AMONG THE CHURCHES. Bach of Them Were Well Patronized Yes- terday. The churches were unusually well at- tended yesterday. The special song services at the Church of England well repaid the people, among them were Sir Charles Tupper and his party who at- tended. The harvest festival in the morning ‘was ® pronounced success. The church room had been nicely decorated with real and artificial flowers. The “logic of truth,” which formed and how the end of world shall come,” the qubject preached in the evening proved to be a fascinating sub- lect aa was evidenced by the fact of the ices at cht ' Gandier of the Preal is meeting the approbation of the spec- tators. — Dancing School. RB. B. Beice, teacher of dancing and ible. b wishes to announce to the people of Rossland that he is again located at Dominion hall and is prepared to give instructions to beginners and to improve poor dan- cers. Also to teach advanced dancers any of the latest steps that are now being danced throughout the country. He also es to announce that he gives a social hop every Saturday even- ing where he is introducing many new ces, making a specialty of several new and fashionable guadrill le Instructions are given every Saturday evening from 8 to 10. Ladies free. tlem« ita including hop. rnoon from 2 till . The Vendome. The Vendome bar is serving # lunch from noon until midnight. free. Call and partake with us. 10-1-tf BANK OF MONTREAL. Capital, All Paidup, - Rest - $12,000,000 SIE DONALD A. SMITH.... HON, GEO. A. DRUMMOND. E. 8. CLOUBTON ........ .++. General Manager. Rosstand Branch. Branches in LONBOMN (England) NEW YORK CHICAGO. And in the Principal Cities in Canada, Buy and fell Sterling and Cable te ste viz rte, vie viv 2 Priva'e| 3 fhe why vty ty vty wily vty ve why vty vty, $y chy vty or | Dress Trimmings and Orn 54 THE CRESCENT | Monster Closing Out Sale $40,000 WORTH OF GOODS At the Mercy of the Rossland Public. Silks, Velvets, and Velveteens Blaek and Colored Dress Goods aments Domestics and Linens | Ladies’ and Misses’ Garments Gents’ Furnishing Goods and Clothing. 2a Complete Stock Boots & Shoes BLANKETS AND SPREADS CARPETS AND LINOLEUMS. This will be the Greatest Slaughter Sale ever witnessed in Rossland. - We have concluded to close out our Entire Stock at a Sacrific As speedily as possible end discontinue business here. Every Article in Our Store at Cost ——aime x THE CRESCENT IR RR STUSS! BLOCK Ra Pe Mining Property For ies DALE a” ‘The Undersigned has several Promising Prospects For Sale at Reasonable Figures. Will Give Working Bonds. “ Located on the Salmon River, North Fork of the Salmon and Porcupine Creek. ne er nr Also Properties in the vicinity of Rossland. J. L. WILSON, Grand Union Hotel, Having moved into our Fire Proof Building The Record Three Storey Building Is for rent GRANITE W ARE_= Jessup Steel is the only steel’ that will stand the hard rock SUPPLY CONSTANTLY ON HAND Notice of Dissolution. m: which the sui ‘The subscriber, Ernest Kennedy, being issolved firm are requested to and all same with him within thirty days 8, WEEKS. Rossland, (ctober 1, 1897. SECRET SOCIETIES Lodge, No. 1.0. O. F. Sit th Masont invited to R' OSSLAND every Monda} . P. MoCraney, 1D Miners’ Union No. 38, W. 4% U. W. Rossland No.8. There will man. K 0:T.M—Rea Mountain Tent No. in Society Hall. rtnership of Week: fy of Rossfand in the rs, has, of mutual consent, been ‘as upon the 25th day of September, lect the assets, all parties in: req' maki W. 8, s ERNEST KENNEDY. Ach. Cameron, Rossland, B.C., witness. 4 10-1-tf, Hi Visit mn cord! l. Jenn kirksp, N.G., John ‘Fackwon, Jr., eo Visiting brethren are cordially invite ~ Me cordially invited to at: eets in Masonic Hall every 'Wednes 4 int, Sra and bth Wednesday of esch monte bs 2 Travers Hardware Co. RED STAR and ‘Transfer (i ‘th- aut debt- from. Livery meets} Saddle and pack horses, light and heavy rigs, a general express, truck and business, We have the transfer p ge for the C bia & Wester _] cailway; are prepared to unload and delaver all kinds of freight from cars; any thing meved—from a trank to a boiler, Quick work. Telephone No. 8. |J.W. AARTLINE. PROP. “| September 30th. .