1 -ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, FEBRUARY 21, 18099. BORROWING: $170,000 That is the Amount Needed Says Mr. | Minister Cotton. To Trail: War Eagle. HE DISCUSSES PROVINCIAL FINANCE | 1 + i shows How Badly British is held on Wednesday night, Febrnary 22, at Dominion hall. Weekly Ore re Shipments. The ore shipments nite of the week ending Feb. 18 were as folllows: ‘ron Mask... Total.....-+0-+ Knights of the n@ Maccabees. @HENIAHOO000000909900 00000 SESE OOHRS HUNTER BROS. THE BIG STORE. Groceries, Crockery, Glassware, Hardware, Boots and wstShoes, Clothing. vv The Knights and Dady Maccabi have arranged for a social dance to be Good music will be in attendance, and an enjoyable time is in Debt’ and Whoes Fault He Thinks It is, brokers price, $18@18%< 3 exchange price, Victorta, Feb. 20.—The minister of finance, Mr. Cotton, delivered today the Dudget speech im the Jegislature. He firat made a statement of the financial affairs for the year ending June 80, last, under the administration of his prede- cessor, Mr. Turner. For that year he raid there was an estimated and author- ized expenditure of 42,060,614, while the revenue, along with $285,000 to be left over from the last loan, was Copper and Lead. New York, Feb. 17.—Copper—Stsady ; ‘irm; broke: 18.00. Lead—Fi price, } exchange rs "60 ee Dr. J. F. McKenzie, office and resi- dence over O,Hearn’t es, opposite Bank of foronto. Rossland Mining Stocks en Company eeren es by the Redd Limited, Columbia axe; f ‘ant at $1,673,089, leaving an estimated de- ficit of $497,525. The actual résult, how- ever, has proved to be: Rerenue, $,489,- 623: expenditure, $2,006,847 and . deficit, $647,724. Deducting $86,315 for sinking fonds left a net deticit of 4561,408. In the current year, basing hie calcu- lations Inrgely on the first balt already habase expired, he estimated: that the grose| ig Th: deficit would be $1,063,010, and deduc tions be $96,882, required for t! sinking fund, and net deficit would be $965,628. ‘As it would be impossible to wipe off by | " oma economy or by increaged taxation the the deficits found existing when the government took office, and nececsarily zoom! continuing for a time, aloan would he required foran amount which he esti- mated at $1,760,000, Frank Fellows has severed his connec- tion with the Rossland Water. & Light} | Co,, and left today for the City of Mex- ico where he has accepted a positicn with the company that is pufting in the electric street_car.syetem in that city. A Printer’s Ghosi May Appear to You 2 & OCCASIONALLY AND GIVE YOU A “SONG AND DANCE” ABOUT HIS NECESSITY OF CHARGING . KLONDIKE PRICES. It’s Notut Your Fault IF HE PAYS “BIG RENT” and for reseons beat known to himeelf tax his customer accord- ly. The Wages paid by all Rossland offices when outside labor is re- quired are identical. Record yl bo Office TRICKS. Ca- ote dea Lieber Bedford McNeal aud 5 m cal Soran arone ye n i ese ot aaeet se ite N Railway addition to aagpia, esis, Bt pth ‘and Columbia townsite. We Have Buyers for All Stand- ard Stocks. ~ to choose from. One Shipment of New: Calicos Opened Up. The neweat designs, the beat grades, best grado, and can thoroughly recommend them as GOOD STANDING, COLORS and thougands of yards ’ a large aesortment. Onr CRUMB. PRINTS we consider the SIIK Ginghams IN STRIPES are the Newest WASH GOODS this 8pring. Make Beautiful Shirt Waists. SH eM From oc to 3150 The Mést Fastidious Will‘Find It Dard to Resist the Temptation to buy. Shirt Waists..are. put: in- stock and ARCH... . PATTERN SHEETS GIVEN ready for inspecfion.. It is nottoo early to select now. The - patterns are Stylish—the sizes are still unbroken. The styles are complete. tambie Rossland | Ked Mtn. i y pher sood “Hope rand. Pri Homesiok Siugel g|Stiverine Sullivan. Jum Blaine: AHob, atrite 22 | Wionipes “\War kagle GALTt—~ COAL TIE BEST VALUE ! FOR THE ~MONEY IN THE MARKET FOR ALL PURPOSES. J.L. Parker & Co., SOLE AGENTS, Subscribe —FOR THE— Record. HUNTER BROS THE & i | STORE | HUNTER ORS. z DPT RESTA IIIOSTTTIT TTT STTOS TOOT T OTD M. A: Wilson & Co... HIGH-CLASS TAILORS. BEDFORD Cords for Trousers... SPOKANE STREET * One Door East of Col. Avenue. T. E. HALEY, WHOLESALE anp RETAIL DEALERIN.. 