/^UaJ^wxj t$4£J&$ THE SILYEMMAK VOLUME ONE. SILVERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1898. NUMBER 35. MOOT THE MINES Work on the Wakefield Begins March First With a Small Force. THE COMSTOCK CONCENTRATOR. Superintendent Thomas Wow In Vancouver Ferfeotfng Arrangements-Mr. Kneebone 81 IU at the Fidelity. 1>. Bremner returned from the Wakefield mine yesterday, and announces his intention of putting men to work there at once. Mr. Bremner made the trip on snowshoes, and finds the atcent by that means comparatively easy. J He informed the Silvbrtokiai reporter that the mine is in excellent condition, aod looking fine. A large bunch of ore was run into just before work was stopped iast fall in tho face of the drift. He will at present employ only a small force, but this will be largely increased as soon as transportation is made less difficult As soon as they have enough ore in sight to justify the n--.ir.iisc, a onncentrator will be built this summer. Mr. Bremner ia confident that Bilverton will be one of the busiest towns in Kootenay this summer, and is hound eventually to be one of the liett camps In the country. He predicts that tho payroll of our mines this year will be double that of any other previous season. Mr. Bremner denic. tho report thst tho Vancouver, Comstock and Wakefield arc to join in building a concentrator. COMSTOCK CONCENTRATOR. It is an assured fact that Silverton is to have atloa*t one concentrator this summer. The mine 'at which this concentrator ia to be built is the Comstock, ai>4 Superintendent Thomas is now on his "way to Vancouver to discuss the •rojoct with the directors l'lm concentrator is to lie built on Fennel creek, abjut a mile and a half klow the mine, ami is to 1 ■<> modem and np-to-dale In all respect-. The talked of concentrator for the Wnkeheld i) not ye* certain to be built, hut it is r in •!ed among mining men that the Vancouver aud Wakefield aro to join in having one. Development work on a grand settle is to he done at the Comstock UiU summer. Work is to be started across tin* creek from Ihe present working, and that wound thoroughly opened up. Uuder S'l'ieiintendont Thomas' able management, this property promises great tilings for the future. THE FIDELITY VISITED. B. Kneebone was interviewed at the Fidelity mine by a Fii.vkrtoni \n man on Tuesday, and asked as to the report that he had abandoned his contrnct *»iih the Fidelity Mining Co, Mr. Kneebone said that he had read the re- |>ort of oar interview with A. Williamson, ol the company, but thought that his announcement regarding the throw- iniiupof the contract was a littlo premature. Heaaid: "I hive not thrown »P the contract, and do not intend to. I am working nine men instead ol the six I agreed to work, snd we will stay in 'iii-session of tho Fidelity until our contract is com pieted. I received notice to vacate the premises, but you will notice I am still here." was, however, by tho presenco of mind of our fellow townsman turned into naught, Quickly leaping tho rail, safety was sought among the crowd of rubbernecks, congregated around, and ho was heard to remark, as he fled: "He who flirts and runs away will live to flirt another day." DOYLE ARRESTED. The arrest ol Jack Doyle, alias Jack 8ulllvan, was mado last Wednesday. He was captured by a Mounted Polico- man about thirty miles from Kuskanook. He was arraigned boforo Judge Sproat on Friday, and sent down for trial. Tho inquest on the body of his victim shows that the bullet passed directly through the heart, striking the back bone and glancing down into the hip. The murderer eiprosses no rejjret at tha tragedy and appears unmoved by his critical position. RICH STRIKE IN THE IDAHO. G. W. Hughes came to the city Thursday and reported a phenomenal lin-l al the Idaho. The minors entered an old tunnel that had been abandoned, and after driving a couple of feet farther they struck a seam .of prodigious proportions —one they have difficulty in handling because of tbe caving of the walls, they being distended by the lead so much on either side. Samples of the find were placed hi'tlio hands of Assayer Wilson, and it is fully behoved one sample of exceedingly rich galena will go 300 ounces, and another of rich galena and copper is likely to reach 1,000 ounces. In a very fdiort time assays will bo completed, tho tunnel will be further pierced and a better estimate of the value of the discovery will be easily made. In the mean time the company feel they have struck it rich—Sandon Review. ROSS LAND'S CARNIVAL. Rossland's winter carnival, which was held on Friday and Saturday last, was a great success. In the athletic contests, Rossland vanquished Neltou ut hockey by six goals to one, and Sandon defeated Nelson by two goals to nil. In cOrllng bonspiel, Mr. McArthut's Rossland link heat Nelson hy 12 Points to,fonr. Mr, Smith's Rossland rink was defeated by Sandon, by a score of 11 points to S. The ski race fer the ChampioDShtp ol Canada, down Rod .Y.ountain, a distance of a mile and a half, with a <!■• - cent of 2,0ij0lct,t, was won by O. J eld ■ aess. who cariied away the inagnifloenl i-ilver trophy presented by tho Bun. C. H. Mackintosh. A masquerade ball closed the carnival. On the last day, in the final hockey mulch, Rossland de- leated Sandon by 11 goals to 1. LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON. In response to the notice in the Sn.- vkhtoman, calling for samples, we are glad to say, that the mining men are bringing them in liberally. W. S. Clark informs us that ho his made arrangements for these samples to ho placed on exhibition in the Hotel Vancouver, Van "Oliver, the depot at Revelstoke, and "ie Union ststion at Winnipeg. Mr. Olark wants tho world to know of the richness of our mines, and evoryono iliould belp his laudablo aim. 8ome heautiful specimens .have been handed in, and it is to our advantage to see that every mine is represented in the several -roups of specimens exhibited. A GUN PLAY. One of our most promlnont society men was the victim of a gun play at *he wharf last Wednesday. He was '""versing with one of the lady passengers on board the Slocan and reck'd no •'anger. Hearing a stop behind him be withdrew his gone Irom the smiling ace of his companion, and to his horror looked straight into the muzzle of a gun held within a fow inches of his head. tll'it mightInvo been a serious ail'nir, THE GROWTH OF MINING. Toronto, Ont., Feb., 21.—The Globe's Ottowa correspondent in closing an article dealing with the growth of the mining interests iu Southern BritishColuin- Liaand ol nickel production in Ontario, after referiing to the agitation hi various quarters for export dutios says: "The Ministers arc at present too much engaged in absorbing information regarding tho probable effect of tho expert duty on copper and nickel ore or matte to give out any Information. It would, however, rtquire very little pressure from Ontario lo secure the duty, and that pressure will, doobtless, bo applied when tho people of Toronto, Hamilton and other centers, in which a rellnery might be located, understand that Iho refining In Canada of other nickel ore would moan work for a company uapl- talistsd nt $2,000,000, and would employ hundreds of men. The nickel which wat exported as matte last year aaaonly worth »40»,615 and It would, 11 relined, bo worth almost f3,000,000." TALK IT OVER We have learned some things In the course of a long bnilneM lite and still have a great many more to learn. Hut the chief thing wo have leurncd can be condensed into one nugget of wisdom In three words—Talk It Over. If thy business enemy offend thee, dont smite him on tho cheek. Take him by the buttonhole in a friendly manner and, talk it over. Someone tells you that Smith, down ihe street, has said or done something to your detriment, Ferhnps he has and perhaps he has not. If ho has, your best policy is to prevent his repeating his remark or deed in the future. If he has not, you don't want to do him ft" injustice, even i" your own mind. Put on your hat, loavo yotir temper at home, go down and make a friendly call. Be neighborly, frank, open, 'loll hltn the truth and ask him for equal frank- nosH. Nino hundred and ninety limes outof a thousand tho whole matter Will be explained and straightened out in live minutes, and you will part M personal friends rather than as personal eueinicH. You will both feel better, you will Hye side by side In harmony; the earth will be brighter, tho sunshine clearer, your own heart lighter, and mankind lake on a more friendly aspect. Pon'tRo! mad I and rush to your deaB and send a scorching lettor; be u man und go yOOrscil ' Talk It Over. LOCAL Mm OF THE WEEK. Miss Williamson has returned to her home here. Tom Cox has relumed to town fiom the Comstock. ^An ore houso is being built at the Emily Edith mine. E Fletcher, postofllce inspector, .was in town on Monday. F, B. Jeffrey was greeting his friends in town on Monday. The steamer Hunter is being fitted out with coal bunkers. S. Walker, of New Danver, was a visitor in Silverton on Monday. D. G. Douglas, Toronto. Out., was a guest at the Victoria hotel Monday. Geo. Williamson, of New Danver, was on business here on Wednesday. II. W. Simpson, Nakusp, was registered at the Victoria hotel on Monday. E. Watson and wife expect to leave Silverton for.Vancouver in about ten days. Manager Finacune, of the Bank of Moutreul, New Denver, was in town on Tuesday. Rev. Mr lVioth conducted divine services at the Union church last Thursday evening. F. F. Liehscher, Silverttn's genial tailor, paid a visit to the Comstock Thursday. Ji'ne Inspector MacDonald accompanied by Mr. Fradglfty, visited Slocan City on Wednesday. Tbe Rev Father Fadden.of Spokane, was in town Thursday. He proposes visiting ull the mines. Michael Powell, who will be rouiiin- bered'iy all Silvertoniaus, la starting a uewsp. per in tbe Cariboo. A. W. Max-.veil was a passenger on the Slocan yesterday. He is on the road bir Main Bros., of Sandon. Divine services will bo held as usual in the Union church next Sunday at 3 p. in., by the Rev. Mr. Powell. Rancher Harris is busy hauling ice for the- Selkirk hotel Winter or summer brings its crop lor bucolic neighbors. A masquerade carnival **as held in the Slocan City rink last niubt. Several ot our local tkatera attended in costume. John Trcwieke, a miner was killed on Monday last by a snowslide, He was WOtkJltg on the north fork of Carpenter croc k. The Thompson brothers, Arthur, and Ike, i< turned from their trip East, and were greeting their Silverton friends on Thursday George IL Suckling, the lute boomer [.•i Silverton, announces In a i-tlor to a friend here, that he is bound for the Klondylua. E Bammelmeyer has returned from Rossland, accompanied by his wife und lamily. They will remain in Silverton lor so:i.ii time. Thursday was pay-day for the C. P. R. employes at Nakusp, and the train to Rosebery was an,hour and a half late In consaqaenoo, A very interesting phamphlct, giving all necessary information about the Klondyke, can be procured from W. S. Clark, at the C. P. R.ollice. One hundred tons of oro was shipped ,'r in our mines this week, making a total of KflO tons shipped so far this month. The Silver Town is justifying her name. R. W. Gordon, bookkeeper at the Both mine, was in town on busines.