a Const: City Intends To Hold

- Rupert plan an; agricultural ‘and

. The faini is intended to be™ repre-
_Bentative of the whole of North-

. . - ” ” i ‘ .

— Bullock-Weoster, one of: Rupert’s
; most energetic | -business, men,

"projected fair.

_for-the enterprise, and was much’

‘Prince Rupert people ‘to havea}
: thoroughly xepregentative: show- |:
_ ing” of ‘ores’ from. the. various!»
. SMPs, andes it is promised. that |:
™ equitable: regulations “will: “bal

_ minerals will bea featuré-of the

exhibits: of farm produce, ‘

“Agent Lafon returned today from

"ally cut.o6n Crown lands ‘along
Moose river by Colling Bros. &

~" tract to supply: the Edmonton;
. Dunvegan & B. €, railivay, oper-

_~-Jearning “ of.. their “unauthorized

_ Addition to paying a fine of $300.
° 1 their belongings which were.‘ de-
Vs stroyed” in the burning of the

, fashionable Strand Cafe, Cleo

ae 6 Thinking her dead. he turned

the motive of the eri

were both under the age. of 2A,

. 1

ms ‘New York 9,

ton 6, New York'é, Game called
‘on account of darkness; . °°;

& New. York1.

MBI ar 2

. VOL. TM NOG

apts

_ HAZELTON, B, C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER. 12, 1912 -

PRICE $2.00,A-YEAR

- RUPERT PLANS T=

FOR BiG FAIR}:

Comprehensive Exhibition.
~ OF Northern B. c Products

ASK HACELTON SUPPORT]

. Represitiiativs Exhibits of Oren: and
Agricultural, Products. of Interior Dis-
tricta Will be’ Displayed at’ Projected
Falr—Hearty Support ‘Anured a

‘ Progresaive citizens ‘of Prince

mineral exhibition for. next fall,

ern. British, _Coluimbia, _ and “in
order to ensure ita. success the
‘promoters. are ‘already takittg
steps to. interest’ the people ‘of
the various districts, Alderman

was: in Hazelton during the week,
conferring with ‘representa ye.
‘gitizens in “the. interest of ‘the
“He informed
The-Mirer that: hhe-had received
general .agsurances - “of support

pleased with the willingness ‘of

the people of.the Interior: ‘to: par-
ticipate, »  Itds. the with of:the

made, there is'‘no.doubt that our |

fair, Bulkley. and Kispiox: farm-|
ers will also.:-be- invited to send

‘Megal Cutting Punished
(Special to The Minar) °
Victoria, Oct, 9:—Government

Tete Jaune Caché;: where he
selzed 100,000 railway ties illeg-

Hamilton: The firm -had a -con-

ating in Alberta, and which is to
be extended-to: ‘the Peace ‘river.
There being little: timber “on: the
Alberta side; they eut: the ties-in
B. C.. The provincial. government,

work, despatched Lafon,° who.
seized the ties and sold them atl.
auction... The same contractors
purchased the ties for $10,000, in

- Wounds Wife, Kills Self
(Spatial ta Tho. Miner).
- Vancouver, : October 9:—In the

Boulanger, formerly: of Gronard, |

_Alta:, last night: hot and, severe-|-

ly wounded: his ‘wife, -fortnerly
Graca Beaumont, ‘of. Buffalo,:N.

his weapoti on hiingelf, inflicting
a wound from. which he’ died to-
day. ‘The,-injured ‘woman’ * wll |
recover, Ingane Jealousy ‘was
‘The

suicide and hid: intended * victina}

«Chat stoma Baseball

ieee Tuesday ::Bosto

- Second game, Wednésday: Bos-||

“Third ‘game; ‘ Thoreday + Now
York 2, ‘Boaton hs
- Fourth game, . Friday, ‘Boston

; ‘today, A. W, Smithers, chairman
-|of the board, urged ‘the necessity

which tliey: covered a. great. deal

"Jin the season, with a ‘small: horse

}eountry,. and. he j is. coming back

: within three. years, ‘Conatruction
--/on the: P, G.OE,,. will, begin. at}:

— “Many W Will: Attend ny
- Revelstoke: The. annual con-
vention of the provincial Con- |

servative association, to be held
here on: October.24 and 25,.

