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PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, F'EBRUARY 29, 1912.

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RVATIVES CALL CONVENTION

 

 

 

 

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AN INSPECTION
OF THE LINE

Two-Man Government Opens the
Campaign Next Week.

Date Is Changed from Twelfth

to Fourteenth.

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DIVER WALKED
OVER PIPE LINE

Special to Daily News.
sd Victori eb » ) j ‘
heii ea met u . Feb. a owe ns pork ao , Victoria, Feb. 29. — Premier Pearman
artner of the Great r ot oe changes the date of nom- McBride and Attorney General Conditions Under Shawatians
Contracting Firm of ri oe W “ . the eying ee oe Buwser open the political cam-| Passage Are Excellent for Lay-
Welch & Stewart Going Over Seta ect ron from March 12th paigo at Kamloatye next Wednes- ing Fresh Water Pipes Under
Road for the First Time. | to : ar a eee shy a that é day 1ighs and will speak on the| the Salt Water—Cost $100.
i f Nedations. 4 ead. desde, kad M b f h C b R P li following evenings at Revelstoke, Se
Pp Welch, a  powerfu eee ” ae i r 7 Golden and Neison, At a fee of $100 Diver A. B,
, an of about fifty, and| peer ee Oe ae oh embers of t e Cabinet epo t to arliament That Their Efforts alist yt aiedb aida Clark has walked across Shawat-
reo ae OTIS or ) 2e KE . , s
Hoe rng ae ton. |Prior to election. to Settle Differences are Unsuccessful Seen ga eee Hemeewe On see ee ae
: his partner, Jack Stew- ERAGE SS OIA . pre posed submarine fresh water
, the guest of General | To Dedicate is Chrisie. es tas Aid. Clayton Suggests That Young pipe line and examined the
Buy) ndent Mehan erat Dr. Chown, general superin- Street Be Extended. grvind on each side of the line
ra the private car Of tangent of the Canadian Metho- for i'fty’ feet. He reports the
je iaier to the end of steel. Mol Get Chuneh, will arrive by the) =~ AGH HUNDRED ) THOUSAND MEN INVOLVED |. tues two plank waik ve iia} bottom "ican and sendy, no hak
( aid just before, the train! -1.amer Camosun tonight. He is betweenFourth and Fifth ave-|Jutting ov! to ynterfere with the
: peel or cath his accompanied by Dr. W. H. White, ee Gate, nues along the line of Young|laying of the pipes or to cause
il visit anc 1a 118} . shail ‘ , 0 . * "eet s access fr »|risk of fracture though u
uperintendent of B. C. Metho- . “5 street so that access from the|risk o ur a & neven
he first glimpse he had|ai4¢ wissions. Dt. Chown will Also Other Industries May Have to Shut Down for Warit of Fuel—Men Determined populous parts of the city toward| lying of the pipes on, 'he bottom.
part of the line. His! Gedicate the new Methodist to Interpret Their Demands in Their Own Way Without Assistance of the hospital and school may be|The report was tied, Payment
M Foley, had been! wnurch at the opening service ; | made easier to the Presbyterian|Of the fee is authorized by the
fter ‘theif conteaote On|.) sanhath morning. at 44 the Government— Another Conference This Afternoon Ceurch hall was a proposition put| Council.
of the Rockies and :
ne ' lock. He will also preach at Special to Daily News.) }up at council last night by Al- Senin
his side, while hej... ais poe Keates i de ¢ Clayt The > ; The « >
7:30 p. m. Seats are being erman Clayton. The Public The sum of $11 a day is con-
arrying on tlie} iooed and the church ‘will be LONDON, FES. 29.—WHAT THREATENS AT THIS MOMENT TO BE ONE OF THE GREAT- | Works depayiment is consider. sidesed by teahadiere acauk tema
| f the oordipoters ready for the opening serves) EST AND MOST DIREFUL STRIKES IN HISTORY WILL PROBABLY BE ON TOMORROW. IT IN- | iD¢ it. wowners in the city to be correct
ashingto ant re- } 9 ne . . ire > i j
; or ar | me xt Sunday March 3rd, and the VOLVES DIRECTLY EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND COLLIERS, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE IN- | | for the hire of a team in Prince
\ Welch VASINE 8!) following Sunday. March 40th. Instead of forty dollars per | Rupert. This is an advance on
DUSTRIES THAT MAY HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN FOR WANT OF FUEL. |month as formerly the city audi-| former rates, due, according to
lat toe i THE GOVERNMENT MADE THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS '°'s. Messrs. Stewart & Stuart,| (he owners of teams, to increased
Ne Dress Gooads and Dor fore the masquerade ‘ are to have fifty, by motion of the} wage bills and other expenses.
things at Wa ght McIntyre Hall at 9:30. LAST NIGHT THAT IT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO STAVE OFF THE COAL MINERS’ STRIKE. LLOYD | Finance committee and council | Notification was given the Coun-
2t Gray's erchestra. GEORGE ADDED TO THE GLOOMY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HOLD | last night. cil last night.

