DONALDSON iS

VoL. ul, NO. 18 |

'HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1914

. PRICE $2.00 A- YEAR

PLEASED

General Manager of G. T. P.
- Speaks Highly of Dis-
_ trict After Visit _

On his réturn from a trip to
the end of steel, Morley Donald-
gon, general manager of the
Grand Trunk Pacific, told. an in-
terviewer that the scenery be-
tween Fraser Lake andthe coast
‘would bring many. tourists to this
district. ~

Mr. Donaldson ‘and ‘party had
been gone four days | on the trip
and thoroughly enjoyed it, They

- were charmed with the. smagnifi-

cent scenery ‘in -endiess variety
which unfolds itself in the 300,
miles between the placid moun-
tain lakes -and -the . tide: water,
“I consider it is. the prettiest
stretch of scenery on the conti-|.
nent,” said Mr. ‘Donaldson, and
he predfets a tremendous, tourist
traffic in the years to come.

The general manager’s party
went out to the end of steel,

. Where track laying ia still i in pro-

gress. The grading 1s pretty
well completed: on that- section.
There is one heavy plece. which
“will be finished about J january 10,
whet: track laying will continue

cow ot. Mile S44... _ Mr. Donaldson. ex.

ae

gal, many: deaths fran. freeting t

. limited service in the autumn.

some months. -

pects ‘the grading. to be complet.
ed about the first of April and-a
month later the tracks will: pro- |!
““bably | be: jinked | up. “Tk will take

all summer,’ however, to get the],

roadbed in shape for traffic. In

* fact Mr, Donaldson does not an-}

ticipate that the ‘company will
“yun any high class transconti-
nental trains before the begin-
ning of 1915. If the traffic. de-
mands it they will put through’ a

There are only temporary brid-
“ges being put over the Fraser
and Nechaco rivers in order ‘to
yosh construction. These will
will have to be replaced by ‘steel
"bridges, and that work will takg
Mr. Donaldson
says” there: are ‘now. about 7000
‘men. on construction work, but.
-this number will drop off auto-
matically from now on,

’ Hotel Northern Opening |
‘The social evént of New Years

- was the dance given. by. R.-J.

‘MeDonell:on Thursday evening,
to mark the épening of the big
Hotel Northern in New. Hazelton.
- A large crowd'of. Hazelton’ ‘people|.
went over to. the. new town. to
participate, ‘and all enjoyed - -the!
affair, The dance was held in
"the Larkworthy - building, a re-
cherehe aupper being. served. in
“the hotel, “Music waa furnished
by Teddy Quinn. | “he, success of |

the affair thay: ba’ judged: iom|'
the fact that nearly, all the dane|
are-retiained o onthe: Hope until

after three o’lock. :

. Severe cere Colin Europe.

"London; Dee. 8 se blede ve -
“and floods cuased great deatric. "

tion in various: parts: of France
yesterday. _
experienced in’ ‘Bpat ‘and Portu-

tion ip menting 2 eta. 2 it

MINERS BURY. THEIR DEAD

lieved them of their burden. .

Briton and German |
Reach Agreement

ee

a comprehensive political
ment which will, ‘it is b ie¥ed,

all danger of war bef
two empires. Part of
ment, it is understoot dS brows
for -the ‘joint, purchask\ of Porti,y
gal’s. : possessions -
The upper portion of ‘the district,
it is said, willbe taken ‘over by
Germany, and the lower part ‘by
Great Britain. The sum of $100,-

000, 000 will be paid. to Portugal.

‘Lisbon, Jan. tthe yeport
that the African possessions of |:

Portugal, have heen. acquired by].

Great Britain | ‘and: Germany is
denied ‘here. Itis Semi-officially
stated: ‘that Portugal’ a “African
territory.is not for sale, . though
it may soon be'on the market.

