os él

oo) work, © A little “further, -on,-the
Hageblads: stopped” to” fix their

7 direction of Hazelton. -

had sustained fifteen | ‘or. “sixteen
dep; knife.. wound, “fa the back,
a hands, ene

7 - among the ‘Indiana ‘herg that” a

foe body -¥ Was lying near’ the jroad - -at}
Glen “Vowel, °

, ’Kispiox Indian, . told. Rev. Robert] .

- ciated sent a letter. to the | coron-

7 was as brought to Hazelton..”

_ Nick Haggblad: and his" brother

~ Agent ‘Hoskina, the provincial.

, the arrest ‘and: conviction of the
. perpetrators of the: exime;. which

: ty.”

: “couple of: -moniths, ago, who was.

- ‘fot t thee rime. : Obes

zi ‘and municipal. employees of: this,
“the chief induatriat bity: of York=}

. Yin pay,

> VOL. 11, NO, 6.

MURDER

Mystery of Emest. Kennett’s|

“Peat Still Unsolved. ;
Evidence at. Inquest:

“Mystery. still.
: ‘death: of Ernest :Kennett, -

_ brought out'the following facts:

On Monday, December, at about
; five: in ‘the. evening, Nick: and
John Haggblad, , - Kispiox: ranch.
"era. -who' were. ‘hauling lumber

= from Glen Vowell to their ranch,

— met Kennett near the eight-mile

Beets The latter said he was on
his. way to’ Hazelton to look .for!

‘load, and here they. were ° passed
by two. Indiang,-c coming. from the

1 Kennett, had: only proceeded to
she: six-mil : “post when:. ‘he: -met|*

- bis death,’ -Dr, Weineh’s, report “ i

showed that the unfortunate man
cuts about’ ‘the head’ and neck, a
and numerous’ cuts _ about ‘the

“On: ‘Thursday: tt wee,  humored

Fred. ‘White,

Tomlinson that he had ‘seen! ithe |
body, and the. missionary: immie-|

: On Friday morning the body
So far as the. evidence. ‘showed,

John. _were the last persons to, see
Kennett alive, . John Haggblad |
but Nick. who gave evidence, is
‘under detention.

: At the instance of Government

‘government: ‘has offered areward
of $500 for information leading to

has shocked the entire commini-

- Five Years for Wicklund” om
: oh ‘Prince Rupert despateh ; saya
‘Osear Wicklund, the slayer of
Clarence - ‘Howell. at Teélkwa. a

“of: manslaughter.
| been: ‘Benténced: to

cnid ‘that. drink: waa reeponsile

-€ ty Employees St ‘Strike.

“Leeda, Dec. 19:—Four: thous-.

hire,. are: on strike’ for: increases
They ‘refuse “to arbi-},
Tha: tramway. workers

‘trate, °

have ipangurated. a - sympathetic 7"

| NU RY (ies :

‘surrounds: ‘the
the
. Kispiox rancher whose. body: ‘Was
’ "+ found last week’ near Glen Vow-
On Tuesday night, Coroner |.
Hoskins held an inquest, which

| ty minister Of. works, in succes:

elected ‘member. for The. Islands,

«/ BRITISH. TONSULATE-
ENTERED BY REBELS|S=, who decompanied her froin

Po the rebels, Since their occupation :

for British Vice-Consul-° Scobell,
{lt waa said: that Scobell; ‘enraged.
at ‘the. action’ of General Francis-
co Villa’ 8: army, -Was. denied
facilities-to protest to the British
Minister at Mexico City. .
foreign ministers are sald to-have
joined i in.a protest - against what
was regarded as. the violation of
the rights. of. aéylum . under a

foreign. fag.

oH | rebel. logs: i in. “the: batite between}
the federal ‘troops. ‘and. the cori
atitutionaliats for the possession
of, othe. peaport’ ‘of ‘Tampico is éBe

te a telegram’ received “téday: ‘at

vetnite Seah!

