ONTE ORISTO, COLONNA AND VIRGINIA. These three properties are owner by Enstern Onnada capitalists and are T , ‘aan. 3 S THOMPSO ROS is SON represented here by George Pfunder . ni at 4 : ag general = imanager and Harold . Ee Kingamill, son and trea. Fhoy sro T have blocks of stock in the following companies for sah — all situated on Monte Cristo mount- . Eureka Consolidated, West 1c Roi and Josie, Monita, Homestakg about a mile north of town. 1800's ae Gere emetarh ont Gopher, R. E. Lee, Eveniug Star, Monte Cristo, and Silverine. To the Ladies. | It you desire anything in the furni- ture line—fine rocking chaira, misses’ and children’s chairs, couches, etc,—a carload just received at Glazan’s, corner First avenue and Spokane atreet. Low: est prices in town. ‘TOOK! » LOOK! BOARD AND ROOM 85.00 PER WEEK. MEALS 15 CENTS AND ® ‘TRA, COFFE OR BERR WITH MEALS. BEDS 25 cents and 50 cents per Night. $100 per week and up. —aT THE— ‘Dominion Hotel. South Spokane street. Call and see us. Schilling’s Teas... . INFORMATION HBOUT THE MINES. _ A Brief Write-up Which Will be Ex- tended to All the Properties in the Camp. LB ROI, WAR-BAGLE, CENTRE STAR Best A I Owners and Other Sources. English Breakfast, Indo-Ceylon, Ideal Blend, O. M. FOX & CO. 106 E Columbia Avenue. woe 1 le... GranD. Enropean Flan, ones heing correct. Sam, T, ARTHUR, P oprietor.|°° Seen ten” band, a awraatitigy Ps _The Deer Park is located on the it of Deer Park mountain in the south belt, u mile and a half, south west of town, and has probably the largest mineral deposit in. the camp. It is developed by » shaft 145 leet deep, and 95 feet cross-cut. Its machinery consists ofa 40-horse boil- er and a 20-horge hoist. Supplics are laid ju-for an all winters work. The great body of ore is low grade, but ie reported improving 8 depth is gained. RUNBET NO. 2- The Sunset No. 2, is owned by the ¢ di ldfields Syndi limit- ed, and situated in tne south Lelt, on the east slope of Deer Park mountain, one half mile from the business cen- ter of Rossiand, and just above the 1. & W.*-ack. It ia being vigorously woe with a force of 25 men and two machine drilla. In the tunnel 54 feet a day Is being driven, and in the shaft, 44 feet. On the 20th of Nov. there was 380 feet of work done, be- leden atifpping the vein, and other prospect work. ‘This property bus a 7-drill compressor, hoist, pumps and evexything f> tre eco ical development o: ne mine. Lk RO! of tunnel, shaft, rise and crosa-cut work. Itis provided with two com pregsors, one 7 and one 4-rille, Colona: Has 1,000 feet of work anit ig furnished power by the Monte Cris- to. Forty men ure employed on the two properties, Virginia: Over $13,000 was expenid- ed on the Virginia by former owners. Monday, Nov. 15, the late purchasers com da double compartment vertical shalt, which will be provided with cages, the firat in the camp. All three of there cluima are val- uable and promise fair to make divi- dend paying mines. ANNIE B. This claim is owned by the British Lion mining company, George A. Fraser, sev. and tres, It is lorated on the eaet slope of Deer Park moun tain, gouth bolt, adjoining the Gold Hunter and Grand Prize. . It is crown granted and has a shalt down on the vein 90 feet. Ore usvays from $6 to ¥10,5 :. is regarded as a good . pros- pect. | Rossland Evening Record. VOL. II. No. 275. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1898. ROLT & FRANCES OFHOG CHOLERA GROGAN One Hundred and Seventy Five Head Have Died in Town. ——[—_- ONE. HUNDRED HORE TO BE KILLED PRICE 6 CENTS Wall Paper Department. Lots in the Original: Townsite. THE REDDIN JACKBON CO., AGENTS, ROSSLAND, RB. C, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Court of Revision to Meet June 3 and Rate of Taxation to be Fixed. At the regular meeting of the city council last evening Alderman Goodeve suggested that eight instead of ten hours constitute a day’s labor for the city, which was adopted by the council. Mr. Goodeve held thet as such labor was paid by the hour the city will be the gainer, as aman would do nearly a8 much work in eight as in ten hours. The reaidents