: cee 4 2% T ‘HAMMEMING THE BOEES THE GLOVEN HOOF) coniises om rir rns the meagre news given out by the ., 4 * ks | W2" office, just what General Kob- Tarte 8 Innate Disloyalty Again B erts and-his chief assistants are do- Out in La Patric, ing in South Africa. What puzzles them is the silence of the war office. It is figured out that General Buller | % HE CONDEMNS PATRIOTS is not attempting to turn the Boer position. He is seekimtg to break F eee SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, [900° é PRICE § CENTS || TOPROTECT THEM QUEEN’S (FAITH. IN BULLER | tein in the Itt of The a ANXIOUS Theories as cme and Move- FOR THe BALL, AT f the Front, Spring’s, the Leading Jeweler. § — J. W. P ne DOOR TO Tiss ea eee : THEIR MINING PROPERTIES INQUIRIES NEWS FROM MODDER RIVER R : Macdonald's Retirement Was Miffected in Action of the’ Committee Appointed at the GOODEVE'S nat, toate Gi manor one Asks for Minute De-| im ee lieve Kimberley is More Than Likely to be Head ache Wate rs... - ae wr eee tails of Gen. Macdon- — | sneezes * utes eee Pe ne ees ald’s Retirement. ia leaf the public meeting held Wednesday eral Buller is once more south of of all kinds ‘Powder,’ Nervous or-Bilious. Try them! ; evening, to collect and distribute the Tugela River and General Mac- GOODEVE BROTHERS the various funds raised id. Ross- : . donald is back at the Modder River. Ie pays tp deal with Goodeve Bi ros. |. DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS. land for patriotic purposes, has. Yet today’s news by no means elected His Worship, the ‘mayor, E L ; i 5 : causes the acute disappointment at- hairman, Captain Forin sécretary, S H L Ss FALL FAST tendant on the failure to relieve and W. T. Oliver treasurer. : Ladysmith. This can be attributed SACRIFICE SALE. ; All funds thus far received are to’ sa g to three. causes. First, There is a be handed over to the treasurer, W. : Z ar strong belief thet General Buller’s . Oliver, who is authorized to re-|General Buller’s Tactics are AC=|tast attempt was only a4 : ceipt for, the same. aa . : : tion on a large scale; the second, wee have yet big stock. ae Pome: Be ate It was. further decided that: the cepted as a Moveinent to the wiser critics had warned the armers whi a is : a secretary should write the: local |, Pash : : public not ro expect the immediate ers we are of ene er at eee swe invite one member, J. M. Martin, M. P. P., ; 5 Fool the Boers. Felief of General White; third, the and all to:come and look’ overoulr Stork: and the honorable, the minister’ of Wenn neta : nation has settled down to the re- R H 3 H mines, urging upon them to have 4cealization that the war will last a _ c.0. L ALONDE, The Reliable Foot-Fitter. $| oiciction brought down daring ph apoeataa ican #1 ehe- Pi “ WPAILORINGS* =~ Sd : : a . 7 ; ae the minister of mines secure for | denced by. the great concern she|’ London, Feb. 10.—Lord Rob-| critic ‘of the Morning Post, that. jingoes? If so kindly communicate by Lord. Roberte,"..,1t-exys on: this piri ike = eer — medicines, toilet articles, etc. Pre- : ae ; y - e 1 — pared e ee nem ang ee shoviediat the Bews of Maced d's | erts’ ing. an inser cereal saree one ane ite " Joint: re rl * al e rules prescrii er yy section] ¢ . ©. SAVARD, Fashionable Merchant Tailor, . 