Battle is Imminent ,

El Paso,, Dee. 31: —A force of
five’ thousand rebels is. attacking
thé* “Mexiean town of Ojinaga,
near the Aimerican border. The
town-is “practically the . only
stronghold. of the federals in the
north, Huerta ia leading ‘the
government troops fn person. A
derisive battle’ séema imminent,
while the whole* ‘Mexican: sitiia-

Victims. of. Chiistaes Eve. Manic ‘Laid
to Rest-—-lnvestigation of”
* Fatality Ordered :

“aluciet; Mich., Dee. 29: Yes.
terday was asad day i in the city
when the victims of the terrible
panic on Christmas ‘Eve were
buried. "The strikers, bore the

and ‘their feet. tired. frum the
slippery roads their comrades re-

“Thousands - lined the streets.
With ‘men in tears and women
sobbing openly, . ‘the’ seeng wag
one of deep tragedy. “Fifty
miners, mostly: Englishmen from
Cornwall, chanted hymns as ‘the!
provession passed. otk,

- The whole country is in ‘great
excitement.over the recent. hap-
penings. A Special grand: jury
has been - called to consider the
forcible deportation of President
Moyer and condition of ‘theatrike
‘among the copper miners, \War-
rants have been served on the
leading persons on. both aides. «

. “Word thi is sbeen récbivéd that
the Chicago Federation: of. Labor
will” take the | matter “up with
Congress, * - Resolutions! of. that
body. have béén. sent, to: :Washing-
ton ‘asking’, for: an: lavestigation.

vA. Socialist paper . in ‘Hancaek

ig cha ged +with’ ‘publishing’ mis-|

‘Intense cold tg being jan,

. London, Der, ‘Bi:~Great Brit-|. |

{ain and Germany: have arsaet ¢

go far toward. the eradj éatfon of beink. !
sen the’

iv)
@agree-|
oS

ark

wee oy o

coffins through’ the ‘Streets and asl
7 their. arms wearied with the load

Local and District News Notes

Constable MacAulay, ‘of Alder:
Hier ere, was in town on Monday.

; FA. Brewer has been ap-
¢ : anager of the skating}

n St. Andrew’ 3 Societ}
ld its regular social- méet:
Friday evening next.”

Phe ‘Hospital staff enjoye ‘a
sleighing party. on New: Years]:
night, as the guest at: Hugh]
Harris,

apartments over the drugstore
| for. his family, which. will arrive
next week,

Mrs. Wrathall and. children |
accompanied by Miss Wrathalk,
left on ‘Thursday for Prinee Ru:
pert, where ‘Mr. Wrathall ig now,
in business,

‘OWving to the lack of ice at
Smithers, the first hockey match
of.the season for the Ross cup,
scheduled to-take place there to-
night, has been postponed by the
league executive. —

“All are heartily invited to at.
tend: St, Pater’s Church on the
frst, Sunday: of the New Year.
Services. at 11 a, m. and 780).
pm Holy Communion at. the}
lose of the morning aervice, .

h P. “thoekliason” returned on
Saturday: from Los © Angeles,’
where ‘he‘established his family
for the winter, He will leave

 |shortly for Tacla lake, where he

has a small’ crew at work on his
big copper group, Negotiations
for the sale of the broperty to
American capitalists are in prog
ress, |

>| will reside | in Hazelton i in, future,

:.| kell returned yesterday: ‘from ‘20-
= Mile, having freighted the con-

‘Jother end,:
“ Constable Peters is preparing ;

2 the Kispiox ranches,” says Road

-Ichance to retain the champlon-

: for some time was. reached oni}.

R. BE. Allen, foreater for this
: |district, is expected to return
‘from New Denver about: the
fifteenth, accompanied by Mrs.
Allen and their: children.” ‘They

Bert Schooling and Bert Mar.

struction outfit. from Sniithers
to that point, where it was ‘taken
in charge by teamaters: from the

———w

4 ‘Remarkable : - improvements
have. been, effeeted on, many of

Superintendent Carr, - who. re-
cently visited the - ‘Kispiox, Val-
‘| ley. A largely increased appro-
| priation for fosd work in that
Histrict, has been recommended.