| If you want a Store or Office in a - BRICK BUILDING Batmnooms fitted up with tubs and marble Tr sonally attended to. C, we plumber. "Phone 27. eller: ennstary, ki and nes All work GiBsoNn & Wilcox. No 18 E Columbia ave ‘box 198. Dén’t Mind PERSONAL. Other advertisements. — How cheap they seem to offer their goods, you always can buy for Dancing: sons evezy day. In rou want the Spokane Professor Dreyfous gives private lee- | '. 10-16tf STENOGRAPHERS. MPS tor, Goaserctel lock er na TPO Rossland Evznina Reconp go to E. M. Shaw or J. W. Grtam. less than half price at : BUBBANK, REGPAURANTS. Colum! \TOHMAKER. 2 rey door west of Allan House, Houghton & Bannett 42 E. Columbia Ave. Axorman vaiueble discovery: restaurant is the best place et Vendome restaurant leads, serving ine Bustwxss lunch 2 cents at the Vendome. ., Tux Vendome gives quick serviceon snort no- «ice and everything first class. - ne Vendome town to dine. Notice is hereby will, at the expirat: Board of License Cot land, for a tra: ‘and prices reasonable. imissior AUCTION SALE at 6:30 P.M. at BED FRONT 2 Doors East of Post Office. Spokane Stamp Works, Rossland, B.C. PLUMBING. C. M. WELLSR, practical sanita: lum ber, 001 jgpoxane treet aad Columbia avenue. "Phone _ Dated 17th of September, 1897. Applications for Liquor License. ven that the undersigned on of 90 days, apply to the ners, o: f Rossi Mquor she Howard House to Merchant's Hotel, lot lock 16, subdivision of district lot 685, City of J. A. GOUGH, Notice is hereby the next sitting of t] City ELCCTROTYPERS, and manufacturers of Corporation Seals, Rubber Stamps, ils, etc. DENTISTS, Dr. Finiey, dentist, Stuasi viock. Office at 126 Mill street. SPOKANE, WASH WOURD— Plt Tales tosth. Apply Record GMS, FOUND. Dated Sept. 29th, 1897. Were ae eicerh juire at private board- 1-42. money by burning Orders received at Rossland Drug Store. Post Office Block. Wood and Coal If you have a Coal Stove you will save Roslyn or Cle-Elum Coal. If not you can buy Tamarac, Hemlock and Cedar at very roasonable figures NELSON'S Wood and Coal Co. You had better engage them now. The Record’s New Fire Proof Building Will be finished by September 30th. There will be a Store Room 24 x 40 and a few nice offices for rent at Reasonable Terms Apply ‘You Can Get Good At the Dominion Hotel Rossland for Rosslanders Rossland Beer For Five Cents a Glass {i at this Office. |PALACE STABLES ™* SADDLE AND PACK HORSES, DELIVERY AND TRANSFERING. WASH.NGTON AND RESERVE STS. J.W. LANE. PROP, «-. Rossland, B.C. Rossland Evening Necord. VOL. II. No. go. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. Decorations. ‘A New Line of Wall Papers from 173¢ cents a roll upwards. Large stock to choose from. A bargain line of REMNANTS from last year’s atock in two to eight roll lots. ‘Will give figures on Contract Work Special line of Fancy Papers for Bar Decorations. H. S. Wallace’s Stationery, Wall Paper And Fancy Goods Store. LOOK AT ae “i Fraser's Window JUST ARRIVED THE FINEST ASSORTMENT ‘or Manicure Scissors Files, Tweezers Sponge Bagé Perfumes _ Mirrors, Ete. CEO. A. FRASER © 41 Columbia The , International Music * Hall Cafe and Bar BURRITT & KANE Prop. GEO. W. BUSHNELL, Business Mgr. A. M. ZINN, Amusement Manager. High Class Concert and VAUDEVILLE "Every Night (Excepting Sunday.) Le Bon Marche 121 East Columbia Avenue. Complete Fall Importations of . . .- _ Millinery. Novelties . Now on eale, representing by far the largest and choicest display.ever made here. _ Select Styles of Trimmed Round Hats and Toques. Also ch ice styles of dress and suit hats from our own work- rooms. Large variety of Walking Hats and Sailors from 60c. up. Pattern Hats from $3.00 up. Inspection invited. Millinery House, Models from the leading Paris Houee, RUSOREL & HALEY, [Saceensors to) P,/ BURNS & CO. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Beef, Pork, Mutton, SPOKANE 8T., ROSSLAND. Fish, Game, Oysters. JOHN R. COOK, Office and Business Rooms ¥ TO RENT * Corner of Colambia Avenue and Washington Street. in the city. Good Mining Property. Shares of Stock in Best location TEES 1A Director Drewry Receives a Unique Telegram from Howard C. Walters. THE MUGHOUMP'S NEW DIRECTORS Appointed at a Meeting Held This Morning—Other Mining Notes. “J. ©. Drewry, Rossland, B. C. Shake—A long hill we have climbed to reach the summit. Dividends ‘next. Pléase deliver acknowledgements to Messrs. Clute, Reddin, and 300 others who have wired Martin this morning. ‘A great many Rossland people are interested in that part of the country ani some day the wholesale houses of Rossland will do a big trade in that district. “The mineral there is different from the croppings here. It shows more cop- r, especially is that true as regarding ood, wood Copper camp and Aman who deserves for developing that Pert of the country is Major Robert rood. He has been tireless in building roads and trails to all the surrounding mines.’ great A Monster Ledge. In a down town window are samples that come from 2 50-foot ledge on Chris- tina lake, which is owned by Rossland parties. Although the surface ore only goes $6 to the ton, the promoters believe it will improve as depth is attained, and will make ‘an effort to develep it far gnough tosee what is under the sur- Left for Spokane. W. J. Harris, manager of the Le Roi, left for Spokane today on @ business vis- “Howarnp C. WALTERS, ‘ “Spokane, Wash.’» Such is the copy of a telegram re- ceived by Managing Director Drewry of the Canadian Gold Fields syndicate ‘from Director Howard C, Waltera, who is now m Spokane and was unable to at- tend the starting of the compressor plant at Sunset No. 2 yesterday. “Dividends next,” said Mr. Walters, which is significant as taking in connec- tion with the fact that another dividend payer is soon to be added to the’ list of paying mines in Rossland. Not only this but another. monthly payroll... has been added to the growing liet. ~~ Merchants realize the pay roll of a camp constitutes its backbone and every new one added is hailed by them with delight. As fast as shipping ore istaken out and dividends paid, the pay roll will be increased in proportion. ihe start- ing of the Sunset machinery is but another corner stone for the foundation of the new Rossjand that w‘Il teem with i ii who will bed da 20, by the whir of industry on every side,"t it... Before returning Mr. Harris will h 1 the P' thade on the new smelter with a view of making arrangements for shipping ore. He expects to absent a couple of days. nae Shows Some Gold. R. J. Cameron believes he has a good thing on the north fork of Kettle river. He has been prospecting placer claims up that way and. while doing so came across s piece of float: that set him to thinking, with the result that it was not long until he located ‘the led; The piece of rock he had with him today shows traces of gold,’ It is a red quartz He is now having two assays made. New Mugwump Directors. . At 10 o’clock this morning the share- holders of the Mugwump appointed new directors. The old directors, Messrs. Black, Kil- bourn, Ballard and. others of Seattle, have taken no intereat in the property it is claimed and- neglected it for the last nine months. The property shows up well and it is belived can be made a good paying-property if bandied properly. ‘Thiv-was one of ‘the reasons e observant, - hope! business.man. it the mine have ie afternoon shift was started to work at 3 o’clork ‘yesterday. Manager Drewry ex- pects to take possession of the resident offices at the mines this week. The lo- cal office in the city “will still remain pen as before. _ Banker W. T: Oliver said a very nice thing yesterday in giving his toast. when he remarked: }“From my official posiion, I am intimately acquainted with the finan- cial atlarre of the Canadian Gold Fields limited, and am certain been the best the example Fields syndicate treasury fands, bear. the name which east,” t the system Gold Fields ders full other cot ies fol ofthe Canadian Gold their not: r n y Ex-President: Wm. Dury was ap- inted chairman and-called the meet- ing to order. E. Bullie, - ex-secretary, acted as secretary. The new directors J.