable accident at Black- well, London, the other -day, daring the launching of the battleship Albion. The latest addition to Great Britain's fleet is a ship of 12,950 tons, , and as she glided into her native element the 2;reat disolacement of water caused an immense uprising on all sides, submerging a platform on which some two hundred people had crowded to witness the launch. The cheering of the enthusiastic crowd as the big defender took the water was mingled with the shrieks for help" from those do unexpectedly immersed. It is estimated that nearly one hundred people were drowned. The Hon. J. A. Turner, Premier and Minister of Finance and Agriculture, visited Neison last week, and on Thursday -evening gave a clear and' forceful exposition of his record and future plans for the province, at a public meeting held at the Fire Hall. Dur- i ig this short stay he also found time to assure the Economist of. his thorough confidence that " everything is going well." Reports from ever}7 section of the Province are most favorable to the Government cause, and the expectation of the Administration���-based not upon guess-work, but on a careful analysis of the situation���is that Premier Turner will go into the next Legislature with a majority of from ten to sixteen at his back, all doubtful constituencies having in this estimate been given to the enen'137. i\.t ever}7 point visited in the course of his tour, Premier Turner has been received with the greatest cordialit37, and he says he feels more then ever convinced that he has the approval of the electorate in his progressive policy, and notably its chief, and foundation plank���the " development of the resources of the country by means of. productive public works!" In Kootenay the beneficial results of this policy he finds peculiarly emphasized in tlie prosperous condition of the district, while the increased revenue arising ~ from the operation of the several railways and their tributary mines, with the large amount of construction work now going oh or at once to be initiated, will have a far more advantageous effect through the district and province. For when trade of this character has once been created and well started in its natural channels by such a liberal policy, it accumulates rapidly and by the compounding principle. The rapid, expansion of the revenue in Kootenay Is another evidence of the wisdom of the policy adopted some few years ago for the upbuilding of the district.. Then it. was sparsel}7 populated, comparatively inaccessible and altogether unproven. The.; government was met with argument upon argument that its accomplishments would not justify the.con-, ��� templeted expenditures, but as a result of these, where expend!aires were until quite recently far in excess of receipts, the contrary has now become the case. This is accepted as encouragement to the government to proceed with further works in*the same direction, and Mr; F. C. Gamble, the newly appointed engineer of the Public Works department, has only just completed a tour thfough the district, undertaken for the making of arrangements' for the immediate expenditure of the.;moneys set apart in the estimates for public works. ''If A. S. Farwell," asks the Tribune, " is not the -'Government candidate in ' disguise, what was the object of Premier Turner in .addressing:' the electors of Nelson riding on Thursday evening ? " The ans.ver'is simple. Premier Turner was challenged, and if lie'did not accept the challenge it would hnve afforded the enemy an opportunity of saying the Premier was afraid to face the inn sic. July 15 has been fixed as' the date upon which the joint commission to diseass questions in -.disoute between Canada and tlie United States is to meet at Quebec. It is most essential that British Columbia should be ably represented on the occasion, as matters of vital importance to this section of the dominion will be treated, among others the boundary dispute between Alaska and British Columbia, as also that "between the province and the state of Washington, the fishery rights at the mouth of the Eraser river, the tariff question as affecting lead and lead products, and a variety of other matter in which we are keenly interested. Unless this province be represented our interests are likely to be overlooked, as Sir Louis Davies is 'more particularly bound up in tlie cares'of tiie Atlantic seaboard and eastern provinces. We understand a memorial has been sent to Sir Wilfrid Laurier on the subject, but unless a favorable reply be received at once no time should be lost in-bringing pressure to bear upon the premier to recognize the rights of British Columbia in this connection. Now is a most opportune time to agitate the subject, as a more favorable opportunity is not likely soon to present itself. Those who know the lady will be sorry to hear that Princess Viedeiha, one of the Sultan's sisters, has been abducted by a party of bri- bands. The sad tale as it reaches us from Constantinople, goes to show that the Princess was enjoying an afternoon stroll at Kizil Toprak, a few miles from the capital, with the widow ofa gentleman who used to spell his name D-j-e-1-l-a-l-e-d-l-e-d-y before his spirit and the name bv which it was identified were wafted to the great beyond of the pashas. The widow was also a princess. The bold, bad men were ������.<ft'er booty or beauty- ���possibly both, and-before the princess is returned to the arms of her illustrious and much-embraced brother a handsome ransom will have to be paid. The Marquis of .Lansdo wne, Secretary of State for War, addressing the Conservative- Unionists of /London the other evening, endorsed the recent Birmingham speech of the Secretary Of State for the Colonies, in which Mr. Chamberlain expressed the opinion that the day would come, when the Stars and Stripes, and the Union. Jack would wave together over an Anglo-Saxon alliance. Lord Lansdowne insisted that it was in the highest degree desirable that the colonies should be encouraged to take a more active share in the defence of the empire. The public school board of Victoria are asking the government to render financial assistance that ' 'domestic science " may be taught in the schools. Advocates of the innovation claim that " the executive faculty of the child is developed in'the actual work of cooking," and it is proposed to teach the little ones "table serving; and setting, and thus cover the whole field of domestic science." And yet we hear of people," kicking " about life in the wild and woolty west. Pshaw! ( s FOOL FRIENDS." lO THE EDITOR OF THE LlOXO-MIST . Dear Sir,���In the Tribune's issue of Saturday June 25th, the editor of that organ has been pleased to refer to Mr. A. S. Farwell's supporters as " fool .friends." As a supporter of Mr. Farwell I cannot see why the hireling editor of Mr. Hume's organ should brand me as a fool. Any man who has the welfare of Kootenay really at heart cannot hesitate for a moment which candidate to choose. Mr. Flume is a very nice man, but to sum up his capabilities as a representative in the Provincial Legislature he is not on to his job at all. The people of the Nelson riding, who are tired of having a representative of, the buinp-on.-a- log order, and want to get an active, energetic man whose policy is Kootenay first and foremost do not think we are the fools in this question as far as our best interests and Kooteuoy's advancement is concerned.���Yours truly, A Parwkll Vqtkr. Nelson, June 27, 1898. FACTS NOT .FANCIES. To thk Kimtoi: ok I'm-: Kconomist. Sir, ��� in contradiction ot" some statements ii the Tribune, of Saturday, the 25th inst., I beg to say I transferred my vote in provincial elections from Victoria to West Kootenay in 1890. I voted fov myself at Revelstoke in 1890; I voted at New Denver in 1894, and I intend to vote for myself on the 9th proximo. Ever}" dollar's worth of property I possess in the Dominion of Canada, both real and personal, is in .West Kootenay district. I paid my previucial taxes for 1898, amounting to over $40, a few weoks ago.���Yours truly, A. S. Farwkll. Nelson, June 27th, 1898. m mmaaxaasismidMWWweramaxmmittm THE NELSON ECONOMIST. LOCAL NEWS. m Customs Officer Nolan, of Waneta, is in,, town. . It is said that the Mollie Gibson litigation will be settled out of court. Dr. Laurier, brother of the premier,, has taken up his1 temporary abode in Nelson. There are fresh arrivals almost every day of, horses intended for the Dominion Day races. It looks as if the Northern Pacific Railway Co. is about to secure control of the Spokane Falls & Northern. ' ; A meeting of Mr. Farwell's supporters .will be held at the Farwell headquarters, Carney Block, this evening. ��� Arrangements have been made by w7hich the New Denver brass band Will assist in making Dominion Dav a success in Nelson. Archdeacon Pentreath is visiting Nelson, and was entertained at the English church mission room on Thursday, by the adherents of that church. The Farwell committee rooms are now in full swing, and are liberally patronized. They are situate in Carney block, on Baker street. A committee meeting will" be held tonight at eight o'clock, and all members are requested to attend. The big barge recently built for the C. P. R., was moored near the foot of Cherrv street on Sunday morning, having been towed down from Kuskonook. Jack O'Neill, a Montana wrestler, is anxious to tr37 his strength and skill with any m/ui in British Columbia. If Harry Dunn is still around he will oblige