THE EVENING WORLD. 2= Vol. Ill No. 104. fossland, b.c, Thursday, December q, 1903 Price Five Cent •***ae****aw*; %&%&%*%%**$• Madame Russell's Cream Cleanses and dears the skin, and improves the complexion. Unequaled for redness, chapped or rough skin. PRICE ONLY 500. AT Morrow's Drug Store • %r^r9t9%r%r%^QXr%Mk %X&-%OwT%%W%% XMAS. JXMAS. JUST OPENED. Largest Stock of Pipes IN Meerschaum and Briars. SUITABLE FOR 'XMAS GIFTS. Fine Line in CIGARS. Put up in 10 and 25 in a box, suitable .for ALL KINDS OF DRY WOOD W. F. LINGLE Office opposite Oresi Northern ticket offl«- n«*t to Red »»r Tis Merit that Brings Success jj We have a line of Gold Broaches ranging in price from $1.50 $50.00 any of which would make a nice and useful present. T. G. Challoner, Jeweller. Useful and Ornamental XMAS PRESENTS. Newest creations in HOLIDAY FANCY GOODS and NOVELTIES 'XMAS. XMAS. L, LEVY A CO. i! Linton Bros., Books, Stationery, Newsdealers, Toys, Fishing Tackle, Kodaks and Supplies. ROSSLAND, B. C. Rossland Home Bakery Now is the time to order your XMAS CAKE Petch- & Schwartzenhauer Props NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Items of Interest Round the World. LATEST TELEGRAPH BULLETINS The Doings of Conspicuous Persons Affecting Canadian Interests. Early this morning Dilio left the hotel and was pursued by the constable who had reoeived information in the meantime from Spokane whioh oonvinoed him the stranger was Dilio. Later he was surrounded and killed as he raised his gun on his pursuers. The Hoffman Cafe, open all night- Short* order a apeeialty. ONE MORE RAILWAY POPLAR CREEK GOES WILD Another Big DIsoovery of Gold QUARTZ ALMOST HALF GOLD Ledge Stated to Be Four Feet Wide Found on Swede Group Canadian Northern Builds West. Salad Bowls Cake Plates Cream Pitchers Spoon Holders Cracker Jars Teapot Tiles Comports Teapots Chocolate Pots Sugar Bowls Spoon Trays Bread Trays Celery Trays Chop Dishes Fruit Trays Ice Cream Sets Sugar, Cream Sets Glass Table Sets Pin Trays Olive Trays Fancy Plates Bread and Butter Plates Fruit Saucers Mustard Pots Bon Bon Trays Oatmeal Bowls Shaving Mugs Salt Shakers Pepper Shakers Individual Butters Toothpick Holders Eggcups Match Boxes Bread & Milk Sets Mush Sets Toilet Sets Cruets Soap Dishes Candlesticks 5 O'clock Teas Teacups Coffeecups Moustache Cups Afterdinner Cups Juvenille Tea Sets Dinner Sets Tea Sets W~ Pudding Sets Fern Dishes Salad Sets Berry Sets Plate Sets Glass Vases Plaques Sugar Shakers Water Sets Finest Line of Rossland Souvenirs And an endless variety of other articles suitable for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Come and see them and get prices which are EXTRA LOW. OUR CANDY DEPARTMENT Is replete with the finest in the market. Delicious Chocolates of many flavors Ben Boris, Creams, Caramels, Mints and Fancy Mixed Candies. No Christmas table will be complete without an assortment of ?"~ these splendid goods Almonds, Nuts and Table Raisins, Pigs and Dates We carry a complete line. Get our prices before purchasing elsewhere. 0. M. FOX & CO. GO TO flGNEW'S !• BootB, Shoes and Rubbers, Men's Underwear, Overalls and Sox, Qloves, Groceries, AT AG-NEW'S Third Avanueand Washington t♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦< I Look Here! I TURKEYS, CHICKENS, FRESH FISH, OYSTERS, VENISON VEAL LAMB AT THE : B. C. MARKET j Send Us in Your Order. j THE \ BANK SALOON 1 Best lines of liquors and cigars BANK SPECIAL Perfeetaon of old Scotch Wlvs- ky—Teacher's noted brand ,, "Ilixlilancl Cream.-' < • JACOBS A JEFFORD < \ Pompeian Massage Cream Removes, Blackheads, Freokles and Plmpples and brings color the Cheeks. For Sale at Royal BarberShoo SUPPLY HOUSE. W. J. PREST. PROP ANOTHER TRANSCONTINENTAL A Third Railroad to Be Built Gradually by Mackenzie and Mann. Lead Is quoted at .£11 6s. 3d. on the London market. The Japanese Diet has dissolved The oity of Niagara Falls haB been incorporated. The Dominion government haB ordered the building ol two new cruisers. The British government has been asked for a grant in aid of cotton growing in British West Afrioa. The effects of the Clergue 00m. pany have been bought in at Ba.e by Speyer & company. The Ontario government has increased the Temagami for est reserve to 5,900 square miles. A German officer h as been sentenced to five years imprisionment ior the illtreatment of his soldiers. The United States Senate has passed a bill ensuring reciprocity with Cuba. The British expeditionary foroe into Tibet iB entering the Chumbi valley at an elevation of 15,000 feet. Tbe Imperial government haB consented to Canada appointing its own commander is chief of the militia. Andrew Carnegie says that the British will lose South Afrioa be cause the Roers are increasing while the L.iush are not. The revolutionaries of San Do mingo are reported to have been repulsed in the last two day's heavy fighting. U. S Senator Lodge denies hav ing ever asked for the aquisition of the Islands of St. Pierre and Mi queion by the United States. U. S. Senator McCreary declares that the markets of the world will be closed to the United States if the present tariff iB maintained. Japan deolares that if China owns Manohuria Russia must va oate. If