—_— i , THE WEATHER Unty-four hours ending 6 a.m., Aug. 9 Pp, BAR. IN, RAIN 30.071 os , “mM x. remp, MIN.TR ¥A%0.0 18.0 pipiens ET THE DAILY NEW Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist NEXT MAILS a Leg! istative 4 pith on. Pela: a.m. Aue 1 Aierires NorTH . Thursday p. m. Lv ‘ !CTORIA, s. © ay a ———_—- vou. I, NO. 179 PRINCE Rupekt, B.C., Wevnespay, AuGustT 9, 1911. PRICE Five Cunts —_——_—_——— NEW STEAMER ADDED TO PRINCE RUPERT FLEET Al ‘ALMON CANNERS’ REPORT PACK IS VERY SMALL SENATOR FR YE DEAD Senator from Maine Passes Away Senior anadian Press Despatch) ’ BASEBALL SCORES | el | Ts COAL FROM STATES Contracts Closed . at. Winnipeg for Pennsylvania Coal (Canadian Press Despatch) MAY PRESENT MEDAL TO CAPT. BARNEY JOHNSTON Lewiston, Me., Aug. 9.—The National League ros state of Maine lost its senior sen-| Cincinnati 8, Boston 0. Winnipeg, Aug. 9. -To meet any ‘icicle aaa aca atest Reports From the Ganiiaites With Figures Con-|ator ard the United States an| Brooklyn 2, St. Louis 0. er si “i a ei of / Launch Owners Along the Water Front are Great Ad- firm Fears That Pack is Small This Year—Alaska almost life lorg faithful servant Pittsburg 1, Philadelphia 0. H eacta tdleh te okessl Anan mirers of the Clever Skipper’s Starboard Landings Pack is Also Very Light This Season when William Pierce Frye died| Chicago 3, New York 1. etinnk Penman oul ioe —It is Easy on Their Boats and They ioday at his home at Lewiston, American League peur < jhneeanateanncnl A jate It Indications are general now that | difference to reduce the shortage. P Washington 10, St. Louis 5. MAY BE LYNCHED siebaiararte: he salmon pack for the 1911] Enquiries at Smith's Inlet Can- Rupert ft Today : Boston 8, Cleveland 6. eee ome - Boat slip proprietors and owners| piled wharves are affected, scme ason will be a small one. Re-|nery showed the number of cases On time this et ne the Prince Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1. Negro at Old Vile Game Again) (¢ items in Prince Rupert’s mos-|say dangerously, by the wesh of ums for the canneries nearest] to be 16,000; Rivers Inlet, 10,000; Rupert arrived with her usual New York 8, 2; Detroit 4, 2. in the States quito fleet moored along the water-| the bigger boats passing swiftly. , Prince Rupert are not im-|Strathconz, 9,000; Good Hope, complement of passengers pleased Pacific Coast League ‘ Bey ar front between McBride street and Alas, the Sniff Yacht ediately available, but the latest} 9000; Brunswick, 10,900; Kil- with a smart run north. The} portland 1, Oaklerd 0. Aitken, Minn., Aug. 9.—A negro} the G. T. P. wharf are seriously| Wher the civic sniff yacht was gures from canneries north and|dalla, 10,000; R. I. C., 12,000; Rupert brought a full cargo of] San Francisco 9, Los Angeles 4. |"@med Wooster is held here on a| thinking of presenting a service|moored at this point her poor old ‘uth of the Prince Rupert district | Beaver, 8,000; Namu, 7,000; Bella | ™xed freight ard mail and had @! Vernon 5, Sacramento 4. |charge of assaulting - fourteen of plate or a gold medal. to Captain|timbers used to get unmercifully re disappointing. It is early|Coola, 6,000; Skimsquitch Dren-|"¥UMmber of Stewert bookings. Northwestern League year old white girl living near] Barney Johnston of the S.S. Prince jerred agzinst the piles, and if the Sm ouch yet fortunately to hope}nis, 2000; Buttermere’s, 1,200. Ske ee ee Spokane 4, Vancouver 2. here. The father chased the negro Rupert as he seems to be the only swell cen so trouble a lumbering 1t the pack will not be a record|Returns from Skeena and Naas P. R. Indoor Baseball League. Tacoma 5, Victoria 2. Ler horseback. He was caught and | skipper of a big boat calling at Id Ia ra ie 4 lik es h 1 me It is too late un-| River canneries are expected to Empress Hotel vs. Quill Driv-| Seattle 2, Portland 1. | the a ide ee him and the| Prince Rupert who can make a “ ae Ch eae m Urat, _ Driunately to expect that the|be proportionately reduced ascom-|erg gt the Auditorium Thure-| pneere admitted the crime s '* | starboard landing. — it do to a al lant de ge so far may yet! pared with better seasons, and news day evening, August 10th. Game| To watch Thé News want ads|i” j jail now and much excitement | Hurts Small Craft Waterfront men are still hoping le up |from the north is also of shortage.