as THE WEATHER houre ending 56 a.m lV —==| THE DAILY NE NEXT MAILS For sSouTH Prince Rupert....Friday, 8 a.m. For NoRTH Princess May,.... ‘Thursday p.m. Zgy Vegisiative ° ° ° AS. 3 ~ Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist Ss — lige POV ego , 7 <= oo PrINcE Rupert, B.C., TUESDAY, OcroBER 31, 1911. GHTHOOD TO BE CONFERRED UPON R. \ L 4 /° Prick Five Cents SOTORTA, Or ee ee L. BORDEN WHINESE REBELS ARE DEFEATED ‘ALASKA ‘CANNERY _ BURNED OUT SAYS MR. BORDEN WILL INSTITUTE A REFERENDUM ON THE NAVAL POLICY oyalists Are Again in Full Possession of the City, and are Following Up Their of Fire. IN A BIG BATTLE NEAR HANKOW swer.cerez. tors tox 000. Was Running at Time! | Postmaster-General Pelletier Makes An Important Announcement to His Constit- Ca in Press Despatch) |of utmost importance on account| Oct. 30.—A wireless|Of the arsenal there is also to be| received today from the| attacked. rships at Tienstin report To Bombard Wu Hang } victory by the govern- | Admiral Sah Ping yesterday over the rebels near|notified the foreign Consuls that that the rebels were|he is about to begin a bombard- fall back across the|ment of Wu Hang and asked that cate Hankow. jall foreigners be ordered to leave ‘ jat once. Follow up Victory | Loyalists in Possession , Oct. 31.—-The imperial | The Loyalists are now in un- preparing to follow/disputed possession of the entire | over the rebels of}city of Hankow, including the} with an attack| powder factory. They also con-| whick the revo-|trol the railway. The position} protected by elab-| here is advantageous for a sudden | ney fortifications.|attack against the rebel arsenal| which is regarded as|at Hang Yang. Shang spa tc I rman W complete mt lor nkow Mpelie yer ana Hank ces the \ Bt We Wu ind ati n Y (ETHODISTS HELD ANNUAL THANKSGIVING BANQUET e Building of the New Church Was Matter for Congra- gratulation—Excellent Banquet Was Followed by an Excellent Toast List who responded, al) referred in terms of optimism to new church. A thanksgiving collection taken | up during the evening amounted | to approximately $170. This will 1 : * , : be credited to the-building fund. not entirely dis- m the stuffed turkey mpkin pies of Thanksgiving ditions, was held in the Meth- st church last night. It was omplet coess. from the first ack vu the viands to the feast reason and flow of soul that owed. John Wesley would cer- nly have rewritten the dis- e cla had he been there. The oe was of more than Other toasts during the evening were ‘The Sister Churches,”’ pro- posed by Mr. William Dean and spoken to by Revs. W. G. James land F. W. Kerr; ‘Our City,” pro- posed by Mr. O. H. Nelson and mary | ksgiving significance.| responded to by Mayor Manson ¢ fourth Thanksgiving banquet|and Aldermen Douglas, Newton | ! tle frame church|and Clayton; ‘The Press,’’ pro-| ot the speakers} posed by Mr. Henry: Murdoff and | permanent church | responded to by Mr. J. S. Cowper; iiding the congregation | ‘‘The Ladies,” proposed by Mr erect Mus-|/E. L. Fisher and responded to} before next}by Mr. M. M. Stephens. The T congregation | toast of the Sisiter Churches was of many expressions ised in their new | provocative d to have started | of Christian fellowship and mutual in the history of | good will among the ministers who Prince Rupert. spoke. Char Sing who proposed During the evening the company | the Methodist Church | were entertained by some excelent | d abroad, and Dr.|singing by Messrs. Alex Clapperton | | Mr. Arthur Allison | Meth Davies and H. G., Fletcher. } OLD MEDAL FOR | rifles was the team shooting match | lUetween Earl Greys and the Civil-| S. P, McMORDIE | i2"«. This resulted in a win for} lthe Civiliane by a large number| ; ints. The prize shot for| ork Cup a jot points. his Bolte Fats soles of | consisted of medals for the pers , ifeman a 4 i hanksgiving Da Shoot at |” the teams. | the Ranges. y | Magnificent weather prevailed) 7 ee during the contest, and Range} ( 1 Officer Captain Fred Stork ol tl} d. bronae medals Rarl Grey's Rifles, was able to] me at oe Prince report Thanksgiving Day match | ean oe ee eect} OF e of the most successful in which | ranges by the men } + | ) 1e¢ ever took part ; Rifle Association | . ' ! Rifles. The match} — ELECTION SUMMARY tll through, vic i won the gold | (Canadian Press De spateh) | | re being 97 out of| Ottawa, Oct. 31.