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% V v\* THE ■v VOLUME THREE, SILVERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, MAY 19, iHOO. —=■'•!- - -~!-'J..*m NUMBER 17 CONSIGNMENTS OF FRESH and JtV RECEIVED WE KLYBY Js ArM'Kinnon & •9 Sil-verton., B. C. ALL READY TO CELEBRATE. JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ! QOOOOOOOOOOOi__)OC_X_>OQOOOOOOO^ Silverion Has Begun io Don Her IM- iday Dress lor Thursday. ALL mm LIKE PEOPLE t'OMIXfi. LAKEVIEW H OTEL Silverton <yTHIS HOTEL IS NEW A.M) NEATLY FURNISHED, THE BAR IS SUPPLIED WITH BEST BRANDS OF wiNF.s, LtQUOR8 AND QIGAB& Tu. Iv£. KnoTxrles. _E=rop. JP, BURNS & co WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN ALL KIN1M OF FRESH AND SALT MEATS RETAIL .srORl> AT " Silverton, Nelson, Trail, Ymir, Knslo, Sandon, New Pi-over, Cascade City, Grand Forka, Sirdar Midway and (ireenwood. ...MAILORDER*? PROMPTLY AND CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. IIE.vl) OFFICE NELSON, B. C. AlriH.l.v th« Bnooetl «r t^e Crlclirnlloii In Asaured— A Qooll Program* On Thursday evening the Celebration Coin ult tee reviewed iheir work and lound that it was good, Everything in moving smoothly along tor the success ol next Thursday's Celebration, when for the fourth lime the citizens of our Bister towns will come up to enjoy life with us lor four and twenty hours. The chief event ot the day will he the Football Tournament in whieh teams from New Denver, Slocun and Trout Lake will compete with the local team for the beautiful gold medals now on exhibition, Iu this event (here will be lliroegames the winner of the lirst two games playing in the finals. The forenoon will be taken up hy the first two matches, lhe deciding game to be played in the cool ot the evening. The Caledonians games will be pulled off immediately idler dinner, after whicli will coine lhe Horse Races, the Boat Races and the thud game in the Football Tournament. The Ball, which will he held*in the big pavilion, 50 x 6.) feet, now lieing erected hy the Minera' Union especially for the | dancers, will wind up the days program, thus providing entertainment Ior our visitors from 'jo'clo'k on the morning of ihi-Twcnfy-Foiiith to well on i uto the morning of the L'Vh. The official program is ns follows: program. 500000000000000000030030^ Work luiB been commenced on the Pembroke claim, a nearby property. Holders of Free Miners' Licences are reminded that all licences expire this month. On Wednesday the Wakefield Mines shipped another car of concentrates to the smeller. Jack Thompson made a trip to the Mollie Gibson group on Ten Mile, in which he is interested, the first part of the week. He brought back with blm some line galena samples. On Monday A. 1'. McDonald, local liveryman, returned from Vernon where he had In en purchn-liisf-horses for his stable here, die brought In seven head of horses wiih him, which added to those lie already had gives him hours and te half, touching i a uood string of saddle and work stock, y nil subjects, his audieuce j All magazine renders in Silverton will y t I Are You Locking For Stylish goods? THAT l> IT-TO-PAIF. CLOTHING Willi THE PRICE SOMEWHERE M»T Al.Toi.KTH- EK OUT OF BIGHT, IF St) DROP IN AND MAKE YOU It' SF.I.I C- Tl'iN FROM MY SHELVES. FIT ANU FINISH GURAMT.EU. OV F.UroATINUS JUST IN. Lll«|}.lt, Tlio Tailor: Silverion, II. C ft 5 6 10. i. 2 TiO i. 2 Ml 1. 0. i. ?.6Q i. 2.60 -i. ' 8.60 .-.. '_>.:_o |15. |25. '2nd *2..V> THE WILLIAM HUNTER COMPANY. We are now showing a nice assortment of MEN'S SPRING AND SUMMER SUITS and the very latest PATTERNS IN SUMMER SHIRTs. The Win. Hunter Oo., I^tcl., Silverton, 13. C. I' a. m. First Mutch in Football Tournament, Jo •'.■» Second Hatch In Football Tournament, X2'MX CALEDONIAN GAMES Prises; 1st 2nd. 220 Yard U.e-h, *\0. |5. Hop, Stop and Jump, 5, 2 50 Staiutii.g Itroad .lump, Pole Vault 100 Yatii Dash Running Broad .lump, High Jump, Putting llilb Shot, Hurdle Race, 120 yards He. m. HORSE RACES. In heats. Best three in live. Prizes, 1st li Pony Race, t'An. Horse Race, |50, 4:80 BOAT RACES. Prizes, 1st. Singles fro. Doubles io. 5. 5:80 FINAL MATCH In Football Tournament. Each member of winning team to receive one ol the '..even dold Medals, Wine *'2»0. A Grand Hall in evening. The New Denver lirnss Band will furnish iiiiii.ii' throughout the day. mi: Tin; TOURNAMENT, Woik on the f.io'hiill Held has heen going on Intermittently dining the week nml it la now in llrstclass shape for lhe games.An Thursday, The grounds h.ue heen Considerably enlarged, having heen lengthened thirty (eel and widened u- hollt twenty feel. The players who will don the Bed snd White (oi Silveiton will lie the following: Goal W. ,I nek son. Hack, Lett, R. Malloy. " Right C. McLaughlin, Half Rack, Right ..It. McNaught. " " Centre. . J, Howes. " " Left.... F. Culver. Forward, Right . .1. Bart-lay. " ../. R Walker. " Centra... E, Jack. Left 0, Fitidluy. ^HH).1L O. Matheson. CAMPAIGN OPENS. The first gun filed in the present political campaign in thc Silverton district was fired lust night when in Mc Kinnniis Hull 'lhe Hon. Mr, Smith Curtis present Minister of Miues, delivered n speech in the interests of the Government, (living to the short notice given Hide was a biniill attendance in the ball when Mr. Curtis hegan to speak. Those present gave Mr. Curtis an attentive hearing mid although he spoke for nearly two upon near remained cold and he succeeded in only once drawing forth any applause from his hearers This was when he emphasised the statement that if the Eight hour law were tampered with the miners of the whole Province would go on Strike and ruin the husiness interests of the country. This the miners present, knowing it lo he the truth, applauded. The speaker took up a good part of tne time telling what im excellent Minister ot Mines he was and what poor men had always filled Ins position before his time. Joe Martin and his platform wes praised up to the skie.4 and Mr. Green of Kuslo and John Houston of Nelson were condemned as being enemies of labor. Mr. Curtis made an earnast plea to his hearers to support a Martin estnidate, bnt although heeould not or would not giye the name of the candidate he asked them to support any old kind of a man who wonld puck Ihe Martin banner ut the present election', Alter promising almost even thing that onyone hud ever wished for with the i xceplion of "10 acres and a mule for every worliingnian", he wound up his address witli his personal opinion of the political integrity of his leader,the Hon. Joseph Martin. Mi.;Curtis, although professing not lo be a politician, has nt least the gift of talking well and has the nerve to promise everything and anything to catch a vote. ' | TIIK LOCAL LAYOUT, oooooooaooooootxioooocooooo time in II. Ii. Alexander spent s town during the week. Hnry Wilson relumed from Toronto yesterday, looking we'd alter his trip. Mrs. Barclay nnd Master Win. Barclay made a trip to Nelson dining tho week. All woik in Ihe Jewelry Repairing line, left at the Silverton Drug Store, will be promptly forwarded to Jacob Dovei the well-known Nelson jeweler. All re pairs aie oOAUAKTJtiP ton onk vr.AU. * On Thursday Hill Hies' barge brought j while I mny point with pardonable into town lhe lumber for the big dancing , satisfaction to the manner in which I pavilion that the Miners' Union will put j have conserved tie interests of the Rid- up for their Birthday Bull on the Twenty ! \li)( and sought to meet lo.nit requirments Fourth. Besides this some lumber was; Htt far as practicable, I have earnestly delivered for the Wakefield Mines. lendeavoied lo forward legislation in the Is it absolutely necessary to keep the; interests of the entire Province, and Mich little creek thai runs through town shut • as would tend towards its material de- off so much ? A great many housckcep- | velopmeiit. ROBERT F. GREEN I'oTllK El.KCTOI.B Ok tiik Sloi .vn Kidixo: . Genti.i.mkn :- i With the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly, the duty again devolves upon ihe Electors of the Slocan Riding tn choose n member <o represent them ia lhe Provincial Legislature, It is my intention to become a candidate ut the forthcoming election anil with full confidence iu the result I. again respectfully solicit tbo suffrages of ths electors of Ihe Riding. ers depend upon this stream for their water supply and iu case of lire the running ol this stream value. Constant in attendance at the sessions of the Legislature, I have heen watchful would he of great; that no vote of mine should be wanting j fur a-iy measure beneficial to my con- be glad to learn that in the futuio copies ol all the current magnxines will be found for sale at the Silverton Drug Slure, as well as a full line of British Columbian, Eastern and American newspapers. Subscriptions io any American or European publications nre solicited. The Filipino soldier fell upon his knees. "Oh, senor!" he cried, "have yon uo mercy ?" Pilvato Smith of the 'steenth volunteers, who had been udrug clerk At home, looked down upon him coldly. "No,'' ho replied from sheer force of habit; 'but I have something just as good,'' Thereupon he gave it to him.