ROSSLAND EVENING RECORB, NOVEMBER 23, 1899. ; ‘ ~ . SOLS TTITICAI GS SGEAOEO COCR EOE REREEEEREES | i {HUNTER BROS. THE ROSSLAND’ RECORD. % oa at a at te aaa aA RT BA | WOMEN’S FINE SHOES. = ——= VOL. §+ NO. 71 ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBJA; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 35, 1899. The kind of fine shoes for women that we can conscientiously recommend, is ‘a’ d ” ? THE FINAL DEFEAT 7 Glas, Dong Bal or Buttons heat oleae Goon ra D400 AL CARE ape oe British Oroh the Dervshes md Kl} = = JOIN HANDS A/S 4 LITTLE 15 KNOWN IN “LONDON —— ROSSLAND OPERA HOUSE THURS. NOV. 23 Se ORIGINAL MASHVILLE STUDENTS MENOK MENTION. Almost Absolute Scerecy as to the Transvaal Campaigns London, Thursday.—If General Joubert possessed all the war news printed in the current London papers, the Boer leader would not have a single helpful cue. General Joubert would still be forced to pick and choose among a dozen different estimates of the British strength in lower Natal and in the southern and western part of the Free State, E. N. Ouimette received a. letter with the certainty that every one today from: the Referendum, on was helow the mark. Forty-Mile creek, stating that work He would not find any clueto the | on the tunnel is progressing very distribution and composition of rapidly and that the showings ure Clery’s troops between Estcourt and | looking better with every foot of de- Durban nor a single glimpse of | velopment. The ‘Nashville Students will ap- pear at the opera house tonight. E. Wright is opening a meat market on Washington street next to Agnew’s grocery store. The funeral of the late John Gil- lis will take place from the Miners’ Union hall tomorrow forenoon at 10 o'clock. PRICE § CENTS OTIS WAS TRICKED Unwittingly Aided Aguinaldo to Get Means of Escape. A magnificent line with Striking Chimes. THE PREMIER COLORED JUBILEE SINGERS OF: ~ THE WORLD. DRESS SHOE—very light weight with the turned sole, making it ; flexible and easy to walk in; high heel; very stylish; lace only; pr pair | the Khalifa. what is going on -within General White’s lines at Ladysmith. He would also have reason to question his own sanity were he to attempt to read the conflicting theories ad- vanced by military writers respec- ting his strategy and objects, so un- intelligible is the mass of fumors and contradictions. last night. skull. Edwin Cronyn, while returning from the Boundary country, from the wharf at West Robson In the dark he stepped off the platform and fell en his head and shoulders, badly bruising him- self and cutting his head to the He is resting easily today. % # : Twenty years of Success. 4 fell q Subscripe for he: Record, month They know that Hilliard is at Estcourt with the naval guards and the light horse and a portion of the second brigade, and they suspect that Barton is at Mooi river with’ to the Crescent. the sixth brigade while the remain- der of Clery’s army is scattered at various points lower down, with re- inforcements still at sea, and three batteries of field artillery and possi- bly several companies of mounted infantry somewhere on the shore. Otherwise they are completely in the dark respecting the situation in Na- tal and know as little of the man- ouvers of their own army as of the mysterious tactics of Joubert’s forces which in unknown force, either for looting or serious war- fare, have flung themselves between Estcourt and Pietermaritzburg and cut off communication with the sea. BUSINESS LOCALS. shoes at Lalonde’s. every respect. Table celled in Rossland. Montana stables, phone 6. Sold at Morrow’s drug store. Canada’s most popular make of corsets—the D. & A.