ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, MARCH 2, 1990. Don’t Burn ee ity expensive and dan; erous, to sa nothing of the trouble an Ulsagreeabl task of cl Steaming Famps. Yor e pl Oil our ‘ nea in “Estimates furnished for Witla and lighting Steam MiatwreGanledivatec and Li Electric Power supplied for Mining and Manufacturing purposes. Ttis much cheaper than st terin case ot trouble wi 10S, bet! Rossland Water and ‘Light Go. inhts, teleplione No. oe Pyrean Sa m., and6 p.m. ighting, Steam Fixtures carzied in stock. cam. — Motors for sale or rent. OD. Mey iit find nt and much «cheaper to Use Use Electric. Use Electric Lights WITH CHEERS AND TEARS Continued from First Page. floor and two in the half story above. It will have a four foot verandah all around, with a sloping roof curved away, on the British right front. Promised Holp Never Came. respondent, telegraphing frum Paardeberg Feb. 27, says: just been related to me by General A. G, Creelman, CREELMAN & BEAM, CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS. Estimates. fag hed on bing promptly attended to, Office and shoe Commercial Cayrt. rear Alham ahotgl, ¥-U. Boxats. George Beam all _kinds of ort Jobe i |Rolt & Grogan FOR RENT. i Oifice on tirst Noor Burns’ Block. jie Ae rooms on second floor Burns’ | “FOR SALE. | | Lurze Warehouse in center of town. [Seven-roomed Dwelling houte, plastered, i furnished throughout, good locality. nt Hed ard Saloon on Second pyetine. —A splendid business ophortunt W. Ht FALDING, Accountant, Insurance and Mining Agent and Auctioneer. Manag ‘r Rossland Opera House. AGENT: Sun Life Assurance Co., of Canada. The Canada Accident Assurance Co., Accident, Liability and Diate Glass.) AND SOO LINE. The direct route from KOOTENAY COUNTRY, 10 all points EAST AND WEST. First-class Sleepers on all trains from Revelstoke and Keotenay Landing. TOURIST CARS ass Medicine Hat. daily), for St, Paul: Sund Bats Mesticine Hats (dally, tor Sty. 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Trains depart from Spokane as folluws: ‘o. 1 Westbound, «t 9:55 p.m. No. 2 Eastbound, at 7:2 For farther information’ time, cards. me; and tic! iekete, apply: | tg anents oi the E. W. Kuff, Agt. R. M. Ry., Roseland, B. 0. * 3. W. HILL, General Agent, Spokane, Wo A. D. CHARLTON, Acot. Gen. 2ass Agt., Portland, @ ze. ‘Plumbing Shon. | be ciaaeicn: , opp. Burns’ market. | Clay Pipe and Fittings i for Chimneys. | ——— ee Sanitary Plumbing a Specialty. Telephone No, 27. P. O. Box 27 Le Roi Livery, Feed & Sale Stables. JOHN F, LINDBURG .. ...PROPRIETOR * Heavy Transferring- First-class Saddle & Pack Horses. STABLES: Commercial Alley. "Phone No, 39. Postoftice Box 16. Cronje’s aide-de camp. ic communication with - General Dewet, who, he supposed, Zwas bringing up reinforcements. Yes- terday Cronje ‘heliographed_ that, unless he was relieved immediately, rhe would feel bound to. surrender. General Déwet replied with a cheering message, urging him to hold on ionger and that he would soon be relieved, but totally failed to effect any diversion. “The . mounted infantry today reconnoitred the.. Boers ‘approach- ing trom the south, and after draw- ing a shell fire, returned. “The prisoners all appear to’ re- gard the blow as severer than it is regarded by the British.» General Cronje's aide-de-camp stated today that he believed the Free State would continue to fight as long as the. Transvaal wished. On the other hand, many Free. Staters are anxiously asking for copies of Lord Roberts’ proclamation.” Next Battle Near Wyndburg. London, March 2.—2 p. m.