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- -