ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD; MARCH 3, 1900. THE ROSSLAND RECORD. , WILLIAM K. ESLING, ‘Tax Orpusr Datty IN THE INTERIOR. PUBLISHED DAILY BXCHPT., SUNDAY: OFFICE: BASEMENT PoSTUFFICE BLOCK, TBL. 98, P, 0, HOX 538. average cost of all classes of work. The increase in the number of teet , of developnient,, work...dong dyring the year should alsa have brought a decrease in: the; average cost ‘per foot. ‘On-.the.other hand, the delay @UNSURIPTION RAT! Daily, per month by mail Daily’ hair yeur by mail ally, per y Daily, pe . Rubscriptions Invariubly in advauce. ‘Advértising rates will be made known upon application. ‘The Record reaches the people. =< TIME OP ARRIVAL AND CLOSING ‘OF. MAILS. CLOSE | DESTINATIONS. DUE isles andall- i and other foreign coum Bil o . [10% Buy TIEHAiL, Robson,...Nakuso.| “daily. Isandon, Halcyon Springs, JAtrowhead. and. all Slocan| land Lardeau district points, Deer Park—=Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday. Nelson land connections “| Nelson, Kaslo, and _Ymir, ape all Kootenay lake, Hast wotenay and Crow's [Bass connections. aaa Spokane, Northport, and) z ali Mooints’ in United States,| All the Boundary district points between Cascade and aye | , ™, aily_/Bamp McKinney. Australia, China and Jepan—sce special noncet Leltets for Kegistration must be posted half an hour previous to the time for closing the mails, ‘The postoffice is open from § a. m.,to7 p.m. dally, (except Sunday). MARCH 1g00 TI Iw Fis 21 3 7 S|] gi 10 12 14, 16 | 17. 19 21 23 | 24 26 28 30] 31 TO ADVEHTISERS. New reading matter makes your advertisement attractive. We will gladly, change your ‘‘ad” every issue if copy is presented before 10 a. m. » LADYSMITH IS SAFE. The relief of Ladysmith by Lord Dundonald with the advance guard of Gen. Buller’s army on Tues- day, ‘and the re-occupation of Coles- berg by Gen. Clements mark the beginning of the end of the invasion of British territory by the Boers. Evidently the opposition to Gen. Buller’s advance on Ladysmith dur- ing the last week had no purpose but to cover the withdrawal of the main body of Joubert’s army, with its big guns, through the mountains into the Free State or the Trans- vaal. It may be that the Buersstill occupy some points in Natal on their line of retreat north of Lady- smith. . They may also hold Storm- berg in Cape Colony, but the bulk of their forces south of the Orange river has been withdrawn and any body which may remain is, liable to be cut off, surrounded and. share the fate of Cronje’s army. The siege ot Mafeking continues andthe "Boers occupy some points in north- ern Cape Coiony near that town, but no fear is entertained that Col. Baden-Fowell will fail to holu out until relief comes to him. This cannot now be long, delayed. ; The. turning point of .the war is Fessed, operations have been trans- ferred to the enemy’s country, ‘which is favorable to the evolutions ’ of the British troops, and— the sol- diers, flushed with. victory and con- , fident in their generals, may be ex- pected to carry on 4 winaing.cam- paign until Lord Roberts dictates terms of peace at Pretoria and makes the Afrikanderbund a thing of history. ‘ * NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE. The report on the cost of mining in the. War Eagle mine has‘ been seized By the: Nelson Tribune as the text’ of un article aiming to show that! the eight-hour law, has not been responsible for, increased cost _That journal goes into elaborate ar- gument to prove its foregone. con- clusion, but the fact is that somany ‘factors have contributed to affect the cost that it is hard to tell. how much‘ each one is responsible. To begin with, the increase. in tonnage produced from 5000 to 50,- ooo a'yeat has tended to reduce the in receiving the electric machinery and the trouble experienced with it, extending over a whole year, has greatly increased. the. average cost. This trouble with the machinery has caused development to. get so far behind that it has made all the costs of operation much higher. The