“PRICE $2.00 A YEAR | :

= = ee EARLY CLOSING

i | Thousands Killed and. “Wounded Du During: Latest Revolution

Of.

7 be in. evidence. *

“An: Southern Republic--

is “President on ‘Trial, for. ‘His :

pectal to, The-Miner)

exico: Gity, Feb.” paren

eo _ thousand, ‘have: been ‘killed, cand

Diaz,” leader. of, the: fnatingent
forces. Géneral Diaz: appears. to.
“eontrol the situation and a. ‘Soli
mS tion’ ‘of the: “difficulty” without ‘for-
ther : bloodshed: is likely. ““Ma-

° - dero; the: ‘deposed president, ‘has
- been: arrested on: charges of com-

plicity | in. nurder plots. :He will
probably. be sent into. exile,” “his

fate resting with the new council.

Ttia regarded : as probable that.
, Porfirio. Diaz, the’ former pres=|*

! ident: ‘of thé republic, will be. re:
AS

afte’, to. succeed. Madero.
- brother’ 0 Tatler: ‘his: been||
executed. — : :

Felix’ Diaz’ ‘Triunphant’s- Ex
ife--U. S. May Intervene

the deposed ‘president will: be
executed. .

“Washinton Fob t 17—Mexies
3| city is: ‘virtually cut off trom. the};
| world. by ‘the’ most. ‘rigid: éengor-
ship. - United: States. Minister
‘Lane: “reports that. fighting: ‘is: re
‘gain in. progress. . President Taf t
and his cabinet are 2 Sreatly wor-
Tied.

i

ities.i in Mexico City . were yesum-
ed this: morning: "s ‘The fighting
is ‘of-a desperate eharketer,, a Pe

- Washington, “Feb: 18: = - Bwo

Atlantic ‘coast have’ ‘been. ‘ordered
‘|:to- ‘Cuba, to -be.. in. readiness. iy
page: that. intervention’ on. nthe

sey sates

a of them] ¢
| will Jeave tonight :

8 when: it was ‘announced that ‘tha |."
a management of, the rink had” are! iy

ranged for. an jee carnival for the
evening ‘of: ‘Thursday, Feb: at,
The whole talk ‘of the’ town “is
-now-the carnival, -and everybody.
ges Ret tig: andy: In the’ ‘ater

gallery of the house’ at, Monday
|night’s session, in the -expecta-
tion “that J.T, Place, of Nanaimo,
would Tove his proposed bill. to
give. votes: “to women To pre-|.
| vert: any: “demonstration, " ‘two po-

nd lice: gale were. stationed i in: the

~ Costumes ah the ice. allow of af
80: ‘mueh’ more latitude ‘that many he
“novel and ° amusing. ‘get-ups - will

* Prizes will bel y
® the | ‘best. .

creak ‘in: nobel
short periods} ¢

Features}

ay |hade effective for oo

¥ | policy and ag such it Wwe
| the pablie interest.

"lunged that the-bill be

this a action: ‘there, ‘are fears, that

- places remain open all night. we

“Vera Cruz," “Reb. 1 ‘Hott.

théugand United: States marines
from various barracks along. the] :

.o "| Leaders of the Demoer

traffic will be fulfilled.

regions.

j has been favorably reveived.”

~ RULES FOR usm e

~ (Special $o-The Miner) ms
- Vietoriay Feb, -18. ~Attornéy-

|General } Bowser yesterday intro-
duced i in the house -the ‘new a-

mendments- to the liquor act; de-
signed to. more effectually aid the
cause. ‘of’ ‘temperance. than’ any
previous: legislation. “One.o of. the
amendments fixes eleven a ock
at. night ag the-hour. ‘for ; :¢ i

‘all bars, including. those: i in uhor-

ganized: districts, - ‘On. Saturday |:
nights the bars. will close at ten.

Under the. “present. regulations | : cs
the bars: are required to be.closed. Y
at: eleven. ‘on: ‘Saturday: nights

only, ’ Other: ‘nights not: “being.
mentioned, ‘the bars: in: ‘many

* Wireless Across Behring’ ae
Washington; Feb: .24: — The
American ard: Ruasian: govern

iments are’ ‘planning... ‘for wireless |.

communication, between. Alaskan |

and Siberian points. - Bw fe
‘London, Feb, 20:—Three thou

of and Bulgarians and four: thou}
' Washington; ‘Feb, 21: It is ;

“

c

io Will Benefit Canada

certain: that under” ‘traiff révision

Canada will get’ open: anarkets - -in-
:|the United, States: for /
products,:: notwithstanding “pro- |,
‘The

a ‘umber }p

testa: ‘from tiany quarters. ° :.

