ATURDAY, JANUARY 18-1913. a ~ PRICE, $2, 00 A YEAI WerStricken } Balkans -haye présented:a Hote urging up:/ ‘on'Turkey a pacific settlement of the war. In addition; . Sit, Ra: ward. Grey, British foreign~min- ister, has had.some f¥iendly talks ith the chief envoys of ‘the al- ies and of the Turks, impressing |. - “upon them the responsibility of | ee preserving ‘Evtopean’.peace by|. * coming to ‘terms. -The-obstinacy on both: ‘sides may not be broken : and a resumption of hostilities . may | lead to-a° géneral. European . eonflict.: - > delegates. leave for home. If an= > other sesgion.is not held it. will eS bet consideied an open. insult: to oP > Britain, (0 0 - "Phe Balkan: allied . “afinotince _ ‘that. they -Wi)l_ resume. hostilities "at-once in ease-Turkey -does..not _ secede "to thelr’ demands. this ede _ ee aay London, ‘Jan; 16: — the: British | press generally expresses’ the’ be: *. lief that the-Balkan ‘war ’ will’ bé > ended: , treaty. between the bel. a It is believed: that: one. die more meeting of ‘the peace. con- |" ference will be held. before the we ue 1,200" girls. -, teachers * ‘afe-employed.: in :the ‘Action E Expected to. Result in ‘Restorati eh bars in. sonséqnence: of, the. _Bearcity’. 8 The School Statistics tabled, : ag compared: with five years ago. Phere are 24 provineial. high schools, attended by 970 ) boys'and ‘A. total’. of 1,850] ‘province, - The total cost. for the year was $876,000 “aa. “compared ‘with, ‘S715, 000i in 1911. and. “$400, - 000 in 1907, - Lo ‘BURNS’ BIG PLANT. ~~ AT CALGARY BURNED) eos ‘Calegaty, Jon. 18 -—The most} “disastrous-fire in’ the history of : western: Canada | occured yester- day when the large packing plant ~ REPORT HIG: SHOWING of ; -arsenical iron: ore, : carrying good values in. gold and silver, is. teported from | the - Green ~ ON GREEN MOUNTAIN “the opening up of: a ‘big’ body | ° of. P,. ‘Barns: & Co. was totally de- att ed by. fire, » ‘The loss, includ- ircasses in cold storage, will ‘probably be bei in, excess he $1, 000, - 000." Mos fos "Phe loss j is ‘serious in. that the oeal: ‘plant was the largest... ingti- tution of its kind | in’ the West, - ‘from: which all of: the. Western cities, including Vancouver. ‘and Victoria; and: the -Cosst : ‘cities, drew. largely for their meat ° (Sup- ply, and . butchering’: operations imay. have to baresorted to:-pre- venta meat fainine.... ‘The storage}. plant: contained: 4,000; carcasses, ‘The fire.was diseovered about -'12:36: o’clock- ‘Suiiday morning, --~ he whole of the’ basement. . was: “ din flames; and. the packing, plant ae départment, augmented by all-of |. the. city fire department, was un-|: able to make any’ “head way against - the flames, . This: was| . dte- ina -measure to. the low water pressure and algo the am-, monia fumes in the, basement, ‘which: “were 80. ‘strong. that the men: could: hot. endure them,” ‘S tl fo h z:} p “ad [By the operators, eat -in a fog veatenday, ined fast today with Vapta 4 ie Mouritain group ‘on Bear river, 26 miles from Hazelton and 111-2 miles from the railway.” 7 Olson’ and- his: gang: ‘returned to + town. yesterday, having complet- ed: -their.. contract... tunnels Was: riven: 150 feet ‘to the vein,. whieh | ‘was. found’ at ‘that point ‘to carry. from two to, three feet of: ore. - ‘After drifting: for fifty feet, the. ore” was: found to oy be widening, anid - the? last" ‘fifty,|. . feet of tunnel: disclosed: a: fine: wide,” ‘according to “Mr, Olson: | At. this. point. the tunnel . has a dept of over 200 feet. - Olson. and. partners, |: ‘Tt is likely that further . -development ' work [« will-be