ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, APRIL 1B, 1gie. Latest in Womens” Ready-to-Wear <= FROM NEW YORK. We are showing some of the Newest and Nicest things in Suits, Spring Jackets and Skirts... THE BIG STORE | Dry Goods ‘Room ros INTERNATIONAL MUSIC HALL. » KLOCKMANN, PPOPRIETOR. FOR WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1900. ! e _ GLITTER! GLOW! GRANDEU ‘@ anser and Zinn’enew burlesque, in two acts, “THE BAREBAGK RIDER.” SPEGIAL SGENIG EFFEGTS. NEW GOSTUMES. SEE THE BAREBAGK RIDER, THE GLOWNS, ETG. ALIVE WITH WORK} The Whole Slope of Red Mountain a THE CENTRE STAR HOIST |« losses are reported to have been considerably Will Bo Ready to Holst Ore in Four Werks— | night-attack on April 12 the dead were left on the field, where they BLUNDERS ON THE TUGELA ' —_—— (Continued from First page). Scone of Activity. getty’s casualties since he has been b Pushing Foundation and Buildings to Gom- pletion—Compreseor House Is Ready—War Eagle Hogine Room. si The bulk of the work on’ the War Eagle snd Centre Star mines is still connected with the installation of the new machinery, for only three mining contracts have been lét in the War Eagle and one in the Cen- tre Star. But the whole slope of Red moun- tain from the Centre Star to the be for shalt is alive with work- On the Centre Star. ground, unauthorized evacuation of Spion Kop.” among the Boer leaders. want others refuse to do so. cannon firing and sniping continues. alarms the Boers, who are now on both sides of the river, and might be cut off if the stream was to be- come fivoded. believed to be disabled. Boers at Wepener ina Plight. Maseru, April 17.—Col. Dal- esieged at Wepener have been 20 {Iled and 100 wounded. The Boer the heavier. After till lie unburied. There is a conflict of opinion Some again, while Desultory to Gattack which The Caledon is rising, ILLUSTRATED. FREE EXCURSION SUMPTER, OREGON. Five Boer guns are Boer Appeal to Afrikande i je Boer the Capetown, April 17. be finished by the time the’, machin- ery is installed. “Grading is‘in pro- gress for a timber framing building, Hear aainty Frances Hewitt sing “La Favorita-”: > | H Hear pretty Ola Hayden sing again, by. re- quest, “The Toreador.” Ola Hayden as “The Hosiery Model.” God Save the Queen. Admission’as usual. @e-> ce , t———HOUDE'S—— * 9 Straight Cut Cigarettes. :; MANUFACTURED BY B. Houde & Company, Quebec: _- fre Better than the Best. WHOLESALE AT € Crow & Morris, Rossiand. «Oe 'l to economize water during the dry '| ground to the War Eagle || with fine sifted’ coal'cinders; to. pre- '| Eagle is_ being fitted for the new which will be an annex to the main hoist house: Plans‘are Bemg’ pre- i| pare tor its equipment with a tim- ber framing machine and all the saws necessary for the purpose. It is estimated that in four weeks this new plant will'be ready to take out ore, The building and foundations for the go-drill’ compressor are’ ready and a tower 40 feet high is being erected to cool the circulating water for the condenser. © This will serve season, The eight-inch steam pipe which extends 1000 feet up the mountain |. from the boilers on the Centre Star hoist has dina box, four. been governments are circGlating ‘ i lowing manifesto to the Afrikan- tala the tion ‘and gallows frame | ders in southéast Cape Colony: B | are in course of completion and will fate of the whole of Atrikander is at stake and we appeal to you to stand and fight-shoulder to shoulder with us. low the tyrant to extinguish for- ever our finest traits of character'as a nation. the issue cannot be doubtful. must conquer. - love for your country and’ your lib- }}. “We Yel that our fate and the You cannot, you may not, al- With..you on our side, / We God. grant that erty and the noble virtues of. men truly free may induce you to join us A Rare Opportunity to Visit RTOS Mining Region. FIRST ROAD+-TO CAPE NOMB of Sumpter, Oregon, or. those Present Stockholders in the GOLDFINCH. MINING Co. ; ’ purchasing share sto amount of a round trip fare, up to Saturday,: April 21, are invited to join in an excursion from: Spokane, for the purpose of inspecting the Coampanv's property, which has’ Sufficitnt merit ‘to: warrant the in the hour of our sup strug- gle.” i Hope London, April. 