i RMATION ABOUT THE MINES. A Brief Write-up Which Will be Ex- tended to All the Properties in the Camp. LE ROI, WAR BAGLE, CENTRE ST’R Best Information Obtainable trom Owners and Other Sources, This write-up will be contiued cor- rected and carried until the principal mines and prospecta have been des- cribed. As we are unable to vieit all properties herein mentioned we will not be ible for all but in the main they can be relied up- on as being correct. DEER PARK. The Deer Purk is located on the summit of Deer Park mountain in the south belt, u mile and a half, south west of town, and bas probably the largest mineral deposit in the camp. “It is developed by a shaft 145 fect decp, and 95 feet cross-cut. Ite hinery ists ofa 40-1 boil- er and a 20-horee hoist. Supplies are laid in fur an all winters work. The great body of ore is low grade, but is : reported improving as depth ia gained. SUNSET NO. 2. The Sunset No. 2, is owned by the Canadian Goldfields Syndi limit- Ted, and situated in the south belt, on the east slope» { Deer Park mountain, one half mile f-um the business cen- ter of Rossland, and just above the Cc. & W. track. It is being vigorously worked with a force of 25 men and two-machine drills. In the tunnel 5} fect a day le being driven, and in the shaft, 4} feet. On the 20th of Nov. there was 380 feet of work done, sides stripping the vein, and other preepect work. This property has a 7-drill compressor, hoist, | umps and evexything necessury [+ '!¢ econom- weal development » uc mine, : LE ROI. The Le Roi mine bas be-ome fame oua as the greatest gold producer i nada Ithas besides putting in sive and expensive machinery, paid te: cver 4,500 feet of work, built necessary buildings, purchased and nearly completed a smelter, and paid $400,000 in dividerrds. It is situated cn the south-east slor --° Red moun-, tain, within the cerporac. - vits of the city. Capitalizauon o: the company in $2,500,000, divided into 500,000 shares, par value $5 per share. The nine is held at $5,000,000. Tt has its own ‘electric light plant andite ore bing are builton the C. & W. track, with a tramway to the Red Mountain roilroad. ‘The_ principal stockholders ure Col. I. Senator George Turner, )D. Turner, Wm. J. Harri H. Ridpath, L. F. Williams, Maj. J. M. Armstrong, E. D. Sanders, CENTRE STAR, Owned by Centre Star mining com- Oliver Durant manager. Capi- «lization $1,000,000, shares par valne Siench. No stock on, the market. ‘Shere has been repeated refusals of yar and better. The mine is situated 21 town, half mile north of tbe busi- ve ter. It has four separate and stinct ledges which are developed with over 4,500 feetjof tunnels, shafts, qd ifts and cross-cute. There are many thousand tors of ore on the dump and in sight, waiting fnvurable conditions for treatment This is one of the first locations in the camp and one of the most valuable. * lutest and most imp d is i led on the property. WAR EAGLE. This mine and th? Crown Point are owned by the Wars zie Conelidated Kd mining compay of Toronto. It the Le Reion the west, and has done over 6,500 feet of develop- ment work and paid $175,000 in divi- dends, ‘The present managment pre- fers to bold their ore until the com- pny builds a smelter or can get bet- ter freight and treatment rates. It tecently paid $700,000 for the mine. It has all the necessary conve iences, inery, ete. The Columbia & Western ruilway is built to the mine. THE LILY MAY. The Lily May was the first location 27, 1889. It in new May Gold minirg nator George Turner, pres manager and Frank Kizer, ec. and tres. It is located in the south belt, two and a half miles eouth of town, Development work consists of over 300 feet of tunnel and t. There is 150 tons of shipping » the dump, which will average #20 x ton. Mine provided with hoist ° compreseor plant, machine drills. ete. GEM, TIGER AND UNCLE 8AM. Owned by John Cro Brig At- i A. B. Campbell, Thos, Coffey. don one Jedge in’ the eouth belt, in line with the Crown Point and the Homestake. Gem, has a 50 foot whatt and 40 feet of open ent work. ‘Tiger, 300 foot tunnel, 40 foot shaft «E100 feet open cots while the Un- mt 25 foot shaft and 150 feet of surface work. EUREKA AND ELDORADO. Property of the Erueka, Coneolida- ted mining company, HL. P. Jones, pres., J. C. Coe, see, E. Coldwell, tra., all of Ri La cated seven miler southot Rursiund on the U. 8 side ahoft 80 feet, €nnnel 100 with five en werking. Ore iron-copper carrying gold and silver, weaying from $10 to .