other, factor is the eight-hour law, which has certainly increased the cost of development and pro- duction, It is obvious that, when three men have to be employed tu run an engine, wheré formerly only. two were employed, the cost . must be increased. The same statement to a ‘degree applies to all other de- partments, some more than others. It has been proved that a man does less work per hour under the eight- hour than under the-‘ten-hour sys- tem, for the reason that he feels that he is. more ‘boss of, the situa- tion,” .and, therefore does not so keenly feel the. necessity. of giving full, value for the money. hereceives, as he would if the mine-owner were not hampered. by. legislative restric- «| tions, supposed. to be designed for the miner's benefit. . Wit so.. many features entering into the calculation, the. War Eagle is not.a good.exnmple. of. the.effect of the, eight-hour Jaw.on the cost of mining. A test has been made of the comparative. cost under the eight- and ten-hour |systems in the jumbo mine, with like condi- .{tions, and. it was found that the mines did one seventy-sixth . more work <2. proportion _ during the eight-hour day than during the ten- hour day. This test was fair to the new law, for the, miners knew that it was, being made and . therefore had an opportunity to make the best showing possible for the law which they are supposed to favor. THE FORKS OF THE ROAD . The most serious question which has yet arisen in regard tothe new. possessions of the United States was raised in connection with the pro- posed Porto - Rican. tariff and _ it caused a serious division in the Re- publican party. In his annual mes- sage President McKinley strongly urged thet free trade should be established between the continental territory of the. republic and Porto Rico, and that the American tariff should be made to’apply to the latter island.” The waz's"and means com- mittee proposed tuat an import duty equivalent to 25 per cent, of the American tariff should be levied on american. imports .te:Porto Rico and on Porto Rican imports to the United States. The reason alleged for this proposal was that it'was the only meahs of securing the revenue necessary to carry on the -govero- ‘ment of: the island. . The Democrats’ claim that this. proposal was, really made to. protect the tobacco and sugar interests from Porto Rican competition. About. 20,,.Republicans ..opposed the bill and threatened its. defeat. They held that it was. unconstitu- tional to create any. difference in federal taxation in different parts of American territory... They,, pointed to the fact that in no instance among the several former, acquisitions of territory had congresg.failed to put .the new territory on a perfect equal- ity with the old. They claim that the case was on all fours with tha of the majority of the party, that the measure wa: heceddary to provide revenue for the island. The passage of the bill over Democratic opposi- tion is now practically assured. It remains to be seen whether, at the end of the two years during which the bill is to be in force, the tobacco and sugar interests will en- deavor. to have it renewed, and whether the Republican party, if it enough to withstand their demands. Some American newspapers re- gard this. dispute as marking the dis- tinction between expansion and im- perialism. .The. Tacoma Ledger, which strongly opposes the bill, be- lievés that expansion is the extension not only .of American supremacy to new territory but of all American laws, with full liberty to the inhabi- tants of that territory, who thus be- with all others. It defines imperial- ism thus, in reference to the advo-, “It seems to be their belief that it | is permissible under our institutions for congress to’ exercise-a despotic rule over the inhabitants of Ameri- can soil and to deny to Americans residing upon. theseislands privileges enjoyed by the inhabitants of every Other fsot of American territory. In other words, in_ their opinion, the inhabitants of those islands have no rights. which. congress: is bound