Twenty July 2 wax, TEM? 67.5 ” reMP. | uo THE WEATHER four hours ending 5 a,.m., HAR IN. RAIN 30, 180 ’ _—_— Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist iS 0 1 Legisiati,, ee NEXT MAILS FOR SOUTH upert .... Friday, 8 a.m, For NortH OYE eid «ss wise > Monday OL. Il, NO. 167 PRINCE RuPERT, B.C., WEDNESAyY, JULY 26, 1911. /a\ U ‘AL EL OF | CAL CONSERVATIVES ELECT THEIR. DELEGATES e Preparing to Elect a Candidate to Contest Comox- Atlin—Held Secret Meeting in MacIntyre Hall Last Night—McBride may be Asked to Run. Prince Rupert ¢ ‘onservatives met strength at the MeIntyre Hall night choose delegates on bm will be laid the respon- Mity as far as the city Con- atives are concerned of se- ing the Conservative candi- b for th following are ben with man had to his credit at last|candidate for Comox-Atlin. the delegates On Thursday night these dele- gates will meet and confer with the delegates from the other dis- tricts of this northern portion of the consitiuency to come to a decision regarding their candidate. The meeting will be held in the he forthcoming election. | office of Mr. W. E. Fisher. Rumors are flying very thick as the number of votes| to the identity of the Conservative One »rominent Conservative today sta- 1s t's ballot 1} im. Manson M. P. P. 138 | ted that if Duncan Ross were nom- ank Cullin 131 |inated by the Liberals that strong H. Neison 125 | efforts would be made to induce M. Stephens 122 | Premier McBride to oppose him Melntyre 106 |Premier McBride’s ambition to fe. Merryfield 98 |enter the Federal arena is thaen Crippe 98 |for granted. It is doubtless felt Be nes 84 | that the only hope of success Carss SO | rested in securir g a indidate of . E. Fisher 80 I exce ptional strength. But whether J. Quinlan 68 | Mr. McBride would risk the se- G. Sc 51 | curity of his premiership and take . B. Clayton 48 chances of being an “also ran” i M Newton 47 | another question. SING AMO NATIVE y Hebrides. Press | July 26 i BLACKS: de spatch) News of an leak of murders by the blacks New Hebrides has been } teamer Zeal- “ rrived here last \ l sen, @ trader yante Wes reported a quarrel with a} W M.S Prometheus landed ial seek the mur-| BW U effecting a ce pure, rame te Attell July anadi don, July 26.—The consti- Al crisis in the House of he . ae settlement “ie sterday, Che House ; “lvided with the Con- ves and Liberal Unionists ea ‘o obstruct the work lous \ notable incident ed this morni Smith, ORE the 10 r among those \ UrMoil Went oy I amon | prese the th Nt crisis 1S to ed by hay e der of the ts, Fought a Draw he ir surgent Union- meleonrer t Uniontans Austen Chamberlain | 26.—(Special) | VANCOUVER MAN COMMITS SUICIDE! . S. Prometheus Lands a| His Name was Robb ~Leaped jime rty of Blue Jackets on the into the Sea While on Way Across the Pacific. (Canadian Press D¢ spatch Victoria, July 26.—The Zealandia which arrived here last stea met night from Australia reported thi when one day out from Suva a ram named Robb of Vancouver, who was being deported from Australia in charge of a keeper jumped overboard and was drown- The body was recovered and Robb had de- veloped a suicidal mania buried at sea. HAD GOOD VOYAGE S.S. Prince Rupert Brought 130 Passengers After a fine voyage the S.S end Jimmie Reagan Prince Rupert docked this morn- rounds to a draw ling with about 130 passengers | and several hundred tons of freight. SIS AT WESTMINISTER IS STILL CONTINUED ng when Mr, ihe leadi g Uy ionisis ard) ed in | crard rea god yesier- | Is being utilis- elomer.¢ tO reccw the Mr. Belfour Conservative F. E. Smith, a Prominent Unionist, Leaves the | Balfourites and Joins the Insurgents— Efforts Made to have Balfour Sup2rseded by Austen Chamberlain. nP lation was reviewed on private by an Press Despatch) A similar effort is being made in| the among the] insurgent have Lord} Lansdowne dethroned in favor of | the Earl of Selborne. | | House of Lords Peers to John T. Olsen Dies at Portage la Prairie—Old Hudson's Bay Man. (Canadian Press Despatch) Portage la Prairie, July 26, Joba T. pioreers in Western Canada whose Olsen, one of the oldest life was closely interwoven with the early history of the Hudson's Bay Company in its far north posts died today, aged 65 Rantorium Pioneer Cleaners, Phone 4 ON TO BE HELD mm memes rt treme ASEBALL SCORES ere — : , - BRITISH NAVY GREAT GALE ON CALL TO ARMS berms ‘Aieritte Fleet Cancels Norway Trip—Crews Recalled—Trou- bles over Moroccan Question. Northwestern League Vancouver 6, Portland 2. Spokane 2, Tacoma 0. Victoria 6, Seattle 5. e National League Pittsburg 7, Brooklyn 1. Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 0? the Admiralty today Cincinnati 3, New York 1. ald iat ; a American League cancelling the projected visit of ‘ . lave: J -. f :, Detroit 5, Washington 2. the Atlantic fleet to Norway. ¢ . . en Ca * : Philadelphia 3, Cleveland 4. | t is reported that crews of 7 ha, Boston 4, Chicago 1. several the home fleet ‘ y nities z |have been ordered to hold them- New York 3, St. Louis 2. Pacific Coast League Vernon 4, Sacramento 2. Oakland 5, San Francisco 4. Boats are Missing. (Canadian Press Despatch) (Canadian Press Despatch) London, July 26.