Brie to. be the. ‘best attended

or yeats,

Scarcity of Labor”
. Retards Rates|

—

os a Special. ta The Minor)

“London,” Oct. 10:-—: “At. ‘the!
shareholders - “meeting. . ‘of the
Grand Trank. railway, : theld here

for. relaxation of the? Canadian
immigration regulations, to allow
more laborers to enter the. coun-
try. and facilitate construction. of
the new railroads . in- the ' west;
He said the. present. ‘scarcity’ of
laborers’ was paralyzing’ eonstruc-
tion. and: other ‘enterprises also
were suffering from the same
cause, . When meri working on,
construction, getting. three dol-

day’s work,. struck for more pay,
‘the chairman added;*it was quite | -
evident that the time was ap-
proaching.. when- the railways
would heve'to suspend construe-

reasonable, ee

HET URN FRO LONG
> ADURNEY IN NORTH

Macend Mire. -Wavwrecka ‘Think
‘Ahly ot: New Country" They
_Traversed, | _ ;

Mee

ka a and. ‘Walter Egan returned
on Thani from a: trip. during

of new country, © Starting early

train, they went by way of the
upper Omineca’ and Oslinca rivers
to Fort Grahame and the’ Finlay
river, also. visiting Stranger river
and: lake. Mr. . ‘Wawrecka: told
The Miner he was: ‘Mitch -: ‘ime
presied with the possibilities of |
the eountry™ in a mining. way.. He
believes. “the | construction: of a
railway: ‘giving: easier means of

ment: of profitable Placer and lode
mining districts. - What he has
seen during the summer has. de-
termined ‘him to ‘spend - ‘at: least
another, season’ in the sime

in the. spring’ to take an outfit in
from Hazelton. Mc. and - Mrs,

Wawrecka. “will - Jeave - for “New
York, ag soon as they can replace

Hudson’ 's Bay warehouse, _

oP G. E. Buys Howe Line :

_” (Bpeclal to The Miner) ~~
Varicouver, Octobér -10:—The
Pacific Great “Eastern railway,
-which ‘is to connect‘ “Vaneguver |.
with the G: T, P. at: Fort George, | :
has. completed the” ‘purchase of |;
the, Howe Sound ‘Northern : rail-
‘way... -The:deal inchidesthe un-
sold portion. ‘of. the - Newport
‘townsite and - waterfront. area.
Over $1, 000,000. is to be paid

e end of the’ completed |
the, , Howe’ -Bourid
Northern line’. eee

‘BG. Riflemen. Wir “oe
° Portland, ‘Ore.,. Oct. 5; British
‘Colymbiai today: 2 first
‘international rifle shoot over tha
‘teams’ of: Oregor < Washington |
and. Idaho,. with a strong margi

laraand more for ‘an ordinary

tion ‘until laborers. became more | =

has been arrived at.”
ot and. ‘Mrs, Konrad Waiw- _

from the

liner, »

Morison, _

~JAIRST Sti

war - against Turkey.

‘Turkish forces.
army | and ‘other ‘Balkan

hourly,

here that, in consequence -

“London; Oct, “10: — The: arty |
of Montenegro . has: opened “the!

