@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "79c6101c-518c-4a36-9a5c-cea3da14d6db"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-12-08"@en, "1901-01-25"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/slodrill/items/1.0221099/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ wW"" THE VOL. L, No. 43. SLOCAN, 15. C, JANUARY 25, liiOl. fim L'Ett ANNUM* Orders for all Kinds of Job Work Quiokly Attended to: The Drill, Slocan A. YORK » Dealers in Fresh and Salt Heats, Vegetables and Provisions. Goods shipped to any part of the Slocan. SLOCAN, B. C. HEADQUARTERS FOR NEW GOODS. flack inaws, Pants, Hats & Caps, Sweaters, Etc., Underwear, . Heavy Shirts, Boots & Shoes, Collars & Ties Rubber Goods, White Shirts Colored Shirts Hudson Bay 4-point Blankets. Our groceries always fresh and of lhe best. W. T. Shatford 6c Co.. General Merchants, Slocan, Vernon, Fairview, and Camp McKinnev, 11. C. J SLOCAN, B. C. Has ample accommodation for a large number of Guests and supplies the best of everything in the flarket. ALEX. STEWART, Prop. .Air ling-ton SLOCAN, B. C. Offers up-to-date accommodation for the Public. It is the home of Travelling, Commercial, and Mining Men. QETHING & HENDERSON, - Proprietors. The Hotel Slocan Slocan, B. C, is under the Sled ai Personal Mmw\\ of Jeff Baty, Who is ever ready to make life pleasant for those who tarry within a while with him. WILSON HOUSE, SLOCAN, B. C. Is reached by any trail or road **hajt runs .Into the Town. Do not go past its door when you are dry, weary or hungry. TRANSFER IS BONDED W. A. IIAKVEV SKCWIiRS IT OX A WOKKINIi HON I). A. E. TEETER, Proprietor. The I* inssi'.-s rincsisl sit *:.(>,(lis,s asisl tss Huss for Elglstoi'si Missstliri-Work lo 1'oiiissiossnn iss Mil roll -His Msm lis 1st* Kept loiiMiissiily Kraployad. The first of what is confidently expected to be a long list of niininj* deals for the year was put throng"* on Friday Purt, when W. A. Harvey, acting for eastern parties, secured a working bond on tlie Transfer group of claims. Chnrljv Barber and Jas. Farrell were the principals appearing in the deal, and the figures involved arc set at $T)0,()30. Under the terms ofthe bond $13,000 is to be paid on November 15 next, isnil the balance made In equal payments every succeeding four months till Nov. 15,11)02, when the full ainount must be paid up and tlio bills of sale given. Work irill commence the middle of March and not less than six miners must be kept steadily employed during tlie life of the bond. The group is one of the most promising in the camp and consists of the Transfer, Sunrise fraction, Kingston mid True Blue claims. They are situated on the south side of Springer creek, opposite tlie Arlington, and overlapping the .summit. There arc two veins on the property, the main one being 3J feet in width, with characteristics similar to the Arlington. Many persons claim tho Trans fer lead to bo identical with tlutit the Arlington. The oro streak is IU feet in width, being as yet a concentrating proposition. About 140 feet of drifting has been done on tho lead and it looks most promising. Farther up the hill a 10 foot shaft shows up a nice streak of galena, carrying copper pyrites. Other openings have been made on thc vein, all bavins more or less mineral in sight. The other vein Is over eight feet in width and has been caught iu several places on the summit. Lt is more >•• ri gold-bearing proposition and glv excellent value.;. A.50-foot shaft en ihe Kingston els m has a four-foot •it \\ streak of on*, while various other openings on the lead ha ,'e cut the ore body. Taking the group together i*. is advantagcou-iy situated, close to the wagon road oh Springer creek, a good trail connecting the two. l! has thc earmarks of a mine and Is certain to make a big proposition. I'lie bonders will commence a new drift lower down on this side and will spend money freely in opening up the property. New buildings will be erected and development carried on In a thoughtful manner. all values. Then comes a four-inch streak carrying $110 rock. On the footwall is a seam, eight inches wide, giving values of $150, About $40 of this is gold and the balance silver, Fivo men are employed on the pro perty, but in the spring this number will ijc increased. IKON IIDIlSi; DKVEI-OPMENT. Aliiiiidisut Funds Seemed to Work the Property. That tho Burlington Mining Co,, which bonded the Iron Horse group, Ten Mile, has been successful in raising funds to develop the property is shown by the appended extract from the Pittsburg Post, of recent date: Pittsburg capital, to the extent of almost half a million dollars, has been secured for thc purpose of developing new silver territory, located in the Slocan district, West Kootenay, British Columbia. W. D. Wrighter, and Ii. T.. Kingsbury, mining experts, which bore out their ideas. Mr. Wrighter then caiuc east, in an effort to secure backing, with which to begin thc development ofthe property. According to the reports of the experts there is a broad vein of rich, paying ore running directly through the property to be opened up. The paystreak is said to bo at least a foot wide, of which at least 8 inches is clean mineral, giving assays of close to 200 ounces. In addition to the silver, the ore carries a large amount of lead and zinc. The property is tho extension of the now famous Enterprise mine, which is considered to be one of the finest lead-silver properties in the northwest. It is about eight miles from Sloean lake, and is reached by a well-built wagon road. There is also sufficient water and timber in abundance, In(leased Fur™ un Neepawa. On Monday eight men went up from here to work on the Neepawa, The Message of Grief. The news of thc Queen's death was received here with every *| manifestation of grief and woe, and in a short time flags were hung \\ at half mast and drapings of ercpe shown all over town. The lirst intimation of Her Majesty's serious illness was conveyed in Monday's papers and great anxiety was expressed by her subjects,than whom there are no more loyal anywhere. When the s:.d intelligence was received Tuesd y morning that tlie end had come, a. great grief fell upon the people, the dark cloud of which will t ke many days to dissipate. Slocan has given of her sons to fight thc Empire's battles in aputh Africa and was proud to share in the privilege with other 9 parte of thc land;and now her citizens feel drawn closer to thc '"" Mother Land in this her hour of dire distress. God Save the King will iind a heartfelt endorsation here, but King Edward VII. cannot fox years to come hope to occupy the place in thc hearts of his subjects so entirely filled by his sainted and God-fearing mother, Good Queen Victoria. Appended is a beautiful poem on the Message of Gritf from the pen of R. T. Anderson, and its pathos will waken a responsive throb in every British heart: OUR ORE SHIPMENTS SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING MADE BY THIS IHVISttON. Last Year'si Shipments' Were 8347 Tons— A Healthy Uvlds-nce ot tlsss Life and Wtmllh sir tin' Cisissis -Arlington tlse