Jack. F. Aug. Heinze, of railway and smelter'- fame, is paying Nelson a visit. Mr. ITeinze has not made up his mind to shake the dust of Kootenay off his feet j list yet. The Rossland Record is no more. Its demise fills "a long felt want." In its stead the Rossland Leader appears���"agin" the government. The Harry Lindley Comedy Co. will open an engagement in the rink, which has been fitted up very comfortably, tonight, in the popular melodrama, "Shadows of a Great City." The company is carefully selected, as might be expected with Harry Lindley at the head. There is a treat in store for our local play-goers. Nelson has a crew of four oarsmen who are anxious to get up a race, and express their readiness to meet any crew in the Kootenays. The Nelson boat will be manned by Abe Johnson, E. V. Mansou, F. Povah and J. J. Chambers. H. J. Williams, of the Margurete Mining & Smelting Co., reports that they are making a roadway to the property to facilitate development. A depth of 62 feet has been attained on the Gold Cup, and they are tunneling on the Copper Cup. On the Gray Hawk they have struck the same ledge as that encountered in the Gold Cup. Recent assays give $32 in gold, $25 in silver, $22 in lead and $7.50 in copper. FARWELL FANCIERS: The supporters of Mr. A. S. Farwell held a meeting on Saturday evening at their committee rooms, Carney Block, under the presidency of R. E. Lemon. Several committees were organized and matters reduced to a work- ing basis. The general committee is as follows : R. E. Lemon DA. McFarland T. A Mills W. ��� H. Graham E. C Senkier Fred W. Traves Fred Starker , C. Dell-Smith W: A. Macdonald ��� Percy Criddle J. E. Ann able P. J. O'Reilly James Smart Arthur E. Hodgins C. Jiskowicz W. J-. Herring A. H. Clements. W: M. Taylor A.-.C. Muir T. Roderick Robertson H. R. Bellamy W. A. Ward T. G. Procter Michael C. Monaghan A. J. Marks Geo. C. Tunstall, jr. George Stephenson David Morris Charles A. Waterman Charles W. West Theo Madson Webster Traves. oters MR. A. S. FARWELL, the Independent candidate for the Nelson Riding, will address a public meeting at THE FIRE HALL, Nelson, on ALL ARE WELCOME. Mr. Hume and his supporters are cordially invited. By order of the Committee. R. E. LEMON, Chairman. The re-opening services of the Presbyterian church will be held on Sunday next, July 3rd. Rev. Mr. Winchester, of Victoria, will preach morning and evening. The folio wins: evening <y> ���-_? o O a concert and social will be given and an interesting programme will be rendered and refreshments served. Proceeds will be devoted to the building fund. Cameras, kodaks and photographic supplies at Thomson So. Co., Ltd. THE NOMINATIONS. The nomination of candidates to represent, this riding in the provincial legislature was held on Saturday in the courthouse, by W. J. Goepel, returning officer. The proceedings throughout were very quiet and formal. A. S. Farwell, Independent, was nominated by R. E. Lemon, seconded by A. H.; Clements, the nomination paper being also signed by C. A. Waterman, J. H. Bowes and W. H.< Graham. A. M. Johnston is the 'appointed election agent for Mr. Farwell. J. Fred Hume, Oppositionist, was nominated by Thomas Madden, seconded by Hugh R. Cameron���^Gilbert Stanley, Fred Bates and John Houston also attaching their autographs to the document. " Mr; J. A. Turner is Mr. Hume's election agent. Mr. Farwell's committee rooms are in the Carney Block, while Mr. Hume has secured the special privilege of monopolising the fire hall for political purposes. ADDRESS. of West To the Electors of the Neison Riding Kootenay Electoral District : Gentlemen : I offer myself as an independent candidate to represent you in the next Provincial Parliament. Should I be fortunate enough to secure your support I shall endeavor to bring about the following reforms : 1. A change in the mineral act t-o compel all partners in a mining claim to bear their share of the assessment work, or forfeit their interest. . 2. An amendment to cause litigants to put up reasonable security for costs before adver- sing applications for certificates of improvements. 3. Regular promotion in the civil service, avoiding the injustice of the appointment of outsiders over the heads of men already in the service, all vacancies being filled by our own people. 4. The removal from the statute book of the discriminatory tax of 5 dollars per annum on mechanics, miners and others employed in our metalliferous mines. If returned, I pledge myself to work to the best of my ability to secure a local expenditure of public monies in proportion to the revenue collected in the district, and to ensure such expenditure being laid out to the best possible advantage. The mining interests of British Columbia have now reached such proportions that it is desirable they should be administered by a separate department under the charge of a minister who would devote his undivided attention to the subject. I shall endeavor to rescind the legislation of '96 by which mining suits were taken out of the jurisdiction of the County Court and relegated to the Supreme Court, thereby entailing increased costs and interminable delays. During the past eight years Kootenay has been represented by straight government supporters and by an out-and-out oppositionist. v The result in neithei case has been satisfactory. I consider that the time has arrived when all the Kootenay members should join in advocating measures for the benefit of this district as a whole and for its special industry, without regard to party. A. S. FARWELL. S^��^^ THE NELSON ECONOMIST. - PERTINENT POLITICS. If the policy of the Opposition as revealed during the present campaign be any indication of what it would be if the party were returned to power, there is nothing 'whatever new or commendable about it. The tactics pursued are those of the pettifogging lawyer with a bad case���abuse the fellow that has a good one. " Traitor," " turncoat," " impos- ^ ter," are a few of the choice epithets applied to respectable men.who exercise their undoubted right of independent action. No holiest, wise ��� man, will pledge himself to a slavish, life-long service to any political party.. It is a duty which a man owes to himself and his country to support the government which governs for the country's good, and to alter his political creed vvhen convinced that to alter, it is necessary to the accomplishment of the best results. If the change of heart and mind takes place as the result of conscientious, logical reasoning and a desire to do that which is good, it reflects credit on, the man. But consistency has its peculiar charm, and must be a characteristic of the successful public man. An effort was made by the Opposition to introduce Federal politics and party lines into the present contest, but fortunately the little scheme did not work. Then coercion was had recourse to, and men who stand on the 'Liberal side in Federal politics w7ere abused for not enrolling themselves among the Oppositionists in Provincial matters. The following letter addressed to Messrs. Templeman and Riley by an able and consistent politician, Gordon Hunter, is interesting on this subject : Sirs,���-Having been made a mark for the abuse of certain cheap politicians at an Opposition pow wow the other night and having also been the recipient of some editorial attention in the local Opposition organ, and the editorial contained sufficient truth to make it amount to a deception, I think it fair to myself once for all to explain to such as may be concerned to know my attitude towards the Local Government at the New Westminster convention and since. At the time of holding this convention a number of Liberals, including myself, were firmly persuaded that the Government intended to precipitate a contest on Federal lines, having been led to this conclusion by some remarks dropped by the Premier at a banquet some months prior to the last Federal election, and by the fact that some of the leading spirits in the Government party supported the Conservative cause at that election and were known to favor this course. Wre of course felt aggrieved to think that the Premier was prepared at once to alienate his many Liberal supporters and to have the worth of his administration and policy to British Columbians tried by the questionable test of whether the Liberal or Conservative party was stronger in is Province, and we pro- -51 ceeded in unmistakable fashion to pick up the gauntlet which we thought had been thrown down. If our hypothesis was correct, I was clearly bound to take the course I did, . having been one of the charter members of the first Young Men's Liberal club started in Tor onto some 17 years ago, and having been an unswerving supporter of the Liberal cause ever since and being constitutionally unable to keep away from Liberal gatherings. With regard to the resolution itself there was a very great difference of opinion as to how best to express the determination of the convention to accept the challenge, which as I have said it was taken for granted had; been launched at all Liberals alike, whether former adherents of the Government or not. One or two firebrands cried out open war bn.all Conservatives indiscriminately, but I pointed out that even though the Government thought fit to excommunicate all Liberals from the party pale, it was not necessary for us to alienate any Conservatives who had been opposed to the Government, and suffice it to say the more moderate counsels prevailed. No one knows better