MORE EVIDENCE GIVEN ely that he was present at the con- versation between the chief and his partner, and that he was sitting on The Police Investigation Still Drags the woodbox then. He had told his Along. partner that he would settle noth- ing in the Colorado Bill case, that THE WITNESSES LAST NIGHT he had squared them with the pol- It is Thought the Matter Will be Brought to 8 Olose at the Meeting This Evening—Lit- tle New Evidence Presented. The star witnesses appeared be- fore the police commissioners last night and added their quota to the mass of words that encumber the There were other witnesses, including a notor- police investigation. ice and that was enough. He had never had any talk with the chief about protection nor had he ever paid the chief any money, nor had the chief ever tried to shield him. His sworn statement had been made at the request of Beamish and McLaren. He had been given to understand that he might be ar- rested and sent to jail under the forthcoming nolice regime unless he made the statement, but neither | «+ LHe IE ROSSLA! PUBLISHED EVENINGS EXCEPT SUNDAY. ND. RECO ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1899. PRICE § CENTS. : Watch...Repairing, J. W. SPRING, Everything Guaranteed. FOR FINE E THIS WEEK’S SHIPMENT More than 4000 Tons Sent to the Smelters. PREPARING FOR .NEXT WEEK over eight feet wide. A new well defined ledge has been discovered. Mr. Wolf reports the new gov- ernment road up Wild Horse creek as being completed up to the Wil- cox mine. A large fo-ce of men are at work on the road and will have it finished to the head of Wild Horse before winter. THE CLUB'S NEW HOME Will be Ready for Occupancy About October. OTHER LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS Additions to the B.C. Machine Shops—Other The B, 0. Bullion Hxtraoting Oo. Sends Two Osre. The Total Number of Tons Sent Out is Comparatively Light. ious colored female and a barber who swore that he had seen the chief drunk the day after the Elks Next door to the Post Office, While in Ymir Mr. Wolf saw the outfitting of the new company which recectly bought up the Hen- ’ The Leading Jeweler Beamish nor McLaren had told him R this. He had gone to Northport Matters of Importance in the Local Field. held their open session here. The star witnesses added little to the evidence in the case against the chief and but little more agaiest Mitchell. The first witness called was James E. Lam, who has been absent from the city for some time and who came back because he was informed that the transfer of the license held by him and his partner would not be granted unless he came forward to testify. This intimation was sent to him at Northport by the authori- ties and he came forward. He swore that he paid Mitchell $30 in June last for police protec- tion. He wanted to run a poker game at his hotel, the Columbia, on First avenue. He had given Mitch- ell the money after arguing with him tor some time over the amount. Before he started the poker game a man named Ayres had told him not to start the game until ke had Squared the police and that he had voluntarily gone to the jail to see Mitchell and had told him he wanted protection and was willing to pay for it. He had never spoken to the chief about the macter at all and did not know if he was aware of thi transaction. - Nor had he spoken to Mitchell about it since. There had been two cases of trouble in the house over gambling transactions, in one of which he and ‘his partner had refused to cash a colored man’ winnings without first taking out the amount of a whisky bill whch a r The chief| 2" named Adams, who also lived in was owing to the hcuse. on this occasion had interfered and ordered them to pay the money and he had then retorted that he would not; that he had already squared : The chief and Mitchell and had never been asked for any. the police. had, however, compelled them to pay the money on the ground that they could not collect a whisky bill in that way.” The second case was that of a man known as Colorado Bill who had been playing a curious game i the house, and again the police in- terfered and told them to settle and they (the police) would run Colorado Bill out of town. On cross examination the witness said he kad come here from North- on private business not connected with this investigation, and had not run away to avoid being called as a witness. He did not remember Officer Mc- Phee being present when the Colo- rado Bill incident occurred. He was present when the talks with the chief were had and had advised against a settlement. John Leighton was the next wit- ness, and he swore that on one oc- casion, the day after the Elks had kept ‘open house” in Ross'and he had seen Chief Ingram drunk in the Montana stables and that Mr. Mc- Pherson had offered to take him to Trail and get him straight. On cross-examination he said that the chief had at. the time ot the Belle- view fire threatened to arrest him unless he refrained from interfering with the fire department. He was not en Elk and never drank too much liquor. David Romberg, late barkeeper at the Dominion-hotel, was asked about the Le Boeuf matter and swore that he had been tending bar | for John Astley at the Dominion hotel and that one night Le Boeuf had paid him some money, he thought about $7, to pay for chips, from whi-.h $1 was deducted for the. use of the table and cards, but that not a word was‘said about police protection. —. : Belle Burns, colored, deposed that she had seen Mitchell in the “row” frequently talking to a wom- ie Ss the “row” and