ROSSLAND EVENING REBORD, FEBRUARY 20, 1900. THE ROSSLAND RECORD, WILLIAM K, ESLING, ‘Fitw Ocogsr Darcy om Tam Invention, PUBLISHED DAILY BXONPT “SUNDAY ePsica: aerial Posrorrice sLecn, L. 98, F, ©. BOX 538, Bubseriptions invariably {1 Advertsing rates ‘will be made known apoa application, ‘The Racoap reaches the peepte.: -- ble institution, so long as it keeps strictly, to business and does. not wage inthe di ination of dy- namite and anarchist rant. _ lf Mr. Cotton's government had .| Rot. passed:-laws.-which provoke labor’ disputes, it iwould have no ‘occasion to seek. means of settling such disputes... Having™ done “in- U hief with its sory eight-hour law, this govern- ment now wants to apply more compulsion with its conciliation “}'scneme. * “Compulsory ‘conciliation! The very association of the two words is an absurdity., TIME OF ARRIVAL (AND CLOSING CLOSE | DESNATN | DUE Revelstoke and. all ots : least and smcindiny ) tia 5 Et i Robson, Nakusp, sande ni, .. Hal Spri mromhiad, aa all» Soca ta ia distriet pol kM ‘Wed natty Breet eat, ie ' Jand connections ” +s, |, Nelsony Kasto, and: Your’: 5 alt "3 lako, Easi| pad all Kootenay lake, Kasi [Bae connections. Spokane, Northport, and ait "points ia United States} m.|_ Au the pants 28g eo nal ween Casca ea vamp McKinney. WHAT THE MILITIA NEEDS, The Vancouver News Advertiser expresses the hope: thar meetings like those recently held in the British Columbia. cities will. make the goverment “understand the feelings" Of the people in regard to ial defe and i “Militiamen will be delighted to see civilians take such a united 1 stand, as it means. that, public at- ected to the| short omings of the Militia De- partment,and to the unprepared ness of the Canadian ‘military units‘ to take the field. Canada in spite. "| of the efforts of succ major- g ‘al Properly Austrailia, China and Jap: for Ri tration mi tS ited half sat prevlsie Site tuse ora oe “ ib open: from $ sto achgt G23 Seach ms le7 pmol pp When the second. con- tingent was being organized it, was found that theré were a H — 1900 =:;> PBBRUARY)) |) i r.- in’ store: to equip a paltry 7 7oo men and soo had to -be-pur- chased in the United States to the ‘| humiliation of, the Dominion. :No i ‘tearisport wagons were in stores and a rush order for fourteén was -given jand fortunately executed in time. When the militia battalions ga into camp in the east during thesummer it is y td arrange the dates TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1900. . . TO ADVERTISHRS. . New reading’ matter makes your advertisement attractive. We will gladly change your ‘‘ad” every issue if eopy is presented before 10 a. m; ‘MORE COMPULSION. If_ any further evidence were needed of the absence of so that the _tents, ‘blankets, etc. can be’ ‘sent from. camp to.:camp, as there are not enough, in. stores for mobilization in, larger: bodies. ‘The committee appointed on: Friday night } last should be a permanent mittee, to bring. pressure to bear on the government to induce that -body to place the home. ‘defence, force. on 2 Proper footing on the. lines laid, ‘down by. Major-General Hutton.” ship from the present provincial |: government, it may be found in Hon... Mr, Carter-Cotton’s bill es- tablishing a@ bureau of labor and statistics and forming councils ‘of conciilation and arbitration. ‘The whole plan of conciliation is vitiated by an. attempt to make it compul- Sory: .The bill provides for a coun- cil of four conciliators, two: Tepre- sénting. each -party to a dispute. Either party, or both parties jointly, may apply for the creation of ‘such ‘a council, each naming: two concils: idtors. When one party makes ap- plication. and names his-'men, the | bill says the other party shall do so within . four days of being so re-'|' quested. .Then comes this’ provis-" ion, sub-section 3 of section 10: ‘In the event of the party failing- or _fefusing to name conciliators: within the prescribed time after be- ing so requested, he shall, after a formal demand has been made for the same, be" liable, upon summary: conviction, to'# fine of twenty daj- lars for ‘every ‘such Tefusal, . or for: each and every day the making, of EDITORIAL NOTES.. ‘Te looks as if Gen. .Cronje would have an opportunity, to ‘experience the feeling of those people who are cooped up in Ladysmith,. Kigiberly and Mafeking.