Wi Continue Work: oe
“New York, ‘Feb, 19:—Sir. Er- |"

Ee riest: Shackleton today announced | -
that’ 2 will’ lead another: explor- gk

ing’ expedition into ‘the Antarctic

» Chtizen’ ‘Army Proposed

“ Lofidon, Feb, vi:—-Lord Roberts
has: started. the agitation. for-al,
vast citizen army. He ‘expresses
the. hope that all able-bodied
"| citizens will join. . The proposal

“4 ” Russo-Austria Dispute 7

» St ‘Petersburgh, Feb, 17: —The
"| copy of the Ruasian Emperor’ to
“the: letter recently _ sent - him by”

1 the Einperor of Austria- is. * short
re and, decisive. * “

' Auditia’ 4 attitude in recent years
a ‘thas compelled Russia. to- Support |
an, thei

It declares’ ‘that:

reat, of her, Slav. brothers.

*'Foudon, “Feb. ‘"W7 :—The ‘situa

tion between Roumania and: Bul-

~) garia ‘has again become serious.
| The hegotiations at Sofia, did not
J result in -an ‘agreement on. the
'| points at isgue. we
‘Meanwhile’ the’ “publication of |

: the reply of the Russian Emper-|

or, confirming the strained. situa-

~ tion between Austria and Russia,
rar ‘together. with, the impossibility
~ lof arranging the’ diferentes: ‘be |:

tween. Roumania ‘and Bulgaria,
causes, renewed . anxiety. in’ the

canta of ‘Europe.

fit outlook oy trouble, ial

Auatita’ ‘and Russia ik ‘inoat oe:
, : - _ Conservative asiociation will ‘be

. _ | the powers; although every effort |.
‘lis being made to ‘prevent a

: "(greta to “The “Minery. -

ietoria,.. ‘Feb, 18. The - pro-|
; incial secretary has” ‘announced
the: ‘appointment. ‘of Dr. F..F,

Westbrook: ag “president of the.

new University. of British Colum-
bia. _ The president-elect, who
ig a-noted: ‘educationist, is a na-
tive of Ontario, at present. dean

af the: ‘medical faculty: ‘of the

University: of ‘Minnesota. _ Ais
father : was formerly mayor of
‘Winnipeg. : ‘

“Methuen. May Be Viceroy
+. (Special to The Miner} -

London,. Feb. 17:--It is stated
on ‘very high authority that the
next. Governor-General. of Can-

te ada will be ‘General Lord -Meth-
» [iien; who commanded the first
‘division of the: ‘first army .corps

int ‘the ‘South African war from
1809 to. 1902. my,

“The Balkan. War a

rifie battle which raged for three
cage in te arts t “ wes

‘gti ie easing: sean a anxiety mhone

conflict,

~ Honor Scott's Memory: -

(Special to The. Minar}.

: Ottawa, Feb. 18: —Tributes to

-| the memory of Captain Scott and

his comrades were voiced in’ the
house today ‘by: “Premier Borden
and: Sir, “Wilfrid Laurier. The
government. announced that Can-
ada would: make a contribution
to the: fund for. those dependent
upon ‘the dead “explorers. : -Mr.

. |Borden said the families. of ‘the

dead. heroes. should be made
-wards of the ‘Empire.

New ‘Copper. Process.

A mining--engineer: points out
that the method’ of concentrating
copper ores evolved -by the- ‘Bri-
tannia mine, on Howe Sound,

will praetically revolutionize cop-
per: mining ‘on the Pacific Coast,
‘where great: bodies: ‘of low grade

ore exist. “Granby too, is bring-
ing down the cost of production
and is ‘able to produce ‘copper
now at a cost: of 94 ‘cents per ‘lb.,
which, with’ the present price,
leaves. good margin. for profit,
During the past year ‘this, com-
pany *s earnings were placed “at
$1,500,000... The money was used
te:'develop ‘the new.” ‘holdings in
the. north,’ “where | two ‘millions
and ‘a half are being. spent,. or
will: ke ‘spent, on devélopment,’

7 | Ak. few large ‘mining’ “companies
7 operating like this” will: mean |:
on a much td cities on” the .Cenadian|

