THE ROSSLAND RECORD. WILLIAM K. ESLING. ‘Sux Ovpgst Daity 1n THe INTERIOR. PUBLISHED DAILY BXOEPT SUNDAY @FFICE: BASRMENT POSTOFFICE BLOCK. TEL, 98.. P.O. BOX 535. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, per month by tail . Pally. half year Daily, per year Daily, per y Sakerigtiogs invarlably in advance. Advertising rates will be made known upon application. ‘The Recorp reaches the people. © <> MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1900. TO ADVERTISERS. New reading matter makes your advertisement attractive. We will gladly change your *tad” every issue if copy is presented before 10 a, m. THE ARMCHAIR CRITICS. | rightof the armchair critics, who are ate loss in South African battles was less than it other battles of-history are no excuse, for.the British nation does not grudge the léss of its best want “good stories"”—whether true or false cuts little figure—and that’ some of them are: peculiarly ready to grasp | at anything with a flavor blood in battle, much as it depl the- necessity, so-long-as- that loss contributes to the great -énd sought for. What it. does-grudge-is fruit- less loss of life, due to the blunder- ing of the officials who are respon- sible. The blame for the disasters in South Africa does not rest.so much of C. or indep dence in it. They ave writing ‘‘for revenue only,” regardless of facts, so they cater to the tastes of their customers and reél off such stuff as the article in question. © They ‘are more to blame than the editors they ‘deceive if Canadian‘ opinion and sen- timent are misrepresented and mis- with the generals in though they have doubtless blune dered. but with the oficials who have sent ‘them: into thefield, [hand-" icapped at every point. It is the the ‘taxpayers of Great Britain, to d across the ndary. EDITORIAL NOTES. Larris:Cain,‘a Seattle real estate ‘and insurance agent, ‘being accused of swindling his clients, explains by finhifault and to, d 3 d a strict accounting for the: waste of money and, far more, for the blood of brave men poured 01 AN OTTAWA FAKE. | The apologists of ef blunderers.in the British war of- fice are trying to take off the: sharp ‘edge of criticism by speaking of the eritics as ‘‘armchair- critics” who find fault with operations at a dis- tance of 6000 or 7000 miles.. These apologists sneer at the critics as The correspondent~ in a string of well-constructed» lies..on newspapers has again ‘been at work, His'latest performance is a dispatch to the. effect-.that.°Tarte’s - protest against the” sending of “Canadian ts to, South Africa without, tf etc., and ask if they could. do any better. There is as'‘mple and _all-sufficient answer to the excuses of these apol- ogists. First of all, the blunders of the war office are so gross and un- pardonable that they are obvious to a man up a tree, ora menin an armchair 6000 or 7000 miles from the scene of operations. They are obvious to a man ignorant of strat- authority of, parliament Ywhs the oui come of French-Canadian. oppos' tion to ‘fa tendency to “abridge” e the ional gov iby del i certain of its most important pre- rogatives t to the - executive-” . This dispatch: also says that, the French. of. Quebec lay such stress on this point ‘because oF the ‘growing de- egy .and tactics, who has hi but common sense to guide him.: It requires no special knowledge-to recognize that if an intelligence.- de- partment. is to be worthy of the: fname, such a department ought to have.information as to how a _prob- able enemy is armed; that it ought to know the peculiar advantages of such an enemy, both in the charac- teristics of his troops ‘and the na- ture of the country where he is likely to fight; that it ought to have tolerably accurate maps of the prob- able scene of hostilities. There i isa of testi y from the front that the war office was wofully deficient in intelligence on these points. ‘Whether informed as to the arms and equipment of the particular prospective enemy or not, the war office ought, on general principles, to equip the army with the most modern guns, rifles and other im- plements of warfare. The British nation furnishes the money, it’pays men to procure