-F. McLeod, J. 8. WERE SIMPLY AMAZED Le Roi and Centre Star Open the Eyes of Sir Charles Tupper and Sir McKenzie. AROUND THE FESTIYE BOARD ‘Wednesday Night Will Be Gathered a Noted Trio—Premier Turner to Be There. Around the festive . banquet board Wednesday next will be gathered three men who shine forth with dazzling brilliancy in the public affairs of the Dominion. . Foremost among the trio is Sir Charles Tupper, whose flashes of oratorical fire has aroused the nation. Next in order is Sir McKenzie Bowell, whose masterful atyle of getting at the truth of subjects have made him a dangerous enemy, and following is Premier Turner, one of the politicians of the west. It is just possible that the banquet will not be held: tomorrow. It all de- pends upon the arrival of Premier Tur- ner. Should the premier not be able to reach Rossland by Wednesday the feast will be postponed until Thursday whep it is thought Mr. Turner is sure to be here... This banquet for several reasons will be one of the most impartant events in the history of Rossland. The toasts that will be given in honor of Rossland amidet epirkling champagne, will be the talk of the town fora long time to come. Sir Charles is noted for his toasts. They always brim over with or- iginality, humor and wit. This morning Sir Charles and part; started early for Sofa mountain to vieit the Velvet, preparatory to further de- velopment work. A spring wagon con- veyed the party to Barney’s ranch, at which place mounts were provided for turn this evening. rd, Hugh Slynn, the entire the rest of the journey, They will re- vee sotimae at Pie routh during the duced the average pi month ago to 78.9 on October 1. An average oats yield of 28.7 bushels Fer acre suggests a crop of 814,000,000, 00,000,000 more than last year. ——— i SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT HERE. He Says That Ressiand Sehools Are Wel) Pro- vided For. D. Wilson, superintendent of schools who is on his regular official tour is in the city. Mr. Wilson has inspected the schools here and does not believe that they lack proper school accomodations. He says when the new schuc! house is built, Rossland will have as nice school accomodations as there isin the Koot- enay. Hesaid the corpe of teachers here he found to be very efficient in- deed and alluded to the board of trus- tees as energectic, conscientious, capable men. “T find that there are 360 pupi's en- rolled and 267 in attendance. hes Is Momensy Slots the attendance luring the past year. Ten new teachers were appointed for this district. Owing to the rapid manner in which the coun! vanced in 60 short a space of time, it has not always Deen an easy matter for the government to keep up with the needs of the peo- P SUING THE CITY. Cronyn Wants $10,000 Damages ‘for the Death of Wm. Youclause—Contractor. Davey Defendant. The firm of Cronyn & McDonald have commenced action Iate this afternoon against Contractor Davey and the city to recover $10,000 damages for the death af Youclaus, the party killed in the: sewer. C Prairie Fire Near Winnipeg. - Winnipeg, Oct. 3—The prairie fire which raged all over the country yeater- day died out during the night. This morning’s sun dawned upon a terrible scene of death and devastation. Farm houses, implements, crops and livé stock everywhere were consumed. Many farmers lost their all. At Beausejour, 40 miles east of this omen and five children, of the The navy dieectors then convened, * mee! ‘and elec! e following -offic- ree Mlynn, prosdent:. Je. F Whitney, vice-president; E. ut retary and treasurer. ‘the secretai instracted to have all the books: oF tne com: eent.from Seattle.to the Rose- land office. t : » BEC was A MILE OF