THE ROSSLAND D RECORD. WILLIAM K. ESLING. ‘Tun Onpest DAILY IN THE INTERIOR. PUBLISHED DAILY BXOBPT SUNDAY. BASEMENT POSTOFFICE MLOCK. TEL, 98, PO. BOX 53 orFIcH: as vigorous and healthy as the com- munities they have themselves built up, and are peopled by men of en- terprise and energy, but it was just well to have this belief confirmed by personal observation of the men, AUNSCRIPTION RATE! y, per month by mm é pal year by mail . Daily, per Daily. per Year, forelxn Subscriptions invariably in advance. their towns and the mines on which the prosperity of those towns will depend. The business men of the coast cities, having. seen. the. rise *) and fall of several booms, were per- Advertising rates mite be nade known upon ication. The icone usa the people. haps more apt to under-estimate the wealth, development and possi- bilities of the Boundary country, and the business acumen of men who had gone years ago into a sec- ___ => MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1899. tion 60 or 80 miles from any form of steam transportation, TO ADVERTISERS, New reading matter makes your advertisement attractive. e wil gladly change your “sad” every issue if copy is presented before 10 a. m. content to work away under all the exasperating handicaps of such con- ditions until the results of their ill | work carried conviction to the man-' agement of the railroad. These coast business men must have SEEING is BELIEVING. The merchants of the coast cities have today seen what a dividend- paying mine looks like; they hav seen what a vast amount of ma- chinery and underground work i: required in the opening and opera- They have also seen what a city can be brought into being by only a few such mines, and how such a city can furnish all tion of a great mine. needed that style of conviction which comes from actual observa- tion and they got it. They will go home, knowing. that the business men of K and B dary are ROSSLAND EVENING ddd, ores. tt, B99. Old. Saint Nicholas. That’s where he always makes his headquarters. _— Haven't. space now to tell you of the won- derfal variety of Christmas goods, — Come itt and Look Around. H. S. WALLACE, |« Stationers Wall Paper, Fane: ar Rfusteal Goods, Toys, Nohons, ne Nearly opposite postoffice Rossland and Grand Forks, B.C e | their peers in all that goes to make success, knowing their wants and supply ‘them. When they do business together, orders will be more promptly and is | knowing how to be briefer, for it will be. devoid of those explanations which. are neces- the comforts and conveniences of | sary to a man who has no personal life, even when perched on a rugged. mountain side, with every natural obstacle thrown in the way of its growth, They will doubtless take away with them a wholesome re- spect for the people who -have wrested fortune from such a tenaci ous grasp of nature and have brought the resources of civilizatio into what were, a few years ago,un- inhabited desolations. The visit to Rossland was a fit conclusion for the tour of the in- terior which these gentlemen have enjoyed by the courtesy of the Can- adian Pacific Railway compauy. They have seen the new cities of the Boundary country at a period when the tributary country is only on the eve of producing returnd on the large sums which have been in- They can judge from their observation of Rossland what the towns of the Boundary country They have seen here no ephemeral mining camp, no pro- miscuous aggregation of ‘‘shacks” occupied by an ever-floating popu- vested there. may become. lation; they have seen a city bui to stay by men of capital who have come to stay; they have seen prop- erty acquired and improved with money made out of Rossland mines —a pledge of men’s confidence that the wealth so far produced from these mountains is but an earnes of what they will yet produce. Rossland people naturally want to convince visitors from the coast cities that they have chosen well in mak- They are pi as proud of their city and they wish their guests to carry away a good ing their homes here. impression of it. But they go fa ther. They. wish to give their vi tors a good opinion of mining tow in general, and they will be grati- fied if the good opinion formed of the towns in the Boundary country is strengthened by a sight of what Rossland is, and what