_ Father Pat’s Library.

The following. contributions to the
library are gratefully acknowedged:
W. Rolt, 17 magazines: Mra. M. E
Clark, 36 books, and 24 magazines;
Mrs. Bellinger, 80 magazines; and 20 il-
luetrated papers and 6 books; Mrs.
Damp, 16 books, 40 magazines; Mrs.
Northy$ 6 magazines; J. Biglow, 4
books, 12 magazines; T. Mayne Daly,
25 magazines; Miss de Voigne, 70
magazines; T. Curtis,2 books; J.
Gillespie, 1 book ; J. A. Pale 2 books;
L A. = Moffat, agazines;
‘Aberdeen association, Gundry Periodi-
cals; Mrs. F. H. Lake, 6 magazines;
Mre. Creswick, 13 magazines; “Mra.
Briston, 5 books; Mrs. Fullerton, 4
books, 6 magazines; Mrs. Knapp, 2
books, 6 magazines; Alice Malcoln, 5
magazines; Mrs. Smith Curtis, 10
magazines; T. W. Rixen, 1 book; H. J.
Cowell; cnet Rossland Club. 80 il-
wetes

and cate bi

Machinery for Good Friday.
Manager Frank Watson of the Good
Friday mine, announces that machinery
will be put in the mine immediately.
He made a thorough inspection of the
Property today for that purpose.
Mr. Wateon will make his headquar-
ters in the Commander & Lily May of-
fices in the Martin block. These offices
will also be the headquarters for the
Fisher Maiden, Consolidated, and Wil-
low claims, which are Slocan properties.
Sold Rossland Stock.
J. G. Bell, who has been absent ona
visit to the North of Englend, reports
that there is a growing in<erest there in
British Colpmbjan mines. He gold con-|
siderable atock e sais, and ‘thinks that
great deal of come in'o
the ‘Trail district, f Bot the hers ext sum-
rer, ‘.
A Queer Animal.
In front of one of the markets on Col-
umbia avenue hangs an animal that
Ipoks like a deer but which different
people have asserted is a cariboo or elk.
Its head and hoofs by which it could he
identified are gone. Ohe hunter de-
clared it was a buck and another eaid it
Was too iarge and was juet as confident
it was an elk.
Sunset No. 2. 5
Manager Drewery of Sunset No. 2
took’ a rer of friends throngh the

mine today. Everythi ing there, is work-
ing emoot! bys us = way that ia highly

business here.

C THE CRESCENT
MonsterClosing OutSale

$10,000 New Fall Goods Just Received.

These Goods were ordered and rhipped. before we had concluded to close out of
We now offer them at; the Montreal Wholesa'e Price.

Silks, Velvets, and Velveteons
Dress Goods ;

Dress Trimmings and Ornaments
Domesties and Linens
Ladies’ and Missés’ Garments

at Cost

ii
“
6s

mi

Carpets and Linoleums ~
Gents’ Furnishing Goods
Gents’ Clothing
|Boots and Shoes

At Cost

Every Article in Qur Store: is a Bargain.

We are determined to close out out stock as speedily as. possible,

x THE CRESCENT

STUSSI BEOCE -

NEWS = THE. city.

Just ina new line. of navelty drees
patterns at Hunter Bros.

Dave Colsky left for Seattle toslay, to
be gone 10 days.
A $2.50 shoe at $1. 50 at Honghton | &
Bannett’s.,
Seventy-five pieces of J: mie
different Thaderar spl Japgnee et
Boys’ rubber boots at Hunter Bros.
We have the largest line of rubbers in
osslend and prices right—Hunter

Chi
ng ie Bi Jong and shart rubbers at

A suit of clothes well worth $15, you
: get for te at Houghton & ‘Baunette, ”
set tight heaters, steel lined at ‘Hak

aes arrived a cw load f good:
at Hunter Bros. * of rabber °
See, McKinnon at the Alhambra.
What does Alhambra mean? It was
a Moorish palace where the Moorish
kings repaired to'spend their summers
Such isthe name of McKinnon’s hos-
telry on Washington street. 9-27-1m

Several hundred pounds of

‘Fresh Roasted Coffees

Arriving weekly at our store
for the Rossland Trade.