FLOATS. Opening of the Spokane Fruit Fair This Afternoon. At 2o’clock this afternoon the har- vest festival parade’ commenced. Lane Gilliam had full charge. of the parade, as first aide to Marshal Bolster. Fol- lowing the police:cameé Bolster accom- panied by two aides, Lane Gillam and J. 8. Wilzon, followed: by -Aides' ‘T: E. Geo P Pooipany b ey at sold, treasury stock. A German Expert. ge and J. D. Sherwood, the Sixteenth infantry band and the full mile of floats. ‘The line of march yas on. Post to Riv- erside, on Riverside to Monroe, on Mon- roe to Sprague, on Sprague to Browne, on Browne to Riverside, on Riverside to “Bnly a few found this of paying ore. in. sight, pains to bide ‘his.surprise. . the Le Roi was. a great mine ist did not expect £0 dee. such = com- plete plant and such a beehive of indus- try as the large number of men swarm- ing underground proved to be. He was algo impressed with the great strides of development work made in. the Centre Star. Caotain Hall of the Le Roi and Oliver Durant of the Centre Star showed the visitors every courtesy within their power: ; RAILROAD TO KLONDIKE. ‘This One Is Proposed to Ec Built from Near #: Vancouver. ‘Word comes from Vancouver that the construction of a railroad from that place, or from some point east on the C. P. R. to Dawson City, tapping the Klon- dike country is being. seriously consid- ered upon the opinion of Collingweed ieber of Ottawa, whois now in Van- H. Venhoff, an expert, li is i d at the Allan. Mr. Venhoff admitted that he was working in the interests of capital- ists, but said he had nothing to say for publication, as what he had to say would be said to his em- ployer. If he found property which he deemed would wa-rant pur- chasing he would advise his company to that effect. The visit of this expert is but another straw that shows which way the. wind ‘biows. Itshows that the continuovs advertising of Roseland’s resources an capabilities in the mining line has planted seeds of vontidence “among for- ei Good Substantial Companies. Town Lots. OFFICE WITH ——4+—= Rossland Mining Abstract Co. Over Post Office. JOHN JACKSON, Jr., Agent. GRAND Columbia Avenue - - Largest and best dinning room firat-cl UNION AOTEL ED. KANE, Assignee. GEORGE BUSHNELL, Manager. . - 3 Rossland, B. C. the city. Fifty finely bl rooms, in Rates as is proven by the fact that = number of them have visited here of late. Old miners are afraid of but one thing and that is that the experts, some of them may not understand the nature of the rock here as it is different than in most of Building Wagon Road. “Robert Wood, mayor of Greenwood, is building a wagon road from Green- wood to Summit camp,” said James ting | tb q| tor Turner and Congressman Jones have e Review coun- termarching to a point where the hetd of the procession passes the rear, then to Main and on ‘Main: to: the building. Here the short opening -exerciges took place. ‘iss Rose Blalock, attended by her maids of honor, was escorted to the band stand by 18 young ladies, compris- ing the number in the three ‘national floats, United States, British and Scan- danavian, besides Columbia, Wisdom, Fame, Brittania and Svea. stage were short GF dent Finch delivered - dress and Attorney-General Patrick Henry Winston, Senator Wilson, Sena- all ad- been asked to make short her hand decla: Finit Fair open. TORTURED BY NATIVES. A. Well Known Artist Stretched on the Rack. Bombuy, Oct. 3.