28 SPOKANE STREET. ¢ Rossland are, talking about—and NO WONDER. THE ND S's she Peoples ate yOu Sell uch nay lish SHOES go low?” The an- awer is—BOUGHT AT 50 CENTS ON THE -DO! HOUSEHOLD GOODS ot all descriptions at bottom, prices. Our motto— w.STRICTLY ONE PRICE. _C. C. GIBSON 4 co 28 SPOKAN: Bi ROSSLAND, B.C. P.O, BOX 524. 5 @95SS055 : ‘That is the pricé we i not from the regtlat value of but nt tom the prices offered to you Bt the so-cailed closing out bl RU takin: tte of ciothes smarke) ae reduced t to §, our price iris Drawers tos, our pri shoes marked $4, eet to: os sured ai ste actintrben merks d $15, reduced 8 ey ‘our is Bee ea mac at Sue, reauced to 3c, our ereblefs mars ed ie, 7 en cas ‘ked Suc oat ee pri AT 42 E. ~ COLUMBIA Ave. | COOGHLOD ROSSLAND ae ROUSE. BoOPDSOSOOSOD SOGGe Beet, Pork, . Mutton, Fish any angle or height Revolving Case, 5 2 15x12 inalde. Holds about 80 vols, Law size, Strong, wat! fin ished Metal Baso and Sides, with Solid Oak Shelves and Top.—100,- 000 nowused. SPECIAL LOW PRICE TO ALt. ON THE RECORDS BOOK OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. ONLY FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK. OWNERS OF AN UN- me ABRIDGED OICTIONARY MARSH LN 6 | C0, Agents Ws Ovsters Spokane Street, ROSSLAND, B.{C. : JRoss open (<> ) Thave the g blocks in the ‘for sale;— EUREKA CONSULIDATED, GOPHER, HOME STAKE, EVENING ‘STAR, SILVERINE, R. E. LEE’ BODIE,, EUREKA, NORTH STAR and ZILA M. : Lotsinthe Original Townsite za THE REDDIN JACKSON CO., AGENTS, -: Quick W ork. el, Xo Red ‘Star Livery-and Transfer Co. Good ead ile horses, elegant turnouts, nobhy eleighs, and fancy driving teamti zill_ drive you anywhere at any time day or night, If you are setting up a eleizhing party, 2 us about rige— good horee! Horses boarded hy the day or month. Packing of all kinda‘done, b wor press and baggage work ; will call at any purt of the city. -Contracts and jo i 1 ne promptly, light or heavy freizht handled, mining machinery: deliveret hort notice, ore contracts-teken. © Furniture, pianos ‘and safes eafely moved: ean ‘| uay all damages done to anthing we handle. .We act as shippers’ agents, @! -fer, warehoure or Le any class of guods. e cell Washington sesgoned Fir and Tamarac wood. STABLES -Fi ee Ave., bet. Spokane and Wash. St.: OFFICE—8, Wash. Sh :- ‘ROSSLAND, B. © W. AARTLINE PROP. C ae We 'e edo er on vening Record VOL 38, NO. 198. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1899. PRICE FIVE OENTS, Souvenirs... BESIDES A WELT ASSORTED STOCK OF JEWELRY, WATCH- ES, CLOCKS ANDSIL' PLETE VERWARE you WILL FIND'a COM- LINE Souvenir Spoons WITH MINING SCENES AND ENAMELED HANDLES. “Es J. W. SPRING, » Successor to CHALLONER, MITCHELL & SPRING. NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE. IN THE SUPREME COURT |Next Session Will Be Held: June 40 EVENING STAR MINE. The President of the Company Thinks It ‘Will Soon Be a Shipper. D, M. Drumheller, president. of the Evening Stes Mining company upea fro: Next. MUCH BUSINESS WAS. CONTINUED an tatartiog, among other things about the mine, said: “The work in the Evening ‘Star 1s to be’ pushed with all possible rapidity. The drift in which we are at presen’ working will be coutinued and the first of the present week’ an upraise will be started to connect He two tunnels. | This ASNAPIN se CLOTHING. For the balance of our THTRTY- pay ROOM MAKING SALE we will offer ata VERY SMALL MARGIN our well assorted stock of MEN AND BOYS’ Suits, Overcoats, Pea Jackets, Reafers, Mackinaws, Pants, English