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A Small,

Apia, Samoa, April 4,. wvia) Auckland,
N, Z.,‘April 12.—As a result of an am-
bush by Mataafa warriers on a German
P i today, 105 A i and
British sailors forced a retreat to the
beach, leaving three officers and four
sailors dead upen the fidld, The officers
killed were:, Lieutenant Lonsdale and
Ensign Monshan, of the cruiser Phila-
delphia, and Lieutenant Freeman, of the
British cruiser Tauranga.

They aevered the heads of British and
American officers killed. Prieata of the
French mission afterwards brought the
heads into Apia. The manager of the
German plantation has been arreated
and detained on board the Tauranga.
Ina previous engagement 24 of Ma-
tasfa’s warrior’a were killed, with no

among the i force.
It is estimated that 800 warriors attack-
ed the Anglo-Amercian party from ami-
bush. Tho fighting was terrific, the
American and British tars were _repeat-
edly beaten back by the assailants, who
sought to overwhelm them by - force of
numbers. =

eee th ee
. Smalipox on Board.

Sr. Louis, April 12.—Ths steamer
City of 8t. Louis, Captain Thorwegan,
from New Orleans, haa been quaran-
tined at the southern limits of St, Louie
‘ecauee of a cage of smallpox on board,
The City of St. Louis left New Orleans
18 days ago, having a passenger list and
crew numbering 875. persons. Before

Rossland Mining Stocks

[Corrected by the Reddin-Jackson Company
Limited, Columbia avenue, P. O. Box 498 Ca-
“Die address, “Tantling.” Codes, Clough, Lieber
, Bedford McNeal and Moreing &'Neal.
MINING OPERATORS AND BROKERS,
“Established 1895.

Agents for N: & F. 8. Railway addition to
Rossland, ¥mir, Erie and townsite.

his, Tenn., Wm. Belts, a
negro fireman, was taken sick with some
unknown ailment, but. was isolated.
At Memphis about 200 passengers and a
number of the crew disembarked. Dr.
Johnsen of,the St. Louis health board
discovered. the steamer arrived and or-
dered it quarantined, and a squad of po-
lice was detailed to see that nobody left
the steamer and that no freight was re-

are at large in the city. Belts has been
removed to the pest house. .

The Editors Meet.
Baurmmoze, Md., April 12.—The In-
ternational League Press Club began its

One hundred and fifty delegates, repre-
senting sixty press clubs in all parts of
the United Statesand Canada, are in
attendance. Colonel McArter, presi-
dent of the Journalists’ Club welcomed
the delegates on the part of the club.
Mayor Malster followed, extending the
hospitality of the city. Mrs, F. A. Rob-
ineon, of the Society of Friends, offered
a resolution in which the league is asked
to declare in favor of the purity of the
press, which was promptly adopted.
Small Town Burned,
Sanva Fe, N. M., April 12.—The town
of Espanols was almost destroyed by
fire ay. Three large warehouses and
aetore belonging to Bond Bros., were
burned with a loss _of $125,000; insur-
ance $75. ‘The Denyer & Rio Grande
railway station and several other build-
ings were also burned.
Campaign Satisfactory.
Wasuineron, April 12.—The war de-
artment has received:.a dispatch from
eneral Otis saying that General Law-
ton’s campaign has been concluded with
great success. The war department offi-
cials say the result is very gratifying. |;

©. M. Weller, Rossland’s pioneer san-
ilary plumber, has “the best equipped

rf
‘We Have Buyers for. All Stand-
’ ard Stocks.

mander...
Canadian G Fields.
Dardanelles 121

Deer Fark . 8 [Princes
[Ram bier-Cariboo ..3;

white Bi
Waterloo C. McK.

orient 8:

Morning Glory

- Cable Adéress: :“PARKER.”.

. ROSSLAND, B. C.

f .Moreing & Neal's, Telephone,
cae FE BS

R in the city and
is prepared to do all kinds of plumbing
steam-fitting, etc., anywhere, “for any
body at any time. 1-19-t£

J, F._ Fitzpatrick, ~'the sanitary
plumber, has remoyed his ‘office and
abop to the corner of Columbia avenue
and Washington atreet, under lap

Shaw’s cigar store. di tf,
cua 5

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RealEstate‘and:.
Mining brokers.
INSURANCE AGENTS.

