Would-be Dictator of Mexico

|: Wont RESIGN: PRESIDENCY

-ing of President Wilson, . Huerta

den from Mexico to Brazil-is said
- tobe for the purpose of. forcing

is a promotion for Carden. -

_ and some federal deserters, rush
. . States to seek protection from

: 7 opposite here, ao

a vame fighting between rebels and
.. fecerala . at ‘Ojinaga continued

‘thoughout ‘the night and is till
tn’. progress,’. The besieged fed-
- > erala, “who were: thrown into #|
c -panic at. the first onslaught of

-vesisting stubbornly ‘all attempts
"of the attacking army. to drive
them from the town.

a ng ee ee ee ae

whieh had continued all night,
“became more furious.
fect’ tain’ of shells descended |:

a officials that. the federal Josses
: were heavy.

*. ness review of the past year,
conditions appear more favorable
* than many people itnagine.. Van-

a fairly well that of the provitice
eg. whole, had about the same
“trade through the custom. house

"Thue returns were but slightly de-
a vereased,.
he off, somewhat, but: $10,000,000 is
~~ still a a splendid tecord for a city
of this class, The mineral yield
Of the’ “province is anid to be the

"--geednd: largest on record, The
‘fisheries set a new mark and this

is believed. rug, of the ‘orchard

VOL. HI, NO. 19 2

" HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1914

‘PRICE $2.00 A YEAR.

dir LIKE |

Anime

: Defies the Lightning . of}.
_ Unele Sam's. Displeasure

——

New York,’ ‘Jan. | - Os The
World’ 8 Mexican correspondent
Bays President Huerta hurls defi-
ance at the United States; “Speak-

says: “Hell will hold us both be-
fore I resign. re
’ The transfer of Sir Lionel Car-

the U nited States to protect: ‘Brit-.
ish st ubjects, according toa Wash-
ington despatch. | This. ig flatly
denied i in London. The transfer

Presidio, . Jan. 6: —Two thou-
sand Mexican refugees, including
half-sfarved women and children
ed across the river to the United

the battle at Ojinage, Mexico,

* Presidlo, Texas,’ Jan. 8: =

the. coristitutionalists, are now

Before’ daybreak the- artillery
fire of the conatitutionalists

A per-

upon the federals’  entrench-
ments. Wounded soldiers. who
found their way across the river
told the American . Red” Cross

-. No Cause a For Worry’
Vancouver, Jati.-7:—In' a busi-

couver, whose condition” reflects

in 1918 aPin 1912.. Inland -reve-

- Building permits fell

ontimiatle frame of mind, —

: ship cartying fall sail'in a atorm

. whe the 3 New Year: in ‘an

Canadian Northern
Wants Time Extended

-Vietoria,. “Jan. Th ~ Sit Donald
Mann, vice- -president-of ‘the Can-|’
adjan’ Northern Pacifie ‘railway,
who arrived from the East today,
is here to apply: ‘for an “extension

Canadian’ Northern’ ° ‘transconti:| °
nental ‘line, The road ‘was to|*
have been completed in duly,
but the company. requires an ex-
tension until September, owing to
the difficulty - in procuring: steel

neering ‘handicaps, The grading | —
‘will ‘be completed ‘before July,
Sir Donald. says, . and through
passenger. and freight trains will
be in. operation before the end of
the year. He has just completed
an inspection of the lines on ‘the
prairie and officiated at the spike-
driving ceremonies at the linking
up of the eastern and western
sections, 25 miles east of Port
Arthur, on Friday last.

“Toronto. Jan. 9:—Sir William
Mackenzie says the C. N. R. will
spend ten, millions for rolling
stock this year... The road. spent
‘ja total of fifty millions ‘last yeat,
He asserts that. money will bel;
easier.

CAIRN iF i t Be
SPEAKS FOR CANADA!

ae ge mm

“London, Jan, B: —Speaking at
the Wolfe - birthday dinner, Al-
fred-W. Smithers, chairman: of
the Grand Tronk Railway,’ re-
marked that there are gome peo-
ple in this country: today, who, i in
a somewhat - parrat-like fashion
take up the’ cry that Canada is
growing too fast.

