SUMP ON MR. BLAIR. Criticised Because Americans Are Able to Underbid Locomotive Works. The Whig of Kingston under the edi- torial heading of ‘‘Paternal Govern- ment,” says: The Kingston Locomotive Works ten- dered for three locomotives, for the Intercolonial Railway. The United States firms, as usual, bid low. Nota bit of foreign work escapes their grasp, for they foster business and national spirit. Ifthe Government had levied duty upon the foreign locomotives, as it does on the things the Canadian manu- facturer imports, the Kingston tender would be the lowest. But this reason- able fair play was denied the Canadian com pel titor The officials of the works here sought an interview with the Hon. Mr. Blair, but could not secure it prior to his trip to England, and now, on his return, he has announced that there is no time for parley, that the locomotives have been ordered from the United States. department that thus treats home man- turers is not a paterzalone. Sir Richard Cartwright rerelved tne Kin fie ton delegation v cordially, but his intercession had Mie effect a New Brunswick colleague, small sympathy for Ontario Seople. ——. LAND OFFICE IN ALASKA. Talk of Making Weare a Center As Circle City Is Deserted. bas Washington, Oct. 14—In view of the reports of the expected founding of a new city in Alaska to be known as Weare, on the Yukon river, between the boundary line of British Columbia and St. Michaels, with the design of making it the capital of a proposed new territory, it may be possible that the interior department may find it neces- sary to locate the new land office there, instead of at Circle City, where it was originally contemplated. Official re- ports have reached here that Circle City, until recently Practically the only set- tlement on the Yukon river, bas been Practically. abandoned. . Diston of Illinois, recently ap- omit surveyor general of Alaska, has telegraphed the interior department that he is now en route from sitka. . Hereafter all surveys of mineral lands in Alaska, including the Yukon and other parts of the territory, must be re- ported to the Sitka office. —___ Financial Experience. London, Oct. 15.—Tenders: for the new Canadian loan of $10,000,000, which Hon. W. 8. Fielding has negotiated, were opened in the Bank of Montreal in the presence of Lord Strathcona, Cana- dian high commissioner to England, and Canada’s minister of finance. In banking circles there is a pretty general opinion that the Canadian loan is great success, the more so consider- Tike the hardening of the money market. ied for is £4,205,000, million dollars in excess oe the foun required. There are in all 179 individual applications. The Prices rao rom a minimum of maximum of 97 or an average of ‘zo, 108., 5d. Montreal, Oct. 15.—Major Wilson Smith, on behalf of a number of Cana- dian capitalists has cabled to London an offer for £250,000 of new Canadian san. ee Railroad Brotherhood. Peoria, Ill., Oct. 14.—The conference ofthe fou: railroad brotherhoods did not end until 11:10 tonight when it ad- journed sine die, having agreed upon a plan of federation which would be sub- mitted to the lodges of trainmen in the Much Tobacco E Burned. Raleigh, N.'C., Oct. 14.—Seven: four- story wooden houses, filled with tobacco and eight buildings were destroyed by fire at Durham tonight. The total loss is $260,000, with $200,000 insurance. The principal loss was sustained b: the American Tobacco company, wee ina buildings and stock valued at $125, Three and one- quarter, million Pound ‘af tobacco were bi a a Los Tunas Captured. Tola, Kan., Oct. 14.—A letter has been received here from Fred Funston, son of Ex-Congressman Funston and major in the Cuban army dated August 28, stat- ing that the Cubans have won the great- est victory of this or the-other revolu- tion by capturing the city of Los Tunas with ite 21 forte, and taking its entire garrison and amunition. ——_ What the Pope Will Decide. Lendon, Oct. 16.