ROSSLAND. EVENING RECORD, _ FEBRUARY 27, 1990, UNDER ONE HEAD Captain Troup to i Bapittl All Rail and Steamer Lines, WITH TWO TRAINMASTERS All 0. P. B. ‘Transportation Lines in Keotensy > to Have One General Head—Mr. Gutelius May Booome Resident Engineer for tne Dis- trict—A Now Chief Dispatcher. A decided change in the mauage- ment of the C. P. Ri rail and stearh- ‘er lines in the Kootenay country will take effect in a few days, Capt. Jj. W. Troup, superintendeut of the water lines in the district, is to. be superintendent of all the rail .and steamer lines in the Kootenay country, including the extension of the Columbia & Western railroad to Midway. He will be assisted by J. S. Lawrence as trainmaster: on the Columbia & Western, and by John Hamilton as trainmaster of the Columbia & Kooténay, the N.kusp & Slocan and all other branches east of the Columbia river. A, H Lewis will be chief dispatcher at Trail. F. P. Gutelius, superintendent of the Columbia & Western railway, has been offered the position of resi- dent engineer’ for the lines in the Kootenay country, but has not yet decided whether to accept it. His ability as an engineer has heen proved by his success in | Boer commander's forces are vari- ously estimated at 4000 to 8000 men. F : The tiews of Gen. rendér wns received with unbound- ed satisfaction at Winsdor. The queen immediately telegraphed her Lord Roberts Cronje’s sur- congratulations to aud the troops. Casnattion Among Cangdlans. London, Feb. 27.—The war office has issued a list of 721 non-commis- sioned officers and men, wounded in the fighting at Paardeberg, Sun- day, Feb. 18,- including 64 Cana- dians and 273 Highlanders. j Why Baller Fought at Spion Kop London, Feb, 27.—A letter has been received froma man in the First dragoons, now'in. South Af- rica, confirming the .report that a fsupply transport reached Lady- ——TH- NEXT TO OLD CITY HAL New and Complete ~NEW DRUG STORE. -ROSSLAND DRUG wCOMPANY.. and Patent Medicines. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. : Robert E. Strong, Manager. : : E—— L, COLUMBIA AVENUE, ‘Stock of Drugs, smith during the engag: at Spion kop. He says the dragoons were the escort of the transport, which was several miles long, and adds: “That is why Buller engaged the enemy at Spion kop. Old Buller knows what he is doing, and all are willing to follow him in spite of his reverses.” Men's silk-lined overcoats. $15 at Holstead & Wright's. ‘ Enthusiasm at Victoria. Special to the Rucov. Victoria, Feb. 27.—The city is in tremendous excitement, flags flying, . buildings and — shipping drapéd, bands playing, the streets filled with cheering crowds, demon-, strations and fireworks galore. and supervising the construction of the line between Rossland and. West Robson, and in revising the line and standardizing the guage between Rossland and Trai} without inter- ruption to traffic, as well as in its operation up to the present time. t * General Cronje Surrenders —— Continued from First Page. gether, they captured the first row, but had to-retire, Here Ader- worth fell with a bullet in the head as he was leading his regiment. But at the close of the day, though the British losses were severe, suc- “cess was-achieved, the BoersJwere cleared from all positions. where they could hamper. the — British movements, and forced into posi- t ons upon which British guns could be brought to bear. HeJoicing in Loudoy, “Majuba Surrenders,” Feb. 27.. “Cronje “‘great British victory.” London, avenged,” These are expressions being shouted all over London today, yet there are few outward signs of the national joy th: t Lord Roberts’ caused. The capitulation of Gen- eral Cronje had been as almost a certainty for a week dispatch has really looked upon past, and mow that it has come, en- thusiasm finds itself discounted by ation The the success of ‘‘Little Bol most overlooked in the satisfaction at the fact that the anniversary of Majuba hill wiped ‘out a score _ of 1g years standing. While the after- noon papers all