immediately” undertaken sequence -of thredtoning ‘letters beitig received by Sir Richard nl McBride,. be: police of Spokane ; ~** Thave been asked to keep’ an -eye; “Ton William Milsom, whose. tame. a eo / was signed ‘toa? ‘communication 16 | threatening. the Bremiet’s life: Mileom, who wrote fromSpokane, rious. committee, which W A crosseut hoot of ore,’ whieh a: erosseut cat he face shows ‘to. ‘be fifteen. ‘feet Values of $10 to. $60 have been btained from this ore, ° - Samples ave. heen gent ‘to Frank ‘Jackson nd, C.. B: Clark, to whotit. ‘the roperty was: recently bonded by a Whitt. and Dancing’. a “Great credit i ig due, the‘ in ’ | day from Chicken Lake, ; f/fine horses. rendered” ‘tothe: ‘begeigers-. ‘in Londen: ‘Jan: Vr - Germany hag ‘Joined with the other powers| in. ‘presenting’ ° ‘a ‘Joint. jiete. to Turkey. In effect thé note,is an’ ‘ultimatum ‘requiring’ the’ Porte to}. agree t0 the deviands “of the’ al ee, returned on. ‘Wednesday. from - Victoria, Jan. 17i“The.’ school report. for the province has .been At: shows ; an. enrolment of 50, 200 pupils, “an’. increase of 5,000 over ‘1911 and: aver: 20,000 Emil’ 2» Was suddenly’ seized with pleuro- -. | pneumonia, to which he succumb- | care: 9 todky lovtats of the French. t republic, - ~ LOCAL:AND. “Jack ‘Ward. ‘came in’ on Thur-| oh LL DeVoin' “returned: T Taess| day from d trip to Chicken | Lake. J. 8, Hicks Has:vetuined ‘from a trip. throngh e Kispiox. Val- | ley. -- a it - “AL W: Corneri is buildiiyg a fine| 2a story: residence. on hig ‘Kispiox| rach, . oP WOW, Kerrstetiivned f m- ‘thi | : ‘const’ on Taésday, . bringfi ; f te R, ‘Dek. Hovell, the. barrister, has’ bren.elec low of the: Royal Colona Inst : bute, ; ONSET ‘ando eft on n Thursday | for a: trip to ‘England. . * He: ‘ex- pects to: return to Haselton in the spring.” a _ Mrs.i Ay J. "Walters: ‘aad ‘Miss Patterson have gone to: Kelowna, BiG. where’: they will’open. a : modern: millinery establishment, | - Government. Agent W. Allison || New. Weatminater; where’ he ‘spent:the holidays with :his fam- ily and enjoyed a a- ) well-earned va- cation...” ISTRICT. NEWS: NOTES ~ Thursday’ evening. ceived news that his youngest brother,, Thornton.D., was. dead at Lancaster, : ‘Ont., where” the family resides, many friends will regret to learn of: his: bereavement. . whereabouts ‘of Murly’ Taylor;. formerly of Sealey, i is requested to communicatis. with his mother, Mrs.: Hattie” Taylor, Anacortes, Wash, or with the chief of. # police van | ae ‘Hazelton: cow, t Carr arrived from Tel: kwa: last ¢ evening. |. ; ’ Railway officials. announce e that after "Wednesday the westbound | . trains. will: leave New: Hazelton at 9:30- a, ‘the and South Hazelton jal 9:45, camé in: on. ‘Thursday’ for ‘a load|’ fof ‘supplies, “He reports that ‘alf}. J stock i in'the famous lake district) is ‘wintering well, . : was held: on. ‘Tuesday evening, An ‘interésting Teport. has béen pre- pared ‘for tiie. annual meeting on -Geotge A. Larocque. today re- Mr. Taroeque’s “Any person . kiowing ‘the HAZELTN HINS Ta GAME FOR ROSS. Ue Fast. and vather ‘rough play, characterized the third., game, of ‘the Ross ‘Cup’ series, ° whic 7 was _| played this “afternooti.! on’ ed ina victory for the local. team: by ascore of 5to0. ° The New Hazelton team was clearly out- played, and only strenuous : work in goal prevented.a much* Jarger: score against the black and white; The Hazelton. men’ played”. a splendid game, team work: being. ‘much better than-in ‘the first two games. Two: goals were 5 scored “in, : the| first: ‘period: North in 1° minute and North in 7 minutes. The second period brought.two more,. also..scored by ‘North, . in’. 