Russia claims that coun-j TH£ MASQUERADE BALL try Japan will consider the claim j a casus belli. Ovar 200 Paopla at tha Danea Laat Night at Mlnara Union Hall Toronto, Deo. 17. — William Mackenzie, president of the Canadian Northern railway company, is here on the way to England. This morning he was closeted with solicitors and offioers of the Canadian Northern, endeavoring to get through as muoh business as possible before leaving. He reported that the Canadian Northern is in fine shape, doing a big share of the season's grain business, and handling it expeditiously. He was not to be drawn as to the object of his approaohing visit to the old land, whioh ia reported to have to do with financing the Canadian Northern next year. There is a great deal of construction work outlined. A Montreal special says: D. D. Mann today stated that all of the Maokenzie & Mann railways in Canada were to be consolidated in the new oompany oalled the Canadian Northern. He also Btated that the Ontario and maritime connecting links would be built as trade required until the Canadian Northern was a transcontinental route. "You oan state definitely," he said, "that we will build the third transcontinental route." Kaslo, Deo. 17.—Frank Marquis, of Marquis & Gilbert, tbe original finders of gold at Poplar oreek. oame in on the steamer Kokanee today, and states that the town of Poplar is wildly exoited over a find of rook made on Monday on the Swede group, across the oreek from the Gold Park group. The find was made at a point where a rioh stringer joins the main lead and is easily four feet wide. The quartz, of whioh immense ohunks are on exhibition, is almost one half gold, the yellow metal being netted and strung all through the pieoes of ore. An ordinary sized piece that a man would think oould be easily thrown some distance by an average man, oan hardly be lifted. Mr. Marquis states that such on as this has never been before dis* oovered in the world's history. WAS SHOT DOWN Murdarorof Dal Veoehlo Klllad Naar Valley Spokane, Deo. 17.—Joe Dillio, the man who killed Antony Del Vecohio Saturday night, was killed by pursuiug officials at about daylight Tuesday morning near Valley, Stevens county. The body was identified as a result of the inquest held by Ste- Tbe masked ball at the Miners Union Hall last evening given by the LadieB of tbe Maccabees waa a marked sucoess. The prizes were distributed ae follows: Best lady oharaoter, Miss M. Balfour as ''June;" best gentleman's oharaoter C. E. Summers, as the "Spanish Cavalier;" best sustained ladies charaoter, Miss L. Putnam, as "Tambour Girl;" best sustained male character, R. Arthur, as "Indian Chief;', best oomio oharaoter, vens country officials. The ver diet wae that the killing of Dilio Ernest Coy »s the "Dutohman." was justifiable homicide. j The judgeg were MrB- H. violntosh Letters found on the the body Alderman Embleton and Magis told who he was. Dilio oame to trate Nelson, the hotel of F. Weatherwax, at Valley, at half past eight Monday night and prooured a room. He POWDER SMOKE—Did, it eve give you headache? Dr. Sootts aoted strangely and exoited the headache powders are a qniok and suspicions ef the proprietor, who is j ™re oure- ^^ at Morrows Drug ia the constable of the town. 'Store. The Hoffmen Bar hee juet re delved 300 gallons Bess Burton ale- Now on tap. AFTER THE SALARIES Grand Fork. Doaa Not Wlah te Pay Ita Counoil A writ has been issued by H. S. Cayley of Grand Forks, to restrain the oity oounoil of that municipality from acting under the by-law to remunerate the mayor and oouncil and oity treasurer to restrain them from issuing oheques under the bylaw, Matters seem to becoming to a focus. The plaintiff in the suit is N. D. Mcintosh, one of the ratepayers of the oity. NEW CITY PARK ROAD. Plana Hava Baan Mad* and Submitted to tha Land Company. Some time Bince the land com pany owning the land to the south east of the town gave a promise to tbe mayor that if a road were surveyed from the old C. P. R. depot into the City Park lhat it would grant the necessary right of way and would open it up. Such a plan has been prepared by the City Engineer and it has been forwarded to the land oompany for aotion when the snow goes. The road will be ot an easy gradient and starting from tbe old C. P. R. depot will wind round the hill aide and descending below tbe tennis grounds will en* ter the oity park at its southwest oorner. Nowhere is the work difficult being altogether side hill and will not involve rook outting excepting a small portion not far from the tennis grounds whioh, however, is not likely to involve any great ex- / / THE EVENING WORLD, ROSSLAND B. C, DEC. l7, 1903 The Evening World Br the World Publishing Company. Kntered at Ihe Rossland, B. C, postoBlce for transmission through the malls.May I, 1901 as second class reading matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATKB-J5.0° Per yeaT l» Tarlably In advance. Adre-tlslng rate* msft- known on application. JAMES H. FLETCHER. *» GENERAL MANAGER P. 0. B)l |oi RmUtl B UNDERBIDDING. It is asserted that were the city to resume its franchise on the lighting of the city, it would be underbid by the Lighting oompany That the