“VOL 8, NO. 244.

GOLD NUGGETS

#E Nugget Bangle, Broach or Stick Pin’

Makes a pleasing SOUVENIR gilt for a friend. We have a nice:

* gasortment of this jewelry made of cnrefully selected nuggets.

Nugget Jewelry.

Bee our

wp Stcconsor to CHALLONER, DUIEOH ALS. & BrRina.
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Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing <

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of Boy: 8s’ and Youths’ Suits is complete in overy.

style in Tweede, Sergee and Clay, Worsteds,

Just Opened

Alarge consignment of Men, Boys’ and Youtlis’ Shoes in the

very latest shapes.

Qur Spring Overcoatings

Suilings,

Pantings nod Fancy Vestings have arrived and our.

Ordered clothing department is being kept very busy.

For Miners

Wecarry a feli line of Rubber Boots, Mining Shoes, Slickers,:

Overalls and
ces possible.

rumpers of the very best makee, all at the Porest | jPrk,
Cail and be ‘convinced.

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CORNER COLUMBIA AVE.. AND LINCOLN, aT.
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From the 800 to the 600 Foot Level
in the Virginia.

JOHN COLLINS’ THE’ URFORTUNATE

As He Was! Going,)on ‘Shift. This

f
This morning at :7 “e'clock;‘an ‘John
Collins was going on shift‘in the Virgin-
ia mine ‘he missed! hin footing at the 300

Lohli had. been Jet, down to the 300 foot
level, and were ‘waiting for Collina) and
McKinnon, who were to follow. When
the bucket reached them and when Mc-
Kinnon and Collings had gotten out, Col-
ling turned’ immediatly around and

er.and trust

their d Jers, ‘Hence the  javantace of dealeng - with a Sepa

table! hone. Oar shoes strike people by ‘stylish shape and by their quality. |

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stepped into the shaft, passing between
the bucket and the wall, through’ an 18}?
inch space. His Iifeless body ~ was by
his companions brought. to the sarface,
bleeding and hor ribly mangled.
Collins was about’ 35 years ald, and

| bas been mining for the past 15° years.

He came here from Butte, Mont., the
last of March, and went to, work in the
Virginia a few days after.’.He* ‘has ‘a

foot level and fell 200 feet to the bottom |. .
of the ebaft,’. Ohatlés Mead and' Charles |?

(TROUBLE ‘IN “IN'| CHINA. a

idvinoe ‘Upon the British Camp is Repulsed
4 Without Loss,

\ New ‘Yorr, April'i8.—A despatch’ to

she Herald ' from Hong Kong says:

Thouseads of Chinesd have, advanced

last Monday and firdd several rounds of
artillery in effective range. Major ‘Gen.
Gascoigne, whose force is less than 800,
ordered the Asiatic artillery to engage
the enemy who occupied the ssorreqnd-

ing hile: Shrapnel drove thé Chinese

Chines tireing several miles, burnibg
villages. “The Chinese “losses are}iun-
known as thay" rried : ‘away; dead.

ne lo propoged’t advancek; ‘the
Britis eae ‘the exception of his
ptaff, Geni Gascaigue, igr utilizing only
Indian troops, |. Hong Kong is guarded |
by volunteers andy Weleh fusileers.

‘Temporary, ‘and Emotional Insanity wy
Mrs. » George's, Pleas \y

Canton,” Ohio, April 18. ‘In th

of Mra, Anna George jfor the: maurdee of

Geo. D; Saxton, the state rested before |’

the adjournment of court last ‘night and

A; strong

or 1 insanity, ‘by
the wrongs said to have been suffered by |
the defendant. The state failed to get
the threatening letter admitted as ,évi-'

& final effort for its admission befo
ing, hip-cdse.! In the m 4

toward the British camp at'Taipo Ha on'|*

out and Indian ‘infantry, advance; the |”

garr ‘an
wausted os they ‘weit. ‘The Hritiah had is

the defense began today with;a long in tor

given’ that the pled would Be tempor ay f

DRT TRED OF Li

Governor Daniel, of Cayenne, Says He
May’ Commit Suicide.

en WILL HancH HIM

Violent Death Would Fall to the
Create of France, says the
_, Minister of. Justice.

