a heavy, gold chain and locket. Liberal

* eity for

THE EVENING R

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ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1897.

‘WANT COLUMN. — (OBACOO AND CIGARS.
Tencents a line for the first insertion: and five
_ Genta @ line thereafter.

Patronize home industry. Smok
Enterprise, Kootenay ry a

Rosslan:
HELY WANCED. Favorite cigars, made in Rossland. i — $18,906 during that period.

- ~SMoKE British Lion and Mainlaad
WANTED Sefvant girl. Help sup: | ol; Vv; ‘1 ene
lied free of Myarge.  Kootei e|Cigars. Vancouver Cigar Store, oppo-
ph re oer Bs 2 feool ney ais site Bank of Montreal...

we es ybody to smoke the
SITUATION : le Vallen .
ONS WANTED Cigar Store. 8 cigar. ‘Vancouver

Wantep—General work, or house-

keeping by an experienced vy a
adress, BR, cnthet tho Reconp. BATBS.

Batus—Ladies’ entiance- to’ the

ROOMS FOK RENT. new Baths from the European Hotel.

For Rent—Fine furnished com-
fortable rooms for rent. Apply to Im- VeveloraNns
perial Cigar Store, Spokane street. tf,
pins Dr. Fortin has opened his office next
For Rent — Elegantly — furnished | door to Custom House. 20-1m
16

rooms, plastered and well heated. L
Roi avenue, south of the Allan.

DENTISTS,
Fut 8ALK, Dr. FINLEY, dentist, Stussi Block.
Barr & RuveEA have opened a ha
grain, and feed store in the, Le Re 2 ksi del

atables. Their prices command at-| Gzorce A, Fraser, the Peopic’s
tention. It willpay you to call on popular druggist, is the sole agent for
them. Tte mith’s silver trusses. Try Ones

MR, KEBLE GIVES THE FACTS ending June 30, 1896, the sum of $8,-

000, and the government expended

+.| If John K. Reavis wants an
Cold Figures Show the Untruths{order to examine ‘the: Looks to
. > “| satisfy himself on that point, I
. fulness of Criticism, <\can get himanorder from .the gov-
-| ernment when I go to Victoria.
, ei To this expenditure must be added
a considerable amount for tne admin-
JUST WHAT HAS. BEEN DONE. istration of justice, the cost and keep
}] of prisoners and transportation.
‘1 The principal sources of revenue de-
John RB. Reavis Is at His Oldjtived by the government office in
Trick of ~y] Rossland comes from miding receipts
lected from claims scattered over a
<}Jarge area of country on both sides
“4 of the Columbia river, including the
Representative J. M. Kellie hag| town of Trail. A considerable source
sent the Recorp for publication thée| of revenue comes from. poll tax,
the following atatement of facta rez,large portion of which is collected
garding the criticisms made of himself) from. laborers employed on railway

PRICE 5 CENTS

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BANQUET | ee eee ee nna

Action Will Be Taken in the Matter
of the Suite For Eviction.

Given in Honor of E. Pferdner and} The “squatter’s” committee an-
nounced a meeti' i
H. W, C. Behnsen. Internati aitod Wonks are ine
to begin at 7 o’clock sharp, at which
the committee will make its report.
A VERY ENJOYABLE AFFAIR A principle object of the meeting
will be to decide whether “squatters”
. who have been served with ejectment
Pp H are to be defended or not.
About 50 Persons Attended and Those favorable to doing so shoull
Had a Royal Feast. come prepared to contribute to the de-
i fence fund.
Mr. Klockmann has placed the hall
Emil Pferdner, deputy K. G- of B.| at the disposal of the “squatters” from
&S., H.W. O. Benson, acting G@. V- 7 to 8:30 p.m.,and the meeting will
©, visited the regular meeting of not be prolonged beyond the latter
Roseland Lodge No. 21, K: of P. last | hour, it is therefore necessary that it

and the present government: _ 28f construction.

