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THE DAILY NEWS

Formerly The Pince Rupert Optimist

 

 

Monday, May 1st..

NEXT BOAT SOUTH

PRINCESS May

 

 

 

DL. II, NO. 96

FRince Rupert, B.C.,

SDISASTROUS FIRE VISITS
TOWN OF BANGOR, MAINE

»a Two Miles Long sua a Quariee Mile Wide is a Barren Waste

aeneienener s

B --Loss $5,000,000--City Under Martial Law--Armed Soldiers

Standing Guard Over Treasures of The First National Bank.

out and the only light the firemen
had
the reflection of the flames.
fought like
possible was given by citizens,

When the of
fighters failed check
break dynamite
the
fire,

Special to the Daily News)
Maine, May 1.~—~-Fol-
a terrible fire last
the which was two
® long and a quarter of a
three people are killed,
injured,

yor, to see
: They

here .
heroes and every aid

area ot

the fire
the out-
was used to blow

efforts
to

wide
are
g houses
is of people are

two hundred

are destroyed and
{ buildings in the
This, however

Then fortu-
and a

shortly

up some of

path of the

destitute
omeless and the loss is five
s The
Miler martial law and soldiers

proved ineffective
the

of dollars. city is
wird changed
light foll

after midnight and this undoubted-

nately

with loaded rifles are guard. rain began to

 

t half burned treasure vaults
first National Bank
the

It started down

ly saved the city from being com-

at ple te ly de stroyed.

Piwhat caused fire 1s
unknown
tle
ter of
tiff wind began to spread
Early

the jt

|
}
|
|
j
|

Ambulances and doctors were

injured

the

kept busy attending to the
the

womei

buildinyg
city and fanned

frame near

suffering of some of

and

{from

the and

children

credible driven theif homes into the

rapidity.
ot
light plant was burned | pértful,

scantily clad, was
the

itter cold night
For

progress the fire

miles around

to fight the blaze was

why were |

reflection of the fire could be seen
in the sky and people from every
town and village in the district
hurried
sight.
Rain is falling today and doubi-
ing the flickering embers of the
i largest fire this city has experienced
Most ot the
insurance.

into Bangor to see ihe

loss is covered by

turn next. It
up-to-date and
efficient the fire fighting apparatus

It may be
not

your

matters how

 

1; you are
fully protected ns much as
humanly possible. See the
| Mack Realty & Insurance Co
a Their Policies stand for the promp-
Ite st po settlement of claim.

jis, not insured you are
not

)1s

|

Baptist Rrotherhoolt Social to-
jnight at 8o’clock. You are in-
| vited. Bring a friend.

 

ASTOMS RECEIPTS TOOK

A BIG JUMP LAST MONTH

Mease in April, 1911, Three Times Greater Than
bin April, 1910 Expected $20,000 Mark Will Be

og Reached This Month— Warehouse Is

Full of Dutiable Goods

Pleaps andl bounds the customs Increase for April 1911 .$5,060.47

s at this port are growing. | Receipts

the month the receipts

past

most hree times greatet
they
mh in
they
Here

pts tor

fustoms Collector

for the ame
loubk

this

wert
1910 a

were m

that the for

Ss s receipts
nd ty |

ilmost «
March
the figures
April, 1911
April,191?.. 3,

month will likely be close on

are OOO as there is a steady

$8,786.77 | zocds now coming in and the ware

1 pts for 726.30 | house is being taxed to capacity.

ESI TAKERS COVER
AN IMMENSE TERRITORY

 

 

for March 1910.$5,848.41 |

MacDonald |
this |
$20,- |

stream of |

WENT TO CHURCH

oca! Order I. O. O. F. Heid
i Annual Church Parade

Explaining what constitutes real

| nei shborliness, illustrating the prin- |
& g

| ciples of true friendship, exalting

| the beauty of charity and picturing
the impelling personality of Jesus
te the most charitable neighbor
the chief features
er F. W. Kerr
. O. F. yester-
iday murning ae a local lodge

VaR?
ae friend, were
the

| pres iched to the I.

sermon

divine
with

attended service

the

in ac-

| cordance rules of their
| order
| Mr. took
| the parable of the Good Samatiran
land the
|

man

Kerr ns his subject

ed the action of

compar

who belonged to a _ clnss

ihnted and despised by the Jews

| of the Gddieiliows
eulogized the
the I. O. O. F., and

contended that as an organization

work
He

work done by

with the

| today good

much more good could be done

, than by individual effort.

