THE WEATHER s slativ EXT MAILS Twenty four hours ending 5 a.m., on NORTH Aug ; al hia .. Thursday p.m, 41N. TEMP BAR : wax. TemP, MEDS” 90.010 6.04 ‘SOUTH gs. ..Friday, 8 a.m. s . + Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist 1 NO. 178 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS PARTIES ARE BUSY SEL — NG THEIR CANDIDATES Press Despatch) 2.—-It is feared Niobe is doomed k beneath the waves, as her daily engineers keep worst des- the teamers dion grows effor of to Is = Sinking ure Perit night easing, but the} le! wling up in her engine her hull is sinking | water. She is feet of her after- above water. In Clarke s Harbor 1 flag hip after being rocks was hauled istern point of d this morning not} EARED CRUISER NIOBE WILL BE TOTAL WRECK agship of Canada’s Navy is Slowing Sinking Beneath the Waves Although Pumps are Working Night and Day—-Only Ten Feet Aft Visible Now lc ‘larke’s Harbor, where she now SPELLBINDERS Money and Speakers to Come from England to Help Con- servatives Fight Reciprocity. (Canadian Press Despate h) Otiawa, Aug. 2.—Owing to the continued pressure brought io bear them candidates for re- upon by lies anchored in seven and three-| ejection to Parliament, the leaders quarter fathoms of water. In-|of both parties decided today to creased efforts will be made t0/pegin aciive campaigning early | keep her afloat, now that the} next week. jgales are moderating, but the} A rumor persists here that the P| outlook is not hopeful. ; FIND OF COAL Big Seam of Miisparite Dis- covered at Jordan River (Canadain Press Despatch) | Victoria, Aug. 2.—The tug Mid- | ge from Jordan River brings the |report of a find of a big seam of | anthracite coal in a hill back lof the Vancouver Islard Power | Company's plant. RISHED IN ASYLUM FIRE t Persons are Missing at Feared Some At- dants are Victims. ¢ milton s De spaich) \ug. 2.—Ejighti \ “ o have early lives been los yesterday all removed red that ught that } ad been some ims of the PRETTY WEDDING Agnes Angus Became the de of Mr. Norman Mackin- h Last Night. { Capiain and Mrs a pretty | ne ol when in the their closesi Rhoda { Mi Norman News editorial | re than usual bout the oc- de and 1 both are chil- and were d. The bride of Rey groom Rhier Angus |} James Angus, minister of Stirling Scotland, and’ the groom is the second son of Rev. William Mac kintosh, minister of Torosay, Scot land. The bride only arrived in lthe city a few days ago, after | travelling across ihe oce end the continent with a party of frier'ds tastefully dec- occasion, and Rev The rooms were ted for the James of Si the 1 her or: Mr performed bride preicy gown, bridal veil, floral wreath ind bouquet looked chermiag marriagé Andrew's Church, ceremony Phe petit wedding A moment afier che register was signed, a special ‘‘wed ding extra’’ of the Daily New was circulated, giving the lates news about the affair It had photographs of the young couple and some of the guests, together with wholesome advice to ‘‘Mack causing a good deal of merriment The |}groom was drunk land spoken to toast to the bride and in champagne al of the the i! best by sever \friends, who joined in | of good wishes for their happiness Mrs. Mackiniosh Mr a house on Sever take and will th avenue Broke an Eccentric While on her trip from the south | ithe S.S. Ramona of the Pacific Coast Line broke an_ eccentric lrod. She had it fixed by Foley i'Welch and Stewari’s men after a | delay of a few hour She lefi for the north at seve o'clock last evening. ESCENTS WON MATCH AFTER AN EXCITING GAM Beat the Quill Drivers Team by the Narrow Mar-| n of 40 to 39 After One of the Best Games Seen for a Long Time lor the i indoor baseball 40 ers 39 ime played at the ) iquestionably his season, Up he score O8- r of the Cres- r.of the Quill he lt when the score Ole home from result that the rimmed, ig ihe O D's ead of Jack op- ; 'ged en by a big ers, the Baptist gation got busy and | second lest round pulled up enough to win The game brought raft of fans. The lineup Crescents; Sidle, Ives, Green, Rog ers, Dobbing and Daggett. Quill Drivers; Sloan Vance, Johnson, Baker, Shaveley, Tobey, Henning out a big The umpires were Nelson Dunn land Mr. Shea. The next league game is fixed fer tomorrow night when the} Blue Ribbons and Maple Leafs will combat, With every berth filled with| passengers and her holds loaded down with consignme its o! fish, the S.S. City of Seattle called in| | here early this morning bound for} She carried mail andl the south. soine passengers from here. was:| tarifi reformers of England will enter the campaign with speakers and funds to help the Conservatives to fight reciprocity. FROM ENGLAND) BASEBALL SCORES | Northwestern League Tacoma 5, Vancouver 2. | Spokane 7, Seattle 4 Portland 9, Victoria 8. American League Detroit 13, Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 4, Boston 3. Washington 1, Cleveland 0. New York 4, Chicago 3. National League Pittsburg 10, Boston 2. No other games. Pacific Coast League Portland 6, 'Frisco 2. Vernon 6, Los Angeles 2. Oakland 2, Sacramento 1. SIR DANIEL McMILLAN TO OPPOSE HON. R. ROGERS Winnipeg Liberals Get a Strong Candidate in the Re- tiring Lieut.