—Henry Savage Lan- dor, a well known artist, grandson of the celebrated Sir Walter Savage Lan- dor, has returned to ludia after 2 thril- ling experience. He hal undertaken an exploring tour in Thibet, but he was doned by all the memb of his company except two cvolies. F inally the Fourth Annual the two Thi dhim by an Bailif Sale for Rent. By virtue of a landlord's warrant issued by Hotel Allan For Sale One hundred billiard steam and pri club heat and all modern conveniences. a—————The Only Brick Hotel in Town. ——_ For Personal Reasons Only. dishes LEADING HOTEL OF ROSSLAND, B. C. tly furnished, light and rooms. Dini ing room unexcelled. me directed against the Thomas ir egait airy bedrooms. Parlors, baths, | B. C. ranges | cies of rack, which greatly ol the | chsined for eight days he was _releas d, act of treachery, sentenced him to death and after torturing him with hot irons actually carri im to the execution grounds. At almost the last minute the execution was stopped by the grand liama, who commu! the sentence to torture hy the “stretching log,” a spec: injured Mr. Landor’s spine and limbs. After bein, Mr. Landor has no fewer than 20 wounds as the result of his torture. dresses. “ ¥ pas The Goddess of Plenty. with a wave of couver. In discussing the railroad scheme he said: Fe “Two suryeys ‘are now being made from different puints on the Canadian Pacific. The latter company is making one of the sarvers and the government is making the other. It will neces+ sary to build only 90 miles of railroad to make a good rail and water route from the Canadian Pacific to Dawson City. The railroad can be operat the year round, but during the winter most of the water route will not be osen for steamboats. . “The chief object of the deputy minis- ter’s w stern visit is to inspect ngcontinental ich is 88 miles east of Van re The total length of the line will be about 600 miles.”” Year’s Wheat Crop. Chicago, Oct. 3.—The Orange Judd Farmer, in its final estimate of the year’s wheat crop, says that the figures based on actual threshing returns indi- cate a total yield of 589,000,000 bushels, of which 373,530,000 bushels is winter, and 215,470,000 bushels spring wheat. With the exception of Illinois and Mis- souri, the winter-wheat yield represents the full capacity of the soil. The epring wheat yield in Minnesota ana the Da- kotas has proved « 4 narrow escapes | families are home léss'snd 70 aniles west, was: practically .. out of existence. «+, - t Stony Mountain.the fire ran upon © form, where * stayed. At were licked up. A Card of Thanks. Editor, Sir—We desire to express our - ‘tude toward the many friends, who have'so kindly tendered their sympa- thies in our hour of trial. Among others, we wish esperially to thank Mr. and Mrs. Lane, Joseph Aguires, Mrs. B. Conklin, Mr, Mitchell, D. Wellington, and the members of the volunteer fire Ours, Mr, any Mas, Faep Winpsor. PECULIAR AND PERTINENT. , The French used the pigyele- in 1871, during the siege of Belfort, dispatches. e wheel adopted time was of course the “‘ordinary,” or high wheel. This was the earliest intro- duction of the cycle in the army. Ns ‘The tunncls of the world are estimat-' ed to number about 1142, with a total length of 514 miles. There are about 1,000 railroad funnels, 12 subaqveous the | tannels, 90 canal tunnels and 40 codalt tunnels, with aggregate lengths of about 350 miles. Good Job Printer Wanted. A union job printer can find auaedy employment. at top pay atthe © Bercorp job office. tt ——— id Air ticht heaters, steel lined at Hun- ter Bros. ———— ’ NEWS ABOUT THE CITY. Air tight heaters, steel lined at Hun- ter Bros. 2 w. i. Hane, wwho was isoui months ago hurt in a nger Co! at Northport by the carelessness of the. employes of the 8. F. &'N., left’. this morning for Spokane for medical treat- ment. Air tight heaters, steel lined at Hun- ter Bros. For.Sale Cheap. Residence lot 16, block 6, in original townsite. Apply at this office. Air tight heaters, steel lined at Hun- ter Bros. The ffice of City Scavanger is located Cc ial alley r to ley, next regate being only 129,000,000 bushel: @ shortage there is ia ameasure coun- Electric lights, | thy WALTER J. ROBINSON, Dated at Rossland this 2nd dey of per, A. D, 1897, Children’s kid gloves and ladies’ kid ves ter by the good yield in Neb- raska, Oregon and Washington. [ers aT, ae o Beatty's establis'iment. Orders for all kinds of wood taken for G. Pound. 10-2-1m. in| The report says the corn. crop is ex- Bros, | ceeding]; ? ontaide ly disappointing and an Air tight heaters, steel lined at Haun- ter Bros.