ose a: est oat aut Le | Se fe 4, the Grand Trunk Pacific and _ lumbia will sell by auction lots iin --South Hazelton. On the 19th the - - sale will be continued at Victorix, "The G; 7. P.“annovnees that . three blocks;: in: ‘the proposed ~ business center, will be reserved : from the sale, to- allow ‘the’ busi- >, new places of business. . - _2.| ~ment of the’ approaching sale” by Hazelton townsite, ‘a contract has -'! cperes-in the immediate Vicinity of ' ~ the station site. “roeque, the contractors; expect: to have the work completed : ‘within ~ a@month, . parations ‘will. be miade - -for the read - laying out ‘the station. grounds - which -is: to. connect, “Hazelton consideration, — oe Players: are Practicing Hard for Christ a Regular. practices of the hockey ‘team have been fixed forTesday ~~ first practice of :the: week : ‘the|: _ +, ly elected A. E. Faweett captain. _-. The new. leader, though one. of core the younger players, has ‘proved | *himeelf an. adept at the game, ,and bids fair to justify hia selec- oS mous support of his fellow. play: . ere. wn oe the team, ‘and is confident.it ; make a ‘good showing against the. ‘scheduled: for : Christmas. >“. HAZELTON, B. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1911 ~~. PRICE $2.00 A ‘YEAR thn = ANNOUNCED Provincia Government and ~ G; TP. will “Offer. South| 7 Hazelton at Auction, ve - THREE LOOKS RESERVED Lots Hela: for Selection. of. Business Men _ Date of ‘Sale at Vancouver, : Decein- _ ber 14, at Nictoria,: December -19— _ Townsite to he Cleared Immediately: 4 At . Vancouver, on. ~ ‘December the government. of British’ Co- “ness men of the- present town to select suitable. locations for their - Following the official annownce- auction ‘of lots in. the South. been’ let for’. the - - preliminary. clearing, which: will covertwenty. “O'Neil. & ‘La- In the meantime. pre- extension of : ‘the cleared “area - “patil. the entire | townsite: is. «free _ of timber, a .. .£Bhe.poliey: of the G: TP, pro-}. oe . vides for the grading: of the 1 more ‘important streets and. the. build- | ing of 'a ‘handsome: railway | ‘sta- tion, which-is to be completed : in: thespring before the steel reaches the town, ~- - Erigineers are now engaged in and yards, . Plans for the bridge with the “new “town “are under THE. HOCKEY. PROGRAN mas ‘Game—Fawecett Elegted- .. ae Soe ~ Captain ” / and Friday . ‘afternoons. ." ‘At the members of the. tear unanimous-. tion. -He ‘will ‘have’ the unani-. “Billy Laimer i ig busy coibhing will “T,-P, engineers in the game: . The party’ ve Young. beople skating party at the Bare turdday: evening,’ t pind Aim sent out, - Fifteen: months ; ago Milligan. went to Hudson’s Hopel. - sale of Grand ‘Trunk: Pacific lots Jin’ Prince Rupert, section 2, which ‘numbered 160 lots, which brought | = of its: results, plready being mani- Bold Robber. Takes $1, 000 From Toller me one thousand - ‘iolare, or J’ shoot. you on the spot,”’ said: an. unniasked robber toteller McLeod of the’ Grandview: branch - of . the Royal Bank of Canada -at- rioon today, when. no customets were in the bank and: ‘the ‘two: clerks were. buay, . The teller: ‘complied Lwith the. demand. . ”Kitselas: ‘The: -long tunnel at this pointhasbeen completed, and. | it is announced ‘that the laying of steel .from Van Arsdol, the end of the first section, to Skeena cross- ings. will: Proceed ‘without t delay. Sarveyor May Be wlio i ‘js well kiiowni in this district, will, yead. -with interest :the fol- lowing despatch from Edmonton: Ti the belief that; G.B, Milli- gan has lost his way in ‘the north country, two brothers are ‘in Ea- monton and are making enquiries. Hf nothing transpires- within | a. few days'a search. party. will be in the Peace. River district to'do some surveying for an Old Coun- try’: syndicate: He ‘was. cheard from: frequently for some: time, ‘but’-the last letter was received three months ago stating. that he would “start for. Edmonton i ina few: days. brothers have waited for his ap- ‘pearance...’ They: state that. thel- ‘brother was to have left Hudson’s Hope. about.two and a half months|’ ‘ago, “and. should’ ‘have been here six weeks. Ag. ts Lars SELL HGH iN HUPERT Sale of ‘Section Tye which Coucludes Toney Proving Succesaul Be; © Yond | Expectations, 7 "Sbectat’ ta The Minér) a = - Prince’ ‘Rupert, Dee, 2: —Many investors from ‘outside points’ were present. or. -répresented at-. the opened on Thursday in the. Em- press - theater. ‘The success of the sale “has so far “been above expectations. Thirsday’s ‘gales |: an average. price of $815, Up to, last evening, ‘411 lots had: been. sold. out: of 8 total of 585, the sum of. $890, 000, The sale! will: ‘probably : ‘elosé. today. . -One fested, is a: ‘general revival : of |; interest in real estate throughout the rest. of: the: city, and: many transactions.” are Teported, at ad vanced Prices. ; . DAYLIGHT HOLD. UP of 8 Vancouver Bank” Bnestal. to The: Mirier) - Mancouver,. ‘Novy. ‘|. 29:— “give The: bandit scaped, ‘though. ‘the - ‘street Was. rowded. ° The. ‘same ‘bank was ‘Lost In Northland) 7 Friends of George Milligan, os. For over a month the} aggregate prices Teaching. the] |reach ‘the ore early in February, late overhead “expense resulting :. | from the employment ofa smail from-:a Yailrond - contractor wlio 5| Heddle, of the Willis shop, who ore car for.use in' the. tunnel,’ = Plans are: being. prepared fora iy depth on No.2 vein, and toserve tag a permanent working tunnel. «| Nus, 4,8 ‘and Lwill be. ‘reached ==INNANARA BROTHERS HAVE “ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR GUILT = | Teal of. Dynamiters’ ‘Who Destroyed Times|| | Building i in: Los Angeles Ends Sensationally with Their Confession--State Possessed Con-| elusive Evidence--Conviction was Assired. | “Loa. ‘Angeles, ° Dee." re — The McNamara” trial ‘culminated: to- both the byothers pleaded guilty, James B, admitting having’ dyna- thited the. Times. building a“year AgO,: ‘when- many lives. were lost. His brother, John J., .», indicted | - stroying the Lewellyn ‘Troy | Works. : tenced”. ‘next “Tuesday. =. Tt. is thought the penalty Of life: ims prisonment will ‘be imposed,. al- ‘though: the State. may. hold that in ‘view of their confession’ ‘some consideration should be given: in fixing the sentences. Lo » “Tm gladit is over. - It “his been the. greatest, Strain of my: ‘dayin'a ‘sensational. climax when: with him; also. confessed to de- ma ‘whose life was aimed at, wag not ‘Both ‘the prisoners will Be sen-. tife,” said Clarence Darrow, at-| torney ° for the McNamaras, “There was.no other course to adopt, as the facts were over-. whelmingly against the prisoners and the State iaiew every loop- hole,” The Times explosion | ‘killed twenty-one. Harrison Grey Otis, editor and owner of the paper, inthe building. ~.Since the arrest ‘of the MeNamaras, through the instrumentality ; of - Detective Burns, labor leaders who asserted: the innocence ‘of the prisoners have been using every means to assist the defence, and a. long- drawn-out legal battle was sum- marily ended by- the | confession of the criminals. Ottawa, Nov. ‘80: oa the. first division since the. -opening : of. parliament, the Borden adminis- tration last-nis!it scored amajor= ment has a majority of 46." One hundred and ninety-eight mem- bers. voted, many having paired, as the: division was on a matter of ‘procedure, - The vote was fol- lowed by the ‘election of P. E Blondiiv as: ‘deputy speaker, after a verbal fusillade and ‘charges of. disloyalty by the Liberals, . "The. Premier and Sir Wilfrid Borden Government’ s: ‘Majority 7 ne . Porty- Four on First Division ity of AA, Adding . the: Speaker jare clearing arrears of work with _land the: ‘member-élect for: Yukon}, ve who is.not: yet here, the govern: . |.with the purpose of | excluding # Laurier were both cheerede by: their adherents as they: cast their first votes of the session. ° It was a strenuous day. The: ministers amextumpled celerity:.. ; Christmas. - ; cH. “H..: Stevens,: member: for Vancouver, i is proposing the sub- mission to the. House of: a mea- sure similar to the. Natal Act, Asiatics from British Columbia. The ministers have asked for all information hearing on the ques- tion. HARRIS MINES- PLANS Long Working Tunnel will Develop Four ~ Veins on Property. ON ges Mineta working ‘in the tunnel which is to tap the No. 2 veiri on the American Boy group are find-. ing the ground very favorable for tunnelling, and are making such good progress that: the manage- ment of the. Hartis:. Mines, the operating company, expects to while the cost of the work is not likely to exceed $8: a. foot, not- " withstanding ‘ the disproportion- working © force... It. has: been necessary to suspend work on the Eagle shaftata. depth.of 87 feet, periding the installation of a horse ‘whim, as hoisting by. hand makés ‘the cost of sinking excessive. “During the week. Mark Carr will take to the property. 20-pound rails.‘ sufficient for. 300 ‘feet of track; sectired by. the, company has ‘finished ‘his’ ‘work... Robert 8 aly, experienced ‘ear builder, is ngaged . in the construction of an second, tinrel, td givé.300 feet of ment, to- whom representations and the farming interests will be made,-- been ‘iAnally:, determiried ‘aa.’ to whether there will: be separate commissions to deal with the roads questions, or whether one commission: will deal--with- the two questions . of roads and the- encouragement of - the more pro- ductive @. agricultural industries,‘ "ROADS AND F FARMS Dominion Government will Assist Pro- a "vnte in Development, - There | is good authority for the|; statement that the government is working upon a comprehensive scheme under which theprovinces will be subsidized for. the benefit of agriculture: and for good road | building; the © ‘money to be ear- marked and the expenditures to’ be made-on. definite lines to be laid - down by _ the . Dominion government. In order to prepare the way for the gr. ‘anting of the subsidies, and to: ascertain exactly what are the most. pressing needs of the indi-|. vidual provinces, one, or perhaps two, commissions will. be ap-|' pointed, to be composed ‘of, ap- pointees- of the federal govern- of the’ provincial governments |. It has -not,. apparently, Big Navy. Loan - .| who had been reading while wait- The House | ~ will adjourn next thursday for al term “town lots,'” Famous C. P.R. Steamer fs Ashore on Tees, which has been in the G: P. R, freight ‘and passenger ser- vice on this coast for many years, and which has a long ‘list of rescues to her eredit; is: herself on the rocks at Kyuquot’Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, where she striack three days ago, while on “her way to Victoria. was: put out: of - commission,’ and warning of- her situation wassent out by the nearest wireless sta~ tion, fléat of rescuing vessels hurried tothe ‘scene. and | arénow. ‘at, anchor, awaiting. an. opportunity | to assist.: ‘Particulars & are’ meagre, ‘| but a’ large ‘Passenger. Mat. is, res A Serious Oversight Ottawa: ‘The date allowed for the completion of the.G.T.P, has: expired. The company over- looked, the necessity for an exten- sion and hurried action was neces- sary to avoid lapse of the charter. Five. of Family. Burned to Death (Special to The Miner) "New Westminster, Dec. 1:— Thomas. Moore and four of his eight children were~burned to death on Tuesday in a fire which destroyed their dwelling on a ranch near: Port Mann. tenant-governor. Paterson is the owner of the ranch, of which Moore had been caretaker for five years. The four children who lost their lives were all under ten years. ‘of age. The five bodies; hardly recognizable, were re- covered from the ruins. Three boys of the . family, who were sleeping downstairs, ~ escaped from the house and were found huddled in the barn. © The father, ing for the expected return of his {' wife and eldest daughter from Seattle, is supposed +o have fallen |. asleep and knocked over the lamp. A TONNSITE COMMISSION Proviacial Goverment “will Toke Steps “to o Adjust Unzettled i. Dilgputer.” 