18.—The Bloem-: fontein correspondent.of the Daily’ Telegraph, in a dispatch dated! feet square. © This,is being filled in vent the radiation of heat and is protected from: water by a drain un- derneath. The new engine room of the War hoist. The electric compressor is being overhauled and some changes are being made to put it in good shape. Plans are being prepared for a crushing and sorting plant for each Ww day, says: “It is hoped that the boisterous ! weather now prevailing may delay ; : the Boers and afford’ us an’ oppor- i tunity pf capturing a number of raiding bands, as only a few drifts are passable.”” ‘Will Adhere to Neutral 1 Policy. + Berlin, April. 18.—A high official of.the German foreign office, in the course ofa denial of a number of that have mine, and. these will. be and in operation. during the, sum- | mer... o~2 = 3 -NEW DRUG. STORE. —THE—- ROSSLAND DRUG COMPANY New and Complete Stock of Drugs, and Patent Medicines. Prescriptions Carefully Gompounded. Robert E. Strong, Manager. G.-B.. chocol: at. the Bon Tons —_—————_————_—_. NICKEL PLATE HOIST READY Only the Gallows:Framo Delays It-A Short Cut Road. the Nickel Plate hoist today and it will be ready for steam tomorrow, though it will not be operated until | the gallows frame is completed. The dump formed by waste’ taken from the shaft is being graded dowo into Centre Star gulch to fill it up and. form a roadway with a short cut to the B. A. C offices. MINOR MENTION. W.J. Taaffe of Vancouver arrived in town this morning. N. Binns came up from Trail this morning. B. C. Riblet of Nelson ame to town last night. McCormick’s biscuits, the finest Katie D. Green G. M. and D. Co., Ltd. NON-PERSONAL LIABILITY. Property situated on North Fork Salmon , River, Erie District, B.C. FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, ONLY. Fifty thousand shares of the Company’s Treasury Stock is now offered to the public at 7 1-2 Cents per Share, and can be had on application to . 22 Columbia Aveuue, GEORGE H. GREEN, Rossland, B. C. Sec-Treasurer. PPL ALLL AL LOG ALA line of all. A consignment just re- ceived at O. M. Fox & Co’s., 106 E. Columbia ave. Tel. 60 and 20. P. H. Kenibbs, United States consular agent at Nelson, is in town. Col. L. Edwin Dudley, United at to.a.corr The steam pipe is-being fitted to |: appeared.in print here, said today ct ofth A i Press: ‘Germany, sees,no ‘reason. why the Boer special mission should come.to Berlin, as in all the circum- stances, Germany will adhere to her ‘policy of neutrality. and non-inter- ference.” Notice The vestry © meeting of St. George's will be held at the church Friday evening, April 20, at 8 p. m. A full attendance of members is earnestly requested. Epwarp, BAILLIE, 418 3t Vestry Clerk. New Drug Store The Rossland Drug company is now doing business on Columbia avenue, next to the. old city hall ISECOND ROAD--TO THE KLONDYKE /aud-return, e guests to the mines. management in chartering special cars -for- the: trip to Sumpter . The citizens-of Sumpter. s will entertain:the visitors ‘ing their stay, and.carriages will’ be in, waiting to convey Excursion will: ‘leave Spokane May 15, at 4:30 p. m., returning on the 18th building. We have a Pp line of pure fresh: drugs, toilet articles and druggists sundries, Prescrip- tions carefully compounded. te R. E. Stronc, Mgr. Fo the Liberal-Conseryatives, April 21 will be the