he Votes Down Anti-China Olause in. Railroad es 3 ‘sepanATE ‘BILL IN VIEW : Government Will Carry the Same Measure _ in a General Law, “Not Piscemeal—Oprosition home happy, * Pain farm house. x quests at‘ the chit tracted by the; pro: Defeated on Another’ Sohenie—Martin Pro ees. Open Door to the Assiyers.” % Special to the Record. Victoria, B. C.; Augus The week promises to begin with ca full day's work in renewed ‘dis- Sussion of the details of bills in} . committee: stage, the chief of which in popular interest are the ‘liquor ey cense-bill; the private. bills report: in favor of the Western Telephone Co. and the. railway \committes’ ‘report fav ring the: Rock Bay-Salmon “river line. * ‘An ineffectual: attempt, was ‘made this morning to insert. the Natal bill anti-Chinese test in. the last}; named bill, “which all but ‘succeeded, |. owing to. the absence .of several “members: It-was eventually thrown *-out:by.the-casting anid-dual vote of Chairman. Pooley. - ‘This »the.oppo- sition are attempting to. construe into a declaration of policy. on the part of the governnient, ‘though the : latter have. announced. their inten-, tion’ of dealing” with’ the point ina Pparate act. # ~The. opposition ‘also tried.to. in- troduce the old clause of 1899 de- ad. of = Prall last ni Mr, Joha.P..Hi arrived in‘the Craney , of with his brid preparing to mi Kirk's former res’ Leo Craii ft ‘a three if it were’ declared for the : general advantage - of / Canada, but _ here again suffered defeat.° Mix Martin introduced.a’ bill. to|” amend tee bureau:of mines ‘act ;by 4 doing awilys with and given” an ~open door. in the ° province to aesayers. a ‘ The rife match between . the Rossland and Nelson companies: of “-Recky Mountain Rangers’ today .. Was won by Rossland, - Facacese and fancy goods,.. fine china and bric-a-brac at- the. _Japan- ese store, ‘Columbia avenue, oppo” site Mellor Bros, nF tf ‘Wantep—Employment: .as~sten- - ographer by young ,man of ‘three J years experien "office preferred: : : Address, E. W.'.McQuade, -Ross- + Mand, : = (83.6 6t “Sa Hpoch Marker! (The {Hon.:; We ‘Mulock “and ‘the Hon... Sydney. Fisher might. doa. good turn.to'their- brother femora lf if they could ~i examination v Reginald ‘McKay, it does, it mai a: ving ‘making a E Canadian that é what pach, : aif. the | spects of waxing fat.on the ‘emergency :.food.:-~ the merry guests ‘will troop in from the hay fields: to: sit around and hear all hands -must-go home hungry," because. he,,.forsooth, : has.’ left the he, j..T. Lawrence came,up. from ht. D. S. Robertson and G. E. Mc- -Milton.- Ont... ‘among the arrivals last ‘night. Ape w.._S. ‘Deacon. returre 1 home Saturday and is_ home in Mr. lence: ’ ank Halifax, | holiday. of: the Republic }) branch, is. relieving Mr. Craig. Hi E. Macdonnell, ~F. R. Stew- H. Sterling,’ J A.- Grant, J. ie, HY Burden, . George. M. Phillips, of the Nelson-. Rifle as- ‘ ‘sociation are: ‘Buests at the Koote- 1. wonays. sTrock SALES, Following i is a” summary _of “the. sales on the local Lees today:* * ; Ramblér-Catiboo: ‘Tamarac, 1500, Soo00:shares. in law office. Law Big References given. | B! Sales ‘today ‘on the local cxchang were as follows: Giant, 5000, 29463: 4000, ''§00;° 23¢3. gc... Total sree 82 ae eso: ad BS es aR g *. food'to an honored place on the AE Of fare for.the hired men on" thei fertile farms. f __,, Magnificent roaasntitnies lurk i in rgency food as an aid ‘farming. ‘The Hon. # Allies Win By Ficrce Fighting. New York, Aug.6.—The World,s Correspondent, Fred Palmer, cab- les the followirg.from Chetoo, and it is printed under.a copyright head in an early afternou a edition: “The Chinese works at Pie Tsang have been captured by the. allies and the first battte on their ‘way to, Pe-|;, kin.is won. The foreign troops are now in possession of the Chinese trenches. There was fierce. fight- ing. A strong force of Americans]; participated. It consisted of the Ninth and :Fourteenth regiments of infantey, Reilly's battery and the marines... They won a great vic- tory. f : ‘The attack was made at day- light Sunday. The Chinese occu- pied a'strong position. They had deep. hes, heavy fork and loopholed houses. The allies d din the face of -a hot fire. HIs TWO BOYS DROWNED A’ Government Official Has ‘Terrible Experience in Sudden Storm. ~ : aoe aovibtie we handle: Goou able irs m0 2 Weiac asshippers’ agents. house, or -ShIp any class of foods. G@ELL Office: Wasbington 8t., ‘opposite eae of Pateoteel: J. Kis Hartline, Mar. ( Lebo By ‘Ansociated Press. Ottawa, Aug: 7.