those towns For the people ot may become. Rossland are no narrow, jealou folk; they rejoice to see the progress of the whole interior of British Co- lumbia, and the presperity of their neighbors is a source of keen grati- fication to them. THE RAILROAD EXCURSIO knowledge-of the man and:the mar- ket which he is called upon to sup- ply. These very considerations made it good business from ‘the railroad company’ 's standpoint to give the i- A railroad y de- pends for its earnings upon the traf- n|fic it builds up between different points on its line, and the better un- derstanding and more friendly rela- tions it brings about between the people of these different points, the more quickly will it build up traffic and the more steady and increasing will be its volume. . The good judg- ment which led to the excursion, and the thoughtfulness and good fellowship with which it was con- ducted by the genial corps of of- ficials on the western end of the road, are ample guarantee that the future management of the new road will be characterized by the same care for the future development of the newly opened country. . —_—_— 1 PASS HIM ALONG. Seattle has been afflicted by the operations of a smooth Hindo swin- dler who calls himself Advani and has operated in eastern Canada, Chicago, Seattle and San Francis- st | co, to the great grief of many vic- tims. He appears to have tried his tricks in Vancouver, but that city shipped him to some point in the United States: Thereupon the Post- correctly filled, ‘correspondence’ will |- BUSINESS CARDS. latest arrivals are a latest production in. . TO KNC the New Store, corner First ington street is Men’s Neckwear. Another large assortment of Men’s and Boys -Clothing.. Wallasere si of Ss paar avenue and Washi receiving new goods daily, Among the jatesi ‘ivals hundred dozen of the 9 ‘Stamped Linen for Fancy Work, such as Doylies, Center Pieces, Tray Cloth, Laundry Bags, etc. Dk. 4. MILLoy, DENTIST. Rooms: Stone block, over Bank of Toronto Columbia Ave. FW. HINSDALE, ' CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER, In Custom House building. Also New-xork Life lusurance Agency. Washington street. Rossland, B.C. ootenay.. Hotel —-way: SN heed First-Class Business Lunch 35 Cents. Oysters in any style, a Specialty. ame i in oon: Private Boxes oa for Fatm- ilies and Parties. Miss K. /GRAND UNION © .c* «HOTEL... GEO. H. GREEN, PROPRIETOR. RATES FROM $1.00 to $1.50 PER DAY Neatly Furnished from $2.50 to First-Class Bar in connection. ‘Telephone No. 58. 22 Columbia Avenue, Four doors east of post office. Bitte Hotel. Columbia Ave., west. — Headquarters for Miners. ——_ Bar st with Choi hed “Our British Columbia neighbors are not treating us exactly fair in . | shipping ‘‘Prince” Advani back: to American soil. He is, according to his own account, a high caste East Indian and a British subject. While yet on British soil, and be- fore the gullible nature of the Amer- ican people had appealed to him, he had learned the pleasant art of liv- ing at good hotels and wearing fine is | raiment at the expense of his friends. He has worn out his welcome to these usually most hospitable shores, and we don’t want him. He is will- ing and anxious to take-up his resi- dence among his fellow Britons, and it is most deucedly unfriendly N | of them to encourage him to return to this country.” The excursion by which the Can. Well, we don’t want him either. adian Pacific Railway company cel brated the completion of the Colum- bia & Western railway to the Boun- dary country was more than an act of courtesy to the business men of e. | We have had enough of him. Just pass him along. Ship him to Cen- tral America, or Mexico, or Chili, or any old country, but don’t send him back to British Columbia. We Liquors and Cigars. — Thomas Shanks, - HOTEL HOFFMAN, Washington Street, Rossland, B, 0. - - Proprietor* FIRST AVE., AND WASHINGTON ST. R/S WOCBDESDE08894' man & WRIGHT. and River 22 Columbia Aveuue, Rossland, B. C. D. Co., Ltd. NON-PERSONAL LIABILITY. ~ - , Erie District, B.C. FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, ONLY. Fifty thousand shares of the Company’s Treasury Stock is now offéréd to the public at 7 1-2 Cents per Share, and can be had on application to Property situated on North Fork ‘Salmon GEORGE H. GREEN, Sec-Treasurer, <2" Headq UNEXCELLED TABLE, The Arlington uarters for Commer- cial Men....Splendid Sample Rooms. S= THE LEADING HOTEL AT TRAIL. Joun Haverty, Proprietor. Rossland, Trail, Silve Rossland, Denver, Fe Greenwood, Pheenix, Sandon, Revelstoke, ————— J RETAIL MARKETS Nelson, Ymir, Kaslo, Sandon, Cascade City, Grand Forks, Midway, Camp McKinney, rguson, and Vancouver. ———= rton, P. BURNS & CO. WHOLESALE MARKETS Nelson, Grand Forks, and Vancouver. Greenwood, New Revelstoke William Donald, Mgr., Rossland Branch. Only a few of those Bible. but tle price. Get our prices on Gent's Furnishiugs. HOUGHTON’S EXCHANGE.