_———— “ ,ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, JULY 31 1900 KINGVICTOR'HOME Continued From First Page. " would never ‘Kill anybody intention- ally. He. was never violent. * “Angelo Bressi is his.brother. He is a captain ‘in the Italian army. Some called ‘him, by that name here. Poos : pGaetano, I'm afraid, this niéws Will kilrme. What in God's name: will’ become of: our little daughter Madeline? She 1s but 18 months.old and. it were better now that she were dead than to live and have this disgrace, brought ‘on her. She is the picture of her father.” . Mrs, Bressi declared that she: was without means, but, that her hus- band had always been kind to her, and, continuing, said: * “If my ‘husband’ was connected with any band or organized body of socialists or anarchists, 1 knew noth- ing of it. I,have heard ‘him: tell of. this © “young man ‘Spar endo, ‘who murdered the foreman of Wide- man’s dye ‘works in Paterson, and then killed himself a few days ago, but:as my husband never brought him to the house, I do not think _. they, were intimate.” NOT As B1@ AS 1 MINOR MENTION. CR... Pe Williams:came.‘infram Greenwood yesterday. H. B, Nichols came up, from Spokane yesterday... Leo J. Clarke ‘of | Bade! Pa., was among the arrivals yesterday. Night train service on the Red Mountain railroad will :be resumed tonight. 3 George Roslington and-E. C. Cargill are in the city from Van- couver. ‘OR, R.'Me: dene and H. E. Stev- the city yesterday. E. Charles, land agent of. the left this morning for. Nelson.. J, Ay Banes of, Calgary, manager of the Curlew. Mining. company at Republic,” is in the'city-‘on’ his ‘way home.., 3 eet ‘ m -,.N. P. Gaffney, T. si and énson of ‘Stanton, Mich., arrived in g Nelson & Fort™Sheppard railroad, a ron M TODAY'S STOCK: SALES, Following is a summary of. the sales on the local exchange today. gether with the Rossland Sales. Sales tuday on the local exchange were as follows: Giant, 5000, 2c, 1000, 3¢; Cariboo, (Camp McKin- ney,) 500, 80c; “Athabasca, 1000, gos... Total sales, 7500. shares. AGKED Athabasca old Field: ix ‘Three . Biber Pall) ase ; sotanegraeitgeatagth | i Se 8 onte'Cbristo. ontreal Gold rrison > *® L, Ww. Robertson’ have set up the stars and stripes’ beside thé’ union jack on Mt. Roberts. : visiting her son, J.C. Drewry, at h anvercal red Lees than 1000 Hoers + ostinittes Go Ahead London, July 31.—A dispatch re- *! ceived at the war office today from } Lora: Roberts ™-materially modifies: yesterday's istatements of the: ur= render of 5,000: federals uuder’ Gen., Prinsloo. It now appears that Generals Prinsloo, Villiers and Gro- |. ther, snrrendered with 986 men, r 1432 horses, 955 rifles and a ROR nine-pounder. Some of the leaders in more dis- tant pact. of the hills ‘hesitate’ to come in on the plea’ that they. are independent of Gen. Prinstoo. Lord Roberts adds ' that ;he’ has directed Gen. Hunter to resume hostilities forthwith and to listen to ‘no ex: ‘cuses. son, W. S. Drewry, at New Denver. ~ : “The St. - Andrews © Presbyterian Sunday school will have its annual picnic at China creek on ‘Thursday. A special -train will leave the C. P. R, depot-at -9:30.a..m. and return at7i10p.m. Daniel and Thomas English, who; have been developing.‘some’ claims: ‘on Sophie mountain, mortally wounded a she-bear last Tuesday aud captured her two cubs and brought them to the city. Hon, H. R. Emmerson, premier, and Hon. A. S, White, commission- er of lands and works, of New Brunswick, are in the city in the course of a tour of British Colum- bia: They visited the Le Roi-and War Eagle mines in company . with Perry Succeeds Herchmer Ottawa, Ont., July 31.