than the managing editor of the Times that the statement that I submitted the resolution is untrue. I was requested to reduce the somewhat nebulous ideas- of the more moderate section to writing, which I attempted to do, and Mr. Riley submitted the resolution to the convention, but some, of those who championed the resolution, on its being passed practically without debate, thought fit to attempt to go it one better and bring about a contest on straight Federal lines, that is against all Conservatives, whether Government or Opposition, with the result that they came near being hoist" with their own petard, Messrs. Sword, Forster and others threatening to withdraw from the convention. Fortunately, however, it turned out that those of us who had supported or were inclined to support the Local Government provided it was not going to the polls as a Conservative Government, were mistaken in the Premier's attitude on this question, and that being so, I felt it to be due to him to renew the expression of my confidence in his administration and to renew it in no uncertain way on a public platform. Having been a supporter of the Government since my arrival in the province, I would indeed have been a " traitor " had I not done so, as all excuse for abandoning it had been removed, and more especially as the Liberal convention, so-called, had, as I saw afterwards, been called together, not for the legitimate purpose of advancing the interests of the Liberal party, but for the purpose of working up the personal following and prestige of the latest accretion to that august assembly which has done so much for British Columbia. In my opinion every citizen of this Province, whether Liberal or Conservative, owes a debt of gratitute to Mr. Turner for his patriotic stand on the question of the introduction of Federal issues into Provincial politics, thereby rendering it possible for both Liberals and Conservatives to unite in supporting an honest and vigorous administr tion wholly regardless of the Federal proclivities of its members, and particularly at this juncture when we see men of small calibre and indifferent standing in the community trading on their connection with the Liberal party in order to galvanize their real insignificance into a semblance of political importance. The epithet M traitor " sounds rather queer emanating from one of the Templeman-Riley collection of patriots. If reports are to be credited, the gentleman of " vegetable " fame voted for a Conservative at the last Federal election or at any rate did not vote for one of the Liberal candidates. .If this is so who was then the political Judas, Mr. Riley ? Ask the legal pundits wTho surround you if they are not traitors themselves who harbor or countenance a traitor. Are Dr. Milne,; W. W. B. McInnes, J. C. MacLagan, Alex Henderson, John Grant, George Powell and others traitors, because they disapprove of you and your methods, Mr. Riley ?. Are Mr. Williams and Mr. Semlin disloyal to the Conservative party because they oppose the Turner Government ? Who is it that is now the"; turncoat.,- Mr. Tern- 1- - pieman, you or the Hon. Robert Beavan, your former leader ? - Is E. V. Bodwell a traitor because he no longer supports the Government? Is J. T. Bethune a turncoat, because he no longer supports the Opposition ? Is D. W. Fliggins a turncoat or a patriot ? Can you tell us, Mr. Templeman, whether Joe Martin, is disloyal to the Liberal party for casting in his lot with Mr. Cotton, or Mr. Cotton disloyal to the Conservative party for having anything to do with Mr. Martin ? Which of these " Heavenly Twins" is the traitor? Then what about Mr. Sword ? Is he disloyal to the Liberal party because he supports Mr. Semlin, or wou 1 d he be "disloyal' if he aban- doned Mr. Semlin ? Then, Mr. Templeman or Mr. Riley, if you can find no difficulty in answering these questions, What is it that unites this unique Cotton-Martin-Higgins- Mills- Gregory combination of whiskered pan- dours and fierce hussars? Is it throbs of patriotism or is it gulosity for public meats? Then, tell us, Mr. Templeman, have you the power, in the event of their election, to conjure these various political molecules into a stable compound ? Can you make nitrogen chloride stable by a wave of your senatorial wand ? or will"you be like the poor Arab who let loose the genii? Then, again, is it not doubtful, even if the contest were to be on Federal lines, whether allegiance to the doctrines of Liberalism would compel us to vote for the puppets of fanatical riflers of private letters ? Should we not hesitate to trust such persons to experiment with the public interest? Does it not, in short, occur to you to paraphrase Madame Roland's utterance and to say " O Liberalism, what crimes are committed in tin7 name." Gordon Hunter. Mr. Retallack was a tried and true citizen of the Slocan when the newspapers now opposing him were in the molten pots of the type- foundry, and the little fellows endeavoring to run them were rolling pumpkins, and doing the rush act in juvenile foot ball teams " back east." Mr. Retallack and his friends can well afford to treat such opposition with contempt. ���The Ledge. Cameras, kodaks and photographic supplies at Thomson Sationery Co., Ltd. 1 :?; *��-: vv-z. ���* ���. vwt.T-'SsU". ffi*7^' ."yiie'SSft *^^7FS7^;^^ i ��� a THE NELSON ECONOMIST. THE PREMIER IN NELSON H'll i ! 1 . S- if" ill! ins If lift m Hi m. n VI i The campaign w7as opened in Nelson,,on Thursday evening, when a public meeting was held in the fir-TialF to hear addresses from the Hon. Premier Turner, and Mr. Cotton, leader of the Opposition in the local legislature. Although but a few hours' notice had been given of the meeting, the hall was crowded, and shorflv after eight o'clock the chair was taken by Mayor ITouston. The Mayor, in opening the proceedings, explained that in this province there were but two political parties : one was called the Government or party in office ; the other, the Opposition,, or party that wanted to get into office. Both parties were represented' on this occasion���-the Government by Hon. Mr. Tur- ner and the Opposition b}\ its, leader, Mr. Cotton. He requested that both gentlemen be accorded a fair hearing, and that anyone wishing co put questions to the speakers Would not do so until they had finished their address. He then introduced the Hon. J. H. Turner. The hon. gentleman, who was accorded a very warm reception, said, he had the honor of representing the party in office, and the party who would be in office after the elections. (Applause), That party had been in power for many years, and he wished to impress upon the electors that no party could be in power so long and not have charged to them some mistakes. They had worked faithfully in the interests of British Columbia, and to their policy was attributable in a great measure the proud position which this province today held. There were a great many fads going round, such as the abolition of the mortgage tax. the state ownership of railways, etc., and if the people would but examine into these they would discover that they were mere fads. The Gevernment had a well-defined policy, which they were working on for years, and one of their principal " planks, " so-called, was the development of the country by opening up trails and roads, building railways, bridges, etc., so as to facilitate the conduct of business and encourage settlement. Education was a most important matter, and always received due attention on the part of the Government. Agriculture was another plank in the Government's policy, and the measures taken to advance this interest were producing tlie'best results. Then the credit of the province was a most important thing���this was the erm'ine which runs the whole machinerv. Unless the credit of the province was sound they could not borrow the necessary funds to carry on public works, pending the revenue | which would accrue from them. Twelve J years ago Britich Columbia had practically no j credit, and the greatest difficulty was conse- j quently experienced in carrying on necessary j public works. Even now, with their credit j good, it was not possible to accomplish all the i public work that was desirable at once. In a j country such as this public works of construction were costly and necessarily slow, but despite this fact the Government had secured j the building of some 500 miles of railway, and j considerable railway construction was now in ' progress. He alluded to the Columbia & Western, from Rossland to Robson and Pen- ticton to, the Boundary country, which would give connection at Sicamous, securine a line of .railway-', to; the seaboard. These lines were ������ ��� ��� " ". ��� ^'- practically under construction, and would open up an immense country, providing facilities urgently demanded. The Teslin Lake railway was next alluded to, and its advantr ages explained, the Premier adding that no province in tire dominion���no colony in the empire���could make a more favorable showing on railway construction. The Opposition would say that the railway policy of the Government wasa bad one, and try and leave the impression that capitalists wishing to invest in aft ' .. '"-'',.