Pana, Apni,, 18.—Senator “Trarieux
has written M. Lebret, iminister of Jus-
tice, pointing out-a passage in the mes-
sageiaf.Governor Daniel‘of' Cayenne, in-
timating that Dreyfus-wished to commit
suicide and demanding that care be ta-

saat ken.to preserve the prisoner frem any

accident, and: especially from a - violent
death; : the. responsibility for which
wonld fall [upon the government, Sena-
xsays inhis letter that he
flanger is alone sufficient ©
nediate return of Drey-

“THE JAPANESE PROTEST!

shoved e Adjournment of Debate on the
“Yukon Charges.
 Orrawa, April 18.—Mr, Rosse, Japan-

‘ete gonsal at Chicago, is now here inter-

wife in Butte, who was d for
instructions regarding his rémai 3

70 ABOLISH LABOR LAW.

Reports zaae ‘the Contract Labor law iy
ail Will Be Changed.

ing advices from Honolalu, under date

vf 2 pril 11, by the ; steamship: Cop! tic

Son previo maven sped adapartage pet oe
tive of es ‘aaeplisn ‘Torerninent woe lbad

| decided to’ abolieh the contract - labor
law. It is understeod’ that ‘word came |: >.
| from. SVashington to do away with the *

law. 7
Among the, Atrivals by the Coptic’ was
Prince Koneye, president of the Japan-|

VR. MORROW,

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BRING If TO US,

ese ‘of peers, on his.way around |.
the world on a trip of inyestigation and

there is’ anything in his‘ ‘voyage bat’ a

condition of China, Prince: Koneye suid
the Japanesd looked’ on.’ with a deter-

empire if-possible, byt im case ofa parti-
tion, there should. fall'to Japan a good
share.of the country, that it might“ be
opened under The

Ban Scent April18.—The f follow: A

visit to the great” capitala,;,As-to the},

mination to preserve t the ‘integrity, of the|’

ony: beading, dpo)

a veatiean Betweew wpon te

Geors dating back into the eigh' ties.

"sur" i “thes

inspection. Prince Koneye, denies that - ;

‘Loxmon, ‘April. 18.—A, Rome ‘corrés-
pondent of the Dally” Telegraph sends

with the prelate who aseiated im the cel-

relations. of his country ‘with Russia
-y he said.* nt:

H.Playford,

AUDITOR’ and
ACCOUNTANT

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First Avenue Near Spokane Street.

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CEI” ©)! asores, Gibraltar and the,Sues canal,

"Prince Ketoye is authority for. the
t that the of hie
country has decided to grant subsidies

ration of-the Soren ‘first anniversery
of the coronation \of: the pope at: St.
Peter's Cathedfal The prelate. said |*
that Cardinat‘Rampella, papal secretary

to two now: oper- |
ating between the Orient and this coast.
Thia will mean that ‘each company, will
atonce .build three ships as large’ as
those now in the service.

oF Two Weddings.

Rev. D. McG. Gandier united in mar-
riage today Mr. W. FE. Bryenton ‘and
Miss Minnie Higgine. Mr. Bryenton ig
a wember of the grocery firm of Morri-
son & Bryenton,and the bride is one of
the popular young ladies of Rossland. *
Mr. James Estimore and Mrs, Helen
Varker were married at the Methodist
church last Sunday by Rev. Mr. Morden.
Mr. Eatimere is interested in the Kim-
berly. townsite, and Mrs. Varker is the
proprietress of the St. Lawrence: hotel.