To the Editor of the Recorp: ¥| ~ Large numbersof swarm

vening at the hall and witnessed and should begin promptly on time.
sted in® beautiful and ithpressive mat zs

notice [the Rossland Miner. is déy in every season from the American

For SAve—A livery barn and| Gzorcz A, Fraser, the Pedple’s
clear title te lot on which it is located i d

ing r king about mys} side and get their miner’s license for
self in parliament and against the

for sale at a bargain for cash. Apply at
thia office. OF ie-tt fumes ever imported into Rossland. tf

For. SaLe—Lumber for 12x24 house Just arrived at J. A. L. MoAl-
cheap. - Inquire at Simon’s barber|pline's, druggist, a full ‘line of station-

shop, Reserve street. tf|ery, writing material, violins, violin
strings, etc. z= 29-1m
-” Lost. CONFEOTIONREY.
A SitvzR watch and gold chain

gn the night of Des: 81, between Row ee haa mama Gamer
an le finder w.: TO | (Cy
warded by leaving same with Suck- Co., Columbia Avenue, opposite the

popular aS.
he largest assignment of French per- 8

co) ge Is this op
sition born of @ sincere desire ‘8 0- .

litical reform? If 80, that pay able number go-40 Boundary creek,
should, p larize the shor i locan, Lardo, Big Bend and on the
of the Turner administration and con3jline of the Nelson & Fort Sifeppard
tract its policy with the polioy of ad¥)
joining states, provinces and terri>
tories, The government of Britisly| figial and accidental. ;
Columbia stands slone, in my opinion! In taxing miners and minerals the
in respect to its liberality in assieti ment d duci

record office:, While mage stay in
the vicinity of Rossland. s consider-

ling Brothers, McGregor Block. Grand Union.

Lost—Between Trail and Rossland PLUMBING.

gi P P
mining property, “No other industry

miners.to get roads, trails and rail
ways into the miniog camps, not*lis exempted from taxation, and wild

v1 sill be paid to fi C. M. WELLER, practical sauita
sera thle chess to finder by leaving plumber, cor. Spokane street and Col.
umbia avenue. ’Phone 27. tf

ERSONAL,
Spneoune AOTELS.

DaNcina—Professor Dreyfous gives

_ private “dancing lessons every day. Tue Lexanp, Columbia avenue.

the ping assertion||land, real and pérgonal property is
ofthe Miner “that the government| subject to taxation, no matter
takes no pride in the buildivg up of| whether it brings returns to the own-
the great mining industry.” sfersornot. ‘This is -an evidence of
What are the facts? {the governments:interest in the
The government sheet for the con-4 inines;,and their'desire to assist par-

*

Ir you-want~ the Rossland “DarLy Rls Sr Faun Rostenren St. Paul
ReEcoxp in Spokane, go to E. M. Shaw | 4 ome cooking. .
GE. A. Thomas & ue Meat3e@s cente. 18-6t

—Wanrep—To know the whereabouts Go to the St. Lawrence hotel for the’

finest furnished rooms in the city.
of Henry Brush. “His mother is dan: | y¢_9,52.-Varker, sissies
gerously ill in Spokane, 4 cena earesecoes t=
WANTED—Information as to the BUSINESS PERSONALS. =
ois of Willi $
desired. Any Wiliam J. pireten is)", TLarGe assortment ot centre

im
tables just received at Lockhart, Mas-
ene Me OCioe will be: grate” sam aoMillon Columbia ave. tf

ion of roads and trails in West, ‘ly the prosp and
Kootensy for the four years ending’ the development of ‘olaims.
June 30, 1895, shows expenditures of| The government is censured by ‘the.
$145,804 In addition to that it. guare jand Miner, a a p i
anteed the bonds of the Nakusp andMitical ‘Moses, fornot expending more
wr. ;east-railway,.-come-: $600,000,-at > Fen street im piswement and fire _pro-
time when the price of allver tumbled | tection. _

and-when the railway promoters.could| . Can Jubn R. Reavis tell me in what
not raise money for- railway purpoees, | province in Canada, or what state iu
and at‘a time when roads with a cap-|the union incorporated .towns are

By having your washing sent to
woop, the Rossland laundry you take no
= : chances whatever, especially - with
Foxi~—Buy your fuel of the Red| flannels. Three doors east of postoftice.
Star Stables, Ee ae ara an
- CuRLY birch, mahogany oak, ash,

Woop .AND LUMBER — We sell] maple and Spanish cedar bed room
cheaper than any others. The British | suits just received at Lockhart, Mas-
Columbia Mill Company. sam & Miller, Columbia ave. tf

‘Woop—Leave you. orders for wood| EveryDay brings new

ionfof $1,300,000,000 in the Uni-| provided with street imp! or
ted States went into the hands of feceiv-| sewers and fire protection under the
ers. It wasa critical time for the|direction of the general government?,
claimhoiders in the Slocan, yet. the| Where does that principal obtain