Our Blend

Guatemala Costo Rico and Salva-
Usually
sold for Mocha and Java at higher

dor at 88c. per, pound.

prices.

Java Mocha.
Costa Rico an& Guatemala Blend
at 40c. per ponmd. This is very

fine.

Aden Mocha

val Government Java, the finest

ees long rubber boots at Hunter

7 seas cht heaters, steel lined at ein:

———
. For Sale or Leasq,
Two-story-frame buildipe at, a bar-.||

im. the market at 50c. per pound.

idueueted Coffees regularly if you

ence try them.

if “ call
HUNTER BROS | oesiee tae terse comer
Ti

Wants, For Sale. Rent, Lost Etc

Tencents aline for the first insertion: and five
cents a tine thereafter.

HOME FOR A WOMAN.

respectable woman can have = good home
“irate help in the day. Apply Record

Classified Business Directory.

BROKERS.
Hotel.

Atkinson &

M'

Faas Ais Baird, mining broker, P.O. box 265
ON ee Burke, Mining Broker, Columbia

surveyors. Room 1, Sevidental nidiog:

WANTS

WantEep—A poles: top desk and ones: ein:
P.O. Box M4.

C z- ae contractor and builder.

FOR RENT.

pRueewr
F, RASER’S Drug 8t 41k. Columbia ave.

For Rawr: A furnishéd and
for rent in the Rzconrp block. ”

FOR SALE.

GUN AND LOCKSMITH.
Me FRIXS, alley, rear Hotel Allan.

Fon Sate on Lease—Two story frame Daitding
erm, on L Lino. in Street near Columbia, 4

For SaLz.—Cheap, 050 horse power boiler in
good co adition, Address Box 612, Jn
For Sauz.—A 5 ‘hi r upright engine
and boller, used \ess than one month, inguire

t Red Star Stable.
For Sane; A comple outfit fora country news:
ee ton eight col

jumn han
Ril at this o

agus stems, Montana ba

HARDWALE,

(CBABLES Bates, ae and Express. Iiesd-

J JF TRAVERS, hardware, Coli:mbis ave. W.

HOTEL,

DEAYAGE.

——_
Te & Leland: Columbia aver

Moving: If you have Bovsekots goods to move
ry oa’stai r-transier

uno: If you want delivering of teamini

gain. Apply Reconn ofee.
——

serving a, Innck.
i a

Be certat
job office
eatizfactor
is right.

will’eave jars and give
work. The Recorp’s pr:
‘ou are not charged op yak

pay for bad ee oe

———
The Klondike.

For the finest rooms in the city with

free use of baths call upan Mrs. Jennie

The New Pack.

THE CUTTING Co's

Cherries

O. M. FOX & CO.

Columbia Ave. and lincoln St. -

Pind do call up the Red Star Stab!
Tel. No. 8. tt
peconen i ad bare @ trunk or
Troster pany fuitdo it promptl
ransier on rw 10
Prince: Ifyou wants sate oF piano’ moved
ot the Had tar Transfer Company to do
‘are responsible for all damages.
Tux Red Star Transfer Company meets all out-
going and in-comin: Por astans cay ‘will call at
uy part of abe city for Or passengers.

! LIVERY 6TABLES,

ffouses:Get your saddle and pack horses at
the Hed Star sta ‘bles. - Peel

ot prt

ferep.er | As Sin

LAUNDRIES.

OSSLAND Laundry, off
® ots rand Unton Hotel ‘f

coin basement near
Graham & Son, pro-

LUMBEH DEALZED.
KERRY & Co. lumber,
Sin the building Ii

PHYSICIANS.
3] [y®. Eaward Bowes, office over Post OMce.

ete., everything

Located

Mining Property For

Sale

‘The Undersigned has several Promising Prospects For Sale

at Reasonable Figures.

Will Give Working Bonds

on the Salmon River, North Fork of the. Salmon
and Porcupine Creek.

Also Properties in the vicinity of Rossland,

J. L. WILSON, Grand Union Hotel,

The

Rooms

TO RENT

Having moved into our Fire Proof Building

Record Three Storey Building

Is for rent in whole, or in part.

