TOOK: WV 17 GLADLY London SE Sends LeRoi No. 3 Stock to a Premium. IT 1S FLOATED BY THE B.A.C. Under This Name tho Nickel Plate Group Is Put! on the Market—Roady to: Ship 260 Tons a Day ‘When the Smelter Is. Ea- The Le Roi No. 3 Mining com- pany has been floated-on the Len- don market by the B.-A. C. with as , ¥reat success as attended the flota- tion of the Le Roi.and Le Roi Ne. 2. The capital'stock is £500,000 in £5 shares, and shares -ure al- ’ ready selling at 15 shilling premium. The property of the company con- sists :of the-. Nickel: Plate, Great Western, Ore-or-no-go and Golden Chariot mineral claims, comprising ““q8-acres, all of which are crown granted. Three veins traverse + the group, the ‘most important: of which is the Le Roi vein, 2750 lin- eal'feet of which lie within the group. Developments recently made on this vein in the Le Roi and Nickel Plate claims indicate that it will prove a strong rival to the old - “Centre Star-Le Roi vein in. the ‘ex- tent and grade of its ore shoots. An thé Nickel Plate this vein is developed by workings froma three- compartment shaft, now 600 feet deep. From this shaft about 6000 lineal feet of workings extend,cross- cutting and undercutting the vein. “In the Nickel Plate, the ‘main ore shoot ranges from seven to 30 feet in width and extends to a total length of 430 feet along the vein, for which length, with the exception of some 60 feet of disordered portions, the vein is filled with ore of ship- ping grade. There are two veins parallel to this, in which small irregular bodies of high,grade ore are developed, which will add materially to the out- put when shipping -is commenced. The ‘Nickel Plate claim possesses extra-lateral rights to all veins pexing within its b ies. - [is rumored that 40,000 troops will THOUSANDS SLAIN Continued from First Page. — been. discovered with $10,000,000 worth of arms and ammunition of the most modern type. These arms and ammunition have been destroy- ed in three arsenals, outside of Tien Tsin, “Several thousand troops under General Nieh are holding the native city five miles.north of Tien Tsin. It attack the place at noon today. The troops under arms failed to mater- jalize. Admiral) Seymour was wounded ‘slightly recently by a spent bullet, which struck him.in the shoulder while in the house with Commander McCallaand Command- er Taussig. ‘The Hero of Tien Tain The hero of Tien Tsin is James Watts, a young Englishman, per- haps the best rider in China, who with three Cossacks ran the gaunt- let to Taku with messages for rein- forcements, churging through vil- lages under fire repeatedly. Sev- eral foreign commanders have rec- ommended the quartette to be de- corated. Word From Chefoo New York, July 6.—Dr. Hasley, of the board of foreign” missions of the Presbyterian church, has re- y acti inte Eagles secretary. An armory and nition, The membership roll is at Mr. Simpson’s store for signatures. ‘To Let. Henry Jackson's centennial enter- tainment only drew a small crowd to Miners’ Union hall Jast night, but Mr. Jackson was there in all his glory-and told his experiences, Spokane street. Hamilton, Two acres in ‘desirable portion of range have been secured and ap-|city. Excellent garden soil. Can plication _made to Minister Borden|be plotted. Apply to J. B. Johnson tor 50 Lee-Enfield rifles and ammu-| & Co. Two new houses, four rooms each, on hill_at head of steps, behind One Price Grocery Company's store, Apply to Daly & ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, JULY 6 1900 = over the switchback on the Colum-| Tickets for the C ial cor= bia & Western last winter. His|cert on July 5 can be bought at W. A specially well-built shoe for Men father, who is also an engineer on| Rolls’ drug store. 