REST CIRCULATION n THE CITY AND “THERN OLUMBIA piven THE DAIL ———————— = — iL. IV, NO, 164. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., FRIDAY, JULY 11, 19143, eee ——___—— — _ — — _ ANNUAL SHOOT O sented at the wharf the occasion the crack shots the 1 out, off for dq to compete at of the Britfsh Association, whieh next Wednesday, Thursd Friday at the s on Lulu Island. voys selected to pick up t F se- annual Columbia takes ay Richmond The sol- he for Prince Rupert and bring INCE RUPERT CRACK SHOTS TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST GREY RIFLES SENDING CRACK TEAM TO COMPETE AT BRITISH COLUMBIA RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Earl Grey Rifles were well this ing when the Prince George being a years” presented by H, Helmeken, Esq., Victoria; Miss Dorothy Lieutenant be Dallas this MeTavish. governor's year by match, to competed in two stages first open to all comers, Duns- muir challenge cup and B, G, R. A. gold, silver and bronze medals jand a total of $509. Westminster match, open to all comers. 116 prizes, value 500 yards; First prize, the prizes are: Lieutenant |cup presented by the City of New wrdie, Sergeant Jack, Ser- | Westminster and sixty-one prizes, t Brown, Corporal Averill,| value $159. hie Matheson and Private! Victoria match, open to all ean. Corporal Averill was|comers; 600 yards, Cup presented le to leave with the rest this|;by the City of Victoria, bronze ing, but will sail tomorrow} medal and 8159 in prizes. ing. | Vaneouver mateh; Vancouver he Civilian Rifle Association! City cup, B,C. R. A. bronze medal so sending a «irony team,|/and $159 in sixty-one prizes h will leave tomorrow, but | Dawson match, 600 and 900 eames have not yet been se-|yards; open. Gup presented by «i, |P. Dawson, Usq., Glasgow Scot- ere are no less than eighteen|land, B. C. R. A. bronze medal ts on the program of the an-|and $210 in prizes shoot, and among the prizes,| Bankers’ match, 800 yards. B, of which seem bound to/G, R. A. bronze medal and $164 to Prince Rupert, are the Grand Aggregate; governor Dwing: | general's silver medal and B. ©, Anaimo match, 200 yards;|R. A. gold badge; governor gen- to all comers. First prize,|eral’s bronze medal and B. ©, Rh. presented by the mayor and/A. silver badge, D. &. A. silver Bncil of Nanaimo, B. C. R. A./and bronze medals Team to mre medal and $10; in all six-|represent British Columbia at ne cash prizes, value $159. [the Dominion Rifle Association elmeken match, 200, 500 and|meet will be selected by the yards; open. Dorothy medal/council of the B. G. R.A. in the value for sixty caslr prizes, gold medal was $182.| order of their scores in the grand many | aggregate. ith some reluctance M nk Kelly, president of tl Zor Transfer and Storage Con admitted to Coal r. 1 l- Commis- br Burns yesterday afternoon he had been approached } coal merehants with U estion that it might be table to him if he raised tl Be of his coal. He said ad replied, however, that |} ' quite satisfied with the re- s from his present charge ¢ ) per ton, Buying by Ut ton and selling by the sho making allowance for Ut of freightage, cartag riage and occasional scree mor ry 1e e that 1e of le rt 1e e, le he was able to make a profil bout 50 cents a_ ton, h he was content. with r. Kelly said that he had not the same trouble as to acks whieh had been exper d by Rogers & Black. | always instructed his lean to bring the coal er than to leave it in U s. It was better Lo lose #1. the teaming than $2 for sac k r. Kelly thought a bac loss te le Ses k ie 50 s, teamsler d hardly make wages at less bh $1.75 a trip, There we re y things here To make team- instance, could n as be For lame it fo pasture but had to expensive, orse went turned out pr places, stable, 1 a short session he afternoon, about 4 held lat o'eloe if ot in fed er k, Burns interrogated two Ccily ials, Manager T, GC. the electric light departme A. Brooksbank, the cily pu Duncan nt T- == ee ————————_—__—_—— A PIANO BARGAIN yor Sale—QGerhard Helntzman Up- | Grand, nearly new, cost 00. For quick sale, cash only, $355.00 GEO. WERNER Westholme Theatre or P. O. Box 168 AL DEALER WAS ADVISED TO INCREASE HIS CHARGES OTHER DEALERS SUGGESTED THAT HiS PRICES WERE TOO LOW—EVIDENCE AT LAST SESSION OF COAL COMMISSION. chasing agent. “It appeared from Mr. Brooksbank’'s that the had been formerly asked $9 a ton by the deaters and $9.55 evidence city since only imported coal eould be procured, As the city had deemed this too high, and as it was a large purchaser, it purchased direct from the mines, getting its coal thereby 75 cents a_ ton cheaper, and getting a long ton a short, so making a equivalent to one- price. A cheaper the Neweastle instead of further gain eighth of the quality of coal, coal, had been tried for a while at the lighting plant, but had been