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7

ne CHURCHILL ON HOME RULE

, Chief Advocate of. Maneure” Speaks i in|.

Check,
- The ‘authorities had ‘taken

thousands of. ‘special ._ consta-

-, case. for Home. Rule cevoked: ‘the

. als.

The speakers returned to London
- this afternoon, leaving amid ‘a

‘ the’ workirigs of ‘the’ Bunker Hil!

- and, were greéted ‘on emerging

-in opening. the. shaft to the 200-
* foot level,

_ ‘alive... The shaft is 2,400 feet
“deep...

_. - tation, Justice:Gregory. today. an-
_- nulled. the:- agreement’ by which
2) ello. Portalupi. paid. Louis Galli
“8; 650. for lots. which. the former

» the k lots. reverting. to. Galli. .

_? , HAZELTON, B.-C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912

A |

~ AT BELFAST

Military i in Force Assist Police
In Maintaining Peace Be-
tween Factions i in Irish City)"

Unionist Stronghold“His. Departure

- From London Hailed With Cheers, |.

~ Gronias and | Hisses by Men of Ulster].

>,

Belfast, “Feb, 8: — Winston
Spencer: Churchill, first lord of
the -adiniralty and leading advac-|

ate of Home Rule, has comie, has
spoken, and has gone; but, there

has been no bloodshed. Theré
were many. hours of danger, how-
ever, and during Churchill's stay,
in Belfast it seemed that ‘only the
presence of a large body, of. sol-
diers, armed with Tifles and bay-
oneta, held the excited crowds { in

every precaution to prevent dis-
order, the regular police force
having «been supplemented... -by |:

guard was ; also « on. hand.
_ Churchill's. fresentafion’ of. the}

warmest: approval of: ‘the. ‘Liber-|-
He spoke four thousand five
hundred. words, which is faid to} -
be the number of pounds it. willl -
cost the nation in expense of
sending the soldiers to ’ Belfast,

bedlam of cheers, groans, ‘and
hisses.

Imperilled ‘Minera Rescued |

Sutter, Cal., .Feb: 8: Sixty-two
miners, who were: entombed in

mine yesterday afternoon: bya
cave-inat the mouth of the shaft,
were all rescued at noon today,

fiom .the mine by a large crowd,
including ‘their wives and. chil-
dren; who: had. been waiting at
the mine fromthe ‘time of thé
accident, . After a night. of per-
ilous work, the rescuers sticeeéded

where a glimmer of
light. from a candle was the first
indication that: the miners were

A breaking cable was the
cause of the eave-in,

- Court Cancels Sale

- (Spootal .to ‘The. Miner). ae
Vancouver, . Feb.. 2 1On: the
ground of innodént: misr epresen-

believed to-bé in- ‘Prinee Rupert,

but which he. found. were: ‘teri
miles distant ftom ; that. eity,: on|*
Porpoise Inlet. - “By. the decision, |
Portalupi gets: “hla: money heck

ae

With Emperor =

erlin:. Lord Haldane: dined {|
ibe Exiperor:

he Iniperial “< ctl the,
war and the minister
‘It. was. the oppor-
discussion for w ich |

|trigue in the,cabiiet to depose |’

esterday and:}|°"

Dynamite Kile SK: .

F ort Francis,-Ont: ‘John Casey
and five Austrians. were killed
and five othets -seriously injured
by the premature explosion of
dynamite. which was .used in
‘toadmaking: ~ It is possible that |]
others: were killed” and their
bodies buried in the debiis.