The hockey team was out for
practice last night, Some ofthe
recruits made a “gaod showing,
and there is ‘every prospect
that Hazelton will have a good

‘ship, .. notwithstanding the ab-
sence of several of last peason "g
stare, - oo

“The climax of the Indian pote
lateh- ‘which has basen in DrO*TERS |

| Phiaeaday evening, when the" ‘hie |

tives of the Hazelton village gavel
an exhibition - of their potlatgh _
rites in the big Hall on the re-|4*

serve, Whites . were
various shows and dances proved
highly entertaining,. while the
Indian band, in popularselections,

madea good impression.

| HUERTA LEADS ARMY

Mexico City, . Dec, 29:—Presi-
dent Huerta of Mexico has grown

. | weary of. the lack of success of

his generals. and has decided to
take the field himself. - Enrique
Geroaticta, minister of justice,
will beeome provincial president, :
and thus relieve Huerta until he
has accomplishied hits task. °

Chitiuabua, Mexico, Dec, 29:—
Nothing legs than the fal) of
‘Huerta and his banishment from
the country will be considered a
preliminary step toward the].
peace of * Mexico, said General
Villa . today. He further added
that. any other overtures would
be treated with contempt by-the

complete surrender of Huerta:
and ‘his: followers. and that an}
independent person be chosen
for’ ‘provisional president. “The
constitutionalists. would ‘guaran-
tee ‘a free election, reform. of the
land laws, ratification of the con-.
fliacation ; by. rebels. of estates
qalled at many millions and the].

| nullifieation : of - all acts :of the
an Huerta, regime.
“"/@enebal Villais that Huerta willl.

‘} hot” ‘resign and’ ‘that the rehele: hai
1 must” fighi their way to Mexica| ~:
afew montha.they|.

The opinion of |.

n/ City,
{have . won -the whole north and.

lay] thelr
t fact of. Hu

had

|yYRANNY AND TERROR
AGAINST REBEL FORCE|

ne pt ee ~".| Carbonaries or
‘| revolitionists. They’ demand a

_. RULE IN PORTUGAL

Lisbon, Dec, 29:—While a large

part of the world fancies. that
Portugal is now one of the homes
of liberty, and a place | where
speech is unrestrained and free-
dom of thought encouraged, yet
in reality the thrée years of Re-
publican rule since Machado San-
toa; an officer of the naval : com-
idissiaciat,. drove. King Manuel
from: his’ palace, have! reduced
thé. country. to a. frightth cons.
‘dition. : . :
“The Republicans are more. » ato-|!
cratic ‘than any: king could be,’
‘and Lisbon and all the- big: cities
are filled with spies, representing
the government; and. known as
“white | antg,””.
The jails are packed with, inen
arrested merely on suspicion and|
kept for Ténths before being
tried. Speech, religion and: all
forms of expression are checked | .
if: they are against the. views . of]:
Alfonso Costa, a lawyer, who is
now Prime Minister. :

“Spies, search the houses at. win?

and keep the people in astate: of. Coulee

terrot by dogging the footatepa
of: any: one. auspected ‘of royalist}
or. syiidiealist © “tendencies, . cons

turning in 1911 to take over the

on. invited, |.
and a largé erowad attended. The 2

tly. framing. 2. indictments) * '

Captain Bonser Joins
~ ‘The Great Majority’

"Vancouver, Dec. 27:— ‘Hin.
‘dreds of pioneers, especially | those
acquainted along the northern

UPPERS

GROWTH

Premier and Ministers’ Re-

coast, will regret.to learn’ of the
death of Captain J. H.. Bonset,

Ore. Captain Bonser waa the
firat shipmaster to navigate ‘the
Upper Skeena River and thé Up-
per Fraser and no man “was: Bet
ter known or more highly: re.
pected in the north than he. °