4 : ¢ ; are on their way there the i Koodorsb Her . to the | mediate! ushing on to Ladysmith. it to the Star by letter or by tele-| POP". “The British publics still |e she regulations of the Provin:| se oe® carefully compounded. _ | carriesthe beat assortment of Imported and do- aie ‘ ; a t i ble him to. pr tect eee ble mystery. Me hace aad ihe ad a chit ide nce to eae kept in ignorance of the where- | 53 s' at ONIN | tf _Tue Rosstanp Drue Co, __ | mestic goods in Rossland, ': None but ‘first-class k : $ : information to enable him to. pro! Majesty sent special inquiries to the] front with Lord Kitchener, and the] there is overwhelming evide gram at our expense. , abouts of sonie 25,000 troops, and cial Board of Health. re Ip : : y labor employed. Prices moderate, Columbia | ” = these interasts. war office, but as the officials had|foreign military attaches - have show that Field Marshall Lord “Epitor Star.” ° i o be are in force, within the limits of the ayentie, Rossland: Soi tte) xed % : : : ee i see join hi $ d_ systematic acti -_ great developments may be. ex-|" * Notices = . THE SMALLPOX SCARE = no knowledge of the movement up started from Cape Town to join him | Roberts ordere SY Shelling-Yeman Wedding. pected. It is difficult to believe that | “ity.of Rossland, the same being a) All business and other houses, pelea 7™ : *F 2. |to-midnight the Queen made, the| there;,but* nobody outside of the in- on the: part of ‘all- the: forces. ~ ‘ete eae ~ a Weduesda i Mr. M. Shelling of Trail and Miss the Boers are equally ignorant of heat Saree a eee Ne ah having deposited snow or rubbish in patie corned Davie sacer oan Viciare areata vt "93 Tuesday and ¥ No New Onscs r e | secretary Hi twice= to Reu-|viermost circles of ‘the war Gffice | ~The latest news from Modder Justine vei whoarrivedon Tues- | the disposition of the British forces. regul of the streets.or alleys of the city, are his way through the Dutch lines by |’ ‘Tho Buoking Mule of the Government Again ace of Bie hammerne eae i of til '. i 4 Kicks Up His Heols—He Declares the Move- artillery. uring the first three days. artillery fire from 36 guns at _ Ment for a Contingent of 10,000 Men to Be | one point and 72. at another were _ SScheme of Tory Jingos. concentrated upon the enemy's en- trenchments, Buller ‘was not in a hurry, but was content with holding The tollowing telegram was re-| the positions first taken by Lyttle- ceived by Mayor Goodeve this |ton’s soldiers and with moving the . Skirts::: s3 8 morning, and explains itself: guns across the river to support : “Montreal, Feb. 9, 1900: | them. . , ‘© A, S. Goodeve, Mayor, Ross- ‘The Times on Buller’s Task. land, B. C. : x SF in : , London, Feb. 9.—The Times, in S t h H Te 2 Patric Mr. Marte's: ‘organ, an editorial. on Gen: Buller’s adie : co Cc omes 11S, : “The i cobladi “before ibinwia une in extremely large checks and plaids are to be the reigning fabrics. for early spring ae The first consignment of Spring Novelties in Dress goods are on sale: inits issue of Feb. 8, says: ‘The Tory jingos have begun an agita- ays: tion in fe sendii ff ion in favor of sending an ey la ly most dificult. | We wear. No more fashionable goods; no better grade of goods, nor better price, to be found anywhere. ‘The early buyer ‘will be’ the most fortunate. ‘There is only one of each pattern, and the wearer will have the satisfaction of knowing that it is His task“i \ the ONLY one in the city. There are no two alike, and that contentment of ex- twelve million dollars a year. It] SUCCes 818 tasks ts mor merely. to clusiveness i is” an important feature in a-new and fashionable skirt. Es force a way through the Boer lines P' adds: ‘Iustead of developing our y 8 resources to improve our country, # smith; -that P - 7 we are spending our gold to carry i * formidable enough. on war in which Canada has no di- | Ae ee je easy =com- pared with the one he must per- int st. i . a rect interest. We call the atteation | s- large’ atedtepical resulta’ aro These padticalar sonia’ are for jae only. Other ae: also received a newest of all men capable of reasoning to e : 7 < weave and colors. Y GOODS ROO. ‘tthe policy-to which the Tory party to follow. his!