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Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist

THE DAILY NEWS

 

    
 

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PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.,

THURSDAY,

May 16,

1912.

PRICE FIVE CENTS

 

C-SPREADING BUSH FIRE HAS CLA NED | FIVE

 

CUIN'S GOVERNMENT GOES

BACK TO POWER REJOICING

PAWITH AN INCREASED MAJORITY—RESULT OF ELECTION
WAS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION—NO EXCITEMENT.

 

Special to Daily News. a |
Montreal, May 16,—Premier
government received the
ndorsation of the peo-| Railway Suffers Penalty for Ne-
ryince today and was Glect to Carry Out Orders

CAMERON COVE AGAIN

Gouin's
yeeping ¢
of the pro

veturned to power with an in-| of Railway Commis-
wneqsed majority, the net gains sioners
peing seven. Seventeen Cogserv- dhsticbilniinies
atives and Laborites were elect- Word has been received in the
of. One minister was defeated, city by owners of the waterfront
the Hon. Caron Lislet, The elec-|/ots at Cow Bay that the Board

of Morine, Conservative, by| Of Railway Commissioners at Ot-
, sioall majority being the spr- fawa has imposed a penalty of}

» of the day, Elections in| $100 per day on the railway com-
(iaspe and Magdale Islands were| Pany for every day that the bay
ioferred. By the redistribution} remains unopened to scows.
act seven new ridings are added The penalty is a result of the
nd of these five went for the/Neglect of the railway company
yovernment and two for the op-|'o carry out the orders of the
sition, Eighty seats were con-| "@!lway commissioners handed
sted. but there was little’ in- down by them on January 3rd,
I the result being a fore-| 4s reported exclusively in The
y sonelusion. Daily News.
Messrs. James Mooney and B Don't forget to call
Smith, old time Yukon telegraph} Royal Cafe after the show.

came down from Hazelton

ule to Vancouver. Best meal in town at Savoy. |

 

FIVE MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES

NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON SWEPT WITH SERIOUS EF-
FECT—SNOHOMISH COUNTY DEVASTATED — MILLIONS
OF FEET OF FINE TIMBER DESTROYED.

(Special to Daily News.

Seattle, May 16.—Five lives Ramble Club at Digby.
ire known to be lost and two Four launches were required
are missing whil,e property| to carry the happy crowd of
has been damaged to the extent] Presbyterian young people last
several hundred thousand dol-jmnight on their weekly outing.
irs as the result of fires sweep-| These evenings on the water are
ing through timber in the north-|the most popular thing the club
Ne part of the State ofjhas yet done. Last night the
Washington Ihe loss of life| wireless, the marine depot and
a fire which de-| quarantine hospital were all in-
logging camps in | spected Plans were discussed
SKARIL | ty. Fifty million feet|for a fitting celebration of May
T gre ber have been burned,| 24th, and it was agreed to go to
Other fires in the western states|the beach where the club had its
brought the total of timber de-| picnic last Coronation Day, op

yed to seventy million feet.| posite Metlahkatla,

Special to Daily News. Cyril Orme’s New Home.
Everett, Wash., May 16-—The Cyril Orme has had plans com-
forest fire situation in the Sno-| pleted for a beautiful new bunga
homish country is possibly worse} low to be erected on Fourth ave-
day than it was  yesterday.| nue, opposite J. M. Christie's

Anderson & MeKin-
the contract, and work
is under way.

The lown of residence,
have

building

Sultan is making a
hard fight to prevent destruction] non
supply through the} o!

its water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OVINCE OF QUEBEC REMAINS FAITHFUL TO OLD LOVE

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W. SNOWDEN CLEARED.

May
Snowden,

Vancouver,
Watson

16,
charged

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| BASEBALL SCORES |

 

with the murder of William National.

Urquhart, a prominent mer- Pittsburg 3, New York 4.

chant, last September, was Boston 3, Gineinnati 4.

today found not guilty St. Louis 10, Brooklyn 1.

after ten imitutes’ delibera-

tion by the jury. American.
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 8.

