PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE.
, An Amendment brine yes tho pincer *Min-

‘Victoria, re. ‘Ln the ‘

* Damped in the Snow. ©
While Ross Thompson: and General
Warren were taking a little'spin yester-
day evening in Rens’ Bem) cutter, the.

today, Mr. MacPherson’s bill respecting
the ‘Vancouver, Northern & Yukon rail-
way company, was amended on motion
of Mr. Henderson. 20 as to provide that
no meetings may be held outside'the
Dominion of Canada. A motion hy Mr.
McPherson to extend the time for the
commencement of operation from three
to five years waa defeated.

Mr. Clifford of Caseiar, haa given no-
tice of a bill to amend the placer mining
acta so ag tomiake claims 200 feet in-
atead of 100; also reserving 50 feet at the
upper end of each claim for the govern-
iment, tobe sold at auction, and the
origigal locator to receive one-tenth of
the proceeds.

“Hon. Mr. Cotton has introduced a bill
to provide. that Pacific time shall be the

h i

horse got f d at a0!

post, damping both occupants out into
the snow. ‘The two men escaped in-
jury, but the sleigh was slightly.
scratched and disfigured.

Corbett and Sharkey, Will Box.’

Crxroaco, Jan. 31.—J. J. Corbett and
Thomas Sharkey have béen matched to
box six rounda in this atty. on the night
of March.7.

(Corrected b: ReddinJeckion Com! ny
PS columbia Pe

y ‘clomgi, Lieber
Beatord s orcs fie tloaensce oe :

legal ¢ the pi

instead of there'as at present being two
standards, Pacific and mountain time,
Hon, Dr. McKechnie has introduced 8
Dill to abolish the provincial.board of
health as now exinting, ite powers and

(TORS te PRORERE:,
* Bane

te for Railway
nadiandy Yur, Sie and Columbia townsite”

We Have Buyers for All Staiid-
ard 5 y

name to be don the p
executive.

Comic Opera Tonight’
” After all these weeks of. watching and
waiting, the public are at laat to be re-
. lieved of their anxiety’ and given the

opportunity of a lifetinie to hear and see | Good

the ‘Piyates.of Penzance” from a Roes-

land stage: by purely local talent. The}
. rehearsals have shown that the per- | jamb?

formance will be yp to date in every re-
spect, and the music loving citizens who
‘attend will be highly, pleased and enter-

tained. Many.new arrangements have 2

been putin about the opera house for
‘the . occasion, to give. more comfort to
the patrons ‘by excluding the cold.
Everything will be in apple-pfe order to-
night for the opening performance. A
large sale of tickets has been made for
doth tonight and tomorrow night.: Fol-
lowing ig the.cast o! principals:
we General Stanle:
irs, T. Parker
“Misa Haker.
joughtess aliea Wilson
ss Whitney

Faward: igi Be alonelt
ar of Stanley's Daughters, Biretes, Police-

* Dawson City Mall.

‘The latest reporte from Skagway- state’

that the mounted police ‘are now bring-
ing mail out and in between Skagway
and Daweon City in an average ot ten
days, The last mail out camein nine
days and ten hours, being s record
breaker. The trail issaid to bein ex-
cellent -condition, and many travelers
are passing out and. in over it in good
time, those going in taking large'packs
on their sleds.

There seems to bea suicidal mania
prevaling in Dawaon, eeveral people
having taken their lives recently by: dif-
ferent methods. Among those who tui-
cided were some men once prominent in
business and eocial circlesin Canada and
the States.

A printer’s
Ghost.

: May Appeis
to You % &

'~ OCCASIONALLY AND
GIVE YOU A “SONG
AND DANCE” ABOUT *
HIS NECESSITY OF
CHARGING
KLONDIKE PRICES,

‘Tt’s Note:
Your Fault '

‘
IF HE PAYS “BIG
RENT? and for reasons
best known to himself
tax his customer-accord-
ly, ‘The Wages paid by

‘all Roseland ° offices
when outside labér is re-
quiredare identical.

| Record Job Office

. PRICES,

Rebate .
Republic No, 2..

J. B. Johnson & Co,

DEALER AN ¢
“REAL ESTATE:

‘MINING
STOCK ETC.

