ROBSLAND EVENING RECORD,

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DECEMBER 33, 1859.

Fe Good

Investment!

Big Four
Consolidated

CAPITAL $250,000,
One mile west of Rossland, und the best
buy in Rossland at the price, viz:

Pooled Shares : : : : 3 cents,

for Lreasury purposes, only, and

Treasury Shares: : : 4 cents,
which is all intact.
We are crosscutting No, 2 vein, and the
ore bady will soon be reached and shipping
begun, When large capital that is waiting
development, will come in, and small in
yestors get hig returns, Assnys trom $1.2
to $800 in values, Please call and inve
gate and see samples. Office, Colum
avenue, two doors above Masonic hill,
Address all communication: to

Y. LAWLER,

Secretary and ‘Treasurer,
P. O. Box 545, Rossland, B.C

GRAND UNION

NUTTERFIELD BROS,, PROPRIETORS

RATES FROM S1.00 to S1.50 PER DAY
Neatly Furnished

from $2.50 to. $5.50 per week

CIGARS!)

Finest
Imported
and...
Domestic
Cigars.
Pipes for
Holiday
Gifts.

All kinds
Chewing
and...
Smoking

Tobacco.
CAPT.

First-Class Bar

in connection.

SALES WERE LIGHT

X. L. Remains Firm at Twenty-
Five Cents,

OKANOGAN IS ADVANCING

The Nosr Apjraaoa af thy Jasisnays Holidays
Makos the Sales Light on tho Rossland
Stook Exch: Today--Stook
and Sales,

Owing to the near approach of
the holiday season the sales today
on the stock exchange were lighter
than usual, the total sales beiug
; 18,000 shares. The market how-
| ever was firm and several blocks of

stock were sold at an advance over
yesterdi

"Ss prices,
Rossland Salen.
Today's sales on the Rossland
exchange were: X. L., 2099,
gooo, 24}ac; Evening Star,
tooo, gfe; Okanogan, 9c;
Giant, 1000, 634c, 1000, ze! King,
2500, 27}4c; Peoria, 2000, 13{¢;
Rathmullen, 300¢, 634¢. Total
sales, 18,000 shares,

25¢,

eke
Cariboo [Camp McKinney |g 1 06
Minnehaha . iu

THEOWNERS’ SIDE

Continued from Third Page.

—the usual depth here—in less
than 15 minutes. At the expiration
of that time only 60 or 75 men
would be on the ladder, so that it
would be half an hour or more be-
fore they would all get down below
and that would be done four times

day Now the men climb dawn
and out in their own time.” He
used Goo feet as the average, some
working above, but most below
that level. The average would be
700 or 750 feet.

‘*My experience has been that we
have done the most work in as!
under the eight-hour law—that is
We can accomplish more by machine
work. Another reason is that the
company has seen fit to give us bet-
ter advantages to work under the
eight-hour system, in the way of
furnishing more tools and being
prompt with what we needed, I can
certify to this because they have
measured after us with a tape line,
both before and after the passage
of the eight-hour law. Mr. Tre-
gear is the man I refer to; he was
superintendent then.”

Mr. Clute—Do the men -as a
body, irrespective of the union, pre-
fer the old or the new system?
Mr. Houston—They invariably
prefer the new system.
Mr. Clute——Do the men so hold
the desire to retain the eight-hour
law that, even if it were demon-

quitting on that account. Another
man took his place. The man who
refused to join the union remained
and he thought the matter had gone
far enough. — He went on to argue
that a man who refused to join the
union was getting something he did
not pay for, ramely, the union scale
of wages. Until three years ago
the machine men were getting $3.50
and the helpers $3, but the union
got $3.50 for both, He argued that
no man had aright to work at a
mine where union wages were paid
without joining the union, that was
upheld by unions throughout Great
Britain and the United States. He
did not claim the right to use force
or coercion,

As tothe cost cf living, with a
wife and 11-months’-old baby, it
cost $12 a month rent for a three-
room house, not including water;
$25 to $30 per month for zrocerie
fuel, $6 to $7; clothing, $12 to $15

reading and recreation, $5;
$12to $15. The allowance for
clothing was very meagre. At $2.50
aday,a man would not have enough
to live on this basis. His experience
was against seven days work a
week, but a man of family working
six days a week at $2.50 could not
make enough to support his family.
About 50% of the men were single
men. He advocated the employ-
ment of married men from the
standpoint of morals, as well as for
the material welfare of the commun-
ity. About 95% of the men
union men. Being told by Mr.
Clute of a Canadiati who claimed to
have suffered discrimination in the
employment of men, he said there

a month; doctor, $1.50 per «. onth; |
meat, |

are |

extend Christ-
people of
possible
for prosperity

ring Year.
S

nd with
good wishes

during the con

Hunter Bros.,

» opening entertainment of the gj
for the opening ¢

Palace Grand

we NEW...

