ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, MARCH 20, 1990.

JEWELERS & °
ENGRAVERS,
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FINE WATCH REPAIRING.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
TIME-PIECE INSPECTORS.

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They reduce insurance; give you:
home or business place'a brighter

appeara ince, and save you money in
many wi

Estimates furnished for Wiring and Lighting, Steam Fixtures carried instock.

Use Electric Lights

Electric Power supplied for Mining and Manufacturing purposes.

Itis much cheaper than steam. —_Motors for sale or rent.
$97"In case of trouble: wh Hats. s: telephone No. oe péterecn 8a. m., and 6 p.m.
P.M,

Rossland Water and Light Go.

ec!

é The 1G

} Trail Creek
Liberal-
Conservative
Association

“Meetings will be held every, Monday evening in’ the
Board of Trade room, ‘Pgstoffice block,
0.

at 8:30...

W. Wyllie Johnston, Secy.

) All Liberal-Conservatives not yet registered as voters
are requested to call at the office of Messrs,
. B. Johnson & Co., where all neces-
sary information as to registration
will be given. 2

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TO NAMETHE MAN

Rossland Conservatives Will Soon Hold
8 Convention.

FOLLOW PARTY LINES

The Association Hears Results of Nelson Con-
vention and All Fall in Line for the Party—
Will Complete Organization—The Liberals
Inactive.

At a well attended meeting of the
Trail Creek Liberal-Conservative
association last evening the action
of the Nelson convention was dis-
cussed and those who had hitherto
opposed the adoption of party lines
fell in with the. decision of the ma-
jority most heartily,

It was decided that the executive,
committee should issue a call fora
convention of the Conservatives of
Rossland riding to-be held at an

IT IS NOW COMPULSORY

Health Authorities, Require Vacclnac
ton, Subject to Penalty

It -has been decided by the pro-
vincial board of. health that, in or-
der to stamp out smallpox, compul-
sory vaccination must he enforced.
Notice to this effect was given to
Dr. Reddick, the medical health of-
ficer, by Dr. C. J. Fagan, secretary
of the provincial board, this morn-
ing, in a letter which reads:

“In view of the presence of
smallpox in the province, [ beg to
direct ygur attention to sections 52
and 53, smallpox regulations, 1896,
and I hereby now direct you to
carry out these sections and enforce
vaccination, according to aforesaid
sections or any other sections bear-
ing on this matter.”

Section 52 requires, the medical
health officer of any district where
smallpox exists, or where there is
any danger of its outbreak, to re-

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A NEW

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TE.

BRING HIM TO THIS STORE,

Natty; Jaunuty Suits in won-
“ derful.array,

that will please him i in Style and Fit as it will you
Price......

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INTERNATIONAL

MUSIC HALL,

WEEK OF MARCH 19, 1900.

quire the ination or r

tion of all persons who have not

been vaccinated within seven years.
Section 53 requjres every person

in such artnet who has not been

early date, for the adoption of a
platform and the’ nomination of a
candidate for the legislature. It
was also decided. to take further
stéps to complete the organization
of the party by securing the ad-
hesion of all Conservatives.

The Liberals are not yet taking
any definite steps in regard to the
election and their course, still re-
mains in doubt.

Men's silk-lined overcoats $15 at
Holstead & Wright's.

\ Oppose the Davis Amendment.
By Associated Press.

New York, March '20.—It can be
stated authoritatively that the state
department has’ been. informed that
all of the governments of, Central
America are .opposed to the Davis
amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, says a Washington dispatch
tothe Herald. In the opinion of.
those gover the d

d within seven
years, or who does not hold a cer-
tificate of insusceptibility, ‘to be vac-
cinated within seven days after re-
ceiving’ written notice from the
medical health officer, or after pub-
lic notice by poster or ina news-
paper. The operation is to be re-
peated until successful or ‘until a
certificate of insusceptibility is
granted, Parents are- held respon-
sible for the~ of their

Zinn and Cassidy's laughable musical nightmare,

Why Smith Left Frome

“Fe Burlesque on the Geisha.”

Dainty Fiancis Hewitt as ‘Oh-me-oh-m!,”” the lappy, aud all the favorites in the cast,

In addition, first time in Rossland of

The Edison Vitascope Go.

