Smelting Industry i British Columbia aa T WE ABOVE QUESTION 18 ONE OF THE coming questions to be thoroughly discussed and settled and will, within the next year, enter into practical poli- tica. In order that the fullest light may DIRECTORY @& Dominion, Provincial and City OFFICIALS DOMINION GOVERN’NT OFFICERS R, B. McDonatp :—Collector of Customs, Governmont agent in charge of bureau for issuing Klondike m‘ners’ certifl- cates. W. 8. Joxgs:—Internal Revenue Col- lector, PROVINCIAL OFFICERS. ‘be brought to bear upon the q At 1 offers. Three Prizes for Essays on this auject: How may the Smelting Industry of British Columbia be most beneficial retained and built up in Canada without predjudicially affecting the interest of the mine owners. First Prize $50 Second Prize $30 Third . Prize$20 ‘The assays to be in the hands of the Sceretary of the Board of Trade on or be- fore June 1, 1898. Prof. G. M. Dawson, of Ottawa; Prof. ‘W. A. Carlyle, of Rossland and Prof. W.G. McConnell, of Victoria, will be asked to act as judges. ‘The decision will be made on or be- fore July 1, 1898, when the money will be paid to the winners. J. B. McARTHUR, President Board of Trade. Court Reg- istrar. Joun Krrxup:—Recorder and Chief of Provincial police. W. J. Rosixson :—Deputy Sheriff. E, 8. Bowzs, M. D:—Coroner. .. D. J. McDoxatp:—Inapector of Mines. ROSSLAND CITY OFFICERS: H. 8. Wattacs:—Mayor. C. O. Latonng, Alderman. ae A. 8, Goopeve,. Alderman. J. 8. Cuurs, Jz., Alderman; Ross Toomrson, Alderman. Avsert Bareett, Alderman. J. Evenen, Alderman, G, A. Jorpan, Police’ Magistrate. J. A. Inaram, Chief of Police. Wa. McQueen, Clerk and Treasurer. Wx. Hazp, Assessor, License Inspector and Collector. Repoice, M. D., Health officer. H. 8. Wallace. License Commissioners; G. A. Jordan. T. M. Daly. ROSSLAND’S SOLID BUSINESS MEN. Schilling’s Teas... . English Breakfast, Indo-Ceylon, Ideal Blend, O. M. FOX & CO. 106 E Columbia Avenue. The. Waterloo Hotel TRAIL, B.C. Mrs. Reynolds, Proprietres: enant Rates #2 Per Day. First-Claer Furnished Rooms With or . Without Board. Enterrer-ina Firs Wu0 ADVERTISE IN THE Evextna RecorD. Mining Brokers. Dannay & PARKER Rout & Grogan Mines and Realestate Ross Ti1oMPsON. ____ General Merchandise. Hunyezr Bros. Banks and Financial Firms. Bank oF Brrrisn Norte AMERICA, Bank or MontTREAL Bank or Harsrax* INFORMATION ABOUT THE MINES, A Brlef Write-up Which Will be Ex- tonded to All the Properties in the Camp. LE ROI, WAR EAGLE, CENTRE STAR trom These three properties are owned represented here by George Plunder as genoral manager and Harold Kingamill, wee, and trea. They ure all situated uu Monte Cristo mount- abouts mile north of town. The Monte Cristo has over 1800 [cot of tunnel, shaft, rise and cross-cut work. Itis-provided with two com preasora, one 7 and one 4-drilla, Colona: Hua 1,000 feet of work and is furnished power hy the Monte Cris- to. Forty men are employed on. the two properties, Virginia: Over $13,000 waa expend- ed on the Virginin’by former owners. Monday, Nov. 15, the late purchasers t Best Loform . Owners and Other Sources. "This write-up will be contiued cor- rected and carried until the principy! tnines aud prospects have been des- uribed. As we are unnble to vieit all properties herein mentioned we will not be ible for all mytin the main they enn be relied up- gn_as being correct. . - DEER PARK. Tha Deer Park is located on the summit of Deer. Park mountain in the guuth belt, .« mile and a_ half, | .outh west of towo, and haa probably the largest + mineral deposit in the camp. It is developed by a shaft 145 Jeet nep, and 95 feet cross-cut. Ite inachinery congista of 40-horse boil- er unl a 20-horse hoist. . Supplies are taid in for an allwinters work. The great body of ore is low grade, but iv reported improving 48 depth is gained. SUNSET NO. 2. The Sunset No. 2, ig owned by the Vanadian Goldfields Syndicate, limit- vd, and situated in tne south belt, on the cust slope of Deer Park mountain, one half mile from the business can ter ot Rossinnd, and just above the 1 & W.