ex* VOLUME THREE. SILVERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, h)00. NUMBER 40 and CONSIGNMENTS OF PR SH RECEIVED WEEKLY BY MINE AND PROSPECT. Weekly News Nuggets Of Sloean and Other Camps. GENERAL HEWS OF DISTRICT. A Rig Mining Deal Goes Through. SilTrertoxi, 33. C. LAKEVIEW HOTEL Silverton HfTHIS HOTEL IS NEW AND NEATLY FURNISHED, THE BAR IS SUPPLIED WITH BEST BRANDS OF WINES, LTQUORS AND CIGARS L. 2v£. 3Sn.o-wi.ei3.. Prop, P. BURIVJS & oo WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF FRESH AND SALT MEATS RE ('All, STORES AT Silverton, Nelson, Trail, Ymir, Kaslo, Sandra, New Denver, Cascade City, Grand Forksj Midway and Greenwood. .MAILORDERS PROMPTLY AND CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. HEAD OFFICE NELSON, B. C. * t t 3 Are You Looking For Stylish goods? THAT 18 UP-TO-DATE CLOTHING WITH THE PRICE SOMEWHERE NOT ALTOGETHER OUT OK SIGHT. IF SO DROP IN AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION FROM MY 8HELVES. FIT AND FINISH GUR YNTREO. OV ERCOATINGS JUST IN. The Tailor: Silverton, B. C. J 5 3 5 t THE WILLIAM HUNTER COMPANY. Tlie biggest mining: deal yet made tills year, in the Slocan, lias just been consummated by Frank Watson and jndfK Spinks turning over the Rockland Group of claims, on Red Monntain, to J P. Graves, of New Yoik, wbo has held a bond on the property which he haa now taken up for the syndicate he represents. Mr Graves lias interested with him in the proposition sufficient New York and Philadelphia capital to mnke the com- [ pany oue of the strongest mining syndicates that has ever operated In the Province. Thn Rockland Group, which is to be operated by this new company, ia the best developed property on Red Mountain and has one of the largest bodies of pity ore ever encountered in Canada. Tbe diameter of the deposit is what is known as a sulphide ore and carries average values in gold and copper ot about f 17 60 to the ton. The deposit has been cut at h depth ot over 100 feet and is shown to be over 100 feet wide. Considerable work has been dope upon the ledge and enough ore is now in sight to justify the erection of a plant tor tbe treatment of its ores at or near the mine The new company will commence work on a big scale just as soon as the season permits of outside work beinif dose, and a full force of minera will be employed. Amongst the many other outside improvements Ihe company contemplate doing tbis spring ia the building of a wagon road to connect the property with Silverton. Tho opening up and working of thc Rockland Group by a strong company on a large scale, meanB the commenci- ment of a new era in the history of mining in the Slocan. Heretofore this Slocan has been noted as the richest silver-lead country in Canada, but it will not be 'long now before it will abo he noted for its rich deposits of gold-copper ore. The o|ieuing up of the gold copper deposits on Red Mountain means everything for the town of Silverton, aa it necessitates a large amount of supplies and the employment ol a large number of men for years to come, and as Silver- ton is the supply point for nil the Red Mountain properties, it means n big thing for this town. Bert McNaught la doing assessment work on the Anacortes claim near town. Alex. Dodds, foreman of the Wakefield mine, waa down on Thursday engaging mora miners. Assessment work is being done on the Echo claim, u sold property lying just below town on the lake shore. At the Emily Edith mine a little work Is being done, but just when tbis big property will start up Is not known. There is 'but little if any change around tbe Galena mine, but it is reported .that the new nwnety will erect a mill upon the property this spring. The Bosun mine, which has a mine manager who is not a politician, is working full blast snd making money for its owners. The stockholders of the Bosun are to be congratulated on both their mine and manager. The lower tunnel on the Noonday miue has now reached a depth ot 300 feet and uu upraise is now being driven, at a point near its face, to connect with the tunnel above. The Noonday mine although temporarily under a cloud is mill as good a mine as ever and it is hoped will soon resume shipping. PACKING FROM THE HEWETT. Owing to the rapidity with whicli the snow is going off, raw-hiding ore from the Hewett mine has had to be suspei.d- ed and the ore is now being brought down to the wharf by pack trains. Some fine ore is being sacked up at the mine and samples that will easily go 600 ounces in silver to the ton have lately been brought into town. In thc face oi the main working tunnel is 13 inches of high grade shipping ore. The Hewett is our only dry ore mine, the ore carrying Utile lead but plenty of native and ruby silver. April foolsday to-morrow. Bonn; In Silverton, on Monday tho 20th inst., to the wife of Archie D. McDonald, a son. Divine Humes will be held in Silver- ton next Sunday afternoon at 8. p. m., everyone is cordially invited to attend.— John G. Duncan, Presbyterian Minister. Frank Watson came in from the south on Thursday and is here completing the turning over nf the Rockland to J P. Graves of New York, who represents the new company. The Silverton Waterworks Company are applying tor incorporation and receiving bids for a BUpply of water pipes for their system. They are letting no grass grow anywhere nruund them. All work in the Jewelry Repairing line, left at the Silveiton Drug Store, will be promptly forwarded to Jacob Dovei the well-known Nelson jeweler. All re paira are guahantekh for one year. # Through Tho Week. Extracts From Various Sources. The Somers Family, which appears is McKinnon's Hall to night, will be remembered by many of onr playgoers aa a Company which gave good shows on their last visit here. They appear thia season with an enlarged company. "That hoy ol mine," said tha portly personage with the large watch chain and sent, "writes me from college that ho has just connected himself with another club, composed exclusively ot gentlemen. I wish some club wonld connect itaelf once with bis head just hard enough to hammer a little sense into it." Purely Personal Paragraphs. wilji 8LOCAN LAKE ORE SHIPMENTS. Shipments of ore fr.ipi Silverton for the year 1899. totaled 1693 Tons. All other Lake points 1383 " The shipment ot oro from Slocan Lake points, up lo and including the preaent week, from Jan. 1, 1900. From Bosun Landing. Tons. $osqn 100 From New Denver Hartney 20 Capella 7 From Silverton Tons. Eniilv Edith 20 Vancouver '20 From Enterprise f.onding Enterprisu 140 From Slocan City Arlington 160 Black Prippp..., 60 Mrs. Bear, of Ro!ihmii, is visiting Mrs. Carey, Bert. Wilbelm. who has recently spent three weeks in the Slocan Hospital, has gone up to the Antoiuc mine i.cur Sun- don. E. M. Brindle, tho jeweler, leaves in a few days for Fire Valley, where he is interested in some good mining prospects. Now is the time-to start your garden. Now is the time to seed your lawn. Cull at the Silverton Drug Store and select your seeds. t W. Kyte returned on Monday from A scientists says thnt "if the earth wm flattened the sea would be two miles deep 111 over the world." After serious meditation a Kansas editor gave ont the following: "If any man Iseaught flatten* ing out the earth, shoot him on the spot. A great many of us can't swim." "Never hit s man when he is down,' is good sensible advhp, because It's a poor chance .to land a good one. What is required is a complete change of tactics. If you san't kick him in tbe lace, jump up and down on Uie boneless portion of his iinntoinv below his belt buck* le. Over one-half of the reserved seat tick" ets for the Fisk Jubilee Singers, who aro billed /or Wednesday, have been sold. A good housu is now assured. "Flying Fox." the winner of the laat Derhy, has been sold to a Frenchman for 37,500 guineas. We understand tbat this high priced son of Orme and Vara- aii extended tour of the middle nnd j pi re will be pijt into training ior the northwestern states. He looks well af- j "Free for-All" here on Mav 24th. ter his trip. _ ,_. _» Percy Dickenson, ol tl.e firm of Dick- j ,„ art eMtern p8ckjng boKm, one of enson& Felt, tbe mining operators.of | lhe emt,ioyeefl carefully inscribed hia .i.une and address upon an egg, whic^ was crated np with others and shipped New I TIIE METAL MARKET. We showing are now a nice assortment of MEN'S SPRING AND SUMMER SUITS and the very latest PATTERNS IN SUMMER SHIRTs. PREPARING TO SHIP. The wagon road between Silverton and the WakvfleM mill is fast drying up and as all tbe snowslides are down that interfere with it, the hauling of Wakefield concentrates to town for shipment will be commenced next week. About 70 ions of ore a day are being put through the mil'., which is running smoothly, and the concentrates are piling op rapidly, there now being over five carloads ready to ship. More jigs are lo be added and the capacity of the mill increased so as to be able to handle all the ore the tramway can bring down f oni tl.e mine. Pete Sinnott, who bas the contract for hauling the concentrates from the mill to our wharf, expects tn commence hauling shortly. The Wakefield will ship about a carload a day and will be by long odds the biggest shipper on the Lske this season. T* *e Wrxx. Hunter Co., I*tdU* STRIKE ON THE STORM. Ou the Storm claim, which lies on the Galena Farm Flats about one mile from town, a discovery of clean ore has been made on the surface, that looks as if a strike of some importance is about to be made on that property. The new discovery consists of about a foot of carbonate and galena ore, which was encountered at grass-roots about 75 feet east, on the vein, from where the present shaft is located. Every Indication goes) to show that this is the Hpex of an ore shute cropping up to Ihe surface ul the ground, and It is equally as promising as the Bosun was, wheu first uncovered. New York, Mar. 29.