THE WEATHER qwenty-four hours ending 6 a.m., Aug, 5 BAR. wD 30.049 IN, RAIN 53.0 ee wax. TEM? _ Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist ccusiaecsinbicsiad NEX ILS a A, ~ For H - $5Camowan....... nday, 9 a.m. 4 \ FOR City of ttle. unday, p.m. AUG 10 # aie voL. Il, Victoria, 8 GC JZ = —— : = —— ee ee SS —— NO. 176 PRINCE Rupert, B.C., Saturpay, Aucust 5, 1911. Price Five CENTS HON. L.P. BRODEUR TO RESIGN FROM THE ¢ sINET A W BRIDE IS CONVINCED THE LIBERALS WILL WIN his is the Interpretation Placed Upon the B.C. Prem- iers Refusal to Enter the Contest for Federal Honors—-Was to Have Opposed Hon. Templeman Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, Aug. 5.—The Liberal aders re on. Richard McBride will not a candidate for the Federal with a good deal of satis- ctior They take it as an dication of Mr. McBride's belief oust it there is no possible chance|has decided to remain at Ottawa! the afternoon train for . -_ | ° 7 the Opposition to defeat Sirjand make preparations for the|kalum on a Ifrid La nent on the question of reciprocity. To Oppose Templeman It had fr. McBride would run, he was to} os n understood that if | at Victoria oppose Hon. William Templeman for Victoria. His: announcement ‘eived the news that|that he will not enter the field; will issue license and cheerfully is regarded as a sure sign of a Liberal victory. Borden is Busy Mr. Borden will not speak at| He Toronto today as announced. ; | , irier and the Govern-|speaking tour he has mapped out.| = FIRE CHIEF CRITICISED — The gathering of Conservative | leaders will take place at Toronto as arranged, but without Mr. Borden. OSTART NEW MACHINE SHOP | NEW OFFICIALS OF BALL LEAGUE RO et tt tl we BASEBALL SCORES bensiee’ 4 WILL PURCHASE — AN AMBULANCE Hospital Board Instructs Com-— mittee to buy horse vehicle for sum of $1000. An ambulance to cost 10t more FISHERIES OPEN A NEW OFFICE Mr. Stewart Norrie Has Opened Quarters in P. O. Building + | ss Northwestern League Vancouver, 5 Tacoma 3. Spokane 2, Seattle 5 } j | i } | | } i | | | | The Dominion Fisheries Depart- ment have opened a new office Portland 4: Victoria 0 than $1000 is to be purchased by in this city in the Post Office IE |the Executive Committee of the Building. The office is under the] _ Paste Coast League Hospital Board. The committee supervision of the Fishery Ine Vernon 6, Los Angeles 2 carries instructions to make the SACTAMENTS 6, Geklard 2 |best terms possible with onr or Frisco 7, Portland 4. jother of the ambulance supply American League |firms, and the probability is that Philadelphia 5, 5; St. Louis 1, 2.) drawn will “he those desiring it. Cleveland 10, New York 5. isupplied by the Ledoux Carriage Boston 7, Detroit 3 |Company of Montreal. The am- Chicago 0, 2. and is in charge of Mr. Stewart Norrie, who spector for the district give all the information he can to horse vehicle To See the Country Washington 1, 3: | bulance will be similar to those City Solicitor Peters left by! National League }used in Montreal this type beign | Pittsburg 5, New York 3. | conside red most suitable by the Ramen) No other games short trip. ‘Hospital Board. BY WATERWORKS STAFF . Love, Brother of Mr. E. Love, | Popular Men Elected Last Night Annoyed at the Remarks of Chief McInnes About the Water Pres- Telephone and Light Manag- | er, Brings in New Plant by/| Princess Beatrice Today. m Prince Rupert can pride her- a new engineer-| hine shop. The plant s arrived by the Princess Bea-| works will be started | Three Umpires Chosen and Official Scorers Appointed. office meeting of the Permanent bearers were elected at door Baseball League leaders last night. George D. Tite wes elected president and Willizm Vickers sec- An retery treasurer, executive Mr. H. Love, brother of Mr. | committee was appointed con-sist|~—. : | . Love, the telephone and light|ing of Rev. W. H. McLcod, Alder extinguished, pane, $4 ppopte ask. | tumed OR, Bt ever, Ae; ta anager lman George Kerr, and Alderman |*"8 anxiously about the city fire | occurred. | Mr. H. Love is an engiener! Clayton. protection system, and more per- | Special Man Employed the scene of any of the recent | perience. He got the early} Wak ch anitten gist ail 