THE WEATHER Twenty-four hours ending 6 a.m., THE DAILY NE July 2 was. ree, MIEN: 30.201 ) a Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist ecanteal PRINCE Rurext, 1 B.C., Monpay, JULY 31, ia NEXT MAILS FOR SOUTH SEA pr ae Taesday ‘oR NORTH veebvemeumes Monday PRICE FIvE CENTS IR WILFRID LAURIER ENDS DEADLOCK IN COMMONS E FLAGSHIP NIOBE IS WRECKED OFF CAPE SABLE uck on a Rock in a Gale Last Night — Two Boats With Crew are Missing—Big Liner is Standing by to Give Assistance—Great Gale Raging on Coast Canadian Press Despatch) ordered to take to the boats. ist Port, Maine, July 31.—The]| Many of these reached the vessels adian cruiser Niobe, the flag-|in the neighborhood, but two of Canada’s new navy is|boats’ crews have not yet been { up on the rocks off Cape|reported. They were carried away le, Nova Scotia, in an extreme-|by the tide to a positien where angerous position, A great|they could net be followed, and is raging on the Atlantic} were unable to regain their vessel. t, and it is feared that the] It is expected that they will reach all the been warned | may becomé a total wreck. | shore and coast Struck at Midnight safely, lighthouses have to] e vesse! struck the rocks at| keep a lookout for them. ight last night during the Gale is High Her starboard side was All along the Nova Scotian coast | hed by the rocks, and water today the gale is reported to be led her engine room, and the|very severe, and it is difficult for| t reports state that she is vessels to approach near the stran- g water fore and aft. ided cruiser. Aid Called For to the vessel's wire | asking from Halifax and St. Soiled Doves Two ladies from Comox region, | to May Adams and to her assistance. A}Hamilton were docked before rans-Atlantic 45 / Squire in police court this morning also responded, and sponse ness. for aid, sev- Gipsy the Bicamers wit, hurried liner, name pnknown ; : jon a charge of kecpi g the revers« the helpless cruiser. r T! | fre a & 1 Two Boats Missing i 2 | rly | to the precarious position | police raided che .wo houses ¢: nding by ciificd home. ing the were | this morning. RIES SEE Se DEFEAT IN VIEW ye Duke of Conraughi session exire for pi reciprocity ard Party Leaders Have Made) ¢..- i h.6. ole eo of ve Mistakes Bridges Bur 1 Before Them. dian Press Despatch) cruiser, crew - ed} | erd be} sing | ii g supplies he currcat fiscal ve year. TO SETTLE STRIKE AW July 31 News of the 4 “ 1 ( Porliament and the, Miners at Fernie are Taking a nce of election date, Vote to Accept a Settlement lid not arouse any : ae (eds : catA the opposition camp. (Ca radian Press De spa ch e the eagerness of the ob- Fernie, July 31.—The miners fonists to force the election | S# taking a vote today on iprocity issues it has been | 2¢cePUng the majority report of the Board of Conciliation following | the cret that a onsiderable | 3orden's followers be- its acceptance by operators ; cal mistake has been | today. This allows or a_ higher and 1t on that jseifi they | Scale of wages but an open shop Dom (0 helpless defeat, but realized that the pariy had Sniff Yacht Has Wireless H its bridges and will be! With a halo round her gunwales » make the best of the; the Sniff Yacht left for the open iough many admit}sea on Saturday in charge ot the they can hope for| commodore. When Digby Island vn the Government's| wireless station reported her she ty sufficiently io compel | was making good time and wé r election next year.’ The fearrying 2 full cargo. She was} * plan is to call a| reported inward today minus the | ‘| ariament together early in! halo. | | AR HAD A GOOD TIME UP THE INLET YESTERDAY on the Bank anit Shook His Sides When May oberts, Lillian St. John and Victor Gil!ard Went Through Performance—Bear Surprised Launch Party trail bf sie coat rem-, was the better. . reds of ee ; ae and Lillian St. John, that cute little aN be-seen Ae sade Pete} actress who wears bangs and pic- indergrowth in anor — ture hats gave an exhibition of S and odd frag : ae real dramatic intensity when she ecorate the lowe Gretel of implored Captain Fritz from the But the be a a ‘ ne deck of the Phippen not to shoot AN unrchearsed Zz ; : Wi Md the “poor dear bear. ; premedj tion by cern Miss May Roberts refused to the; rical company aid le, Victor Gallard, her husband, Piends yesterday attecaamen do anything so rash and risky as b WAS One aes with bas io go hunting bear. ‘‘It might be all right for Teddy Roosevelt { was on the deck of 11 but not for you," she asid, Some f ihe te ; pees Ppen, in ch; rge of Canta said it was like a scene from “The Fritz epiain Judge and the Girl.”’ at Was in the bush a Arthur ©. Fox wanted every We in from Tuck's Inlet, body to know that he was an ° a “8 to which scene CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 | . | him lafternoon the jand the | liament, | GERMANY’S BL BLUFF IS CALLED [Canadian Press Despaiae London, July 31---The Moroccan crisis is practically ended. At least this is the opinion of the English public, although the foreign papers carefully point out that the negotiations which are now simple, may drag for months. Germany according to the British view made a bluff, which being promptly called, she is now y preparing