IllKgckt Shipper. Tn;o properties figure in the ore shipments this week, the Enterprise with 40 tons and thc Arlington with. 80 tons. The former has sent out W) tons for tho month, but should now be in a position to largely increase its output owing to the etrike In the No. 2 workings. A special shipment of a car of picked ore is to be made from the Arlington in a jfew days, which will run away up. So far the mine has exported 270 tons, while the total for the division is 390 tons. Sacks were sent up to the Speculator yesterday In order to commence shipments, and thc Black Prince and Bondholder will have a car each nexx week. Last year the exports from this division amounted to 2847 tons, mado up froth 10 properties. Following is a list of thc shipments this \\ ear to dale: JUNK. WEEK. TOTAF,. Arlington 80 270 Enterprise 40 88 Two Friends 'IO Black Prince ' 20 l$> 390 V & SI (ienentl Heating. Thursday night last a general meeting of the shareholders in the V it M Mining Co. was held in Vancouver. T. J. Smith, secretary, | resented a statement of the operations of the concern lo date, which was accepted. The election of officers re suited in M. Costello being chosen president, Dr. I.ungis vice president, T. J. Smith secretary-treasurer, and E. J. Deacon and 11. W. Kent on the advisory board. The company's property Is the well known V & M group, on Twelve .Mile, now bain** operated Under the management of O. W. Harrington. Encouraging reports are received and it has been decided to commence shipments on Feb, 15, sending out one car per month. The ore will be sent to Trail, treatment ch rges having been sat isfactori'y arranged. Tho ore is in demand, owing to its first class fluxing composition. or Uniform Kletmtis. Paul Hauck, one of thc lessees on the Bondholder, was here on Satur day, getting a sample assay on 10 tons of ore just taken out. Tho ro turns were 225:86 oz. silver, showing that thc values arc holding uniform throughout,the last car having given 224 oz. In a week the. lessees will have out their third car, ns the work Is progressing without a hitch. The chuto is holding to a foot in width at the breast and there is no break in the stopes. A peculiarity of the ore chute is seen in the No 1 stopo, where lhe mineral is standing up in the wash fully six feet above the country rock, which had broken away on either side. Thsi risiMsiU StrUte, T. S. Dunbar, manager of the Phoenix, is in high feather these days over tho strike made on that pro- lorty last week. The ledge Is five Woe in Ilia Heart of Britain, A.i;'. oVer the whole wide world, Wherever thi' !W» of the Knipiro Evi r have been iinfurle-i. Lfst1*?§S Ffioari 11 n.:*? .ire ilroupflij*. Hang at a low half mast, For ti.e (.'ri'iite't fr'nul of tbe Empire now lias out of the Empire passed. Sixty years and more— The length of her sovereign reign ; Peace, nnd little of war, And much of a nation's gain. Sadness over tho nalion. And under tlio sen-1 'tis sped— The message, that tells to Jhitons The word that their Queen is dead. Sadly the news is taken By hard, bronzed men afar; From up in Ihe land of the Midnight Sun To under thu Southern Star. Rich in a people's love, Throned in the heart of a race; Hope fixed high above, Queen in a queenly place. Canada hears the message, In cities that throb with life, And the pang Comes home to her people, Sharp as a cutting knife. And swift away to the westward Flashes the news a?ain, O'er prairies, and foothills, and mountains and lakes, To sadden the hearts of men. Gentle of hand and heart, Firm, with a royal will; Queen, with a queenly art, Blest with u womanly akill. Over the earth it passes, Swift as a thought to roach Lands that an* little Opened, Men with an alien Bpe ch. Red men and black men hoar it, Aud, half in awe, they tell How the "Great Mother'' has gone Bwiry Prom the children who loved her well. Glorious, Heavenly lot, NaUght of the 1'arth'g decay ; A kingdom that fadeth not, Nor crown that shall puss away. MINKS AND MINING. Working bonds and lenses are being sought on a number of local properties. The lessees on the Black Prince expect to solid out anotuer car of oro next week. Oscar McMillan is kept busy raw- hiding to and from the Black Prince and landholder. An ore car aud a train load of supplies were taken up to the Phcenix on Tuesday afternoon. Negoiiatior.s are\\i*'."cr w'>'/ for the bonding of T. .1. Lloyd's group of claims adjoining the, Ottawa. Half a carload of ore from thc Bondholder has been brought down to the tloek, ready for shipment. One of TV. Koch's teams brought down 8i tons of sacked ore from tho Arlington, this week, in one load. . The shaft on thcSpcculator is down 40 feet, and ore is coming in freely. It looks as if they wero on top of a big chute. .The approaching season promises to be the best Ten Mile has yet seen. Enquiries arc being made relative to a number of properties. A. York and W. T. Shatford havo received the Marpole quarter interest in the Two Friends from the sheriff, lie having suld thc samo on Monday. M. Mourgucs,cngiiieerof the Chapleau, has returned from Paris, ami confirms the statement that a deal id on between his property and thc Kilo. Thc Nelson smelter is adding to its machinery and in a week or so will be able to handle double the amount; of wet ore now treated, There is an abundant supply of mineral offering. Hugh Sutherland states he wiB make things hum on tho Evening Star group, Dayton creek, in the spring. He purposes running i" a long crosscut to tap thc lead below the main shaft. {(•Mir lag 1,1.' • 1-smIk*'* LomonQ-eek, B.C.,.Tan. 11)01. -P. T. Andhbson, s"*"*crj***raa"*s* feet iii width and was catiirht. In a crosscut to the, right from the drift, ore is showing in ftrlugers-through the. entire width. On tho humrinu wall is a seam, of quartz giving$00 in of Spokane, Wash., representing the owners of the property, has been in this city for several days past in con- saltation with a number ol local capitalists, with the result that before lhe latter part of the week he will return to his home, backed with snf lleient funds to enable him to proceed ntonco with the opening of the new mine. His backer.