HOSSLAND DANDY COONS,

They Will Give an Unrivaled Show
Tovightat the Opera House.

The people of Rossland should
be out in force at the minstrel show
at the opera house this evening, un
der the management of W. J. Nel-
son, with W. H. Falding as musi-

* cal director and K. Kendall as hon-
orary secretary, for it will be the
event of. the season. There is a
double motive for going, for not
only will tHe entertainment be brim-
ful of fun, but itis for a purpose
which appeals to the heart of every
patriotic Britisher — the Mansion
House fund for the ‘absent-minded
beggar’s” wives and. children.

Mr. Nelson will himself be the
interlocutor and nohody-will be able
to distinguish him trom a ‘‘regular

_ down-south nigger,” and his eight
end men will be good foils for his
jokes. There will be no end of
hanjo solos, musical solos, trios and
sestets, a clog tournament besides
afancy drill with military songs,
clog and step dances, patriotic
songs, bagpipe and Scotch dances.
Hon. T. Mayne Daly will be Sam-
bo on the stump and will give an
exquisite piece of Ethiopian oratory.
_jJack Matthews will give some
specimens of Swedish and Italian

dialect, in which he excels so fully
that he has had several good offers

COMING AND GOING,

F. W, Peters, assistant general
freight agent of the C. P. K., re-
turned to Nelson this morning.

W. Croker; night operator of the
Cc. P. R, here, went to West Rob-
son this morning to exchange
places with Y. T. her, the day
operator there.

Cc. D. Blackwood of Nelson,
Kootenay representative of Black-
wood Bros. of Winnipeg, brew
and manufacturers of soft drinks, is
in the city.

OO OOS

PRICES

Ladie:

-A. B. Gray of Nelson,
for R. P. Rithet & Co. of Victoria.
is in the city.

Minstrels tonight, 8 p. m. sharp.

mINOw
Born, on Thursday, January 18,
to the wife of W. H. Coghlan, coi
ner of Second avenue and Davis
street, a daughter. <

EN'FION,

James Hayden, manager. ot the
Rossland office of the Spok Falls
and Northern telegraph company, is
again at his desk after a long siege
of illness.

Important.
Any person having syphon bot-
tles marked ‘Columbia ‘Bottling
Works” will greatly oblige by noti-
fying the Columbia Bottling Works,
box 703, C bia tele-

to join p
Messrs. Kennedy, Mcintyre and
Haris will give a clog tour

phone No. Noi 43: tf

the six Peri Sisters from the Inter-
national will give a cake walk, and
Mr. and Mrs. Al Ralston will give
some opera duets. A great feature
will be. the martial song, written
specially for the occasion, ‘‘While
There’s a Thread in the Old British
Flag,” and Scott Gatty’s ‘‘Good
Night,” by 40 voices, will close the
performance.

Some very artistic posters on the
show have been gotten up by James
C. Dell formerly of San Francisco.

‘The Works
Furnishes 90% of the ‘carbonated
drinks consumed in Rossland. .Why?
Because their goods are clean, pure
and palatable. Finest table vinegar
on the market. California orange
cider, ginger ale and all the. princi-
pal sweet sodas. Family trade so-
licited. | Postoffice box 703, Colum-
bia telephone No. 43.

NOTICE.

otice is hereby given that _anplication
will ben jade to the Legisla! ‘Assembly
of the Brovinee of British Galnmbia at its
next session for at act to incorporate 2
company with power to construct, bu:ld,

tip and operate tramways in the districts
ark Kootenay and Yale in’ the Province of

Owing to the length of the pro-
gram, the performance will begin
eromptly at 8 o'clock.

Minstrels tonight, 8 p.m. sharp.
New Land Agent for N. & F. S. BR. BR.

ArthurGunn, oF" NV enatche, Wash,
has been lan

Briush Columbia: to run and operate such
tramways by electric, steam or other power
as may be most economical or convenient;
telegraph and tele-

and between al the cities.

sioner of the Nelson & For amis’ |
pard railroad and has removed to
this city. Mr. Gunn isa young
business man of marked ability and
for several years has been engaged
in the construction of an irrigating
ditch in the Wenatche valley, in
which President Hill, of the Great
Northern railway, is largely inter-
ested.

Minstrels tonight, 8 p. m. sharp.

BUSINESS LOCALS.
ry

For the best, cleanest and cheap-
est coal,.call or phone Martin Bros.

