ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, SEPTEMBER 14 1900 COAL MINERS OUT Twenty Thousand Anthra- cite Men Wil Strike. WILL ABANDON THE MINES The Organization Wit! Join In Ctos- Ing Down the Pennsylvania Colileries. (By Associated Press.) Scranton, Pa,, Sept. 14.—It is expected that not a mine will oper- ate tomorrow in this district, and itis said at headquarters that the same is expected of other districts. The mine workers’ officers here deprecate all stoppage in advance. They want the order properly car- Benefit program at the Opera House tonight for the Clara Hanmer Co. GSB The Teunts 5 MINERS’ CHECKS |‘ cashed at face value at the HOFFMAN, HOUSE Benn's All entries for the West End ten- nis tournament must be made with the secretary-treasurer, W. H. Falding, before 11 a. m. tomorrow. Benefit program at the Opera House tonight for the Clarn Hanmer Co. Rolt & Grogan FOR RENT. Oilfice on first Hoor ins Block, Office and rooms o1. secon floor Barna Block. Large Warchouse in center of cown. FOk SALE. ried out, but will not men from immediate action. They are assured that on Monday next there will be a plete r the | 8 pomed g house, furnished throughout, good locality. Hotel und Saloon on second avenue.—A ‘splendid business oppo y Bargains— ROSSLAND To Lease and Rent Finest Soil and Ground for Z » Market Gardens, Fruit . & Farms * Chicken Ranches § PLENTY OF WATER. Presents the best and most substantial investment one could wish for. Buy right and you will make money. Here are a few offerings: ‘ Epquire of JAS. LAWLER, Agent, Big Four Mining Co.'s Office, -E. Columbia Ave. . LOT, 180 feet deep, facing St. Paul street near Columbia ave. Has _nice dwelling facing new court house, renting at $20 per month, TIMBER MEN WANTED TO - «CUT WOOD..... Another dwelling could be erected on St. Paul street and the invest- to the strike order. Situation at Mazelton - Hazelton, Pa., Sept, 14.—Many members of the United Mine Work- ers -of America organization will strike toa man, but many miners have not joined the union and their action is problematical. I. P. Var- dee, operating the Coleraine, Mines- ville and Evans collieries, employ- ing about 20,000 men, has given notice that if there isa strike the Coleraine and Minesville properties will be abandoned. MISS SWANSON THE CLARENDON Serves the Best Meals in City, Rooms for Banquets and Dioner Parties : : : The following delegates to jon at R their credentials and left at 7 o'clock this morning: A. H. MacNeill, W. J. Nelson, J. G. G. Campbell John McKane and A. S. Stevens. It is understood that J. S. Clute, who was chosen, is not yoing, but gave his proxy to Mr, MacNeill. . The convention will assemble at Revel- stoke at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. the Mr. Galliber Not Herc. It has been announced that W. A. Galliher of Nelson, the nominee of the Liberals of this constituency for the Dominion house, would ad- dress the local Liberal association at its meeting this evening in the Board of Trade rooms, and he was expected to arrive at 11 o'clock this forenoon; but he did not come on the train and Secretary Parker re- ceived no message trom him. Mr, Parker thinks it possible. that Mr. Galliher may have stopped at Trail with the intention of coming on to Rossland this evening. = NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Finlay of Oroville are in the city accompanied by their son, Blake Wilson of Nelson was in the city yesterday. He is a mem- ber of the firm of P. Burns & Co., who are the largest beef dealers in ‘Western Canada. James Kerr of Greenwood spent yesterday is in the city. He isa sleleg: to the R vention. con- Among eastern visitors in the city are Mr. and Mrs. T. Gilmour of Toronto, and Mr. and T. F. An- derson of Boston. H. G. Kirkpatrick