In moving Wat Pictures, etc.

Also initial debut of the Electric Vocalist, The Swedish Nightingale, Miss Kitty

KATHINKA. HANSTON.

No advance in Prices~~™~~
©~- God Save the Queen,

children, . .
The penalty for disregard of this
regulation is a fine of $100.

" The city authorities will immedia-

tely proceed: to put these
in effect, for they are in full accord
with Dr. Fagan’s‘order. Dr. Red-
dick points out that if the men who
have been in the smallpox hospital
here had been vaccinated, there
would have been no smallpox in
Rossland now: ‘The people can be
d by any physician for a

places in the hands of the govern-
ment the right to not only take
measures for its own defense with
reference to the canal, but permits
it to use force ‘‘for the maintenance
of public order.”

TO DECIDE THE QUESTION.

Miners? Union Wil

fee of $1 or, on furnishing proof of
poverty, will be vaccinated free by
Dr. Reddick,

TITLE TO FIRE HALL SITE

Hallroad Company Can Now Give It
Clear to the City.

At the meeting of the city council

Question This Evening,
The question of contract work in
the mines is likely to be decided at
a ing of the miners’ union this

Ghoicest Wines, Liquors
and Gigars,

CALL_ON JERRY SPELLMAN,

Rossland Hotel

Cor. Columbia, Avenue and
Spokane Street,

CIGARS!

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Pipes, and
all, kinds
of Chewing
and Smoking
Tobacco.
at...
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BROKERS AND ACCOUNTANTS.

Buy, sell and trade Stocks and Real Estate for

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Columbia "Phone §1. PO Box 468

Telephone 86. P.O. Box 268

A ‘ B. MACKENZIE & CO,
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cand Domestic

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Established May, 1895.

‘THE REDDIN- JACKSON co. ,

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MINING AND INVESTMENT
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Agents for Paris Bell Addition to Rossland.

MONTREAL. LOAN &
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29

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Farnishes
the BEST

g4-36 Washingtou Street.

Waffle Parlor.

MEALS in
Roseland.

Tickets, 21 Meals, $5.00

Head office, Imperial building, St. James Street,

Authorized és ital, "$2,000,000,
Subscribed Capital $800,000.
gettin haath

‘This Company has opened a branch office here,
‘wihthe following Board of Managemen at
Elmer A, Rolf. Hon Thos, Magne Daly,

james Lawn. Re Realiton.
Secretary-Treasbenn W- Falding. ©

Heavy Transferring:

For further information, apply to STABLES:

“i H. F Fil DING,

Searetary Treasures.
No? 14 Columbia ave.; Rossland,

Postoftice Box 16.
A. G, Creelman.

Le Roi. Livery, Feed
& Sale Stables.

JOHN FP. LINDBURG .. ..PROPRIETOR
First-class Saddle & Pack Horses.
Commercial Alley, ‘Phone No. 39.

George Beam

evening. Chris Foley, the delegate
who was sent to Butte to consult
the’ general officers of the Western
Federation of Mirfers, returned yes-
terday and will present his report at
the meeting. It is understood that
the officers at Butte did not wish to

.| interfere if the matter, preferring to

let the’ Rossland union decide tor
itself,

MINOR MENTION.
Charles S, Early of Grand Forks
came to town last night.’

was in the city yesterday.

John McLaren, chief of police of
.Greenwood, is in the city,

F.H. McCarter, of the Grand
Forks Miner, is in the city.

John S. Baker, managing direc-
tor of the I. X. L., who has been in | 9
the city, has returned to Tacoma.

Among the Trailites who visited
Rossland today were Ralph S. Clark,
Herb Lewis and J. E. McCarthy.

All passengers coming into Ross-
land, from the north as well as the
south, will hereafter be required to
show certificates of health.

Frank Gleason was arrested last
night for being drunk and disorder-
ly and ordered to appear for sen-
tence tomorrow morning. Thomas
Britton was dismissed on the same
charge.

The attention of Hon, Smith Cur-
tis, the minister of mines, has been
called to the state of affairs relating
to the new court house contract and
he has agreed to bring it before the
government. Unless funds are
provided before summer, the con-
tract may be thrown up and a_spe-

cial warrant is proposed to carry on
work till the legislature meets.

