"ried 170 exeutsionists,
Re number from. ‘New. Hazélton

: ‘Calta Hi
- by. ‘One Goal. “Rein: Saves Const Base- , Re
‘Ball. Nine Fron: ‘Another: ‘Defeate- a

~ uinfavorable weather,

~ PRICE $2004 YEAR

Consérvative Pienjc on Labor|#

Day Draws, Large J Crowd|"
elt

PERT Wits FUOTBAL "t

Gain’ Decision Over

=" Bainter and District Members There

The. Conservative picnic’ at
Terrace on “Labor Day was quite

a success, ‘notwithstanding. ‘the
‘The spec-
iat train from’ “Hazelton,. ‘which.
sarrived in. Terrace’ ‘ats noon, ‘ear. |
_ineluding

and Skeena: Fiver ; ‘pdints,- while]:
arly, 300 took. advantage : of |.

oy the excursion from: Prince ‘Ru-|.

mo

a

* ert?”
150, “Thé town waa en fete for the

‘ oceasion, - and - -residents | spared
“no-efforts to. make the day: an en:

‘rain whieh : ‘fell: intermitten! v5.

- was of an interesting character. -

“There “was nota little ‘disap-
poititment. over, the cancellation |

-of .the ‘baseball game “between _

Hazelton “ and’ “Prince “Rupert. |
When the “football match had]
been played, however; rain was
falling so heavily that. the mateh |
had to be called off.
The Calties succeeded. in de-
~ feating the” ‘Hazelton: ‘football
“team by one goal to none, The |-
“game. was closely” contested: and.
at times ‘exciting. = - The ‘principal |
feature’ was the. excellent: work.
of the Hazelton defenders, The

- _ forwards, who had: been unable

to practice together for some.
weeks, did not make. theif usual
brilliant showing. * :

- Other sports included ry tug-of-
war, in which Prinee’ Rupert de-
feated Terrace, and a boxing J ex-
chibition- oe JIM e

' Among the promingat visitors
"were Hon. W:R. Ross, Wm. Man-|

“gone M, L. AN: ‘H., ‘8. Clements

‘M. Py, Ino. B. “Williamson and
Dr. Scharschmidt,. . Addresses}

were delivered,’ by ‘the minister | ©
- of lands, the Dominion: member,

and Mr, Williamson. - he

- The. Uazelton train’ left ‘at rar
pe m., the excursionista reaching
’ home goon afterten. Superintend-

7 entMeban’ 8 privatecar, withHon.

Mn ‘Ross ‘and’ party- aboard, Rr:
. he: ‘train.

2,

” Settlers it in the vicinity F of |:

‘Terrace swelléd ” “the-erowd “to resolution: requesting - President ||

‘Messrs, | ===
Clements, Manson; -and and, ¢
iltiamnson: event Tuesday morn fof Ha

migrant. “ “The: a “York: ‘au-
| thoritieg | are anxious. that: “pina |
m|stiould be, gent across: “the: o: New ti

. “Strlce is ‘Averted a

*“Maticouver,. Sept: iB; The
threatened ‘atrike * of employees!
of the:B. C, E.R: in Vancouver,
‘and. New: ‘Weatininster. has, been:
averted, the} men’: having: signed |.
anew agreement. ‘with rthe- com-
pany. Se

RAILWAY. 10 NORTH.
MEETS: WIT FAVOR

| Washington, Sent. L A joint |:

Wilson to. negotiate with ‘the
British . ‘and. Canadian govern-
menits..to. “establish, “railroad ‘con-
nections . “between” : the United | -
| States and Alaska,” was introduc. |i

: ed today_by. Representative, John-
‘|son of” Washingtan. :

. -eithengh- curtailed | because of the|

b eset: forth: ‘that: itis necessary
to have: ‘sich a-railroad ‘to ‘enable
the army. with the. consent - of
Canada, to: undertake the ‘defense
of, Alaska.” ee ee

Owen Lake Group ;