60 aD: ticularly about the water supply A few wee ks ago on the request | fires the full pressure has been | rt of his training with the Robb) proach Messrs. J. J. Sloen, Nelson and pressure. On the occasion |of the City Engineer, a special |available at the hydrants. About; g ring Works of Amherst-) Dunn and Mr Evans to ask them of the Wraser street fire the ro Pree was engaged to stay at th ipen,000 gallo: ite es re avail c the past two years | if ART. dria dent Nees tie? ae published from il Fire Chief) fire hall and take control of the able for fire protectior ; reman of the work- | official umpires ri niin fn tags Mnesht himself stated that the water | water gates In the mains from thejinstant, and three times that if Messrs. Ellis Chambers, las to their efficiency in this arduous | Pressure was bad, and that this mountain dems. Phe instant an need be, at call. Montreal. . He is| capacity ard th ‘r enthusiasm for|Hindered his efforts io control | alarm is rung in this official is} Hundred Pounds Pressure nging with thelthe game the outbreak. The citizens have|on the spot right. beside the fire] One hundred po nds nozzle pres- Pacific Company As official scorers Messrs. Coffec heard the BOTS Sura Pec rene : bevgot is what th * x E officials ite which he will and Lewis were appo ted, and _ ae with many other fires A | declare they have ra ained or at BM waterfront. Mean-|Mr. William Manson, Jr., will act the city, though oo. o : the ibe ¢{sisten tly at fires. They ee Ra c il will locate temporarily |as official door keeper and ticket | recent shack fires the Fire Chief!» w | still more on as up oO a “et t Hays Creek Cove. |taker. The meeting was held in told of an abundant water pressure. WON'T PLEASEBERLIN » 180 Ibs. but this only as a last ) t represents an outlay|the new police court room by Lots of people knew that in this} we i. @|Tesort in a very s pay business \ $3000 and the building | courtesy of Chief Vickers. ~ | part luar can they for saw thej}» Gentle Hint is Given Ab jercuon outbreak Phe Presaurs I completed will | j “Red Devil Chaffeur knocked | out the Forthcoming » given is sufi ient for all ordinary | most up to date | aries she tte Matte Ok Be over by the jet from the hose as|e Settlement. | fires as has been proved declare Nor B. ¢ All classes of | 5 5 de & PS x3 he ran around the burning building. | e the officials, by the fact that the rh ndled | Curstonists aboard an opportunity Water Officials’ View (Canadian Press Despatch) fires were easily cot trolled. One jto see Prince Rupert, the 55 Frequent repetition of the low | Berlin, Aug. 5.—The «| thing beyond the control of the| last ee n got in last night Queen of the P. C. 5.5. Co., will | water pressure story at fires hes | prospect "2 oeerce set perates nee eee Pe mail and pas-| call here southbour dat five o’clock|Put the city water depertnent, tlement of the Moroccan | Pha is the length o the hose iv sais. men on their mettle They main-|@ question between Ger- | laid The longer the hose this afternoon. tain most emphatically that there many and France is wel-__» | the less is the nozzle pressure, and 2 lhas been all the time during this | comed on every side, but lif the hose is allowed to lie in NED HUNDRED OVER POW Agistrate Carss Fined Contractor Angus McInnes for| DOLLARS DER EXPLOSION Storing Powder in a Place That Was Not Fire- proof—Warning to Contractors vigorously aroused the explosion on \ yesterday morning \ngus McInnis, fr lirst avenue grad- enth street, was fined a $100 and costs for = Pt powder in a place it fireproof, The x laid under Section 57 iy by law governing the "6 OL explosives. How owder was Left z Mel ated that the | portly some taken Which hed been Ke and hen drawn because % had b en tampered with rike Caps or de- or Wwe remixed with it. These 1@ ey 1 +} xplosion. There wes powder Mt thr Othe Mer there es in all but two lowly, It wae the P burned Powder with the caps that exploded—ebout three quarters of a box in all. Marvellous Luck Had the whole quantity ex- ploded the devastation would have been awful, and life would certainly have been lost. Magistrate Carss told Mr. McInnis this morning that this might easily have been a