-* have, assured him | that they Stand ready to furnish all jthe money needed in the enterprise, I and he has carte blanche in tho matter of securing men and supplies. The Held is said to bo iu the 0 ntre of a rich oro belt, tho existence of which has been proved by several recent strikes that have been mads by prospectors. The property that has been taken up by Pittsburg capitalists has been worked to some, ox tent, but lor somo years it has almost been abandoned, owing to the lack of funds with which to continue its do* velO| ment, The owners of tlie pro perty, however, felt oni'taln thai the ground was rich in mineral, nnd bo cured the opinions oi ,1. II. Travel's Martin Isaacson was in town Tuos dav from the Standard group, which is situated a couple ol miles northeast ofthe town. Two men have been , developing the property since last Ten Mile, frank Griffiths secured ai April, with fair results. A slip in tho new contract on the property some | ledge was encountered some time time ago, and it is the Intention to ego and a crosscut was then i\\.i). rush through this work as soon as The indications now point to the. possible. In about 1(K) (cot thev ex- ledge being near,»B several stringers peCt to catch thebig ore chute shown of quartz have, been cut. The mam in the shaft, above. The Warner drift is in 160 fect.fortu feet of which Miller people have a bond on the there is a fine showing of ore. 1 here group and thoy want to make a sue- are a couple of veins on the group, cess of it. With Ihe striking of the! carrying both wet and dry ores, the ore chute, development operations will bo extended. At lho same lime the tapping of the ore chuto will have an Important bearing on tho creek, and particularly that vicinity. The lirst payment nn the bond,amounting to 25 per cent., falls due iu March. A ii.Miiiii.ii Compliment. In asking to havo the addrossof his paper changed to Peter borbugh, Out., .). C. Shook, en route to his new home, remarks: "Hoping you may prosper and that TUB DRILL mav he as groat a blessing to th" citizens of Slocan City us even our rtlocan f 'if Water j Llghi Co will bo " values ot which will well repay development. U.'ueU 1'rlsscu llulursi*. The returns from the smelter on the ear of ore sent out by the Black Prince were eminently satisfactory. The ore yielded 117 oz. lilver per ion and the full car netted the lessees a little over SUOO, Another car wilt be -.-nt out in a few days, as the bulk uf ii has been rawhldcd totlie Arlington basin. < iocd headway is lei;.;; rnj-r* • mi 'I-* r.'in" With the h'Wel ! ■■*. ';--;v;w' ■ a • ItHfi >l* *;- *' I •:" 1.1' .tfl : iKr :■ ■o tl : ■Ml • - ■ - USE THE CITIZEN Appoint Him on Board of Visitors to State Institutions. WIPE OUT SALARIED MEN Bishop Barker Thinks the Average Taxpayers Good Judge of Needs of Build logs Rt. Rev. William M. Barker, bishop of Olympia, is urging upon the governor and the legislature a plan of having boards ol visitors appointed for the state institutions. "I have been convinced of the necessity for something like this for a long time," said Bishop Barker today. "The reasons for the plan proposed are somewhat as follows: "At present the only information we have of the affairs of any state institution in from the financial reports of the board of control or reports of the various superintendents. Of course these reports are optimistic; they naturally tell all the good things and ignore the 'shadows.' "It would be most' hopeful to have an opinion as to any institution from an outside source, and further, from men who have no voice in its management, and no right of appointment to any office, and no authority over the disbursement of a cent of money. "The general government secures valuable information about the military academy at West Point, and the naval academy at Annapolis, by authorizing the president to appoint a board of visitors for each institution. The most distinguished men in the country are glad to serve on these boards, which spend a full week investigating and inspecting each institution. "The members of the board receive no pay, but of course their tiaveling expenses arepaid. "A report is prepared by the board and sent to the secretary of war or the secretary of the navy, and the recommendations of the board find their way in the report ofthe secretary to the president, and appear in print in a government document sent to every senator and representative in congress. The recommendations of these boards form the basis of congressional appropriation. "The government places the greatest values on these reports, and wisely so, for they are the carefully considered advice of distinguished men ns to the method of conducting these great schools. These boards of visitors only give advice. They do not control an appointment nor the expenditure of money. "Why should not the state of Washington use the same method in dealing with our six institutions'' liow could we work this plan here? Pass a bill authorizing the governor to appoint a committee of five citizens to serve as a board of visitors for one institution. Appoint a similar committee for each institution. "Provide for a report to the governor every two years to be sent to him two or three months before the session of the legislature. "Pay no salaries, but provide for actual traveling expenses (this would amount to about $1000 a year). "Our best citizens would be glad to serve the commonwealth in this way. If the best men were chosen these reports would form the basis of appropriation by the Ipgislature. It the superintendent of an institution or the board of control could not convince such a board of the wisdom of certain changes, then it is fair to infer that the members of the legislature could not be persuaded to make the appro priation desired. "This plan would bring our institutions in touch with our best ife. Do let us call to our assistance the wisest men in the common- vealth and ask them to report to lus their views as to our public institutions. Let us have tresh air. Why not?" COBB1GANTO UAQK IN ENULANsT CHINESE WHO ARE CITIZEN* Heeaiists* They Have Had Proper Reel- denreln Hawaii Attorney General Griggs, of Washington,in an opinion rendered upon the request ofthe secretary of the treasury, holds, first, that a | person born in the Hawaiian is- j land in 1895 of Chinese parents, who are laborers, and taken to China with his mother in 1890, is entitled to re-enter the territory of Hawaii, where his father still resides; second, that the wife and children of a Chinese person who was naturalized in 1897, in Hawaii, and still resides there are entitled lo enter that territory "by virtue of the citizenship" of the husband and father. This opinion is based upon the assumption that the Chinese persons in question, born and naturalized respectively in the Hawaiian islands, were in tact, citizens of Hawaii under the laws and regu- ations on August 12, 1898, and had not abandoned or lost their rights as such. Well Hitowss Hsu-lug mail En Route iss Use Other Side. Edward Corrigan, the well known racing man of New York,has sailed on the steamship Lucania for England. With him wentjed and William Waldo, the two yonng jockeys whom Mr. Corrigan has retained to ride his horses. Mr. Corrigan said he was going to get everything ready for the racing season in fen- land, though he did not expect to start racing before April or May. His horses are entered for some of the big events, including the Derby. Besides the Waldo boys Mr. Corrigan said he would retain Spencer if he could get a license there. ONE OP THE CHEAT VIOLINISTS KILLED BV HIS BROTHER IN LAW Yo si is it Fssiillsli Reeeuled 111 Treat- ms'ui or Ilia Meter. A special from Vernon, B. C, says: Leo English, 20 years old, shot Thomas Carson, his brother in law, three times through the body, killing him instantly and incidently wounding William Carson, who was in Thomas's company, on Saturday last. The affair took place on the street and was the outcome of ill treatment of Mrs. Carson,English's