*.ack, Itis being vigorously woe with a force of 25 men and two machine drills. In the, tunnel 5} fect a day Is being driven, and in the shaft, 4} feet. On the 20th of Nov. there was 38U feet of work done, he- ledea stifpping the vein, and other prospect work. This property has a 7-drill compressor, hoist, pumps and evexything necessury f». lie econom- ical development ov: ue mine. ‘ LE ROI The Le Roi mine has become fame vua as the greatest gold producer in Cannda. It bas besides putting in extensive und expensive muchinery, paid for over 4,500 feet of work, built hecessury buildings, purchased and nearly completed a smelter, and paid $725,000 in dividerds, It is situated cn the aouth-eust slope Bed moun-, tain, within the corporau: sacits of the eity. Onpitalizauon of the company is $2.500,000, divided into _ 500,006 shares, par value $5 per share. The mine is held at $5,000,000, It has its own electric light plant and ity ore bing ure builton the C. & W. track, with a tramway to tho Red M ji Physicians and Dentists Dr. J. T. McKenziz, M. D. D, E. Kerr, Dentist. Dra. H. B. Frixpiey, Dentist. Miscellaneous, Hargvware—J. F. Travers Sorrie—Dominion, Oeo. Owen, Prop. Srationery—H. 8..Wallace fl Klondike Feeling?» &The cure for,it is a SUBSCRIPTION Rossland | Evening Record—- wil es Gold Fields of ‘Rossland. || Dauacists—Goodeve Bros Pargr Hanoina & Decoratinc—Arthnr & Pretty. Mear Marxets—T. E Haley. Turxisn BatHs—W. F, Coftyn. Surveyors—C. E. Long. - Devereux Unprrtsxze—Wm R Beatty. Mine Dividends The lode mines of Kootenay have thus far paid dividends amonting to $4, 032,- 000. The largest of these is is the Payne mine with $1,800,000 to its credit. The dividedn payers and the amounts they have distributed to the shareholders are: Whitewater... Mall Mine: Fern.. Payne. Slocan Star. 187,000 Subscribe for the —-—————-: © Evening Record. MINERAL ACT 1896. Certificate of Improvements. Notice. The Townsite Mineral Claim, situate in the Trail Creek Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where Iccated :—ahout 2,500 feet south east of the Le Roi Mineral Claim. Take notice that I, George Pfunder etul., free miner’s certificate No. 37154 intend, 60 days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Cer- tificate of Improvements, for the pur- pose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim, And further take notice that action. under section 37, must be roilroud. ‘The | principal stovckhokiers are Col, I. N. Peytan, Senator George Turner, Col, We. W. inner, Wm, J. Harris, Gol Wm. tipath, LF. Williams, Maj. J. M. Armstrong, E. D, Sanders, CENTRE STAR; Owned by Centre Star miving com- pony, Oliver Durant mannger. Capi- talization $1,000,000, shares par value a No stock on the market. ehus been sepeated refusals of yarand better. The mine is situated rastown, Lulf mile nerth cf tbe busi- ess.center. It lus four separate and et ledges which are developed with over 4,500 feet of tunnels, shafts, tirifis 4 ad cross-cute. There are many tnutznad tors of ore on the dump and in sig, st, waiting favorable conditions for | eutment. This is one of the fie" locations in the camp and one of th- most valuable. The latest and mort i J iuery is install a double compartment vertical shift, which willbe provided with cages, the firstin the camp. All three of these claims are v nable and promise fair to make: di cend paying mines. ANNIE E. This claim is owned by the British Lion mining company, George A. Praser, sec. and trea, It is located,on the eaet slope of Deer Park moun- tain, south bnit, adjeining the Gold Hunter and Grand Prize. _ It ix crown granted and has a ebaft down on the vein 90 feet, Ore usmys from $6 to $10,r .. is regarded as # good prus- pect. THE UNION, Tho Union ia located three miles north of Rossland and is owned by “H. P. Jones, Hugh McGlynn, Mike Mor- ris, E. Cronyn, J. A. McDonald. A ahaft has been sunk’ on the vein 85 feet with a tunnel and open cnt of 35 feet. Surveyed and crown: granted. BLUE BUCKET AND PRIMRORE. Owned by Harry P. Jenea. Located five miles north of Rossland, and a near neighbor of the Highland, ‘The Lots in the Ori ONTE ORISTO, COLONNA AND VIRGINIA. t 7 ~ ae H M by Enatern Canada capitalists and | f e Os 5S ) tt ( ) | ra ION Ga ‘T have blocks of stock in the following companies for aah — 3 ° Eureka Consolidated, West Lo Roi and