W
25
TAXI
and
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
and
win
sk
PA
ATT
VIPECK,
Prop.
VOL
XV
NO.
11-
Die
liai
v'ed
willi
Hie
luur-
ii
.
at
Mulch
llili
a
a
auquillwL
by
tliu,
(in
u
alter
an
hour
;,jiy
ay
SVV
.!
li
,
,
on
tin
ground
thai
t
iHig
front
alooholic
w
it
lie
held
in
prison
li
coinniilineiil
to
tin
he
insane.
r
-t
Km-"
trial
Ihe
man
:;
::
'i
In
he
handed
hut
a
retrial
was
.J:...
'
showed
thai
he
n
(::
wife's
skull
willi
a
"')'
..er
and
hail
heen
habil-""
a
heavy
drinker
all
his
life.
I0TED
GENERAL
OBEYS
COMMAND
Earl
of
Ypros,
Formorly
Lord
French,
Died
This
Afterioon
in
England
I"M
Hiikland.
May
22.
Karl
I'f
Yi
:
foitiicilv
Field
.Miirshal
ium;
l
iinwii.
ilii-il
Ibis
lifter-
?""
ani-,1
73
years.
I.on
l
iencli
was
eotmnaniler
I"f
tin-
Itntisli
forces
in
France
I"1"1
I'laiiilers
for
10
mouths
un-
NI
II,
,!.,.
l(r(i
Wllf,
(,(M
iiiiuil).
ciuntuander
in
chief
of
Hie
i"i
in!'
r
,,
i
i,.,
Kingdom
I'mtil
lie
was
made
Lord
Lieuleii-
i'""
f
Ireland
In
Slav
111
1
K.
An
r
.i
i
.
.
.
'
.
I
"
"
'
III
I
M
Vv.'ls
llll.li
liiu.li
in
IK.
r'tianlc
hint
hut
lie
escaped
l"m.iure(l,
PROSPECTORS
FOR
STIKINE
f0urlh
Boat
for
finlrf
rniintr
Left
Ycstorday
for
Wrangoll
IIANfi
kl.l.
M
Tin.
GEORGE
BUSHBY
IS
NOMINATED
Hint
haxe
not
yet
been
receixed.
BIG
BOOM
OF
PniNCK
Itl'KIlT,
H.C.,
FlttDAY,
MAY
22,
it25.
LOGS
ARRIVE
Capo
Scott
Camo
In
Yesterday
With
Ono
of
Largost
Tows
Ever
to
Entor
Harbor
llrliigiuig
in
one
.of
the
largest
low's,
ever
lo
arrixe
in
Ibis
har-
or,
the
lleeale
Slrails
lowing
Co.'s
lug
Cape
Scull,
Capt.
F.
.1.
Ilrowu,
eami!
in
K'slenlay
afternoon
III
front
oT
a
flat
boom
of
1(5
sections
ofMogs
or
roughly
two
million
feet
from
ihe
Abbols-lord
Loggiug
Co.'s
camp
al
Alice
Ann
for
Ihe
Prince
llupert
Spruce
Mill.
The
boom,
which
consisted
mostly
of
spruco
with
a
small
quantity
of
hemlock,
loot
several'
hours
To
handle
in
the
harbor
but
Ihe
logs
were
finally
safely
delivered
at
Seal
Cove,
The
Cajie
Scoll
llien
relurneil
north
to
Aljee
Arm
lo
bring
down
an-idlo'i'
boom
for
.lite.
local,
mill.
liver
riding
on
rafls
and
exen
some
of
Hie
adulls
seem
lo
be
akiug
I
heir
turns
at
it.
Y'esler-lay
afleruooii
it
was
;
common
dgnl
no
inntler
which
way
you
ooked
in
Ihe
fluoded
dislrict,
lo
tee
from
one
to
four
kiddies
in
bathing
suits
riding
on
rafts
iiid
swimming
to
and
from
them.
I
be
board
sidewalk
Js
afloat
and
:ied
lo
stakes
driven
in
Hie
round.
Th"
xxaler
runs
from
n
lepllhof
about
a
fool
lo
four
or
Hxe
feet
in
the
low
ivaler
on
both
side?
grade
noxv
is
at
Hie
same
level
and
flood
conditions
now
depend
ivlirely
on
the
rising
of
Hie
rivers.
BASEBALL
mim
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Vottrdiy't
Circulation
1S38
and
Aided
Fire
Fighters:
Timber
Destroyed
CICIIIHUCTO,
May
22.
Forest
fires
starling
near
here
Wednesday,
are
practically
under
control
this
morning
following
heaxy
rain
last
nighl.