sister, by her husband. Young San sfraiu'lsscaa Hakes a Ureal Hit In Berlin. Michael Ba-nner, the San Fran- ciso violinist, appeared in a concert before a distinguished audience at the Beethovensaal, Berlin, with th • Philharmonic orchestra. He played thc Beethoven concerto, the Mendelssohn concerto and the first movement of Brahm's concerto. Much enthusiasm was shown,and it is the general opinion that Banner has developed into one of the foremost viobnists of the world. (IT IF BOLIVIA* IIEPI'BLIC Proposition Said lo Have Been Hade by Chile. A special to the New York Herald from Washington says: information has been received in an official quarter in Washington that Chile recently submitted the astounding proposition to four South American governments that Bolivia be partitioned among them. This proposition was promptly rejected by Peru,and the Lima government, as a further sign of its dis- English bought a revolver several j p|easurei has requested the Chilean days ago, stating that he feared | overnment t0 recan ;ts m\\n\\ster, Carson would kill him. It is said j Custodo Vicuna, that Carson struck English with a I The altitutle of Brazi|( Argentina club before the shooting began, j and Paraguav can not be iearned, The deceased had a club firmly j but the;r is no expectation, in vew clasped in his hand when picked Lf the determined refusal of Peru, up and with this weapon he is j that steps wi„ be caken in ,ine with supposed to have inflicted the wound on English's head MAY SllsUsBEST AflBNIMIRN'r II le Believed England Will Take Thle Arllon on Treaty. The expectation in Washington is that the British government will return the 'amended Hay-Paunce- fote treaty with amendments of its own, and it is not expected that theseBritish an; idm;nts will be acceptable to the United States senate. Whether or not this expectation is based on advices from Mr. Choate or communications from Lord Pauncefote it is not possible to determine. in either case the communications must necessarily have been informal in advance of the action of the British government itself on the treaty. The officials here say frankly that they have no knowledge of thc character of these piobable British amendments, so it is likely lhat the opinion that they will be unacceptable to the senate is based on nothing more than a general understanding as to the feeling in the senate toward the whole canal project on the one side and on the other of 'he broad purpose of the British government to avoid a complete abandonment of the interests it has heretofore claimed and asserted over isthmian transit. the Chilean proposals. Bolivia is a weak nation and could not singly resist an attack by the troops of any one of the nations named with the possible exception of Paraguay, much less the united force of several governments. The proposition to partition Bolivia is not the first move Chile has made to estrange Peru and Bolivia. During the war with Chile an envoy was sent to the Bolivian camp for the purpose of inducing President Laza to abandon his Peruvian ally, but thc attempt was unsuccessful. It is believed here that Chile's proposal to partition Bolivia is due to her desire to end the alliance existing between that country and Peru in order, it is said, that she may formally take possession of the provinces of Tacna and Arica. CLAIMS VICTORY IN LONDON MONEY HABKET Kitchener Doing Considerable to the Boers. GIYEFAVORABLE ACCOUNT Col. Grey With His New Zealattders Had a Signal Success Over the Boers, A dispatch to the New York Tribune from London says: General Kitchener continues to give favorable accounts of British operations and his laconic reports are summarized by the Paris correspondents. Colonel Grey with his New Zea- landers had a signal success over 800 Boers near Ventursburg, and Colville's victory on Vlaglaate road has increased in importance as fresh details are received. The Boers are meeting serious losses, especially when they take the offensive and attack British positions and lines. They are not gaining any advantage north of the Orange river, where the British campaign has not been interruped by the invasion of Cape Colony. The raiders have not made progress during the last fortnight and the alarm has subsided at Cape Town where the truth is perceived that loyalty has been stimulated by invasion and that the Cape Dutch are now less favorable than they were to the Boer cause. Is is surmised in military circles that General Dewet and General Botha may unite their forces and attempt to deliver a crushing blow at some point on the line of communication between Johannesburg and Ladysmith. The Boers are persistent and resourceful in carrying on guerrilla warfare under tht most unfavorable conditions, but the ultimate failure of their supply of ammunition must bring the war to an end. The response of the Yeomanry to a second call to arms continues to be satisfactory. Recruiting is in progress at many points and it is evident that the number of volunteers asked for can be easlj obtained. The war office is censured in many quarters for having recourse to half measures which will not produce much impression upon the Bsier leaders. The ministeis seem mote anxious to save money than to convince the Boers that England is really in earnest and resolved that the war shall end only in one way, ON THE CHABsUE OF Ml It OF II A Deer That Barke. Adjutant-General Corbin of Washington, D. C, has received word from the commanding officer at Dapidan. Mindanao, Philippines, that he has in his possession a male black t"etr of a species native to that island, whose peculiarity it is to bark and bay like a hound. Au- thorit) is requested for the transportation of the strange animal to the United States w'th si view ol it being placed in the Zoological park, Washington, The neccessary authority will be given, Two Enlleted Hen Tried lu Ihe Philippines. The war department at Washington has been informed of the trial by court martial in the Philippines of two enlisted men on the charge of murder. Private Pas- quale Tuzzo, Company C, Thirty- second volunteer infantry, was convicted of the murder of Private William Kirkpatrick of the same company, by shooting him with a revolver, and was sentenced to be dishonorably discharged, to forfeit all pay and allowances and to be confined in the Bilibad prison at Manila at hard labor for twenty years. Private Frank E. McLaughlin, troop G, Eleventh cavalry, was acquitted of the charge of murdering Quartermaster Sergeant William A. Ilogan of the same troop by shooting him with a revolver, and was released from custody. Isskolvciss y Beneath Smoth Surface, Saye One Paper. Discounts were easy and difficult to maintain in London, the view of the plentitude of money and foreign competition for bills. On the stock exchange very little buying business was transacted, as operators waited first for the sound of the hammer, but there were no failures. Prices improved; especially for West Africans. The reports regarding the health of the queen, though more reassuring than hereto for had an adverse effect. Home governments were weak and home rails depressed. Americans began dull but subsequently rallied. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific were the features. Liter news of the queen's condition caused irregularity in prices and depression, extended to street dealing. After a slight depression on the street, prices improved on the receipt ofthe New Yorkquotatio.is. The silver market was depressed, further realizing on state bills and the absence ot demand from China, usually urgent at this season affecting the market. The chances of inquiry for three months to come are remote. The stock exchange has surmounted ihe settlement, which was anticipated with much apprehension, but the trouble may not yet be past. According to the Investor's Review an abyss of insolvency lies beneath the smooth surface, portentious of many afflictions aproaching. The London & Globe, Ltd., the paper adds, is not the only rotton spot. The miscellaneous market contains numbers of excessively capitalized concerns, whose securities are quoted far above their intrinsic value. Tbe continent continues to sell Kaffirs, CAPITAL LEU TO SPECi'LATB. 1 Negotiable Wealth of tireat Britain, Germany and Prance Growing. Conditions and episodes in trade like the collapse of wool values within the past year and its directly underlying causes may be traced in a very large measure to the general uneasiness that exists in business circles where capital receives only feeble demand, and is in quest of new and more profitable opportunities for investment—notwithstanding the chances of loss are greater. The accumulations of capital in Europe had exceeded the limits of effective demand in the channels of sound investment, an noted in the generally low lates ot interest that strictly c'aieful investors could obtain on their loans. New outlets for the employment of the savings ofthe people are continually sought for, and until a demand for money comes from legitimate sources the field of speculation offers temptations that human nature finds it dif- I ficult to effectually resist. Mechanics!' Production. Industrial development offers opportunities fur sound investment, though losses may be incurred when new enterprises are first floated and experience is wanting. Capital is being largely attracted to fields of mechanical production, and though this has been observed in the course of European trade development for a number of years, it is touched upon specially by Consul General Mason at Berlin in his report for 190 to the state department at Washington. In Germany, he says, there has been a "steady and rapid development of manufacturing industries and commercial activity. This has gone on steadily, the producing capacity of all leading industries constantly growing until present limit of judicious expansion the tired out holders, despairing of has been apparently reached"—ex the future, selling steadily. Prices would be much lower but for the necessity of finance houses and maiket leaders to buy and avert a crisis. The efforts of the Bank of England during the week to clear off the surplus money, were neutralized by the retlux of currency from the provinces. Th; government continued paying out its borrowings from the bank, bringing the treasury's entire floating debt, including treasury bills up to £33,533 °°° While the disbursements continue it is impossible for the bank to control the rate. A Paris demand vould 01 dinarily induce large shipments of gold thitherward. Paris, however, 8 gold glutted and takes the metal only in driblets as it comes into the open market. Bee ml u for China. The North German Lyod steamer H. H, Meyer, Captain Formes, sailed from Wilhelmshaven for the far east today with 900 naval recruits on board. TINE CARD OF TRAINS. Double Dally Train Service. No. 11, West lloiind No. 13, Kast Hound No. .1, West Hound No. 1, But Hound •Conn s Alene branch PalouseA Lewtston br'ch •Central Wash, branch.. •Local Freight, west • Local Frels-lit. east Arm «: is a. e. m. *)..15 a. ni. I0>$0 p. in. IMS p* m. 5 JO Pi in. 1.15 P- in. I.no p. 111. j.** P. ro, 1.1}' p. in. Deoail. 9.15 a- m. 'i.'. a. in 11.ro p. m. II.ii p. III. M) a. m. <■,■> a. ir.. t.p a. 111. 1..1 > a. m. 7.W ». M. •Dally except Sun&av, all others ddlv. Even Nov ea*.t bound. CITY TICKET OFFICE, ZBIGLER BLOCK, Corner Howard and Riverside. 1 mini 11 11 lid VI run solid tictwpt'll Portland nmi Bt, Paul. Trains :i and 1 ran miiiii ih'Iaitii Portland nmi Kansas ciiy bikI St. idiiiiM, Tiu Bllllngiand "Mur. Mngton itouip," witiioui change Thratsyh Polltnro nmi Tonrim steepen nmi Blmng (Jisrn on nil traiuf. J W. HILL, Ueneral Agent, IpoktstM, Wd I, I). 0HAKLTON.A.y.P.A..Portl»nd,Or«. ON O.I ALIUS. ATIONS OP VOTKItr* Long IM»s sssslisu bs- Philippine sons HllMlOU. The section of municipal code relating to the qualifications of electors was much discussed befi re cept in such lines as shipbuilding, locomotives, gas engines and certain forms of e'ectrical machinery. German industrial development for the en 'oyment of capital is only one example, and, notwithstanding Germany is poor in ac* emulated wealth in comparison with France and England, and her available capital is well an J actively employed, the share values of her best industries arc kept inordinately low by the pressure ri the money market. German capital has later sought foreign in1, ^stments quite often, and, according to a recent estimate of the Moniteur Industriel, these now amount to not less than $ 1,785,ooo,ooo,distribtited through- cut Turkey, Africa, China, Mexico, South America, Canada and the United Stales. They have been made because of the diminished earnings of capital or savings at home; and the willingness to assume greater risks in the hope of greater gain is manifest, though sjne of the effects is occasional deficiencies of money circulation at home. Scotland is another instance, ia ihe face of great conservatism in the Philippine commission at Manila. The bill requires voters to . *vn | banking, where money is seeking new openings for real estate to the value of 500 pesos or pay taxes to the amount of *,o pesos or upwards and be male*, .it upwards of '.* years of age, vho higher returns. M. Alfred Newm.i .h calculates the negotiable wealth ot Greist Hritain, Germany ahd France to be $35,- 000,000.oor, $18,000,000,000 and speak, read and write English or j $ 15,1300,000,000 respectively C. A. Crnant, in ois* nl his Ci.,tribu« tionl to the North American Re- Spanish. All are required to swear allegiance to the I nited States. Judge Taft, president of the 1 0111- mission, promised to amend the bill so as to include men paying 20 pesos taxes. Buencamino and other f :.leral party leaders object to the feature empowering the provincial govern1 ment to determine the legality of the elections of the local officers. The effect of the section covering the taxation of church property \\.*ll be to largely put the assessment ;ii country disti icts on persons to wl..