—A dispatch from Rome to the Daily Chronicle says: “Ou the arrival of the archbishop of Montreal here, the pope will. give a de- cision which it is expected to favor an arrangement between Manitoba and the federal government.” —— Point Ellice Disaster. Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 14—A jury to- day awarded Mrs. Lang $20,000 damages against the city of Victoria for the death of her husband, Dr. Lang, in the Point Ellice bridge disaster, May, 1896. Charges Are Withdrawn. Chief of Police Ingram withdrew the charges of obstructing an officer against Dave Stussi and Wm. Austin when their cases were ealled in court this morning, and both men were dismissed by Magis- trate Jordan, Opera houre, Oct. 16, 1 Oct. 16, centes children, 26 cents. she vt chy wt vty ey ety oe oe te ty by Nog vie why vy vi vty vty whe oy oy RIS RA Aes a ee DE ED OD DE I RA AR AR A A AR AR A AR Monstér Closing OutSale $40,000 WORTH OF GOODS At the Mercy of the Rossland Public. whe whe why why why ote whe vfy why x THE CRESCENT Silks, Velvets, and Velveteens Black and Colored Dress Goods Dress Trimmings and Ornaments % - Domestics and Linens Ladies’ and Misses’ Garments Complete Stock Boots & Shoes BLANKETS AND SPREADS CARPETS AND LINOLEUMS. This will be the Greatest Slaughter Sale ever witnessed in Rossland. Gents’ Furnishing Goods and Clothing. 2a We have concluded to close out our Entire Stock at a Sacrifice As speedily as possible and discontinue busine Every Article in Our Store at Cost ie & x THE CRESCENT STUSSi BLOCK Mahe she afe afe fe afe she she ¢ she afe she afe she she she de eteee geiteesstaresnessatesessseeeass Benefit. .. Entertainment For the SACRED HEART CHURCH will be at the Rossland Opera House This Evening, Oct. 16; 1897. Programme. . OVERTURE. 1. Miss FLORENCE LAWRENCE - 2 “If your Papa was rich like mine.” - . March by 16 children. ‘ Norman LAWRENCE -, “There’s nothing too rich for the Baby.” Hate Dyer AvucusTa HENDRICSON. JOSEPHINE REDDIN 4: Jennie ALEXANDRA Rosie LEcREA FLoRENCE LAWRENCE J , OVERTURE. Medley Sixtette Norman and 5: FLorence LAWRENCE . Duet “T don’t want to play in your yard.” 6. Mrs. LAWRENCE : - - “ Queen of Night. 2 . “Going to the Party” - OVERTURE, Solo Farce 8 Norman and * FLORENCE LAWRENCE “Widow McCarty.” Mr. MARTIN - Comic Duet Quartette Mrs. LAWRENCE . “Come where my love lies dreaming.” 10. Mrs, and FLORENCE LAWRENCE - - “Can you act?” 11. Messrs. WEBB, MARTIN, McDona_p, HERMASON | unrise.’ firs SAUCIER and Miss STILES - = “God Save the Queen.” Farce Male Quartette ish 60 a of a of of af obs of ¢ sof os ahs ohh oe ‘Solo see utateapetenerseseneen Several hundred pounds of Fresh: Roasted Coffees Arriving weekly at our store for the Rossland Trade. Our Blend “* «Guatemala Costo Rico and Salva- dor at 38c. per pound. Usually sold for Mocha and Java at higher prices. Java Mocha { _ Costa Rico and Guatemala Blend : at 40c. per pound. This is very fine. Aden Mocha Old Government Java, the finest in the market at 50c. per pound. You will use our Coffces regularly if you once try them. HUNTER BROS A. B. FINDLEY. D.D.S., L.D.S. Graduate of the Philadelphia Dental college a-d Hospital of Oral Surgery. Storai block. Rossland. B.C SECRET SOCIETIES ND Lodge, N ..0. 0. F. Monday night ta “Masonite Heke ren cordially in Byited, to attend. DN. G., Je ona JE Be, Lodge Tusteon ne eraging ot eh ti re, f each month at Masenic nt R Sutany Vieting brethren « al S eordist ly invited to at- Berettry 3 C. A. Clarke, Rossen Miners Union No. 3, W. F. M., ny acgie, Hall every vei Hy fi a Fe cor J.T. Egberts, preside! font, J |b oui at 7:30 Vii oe Ye brethren —Red Mountain Tent No. snd oth Wednesday of ‘such mouth ‘are Master Work- man. K oT MS in Boclety Ha CITY OF ROSSLAND Court of Revision. wide tr tee os given et ine the aonet, 1 tne: te againat ‘the mad ecw W, MeQUEEN, ¢ cM.c, meee Mining Property For Sale .. The Undersigned has several Promising Prospects For Sale at Reasonable Figufes. Will Give Working Bonds. Located on the Salmon River, Nérth Fork of the Salmon and Porcupiné Creek. ‘Also Properties in thé vicinity of Rossland. J. L. WILSON, Grand Union Hotel, TO RENT Having moved into our Fire Proof Building The