NO EXGUSE FOR IT

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did it from upstairs in seven sec- onds, We have done it in six sec- onds, The world’s record is four and one-quarter seconds, made by

a picked team from Kansas City inde Chief Hale at the internation- ul firemen’s tournament in 1896, und that team never does it in over five seconds. Chief Hale is the in- ventor of the drop harness, disap- pearing steel stalls and various other devices.”

The record of fires kept by Chief Guthrie from January 1 to date shows that they numbered 38,- with an aggregate loss of $9680, of which $4825 was insured, At this rate the insurance companies must be making money.

so First-class dressmaking at Eagle's —_——___—__—_——_—_- For Assault on Hilw Employer. William Caldwell had a dispute avout wages with his employer, a contract lather named John Cobb, in front of the Hoffman house on Wednesday and Cobb claims he as- saulted him, Caldwell was ar- rested and will be .tried by Judge Boultbee tomorrow morning,

Orders for cut flowers to be de- livered Xmas Eve, now being taken at the Bon Ton.

MINOR MENTION.

C. P. Chamberlin,manager of the Evenirg Star. has returned from Spokane and is at the Windsor.

William Lee, Edward Buzzard, E. O’Brien and William Lane were

each fined $20 for gambli by

C.0.D

Sale under Chattel Mortgage.

eHlarris, at

Gay of tune, ment of the, tat

tal ena lar pee ot all kin ‘fe. Shop F 3, Counters. Shei i ng. S feees and other Hartehed will eauge the tre Autehion, on Frida ro o'clock in

Stor ° Sieietel mortage. and all ©

i chattel ort mea Fer ea Dated this 7th day of December, A. D. 1899

alencement. This notice was posted the lith day of June, 1890.

Young & Burnet, Rossland, 13. C.

auoxse Hanne, of Kaslo, B. C.

— @ e e nd by virtue of the powers, contained ease aee in Storigafe mae bs an jel Hatrisand W.'3. Hap iat Rossiand, Proxl i iy be ree Yet

HOSSLAND BVENING RECORD, BHCEMBER i4, 1899.

NOVELITI

is an interesting sight these times.

ciated, are here to be seen in almost confusing

PPP ETTT TTT TT

XMAS;

THE CHINA STOCK

It presents many irrestible temptations for buyers in the way of DAINTY BRIC-A-BRAC, for the mantel shelf ornamentation, In this room the gifts for Xmas—the sensible kinds and serviceable; the ones most appre-

Articles from. 5c to $50.

32333:

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quantities.

SPECIAL MENTION.

STICKS, TOILET BOXES, JEWEL TRAYS.

CLASSIFIED.

is head inserted at the taken for 1.00.

Advertisements under t rate of One Cent a Word, tess than 25 cents.

Nothin Six insertions,

Especially adapted for Xmas Gifts: -

Extensive assortment in beautifully Decorated OPALWARE.

TAILORING.

©. SAVARD, Fashionable Merchant Tailor, carries the best assortment of imported and do- mestic goods in Kossland. labor employed. avenue, Rossland.

AUCTIONEER

Houghton Autioneer and Manager.

FOR RENT.

iH i | i

. None but first-class Prices moderate, Columbia

lly large sale of that JAPAN CHINA GOODS. Still . tempting, beautiful ware.

a varied supply left of this -

GENTS’ FURNISHINGS at a sacrifice. Get our prices. Aution sales conducted. Get terms. Houghton's Sale Rooms, C. P. R. blocx, George

HUNTER BROS..

HIE BIG STORE

Full pew stock genuine WEDGEWOOD WARE in JARDINIERS, VASES, CANDLE HE

DO NOT overlook the CHINA ROOM when on a Christmas.Purchasing tour..

NICELY furnised rooms, centrally located;

pivate family; stove if desirid. Apply at this office.

Judge Boultbee this morning.

Thomas Cyr was fined $5 for be- ing drunk and disorderly by Judge Boultbee this morning.

John Phillips, the contractor, is making excellent progress with the warehouse he is erecting for P. Burns & Co. The building is to be 30x60 and is located at the corner of Second avenue and St. Paul street.

It you want a turnout like they have in New York, Chicago, Mon- treal or Toronto, call up Montana stables, phone 6.

BUSINESS LOCALS.

Fine footwear, rubbers and over- shoes at Lalonde’s.

Try the lovely cream bread at the Women’s Exchange.

The Russel hotel is first-class in every respect. Table is not ex- celled in Rossland.

Fresh shipment Harry Webb’s celebrated confectionery at Wal- lace’s.