©
®
®
Fire Insurance Agents for the fol- ®
loping Companies: ~~
Norwich Union of England,
Natlonel of Ireland, 3
honix of Hartford.
‘Atlas, Guardian,
Lloyd's Plate Glass.

Wo Lave sale for alt sama ~

Standard Slade,

Chas: E, Bex.

& LARK & 00,

gu Pameen,

OOOOOOOOOO

© J.B. Johnson & Co
$OOOOOOOOS

cha

S.

moved. Three passengers escaped and |'

ninth annual convention here yesterday. |: #

9000099990009
+/@ J.B. Johnson & Co.

Selling Ouly

or For 20 Days Only.

Our entire Stock will be offered at actual

Rossland Evening Record

YOL 3, NO. 240.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1899.

PRIOE FIVE OEN'TS.

GOLD NUGGETS
ff Nugget Bangle, Broach or Stick Pin

Makes a pleasing SOUVENIR gift for a friend. We havea nice
t

Cost prices. . This Sale commences Monday, the
10th of April.. 2 a & 2 8

We Are Not Going
Oui of Business...

z But we DONT want to be UNDERSOLD by any competitors. We have, therefore decided
to putin ‘TWENTY DAYS hard work for. nothing and will Do Just, What We Say: Everything
to be sold at COST. Our stock is very large and consists of overything in Ready-made Clothing,
Mens’ Furnishing Goods, Shoes. Hats, Eto. We handle the best Tailor made Clothing manufiel-
ured in the United States and Canada. Our stock of Underwear and 5

SHOES

Is the most complete in Rossland. Our goods have been selected and.
we have always been endeavoring to procure the best on tlie market. We take great pride in say-
ing that nowhere has the’ close buyer of these goods been bettor suited and better treated, aud no-
where could he have done better thanat Our Bture. :

2 MG

’
bought with great care and
‘We. buy all our goods direct from the mavufacturor ‘and buy 2s cheap as any house in the

country, and From Now on Until May Ist , we shall sell you everything in-our store at the very
same price we paid for it.

~ Seeing Is Believing |

And we cordially:

invite youto come and
see for yourself. ge goes

Yours Very Truly,

S, AV HARTMAN |

P.S. Scandinavian and rae | CLI FTON A Og SE.

Languages Speken.

assort of this jewelry made of carefully selected nuggeta. See our .
Nugget Jewelry.

J. W. SPRING

Successor to CHALLONER. MItcHELL & SPRING.
Next door tothe Post Cfire,

BLOOD ON SANA MOM

Massacre of British and American
Sallors Laid at Germany's Door.

THE SITUATION IS YERY CRITICAL

<0
Cullom of Ilinols Wants the

NEW GOODS.

At “THE EMPORIUM OF. FABAION." You can buy for
least money. The nobbiest Spring Overcoat, Suit, Pair of Shoes,
Shirt, and ‘Lie that can be had in the city.

Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing

Our stock of Boys’
style in Tweeds, Serges and Clay

Just Opened

A‘large consignment of Men, Boys’ and Youths’ Shoes in the
very latest shapes. ei

Qur Spring Overcoatings :

\

and Youths Suits is complete in ovary
Worsteds. J

Pantings and Fancy Vestings have arrived and our

Suilings, sy
ir departinent is being kept very busy.-

Ordered clothing

eee
For Miners :
Wecarry a full line of Rubber Boots, Mining Shoes, Slickera,

Overallg and Jumpers of the very best makes, all at the lowest pri-
ces posible, Call and be convinced.

M. J. O'HEARN, The Clothier.

CORNER COLUMBIA AVE. AND LINCOLN 8ST.

Facts Known—Germany
Is More Polite.