The Home Kitchen, Second Ave-
nue near C. P. R. depot. Strictly
home cooking and pastry. Short

* orders.

Organs and pianos; easy terms;
Wallace's. <

Rossland Coffee House, newly
opened, opposite Hunter Bros.’

to acquire and
for the purpose of generating power wheth-
er for their own use or the use of other cor

hold, ofwater ies

to furnish and sears Rater Be other cor-
3.0

the conipany all mecossry, Ppowers in

chises, privileges and
son Electric. Hts Company: Limited;

iy
in said-districts of Kootenay und Y'
obtain exemption from taxation, and other

from any yin

districts of Kootenny and Yale, and att

other usual, peer or incidental powe.s

and privileges a: se necessary or inci-

dental or conduci ive’ to ti altaidiment of
ine above fe jects or any of

the elty, of ‘Neluon’ this 1st. day ot

JOHNSON,
oTsohiattors he the Applitants.

Deceniber,

=

ith
that behalf; to ucquire a is ‘aasst, fran- |

ies iderdown |
Dressing Jackets $3 00 |
Lv i

= t

i

H

i

Children's $3, $4, $4. 50

Jackets

| One lot Ladies’
| Boucle Jackets at.

i
i
i Baldwin's Beehive Finger:

ing per skein...... 0 cents

Fancy ‘Hand Knit Woolen Goods, Fascinators, etc, AT COSe
Feather Boas at HALF PRICE.

Large Bow-knots in Silk-
color, at each
Three for 50 cents.

Colored Silver and Black
Bntterflies, at, each...

R. & G., and -P. D=
Corsets; $1.50 ones.”

-R.& G., and P, D.
| Corsets; $2.00 ones
t oe

R. & G., and P. D.
: Corsets; $2.50 ones

‘All Silks
i at.

-Some F; fancy Dress Patterns at just HALF PRICE.

JANUARY CLEARING SALE.

iT a sent

py Goods Room--~~—~Hunter Bros.

THE ROSSLAND MIN-

CORK ARTISTS

GRAN D

STRELS AND BURNT
WILL GIVE A

NEGRO

——anp——

_SPECIALTY

=ENTERTAL NMEN

IN THE OPERA HOUSE, ate

THURSDAY, JAN. 18.

Proceeds. in Aid of the Mansion

House Fund

FRIDAY, JAN. 19.

Proceeds in Aid of tho Sisters’
Hospital.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that an applica-
tion will be made to the legislative usgem-
bly of the Province of British Columbia at
its next session for aa net to incorporate a
company with power to construct, Dope

store. Everything first-cl

First-class roadsters and nothing
but new single and double cutters
at the Montana stables, phone 6.

Blankets and harness at Clark's.

Everything nobby and up-to-date
in. the hookups at the Mogtana

. Stables, phone 6.

Call at-.M. W. Simpson's for
news, stationery, tobaccos, music,
sleighs, toys.

You fool_yourself if you think to
get better goods though you (pay

le
graph fines within and Throughout the
Province of British ‘Columbia. and to con-
struct and maintain such and so many
poles and other works and devices as the
Sompany deem necessary tor making, com-
pleting, supporting, using, working, oper-
ating and ta the system of com-

to open or brenk up any part or parts of
the suid highways orstreets as often as the
‘said Company, its agents, ofticers or work-
men think proper, and for the purposes. of
the alae to. purchase, sire 0 or
lease, ant hold and sell and os id
thin the

fr

connected with the line whict

may construct and to-umalai

lease its line or liaes or any portion or pi

tions thereof to any company possessiny.as

proprietor, any line of telephone or teles
r to

so much more than at the R
Auction house.

The Russel hotel-is first-class in
every respect. Tablé is not ex-
celled in Rossland.

Dr. Scott's Headache -Powders
ure a sure cure for headaches
caused by powder smoke, etc. Sold
at Morrow’s Drug store.

Up-Town restaurant, Washing-
ton street, opposite C. P. R. depot.
First-class meals. Horatio Dufty,
proprietor.

Rubbers, overshoes, boots and
fine footwear for men, women and
children. The best Canadian and
American goods, at Lalonde’s.