—Philadelphia Press. our {-diluents, or the Province as a whole; nor have 1 heen neglectful of the interests of the wage earner, hut have in some decree ut least been instrumental in placing iheir fair demands amongst the principles to he advocated hy a great political party. It ia well perhaps that I should hiiefly slate some of the principles which I have advocated and shall continue to advocate until they are incorporated in Provincial Legislation. POLITICAL POINTERS. (1) I mn in favor of nn equitable redistil hution of the seats in the Legislative Assembly, based generally upon population but with due regard to the interests and circumstances of outlying end more ."parsley nettled districts. t2) I shall advocate the Government Ownership ot railways, and other public franchises so far as may ho practicable, and a general enactment by whicli companies desiring to OOOBt<nC* "*l'wi»V may be incorporated without s|M_cul leg LalatloT). and loot railways honnsed by the Piovince may he under Government control as to their rates, and subject hi purchnse at government option. (.}) I shall do all in my power to assist nnd support the advancement nnd de- TlieSandon Miners' Union his public, ly endorsed Roleit F. fireen as their champion In the election, and urge their j velopinent ol the mining interests of the fellow unionists to do the same. Province, upon whicli its prosperity ia so The Sandon Milling Review hai been materially dependent, resurrected by the editor, lt is hard to ,'(4) f believe in the principle of the A COLD RECEPTION, been lt is hard lo keep a good man cut of politics and Chile will have his say in suite of—fires RodTolmie, secretary of ihe Silver" Lead Mine,' Association-, had considerable business with the Keen men this week, hut of course there ta n i connection between Keen and lhe Association. Remembering the policy ot si under pursued by the Nelson Miner during the j past year will help many to make up their minds how to vote OO elect ion day. The fact thai lhe Miner is supporting Keen aud Fletcher should do much towards defeating llieni. The attention of Returning Officer Oocksteader has been called to the in- The Blodan City delegates, to the Maitin convention in Sandon, stopped off here on (heir way ip yesterday. Their reception here from a political point of view was anything but warm, and no delegates accompanied them to the convention from Silverton. Sii- I and up the hi verton, like every other town in the Speaking about Macpl.araoo, reminds Blocan, bus sotr.o enthusiastic admirers | q'|1(, Province of a little Slorv eight hour law, and ahall permit no interference iiilh this law aa it Mauds, and shall insist upon the retention of the penally clause. "i I shall advocite a liberal expenditure upon trunk roads and trails in thn various districts of the Province, believing that upon such expenditure tbe development of the vast resources of the eouutry materially depends. (6j I shall advocate and ii elected assist in the tnnctmeut of laws for the proper I adjustment of disputes between labor and capital, hy a well di nested, and j equitably arranged system of compulsory ! arbitration. I (7/ I tieiieve that Asiatic and other justice of holding the Ten Mile balloting St Enterprise instead of at AyIwlu. H a |.c,,e»p labor ia detrimental to the host change is made it will save the voters I interests of British Columbia. of Ten Mile a tram p of twelve miles down and warm supporters of the present Premier,,Joe Martin, but knowing the political situation ae thev do they fully realise that to put up a straight Martin candidate iu ihis Riding is hut playing into tho hands ol their most hitler political rivals and will not coiinteuance such a thing. A NEW CHURCH. Just on the brink of the hill ou Alpine Ave. the Roman Catholics of Silverton are iiuilding a pretty little church. The site Is perhaps one of the best in the 'own for the purpose and the building, which shows prominently from all parts of the town, will he u credit to the builders. Wo'k on the church has been in progress for nearly a week and ihe builders expect to have it finished enough for occupation by June 1st. The church Inside will he 20 by 30 feet nml fitted up tastefully. W. ll. Brandon is in charge oi the building work. special Train service, A special Irain service will be glvm on tha 34th. The enrly boat fiom Sic-| Ciin Cily will brim: up the Slocan visitors leaving the foot of tllS Lake at H a, m. Returning tho boal will leave Silvortnn lor Rosebery al <t:.IO, returning for the iSlocnmtes nt 8: P, »i. AT HYMEN'S ALTAR. Had there been any wedding bells In Silverton they would have pealed out kst Saturday evening in honor of Mr. und Mrs Edward Thomas Smith Gilsey, who had just become man and wifo. The bride, who before the Rev. Mr. Unncnn had'icit the blissful knot wns A conn- tiyman approached n sentry nl a barrack gate and asked f e Mr. Macpberson. "Man," said the sentry, "Ihere are ."__" Mucpheisolis here." "Rut this is Mi. Bandy Mocphtrson." "Man, there are 110 Sandy Macphsr- sons heie." "But this Sandy Macpberson has red hair " "Man, there ate '212 Maephersons with red hair." "But this MaCphorson has the Itch," ha' th "Man, a' the Maephersons itch!" Just before election dav the voter's bend is high; just before election day he's lauded to the sky; he smokes tho best rlaars there are, he's treated as a knight, he's told to go and help himself to anything in sight ; he gets Ibe best attention when he has a word to say, and all bis jokes are funny, just iiefore elcc tion day. I shall therefore advocate its restriction as far as it mny bo Intra vires oi Provincial Legislation, and shall assi-t in bringing such pressure to bear upon the Federal Government as may induce that Government to assitt in the work, and will most emphatically insist thut pa such class of labor shall be implojed ii|kjii any public works undertaken hy the Province or upon sueh works ns ure subsidized hy, or in any way subject to the control of the Go.e niueiit, (S) I believe that the Educational System of the Province may be materially improved, and shall give my heaitiest assistance in bringing it to Ibe highest state of elViency by theestnblish- iiient of Normal schools and other Instrumentalities that may tend to the aci'oiiipliidiment of that object. !9) I shall also advocate and assist tho development ol the Agricultural resources of the Province.' (10) I believe that the moneys of the Province should he expended upon some hrond uml general system which would ensure the greatest amount ol Just before election day the voter benefit from such expenditure, lu this stands supreme, beside his power kiuglv \ Riding 1 havo endeavored to iniuguiate sway is but an empty dream ; on him the I such a svst un by having the work u|K.at nation's hopes depend, he holds his roads and trails placed under a respon- country's fate within the- hollow of his J siblo head, so that the appropriation | hand—he steers the ship of state—but I neoessarlly Inadequate under existing when the votes aie counted—slttl his lirctun lances might ho beneficial!* greatness fmles away I lie's liko a Im- ! and economically expended, key that was proud before Thanksgiving Yoi'iw Tiirtv, day! R.F.GREEN. SPECIAL SERVICE. KANE Till' MARTIN CANDHUTE. Divine Service will ho held in the. Miss Laura Lo\ I, wus attended by Miss Chunh to-morrow evening at 7 _.!(> p in Last night twelve delegates 1mm var- .leimnic Wolfe ot Slocan and Mr. Win . j Bong Service will precede. j .mis purls cl the Riding met lu Samiuu iVIllssialic l the marriage certificate as! BolowPlba given by Mis. Gardiner | and nominated Go<»RS Etna «l KoaVi t« the second witness, ' i Iter Iho s"itnoii. All c .iditilly iuviud. run In the InterMU ui x\m GvvetiiuKftt. :i L ■ J 11 I V BOYCOTT CROKER Appeal to English Society Against the Tammany Boss. London, May 15.—The Express today advocates the ostracism of Richard Croker in England in retaliation for Tammany's attitude on the Boer war. It says: ■ "It has not escaped notice in this country that an American welcome t« the Boer delegates has been inspired and encouraged by Tammany hall, which is controlled by the notorious boss, Richard Croker. "The records of Tammany are already black enough, without the addition of this new infamy. But i what makes the action of Tammam "The above objects are intended to be accomplished, among other ways, by promoting and encouraging the general education of the Chinese people in tbe principles of British constitutional government, in the science of medicine, and the * sciences and arts generally, and otherwise with a view to insuring the adoption of the leading improvements, industrial and otherwise, which have been and are being advantageously adopted by the English speaking people of the earth so as in every lawful way bring about the amelioration of the Chinese people, and to secure lor them the advantages ot a freer diffusion of useful knowledge." ADVISED YIELDING Peace Delegates Urged Surrender if Defeated at the Vaal. LEARN TO SHOOT. Lord Salisbury's advice to the Hritish people to train themselves ta peculiarly infamous now is the fact [the use of firearms has aroused. ,, - .