to | secure or protect. ‘This is imperial ism. in its’ purest form, a. doctrine which will ‘find. little support among This same question, fundamental, willarise in relation to the Philippines’ aud Hawaii, The American people will have to decide | whether their republic shall become a. poly-glot "federation embracing white, black and yellow—Caucasian, Latin, negro,..Malay, and all their mixed breeds—or a.republic ruling over a numberof. subject peoples. The world will watch developments with keen interest. EDITORIAL NOTES. Sir William Van Horn has been looking for investments for. Cana- dian capital. in land mortgages in Cuba, and in reply to his statement that a change in the mortgage laws was needed, was assured that a commission is at-work on such a revision. as will give security to in- vestors. . The increase in Canadian exports of butter to the United Kingdom is alarming the Americans. In 1897 the monthly average was 392,000 pounds; in 1898, 616,000 pounds; in the first eight. months of 1899, 1,624,000 pounds. Britain’s hands will be free to settle the future of the Boer repub- | lics at- her discretion, unhampered by agreements with foreign puwers, when she has whipped them into submission, | The trial of the 41 Cape Colony rebels taken prisoner by the Cana- dians at Sunnyside began at Cape | Town on January 18. That prob- ably accounts for the failure of the rebellion to spread and shows the extent of the service rendered. by the Canadians. . . ‘Fo,Care a Cold In One May Take Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund. the. money if it fails to cure. 2§c. - E. W. Grove’s signature is on, each box. : of, California, which was jired from Mexico by conquest and pur- chase, the only. difference being that Porto: Rico was separated by. water. The difference within the Repub-| lican ranks has been compromised with the approval of the: president. The majority agreed to reduce!the Porto Rican tariT to 15 instead of 25 per cent. of the American tariff, to make tue act ‘temporarily to provide revenue,” and to add this section: * “This act shall be taken and held to be provisicial in its purposes, in- tended to mett a pressing, present need for. revenue for the island of Porto Rico, and is not to continue in force after March 1, 1902.” These changes met the. constitu- tional objectio.s ‘of cept four opponents of. the. bill and at the same time satisfied the claim all". ex-|' For the Ladtes, New line of ladies’ spring jackets are just to hand. Alsoa big line of ladies’ wrappers. A hundred. and fifty New Idea patterns just re- ceived. Hotsteap & Wricut, Central Drygoods Store, corner First avenue and . Washington street. MINERAL ACT, 1096, Certificate of improvements. 'I1CE--“Bannock’ mineral claim, situate {1 TrailCreek mining district. ' Where lo- cated—on Spokane mou! ossland. Take notiethat I, A. G. Gam! Free Miners Certificate No. B. 27! e] ree Milnor: fc . ioDated this igth day of December: remains in power, will be strong |’ comé citizens on a perfect equality'|" cates of the bill asit stood originally: }. a liberty and. justice-loving people.”’ | which is [ # S8EBs d er. a> RR 1 I > RR OR | RR > OCR, OO | OO | On| ae, ae, | ae ean--Sa-~ on--~vor-Toar mber, A. D. 1809. Ads Cites, eA 30e~~ve~~-Ve~ Ve --ve~---0e~ Vo 8 ~~~ o~~“G = on OO DO OR Ve --a U Our whole stock = 5 (ie) 7 ® t and | Gar- ment is of the ‘Latest Make and ofthe Finest Tweed and . Worsted. | Last fall, we started business in Rossland with a complete stock of clothing and dry goods.. Every- thing was bran new from the whole- salers. The. clothing stock repre- sented the newest fabrics . and fash- . ions and was the best that-could be - bought. We have decided to con- fine our stock to dry goods and will tomorrow inaugurate a clothing sale at prices never eqnalled in Rossland for the yalues offered. Here are a few samples: Overcoats—stylish, light fawn,’ all silk lining, were $21.85, now $15. i Light fawn, Italian lining, were $13.75, now $10.80, bs OOO00000000088 Dark gray mixed, all silk lining, were $21, now $15. A few heavy overcoats in Meltons and light worsteds, $7.50 to $16. Real bargains. Suits—navy - blue serges, single and-double breasted ‘sacks, $11.83 up. Tweed suits, elegantly finished, $10.85 up. :Knickerbockers—neivest patterns in check and plaid, $3.75 up. Fancy- waisteoats—$2.75, $3-75 and $5, were $3.25, $4.g0 and $6. Boys’ and youths’ clothing, pretty suits, $2.75 up. OVERCOATS “Stylish and Well made. : SUITS» for Youths and ‘Boys. MARV HOLSTEAD * WRIGHT .Central Dry Goods Store. or. First Avenue and Washington Street, Rossland, B. C- WBOn-~ VE Be WB 9-8-8 O~--- 2-9, a ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, MARCH 4, 1960; EWERT BROS CAAD JEWELERS & ENGRAVERS. (<4) FINE WATCH REPAIRING. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TIME-PIECE INSPECTORS. The Brackman & Ker Miling @., omm——LIMITED, DEALERS IN Hay, Grain, & Feed, V. & N.-Telephoue No. 17. 229 W. Columbia Avenue P. BURNS & CO. WHOLESALE MARKETS : Nelson, ° Sand Revelstok d Grand (Forks, and Vancouver. Rossland. _——_ RETAIL, MARKETS Trail, Nelson, © Ymir,~ Kaslo, Sandon, Silverton, Cascade City, , Grand Forks, Mid Camp McKinney, Revelstoke Rossland, New Denver, V Gr d, Phoenix, vay, Ferguson, and Vancouver, Williats ‘Donald, Mgr., Rossland Branch. STOCKS SELLING Active Market Revived by the Low Range of Prices, DECLINES . IN .A MONTH | Bulk of the Day’a Sales Were in Rathmullen —How the Prices Today Compare With Those of a Month Ago—The Sales aud Quotations, The sales of stocks increased again today, after dropping off. for a few days past, but prices continue weak. In fact, the low prices ap- pear to be the chief inducement to purchase, as they tempt -specula- tors who have ready money and ‘are ready to bank on the intrinsic mer- its of the properties. The .great majority of the sales this morning were of Rathmullen at 434c to 4%c, which is ‘a cent lower than the stock brought a month ago. Okanogan sold at gc -to 3%c, as compared with 6% to 634 a month ago. Winnipeg sold at 20c, against 24c-on Feb. 1. Rambler-Cariboo only.. brought . 3634c, as compared with s1c to 5134c at the beginning of February. Peoria-has dropped in the same time from 1}{c to 1}4c. ,, Rossland Sales. z teand in 3 The imports at Rossland in Feb- tuary were: Dutiable, $54,927; free, $11,132; total, $66,059, as compared with $58,755 in February 1899, an increase of $7304. The ex- ports were: Ore, 3930tons, $100, 076; lead bullion, 62,144 pounds, $79,543; copper matte, 638,345 pounds, $190,439; gold bullion, 176 ounces, $2200; all other ex- ports, $5145; total, $377,403. The exports in February, 1899, were $54,585, the increase for February, 1900, being $322,818. Good Ore in tho Mascot Winze. Two feet of good shipping ore, carrying gold and copper, has been struck in the winze at the Mascot mine at a depth of 72 feet. The whole bottom of the winze is in mineral-bearing rock. Selling Power to Nelson City. The Nelson Tramway Company has contracted with the West Koot- enay Power & Light Company fora certain number of electric horse power and having a surplus, is negotiating with the City of Nelson to dispose of . it. This will probably be used to operate small motors in the city. Why Smith Lett Town. Because Brown’s in town an has said so much about the Wiscon- sin Central line between St. Paul and Chicago that Smith could not resist the temptation of a trip east. tf Sales today on the local ROSS THOMPSON........ I have.the following blocks in the following companies for :ale: Rureka Ci d pher, H take, Evening Star; Silveriue, R.E. Lee, Bodie, Eureka, North Star and ZilaM Lots in. the Original Towunsite Reddin. Jack Co., Agents, B.C were as foll R It 500, §00, 500, §00, 1000, 500, 500, §000, 434, 2000, 2000, 5000, 5000, 4%c; Okanogan, 1000, 3c, 1000, 334c; Winnipeg, 1000, 150, 20c; Rambler, 1000, 500, 3634c; Peoria, gooo, 134c. _ Total sales, 30,650 shares. HOUDES—— e) Straight Cut- — Cigarettes. MANUFACTURED BY B. Houde & Company, Quebec Are Better than the Best. e+: ¢ st : WHOLESALE AT : Crow & Morris, Rossland. ) <0 ASKED, 3 ig Three .... - randon & Golden Crown. jenadian Gold Hields 71 jariboo [Camp McKinne: 7 row'a Nest ‘Bass Coal ....