Look—Cleaning, _ pressing and
dyeing done on short notice at the
Washington Street Dyeing and

graph be
with the said 3 line or
Ines, and to borrow money for the -pur-
poses of the Company and to pledee or
juortgoge any of the Company's assets for
that pury and to receive botuses or
privileres from any person or
porate and with all other usual.
or incidental rights, power: rp Res a
may be necessary or incidental to, the ate
jainment of the above objects or any of

eated this 16th day of December; 1#99.
ow:
we -

WOOD!

gohiettor forthe appllzants.

$5 and $5-50

_ per Cord
TAMARAC,—FIR—AND —PINE
Well Seasoned. Cut any Length.

EAST END WOOD YARD.:

ders at FP. Ws Bowers" brokerage office,
“oy, Golsrat ave., and Lincoln

Cleaning works. Telephone 128,
Mrs. Currie, prop. E

‘bicGonigle & Co.'s grocery, 32 Spokane st.

THERE WILL BE A HOT TIME IN THE YOUNG TOWN.’DOSE NIGHTS!
THE HIT OF THE.CENTURY.

In rivate fe seit fe Brokers,
Cler!

ir Ban
“Or ble tne Stine experts.
“ea Mae

White marchin|

Sell Hl. high-ton oned golored. gents are: we, We sing de swe

- No bum coons join our circle,

oud and g: - ‘ we are de grand

We know quite wells we cut a swell,
down, on ae atreat.

moon ‘We pla: ee ara dest toons:
our Sattcemeet Cee ie : na as enneeat fo

's Rossland’s Dandy Coons. ers ‘Hesshand’ a Dandy Coons.

CHORUS:

Levelr eves, all surprise, send to us

~ thal
Roisland a Emigntst Eyes right!
No other minstrelatcan com cempar
‘With Rossland's Dandy

est babies out,

An up-to-date _performatice of

Ethiopian Mirstrelsy.

Don’t dub us dabblers in darky doings|

We are de genuine stuff!

We sing de Latest Coon. Songs; de Sweetest

Music; de Newest Melodies, and de

Grandest Choruses ever-written or composed.

A World of Humor!

The Newest Conundrums.

The Happiest Hits.

The Dutchest Drolleries.

The Most Rollicking Repartees.
The Gassiest Gags, x

And the greatest avalanche of Anecdotes that has ever Lassoed
Laughers!

An Olio of diversified talent and
choice Bric-a-bric.

Banjo Solos, Songs and Sayings. Sambo on. de Stump,
Musical Yolos, Tiios and Sextettes. Grand Clog Tourn-
ament, Fancy’ Drill with Military Songs. Clog and Step
Dances, Patriotic Sor with with nic elfects, Bn;
pipes and Scotch Dances, Coukin Jack Carols, and other
Specialties. This whole to conclude with the inartial
song, specially written for the oocusion—

““While There’s a ‘Thread j in the
d British Fi Flag.”

and Scott Gatty’s -GOUD by the entire Com-

pany.
E.verybody who likes Genuine Fun, must
not fail to see us.

"Don't forget us, nor the Mansion House,
nor the Hospital.

K. Kendall, Hon. Sec. Ww. H. Falding, Musical Director
God Save the Queer.

Joyijo Sat oh, moi! how. our hearts are
tin? .

eddy
yan

MTT

PRIS

7
CO LELIEE

VoL. § NO, 116,”

PRICE § CENTS

9 csebey..
: as “Q. Spring

Is prepared to show a great stock of

» Bold and Silver Watches and
Jevoaliey mie Chocks, Cut Silass fine

stock of
Manicure Sete itey Silver Pieces.
‘We have been adding to our stock ang you sts fs find: as fine ‘a ‘line of goods as can be

§-W= Spring, the Leading Jeweller.

Next to Postoffice.

ALL FOR TOMMY

Minstrels piigits Ore a Great Audience at
“the Opera. House.

A SILVER SHOWER FALLS

The Dendy Coons Justify Their Names by an
Datertainment if Which Jokes, Musio,
Dancing and Patriotiom obine— Another
Performance Tonight,

The opera house was crowded
‘with patriotic, fun-loving Rossland-
ers last “night and the rafters rang

SENSIBLE!....... RICH!

= HOLIDAY

+ Is carefully selected from the BEST quality and Newest goods.»
You CAN get HERE goods you CANNOT obtain: elsewhero.”