-Turkex.. si Sette; «+ Baglin Beef ara about equal that he yi recovers et

x5 pi, of the order, after TRYING TO SAVE JAMES BREEN

which the lodge and invited guests)Another Surgical Ogeration Per-
removed to the:-Colonna Cafe and formed This Afternoon.
partook of a bountiful spread, The -
banquet Wwasgiven in honor of the James Breen, married, a miner at
visitors. The table was arranged in the War Eagle, was taken to Dr.
the form of 8. cross with the visitors Bowes’s hospital on January 1, suffer-
and officera.of the local lodge at ‘the |™8 from appendicitis. On January
head. ‘The press. representatives sat 2 an operation was performed and a
to the right of the august members | !emon seed*taken from the vermiform
and then came a long lineof members, appendix. It was then thought no
‘Phe decoration ‘was beautiful and | /urther op would be .
the menu, seasoned with a bonntiful but the internal bleeding followed and
supply of refreshments, speake for it-| 9" her op’ became
tell. Ti was beiieved the blood has collected
MENU. in a large clot.
Oyater Cocktail. Ancther operation was begun to-
UP. day at 1 o’clock by Dr. Bowes, assisted
Chicken Ocnsomme Royal | by Drs. McKenzie, Carlton and Camp-
Olnce bell. Aclot of blood was found just
FIBH. ag the surgébne had anticipated. This
Lake Winnipeg Pike, 2 la. Normandia | was removed and the cause of internal
Lobster eae bleeding was lecated and corrected.
es z At3:30 o’clock the operation was
Sake eT ta Poulaiee completed, and the final reault can
Lamb Chops ~ Petit Poia| only be détermined when the .patient
: regains ; Tue

Mashed Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes
. DEoREr dat

eee eee and com _| Vincent Capobianco and David Camp-

Cheese . Nuts| _ bellSentenced to the Penitentiary.

After the repast the toast Master
John E. Hoosen, announced the fol-

VENGEANCE OF THE LAW.

Judge Forin, on account of illness
will not go to Nelson until Monday.

at the Red Star Stables, Prompt|to Lalonde. It stands to reason
delivery. ~- Sa! ____. |that when aman makes boots and shoes
Woop—The Red Star stable people as specialty, that it must be the
have « steam wood saw located at east OWE C 6s ee a
end of Columbia avenue, Al) kindsof| For the greatest and finest assort-
wood constantly on hand, ment of boots and shoes go to Lalonde
Woop—Leave your orders for wood the leading boot and shoe store.
at the British “Colurpbia Mill Co.'s)“ Ger the Recorp every night by
office. 5 2% tf! carrier for 26c per week. Leave orders
at the office.

DRAYAGE.
3 Go direct to Lalonde’s boot and shoe
Mevine—If you _have household | store, for rubber boots and rubbers, A
goods to move call a Red Star fer | large t just been

¢ | but it is giving up valuable assete that) its adoption all over the province, and

P

would be even now and will: in the} would entail enormous expenditures.
future bring in dreds of th dé} And, with d i on

e t3 in |lowing toasts and response and re-| Vincent Capobianco, the Italian
government offered the mine owners ition on the A conti-} 5p : ° musician who assaulted Joho Han-
relief by pledging the credit of the| nent, and by what state or ‘provincial! “Tne Queen—A. G. Credman. J. 8.|‘cock and Special Otficer Webb with »
Pp! it Again the g has} legi ? - Clute, Jr., - razor, was sentenced to two years in
granted large block of land to aid.in|’. The adoption of that principle by| ‘The President—E. J. Carsser, Jobn the penitentiary, Vhat term to cover
the ion cf railways. This}|the government for the benefit of | printer. . eakch offense: J) 8. Clate counsel for
may hot be an immediate cash asset, land would t dent for the defendant, asked the moroy of

” The Grand Lodge—Emel Pferdner. | the court and the full penalty of three
Song—P. D. Wileox. years was not administesed.
The Uniform Rank—W. H. CO. David Campbell charged with as-

of dollars. every industry, the g t could

saulting John Larson and J. McCarty
with a hoe at Sayward December 25,

“The ordinary revenue of West Koot-| not raise the funds to meet such a
enay for the fonr years ending June HHiability.

penditure in the district was $324,-| demand that the government of Brit-
796.50. This is exclusive of the dis-| ish Columbia incur enormous liabili-
trict’s proportion of interest on the | ties that no state or provincial gov-

‘wagon.

