Mines of Kootenay mining note on shaft safety and dividends
The Mining and Metallurgical Journal warns shafts must not double as stoping fronts and recommends leaving ore on both sides of the shaft and the initial depths as support. It cites BC lode mines paying dividends totaling over £2 million, lists several properties with last dividends, and reports on the Queen Bess Proprietary Co dividend decisions, development costs, and March 1899 output and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining and Metallurgical Journal
Engineering and Mining Journal
He Lode
British Columbia
Poorman
Davenports
Spokane
Cariboo McKinney
The
Fern
Hall Mines
Idaho
le Roi
British America Corporation
Northport
Rambler Cariboo
Payne Consolidated
War Eagle
Queen Bess Proprietary Co., Ltd
London
Maybrick Case: Davitt asks for clemency in House
In the House of Commons Mr Michael Davitt pressed the government on Mrs Maybrick's conduct in prison and urged Royal clemency. Home Secretary Sir Matthew Ridley replied he could not promise exceptional treatment and knew of no reason for clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Michael Davitt
South Mayo
Maybrick
Matthew White Ridley
Home Secretary
Tailors Strike Hits Greater New York Workers
At Brotherhood of Tailors HQ in New York it is stated 5000 to 7000 workers across the city went on strike this morning. The action follows a demand by 1400 pressers last week for piece work, ten hour days, and a 20 percent wage increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brotherhood of Tailors
Atriks
Daly's English assets in probate granted in England
London July 24 Letters of administration on Augustin Daly personal estate in England have been granted to the Hon Bernard Barrington private secretary to the Marquis of Salisbury as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs He represents the widow of Mr Daly and the executors of his estate The gross value of Mr Daly s personal estate in England is 2811
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London
Augustin Daly
England
Bernard Barrington
Marquis of Salisbury
Daly
Avis
Fire destroys barns. two McCullough sons perish
In Monticello New York on July 24 the large stock barns at Crystal Brooke farm owned by Overseer of the Poor Andrew McCullough were destroyed by fire. His two young sons Eddy aged three and Fred aged five were burned to death in the blaze.
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Monticello
Andrew McCullough
Crystal Brooke Farm
Mr. McCullough
Eddy
Fred
Lords approve Tithe Rent Charges Bill and Irish technical department
London reports the House of Lords passed the Tithe Rent Charges Bill on second reading by 118 to 23. MPs also backed the third reading to create an agricultural technical instruction department for Ireland, signaling progress on rural reform.
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London
House of Lords
House
Ireland
Returning Soldiers Reach San Francisco From Manila
The transport Morgan City arrived today with returning troops including invalided men. She was sent to Angel Island quarantine for examination and fumigation before release.
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San Francisco
Morgan City
Manila
Angel Island
Anxious over Japanese Chinese Alliance Rumors
Shanghai July 24 reports of a Japanese Chinese alliance, long denied, have assumed definite form and are causing great excitement in Russian circles.
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Shanghai
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mines OF
Kootenay
Messrs
John Wisger Miller
Charles Kingsley Milbourne
Robert Bruce Archibald
Charles Sinclair Drummond
C. K. Milbourne
Dominion Mining, Development and Agency Company
Limite
Daly's
Bill
the Bear
Big Schooner
Nelson
Cor
Silica & Stanley Sts
E. J. Curran
Prop
Will
Jardiniers
Kirkpatrick & Wilson’s
Baker Street
Silk
Brussels
Prosser
Vo OT
Martin O'Reilly & Co
Ward and
Josephine Streets
Hunory & Waddlhy
Humphreys & Pittock’s
Mills & Lott, Corner Baker and Warrd Streerts
J. A. Gilker
Teas & Coffees
East End Crocery
Ila
Royal Seal
Morrison & Caldwell
Riesterer
D. McArthur & Company
A. Ferland
Nelson Cafe
Y. Hoshi
Frank A. Tamblyn
London & British Columbia Goldfields. Limited
P. O
Nelson, B.C
J Roderick Robertson
S. S. Fower
E. M
M. Desbrisay & CO
Merchants’ Bank of Halifax
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Atlin
Bennett
Grand Forks
Nanaimo
Rossland
Vancouver
Vancouver East End
Victria
Ymir
Geo. Kydd
P. Burns & CO
Nelson, B. C
Trail
Kaslo
Three Forks
New Denver
Slocan City
Turner Beetons Co
West Kootenay Butcher Co
Lowes
E. C. Travel
Lethbridge
Frank Fletcher
W. P Tierney
Land & Coal
Cor Kootenay & Baker Sts
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