‘foe and turning puddenly B the’ aide |.
brought the cutter in contact. with a]...

Rossland Mining Stocks}:

addition to]

Wine

~~ Hunter Bros.” B

ant

x

A Mammot Stock

Now. on:-the. had

Bast ANTICIPATION OF A BIG. AND

" Inveach’ department is‘an experiencet! buyer, Rept i ores spikes Tis «
-and comparing’ prices—where to get the a

Best Goods; and the, Lan
at the Lowest Prices. #

PROSPEROUS trv 2 TRADE!

We rnnent

B IN ey Pt

a. 4 good'time te ‘Huy hea
is fort beloke the spring” good
come in. Many, seasoriable’
ticles gold atlow prices | to maker
toom for the lighter’ weight |
goods of spring and summer.”

Buyer

Js now on hia way to

some of the newest’ up-to-date.

*+ novelties ‘that will be in vogue,
in Fasnianable ‘Centers

this'spring and‘summer. |

Our Dry aa

treal.and New York to pick‘up”

Mien
COFFER Je thé bi

4s | wie

AGENTS FOR
ee BUTTERICK'S

“Spauion PATETERNS.--
‘ASHION SHEETS 2

GIVEN WREE a>

‘Ri& Ge CORSETS.

The finest Corset
th | tured in America.

For Sale:

10,000 Past St

{000 Paria

J.B. de & Co
GALT—~

‘THE BEST
“VALUE
- MONEY

MARKET

FOR ALL

PURPOSES.

SOLE’ AGENTS.

M.. J, WALKER,

‘RELIABLE:
AUCTIONEER

Any kind of oods sold‘ on commissi
at moderate gods ee

Cor, Spokane St. and
Columbia avenue; . !

COAL }~

WeH-cLass®

* TATORS,

JL: Parker & Co.

WHOLESALE .
ano RETASE"
_ DEALERIN..

—_—_—_—_— eh eis.

Ovsters '

cord it

Game...

Os

Spokane, Strost,

‘ /BOBBLAND, /B. 0. Pirie

ibs SON a

‘ ©...
98 SPOKAND BT, E ROSSLAN: B.C

Tha
from thi
tock-takit,
Fults of clot!
7

E Flestin uvorall
seta aati

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90; )

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ee oy ta

masked $0, reduced to uF: price,
‘Tiren banduerchfots mai feed Wie, ted = ake,
Ladie: eanaree Rose milter Geet to Se oa Brie
F

12-Pound. ieicnaite y
Mamerous. to men-

want tosave mor
hve, next door

T have the following tl he: di

EUREKA CONSULIDATED,
. 7 ‘ER:

athe: al
ee os Peel ae
THE REDDIN, ‘JACKE £8. AGENTS;

‘ sear HOME esta

», BUR: KA NORTH . SIAR

3 BOSSLAND, B. G.

Hi

Breée sin
dine. prompt. pee

-and: Prarehr Co.

tg, nobh
ie es nol se ete ard fancy driving ¢
a

short notice, orw en. *
pay all rath ne to Sait jing we hand
sfer, eee Wn ship any, Class of-gopd:

sell Wash emcee
Sher

safes safely seliveres Ww
@ act s ay. agents, will t

| PRICE: FIVE: CENTS.

ea tipon ase

the'Carb Chain it? tins
lataple, with Aittle. noticeable prey in atyle pie pert to year.

‘We have, how

bet A iibeanhe
This

rover, receuitly, sided ‘to our atock something entirely

; 1,224, showing ir of 189."
‘or |: Patterson, who: & for the. Bemlin

7 EOPLE COMING 4 ‘AND GOING.

J. F.Wilks of Vancouver fs: ja the city
on business. ° .
Ovid. A. Byerv is in the city. from Col-
fax on busines. |.
B hci 'T,.McMillan,owner of the ‘Windeor
hi ‘is in'the city. =:
Yuengling of Trail was ‘in ie.
terday, on # business trip.