New York, April 13.—A dispatch re-
ceived from Berlin: saya: Uptoa late
hour’hour lights surned in the - foreign
office, where mich agitation reigned dur-
ing the afternoon owing tothe latest
news from Samoa concerning the am-
bushing of an American and English de-
tachment by Mataafa’s _warriore, which
ig taken here ina most serious light. A
diapatch which reached the minieter of
etate from Conaul Rose is taken as clear-
ly exonerating the Germans from hay-
ing taken any hand in the matter.

This removed the obstacles to Ger-
many at once naming her comminaioner,
who, it ia said, will be the first secretary
of the German embassy at Washington.
‘Reports in the German papers that the
German government has put in a claim
for damages ia untrue. All such ques-
_| tions are entirely a matter for the. con-
sideration of the commiesioners. .

The foreign office received several dis-
patches from the commander of the
Falke, in which he mentions no disa-
greeable discussion with Rear Admiral
;| Kautz. z fe

‘|# ‘THAT. SAMOAN, MASSACRE:

een ds a NL
° “average man bu}
ask is: 6
er and trust to their dealers. - Hence the advantage of desleng with a repa
table house, Our ehosastrike people by stylish shape and by their quality.
Cc. O, LALONDE a

108 WEST COLUKBIA AVENUE.

-ance'and fit. They knew little-about:leath-"

11 EAST COLUMBIA ANENUE.

LAURIER TIRED OF POLITICS

‘
He May Become @ Chief Justice—Justice
{Strong May Retire.

Mownrerat, April 12,—The presence of
Chief Justice Strong here gives rise to
the rumor that he may go permanently
toEurope. Along with thin comes tho
report that Premier Laurier is tired of
politica and will’ become chief justice.
It is stated that ifthe imperial govern-
ment can be induced to give $5,500 to-
ward the regular salary ofa Canadian
representative on the judicial committee
of the privy. council the dominion would
give the rest. . :

ASKING INCREASED REPRESENTION.

Tir Charles Thanks the Premier for Taking
Up Pacific Cable Scheme.
Orrawa, April18.—Senator{Macdonald
of British Columbia, will ask on Monday
next, whether.the government intends
giving increased representatives in par-
liament to British Colambia in consider-
ation of reyenuefrom the province and}
the largé increase ef its population.
Sir Charles Tupper thanked Sir Wil-'
fred Laurier in the house today for tak-
ing up the Pacific cable scheme.

Victoria Workingmen Object.
Vicrorta, April 12.—The Victoria
trades aud labor’ council’passed s reso-
lation drawing the attention Of the min-
ister of the interior to the. published re-
port of the importation of 20 men from
Pittsburg, Pa., to work on the'conatruc-
tion of'a ateamer-at Lake Bennett. This
the council holds to be an infringement
of the alien labor laws, The” minister
will also be asked to appoint. an agent in
Victoria to assist,in the enforcement of
the law. fe

Roading Club Biloct Officers.
‘Winnirga, April 18.—At the anaual
meeting. of the Winnipeg Roading Olab
theld yésterday E. L. Drewer was “elec

DREYFUS IGT OF ERROR

The Bordereaux Was Communicated
by Another Officer.

a :
BUCLAIRE PUBLISHES MORE STUFF

Deposition of a Former Minister of
Justice Exonerates the
Accused Man.

Pants, April 18.—The Euclaire pub-
lishes a deposition made by M. Trario
Trarioux, the former minister of juatice
in the Ribot cabinet, before the court of
cassation in the inquiry.into the Dreyfus
case, The former minister aaid the
Italian ambassador to France declared
to him in March 18098 that the Italian
secret information bureau never ‘had
any-relations with Dreyfus and that the
publication of the borderean and the
document containing the words ‘‘cette
cansille de” revealed to the Italian and
German attaches that Dreyfus was a vic-
tim of error. The bordereau was com-
municated by another officer. Colonel
Schwartz-Koppen formerly military at-
tache of the German embassy, and at
Paris write the Italian military attache _
at Paris that he wasnot acquainted with
|Dreyfua,.and attributed the borderean
to Major Count Esterhazy.
The Itali dor said

went to Col. Schwortzkoppen in October,
1898, and asked ‘protection, and being
refused, he threatened to commit sui-
cide. / The Itallian ambassador added te

ted. president; Hon. Hugh John
Donald)svjce-presid oF. | Galt,

wien Pacts (ional ee
“Qarcaco, April,18.—Senator.. Callom.