| called at 8.45 sharp. Admission|is to know your chances for | prevails. Fears are held that a} All the other steamers take|that other boats besides Barney Figures so Far Alaska Figures Short 25 cents. | finding a better job. ly ching may occur. | the familiar sweep around the} Johnston’s may either make the Follow re the figures aon ai The Alaska figures, too, are ial iinteniniialy iad hwo: “4 ae —s ee a starboard lardirg when possible the actual number of cases| short, every company save one on | port landing. In doing this they : f cked up to a few days ago at | Bristol Bey being short of last | 66 \199 lsend their wash heavily ashore or gp dead. OW Se ee ¢ various canneries between here | year’s pack. The Alaska Packers’ | | just where the little boats and |St#8€s- nd Vancouver. Each extimate| Association have only put up| [launches are moored, pounding "abe oath ae a nee ill be i ised proportionately | 400,000 ceses as compared with }them cruelly against each other Mrs. M. P. McCaffery returned fore the end of the season, but | 476,000 last year and 657,000 in | and against the grade, Even|to Prince Rupert by the Prince ker predicts any substantial | 1909. REA H PRIN | the boat stages themselves and the | Rupert this morning. j RAIN WRECK ‘SMART SENTENCE | RIGHT. -OF-WAY __|FIREMEN HURT | GENTS ARRIV T MONTREAL NEAR VICTORIA ON TRICKSTERS New G.T.P. Passenger Steamer For the Islands is a Handsome, AGENTS AR d A N akeman Lane Killed and Two|Seven Grain Inspectors who} Boat and Splendidly Fitted---Proved Her Seaworthy ee \¢..H- cee eee pent “ Six Horses Burned to Death in p Other Men Injured on eo Stole fromm Cars Sent io the! gl ares OF SPRES +H, Dempst-| Fire at Funeral Expense. So- ray Berens et | ties on the Voyage From England---Captain Weirmout | ertls Atstant, Land Teday| Gety Canadian Press Despatch) Ua Is IR Command to Take Train to Aldermere. (Canadian Press Despatch) or ‘ ° ; | (Canedier Press Despatch) ea aR a, i . 9— re y id ‘ : 1 Tat eee Wint ip e Ana's fe abe Fog banks in the S« und delay dy. le ctric reading lamps right desibe mete ss under foot. Asrengeaet By the S.S. Prince Rupert today ere ae ee Walker and a Hindu in-|inion Gover: mes i greiv inspectors the arrival of the new G. T. P.| the pillow of each bunk is pre pent for food storage, ar d ioe ac’ |W. H. Dempster, assistant right batabiliehinent of the Biontkek tae hy derailing of a freight | Were sentenced here .cday to terms S.S. Prince John yesterday, but also in the Prince John's state- commodation of SEAN ae t “ of way man of the G, T. P. ar- nerel Expense socirty Jast night. Victoria and Sydney|fanging from two months to six towards evening she steamed ante roots, and every other item of|mess room for on crew are - rived with _the Right of Way |Six horses were burned to death The colic dienta tor thieltacdocy trelitit care the harbor trim erd speedy, a sti teroom furniture is in keeping. cleverly and comfortably plannec Ben Mr. G. H. Pope. bap set, Qeiriden “Sede d Lane crushed in{in the Canadian Pacific yards.|Pretty, three masted boat with|Two splendid staterooms are situs! E Ship's Equipment A Mr. Pope with Mr. Depmster dik Vnehchode ak tack ae The proceeds of: their. robberies white upper works, and funnel | ated right aft on the boat deck. | bine mast head to hen a proceeded up the line by train Dendl- toy: 1h fucltivier tolants tla) ioe Whine Valued ot sme riv. 810,000 ft bearis g the well known maple They are secluded, cosy, ant de- Prince John is a well bait anc on the way to Aldermere on right wie baci biicmedaa ihe bce ae HUDSON BAY RAILWAY leaf badge nei lighiful for a private party. For- seaworthy boat. Her engine roomates way business. It is not the cata: MILLIONAIRE’S DEATH C: ptain Weirmouth is in charge | ward, as in the George is an ob- is very roomy. She can do wees intention of the right of way cain toa TM Saat ha I ther J. D. McArthur or Mr. J. of the new steamer which will take | servation room iviggaiously fur- Rnots without extra Droreure, ae to go fartehr than Alder- THREE CHANGES O'Brien to Get Contrant John W. Gates the Plutocrat, |°V¢" the ; run of the ole Prince |nished. By a polished oak stair-|dynamos supply he — r actete mere. at this