and American ts, and American Shoes... We Caaby a Complete Stock of: MINING SHOES, SLICKERS, anp. a RUBBER BOOTS, NICE ASSORTMENT OF SUITINGS, OVERCOATINGS 432.2. PANTINGS ALL OF WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT EXCEEDINGLY. LOW PRICES, M. J.O HEARN, 'The Clothier. Cor. Columbia Ave. and Lincoln’ St. nt Was rved in Importont Cases—No Jury * Cases, The sitting of the supieme court, Jus- tice Martin ' presiding, 'adjvurned at 10 , orclock thiy inorning and che judge left on the noon train for Nelson. The next term will be April 10, a spe- cial.eitting to hear the Centre Star-Iron Mask case, at which time any other matters before the court may be taken up. The following ie the trial docket: Adams & Burns vs. Bank of Montreal and the Koetenay Brewing, Malting and Distilling Co., to get aside mortgage as fraudulent and void as against creditors; H.C. Galt for plaintiffs and Daly & Hamilton for defendant and J. W. Nel- son. This case occupied three days and judgment was reserved, Bayne vs. Johnson; E., V. Bodwell for plaintiff. and A, H. McNeil for defend- ant. ‘Judgment. for defendant. Haywood vs, Nathan, for $185.08; car- tied over by agreement until next term. Callaghan vs. Coplen; Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper for plaintiff and ©. R. Hanilton: for defendant. .This was an adverse to the Cube Lode’ mineral elaim. This case occupied two days and a half. Decision reserved. *- Taylor vs. Tupper et al; Sir Charlee H.. Tupper, for “defendant and C. BR. their mothers.‘ of prising every kind of m io alo; nde ae ibe ps Strong shoes forsturdy: boys and stylish ehocs for tthe ‘dainty shoes for Hie irls and mieses and elegant shoos for lo not confine ourselves to supplying uny one age or cex we te FOOTWEAR, bnt make a specialty d shoes for everyone:”. Our steck is complete, com- and Shoe manufactured, Hight, SH ium, or heavy. Prices areall light, however. ‘Hamilton for. Plaintif. sextended to next sitting; amas S| - White vs. Tupper, deere to ‘Tapper fraction; G. A. S.-Potts for plaintiff and Sir Charles H. Tupper for defendant. Continued until next term. Kennedy etal vs, Britigh American Corporation ; John §, Clute for plaintiff; C. H. Hamilton for defendant. Carried over, The suit was for $5,000 commis. sionin a miding transaction. Contin- TR. MORROW, + SUCESS80R TO... McLEAN &, MORROW. PIONEER + DRUGGISTS. OUR. GOODS ARE RIGHT. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. PLLLELLLELLLA | WHEN You WANT A— Prescription FILLED, ACCURATELY BRING IT TO US. ued, , Gibson vs. McArthur; Clute for plain- tiff; Ham‘lton for defendant, Adveree to St. Luke fraction and Big Four min- ing claims. Stands.to next term. Kingemill va. Partnder; plaints? suing for 30,685 shares of Virginia stock. Clute for plaintiff; W. 8; Deacon for de- fendant., Adjourned until next term. O'Farrell vs. Lewig and Joldness; Mc- Neill for plaintiff’ and RW. Armstrong for a] EFor $400 asad 40,000 shares of Victor-Triumph. Le Roi.’ LIVERY SALE and FEED STABLE, eat> JOHN F, . LINBURG, Stylish Rigs for-rent Firsr. alae Saddle and Pack Boree: PROP. Santee: BS umbla Ave. -sjphone No. $2. Commercial Alley, ‘Phone No, 89. P.O. BOX, 186. COM o ee J.B. Johnson & Co. eater aaa? For Re Rent. oS etithed Hoos: with use at a Pi- Five Room House $£0.00 per month. Tot on Kootenay a1 : must be taken at yevenne, $200. : This ——— WE HAVE SALE FOR ANN Standoud SHogks, Cable Ad¢ress:. “PARKER.” ROSSLAND, B. C. ¢ 3, Telephone, Codes {hed deliet Be Chas. E. BEXN. dL. PARKER, ROSSLAND, B. 0. MINING ENGINEERS ani BRORERI. ined, Mines managed, ° Properticrd’siocks bousht and sold.” J. L. PARKER ining engineer Dundee, Coneult ing arac aud Fairin ‘J. L, PARKER. for “Rugh va. Tracey, ejectment. McNeill for plaintiff and R, W. Armstrong for defendant. Judgment for plaintiff by conseat Jackson vs. Mulrowney, ejectment. MacXcill