���,'' ' railways in this country w7ere as plentiful as blackberries in the July. But this was not so ; there was a great difficulty in inducing capital to invest in railways. He instanced the case of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo railway. There was a charter granted for that line before Mr. Duusmuir got his charter, but it was thrown up by the holders, who had put some $15,000 into it. The original charter was far more liberal in its terms than that ���granted Dunsinuir, and it was only at the solicitation of the governor general of the day that Dunsmuir undertook construction. The hon. gentleman next referred to the -N.akusp line, and showed that, the government had made a very satisfactory bargain in t'nis instance. The Shuswap &. Okanogan railway was then touched upon, and the wonderful development of that section of country since the construction of the line was pointed out. Wnen the Penticton branch was completed and connection made with the coast, it would be found that tiie money Fives'ed would be bearing interest. m- A voice*: How7 many Chinamen are et ployed there ? Hon. Mr. Turner : None. Despite the number and extent of public works undertaken there was no appreciable increase in taxation, and this was something to be proud of. Alluding to the educational advantages provided the premier mentioned that the school system of British Columbia was second to none in the Dominion, nor could it be said that political influence had anything to do with school management���a breath of suspicion had never been breathed against the department. Last year the public schools had cost $220,800. It was no doubt advisable that a change should be made to have municipalities take over school affairs, and this he hoped would.be effected, but such a change was impracticable up to date. The administration of justice, the Premier contended, had been carried out with credit to the province. There is no other country in the world where life and property were safer than in British Columbia (applause). Speaking of the financial standing of the province, the premier pointed out that so recently as 18.91; British Columbia had no credit at all. There were then a few loans from 4-/4 to 7 per cent! It was realized that to open up the county it would be necessary to build roads, but there were no funds available with which to build them���the}' could not be built out of the Ordinary revenue. Then the question was how to raise the mone)7?- The government were satisfied that thej revenue would increase as the country wast opened up. After due consideration and consultation he went' to London, and succeeded in getting British Columbia securities listed on the London market at 3 per cent. Sir Chas. Tupper, the high commissioner for Canada, declared that the province had no right toj present such a thing as a 3 per cent, loan, thi.^ being all that Canada could secure, but he succeeded in carding though the loan, getting $86 net for every $100, and paying only 3 per cent: for the money. The next loan negotiated in 1893 brought $91 for the $100. The last loan was better still, selling ,$94; the result being that the actual cash received,.-by ?the treasury, after deducting all expenses and; cost, was 3 i.-roth per cent, for interest. To- clav on the London market 100 can be got for British Columbians (applause). During the period between 1-891- and the 30th June this year, the public accounts would show that $4,260,000 had been expended on surveys, roads, bridges, etc., with about $125,000 paid out in connection with railway subsidies, or a total of $4,395,000. In the same period only $3,396,371 net had been received from loan account, so that in reality about $1,000,000 had been expen.ded in public works over and above that borrowed under consolidated loans. Speaking of Kootenav, the hon. gentleman said he remembered the time when it had but one member and fifteen voters, and when the members of the legislature used to object vigorouslv to anv expenditure of public monev -in this section, arguing that money so spent was merely an experiment, the success of which was very doubtful. But what was the result of the Government's wise policy of providing surveys, roads, trails, railways, etc.?-��� it brought the revenue up from $30,000 a short time ago to $350,000 today (applause). Having alluded to the protection works at Revelstoke, and the prompt action taken by the government, and several other subjects ol public importance, the premier concluded by an able defence of his government, whose active, progressive policy had been so advantageous to the country, and added that there was no doubt they would be returned to power with a greater majority than ever (applause). The chairman submitted a series of questions which he said had been handed to him by a prominent mining man, who was anxious to have them answered. They were : First���Wny did the Government attempt to impose a 2 per ceut. tax on the output of metalliferous mines ? Mr. Turner replied : Because it was considered a reasonable rate. In consequence, however, of representations made it was reduced to 1 per cent. Second���Why do you impose a tax on. men { engaged in metalliferous mines that is not " imposed on those employed in other mines ? Mr. Turner said that he considered this tax an injustice. At the last session it was intended to remove this tax, but pressing representations were made that by so doing it mmjiumiaimtimjiimuiiimmviiiiMmimsaM mmmm>. MfflSaBSffif^^ THE NELSON ECONOMIST. would enable aliens to escape the payment of lany taxation. There were a number of aliens [employed in the mines of this province, who [had their families here, their children going to [the schools, and enjoying all the advantages to which a .British subject was entitled, and yet contributing nothing to the public revenue if this taxwere removed. With coal miners it was different. They worked in the coal mines and did not go prospecting or staking kout claims. If they did prospect they had to [Take out a license, but as coal miners they had no special privileges. Third���Do the Dunsmuirs mine any coal oil the lands within the E. <&N. railway belt, arid if so how much? Mr. Turner did not consider this a fair question to put to him. He could not say how many tons of coal were taken out, bufne believed the new mine was within the railway belt. He drew a comparison between the Dunsmuirs and the Vancouver Coal Co., in favor of the former. The Vancouver Coal Co. were larger employers of Chinese labor. The fourth question had reference to Mr. Turner's connection with " speculative mining companies. " He justified his connection on the ground that it was done so as to attract capital to the country. When he was in the Old Country he found that British Columbia mines were attracting but little attention, and it was suggested to him that if some prominent British Columbia men would but identify themselves with a raining company it would demonstrate that they had confidence in the country. He consented co become a director in the hope of encouraging capital, and the companies with which he was thus connected were sound financially, and had already invested heavily in British Columbia���one of them had taken the i\thabasca in hand and was working it. He complained that the English press had not treated him fiirly, having selected the companies w7ith which he was connected for unfavorable comment-. Fie gave some particulars which went to show that the attack was a result of not advertising with these particular papers. Fifth���Do you know of any other minister who has allowed his name to be used in this connection? Mr. Turner replied in the affirmative. A Voice : WThat was the reason the government prevented Corbin getting his charter for the Kettle River Valley railway ? Mr. Turner : The reason is this. WTe have subsidized a railway in that district which is already being rushed through, and we considered that having done that we should try and preserve the trade of Canada for Canadians (great applause). The same voice : Who started this country if it was not the Americans ? Who were the first in here to spend their money if it was not -the Americans ? .J Mr. Turner : We have had Americans here, and anything they did they have been well repaid for (applause). They came here and enjoyed all the privileges of British subjects, j We cannot go into the United States on the j same principle (hear, hear). We had work- i men in Victoria, for instance, who went over to Olympia, and were engaged in the building trade. But when they started to work they were asked " Are you citizens of the United States ? If you are not, get out.'' (applause). The Yankee questioner subsided. Mr. Cotton was the next speaker, and introduced himself as one who confidently expected to be in pOwer after the 9th July (laughter and applause). He did not think Mr. Turner had satisfied the meeting���he certainly had not satisfied him, as Mr. Turner had not alluded to such important planks as the mining law reform, the mortgage tax, Chinese immigration, redistribution or other important questions. He then proceeded to ridicule- the government's railway, policy, contending that the companies had been dealt with too liberally. He also challenged Mr. Turner's financial statement, and ridiculed the existing mortgage tax, the Board of Health���in fact, everything done by the government, and con- eluded by calling upon the electors to "work, organize and stand together," and not mind anything that might be said of Joe Martin. Mr. Ren wick invited Mr. Cotton to explain the conditions under which an additional representative was given to Kootenay. Mr. Cotton willingly responded. It was all owing to the energy and perseverance of tbe Opposition that the additional member had been secured. John Myles next took Mr Cotton in hand, and examined and cross examined him on the Chinese question, eliciting the assurance that Mr. Cotton had no sympathy with the Chinese and that, if elected, he would favor the imposition of a tax on all parties employing Chinamen. Mr. Turner remarked that Mr. Cotton's leader was a large employer of Chinese labor, and would possibly object to such an arrangement. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to reply to Mr. Cotton and set right his erroneous statements, after which the meeting adjourned. A FORECAST. As the day of the general election draws nearer, speculation upon the result changes in its character. It is no longer a question as to which side will win, but how large will the Government majority be? The writer in his capacity of ambassador extraordinary (for a wholesale house) has just completed a tour of British Columbia, in the course of which he has had ample opportunity to estimate the situation with the convenience and clearer comprehension afforded by a seat on the grandstand of the disinterested, and here is the outlook as it appears to him : The Turner administration is to have control of British Columbia's affairs for another term of four years in any event. Its policy, despite anything that the Opposition may say in depreciation, commends itself to the mass of the people, and the coast towns are practically a unit for once. Vancouver has been given equal representation with Victoria, and will in all likelihood give the capital a hard race as to which .will pile up the largest government majority. To venture upon a forecast of results, Premier Turner should muster in the next house a majority of from 10 to 18. How will it be arrived at ? Somewhat in this manner : The Island of Vancouver will contribute its total membership strength, the Opposition cause being so weak that in Victoria it has been found impossible to get a complete ticket together. "There is a wide chance that Hon. Robert Beaven may outrun the fourth Government candidate, but even if he does, his published platform and his recent public declarations in approval of the Turner railway policy and its handling of the Songhees reserve matter, indicate that, should he be elected, he will be found sitting at Mr. Speaker's right hand in the new parliament. Truly a notable conversion, but merely another illustration that "while yet the lamp remains to burn," etc. Vancouver will send three, if not its full four, members to the capital, pledged to support the Government's policy, while McBride, in Dewdney, and the Premier, in Chilliwack, have the game in their own hands. Cariboo, Cassiar and Lillooet each contribute two Government members ; Baker and Neilson are a winning team in East Kootenay ; while Chief Commissioner Martin will have no difficulty in defeating Deane in West Yale. Mr. Semlin will not improbably have the opportunity of leading a depreciated following in Opposition, for his deserved personal popularity may again carry him through, while in Vancouver the forlorn-hope importation���"turbulent Joe Martin"���is already counted out. His patronizing assumption of superiority, his ignorance of provincial conditions and necessities, and as much as all else, his questionable campaign methods, have convicted him. Conceding, therefore, every doubtful or independent seat to the Opposition, a close approximation shows the relative standing of the parties in the new house to be: Government..... -������ 24- Opposition ������������ 14. Of course it may be said that if the result is thus assured, the Government does not need the votes in Kootenay. Quite true in a sense. But does not Kootenay need the ear of the Government? Everyone knows that a member in the confidence of the Administration can accomplish more for the district than one in active antagonism. This maybe reprehensible in very fine theory, but it is common sense and human nature. And anyone with a knowledge of the alphabet of practical politics knows how it works in actuality. From which it may be inferred that the most common-sense, business-like thing for the residents of Nelson riding to do will be not to send back to the capital as their representative Mr. J. Fred Hume. Prospect. The following round trip rates have been arranged by C.P.R. to Haleyon Hot Springs, return tickets being good for thirty days: From Kaslo $10, Rossland #8:80, Nelson $8, Trail $7:50. ^S^^a^^ ii ;;ir 8 THE NELSON ECONOMIST. r&si ■Hi]:' f- 'J-- ' I til I* «■ i If'■ ! ': I 111 U \"'i- iif $• ft ihi' I I WOMAN'S KINGDOM. ■'PROCLAMATIONS. To form a lady, first take a large' quantity of tact, then some more ■tact, and after that a great deal mire 'tact. .Add to this virtue, truth, thonghtfulness and unselfish-, ness, a dash of kiud-lieartuess an under-current of braveness, and through all a refined' gentleness.' Over this lav the polish of cultivated womanhood, with a few old ancestors—the older the better, providing the\r are true /blue—-coupled with a certain amount of gracious dignity, and you have the definition of sornethin"" which is as undefin- o able as any of the, other -wonderful creations of Nature. The popular jewelry of the cjajy is the old-fashioned jewelry, and the women who disposed of "their 6Id brooches"and cameos and out- of-date rings are no w buying j ust such-'articles from dealers in -anti- ■q.ies. 'The)r are, of course, paying a good deal more than- they received a few7 ; years ago. One dealer Whose shop is filled with curios from all over the world, said ; " I have for several years past given n~w jewlery Tc r old, and I found it a paying business. When a vv o in an has?, c! nil red a n e w pin I have told her' "that' she might exchange an old one for it. In this fashion I have collected a lot ot came:- jewelry that, women wouldn't' wear five Years ago. Without changing the design of this jewe'ry I. "can now sell it for i"early, t vice its original value.'' F earls will be popular th's'-year, and women of all ages will wear this iewel, on-wliich debutantes are supposed to have a monopolv. The London jeweFrs are having a bigger sale of them this season than the}' have had in years before, and attributte the rage to the recent famine in India. Pearls aie the royal jewels of India, and are therefore the preferred stones ymong all ch'sses. Some of the natives have collections of the rarest and mcs' beautiful of these gems to be found anywhere, and they have bee'" forced to sell them at a great loss in order to procure food for their families. TU08. K. McIXNES. ..CANADA. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. VICTORIA, by the Oraeo of God, of the United King-dos*' of (.'real 'Britain and Ireland, Qvkhx, Defender Of the. Faith, A:c., A-c, Ac. To Our faithful the. Mem Iter.-; elected to serve in tlie Eogi.slative'Assembly of Our Province of British Columbia, aiici to all whom' i t may cone-urn,—C, rketjxg. A PROCLAMATION. I). 51. .Ebkrts, / \A/HERE AS We h'a've A ttorney-Oeiieral. [ vv though t lit, by and vvitii the tie.Ivie e aua couhciiI of Our, Exeeutive. Council of Our Province of British Columbia, to dissolve the present Legislative Assembly of Our said Province, which stands prorogued until -'summoned for dispatch of business."" NOW KNOW YE, that AV'e do, for this end, publish this Our Royal Proclamation, and do hereby dissolve the Legislative Assembly accordingly, and tlie members thereof are discharge:! from furlher attendance on same. In Testimony Whereof We have caused these' Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of British Columbia to be hereunto ahTxed : Witness, the Honourable Thos. R. MoJxnrs, Lieutenant-Governor of Our said Province of .British Columbia, in Our City of Victoria, in Our said -Pro-' vince, this seventh day of .June, in.tiie (.year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and in the sixty iirst year of uur Reign. By Command. "P.. R. TYitW II ITT DRAKE, . . Registrar of the Supreme Cor.rt. a And see what you require in our line, and before purchasing elsewhere call and examine our stock and get price^l A full stock and great variety to select from. Our goods! . ' are the very best to be.had. Teas and coffee a specialty Goods Promptly Delivered to any part of the c?ty. ' © ■rrison a '4 ^ 11—^rf ^V r\l^W* i OPPOSITE'qu- rs ' HOTEL BAKER STREET NELSON, B.C. r*.'.'J- y—/ a ' i^tl o MERCMANTTAfLOR. [p.- PRO VI. OS. R. MofXXFS. CANADA. OF BRITISH < 0LU5! BIA, High Class Suits Made in the1 .atest CLUB HOTEL ^S> Cor usr St.'ui ley and Silica Streets RATES; $i per day and tip. Schooner Beer, io cents J. Cur ran, Proprietor. VICTORIA, by tlie C.ira.-e of nod, of the oniled Ki gdorn of Great Britain and Ireland, Qtjekx. .Defender of the .Faith, <\:e.. etc., A:c. To all to whom, these .presents shall come,— Okkicting. A PL0CLAMAT.I0N. D. M. Ennns, I \A/UEUEAS AVe are deslr- Attorney-Oenerai. i ons an;! resolved, as soon as inay be. to meet Our people o\ Our Province of British Columbia, and to have their advice in Our Legislal ore. We do make known Our Royal Will aii'.i Pleasure to call a new Legislative Assembly of Our said -Province.; and do further declare that by the advice of- Our Executive Council <->f P.ritish Columbia, We have this day given orders for issuing Our Writs in due form, for calline a new Legislalive Assem bly for Our said Province, w h i-crf-AV-w are to bear date on tlie seventh, day of .June, instant, and to be returnable on or before the thirty-first day of August next. Ix Testimony \YiWAiEOF \''."e have caused these Our Letters to be'made Patent, and the Public S'eal of the said Province to be hereunto ailixed : W'rrxKss. (lie Honourable Thos. If. M'.Inxks. Lioutennut-Uov- i.'nu'.r oi'Ou:'sitiil Province of -British Columbia, in 'on- cify of Victoria, in Our -• said i'rov ince. this seventh da\ of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand I eiLrht hi:n '.red and n inely-eigh I, and in j I tlie six ty-ii )-st year of Our ki'ig-u. i ! l!y Com ma })d. )). n. tyuwjiitt iii;.