ROSSLAND WVENING RECORD, FEBRUARY 26,1990. °

pias ee ‘ neighbors while this Was going on.

SAWMILL BURNED
Louis Blus’s Plant Entirely Destroyed:
at Midnight. i

were called on‘to show vaccination
certificates and some, ‘who ‘had

school, ,

WORK ON THE MASCOT MINE.

° Miuking Wiaze em .the Sedxe and
THE PUMPS WERE CHOKED| = ‘rerrenttins to Parente) notes.
. - | The lower tunnel, or tunnel No.
~ - $3. on the Mascot mine, was
Amplé ire Protection Rendered ‘Useless By | driven in previously » a. dis-
tance of 750 feet, at which point
Mishay—' tohman, t ”
we be aie out Ete aa the ledge was crosscut. On Janu-
on ‘ater, ivi we

ary 1 work was started | ‘cutting out
$17,500—Mill Will Bo Rebuilt. a-station to sink a winze on the,

vein, This hasbeen completed and
The sawmill , formerly owned by a hoisting plant “installed, which is
Louis Blue and now owned . by. the | now cunning ; satisfactorily.
Yale-Columbia” Liimber pany, ‘double iP winze 434X%4
was destroyed by ‘fire about mid- | feet in the clear is;now being sunk
night fast night. ‘The ‘flames : lit }and is down a depth of se feet on
up the sky tothe north, but spread the fedge, showing a vein of ore
so rapidly that “all hope of saving from two and one-half to three feet
the mill had to be given up. Jin width. The. intention is.to -sink
The dynamo which lights’ the ‘to a depth of -160- feet’. from
; plant had been stopped” about. an tunnel level, which is a total ‘depth
hour, when at rr:4o, the fire: box of Goo feet from the surface, and
being nearly empty, the flames :ran|and then drift both ways: on the
from it to the feeder, then to tha ledge
carrier and-from ‘it to the roof,"so|, Work has been continued in the
that in a-few ‘minutes the whole'|™ ia tungel from the station for a
building was ablaze. The ill 3 feet in a’ westerly
was well equipped for fire protect: {di now beiig
ion, having water tanks and flumes ran north to cut a parallel tedge,.is
and three reels of hose with nozzles in’ 89'feet and is expected to cut the
attached, at various points in the | ledge in’ 200 . feet more. The
building. There was a steam winze and tunnel are both: ‘being
pump to force water to the’ roof, worked by three eight-hour shifts,
but Wilfred Latulippe, the watch-
man, turned on the steam’ too quick=
ly and. it choked, never ‘getting to

Overcoats Sofupr at, “Holstead &
Wright's.

This morning the school . children |.

none, were not allowed to attend |

Let ‘Men Work
Vancouver World.

We are in ‘through “accord with
those who favor an eight hour law,
but we certainly object to the re-
strictions’ which prevent able-
bodied. ‘men working - overtime, if
they so desire, and- receiving extra
pay therefor, We think that this
is an unwarranted interference with
the liberty of the subject by the leg-
islature. The eight-hour law has
been in operation in. this establish-
ment’ since. September, 1893, and
we are thoroughly familiar with its
workings. The rate of wages paid
has been $3.50 per, day, When,
h vit b ‘y
and that is frequently the case—
for our employes to work overtime,
A| they.are-paid for'so doing at the
rate of time and a‘ half. This sys-
tenr works ° satisfactorily ‘alike to
employer and employe, but: ‘were a
law-in-force; as is the ‘case’ in . con-
nection withthe mining laws, no
matter: how. urgent’ the necessity,
we would be deba rred from turning
out such.work' as “it ‘is absolutely
necessary todo; anil the men: pro-
hibited from working and, earning
increased remuneration, -therefore,
we think everybody would say, that
it was a case!"of ‘sevére | hardship.

New and Complete
and Patent Me

“NEW DRUG_STORE.

——THE—;

ROSSLAND DRUG
COMPANY.

NEXT TO OLD CITY HALL, COLUMBIA AVENUE,

Prescriptions “Carefully Gompounded.
Robert E. Strong, Manager.