:| of Illinois, has. asked. for- an expression
on the massacre of American and. Brit-

J ish sailors by Mataafane on ‘the German
| plantation. in Samoa, and'said: “1

have only a vague idea of the latest in-}..

formation from Apia, but from what I
gather that massacre will reault in com-

ions of the gravest character. Dis-

T. R. MORROW,

«+. 8UCESBOR TO...
McLEAN & MORROW.

—WHEN YOU WANT A—

| Prescription

see THE oooee \
ENC oA

PIONEER +,
DRUGGISTS.*®

BRING IT 10 US.

patch es indicate that the American and

OUR GOODS ARE RIGHT: |p itich ‘sailors. were waylayed’ and
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. slaughtered on the plantation of a prom-

Rhibbbblhkbh

inent German resident of Samoa.

“They were ambushed in the most ap-
proved methods of the uucivilized Am-
erican Indian, and this German” urged
the Mataafans on to the slaughter.

ator refused to predict what action in

the matter would be taken at Washing-

GLAZAN

CARRIES -A——

Properties examined, Mines managed,
Rendent stocke boueht and sold.

J. L. PARKER

Consulting mining engineer Dundee,
‘Tamarac and Fairmont.

eons $3| BIG STOCK

OF
FURNITURE

kane today.
| on a visit.
for Spokane, to return next Sunday.

Slocan country, has returned to

LOCAL BREVITIES.

CAN NOT WALK 10 FEET
Witoout hearing somebody speaking ‘of the

THE ONE PRICE STOR.

‘Thetr Store is not large enoltgh to accommodate thelrtrade. Whv don't they e
goon the ‘Front’ treet; thev coutd knock ‘om all out. You can take ‘any Toronto

James Cromic went.to Spokane today.
J. J. Moynahan returned home to £pc-"

Mre.

a J. Davenport left for Spokane

J.B. Coombs ‘left on the noon train »

E. H. Hattrup, who has been in the
Ross-

H. H.Playford,
AUDITOR and eter ay
ACCOUNTANT gom

No.1 Stone Block, Rossland any

Celpts prepared by me and
P, 0, BOX-698.

thing in
‘a position to gt
so. as I pay

eat SPRING CLEANING.

clensed. Hood's

ive
no fe

Sa is the season to have your stem tho

i * - | ton giving as his opinion that the United
This Is Only a Scheme States‘nnd British governments would

u that Iam still doing: pusines meet promptly with any emergency and

you | cope with it successfully.
nt

The Samoan affair.
Loxpon, April 18.—The Daily Obron-

icle says in reference to the Samoan af-
i faire that the question ia whether one
Sarsaparille | ty | power which tries to over reach one or

If
-| these reporta are true the’ Germans

should be called to account both by the
FILLED ACCURATELY | United States and England.” ‘The sen-

peg Hc ig sasocintios ‘be
held-here.during August and it is in-
tended to make it a:big.event.. Crews
from Victoria and Vancouver, b. C., are
expected, <, :

Dedro Is World's Champion.

+ ‘©ur¢aGo;:April-18,—Alfred ‘Deoro won,
the. pool championship of the werld
after a protracted struggle in the third

Mao] tb
at

toi :

‘Drboia.” : Finally the Itallian minister
said he was convinced after anjinterview"
with M. Honota, the then minister of
foreign affaire, that the. communication
of Licatenant Henry’s waa a forgery, in
the Zuio trial made withoat the
knowledge of the government, and also
aaid Esterhazy had relations solely with
Col. who ‘ica,
ted to Col. Panizzardi, the Itelian at-

night’s play, at Manhattan: billiard hall,
i fer ‘Keogh:by’a final

of 600 to 615.\. Keogh played:« brilliant
uphill game, reducing his epponent’s
lead of the first two night’s from 185 to
47 at the closing of the nineteenth game,
Then Deoro secured an advantage and
made 63 in the four fiames, to 12 for his
opponent, . ‘
Boston Museum Fire.