 

H. S. Clements,

By the Prince
urday will arrive
ments, M. P. for
This will be Mr.
visit to Prince
lection,

M. P., Coming

Rupert on Sat-
Mr. H. 8. Cle-
Comox-Atlin.
first
his

Clements’
Rupert

since

Boston 2, St. Louis 14.

Detroit 8, New York 4.

Coast.

Pertiand 1.

San Francisco 1.
Angeles 5, Sacramento 0.

Vernon. 4,
Oakland 3
Los

 

} Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners.

| Phone 4.

PRELELELE OL OL OLDE PD |

 

In

footba
tral

 

FOOTBALL CHALLENGE

Prince Rupert’s First Inter-
national Arranged for

answer to
donians,”

will play an_ international
with the Seotehmen, seven
'g men aie side, on Tuesday
evening first on the present

referee,

Tuesday.

the “Cale-

the Englishmen

ll ground, with a neu-

J. DAY-BELL.,

 

 

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Can £

forget, little you
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STRONG MOVE ON THE BOARD
AT CITY HALL STAR CHAMBER

|

ab ee Counntts in Closed Session Last Night Wrestled With Civic Prob-

lems---Finance Committee Severely Scored in Motion by
| Clayton, Kerr and Montgomery---Mayor Rebuked for

| Meddling---City Hall Pay Roll Published

for Information of Citizens

Over the city hali salary list

night in private session the
ty fathers fought. Fierce was
the eontest Loud and high ran

he @loquenee. Hard blows were

given and received. It is ru-
j}mored that crinkled edged kriss
of the mayoral sarcasm and the

finance
deliver
blow’

bludgeon with which the
nister believes he can
infailingly a “knockout
both outmatched by
more effective weapons in
he tongues of Aldermen, Clay
Kerr, Morrissey, Montgom-
Dybhavn, Notice of a
trenchant motion was
the board for Monday
ight’s meeting. Its terms
iation of
finance

were Keener

nal
iti

ery and
terribly

placed on
are
the

com-

practically a d@nunt
Mayor's original
as incompetent

Mayor Rebuked.,

\ further of molion was

netice

also posted, the motion being in
of the Mayor for having
without consulting the
the for the
purchase of a team of horses for
the Public Works department.
This motion is py Alder-

eensure
cancelled
made

Council order

moved

man Morrissey and seconded by
Alderman Dybhayn.
The result of the springing of

s to be
iterial

asis p

robably,

reconstructed out of the
different

Engineer-

in hand on a

The

“SOURDOUGHS’ TO
DR. ALFRED

BANQUET
THOMPSON, M. P.

‘H. Ss. CLEMENTS, M. P., WILL ‘ACCOMPANY DR. THOMPSON TO
PRINCE RUPERT AND EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SAT-
URDAY—TICKETS ARE OF MCOSE SKIN.

 

ing department as wiil be seen
rom the accompanying fist
represents the biggest item in
the city hall pay roll, namely
$17,400 per annum up to the end|
of March, After that certain|

changes

were made, Mr. Lucas]

hese motions on the Council was} through indisposition retired, and}

that the star chamber was dis-
solved speedily and. in silence,
jut. before this occurred there

vas some discussion on the sal-

dis-

ary list here given. This
cussion resulted after a good deal
of to and fro motion and coun-
ter motion in the deeision that
the resignations of the whole of
the Engineering department are
be requested not necessarily
signifying that the department is
to be done away with, but that it

CP e Ay

connect
to take 1
the 1

Unwin hi

ine

clerk’s d

is resigned from the
epartment, her

cily
resigna-

tion taking effect at the end of
this month, and Mr. E, Gilling-
h ill eaves the assessor's de-
partment on June ist, but Mr.
kllis has been working for that
Continued on Page 4.

TO EXTEND INDIAN MINES DEVELOPMENT

This Hitherto Unboomed Mine Grows Daily More Promising as the
150-Foot Tunnel Advances---A Substantial Property

 

 

 

 

 

NEW AUSTRALIAN LINE

State Owned Steamships from
Melbourne to Vancouver.

(Special to Daily News.)

