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ETE An eg” ee Monday, May 29
Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist
VOL. Il, NO. 116 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, May 25, 1911, Price Five Cans

 

 
 
   
    
   
   

Canadian Press Despatch)
Winnipeg, May 285.
ay 1911, will long be remembered
Winnipeg

pintment,

Empire

as a day of disap-

sorrow and tragedy.

e weather turned from a bright

into a stormy, tem-
Before

ire cyclone was raging, with

rning

tuous day. evening a
niat

n and hailstorms.

Four Lives Lost

» less than four lives were lost

th
ne tne

holiday makers,

ng drownings. To deepen
pall of gloom which hung over
city, towards night, in the
ight of the
ected the
dd for half an hour the
total darkness, with the
in the

raged

storm, the lightning

electric power plant,
city was
street

s standing idle streets

|

le the storm around

m
undreds Saw Them Drown
The
5 happiness
Eber Jones
gie Mcleod in the

to the
the tragic
and Miss

Red River,

first tragedy mat
was

ng of

rth of Kildonan Park. Eber
is the son of Rev. J. P
pastor of the St. John's
terian congregation The

all of

Place in Toronto Bay.

young woman is
Rev. Mr.
The

a sister-in-law of |
Jones.
young

man was foolhardy

enough to row out into the wesh
of the steamer Winnitoba. The
frail craft in his unskilful hands

| turned over, and before help could

reach them, the young couple had
The drow-

the

disappeared from view
took

hundreds

piac e before

ot

who were

ning
of

steamer

eyes
on the
to help

peuple
unable
them

 

Cyclone Swamped Canoe
| The
George E

other victims
Hunt

They were

two wer

and his sister

Jessie. two of
ot
from

While

sh« re,

a party
in
the

four who went out
Elm Park
but a little

a canoe
in evening.
from
a terrific
squall struck them, swamping the
little craft the it
The with
| managed save their
the upturned
till help reached them, but
Hunt

irom

way out

but in deep water,

raised.
them
by

in scas

two companions

to lives

clinging to canoe

young

and his sister disappeared

view, and their bodies have

not yet been recovered
Havoc at Norwood
the cyclone,

On shore miniature

accompanied by thunder, lightning- | «

lfestivities were

SAD EMPIRE DAY IN
THE CITY OF WINNIPEG

our Deaths From Diewning Took Piles. olgclone Breaks on the
City Doing Damage---Lightning Storm Puts the City in
Darkness---Rain and Hail Fell Upon a City of Sorrow
and Gloom---Two Deaths by Drowning Took

caused great havoc.
Norwood section of St.
it buildings
breaking
immense

rain and hail
In the
Boriface

down,

blew veral

S¢

tearing up trees,

virdows, and doing an

amount of damage. For-

as is yet learned,

petty
tunately so far
no one was injured in the storm.
A City of Gloom
The fierce lightning affected the
thet for thirty
was in darkness,

electric power, so
minutes the

the

city
cars were obliged
the

and

and street
to come standstill
darkened till
power were available again.

Never the of
the city has a holiday been marked
with of

to a in
streets

light

before in history

such a succession tragic
and sorrowful incidents.

Tragedy at Toronto
May 25.

Toronto, Empire Day
by a
sad drowning accident on Toronto

Bay,

merred here

when Oliver Blain aged 25,

and Hazie Hicks were lost through | programme lasted and every num- | ergetic with a sheaf of programmes the assembled crowd going in the

Then |

megaphone |

They
at the

the capsizirg of a sail boat
half
Pheir two companions, both |

were a mile from shore

time.

lrowning

 

AMES BAKER
IN THE

eamer Operator Struck a

   
  
   
   
   
   
   
  
 
    
   
  
    
  
   
    
  
 
 
   

Away and Body

Special to the Daily News)

itselas, B. C., May 25.
imes Baker, a deck hand on|
p steamer Operator was drow- |
i in the Skeena River yes-
day afternoon while passing
anskinisht. His body has|
t been recovered. |
Boat Struck Rock

Baker was standing at the ||
of the boat when she|
uck a rock causing the boat |
jar and flinging Baker from|
feet into the water. With)
rush of water in the river,
was quickly washed out of

ht, and disappeared almost
tantly.