7-3-3t THE BEST —xaining: in: popularity the same road, left yesterday for —_—_—— ON EARTH Sis Srery, ars Tacoma. . Fancy gaited saddle horses—new . , A rifle association has been or-|buggies—fine single drivers at I 1 | ‘ F S ganized with C.O. Lalonde as pres-| Montana stables. ~ Phone 6. ‘ id. nt 3A. Barker vice-presid.nt, M. W Simpson treasurer and C. F. Land for Sale. HUNTER’S "$5.00 SHOE for men is the popular price. Made in allthe newsbapes. Ask to see our $5.00 Shoe..... eopticce Shoe. Department, HUNTER BROS. C. S. Riley and F. H, Bole, of the Wionipeg oarsmen’s crew which won the Nelson -regatta, were in the city yesterday on a tour of Kootenay. Staff Sergeant Knight of the Royal Garrison artillery at Esqui- malt,- is in ‘the: city drilling -the Rocky Mountain rangers in the use of the Maxim: gun and will remain till July 14. : The Sunday School picnic of the Methodist church will'‘take place on July 14 at Lee Coombs’ farm at China creek. Excursion rates have been arranged. S is the number of the “RECORD ’PHONE. Let us figure on your. Miss Enima Nelson, a waitress at Job’ Printing the Allan. hotel, left yesterday for having’ received news that her brother had been Se Oe a ee | INTERNATIONAL THEATRE A KLOCKMANN, Froprictet: A.M. ZINN, Manager. “FOR WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, JULY LAST. WEEK ! The &.G. Glub Boys Fet Goney Island APplication for Hotel License. fhe Hard is pereby ° killed and her two little sisters in- jured in a railroad accident in Utah. Con |. 1 will make application for a 44 in the origtnal't townsite of Rosslane “This means,” said Dr. Halsey, “that Dr, Cortlandt Van Rensslaer, Hodges and his wife, Dr. G. Yard- ley Taylor'and Rev. S. E. Silcoxes and wife are at Pao Ting Fu, and have not n:ade their escape. The Rev. J. Lowrie has escaped from Pao Ting Fu and is now ‘at Tien Tsin and the Rev. J. A. Miller and Mrs. Miller have escaped and gone to Corea.” The next statement is important as it indicates that all the mission- aries‘are still in. Pekin. _ The final ‘part of the message is still more im- portant as it shows that all the mis- sionaries, some 60 in number, -in the 5 district are safe. The present iE ofa 100-horsepower steam hoist, pumping machinery having a ca- pacity of 300 gallons per minute, three 60-horsepower boilers, and ‘a 10-drill air compressor, ample and Death of Franklin MeLcay. By Associated Press. Lordon, July 6.—Franklin..Mc- Leay, the Canadian actor, died this c nodious surface and shaft house, all electrically lighted. Capacious. ore. bunkers are now be- ing built at the shaft house and a Spur from the Red Mountain rail- way is now being extended to them. ‘When: these improvements are.com- pleted, shipments will commence. On the Great Western, a two- compartment shaft has been sunk to a depth of 4oo feet and the .vein developed there by 800 feet of work- ings on the 200-fvot level. A large body of low-grade ore is exposed in these workings, which will be fur- ther developed by the eastern .ex- tension of the deeper workings from “the 600-foot level of the Nickel Plate. A daily output of 250 tons ar ore: having: an average value of ‘$14 to, $16 per ton can be maintained :from this group as soon as the workings from the 600-foot level are extended -out under the ore shoots already de- veloped on the 200 and 4oo-fout levels of the Nickel Plate. shaft. These workings will be completed about the time the Le Roi smelter, which is now being increased to 1250 tons daily capacity, is ready to smelt the ore. The entire present capacity of this smelter, 650 tons daily, is only sufficient to handle the ~present output of the Le Roi. Most of the h iditional smelter jinery and furnaces for the increased ca- pacity has alréady been ordered and jis expected to be installed about the “ middle of September, when the