-Bar Silver, 59%o Lake copper, f 10.50. Lead-Tho linn that fixes the selling price for minns and smelters quotes lead nt $4.45 at the close. The "Drill" is being sharpened and tempered and will make its appparanc- in Slocan City shortly. Success to it! Slocan City, is expected buck from York this week. R. Malloy, who has been spendine the winter among relatives in Ontario, retorned on Sstnrday. His home-coming had been epgerly looked for hy Uie toot- ball fraternity, among n bom "Bob" inspires confidence when he ptill.i on bis jersey, A PUBLIC MEETING. A meeting of the citizens of Silverton will be held in the Victoria Hotel next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, to discuss plans for Silverton's Fourth Annual Celebration of tho Queen's Birthday, and to elect officers and committees. Everyone is requested to be present. SANDON IN LINE. west, being finally purchased by one of Silverton's fair daughters. The young lady wrote him a nice little note and received a reply, parts of w liicb she allows us to publish, thinking that it might bo of interes*. "I was deliirhted to receive your letter j especially when I saw a lady's signature, for I was always under the impression I that Chinamen were the only substitutes ! they had there for women. You say Silverton is -the place for eg_rs und I think it must be judging by the price. They aie only 15c a dozen here and only the small ones are shipped to B. C. Tho best are all sent to Liverpool and Glasgow. You say that Mr. McFarlane** name is John. Well there is not very much iu n n^me ." Tbe Brehany Concert Company which will appear on the boards of the Bosuu Opera llon-e on the 12th prox., has tho i reputation of being a thoroughly first- > class company of artists. They appear : in New Denver under « lar_»e guarantee ! and tickets are being subscribed for in Silverton nnd New Denver to justify it. j The "Alert" will take tbe concert goers j from here to Now Denver. THE HERO OF LADYSMITH. When it comes to praising hemes For the valor they've displayed i here is one to be remember, d For the gallant stand he made, He is Ladysniitli's trim hero, Well doseiving wido renown For his patience and his courago In the long beleaguered town. Four long monthe ho grimly battled With a I'miro and eager foe, Seeminu doomed tn slow starvation Or a sudden overthrow, But he fought from dawn till nightfall, And lio watched from eve till dawn, Baffling schemes of strong besiegers As he stubbornly held on. Though on every side encompsssed. Though with shot aud shell assailed, He kept Britain's colors flying And his spirit never quailed, Long and trying were bis vigils, Peril faced him night and day, But hi' watched and fought and guarded, And he kept tbo foe at bay. Famine's spector rise to plague him And still ever closer crept; Every day brought new privations And disease about him swept. Rut though tried bv sore afflictions Ever brighter grew his fame, And he held at bay the foemen Till the longed for succor came. To the valur of this soldier Is the greatest honor due, For in four Irng months of buttle To nil duties be was true, And when Boer and British heroes Are accorded laurels bright There'll ho none found mnre deserving Thau bi'AVoSir Gnorge Stewart White. —Pittsburg Chronicle. THE PREMIER SPEAKS FIRST. Last Mondsy evening thc Sandon Football Club was organized for Ihe sea- sou and delegates were chosen to attend nny meeting that should he culled for the forming of a League. Tho secretary of the Silverton Club has leen notified to this effect and has been requested to extend an invitation to Kuslo to send dele- .,.,., ,, , , ., ,. ,r,. , . The Hon. Joseph Martin opened the gates to the convention. This hns been ' done. As yet no replies hnve been re- j campaign in Victoria last Tuesday, nd- ceived to the circular letter sent out by : dressing a large audienco in tbat citv. tlie Silverton secretary frnni Sloean City, I Ho announced the date for the elections New Denver or Three Forks. Each ofjas lieing on or about Jure 15th, and in , promised tbat the House should meet these towns could put strong teams the field and should not hang back the way they are doing. in 'BOB" GREEN VISITS US. Robert F. Green M. P. P. has been visiting bis constituents iu this end of tho Riding and sizing up tho political situation for the coming election. He spent Saturday and Sunday in town and appeared to bc in u very hopeful frame of mind. When seen by The Silvkhtoman, Mr. Green said it was much too early to talk for publication. He declared his inten- j tion however of being a candidate. He will run as a supporter of tbe Eight-hour law, whieh lie considers to be the paramount issue iiefore Slocan electors. In tho course of tho conversation it was shown that Mr. Green did not have any great admiration for Premier Martin. Mr. Green will begin his campaign in a few weeks. He was unable to stute by whom he would be opposed and was unwilling to guess, although be appeared Certain that one or more candidates would be out in the field against him. early in .Inly. Regarding tbe Eight-hour law, tha Premier is reported in the ColoniBt as follows: "While he was not prepared to say that he agreed with the eight-hour law implicitly as it now stood, he (Mr. Martin) wished to go on record as unqualifiedly nf opinion that in the underground workings of the mines of gold or silver or coal, eight hours a day's labor was all that could reasonably bo asked of any man." SOME DIVIDENDS, The Homestake mines oi Dakota havo paid 1875.000 in dividends last year. They have paid since starling the sunt of $8,088,750. The Boston k Montana. distributed among tlie shareholders laat month $2,225,000. which makes $14,500- 000 in dividends Irom the start. The Anaconda compauy has paid 112,150,000 The entire dividonds paid last month hy tho mines of the United States and] British Columbia was $5,690,889v TREATYAGREEDTO TO VISITGOLONIES China HasAcquiesced in Conditions Demanded by the Powers. Washington, March 27.—Secretary Hay submitted today to Congress the correspondence had with the governments of other nations respecting the maintenance of an "open door" in China. The correspondence began on September 6 last, and March 20 marked the successful completion of the undertaking. The nations addressed on this subject by the United States, were Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan. The specific propositions in which the acquiescence of the other powers was desired, and eventually obtained, were as follows: 1. That each, within its "sphere of influence" or leased territory in China, should pledge itself not in any way to interfere with any treaty port or vested right within the "sphere" or territory under lease. a. That in all ports within the "spheres of influence" except free ports, all merchandise landed or shipped, irrespective of nationality, shall pay the Chinese treaty tariff for the time being and the duties shall be paid to the Chinese government. 3. That, regarding imports in the "spheres of influence," the government controlling that sphere will levy no greater harbor duties on vessels of any nationality, and that on railroads built, controlled or operated within these "spheres," the citizens of other nationalities shall pay no higher charges for transportation of merchandise than are paid by the citizens of the powers controlling such "spheres." The Prince of Wales Proposes a Tom- After the War is Over. (New York, March 26.