“Jumbo” Brown: on the’ Owen|.
Lake “group of claims, noted, for |
its big ‘showing of. zine ‘ore, "eX-

who has: already: ‘spent: a con-
siderable” ‘sum: in: developing” the
property, ' is 80: ‘well satisfied with

its merit that he. haw-arranged: to

earry- out a comprehensive | plan}
of ‘work, under a new. bond, the

purchase © price being’ ‘fixed at

$50, 000, ° This property. ‘shows |

‘good values in zine, copper. lead,

and silver. There dre now five}.
veins’ exposed in the workings,
ranging ‘In. width . from 4 to 10)
feet. .All’the leads occur ‘ina
| granite and porphyry formation.

‘ The. claims ate located 14° ‘miles

from - the ‘railway and there is rn
good grade” for a wagon road to
’ the property, which is only 1000.
feet higher. than the railway.

° Crops Are ‘Beat Ever.
Ottawa, Sept. 4:—Reports on
the quantity. and quality of: the]:
prairie “wheat crop indicate that
it.is the best: in the history | of |.
Canada. | _ The. “prospect _ has vale].

cial situation. LAS

ancover; RS. Sargent, |

The ‘pond: held by’ Frank \ A. |

pired on” Sept. 1.° “Mr. Brows, |

; pearance,ef the’ country. ; *

ready greatly. relieved the. fina

tamed: yesterday fro a isi
Babine lake, Me,

“The construction of ‘sidewalks!
along’ Both’ sides: of: Maint’
ia now in progtess;
Bob: Haden. retired “from. Te
vace‘on. ‘Wednesday. - a
| Merrick” Harvey: fias retur, ned
to tha’ ‘Copper: ‘iver ‘coal:. fiel
with additional. supplies, : a
Miss: Ward,. stenographer. in|
the government. office, is spénd-|""
ing’ her" vacation at Alert. Bay. -
PL B. Carr and-'L.. R Walker |?
left on Wednesday to. examine
large’ tract of land — hear ‘Telkw:

- Baron von: Hoehnwest: is, lo

‘The. pream- : :

South. Am meri 2 -for - some. month

1

” Sp: Mackey, who. has “heen

- |apending “a: few “weeks. ‘at. “the

const Retired," on Wednesday’ s|

- There: are “now six motor ears
in; Hazelton. The newest ‘is. a
Cadillac; brought up ‘this week
by Bert Lane. Toe -
L. T.. Kenney. “returned. ‘on
Wednesday from. a vacation trip
to Vancouver, and is. on his. way
back. ‘to Fifth Cabin. . Ses
The. ‘end ‘of steel id now. at John
Albi’ 8 camp, where : ‘sidings are
being put i in, witha view to mak:
ing ‘that ‘point headquarters for
| freightin. operations. .
James” Morgan, who has. just
returned “from ‘a: trip. to Ootsa
lake, declares. ‘the | ‘erops in-that
section are the’ finest : he has yet
seen in the lake district,

_H. E “Walker, “provincial ag:
ricalturalist, visited’ the’ ‘ranchers
of Francois and Ootsa. Jakes. He.
was much: pleased with. the ap.

_ The* ‘appointment ‘of J. Mason

"| Adams as postmaster at Smithers

‘will be confirmed ‘shortly, and a
regular mail service ‘will probably.
be instituted with little ‘delay. "

“Phe. wagon. youd from. Pleasant
Valley. io’ “Francois. Lake i ig mak: ||
ling rabid? proptess.. “The work |;

rivet 105. mnlles £ from: Hazelton. :

and. Ae C. -Aidons, eis

‘ forth of Manson.
etUs [highly of the country as "a ‘Bros:
G. 0. Graham, “AL Haiti, and. bs

fetumed to Hazeltou on Wediies? as *

Terved. to the anditor-geniéral! 8
Win. Alligon.

er, who has Jarge land ‘and. eoal
aterests. in: this: district,
Several -days- in. _ ‘Hazelton,’

