“ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, SEPTEMBER .20' 1900 UNIQUE EXEROIRE, GENERAL TUMULT [= v1 nero esse on Subterranean Fire. ing Glory, 5000, 7}4c; Winnipeg’ ese sédesepbeesoorccotee 00 86, Total sale, 40,600 shares. | 6:30 P, M, “ELAS STARE, CLORES maa 6a pram ’ ROSSLAND'S BIG STORE, S 5 BIG STORE, Those much desired Scotch Homes Chevoits for Fall and Winter pra 8 38 ba) 8 Sg oe will qu the superiority of these it:portea stuffs in point of Style, Finish & ed STOCK SALES The fire department was called ARE LIVELY Athabasce j out for a unique bit of exercise this Big Three forenoon in extinguishing a fire in a Bleck Fall: bed of turf or peat just where the Galltornis 14 ‘Field: railroad crosses Washington street. Gari {Camp Mek In making the cut for the roadbed Non Ba at that point a considerable mass of loose turf, stumps and debris was deposited on the lower side of the road. Several times during the dry weather this his ignited from sparks from a passing locomotive, and this morning it was smoking quite fiercely. The department attacked it with full stream and heavy pres- Sure and the scene from’the bridge- Boers Are Scattering Wildly In All Directions. , E ROSSLAND RECORD. _ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, t900 Bl T Demand Continues Good with Giant Exciting Interest. Buns ang Wear are ickly see PRICE § CENTS LAURIER TALKS = yoL, 6. ‘NO. 18, LORD ROBERTS’ REPORT | SEE They Recognize Hopelessness of Their Cause and Abandon Thelr Guns. © The local stock market continued very active today, the total sales! su amounting to 40,600 shares. Of these 18,000 were in Giant, for which there is a strong demand. It is understood that there. is to .be a| Mountel overhead inded old prosp ing Saturday night for the pur- of hydraulic mining. The entire | pose of considering the sale’ of the Fy bank was washed away and the turf Giant to the Eastern “men who hav: left thoroughly saturated, E : ANE a bondonit. _Ifitis not taken up there are men here ready to make another deal, ~ (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 20,—Lord Roberts cables as follows: “OF three thousand Boers who vetreated from Komatipoort before the British advance from Machado- dorp, seven hundred have entered Portuguese territory, others have deserted in various directions, and the balance are reported te have crossed the Komati river and to be ‘ ‘ ¥ ie Europe. pying spurs‘of L moun- tain south of the railway. A gen- eral tumult seems to have occurred when they recognized the hopeless- ness of their cause. Their long toms and field guns have been destroyed and nothing is lett of the Boer army but a few marauding bands. Kelly- Kenny is dealing with one of these which occupies a position at Doern- berg.” ; ah THEY ARE INEXPENSIVE AN INCREASE OF WAGES | SURE WAR MANY NEW NOMINATIONS The Prices are Most Reasonable, froin $7 to $15 for the Suit. “8 98 98 96 o¢ gs YET RELIABLE B: =e Sia a sl a Wied Bl Trying to Adjust Difficulty TT neste EST : g sunt ent e Situation fr i i a jeads Ission. P. BURNS & CoO. i@g - rs cere “v"| Positive Declaration of TELE [nnn smn nate» comnteson, WHOLESALE MARKET — Chinese Minister at vm nor wer [GOAL TROUBLESJHE THINKS —— | . IT MEANS Addresses a Big Meeting in 1 HUNTER BROTHERS, Without One. 6 + , In the Mines. Toronto. agreed Pork tid Veet —_ "ae ) London OUTCOME OF ASSAULT 3 te RX Oe 69 New Charch Bell, Father Welch, of the church of the Sacred Heart in this city, is expected to return shortly from While there he ordered a bell from the .well ‘known firm of Mears & Strainbank, London, and it will be hung here in a belfry built especially for it. “It is in com- memoration of the closing year of the nineteenth century. and will be suitably inscribed. le