had seen him there as many as three times aday. She had never paid Mitchell any money nor any other members of the force Dr. Reddick, the city health offi- cer, who was the second star wit- ness, deposed that he had been paid lor his professional services to prisoners in the jail from the prison- ers’ own money, and that the money had been paid sometimes by the chief of police, sometimes by the police magistrate and he thought once by Officer Mitchell. He did not know whether further moneys were paid by the patients than those he received himself. He had given of the fees he had received for, the in port and had never been in the gambling profession before coming to Rossland. money to Mitchell because john Ayres had told him to, in order that his house might not be pulled. He had never told his partner of the $30 he had paid Mitchell, but had contented himself with saying that the police had been ‘‘squared” and that there was no danger of trouble. He made the same statement as that previously made by his partner Frank, that the firm kept no books but that when a bill was , Presented it was paid by the one on watch and at the end of the month there was trouble of collecting and he thought He had paid the the chief had received 20 or 30 per cent. commission. tarily given the amount of this cam- mission to the chief for his trouble. He had had a conversation with the chief in the Allan house when the chief had handed him back $4, which he believed was the total amount of, the commissions that he had paid him. This was only what he would have paid to any other man for collecting a bill. ase he had was the ‘‘man from Galway” and he had not been called in since. a division of the profits. When the trouble with the colored man arose they had determined to keep back the amount of the bill but the chief and Mitchell had insisted on their paying the amount of the checks. Then came the Colorado Bill mat- ter, and the witness swore positiv- * On cross examination he said he considered he was city physician as well as heatlh officer now, since an intimation to thateffecthad beencon- veyed to him by the mayor. He had paid the fees to the police be- cause they could save him the (Continued on Second Page.) Rossland | === oman Will be © delivered every evening SS ae =< ST nzack ee cue ee Peal eed Once Tried Goodeve’s Headache Wafers, Reheves Headache in all its forms. Goodeve’s Tonlc Bitters, CURES Indigestion, Dyspepsia, etc. Goodeve’s Gastor Oil Emulsion, Tasteless and Ettectual. GOODEVE BROS., Druggists and Stationers. For Singers, Speakers, etc. Felways Used. shipments is that the British Col- Goodeve’s Throat Lozenges | Star, which has heretofore sent all One of the features of the week's umbia Bullion Extracting Company has shipped two car loads of ore to Northport, and thatthe Evening her ore to Trail, has this week sent a carload to the B. A. C. smelter at Northport. To offset this: however, the British America Corporation has sent three carloads of ore to CTD, G6.0.D. GROGERY & MEAT MARKET New Paper. New Advertisement. New Goods. New customors . every day for our celebrated F Golden Dip Ceylon Teas. Our 50-Cent Mocha and Java Coffee is excellent FRESH FISH, CHICKENS, all kinds of FRESH and CURED MEAT. Washington Street. Telephone No. 99. the Hall Mines’ smeltér at Nelson, thus keeping the .same number of ‘carloads of ore in the Province to be treated, as ° The shipments for'the week are light for the reason that the Centre Star has not sent out a single car- load, and the same: is true of the Virginia, which was a shipper last week but has not sent out a car of ore during the present week. They will however resume shipments next . _THE SEASON'S POF ASS Are being received at aTHE BIG STORE. Grocery Dep't. TCanned Goods|:: R227 Reese Hunter Bros. falling off, it must be remembered The ship for the week end- ing September 15th, 1899, from the Rossland camp were as follows :— B. C. Bullion Ex.’Co. . _| Evening Star.... Total tons While ‘the shipments show a that one large producer has sent The Clarendon Cafe First-Class in Every Respect. . Open Day and Night. — Rooms for Banquets and Diuner Parties. M106 west Columbla Auenue nothing out, and that other proper- ties are laboring under unsatisfac- tory conditions with new machinery that does not work as smoothly as it should. nesy group on 16-Mile creek. Forty men were taken ait to begin development work upon this prop- erty, and all the pack horses in Ymir. were called into service to transport the supplies to the com- pany’s properties. TWO NEW PLANTS. Forty Drill Compressors, for Steam or Electricity, Both the War Eagle and the Le Roi managers are asking for bids for 40 drill compressor plants that can be driven either by electricity or steam at the option of the companies, and as soon as any bid is accepted the work will have to be commenced. This means a large increase to the producing capaciay of the camp, and will tend to increase the ship The Rossland Club’s new build- ing is rapidly nearing completion. The staircase railmg and some fancy grill work around the ‘inside is the only carpenter work unfinish- ed, so that the painting will com- mence on the inside furnishings in a few days. When completed and ready to open, the Rossland Club mem- ders will have one of the most con- venient and handsome structures of its character in the west. It is the intention of the Club members to give a grand opening and house- warming in the new building as soon as it is ready for occupancy, which, from present indications, promises to be