‘homas. “Harrison : and: ‘Borns

day. froma prospecting. trip. to
the Oslinica and Mesalinca rivers,
They” ‘think

ective placér field. 7.42
Frank.A. Jackson ‘wid’ ‘Mis:

‘from’ Groundhog. coal field. leav-
ing ‘on. Sunday ‘for. Vancouver, | .
where, Mr. Ji ackson has eonsider-|
‘able coal business to ‘trangaet,
" - Migs Violet Bid; : - housekeeper
at the ‘Hospital; — has : resigned
‘from thé staff, returning. to. her
‘home i in: ‘Edmonton. Her place
Swill be. taken by. ‘Miss ‘Grist,
hose: niece, “Miss: ‘Amy. Grist, is
member of the nursing: stat.

fle “tor. ‘ac desirable Jot in that| ;

. The: drawing... conducted |;
. T.. Kenney, -took’. place: i |
the. office. of. the" Terrace: hotel,
the. winner. being John’ Couture;
of ‘Terrace, _: oo ;

nesday.. “As there. was a" ‘possi- |

bility of the: remains belie those

“| of. Perey. Hewitt, who wag drown- 7

ed. at Kispiox,, Hugh Taylor wetit
down on: Thursday to. Bee: > the.
body aa wo,
The: immediate. installation of
a telephorié ‘system i in: Smithers,
with. wires to. nearby, points, is
promised. ; “Plans: have ‘been ma-
tured. for ‘the eonstruction ‘of a

first-class telephone. system cov=

ering: the Skeena, Bulkley; and
lake: ‘districts. ° - Work on the
local part. of the system is ex-
pected, to begin i in a week or 80,

‘Prince’ Rupert Fair ;
“Prine Rupert, Sept. teoAthe|
letic contesta, “water. sports, ‘log:

and. the Pollard Opera Company
are among the attractions ‘prom-
‘iged. visitors to the Prince Rupert
Exhibition, ‘September “gath | to
27th. There. ‘will, be ‘plenty of
fin sie to enliven: the feativities

has: ‘reached & point on the Buck} 4: |

hatte the ladies’ reat
will Be

[feos : Withivaui

ent cl ati left on nm aide | |
for’ Victoria, having been "-trans|:

ide artment, under his old chief, *

p a : disorder, and practically all. the
083 ‘Sutherland, soe Vaneou:| trogps have: been ‘withdrawn.
Many: more prisoners accused of |’

OOF
‘on tridl..

business connected! ‘with: his shold-|

S ings, ‘returning to ‘the coast on
SBE y: Boog Ee J ojwere acquitted...

[Bowerman returned an: Wednes-|

Jackson. returned.” on, Saturday |:

“The ~ finding “of 2 body int ‘the: }
‘|Skeena, . “near: Copper: City, wast.
reported: ‘to the , police: on: Wed):

: 4 jared, a

chopping competition. for the
championshipof Northern: British
: Coluribia,- horse races, fire-works

a alte iW daadiael this ye

lot the least ‘ica Froit

Fea Coat 2 Min ines

‘There, is. an: entire “absence. of]?

rioting 1 have been committed for
The. wife ofa atriker sang)
the tinion jnen’s: battle. song in.
Ladysmith when two of the men

‘Huerta May Y Yield -
' Washington,” Sept.

unchanged, although there, is al’
growing: ‘belief that Huerta, the
provisional preaitent, will” agree
to thei demands of the United
States. ~

[oOARSE GOL POUND
AT HEAD OF MORICE

“News received regarding. ‘thel
reported: placer ‘strike near. the
head’ of the Morice river’ appears
to- confirm first reports, and what
bids fair ‘to prove a stampede to
the seene: ‘has: -begun,- quite a
number. of.:men from the Valley.
{towns being. already on. their way.
‘or gmaking ‘preparations to leave.
Coarse gold- in paying: quantities
is ‘reported, ‘and there. is’ possi-
| bility’. ‘that ‘the’ ‘Buikley: ‘Valley
‘will, have: a ‘Shushanna of. its|
own, . ? Authentic .. information|
[eoneerning: the: find -ig- not -yet|.,
availatile,- C, P. Price, popularly
known’aa- Hs ‘Kid Price, who: ‘has|
prospected for years: in ‘the: Mor-|;
ice river district, was thd. dis-
coverer. —Review. :

