25 Viil XVI Nu. 33 TAXI Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime. Stand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. and Cth 8t. MATT VIDECK, Prop. I b . c- i ii. k i i y i 'i m j wvi.fi. www out Poll Being Taken a Big Majority Assured Muceli i. t;oiiera-l.-riiiileU ilcclileil nol ! lie election ot lion . I'.. - minister of railways Who WH reeenlly np- : jl gi Ul ' lilll liai I'rinre Alherl It is it would he dia-Hliollier fueli de- ; for the mnei nnieiil It is said Hint a him i nssurc'l. ui iiiiii mini I I . . . f mm m mm u I I .i 1. II .1 -. I uukjui. m mm . . AT VANCOUVER!: I'KhlUt. Mar. t. A Hi- uleaui rch'Hincc Sicm-.i in i ived at the K. K. N oml - duck hen' Tuesdn) iinlen with luinhcr Imin llarlior look plhrc yeflei-M'U'r scveiiil hours of ii w ii- Inoushl under ' IIM1 the cesiitllUK daina-ic llllileil ul Sod.llllO BIG BUSINESS w, I'm I! i, nu PACIFIC PORTS s v I HAX('.St;). March . A m liii.tltiu.tiiin tuns re i"'1 ' - H.H00 sliinloa.l- was Hi" 11 iiUcr-coastul and coast ii'go moved by wilier from i ' iasi ports durln litSO. 'i'lii I'IkkiiI. pirsidenl of th I'dri'iga Tiadi) Coiwics 'incil the iiicinlii'fs at the "K of tin session nils' GOVERNOR LATE. AM:tti;vi:it, Mur. t i.ieu. '"iiiiii' uovernor Urui'c .arrlvci "" uikiii nnu went on im "'""''ui hy the the midnight mhlniplit hoal Willi II tii'1 iluo to nriivc Itiere Ill's ""'I, ARRESTED HERE FOR VANCOUVER POLICE rninn P. Parker. Wanted on Charflo of Obtaining Money Picked up by Constable Crate t : i y police r.onslablP tcorc i:iMlc Un- lili'iuiug iiriesieii on n... -ireei a colored man. l.atou Parker, who is waulod by the v.... ...nuer ci v nonce mi , a ' . . : , : i... eluiie of olitamum mouej uj fnl-e nreleiices. Parker, who ro- eenlly opened up a hoi tiunalo .. . ,.,.,- here will lie lie it Ulllll an orfici'c arrive- from VancoUM-r lake tl I In snlllll- EDMONTON YICTORS mm lern Uwidian pruuneiis lojporty lias ten aUrat-tive llnou?b mukf thtfl-itiiiitr to tliorf ob-fthf fiwt that iU direclon uiim i.iiiiiiMr in the eaMwurd. - luperutur" uptratur are are all lx;al lUK 4- Lt)t In Slam C .tiAnn.H' S'.irrA While at Dock Amounts to $50,000 CANCELLATION BEER LICENSES SELLING TO BOYS V Went Vl.ll. Mai t. Tlie dotal Niutfiira. Hie Cauailii and Ihe Austin Hotels hail thi'ir U'cr lici'iises canrelleil yehler-day as the remill of fail-ii iv lo observe the regulation- in regard In the sale of heei lo minor-. lo IN GAME AT REGINA nt:ilA. March t A hockey ...i.leli wa- liliived here lasl night between lalllinillOII lllld 1'Olt i i Hie limine team wintiliitf i.v n -core of nine woaN lo four, BANQUET WAS PRIVATE. ViriTOMA. Mar. . I'rivnle liiiiKinet of nicml.crs f Hie H.C. (ahini'l was li'inlercd tin rpllr-iiisr l.ieulenanl novcrnor Xichrl i..mi evening. The new (invrrnor ,mi I...I tve unlil this mnrntniy Al4t4U44m t lli KMfinil nyvloinereiiiKe uhI xrwie. in e niiieeilon with 1'ucific euasl ultiliiiieiiit of (traits. I m ix i iimkI ruction of the in"tr IiIi.Iiwhs Uml provhlf for inlei'iMxivliteial conuectioiis in 111) WTkI. Adoption of common liintory n ml gi-owrHi'liy in -the ochonl tent Jooks foi- ii cr in the four went- Mie niil'iaet iind who ijrm iroince. ' i Itepina I oIUiwusb I .( the iinh'eMdeiit iy majority by l're- Stock Is Low The MiH'k Ims heeu sold at 50i per Hbarc till' it is lliuil'r'lil it will undoubtedly uo up with tlici roinmenceiiienl of slitiping in Ihe near future, 't here has lieenl little inclination on the pari oil people owning -toek in the company to turn it oxer but its healthy position was demonstrated recently .when a small par.