and properiy owners along Spokane street da petition asking that a sidewalk bo laid along the west aide of that street to Union avenue and that a bridge be built over Trail creek on Spokane etreet, which was re- mite ferred to the board of works. Dr. J. A. Armatrong, dominion veteri-| June 2 was fixed as the date of the nary surgeon, who hud been notified of | meeting of the court of revision, which the ot hog chelera in Rossland, will consist of Mayor Wallace and Alder- upon ion y a: ined | men Thomps2n, Goodeve, Edgreen and that it was tro true, Clute. The information came through Dr. Alderman Goodeve gave notice that at i to the g which | the next meeting he would introduce a in turn instructed Dr. Armstrong to go|motion fixing the rates of assessment to Rossland to investigate. Mr. Hick- | for the ensuing year. inbotfom, when found by Dr. Armstrong, The board of works recommended conducted him to the stock pens of J. . | that a bridge be built across Trail creek Catlett, coutheast of town, juat below] on Spokane street and that the marsh the Chincse gardens. They found thatjon St. Paul street between First and the disease had already killed 176 hoge| Second avennes be drained. It also re- |, | and the other 101 were so infected that ported the following tenders for lumber i -y to deatroy them. and recommended that the Grst two be This determination was reached Jast| patronized: E. A. Wolf, $11.50 per m.; night, and this morning Dr. Armetrong| B.O. 8. & R. Co.. $11.75; Louis Blue, put four men to work preparing to cre- $12. ~ mate them. The pens, troughs and Billa and salary lists ‘\ amber about the premises, will be used | $1,522.55 were allowed. to build the bonfires. Not only these} The financial condition of the city premises but the entire town will ‘be | waa discussed but no action taken, disinfected and the disease stamped out| The Miner and the Record’s adverti- before Dr. Armstrong leaves. Two jsing propositions were referred to the bands of hogs ing to Chi inance i in that neighborhood have been seized and placed in quarintine. . a In speakizg sbout the disease Dr. A said it had been contracted JUST ARRIVED. here. Mr. Catlett haa raised and fat- ~— PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. A BLESSING | TO WOMEN “= Or Porturient Panaces. Absolutely Safe! Perfect Cure! For all female Indian ©. O’Brien Reddin returned last even- ing from Spokane. - Dr, Edward Bowes has been selected as medical officer of the B, A. Corpora- tion. Gen. Charles 8. Warren, Hector Mc- Rae and ex-Governor Mackintosh left Jast evening for a sojourn at Halcyon hot springs. Roy Clark returned last evening from Spokane.” from Notice to Contractors. ‘This write-up will be contiued cor- rected and carried until the principal mines and prospects have been des- cribed. As we are uvable to visit all propertics herein mentioned we will not be ible for all t but in the main they can be relied up- 'Dr, Neuman say: | willing to. forgo its use afterwars. ‘POWERFUL | RESTORATIVE _ TONIC - No patient who has TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE UNDERSIGNED AT Ross. age it gpee Moun be LAND up to Wednesday, the 27th day of April {nstant, at 6 o'clock iu the after. noon, for the erectinn of a We are representing the largest am- ount of insurance capital in the city. We insure mining machinery, build- ings, dwellings, merchandiee and stocks of all kinds. Now COMPLETE IN EVERY LINE, eee He He em POWER HOUSE AT BONNINGTON FALLS ___gf> a AT i and removal of present building. Plans ant specifications can only be seen at : iS. Wallace's 1 J the company’s works at Ronnington Falle. Propored ‘tenderers will obtain full data and information from William Anderson, engineer in charge at Bonnington Stationery, Wall, Paper, Roox, « Fancy Goode and Notion Store ** Herrick of the Iron Mask went.to Spokane today. Mra. Spoule left Rossland to join her husband at Republic. Osa Mrs. Helen Varker went to Spokane over the Red mountain today. Clide Pringle left today for the Boun- dary country. z Lonis Blue left today for Grand Forks on, business. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Chambers and Miss Hirsch of Trail attended the Hockey club hop last evening. E, J. Roberts returned to Spokane today. : Joseph B. Dabney is back from a visit to his mining interests at Ymir. ‘A. P. O'Farrell left on the southbound train today. a Eases Mr. and Mra, Ross Thompson were. among the southbound passengers. Mra, Thompson. goes to Spokane to. visit friends and Mr. Thompeon to Grand Forks and Republic on business. . Not_a cure all but r p NOE a cogs all tay © speoins far womans GOODEVE BROS. DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS om It pays to deal with Goodeye Bros. Kodaks, Hand Cameras and Photographic Supplies of all Kinds W holesale and Retail. RDERS TAKEN for 30 yer cent lera than t OPING AND FINISHING DEPARTMENT 1 our gallory.and have puts first-class m: charge of same. All work will receive prompt attention, to our Our best Cabinet $ 3 5 Per Dozen for the Photos only next 30 Days. Gallery and Sales Room Carpenter & Co ¥, block east of P. O. ‘saks. = — Policies written while you wait. They Will Be Burned--Dr. Hickinbot- tom Informed the Authorities, Notice to Shareholders Notice is hereby given that. a special meeting of the shareholders of the Lily May Gold Mining Company will be held at the office of said company in the city of Rossland, Province of British Colum- bia, May the 7th 1898, at the hour of 6 o'clock, p. m., of that date for the pur- pose of considering, and ifdeemed udvis- able, of passing a lati jing the disposal of the whole or any portion ofthe assetts and subsidiary interests and properties of said company, and to transact such other business a8 may be lawlul before said meeting. Dated at Spokane this 4th day of April 1897. Franx Kizse, Secretary. Modern in all its appointments. Headquarters for mining men Rates reasonable. Centrally located, corner Falls. No tender necessarily accepted. - West Kootenay Power & Light Compa y, Limited. Rossland, B. C., April 18, 1898. pu Canterbury Block. 86 Columbia Ave. THE UNION. Tho Union ia located’ three miles north of Roaslond and isowned by H. P. Jones, Hugh MeGlynn, Mike Mor- rie, B. Cronyn, J. A. McDonald... A shaft hug been sunk on the vein’ 85 feet with a tunnel and open cot of 35 feet. Surveyed and crown granted. BLUE BUCKET AND PRIMROSE. Owned by Hurry P. Janes. Located five miles north uf Roseland, and a near neighbor of the Highland: The Primrose shows an iron capping 75 feet wide and the Blue Bucket shows nu T-foot quartz ledge on the surface, “ELECTA AND CHIEF SETTLE. These properties belong .to the Ger- mania Gold Mining company and are located on Green mountain just north of Red mountain, three and a half). miles from Rossland. ‘There is a 90 foot shaft and 30 foot cross-cut on the Electa. The ledge is large and well defined, and agsays have been obtuined we an high as $300 a ton. Travers, Hardware Co. OE te clear Quick Work. Red: Star Livery and Transfer Co. ! If you want a orses horse or horses of /+J® any kind, or to buy a good Livery barn and business at a point yar art 4 on the new Republic, Cheroda, Curlew a Bonaparte Camps. Address;—COL. 1. N HUGHES Myers Falls, Washington. Dealer in Hay, Grain, Poultry and Produce. I. . The Le Roi mine has become fame ft DIRECTORY @ jua as the greatest gold producer Dominion, Provincial and Gity]in Canada. Itnas besides putting ip Take notice that I, George Pfunder OFFICIALS extensive and expensive machinery, et al., free miner’s i No. 87164 paid for over ptt feet of pork built : 5 ® y buildings, purchased and intend, 60 days from the date hereof, tol noyrytoN GOVERN'NT OFFICERS] aeurly completed a smelter, and paid apply to the Mining for a Cer- #72 tificate of Improvements, for the .pur 5000 in dividends, It is situated on the south-east slope © pose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the 1 ; above claim. @ And further take notice that action, under section 87, must be commenced ‘before the issue of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 22nd day of March, 1868. Grorcs P Call and Examine Our BK odaks and Photographs it ws MINERAL ACT 1896. Certificate of Improvements. - NOTICE. The Townsite Mineral Claim, situate in the Trail Creek Mining Division of “Weat Kootenay Diatrict. Whare located :—about 2,500 feet south east of the Le Roi Mineral Claim. RULES OF NAVAL WAR. Spanish Merchant Ships Given Until May 21 to Leave American Ports. vompany, J. A. Kirk, pres, Hector McPherson, vice pres., G. A. Fraser, ec. and tra, Lorated on the north aide of the Columbia river, three miles helow Trail. Work consists of a 40 foot shaft. 