—The Prince of Wales, it is said, may make a tour of the British colonies when the war is over, for the purpose of crystalizing the sentiment in favor of imperial federation, says a London dispatch to the Herald. He will probably include the United States when he visits Canada, if he finally decides to make the trip. He looks with approval on the idea of an Anglo-American entente and wishes to do as much as his dignity will permit to promote it. It is thought that just one thing may be looked upon as likely to dissuade the heir-apparent from undertaking the journey, namely, the condition of his aged mother. This war has been a tremendous strain on the queen. TAKEN AND LOST Boers at Ladybrand Prove Too for the British. British Prisoners Well Treated. Durban, Match 26.—William Cox, a newspaper correspondent, who was released from imprisonment at Pretoria, has arrived here. He adds his testimony to the stories of the good treatment of the prisoners by the Transvaal authorities, though the subordinates sometimes subjected the captives to annoyances. Mr. Cox saw Secretary Reitz and says he has evidently worried at the turn of events. Rebel* Did Not Come to the Front. Prominent persons at the Transvaal capital bitterly accuse Mr. Hof- meyer, the Afrikander leader, and Premier Schreiner of deserting them. They say they expected a hundred thousand Cape Colonists to join the republics Gen. Joubert is apparently sus- The powers making the demand pected ot half-heartedness, aim Mr. were Great Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the United States. AN APOLOUY TO I'NCLK SAM. British Government Sorry the Ceusor Opened Consul marram's Letter. New York, March 27.—The Journal and Advertiser in a Washington dispatch says that Lord Salisbury has made an exculpation to the United States for the opening by the British censor at Durban of mail addressed to ex-Consul Charles E. Macrum at Pretoria, and the apology will be sent to the house committee on foreign affairs by Secretary of State Hay, when Mr. Macrum's case against the state department is heard. According to the dispatch, the facts leaked out through Representative Berry of Kentucky, one of the Democratic members of the house foreign affairs committee. Mr. Berry had called at the state department relative to the Macrum hearing, and afterwards said: "I saw Secretary Hay at.d he said the whole ground of Mr. Macrum's charges rested upon the fact that three letters had been opened by English oflieials in South Africa. Secretary Hay said that England's attention had been called to this violation of international law and that Lord Salisbury had made an investigation and then sent apology to this country." ■BCBBTABV POWBBI ABRBRTBD To Be Tried for Conspiracy to Kill Coventor Ctoebel. Frankfort, Ky., March 37.— Judge Moore today oidered Secretary of State Powers held for the grand jury without bail. The judge said that, in his opinion, Powers had not fired the shot, but had been connected with the con- spiricy to kill Governor Goebel. WAKLIKK ACT BV HUHNIA ■he Mends Fleets to Chemulpo to Ex* tort Concessions of Land. Yokohama, March 27.—A Russian squadron has arrived at Chemulpo. It is believed this presages a de mand for a concession of land at Masango, and it is arousing uneasy comments io Japan. Cox gathered that his life would be in danger at the hands of the irate burghers if Pretoria should be besieged. At Delagoa Bay, Mr. Cox siw well known Transvaal secret service agents purchasing and forwarding all kinds of goods to the Transvaal. All Well At fflafeklng, London, March 28.—7:20 p. m. —A private telegram received from Mafeking reports that all are well there on March 20. Humor of mafeking Siege. London, March 28.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Mafeking, dated March 16, describes the humorous side of the siege. It appears that the Colonials set up bottles, inviting the Boers to shoot at them, and chaffed the enemy when the shot got wide. Another trick of the Colonials is persistent concertina playing to lure tne Boers, excited by curiosity, to raise their heads from trenches when they are promptly sniped. Heroism at Ladysmith. Cape Town, March 28.—Gen. White has related several instances of the courage of the British troops during the Ladysmith siege. He said: "During the attack on Caesar's Camp, a remote corner was held by sixteen Manchesters, who fought from three in the morning until dusk, when the Devonshires reinforced them. Fourteen lay dead, but the two survivors, one of whom was wounded, still held the position. "The same day a sergeant with one of the guns had a leg and one arm shot off. He fell across the trail of the gun, and said: 'Roll me out of the way and go on working the gun.' " Belgians Vlscuss the War. Brussels, March 28,—In the Senate yesterday, M. Kenisin, referring to the late peace conference at The Hague, said it could be regarded as having aborted, because it had been followed by the South African war, "in which numerous lives had been lost for gold." M. Montifire Levy then protested against the attacks made by the Belgian press on Great Britain. The minister of foreign affairs, M. Defaferea, said he concurred in this protest. "The press," he added, "forgets what England has done for our country, which owes it a debt of profound gratitude. I deeply regret these attacks." Maseru, Basutoland, Monday, March 26.—A small British force commanded by Col. Pitcher entered Ladybrand today, after driving in the Boer outposts. A considerable body of Boers then attacked the British, who retired after capturing the landrost. The British had three men wounded and the Boers had eight men wounded slightly. It is understood that the Boers are trying to check the British, while their convoy of wagons pushes on to Senekal. Preparing to Abandon Natal Ladysmith, March 27. —It is reported that the Boers are massing in their entrenched positions at the Biggarsburg, and it is added that their transport trains are packed at Newcastle in readiness to facilitate their retreat, in case necessity should require such a step. A Beconnalssance Blade. London, March 27.—Reconnaissances of slight importance continu- to be the only feature of the war in South Africa. Lord Roberts wires to the war office as follows: "Bloemfontein, March 26.—Captain Sloane-Stanley, of the ifiih Lancers, was slightly wounded in an affair of outposts north of Modder river March 25." This bare statement is all that comes from the commander-in- chief. An .tflklr ofOof posts. A dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated Monday March 26 and published in the second edition of the Times, amplifies Lord Roberts' dispatch as follows: "A cavalry reconnaissance was made yesterday towards Brandfort. The 16th Lancers, by skirmishing, drew the Boers from their position inth the open, when the 9th Lancers attempted to outflank the enemy, while they were engaged from the front by a dismounted section of the 16th Lancers. The casualties were reported to be few." Preler Farming to Fighting. A dispatch from Maseru, Basutoland, dated March 26, says: "The Basutoland government is busy collecting natives to be employed at Bloemfontein in repairing and laying railroads. The natives report that the Free Staters on the borders of Basutoland have refused to go to Kroonstadt and are staying on their farms. It is now the ploughing season and they are inclined to keep their land rather than give it up and submit." Boer reports from Natal show no developments of importance have occurred there up to Merch 23. Boera Deny Heavy Losses. A dispatch from the Boer camp at Glencoe, dated March 23, says: "No attack is expected to be made on the Boer forces in Natal. Generals Botha and Meyer have been joined by their wives. General Botha denies thc reports that Transvaal women were wounded in the Tugela trenches. General Buller has sent the Boers a list of their wounded, stating that he buiied 60 men. General Botha says this is impossible, as his rolls do not show any such loss." A Ladysmith special says: "Boer patrols endeavored to trap a party of the 13th Hussars on March 25, at Waschbank. A hot chase ensued. Several Boers were wounded." The same dispatch says: "A printed document has been found, giving the Boer losses at Spion^Kop at 2500, but this can scarcely be credited." Heavy Halns Flood Rivers. Advices from Cape Town say: "Rains are general throughout South Africa ind rivers which have been dry for years are being flooded. Many camps are transformed into swamps. This will still more militate against an immediate British advance. BOER CHIEF DEAD IBRITAINISRIGHT FORCES GOMBIN Sickness Carries Ofl Gen. Joubert at Pretoria. Pretoria, March 28.