last day for registering of votes for the Provin- cial and Dominion elections. Call at once at Mackintosh’s committee rooms, where you will find a copy of the voters’ ligt to date, and make sure that your name is on the list. Even if you have filled up a form of lication, take no chances, States consul at V: , is at the Allan. M. Shea is home from a trip to the Boundary country. | Hazelwood ice cream at the Bon Ton. Icecream soda, etc. Peace Declared. Why devote all your time read- CUNLIFFE & ABLETT, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken. re Care, Wheels o Weiser. Kc. ts for Wm. Ham! stoc! orthey an Cate Pate ip ntccnirators, mato. Third Avenue, Hossinuds ‘h. © Won 198. a alee Boones eon Shatting, nis and Pullers, Pipe work tween St..Paul and’ Chicago. ing about the Boer war and the gold fields of Alaska? There. are other matters of vital importance; you may make a trip east, and will want to know how to travel. In order to have the best service, use the Wisconsin Central railway be- For rates and other informatiun write: Jas. A. Clock, general agent, Port- but see that your vote is secured. Forms of application may be had at the committee rooms, and all assistance will be given in filling them up. The fact that you voted at the municipal election does not entitle youto vote at the Provincial and Dominion elections. QUALIFICATIONS. Every man being a Britisli sub- ject, natural born or naturalized, and. who has resided six months in the province and in this riding for acontinuous period of one -menth prior to date of registration, is en- titled to vote. W. Wytutg Jounston, Secretary Trail Creek Liberal Con- 4°17-4t. land, Oregon. tf | servative Association. THIRD ROAD, SUMPTER, OREGON. SEEING IS. BELIEVING, and so confident is the management in the present showing of the | property that the fullest personal inspection is invited. one-fourth cash on deposit, and:fully paid-up'stock issued. Only . ; OWNING STOCK IN. THE GOLDFINCH MINES SITUATED FIVE MILES FROM SUMPTER, OREGON. FOURTH ROAD, The Company is Incorporated ‘anddr the Laws of the State of Oregon, and th je mines re the GOLDFINCH : and the VELVET. Paid Capital Stock $100,600" 1.005.000 shares of par value of ‘Ten. Cents Each. Fully Non-, a wee a OFFICERS:i——== = sm President -£. J, Dv resident-Gen. cares. Waren, Sumptet he regen 9. pee General Manager Re Yo and, pee Gal E, J, Duyyer, Gen, Chas. S yt Young. 8 Shkane; Wash YOUNG, ween thf H. Ente T C. Grey, Sumi aptet Oregon G. M. King, Ros: cos—J.' H. Robbins ‘President Firat Bank ot Sumpter, Sregon. For prowpectian “Samples ‘of Ore, and further, information, apply Gerteral Magog 5-c Bal ‘at the office of the Kootenay Miaing ‘THE ROSS vou. 6." NO: 55.5. *-ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1900 PRICE 5 CENTS Wilt buy fy a Watch wi movement antec aifeem nt Will buy our finest. tally & Seuae de W. SPRING, Next door. S Postaiilee: The Leading J. jeweler $8.00 ‘$I. 00 | LONGEST MARCH Oanadians aiid Australians Ords¢ ‘an | African Desert, THR VICTORIA WEST TO DE AAR Effect: Tong winter; close < arti- 1 jet i : ficial eae 3 lianas *bthat ved feels inertia; ee Cares ey One boitlg Tonic Bitters: one box Goodeve's Vegetable Liver Fille. as “TRY. IT! “Ht you get. it at GOODEVE'S, its GOOD. Goodeve Bros., Druggists and. Stationers. It PAYS to deal with Goodeve Bros. _ One of the Feats of the Campaign Performed by Troops From the Two Great Colonies—A.. Waterless ‘Alkali Waste, Whore Horses | Break Down. : Carrington’ s By Associated Preas. : : + Toronto, April 19.