Record Three Storey Building Is for rent in whole, or- in pert. Two Rooms 14 x 42 on Ground Floor, Eight Rooms on Second Floor. Six Rooms on Thira Floor. Rooms Suitable for Housekeeping. . Times, ms at This ice Rent to Suit the GRANITEW ARE_+ _At Former Prices of “TT N VWV ARE Jessup Steel is the only steel that will stand the hard rock SUPPLY CONSTANTLY ON HAND Travers Hardware Co. RED STAR livery and Transfer. (0. Saddle and pack horses, light and heavy rigs, a general express, truck aud business. We have the transfer p ge for the Ci & Wester railway; are prepared to unload and deliver all kinds of freight from cars; any thing moved—from a trunk to a boiler, Quick work. Telephone No. 8. J. WW. AARTLINE. PROP. PALACE STABLES ™”* SADDLE AND PACK HORSES, DELIVERY AND TRANSFERING. WAS4.NQTON AND RESERVE STS ‘Roseland, B.C. J.W.LANE PROP. - Mortgage Sale of pe Veuanle City Pro-| Applications for Liquor Licenso. y- Notice is hereby hat the undersixned Under and by virt . | Will, at the expil F sing fete y vir aS fi the power of sale con, Bontd of License © i rd House re, 7 fsck ney of istrict, lot 535, is 2 , and which . 1 B. J. A. GOUGH, Mille Brod ge 4 fae atau ha Dated 17th of September, 1897. de offered to; PUBLIC AUCTION by Fe yon rhton & Bannett at their auction rooms columbia Avenu land, B.C, atthe hour of tworoclcck. mat 1; Notice is bere! iven that we wu appl i ar ee. 3 prem known as the tha Grand pats H ted in block 3 subdivision tel istrict Lot, 585, rity - STACK & MacDONALD. fom: | Dated Sept. 20th, 1897. 0 ————————— hundred and P eBiety-aive (385) 1, K ati ee fa i Be See McKinnon at the Alhambra. cosine size WS] What does Alhambra mean? It was 8. Moorish palace where the Mooris kings repaired to spend their eum meres Such isthe name of McKinnon’ i 08 n. | telry on Washinzton streat. . ie ‘that certain parcel situate lying and bein Frovince of This property is ground rented ;and the ten- nt hae a frame building rected thereo: The ground lease expires ‘Ten per cent of the purchase mon id in cash at the time of sale an ‘accordance w: ——=—_ tance lie es The Klondike. ade known ai the sale.” For farther” ‘pare tient ly For the finest rooms in the city with aes i alee SMITH CURTIS free use of baths call upon Mrs. Jennie Vendor's Solteitor, 2834 Columbia Ave.| L. Stone, The Klondike, top, floor Tra- Bosala: ders block, Columbia avenue and Lin oti ashe Oey of nd, this 7th day of | $5) , '7-20-t4 sagt? Clerk's Untce, Rons.and, B.C. + Sgt. 200m, im. ssland Evening Record. VOL. IL No. ror. Sus ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. Decorations. A New Line of _ Wall Papers from 173¢ cents @ roll upwards. Large stock to choose from. A bargain line of REMNANTS from last year’s stock in two to eight roll lots. Will give figures on Contract Work Special line of Fancy Fapers for Bar Decorations. HS. Wallace’s Stationery, Wall Paper And Fancy Goods Store. Is our.Prescrip- tion Business increasing daily ¢ WHY Simply because people know we always dispense Just what the!Doctor ordered Fraser’s Drug Store. Internationa One Week Only. OMENE MILLE. TAERESE Howard and Burdock. Amission This Week Only 25ce, Muse Hall Monday Oct. 18. Le Bon Marche 121 East Cofunbis. Avenue. Complete Fall Importations ‘of . . . Millinery House; TALK WIT MR. HIGGINS Says the Ndw Westminster Conven- tion Was Satisfactory in Its Results. THE PLATFORM WAS INCOMPLETE Declined to Discuss Mr. Maxwell’s Personal Attack Upon Him. Hon. D. W. Higgins was one of the SACRED HEART BENEFIT. It Was Largely Attended and Well Received— The Sacred .Heart benefit entertain- ment at the opera house Saturday even- ing was one of the events of the season. The emile of good netured Father Rivers, who was at the door grew broader,and broader as he watched the increased numbers of people filling the house. It has been a long time since such a large crowd gathered in the opera house, The one d to the enter was the coldness of the interior of the opera house. Mrs, Laurence and her talented child- ren, Norman and Florence, showed to great advantage. It is