—-Gen. Joubert died last night at 11.20 o'clock. He had been suffering from stomach complaint. The town is plunged in mourning for this true patriot, gallant general and upright and honorable gentleman. General Petrius Jacobs Joubert, commander general of the Transvaal forces, better known is Slim Peter, was born about 68 years ago. He was descended from the old French Huguenot family, which settled in South Africa. He was bom in Cape Colony, but was taken by his parents to the Orange Free State, where he was taught from childhood to shoot straight and hate the British. Of schooling he had but little, but his ambition prompted him to read the few books he could obtain and he succeeded in obtaining a fair knowledge of history and languages. Soon after the acqaisition of Natal by the British ha became a burgher of the South African Republic and a daring fighter. Hs was so feared by the natives that tha knowledge that he was at the head of a punitive expedition usually resulted in their surrender. He was elected president of the Transvaal in 1876, defeated Sir George Colley at Majuba Hill in 1881, and acted as President of the republic in 1883-4, during Kiuger's absence in Europe. General foubert was always in favor of the use of force instead of diplomacy and President Kruger on several occasions had great difficulty in repressing his hot headed friend and colleague, notably in 1879, when Joubert, with Kruger and Pretorius, was planning the rebellion to overthrow British rule io tha Transvaal. It was Joubert who organized the army of the South African Republic, dividing the country into 17 military districts with commandants, field cornets and lieutenants. To such a point of perfection was the system carried that when the present war was declared Joubert, it is said, only had to send 17 despatches and within 48 hours the Boer nation was under arms. It was due to General Joubert that the South African Republic succeeded in amassing the immense stores of war munitions and provisions which have stood them in such good stead during the conflict now in progress. Although known as"Slim Peter" he was nearly six feet in height and of stout build, his nickname being given him on account of his shrewd military tactics. The wife of General Joubert, who was a Miss Fraser, had been devoted to him throughout the campaign, frequently sharing the dangers in the field. White's Eulogyy oa Joubert. London, March 28.—In connection with the announcement of the death of General Joubert, it is interesting to note that Sir Georg White, the British general who commanded the garrison which defended Ladysmith, in a speech at Cape Town yesterday evening, declared that Joubert was a soldier and a gentleman and a brave and honorable opponent. An American Methodist Bishop's of the Boer War. Ths Delagoa Bar Arbitration. Paris March 28.—-The Gaulois, in an article dealing with the Delagoa arbitration, says: "Thc Americans and English show impatience to receive the indemnity. In case England desires money complicated with a political arriere pensee, everything indicates that she has not lost hope of persuading Portugal to relinquish Lorenzo Marques, and to sell the remainder of her colonial empire." Paris Exposition Opens April 14. Paris, March 27.—At a cabinet council today, M. Loubet presiding, it was decided to officially inaugurate the Paris exposition on Saturday, April 14. New Vork, March 28.—Bishop Hartzell, who has been in charge of Methodist mission work in South Africa for four years, is spending a fortnight in London before sailing for America to attend the mission and general conference at New York and Chicago, says a cable to the Tribune from London. He has been studying racial and political questions during a series of journeys in the Dutch, English and Portuguese possessions, ahd has met Sir Alfred Milner, Cecil Rhodes, Presidents Kruger and Steyn, Dr. Leyds, Dr. Jameson and other conspicuous men in South Africa. He talks about the war in a most temperate way, gives to the Dutch leaders and people credit for many excellent traits and robust virtues, but does not hesitate to express his deliberate conviction that the English cause is just and commands his sympathy. Bishop Hartzell bases his opinion that England is in the right on three grounds: "First. There i.s the broad argument from the interests of general civilization. England, with her ideas of civil liberty, stands against the Dutch countries with their inferior progress, their retrograde ideas and their stagnant conservatism. "Second. There is the overshadowing importance ot the native problem. The bishop describes the increase ol the black races in Africa is something almost incredible. That which he considers to be the overwhelming problem of the whole continent is the development of the black races under the tutelage of the white man. "Third. The welfare of the Boers themselves. Pious, robust, and patriotic as these are, they are also narrow, superstitious and ignorant, '.-nd the best thing that can happen is for them to be overwhelmed by the superior numbers of British and be brought under the broadening influence of education and of English ideas of liberty." I II III i: 11 \Tll.i: WITH BOXERS. Chinese Troops Fall to Overcome Persecutors of missionaries. Pekin, March 27.—The "Boxer" movement in the north is assuming alarming proportions. News has been received here that an indecisive, but fierce, fight has taken place between the Boxers and the imperial troops at Yen Chin, piov- nce of Chi Li. Each force num- beied about 1500 men and there were heavy casualties on both sides. LATEST BTOCB MlllliT IONS. tease Athnhsiirs 3t)U b C.Gold Klclds 4 Big Three Qu Brandon A Oolden Crown. 23 Canadian (told Field* ,,, 7 1'iirilHMi [I'nniii McKinney] SI Crow's Nest Push Coul ... $3, AO Deer Trail No. 2 llu. Deer l'ark [new] Duiideo 15 Kviuiii-jbLar (1% Km1 mum. Hianl e% HimieMnke 2 I run M«..k Jfl Iron Coll 0 I. X. L 16 I rmi Horte .Inn Maine \n Jnmlxi 25 King (Oro llenoro) 15 Knob Hill 67 I." 11 ■ ■ 1' 111" i'i 111 _.■ 11 jf) Minnehaha 8 M onte Christo » MOh!real (told Fields...., 7 Morrison \u\ Mountain Mon. ......I 1 00 Noble Five ...\ eU. Northern Belle 8 Novelty * Okanogan ,.,, 2% Old lronnldes go Palmer Mountain 15 Peoria Mines 2 rnnos-M Miiiid ,tl< 7 Itiiiiihler-Curiboo '..'.,. 20 Balliiniillen ,, *,y Republic .....I 1 oil St. Klmo Consolidated ju- Hnmgglcr j»J Taniarac [Kenneth ... 7 Trail Creek Hid. Treat *u Van Anda .... 4w Victory-Triumph ,...,", » Virginia 4 War Kagle Consolidated .1 1 40 Waterloo * White Bear r)u WIlllllIK'B .....'.'.' .V* Wonderfnl 3 20 a 72 |32 AU 0 11 TX 2 1 St 4 1.1 IS 13 40 19 6« 2H gM 8 00 1 2 \H 65 1 A 2tu . Sy* 1 00 2 1 e IK 12 Artistic Job Printing of every de- scription at this office. Not only the sand on the Cape Nome beach is to be washed for gold, but sand under the ocean off the Alaskan coast is to be dredgod. Boer Generals Hake Good Their From Roberts. Pretoria, March 28.-—Accord! to a dispatch from KroonstadJ Commandant Olivier has jojnJ Generals Grqebler and Lemner, WhJ are safe. General Delarey J still sick at Pretoria, but he will proceed to the front Sunday. TraiM| are frequently leaving with burgj ers for the fighting line on the sij of Bloemfontein. The Standard and Diggers Ne„.| learns that Generals Olivier, Groe-I bier and Lemner hnve arrived at J point sufficiently far north to relieve! all apprehensions of the possibility] of their being cut off. It is expect.! ed that they will arrive at Wlnbgfl in a few days and effect a juncttoal with General Dewett, when the 1 federal position, it is declared, *M formidably oppose Lord Rob.1 erts. Reports received from the varioi»| bank of the republic sho\v that the! cash holdings amount to £»fina 057 or ($11,165,285) Destroying tbe Coal mines. A dispatch received here frojl Boer headquarters in Natal aJ nounces that the destruction co» tinues of coal mines likely to useful to the British. The Dundet colliery has been blown up, th machinery has been destroyed the mine has been rendered usele for three months. To Represent America. United States consul Hay ad] his secretary have gone to Kro stadt to make necessary arrange-! ments for United States represen tation in the Free State. milner al Bloemronleln. London, March 28.