Stock of Drugs,
Medicines. :

ROSS THOMPSON.

“T have the following blocks i

in the following companies for -cale:

. Zureka Consolidated, Gopher, Homestake, Evening Star,
Siiverine, R. E. Lee, Bodie, Eureka, North Star and ZilaM

Lots int the Original Townsite

Co., Agents,

Reddin.-

nd, BoC

This is where the op cof, the,
mining-law are- considered tobe de-
fective, and, in our. imation ‘ the

Sioer Army Fakes to Burrowing *
Continued from First Page.

clause relating “thereto should at
once be expuoged from the ; j;mining
act. Therei‘shduld. be no. barrier
placed i inthe: way-of any pergan, if
he-is so :disposed, working not oily
the full timie, but as many) hottts

expressed a desire to know the con=
ditions of submission.”

" aold Their Grip on Ladysmith
Buller, has clearly met with
stouter resistance than had been an-

t fe linéd to do,

icipated and this implied that. the

reinfor sent.to the Free

work. He then went to blow the
whistle for J. S. Deschamps, the f
foreman, who lives about a hundred
yards: away, and when he returned
to the pump, the whole rcof- above
him waa on fire and he had to hurey
away to save himself.

@UTPUT OF. YOITE, MINE.

@ver 418,000 im December aud Nearly
$200,600 Im 1689,

“The official statement of the out-

put of the Ymir mine in D

i as he feels in

ided ‘he is- paid dingly. for
#0 doing. As already suggested,
unless there. are. some concessions
made by-the mine owners “and the
miners, general stagnation :will pra-
vail throughout the province, and
the result will be so disastrous that

to.

State were weaker and less capable
of breaking up General Roberts’ at-
tack: on General. Cronje. General
Roberts consequently was stronger
for the work immediately in hand
at Koodoosrand, and the Dutch re-

Mr. Deschamps got up at the
first whistle and ran to the mill only
half dressed, but ‘when. he got there
the whole building was a mass of
flames and all hope: of.saving it was
gone. He promptly cut away the
tramways leading .to the piles of
rough lumber and thus saved it.
. The mill buildings, - with the
planers in the basement, and the
whole stock of dressed lumber, was
destroyed. The loss on the mill is
about $16,000; on the dressed lum-
ber $1500.
The mill. will be rebuilt, though
probably on a different site.

‘is as follows: —

“During last month 2350 tons
milled produced 1333 ounces of
bullion and 135 tons of concen-
trates. “Shipped 135 tons of con-
-centrates and 17 tons of smelting
ore... The total receits for the month
are 3655 ($18,275); expenses,
1828 ($9140). Decrease is owing:
to a breakdown at flume.’”*

This brings the fotal for the eight
months dur ing which the 40-stamp
milf Has been running to nearly

$
distributed in a five’ “per cent divi-

itis not. pl late
the outcome of the dispute: now in
progress.
A Bifie Compan:
Trail Creek. News.’ ,

The stirring events now taking
place’in South Africa having roused
up local patriotism a good: deal, a
number ‘of citizens’ of Trail.- “have
ided ta form a vol " Fifle
company and to that. end. are peti:
tioning the militia, department for
the necessary equipmen and au?)
thorization. Among’ ‘those whi shave
signed the petition are three officers |.
who - hold: first-class, ' grade-: tA”
certificates, several ex-members of

.Gatacre | has

infor hovering about either
flank—north, .south and. west—
would be more easily dealt. with.
The Dutch allies were attempting
at the last moment to’ rescue Gen-
eral Cronje with a portion of their
force, while retaining their grip up-
on. Ladysmith, whereas the only

Fine Bottled Goods,

Physicians. recommend © most
highly Schlitz's extract of malt.
Sold by’.the bottle at the Interna-
tional-family liquor store. Import-
ed white wines, clarets and Burgun-
dies by the bottle, basket or case at
moderate prices. tf

TENDERS FOR. WOOD.

Tenders will be received at once fhe under.
signed for fir or tamarack ae in carload
lots, to be delivered to the res station.”