60 foot tunnel. and about 100 feet of open-cuts. Assays $13. THE ELBA. city. C Mi The Elha ia situated on Lackout ia | $2.500,000, mountain, in the south belt. just shares, par value $5. per share. south of the ‘Crown Point and is Maine ie hold at $5,000,000, owned by the, Elba-Trail Creek Con- Jt ins ita own electric light plant solidated mining company, ‘Robert and ity ore bina are builton the GC. &| Err, local manager. ‘There is a shaft AW. track, with a tramway to the Red down on the vein 100 feet and acon: Mountain roi f. The principal | tract let for another 100 fee wi h nine N. Peytun,| men working. President McKinley has issued the- : ‘ heel Se 4 rights of Spanish vessels in or ‘bound to United States ports with regard to the right of search: * Firat—The neutral flag covers enemy’s goods with the exception of contraband of war. * Becond—Neutral goods not contraband of war are not liable to confiscation under the enemy’s flag. ‘hird in order to be bind- ] ing must be effective. i * -Fourth—Spanish -merchant ib vessels in... = any:ports-or pl in the United all be allowed -until- May 21, Two Advertising Propositions. The Rossland Miner submitted a pro- position. to the city council to sell the city 28,571 copies of that paper at 1% cents a copy to be delivered daily for the purpose of advertising the city. The Record, thinking that possibly thecity fathers were desirous of doing k in its line, i e fol- Stairs. Tel, No. 8 ™ R. B, McDowatp :—Collector of Customs. Government agent in charge of bureau for iasaing Klondike m‘ners’ certifi- W. 8. Jonzs:—Internal Revenue Col- lector. ° _|tened most of the hogs in their present Bel: moun-, quarters, When they commenced. to die off he did not know what was the matter andasked Dr. “Hickenbottom to examine them. He at once da x the disease cholera and notified the gov- lowing: ernment. ss To the mayor.and city council of the ‘Dr, Arinstrongsaya that Mr. Catlett /COrP on of land,- emén;— has acted very honorably in the matter Should your honorable body.deem it ex- and will sniffer great loss unless the gov- pedient to the.city of d incl $5,000 $5,000 ‘WAR. WITH.SPAIN!. Good end Ile horses, elegant turnouts and fancy driving teams; will drive you anywhere at any time day or night.” each . Tf yeu are getting up a driving party,..ce us about tige—goal horses. Horses boarded by the day or month, Packing of all kinds done, |. We do er prese and baggage work ; will cai] at anv part of the city. vacts and job wt” done promptly, light or heavy freight handled, mini machinery delivered o short notice, ore contracts taken, Furniture, pranes and enfes safely moved. We pay all damages don« to anthing we handle, | We act as ehippers’ agents, will tran sfer, warchouse, or ship any clus of goods. The ‘PROVINCIAL OFFICERS. SECRET SOCIETIES istrar. Joun Kirxur:—Recorder and Chief of ay JROSSLAND, Lodge, No. 86, 1.0.0.5, meats every Monday night in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren condsally invited to attend. John Kirkup, N.G., John Jacksou, Jr., Sec, A.M. P police. W..J. Roninson :—-Depnty Sheriff. E. 8. Bowes, M. D:—Coroner. D. J. McDonatp:—Inspector of Mines. P Court Reg-| stockholders are Col. 1. 3 tor George Turner, Col, W. W. ). Turner, Wm. J. Harris, Cot Wm. IL Ridputh, L. F Williams, Maj. J. M. Armstrong, E. D, Sanders. CENTRE STAR, Owned by Centre Star mining com- pany, Oliver Durant manger. Cay CORINTHIAN Lodge No. 77, A. Fg meotson theevening of the first Thursds) ef each month at Masonic ,, Rossland. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to at- tond. H. P. MoCraney, Secretary. O.7.M.