—Seattle P. ' Seriator “Macdonald. will ask the federal government in, the house of commons whether it will extend the head tax.to the Japanese. That. tempt “exclusion: and. thus, compli- cate. the relations of tho: imperial goveroment, with Japan. iMr. Charlton, M. P. thinks there is.too much .gpeech-making in par. liament and’ ‘proposes’ that’ rules bers’ Labonte: Sir Char! e: Hi ibbert Tupper has, returned to. t sault on the abuses in the government of Yukon ‘terri- tory, _Biving. notice: of..a series of such r for con- cilidtors | shall be delayed.” ° Now what sort of conciliation: i is thig, Wwhich is brought. about- by sénding a constable after a man‘and dragging him. before a court and saying to him: “Now, sir, be conciliated forth- with. If you refuse, you shall for- feit $20 for every day you continue in your present unconciliatory frame of mind.” . Any man with a ‘spark-of spirit, bé he an employe or an officer of a labor union, would declare such a law an invasion of his. inherent rights as a British subject and wonld refuse -to pay the fine by fighting the validity of the law in ger every court of the land. It is such ddl dmott ly Saws, passéd by fussy old women in pan- tafoons, that keep labor disputes continually. stirred up. Employers and workmen are quite competent to make their own bargains in their own way. .-If the workman cannot do so as an individual, he ean do so by combination in a labor union, » He wants. to know about the’ brosecuticn “OF the Daw- Son boodlers:| 7 To.Care = Cold in One Day Take Laxative -Bromine ‘Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund. the money if it fails to cure. .25c, EB. W.. Grove’s signature is on® each. box. MINERAL ACT, 1896, peer abeleince a ee enas above cla’ ee fi rth take tice that action; der: oe woes this 19th day oF i Becombers “ALD. 1809. G. Gamatz. a NOTICE : ‘ NOTICE: ts hereby anveny that the Rossland e sant Jentenant-Governor in council, to” th eae yeaion of aes miners inches, rs Lait er out of (Hite P creek. a ae above sie Sea. "Baked tha oth day of January, 100. rat -AMPERLL, ‘With : bak Sry Director. - Tn Asporv. auiee: which everybody hails. as a valua- one, in the ‘nature: ‘of a defence com- |: would be more practical than to:at- | : should be devised to, bottle mes mem- .” OUR: LINE OF CLOTHING goes at’ what -it will & £ bring F We are going ti confine our stock to Dry Goods, and will consequently sell our complete stock of Overcoats, Suits. . Knrickerbockers, Men’s Furnishings at Great Reductions. Sale on Temorrow:s ‘Come alg : Holstead, & Wright * ei a Dry Goods’ Store, Washington and ist ave, a | r NEXT To ¢ OLD. erry: ‘HALL, COLUMBIA: ‘AVENUE. New and Coinplete Stock. of: Drugs, and | Patent itent Medicines. ae Be _; Prescriptions Carefully Carefully Gompounded. Robert EB: ‘Strong, Manager. als ROSS. THOMPSON. [have the following, blocks ig the follov i tor-cale: a 3ureka Consolidated, Goptier, Homestake, Evening Star, Silverine, R.E. Lee, Bodie, Eiireka, North Star and ZilaM Lots in Fite. Origi al -Townsite | _ Reddin,. Jac onCo., Agents, Rossland, B. C WH. FALDING/Rolt & Grogan : ‘FOR RENT. Accountant, | eae i {firat floor Burns! Block. - migrance.: ic6. and 1 rooms on second ‘floor Burnet an ining gent: and Auctioneer. ath FOR SALE. ; ‘Grehouse in center of town, : 7 med Dwelling house, plastered, Serene throughout, good loaner? od ; Bolendia baslnees Sppaantt ye ‘AGENT: Sun Life Assurance Co., of Canada; The Canada A “Assurance Co., (Accident, Liability and Diate Glass.) - 1R _ _First-ctass, Bar.. eras! and