Mobley and Assistants Will Have About Quar-|

r of a Million Square Miles to Cover to Reg-
ister the 15,000 People in Comox-Atlin
Charlotte Islands in
Yet in all this vi
territory, it is unlikely that more
then 15,000 people dwell, 5,000 of
lwhom are in Prince Rupert.

Frank Mobley is preparing | Queen
to

south in a week's time territory. n
chief census officer
the
"SUS re-
He

om the) GREY TEAM RAN OFF

with —his|
have

inhi the
atory
Df collectinp the cx

to embarking on

in Comox-Atlin, will

to Prince

May,

mii fS.

Rupert
and meet

1.us con\pleted by the

is hoped to

Wild Stampede Down Third Av-

ind
ee enue. Stopped on McBride

ae,
Mobley will have the largest
af any officer to Between o'clock
and perhaps the fewest| this afternoon the handsome grey
tion in it. His territory is| team belonging to the Union Trans
bd by parallels and meri-/fer Co, got scared at the top of
Roughly calculated his | Third avenue and rushed franti*
ssistants will have to cover! cally down towards McBride street
miles, his district | After narrowly escaping a plunge
ring sone 800 miles by 300/over the high trestles close by
It the Yukon | MeBride turned
line following the 124th] towards Fourth avenue,
n southward till it strikes! threw the wagon which was dam-
One of the horses fell, aad
Several — pas-

census one and two

be square

star!{s on street, the learn

and over-

th parnilel some 430 miles | aged.
do the Cariboo country, and injured a
atinues south on the 12rd | sershy helped pu! matters right.
Bl, taking in Fort McLeod, -
it joins the parallel |
muts across the country
ith the north of Varicouver
In addition has the

foot,

Have you seen Reilly's Bakery
Lunch Menu?
It will be in

N cw.

5lst
On|

tomorrow's Daily

he

About of
jorder were present under the mar-
Bro, George Leek.
attired full regalia.

sixty members the

shalship ol

/All were in

uP | Ensign Johnstoue of the Salvation
st
_| Army

and Noble Grand of the

Lodge was b plrints
LITTLE BOY IS CURED

| Donald) McRae Recovered From
| Cerebro Spina! Meningitis

After several weeks ilJness, for
of which time
Donald McRae, the
son of Mr, and Mrs. William
McRae ot Seventh avenue,
recovered from an attack of
meningitis

part
despaired of,

is
now
acute cerebfo  .pinal
and has returned home from the
Hospital. The parents are very
grateful to Dr. MeNeill and the
nursing staff of the hospital for
restoring their little son to health
again. It was necessary for Dr,
MeNeill to inject serum into him
nine times to effect a cure.

Gone Away
Thirty-eight first class and twen-
iy. two second class passengers left

 

for the south this morning on the
S. S. Prince George,

'supervision of Mr,

his life was}

MoNnDAY, May

 

| BASEBALL SCORES |

es eh Oe ee cial

Games Yesterday
Tacoma 2, Vancouver 4.
Seattle 3, Portland 5.
Spokane 5, Victoria 1.

Will Spend Only a Few Days Be-
low, Then Goes to Hazelton
By the Prince

Young left for Vic,oria.

some matters to

before going up river. As soon
as he returns to Prince Rupert,
which will be in a few
judge Young will take the
for Hazelton where a good
deal of work ow him,

George Judge
He

there

has

attend iv

Anu
aays,

first

hoat

Welvcime
Gps, eeu

from Var:

Back
® Rupert will
‘y with
ht on Wed-
will

arrive pas-

sengers, mail
nesday ‘nomi
for Sttwart on
at eight o' clack

leavt
lay morning
w the south
again on Frida, ng at eight
o'clock.
On Business Re

W. Jj. Lari
Sargent,
mea of Hazelto
business.

RSS,

usiness

yror
two i! known
i e city on

Weaiher and Sbipri:
From all
stations this morning come
cloudy mis
and down
the

wir
the coast
weather,
right rain: ?
moisture will
Rupert eventually though appear-
adces this morning indicate more
fine Triangle repori
rough sea.

of
ot

>

reach Prin

weather.

is the general report from the other
stntions.

Tntoosh reports considerable out
At 6.30

barquentine

shipping.
a_ three-masted

At 3 p.m.
Bartlett in.
Hyades At 4.30
U. S. lighthouse tender out
At 6.40 a.m.
At 4.40 a.m.
Out bound
masted U.

and in p.m,

At 4.25 a.m.

out. a.m. the
the S. S. Atherick in
the in S, S. Park.
at a two-

in 6 a.m.,

S. steamer.

works on Way to Seattle

and sewer plans of this city,- Mr,
Carver, Mr. R.H
Thompson, city engineer of Seattle,
left this morning on the S. S.
Prince George for Seattle.