—Red Mountain Tent No. 4 meets K. ae ‘and Sth Wednesday ofeach month in Society Hall. Smelting Industr OF Eritish Columbia J HE ABOVE QUESTION In ONE OF THE coming questions to be thoroughly discuesed and settled and will, within the next year, enter into practical polt- tics. In order that the fullest hght may ‘be bronght to bear upon the question, J offeram Three Prizes for Essays on this suject: How may the Smelting Industry of British Columbia be most iall ie ROSSLAND CITY OFFICERS. H. 8. Watnace :—Mayor. C, 0. Latonps, Alderman, AB. A ' $1,000,000, shures par volt fLeach, No stock on the market. there has been sepeated refuanis of par and better. The mine is situated Lz town, half mile north of the. busi- ness center. Ip has four separate and J. 8. Ciurz, Jz., Alderman. Ross THomvgon, Alderman. Avpeet Barrett, Alderman. J. Epanen. Alderman, G. A. Jonpan, Police Magistrate. J. A. Inaram, Chief of Police. Wa. McQuzzn, Clerk and Treasurer. and Collector. : Repoicx, M. D., Health officer. T. M. Daly. -ROSSLAND’S vue Evestna Recorp, Mining Brokers Wx. Hanp, Assessor, License Inspector 7 H. 8. Wallace. License Commissioners, G. A. Jordan. SOLID BUSINESS MEN. EnTerpnrisine Firys Wi0 ADVERTISE IN Danner & PARKER Roir & Grogan Mines and Realestate retained and built up inCanada without predjudicially affecting the interest of the mine owners. First Prize $50 Second Prize $30 Third Prize$20 The ageays to be in the hands of the Secretary of the Board of Trade on or be- fore June 1, 1898. Prof. G. M. Dawson, of Ottawa; Prof. ‘W.A. Carlyle, of Rossland and Prof. W.G. McConnell, of Victoria, will be asked to act as judges. ‘the decision will be made on or be- fore July 1, 1898, when the money will be paid to the winners. } B, McARTHUR, President Board of Trade, Ross THOMPEON. General Merchandise. Tlunngr Bros. Banks and Financial Firms. Banx or Brrrisu Nortnt AMERICA, Bank oF MontrEau Bank or Hatrrax* Physicians and Dentists Dn. J. T. McKenziz, M. D. I), E. Kerr, Dentist. Dr. H. B, Fixpiey, Dentist. Miscellaneous, Harpwars—J. F. Travers Hotgers—Dominion, Oeo. Owen, Prop. Srationzry—H. 8. Wallace Drvaaisrs—Goodeve Bros aveR Hanae & Decoratmva—Arthnr & Pretty. Meat Manxets—T. E Haley. all of Rossland. working. t ledges which are «eveloped with over 4,000 feet of tunnels, shafts, drifts a ad cross-cuts. There are many wad tous of ore on the dump und : ; A WHITER B AR. The White Bear Gell Mining com- pany is the owner.. It is situated a- bout one half mile weest of Russland on the Red Mountain railway and joins the Black Bear on the south. Its machinery consists of u 60- hoiler, a 20 horse, power h: compressor, pump with ¢ ity galluns per minute and machine drills ete. It has a vertical shart of 175 feet a drift of 240 feet, a large large ore hody was stiuck nt the 100-foot level from 6 to 12 feet wide are al o in parts of the workings. AfMsut $10,000 apent in machinery development and build- ings. Work at present is suspended but are now being at, waiting fa for Seatment. This is one of the tiret locations in the camp and one of th- nost valuable. ‘Tha latest and meet imp: dt i is i HM on the property. WAR EAGLE. This mine and the Crown Point are owned by the War segle Consc-lidated Gold mining compauy of Toronto, It adjoins the Le Riiion the west, and denis. ler freight and treatment rates. It recently paid $700,000 for the mine. machinery, ete. 1] east slope of Deer Park mountain in hag done over 5,500 feet of develop- mene work and paid $175,000 in divi- ‘The present managment pre- fers to hold their ore until the com- -pany builds a smelter or can get bet- it has all the necessnry conve iences, ‘The Columbia & arrang' made to starL up soon. ABK LINCOLN. The Abe Lincoln is situated on the the South belt about a quarter of a mile from the business center of town, and just above the Columbia & West; ern railway track. It is developed by a shift 1‘4 seet deep and another shaft 43 feat deep and n drift 18 feet Acommongense whim ig in uxe_ and necessary buildings constructed. Thers sre three well defined leads, the center one running over 1009 feet throngh the property, at pres-nt. IListhe intention to go to the 100 font level before crosscutting Ahout $4000 worth of work done. Western re lway ig built to the mine. THE LILY MAY. ‘Ihe ] ‘ly May was the first location ia this camp, May 27, 1889. 