*m the friars have nominally transferred the huge tracts of land which they formerly claimed to own. The friars left all the country district during the disturbed periods. Large holdings of ln'.id am.! business property in Manila are owned directly by the church, and as a similar provision for the taxation of church properties will be included in a separate bill for the civil government of Manila, that question will then be more directly at issue. view, gives the deposits in the postal savings banks of Great Brit- am and Ireland at $500,000,0)0; of France $150,000,0*. o, und oi Belgium $100,000,000. And the French savings banks, outside of tbe postal service,carry deposits to the amount of $650,000,000. "An essential question," says Mr. Conant, "regarding this vast amount of accumulated savings invested in negotiable securities is whether it is put to profitable use. It is growing at a rate which would mean greatly increased prosperity in every country if increase of savings were accompanied by increase of earning power in the old proportions." Ai. Investigation Into the monetary conditions of Burops enables one to understand Jearly the possibilities lor conducting speculative operations that have behind them plausible support, promising success with large gains, as WAS the case with thOSS in thc wool trade of 1899.—New York Commercial, • ' S^CiKl ** f I*-, f;**■■.■ S-i" T ' fi$b ■f*t*-,i .*./ Ir ,i •• . . V • • - I I ■'I I 11 » I f ^tsXsss-ljl.s^stasss.,.! RUSH IT THROUGH i i i j i I Coast to Kootenay Railway Fast Assuming a Certainty. TO BEAT ALL RECORDS Dan Mann Will Soon Commence Ar- rauKmenta tor e Con- structien. Mr. MacDonnell of Vancouver, B. C., legal adviser in connection with the Coast to Kootenay railway, said that D. D. Mann, of he firm of McKenzie & Mann, twould be in Vancouver on January 20. He added that Mr. Mann when there would make all arrangements for the building of the road and that it would be pushed to completion at such a rate as to beat all records in railroad building. One year after the British Columbia government renews the bonds the road will be completed. OIL BKLTN HBACH IDAHO HtouK Indlmtlonr Heisorled From Around Troy. It is firmly believed around Troy, Idaho, that the oil and gas TO RAI"E IN 'I'HU l.l-OHV New Work lu Preparation Tor Htoplus*. The lower drift on the Morning Gloiy is to be discontinued and the force there employed will be put to work making a raise from the second to the first level, which may possibly be continued to the surface. The object of this :,s twofold. An air shaft will be a necessity when the mine begins to stope and it will demonstrate how near the surface the payshoot comes and will also assist in stoping. The drift on the second or ioo-foot level below the tunnel level, will be continue*! until the limit ofthe payshoot has been reached. The ore in the face of both drifts is in all respects as good as it has been at any time. The drift is in 130 feet. The rich payshoot in the ledge continues to average about 18 inches wide, thought it varies somewhat. The ore is sacked as fast as taken out, but no further shipment will probably be made for some time. It is tlie desire of the management to make a big shipment when another is made. The mine has never looked better and as a whole it improves with every foot of development. High «rad« Ore lu Uullp. The raise in the Quilp continues to carry wonderfully high grade silver and gold ore. Some of it appears to be about half silver. Placed in the blacksmith forge for a short time, it comes out literally covered with globules of silver. ■The Chico is still in excellent ore. The drift is being run along the area is not confined to the limits ot Whitman county, Washington, but j f00twall and the exact width of the that it extends into Latah county as i pav ore ;S) therefore, uncertain well, and if systematic exploration and scientific investigation in Whit- Where it was last crossed it was eight teet wide. An assay. was man county should result in gas and ; ma(-e from a sjx pound sample tak petroleum being found in paying en from eight feet of the ledge, quantities there is little doubt but that results equally as gratifying will soon follow in this vicinity. For over a year J. D. Jolly of Vollmer Flouring mills in Troy has known that oil existed within the town limits, but every time Mr. Jolly suggested to his friends the idea of making an investigation they would laugh him out of it. Since strong indications of both oil and gas have been found within 50 miles of Troy, Mr. Jolly may yet have the last laugh. In the lower part of Troy, adjoin which gave the following returns: Silver $32.64; gold, $93.01; total, $125.65 per ton. Work on the mine is being crowded as rapidly as possible. The inflow of water has decreased considerably and does not materially retard work. Demand lor Cblco Stock. There is a good demand tor the stock but it is held close. The face of the drift is only about 280 feet from the line of the Republic, aud it is almost assured that the oreshoot will enter the Jim Blaine ing the bed of the creek which runs j ground. As that property is controlled by the Republic company as part of its holdings, it will probably have a marked influence on the Republic stock in the near future. TO HAVB t-ONVBRTf-R. through the town, is a bog from which an oily substance exudes, which floats on the water like ker- osen. Within a mile of Troy, up the jThe future of the Ch,co is as Prom" same creek, there is a formation of isinB as any property in the camp, slate or shale, near which are several small springs covered with an oily substance which is still further indication that petroleum may underlie this soil, and the oily substance to be seen in the lower part of the town, when not covered with snow, may be escaping between the strata. Mr. Jolly states also that the well at the mill, which is within 100 feet of where the oil has been so plentifully, has frequently been covered with oil, as if coal oil had been poured into the well. As soon as the snow goes off in the spring, if not before, experiments- will be made where the strongest indications of oil and gas exist. Certain to (suit Discord || The first day's discussion of the bill to establish a department of public instruction at Manila, developed a contest on the question of religion in public schools. The interest centers in the section permitting priests and ministers to teach religion for half an hour three times weekly outside of school hours provided the parents express a written desire for such instruction, and prohibiting teachers from conducting religious exercises or teaching ^religion. The Federal parly was represented by a committee, who, although Catholics, argued trongly in favor of the elimination of the section. They declared that ihe I'So of school houses for religious purposes is contrary to the United States constitution, and also to the platforms of the Amercian parties and the Philippine Federal party, and is certain to cause disced. Will It** First Smelter lu Houudary and Will Blow in Abonl a Fortnight. The first converting plant to be erected in the province will be installed in the Greenwood smelter, owned by the B. C. Copper company. H. V. Croll, general manager of the Spokane branch of the E. P. Allis company, closed a contract for a complete plant, involving an expenditure at the factory of $40,000. The converter will handle the daily capacity of the two furnaces at the smelter, amounting to 600 tons, Roughly, this amount will produce 40 tons of matte and that, passing the converter, means 20 tons of blister copper daily, averaging 98^ per cent, of pure metal. 