-i tbe fore part of this week, lie was taking stock of the goods of tho late firm of Crawford, McMillan A Co. The tunnel on the Lakeview claim has been ran In oyer SBO toet now, and cio-H-i n'ting on tha ledge has begun. The width ol the ledge is not yet known, but thocioss-cut is already fourteen feet long. The new postoflico building will be opened to tbe public on March Ut, The office is litied with uew boxes and all the latest conveniences, and must he greatly appreciated. Miss McKinnon will act II postmistress. Kenneth Moriuon will remain in town a few days longer. He will make on- oiher attempt to roach Klondyke. if Kenny could be persuaded to take several dog teams along with him from Silverton, it would be r blessing. Superintendent Thomas, of the Coin- stock, was down from tbe mino Monday. He says that U0 further addition will be made to the working (61*60 this spring. In the earlv summer he says the foice will be largely increased. A. MacDonnld, the owner ot the New Denver electric light plant, loft New Denver on Thursday enronto for tho Klondyke Mr. MacDonald does not appear to like New Denver, and showee. mi antipathy to meeting suveral ol Na- kuap'sclttsens. Frank Watson, of tho Fisher Maiden and Arlington mines, passed through iown yesterday. He promises to re-open the Ftshsr Maiden M soon as tho trails are opon. Mr. Watson will return from Slocan City today, and will stay hero a short time. A. M. Beattie, tho Rosebery townsite agent, tells us that work will bo started an the Rosebory sampler in about two weeks. The tenders he received on the work have been forwarded to Vancouver nnd operations will begin immodlalely on receipt of an answer. Passengers going through Silverton t'.iesn days will carry away tho truthful Impression that the men of this busy town lire till .ood-imturcd,fun-loving fellows. Tli.< good humor wUn'whlgh a snow ball in the ear is received and returned may be seen at the wharl every day. It is dangerous to be safe there at all times. We were Informed that the millionaire's dub of this city, celebrated the 39th anuiiersary of the birth of their worthy ehof, Samuel Thomas, last night. We failed to see Samuel on the streets today, but cast no insinuations. Ho is probably enumerating and appraising the numerous tokens of esteem preconted to him, A number nf the fiiends of Mr. and Mrs. Daigle's gathered at their home last Saturday evening to meet Mrs. Peck, who is visiting at their place, The gathering was a surprise to the host and hordes:), and a very enjoyable ovening was pansed by all. Surprise parties aro beginning to be a feature in Silverton society. Who is next? Mrs. C. Morcncy, of Nelson, has opened a temporary fancy goods store in the Barry block. Mrs. Morencv is looking for a good location and likes Silverton very mnch. The need of a store carrying ladies' goods is felt iu Silverton, and should Mrs. Morency, as we hope, conclude to remain here, we can assure her of a good patronage. The returns from the last shipment of ore from the Vancouver to the Everett smelter are a proof of the richness of our mineral. The average value of each of the three cars shipped was 159ounce8 of silver and 49 per cent lead per ton. This yielded a return of $3,692 for the shipment. The company have now six carloads at the smelter, the returns from which have not yot been received. The rtqiortcd murder of Ed Allen, of Slocan City, in Whitewater, has been proved a fabrication of someone's imagination. A drunken brawl was the origin ol Ihe story, aud the report gathered streught as it spread. When th'u report reached Silverton we were told that a sanguinary tight was indulged in, seventeen wounds given to the victim, and other details. Why such a distorted imaginary tale should bo spread abroad, can ouly be wondered at—not explained. GENERAL NEWS. Russia is about to present a note to Turkey demanding payment for the whole balauce of indemnity of tbe Rusao-Turkisb war, amounting to £23,- 000,000, with a view of making tbe Sultan more docile in the settlement of the Cretan question. Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, afier escaping the ice king of the north, has now lo fight for his fame and fortune in the United States courts. Ctf it has beeii brought against him to recover $20,000 damages fer branch of contract in failing to deliver a certain number oi lecture*. The fi.litiu. in India has diverted attention from the bubonic plague, which, although suppose 1 to be stamped out, is terribly ravaging Poonali, Bombay, and the Decern. Thousands have fled from 1'oonah and Bombay, in each of which cities the mortality is 530 to 1)00 weekly. Harper's Weekly says that "Great Brit tin's position is so manifestly just that she has the sympathy of the people of tha civilize t world." "As to us, we ought lo bear iu mind that in China England's cause is ours, and that if the worst should happen to England, the United States would come nearer to having righteous occasion for engaging in war than our jingoes have yet dreamed of.". Tbe following simple and practical rule to find the exact value of fine gold per ounce will be useful and instructive to many of our readers: $20 in gold weighs &l'o grains; 1(100 in gold therefore weighs 8,080 grains Reduce that number of grains to Troy ounces (-180 grains equals one Tioy ounce), which gives 5,875 Troy ounces. Coin is .900 fine, therefore, .900 times 5 37."> equals 4 8375 equals $20 0718, which is the value of 1000 fino. A Michigan editor viai ad the village school and wm greatly Impressed with the school ma'am. On reaching tho sanctum he penned the following about her: "She is the pride of the town, the star of the west, the mother of iuven- ii..u, and a jewed of rare brilliancy. She drew a pic'ure of an iceberg on the blackboard. It was so natural that the thermometer froskup solid. With rare presence of mind she seised a crayon and drew a fire place OO the opposite wall. The prompt action saved iho school, but all caught cold fiom tho sudden change." Two of the mail hags, left at Rossland, at the Columbia A Western depot, were stolen on the llih inst., and every letter was opened and examined. Another robbery at tho same place occurred onlhe;l2th inst., and two more mail sacks taken and their contents rifled. Poatofflce Inspector Macleod and Postmaster Woods aro investigating Ihe rub- lierv. Five registered letters—one containing $125—were taken, and it is not known how many other letters containing money. One of the bags was discovered later in tho brush about 100 yards from the depot, and it is thought the rest will be found thrown away in tho neighborhood, The Northwest Moanted Police is fastidious about its rocruits, Tbe officers are so accustomed to the younger sons and vagrant cadets of noble English houses for privates that they are supercilious toward anything else So happens that the regulalions for uew enlistments demand that the recruits must have not only a perfect physique, and a thorough knowledgo of horses, but also an Eton training, so to speak. In short, the recruit must be able to speak and read French and English. Of course, tho wandering Briton, with only about half nilozen livea between him and a dukedom, conies nearost to tho requirements, and the life of a plains rider is thoroughly congenial with his outdoor tastes, Long may the Nbrthwesl Mounted Police *xlst to keep tbe prospective lords from starving in the colonies.—Toronto Star, MISS McIONNUM', Fashionable * Dressmaker. • Opposite ^l*oirtm*,*i -Hotel, Silverton. * I 7-iv-at-t- nr-.-- Anisin ! I I I S I I I | I I £ v i i I *»)«}»)«)«)»)»)tj«>)»)»).}«>).)«)»).)^^ FINE TAILORING _. Spring Suit Patterns Now on Hand, I would respectfully invite gentlemen to an early inspection of my selections in Spring and Summer Suitings. My prices will be found moderate. I make it a point to keep them as low as is consistent with good material, good workmanship and the care and attention requiste to get up thoroughly satisfactory garments. ..m-jm.wMJ»lwM*JWj».».wM.*.w*l**-l*".*».» Liebscher- The Tailor, Lake View avenue. Silverton, B. €. X -Sd_» ML. BENEDUM, jL S S -As. *-T S 25, Silverton, ■ • - - B. C. THORBURN fiOUSE, GRANT THORBURN, Piiopk. :.: :•: x Headqoarters for.Mining and Commercial Men. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO WHARF AND DEPOT. Domestic and Imported Wines, Liquors and Cigars at Ihe Bar. THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT IS FIRST CLASS SILVERTON, B. O Hotel Victoria. Ta:r-0_es ZBowes Prop FINEST APPOINTED HOTEL IN THE KOOTENAYS. EVERYTHING NEW, NEAT, AND CLEAN. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO STEAMBOAT LANDING. FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. SILVERTON, B. C. LAKEVIEW HOTEL Silverton t^-THIS HOTEL IS NEW AND NEATLY FURNISHED, THE BAR IS SUPPLIED WITH BEST BRANDS OF WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Xj. l^C. IK-CO-w-les, .Prop. 0*J*3*TO*-**C« SILVERTON »^,»^])]{UQ STORE. ; COD LIVER OIL EMULSIONS QUINCB COUGH CURE) pkrf11b, the best. - - - dem and stationery. Trail blazer cigars. 355. O- 3^v£at_b-eso_n., prop. GENERAL BUSINESS POINTERS. A Variety of Statlatlca for the Past Vcar-Sc ml -Annual Payment to Ilea Peree Indian* Will Amount to $180,000—Haa Been a Good Winter for Stock In Montana. The logging industry is picking up in Wahkiakum county. Fanners in the vicinity of Qoldendale are doing their spring plowing. The Everett nail works, having been closed for some time, arc again in operation. The total of county and state school bonds in Whitman county for the current year is $28,750.44. The treasurer of Thurston county for the year 1897 collected taxes amounting to $75,609. A contract has been let for the im mediate construction of the Qoldendale Lyle county wagon road. Whitman county commissioners have made an order authorizing Sheriff Sims to expend any sum not exceeding $500 to bring the lynchers of "Blacky" and the murderer of Dan Calland to justice, and urged the sheriff to take active steps in each ease. The rates on flour from the Pacific coast to China and Japan by all steamer lines have been advanced 33 1-3 per cent The new rate is $4, gold, per ton, tho old rate being $3, and became effective February 1. The roadbed of the railway from Aberdeen to Hoquiam has been completed. The depot grounds at Aberdeen are prepared and the big buildings on the line where the bridge wil cross the Wishka river ore being moved. The shipbuilding yards at Point Hudson and lower end of Water street, in Port Townsend, present a busy scene these times. About 100 men are employed in connection with the building of a tug. steam schooner and repairing other vessels. I-Tofcesor Balmer of the agricultural college reeeied 10 dozen "bob whites" from Kansas the other day by express. The quail will lie turned loose on the agricultural college fann, and will be protected and allowed to propagate, in hopes that this country may become the home of this excellent game bird. Assistant Attorney General Vance holds that a sheriff is liable to the county or state on his official bond for a failure to perform his official duties, tlie right of action being limited to six years, but thnt in a collateral proceeding by some individual to punish the sheriff or to recover damages for an injury, the three years' stntute of limitation applies. Salmon are running freely in the Spokane river and the streams v.'iieh afford them spawning grounds, and the king of food fishes is being taken in good quantities. This news will be hailed with delight by the ambitious fishermen of Spo- knne. In previous years fish as large as 45 pounds have been brought to town, victims of a fight with rod and tackle which lasted frequently over an hour. The best catches this year hove been made in the big pool in the Little Spokane. The salmon take a spoon readily. They