Two Rooms 14 x 42 on Ground Floor.
Kight Rooms on Second Floor.
Six Rooms on Thira Floor.

Suitable for Housekeeping.
Times.

Rent to Suit the

Apply at This Office, amma

‘Wo. CAR
[Iwo SAR.
OF GOODS ON TRACK

GRANITEWARE_=»

At Former Prices of TINW ARE

Jessup Steel is the only steel
that will stand: the hard rock

SUPPLY CONSTANTLY ON HAND

Travers Hardware (o.

RED STAR

wwery and Transfer. Co.

Saddle and pack horses, “ght and heavy rigs, a general express, truck and
business. We have the
cailway; are prepared to unload and deliver all kinds of freight from cars; any
thing moved—from a trunk to a boiler,

J.W. AARTLINE. PROP.

for the C & Wester

transier p' y4

Quick work. Telephone No. 8.

Hotel Allan For Sale

PLUMBERS.
G{BHON & Wilcox. No 18 E Colambia aye
box 198, °

STENOGRAPHERS.
‘RE. Helen L. Ke 8
MP raider, Oommeierctel Sloe. oe ne YP

BUSINERK PERKONALS.

Just stop and look in Fraser's window ana se
the beautiful perfume atomizers.

Gxt the RecokD every night by carrier tor * =
cents per week. Leave + the office.

L. Stone, Fhe Klondike, top ‘floor Tra-
ders block, Columbia avenue und _ din.
coln street. 20-tf

——
DON’T FORGET.

Do not forget that the Recorp job
offre will save you money, do your
work promptly and in the best style.

tf

ae
Air tight heaters, steel lined at Hui-
ter Bros.

——

Miners” and dressing shoes at one-
shird you pay elsewhere at Houghton &
Hannett’e

United States Consulate.

TO ALL WH»': IT MAY . .NCERN.
Be it known tha: \b wavernnient, of | the
'nited Ftetes e Consular
ney for tie Kootenay Da. ie at, Rossland
nd further that

jal inted

ion the duties of his office.
Consular geney In established wt No.

e
as CSosuiae Agent and
Bt

Record Job Office

Has conztantly on hand a supply of

For Sale Cards

For Rent Cards

To Lease Cards

No Credit Cards

Furnished Rooms
Cards.

Assorted Colors. Attractive Doagmn-.

/Record Job Ofte! =

BATHS.

Bat’ A HROOME, fitted up with tubs and marble
‘pasing, all kinds and Sree, All work per-
sonal “tugnded, $C. M. Weller, santlary

PERBONAL.
Dancin: Ergioesor Dreyfous gives Private lee-
“y da} 10-15t

Is vo0 rou Any te, Pag re EVENING masces a
Spokane E. M. Shaw or J. W. Graham.

RESTAURANTS.

AxorHEx valuable discovery: | ne Vendaice
Fertaurant is the best place in town to dine.

Tas Vendome restaurant lecds, serving
Teale and prices reasouable,

Busnese luneb 2 cents at the Vendome.

« ‘Vendome gives quick serviceon ahurt no-

4 id every

rvthing first class.

PLUMBING.

| , WELLDR, practical sanitary plumber, cor

Washington Street, Rossland, B.C.
F. R: BLOCKBERGER,

For Sale.
Two scaall marine engines. Apply ['k

Consular Agent of the United Stal
Rossland, B.C., ‘Oot 2th, 1997. = i:

at this of

Bpokane street and Columbia avenue. 'Fhune
‘vaso

r bs DENTISTS.

i Yonge. dentist, Btussi ploek.

WATCHMAKER.

BURBANK one door west of Allan House,

steam heat

One hundred el
billiard and privat

; For Personal Reasons Only.
LEADING HOTEL OF ROSSLAND, B. C.
tly furnished, light and airy bedrooms. Parlors, baths,

club rooms. ‘Dining room unexcelled. Electric lights,
and all modern conveniences.

THA anty Rrick Hotel tn Town, ——

SECRET SOCIETIES

ROLAND, Lodge, No. 36, I. 0. 0. F.