1 h contract is to be. complete in six months. The plant will consist of a 40 ton electric crane, crushing plant, blowing engine at east end of the converters and accessories. By the time it is ready for operation the second furnace will have been installed at the smelter, bringing it up to a daily capacity of 600 tons. It is also probable that matte from the Standard Pyritic smelter will be handled there, thus averting the long haul to the New York refineries. On Monday the engines will be fired up at the local smelter and crushing started at sampling mills. After two weeks of crushing, and provided a sufficient supply of coke is on hand, the furnace will be blown in. The pyritic smelter is also rapidly nearing completion and should be in operation before the end of February, when thc Boundary district will have three reduction plants, with a combined capacity of 1200 tons, treating its own ores. MakliiK Muotv t'lalnus. The report of the strike on the Royston group has been the means of sending up more than one experienced p-ospector to the west slope of Morning mountain for the purpose of securing ground. The difficulties to be encountered in locating claims at the present time when the hill is buried in six to twelve feet of snow and the existing location stakes are only to be discovered with a snow-shovel can be imagined. The likely ground now vacant on Morning mountain has narrowed down to small dimensions; but on the theory that the early bird secures the prize, several enterprising prospectors have gone up the hill at a season when prospecting can only be a matter ot question,—Tribune. RICH ORB IN BVBN1NO STAR. roMCiittlna on tke Lowest Level Die playa an Bzcelleut Condition. The Evening.Star is looking exceptionally well, and the management is better pleased with it now than at any time in its history. Ore that will average over $30 to the ton in gold has been found on the 400 foot level. A station was recently cut out at that point and crosscuts made northwest and southeast from the station in order to intersect the ledge found in the winze. The southeast crosscut was extended 40 feet when a ledge carrying the highest values yet found in the mine was intersected. It is three and a half feet wide and the work of drifting along it has just been commenced. The values are over $30 to the ton in gold, but assays of over $100 have been obtained from picked samples. The southeast crosscut has been extended 50 feet and its face is heavily mineralized, indicating that the ledge is close at hand, and it is anticipated that it will be encount ered before long. Pyritic Smelter lo Start In February. All is intense activity about the new Standard Pyritic Smelter, now being constructed at Boundary Falls, and Manager Laidlaw expects to start operations by the first of February. The mile long flume is finished, and 80 feet of the 100 feet of 9 foot 6 inch steel stack are up, on the 20 foot brick foundation. All of the machinery is on the ground and one of the side tracks, of which there will be 4,500 feet, is laid. The trestles are being built, and every part of the work is moving smoothly. Mr. Laidlaw says that he expects no trouble in securing whatever ore he may need to keep the smelter running when once started.—Pioneer. SLOGAN'S OUTPUT Big Total for the Year Passed. Just EXPORTS AT S3.000.000 The Big Silver-Lead District Has Paid About Four Millions tu Dividends. The mining output ol the Slocan for 1900 has been the largest in the history of the district, notwithstanding that for various reasons some of the oldest properties have shipped but little. The Payne, which is the banner shipper, sent out 141;796 tons against 9,281 tons in 1897, which was considered its banner year. The Ruth last year sent out but 2171 tons as against 8,235 in 1^97. The exports for the year just closed, however, were to a large extent of concentrates, while in 1897 all shipments were ot crude ore. The value of the output for last ytar was quite equal to that of any other year. Sandon sent out 23,- 188 tons, which in value would average $75 per ton, or a total of about $2,000,000. The total exports of ore from Slocan lake points were 4,619 tons, and from Whitewater 5,365 tons, the Whitewater mine leading with 5,298 tons. The exports from Three Forks were about 7,000 tons and from McGuigan 2,000, making a grand total of very nearly 43,000 tons. Estimating the value of the ore shipped at $70, the total value was nearly $3,000,000. The number of men employed in the district averages about 800. About 56 properties shipped last year and there are several more that have shipped previously. THE DANGERS OF MINING. Returns From Two Friends Oro. The Two Friends mine, on Springer creek, shipped a quantity of ore to the Nelson smelter this week, the returns for which are just issued. The shipments consists of 37 1-2 tons, and the ne result wis $1850, which was considerably lower than the average previous shipmesits. The property is located two and a half miles above the Arlington mine, and is well known, having shipped from $40,000 to $50,000 worth of ore up to the present time. The property is held by John McVicar and Thomas Lake under a lease and bond. The principal owners are Messrs. York and Shalford, both of whom were in Nelson last week, when they acquired the quarter interest in the claim held by R. Marpole of Vancouver.—Tribune. t-NINKNI'- KNVOVN WORRIKD Ask lor Another meeting to Modify the Decree. A dispatch to the Havas Agency from Pekin says Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang, in handing the foreign ministers the signed decree, presented objections to its articles and asked for another meeting to ' discuss modifications. The number of fatal accidents that occur in the quartz mines of the west is appalling, and to add to this unnecessary taking of human life in the mines there is no decrease, but on the contrary those awful accidents are increasing every year with., ut any effort being made to prevent them. Over ninety per cent, of these accidents are caused by the indifference of the mining companies for the lives of their employes; believing as some mine operators have stated—men are cheaper than mat- rial—therefore, the loss of life, the tears of the widows and wailing of orphans are of less consequence and will have less effect upon the company's treasury than paying for material necessary to secure the lives of those who by their labor produce millions of dollars for their employers whose lives are never in danger. How strange it is that all the men killed and crippled in the mines, according to the statement ot the mine operators, is due to