Wi M Mick wey cl ‘
Clerk.

NOTICE. -

NOWSe is dV Cight
‘Water a1 and. Pint

ee The “BES opened points
ately 4000 t Bbove the sea and
feet above the sea, MSn-the east and wes!
ranches respectively.
‘Dated this 2oth day of Jgnuary, 2900. a

Jtandging-Ditector.
Witne N,G. Anuorr.

CLASSIFIED.

hope of resisti: 1 Roberts’
‘onset lay in the concentration of all
their gommands i inthe Free State.
Captain Rontmorency Killed.

*Sterkstrom, Feb. 25. General
issued a di

der this head inserted at the
a Word. Nothing tak

ge ca
fess Kan a5 cents, Stx insertions,

MISCELLANEOUS,

and typist desires
engagement. Record office Rossland. ar3t

and
others who have seen se
d police and i

order

g the killing af Shoe-
men’s Farm yesterday of Captain

‘Twelve hundred dollars takes. pair ot freebold
houses, three rooms, summer kitchen and pantry.
Rented for $30 per month, | _T Prest,26 Columbia
avenue.

alliemae POR | dend.
. ee | eaeeneeee eee a
Men's silk-lined overcoats $15 at
Holstead & Wright's.
———

ANOTHER ‘SMALLPOX CAsE.

Tweed and blue serge business
suits $10 and’ $12.75, at Holstead &
Wright's. “

ae Been Missing and ‘Wakes Inte] _ TODAS STOCK SALES,

wr, Meddtckrs omee,
» Another. case of smallpox was
discovered this morning. William os
Stephenson, the partner of Larry| | ~
Donahue, the smallpox patient at
the Cardiff hotel, slept with the lat-
ter until the Friday night before
Donahue’s case was announced
and, in spite of dilligent ‘search,
could not be found until he walked
into Dr. Reddick’s office. He was
elearly suffering from smallpox and
was immediately sent to the pest-
house. on .
Dr.. Reddick does not know
where Stephenson has been and the ;
patient himself will not tell. Stepli-
engon said he wanted te go’ to the ‘
pest house-and asked the doctor to | Hy,
show him the road and he would
walk out there. He said he had
kept out of sight he hated
to give up his liberty, ‘but that “he
bad been kicked out of every other,
place and had nowhere to fo ° * but
the pest house. He woula now go
there and join. his chum, “Donahue.
The quarantiné on the Cardiff ho-
tel was raised today, all the ‘inmates
released and the house reopened for
business. oar
The Nyholm family was also” re-
leased from quarantine this’ morn-
ing, the boy making good progress | 0k
towards recovery. Dr.’ Reddick
fumigated the house with .sulphur-
fortwelve hours. Mrs... Nyhojm
had-asked a nei ‘hbor to make some
purchases for her, but he refused to |
touch her money for fear “of infec-
tion. She therefore asked the doc-
tor to ‘‘make her money good,”
that is, disinfect it, and he gave the
bills a good dose of sulphur fumes.
‘The family was giver shelfor by

i ‘

Following i isa summary .ef the

with. the q

"S jmessiana Sales.

Sales today.on.the local exchange
were as follows: Rathmullen,3zo00,
500, 1000, 434c; Winnipeg, 1000,
2o0c; King, 500, 17¢; Dardanelles,
2600, 2000, §(¢; Pathfinder, s00,
11¢; Tamarac, tooo, 634¢.. . Fotal
sales, 9500 shares. :

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sates on ‘the. local exchange todays

+ MINO BR MENTION. ~

E. J: Coyle, assistant general pas-
sengér agent, Pacific division.of the
C.-P. R., and W. R. Callaway,gen-
eral passenger agent ofthe Soo
line, are expected in the city - today
on their, way to the Boundary co
try. |

Archie Patterson, the ciistoms ©
ficer at-Sheep Creek, is in’ the citys.
Frank B. Gibbs’ of * Nelson is ip
the city. s
H. A. . Langford ‘of Nelson was
among. the arrivals‘ir in town on Su
day. .