to withdraw. SEATTLE GETS MURDER MYSTERY | Passenger Kills a Taxicab Delsae! When He Started to Race | Then He Escaped. (Canadian Press Despatch) July 31. driver, S: a taxicab killed last passenger in his ca Joseph Taro, shot attle, was night by an unknown r who fired at started Twenty- ninth avenue and Cherry street. After killing his driver the pas- senger leaped from the automobile five times as he to race past another car at and se sg in the darkness. INQUEST TONIGHT Jury Viewed Body of George Lichtenauer on Saturday After viewing the body on Hay- jner Brothers’ morgue on Staurday nelled to} jury empx inquire into the circumstances sur- the’ death of the old crab dead his morning, ad- tonight rounding George Lichtenauer, man who found near shack journed was on Friday to meet again at 7.30 in the police court. \ post-mortem examination was held on Saturday Dr. Eggert examination by result of the will .be told to the jury tonight when the doctor gives his evidence. Government Agent McMullin act as coroner and the are: Peter Black, G. (¢ Numa Demers, J]. McRae, Nickerson and J. J. Sloan. will jurors *. Emmerson, G. W. News want ads tied” to The to be To watch to refuse an is unsatisfactory boarding place. Question, Sir Wiifrid Laurier Ended the Deadlock by Dis- solving Parliament---Quick Move Took Opposition by Surprise--Campaigning to Start Next Week (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, July 31 Parliament of Canada passed out of existence Saiurday night. The end came very unexpectedly following the refusal of the Con- to end the debate on The eleventh on servatives reciprocity, in order to allow a vote to be taken on the subject. Refused to End Debate The refusal of the consent to end* the debate was taken by Sir Wilfrid Laurier to mean that the Oppositicn were intent on keeping up the policy of obstruc- tion, and that no purpose was to be served by prolonging the Par- and | | | j | | | | CITY enauer in Police court to night 7.30. a BASEBALL SCORES | eek Northwestern League Portland 6, Vancouver 0. Victoria 13, Seattle 3. | Tacoma 7, Spokane 0. American League Washington 7, Cleveland 1. | Philadelphia 11, Detroit 3. St. Louis 0, Boston 5. Chicago 10, New York 2. National League Brooklyn 9, Cincinnati 2. Philadelphia 4, Chicagoe 3. New York 8, St. Louis 0. Pittsburg 17, Boston 12. Pacific Coast League Los Angeles 1, Portland 0. Oakland 3, Sacramento 3, Vernon 2. Frisco 2. Went South Today. About 100 passengers went south the _S.S. Prince this morning among whom were Mrs. M. P. McCaffery, Miss Maud | Smith who has been visiting rel- | Mr. R. A. Mc-| on George atives here, and Mordie. | Where to Go | | EMPRESS THEATRE, Second keel May Roberts & Co. in Vaudeville to-night. Curtain rises at 9 o'clock sharp. PHOENIX THEATRE, Second Ave., “Land of the Sunset Sea,’’ being | wonderful pictures of Pacific North-| south tomorrow afternoon and will of the last few days. | west. To-night curtain rises 8.30. COUNCIL in City Hall, Centre street, 8 p.m. to-night. INQUEST on death of George Licht- Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners, ’Phone 4. | | last Accordingly it was decided by the Cabinet that an immediate|campaign throughout the Dom- dissolution be asked for. inion, with reciprocity as the issue Announced by Fielding The announcement was made by Hon. Mr. Fielding, who also |‘ gave the date of September 21st}t as the polling day, with nomina- |é tions a week earlier. The announcement took the}! Opposition by surprise, for they did not expect dissolution for another week. A New Record This was the first time on record |} that a’ Canadian Parliament has been dissolved without the pearance in state of the Governor- General. It was all very formal and business like. An active will be begun next week. ada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier has presided in succession in his fifteen years as Premier of Canada, furniture ap-|r ‘LACROSSE GAME WAS A HOT ONE | Westminster After Tieing with Vancouver all along Went to Pieces on the Last Five Min- utes. (Canadian Press Despatch) Vancouver, July 13.—The crosse game on Saturday was one of the exciting ever held here. minutes after the quarter started Vancouver Westminster were tied with six goals each. Then a furious fusilade siarted at the Westmin- ster goal, which resulted in Van- couver scoring five goals, giving them the game by 11 to 6 in the last five minutes. la- most Five and CANADA WINS Toronto Oarsmen Capture Tro- phies at the SaratogafRegatta (Canadian Press Despatch) July 31.