CIRCULATION TY AND NORTHERN Raest in THE or BRITIGH COLUMBIA ILY NEWS \L. LV, NO, 186. PRINT HOPE RT, B. 6, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, ee NEXT MAILS From Gouth Princess May......; Monday, 12 m. For Soule Prince Rupert... +... Monday, 9 a.m. 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS IEXICOMAY DECLARE WAR AGAINST UNITED STATES OUSANDS MADE HOMELESS BY EARTHQUAKE IN PERU-GREAT STAMPEDE ON TO SUSHANNA RIKING FISHERMEN RUSHE FOR BOATS WHEN SALMON RUN pT THE REDUCED PRICE OF FIFTEEN CENTS BUT THERE MAY BE A FURTHER REDUCTION TO TWELVE CENTS. E Inde- | strike World, | dation. There are only a lnumber employed there and they l i ‘ An Worker of the ilating to prevent the from go- work and to resume ignominiously; merry at Steveston The canneries failed to get their of 5 cents per hour; all that was gained in was that some of the that compromised independent price As stated yesterday, missing the first fully £200,000, While the were in Vancouver with the whites, Indians women workers in ty in- in the fish- with canneries have of 15 cents. their night’s run was ke, Was to the river by the men crease fact, on, Aug. With the] strike fish cut to 415 cents, and fre predicted that a eduction to 12 cents wil! the fisherine ing industry inaugurated the strike River after being -six hours, again and 6. ermen the received a ely set Japanese loss by ithe fishing leaders in conference and while the and some of the Japanese were awaiting their re- turn, about eighty of the latter out in their boats. The sight the greal of fish returned was much Fraser Japanese if thirty conse canners, of the in strike of work, he fishermens ihe banner /~yeat run at an end is ymes this morning;put of they the 1 | eport ce 40,000 as for rush the desert- have been catches will salmon that Ten cents is the | strikers, fish in other|for boats was made. a limited] streets of Steveston were ed and the gulf river | prese nted a busy scene, the lof the fishing crafts being every- {where in evidence. y anvone take {oo 5 cents and a general g paid for Soon and then only and again lights taken, port that on the Fraset L RESULT OF MISSION AT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING OR PATTULLO’S FIRST STATEMENT WILL BE TO COUR- CIL—HE COMMENTS ON PRESENT STATE OF THE LONDON MONEY MARKET. the upper went Japanese | river bridge on )T did sound On the scales of high of a py raiser was that Mr. names not landed Mavor Pattullo and their he city solicitor, promising, Georg thislfinance an ounce evil report sind of good of a i by |} would oulweight Any and strife menace to any. city the London market, The mayor and Mrs paid a brief visit to Paris, « while awaiting the capitalist from New York. were there in time to festivities of the Fourteenth July, when the Freneh the anniversary of the faN Bastile in 41789, a date which ‘marks the of repub- licanism in France, While in London the party wil- nessed the bigantic parade the Welsh disestablish- and also saw demonstrations. the mayor was business he greeted were and by reputation. dis- flicials and of h Mayor oked in excellent ir journey. cled the uuneil and others, \ il] make no public ment as to the result of his until he ad- city council on Mon- g There will be of the council this evening, as as a meeting of be called with notice, “a nutn- their Pattulk havn greal to content went Pattullo if three arrival by mem days, of a They the of brate of the see Europe s the cele- no eling him red, cannot n 24 hours’ Pattullo thal the money hdon was While Hand rise j ody slateu The stringenes most al he was there the strike It time feared that mean a withdrawal of £750,000, nearly from cireulation. Al- {his had not eventually the fear of it had added ascent ihe depression in the money|United States Treasury Distrib- irkel utes Fifty Millions. Mayor against ment bil the suffragette In what litle time able to spare from found the trip very pleasant, Mrs. Pattullo will remaim In the old country until Christmas. Lo some of severe occurred, ’ some vould h week mo ooo, gh red, TO MOVE THE CROP (Special to The Daily N Washington, Aug. %. The United States treasury has de- cided to distribute fifty millions among the banks in the west to assist in moving the crop. Pattullo commented of investors lo lightest reports of a damag- ature, ‘This was carried so capitalists that eer- towns had been shoulder on isceptibility ews.) hy some western 1 the cold because PPP —OOS. FINAL PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT Westholme Opera House The Giiffith Stock Company Presents “Bought and Paid For’ THE BIG LONDON SUCCESS Popular Prices, - - - - - - - - 25¢, 35¢, and 50c tone. last night is without foun- small went out-in their boats last night. the SHUSHANNA STAMPEDE Large Number of Prospectors Are Leaving the Coast. dSpecial to The Dally News.) Vancouver, Aug, 9. Gold seekers are leaving here in very large numbers for the at Shushanna, all the steamers for the north being crowded to capacity with passengers and mining outfits. new strike FLYNN KNOCKED OUT Gonsea Smith Lays Him Away in the Fifth Round. Special to The Daily News. New York, Aug. 9.