1t is new owned hy the Lily May Gold mining company, Senator George Turner, pres 4 Harris, manager and Frank er, vec. nud trea. It is located in the south belt, two and a half miles south of town. Development work sousists of cver 300 fect of tunnel and shaft. ‘There is 150 tons of shippi Application for Liquor License. Notice is hereby given that 30 days from date we will apply to the Gold Commi est Kootenay district for a license to sell spiritous and fer- mented liquuors by retail on the town- site of Melville, sitnathe on the north Your and Velvet mineral clain s. dobn Je ibon: ‘ames Summers. Dated April 10, 1868. ote on the cump, which will average #20 e ton, Mine provided with hoist, coroterser plint, machine drills. ete. GEM, 1IGER AND UNCLE SAM. Owswd Ly John Cromie, Brig At- kinton, A. B. Campbell, Thos. Coffey. Locnted on one Jedge in the south elt, in line with the Crown Point and the Homestake. Gem, has a 50 foot ahaft and 50 feet of open cnt work. Tiger, 800 foot tunnel, 40 foot shaft and 100 feet open cuts while the Un- cle Sam has a 26 foot shaft and 150 feet of surface work. EUREKA AND ELVORADO. Property of the Erucka Consolida- ted miuing company, H. P. Jones, prea., J. C. Coc, sec., E. Coldwell, trs., Located seven miles Southof Roseland on the U. 8. side shaft 80 feet, tunnel 100 with five reen Ore iron-copper carrying “the purpose of obtuining a Crown Grant MINERAL ACT, 1896. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. The Montreal Minera] Claim, situate in the Trail Creek Mining Division of West Kootenay District, Where fucatid:—About 4,000 feet southeast of the Le Rol Mineral Claim Take notice that JI, George Pfunder Free Miner's Certificate, No. 3715A intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for of the above claim, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of Work iz being done on it] ‘® vide of Big Sheep creek between the Big| # P And further take notice that action Stafles: Le Roi Aventue, -Rear of Hunter Brous.- John W. Hart We se'l Washington s:asoned Fir and Tamarac weod, Office; 9 Washington S =Martin Bloc line, Proprietor. WHOLESALE Min‘ng Sup IMPORTERS AND RETAIL General Merchandise. Manviacturers’ Agents, pies 22 Goodwin Candles AGENTS: Canton Steel Giant Powder. Caps and Fuse. ROSSLAND AND SANDON. SRIRSF¢ CIES TT TEI TOTTI ILI ITA TIED DDI The Waterloo Hotel TRAIL,’ B. C. Mrs. enant Rates $2 Per Day. Firat-Class : Furnished Rooms With or ‘Withont Board. Wild Horse Gold Mining Company Limited Ltability. OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVMN that a 9) 2 re reeling of the shareholders, of he Mining mpany, Limited ce of the com. feos, at Sorelock i pat Sorciock p.-m. The 108, st P. The purposes of sa are: ‘aj Fo consider and make certain changos improvements. gr and silver, xasaying from . Oupitalization $1,000000. Dated this 22nd, day uf February, 189 Gxorae Prunpen, and auiendments 16 the-bylaws of the com- Pl 3 o 'b] ‘To authorize the estab! cont hte and rouistrr. 5 sutlabinent of alan |. C. MoM AHON, Bi Wild Hore Gold Mining Coy Lae Lay. Reynolds, Proprietress Public Auction! T have received instructions to dispose of the entire stock of Clothing. Shoes, Hats, In emall quantities to suit all buyers Stock located at 42 EAST COLUMBIA AVENUE On view during the day. BALE AT _7P.M. TONIGHT GC. C .Gibson, Auctioneer: Furnishings, etc. » o WAR WITH CLOTHING. $5,000 Worth of Clothing, Furnishings, etc., Rought in- Bond 50 ents on the dollar. i Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! Our stock consists of Black Venitian and Clay Worsted suite, Chiveots, serges, Scotch and American ‘Tweede—in all styles. sw tno WH) _ ORDERED = GLOTUING trial. Tf you wanta swell epring suit, weil Mess’ fine black and it, 1 he mada, perfect fitting, etc., give us 8 Ulne serge amie ee iu All_new goods specially designed