—The Brill ish high commissioner, Sir Alfred Milner, arrived at Bloemlontcia last night and was met by Lorw Roberts and his staff. According to a dispatch from the Orange Fr« State cap tal, published in the ond edition of the Times, th high commissioner's visit is of 1 private nature, It is thought thisj can scarcely be anything but an of-l tidal subterfuge. The question the pacification of the Free Staitl and the treatment of the insurgenti] is doubtless being discussed tween Lord Roberts and Sir Alfret Milner. According to the same dispatch General French, previous to retur ing to Bloemfontein, occupied tt| flour mills near Batter, which considered an important acquis tion. Clements Takes Fanresmllb. General Clements' column ente ed Fauresmith Tuesday, March i'i occupying Jagersfontein on its there. Magistrates were appoint^ ed, the proclamation was read,! bands of music met the troops wl flags were flown. Among t"| spectators at Fauresmith eee President Steyn's daughter. Hea<J| rains made General Clements'marnl hard and caused sickness amoof| the troops. may be ■■ Fight at l_*djrbrand, A despatch from Maseru, Baifj toland, dated March 27, says r*| ports that the Boers are re-enteriofj Ladybrand cause the presumpti<*| that the British troops have croswl the line of the Boer retreat towafll Kroonstadt, and that a fight or sitf-l render near Ladybrand is imminent! Maseru advices are not distill guished for their accuracy. ■lege or mafeking Helaxed. Further advices from Mafekinfil dated March 16, reiterate that **l was well there and that the cordotj was not so tightly drawn, the Boerfl allowing natives to pass throuM their lines, which they had previou»| ly forbidden. The native rcfug^l are reported to be too stupid aD'| la/y to work or take cover from tNI shells. They gather in cro#<"| around the soup kitchens and havfl to be driven away when the warni»l| bell rings. Artistic Job Printing of every *j scription at this office. J<~J SALVATION WAR «r Conflict Between Salvation and Volunteer Armies. A PITIFUL PLIGHT People of Puerto Rico 60 Hungry and Naked. ijew Vork, March 24.—While I declining to give, except in |rt, his reasons for wishing to Inge his son's name from William Uh to Charles Brandon Booth, Lnander Ballington Booth, of Volunteers of America, says in [Tribune today: i'A report has been made to the gS) which I wish to correct, viz: iit everybody thought the Salva- |n Army and the Volunteers o nerica, of which I am president, the most friendly terms. So far ■the Volunteers are concerned, ly have sought to avoid opposite friction and any bitterness, but ■the Salvationists could do to Urt our purposes, to injure our |se and to influence our officers, 1 been done. I'Not satisfied with the cruel Ltment of Mrs. Booth, not satis- with calling our people 'trait- l,' 'devils' and 'street walkers,' Iir commander, Booth-Tucker.has ^nly, in court, led three officers day for our downfall. They have he over our heads to the land- jls of our halls, offering them money if they would evict our ^ple and rent them the halls. ry have said that the Volunteers I failing and are heavily in debt, [ch is not the case. We have every creditor. I'Apart from the legal reasons ch we shall present in court.does one wonder that our boy should (it to cease to be associated with ivenient which has so bitterly osed his father and mother? I make known more later. The Ivationists have even given out It Mrs. Booth's picture should be ■the rogues' gallery." SHOW 110 ill roil It I I'liov Trial Which Win Expose Bribery or Kruger and His Chiefs. few Vork, March 26.—A crimi- case which will attract the ntest interest in America and countries where the struggle Itween Great Britain and the Boers [exciting attention, will be heard June 11 before the Brussels tribal, says a Brussels cable to the fcrald. It is a trial which will to the test the accusation of Eruption brought by the English Ivernment against the Boer of- lals in general and President juger in particular. |The parties concerned are the known financers, the Baron ppenheimer, of the firm ofOppen- Smer Freres, Louis and Henry farant, Belgian barristers; M. laconier, a wealthy Belgian capi- list, of Liege, and another Bel- Jan, M. Terwange, all of whom tie associated for some years as ^sees of the Transvaal railway, Hich was to connect Komati port fth Selati. IThe Transvaal government com- ainsthat, by producing false ac- lunts, the company claimed from |em an amount of interest largely excess of the capital subscribed required. According to infor- lation given out, the company's Irectors, who are being prosecuted this charge, allege that they lere compelled to make the charge lljher, in order to conceal the hbes which they had to pay Presi- pit Kruger and his familiars and st of the members of the Pretor- volksraad, including some of the snerali now engaged in the war. Boers Slumpede to Snrrcudcr '-ondon, March 26.—Lord Robots telegraphs from Bloemfontein Ner date of March 21 as follows: |So many burghers have expressed desire to surrender under the ^rms of the last proclamation that lhave sent small columns in various prections to register their names f'd take over their arms. 'A cavalry brigade has gone to ie eastward of Thabanchu, and a jetachment from Springfontein has V'eupied Smithfield, where some jransvaalers and a wagon with |rms and ammunition were capped. The Scots guards are at idenburg and Redderburg. New York, March 26.—Describing the present condition of affairs in Puerto Rico, the correspondent ot the Journal and Advertiser at San Juan says: "The people are too weak to resist bayonet rule, but their love for the United States is changing to apathy or fierce hatred. In San Juan one can hear on nearly every street half naked children sing the American national hymn. The scene is pathetic. It is almost ignoble. "But from the district of Cacao comes a message that more than 1000 women in that neighborhood cannot leave their huts, because they have no clothes. The same reports come from other districts. There are probably 30,000 naked women in the mountain districts. There are thousands of children who cannot attend school, because the teachers refuse to receive them stark naked, as they present themselves." General Davis is quoted in an interview as saying: "We shall spend most of the money furnished by congress in building roads. We will continue to feed the incapable and destitute. If a man is able-bodied, but will not work, he must starve. If he cannot work he will be fed. As free trade and constitutional rights have become political questions, I cannot enter into thc controversy I have given thc government tht tiue facts and hnve pointed oul what 1 believe to be the only sound policy for tne government. That ends my duty. I cannot take part in questions of high statesmanship. The people of Puerto Rico are civilized and more capable than the people of New Mexico, who were given territorial government fifty years ago." Will' I'lIM H M IT WAN Mllllll HO! FORTHE GAPE WAR EAGLE MINE London Society Prearing to Emigrated to South Africa, London, March 24.—The war, according to average opinion, is practically over. To be sur", it may be months before Lord Roberts shall reach Pretoria, but his going there is regarded as sure and it is asserted that he is not going to lose many men in getting there. A dozen defeats could scarcely spoil this supreme self-satisfaction and assurance of ultimate victory. It is not altogether shared by the press and officials, but it is what the great majority of the English people feel. In society the cry now is: "Ho! for the Cape" and the dressmakers are up to their eyes in work, making toilets suited for the climate of the gieat war base. For those who cannot participate in the prevailing rush lo Cape Town, there is any amouut of gossip regarding the probable reception of the Queen in Ireland and what kind of a greeting Cecil Rhodes will get in Kngland alter his scathing strictures upon General Buller and Colonel Kekewich, to say nothing of curious stories which come from South Africa about women who have been out there. The tremendous Influx at Capetown of English society women and wives of the more wealthy soldiers, especially those of the volunteers, has created many he-irt burnings among the majority of officers' families, who, through lack of pecuniary resources, are obliged to stay at home. AS SEEN BV A DUTCHMAN. Carnegie Steel Company KxpeelsCoii* traet for tape lo Cairo Hallroad. New Vork, March 26.—Referring to the settlement of the differences between Andrew Carnegie and H. C. Frick, the Press says today: "As is known to all Great Britain and to the newspaper-reading public of the United Stales, the one pet scheme of Cecil Rhodes, 'the South African Colossus,' is his Cape to Cairo railroad project. This one idea has far more to do with the Boer war than ever has been told. As all England knows of his great project, so does all Pittsburg, which means the steel manufacturing industry of the United Statea, It is known that the Carnegie Steel company always has expected to obtain the contract for furnishing the steel rails, bridge building material and other construction work for the great railroad. Thc Carnegie Steel company went so far last fall as to form a prospecting party of rival engineers, draughtsmen and others versed in surveying and engineering, to go over the proposed route of the Cape to Cairo railroad. The prospecting party expected to be in Central Africa for two years at least, and it was to start from Pittsburg to Cape Town next month. "Had the bitter feud continued between these two millionaire iron and steel kings, the affairs of the Carnegie Steel company, possibly, would have been tied up by litigation, the numerous mills closed by injunctions obtained by Frick, and all the possibility of this company getting the enormous contract for steel rails for the Cape to Cairo road would have been off-" BltlTISII CONNI'L STABIIKD. Outrage Committed In a Venezuelan City. Kingston, Jamaica, March 26.