» Bosrox, April 18.—The Boston Mu-
geum on Tremont atreet; the oldest
playhouse in the city, was badly dam-
aged by fire thia morning. The biase
started on the Tremont street side, and
ig thought'to have been caused’ by care-
less smokere: The loss to the masoxta

whe occupied ‘stores on the street floor
beneath the auditorium sustained dam-
age by water. i

gene ee cilaas
Requires an Expianation.

is estimated at ‘$80,000. Several firme

tache, the which are inter-
eating Italy. -

iota Soe aS

A Night Attack.
Manra, April 18.—4:05 a, m.--About
4o'elock this morning s small body of
of rebels attacked the camp of the Third
Artillery from. the swamp, near
Paombof, a mile and o halt west of Mal-
olos, and two privates were killed and,
one lientenunt and two others wound-
ed. ‘When daylight come the American
forcea scoured the, district, driving the
rebels northward, killing seven of them.
A private of the Mentana regiment was
wounded. : ,

Mania, April 18.—Francieco Beyes,
the man who recently recently purchased
the Spanish gunboats at Zamboanga, ,
Island 6f Mindanao hes received ad-
vices that the fieet sailed for Manila and -

retnrned a few days later with the ves-

Lonpon, April 18.—The comments of eel stripped of their guns and ammuri-
the evening papers here upon thet Sa- | tion, the purchaser’s agents and the na-
moan fom are mostly ion | tive crews for the vessels on board, The
of those made lly in the i A i steamer Butuam was con-
papere, The Globe declares the main- voyed to Seamboanga by the United
ofthe German consul at his|States cruiser Boston and instructed to
post ie au act of apparautunfriendlyness | await the arrival there of the United
which requires to be explained. q States gunboat Petrel, instead s " do-

ing so after the Boaton had asail rom,
Fight in Bolivia. Seamboange.

New Yore, Apr.113.—A diepatch to € :
the -Herald frem Lima, says a battle ‘Ready to Help.

we ists and 1 Lonnox, April 18.—The premier. of
under Gen. Pando and the forces of |New Zealand, the Rt. Hon. RB. D. Sed;
Presel Alonzo, near Oraro, in Bolivia, }don, cables the agent-general’ of New
lasted over an hour and two hundred | Zealand here that 'Hon. W.P. Reeves
wore killed, Gen. Pando commanded |says: ‘We deeply regret the adversity
the i lists and ied | which has overtaken our forces in Sa-
Oruro without the slightest disorder. mos. Inform the secretary of state of
New Zealand that I will do anything
possible torender assistance in case of
emergency. Our steamer is awaiting
orders atAuckland. The [deputy gov-
erner communicated to the admiral at ©
Sydney that the Mildaura, a Britieh
third-class cruiser has been detailed for
the protection of the floating trade in
‘Australian waters, andis nowon the
way to Raratonga with the governor

c1bie are
ig atandard remectes. You.can have elther | two @tners cannot complain if it ‘euffers
at 760, per bottle. Remember the address, arebuff. Noquestion but when local

‘ Themes Stent, Drugelst, intrigues lead toa sacrifice of white life

he central power must be held reapon-
First Aventie Near Spokane Street. ble.

: No doubt she will behave fairly,
OFVAVOOOEHAIEHEHAIOOO

but ths danger isit will take little, after
to
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STOVES
CROCKERY
eooe GLASSWARE
bs CARPETS A 5 —— or
‘Le Rol PARLOR SETS : AES aoe
--JIVERY SALE and FEED . ELECTRIC Light Globes, E ;
a a Quick W ork.. Tel. Ko8

s. - ‘Write for our interosting books “ Invent- . y :
“LINBURG, PROP. i Red Star Livery and Transfer Co.

caHelp’ ond" a
Soed ea rough akovol or medol of you

Good sadlle horses, elegant turnouts, nobby sleighs, and fancy driving teams;

will drive you anywheve at any time day or night.
Tf you are getting. up a sleighing party, see us about rigs—rood ho!
Horses boarded by the day or month. Packing of all kinds done,
preea and baggage work ; will call at any part of the city. Contracts and
d ne promptly, light or heavy freight handled, mining machinery delive!
short notice, ore contracts taken, Furniture, pianos and safes safely. meved.
pay all damages done to anthing we handle. We net as shippers’ agents, sill t
afer, warehouse, or ship any class of goods.
'e sell Washington seazoned Fir and Tamarac wood.