 

 

ANOTHER CONFERENCE WITH,
THE STRIKERS AND MINE
OWNERS THIS AFTERNOON
BUT THAT LITTLE HOPE
COULD BE ATTACHED TO IT.

IT WAS STATED THAT 60
PER CENT OF THE MINE own-|
ERS HAD ACCEPTED THE PRO-
POSAL MADE BY THE GOVERN-
MENT FOR THE ESTABLISH-

SE ONSERVATIVE CONVENTION IS ANNOUNCED

hose Progressives are Talkine the Initiative in the Campaign and
Will Probably Hand Mr. Manson a Lemon When He
Lands From the Camosun_ This Evening

 

 

 

 

BOXING BOUT ARRANGED FOR NEXT MO

NTH

Joe Bayley Coming Back to to Meet With Paddy Scott for a Good
Purse---New Athletic Association Welcomed With Handsome
Subscriptions---Looking for Baseball Grounds

 

 

Manson, member of The annual meeting of the/Dr. Clayton, William Sibbald, MENT OF A MINIMUM WAGE The Prince Rupert Athletic As- could be played here with outside} dispatched to the sporting editor
for the Skeen dis-| Progressives is announced for William Angle, all of this Citys!) WHICH WOULD BE A SLIGHT) sociation, a new corporation,| teams during the coming sum-|of the Seattle Times for his ex-
) arrive tonight on some h ct - ae oes ot Seer eects Sc aeeh i: INCREASE, THUS GREATLY FA-/ formed for the purpose of pro- e a a Ringers Boe a - ae ae aes ve is Mr, E, R,
to be elected ant 1e@ delegates aC , Le ’ es . ve deeply interested in this step ughes’ reply by wire:
m . ‘ N -| moting manly gp eat ;
a se var eee o the convention from this city zo Gosan en. Sam Harry MENTS TASK — ton | st a , Lue “ ” moms, Meantime the association has “O’Brien is a pretty good boy,
Mit a a f a at _ ee chosen. Smith, Stewart, ¥ u T is starting off with a great deal) aiready arranged for a boxing] but Pat Scott of this city would
at tl ae be . —— a 1 The Progressives breathe a een | DEEMED ADVISABLE TO RE- of enthusiasm and it is believed | tournament and yesterday en-{make a fine match for Bayley.
Pen — or _ hope that Mr. Manson will not! WOULD GUARD CITY HALL ‘sort TO LEGISLATIVE EN- (that this can be easily main-| gaged by wire two fistic stars.| Couldn’t find a better. If you
immediately, as is “pe . pee ee ee | d The firs 28e is » Baviev “ ‘ire terms.”
rule st on thel feel too bad about it, as they| 1 FORCEMENT OF THIS MINIMUM (ained. When the promoters! The first of these is Joe Bayley,| want him wire terms.
oa ieee : Pag eee | Several Applications in for Posi- WAGE. THE MINERS THEM- ©! the association started out to| Who is already known here. He This was done yesterday and
Rae aE Dot the eer vac tion of danitor. SELVES, IT WAS POINTED ouT, °!#i" subscriptions thoy were; Was brought here by the Kaien|the bargain with both boxers
re ert remers 12 rm POPRONet) ma } : *|met with the glad hand every-| Island Athletic Club last fall and|}completed yesterday afternoon.
to find that dur-|they thought it was up to them \pplications for the position of, ARE PROVING THE GREATEST) 0... In little or no time they|Mmatched against Oscar Nelson.|They are to meet here on the
one Progressives to take the parapet mf sop tern: janitor were opened by (he City|}OBSTACLE TO PEACE BEING! had $1,500 subscribed, with in-|This bout was easily won by evening of March 21st for a purse
gobbled up or) paigi et oe os aa vitieat | 2lerk at the Council meeting last} ARRIVED AT, AS THEY INSIST) vitations to ‘call again.” Bayley in the second round.|of $750 in a fifteen round contest
