THE WEATHER Twenty-four hours ending 6 June 12 max. rent 6 5. um, rar. 30 432 on a, m., THE DAILY NE Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist —— PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., Monpay, June 12, 1911. NEXT ecg PRICE FIVE eee RAL STRIKE OF SAILORS CALLED FOR JUNE 18 CAPT. SMITH FOUND DEAD IN ROOM AT KNOX HOTEL Was Well Known as Jailer at the Provincial Prison---Medical Ex- amination Shows Death Was Due to Heart Failure---Has Son in Melbourne, Australia, Whom He Intended Visiting Captain Smith of the City Police Department dead in bed this morning in his room at He died of was found the New Knox Hotel. heart failure. Dr. Reddie examined the body today, and with his certificate to tais effect there will be no need to hold an inquest. Government Agent McMullin went over to the hotel this morning while Chief Vickers was there Captain Smith who acted as jailer at the Provincial Prison used ) by the city was apparently in iood health up to last night. He was a man well over fifty years of and had had a varied exper- hence all the afaring man in charge over world as a of large sailing vessels and steamships. Born in England, the Captain had a more intimate connection with Australia than with the old country. His nearest known rela- tive is a son who is believed to be engaged in the hardware business in Melbourne, Australia. Only the other day while looking over some newspapers which he had received by last mail from his son, Captain Smith mentioned that he intended to return to Australia before long, if some in- of the citizens the Captain had circle of friends is widely scattered’ many of them being \men in command of ships sailing the seven seas. Captain Smith was a member of the Masonic though he was not connected in any active way with the Rupert Ma- sonic Lodge, Mr. J. Christiansen, and Mr. M. M. Stephens are making arrangements for a funeral with Masonic rites. Messrs. Hay- ner Bros. in charge of the other funeral arrangements, and order and Prince are vestments of his in this city|deceased’s personal affairs will be turned out profitable. While he|looked after by Chief Vickers. was quite well known to a number| News of the Captain's sudden death came as a shock to many who had seen him in apparent good health over the week end. WO POPULAR ; MEN WILL RACE ire Chief McInnis and Jack Beatty are Rivals for a 220 R Flat Race. cy Excitement is aroused in athletic the city today by the | Fire en yard handicap in 220 yards have won I laurels in| t Raci g Jack Br atty is fresh | ry on Empire Day, Fire Chief McInnis was amon g test en in the fastest} Winnipeg. imuar wy build and weight, the would make a splendid pair Inivals in a Flat Race, and the Jack Beatty is ready P teverse the offered handicap f Mr race oy McInnis and run Dominion Day believed is no lormal challenge has IN G. T. P. Chief Melnnis| give Jack Beatty a| never talked much about his per- iconal affairs to anyone, and his | been issued by either man, but jadmirers of both are expecting them to make the test of their prowess as sprinters by actual contest. |ELECTION DAY IN MEXICO ‘Successor to Porifiro Diaz to be Chosen in October 12.—By issued yesterday | Mexico City, June an official decree ry |p rovisional President De La Barra, a special presidential election was | called. Electors will be lOctober 1, and will le he successor to | Sund 1y, October 15. chosen thsee elect Porfirio Diaz, Governors are instructed to de- fine and publicly announce, prior ito June 30, electoral districts lin their states and _ territories, census of 1910. using the Mrs. Humble will not Wednesday of this week again this season. receive on nor 00K FOR BIG PROGRESS CONSTRUCTION here are Lots of Men ‘Available, seid an Attack Will ' be Made on the Mountain Section From Both Ends This Summer—Mr. Schrieber i : : ‘: . ' Special to the Daily News) | ia aikt ae Awa, June 12.