Lighting oompany could prooure power cheaper from Bonnington Falls than the city oould generally. In the first place no private oompany would be in a position to underbid, inasmuch as it would not have the right to ereot poles and string wires, whioh is practically the franchise. In the second plaoe Rossland could bring in power from the Nelson munici pal power plant, which is to be ereoted this summer, just above Bonnington Falls, at a cost not ex ceeding that made by the present Power oompany. Then if the Lighting company felt inclined to underbid, supposing it to have the power to do so, they would be re strained by the possibility of the city entering the field against them and supplying power to the mines and to tbe city for industrial pur poses. Or, if the city did not see its way to the necessary expendl ture, it could have power brought it from Cascade, by giving that company a contraot over a short term of years. Either way the present oompany would not be in olined to make a fight lest it hurt its contracts with the mines of this oamp. TWO PER CENT TAX. Now that Rossland has oome down to the treatment of itB low grade ores the question of the two per cent tax comes to be more serious one. As the World has before explained, the tax when levied on high grade properties often does not exoeed two per oent. Now take a low grade property of $5 ore, to mine whioh costs $3 per ton, to treat whioh, including cost of freight, of reduction, of marketing the concentrates and the freight on the same, oomes to another 11.50. There is apparently a profit of 50 cents per ton, a small enough margin when the cost of concentrating machinery, and the fluctuations in the prioe of oopper is taken into consideration. The government will only allow tbe oost of freight and treatment and it is yet to be seen whether they will consider that this includes freight on concentrates and the treatment of the same. That is to say that the tax is to be paid on 13.60, amounting to seven cents. This is to come out of the profit of 50 cents, and is a tax upon it of fourteen per cent, not two. Now, to reduce a ton of ore, a gallon and a half of oil is used, the duly on whioh is seven and a half cents. If the tax were remitted the mine would make a profit of 57 J cents per ton under the figures here taken and tbe tax would amount to 7.15 cent or 14.3 per oent. on profit. Under present circumstances the mine is paying, reckoning in both levies oa its enterprise, upwards of 24.86 per oent. on its profit, tbat same profit being a fluctuating one and one that oan only be gained by the expenditure of vast sums of money in the way purchasing machinery on which again another heavy duty is levied. This is the reason why the province iB getting a bad name among investors. rS&StfSS THE SOCIALISTS. There is a good deal of nonsense talked about the position of the Socialists and the Labor member voting with the McBride government. It is deolared that they will utterly lose their standing with their constituencies. This is mere theorizing, whioh on looking at similar oases elsewhere, is unjustified by the taots that are at hand. For instanoe the Home Rulers in the later Disraeli and Gladstone administrations. Under the strong hand of Parnell they presented an unbroken front, and voted with the government under the understood conditions that that government should father measures helping out the Home Rule platform. Had they gone into opposition they would have gained nothing. By holding the balance of power they could do much. Similarly in New South Wales for the past decade, the Labor party has held the balance of power, voting with the government, whether free trad? or protectionist. The government has only held power on the sufferance of the organized labor minority, and in consequence, whether free trade or protectionist, has been forced to pass many a measure wholly in labor interests as the price of support. Now MoBride is in juBt such a position. The Liberals are angry with him for holding office by favor of the Independents. At the Bame time they declare that the Independents will lose favor by supporting MoBride. Now, as Vancouver showed, the Liberals had no oinoh on the Independent vote. If they want that vote they will have to show that they are willing to take up some at least of the Independent programmes. Are they willing to do so? Will they outbid MoBride? That is the affair in a nutshell. Regarded from a political standpoint the -Independent position is a good one. THE SCHOOL TEACHERS. Mayor Dsan ragistara yat another kick, and calla Daniol to ordar. A proposal was brought up in Finance Committee Tuesday evening that the school teachers be paid their salaries before Christmas, instead oi at the regular time next month, in order to help them to spending a short vaoation. This was fathered by Chairman Daniel and Alderman Talbot. Mayor Dean objected on the ground that the teachers would spend the money out of the oity. The vote was put and the mayor was the only dissentient. Aldermen Embleton and Dunlop would not express an opinion. It was carried by a majority of two to one. This did not please the mayor, and as he was overruled in commit tee, ventilated