about October 1st. or soon thereafter. very largely. Gold Brick Expected. The Okanagan Gold Fields Com- pany’s big new mill at Oronville closed down last ing, after a ROSSLAND ENGINEERING WORKS Whe New Foundry 1s Getting About Ready for Business. The new foundry of the Rossland six weeks’ continuous run, and a , {cleanup will now be made to ascer- tain: the results, and a>.big -gold. brick is anticipated by all those 7 interested in the property. PRESENTATION TO A BANKER. Mr, A. Hi. Buchanan of Nelson to be Re- membered by Rosslund Frienda. The many triends of Mr. A. H. Buchanan, who was. the pioneer manager Here of the Bank of Mont- real, and is now manager of the branch of the same bank at Nelson, have determined to take advantage ‘of his recent marriage to show their appreciation of his services to the ‘THE SOPHIE MOUNTAIN ROAD. A Large Force of Men Went Out this Morning to Commence Work. Thirty men and thirty loaded BEST Wearing; BEST Fitting and BEST Looking F ootwear ceded to be one of the best packers In Men's Women's and — Children’s... ll East Columbia Avenue. must provide their own provisions, Cc. O. Lalonde. the * government furnishing the cayuses went out this morning to «|start the building of the Sophie Mountain road. The packing was done by Mr. McLean, who is con- in the province, and was under the personal supervision of Mr. John Kirkup the gold commissioner. The men will receive $3 per day, but 1. ‘QUICK WORK (“ix > Red Star Storage & Transfer € De m1 HE T Baggage delivered prom SAE ae Ee id he: house, or ship any class of goods. WE SELL GOOD, DRY, SEASONED WOOD. Office: Washington St., opposite Bank of Montreal. J. W. Hartline, Mgr. portation of the food. “Before leaving this morning Mr. Kirkup gave specific instructions to each foreman as to his share of the work, and he will himself inspect ‘it from time to time in addition to the con- stant supervision that will be given by Mr. J. A. Kirk. city of Rossland. On Tuesday next a deputation of leading citizens will leave here for Nelson, and will present Mr. Buchanan, on behalf of his friends here, with a very hand- some cabinet of solid silver. Mr. Buchanan was recently married to a Montreal lady. Death of an Infant. Mr. and Mrs. James Quayle mourn the loss of their eleven month old daughter Ina Lorine, who was buried this afternoon from their residence. The services were conducted by Rev. C. H. Morden. The family arrived here from Shasta county, California, about three weeks ago. The baby died of chronic peritonitis. Going to Grand’ Forks. Thomas Riddell, blacksmith for the B. A. C., has accepted a posi- tion with the Grand Forks smelter, and‘will bein charge of the black- for Star. The managers of the Evening Star Mining Company are figuring on a ro drill compressor plant to be The Question Arrises, WHERE TO PURCHASE ..DRUGS... LTE STOCK of Drags and Med ea FULL and COMPLE ie fresh and in Perfect Con- 8 T. R. MORROW,.......+-0000++ the Druggist. run by electricity, and the contract will be let in a few days. GOLD REEF IMPROVING. Splendid Showing at the Bottom of the C. Wolf returned last night from work being’ done on.the Gold Reef ithing and sheet iron department. Frank Hutton of Trail will have charge of the sampling mill, while J. G. Dauber will do the mechani- cal work in the construction of the entire plant, from the sampling mill to the furnace. \ B.A. ©, Machine Shops, The new addition to the machine shaft. shops of the British America Corpo- ure in land Engi ing Works which had to be erected for the accommodation of Messrs. Cunliffe and Ablett’s largely increasing business, has how been completed so far'as the exter- ior is concerned, and the corrugated. iron has been painted red. The: machinery and cupola of the foundry are expected day by day and are: eagerly looked for, because the firm has orders for almost every kind of casting that is used in mines, and these cannot be obtained in the city at once. BREVITIES. Mr. A. H. McNeill, 'Q.C., left this morning for Vancouver on legal business, John McKane has returned from the Lardeau district, where he went to inspect some properties in which he is interested. Mr. T. P. McIntyre, representing the firm of G. Ashdown & Co., wholesale hardware merchants of Winnipeg, is calling on his old cus- tomers here. Mr. J. F. Armstrong, formerly bookkeeper at the Le Roi mine un- der the old regime, left today for © Sumpter, Ore., where he has a pos- ition with Mr. W. J. Harris. Thomas S. Gilmour left last eve- ning via the C.P.R. for Toronto and other eastern points. Mr. Gil- mour goes on mining business and will be absent about four months. Mr. G. V. Neelands left yesterday by the Canadian Paciffc Railway for Toronto. Allen W. White, Jate manager of the Rossland Opera house, and owner of ‘the Rossland group of mineral claims, who has made his home in this city, will move to Spo- kane on Monday and make that city his residence in the future. William Harriss, late of the Le Roi Company, who has been in the ration is nearly complete and when | city during the past week, visiting -|Ymir, where he went to inspect the finished it will enable the corpora- tion to° R with his wife and family, left for Spol 5 nearly everything needed in the] soes to lo company’s claims. He reports the| mines, and the wages paid out will] sts. bottom of shaft No. 2 to be entirely |remain in Rossland where they are| main in Rossland, visiting relatives. in ore, the ledge at that point being | earned. this morning, where he ok after his mining inter- Mr. -Harris’s family will re- and friends.