& AUCTION MART One Large Family Nothing cheap Large Albums left. WASHINGTON STREET... | HOUGHTON’S EXCHANGE & AUCTION MART. Cc. P. R. BLOCK, Furnished Rooms. First-Class Bar. Railroad and Miners Time Checks cashed, tree of charge. | Harry Mcintosh - - Proprietor. Great. Western. Second avenne, west oF Wash- ng Drying and Chatige Room for iners. Thirty-tive Bedrooms, well Heated and Lighted. We try to male. onr guests Comfortable If you stop with us one week, Dor’t Burn Oil, Use it’s expensive and dangerous, to say nothing of the trouble and disagreeable task of cleaning lamps. ‘You will find it far more Plessunt and much ohenper, to. . . ee Fee Electric Lights. They reduce insurance, give your home or business place a brighter appearance, and save you money in many ways . Estimates furnished for wiring and lighting. Electric fixtures carried in stock - Rossland ~ Record. Me sonnet 4 ae The Waffie Parlor. 34-36 Washington Bt., 25 —— cENS —— Tickets, 21 Meals,. $5.00 81-86 Washington Street. MEALS in Fr urntaliee Rossland. the BES’ We have for the Xmas Trade, EXTRACTS, FEBLS: AMS ano. JELLIE! CANNED FRUIT, VEGETABLES BISCUITS, AND CONFECTIONERY. Prompt, Delivery- MORRISON & BRYE.NTON, Columbia Ayenne. Phone 106, 45 and 45:3 AGNEW & CO: Headquarters for Groceries and Provisions of all kinds. Rubbers, Overshoes, Crockery, Glassware, E.tc. You will Save Money by buying your goods here. AGNEW & CO., Cor. Washington St., and Third Ave; ———THE———— Gity- Bakery, 24 WASHINGTON ST., HAS XMAS CAKE, made now. Also.a few pounds make Sept. 1st. Order now ‘and ave g a wreitseasoned cake for your Xmas dinne! ¢ and pastry is all made of best Thaterial, rand the prices are Everything as Cheap as you c make it, and no work to nA done. Few Things can compare in whiteness und pur- ity with the personal and house- hold linen dane up atthe Electric Laundry Haloaies thoos: those who spend their money at home with you, and there- by hel p your own and your city’s interes White Labor and Clean «-Work~D " iBlodega =. Saloon. Washington Berea ueaer new manage- Bar supplied cen ‘ne BEST brands of Pee and Gigars. All my O!d friends and others are invited ive me a call. eu eee Proprietor. Fortin Feed Hay, GRAIN AND FEED. 120 B. Columbia Ave. Rosstand, B. C A. G. Creelman. P. O. Box 315. CREELMAN & BEAM. CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS. Estimates fnrnished on all hinds of work. Jobbing promptly attended to Office ands shoy Commercial court, AL bambra hotel. ~~ ROSSLAND, B.C. George Beam Le Roi-Livery, Feed & Sale Stables. JOHN F, LINDBURG PROPRIETOR Heavy Transferring: First-class Baits de Pack Horses. ‘ABLE! Commercial rater: PROM No. 39. P.O. Box 16. CIGARS! . Finest Imported 7and.. Domestic. Cigars. Pipes for Holiday Gifts. All kinds Chewing and... Smoking Tobacco. CAPT. SHAW'S ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, DECEMBER t, 1899; OKANOGAN ON TOP It Leads the Procession on ‘the Stock Exchange. LARGE INCREASE OF. SALES The Total Olimbs to 61,000 Shares, with Four Stooks Dealt In—Tamarac Holds Seo- ond Place to Okanogan—Giant Drops Off the List. There was renewed activity on the stock exchange this morning, the sales aggregating 51,000 shares. The center of intercst was Okan- ogan, which vibrated between 9c and 10}£c with total sales of 31,- 000, and closed at toc asked, gsc bid. Tamarac held a good second place with a total of 11,500 shares sold at 11}{c and tac, with closing bids at roc. Then came Rath- mullen, of which 5000 sold at 73{c, the close being 7}4c asked, 7c bid. Rambler-Cariboo gained a notch on its price for the last few days, 3500 selling at 5734c, the closing bid be- ing 56c. “THE BEST’ on the market, is what they say, who