Vancouver, May 16.—The Aus-
tralian Stat® of Victoria has de-
cided to establish a direct line of
passenger carrying and freight
steamers from Melbourne’ to
Vancouver within the next six
months, aceording to informa-
mation given by Major Harris,
representative of the State gov-
ernment, here today.

Police Court Today.

James Harper was this morn-
ing sent to gaol for thirty days
on a vag charge, and the Houston
Cafe case was further adjourned!
until tomorrow.- |

Wanted—Smart girl to clerk
in store. Address

Daily

“Business,” c-o}|
News office. | Hons can be

 

Word
by the committee
the “Sourdough”
tendered to Dr.
son, M. P. for the Yukon, upon
Iffs arrival here en route to
Dawson that he leaves Vancouver,
accompanied by H. 8. Clements,
M. P. today on the Prinee Ru-
pert. Accordingly the banquet
will be given on Saturday night.
A beautiful seroll address has
been prepared by the local Yu-
koners to be presented to Dr.
Thompson upon the occasion.
All sourdoughs are eligibie to at-
tend the banquet, which will take
place at the Windsor Hotel. The
tickets are printed on genuine
moose skin and will constitute an
unique souvenir of the oecasion.
The committee especially requesi
that who purpose attend-
ing make reservations for tickets
at once at Rogers & Black's of-
that ample accommoda-
provided.

received
charge of
banquet to be
Alfred Thomp-

has just been

in

 

those

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OUTLAWS ARE
STILL AT LARGE

Posse Only an a. Maur and a Half
Behind Them Now — They
Abandon Their House and Flee
for Old Retreat.

 

(Special to Daiiy News.)
Clinton, B. C., May 16.—The
after the Indian outlaws
was reported this morning to be

posse

Miller today ended his| yt an hour and a half behind
nm with the department! them, The desperatdoes have
ip other work, Regard-| horse, which the posse took pos-
‘est of the pay roll, Miss session of. It is diMieult to fol-

low the trail of the men on foot,
and it is feared that they will get
the mountains above Big
on the Fraser River, where
they in hiding all last win-
ier, and that to get them they will
have i+ be surrounded and staryv-
ed out, which may mean weeks
or months, They are believed to
have a good cache in the vicin-
ity of their old hiding place.
Yesterday they were within ten
miles of Clinton, Every rancher
in that district is being watched
io prevent the outlaws obtaining
}teod or

into
Bar
were

horses.

Body Not Recovered.

 

 

IMPORTANT
ITEMS ALL

Matters of Moment Cut Down,
Boiled Hard and Close Packed
—Every One Worth . More
Space but Can’t Get It.

The Rowing

Prince Rupert

Club has completed its deal pur-
ehasing the hull of the river
steamer Hazelton, now on the
ways at Port Simpson. C, H.
French, agent for the Hudson's
Bay Co., went south this morn-
ing after the club closed the deal.
The Hazelton will be painted and

brought
by courtesy
tendent

to Rupert to be moored
of General Superin-
Mehan at a station close

to the government wharf. The
cost of this fine club house to
the rowing club was $500. H, L.

Bodwell was last night elected a
member of the club executive.
Cameron Cove.
By order of the Railway Com-

uissior the fill at Cameron Cove
ought by the 45th of May to have
been opened so that scows might
enter. The G, T, P. has delayed
this work pending appeal against
the decision of the railway board,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