—closing out at Logan’s old stand at less than half price. Auction house. parlors, open evenings. Eight-Hour Work in Slocan, W. J. Wilson of Nelson, man- ager for P. Burns & Co., is in the city. He reports that it is gener- ally understoud in Nelson that the Slocan mines _ will tions in a short time. The Califor- nia mine, near New Denver, in which his firm is interested, is working a force of men on the eight-hour basis. the Bon Ton. connection. flowers always on hand. resume opera- Men’s shirts and underwear still selling at less than factory cost at Logan’s bankrupt sale, next door First-class dressmaking at Eagle’s Fine footwear, rubbers and over- The Russel hotel is first-class in is not The most stylish turnouts—sad die horses, coupes or gurneys—at Use Throat Ease for colds, hoarse- ness, tickling in the throat, etc. You fool yourself if you think to get better goods though you pay so much more than at the Rossland The Bon-Ton coffee and oyster Rossland’s leading confectioners, Oyster parlors in A choice line of cut Dyeing, pressing, cleaning and repairing of men’s and women’s garments at Washington Street Cleaning and Dyeing company. First-class dressmaking at Eagle’s ie i 50 Cents a THE BOX CALF SHOE—a little heavier than kid, but very soft ‘and pliable, heavy sole—the sensible kind—well made, and easy fitters; per pair -...-.-+---- 93.00 BASKET BARGAINS IN SHOES. Some extra good Shoes in button and lace; all sizes;ab andc widths only; the best of Dongola Kid; hand turned soles; American made; choice, per pair ....--++- 2.50 BUSINESS CARDS. genuine snaps in this lot; per patr..------- DR. 4. MILLoy, “DENTIST. olumbia, Ave. Rooms: Stone block, over Bank of Toronto Another basket full. Smaller sizes, 2%, 3, 334 and 4 only. Some Many lines.in CHILDREN’S SHOES, in which to make a selection, at convincingly LOW prices. F, W. HINSDALE, ~ CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER, Also New xork Life [usurance Agency. eX- In Custom House building. Washington street. Rossland, B.C. | OL. SENEY4) Made to order. Repairs neatly done. Boots and Shoes ..TRY OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT... ; reet, Rossland, B. O. First avenues two doors from Washington st & Sale Stables. Heavy Transferring- First-class Saddle & Pack Horses. STABLES: Commercial Alley, ‘Phone No. 39. P.O. Box 16. Le Roi Livery, Feed JOHN F. LINDBURG ....-PROPRIETOR : SS aS First-Class in Every Respect. The Clarendon Cafe Open Day and Night. —_—_— Rooms for Banquets and Diuner Parties. Job Printing of every description, at the Recorp office. iso make. ialty of Colo: CANADIAN PACIFIC Ky, “AND: 3 : ~ INTERNATIONAL —THE——— Gity Bakery, 24> WASHINGTON ST., HAS XMAS CAKE, = NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT. Men’s Fedora hats,.$3 and $4 een grades, now $1.50 and $2, at Lo- Amending Acts. » gan’s bankrupt sale, -next door to NOTICE is hereby that the Crescent. Genes Ab Sa aseh Givo Less Lime on Leather. Montreal, Thursday.—The Mon- | fhecreditors of th treal leather and tanning metchants geo ta ted s2id dees have decided to change the present terms of six months to 60 days net is or 30 dayr less 1 per cent, or ec prompt cash less 2 per cent, or dis- count allowed for any unexpired time at the rate of 12 per cent per annum. The change will be effec- tive December 1. with, And notice is of December. tq regard only to cl COMING AND GOING, ‘& Clute, Columbia avenu Pursuant to Creditors Trust Deeds Act and man of Ross- gents’ fur i3th day of personal es- . Hartman, the assi e sal Baillle, the trustee, on the 13t ol tober. A. D.1 id ken the hereby given that, after the sald A. D. 1899, the trustee will the assets among the parti Ss alms tice, ' A meetl he creditors of the said S. A. g Harmen atl Be held at the law offices. of Mae: & McGonigel’s, Spokane Street. donald’ Rossland, .B Everything as Gheap as you can make It, and no Work to be done. || MUSIC HALL. Monday; Nov. 20th, and. during week. See the Great Gymnast. HENDERSON, Also, the Beautiful Descriptive Singer, EVA Ss. A Hit of LA JESS AND LAURINE. La Contortionists Extraordinarie. "BUY YOUR From the EAST END WOOD - YARD. Dry Seasoned Washwugton Fir and Tamarac. He Leave orders.at Paulson Bros. Gro- of! cery Store, First Ave., and Layden Di —_$—<—_— C.. on Friday, thi Olaus Jeldness of Spokane is in | per, town on business. A. A. Deem, Eholt’s q ber, A.D. 1899 MACDONALD ee n eroth day of November, A. D. ‘at the hour of four o’clock in the afternoon. ated at Rossland, B. C,, this 4th day of Octo- & CLurE, Solicitors for the trustee. ROSSLAND Electric Laundry pioneer hotel man, is in the city. Transter of Liquor License. George Williams of Hunter Bros. Notice ts herepy, fa" left at noon tor Spokane. sioners for the city of Rossland, an G. A. Mitchell, the traveling re- presentative of the Northern Pacific railway in the Kootenays left at noon for Nelson. Railway addition, to D. C. McCarthy. Dated this 23d day of Octoher, 1889. vt. W. e tlorence hotel, situated on lot 23, block 17, . W_Manvan, N.C. MoCartay. Patronize those who spend : their money at home with you, and thereby help your own and your city’s interests.... --++ —aZz> White Labor and Clean €2WorkeD Frank Loring and Fred Oliver were in town last night en route to Spokane from their property the Morrison, in the boundary country. Mr. Loring, says the Mother Lode s one of the biggest mines in the world, . WwW. A Campbell, formerly of Rossland, but now. of Greenwood passed through town today en route to Spokane. Mr. Campbell has a million-and-a-half-dollar scheme for driving a two-mile tun- nel to tap’the mines at Phoenix. The tunnel would have a maximum depth of 2200 feet. Is the number of the JRECORD PHONE. Carpets—At Logan’s old stand, Let “i lade ifn your next door to the Crescent, carpets o! ating are selling below cost. 2. .P. 0, Box 17. *Phone 45 and 454 Morrison & Bryenton, Wholesale and * Retail GROCERS Booth’s Select Oysters re- ceived every week, 127 E. Columbia Aye. Rossland, B. C. M. Weller. A. S. Hunden. C. M. WELLER . & COMPANY. PLUMBING AND HEATING Telephone 27. all. MISSES MELVILLE, STEVENS, NEWELL, HARRINGTON, FOSTER, GRAY, SISTERS PERRY, AND HAMILTON IN SPECIALTIES Prof. Del Adelphia, Delphas Laurance, Harry Harrison, Pearl & Cassidy and Stock Company in the Irish Farce, “M’GILLIGAN’S BAD Boy.” “Fun from the turn lvose.”’ SOO LINE. ‘The direct route from KOOTENAY COUNTRY, to all potuts EAST AND WEST. First-class Sl i opens op alltigg sam Revelstoke oa TOURIST. CARS pass icine Hat, (daily), for St. Paul; Sund: SW cduesdays fortoronta; Fiidays for Montreal and Boston. €@7-Same Cars pass Revelstoke one day earlier. CONNECTIONS: ° ARRIVE 7:00 ex. Sunday.. ROSSLAND...ex. Sund: 30 daily, ROSSCAND noes dally 22H Morning train for and from Robgon. Nel Son; and for Kasio, Sandon and Slocan Foiness connects for all points in «.. THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY. Brent Gain forand trom Robson, N¢ fenetet Sumtag). toa aslo, Sandon, the Slocan, and ‘all points in ...cee ee BOUNDARY COUNTRY. Hours, ROSSLAND TO .