es :

LL 24 hak wary
THE ROSSLAND’ RECORD.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1900, PRICE 5 CENTS

CRONJE. fee exe we once =~ GASH FOR TOMMY

“The spirit in whicha brave,

strong nation should meet trial is . .
S I ANDS | admirably illustrated by the temper | Made by the Rossland Minstrels on
displayed by Canada. The war, if Their Tour:
it has done nothing else, has killed 4 :
A | B A political bitterness and mere party
‘ y strife in all colonies, The contrast
between Ottawa and Westminster TOTAL WAS OVER $1000

‘is painful and humiliating.”

; Buller Daily Gains Ground :
i ‘ ‘ ‘The Burnt Cork Artists Made Over $900 for
Roberts Fought Hitn ALL) cvisetes com, ree ate Ti tains Fant $09 ft
i if steady progress of the relief column aistcsd? Micjliad = Boeulie ot th Bownaazy

Sey _|is uninterrupted. The Boers on re’ Hospival—; of the Boun
Day Sunday at Paar- Tuesday were forced from their last Tour.

position south of the Tugela, resul-

ROSBLAND EVENING RECORD, FEBRUARY 21, 1970.

CHANCE MARCH : l such strides in B+ C. that it is im-.| api ema |

possible to forecast what a year

eyes ay i hee eh Jn e e : IT MAY..

Columbia & Western to be Transfored | GRONJE IN PERIL be of some interest to you to know that here

you may find just what you've been looking

(Continued from First page).

? e

smart maneuvering of the British | 9 P O T t 1 e T S -

mounted troops. !

Pormal Transfer From Construction to Opera-| Cecil Rhodes is expected to ar- | gh : Nir patterned Tapestry Por tiers,
ting Department Will'Bring Zarge Radue- | Five in Cape Town on the 24th. ie 000 oan eece: ore $3 5°
tien in Freight and Passenger -Rates—Now | Pidmier meee a Repulse. $5.00, $6,00, $8.00 up to - 2.50 a pair
Buuning in Geod Style. Further details of the attack made

by Colonel Plumer’s forces on the
Boer pesition defended by a 12-

d

ment possible, to enable an easy selection.

RATES WILL COME DOWN

223323233

and
Rufi 1 Ce d ‘ 22 date Covers from E feet

square, to 8x12. feet, fringed all

FOR ~S ed AT
J.W. Spring’s, the Leading Jeweler. -

NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE

combined, with

The ion of the Columbia & near Crocodile pools, not =

Western railway from West Rob- far from Gaberones, show that as
son to Midway will be tranaferred | the British were struggling up the round; ‘some handsome. designs and
from the construction to the opera- hill in the dark through a net of | a beautiful colorings, $1.00, $2: 00,
ting department of the C. P. R. on barbed wire, they alarmed the Boer | : e $2.50 up to $6.00.

March 1, being added to the divi- watchdogs, whe gave tongue. The | % ;

sion of which F. P. Gutelius is | Boers opened fire and the British —~—— agg,

superintendent. charged, but the Boers exploded | ® : : eS
The first consequence of this Sys ane nets ee es dam- : f ai | | Ss N°: Curtains, plain and dotted net;
ed.

Moderate! Prices

Protect Vousar

Vaccination Shields, Oarbolic Acid, Gum Camphor, oy
Qhloride ae » Copperas , Sulphur, Brimstone, deberg. . ting in the evacuation of Colenso,
Aasietees : . which was promp' ied by| The of the recent per-

GOODEVE Ww * Di t Tt ; — the Dublin fusiliers and Thorney- formances of the Rossland minstrels
ROS. isin 6G an =) sey croft’s horse. A Transvaal flag | have been settled by N. F. Ken-
‘ine & Stationers.
Wig It PAYS todeal with Goodeve Bros, OF ALL KINDS.

change, so far as the public is con- | #8 insertion and ruffles, lace edged;
ceruéd, will be a great reduction in full sized; $4.50 a pair; different qual-
both freight and passenger tariffs. < : : ities and better trimming, graded up
The construction department has Oliver Pea, an employe of Wel- to $6.00 per pair.

charged an arbitrary tariff, not ler's plumbing shop, was climbing i

He Fell trom the Bridge.

a eens sees
ppeals to... the kerchief inscribed with Gen. Bo- | gratifying showing.

being in a position to regularly
handle busi.ess. The regular tariffs
of the C. P. R. system will now be
extended to the new line, and
through rates will be made from all
points. This will mean a reduction

from the steps to the Earl street
bridge about 7:30 on Saturday
morning, his foot slipped and: he
fell to the ground, striking on his
head. His scalp was cut, his eye
blacked and his neck bruised, and

—~——

CLARK leaves today foi for New York to secure

jee ugiatics m Silk Waists, Tailor-1 made suite, atc, etc,

eady-to-wear department, ans some very

Ricetive specials for our tock.