the best possible ar- ticle for that money, and it expects them to do the work for which they are paid. If guns are being made for any nation of a range of 8000 yards, it expects to have them; if those guns are furnished with tele- scopic sights, it wants them; if there are rifles in ‘existence of 3000 yards range, it wants the British infantry to carry them; if there are any in- fantry in the world supplied with binoculars with which to locate an enemy, it expects the British infan- try to have them also. When the British nation has paid men to procure the latest informa- tion about military armament and then to equip its army with such ar- mament; when it pays men ‘to study the fighting machinery ofa probably hostile nation, and. then to adapt its own to fully combat that of the nation in ques- tion; when it has paid men to col lect information. as to the topo- graphy of the probable field of oper- ations—when_ it -has paid for all these, things and. finds itself made the laughing stock of the world by successive defeats at the hands of a nation of Dutch frontiersmen whom it finds to be better armed, the British nation may be excused for ‘Ricking” and kicking hard. It feels that somebody has neglected his duty and that its money has Been wasted. It does not go into details of “how it happened,” but judges by results. The retort to those who voice its complaints: “Could you’ have done better?” is not sufficient, for the armchair crit- ies did not undertake the work nor get paid for doing it. Elaborate sire for C: nce the severance from the ignty Ottawa who ) periodically palms “off ‘posal togive the Boundary district the gullible “editors ‘of ‘American [the form of a bill, the’ rival - towns |" authority of parliamewt and consti-|" adi d and publishing the poker day by day- That is all very” well, but we have as yet heard. of no law-which allows a man to buy lessons-in.the ‘noble ‘art of poker |- with other men’s money. * Although the government's. pro- a representative has not even taken are discussing who he shall be. The Phoenix Pioneer, presuming that Greenwood and’ Grand Forks will: ais: gree hopelessly, suggests that they’ compromise on’a Phoenix man and’‘says that ‘town has good Negis- lative timber. The prize money claimed by Ad- miral.Dewey and his: mea :for the battle of Manila aggregates’ over $2,000,000, according to the admir- ‘al’s attorney, so that there is some- thing Besides ‘glory i in war, despite the talk of meagre’pay. ——— To Cure a Cold In One Day of the British crown.” Now let us compare: this” faker’s fiction ‘with the plain’ facts." When: the Boer war broke out," the ‘justice recognized in the colonies that they all, moved by the: same patriotic im- pulse, but without concerted action, wished to join in the,efight. The in cabinet, cheaded by a French-Canadian, and with several others of that race among its _mem- bers, yielded to this demand ‘and waived the constitutional question, the men into the field wds essential | and that any legal defects in’ pro- | cedure could be, quickly cured, as public opinion overwhelmingly ‘ap- proved their course. The ‘only ob- jector on this point was Mr. Tarte and his objections were squelched. The_ first contingent included " a large proportion of French- Cana- dians. When the need of reinforcements became apparent, a second contin- gent.was raised and the samé difficulty was encoun- tered as in the case of the first— that of choosing the best’ men’ from among the host of volunteers. ‘Mr. Tarte again raised'the constitutional ruled, and it became a serious: ‘ques- tion whether he would not lose” hi seat tn the cabinet.’ © The“Montreat™ section of the second contingent was given a farewell send-off, ‘at ‘which the French-Canadian mayor, Pre- fontaine, made a speech tt as loyal as any man could wi Mr. Tarte’s objections have been, supported on constitutional grounds by some papers in Eastern Canada and the journal which is edited by his son. and is supposed to be owned by. him has on-several occasions ex- pressed , open sympathy” for the Boers. Some French-Canadian speakers of both parties have made disloyal utterances, but the -extent of this feeling has been grossly ex- aggerated by politicians who have up race prejudice. The vast ma- jority of the French-Canadian pop- ulation i is as. intensely loyal ‘as any other element, as may be seen from the tone of its public speakers and. of the French (press... The enemies of the British ‘connection in Canada are so few as to serve only the use- alty, of the great mass of the | people. of lies from Ottawa belongs to a class ‘which pught to be drummed ‘out of the Dominion. They’ ‘know that American newspaper editors of Britain’s contention was ‘so fully'|’ realizing that ‘promptiess in getting : the same way E question, only’ to be again’ over- | sought to gain, capital by stirring : tul purpose of emphasizing the loy- The man who wrote that tissue Take Laxati Quinine Tablets. - All-druggists ‘refund the money if it fails to cure. ‘25c. E. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 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Wickets to China and Japan via Tacoma and Northern PacificSteamstip Co. Bi pert from Spokane as follows: ‘estbound, at .m., daily. NO. b Rattounds at 790 bras. dally. For farther jnformation’ time, cards, maps and tickets, apply to agents of the 8. FO& N. E. W. Ruff, Agt. R. M. Ry., Rossland, B. C. 3... AIbL. General Agent, Spokane, Wn. A. D. CHARLTON, oyeewrts $Central Dry Goods he lost at |, lThe Rossland Trading Co., THE BOUNDARY| ———— TF HE: ~~~ STORE~~~ ace Ons X oO | & Op ® | |

@ I have the following blocks in the following companies for -ale: Enreka Cotisolidated, Gopher, Homestake, Evening Star, Sliverite, R-E. Lee, Bodie, Eureka, North ‘Star and ZilaM Lots. in the Original Townsite Reddin. Jackson Co., Agents; Rossland, B. C QUICK WORK (=< Red Star Storage & Transfer c Storage and Transfer business, Bagi delivered of the q Contract and Or handi jachinéry Meiered on : fes satel; ni re contracts tare, ‘Piatios and 8a! dove to anvtbie: we-hendie. Good Btorage faci risk. We act asani pers snaenthy ‘Will clear, transfer, ware- ye NL les Pp. BURNS & CO. WHOLESALE MARKETS Nelson, Sandon, Revelstoke, Grand Forks, and Vancouver. Ressland,” Greenweed, © RETAIL MARKETS Trail, Nelson, .Ymir, Kaslo, Sanden, - Denver, Silverton, Cascade City, Grand Forks, Greenwoed, Phenix, Midway, Camp McKinney, Revelsteke Ferguson, and Vancouver, : William Donald, -Mgr.,-Rossiand Branch. - Ressland, New figures te show that the proportion- Ast, Gen. Pass Agt., Portland, Ore. MN, Served to- your residence - [DIARIES 1900. OFFICE and POCKET. ” We have a few CALENDARS left, Will sell them at COST. —x LINTON BROS. __ BOOK STORE. | oe The Se Waffle Parlor. 34-36 Wanhindton St., 25x —— cenr——— “ Tickete, 21.Meals, $5.00. 34-36 Washington Street. Rolt:& Grogan FOR: RENT. Larne commodions ‘Warehouse in the cen- the whfugntabed Room, suitable for bachelor, ‘ashingtcn street vine: ; Lari we Office ‘on Columbia avenue, | aitabte for broker. FOR. SALE. nd Saloon én Becond «venue, farn- ed throughout; doing splendid’ busi- ry Rasy term: m3. MEALS in Faraishes | f MRoaland. fhe BENT ” ‘a fine line of Toronto Biscuit’ & Confectionery Co,’s'assorted. Everything in Groceries, for anol MORRI SON & BRY ENTON, Columbia avenue. i Livery, Feed] * & Sale Stables. *- oun KF uinnbure oe - :PROPRIETOR e Heavy’ ¥- Transferring: rst-class ‘Saddle & Pack Horses. "SPA BLES ‘Commercial Alley, "Phone No. 89, Postoftice Box 16. Plumbing Shon Bpokane Bt., opp. Burns’ market. — Clay. Pipe and Fittings for Chimneys. Sanitary Plumbing a Specialty: Telephone 2 « P.O. Box amis BUSINESS cass. Dk. 4. MILLoy, * DENTIST.- Rooms: Stone block, over Bank of ‘Toronto Columbia Ave. F, Ww. HINspAts, CUSTOM: HOUSE BROKER, . In Custom House building. Alsa New Xork Life Iusurance Agency. .. Washington street. Rossland, B.C A. @, Creelman. ©” P.O. Box 315. CREELMAN & BEAM. CONTRACTORS-& _ BUILLDERS. © Ratimates fninished ‘on ‘all: hinds of work. Sobbing promptly attended to ©Mee and shop: Commercial court, rear Alhambra hotel. ROSSLAND, B. 0. + George Beam Job: OTEING: BISGUITS. JAMS AND LIES |- Finest Im- ported and Domestic . Cigars Pipes, and all kinds < of Chewing and. Smoking Tobacco. AGNEW. &-CO,. se os 4) 55d 52 SELLING:AT COST}: =" esting than last,year's. -The:finance committee is busy soliciting and has | Deer Park shad fair success, ‘although ‘t will be) @ | Program fronkiat 2 ‘and Golletion of Funds in Progress, : aul hee: TRACK ‘CHANGED Will Be Run Down Monte Oristo ‘Motntaln— sitting, Hockey, Snowalive, Dog and Cutter “Races, ; Ski-Jumping, Parade and Hagles’ Suokor—The Fuiids Yet Needed.