-._,■ ■ j iiiiinicii' Hl'll IS lilt till I that Croker claims the hospitality of a,ann «' its posdMe meaning, par- an English domicile, poses as an Ocularly when taken in connection ^^^^^^ gentleman and ' Wlt'1 tne 'los,''e utterances of French, Kussian and German newspapers, j English country runs race horses on the English^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^— turf, yet is aiding and encouraging j The Present war has served a useful the worst of England's enemies. j purpose in drawing to the surface •If Croker finds that the bracing !this lateDt snmit.v anJ warning the London, May 16.—The most important development in today's war news is the statement cabled from Capetown, announcing that the Boor delegates advised the Trausvaalers to surrender, if defeated at the Vaal. This remarkable announcement is vouched for on good authority, and evidently obtains more credence in Capetown than would a mere rumor. • The occupation of Glencoe was merely a logical sequel of General Buller's advance and the Boers' re- —Thirty-seven Japanese were arrested in this city and county who are alleged to be paupers and who are endeavoring to secure entrance into the I'nited States. A BETTER PLAN. As usual, tbe BI.*V'""S tvsrsr*** ivi fiiliv.il iu JH.IJ oers are reported to be flyine pre- ,1 1 u , __ • ■ . . , ,' ■ >' l thrash an unwashed, but Straight .'mil .l.ih. U..» ..I .____»_. a I Ft lt is all well enough for Rudyard Kipling to walk around the hospitals in South Africa admiring the young, sound, clean, intelligent and well-educated Canadians who are recovering from wounds received in battle. It is also all very well for him to refer to these 300 men as being beautiful young fellows, who should become heads of sane and soaped families, but when he suggests that these volunteer soldiers of Ours should settle there he asks too much. This country needs all the sane and soaped families it can grow for some time to come. We sent those young fellows to Africa to help IS STILL FIGHTING Mafeking Garrison Inflicts Heavy Loss on the Boers. er Maasdam, which sailed fr Rotterdam 12 days ago Wjth ^ Boer envoys on board, was the off Fire isiand at 8:25 a. m. "^ She will reach her dock about . y' n. ~ °° m. cipitately, but also as usual, the accounts add that tbeir transports and guns were removed in safety. I • Nothing further has been heard ' from Mafeking, and it is reasonable air of the United States does not in variably suit his constitution, he^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ should secure the calm seclusion of j^in itse" bV its strong right arm British nation that it can depend on no friends or allies but must sus- fhooting race ot Boers, and we want them back again when the object has been accomplished. To tell the actual truth, Canada needs them in her own business,and could -.„„•_, ,1, 11-.1 nun i'u-MH.,>>,.lllu CHllKi to suppose that the conditions there spare ., |ot of other men much bet- are unchanged- Th»» nrJnnn-nt:.,« .. .... , ,..,w *,%*** vuiui mnayaivu *Ji 1 ""* " "b "6",v ***■■■• | n • an Italian villa within reach of the ! The majority of the American people, n..i.- -r rs-s...-- • »';'h "" u:"' •-■- are unchanged. The prolongation of the siege only intensifies Great Britain's anxiety to hear of its re- Duke of Orleans, whose compan) he will probably find congenial." THE Ft HIM: IN INDIA. Terrible Dlatre**and Va»t sunn. spent In Keller. Simla, May 15.—Terrible accounts are recited of the distress which prevails in all the famine districts, despite the lavish distribution of funds. Fifty-eight lacs of rupees have already been expended in purchasing cattle arid seeds, while the government has made a further allotment of 75 lacs of rupees. with the proverbial ingratitude of republics, have forgotten the way the British government warned off the European powers from interfering to save Spain, and are shouting Portugal Rpjoire* Willi Britain ter than those first-fruits of the soi —Toronto Star. If the old country wants Britishers to settle in South Africa and hold down the Boers, let it plant a About ..oo more troops have few thousand ot its own Tommy arrived at Beira, Portuguese East Atkinses in the country and give Africa Among them is Lord Dun- ) „iem each a s, on ^ eacn a sheep range on the for steps to be taken bv their gov- I raven< who accompanied the Dim- veldt on condition that they join ernment to «vp ih» ««-~ a.— I raven shams!"* «IVK TIIIC.1I TO A COMPANY. Denmark'* Late*! Nelieme 10 (Jet Kid of Her lalaud*. New York, May 15.—A Copenhagen cable says that the Voorland, the organ of the Danish government in that city, states that Denmark is considering a plan to put an end to the Danish West India islands muddle by placing the islands in the hands of a chartered company, which will conduct their affairs under the Danish flag and thereby cut off Germany as well as the United States from obtaining possession of the islands. Corbett and Jeffrie" Ma}' Fight Ann In. New Vork, May 15.—There is talk of another match betwen James J. Corbett and James Jeffries. 1NCHKASKD THE GAKHISON mora Men for tUqulmalt Arl*toerallr Prlaouer Attempt* Suicide Victoria, May 15.—The militia garrison here is being increased to 100 men. One hundred and fifty more regulars too are coming Irom England. John T. Elliott, who was arrested at Nanaimo for forgery, attempted suicide in court by swallowing a broken glass bottle. He is a brother of Sir Henry Elliott, now in Africa, and a relation of Lord Minto. The Empress of India is in quarantine. Sir Ernest Satow, miter to Japan is on board. TO REFORM TIII.TIM.I.V1> «' In neae or the« oh »t Com bine lo Spread Weatern Civilization. The Chinese of the coast cities are at last beginning to move towards the adoption of western civilization, for they have incorporated under the laws of the province the Chinese Empire Reform Association of Canada. The objects of this organization are stated as follows in the articles of incorporation: "The purposes of the said society shall be for social intercourse, mutual helpfulness, mental and moral improvement and rational recreation; and for thc promotion of /terature, science, and fine arts,. and the promotion and diffusion of knowledge; and for promoting the cause of temperance and moral reform; and for establishing and maintaining hospitals for the treatment of disease. ernment to save the Boers from their equally well-merited punishment. The conclusion is inevitable that self-reliance is the only safeguard of the empire and • "If England to herself remain but true, "Let the whole world rise up in arms "And we shall shock them." But the nation must be always ready, as in the old days of the French wars. Then every village was the scene of archery contests and the English crossbowmen attained such skill that again and again the proud chivalry of France went down under a cloud of cloth- yard shafts. The tifle has replaced the cross; the bullet, not the arrow, is now the deadly mes.enger of death, but the nation trained to arms is the nation's best defense. The yeomen of old have given place to armies of factory hands, but the same spirit survives. There is no reason why the factory-hands of the British manufacturing towns should not be kept in constant practice with firearms until the mass of the male population has learned to shoot straight. Such skill takes time to acquire, but the training by which men learn to work and act together as parts of an army comes more quickly. With a population thus trained, the empire need have no fear to pit an army of volunteers against the conscript armies of the continent,for one soldier who voluntarily takes up arms at his country's need is worth three men forced into the ranks whether they have any heart for fighting or not. The empire has triumphed before in her splendid isolation and can do so again, if the people only keep their armor bright. raven sharpshooters as a supernu merary captain of the batallion staff. The governor of Beira, during a speech at a dinner to the yeomanry, said: "Friends as we have always been of England, we never could have realized the magnificent unity of the Anglo-Saxon race without such an object lesson. Realizing this, Portugal not only congratulates her ancient ally, but rejoices with it, as the strengthening of a friend i.s the strengthening of ourselves." Apparently Lord Roberts is still waiting at Kroonstad, prep-iratory to .making a swift movement on the Vaal river. .nOHE HO \ Kit OITHAtiKM. Britiah Admiral lioe*lo Peklu foTake Aellon. Tien Tsin, May 16—More Boxer outrages are reported sixty miles north of Tien Tsin, where a number of native Christians have been massacred. The British admiral has arrived here and proceeded for Pekin. FATAL PIKE IN A HOTEL. Pour Chambermaid* Probably Perlah- ed and Ten Peraon* aro Injured. Ch'cago, May 16.