—The Cana- dians again won a |the events in the Saragota regatta The Argonauts of captured the interme- Toronto, big share of} lon Saturday. Toronto, by a length Butler of} quarter diate eight-oared shells three wen and quarters. the mile dash and the single sculls. Toronto, senior Write to the Old Folks The S.S. City of Seattle will go | carry mail and passengers. | i eas Your Eye Open Watch G. D furniture | Tite’s store, Third | ‘Phone 20. for the great sale at avenue, tomorrow. The late Parliament was elected 26th, 1908. It was Parliament of Can- which yn October he eleventh and the fourth over Your Chauce Now o'clock at the Taylor Lumber |Mills and a general alarm was PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 21: When Conservatives Refused to Go to a Vote on the Reciprocity Ex-President ‘Theodore Roose- velt is expected to arrive at Tel- egraph Creek the head of naviga- tion on the Stikine River, by the Hudson Bay S.S. Port Simpson from Wrangell, Alaska. Mr. Roosevelt is heading a large hunt- ing party including an English Peer and his Lady, end a number of wealthy Americans. The party numbers fifteen or twenty-five with attendants, Preparations are being made at Telegraph Creek by Mr. Galbraith who fits out pack trains and hunting parties there, to start the party on the arrival of the Port Simpson. Travel From States This morning it was not de- finitely known by which boat Mr. Roosevelt’s party would reach Wrangell, but the Port Simpson will be there to connect with the American steamers. It is thought that the party will travel from Seattle. Accommodation on the Port Simpson is ample for the party, and she is one of the fastest MR. ROOSEVELT EXPECTED WITH HUNTING PARTY Will Travel by ss. Port Simpson to Telegraph Creek at Head of Stikine River Navigation—Party includes English Peer and Wife, With Wealthy Americans district. She left at two p.m. today on her way to Wrangell and the Sitkine. Great Hunting Country Those who are acquainted with the Stikine District say that it is one of the finest hunting areas in Northern B. C. just such as might tempt a hunter of the world wide experience of Theodore Roosevelt. The Stikine Country except for the enterprise of a few pioneer hunters has been left un- disturbed as compared with other fields for hunting. Men just ar- rived in Rupert from there who know of the preparations made for Mr. Roosevelt’s arrival, say that the place isa regular happy hunting ground for wild goat, and that it is a first rate bear country. All the other kinds of game en- ticing to the keen hunter may be found there. In parts the district is craggy and covered with thick bush, but there are fine stretches of very promising land for settle- ments towards the head of the light draught river boats in the WAR CLOUD LIFTED (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Eng., July 31.—With the announcement that France | will compensate Germany for jevacuation of Agadir by a re- | adjustment of the sphere of ‘influence in the Congo and elsewhere, the war cloud has | been lifted for the time being. Great Britain, however, must be consulted respecting any arrangement that is reached, and should the proposed agree- | ment not be satisfactory to |London, the situation will re- 'sume the strained conditions FIRE AT VICTORIA (Canadian Press Despatch) Victoria, July 31.—A fire broke out on Sunday morning at three rung in. Other fires broke out in the vicinity of the mill. Prompt jmeasures were taken to get the | fires subdued. Stikine River. THEY BURIED OLD MEMBER George Lichtenauer Honored by Brother Eagles Over in pretty Garden Island the body of George Licthenauer who was found dead in a_ pool outside his shack on Thursday was laid to rest yesterday after- noon. Being a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles the funeral was conducted by ‘local members of the order and quite a large num- ber turned out to pay their last respects. also attended the funeral. Several German friends The services were conducted by Dr. Slocum and Brother Ben Self and the pallbearers were: Louis Sweder, H. G. Wallen, Ben Self, George Jame- Ross, Oscar son and P, Contovich. Brothers had charge of the funeral arrangements and carried them through excellently. Hayner McBRIDE IS AFRAID TO TAKE ELECTION CHANCES went request treal. chief Conservative whip used cv- Borden and Perley Implore Him to Run in West—Gave No Assurance—Resorts to Subterfuge and Offers Bowser as a Sacrifice on Party Altar (Canadian Press Despatch) Oiiawa, July 31.—After a three hour interview with R. L. Borden, leader of the Conservative party, Premier McBride of British Col- umbia left for Victoria today. It is an open secret that McBride to Ottawa at the urgent of Borden, who wired McBride on his arrival at Mon- Mr. Borden and Mr. Perley, the people of British Columbia which must be considered first. Will Decide Later He stated that he would make known his decision after reaching home, but was sure no matter whether he is a candidate or not Brivish Columbia would make a good showing in the Conservative columns. Conservatives here are plei ly disappointed in obtaining ro assurance from McBride. Gen- erol impression is that McBride ery effort to obtain the assura>ce Now is the time to furnish your D. Tite’s great August sale commences tomor- Mr. rome, Ow. Tite is going to clear|B. C., Premier but he stated to out a large part of his present|the press that he was loyal to stock at ridiculously low prices.—| the ’Phone 20, ‘rom MeBride that he would be| will prefer to sacrifice his Attorney a candidate in the genera! electior.| Generel Bowser on the altar of No assurances were given by the} pariy tribute, Pauline Gray and Mildred Verne party and added he had|piad $10 and cost for having a responsibilities and obligations to! riotous time the other night. Fe = Spee goa pts oe &--