are fat nnd in the liest condition both for food and fighting qualities. As the cli se seu- son begins March 10, the anglers hnve Utile time to waste if they expect to have sport this year. Idaha. Fremont county warrants are at par. The Lewiston city council has passed an ordinance grunting to E. II. Libby, president of the Vineland company, a street railway franchise for the period of 25 years. Mr. Libby appeared before the council and stated that the purpose of the company was to connect Lewiston and Vineland by the line over the proposed Snake river bridge. Speaking of the plans, he said the company expected to soon commence work on the construction of the bridge, as the bill authorizing the construction hud passed the senate and house. In the religious census of Boise, Idaho, taken by the Sunday School Union of that city, the religious preferences of 978 persons are given. The list by denominations is as follows: Methodist 217, Episcopal 142. Baptist 133, Presbyterian 111, Catholic 78, Christian 59, Congregational 59, Hebrew 30. Adventist 13, Lutheran 1.1, Salvation Army 7, Unitarian 2. Mormon 2, Quaker 1, Free Thinker 1, no preference 110; total 078. There are 808 reporting church membership. Of these in the city one-quarter are Methodists. .Toe Kaufmnnn lost his life in the snow on the summit on the Idaho City road the other night, his body being found the following morning. Though he was still living, he was so far gone that he died soon after being taken to a place of shelter. He wns a well known miner. Re- oantly, it seems, he lias been of unsound , mind. At Idaho City he was lately held in jail several days, the doctor stating that he had softening of the brain. When he was released he walked lo Boise. Here lie acted queerly. Early in the week ho disappeared, and the next heard of him was the news of his being found on the summit Patrick Markcy is dead, aged 75 years. About one month ago Mr Markcy was taken sick in his cabin on Atlanta hill, nnd through the Instrumentality of C. V. Smith, who was his mining partner, was brought to Atlanta on a hand sled, where Mr. Smith and the other friends did everything in their power to relieve his suffering. Mr. Marker was born in Dublin, Ireland, December 25, 1822, and came to America tt the age of 23, served with General Scott during the Mexican war, waa mustered out of the service nt Port Vancouver In 1801; was engaged in placer mining in California until 185(1, when he engaged in the mercantile bus!- nesa in Portland, Ore. He removed to i>wiston, Idaho, in 1803, where he opened and successfully conducted a general htore. He came to Rocky Bar iu 18(15, and to! •.Uantii two years later. Mr. Markey, served as county commissioner of old Al- turns county for the years 1872 and 1873, and had as his associates the late Hon. D. B. Ethel and Hon. William Malally. Mr. Markey waa universally respected wherever known. Montana. Work has begun on the Methodist church building at Liberty, Mont. A plan is on foot to secure the extension of the railroad from Dorsey to White Sulphur Springs. The total amount of warrants, principal nnd interest, redeemed by the state treasurer of Idaho during January, was $67,- 692.55. Of these $50,384.94 were general fund warrants. Auditor Scott has been issuing warrants to the amount of $4159.41, with interest from August 8, 1893, to Bingham county. This is Bannock county's proportion of the old Bingham county debt to old Alturas county. During 1897 Latah county warrants were redeemed as follows: General county fund, $1787.60; road fund, $4, 953.35; bridge fund, $1272.78; school fund, $35,025.06; hospital fund, $1100; current expense fund, $30,128.78; bond interest fund, $1004.40; total, $77,772.03. From 'tatistics prepared for the railway company it is learned that the production of wheat in the Genesee valley for 1897 is estimated to have been 800,- 000 bushels. Of this amount over 435,- 000 bushels have been shipped. The balance is in the warehouses and in the hands of the farmers. A letter has been received at Lewiston from Senator Shoup stating that the treasury drafts for the next semi-annual Indian payment would reach the agency about February 20. The amount disbursed at that time will be $180,000. Two bull elk were seen within the town limits of oiieridan the other day. It is supposed that they came from the direction of Virginia City. A Lake basin wool grower says the winter thus far has been the best for stock of all kinds since the memorable open winter of 1885-86. He reports the ranges in his section entirely free from snow and says the sheep are in splendid condition. Unless there should be some unprecedented eold weather and heavy snowstorms, followed by a chinook and then more cold weather to crust the snow, the range losses this winter will be light. Ernest Kinimel had a miraculous escape from death the other day. He was at work in the big raise in the Broadwater mine at Neihart, when a slab of rock weighing over half a ton, fell upon him without warning, from the roof. He was crushed to the floor ol the tunnel, but the rock fell in such a manner that its full weight did not rest upon him. A fellow workman, Jen-y Keegun, came to his assistance at once and pried the rock up enough to release Kimmei. It was found that his left shoulder was broken, and he is now in the hospital. Thomas Welch, a half-breed Indian, who was convicted of murder in the second degree in Custer count, has been taken to the state penitentiary, where he will serve a 20-yoar term. Welch was associated with George F. Geddes in the murder of Winnie Brown, a young Tongue river rancher. Brown was killed by a colored man named Dixon, who had been urged to make away with him by Geddes and Mrs. Geddes. At the time of the shooting Geddes was in Chicago, but he was arrested for complicity, tried last month and found guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to 99 years in the penitentiary. Gedder is the son of a wealthy New Yorker, who is prominently connected with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road. FOR AN EIGHT HOUR DAT. A Conference of Vnlon Laborera Held la, Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Feb. 15.—At a labor conference held here resolutions were adopted favoring the abolishment of the sub-contract system on city contracts and the inserting of a clause in all such contracts forbidding the contractors to work the men more than eight hours. Thn meeting indorsed the bill in con gross providing for a national eight-hour law and the bills providing for greater protection of seamen and restricting the brutality of captains, the forbidding of prison labor competing with free labor. and the abolishment of government by injunction. There were present delegates from the federated trades of this city and Racine, the executive boards of the Wisconsin Federation of Labor, the Federated trade* council and the lluilding trades council. It was decided to make a demonstration on May 1 to emphasize labor's demand for a strict observance of the eight-hour law in the state. MONET MARKET OF ENGLAND. General Improvement In Foreign Bond*—Americana Were Steady. London, Feb, 15.—Money is scarce with no certain indications of easiness in the near future In the stock exchange business last week was fair. The failure of the Chinese negotiations led to a recovery of i in consols, and home railway* experienced an all round rise in the resumption of work by tlie engineers. In foreign bonds there was a general improvement'. Greek bonds went } point higher on the international guarantee of the new loan, and Chinese and Japanese Ixinils were also bought Uruguayan Ik mils were buoyant on the political developments, and Americans were steady. Norfolk & Western railway shares improved 3| points; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fo adjustment, 2J; New York A Lake Erie Western mortgage, 2; Denver k Rio Grande preferred, IS, and New- York, Lake Shore t Western firsts, 1|. Missouri, Kansas & Texas seconds dropped 2J points, and there were other minor movements. Why does a boil come io n head when it is located elsewhere? The state board of control has ordered that 20 acres of hops be planted at the state refonn school. MM til) DISASTER THREATENS FRANCE. The Trial of Zola Bring* Forth Striking Development*—The Garrison of Parla llu* Been Reinforced—The Republic Imperiled by the Recent Disclosures. Pu'is, Feb. 15,---When the triul of Zola and Pcrricux was resumed yesterday. Jeuris, the socialist member of the chamber of deputies, was recalled. He reiterated his belief in the culpability of Ester- hozy. The examination of M. Bertillon, the handwriting expert, was then resinned. He said he thought it impossible to ask the minister of war for the incriminating documents seized at the residence of Dreyfus in 1894. Laborie, counsel for Zola, thereupon protested, and twitted Bertillon with being unwilling to testify in court while giving interviews to newspapers. Bertillon said the interviews were false. Being pressed by I_iborie how, unless he had seen the secret documents, he was able to prove nt the court-martial that Dreyfus wrote Bordereau, Bertillon answered that he could not explain without the documents, which were no longer in his possession. This statement caused a sensation iu court, and Laborie demanded that the advocate general eompel the witness to reply. The advocate general made no answer. Finally Bertillon. who persisted in not answering questions, left the witness stand amidst considerable uproar, Laborie remarking, "And that is the man upon whose evidence Dreyfus was convicted." The garrison of Paris has been reinforced by troops from Versailles. Dtanater Threaten*. New York, Feb. 15.—A dispatch to the Herald from Paris says: What will be the upshot of the whole business is a question that may be asked with some profit at this juncture of the Zola trial. Gravest anxiety obtains and the Gnulois goes so far as to complain, editorially, that "anarchy prevails in the army, in the law and in the street," ami calls upon M. Felix Faure to exercise his constitutional power und put a stop to this state of things. Following are the views of well-known Parisian journalists, experienced in reading the signs of their times: Gaston Calmette of the Figaro said: "A fault has been committed--a fault which should Ire attributed to the court of affairs rather than to the men who have brought about this campaign of revision. Tbe proper position to take is a strictly legal one, and to ask but one question in the parliament, which combined against Dreyfus without his knowledge, to the court martial. If he has been convicted in connection with a document which he knows nothing about nnd of which his counsel knew nothing, then the law, no matter what was the fault of Dreyfus, has been violated and the matter should be revised. The whole question is wrapped up in that. Everyone could associate himself with the campaign, so far as justice is concerned, but no one could do so properly before the revision takes place, nor with certainty have set in motion the question of the innocence of Dreyfus. If the matter hud been viewed in this light France would have avoided one of the most terrible crises she has undergone since 1870. I speak of the republic, and this is the first danger to the republic which can involve such incalculable consequences. 