—It is an- nounced, here, officially, :that Col. Al der. Dick today. at Mrs. Heards, tf H has , been’ sup and, Major Perry has been appointed as the Northwest mounted police. of ‘The Strand Reopens The Strand saloon is once more open to the public by. Harry Mack- intosh, who P sale at Mrs. Heard’s. + Mrs. J. B. Drewry of Toronto is Bova 4 Drew Prince the-:Sunset mine.and_; will, later on, |' +| visit Lines of embroideries and laces, Fine switches and hair goods for f mL able orth bust (Easy Kootenay)$ 1 08 Bo Beso SB aK 2 5, ‘amuaras, ‘om Thumb, ‘an And: sxSao B89 °8 W hi Winmper.. Women’s Lace and Embroidered Handkerchiefs 15c, 20c, 25c, 35c, 40c, and 50c each... New Stock. SOME VERY PRETTY AND DAINTY DESIGNS. HUNTER BROTHERS. EeeEE: VV YVTT WT Rossland TYTVYYT oP Offers special membership in- . du ts for a short time’ by suspension of ‘the initiation fee. | All theseceessonvers Magazines «a Periodicals Excellent accommodations “for permanent and temporar board and chambers; $36 to $40 per month, : For my, particulars, apply to. “i GHABIES E. BENN," Athletic. Club onus a Charles Webster, Steward. nal | mIaBSE CHECKS.- cashed at face value at the ‘ ~-HOPPMAN HOUSE. Having purchased the cigar’ and tobacco_business of ,Cap- . tain S. B; Shaw, we respect- fully Solicit: -a + continuance: “of: his old patronage, and assure his many friends that the same fair and.-generous treatment will mark all our dealings,’ We have for your. selection the choicest and most varied line of Tobaccos, Cigars.and Pipes in.the province-and assure.you A perfect ‘satisfactior gH matter. “how small che ‘transaction: We continue the agency for the. Spokesman-Review id Fancy gaited saddle horses—n ~ real you~in- advance, buggies—fine single drivers Montana stables. Phone 6. for’ its purchase. just before | the sher- iff took posééssion. The sheriff's pa- pers were for: the ‘Seizure of the prop- erly: of Ed:Watson, and. as» che had ing to “seize,” Ross Thompson, as‘owner of the building, last night took possession and turned the premiises over to Harry Msckintosh; OF KING of Rossland Will Parade ana | - Attend Requiem Mass The Italians of: Rossland are pre- paring to hold a solemn requiem mass-i in memory of King Humbert. A meeting of the lodge Giordano Bruno has been called for tomorrow evening by President Joseph Avello to "make arrangements. It is proposed to have a parade | of'all'the Italians: inthe city dext Sunday, headed -by a band, which |. will’end at the Catholic church, where the mass will be said. The Italians of Trail and Northport are expected to come and take part in thé:ceremonies. Es Harmicss Bia: A spirit lamp in R. Marsh’s assay eTicée set fire to the wooden flue used to carry off the fumes and an alarm-was turned in from box 16. The, chemical engine quickly put out the flames and no damage was done’ =, George Gooderham and T. G. Blackstock, president and vice- president of the War Eagle and Centre Star mines, will leave To- ronto.on August. 6 for the west. They ~ will, stop off a few days at Moyie, where they will-be . met by J. C.Drewry, managing director of the Canadian Gold Fields Syndi- cate, and visit the St. Eugene mine. at Marsh. very truly yours;~~"~ *” L, LEVY & €O., Wholesale and Retail Tobacconists, ROSSLAND, | are the best.; ROSS THOMPSON ansneas SSSSSS_E____=_- I have the following blocks in the following; companies for cale Bureka Consolidated, Gopher, Homestaké, Evening Star, Stiverine; R. E. Lee, Bodie, Burns North Star and Zila My UNEXCELLED TABLE. THE LEADING HOTEL / AT TRAIL” or Headquarterscfor Commer- =-== a , cial Men....Splendid. Sample Rooms... Toun Havgerk Proprietor. eesti s~<. FOR RENT: ‘Boxes in Bank of Montreal Safe-. 5 .ty Deposit Vault. Super Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Ymir, Kaslo, Sandon, De enver, Silverton, Cascade City, Grand Forks, Greenwood,” “Phainix, ° Midway, ~ Camp McKinney, Revelstoke Ferguson, and Vancouver. New William: Donald, Mgr; Rossland Bratch. : Basement oe Postoffice Bullding. Neat Execution, 53 = ATOMIZERS__2= : No ToiletTable is complete without fan Atomizer. We Keep all varieties, good, bad and indifferent. The bestcost more money than the Indifferent, - but are worth more. Have youseen our new supply of Hot Water Bottles, Tooth and Hair Brushes, Toilet Soaps, Perfumes and Colognes. a aS The Rossland ‘Drug Gompany. 