Clever stntisticans and engineers
will take Mr. Carver's papers and
with his assistance and under the
Thompson will
that ‘vill

assistant to

make out a report be
presented to the city coudcil some

time this month,

Such ic ie we

St, Petersburg, May 1.—(Special)
Princess Scachivoscos who se
cluded herself in two of
her palace at Moscow on ihe death
of her betrothed twenty years ago,
died yesterday. Jn her
were found half ‘miilion of dollars
in coins.

rooms

rooms

eS on os Nea a

Provincial Chie/ of Police Mati-
land-Dougall of Hazelton, left on
the S. S. Camo.un for Vancouver
yesterday with ten Ritnesses who
will figure in the Cfosby murder
trail, Chief Maitland Dougall will
shortly, take up the
government agent at Duncan, Van.
cover Island,

position of

 

and figures about the waterworks |

ay

ce | MacF arlane has been
i Mfr,

Smooth to moderate) yained the goodwill of

out|S. S.
the schooner Alice | to complete
the S. S.! Vancouver.

|
At! then be called to the bar. He may

| “Mao

|
REPORT THIS MONTH |
ling worked on the
Facts and Figtires of Water-| Star, Winnipeg Telegram and other
| newspapers in

full of papers on which are facts| Fourth Estate we wish him even

| knowing
With a good sized grip packed|ups and downs of the road of the

1911.

——~ =

F STRIKES

PRICE Five Canta

THOUSAND MEN 70
QUIT WORK IN PITTSBURG

(Special to the Daily News)

Customary with other years the
advent of the frst of May this
year brings with it strikes and
rumors of strikes from all parts
of the world.

The following
ceived at
explanatory :

Madrid, Spain. May 1—De-
termined to put down all unruly
demonstrations on the part of
labor men in the city, troops, fully
armed, are parading the streets
here today. Late last night the
most prominent labor leaders were
arrested and lodged in jail because

despatches re,

noon today are self

ing tnct they are woking undes
worse conditions than apy ‘aborerr
in the universe the hundreds o
teamsters and street workmen
struck today. Asa result business
in the wholesale districts is com-
pletely tied up. The men demand
more pay for less hours.

Pittsburg, Pa., May 1—Dis™
satisfied with conditions and de-
marding more pay 1,500 workmen
of all classes on the Pennsylvania
Railroae went strike

on today

along the line to Altoona today.

Several train crews have joined

 

it was feared they would stir up
strife today. These men will
kept in custody until tomorrew.

be!

Trouble in|/Havana
Havana, Cuba, May 1.— Claim. |

 

the strikers and the leaders say
that before night the total number
| of strikers will be over 8,000. The
;men say they are prepared to
| put up a big fight to get the terms
| they demand and assert that they

JUDGE YOUNG WENT souTH! Pennsyivania Railroad Tied Up To- day cilia Angeles Carpenters

On Strike for Eight Hours and $4--Labor Riots in Spanish
Capital--Givic Laborers and Teamsters at Havana Go Out.

|are in a position financially to

hold out for a long tine.

Carpenters Strike
Los Angeles, May 1.—To turther
the unsettled state of labor the
market here the carpenters went
on strike today. They demand
four dollars a day for an eight-
hour day.
All Quiet in Boston
Boston, May 1.—The usual May
Day labor celebration was observed
today but no strikers are reported.
Victor Bergen, the well-known
labor movement leader was the
\principal’ speaker at the meeting
of the workers this morning.

Getting Better
Alderman Hilditch
recovering his

iapidly
neaith in the Gen-

 

jeral Mesjttal.

 

MAC. HAS GONE AWAY.

Will

Complete His Course in
Law in Vancouver

 

the past two years Arthur

articled
ew. Pe tnore, the
awn lawyer of this city. During
that time Mr. MacFarlane has
everybody
knew him—and almost every-

body in the city knows him.
“Mac” has left the city.
| went this morning on
George. He
study in

For
to
weii-

He
the}
is going

law in

away
Prince
his

W. Kerr—Sketch of M

“How will the end aimed

by those who call

Socialists be brought about, grant-
ing that the end is the improve-

 

and if he
December

passes his}

exams next he will!

Prince
is entitled

returit lo

after

| gown.