— With no prospects -of any - exciting news coming in from Ladysmith in the near future, ‘all eyes tura once more towards Field Marshal Lord Roberts and his advance’ into the Orange Free State. The critics of the afternoon newspapers are al- Butte Hotel. Columbia Ave., west. HEADQUARTERS ror MINERS Bar stocked with Chotvest Wines, Liquors and Cigar: FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT in connection, Thomas Shanks, Proprietor. CLASSIFIED. Advertisements under this head inserted at the rate of One Cent a Wont. Nothing taken fos fess than 25 cents, Six insertions, $1.00. MISCELLANEOUS, ind typist if desires, ‘most imous in expecting the main stand of the Boers to occur at Wyndburg, or in its vicinity. Be- fore-- Lord Roberts’ advance on Bloemfontein can become effective, the strong force of, Boers already gathered southwest of Paardeberg must he dispersed. The Beitish lack remounts and the necessity of a thorough organization may delay a decisive action in this ‘quarter for several days, Mafeking Comes Next. Mafeking alone now awaits relief. and a move to accomplish this is probably already on foot. No more popular event could now occur for Great Britain than the relief of Col. Baden-Powell’s little band. It is sf a j ¢ngagement. Record office Rossland. 21 3t i Twelve hundred dollars takes pair ot frechold | houses, three rooms, summer kitchen and pantry. Rented for $30 per month. ‘T. Prest, 26 Columbia avenue. TAILORING. 0. SAVARD, Fashionable Merchant Tailor, cartlesthe best assortment of imported and do- mestic goods in Kessland. None but first-class labor employed, Prices moderate, Columbia avenue, Rossland. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—House $}.00; “Roo. FF rest, 26 Colombia fuse $5.00 pei, Howse 16603: “T= FOR RENT—Five roomed Plastered house, un- furnished. on Spokane street south, Water; good basement. £18 per month, Apply M. W. Sime son, Columbia avenue. imperial unity. believed that they are quite able to hold out till succor arrives. In northern Cape. Colony the British campaign progresses well. The whole line of the Orange iver: should shortly be in their possession. It is.suggested that Gen. White's garrison may be sent to sea‘to re- cuperate, but this ‘seems scarcely probable. The afternoon newspapers devote’ jubilant editorials to the joy that reigned throughout the empire, translating it as one more sign of H FOR SALE. [peerernnnrere increta ie FOR SALE—House of four rooms and furni- ture complete; $200. T. Prest, 26 Columbia Ave. i i FOR SALE-—A. money-making butcher busi- ness. Owner going away. Srrall capital required. | Investigate this. ‘T. Prest, 45 Columbia avenue. “FOR SALE-Fine rooming apse doing good business, on Columbia a | Te Prest: 20 Golumiiravenues 2S | FOR SALE—House and lot, $1000, easy terms! “T house and lot, $1500, | Columnéin toh $1500 easy terms. T. Prest, 26 lk FOK SALE—Plastered house and clea: title to lot.on Second Avenue, only $500. T. I'rest, 26 | Colunitifa Avenue, | FOR SALE— | A prominent busines corer at a bargain. | A fiveroomed furnished nouse on Butte St... $150 1 A four--oomed Helse oh Davis i +9 $225. A five-roomed house with all modern conveniences 1A Raw tele hight tivated, ' pithtwo, tots highly cult vated house finely | ‘A slxcroomed house and tan “with Jot partly The furniture and good-will of a 17-roomed toda. ous Two a aeesgof eet adjoining townsite to the t Houses for rent. E. N, OUIMETTE & CO., | Real Estate........Instrance.... Mining Broker | Bank of Montreal rica Botlainy Subscribe for the—-—— Record, 50 Cents per === month. Arrent of Rebels, Rensburg, Thursday, Marci 1— dents at Colesberg have been ar- rested as rebels, The Boers were yesterday in full retreat northward, with a British foree following them. * Canada Can Send 10,000, New York, Marc's 2,—Following the report trom Australia that Jos seph Chamberlain had asked how many men could be spared trom that colony to ga to South Africa, in case the imperial troops were ne oP >> ae > | 3 ooo ThE SS Waffle Parlor. 