Josie, Monita, Momestake Gopher, R. BE. Lee, Eyeniug Star, Monte Crisio, . and Silverine. ginal Townsite. THE RENDIN JACKSON CO., AGENTS, ROSSLAND, B.C. in. th * OFFICE WITH Over Post Office, Good Mining Property. Good Substantial Companies. Rossalnd Mining Abstract Co., JOHN R. COOK, Office and Business Rooms -; TO. RENT Corner. of Columbia Avente ‘andé Washington Street. Best ‘obatton «© city. Shares of Stock in Town Lots JON TVCIKSON, Tr, Ag Primrose shows an iron 75 feet wide and the Blue Bucket shows a 7 foot quartz ledge on the surface. RLECTA AND CHIEF SRTTLE. These properties belong. to the Ger- mania Gold ‘Mining company and are located on Green mountain just north of Red mountain, three anda half miles from Rossland, There is a 90 foot shaft and 30 foot cross-cut on the Electa. The ledge is large and well defined, and assays have been obtained az bigh as $300 a ton. THE BLACK PRINCE. Owned by the Black Prince mining vompany, J. A, Kirk, pres., Hector McPherson, vice ¢-res., G. A. Fraser, vec. and tra, Lorated on the north side of the Columbia river, three miles below Trail. Work consists of a foot shaft, 60 foot tunnel and about 100 feet of open-cuta. Assays $13. THE ELBA. The Elba ie situated ‘on Tackout mountain, in the south helt, just south of the: Crown Point and is owned by the Elba-Trail Creek Con- solidated: mining. company, Robert Barr, local inanager. Thero is a shaft down on the vein 100 feet and-a con- tract let for another 100 fee: with nine men working. MINERAL ACT, 1896. Certificate of Improvements. ‘ NOTICE. The Montreal Mineral Claim, siluate in the Trail Creek Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where lucated:—Abont 4,000" “feet xoutheast of the Le Rol Mineral Claim Take notice that I, George Pfunder Free’ Miner’a’ Certificate, No. 37154 intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply tothe Mining Recorder QUEEN STOVES. ~ $5.00 - Travers Hardware Co. TO RENT Having moved into our. Fire. Proof Building The Record Three Storey Building Ie fr rent in whole, or in part. _-, Rooms. on Third Floor. ~— Apply at This: Office, ease: for a. Certifivate of . Iinp: 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 iesuance ot such certificate of on the property. .,_. WAR BAULE, This mine aud Crown Point are owned by the War f-pio lid +) iP Dated this 22nd. day of February, 189 Gzovge Pyunver. Goll mining compauy of Yoronto. It adjuing the Le Rei on the west, and tas done over 5,500 feet of develop- mene work and paid $175,000 in divi- lends, ‘The present managment pre- fera to hold their ore until) the com- pany builds a smelter or can get bet- ter freight and treatment rates. It recently paid $700,000 for the mine. it has al! the necessary converienves, machinery, ete. The Columbia & Wi 2a lway ia built to the mine. THE LILY MAY. ‘Lhe J ly May waa the first location it this camp, May 27, 1889. Itis new uwacd by the Lily May Gold mining enator George Turner, pres » Manager and Frank Xizer. vec. und tres, It is located in .ue south helt, two and a half miles south of town. Development work vousists of Cver 300 [cet of tunnel and shalt. ‘here is 150 tong of shipping orton the dump, which will average Fi0.a ton. Mine provided with hoist, comotesser plant, machine drills. ete. GEM, ‘MIGER AND UNCLE SAM, Owned ty John Cromie, Brig At- kin:on, 4. B, Campbell, Thos. Cotiey. Located on one ledge in’ the south the Hoimestuke, shaft and 50 feet of upen cut work. Tiger, 300 foot tunnel, 40 foot shaft and 100 feet open cuts while the Un- cle Sam has a 25 foot shaft and 150 feet of surface work. EUREKA AND ELDORADO, Property of the Erueka Conzolida- ted miving company, a prer., J. C. Cov, eec., E. Coldwell, trs., all of Rosslaud, Located seven” miles before the issue of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 22nd day of March, 1863. --@xzonae Prunper. Southol Kt Jon the U. 8. side shaft 80 feet, tunnel 100 with five men working. Ore iron-copper carrying belt, in line with the Crown Point and] 3 Gem, has a 50 foot| 4 Jones, | } ROSSLAND MINE STATISTICS {rom the principal mines for the last week ending April 9 were: Le Roi... --1,200 tons Iron Mask. "7 ton Ma 6 tons Total 1,205 Shipments of ore to smeltirs from January 1 1807 to April 9, 1898 were: 44, a Mine Dividends Pald. The dates and amounts of dividends pas by the Le Koi mine are as fol- jows: October 2, 1895... 