Zepublie the Parties. it. Blmo Consolidated, 2, R 1. WK RR There has also been a lively de- mand for Morning Glory, the price ranging as high as 8c yesterday Today it is firm at .7¢ asked 2 6c bid, ? Gr ] a 2 NOTE PAPERS & | atest KHAK PLAYING CARDS | over ries our selection of Boxed Note Papers and Enve'opes embrace ali the t things in Shape, Color and Quality. It looks well and costs newnore to use, Call-and see our UP-TO-DATE STATIONERY. raat GOODEVE BROS. S22: “IT PAYS TO DEAL WITH GOODEYE'S.” OTS S at Fe Sak, RF em otwkS he (By, Associated Preas.) New York, Sept. 21.—The Philadelphia & Reading Coal Co. has decided to raise the wages of their employes ten percent. The advance will begin from this morning. , It ig believed n0 that, when the increase of wages is made! known, all the company’s miners will re- turn to, work and the five mines ; Ronshanit: Ri RETAIL MARKETS : ossland, rail elson, -' Ymir,. | ;Kaslo, — Sz ‘<3 Denver, Silverton, "Cascade City, Grand dens New 3 Greenwood, Phonix, Midway, Camp McKinney, Revelstok & Ferguson, and Vancouver. ie Montreal, Sept. 21.—Hon. Sit Wilfred Laurier opened the Quebec political campaign by a speech in Sohmer park last evening; a con- servative estimate of the number of people is placed at between ten and fifteen thousand people. The pre- mier dwelt at length upon what had been done by it as regards the tariff, the school question, the labor questions and other questions of equal importance to the Dominion. He felt confident that the electorate of the Dominion would sustain, his party at the polls, Mr. Fielding also d the ig and exp a confidence that the Liberals would gain a number of seats. Ottawa, Sept. 21.—R. C. Clute, Bis Resignation Accepted. The Presbytery for this district yesterday afternoon 1 the resignation of the Rev D. | McG. Gandier and aprointed the Rev. Mr. Colqut d until the committee on supply can arrange to The Arlington,s ¢ © « «4 have the pulpit filled. Mr. Colqu- : 4 Following are today’s sales ‘and quotations: * r William Donald, Mgr.,,Rosslatd Branch, Construed by Diplomat to Be a Gratuitous Insult to the ro ere tae ata of coal Chinese Flag supply is apparent from the capa- — rs city of the Philadelphia & Reading |; mines, which, it is estimated, can easily supply fifty percent of coal necessary for’ the requirements of eastern cities, i : fh making, the ten percent ad- | Rossland Sates. NOTES ABOUT PROPLE. Sales today on the local excl were as follows!, Giant, 1000, 2000, 314% 5000, 3346, 5000, 5000, 336c; Rambler-Cariboo, 2000, 2614c, 2000, 26c, 2000, 25 7c; Centre Star, 100, $1.67; IX L, 1000, 14%c; Morn- Ecce aresiet a B. C. Mosby of Spokand is in the city today. Arthur E. Rowland of Toronto was in the city yesterday. J. B. Morris of M the visitors in the city. ‘To Convey Kruger Perim, Sept. 20.—The Dutch cruiser Gelderland is going to Dela- goa bay in order to-take on board former President Kruger and con- vey him to Holland. Dealing with Plowers London, Sept. 20.—On the sub- ject of the Johannesburg’ plot to houn has filled the position of mis- ny sionary to the miners for several months. . . The Leading Hotel af Trall . . Headqliarters for Gommercial Men . » Splendid Sample: Rooms . . Arve. | ited ele It will pay you to buy enough writ- ing paper to last you myear OF more. any of the different lines of in this stock, the prices are x0 low you In short, if you want anything in pond in cannot afford to pass them by. ORS, and get ont quick, | Therefore the | are most tempt Hy that they are Fine lnspcctan ARROWHEAD & KOOTENAY LANDING, HOTEL AND BUSINESS LOT, on Columbia avenue, good busi- _ Ress property, $6000 St. Paul; Saturdays for Montreal and Bos- ton: Mondays and Thursdays for Toronto. Same cars pass Revestoke one day earlier. . CONNECTIONS: BUSINESS BLOCK AND. LOT ++ -ROSSLAND. onOolanti =. 