“IT do not think: ‘they’ ‘realize
that Canada. has’ been . going
through a most difficult: time for
the last eighteen months,” said
Mr. Smithers. ‘‘The crisis they
talk of is to a great extent. pas:
sed. Canada was caught: like a

of scarce and. ‘dear monéy. Tsay
unhesitatingly. she - atood : the
strain’. ‘magnificently, and - ] do
not know any. other country’ fr)
suddenly confronted ‘by such dif-
ficulties which has ever come
through such a period go well.

“Tt may be necessary. for the
whole world to. go slower for

but that“will soon happen, and I
ara sure no country will take a
longer and surer’ stride forward
than: ‘Canada. i will. urge my
countrymen ‘to go out there - and
see things for themselves, and I
am certain that'as intercourse i in-
creases ‘between - the':people of
Canada and the Motherland, the
greater’ will: be: the’ ‘prosperity
both will attain,” I

aa _ Chainberlain Resigns Sent _

‘of the time. set’: by. ‘the ‘govern- ;
| ment. for the completion of “the; .

for bridges. and :to various engi-|

a.while till capital accumulates,

London, ‘Jon. T—Hon.. Joseph
ul ‘Chaniberlain, the’ veteran Union-
" [ist leader, has. resigned : his peat’
: Education i in the provines dur- it

Asa. result of 8 ‘shooting affray
at South Bulkley, Alfred Wright
is- in “the Hospital with a bullet
wound through his cheeks, while
August Johnson is in custody,
Wright and his brother, it - ap-
pears, had some difficulty about:
‘board. ‘accounts with Johnson,
who ig a section foreman, They
went to the cabin of the -latter
on Sunday ‘morning, to demand].
a settlement. Johnson was not]

threatened to break the’ door.
On this, it ia charged, Johnson.

ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFRAY.
~SECTION MAN 1S WOUNDED

Dispute ‘Over Board Accounts: Accounts: Ends in » Serious Manner--
Victim. in Hospital and Assailant i in Lockup--May Have
Been Case of Self- Defence: * :

ready to settle, and the Wrights |’

Afred Wright in the right cheek
and passing through the tongue
and the left, jaw. The wounded
men was taken to Decker lake,
but as there was no. physician at
that point, Dr. Maclean was sum-
tioned: from Smithers, and on
Monday Wright was removed to
Hazelton Hospital. ‘His condition
is not regarded ag serious. Con-
atable Russell brought: Johnson
down on the same. train: The
prisoner will receive his prelimin-

didcharged a rifle through the

‘ary trial in Hazelton.

Local and District News Notes. |

J. Blyth has assumed charge of
the Athletic Association rink. -
‘Mrs. McEwen, of Decker Lake,
is a visitor in Hazelton this week..

is a visitor in Hazelton this week,’
WwW. H. Washburn, of ‘Kitsum-
_[katum, was in town on Wednes-
|day... a “
R Giant, of ‘the P. Burns (to, '
Nett on’ Sunday fora” trip'te: Vans
couver, :

“George MeKenzie js in from

om

business, a

" Government ‘Agent Hoskins is
spending a few days in Smithers,
on official business,

m:6 E. Holliday, of -the Hud-
son’s Bay staff, will leave tomor-
row for a vacation trip to the
to the coast.

The forinightly. social meeting
of St. Andrew's Society, held].

event, as “usual.” ;

‘EB, H, Hicks. Beach and Fred
Field left on ‘Thursday, for a
fortnight’s visit” to “Vancouver
and Victotia. _

W. H. Kennett, brother of the
Kispiox rancher .whose murder

ia still a: mystery; is here to look

after ‘the’ property of the. de-
ceased.

Although the Hazelton-Smith-
ers hockey game was called off
last Saturday night; alarge num-
ber of townspeople went up-to
take a look-at the riew town.