—Gunboat Smith and Fireman Flynn met at the Athletie Club last night in a twenty round match, It was Gun- boat's fight from the start, Flynn scarcely getting a lookin. In the fifth a swinging smash on the jaw with fhe right laid him out and he seemed willing enough to take the count. REGULAR MEETING OF ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY Dates for Next Dances Arranged Organized Training for Sports at the Fair. held in The Society its regular the new large allendance ing present. It was decided to on Wednesday, August 20th, and on September 4th, the program for the first dance being posed mainly of Scotch and at the second one Canadian dances will predominate. Practice dances are being ranged where Canadians may have an opportunity to learn Scotch dances and the old coun- try may learn the Can- adian dances. A small charge will be made at these practice nights to non-members. Mr. J. H. Kelly as the society's representative the land sports committee of the agricultyral exhibition associa- tion. The athletes of the will commence organized train- ing at an early date and with such an abundance of talent at their command they hope to be to the fore in the majority of the sporting events. A public dance will probably be held on one of the evenings of the fair to help entertain the large number of visitors expected from the surrounding districts. AN IMMEDIATE START ON NEW G.T.? HOTEL Western Part of the Annex to Be Taken Down Right Away. St. Andrew's monthly last of members be- meeting rooms evening, a hold dances come dances ar- people was appointed on society That an immediate start is to be made on the excavation for the new palatial hotel to be erected by the G, T. P. borne out ‘by the fact that Mr. G. A. Sweet, manager of the Inn and Annex, has been notified that he must vacate next week the western building of the Annex, The front portion of this building has been occupied as a residence for Mr. Sweet's family, the remainder being used as lodging for some of the hotel employees, The main part of the Annex, as far as ean be learned, will not be torn down for some three or four weeks, is Christian Science Meetings. Held in David Hays Block, 2nd Ave, Sunday service 11 a. im, Sunday schoo! meets after the morning service, Testimony meetings Wednesdays at 8 p. m, Reading room is dpen every day except Sundays and lagal holi- days from 2 p.m, to 5 p,m, | 186 Another Dry Goods Store. Negotiations are under way for the opening of a new dry goods store in the premises vacated by the Prince Rupert Hardware & Supply Co., Lid, Further details are not yet available, BASEBALL. Northweatern League. Vancouver 14, Tacoma 8, Seattle 1, Victoria 3. Spokane 3, Portland 5, Coast League. Oakland 4, Los Angeles 3. San Franciseo 2, Sacramento 4. Venice 5, Portland 3. American League. - ashington 3, Cleveland 2 . Louis 6, New York 4. ited 4, Philadelphia 14. Nationaj League. Philadelphia 16, Chicago 3. St. Louis 2, Brooklyn 0. New York 6, Cincinnati 7. Pittsburg 4, Boston 2. THE COMMISSIONERS WENT TO TERRACE Members of Agricultural Commis- sion Will Hold Sessions Here Next Week. agricul- from the pro- the arrived this morning by Prince Rupert and to Terrace, where they will hold a session today. They will return here tomorrow to hold in the court house on and Tuesday. On Wednesday they will take the train for Hazefton, to sit there. The members of the commis- sion are: John J. Campbell, fruit grower, of Nelson; John Kidston, fruit grower, of Vernon; William Duncan, dairyman, of Comox; Shannon, dairyman, of Cloverdale, and G, B. Christensen, the secretary. As Mr. Hayward, the chairman, has gone to the old eountry on business connected with the com- mission, Mr. Campbell acting chairman. Another» member of the commission, Mr. Lucas, has been sent to Australia. The commission was accom- panied to Terrace by William Manson, M. P. P., and A. H. Tom- linson, the provincial government horticulturist. VANCOUVER EXPECTING GREAT HINDU INFLUX Preparing to Establish Line of Steamers from India to Defeat Immigration Act. The members of tural commission the south steamer ceeded sessions Monday 5S. is tSpecial to The Daily News.) Aug. 9.—Advices re- ceived here today from British Columbia indicate that there grave apprehension felt at Van- couver and Victoria of a great in- flux of Hindus. It is stated that the Hindus are preparing to es- tablish a line of steamers from India to Brilish Columbia with the purpose of evading the immi- gration act, and that, at any rate, chartered steamer with a large crowd already on the way, Pressure is being brought to bear to have the act’ so amend- ed that it will probably meet the siluation. Ottawa, is one is “THE WEATHER. The weather report at 5 o'clock this morning read: Barometer, 20.470; maximum temperature, 66; minimum temnerature, tis baeenepereciinamnmaemmennee w. c. T. U. Mrs. Livingstone, provincial secretary of W. ©, T. U,, Van- vouver, will address @ mass meet- ing in the B Mprg@ss Theatre Sun- day evening at 8:45. Collection to defray expenses. Senator Johneon Dead, (Special to The Daily News. Washington, Aug. 9.