Ihe
flames
sxvept
through
Hie
hardxvood
forests
causing
the
loss
of
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars'
worth
of
timber
besides
the
.destruction
of
four
homesteads
and
spois.
liie,
luiiiuiiiimgs.
of
Ibe
C.N.
American
Loaquo
New
York
0,
Cleveland
3.
Washington
.
Detroit
2.
Hoslon
0.
Chicago
J.
Philadelphia
20,
SI,
"Louis
.
National
Leaguo
.
Ciucinnalti
I,
Phittuhdiihia
0.
SI.
Louis
A
Hoslon
12.
Chicago
V-
Hrooklyu
5.
Piltsburg
I,
New
ork
5.
BUSH
FIRE
IS
NEAR
HUTTON
PIUNCi:
fii:()HCK,
May
22.
-A
big
bush
fire
is
reported
burn
ing
along
the
iTghl
of
way
of
the
C.N.
about
one
mile
easl
of
Million.
No.
.1
westbound
pas
senr-'er
train
was
held
up
al
this"
point
for
Mime
time
last
nighl
on
this
aceounl.
All
wire
com
iiiuuicaliou
easl
xverc,
interrupted
also.
Further
details
of
Hie
fire
ice
not
yet
I
o
baud.
Granby
Company
Commences
to
Develop
Zinc
Property
McGrath
Mountain,
Alice
Arm,
This
Week
ALICK
AllM,
May
22.
The
Urunby
Company
began
active
operations
here
this
week
looking
toward
the
development
of
their
Mctlralh
Moiiiilnin
nronerlv.
The
first
work
consists
of
constructing
a
pack
trail
.suitable
for
pack
horses
from
the
eu
ol
Ihe
iiresent
trail'
lo
Ihe
Standard
tlroiiP.
As
soon
as
this
trail
is
completed
supplies
will
be
freighted
in
and
ncliml
develop
men!
work
will
begin.
The
first
work
on
Ihe
properly
w
ill
consist
of
trenching
mid
stripping,
in
order
lo
geTn
line
on
Ihe
ore
bodies,
preparatory
lo
diamond
drilling
later.
The
Standard
Croup,
or
claims
lies
about
two
miles
from'
tide
water
on
the
south'
slope
ol'the
.Melirnlh
mmintuiuj;.
It
was
bonded
from
Miles
Donald
.and-
asso-eialcsjcarly
in
lly'wt
The
predominant
mineral
Is
xiiic
will
gold
and
silver
values.
Knrlc
Andersoh
of
the
(Iranby
Mine
staff
will
bo
in
charge
of
operations.
ttrctt
Sal,
472.
BOSTON
GRILL
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
willi
newly
laid
tl.mciutf
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
dances,
banquets
and
wed.
ding
parlies.
For
ral'ig,
apply
In
Hoston
Grill,
Third
Ave.
Phone
457.
PRICE
FIVK
CENTS.
RPLANES
OFF
FOR
NORTH
POLE
FLIGHT
ELATIONS
WITH
JAPAN
DISCUSSED
BY
PROFESSOR
SHORTT
AT
LUNCHEON
wo
Amundsen
Airplanes
Hopped
off
Yesterday
on
Flight
to
Try
to
Reach
the
North
Pole
by
Air
YOUK,
May
22.
Two
airplanes
belonging
lo
the
xmiimiseu
.win
I'oic
expfiiuion,
hopped
off
laic
vc
fnini
Ixuigs
Hay,
Spilzliergen
Island,
in
an
nllenipl
In
reach
:
pH'
pule
niiil
return
in
a
iiiick
dash.
As
(lie
plane
are
not
equipped
Willi
wireless
apparatus
no
lilartiuilioit
as
o
the
resiill
of
the
flight
will
lie
avaialille
iinlili
Uu'
1
1
.
;
r
v
juiius
ai
Mime
point
wiieru
euniniiinicalion
willi
tin
I
i
tlic
world
is
available.
Spitsbergen
is
directly
north
of
Hie
Scandinavian
peniu-
I0T
MURDER
MAN
INSANE
hiretto
of
Kamloops
Who
Crush-;
ed
His
Wife's
Skull
Is
Ac
quitted
WILL
GO
TO
ASYLUM
KAMI
(MI'S.
May
22-Payclte,
.
ounii
boat
vwry
J),.,M.(.ors
'UliJ
f
i
,
i
-
.
1
1
1
li,,
.
uiii.l,i.
I..
;
'I'l'Vi'aph
Creek
left
Wraugcll
i'Mrnluy.
