: ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, MAROE 7, 1899. FLPINDS STL SAVAGE Some Skirmishing--Provented from Mounting a Battery--The Country ‘Cleared, ROSSLAND HVENING RECORD, MAROH 6, 1899. ; HUNTER OOD GOHOOHOHHHOHHOOQO OOOH BROS. OR oa ~ © ‘The Big Store. We are busy checking ticketing and put- ting into stock a shipment of carpets.. The fi- nest assortment, the lowest price and largést stock ever presented to the tiossland people. The large stock necessitated our getting a carpet show room, so have engaged tempora- rily, the LEMON BLOCK, where we will be pleased to show you our stock. DRY GOODS Ad com> THE DIG SORE. age HOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH $OOOHSHHOHHHO0OO0) Fi] Rossland Ev VOL 8, NO. 209. , better lighted offce room in the big de-| @® pot building, and. have partitioned off aroom in one corner of the waiting room for the convenience of this officer. It will be accupied for §the presnt by W. H. Wood. CITY NEWS CUT SHORT. HOW SCOOPS ARE GOTT ee / It Sometimes Entalls Hardships and Dangers. PRICE. FIVE CENTS, PHLPRE OAM Clans Will Co-operate with the, Military Authorities in Thoso Islands, Hon. G. E, Foeter, of Ottawa, is in the city, and will look over his mining in- terests. Mr. Foster is ex minister of finance. . , M.R. Galusha, of the Jumbo, is in town from Spokane, and will superin- tend some proposed new developments at the mine. Harry ©. Phillips has returned from the Slocan country, where he has been for the past three suonths, as otitside agent for the Lion Brewery. “Nate” Darling, the popular cigar man, is in the city from Vancouver. G. C. Hinton, the electrician who put inthe War Engle plant, is in thecity for a few days to look over the Iron Mask and Mascot plants, =. ©. M. Weller, Rossland’s pioneer san- itary hi the best equipped itary plumber, has pews sy aea ig prepared to do all kinda of plumbing steam-fitting, etc., anywhere, for any body at any time. 1-19-th. STORM IN NEW YORK. Three Inches of Snow and March Drive Ships Back to Harbor, (Associated Press Dispatch.) New York, Merch 7,—New Yorkers awoke this morning to find a March bliz- zard blowing thick and strong. Three inches of soggy snow Jay upon theground nd fine, damp particles, as dense ‘asa winter fog, in the crip, capricious wind, which seemed to come fiercely from all directions atonce, awept under umbrel- lasand into pockets and coat collars, and made pedestrians extremly uncom- fortable. Street traffic was rendered difficult and vexing, and river pilots had anything but an easy. time. : On the bay the windcame mostly. from the northeast, and the snowfall was 60 thick that nothing conld beseén from the shore: but an opaque swirling mass : of 5 mbites It was known, however, that a rea J large fleet of sonthbound sailing vessels an Dispatoh, bad talon alarm-at the suspicious look New vont Mine AL daphne of the y af i rb fm A; ¥ he Tribune from Washin - Hy and that ag night set in they had put | dhters OR. -aRTAZ Mi we er back and safely anchored ineide: F z Baered ty dn eeeatcar rei TaRABOllis Gea; made to attack the American position. ? e r ee unshrinkable’ all wool Detathnchieiross Goren Hose ata - KNIT GOODS TRUST. of the civilian membera of the eommis- . . d | General Wheaton’s bri 3 _ | sion which lias been designated: bythe - nd Mackinaw Paal| Men's all wool fancy and < bine eouiitry tGdays on reese pleared the } One Fropered w00,0R. oa dent to him in the pas $2.60 to $6.00.])° apm’ $4.00 to $8.00, ey rear Berea, | ae ,| Belago. ‘The speculation’ regard f g. ‘ 5. , a, N. ¥., March’ 7.—The knit’ 2°" bbtapra- tan Mining, Shoes and Rubber Boots (GUARANTEED) $1.75 og pd oe goats manfactorers Bere and. inthe thority it wiliae fae slonies ci Latentatyles in J-B, Btotson, King B Hate ot penalise eine Skirmishing Going On and the Rebels Be- ec talley be be bald et eh itt“ erninont sroset at rest by. the pablices = = at ing Routed. : z at the Wal- | |; r issued by | OUR ORDERED OLOTHING DEPARTMENT. (Associated Press’ Dispatet:) dori-Astoria in New York, March 15, for athe pattie otat ay yeeneeeliens "A $18 OGeredet TOE ‘ : 0 ry _. | Is kept hay. , Fit'‘and‘workmanship guaranteed. -And see the ~ Mantua, March 7.