- Two Railway Disasters
‘New-York, Sept. 3 :+Twenty.
were killed and over a. hundréd:

; "}injured yesterday, i in a bearzend

collission On -the New. Haven
railway near: ‘Wallingford, Conn:
Most of. ‘the victims weresNew

a} able resorts, _ Disobedierice - -of |
orders was the cause, ce, ae

“London, Sept. 3:—In a rear-
end collission . on Midland Yail-
way, near London, yesterday;
fifteen were, killed and. thirty | in-

| Aviation’ 3 : Deat Fa
New ‘York; Sept. 5: Two. avi
ators were killed at Brieg, Ger-
many, yesterday. Another met!
death at'San Diego, Cal, Eleven
airmen have been killed. in the
United . ‘States ‘army: and navy|~

world 380 “aviators have been
‘killed since that date, * “OF these

... Toronto, "Sept, ithe finest

tat British Columbia.” Excellent

are

b- +The |:
‘Mexican’ situation is apparently f°

Yorkers returning: from fashion- :

since 1908.’ Throughout. the].

f. prodiicti: ‘of “every: in| wel ne
theve in abundance eeu

= ANGLES

vHMMUINGE!

Popout ‘Made by Lord Hal-
- danei in RemarkableSpeech
to Lawyers at Montreal. .

NOTABLE MEN ATTEND
Eats Rei Sk

- Altiance of Great Britain, Canada, and
_ United States—-German Comment, _

- Montieal, Sept.- 8:—Lord Hal- -
dane and Lord Strathcona sailed
by: the Lusitania from New-York ..
today for England, ‘after.a five.
days’ visit to Canadian. ‘and-Amer- ;
ican -cities. Lord: Haldane, “who -
lattended: the meeting ' of. the

lor of England to pay such” a.
visit in four hundred years. .
made an epoch-marking speech -
here, his utterances attractirig.

wide attention, In. effect, he’
urge. an ‘Anglo-Saxon _ alliance

‘bétween Great Britain, Canada,

and the United States, ‘Having
thé same ‘language, and being on
‘good. ternis” with ‘each other, he

lead, in the cultivation among the

vations of. ‘the v world. of habits‘of
conduct: which. should make for
god’. citizenship. His speech
was enthusiastically received. Th
its . legal. erudition, its polished
literary style, ite-ethical tone and .
ita, human, ‘touch—from all these :

ion. The rélation--

ship of great: -nationalities | Was

the keynote. of: the: “address, _
which, while it touched: “ aipor :

deepest interest-——especially when. .
he veferred to the new interna-
‘tional : ‘laws that events are for-

-mulating-—was far more impres-
sive in the needs for close amity. "

‘and its aspirations, eo ~
Lord Haldane and the members
of the ‘association were formally
welcomed: by Premier Borden, in,
a notable ‘speech, The.

ns justice of the United
- ‘troduced thé. Chancellor, and’ E:

President Taft moved the resolu
‘tion of ‘thanks “on. the conclusion
of. ‘Lord Haldane’s speech.”

- The-degree of Doctor of Laws -
was conferred on” Lord Haldang,.
Mr. Borden, and Mr. Taft,

London, ‘Sept. 4:-Lord 2
dane’s. Montreal.: - speec

German papers, _

tin| aucround’ government “exhibit at om
@ Canadian. “National Exhibition |.”
e accrédited to the province

American Bar Assotiation here, . -
was the first Lord High Chancel- >

He, =

declared, ‘these. ‘countries should ..

points: of jew it: ‘produced a pro-: ,

points of international law of thes. ve

--| based upon’ x common ° humanity. a

dorsed by. members of the ritish oe
" | government. .: ao
tonimenting on: Ath, say the, British _ :