. We inyite ou to ex Stock before makis
fe tnyite you taiex ying ovr Stoo before making your

GOODEVE BROTHERS,

Tt pays to deal with Goodeve Bros.~: DRUGGISTS “AND STATIONERS,

{the great txpectations entertained

.| Mrs. J. V. Bohn gave her effective

Holiday: ‘Goods

In creat variety.

ina I'coldrs:

RUBBERS, OVERSHOES and.
LEGGINGS.

Full line of HOCKEY
=a SHOES.

6.0: LALONDE, THE RELIABLE

(sign which was held béhind her.

“| total to $8go. 56.

SKATING RINK
HOCKEY MATCH
GREENWOOD-VS—VICTORIA
TOMORROW NIGHT.

J. K. McCULLOCH,
Champion Skater tM: World,

TUESDAY EVENING.

ding.

The Clarendon Cafe
First-Class in Every Respect: Open Day and Night,

—_—

Rooms for Banquets.and Dinner Parties.

INTERNATIONAL

MUSIC HALL.

Monday, Jan. 15, during week, and Saturday Matinee at 2:30.

tnital production of the Zinn & Cassidy Lyric, Comedies, replete with the London and
Production of the Zinn York Musical Fits, entitled:

NEW YORK TO PARIS

nm THE ORPHEUN STARS <=
CYRENE AND NOONAN.

THE PERI. TROUPE
OF FRENCH DANCERS.
Billy Young of Minstrel Fame, *"%2.52°"*

40 IN THE STAR CAST: 0
God S..ve the Queen,

‘Standing room only at 8:30 nightly,

with laughter at the jokes and_ap-
plause at the melody of the Dandy.
Coons. It -is enough to say that

were fully realized and that many:
of the amateurs would compare fa-
vorably with professionals. 7
The patriotic fervor of the audi-
ence reached its highest pitch when.

recitation of ‘The Absent-Minded
Beggar.” Holding a tambourine
draped with the” Union Jack, she
.enraptured the: audience until” a
shower of silver fell on the stage,
to be caught in‘a great national en-

Hats and the tambourine wereafter-
wards ‘passed around the audience
and i in all $317.56 was thus collect-

in Housefund. The.

iP 2

amounted to $573, which swells. the
When Mrs. Bohn
concluded-she was given a rapturous
éall. Equal outbursts of enthusiasm
greeted, the singing of the® patriotic }
"songs, ‘ first.in the Field,” by Mr.
Frank Oliver:. ‘Soldiers. of | the
Queen,” by Mrs. Al. Ralston, with
an accompaniment of Rocky Moun-
tain’ Rangers commanded by Ser-
geant Major Ward; ‘‘While-There's
a Thread in the Old British Flag,”
by Mr. Joseph Ryan. with a chorus
by the whole troupe. The national
anthem, by the performers and aud-
jence combined, closed the perform-
ance, :

Space does not permit-anything
more than the program and: the
nemes of the performers to_be’ pub-
lished, and to make special mention
of any in.particular would» be invi-
dious. The company was com-
posed as follows:

Musical Director—W. H. Fal-

-Interlocuter—W, J. Nelson.
Bones—Squash Webber, H. P.
A. Montgomery, J. C. Dell, Rey-
nolds Turner.

Tambos—Julius Kendall, - J w
Kennedy, A Lorne Beecher, P A
Raymond. pan

. Circle—Frank Oliver, W. Wyllie
Johnson, W deV. le Maistre, P M
Allan, EC Macki h, Charles

Sales > of ~tieRets—~

aH
7] ALAWM AT ESQUIMALT
Ta

rorpito Destroyer Ordered to Nea by
hush OFders
2. (Special to the Record.)
Victoria, Jan. 19.—As the result
of a Cipher telegram received by the
naval: at E
‘messengers were sent hurriedly to
summon the officers’ of the torpedo
bout destroyer Virago, Steam was
gotten ; up quickly and she put to
sea, and is said to be patrolling the
Straits. - Rush messengers were also
Beht to, ithe fortifications.

$
-VISITORS TO THE IX L

e, and Allen .C. Mason,
the. well-known speculator, have
been Here from Tacoma and paid a
visit @ithe I. X, L., with the condi-
tion -pf- which they were greatly
pleased... Anether carload. of ore
was shipped to. the © Northport
smelter on Wednesday. ‘

The, upraise from the No. 3. level
is up'25 feet and a drift is being run
on thid Jedye eastward on that level.
The walls are pretty well defined
andthe ledge is six feet wide, all
ore ofvarying grade, but all good
for milling and most of-it of ship-
ping grade.-. The ledge is being
stripped down the hill from the mine
and two feet of ore has been uncov-

‘one place.