his grievances in Cou noil meeting, calling down Al derman Daniel. That alderman moved an adjournment. The mayor deolared it out of order, despite all parliamentary procedure, and went on lecturing the Finance chairman, who grew tired and expressed himself, and together with Alderman Talbot left the room, declaring the meeting adjourned. It was a live Council meeting. For Women, Misses and Children. We have as usual the ^ largest and the best assortment in the city. WARM rti SLIPPERS in Felt, Satin, Plush, Velvet, etc., for Women. W Misses and Children in great variety. Rubber Overshoes, *£} Gloves, Mitss, Mocassins and Snowshoes Ior" everybody, rUn and for leather footwear we always lead in quality Knd i t Jjft correct prices. = jK, See our Window and come inside for Prices |£ We are always pleased to show our goods $8 C. O. LALONDE 1 THE SHOEMAN. S3 ^S^^SSb^^ct^^^S^SiSfZ^SSSSBg^^ * TH 4 I [palace; I RALPH HARRON, PROP. Rossland's Leadinq Hotel.. ****** 4 * * 4 * * * f Sample Room j Tr? ^* ^ For Commercial Men. „ j* | Finest Grill in Kootenays* * * * IN CONNECTION. FIRST CLASS Bowling Allev AND 4 4 4 I BILLIARD ROOM | Tom—Say Jack I bought a suit of clothes it was'on ly slightly damaged, and it only cost $20; a necktie 75ots; shirt 11.60 and suspenders 75 cents. Jack—I thought you had better sense than that. Look at my suit, it is muoh better than yours and it is not damaged, they put in a shirt, necktie and a pair of suspenders, and they only oharged me 112. for the lot. Tom—Is it possible? Where? Jack—At the People's Store. B. BANNETT CliftonrBlook TI&KETS TO ALL POINTS ' EAST and WEST VIA SHORT LINE TO St. Paul,Duluth,Minneapo|is,Chicago and all'points east Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria.lPortland and^all Paciric Coast points Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers Dining & Buffet Smoking Library Oars 2-Fast Trains Through Daily-2 For rates, folders and full information regarding trips, call on or address any agent S. F. Sc N. Railway. H. BRANDT, C P 4 T A, 701 W Riverside, Spokane ABC DENN1STON, GWPA, Seattle, Wash. H. P. BROWN, Rossland Agent Nelson Sl Fort Sheppard Railway Red Mountain Railway Washington Sl Great Northern R'y Vancouver.Victoria Si Eastern R'y St Nav, Co. The only all rail, between points east west and south to Rossland, Nelson, Grand Forks and Republic. Connects at Spokane wilh the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and O. B. Sc N. Co, for points east, west and south; connects at Rossland and Nelson with the Can. adian Pacific R'y. Connects at Nelson with K. R. A N, Co, for Kaslo and K' & S. points. Connects at Curlsw with stage for Greenwood ar.d Midway, B. C. Buffet cars run between Spokane and Northport. Effective June 14, 1903 NORTHBOUND. Leave Spokane 8:45 a-m' Arrive Rossland 4:3; pjn. Arrive Nelson 7:20 p.m. Arrive Grand Forks.... 4 :oo pjn, Arrive Republic 6:15 pjn SOUTHBOUND. Leave Republic 8:30 a.m. Leave Grand Forks 10:3$ a.m Leave Nelson 7:20 a. m Leave Rossland io:4o a.m Arrive Spokane 6:15 pjn For further information regarding reservation of berths or price of tickets, apply to any agent of the above com panies, or to H. A. JACKSON, General Pustngm Af 1 Bpokans, Waah H P. BROWN. 4>snt «mi!»«'1 0 MARKET REPORTS Retail Prices in Rossland Stores. GROCERIES AND MINE SUPPLIES Corrected Up to Date by the Lead- ing Merchants of the Camp. MINING SUPPLIES. Axes, per doz $7,5010.00 Cantllf s, per case .$5,50-6.50 Caps, Bennett, per box 75c Coal, blackemith per ton $22 50 Dynamite, (30 per ct, per lb 19iJ Dynamite, 50 per ot, per lb 18o Dynamite, 40 per ct, per lb 16^0 Fuse, Bennett per 100 it 75o Hammers, per lb 15c Iron, per lb 3i 5o Nails.'base, per keg $4 Shovels, per doz $7.50-10 Steel. Canton per lb 8k MEAT AND POULTltY. Bacon, per lb 18-20c Beef, per lb (side) 9 10c Chickens, each 50-90o Fish, per lb 12|- 15o Ham, per lb 18-20o , Mutton per lb (side) 13 15o Turkey, per lb 23c Veal, per lb (side) 18o PROVISIONS Almonds, per lb 25c Apples, per 501b box $1.2511.50 Bananas, per dcz 40c Beans, per lb Go Butter, per lb 25 35o Cheese, per lb 20c Cbooolate, per lb 40-50c Cocoa, per lb 40o $100 Coffee, per lb 25-50o Condensed Milk per oan 15o Dried Peas, per lb 8o Eggs, per doz 80-40 Flour, per 501b $1 50-1.65 Grapes, per lb 15o Honey, per lb 25o Jams and Jellies per lb 1213c Lard, per lb 17$o Onions, per lb 5c Oranges, per dos 40-50o Peaches, per 201b box $1.25 Pears, per 401b box $1.60 Piokles, per qt 20o-25o Plums, per 201b box 50o Potatoes, per 1001b sack $1.00 Rice, per lb 8c Rolled Oats per lb 5o Sugar, per lb 6$o Vinegar, per gal 50c-76o Walnuts, per lb 25o Watermelons, each 60 60o FEED Bran, per ton $27 Hay, per ton $27 Oats, per ton $32 Shorta, per ton $30 MISCELLANEOUS Coal, per ton, Gait, $8.60 Kerosine, per gal 50o Soap, per bar 5o Wood, per cord $4.50$5.50 Mails close Mail* delivered dx ilv ex- daily except ct Su nday Monday at epo:3o am 7:00 a. m, for Trail, Phoenix. Ca cade, Columbia Grand Forks, Fife, Greenwood, Eholt, Midway and all Boundary District points. Daily except Daily except Sunday Monday 6:30 a. m. 7:00 a. in. Robson, Castlegar Mon., Wed., Fri Wed.. Eri., Sun 6:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m. Gladstone Daily Daily 9:40 a. 111. 