1 refer to the danger of the antagonism now springing into existence between the judicial system and the army, between the gown and the sword, the antagonism between the political world ami our nrmy staff." Zola Will Be Convicted. Henri Roehefort said: "Zola will lie convicted. There is so great a pressure of public opinion acting on the jury that one can not expect anything but conviction. On the other bund, Zola does not seem to me to lie well defended, and bis counsel seems to be dragging the ulTair out as long a« possible. I do not think Zola will go to prison, nor do I think he will be obliged to pay a fine. Mter the triul is over its conclusions will Ik? considered by tbe court of cassation; but -tup'xihmg Zola is acquitted, he will not be able to show himself in public in 1'nris, nor for that matter anywhere in France, without personal danger to himself. He could not well live in Paris with a bodyguard continually about him." M. Jtldel of the Petit Journal said: "1 consider the present situation very grave, and this gravity is owing to tbe weakness of the government." Ferdinand Xau of the Journal said: "The extreme gravity of the situation does not lie in the question of the culpability or the innocence of Dreyfus, but in the pasnions of the various parties. The question tends to separate into two camps, or better yet, into sects, the nation whose unity has been in force and which, less than a century ago, proclaimed the rights of man—that is to say, liberty of opinion as regards politics and religion. That is why there is reason to feel that if some groin of common sense does not enter our heads, if our politicians make use of our divisions as a spring board during thn coming election, nnd scatter hatred instead of preaching appeasement and conciliation, or rather reconciliation, the question will remain open." CUBAN EXPEDITION SAILED. Men nnd Ammunition Went Away Under Very Noaea of Pinkerton*. Jaeksonville,Fla., Feb. 15.—A special to the Times, Union and Citizen from Tampa snys: Almost under the nose of Edward Gay- lor, superintendent of Pinkerton and Spanish spies, a large Cuban expedition left Tampa last night and tonight, sailing from a point on Pease river. The men, about 70 in number, walked through the streets of Tampa about 2 o'clock this morning and boarded a special train, which quickly bore them to a point near where they were to embark, and there they remained in hiding until tonight, when a tug took them out to the steamer which bore them away to Cuba, Colonel Emilio Nunez being in charge of the steamer. It is said General Sanguilly is tho real commander, and credit is given this rumor from the fact that when the men left here they were in charge of Colonel Lechuga, who waa first lieutenant of the personal staff selected by Sangually when he failed to get away from Jacksonville. Superintendent Gaylor, his son and another Pinkerton man have been here looking for Sanguilly, believing he was near here. It is alleged the Cubans have sent Sanguilly away on this trip to get rid of him in the United States. The detectives are totally ignorant of the departure of his expedition. It is understood that 5000 rifles, 0000 pounds of dynamite, 200,000 rounds of cartridges and a large lot of supplies made np the cargo. LOSS OF A MILLION DOLLARS. A Seven-Story New York Ofllce Building Burned. New York, Feb. 14.—Levi P. Morton's seven-story office building with frontages on Nassau and Ann streets, known as tlie Nassau Chambers building, was destroyed by fire Saturday night The firemen had a hard battle and for three hours there was every prospect of a great conflagration. Every lire company in the city from Fifty-sixth street to the Battery was called out. The Derby Desk Company occupied the Nassau and the Ann street storerooms and the basement of the building, where the fire originated, was occupied by the Herald Cycle Company. From the Nassau Chambers the fire spread to the four-story building adjoining and the clothing store of Maduro Brothers on the ground floor was quickly in flames. The loss here will be practically complete. Several firemen were badly cut by flying glass and debris, but none seriously injured. The World this morning states that the loss from all sources will probably reach $1,000,000. Germany Excladee Apple*. Washington, Feb. 15.—Cables received at tbe state department from Ambassador White say that the consul at Hamburg report/* that of 2700 packages of fruit arriving by the steamer Pntria, 81 cases of Cn.ifornia apples were stopped, others being admitted free. Two important events in a man's life are when he finds the hair coming on his upper lip and when he discovers it is going from the top of kiN beud. MURDERS IN COAL MINE TOWNS Pour Tragedies Which Have Startled the Hooalers. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 15.—During a quarrel in a saloon at Grant, a coal mining town north of this city, John Car- rington shot and killed Wesley Niece Saturday. He also shot Bayless Niece, who will die. The murderer escaped. At Lyford, another mining town, the postmaster, John Gilfoy, shot Joe Hoffman, who will die. John Bessel, an Italian, was struck in the neck with a miner's pick And killed. His body was then placed under the elevator running down to the shaft, where it was found. The last murder was at Lodi. LIABILITIES OF H. SHERRY. Owea f 1,280,000 and Haa fTOO.OOO to Pay Hia Debt*. Milwaukee, Feb. 15.—A statement of the liabilities of Henry Sherry, the lum- Is- ui who failed some time ago, and the six companies in which he was interested, gives the amount as $1,250,000, with nominal assets at $700,000. Mr. Sherry's personal liabilities are $028,000 and in addition to this he has indorsed the pa]>er of his corporation for $580,000 more. Tlie assets to meet this are now estimated to lie worth $350,000. 1 1. UP THE SNAKE RIVER BASIN. Track Would Be Built on the North Side of the Ulver. THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND. Repreaentatlvea of Textile- Vnlona Favor the Cloning of Every Cotton Mill—The 1'lan of the Federation of Labor—Worker* to Decide. Boston, Feb. 14.—At a meeting in this city of 65 representatives of textile unions in New England it was unanimously voted to recommend that all unions call out tho operatives iu every cotton mill in New England. The resolution was practically the outcome of the recommendation which President Gompers made to the Federation of Labor last Sunday, in which he urged the different unions to unite on some settled policy on the mill situation in New England. At that meeting a committee of four was appointed to take charge of the matter, and after a conference this committee recommended that a general meeting be held to take definite action. Today the representatives of the various textile associations assembled and for four hours discussed the situation from every standpoint. The primary object of the meeting was to devise some methods of rendering assistance to the New Bedford strikers. It was pointed out that if the strikers at New Bedford could hold out for four weeks without receiving more that 20 cents per operative per week in the way of outside assistance other mill operatives could stand a similar strain, and that if all went out it would precipitate a crisis that would have to be met within a short time by the manufacturers. It was also shown that the mule spinners were in excellent condition aa regards funds, the United Textile Workers and the New England Federation of Weavers were in good shape, but the rest were short of funds. The resolutions were discussed and at length the matter was put to a vote, not one being registered against the motion that the different unions should inaugurate a general strike in every mill until a satisfactory adjustment of wages could be arranged. It now remains for the various national unions to take action in the matter, but what this action will be is * matter of conjecture. If all should acquiesce and vote to strike, 147,000 operatives would undoubtedly cease work, and the manufacture of cotton goods throughout New England would stop. If, on the other hand, only a few unions should vote to strike, the refusal of the others would still keep a large portion of the mills in operation. Inasmuch, however, as the meeting was the outcome of President Gompers' suggestion, and as he idmonished the members of the Federation of labor to join hands and assist the New Bedford strikers, it seems probuble that nearly every union will carry out the recommendations and that one of the greatest strikes ever seen in this country Is impending. WITH FREIGHT AND ANIMALS. The Fourteenth Infantry Battalion to Leave for Mkagoay. Notable Dead. S«n Francisco, Feb. 15.—A. D. Wilder, superintendent of the western division of the Southern Pacific, died yesterday of pneumonia, after a short illness. Wilder httd been in poor health for some time past, but continued at his desk until last Monday, when a light cold settled upon his lungs. South Royulton, Vt., Feb. 15.—David W. Rumsdell, famous as the discoverer of the Norwty oat, is dead at the home of his niece, Mrs. K. L Fish, aged 74 years. St. Paul. Feb. 15.—Dr. C. A. Wheaton, a well-known surgeon, died suddenly last night of apoplexy. Dublin. Feb. 15.—C. Redmond, founder of the Waterfard News, is dead. Bellevea In Intervention. Washington, Feb. 15.—Autonomy is a failure. This is the meat of a voluminous report which Consul General I>*e is said to have forwarded from Havana to the state department. And, as if to prepare the people for action by this government, Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio granted an interview of which the most pregnant, sentence was: "The whole chapter, as it is now being written on the island of Cuba, is one of horror, shocking to civilization and of such a nature that intervention should lie. resorted to If necessary to put nn end to It,-' A Currency Conference. London, Feb. 15.—Replying to the question of Mr. Kield in the house of commons yesterday, whether the government intended to co operate in promoting an international conference to consider the currency question, Mr. Balfour, the government lender, said the government would lie very glnd to see an international agreement regarding the currency, but he had nothing to add to the Information already in possesion of the house. Portland, Ore., Feb. 14.—The steamship Oregon sailed last night for Dyea and Skaguay, Alaska, with 500 passengers and 1200 tons of freight, including 50 dogs, 41 horses, and 34 burros. One hundred tons of supplies for the government relief expedition are sent north by the Oregon. General Merriani. commanding the department of the Columbia, expected to suil on the rcgon last night, but import ant dispatches received from Washington compelled him to postpone his departure for a few days. Captain D. L. Brainerd, who is the dis bursing officer of the government relief expedition, was among the passengers. He has orders to go to Dyea and there await the arrival of the government rein deer and the Snow & Ice Locomotive Com pany's engines, both of which will be used in the passage to Dawson. Captain Brainerd expects to be able to start the expedition from Dyea by March 1. The First battalion of the Fourteenth infantry, consisting of companies A and (1, will leave Vancouver barracks Tuesday via Tacoma for Skaguay. All their prop- erty and paraphernalia, including rations amounting to 25 tons, have been loaded on the. river steamer Undine for shipment to Kahuna, where they will be reshipped by rail to Tacoma over the Northern Pacific. Lieutenant Colonel Russell, who was lo have commanded this battalion, will remain at Vancouver barracks owing to poor health. Lieutenants Learned and Cabell joined their regiments today from detachment service and Captain Matile. commanding O company, expects to arrive Tuesday. DYING IN A MEXICAN PRISON. Colonel Hernnndea Will Cheat the ('■•nrt-Martiai Sentence. City of Mexico, Feb. 16.