—Returns re-| c ¢ 105, The silver medal} ceived from 195 constituencies out | \ YY Captain Parti gton, | of 221 state that 1,001,558 votes \ was 92, and thelwere cast in the recent Federal \ went to D, C,| elections, 669,670 were cast for S. P. Men Core Ol 88, | Conservatives and 532,896 fo1 Lib- , McMordie was also winner|erals giving Borden a populat Cup for the best} majority of 37,593. In British hr ing over the ranges| Columbia with Comox Atlin | mis- An ae lsing Conservatives had 23,812 and | dais contest with the | Liberals 14,728. . ET HIS DEATH ON THANKSGIVING DAY 1. Press Despatch) CUT CLEAN IN TWO Victory With an Attack on Wu Hang —-Rebels Showed Great Bravery, But Were Harassed by Fire from the Warships—2000 Killed and Wounded lreported that it contains a billion (Canadian Press Despatch) Ketchikan, Alaska, Oct. 31. Fire yesterday totally destroyed} the Nassan Cannery on Prince of | Wales Island owned by Messrs.|on the naval policy of Canada German and Company, of Seattle.|is to be submitted to the people The estimated loss is $100,000.! by the Borden Government, ac- The cannery was in operation at | cording to the statement made the time of the fire. jat Lorette by Hon. Louis Phi/lippe (Canadian Press Despatch) In the fighting on Saturday’ Quebec, Oct. 31.—A referendum near here, the rebels displayed great bravery, but were subjected to a racking flank fire from the warships and had to fall back with a loss of 500 killed and 1500 wounded CHINA IS GIVEN A CONSTITUTION Imperial Edict Issued Today Geents Constitutional Government to the Whole of the Chinese Empire ALL POLITICAL OFFENDERS ARE PARDONED The Imperial Throne Expresses an Apology to the National Assembly for Neglect- ing Its Past Warnings and Demands—President Jordan Says the Reign of the Manchu Dynasty is at an End (Canadian Press Despatch) Pekin, Oct. 31.—The demand of the National Assembly for a complete constitutional government has been acceded. to by the throne. An Imperial edict was issued today apologizing for the past neglect by the throne and granting an immediate constitution. All nobles are to be excluded from the Cabinet. A second edict pardons all political offenders who have been committed since 1898. The provisional government of Kwang Tung, recently declared by citizens of Canton, has fallen. ee Ee MANCHU REIGN ENDED San Francisco, Oct. 31.—-That the reign of the Manchu dynasty in China is at an end is the opinion of David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, the eminent peace advocate who arrived home yesterday from a trip to the Orient. Me A BIG LUMBER MILL FOR KITSUMKALUM Mr. Anthony Ludgate is on His Way to Assist Manager Jas. Croxford to Select a Suit- able Site for a New Mill—Company Has a Billion Feet There On his way to make a confiden-|feet of merchantable lumber. Mr.| ‘‘One of our difficulties may be tial report on the lumbering pos-|Ludgate will give a more con-| in holding the logs. The Skeena, sibilities of the Kitsumkalum dis-| fidentail and detailed report, upon|I am told, is very swilt, and we trict, Mr. Anthony Ludgate, a} which the company’s plans _ will] could not hold the logs there. The lumberman from Pembroke, On-} be laid. He will stay in the bush Kitsumkalum river may prove tario, is in town today. If you|all winter, accompanied by Mr.| better for our purposes.” run into Mr. Ludgate you will! James Croxford, manager of the; The president of the company know him for a man from the|company which is incorporated|is Colonel Herbert Mackie who is woods by his height and girth,.