“FOR THE MINERS Continued from First Page. known fact that the business of our i shipping mines is: worth more to “the railways than numbers of farms. “The true policy, in my opinion,in short, is to encourage the poor but thrifty and energetic prospector and not to give a bonus to people who are already independent.” (eh FOREST FIRES, Loss Estimated at @ Milliion aud 2 Hall Dollars. By Associated Press. Santa Rosa, Cal., Sept. 25.—The fire that has been burning for the last.few days near Occidential has covered 150'miles and the damage is estimated at $1,500,000. A stranger who has been fighting the flames is missing and several volunteers have had narrow escapes from suffoca- tion. The fire was started by a mon who was burning brush at Free- stone. : NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE. A. E. Smitherson of. Toronto spent yesterday in the city. Frank Watson ot Spokane, was in the city yesterday. Barney E. E. O’Brien and Mrs Sarah A. McLean were married yes- terday evening at. the Biglow home on’ Second ave, Rev. D. McG. Gan dier performing the ceremony. They left for a short visit to Nelson, whence they will return to make their home in Rossland. Rev. J. G, A. Colquhoun leaves today for. Vancouver where he will attend the Christian Endeavorers of British. Columbia who : meet in that city tomorrow evening for a four days’ convention. He goes as dele- gate from the Trail Creek union, Minister Wells of .the department of lands and works and Minister Prentice of the department of educa- tion are expected to visit Rossland this week. pol J. Drewry of the Sunset mine thas” returned from.a,visit to the Slo- |) ‘can whither he accompanied his ‘mother on a visit to her son, W. D. Drewry of New Denver. iW. H. Thomas of Greenwood -passed through the city last RUSSEL-DREW COMPANY. A Strong Play Last Night, to be! Fol+ , lowed by Another Tonight. ‘The Russell’ & Drew ‘company presented ‘‘The.Shadows of. a Grent City” at the opera house last night to a good audience, whase expecta- tions were fully realized in’ the clev- er work done by the several. em- bers of the company, to: whom the play seems specially ,\vell’ suited. It touches of human interest and the passions that move men. and women in the actual occurences:of everyday life are realistic, while the final triumph of right and justice stirs the audience profoundly. ° The cast of characters) shows good judgment. | Mrs. French: portrays the rollicking: Biddy Ronan, : the Irish washerwoman, | admirably. Miss Mamie Holden makes a capti- vating soubrette as Heten Stan- dish. Maurice O'Connor takes the sailor role of ‘Tom. Coop- eras if he. had enlisted in the navy. Richard Scott was artisti- cally odious as the villain, while Lee Morris as the, tough convict , was equally good. Mr.': Brooks ‘pre- gards as a typical Jew. Mr. Plum- detective, and Miss Marion made an excellent Anne Standish. | The ser- heartily applauded, , This evening the‘sai will, present Quo Vadi: and. per- |i haps the: best, certainly the most practical, tribute to ,their work is the fact that all the-seats: have'been sold, and it is*doubtiul whether the accommodate the crowd. ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, SEPTEMBER 26 1900 To Lease and Rent Finest Soil:and: Ground for ¢ » Market Gardens, Fruit . § Farms.” Chicken Ranches ! “BLENTY Gndiaren, ‘Evauire of. “LAWLER, Agent, Bi, iciue Mining Co.'s: Office, E; Columbla ‘Ave. ani MEN WANTEOSTO ve CUT. WOOD... sented what the world, at least, re-.|, mer showed what hie, could,do as_a |. pentine dance by Miss Howard was |' ° company |: f Ta ‘kein: b icing promptly gall works: Jo arial ‘Gout, irear Alham If everyone new the excellent quatity and satisfaction there is found ta our EI Padre Needles Gigars. ‘The skill in the making of them, the High-Girade of Tobacco in them, and the price, 3 for 25¢, makes the Needles the popular cigur of the day... wholesale and Retali Tobacconists. Opposite Bank of Montreal, iMost Everyone Would Smoke, L. LEVY & GO make. “HUNTER BROS, |’, Before placing your order fo \ r the ne * contemplate. baying iwe'll be Please eciad bed and explain all the advantages fon om you nea ny i i HARDWARE DEPARTHENT, WHOLESA! “Nelson, Si BP. BURNS & CO, LE MARKET. “Rossland © Rossland; © "Trail, Nelson, | Denver, ' Silverton, FOR RENT. Office on first floor Office and ronms on secon Block. } + irs Block, Large Warehouse in center of cown. FOk SALE. furnished throughout, good locality. Hotel and Saloon on splendid business opportunity. Rolt & Grogan! tloor Burns ‘comed: Dwelling house, plastered Second avenue.- A Greenwood, Phoenix, Grand Forks, and Vancouver. “RETAIL MARKETS : Cascade City, Midway, . Berguson, | and Vancouver, Revelstoke, Greenwood,! Ymir; '’Kaslo, ~ Sandon, i Grand Forks, N Camp ae kinney, Revelstoke 4 d The ae eee od 150 additional chairs Provided wilt |? dealers, grocers, agents, etc., Ta Tove nstemncrs an promt ror sects, tions to papers. eth Worthless’ is are vel isteadin BC gpa eT pee uicoe ofa higher grpitoed books book, he in are ait-teo from A to Z, Reprint Dictionaries, earch pe a book of Att, re Seas sold for about pe Dured (eas Since Obsolete. The supplement of 10, Hed * Seer ee ote Lee eeceaed cater. feed £9 ‘contain wos compiled by a aguiie. Err er eae A trans eee 4 he” Othe quditions are probably of more Or less valugs3 iz on ‘his way to Spokane, “C2: R, Gilbert of Vancauver was among the Nisitors in the city yes- “Mr. and: Mrs. F. A. Eviney. of Eholt arrived in the city yesterday. They are relatives of the Empey brathers of this city. Be Heriderson of Victoria ary, ia the! iGity yesterday. >, Among eastern visitors in the city are D. S. Fotheringham and jeoF. ers, Jr., of Toronto. General Freight Agent McInnes and: District Freight, Agent Peters,’ who qhave been Jin!the. city since Monday, left yesterday for a trip to the Boundary country, whence they will'cross into the Colville reserva- tion. for a sojourn of two weeks. : H-S. Collins, agent of the North- western railway at -Spokane, -is in | y on a business trip. ©C.M. Martin, who-has been em- ployed by Agnew & Co., left last night:for a visit to his mother in New. York. 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