for plaintif? and 8. G. Abbott for defendant. Judgment reserved. Haneon vs. McArthur etal. J. 8. Clute for plaintiiY and C. R. Hamilton for defendant. This case was an adverse claim to mining property. Settled out, of court. , Sullivan vs. Jackson, ejectment. J.S. Clute for plaintiff and OC. R. Hamilton fordefendant. Stand over until next term, Maclaren vs. Le Roi Company. junction dissolved. Washington’s Birthday. “The American residents of Rossland all think of their own country todav, and wish they were there totake part in celebrating Washington’s birthday,” In- enid a citizen of the United States this “When aeked why the Amer- is now at work again and located in Okun- ogan L balling Spokane Street, is pre: gtr the lowest living prices. Money ca be saved by ‘atronizing him.ft KF Fitzpatrick, | plumber, bas. removed hi J.B, Johnson & Co treet, under di and Shaw's cigar Mores” termes, Evening Reroorp 5( cents 8 month. Peter Rodier, the old reliable tinner, work in his line ne promptly the sanitary is office and shop to the corner Ey Columbia cer icans here did not have some kind of a celebration, he remarked: ‘Oh, I: do | not know exactly. No one took the lead in the matter. If may be because the Americuns do not ‘want to make any demonstrations or stit up any feeling There will be many a little social hand- shake, drink and a quiet meal togeth- er today in Rossland among the Ameri- cane.” The Crescent Store advertisea great drift is je for Purposes, but it will also: be valuable whon we begin shipping, which -will probably. be within the next two weeks. “We will probably not install ma- chinery.in the Evening Star for some time to come. It is'a dry mine and there is therefore no need of pumps and other machinery would aid.us but little in our work.” The peculiar kind of ore found in the Evening Star is called by the owners TRE LOGAL STOGK Mah in| Deer Park Stocks Beared on Toronto Market. :| BYBRING STAR AND VICTOR-TRIUMPH 1 Other Stocks Advance Some’ in Value.’ The greatest change in the local atock market is the decline in Deer Park sbares, Yesterday offers as low as 9 cents were made on the “Toronto : stock exchange. However, Rossland brokers pyrite. It is probably the heay jest ore found in Rossland. .A number ofsamples from the face of -the drift were brought down by Mr. Drumheller and are in the agaayer’s hands. ~ SOPHA MOUNTAIN. Work Will Be Resumed on the Joe Leiter “| and Copper Chief, Allen G. White who is largely inter- ested on Sopha mountain willin a ‘few days resume work upon the Joe Leiter claim. The crosscut.tunnel which ia be- ing run to cut No. 2 ledge of the Copper Wonder is now in 160 and it is in this tunnel that work will be commence. He has also determined to commence work again on the Copper Chief which lies 400 feet north of the Velvet. . The manin shaft is down 30 feeton the ledge in sold ore. Mr. White regarda this as one of the besl propositions on Sopha mountain and will sink a shaft 50 feet more. :The ore at the bottom. of the ‘shaft is'7 feet wide and . assay: #18 in gald:to-tha tomes pipet ' The Dundee Dance. geen Were There From All the Surround- ing Towns. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dundee have returned from the grand ball, given by the Dundee Mining Company at Ymir, after visiting a few days at Nelson. The dance, it will be remembered, was given by the directors of the company in com- memoration “of the starting up of the 50-ton concentrator at the mine. Goests attended‘ the bull from all sur- rounding towns and camps and a gen- eral good’ time was had.a nice dinner was served, POLICE . COURT. The Craig Fsmily Troubles ‘Finally ued. The Craig family was in court again this morning and matters were adjusted it is hoped by the court officials so they will not come up again. The husband and father, Robert Craig put up another $50and and