burning of the wodden piping - / General Superintendent Mehan| and is now being muleted in the
running from the source, Fears Tea of All Nations. Wi h S lid M h B k f I [reports that the body of H.|sum of $4100 per day as long as
Hee ertained also that the! pe ladies of the Methodist it oll en at the Back of It |Gallagher, killed near Terrace} {he fill remains closed. Their
lames may invade , m. The|,, : ¥s | Tuesday nig f ‘led i ? ? a ihn oe
=H ade the town. The} Gpurch will serve afternoon tea Without. making any noise; greater stage of development this;a very much greater ore body ex-| Puc ag ight and hurled into} appeal process continues.
Mil of the B. B, & R, Company, Pr 8 ti] 8 m . : } . |the Skeena River ,has not been
hear Index has burned with a 1 “land supper from 9 until P, ‘labout it. a number of substantial) summer. } ists In October last the main} recovere dup to a late hour this See
Ue as ‘ne O88 | ip 9 “ e base- . | : ; « wag | ree re é ate » 8
of $30,000. Another mill plant Phursday, May 16th, in the ba “| business men in Prince Rupert} Origin of the Name. tunnel was driven in 150 feet, | pornoon, Skeena River High.
ihe miles from Index at Nippon| 7°” of the chureh, BUPps , who are interested in mining and The Indian Mines were go | the last thirty-five feet being | a : REIN RR a Td hie Navigation is no longer pos-
‘ 1 ; an may be had from 25e to soe, ane a Soe tad ae ; Pern day. , Sat y ‘ich ore ‘his is at ¢ tics . . ° . . hI. EA tis cats 2 che Vik ;
's also burned. Large tracts of Ee eoadid tian fe astandeato. all who are regarded a men:of valu lealled because the existence of oe 5 ee osteo al B. C., including several én ag ne bht oe na irr ba ae
ember belonging to the Weyer- ) have upper there The re- able and reliable SAnOr oes rt jthe valuable silver-lead — ores f a} rop in and 300 feet trom Prince Rupert whose reputation ee tt . ‘oe raat. i nie rae
‘ i sup ‘ a a nines . affair ne a re ings ¢ ‘ 1g , ste Tv i a - ay =
hauser Company have been swe Pll ftreshments will be served in mining concerns and affairs gen-| there was first made known by} baa a ee eA lAHRL RUBE nee inimpeachable, and whose con- ‘ pies. ry a ak an eee eine
'wice by the flames, ; ‘epre.|crally were talking amongst) 1... indians, the discoverers of | '3® 6real gsalens or fidence in the Indian Mines: js un-[:2e" TOR bRORe) tO: PAR ee. ae
prettily arranged rooms, repre-) i) anselyes last fall of the pros-| the vein, who, it is understvod,|8¥'face, which was the find made| Vo ving§ The management of|Stikine, where she has work to
= s se x Greenland, Japan, Scot- ; © gy WHOS . | ‘ igs rte Polk sc} § . : ae : : é : ,
Hon, G. Oranaaa and G. T. P. - ae and New Sra and and pare a the property known 08! retain a considerable interest in| °9 " “ee serio eee ut as the mine is in the hands of a oe stowna i Hh qpEsee ane
Otlawa, May 15 The Hon. G nae da. a , Py the Indian Mines, near Ste wart. the property Not having the| f! % Rake eo a ing oa a thoroughly competent engineer, ie Skeena is again navigable.
, We . ‘ anadt “ ¢ f agree i 7 ; lee - f ‘ cr¢ g {
Graham, who “thacthkae dada Canada, | One and all agreed that this means to work their find, they| a ith thi — ue vue nen and the property has the confi- Rigs e ns ome
‘tys he knows nothing of his <i ere | property is one of the very best) | 44 into their confidence one or| te wens . ‘a a) te tec ane! dence of local financiers and] Do not miss the recital of Rey.
me ’ “ie , e fae f r struck » ore : .
leged selection as head of the Ball | Players, Attention. jin the whole district, No one two trustworthy white men, and} 2 nag “ ee pers arr ver |bankers, whose knowlodge of its|R. W. Lee at the Methodist
“. T. R, in suece to the late Official ball practice on Friday | seems to have shouted the news thus the property was opened for| © boot: Ab Unis CistAnes In 4s Ona} prospects and of the calibre of|Church, Thursday evening, at 8
Pitsiog’ a NOOPAAIIIE o the late evening at old ball ground, Every broadcast, but more than one development | sidered pesca Dee teak those having a managing inter-|o'clock, at the popular price of
