THE WEATHER twenty-four hours ending 5 a.m., l Aug. THE DAILY NEW was.reae, MERTEN O70 | 6,04 Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist ee eT fic ascii , Ce ae PRINCE ‘RUPERT, B.C., TuEspay, AuGusT 1, 1911. PRICE Five CENTS PROVINCIAL Mt —— RS RESPOND TO LEADERS CALL Go to Victoria to Get McBride’s Signature fter waiting since the 8th of « for Hon. Richard McBride but his signature to the papers, city council's settlement of GicT.: P. seems y soon to go through. t the meeting of the city coun- ast night Mayor Manson sug- assessment ed that as Premier McBride ld be in Victoria probably week it would no doubt itate matters if a member he council went to Victoria Premier with the ob- of obtaining the hasty rati- of the Legislature on the made the G. e the jon ment between nd this city. decided to the Victoria to Mr. nd request him to hurry was send jor to see Bride a ratification so that it necessary people may as possible. McBride will Forget t would be a wise Mayor go 10 d Alderman Smith. le vill have here vote on DON for Victoria,” Mr. Me- several important to when he ns and will likely forget all) at the of Ru- move to ers to attend people Prince Alderman Hilditch endorsed his colleague's views. Alderman New- ton said he knew that many things were being held back in the city pending the final settle- ment of the agreement and urged the necessity of clinching the mat- ter. When the Mayor will go was not decided. It will likely be | ton, further wese the greater will | this week. ibe the reduction. It is stated Sehclactiscccch es ical also that large quantities of coal NO PLACE LIKE HOME [Will be obtained for the West from Montana. Sir William Mackenzie says a But You Must Have Good Fur-| niture for Comfort ILL HAVE ANOTHER TRY TO GET PAPERS SIGNED e City Council’s Settlement of the G.T.P. Assess- ment Has Been Held Up Since June 8—Mayor to |A NEW TARIFF ON U.S. COAL Reduction of $3 per Ton on Coal at Calgary—Will Relieve Coal Shortage. (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Aug 1.—The new coal tariff which will affect all coal carried west from Port Arthur Fort William will go into effect in a few days. There will be no change in the to Win- nipeg. In portions of the West directly affected by the coal strike Which iormaliy get coal from the western mines there will be a very material reduction. To Cal- gary the reduction will be $3 per and rate \few cars of Montana coal will be brought in and tested. If the test proves satisfactory large quan- With new homes being built} all over the city the necessity of | tities of the coal will be imported. furniture to put in them ‘will | Investigations are being made with arise. One of the greatest bona- re ference to ,the possibilities of fide sales of furniture commenced |*€curing retas on coal from In- in the city today when Mr. George }diana and Illinois if the strike Tite. proprietor of the up-to-date is not settled. furniture store on Third avenue, . A Cr began to offer some siertling bar-| To watch The News want ads gains. Many of the goods offered|is to refuse to be “‘tied’’ to an are being sacrificed at less then ihe] unsatisfactory boarding place. manufacturer's cose. The feetures of Mr. Tite's half page adveriis ment on another page of i is | issue are worth the close aiten ion | of those desiring to furnish a home. OD INCREASE IN CUSTOMS FELL FROM A CHURCH Mes ificant Sign of City's Grow-| Increase is over $1, 000 | mpared with Same Month | st Year. ain the Customs Receipts | an iicrease for July 1911,} bared with the same monith| year. The figures are: July 1911 $8551 July 1910 $7240 lacrease $1311 F ms Collector MacDonald is assistants are looking for at increas e of business in the g months of this year. Passed Committee he Hydro-Electric By-law pas- he committee stz age last night. W clauses were id, dis- lucidly | gave | Terrible Fate of J. Henza at | couver-—-Scaffold at Mount Pleasant Church Broke. (Canadian Press Despatch) Vancouver, Aug. 1.—J. Henza, a painter, was killed instantly this morning by falling from Mount Pleasant church steeple, a distance of sixty feet when the scaffolding way. Henza’s partner, Frank Shep- pard fell to the ground also frac- turing his thigh. Ald. Douglas’ Request When Mayor Manson is in Victoria Alderman Douglas wants} him to request the Government to put the lots they have here oa the market and ask them to give the lots in Market Place to the city. DAL MINERS DECIDE TO TAKE REFERENDUM VOTE H Decide Whether or Not to Accept the Settlement of Bigger Pay but Open Shop Proposed by the Conciliation Board Canadian Press Despatch) Mie, B. C., Aug. 1.——After a Session of the executive of Ict 18 held here last night the ing resolution was adopted has been sent to the various B in the district: 1 view of the he the position taken perators in connection Waele of Dr, Gordon, of the fact that Meeting of the Board of the de legates at McLeod led to the Dominion Gov- repor| Cs, ent i : to take action to the end le mine : mines be opened on the { 4 that report, and we D it advisable to sumbit the siti On for a referendum vote, whe ther or not the Exec utive shall the of Dr. Gordon as a basis to enter into accept report negotiations.” An officer will all camps and explain advantages or disadvantages of the recommenda- tions of the majority report and after the Conciliation Board re- “urns are compared with late egreements. The election to ioke place August 4th. received will an visit the is here shut in- Word has been that the Corbin mine down next Monday for definite period. This cessitate the stopping of trains on Eastern B, C. lines running from MacGillivray to Corbin and most pros will ne- will close one of the perous mines in the w hole district, | | > fess ree crms rt reseed BASEBALL SCORES ee teeieie eee 2 - Northwestern League Tacoma, 1 Vancouver 0. Seattle 5, Spokane 2. Portland 3, Victoria 2; innings. Pacific Coast League Los Angeles 6, Portland 3. Only game played. American League Chicago 13, New York 0. Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3. Boston 3, 2; St. Louis 2, 3. Washington 5, Cleveland 2 National League New York 3, St. Louis 2. | Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2. Pittsburg 8, Boston 1. Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 0. thirteen STEAMER HIT ROCK One Hundred Passengers at Trenton had a Narrow Es- cape. a (Canadian Press Despatch) Philadelphia, Aug. 1.—While car rying one hundered passengers the steamboat Burlington which left last evening for Trenton, |N. J., struck a rock in the Del- aware River three below | that place and sunk. | that all the passengers were saved. | here miles It is reported DEATH RESULT OF FOOLING Corporal Dixon, Winnipeg You- ng Man, Brought on His Own Death by Foolishness. (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Aug. 1.—After be- fooling his companions with a cry of drowning and giving them the ‘‘Ha, Ha,’’ when they swam to his assistance, Corporal Dixon of Strathcona’s Horse, got into real difficulty and was drowned in the Red river in full view of his companions, who, believing his cries for assistance were another hoax refused to go to his aid. The body was recovered later. VETO BILL WAITS Before Commons ina Week |Will Come Again (Canadian Press Despacch) London, Aug. 1.—The political crisis over the veto bill has under- gone a slight modification. The House has decided to postpor : the re-appearance of the bill before the House of Commons until Au- gust 7th. City Clerk Woods was granted a two weeks’ leave of abseuce commencing August 14th. He made application for a month. ‘ROGERS AND COCHRANE TO MAKE GREAT SACRIFICE Manitoba’s Minister of Public Works and “and Ontario’ s Minister of| Mines Will Enter Federal Politics--Hon. Mr McBride Will Think it Over Some More and Write Later--Harry Senkler, K.C., to Contest Vancouver Against Mr. G. H. Cowan (Canadian Press Despatch) Aug. 1. —The political started earnest Ottawa, campaign in real today. The party chieftains were busy holding conferences and ar- ranging plans, and a few impor- tant announcements were made in consequence. Enter Federal Arena Hon. Robert Rogers, Minister of Public Works for Manitoba, Hon. Frank Cochrane, Minister of Mines for Ontario, and Hon, Richard McBride, Premier of Brit- Columbia closeted with Borden for a long time. It resulted in the announcement that Hon. Mr. Rogers and Hon. Mr. Cochrane will enter the Federal arena. Mr. McBride reserved his reply until he gets home. Provincial Leaders Hon. Mr. Rogers will contest one of the western seats, and wil lead the campaign for the Con- in Manitoba. Hon. ish were Mr. servatives By the time the Panama Canal and the Grand Trunk Pacific are completed in two years’ time, a new competitor will have entered the Pacific transportation field. The Hamburg-Amerika line of German steamers is already plan- ning to build a fleet to sail from New York to Japan via the Pacific ports. They will sail thr- ough the Panama Canal, and call GERMAN LINERS TO ENTER PACIFIC TRADE Hamburg-Amerika Line of Steamships Preparing for Time When Panama Canal |‘ Mr. Cochrane will lead the cam- paign for the Conservatives in} | ster picnic on Saturday at Toronto. | The Leading Tours Neither Sir Wilfrid Borden have yet arranged itinerary. ever, that Sir Wilfrid will devote in On- Mr. Bor- weeks Mr. their nor himself tario and Quebec, while spend three then a few and wind up in the coast to campaigning den will in Ontario, Quebec, provinces. Renegade Sifton Clifford Sifton it rumored, will direcc the campaign generally for the Conservatives, who hoping for gains in the provinces, and counting on Bouras- meetings in is are lowe! sa dividing Quebec. Cautious Dick Ottawa, Aug. 1.—Premier,, Mc- | Ontario, commencing with a mon- | It is understood, how- | prominent Con- lden and other Later yesterday. | servatives 1 strong efforts was announced that to have ind for a Dom- | were being made |B. C. Premier st: linion seat and throw himself into the campaign. It is believed that Mr. McBride would give no definite janswer until after his return home. | | elections and that Harry Senkler, K. C., the president of the Liberal Association, will be the choice of the Liberals. The latter will nominate the candidate on Thurs- day night and the Conservatives the home of Mr. who the city after arrival Cowan will reach Bride was closeted with Mr. Bor- and G.T.P. Rupert and other of the leading Pacific ports on their way before taking the shortest route across the ocean. The new line will be abie to bring settlers direct from Germany to the northern Pacific points, whence they will find easy approach into the interior, The company is said to be already engaged in purchasing waterfront property in Portland with a view are Completed at San Francisco, Portland, Prince to constructing docks, They have at the end of the week. the Pacific Comos steamers already a trade on Coast with the which they control, and with the great impetus which will be given it | the | Vancouver, Asli 1.