found unsatisfactory. With the investigation of these men the sitting of the coal com- missioner in Prince Rupert came to an end. Mr. Burns and his secretary, Mr. Clegg, went south this morning. Mr. Burns will conduct his next investigation at New Westminster, He will sub- mit a report of his inquiries with his findings to the Provine ial Borer nen in the autumn, ANOTHER FAREWELL SUPPER Messrs. Brady and McMaster the Guests of Honor. Mr. Brady, principal of the high school, and Mr. A. E. McMaster were guests of honor al a fare- well supper given them last night by Messrs. Gingras and Valliquet at their rooms in the Rand Block, Among the invited guests were Messrs, McNab, Ho- bin, Wilson, Warton, G, Peck, Hull, Harrison and Gamble. Mr, Brady for the south on Monday spend his summer vacation, It is rumored that he will not return to the city alone. Pioneer “Cleaners. leaves to Pantorium Phone 4. THIRD MEMBER FOR TERMS COMMISSION As Soon. as This Appointment Is Made Sittings Will Start at Victoria. (Special to The Daily News.) Ottawa, July 10.—As as a third member of the British Columbia terms commission appointed sittings of the com- mission will be held in Victoria, Ottawa and probably in London soon is FOREST FIRE LAW Forestry Association Finds Regu- lations Are Antiquated. (Special to The Daily News.) Winnipeg, July 10.—The Can- adian Forestry Association, now in session here, urges that a new and better forest fire law should be enacted to meet existing con- ditions, the present regula- tions, both in the east and in the west, are too antiquated to be of much protection, as RIOTS IN ST. LOUIS Striking Waiters and Cooks Mix Up with the Police. (Special to The Daily News.) St. Louis, Mo., July 10.—There were serious clashes last night between the striking waiters, cooks and bartenders and the police, several of the latter being badly injured. The rioting was frequent and of so. violent a character that. the governor has been appealed to for troops. POPULAR CITIZENS LEAVE Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Kugler Tak- ing Up Residence in Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Kugler and little child left this morning on the staamer Prince George to take up their residence in Van- couver, where Mr. Kugler will look after his father’s business interests. Mr. Kugler has been a resident of Prince Rupert for the past four years, being asso- in the real and latterly Continental ciated with his father business here connected with the Trust Company. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kugler have many friends in Prince Rupert who regret their departure from the city. estate ORE EXHIBIT Case of Specimens Placed in tite Government Buildings. A case containing specimens of ore from some of the nearby mines has been placed in the Government buildings here by J. H, MeMullin, the government agent. As the different speci- mens are ticketed with exact in- formation as lo each the exhibi- tion will be of great use in giv- ing an idea of our resourees to visilors who have mining inter- ests, INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS BY THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS annual installation of of- The ficers of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias was held last night. D. D. G. G6. W. R, Cam- eron officiated, assisted by G. V. Gc. G, A, Vaughan, G. P. H. Dag- gett and G, M, of W. W, Rober- son, The officers installed for the next term were as follows: Go. G, F. Landes; V. C., F, Shaw; Prelate, J. Christensen; M, of W. S. Massey: K, of R,. & S&S, W. H. Mellior; M. of F, B. 8. Self; M. of E. J, W. Potter; M. of A. R. Me- Kay; I. G@, W. MeLeod; O. G., T. Vanderwicher, A musical program and re- freshments brought the ewening to a very pleasant conclusion, There were forty-seven members in altendance, with five visiting brothers. nanan tsi aati May Riehards paid a fine of $25 this morning in the police court for accosting men on Co- mox ayenue, NEXT MAILS From South Prince Rupert.,..Saturday, 9 a.m, For South Princess Sophia...Saturday, 9 a.m, PRICE FIVE CENTS SIFTY THOUSAND BULGARS SURRENDER TO GREEKS )DYGUARD TO PROTECT KING GEORGE FROM SUFF RAGETTES—ADVENTURE OF AN AVIATOR BASEBALL. Northwestern League. Spokane 3, Vancouver 0. Portland 2, Tacoma 1. Victoria 6, Seattle 0. National League. Chicago 2, New York 2, Cincinnati 10, Brooklyn 5. St. Louis 4. Boston 3. Pittsburg 3, Philadelphia 2. American League. Washington 2, Detroit 4. New York 2, Chicago 1. Boston 6, St. Louis 2. Philadelphia 1, Cleyeland 4. Coast League. Venice 0, Portland 2. Sacramento 8, San Francisco 5. Oakland 6, Los Angeles 5, KARLUK AT NOME Steffansson to Join Exploration Party on Sunday. (Svecial to The Daily News.) Nome, July 411—The whaler Karluk with the Steffansson party of scientists arrived here