2 ininutes and 13 minutes.’ In the final session Sinclair scored in. 12 minutes. Al: Harris was referee, fi "Mark Carr's Death.” GBpacial to The Miner) — Telkwa, Jan. 18:—-Particulars | - of the death of Mark’ Carr ‘have been received. -He was. visiting? his “married : sister -at’ Prospect Junction, New York; “when ‘he éd after only four. days”: illness, The remains of. the-late . popular Bulkley Valley ‘man’ have. been taken back to Ontario; for. inter- ment in: ‘Sarsfield cemetery, near. Ottawa, » Premier ‘Threa tened - Vancouver,” Jan, 13: “Tn con- HHAZELTON NES OW assured Rosition amongst the producing camps of the. provinée, th | As. predicted. by . The: Miner, the "| Hazelton -ritk;~and wid Yegalt- Harms “Mines: will: he.. the, first; property: to join the shipping ranks. * superintendéd: the loading. of the} - which will ‘be'sént out on next Wednesday’ 3 freight ‘train. other car from thia property: will g00n' ‘follow; ” and ‘regular ship- ments will ‘be. made. from now on. kaving several. cars. of its high ‘grade ore hauled to the railway; |’ and will ship - a laree quantity |: from the dunip which: *has ‘ac- cumulated. during. ‘development| “work, we oe “chess Inquest” the fifth-day of the inquest into]. ‘the ‘Cheslakee disaster. - caiise- of the accident has’ not yet been’ fully ‘established. proved that the ash ejector . wag closed at the tiche. ~- Many pas- the jury for not calling the: pas-| ° sengers. The inquest has been |: adjourned until next week, The government enquiry will open on Monday, re The: body of Matt Johnson was ‘today- found, by! divers, . making the. death roll. six, " Bdthonton; Jane 12s dozen structures in ‘the wholesala distetet were destroyed. today’ in|: exceed: $250, 000, | in-}tion “started in the millé’ 4 |Brackman-Ker Cor oes SHIPPING RICH ORE "Hazelton is- about. to. take an |. © Robert: Nelson: of Ootsa Lake, io The. quarterly: meeting of the| - ' advisory board - of. the. Hospital ‘on" ‘the: exceptional - degree of | - influx of immigration. :’The : fin. ancial condition of the province, satisfactory, enabling # the g govern- _ «Special to,.The Miner) : Viedoria, Jan, 16:--The: cus- tomary:i imposing ceremonies to- day:marked the opening: of . the first ‘Session of ‘the thirteenth "| legislature -of “British Columbia..- The seene - at the parliament buildings: was a brilliant one and a large crowd was in attendance PaO THSLATIRE ~ “BEGINS ANOTHER SSI Important Legislative Program Outlined i in Speech Fron Throne--Bill to Reform. Provincial : ‘Taxation System i Likely to Do Away. With Poll Tax--Session Expected te | East Only About Five Weeks © :. S ment to. ms chittnas bi expenditure necessary - -to;.provide for the growing. needs ‘of the country, He noted with interest, that the mining industry -had surpassed in growth any similar . period ‘in thé history of the province, also that: additional honors had been won by .fruit.and agricultural to witness the proceedings, ‘Hon. D, M. Eberts -waa> Te- elected speaker of the house, “Campbell, - ‘of Rossland, was absent owing to illness in his family’ and W. J. Manson, of ‘Dewdney, - “teok hig. place in moving the réply to the speech fromthe throne. Woods, of Alberni, is the seconder. . Lieutenant-Governor Patersoii, in the'speech “from the- throne, =; reviewed the events of the last year, refetring. to the visit of the | Dake. of Connaught and dwelling prosperity. experienced by British | Colursbia and the unprecedented His honor. said,- continues most : exhibits from. British Columbia, between the. government and the Canadian