Pater, the. youngest son of. King |
Nicholas, fired the’ first shot. of |‘:
the initial engagement, which oe-|::-
‘curred’ ‘opposite Pogdoritza’ today |:
and resulted in the retreat of the
“The - Servian;'

are expected to join.in the attack
on Turkey without ‘delay, and:
further conflicts are expected |

+ May Involve Powers.’ .
Vienna, Oct, 10: —Iti is believed

opening of hostilities by Montene-
gro, the powers will, become in-

‘IN

“Pringe’

forces

‘of the

a ‘address to the American. resi-

BALKAN WAR--

= MINE TH THE AGGRESSOR}:

-|Mountain Kingdon Opens C Opens Conflict with Turks]
~ Which “May ’ Precipitate Long - Expected
European. Eprom, Destruction of Fre rontier
Villages. by “Troops, Reported.:- |

| volved i in the Balkan- Turkish con-
flict. . Itis reported’ ‘that many
border villages are in flames and
‘that | Scores. or’ people have heen
‘slain. ;

lls
. Duke Non-Committal
"Macleod, ‘Alta., Oxt. 10.—.The
Duke of Connaught, who is here
today, en route. to Ottawa, ex-
pressed regret that war had been
declared by ‘Montenegro, He
‘would say no more in reply to a
Fequest from a London . news
agency: for an opinion on the
‘Balkan question. In a lengthy

‘dents of Macleod, he told: them
they were welcome to Canada
rand “would find no disabilities
under the British flag.

‘railway commissioners,

taken -at “ present, 2

Dr. Chas.

_ Submarine Sunk

‘Amerika, .

als Port Essington this.

noon; Miss Victoria: M: Morison,
daughterof Mr. and Mrs. €, F./
pioneer residents - of
Hazelton, ‘and Allan C:. Aldous, |.
of Aldous & Murray,.the Hazel-|;
ton : brokers, will: ‘be united in
‘marriage, won

ater and of bulletin N

| Farmers’ Ci
which deal: with the

‘its preven tion. :

Consider Freight. Rates .-
Ottawa, Oct. 10:—The. western |:
freight rates are atill under con.
| sideration before the board . -of |:

Columbin’s part-of the case ia the
“Taubject. of the evidence “being.
-No Y Reel i

Maltese For B, om “:
- Mangouver, October *10: —One
thousand’ laborers will ‘be sent
island “of Malta to
‘British Columbia early,’ ‘in 1913
by the ‘government of Malta.
‘The Maltese - ‘immigrants. will be
employed’ in lumber™ mills and
other industries throughout the
province,
representing the government : of
Malta, recently visited this prov-
ince and conferred-with Premier]
‘McBride, whom he’ assured that
only the. best class of men would
be ‘sent to British Columbia.

access will-lead to the develop-|. .

Mattei, |

meh

An. important’ /warning:.
growers of potatoes I ia issued by
“tthe federal-department.. ‘of agri-

~Aeattiare, | in the form of .a poster
illustrating the potato canker, for
the; ‘appearante.of: which farmers
‘fre asked to -be on. the. ‘watch.
Those. interested “may . obtain |°
roni the Central’ Expérimental |. “4c,

[phe total-séore for the two da | Farm, Ottuya; copies: of, the| p

ee 2 | ahootlig: waa!" Britih Colum
2,829, Oregon 2;785,
‘12.695, Idaho 2.606

* British

~] riot begrudge the United: States
” Ottawa, Oct. 2, “fhe cabinet
has .passed an” corder-jn-council
definitely ‘fixing Thanksgiving
day for ‘Monday, October 28.

after-

“

to

: Steamship Company. There are
nearly fifty-five fine vessels in the|

: friendship they. will dominate the

‘commissioners * ‘of Australia,
Dover, England, Oct,- 5.—The
British Submarine B2° was. run
down by the ‘Hamburg American
It sank ‘at
once, drowning: fourteen of the
erew. The officer ‘in. charge
was rescued. Themen had ab-
solutely no chance at escape, the,
little vessel being thrust down
into the: waters by the | Higantic
vessel.

" WilL-C. P, R, Buy P. & 0?
. Montreal, Oct. 8:— The Jatest
Tumor concerning the C. P. R.
and its plans. for the' future is
given currency . in the -Financial
Times, | It pays that the railway,

NS Pehinsular-“&: Oriental |:

fleet; which maintain services
from. Southampton to the Orient
and Australia via the Suez Canal.

give the C.-P. R. a service. com-
pletely around the world; -

No confirmation of the report
‘ean be had: at the. company’ 8 of- |
fices here, .