—It is announ- d that ; ot P great progress mg, ay be : lor in the construction of eC , , e T. P. main line through the POUNtains + } | i this summer, There is abundance i | ny “ance of men available , “ADOT on i : Eeeer Of the Alberta side of ous tains and prospects are > Or a large supply o . ' Acihc side. PRE ee Att 1 | ack From Both Sides t tj ; i * €xpected that before op- ator | . sare held up by the arrival i ‘ pay the line will be driven ie | is ) the mount: \ins from both : a am the ends will be brought s | Bs “Y together that the fol- '8 Summer the gap can be ‘ ang : 3 oa ~ thus completing the wes- 1roug) £4 line fre 2 , Mant m Winnipeg \upert, Mr, Schrieber Coming r , ao onlin ‘wood Schreiber will ta | aie Bs for Prince Rupert on 4 ‘ | a " Uispect the work done ae going Over the | “Ae will po to Edmonton 8° Ove ver the eastern end as Coming to Prince Rupert far as operations have been carried on. Good progress is being made with the National Transcontinen- tal in the east, Some portions of the line east of Winnipeg are ready for freight. That portion from Winnipeg to Superior Junction has been operated all winter. Get Quebec Line The National Transcontinental Commission are about to hand over to the Grand Trunk Pacific for operation a 320-mile stretch from Quebec bridge to Mont Au- chene. This stretch will have « heavy lumber, pulpwood and pulp traffic to handle from St. Maurice. Negotiations are going on for the transfer of the section between Moncton and Plaster Rock to the Grand Trunk Pacific for operation but it looks as if this would not be done until next autumn. Good progress has been made with con- struction all the way between Levis and Moncton, but there are a couple of big bridges to be put in which will hold back the transfer of the Maritime section for some little time, »} made AN EXCURSION __ TO STEWART S.S. Prince anee Inaugurates Reduced Rate for the Sunday to Monday Trip. Cheap excursion rates are now available to Stewart by the G. steamer Prince George. For $9 of $13 formerly the Sunday morning to Monday morn- ing the Portland | Canal can be enjoyed. This service to business men and Prince Rupert people who wish to see Stewart the | district the summer at| small cost yet in the most enjoyable | instead as excursion up has been inaugurated benefit during way possible, from the promenade decks of the palatial Prince George The schedule allows of course for a stay in Stewart long enough for business or merely inspection of the city. J. F. Ritchie Returns J. Fred Ritchie returned Stewart by the C Mr. Ritchie time at Stewart the interest from amosun yes- | terday has spent some sinc c his return from considerable and other property there. BUSY STEWART IS THRIVING Week End Spent There by J. H. Rogers Gives Him Impression of Brisk Progress and Pros- perity. south as he has}; in mining On his return from Stewart yesterday by the S.S. Camosun, 1... 3 are excellent signs of brisk prog- Very Rogers mentions that there ress up there just now. rapid strides are being made with the street grading. Of course the problem there is far less formidable than that of Prince Rupert's rock work, Rapid on progress is also being the railway to Bitter Creek. It is expected that the line will be at Bitter Creek in about nine or ten days now, and trains will be running to and from there this summer. Apparently business is also pret- ty brisk in Stewart. Mr. Rogers spent only the week end there, but accounts of the merchants whom he met were rosy, and the indications were all in favor oi TP C. CPR R. MAY TAKE A WHARF OVER Rumor That Foley Welch & Stewart Dock Will Come into Their Hands. There are active rumors going round the waterfront, and in ship- ping circles that the Foley, Welch & Stewart wharf is to be taken over in September by the C. P. R. who will repile and replank por- tions of it, and use it as their MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD SENT BY HOMER WOOD permanent home on the water- front. At present they have - ciprocal relations with the G. T. P. who use the C. P. R. wharf at | Vancouver. Asked if he had received any! intimation of the proposed change, | Mr. J. G. McNab, the local agent | of the C. P. R., said he had heard | nothing about it, and was inclined to think it was merely a rumor. DESPATCH FROM GEO. ). LEEK |Describes the Review on the Plains of Abraham—Glad to} Leave all (Special tu ihe Daily News) Quebec, June 2nd. Tomorrow we leave Quebec for the trip across the ocean, and I for one will be glad. We have had a lot of hard work here in camp, and the food has _ been nothing to boast of. A few of the men went home, and a few more were sent home as _inefficients, but the remainder are as fine a ; body of men as will be seen in the whole Coronation procession. The troops included both mount- ed and dismounted divisions, made | a fine showing and large crowds|_ | of assembled to witness | the parade the streets | land the review on the Plains. | | The troops arrived from the camp at St. Joseph ‘de Levis in the and assembled the Terrace, whence they marched out to the Plains. There they were minutely inspected by Lieut.