- HAZELTON, B Gy SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 20, A918

__PRICE 2.00.4:YRAR

eee

"CHRISTMA s a ALL ‘OUR Sian

ie obsegeabiegerds

A YORK

bk I eae

Sill Nl del a eee eB i

|Bire mane

South: Wellington’ miners’ union,

trial, on: charged. of. rioting: and
intimidation at South Wellington
in Aygust,:. John: Ross and. Her-
bert Robertson ‘were found guilty
of uhlawfal assembly.” ‘Sentences |:
were deferred. - ‘Seven other pri-
gsoners were acquitted. Out of a
total, of forty, cases tried here, |.
fourteen convictions have result-
ed. Ninety. cases are > vet to be
tried, : ‘
An effort: ‘will be rade to have
John: Place, M. L,. AL. tried, on
two: ‘charged of rioting and one
of receiving: stolen goods, before
the: legislature: meets; .-His trial

| the: first, ‘week i in Janiary. ~ =

fith, piiblie works ‘engineer, -who
has. chad long. aervice . in. “the
‘works: department, i is ‘to be depu-

sion to W. .W.. Foster, - recently

The.” ‘appointment.
this week. ©

ig... expected

~ Tuarer, Mex., Dec, 15: —Ameri-
cans from Chihuahua report that

Guilty ¢ of iting |

New Westininstor, ‘Dee, 19:—
Louis’ Nuenthal;' president of the

was" found: guilty. after. a, “jury:

will probably” take place’ ‘duemg :

‘who intends to bring the'films to
Hazelton at intervals duiing the |‘:
winter, a

“Tocal and District News Notes

race, on. forestry. business,
here, -
nes, |

kane.
Michel: ‘Lauzon, of. Gitwangak.

the week,
RL. 0. Miller: of. Smithers, |

spent the early part: of the: Week |
in Hazelton.”

MM, H.. Laidlaw,. of Burma Lake,

passengers,’

Wal

days, on. professional business. 2! te
> Telkwa. hag © ‘a. moving picture:
show, operated’ by R, CG Sinclair,

“Mrs. D.. Scott, of: ‘Aldormeré,
is il] in Hazelton Hospital. Mr,

the Valley town, returned - home
on Thursday,
‘ The railway. steel is now. “at.
Mile 311. Tracklaying -will be

James» ‘Turnboll.: ig in Tei 31,

Dan- Quinlaveh, of ‘Telkwa,
came. in to Spend, a few ane

R G Sinclair, of Tellewa,” was’

in town. for several days, ¢ on busty
- ” dance given in aid. of ‘the New

Gordon Wilson left’ on Thor:

day ‘fora business visit to Spo}

was a visitor i in. ; Hazelton. suring |

was among Thureday’s 8. incoming |

“A -Telkwa-report says the bod
lok unkriswn: man, “who. Had evi-

mo dently. died. of. exposure, :
“New Deputy. Minister set | :

dentist, ‘is expected fo. ‘come tor
Hazelton i in the course of a: faw |’

‘mens, M. 'E,, have returned ‘from |?

expected ‘that the rails will: be: at
Freeport, the east end’ of. Borns:
lake, by the end of. the. ‘month,

A large number: of: Hazelton

+! pbople went ‘bver ‘to. New “Hazel:
‘ton last’ evening, to attend the

Hazelton hockey team,

| gettlers: in. the Bulkley. - Valley,
cate down. from Aldermere on
Wednesday, gn: his way. to the
coast for a holiday trip. Le
“W. MeFruin, Chireh, of: Eng-
Hand ‘missionary | at: South ° ‘Fort.

; 'vésumed i ina few days, - and: it; is |:

"Henry Fink,. one of ‘the first, :

Vowners to take in diamond drills,

SEASON

In Mediterranean Large Sums’ Expended on:
Roads, Trails and Bridges- -

London, ‘Dec. 19:—The Britsh 7 Big Program Next Year |
fleet: assembled in the Mediter-|. soe

ranean, whieh will soon disperse, During the season Just ended,

is regarded as the most power-|large sums haye been expended, ot
ful” ever’. assembled in’ those| by the provincial government in...
waters. The Empire’s very ex- building roads, trails, and bridges oe 3
istence iasaid to depend on: the throughout this distriet;~ and
defence of that sea, {while the works department.

