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S LATEST MOVE IN BALKANS

- Baad Proclaims Himself King of Alb King. of Albania~-Powers will Not

“Coerce Kin Nicholas~Montenegro To Get Scutsri i Or},

Some Equivalent-—Austria i is Anxious , 7 on

“London, May1: King Nicholas

- of: Montenegro refuses to evacu-
e ate Scittari: at. the’ behest of the
powers. and. the ‘ambassadorial
. conferencé will: not attempt to
” enerce him, believing that he can
'- he'indticed to recede from his at
. titude by monetary or teiritorial
a considerations. Essad Pasha, the }
. defender of Seutari, upon. sur-
-crendering’. to the Montenegrin
“forees, was. allowed to miirch’ his
troops out of the ejty with all the
“honors of' wat: ‘He proteeded to
A essio, where he was. received
with enthusiasm. . ._He ‘proclaimed:

himself king of ‘Albania. and ° is
now proceeding to Tirana. to
proclaim himself and take} posses-
sion, Austria fears the tise of a
- new Balkan nation, and dsgctive |:
ia ‘warlike preparations. **

- Essad has had. a picturesque
"and adventurous career. He js
an Albanian chieftain of the ‘ype

| Daily.. Mail asserts that

‘which eatned for the Albanians

a reputation for : barbaric _sim-
plicity approaching! savagery,
He was always. opposed to the| ”

‘Young ‘Turks’. Tepressive mea-
‘ In. Vienna -

and: ‘Paris hid surrender of Scut- ‘ane day from Prince ‘Rupert. : 4 ”

sures. in Albania.

ari is. ‘regarded .as having been]
an “arranged ‘matter with Kirg|;
Nicholas, who.approved his plan
to proclaim: himself independent)
‘prince of Albania.

The..whole ‘écheme ‘of the
alleged. storming of Seutari. and
the marching out of Essad Pa-|
sha’s army with their armais now
regarded as a coup de theatre to
deceive Europe; Essad is said to
have -Djavid Pasha’s army of
9000 men and, -if he has the ‘sup-
port of Servia and Montenegro,

it will be a “severe, blow : for)
- | winter’ on the coast, was in town

-Austria, |:

-A Belgrade - despatch. ‘to “the
Eassad
Pasha’s - Albanian” standing as-
sures his success.and that-he has
an allianee with King Nicholas.

‘REPORT SAYS KING
MILL ViSIT CANADA"

New ‘York, SMB 98; = = The] -
"Brooklyn. Eagle’ a: London, corres-
*. ponidenty under. date of. ‘April 2,
’ writes 23 “fojjows, ,

. “Lam able to: announce defin:
itely that Kifig George will visit
’ Canada in 1914.
“Only sorhe | puch’ unexpected
event as a Buropean. war ; ‘invol-

| CAFO PASSES.
 ANTI-JAPANESE LAW

“Waatingtsa. ‘Way: {i = Seere- |
tary Bryan, who. went to. ‘Sacra-
mento to persuade. the California

‘legislators: to: modify: the bill pre- |

venting the ownership of land
by Japanese, failed in hig mis-
sion, the new law being passed
without: important: amendment,
Although: ‘Japan is: outwardly

“ving Great: Britain’: i) a family less militant, thera is a ‘strohg

: bereavement will prevent ‘this
trip taking place: . “

“The king and’ his advisers are
“taking | somewhat - urihecessary
pains in keeping © the proposed,
_ visit. secret. They are’ so afraid
» that the. Canadians will | be disap-
pointed” that ‘they dread : the
‘King’s intention being. announced |

at this distant/ date... A meeting “
between King. George zi Pet

his willingne 8 ; to ppen the Tos} }

- ronto exhibition i in August; 1914,
iwill be the first time. that}

‘Ring: biti! ni thin ‘
| Ditely~ settled” a8", regatds" this.
The Prince of Wales: is ikely to
be with his fattiek on this ‘inter:

esting trip, 0
"Phe trip to ‘Canada { is
. the forerunner of ‘others.

only |:
“Tt? ‘is

‘the: ‘King’s 5 tritention’ to. be ‘the J ;
- firat King to visit, nat only ‘Can-|."""

are

“nda but:also: Au stralia and South

“wt sreurrent of. feeling against
*)the | alifornia. policy, anda rup- |"

ture of ‘friendly: relations is not
impossible.’ ‘The: administration

is Said to ° be preparing, ‘for the:

transfer of the’ Atlantic: fleet ‘tol.
Pacific: waters,
if necessary the. ‘Panama | ‘canal
can n he opehed i in June.

~ Ball Game Tomorrow:

achediled. to: take place at. the |.
Smithers, where: his. firm “will

‘have: three: “surveying crews on |:

athlete. grounds tomorrow after-

Gammon; iy di Rock: Re. Cc. Sin.