Music Hall.

SPOKANE STREET.

THE ROSSI

PRICE 5 CENTS

5 NO 5.

“Our:
Diamond
Goods

resent.a collection as rich as any in the province. They
ips were bought before the advance. You get the benefit,

There are lots of pretty things here
«from Which to select...
Leading

J. W. SPRING, 7.422

Next door to

COODEVE AGAIN

The Mayor Agrees to Becomé a Oandi- [*

HIS OBJECTIONS YIELDED

A Requisition with Many Influential Bigaa-

t

date for Re-clection.

tures Proves Rffeotive. © with’ : Hin—Me
Pherson the ‘Only Other Oandidate—Lalouds é
Is Non-Oommittsl.

A_ requisition bearing, a “large

METHUEN
SHELLING »

TH

His Artillery Can Hit the
} Spot at Every Shot.

darry it to glory -and

E BOERS

TO SHELVE TARTE -

The Canadian Cabuet Proposes to Un- -

load Its Jonah.

WILL SEND HIM TO PARIS

Ho Is to Succeed Fabre as Oanadian Oommis- -
sioner—Mayor Prefontaine of Montreal to
Take His Cabinet Position—The Load Too

- Heavy to Oarry.

victory.

By Associated Press.

Montreal, Dee. 26.—From pri-

were between 400 and 500 idle men Postoffice....

in camp, most of whom did not be-
long to the union. — They did not
pretend to say to a boss or superin-
y | tendent that he should not hire a
man who did not belong to the
union, No attempt had been made
by mine foremen to discriminate
against Canadians. But if a man
had a union button on, he would
not ke as apt to get work. The
union paid $1050 for sick benetits
and $360 funeral benefits last quar-
ter.

At the afternoon session, John C.
Douglas, an American miner and
Miners’ union delegate from Camp
McKinney, testified that about 150
men were employed there, go0/ be-
ing union men. Wages were as
high or bigher than in any other
camp in British Columbia. The

strated that there were not as much
work done in the cight hours as
ten, they would be willing to bear
part of the loss?

Mr. Houston—For my
would rather retain the eight-hour
law, even if I to accept less
wages, but I can only speak for
myself. 1 think the majority
of the men would prefer
to maintain the standard of wages,
even if they had to’ work longer
hours,
Under the eight-hour system min-
ers blast at the end of sixteen hours,
drilling by two shifis, instead of
every ten hours, and they save by
drilling the whole round at one
time and having an interval for the
smoke to clear away. In the shafts
and other places miners work three
eight-hour shifts. Prior to the new

SST SSS i ) | number of iufluential signatures has
SZ 0 GZ 8 PO EA SENT V EN WEN FEN SEATS EN ISAS tas ; oe Mover A: =
Good requesting him to again
become a candidate for the office hé®
now holds. The mayor has-been:
persuaded by the arguments of th
commit which pr doth
requisition, tareconsider his previou:
) | determination not to enter the. fie!

and has agreed to become: a@ candi-
date. A formal announcement te
= effect will bo'meds a aay ie teport that, pare e maak the
bated ope sses, the Free ‘taters
The. only other candidate wh oe ee ultimate victory.
has so far announced himself

; . . 4\They complain of the overbearing
Heer Mernersco who had onan id de abat of General Cronje’s men,
of. the public works department. (Ne who are alleged to be betterfed, and

years ago. Alderman C. 0. “Las

voters meme. a i is vate and confidential sources it is
said to be recruiting for the Boers. fe
Wealthy farmers are now aiding announced that Hon. J. I, Tarte
the invaders. . will soon go to Paris to become

Cc Cc issi in place of
Fabre.