From Newfoundland

e was a native of Elliston,
wfoundland, where his par-
ts reside. He was about
enty years old, and is said

have an uncle living in Van-
uver,

Stoke's

ice cream sold at the
lace Ice Cream Parlor, Second
enue, next door to the old

fice of the Optimist, is made from
ire cream in Seattle
‘om canned goods,

not
2t

and

Your clothes wili need pressing

ter the holiday, Panatorium cle-

ners will do it. Send your
othes down to us if you are going
river. ‘Phone 4, 2t

Buy on Sixth Street for $1500
ash. H, F. McRae & Co,

His Feet into the Raging RiverWas Washed

COMING TO

bring them in contact with Can-
DROWNED adians, and by this way obtain
first hand the Canadian point of
view.
SKEENA RIVER. This trip should also mean
much for the development of a
true imperial feeling. It is ex-

Rock, Throwing Him Off

Not Recovered

 

pected that the
| will mean a crop of articles appear-
ing
when British politics are
fand when there is much space to

result of this trip

in August and September,

tranquil

CYCLONE WORKS GREAT HAVOC

 

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BASEBALL SCORES

es Hs eer mera

Northwestern League

Vancouver, 2 Spokane 4; morn-
ing game.
Vancouver 0, Spokane 2; after-

noon game.
Portland 7, Victoria 0.
Tacoma 4, Seattle 0.
National League
Boston 2, Chicago 4.
St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 2.
Pittsburg 0, Brooklyn 4.
Cincinnati 1, New York 2.
American League
Chicago 3, New York 5.
Boston 0, St. Louis 1.
Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 9.
Pacific Coast League
Los Angeles 0, Sacramento 9.
Vernon 3, Oakland 4.

Lacrosse Senior

CONCERT WAS.

the Concert in the Thearte

until the

It

went down after the concert last

was not

 

lunder the auspices of the Overseas
|Club that realized
| so much excellent talent in ie
For hours the

one there

| city. over three

ber was a dandy.

Judging by the applause of the

rescued after a narrow escape from played by Skidegate band, winners

of the two first prizes in the contest.
| The re’s to that

little speech was made
the conductor of the band, Arthur
Moody, after the Mayor had

distributed the prizes.

band.

class

neat

the concert
the
Rupert.

and was un-

filled

questionably best ever -given

in Prince
by Miss Nyland, Miss Ellett, Miss}
Mabel Gray, Miss Grant, Miss}

Killin, Messrs. Ellis, Fletcher, Bul-|

lock Webster, Porter, Russell, and |
Florrie and Mamie Gray. Skide- |
gate and Kincolith bands, both |

prize winners in the contest, played |

selections.
Mr. Alex Gray was accompanist.

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t

Lots of Talent in Evidence at}

A\-
by |

The programme was contributed |

|for pure ice cream,

EVERYBOD

 

Brilliant sunshine all day,

Empire
Boys and girls from the
| Stage

of whom we have a few

attire, and the

New Westminster 1, Vancouver 0| Everywhere there bloomed in glo-
the festive

ry on masculine heads,

7
panama, and as for the girls, well,
of the

A BIG SCCESS | great day, and the glorious sun-

| their radiance was worthy

shine

Mssetine for Youngsters
}

For the youngsters’

| morning hours had been set apart.
curtain | Up with the lark, the indefatigable
| members of the Sports Committee,
'night given in the Empress Theatre leo made sure that all was in

to Mr. Mc
P. wharf wa

|readiness. Thanks
Master the G. T.
cleared for a roomy space.
active and en

| Vickers was there

land resplendent committee favor,

| and a which inspire

pans ama

students of Trinity College, were | of the evening was the selection | the mass of merry-makers,

With of

and

ribbon favors

hue, a holiday g

the
party,

authorities become at sus-

|
| pected intentions of th

| the sentries at the crashing ad for
doubled,

have been

Every seat in the theatre was|have been placed between the fort

and the camp of the Japanese, |
| patrolling day and night
| The Japanese assert that they)
are merely peaceful scientists, but
the people are firmly convinced |
in the face of things that they are |
encamped where they are for
other purposes.

U U PALACE OF SWEETS]

Third avenue,

‘phone 274.

