LanoesT CIROULATION iw THE CITY AND NORTHERN THE DAILY NEWS NEXT mare , From South ~ Princess Beatrice.....Friday, noon BRITISH COLUMBIA an “ Prince Rupert....... Friday, 9 a.m. ve Library ——— x . e . rer The Prince Rupert Optimist voOL. IV, NO. 54 PRINOE RUPERT, B. 6., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 19195. PRICE FIVE CENTS HOUSE OF COMMONS S SITTING CONTINUOUSLY ILLIAM H. TAFT BIDS FAREWELL TO PUBLIC LIFE—SUFFRAGETTE MEETING BROKEN N UP ONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AT ILITANTS HAD PLANNED RAIDS ON PARLIAMENT AND SUFFRAGETTE MEETING ru vin missy ron WORSE OUTRAGES THAN PREVIOUSLY CAR- Special to The Daily News. March 4 \ ttes at i by Miss Kenny, was broken up today eat excitement, meeting Wolverhamp- | Sul- D OUT. militant Paris, March 4 Aviator Guil- phuretted H wen was Hbherated laux to-day made a successful m tt ’ ; flight from Savigny-Sur-Braye to i ame ‘onsiders . " ind = considerabk Paris, a distance of 118 miles in damage was done It is reported] one hour. that the ints planned raids ——— on partiamen! and other outrages INVESTING THREE totaily eclipsing any previous ex. pict AND A HALF MILLION | RES. TAFT SAYS FAREWELL 25 YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE)» -PRESIDENT HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT SINCE HE WAS 21 YEARS OLD—-WAS SECRETARY OF WAR. The Daily News. Mareh 4 Wil. President and he was 2 farewell to became a He after ceretnonies i) to gton p> H. Taft ex since said day 2 and en once more t e immediately ition inte with of camine promi the nnection { in vhieh be s tivil nission he President Governor of the ivos in Was appointed f War and visited in official capacity in succeeded Roosevelt to ) leney 1908 He was 190: ear he in was March 3 shadowed with : iltending the he Democratic President The sixty rhe en. arrival second Congress and of say farewells to-day repare for a termination >. morrow e and attend Miss L, on M. Kuster 54-56 Millinery | Musical Comedy Tonight. Everyone who good has for uld be at the per- rhe District the Pr twe enjoys a laugh and who gotten how anyone sho formance of School” tonight in ‘esby- terian Hal rhis is pre duced by Male Vu.ce Choir Club and is described ful, chirpy eomedy mirthful performers are ¢¢ of the sex that has the vote in th farce the ind Gymnastic act members of as a cheer- and rhe mmposed entirely crazy musical medley. but play where they are not merely imperfect gentlemen they the parts of “perfect ladies,’ beauty anteed to all Princes johnnies | lionaires by an up to-date take and grace the stage whose is guar- hearts of door mil- capture Rupert's and prospective The school Ezekiel Simpkins with is presid- ped over spanking machine and is visited by Deacon Tidd and Mrs. Quacken- bush. The farce is full of j upon the loeal celebrities, noted or not« and the local spring been working school trustees »kes rious, poets have over | Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. | Phone 4. KERGIN RETURNS FROM EXTENDED TRIP Gg His Absence He Visited St of the Hospitals in the Large American Cities. W. 'T. Kergin, accompanied Is Wife and family, returned rning on the Prine e| ke after a six months’ visit q the Eastern cities of da and the United States, Acrgin’s long absenee from has not been by any f the nature of a holiday \fler spending a short ‘est his relations near ‘ the doctor erossed over fed States and made a of the in Cities with } x the lie tour leading a view to latest knowledge ings of his chosen pro- \inongst the hospitals vere in New York, Boston and Chicago, is dhe world-famous Mayo { ical hespital at Roches- iil © deo tor, those Celphia, who looks remark- his long absence, fact that he has been very hard, remarked, in ‘ion with the Daily » how delighted he was ta be Fun in British Golumbia Prinee Rupert in particu. \ithough occupied almost tire time during his visit UFR Conneeted with his On, he found opportun. ‘alk about Prince Rupert, “Ss surprised at the extens “cquaintance the Eastern e° had with the upgrowth hdvancement of this city. & the Doctor's tour of the after te the ! Mrs most cities, had a relations Montreal | eastern American iKergin and children delightful time land friends in Te and Ottawa visiting rronto, to-night at K o'cloek some Thusic Eagles’ Smoker of P. Hall at 8 }good boxing bouts, | freshments Everybody jcome, ‘SCOTLAND DECISIVELY BEATS ENGLAND Inter-League Football Match Re- sults in Win for Scotiand by 4 Goals to 1 Mareh 3—In ternation league football on Saturday Seotiand beat land by four goals to one Hibernians ® were beaten Raith Rovers by to in a re-played Scottish cup tie Scottish games were follows: Kilmarnock 2, Airdronians 4, i | | | | and re- wel. 54 the In league kng Glasgow, by one goal nil