+ee++eNELSON.... “C. O. D. Grocery and rest local agent, 01 A.B. Mackenzie, City Ticket Agt. A. C. McArthur, Agent, Rossland. W. F. Anderson. T. P. A., Nelson, B.C. E. J. Coyle, A.G. P. A;, Vancouver, B. C- For rates and full information, address the neal it, or Meat Market... WHY ruu two accounts when you can have all together. Choice Groceries and Vegetables, Baltimore Oys- ters, Fresh Fish, Hams, Fresh & Cured Meats. Telep 99- Washington St. ft JENCKES ft MACHINE, CO. i Il MAKERS OF THE BEST ining +++ achinery IN THE WORLD. . }{ Frank E. r Rossland, B. C, No, 30, west side, Spokane Street. Q Rossland, B. C. Only Fifty cents per Month, delivered. ————— OOOO Qe Ss StS SSS = tt a te oe eee Mendenhall, Agent, I ee ee Subscribe for the ‘““Record”’ THE FAST LINE TO ALL POINTS. THE DINING CAR ROUTE VIA YELLOWSTONE PARK. SAFEST AND BEST. ‘SOLID VESTIBULE TRAINS EQUIPPED WITH ~ Pullman Palace Cars, Elegant Din- ing Cars, Modern Day Coaches, Tourist Sleeping Cars. Through tickets to all points in the United States and Canada, Steamship tickets to all_parts-of the world. Tickets to China and Japan via Tacoma and Northern Pacific Steamship Co. ‘Trains depart from Spokane as follows: No. 1 Westbound, at 9:55 p.m.. daily. No. 2 Eastbound, at 720 one daily. |For fe... cr information’ time, cards, maps a — . ‘kets, apply to agents of the 8. Foc N. . w. Ruff, Agt. R. M. Ry.» Rossland, B.C. — J. W. HILL, General Agent, Spokane, Wn. A. D. CHARLTON, Ass’t. Gen. Pass, Agt., Portland, Ore. J. W. Spring, The deweler. Bedroom, Parlor and Artistic to a degree, and » Hall Clocks. at Moderate prices. CAPTURED THE CAMP ‘Wingate Completes the Work of ‘Reoonguest in the Soudan—All the Emirs Killed or Oeptared, Together with Their. Women— Last Act of Madhi Rebollion. Cairo, Saturday.—Lord Cromer, } the British minister here, ‘has re- Ladies’ Leather Traveling - Gompanions, and Writ- «ing Folios.. lity of Fit | Wirt’s Fountain Pens. Goodeve Bros., Dr ists & it if ceived the following dispatch from General Kitct A A ““Wingate’s forces came up with’ the Khalifa’s force seven miles south of Godio and attacked it. After a: sharp fight we took his position: The khalifa, who was .SsUr- ee ee Office and Pocket Diaries “{900, Allsizes. It pays to deal with Goodeve Bros. Razors and Razor Strops. Best Standard makes. ity Guarant >| their whole camp was taken. > 3 ded by a yguard of emirs} was killed and all the principal emirs were either killed or cap tured except Osman Digna. Thé dervishes were utterly defeated and ween AT. cee ee C0. LALONDE’S large ber of n and cattle also fell into the hands of the Anglo-Egyptian forces.”” The Khalifa’ referred to as being killed ‘is Abdullah Eltaishi, the great chieftan of the Soudan, who has given the. British so much trouble. It may be said that the power of the dervishes is probably crushed. - \ MINOR MENTION. vs y wel Better think about. your Underwear. what Is worn next the skin’ that_makes you feel comfortable or miserable.. Galland + - see what we are offering in Underwear. This season our stocks. .are larger and prices‘lower than ever_v_ © eee eveo «. ¢,.W. MOUNT & CO. _A benefit will be given tonight at the International for Charles Burs fon sets ae) j ; “Mrs. Theo. Simons entertained |} a few friends last Tuesday evening on Nickel Plate Flat. i Mrs. C. F, Jackson entertained the Cinderella Whist club at: her home, Thursday: evening. Wounded Fire on Officers and . joy. Today’s news is a welcome set-off to the serious situation-in WITH BOERS, Hundreds Rise and En- ' danger British Advance. A LAUNCH WAS SECURED ——— How the Slippery Taga! Mey Have Hluded’ His Pursuers and Reached Hong Keng—Ia- surgent Generals Flee in Disguise on Trad- ing Steamers. ee New York, Saturday. —The World’s correspondent at Hong BOERS BAD FAITH Boers Use Dum, Dum Bul- lets--Soldiers Threatets | “No Quarter.” " London, Saturday.