Mayor Prefontaine, of this city, is
d Tarte in the cabinet.

Colony,
ec, 26.—The British naval guns
ommand the whole Boer position
~ pe the ‘exact range of
‘avery stone and. bush. They fre-
‘Quently plant shells with good ad-
vantage in the midst of the groups
(bE Boers. The burghers are report-
‘ed to be returning home for Christ-
mas.
Recent arrivals from Jacobsdale,

Telephone No. 58, 22 Columbia Avenue"
Four doors east of post oflice.

part

at

at

London, Dec. 26.—The war office
received a dispatch from .Pletermar-
ii @, dated, Sund D ib
4 ing that in engag :
at:Ladysmith December 22, Major
A.'C. King, Captains Wathen and
Oakes and Lieutenant Hulse and
Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett were
wounded and that nine non-com-
missioned officers and men were
killed and ten wounded. This en-
gagement had not been recorded

“‘T H E B EST”
qwy
on the
market,
is what
they
! say, who
| have

Gholcest Wines, Liquors
and Gigars,

CALL ON JERRY SPELEMAN,

Rossland Hotel

Cor. Columbio, Avenue and
Spokane Strect.

W. H. FALDING,

Accountant,
Insurance

SENSIBLE!....-. !
Our... x M A Stock
Is carefully selected from the BEST quality and Newest goods.
you CAN. get HERE goods you CANNOT obtain elsewhere.

. Stock before making your
We invite you toch ious for your friends.

THE LEADING HOTEL AT TR ODEVE BROTHERS. =.
> Headquarters for Commer- It pays to deal with S00 DE DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS.
cial Men....Splendid Sample Roong BA

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geen
FoRe

General Managers:—Joe Astley, Paul Beygrau.

ers

Republic.
Van Ania..
Big Three |
Deer Park [i
Evening Star

S

to

in ~ THE QUEEN'S CHEISTWAS TREE
, n i" " vote She Will Splendidly Entertain Tommy
Atkine’s Wives and Children.

By Associated Press. 3
London, Dec. 26.—The Christ-
mas. tree party over which Queen
Victoria will preside today, to which
are invited the wives and children

aris carte

¢

ts

seen the
new...

Joun Haverty, Prop

Poreeey

UUVYYT YY OV EV YT YT VY IV EF YETI

and Mining Agent and

WORSTED AND

law, they
three shifts in some parts of the

were already working

alien labor had been brought in.
The eight-hour law had not retarded
development, but more men were

Goods

Holiday

Se

londe, whq has been active iin muniy
cipal affairs for the last three years).

osted in the safest positions. The
f Rrrcnevaalens do

not conceal their
ib! i

before this.

of soldiers at the front, has been

at arranged on a magnificent scale.

of p of

SERGES,

just
arrived
. 05
at... nozan 9%
’ Palmer Mountain a
H EA RD S Peoria Mini : 2
Princess M 10
Tamarac [K hy 10%
‘Trail Creek Wit. ‘Tie. die
ee eR
A Lont Sloodhound,
A bloodhound, black collar, brass
buttons. Any person having know
ledge of whereabouts of same wi
confer a favor by communicating
with the Recorp office, phone g8.

The state apartments, in all theic
splendor, will be opened to the
Queen’s humble guests. The rooms
have -been beautifully decorated
member.; of.. parliament, :-from. the with mistletoe,. holly and. flowers. .
West Houghton-division;of: Lanca;, Christmas. tree, 25 teet-high,: stands
shire, has:been, ordered: ta join: Lard:.a! fac. of. the:

Roberts’ staff facthwitts . i

mine and have since simply contin-
ued it. The mine is idle for eight
hours a day where only two shifts
work and smoke and gas clears off
in that time.
Herbert E. Abel,who had worked
at mines off and on for three years,
as shoveller and fireman, said his
wages were $2.50 a day for eight
hours at present; he received the
sume under the ten-hour -system.
He believed a man actually put in
more time under the present system
because they were very lax under
the old system. When a man went
into the mine it was usually smoky
and he would sit down and wait for
the smoke to clear off and for the
machine men to finish prying down
the loose ground after a_ blast.
There are now two men employed
to do this. — At present a man is
supposed to be at work by7 o’clock
in the morning and continue with-
out intermission for eight hours, ex-
cept 20 minutes for lunch. In some
places they work eight hours clear,
in others 20 minutes is taken out of
the eight hours, Under the old
system he started up the ladder
about 11:30 and started down again
at one o'clock. They usually got
to work again at 1:40. Now they
take their lunch down with them.
They were given 15 minutes, but
crowded it a little. Under the old
system they would stop at 5 o'clock,
to give time to clean up. Now
they work right up to quitting time.
At the Le Roi under the old system
they hoisted 150 to 212 skips. Ur-
der the eight-hour system; ‘vith no
Mince, Pumpkin, English Apple Pie | increase in the top force and hoist-
English Plum Pudding, ing seven hours, they hoisted 160
Brandy-Cream Sauce. | ‘© 260 skips. Under the ten-hour
system they usually started hoisting
about g a. m., and the surface men
were idle from 7 tog a.m. Under
the eight-hour system they started
hoisting at 7 o'clock prompt, hardly
giving time to oil up. The surface
men atthe Le Roi did the same
work in ten hours now that they
used to do in twelve. They made
$5 to $6 a month overtime then, but
they had none now.

Gibraltar, Dec.’ 26.—General
Lord Kitchener has arrived here
from Egypt. ;
London, Dec. 26.—Lord Stanley,

has been much talked of in “conne : ithe. Free Staters and threaten to

tion with the office, but declines “to }, hoot them at the least sign of wav-

express his intentions at present.’ ‘ering. The Free-Statersare dectar-

“WARMERS in all colors. i, [ed to regard. publeonte read
i Z las-more ‘

RUBBERS, OVERSHOES: and-¥[0°-7) ——— “ #| subjection, to Great. Britain.

: LEGGINGS: ~~ * London, Déc.26-—The. war. of-

f has received the. follawing: des-
Full line of HOCKEY The Columbia:Telephone:& Telg- sthterpr dated Bie
+ -wGHOES: © =~? graph company has bought the lines | oe irThee ie-no change aa fe
. ? of the btn he si Sake situation at Modder ‘river. eee

betas ies Sa ae Methuen: is well. entrenche
bea by ithesto Foe ene cote the-Boers have not aoancer ee
with tts owns “|General Gatacre reports thai : a
pany awned lines from. Spokane to force of 150 police have’ occupied
the B ai ‘d wen es aa eee Dordrecht, the Boers retreating with

railway and near Cas ne

loss.
from Marcus to Republic. The ng

Baller Will Try Again Soom.
pOUDE a = . : C : y omps New York, Dec. 26.—Itis clear
St { h ( : , lines from here to those points, also

= that General Buller will ‘renew the
lines to Grand Forks, Greenwood,
Ci
igarettes.

dc McKinney, with attempt to relieve Ladysmith, says
Midway and Camp y
MANUFACTURED BY

sot the London correspondent to the
various branches. It is intended to Tribune. The movements of battal-
improve the service.
B. Honde & Company, Quebec
Are Better than the Best.

service. ey has been | 1008 arriving at Capetown are con-
J. D..L.. McGaughey
WHOLESALE AT

+ f th cealed by the authorities, but Gen-
sppointsl seer Pan whine eral Buller is evidently taking the
Rossland office an . M. yi
©
Crow & Morris, Rossland.
[ > Te

employed than ever before. He
thought a man could do as much
work in eight hours as in ten.

John M Long, superintendent of.
the Le Roi, Josie and No. 1 mines,
presented a written statement to the |

Auctioneer. Cc . > ar a ) .

SATIN and FELT FOOT-

Manag ‘r Rossland Opera House.

AGENT:
Sun Lite Assurance Co., of Canada.
The Canada Accident
Assurance Co.,
(Accident, L'abl tya Pdnlate Glass.)