Northern, - appointment. of additional judges, was among the new bills to be introduced,- also an act amending the taxation’ system of the pro: Vinee, ‘in line--with the recom in competition with the world, ~ Adverting to railway matters, attention was given to the ad- vance. in construction of new lines, made possible by aid grant- ed by the province, The com- pletion ‘of these. lines may be ex- pected well within the time set by law. Included in the new legislation which would be intro- duced during: the session was a bill furthering the arrangements 5 A measure providing for the: = (Continued: ‘on Page Six) - ‘Duke Harris. yesterday rst .car of American Boy ore, An- The. Silver. ‘Standard is now «. . paciat to The Miner)’ : lo Vancouver, Jan.. 17 This was The It was/a sengers testifled that ‘they were} in Ward ‘Two. not. warned of danger, and Chief} _ Steward Booth was eriticized: by |- "New Mayors -- Big Ednionton F Fire “> (Special to The Miner). “ al Hai fa: .D is. supposed ‘to. the + ‘worat fire in “the city’s hig.|. aes jDalaneed ate tory. Four deaths’ chave been |: ; recorded. : The property: loss will ‘The ‘conflagra- i “OR R. Revenue ” ‘Speclat’ tb > Fhe Minar): rule: bill passed the house of com- mong today by a majority of 116, The final debate on the measure was marked by a number of great. speeches, the most: notable being? those by. Premier “Asquith, Hon. A. Ie Balfour; James Red- mond, ‘and Sir Edward Carson, _ ‘Pattullo ‘Rupert's “Mayor Rupert. were” of an interesting nature, as usual, was elected mayor by a majority who reconsidered his withdrawal from. the contest, elected’ were- McCaffery, Kerr, Dybhavn, . Bullock- Webster, and Maitland Adi Morley was elected’ thayor. of Victoria’ by a majority of five.+ ‘A recount has been demanded: on behalf of Mayor Beckwith. Many} impersonations are alleged. “| for sixth term,: Other j tiayors Grand Forks, . Peppy Rossland, in HOME RULE BIKE FUNNS REQUIRED FOR PASSES IN COMMONS) ~— HOSPITAL EQUIPMEN| ‘London, Jan. 16: ~The home 8 The civic elections in Prince T. D. Pattullo f 122 votes over Mayor Newton, “The aldermen nd ‘Leek in Ward One, and Sutherland, - -Naden, |” “Special to The Miner) : Vitoria, ‘Jan, 17:—Ex- Mayor Tu: ‘Kamloops Mayor Robinson | - as re-elected by acclamation ecté : Revelstoke,. Kilpatrick: eschi mops, ‘BY. game. on k ngers . ‘and the | Connter- Hospital, which includes repre- sentatives of the Dominion and provincial governments and t people ‘of: the’. district, calls tention to the necessity for addi-| tional funds* to. provide for thefi installation of an X-ray appar-# atus and’ a modern ambulance. & The excellence of the hospital, its 7 of Dr. Wiinch, the superintend: ent,. are well: known throughout the district, and there is no doabt. there’ will be a generot : response to the call, tributioris will: be acknowledg: in‘The. Miner,- and may be se to: Dr. i. Gi: ‘Wrineh or to office, - : patrons. of. the: Hospital, all ticket-holders or contributors ff 7 [to the amount.of five dollars are . ~~ Jentitléd.to attend, will be held at™ the institution - ‘on Thursday eve- ning next, to.receive the annual i report and élect a member of the board,. attendance - éral Bovernrient hag removed the § assaying’ arid: ‘stamping charge of one-eighth ‘of ‘one. per cent. on gold: brought. to’ the Vancouver agaay. fice: placing | it on an night between... ‘the| Tt bis into America The advisory:board of Hazelton plendid record, and the ability All co » The. annual . ‘meeting of. ‘the which There should be a good Gold Handled Free _ ‘(Special tp The: Miner) 7 Yaneouver Jan. 17:—The fed-| oP ae, alah