Me Iron Mask: com-

- C., Feb. 8.—{Spectal to},
Jer The: <bye-election ‘held |”
f xeau ted in'the return of
the “three dopposition ‘candidates, with
the following vote:
Tarn

tewart, 1,224...
Mhis ahows bnt little face in pablie
aimee, he G

: ¥ sy 1,
‘while: MePhillipe, Sen ‘now, polled
1,484;-which is cen of: ‘205 votes. over

ly.“ electiun.

tare *
hee yesterday,

in;July; dzeceived 4

6 opposition yesterday

carnival amounted »..toi$1,785. >

amount has about all been ‘paid out al-

received. from the rink,as the ‘carnival

of the | proportion of;the. receipts at that resort.

Cable ‘Adére wie
“ROSS

iam ber, A. ea ct
ses tor Pippen

i. ia place Sunday, Janu: wih 6th

The. bills ofthe: carnival have been

pal
‘thing is complet.d there. will a ‘nice neal
egg, in the way. of a few. hundred dollart
‘a beginning next

One ile Skanime Hace.
‘mnateh has been <arranged ‘between
James Cox and J. N. poper, to take

: o'clock
for

rik ys$0)
| She contest.will. -be.a-.close. ‘one,
id to.

matched. Jaméa” Cox’ will. have hie
friends from the:billiard ‘parlors! to root
for him,‘and Hermeen, the B.. Ci; bate!
ek BOY of ‘Colarntita*avenue;! ‘will’haye a

ing of roote:s. from among

teecgerit i March at, 1809.
ilo v

good ry -
t | ¢he meas catters-—-

.,| their favorites.

Considerable money
is up already on.the race. and the friends
of both parties are much, interested, jin

The cee oinerg tis diitcome.; Both’ the’ contestants are
to be forthe ‘nine n_boys,‘and ithe O1egon contingent

Orego
in thegcity will be out in fall force, for
Rialon OPO
TY fil seen) oF Umecers.:
lar meetin; Trad ié&
Labor stot Gebel wil be etd tthe Mi. ar
Union hall ‘Taeeday, ‘Feb. “7th, 8: p.m.
Officers will. we! -elected-for, -the- Sergi

resent.

Be Aiea.

The: Seumith goveraeaea gupportare,
al:

‘was not @. candi-
x os Teceiyed 1,266

ile Belyea; the next |”
man opposing the ues ‘gov-

The total subscriptions for-the winter
Thie ———-

iy." There was an. ~ additional | $500

year. This is certsinly:a very,creditable
showing for the financial: Coe of me mat-

i. Hamilton, of Daily & Hanilto:

| returned Tdat’ night- ‘from an “extended.

trip to England.' '

Hector !:McRae® returned\ lat night
from: ale to England and) France

1 ‘Neen on business.

Fred ea left ‘for the Boundary
country thia, morning where he. ‘will
probably: locate, and engaye.in business
Miss Mande McGaughey went down
to Northport. today on a short visit, and
will return this evening.

treal,‘léaves today to take a Position in
the branch at Greenwood:

P..A. O'Farrell arrived: from . Eastern
Canadg, lastnight and repoita the - good
‘opini of, the Kootenaya. improving
back. there. - 2

D. Thomas: and. J..A. Gordon, “two

2 proniinent financeers of Toronto, arrived

in the city last night ‘and - will apend' a
few weeks looking over the camp.;;\
Jack Williams, late of the. Le:;Roi
company, who bas been for several days
the ‘guest of the'B. 1 Kon officials, left
for hie hon ‘today in. Spokane. ng

: rene :

Contributes - $800 to’ an Injured
Miner.

PAT DMEBER LOST. HS SIGHT

J government 60." more’ than’ ‘the. gain for

< iaeottent Happened in the Sunset No.

"2 on the 10th of Last
"duly,

On the 10th day of last-July Pat Lar-
sen was “blown up” in the Sunset No. 2
mine, and. lost _his sight entirely. - He
was sent to tht Spokane hospital, where
one eye was. partially: restored, after
which’ he came’ back to ‘Roseland. The
working minera of the camp. took up a
subscription for him, and sent him east
with Albert Barrett tthe 6 firat of the week,

‘John O. Gordon, of the Bank of Mon-|

; }Who immediately=5
uhemibera of the cdl

NELSONSTELNGA ARGH

Wants the Kettle River District At
tached: to It,

Mayor Goodeve is in Feceipt of-a let-
ter from James Martin; M.. P.. P, from
this riding, stating. that.the citizena of
Nelson are circulating; -petitions to be
presented to the Dominion govern-
nfent asking that all’ the’ ‘cnstem ‘ out-

*| ports an@ preventetives of. the Kettle

tiver.be attacKed to Nelson instead: of
New. Westminster. aes
Mr, Mevtin u-ges the mayor to call =

sectira for Rossland ‘hez’ Tights in the
premises, being mech the Tangést city in
the Inland.