Mess’ fine tweed ih i} 4, 4 for 798. : Balls «es 3 0 nts «| Satafuetion Guaranteed, ‘A complete ‘and° up-to-date stock of GENTS FUNRISHINGS, HATS. BOOTS and SHOES, etc. Call and bo convinced of the extent of our stock. No trouble to show goods. COR. COLUMBIA MN.J OH EARN AVE. Rae LINGOLY ‘THE CLOTHIER W. HL Taylor Hotel Dawson M. D. Mahoney. Yates Strect, - - - Victoria, B. Cc First class rooms at Popular Prices. T. BE. HALEY = Asvccrsson to 3 2 *% & e Russell & Halev ——— WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS@§IN BEEF PORK MUTTON FISA GAME OYSTERS. ~ Spokane street, Rossland, B. C. ernment will reimburse him for them, Fifty head had been sold to Mr. Burns, wholesale dealer, and were ready for de- livery. He informed Mr. Burns’ repre- sentative that some of the hogs were sick and released him from the bargain. Many of the hogs.were in excellent con- dition and would dress 260 poundseach. ‘The 50 head gold would have brought Mr. Catlett $14.8 head. His loss on ac- count of thedisease will reach nearly |. MOULDINGS | We make a Specialty of: Glazing, Painting, Kalsomining, PAPER HANGING si DECORATING FRESCOING Arthur & Pretiy, No. 115 East Coiambia Ave. ‘The 101 head will be killed and cremated as quickly as possible. What We Have We Give Thee. City council to Rossland Miner: “Money we have not, but what we have we give thee with a lavish baud, viz., soft words. We cannot buy 28,571 co- pies of thy valuable paper or a million copies of thy beautiful map, but we humbly beseech everyone else to buy, selah.” Rossland Miner: ‘Good and gracious council, you make us happy. Ta ta.” —_—_—_— Havana in Hard Lines. New York, April 22—Havana is com- pletely out of beef, although large ship- ments are expected from Mexico. All Turkish Baths and Massage. od FIBRT CLASS WORK GUARANTEED. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. NICE CLEAN ECTABLE PLACE. Ne. 20 East Columbia Ave F W Corrrn Masseur EDWARD CRONYN. J.8. CLUTE, Jz J. A.-MACDONALD. Macdonald Clute & Cronyn Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries. olieitors for the Bank of British North America Money to Loan. McBarwz Burupive, Ross-anp. Rates Cut in Half. ‘Until further notice the Canadian Pa- cific will cell tickets to all points east at about half the regular rates. A. B. MacKenzie, Ticket Agent. the ni of life haye gone up to prices never heard of, and if something is not doneat once many will perish of hunger. Families of means have stored large supplies of provisions in their houses, All Cuban families are urged to stay, the offer being that they will be respected and protected, General Blanco has issued orders to arm all men, and the order is being obeyed, andeven boys of 14arebeing taken in. Large num- pers of Cubans have joined the insur- gents around Havana. é Before Judge Jordan. Charles Flynn, who is held upon s charge of being drunk and incompetent, was remanded to jail until tomorrow on account of his freshness before the ma- gistrate. His wife has sent a letter to the court denying the neighbors’ state- ments about his bad conduct and asks that he be not prosecuted. A Pleasant Dance. The first annual dance given by the Rossland Hockey club last evening at Dominion hall was attended by about 75 persons and was « pleasant social event. The hall was attractively decorated with the Union Jack, atars and stripes and the colors of the club. Music was far- nished by the International orchestra. Refreshments were served in the hall curing the evening. andthe mineral resources-of the district through the medium of a local newspa- per, the Record begs your consideration of the following offer: I will print in the Daily or Weekly Record g four colamn writeup of Ross- land and this district, to be furnished by or approyed by your honorable body, 1898. for loading ‘ their cargoes and departed from such porte or places, ° and such Spaniah merchant vessels if met at sea: by: any: United States ship ‘shall be permitted.to continue their voy- age ifion examination of their cargoes it shall be shown that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above