The
1
1,,.,,,,
i,at.s
which
le"
"
May
10
have
reUirned.
vcral
liuiidred
....
lout
of
Height
MlllM..I
1
b
-"I
iiere
will
lie
Hiipped
up
'"'
fiver
he
fore
llio
end
of
tlie
S.
I.
Nixn
II
(
i
T
Alivnv
wnu
:i
I'asKfinfer
yoiug
.soulii
on
the
nice
(leorge
lasl
night.-
Ho
.is
"
'us
way
to
.Montreal
where
"
will
hoard
the
Auraiila
Muy
-'J
for
Llxerpool.
on
Unanimously
Chosen
at
Convention
Last
Night
to
Bear
Tory
Standard
In
Federal
Election
Conservatives
of
Mkeeua
riding
ill,
eunu'iitiuii
last
night
unaui-moiisly
noiiiinated
Ceore
(i.
Hushhy
as
llieir
eaiididale
in
Ihe
riexl
fiilrrah
elect
ton.-
The
name
of
I
Jr.
I.earoyd
of
Anyox
was
also
put
up
hut
he
withdrew
in
favor
of
.Mr.
Ilushhy.
Tin'
couxenlrou
was
held
in
Ihe
I-mad
Hall
ami
the
rollowiiix
points
were
represented
cither
liy
ileli'Kales
in
person
or
proxies:
Oona
llixer.
It;uik
Island,
Itefime
Hay,
Oceanic,
In
verness,
Woden
llixer,
Tjw
Hill,
Massett,
Terrace.
I.akelse,
Uuck-ley
Hay,
1'orf
Simpson,
Poll
'.leinents,
klduKale,
amlspit,!
Alice
Arm,
Anyox
Mine,
Anyox
llcach.
Smilhers,
Telkwa,
Cedar-
vale.
Ila.i'll(in.
New
llazellou.
Klspiox,
Kilwaiina,
Skrena
(!ross-hiii.
Moriccloxvn
and
Prince
Itu-perl.
J.
I-.
'McLennan
was
chairman
oT
the
convention
tiud
(ieiOKC
Hill.
secreHiry.
Mr.
Huslihy
acceili'd
the
nomination
and
addressed
Ihe
meeting.
C.
II.
Orme
was
elected
presi-leiil
of
the
dislrirt
eomniillee
and,
.1.
S.
lingers,
secretary.
Prince
Itnperl
will
he
Ihe
headquarters
of
the
cominillec.
FLOOD
IN
KOOTENAY
AT
KITCHENER
MILL
Conditions
on
Lower
Frascr
arc
Improving
and
Beliovcd
Dangor
Is
Over
VANIlOl'VKIt,
M.ay
22.
'fin1
flood
silualion
in
Ihe
I'rascr
Valley
Is
slowly
infprovlnjr
wiin
(
liuiieil
cool
weallicr
and
it
Is
now
believed
Ihe
danger
for
the
lime
being
is
passed.
Warm
weather
ill
Ihe
Ivoote
nay
followed
by
heavy
rains
last
nighl
caused
flood
conditions
al
Kitchener
where
Hie
Paulson-Mason
lumber
mill
was
flooded
and
the
householders
rorceii
in
flee,
leaving
their
belongings
le-
liiinl.
STOCK
MARKET
Hid.
Asked
H.C.
Silver
(iranby
Howe
Souiul
Indian
Surr
Inlrl
Dunwell
I..
1
Daly
Alaska
Selkirk
Hayviexx"
Premier
Terminus
1
1.
HO
15.00
.O'J'li
.03
11.25
.or;
.to
.50
.
.OH
Vi
.05
9i
:i.oo
.27
nr,
.05
W
.1
1
Vi
2.10
.70
ONLY
AWAITING
CLEAR
WEATHER
Aerial
Prospecting
Expedition
Will
Probably
Leave
Here
Eariy
Noxt
Week
A
clearing
up
of
xxeather
eon-dilioils
betxxeen
here
and
the
I
:iiii,,
it:.....
..n
ii.
..i
i
'
"nin
imvi
1.
.Ill
lllcll
IS
1
1
IJ
w
l
axxailcd
before
the
take-off
is
made
for
Telegraph
Ureek
today!
.uiiioiiiicciI
Archibald
Little,
De-roil
mining
engineer,
xvlio
will
-'o
ntnii
froin
here
aboard
the
Vlekern
Viking
Hying
boat
piloted
by
Col.
J.
Scott
Williams
of
Monlrejil
on
a
prospecting
expe-lilinti
In
1
1
1
Cassjar
district.
Ite-porls
received
are
lo
Ihe
effect
hat
the
ice
Is
practically
out
of
he
Slikine
llixer.
The
plane
itself
is
already
for
the
air.