12S EL SPHONE 16a" W. C. MCLEAN, JNO. JACKSON, JR. eee R. BE. STRONG, |rnorrs. m 5 indi: ible for the killing of King “Humbert, ait P, Cambria; president of the United Italian societies of the sity. says: “Thousands of circulars are being thrown about broadcast among” our people, printed on the. press. of an incendiary organ of the’ anarchists in Hoboken, the editor of, which is said to have been an’intimate friend of Bresci. The circulars assails the {talian newspapers. which have mourned the death of the king. ... It. rails against any séntiment "of sor- row and ridicules all show. of sym-. pathy. Lastly it’ openly denounces the dead king, rejoices.in his taking off, and names his assassin’ a hero. It will dingly be our P has ‘peen summoned Me ¥ pea ¢ to meet “August 6 a.m, today. Ameri » British and Japanese are taking part in. this forward movement, whether other nationali- ties.are or not. “An advance base will probably be established 20 or 1go miles nearer Pekin. and supplies this:morning,” announces an agency +} bultetin dated at Shanghai at 11:10 It is assumed that the ADVANCE ON PEKIN |. BEGINS British, American and! - Japanese, Forces Moved -- This Morning. _ CHINESE ARMY WAITS Peiho. River Has. Been “Blocked -. and Country Will be Flooded -~ - to Check the Allies. to serve anywhere in China. ‘on board are due to arrive today. The customs officers at Canton Two niore transports with Indian” troops have seized a Chinese junk which] BOERS AREBITTER Kruger Has Deceived Them Into Ac- cepting Paper Money. MANY OF THEM ARE RUINED Anger Against the Foxy Old President Is In- ereased by His Prauds—Botha’s Army Held ‘Together by Fables of British Defeat— Mrs. Botha Dines with Roberts. i By Associated Prese. ‘Pretoria, July 30.—The Boer ani- mosity to Presideat Kruger grows, on account of the fact that he and his officials are persuading the. peo- ple that South African Republic paper money is as good as Bank of England notes, tecause it is based: on inalienable stute securities, even though the state should be con- quered. As the English have not recog- nized this contention, many burgh- ers have been ruined and unuttera- ble misery prevails. The wives anq children of the poorer Boer! are almost starving. General Botha's force is ‘kept to- gether by extraordinary inventions. ‘This corr dent has seen an of- had 2,000 rifles and much’ tion. American Troops Sali For T: San Francisco, August Ie Early today the troops ordered to sail, on the transport Meade broke. ‘camp ficial circular, asserting that Lord” Roberts was forced to retreat south of the Vaal and that ‘Lady Roberts escaped in a balloon. Mrs. Botha was the guest of will be bled y toa direct stroke at the capital. oO the 60,000 allies debarked at Pechjli ‘ports, English military ob: servers consider that 30,000 are available for an advance beyond Tien Tsin. Chinese Pian of Campaign ° 2 The Chinese’ torces, according to the vague gatherings of ‘the allies’ intelligence officers, up to July’ 27 were disposed in’ a great arc 30 miles long and distant 19 or 15 miles. The numbers and exact lo- cation of the several divisions are utterly unknown. The Peiho river is blocked by sunken. stone-laden _|junks for-20 miles beyond Tien Tsin, and farther up,_ according to Chinese spies of: the allies, a dam has been constructed: for the--pur- pose of flooding the low lying ex- panse of the country. The ‘first engagement of the relief. expedition will probably be at Pei Tang, where the viceroy ‘Yumus personally mands. com- Pekin Camumot Stand Sieze The following information was brought to Tien Tsin July. 25 by a Chinese missionary student, who was sent with letters -to the British legation at Pekin.’ He was unable to deliver them and left Pekin July 18. He saw a few troops between Pekin and. Yang Tsuog.~ No works had been~ constructed. _ Food in Pekin was scarce and the city would be quite unable to endure a siege. Among the scraps of information brought by. another source, who left Pekin July 14, was the fact that General Ma, a notable Boxer. chief, had been killed by the | i s. and hed to the _ The objective ‘point of. these ‘troops is probably Taku, China, but the.pres- ent orders read: ‘ ite depart- ment of the Philippines.” ‘When the transport is three miles outside the heads, the sealed orders will be opened and the. ultimate destination known.” No Cipher Totegrams ‘Allowed. Che Foo, July 31. —The gover- nor of Shang. Tung has telegraphed to United States. Consul Fowler. that the tsung li yamen, directs “him to