Mr. and Mes. Jé “AS Geddes of.
Grand Forks-spent ‘Stinday ‘at the,
Kootenay and returned home. this,
morning.

in the city.
M.A. Galliher. of ‘Nelson’ carrie to.
town on Sundays = 3 = i
Ladies and gentlenerf=An_ efés
gant $40, tailor-made’ suit for so

41 Co., tailors. For full: particulat
callon Harris-& Wentworth. Of:
fice, room 1, Opal block, Cotumbi
avenue. Telephone 105.
Wottes ~~
A meeting of the: Trail Creeté
Liberal Conservative Association
will be held'at the office of Mac-
Donald & Clute, Columbia avenue,
Rossland, on Monday the 26th day’
of February, 1900, at 8 p. m. :
j. L..G. Apnortt, Secretary.
New Drug Store
The Rossland Drug p ‘is

‘!€olonel F. H.

‘WR. Davey of-Grand Forks | 3s i

cents, made by W.:J.’ Lougheed & id

Mont-
morency’s - scouts,
Hoskier, . of . the

Third

and Lieutenant,

“LSS rantorine.

artil-
lery. |

Major Arnold Diesot Wounds.

: _By Associated Press. s
. Winnipeg, Feb. 26.—Col. Otter
reports that Major. Arnold,
the Ninetieth. Winnipeg, who was
wounded at Modder River, died, on
the agrd... .

7 The New Cabinet
:_ A private dispatch from Victoria

posed of: _F. Carter Cotton, pre-
mier; W. W. B. McInnes,’ Robert
Beaven, Dr. MeKetchnie and J.

erees Hume,

late of |

* | basement.

says the new cabinet will’ be com-|}

‘©. SAVARD, . Fashionable Merchant Tailor,
carries the best assortment of ‘importéd and do-
mestic goods in Rossland. None but first-class
labor. employed. _ Prices moderate, Columbia

avenue, Rossland. ‘

FOR RENT.

‘OR RENTON 005

EON ENE ere ganoee home. eee, Te
FOR RENT—Five roomed. Plastered house, un-

furnished, on Spokane street south, Water; good

$18 per month, Apply M. W.° ae

son, Columbia avenue.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE—House of four rooms and furni-
ture complete; $200. . T. Prest, 26 Columbia Ave.
FOR SALE-A money-making butcher busl-
ness, Owner going away. Small capital required.
Investigate this, T. Prest,26 Columbia avenue. -
FOR SALE—Biggest snap on Rossland—Well -
“built cottage and lot 3oxfo feet, close to new

Callat once. Charles E. Benn & Co.

For the best, cleanest and cheap-|
est. coal, ‘call er phone Martin Bros.

St For .Sale-—Dry_ slabs, $3.50” per

_Also'dry ‘wood. ~‘Leavs or-
at Embleton’s stores Le Roi
enue.

cord

The Columbia Bottling ‘Works
furnishes 90%. of the carbonated

FOR SALE, rent or exchange—A Remington
typewriter. Address Mack,” Record office.

FOR SALE—Fine it
business on Columbis avenue." Rasy tenis
‘T. Prest, 26 Columbia avenue. ©.

FOR PRIVATE SALE-—Complete furniturr
for four rooms; high class; almost new. eRe
Oliver, Record pifice.
ies SALE—Housé and lot, Bio, easy terms!

ind lot, 5 .
REAR OITAthegt#=> ey tee Ts Fret

FOR SALE—Plastered house and clear title to
lot on Second Avenue, only $500. T. Prest,” 6
Columbia Avenue,

‘drinks | edin Rossland. Why?
Because their goods are clean, pure
and palatable. _ Finest table vinegar
onthe market. California orange
sider, ginger ale and ail the princi-
pal'sweet sodas. Family trade so-
licited. Postoffice box 703, Colum-
bia telephone No. 43. _

‘Monsieur DeLeon, specialist in
gente’ hair-cutting and all kinds of

now doing business on Columbia
avenue, next to the old city hall
building. We have a complete line