\Ki-:. R ,'^-isi rar of i lie Supreme Con rt. A Magniiicent Line of Scotch Tweeds and Worsted, ind West of England Trouserings, Suitable for Spring- wear. A .special feature of Fancy Worsted -hiit ings i Styles. w ^ £& 0 © iaker' St., Nelson, B, C, ^fggggzz* I H8 ii J < 1 *4 m. Wagon vvf*rk and Blacks™ithing in all its Branches. ^ !-' «Ck %*? iT& *b? ii iT^ H. A. PR0SSE5J. Manager. Lake St., Opp. Court House. NELSON, B. C. J T PUBLTr* •JL O jL->i'°nce's TIN-: i;OV!l{XMKNT OF TI1F ]kROVIXCJC OF BRITISH COI.L'MiJIA. NOTICE TO FROVSNCSAL TAX PAYERS. NOTICE is hereby given that those persons who desire to lake advantage oi the lower rate for the current year must <i'\tt\ the amount there u' to me on er before the ."'.utli June. l\lSt:-!!U. .KiIIN KFK\" I'royin 'ial Assessor and ('(lledor. Kaslo, B.C. And Delivery Service Will always be found prompt and satisfactory. Parcels carried at reasonable rates and with the greatest care. Having pa,rch(fxeds the interest of W\ H. GraJiam in the business known as u The iMelson Shoe Store," I beg to inform the citizens of Nelson tha,t I 'will cavry the largest and, best selected' stock of boots and' shoes in this district. ft fail orders pronvDilii attended.' to. S. NEETANDS STAND Front of Vancouver Hardware store, Baker Street. Telephone 82. Residence, near the brick yard. Water St. (( NELSON SHOE STORE." THE NEtSON ECONOMIST. ���^SRARE. MOMENTS. It .will be Far(e)\vell Hume after July 9th.- '.���'' Now, then, what do you mean by fishing; oil Sunday ?" " I ain '1: fishiii', sur. I be teaching-this 'ere wurrum to swim !" ' '."��� The woman next door," said the fat man, " owing lo: some sort of missed connections, had to fall to' and do the washing herself, last V1 week. And what do 30111 suppose my Wife did?" " Went over and wore herself out helping .her'?." asked the lean man. ;" Not she. She sent put a 'hurry call to a bunch of her cronies, and they had a perfectly lovely game of lawn tennis .while that'poor unfortunate in the next yard was hanging out clothes." "We had to let our new stenographer go.'i " What was the matter ?" "We advertised for/an experienced girl, and she thought she would do, because she had been engaged five times." jVTss Softly���If.you wished to retain a man's love, what would you do?" Mrs.' Golighty���Let him marry some other woman. The wheelman mounted his horse. He looked around at his [ e 11 o w c a v a 1 r \ - m en. There w a s a helpless air to his gaze. tl Trot," roared the drillmas.ter. The wheelman fumbled wildly in the air. " What are you doing there, No. 4 ?" roared the drilhrt^'ster." " F- ��� feeling tor the handle-bar," shrieked the unhappy man as he pitched headforemost on to the tan bark. "Now, don't say you went oi with my umbrella because it had a hook handle just like yours." " No ; I went off with, it because it has a silk cover"better^ than mine." Mrs. Suburbs���John, 'who was it wrote that poem beginning " O for a lodge in some vast "wilderness?" Mr. Suburbs���I clunno. Must have cbe'2ii some chump that never 'got outside oi the city limits in his life. Wilson-���I saw anew rapid mec- anical movement yesterdav. Jilsou- ���Can you give n:e s.mie idea of it? Wilson���Yes ; it was a clerk tacking up an early closing sign. Tokay-How did the jury decide? Hoc k h e i m e r - - A gainst me. D r u: 1 - ken loafers, that they are. ''Don't slander the j ury. " " It's no secret Even tlie newspapers said the)'were out all night." 41 The man who owns the farm next to mine is the luckiest man I ever saw. " "What are you talking about ? There's no such thine asluck." "There isn't, hey'? Then will, you kindly tell me how it happened that he bored for water and struck oil, while I bored for oil and struck water ?" CLAMATI Oc Electoral''District, West Kootenay, Nelson hiding: TO'Wit; Public notice is hereby given to the electors of the Nelsonlviding, district of WestXootenay that in obedience to Her Majesty's writ tome directed, and bearing date the se'venth day'Of June, in tlie year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred,and ninety eight, L require the ]>resonee of thO' said electors, at tiie Court House. Xolson, on the twenty-fifth day of June at 12 o'clock noon, for'tlie purpose of' electing one person to represent them in the Legislature of this province. The mode of nomination of .candidate shall be as-follows : The ea-ndidalesh'ali be nominated in writing: the writing shall be subscribod by two registered voters of the district as proposer and'seconder, and by three other registered voters of tiie said district as-assenting to the nomination, and shall be delivered to the returning oiru er at any time between the date of the proclamation-and one p.m. of the day of nomination, and in the event of a-poll being necessary such poll will be open on the ninth day of July 1898, at tlie folio wing places: Court House, Nelson; Hall Biding, Ymir, Erie, Waneta, Waterloo, Silver King Mine, Toa.r! Mountain: Procter's Landing, West Arm.: Kuskonook, Rykerts ("Custom Rouse) Boundary, Of which every person is hereby requested to take notice and govern -himself accordingly. Civen under my hand at Nelson the lil'teenth day of J one, It;98.* ,; W. J. GOEl'KL, ' Returning Officer. .WHOLESALE- AND. .RETAIL A Mea ins HEAD OFFSCS : Nelson, B. C. ge> RANCHES AT ROSSLAND ���"������'��� SANDON NELSON KASLO TRAIL THREE FORKS SLOCAN C5TY �� iVal it. *3 '#- *���* fL ^ ^ ���j u-rnismtxsfs Are always in demand, when seasonable goods are offered at reasonable prices. We always carry a fine selection of in all the newest shades and styles, and b3r the best makers, at prices which defy competition ; also Neckwear, embracing the very latest novelties. The place to secure everything in the gent's., furnishing, line is at I~#rA ��5* ���H ^-��p MORY & WALLEY'S Baker Street, Nelson. Agents for Kennedy ty Douglas, Merchant Tailors, Toronto, and . c Tolton ttMeKay, Fine Custom Shirt Makers, Hamilton THO?. R. MoIX-nES. ���VICTORIA,-by the Grace of God, of'.{. lie. United Kingdom of urea! Britain arid Ireland, QDivEN, Defender of tlie Faith, o.:c., o^c.. occ. To i\\o .Returning Olticer'of the Nelson .Riding of We^t Kootenay Electoral District : \A/HEi!EAS Kis Honour, the L-ieutenant-Cov- y ��� .ernor of isriiish o'olumbia lias', by a Pro- ���dama.tioii bejriii.^ date toe 7th day of June, Ic'.)S, been pleased to dissolve tne Legislative \s-ombly oi tne r-ix'ti Province ; and. whereas il i* ne< essary :<: hoid t-lections throughout tne said Province to lili toe vacant-iys caused by suc.ii dissolution, Wo command you tliat, notice of tlie time and place of Election being duly given, you do cause Election to be . made, according to law, of One Member to serve in the ��� .Legislative: Assembly of the Province oi Pritish' '. ohniibia for tne .Nelson Riding of 'West Kootenay Electoral District, and that you lo cause tiie nomination of Candidates at such Election to be held on the 25th day of June, 1898, and do <-ause the name of such Member, when so elected, whether he be preset t or absent, to be ������ ert ncd to Cur Supreme Court, at the City of Victoria, on or before the 31st day of August next, the Election so made, distinctly and openlv under Our Seal dulv endorsed upon this Our Writ. In Testimony Vfhereof, We have caused these Oar Letters to be made Patent minor the Great Seal of Oursaid Province 'if % & ~& A ��Th ^^i %y h. t\ &* erst -w~ /f^ \io ar* Light: .ng Ice Cream Freezers. Pails made of best Virginia White Cedar, with Klectric Welded wire hoops. rata ickiess Oi ,<5 i # TBT /Sv R r of iritisn Colunibia : \^"ITNK ss, the Hon ourable j"i-K'.or.-vs ll. MrlXNEs, at Our Cov- emnient iiou-e, at N'ictoria, this seventh day of .June, in tiie year of. Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninetv- eight. By Command. B. If. TV R\V 11 ITT DRAKE, Registrar .of the Supreme Court, tia 29 ��i ���&? H ij a a a a a m &z? ��? b SBi! Sss ^' wa tS &���$���%)> $"&<$ ^>04k^ 0 #^^^>e-^^ 4h>^ -^<r- &<$ ���> SUNBURN 1 /%f\J AND ��������' i i* > v i ��� : ��� ! ��� ! T .will 3'ou roast over a hot cooking stove during this warm weather when we can supply 3rou with a coal oil stove which will save your temper as well as your pocket? You can do anything- with them. We h at als-j a line line of house furnishings on hand. /ll l%a SI Si ^ h Sis? HI1U %3Lv 5Sk s? W m ������SJTsJ* jfCESfc citi^A Hi ��� �� ��� Roman Kalvdor removes . i> ��� 4- " I thought you said the boy ./couldn't whip you. Willie." "Well, he couldn't alone, but he and his brother mobilized and then they had me," The Opposition candidate will, $ not be known in the Nelson riding j i as ex-M.P.P., but as ex-Hume. ] * $��� these annovances, softens the ^ J skin and beautifies the coin- ^ v ��� r*i <&* plexiou. No lady's toilet complete w i t h o u I: it. Ko r s a 1 e only at f*R MOT^uirra ia f�� n ft C*"?" rf"^ n 5" f ft $10 I U l'i ?-0 y��ul! Ml U 11L Cor. Baker and Josephine Sis. V '*ti r-t. n r*. c* 'r* Y* n \xP c��"2. v,.