6:00 a. m. Northport, Spokane and all United States points. Paterson, B. C. Dally except Daily except Sunday Sunday 9:40 a. m. 6:00 p m. Kaslo, and also Waneta, Ymir, Nelson and Salmo, B.C. Daily Daily 6:00 p. m. 9:40 a. m and 7:00 a, n Ordinary letter mail only for all Eastern Canada, and the United Kingdom and all European and other foreign countries. Daily Daily 5:1; P m. 7:00 a.m. All'pointa served by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Northwest Territories, Manitoba, all Eastern Can- r da, the United Kingdom, and all European and other foreign countries. Daily 5:150 m.. Daily 7:00 a. at. Crow's Nest Pass and connectioni, Nelson. Sue., Tues., Thur Tues., Thur.. Ba 5:15 p m., 7:00 a.m. Deer Park. Daily except Daily except Saturday Monday 5:15 p.m. 7:00 a.m. Sandon. Daily5:15p.m Daily 7:00a.m Trail, Arrowhead, Nakusp, Revelstoke Station, Halcyon and Columbia River, Slocan and Lardeau District point and connections. Daily 5:15 p m. Daily 7:00 a. tn. All points served by the Canadian Pacific Railway west of Rf v- elstoke Station, including (hina and Japan and Klondike, STOCKS AND RIAL ESTATE. FOR SALE—Four-roomed cottage nicely finished, and three lots, welt fenced and cleared. Price, $1,200, part cash down. FOB SALE—Small lodging house, go. ing concern, cheap rental. A bargain. APPLY DYER & FLETCHER £120 Columbia Ave* THE EVENING WORLD ROSSLAND. B. C, DEC. i7, 1903 mgHliMg ^Sm\*-\\\WLa\*\^^ Until you get a box of our Xmas Stationery. The newest, latest, daintiest, prettiest thing on earth. Children and Adult Sizes. Paper Napkins Pretty new designs. Crepe and Plain Tissue Paper All the new shades Spool Wire, plain and covered Wallace Duplicate Whist Sets The best in the market Souvenir Playing Cards With scenes of British Columbia The Gibson Girl Tally and Score Cards Just received from New York A^tWRules and Soore Cards (or 500, just received from New York, given free with each pack oi sards bought Xmas Cards and Calendars TOY BOOKS, GIFT BOOKS PoetS Beautifully Bound in Padded —■—■—> Morocco, at $1.50 each. XMAS CONFECTIONERY 1ST ON HAVING GAN0NG5 CHOCOLATE EVERY PIECE STAMPED - SOLE AGENTS Ganong's Celebrated Chocolates MAKE SURE THAT IS ON EVERY G.B. CHOCOLATE A large stock of absolutely Fresh Goods just opened. Elegantly boxed. Choice Assortment. 35c, 6O0, 75c, $1.00, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 PER BOX Perfumes Perfumes Perfumes Exquisite odors, endless variety. All the leading makers, French, English and American, elegantly boxed and bottled in beautiful cut glass. Nothing So Delicate for a Present Always Acceptable Prices: Well, we can suit you, no matter what your taste, modest or extravagant. .Xmas Crackers. - Xmas Tree Decorations JjMT Meet your friends and start yonr Xmas shopping from here. Use our telephone and Messenger servioe. GOODEVE BROTHERS it Pays to Deal with Goodeve Bros" DRUGGISTS AND STATIDNERS fflfalffllB^ •••••••••••••••••••••••••a • • « « a I PHRA lThePhoenician.1 00000000000000000000000000 •••••••••••••••••••••••••a SYNOPSIS Phra, who dies and lives again in Britain, begins to recount his early adventures—He buys a British slave girl and sails on a trading voyage to Cornwall and marries a British princess. Is attacked and captured by the Romans. Escapes and is murdered by the Druids. Ie born again in later Roman Britain. Fnds a tattooed record bv hss wife on his body. Rescues a Roman 'lady from a bull and is taken into favor. Lives and dies in her service. Wakes up in Saxon England juit before the Battle of Heatings. Rescues a Saxon Maiden from the Conqueror. Marries her. CHAPTER VI (Continuedj. The Normana for long had leli us wholly alone, partly through the usurper ounning whioh prompted oar new tyrant to deal gently with those who had stood in arms against him, but principally in our oase since the strong tide ol invasion had swept northward be yond ue, and Voewood slept unharmed, unnoticed among its green solitudes—a Saxon homestead as it had been sinoe Hengist's white horse first flaunted upon an English breeze and the aeven kingdoms sprang from the ashes of old Bo- man Britain. So we lived light [hearted from day to day, forgetting all about the battle by Ssnlao, and drinking, as I have said, in our evening wassails oonfuaion andj scorn of the invaders who seemed ao distant. It was a good time, and I have little to note of it. Many were the big boars whioh died upon my eager spear down in the morasses to the southward, and I oame to love my casts of tierceleto and my hounds as though I had been born to a woodman's cape and had watched the fens for hernshaws and followed the slot of wounded deers from my youth upwards. All these things led me into many a wild adventure and many a desperate strait: but one of them stands out from the rest upon the crowded pages of my memory. I had, one day when Editha was with me, mounted aB she would be upon her palfrey, slipped the dogs upon a stag an arrow of mine had wounded it ln the foreleg, and exoited by the chase and reluotant as ever to turn back from an unaccomplished purpose, we followed far into the unknown distances, and all beyond our reckonings. I had