 

spare.
| Have you tried the strawberry
ice cream and the ice cream cones
Deputation of British Journal- at the PALACE OF SWEETS.
ists to Study Canada Pie a og in
| Third avenue?,’phone 274 2t
An invitation has been extended | phe
ny the Dominion Government to} Over 3,000 Visitors
a representative group of British} It is estimated that over three]
&

newspapermen to visit Car

during the coming summer,

Vancouver

It is the in-|

They will come to
and Prince Rupert.

tention of the government to give} |
the old country newspapermen | f

la right idea of the Dominion

eda | thousand Visitors came to Prince}
| Rupert to espnd the day.

And the girls, big and little,

ooked as sweet in their summer}

|
Oh, You Peaches! |

rills and furbelows as the lily of

, and | the valley.

 

WRECKED

Leaped— Passengers

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Man., May al

MacGregor, 25.
wrecked here today as
a terrific windstorm which hurled | ¢
two street cars oft
on to the G, T, P. main line just l

as the train was approaching,
Train Crew Jumped

the accident just in the|«

 

flying engine escaping with minor

G. T. P. TRAIN BURNS

Street Cars Flung on Mainline by Terrible Gust of
Wind Just as Train Came Up—Engine Men

engine crashed into the obstruction

Grand Trunk passenger train wé as| smi ashing the fallen cars to frag-
a result of }ments, and leaping the rails,

their own rails} piled up on the engine where two

Seeing
nick of time, the train crew took | senger was seriously injured, There
a chance and leaped from the|were some hairbreadth escapes

in the street cars and piled up

IN WINDSTORM

THINK THE JAPS

ARE WAR SPIES

Australians Look With Alarm
on Antarctic Expedition

Sydney, N. S., W. May 24.—
a ferment of excite-
actions and alleged

This city is in
ment over the

 

 

objects of the Japanese polar
party under Commander Shirase,
lwho with his colleagues are su
pected of spying out and en-
deavoring to secure plans of Aus-
‘tralian fortifications, The party,
compelled to retire from their

Had Narrow Escape

injuries. An instant later the

The

cars following left the rails and

ff them took fire,
Miraculous Escapes
freak

By extraordinary

f good fortune not a single pas-

soe

 

southern expedition on account of
the weather
which resulted in the loss of their
dogs, have formed a camp close
to Southhead fort, and have

nounced that it will be necessary |
to remain six months until more |

severe encountered,

 

 

dogs are brought out from Japan,
So alarmed have the federal |
railway cars. One or two men}

extricated themselves only a few |
moments before the flames singed
their clothes. The wreckage blazed |

of the train are quite destroyed. |

Mr, William H. Magee, special
correspondent of the London Daily
and a man who has
rouhnd the

Telegraph,
spent most of his life
Panama isthmus, arrived in Prince

Great Public Festival Was Held
Weather---All Day Programme of Sports was Held on the
Grand Trunk Wharf---Immense Crowds Turned Out to
Enjoy the Fun---Indian Bands Marched Through
the Town---Complete Results of the Contests.

and
a whole holiday for the youngsters
and the grown-ups guaranteed an
Day worth remembering.
baby
to the silver-haired variety,
even in
youthful Prince Rupert, blossomed
forth in the gayest of fresh summer
merriest of moods

sports the

every
ood humor! with the throng of happy children |

a

and pic nie

Y WAS

CELEBRATING EMPIRE

 

to signal success,
committee were here, there,

»ared for the children’s races.
I

and wouldn't be at the

little lassies, and manfully

ensign overhead.

Indian Bands Arrive

 

s|strains. of

-_lof feet down Centre

spirit of keen expectancy.
{| through his mighty

forthcoming fat man’s race,

first favorite a dozen

races.
But when the Wee Girls lined up
for the first race of the morning,
there at one end of the tape was
the Mayor gleefully spotting win-
ners amongst the group of winsome

Due to start off at 10.30 a.m.
the morning’s sports delayed ne

we

-|a short half hour until the martial |

the marching Indian

Chief}bands and the tramp of hundreds

that carried the whole programme
the rest of the
and
everywhere along the coursé pre-

An hour before the races began
an alarming rumor ran round that

Mayor Manson had eloped in a
gasoline boat across the harbor, |

sup-
porting a crimson Committee Fa-
vor as resplendent as the red

street got]

audience the piece par excellence| deference from mere members of | Jack Beatty, first favorite for the
and |

times over |

in Prince Rupert in Ideal

on the wharf, announced in sten-
torian tones the start of the Wee
Girls’ Race which led off the series.