mine will be prepared to begin ship- ments. It, was impossible to prove that R. Fernando shot at Mary Casarime, as the woman herself denied it, but Magistrate Boultbee imposed a fine of $100.0n Fernando for firing his evolver. ig of brain'fever. ~ ~ Extending thé Water Mains The two-inch water pipe which was taken up by City Engineer Van Buskirk from Le Roi avenue is now being laid on Fifth avenue from St, Pau} :to Monte Cristo street and up Monte Cristo to Sixth avenue. BUSINESS Locats, «= F, P. Gutelius, resident engineer of the C. P. R. at Nelson, was in the city yesterday. A. L, Clements came over frum Grand Forks last night. Mr. and Mrs. Miss’Agnes Ross started east last night‘and ‘had a hearty farewell from’ many. fricnds. Mr. and Mrs. E, A. Smith of Re- public came to the city yesterday. J. D. MacLean, principal of the Rossland schools, left this morning for Vancouver via Spokane and Seattle on the Red Mountain road. John Jackson, Jr., United States consular agent, went to Spokane this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hmnter went to Spokane last night. Dr. C. H. Magill, of: Philadelphia isin the city, the guest of C. P. Chamberlin. Dr. Magill is mak- ing an extended trip through the Kootenay country. The Spokane chamber of com- merce is arranging an excursion to this city, Nelson and possibly the Boundary” country, to start about August 20, © Among those killed in the Taco- ma_ street car accident was Charles Davis, formerly of this city, who ceived word from Chefoo. The Ephraim, : Utah, cable reads: - “Chefoo. — Hodges, - Sincoxes, Taylor at Pao ‘Ting Fu. Lowrie at Tien Tsin. . Millers Corea. None left Pekin. Sk fg missionaries safe, Elterich.” C. G. Ross and | iz Seasou. cy Dias. Jelly glasses, fruit jars in pints, Dated this 2st day of June, 190¢. ay fiven, th that atthe next sitting inissioners for fhe of Ri asta tari license for hep remises situate on tot 13, ptock Music Hall closes for summer July 7 oe quarts and half gallons. O, M. Fox & Co., ‘106° E, - Columbia avenue. Phones 65 and 20. : tf Match pairs, handsome turnouts, carriages and: gurneys—Montana]| » stables. Phone 6. ‘Fo Cure a Cold In One way Take Laxative Bromine Quinine All druggists refund the z./ TIME CARD OF TRAINS. Donble Daily Train Service. Tablets. money if it fails to curé. 25c., W. Grove’s signature is on ' box. ‘No.1 North Coast Limited | 7.23 Nova NorthCosst Limited | 9.0 Why devote ali your time read- nN H ing about the Boer war, and~ the} p: gold fields of Alaska? There are other matters of vital importance; you may make a trip. east, and will want to know how to travel. In orderto have the: best service, use the Wisconsin Central railway be- tween St. Pau] and Chicago. For rates and other-.information write Jas. A. Clock, general agent, Port- land, Oregon. $10. ‘REWARD For the return of an English blood- shound, tawny, with black. on sides, white spot on. forehead and long ears. Ten dollars reward will /be|’ paid for return-of same to ‘this office. Peace Declared. aioe, Wash. bi 3 to. ‘oeui d? Alen |“: alouse& Lesiston arch | ranch. | 2 sTocal Freight, wes 5 sIocal Freight: ea 2 sept Sunday, east boun ‘Dail re wl yee fall others daily. CITY TICKET OFFICE, ~ ZEIGLER BLOCK, Carner_Howard and Riverside. ‘Try Our Electric Lighted LIMITED” —_——. JW. HILL, General Agent, Spokane, Wn “NORTH COAST|! ‘With New‘‘‘Observation Cars.” - AJD. CHARLTON,A.Q.P.A.,Portland,Ore. CUNLIFFE & McMILLAN, . All classes of Repairs and Construction Work ‘Undertania. specialty. Northey Pumps kept in stock. Agents for Wm. Bs Mig. Co. Balle, Concentrators, ite: = Third Avenue Rossand. P. O. Box 198. ENGINEERS AND ‘MACHINISTS. . Ore Sars, Wheels. and Axles, Buckets, Fans,‘ ‘Shatting, Bangers and. Pullers, ° pipe, work The Rossland Auction House, 42 