: Minstrels tonight, 8 p.m. sharp.
Good Pro tress on the Arthur.

_ Hugh Hastings, -mining - engi-

neer, has returned from the Arthur

property on Big Sheep creek. He

and . stated -that~-he.- expects= ‘the
main ‘lead. will..be encountered in
about 10. days.

Minstrels tonight, 8 p. m. sharp.

Hockey Mutch Tomorrow,
Tomorrow evening an interesting
and what promises to be an exciting
hockey match will take place at the
rink betweén the Victorias of Ross-
land, and the: Boundary team of
Greenwood, Camp McKinney ‘and
other points. The players will ar-
rive-tonight. “Many of the Boun-
dary men’ played in Rossland last
winter and are well known here, a

Minstrels tonight, 8 p. m. sharp.

Minstrels tonight, 8 p.m. sharp. |*

| reports very satisfactory progress,

ADVANCE
TOWARDS
LADYSMITH

Buller’ s Rélievitig Force

Drives Boers Before It.

A BATTLE

IMPENDIN

Boer Army Marching South to
Oppose the British.

By Associated Press.

Spearman's Camp, Natal, Jan.
18.—8:25 p. m.—The Boer trenches
have “been persistently shelled by
' naval guns all day long. Small
parties of Boers were seen at -inter-
vals and a large force from the di-
rection of Ladysmith was seen to-
wards the northwestward of the
British position. A. balloon did
good service in observing that Lyt-
tleton’s force demonstrated in the
direction of the Brakefontein kopjes,
four miles north of the British posi-
‘tion, under cover of a heavy artillery

4 fire; to which the Boers,did not. re-

spond.

On the left General Warren's
troops remained in possession of
two prominert kopjes behind Shion
kop. There was some. Boer snip-
ing, but it was ineffectual.

The Graaf Reinét Boers evacuat-
ed Prieska January 15th and re-
turned northward acress the river.

Winning Fight at Acton Holmes

London, Jan.’ 19.—General Bul-
Jer has telegraphed the war office
from Spearman's camp. under date
of last evening, as follows:

“Lord Dundonald, with a body
of mounted ‘troops, came into ae-
tion this afternoon‘with a force of
Boers west of Acton Holmes. After
a fight, he occupied several kopjes,
which he still holds. — Field Cornet
Hiebrun and ‘20 Boers ‘were’ killed
and fifteen prisonets taken. Two
British soldiers were killed and two

J. K. McCulloch, the champion
skater of the world, arrives ‘in
Rossland tonight and on Tuesday
will give an.exhibition of speed and
fancy skating st the rink. He will
also skate on stilts and jump over
obstacles. on skates. The speed
skating will consist of an exhibition
race of five miles against the five
fastest-local skaters in relays of one
mile each, and McCulloch skating
back 1 against the fastest local

Dempster, J Ryan, BA Mcintyre,
Robert: Andrews, Duke Winters, ]
P Martin, Howard Jones, L B de-
Vebber, T_ S Gilmour, J J Honey-
man, G E Townshend, W_ P Dock-
erwill, C. H Burr, J H Watson,
Thomas Corsan, Newman Taylor,
AACole, A W Dyer, Wm Harris,
John Mathews. .
Orchestra, under the direction of
WH Faldiog—Violin, Prof. John
Sumpf; cornet, W Verran; flute, WwW
H Falding, clarionet, E J ~McCar-
thy; _tromt Edward
piano, Prof. J P Lenke.
Following was the program as
rendered:
Selection—“The Rivals”... . Pettitt
Rossland City Band.
Grand Introductory. Overture—
“Festival”... .Minstrel Orchestra
Grand Opening Chorus—‘*Who
Made Dis Town”

By the Company
End Song—"'De Ring Tailed
Coon” :Mr. Julius Kendall
End Song—'‘Darktown Am Out

skater going forward. The public
will be allowed on the ice before and
after McCulloch’s exhibition and be-
tween acts.