—At daylight this|the purpose of forming » knit goods that the pili ry of state. It will be noted: HIGH-CLASS Adissuieot Clothes for. ints foe jend finest. assortment of- English’ and Scotch ‘Tweeds, ‘| morning the enemy was discovered try-| {taste Fifty-eight concerns are said to| ang, sry government of the isi Bhirt erE.. “8 ey ae ; i and Clay Worsteds inthe city to chose from. ing to mount 2 gun acrosa the river | b8ve signified their intention of sending fata General Otis, will be contin, T A I L @) R 8: ve core! Od Eee ie Boys all wool pute : from San Pedro and the Sixth artillery | ePtesentatives to the. meeting. One of |“ without interference until. congress 35 i < va’ Napand Fre es -560 to $6.00. : ’ q r. , BEDFORD ; i Shi 5 and many olner ee i gente fur- Boys Soltd-Lesther Onecs ; aie te Fs ‘fs Promptly shelled the battery, tempor. * for Trousers, .. - COURAGE AND ENDURANCE NEEDED vee Watch. Repairing...’ ere | uC TAT Ran ve can ye fs Ke Expect Watchmaker st ut st utututut Winds ‘The Experience of a Rossland Re- porter Last Sa urday—A Tipu om a Friend. » Tp.Sre tm & ponition todo the moat in- {rleate repairs, and guarantee satisfac. The way ofa newspaper minis not always strewn with roces. Sometimer the roses are al] gone and the pathway grown ap with ros) bushes, and thorny ones at that.. Inetead of roses or thorny rose bushes there was ice, snow, slush, running streams, logs, brush, etc., etc. It all came about this way. The re- porter was not long in and as fast ashe makes a friend or even upon short acquaintance, he likes to be re- membered if any news comes under the observation of the aforeeaid new ac- quaintance. Of course tho promise is always and readily given, and in a great ‘many instances, as readily forgotten. However, sometimes a reporter is given a tip which leads up to a good story—a acoop as it were. Last Saturday one of the new found friends of a reporteron the morning paper, who lives out along the North- ort road in the outskirts of town, wae we ft Inuch, when Dr. Coulthard caine rid- Rossland Mining Stocks ing quickly by, going down the ee Not much was thought of this, but in ae nae afew minutes eighto: ten men came 1Ainiigg, Colubinavodte PO, Box dal ae i i “ "Codes, €! , Lieber hari ne, lore tnd i, | Hatta nt lean passed around the point of the hill out of MINING GPEDATehed 80S ight, © up on . dition to st eriinence near by and watched for a| BAdtua Waly, dus sna Saati Sasi minute the men plunging off down the road, when it ‘suddenly occurred to him that he had promiegd: if he got any tipe to give them to a terfain reporter. So heatonce cameup town, and fortun- ately almost the firat man he met was Brindon the reporter. The story was quickly tt told, 0 much as was known of it, and oer away started the newspaper man in | Gommander. quest ofa scoop. © 5 “Better take a horse,” suggested the FS friend. “Ob, no, T will not wait. Besides, I am in need of a little exerciae,” replied the ecoop hunter. 8 He went slowly through the business | San Poli: part of town, do as not tg attract any ut- ron es tars the tenticn, but as he passed cut of town he “Weativerine . quickened his speed. It wasa down A hill pull, and he was not long in getting | up steam. \ The interesting partof thestory comes | \onte Chris: right here, where it can only be gneseed fentte eet at, for the unfortunate reporter will not so much as acknowledge that he made the trip. How many times he fell, how many short cuts he took through snow waist deep, how many times he waded J..W. SPRING, 2 A = Nept door o ne Betas, Mircrazt & Sraine, POSTOFPICES BEING ESTABLISHED NAMES OF ‘THE: Goumissionens Rebels Attempt to Capture the Wa- ter Works But Made No Headway. , ©OOOOOOHOHOOOOHOOHOHOHOHOOOOO They Are Instructéd to’ Impieas Islanders With the Good Intentions: of U; S; Dr. J. F. McKenzie, office and resi- DN dence over O,Hearn’s, opposite Bank of Toronto. (Associated Press Dispatch.) Mantta, Mareh 7 [2:69 p. mjJ—While the rebels had concentrated their forces with the evident purpose of attacking the water works no direct attempt was Peter Rodier, the old reliable tinner, ig now at work again and located in Okan- ogan building, Spokane Street, is pre- pared to do all work in his line promptly at the lowest living prices. Money can be saved by patronizing him.ft 9OOOOOOOO M. A: Wilson & Co,_+ This is the rebate we had at our Jast large shipment . of Overcoats, Suits of Clothes, etc., and at that rate we are now offering it to our