nt ¢ slence, as y e record, or i Uv BE po st al . . | . aa ‘ 17: be ae . . r . ~¢ >
oe : . te 1 - ti th ; 7 ae ise ady| ight. The following were the) ypon THEIR RIGHT TO INTER-| This sum is ample as a starter| Sine then age = won ny vind for poe. ye pps is to get
hear when he lands; association, - Rn eee lice lar yeorge . ; {to the rank of champion light-! $450 and the loser $ f
: ; one} applicants John Carl, George N j}and its energetic president and| , 2 4
be that the Pro-| made ; ene rare - pre — John Nehring, E, G. Osburn and PRET THEIR DEMANDS IN secretary-treasurer William H,| ¥eight of W estern Canada. Re- _ Seott recently met Pete Mo-
S progressing,| more than the ol¢ cONBE es | D. MeNei These are meanwhile THEIR OWN WAY AND AGAINST Wright and Gyril Orme. are now cently W. Naughton, the fight! Veigh at the smoker given by the
he may think an|Association ever tried to do. They placed on. file. |THE ADVICE OF THE GOVERNA | ood in invaniiae this initia} |@ditor of the San Francisco Ex-| Seattle Press Club, and a local
They have actu-| have had good, clean see aps seeping ee eae le | MENT. cash shane: at te coteniated 2 ns aminer, was endeavoring to ar-| paper gives the following concise
‘Lices for a co ointed to the police ant icense | ‘ s é oO Rs id » ba ‘pe ; sir . . ve nt:
th Gor o é i. = a ; 2 | have pealed for the Wants to Be Fireman. 5 iaiaamaMngt se. aga aa 2c the most good. One thing the} ee ad > , ae — y Ce a Oa eae ‘aheno and
e Conserve es oO oards, i appealet oO : aL . 3 2 onton / e ny as » ‘
‘etriot vis ike Alt | ln nf the government lote inwhe | V, Clarke has offered his} The Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid| members of the association are | ‘ print cae Bn apices with | tpech-as a datey at the inten lend
Icl to be he 1] Sale O ©: BOvery sllbaiatyt : etic Club was negotié z ‘esh as a dais) 2 sh,
ive Club rooms on| city, have appealed for and been|services as fireman on the perma-/east of McBride street will hold a/ giving great regard to is the for-| im ‘ <a: enacudand Wright | Pete was a trifle tired. Pat had
yn March errs . | w omised a wagon road around|nent staff at the fire hall, Ap- }Leap Year social in the church} mation of a strong outdoor base- ea ae ee aan oa hentia tl ehae best of dive'toins sania Sonu
ne : Se , licatio ‘eferre ) Fire com-|hall on Thursday, February 29th.| ball team ar at g se- ? - }
as an indica-|Kaion Is sand and other things. aby BEAD Meee ee ee 4 ee oh, Lay, Seay 2t ‘joa ern om. . vo Stat "mates an immediate answer that the ar-| but Pete was there with the goods
hh plucky insurgents The talk is now of Conservative | mittee bs dmis n 2 2 | be s § t S| rangement with Edmonton was|in close stuff—and there you are.
that the conven-|candidates for the position as ={not closed and to state terms.|T. Burns pronounced it a draw,
at 10 o'clock in! successor of Mr. Manson. Among l'These were stated and accepte sd, | The boys will have to travel a
nd is. thus pre-| those members who are believed 1 land the next step was to find an/ longer distance to settle the ar-
‘ day session, At} t ommand good support and| L ;Qpponent. M, O’Brien, who is in| |gument. But it was about the
a successor to}the confidence of the people are fap limelight just at present, was|classiest bout witnessed by Se-
= ) be chosen, r Newton, A. J. Prudbomyme, | | suggested, and a telegram was| attle fans for a long time.”