Fire Hall Improvements.
Carpenters are at work at the fire hall
making arrangements for the feam of
horses which’ is to be purchased for the

eled so it will carry 500 feet of hose. The
be'had in. Rosgiand, so an order “has
been sent to Spokane for it for it. at

“On # Long Voyage.
New, ‘York; April 18. —The United
States: cruiser Chicago started on her

a.m. Thé Chicdgo

quarantine at 9;30
Rear Admiral Hew-

under command of
gon, beund for South Africa, via the

necessary timber for the work could not x

long voyage this morning, passing ont of |-

ject was to elect himeelf or one® of Bis/g
J ucceed Leo. pa :
To ih this,” de
astica, “It ia netessary {0
‘create new cardinals'as the:
lege is noyw-80 grou: el A, to leave. Ram-
ate no chance, ‘he object. of. Sun-
ay’a Ceremony was fo benefit {eetopee
healt, as the excitement of hiss el
acter relieves the tedium of hi rdinary
existence.” . rf

Montreal Market.
“ MontReat, April 18,—Payne advanced | te
3 centa o $8.82" thie morning. Other
changes were less on fractional sales of
500 Payne at $3:77 and 200 at
War Eagle sales, were 500 at $3. 62,
2000 at $8.6034.
Afternoon salea—War Eagle, .4000- at
$8.603¢.
Montreal Mining Exchange, mornin;
sales Montres ‘& ‘London, 150 (60 at’ -73;
300 af 10,000 .at.7134 ‘and 100
Rxi fr Hepa 1000 at $1.20.

205 te
Three, 1
Monte Christo, «

omit, 1 D, |

000 at.
chemical engine, which is to be: remod- J. “Aitet

AUCKLAND, :
patchoa: from Lora Bal iebury,*
“MSN, British consul at Apia, Bamoe|
haejust mi the. steamer - Moanea,
wich, sailed from here Monday for San
sco, vis. Samoa, will go forward a

f apectsl go vernment steamer.

| viewing:

the aukstance. of an interview he had}:

ot State was the real pope, and bis ' ob-.

-| given 40 cents an

“with a ‘view to
get:the: ‘British-Columbia’ ‘anti-Japanese

lo anything p this :
ale t M. Fielding spoke on the Yukon
charges in the house of commons yester- -
day,and wss ‘followed by Mr. Flint: of
Yarmoath and: Mr, Milts-of, Annapolis.
MeCyson, of New” Westinindter then
ae the s adjournment of

London Cepitaiists Buy | Buy Iinmense Colorado
3 Railroad Int 2

: Dexvek, Colo.\ April 12.—It ia relia-

bly. learned that a deal: has been: closed

in New York whereby .the Midland Ter-

minal Railway company and the Flor-

aud was constmmered
_ Moffatt

3 BranrroRD, "april 18.—. Fort" Wil-
liata dispatch says that the large round
house there of the C...P:.B.: was pare

re. last,, aight.
ny’s newest .loco-

blowing, but a

machine’shop from destruction.

eral locomotives were* legate out un-
harmed.

*'Ban Francisco, April’ 18.—Latest ad-
vices from China and Japan received
last night by the ae, ae os cone

plates opaning mn bay and
shihipes, to Reader bie oor alice apy
demands from Italy. The
laa re ati prevails en the island in the
3 t forme sna i is is causing, the death
of hundieds of Singapore
sathoritios Sectured ‘Hong, Kong infected
with di and have established a
garantinn ine of vessels from there.
fire at Kakazauka China ‘March 22,
y | destroyed ‘over 800 residences.

Robert Gamble Dead.
Last ovealtig Robert Gamble

the Grand Union of pneamon!
few. Gaye i nese: He was a bright

man, Pore lar i

His en Verho ti in ak

been wired informing them of hi death,

and ‘aa for instructions regarding

}} the ane tion of higremains. *
—_—_—_—$<—

+S" Want Better Pay. _

hour.
rate of wages ia 36 centss
Drowned-on the Grand..

\. -Branrrorp, April 18,—Thomas Lowe
was drowned while crossing the Grand

river yesterday.