| by Eastern Canada business here. K THE CRESCENT Monster Closing OutSale $10,000 New Fall Goods Just Received. These Goods were ordered and rhipped before we had concluded to close out of We now offer them at the Montreal Wholesa'e Price. Domestics Silks, Velvets, and Velveteens Dress Goods Dress Trimmings and Ornaments and Linens Ladies’ and Misses’ Garments _at Cost Carpets and Linoleums Gents’ Furnishing Goods Gents’ Clothing Boots and Shoes 2x THE CRESCENT Every Article in Our Store is a Bargain. We ‘are determined to clore out our stock as sjeedily a8 possible, . STUSSY BLOCK Mining Property For ...oale... The Undersigned has several Promising Prospects For Sale a. Reasonable Figures, : Will Give Working Bonds. Located on the Salmon River, North Fork of the Salmon and Porcupine Creek. Also Properties in the vicinity of Rossland. J. L. WILSON, Grand Union Hotel, GRANITEW ARE At Former Bis f TINWARE Jessup Steel is the only steel that wil] stand |}the hard rock SUPPLY CONSTANTLY ON HAND Travers HardwareC. RUSSELL && HALEY, Snecewrors 61 P, BURNS & CO. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Beef, Pork, Mutton, Fish, Game, Oysters. SPOKANE ST., ROSSLAND. . , | MONTE! CRISTO, COLONNAAND VIRGINIA. These three properties are owned ists and are mofntain, in. the .south belt, just south of the Crown Point and i owned by the Elba-Trail Creek Con- lidated mining y, Robert represented here by George *Pfunder as general imanager and Harold Kingamill, sec. and tres. They are all situated on Monte Cristo mount- about a mile north of town. of tunnel, shaft, rise and cross-cut work. Itis provided with two com presgors, one 7 and one 4-drills. Colona: Has 1,000 feet of work and is furnished power by the Monte Cris- to. Forty men are employed on the two properties. Virginia: Over $13,000 was expend- ed on the Virginia by former owners. Monday, Nov. 15, the late purchasers commenced a double compartment vertical shaft, which willbe provided with cages, the firatin the camp. ~ All three of these claims are val- uable and promise fair to make divi- dend paying mines. ANNIE E. This claim is owned by the Britieh Lion mining company, George A. Fraser, sev, and tres. It is located on the caet slope of Deer Park moun- tain, south bnit, adjuining the Gold Hunter and Grand It is crown grantd and has a shalt down on the vein 90 feet. Ore usvays from $6 to #10,: . is regarded as a good pros- pect. THR UNION. Tho Union ia located three miles north of Rosalond and is owned by H. P. Jones, Hugh McGlynn, Mike Mor- rie, E. Cronyn, J.A. McDonald. A shaft has been sunk on the vein 85 feet with a tunnel and open ent of 35 feet. Surveyed and crown granted. BLUE BUCKET AND PRIMROSE. Owned by Harry P. Jcnes. Located five miles north of Rossland, and a nar neighbor of the Highland. The Primrose shows an iron capping 75 feet wide and the Blue Bucket shows a T-foot quartz ledge on the surfuce. ELECTA AND CHIEF SETTLE. These properties belong to the Ger- mania Gold Mining company and are located on Green mountain just north of Red mountain, three and a half miles from Rossland, There is a 90 foot ehaft and 30 foot crovs-cut on the Electa. The ledge is large and well defined, and aesays have been obtained an high as $300 a ton. THE BLACK PRINCE. Owned by the Black Prince mining company, J. A. Kirk, pres., Hector McPherson, vice rres., G. A. Fraser, sec. and tra. ated on the north side of the Columbia river, three miles below Trail. Work consists of a foot shaft, 60 foot tunnel and about 100 feet of open-cuts. Assays $13. THE ELBA. $87. Capitalization $1,000,000. The Elba is situated on Lookout The Monte Cristo has over 1800 feet |. Earr, local manager. Thera is a shaft down on the vein 100 feet and a con- tract let for another 100 fee with nine men working. —~——. WILL GIVE WORKING BONDS J.J. Henager aud Alex Wilson have valuable mining properties in the South belt, on Red mountain, Colum- creek, Wild Horse, Champion. creek and Waterloo, in groups from