If
is
probable
thai
Hie
expedition
will
depart
early
next
week.
ACCIDENTAL
DEATF
VANCOUVER
HARBOR
Coroner's
Jury
So
Doclares
In
Connection
with
Body
of
John
Smith
of
Campbell
River
VANUMUVKII,
May
22.
Th.
i'oroner'.s
jury
declared
Ihe
bod?
taken
from
Ihe
inlet
Sunday
lo
be
thai
of
.lolui
Sniilli,
a
Campbell
river
.farmer
and
miner,
win.
disappeared
from
the
sleamer
Charmer
ui
.March
12.
II
wa
found
1
1
1
it
I
he
came
lo
his
deiHli
by
accident
from
falling
from
the
deck
of
Ihe
steamer
and
liil-liiiK
a
projection
before
striking
Ihe
water,
thus
causing
the
fracture
of
his
skull.
OFFICIAL
FIGURES
ON
HOSPITAL
DONATIONS
S.
K.
Campbell,
'president
ol
Ihe
hospilal
board,
stales
thai
Hie
official
total
of
receipts
fur
Hie
children's
ward
at
The'
hos
pilal
is-
$2,075.
Ill
and
there
are
few
promised
subscriptions
Down
around
Digby,
Nova
Srntia,
oxen
are
still
the
lieasl.-of
liiirilen,
and
(Ins
sceile
is
lyoieal
,
Floods
at
Prince
George
Drive
Residents
From
Homes:
Children
Enjoy
Riding
on
Rafts
in
Streets
IMUNUIv
(SKOltliK,
May
22.
From
11
a.m.
Wedncsilay
to
i
(Mil.
yeslerilay
llie'xvaler
hitd
risen
-even
inches
in
the
lloodeu
-erlion
of
the
eily.
aler
covers
an
area
of
aboiil
hall
mile
square
limn
Hie
li...
grade
on
Ihe
norlli
to
Hie
lulls
on
lio
oulli
Hind
Ironi
about
2i)tl
yards
ea.t
of
lieorge
blreel
lo
lln
tills
on
Hie
easl.
A
number
of
Hie
residents
of
lliis
d'pliiel
iiave
had
lo
move
Hi
higher
ground
and
if
Ihe
water
rise
a.
juucU.jluriwgKJb'xauuixt.
twunlyIour
hours
as
it
Jta.
in
Hie
no
i
niiieli
larger
niiniber
w
ill
lie
compelled
to
ntoxe.
Ihe
Conuaughl
Hotel
on
Sec-Axeiiue
easf
of
I
ienrge
SI
reel
being
built
in
a
rather
low
spot
is
practically
surrounded
by
water
which
iw
-within
a
few
inches
of
Ihe
.basement
windows
on
the
west
side
of
the
hotel.
FIRES
CHECKED
NEW
BRUNSWICK
I
he
kiddies
or
Ibis
city
are
laving
the
time
of
their
young
Welcome
Rain
Came
Last
Night
Japanese
Steamship
Map
Shows
Line
from
Yokohama
to
This
Port
Professor
Shortt
urges
cultivation
of
friendship
with
Island
Empire
and
courteous
treatment
That
there
is
hanging
in
Hie
offices
of
the
Nippon
Yueu
Kuislia,
Japan's
greatest
steamship
company,
u
huge"
map
on
which
a
dolled
line
shows
a
projected
steamship
line
lo
Prince
ilupcj'l,
was
mentioned
al
Ihe
Itolary
Uliih
luncheon
jeslerduy
by
t'rofes-or
SJiorll
of
Ihe
Anglican
Theological
College
at
Van-ouver.
This
company
is
the
largest
in
Japan
dud
is
backed
by
Hie
Japanese
(ioxerinneul.
II
is
Ihe
company
thai
is
sending
Ihe
Yokohama
Marti
here
on
a
trial
trip
at
the
end
of
September.
Professor
Shortt,
who
is
here
siihsliliiting
for
Archdeacon
llix,
who
is
administering
tin
I
"
diocese
of
Caledonia
until
a
Bishop
is
appointed,
spent
eighteen
years
in
Japan.
He.
said
hat
Japan
was
not
concerned
with
having
her
people
come
here.
She
did
not
vanl
them
lo
come.
She
had
her
eye
on
this
porl.liowcver,
in
the
xvay
of
trade
and
bad
planned
a
steamship
line
here
al
least
ten
years
ago.