commission’s powers, while importan: are largely advisory, ‘ ; orient, Theordersays: *‘In:order to: facilia’ tate the most’ humane, specific and .ef- fective.extension of authority: i in this section sayshe ia very sorry to see this movement, ag the trade. isin ex- cellent condition, and_ prices are good, and he does not believe that combination routes’ will beas well for the manufacturers or: i 36h aha,” ‘|the night. thepublic. The proposed trust will: be! raeene islands, #34 to socore with the Post offices have been, established’ at Capitalized. at 450,000,000 if itis orgam-| Greg scpye. fue Demet : Negios; Cebu.and Iotlo and the“ ereres [Meds ieee left day for their r ctive poste] CONDENSED TELEGRAPH NEWS... by the steamer Ezpana, : ian z (Associated Press Dispatch.) New york March 7.—Rudyard Kip- ling’s condition continues to improve, Elise Kipling‘is better. . Maprip, March’ 7.—The bli deputies at a meeting held today, deci- dided upon a vigorous Propaganda, : ‘ila, and to announce b: Pais a repnblican newspaper has been | mation their Beiestee aad th siezed, y lon, entrusted to them, carefully aetting forth . Brnum, March 7.— Emperor Willianr | that; while military government already has received through Herr Von Holle- ‘ proclaimed, to be maintained ben, the German Ambassader at Wash- | tinued ao long as may requ: forts’ ington, a. message from — Mra... Rud- | will be made to alleviate‘the burdens of yard Kipling, egpreasing her thanks for st blish *industris the dit hes toher by His Majesty yesterday, in which he expressed his so- licitude for Mr. Kipling. We Have Buyers for All Stand- ard Stocks, Mill Creek. 4 |Monita.. Montreal Gold F., .2! Mugwump . the largest manufacturers of knit goodg | Tekes better provisions, .and, that the And many other articles too numerous to mention, at very iow ‘[arily stopping the work, ‘The enery prices: Our ls ‘are new andiour prices ate right, ‘ *HEARN: The Clothier. hia. Avenue and. Lincoln Street” © Poured a fusillade of musketry seross the river but a guboat ‘moved up and cleared the banks of the stream with a Tapid fre guns. All was quiet during We have no branch stores, (&_—To buy at above prices you have only to call at ROSSLAND AUCTION HOUSE. 42 E.Columbin Avenue. B. BANNETT, Mauager. SPOKANE STREET One Door East of Col. Avenue. paidntdicen teeters anoga’ Pathfinder Princess Mand Rambiertaribos *: aeland Ked Mtn.11 . K.. Lee. ——= ed ° SMALL... alonde wifi for little : chaps oes for sturdy boys and stylish shoes for fathers, efor little girls and misses and elegant shoes for hers. We: do not -confine ourselves to supplying . sy one age or sex with FOOTWEaR, but make-a epeciaity + of ™ shoes for everyone.” Our stock is complete, com- ‘prising every kind of Boot and Shoe manufactured, light, | medium, or heavy. Prices are all light, however. * 23 T.R, MORROW, ~~ McLEAN & MORROW. Thompson. €22D : T have tho following blocks in the following companies for sale;— EUREKA CONSULIDATED, GOPHER,. HOME: STAKE, EVENING STAR, SILVERINE, R. E. LEE’ BODIE, EUREKA, NORTH STAR - E. HALEY, and ZILA M. ual Lots inthe Original Townsite <~ )Ross_ by and Dean ©.’ Worcester to tltate 2 commission to aid in. the ‘accomplish, ee ment of these results, * iets In performance of this duty thé ‘com- : f ie are énjoi te get’ at the :arliest possible day in the city THE TOULON EXPLOSION. There Were 64 Deaths and {30 Persons In- jured. (Associated Press Dispatch.) Parte, March 7,—The deatha resulting from the Toulon explosion, of Sunday morning, number 64, and 130 persons were injured. The reports that the ca- phe were the result of crime are re- newed. The Journal arsertsthat ao fase five feet long has been found in thé ruine ofthe magazine. M, Lockroy, minister of marine, in the course of an interview had with him by a ive of -the Gaulors, said that none of the theories ad- vanced weie admissabie. “Imprudence WHOLESALE ano RETAIL DEALERIN., Beef, — OUR GOODS ARE RIGHT. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. Abhhbhhbhhbhhh .