-efforta: - "Htimest 4n- has pledged itself and to which it flict a crushing defeat upon the Boer . seeks to pledge the ministry.’ army. Unless he can drive into the : Bi *Y Drakensberg or otherwise destroy us (3 tt misi I am not misinformed the that army, the relief of ,Ladysmith iginal dispatch fc fi HUNTER BROTHERS. Ossi AND, B.C eestor ti = raratier eee aa will hardly be accomplished . with BBR R ‘i R E . trade, and was endorsed by the St, [22027 We await the issue of the Sodooooveossenosoecennceoooosooeoess John and Vancouver hoards of trade operation with great y — 10,000 men to the Tr paper gives figures to show that this would cost Canada ten or cannot be surprised or disheartened should he be usable to solve it with’ he great game of war will, -h e inhabitants of the -said city of hereby notified-‘to have the same re-|1 ‘ i see Daly 0! ol “ : ¢ v4 | J. I 2 T- I N G Be yN E lL. ws agency asking for the most) knows where the front is. The| River shows that General Macdon- the inhabi ts yf he id fF Twelve hundred dollars tal ir of freehold i ‘ SPI Begulations Enforced te y it j he i v day from New York were married reat g' val ill, how. R i a I i ie " . Ren’ od tor 8 i in 4 ne j a Ernest Nyhorn, the six-year-old minute details, whence the news| theories of the military writers for ald’s retirement from Koodoorberg yesterday forenoon in the Roman | °V&r shortly be begun, and we may : ' y aes moved at once, ted for $30 per month. T. Erest; #6 Colambia, 43 R.R M. D. B: ‘ m d who sent it, and request-| the London papers are that General | was effected in complete order. Cc R we : City C i pbb boy whose case was reported yester- came an d it, ar or aiiguechufek, Ret.Fateen wales eccsanlih eH eerie Medical Health Officer, i Ee incGawan Gy Cla k. HOR RENT: . Wednesday E v ening bs ge day.as the first case of smallpox in | ing the earliest notification of my Buller’s movements forthe last few | The most reasonable explanation of officiating. After the ceremony the reverses is. coming to an end.” ‘ acer, WM, A lerk. nnn . z Comrnanaar’ 1 n . . + el hi tis ¢ it i 5 reet, . | Rossland, Januai Ist,’ 1 005 R Et this fore- ‘P ply & Washington street, Rossland. } R . FOR RENT—House $5,00; . house $8.09, T* id, was d f received. days were’ simply inthe nature o' his movement is that it is under wedding party had luncheon at the A Defense by Kelephone. , ao Lee ee J ry 318," 1900. § | Prest, 26 Colombia avenue. Py t i i hing | taken more to restore the confidence 5 th lation hospital. Dr. - @he Highlanders? Movements feints to keep the Boers watching 0 r Cartiival Masquerade. i een asp cesanised two sus- 4 Be - oe “Noda him while other portions of the | of the highland Brigade, still ner- ‘uu aT MB | pecred cases and pr d their |; Mo ret Sets Aaa a distinct | 2"™Y were advancing. vous from their terrible experience ——_—_—=. , hi H ri nm. at Magerfontein than to gain any NI—Three cine Tak = ailment ordinary 1 pox. e at Kood b . His ‘Theo les in Loudon. U . . . " s its next: sess! FOR RENI—Thi const where a reception was held, ‘a large di the di fe of of the local board. * ree nicely furnished rooms for : Eis that the case developed is an 1 ord to hold the These theories are based on the P & 0 por equip, | Lousekecping Two, minutes from postoffice Ad- _ Se j t , te says original orders were to hol ; . important unit, General Methuen’s number of the friends of the bride| by telephone. He made himsell a Dated this 3d day of February, Hach lines wi in an terre aod che Sirois Bab this Omics ” erve 0. Th Cl end n Cafe 5 isregular form « of smallpox. ‘e | drift and construct a fort. The fact pe Gene. ag aie vel force is rehabilitated for a vigorous and groom being present to tender | bomb-prdof mound “in the center of | rg00, _ A. S. Goovevs, |e f British Columoia. and to con-| FOR