one to nine claims, on which a working bond will be given upon reasonable terms. Call on them at Clark, Good & Co. Columbia svenne, Rossland. tf BUSINESS LOCALS. Something for Xmas; a nice Dress Pattern at Hunter Bros. An elegant line of Japanese Silks in all the lutest-shades at Hunter Bros. Silk Handkerchiefs in an endless variety. Something of the nicest at unter Bros. Fancy Stitched Back Kid Gloves at Hunter Bros. ’s Silk d eomething nice in fancy and initial at Hunter Bros. Keep warm. Buy your Blanket and Comforter at. Hunter Bros. . The bert in all Roesland te the line of Underwear at Hunter Bros. Those $5 suite at Hunter Bros. are great. 11-20-tf. Blankets, at selling out stores $4, at Houghton and Bannett, only ¢2. Try Trap’s ice cream freezer Traevre’ hardware store, The Recor job office has numbering and stitching machines and can do any and all kinds of work promptly, neatly and wlli eave von monev. 8-17-tf Our stock of men’s clothing; a line of extra heavy men’s suits $10, $12 and $15 for {6 at Hunter Bros. 1-20-tf, Stone jars all sizes at Hunter Bice, Why stand up- and freeze? Buy a load of wood and havea nice warm fire. Lee Devenport has it for eale. Yard at C.& W. Y. Self basting roasters, a few left at Hunter Bros. 22-th. Air tight heaters, steel lined at Hun- er Bros. Skates all sizes and prices at Hunter 22-tf, Tos. , T.ost—Papers from Joh: Electrica bia mountain, Murphy creek, Sullivan , Fe fine fellows. Enquire at this office. at ASCANE HAIL pata] $950,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $50,000. Jac b Hoover, president; A. J. = Wi = dents J. Dysth cmshiers’ “77” ott VioePree Rpecial attention paid to mining escrowr. SPOKANE : - was: A Bargain in Pups. James L. Wileon has written from Seattle ‘to sell the balance of Liddy’s pups, at a low figure if 1eceseary. They a For Sale or Lease. Two-story frame building at a bar- gain. Apply Recorn office. Custom House Bianks The Record Job Office.. Has a full line of Custom House Blanks Latest and Approved Forins. RECORD OFFICE Furs Wanted. The Providence Fur Company, Provi- de.ce, R. I., wants all kinds of raw furs, ekins, ginseng. seneca, &c. Prices tur next eixty days are as follows: Silver Fox.. Bear Price-list on £11 other furs and skins farnished upon application. Full prices ane in all consignments. The Waterloo Hotel TRAIL, B. C. Mrs. Reynolds, Proprietress Tenant Rates $2 Per Day. Fi Furnished Roome Withat ™ Without Board. guaranteed, careful selection, courteous |* PALACE STABLES =» SADDLE AND PACK HORSES, © 1) Yr Ss DELIVERY AND ‘TRANSFERING. WAS4.NGTON AND RESERVE STS. b * ~ J.W.LANE PROP, ~ Rossland, B.C. TO RENT The Record Three Storey Building Is for rent in whole, or. in. part. Two Rooms 14 x 42 on Ground Floor. Eight Rooms on Second ‘Floor: Six Rooms on Thira Floor. Rooms Suitable for Housekeeping. Rent to Suit the Times, Lae > Apply at This Office, mam ‘To Lease. 0 If you want a Store or Office in a __. . BRICK BUILDING You had better engage them now. The Record’s New Fire Proof Building Will be finished to suit tenants. Company, addreseed to Fred. J. Ed- monds—Finder will kindly leave at this Shoes, shoes, shoes. We can fit you | office. U—18-tf. out from $1.00 a pair up. | Mowrer Bros. | There will be a Store Room 24 x 40 and a few nice office for reut at Reasonable Terms Apply at this Office, Rossland Evening Record. VOL. II. No. 171. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1897. Still Unpacking CHRISTMAS GOODS And More to Arrive. Our Store is 24x80 ft. and is Filled to Overflowing with Holiday Goods Hl. S. Wallace’s Stationery, Wall Paper And Fancy Goods Store. Come in and look Around and Listen to Our Large Music Box. ——$—————————————— Your Doctor Fights Disease with Medicine. If the med- eine is not right he cannot conquer disease. If the druggist does his duty the med- icine will be right, and your doetor will stand a good chance of winning the victory. You can help your doctor by having your prescriptions filled at FRASER The Reliable DRUGGIST MUNICA CHINA. BAVARIAN PORCELAIN Tete-a-tete Tea Sets. Celery Dishes. Berry Bowls. Fruit Compots; Cups and. Saucers. Porridge Sets. Afternoon Teas. Nut Bowls. Flower Baskets. Tea Caddies. O. M. FOX & CO. Columbia