2 34=36 Washington St, & | ku ‘urnishes the BEST MEALS in Rossland. and an interesting debate foll Mrs. John G. McMillan and. her brother, Mr. F. G. Foster, of Ho- quiam, arrived in the city os day to attend to the estate of the late Mr. McMillan, and stopped at the Kootenay. They left this morn- ing for Republic. New Drug Store The Rossland Drug company is now doing business on Columbia avenue, next to the old city hall building. We have a complete line of pure fresh drugs, toilet articles and druggists sundries, _Prescrip- tions carefully Thures | = CENT “Tickets, 21 Meals, $5.00 - 84-56 Wshington Street, HOTEL HOFFMAN, Washington Street, Rossiand, B, 0. eae ~ Furnished Rooms. First-Class Bar. Railroad adond Miners Time Checks hed, tree of charge. Harry Mctatosh - - " Proprietor. tf R. E. Stronc, Mgr. Why Smith Left Town, Because Brown's in- town an has sald so much about the Wiscon- sin Central line between St. Paul and Chicago that Smith could not resist the temptation of a trip east. : tf Fine Bottled Goods. Physicians recommend © most highly Schlitz’s extract of malt. Sold by the bottle at the Interna- tional family liquor store. Import- ed whiie wines, clarets and Burgun- dies by the bottle, basiet or. case at moderate prices. te é : Notice. To whomsoever it may concern— I will.not be responsible for any debts contracted without -my written order. Donatp Guturie, . W. C. McDONALD, Contractor and Builder. 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GAME TO THELAST How a Party of Boers Was Captured On the Togela, CORNERED _ BY DUNDONALD Ohurebill’s Graphio Account of a Chase Afte the Tugela Was Finally Orossed—Surren- oer Followed oy Ohangée'From Man-hu nt to. Works of Meroy. ‘ : London, March 3.—For a. de- lightful description of individ ual-ac- tion, nothing can excel Mr. Church- ill’s account of a chase and capture ing on the north side of the Tugela. |: The column of straggling Boers was ‘seen retreating towards the Free State. A squadron of Dundonald’s hills, reached there first, “with just’ five minutes to’ spare.” : “The. carbineers,” ‘writes Mr. Churchill, ‘‘and the Imperial light horse held their fire until the scouts walked into their midst, and then let drive at’ the main body, at 300 yards range, mounted men on the smooth, open grass plaia. . There was a sudden, furicus snapping |? fusiladé. The Boer column stop- ped, paralyzed, and then broke and rushed for cover. The greater num- ber galloped fast from the field. Some remained on theground, dead or wounded: others took refuge among the rocks of the kopjes and apparently proposed to hold out un- horse galloped’ over to” Lord “‘Dun- donald for ‘reinforcements, so that they could ‘bag’ the lot. “Off galloped,” continues the correspond: “the d infan- try and one squadron of the South African light horse and later on some of the Thorneycrotts, and later on the brigadier himself. 1 arrived in time to see the end. The Boers— how many I could not. tell—were ténaciously holding the black rock of a kopje and were quite invisible. The British riflemen curved around them in a half moon, firing continu- ally at the rocks." The squadron of South African light- horse had worked almost behind the enemy, and every. Dutchman’ who dared make a dash for liberty, ran a terri- ble gauntlet. Still the surrender did not come. The white flag flick- ered for a moment above the rocks, but neither side stopped firing. Evi- dently there was a difterence of opinion among the enemy. “There, there’s the white flag again. Shoot the devils down,” sy ald’s men the. first day of the fight- |” mén espied them, galloped to the |. Strategic reasons.” til dark, . The adjutant | of the light |. SIEGE OF ~ MEFEKING RAISED Boers Admit That T hey Have Abandoned the Effort. : Pa ae GATACRE IN A FIGHT that fell to the lot of Lord. Dundon- |} He. Throws. Shells - Into the Boer . Camps at Stormberg--Nearly 5000 Prisoners Taken. By Associated Press, -New York, March 3.—A cable from Brussels says: ‘‘A report has been received here, from Boer sources, announcing that the siege of Mafeking has been raised, the ‘Boers abandoning the attack for ” Believed to Bu True London, March 3.—The report that Mafeking has been relieved is believed to. be true. This is the third point where the British were besieged. Px aa Fithting at Storm berg. Ste rkstroom, March 2.