— > Ou, SAY! go and get one of those
Drayace—fhe Red Star Transfer chest prospectors, jnst received at
company handles all. kinds of freight | Fraser's, the people’s ppular druggist,
promptly. and keep your eye on / window for

daily
TEAMING—If you want delivtring

provincial debt and its proportion of t would be ponsible for?
the cost ofdhe general administration | And why should the people of British
of the county. Columbia be taxed as a whole to im-
Can the-Rossland “croaker,” who is | prove the streets of any unorganized
an American citizen, and familiat | town?

or teaming of auy Kind done call up| Parton suits in silk with gover in| ‘Tae people can eecure the benefits
the Red ‘Bear Stables. ‘el. No. 8 E rug, corduroy and tapestry go to Lock- | the United _ Btates, point in t | of street imp: ts and sanitary
PaGGaGE—If you have a trunk or hart, Massarc & Miller, Columbia ave. |tq ‘any state or territory in aiding regulations as well as fire protection
bagguge of any kind you want moved, Tne Evenina RECORD delivered by|the mining industry? on the same terms in British Colum-
the Star Transfer Co. will do it carrier, 25¢ per week. tf

promptly

THe Rossland Laundry, in the
‘Pranos—If you want a safe or basement, three doors east of the post-
fano moved go get the Red Star | office, i

I am told by hundreds of American | pia ‘as elsewhere by paying for them
prospectors (and they ought to know)]| under ‘icipal it

80, 1895, was $253,067.28 and the ex-| Why should the Reseland \Miner |~

lodgee—Henry Hathe | wos sentenced totwo years and two

Fitzsimmons and Louis Olcovitch: ths in the penit y. John
, Bong—W. Rose. Larson bas not yet entirely reeovered
Our Visitors—Daniel ‘Thomas, A. E. | from bes etfeata of the sean Bis
nose.and upper lip were nearly sever
Tarelle, M. Dolan- from his face and had to be sewed on
The Ladies—A. Graham Allen. again:

" Song—H. D. Gerow. meni oe
Our City—J. E. Hooson, P. D. Wil- HILLTOP ELECTS OFFICERS.

cox. e At the annual meeting yesterday
Our Press—W. H. Jones, Eber C. of the Hilllop Gold Mining company
Smith. - |the following offcere and directors
Our Mines—M. C. Hall Coffin. were elected to serve for one year
Our Officers—John Miller. from Jauuary 11: Directors, George
Our Host and Hostess—E. Escalet. W. Belt, P, F. Quinn, William N.
Song—Frank Briston. 7 Dunn, James J. Grabam, .W. A.
The wurk of the order was finished Campbell of land, F. J. Whaley,

at 12 o'clock, when. the members | Michael Sullivan, J. M. Fitzpatrick,

g
that no atate legislature gives any as!) 1 ask the Rossland Miner to show

1S Pp r
‘ransfer company todo it; they are | prom tness and work. ‘Ihey
responsible for all damages. wey now how tv handle flannels to perfeo-
respon. tion. No clothes are lost.. Do not

Ir you are going to ‘Trail or North- | forget the place. litf
port get a saddle horse.at the Red Star
Stable. Quick time. No feed charges. ART NEEDLE WORK.
‘We get the horse back. Tel. No. &

gee ee BE ee

eri
AE 3, Tr rat > To THE LapIes—Miss Mosgrove, of
tHE Red Star Transfer company | ottawa, is at the ‘Allan, and has
meets all out-going and in-coming | choiee stock of art needle work which
trains and will call atany part of the|she invites the ladies of Rossland
We the hours of 2and6 p. m. to
examine. Instructions giver.

bi or
never miss the train, a

to the miner by constructing | without equisocation where he gets

hed to the banquet hall,and from W, B. Gordon, Charles Liftchild and
12:15 to three this morning was W.. H. Ziegler. Officers—William N.
pleasantly passed. ~\Dunn, president; W. A. C bell

roadfand.traile. Again the British} nis precedent for the Legielature to in-
Columbia government constructed | our the liability above fe d to.