Ave. and Lincoln St. $20 000 To Loan In sums of $500 or more for short time on ap- proved recurity. D. M. LINNARD, Cook Ruildiag, Columbia Ave., Rosslaat Children’s long and short rubbers at Hunter Bros. Mixed paint, any size cay you want ‘Travers hardware store. Several hundred pounds of Fresh Roasted Coffees Arriving weekly at our store for the Rossland Trade. Our Blend Guatemala Costo Rico and Salva- dor at 33c. per{pound. Usually sold for Mocha and Java at higher prices. Java Mocha Costa Rico and Guatemala Blend at 40c. per pound. This is very fine. Aden Mocha Old Government Java, the finest in the market at 50c. per pound, PRICE 5 CENTS. ROSSLAND CITY BY-LAWS BY-LAW NO, 24, FOR REGULA AND BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF ROSBLAND, AS FOLLOWS: Bylaw number 9, entitled “A bylaw for regulating streets and sidewalks and the traffic theron,” is hereby amended by adding to section 23 of said bylaw: (a) No person shall be allowed to use any conveyance or any vehicle drawn by @ horse, horses or other animal upon the streets or thorougfares of the city during the time the said streets and thorough- fares are fit for sleighing, unless there is attached to the harness of said horse, horses or other animals, or to the con- veyance or vehicle, bell or bells, in such a@ way, that during the motion of said conveyance or horse, horses or other an-. mals, the’ bell or bells shall sound. THIS SHALL BE CITED AS THE ‘‘BYLAW FOR REGULATING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS THEREON,” Done and passed in open Council this 20th day of December, A. D. 1897. d, dopted and finally You Will use our Coffees once try them. HUNTER BROS BRICK. First-class Building brick at MODERATE PRICES, ALEX LARSON, P. O. Box 791. Samples and particulars at Empey Bros. The Walters Co. Limited Liability. Drawer L. - - Rossland, B. C Buy and sell legimate mining stocks only. Special attention given to the stock of The Canadian Gold Fields Syn- dicate, Limited, operating the well known SUNSET NO. 2 MINE at Rossland. Cable Address ‘‘Walters.”” Use Bedford McNeill’s, Liebers and Clough’s Codes. w. E. DEVEREUX, Late of C. P. R.and Union Mine R’ys. and Engineer of the Mines. if you Provincial Land Surveyor. Mines Re- ported on and Surveys made. Over Rolt & Grogan’s, Columbia Ave. John W. Hartline, Prop. Telephone, No. 8 Sleighs! One, Two and Three Seats. They are Nobby. ting up a Sleighing Party see us about Rigs. Cutters! Have’ Them. Try Them, If You are Get" Good Teams. . Red Star Livery and Transfer Company. Office, No. 9, Washington Street, Martin Rlock. Stables, Le Roi Avenue,’ Rear Hunter Bros. Le Bon Marche Millinery House, 121 East Columbia Avenue. Complete Fall Importations of . . . Millinery Novelties Now on gale, choicest by far the]: t display ever made here. Select Styles of Trimmed Round Hats and Toques. Models from the leading Paris House Also ch ice styles of dress and suit hats from our own work- “rooms. Large variety of Walking Hats and Sailors from ~ £ 50c, up. Pattern Hats from $3.00 up. Inspection invited, JOHN R. COOK, Office and Business Rooms % TO RENT * Corner of Columbia Avenue and Washington Street. in the city. Best location Good Mining Property. Shares of Stock in a passed, the 2st day of December, A. D. (L. 8.] R. Scorr, ‘W. McQuezn, Mayor. City Clerk. NOTICE. ke n one desirous of applying to have such By-Law or any part thereof quashed must make his application for that pur- pose to the Supreme urt within one month next after the publication of this By-Law in the British Columbia Gaz- zette or he will be too late to be heard in that behalf. W. McQuezzn, City Clerk. Social Dance. Every Tuesday and Friday eveni at Dominion opera house under the rection of Prof. Graham. 12-6-if. A suit of clothes well worth $15, you get for $6 at Houghton & Bannett’s. A $2.50 shoe at $1.50 at Houghton « Bannett’s, 10-14-tf The Klondike. For the finest rooms in the city with free use of baths call upon Mrs. Jennie L. Stone, The Klondike, top floor Tia- ders block, Columbia avenue and Lin- coln street, 7-20-1 ——— ; The best. place to buy, sell, or exchange household goods is at GLAzEN’s second hand store, corner of Spokane and First avenue. 