- this

Hugh B. Gilmour of Vancouver.’

ing City Solici Abbott,
will present a report in regard to
the title to the site for the new fire
hall, which will show that the mat-
ter is practically settled. W..S.
Rugh has given a confirmatory deed
to the surface rights and confirma-
tory crown grants have been issued
by the government for the Great

Belle mineral claims. This. gives
the Nelson & Fort Sheppard Rail-
way company clear title and it can
thus give such title as will be regis-
tered and as the city can therefore
accept.

Dr. Russell’s ‘Catarrh cure cures
cold in the head in one night. Price
25 cents, at Morrow’s drug store.

‘Western, Golden Chariot and Paris |

» AID the... ssees

Magazines

Rossland
Athletic.
Club ...05

ATITTTTTY u

«1 Periodicals

Offers special membership in-
ducements for a short time by
suspension of the initiation fee,

Excellent accommodations for
permanent ahd temporary board
and chambers; .$36 to $40 per
month. For particulars apply to

CHARLES E, BENN, .
Secretary.

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——HOUDES=——
Straight Cut
Cigarettes.

MANUFACTURED BY

B. Houde& Company, Quebec
Are Better than the Best.

WHOLESALE AT

Gs Crow. & Morris, Rossland.

‘To;Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromine’ Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure: 25c. E.
‘W. Grove’s ‘signature is on each
box. -

Transfer of Liquor License.

Notice is he
of the Boar

iam forthe Columbia
a Albo & Vet
Mageted tis notheaee: tai A. D. 1900.
HL Wituiams.

NOTICE,

NOZICE ks is s hereby ven tat that an n application ‘au

ably
ravines by British Solan ‘at its
for an act to incorporate
cauip, maintain and apes

A a within 2 and

tenements within th
chase or lease, for
hone or tele;
‘ablished in Britis
connected with =

2
ney for
‘to plese or mortgage
‘orporal a Fil fiom on
te, and wi
cisary oF or incidental t} igh, amet fer aie a
ecessa
of the above objects, repay the the attaftent
A MILTON,

ici 7
Dated this first as? urhinn pr ihe ihe sears

The Arlington.

Cre

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* THE LEADING HOTEL AT TRAIL}

<=" Headquarters for Commer-

cial Men....Splendid Sample Rooms.

Toun Haverty, Proprietor.

UNEXCELLED TABLE.

Katie D. Green-G. M.
and D. Co., Ltd.

NON-PERSONAL LIABILITY.

Property situated (on North Fork Salmon
River, Erie District, B.C.

FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, ONLY.
Fifty thousand shares of the Company's Treasury Stock is now
offered to the public at

Z 1-2 Cents per Share,

and can be had on application to
22 Columbia Aveuue, GEORGE H. GREEN,
Rossland, B. C. Sec-Treasurer.

PAL

CUNLIFFE & ABLETT,

ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS.

All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken.

Ore Cars, hale and Axles, Buckets, ane Shafting, Hangers and Puiltee: Pipe work

ipecialty. Northey Pumps kept in stock. Agents for Wm.
ij Mig. Core Mille, Concentrators, lite.

Third Avenue, Rossland,

_ B10. Box 198+

| aie
THE ROSSLAND RECORD.

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voL. 6. NO.. 31.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1900

PRICE § CENTS

Alarm Clocks!

We have Just received three cases of SUN
RISE and MUST-GET-UP Alarm Clocks,

They are the Best. made, and we guarantee ‘every one,

J. W.. SPRING,

Next to Postoffice.. The Leading Watchmaker and Jeweler

In Everybody’s Mouth!

Goodeve’s Tooth — 2: Wer:
ates a ay a Recomm mend
Antisept! 9! 7
Rea ef fear ameter reeds
one getting 2 fine, ext ebrittle that the mouth. All ri
iT not break or com can, English and French Toot
parations in stock :

Goodeve Bros:, Druggists & Sintisaers:

§a7"It PAYS to deal with Goodeve Bros,

Cc. O. LALONDE, The Reliable Poot-Fitter.