comment upon this happy coincidence, they do not for- The get the bravery of the enemy. St. James Gazette says: “The splendid courage of the Boers has not been able ‘to with- stand any longer the. hombardment which few’ modern soldiers have The influence of the surrender, not only upon the situation at Ladysmith, the whole conduct of the supported for so many days. but on war, will be immense. of the relief of Ladysmith reaches England today, and it possible that this may be the case, the cup of national happiness would | be full.” Further details of the dramatic surrender of Gen. Cronje at Paar- If the news is quite Boys’ suits $2.60 stead & Wright’s. and up, Hol- MINOM MENTION. W. H. Aldridge, manager of the Trail smelter, and Jules LaBarthe, are in the city. W. 4H, Carre and T. H. Me- Sweeney of Montreal arrived in towa last night. Ansel Bates of Spokane is in town. W. V. Kempt of Greenwood was in town on Monday. . Mr. and Mrs. G. Moler of Seattle were at the Kootenay yesterday and left for Spokane this morning. H. L. Lilienthal of Spokane came to town on Monday. -W. H..B.-Anderson of Green- wood came in on last night’s train. "Ward Spinks of Vernon is in the city. Dr. Harold Senior has returned from Denver, where he taok W. B. Wilson, former superintendent of the Le Roi mine, for treatment at the hospital. R. H. Finley, the new superir- tendent of the Okanogan Free Gold Mines, Limited, leaves today to take charge of the property, - J. F. Young of Spokane is visit- ing his brother, D. R. Young, edi- tor-of the Kootenay Mining Stand- ard. Tweed and blue’ serge business suits $10 and $12.75 at Hol d& ‘|furnishes 90% of the car ROSS THOMPSON I have the following blocks i int the following companies tor , Sundays, 3:00 to 8:30 p.m The of. the Centre shaft i and tho headi NEW HOIST TRIED Steam Plant of the War tn War Bel Torasd : SINKING HAS BEEN RESUMED |- Station at the Seventh Level Is Oompleted'and! the Shaft Is Going Deeper—BSinking of Oen- Work is. going ahead ‘stendilyand ; without interruption on the instal- : lation of machinery and the devel The new steam dup and was turned’ over: The laying of the steam pipe up the. delayed by the non-arrival of. some | at a depth of 875 feet in the shaft, has been completed and sinking has: BY IPIETER’S HILL “CARRIED © BULLER The British ‘Main Boer Position on the Tugela. - Capture the CHARGE UP PRECIPICE Boer Trenches are Stormed and the Enemy Scattered, with . Many Prisoners. ‘London, Feb. 28.—The war of- fice.has received the following dis- patch from. General Buller: on the second, third and fourth lev: els are making good progress. ‘The! shaft-house is, about half way ‘up SH ters, Hlangwani, Feb. 28,—5 a, m.—Finding that the pas- sage: of Langewacht’s spruit was covered by strong entrénchments, I and is beginning to form itered for’ h and the main framing of the com- pressor building is up: - TO REPAIR THE HOIST ‘SEASON TICKETS: Gentlemen, $3; _ Ladies, $1.50; Children, $1.25. AION The Clarendon Cafe First-Class in Every Respect. © Open Day and Night. Rooms for Banquets and ‘Dinner Parties. 1 CUNLIFFE & ABLETT, ENGINEERS AND .MACHINISTS.| All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken. @re Oare, Wheels and. Nori Bgckete, Pane, § fern eet Stan cers: pa Falters. f Pipe work 8 specialt re 18 a stor for Wm. y: 1g. Co.'s Malls, Concantrators, to. ‘Third Avenue, ipoisiaeie P.O. Box 198, @| tonight until-the répairs are com- | ent how many men will be affected. to He Laid om. Repairs to the hoisting engine at the Le Roi: shaft -having become . necessary, all the men whose work depends on.this shaft will be laid off pleted. It is not known how long this will take. The notice to this effect wasgiven the men affected todayand gaverise to rumors that the whole mine was to be shut down: This is not true, though it cannot be learned at pres- Work on the Black Bear shaft and upraise and all the other mines of the B. A.C, will continue full swing. Social of the of the Tugela. One was found for 16 