Brewster Sentenced in Jail and Civil Case Openings
Yesterday's court action included Brewster receiving a 165 month sentence for conspiracy and assisting a friend in a missing sum, while the assize finished with the acquittal in Regina vs Bannett. Civil suits opened with Macdonald & Co. vs Hartman, ruling for the plaintiff on $450. other actions involved mining law questions and claims by Max Johnson against Crow’s Nest Coal Co and Blakymore.
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Brewster
Macdonald & Co
Hartman
Galliher
Hamilton Powder Company
Grand
Giant Powder Company
Victoria
Galiher
Regina
Bannett
Samuel Glazan
J. A. Macdonald
Rossland
Gluazan
Henager
Sinclair
Thia
A. Macdonald & Co
A. Hartman
Ainsworth
Kuxkonook
Taylor
Davts
St. Korvorne
Justice Drake
Messrs
Bowes and
Wragge
Wilson
Elliot
Lardo-Doncan
Mosars
Davies
Bodwell
Max Johnson
United States
Klondike
Crow’s Nest Coal Company
Fernie
Blakymore
Crow’s Neat Coal Company
Johnson
England
Blakemore
Messrs. Taylor & Hanningtons
Nelson Land Registry Office to Be Built at Once
Mr. Fred Hume secured government approval for 10000 dollars to build the new Land Registry Office, replacing 6000 dollars. Construction will start as soon as tenders are called, ending long delays in deeds registration. Nelson residents are assured the registry will soon be established locally.
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Fred Hume
Land Registry Office
Victoria
Victoria Land Registry Office
Nelson Land Registry
Hume
Nelson
British cruiser Comus revisits French shore in Newfoundland
The British cruiser Comus under Commodore Giffard arrived at St John Newfoundland after a visit to the French treaty shore. He rejects ad hoc civil adjudication, defers to colonial magistrates, and only recognizes Peches boats under ancient treaty rules. The stance signals a policy shift and is welcomed as progress.
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St. John
Nfld
Comus
Commodore Giffard
Fisheries Protection Squadron
Newfoundland
Bourke
Giffard
St. Pierre
Parliament Takes Up Anti-Gomwine Bill
Ottawa discussions at the banking and commerce committee focused on Dr. Sproule’s anti combine bill a single clause to strike out unduly and unreasonably restraining trade unless senate added words. Debate touched leather combines US contrasts tariff routes and small manufacturer impacts with several speakers backing the bill as reported.
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Ottawa
Ont
Banking and Commerce Committee
Dr. Sproule
Senate
John Thompson
Sproule
United States
Canady
Ganong
Bertram
McCarthy
Russell
Halifax
Clark Wallace
McMullen
Wallace
Rutherford
Hughes
Lynchings and Executions Reported in Two States
In Birmingham Alabama Will Hill an alleged accomplice of Alexander Hill in the Hubbard murder was captured and shot by a posse near the Hubbard home. In Princeton Missouri Peter Kindred was hanged for killing Andrew Alley and wounding his cousin, watched by the victim’s wife.
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Birmingham
Ala
Will Hill
Alexander Hill
Rufus Hubbard
Hubbard
Princeton
Peter Kindred
Andrew, A. Alley
Joseph A. Alley
Mercar
Kindred
Paying Off Cuban Soldiers by Colonel Randall
George M. Randall paid 198 Cuban soldiers yesterday at Jaran and rejected 44 others. The total paid reaches 1 437 Cubans by Colonel Randall. Four soldiers were found selling fraudulent certificates of service for four dollars each and were beaten by soldiers with legitimate discharges.
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Havana
George M. Randall
Jaraon
Randal
Police vow to halt any Fitzsimmons Jeffries slugging match
New York June 6 Chief of Police Devery said he would personally oversee next Friday's fight and stop any slugging if the bout degenerates into a brawl. He warned that authorities will promptly intervene to maintain order.
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New York
Devery
Nationalist Deputy Lasies Faces Court Martial
The Minister of War M Krantz has asked General Gaetaneey to convene a court martial to cashier the nationalists deputy M Lasies who also serves as a reserve cavalry lieutenant for an article in Libre Parole denouncing the war ministers.