—- Advices received here today from Ciulgad Bolivar, Venezuela, say that a fortnight ago James Lyon, the acting British consul there, was fatally stabbed while leaving the consulate. It has been commonly assumed that race sympathy has enlisted the people of Holland on the side of the Boers, but Thomas C. Hutten, a Netherlander, in an article published in the North American Review for March, entitled "The Doom of the Boer Oligarchies," says that the Dutch press has been almost neutral. He attributes this to the fanaticism of the Boers, who are descended from the bigots who exiled the enlightened men of Holland and opposed all reforms. Mr. Hutten's article was written before the tide of victory had turned in favor of the British and he thus welcomes their expected success: "As pioneers, as hunters, trappers and herders, the Boers were more than a match for all European rivals; as citizens of an industrial community they were constantly made to feel the weight of their mental handicaps. Their feelings towards the usurpers of their homesteads were the bitter feelings of humiliation that make the peons of the Rio Grande frontier both dread and detest the victorious wi zards of the north. In the exultation of their success, the champions of civilization have underrated the physical prowess of their neighbors, and they are now paying the penalty of their mistake. But their ultimate triumph cannot be doubted, and that most horrible stimulant of savage passions, a protracted war of races, may prove a blessing in disguise if it should result in freeing the entire reclaimable part of Africa from the ncubus of a political anachroism." CIIIKP WITNKSN CALLKD. i.i.l.l. n Begins to Tesliry lu tioobel JTIurder Case. Frankfort, Ky., March 27.—The prosecution in the case against Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged with complicity in the Goe- bel assassination, introdnced its principal witness today, R. Wharton Golden, of Knox county, an intimate friend of Secretary Powers, said to have made a confession implicating a number of people in the murder. Attorneys for thc commonwealth said that Golden's testimony was practically the capstone of the whole structure of evidence and they expected to prove by him not only that a conspiracy existed but also who had been implicated in it. Just what testimony in rebuttal thc defense would introduce was not known, but, if Golden's testimony should not prove sensational, it was considered probable that the defense would submit the case without argument. Annual Report of the Directors on the Last Year's Work. The third annual report of the directors of the War Eagle Mining and Development Company, Limited, which was presented to the shareholders' meeting on February 21 has been printed and received here. The principal point made is that the troubles at the mine are due tothedifficulties with the machinery and not to any shortcomings in the mine itself. They say: "The plant and machinery installed at the beginning of the year worked so badly that development was retarded the output of ore fell below what the mine could have afforded, and the operating expenses were relatively increased. "The sum chargeable to operating expenses in the accounts has been swelled by losses incurred through constant breakdown of the machinery, with the result that the force was rendered idle on the company's time during some portion of almost every day, and by the fact that the air pressure fell uniformly below what was necessary for the economic working of the machine diills. • "Nevertheless, the company was able to pay its dividend, although the cash in hand at the beginning of the year available for the purpose of completing the installation of the plant and machinery had to be more heavily drawn upon than was anticipated. This arose from the fact that more had been spent upon some portions ol the plant in an endeavor to make it efficient than its original cost invelved; the directors having determined to spare no expense in rendering the plant immediately workable, if possible, for the purpose of maintaining dividends." Tbe New management. The report then announces the appointment on August 1, 1899. of E. B. Kirby as general manager of the War Eagle and Centre Star, and of J. B. Hastings as local director and consulting engineer. Mr. Kirby is referred to in complimentary terms as "a gentleman of wide experience in mining and the installation of suitable mining machinery." The report proceeds: "The contracts for the new machinery call for its installation at an early date; but the delays and difficulties in delivering and setting up machinery at Rossland are so great that the directors hesitate to specify too closely when it ought to be in place and running. "In criticising the mistakes that have been made in connection with the machinery, it ought to be borne in mind that this is one of the largest plants attempted to be installed on the continent, and the first large one attempted in Canada, and that the whole enterprise was new to the owners, contractors and engineers." The shut-down in consequence of the machinery troubles and the contract for smelting 150,000 tons of ore at Trail at $(> lor freight and treatment is then announced. In submitting the general manager's report, the directors say: fio ll. 11.1.11. > ol Ore. "They desire particularly to draw attention to the condition of the mine as set forth in the report, and to say that whatever disappointments have been met since the last annual meeting in the curtailment of tonnage and profits below what was expected, they are due rather to the difficulties already referred to than to any deficiency either in tonnage or values in the mine itself. BURNED BY BOEBS CAUSES ANXIETY A Town Destroyed by Flames—Six Months of Fighting. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 4 The colonial forces in the field in South Africa are larger than the first British army sent to Crimea. Australia and Canada have furnished 7000 and South Africa 25,000 men. The latest follower of the Sheldon craze is a Kansas man who proposes to run for congress "as Jesus would." Sheldon will have a good many crankisms to be responsible for before the fad i.s worked out.— Tacoma Ledger. In a few weeks the rains in South Africa will have ceased, the supply I of grass and water for the Boer horses and armies will be scarce, and thus the weather will be an ally for Gen. Roberts, who will have three railroads to bring up supplies Irom the coast. London, March 26.—The report from Kroonstadt, Orange Free State, via Pretoria, that the Boers under command of Gen. Olivier had defeated the British troops under command of Gen. Gatacre in the vicinity of Bethulie, is not believed here. A dispatch to the Daily News from Springfontein, dated Tuesday, March 20, says General Gatacre was "all well" and adds that he and Gen. Brabant had not lost a dozen men in a fortnight. While the Boers and British in the Orange Free State are taking advantage of the period of inactivity to enjoy a rest, those on the borders of Natal are beginning to show activity. A special dispatch from Durban says the town of Pomeroy, 30 miles east of Ladysmith, has been burned by the Boers. A British detachment, arriving at Pomeroy as the Boers evacuated the place, shelled the burghers, but they succeeded in taking up a strong position in the hills with a force estimated to number 5000. The reports of skirmishing near Lobatsi. while apparently not inflicting any serious loss to Colonel Plumer's column, cause grave anxiety in regard to his ability to reach Mafeking Further news from that quarter is anxiously awaited, for in the six days that have elapsed since the last messages were sent off, a serious engagement may have occurred, though not of Col. Plumer's seeking. The Boers seem determined not to give up their prey at Mafeking without a fierce struggle. In reply to the mayor of Cape Town's "Mafeking relief day," a public holiday, Premier Schreiner wrote: "May the holiday come soon and may a spirit of general good will and kindly consideration prevail later." The Times in its second edition publishes a dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez which quotes President Steyn as saying at Kroonstadt that the Boers could continue the struggle for six months longer. TO PAV DKLACiOA BAT AWABD. Boer Agent ln New Vork Offers to Loan Portngal the money. New York, March 26.