Srondss night ia “Masonts. Tall.
Visiting rethren cordially invited to attend.
John Kirkup, N. G., John Jackson, Jr., Sec.
Co meeron Lea

Vaiting brothren are e coralally invited to at

RROSSLAND Lodge, “No. 21, K. of P., will meet
syery Friday eveninig se Masortc Hall at
8:00 o'clock. K. J. Cai 3; 0.4. Clarke,

of R. and. 8.

M.-—Hed Mountain Tent No. 4 meets

Kx
Fe 3rd end 5th Wednesda: ‘Sach mm
in Society Hall savaay of an

PALACE STABLES ™”*

Jd. Ww.

SADDLE AND °

“X HORSES,
DELIVERY AND TRANSFERING.

WAS.NGTON AND RESERVE STS.
Rossland, B. C.

LANE PROP. -

known es the

Applications for Liquor License.
Notice is hereby fies
the next sitting of the Board of License
missioners for
cense to sell liquor ae retail in the premises for th
rand Hot

CITY OF ROSSLAND

Court of Revision.
Notice is bare by 4 given that tthe court” ae
Sratast Phe casenminen £°h, eat

mn that we will appl; ay.at
om-
the Ci of Rossland, for a li-

el, situated on lut 12

‘BRICK.

First-class. Building brick at MODERATE
PRICES.
ALEX LARSON,

. O. Box 791.
‘Samples and particulars at Empey Bros.

~ Combination suderneor | from “$1.0 00
‘per sait up, a Hunter Bros.

of Rorstand.

the next sitting

City of Ross!

Dated Sept. Bib et, —___—
“Notice ia hereby. 1 Sie Boa on that we will, apply at bas

on lot bs in block a y raenee fon of district lot
595, land.

Dated Oct. 25, 1997.

of District lot 535, City
STACK & MacDONALD.

w. ieee CMC.
Board Toael andy tor ‘a ii. | City Clerk’s Office, Rossiand, B.C., aire nec
mises | 1897. -

o Hota Tmituate ae
The Rossiand Laundry will call for

SHIPLEY & McARTHUR. your clothes and return them clean and

“Booth Oyster” in bulk or tins. eon J
‘ashington St.

| carnee

Ww, 22 Wi

nicely done up. Office, Hall’s barber
nn ho
a, [ener basement next Grand Union ve

anew bes tees ee we

Rossland Evening Record.

VOL. Il. No. 111.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1897.

PRICE 5 CENTS.

Decorations.

pa Dal
A New Line of

Wall Papers

from 173¢ cents a roll upwards. Large
stock to choose from. A bargain
line of REMNANTS from last year’s
stock in two to eight roll ‘lots.

Will give figares on Contract Work

Special line of Fancy Papers fur
Bar Decorations.

H.. S. Wallace’s

Stationery, Wall Paper
And Fancy Goods Store.

Bring on Your Job Work.

The Recorp job office has turned out
over 10,000 impressions of work this
week and have 10,000 more on hand. Do
not send your work away from town
while the Recoap can do your work and
save you money.

Low Grade Ore:
On the Black Horse dump tnere are

600 tons of low grade ore that will

average $10 per ton, which is another
argument for cheap treatment.

Court of Revision.
The court of revision sets Monday

DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE)

Difficult Problem That Puzzles the
City Authorities at
Present.

MANY PLANS ARE SUGGESTED

afternoon at 2 o’clock. The
roll hasentirgly been sont leted by As-
ssessor Cooper; and: peverythi isin zy fair
way for prompt act
Nine Hundred Miners.
A careful estimate shows that ther are

Your Doctor Fights

Disesse with Medicine. If the med-
icine is not right he cannot, conquer
disease.

If the druggist does his duty the med-
icine willybe fight,and your dogtor
will stand: a’ good chance of winning
the victory. * 4

You can help your doctor by having
your prescriptions filled at Z

FRASER
The Reliable
sD RU GGIST

nearly S00 miners employed in the
mp.

We have oe largest line of rubbers in
4 land and prices right.—Hunter |
ros.

Custoni House Blanks

The Record
_Job Office. .