-“WHEN YOU WANT A— / Sire THE REDDIN JACKSON CO., AGENTS, -:- -:- ROSSLAND, B. C. Quick Work ' sg 1, to ‘ommercial pivsperity, and to, for the safety of persons and o: by such means as may: be: eucive to these enda, Tel. No 8 d Transfer Co. THE the'creek, and just how he got lost, can only be guessed at by his appearance upon his return to town. Tobe sure there were not muny who saw nm, be- cause he sneaked in after nightfall. . He thought sure a mine had caved in, oran explosion occurred, or that there had been ‘a wreck on the railroad, and anyone who had seen him, would have felt sure that he was in it, but he wasn’t ‘The only explanation, besides this, that the public has is an innocent little item which appeared in his paper yesterday thorning, which read something like this: “Through the kindness of Richard Plewman, the efficient liquidator of the 0. K. Gold’ Mining company, a Party from the achool‘of mines under the di- rection of. C. Gwillim, the lecturer, with R. Edgar Plewman as guide, had an enjoyable outing on Saturday after- noon, when they went through the work- ings of the O, K. mine, passing from one Jevel to another through the upraiges. ‘The party were also shown through the mill, where the various parts of the sys- tem und the objects aimed at and ob- tained were explained in detail by Mr. The Fast Line TO Ail Points The Dining Car Route via Yellowstone Park. ; THE SAFEST AND BEST. Solid Vestibuied Trains Equipped with ‘allman Palace Cara, Elegant Dining Gare Modern Day Coaches, i} Cara Pork, Mutton, Fish Ovsters Game. prees and ba; d STABLES—First Ave., bet. Spokane and Wash. St. J.W. AARTLINE PROP. OFFICE—9, Wash. St One Price Store. ROSSLAND’S COMING TRADING PLACE. Spokane Street, ROSSLAND, B.C. Tourist Through Ticketa to all points in the UNITED STATES AND CANADA 3tavnahip ticketa to all parts of’ tha world, TICKETS _TO JAPAN AND CHINA Gwillim; the grip thus allordinga prac- tical illustration of the manner in which a free milling property is worked.” The reporter is wondering what the ductor had to do with it. Police Court. The cases of Alex Fernwick and Larry : which were ii Satur- day, and Alex was given 48 hours to pack his grip and seek more congenial climes. Larry was dealt more genially with and required to pay $2 for his board and. lodging in the “city hotel’? over Sun- day. VIA TACOMA and NORTHERN PACIFIC 8. &. Co, Trains depart from Spokane. : 3:40 P.M. 7:00 A.M. For iuformation, time cards, maps and ticketa y,ta, agents of the 8. F.&N. and its con- &,'W. Bory, Agt, Red Mt. Ry, F. D, GIBBS,, "General Agent Spokane, Wasn, A. D, CHARLTON, Gen. Pass, New Customs. Office. The Spokane Falls & Northern Ruil- DO You WANT A MAP OR A NEWSPAPER cure ADDRESS AR. SMITH, road Company have decided to give the Agent, = No, 25 M ‘Bt. 2 8 receiving customs officer a larger anda o ordand Oregon ra OHICAGO LADIES’ SHOES Closing out the rem- ainder per pair... HOt. This Week’ x ° s Specials. YUKON BLANKETS Extra heavy, all wool. Per pair.. aL One thousand different articles. Cc. C. GIBSON & Strictly one price to all- enn Saat co. - HYGENIC VENTILATED Goodyear Welt Shoes, Keep your wholo system healthy. They are nico, comfortable aud strong. Werth $10, Only $4.00 A PAI. =Sola Agents Here— ‘TIMES BUILDING] -- The Rossland Auction House. 42 ZA8T COLUMBIA AVENUE, Rossland Loan Office. NO. 16 WASHINGTON ST. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, in Stock. REPAIRING. pov! PHIL A. SILVERSTONE, PROP. PIONEER «x. ‘BILLED ACCURATELY BRING IT TO US. oy “ LIVERY SALE and FEED STABLE. gf JOHN F. LINBURG, PR Styhgh Riga'for rent~..-- z Firac. clan’ Saddle end Pack Horses, pa Suazas: columbia Ave., ‘Phone ercial Alley, “Phone, No, P. 0. BOX, 136, J.B, Johnson & Co. —~ For Rent, Ss alr Furni ; ie BL = per th. me oF 8 Five Room House $20.00 per month. For Sale, Lot on Koo Pout be taker ney avenue, $200. ‘This nat once, .. e— E HAVE SALE FOR A Sash es ROSSLAND, B. C. . Morein; Rhdes { Bedfont MoNeil's, x Clough’s. Cable Address: :“PARKER,” & Neal's, Telephone, 85 Chas. E, Bann. ROSSLAND, B. C. MOING SNGDICERS ani DRIKERS. “J. L, PARKER. aL PARNER & GD, Eropertion examined, Mines mani 4. L, PARKER rac and Fairm Stocks bought and sol Consulting mining engineer Dundee, Comm inaras ead Favruont. ‘Who wants home trade advertises in the paper that prints the most local news. THE JUDICIOUS ADVERTISER J. F._ Fitzpatrick, plumber, has removed BJ ohnson'& Co Shaw's cigar atore. the sanitary his office and on the part of the personnel,” he added, “wasimpoxsible, as the explosions oc- curred ceveral hours after the gates had been closed. ‘Ihe heating theory, too, is unsound, ag- tl:e ir of the Lord Herschell’s Remains. (Associated Press Disdatch.) New Yorr, March 7.