.|Paetfte coast,

Conservative ecing-
‘general meeting of Hazelton ti

. faré turning public sentiment a-
\gainst them, and whipping is

> nS WNINNE
~ OPPOSITION TO BILL}

introducing amendments, and to

BOBS LATEST
MILITANT

HEIPINS OF
SLUFFRAGETTES |

Advocates of Votes for Women Proceed to Extremes in

‘England---Chancellor. Lloyd George’s Residence Blown_,

_ Up--Government Will Take Drastic Action

London, Feb.20:—A suffragette
bomb blew up Lioyd-George’s
country residence, -near London.
The avowed ‘object of the. per:
petrators was to ‘‘wake him up.”
Mrs. Pankhurst, in a speech at,
Cardiff, -asasumed ‘all responsi-

bility for the explosion, ‘and de-| —

fied the authorities. -

Other women set a dangerous
fire in Kew botanical gardens in
London, They were arrested by
the police. ‘When refused bail
they: threw books at the judge.
The extremes to which the mili-
tant suffragettes have proceeded

urged as the proper punishment
for-their latest offences,

- ‘London, * Feb, 21:—With . an-
arehistic tactics, the suffragettés
are, spreading terror throughout
Britain. It is even-feared that
the safety of the King may be
s-|threatened, as the women -de-
.. [elare the use of bombs is- bial

ranted and even that the talking | ;
of life is justifiable, Early and. |

drastic action on the part of the | ;

government is expected, and it
is hoped the outrages will be
checked,

French War Plans . fee
Paris, Feb. 17:—The French &
government. has in preparation
extensive plans for increasing
the strength of the army to

counterbalance the new military
‘Measures now pending before the

German imperial parliament.

The government intends toask &
for a first credit of $16,000,000
for an immediate supply of muni-
tions of war and munition wag- }
ons, This will be follawed by a J
second request for $100,000,000 }

‘to re-arm all branches of theser- i

vice, including the heavy artil-
lery. The effective strength of &
the army is to be increased by §

extending the term served by ~

soldiers. - .—
The public is greatly impressed a
by the German project for in-
creasing the peace footing of the
German army to 850,000 men. —

(Byecial to The Miner}
"Ottawa: Feb. 21:—In caucus

today the Liberal. members de-
bated the advisability of continu-.
ing the fight on the naval prop-
osition, finally deciding to con-
tinue opposing: the bill.

Ottawa, Feb. 18: —The pro-
gram of the opposition appears
to he'confined mainly to attempts
to block the naval méasure, by

force redistribution.

‘Probing Corruption .
(Special to The, Miner)

' Ottawa, Feb. 21,—An_ unusual
course. was adopted by parliament
today, when R. C. Miller, -for-
mer president. of the Dominion
Light and . Heating Co., became |-
Canada’ 8 first state Prisoner, bé-y
ing’ committed to jail.. He “re |:
centiy refused, beforé a. parlia-
mentary. ‘committee, to. _ answer.
when questioned ag to whom he
had paid $42, 000 to get $107,000
worth of- government business,
several years. ago. Summoned
to the bar of . the house, Miller
still refused -to reply, his ‘refusal
being supported by: the: Liberale,
on the ground that litigation was
pending. -Hon. Mr. Borden re-
plied that the. rights: of parlia-
ment and the public were higher
than the rights. of. the litigants
in the case, ard the committal of
‘the recalaitrant- with eas Wiis
ordered.

a _ Badge: Next Week

“MAINTAINS: STAND

IN PANAMA DISPUTE ch

Washington, Feb, 17:—Sir Ed- §f
ward Grey’s rejoinder to Secre- §
tary Knox’s last ‘note regardiny &
the Panama canal tolls question, §
is nearly completed, and its sub-

: ‘stance at least is expected to #

_|reach Wasunington this week. Q
It is understood . that this re- =
joinder by no means settles the E>
controversy, nor does it contain
assurances of an acceptance of [i
the American proposition to ex- &
change ratifications of the pend- §

ing general arbitration treaty, Mii
{under the terms of which the is-
aue~might be referred to the Bim
special: commission of six mem- jam

bers: proposed . to be created by.
that convention, L
The rejoinder, i in fact, ig said} ,
to bea continuation of the Brit: i
ish argument: in*support of the fl
contention that the shipping of &

‘ali nations. raust be on even terms &

in the Panama canal.

- Banister Hovell Back: *

R, DeB: Hovell, president of fal
the Hazelton board of trade, hasil

returned from’a vacation trip to o

England. After’ spending seven i
weeks | in the Old Country, he re- ii
turned via Ottawa and Victoria, ia

hearing part of the interesting Il
naval debate at the Dominion
capital, “While in London, Mr.
Hovell - succeeded’ in- ‘arrangings

for the exhibition of'a display off .
Hazelton ores. in the. galleries a
the: Iniperial Institute, pending

= the erection.of. the new” Britishl
; | Columbia uildin

The: board _