-e; hcoU'c'tlt ) on the open markcl in VaiHHiuxer. The Lnltoe l.ompauy tieiiii: exeloHJ unfler tlie personal su- perxi-ion of Mile- litfiuild, presi- IcJit of the company and one of the bent known mining men of Hie north, ha- encountered hii.li grade ailver ore in an uprai-r from Its nexv tunnel, 13(1 feel be low lltj surface exposure. A pre vious shipment of oil tons ol picked ore from Ibis properly, axxhided to the I lolly Varden Hallway and sliippad lo Trail. uaxc a return ot :au nr.. sliver pec ton. Iutallaliin of a tramway i now projected so inai steady production can lie maintained. GOVERNMENT ASKED Wmm LIFE SAYING TUG YIOTOIUA. March t. A lire ax hug lug for use on ,thc xvesf coast of Vancouver Island is once more bcin4; asked of the Dominion ftnxerumcnt by the people of Victoria. An agitation for this has been going on for years. At one lime a motor launch was placed at lluufield bill It hud not been, lliere long before It .was ulliiwcd to beat to pieces on the shore. hut Is asked now Is a tug large and powerful enough to haitdle any situation that may occur. BIRTHS. Iwin sons were born today tc Mr. ami Mrs. M. M. Mcl.nchlan. Fifth Axe. West, at the general hospital. irsjenlay a son was born lo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph tiaron, 72? Second Axe. ul the I'rit'ice Huperl (eneriil Hospital. A. J. Wilds or Jcdxvny is xi.llor in Ihe cily, having nrrivn from Hip Islands on the I'rini'p '''iiii'les yoHterdav afternoon. mlm PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper I'lllNCK Ml'PKHT. H.C., TllUlSDAY. MAIHJII '. 1080. Veaterdjy'i Urrulitlun. I ICS Timber Cruisers Lost Lives in "Roaring Hole" at Mouth of Acton Sound Near Vancouver Y.Xt.OL'YKIt. March i. Their small la. in. h caught ii, "lloariug Hole" whiHponI al the moulh ol Acton Sniiml, II. L nun oil tiiiiiiieli ami u. J. iiayuor, vuueouxer uniner crui-er-. wer Ui'iiwnetl, acconrnj; to worn recen eik ' by .Moiiiuamliert ami Itolstou. their rmploxers. II hail been feared lor some lime Unit the men had me! with an accident a- the firm ainly endeavored to lorafo litem for a tuoulli pa-l. following receipt of won! that ItiiuneU'- mother was Mriuuslx ill at her liotne in Pasiolena. where hi- HEAVY DROP Down 3U Cents at Wlnnlpog Grain Exchange Today WINNIPEG, March 4 Wholesale liquidation, lack of demand and bearish outside news caused a break of 3?i cents In May wheat prices at the grain exchange here this morning. EARTHQUAKE ROLLED CLIFF ON TO TRAIN KILLING PASSENGERS SOFIA. Marcli i. An carth-(uak- in I'elopounesus with heavy loss of life was reported from tiieece. A rtirf. which xvas hak.-n by the quake, rolled into the xa.ley crushing a railroad Irani ami killing numerous IMMENSE FORTUNE FOR ONTARIO LADY I.O.MiON. Out.. March 1 Mrs W. T. Modeland received the nexvs today of Hie death of an uncle in Australia leaving oon.uno to be divided muong her- self and fixe others. WEATHER REPORT Terrace: clear, calm. temp. 32. Auyox: clear, calm, temp. 33. Uaxcllon: clear, calm, letup. 2 P. telegraph t.reek: pari cloudy, calm, temp. Si. Sinlthers: cleiiivcjalin, temp. "21 Hums Lake: clearXcalm, leni.. Whileioie". clear, calm, lemo it. Slewarl lliver: clear, calm einp. 10. Dawson: rloudywc-alui, temp. . Avernge for Yu'kon. to above NEW COMPANY ON ISLANDS North Pacific Forests and Mines Limited Will Develop ber and Coal Mine AFTER WATER RIGHTS Former Concern Had In View Establishment of Pulp Mill at That Point A new company, The Xorll. Parific Forests and Mines Ltd. xvluoii is financed by the be Hoys interests of Xexv York, has been formed for the purpose of de