time, though the ae Ottaw \ Q. -irekabinid Answers the Inevitable Call Albert Those of the Prince Al-|case you descend from there to current. An Beh ejector ‘ oes away contract for clearing the first 50! List of Chanses Eastinnd Gaal a: "R mst ction bert’s officers who join the new]the lofty smokeroom on the main with the dusty task of bucketing | miles beyond that point is let, Prince Rupert sgt ree Railway 58-00 i iain Pred Despatch) boat are Mr. Griffiths, second|deck, a smoke-room which fairly} refuse overboard. She carries SIX} and the work will scon begin. ‘ ‘s 2 hes us fall. Tenders were ene cs? Piteoe was oe officer, and Mr. Durage, purser.|puts many a bigger boat in the}boats, and if necessary could ac- anette eee : Following is the latest official mapened this afternoon. In all] — Paris, mag ; ‘see li ‘peens Mr. Shields, chicf steward of the|background. A well furnished bar|commodate 225 passengers 56 of} An Indian named Harry Col- list of STATIONS: ON the ¢ T. P. iclivered but the choice ~ ee Pate oe . f Mite Albert will also jcin the Prince| completes this suite. them first cabin. Her steerage|jison was today brought before Sol apeiden 99 aoe spe wer ari ts ee oh mi. this ning arms 0 s : ; , as ay By : ete 5 ein ‘ r ee name changes an d J. D. Mc eee wife and his son Charles C. Gates. Pee tO RAR A Di ee i te with eee a aa Bick | Magistrate McMullin charged with} correct distance in wiles from r. J. O’Brien. Both of these The end was peaceful and it seemed Weer ecvee: ee we . ery eg Be “ ey ae : S | having had liquor in his possession. | Prince Rupert: : : : Perfect Passenger Boat .- stewards’ accommodation are all comfortable lavatories. team by admnittkae ‘as Giana Satnn” 5's citick’ fend’ See i mG WEE Sees eee ee he was falling asleep. He! « jniniature Prince George’’|of the most attractive. The dining | heating throughout the whole boat, | . é , I ; io mse mi: . eae 2 eae : haracter and within | was only fifty-seven years old is an apt description of the new]szloon occupies the whole beam jand wistlans equipment must be| point out the man who gave it Raa . a agi ren aha : our p) the rail- For several years past John W.| steamer as regards passenger ac-|of the boat, and is lofty in pro-}added to the list of her attractions, | to him sald:ta, be: aaa ee eee ne 8 These figures Gates had been considered one|commodation. The Prince John] portion and finely furnished. The The crew's quarters forward ar |The police are looking after this ere ae i ot jaa i et 1 f es to be Sune i the ‘greatest forces ‘in the hes on a dainty scale, all the|galley conveniently at hand is comfortable, there is abundant | |matter now. . Prisoner came from ae Is, ome see » Pee A a | beforegany official/O! the greatest fore = * leonveniences and luxuries of the|planned and equipped for swift}cargo space, and Captain Weir-| SE aan > of “Pat” mes, 76.8; Amsbury (was Dakelse), neement of the awarding of} financial world ard a strong factor big G. Y. P. fliers. ‘Her state-|appetising service. A new special|mouth has,fourd his new steamer | Kitkat AOD» WAS ee at | 84.9; Littleton, 94.4; Vanarsdol oO will be made, in Wall street operations, rooms are arranged commodiously|compressed cork flooring is laid|a splendid sea boat. There can} | Phillipson’s gleanings. (was Copper River), 100.1. . - on the upper deck, and are airy|on this section of the boat. It}be no doubt that she will be a| aaa FTER FOUR LONG YEARS and comfortable. That feature|admits of the most perfect clean-| popular passenger boat to and from | PUTTING THE LONG PROBE de luxe of the palatial George liness, with warmth and springy | the Islands. | | MURDER COMES TO LIGHT forge Whitford, a Half Desed, is Arrested in Montana for the Alleged Murder of Victor Thomas in October 1907—Clever Work of Mounted Police ge, Aug, 0.—The old murder will out seems * Come true in the case of Whiftord, the half breed ‘rrested yesterday at 4 Montana, by the Mouiit- na charge of murde ring Mas, arocher half breed, L907 1) Story of Crime oma nat OWnit Pol Ohieg ctor] Phy Octoh CT Who was of a teamster in city at the found river at Diamond pring of 1908 six he was last Mm in the © €mploy « of his Whed the death, was In the ty the In th ath hi thbri, Lor seen river bed at Police Heard Story CW days ago Se ‘Teeant Ashe of the Mounted Police heard that Started their Camp a half breed at Browning, Mon-| Mr, Clark Durnat, superinten- tana, had told of seeing a man dent of the Hydro-Electrie Com- murdered in the river bed at.