=. {found it. impossible to provide.
- Sleighroad Under Way . “| for all the requirements. of the
F. B. Chettleburgh, ‘superin- a ee gu
dent forthe National FinanceCo,;| VOUS communities, “every ef-
has let eontracta for the aleigh-|fort was. made to do work of -
permanent, value in sections  .§

road from Smithers to. the com-

pany’s big coal property on, Coal where the greatest necessity for

creek, It is the intention, of the improvement ‘existed. Under the -
capable management of the road

[Be Br itish Feet”

which will be used to define the

George, reached: town, on . Thurs-
day and’ will:.spend ‘Christmas
with Rev..and Mrs, Laiter..

E Among the- visitors - of “thie
week were the following settlers}

latd, A.D. “MacKay, Gus. Berg, |’
A Naslund and B.A. Hawley, 7
Constable Faitbaivn™ of New
‘Hazeltan,, is on his: way to Deck-
‘lake, to take charge-of, police
matters in that part of the dis:
trict, Constable Russell of Ha-
‘zelton will assiat him, “>

LG E Neilson n and.N, WwW. Em-|.

A al ose

Babine lake, where Mr. Emmena
examined - ‘the: Copper - Island,
Rroup. on behalf : of. capitalists

My. : ‘Emmens was. much -

pleased: with the ‘showings of
‘mineral seen.in the district,

of. that city, had entered the
British’ ‘Vice-consulate and forci-

fusal: to pay rangom. .

- According to ‘the. Americans,
the rebels also served notice upon
100 Spanish. ‘residents of Chihua-
hua that they ‘must ° leave: ‘the.
ity within ten hours, oo
‘The entry of the ‘British. con-
sulate and the seizure of ‘Terraz-
as, “who had gone there for pro-
tection after hearing that his life |
was in danger, were. reported to}.
have occtrred during the absence

All the

fe ae

 Mextoo’, _ City,” Re 15:70] p

Jat: 1000: men,. according |"

niatry. of. the Interior’. ‘from,
dvetno of the State of

mm. AGITATING: FOR:

bly siezed. Louis “Terrazas: f or re-|.

-}Indians to unsurrendered lands
i British Colurnbia may be sub-
mitted to the Privy Council, ac-
tion along this line being advo-
cated and decided upon at a meet-
ing of ‘the’ Indian Rights Asso-
ciation, held in Vancouver last
week, Rev.’ Ce M: Tait; general |
secretary of the organization,
presided. ae

resident in ‘Hazelton, -Port Simp-
son,
Alert Bay, Chemainus, Cowichan,
Ruby Creek, Spence’s Bridges,
Soda Creek, Ashcroft and other
points were. in, attendance at the
meeting. ;

the disposal of lands’ to settlers
aind. the manner in which. the

lands fear was expressed that un-
less their title could be established | -
‘their fishing, ‘hunting and other
rights. would. be jeopardized.

“RIGHTS” OF INDIANS| -
‘The’ question of the’ ‘rights of

* Chiefs | _tepresenting the tribes

Bella Bella, Bella Coola; |

“Several resolutions

eserves aid administered.
With. respect td unsurrendered a

oe Anions Brewster 2

action in support of Russia’s ob-
jection. to the Powers which the

whieh is headed by one of the
younger generals, will take under | °
its ‘charge the | teorganization of
the Ottoman’ army. ‘It. arrived
in ‘Constantinople. this:morning
and was received with inilitary

miners: were killed and thirty en-
tombed by a coal mine ‘explosion ji
here,” ae, ;

GERMAN MILITARY
~ MISSION. TO, TURKEY

“Constantinople, Dec. 16; :-—The|
ambassadors of ‘the. Triple En-|;
tente--Great, Britain, France and
Russia—with a view to further

p

Porte - proposes’ to eonfer on the.
German military mission, have
held separate ‘eonferéences with
the: ‘Grand Vizier and demanded
that he ‘put, writing ‘the precise a
details of the role. ‘to be assumed

by thé mission,
“The: German’ military i mission,

were: passed protesting: against honors, _
swhat’ the Indiana. considered i in-|' ‘Coal Nine Disaster
equalities i in the laws’ governing| - Neweastle, Col., Dé; 19: Bix m

ndians Want Big “Moiiey~

Vancouver, Dee, 17: —The Pasi- . i
reat Eastern _ has - - offered

-f Various. .contractora ‘are. already
at work-on the road, whieh will

from Chicken, Lake:, 4G, H.. Bale}

are said. to have 76,000 rifles and
‘many thousands of rounds of am-
‘munition, - .
Ulster, from 2 military’: ‘point of
‘view,.is the most. perfectly or-
ganized part of the British Em:
pire today.
uation ' generally . -is unchanged,
enovim mediate settlement: being in}:
view. ,