= "Should Stand Together -

long as Great Britain aiid the
United States stand together in
world,” Sir “G H. Reid, high
is
quoted as saying in an interview
published here: today.

‘Should: there ‘bé ‘2° iptare ih
their: friendly relations,” the in-
terview continues, ‘‘and there is
no: indication’ that such a rupture
will ‘oecur,. ‘other powers .might
seek ‘to change the balance: of
the world.’

Sir: George, ‘gpoke. reservedly
about the Panama canal.’ He de-
clared that, ‘‘Great. Britain would

any : compengation from” the
canal, but thought the American
people wotld observe every. treaty
right to’ whieh” - they were
pledged. we
-.The* commissioner declines to
discuss, the home: tule situation.

bom

s, ‘Help from ‘Jails

“Wisnipeg,. Oct. B So preas-
ing ig-the need for. threshermen
tha€. ‘farmers are coming to the
city. and: guaranteeing to pay fines

if they wil

the fields.” Tha authorities are!

agreeable, “ag -the ‘central « ‘police

station . "js. ovarcrowdéd, and a

dozen: men have. been let oat on
ie

'| Lethbridge, Alta./ from Oct, 19

-_|ter of Agriculture Seott declares
. |the Skeena region is one of .the
‘|garden spots of the province,

plans to pay $100, 000, 000:for..the|

“Washington, D.C. Oct. 7:—"*As |

‘| building.

jeiven a dose of soothing syrup! match, St. Kitts wae-outclad

of méfi in jail for petty. offenses | *
ill go out--and- -sgork: in

4 thiade by the -minister.o Hance

{land Shave! i we
‘through: ‘the’ financial : ‘agetita of |

et | $6, 142,220 at 4 per cent, and was
iad issued. in; December, ‘1907, to
a|eover’ the’ balahce of an ‘old loan’
| dating back:to. 1878 atid guaran-

Duke Will Remain .-

‘Ottawa: The Dake of Con-
naught's term of office will--be
extended.a year, that he. may be
in Canada for the visit of: the
Prince of Wales and. Prince

WESTMINSTER

Albert, in 1914.

Skeena Exhibit at

Victoria, Oct. - 9; -— To demon-
strate the agricultural poasibili-|
ties of Northern British Columbia,
the provincial government’ has
purchased the exhibit of. Skeena
district fruit and , vegetables re-
cently shown at the provincial
exhibition in New Westminater,
and will forward it for display at
the international, dry farming
congress, which is to be +held. at

to Oct. 25. The exhibit, which
attracted great attention at New
Westminster, was collected by
Duncan “Munro, who ‘has . large
interests in the Skeena district.
‘The Duke of Connaught. and
party and premier McBride, ‘who
visited the show, with them, ex-
pressed admiration of the display
from the north. Deputy Minis-

TEN CHILDREN DEAD. ~
_ BY PIREIN quenec

Parents: . “f “Cait | Party. When
Children’ Burned in Destrue,
“tion of Home

St: Bernard, Qie., ‘Oct, i
Left alone it their home by their
parents, whb went out to neigh-
bors to-play cards, the ten chil-
dren-of-Mr. and Mrs. Alexander

to death at a late hour last night.
The Gravel home was "completely
destroyed.: The fire is beliaved
to have: been due to the explosion
of a kerosene lamp, -

The dead. children, the eldest
16 years of age and the youngest
16 months, had no chance to
escape, The *Gravels “were
startled from their game of card
by seeing a bright- reflection: in
the sky. Rushing out of-the|
:|house in which they were - visit-
ing. they: discovered that: their
home was in: flames, | They: chad’
no opportunity. to. ‘attempt: Fey
rescue any of their children, for
the.roof fell in while they” were’
dashing | toward the. burning|
‘The bodies of all ten
of the children were burned to a!
crigp:

There. is a ‘rumor. “that. the
younger. Gravel. . children were

to make them sleep during -the
absence ofthe parents, and it ia
said this dosing of the children
has ..become. quite: prevalent, a-
mong the country’ people of the
vieinity: who wish to spend social |”

without having to worry. about
thé little ones. “Medicinal: pre-
parations of that. sort can, if is
said, be~ bought. at any of the
local: small: ‘stores.