3,50
Men’s in Box Calf and Wil-.
low Calf Laced: Shoes. Good-

PLENTY OF CHOICE

No Lack of Tumber for Conservative
Candidate,

MACKINTOSH 1S THE FIRST

‘The Governor Oan Have the Nomination wy
Acclamation—Soveral Others in. the Field
—Liberals Playing: Foxy—Ourtis Coquet-
ting with Them for Martin,

The executive committee of the
Trail Creek Liberal-Conservative as-
sociation will-meet in the board’ of.

| trade rooms at 8:30 o'clock this

evening to decide on the date and
place and the basis ot representa-| ¢°
tion for the convention, which will
nominate a candidate for the legis-
ture... The number of delegates for

‘each district will be based on the

number. of. Conservative voters.

There are a number of good can-|-°

didates to -choose* from. Chief

among these is Hon. C. H. Mack-]/

intosh, who can probably have the

year Welt.

GRAND... ..

SPRING SALE.

COMMENCING MARCH 15.

Just received, the Jarmest and best selected stock of Clothing, Boots and
hoes and. Hats for Bpring trede over shorn in this city. ‘Remember—For
the next 15 day: inn stu. to be ald at. andl ander wholesal prices.
=e :
Mew ‘a tine are tein
ind black, areal value
20; nal@. price:
Men's Fine Scotch "Tweed.
Suita, big value at $11 le
rice ~-- $12 50

M. J. O’-HEARN,

Ttentgra oa The Busy Store at the Busy Corner.

stleeta olAMC
| Men's “Tweed Buits, ‘worti
32, $14, and $15; to clear
+813 25] at
Boys’ Suits and Odd Pants.
at just half regutar price

P. BURNS & CO..

Rossland,

Greenwood,

WHOLESALE MARKETS
Nelson, S: Gr d,
Grand Forks, and Ree.

Jand

RETAIL MARKETS s

Nelson, Ymir, Kaslo, “Sandon, New

Silverton, Cascade City, Grand Forks, :

Phoenix, ~ Mi , Cam i , Revel:
Tecuon and’ Vancouver.

William Donald, Mgr., Rossland Branch.

Trail,
Denver,

Q UICK WORK |

Tel. No. 8

Red Star Storage & Transfer €

hes A ~equlal Baggage delivered promptly.
Wil con as Fe Gontruct and Tob Work

house, or ‘a any. class of wood
= GELL GooD, "DRY, SEASONED WOOD.

Office: Washes 8t., opposite Bank of Montreal. J. Ww. Hartline, Mer.

by accel: ion. = After

him come Mayor Goodeve, Alexan-

der Dick, Dr. Bowes and D. B.
Bogle. :

The Liberals are still undecided

ALL DAY
pICaEE AT
WARRENTON

Boers

“Town By

Driven From the

Mafeking

Relief Colunin.

TO CONTROL. KAFFIRS

Roberts: -Forms

Police Force of

Young Boers--Switzerland

By Amsciated Presa,
London, March 21.—The only
news from South Africa showing
activity on either side comes from
Warrenton, morth of Kimberly,
where desultorsy fighting occurred

as toa policy. - The general dispo-
sition is to join hands with the Con-
servatives against Martin in this

and other districts where the chances

of electing a straight Liberal candi-
date are slim, and to run: Liberal
candidates on party lines. where.the
chances are in their favor. ~ If they
can make an alliance with the Con-
servatives here to run a ‘‘no-party”
tandicate and thus avoid the un-

| unmerciful.

BARARRRRRSI

of.voting fora dect
candidate of the opposite party,
they will do so.

Meanwhile Hon. Smith Curtis is
doing his utmost to win over the
Liberals tothe support of Joe Mar-
tin and of himself, asthe Liberal
candidate for this riding. He is
daily hobnobbing.with the Liberals
and playing the.mediator between
them and Martin as well as between
miners and mine-owners.

The Hore of Plevna Dead.

‘ By Associated Press.

--New York, March 21.—A dis-
patch from Constantinople to the
Herald says that Ghazi Osman
Pasha is dead. ‘When the Sultan
learned of the death of the famous
general, he exclaimed: ~ ‘‘Allah is
He has deprived me of
my holiest, true friend and most

valiant: supporter.”

Injured by Elevator’s Fall.
By Associated Press. =.