—A special dis- [\ patch to ‘the Globe from its own cor-. di with the Canadian -con- ® | tingent-of mounted rifles, dated Car- narvon Camp, March 21,via London; April-18, says: Sprin Lies a an oys ‘Largest Stock in “town; to be sold at practically your own price. M. J. O'HEARN, The Busy. Store at the Busy Corner. we THE CLOTHIER. “The first battalion . of Canadian mounted rifles and D and E. batter- ies of the Royal Canadian artillery, which with the New Zealarfders; |, Australians and a contingent. of the’ Imperial yeomanry, ‘make up. Sir Charles Parsons’ column, the Cana- dians forming the largest’ part, is still halting here. The ‘column -| started on March 14 from Victoria ‘ West to make the hardest and fong- est march of the war. The route. to be traversed includes the Carnar-' von, Van’ Wycks, Viei, Kenhardt and Prieska districts, thence back to-De Aar. The country is largely alkali desert, over which. all .sup- plies, even water, have to be car- ried. The Canadian 12-pounder Up the Mines: By Associated Press. London, April 19.—The arrival of Gen, Carrington at Beira, Portu- guese East Africa, is the only news that marks today’s’ war. cables. Weeks must elapse before Gen. Car- rington will be able to concentrate his forces on the borders of the Transvaal or’ approach Mafeking. According to a rumor in circulation at Lorenzo Marques, a Boer force has been sent to intercept Gen. guns have produced a sensation /Carrington, but it is not thought to among the inhabitants. 7 In Buying.. > Sifverware’ you will find many of the cheapest and most common things “light- Iv washed with Bilver’’ stamped vQuadriple. "No matter. what goods ‘are stamped. it is the namie and standing ofe-first-clus« maker. e with a rel tation io —that ensures quality, For over’ ‘tania. company’s goods huve stood. the he BEST, that is ‘hadein plate. Silver plate that wears is stampe 1847 Rogers Bros. A1 made and guranteed by the Meriden Britannia Company. We haye a complete Ling of tha goods, Ewert Bros. 4 Engravers Jewelers, - PLAS be of sufficient strength to cause - Small forces of the: enemy are anxiety. retiring. ‘The troops are hearty ‘and }- jubilant at the thought ‘of: possibl wee hse Preparing to Wreck I1auw.,- TO MARCH RHODESIA\, At Beira to. Guard the North. = ae THE BOER VENGEANCE Preparations : Continue i to Blow Free State Renewed. DEATH:IS SUDDEN. William Smith Died in His Hotel at Greenwood Today. OUGH - OVERDOSE OF AN OPIATE Tho Representative of a Rossland Firm Tukes Too Much of a Sleeping Draft with Fatal Bffeot-A Ohinaman’s Buspioions Fate in Boundary Oreck, - Hors se Arrive Special to the Record. ‘Greenwood, B. Cc; April 19. — William Smith, - ex-city’ engineer. and local ‘representative of Cunliffe’ © & Ablett, mining machinery: manu- facturers of Rossland, died at two o'clock today-in his room at the Ar- lington hotel here. Death was caused by an overdose of a sleeping draught. Sing Luié, a Chinaman, while drawing water from’ Boundary creek, fell into the stream and was drowned. There -is a suspicion of foul play. : J x Trade With absolutely silent as to the future. ‘ $ho Boers? Game Fails. According to a dispatch from Ladysmith dated today, the Boers are much disconcerted by the, pres- ent condition of affairs. Their for- tifications and forcés, numbering about 15,000, are spread over the ridges in contemplation of a British advance’ through, the Waschbank valley, north of Ladysmith, which has not been: occupied. The Boer patrols are.-very active, “and are consantly laying traps. west FOR THE A Thousand Obfcans Coming to Alborin . for Land Grants By Associated .Press, . Montreal, April "19.