ys. ball player atte nd a meeting in} level headed “or oe ie Where the Mine ts. | for See ea é eh est in it is very firmly based. 25e. 24
ee tee ; after » prac- |i ‘rest in the Indian Mines. | Was lal and @ car se
Dance Tonight. the police station after the prac ren Me 9 re Hei than inate tha The mine is situated about fif- | ive initiated so that the force of| = ne ——— —
The 1 — , 70 arrange about going 0 s generally ¢ é ‘ oe a a , ‘ G. t ae wer
(li al) Pegular ‘Thursday night) 5 ae = Mas 24th ee | investment looks thoroughly} fee) ™! . t re Salt af Ri ‘| six men employed then could get
ee by Gray's orchestra will be Terrace ( May * . are on the bank of t mae ae ‘gs im ihead to better advantage. Every
eld in the K, of P. Hyg | ‘ yaioh mpties into the heac | cotases : ae : ; °
all, instead | | } further work of development in- t t t
of the Metntyre Hall, tonight at} If you want a choice steak Enquiry About Property. [Portland Canal. It is a silver-| op.ased the promise of the mine, aleur Ig a esinoime era riouse
” 0 clock, eall at the Royal Cafe. tf Since then eres nae eee ie ad ho yw on and < a  epeaeal and this summer operations on a ___ aa = eee ; —
ee .) growing enquiry about the Indian) prospect © ore DOGY exposed) uch larger scale will be Gar-
|Mines. Enquirers have asked}so fa is of considerable extent,| .).4 oy Friday Evening, May 17th
oe l questions al he , he}; ‘ e ‘| having shown ' caine . a 4 i cis Ci
| questions about them from the/a prospect tunne} Aaving | PWO SHOWS—7:30 AND 9 o’ CLOCK
PRINCE RUPERT TWENTY MINUTES AGO question: “How did they get}that it descends to a depth of| Substantially Controlled. i acai .
itheir name?” to the more prac-|4150 feet at least, while at this Although the Indian Mines “specially Attractive rogram
Wigs on the green, and heads in the basket up at the 3} tical enquiry: “How miueh ore}depth there are indications that) represent beyond doubt a prop-| New Songs, New Pictures, Cornet Solo, Dramatic Mono-
ae aah jis in saDY? So far ne Tr jerly of  exeeedingly valuable} logue, Blackface Turn with Cakewalk, Ete.
OCAal enteriai , an declares that at a dollar a sea tions have been answered for the | promise, eve at aspec s sm}
he could Inake ane a ui the council meeting 9" 3] most part only by the spoken promise, even that aspe 5 of the od Original Comedy Sketch by Local Author
Monday, pec, word of those who happened to FREE! FREE! FREE! |.is not so solidly contidence ee ~ 2 ae 5 99
: | P sniring for . astor ¢ ,
\ home on the rolling deep” — Prince Rupert Rowing 3] know particulars of this decid- . 1; pining: forthe investpr - yi | A Scientific. Experiment
“lub's newly purchased club house, the “Hazelton edly unboomed mine, Informa- A big beautiful 88 key $| Personnel of the group of men he : ¥4 : as
° ae Se, ¢ a RA . ; > pe | » . » re y ie
Merely Mabel remarks that the Ramble Club members tion in the more permanent form electric player piano, worth who are most intimately inte a Messrs. Whitley, Stowell, Fitzmaurice aad Evitt
Were evidently tabine anc ae M t Aging heart trouble of print is especially acceptable $1,200 given away to the ested in the development of the) Misses Madge Lane and Flora Middleton
‘ 7 t ; ( ces ) r ‘ } m ’ . . Tha n : y >|
When they didn't land at the quarantine station. at ths stage when the attention pool players in the Base- mine, The eee ae mes
, ms ey cirele inv ra i roperty at present consists oO eit Sirens
Enquiring public anxious to kndw who spirited away th of a wider circle of investors is|} ment pool room, Empress 3) Pl re eit ee hen at af PRICES—The Entire Downstairs 25 cts.; Gallery 45 cts,
“laylon-Kerr notice r tion from the council notice board, directed toward the Indian Mines, Theatre building. a number of Dusiness men ¢
we Promen | now proceeding to a considerably highest standing in (he P0OV\C0 | ape eA SSSSSRSSSSSSLLLSSLLSSLLDLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLALA
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