Jof pure fresh drugs,. toilet. articles

and druggists sundries, Prescrip-

.| tions carefully compounded.

tf R. E. Stronc, Mgr. ;

Rubbers, ' overshoes,
fine footwear for men, women and
children. The best Canadian and
American goeds, at Laloncde's.

boots and |

‘hair work. No.10 Spokane
street, Rossland . ; tf

“ Look—Cleaning, ‘pressing and

dyeing done on short notice at the
Washington Street Dyeing and

FOR SALE—A five-roomed house, plastered
and nicely finished, in desirable location, The
price is. $5350. with $356 cash, $300 say in six
months, and the balance at the rate of $10 per
month. Apply at this office.

FOR SALE—

A prominent business comer at a bargain,
A five-rcomed furnished nouse ‘on Butte St., $350
A four-roomed house on Davis St., $225.

roomed house with all modern conventen

ae eyo! lots highly c TY
Kirmisheds at mug less toan cost. feels

A oes’ house and barn, with lot partly

The farpiinrs fe apd goed i-will of a 17-roomed lodg-
Two f
sacra rend adjoining townsite to the
Houses for rent.
E.N, OUIMETTE & CO.,

surance... Mining Breker |
Bank of Montreal Grice Buridine

Cleaning works, Telep hi 128,

+, Mrs. Cufrie, prop. . tf

-Dr. Scott's -Headache Powders
area sure cure. for “headaches
caused by powder smoke, etc. Sold

at Morrow's Drug store,

W. C. McDONALD,
Contractor and Builder. |4
Estimates sien, on Contra of any

Moving, Ralsing and Buildings a. Specialty

Apply 85 Thempeon Aveaue,

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combined. “with

Moderate, Prices
D>

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Business....... man.

is department

of the “Evening

Record’ has the

Most Gompletely

_Equipped....of fice

‘in Rossland. Su-

perior...:....Stock,

Quick Work, and

“Basement
‘Postofiice
Bullding.

Neat Execution.

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ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TUESDA Y, FEBRUARY 27, 1900

PRICE '§ CENTS

—_—

FOR pace ae AT
JW. Spring’ s, the Leading Jeweler.

Next DOOR TO POSTOFFICE

Sate

/ Vaccination Shields. Carbolic Acid. Gum Gamphor,
Chloride Lin opporas,, ‘Sulphur, Brimstone,
Avaletida, ete.

cooreve # Disinfectants

Druggists & Station 3
tar-It PAYS to deal with Goodeve Bros.’ OF ALL KINDS.

"77 GANG OF ITALIANS

Unloaded on Rossland. by Duluth Em- |:
ployment Agent.

NOT FOR ROSSLAND MINES

Apparently, They Wore Intended for Sandoa, |
but are Not Wanted There—Taken. in

~ Gharge by Miners’ Union and Fod—Oaly {1

HE IS NOW A PRISONER

A-party of 27 Italians arrived in q

the city.on the Red Mountain train
on Monday, having been engaged
by a labor agent in Duluth to’ work
in some of the. mines. They were:

SACRIFICE SALE.

“We have yet a big stock of fancy satin ‘and’ felt’ Foot
‘Warmers which must be disposed of. To induce buy-
ars we are offering them at COST. We invite one
sand . all to come and look. over our stock.

c. 0. LALONDE, The Reliable Foot-Fitter.

BAND NIGHTS—TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAYS.

SKATING RINK

3:00 to 5:30 p. m. 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. _ Stundays, 3:00 to 5:30 p.m

“SEASON TICKETS

Gentlemen, $3; Ladies, $1.50; Children, $1.25.

ALALALAL AALAAA

Badri

The. “Clarendon Cafe
> i

First-Class in Every Respect. Open Day and Night.

_—_

Rooms for Banquets and Dinner Parties.

CUNLIFFE & ABLETT,

ENGINEERS. AND MACHINISTS.

All classes of Repairs atid Construction Work Undertaken.

Ore Cars, Wheels and-Axles, Buckets, Fans, Shaiting, Hangers and Pullers, Pipe work
Sepedaliy. | No rine Bae Fart eibek, agents for Wim, Hamilton’
i a Milly, Concentrators, ite.