league as Rangers 3 Third Lanark ° Morton 1, Hearts 2 Hamilton Academiecals 0; Clyde . Aberdeen 4; St. Mirren 0 Dundee 0; Motherwell 0 Falkirk 3; Queen's Park 1t Mr. J. J. Chisholm, manufae turer’s agent and one of the plo Prince Ku neer business men of pert, returned this morning from a month spent in the lower coast cities. Mrs. Chisholm, who a companied her husband South, ts visiting in lower California and will not return for some little time Her many friends will be} delighted to hear that her health complete rest and change has been greatly improved by the | AVIATOR TRAVELLED 118 MILES AN HOUR ator Between Savigny-Sur- Braye and Paris. Special to The Daily News. Thousand Men Will Be Employed at Granby Bay Mines This Summer. thou- construc- e shall have over one sand men engaged on tion and other work this summer the of our proposed 2000-ton smelter at Granby Bay, Portland Canal district,” said Mr. W. A. Wil- smelting superintendent Granby Gonsolidated, of bile Forks Mr. Williams is lat"the Hotel Vancouver and will igo north tonight. ‘The main furnace room will be 380 feet long and 83 feet wide The Northwest Steel Company, of Vancouver, will supply the structural steel The contract ealls for delivery of the ginning May 1 All the contracts for equipment have been award- ed, several Canadian firms be- ing among the tend- erers. While these improvements are being carried on we will build in connection with building liams, i the stee! be- successful a railway from the mine to the smelter, build a dam and power line, and erect a hospital to cost £10,000, and a $15,000 hotel. The smelter will be in operation about The total invest- Granby company at Bay, including mineral claims and their development, will reach about $3,500,000. “The smelter will treat cop- per ores. A lead stack may be installed later. M. E, E. Camp- bell, one of our mining engineers, is leaving tonight for the Hazel- ton district to report on the pos- sibilities of ore tonnage.’’—Van- couver Province, a year hence ment of the Granby SPECTACULAR FIGHT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS House Is Sitting Continuously and Members Sleep in Relays —tLikely to Continue All Week. March 4,—The fight in the Canadian parliament Ottawa, most spectacular history of the now in progress here in the House The the naval tempting to block through the House. The present prospect that there will be a continuous sitting is Liberals bill, progress of Commons. are holding up at. is of the House until midnight Sat- urday, when an adjournment will come automatically, In the session all last night the government leaders took turns in snatching sleep. Sys- tematically under the command of the whips of party, the mem- bers slept by relays. All are kept within easy call of the House, as to be ready at a moment's warning to appear and vote should such be called for. No chance on being caught unawares was allowed, so TURKEY NOT DECIDED ABOUT ADRIANOPLE There ts Little Change in the Bal- kan Situation—Turkey Clings to Adrianople. (Special to The Daily News. London, Mareh 4 There is practically no change in the Bal- kan situation to-day. The Grand Vizier stated that Pour Parlers is still in progress but that Turkey has not actually decided to cede Adrianople. This would not necessarily be the decision of the Powers. 5. 5. PRINCE GEORGE WELCOMED IN PORT Arrived This Morning After Be- in Laid Off for Four Months— Capt. Donald in Charge. The G. T. P. 8. 8. Prince George, Captain D. Donald, ar- rived in port this morning short- iv before 9 o’elock with a large passenger list and an exception- ally heavy cargo of freight. The which had been laid off this run for the last four months, will during the next three weeks take the place of the Prince Ru- pert which is to undergo a thor- ough overhauling. Starting April ist, the regular semi-weekly service will go into effect again, the Rupert arriving on Wednes- day and the ge on Saturday Purser Cridge, who has been the George she started the his pest again this morning Amongst the pas- senger list were the following: Mr. Wilson, Miss Preston, Mrs. Corwan, 8. Gourlay, Mr. Arnold, Rev. G. H. Raley, Ghas. Bruce, Mrs. R. Boyd Young, Miss L, Roy, Mr. Gilroy, Mr. Carpenter, Miss Ray Lawrence, Mrs. E. Watts, Mr. Fernie, T. H. Horne, Mr. Ag- new, Mr. Hempton, J. L. Bagg, Mr. E. Bucholz, Mr. Shady, W. Sutherland, D. Sutherlend, Mrs. Hubley, Mr. Swanson, Mr. La- tham, W. McAfee, Mr. Elliott, Mr. McAulay, T. Roberts, J. Fraser, Geo. L. Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Jappy, Miss Jappy, Mr. Cleamy, Mr. Denaldson, Mr. Wallon, Mr. Du Bernis, Mrs. Dillman, E, C, Skinner, D. Williams, C. East- man, Dr. Kergin, wife and son, Capt. John Irving, EB. C. Stephen- son, ©. H. Brown, Mrs. Becker, George, Gieor on since run, Was al MINISTER OF INTERIOR FORCED TO GO SOUTH Hon. W. J. Roche Must Take Va- cation on Account of Iliness— Will Go _— Special to The Daily News. Ottawa, March 5.