athe cataract. by Colonel 26, “findi- g that I could make the passage practicable, I crossed the guns. and baggage back to the south side of the Tugela, took up the pontoon bridge.on Monday nightand relaid it at the new site, which is just below the’ point mark- ed Cataract. During all this time thé ‘troops had been scattered, crouching: under hastily constructed small stone shelters and exposed to the galling shell‘and rifle fire, and throughout they maintained the most excellent.spirits. “Tuesday, Barton, with two bat- talions of the Sixth brigade and the Dublin fusiliers, crept about a mile and a half down the banks of the river, and, ascending an almost pr cliff of about Soo feet, A very p spent at the Odd Fellows’ all on Tuesday, when aéocial and ban- quet were held under the auspices of the Eastern Star te give expres- sion to the gratitude of its members Ited and carried’ the top of Pieter’s Hill, This hill, to acer- tain extent, turned the enemy's left, and the fourth brigade, under Col. Northcote, and the eleventh bri- gade, under Col. Kitchener, com- INTERNATIONAL MUSIC HALL. 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The following pro- gram gave great satisfaction, Duet (Mandolin ap and Vielin)...... wi Perine and Good aseseee “The Valley by the Sea’? Fred Burrough Scotch Song...+..+++ Duet (vocal). if You Leve Me”? and Violii Misses Périne and Goodere wee. ws Answet""(Robyo) “Tom Bowling” Recitation... Duet (vocal). vos Mi Scotch Song. "A Masonic Dream’? ow “Friendship” ig] ‘Bonsle Dundee’ SOPH... serene vee ws -oMona™ ( Adams red B vay 0 ola entucky Home” Mrs. Ki God Save the Queen. Minatrel Song. di the whole under com- mand of Gen. Warren, assailed the enemy’s position, which was mag- nificently carried by the South Lan- cashire regiment about sunset. We took about 60 prisoners and scat- tered the enemy in all directions. There seems to be a considerable number of them left on and under Bulwana mountain. “Our losses, I hope, are not large. They are certainly much less than they would have been, were it not for the admirable man- ner in which. the artillery was served, especially the guns manned by the royal naval force and the vol- unteers.” Hlot Fight at Ratlway Hill, London, Feb. 28,—Richard Hard- ing Davis sends the following dis- patch to the Daily Mail from Pie- ters, describing the desperate. fight at Railway Hill. * It is dated. Feb. aqth, “Last evening the Inniskillen fu- siliers, mixed with some of the Dub- lin fusiliers and the Connaught ” porn. Keighley—In Rossland, B. C., on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1900, to Mr. UNEXCELLED TABLE, Jonn Haveaty, Preprietor. I pted to carry R hill from Pieters. They were un: der a continuous fire, through which ‘they passed up the heavy broken and Mrs. Jerry Keighley,a son, ing, lens, Colonel Sitwell! of the Dublin . |fusiliers, and Colonel Thorold of the Half way up the hill the Boers re- treated to the crest‘and then came back on either flank of the Irish troops, enfilading the captured trench with a savage cross as well as direct fire. “All night our men 1 held the posi- tion under ceaseless fire and at _ter- rible cost. ‘At roll call only five of- ficers and 100 men answered to their names. Colonel Thackeray and Major Sanders of ths Ianiskil- Welsh fusiliers, were killed) One ‘hundred and fifty-two of the rank and file were killed or wounded. General Lyttleton’s brigade relieved them at 12 o'clock this morning, when the Boer artillery pounded the troops holding the center kopje without pause, but with little ef- fect.” Prisonersat Modder River. Cape Town, Feb. 28.—There are. now 600 prisonersat Modder River, most of whom surrendered Friday and Saturday. They are under guard between wire fences. How Cronje Was Brought to Time. Paardeberg, Feb. 26.