veloping the Slate Claick coal properly and timber limits o" kiilesiale Inlet, according lo .vord which arrixed .here thi morning. The company is applying to widow is now. ,'Mt Strrfl gales, Hi The widow and children off itayuor reside at Illaine, Wash ington. The remains of tlie . victims'.; launch wa- found near Hoaring: rupledly Tor nioiv than a xveek md ha. reluel the nuoted value of securities by jnore than I billion dollars, was checked !entiraril- thf morning when strouu laukiiiu support was provided for a Imivj list of high grade railroad ami industrial shares. A rally of from one to oeven points followed the initial t r iiyiit!!.- with trading again taking nlace In tailing an enormous vol ume. t OLIVER IS OFF TO OTTAWA IN REGARD RAILWAY PROBLEMS Vti'.TDlllA. Mar I. t'pou learning that the House of Commons had adjourned until March 15. Premier Olixpr announced ttiat lie would leave in the immediate future for Ottawa to endeavor to secure federal action on the development or the Peace lliver ami sellle-mciit of P.ti.E. problems. the goxernmeiit for water rifchls The price of halibut was duxvn Inn the nronerlx-to be ued for in-lnxain tmlay at the exchange in dustrtal and other purposes, -pile of tlie small otrertngs This, it is understood, will be inl KLUOc and fe was paid for connection with the proposed de- American ami from 1 0.500 to 1 lo vloiuneuts. laud 0e for Canadian. The sale About Ixvo years ago another! xvere: erection of a pulp mill on Sklde- gate Inlel. u-in Ihe same water nnwer xvhieti is being recorded uxv by the new company. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Hid. Asked Wheal UK'.; It.C. Silver 1.73 1 .85 'Minwell 2.00 2,25 'Sladslone 37 Vt .39 .. . L. .17 . .19 "ivmier 2.58, !.70 "orter Idaho .10 .11. silver Ciesl U .15 surf Inlel 08 .09 Miss Agues Dawson will suil m Ihe prince Huperl lomorror morning-'for Vancouver and- Ytc 'oria on a two weeks' liol l.1a ' rin. HALIBUT PRICES ARE ompany cruised the timber audi American nreparrd to take oxer the same Akutan. lO.ooi), to Cold Slor- oroperty and they .hud in view the age Company DOWN AGAIN TODAY Canadian W.T.. 10.000. to Atlin Fisher ies. Cae Spencer. 2,000. and D.S.T.. 2,000, to I'old Storage. Yule. J.000. to Ilnyal Fish Co. STIFF FINE FOR BEING FOUND IN DISORDERLY HOUSE Oeorge Hose, found guilty this morning by Magistrate McCIy- nionl on a charge of having been found in a disorderly house, xvas assessed I00 with the oplion of Ixvo month 'imprisonment. Mrs. C. II. Hiugart. xvljo lm been on a Irin soulh. refurneil ,n the eilv on the Prinep flupert yesirrdav nf'ern ion. Boston Grill Large Upstair biniug Hall, with newly laid dancing floor for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN, The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1INA1NUAL mil m MfcW YUK1V ALLAY hi) KIM KUAU rKUl fKlNtt KUrtKl tASlWAKW IS tNUOKStU BY MAiUKd eague o f Mayors Goes on Record in Favor of Highway to This City euuun uijeea iouu io jasper: many recom- ' m f mendations made at meeting of newly formed western organization at Vancouver VWUHAKIl, Mnnh i. -At tin- concluding meeting ol t la -l.aiiiula Ikm'Ii.ihi iiI mid Unity League tit; lt here . M;ior New Ion of Prince Huperl urged the building uT .. millet from Prime Huperl eastward to Jasper uml the went on record requesting I lie llnlisb Columbia gov- t. connect I'm ItuiuTt with the inler-proviucial liigli- em. II " -i- ruin -hiding their m'-moii- the league, xxjiirh itiiinf i lit ..on of wc-tern toxxn-, made a number of reeoiumcn- ilHlUm.i. among whie.i wen: UU1TO111UN TO MINISTER BY CONSERVATIVES