—Fire in the hotel Helena early this morning caused the probable death of four chambermaids, who are unaccounted lor, and the serious injury of ten persons, some of whom are not expeeted to recover. The building was located in Hyde Park and was destroyed. It was a three-story structure, containing 100 . rooms, all of which were occupied, j ■ Boer* Abandon KliriiHrKberi: London, May if).—The war office has posted the following dispatch from General Buller, dated Dundee, May 16: "We occupied Glencoe yesterday. The Transvaalers have now evacuated Biggarsberg. The Free Staters on the Drakeosberg are much reduced in numbers. The Carolina, Lydenberg and Pretoria commandoes trekked notth from lll.iiikula on the 13th and 14th of May. Eleven guns were entrained al Glencoe. The last train, with ambulances, left there at dawn May 15. The result has been largely produced by the action of the fifth division, which, during the last few days, has done a great deal of hard work—marching, mountain- climbing and road making. Trains are now running to Wessels Nek station." .Tlore While Flair tinnier. London, May 15.— The war office posts the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, under date of Kroonstad, May 15: "Two officers and six men of Prince Alfred's guards, while out foraging yesterday, a few miles from Kroonstad, visited a (arm flying a white flag, the owner of which surrendered himsell with arms and ammunition. They then approached another farm, also fly. ing a white flag. When within lorty yard.i ol the" enclosure, they were fired upon by fifteen or sixteen Boers concealed behind the farm wall. Two of the men were killed, Lieut. F. B. Walton was wounded and Lieut. W. B. Egerton and two non-commissioned officers were taken prisoners. The owner of the farm states that the Boers threatened to shoot him when he protested against their making an improper use ol the white flag." Hoera dull) llelealed. Lorenzo Marques, May if).—A Portuguese official dispatch says an encounter has occurred at Mafeking and that the Boers have been repulsed with heavy loss. ri fie companies, ready to respond to a Call to arms at a moment's notice. If the movement were once begun, thousands of others who are now stewing in the huge cities of the British isles might be transplanted to South Africa and become new men with plenty of room to breathe and exercise themselves. In this manner, a treble purpose might be served. The old country could be relieved of some of its surplus population; South Africa would be settled by Britishers to whom the balance of power would be transferred from the Dutch; and provision would be made for a trained military force to maintain peace and put down Dutch disaffection. Such soldier-settlers were the first colonists, whom Rome planted on her frontier to keep back the barbarians; in fact, the word colonist is derived from the word colonii, whicli Rome applied to this frontier guard. As to planting Canadians in South Africa, the inly people we have to spare are those remittance fiends, whom no country wants. Our soldiers are not loaned to the empire to be kept, like a borrowed book. THE C. P. R. STAYS Attempt of Northern Pacific to Shut It Out of the Sound Whatcom, Wash., May 15.— The attempt of the Northern Pacific to shut the Canadian Pacific out of an American terminal has failed. At the close of a three days' conference between Northern Pacific officials and President P. B. Cornwall and the officials of the Bellingham Bay Sc British Columbia railway, President Cornwall announced that this company had refused to sell to the Northern Pacific and thut closer traffic arrangements had been eon- eluded with the Canadian Pacific and soon Canadian Pacific trains would bc running to Whatcom. AN EiTIPIRE IN MINDANAO Lorenzo Marques, May 15.—The Boers Saturday occupied the Kaffir location at Mafeking. They were in turn attacked during the night of Saturday, and nn Sunday found themselves surrounded. The Boers lost seven dead and seventeen wounded. The British loss is reported to have been heavy. Contradictory Report* from Marekliitf London, May 15.— A special dispatch from Lorenzo Marques says it has been reported that a large force ol Boers bad been captured by the British at Mafeking. Pretoria, it is added, reports or. the other hand, that Mafeking has fallen. Men* From .Tlalekliiji. Plumer's Camp, May 4, via Oolsi, May 7. —Natives who have arrived ' here say that the bombardment of Mafeking on May 1 was not heavy. Twelve hundred and eighty refugees from Mafeking have reached here. Patrols who have returned from tbe northern borders of the Transvaal say they saw nosigns of Boers. All is quiet here. The Boers regularly patrol the neighborhood ot Mafeking but do not seem to be disposed to be aggressive. Dundee Oeeupled. London, May 10.—1-35 p. m.— It is officially announced that Dundee has been occupied by the British. London, May 15. —1:56 p. m.— The war office has received the following dispatch from (ieneral Buller: "Dundee, May 15.—1 p. m.—We | have occupied Dundee'. About 2500 of the enemy left yesterday for Glencoe, where they entrained. Their wagons also left yesterday by Dejagers drift and the Dannahauser road. The!r Kaffirs said they were going to Laings Nek. "Almost every house in Dundee is completely looted. The Navigation colliery is all right. The machinery of the Dundee collieries is destroyed. The houses of the town are damaged, but are structurally intact." The reoccupation of Dundee by the British places the coal supplies there again in their hands. All Hlgbi at nar.klng From elsewhere there is little news of a definite character. Interest for the moment is almost entirely centered in Mafeking, whence the wife of the mayor today received a cablegram setting forth that all was well on May 5. Hocr* < urn. nl ruling on Ihe Vaal. Kroonstad, May .14.—It is reported that the whole of the .Boer forces are concentrating on the Vaal and withdrawing from Biggarsberg and the southwestern I orders. It is computed that not more than 2000 Free Staters wil fight on the Vaal. Railway communication with this place is expected to be open on Thursday. The transport is working smoothly, the troops and horses are receiving full rations, water is good and the health of thc troops is ex ,«ii . THE PRINCE A«AI!V IN M rR III* Horae Diamond Jubilee \V|n, Newmarket Huee*. London, May 16-At Ule jjefc market second spring meeting,' the Prince of Wales' Diamond Jubi* lee, the winner of this venr'. t ti 1 _-. • } lw° I housand Guinea stakes, won the Newmarket stakes ot 30 sovereign' each, half forfeit, with 2000 sov ercigns added. Mr. A. Henderson's' Git id Wife was third and Mr. | Musker's Chevening second. BVMNSM IN NEW HANDS Mr Abletl Nell* Onl^Foiiitdr) u H„ *uu»e Operation*. F, Riisliton Ablett, of the Ross food Engineering works, leaves shortly for England where he wj|| reside in future. He has sold his interest in the business to \\m, MacMillan, the master mechanic. The plant is being put in excellent shape and the company is getting the foundry ready for operations. The company has just sold three steam pumps to the B. A. C. LATENT NTOCK Ql OTATIONN. ««Kicn _;» t 5 Aihjiha.'ca b C. 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Waterloo While Hear Winni|ieK Wonderful KID H i ■ !IU l.'tniio g 11 I i 40 If M » ft) 11 •i I :t « 75 li IM 1 *% 1.1 m tXi 3 mt '» 1'. s* 3 •'«* 14 4 lit 4JJ .1 XK Ai f 1 v> «H i is A .steamer Fined. Victoria, B, C, May 16.- The steamer J. L. Card was today fined by Collector of Customs Milne S100 for carrying six Japanese irom Steveston to Plumbers I'ass without a license. The schooner Ocean Belle, which ■cached here today, reports finding lhe body of a miner named P. V. Buerden, lost off the. little schooner Dom B, bi Vakutat about the mid- d#le Of April. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Pauper Japanese Arretted. «o*t Valuable of Amorlea'* C.iloule*' TIioiikIi I'ndeveloped New Vork, May 16.—Correspondence from the Manilla office of thc Associated Press snys the Americans are just beginning to realize that the in island of Mindanao, until recently merely a big blot on the map, they have a wonderful empire, potentially the most valuable in all the Philippine possessions. Although nearly as large an island as Luzon with a much belter climate and capable of being made a second Cuba in commercial value, the Spaniards never really controlled XI ,-. -■"■"ii mc .t liiinui cis never New Whatcom, Wash., May ,5. nor even explored it cellent. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BeUrhlK Before «en.H„lldlei Drand's Drift, May ,3._Gen. Rundle has completely checkmated the attempt of the Boen to come south again and the enemy arc re tiring before the persistent advance Of the British. Many have been captured or are surrendering. There were . So of .hese yesterday and today. Among them was President Steyn's brother. The Ladybrand district is clear of nV?u -''''J ,h"Ve cvaci,i,Utl Mc y.iatlang's Nek and are now near Lindlcy. Kruiterllelle, Por(lltt||| Lisbon, May it Ji ;_, . . , v *»• *t is rumored today that President Kruger Ins or dered the Portiigueee consul „, leave the Transvaal republic. Boer Knvoy* ai |>,.„ Vork. New York, May »5.~-The s'team- "I'itchlork" Tillman opposed an appropriation for armor plate for American warships because n naval officer has invented a projectile which will pierce any armor. I ill- man is a genius. '-ord Roberts' army has now Passed thc line running due east from Boshof, where Methuen com- '»-»uls, to Elandsloegtc, whicli il "idler's heAdquart«r*, and the Boer 'orces resisting the latter may have |« "treat through the passes of the 1 r',lu'nslle'¥'" a hurry lest they he cut ofT. The mobility of the Boers has wen communicated to the capital ™ 'M Orange Free State. It has Wen placed on wheels to trek ahead WtheBrhjeh advance, as Aguinal- do .capital trekked away from the Americans in I,llZ0|)- Tlio W«,eot Nhut Down. rhe Mascot mine has been shut d°*n definitely, in response to °roer« from the east. Job priming of every description "ecuted with neatness despatch at Hns ollice> IS MARCHING ON Lord Roberts Captures Free State Capital. •' London, May 12.—10 p. m.— The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts. '•Kroonstad, May 12.—2 p. m.— 1 entered Kroonstad at 1:30 without opposition today, when the Union Jack was hoisted amidst cheers from the few British residents." Part of • Convoy Captured. "Broadwood's brigade overtook a part of the enemy's convoy yesterday afternoon at Potgier's laager, southeast of Ventersburg, and captured several, wagons and some prisoners. French, with Portlier's and Dickson's brigades and Hut- ton's mounted infantry, il some distance due north ol this place. "We have taken nearly 100 prisoners during the last two days. All the Free Staters who could give a good account of themselves have been disarmed and allowed to return to their farms. The nights are getting much cooler." Cro»*liin of Valaeh River Taken London, May 12.-2:30 p. m.— The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Boschrand, May 12.-9:05 a. tn. —I am eight miles south of Kroonstad. The enemy evacuated the first line of entrenchments during the night. We are reconnoitring towards Kroonstad. "Gen. French's cavalry seized the drift over the Valsch river at 4:30 last evening, just in time to prevent passage being opposed by the enemy." Refore the Hoer Trenebe*. London, may 12.—11:35 !1' m-— Lord Roberts telegraphs to the war office, .under date of May 11, evening, from Geneva Siding, as follows: "My headquarters with Pole- Carew's division marched 20 miles today and are now at Geneva Siding, 14 miles from Kroonstad and about six miles from Boschrand, where the Boers are holding entrenched positions. Gordon's brigade is in touch with them, Tucker's division is a short distance southeast and Hamilton's force is still further east. Advance Guard at Geneva Geneva Siding, May 11.—(morning)—The British forces have arrived liere, marching splendidly, General French in the advance. Firing was heard yesterday in thc direction of his force. An Ael or Raae Treaehery Some of the Inniskillens had approached the kraal, where a force of Boers was concealed. A white flag was flying from the kraal. While the troopers were unsaddling their horses, a deadly fire was poured in updn them from the windows of the farm house, killing several of the Inniskillings. A Score of them were also captured, most of whom had been wounded. Boer* Will Fight at the Vaal London, May 12.—Lord Roberts is now face to face with the Boer position at Kioonstad, and despite the reports of itsstrength.the result of the meeting of the opposing forces is expected to be very similar to the outcome following the British advance on Brandfort and the Zand river. Lord Roberts is apparently keeping the federals moving too quickly to give them time for effective occupation of any position so near him and, although numerous kopjes in the neighborhood of Kroonstad afford strong positions, from which a delaying action might be fought, it is fully anticipated by the best expeits that the Boers will now hurry on to the Vaal, where they will once more attempt to stem the progress of the Invading army, while the bulk of the federals prepare for what will perhaps be « decisive battle on the ridge running east and west, southwards of Johannesburg, where open ground to the southward offers the defenders splendid advantages over ■mi rfMiinr 1 any attacking force. The Damage to the Railroad. It is expected that the railway lo the Zand riyer will be completed tonight. The line is almost entirely destroyed north of the river, but be- ycnd where the British are, the 1 retreated from their positions too hastily to do much damage. The Boers are reported to be entrenching themselves around Kroonstad, 20 miles off. The Hoer* Near Thaba Neliu. Eden, May 11.—The Boers retired somewhat today, but it is impossible to say where they may turn up next, owing to their great mobility. General Grenfell succeeded in pushing them back near Rapuis- kop, while General Brabant pushed forward in the direction of Brands drift, along with General Campbell and the sixteenth brigade. A body of Boers has appeared at. Verona, on the Ladybrand road. Art In, r Ledge not Vet Croliaeut. Word has been received from the Arthur mine that the ledge which was struck.on April 28 has not yet been crosscut and that the ledge matter shows copper and iron, but is very much broken up by the disturbance caused by the fault, which breaks the ledge at the point where it has been struck. FOR A RACE TRACK Plan to Make Extensive Improvements in City Park. Rossland Record. A movement to have a half-mile track laid out in thc city park has been taken up with much enthusiasm among the horsemen and it i.s proposed by co-operation between them and tho city to get a track ready for the celebration of Dominion day and the Fourth of July. The plan suggested is to have the ground improved,as far as necessary for park purposes, by the city, and to have the horsemen improve the track, fence it in and build a grand stand. The horsemen would then have the right to charge admission to the track on race days, paying a percentage of the receipts to the city tor ground rent. The city could also reserve the use of the track for other occasions. While a perfectly oval half-mile track could not be laid out without interfering with the general plan for the improvement of the ground as a park, a series of drives through the park could be arranged so as to form a track, if the slope of thc ground southward is not tod* steep. In order to determine this question, a series of lines will have to be run from east to west by the city engineer. The brush will have to be cleared away, both to remove obstructions to the view of races and to avoid danger of fire in the dry season. City Engineer Van Buskirk is now making surveys for a new drive to the cemetery and park in place of that which has been closed by fencing of lots. The plan i.s to start from Columbia avenne along Georgia street to Le Roi avenue, east on Le-Roi to Park street, north on Park street to First avenue, east on First avenue to View street, north on View street to Second avenue and then east along Second avenue to a point about midway between the park and the cemetery, Guard the Caual. Toronto, May 11.—The Ontario government has placed two additional nightwatchmen at the parliament buildings, owing to a number of anonymous letters being received sincb the dynamite outrage on the Welland canal, intimating a possible Fenian invasion and possible attempt to damage government property here. Lord Salisbury's advice to form village rifle clubs and teach thc young idea how to shoot may revive in modern form the archery contests which made the English crossbowmen the terror of the continent in the middle ages. BULLER FIGHTING Drives Boers F rom Positions on the Biggarsberg. London, May 14.—A special dispatch from Stone Hill Farm, Natal, dated today, says: "General Buller's advance commenced Thursday, when he left Ladysmith in strength. When within two miles of Helpmakaar,the Boers opened a heavy artillery fire and the British replied, while a portion of Buller's troops worked around the Boer flanks. The British attack was pressed home Sunday by Bethiten, who cn the right outflanked the Boers, whose splendid defensive positions on the Biggarsberg were practically taken. General Buller's march, subsequent to the attack, was carried out without a hitch. The British are still pushing on." Huller Will Take Dundee London, May 14.