—According to a Washington dispatch, the government has been notified that the Delagoa Bay award decision will be announced in a few days and that the Poituguese government believes the award will not be more than $4,000,000, though the claimants expect it will be several millions more. The Portuguese government has been collecting the necessary funds with which to satisfy the award as soon as it is rendered. In this connection,it is announced that George W. Van Syclin, of this city, who is president ot the American council of the South African republics, has sent an official letter to the Portuguese minister at Washington offering to loan the government of Portugal the sum necessary to pay the Delagoa Bay award. While he admitted that the offer was made with the ultimate purpose of helping the Boers, Mr. Van Syclin said that the money would not be loaned by the Boers. London, March 23.—It is officially announced that the Delagoa Bay award will be given Monday next, March 26th. Boer Threats Are No Bluff". Montreal, March 26.—A Houghton, Michigan,dispatch says leading mine managers and engineers from the Transvaal who have visited that country since the beginning of hostilities, sav that the threat to blow up the mines is something more than a mere bluff. These managers are in the United States to place orders, for new equipment immediately after the destruction of the old machinery. One v Johannesburg mine manager here now has full plans and specifications for a complete new equipment, which will cost about $1,000,000. Retreat of Plumer's May Reoief Supplies. London, March 24—General Roberts' dispatch saying he had nothing special to report is generally interpreted to mean that lie hopes speedily to announce some intelligence gratifying to the British. The optimists even deduce from the number of minor items of news received that Lord Roberts has satisfactory news of the advance of the flying column from the southwards by a detour towards Mafeking. Pears and Hopes for Plumer. In the meantime Colonel Plumer's position is arousing anxiety. He has with him the long trains of supplies for Mafeking, the loss ot which would be serious, and further information about Commandant Eloff's movements is awaited with trepidation, in view of the report from Pretoria tljat'he was isolating Colonel Plumer's force near Gaber- ones, but welt informed people in South Africa are more hopeful than the inhabitants of this city. The former are preparing all kinds of celebrations to take place on the announcement of the raising of the siege of Mafeking. A sword of honor is in readiness for presentation to Colonel Baden-Powell. Boers Bullying on all Sides. A dispatch from Maseru, Basutoland, under yesterday's date, seems to dispose of the story that General French was fighting yesterday, but it indicates that a battle isimminent. From elsewhere come stories of the Boers rallying at various points. Kroonstadt is well entrenched and General Joubert is preparing to make a determined stand, while the Boers in the eastern districts have b«en ordered to rally at Ficksburg, northward of Ladybrand, in the Orange Free State, doubtless with the view of attempting lo intercept Lord Roberts and General Buller. Another Boer force at Fauresmith, southwest of Bloemfontein, is in a defiant mood, so the southern part of the Orange Free State is not yet subdued. Canadians Tn the West. Sir Charles Parsons, commanding a column in the western district composed of Canadians and others, has arrived at Van Wykslie, between which and Kenhart a force of insurgents is reported to be entrenched. Colonel Herchmer, commanding the Canadian mounted rifles, is convalescent at Carnarvon and will rejoin the troop Sunday. The Pree State Settling Down. London, March 24.—Lord Roberts telegraphs to the war office from Bloemfontein under date of • March 23rd, evening, as follows: "There is no special news to report. The country south of this place is generally settling down. Numbers of arms have been delivered up and the people are beginning to recognize the advantage of bringing supplies for sale. The movement of the troops in the western district is being attended with good results." milner at Dordrecht. Cape Town, March 24.—Sir Alfred Milner, who is on a mission northward, has arrived at Dordrecht. Death ot Gen. Woodgate. London, March 24.—Advices received here announce the death in the Mooi hospital yesterday of General Sir Edward Woodgate, who was wounded ;n theengage- ment at Spion kop'on Jan. 24. nii'iinviM. c. p. B. 11.1.1:1.11 \i'u. Additional Line to the Coast-movlug Crow's Nest Wires. J. Wilson of Kamloops, superintendent of the C. P. R. telegraph lines in the west, is making a trip through the Kootenays, and in speaking of the improvements, said; "We intend to put a new wire from Nelson to New Denver where it will join the one from the main line of the railroad and give us a ne.v through line to the coast. When this is done, we shall US« the present wire from Nelson to the coast by way of Kaslo and Sandon for local business only. This will give us a duplex system to the coast. With the main line, the Crow's Nest line and the connection at Spokane and Portland with the Postal wires, wc have practically three routes from the east and west. For the last week our service over the Crow's Nest line has been hampered by our having to move the line off 8 miles of the right-of- way between Nelson and Balfour in order to be out of the way of construction, but this will be finished tomorrow." 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The clouds of uncertainty hangine low on the political horizon are gml- utilly lifting and candidates can be seen looming up in tho semi-obscurity. It appears practically certain now that the light for political honors in the Slocan is to be a three-oornered one, with a Conservative, a Martinite and an Independent in the fit-Id. The candidate who will uphold the banner of Oonservativism is, in otir opinion, doomed to be ono of the defeated. The majority in this Riding will not support the candidate of the party whose principal supporters are the known anti-Eight hour men of the Riding. No amount ot platform planks or pre-election pledges i the part of the party leaders can a. cr 'lr- facta of the position. If all else were in favor of this candidate, the burden ho must carry in the Bupport(l) of the Old Man of the Mountains, the Sandon Mining Review, would damn him in the eves of the electorate. The 8-hour question is one which the leaders of t|ia p-rty lines movc- ment in this Riding are anxious to bury. They do not want to see it an issue in the campaign, prffering to have it regarded as something beyond controversy. If they would succeed in this desire they must needs muzzle the Nelson Miner and the Sandon Mining Review, and warn their rank aud file into cautiousness. The party line leaders have bad a conversion on the subject but tbeir followers hove not yet grasped the fact that the least said on the subject the better. The Martin party has a few followers in the Riding, and Fighting Joe will undoubtedly bave a representative in the field. Martin's Slocan friends havo been gained through his published platform and hia reputation as a friend of che Labor party, despite the significant fact that all the recognize! labor leaders in the Province are opposed to liiin. It is within the realms of possibility that the Labor party of the Slocan wiil nominate a candidate to run in the interests of Martin. What is much more probable however is that the Labor party, or the Unions, will endorse the re-nomination of our present member, Robert F. Green. This will clinch the question of his election. Union men owe much to "Bob" Greco, and unless they give him their undivided support they lay themselvps open to tho charge of In-inj; ungrateful and ioappreciative of all that has been done for them. They should consider well before they exchange proved friends for prospective ones. support a Coroner in the Slocan. Under the existing laws uone will accept the position, but now that the Premier's attention has been brought to tho matter, we hope to see something done. From information received during tbe weeW, it appears that our publication of the platform drawn, up by the Miners' Union Convention in Nelson on the 22nd. inst, was a little premature. We received our information without being told that the platform wai first to be submitted to various Unions for (indorsation or amendment, ro that quite possibly the actual platform of the Labor party will differ materially frbni what appeared in our last issue. Those who are familiar with the polioy of Tub Silvertonian will know that it was from no desire to enibaross the Union that we published the paragraph in