notity the consuls that “as the ‘military operations: at Pekin and Tien Tsin are unsettled” only mes- sages in plain language,” without cipher or referencé to’ military” mat- ters, will be delivered to the minis- ters, The governor says that the rebels occupy Pao Ting Fu,* and Consul Fowler fears that ‘the missionaries there have Been murdered. : Lost Their Baby Daughter - Ethel Elizabeth, the infant daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Col- gan, died last evening. Interment took place this afternoon in Cojum- bia cemetery. Rey.. Mr. Morden conducted the services. The i X Ls Richest Curioad The last carload of ore shipped from the 1..X0°L,"to the Northport smelter is the richest yet.’ The as- say of 20 tons ‘was 7:9 ounces gold, 2.3 ounces silver, and’ of <100 pounds 137.4 ounces gold ‘and’ 30.5, ounces silver. = This would make the net returns for ‘the entire’ car- load approximate $5800. Shanghai telegrams of this date say the foreign consuls met yester- day and decided to invite’ Admiral Seymour (British) to take command of the Shanghai defences. The United States consul general, J. purpose to purge our settlement. of such an element as is represented by this circular, It will be our. first step to appeal to the police for their help and, failing in getting it, we will take the matter into our own hands.” Fine switches and hair. goods for Good y and the French consul general, M. Debezaure, on behalf of the consuls, visited Admiral Sey- mour and he promised to draw up plans and submit them to a council of officers. The Shanghai muni- cipal council objects to the consular action. The British second ‘infantry bri- gade has been ordered to debark at sale at Mrs. Heard’s. tf Hongkong, to form a flying col! Big Gold By Associated Press. Seattle, Aug. 1.—The deposits of gold dust and bullion inthe ‘Seattle assay office during the’ month of July, 1900, will aggregate in value not less than $6,250,000. ‘It is the biggest month’s business in' the his- tory of the office. : Standing Room Onis, The above is displayed- nightly during the performances . of the Clara Mathes company. - They. wilt play a return date here early in Sep- tember with entire change of -pro- gram. Popular prices as usual. Try the dinners. Lord Roberts at dinner yesterday gz: IMPROVEMENT BYLAW PAILS Alderman Dean’ Plan Relected by Counct] -Htoads in the Suburbs Alderman Dean’s bylaw to raise $30,000 by the sale of debentures for street improvements was defeat- ed on first reading in the city coun- cil last evening by the casting vote of Mayor Goodeve. He then made a motion that the city buy. a road- making machine for $250,- but this too.was defeated... ~ A bylaw for the expropriation’ of land for.the extension of Third ave- nue westward to connect wi toad to ‘the: War Eagle and Centre Star minés'was read a’second and third time under suspension of ‘the rules, * City, Engineer Van Buskirk was instructed.to. repair the- upper dam on, Stoney. creek and -convert~it-into adam: , , The buard of works and city en- gineer, were instructed ta join. with E, Charles, the land agent of the - Nelson, & Fort Sheppard railway, jn ‘considering the roads needed. in. the railway additions. The C. P. R. was notified that there. must be no. further. Belay iv placing gates at the St. Paul street crossing. , The city. engineer was instructed to obtain tenders. for heating the city hall and jail, The city engineer was instructed. to grade Davis street from Secand to Third avenue and.thence, west to the boundary of the Nickel Plate! addition, ta connect with the Centre Star road, The police were instructed to noti-: fy all persons having signs, veran- dahs and other obstructions on and over the sidewalks to remove them. Owners of buildings on, Le Roi avenue between St. Paul and Monte. Cristo street andon Monte Cristo street south of Le Roi avenue are notified to remove them, ‘An arc lamp is to be placed at the northwest corner ot and Spokane street. First avenue Will Celebrate at Home The. Trades and Labor assembly has decided to hold a home cele- bration of Labor day, as requested by the merchants, but has taken no action_as to the form of celebration.