have seen the new... WORSTED AND SERGES, just arrived at... _ HEARD’S Tailoring... ..Parlors Washington Street, Sales, Today’s sales on the Rossland exchange were: Okanogan, 2000, gi4c, 10,000, 9}4c, 5000, I0¢c, 5000, 2000, 10}4c, 7000, 10}%6c; Tamarac, 10,000, 11}4c, 1500, 12¢; Rathmullen, 5000, 734c; Rambler- Cariboo, 3500, 57'4c; total’ sales, 51,000 shares. Wonderful . row's a Nest Pass Coal EAGLE’S. Opposite Stone Block, Ladies’ F, ur F, elt “Walking . Kats. ' We have just Sit recite ed & few dozen, of the iinest “Welt Walking Hat: the thing for this Weather Weonly got them in on Monday, but we want to show you our values. They are ‘usually sold for $3.60, Our "$1.50: Tamarac (Kenneth} frail Creek Hid. Tre: ‘Time for a Change. Nelson Economist. - As the electors are afforded an PP i of pari the works of the late government with those of the present outfit, the feeling becomes more firmly rooted that it is indeed time fora change. | Apart from the Federal party as- pect of the political situation, which is the subject of animated discus- sion at Victoria, the next election in British Columbia may once more resolve itself into a question ‘of con- fidence in men. ‘The blundering of the present government has wi rought | t untold injury to the Province, which will take years to efface. What is wanted more than any- thing else now is men—men who will conduct the affairs of British The British Columbia board of un- derwriters has retaliated by charg- ing a tux of 15 per cent on the net premiums of all business written in Nelson. This will have the effect ot’ driving most of the insurance business done in Nelson to coast agencies.” ‘To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. E. wy: Grove’s signature is on each OX. “BUSINESS LOCALS. First-class dressmaking at Eagle's The best saddle horses at the Montana; phone 6, Try the lovely cream bread at the Women's Exchange. Fine footwear, rubbers and over- shoes at Lalonde’s. The Russel hotel is first-class in every respect. Table is not ex- celled in Rossland. Fresh shipment Harry Webb's celebrated confectionery at Wal- lace’s. Leave order at the Women’s Ex- change for Bride's cake and Christ- mas cake, The most stylish turnouts—sad dle horses, coupes or gurneys—at Montana stables, phone 6. Mrs. H. Le Roi avenue and Wantep—Servant girl. S. Wallace, Davis street. Best 25-cent meal in town— Grand Union Dining room. Union help. Russell’s Catarrh Cure cures cold in the headin one night. Sold at Morrow’s drug store. More new goods at Wallace’s. You fool yourself if you think to. get better goods though you pay so much more than at the Rossland Auction house. Sleigh bells and robes at Clark's. Dyeing, pressing’; cleaning and repairing of men’s and women’s garments at Washington Street Cleaning and Dyeing company. Blankets and harness at Clark's. O. M. Fox & Co. are. opening a splendid assortment of Xmas goods and extend a cordial invitation to @verybody to inspect the ‘same: The prices are right, too. NOTICE. The British Columbia Southern Railway com he Parliament of Canada at its ny UrpOses. ony order of thet Board. ‘CAMPBELL OswaLn, Secretary. Montreal, 17th November, 1899. 126-ow NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT. Pursuant to Creditors Trust Deeds Act and Amending Acts. NOTICE is hereby given, thal Jacob WW. Bulmer, James A, Webb and §, Schuit- zer, trading under the’ rat name ot Bul amer, Webb & Com ms procers al Ath Conimiia aveune, Rorsland: B Co- lumbia, have by deed bearing date the 28th day of Kovember, A. D. 1899, assigned all tate, credits and elieets, e e on eoday the 15:h ‘day Rosslone, Mc G3 tgoeat ihe hour of Your O'clock 1n the afternoon. B. C., this 20th day of Columbia on principles. Some believe that the conservatives can accomplish that as a party, while there are others who believe that it would be to the best interests of the province to conduct our legis- lative affairs independent of federal party lines. One thing is certain, ated November, A. ane & Hai Solicitors Hort the trustee. Established May, 1815. THE REDDIN- JACKSON co., MINING AND INVESTMENT BROKERS. LD ABADYDADLDABYDADYD Cra CAE ener WERT BROS., Engraving without charge. OE CAE OrE CAE CAE CHE EO a specialty. ‘Third Avenue, founata: CUNLIFFE & ABLETT, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaker. Ore Cara, Wheels and Axles, Buckets, Fans, Shaltions Hours and Pullers, Hi Nortligy Punypy kent in 1g. Co." Mille, Concentrators, | nts for Win. Hamilton P. ©. Box 198. INTERNATIONAL MUSIC HALL. Monday, Dec, lith, and during week. ANTONIO First appearance ot the wonderful VON GOFRE, $10,009 to produce his equal.