—(Delayed in transmission.) — On this, the eighth day of General Cronje’s re- sistance, General Smith-Dorrien has worked up the river bed. to within 200 yards of the Boer Jaager, sur- rounding the enemy in a more and more confined space. The stay of the British advance has not been due to General Cronje, but..in order to get supplies and to rest the. troops, which had become absolute- ly necessary. Now there are. daily arrivals. of convoys, allowing full rations to the men, which had .at best been intermittent during the last three days. A heavy rain has caused great discomfort to the British, but greater to the Boers, and the cold winds have killed many sick animals. Last night the river rose and brought down a great number of dead Boer horses. A Wonderfal March, When the history of Lord Rob- erts’ movement is written, it will be found that the marching power- and magnificent endurance of the British soldier is as greatas ever, The march itself, as seen on the map, would be nothing very marvelous, but it must: be remembered that the whole original plan of march was changed when Gen. Cronje made his magnificent night trek on the 1sth. _ The whole army swung to the left in hot pursuit, and some of the regiments marched 27 miles in 24 hours, outstripping transport supplies and living for days on al- ground ‘to the first Boer trench. (Continued on Fourth page.) ~ [MARTIN PREMIER Hoe Will Form a Government to Last Till 9 New Election, LEGISLATURE ENDS TODAY Governor MoInnes Follows Dismissal of Semlin by Choosing His Worst Enemy—Legislature to Be Dissolved Todsy.and New One Wleoted. Special tothe Record. Victoria, Feb. 28.—Joseph Mar- tin has been called upon and has accepted the.task of forming'a new administration.. He has already se- cured a: portion of his cabinet mate-. tial, and expects to be in:a position to announce the names of three @ | bis ministers at the opening of the house today. The proceedings of this last- day of the-session will be brief to a de- gree, the house opening only. to be prorogued, and a dissolution will be announced just as~soon as the. is- suing of the necessary writs can be - arranged. . It is the intention of Martin to go to'the country with the least possi- ble delay. ‘Attempt to Kill Presidont Castre, By Associated Press. Caracas," Venézuela, Feb. 28,— During the. carnival yesterday, a Venezuelan fired two shots at Pres- E ident “Cipriano Castro without’ ef- fect. Tne president was afterwards acclaimed by the populace. The. city 3 quiet. © ~ ‘THE 8A Engine and Bollers Were Saved—New Machinery Ready on Cars, Work has already begun on the rebuilding of the sawmill of the Yale-Columbia Lumber company, which was burned on Sunday night, * Mr. Deschamps having decided to again use the old site, as he has a large stock of logs there. Examination has proved that the two engines and boilers are not damaged and the carrier has: only suffered slightly, but the rest of the machinery is a total loss.- Fortu-. nately the company had been taking down a mill at Greenwood, which it bought a few months ago, and the fire no sooner occurred than this mill was loaded on cars to be brought here and set up. Thus the time will be short during which the mill will be idle.” There was no insurance on the destroyed plant. Imported Laborers Leavin. The 27 foreigners who arrived on Monday from Duluth are moving onto other places, some going to Sandon and other Slocan points, They are all Slavonians, instead of Italians, as described in yesterday's RECORD. ‘Why Europe Hates Britain, Chicago ‘fimes-Herald. The true reasons for Buropean jubilation over recent British disas- ters in South Africa are hatred of republican England, envy of com- merciat England, and jealousy of colonial England. There is a court in Europe where the E h system of a government re sable to the, people, which rejects idea of the divine right of kings and ‘de- rives its authority to rule and to tax from the people, is ‘not held in official abhorrence. For more than a century England has been the sanctuary for the oppressed re- fugees of Europe and its free press has held the torch of liberty and popular government before the eyes of the overtaxed helpless milliens of the continent.