HOTEL HOFFMAN,

Washington Street, Rossland, B, C.

effect that a contract had been let

ey
o Uh
to one Hughes on the No. 1 mine in | Now Open Dai ly Hy

August last. A guantee of $4 per |E from 3 to 5:30 p. m., and from 8 to 10 p. m. ———__| =, d Ss
day for the work was given. The | EW. Ward. 7 J
men only worked one day. Devine | dren ot Li or ZO ie
id . © * any ditional y Ay
came up to the witness and said the | addition! Bea ae Ce wy
Lid

union had voted against contract | E
work by 250 to Go and that he must | RUB 3
_ C. 0. LALONDE,

Tailoring... ..Parlors provements: to He Made.” ‘

7 ill D : each 688 hundred: feet ‘long, have
“Durban, Dec. 19,7“The Norwe- been #é€-out -for'-the. tea, -and. the?

gian bark Regina, from. Java, load: Waterloo chamber will be thrown:

ed. with stretchers. and. railway :

Se
sleepers, has been captured near oped, forgames. 7

Delagon Bay and. brought here by FO BE TRIED FOR FORGERY.
the British second-class cruiser
Forte.

Washington Street,

General Admission, 25c: Children of 14 or under. 15q
Spectators, !0c; Spectators, (Band Nights), 15c.
Band Nights--Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.

——-
Furnished Rooms.
First-Class Bar.

Railroad and Miners Time Checks
cashed, irce of charge.

call out themen. Subsequently the |
work in question w finished by
Witness that a
specially good prize was offered in
the case mentioned, as the manage-

ment was anxious to hurry on this — =
particular piece of work. The men
wauld probably have made more |
than $a day. They had been try-
ing to let a shaft by contract within
the last ten days. John F. Keefe, |
one of the men, went to the walk- j
ing delegate of the Miners’ union
and asked if contracts were allowed |
in the camp, and was informed they
were not. The nature of the ground
here makes it suitable for contract
work. The usual practice in letting
contracts was to submit them to the
best men in the mine. Contract
work is advantageous to good men,
not for second-class miners. Had
never been in a camp before where}]}”
contracts were forbidden. The
tendency of the contract system
was to increase wages of first-class,
men,

Mr. Long said that under the
eight-hour law the men start down
the mine five minutes before the
whistle blows. — Eight-hour shifts
in shaft work had been the rule
prior to the new law. From five to
twenty feet less work per month
was done under the new system.

In reply to Mr. Devine,Mr. Long |
said he had not been officially noti-
fied of the union’s position on con-
tract work. The president of the
union and Mr. Devine had requested
the discharge of a man named Stew-
art, Devine saying that Stewart

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Kootenay Motel, Chrisunas Dinner THTYYTYTYTYYVTYYY TYTN TT

MENU,
Newwark Counts.
soup,
Cream of Crab,
Olives, Celery,

Hitchcock’s Hrief Career as a Swine
dler Brought to Inglorious End.

Green B, Hitchcock was commit-
ted for trial this morning on a
charge of forgery. The evidence
howed that on day ing
he passed a check for $25, to whic’
he had signed E. B. Kirby's name,
at the Crescent drygoods store,
where he bought an $8 coat and got
the bal in cash. Another check
for $25, bearing the name of J. B..
Krantz, was passed on H. Cherring-
ton at the Rossland auction house,
the same evening, Hitchcock buys
ing $6 worth of goods and receiving
the balance in cash. :
“Cherrington’s suspicions -.; .were.
aroused and he submitted the. check
to John M, Smith, manager — ofthe
Merchant’s Bank of Halifax, on
which it was drawn, and he pro-
nounced it a forgery. A search was
made for Hitchcock and on Sunday
morning he was arrested by Chitf
Ingram and Officer Bradshaw white
hurrying up Washington street fo

2, ‘Whe Canadian Contingent.
Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 26.—Hon.
Dr. Borden this morning said the
official announcement as to the of-
ficers of the second fi will
not be made public. until a full de-
cision is reached between Major
General Hutton and himself. The
minister confirms the reports that
the Allan liners L. i and
Pomeranian and Elder-Dempster
liner Montezuma have been char-
tered to convey the troups to South
Africa, the port of sailing being Hal-
ifax.
A dispatch from London this
morning that Canada had offered to
send-a fourth squadron of Rough
Riders to South Africa, is denied by
the military authorities.
Toronto, Dec. 26.—Tr. Ryerson,
chairman of the Red “ross execu-
tive committee, has announced that
the society proposed to furnish the
second contingent to South Africa,

it did the first, t :
~_— ricans ‘Ald the Boers. take the Red Mountain train. wHe
New York, Dec. 26—The Jour- arrived here from Butte on Decem-
nal and Advertiser Washington des- | ber 16 and register at tne Buble
patch says the British Embassy, it | hotel as Samuel Tanfern. y'

Bullion.
Salted Almonds.