case of manslaughter. Contractors Warned Special authority regarding the | disposition of explosives is now v.sted in the Chief of Police, a1 d Chief Vickers has issued stringent orders to contractors to have only the lawful amount of powder stored anywhere. Some pretty busy boys were engaged on the grades last night moving cases of powder to comply with the regulations. The Chief has given the contractors till Monday to attend to the matter. sure--They Say the Water Pressure for Fire Purposes is Always a Good One---Ample Reserve Left for Fire Fighting---Complain that Fire Bell is Not Rung to Give Warning Those recent outbreaks of fire|officials working urder the City}hall on Fulton street to turn on in the heart of the congested | Engineer have hd ‘the full pres-|the full mountain pressure. “This section of the city though promptly |sure of the first mountein damjis done in a moment, the terms of the agree- curly curves or taken round many ment when they become known will probably cau- se considerable dissatis- faction. head of water main-| fire protection, }dry spell a tained for to the head in the rainiest weather. | o By the of Hays Creek} pumped water, the mountain dams have been held at the wet weather | ¢ llevel all summer, and the water | @ ‘ | } j | . . equal | corners the pressure is still farther jatiected ise the a : - ; that it is up to the firemen and | the Fire Chief to attend better CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 | Harry Edenshaw and His Son, Matthew Youmans and Austin Brown Had Exciting | Experience in Gale off West Coa st of Graham Island j | After fighting for life with a|four more claims on Big River. jwere about to give up the fight | When in a row boat four hun-|when Edenshaw and Brown being dred yards from the shore they lwashed under the boat managed each side, | until lcapsized row boat off the west lcoast of Graham Island, Austin |Brown returned to the city last night from a land staking expe- saw an immense wave coming to|to clasp her, ore at When it|keeping her balanced Had it them and curling over. she | struck the boat it threw the four} floated ashore. rot been! dition, grateful after the narrow ' ; ; escape from death. In the des-|men clean out some distance away | that the tide was coming in they | Gove rmment in the Federal el- perate adventure Harry Edenshaw jin the water. There was about} would have been lost. |eaeione. _ except in cases where and his son, and Matthew You-|forty feet of water there, and| The men lost all their effects, | Tegtstrations have not been mede imans of Masset shared. only Edenshaw could swim, while |and were much bruised with being | The party had risked the moun- | all were clad in gum boots and| knocked against the rocks on the islickers. Fortunately the ave threw the boat towards them, tainous waves of the west coast next | shore. Their watches are all stop- | te in an expedition on Edenshaw's |’ “+! ped at the time of the accident at jlaunch to stake some oil fields|and the men clutched her, trying | rie ten minutes to four, { local business|by climbing on her to get her| for mdicate oO ; . [for a syndicate Owing to their exhausted state |within the previous year. | undieraectd to have been the cese (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, Aug. 5.—Hon. Mr. Bro- deur, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, who will resign his port- folio and leave the Cabinet, before the genreal election takes place. He will be appointed to a judge- ship of the Supreme Court. Hon. Mr. Brodeur’s health for some time has not been robust, and his doctors have urged him to give up the strenuous life of a Cabinet Minister. He is not able to through a political campaign, and C.P.R. HAS FAITH IN RECIPROCITY Announce a Big Program of Railroad Construction in the West and South. (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Aug. 5.