—A dispatch received by the Associated Press from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, timed 12:05 p. m. today, brings the first intimation of success attained by General Buller in northern Natal. The sender of this dispatch evidently assumes that news of the affair has been received from the scene of hostilities. Ue merely says: "General Buller's official telegram notifying his success at Hie Biggar- buig, received here an hour ago, has given satisfaction. It is confidently anticipated that Dundee will be occupied by the British today. The residents of the northern country are delighted, as forcing the Biggarsburg means that they will speedily be enabled to return to their home." Boer I'..-HI.hi Taken by A**ault. At about the time this message was received, another dispatch came to the Associated Press,dated Stone Hill farm, 8:20 this morning. It says: "After four days' march eastward at the foot of the Biggarsburg ridges, in the direction of Helpmakaar, which was occupied by the federals, the second brigade on Sunday led the attack. Dundonald's cavalry broke the Boer centre and Bethuen's Horse advanced on their extreme right. In the direction of Pomeroy, a small party of burghers occupied a ridge overlooking Helpmakaar, but they did not wait for the assault." Huller'* Plan or Operation* Recent British scouting in the direction of Dundee has shown that the lederals were in great force in the Biggarsburg. So, apparently, General Buller concluded that it was necessary to clear them from his rear before commencing a movement in the direction of the Drak- ensbcrg range. If that is his plan, he has possibly divided his force, sending one column eastward to threaten Vryheid and I'trecht and take Laings Nek, while a* westbound column attempts to form a juncture with the forces of Lord Roberls via the Ilarrismth railroad. .Mn)' llr«i ut Kroonstadt Telegrams from Kroonstadt indicate that General French's cavalry is keeping in touch with the Boeis. But, perhaps, Lord Roberts will be compelled to order a brief halt of his main body in order lo allow the troops to recuperate after their exhausting marches of the past week. Free Stater* Give I |> the Fight All thc correspondents ngree that, lo all intents and purposes, the Free Staters have severed their military alliance with the Transvaal, though scattered bodies, they say, may possibly hold out here and there for some time. A.; the same time a dispatch from Capetown, dated today, says a proclamation will be published this week annexing the Orange Free State. It is also said that General Botha, the commander-in-chief of the Boer forces, threatens to resign, if any preparations are made for the wanton destruction of property. Cecil Rhodes starts for Beira, Portuguese East Africa, today. Will Anwwer WebKter Ravi*. The correspondent of the Reuter Telegraph company at Capetown says the American residents are taking steps to repudiate the statement of Mr. Webster Davis, the former United States assistant secretary of the interior, who recently visited South Africa. Relief of Mat'cklng Near. News from Mafeking is expected speedily. The war office is reported to have expressed the opinion that news of raising of the siege of that place may be expected by Wednesday, Will Noon Relieve Hulehhi"' London, May 14.—The parliamentary secretary ol the war office, George Wyndham, in the honse of commons today, declined to divulge Lord Robert's plan for the relief of Mafeking, but added significantly that he hoped they would shortly be accomplished. Helllii-»u Now the capital. Kroonstad, May 12.—President Steyn has gone to Heilbron, not Lindley. He has declared the former the new capital. Four hundred burghers have given up their arms here and in this neighborhood. Although the bridge across the Valsch has been destroyed, a good deviation exists where the road ran before the bridge was constructed. UI»*en»lon* III the Trail* vanI. The Trausvaalers are reported to be massing at the Vaal. The Standard and Diggers News, of Johannesburg, shows that dissensions exist in the Transvaal volksraad. Railway repairs are progressing rapidly. The town accepts the occupation quietly. 1 Roer Store* Captured. Thaba Nchu, May 13.—The eighth division, with its front extending 30 miles, was yesterday moving forwaid. Generals Grenfell and Brabant followed the Boers, reaching Newberry mills and capturing great quantities of flour and grain. General Brabant's main force, with Campbell's brigade of guards and General Boies' brigade, have cleared the country. The Boers are splitting up and retiring n the direction of Clocoland. Lo««e« Heavier Than Reported London, May 14.—3:12 p. tn.— The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Kroonstad, May 13.—There were more casualties in the cavalry division on May 10 than reported by me. I have been unable to get an exact account of what occurred, as the commanding officer, Captain Elsworthy, was killed and two officers were wounded at the same time and have been sent to the rear. But it would appear that a party of our men, going to a kraal on which a white flag was flying, was suddenly attacked by a large number of the enemy. Two oftieers, Captain Haigh, of the Sixth Dragoons, and Lieutenant Wilkinson, of the Australian horse, were made prisoners and twenty-one men are still unaccounted for. Some of them may have turned up, as the cavalry covered a considerable distance May 10, and men reported missing have been rejoining during the last few days." The above dispatch refers to losses sustained by the Inniskillings May 10, as detailed in the dispatches of the Associated Press. The troopers were fired on while unsaddling their horses, having approached the kraal unsuspiciously, while a white flag was flying from it. OUTPUT GROWING DUTCH CIRL WINS Le Roi Shipments Only Limited by The Conqueror of Kartoum Retires Be- Car Supply. fore Her Opposition. Some American statesman are morbidly suspicious that some great power will violate the Monroe doctrine. Suspicion has recently turned on Germany, yet Senator Lodge says on the highest authority that there was never more cordiality thah now between the United States and Germany. So the Statesmen who are seeking trouble must find another culprit. Boom times in Seattle have brought boom prices for everything and wages are following suit. After the waiters, cooks and dishwashers have been given 20 per cent advance in wages, the long-sulTering, patient teachers come in with their plea. The Le Roi mine is still working well up to the capacity of its machinery and, although the shipments for the week were 3466 tons, which is the besL week's total to date, this figure would have been exceeded, had the Red Mountain railroad beer, able to furnish more cars. The mine is prepared to increase its shipments very considerably when the new machinery arrives. Rig Order lor Drill*. In anticipation of the arrival of the new 40-d ill compressor, which is reported to have been shipped from Sherbrooke, the Le Roi has ordered 50 Mac machine drills from the Mac Machine company at Trail. This is the largest order for air drills ever given in Canada and indicates tne scope of the mining operations intended to be conducted on the Le Roi. The drills are to be furnished in installments, all to be delivered by the time the new compressor is ready. New Hoi*! Hou»e Nearly Heady The construction of the engine house nt the combina. nn shaft is well advanced. The foundation wall is finished and the roof is on, ready for shingling. The floor space will be 84x50 feet and will be occupied by two first motion hoists, which are to operate through four of the five compartments of the shaft. The foundations and anchor bolts will next be set ready for the artival cf the hoists in the middle of July. A large force of machinists is em ployed in the installation of the pipe lines leading from the boiler room and compressors to the site of the various engines calculated to be run by th's power. The timber framing shop is in full operation and the blacksmith shop is finished Joale aud No. I lun Noon Ship The ore bins at thc Josie and No. 1 mines are practically finished and the one at the railway will be finished ' during the coming week. These mines will then be ready to ship as soon as the railroad has enough cars over and above what are required for the Le Roi. Rich Ore In Joint Shalt. The joint shaft, sinking partly on the Le Roi and partly on the Annie claim of the Josie group, has attained a depth of 30 feet and shows a vein 10 feet wide. This carries streaks of ore from which assays running up to four and five ounces in gold and two per cent copper are obtained. This is the"_ westerly extension of thc north Le Roi vein and the workings of the Le Roi and Josie mines being a long distance from it, a separate shaft is necessary, thus making it a separate mine. Sirallieona Hotel Hurtled Victoria, May 14.—The Strath- cona hotel, the large new building of the railway company at Shaw ni- gan Lake, wasburnedto the ground yesterday morning. A rich placer strike, from 25 to 75 cents per pan, has been made on Pine cicek. Hill for Australian Federation London, May 14.