- Col. F. L. Lessard, C. B., A. D. C., Adjutant General, Lieut.-Col. H. | McLean, commander of the con-| tingent, and other officers. There | was a large gathering of leading | citizens on the Plains to witness | |the review. Among those present | |were Lieutenant-Governor and La- | people through ;morni ing on dy Langelier. The contingent was put through a number of evolutions including the march past, all of} which performed in gooc style. Il am writing this late at night. In a few hours we will be marching down to the ferry at St. Joseph, to embark on the Empress for England. By the time you receive this, we will probably have arrived there. were Yours truly, GEORGE LEEK (News of the safe arrival of the Canadian contingent was cabled to the Daily News, and appeared in Saturday's edition.—Ed.) Coal for Govt. Boats The S.S. Cetriana came in yes- terday with 120 tons of steam coal for Messrs. Rogers & Black to be stores here for the supply of the Government vessels which cail here. The Cetriana went on to the Naas River, and thence returned south. Princess Royal In Looking very spick and span the C, P. R, came steaming “Princess Royal” up the harbor at 2 o'clock this afternoon, for her first northern trip of the season. She made good time on her northern run, and got in several hours vefore she was ex- good business. pected, |Mayor during Mr. bring Saturday after an all day session. mass meeting at which Vice Presi- dent Hayes of the International them that the International would support them in their fight. land one. Homer Wood who attempted to take his own life after firing several shots at Alex Mathieson lat the Cold Storage Plant on |Saturday afternoon, is recovering \from his wound at the General Hospital. He was suffering severe- ly from shock though Dr. Tre- mayne did not anticipate any immediate risk to his life when he landed at the wharf and was conveyed to the hospital Under Supervision Wood is of course under super- vision while an inmate of the hospital, and as soon as he is |sufficiently recovered he will be charged with attempted murder and suicide. Undoubtedly the trouble arose over a woman, and there is very clear evidence that the act was premeditated. Wood was intensely jealous of his wife who resides in San Francisco. That this jealousy was the cause of his reckless attempt is proved by the wording of a letter found about him, which he had intended to post. “Message from the Dead” The letter is hastily scrawled on paper headed with Homer Wood's business bill head. It is addressed to Mrs. Homer Wood, 139 Twelfth Ave., near Lake St., San Francisco, and runs as flolows: “‘Eileen,—This is a message from Man Who Shot at Alex. Mathieson at the Fish Plant on Saturday Had Previously Written Letter Announcing His Intention to Kill Mathieson and Then Commit Suicide the dead, for I am just going to kill Alex Mathieson, and then myself. Let this be a lesson to you. Give the baby to the old man. That is best. ‘“Homer.”’ Wood purchased the revolver used with ammunition, from the Prince Rupert Hardware Co., on Friday night saying that he wanted to scare intruders away from his premises. He appeared quite rea- sonable and responsible then, but is said to have been under the influence of drink when the shots were fired. Evidence that the men had been on unfriendly relations for some little time will be produced. MAYOR HAS LEFT FOR VICTORIA Signature of Minister of Lands Required Before Assessment Agreement Can be Submitted to People. This morning the Mayor left by the Prince George for Victoria to obtain the ister of Lands to the assess- ment agreement. “A few other may occupy me down below,’ marked the Mayor this morning,’ “but the principal object of my |going to Victoria is to have the agreement signed on behalf of the Government. With the signature of the Minister of Lands the