Harry McIntosh - - Proprietor.

; FISH,
| Boiled Halibut, Horseradish Sauce.

GRAND HOTEL.2 * Sane 8 | soe’

Leg of Mutton, Caper Sauce.
SLEIGHS,
LINTON BROS.

BOOK STORE. |

ENTI
Salmis of Duck,
Chicken Patties,
Fricandellas of Veal,
Pineapple Soufle.
Hothouse Lettuce a la Mayonaise.
ROAST.
Tenderloin of Beet,
Turkey with Dressing,
Cranberry Sauce.
ETABLES,
weet Potatoes,
Asparagus,
Steamed and Mashed Potatoes.
PASTRY,

“SUITS GIVEN AWAY FOR XMAS,
With every cash purchase of
Bee. a two Suits of Clothes
to be made to order -

AT C. W. MOUNT & COMPANY'S.

. SPOKANE STREET.
The Best Wines,
Liquors and Cigars.
qvow > :
Matthews, Bros., Prop’s.|

GREAT,, -|Rolt & Grogan,

WESTERN Mines, Stocks and

ware .’.| fresh troops and replacing his lost
the present agsat of the Columbia artillery and will be in a position to
here, has been, sans ee reopen hostilities in a week or ten
Grand Forks office. 5 7
of the Marcus office, will also go to ay8e
Grand Forks, her former place be-
ing filled from Spokane. .
The newly acquired lines will
have a double metallic circuit in-
stalled throughout immediately, to
conform to the Columbia’s present
t Men started to work on this
imp! this i . A
number ofextensions to new points
dre contemplateda and2will be made
when the work now in hand is com-
pleted.

New Zealanders in a Tight Place.
London, Dec. 26,—The latest
dispatches from South Africa show
that the situation is practically un-
changed. The Boers heavily bom-
barded Ladysmith Dec. 16. One
man was killed and two wounded.
: from Cape Town say the
New Zealanders with General
French at Naawport were in a tight
corner December 18. They were
nearly surrounded by Boers and re-
tired under a hail of bullets, fired at
long range, but sustained only
slight loss.
Among the Boers killed at Storm-

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FARE,

Butte Hotel,

Columbia Ave., west, |

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Headquarters for Miners. |
Bar stocked with Choicest

Liquors and Cigars.

—>

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Clay Pipe and Fittings ee
for Chimneys. Loaded Fillet of Beef

| Sanitary Plumbing a

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Spokane St. opp. Burns? market.

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Telephone 27. P.O, Bos QTL.

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CONTRACTORS &

BUILDERS,

Mates farnishes

Soba ill, bunds of work,

tended to

SSLAND BOO,

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Mashed Potatoe
Ey glish Plum Pudding, Brandy s

Apples, Oranges, Valencia R
| Tea,

He was no longer working at the
Le Roi, but was organizing secre-
tary for the Miners’ union, having
quit work on October 4th. His
function was to solicit ‘membership
for the Miners’ union and was paid
$105 a month. He defined the
limit of his rights of soliciting mem-
bership, saying that laboring men
should combine for mutual benefit.
He recited the familiar arguments
and said that after he had invited a
I. | man four or five times he usually
comes down. He did not deny that
}a man had the right to refuse. He
| did not use any threat, open or co-
vert, and, in response to questions,
| admitted that to deny a man’s right
{to join or not would be an iofringe-
| ment of his liberties. He did claim
the right to refuse to work with
such aman and other union men
would do the same, individually.
Mr. Houston here asked the wit-
ness to cite a single case of the
kind.
Infeply, Mr. Abel said he knew
ofa fhachine man at the Le Roi

soup.
Consommes Quesnelles,
FISH.
Sardines on Toast.

with Mushrooms.
Oyster Patties.
RO’ .

Roast Stuffed Turk:

RE

Shrimp '

Apples conde.
E BLES.