—The “two eldest sons, Tom and Leo, of Mr. Connel Sters, of the interior “department, were drowned on. Lake DesChenes yesterday by capsizing a skiff. The two younger. brothers, when a heavy - thunderstorm struck . the water while ‘the party were en- deavoring to make for shore. The father did his utmost to save the four boys, but his efforts proved “BURNS & CO. _.. WHOLESALE MARKETS — “Grand Forks, and Vancouver. —_— . _———+ : RETAIL MARKETS Nelson, .. Ymir, Kaslo, Sandon, - New Denver, Cascade City, Grand Forks, Sresomecds _Phoinix, Midway, Camp McKinney, | Revelstoke ‘Ferguson, ‘and Vancouver. 4 William: ‘Doiiald, Mer., “Mor. Rossland Branch. Rossland, -.-- futile, the former goin; down while the younger ones- ‘safely. -. oa eens ce Score in the Rif ie Match, terday was: Rossland, 796; Nel- son, 746. The teams.were as fol- lows. Rossland. Sergeant Harp. Private Spring... T ‘Nelson. Private Law... aa ay No ToiletTable is. complete without fan Atomizer. ’ We Keep all varieties, good,bad and Indifferent. ‘The best cost more monev than the indifferent, but are worth more, Have yougeen our new supply ¢ of : ———_—— Hot Water Bottles, Toot and Hair Brushes, Toilet Soaps, Perfutes and Colognes. BIA AVE. 128 E. COLUM! The Rossland Drug Gompany '*yscerHone 186 W. GC. MOLE AN, : R. BE. STRONG, JNO. JACKSON, JR. ‘Manan. - lrrorns. , Private Williams. Private Smith... - Private Dickson. Private Logan. Private Long... Private Rigby - H. P. McCraney.. son, a dealer in lime and: stone, is are taking inthe. west together, boys were out with-their father and | held. on the| The Japanese, English and Ameri- father’s neck | and reacted shore The score in the rifle match yes- R Stewart shes ..A Grant Tsun is the, objective. Sara | F McDonnell | ¥25 2000 and the battery. The . F F Sterling Conemaugh has arrived. The Sixth ..OH Burden cavalry was left at Tien Tsin for a Corp. McKenzie WF W Peters | mounts. -D O Lewis .. Dr. Haut | July 28. G. E. McCraney, a. barrister of Milton, Ont., is visiting his: cousin, b. S. Robert- cording to thewar department map, here from the same city and they sides of the river, but the main por- For seven hours the Chinese’ made a most , subb i Then "WITH THE | ALLIES the Chinese ‘from the Trenches with Loss: A VOW OF VE) VENGEANCE | Britain Will Have Boxer : Chiefs’ Heads--Another Appeal for — Help from Conger: ede the , Japanese, English and American forces had arranged to attack the enemy \in flank. The’ present | RUSSIAN BRUTES Looted and Murdered People of Tien Tsin . Afler: the Qapture. BABES WERE BAYONETED }am Moglish Lady Tells of the Scones of Tortor im the Obinose! City—Russians Murdered < and Drowned Women and. Ohildren, in the Gity and Villeges. By Associated Pres. San. * Francisco, August 7 story of Russian brutality in. China is told by Mrs. Drew, wife of the British commissioner of customs at Tien Tsin, who arrived from the Orient on the transport Logan. She Says: ' . “During . the bombardment we lived mast of the time in’ the cellar of our house. The house was par- tially: wrecked by big shells. Sleep was out of the question most of the time, and so. unstrung were we that but little foou’ satisfied us. There was ever present the haunting “fear that the Chinese would trinmph:and objective point of the coli Yang Tsun, is 15'miles beyond Pei ‘Tsang. Once ‘in possession of the point, the international force would have both railroad and river in_ its rear for i open t i with Tien Tsin, 2 Chinese Position strom. ‘ London, Aug 7. .—The reocnnais- sances ay'Pei Tsang had developed miles long and that the, Chinése are in greater strength than - expected, and the allies, according to a news agency dispatch - from ‘Tien Tsin; dated Aug. 2, were each day push- ing nearer. The- Russians, wie had’. been fighting around Tasi Chow, were reported in a dispatch from Shang- hai dated Aug. 6 to” have killed jooo Chinese. ° The taotai of New Gnuane has refused, the Russian demand to give up the forts there. A dispatch from Hong Kong un- der today’s date:says-trade with the West river is at a standstill: It is now fully confirmed: that a fourth brigade of Indian troops has troops rushed the position and the Chinese were swept from the tren- ches. The losses of the allies | were very heavy.” Chaffee ‘Fells Pian of Battle. — Washington, Aug. 7.