Leave order at the Women’s Ex- change for Bride’s cake and Christ- mas cake.

Best 25-cent meal in

Grand Union Dining room. help.

town— Union

FOR RENT—Two cosily furnished bedrooms in private house. Address H. M. N., RECJRD

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE}A nicely furnished six roomed lodging house for sale cheap across from Windsor otel.

FOR SALE—Cheap—Lots 13 and 14 block 23, sw. corner Cooke avenue and Spokane street. Also large furnished lodgiig house on First avenue with lot, E. D, Onrpg, 45 Columbia Avenue E,

FOR SALE-—A five-roomed house, plastered

garni aac HH Re EOL ELT Cree Auction

Postotlice Box No. 524. Cc.

e C.C. GIBSON & CO., favored with instructions from the owner, will of fer for serember 13th, without Teserve,

the Contents of a Fine Residence, ir. Kenning’s residence. ~ Sav TRA VING{CLTY: al ths very finest gown including & band: Sale commences pauoranily es 10:30 a. tm. Friday morning, December meee 1899.

. GIBSON, Auctioneer.

Public Auction, Friday morning, at

on the northwes? coracr of First avenue and Butte street, opposite D: iden

Job Printing

of every description, at the Recon office. We also make a specialty of Color work,

andnicely finished, in desirable location, The price is $1350. with $350 cash, $300 say in six months, and the balance at the rate of $10 per

month, Apply at this office. FOR SALE—

ONE ACRE,

ing on rincess street, with three ‘roomed Booed Gtrntsheds for—

$550.

E, N, OUIMETTE & CO.

Insurance . New Bank of Montreal

BUSINESS CARDS.

|D® A. MILLOY,

DENTIST. Rooms: Stone block, over Bank of Toronto

For those 2 Who Laugh and 4 Those Who A Think.

A national publication with

articles on Canadian sub-

jects; with pictures of Ca-

nadian scenes; with poems

end stories by Canadian

literary men and women; with the highest class of reading to be found in the Dominion,—Such 18 tbe Canadian Maggzine. ‘The yearly sub- seription is $2.5

Canadian Magazine, Toronto.

Columbia Ave.

F, W. HINSDALE,

" CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER, In Custom House building. Also New Xork Life Iusurance Agency. Washington street. Rossland, B.C.

Everything nobby and up-to-dat in the hookups at the Montana stables, phone 6.

Russell's Catarrh Cure cures cold in the head in one night. Sold at Morrow’s drug store.

Rooten ay Cafe.

Fresh Oysters in any Style.

Ww. Cc. ———

Butte Hotel.

Columbia Ave., west. Estimates given on Contracts of any description. Moving and Raising Buildings a Specialty

Apply 85 Thompson Avenue.

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Headquarters for Miners. —_——

"| For farther iniformation’ time, cards, maps

Contractor and Builder.

THE FAST LINE

TO ALL POINTS.

THE DINING CAR ROUTE VIA YELLOWSTONE PARK. SAFEST AND BEST.

SOLID VESTIBULE TRAINS EQUIPPED WITH Pullman Palace Cars, Elegant Din- ing Cars, Modern Day Coaches, Tourist Sleeping Cars. Through Hokete t to all points in the United and Canada,

Steamship Teuste to all parts of the world. Tickets:to China and Japan via Tacoma and Northern Pacific Steamship Co. Trains depart from Spokane as follows:

No. 1 Westbound, at 9:55 p.m... daily. ~ No. 2 Eastbound, at 7:20 a.m,. daily.

d tickets, only, to. to agents of the

E. W. Ruff, Agt. R. M. Ry., Rossland, B. C. J. W. HILL, General Agent, Spokane, Wn A. 0}

‘Ass't. Gen. Pass. Agt., Portland, Ore.

Bar stocked with Choicest Liquors and Cigars. —=—_ Spokane St., opp. Burns’ market. ——

‘Thomas Shanks, - - - - Proprietor?

Game in Season.

Clay Pipe and Fittings

Plumbing Shop.

NADIAN PACIFIC TV.

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Moderate Prices

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THE ROSSLAND RECORD

VOL. 5. NO. 87.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1899.

PRICE 5 CENTS

eo WEPPPODEDOL ELE EO REDE

is glad of it, COME TO HEADQUARTERS for Popular Presents at Popular Prices,

We curry the LARGEST and BEST. RTED STOCK IN ROSSLAND.

Bestontes..2 J. W. SPRING, see a

TO BRANCH OUT

The Le Roi Browery to Be Enlarged With New Machinery.