_

To Ripay Bie Lean -
oti, Oct..? i-Arrangements

some weeks ago for payi
‘loait: maturing October 4
“been Searriéd.: out

the government, . The: loan’: was

Lethbridge Fair|

‘| Gravel, of this place, ‘were burned |.

{000 people witnessed the. match h:

evenings among their: neighbors} | ~

.. today.
‘7 lengers ‘ware - defeated |

Bt. Catherines’ i “

‘ tures Lacrosse: Champion-
‘ship by Defeating Cornwall

“Games of ‘Series from St. Catherines

‘Good Attendance at Games, “

‘New Westminster, B. C. Oct,
7:—Piling up a total of 16 goals
to the 7 scored by the. Cornwall
challengers, the New Westmin-
ster Salmon Bellies, for the fourth
time in. five years, “won” the
championship of the’ world i in’ la-
erosse, the coveted Minto cup, in

fought out at ‘Queens park. this
afternoon,

The game was featured by: the
splendid - uphill struggle of the
Eastern team the last forty min-
utes of play, when they held the_
Victors to éven tallying. and ma-_
tevially cut down a heavy lead: -
Hight thousand people massed
in the stand about the grass oval -
to. witness the final’ struggle, -
(while a warm sun took the sting ©
out of the air,: ‘Starting out’ de.
termined to break all records for .
scoring in -a’ world’s: champién. | * .
ship match,’ ‘the Salmon Bellies,

Cornwall *stronghold-time -atter
time, the first half ending’ ite 10
in their favor. © 4
‘During . the second half, th
Salmon Bellies eased up in . their |
attack,- .while - the. challengers.

‘played a brand of: lacrosse: that

was a revelation to the Apectators.

no doubt as to the superiority. of
the Salmon Bellies over any other .
lacrosse team in the world, all of
the local players except Clark and
Howard - and Hyland : having
learned here. The series proves -
emphatically. that the. Western
style of lacrosse is superior to the
Eastern thethod of playing . ‘the
Canadian national game,

Mann Cup Lacrosse -

‘ Vancouver, B. C. Oct. 7—~ ~ By
the score score of seventeen goals
tp nothing, Vancouver's senior
amateur lacrosse tem’ defeatad .
St. Catharines, Ont., last Satur.”

Mann cup, . emblematic of- ‘the.
world’s amateur championship.
The result was never in doubt -
after the first ten minute, . and
the western champions. . -qut-
distanced their opponents and F ran ..
in enough goals to, clinch: ‘thé, ‘i

in-all department, and_ althor he

the Eastern players’ have | no
chance to lift the cup,:: Over’ Be

St. Kitts Out-Classed
(8peotal to ‘The. ‘Miner).
- Vancouver, Oct..9 ~The sec
game for the Mann cup, 6 1
of the amateur lacrosse char
ahip of Cariada, was plas
The’ St. Catherin

Vancouver: team by.17
‘total “scores: of erie t
played are, Vai

A: will hold:
jneeting’ at the!

quarter -

teed: by the imperial povetntient,

asked, eaten ,

WANN CUP VANCOUVER’ |

Terminal City Team Wins. Firat ‘two.

Challengers, Piling Up Big Scores—

the.second game of the series .

The result of the series leaves -

there is another match next'Week | :

WINS THEGUP.

; Royal City Team Again Cap- _ |

hwith rapid: fire. hats; ‘atormed the —

day, in the’ first match. for. ‘the. a