E, COLUMBIA AVENUE. ae Begs to thank their many patrons and the. public generally for the very liberal patronage they have ‘ extended to them Since their Closing Out Sale Commenced, and. would take this opportunity of informing them of another Slaughter of Prices, Which will last for one week Sly: as the prices we quote below are ruinous to everyone except the buyers. Here are some of the eyeopeners, ‘Suits of Clothes, Oil Clothing, - Coats, Pants and Hats at just Offers special membership i in- ducements for a short. time by suspension of the initiation fee, All THE. sserssssvers Magazines ‘« Periodicals Excellent accommodations for permanent and temporary board and chambers; $36 to Guo per month. For particulars apply to CHARLES E. BENN, €A.49 Rossland Athletic.. Glub ....: x 7 From 25c Up will sell th fe ea Cotton sox juae tie “thing for . Neckties and ‘Su : ders from 10c Up fide weather, 5¢;a pair. Charles Webster, Steward. Secretary. ALAM —_. Its expensive and dangerous, to nating of the trouble and disagreeable lamps. You will tind wi iar ‘ere Dlessant a ‘Use Electric Lights Estimates furnished for Wiring and Lighting, Steam Fixtures carried in stock. Electric Power supplied for Mining and Manufacturing urpeaea Atls much cheaper than steam, —_ Motors for sale or rent, fain case of Houble: sth! tights, x Seventiepe No No. ve 7, between 8a.m.,and6 p.m, Don’t Burn Oil: They reduce insurance; give your home or business place a brighter appearan you money in uany ways. nd ave was ineer on a train runniog Rossland "Water and Light Go. Remember these prices are only good for one week, starting from today. Be-on hand early and so get the choicest selections. We have engaged special help’ so that you are sure of courteous and. quick attention. . The Rossland Auction House, 42 Columbia Ave. B. BANNETT, Mnar. ND RECORD. VOL. 6. NO. 120. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1900 PRICE 5 CENTS ABOUT WATCHES, _If you are thinking of buying u Watch: call and examine-our watch stock, You may not have .. ‘decided’ what kind to purchase, and a look over ‘sour stock willhelp you to determine. We will be. pleased to show our watches to you should you favor us with a call. J. W. SPRING, «Next. doo- to ‘Postoltice, JUST RECEIVED 100,000 ENVELOPES Victoria Linen, & 8 “§ en oe; Offce Men, A TS, Etc. ¢ pill ie fal Pri hi lots of id 5 Sizes 7 5 Your supply with ame and address printed on,..‘These qoods . Srare bought belore ine? Rat Yance it Paper and we can save you ‘0c. Toodeve Bros., »Druggists and and Stationers - ith Goodeve B: 4 This is of ‘Special Importance to all who Be Wear Clothes. Call and let us show you our Roots and guote prices and you will be convinced as others tt have been, B— quarters for Minera’ Supplies, Ready-Mad B Cass Farusbing Goods, Truuke, ea: ff Mi J. O’HEARN, =l Clothier and Outfitter. | 7°“"F3O"=- © The Busy Store at tly the Beny, Cortterien.” Gertaci ‘BROOCHES afte 1 The, broach, once accepted only as a fad, is now con- “sidered an almost indispensable adjunct to a lady's _watch. -It allows the watch to be worn where the ‘ime. may be read at a glance, without the embar- ssing® search in your waist, or the annoyance of dropping all’that is in one’s hands in order to re- move it:from the pocket. WE HAVE THEM IN DIFFERENT COLORED ENAMELS LAr $t. oo EACH TO THE FINEST - = EWERT B BROS. “Bagravers patch, dated Thursday July 5, LEGATIONS _ HOLDING = OUT YET Hope Revived for the Safety of Foreigners vat: Pekin. i A HEROIC DEFENSE Latest Authentic News Discred- its Alarmist Reports--Japau to the: Rescue. cable” dis- iS P- m., recéived today from Shanghai at the London office’of the: inspect- London, : july ae dent Peet q . anybod: yen “We ‘Rave special facilities for turning out the very finest torate of Chinese customs, says: ork. We Keep tures stat¥ of Union Workmen and every garment bears Ge A : ‘ the Upton La Label, zis Fo carrying, toa tore a stock of tineat imported wool- ‘Courier left Pekin July 3, when nd_wors' and are deterniine ce hence we a i A : pared to offer special ine tnducements. two’ legations were holding — out, against troops ard Boxers. Troops had lost two thousand men,’ and Boxers many 1 Jeaders.” A Hope for the Europea nm | » London, July 7.