‘Third Avenue, ‘pomieeae _ PB. O. Box 198.

not engaged for any mine in Ross='
land, but the only one of them who.
could speak English said the man}
who engaged them told them. they,
were to work at Sandon.

The men were taken in charge iy,

‘the officers of the Miners’ ee

who quartered them in the hall and!
fed them last night and | toda:
Their baggage has not arrived front
“Spokane ‘and they .are awaiting:
here. Their: interpreter says. th
the man who hired them came: part
way with them and left.them toy
come the rest. of the way alone. E
It is believed the men. had been
hired by the: Duluth agent who has
been furnishing men to the Payne
mine, but that, when the strike was
settled, he received orders to send
no more. Having these men ‘on
his hands, he is believed'to have
sent them to Rossland on.chance: of
their getting work here, - Secretary
Foley of the Miners’ union has tele-
graphed to the Payne mine, asking:
the men are” sh there:

THE FEDERAL Piacaamewn”

New Phase of Pacific Cable Scheme-=
, Why Hutton Left.

The Victoria and New ~South|
Wales governments have made ar-|
rangements with the Eastern Ex-
tension Cable company to lay a
cable from the Cape of Good Hope
to Australia, A vigorous protest
has been made by the leaders of
both parties in the Dominion par-
liament on the ground that this
action is a breach of faith on the
part of these governments as part-
ners in the Pacific cable enterprise.

The-truth as to Gen. Hutton’s
departure has at last come out. Sir
Wiltrid Laurier said’ in parliament
regarding his dispute with the gov-
ernment: _‘'The causes of differ-
ence were’ that Gen. Hutton was
insubordinate and indiscreet,and de-

. PTT BNATIONAL
MUSIC HALL.

“Week beginning Monday, Feb. 26, and Saturday Matinee at 2:30.

First production of Zinn & Cassidy’s original musical comedy in two acts,

SA PHO

A Parisian Romance,
(Not the Nethersole Version)
A lesson taught from the stage,. Nothing seen like this production in Rossland before.
ee

Engaged especially for this Production. the beautiful young Prima Dénna, Soprano and

MISS FRANCIS HEWITT.

Late leading soloist of La Mascotte Opera Co

‘Also first appearance here of the legitimate ‘Comedian, Dancer, etc.,

MR. DUTTON WANSOR,

together with the Internatlonal Stock Co. New scenie effects.” Pretty music, etc.
No raise in prices. God Save the Queen.

The Arlington.——<==>-
; THE LEADING HOTEL AT TRAIL
<"—Headquarters for Commer-
cial Men....Splendid Sample Rooms.
UNEXCELLED TABLE. Joun Haverty, Proprictor.

lib Ly ignored the authority of
the mini: in the

| of the departinent.”

- A bill has been’ introduced pro-.
viding that eggs shall be sold by
‘weight; one and one-half pounds to
equal a dozen.

Mr. Flint has given notice of a
motion, in the house of commons,
that. prohibition laws should be
passed in accordance with ‘the
plebiscite of 1898.

Mr. Moore will move, in the

‘house of commons, that the dfty on

petroleum and | its products be
abolished, in order to break-up the
coal oil combine.

—_—_—

Why Smith Left Home
Because Brown’s in town and
has said so much about the Wiscon-
sin Central line between’ St. Paul
and Chicago that Smith could not
resist the temptation of a trip
east. tl

—_———__—__——_—

Notiee

A meeting of the Trail Creek
Liberal Conservative Association
will be-held at the office of Mac-
Donald & Clute, Columbia avenue,
Rossland, om Monday the 26th day
of February, 1900, at 8 p. m.

J. L. G. Asnort, Secretary.

GEN. CRONJE
SURRENDERS}

Finally Gives Up the Long|
and Weary Siege...