—Genera Gatacre made a reconnaisance to- wards Stormberg. The Boers op- posed ‘him with two guns and the British artillery pitched some shells in the Boer laagers. Neariy 5000 Prisoners. Cape Town, March 3.—The Boer prisoners captured at Paardeberg to date number 4660 men, About 3000 of them are on their way here. The pressure on the rolling stock is enormous. ae 5 May Suc for Peace. London, March 3.—2:27 p. m.— President Kruger i is said to have left Pretoria with the intention of meet- ing President Steyn. The place where they will meet-is not men- tioned, but it is believed to be some- where in the Free State. ‘Those in South Africa who are cenversant with the effect the recent reverses have had on the Boers express the opinion that the meeting of the two presi i ry to sugg tion of for peace. But, is’ pr cried a soldier, and the ketry crashed out fiercely. ‘What's to be. done?” said the if this is the case, it must be due ‘to the pressure brought to bear upon the pr Snts by the hers and captain, turning to the brig “The white flag has been up off. and on for the last half hour, but they don’t stop shooting and they’ve just killed two of my men.” “Give them one. more chonce. Cease firing there, will you?” For the men were very angry, and so at last the musketry died away, and there was silence. Then from among the rocks, three dark forms stood us holding up. their Afrikanders in the British colonies, rather than to the personal inclina- tions of the two presidents. There is no news of any change in the situation. Tel hing from, Osfc to- land. The amateur strategists of the press have lost their public. The streets of London were quieter last night than on the pre- vious evening, but the display of bunting was great, and .there . were many illuminations. ~ 3 The Herald correspondent, writ- ing of the after effects of London's enthusiasm over the news:of the relief of Ladysmith, satd: “After the intense and quite un- LONE STATESMAN "Martin Cannot Find- Partners in His. Political Fortunes, MUST FILL HIS CABINET His Offers of Portfolios Refused on All Hands —Ho Is Hurrying to Fill the List, as the Governor Will Not Allow Any Doubling Up of Offices. Special tothe Record. Victoria, March 3.—Joe Martin is making supérhuman_ efforts to complete, his cabinet: Yesterday he offered portfolios in succession to Turner, Pooley, Eberts, Hall and Clifford, but met in each case with a refusal. - It'is said that the haste he i is dis- playing is due to -a message from ‘|the governor that he must com« plete the cabinet without .delay, as the governor has laid down the rule in his letter-dismissing Semlin that all portfolios must be: filled. FACTIONS ARE RED HOT. French Students Threaten Mayor Pre- fontaine, English Will Defend Him : By Associated Press. Montreal, March 3.—The threat-- ened raid on McGill university by the students of Laval university last night did not materialize the in- fluence of Archbishop Bruchesi and the calling out of the militia having the desired effect. as In passing ~sentence upon four- paralleled elation and of yesterday, there was a very. subdued and. somewhat penitent feeling among: the-men, -while-the. ladies” summarized the’ situation by em- phatic suggestions to their erring husbands, brothers and other ‘male relatives that it was iucky for them that the relief of Ladysmith war not a common occurrence. “The police courts were tull of gentlemen withwhite ties, who fa.ed the grayish morning light with as much antipathy as an owl does. - Al- most alf put down their troubles very honestly to Ladysmith. - The magistrates were lenient, but gener- ally charged ‘the mysterious seven shillings six pence for doctors fee, the doctor apparently certifying to the self-evident fact that the pa- tient was in a condition of intoxica- tion.” Scones of Wild pouches, London, March 3.