RENT—Four-roomed: house on Nickel | Os e ar (0) mild type, and does not ported a fortnight ago to be at Kos- 2. position, | + was extremely | port cae : attack on General Cronje and an ‘their congratulations. The newly | the town.. He says; oles and other works pore Satie am the Elate Fiat, handy to: malnes, $12 pet month, Apply aS aS i § =F = i any epidemic in . Rossland. ‘The difficult, a long range of hills run- mead, and from that rumor it has : ly y! Chairman Local Board, 18 'R” this office, 123-3 | ag A t to relieve Kimberley may married couple left yesterday after- “Here I sit in my bomb-proof . A kai prmpany debian neoessary for making, com: * oe grin One D d Ni ht quarantine ‘ regulations ,are being ning “northwest and terminating been generally assumed that the fe decked foe Rbk adhe red noon for Trail, where Mr. Shel-| bureau, writing these letters, |” E eae | de pee é First-Class in Every Respect. pen Day and Night. .°¥) steictly enforced and every precau- | ciose to the drift _on the north bank| Sixth : would p Fiat (Lar Roca, ing has prepared a comfortable | Around me is telephone connection resi ence oe . d . tion ie being taken to prevent the| o¢ Seat Actas, in ae wad Preach home for his bride. with each one of my outposts and 2 Siscce ee Dr. Reddick will be at his office NOTICE. FOR RENT—Five roomed Plastered house, un- between the hours of 1 and 3 p. m. NOTION is bi ey give a th t ic furnished, on Spokane street south, Water; good. * a E s he: n that * and 7 and 8 p. m. daily, for the vac-| tion will be made to. fete tive beeen. basement. 318 per ninth. Apply Me We Simp Kootenay hotel and afterwards ad-| ‘London, Feb. 9.—An_ interesting journed to the residence of Mr. Jos- | letter has been received’ from Colo- eph Yema, on Kootenay avenue, |nel Baden-Powell, telling how he and 7 son, Columbia avenue, cination of all poor persons, at the # Brite Columbia at important objective. With this Sob "4s por'saLa. Joun Dean, mas a . Cuas. R. Hamizton, in OF up any par! (OR SALE—Fine rooming house folag good $y bene? Sy e . | while the seventh division and part Joun S. CLure. *? Veaid Con P tbe | reat 20 Golutnbis avenues’ Rooms for Banquets and Dinner Parties. introduction ‘of the disease. to hold the summit General Mac-|in clearing the. Orange River dis- en thin E com ee) ee oy . d * h for lavax of General French’s cavalry are guns. As soon as it is seen which 18° ‘to. pur FOR PRIVATE SALE—Complete Tarniture i dl Vy, ey ca y Up to date over 2000 persens| yonald constructed strong works trict and opening the way for - occupied in a turning movement Breon Sclls Out of the Smelter, way the fire is about to be directed, |* “NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT. - | lense “a nd dis; of Shiver Record otice class; “almost new. Apply on MU , f : have been vaccinated by me city | across the centre which were held os tbe Free aie on abe ines east of Jucobs, ‘ : are . — : ~ 7 3 x Hl 5 the num- hianders and o! ener: uller’s original plan. ‘ James Breen has sold his one-| the wire communication sends word : matte 8 to purchase or lease| zor SALECH. R fm al . health officer, exclusive o: by the Zeaforth Highlan " . * “ck s * to Act and | for a! louse and Tot 1000, ‘easy terms; | aie b . d f Bu d an quarter interest in the Le Roi smel-| and the bell, with which every de- | Amending Acts, “] feagn fin Soo Pee Re loti iser- case Sermmss:' Te" Prests 26 ; or l _CUNLIFFE & ABLETT, a stn Hes en tHe ity. If a three Hi am Lit : infant Se Motdee Rives oa teva been Héadquarters Camp, Springfield ter at Northport to the B. A. C. fensive quarter is provided, clan, NOTICE is bh ected bits connesied or : ‘ other physicians o} city. While the Highland. Light infantry d » SE frat Northport othe B.A Cand] fee