came up from the Colville reservation yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. D, H. Dwight of Spokane are in the city. Mr. and Mrs. A, Fisher arrived yesterday from Greenwood. A. W. Ross of Columbia is in the city on his way to the jon at HALF-PRICE SLAUGHTER Going Outof Business Everythitig at One- Half Regular Price. Goods are marked in plain figures, and you pay just one- half. Stock consists of ... Stationery, Books’ Blank Books, Pic- tures,FancyGoods Bric-a-brac, Toys China, Dolls, No- 4 Estimates fernished on all kinds of work. Job ment will net 30 per cent, Pure soap ‘Price * - °° Is necessary for a’good’ complex- ’ ion. A soap to be pure need not necessarily be high priced. We have on hand a large assortment of all the leading makes of toilet soaps and we have, besides, other vuarie- ties, which, if not so well known are fully as good and cost less money. Rosstanp Druc Co.,, Phone 185. 2300 HOUSE, LOT AND FURNITURE on Le Roi avenue for $1200 e Another fately occupied by Mr. Morkill, $1500 | SPLENDID RESIDENCE LOT, good location, corner. This is a snap. - - - $250 MINERS’ CHECKS “cashed at face value at the HOFFMAN HOUSE HOTEL AND BUSINESS LOT on Columbia avenue, good busi- ness property, - $6000 HOTEL AND BUSINESS LOT, on Columbia avenue; net income, about 18 percent per annum. Price - - - $12000 Le Roi Livery, Feed & Sale Stables. JOHN ¥. LINDBURG .. ..PROPRIETOR ‘Heavy Transferring.’ . os First-class Saddle & Pack Horses. pay PLENDID. L320: Ls Roi ave at - $500 each Al ¢ Commercia!‘Alley, Phone No. 39, Postofiice Box 16. . TWO ACRES, close to town in a desirable location. Can be plat- ted. - - - $400 CHAS. E.BENN _LINCOLN STREET. A. G, CREELMAN, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER , List your properties with us, we ing promptly attended to. have buyers, Office and shop: Commercial Court, rear Dee hate Bota Mae aera Atha tions, Etc., Etc. ALLGOINGAT | HALF - PRICE It will pay you to buy your Christ- mas gils few ands put them away mie, until the holiday ti 1t will pay you to lay in your win- ter’s reading now. It will pay you to buy pictures and other things to decorate your home with, . It will pay yor to buy enongh writ- ing paper to last you a year or more. In short, if you want anything in any of the different lines of ode in this stuck, the prices are so Tow you cannot altord to pass them by. ‘There are a number of nice things in this stock, and these things always go first; so donot wait, but come ut once: to the half-price sale at Wal- jace’s. Revelstoke, to which he is a dele- gate. Lieut. Col. Benson has gone to Kaslo and Revelstoke on his tour of inspecting the several companies of the Rocky Mountain Rangers. W. L. Lowry left last evening for Great Falls, where he will re- main several days. At the Kootenay—Miles Stanton, Atlanta, Ga.; Tom J. Morris and S, EVERYTHING CASH ONLY HS. WALLACE Wallace Building, Columbia Avenue. B. Blocter, Lima, Ohio. Subscribe for the Record. ‘50 Cents per Month Delivered. MRNEAT ASAT WT HIN ENS ETS, « ooRossland Opera Housece Friday. September 14th. BY MEMBERS OF THE GLARA HANMER . . » + AND LOCAL TALENT... . BIG BENEFIT PROGRAMME For Sick Members of THE CLARA HANMER CO, Tickets Now on Sale at Roll’s, Admission 50c and $1.00. IREAL ESTATE} 6:00 P.M, BLS, STOLE. LAO PES a 6.00 po ———— ROSSLAND’S BiG STORE Those tuuch desired Scotch Homespuns ay Chevoits for Fall and Winter Weary are here #6 $8 $6 26:98 You will quickly see .the superiority of these imported dross stuffs in poitit of Style, Finish & Pattern The Prices are Most Reasonable, from $7 to $15 for the Suit. HUNTER ‘BROTHERS, CLOTHING DEPARTMENT M, $0 8 8 96 8 ow Rossland, 3 Nel: Sand P. BURNS & CO, WHOLESALE MARKET Revelstol * Grand Forks, RETAIL Rossland, Trail, Nelson, + 1s