—Colonel Nieves Hernandez, who was suspected of complicity in the Garcia conspiracy and wos tried by court-martial nnd sentenced to death, is now dying at the Sano Diego military prison. He was of strong constitution, but nn inactive life has told nn him, and he is slowly wasting away. Tlie evidence against him satisfied tbe tribunals, but his friends believe in his innocence, although the circumstantial evidence wos strong. Domingucz Cowan, a member of the Cuban revolutionary junta of New York and head of the Cuban committee, is dying. He has been useful to the Cuban cause nnd will lie a loss to the patriots. Helped to Indict Tweed. New York, Feb. 14,-John D. McKen- zie died yesterday aged (Ml years. He wns chairman of the committee of citizens formed for the relief of the colored people in the war riots. He was also foreman of the grand jurv which indicted William M. Tweed. Lewiston, Idaho, Feb. 15.—J. Alexander, a prominent merchant, has received a telegram from a high railroad source that the U. It. & N. would immediately commence operation on the extension of a railroad line to Lewiston. It has been understood to be the boast of the O. 11. &. N that when the Northern Pacific entered this field the former company would show a bitter competition, nnd the information received today is the general subject of discussion on tlie streets. The company will probably extend their line from Wallula up the Snake river valley, tapping the grain territory of tbe high lands by chutes, as several surveys by that route have already been made. By that route the road would run on tlie north side of the Snake river and cross the Clearwater river to Lewiston. Discussion of the matter has developed the fact that two weeks ago a party of C. B. & Q. surveyors left Uniontown for the Pierce City country to work on the western approach to the Lo Lo pass. Tills company lias had a survey party working on the Montana side for some time past, but recently returned to Billings, owing to heavy snows. It is stated that they will resume work April 1, and will join the party from this side on tlie Lo Lo trail some time during the coming summer, completing the survey. Hillings is now the western terminus of the C. B. t Q. and it is generally understood to lie the policy of the company to push the line to the coast as soon as the most practicable and direct route could be determined. The attention given the Lo Lo pass by the company recently seems to give substantial support to ihe belief that that route has been accepted, in which event the road will penetrate the Pierce City mining region and drop down into the Clearwater valley, and by way of Lewiston, proceed to Portland, through the Columbia basin, making the shortest transcontinental route to the coast by 36 hours. FOR HOSPITALS IN ALASKA. Plan on Foot In Seattle to Organic* a Wldeaprend Movement. Seattle, Feb. 14.—A new plan is on foot for the organization of a aerie* of hospitals at all the chief points in Alaska, and the chief promoter of the enterprise, Dr. F. II. Booth, is now in Seattle n his way northward. "It is our purpose," said Dr. Booth tonight, "to organize a hospital service at Dyea. I.ake llennett, Stewart river, Dawson, Fort Cudahy, Circle (Sty, Minook ••reek and Copper river. The first station to l<e organized will be at Dyea. Our general plan is similar lo the hospital stations throughout the lumber regions nf Michigan and Wisconsin. The company under the auspices of which we are working is known as the Alaska Sanitary Company, organized under the slate of Illinois. Had Two Hundred Paaaeager*. Seattle. Wash.. Feb. 14.—The steamer City of Pueblo arrived here yesterday from San Francisco, after a stormy trip. She hud 200 passengers, who will transfer here for Alaska. SKAGUAY IS A TOUGH TOWN. Bunco Men and Thags Have Their Own Way. Seattle, Feb. 14.—The steamer Utopia, which has just arrived from Skaguay and Dyea, reports that a vigilance committee is being formed at Skaguay, and it is the intention of the committee to drive out of town the horde of toughs and bunco men. A number of deaths have taken place in the past few days, the cause being cerebral spinal meningitis, and physicians state that the disease threatens to become prevalent. Holdups and petty larceny are being daily reported, and it is more than probable that lynchings will occur unices the authorities act promptly. Wheeling Ordered to Skagaay. Seattle, Feb. 14.—A letter received here from Sitka. Alaska, states that the gun- boat Wheeling, which is stationed there, has been ordered to Skaguay. IDAHO SUES A RROKEN RANK. Stale Seeka to lleeover 911,000 !>r- poalted at Blaekfoot. Boise, Idaho, Feb. 14.- The state has inaugurated proceeding* to recover $11,- 000 involved in the failure of the Bunting bank at lilackfoot last winter. Tlie theory of the state is that the deposit was in the nature of a tnist, as the law provides thut such funds can be deposited only on special deposit. The bank knew that the money belonged to the state, and it Is held that it was the nature of the ease a special deposit that could not he absorbed into the general assets of lue failed concern. The matter will lie beard at Blnekfoot March 17 on a petition in intervention. Sno-rnltdr Smashed Bnlldlna*. Rossland, B. C, Feb. 15.—The Travers building, on Columbia avenue, hits been wrecked by a snowslide from the roof of the Record building. Tbe Trnvers building is a story nnd a half structure and is occupied by the J. F| Trovers hardware store. Mr. and Mrs. Trnvers were in the building nt the time of the slide nnd barely escaped with their lives. The loss to the building nnd stock will amount to fullv *IH(KI. Dreyfu* Agitation In Province*. Paris. Feb, 15.—Numerous meetings were held in the provinces yesterday in connection with the Dreyfus agitation. In some cases demonstrations ngainst the government were made, but there were no disorder*. French Wheat Crop Mood. Paris, Feb, 15. —The French wheat crop promises to be very good in 1!) deportments, good In 44 and fair in 30. iCi« OF IB DISCUSS THE NATION'S AFFAIRS Leader* In Both Urancbea of the Nn. tlonnl Liegialntnre Conanme Time In Talk aa Well a* Tranaact Some Public Bnalneaa— What 11a* Been Done. The house was in n bad temper today, and tha whole session wus consumed in filibustering against two bills of minor importance, one to issue n duplicate cheek und the other to make "Rockland, Me., a sub-port of entry. Neither got further thun the engrossment and third rending. The senute considered the Indian appro- pi iution bill. Senator Wilson of Washing. ton presented and secured the adoption of an amendment appropriating $'10,000 for a school building and repairs on the l'uy- iillup reservntion in Washington. Senator \\ ilson also w*eurcd the adoption of on amendment opening the south halt' of tb« Colville Indian reservntion in Washington to mineral location. free Houieatead*. In the senute Friday MrU'eUigrew of fered nn amendment to tbe Indian appropriation bill providing for the restoration of the free homesteud low. He explained that the amendment, if adopted. would allow settlers to secure title to their lands nfter a period of five years by the payment of the laud office fees. If restored the homestead law of 18(12. Gradually, he said, laws have been enacted repealing the law until now there is practically no land left suitable for settlement under thnt law. As ndopted the amendment in full provides: "That nil settler* under the homestead laws of the United States on tbe public lands ac quired prior to the passage of this act by treaty or agreement from the various In dinu trilies, who shall or hereafter reside upon tbe tract entered on in good faith for the period required by existing law. shall lie entitled to a patent for the lands so entered upon the payment to the local land ollicers of the usual customary fees, and no other or further charge of any kind whatsoever sliull lie repuired from Ihe settler to ertitle him to a pntent for the hind covered by his entry; provided, thnt the right to commute any such en try nnd pay for said lands in the option of any such settler in the time und ut the prices now fixed for existing laws, shull remain in full force nnd effect; provided, however, thnt nil sums of money so released, which, if not relenscd. would lie owing to any Indian tribe, -ball Is- paid to such Indian tribe by the United States.'' The Indinn nppropriatiou bill wns passed and the senate adjourned until Monday. faban Bellgrranry. Senator Harris Introduced » resolution in the senate Monday lulling for information regarding the- tiluimlrmmcnt of the government's purpose t„ i,,,i jn the Run -iis I'acilic under u guuraiitee of the full amount of the principal of the indebted neat, Senator Morgan reported from the committee on foreign relations the amend incut to the diplomatic and consular up I'lopriatiou bill offered by Senator Allen. u gni/ing the belligerency of the < uban insurgents. The report, which was quite long, stilted that the senate hud already acted on the matter und was still of the same opinion and would be glud to have the house CO-Operate in securing recognition of the belligerency. A bill making deficiency appropriations for the expenses for United States courts and for I ther purpcHea wus passed. The bill CUTied •"•m.imn. a resolution of Senator Mar •,'iin was passed, calling for consular re •M.itu regarding uffuirs in Cuba, und in- 'piiring whether this government hud its1 ngnized the autonomous government of Cuba and authorized negotiations for a reciprocity treaty. The house debated the Cuban question. DISGUSTED MINERS RETURN. There Are More Men Than Car Find Work at Skaguay. Victoria, B. C, Feb. 10.—A specinl from Xanuimo states the steamer Noyo has arrived there from Skaguay. She has '-•"> disgus'ed punsengcrs aboard, tired of tlie country after their first experience, mid severely denouncing the Klondike lush. The 11ea,iii, on hoard amounts to •10,000. One of the passengers said 200 men could do all the work ottered ut Skaguay and there were nt least 500 men there who hud nothing to do but 'bink and gamble. When the Noyo puss- ed, the position of the Corona was more critical .bun heretofore reported. The Noyo hud no communicution with the wrecked pnHsenger* on Lewis island. %o More Spurring. St. Louis, Feb. 15.-Saturday night, (icn- ''iiil James M. Lewis, vice president of the hoard of police commissioners, issued nn order against further boxing nnd Sparling exhibitj< ns, claiming it wns a violation of the law. BANK DIRECTORS ON TRIAL. Charged With Illegally Accepting a Deyoait. Spokane, Wash., Feb. 10,-The trial of A. A. Newbery, E. B. Hyde and W. J. >wyer, of the failed Citizens' National bank, is in progress here. They are charged with accepting a deposit from Postmaster Mallon after the institution was in a fniling condition. Mayor E. D Olmsted nnd D. F. Wetzel, defendants in the same cast, elected to have a separate trial. A jury was secured without difficulty from the regular panel R. E. M. Strickland, who was receiver of the bank after its failure, wag the only witness call- ed today, nnd he had only identified himself when adjournment was taken until tomorrow. ¥0URTH MYSTERIOUS MURDER. CakMowa Aaaaaaln Haa Been Terrifying Houaton People. Houston, Tex.. Feb. 15.