<i SALE.

Boer Re-inforcements Driven Off)
or Captured---Buller Making

tha’s name. This is treasured as a
great trophy.

The Boers heavily shelled Hlan-
gwane hill and Colenso on Feb. 21
and the British advanced infantry
was subjected to a severe musketry

NOW BOMB ARDING FHIIM | 2s captured and atio a hand: | dal, the treasurer, and make a very

amount raised, over and above ex-
penses, was $1006.37, of which sum
$906.09 has been paid to the credit
of the Mansion House and $100.28
was paid to the Sisters’ hospital. -

The amount raised for the Man-

of about 50% in freight rates and he was unconscioue till noon on
from 8 cents to.5 cents a mile in Sunday.
passenger rates.

fire, but they had excellent cover sion House fund was as follows:
and the casualties were few. Rossland—
Hiow the Boer Flank Was Turnca. Contributions, __ including

_wi $rxo from J. L. Savage, s
New: York “Feb. 22: Winston Northport ......+-0+- '$ 330 9f

We have yet a big stock of fancy satin’ and felt Foot Headw a

‘Warmers which must be disposed of: ‘To induce buy- ) y:
ers-we-are offering them at COST, We invite one
and all to come and look over our stock. < By Associated Press,

THE BIG STO. E.

———— Hunter Brothers. <a

toZOperating Officers, ci ; ‘ ; for in the way of a new pair of Portiers or
a st ig LADYSMITH SAFE | g PEN PEPE those dainty Ruffled Net Curtains. We
— posaremae! have striven to procure the BEST assort-

The road has nowcaught up with Coleen ore caer Sabre
the arrears of traffic which ac Gold C John Kirkup to.the enemy’s reinforcements. The }-

Churchill sends from Chieveley

lated when it was first put in opera-
tion, and all business is now going
through in good shape. The Ross-
land merchants are building up a
good jobbing business in the Boun-
dary country under the improved
conditions.

is sending out notices of delinquent
personal property and income tax
due in Rossland, also of the same
taxes and real property tax in Ymir,
Erie, Salmo and other towns in his
district. The delinquent taxes
amount to about $2000 in Rossland

.| alone, some persons not having paid

THE BUSINESS OF TRE CITY.

St. Paul Strect Crosing—Grading of
Columbia Avenue,

The city council last evening ap-
proved the action of the board of
works in sending to Superintendent
Gutelius, of the C. & W. railway, a
letter asking him to place a watch-
man at the St. Paul street crossing,
pending a decision as to the perma-
nent protection to be provided.

It was ordered, at the request of
Mr. Gutelius, that steps be taken
for the removal of buildings from
the streets between Lincoln and
Washington streets, Second and
Third avenues, the city solicitor to
attend to the matter.

It was ordered that the north
side of Columbia avenue be graded
between Monte Cristo and Butte
streets, the -material excavated to
be used in filling Columbia avenue
between Monte Cristo and St. Paul
street. The regular street’ force
and teams are to be thus employed.

Notice from Premier Semlin was

read that W. F. McNeill and A. A. |*

Mackenzie had been appointed li-
censé¢ commissioners and John S.
Clute Jr. and Hector McPherson

for seven years.

MINOR MENTION,

W. R. Wright, of the drygoods
firm .of Holgtead & Wright, left
today for the east.

R. A. C. McNally has been ap-
pointed agent of the James Cooper
Manufacturing company, Limited,
to succeed James D. Sword.

‘W. M. Warner of Sandon is in
the city.

Mayor L. A. Manly of Grand
Forks came in on Tuesday night.
Neil McCallum of Columbia is in
town.

E. W. Ruff, agent of the Red
Mountain railroad, has gone to
Spokane.

§o Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromine Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to'cure. 25¢. E.
W. Grove's signature is on each
box.