Denver, Silverton, Greenwood, Phaznix, MARKETS Cascade City, . Grand Forks, Midway, Ferguson, and Vancouver. ——__ : William: Donald, Mgr., Rossland Brauch, i and Vancouver. Ymir, Kaslo, Sandon, Camp McKinney, Revelstoke The Firlington,« eS 86 ——— .. The Leading, Hotel at Trall . . Headquarters for Gommercial Men . « Splendid Sampte Rooms. . Unexcelled Table. JOHN HAVERTY: Prop. Third Avenue Roasstand. ed CUNLIFFE & McMILLAN, ENGINEERS AND MACHIN'STS. All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken. Ore Cars, Wheels and Axles, Buckets, Fane, Shatting, i = ickets, Fans, atting, Hancers and Pullers. ripe wank ity. Northey Pumps kept in stock. Mtg. Co.'s Mills, Concentrators, Etc. Agents for Wm. Hamillt BR. O Box 198 Don’t Burn Oil its expensive and dangerous, to nothing of the trouble and disagteedbte task of cleaning lamps. You will fad it far more Pleasant and pauch cheaper They reduce insurance; give your home or business place g brighter appearance, and save you money in THAN WAYS. Electric Power i Use Electric Lights Estimates furnished for Wiring and Lighting, Electric Fixtures carried in stock. r Mini ncasel’ much cheaper than steam. EBr-In case of trouble with lights, telephi » 67 le with lights, telephone No. 67. between 8a. m., and 6 p.m, and M ink ? Motors forsatecrrent. id § a, Rossland Water and Light Go. CANADIAN | PACIFIC | AND SOO LINE, RENOWNED “IMPERIAL LIMITED” First-Class Sleepers on All Trains trom TIME: CARD OF TRAINS. ° Double Daily Train Service. 5 at WY, Athen 21-7 ECORD. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA,'SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1900 a aes PRICE 5 CENTS THEY ARE INEXPENSIVE ++. YET RELIABLE... - You catnnot Fully Enjoy a Race « Without One. . . . FLY-BACK » TIMERS.. New ¢) ARROWHEAD & KOOTENAY LANDING. Tourist Cars pass Medicine Hat daily for St. Paul; Saturdays for Montreal and Bos- ton; Mondays and Thursdays for Toronto. Same cars pass Revestoke one day earlier. i, Wash. brand nt, 3. ‘Local Freight: east’ *Daily except Even Nes: east bow others daily. CONNECTIONS: . ROSSLAND » ROSSLAND. 7:001¥.. ial. CITY TICKET. OFFICE, ZEIGLER BLOCK, Morning train daily for and from Nelson, . from Crows Nest Line, and for Revelstoke, Main Line and Pacitic Coast. Daily (ex- cept Sunday) for Kaslo and (except Mon- Monday) from Sandon and Slocan Points. Carner Howard and Riverside. ‘Try Our Electric Lighted “NORTH COAST LIMITED” With New “Observation Cars.” Afternoon train daily for and from. Nelson, for Crows Nest Line and from Revelstoke, Main Line, and Pacitic Coast. Daly (except Sunday) for and from Boundary Points from Kaslo, and (except Saturday) for Sandon and Slocan Points. 4 hrs-Nelson to Rossland-hrs 4 For rates, tickets and fall information ap- Ply to Depot or City Agt. Rossland, or W. F. ANDERSON, é ‘ T.PA. JW. HILL, General agent, Erokene, ¥% | A. D. CHARLTON, A.G.P.A.,Portisnd, The Mark of True. Refinement may readily be oblained by asing Our Exquisite Imported Perfumes, Toilet Waters and 1+ « « Sachet Powders .., . Our selection zs very choice, embracing all the popular flowers, from the best makers. The price ts a tittle higher, but the results are much more satisfactory. Goodeve Bros. DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS It. pays to deal with Goodeve's, 30 Re ee ee | SEVEN THOUSAND $| Is Nearer the Number of the Galveston Dead. : LOSS NEARLY.