—The fourth mysterious murder in the past two weeks was committed on the banks of the Buffalo bnyou. The victim, John T. Hurst, a saloonkeeper, was seated in his place of business about midnight, when the unknown man entered and brained him with a coupling pin. The police have a description of the murderer. nig Fire Con* In Texas. Fort Worth Tex., Feb. 10.—At 3 o'clock yesterday morning the largest property loss by iire that ever occurred here took place. The eU,ht-*tory Hurley office building, Dreyfus Company's mammoth dry goods house. Fanners* and Mechanics' bank, the general offices of the Fort Worth & Derver Railway Company, the Fort Worth Cycle Company, and one or two small merchandise companies, being burned to the ground. The firemen were unable to get the fire under control before 9 this morning. The total lose is estimated at over $250,000. ALL AROUND MARKET REPORT. Wheat Quotation*, Wool Figure* and the Price of Produce. Following arc the local quotations. Wholesale prices are given unless otherwise quoted: Wheut at the warehouse—Country points: Club, bulk 571c, sin ked flOc; bluestem, hulk OOJc, sacked 03c. At Spokane: Club, bulk 50c, sacked 01}c; blue- stem, bulk 112c, sacked 04Je. Oats—At Spokane f. o. b., $18(318.25 per ton. Ilarlcy-Country points, GO(5G5c per c-vt. fare—Country *>oints. 706"75c per cwt. Flour-Per barrel, $4. Feed—Hrnn and short*. $12 per ton; shorts, $13; bran, $11; rolled barley, $18; chicken feed. $l8(a-20. Ilnv—Timothy, $12 per ton; wheat hav. $10: alfalfa. $13. Produce—Country butter, 40 and 60-lb tubs, 2l»e per lb| 6, 10 and 201b tubs, 30c; prints, ,'tlk-: eastern butter. 25(u,2oc; country butter, in rolls, 20(525c per lb; cooking butter, 10c: cheese, twin, full cream. 13(« 14c: cheese, twin, skim milk. 9J(5* Hie; ranch eggs, $tl.7."i(ft7; honey, white, comb, ISfti 14c: fancy, 15c per lb. Vegetables— Potatoes, 40(5'42c per cwt: onions. $2.40(a2.50 per cwt: beans, 1|(5> le |st lb; Merced sweet potatoes $3 per cwt; cabbuge, $1 per cwt: squash. $1.50 per dor. Meats—Beef cows, live $3.25(23.50 per cwt, dressed $fl.75(ii 7; steers, live $3.75(5i 4, dressed $7.35(o 7.50: hogs, live $3.75(3)4, dressed |US®M0; mutton, live 4(5,4fje, dressed 8(58Jc per lb; dressed lambs, 9c: dressed veal 5(5 7c. Poultry—Chickens, live weight. 0(5:10c |ier lb| dressed, 11(512c: turkeys, live. 10(5 lie: dressed, 12(51:1c: ducks, live. Hie; dressed. 10}(fillc per lb: geese, live, ll><« lie; dressed, 184)12.6. Wool- Fine medium, 10(5 lie per lb; medium. P(g 10c. Wheal. Portland, Feb. 14. Exporters are quoting up to 74}c for Walla Walla, with mills paying le lietter: bluestem and valley. 77 fn 77 Je. Tacoma, Feb. 14. Wheat, quiet but strong) No. 1 club. 74c: No. 1 bluestem. 77Jc. Colfax, Feb. 14. The market quotation on wheat today is <Wc sacked in the warehouse. (larlield. Feb. 14.-The wheat market throughout the Palouse country remains unchimgcd. und dealers are offering <WV for No. 1 sacked in the warehouse at all Palouse country points. Metal*. San Francisco, Feb. 14.—Silver burs. 55Je: Mexican dollars, 4<tJ(5 47c lead $3.50. ljike eoppSf $11. Pig irtn $G.tW<S,0.70. I'hlle aad t'ruguay. London, Feb. 15.- A cablegram has been received from Montevideo saying thai Chile offers to recognize the government of Senor Cuestas in I'rnguny in exchange for the favorable attitude of Urn- guny toward Chile in case of war with Argentine. m i mill A GLANCE OVER MINING CAMPS The Annual Report of the Tiger * Poor man—Men* From Cnnyon City—Work In Eastern Oregon- Activity In the Vicinity of White- hull, Mont. Use only one heaping teaspoonful of Schilling's Best Baking Powder to a quart of flour. V must uk tw* teaspoonfuls of other baking powder. The report of Frank R. Culbertson, manager of the Consolidated Tiger A Poorman Mining Company, for 1807 has just been made public. It shows that during the 10 months during which the property was operated 01,089 tons of crude ore were mined und hoisted, which produced 15,810 tons of concentrates, worth $431,870.87 above freight and smelting charges. The expenses of the year, including about $15,000 for new machinery, were $292,835.78, leaving a net profit of $130,044.09, or over $15,000 per month, exclusive of additions to tbe plant. The Tigcr-Poorman pumps some 3000 gallons of water per minute, which, together with the crude ore, wus all hoisted 1200 feet or more, and the water was steadily pumped for tbe two months before the mill was ready to run, making it the most expensive to operate of all the Coenr d'Alene mines. The stockholders ore told to expect dividends about March 1, the old indebtedness of the company having been wiped out. With this showing for the Tiger-Poor- man the public can readily believe the rumors occasionally floating about of $75,000 monthly dividends by other mines which yield higher grade ore than this ono and take it out in greater quantities without any ex|iense for hoisting or pumping. Cnnyon City Strike. Ijist year several rich ledges of gold- bearing quaitz were discovered in the Susunville mining district. Also have several rich discoveries been made in mines in the Granite and Robinsonville camps, but the latest and richest of all, similar in many respects to Klondike strikes, has been disclosed near the famous old mining camp of Cnnyon City. The Great Northern mine is owned and operated by Isaac Guker, having located the same in September, 1890. Two men have taken over $1000 from the claim with "a mortar and pan during the post week. The gold is licing taken from a cut 20 feet long and 12 feet deep, in which there is an exceedingly rich ledge 12 or 14 inches in width, and which makes an average yield of $8 to the pound, aggregating $10,000 to the ton. In one instance $82.50 was secured from four pounds of decomposed Quarts. Sunlight nnd Cardnell District. The mining activity in the vicinity of Whitehall, Mont., seems to be on the increase, and the good weather of the past month has given it an impetus. Over in what is culled the Sunlight or Curdwell district much good work is going fin, and there is a strong likelihood thnt the present month will see some ore shipped from there. There nrc some 15 men working on the various claims of that district, and the very best reports are coining in. Henry Schmidt is developing the Hlnck Eagle, nnd has a very large liody of ore. a pint of which will do to ship. Henry Heider, who says that Linneman nnd Schmidt of Unite are in with him, is developing a claim and is in fair ore. Geo. Watciman and Mr. Hindiunn are at work on a claim and are saving ore that will pay to ship. Hilda* r Group of Mines. A 10-stamp mill and other equipments necessary have been purchased for the lladger group of mines near Susnnville, in eastern Oregon. The group consists of the Badger, the Hughes, the McQuade. the King of the Hills and the Steamboat gold quartz lodes, and is situated on the south side of Klk creek, in the Elk Creek mining district, in ('.rant county. 38 miles from Sunipter, the nearest railway point. It is the intention to ship 15 car loads of ore while awuiting the arrival of the machinery, which is not expected until j Mny 1st. The shipping ore averages $82 ' per ton. and the pay strenk in the veins j from 18 inches to 7 feet, and none of the i ore- mills less than $10 per ton. The ground bus been opened up by over 700 feet of tunneling und will lie fully developed by spring. \in I It Itrpubllr. The lively young mining camp on the Colville reservation will lie known as Eureka no longer. I'ncle Sam's government has named it Republic nnd John Stack hns been appointed postmnster. The postoflice will lie in operation within a short time, delay being occasioned by the fact thnt certain official documents concerning the appointment of the new postmaster are missing, having been lost in transit. The crusher of the Republic mine of Eureka camp was the heaviest piece of mining machinery ever hauled over the Marcus road. It weighed 13,000 pounds, nnd wns six days on the road from Marcus to Eureka. Colombia and Kootenay. News comes from Rossland of the purchase of the Columbia and Kootenay mine by the British America Corporation for $275,000. The Trail Mining Company held a meeting in Chicago Monday and wind C. H. Mackintosh accepting the offer of the sum named, He immediately wind the company the first payment on the mine. The exact terms of the sale arc not mentioned. Next to the War Eagle deal this is the largest sale ever consummated in the camp. The mine is equipped with a plant slued at $20,000, consisting of a 30-drill compressor and three 125 horse power engines. The property consists of four claims—the Columbia, Koote- nny, Copper Jack and the Tip Top and the Kootenay fraction. Port Steele District. News comes from Fort Steele thnt the famous Coronda claim, which is being developed by D. I>. Mann, Is showing exceedingly rich gray copper ore. Flood In the Klondike. Major Wnlsh, commanding the mounted police in the Klondike district, writes that the foul problem will be i subject of _ ■ i — ————*-—! I. —I ._- greater concern next year than this, as the boots will be so crowded with passengers this season that it will be impossible to transport sufficient food for the growing population. Uold and Jewels for the lllahop. Philadelphia, Feb. 15.—The faculty of Overbrook's seminary has tendered a farewell reception to Rev. I)r. John E. Fitz- maurice, rector of the institution for many years and who has been appointed co-ndjutor bishop of Erie. After addresses of goodwill the new bishop was presented with an Episcopal ring set with 10 solitaire diamonds, together with a eross of gold, set with 21 large topazes and pearls, and containing three receptacles fur relies of the saints. Car Company Embarrassed. Chicago, Feb. 15.—The Harvey Steel Cur Company of Harvey, 111., has been placed in the hands of a receiver on a judgment for *"8,000 secured by I.obdell. Farwell & Co. of this city. The judgment was secured, it is said, on the default of interest due on a $100,000 bond issue. KLONDIKE!. The cold Is as bitter In many sections of cur western country as any freezing corner of Klondike. Twenty degrees below zero is not an uncommon condition of winter weather, and by reason of this Intense cold rheumatism has Us best chance to grow painfully Intense and chronic in Its continuance. 