Haga a full line of Custom House Blanks
Latest and Approvéd Forms.

RECORD OFFICE.

In

arnational Musi¢. Hall

One Week Only... ‘Monday Oct. ig

-Mthe public-health. Both.

Amission This Week Only’ 25e. |=

Le Bon Marche Millinery House,

121 East Columbia Avenue.
Complage Fall Importations of. ot!

Millinery Novelties

Now on sale, representing by far the largest and choicest

display ever made here. Select, Styles of Trimmed Round
Hats and Toques. ‘Models from the leading Paris’ House
Also ch ice styles of dress and suit hats from opr own work-
‘rooms. Large variety of Walking Hats and Sailors from

0c. up.

Pattern Hats from $3.00 up.

Inspection invited.

RUSSREL & HALKY,

[succesors tl P, BURNS & CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Beef,
Pork, Mutton, Fish, Game, Oysters.

SPOKANE 8T., ROSSLAND.’

JOHN R. COOK,

Office and Business ‘Rooms

*

Corner of Colambia Avenue

TO RENT. *

and Washington Street. Best location | *

in the city.

Good Mining Property. Shares of Stock. in|

The Councll Proposes to Adopt the
Farming Method—Three
Outlets.

The disposal of sewerage refuse has
proved a difficult -problem which two
generations of the closest study by men
of science, has not succeeded in master-

that enter into the question, for instance
climate, pitch of grade, character of soil,
and other things to innumerable to men-
tion. In most of the eastern cities the | i
sewers empty into waterways.

New Westminster empties ite entire
refuse into the Fraser river and it is
proven that the waters purify them-
selves within a stretch ofa few miles.
Rossland is favorably situated for the
self-punfication of its effluvia, owing to
the gravitation of its syetem which will

of water.
The council “proposes to adopt the
farm plan with a crows’ foot outlet; that
is to have three ‘seperate outlets and
while one is being used the others
purify themselves.
‘What is more to the poin phe ‘Chine
.meh have offered to look af eew-
erage and use the refuse for er
purposes.
It was contended years ago that ‘sew-
contained the organisms necessary
for ta owen. Gestracton, and with the!

Who Will Build It?
Rossland, Oct.‘ 29, 1897.
Editor Recorp:

DODGE WANTED 10 Die

Would you be good enough to inform
me as to the probabilities of a skating
Yink being erected for this coming win-
ter. I have been asked time and again
about it. There seems to be several
popular sports reports that this and that
man is thinking of building one, but
there seems to be no definite informa-
tion to be had. In my mind there is no
question as to whether there is any
need for one, the necessity is to glaring
—as to the places of public amusement
in Rossland that could be paatronized
by all.classes. “They are few and. far
betyreen.

A pastime of a healthy and innocent
nature that could be indulged in on any
evening or left alone at chuice, is really
a crying need in this city, and I,am
voicing the sentiments of many more.
A comfortably sized rink, ange fone

Took An Overdose of Morphine
This Forenoon With Sui-

SWALLOWED WITH SURUP OF FIGS

Barkeoper

be eusily flushed with az ordinay supply | * saa,
Magistrate Jordan Will Try His Luck in the

manegement pover er vet went
Editor,

ing entirely. There areso many things | as to

the rink, the better for

the rink
called blessed
should an o)
country; Ba

manager soalan’t
Under noel circumseta

woe down hill, as I understand: it
fast winter. - RECREATION.

WILL GO HUNTING:

Wilds Surrounding Rossland.

and Diologiste it will soon be sccom-
plished. Scientists, have. Proven. that
there is a great variety of minute. or-
ganisms in sewerage and land, and that
In the colonies of teria, isa
marked difference in their tastes fod

habits. _Some-are deadly dangerous
ablie’ ie health and nisat be Eatroyed.
is by’ other | #80

friendly patel: deat

tering sewerage aigiied clean
br ig ears it were land, that it; bas
always best partly done by friendly
bacteri ‘a allies, and only slightly by.
tation.

ain Marine the aan

its value consisted only in its qualifica-

Hons for becoming a comfortable lodging | fre!
lace for bacteria.