their own carelessness or neglect; in fact, if we take the statement of those operators, we must conclude that it was a premeditated case of suicide upon the part of the men thus killed and crippled, and we are forced to arrive at the same conclusion so far as the average coroner's inquest is concerned, which is invariably composed of men selected by the superintendent or manager of the mint where the accident occurs. The usual verdict of such an inquest is contained in eleven wo-ds : "We exonerate the company from all blame. Death was caused by carelessness." All (air-minded people know full well that all mining accidents are not the fault of men killed or injured; at all events it is reasonable to suppose that mining companies so hungry for dividends 3ic to blame in some cases at least, and the victim entitled to some corn- pension, but such is not the case. During our residence in the mining centers of the west w«s can only recollect two instances where the victims of mine accidents obtained damages for the injuries sustained, and when they did obtain it they were obliged to pay nearly all of it to lawyers for fees. At the outset the Western Federation of Miners recognized that something should be done] to prevent this unnecessary loss of life and in consequence thereof incorporated the following claose in the preamble of the constitution, which is overlooked by a majority of the unions: "To procure the introduction and use of any and all -suitable efficient appliances for the preservation of life, health and limbs of all employes and thereby preserve to society the lives of a large number of wealth producers annually." Why so many unions fail to enforce this clause is due to the intimidation used by the mining companies, who blacklist men who testify contrary to their wishes before a coroner's jury or in court when the victim or his relatives are attempting to recover damages. This is one of the most important questions that confronts the unions of the Federation and should not be overlooked, for human life is too sacred to be sacrificed through the indifference of some mine operator who cannot see beyond the amount of wealth he can accumulate upon the labor of others regardless of their safety or welfare, and it is imperative for all unions to protect the lives of their members and to adopt such measures as will guarantee them the greatest measures of protection that can be obtained, A majority ot unions are neglectful in this respect and offer no protection whatever to its members, nor do they make any attempt to secure justice in court for the man who brings suit to recover damages, while perhaps the company he is suing is using every means within its power, legal and illegal, to defeat him. Men in our unions should show themselves to be active and independent in matters of this kind and not allow their fellow men to be actually murdured without cause, which is a fact in a majority of cases.—Miners' Magazine. SMELTBR CAPACITY IN MARCH Southern British Columbia will Then Treat »500 Teas Dally. By tht middle of march there will be five smelters in operation in south eastern British Columbia, says the Nelson Tribune. These five smelters will have a capacity of 2500 tons of ore a day. To produce the ore that will be used in thtst five smelters will give steady employment to 2500 men, nont of whom will receive less thao $3,50 a day, and the average will receive $3 a day. These men will work every day in the year, and will tarn $7500 a day, or $22,500 a month, $2,700,000 a year. The five smelters will give steady employ, mtnt to 1500 smeltermen, railwayman, coal miners and cokt burners, who will average $2.50 a day. This means a further disbursement in wages of $3700 a day, or $ua,- 500 a month, or $1,350,0008 ytar. Combined, the mining and smelting of 2300 tons of ore in that district means an annual disbursement of $5,000,000 in wagts alone, tht bulk of which is spent in southeastern British Columbia. On the other hand, suppose tht 2560 tons mined in southeastern British Columbia was smelted at Northport, and Tacoma and Omaha and Everett and other points in the United States, what would br tht loss to southeastern British Columbia. The Satisfied Mule I haf a mule, mit grat big ears, He lives to me next door, For dere I haf a stable built Against mine groce ry store. I gif him oats, I gif him corn, Und all vot mules can eat; I haf a blanket for his back, And shoes brotect his feet. His saddles fit him all around, Like paper on the wall, I take it off veneter he eats Inside his whitewashed stall. His bed is made of stubble straw, So in winter he don't freeze; In the summer he looks de window oud Und enhoys de efening breeze. I brotect him tight mit lock and key, De door he cannot pass; Uf I did not dat foolish mule Would get oud on de grass. He work from morn till night, I do not let him stop; So long dot he pehave dis way, He nefer lose his chob. I didn't hear him grumble onct, Ht mind me as I like; Brotection" make him satisfied, He doesn't want to "strike." Vot fordo I brotect dot mule, Und gif him dings vots goot, Vy stroke his ears and pat his het, Vich looks like gratitoot. I tell you vy, if you keep still, Und don't say it oud of school, I pif "brotection" etery time, Pecause I ride dot mule. It vas so in de Fatherland, I find it yet dis day, He who brotect gets hold de reins, Und makes de mule obey. My mule is like some workingman, Who get a chob to pull, Or his a saddle on his back, So his "dinner pail" get full. Who votes de ticket efery time, Whose heart is full of charity, For all de loafers riding him, Who brag of our "brosperity." If my ole mule had half de sense Vot workingmen dink dey've got He'd lift his leg arid take good aim, Und kick my fool brains oud. '■Vy don't he kick?" some poople say "Und get oud on de grass?" »dy mule don't know to help himself, His fader was an ass! —H. Vs Hetzel, Johnstown, Pa. FOR 9BIZIHR OF A STBAMBR Colombia Promises to Pay Great Britain $30,000 The indtmity to be paid by the Colombian government to the Pacific Steam Navigation company for the seizure and use of the British steamer Tabogatea for taking troops and munitions of war to Buena Vtntura has been settled at $30,000, The yteamer has been returned in good condition, The British flag was] again hoisted on board of her ytsterday. NBGBO LYNCHING. Barnes! lo Death for Alleged Attempted Assault on Eva Roth. Fred Alexander, tht negro who Saturday evening attempted an assault on Miss Eva Roth at Leavenworth, Kan., and who was supposed to have assaulttd and killed Pearl Forbes in that city in Novembtr last, was taken from the sheriff's guard and burned at stake at the scent of his. crimts, half a .dozen blocks from the centre of tht city on Tutsday last. Probably 8,000 persons witnessed the lynch' ing. Alexander was tied to a railroad rail plactd upright in the ground. Ht ditd protesting his innocence of the murder of Pearl Forbes, declaring to tht girl's father in tht prestnet of tht mob, that thty were killing nn innocent man. 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