owing to Mrs. | Lawrence’s efforis that the ptogram was so well rendered. She was man- ager. It was she, who drilled the players, taught the children their parte, and the short time in which from Trail Heit here fer the purpose of ascertaining whether anything can be done towards consolidating or pooling certain mining |” interests in the Centre Belt, so that eeveral claims may be worked as one property. Mr. Higgins reports that the Klondike fever is raging with unabated intensity at the coast cities, where parties of miners are already gathering in anticipation of ‘the opening of the mining season early in the spring. The arrival from Yukon of eeveral Victorians with good-sized piles of gold, has added to the interest, but the news from the miners who are struggling over the trails towards the is most they had tu practice, the program was eared in a manner that was sur- "Mies ‘Florence Lawrence takes to the stage like a duck to water.. She has a voice with plenty of volume but not as mellow as it will when guitivated and polished up nore. Her first song, “If your papa was rich like mine,” was well sung and act The march and drill of 16 lovely girls all dressed in white, lead by Miss Flor- one Lawrence, made a Picture truly “There’s nothing too rich for baby,’’ prov be too rich for Norman Law- rence, who broke down in the middle of the Piece an! beat a dignified retreat. Norman more than redeemed himeelf tory. Winter has set in early and hardships and privations of the Poor fellows can scarcely be imagined. provisions are undeniably scarce at the diggings and starvation stares many in the face. Asked as to the political situation Mr. declined to say much, He aiisnitted however, that the Liberal con- ia estmjnsi ae vas very ! Hsfactory in Ata reside to; 1e Oj ‘i- br a ewell as Pte | of. the pla Millinery Novelties Lee we would have been the effect on Now on gale, display ever made Hats and Toques. Aleo ch ice styles of dress and’suit hats from our own work- Large variety of Walking Hats and Sailors from Pattern Hats from $3.00 up. rooms. 60c. up. ing by far the} here. Select. Styles of Trimmed Round Models froin the leading Paris House Inspection invited. ical aituation had the conven- ten decided to run the election on party lines?” “A third ticket would have been placed in the field, instead of the con- Feat being & “sod th fight between the 6 Opposition as it da nat ral you he say with fegard to SELL & HALE Boccestors tol P/ BURNS & CO. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Beef, Pork, Mutton, SPOKANE 8T., ROsBLAND. Ud Fish, Game, Oysters. up- wrthe the ker Jaughed leasantly as_he PE'do ni No discuss Mr. terest tat the tomol warfare! ah y I presume in that system of warfareI ‘shall dot ‘adopt hg neaker Higgins will be in the cit jpeaker iggine wi e city a couple of days. COUNTY COURT WEDNESDAY. Among the Cases Is That of the Centre Star ve. the Iron Mask. J judge Forin will convene county court in next JOHN R. COOK, Office and Business Rooms TO RENT * Corner of Colambia Avenue and Washington Street. * in th Good Mining Property. Shares of Stock in Best 1 Among the cases which will come up, and one that iz attracting mach atten- tion in mining eircles, is the controversy between the Centre Star and the Iron Mask, in which both mines have en- joined the other from working a cer- tain ore body claimed by both mines. The preliminary steps to which will probably prove to be a lengthy case, will come up in the shape of arguments, regarding the injunction suite. Miners e city. Good Substantial Companies. Town _ Lots. are divided the merits of the case. itis gone into at any length, the old eee laws will be resurrected and discussed pro and con, as the bearing they have in regard to new Js 8. ntre Star claims it was fol- lowing an ore chute of its own which crossed the line into the Iron Mask’s vel as OFFICE WITH Rossland Mining Abstract Co., Over Post Office. JOHN JACKSON, Jr., Agent. , when the Iron Mask served an injunction to restrain the other from working the vein. The Iron Mask h: alio sunk a shaft