—The secretary of state for the colonies in the house of commons today introduced the Australian commonwealth bill, which he described as a great and important step towards the organization of the British Empire. New York, May 14.—A batch of correspondence from the London office of the Associated Press contains the following: "While Lord Kitchener was engaged in suppressing the Prieska rebellion, he ordered the destruction of a certain farmhouse. Not seeing any signs of his orders being carried out, he rode over with his staff and found an interesting situation. In the doorway of the doomed farmhouse stood a pretty young Dutch girl, her hands clasped to the door posts and her eyes flashing fire from beneath her sunbonnet. The Irish sergeant in charge of the party of destruction was vainly endeavoring to pursuade her to let him pass in, but to all his blanishments of: 'Arrah, darlint, wisha now, acusha' etc., the maiden turned a deaf ear, and a deadlock prevailed. Lord Kitchener's sharp 'what's this'put an end to thescene. Thegirl evidently guessed that this was the dreaded chief of staff, and her lips trembled in spite of herself. Kitchener gazed sternly at her, standing bravely though tearfully there, and turned to his military secretary and said: " 'Put down that the commander's orders with reference to the destruction of Rightman's farm could not be carried out owing to unexpected opposition. Forward, men.' "This is vouched for by C. A. McNuellen, an engineer recently returned from Jepnesburg." A Rig <'outrart lor Khaki Hamilton, Ont., May 14.—The iinpeii.il authorities have placed an order for 30,000 \ khaki serge uniforms with the Sanford Manufacturing company, for the imperial troops' now fighting in South Africa. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. If Roberts would only give the Boers time to entrench, they might make a good fight, but he pushes them along too rapidly. Gatacre has returned home, unnoticed, a great contrast to White. The mobility of the Boers is being strained by the increased mo- biliy of thi British. Congress is trying on Porto Rico a law restricting corporation power, by which wind and water must be kept out ot stock. If it works well, it may be the basis of an anti-trust law in the states. Rossland is becoming noted for giving mining men a good send off when they transfer their abilities to other fields. Mr. Carlyle carried away tokens of good will and now Mr. Haskins receives like favors. A few years ago workingmen were striking in the I'nited States for enough wages to live on. Now they are striking for enough to save on and they usually get what they strike for. The Boers need not expect intervention from Europe or America. War means more than the sending of soldiers into the field; it means a tumble in price of securities.— Toronto Globe. Job printing of every description executed with neatness despatch at this office. TO NEWSPAPER WEN! FOR SALE. X Paper Folder, a Washington Hand Press, a Cylinder Press. Also the "Trail Creek News" and plant. K.ir particulars, lultli'ess WILLIAM K. LSI iNii, Rossland. ■ ;*: I ■ Tlie HOTBIv. MAR TIIK WHARF LARGE AND COMFORTABLE booms table unsurpassed in tiik northwest. gRjJDQiU: BARRETT' SILVEKTON, mors B. C. Daigle's Blacksmith Shon. THE SmK;KTO_MAiV. SATt'itniv, May if), 1900. I'l'iii.isiiKii i:vi:r.v .sMinmv At SILVERTON, B. 0. si.iTHBsoN nitos.. (Alitor* * Praps. their ranks and obacinj uioonl'-'tin*, victory will be with their cause on election day. Tbe workimpefi have it within their power ut this jltetion to decide whether this is to be a free whitcman's country Or a second Idaho, ami on tli-m i-ests thn responsibility. srnscRIPTION HATES: TWO DOLLARS A YKAlt. Advertising rates will tic made known upon applications! thin otllee. 8 ii 8 S i i i i i * i i i V w i i i i i i i i i i S \ EDITORIAL OITfROPPIMS. : itittmaitia.m.ttta Genera! Marks; mnl lifjiiiirinir Pone. EXPERT HORSE WAYS ON HAND. The election addresses of Mr. Keen, or, as lie styl.cu it, his political creed, is a fjood one. So i-i Joe Martin's, and Cotton's, and Wilson's. An out- S1IOER AL- , sider would imagine from reading the Mr. Keen, anions; the clauses in hit political creed, favors the pasflfijj of u law by whicli n delinquent co-ownei> .1 share of n mineral oleitn could bo Boh for non-payment of the annual assessment work. While lh" pros- pector desires souii' met hod of yettii ft rid of n delinquent co-owner, ft venture to say that Mr. Keen's plan will not suit |„„i. Tl.-planadvoi'iit E»*h™« Mr. Green, an adoption 11 tin Singlnid in a birch canoe; bucks for dolls, Iheir only plsyllilngi, Feel thai seldom donned a shoe; VVntclilnti mother at her spinning, While she iiiiiiiiiieiisiinie old tune low, Growdina hiiihI the cheery fireplace, Little uirls of long ago, Mush nod milk iheir duily diet, Eaten from il pewter howl; Always happy and contented, Piiiiciiiu' on from goal to goal. Busy ai tin' bees in summer j Helping fui lior oft to .sow ; Gathering up the nuts and apples, I.nile girls oi long ago, TM. Al. BENEDUM, • -" Silverton B.C Iiuiiiiiis everywhere, nbout tliem, Wolves at bedtime howling near, Vet they ili'l ti' I know tho inclining (I tlm misery of fear. Following their elder brothera, v\ Inlo iliey I.mi' v iili trim uml l>oiv, I! uve as nnv older eetllem, Utile girls oi Ionic ago. TUE MAIN TRAIL RUNS PAST THE DOOR OF T Wilson *\t* E HOtel9 \, i jnra,nm, by With tlie iii'ii.inleaves scattered round Taking lea »uli iiiis ot chum Neatly laid upon tin1 uiound, Sidling on the pond in winter, rmnging through the drifting snow I'o ■.nine distant neighbor's quilting, Littlo i;iils ef long ui;o. TOOL SHARPENING A SPECIALTY 8. DAIGLE, SILVEKTON, B. 0. THE Arlington; hotbl, ♦■ Conveniently Situated near tho Railway Station and Wliaif. GOOD SERVICE COMFORTARLE ROOMS, Dining Room under the charge ol -Mi-s Ida Cm lisle. Tables supplied witli ill the delicacies of the season. H_EHDEB30S.fi GKNHNG. -IPnoi-a. SLOOAN CITY, . . election cards of the various candidates and parties that there was only one party and one opinion in tin's section of the Province. All are wonderfully in agreement with tho wishe3 of the workingmen, each candidate striving t > outdo the others in extravagant unti- election promises. To read thc election addresses of Messrs Hill, Houston J Fletcher, Keen and Oreen one not 'conversant with the truth could sav that in the Nelson and Slocan Hidings none were opposed to the Eight - hour law. But we know different. We know tbat in this Riding and in the Nelson Riding there were enough opposed to seams the claim for tiie prospector the law to make the last year an j willing to do the assi fsinint work, os interesting one for tho miners. { against tlie chance of having an out- The men who were found willing to j sider overbidding the other owners go down into their pockets to pay for i for the share. Tlio prospector as a special constables to guard nabs ■ ruli cannot ull'uid to liiil on the share Washington Uw, ii preferable. This piovidcs that where a delinquent co- j owner has been notified that his shan j of the assivsmi'iit work has been done ; and payment is demanded for his snare . of the work, after inserting an adver- j tisement in a local newspaper to that effect, his share of the claim in question j simply lapses tothoownur* who hnve, represented the cluim. iSiuh was the measure proposed in the Mining Committed by Mr. Green and although declared impracticalile by 'he present Attorn.-y-General I Mirtin, who then h-ld Ihe flltne portfolio under Semlin, will be brought op again hy Mr. Green in the pext session. Mr. Green is pledged to bring up this matter every w-ssum until it i ,„.„ 1! ,.„-, f,rtn"liiii. Tow, becomes law. . Boenn _.'* i This plan diflVrs from that advo- From New Denver eated by Mr. Keen insomuch aa it Hartney 20 Capella 7 From SilvMtoit 'JVnn Emilv Ediih 20 SnOtt ■« bile crew Iheir ihinlog tresses, And at last the.v sweetly slept; iin their low mounds d iieB blossomed, K.Min.l mid round the ivy crept. Many a line they've left to tell us Early pleasures, later woe, Read nnd gone onr great grindtnolherg) Little girla oi lung ago. SLOCAN LAKE OKI" SHIPMENTS. Shipments "if ore fram Silveituii for the year 1S9I). totaled lG.t.! Tons. All other Lake points ... .1883 " The shipment ol oro from Slocun Lake points, up to anil Including Uie present week, from Jun. 1, 1900. PATRONS ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. A I'lliST-CLASS BILLIARD ROOM ON THE PREMISES, BAR FURNISHED WITH THE REST BRANDS OF WINIS, i.ujp,^ ANI) CIGARS, HEADQUARTERS FOR MIMN<i MEN. MAIN 'STREET, - - - SLOCAN, B. C. Sta"ble. ' (,()OI> SADDLE AND PACE HORSES FOR HIRE AT KEAH.N.um RATE8 A GEN1 HAL FREIGHT. AM) TEAfflFKR H'.