—F. Bayliss Busch of the- Caven Homeseekers’- club, Toledo, O., who was in. the city yesterday and left for Ottawa last night, announced that 1000 Ohioans, comprising agriculturalists, mechanics and other " industrial workers-in quest of homes, would soon leave that ‘country for the Ca- nadian"Northwestss-0 0). on ‘Trading May. Be Hesumed The Natal Mercury is responsibl for the renewed fears concerning the mines, printing accounts from newly arrived refugees, saying that i “forthe de- struction of all the Johannesburg shafts have been carried.on under the supervision of the. state engi- neer, who is alleged to have made requisition. for-all the copper wire in the town for the purpose of mak- ing connections. The BI “ree | battle. We are leaving-1o sick at the hospital, none of them serious cases, fortunately. Many of - the horses have letely broken down. Surgeon-Major Worthing- ton is the principal”-medical officer and Lieutenant Massey the principal veterinarian officer of the column. “It is noted that the arrival of this column at De Aar was an- nounced on Tuesday.” Toronto, April _-19.—A - Globe A’ procl: issued \ at Gape-| town today allows trading between Cape Colony and the Orange Free’ State to be resumed. i A patrol of Cape police, near Boshof yesterday captured two Boers, some’ ox wagons and 200 head of cattle. _/ & Warning to Others Mr. Busch regards the settlers to be all industrious, hardy and in many cases well. to do. representa- tives of the middle: classes forced out of a congested’ agricultural district. Mr, Busch went to Otta- wa for the purpose of arranging with the government for ‘grants of lands in’ Alberta district for those Two Germans who arrived at} settlers, Cape Town have been sentenced to a year's imprisonment for having Steverison, the Artist, Dead special cable from Bloemfontein : in full vial : says: “Private J. Curphy, one of main full of trivial. news, but are of 100 rifles” By Associated Press. and 600 cordité cartridges. London, April 19.——Robert Allan the stretcher bearers attached to the Quebec company and formerly of Grimubal, died on “Wednesday, THE TURK TRIES TO EXPLAIN to QUICK WORK | Tel. No. 8 _Red Star Storage & dransier OF delivered tl + Contract and cob Work ‘jelivered on Ore contracts taken. 0 done to wien we handle. ct a8 Office: Washimaton Be, opposite rt of SMoutrest. _ J.W, Hartline, Mgr, P. BURNS & CO. WHOLESALE MARKETS Rossland, Nelson, ’ Sandon, Revelstoke, - Greenwood, “ “Grand Forks, and Vancouver. ai ———— RETAIL MARKETS 4 Rossland, Trail, . Nel Ymir, Kaslo, Sandon, New Denver, Silverton, Cascade City; Grand Forks, Greenwood, - Phoenix, Midway,. Camp McKinney, Revelstoke Ferguson, and Vancouver. —— William possi Mgr., Rossland Branch. sive and dan epous, to sa! its expensive yous, toy thing ot the trouble aon ae lama You sill ind Warmbre e pleasant and uch Don’t. Burn Oil "22a Use Electric Lights Estimates furnished for Wiring and Lighting, Steam Fixtures carried in stock. Electric Power supplicd for Mining and Manufacturing purposes. Itis much cheaper than steam. _ Motors for sale or rent. tern In case oftrouble with lights. telephone No. 67, between 8a.m., and 6 p.m. , bet np, m., and 8a. Rossland Water and ‘Light Go. They reduce insurance; give you home or busi iness place a bri place a zhter appearance, many ae ad net apere oy | collect a subscription for the pur- ‘Was Misinterproted By Associated Press, New York, April 19.—Anent’ the threatened trouble between the United States and Turkey, the Herald's Washington correspond- ent quotes Ali Ferrough Bey, the Turkish minister to the United States, as saying: $ **T am sure that, had. the sultan given his promise to: pay, an imme- diate settlement. would have been made. I-am of the opinion that, in the translation of his “remarks, the dragoman misinterpreted: his lan-|¢ April 18, of enteric fever.” HOILERS FOR THE LE ROL Four of Them Arrive for The Black Bear Plant Four of the six 100-horsepower boilers for the Le Roi mine arrived this morning over the North- ern Pacific and Red Mountain roads, three of them coming from Fraser & Chalmers of Chicago and one from the Jeackes Machine com- pany of Sherbrooke, Que. The other two are onthe: way from Sherbrooke. The “four received Mi , the