Chicago, March 21.—Thirty per-
sons were injured shortly after six
o'clock this morning by. the falling
of a freight elevator in the rear of
the building at 126 Market street,
where the victims of the accident
were employed by the Blakely Print-
ing company. It is not thought
any of the injured will die, although
some of them are badly hurt

RAID ON THE HIGHBINDERS.
wz :
Police Capture Six, Each of Whom

Has Committed Murder.
By Associated Press.

ALAA

IMPERIAL.
Life Assurance :
Compatty,

OF CANADA.

The Imperial has the largest government deposit of
any Canadian company.

Representative in Rossland —————me

J. S. McLEAN..

HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO

San F it March 21.—A po-
lice raid on the Highbinders last
night resulted in the arrest of six of
the most notorious members of the
Suey Sing Tong. Each of the men
in custody is accused of at least one
murder, and several are suspected
of having assassinated two or more
members of rival tongs. | The sup-
posed leader of the gang is Su Ho
Mun. He is charged by the police
wirh four murders.

Su Ho Mjn attempted to draw his
revolver when the officers attempted
to arrest him, but was disarmed.
Other arrests will follow, but the
police say convicting evidence will
be hard to secure in all/cases.

|| The: feder:

all day Sunday, r in the re-
treat of the Boers towards Christi-
ania under shelf fire. The progress
of this column towards Mafeking
has either almost entirely ceased or
is forbidden to be mentioned in. the
dispatches, Nothing new . comes
from Col. Plumer, and Mafeking
apparently still awaits relief.

Declines to Mediate.

recent visit there, President Steyn’s
parting remark was: ‘Mind. the
British do not catch you, or you
will get better quarters at St. Hel-
ena than I.”

Rudyard Kipling had gone to
Bloemfontein.

The Boers at Aliwal North are
reported to be still holding a posi-
tion in the big hills onthe Free
State side.

The Boers Misunderstand,

From a Pretoria dispatch, -it ap-
pears that some misunderstanding
regarding Lord Salisbury’s reply to
A

Will not

Berne, Switzerland, March 21.—
ouncil has answered
the Boer appeal for meditation’as
follows:

“The Swiss federal council would
have been pleased to co-operate in
friendly mediation in order to end
further-bloodshed, but, as the presi-
dents of both the South African re-
publics have-directly approached
the British government.in order’ to

|. conclude ‘peace on a basis indicated,

and the British government has
shown itself against .the proposal,
and as furthermore the British gov-
ernment has declared to the cabinet
at Washington that itdid not propose
to accept: the intervention ‘of any
power, the Swiss federal council, 10
its regret, must also renounce the
idea of taking any steps on the lines
of the request made by. the presi-
dents of the South African republics.
There remains for the federal coun-

’s offerfof di; exists
there. It had been quoted to the
effect that Lord Salisbury said he
could accept the. intervention of no
other-power, which leads to the be-
lief that the American representa-
tions would be listened to in the
final. settlement.

Private Cole, the Canadian, whom
the queen visited at Netley hospital,
returned to South Africa today, fully
rrecovered from his wounds.

News of

EVIDENCE INSNOW.

Bodies of Clayson, Relfe aud Olson
Have Been Located.

PUT THROUGH THE ICE

Mounted Police Unravel the Tragio Secret of
the Yukon and Get, Evidence to Convict
O'Brien, Who Was Already in Jail at’
Tagish. ;

Special tothe Record.

Victoria, March 21-—The steamer
Amur brought news of the finding -
of the bodies of the Clayson-Relfe-
Olson party that was murdered on
the way out from Dawson some
time ago.. The Skagway Alaskan
of last Saturday says:

“The bodies have been definitely
located and the whole mystery
cleared up, Six days ago the Pink-
erton detective and Captain Scarth,
of the mounted police, were sending
messages from Minto to Fort Sel-
kirk in hot haste to fetch ice saws.
They had located the hole in the ice
through which the three murdered
men had been-thrust and are confi-
dent they have at least one of the
murderers in jail at Selkirk, in the
person of the man O'Brien,» who
was so long in custody at Tagish
and a few'weeks ago was removed
to Selkirk to be tried on a charge
of stealing scows.