12-15-t£. —>— DON’T FORGET. Do not forget that the Recorp job office, will save you money, do your work promptly and in the best style. ¢ Stenographer and Typewriter. Correspondence ; Eoglish and F-ench Le; Work, Mining Reports, Etc. Miss Harries, Ritchie Building, Office, W. J. Waiteside, Esq. Turkeys, Ducks and Geese Will be Raffied atthe St. Charles Hotel Thursday and Friday Evenings NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS WITH STOVE. 3.00 and 3.50 per week. Suites of Rooms, 4.00. Single Rooms, 1.50. Come and see them at the Dominion Hotel Furniture Wanted. Wanted Second Hand Furniture of all kinds bought and sold. d Furniture Company, Good Substantial Companies. Town Lots. OFFICE WITH——™ Rossland Mining Abstract Co., Over Post Office. JOHN JACKSON, Jr., Agent. 22 Columbia Avenue East. D. BH. KERR, D.D.8 ‘The latest methods and appliances. Artistic Crown and Bridge Work. ‘Teeth on Cust ALUMINUM, light and dur- able OFFICE: 43 E. Columbia Ave. Over Fraser's Drug Store. $200,000 IN DIVIDENDS And Built a $400,000 Smelter and Spent $40,000 on In- provements, THE HEINZE CONTRACT FILLED The Le Roi Smelter Will Start up by the Fifteenth of January. The Le Rol company made payments of $21,000 Monday on its new smelter at Northport. Construction of the smelter was begun in August last. Since then the Le Roi has paid $200,000 in divi- dends, built a $100,000 smelter, and ex- pended about 10,000 in permanent im- provements at the mine, says the Spo- kesman-Review. The company has de- cided to pass the usual monthly divi- dend this month, as the completion of the smelter will stop ore shipments to the outside smelters, and the company will also have to set aside a fund tor the operation of the new plant and the pur- chase of ore. Theorein the lower workins of the nine carries a large percentage of sailica, and to treat this ore advantageously the eompany will buy ores from other mines which are heavier in iron and carry a smaller percentage of sailica. At the start it will also want some ores heavy in copper. Alarge fund will therefore be required to carry the company’s own ores and the ores it will buy from other mines, It is expected that the smelter will start between the 10th and 16th of Jan- uary. Much depends upon the flume which is to carry water a little more than two miles from Deep Creek. Only about half a mile of the flume remains to be built, and that has been held vack because of a Jack of lumber. The Le Roi company has _ practically tf completed its 75,000 ton contract with Heinze, and from now on will deliver its entire output of 250 tons daily to its own smelter. It has been rushing de- liveries to Trail to complete this con- tract, and the smelter there will have 18,000 or 14,000 tons of ore on hand when the Le Roi makes its last delivery. That will keep it running for about three months. Beyond that, Heinze’s plans for the fature are not known. There has been talk of bis selling the Trail amelter to the War Eagle peope, and when Mr. Blackstock was in the Trail creek country a few weeks ago he exam- ined the plant. Since he returned to Eastern Canada nothing further has been heard from the negotiations, and it is not known whether the deal has been consummated or not. Mr. Heinze was in Butte when last heerd from BORROWS $14,000. The City Secures that sum From the Bank Of British North America. The mayor and council of the city of Rossland have finally succeeded in se- curing support money to pay off the cur- rent indebtedness of the town and will leave the new council to take care of its own troubles. The Bank of British North America has luded a bargain toria, forming the major part of his bill. While Mr. McLeod made but one trip to Victoria, fur that purpose, he defended the city against the legal attacks on two bylaw. The law allows him $260 for each bylaw and he made the charge in each cage. It was suggested to the mayor that possibly it would have saved that ex- pense if a city solicitor bad been hired by the year. He agreed with that view and the conserveation turned upon the suspension of Mr. MacNeill the first city solicitor. The mayor reviewed his ac- tionin that matter and reiterated his former statements that he had endeav- ored to get Mr. MacNeill to act for