$20,000,000 The Names of the Dead Will Never Be Known—The Fate of Other Citles, By ‘Associated Press. “” to ‘the loss of life and property continue to pour in, There. have been already handled on the Galves- ton island and along the bay shores of the mainland opposite the island about four thousand corpses.” The long stretch of debris along the ““@ A SEASONABLE "SHIRT STORY... FROM THE SHIRT STORE We have the Shirt youfare looking .fo-. Itcertainly'Is here among the immense variety of styles, patterns we have in, stock. There ure some STARTLINGLY «LOW PRIGES.. on some Very Fine Shirts here. You ought to see them, id LINGOLN ST. AND M:- J. O'HEARN LINGOLN ST. AND COLUMBIA AVE. COLUMBIA AVE.” beach and. the western portion of from. The prairies of the mainland over which the‘ waters rushed have also their tales to tell. It may be said after ‘investigation that a con- servative estimate of the loss of life in Galveston is 6500. The names of thousands ot vic- tims -will never be known. As to the property it is hard, to make an estimate. Col. Lowes estimates of $15,000,000;to $20,000,000 is con-\| servative: + \ ve At Other Cities 7 ‘ Houston, Sept. 13.—A_ revised list of the dead at ‘Accadia, Alvin, Chocolate Creek, Marvil, Mustang Creek, Angleton, Brookside, Co- GLOTHIER, HATTER AND FURNISHER. lumbia, Dickinson, , Hitchcock, MORNING, NOON % NIGHT | 2eee WE ARE ATIT... We are 1 for your d Mount--. ‘ing Order. We do the Finest Class of this Work in the Kootenays. Probably you don’t want anything in this line just now; retember us when you do. EWERT BROS JEWELERS AND ENGRAVERS. Sandy Point, Seabrooke, Virginia Potnt, Mossing Sectioa, and Vel- asco, shows a total of 172. No Nomination Up to 4:45 today no news could ber d from Houston, Sept. 15.—Inquiries as |* the: island ‘has not ‘yet been’ heard}. interests in Shan Tung. -qel or League City, Morgan Point,.Patton, | , | Ouintino.” Rosebere, Py Rar al GERMAN’S | TO SEIZE - THE CANAL Earl Li Hung Chang Is '. Journeying Towards. the North. ALLIES’ WITHDRAWAL News Causes Great Sensation at ' Shanghai--Chinese Are Incredulous > (By Associated Press.) © * Shanghai, Sept. 14,—Earl Li Hung Chang has started north. It it is'reported thatthe Germans in- tend Seizing the grand canal at sev- eral‘points.in order to protect their authorized and unauthorized. Few houses are guarded except those oc- cupied by foreigners, the palaces and those in the sacred city, Almost every house is destitute of furniture. Gen. Chaffee says he could not have believed that any city would have been given over to looters, and he earnestly desired the co-opera- tion of any nation to prevent this. On the other hand the mi: ies Is Cousidercd Unwlse ‘Shanghai, Sept. 15.—The news of the contemprated withdrawal of IS TIRED OF WAR The Long List of Dead Causes Anxiety.’ THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR: Speculation as to Lord Paunce- fote's Successor — General News from London..- Special Cable Letter bythe Associated Press. London, ‘Sept. 15.—When a clear cut issue is again discernable in the confusion surrounding the Chinese difficulty there may be a re-awaken- ing of reul interest, but at present ‘| China holds quite a secondary place in the public mind in England, The parliamentary campaign is in full swing, but Lord Salisbury has not yet taken the country into his con- fidence as to the balloting day, und the consequent uncertainty gives the stump speaking that is going on an academic tinge. So Great Brit- ain, lacking a more interesting top- ic, has returned to the consideration of the war in South Africa. . ‘The Death Hate It is said’ that the newspapers are eagerly scanned for signs of the real end of the campaign, as Great Brit- ain is tired of the carnage. —_Presi- dent Kruger’s dramatic retreat has led the to | the clcse of the war, but the long . the allies from Pekin has caused a great-sensation. It is looked upon herecas a mistake which is likely -to eventuate. in’ -disturbance i | ‘rts“oF China ‘where the people fare certain to attribute the evacuation to the defeat of the European forces. Even here the Chinese forces asa whole do not believe that the allies ever reached