A THREE - STORY BUILDING

Hugh Henderson Returns From the Hast, Having Purchased New Machinery and Arranged to Breot s New Brow House— Prices in the Hast Much Higher.

Hugh Henderson, proprietor of the Le Roi brewery, returned’ yes-

terday from a three weeks’ visit to

Fee TCH eg

Our.... “our K MAS Stock Stock

hive carefully selected from the BEST quality and Newest ict poe You CAN get HERE goods you CANNOT obtain elsewhere.

We Invite you to ex mine our Stock before making your seleotjons for your friends.

GOODEVE BROTHERS,

It pays to deal with Goodeve Bros. DRUGGISTS “AND STATIONERS.

St. Louis and Chicago,. during which he purchased three carloads of brewing machinery, large: vats, etc, The vats are from the cooper- age of Stacker & Co., St. Louis, and the other machinery from Charles Kaster & Co,, Chicago, manufacturers of the best. brewing machinery in the world. The “ma- chinery is expected to arrive in Rossland about the middle of Jan-

uary, when Mr. Henderson ‘will

Holiday Goods

In great variety.

CAC

SATIN and FELT FOOT- WARMERS in all colors.

RUBBERS, OVERSHOES and LEGGINGS.

Full line of HOCKEY SHOES.

| ae eS | Cc. O. LALONDE, POOTeFIVTER.

the erection of a large and extensive three-story brew house. The improvements to be made together with the new ma- chinery will cost about $10,000 and when they are completed the Le Roi will be one of the best equipped

breweriés in the west. ; Mr. Henderson reports that busi- ness in every line in the placés visited is good and that almost || everything has ‘increased in value during the past six months. Some of the machinery purchased by: him could have been bought last June for 35 per cent less than he was forced to pay for it. The large in- crease in the sale of newspapers caused by the Spanish-A ican

METHUEN RESUMES THE FIGHT

Boers’ Loss Heavy at Magersfontein.

By Associated Press. London, Dec. 15.—A special dispatch from Modder River

A LARGER PLANT

West Kootenay Light & Power Com- pany Increases Its Capacity.

2000 MORE HORSEPOWER

The Nelson Extension Is Also Completed and Private Telephone Line Established—Will Parnish Power for Operation of Nelson's Street Railway.

The install of the ‘additional plant of the West Kootenay Light & Power company at Bonnington is

says the firing reported by the telegrap was ae tion of fighting between Methuen’s forces and those.of the Beers.

Boer Story of Magersfontein. Pretoria, Dec, 12.—The following official announcement has been made: “General Cronje reports that yesterday there was desultory fighting till 6 o'clock, when a heavy cannon fire was resumed. The Scandinavians stormed a difficult position, but it became un- tenable and they suffered severely.’ I was unable to send help. The British were in overwhelming force, but must have had at least 2000 men put out of action, either killed or wounded.” Another official report rrom Captain Ninnihart says: “There were no signs of surrender, the burghers fighting with conspicuous bravery and maintaining their positions under heavy British fire. Our cannon were of very little use. The British were greatly assisted by balloons. Twenty-four ambulances were working backward and-forward between the fighting line and the enemy's camp. Our loss is not definitely known. at 100 killed.

I estimate it

8kirmish Near Orange River. London, Dec. 15.—A war office dispatch, dated Orange river Thursday,December 14th, says: ‘Yesterday. part of the mounted infantry with the Yorksbire and Lancashire guides reconnoitered ten miles east of the Orange river, where a sharp engagement with the enemy ensued. Captain Bradshaw and three men were killed, Lieutenant Gregson and seven men wounded. The enemy lost five killed and several wounded.

leted, and the pany is now in position to supply an increased 2000 horsepower in Rossland, mak- ing a total of gooo horsepower, The new water wheel for this addi- tional plant was supplied by the Stilwell Bierce & Smithvale com- pany, of Dayton, Ohio, and_ the Canadian General Electric company furnished the electrical apparatus. The additional plant has now been in successful operation for over. a week.

The Nelson extension is also compieted and this gives the com- pany a direct line from Rossland to Nelson, which distance, in an air line, is 42 miles,

, A private telephone line has also been erected, so that, employes at Rossland, Trail, Bonnington Falls aad Nelson can be communicated with.

The company will furnish power for the electric railway in Nels * which is expécted to be in operation g in a few days.

INNPECKOR OF MINES ILL.

James McGregor Hawa Severe Attack

and Transvaal wars has almost de- pleted the surplus stock and paper

ers are finding difficulty

SUITS GIVEN AWAY FOR XMAS. m ae ne ten he Pui oe of month, fhidnce on fags Suits of ciBthes

to be made to AT C.W. MOUNT ® ‘COMPANY'S.

in keepi ing up with the d

POSTAL REFORM.