theretore, the most modern improve-

there abou!
towns working on m this principal of allow- |.
the sewage to purify itself ‘by nataral
rocesses.
and preci
ae noth by th W Be’
and another ssing the ra W
through a or ing filter to sewage
then through the bacteria filter %3
purify. The advantages. of the last are
shat iteats up all the injurious nis
and except grit, sad,
doing
does awa: rth the Mudge and expen-
sive machinery veed for mixing precipi-
tants, pressing, pumping, etc and per-
haps the test advantage is that the
works do not require © ; sanch depth as
the old complicated sy
That the ice eka of the future,
so it seems, will probably only have a
roughing filter, snd. if if sufficient depth |’
ot land can be secured the sewage will
be run on raw from thesewe:. Then it
9| will pass through carbon of some kind
or a substance of a similar peture: then
out ai the bottom and through troughs
to the filter, where it will be split u
and rained on to the filter in small
1) |d_ contain

etc.,

roperly but in such @
bah oe that the air can an get through and
supply the bacteria the oxygen
they always need to assiat them to carry
on the work of nitrification, ard enable
them to siechers arge the hy irogen that
they manu!

"the manager of { Wolverhampton, Staf-
fordshire, Eng., happened to observe &
very J filthy stream, r running on to a heap
of soft coal screenings, and he also ote

served that where it ran out at the bok:
tom of the pile that it was equal to
ring water. Being a man of intel-
ligence he put his observations to a
practical test, io asa result that cit;
now uses small coal for filtering. This
find is almost as good as a Kiondike to
England | tor there are immense pit-bills
shale, etc., that formerly

Good Substantial Com

anies.

OFFICE WITH ——=

Rossland Mining Abstract Co, .

Over Post Office.

_ JOHN JACKSON, Jr., Agent. |

mpanies. Town Lots.

were useless.
Rabbit Hunting Good.
In front of a restaurant on Columbia | fr
avenue today were observed a fine hare
orrabbitt. A good many of these ni-
mals are to be found in close proximity
to Rossland sad’ afford rare sport in
bunting iets A good dog is an esven-

‘divides.chickens from grouse.
The

for
I dont ‘d ink

Otherwise it would lose half its charm, es
and pe

n air rink be built in this
the ice should. be level.
ler no consideration should it be up
was

‘The monotonous sgrind of the police
court mill with its incessant string of
‘never ending casez, has,told upon Mag-
|istrate Jordan to such an extent that he
has decided'to take a day off anda hunt-
ing go. His game will mostly be grouse
‘ahd those who have any stray chickens
running around, would do well to round
them up, for as everyone knows, it is
i hard to discover the line that

NOW LIES AT THE HOSPITAL

Joshed His Attendant Who En-
‘ deavors to Keep Him
Awake.

Although an old man upon the brink of
the grave, Geo. R. Dodge tred to burl
his soul into eternity this forenoon, by
taking four graing of morphine, and as‘®
result now lies at the sisters’ hospital
hovering between life.and death He
said he waa tired of living and although
they. n ight save him this time, he would
carry out his purpose at the first oppor-
tunity.
Or., and for a time kept a fruit store on’
First avenue, He lived with his daugh-
terand two grand children, a boy and a

He came from Snake river, | a

CRISP CANADIAN NEWS.

Items of Interest from the Latest Des-

The Hon. T. W. Taylor, chief justice
of Manitota, has been knighted.

It is estimated that Prince Edward
county, Ontario, will have 180,000 bar-
rels of apples for export this year.

It is stated that documents have been
received approving of the settlement of
the Manitoba school question made by
the Laurier government.

The Ontario legislature will meet No-
vember 30. The early date is no doubt
due to the contempla’ action of the
government on the timber question.
The Frotestant school teachers of
Qnebee, i in_convention, hayes sndoreed
the new.Canadian history b: HH
Clemens, which was con maned the
other day by Rae gs ahi
The war office the atate-
ment sebled from Hi Biltas x that it is in-
tended to Pl lace two British regimenta | 18
British cole jumbia. No such plans ai
known h
The Primate of Canada, Archbishop

ho has been ill in London

Mr. Fielding was as in London and will
probabl: ly visit Paris. He attends the
Catlare feast at Sheffield on Novem-

The Verity Plow Works at Brantford
were barned Oe ~ 28. The estimated
damage in £60, fire was cau

b thee exp! olen s of a barrel of benzine.
o men were injured.

tour of

Mrs fons pivor Gra , SOprano.