less than ¢200 a month. The mayor siid that one of the most prominent attor- neys in the city, when asked what would a fair salary fora city solicitor, expres- sed the opinion that $600 a year was sufficient. —~——. BRUTAL TO HIS HORSE. Case of Cruelty to Animals Before Magistrate Jordan this Morning. Frank Mansfield, who drives a horse for the Model bakery, was before Magis- trate Jordan this morning, charged with cruelty to ii The ini: Tat COOLGARDE Spokane Boxer Wants to Meet te Rossland Man Who Defeated Billy Scott. BRITTAN-SMITH FIGHT TALKED OF The 20-Round Contest for Scientific Points Between Ross and Scott the Talk of the Day. When the articles for a 20-round box- ing contest for scientific points were signed by Fred Ross and Billy Scott at the International last evening there were present a number of business men who have done much to keep the sport- ing paestimes alive in thecity. As both men areevenly matched as to weight and scientific skill it was thought that a witnesenes were John R. Reavie and 8. A. Hartman, the clothing merchant, who testified that the young man not only cruelly beat his hurse but was im- pudent when advised to be more kind to the animal. It was shown that the animal was in the last of the street car stage of decrep- itude, was afflicted with lampers and should be killed outright, rather than goaded to death. Taking into consider- ation all the circumstances of the case, few rounds would not enable a referee to decide upon the merits of the two men satisfactorily, In the event ofa 10-round contest the temptation for sav- age slugging would be too great. As it is, the men neéd be in no rash hurry to outpoint each other, and will insure a more interesting exhibition. The recent contests have brought about considerable discussion of the law regulating prize fights. It seems to be the temper of the -Jocal authorities to of legti i and the about the ill treatment of the horse, made | be porting exhi- bitions, and it is probable that* so long Magistiate Jordan ordered to destroy the animal today and appear to- morrow for sentence. MansGeld was reprimanded for his brutality by the judge, in the severest language. This is the firet case of the kind that Magistrate Jordan has considered, but it is likely that other prosecutions will take place if the teamsters do not use more humane judgement in their treat- ment of their teams. eens USED VILE LAGUANGE. Magistrate Jogdan Hears a Case of Assault This Morning. Martin Ceo was arrested on acom- plaint made by Arthur Locke, on a charge of assault which offense was com- mitted several days ago and the magis- trate heard the case today, It appears from the evidénce that Mr. Locke abueed the defendent with vile language and the expressions were such that while the court lectured Ceo for taking the law in his own hands -he also eeverely censured Locke and released Ceo on suspended sentence. ——=_ UNDER THE CHRISTMAS ARCH, ag fair are din an or- derly manner no interference will be made. The proposed match between Cool- gardie Smith and Brittan has not been decided upon yet. Coolgardie has the stuff to back himeelf with, but it is dif- ferent sometimes with nomadic boxers. CHANCE FOR ANOTHER FIGHT. Coolgardie and Brittan Liable to Come To- gether With a Crash. The fistic encounter between Coolgar- die Smith and Wm. Scott has stirred athletic circles to the center. There are now fair prospects of a battle between Coolgardie and Frank Brittan. Brittan is reputed to be a fighter, a scientitic pugilist and a man who would not suc- cumb to defeat if the weapons used were axes. Coolgardie Smith was seen by a repre- sentative of The Record this morning. He was in the best of humor, but de- clined to volunteer any information about the details of _the coming contest. Coolgardie is regarded by those who witnessed the fight with Scott at the International asa game man, but not exceptionally scientific. The betting odds will be against him if a good man is produced. Being Prep: by the Methodist Church. The Xmas arch entertainment to- morrow night, gives promise of being » most enjoyable affair. The grand arch and other decorations have occupied the attention of severals members of the Sunday school, all week and the