let fly that shaft at midday, and at sundown the stag was still afoot, the dogs olose behind him, and I, indomitable, muddy, and torn from head to loot, bat with all the hunter instinct hot within me, was pressing on by my Saxon's bridle rein. Endless, rough, and tangled miles had we run and scrambled in that lengthy chase, •nd neither of us had noticed the way, or how angry the sun was setting in the west. ThuB it came about that when the noble hart at length stood at bay in the lichened coverts under a bushy orag, there was hardly breath in me to oheer the weary dogs upon him, and hardly light enough to aim the swift thrust of my subduing javelin whioh laid him dead and bleeding at our feet. Yes, and belore I could cut a hunter's supper from that glossy haunch the dome of the sky dosed whistle through the branohes and the murky clouds to fly across the face ol the sombre heaven, while neither east nor west oould any limit be seen to the interminable vastneeses of the endless woodlands I In vain was it we struggled for a time back upon our footsteps, and then even those were lost; and, as the sky in the east burnt an angry yellow for a moment before the remorseless night set in, it gave ub just light to see we were hopelessly mazed in the labyrinths ot the huge and lonely forest. It was thus we turned to take such shelter aB might offer, and that gleam shone for a moment pallid, yellow, and ghastly upon a duster of grey stones standing on a grassy mound a quarter of a mile away. Thither we struggled through the blaok mazes of tbe storm, the headlong rain whistling through the misty thickets like flights of innumerable arrows, the angry wind lashing the treetops into bitter complaining, and waving abroad (in the sodden dismal twilight) all the long beards oi goblin lichens hanging in ghostly tapestry across our path that dreary October evening. Reeling and plunging to the shelter through a blaok world ol tangled witnesses, with that mocking gleam behind shining like a window of the nether world, and overhead a gaunt, hurrying array of cloudy forms, we were presently upon the oopploe outekirt, and there I stopped as though I had grown to the ground, I stopped belore that great gaunt ed again and again, while the Saxon girl crouohed to my side, and my hounds whined and shivered at my feet, lor there, incredible I monstrous! — yellow and shining in the pallid derision of the twilight, stern, hoary, ruinouB, mocking—overthrown and piled one upon the other, clasped about their (eet by the knotted fingers of the woodland growth, swathed in the rooking miBts which gave a horrid liie to their cruel, inlernal dead- nesB, were the stones, the very stones of that Druid altar plaoe upon whioh I was Bacrified nearly a thousand yoars before 1 Here was a pretty weloome I Here was a cheerful harborage What man ever born ol woman who would not have been dazed and dumbfounded at this sud den confronting—this extraor dinary reminiscence of the long forgotton? It overwhelmed for the moment even me—me, Phra the Phoenician, to whom tbe red har vest fields of war are pleasent places, who have dallied with the infinite, and bave been a melan- oholy coadjutor ol Time itself. Even me, who never sought to live yet live endlessly by my very neg ligenoe—who have reoeived from the gods that gilt ol existence that others ask for unanswered. down from east to west, and the amphitheatre ol grey stones and first heavy drops oi the evening' stared and stared belore me as rain oame pattering upon the!though I were bereft of sense. I leaves overhead. Thorl how black! tubbed my eyes and pointed with it grew a* the wind began to trembling silent fingers, and look- To beoontinued.| St. Charles Hotel Christmas! Christmasl Christmas will soon be here. What is more suitable for your wife or daughter than one of :s "The tone of the Heintzman & Co. Art Piano is delightful, the elasticity of action marvelous, every note .ringing out in clear, pearly and and limpid quality. It excels any Piano I ever used -MADAM ALBANI." FOR PRICES AND TERMS SEE j. B. Johnson b Co., Sole Agents. ************** This deservedly popular and long established hostelry is again under the old management. Mrs. C. Ehlers ie pow the proprietress. Tha Lucky Jack. Messrs. Smith and Campbell have left for Poplar Creek in order to survey the Lucky Jack in compliance with the order of the .Supreme Court. Atlantic S.S. Sailings C.P.R ATLANTIC 8.S. LINE from Bt. John. h. Champlain. .Nov. 28 L. Erie. .Dec. 10 Lake Erie is Christmas Steamer ALLAN LINE From St John. Pretorian Nov. 30 Bavarian. .Dec. 6 DOMINION LINE From Halifax, Dominion • —Dec.g From Portland Cambroinan .. .Dec 5 Canada... Jan. a AMERICAN LINE Philadelphia ..Deo 5 St. Louis..Dec. 12 v RED STAR LINE Finland Dec 5 Vaderland.. .Dec ia CUNARD LINE Etruria Dec 5 Campania...Dee ia Campania is Christmas Bteamer Cedric. iip'in-s* ■■• - WHITE STAR LINE .Dec. .. Dec. 2 Majestic. FRENCH LINE La Champaigre Dec 3 LaTouraine Deo 10 ALLAN STATE LINE Numidian. .Dec. 10 Mongolian.. .Dec 17 Continental sailings of North German Lloyd, H. A. P. and Italian lines on application. Lowest rales on all lines. V W.P F. CUMMINGS, G. S. S, Agt, Winnipeg