11:05 will easily. prove. An opportunit: PP! the situation showed that in com- edy as well.as drama the company are thoroughly at home. Miss Mathes as Charice fully answered the description, of her photo. Her acting was delightful, bright and natural. The lady of spirit -was “cleverly done by Miss D'Este and Miss Emma Mathes was a lively | « maid. The male characters with- out exception were cleverlyhandled. | n There are many requests for an- Stayed Home.” **Was She to Blame” a well-known and successful play. houscs are the rule and tonight | y, S. » Sep 24, and continuing the entire week, Drews’ theatre company in reper- toire. giveto the Rossland theatre goers some of the latest eastern successes such as ‘‘Just Before Dawn,” “‘Quo Vadis,” the great Christian play, Cristo,” ‘Silver King” and other that.on Monday night he will pre- other performance of ‘Why. Smith | sent'the'great melo-drama dealing Tonight’s bill is] with capitol and labor, ‘Just Befure Dawn,’” Crowded special scenery for each production. Popular prices of 25 and 50 cents R. E. French presents Russell & Mr. French is prepared to ‘Shadows of a Gieat City,” “Monte oted plays. Mr. French announces The company carries : will.p bly be no °P of this Kind. may ‘never ‘occur in again, ‘There are a number of nice In this stock, and these things pings : go first; so donot wait, but come at gnee to the half-price’ sule nt Wal- EVERYTHING CASH ONLY H. S, WALLACE Wallace Building, Columbia Avenue. ill prevail. Seats will be on sale Y ‘CHAS. E. BENN net income, +. ROSSLANI\, +r 19:10 about 18 percent per annum, M Brice lorning train daily for and from Nels + — $12000 | from Crows Nest Line, and for Revelstoke, alam Line and Pacitic Coast. Daily (ex- cept Sunday) tor Kasto and (except Mon- TWO SPLENDID LOTS on’ Le| Monday) from Sandon and ‘Sloean Points » Roi ave at - $500 each Afternoon train daily for and from Nelson, Main Line, and Pacitic Coast. Daily Sunday y TWO ACRES, close to town in a . desirable location, Can be plat- ted, + - - $400 (except ¥) for and from Boundary Points rom Kaslo, and (except Saturday) for Sandon and Sloean Points, . 4 hrs-Nelson to Rossland-hrs 4 For rates,tickets and full information ap- ply to Depot or City Agt. Rosstand, or . LINCOLN STREET.: ~~ List your properties’ with us, we |E: J. COYLE, have buyers, AG.PA., G W. F. ANDERSON, Vancouver, B.C, nes Nelson, B.C. for Crows Nest Line and from. Revelstoke, '| * “NORTH COAST J W. HILL? General Agent, Srokane, A.D. OHABLTO! Tourist Cars pass Medicme Hat daily for | Palouse& ‘Daily exce all oth daily. ie heady, tne a CITY TICKET OFFICE, ZEIGLER BLOCK, - Carner{Howard and Riversi © Try Our Electric Lighted LIMITED” With New ‘Observation Car: INA.G.PoAsy ide. = ” LINGOLN ST. AND. on some Very Fine wnousn> MJ, OHEARN Sse 82 for; Iteertainly fs here among the immense variety of styles, patterns we. have instock; There are sume STARTLINGLY LOW PRIGES.. Shirts here.,, You ought to see them. NISHER. vance in wages the officials of the Reading company do not take ‘the ground that itis sub: ission to the | demands of the workers. The-'em- ploy s of this company are paid on what is known as the sliding scale. when asked the meaning of the re- : ? ported bombardment Mee the Pei| Washington, Sept. 21.—A_ cabi- Tang and Lu Tai forts, declared ; net meeting was held today and the that if the imperial defences at the following announcement was made: Pei Ho had heen riddled with shells] ‘‘The government has reached a by the allies, China should immedi- determinution relative to the Chi- It will be made At Hazleton, = Sept. 21.