Pekin. They think) © > complain because the sacred city has been lopted:” They’ urge that e royal family and other. highly ‘placed Chinese personages, who were behind all. the trouble, should be made to suffer more than those who blindly followed them. Brutat Outrages the J lists of Ities and deaths in hos- ‘pitals, aggregating 200 a week, which continue to fill up the bulle- tin boards at‘the war office; cause anxiety. Claims which have hitherto been-made that the British losses in South Africa, have: been small as compared’ with other campaigns, appear to need revision, judging from recent calculations made by a the story a, fabricdtion’ concocted Gen. F : i on, © A z for the purpose of imp upon di fc d Gen. Chaffee that brutal outrages were being as lo. the Conservative nominee. . DIED SUDDENLY Verdict of Jury Will Probably Be Heart Disease M. Shea left last: night for Spar the official Comp observers believe that a lesson must be brought’ home to China now in or- der to prevent serious outbreaks in the’ future;. committeed in ‘Tung Chow. ‘He told the Américan commander that he had positive information that many women. had thrown them- selves ipto wells or committed _7 Looting Pekin suicide, and other. authentic cases Pekin, via. Shanghai, Sept. 13—lof. coolies who were killed under Looting in Pekin fi both | peculiarl: i ji 11-1 n actuary, who finds that .* per thousand have been killed or have died of wounds, and 30.6 pis thousand have, died from disease, while of the men 19 per thousand have been killed or died from wounds and 31.8 have died: from disease. — These startling statistics not only trom kane in resp toa Ei (romanian ensd | SUNNYSIDE RACE_ TRACK TWO GRAND MEETS “tl September 15-16 | September 29-30 7 ¢ G ¢ & ¢ i ¢ g ¢ 7 f SATURDAY, SEPT.15. e heats, two in thre, te ¢ ¢ te te abe oe abe Firet--Open Pony Race, half mile, road wagon, owners np, whiner o 5, last race barred, a medal. Third--Upen Race for Northport and Rossiand. horses, barring, alt horses that have started in a Free- for-all during the seasons of 1899 or 1900. $30 Fourth—Novelty Race, pay on each quarter mite; two in threes $59, $25, Second -- Gentlemen’s Race, halt mile, two in three, fivery horses barred: a medal, ‘Third—Free-for. 1, three-eights of a mile. two in three, $75, $50, SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 | First—Free-fu in Unree, $160, $50, one mile. $50. All nominations must be filed with the Sec retary not later than 7p. 1n. on the day pre Vions to the race; excepting entries to the Novelty race can be made up to time ot going to the post. t, half mile, two 8 : Ce ODE EE OE Ie Max Carter, who manages ‘the el was in the Rankin,’ and was breaking up the furniture. As nearly as can be learned Mr. Carter tried to quiet him and Yates made a motion to pull’a gun. Car- ter.struck him with his open hand and Crowel fell. He died shortly after. Mr. Carter is exonerated from all blame and the .verdict- of the jury will probably be heart .dis- ease, to which Crowell wns subject. — NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN Miners’ Onion Recommends Calling = Rankin.. Itseems that Yates Crow- |- CANADIANS WILL BE MAY RETURN _ HONORED First Contingent May Come Home by Spec- ial Transport, Canadians May Go to England to Receive Colors. (By Associated’ Press.) : - an , j nl (By Associated Press.) aw . 15.—Hon. Joseph]. , Ene Ottawa; Sept 15 om E Ottawa, Sept.15.—Mails from South Chamberlain has cabled to the effect, that all Canadians of the’ first’ Can- adian contingent who’ do ‘not wish} to serve after Oct. 13 would be sent home by special transport if there were many, vand if not, then i by of Labor Nelson Miners’ Union, No. 66, has elected the’ following officers for the new term: H. F. Blewett, president;' James port to England with invalids, Africa today brought reports from Lieut.