-IM ss DOKEj Outside Piirties Desiring Horses In Pllyertpn Cau Have Them Reserved By Writing toy* + + + + + + a. v. McDonald, SILVERTON. • • |',f. B. (j.am I brought in on special trains to take the places of Canadian workingmen are all behind candidate Fletcher and candidate Keen. The men who paid and his willingness to do tho assessment Work In ings Iii ni BiO adequate reward as would be the cast; under the method advocated hy Mr. Green, NOTARY SILVERTON, PUBLIC. IX. C. Vim, uiiver ;'0 Wakefield, (concentrates) '220 Oalena .Mines gQ Fr nn Enterprise Landing Enterprise 5(10 From Slocan City Arlington ,^00 Black Prince un THE METAL MARKET. 'ilver, 59.7H'i jj G. GORDON, IMS, REINSTATE, tiOSVEYMOER | for lobbyists during the last session of I the Legislature, to secure an amend- The fact that P..-mier Ma. tin's first ment to the Eight-hour law with- fiaVitotions forOabinet ministers were drawing its penal clause, who paid for juivi.nto ,Ja, Dl)nimu!r ?nd ^ Se ^ptrv*$166ft the services ot tliosu who appealed : p-„,„:,,r i'„,.,„.r .-. .ninorhino thai lii« i i ti ,■ ri ■ tremier iiniier ii sioinun.ng mat nis Leail—-lhe firm tliat fixes the Hclliii" against tl.e voters among the work.ng- j frk,IU,s (.annot q(|Hfl m MCil. witll ,,ri(,., ir |llim,, s ..._,, s|n,„eM ^ ,eft(] men, who boycotted the stores ot the Ih{| prof,.sslmis 0t frie,„Nliip for the «'■*)* 45 at the close. Eight-hour champion in Kaslo, or« | workingmen. U)tli are opposed to j ■ supporting Fletcher and Keen and are the exclusion of Chinese, the Eight-!, reody to go down into their pock-ts hour |aw nl)ll e^ery ot),.M- measure for election funds> keep Houston and now advocated l.y the Premier. Green at home. With these facts before them Hip voters can read between the lines of J.M. McGRKOOR PRO V1 NCI A L ~~L A N D 8 UR VE VOII AND MINING ENGINEER. SLOOAN CITY, B. C THE WM. HAMILTON MUNUFACTING CO.. LIMITED; MINING MACHINERY! r»€_>torl>«>rott«:Ii» Ontario. CANADA. Syr p of Hofehound & Tolu FOR COUGHS AND t OLDS. % J-1. Mcintosh, DEALER IV ALL KINDS OF FRESH EREIT CONFECTIONERY CIGARS AND TOBACCOS ALL KIND OF SUPPLIES INT HE STATIONARY LINE FISHIXti TACKLE THE LATEST NOVELS, Ac. Silverton, B.C. SILVERTON MWEinJIHOS. NO. 95. w. F. Of M. Meets every Saturday in the I'l.ion Hall in Silveiton, at 7 :_i0 v. it. \V. Hoktiin, Preside nt. J. I. McIntomi, I'inauciiil- Secretary Tt may be considered fairly pre- the addresses and creeds being pre-jsumPtious o£ the S''"11'1"13" from sented to them i Hossland to come here to tell the | workingmen of the Slocan thut the two mswimm**wms**w*ms**\wsm, IIK'tl will) flllOVC ail otlli-fd llUVe help'(1 their cause here, Oreeo and Houston, are enemies to them. It is a significant fact that whatever little enthusiasm Mr. Smith Curds bad worked up in the i-aily purl of liis address last nidit trekeil oil'to the .z-io CANADIAN PACIFIC RAlIvWAY- and S00 Line. TOE VICTORIA! HOTEL. o •) <• . . •I ••. I* tl The Liberal-Conservative! are now frying to posn their party lino candidate as the business man's ckndidate, Every business man in this riding who is not blinded and hidebound hy party politics knows that the election of, rr,u„ i.-„.„ „.,,i lj i point when Houston and Green wen John Keen and Ins party means a1 tampering with the Eight-hour law and a tampering with the Eight-hour law means another labor trouble in this district with its attendant stagnation of business. Mr. Keen stands as the nominee of a party whicli in moi" than one Riding haa come out put in the same class as Fletcher and Keen. That is nonsensical, THE DIBECT ROUTE EROM KOOTENAV COUNTY TO ALL POINTS EAST and WEST First-Class Sleepers on ail Trains from REVKLSTOKR k KOOTENAY LOG lay THK GIKL OF LONG AiiOv MTl'ATION IVAMTE:». A third year Htudcnt of the School of Practical Science, Toronto, dofires employment in some oQlce requiring an ex- wert ilraiinliiPinan. Apply to "Draughtsman" cure ot The Silvertonian. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE :— "Tail *HI," 'iMPBEilSA- Hi.e"aiii4-''l>Kai.K_suM' Oiabtz" Mineral Gkiisa; situate in tlie Arrow Lake Miujnjj Division ol tVe*t Kootenay District- Where located .—On Cariboo creek, adj>iniu£ tlie Millie .Ma'-k .Mineral Claim. Take notice that I, 3. D Anderson. P, L 8 , of Trail, IS C. acting as agent lor the Kamloops Minion and Development Company, Limited, Free Miner's Certi licaleNo. B14445, intend sixty days fiom the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for Certificates of Improvements, for the put pose of obtaining Crown Grauta of the above claims. And further lake notic that action under section 37,'must ne commenced before the issuance of such Certificates ef IiriprbvenientH Dated this 8th dav of September, A. 5. 1891). J. I). Anderson. 24 | 2 J 00. Roared in many n lonely cabin, J.i-aininir but in nature's school; Proudly pleating stra w, for pastime, Perilled upon a wooden Mod. luttootcd against the Eight-hour law ■ BoHndidg tbiouyli the dim old forests, and every man with a grain of sense rifc'i",li11V-' "here the wild ll mors grow. . . . . n I Dressed iu homelv liurev-w. bey. in Ins composition knows that-to j Liitl.i «irl8 of long ago. tamper with this law means Mother U«rl0g „p ^ dQ»n Um river, setback to all the business interests ot! _„_«„__„._„--—«_»__»_____»_______„»». the, Kootenays. It stands every business roan in this Riding in hand to see that Robert F. Green is elected as our member. He is a bujiness man who stands for the business interrsts of the country and not as the stool pigeon of any political party. IF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS DUE g*StS*0 OR IN ARREARS A % % BLUE CROSS WILL 5sr9t,»tZ BE FOUND IN THIS jQUAiyj. Sl'liSCI.IPTJON ARE .MY..Ii;,K IN ADVANCE. PRICE I'U'O DOLLARS A YEAR. O: the result of the present election depends the very existence of orgatii/.ed labor within the boundaries of this Provinee. On one side in tbis election are arrayed all tbe enemies of organized lahor in every form, while on the other side are to lie found those men who believe labor to have a right to organize ana that it is entitled to all the privileges that are enjoyed by organizations formed by capitalists. Unfortunately for the cause pf labor those who arc opposed to it are working in harmony and present a solid front, and if they gain control of our Legislature laws will no doubt be enacted that will crush organized labor out of existence in this Province If however labor will sink all petty jealousicj, pull together, present a united front to the enemy and fight shoulder to shnulilei in their common cause, and not to be led into dividing Fresh Bread Pies nnd Cakes Made lo Order. A. CAREY, - SilyiTl.ni, II. ('. TODIU8T CARS'pass Medicine Hal Daily for St. Pai-.,. SraiMVa and Wr.ii.McspAVH for Ton- OXTO. Fhioats for Moxtkkm. and Boston. — Same cars puss Revelstoke onedi earlier. kx Bn?r. CONNECTIONS. ax suit'. En tha North,Revelstoke, nnd Main Line 7:30 iv. Silverion ar. Hi: :>o For Rowland, Nelson Crows No-i Bnjnch and Boundary Country, 1U:20 lv. Silvirton, " nr. |3.(/D To and from Sandon. I3:00lv Silveituii, ar, 10:20 <p *i ft •i e it *) <. •i i* c> I.'ii;(!(;i:::ilus Iir HiBrgKflj l\| VIliiM; M«. MAT'I AM' 1 I-'it PATE T.M I E 1 >M I PAWTDll TIIE NORTHWEST. JAS. l!<(Mi:,S. \'ny. S I L V E R T O K, R C, The Strike Is (Hi And We arc now Ready lor iliisiiiess. o.o SWatthiJS, Jewri.krv - • 1>: imiimis, SruBl, .n«i (• imi l'i '..in Nov i;i.- IVi.w'i n in ii in Ni ii "NO' rn:s. 1'iiMi La Mi's •' A NO 0-fYX Tahi,r IP *> •)' (• Oth KB Artii i i s iii:u Al NniKi:in Cm.i. /mi V.XSI- Atnl now ray Ki)ot(«iM.- Tni>i. enay Friends prepared outers Tll'KKIH IHNM-l) I i;|| AN I BaOOAOS CII8I ii.C.\l TO IIDSTINVriON. Fur rates nnd full information apply tu Ussiest local ui»ont or H. II REKVES, Ayont, Hilverlon W. V. ANPEItSuX, Triiv. Pass. Agent, Nelson E. J.COYLE. A. O. P. Agent, Vancouver ^>VV^A»V\VV>AiVNAAAA«S^V^*VlV OIR WATCH AND JEWELBB! IMI'AILlMi DEPARTMI-NT' IS AL As we only employ the most e\\«* ieiienl men, ullwork Is oI'akaistB^ > Mail and Express Olden Receive W > Prompt Attention. DON'TFOROEt THE PLACE. JACOB DOVER. "TiikJJkmklks.' NELSON, B. 0. The THISTLE HOTEL H-_£__._ESZ3T77-__A_.I3-EI_. General Full Line Lumber, Dry & MixedjSash and Paints. ! Doors. NOW REOPENED UNDER A NEW MANAGEMENT, HOUSE RENOVATED AND THE RAH FELLY RESTOCKED THISTLE CAFE. Indi'i the .iianagenient of Carlo Schnied"' .Inst Opened. Oood Beri'« I Meals at All Hours. Thompson Broi Mining Supplies. m.sf LAKE .WE., RTLVBRTON'. Props. *0. AXoCallim^ «Ste Co., Sloono, B. O.! rtoa T>i*txg\ J. H. HOWARTH JEWELER .tc, SLOCAN, B C IS PREPARED TO REPAIR WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELERV FORTHE SLOGAN' I'UIILIC. AN EXPERIENCE OE NEARLY FIFTY YEARS WARRANTS THE GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION WITH HIS WORK THAT HE OIYES. ALL RKPAKINIO IS DONE AS PROMPTLY As 0001) WORK WILL ALLOW. A EI'I.L LINE OF WATCHES, (&OCK8,PANCY GOODS, 4o, 1NSTOCK, T*txr& Urtxtxt*. and Mediolne* Skun Affliifs ForjHio U'kM MfM,tic"^y % mnr axative Ivwwvvvw old Cure. WWW HWSVuvW. To'Cure a Cold In One i'*1 ContainR The* New Ingredient. TRY IT PRICE 16c, At All DrnffK>b,d- ^•^4
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