The deceased. leaves a wife and’ iy
daughter, Mra. Harry Goffrey
of Vancouver,

Captain. Bonser was “popular
with old-timers in Hazelton. Bch
came on the Skeena in 189
taking command of the first ster
-wheel , ;ateamer..on the river, “the:
Hudson’ 3 Bay ateamer: Caledonia;
which had reached Hazelton tie!
previous year. ‘He continued i ii
charge of the Caledonia ‘until:
1900, when he took command Of:
the Monte Christo, of which Be:
was part owner,

to the Fraser river in. 1907, Te,

Inlander, which -was his’ leat:
‘command, His. death will be te

ae _ Farmers to be Held at Telkwa
i On January: 19° 4 .
The annual general meeting :
the Bulkley Valley Agricultural
Association and Farmers’ insti.)
tute will be held at Svenkori’s |
hall, Telkwa, on Saturday, ‘Jat
uary 10, at 3:30 p.m. ,The attens|
dance of all members i is_ Bp i ally
Fequested. . as
+. Business:—1. President's, Re.
port and discussion thereon. 2h"
Secretary-Treasurer’ 8 report and
adoption of same. . 3 - Election
‘of officers for the. year "4914,
4, General business and discus:
sions. : Foes
. Topics to be discussed: — ‘Fiag|
crop. competition. ” “Formation
of two ‘separate orgunizations."|

jing.” “Can more be done to. obi.
tain at, ‘experimental _faraiitit
“The : possibility. of holding” a]
farmers’ picnic," . “The holding}!
of a show next fall. mk
“The directors will welcome dis
cussion on the ‘above subjects,

any other matter of material ihe
terest to the association, es

“London, ‘Dee. 31; meson Londot

part of the Pacific sl Th
Times calla ‘Vancouver .

aged 50, who. passed: away Tat 5
night at hia ‘home at Portland; ,

re
7 The |
{funeral will be held at Portlarid.

.. Later he comm 4!
lmnanded the Pheasant. He wwe br

| “Co-operative buying and: ‘sett a

"view Progress of B. C.
During the Year

Vietoria, Jan, 1:—The premiera
of all the provinces, in their New
Year messages, sound a note of
optimism, predicting record pros-
perity for 1914. Premier Me- |
Bide, § in a two-column review of |

of development in British Colum- _
bia, He emphasizes the work of
‘dilrond building, the greatest in
any of the provinces.- The Grand
‘Prank Pacific will be connécted
in May, providing a new steel

5 ‘| highway from the Atlantic to the

| Bheific. : On the Pacific Great _
| Bhstern five thousand men are
‘working, and the first passenger
train on the road ran today from
‘Vaneouver to Dundrave, eight
miles out, The premier reviews —
thie many activities on the Island.

‘tHidence that the coming year will
ring even greater things.
Hon, Thga, ‘Taylor, minister of

tdilways, says, in the course of

work, that the Lanadian- North-

déruetion, in Britia Colnimbia. ast,°

aye The other cabinet ministers
-Falso pave revi iews of their various

‘departments. - Hon. W. BR. Rosa
ported that the forest revenue

for

the year had exceeded all re-

‘Fedrds, reaching a total of nearly

'B, 000, 000.. : During the year. one -

iE million acres of land had ‘been

‘dirveyed, eight hundred thousand.

Facres being in advance of pettle-
rinent, :

‘The year’s expenditure on pub
Lie. works was approximately ten .
‘inillion dollars. '

' The total mineral production of
the province for the year will be
$29, 500,000,. which i is two and a
half millions less: than the pro-

M4 duction of the previous year, the

'dalling-off being accounted for
 firgely by the prolonged inactivi-
ty resulting from the coal strike, .

Hospital Fund Grows.
Dr. Wrinch has met. with en-
couraging success in his. cam-
faign for. funds; to equip the
‘Hospital with X-ray apparatus .

find electric lights, . The Domin-
ion and provincial governments _
thave each appropriated $1500. in

‘aid of the fund; while other. Bubs.
‘eriptions are already nearly suf- a
© Teient to..guarantee -the raising |.
df. the $7,000: required, The best

‘equipment possible will ‘be: oh-

tained, inetoaing a modern. am 7 ay
Times _plofures a bright future it

e year, deals with every phase

‘aid Mainland, declaring his con-

‘in ‘extended review of the year’s ~ :

jern expended $80,000,000 oi. con- lo”