—The news of the death of the Khalifa and the final defeat of the dervishes has been received with great South Africa. The gravest news from Cape Town today comes from the. northern part of the colony, where it is now evident: that numbers of Dutch farmers have risen and joined the invading: Free State forces in the Herschell and Barkley east districts; A dispatch from Q , General Gat: 's f quarters, an- that four d colonial rebels, including an ex-magis- trate of Barkley, have joined the enemy at the latter place: and that the whole body is reported to be marching on Dordsechss CG a Kong in a cable dispatch yesterday that Aguinaldo has found means to escape from the Philip-. pines,and it is feared he has: already. done so. General: Otis.unwittingly aided his escape. / Captain ‘Lawrence, an English- man, was engaged. by. Aguinaldo through President Laczon, of Ne- gros, to buy a launch for. him. Laczon’s brother came, to Hong Kong, and actually _ bore letters from General Otis to Mr. Wildman, United States consul. there, bought a launch named Laczon, cleared it at the United States consulate as bound for Tore, proceeded to Len- gay and turned over the launch to Aguinaldo. Afterwards it. was given” out that the insurgents had cap- tured the launch. p It has since. been learned that Lawrence was retained as a colonel Jin the insurgent army and has now been retained..to. command — the launch, which? is:held. in readiness to carry Aguinaldo to safety. Sev- eral insurg g' Is have al- whence it can operate and possibly i P' . 's advance to.Stormberg junction, , the point from which General Gatacre can get into direct touch? through the: railroad with: Gen-, eral French-at.Naauw Poort, and thus reach the’British- base- at De Aar. ‘ready been. seen, in. Hong Kong. They must-have. escaped through | the. American’ nes in“dlsguise, for they, came from” Mayla in. regular Another dispatch says that refugees arriving from Q' trading ; : town. assert.that. Lady Grey has-been occupied by the colonial! far= : ‘ ; Nelson Brown died ‘this mornin of acute kidney disease. His rela- tives in Dakota have been notified. "At their social last Tuesday evening the ladies of the Maccabees decided to arrange for a ball to be given e-7d Straight Cu Cigarettes. MANUFACTURED BY B. Houde & Company, Quebec Are Better than the Best. WHOLESALE AT r Crow & Morris, Rossland. o~> J t3—oupes=—* 9 early in February. ‘ Ladies’ kid gloves, best quality, $1 per pair at Logan’s old stand, next door to the Crescent. The Canadian Pacific Telegraph company have opened an offiee at Greenwood and will build branches to Phoenix and other towns. A man or woman who has never touched a piano can play the most difficult opera in less than a half hour on the Angelus, at H. S. Wal- lace’s store. William Anthony, the sailor who reported to Admiral Sigsbee that mers and that it is feared there that there is a g mo} in favor:of the Boers. . oo Treachery of the Boers. Further dispatches from Belmont confirm the reports of the: treacherous use of the white flag by the Boers. The troops: en- gaged are bitterly complaining and it is feared the result will bea refusal to give the Boers quarter; An incident similar to the;one which occurred at the battle of Glencoe, when an officer was shot. by a wounded Boer, is reported by the London Times corrospond- ent at Belmont, who says that Lieutenant Blundel of the Grena-: dier guards'was shot by a wounded Boer, whom he was tending. Such statements appear incredible, but are now confirmed official: ly by the protests of General Methuen, who has sent a message to the Boer commander, saying: «4} must ask you to’warn your wounded not to shoot our. offi- I must warn you not to use dum dum bullets or use the | Such actions are cowardly in the ex- cers. flag of truce treacherously. treme and I cannot countenance them.” to ts Accounts confirm the splendid charging of the British infan- try, the Scots Guards entering the fight with drums beating and fifes playing: The second ridge was the strongest position of the - Boers, for they were sheltered behind ramparts of boulders. ‘ Nevertheless the guards advanced steadily, many of them: coolly the battleship | Maine had been ) blown up on Feb. 15) 1898, .com- «we mitted suicide with cocoaine in the Presbyterian hospital in New York en Friday. Carpets—At Logan’s old stand, H FOR SALE. j ived a Shouse and Transfer Co., have just receive ae Homa 2 youn well-matched teams, weighing from : twenty-five to thirty-two hundred pounds.