—That the Mo- roccan difficulty is becoming acute indicated issued by | July 26.—Several lives are believed lto be lost and many thousand | dottars worth of property des- troyed by a terrific wind storm which has been seweping the St. Lawrence River since last night. A gale of seventy miles an hour is still blowing and a score of boats are missing. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of a number of the holiday-seekers. is in a sudden order ships in selves ready for active service. NEW LADIES’ STORE Still Miss the Meat TWO OFFICERS RESIGN Although some meat was landed Mrs. Walters Has Opened One| in Hazelton ; ! |Police Constables Mansell and With several hundred dollars’|and a further consignment came| wijjler Left the Force this worth of millinery, dress goods|off the Rupert today, there is| Morning. »y the Princess Royal yesterday, | Chief Vickers stated today that and ladies’ and childrens’ wear, | stij] a scarcity of butcher meat] Mrs. A. J. Walters « ze Fr ; s feats J lters : : zelton,|in the city. By the City of | arrived from the south this morn-|. ; , is officers, viz., Constables a has es iSeattle last night an abundant two of his off 1S, ; ing on the S.S. Prince Rupert en | 5 5; : Mansell and Miller had resigned route to Hazelton where she has} ©O"S!snment of fresh fruit and their positions. Both men were opened a first class store. | vegetables was brought, but there | efficient officers, and rendered ex- Mrs. Walters is taking with | is still an undue prominence on|cellent service at the time of the her Mrs, Lena Wagner from Seattle | the city’s menu of the humble, | strike riot. Mr. Mansell who has to manage the millinery depart- Fish is of course|@ good many more years in front ment of the store. chan Ru- of him than behind him may a eo ae .,. _|revive a former association with |perts: proximity. to the” Bahing |newspaper work in the south. He | banks. |has of late expressed his intention handy, bean. plentiful, Prince to Shipping Intelligence Digby Island reported the Civic Sniff Yacht passed outward bound | lof doing so. It is hoped that this morning in tow. A brisk| Wh t G Jerry’ Miller will remain in easterly wind was blowing at the} ere to o |Rupert as if he adheres to his but the vessel was - going | intention to take up his own strong when she passed and it | EMPRESS THEATRE, Second Ave.*| business as lineman down below |May Roberts & | iage of Kitty.’’ sharp. Co. in ‘‘The Mar- looked as if she would make the os re Curtain rises at 9 }trip all right. | his loss will be felt by the Baseball | League. ST. LAWRENCE Thousand Islands District Suf- fers Great Loss and Many Thousand Island Park, N. Y., Must Turn Property Over (Canadian Press Despatch) Vancouver, July 26.—The long drawn out suit law between the city of Vancouver and Theodore Ludgate over the possession of land on Deadman’s Island has been decided in favor of Ludgate by the Privy Council of the British Empire. That was an- nounced in a cable received this morning from London. The cese before the Privy Coun- cil was an appeal by the city against a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeals which had previously decided in Lud- gate’s favor. The cost of the present appeal, amounting to about $20,000 is to be added to the costs of the lower courts and be paid by the city. The property at stake was of- fered to the city two years ago for $300,000. It is now worth much more. In addition to the 'eosts which the city must bear, VANCOUVER LOSES SUIT OVER DEADMAN’S ISLAND to Lawful Owners, Pay all Costs and Run Risk of Succession of Dam- age and Loss Actions—Property was Worth $300,000 Two Years Ago. it is expected that suits for dam- ages and losses will be filed against the city by the lawful owners who hed been refused possession of the Islard. FIRE AT GRAND FORKS Business Section Suffers a Loss of $100,000 Early this Morning (Canadian Press Despatch) Gran.i Forks, B. C., July 26.— Fire this morning wiped out the business portion of this town in- volving a loss of estimated at $100,000. The fire is stiil raging ut is now under control. P.R. Indoor Baseball League Quill Drivers vs. Comets at the Auditorium Thursday evening, July 27th. Game called at 8.45 sharp. Admission 25c. Skating after the game. BOBBY. LEACH DID THE TRICK Went over Niagara Falls in a Steel Barrel Yesterday (Canadian Press Despatch) | Niagara Falls, July 26.