Canadians Made the Final ‘Charge
Which Forced Surrender
of 4000 Boers. +

By Associated Pree,

London, Feb. 27.—The war: vofe:
fice has received the following dis-
patch from Lord Roberts:

“Paardeberg, Feb, 27.—General
Cronje has surrendered: uncondi-
tionally, Gronle is now a prisoner
in our camp.”

Cansdinus Led Last. Charge.
London, Feb. 27.—§ 2p. m—
The war office has received. the. fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts:

“‘Paarderberg, 11 o'clock, Tues-
day. morning.—From information
issued daily to me by the intelligence
department it became apparent that
General Cronje’s force was becom-
-ing more depressed, and that the
discontent of the troops and the dis-
cord.among thé leaders .were. rapid-
ly increasing, ~Tnis feeling was
doubtless’ accentuated by disap-
pointment causéd’ about the Boer
reinforcements, which tried“ to re-
lieve General Cronje and were de-
feated: by our Jeosprace February
23.

“at 33 im. ea a most dash-
ing advance was made by the Ca-
nadian regiment and some engi-
neers, supported by the First Gor-
don Highlanders and Second Shrop-
shires, resulting in our gaining a
point 700’ .yards nearer the enemy
and within‘about 80 yards of his
trenches, where our men entrench-
ed'themselves and maintained their
positions until morning—a brilliant
deed worthy of our. colonial com-
rades, and which, I am glad to say,
was attended by compartaively
slight loss. .

Cronjc Surrenders,

“This apparently clinched mat-
ters, for at daylight a letter signed
by General Cronje, in which he sur-
rendered: ‘unconditionally, was
brought to our outposts under a
flag of truce.

“In my reply I told Gen. Cronje
he must .present himself at my
camp and that his force must come
out of ‘their laager, after laying

down their arms.
ved G

will also leave here today, ‘reaching’
the Modder river tomorrow, when:
they will be railed to Cape: Town in
detachments.” ;

GAME PLAYED OUT

The’ Governor Dismisses the Solin
_Sovertment,”

THE ajarriah& A FAILURE

A Scheme Reported to the Géyernmeng Caucus

to Take in Hetmoken and Turner and H-
sure 8 Majority, but “the Govern Ob-
jected to it.” + *

(Special to the Regord)
Victoria, Feb. 27.—1:57 p. m.—

‘| The government has been dismissed

by the lieuténant-governor. ~ -
Victoria, Feb.

of - government:

night, it was

27.—At a caucus
members held last
teported’on good

“| authority that a coalition had been™

arranged, which, however, was not
yet assented to by” ‘the lieutenant-

t governor, with the following slate:

_Semlin to remain premier and
Turner’ and Helmcken to be taken’
into the cabinet, the former as fin-
ance minister and the latter as at-

The above dispatch was ‘read in
both the -house of lords and the
house of commons today. The ref-
erence to the Canadians evoked 'im-
mense and prolonged cheering. ‘On
all sides the gallantry o of the Cana-
dians was much, ‘commented upon.

Nearly 4000 Prisoners. :

London, Feb. 27.—It is now an-
nounced that Lord Roberts has noti-
fied the war office that the number
of prisoners approximates. 4ooo, of
whom 1150 -are citizens of the
Orange Free State. The remain-
der are citizens of the Transvaal.

~ Cxonjo Had 3000 Men.

London, Feb. 27.—4:38 p. m.—
‘The secretary of state for war, - .the
Maiquis of Lansdowne, ed
in the house of lords this afternoon
that the. prisoners captured with
General Cronje number about 3000
men. . General Cronje will be sent
to Cape Town..

Canadian Casualty List. bs
London, Feb. 27.—7:51 p. m.——

‘The war office has réceived the . fol- }-
lowing dispatch from. Lord Roberts: |.

“Paarderberg, Feb. 27.—In a

lvery successful attack made by the

Royal Canadian contingent on one
of the enemy’s trenches this. morn-
ing, Major Pelleter -was: wounded,
eight men: were killed. and : 29
wounded.

“General Macdonald i: is expected
to return.to duty i in a few days.” ”

Blow the Canadians Fought.