- oa i d St. Pau! t their stable on Second avenue an i ena street, Rossland, B. Cc. ‘They also have Studebaker Wagons and is Sensible Sieds RSES R For Sale. & Transfer Co. COL, TEL. 6. Rossland Warehouse AND N. TEL. 48. P+ 0. BOX 482. next door to the Crescent, carpets are selling below cost. COMING AND GOING. A. B. Clabon of Rossland is-in the Boundary country. , Mrs. Chester Glass of Spokane is visiting Mrs. Dr. Bowes, Donald Stewart, United States smoking. A aw) PANIC Death and’ Dismay Follow Exposare . of Franklin Syndicate. : New York, Saturday. — There was a panic of excitement on the street. in front of the Franklin syndicate offices: in Brooklyn last night. One woman dropped dead. Several others fainted and werecar- ried to drug stores. The woman ex- pired ‘through the excitement pro- duced by the loss of the savings of \ a life-time. - oe ‘un Honor of Hobarts Memory- Patterson, Saturday.—Because of the funeral here today of Garret A. Hobart, business is practically suspended and there were evidence | of mourning throughout the city. The early train brought many wit- nesses of the last rites over the vice- president's body. SERVICES Found Boers in Force. —_—— Mooi River, Natal, Saturday.—A reconnissance in the direc+ tion of the Highlands station has discovered a big force of Boers with guns, The Boers shelled and the British guns replied. The scouts als? reported another strong force to the northwest OF: the The British guns have returned to camp.and the iafantry nace The mounted infantry is still out. have fallen back. Baptist church.—Rev- w. T. Stackhouse will preach at 11 a. m and 7230 p. m. Morning subject, “Reasons for Backsliding;” even- ing subject, “Conscience.” All are welcome. Salvation Army — ‘Hallelujah ke fi qa.m5 h H meet- An Insult to the Queen. ing, 11 a. m.; Junior meeting 11 a customs officer at Grand Forks, is at the Allan. —_———_——_—_———_ + Canada’s most popular make o corsets—the D. & A.—closing out at Logan’s old stand at less: than half price. a) Here’s a Snap. A five-roomed house, plastered and nicely finished, in desirable location. The price is $1350 with $350 cash, $300 in say six months, and the balance at the rate of $10 Paris, Saturday.—The anti-English feeling in connection with the Transvaal war has culminated in a grossly obscene drawing: insulting Queen Victoria in La Caricature, entitled ‘‘English Cor- as the of © m.; free and easy, 3 o'clock; Salva- tion meeting, 8 p. ™- ——————— ‘Two Dollars to Spokane Would not be nearly so much of rection.” The police siezed it today, probabl British embassy representation. A Round-About Rutior. Brussels, d The Independ Belge asserts it has trustworthy authority for stating that the Kaiser's interview with Mr. Chamberlain tu.ned on the absol ity of ter the Transvaal war. The Kaiser offered mediation to achieve this object, but Chamberlain informed the Kaiser of the conditions of peace which Great Britain would propose at the end of the war. per month. Apply at this office. a bargain as are the drygoods un-, derwear, boys’ suits and clothiug we are offering. Read the prices in our ad on page 3- Tonight we will have’ a big auction sale anda slaughtering of prices that will be like getting money from home. Don’t miss ity -* Ay ‘Tue Wiyte House Trapinc Co. Ee The most stylish turnouts—sad cs dle horses, coupes oF gurneys—at Montana stables, phone 6.