—Although | no formal announcement has been made it is believed that George Cowan, the late member of the Federal Parliament, will be the lchoice of the Conservatives again in this city for the forthcoming That Prince Rupert harbor was inhabited by races of mankind, thousands of years ago is abun- dantly demonstrated by the dis- covery over on Digby Island at the Quarantine Station, ot traces of human life fifteen feet below the level of the present soil. Skull, teeth, stone hammer heads a stone ball like a garden bowl, and even the ashes of dead camp fires which flickered their last rays of warmth thousands of years ago, have been uncovered by the picks and shovels of the workmen. These interesting archaelogical discoveries lack only the presence of a skilled student to tell ap- proximately how long it is they have lain there. Through strata after strata can be traced the succession of centuries, telling how drop by drop the clouds have de- posited their tiny grains of sand and earth, and the processes of decay have caused the timber and grass to form an earth covering for the remains. One of the most interesting discoveries shown to a News re- porter by Mr. P.,W. Anderson, the contractor for the quarantine station, was the remains of an FROM A FALL Sheriff Ritchie of St. John, N. B.. Meets Death from Acci- dent. (Canadian Press Despatch) St. John, N. B., Aug 1.—Robert Rankin Ritchie, sheriff of the county and city of St. John, died last night as the result of a fall on Sunday in which he fractured lhis skull. He was a son of the \late Sir William Ritchie, formerly ee, Justive of Canada. Going to Victoria Mayor | Friday per the S.S. Prince Rupert Manson will leave on | toy Victoria where he will wait on McBride to request the TiF: Premier Government to ratify the G. assessment agreement. SHERIFF DIES WORKMEN FIND TRACES OF PRIMITIVE DWELLERS Over on Digby Island, the Workmen Find Skulls, Stone Tools and Remains of an Old Camp Fire Fifteen Feet Below Surface of the Ground—Has Been There Thousands of Years old fireplace, more than ten feet below the level of the ground. It was opened out by the picks of the workmen as they dug down to the hard pan of the island in finding a strong foundation for the stately concrete buildings which are to be built there. The scooped out hollow in the ground could be plainly traced in the strata, and in the centre were the charred remains of the fire-coals. For several feet all around were clam shells, not left by Nature, but by the hands of primitive man. This was in- dicated by the fact that all the shells were hollow side up, plainly telling the tale of how early savages gathered round the ‘‘clam bakes” in the dawn of mankind's history, just as the modern pic- nicker does. A stone ball perfectly rounded like a cannon ball, and a rounded stone hammer head, belong to a later date. The shells, and the workmen have unearthed several, are in good preservation. To a layman, they appear to be narrow- er in the forehead, than the typical Haida head. COAL DUTIES ARE REPEALED United States Coal may now Enter Prairie Provinces to Relieve Coal Famine. (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, Aug. 1.—Owing to the failure of the coal miners and mine operators to settle the strike in the Alberta mines, the Govern- ment today decided to rebate the duties on bituminous coal brought in from the United States to the prairie provinces and Eatersn B. C. Prince Rupert Indoor Baseball League. Quill Drivers vs. Brotherhood Crescents at the Auditorium on Tuesday evening, August Ist. Game called 8.45 sharp. Ad- mission 25c. Skating after the game. 2t Unconscious—All (Canadian Press Despatch) Hamilton, Aug. 1.—A terrible fire broke out in the Provincial Asylum here two o'clock this morning, and completely destroyed a large portion of the main build- ing. The fire is still burning, but is under control. Some terrible scenes were wii- nessed during the first hour of che fire. Alarmed by the cries of the attendants on duty through the at to trade on the Pacific Coast with the joint completion of t! e Panama Canal and the Grand Trunk Pa- cific, they are planni: ¢ great de- velopments to their fl et for Nor- thern Pacific waters. Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners, "Phone 4, night, the staff of the hospival set to work to save the unforiu- nate patients. burning building. HAMILTON INSANE ASYLUM IS DESTROYED BY FIRE Inmates Fought Desperately When Efforts Were Made to Rescue Them—Many Had to be Knocked were Saved After Terrible Experience desperately and in terror against their would be rescuers, it was necessary for the guards to knock them senseless and then carry them to safety. In one portion of the asylum, a large number of dangerous crim- iral lunatics are confined, many of them being murderers. Great precautions had to be taken to prevent any of them escaping during the panic in the darkness. The whole of the fire brigade and the police were called’ to the Many fled in terror, |rescue, and did good work. The but others in the midst of the|bleze destroyed the main stair- alarm refused to move from thejcase, cuiting off all escape but the firemen' by the use of life In order to save some of the|nets managed to save every person unfortunate inmates who foughtlin the building,