which ta) the same vein the Centre Star was following, and the Centre Star served in return an in- junction against the Iron Mask. iis care tl will involve some delicate points of aw and each side, it is under- stood, intend to have the best a tn GRAND JNtON AOTEL— . KANE, Assignee. GEORGE BUSHNELL, Manager. Columbia pais - 5 Largest and best dinning room in the city. Fifty finely - Roseland, B.C. Rates rooms, fi Hotel Allan For Sale LEADING HOTEL OF ROSSLAND, B. C. One hu ula aa oe ert heat and all modern conveniences. For Personal Reasons Only. __For Fersoo——— ms, Parlors, baths, ight and airy Electric’ lights, bedroo! Dining room unexcelled. an an battle is anticipated. Death of Fred Peters. Fred Peters, a native of Finland, aged 33 years, died yesterday of typhoid fever. His remains are at Beatty’s undertak- ing rooms. Deceased kad lived in Ross- land six or seven months. He was a member of the miners’ union and that |? order have made the arrangements for the funeral. Interment will be at Laurel Hill cemetery at 11 o'clock to- morrow. The remains will lie in state in the Masonic temple from 9 o’clock to 11 a. morrow by order of the president, of ihe Miners’ Union. The Rossland Laundry will call -_ your clothes and return them clean and nicely done up. Office, Hall’s barbet ——The Only Brick Hotel in Town, ——™ shop, basement next Grand Valen be siterwards, ho and nite fine manly igure upon the stage makes a good im- pression. Going to the party,” is where Norman showed at his best. His cousin had given a party and had a number of her girl friends around her, when Norman burst into the room with- ori beta invited snd created a hubbub actioi ee sixtette melod in which, Hatie Dyer,. Auguste Hendrickson, Josephine Reddin, “Jennie Alexandra, Rosie rea and Florence Lawrence .took rt-was well sung. ‘‘Come :.Where. . My |h6 ‘Lies Dreaming,” was nicely sung fae quartette, consisting of Mr. Martin, ye ‘ebb; Mra. Plaharty and Mrs. rence. ten male quartette, Biesare: Webb, Martin, MeDonal and | an Hermason, rendered ‘ CRUELTY TO ee Judge Jordan and Rev. Irwin to Form Or- ‘ganization for Pre Prevention of Such. “Bay, Parson,’”’ ‘paid Police Magistrate Jordan to. Rev. Irwin this morning, while the two were indulging in a con- versation, ‘suppose you and I form an for the pi is of cruelty to animals.” “With the greatest pleasure in the world, old man,” replied the parson, emphasizing his remark by a hearty , | hand shake, e in- “In that case,” said a by-stander, “there is likely to be some shooting.” The judge poo hooed at such an ides, saying that no one could intimidate the law by agun play. “The pargon is used to such tnings,” | th said another spectator. ‘‘Many is the tims he has had Haliets pinging about his ears. He uw he: roces- sion of conbors, arch, and they would anor bullets over his shonlgere from behind to see if he would look around. But the flinched and they sanvall ‘all went to hear him Preach ae consisting of | m HAS A BLAZING. FUTURE Lieutenant-Governor MacIntosh Dis- cusses Mines and Mining. HOW 10 TREAT LOW GRADE ORE Developers Should Be Willing to Take Shares, When Selling, He Says. dik to need advice. There is no doubt whatever of the wealth of the minerals to be found in the whole of: the Yukon basin, c~vering as it does thousands and thousands of miles of ledges and fally 9,000 ‘miles M1 Shikerway ms HOW TO SPELL KLONDIKE. United States Geographers Rave Rendered Their Decision. The United States Board of Goograph- . | ical Names has just rendered decisions determining the spelling of 149 geogra- phic names, These include # number io Alaska, significant at this time in view of the Klondike excitement. Many variations of nomenclature for the same place are encountered and the board’s action settles the uniform usage. As to Klondike, the decision is to spell it as here given, and not Clondyke, Klondyke, Chandike, Chandik, or Deer, Trondike, nor Thron Duick. The future of the KI craze, and the prospects of the North- west territories, were subjects which One of the lakes of the Upper Yukon was named