“|elair, W. J. Lynch, A, ‘McMillan,
W.. Wel

BF, Dewar, G.- 0: Grahame |
Wrathall, iw, Austin. “Bachél-| j

North,

. Gordon’ Grassett. is return

‘kwat on’ “Thursday,

| Smithers..

summit, on, forestry business.

condiderable. ‘Gearing ” aroun

“Local and District News Notes

‘Prank Treanor is in ‘from ~

Chicken. ‘Lake, at

from Silver creek. ee,
PB; B: Carr returned trom ‘Tae

.M. Clark; of Copper River, ws
in town during the week,:
A, P, Blake i ig spending a fei
days inthe Bulkley. Valley.
GA, Rosenthal came in ‘fro
Chicken Lake on Tuesday: ores
‘HM, Gibson’ returned on: Sat

- Mr. and Mra, George Little,

: AY L. McHugh, ‘the railroad
contractor, was in town on Th ure:
day.

RG. Steele is expected to: Te
turn to Hazelton ina week or

“Ey Orchard i is getting ready. to
open his new ‘stopping pine at

-Tom: - Hickey, who spent the

again this week, - -
Bishop’ DuVeriet and Rey.
A. Ee Price were ‘visitors in “Ha-

Ww. ‘H. ’ Larmer. returned : fon}
‘| Saturday from a trip to: Bulkley |

_ Broughton. & MeNeil are dolig |

their “establishment at Chicker
Lake. a
Ar BR, Faleoner “and. Hanter,
Corner returned yesterday” from fi
their visit to" Groundhog coal
district, :
W. P. Murray left ont“ Su ‘Sunday.

Of | visit Hazelton. ‘in-- June.
Terrace,’ were here Wednesday.

Acting for the athletic associa-

tion, J.-H.. Hetherington hag. se-
cured a renewal of the lease on
‘|the athletic grounds, which will’ lc
again be the. geene, of battles ‘for!
t: supremacy in the Peayine league.
RB, Chettleburgh is snend-
Jing a. few days. in the ‘Bulkley |
W | Vallay,. making arrangements |.
' For the establiatiment there:of a}
Nn branch--of _Chettleburgh, & Sin-
 belait's machinery and harness
business,

Two notable men are likely to
The

Duke. of Sutherland . 4s -coming
here; en route’to Fort George,
and will be accompanied, prob-
ve ably, by. Cy Warman. the’ -well-
known. writer, who comes to: get
new local - color for his railroad
“| stories,

Loeal men who went to Silver

ereek,. the objective of the latest
stampede,” ‘write that there was
no justification for a*rush, A
majority of the goldseekers: are
.[leaving the creeks, but’ enough.
will remain through the ‘season|
to prospect the ‘district, which
-|zelton last Sunday. . _ o wa Promises well.

Ed.. Smith, 2 mining. man ‘who

is: operating in the Koyukuk dis-
‘trict of Alaska, spent & few days
‘in, town. as the guest of his broth-
oe jer-indaw,. Chag,. ¥. Smith. . , The|:
visitor. likes ‘this district’ 80° ‘well
-| that. he expects to” return: next
fall and. locate in: Omineca,

lett for the north.on Sunday.

He

_ dT. Jennings has’ ‘returned

{from ‘Portiand, where” he spent
the winter,

He reports marked

for. Vancouver, ‘to open “offices in
that city. for Aldous & Murray
Limited, :

“John. Hynes, foreman at” “the
Sealy’ ranch, has nearly récover-

‘interest i in this. district amongst
mining men with whom he came

-|in:contact, and says expectations

of a no ble mining movement
this season are likely to’ be
realized. He is: accompanied by)’

ed’ from” ‘a serious attack of
: de MY McDonell, of Portland,

Téis: ‘stated. that]

[ioyed the trip. i

A. ball game between the mars |-GF
ried players and: bachelor mem- ||

=| bors of the athletic association is |D'8 dance on May 14th.

charge of the ferry” last,  86a80n,

J E “M.. ‘Haynes; of. Vittoria, in-
‘OTB: W. P. McMillan, J. A, Mac:|

| doriald, Tt. We Brewer, . 1G: B: |...
We G. Robbing, ‘E. ‘Harris, | rs

ng "| Ruwgell: tari in’ commission. .
- 7 pekpects to, keep. it busy between’ °
| ee and Bulkley. va

pneumonia.

‘Dr: ‘H.C. Wrinch- and “family
have returned from their visit to
California. . They thoroughly en-

The Benedicts . have engaged
“four-piece orchestra: to
come: from Prince Rupert for the

ae Boyd. C. Affleek: has gone to

townsite work until. July'1..
Louis’ Diuinean;: “who: was in

returned. on Wednesday from
Vancouver and Prince Rupert,

“Assistant “Poatoffice Inspector

apected the local offices Inst: week,
toing to the coast on Sunday,

"Wines: O'Neill has. his ‘ney
‘He

The" season is well advanced

throughout the Bulkley Valley,
according to those who have re-
cently passed through the farm-
ing’ district. "The: settlers are
busily’ engaged in. plowing and
putting” in. their. crops.
“i work on the. roads has had good
effect, the’ ‘main’ road being in
mich: better condition . than” is
usual at this Season.