—The body of Lord Herschell reached Jersey City from building was always low and the air dry.” CITY NEWS CUT sHORT. The Halcyor. Springs Sanitarium com- pany, held its annual meeting in this city yesterday, and the same board of Officers and directors were elected. A. J. McMillan, the mining man, who hag been in England for some months past, is on his way to Rossland and will arrive within a few days. The Rossland militia company, known ag the Riflers, have settled their differ- ences with the Dominion officials, and are promised guns and uniforms for the local ization. Thereare th Wi at 7:40 this 1B WT was taken on board the British craiser Talbot, which will convey itto ‘England. Tho special train over the Pensylvania railroad, bearing the remains was met at the station by British Consnl-General Sandereon, Commodore Philip, . com- mandant of. the New York navy yard, Lieutenant-Commander Kelly, U. 8. N.,: and detachmentsof American and Brit- ish marines. : ; Snow at Washington. (Associated Press Dispatch.) Wasurnaroy, D, C., March 6.—Alter a balmy springlike day, the people of ands is i: era will endeavor without interference: with military authority of ‘United States’ - now in control of the, Philippines, to. as- certain what improvements fn" pablie ader may be-practicable ‘and tor’ this ourpose they will'study kttentively the existing social and political state of. the various populations, particularly as re- garde form of local government, the ad- of of justice, the collectii customs and other taxes, the: means of and publici “They will report through. the .state. department the results of their obstrva-. tions and reflections, ‘and will. recom: mend such executive’ sction as may “from time to time seem tothem wise and use" fal” ps sh de “The temporary government of the fet k Washington and vicinity miesioned officers and 42 enlisted mon. in the home company. ‘ Our Telegraphie Service, The Telegraph company itself does not seem to be in as good condition to furnigh the dispatches as the Recorp is to receive and print them. The first re- ceived today was at 2:30 and in less than an hour it was interupted by com- mercial businese. Better eervice is ex- pected by this paper and its readers. Danes at the Dominion. Pref. Boice is arranging for another of his pleasant social hops, waich he says will be given at the Dominion hall on the evening of the 17th of this month: A.B. Clabon left today for a two week's tripthrough the Palouse country. It is said he goes ae special immigraiion com-, missioner, and will bring back a carload’ Knorr, commander-in-chief of the navy hotel, was a passenger for Nelaon on the this to find the city in. snow. about 8 o’clock this morning 2 blizzard- like snow storm started and before nine o’clock the snow was three or four. in- ches on the level and in places was to a foot or more in depth. Queen Marie Better. (Assoetated press Dispatch ) . Barssers, March 6.—Qucen Marie Heuriette, who is a eufferer from Bron- cho-Pneumonia, passed a good night and her condition shows marked im- provement. * Admiral Von Knoar Resigns. (Associated Press Dispatch,) ‘ Beruy, March 7, — Admigal Von has resigned. Hisintention to take this step was announced last autamn, James Walker, of the War .' Eagle shop to the corner of Columbia avenue and Washington street, ander @ of servant girls for Rossland families from that over populated section, morning train, , » to the mili tary authorities, and :yill continue until congress shal] determins otherwise.” : ‘My desire is that in all their relatiéns with theinhabitante of the islands the commiesioners exercise due respect for allideas, customs and institutions of the tribes and races which conipose the’ ulation, mphesiring, upeaoatey oes, the just and ie Inited States. ‘ ‘upon allogcasions,: benificent intenta: off ‘the eupumpassrenneteaitonta TWENTY ROUND FIGHT, , Jack Bennett Beat George Plant in a Meza Contest, (Associated. Press Dispatch.) . - Prrrestae, Pa., March 7.—Jack Bene. net and Geo, Plante, both of this city, ‘met last night for #20 round fight in « ~ large tent just outside thé city limits. Nearly 8,000 people witnessed the bout.- Bennett won after a hard contest lasting. the limit. : Dr. Campbell went to Spokane today and will return tomorrow.