Kupert
to

again
he wear the
goes away with the best
wishes all He
an erstwhile newspaper man, hav-
Toronto Daily

”
aed

of his friends. is

therefore
trod the

the

Mac

west,

that has

ment of Social conditions par-
conditions industry,

and the production
1th?”

ticularly of

iabor, wages,
and use of wee The question |

by Rev. F. W.

Kerr last night im; the secon:

was answered
his series of three se
subject of Socialism, Oe 22
quent summing up of the respec-
tive the matter
two great schools of socialists,

A Great Upheaval

ideas on ‘01

 

more success and happiness than
he wishes himself,

Bose. RMS Reascuauile
The well-known and established |
“Royal Luneh"’ between Central |

t
and Grand hotels, has-been thor- |

;
oughly overhauled, redecore eet
renovated and will open for busi-
dess on Wednesday next. The
management in the hands of
two capable young men and their
patrons may

satisfaction,

1s

assured of every
1-2

be

 naleethald
Tomorrow night.
The Kaier. Island
Roller Rink Tigecs.
A Championship game of basket-
ball at the Auditorium.
Game cailed at 8.30 p.m, sharp,
Admission 25 cents,
Skating after the g

The

Club vs.

same,
Visit of Cold|Wave

Chicago, |May 1.—(Special)--A
cold wave swept down the centre
of the continent today,
and Manitoba reports say
are not damaged Missouri, Kan-
and Nebraska aas sudden
drop of icby degree. i temperature

sas

 

jand

even dates for,
the workers of
pworld in one huge general strike. |
TEX wheel will
Noi a particle of produce will be
turned out Commerce will
nt a standstill. The capitalist
industry wil!
knees and_ forced
capitulate to the armies of labor,
If need be,

isation of

ry stop

be
brought

captains of
their

to to}

there will be violence, |
but in any case the whole machin- |
ery of production will become the
property of the of
individuals.

The Gradual Process

The other school believes that
the whole process will ac-
complished by a much more grad-
ual method. Little by little the
education of the people will pro-
Their leaders will be mén
with the interests of the masses
at heart, Measure by measvre
will be pnssed in the parliaments
of the nations which will advance
the ideals of the saner sociaiists
until at length these ideals are

nations, not

be

ceed.

 

 

uuction,
used
creature of the past.

'
at)

themselves |

|Peter wh»
'sword at the hour of the betrayal

1 of | i self,

a wornen

the| reform at heart would incline.

running. | | ment
| towards
} ;
j subject,

j int
}

THE METHOD OF PEACE
OR METHOD OF ST

Second of Series of Sermons on oo Boilaltan: by Rev. F.

ethods and Two Great

Predictions of the Way in Which
Social Reform Will Come

Peace or War?

Of these two methods, as the
Rev. Mr. Kerr pointed out, the
first is the method of che disciple
was ready with his
Christ, zht to save
this Lord by violenze. The other
method is that of The Christ Him-
the method the

of and soug

of _ pea ace,

Gs ON te method towards which the sym-

of

with

and
social

Christian men
the cause of

| pathies

The Pastor Himself
Leading up to his sketch of

|the two predicted climaxes of the
One school of socialists predicts, | Socilaist movement abroad in the
the sudden | world today,
lculmination of the gradual organ- | @ brief outline of the purpose and
the methods

Rev. Mr. Kerr drew

of socialists generally,

| He referred to the inevitable com-
which has been directed
himself by his under-
taking to preach this controversial
Some of his good friends
this city, he are afraid
'that their pastor will be in danger
lof being mobbed should he preach
against socialism, and on the other
others are afraid that he
may turn out to be that dubious
sort of being, a socialist. Rev,
Mr. Kerr maintained his repu-
tation as a preacher by his hand-
ling of the subject; explained
clearly, tersely, and eloquently
the methods and ideals of socialism
as discovered by him in his study
of it, without losing for an instant
the deeply religious aspect the
subject of social refurm has for
him. The Empress Theatre was
thronged again Inst night. Rev.
Mr. Kerr announced that he will
preach his third and last sermon
this subject in about three
He io Vancouver

said,

naand

on

j weeks goes

Alberta |actualised and the nations own) ihis week to attend the Synod,
crops | their every means of wealth pro-|and his place in the pulpit next
while the capitalist who|Sunday evening will be taken by
them selfishly, will be a|Ensign Johnstone of the Salyntion

Army.

is

fem hee

Seer oe 4

Rin. veacinwtenasenysmmetiteh be! fa