—A dukedom tor Roberts, an earldom for Kitch- ener and a peerage for Buller. Thus say the people already busy at this occupation. If only the inarvellous .wave of enthuslasm and rejoicing that swept over the country this ‘week could find its prototype in material re- wards, Lord Roberts and’ his fellow heroes of the hour would’ be. made dukes forthwith” Some of the demonstrations quite dutdid those of the people of Paris, It §takes the effort of im- day, thanking the ; lord mayor “ Liverpool for his middle-class English girl, marching behalf of that city, Lord Reberts says: “I trust Her Majesty’s sol-| diers in this cuuntry will gain such further as will. speedily re- hands, and at this ‘ibl of surrender, we got on. our horses and galloped toward them, waving pocket handkerchiefs and signalling flags to show them that their sur- store the freedom and. prosperity of South Africa.” After the Celebration. New York, March: 3.—The Trib- render was d. Al h there were 24 prisonérs—all Boers of the most formidable type—a splendid haul, and I thought with delight of my poor friends, the prisoners at Pretoria. This might redeem a few. “Then we searched the ground, finding 10 dead or dying, and 20 loose horses, and 10 dead and eight une cor dent says the war now opens up on the second stage, in which heroic garrisons under siege no longer appeal to the imagina- tion. The military writers are seeking to forceast the probable di- rection of the new campaign, but the listless public no longer follows their surmises. ‘Bobs’ plans his bar ded through the street, singing and shouting and’ waving flags, but this 1s what occurred. About 1000 male and female students of the Kensington art schools, the girls hatless and wear- ing their morning gowns, withmen in overalls, marched singing and cheering to the Albert memorial, and thence to Mr. Joseph Chamb to picture an ordinary | individuals arrested by the po- lice last night for creating a distur- bance by singing national and other songs,. Recorder Weir this morning... condemned the police generalship in allowing the Laval students, after fair warning had been given, to par- ade St. James street and trample upon the Union Jack yesterday af- ternoon. ‘This morning rumors are current that the French students intend marching to Mayor. Prefontaine’s house this evening and burning him in effigy, on account of his attitude in forcing the authorities to suppress the trouble last night. As a counter-demonstration to this, the members of the M. A. A. A,, it is said, will march in a body to protect Mayor Prefontaine. The M, A.-A. A. members are English- speaking residents of the city. THE WEEK'S ORE SHIPMENTS. ‘Ten Car Loads From Le Rol, One From Evening Star. The ore shipmients for the week ending yesterday are shown in the following table: ae." PESSSER JOM oe i 12,345 10,391 Centre Star... 6,916 Iron Mask.... 1,212 MonteChristo . ..——— 270 Evening Star 35 115 . X. Le... — 150 Giant....... —_— 5° Total........- 342 335449 To Form a Good Templars Lodge. A lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars is to be instituted here, between 50 and 60 names hav- ing been enrolled. Rev. A. G. Green, grand chief templar for Brit- ish Columbia, will hold a mass meeting in the city on Thursday evening, March 8, after which he will institute the lodge. b lain’s house, where Mrs. Ch lain smilingly acknowledged the ovation and Mr. J. Austin Chamber- lain, the colonial secretary’s eldest son, made a speech. The sentries refused this strange band admis- sion to the Klightsbridge barracks, so they had to sing; ‘‘Rule Britan- nia” own P s, with results highly (Conti d on Fourth page.) satisfactory to everybody in Eng- outside. At Colonel Baden- Continued on Fourth Page. y for Two car loads of machinery for the Republic Reduction company, which is erecting a customs mill at Republic, passed through here this week, They came in over the Red Mountain road and went out over the C. P. R. to Grand Forks, whence they wiil be hauled to Re- public.