—Out- witting the police at last Bobby Leach, the veteran navigator of GOVERNMENT DECIDES =z tac TO HOLD AN ELECTION Decision Arrived at Last Night After Caucus Meeting of Both Parties---Conservatives Decide to Continue Obstruction--- Government Will Continue Debate for a Few Days to Show that Election is Inevitable---Dis- solution Fixed in Two Weeks Time and | Election at End of September Dissolve in Two Weeks Parliament will probably be dis- the recip- until the policy of obstruction Government (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, July 26. a general election within two This was made certain There will be dropped rocity measure. |solved within two weeks, and the Liberals then Met After hearing the of the Opposition, the Liberals then months election date will be fixed as soon last night when the Government held a caucus and finitely to their future in the hands of the electors of the whole Dominion of Canada. Obstruction to Continue Both parties held caucuses last The first the Con- There the whole situ- after as it is possible to have the voters’ lists prepared. The date of the cannot yet definitely fixed, but it will probably be in the last week of September or the first week of October. decision decided de- political | met in private and determined to election be continue to press the measure in Parliament fora little while longer in order to make it clear to the place people of Canada that the country minority I " 2 Government Confident is being tied up by a in the House and that a general night. was servative. The Government are confident that they will sweep the country, A PIONEER G“NE various speakers, and a decision election is necessary if the affairs of the country are to be proceeded was come to to continue the | Garbed in pretty Oriental clothes the first Chinese woman to reach the city, arrived in Prince Ru- pert today. She is the wife of M. B. Quen, manager of King Tai and Company. Being a nat- | wralized Canadian Mr, Quen made | application to the Dominion Gov- wnment for a permit to allow his wife to come. The permit was granted. A month ago Mrs, Quen |her two boys and one girl left | Canton, China, on the $.S, Mont- with, FIRST CHINESE WOMAN REACHES RUPERT She is Mrs. M. B. Quen, Wife of the Manager of the King Tai Co.—-With Her Three Children She Left Canton a Month Ago—Likes Canadian Ways. eagle for Vancouver. The father and husband was there to meet his loved whom he _ had not seen for ten years. After a few days’ stay with relations in Vancouver Mr, Quen brought his family here with the exception of the eldest boy who will go to school in Vancouver, Though the new arrivals cannot speak a word of English, they have told Mr. Quen they are ones and vindicate the right of the majority to rule the country. the Horseshoe Falls yesterday af- ternoon in a steel barrel. The end was knocked off the barrel, and Leach sustained a _ broken leg. Otherwise he was not injured thou- gh he had a narrow escape from losing his life. Pope is Ill Rome, July 26.—(Special)—The condition of the Pope who is | suffering from a core throat is The gen- less satisfactory today. | eral symptoms is it said are not alarming, but the Vatican doctors are taking every precaution to protect their distinguished patient, In spite of such potent counter attractions as a real theatre show, and an important meeting of Con- servatives down town last night, the ways of the country. Mrs. Quen and her two children arvused a good deal of interes coming up on the SS. Prince Rupert. They will live in rooms over the first match of the Prince Rupert Irdoor League, Brother- hood vs. Royal Blue Ribbons attracted a splendid audience. The game resulted in a win for the Royal Blues 36 to 16. Excite- ment ran tremendously high throughout a_ keenly contested struggle for supremacy. Roovers yelled themselves hoarse, ©’ d the gallery “Grand Stand” < d “Bleachers’’ round the rink, wy: ¢ King Tai and Company's store, Fuiton street. To watch The News want ads is to find a better furnished room pleased with Canadian people and some of these days. every few minutes into a perfec, melee of gesticulation. Diamond Sparkled On the diamond under the strong white light, the lithe young players in their uniforms looked as live BROKE INTO . > > *s = ACME ‘STORE Cleverly Removed Window Pane and Rifled Till. Rewarded by $1.75 all in Nickles. Police Sleuths on the Track. In the small hours last night some one managed adroitly to enter the premises of the Acme Clothing Company on Second ave- nue. The entire pane of glass in a window on the ground floor at the back of the store was re- moved and placed carefully on one side while the burglar slipped into the front store and rifled the till. A sum of one dollar and seventy- five cents all in nickles rewarded the enterprise. The burglary was discovered by the manager this morning, and the police are in- vestigating the matter. It is suspected that the thieft was the work of mischievous boys rather than of serious burglars. FIRST GAME OF RUPERT’S FIRST BASEBALL LEAGUE Royal Blues Scored Over Brotherhood after Spirited Struggle—Wildest Enthusiasm but Best of Good Humor—Match was a Lively Success, The Brotherhood boys in white uniform are a lighter team than the Royal Blues whose dark uni- form rather intensifies their for- midable appearance. The Broth- erhood team put up a magnificent battle against heavy odds, and finished with splendid good humor, cheering the victorious team en- thusiestically. Rev. W. H. Me- Leod stayed with the game all through and encouraged his own side with the spirit of an athlete. Umpires had Hard Work Umpires Sloan end Toby had , &.sirenuous night of it, With exceller i taet chey ruled the in- vricecies of the game smoothly ord with the evident confidence and spproval of the -players. Amongst the rooters a stalwart in a dark suit wearing a- black a bunch as you could wish to see. (Continued on page 4.) o 7