|pany, left the city this morning Lethbridge. He immediately con-| with a party of axemen to start nected the story with Thomas'|work on the construction camp at death, and went to Browning to} Khtada River. Mr. Durant says i ; ‘ ‘ks there will investigate. that within a few weeks Has Three Witnésses Sergeant Ashe not only man iged | work at the camp. co arrest Whiteford at Browning,| © In company with Mr, Kennaugh, found three other | C. E., Mr. Durant mé ade a pre- who profess|liminary survey Khtada Lake last week, He it being several miles larger than that on the Provincial Government's maps. No yet been made lbe a couple of hundred men at but he also . of hel{breed witnesses, : ‘ describes as io have been present when the) fight occurred, and saw Whiteford | throw his shown exact and and body in the river, The survey murder Thomas Sergeant has is now on his way back with the|the maps are of course only ap- j{proximate, The expe dition satis- four men, START WORK ON HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT Supt. Clark Durant Left With Party of kaaaie This ‘Moraine to Commence Oper- ations—Mr. Brutinel Says They Will Spend $2,500,000 in Next Four Years fied the party that a tremendous | enters the lake, | | an even greater con-| drainage area guaranteeing tinuous water power than at first anticipated. (Canadian Press Despatch) Vancouver, Aug. 9.—According to the statement of Mr, Raymond Brutinel of Paris, France, one of the directors of the Prince Rupert Hydro-Electrice Company, an ac- tive survey of the work has been started in with the company's plans for supplying po- wer and light in Prince Rupert. The program recently adopted by the board directors connection ol con- tenplates the expenditure of $600,- 000 during the next twelve months and $2,500,000 within the next four years. It is proposed to develop the Khatada River power by building | l of giving 15,000 it is expected a dam capable a ard horsepower, within a year there will be rot less than 3,000 kilo- increased to that available waits which will be 15,000 kilowatts within four years, W. he cial disaster during the panic of 1907, is now facing the alternative of House Committee on inquiry iro INTO THE CORPORATIONS Millionaire Geo. W. Perkins, of the U.S. Steel Corpor- ation, May Have to Tell all He Knows About Corporation Campaign Funds or Go To Penitentiary should he then still refuse, he may be adjudged in contempt of Con- gress and imprisoned, (Canadian Press Despatch) Washington, Aug’ 9.—George Perkins, a director of the Inited States Steel Corporation, Chance to Learn Music Having studied music in Paris and Berlin under such an excellent mesiter as Frenz Wilczek, one of leedirg teechers in the old the leading teachers in old Europe, Miss Vera Greenwood has decided nd one of the men who is said to .ve aided in averting grave finan- ihe answering questions to the} or : the steel corporation, bearing 0: .o give lessons on the piano in rhe power will be conveyed to|his personal campaign contribc- Prince Rupert to beginners and Prince Rupert a distance of 42]|tions and such contributions ¢s|. Ha : . sia iles. The fall he ‘Excha| were made by the New York Life| over 0s. PUPMB | SBS anna » > » “xc € > 8 a 5 ; > Tf Ww t 4 . miles, The we ee noe “xCnS in cuennca Emini f bei “| pleased to arrange appointments Rivei, 24 miles from the city. are} *MSUrance ompany, OF OF DeILE it notified et Room 28, Alder st ak wc ais ; cited to appear before the bar of Ba oe, capeble of furnishing the same 2 ; Block, Third avenue, f \ ill the House of Representatives, —_——- am n ) ce rey t f ) . . : nount ¢ ne BY * wil not) Should the House sustain the| Mrs. M. € raig left on Monday be hernessed until cireumstances| majority of the Committee and| to spend two weeks with frierds warrant such an action. ( der Mr, Perkins to answer and|in Victoria and Seattle. eae ' ‘ {oat ih woe 4 Hem mie a NE 2b ‘4 #5 ' + a f a % } : } * i us (* vena ct * . ae ; “ é ‘ i P eee A Pei bo ae hy ie Hy at yey i fe) * % ak ye) a 2