Mary, the wife, isto take the children away. somewhere and put} them in a school. Craig was bound aver in the sum $500 to keep the peaceone year. THE\INTERNATIONAL CAFE. Set- The Walton Bros. Have Taken Charge and Open Today. The Walton Bros. have sold the Sad- dle Rock restourant and takeu charge of the International Cafe and lunch ‘| counter. Private boxes have been put in in the cafe, which will. be kept open -| night and day. The Walton Bros. have won anfenviable reputation for them- selyes as caterers and will no doubt make theiy new business a popular eat- ing house, ‘The restaurant is open today. Hoekey Tonight. War Eagle “Savages” vs. the B. “Spread Eagles.” The challenge recently issued by the War Eugle boys to play the B. A. C. has been accepted by the latter’and the teams will meet tonight at 8:80 o’clock to settle the Lockey championship for the minere’ teams, There’ will be no extra. admission charged to the game. Season Lokata, admit on this occasion, A. CG. } Both teams rage practiced de Both stent pi pares: leal e is dooked for. W. H. Aldridge, of the Trail ‘Smelter, rode up to Ro Roselaad on horseback “this bargains in notions todays ‘morning, ded it as an effort to bear the mar- ket and are holding the'stock up to 15 cents. ‘So faras is known here there is no reason for this falling off, as no change has been made in the develop: ment at the mine. being offered at 91g. This is another of: the strange fluctuation in values of stock, as the mine is reported as im- proving, and,talk of shipping is heard from the leading stockholders, White Bear is another of the ‘unfor- tunates and is being offered: by: local brokers at 544 cents, ‘Victor-Triamph, which ia being quoted at 12 cents, is offered at 1034. But it is not all decline. The War Eagle takes another jump and is qnoted:; at $3.75. ‘ Tron Colt is quoted -at.an advance and ia held at 17 cents. the rise, and is quoted at $1.80. 57 .centaa Ramblers points to 45, Reservation ‘stocke are holding theiz - own for the past few days. ‘Republic is $3.10. San: Poil goes from: 70 to 75.— Tom Thumb is 26, Morning Glory 21. Rebate 20. ~ ‘PEOPLE COMING AND ‘GOING, D. J. Fitzgerald iett. for Butte on se noon train, Mra. Fred Kelly. ‘went to Portada, Ore., today to visit friends. .: : " Messre. Gooderham and Blecksjock, of the War ‘Eagle Company, léft on the noon train for Toronto: ad. jon went down to 8 today on a brief business trip. Charles Walters left today for his home in Ymir after a week's ‘sojourn in the city. et Everett Beatty, son of Mrs. 0. F.. Jackson, left on the noon train today for California, where he will reside here- after. A. 0. Galt went. ta. Spokane today on a short visit. Mra. D. F. Trail today. Pleasant Wedding. There was avery pleasant: wedding last evening at the home of the-bride’s parents, on'Nickle Plate flat. The ccn- tracting parties were Mies Janette Miller Marshall and Henry Blane. Rey. G. H. Morden officiated. ‘There were a host. of friends present, and after the cere- monies a bountiful supper was partaken of by those present. The newly married couple will reside in Rossland and will be at home to their friends after a visit to Spokane. Fitsgerald waa up: from Lalonde-Rodier Block Sold. Alderman -C, A. Lalonde yesterday sold the lot and building on East Colum- bia avenue, known as the Islonde- Rodier block, to an English syndicate for the sun of $8,300 cash.. About three years ago Mr. Lalonde: bought: the. lot ‘for $1,245, The present selling price is considered a good figure for the property. Honors Were Even. At the recent bonspiel held at Golden, Calgary carried eff‘the curling trophy while Golden wom the hockey match. Read the - Grescent’s: ne new advertises’ ment today, War Eagle, Iron Colt, Cariboo and © Evening Star is also declining, and is © Cariboo, Camp McKinney, is aul on. Minnctele, of that camp is. firm “ 4