time, provided that nothing and furnish 25,000 copies of said Ross- fand Record, or any greater number, containing said writeup at one cent a copy in quantities of not less than 500 copies of any one issue. I will pay pos- tage to_any part of Canadaor the United States. The whole matter was referred to the finance committee. —_——_—_—_. The Clarendon Cafe. D. W. Morgan & Co. throw the doors of the Clarendon cafe open to the public this evening. It will be first-clasa in avery particular. The management has fortunately secured the services of Miss Swanson, who for s long time had charge of the popular Auditorium cafe in Spokane, where she made an envia- ble reputation as 2 caterer. _ ‘The dining room will be looked after by John Lucas, who is well and favora- herein contained shall apply to Spanish yessela havingon board any officers mm the military or naval service of the ene- my or any coal, except such as may be necessary for the voyage, OF any other articles prohibited or contraband of war, - or any dispatch of or to the Spanish government. Fifth—Any Spanish merchant vessel which, prior to April 21, 1898, shall have sailed from any foreign port, bound for any. port or place in the United Btates, shall be permitted to enter such port or placeg and to discharge her cargo and~ afterwards forthwith to depart without molestation, and‘any euch vessel if met at ses by any United States ship: shall be permftted to continue her voyage to any port not blockaded. e Sixth—The right of search is‘to be exercised with strict regard for the right of Ja and the voyages of mail bly known in jand. The V cafe dining rooms have been enlarged and handsomely decorated and under the new name and management its pop- nlarity will be increased. Guests of the Clarendon will get the beat the market affords and will receive the careful and courteous attention of the management. steamers are not to be interfered with except on the clear ground of suspicion of a violation of law in respect of con- traband er blockade. Pcotsiatarh Twenty-four Hour Session. Victoria, B. 0.’ April 27—The British Coiumbia legislature has now been in session for 24 hours—the lon Fingers of Felons. “The fingers of criminals,”saysamed- ical man who has studied them, “‘are in nine cases of ten in some way are de- formed. People who are constantly be- ing convicted of theft are found to have long, thin fingers, a wide space separa- ting the first and second, and the little finger crooked. In murderers the fingers are shortand thick; the thumbs 18 long and the hand 1. In gest sitting in the history of the prov- ince and has not yet adjourned (4 p. m.) It has been a battle of brawn not of brain that the opposition has endeav- ored to play aud the second day of the battle sees the government’s defense pro portionately strengthened, Premier Tar- ner and his supportera having simply reserved themselves and will allow the opposition to deplete their stores of ver- bal iti er Pt cases where excessive brute force has been used the little fingers on both hands bave been found to be weak and deformed, Knotty fingers are prominent where craftinesa is exhibited. Among habitual cri tall: the fingers are found to be thicker at the tops than near the knuckles. Out of 60L0 criminals recently examined 90 per cent were found to have deformed fingers.” * Great Removal Sale of furniture, crockery and household ig at second hand store, cor. Spo- e and First avenue—ten days only. Afall line of carpets and | 1 The all night sitting has been adull but eventful one. No s- greement or even display of power broke the monotony of the wazte of words. BREVITIES. The attempt of the opposition to draw this whole community into a contro- versy with the provincial government does not give promise of being success- fal. The bill ie now under discussion and if #. better distribution can be reached we hope it will be done. We do nct regard Rossland as having much cause for complaint but make no at- tempt to speak for other localities. juat received at Hunter Bros, f hat: ’a beat Big shi and othere—just opened at Hunter Broa,