ONLY. ONE avy FoR.

who are negotiating for the © ‘pro-|
perty.

|eers of both services assembled
at Whitehall to hear a lecture by
Lieut, Horden on “The Overseas
‘| Dominions and the Navy.”

is necessary, and we can’ not! get
it either by. contributions: ‘oF by
separate fleets, :. We can not ex:

tinue miuchJonger to declare for
War or peace without giving ‘the
Dominions the'right to’ ‘share in
the decision,
mittee for foreign affairs is not

home here have the. best men,
we need not hesitate to ask the
Dominions to. work: with us. If, |
én the other. hand, one ‘of them],
has a better r man ‘then: ours, ‘we
ought to be glad of his help.’ ”

declared the lecturer, “would
aM have a hard’ task to: provide’ mon-

“Tey “for effective fleats, ‘and a. very

to man them,

for a right-of-way though lit. ald
ini Reserve: ‘at North Van- i

superintendent, W, J. Carr, this
policy was successfully pursued
threughout the season, with the 4
result. that the district has more ae
end better roads. than before, not- ~~
withstanding the highly unfavor-
Lable-nature of the season and the »
unusually. - heavy - traffic, “whieh.
seriously handicapped: ‘the “road
men. Nota little credit: for the.
good ‘work: ‘accomplished belongs -
to the efficient foremen_ who had
charge of the various erews. The.”
anperintendent appeared to be
exceptionally. fortunate ‘in. his
‘choice of. lieutengints...
Brief mention of the” Brinetyal
under ‘takings of the season will
|. {show ‘the extent ‘of ‘the, program.
‘which has been successfully “car's
led ‘out. | One. of the most. im-
portant of the new- “roads, that:
extending’ ‘from: Hazelton into..the:
Kispiox. Valley, was. continued to:
a point 37 miles ‘from Hazelton, :
under Foreman Nessberg. * ‘This:
voad, Mr. Carr states, will” “pros ae
bably be extended next season to:
reach a number of settlers ‘fur- a
‘}ther up the Valley. In addition ~~ -
a requisition is being’ made for -
funds. to build one or two branch
| voads to give outlets to: settlers,
some of whom have ‘done consid-
erable work on their- ‘land, ale
though they have no roals, ©
On the Groundhog ‘trail: Ee
Simpson effected a great. a
provement, to the sititaction of Lo
-the coal men. we
~ Other mining. reads ‘and ‘trails. 7
in. the vicinity of - ‘Hazelton -.were
° given attention by Alex. MeMil-
‘\ian; «More  work-:on. these om
thoroughfares will be. part of =:
| next year’s: program. is -
+ Under Angus -McLeari, a reat ye
deal of excellent: work was; done e
on the road: between: ‘Hagelton ”
and Aldermere.:: The. heavy:
5 | freighting ‘ofthe. railroad con-
> | tractors made it extremely ; dif
Leult to keep this highway i in pass
sable condition, : ‘and. that. there 7
Was 50, little cause com

seams-in order. that development
plans - may. be. prepared, : The

‘be rushed to eoniplétion, ot

0 Ame in Ulster .
- Belfast, . Dee, 19: ~-Uletérmen

‘Their leaders. declar ‘e

-o¥
YY

~The Home Rule: site}

“THE BRITISH EMPIRE!

~ London, Dee. 1 1b: Veteran offi:

“I believe,’’-he said, “one fleat

ect the United Kingdom to-con-

An imperial -com-

nthinkable. If we think we at

“The Overseas | - Dominions,”

uch harder. task to find the men
Giving a em cr ed-