Early

On’ Thursday | evening n ext,

Hazelton Riflle Association will}...
old ite anriual meeting, « The _
opening of the shooting season,
which has beeti “dqayed’ by, the
| nob-arrival of the-rifles from dia-
trict ‘headquarters, -will take
place. on Saturday. afternoon,
May 10, at 1 pn) The’ associa-
ton’ isi in. good financial, condition
and has a large Tembership..~.
puccessful season is ansaid.
‘Although’ ‘not definitely. de-
the G TP, officials: who!"

led,
ntly. ‘sited the district: “fav. }:

the: putting | on of a buffet Be

1g ‘car service on the. regular

: the new. rules.

J RAILWAYS READY 10 SPEND -
~MANY MILLIGNS IN WEST

Grand Trank Pacific, Canadian Nor Northern, and Canadian

Pacific Will Each Devote Immense Sums to. Consiruc-

-'. tion and Equipment i in British Columbia This Year

"~ (Bpecial to The Miner} 4
“Vaneonver, April 28:—Can-
ada’s great railways will spend
an immense. amount of: money on
construction and improvements
in British Columbia and the west
during.the present year, “In ad-
dition tJo the $50,000, 000 for
western Canada. which is includ-
ed in C. P. BR. appropriations,
there will be many millions for
construction on the G. T. P.,.as
well.as an expenditure of $35, -
000,000° for equipment, The
c.N. R. will spend $50,000,000
on equipment, in addition to mil-
lions for. construction, .

Ottawa, ‘April 28: —Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy, president of C,P.R.
eables from London: .

““Sinice-my arrival in England
my attention has been called to
a cable’ message to the effect

that the company contemplated
an "expenditure of “$50. 000,000
this year. in Canada, in laying -
double, tracks, constructing
branch lines and putting a tun-
ne] through the Rocky Mountains
which would providean alternate
route with ‘4 much © easier grade
than now exists and. will. enable
the railway: through ‘the ‘ tunnel :
to be. worked by. electricity if

required,

' © The report-can only refer -to

western Canada, for, ag a “mat-
ler of fact, our contemplated ex
penditure. over the whole system

. {during the near fature, will be
more like $100, 000,000, exclusive

of new rolling stock. This will
not invelve another appeal to the

London money market, for’ fresh

capital, because all our financial .
arrangements have beeri made. a
long way ahead,

NAVAL BILL T0:COME
~ UP AGAIN NEXT WEEK

° - Ottania May’ TAtter the]

strenuous days preceding the
passing: ‘of the closure rule, the
proceedings in parliament this
week seem humdrum. ‘ Much
legislation which was held. up by

the opposition blockade is now.

being handled without undue de-
lay. Morning sessions will begin
next week and the government
hopes to close the session’ early
in June. The naval bill, will be
taken up again next week and
will be rushed to a vote, “under
If- the senate
kills the bill after its passing by
the commons, there will probably
be an extra session of parlia-| |
mentin September. ,

On Monday the question. of the
Pacific drydock -was discussed.
It.was definitely stated that. the
big goveriment dock would’ be
established at Esquimalt. . Van-
couver will also have 3, drydock,

‘lin the construction of which. the

government will assist;

Struck. Big Seam
Nanaimo, April 29:—A ten-foot

seam of coal has been struck at a
depth of 1,000 feet inthe Reserve
mine of the Weatern Fuel Co,
It will take several months to de-
velop the measure to the point of
shipping. The company | expects}.

A|to. produce 600 tons. daily by the... F
CAL million: orl"

end of the year.
lara is being. spent:, on, ienprove:
iments, to’ the property,

y LC, T. Bel, |

RAILWAY OFFGALS
RETURNING TO EAST

7 (Special to “mmne: ‘Miner’: .
Vancouver, May 2: —The party
of Grand Trunk Pacifie officials
which recently: ‘returned’ from
Hazelton and Prince Rupert, left
today ‘for Montreal, General
Passenger Agent Hinton ‘stated
that all were much. impressed
with the’ ‘development. of. the
Pacific coast and: ‘the: province
génerally, He could. ‘make no -
definite statements as.to. the re-.
sults of their visit, but predicted
that several millions would be
expended in British Columbia in’
the next few years ' The plans
of the company included the
construction of branch, ines, the
improvement’ of the ‘main | line
and the steamship service, ‘as.
well as the. building. of several
fine hotels, On these matters
the visiting officials would | ‘sub-
mig, a report: to the “president.
Victoria and Mount Robson were

certain’ to- have large G. L P.

hotels.

Women Nearly Barmed *
"Vancouver, May 1: Several
women living i in the ¥. W., ACoA,
building had a. natrow: -eBcape
from death early this. -tadrning,
when the: ‘building was’ ‘damaged -
by fire, . They’ escaped in, their

nightrobes, ee

Whisky: Sugar Ried
Tete Saune Cache, “May. L-

tthe. Canadian alt \