—The war department has received the follow-}. ing cablegram from Gen. Chaffee: “Chefoo, Aug. 7.—Tien - Tsin, Aug. 3.—A conference today decid- ed on a.battle Sunday. The Chi- nese are entrenched east and west], through Pei Tsang. The rest of the Chinese are protected by flood- ed ground, practically. unassailable. can forces, about 10,000 strong, will attack the Chinese right, west of! the river, in the flank, the other forces, Russian and French, about 4ooo strong, on the opposite side between the river and the railroad. The Chinese position is apparently strong. , The:army is reported to be 30,000 strong between Pei Tsang and Yang Tsun, or the crossing -of the road over the Pei Ho. Yang Our force been ordered. to, China: Another Appeal " Comner New York, Aiigust’' 7.—The Journal and Advertiser prints under a Shanghai date, (copyrighted, a wording of a message from Minis- ter Conger, received by Col. Meade of the marine corps, from a native runner. It reads: ~~ ' “Help at once, if at’all. Besieged. in British legation. No government in Pekin except military chiefs, who are determined on tlie destruction of foreigners.” Though the message’ is ‘undated, itis believed to have left Pekin within a few days, as its ‘reference to the military chiefs ‘being: the only government, tallies with: the late reports of the ascendancy of Li Ping Heng and: Prince Tuan, and their slaughter of two pro-foreign members of the tung li yamen. Must Answer With Their Heads * ed the Chinese government that the t will be held p ly re- ible, if the bs: guard of the city and “The ministers were. sate on (Signed) Chaffee.” The Scene of the Battie. oo Washington, August . 7.—Ac- the town of Pei Tsang covers both Pp by further communication. hotel. in. Trail... quired. tion of it is on the left: side where 156, Trail, B.C, °° >) that the Chinese positions’ weré five |. dispatch purporting “to give’ the” London, ‘August 7.—Parliamen- tary Secretary Broderick said in the house of commons today that Her Majesty’s government’ had inform- ot the for- eign legations or other. foreigners at Pekin showd suffer injury. Her Majesty's goverament did not think any useful purpose would be served Wanted—A- good--tablemaid for References, re- ‘Address ; Postoffice: Box | carriages and gurneys—Montana laughter every. ig jand con- vert. Some, ‘probably all, of the} women were. prepared to act in.case the Chinese effected ‘an entrance, but it appears the .allied officers also were prepared ‘to act. I. did not know at the'time, but I learned later that 10 or 20 men had been detailed: to kill all the foreign women in case the Chinese, were the victors."" : Mrs. Drew, with much’ indigna- -tion, then spoke of atrdcities com= mitted by Russian troops, saying they pillaged, looted, tortured and murdered right , and elt and con- tinued: “There were many infants and children killed. by bayonet | thrusts, ‘and. many were tossed from the bayonet point only to be caught and tossed again, time and again. There is ample: evidence of these unspeakable occurrences. “Out from Tien Tsin, along’ the Pei Ho and Yellow rivers, are nu- merous little villages. The Rus- sians also: drove~ women: and --chil- dren into:the Pei..Ho, and Yellow rivers, where they were drowned. ‘There was no-attempt at concealing any of the remarkably. barbarous conduct: I do ndt pretend to say ‘how many women’ and children were butchered by the Russians, “Mnever heard the ‘nimber’ estimated, save that/a great many had been bayo- neted‘and some shot.” edicts a Seles Ae, OAWT SHARE THE cuony First Canadian Contingent Not wits Foree Surrounding Dewet Ottawa, August .7.—The first Canadi i] d from Springs, near Johannesburg, a ifew days ago, and are now at Wolver- nock, 15 miles south of Dilauan’s drift on the. Vaal river, and 40. miles east of Reitzburg, where Command- ant Dewet: is reported to be sur- rounded: by the British:forces under Lord Kitchener. It is not likely the Canadians will thus share again. 1 the capture of another wily Boer general, as'they did in the capture of Cronje at Paardeberg. Liberal Couservative Meeting. There willbe a meeting’ of the LiberatConservatives of Rossland in the board. of trade rooms at 8 o'clock on Wednesday 8th inst. for the purpose of chonsing delegates to attend the New Westminister con- vention on August 30. W. WYL.ir Jounston Secretary Trail Creek: Liberal- Conservative Assoc! jation. Match pairs, handsome turnouts, stables. Phone 6.