25,000 50,000 50,000 gold and silver, sssaying from ¢87.- Oupitalization $1,000000, 50,000 The ore shipments to various sinelters 20 tone ‘000 | Kootenay district, and James Morris, Red Star Livery Quick Work. Tel. No. 8 and Transfer Co. Good sad ile horges, elegant turnout soyehero at any time day or night. press and baggag ‘yeu are getting up a driving party, sée.us about rigs—good_horevs. Horses boarded by the day oe nonth: Packin; I kin vork ; will call at any pal s und fancy driving teams; will. drive you gz of all kinds done, We do ex- the city. Contracts and job work i it i on done promptly, light or heavy freixht short notice, ore contracts taken, Furni Stables: Le Roi: Avenue, 7 “~~*° -Rear of Hunter, Bros.- | - John. W.Hartl mining " m4 anus and safes safely moved. We iture, pl pay all dainuges done to anthing we handle.” We act as shippers’ agents, will tran sfer, warehouse, or ship any class of goods. . We sel Washington seasoned Fir and Tamarac wood. Z “"." Office: 9 Wasbin gton St -Martin Block.- ine, Proprietor. TION OF A FOREIGN) COMPANY. No 9197. este) “Hattie Brown Gold Mining Com- pany,” registered the 4th day of Decem- ber, A. D. 1897. I hereby certify that-I have thie day registered the “Hattie Brown Gold Min- ing Company” as an Extra-Proyincial company under the Companies Act, 897. aie head ofee ot the company ia ait- nate in the city o! ne, state of Washington, U.S.A. The amount of the capital of the com- pany is ONE MILLION dollars, divided into ONE MILLION shares of the par valne of ONE DOLLAR each. The head office of the cumpany in this province is situate at Hoseland, merchant, whoxe address. is Rossi CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRA.| Mining, emelting, mitling and reduction business; _ To purchase, acquire, hold, erect and Operate electric light and power plants for the purpose of mining and treating ores and for the purpore of furnishing lights and erecting poles for sll p H .To bond, buy, lease, locate # ditches, fumes and water rights; To conatruct, lease, buy, eell, build, operate and conduct railroads, ferries. tramways, or other eans of transpor- tation for transporting ores, mining and other material ; o own, bond, buy, sell, lease and locate timber and timber claims, and finally to d» everything consistent, pro~ per and requisité for the carrying out of the objecta and purposes aforesaid, in ir fullest and broadest sense within the territory aforeraid. Given under my hand and geal of office at Victoria, vrovince of British Colum 8. C., is attorney for the company. The time of the existence of the com- pany is fifty years. ‘The objects for which the company has been established are:— ‘To work, operate, buy, sell, lease, lo- ate, own, acquire, procure, hold, and , deal in mines, metal and mincral daime of every kind and description within the | United States. of ‘America and the Pro- vince of British Columbia, Dominion of Dia, this fourth day of December, one 1 d eight hundred. and ninety~ even, 8. V. Woorror, Registrar of Joint Stovk Compantes. Subscribe for Canada; Tocarry 7 on und_conduct a gener al THE RECORD. Rossland Evening Record. VOL, If. No. #63. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1898. PRICE 5 CENTS Wall Paper Department. wow COMPLETE IN EVERY LINE, # # # # # # # # I. S. Wallace's Stationery, Wall Paper, Boor, Fancy Goods and Notion Store A BLESSING TO WOMEN Or Porturfent Panacea, Dr, Neuman says: usea willing to furgo ite use afterwars." POWERFUL RESTORATIVE TONIC AND NER troubles. For sale by . GOODEVE BROS. Indian ‘Woman's Balm. Absolutely Bafot Perfect Cure! For all female irregularities. No patient who has it once would be Not a cure all but a specific for woman's DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS = It pays to deal with Goodeye Bros. ROLT & GROGAN Weare representing the largest am- ount of insurance capital in the city. We insure mining machinery, build- inga, dwellings, merchandige and stocke of all kinds, Policies written white you wait. Canterbury Block. 