-Governor to Oppose Manitoba Minister—Great Fight Promised in Winnipeg. +| ELECTION IN QUEBEC ALSO ns |Rumor that Sir Lomer Guoin will Appeal to the Electors of | Quebec. | Montreal, Aug. 2.—There | now an impression in well informed | political circles that Sir Lomer | Guoin will appeal to the country jat an early date and that the |provincial elections will be over teefeink the federal polling or that |the appeal to the local and federal electorate will take place on the is jsame day. The question of the province’s | rights pulp legislation is at | stake. in _ H. COWAN TO RETIRE FROM VANCOUVER SEAT = Conservative Candidate May be ie sir Charles Hibbert Tupper or J. H. Tisdale---Hon. Wm. Templeman May Not Run in Victoria ---Judge McInnes is Ambitious to Run in Comox Atlin-- Clifford Sifton to Stump the Western Provinces (Canadian Press Despatch) 2.—It Vancouver, Aug. is re- ported here that ¢ the late Federal member for Van- couver, will not be a candidate again for Parliamentary honors. Who the Conservative candidate will be is not yet definitely settled, but there are several gentlemen who are reported be desirous of the honor Among these are | said be Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper and Mr. J. H. Tisdale, M. PP. ? Rumor about Templeman It is also reported from Ottawa xeorge H. Cowan, | Hon. William offer himself | that Templeman | will nomination to Parliament. ago, Mr. Templeman nounced that he would not for Comox-Ailin again Some not | time be candidate again, |but it was conjectured that would run for his home Victoria. Duncan Ross or McInnes The Liberal « | Atlin has not yet been decided | upon, but it will be either Duncan Ross or Judge McInnes... Duncan | Ross is kn¢ wn to be a strong favorite for | an-/| a| he | day town of} Federal candidates. indidate for Comox in the northern part oI some of Judge desirous of |the riding, but McInnes’ friends are |securing the nomination for him. Decide on Thursday The convention of Vancouver Liberals is to take place on Thurs- night when will they select | Owing to the} |importance of the coming election, | |the provincial convention called for August 3lst to formulate a Provincial platform has been can- | celled. May Hear Sifton It is stated that Clifford Sifton the West- reciprocity. has undertook to stump ern Provinces against WOMEN WILL RECALL DILLING Seattle's Mayor Who Replaced Gill on Recall to Suffer His Predecessor's Fate. Recall the re- call mayor, George W. Dilling Bob,"’ Hodge, ent sheriff of King county That is the slogan of the recall association which has been working Seattle, Aug. 2 and elect the pres- for the recall of Dilling for over a month. Within the next ten days, according to Mrs. Catherine of the more moving spirit will Stirtan, the association, there be than the required 15,000 signatures the are also included to bring about recall election, | Four councilmen in the proposed recall. The chief grievance against May- r Dilling is that he has failed to institute jail reforms. If Mayor Dilling should be re- called, it will be accomplished by lthe same factor which brought about his election—the votes of ;women. K. I. Club Dance | One of the most successful dances season was given last night members of the Kaien Club in the club Everybody had a happy Gray's orchestra of the | by the Island nasium. gym- time. Professor | supplied the music. The Kaien Island now very comfortable since it has been remodelled and Club has quarters refurnished, S.S. Princess Royal will from the south northbound The |i arrive | tomorrow afternoon, | MR. KELLIHER | HURT | Chief Engineer a C. T. P. and Col. Hugh Clark Thrown | from Buggy. (Canadian Press Despatch) Edmonton, Aug. 1. Hugh Clark, M. L. A. Ont., R. B. Kelliher, chief engineer of the Grand Trunk | Pacific, were thrown from. their | buggy mountain side yesterday. the Colonel dine, and down the Mr worse and was put aboard a monton. Later he nipeg. JOHN D. NOT SEEN ing This Way (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Aug. 1.—William Ro- ckefeller, president of the Standard Oil, last night in a special five car train with a party for the arrived here of forty people en route Pacific Coast through the Canadian Rockies. He will return East via Sumas. John D. is thought to be of the party, but it cannot ; be verified. The train is travelling by easy stages on account of the feeble health of William Rocke- feller. NOTICE TO LADIES The St. Petersburg Fur Com- pany will give a big display of magnificent tiger, bear and other mounted rugs also fur garments, Thursday, August 3.