In splendid order, and with
perfect precision, the Indian bands
filed past to their places with
tuck of drum, and shrill of fife, as
the tiny tots gathered at the
starting point.

The Wee Runners

Fresh and fairylike in their
spotless frocks, and dainty sashes
the babies made a pretty picture.
But to them it was no decorative
on

 

item the prgramme. They
were there to race and to win if
possible, and race they did. Like
a small whirlwind the eager little
competitors covered the fifty yards
{and almost altogether broke the
eae beside the Mayor. Two
| fleeter footed fairies than the rest
re a fraction of a foot or so
ahead of their rivals, and were
|seized upon by ever watchful
| Committee men.
Hardworkers All

As starter Rev. W. H. McLeod
was busy with the line ups, and
J. J. Sloan worked indefatigably
taking the names of the winners.
J. G. Weston, and W. Casey too,

 

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

« SHERMAN WON GOOD RACE

jof the day

The three mile race—the event
at yeaterday’s sports

STIFF THREE MILE RUN

'Course Was Rather Bewildering--Some Good Runners
Competed—Holmquist Who Dropped Out Ow-
ing to Losing Course, Makes Challenge

i When? it went up Rupert Road,
| along First avenue to Second

|was one of the best races of its|street, up Second street to Third

Pek

|kind, and well contested.
winner, W. H. Sherman,
‘off the vace last year easily.

ae p ni
The} avenue, up Fulton street to Sixth
carried | avenue,

This | McBride,

down Sixth avenue to
then down to Seventh,

|year he was chased home closely | along Seventh to Hays Cove Cir-

by a yard in
lin the stretch.

| previously given a
by carrying off the
He has a good record |

Sherman

speed
yard dash
for running

taste of his | starting.
220) yards over the three miles.

- |by A. Nicholson, whom he defeated cle, and back again along the same
a neck and neck race | course,
had | made known a few minutes before

The course was only

It measures just 100

Sherman and Nicholson

While

at Trail, B. C., while| were running near the finish, neck

Rupert yesterday for a short visit.| Nicholson has a splendid repu-|and neck, a frightened dog ran

He will collect material for articles |

which will appear in the London
press about Prince Rupert and
district.

tation at the longer distances.
The

plicated one.

 

course was rather a

RIOT IN MEXICO CITY
THREE MEN SHOT DEAD

Rumor That Diaz Would Not Resign Precipitated a
Furious Demonstration—Govt. Newspaper Build-
ing Fired—Diaz is Delirious with Fever

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Mexico City, May 25.—-Wild
with annoyance at a rumor which
got round that President Diaz
had refused to resign, a huge
crowd of men and boys several
thousands strong, massed them-
selves in front of the “El Im-

parcial'’’ Government Newspaper
Building here last night and set

it on fire.

mob killing three persons,

The police armed with
up rapidly and the forward c ars| rifles and revolvers fired on the

| Hurling stones, and smashing

windows along the street the mob

 

resisted the police, but dispersed

after A
soldiers turned out,

while. regiment of

and guarded

a

the street where the Diaz Palace
The city is in a state

is located.

|

com-'
Starting from the|

 

 

across the track in front of them,
obstructing the runners and caus-
ing them to collide together, and
jarring both. There was some
talk of a protest over it, but the
matter was allowed to drop.

S. Holmquist, the Swedish run-
ner, who dropped out of the race
offers an explanation that while
leading on the way out he got
confused over the turnings, and
kept running up Fulton street,
instead of turning onto Sixth
avenue. Before he realised his
mistake he was too far behind
turn back and attempt to
overtake the leaders.

Holmquist, makes noe accusation
of unfairness as the mistake was
his own, but his friends and
compatriots have authorised the

to

of disturbance still, and the police| Daily News to challenge the win-
are patrolling the principal streets | ners of yesterday's race to another

fully armed,

certain,
high fever, and delirious,

contest on the first of July, when

That Diaz is going to resign is| Holmquist would be willing to
He is desperately il!, in]meet them at any distance from

10 miles to 26 miles.

  

 

 

 

  

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