$36 00 $3000 . . Gig 4% % 84 jundes 16 8 Evening Star. . 1% Fairmonc. . x ERASE EY e~2 CUNLIFFE & ABLETT, . ENGINEERS AND. MACHINISTS. All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken. @re Cars, Wheels and Axles, Buckets, Fans, Shaiting, Hangers and Pullers. Pipe work. s specistiy. they Pr kent in stock. Agenta for Wm, Hamilton : ~ Sapectaliy..: Nor Mig. Cores ‘Mills, Concentrators, Etc. Third Avenue, Rossland. BP. 0. Box 198. QUICK WORK [0 Does 9 ~ecuiar Storage and Transfer busin Will call at any part of the. city. Mee! done. Light and ‘heavy Freight bandled. Minin; short notice. Orecontracts taken. Furni Re done to an’ @ we handi ire ris] We The Arlington.—_ \ THE.LEADING HOTEL AT TRAIL <2" ~ Headquarters for Commer- Cial. Men....Splendid Sample Rooms. UNEXCELLED TABLE. Joun Haverty, Proprietor. Winnipe, Wonderfut. To whomsoever it may concern— I will not .be responsible for any debts contracted without my written. order. Donatp GuTurRig, at * Rossland, B. C. NOTICE. epcreek. The Ste Eppronimately ooo feet above the sea iio leet above the'sea, on the east and west tranches respectively. Dated this 20th day of January, 1900. LA, CAMPDRLt, * Managing-Director. - WitaeN .G. Assorr. seine Katie D. Green G. M. aud .D. Co., Ltd. NON-PERSONAL LIABILITY. Property situated ‘on North ‘Fork Salmon River, Erie District, B.C. - FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, ONLY. ' Fifty thousand shares of the Company’s Treasury Stock is new offered to the public at 7 1-2 Certs per Share, ; and can be had on application to 22 Columbia Aveuue, GEORGE H. GREEN, Rossland, B. C. = Sec-Treasurer. __ Katablished May, 1896, THRE REDDIN- JACKSON CO., “atmnvep wtamirry. MINING AND. INVESTMENT BROKERS. C. E. Benn. ‘M. H. McMahon CHARLES E. BENN & CO. BROKERS AND ACCOUNTANTS. | Buy, sell and trade ‘Stocks and Real Estate for v & N ’Phone 8: v 53. Columbia "Phone 51. PO Box 468 Telephone 56. P.O. Box 268 A.'3: MACKENZIE & Co. MINING BROKERS. Agents fer Paris Bell Addition to Rossland. . Fine Bottled Goods. Physicians recommend most highly Schlitz’s extract of malt. Sold by the bottle at the Interna- tional family liquor store. Import- ed white wines, clarets and Burgun- dies by the bottle, basket or case at moderate prices. tf BUSINESS LOCALS, Prof. DeLeon’s Electric dandruff cure cures bald heads, stops the heir from falling out and leaves the scalp as white as snow. Price soc, $1 and $1.50 per bottle. No. 10 Spokane street. Overcoats $6jup, at Holstead & Wright's. For the best, cleanest and cheap- est coal,.call or phone Martin Bros. For Sale-—Dry slabs, $3.50 per cord, Also dry wood. Leavs or- ders at Embleton’s store, Le Roi avenue, The Columbia Bottling Works furnishes 90% of the carbonated drinks consumed in Rossland. Why? Because their goods are clean, pure and palatable. Finest table vinegar on the market. California orange cider, ginger ale and all the princi- pal sweet sodas. Family trade so- licited. Postoffice box 703, Colum- bia telephone No. 43. . Rubbers, overshoes, boots and fine footwear for men, women and children. The best Canadian and American goods, at Lalonde’s, Look—Cleaning, pressing and dyeing done on short notice at the Washington Street Dyeing and Cleaning works. Telephone 128, Mrs, Currie, prop. tf Dr. Scott’s Headache Powders are a sure ‘cure for headaches caused by powder smoke, etc. Sold at Morrow’s Drug store. TENDERS FOR WOOD Tenders will be received at once by the under- signed for good fir or tamarack wood, in carload lots, to be delivered to the fire station. 4 Wittiam McQuan, tf . ity Clerk, Is the number of the i foe >> Se >> ep 7 ) RECORD ‘Let us figure on your Job Printing : Oolmmbia Ave, Boesland,B, C. EO PPL LL ALLOA LAINE ae PHONE. ractically recludes the ossibility of rofitable aying for rinting roduced by ractical rinters. THE urchasing tublic atronize tinters | erceiving these ‘| oints in | | rinting. TRY THE ossland ecord..