—The faith of the C. P. R. in the reciprocity | Bend on the Missouri River. BATTLING NELSON WON contemplate the arduors of going4 agreement was evidenced today by the announcement of the company plars for-nine new lines in British }meanity; in the cause of law and” in fact, | Columbia, through part of Alberta|order. Major Snyder, of the Royal RETIREMENT ANNOUNCED — OF HON. L. P. BRODEUR Minister of Marine to Retire to Supreme Court—Hon. Rudolphe Lemieux to be Next Minister of Marine and Mr. H. S. Beland to Become Postmaster-General will take the present opporturity to retire from public life. Cabinet Changes Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, the Post Master General ,will be trans- ferred to the department of Marire ard Fisheries, and Mr. H. S. Beland, the Liberal representative for Beauce, Quebec, will become the Post Master General in suc- cession to Mr. Lemieux. The Board of Works held a private meeting in the City Hall last night. MAJOR SNYDER GOES SOUTH After Eleven Years in the Yu- kon, Officer of the R.N.W.M. P. to Get Promotion. Eleven years in the Yukon, Eleven years of a kind of life that needs a strong man to face. Eleven winters in its blinding snows; eleven years in the cause of hu- has|the water men maintain that long land Saskatchewan and new bran-| Northwest Mounted Police, in, | ‘ ‘ a . ; | before the fire brigade have reached | hes from the Soo Line to Big| charge of the Whitehorse station during the period mentioned, went south on the Princess May yes- terday afternoon. He has finished his term in the Yukon and is now at any ‘Knocked Tom Gaffney of Spo-j going to a life with probably less | kane, Out in Fifth Round of | hardships than he has been up Bout. (Canadian Press Despatch) Medford, Ore., Aug. 5—-Tominy Gaftney of Spokane, took the count the of the fifth round last night of a scheduled ten round bout with Battling Nelsor. Nelson gave Gafiney a bad beating for rounds of the fight. close Spokane, Aug. 5.—{Special)—J. A. Humbird, a millionaire lumber man of St. Paul, Mirnn., died here night. He was largely in- terested in lumber areas on Van- couver Island, B. C. | against north of the 60th parallel. He has not left the service, but he has been called out to receive promotion. When he arrives at Vancouver he will receive his instructions where his new station will be. Probably he will be attached to the Commissioners’ quarters at Regina, possibly he will join the staff at Ottawa. Like all the members of the R.N.W.M.P. he wihad little to say about himself when approached by the News yesterday. All of the are unadvertised stores. = uninteresiing stores DOMINION GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE THE VOTERS LISTS Phe water men maintain Strategic Move Made byt he Government—Will Not Accept Provincial Lists in Manitoba and British Columbia Where Registrations Have Not Been Made for a Year yesterday afternoon, by issuing a proclamation ¢callirng for new voters’ lists in Winnipeg ard Bran- don, in the seven seats of British two in Columbia and in seats Northern Ontario. New Lists Wanted The Provincial lists have always been accepted by the Dominion This is in the districty mentioned. The Fight Centre The real fight centres of coming campaign are expected to che | } imen, After being in the woods | Tighted. , oi be in British Columbia and in lfor five days they camped on| Six times the boat rolled over ithey decided to leave the last) prandon. With new lists pre- Before leaving|and over, and the men exhausted |four claims for someone else to | Frederick Island. | they decided to go back and stake with the cold and their struggles find. pared on the eve of the campaign lit is expected that a strong vote Winnipeg, Aug. 5.—-The Laurier} will be provided for in the con- } I g | I | Government secured a strategic | stituencies, and the fullest expres- |victory over the Conservatives/sion of the people of the districts obtained Sifton Goes Over Mr. Clifford Sifton, former Min- ister of the Interior, and member for Brandon will render aid to the Opposition in the present campaign in the West. Both sides have made preparations for a big campaign to open next week, ee es as Togo is Coming New York, Aug. 5.—(Special)— Admirel Togo left here late last night er route to Vancouver from which place he wil! sail for Japan at the end of the month. There will elweys be peace and conterimert in your home if you get your groceries and provisions at the Ideal Provision House, Third avenue, phone 190, :