|as the Kitsumkalum Lumber Com-|one of the leading men among He is a “skookum"™ man_ all) pany. | the eastern lumber men. Will Erect a Mill | Mat an Old Prana Mr. Ludgate was glad to greet “It is the company’s intention| Mr. James Jabour in Prince Ru- to’erect a mill. The question will] pert. The men had met several be what type of mill. That de-| years ago when Mr. Jabour was | pends upon the timber. The idea| running a store in Whitney, Ont. is to have the mill in operation] Mr. Ludgate was then in charge for the time when the line is com-| of iumber camp close by, for pleted, and then supply the mar-| the St. Andrews Lumber Company, kets of the east and the prairies,"’ | with whom he was associated for said Mr. Ludgate. eleven years. PRINCE RUPERT’S THANKSGIVING Quiet but Enjoyable Day Spent by Large Number of Citizens in Glorious Weather Con- ditions. Evening's Enter- tainments Were Thronged. right. Mr. Ludgate has been in the lumber camps most of his life, | and knows the bush life and the possibilities of standing timber, as only the expert can. Billion Feet of Lumber His company have purchased a tract of timber land containing five hundred square miles near Kitsumkalum.* Their cruisers have WIN FOR G.T.P | FOR SCOTLAND'S SAKE / St. And 's Soc P EMPLOYEES *citprateSt Andrew's Nicht Board of Conciliation and Arbi-| |, the tatention of the Sti tration Gives Decision in| Andrew's Society of this city to Their Favor Against Com-| cele s St. Andrew's Night in| | fittis aner, and at a meeting ny. : : any lheld Ta8t ‘week which was largely) }attended the matter was discussed. | |The exact form of the celebration | Thanksgiving Day in Prince The con-|is not yet decided, but another Rupert proved intensely quiet, meeting will be held in about a the quietness of the city Was, in fina) details, | tact, remarked upon by many. ap-| Most places of business were closed, and there was a considerable exodus city, A is (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, 31. and arbitration which had under #ie demands of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway machinists and boil- Oct. board | R : nhsini radi fanil week s time to discuss fin Gagat renewal of activity patent in the society this season. x number of neweomer Scotsmen ciliation is from the number of @rmakers for increased wages and | dp Prince Rupert have applied launch ean ord sat a the previous better conditions has decided in for membership, and with ts{Saturday for long tunting trips, ‘ strong roll of old timer members | andthe waterfront as particularly favor of the men and against the} j.. St. Andrew's Society promises | undisturbed by bustle of any |company today. Their report wag] to be power this winter in Prince| kind after the Prince George left forwarded at once to the Minjg ue | Rupeft. jar 8 a.m. for the south. The of Labor at Ottawa for celnn a ea iGegrge bade farewell to Prince - % STRUCK BLIND AT CLUB Mert or the season with an ra three blasts from her siren, Winnipeg, Oct. 31.—(Later)—A Ps Oct. 31.—Missing ee \ boarding a pleasure Seattle, Oct. 31. The steamer B hich he was eruising} Iroquois shortly betore midnight Din Inlet with several] during.a dense fog ran into and n John Shaw aged 24,/cut in two the freight steamer Bevator ( of the Otis Fenson | Multonmah from ‘Tacoma ty Seat dq ipany, fell overboard} tle. All persons on boar wers os Wned yx iterday afternoon,|saved but fifteen head of catth fe. aa earch for several] were drowned. ‘The Iroquois whic h nia “ly has not been|was bound for Victoria preceeded apparently undantaged }statement has been issued by the ‘ : Captain Conger Meets Sudden} @¥d & gpal! group of “ag birds amongst the citizens gawe her a iG. T. P. to the effect that the| Misfortune. J lwill not accept the award of the| ie aterfront send off, During the leonciliation board for the reason Winnipeg, Oct. 31.—Captaing? forenooh and early afternoon a | that they never recognized the| Conger, a well known militaty | pumber ol young men méde trips necessity. of the board’s inter-| officer here, was struck suddenly the ether side of the harbor lvention at all. They take the] blind at his club while greetiigy) here q shooting magteh was in lground that there is no dispute friends. His eyesight is gone} progress. between the company and the menjentirély with so far no sign of There was a throw many at all, hreturping, * leek to town in ning, , 3 . } ~ Pelletier, the newly appointed Post- master General. Had Assurances Speaking at his nomination for the bye-election, Hon. Mr. Pel- letier assured the eléctors