docu- ment is ready to be passed upon by the people of Prince Rupert, and for its formal ratification in the event of its being approved by the people, the House at Victoria.” His business in Victoria will not take more than a day or two, thinks the Mayor, and he oe re- minor in men- | tioned that he would be back by ” | Saturday unless something |forseen occurred to detain him. Alderman Smith will be Acting Manson's ab- un- sence. MINERS’ STRIKE. HARD TO SETTLE Board of Investigation Held an Unsuccessful Meeting on Saturday. (Canadian Press Despatch) Coleman, of Investigation appointed to steele the miners’ strike were unable to the parties to terms on Yesterday the miners held a big Union was present and assured Sunday Game Portland 7, Vancouver 0. Tacoma won two games, Port- Met with Accident Mrs. G. Burrows, of Hays Cove Circle, broke a rib on Saturday by a fall. Dr. Tremayne is signature of the; June 12.—The Board}, LACROSSE GAMES Montreal Beat Shamrocks and Toronto Beat Cornwalls (Canadian Press Despatch) Cornwall, Ont., tune of eight goals to nil. two was notched in favor of the Montreal team. PAINT MERGER ANNOUNCED Montreal, June 12.—A big paint merger to include in the Canadian business of the Sherwin-Williams Company, the Canada Paint Com- pany and a number of other concerns is announced. The capi- tal will be $4,000,000 common and $3,000,000 p eferred. -It may be offered at 95 and 20 per cent of the common stock issue. June 12.—The Cornwall Lacrosse team got away to a bad start on Saturday being defeated by the Torontos to the Montreal—In the Montreal and Shamrocks Lacrosse game, nine to REVISION COURT AND G.T.P. LANDS Loopholes Left in Case the Rate Payers do not Approve the Assessment Agreement. No reduction in assessment have been granted on any of the Grand Trunk Development Company’s lots by the Court of Revision. The appeals against the assess- ment of those parcels of land which the city is acquiring have beer laid over so that in the event of the rate payers not approving the agreement these parcels of land will still remain assessable against the Development Company The appeals against the Rail- way Company’s lands were also allowed to stand over so that in the event of the agreement not being ratified the company will still have the right to appeal against the valuation placed upon the eine WF lands. “Steel is at present laid to 65 Alberta, which means 65 miles from the Yellowhead, while grad ing is being actively pushed throu- ghout and will be completed to the Cache in August. And it will not be surprising if steel reaches the Cache by November.”’ This is the report of John Macdonnell who recently visited the con- struction camps of the G. T. P. and the C. N, R. in the mountains. The two roads are today running a race for the coveted honor of being the first to reach Tete Jaune Cache. The Canadian Northern parallels the of the G. T. P. west from Edmonton, up almost entirely line to the Yellowhead Pass and down to the Cache. One advantage the Canadian Northern has over the TWO ROADS ARE RACING _ FOR TETE JAUNE CACHE G. T. P. Has Slight Lead Over the C. N. R.—Steel is Laid to Within Sixty-Five Miles of the Yellowhead Pass—Roads Paral- lel Each Other company, and if the Canadian Northern is not at the Cache as }soon as the Grand Trunk, they will be there shortly after. After the Cache is reached both roads will ruminate in opposite directions—one down the Thomp- son and the other down the Fraser river to Fort George and on to its Pacifie terminus at Prince Rupert. End of Season Sale For three days we will offec what is left of our Spring Millinery goods at ridiculously small prices to clear. We aim to have all new goods for each season. For prices see our window.—Hamlin & Co.,, Exchange Block. transcontinental in point of econo- my is that they are utilizing the abandoned camps and wagon roads of the Grand Trunk railway for base of operations in the immediate rear of active work conducted by their rival company. In other attending her, wonds they are dogging the big ‘Where to Go EMPRESS THEATRE, Second Ave,: Pictures and Music, 7.30 p.m. MAJESTIC THEATRE, Third Ave; Pictures and songs, 7.30 p.m. PHENIX THEATRE, Second Aveuue; Pictures and music, 7,80 p.m, AUDITORIUM, Sixth Avenue; Roller Skating, 8 p.m. at ( rf