quniris provides cog] 9 AUTOR abe Re rie ite ieee heron | FOR SALE Pacedoue nd ay We ‘cents ENGINEERS AND) MACHINISTS. | ste: 2sero(ih $0, iC | woe me Bighend Ligh iat ai franther cry tet he | edge, Pan 9°—The positon ake jaan 5 lease ite Tine or dines of or ti B dhe : visi i ‘ agement a5 his successor. The| shell is about to fall: All in the | # as by é " ia € any portion OF por: | columbia Avenue. : All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken. A the city the schools will be rts gth Lancers patrolled the left to- er division sn bernie ee) north cs de toeele riser Bava is smelter is in operation again. open at once go ‘to ground like rab- to “be | b, ean es sss ft mia Av ining soak ate Ore Cara, Wheels and Axles, Buckets, Pans, Shatting, Hangers sad Palier orl ipe work | as has already been done in Toronto | wards the river, G i a woul sharper €' ———_—_———___ . bits.” we d all bis real estate, ted with the dol ii esti 29 Columbia Avenue. as epecialty. Northey Famps rept ‘Goncontrator, Eo for Wm. and other-cities in eastern Canada. | aid's plan being to repel attacks. that the army would march across | ments sent across as reinforcements Important Notice, Where Has Roberts Gone? - ‘acconitan An rust to Pay 2 | es ei borro % thi eFORS SALI ay five roomed “house, plastered waise noe sca o BP. 0. Box 198. | ai aaOW AL{RVLANOE. Things went on quietly until Wed-| the country, to Bloemfontein. The went into the front line of trenches, abilities of the 6 ” ins ISOLA’ x . A ‘ . All persons having friends or re-| ' London, Feb. .9.—A_ dispatch rateably and Sen, and without, that? pu: arpose c yee ei Leet renee prerretats pyaies 2 ec nesday when the Boers advanced | third theory ne asgumed ane but owing to pes Ese sete of lations buried in the Laurel Hill from Cape Town, dated Thursday, | Dreterenee. or tH sa Wye rhe sata deed wi (baer any nO} meath.” Apply at this office. ae ee ce RRR z : ‘ a g Bs Means for to Iso | along the ridge within goo yards, | Free State “— ere ‘ ee the Bose in tl S saroeatiea ve cemetery are requested to call at Feb. 8, says the foreign military at- “ 1900, 8 leges FOR SALE—. 5 Sree Sg 5 % i two Mount: seven | the Orange River bridge, Belmont, | the left it was found impossible to E . ; F 1 A. De hd : : fared. is invisibl ith and i ‘in bein; di without risking unneces- my office and make arrangements to | taches will leave tomorrow.” Their | .4!! per ree Hie Gwen. “are” required thera A prominent business corner at'a bargain. a \- 4 INTERNATIONAL Alderman A. Mackenzie, chair- pounders which were from th pi viste chloe Gon notaké pi y isking have the remains disinterred and | destination is not given, but they the Ith “aay of January. Baiea this ba ah day ot 2 December, 1108, ‘A fve-roomed farnished house of Butte Sta «8150 : e-mne) y Pi m : A R . They also held a smaller sary loss. The Boers continued A i ; s zs f 4 f d relief commit. | the plain . mare meen we ae moved into the new City cemetety, | Will presumably join Lord Roberts, | particulars of the same duly veriied by | if Bhown, A iotemed ieee ie alr rede cciresienase : . Bi men er ie ae ecaat is. cuperin. | rift three miles tothe west. On the cutting of the communications | shelling the British positions. Sev- % W. R. Beatty, Undertaker. whose whereabouts has not yet ther * . Be ni Furgishea. Sema tess than costs ee Oy : | z e teelof the:eky tion fan am receipt of this news Methuen des- of the Dutch forces now south of | eral shells fell among the transport : been ‘made ‘public. ° A’ rumor that e ane all persons indebted to the sald |= A ay pone house and barn, oeith lot partly x g tending the construc! 