artist, is. dead. Robert Stevenson was bora in Edinburg March 25, 1847. STRIKERS ARE LEAVING, Display of Mita Quelle Troubie’ at Croton Dam © By Associated ‘Presa. Croton Landing, N. Y¥., April 19. —Fully 50 of the striking Italians left Croton Landing railroad depot today for New York. None of them would. say very much, but all of them acknowledged that they were going tolook for work in. other quarters as they wished .to avoid}! = ce trouble. That they were scared by. By ‘Associated Petes: the imposing display of the cavalry P Copenhagen, Apel 6, Te and infantry is certain, and even rince of Wales started humeward among the belligerent “Italians: the this morning. Previous to the det cing fh og bala ry eof ee ea ly Ite Firat Woman President By Associated Press. Toronto, April 19.—The Ontario Educational association has elected its first woman president, Mrs. A, M. Hughes, wife of Public School Inspector J. L. Hughes. ‘The Prince Starts Homeward guage; ying .to the the promise of which he speaks, i ine stead of a declaration that dn- in- quiry would be made through | the proper. executive department id here this morning were unloaded at the new boiler house at the Black Bear tunnel. Eva Booth’s Meetings The dates fixed for C issi Eva Booth’s meetings in Rossland are Monday.and Tuesday, April 23 and 24. She will be by Major and Mrs. Hargrave, Major Smeeton and her two adopted child- ren, Willie and Pearl. + Her address on the slum work will be given in the Miners’ Union hall on the 24th. Estate Scaled Down ‘By Ansociated Press, iS New Yori, April 19.—The. ap- praised val of the estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt amounts to about $60,000,000, says the World today. The estate was supposed: to be worth at Jeast $125,000,000 at the time of Cornelius Vander- bilt’s death last September. Chaun- cey M. Depew i d that this went to Roskilde and visited the tomb of the late Queen of Den-' ‘Aretic Helics Sent to Greenwich. ‘ : mark, By Associated Press, New York; April 19.—The Peary. Arctic club,today sent to. the “mus- eum of the Royal Naval college at |, Greenwich, Eng., in * accordance with-instructions from the lords of the admiralty, the sextant left at Repulse Harbor, Greenland, in 1876 by Lieut. (new admiral) Beaumont of the royal. navy and brought thence to Fort Conger in 1882 by the late Lieut. James B. Lockwood || on his return from his: farthest north ‘ACasket to Mme. Dreyfus. By Associated Press, Paris, April 19.—The editor of Le Siecle, on behalf of readers of the London Morning Herald, has presented a casket to Mme. Drey- fus, Her husband, who is well, is .said to have been much: moved by this mark of sympathy. Giant Wrestlers at Berlin., By Associated Press. ‘To Buy a Now Flag. The tattered old flag on the post- office causes a general expression of sorrow for the poverty of that in- stitution among the men about town and a number of them gath- was a most conservative estimate, and made only to assist those at- tempting to get some idea of the’ amount of the résiduary estate com- ing to Alfred. dition, ‘and. recovered by Civil Engineer Robert E. Bary, U.S. N., in May last. With the sextant was the original record deposited by Captain (now: admiral) Sir George Nares, commanding the Berlin, April 19.—A series of in- teresting wrestling contests is in progress here this week, the com- petitors being giants in strength and size. Among them is an Amer. ° ican known as Washington. Prof. ered at the Kootenay proposed to Job printing of every description iti in acairn on Norman’ Lockyer island in 1875. von Boges has given a fine bronze statue of his own modelling as “a chase of a new flag to be p to the postoffice department. - d with at this office, prize of honor to the wrestler mak- ing the best record. G. B. chocolates at the Bon Ton.