—-Herculean Equilebrist. MISS E "= debut of the Artistic Lady Juggler, TRELY, Imported by Koster & Bial Co, New York. THE SE First time of the Novel’y Athletic Duo, YMOURS, Henry and Laurine. First appearance of the Celtic Bards, BILLADEAU & BURTON. Stock Company of KING AND STEVENS, MISS MAUD NEWELL, LAURINE & MELVILLE, Artists, DE LACY & HAMILTON, PERRY & PERRY, PEARL & CASSIDY. The Irish Comedy Screecher, by Cassidy, “R-E-H-E-A-R-S-A-L.’’ Replcte with Living Pictures, Hurnpipes, ...Burlesque Dramatic Bits, etc. ROSS THOMPSON....... I have the following blocks in the following confps i Eureka Consolidated, Gopher, Homestake, Evening Star, Silverine, R.E. Lee, Bodie, Eureka, North Star and Zila M Lots in the Original Lowtisite - Reddin. Jack ies for sale: 4,B.C \ Co., Age e-% Cs ——j0UDE'S— Straight Cut Cigarettes. MANUFACTURED BY B. Houde & Company, Quebec Are Better than the Best. HF A® ——e o~2 WHOLESALE AT Crow & Morris, Rossland. «re | QUICK WORK | AAPA OC Tel. No. 8 Dasa diay eltas Of Rood Olfice: Red Star Storage & Transfer © Does a Seton Storane and Transfer business, pai e city. WE SELL GOOD, ‘pry, SEASONED WO Washington 8t., opposite Bank of Montreal. Baggage delivered prompt Meet all trains. Work Contract and Job o] ea pt 1. jood Storage Meet Bieare trun OD. J.W. Hartline, Mer. Least SWSVSVSTSVMSLTSVSVSVSTeSeS Best Goods for ‘Underwear tells everywhere. for $2.00, $3.00, $4,00, and $6.00. We sell at 75c., $1.00, $1.50 Money _ Top Shirts sell. everywhere at $1.00, $2.00, $3.00 and $4.00, We sell at 50c., 75c., $1.25 Pipe work Mr. Turner never had a stronger hold oe the people than he- has at the present time. The wisdom of | Cable address, Codes {Bed Bedford McNeill’s “Whiteba Cloughs. his policy is becoming more mani- Tros. S. GILMOUR, fest. KS AND SHARES ciate order at the Women's. |. STOCKS fe : 5 MINING AGENT. for ~Bride’s cake and Columbia Avenue. . Rossland, B.C. onuas cake. : you will stay. Geo. Owen, Proprietor. GRAND HOTEL. SPOKANE STREET. The Rest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. ce ; = Matthews, Bros., Prop’s. Subscribe for the “Record’’ have lots of room for govd, white ‘Agents for Paris ell Addition to Rossland. people, but none for Advani. the coast and interior cities who were invited. It was a courtesy ded with g 1 itality, but it was much more. It was in- spired by public spirit and good business ‘judgment. Public spirit suggests that men who do business together from two places widely separated should thoroughly under- | stand one another. There is no ! they were married, nine yeurs ago. better means to this end than social | The court intimated that the suit intercourse. The people of the | should have been brought some- Kootenays know that the young | thing more than eight years ago.— cities of the Boundary district are j Seattle Post-Intelligencer. SLEIGHS. LINTON 0N BROS. BOOK STORE. W. H. FALDING. and Mining Agent and Auctioneer. and $2.50. and $1.50. Suits of Clothes sell everywhere at $10, $15,927,925 $4, $6, $8, and $12. SHOES, M ACKIN’ TOSILES, ate. Electric Power adil Loh ided supplied, for Mining and Manufacturing purposes, than steam. It is much cheaper Motors for Sale or Rent. Rossland Water & Light Company. Telephone No. 67. EDITORIAL NOTES. COATS. A Long Island woman is suing for a divorce on the ground that her husband has not taken a bath since Manag *r Rossland Opera House. The. Rossland Auction House, 42 E ‘Columbia Ave. BB. bannett, Manager. Co., The Rossland Tradin ee P.O. Box 268 OeL. SENEYAD Boots and Shoes Made to order. Repairs neatly done. Telephone 86. A . 3B MACKENZIE & CO. MINING BROKERS. Rorsland, B, C, { The Nelson city council recently passed a by-law imposing a tax of $100 per year on each insurance y doing in the city. | o AGENT: Sun Life Assurance Co., of Canada. The Canada Accident Assurance Co., (Accident, Lability and Plate Glass.) Old Salvation Army Building. —_—_———— , two doors from Washington First ave enue, Lo goeatand. oy p Ave,