New-York, Feb. 27.—The Herald:
this morning prints the following
special cable:

“London, Feb. 27.
Mail special dispatch says:

‘‘Modder River, Feb: 25.—At the
battle. of Paardeberg, otherwise
called Slinkfontein, on Sundap, the
principal were the fighti

A: Daily

te “RE al. Cotton is to re-
main commissioner of lands’ and
works and McKeclinie president of
the council. This, they claim, will
give | ‘the government a clear major-
ity of five. .

Victoria, Feb. 27.—3745 p. m.—
Semlin informed the house that the '
governor had dismissed his minis-
try, notw! ithstanding that he in-
formed him last.night that he con-
trotled the house. Semlin moved
that, ic the opinion of the house,
he had correctly informedhis honor.

_ WIRE TO THE NILES SOURCE,

‘| wetegraph Line Extended There Along

the Uganda Rallway:

By Assonated Press.
Mombasa, Feb. 27.—The ‘Ugan-
da Railway telegraph line reached
the Nile at Ripon Falls February
18 and was carried across the: river.
next day, thus ‘establishing ‘tele-

graphic communication between °

}London and the source of the Nile,

Deciston in the Fatr Will Case.
+ By Associated Press...
San Francisco, Feb. 28.—By the
decision of the supreme court. yes-
.terday, upholding the trust clause
of Senator Fair’s will, the estate is
now left for distribution in the hands
of three trustees,
Charles Fair gets. nothing. but a
‘one-third interest in. the income dur-

| ing his. life.- His: issue, Should there

be ‘any, are disinherited.. If he
should die, the income awarded to
him goes to his sisters, or. to. their
issue. In case of the death of the
three children, the estate .is to be
ided as foll One-fourth to
the issue of Mrs.. W. K. Vander-
bilt, one-fourth to the issue of Mrs.
‘| Herman Oelrichs, and one-half to
the heirs of Mrs. Fair’s brother,

and: self-sacrifice of the Highland
brigade and the impetuous. charge
on the Boer trenches by the Corn-

“By.7 acm.,. I
Cronje and dispatched a- telegram
to you announcing the fact. In the
course of conversation, he asked
for kind treatment at our hands,
and also that his wife, grandson,
private secretary, adjutant and ser-
vants might accompany him wher-
ever'he might be sent. I reassured
him and told him his request. would
be complied'with. [informed him
that a general officer ‘would be sent
with him to Cape town, to ensure
his being treated with proper re-
spect enroute. He will start this
afternoon, under charge of Major
Gen. Prettyman, who will hand him
over. to the general commanding
at Cape Town. .

“The prisoners, “who, number
about 3000, will be formed into, com-

mand under our own officers. They

walls, Canadi, and Gordons.
These troops, with two brigades of
the ninth division, bore the brant of
the .fight -and suffered the lion's
share of the losses. The battle
commenced at dawn, when ‘the
mounted infantry, which "formed a
screen for the advance of the ‘ninth
division on the left ‘bank Gf~ the
river, came in ‘touch with the
enemy, wccupying positions of ad+
vantage, and engaged theni. ~ Gen-
eral Smith-Dorrien crossed the river
at Paardeberg . drift, with part of
the ninth brigade, the other portion’
continuing the attack on the’ other
bank.

“Fighting their way along the’
right bank, the Cornwalls and Ca-
nadian came within reach of a Boer
laager. Charging thetrenches to-

(Continued on Fourth page.)

IMPORTANT POINT OF LAW.

din Suj Court
: John Peich Case.

The decision of the supremecourt
in the case of John Petch involved
some important points in regard to
the jurisdiction of police magis-
trates. Petch pleaded not guilty
and, after hearing evidence both for
and against him, Magistrate Boult-
bee sentenced him to one year in
jail.. :

The law provides that, when a
prisoner accused of the theft of an
article exceeding $10 in value
pleads guilty, the magistrate may
impose a sentence as high as one
year. .If he pleads not guilty, the
magistrate may either commit him
for trial or hear the evidence and
impose a sentence not higher than
six. months. Mr. Boultbee im-
posed the longer sentence, though

the prisoner pleaded not guilty.