36 Columbia Ave. JUST ARRIVED. ek eee ET US The Viziters Co. "2° Jindted Liability. Drawer f. 0 = Rowland, .C Buy and vel! legimate mining cke only. © Special attention given to the stork of The Canadian Gold Fielts Syn- dicate, Limited, . operating the well known SUNSET NO. 2NUNES tand. ——at R _ Cable Address: * Waltera.”” Use Redfurd MeNvill’a, Lieber’s and Clongh's Codes. Turkish Baths and Massage. FIRST CLASH WORK GUARANTEED. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. NICE CLEAN ECTABLE PLACE. No. 20 East Columbia Ave F W Corryn Masseur Saturday Night AG ST. CAARLES HALL Social Dances ‘Fino Music. Excellent Floo Evervboday Welcome. Saturday Night-April 16th, 1898. | THE REDISTRIBUTION IL: Government Measure Goes to the Leg- isatare this Evening at Victoria. KOOTENAY GETS FIYE MEMBERS Proposed Boundaries of the Rossland Last Night’s Recital, A recital was given last night in the Methodiat church by Mr. Albert E. Ogg of California, under the auepices of the Epworth League, for the benefit of the free reading room, and was in every way @ splendid success. Mr. Ogg showed himself to bean artist in his line by hia versatile rendition of a program which covered a broad scope of readings. He wau well received by the large audience, and many encores called for. Mr. Ogg was ably assisted by Rose- land’s most popular singers, Mies Ald- rich, Mra. Dunlop, A. Anderson, and W. F. O'Neill. Unfortunately Mra. Dunlop hada severe cold and her voice District--Synopsis of the Bill. (From last night’s Extra. Special telegram from Victoria. Vicrorra,B, C., April 14 6:15 p.m Inthe legislature this evening the eagerly looked-for gt to i the rial divisi of this pronince was introduced. - Briefly it psovides for the increase of the number of members from 38 to.87. The mainland receives the added rep- resentation while the island retains ite present constituencies with some shght readjustment of boundaries. Koojenay ix given 2 additional repre- V | MOULDINGS | city geta one new member and Cassiar one of the new constituencies. land district is to include the ‘We make a Specialty of: Painti Qazi Kal PAPER HANGING SsIDECORATING FRESCOING Arthur &*Pretty, IMPORTERS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL General Merchandise. Manvtacturers’ Agents, Mining Supplies AGE -Goodwin Candles NI! Canton Steel Giant Powder. ———California Caps and Fuse.. ROSSLAND El SSBtSSC- DOO OSO0O AND SANDON. No. 115 East Coliambia Ave. LOOK! * LOOK! BOARD AND ROOM $5.00 PER WEEK. MEALS 15 CENTS ANDU TMA, COFFE OR BRER WiTH MB‘1S, BEDS #3, copper camps of the boundary country having the north branch of the Kettle river as its western boundary . district com- was consequently not in the usual good form. Mr. Aldrich and Miss Husband rendered @ violin duet which called for a great deal of applause. The receipts for the evening were $30. It ia the intention to give another con- CONCENTRATING Ine U. 8. ARMY Order Issued Today for the Regular Army to Assemble on At-™ lantic Coast. ENGLAND REFUSES T0 JOIN POWERS Naval -Demonnstration--Congress Er pected to Act To- cert soon, for which the local talent is now in training. Walters Company Remove. The Canadian Gold Fields di MOrrow. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15—In has abandoned ita former office on Co- lumbia avenue in the old B, N. A. bank block and moved ont to the Sunset mine No. 2, where the company’s office will be in the tuture. E Mr. H. C. Walters of the Walters company has comany mining interests in East Kootenay and Montana that his time will be mostly required in those places, and he will close his office here temporarily. Salvation Army Social. | Tha local Salvation Army gave a coffee and cake eocial Jast night at their bar- racks, As usual] there was a large atten- d d a good p was rendered, Brigadier Howell, chief divisional officer of this district, is expected to arrive to- day, and will hold a series of special meetings in the International concert prises the city of Revelstoke and the tributary conntry including Trout lake division, the big bend territory and all the country to the north of Revelstoke, the dividing ine taking in’ Donald; Gol-, den ‘and the Columbia lake