that all his pre-election promises stood, and that his elevation to the Cabinet in no wise compromised his former attitude and opinions. He assured them that the idea of a referendum on the naval question would be carried out. Mr. Borden's Attitude He said that. when he was called by Mr. Borden to enter the Cabinet he was not asked to withdraw a single line of the uents—Says That All His Pre-Election Promises Stand—Tenders for the Bristol Type of Cruisers Are to be Rejected programme that he had submitted to the electors. ‘‘We shal) have a referendum, and are willing to abide by the decision of the majority of the Canadian people,” he declared. . Will Reject Naval Tenders Ottawa, Oct. 31.—It is under- stood that the Borden Government will reject all the old tenders for the naval cruisers of the Bristol type and will call for new bids. It is claimed by them that the Bristo) class of cruisers is about obsolete. Panterium Pioneer Cleaners, Phone 4. FOUL BUSH MURDER COMES TO LIGHT NEAR NELSON Dead Body of Well Dressed Man Discovered Hidden Be- neath Piled Up Logs is Found—Had Been Partly Eaten up by Wiid Animals (Canadian Press Despatch) Nelson, Oct. 31.—A gruesome discovery was made at Duck Creek near Creston, this marmming when ‘ya section “hand cutting firewood) came across the body of a murdered man badly decomposed lying under two logs and covered by a bianket. It was evident the man had been dead for some time, One foot was missing, apparently chewed off by animals. A’ number of discarded portions of clothing found in the bush indicating that the murderer had made a change of clothing. The deceased was five feet eight inches tall and well dressed. He was covered with a grey blanket with a sheepskin coat over his /head. Two logs had been piled jon his body The trail leading to the scene of the tragedy was unused. Close to the body was found part of a newspaper con- taining dispatches dated Septem- ber Ist FAMED PUGILISTS BELOW Sam Langford and Porky Flynn to Meet and Fight Six Rounds at Vancouver. ; Vancouver, Oct. 31.—Sam_ Lang- ford, the ‘Boston Tar Baby,” and Porky Flynn arrive here tomorrow and in the evening box six rounds at the V. A. C. On Wednesday they sail for Australia. P Continuing Business We are pleased to announce that the jewelry business formerly con- ducted under the firm name of C. B. Wark & Co. is to be continued under the name of W. Wark & Son. The new management are filling their stock with many new lines not carried before. They will specialize on cut glass, a new shipment of Libbey’s having just arrived. They are also strong on Sterling silver and cutlery, particularly appropriate for wed- ding and Christmas gifts. some having been far afield in the bush hunting, others having made the toilsome ascent of Mt. Oldfie!d, many having spent almost all day on the water. The weather was magnificent, a cool clear autumn day with calm sea and soft breezes. In the afternoon the May Roberts Company- put on a successful matinee followed in the evening by another play which filled the Empress Theatre. Police circles were very peaceful all the week end. There has, indeed, been quite a Jull in the police court list of “events’’ for some little time now, Prince Ru- pert’s few regular delinquents being all on their best behavior. Hotels put on the usual Thanksgiving Day special menus and were well patronised during the day. In the evening the Methodists held their great banquet, and the Me- Intyre Hall was gay with mas- queraders celebrating Thanksgiv- ing Day's last few music and dancing. TRY THE ‘“‘NEWS’' WANT AD. WAY OF FINDING hours with] temporarily at the wheel. PREHISTORIC MEN FOUND Tribe Far Narth of the Mac- kenzie River Still Use Bows and Arrows and Stone Wea- pons. ; (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Oct. 31.—Bishop Hol- mes has arrived here bringing confirmation of -the discovery of a tribe of Arctic Eskimos 1200 miles from the Mackenzie river on the Arctic Ocean who still hunt with bows and arrows and use stone implements. The Es- }kimos tell stories of wonderful |discoveries which if investigated | would startle the world of science. Victoria, Oct. 31.—