Miners Ti : * Cashed, tree 1 ime Check — FOR THE... Gholcest Wines, Liquors “and Gigars,. OALL ON JERRY SPELLMAN, Rossland Hotel! - Cor, Colum bis Avene and Spokane Stree! Le Roi Livery, Feed. & Sale Stables. som ® LINDBURG . Bs :s PROPRIETOR Heavy’ Transferring. s First-class Saddle &-Pack- Horses, ‘ STABLEB! + J. ° Conimerciat Alley, 'Phone No. 38. _ Postoftice Box 16. »/[E- W. HINSDALE, : CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER, In Custom House building. Also New xork Life Iusurance Agency. _ Washington street. Rossland, B.C |. =e Hotel. Rectenay ( Cafe. Columbia Ave., west, es Fresh Oysters wee any Sirle 2 Game in Heason. HEADQUARTERS ror MINERS Piivate'rooms for partion.” “Bar stocked with Choicest t Wines, Business Men's,Lunch, 850, Liquors and Cigars, FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT] ¥en Day and Night. Rooms and Bar .......:). yin conneetion . in connection. ‘Thomas Shanks, Proprictor.; Miss K. . Swanton, Prop, Mapag 'r_ Rossland Opera House. | Hotéland Satoon on Second avenue. A tarry Mctatosh -- , Proprietor. ] rinting © pattie y rinting roduced by ractical . tinters. , THE,. rane. ossland ecord.. HCORD, FEBRUARY t0;1%G0." JEWELERS & ENGRAVERS. . ew FINE WATCH REPAIRING. ‘CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAYS | qi TIME-PIECE INSPECTORS, eS GE Special Meoting of Board, of Trade— Law of Assessment Work The Rossland board of trade, at Mas Ovly Hit HEP Oo Hamttton Métal, tPF We cunnot see that the tempor- ary closing down of the War Eagle and Center Star mines while)new hinery is being put in is a great its special gz last ing, de- cided to consider ‘the memorial | of the Kaslo board of trade on the ‘| eight-hour law at a special meeting Friday evening. Resolutions by J. A. Kirk were unanimously adopted, calling atten: | tention to the injustice of the order! ) |.of the minister.of mines that certi blow to the’ ‘mining industry of Can- ada, as some papers seem toregard it. Nodoubt it has hit a good many specniators in margins; but it’ bas never been demonstrated lly that, IL in margins are a great source ‘of Strength to any industry. cates of: imp on mirteral | claims shal! only be issued on. show= ing certificates of work to. thé of $500, making no ailow- ance for work done: prior to the ige of the 1898 mineral act in en? mes excess of the required annual as- work. It'was decided to (3 ——HOUDE'S Straight Cit Cigarettes. - ¢ ‘MANUFACTURED ‘BY |» *! . B. Honde & Company, Quebec Are Better. than the Best. ” WHOLESALE AT Crow & Morris, Rossland. 6-2 - : ask ‘the minister to bring in a ‘bill | restoring the p Sin |: the matter and to ask the boards: of L trade of Kootenay and Vule to en- .| dorse the resolutions, Mayor Good-. eve, J. A. Kirk and']. S, Clute, Jey} were. appointed ‘a committee to -deaft-a memorial, Mr, Kirk being chairman, : —_ NOTES FHOM PARLIAMENT Proceedings at Ottawa Which Initercet Mritteh Columbia. Mr. McInnes, M. 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(Aase— Telephone No: —— 00000484: = <> number of Chinese who have. paid head tax i in the last four. years, and| heth é the & ‘an‘increase in the head tax. ‘Parliament has been asked to ap- propriate $2,000,000 for the ex- | penses of the Canadian contingents, | which” includes the difference be- ) tw eo Canadian and’ ‘imperial pay. Petitions have been presented for ‘an extension of time for the comple- tion of the British Columbia Southern railway and of the Kaslo_ & Lardo- ‘ailway; that ‘the, Arrow-| Mhead & Kootenay railway be _de- claréd’a work for the general ad- vantage of Canada and that the time for its ‘completion be extended. 0: MoArtaur, Agent, Rosstand. ; ‘per ; month. BOUNDARY eae nee W. F. Anderson. T. P. A., Nelson, B. C. E. J, Coyle, A. G. P. A., Vancouver, B. C THE FAST LINE : TO ALL POINTS. THE DINING CAR ROUTE VIA YELLOWSTONE PARK. SAFEST, AND BEST. 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