-
-The
shorksL
roule-io
Liver
pool
from
Japan
by
way
of
lliej
Pacific
was
through
this
.port-iinl
Ihe
Professor
said
he
.had
ifleu,
when
in
Japan,
thought
to
ee
nils
poll
grow
mio
impori-
ince.
lie
could
not
see
that
il
oulil
be
otherwise
than
one
of
lie
great
world
ports
oft
one
of
he
'-rreat
trade
routes.
Discussing
Ihe
attitude
of
anuda
loxxard
Japan,
Ihe
Pro-
ior
suggested
thai
people
tere
knew
very
lime
oi
Japan
mil
Iter
people.
"Japan
is
a
real
empire
and
is
prejudiced
in
favor
of
the
Ilrilish
at
present,
tie
said.
This
xvas
a
lime,
he
thought,
lo
cultivate
Hie
friend-
hip
of
Japan.
'Hie
iminitgratiou
problem
was
not
a
serious
one
and
the
country
niighl
become
a
real
asset
If
looked
on
righlly
iinl
treated
rightly.
When
Ambassador
Paige
held
ffiee
representing
Hie
Lulled
tales
in
Hrilaiii
he
urged
upon
'Ms
government
the
desirability
f
being
courteous
to
Hie
Ilrilish
people;
So
Hie
Professor
.urge"
that
it
would
be
the
pari
of
xvts-
lom
lo
treat
the
Japanese
wisely
nut
xvell.
He
urged
people
hen
o
read
as
much
as
possible
houl
that
country
ami
visit
il
if
convenient.
HINESE
REMANDED
ON
MURDER
CHARGE
RESULT
OF
SHOOTING
POUT
MOODY,
May
22.
When
Shut
Sing
and
Shen
bay
Yung,
charged
willi
murder
in
ounecliou
with
a
s.hooling
at
fray
here
on
Tuesday
nighl
up
neareil
before
Magistrate
Nolib
it
Hie
preliminary
hearing
f
lei-day,
they
were
remanded
eight
lays
pending
Ibe
verdict
of
Hi
coroner
s
inquest.
JOYCE
WETHERED
IS
AGAIN
GOLF
CHAMP
TUOON,
Scotland,
May
2'..
Joyce
Wclhcrcd
retains
Ihe
llril
ish
ladies'
open
golf
title
today
by
beating
Ceeih
Leilch
al
the
:i;tli
hole.
J.
Held,
an
olllcial
of
lb
railway
commission,
arrived
on
life
train
yesterday
afternoon
from
Calgary
and
sailed
by
th
Prince
fieorie
forvVaneoiixer
MINERS
MUST
Ihe
I
lie
IK
the
HAVE
PAPERS
Duty
Will
be
Charged
on
Their
Goods
Going
to
Dease
Lake
If
Irregular
YANCOl
VF.H,
22.
May
-
-
Following
reports
rrom
Canadian
miners
en
roule
to
Dease
Lake
objecting
lo
having
lo
pay
customs
dues
before
proceeding
no
Hie
Stikine,
J.
K.
Miller,
Cana-
liau
Customs
inspector,
issued
following
statement:
Anyone
going
from
Canada
to
void
diggings
should
have
cessary
manifest
prepared
at
customs
for
all
j'quipinent.
this
is
not
done
andjgoods
are
not
properly
manifested
from
Vancouver,
on
arrival'
at
the,
Alaskan
boundary
on
Hie
Slikine
llixer
they
will
be
subject
to
luly."
HARGE
MURDER
CHINESE
CASES
oroner's
Jury
Brings
In
Finding
that
Two
Should
bo
Com-
mltted
NKW
WKSTMINSlKH,
May
22.
-The
coroner's
jury
al
Ihe
in
quest
on
the
body
ofthe
Chinese
vlio
were
slain
at
McjSair
s
mill
imp
al
Port
MoodyV
Tuesday
night
found
thai
Mack
Dip
shot
'red
Lambert
and
'jtbou
shot
himself.
They
also
foilnd
that
as
a
result
of
evidence
submitted
Sue
Fee
and
Chiug
isiiui
Young
houbl
lie
committed
on
murder
barges
in
connection
'with
the
hooliug.
BIG
TORNADO
IN
COLORADO
Thrco
Pcoplo
Killed
and
Many
Injured
From
Sevoro
Wind
Storm
DKNVKII,
May
22.
A
trail
of
debris
75
miles
long
remains
in
northeastern
Colorado
today
following
a
heavy,
windstorm
wbie.lt
lore.tlirough
a
dozen
villages
and
the
liilervciiliig
country
yesterday,
killing
linen
persons
and
severely
Injuring
n
unniber
of
oljicrs
,aifd
realising
thou'sands
of
iinlai's'
Id
diimngc
The
gnle
lasted
an
hour
and
during
its
height
reached
tornado
'proportions.