For Sale-—Dry slabs, $3.50. per.
cord, Also dry wood. Leavs_ or-
ders at Embleton’s store, Le Roi

oevccnneoneoseseesseoeseoososneceenses

This department

..5OC. per Month
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“Record”
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G

1 Kelly-Kenny, in his pur-

C. O. LALONDE, The Reliable Foot-Fitter.

suit of G al Cronje, caught his

NOW OPEN DAILY.

8:00 to 5:30 p.m. 8:00 to 10:00 p. m._Stindays, 3:00 to 8:0 p. in

SEASON TICKETS.

will be sold for the renzainder of the season, At ‘the Rink, as follows? =

Gentlemen, $3; Ladies; $1.50; Children, $1.25.

rear guard at Klip drift and fol-
lowed the burghers to the Boers’
laager at Koodoosrand. The drift!
action began at daybreak, the
mounted infantry driving the Boer
rear guard up the river towards the
main body, while another body of
d infantry don
the right front -and flank of ‘the
Boers. The British main body ad-
vanced to outflank the Boers’

river.
General. : Kelly-Kenny, having
;seized.two drifts, found the Boers

Paardeberg Drift, Feb. 21.—|result was most satisfactory. The

laager on the north bank of the’

Boers were driven off in all direc-
tions, losing a good many killed
and wounded, and about 50 prison-
ers, who say they arrived from
Ladysmith two days ago by rail-
road. They also say it was our ar-
tillery fire which caused them to
abandon the kopjes they were- oc-
cupying. Our loss was two officers,
Captain Campbell, of the Ninth
Lancers, and Lieutenant. Houston,
of the artillery, and four ‘men, all
slightly wounded.”
| Cronje’s Eseape Impossible.
London, Feb. 22, 1.45 p.m.—Act
ig to g al ion, - to-.
day 5 would” surely, would bring a

‘ i} and ordered an
attack with the Highland. brigade
on the left and General Knox's

SS

JSI

We are now opening up in Rossland with a
complete’ stock of

Most Completely

——

The Clarendon Cafe
eae

First-Class in Every Respect. Open Day and Night.

Rooms for Banquets and Dinner Partios:

CUNLIFFE & ABLETT,
ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS.

All classes of Repairs and Constraction Work Undertaken.

Ore Oars, ‘Wheels and. Axles, Buckets, ant, Shatting; 3 nts and Pullers, iZipe work
a specialty. they ‘Pumps kept in stock. ts for Wm. Hi

Mig. Co.'s Malls, tp aoe eataes, "ito,
‘Third Avenue, Rossland,

brigade on the center and right,
while General Smith-Dorrien’s brig-
ade crossed the river and

from Field Marshal Rob-
erts explaining the fighting of the
past few days and giving the eager-
ly awaited status of the conflict with
General Cronje. All the’ war

along the north bank, On both
the north and south banks the
ground is level. The advance
across this was deadly and the Brit-
ish losses were heavy. The battle
was an exact replica of the battle of
Modder river. The soldiers were
under fire all day long, and all the
fighting had no definite result, as
the Boers’ laager was well barri-
caded and they remain there. The
British guns shelled the laager vig-
orously and the Boers confessed to
a loss of over 800 men.

Monday, when General Cronje

| asked-for an armistice. The sheii-

d| office’s i ation was said to

The terrific shelling was resumed| |

point to General Cronje’s escape
being impossible, and it is now
generally taken for granted that
Lord Roberts has him surrounded.
But the continued silence, broken
only by a laconic list of casualties,
tries the nation’s nerves. All the
critics of the afternoon papers urge
rushing reinforcements to Roberts,
so that he may be able to risk much
in endeavoring to inflict a decisive
defeat before the Boer forces, gath-
ering from every quarter,strengthen
Cronje’s threatened force.
Relief of Ladysmith Sure.

Gen. Buller’s apparent failure to
prevent the Boers from slipping

camp a long dispatch which is
printed in the World and in which
he says: ‘The late success should
notinduce the government to re-
lax its military preparations. The
first object before everyone is to
bring this horrible war to an end,
and the shortest way is to pour a
continuous stream of men and guns
and supplies into the Cape.  Mean-
while there are many encouraging
signs that the Boers are iH

Minstrel show, less ex-
PENSES. weeeeeeeeceere 244 63

Total ......eece cent 8 575 54
ON TOUR,

Trail—
Contributions ...........$ 80 40
Minstrel show, less one--
third general expenses, 60 80
Grand Forks— .
Contributions. .....6+ « 83 35
Minstrel show, less one-
third general expenses, 107 54

The sky already brightens with
promise of victory and peace.