STABLES—First Ave., bet. Spokane and Wash. St. OFFICE—9, Wash. St

Jd.W. BARTLINE PROP.
Rossland Loan Office,|

NO. 16 WASHINGTON ST.

Watcl.es, Clocks and Jewelry in Stock.
‘REPAIRING "DONE
Puit A. SILVERSTONE, PROP,

land ard has aguin resumed his duties at
Hunter Broe. big store.

New Yous and London kuowh his business and docs not in:end for al! of Rosilund’s
: G Ne
CG. C. GIBSON & CO. |
P. at 79¢ aud 89¢,

, 8.—See our English cambric shirts

Catalogne und they will sell just as cheap and in some cases discount it.
How can they do it? . .
Well, they all come to the conclusion that their buyer, who has had Chicaxo,
trade go East.
OPT E. Street.
P. U, Box 425.

the ence in the
blow up the flame in the United: States,
which the German authorities will give
much to extinguish. For our placid
selves it is well understood we are not
going to undertake by private agree-
meit to nullify the principles of the de-
cision by the majority of ‘the special
commintion, 0; |
Ordered to Samoa.
@)_ Varzzr0, Cal., April 13.—Lieutenant
@ | James H, Hetherington of Mare Island
and Ensign Schultze of the Towa have
been ordered detached from their pres-
ent duties and ordered to'a steamer for
Samoa on April 19, to report to Admiral
Kautz for duty on the cruiser Philadel-
| phia. They will fill the vacancies caused
by the death of Lieutenant Lansdale
and Ensign Monaghan who were killed
at amos, i tC d
Hughes also’ goes to Samos aa an execu-
@)| tive officer of the I: iladelphia.

WANTED—Second ‘Hand Houeehoid <

yoode for which the highest price will be

paid.
S. GLAZAN,

/EIRST AVENUE Firat Store East of
SPOKANE 8T.

Stylist Bigs for rent
Pist-dide Baddle and Pack,
forses. - :

“BrapLzs: Columbia Ave., "Phone No, #7.
Commercial Alley, ‘Phone No. 39.

P. O. BOX, 136.

ications

ees.
‘We do ex
job work
red ont
We

ON & MARION
PATENT SOLICITORS &
Civil 4 Mechanical

The Glarendon Cafe

First Class in Every Respect.
Open Day and Tight. stort stut

pS
PRIVATE ROOMS FOR

Banguets and Small Dinner Parties.

i Engincers.

: 4 Wasurnator, D.
Orrjorsi 4d MonrTReaL, phones

WIELSOX
28 SPOKANE. STREET.
--AELLO 89,

* NOTICE,
ven that a Special Gen-
si iedaeo aoe aos ever a
ent Company, 3
Will be held at the-villee of JL. Parker & Co.
Go att

Regular Aue'ion Saks
Every night by the only licensed auctioneer

MJ. WALKER,

t Spokane atreet near Columbia avenue. New
At Epoxds ofevery description secelved daily.
1 Commission and prompt set-

Call or

——_—_
Land For the People.

Tacoma, April 18.—Prevident Mo-
Kinley is preparing to throw open for
settlement 200,0000 acres of Olympic
forreatry reserve. This reserve com-
prises a large portiom ‘of the Olympic
peninsuls, lying between Puget sound
and Pacific Ocean and will embrace ‘the
Olympic mountains.

Notice {s_hereb:

Oldest Hatablished House in Kootenay

WILLIAM R. BEATTY
Undertaker.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMB's

the
Co!

, ard amendments
ereto, under the name of the “Similkameen
Copper ted,” and ‘also

» Bal
tlements given at cheapest rates.
address P.O Box 124,