O, W. DEY, Agent. C. P.R. Depot, Kossland. Specials atPaulson's; P. B. Blend Coffee! Mooseiew Flour Butter:: Paulson jj Bros. THE GROCERS ^ttttttf-tmttttm J THE EVENING WORLD .ROSSLAND. B.C, DEC. 17,1903 THE LOCAL EXCHANGE Little Change Made This Morning. QUOTATIONS REMAIN STEADY The Latest Quotation* and Sales Locally Upon the Market. There iB little change marked tody upon the local bourse, quotations remain steady and a few sales made, Today's Local Quotations: Asked Bid tmertcsn Boy.... t% 4 Ben Hur 4 Black Till 3 2 Canadian Gold Vitlds *y, 3 Cariboo (Comp McKlnnty) «-<11t j sa CentreStar aa ao Crows Nest Faaa Coal f » Fairview Fisher Maiden Slant Granby Consolidsted J5.r0 MINOR MENTION. Morning Glory. < Mountain Lion North SUr (Sast Kootenay)., Payne.. Quilp.. Ramble bier-Cariboo San Poil Sullivan Tom Thumb War Kagle Conaolidated..,. Waterloo (Aasesa. paid) White Bear (/Assess, paid) . 4 3 .3 'Y. 1). CO I4.O0 a 't* •9 na 9 8 11M 10 17 ao a7 ta aK 5« 4 3 a 13 ia 7H 6 4tf jK Today's Sales. War Eagle, 500,124c; Rambler- Cariboo, 2000, 27^o; CentreStar, 1000,21c. Total 3500. MORTGAGE SALE- Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage, whioh will be produced at the time of sale, there wilt be offered for sale by Public Auction by W, J. Robinson, Esq , Auctioneer, on the premises below described, in the City of Rossland. at 12 o'clock noon, on Thursday, the 7th day of January, 1904, the following valuable property, being Lot No. g in Block 27, ac cording to Map 570 in the City of Rossland, British Columbia. Tbe property is on the Njrth side of Columbia Avenue, opposite Hunter Bros., and on the eame is a three-storey frame building used as a lodging bouse and stores. Term* of Sal*. Ten per cent of the purchase money to be paid at the time of sale, and the ba- D. Moore of Trail is in oamp. Principal King of the publio schools has resigned. The Oddfellows propose giving a ball on January 15. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Simpson are seriously ill. C. O. Buohanan of Kaslo is in the city. R. Turnbull, buyer for the Trail smelter, was in the oity yesterday. The Supreme Court finished its sittings here today. All judgments are reserved. A juvenile party was held last evening in honour of the birthday of Master Octave Lalonde. The corporation has got a record of 500 inches of water on Trail oreek. Commander-in-Chief Lord Dun- donald will inspect the Rossland militia on Saturday next. Judgment has been reserved by Mr. Juetioe Martin in the Dumas mining case. Leave has been granted in the Robinson vs. Empey oase in the Supreme Court to put in a defence. R. H, Andrews and E. Morrison, of Hunter Bros., are about to take charge of L, Godbolt's shoe store in Nelson. The joint committees of the city oounoil convenes this evening in order to decide upon the request of Manager Warren of the White Bear. Mayor Dean and Alderman Dunlop looked over the ground of the new White Bear concentrator and tramway yesterday, and will report to the joint committees this evening J. A. Macdonald, M. P. P., has been formally requested by the oity clerk to take up the matter of the oity controlling the water sup ply before the legislature. Tom Embleton baB received word from P. W. Dempster, Grand Patri arch of the I. O. O. F., British Col umbia, that he will be here on 'January 6, and help to install officers. STRIKE ON GOLD CUP Is Assuming Large portions. Pro- RICH TELLURIDE ORE IS FOUND Free Gold is Found in a Large Body of Highly Mineralized Quartz. lance within thirty days thereafter, eale will be held subject to a The reserve jlv to ^_^^^_^_^_^^_^_ Geary, Solicitors to the Mortgagees, 51 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ont; Dated this 17th day of December, a.d. 1901. rty days ^^^^^^^ ;ld sunji ^^^^ bid. For further particulars af Macijonell, McMaster The Hoffman House has 50 well heated rooms An up-to- date family hotel- Harry Mcintosh DIRECT IMPORTER OF 'PERFECTION' SCOTCH Vintage^ 1878 Guaranteed Absolutely Pure Bass' Burton Ale on Tap —at— 22 Hoffman House R.L.Wright A.B.S.M. (Assayer for„Le.Roi No, 2,) WILL TAKE * I Custom Assays:! SOCIETY CARDS. Fl \ IJl FRATKRNAt, ORDBR OP • KJ. aVj. KAGI.K8, Boasland Aerie, No, 10, Regular meetinfi em* I lags, S p. m, Miners' Onion Hall, A .11, Duttoa W ► * a, IMaW W.tsm Rabakaha Will Danes Oa Wednesday Dec. 23 in the Odd Fellows Hall under tbe ans pioes ol Deborah Rebekah Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. a Christmas dance and and supper will be giver. Musio by Graham's Orchestra. Invitations and all information may be had from tbe oommittee. Mrs. G. Mellor, Mrs. J. H. Lee, Mrs. M. A. Henderson and Mrs. Campbell. Messrs. R. Clemas, C. Graham and W. Prest. Ymir, Deo. 17.