--Senator Johnson of Birmingham, Ala., died here yesterday after a brief illness. 55. St. Peter’s Church, Seal Cove, Evening service every Sunday TWO TOWNS DESTROYED Earthquake Renders Thousands of Peruvians Homeless. est circulation in Northern Lima, Peru, Aug. 9.—The Pe- ruvian towns of Carayelli and Quicacha were both destroyed by an earthquake on Thursday, and thousands of people are rendered homeless. B.C. VANCOUVER’S DRY DOCK Will Be Nearly as Large as That at Prince Rupert. (Special to The Daily News.) Ottawa, Aug. 9.—Vancouver to have a floating dry dock sim- ilar to that in operation at Mon- treal, according to the proposals laid before the publie works de- partment. It is to cost two mil- lions. Vancouver capitalists are behind the scheme. WEARING WATCHES ON THE ANKLE NOW New Society Fad Introduced Gay Masquerade at Pt. Judith Country Club. is in Narragansett Pier, R. I., Aug. 5.—The ankle watch is the latest fad of the smart set. Fifteen of them were observed last night at a gay masquerade in the Point Judith Country Club. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Willard D. Straight, Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Mills, Mr. and Mrs. William Dis- ston, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Fell, Mr. and Mrs. David Stevenson, Miss Emily Randolph and Miss Hannah Randolyh, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilson, Morgan Belmont, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cary Rum- sey, Mr. and Mrs. Isaae Clothier and Mrs. Louis D. Stoddard. HOSPITAL BOARD ON SEWAGE CONNECTIONS Board Discusses Advisability of Allowing Mure Connections with Sewer. The monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Princ Rupert General Hospital was held yesterday afternoon in the city hall. A report was received in con- nection with the sewer, This showed that it would accommo- date sewage for 250 people. Al- lowing 100 people for the hos- pital, ths would make it safe to allow connections for another 150 people, It was recommended therefore that 100 people be al- Jowed to make connections with the sewer at an initial fee of $20. The report was filed for the pres- ent. A report was presented on the cost of meals. It showed thal the cost of feeding patients dur- ing the past month had been 23 cents per meal. The report of the architect on the making of an addition twenty feet square to the kitchén was received and was referred to the ijinanece committee in conjjunc- tion with the building pommittes, with power to act. The matter of purchasing sterilizers was referred the finance committee with power to act. The question the old wing was was referred to the mittee and = finance with power to proceed, ’ to kalsomining It house com- committee of discussed. FOR DUMP CARS Centre Street Walk Torn Up to Allow for Track. The walk on Centre street in front of the general offices of the G. T. P. is being torn up to allow room for Archie McDougall, the contractor, to lay tracks for dump cars. For some time only foot traffic will be allowed on that part of Centre street. Open till ten tonight. Wal- at 7:30 o'clock. . lace’s sale. 186 CONTEST AT At noon today the guaranteed fund for the fall fair had reached the sum of $4,500, and during the coming week Percy F. Godenrath, the member of the advisory board of the Northern British Columbia Agricultural and Industrial As- sociation, who has in charge the campaign for finances, expects to complete the final roundup of business houses. Two splendid donations amounting to $75 have been received from J. 8S. Gray & Son, jewellers, who are giving a handsome silver challenge cup valued at $50 for the best selee- tion to be played by the Indian bands in competition. The lection will be from the opera of “Martha.” The cup is to be won three successive times before be- coming the property of the bat.d. To this trophy they also add a second silver cup valued at $234, which will be the erty the band winning the march piece. The management of the fair will financially the visiting Indian bands taking part in the competition by giving each band the sum of $50. It expected that eight to ten bands will be present. To this sum also the fair management will give the winning. bands handsome medals. se- absolute prop- assist is HANSOME PRIZES FOR BAND SEPTEMBER FAIR J. 8. GRAY & SON, THE JEWELLERS, DONATE TWO SPLENDID CUPS FOR COMPETITION BY THE INDIAN BRASS BANDS OF THE DISTRICT. Already a large amount of in- terest is being taken by the In- dian bands throughout the north, and special musie directors are being engaged by the different tribes. J. 8. Gray will shortly go to Kineolith to teack the band at that village. Mr. Werner has accepted the conductorship of the Greenville band.