—The Hazleton, Pa., G. ‘B. Markle & Ca. mines, how- ately declare war against the. pow- ers which participated in the as- sault. ‘It is incomprehensible, eviicy- reported 2: many, spdditional men-working in their collieries but would not give figures. John said he, ‘and constitutes a gratuitous insult to China’ ” ne : Li Muag’s Arrival. _ GLOTHIER, HATTER AND FUR Markle said today that his employes| ‘Tong Ku,Sept. 19, via Shanghai, were beginning to realize that they Sept. 20,—Li Hung Chang arrived were being hoodwinked: and < made | on Tuesday at the Taku anchorage, MORNING, NOON % NIGHT | vase WE ARE AT IT... | We are looking for your Diationd Mounte, d We do the Finest Class of | ing Order. this Work in the Kootetays. you don’t want anything in this line. ‘just now 3 remember us when yot do. : Probably EWERT BROS JEWELERS AND ENGRAVERS. tools of by the labor leaders nlow here... where he was visited ‘by Rear Ad- miral-Remey.and the Russian flag captain. He proceeded: to Tong Ku today. He was received with no special honors. More Men Out. 7. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 21.—The collieries of the West End Coal Co. ducti in its’ furnace today but the mines are still in operation. All the other mines in the district are idle. Rabject to Strike. farad th: c Gon. Chaffee's weport. Washington, Sept. 21.—The fol- lowing dispatch has been received fram Gen. Chaffee: ~ ere “Taku; via Pekin, Sept: 19.— nese situation. public as soon as it can be commun- + Hicated to the powers interested.” been, prepared. It is known that three notes have One in reply to the German proposition, one bearing upon. the last Russiaa proposal and ‘one relative to the communication fromthe Chinese government de- livered by Minister Wu. Pel Tang Opens Fire. Rerlin, Sept. 21.—A dispatch re- ceivid hére from Taku,dated today, says: “Yesterday evening the Pei Tang forts opened fire on the Russian in- fantry camp, wounding 25 men. Since early this morning a” German howitzer battery has been shelling New York, Sept. 2t.—Grove D.| The Rockhill-Wilson expedition has thé torts and the town.” Curtis, of the. firm of Curtis & Blaisdell says that 95 per -cent of the firms who made contracts with large consumers were protected by a clause invariably insisted upon that all ag should be void SUPPLIES FOR * “THE MINES in ‘case of a strike. The other five per cent would probably be upheld by the courts. im pleading ‘usages Sales of Machinery Indi- of the trade.” Cushion W. H. SEALS, MANUFACTURED ON SHORT NOTICE Rubber Stamps Made to Order and mounted on the latest improved Air Ink and Ink Pads. Mounts, also Daters, S. GAVIN, . NOTARY AND CORPORATION TELEPHONE 20 OR 98. . With the Record. . cate Active Devel- ‘Fen Colteries Cloned, opment. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 21—Five more collieries were effected by the strike this morning. From 5,000 to [THEY DECIDE There is hardly any better index TO REMAIN - Men Are to Stay in - South Africa. Colonel. Otter and 300 Q. C., Toronto; D. I. Mune, New Westminster, B. C.; and Ralph Smith, M. P. P., have been appoint- ed a commission to iavestigate and report upon Chinese immigration. ‘Toronto Central Liberals. “Toronto, Sept. 21.—Toronte Cen- tral Liberals are making efforts to induce Ed. Gurney of the Gurney Stove Co. to contest that constitu- ericy at the generalclections: The - constituency has been vacant since the death of G. H. Bertram, M. P., Liberal. Hon. John Ross Robin- son, M. P., and Conservative for Tcronto east has declined renomin- ation Pridebam of Fallerton. St. Mary, Ont., Sept. 21.—South Perth Conservatives have chosen Wm. Prideham, ex-M. P., of Ful- lerton township to oppose D. J- Orb>-M. P., Liberal, at the general elections. MeCook of Geneva. North Bay, Sept. 21.