He also suggests that ‘the board of
trade tate iminediate action in the
matter.

Mayor Goodove bee géat’ notices to all
the aldesmen fo mest at the city hall to- .
morrow at 11 o’cloc' 20° eens what is
best to be doae. rag

The macter was laid
traser, president. ofthe boatd of trade,

ent: notices to the
cil‘of the boand of
izade to meet 'at-4 o'cloék this ‘afternoon ~~
to formulate plang to workin harmony

ie with the mayor andity council.

THE IRA TES 0) BOF “PENZANCE”
Saectssfil Ronajtion of 8 of the, omic Opera by
nt.

‘The long ioe for “and anxiously
-wwaited. event camefast ‘ni: ht, wherein
he: locat- musical’ talent waa given a
shance-to:show-its- merit and colors to
the public gaze for criticism,: .

True it {s; the public.ismuch more
severe and critical upon amateurs, es-
pecially on “home talent”.than it is on
the professionals. Still, looking’at the
performance ‘last -night - from a- purely
anbiased standpoint, the,public must.
and does admit that the translation put
apon and rendition given of this famous
comic opera was beyond doubt one of
the most. successful amateur perform-
ancee ever seen in the. city.::The stag-"
ing was well © conducted, the scenery
moat fitting, ‘music good,
not drag, as auch shows usually do. The
general make-up ‘of, the.characters was
fairly good, but left room for an artist in
the dressing room of - both ; ‘sIadies and

gentlemen,

The choruses were especially well ren-
dered. Mra. J. V« Bohn as Ruth, easily,
sarried off the -honors for acting, part,
singing and general ‘ make-up. All
things considered the show wasa very
dattering success and will be repeated
gonight. The was large, and.

‘The'citizene of
}228.50.. The mines working in the camp

.| made up $426.50 as follows:

War Eagle, ‘Centre Star and
++ $158.60

‘Columbia and Kootenay
FIFTEEN DEGREES BELOW.

Nine Degrees Colder Than it Was Yester-
day Morning. ,
‘Rossland will yet forfeit her cleim to
heving mild winters ifthe thermom-
eter does not soun take an upward ten-
deacy, .. ..
** Yeaterday inorning at 2 o'clock it was
two degrees below zero; at 7:80 it it reg-
ietered six. . That was ‘the coldest up:to
that time, but the last 24 hours bave
made another -record... At..10 o'clock
last night the thermometer registered 10
‘degrees belew ‘zero and‘at 12, midnight,
11 below. ©°At'7:80 this morning it was,
he-coldest of the seagon’ and stood 15
rees below.
the sun was out ‘rightly today it

' nous the cold snepjeover and it

ho last severe weathér this
winter, - Poke hae

*

although acold night, the house waa
kept. very comfortable by numerous
stoves and hot bricks.
United States Consular Agent.
Dr. G. 8. Armstrong, .who was re-

00 :
35.00 cently appointed consular agent for the

United States in this.city, has asked for
and received leave of, absence for ninety
days. Mr. John Jackeon, Jr., will act
in the doctor’s, stead, and has received
his official. appointment from United
States Consul Dudley, of Victoria.
Dr, Armstrong will goto New York
and spend his vacation in the hospitals
of that city, posting up on modern ms
cal and surgical improvements,

‘Copper:and Lead.

New York; Feb. 2:—Copper—Strong;
‘rokers’“price, $17.50; exchange price,
417.509$17.75...Lead—Strong; brokers’
price, $4.40; exchange price, $4.70@
$4.75, = ‘

‘Prigo, of Silver.

Naw York, Feb,: 2.—Silver, quiet,
Bar silver, 69!¢c; Mexican dollars, 471¢ ;
silver certificates, 50)¢c to 60!gc.

FOR RENT ayiee bot and dining

room of a ing hotel, Enquire
at Dominion Bo tictel. ih

inéeting of the city council at. once to

The play did ay