Lebarge by the W. U. Tele- graph in 1868, after Mike dis- noe with a Recorp reporter today. In replyjto the firat quetion what was his opinion regarding the future of Ross- land and the Eost and West Kootenay, the governor replied : hundreds of times since 1892, And Iam glad to feel convinced that British cap- italiats who wasted millions of pounds in South Africa and Australia, are f to the ol British Columbia. We have timber, fuel, water and a hospitable climate, and we have the ores. The men who and overcome a fsw minor difficulties | at will yet reapa rich harvest. No min- ing camp was ever developed ina day and no reasonable man would expect to find gold or silver growing on trees. The toiler must get at the bottom of the leads and blow them out. “Those who own minesand have not sufficient if capital. to develope them must. be reasonal their deman The one obstacle that confronted me a my recent. visit to En; land, was th question: ‘You say thai there are nificent mines in ‘eritieh Columbia, that the controlers of these prop- erties are satisfied if they had money them an as on result. Hor they always demand" cash “tor their claim, sufficient to make’ them rich, when at the same time they object | to taking shares in compani ing sufficient capital to bring ‘about the dee sired and necessary developmens. Surely if each property would prove so pro- ductive as the vender represents be Tas glad to be able to say from cables received that every man and piaedcal miner exprested perfect wil- Tingnoes to's to score a portion of the pur- shares issued by a iit os ps trodes and I was assured leading financiers that they would pid operate upon a basis such as that. “You will understand that there are no depreciated shares issued in Great Britian. They are put on the market at par value ahd paid for at par, rices maintained so long ‘a8 the product of the mines justifies it. For insta: ke View mines in pustralla, were $5 per share. T! dealt in at 47 = : are. a ate ia he vi tt mining experts, the - ost: classed machinery and latest lal ing appliances are utilized. nce reliminary steps to the forming of an organization for the prevention of of cruel: ty toanimals. To the credit Ross- land it may be said that the aos here are kept in excellent sondition, but there are a few who overload their teams and beat them, and who: work horses with sore necks which are thi people the officers will keep a sharp eye upon the organization i is fo formed. VISITED SOPHA. MOUNTAIN. George A. Fraser and Party Lost their Horses and Walked Home. George A. Fraser, Hector McPherson, John McKane‘and Mr. Miller started on for Sopha o’clock yesterday morning. They ar- rived there all right, left their horses at the foot of the mountain and visited | oj some property they are interested’ in. Their guide was ent after. the ‘horses, wale the party took a short cut trail. Mr. Fraser tried still another, and got into a jungle, which it took him an hour to get out of. The balance‘ of the party waited for him. thee the language u: could pot big a part of The man fe with the horses, got tired of waiting for them’ and came on home, arrived at 10.30, an hour later. : Some Fire Statistics. The total September fire loss in the United States and Canada was $9,392,000 against $6,454,950 for August, $8,200,- 650 for September last year, and $10,- 766,300 for September in 1895. The to- tal for the first nine months this gear is seo fis,700 last year, and $96,277,900 for in at 8/as d-han though ie was pe ie Pd Bg said |" a pendae” School Prod Lake-of-t! gt) hope is that within a short t time, made with the owners of proj tite in the Ross! Rossland. dit atric’ as well Kootenay and ry country, athat e marvelous develo pment will be record It will be requisite to go after the gold. It certainly will not come of its own ac- cord. I have nothing to apoligize for, but simply reiterate what 1 said over an cr Tt again, that there may bbe great wealth in the Yukon, that la: Id will yet be found in jar and Lake of the js, Ont., but no camp will prove more ae productive