question. During its short but eventful career as a mining journal, The Silvertonian has persistently called the attention of mining men towards the Red Mountain showings and has frequently pfophecied that the mines which are to make 'his town the prosperous city it is bound to be lay' to tho south of the town and that all tl i r__ieral wealth of the district was m c to be found on Four Mile creek, rich as that section undoubtedly is, Now that the Rockland fyony has passed into the hands ot a Strong and progressive syndicate at a figure considerably in advance of the price quoted by any of our exchanges, it appears A third rear student nf the School of Practical Science, Toronto, desires em- pluvnient in some ollice requiring an expert draughtsman, Apply to "Draughtsman" care of 'I'ne Silvertonian. J. I- Mcintosh, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF FRESH FRUIT CON- FECTIONERY CIGARS AND T0BACC08 ALL KIND OF SUPPLIES IN THE STATIONARY LINE FISHiNG TACKLE THE LATEST NOVELS. Ac. Silvern* li. certain that the truths of our predictions will soon bo made plain, and such claims as tho LE, the A.E, the Repoater and the Congo will ty eagerly sought for by capitalists, While wo are in the horn blowing humor we want to inform our readers that The Silvertonian has dono moro for the mining interests of tho ^loean —its truo and vital interests—in publishing tho mining news of tho district than if it had turned its attention to second-class imitations of Bill Nye or written its articles after the style of a quack medicine almanac. As a local raining paper, i>s articles are reproduced ih all the biggest mining journals in North America. Our mining news is fresh and original and we do not steal Slocan mining news from Boundary papers, as a Slocan paper did only this week. Tho business men of Silverton show their appreciation of our efforts in helping to build up tho camp and have patrorir.ed our advertising columns liberally. While we never expect to livo long enough to see Silverton a second St. Louis, at the same time wehave thrown in our lot with Silvnrtonians and expect to stay with them and help mako this place what it will be, thi principal uiiningcamp of the Slocan. (b y o li) Jttf. JM. BENEDUM, Silverton II ARLINGTON HOTEMv* Conveniently Situated near the Railway Station and Whsif. GOOD SERVICE COMFORTABLK ROOMS, Dining Room under the charge o! Mi.-s Ida Carlisle. Tables supplied with nil the delicacies of the season. HENDERSON & GE THING, - Pboi-s. SLOOAN CITY, .... B. 0. T* G. GORDON, MltaS, REAL ESTATE, -■OMVEIANEI NOTARY PUBLIC. SILVERTON, - - - II. 0 j.m. McGregor PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR AND MINING ENGINEER. SLOCAN CITY, B. C. Lilac Cream FOR CRACKED OR SORE HANDS. FOR USE AFTER SHAVING. AN EXCELLENT HEALE ' OF CUTS OR BURNS. Price 25c. THIS PREPARATION 18 BEYOND DOUBT THE FINEST OF ITS KIND ON THE MARKET. ALL LIKE IT WHO TRY. Price 25c The true interests in a good roany S'ocan mining properties are being sacrificed, at the expense of ihe stockholders, for the political advantage of a lot of jimcrow politician.!. There are more mine managers who are politicians than mine managers who are mining men in this country, much to the detriment of our mines. At some of the mines where the managements are employing scab labor, mon that are poor miners, who could not hold a job in any mine under ordinary circumstances, tbey are keeping track of the amount of work accomplished and its exact cost, with a view of submitting the figures to the government as a reason for the repeal of the Eight-Hour law. This is manifestly unfair to the Unions, who champion the Eight-Hour law. Tbis work being done by scab miners and not skilled ' workmen tbe cost will be much higher than it should be. Premier Martin, in a letter addressed to this office, takes exception to our remark that the Government was either too poor or too negligent to TI_{E MaNY SUDDEN CHANGES IN THE WEATHER HAS GIVEN YOU A COLD. TRY HORE- HOUND AND TOLU. Price 25o. syrup of t:orehou:- i AND TOLU If- I-aCWN TO MANY WHOM IT HAS CUhED. IT HAS KNOWN NO FAILURES. 30LD UNDER A GUARANTEE. Price 25c. Sola AT THE {SllvertoiT Pore E>:ri*fg Il/ogs And Store. Chemicals Kept. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE:— "Triumph," "Impheuna- ble" and "Rainbow Qt'.urrz" Mineral Claims; situate in tlie Arrow Luke Mining Division ol West Kootenaj District. Where located:—On Cariboo creek, adjoining the Millie Mart Mineral Claim. Take rtutice that I, J. D. Anderson. P. L. S , of Trail, B O, actiru as agent for the Kaiu_o"pj M.:>ing and Development Company, Limited, Free Miner's Certi fi'.'.-to No. B14445, intend sixty days fiom the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for Certificates of Improvements, for the pm pose of obtaining Crown Grants of the above claims. And further take notice tliat action under section 37/must ne commotiied before the issuance of such Certificates of Improvements Dated this 8th dav of Septemtier, A. D. 1899. J. 1 . Anderson. 24 | 2 | 00. LAKE AVE, SILVERTON, B. 0 L axative vwvwww c old Cure, CANADIAN JRAOIITIO RAILWAY and SQO Line. THE DIRECT ROUTE FROM KOOTENAY COUNTY '10 ALL POINTS EAST and WEST 4 First-Cl.iHS Sleepers on ail Trains from REYEL8TOKK and KOOTENAY LD 'TOURIST CARS pass Medicine Hat Daily for St. Paul. Sundays and Wednesdays for Toronto. Fridays for Montreal and Boston. — Same cars pass Revelstoke one day — earlier. Tu H THE'MAIN TRAIL RUNS PAST THE DOOR Of, E A. K. TEETER, PROPS. PATRONS ARE WELL TAKEN CAKE OF. A FIRST-CLASrS BILLIARD ROOM ON TIIE PREMISES. BAR FURNISHED WITH THK BEST BRANDS OF WINF8, LIQUOR* AND CIGARS, HEADQUARTERS EOR MINING MEN. MAIN STREET, - - - SLOCAN, 8 C StaTble- GOOD SADDLE AND TACK HOUSES FOR HIRE AT REASONABLE RAtSS- A GENERAL FREIGHT AND TRANSFER BUSINESS I ONE. Outniile Parties Defiling Herpes in Silvcrtrn Can f Huve Them Received By Writing Tow- 't ♦' + + t + t a. p. Mcdonald, SILVERTON, - • B. C. THE WM. HAMILTON MARU FACT ING CO.. t III i • LIMITED, MINING MACHINERY CANADA. Syrup of Horehomd & Tplu FOR COUGHS AND COLDS. THE Victoria! | :•; HiutfyiKirtiTs For Mining Mcu :■ T.Vl.Y'llllNG M.W, KFA'I AKH IP-TO-DA IE. TABLE UNSt'IiPAWED IN THE NORTHWEST. HOTEL. I ^BOttESHAIRB.UR.V, Propx. silv \i n t o n, b. p. 0»)0 The Strike Is Off ^v,,,^,,rgmua* JJDUMOSDS, Stkki. NU Ind m arc DOW m un pla n» novkl- Snn. 1'i.vxo Lamps Ready lor I«U»oPiit«tab«s. lunttt. rS'f-UII.IMIHl in NiUKiM "1SC0." And now my Koot-§ i-ii.iy Friends I am • prepared to receive || vour orders Foi, 1 *i3 TOO NciEllOl'S 11, Cam. /.sn Exam- ink Tunc. . . . * ^V»WiAWVW\WWWMW OCR WATCH AND JEWELER Y REPAIRING DEPARTMENT IS Al. Ah WA o.ily employ the most ©xpe teooed men, nil hoi k is guauanteed » Mail ami Express Orders Receive Onr > Prompt Atteution. ^M_*^M%j>i*¥¥l<¥W¥¥IM_M<lfl DON'T FORGET THE PL'AOE." JACOB DOVER. "Tn« Jkwblib.", NELSON, B 0. - EED J J To'Curo a Oold ln One j.vf. Contains The New It.i'nu .nt. TRY IT. PRICE 2&c. At All DraugisU. CONNECTIONS. For the Nortli.Reveletnke, snd Main Line J7:80 ex- Sunday lv. Silverion, ar. ex. Sunday, 18:20 For Rossland, Nelson Crows Nest Branch and Boundary Country, 10:20 ex. Sunday lv. Silverton, ar. ex Sunday 18: CO To and from Sandon. 13:00 ex Smiday lv Silverton, ar. ex Sunday, 10:20. Tk'kkth issubd nmoi'iiii and Baooaok ——CUBCKBD -tb DESTINATION. —— For rates aud loll information apply to nearest local agent or H. H. REEVES, Agent, Silverton W. F. ANDERSON, Trav. Pass. Agent, Nelson t„ J. COYLE. A. G. P. Agent, Vaucouver YOU CAM MAKE 12 TO 20 PAIRS MA OHW, Klondike nittcr. you can on 10,15,1,20* • \ ne Mm. 30 A*** OO O ao Si** 3 S IMIIIHIIU'H* •___ w i 3 E i|| n t& FOR POWER KNITTING MACHINES AND Y*SIB.I'B" WRITING TYPE-WRITERS WRIl'E US CATALOGUES frftflf. " MM £?ffMv Bjfos. FREE GlORCtTOWN Cfl CANADA The THISTLE HOTlLf NOW REOPENED UFDER A NEW MANAGEMENT. HOUSElRENOVATEp. AND THE BAR FULLV RESTOCKED ThompsonBros., Prop^ LAKE AVK„ SILVERTON, B. 0. _■_■ ________■_____■ __■■__■_■■■ ,
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Title | The Silvertonian |
Publisher | Silverton, B.C. : Matheson Bros. |
Date Issued | 1900-03-31 |
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Silverton (B.C.) |
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Language | English |
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. |
Identifier | Silverton_Silvertonian_1900_03_31 |
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Date Available | 2016-05-30 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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AIPUUID | 49b67618-12c1-4718-a6c6-cf08cfddd9d3 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0312918 |
Latitude | 49.9508330 |
Longitude | -117.3580560 |
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