yesterday. Steffansson is due to arrive Sunday, The Karluk lea- for Point Barrow, the most northern point of Alaska, on the twentieth, ves FOREST FIRES OUT No Loss of Eife but Great Des- truction of Homes (Special to The Daily News.) San Fraaciseo, July 11—After four days and three nights of desperate fighting by the militia and all the availahle men of the district, the forest fires on Mt. Tamalpais are now under con- trol. No loss of life has been reported but the destruction of homes has been very large. SIR JOHN ELLIS DEAD Veteran Editor of the St. John Globe (Special to The Daily News.) St. John, N.B., July 41—Sir John Ellis, the veteran editor of the St. John Globe ana a member of the Federal Senate died yes- terday. He was the father of J. N. Ellis of Vancouver, The Launch Alice B for hire. Tele- phone Green 391, Davis’ Float, 455-tf SPECIAL WESTHOLME Opera :: House TONIGHT KING GEORGE Altends the Opening of Parliament Ladies’ Hockey Mateh at Richmond, England Two Reel Feature The Dragon’s Breath from the Coast BACHELOR BILL'S BIRTH- DAY PRESENT High Class Music BY THE AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA 1, Madame Butterfly, 2. Marilana (Selection), 3. Madame Sherry, 4. Ttalians in Algiers. (Overture.) A Story Pacific Prices 100 and 150 DUKE OF CONNAUGHT Still Spoken of as First Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland. (Special to The Daily News.) London, July 411—The King has received a formal invitation to open the first parliament in Dublin. It is extremely probable thal the Duke of Connaught will be the first Lord-Lieutenant un- der Home Rule. NEW LUMBER TARIFFS Canadian Pacific Appeals Against Raliway Board. (Special to The Daily News.) Ottawa, July 10.—An appeal has been taken by the Canadian Pacific to the government against the order of the railway board directing the Grand Trunk Pa- cific, the Canadian Northern and the Canadian Pacifie to file new lumber tariffs from British Co- lumbia to the prairies. BODY GUARD FOR KING Fears That the Militants Will Kidnap Him. (Special to The Daily News ) London, July- 14.—A_ special body guard is now protecting King George from the suffrag- ettes, .as it is feared the mili- tants are planning to kidnap him. ARMY AVIATOR FALLS (Special to The Daily News) San Diego, Cal., July 44.— Captain Hennessy, an army avi- ator, fell yesterday from a height of six hundred feet. His machine was badly damaged, bul the avi- ator escaped unhurt. TERRACE WILL HAVE CO-OPERATIVE STORE Section Man Badly Injured by Falling from a Hand Car. Terrace, July 10.—The Skeena Co - operative Company has awarded the contract for its building at Terrace to Mr. Davis of Terrace. The Presbyterians of this town have decided to erect a church in the near future. The new home of the Rey. T. J. Marsh is now rapidly approach- ing completion, A section man was brought in here on Friday evening with a badly cut face and a broken arm, He had fallen from a hand car while it was vunning. His in- juries were attended to by Dr. Traynor. Messrs. Stuart & McKeen’ are at work on the new government buildings at Terrace. The superintendent of the Presbylerian missions for B. C, has been here for a few days in the interests of his church, Mr. and Mrs. Munro, Vancouy- er; A. McDougall, Prince Rupert; Mr, Cork, photographer for the G. T. P.; Dr. and Mrs. Kergin, were recent visitors at Terrace. Other visitors are Mr. A, E, Wright and wife and Miss Deni- son of Prince Rupert; Mrs, Pel- man and Miss Peterson, Prince Rupert, and J. McCabe, Aiyansh, Father Bunoz of Prince Rupert is visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. Munro are now occupying their new home = at Terrace, Purchases Sixteen Sections. Among the passengers by the Prinee George this morning was Mr. J. L. Callahan, a large realty operator of Spokane. He came in on the train yesterday, having been up the line to cruise a large block of agricultural land. Of this he acquired no less than sixteen sections or over ten thou sand acres. At the Savoy last nigaut Mr. Callahan said that he had already planned to divide up the tract into small holdings, which he would have no diMeulty of settling with farmers from the State of Washington, as the terms payment would be easy and several years, of run over ROUMANIA NOW DECLARES WAR AGAINST DEFEATED BULGARS FIFTY THOUSAND BULGARIANS FORCED TO SURRENDER TO GRECIAN ARMY—DESPERATE FIGHTING IN THE TORTUOUS PASSES OF MOUNT BELISSA. (Special to The Daily News.) Athens, July 14.—Oflicial des- patches report the continued pursuit of the Bulgarians by the Greeks. The Bulgars made a desperate stand in the tortuous passes of Mount Belissa, but af- ter heavy fighting were complete- ly routed by the Greeks. A large number of prisoners were taken, among them several officers, and the passes are thickly strewn with the dead of both sides. Roumania Declares War. London, July 14.