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Paris
M. Krantz
Gaeltneey
M. Lasies
Libre Parole
Baron Suarma von Jeltsach to retire as German ambassador
Berlin June 6 The Baron Suarma von Jeltsach German ambassador to Italy retires due to ill health. He is expected to be succeeded by Count Von Wedel general of cavalry and governor of Berlin.
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Berlin
Suarma von Jeltsach
Italy
Count von Wedel
Nelson Council Adopts Finance Report Headlines 1899
The Nelson city council approved the Finance Committee report detailing paid accounts and tax rates. It considers a 26 percent electricity discount for merchants May to August if paid by the 10th, and sets general fund levies with rebates, plus by law revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillyer
Finance Committee
Tribune
Miner Printing
McLeod & MvcDonald
H. D. Ashcroft
Atreats
H. Byers & Co
Turner, Beeston S& Co
Kootenay Lake
Vancouver Hardware Co
Strachan Bros
J.J. Pervin
Nelson Post Office
M. Scully
A. J. Evans & Co
H. J. Evans & Co
Scully
Canada Book and Drug Co
Imperial Bank
Wilson & Harshaw
Imperial Oil Co
Dorman & Forbes
F. J. Squire
F. A. Honeyman
Qcity
Council
A. M’killop
Nelson
R. O
McKillop
Ald. Fletcher
Messrs
Tupper, Peters
Messrs. Tupper, Peters & Potts
Ald. Thomson
Ald. Beer
Telegram from Dreyfus Husband Message Misspelled
Madame Dreyfus received a telegram from her husband urging her to leave Vridow and to await the moment of his kiss. In Hong Kong the Empress of China departed for Vancouver at 12 30 p m today with a passenger list.
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Paris
Madame Dreyfus
Vridow
Hong Kong
She
Vancouver
Dispute Over Pass Ends Between Rail Companies
Last night both the U P and Kaslo Slocan railway companies reached a settlement over the Lar Ao Duncan Pass. Terms not public yet, but the two lines will both have a right of user to the pass. The agreement cools legal entanglements and is seen as beneficial for Nelson and the region.
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U. P. BR
Kaslo-Slocan Ry
Lar- Ao-Duncan Pass
Nelson
Russia proposes permanent arbitration tribunal at The Hague
The Hague July 7 Russia plans a permanent arbitration tribunal to handle obligatory cases in article 10 of its project unless powers in conflict agree on a special tribunal. Optional cases may be submitted and all signatories may refer differences to the permanent bureau. Appendices outline tribunal organization rules of procedure and a permanent bureau at The Hague.
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Hague
Russia
The
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Text Mess
Baseball scores listed with teams including A Washington Chicago Baltimore Pittsburg St Louis New York Cineinnati Brooklyn Louisville Providence Springfield Toronto Syracuse and others. London market notes report closing spot futures trades and tonnage figures for 250 and 775 tons.
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Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Cineinpati
Brooklyn
Louisville
Beaten
Providnce
Springfield
Toronto
Syracuse
London
British Affairs and Races Dominate June 7 Dispatches
London reports say Marylebone beat Australia for 280 in the Lords match. Kruger Milner talks at Bloemfontein broke down with no concessions. British plans to race Britannia versus Shamrock in the Solent advance in July amid tensions over arbitration and Canadian border talks.
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Yaclta
Britannia
Shamrock
Solent
Yester
London
Marylebone
Lords
Ham
Exchange Telegraph Company Today
Colonial Office
Earl Selbourne
Bloemfontein
Orangeroo State
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
Exchange Telegraph Co
Sir Thomas Lipton
New York
Lord Selbourne
Kruger-Milner
Bloemfontain
Milner
Transvaal
Chamberlain
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Registry Office
Ald
Fletcher
Add ‘Shomson
Pacific Coast
Vis
Kootenay
Baker
Hendryx
Stanley
Observatory
Josephine
Ward
Vernon
Fire Department
William Pfeiffer
John Elliot
Selous, Ward and Hodgins
Dreyfus
Lardo-Duncan
C. P. BR
K. & 8. Companies
Baseball
Yesterdy A
Milner- Kruger
Brussels
Doctor Loyola
Pretoria
Kroger
Alfred Milner
Great Britain
Leyds
Volksraad
Schlechter
Birk
Janowski
Tachigorin
Pillsbury and Cohn
Quimus
Mason and Lee
Joint High Commission
Canada
Ambasador Choate
Lynn Canal
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