country as far as Quesnelle flatsin East Kootens, hall, tonight. Brigadier Howell is = good speaker ddition to the St. Paul and St. Louis, the United States government has com- pleted negotiations for the fast steam- ships New York and Paris and they have beer chartered. They will be armored and-refitted to be used as cruisers. - The United States senate is in session « and confined te discussion of resolution, A vote is expected to be taken early to- . morrow morning. An order was issued today from army h for the of the entire regular army ot the United States. It will assemble on the Atlantic | coast and chiefly in Florida. There is a cenfirmation ol thedispatch toa London paper yesterday that the sud musician, All should hear him. ‘ Sybil Sanderson Il. _New York,{April13-—A dispatch to the World trom Paris says: : Mrs, Antonio Terry, formerly Sybil The readjustment gives Kootenay five members in all. ‘Vancouver geta four and Cassiar two. Sand is lying ill of paral- ysis, Three nurses are in’ constant at- tendance. . Mrs. ‘Terry is 40 years old, the period at which paralysis most’ often -declares It also p! for the i of Cowichan and Alberni on the island, the Alberni member to hereafter repre- sent all the west coast to the head of ‘Vancouver island inclusive of a portion of what is now known as Comox district and with the mountains as the boun- dary. LABOR’S WORLD. Boston kere will i Pitteburg plambers want the : 8-hour day. 25 cents and 50 cents per Night. $1.00 per week and up. a —AT THE— Dominion Hotel. South Spokane street. Call and see us. Public Auction! Lhave received instructions to dispose of the entire stock of Clothing. Shoes, Hats, W. H. Taylor M. D. Mahoney Hotel Yates Strect, - - - Victoria, B. Cc Dawson Firat clasy rooms at Popular Prices. Furnishings, etc. In ainall quantities to suit all bnyers. Stock located at 42 EAST COLUMBIA AVENUE On view during the day. BALE AT 7P.M. TONIGHT C. C .Gibson, Auctioneer. Notce to Shareholders Notice is hereby given that a special T. E. HALEY=— SUCCEBKOR TO @ Russell & Halev ————_—_—_——— WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN BEEF PORK MUTTON FISH GAME OYSTERS. + Spokane strect, Rossland, B. C. ing of the of the Lily May Gold Mining Company will be held at the office of said company in the city of Rossland, Province of British Colum- bia, May the 7th 1808, at the hour of 5 owlock, p. m., of that date for the pur- pose of considering, and if deemed udvis- able, of passing a reeolution authorising the disposal of the whole or ary portion ofthe assetts and subsidiary interests and properties of said company, and to transact such other business as may ks lawful before aaid meeting. Brooklyn track drivers strike for $1.75 per day. Junk deai:rs’ license in New York costs $250. . At Woonsocket, R. I., ice costa 35 cents per 100, . The Scottish clerke’ aseociation has $35,000 Galveston longshoremen’s union $19,000. New York granite cutters get $4 for 8 hours. Springfield municipal laborers get $1.50 per day. a GRAND FORKS NEWS. April 10 about 50 people arrived here from Bossbure and Marcus. There were four stage loads besides private vehicles. Most of the travelers went through to Republic, Wash., but some of them will locate in Grand Forks and are now look- ing for real estate and mining chances. Agreat number of pack trains have been loaded with supplies ere this past has, itself, and her physicians take a very queen regent of Spain has announced to the members of her court that she will abdicataif the cabinet takes steps derog= atory to Spain's dignity and-honor. ~~” It is reported from Rome that the powers have decided to intervene in fa- vor of Spain witha nayal demonstration. Great Britain refuses to join the uaval grave view of her. case. Mrs. Terry is at times delirious, Great sympathy is ex- pressed for both husband and wife. ‘Their married life has been very beppy. ——— A VOTE NOT TAKEN. Actlon on Corbin’s Road Charter Further _ Delayed. . Dissolution of Partnership. The firm of Smith, Dean & Co. has dissolved partnership. Mr. Smith will devote his entire time in the future to hie trade, surveying. Mr. Dean will continue in the realeatate and brokerage business. ———_ Otto Herlocker Injured. Otte Herlocker, the popular chief Bookkeeper for the Le Roi Mining com- pany, is confined to his room on account of s severe fall which he received, brea- king one of hia ribs. —_——_ Hockey Club Ball. The members of the hockey club will give a dancing party at Dominion hall on the 28th of this month. From the extensive preparations being made it promises tobe the ball of the season. eee Metal Quotations. New York, April 14 —Bar silver 55}¢c, Mexican dollars, 44i{c; silver certifi- cates, 56 to 5634c, Copper—Fimnn ; brokers’ price, $1134; exchange price, $11.87}4 @ $12, Lead—Steady; brokera’ price, $3.12; Ottawa, April 18—In the house of commons today the hour for private legislation was taken up by the farther consideration of tne Kettle River Valley railway bill. “The feature of thedebate was the opposition offered to the Corbin project by Mr. Tarte, minister of public works, who found himself on this question differing from his coll the i of railways. He explained that this was not a party or a government measure, and that every member of the house was perfectly free to vote jnet ashe liked upon 1t. : ‘He opposed the Kettle Valley road, he said, because it began in American terri-, tory, and was antogoniatic to the deve- lopment of Canadian interests. His policy was ‘‘Canada for the Canadians,” - ‘as far as possible, and it would be agreat.:: mistake to depart from that principle. - Mr. McLean said that last season parliament gave the Canadian Pacific railway millions of dollars and thonsanda of acres of coal lands for 220 control of ranning righta over the Crows Nest railway. The Grand nk railway wanted to getinto the wea. sad this is the way they proposed to go. Since he exchange price, $3.7214 to 48.1744. —_— To the Ladies. If you desire anything in the furni- line—fi he week which are ined for tl mining camps in this section. A tre- amount of work will be done here this coming season. ‘The Roge Bud claim, owned by Joseph Pounder, which has proved a free-mill- isof the white appearance which has camp famous. The average surface as- Forks. a contract haa been let for running 300 feet ef tunnel on the B. C. property. —_———_—. POLICE COURT. Dated si Spokane this 4th day oh April 1897. Franx Kizer, Secretary. ing proposition, is producing ore which made the Republic mine in Eureka say ia $8 in gold. The claim is three miles up the North Fork from Grand It is reported frora Summit camp that In the police court this morning Jen- nie Tunc, Alice Dupuy, and Mattie Sib- ble were cach fined $30 for keeping houses of ill fame. Margaret Fortin was | fined $20 for being an inmate of such tare 1; rocking chairs, misses’ and children’s chaira, couches, etc,—a carload just received at Glazan’s, corner Firat avenue and Spokane atieet. Low- eat prices in town. ——_——- Canadian Pacific Cut P “1s. Parties going east will find it to their advantage to avail themselves of the Tow rates via the O. P. R. A. B. MacKenzix, Ticket Agent. ———_ A fall line of shoes on band at Huuter Broa. Afall line of carpets and li:cleams ust received at Hunter Bros. . Spring dry goods arriving daily at Hunter Bros. . ————_— After « little girl grows up her legs are a house, generally lower limbs.—N. Y. Presa. had raised the question, he said, he had: been informed that the Grand Trank had filed an application with the govern ment asking for rauning rights over all the railways west of Lake Superior. It was because the Grand Trunk threat to become # formidatle competitor of the Canadian Pacific railway in the northwest and British Columbia that the Canadian Pacific railway were here with their friends and attorneys fighting. the Kettle Valley bi —_——_—_ Big Mining Suit. Butte, Mont., April 11—Another big mining suit was instituted in the United States court here today by the Anaconda company against the Colusa-Parrot com- pany, owned by W. A. Clark, to enjoin: the defendant from following beyond the side lines of its claim, the vein claimed by the Anacenda. company. The suit inyolvea antold values and s federal question as to which company is entit- led to the ore. —_—__—. Big shipment of hats—Steteon’s boat and othere—just opened at Hunter Bros.