—Jardine, Mattie: son & Co., of Shanghai, have tele- graphed to their London house as follows: “Shang! | july 3. the ‘British legation was standing July2. There are re-assuring reports regarding the lives of the Europeans.” Starving Out the Legations Washington, “July pA cable- gram was received at the state de- partment from Consul Goodnow at )| Shanghai, dated:July 7, saying that the legations were standing on the grd instant and that the recent at- tack of the Boxers had been slight. thought that this is indicated. by another Shanghai dispatch, how- ever, which states that the .Taotai, or, officer in charge of several de- partments of Shanghai and vicinity, ' Athletic AN ATHLETES DAY Amateurs of Old Country, Colonies and States in Rivalry. CRACKS FROM INDIA THERE The Great Meot at Stamford: Bridge ‘in Pro- gress—Amerioans Come Ont Ahead in 100 Yards Dash—England Beats America at PoloOxford-Cambridge Griaket Match. By Associated Press. London, July .7.—At S$ ford by political work shall run on lines entirely harmonious to the declara- tions of the Democratic convention. Their idea will be worked out in every district. An advisory. committee of three members from:;each of the three parties was appointed, and this committee, wherever possible, will work to effect the fusion of thestate and congressional tickets. Jumped frem the Ferryboat By Associated Press. New York, July 7.—A man sup- posed to be John R. Band ofTo- -}ronto, Canada, jumped fromthe Pennsylvania road ferryboat Phila- delphia in’midstream at -12:45 this morning and was drowned. Bridge, before a good sized crowd and. with fine weather. prevailing, the annual meeting of , the Amateur association commenced this afternoon. About fifty Ameri- can athletes | stripped to compete with British,, Australian, Canadian and Indian cracks, Many, Ameri- can. spectators were. present. to cheer their fellow: countrymen. in the largest and. most, important athletic meeting ever, held, in En- gland. The mile run 4 was Kon, by Ben- nett; time, 4 minutes and 28 and 1-5 seconds. Alex. Grant, .univer- now witnesses that no exist in Pekin. They are said to have been exterminated and it is admitted that no foreigners have been left alive. Reports of the atrocities com- Lmitted by Prince Tuan ‘upon the Chinese are appalling.’ He had four thousand leading Chinese butchered, it is said, for merely | dating to petition him: to control ihe orgie of blood and festciin his 's. The F with the announcement that ex- viceroy Chi Li Wang Wen Chuo has been killed by Boxers. Japan Ready to Send Ald The Japanese minister has re- ceived a cable dispatch from Tokio this) morning... giving. his govern- ment’s. reply to Great Britain's question as to whether, with the sent Of the other powers, Japan They seemed di i dopt star- vation methods. ay Devpatring Message From Conger. London July 7.—A dispatch from Taku says: the, last_ message from Mr. Edwin H. Conger, the United e 7) States mini at _Pekin,. ra) there by runners, reads as follows: “We are t i. The provi- - “QUICK WORK eae |s - Red. Star Sinnge & Transfer e g ao on -P. BUDNG & CO. i q ~ WHOLESALE MARKETS 7 @: * “Rossland, Nelson, Sand G \s +25 ee" (Grand Forks, and Py eccoces: 4g RETAIL MARKETS — Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Ymir, Kaslo, Sandon,- New z “Denver, Silverton,’ Cascade City, Grand Forks, . @ d,.