—Hon. W. J. LOSS BY BOMBARDMENT WILL BE MADE GOOD MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WILL RE-IMBURSE PROPERTY OWN- ERS FOR LOSS DURING RECENT TROUBLES. Special to The Daily News. Mexico City, March 4,—An- Twenty-four Stowaways. Roche, sinister of the interior, is foreed’ to go south on account of ill health. | ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE PIRATES Defeated Men’s Ow: Own Last ohn by Score of 19 to 10—Now Hold First Place. Probably put upon their oll by their recent defeat at the! hands of the Brotherhood Cubs | at Indoor Baseball, the Pirates last evening gailied in_ full strength and succeeded in beat-| ing the Men's Own for the second time by a score of 19 to 10 with | an innings to spare. There was nothing very spectacular in the way of play, the winning team being a little too experienced and practised for their more youthful opponents Nevertheless — the| Men's Own showed great § im-| provement and are coming on well. For a time the latter held| the lead and kept the Pirates} hustling to ensure themselves the victory. The game was fairly well attended and the rooters did their best to make their presence} known. The Pirates now hold | the lead, in matches so far played | by the league. The next game will be between the Men's Own and the Cubs. GOOD TIME TO-NIGHT AT EAGLES’ SMOKER A splendid program of boxing bouts and other amusements has been arranged for the Eagles’ Smoker in the K. of P. Hall, Hel- gerson Block, to-night. There will be one six-round and two three-round bouts. Good music and refreshments will also be FIRST STAMP MILL | IN MINERAL CREEK Mr. C. H. Naylor, Mr. Cartwright, D. T. Anderson, Mr. Lovell, Glen Hide, Mr. Neilson, W. A. Somers and wife, Mr. Bridden and wife, | Mrs. Frost, W. Jenkins, L. one | pen, J. J. Chisholm, Mr. Renwake, Miss Criddle, Mr. Wyndham, Mr. Francis, Mr. Lublinski, A. King, Robt, Reid, Mr. wife, Mr. MeCaul!, Mr. H. Ker- gin, Mr, Berry, Mr.” Wooderaft, Mr. Bodwell, Mr, Davis and wife, | Mrs. Miller, GC. Ross, Mr. Camp- bell, Mr. Williams, J. A. Levin, J. A. Johnson, Wm, Rudio anal | wife, H. BE, Jamés, Ferren wad Mr. George L. Clayton, well known in this city as the man who had charge of the construe- tion of the big Cold Storage plant | at Seal Cove, arrived the | Prince George this morning from | the South. Mr, Clayton has eon- |} siderable contract work on hand in the city. | aes omoker | TONIGHT 1 Six-Round Bout Ottawa, Mareh 4.--At midnight ito.night the house was still sit- j ting | Mr. H. Berry, Vice-President hand General Manager of the Ca-'| Inadian Asbestos Co,, Lid, of} |/Montreal, arrived in the eity this} morning on the Prinee George, and is registered at the G. T. P Inn Millinery Display Saturday, March 8 Miss L. M. Kuster. 54.56 2 Three-Round Bouts Barrel Fight MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS of P. Hall }) : Helgerson Block at 8 o'cloek land | payment on the ground is due j}to have its value Outfit Freighted Up Guich to Mountain King Group—Tun- nel Crontracts Let. Valdez, Alaska, March .4—The |first stamp mill for the Mineral Creek district arrived this week from the States, and is now be- ing freighted up the gulch te the Mountain King group. The outfit consists of a stamp| mill, machinery for a _ power) |plant and 40,000 feet of lumber. Compressors and drills are ex- pected on the next steamer, This property near the Mineral Creek Mining Company claims reported to have a very tine showing of high grade gold quartz. Contracts have been let for de- velopment tunnels on the’ Big Four group, above the Mountain |King, near the head of Mineral Creek. This property is being opened up by Southern California oil men, who tovk a bond on the claims last summer. The next in time they expect fairly well dem- is is July, by whieh onstrated, Mr. H. VT .Kergin, brother of! (Drs, W. T. and L. W. Kergin of} this city, returned this morning) from a short trip to the lower coast cities. Mr. Kergin who has been a resident of Stewart! | for the last four years, left for | that place on the Prince John at| / noon, Kagies’ Smoker to-night at K lof P, Hall at 8 o'clock Some good boxing bouts, music and re. freshments. Everybody wel. come, SA | to |}that young man. | connection with Prince |/As I said in my address |from his sin, and put miles be- /such low depravity that they are! I am only grateful for the part I COLONIZATION OF ‘Captain Siem Interests Governor New York, March 4.