Additional Inspector to Look After the requirements.

One move towards postal reform in British Columbia, says The Prov- ince, has been made by dividing the province into two inspectoral dis- tricts. This measure was very much needed, for the: ground is too great to be efficiently covered by one inspector. It is to be hoped that this first step will be followed by others that are urgently required to place the post office service in

The Clarendon Cafe plac seins First-Class in Every Respect. Open Day and Night.

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this p on a proper basis. There is good reasons for the com-

plaints made by new ie:

Bombardment at Colenso.

Frere Camp, Dec. 13.—The British bombarded the positions -around Colenso today, but the Boers did not reply.

A Stock Exchange Fake. New York, Dec. 15.—London advices say yesterday’s report concerning Ladysmith was gotten up by a clique, who were mere- ly trying to stop the slump in South African shares.

No Friends_in Europe. London,Dec. 15.—The ssity of England g di i the of the i I powers is the theme of the Post's military expert in today’s issue. Hesaysin part: ‘The British cause has no friends in Europe; that is made plain by our recent setback, and though foreign intervention is not expected, suppose it should come?”

Clamor for More Troops. New York, Dec. 15.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Lon-

unable to secure adequate posta facilities. The departmentis now, asit has always been, too much tied up with red tape to provide such facilities in new and growing

don says: The croakers and pessimists have had the field ever since it was known that General Methuen had retired from his ad- vanced position, after waiting over night in the hope that the Boers would evacuate their rifle trenches and allow him to con- vert a drawn battle into # victory. There was a feeble rally of the credulous optimists for the hours while the stock exchange

of:

Word was received in Rossland yesterday.of the dangerous illness at Greenwood of James McGregor, provincial inspector of mines. Mrj McGregor left Rossland for the Boundary district about ten days ago on .a tour of inspection. While engaged in his duties he contracted a severe cold, which developed into pneumonia, and at last reports the doctors held out small hopes of his recovery. His relatives in Nanaimo werc tele- graphed on Monday and his broth- er Archie McGregor arrived in Greenwood today.

Chattel Mortgage Sale. Deputy Sheriff W. J. Robinson is selling off this afternoon the stock in trade of the C. O. D. gro- cery on Washington street to sat- isfy a chattel mortgage foreclosed on the goods.

Auother Scoteh Dance, The Rossland Scotch club will

You fool yourself if you think to | piva:) rooms for parties,

get better gouds though you pay Business Men's Lunch, 35¢. HOTEL HOFFMAN,

so much more than at the Rossland Washington Street, Rossland, B, C. ‘ Auction house. Open Day and Night. s

Rooms and Bar .........+ ++

give another social dance in their club rooms on Thursday evening next, December 21st. The club is rapidly increasing in membership and very pleasant social evenings are being spent by the members. ——_——______

districts as promptly as they are called for. More latitude should be asked trom ‘parliament, which would bel grant it, in the matter of meeting unforseen calls onthe service. It is beyond the powers of the postmaster general and his staff to foretell a year or so ahead just what extensions will be needed, so that they may all be provided for in detail. The result of the system so far followed by all administrations at Ottawa has been weak in this respect, Mr. Mulock has effected many improvements, but there are many yet called for.

for Chimneys. Sanitary Plumbing a Specialty.

Telephone 27 . P. 0. Box 271,

rumor was current that Ladysmith had been relieved and 10,000 prisoners been taken by Buller, but the depression deepened as the full extent of General Methuen’s losses were revealed, and the cold, hard truth was discerned that the Highland brigade had been entrapped like Gatacre’s force while seeking to surprise the enemy, and slaughtered without having a soldier's chance of win- ning a victory.

From every London and provincial journal came a loud out- cry for more troops; another division at once, and fresh army corps behind it, and if necessary every man to the front in order to retrieve the national digaster and restore British prestige throughout the empire. One panic-stricken journal warned min- isters that ‘‘they were likely to be confronted with widespread agitation like that which arose during the Crimean war.”

Military writers last their self-posseesion and advised the abandonment of Kimberly to its fate, the withdrawal of Methuen’s force to Orange river, where it could go to the rescue of Gatacre, and defensive tactics in general until a second and even a third army corps could be sent to South Africa. They failed to print the true moral of this week’s disasters, which is that fresh troops are not wanted so much as generals capable of directing them sly and effectively against a wary and ingenious foe.