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The loss of life and destruction of property by fire at Thirteenth and Pike streets, Pittsburg, was the greatest in the history of the city. At least 15 people were killed, over a score were injured and property valued at a million and a half was destroyed. A memorial has been presented to President McKinley by a delegation of New York business men, representing a large number of well known firms in that city, asking action be taken by this government looking to the re-establishment of peace in Cuba. Diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain through Minister De Lome are at an end and correspondence will be conducted exclusively through Minister Woodford in Madrid until Spain sends a new minister to Washington or designates a charge d'affaires. Michael Cudahy, the multi-millionaire of Chicago, was in Los Angeles, (Jul., the other day. He is making a tour of in spection of his interests in southern California. He has under consideration the advisability of transforming the Nadeuu ranch of 3000 acres, which he owns near Florence, into a beet sugar farm and erecting a factory which will equal any in southern California. A new office for advising the Japanese emperor and ministry in military and naval affairs has. been created, to be known as the Gcnsui Fu, the memliers of which will be chosen from among the admirals or field marshals who have rendered special sen-ices. Prince Komatsu, Marquis Yamagata, Marquis Oyaina and Marquis Saigon have been appointed members of the board nnd given the title of generalissimo. Advices from the Orient report nn assault by Japanese artisans on Mr. Bands, secretary of the United States legation nt Seoul. The attack was unprovoked ami the police did not interfere. Sands, however, held one of the assailant! and compelled the police to arrest him. Afterward a complaint was lodged by the United States consul and the Japanese authorities have arrested various persons supposed to have been engaged iu the affair. John F. Kennedy has commenced suit at San Francisco agninst J. G. 4 I. N. Day. contractors, to recover $112,500. alleged to be due for services rendered during the building of a canal and locks in the Co lumbia river at Cascades. He stuted that. in consideration of one-third of the profit, he advanced money to the contractors to enable them to complete the work, for which they received $1,750,000 from the government. Kennedy alleges that the net profit of the contractors was $300,000 and he is entitled to one-third of that amount, und bus paid out $75,000. Two Yeara In a Montann Jail. Kulispell. Mont.. Feb. 15.—J. W. Brown, a prominent fanner und stock raiser, was convicted of stealing cuttle and given a sentence of two years in the penitentiary. Being a prominent man in the community the case was hard fought und went to the jury at 12 o'clock Saturday night. They reported at 10 a. in. Sunday anil the above i* the finding. AN INSULT TO THE PRESIDENT. The Recall of Mlniater De Lome la Considered Certain. Washing!on, Feb. 10.-—The publication in what is supposed to be nn nutograph letter written by Senor De Lome, the Spanish mini-tor, to his friend, Canelejas, criticising the president with the utmost freedom, cnused a sensation in offlcinl Washington and soon will be followed by Minister De Lome's departure from the United States. In this biter the Spanish minister refers to President McKinley as "weak and catering (•■ the rabble," and as a "low politician, who desires to stand well with the jingoes of his party." Why should the laundress always, be in need of washing? ft&£2?s New York, Feb. 15.—A speciul lo the Herald from Washington says: The De Lome incident is still unsettled. The cipher dispatch received from Minister Woodford was not entirely satisfactory. It was taken to the president by Assistant Secretary Day, and ufter n short conference between them Mr. Day sent another cablegram to Minister Woodford. Officially nothing will be said about these, two communications further than that, the incident is not yet entirely closed. It is said that Minister Woodford's cable was n report of his interview with the Spanish minister of foreign uffuirs. which showed that no direct disclaimer had been made by Spain of that feature of the De Lome letter which has been interpreted to Indicate the insincerity of tbe Spanish government in the matter of autonomy and in the negotiations for a Commercial treaty Absence of such disclaimer is not entirely sntisfnetory to the president. 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Where located:—North of Four-Mile creek, about two miles from Silverton, B. C. Take notice that I, Chailes E. Hope, Free Miner's Certificate No. 97291, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of oLtutnitiK tv Crown Grant of the above claim. And fnrther take notice that action, under section 37, muBt be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Pated this loth day of February, 1898. Cll.vs. E. floi'K. CERTIFICATE OF.IMPROVEMENTS. N0T10E—"Arena Fraction" Mineral Claim; situate, in [the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:—North of Four-Mile creek, about two miles from Silverton, B.C. Take notice that I, Charles E. Hope, Free Miner's Certificate No. 97291, intend, Bi_t.y days from tbe date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above "claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issnanco of bucIi Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 15th day of February, 1898. Ciiab. E. Horn. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE—"Emily Edith" Mineral Claim; situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West ■ Kootenay District. Where located;—North of Four-Mile creek, about two miles from Silverton, B. C. Take notioe that I, Charles E. Hope, Free Miner's Certificate No. 97291, intend, sixty days from tbe dale hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate ol Improvements, for the'pur- . pose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before tbe issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 15th day of February, 1898. Crab. E. Hofk. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE—"Jenny Jones" Mineral Claim, situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:—North of Four-Mile creek, about two miles from Silvetton, B.C. Take notice that I, Charles E. Hone, Free Miner's Certificate No. 97291, intend, sixty days from tbe date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate ot Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. Ami further take notice that action, nnder section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Impiovements. Dated this 15th day of February. 1898. Ciiab. E. Hor_. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE-"Silverton Boy" Mineral Claim, situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:—North of Four-Mile creek, about two miles from Silverton, B.C. Take notice that I, Charles E. Hope, Free Miner's Certificate No. 97291, intend sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Milling Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. -And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the Issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. ".hied this 15th day of February, 1808. C«a» , E. Hope . CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE—"W.H. R." Mineral Claim, situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District Where, located:—North ol Four-Mile creek, about two miles from Silverton, B. C. Take notice that I, Charles li. Hope, Free Miner's Certificate No. 97291. intend sixty days fro n tbe date hereof, to apply to tlie Mining Recorder for a Ger* liticaio of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grunt oi the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before tho Issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 15th day of February, 1S98. Ciiab. E. Hope. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE.—"Moliawk"m;neral i lam equate in the Slocan Mining Division ol West Kootenny District. Where located: On Four-Mile creek, and about two miles from Silverton, B. C. Take notice that I, Charles E.ilope, free miner's certificate No, 97291, intend six!)'days from tbn date hereof to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant ot the above claim. And further take notico that action under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated Ibis 15th divy of February, 1898. Ciiab. E. Horn. "WHERE I CAME FROM." I like to herr mon sing the praise Of lands that gave them birth ; Man's native place should always bo The dearest spot on earth; Thero never waa a hero who Did not look back through tears And tender memories upon The scenes of early years. But you and I too often meet Men who profess to find All things less splendid here than were Tho things they left behind ; Their native lands had better laws And better men, they say, And oft they make us wonder why They over came away! I like to hear men Bing the praise Of lands that cave them birth ;' Men's native place should ever bo Tho dearest spot on earth ; But when a follow has to peek Ilis bread some other where. Let him transplant a little of His love of country there ! -Ex. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE.—"Crescent" Mineral Claim, situate in the Slocan Mniug Division of West Kootenay District. Where located:—North of Four-Mile creek, about two mileB from Silverton,B ,C. Take notice that I, Charles E. Hope, FreoMiuer's Certificate No. 97291, intend sixty days from tho date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose ol obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. Andfutther take notice that action, under section 37, must bo commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 15th »lny ol February, 1808: Ciias. K. Hoit.. Silverton News Go. DEALERS IN Fruits and Confectionery, Tobaccos, CIGAKS, ETC. All the Latest Periodicals, Including tho Leading Daily Papers of the World. Blank Books, Receipt Books, Stationery. Hupscr!ptions received for all magazines. Courteous treatment. A PROPOSED CHANGE. The proposed changes in the mining laws recently advanced by Prof Oarlyle, Provincial Mineralogist, are, we think, worthy of adoption by the Legislature of this Province, The change regarding work before record is aho an excellent one. If, by any change of law, the indisorimiuato staking of numerous claims by one, who intends only to re-locate at the expiration of the year without doing assessment work, cau be prevented, by all means let us havo the law. We know several instances of prospectors who have located as many as ten, and sometimes twenty claims in a single year and aa they, as u rule, cannot hire men to do their work and cannot do all themselves their claims stand, unopened, only to In1 re-located in a partners' or friends' name.j It is such things as these which is holding our country back. If, say a ten-foot shaft or tunnel h:id to be sunk or driven on the lead before a recoid of the location could lie made, we would have. leg1) of our mountains covered with claims, soma of which have not had a pick stuck in them since they were located. Another change is recommended by Prof. Carlyle; viz: That all claims should run out on the 31st of each December. This chango would also lessen the damage to the country by the class of prospectors referred to above. Fcr instanci; no assessment woik being clone on several claims, owned by one man, he could not relocate them all. Other legitimate prospectors would have a clianco to locate some of the claims not represented. Thia change would also have the effect of preventing any systematic jumping of u> represented property. At present, with claims' running out at all times of the year, one man can obtain claim* in divers parts of the district, but with the proposed ch*ngp, everyone would know at what time a rc-location could be made. We also commend the blazing of side lines. As it, is now, it ia'qt-jfte* possible to prospect over sevoral claims without crossing a line. The Mine- Ownei's Association, at a meeting held in Nelson, have decided to ask t mt on payment of a fee of $5, an additional two months be granted to the year, as at present, in which to do assessment work Why a year's time in which to do $100 worth of work is not long enough, we do not know, and this asked for change would be very liable lo cause considerably OaufusiOD in regard to re-locations. We see no good reasons given for this extension of time. tin- pockiug up of supplies, but this force will be largely increased during the season. The L. Ii, the famous gold-arsenic property on Red mountain, will ho opened up and worked. The force at ♦he Curriis must bo largely increased in the near future, as tho air drills are to be put into use at once. The Texas Boy Fraction, the MuMere, the Little Giant, the Standard, and many more of the best of pur prospects will be developed. The Comstock mine will be working a larger force than at present, as Superintendent Thomas informs us that he expects to do considerable development work all summ cr. » If the rumored sale of the Fidelity should be brought about, it is extremely probable that a large force will be put to work on that property, and tho adjoining claim, the Frisco, will work five men all summer. Thb Emily Edith promises to be ft heavy shipper, and it's force is soon to be increased. Thero is one noticeable fact, and one that should give every mining man increased confidence in our mines, and that is that every mine and prospect that has been worked this winter shows marked signs of improvement. What is needed only, on most of our prospects, is work. COMING IN.