0” (Special to The Miner) 1 Vancouver, Dee, 2:—Attorney- general Bowser, who is now in Vancouver, has armounced that the provincial government will shortly appoint a royal commis- sion to investigate and adjust unsettled disputes between the owners of land subdivisions and the government, under. the: act which gives the province a one- quarter interest in new townsites, as applied to South Hazelton. Alderman. Williamson will: re- present the government so far as the sale of lots in South Hazelton is concerned. . Unevenneass in the application of the act has occurred since its passage because of the different constructions placed upon the TEES ON THE ROCKS West Coast — +. (Special to The Miner) - , _. Victoria, Dec. 1:-—The steamer Her wireless apparatus In response to the. calla “Lieu-|. RECORDS IN PERIL OF FIRE Devouring Element Deatro ‘oys | Registry Office Building at -Princé Rupert on Monday NARROW ESCAPE OF TOWN Strenuous Efforts Required to’ Confine Blaze to One Building—Impossible to “Save All Papera—Loas is -Heavy— _: Fire Started in Basement. ' {Special to The Miner) Prince Rupert, Dec, 1:—Fire on Monday afternoon destroyed the registry. offices in the govern-_ ment group: of buildings. The blaze originated in the basement of the building, and was noticed shortly after noon, tained such a start thatall efforts to extinguish it were unavailing. and the structure burned to the ground, So rapid was the spread. of the flames that it was found impossible to save all the official ‘papers. The provincial assessor’s office lost. about. $7,000 in cash and cheques, — The fire department, which had resporided. immediately to - the: alarm, made every effort to check the fire, and succeeded -in ‘pre- venting its spread to the -main building, which was for. a time in considerable danger. A strong. wind was blowing, ‘and strenuous ‘lTwork was required to prevent “Lwhat might have been a. general conflagration. ’ -. The building loss is approximately- $10,000. °° As a temporary: arrangement, - the -registry ~ office. ‘has’ been moved to the offices of the Con- tinental Trust Co... the’ govern- ment offices: being transferred to ~ the old quarters on Center street. The Supreme Court sitting is be- ing held in McIntyre hall, 9 2 DEBATING CLUB 1S DEAD Demoralized by Raid of Militant Suffra- ‘gettes Members Abandon Pro-.. gram—No Flowers, The subject drawn for debate at-the first regular méeting of- the debating club on Wednesday evening was, ‘‘Resolved, that Woman isthe intellectual equal: -jof Man.”’ Taking umbrage at the implication that there might | _ be any doubt as to their equality. ‘with the sterner sex, the militant: “| suffragettes of the town took action to demonstrate their intel- lectual capacity, of fourteen, they invaded. the hall, wearing streamers with the . inscription 3 and evinced their determination ‘to sit out the ‘debate, fortunates who had been. slated to take the negative side of the argument refused to procted ‘in - the face of the formidable four- “To the number ““Woman’s Rights” The un- teen. The debate was abandons ed. The visitors waited until the - members of the club had disper-" sed, and then, ‘having vindleated . . woman's “rights, departed: with ‘disdainful satisfaction. ‘As*ohe ‘of the younger men expresséd it, they. hed “certainly: ve. theever- . ” It had ob- -