“Our losses in the fight for Hus-
sar Hill were about fifty. All the
fighting was conducted: at long
rifle range; At last, - for. the first
time during these Operations, we
had found the Boer flank and had
placed’a strong force at right an-
gles to his main position. The
fruits of this were plucked on the

yard began an attack across the
Nek on Monte Cristo. The guns
and the other brigades assisted,
The Boers commenced a rear guard
action, which degenerated rapidly
into flight. The whole line of
abandoned trenches, two miles long,

assaulting brigade of three men.
river at great speed with disor-
der, but bravely covered their ar-

tillery. The British loss was com-

Hildyard’s brigade, which gallantly
stormed the key.of the p

The Boers then fled across the

Gr
Contributions ....+.sse08 49 95

Total .......65-2+-.8 381 14
Less deficit at Greenwood *
on minstrel: show....+. 50 59

aq Net.total.on.tour. ...F 330.55
SUMMARY,
Mansion House tund—

From Rossland........--$ 575 54
From tour..ssecseseseee 33° 55

18th (Sunday) when General Hild- Total .....-+++++++-$ 906 09

Sisters’ hospital—
From Rossiand....-.++. 100 28

Grand total.........$1006 37
The proceeds of the Thursday
performance were given to the Man-
sion House fund; of the Friday per-
formance to the Sisters’ hospital; *

were captured with a loss to the| and of the Saturday matinee to de-

fray expenses of the tour. From
the receipts at each town visited on
tour were deducted the expenses at
that town and one-third of the gen-
eral expenses. This explains the

paratively small, chiefly in General | gegcit at Greenwood, which, how-

ever, was almost balanced by the

‘*[he Boer flank has been com-

cash contributi d there.

= ing was d Tuesday, over
fifty puns pouring lead into the
Boer camp.

police commissioners. avenue.. de
The city clerk was instructed to . = DS
i For the Ladles. .

round to assist Gen. Cronje creates | pletely turned, strong defe po-| ro ‘TION
no little comment. The relief of | sitions have been captured, and} -
Ladysmith is now taken to bea | valuable positions for future ad- | ‘The House Getting Down to Business—

INTERNATIONAL Helleving Force Driven Of. matter of course, and likely to befvanee secured. The Boers have | © Mume’s Suppression of Facts

5 tL A London, Feb. 22.—3:37 p- m-—|announced before the end of the | been put to flight fur the first time Special to the Record,

e A special dispatch from Paardeberg, | week, but it is quite within the |in Natal since Elandslaagte. _ Brit- Victoria, Feb. 22.—The house
dated Wednesday, Feb. 21, says:| probabilities that severe fighting | ish soldiers sle t last night in Boer | this afternoon is proceeding to the
Week bedinntng Monday, Feb. 12, and Saturday Matinee at 2130. Co dant Botha has been at- ain occur previous to the relief, | tents on top of the captured hills, | consideration of the redistribution
wi - 7 In in Zinn and. Ca Cassidy's Musical Travesty . tempting to relieve Cronje. There | while the detachments to be sent | from which they can see right into bill, although Turner and Higgins.

: has been severe fighting. General|by Gen. Buller to reinforce Lord | Ladysmith. All ranks are encour- | objected strongly to doing so with-
74 | [ nh Botha’s force is scattered with| Roberts subsequent to the relief are | aged and now perhaps, with God's out proper notice.

e heavy losses.” likely to meet with serious resis- help, we shall succeed.” Higgins also rose to a question
eee tance in the passes of the Drakens- Heavy Lose at Rensburg of privilege and took exception to
berg, in. which fairly powerful bur-| - London, Feb. 22,—An additional | the bers nt anaiee of mines
. “|gher forces remain. Boer reports | jist of casualties sustained b the | in withholding the returns asked for
er ee ae eae Gen say Gen. Joubert’s nerves are .un-| British troops during thelr oy cat by him. He charged Hume- with
‘ ral Cronje’s position is unchanged. strung and that he no longer exer- | from Rensburg on Feb. 15 shows the suppression of information. or-

© 2 ° cises the chief command. that 14 men were killed and that dered by the house.
Cape Rebels Will Surrender 158 members of the Wiltshire and

in Rossland. Su-
We carry all of the Latest ° :