--The Arctic Studio, Morte H. Craig, Third Avenue. of Kincar- | Kelliher was hurt | special train and rushed to Ed-},; left for Win-| But William Rockfeller is Head- | BY-LAW TO §TOP SHOOTING Chief Vickers Calls Attention to Police Commissioners to Ser- ious Matter Other Business Done. To stop the indiscriminate dis- | charging of firearms in the city limits, the Police Commissioners |will ask the city council to pass | a by-law dez Chief Viekers called the attention the Commissioners at their} ) pany. i ling with the matter. | (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Aug. 2.—The Win- nipeg Liberals decided today to nominate Sir Daniel McMillan, the retiring Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba as their candidate for the Winnipeg seat in the forthcoming general elections. Sir Daniel is an old campaigner in the Liberal ranks, and his can- didacy is looked upon as a strong one. To Oppose Rogers | This decision followed the an- |nouncement that Hon. Robert | Rogers, Minister of Public Works jin the Roblin Government, will |resign his portfolio and contest the Winnipeg federal seat in the |interset of the Conservative party. |The contest between Sir Daniel and Hon. Mr. Rogers promises to be an interesting one. D. C. Cameron Succeeds Sir Daniel’s term of office as Lieutenant-Governor expired yes- terday, and Mr. D. C. Cameron, the well known lumberman, who has many interests on the Pacific Coast, wes sworn in as his suc- cessor. Mr. Cameron was the un- successful :Liberal candidate at the last Federal election. Are Preparing Lists The Dominion Government an- nounced today that it will take the preparation of the voters’ lists for Winnipeg and Brandon out of the hands of the Provincial Gov- ernment, and will appoint election clerks and judges. BRITISH - YACHT WON | Annual Contest for the King’s Cup Won by the Ketch Julna. | | sare | (Canadian Press Despatch) Cowes, Aug. 2.—The race for the King’s Cup in the annual regatta over a course of forty-six | miles has been won by Sir Maurice | Fitzgerald's Ketch Julna on its Em- peror William's famous yatch Me- lhandicap allowance. The |teor was third. TO END THE STRIKE A Thousand Miners at Fernie | Will Vote Today j j (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Aug. —The will be taken today of one thousand miners of the Fernie Coal Com- It is said that a large per- icentage of the whole number out on strike are in favor of ending the | St rike. vote About 180 passengers came in S.S. Prince Rupert this eighty of whom were |first class. She leaves for Stewart at eight o'clock tomorrow morning the south Friday | morning at eight o'clock. on the morning, and for on Harry Hamblin, who conducted |Hamblin’s Bakery up to a few |days ago, has joined the local | police force, DROWNED IN ST. LAWRENCE Seven Persons Went Down with Ferry Steamer Syracuse when She Hit a Shoal. (Canadian Press Despatch) Massina, N. Y., Aug. 2.—Seven persons were drowned yesterday in the St. Lawrence River when the ferry steamer Syracuse struck a shoal of rock eight miles below the city. The steamer capsized hurling its seventy-five passengers into the water. Four of the bodies have been recovered. Road is Now Open New Westminster, Aug. The first of the Canadian portion of the Pacific highway from here to the international boundary was formally opened today. 2.— Mayor Declines Honor Ottawa, Aug. 2.—Mayor Hope- has definitely would well of Ottawa, stated that he not be a Conservative candidate in the fed- eral elections. $s olitias Well After Trip Looking wonderfully well after a short holiday in Vancouver and other cities in the south Mrs. A. E. McMaster returned home this mor- ning on the S.S. Prince Rupert. — -—_____} MOVING PICTURE EXPERT |meeting yesterday afternoon to} ithe careless use of guns and] |revoly rs in the city. | The report of the chief for the month of July showed that out of | 47 cases in the Police Court a9 were convictions, 2 dismissed, withdrawn and 4 are This the considered creditable to the police record Commissioners department. absence was McArthur. A number of accounts and the Two weeks leave of granted to Constable pay rolls were passed. half Fuller's More the produced than earth the United Sietes in 1910 was mined in Florida But of the total consumption for that year one-fourth of the Fuller's The vah 2 of earth was imported. pendi ig. | Mr. W. H. Harbeck Aovtvad. Although the weather was good and fairly bright this morning it was hardly bright enough for Mr. W. H. Harbeck, she well known moying piciure artist, to take views of the harbor and city as he came in on the SS. Prince Rupert as she steamed into this port. On the way up from Vancouver he took a picture of the Prirce Rupert and Prince George passirg each other in Seymour Narrows. To do this he was landed