Minstrel Show by Terephone, °
A‘stroke of enterprise and genius
was performed by the’ Vernon &
Nelson Telephone company in con-
nection ‘with the minstrel show last
night.
placed on the stage and connected
with the copper metallic circuits
leading to Nelson, Greenwood,
Grand Forks, -Spokane, Portland
and Seattle, so that the whole per-
formance was heard there, as was
proved by replies received from
these places. The Sisters’ hospital
has been wired by District Superin-
tendent Hodge, so that the patients
as they lie in bed-can hear every-
thing tonight.

Charles McGee,. president of the
Bank of Ottawa, who has_ been vis-
iting this city, left for Greenwood

W y night, but will return in

(Conti d en Feurth Page.)

a few days.

r quickly.

Eight transmitters. - were |

ded.”

Rellefan Assured Fact

London, Jan. 19.—-2:28 p. m.—
Messages from the front appear to
confirm the general impression that
events in Natal, will now move
There is nothing up to
the present to support the story
that the relief of Ladysmith is an
accomplished fact, but it is learned
on excellent authority that the situ-
ation is now regarded at the war of-
fice with entire confidence and that
the beleaguered town is considered
Practically relieved. ' As suggested
in these dispatches yesterday, Gen-
eral Warren was actually in the vi-
cinity of Acton Holmes Wednesday
anda portion of his force under
Lord Dundonald secured an impor-
tant position westward of that place
during the evening of January 17,
on the Boers’ right flank, threaten-
ing the Free Staters’ communica-
tion with their country by way of
Van Reenan’s pass. The British
camp outside ,of Ladysmith ought

.to be visible, as the intervening

country is open.

Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlet, M. P.,
who has arrived at Rensburg, Cape
Colony, expresses satisfaction with
General French’s disposition of his
troops. He visited Coleskop yes-
terday while the shelling of the
Boers’ camp was proceeding, with
such success that it is announced
on, good. authority that 16 Boers and
36 horses were killed. s

A Sock Exchange Rumor.

London, Jan. 19.--It was ru-

mored on the stock exchange -this

morning that, after 18 hours fight-
ing, Ladysmith had been reli

and that General Warren had been
killed. _ Nothing ‘was. obtainable,
however, tending to verify the ru-
mor and it had no appreciable effect
on stocks.

Leadua

Modder River, Cape ~ Colony,
Thursday, Jan. 18.—Gen. Methuen,
who is in robust health, personally _
directed another. strong. reconnai-/”
sance yesterday. The Highlanders
succeeded in driving the-Boers:from__
the brush on the river bank by long’ _
tange volleys, The™ WO
ineffective.

Scoutlug la Cape Colony

London,’ Jan. 19.—4:20 p. m—
The war office has made public dis-
patches from Field Marshal Roberts,
dated today$ recordirg scouting
movements in Cape ‘Colony, includ-
ing the ambushing of Australians,
when two of the latter were killed
and 14 reported missing. ” He adds:

‘tA Boer deserter states that the
enemy suffered severely in attacking
French's advanced post, January 15.
Seventy Boers are stiil unaccounted
for:”

Eighth Pivision to Mobilize

London, Jan. 19.—Formal orders
have been issued to mobilize the
eighth division of the British army.

Marlborough « Staff Captain.

London, Jan. 19.—The war office
announces the appointment of the
Duke of Marlborough as a staff
captain in connection with the Im-
perial Yeomanry being organized
for service in South Africa.

: Consul Hay at Capetown.

Capetown, Jan. 19. — Adelbert
Hay, the new United States consul
to Pretoria arrived yesterday and will
start for his post Saturday.

Minstrels tonight, 8 p, m. sharp

LORD STRATHCONA’S HORSE

Police and yo Will
Compoue Ie—-Will Pay All

By Associated Press.
Montreal, Jan. 19.—The new
body of mounted rifles to be raised
in Canada at the expense of Lord
Strathcona, Canadian high commis-
sioner at London, will be known as
Strathcona’s Horse. It will be got
together by the military department
and forwarded to South Africa from
Halifax, but Lord Strathcona will
meet the entire expense and will
furthermore maintain the troops in
South Africa during the continuance
of the war. It will cost Lord Strath-
cona not Jess than a round million
dollars. The troops will consist of

, three units of 125 men each, and

will be drawn from the mounted
police force and the cowboys and
ranchers of the Canadian North-
west.

Brown's in Town,

He came to tell his friends how
to travel between St. Paui and Chi-
cago. He says the Wisconsin Cen-

tral-is the best in all respects. 6t