���- 5 i* +*���* '**** *-^�� 3 i fk*J 9 uJ l Q. u l\ l> i O Q t j *. <J* a Satisfaction Guaranteed. Prices Reasonable. CrWj S*Sft. eis< !' iljl 1 TO THE NELSON ECONOMIST. .{ IS ' Vf'i II Hi?- '■ C-MIt j i;; ;' ■ta- il! .a M w .iili_ ITTTf- tfli |ii ' ir GENERAL NOTES. A Vienna despatch states that the Oueen Regent will resign in a very short time. BCariw Callin, a . fireman on the. Trail-Kobson train,, had his foot so badly crushed Tuesday 'morning'as' to necess.tale amputation. John Montgomery, of .Trail, has be';n awarded the $50 prize: offered b-/■ the president of the Rossland Board of Trade, for the best paper. 011 that interesting subject : " How may the Smelting Industry .of British Columbia be .'.most beneficially retained and built up in Canada without prejudicially--affecting mine owners?" A dispatch from Montreal says that Vice-President Shaughnessy has returned from a visit very much pleased with the evidence everywhere oi the great prosperity and excellent condition of the C.P.R. Secretary of State for the Calories, Joseph Chamberlain, ■ ■emphat'i- c-.illy denies the rumors circulated i i regard to his contemplated retirement from the Cabinet. Edward Bragg and W. J. Dwyer, of'Victoria, have been nominated as candidates to fill the vacant seat at the Aldermanic board for the North Ward, caused by the retire ment of ex-Alderman i\" cCandless. Troad, the insane man who attempted to assassinate the German ambassador in London, Eng., on the 15th inst., has had a preliminary heading, and lias been returned for trial. The Trail Creek News says that' Breok'y.; is making a. remarkable! growth. Last week it was a for-i est, to-day it's a small city, and as! rapidly as lumber arrives it is put into stores and office buildings". Every boat brings from twenty to a hundred passengers. Tents are plentiful and a number are sleeping under trees in blankets. [L.S] THOS. K. MclNNES.' .-','. CANADA. .PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. VICTORIA, by the Grace of Cod, Of the United Kingdom of Great d-.ri tain and Ireland, QuiiEN, Defender of the Faith. Ac, Ac, Ac. To all to whom these Presents shall come.— GREETING. ' ; A PROCLAMATION. \Af HE RE A '■•■ i t is ad visa bl e vv to establish tlie ,1'oE D. M Attorney-General. , ... _ lowing polling places in the several and re- specti ve Electoral Districts -hereinafter' named. NOW KNOW VE that, by virtue'of the authority contained in the" Provincial'Elections Act," tiie Lieutenant-Governor in Council declares that tlie following polling-places shall be, and thev are hereby, establisned for the several Electoral Districts, respectively, thatl,-- to say:— ' . . * A West Kootenav, Nelson Riding-—Courthouse. Nelson ; Customhouse, Kootenay Poundary ,; Ymir, Waneta. Hail's Siding, Erie. Waterloo", -iilver King:.M hie, Toad' Mountain. ; Procter's Landing, WestArm ; Kuskonook. In Testimony Whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made. Patent .and the Great Seal of Pritish Columbia to be hereunto ailjxed: Witness, tlie "Honourable Thos. R. McInnes, Lieutenant-Governor of Our'said Province of British Columbia, in Our City of Victoria, in Our said Province, tin's fifteenth/ clay of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and in the sixty- first year of Our Reign. By Command. A. OAMPBELE REDDIE. Deputy Provincial Secretary. S||p» -**»* Notioe of Poll being Grafted, and Gand^dates Nominated. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF WEST KOOTENAY, NELSON RIDING. To Wit: ■ .PUBLIC-'NOTICE is hereby .given to the Electors of the Electoral District aforesaid, thai a Poll has become necessary at theVEIeetion now ponding for the same, and that I have gran.terl such Poll; and further, that the persons duly nominated as candidates at the said Election? and for whom only votes will be received, are:— ■ ti Surname. Other Names Abode. Rank, Profession, or'- Occupation. Farwell Hume Arthur Stanhope John Fred Nelson. Nelson. Civil Engineer. Merchant, Of-which all persons are hereby required to take notice, and to govern themselves' accordingly. ■■■■<■' ' ' Given under m vliand at Nelson Citv, B.C., this Twenty-fifth dav of .Tune, in the year 1898. " ; " W. J. GOEPEL, Returning Officer, S-> 1 he following persons have been appointed Election Agents during the continuance of the present Election: Name of Candidate. .Farwell,-Arthur Stan hope Hume, John Fred Name of Agent. A. M. Johnson, Barrister-at-Law, Nelson, .13. C. John A. Turner. Merchant, Nelson, B.C. es& W! JVihbiAL OAUl TE.MEHS, endorsed "Gaol Supplies," for the supply of Bread, Beef, Groceries, Clothing and Coal,'for the use of the said .institution, f-oai the' 1st day of July next to thettOtho. J une, 1899, will be received by tiie undersigned, u j.» to Saturday, the 29th June. Samples ot groceries, clothing, etc., can be seen at the gaol, A ard street. Tenders to slate price of coal per ton of 2,000 pounds. All supplies to be delivered at -the gaol as required, without extra cha>\ge. Oatmeal, Cornmeal. Brooms, Brushes and all articles required for u^.e in-tin* contract to be of Provincial manufacture as fara.s nraoth able. F. S. H'FSSEY, Supt. of Provincial Polk e and Warden of Gaols. J une 6, 1898. Dated at. Nelson. B. C. 25th June, 1898. W. J. GOEPEL, Returning Officer. THIS WEEK AT 7* m Cft r%5 (?^ m Canada want to enlighten oirr, little world about us in regard to Wall Paper Buying. « \\7e want you to know that right here you will find the Choicest, Cheapest and Cheeriest patterns. Buy nowhere till you have looked about you enough to see what we are showing. We don't want you to buy from only examining our stock but we want you to see other stocks and know the superiority of . A laree & Dress Goods, Ladies' Capes and jackets, assortment to chocse from. We carry a full line of Clothing;, Gent's Furnish- ings, Hats, Caps, Boots and Slices. Our prices on these lines are right. A ~XJ / hi. -dffl ctou ju»ook Co., L'td. Corner Baker and Stanley Sis., Nelson. L-*>V- We Keep the Leading Hakes, Brokers and Manufacturers9 Agents. Agents for Manitoba Produce Company, Gold Drop Flour, Wheat Manna, Manitoba Grain Co., M. R. Smith 6c Co's Biscuits, Ktc. ELSON, B. C. P. O. Box © © DRUGS AND ASSAYER'S SUPPLIES JOT5CE. I intend The Waterford, Ireland, corres- I ,, : pondentofthe Boston Pilot writes i Lu^S^ that it is generally supposed there ! ^th^^ext fitting for ■• • ' elfe°n -- Hi ^\ 1 ■ . , >+ •] , A f''»J'a license to sell Hquor that Bishop Sheehan of Waterford ! f^^^^^^d^cl^ will succeed the late Archbishop I tiu^omJsoiVl0iinsc nou'llc]d ^F'c-G^ Clearv in the Kingston dioees Dated June 1-1, 1S9S. P. A. McDoxAUx M THE NELSON ECONOMIST. 11 PROVINCIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 20th 'May-, 1898. I His Honour- the Lieutenant-Governor has Len pleased to appoint the undermentioned Borsons to be Collectors of "Votes, under the Provisions of section 16 of the " Redistribution let, 1898," namely: J John D. SibbAld, of Revelstoke, for the Rev- Ilstoke Riding, West Kootenav Electoral Dis- ���dct. <-,''���-.,.' 'Alexander Lucas, of Kaslo, for the Slocan yiing, West Kootenay Electoral. District. Roderick F. Iolmie, of Nelson, for the Nelson Jticlnig, West Kootenay Electoral District. John Kirkup, of Rossland, for the Rossland [tiding,. West Kootenay. Electoral District, : And His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor lias been pleased to appoint the undermentioned person to be a Distributing 'Collector, linder the provision of section 17 of the said ���vet. namely : In the former Electoral District of West Kl.o- Jenay, George A. McFarland, of Nelson. PROVINCIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. 8th June, i89S. His Honour, the Lieutenant-Governor has loeen pleased to appoint William .}. Goepel, Inquire, to be Returning Officer for the -Nelson ���Hiding of West Kootenav Electoral District: find. His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor has peen pleased to appoint, and declare the Gov- Jmirneut Cilice, Nelson, to be the place fur the domination of candidates for election to the igislative Assembly in the Nelson Riding of |A'e.st. Kootenay Electoral District. NOTICE. Notice is. he.icby given tliat thirty daysai'ter 1:1 ate 1 intend to aoplv.to Chief Commissioner Jof Lands and Works for'permission to cut and (carry away timber off'the following described [lands situated in the West Kootenay Mining [Division on Lock hart Creek, one mile and one. ���eighth east, from Kootenay Lake, commencing jat a post -'ma.-k.ed N. W. corner running'east 120 [chains, thence north 10 chains, thence eaist ];-.0 [chains, thence south 40 chains, thence west ISO [chains, thence south 10 chaius, thence -west 1'20 [chains, thence north 40 chains to place of com- imencement. Dated this 28th dar of Mav, 1898. T. W. Okay, Nelson, "B.C. CERTSFJCATE OF IM ROVEMENTS "Clumbia" and "Snow Water" mineral ���claims, situate in the Nelson Mining Division jof West Kootenay district. Where located:���On the head waters of jRover Creek. Take notice that I, William John Goepel, p'.M.G. No. 83544 acting acting as agent for my- Iself and A. J. Marks, Free Miner's Certificate No. 1977 a, intend, sixty days from date hereon to apply to tlie Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a crow n grant of the above claim. And further lake notice that action, under : suction 37, must, be .commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 1st day of June 1898. W. J. GOECEL. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. ".Midas" mineral claim, situate in the Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay district. Where located :���On the headwaters of Rover Creek. Take notice that I, William John Goepel, F.M.C. No. 83544 acting as aeent for mvself, Geo. Alexander F.M.C. No. 74000, and M. S. Davys, Free Miner's Certificate No. 9S510, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 1st day of June, 1898. w. J. Goepel. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. " Waffer" mineral claim, situate in the Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay district. Where located : On east of North* Fork of Salmon River, about twelve miles from Erie. Take notice that I, John A. Coryell, as agent for The Lucky Boy Mining & "Development Company, Limited Liability, Free Miner's Certificate No. 98,016, intend sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder "���**r a certificate of improyements, for the pur- ^se of obtaining a Crown grant of the above ciaim. And fvrther take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 13th day of June, 1898. John A. Coryell, Agent. To preserve the health the medical profession are unanimous in declaring that Joy's Bread is a necessity. Take it and you will require no j other blood "purifier. I We have j ust received a large shipment of In the latest and best makes, ranging in sizes from 18 to 36 in children's and misses'. Suitable for children from two to eighteen years of age. ! !���' ! ! We will off er at reduced prices our summer Prints, Lawns, Organ- dies, TlusHns, Black and Colored Dress Goods, Shirt Waists, etc. Application for Liquor License. Notice is hereby given thai, 30 days after the first/publication hereof we will, apply to the Stipendiary Magistrate of West Kootenay for a license to sell spirituous and fermented'liquor at retail,in what will be known as the Alliance hotel; situated in Brooklyn townsite. Brook I vn, June ' L. P. Nelsom 18. 1898. J. Johnson. I Application for Liquor License. Notice, is hereby given that thirty days after date hereof, I, the undersigned, intend to make application for a license to sell liquor by retail, on premises situate near mouth of Dog- Creek, on the lower Arrow Lake. Dated this '28th day of May 1898. bA.BTISTE SAQ1N. E HOTEL HUME H. D.HUriE, Manager. Is Now Open to the Public .... New Building, New Furnishing, Steam Heat in every Room, Everything Strictly First-Glass, Large and Well-Lighted Sample Rooms.- APPLICATION FO -. LIQUOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given that thirty days after date hereof. 1. toe undersigned,* intend to ma.lce application for a license to sell liquor by retail, on premises situate at Broekland on the Lower Arrow Lake. J. McDonald. Broekland, .1 une 12, 1898. Notice of Application to Cut Timber. I hereby give notice that I have applied to the Commissioner of Lands and Works for a special license to out, fell and carry away timber from one thousand acres of land situated on Goat River, in the West Kootenay district, and more particularly described as follows : Commencing at a post on north side of right of way of B. 0^ S. Hail way, and opposite station 675 of location of said railway, being supposed east line of one Campbell's application to purchase, thence north forty chains, thence east 250 chains, or to we.it side line of one Newman's application to .purchase; thence south forty chains; thouce west 250 chains to place of beginning. Signed, 0. K. ItANNINGTON. Coat. River, B. C. Mav 11. 1898. Corner Vernon and Ward Streets. NELSON, B.C. F. C. Green, \^�� iL>e PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. ! Surveys of Lands, Mineral Claims, Mrs. McLaughlin has greatly | Townsites, Etc. reduced the prices on all children's hats and sailors, also on trimmed millinerv. OFFICE: Turner Boeckh Block, Nelson EASTMAN'S pocket $5.00. ASK TO SEE IT. Photographers Photographic VANCOUVER and NELSON Near Phair Hotel, Victoria Street Nelsou. Optician and Watchmaker, McKillop Block, Baker street. All work guaranteed. W. J. QUINLAN, D. D.S. DENTIST Dry Plates, Solio, Printing Frames. ater Thomson Stationery Co. Baker St. - Nelson. Mara Block, Baker Street, Nelson Special attention girt-n to crown and bridge work and the painless extraction of teeth by local 11 nestheties. Refreshing Summer Beverages. Kolale, Celery Sarsapar- illa and Iron. Ginger e, Etc., Etc. VICTORIA VANCOUVER NELSON j Josephine Street Before buying a ia/no OK Go to Painton's, the ART & RSUSIC CO., NELSON All kinds of job printing eating! neatly and promptly exe~ Neison. cuted at The Economist. BmUMMUMSMMMr WBIMUWBlMlM^MBm^ ��� >. fir iiili ill <f"l 3 '' ���!"��� f -'fi I' '������'4 liil !J EJ ���lie ! '-'ft ft ���:!! - ?U5 If ij-'ii iff* u. ��� Hi 12 THE NELSON ECONOMIST. BASS' ALE, Quarts and Pints. Another and Pints. GUINESS> STOUT, Car Load of uarts Victoria, B.C., Vancouver, B. C, and London, Eng. Write for Liquor, Dry Goods and General Merchandise Catalogues just published. NELSON, B. C h��iam-^-��....a �����--��-. ...--^r,- r. ^ r'"lllf j ,.,r���..<����� > ��_-^-, - .:.-_1^-���f Javrin;���''aiii���j- ���im niriii iriifnuiiv ^ GENERAL NOTES. AND SOO-PAC!FiC LINE DIRECT and SUPERIOR SERVICE ROUT To Eastern and European points. To Pacific Coast, China, Japan, Australia and the rich and active mining districts of KLONDYKE AND THE YUKON TOURIST CARS Models oi" comfort From Revelstoke daily CONNECTIONS: To Rossland and main land points Daily t��:40 p.m. leaves Daily NELSON���arrives 10 :;-!0 p.m. Kootenay Lake���Kaslo Route. Str. Kokanee. Except Sunday Except Sunday 4 p. m. leaves ��� NELSON" ��� arrives : 11 a.m. Kootenay River I-Loute, Str. Nelson: Mon. Wed. Fri'. Mon. Wed. Fri 7 a. m. leaves ���NELSON ��� arrives S:30 p. m. Slocan City, Slocan Lake points and Sandon Except Sunday Except Sunday 9 a.m. leaves'���NELSON ��� arrives 2:20 p.m. Ascertain Present Reduced Rates. Full information from nearest local agent or from GEO. S. BEER, city agent, Nelson, B.C. {. F. Anderson, Travelling Pass. Agent, Nelson, B.C. E. J. Coyle, Dist. Pass.. Agent, Vancouver, B.C. Prince Albert of Belgium, who has been visiting the United States and Canada, has sailed for home. G., G. Swale, who had been missing from Victoria for some da5Ts, was found dead in a clump of trees at Beacon Hill. He is believed to have been a morphine feind. Dr. Dawson, the Director of the Canadian government geological | survey, says there is no need for people to go as far as the Klondike i in search of gold, as all along the entire length of the Rocky Mountain" .region hi Canada both gold and silver are waiting to be extracted from the mother soil. Continuing, he says : ''The development of the resources of British Columbia has heretofore been slow, but, the preliminary difficulties having been overcome, there is every reason to believe it is now. on the verge of an era of great prosperity and expansion. Kven'thing tends to the belief that as soon as means of travel and transport shall be extended to what are still the more inaccessible districts, these also will be discovered to be equally rich in minerals, particularly in the precious metals, gold and silver." House-cleanln soon be here 9 �� WE HAVE MANY AIDS TO IT, SUCH AS READY MIXED PAINTS, OIL WOOD STAINS, ETC FULL LINE OF PAINTS, OILS and VARNISHES. PAINT and VARNISH BRUSHES . '���.������;���-.-. Telephone si aker.St.-, Neison. T. S. Gore. II. BURXET. J. H. McGregor GORE, BURNET & CO., Provincial and Dominion Land Surveyors and Civil engineers. Agents f��r Obtaining- Crown Grants and Abstract of Till�� to Mineral Claims, &c. NELSON, - --British Columbia (Incorporated 1869.) CAPITAL P^ID UP, $1,500,000.00 - RESERVE, $1,175,000,00. Head Office, = Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dominion and Provincial ^to*.^ Land Surveyor, Opp. Custom House, Nelson, B. C. ��� Antigonish, N.S. 'Bathurst, N.B. Bridgewater, N.S. Charlottetown, V.E.I. Doroester, N.B. Frederic-ton, N.B. Guvsboro, N.S. Halifax, N.S. Kingston. N.B. Londonderry, N.S. BRANCHES: Lunenburg, N.S. Maitland, N.S. Mon c-ton, N.B. Montreal, F.Q. do West, End. do West-mount. Nan a i mo, B.C. Nelson, B.C. Newcastle, N,B. Pietou, N.S. Port Hawkesburv, N.S. Rossland, B.C. Sack vi lie, N.B. Shubenacadie, N.S. Summersidc, p E.I. Sydney, N.S. St. Johns, Nfld. Truro, N.S. Vancouver, B. C. Victoria, B.C. Weymouth, N.S. Woodstock, N.B. g Mrrnwrriffl raanr^Hi TLiwni.Tgmtss^tmat Hungarian, XXXX Strong- Bakers, Economy, Superfine, Bran, Shorts, Chicken Feed, Chop. The Okanagan Flour Mills Company, Lt'd, Armstrong, B. C. . c. ��� A General Banking Business Transacted. Sterling Bills of Exchange ��� T Bought and Sold. Letters of Credit, Etc., Negotiated. ��� <*�� ^ ^ Accounts Received on the Most Favorable Terms. ^ <$. Interest allowed on special deposits and on Savings Bank accounts. ^ ! ^ ^ 1 $ B R A N CIIES IN B KIT IS H C O J, U M BIA : + ! NANAIiVIQ, NELSON, ROSSLAND, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA. f I A Savings Bank Department has been estab- J t lished in connection -with the Kelson branch of t ��� this bank. t I Deposits of one dollar and upwards received, *-< I and current rate of interest allowed (at present t t 3 per cent per annum). | ,5 .BW.W1U ��� W, Give this Flour a Trial before passing an opinion. ��� GEORGE KYDD, Mgr. Nelson Branch. ��� SEff^OTl^^
Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Nelson Economist" from 1897-07-14 to 1903-07-11. Titled "The Economist" from 1903-07-18 to 1906-02-17.
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