. A Copeland, the popular desk),
clerk . at the ‘Hazelton, ig re«
covering from an attack of ap-
pondicitis, ‘for-which Dr. Wench).
operated successfully. _

cy: before R, S.- Sargent. J. Pa,

three-months’ sentence.

land costs apiece: for carrying re-

John WeeGray. of Aldermere, |

Sealy’ s.raneh fora few days, on].

last evening, was an. enjoyable |: .

A Russian who-has been ‘giv-|
+ Ling the ‘police a good deal ‘of
: trouble was convicted of vagran-

on. Thursday and received, ‘a

kins assessed two. Russians $50

volvers, . The police Kave inati-
tuted a campaign against the
carrying of offensive weapona,

“A happy. party of. Hazelton
people- returned on Sunday’s
train from the Diamond D ratich,
| where they spent tha week-as
'] gests of Charles Barratt, — ’ The
‘party included Mr, and Mrs,|

Graham, Migs Peel, Miss Steele,
and Fred Field. - a

Einer Carlson; a , Scandinavian,

with forgery and uttering forged
cheques. The prisoner. claimed

| several cheques which had been
lost, and later presented them
for payment, In the meantime,
the owner had stopped payment;
and Carlson was arrested. He
was remanded for trial. |

SCRATCH GAME OF
_ HOCKEY TONIGHT

- “Although many of the town’s
hockey enthusiasts will go to see
the league game at Smithers to-
night, the date will not be a blank
in: Hazelton. ‘Captain Geor ge
Graham of. the -Dreadnoughts,
has issued’ a challenge to the
town for a game on the rink..to-
night, and there should be some
excitement. “Newsy O'Shea
will referee the contest,

Ottawa, Jan... 9:-

recently resigned the position.

*. Vancouver Elects Baxter.
+ Vancouver, Jan. -
Baxter waste-elected. ‘yeutorday,

ovar. Ex-mayor Taylor. A majori-

Mining

tion has as yet been made.

closed door, the’ bullet ‘ptriking| -

Hicks Beach, Mr. and Mra: G. 0.)

is in the local lockup, -charged|.

Director
Brock, of the geological survey, is
is gazetted’ deputy minister: of
mines, in place of Dr. Low, who

9: —— Mayor.
by, a majority of two thousand

ty. of, votes ‘were in: favor of a
| board of control. .
a. poatoftie "has been establishi:|-
ia:Crossing, with the}
Ry dones as poate,

¢ Output Increases
Vancouver, Jan, 9:—In spite of
thé lower’: rican: ‘of metals, thé

Legislators Will’ |
Meet Next Thursday}

Ottawa, Jan. 9:—Preparations
are being made for the openiz
of parliament on Thursday next:
No. definite “announcement re-
garding the program of legisla- |

a

“Victoria, Jan. 9:—The govern-
ment has not yet announced its
plans for the sessivn, whieh. be-
gins next Thursday. "
Delegates are now being’ elect- |-
ed’ for the annual | convention of
the: British Columbia: Conserva-
tive Association, which will be|
held here two weeks from today.

' Beginning on Jan, 19, Brewster
and other Liberal speakers will |-
tour: the province, spending two
weeks in Kootenay and Okan’:
gan and reaching northern points:
about the end of February. A
call fora Liberal convention in|
Vietoria on Feb. 23 has been’
issued,

_: Vietoria, Jan. 9:—J. T. Place,
the socialist member of legisia-
ture, -who is awaiting trial on
charges connected with the coal.
riots of August. is. entitled to}
take his seat, according to his)
counsel, His trial cannot ‘take!

place before the opening of the}
houge.