-Phomnix, , Camp.McKinney, Revelstoke «Ferguson, and Vancouver. —— William Donald, Mgr., Rossland Branch. No ToiletTable is complete without Jan Atomizer, We Keep all varieties, good,bad and indifferent. ‘The best cost more money than the indifferent, but are worth more. “Have you seen our new supply of Hot Water Bottles, Tooth and Hair Brushes, Toilet Soaps, Perfumes and Colognes. ‘ The. Rossland Drug Gompany '*S5:een0Ne 1) : R. E. STRONG, Manar. W. CG. McoLEAN, t PROPRS. JNO. JACK -ON, JR. | sions are becoming. .cxhausted. and the situation is desperate. “The re- lief force should advance’ and give us notice by signals.” : Runners also confirm the re- port of the burning” of the native city of Pekin, “In London it is hardly doubted that the worst has happened, though: the triends of those who-are. besieged -at..Pekin cling to the slender hope that Sir, Robert Hart, the inspector general }; of customs, .who was thoroughly |” trusted by the °Chinese,‘may* have managed by the promises of bribes to induce the Boxer leaders to pro- tect the women and children from the violence of mobs. Confirms Story of Massacre London, Juty 7.—'The massacre of the foreign ministers, . the women, the children, and the Euro- pean guards at Pekin, after 18 days of hopeless resistance, is confirmed,” says a dispatch from Shanghai, dated July 6, and received in - Lon- don today. 2 “When the ammunition and food was exhausted,”“continues the dis- patch, ‘the Chinese fiends closed in on the legations and. butchered all those who remained alive. After- wards they set the legation build: ings on fire, and the remains of the victims were consumed in ane ter- rible holocaust.” The dispatch does not state the source from which the news of this fi ion was d,. It) is was. willing to’ send large reinforce- ments to: China. Japan replied that she was prepared to carry out the suggestion and that oneYivis would be dispatched immediately. “aro Hold Nankin Agatust Boxers Shanghai, July 6.—Prince Tuan has ordered General’ Yuan Shi ‘Kai to march ‘on Nankin with 18,000 German-dfilled troops. It is doubt- ful if he will obey, but in any case Viceroy Lu is'believed to be able to hold’ Nankin safe. He has'15 war- ships. an the, y¥ang.: Tse, Kiang, and Great Bei Ain is’rendy to’ assist this opponent of the rebel” governinent, ‘The departure of + the. anti-foreign Tuaotia Sheng for Nankin is causing here. Li,Hung’ Chang has stationed troops on the streets to prevent dis- turb: A ded to convey Li Hang Chang sailed to- day, ostensibly _ bound for Kiu Kuang. She took 250 packages of Li Hung Chang's goods. Germany In| Harmony with Powers iBerlin, ; July! 17.244. semi-official note Says: en “In replying to Japan's request for news of. the powers’ attitude toward China, Gérmany declared she regarded -the -maintenance of harmony .among, the powers as of prime® importince and” would ac- : sity of Pennsylvania, was eited Edward E. Bush of Py yl nia, was not placed. George W. Orden, of Rennsylvania; did. not run. London, July. mat the Amateur Athletic Association .. championship games at Stamford Bridge today, Walter B. Tewksbury,.of Pennsyl- vania. University, Arthur.F.. Duffy, of Georgetown University, ; ;and Charles Lindsay of Chicago Univer- sity won their respective. heats in the 100. yards dash, London, July 7.—In’ the interna- tiona:: polo match’ at Hurlingham today, England beat America -by 8to2. ¢ Oxford-Cambridge Cricket Mateb By Associated Press. London, July 7.—In ‘the annual Oxford-Cambridge: cricket » match, Cambridge was all out . today for- 392 runs in the first innings. Auntrallaus to Fizht Boxers Melbourne, July 7.—The imperial government has-accepted' Victoria’s offer of a haval contingent for ser- vice in China. ‘Time to Pay Your Dog Tax Sanitary Officer Long Emperor William's Thanks By Associated Press. Canton, Ohio, July 7.