effect produced is most pleasing. The program will be rendered almost entirely by children and besides excel- lent Christmas anthems, carrols and re- i such ing items as ‘How with the city whereby it advances the corporation $14,000 on the $15,000 deben- ture voted by the people to pay off the sewerage indebtednes, and the current indebtedness, which taken together amount to about $14,000 This will relieve the retiring officers of a burden that has been preying upon them for some months and will no doubt result in contractor Davey dismissing his suit against the city, for the balance due him on the sewer contract. Santa Claus Coes It,” ‘‘The School of Fifty Years Ago,’’ and speeches by very little people, will be introduced. —~e— FAVORS RECIPROCITY. New England Desires a Closer Trade Relation With Canada. Boston, Mass., Dec. 22.—Hon. Charles 8. Hammon, ex-assistant secretary of the treasury, spoke today before the bers of the shoe and leather trade MORE EXPENSE TO THE CITY. Masor S ott talks of the Action to Prevent his Drawing Salary, of the at the New England Shoe & Leather as- sociation rooms, on the question of “Trade Relations Retween the United States and Canada.” After remarking P commencee by Ross Thompson involv- ing the mayor’s salary, Mayor Scott said last night, while in conversation with acquantances : “Well, gentlemen, that action which has been brought to deprive me of my salary is not a suit against me personal- ly, but against the city. It will not put me to any expense but adds more tothe city. I dont know how the people will like it when it is understood in that light.” There was some discussion of the $927 fee asked by City Solicitor McLeod for legal services in behalf of the city since the middle of October. It seems that Attorney McLeod simply took advant- age of the fees allowed by law, the ex- pense of defending the bylaws in Vic- on the ial treaty with Canada in 1854, which was only for raw mater- ials, and the commercial conventiun in Detroit in 166, Mr. Hammon said: ‘‘The same interests that prompted that com- mercial convention then exist today, and to even a greater degree do we now cordial co-operrtion with our northern neighbors. I believe it possible to con- clude certain reciprocal treaties which may set at rest forever any apprehen- sion as to the repeal of the bonded priv- ileges. “We can then settle the disputed fishery question on the great lakes aud on the coast of Nova Scotia, permitting citizens to go into the great Klondike re- gion, etc. Such atreaty would add to the wealth of Canada as well as it would to that of New England, and would in- There is’ a dispute among the sporta concerning Coolgardie’s weight. Even Frank Walker does not place his avoir- dupoise at the figure Coolgardie claims, but this is a mooted question. The fighter is fast becoming amenable to the title of the ‘Mysterious Coolgardie” for this reason. Verily, itappears as if the winter’s sports are not on the wane. NOT A PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER. Coolgardie Smith Refuses to Make a Match With a Spokane Man. The “‘epecial circumstances’’ which in- duced Coolgardie Smith to fight Billy Scott does not apparantly exist in the case of Case of Spokane, who issued the following: Spokane, Dec. 21. Editor Miner—Sir: I will match Dick Case to fight Coolgardie Smith, or any other welterweight in British Columbia, to box any number of rounds. Money and man can be found at the Owl, Spo- kane, Wash. Yours truly, Patsry Muuuiaan. Mr. Smith saysin reply: “Iam not a fighter by profession, and it was only special circumstances that induced me to go into the ring last Monday to meet Rilly Scott. Besides that I expect to leave for the Klondike about the firat of the year. Under these circumstances I do not want to fight with Case or any other man. Mining is my business, and Ihave no intention of leaving it for fighting.” Morgan & Klockman, proprietors of the International, have offered a guaran- tee of at least $500 to the winner in case the fight can be arranged. Provincial Holidays. The official announcement in the Brit- ish Columbia Gazette makes provincial vacation days Friday and Saturday, the crease our prosperity.’’ 24th, 26th and January let.