The situation is not in reality so desperate as either the lead- ing writers or strategists imagine. Lord Methuen’s army has not been crushed, nor ought there to be serious difficulty in protecting its line of communications, which is guarded by not less than 10,- ara 000 troops.

oo Sleigh bells and robes at Clark's. seedy

SOO LIN E.

The direct route from

KOOTENAY COUNTRY, to ull points

Furnished Rooms. EAST AND WEST. First-class Sleepers on all trains on all alt teats oe Revelstoke

Rooms for Banquets and Dinner Parties.

HORSES

FOR SALE.

The Rossland Warehouse and Transfer Co., have just received a carload of young, hed teams, ighing from twenty-five to Sing ire hundred pounds. They can be seen at their stable on Second avenue and St. street, Rossland, B. Cc.

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Sleigh bells and robes at Clark’s. -in connection

nBtocks

Dyeing, pressing, cleaning and Misg/K. Bangor, Ero: repairing of men’s and women’s garments at Washington Street Cleaning and Dyeing company.

First-Class Bar. cpers on

= TOURIST CARS Railroad and Miners Time Checks A New Claim pass Medicine Hat, (daily), for St. Pauli Sundays ‘cashed, free of charge. : id Wednesdays fortpranto; Fridays for = ——— + on THEs + v0 §2r-Same Cars pass Revelstoke one day earlier. MANOR [in comecrons LEAV (formerly “Highland.””) .ROSSLAN! R. A GROVES. plorniag tea for and from eeu aan Points, connects for all points in . Rolt & Gro gan,| = crane for and from Rabo, Mines, Stocks and Insurance. Representing the following Companies: est local ay Caledonian, Lancashire, |4- 8: Mackenzie, city “Ticket Ast. Connecticut of Hartford, |w. rf andenon TP AuNeion BG Imperial.

ROSSLAND. Oneatine reading Bersortiecty. || THE BOUN DARY E. J, Coyle, A. G. P. A., Vancouver, B, C.

Grand Union Motel.

The Netterfield Bros., who, on December 1, took over the Grand Union hotel from George H. Green, are sparing no pains to keep up and increase the popularity of this well-known house. A large stock of wines, liquors and cigars of the finest brands is being» put in, and everything possible isibeing? done to make the hotel a pleagatit!iplace for the traveler. The. sanitary arrange- ments throughout ‘the building! have been thorougtily overhauled thd a general ..cendvation' Laccoinplished. The new proprietors: hope, by! strict attention:to the wants'of- their'tivany customers; to:i make: the'! Grand Union:the most: ‘popultit resort’ in Rosslandstini:

dig Sea

Tetit. 7 Uini-wsnle Ve

Gholcest Wines, and Gigars,

CALL ON JERRY SPELI-MAN,

Rossland Hotel

Cor. Columbia Avenue and Spokane Street.

GRAND HOTEL.) css

N extraordinary 5 eneral meeting of the share- Comfortable AX nde Gold and Silver SPOKANE STREET. If you stop with us one week, Colune you will stay.

West Colvin m Fiday the 2 Geo, Owen, Proprietor.

So'clock

Liquors Blankets and harness at Clark’s. Harry McIntosh - -

Great Western.

Second avenue, west of Wash- ing stree!

. ‘oprietor. First-class roadsters and nothing Prop)

but new single and double cutters at the Montana stables, phone 6.

7200 i7so daily.

Quick Work, and

Basement Postoffice Building.

: Neat .Execution.

More new goods at Wallace's.

Leave order Exchange for Christmas cake.

at the Women’s

Paul Bride’s cake anp

Drying and Change Room for Miners. Thirty-tive Bedrooms, well Heated and I '

Thanks for the Compliment. Nelson Economist.

The Rossland Recorp, under its new management, is one of the most successfully conducted daily papers in British Columbia. It does not print a very large news- paper, but it succeeds in getting all the news in a condensed and inter- esting form.

They also have

Studebaker Wagons and Sensible Sleds

For Sale.

} Rossland Warehouse & Transfer Co.

V. AND N. TEL. 48. P. 0. BOX 482. COL. TEL. 6.

NOTICE.

“BOUNDARY COUNTRY.

A Hours, ROSSLAND TO . -NELSON.... .

The Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars.

<— 1

Matthews, Bros., Prop’s.

O. M. Fox & Co. are opening a For rates and full information, address the

lendid assortment of Xmas goods and extend a cordial invitation to everybody to inspect the same.

‘The prices are right, too,

fr betbre the meeting mee gis ‘a7th day of, Re ber, 1899, at Ross-

RY. Acting Secretary.

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Sececceeceed’

pat cabot congue sent Mie i tno oi Loin