For the information of the wives vice-president; W.dme-Ziegler, secre-

roads, trails, etc.,in this section at @| Has not this political reformer
cost of $4,000 before this camp con-| some kindly feeling d the

‘h and di ht who were|tary, Old National bank, treasurer.
i i - wi ” —<—__—_
keeping a “light in the- window, the PERSON. q

structed anything outside of a few| downtrodden and neglected miners

‘a | hundred dollars. ‘of-hie native country?

The reason the government dves| And would not his time be well em-
not give further assistance in trail and ployed jn—returning thither like

road building is because it cannot run | Moses of old, to rescue the downtrod-

JOB PRINTING, NOTIOES

Fe work at reasonable prices at] ‘ne. first annual meeting of the
ef

the Heview Printing House. Get your | shareholders of the Red Eagle
work done at home and save duty and| Mining company, limited ability,
freight. tf] will be held at the company’s office,
mil Coli ia avenue, i . C., on
_ Ger your printing done at the Re- 6, 1897, at 2o'clock
view Printing House, the only exclu- Monday, February 16, ! ‘of
sive job printing office in West Koote-
nay. No finer work done in the Prov-
ince. We make a specialty of stock| .
sortiBeatos, Brow evtuses, and all kinds a
of min rinting.
: eee i FUNERAL OF J. H. LYNCH.
LIVERY STABLES. The funeral of J. H. Lynch took
“Tauaelcaet\your eaddlo and pack place this morning at 10 o'clock from
enti ot your sade snd pack the Catholic church, where yoy
eee ad tae = id A large number of friends
SLEIGHS—The Red Star Stables| "ere bel
gmake a specialty of sleighing parties {in Rossland and from Trail attended,

or the ensuing veer gor, 4
Ross! an. .
wee T. G. Exats, Sec.

a

the init of the country on| den and neglected miners who get the
wind, this seems to be the stock| eold shoulder on the trail and ruad
which the Miner deals most largely proposition before he does any more
in. political missionary work among the
The government cannot do more | heathen “Canucks” of British Co-
than it is now do;ng without a large | jumbia?

increase ia taxation; and furthermore] The British Columbia government
the Miner newspaper cannot .expect| does not have to lesrn its lesson at
the government to do every’ thing-it | the feet of this modern Gamelial.

asks for. While attending the last session of
The Miner claims the government | the legislature I received from a lead-
does nothing for Rossland and takes | ing member of the Miner's staff a
$100,000 per year out of it. Where} most friendly and kindly letter prom-
did Reavis get his figures? He must) ising to give me all kinds of informa-
have been indulging and saw the|tion and pointers, and at the same
figures doubled. Rossland cuntributes, ieee niente e

in round numbers, for the fiscal year (Continued on Page 8.)

takes pl in saying that E, M. Keni tke, Oxesont Dry
i vi i . Kennier, 0} he re ni
all present were on their best behavior | |. Sus store, left for Spokane on the

and well able to walk home—when | Req Mountain road this morning.
they left the cafe. Lee Coone, of Nelson, representing
The following persons were present: | Stein & Co.. arrived last evening.
Ww, H. Jones, J. E. Hooson, Henry| G. A. Somermann, 8 well known
Hatke, W. 8. Rose, Robert Fitzsim-| mining mao, who nas been in the
mons, J, C. Allen, Frank Bristow, A. ae a week, ate ‘Spokene i
K. Gillie, A. E. Torelle, Martin Dolan, mines have made wonderful stridcs
D. H. Gerow, M. C. Halle, Jobn | since his last visit, four months ago,
Miller, Duncan Cameron, J. P. Pyke,| Mr and Mrs. Joseph L. Warner
Louis Olcovich, Proctor Joiner, P. D.| went to Spokane this morning to spend
Wilcox, Dan Thomas, A. J. Carssow. the Sabbath,
J. W. Graham, E, Plerdner, W. H. C, eee eos. Seattle, returned
Behneen, J. 3. Clute, Jr., A. G. Creel- | 7°
man, C, A. Coffin, G. Martin. Fred eee ue aalata today vis
Baequete, Eber C. Smith, William ‘ WJ. Martié’took the morning train
Rose, F. J. Hicks, J. Bijornstadt, J.| for spokane,
W. Stingley, C. Murchison, W. Mc-| M. Sullivan, one of the pioneers ot
Lean, C. P. Doel. this camp, went to Spokane today on
———— business.

J. M. Kellie left this morning for| Mrs. C. A, Baldwin went to Spokane

Nelson. this morning to visit friends,

aha ance hd ieee Albeit 6