—Twenty- four struggling, kicking stow- jaways were taken from the liner commercial |Cedric, shortly before she sailed nouncement was made _ to-day that the government is prepared re-imburse all /houses and all residences in the|to-day. This is the heaviest capital for all damages done dur- | stowaway list ever known by the ing the recent bombardment. officers. PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR MAKES REPLY T0 “NEWS” |SAYS HE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE PART HE HAD IN VOICING CONTEMPT FOR A CERTAIN CLASS OF SINNERS. Daily News.;may have had / contempt. To the Editor of the that Dear Editor: in voicing If any justification were need-| But if the Daily News is right, ed for the pointed remarks I made| and if suspicion has settled on on Sunday evening, it was found|some one, it is because before in vour editorial of last evening. last Sunday he was not above Your implication that there may | suspicion. My remarks shed no have been more than one guilty| new light on his sin. I said person present, and that the|/nothing to create suspicion minister is affecting more deeply against ayman previously un- than he knows, shows only the | Suspected. I gave no ee urgent necessity of such plain | #0? which could direct suspi- sheakins. jeion toward anyone. My re- marks, while seeming very per- I am satisfied that no ON€).onal, were in reality no more knows to whom I referred in the personal than every sermon congregation. Before I spoke I knew that no one was in @ posi- tion to know anything regarding His sin had no Rupert. “He fled ought to be. might be in your estimation, I am sfill old-fashioned enough to believe in the old-fashioned doc- /trine of conviction of sin. I ar- raigned a certain type of sinner before the Judgment Bar of God. I knew that type of sinner was before me and I said so. The | Daily News interposes and says it is distasteful. Ordinarily I do not object to tween him and it.” But if sus- picion has fallen upon others, and if they, like the young man { referred to, are persisting in refusing to make the decent reparation which the past admits of and demands, then let the|¢riticism but this criticism stings of public disapproval |touches very deeply the preroga- jscourge them to the uttermost! (Continued on Page 3) G. T. P. CONTRACTORS AT FORT FRASER Houses Built and Supplies Being Stored for Season's A Terrible Cut. The price of Boots and Shoes at Seott, Froud & Co. Shoe Sale is cut to suit everyone. Come in and pick up some bargains. 54 The Rev. J. H. Raley, Methodist Work. minister of Port Simpson, re- turned this morning from a Fort Fraser, B. C., March 4.— short visit to Vaneouver and Grading camps for Grand Trunk contractors have been established here and there are at present about fifty men at work building houses and bringing in supplies for this season's work. It is the intention of the contractors to work in both directions from this point and the Fort Fraser camp will be the principal camp in the Nechaco Valley. The steam shov- Victoria and left for his home at noon on the Prince John, ALASKA PLANNED Sulzer and Premier Borden in Scheme els are being brought up the Albany, March 3—Capt, Con-|Tiver and are expected to arrive rad Siem, former Arctic whaling here shortly, : Another, crew of men are now whom Governor . captain, with at wock at Milnes Landing, rais- Sulzer onee went on a whaling ing the cable across the river so expedition, talked with Gov, Sul-|as to allow the Grand Trunk zer today regarding a plan for|steamers to pass. colonizing Alaska after the Pa- The manager of the Fort Fra. nama is opened. The governor|ser sawmill has been unable to favors the plan, supply all the wants of local Capt. Siem met Premier Bor-| builders, but this shortage will den. of Canada, being in-roduced| soon be overcome. There are now to him by the governor as the|}on the way to the mill more than man who put the domesticated|five hundred thousand feet of reindeer in Alaska, and interest-| saw logs. ed the premier in a sgheme to in. troduce reindeer in Canada, or at in of the provinces, premier was interested and A large ice house is being con- structed on the river front, and work is being rushed as fast as possible in order ‘to get it full least rhe some jasked Capt, Siem to send him/before the ice disappears. what literature he can on the sub Accommodations are being ar-~ ject, as well as his experiences|ranged for some two hundred in Alaska families, who will come in as Plans for the colonization of}soon as the good weather opens |Alaska have not been completed up. but Capt. Siem says he expects co-operation of the Atlantic Topic of the Day. companies, Siem's friends are Everyone is talking of the planning to have him named the next Governor of Alaska by Pre. sident Wilson, bargains at Seott, Froud & Go,’s Big Shoe Sale. Have you got yours? 54 Al B. However ill- edvieed 1 my attempt, at | |