-Col. Evans, second battalion allion C. M. Otter, di R.C. RL I., and Lieut. Col first ‘i Devine, vice resid Henry Smythe, warden; R. D, Watson, and corresponding secretary; R. Gaskill, treasurer; Thomas’ Jerome, «Dress Youfe: Dressing Table Fey Oe Sens hing you wae iat we havn't got Brushes, Soaps, Tollet Waters, Perzunes, Powders and Den- trices ‘There are among them ROSSLAND DRUG CO. ’Phone 185. 133 E, Columbla Ave. y pretty things for gifts Richard Gaskill!’ and Thomas Rayn trustees. $t}ae |} ‘It has been decided by Union No. g6 to recommend the calling of a in the Yale-Cariboo district to ‘de- cide on the advisability of nominat- didate. for the Domini ing a house. : “The union has received a copy of the code of signaly to be used in all mines, with a request to’ offer any conductor; James Wilkes, « financial convention of labor representatives |' Rotnd After Delinquents on July t and, notwithstanding the tong interval that has elapsed and the forbearance of the authorities, a large number of owners ‘remain de- linquent. ~~ Accordingly Sanitary Iaspector T. H. Long statted‘out this after- noon, with his assistant, to round owners have neglected to take out alicense. The dogs found without tags will be. imprisoned in the city pound and, if not bailed ‘out in 48 hours, they’ will be shot as ‘the law suggestions to the provincial’ gov- ernment. ars a AUALinas abbas ALALAAAD ALALADAS MLAB. directs, HUNTING FOR DOGS i up.the unfortunate creatures whose. 373 and 371. C.M.L.,Lieut.-Col. Lessard, first bat- EvansandjLessard give the respec- tive strength of their commands as ; Lessard sends a tel- egram from Lord Roberts asking ap: Long Starts on His for the number of Canadians who illus that while the officers and men have suffered approximately equally from disease, the risks of the officers in action have been hugely disproportionate, and also that the rate -mortality in South Afcica is much greater than it was in the Franco-German war. Kruger’s Wealth, Kruger’s millions are the subject of long narratives of dispraise. The lowest estimate of his wealth is one million pounds, invested abroad, while some speculators figure his -| wealth at five million pounds. The Transvaal governre itis sup- posed to have two or three million pounds in continental banks, which will be hoarded by the managing committee, Dr. Lydes says, for a future rising’ when England is in other diT culties, More Railways. The next few days will probably see the completion of plans for the construction and consolidation of a system of 120 miles of suburban lines ‘ing. Manch » Liver- want to go te England; -i » that her majesty would no doubt The license fee for dogs fell due wish to inspect them and give them colors. Increase in Exports By Associated Press, Ottawa, Ont,, Sept. 15.—Total fiscal returns forthe year ending June 30, show an eof $8, 000,000 in export: \ 2 ‘ance losses by fire in Paris, days ago, will total $129,155- ‘The ' Fire'Loss (By Aseocisted” Press.) Toronto, Sept.,. 1§.—The insur- f a few pool, Bolton and a score of smaller towns in the most populous district of Northern England. This project is in the hands of Messrs. Thomas and Albert Johnson of New York, ‘The Gritish Ambassador. As the petiod to which Lord Salis- bury has extended Lord Pannce- fote’s service as British ambassador at Washington expires in a few months, there are many conjectures as'to who will succeed him. Sir Henry Howard, who has been Brit- ish minister at the Hague and Lux- emberg since 1896, and who is de- scribed in this connection as ‘a straightforward diplomatist, just such a character as Americans like to deal with,” is rather more often . [anentioned than others, of the officers in South Africa 72.1...