Horsreap & Wricxt,

write to the several land owners in-
terested in the disputed land titles, New line of ladies’ spring jackets : "
pointing out inaccuracies in some of | ATE just to hand. Also a big line
their statements as to the cause of {Of ladies’ wrappers. A hundred Sh t M
delay in settlement and asking them | and fifty New Idea patterns just re- * ee usic, an O it 1 S.
tot nite in pertecting title without ceived.
delay. . 7 . Central Drygoods Store, corner V iolins, Guitars,
Lhe city solicitor was authorized | First avenue and Washington 9 9
to obtain from the registrar-general | street.
the: information needed by the city Accordec on Ss A t h
a ao , Autograp Ss
Mineral Output of 1. 0. in 1900, Record often, Romstans | s12t dap . Beer Kopje Captured.
cee as Mouth Organs, Perth, eb, 0S
A rough estimate of output for 9

Tenders will be received a at ‘on the under-

the year 1900 would place the out- | signed for fir or ta ance by the under:
put from lode mines at something fof to be delivered fo elas ne WES, dison ra oO hon f
tt, y Clerk, P J 3 Jo

Quick Work, and

Records and Supplies ro every deséription, to Basement
be followed later with N . . Postoffice

. Planes and Organs s. Bullding.

Neat Execution.

like the polos figures: Roberts Bombarding Cropje

=— :

Noes e 5 99 . London, Feb. 22.—4:17 p- ™—| 4 dispatch from Starspruit, dated ‘Worcestershire regiments are mis- i; ae ;
: The war office has received from er * A fi fi hi ie Cowan Music Co., opposite

New Scenic Effects, Feb. 21, says. ‘The prominent | 5!ng.. The latter fact confirms the | 5, B: : ¢

Galan © Lord Roberts the following mes-| .yejs in this district intend to sur- | Boer reports that a number of pris- unter Bros.,are going out of bus-

Music, Ballets, etc. - rebels in this district intend to sur- iness and are offering the entire

which was delayed in trans-
sage, y! render, and the Stormberg rebels | oners had been captured by them. stock of musteal insteumients, in-

maleic February sth Wed-| vill shortly lay down their arms.” Roberts Praises Canadians cluding autoharps, guitars, violins,
nesda: : i
eyes Yay afternoon I Praise for tho Canadians Ottawa, Feb. 22.—His . excel-| graphophones, mandolins and sheet

was satisfied by a careful recon-| There have been many euloglstic lency, the governor-general, has | music, at a sacrifice.
received the following telegram from

naisance in force of the enemy's po-| references to Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s rela, MarihialRatiertit

ington. AT TRAIL sition, that 1 could not assault it|and other Canadians’ speeches on Ladies and gentlemen, call on
THE LEADING HOTEL without very heavy loss, which I} the subject of the losses of the “Paardeberg, Feb. 22.—The Can-| Harris & Wentworth, at W. T.
A Headquarters for Commer- was most anxious to avoid. Ac-| Canadians in South Africa, concern- adian regiment has done admirable | Lougheed & Co.’s, and find how to
cial Men....Splendid Sample Rooms. dingly I decided to bombard him |ing which, curiously enough, there | Service since arriving tp South Afri- | get an elegant tailor-made suit for
UNEXCELLED TABLE, Joun Haverty, Proprietor. | with artillery and turn my attention!is not a single word, official or (Continued on Fourth page.) sec, Columbia avenue E.
7

Rossland . . . «$6,000,000
Nelsoo. . + 2,000,000
Slocan. -. + 2,000,000 N
~., Boundary .. + 2,000;000
Other districts. +++ 1,500,000 ‘of 100 bo miners in

NOTICE.
OTICE is hereby
Light

roposed points at aes diversion
‘4000 feet above
$13,500,000 {3 feet above, the Tete ee ape east and west
~ Dare thie soth day of Jan

This estimate is subject to two OF J Era, Cabot.

pessible modifying factors, first the Witness: o. Ansorr. lanaging-Ditector.

céutinuance or settlement of the |——-
labor troubles, which are affecting
Ea o a cere. Cowan Music
Nelson _ districtsj: and second the Coatracter and Builder. a 9

No advatice in Prices. God Save the Queen.

Thorough instructions will be given on all leading instruments.

possibility of much larger returns -Eatimates eiyen ef gn Contra *ofany
from the Boundary and other dis- ortogabing tates Spectatty
tricts. ~ Quartz milling is makiog Lot a Tinpuon AGU.

Address: West Columbia Avenue, opposite Hunter Bros...

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