—The recently reported strike on the Gold Cup mine has now assumed proportions whioe will eventually plaoe that property in the front rank of producing mines in this provinoe. A large body of high grade free milling ore has been opened up, whioh alone would suffice to guarantee several years of profitable operations. Besides this, however, a number of pockets and seams of ore have been encountered not in small quartz, but of a size sufficient to warrant their careful mining separately from the main mass of ore Some idea of the value of these pockets may be gathered from the following assays which were made from them, $220, $164, $644 and $121. This class of ore consists of tellurides, some samples of whioh are thickly spatered with visible gold, whilst others, although not actually showing the gold, when panned out give long streamers of fine gold. The values quoted above are nearly all in gold alone, with small values in silver and oopper. These bunohes of rich ore are no small stringers such aa often are found in veins of average grade in this section, but are large enough and in sufficient number to make their intrinsic value overtop that of the milling stuff although the latter will average $20 per ton. COMPELLED TO CLOSE. Th* Winnipeg Mine ha*bean attached by the Bank of Montreal. MISSION FOR CHAMBERLAIN Datlra That H* Should Visit Colonl** to Make Arrangementa London, Dec. 17.—The Telegraph suggests that the result of tbe reoent bye-eleotions must dispel Mr. Balfour's doubts as to whether the oountry is ripe for a preferential policy, and proposes that "Mr. Chamberlain should be invited to proceed personally to the colonies see what practical arrangements can be made to secure a complete commercial union witbin the Empire." Granby'a Firat Dividend YeBterday was paid a dividend of $133,630 by the Granby Consolidated, being at the rate of one per oent quarterly on the issued oapi- tal of the company. This is said to be the largest dividend ever paid at one time by any mining oompany in British Columbia. Spur Being Built The epur to the Brooklyn and Stemwinder mine at Phoenix ia being laid. The Winnipeg mine of Wellington camp, well known in this city, especially through its conneolion with Richard Plowman, an old time Rosslander, has been closed down through tbe serving of a writ by the Bank of Montreal on a de mand note for over $3,000. Altogether the mine owes some $10,000, The olaims of labour are secured by meohanios liens .which total some $4,000. The mine reopened recently and was successfully shipping ore, but the shareholders, with the ezoeption of Mr. Plewman and a few friends, were apparently unwilling to eubsoribe the necessary working oapital, and foreclosure seemed inevitable. The property will probably again be opened up after it has been bought, but the shareholders will lose everything, and manager Plewman will lose tbe whole of his private fortune whioh he haB sunk in the mine. The Pa ma Special attention given to taffy. Rossland chewing taffy and home made taffies manufactured every few hours and placed on sale. Fresh roasted peanuts direct from tbe only peanut roaster in the oity. Best quality chocolates in boxes or in bulk. Full line of all the most appreciated cigaia and tobaccos carried. Christmas Books Christmas Notions Christmas Presents? M. W. Simpson's H. R. JONES' Groceries Provisions We have just received a nice line of fresh Xmas candi* s, Give us a ca'l- Telephoue 205. 2th Ave. FALL SHOES AND RUBBERS Good Footwear-Lowest Prices. This is the season of the year when the whole family require to be shod! We have the largest stook in^town and oan suit allj from the baby right up to the largest size required. Special Trade Discount to Large Purchasers w.f. mcneill FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR. Near the Postoffioe. You Can't Afford tA, -aaaaaaaaaeaaaaaaaaaanaaaaaajaafjiaaaaai i aaaaaaaaiaaiimillimiliiaatiai—a ^!tfW!tfWf!!f1!FWW?W?!tf!tfWMtf^!f?W!!fWt!f!!f!TfWW!ff§ ~ FOR THE HOLIDAYS A full line ot Fancy New Raisins, Currants, Canoed Goods, ^ Mince Meat, Sweet Cider, Pure Spleen, Almonds, Nuts and g everything required (or Christmas Cakes and Pastry. O. M. FOX & CO., gSS I : COLUMBIA AVENUE TELEPHONE 65 liUiUlUiUiUiUiUiiliUiiliUiUiU^iUiUJUiUiUiUittiUJUitti^ To pay your money for Clothes unless you are sure of getting your money' worth of Style, Quality, Fit and Workmanship j*<«r^>«>««» You Gan P. BURNS & CO. WHOLESALE MARKETS Rossland, Nelson, Trail,Sandon,Revelstoke,Green- wood, Grand Forks and Vancouver. RETAIL MARKETS-Kossland, Trail, Nelson,! Ymir, Kaslo Sandon, New Denver, Silverton, Cascade City, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Phoenix, Midway, Camp McKinney, Revelstoke, Ferguson and Vancouver. Fish, Same and Poultry ln Season, Sausages of All Kinds. WM. DONALD, Manager Roaaland Branch To oome in and look at Our display of FALL FABRICS. You make a selection, and we warrant the garments to be correct in every way. The High-Class Tailors, Taylor & McQuarrie 18 and 20 Col. Ave. The Best is always the Cheapest.... Sewing Machines for Sale or Bent. ORDER YOUR WO0D AT THK Le Roi Stables Dry Fir and Tamarac $5, per cord, at Telephone 39. Rossland, B C | The Brackman-Ker MillingCompany | IIS 11s IS VS nr —DEALER IN— All kinds of Cereals, Breakfast Foods, Hay and Grain. Agent for Pratt's Celebrated Poultry Pood * vs vs vs For Rent Fine large Btore, corner Columbia Avenne and Queen street, now oocupied by M. J. O'Hearn, Unfurnished lodging house above O'Hearn's store, very central location. Furnished lodging house, flush cloeet and bath, Opal Block. Very reasonable rents. 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