—The fol- lowing cablegram has been received by President McKinley: “*Rendesburg, July ©7.—To the President of the United States, William McKinley. For your ex- cellency’s warm words of condol- ence on the murder of my represen- tative in Pekin, 1 express my most sincere thanks.’ ‘I recognize. therein the common impulse of interests which bind the «civilized nations together. (Signed.) “Wittiam, Emperor.” Up Goesthe Price of Bread By Associated Press. Ottawa, July 7.—The bakers of this city have decided to raise the price of bread on account of the rise inthe price of flour and sugar. He Jumped from a Steamer By Associated Press. Halifax, N. S., July 7.—Dr. Gerald Freeman, surgeon on the Allan’ liner Carthagenian, inward bound, committed suicide by jump- ing overboard as the steamer. was entering the harbor at midnight. Freeman came from one of the best families in Dublin, Ireland. « Break In Chicago's Hot Wave By Associated Press. Chicago, July 7.—A_ heavy rdin- ‘storm last night was the first decid- ed break in the hot “wave. It was declared by the weather bureau of- ficial however, to be only temporary relief, as hot weather is predicted again for today. The deaths yes- terday- due to. the heat were 12, while prostrations numbered 20. Several of the latter are in a serious condition and recovery is doubtful. the dog tax of $2 a year is due for the year beginning on July'1 and, a new supply of license tags: having arrived, he is now prepared to issue licenses. All dogs’ found at large without tags will be impounded and, if not redeemed within 48 hours, will be shot. Lord Minto Coming In September Mayor Goodeve' yesterday receiv- ed the following. reply to his ;tele- gram inviting Lord Minto. to visit this city: “Ottawa, Ont., July 6.— To Mayor Goodeve, Rossland: His Excellency desires that you will ex- press the sincere thanks of himself ; and Lady Minto to the citizens of Rossland for their kindly invitation. Their Hencii hope, di to present arrangements, to be in that neighborhood about the first week in September, but it is impos- sible to now fix the date. “Major R. DruMMOND, “Gavernor-General’s Secretary.” FUSION OF THREE PAH TIES, ingly ‘asséht + to any Hot “objected” "to in? other quarters.” ‘They ;Wantto Fight Chinese. Toronto, ~Cat., July 7.—The Globe London cable says some of the Canadians England express a strong desire to serve in China. of Bry Sup porters Plans the Campaign. Kansas City, Mo.; July 8:—The conferet.ce’ committees from — the Silver Republicans, the. Democrats and Populists, in session last night, finally came to an amicable agree- Dock Laborers on Strike By Associated Press. Rotterdam, July 7.—The deck laborers's strike is assuming threat- ening proportions, The car men have not joined in the strike and police and marines are guarding the streets in order to check disturb- ances. The strikers have picketed all the‘approaches to the town,so as to prevent non-unionists from enter- ing. The laborers of Rotterdam will hold a mass meeting tomorrow to discuss the best means of aiding — the strikers, ‘The Army's Farewell Nocial Captain Gooding and Lieutenant Long, who have been in charge of the Salvation Army here for the last eight months, will give their tomorrow ing, prior to their taking charge of Skagway, Alaska, which will be their next station for the summer and winter, A farewell ice cream social will be given on Monday night, after which they will leave by the night train for Spokane en- route to Alaska. The Salvation Army band will play at intervals during the social. N add John Lucas,formerly of the Clare etidon, wit! be glad to receive his old patrons and friends at the ment on a plan of paign, where-