—-Nipissing Liberals yesterday nominated Mr. C. A; McCook, of Geneva Lake, to oppose John Watson, M. P.. at the next general elections. : Liberals at Walland. : Wellaad, Sept. 21.—W. M. Ger- man, M. P. P,, has accepted the Liberal. nomination to oppose W. MbCleary, M. P. efuse to Endorse Him. Ottawa, Sept. 21,—The Trades ~ and Labor Congress refuse to en- strikers. Twenty working. Watehman Shot. Shamokin, P. A. Sept. Evans Davis, a watchman, we through the collieries. six shots, at the fleeing sssassi wDress Yours Dressing Table trom Our Sune epg icles. There bs Jp ve havn't got Stock of ‘Toilet Ar- thing you want that. Brashes, Seaps, Tollet Waters, Perfumes, Powders and Den - tlirices } ruere are many pretty things for Rl among thent ROSSLAND DRUG CO. « - Phone 185- 123 E, Columbia Ave. mile on hands and knees for aid. View of Operators. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 21—T issued this 10,000 men have joined the nine collieries ofthe Reading company are still 2 shot early this ‘morning by an un- known person as he was patrolling Davis saw a man running toward the engine house and before he fell to the ground from exhaustion, he fired but none of the bullets tuok effect. The colliery is in fan isolated place and Davis was compelled to crawl a to the aggressive activity ot the rhe firms that handle such things. Consulting this index it is evident that the mings in and around Ross- land are pushing actively forward. In addition to the new equip t AS mines'than the supplies of machin-|: ery and equipment ordered through |; dorse the candidature of Dr. Har- graves, in Center Toronto, because he had not beeu a ‘member of any labor union for one year. . By Associated Press. Ottawa, Sept, 21,—Fourteen of- ficers, including Col, Otter, and ‘about 300 non-commissioned offi- ‘cers and men have elected to eon- tinue service in South Africa. — Funeral Of Sirs. Boyd. The funeral services in memory of which has already been mentioned ordered 25 new drills for the Le im, ‘5 substantial, improvements 10 Old Highland at Ainsworth. the Slocan, he “Judging by our own business,’ coal op the Kand Drill company has just Roi mine. They are also putting in a new plant for the Hall mines at Camp McKinney, and are installing the At t ame time their books are cov- Sed ais orders: for minor equip- ment supplies from various parts of Mrs. John Boyd, deceased, were held at 10 o'clock this morn- ing from the Methodist church, a large number of friends being presen. The services were post poned from yesterday on account of Mes. Boyd's daughter, who ar- rived from Montana last night. At Biack Hear Dam. Elder W. C. Young, of the Sev- enth Day Adventists, will baptize a number of candidates in Buck Bear dam, The charge to the candidates will be given in the hall this evening. — Two Shifts at Work. Two shifts are at work on the Big Four, directly west of the Le Roi No. 1 and No. 2. Work is be- * ling prosecuted on No, 2 tunnel, and ore is being stacked on the dump Obstructing the Street. The'city authorities are resolved to entorce the ordinance for keeping the streets clear. Contractor Copp said a rep! ‘ive of the terests. (Cc don Fourth page.) forward to their full capacity.” diy iy today, ‘“‘—f have never known the outlook so good: for our mining in- New work is opening up on every-hand, and. the older and il} ished mines are pushing was cited to appear this morning for leaving a pile of sand on Colum- bia avenue after he had been notifi- ed tu remove it. He was dismissed with costs and a caution from the court, for shipment. This tunnel is in about 115 feet, and the ledge which is about 45 feet wide on the surface, is being crosscut. The latest gen- eral assay averages from $11 to $62 in gold and $3.80 to $10 in copper.