2 patched a large force of cavalry and | the Orange river bridge. train and four burst on Zievaatkop, i : x a Feb. 5th. efor the conveyance of pa MINOR MENTION. Ladysmith has been relieved is | psy the anountere the Tegra! fe oie nintben sean icone: cence “ai eantieere and Sabai of a 1roomed lodg- : : Week beginning Monday, ae the ialation o spital. The | tW° horse batteries under General a baizer Gapiavea but the Boers could not get the —— again current :today,. but the war with, | And no! tients to the ing house, $400. 4 ; ith the purpose of range. The British guns posted a ‘Two acres of ground adjoining to ate to th : & Cassidy Opera Compaty, 2 iM fulfill all | Babbington wi Pr A late dispatch from Strekstroom The Rossland minstrels went to | office authorities say that they have ead to distribute will be made ‘ott, S300 each piney _ The Zan : conveyances heisays: P ts es H : - * tonne T rd re on rent. th tra eta 5 urrounding the. Boers. ‘In order]; hi ding British patrol there failed to silence the long tom: os Spee . : assets ani ook thot ti ba ses for in eir original travesty, in two a : uirements for the comfort of | 5" says. that the standing British p: rail last evening and played before | n° confirmation of the report. thereto, pee fear. nied now held by me for the Grand Union hotel nt ener the req' my eae ¥ Mac- . or other masked guns. The Boers eld Srothers. 4 < f to further, this plan, General of a g and six petin BS ci a large Pa This ing of Cored which he shal notice, FO ee onok oe Rises = N, OUIMETTE:& cone ae OEE if Tl ED” So ene bes donald adopted merely defensive | men‘of Bribant’s ‘at Brown's farm, to work their Nordenfelts ‘pe . icensee, ike " eir weet they play. at Greenwood. Pretoria, Feb. 5.—Colonel Plum- ° a ot ely 5 eam r Dated this 3d day of Janusry.1900. cf Montreal wrees | Beiims = : ; “ covered and the patient will be as tactics.. It was not attempted to]. oo. surprised and captured early on the British infantry entrenched et —_oe e-- er’s force on February’ 2 attacked | Jan 0 it m3 : lated 1 | force back. the Boers right, which Wednesd: rior to the |°" the hills. The fire was” severe . . A, DB. 1000, at hour of 4:30] = ; ; : 2, 2. . : tT during ednesday morning, p! ‘ To Cure a Cold In One Day the Boer position near Ramonsta | ° 5, O-d~<2:<33~3=30 a . or Trilby on the Half Shel a i é ; : move might have resulted in their Boer attacks on the Pennboek and at times. i : = i 8 ated at Rossland: B. O,, this 4th. day of MINERAL ACT, 1896, : 220 oe Til op the at ec the cast. asin nthe hospital. dikiment‘tod'seon:. Gaps |Coar ns y Wednesday afternoon Gen. Buller | Take Laxative Bromine Quinine | and, after heavy fighting including | January, A. Db. 1000. ‘aineaxen cacalitscte OF Iman: { 7 Sa : . : ioe New Scenic Effects, Costumes, Bric-a-Brac and Stage Business. general ref = en re ive Bird's river camps. The relief sent resolved not to press the advance Tablets. All druggists refund the|an attempt to take the place. by OTICE—" as z aa z =e eC from Pennboek blundered on 300 i Bolteitors for the trastee, ‘Bannock’? mineral claim, ai I : ony Fi y thi . Th i money if it fails to cure. 25c. E.|storm, the British were repulsed. W. C. McDONALD, N miedte RUMIE SOIR _ ise z : : Os cou etik velties T. Fo ine rn special to #1330 Taoaike So ae ante BE Boers. One man of the Cape Bae pero ine sneuatey rele ‘Ww. Grove's. signature is on each | Their loss is unknown. a y tf ASG, a OOOO erous other n0' é OFORLOS fa oe within 1 mounted rifles, whose horse was box. ; Contractor and Builder. ee sae e os : prdr/ ley f Combination Mirror Dance and num — the Globe says the Canadian con-| 4,30 p, m., too late to attempt the shot, was captured, but the others from Vaal Kretz. Wednesday night _ Khartoum Revolt Is Serious ? : 4 a dat Gras A ent. The next «_|the guns on the Zewart kop re- Estimates given on Contra of any genre. , .