“‘Where the bodies have been
definitely located is about three
miles this side of Minto, in the
river, not close to the trail. On the
edges of the hole that was, but
which, of course, has “lpng been
frozen over, a lower stratum of the
snow.is much discolored with what
has’ proven.on chemical assay to be.
human blood. Near the ~ spot of
burial were found a broken sleeve
link and a pocket knife,” both iden- P
tified as having belonged to amem-
ber of the party. In O’Brien’s pos-
Session too have been found certain
articles which are known to have
belonged to Relfe. Also a closer

Kingston, March 21.— Gunners
Lawler and McGregor, of B battery,
are reported as deserters.

Lieutenant Caldwell, of Lanark,
who was wounded in battle with
other members of the first Canadian
contingent, is reported as recovering
at Wynburg hospital.

AB, C. Man Wears Shoulder Straps

Ottawa, March '21.—Lieutenant
Ackroid, of British Columbia, has

examination of the cabin near Min-
to, occupied at the time of the
tragedy by O’Brien,has led to other
discoveries. He has: evidently
burned up a lot of wearing apparel
and in the tinder have been found
buttons that will probably be iden-
tified.

“The officers all the way through
have been reticent. ‘We have lucat-
ed the bodies,’ said one of them to

been d to subal rank in

cil, under the noth-
ing but to express its sincere wish
that the belligerents will have suc-
ceeded at no too distant date in
finding a basis for an understand-
ing honorable to both parties.”
Bridge-Smashers Folled.

The Pretoria account of the skir-
mish at Fourteen Streams on March
16 says that a Boer command was
preparing ‘to destroy a railroad
bridge and that the £

pany of the regi which is

an i who landed here
last night, ‘and we have enough

being formed to replace the Leias-
ters at Halifax.

id now to hang O'Brien.’ ”

STILL UNABLE TO AGREE.

‘Trying to Save Necks
“By Associated Press.

Toronto, March.21.—Counsel for
Williams, the murderer of Varcoe,
the grocer, is making every effort to
have the sentence commuted to life
imprisonment. Hon... David Mills
has ified 1 that a d

lasted half ar hour, with the result
that one burgher wee wounded.
The same disp 2s the

will probably be reached this week.

arrival at the Transvaal capital of
Gen. Schalkberger from Natal.
The second edition of the Times

in an Ice Field,
By Associated Presa,

Cleveland, O., March 21.-—After

a terrible battle with ice, the fire-

today publish a dispatch from
Bloemfontein, dated March. 19,
which says:

“Tha blowing up of the bridges
by the Boers is an, evident sign that
the Transvaalers intend to abandon
the defense of the Free State.”

All is quiet in the south and west.
Acorps of young Boers from the
farms surrounding Bloemfontein
under an imperial officer, has been
detailed for police duty and to pre-
vent the further looting of aban-
doned farms by the Kaffirs.

Steyn’s Farewell toKruger.

boat Clevel: . carrying a large
supply of provisions, succeeded to-
day in reaching the two fishing
lugs and the fireboat Farley, im-
prisoned in an icefield off this bar-
bor. :

Patriotic Fund:Nearly #200,000."
By Associated Press.
Orrawa, Ont., March 21.—The
Canadian patriotic fund to date
amounts to $196,773.56, included in
which is $434.25, the proceeds of a
concert in Dawson City given on
Washington's birthday, to which a

at
nes Favors Party Lines.
Special to the Kaconp.

Victoria, March 21.—The local
Conservatives were unable last
night to reach any decision in re-
gard to the introduction of party
liges and adjournment was finally
taken until after the meeting of the
Liberals at Vancouver, by whose
action the Conservatives will prob-
ably be governed. Organizer Lucas
endeavored to persuade them to
adopt party lines, but his advice
was received with ill-grace.

The governor hus sent a long let-
terto the merchants who interviewcd
him to urge early elections, in which
he says that it is unwise to do so.
The last sentence is taken to indi-
cate that he favors party lines, as
he states that he hopes steps wiil be
taken to insure government on some
stable and well recognized basis.

Moving the fron Colt Hoist,
The hoist of the Iron Colt is be-
ing erected at the winze, which is
down 40 feet below the tunnel.

It is said that, when P
Kruger left Bloemfontein after his

large ber of Ameri contri-
buted. .

and drifting is
also being pushed in the tunnel,