Appointment of h icpru-cnlu-iixe tritm the pruii-itA to till the Miranrv mi tin' Vancouver Harbor Hoard. l.tialization of railway freight ainl express rale to and from TO SHIP ORE FROMLA ROSE; Installation of Tramway Projected for Alice Arm Pro. perty Near Dolly Varden Willi pro-peet- on the properlv heller today than they. ever xvrii; lt" fr and liiiiufiil of ( atari jul hi. on :m traii-poiia llolj in lftlllc lllU Sprim: llXUf the Dully Viinii'ii llailway. people -a he i ii --1 money in Ho' lloe mine ill Aliir Ann w i ) . start to rolled dividends nrti year uml possibly lhi. stales .1 .M. .Morrison, un official ol th-ooinpaiiy who it x (siting in tbe city. ..Mr. Mornon arrived on the I'rtiw Hui'i'rl xeslerday af-; trriioon nfler liuiu .ciil the I wintpr in Victoria and othei j point in tin Mitilli ami will pro-; ct'ed to Alirt Arm on Sunday. Un ha lwn nrtiwly enyaaed for the lat few iiutiUliK in tin' inai - krlintt of I.m Hor nlitck and report that there ha l"i'ii a Hplendid parliiHilarly in l'riiire Jtultrl wlwrt thf tro- liALUNVlN .S CUI SIN "1JKST SKLLKIl Denis Ma Kun. .i tin ;' oi the Hntish prune iniiuslur. wlio i now oin" oi ihi' liei known oi ihe younger aethorrt in l.ngliiinl. Salts for his new Iook. "firt't'iiery Sheet" iiro mikI d have reurheij n pli noiiieiiul figure. Almost a Financial Panic in New York; Stocks Liquidated Partial recovery takes place this morning as banking support is given to high ' grade shares XKW YOltK, March i All ire ions monl for the volume j of trailing on the .New Yoik slock exchange were s!iulleiel . yes-leiduy wiien lirices Inoke from one to :t:t points under a gigantic wave of liiuidalioii. Wild disorder reigned on the floor of the exchange as the closing gong sounded with the final (mutations the lowest of the, day. Hole, w hich is about 230 miles j north or Vancouver. (Fishermen Would Like to Get XKW YOltK. March t Uater I Tran 0ut of Prince Rupert I lie reactionary movement m loek- whinh continued uninler-i LOW PRICE DUE TRAIN SERVICE Thursdays If a train could be run out of I'rinre lluperi on Thursdays it would bjt a great help to the fish- lijig industry, the ff-heiueii say. fiie lack ot a train "tiMlaV put" Ihe pru;. of. halibut dowu .-eyeral poin!. causing loss to the fislier-me.it- Thi- condition will continue until the double service commences, which is nol ex pected for n month or two yel. Fish is a commodity Unit does not keep xell ami every day out of the water decreases its value. IJecause of that it is essential to get the halibut to market at Hie earliest possible moment. The matter is J.oiiuu- taken up with the railway management to see if something can b; done lo relieve the situation. FIFTY GALLON STILL FOUND Was Carefully Concealed In Roof of House on Lulu Island; Chinese Charged i - YAXCOt YF.lt, March A Police ami customs officers seized a fifty gallon still Carefully concealed in the roof of'fi-housc on I.ulu Island last night together with -Mil) gallons of mash and 15 gallons of moonshine liiiuor. Lee Sing and Lee Tin. two Chinese, charged with keeping an i 11 io 1 1 still, were this morning remanded. TOWERS WIN HOCKEY GAME Vancouver Team Is Champion of British Columbia In Amateur Ranks VAXCOUVKH, Marr.h I. The Vancouver Towers last night defeated Nelson nmaleur hockey team by four goals to one, xviu-ninu the txvo-ganie round of the provincial senior hockey chnm- uioiiship liy nine goals to one. FIRE DESTROYS HALF LANCASTER, ONTARIO LANinSTKjl. OnL, Mar. . - lalf the hufjine,, section of the town xvas destroyed liy fire yesterday the tos being estimaled 1 1 '.'O OOO.