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\Leagee W. David Dileeees of Ocaali Falls Will Establish in Prince

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LARGE CROW ING OF : r
CROWD AT OPEN Rupert the Coming Spring MAYOR’S MOUNTAIN MYSTER
Today A. J. Burroughs poeiepe) 9nd assumption of his new duties|all materials for building. The ’
ESTHOLME ; | charge of the Westholme Lumber} with the Lester W. David Com-}|; Ocean Falls firm is one of the | MAY BE M "4
Company's business in Prince | pany cé s the news that the) largest on the coast near Prince |
° | : . i TED
re ‘der ake este \ avid firm is to locate) Rupert and will establish si-
VAUDEVILLE PERFORMANCE AND FARCE PLAYED BY WEST-/Rupert in onder to take up the) Lester w ju iy Prince Rupert. to tess larger and tote Con, AFTER STAR CHAMBER MEETING LAST NIGHT CITY COUNCIL
HOLME COMEDY TRIO—-NEW THEATRE MUCH AD- ne snteitin iat ane a. ots eg reneral lumber sup hens ive, it is said than the pre | SEEMED UNPERTRUBED—ALD. MONTGOMERY MAKES A
Skeena, . 38 ‘rt é North- oO ft pe genere 8 - ens ; § said, ee os
MIRED AND HIGHLY APPRECIATED. ern B, C, district of the Lester| plying and building business.| ent scale of the Westholme Lum-| STATEMENT FOR PRESS IN SUPPORT OF PRINCIPLES.
P ri 40 é |The tir “emises oC |ber Co., which is surely going| See ee
, : res al of| W. David Lumber Company of} The firm premi will occupy a} be ” , y going pnt otal sat as Ee 2 Ct ae =
f ever has so large ajwhich there wa fo rreat ~~ 2 adkee-atenia: ta: ae loentral site which has. already|some. As will be nramembered.| Star ery anna are loys: threstening, erenniet. aa
Le , f er lin as at no seats ex- ¢. aes : ’ : ott lea § s alar r . » ( sed g 20 me
igregal d in this city as| grumbling wa h 9 00 ae RM eed lean nod ant Siftl establish | the Lester W. David Co. has sev- mall be 80 gy Bow, ) ne Rs mouas aeaneaeel
‘ast night seeking en-|cept those of the boxes ‘re was|Mr. Burroughs’ resignation of|saw and planing mills and equip-|eral times recently tendered for in thelr real MOSEINg 80 TEs | F106: WOKING } Siac ok ae
he new Westholme! reserved advanct Chere was] * ; : ~ ore ght ymplete supply of|city lumber contracts public at large as to be j|what all the people were star-
) i eek te epochal| therefore a big stampede at the} the Westholme Company ——-- for the | suppis | 7 safely termed imeiamiBocant: ling at
Which everybody seemed opening and also at the second , v but at the same time I deem After all his thundering and
participating. The| performance, So great, in fact, Indoor Baseball. | pay local improvement taxes on it necessary to await de- threatening on Monday afternoon
had evidently not} Teddy Bears vs. Quill ey this work. There existed doubt velopments before making the Mayor, it may be safely pre~
his and a po yn | Continued on Page 4. ‘ak itorium, March 4s Gam in Gouncil last night as to the everything public.” dicted, will turn out to have said
point upon} at Auditorium, t, l e| , I J
| called at 8:15 sharp. Admission amount of cash available out of Alderman Montgomery, whose|othing more desperately affeet-
25c. Skating afler the game, 2t Section 1 grading fund, but City - of private “star chamber”|i2& the city’s interests than the
ales Sebaaee Bt Engineer Davis is assured that}Y'’W °° Pris ee Ae il i remark he made at the hospital
PRINCE RUPERT TWENTY MINUTES AGO EVENTFUL SOCIAL TONIGHT _ there is enough to do this work,|meetings of the City Couneil is})) ang meeting the same after-
snk salen Probability That Third Avenue at —_— well known, mede _the above/noon about the bank's “kicking
vale Of Cotton imported to Prince Rupert arrives | Ladies Providing Excellent Time | McBride Street Will Before Cemetery Clearing. statement last night in order tO} ike blazes,” which was reported
) consigned to A, H, Bailey. oe in Presbyterian Hall. Long Be Completed with Rock Clearing of the portion of the| maintain his principle and at the} jp Tuesday’s News.

. ressive remarks that the three provincial prisoners — Cleared from Market Place. cemetery site for use has been|same time allay the magnified Last night's council meeting,
et ted pile have got the “government strok ; Tonight, Leap Year night By decision of the Gouneil last} "eeommended by the Board of|street rumors that have arisen|jhough not as swiftly business
4 ae Little announces that he will hang ou! aM ee lought not to be an uneventful | night the grading of Market| Works, and the recommendation | owing to the Mayor's stupendous)|jike as one of Acting Mayor

: * ©Yer painted in Prince Rupert, above the toques night in the iife of any young! place, which is practically sur- has been adopted by the Gouncil.| silence and air of glum forebod- Douglas’ sessions, went exceed-
Mi _ idan neinn man or young woman. The next!rounded by government lots, is Te eee ing. ‘ ‘ ingly smooth, and there was no
NOT b mentions by wireless telephone that the va four vears will be long and|to be proceeded with in order that} Carpet ends—traveler’s sam-| The whole affair, judging by|sign of perturbation amongst the
orth at the Government wharf tonight aie dreary. It will be celebrated in| rock may be obtained for the fill} ples — Axministers, Brussells,} the atmosphere pervading last| Councillors as the result of the
Mee a ands arbitrators still sitting in the court oe : right royal fashion in the Pres > bie Third avenue at MeBride/Wiltons. They make nice mats/night, is something like the fam-|Mayor's announcements at the
blue sores Testing easier since he removed that deep, byterian Hel! tonight. Don't| street, which has for so long/and sell at half the ordinary|/ous fable of the mountain in|star chamber meeting just con-

rBOR SY miss it. hung fire. The government will| price. Wallace's, 2t |labor which after much myster-| cluded,