—The King of Roumania has declared war against Bulgaria and the Rou- manian minister at Sofia has been recalled. Vienna, July 11.—The Servy- ian troops began crossing the Bulgarian frontier late yesterday afternoon and, according to ad- vices received here, orders have been issued for them to invade Bulgaria and begin active hostil- ities. Fifty Thousand Surrender. London, July 11.—It is report- ed that fifty thousand Bulgarians under the command of General Ivanoff were yesterday forced to surrender near Demir-Hissar. Russian Czar to Intervene. St. Petersburg, July 14.—It is officially reported here that the Bulgars have been driven out of Servia with appalling loss and that King Peter is planning fur- ther reprisals. Under’ these circumstances the Czar has given official notice of his determina- tion to intervene in the Balkan embroglio, his ministers’ having confidence that with such inter- vention the hostilities can be terminated the course of a week. in LEASE OF MORE WATERFRONT MAY BE PLACED ON MARKET BOARD OF TRADE HAS REQUESTED ) PREMIER McBRIDE TO PUT LEASE OF TWO BLOCKS TO AUCTION ON FAIR TERMS. Since the evidence given by the local coal merchants yesterday and on Wednesday went to show that the present wharfage was far from sufficient and that this was probably one cause of the high price of coal, the citizens of Prince Rupert will be pleased to learn that the Board of Trade has been making efforts in a di- rection which should alleviate the situation. It-has requested the Provincial government to put on the market the lease of its waterfront properties, known as Blocks D and HH. As these are located one at the harbor en- trance and the other near the cold storage plant, wharves érected on them might not be of direct use to the coal merchantg, but they should relieve the con- gestion at the other wharves by taking away the fishing boats and some of the freight. SS SHIPMENT OF FISH Over eighty thousand pounds of fish were shipped for the south on the Prince George this morning by the Atlin Fisheries, Lid. The task was a big one, Men were at work all-night pre- paring the shipment and eyen soe the steamer was delayed for some minutes before the last of the consignment was on beard, Strawberries from Terrace. of the Terrace straw- of which we have heard Some berries, so much lately, are now in the city, the first consignment of them having been received by George Frizzell last night. They are large, handsome’ berries and look as if they bore out the good reputation given them by recent travellers in Terrace. Tt is a good thing to see such fine ber- ries grown in this part of the country. FOUNDER OF PROCTOR (Special to The Daily News) Victoria, July 14.-—The body of Thomas G, Proctor, farmer and real estate man, well known in the Kooienays, was found on the railway tracks at Oak Bay at an early hour this morning. He was the founder of the Lown of Proc- tor and a resident of Nelson. It is a puzzling mystery how the body came to be at Oak Bay. The resolution of the Board of Trade on this matter was sent in the form of a petition to the Provincial premier, Sir Richard McBride, requesting that a twenty year lease of Block D and H be placed on the market for public auction, and that they should be at such reasonable rentals as ordinary’ industrial enterprises can afford to pay. Tke lease ig to be subject to the condition that it will be cancelled unless improvements to the value of $3,000 be placed on each lot of one hundred feet frontage within six months of the lease. A letter from the Premier's of- fice was received a few days_ago by the committee appointed by the Board of Trade to deal with the maiter. In this letter it was stated that the Premier would take up the recommendation with the minister of lands. FRESH EXTENSION OF TWENTY-FIVE MILES Railroad Service Be Soon in Operation to Morrice- town. On the report of Mr, Kerr, an inspecting engineer of the rail- way commission who was here during the week, it is expected that the train service on the Grand Trunk Pacific may be very soon extended another twenty- five miles to Morricetown, Su- perintendent Mehan will arrange for a regular service to Morrice- town as soon as the fermal per- mission for the extension is re- ceived from the railway commis- sion. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (Special to The Daily News) Kingston, Ont., July 44.-—-The government drill boat, with a cargo of dynamite, was yester- day struck by lightning. This exploded the dynamite and in- jured six men on board, two of them fatally, St. Andrew’s: Society The regular meeting of the above Sociely will be held to- night (Friday) at 8 o'clock. A good attendance of members is requested, i £. nisi sie mae iis Be ee ae Reena Sienna Ft Sans RON GO