SUDDEN DEATH OF
FREDERICK 20ELLNER

on Tuesday ‘morning. °He a
been. incapacitated by illness”
two years, but wasalways. geni F
and was popular with ail. : Al
native of Germany, he was welll.
educated, and had followed the
mining industry for many years,
adopting barbering as a trade
when ill-health prevented pros-.
pecting. He came to Hazelton:
three years ago. An autopsy’
was performed by Dr. Stone,'
and an inquest will be held on
Monday. The funeral took place.
on Thursday afternoon. ,

OIL STEAMER SINKS te
_ TWENTY-FIVE LOST
New York, Jan. 6:— Duting.
the severe storm on Sunday, the
oil tank steamer Oklahoma broke |
in two off New York... Out of &
craw of. thirty-eight, only. thi r
‘teen survive. Thrilling stori if

passing British ships are told ‘by
the shipwrecked men. The sterh
of. the steamer, laden with heavy

machinery, sank ‘immediately,
carrying a majority of the crew
to the depths,

Can’t Settle Strike

Houghton, Mich., Jan, 5:—Bt-
_| forts to end the strike of the cop:
| per miners have-failed. ‘The final
attempt by John B. Denamote to|
get the parties together on Sat-|--
‘urday night . did :not  suceéeil. |,
He has given up “hope of a settle
; ment. « ,

- “Whitmey Seriously in
"New York, Jan.:7:— Bir. Jai

Whitney, premier © of 6

; BEGINNING OF

Team From New Hazelton _ °

. Cormick acted as timekeepera,

"Pred® Zoellner, well: known 4 dn}
Hazelton as ‘‘Pat,”’ died anddénly;

: ‘burn,
{| Hosking, Moseley, White, Lam-

of their rescue by ‘the . sailors rs :

_ *| Marstors, with: his: wife and two
~~ Tdaughters and the crew of six

: srations for an attack on Grec ce,

who was ‘taken ill while on an f 7

CUP MATCHES

Hockey Champions Go Down —_
. To _Defeat- Before Speedy 4

stinnTHERS PLAYS TONIGHT

.Thé hockey-season opened with

a “whitewash for. the home teani,
New Hazélton getting five goals
to. nil. The defeat ig to be >
charged to weakness in the for-
ward division, of which the well-
balanced septette from the new
took advantage. ,
“Starting at 9.08 p. m. and
playing three fifteen-minute peri-
\ods, the gamie, was not. ag one
sided as the score would indicate. -
irwin and O’Shea played a'ster-
ling defensive game and essayed
\deveral rushes, but they could ~~... °
not do it all. MacKay and O’Bri- °.—
‘en worked hard enough, -only  ~
lack experience. Blyth is a-.
fast skater and will, be in shape ~
for the big game against Smith~
ars on the 16th.

“All of. the New Hazelton play 7
‘ara worked hard and fast, and
area likely looking aggregation, :
Hugh Taylor was referee, and
D. R. McLean and J, M. Mac. -

1s, 4. Martin: was goal umpire, 7

-_ Coming Game a

pe TL a

ee,

4 “‘VonightNew Hazelton at Smith- _
rs,. Jan. 15, Smithers at New
Hazelton. Jan. 16, Smithers. at :
fbzelton,

# Phe first: game in. the town aa
jeague will be played on  Pnesday us
evening next, between the Grays

and the Blacks. Following: arya”
‘the teams drawn: -
‘Greys: G. W. MacKay, (Capt:) _
MacCormick, Little, Middleton,
‘Turnbull, Rock, Allen, Black-  . [im
‘stock, Martin, Fulton, Se
Blacks: J. F. Hall, (Gapt.), 7
‘O’Brien, McDonald(Angus), Mil-

Larter (Rev.),. Imelay,- oe

pert, Holliday, Leverett.
‘Maroons :- H, Welch, (Capt.)
‘Sargent, Dodimead, Knauss,
Reid, . MacKay (Jimmy), Cary, .
‘Darling, Macdonald (J. A.) Kel- .
ly, Loutet,. Wrinch:

Ship Burned at Sea” _
" Vaneouver, Jan. 9:—The . Brit-°
ish sailing ship Battle Abbey,
owned in San -Francisco,. carry-
‘ing coal from New South Wales =”
‘to’ Vancouver, ‘taught fire, and.
was abandoned at sea, Captain.

teen were all paved, their life-.
boat being picked up off Australia:
by | the German ship Hilbek, |

The ‘Troablous Balkans -
* Lonilon, Jan. 9:~-War douda.
‘again. “appear in . the:. Balkana..
Turkey i is said to ‘be making prep: “