“ The program for the winter car- nival "is already complete, and a ‘umber of novelties and features the Sports:will’be even more..inter- For the balance ‘ot. thin: month % ive Our stock of Groteries and Pro be beat for quality ‘and price. GEO. AGNEW: & CO., Cor.-8rd avenue and Washington street. .W..C. MeDONAED, Contractor’ and Build Estimates: “eta on: jescripti Moving and, See Buildings a Speci Apply 85 Thompson Avenué; , |Gity Baker } 24 WASHINGTON STREEL. Fruit Cake stilt on hand. gome of Itmade - es pastry a tm: Mage ae cata a . prices are right. ‘Everything as Cheap as you can mak It, and no work to be pone, 4 ‘everybody’ a chance to. view the ‘y. to collect. about $1200 more to complete the needed amount. So far $800 has been collected. This’ amount, in addition to the $350 left ‘over fromiast year, makes the total Famount to date $riso. It will be ted last year. , An important change on the pro- gram is that the ski race will berun’ on Monte Cristo mountdin=instead of Red moutitain, as‘hithert race. will be" finished oni Washington. street, ‘near Alderman-elect Hamil- ton’s house. ‘This change will give race. A two day’s curling Bonspial un- der. the pic ofthe K FOR THE E CARNIVAL , ‘have, been added which indicate that | Be remembered that $2500 was dona-|" Following is a summaty of the sales on the local exchange sodeye gether with the q ‘i | Rossland sates, Today’s sales on the Rossland exchange were: Giant, sooo, 2000, 8c; Rathmullen, 1000, 5000, 1500, 000, §34c, 7000, 6c; Okanogan, 3000, 7c, 1000, 6%c, 500, 7}4c. Total,sales, 31,000 shares, Cariboo {Oatep McKinney] Tos” nnehal » 16 0 Bathmullen Brandon & Golden Grown, n Mountaln ‘Son Okan: almer Moin Fine Aottied Goods. Phyeici. - Curling association is~ provided. for on’ Tuesday and” Wednesday, Feb- ruary 13 and: 14. The carnival proper. will begin. with a grand mas- querade at the rink on Wednesday evening. The races will be held Thursday forenoon. ‘probably be five. “The course ‘will be down Spokane street from Sec- ——LATEST — ts lkened to Rossland west end. stoc! PL Gian s! nti sent “sul el =P, improving. Why? The ere in “Buy Big Four Today! OFFICE, COLUMBIA” AVENUE, Two doors above Masons Hall. , ‘ P. 0.’Box 645, Rossland, B. C, Pooled Shares, 8 cents for treasury purposes only and treasury certificates 4 cents. Rooter ay: Cafe. Frosh Oysters in any Style, Game in Beason. Private rooms for parties. Business Men's Lunch, 350. Open Day and Night: Rooms and Bar ...... . Miss K. Swanson, Prop. .--in connection “} Eagles ‘will arrive at 3 o'clock the ‘| tition for the championship of the ‘ond. avenue to..Columbia. On Thursday ‘evening, Feb. 15, the + Roseland Eagles. will give.a grand” smoking concerts to their visit and friends. * “They, have undertaken to get upa special exéursion® * from Spokane and “Nelson. “If their plans can be carried out, the Nelson Eagles will arrive at 11 o'clock on | Thursday and:will be given a rce- ‘| ception’at the depot. The Spokane same day. The-first of the senior m|:hockey-matches for the . champion- ship of the province will be. played at the rink. a Friday forenoon the program will begin | with a snowshoe race, proba- bly Over ‘the same-course as last yéar. The next’event will’ be the ij i h ionship. -This event is ; contemplated to take place on Spokane street, the jump being built at the corner of Spokane street and First avenue. This will likely. ‘be followed by the ski- ing con- There, will} F most highly Schlitz's extract of malt. Sold by the bottle at ‘the Interna- ‘tional family liquor store. _Import- ed white wines, clarets and Burgun- dies by the bottle, basket ‘or case at moderate prices. tf SUSINESS LOCALS. The Home Kitchen, Second Ave- nue near C. P. R. depot. Strictly’ home cooking and pastry. ‘Short ordergs