Stewed Tomatoes,
Green Peas.
DESSERT.
P ice,
ranberry, Mince and PumpkinPie.
American Cream Cheese.
FRUIT,
Mixed Nuts, Assorted Cake.
Milk, Coffee.

retused to join the union. Stewart |
aflerwards said he had joined.
Thomas H. Hughes, the sub-con-
tractor referred tu, then told how
he took a contract at $22 per foot
and was guaranteed $4.a day 11
August, but after working one day
was notified by Devine that the |
union had passed a resolution
against contract work. He had a|
chancetomake$5 or $6 aday. Devine |
said the mojority of the boys were |
against it it might benefit two |
or three, but it would hurt them ¢

in the end.

ton,

Mr. Devine, he reiterated the con-

versation as already given.

James Devine Practically con-

firmed Hughes’ story, but thought

it poor business management for a |
company to pay $6 or $7 per day |
when others were willing’ to work

for half that sum, .

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2 Td. ponsiscesesessses

Best Goods for

sell everywhere ut $1.00, M0,
$5.00 and $4.00. We seil at

and §
50c., 75c., $1.25

and $1.50.
of Clothes
. $4, $6, $8, and $12.

HO}

Suit
vwhere at $10, $15, #20, §

PANTS, aN AW GACRISROTHBS
” Ki Tt tema KINTOS HES,

The Rossland A

AE. Columbia Ave.

The Rossland

Old Salvation Army Building,

uction House: |

he hbannett, Manager.

Trading Co.,

J. Cherrington, Manager.

PSESELE MESSER CRCeceSeS!

HORSES

FOR SALE.

The-Rossland Warehouse and Transfer oo. : hee received a
f young, well-matche: ,
Seca ave to thirty-two hundred pounds.
an
t their stable on Second avenue |
aig oa et street, Rossland, B. Cc.

d St. Paul

They also have .

Studebaker Wagon
Sensible Sleds

For Sale.

and

Rossland Warehouse

COL. TEL. 6.

& Transfer Co.

The annual Christmas tree enter-
tainment of the Baptist church Sun-
day school will be held tonight in
the church.

John Y. Cole, superinthndent of
the White Bear mine, has bought
the surface of the White Bear
ground and will erect ten residences
on it.
Joseph Squire and Thomas
Hughes left last evening for Cal-
Commissioner

gary to report to
Herchmer for orders for South Af-
rica.
The headings of the Bulldog tun-
nel met last Friday and: Engineers
Tye and Sullivan, John Stewart and
Richard Williams: walked through
on Christmas day. There are 430
feet of benches to be taken out be-

V. AND N. TEL. 48. _ P. 0. BOX 482.

berg were many of that locality who
had joined;the Free State troops.
Glanders aud Sedition at Work.
London, Dec. 26,—It is an-
nounced ina cable dispatch from
Capetown dated Wednesday, De-
cember 20, that glanders have
broken out “among the American
mules, of which there are 1100 at
the Stellenbosch remount farm.
Twenty-six of the mules have been
destroyed and seventy-eight have
been isolated.
* The dispatch adds that sedition
is spreading in Cape Cotony.
Three members of the Cape parlia-
ment are alleged to be implicated,
and one of them is said to have pre-
sented a Free State flag to a Boer

is understood, has called the atten-
tion of the state department to the
pro-Boer feeling in the United
States, with suggestion that this
government exercise the utmost
caution in preventing the sailing of
filibustering expeditions for South
Africa. The State department re-
plied thatit would do its best to pre-
serve the law of neutrality.

The correspondent adds that the
administration is much concerned
at the daily increase in sympathy
for the Dutch republics in South
Africa. It is assumed by govern-
ment officials that about 3000 Amer-
icans have gone to South Africa to
assist the Boers. ° These expedi-
tions have been arranged’so_clever-

commander, at the same time ex-
pressing the hope that he would

fore the tunnel is completed.

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ly that there was no legal ground
on which to hold them.

he is an engineer.

M. A Gray, charged with issuing

checks without funds, was remand-
ed till Thursday. :

Option on the Allan Hotel.
An option for a lease of the Allan
hotel has been given by Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. King to W, G. Merry-
weather of the Windsor hotel. It
is very probable that the lease will
be taken and in that event Mr. and
Mis. King will make an extended
trip to Southern California.

Christinas Chocolates.
As Christmas now is drawing near
I'm going to have some fun;
I'll get some of the finest chocolates
And I'll buy from Alex Munn.
Santa Ciaus.
North Washington street. iw