than Rossland. Foot f this piest results there is every reason to believe that scientists will be able to: ilize electricity a means uf treating low grade ores. Once eae ri it woul: not require oer instinct to cast (' a, horiscope itish Columbia's future." “What about the wheat crop in your section of the country?” “The crop in Manitoba, N. W.T., is what will provide a reserve of ts or seven million in excess of last year’s | to, crop. Cattle raising in Alberta was never in @ more flourishing condition, consequent upon the demand which comes from the construction of the Crows Nest Pass, sdded to this the in- creased development of the rzines, have created a marke cad asin, stock and prices are rapi “Besides this ‘Manatoba avis finding a market ior many of its products in the e- Woods district. In fact, from an experience of many years, I am satisfied that the N. W. T., and B. C., have seen their darkest days. ieeteeny, and Edmington, the chief cities in Alb ly say th: to reach the Klondike between now and March, are likely to experience great tribulat: craze influences men they are not “Well, I have written and spoken it|1® Lebarge, a member of the exploring party, who is now living near Ottawa, Ont. Late publications have fallen into the error of spelling this Labarge, but the board adheres to the original form, barge. The inlet, river and village at the head of L; mn Canal, which now a board adopts a. ‘on the. ane and river variously have the courage and pluck to face|the board adoy Too iver in different Indian ‘islects. - Religion in Schools. A New York dispatch says: The school board of Toronto is not the only one that y having trouble over the hing’ -in the should be even anxious'to reserve some Fo w | severe apellof sic! this} p, ‘echoolw. Thatanion orrespondeitt of the Times toddy says: “Londonis'to have an election on is Nov. 25, but, uufortunately to the pub- lic interests, it is of the sort which calls out only a small proportion of the elec- torate. Anew school board is to be chosen, afid ii is alsy already apparent that the Tories are unlikely to repeat their success of three years ago. Thisss due not so much to the superior spirit of the Liberals'as to the sharp quarrels among the various Tory groups over the degree of religious instruction the party dren, the church, the Peren' rents and ‘the pissen: The Probe ity is thet the w board ‘w: jive ma- forty wath mall Li o theokoey off the fia te si it nothing but Eighty Beef Cattle. Eighty head of fine beef cattle, pur- chased by Burns Bros., were driven into Rossland over the Dewdney trail from Rock creek yesterday. » For Sale or Lease. story frame building at a bar- Apply Reocoxp office. Family too Large. “Liddy,” the Siberian bloodhound,- has 18 children, and as: there are too many for her to care, some = them will have to be sold at from $10 to $25 each Two- gain. led. | Enquire at this office. JamesL. Wilson. It you. want a good laught, attend the jacred Heart church bene fe Be overs: house, Saturday evening Oct. 1 NEWS asour 1 THE EY. Children’s bebe Bloves and ladies’ kid loves at Ais Kid yes in at Hunter Bros. Mr. Sarre, of the Kootenay Brewing company, is slowly recove! from a ess at Trail. Splendid line of flannelettes at 10 cents per yard at Hunter Bros. For Sale Cheap—Brick at Columbia rewery. 10-16-4t A hence shoe at $1.50 at Houghton &« Bannett’ 4 tf Oliver a General smbaupst of of the Centre Star mine has returned from Butte, Mont. Ae tight heaters, steel lined at Hun- vaheet! and dressing shoes at one- hind d you F pay elsewhere at Houghton & gree kid gloves, elbow len gth opera shade, at Hunter Bros. Mrs. Jennie L. Stone, stock broker. wants 5,000 shares of Iron Mask stock, TA Seventy-five novelty dress paterns for $3.00 a suit at Hunt ter Bros. m= we tight heaters, steel lined at Hun- rt Bros. Plano for Sale. A nearly new Fisher upright piano for ote atagreat bargain. Apply at Fae line of ladies’ at Aidater Bros. Umbrella in fancy handle at Hunter ons. However, when the eel? | Bros. Opera house, Pet. at Tickets. 50 cents; children, 25