} l»^*vvvw^*w*^^>vw 200 Gases Goodwin's Candles 100 cases Hamilton powder One car Cumberland coal and one car fresh groceries. J. A. M'KINNON & CO. Silverton, 13. O* The petition of the citizenB of Revelstoke for incorporation of that place was read for the first time in the House last week. An .example should bo ma.lc of the (THE tj. P. R. SHOWS THE WAY Provincial Mineralogist Carlylo has handed in his resignation to the government. It is to take effect on April 1st, and will be accepted. Tha press of Kootenay is adding rew strength to its rank daily. In Kuskanook wo hear that two weeklies are to be brought forth; at Moyie City, a Weekly, the Pion *er, h*n arisen out of the ashes nf the Slocan City Pioneer, and will ha under tho wing of 1). It. Young. At danbrool: it is rumored that their interests are to be looked after by a local sheet and Fernip, lately known as Ccal creek, will soon be presented. SILVERTON, B. C. 00 TO Mrs. Matheson, For Dress Goods. Millinery, fancy goods. Confectioner and Ikkf r. NEW DENVER, B. C J; O. GORDON, BHMS,RE,\LESTATE,C01.\eY.lN0ER NOTARY PUBLIC. SILVERTON, - - - GREATER ACTIVITY ASSURED. Tho prospects for k bu^y summer In Silverton arc daily increasing and the croakers, who have been prophesying a dull season on account of tho Klondyke craze, are doomed to bo disappointed. Tho Silver Nugget will he fully developed this summer, and a large force will be working there as soon as the danger from snow slides is passed. This property runs high —38 3 ounces to the ton in native silver—and will be among the largest of our shippers. Wo are informed, on what we consider nliablo authority, that the Wakefield will start work at tho beginning of next mouth. Only a small force of men will at present be put on, B. C on account of Iho difficult* attending One of our contemporaries in last week's issue, refer, to Silverton as Four-Mile. We would like to enlighten our friend that the name of Four-Mile is antiquated, and was dropped year* ago. The nama ''Silverton" seems to hi- a bugbear to some, of our neighbor! and it is carefully avoided when referring to any of our mines. Whether this is jealousy or only ignorance, is doubtful, but they should be honest enought to credit us with what is due. The fict that Silverton is bound to be the lnading town on Slocan lalcccan bo no longer ignored, and the sooner our neighbors recognize it and join us in our prosperity, the better for them. Kuskanook murderer and a short shift given him, We have always prided ourselves on our law and order and with good reason, but there must be no 'delays or quibbles over this last brutal affair. Tho minute the lawless element imagiue that the British laws are to be administered, as they unfortunately are in some parts of the Western States, that minute will see a greot increase iu the number of such affairs as that at Kuskanook. A swift judgment for this crime will show others that we still have power and will to enforce our laws and that in Canada retribution must surely follow crime. A railroad war is on and tho C. P. R, has tattcn tbu initiative in a murdering of rales. A cut of nearly 50 per cent has been made in the- transcontinental rate. A lirst-olasa ticket can now bo purchased from Montreal to Vancouver for $40. A ticket trom Silverton to Chicago is now |81, The Spokesman- Review devotes two columns to an abmo ol the C. P. R. The Now Donvor Lodge, in a le- cent issue, call our attention, in an uggrieved tone, to a uotice that they had publisb/d, respecting their intention to cr-It-hrate the 24th of May, next. The notice bi gnu as follow-.: '•Take notice that New Denver will Tbe Kossliiniler is authority for the following statement: Carlos Wurfb'ld, Mr. Heifizes private secretary, has letuined to 'iultu II,* rav* that Mr.HeinW n-ceivd tl.liOOjO for bisBinelier and railway aud retain bis Interest in bis mineral claims and town- t-ites and reiuin» a hull Interest in the land grant. Mr. VYarQeld also savri that the C. & \\\ will be widened't» standard gsage, (but a lead slack will bo erected at Trail and that a rate of $8. per ton will be given for Itosslaud ore. UK CAUGHT 'KM A rather Rood story is told on a resilient of West Maeteod. Ii seems that Home days ago, be tied bis team Outside the general hospit.il to go in ami see a patient. It was towards evening and netting dink. Alter be bad been there some litilj lima he was startled by hcai-ink a use on eu*tteriiM| off und a team running. The nearest w«y wad by the lack" door and bo wont through lherna' a lope. Without locking to the right or to the ce.cbrate the. 21th of May, etc. We Mt he started utter the nmaway team, Genial John Keen, of Kaslo, has comj.l'jted the assessment list for West Kootenay. The assessed value of real property in Silverton is $91,- 350; personal property is valued at §7,000, thus bringing the total actual value as assessed, §98,350. The tax for real estate and improvements is §730.80, and for personal property is §50.50, being a total of §783.30. In a lettfr to the Silveitosias, Mr. Keen, speaking of the above ligures, says: "This should show you, you ore alive town, and, though a young one, have wealth. Mr. Keen further on expresses his opinion that when he next assesses Silverton property he confidently expects to find it trebled in value, From all reports the Legislature at Victoria, undismayed by the fact that they might sratch the now furniture, are having a re-enactment in a limited way of tho Austro-IIungary francas. When the Prime Minister of the Province calls another member of the House a liar, and another Minister threatens to punch an antagon. ist, it is time to pause. Those who represent us are presumably gentlemen, and we would not like to class them anything clao. But if the scenes enacted thus early in the session aro carried out, wo will have no causo to deride tho Austrian House, Things are lively in the Houso, without a doubt, and presumably would be moro so were tho Speaker to allow- any discussion of the Turner libel suit. This suit and its cause are tabooded subjects until after tho trial—or until after tho elections, which is just as Mr. Turner intended, graph are sorry we had not askt-d permission of New Denver and the other towns on the lake bt-fore we held our meeting about our celebration, but we overlooked the fact that some to a ns wanted to hog every holiday forthein- lelvet, Wt concluded from the fact that the last holiday was turned to use by New Denver, that possibly they would be magnanimous enough to give us the next occasion. The people of Sdverton regretted the rain which spoiled New Denver's celebration, but if wo would surrender our legitimate claim to the U4th iu New Denver's favor and it should ruin again, we suppose they would enter in a'you've-no-busitiess" hero way for the 1st, of duly. Give Silverton the same rights which New Denvor and •Slocan City claims, and which every place should have: Wc promise that no notice will be published after tlie 24th of May, warning other towns off the grass for July l».t, Loungers on tho boulevards have been treated to a novel spcctacl", which has created no little amusement. As they were Htrolling about, looking in the shop windows, several individuals attired in frock coats and tall hats, making their appearance on the scene, went up to any of them and bowing profoundly stood beforo them for several moments with bent and bare heads, and then departod without uttering a word. The fair ones were at Grst startled, then smiled, and gazed intently on the men who had thus politely and respectfully saluted them. What did all mean, tho men began to ask, for they had not been tavored in a similar manner, A little dodging behind a group of women to whom one of tho mysterious promon- adt-rs was paying his homage, led to a prompt polution of the oinigni. Eicli of tho gallant cavaliers was wearing a wig specially contrived for the rccas- ion, and on the top of the head where no hair was to bo seen were printed in large words announcing the approe?.h - ing opening of a place of amusement, Tho bare head was bent a sulliciently long time to allow the ladies thus honored to read this novel and original advertisement. -London Telc- whiili be could bear ahead Of him c,oin,: in the diieetion of West Mucleod, about three miles distant. He continued tlie pursuit until hrt reached home footxorti and weary. There was no learn in sight Then lie turned out «iih lanterns ami looked through tbu brush, but still no team lie trend his way back, looking carefully through tbe brush, but still no team. A'hcn he reached the ItQpnlU! he kHind bis team htandiuu quietly where be had left them. Further com- ini nt is unnre-Mirv. anil we drop tho curtain to slow music and a iuint echo oi profanity. Kaslo & Slocan Railway. TIME GAUD MO. 1. Bulijeot to Chun-fa without oeliee. Trains run on I'ucifi,- Haitian! inn*. 001X0 WKST. DAILY. 001*0 B*8f 8-0-.1 u. m. Leave KaeloArrive3:50p.m. 8:"it> " " South Fork " 3:lr» •' 0:86 " 9:61 " 1(1:03 " 10:18 ' 10:38 " 10:50 " Ar. sandon Leave I 00 ROBERT IRVINt;. (Jen. Freight and Pass, agent. GEO. E. COPEtiAHD, Superintendee Sproule's Whitewater " Rear l.akn " McGuigan " Junction " 2:15 2;00 1:48 1:33 1:13 KLONDYKE I o o o o o o o o o YUKON MINERS, PROSPECTORS,**! others who intend going into the Yukon, nnd other Interior Points iu Alaska, should call at theC. P. R. office, at tho wharf, and get LATEST INFORMATION regarding Passenger and Freight Hates. Steamers sailing from Vancouver and Victoria. All other information relating to Alaska, liicliii'.inir. Mining Laws. Discription of Routes.with Table of Distances, diatoms, Regulations, Maps, Ele. M FOR NEW klOUlYKI! w • • MD YUKON FOLDER. A Hook Issued by tho C. P. It. Co., (living all Possible Information Regarding the Yukon and Alaska, Compiled from Itilorm- ation as Supplied by the Canadian Government Ollkiuts. W. S. CLSWl. Agent.
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Title | The Silvertonian |
Publisher | Silverton, B.C. : R.O. Matheson |
Date Issued | 1898-02-26 |
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Notes | Titled Silverton Silvertonian from 1898-01-01 to 1898-01-29; titled The Silvertonian from 1898-02-12 onward. Published by James Cameron from 1898-01-01 to 1898-02-19; published by R.O. Matheson from 1898-02-26 to 1898-06-04; published by R.O. and Harry Matheson from 1898-06-01 to 1899-02-11; published by an unidentified party from 1899-02-25 to 1900-02-10; published by Matheson Bros. from 1900-02-17 and thereafter. |
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Date Available | 2016-05-30 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0312899 |
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