‘A writ has been ‘issued on behalf of W.
Ponton, late teller of the Napanee

branch of the Dominion Bank against

Dominion Bank Inspector Bogart and

Fiakerton : detectives, Pesci 950,000

against him in

girl. He had been heavily for
some time.

The unfortunate man seemed in an
exrellent humor this morning. | At
10:80 he walked up to the bar in the
Merchants hotel on First avenue and |}
called for a spoon and somp syrap of
a|fgs. The der noticed him pour- | of

will go fally;

dog John-and a party is out,’

catehi Tobi

Another : friend.

Struck Solid aides i

called a shipping mine.
A 14-inch vein of solid selene, has
lead
first-claas pay’ iug ore.
Franees World Troup. .

three days ago, and who have not sen!

causing much comment. The oj
house mmanagrenient thinks that: Bigs
World’s mother must be seriously i
and that daughter is too- distrac
to think of anything else.

Trail Was Lost.

no’ them but the trail that. was lost.

‘was up.
Are Fifteen Patients.

typhoid fever cases.
are

Donald and Joseph Duni,

nicely.
Rush at the Creseent.

ing business since the

that tired feeling.
Charity. “Charity Ball.

given next Thureday srenine by thi
Bisters of the Sacred Heart ft
fit of the Rossland poor.

Off to Spokane.

nda: 1s
peed ty the seving on nthe I

sy.
Paid His Fine.

ial agent in finding them.

$20 and costs.

with a breech-loading san and his bear

alread
ts and tying them by the-
bat bis honor. may have

Pigs rhe Enows
ae J a bear] 5

_.J administered.
the: effort

J. McKane, dectetary of the board of
trade left for: Ainsworth today to look |did
after some property which hag been;re-
ported to him as--being in shape to be

The property in question is the Noble
2.18, and is crown granted by Mr. McKsne.

struch, which ie expected to into Br

"ei attange silence of the Frances
World troup; who should have been here

‘any telegram explaining their deluy is
ted | 7

‘The watchmaker and lumber dealer
referred to in last evening’s edition are
indignant at ahe insinuation that they
were lost while out in the hills, They
are persistance in declaring that it was

Neither is it trae they assert that they
were out with lanterns to see ifthe sun

There are now 15 patients st the sad le
Sisters’ hospital, two of which are
None of the con-

H.. McDo
both typhoid patients are getting al ong

‘The Crescent has been doing # rush-
management
marked duwn the price on goods, and that as soon as his min
the husy.clerke are beginning to have

Miss Lillian Beddard, manager of the
Rossland opera house, has. kindly do-
nated the hall for the charity ball to be

jor the bene-

W. J. Harris, manager of the Le Roi,| “he lower part of the Rossland opera
left for Fpekane oder to be ene until
much
Lily

Martin Brooke, cbarged with striking
H. Merrymont yesterday, was before
Magistrate Jourdan today and was fined grade ore on the dump that assave from

| $20 v0 ‘ga0.

ing something from a vial into the
@poon; and intentively -devining theiold
man’s object, made s grab for the spoon.
But the other-was too quick and swal-
lowed thd done.
ponies Ingrai im was immediately noti-
led and hurried upon the scene and
fedaed the at sie man ne Fraser’s dru;
drug summon
Dr. Or incKesne, ’

So tha doctr, it Kk ae acing
r, but kept sayin;
the he was tired. of living and: ve
die in spite. at everything. : t
not see what business it was

body else’s if-he wished to die.

pocket was found the reat of. the. mor-
phine which came ftom’ the Peas

orion Pr Praser’s drq

put to hed-and

him awake. and to these ends Hugh
Oke bent his energies, by shaking
al and flapping him with wet cloths,
| ‘fhe old man tried to go to sleep in spite

of Mr. O’Neill’s efforis, but did not snc-
ceed and finally said
“Tfever there was a man made to
fortare another man, I think it was

ater another ehort interval of silence
in which the attendant kept. vigorously
at work he continu:

“T think you must be paid hy the gov-
ernment the way you work,” then he
tarned over and Mr. O’Neiil save! him
another shake and szclalned:

and the rift arte were still busy
keeping him awake. His life depended
on keeping him awake, the doctor said,
Toh etructions to that effect. . If
can be kept awake or a few hours
until ¢ the effect of the morphine wears
away, his chances of r-covery are the
best in the world, but. i’ for one single
moment, during the i:.t val, his eyes
cloee in sleep, he will sheep that sleep
which knows no awakeni

unal
ae that he has been drinking heav-
ily and grew despondent. The think

cleared from whisky and he is rid of ‘the
effects of the drug, that he will fo
about wanting tod die, and be shock ‘to
realize wha’ has done. The most
friendly relations have existed between
them and him, and he was always kind
and considerate toward § them; Every-
one who: knew him he was a
e | thorough gentleman and. Nwell thou: ie
of. He isabout 60 years old and

head and beard are quite grey.

Opera House Hall.

house is to be turned intos large hall.

Carpentera are at work cutting down

ant to lead into it, and} cpottingin. a

other things needed. be

red and made Teeatortable Withio,
‘Shipping Ore.

The Lily May has 160 tons of high

opin wert ‘inetantzy |.

sate: ee he od with upon keep- |

connection’ nwith the recent robbery.
J.C. Prevost, the: defaulting. supreme
court registrar, of. Victoria, was released
iro ™m they penitentiary at Westminsteron
jaturday, on account of ilf-hedlth.. He
had served two years ot his sentence.
Alexander’ McKelvie, formerly of
Three Rivers, Qae-s and at ©ne timé one
the. best known. manufacturers in
astern 5 Sanedey ied at the resicenee © ot

hi
Keefer utreet; Vancouver, on Sunday
morning.
aoe is: officially announced that ell
er of the i
Hi, Under ike Bea ppointed bac-
the

province. -board of

|ieaithe :

THE DEBT PARTLY PAID.

se canta bet Bonatea' eas thi the BBta-;..;
terh! Moopjtal.

The sum of $4,000 has beemgeid Saws
ard lifting the-debt on the. Sisters’. .hos-

‘4 | pital, but there still remains x consider-

xble sam to be realized to lift ‘the bal-
ance. The sisters are petitioning the

'governnient for a grant which they are

. | sorely in meed of. All the other hospi-
| tals in the country are allowed: some-
thing by the government, and none of
them have treated more patients free:
than the Sisters’ hospital. Many of these
patients have been taken from outside
the city- limits, and the goverment
should i pay fo! Jor ti their treatment by ri; a
Tupper and Alex.
while bere went Through the Bospitel inal
and were surprised at the substantial
character of the buildin;
modern improvements whit
tains. He eatd the building was a seealt
to the city and the government ies
certainly heed it finadcial aid. Further-
more he showed his sincerity. by giving
$25 out af hand to the sisters, together
°) with a complimentary letter.
Since che disbandment of the Ladies
Aid Society, the sisters have taken up
active charity work. An annual charity
ball will be given at the opera house
Thnreday, roy. 4th, for the purpose of
vaising fa5 carry on the work with.
All calls tor chacity” will be promptly
attended to.

Fresh Literary Notes.

Dr. Max Nordau is writing a new
novel—probably in his usual vein. It
is entitled, ‘The Drones Must Die.”

Edward Bellamy, the suthor of

“Looking Backward,” and ‘‘Equality,”
who is seriously ill, has gone to Denver,
Col., where it is hoped he will regain
his health.

Club women throughout the country
will be interested in Mrs. Ellen M.
Henrotin’s strong article, ‘‘Women in
Finance,” which appears in the October
National Magaziue.

The Century company will publish
Kipling’s novel, ‘Captains Courageous,”
in book form on October 8. The same

ublishers announce a new edition of

jose] Jefferson’s ‘‘Autobiography”
with a supplemental chapter.

Charles H. Cramp, the well known

alaxurious Lotg tala ee ates seat.