Lloyd-George To Oust.
the Prime Mimister| -

—————

London, Feb, 8: —Dissensions|
inthe Asquith - cabinet Geeasion
mueh - discussion. The London,
Standard today says there is in-

Hon. H.  H,° " Asquith from the
premiership and ‘elevate’ David
Lloyd George to: the. position;
Already, it is declared, the latter
has | assumed the -dictatorship.
From another: source comes the
report that Lord Morley, at pres-
ent Liberal leadér in the House
of Lords, will become prime min-
ister. ,

Hazelton Victorious . .
_ Attthe local rink this afternoon,
the Hazelton team defeated New
Hazelton by four goals to one,

» SUPPLIES GOING IN
TO GROUNDGGG FIELD

B. Cc ‘Anthracite Coal Out-|¢
fie ‘Preparing ' for" ‘Extensive |
~ Development On Seams. “

During. the week Frank Jack-
son, of the B CG. Anthracite Coal,
Ltd., despatched, ten toboggans,
loaded with tools and Supplies, ‘to
the Groundhog mountain - coal
fields, where the company has a
large area of land. ‘The valuable

~..{'coal measures which: have beeri |.
=| uneovered: - by the, prospecting | 7
operations of the last three sen-
sons are to be: developed scienti-

fically, in accordance with plans

begin’ preliminary’ work, - -The|-
river, trail -to Groundhog" will]:
be. kept open -a3 tong’ as the
tobogganing * is: ‘good, “as Mr.
Jackson — intends’. to ‘use every
available dog. team for the trans-
portation . ‘of supplies, in. order
that there’ may. be. no. shortage

before. ‘pack. trains can réach the

upper Skeena camp...

"Forest: Conservation

jnual converition, Hendry}. of |’
Vancouver, was elected presid-
ent, with. Hon. -W. RB. -Réga as
territorial vice-president for Brit-
ish ‘Cohimbia:
urged: the granting . of, ‘Jarge
appropriations by the: ‘Dominion
and provincia] “ goverrimenits.- to

provide for fo rest, management,

Port “Maiin Sale.

_{Bpecial to Phe. Minar) tok

gneouver, Feb.: came pub-
j

ady been
received, ‘while ‘bales: to various
ayndicafes approximate fa
Hon dollars, ” The eombined p

“| caisson is eompleted and sealed,

recently’ prepared, and a crew of |.
‘adozen men will leave shortly to

| that by conditions attached: to the
special timber. licenses the prov-
ince’ retained what was equal to |:
Ottawa, Feb, 8: The Canadian.

a 7 Forestry Association. today. held
~.'|the concluding’ session: of: ita-an-

‘The association |

a The: “¢oat.to. the province for

* Notwithstanding the dif cul ties’
attendant: upon. the. laying . of
steel in the deep snow along: the:
lower. Skeena, © the tracklaying
crew is making good. progress,
and today the rails are reported.
to have reached mile 128, “Ex-
perienced men who are in touch’
with the work estimate tliat. the
steel will . have. reached Skeena
Crossing. by. April: 1. Others al-
low two weeks longer. ;

“At the bridge, work ies been.
progressing rapidly, and the first -

the sandhogs being now’'at work.
in the second; which. is expected
to be finished about. the middle
of April. No time can be set. for:
the completion of the. -piers, much:
depending upon the time: required
to secure the large amount of]
cement which. must. ‘be ‘brought!
up: the river. .. Within“: three
months. after the railhead reaches |
the crossing: the superstructure

“ges

steel into’ the ‘Bulkley valiey be-
fore the first i Bnows of “next wins
ter,
-Major R. BF Leslie, “who ‘has
just returned from an inspection
of the work between Hazelton
and Aldermere, on behalf of the

: RAILMAY TRANSPORTATION
~ MAY NOT COME THIS YEAR

Although G. T. P: Steal is Steal i is Likely to Reach
Hazelton During ‘the’ ‘Summer, Road is not
_ Expected to be Open ‘for ‘Traffic to. “This
Point Uniil Some: Time Later.

Hong. tunnel on the. Ross éontract

“s}tracklaying: between here~ and|

nf WHICH. the ‘summer: will. -bring. |.

: will be ‘experienced. The pres-

De inion government, - States].
th at. ‘conditions favor the as-
sumption that the grade between
the points named wild: be. ready
for the steel in the fall. “The

Will. probably be finished in June.
‘There are. numerous bridges
awaiting construction along the
(lower Bulkley, and the construe-
tion of these, which will be built
| of coast fir, will, probably’ retard

‘the Telkwa, —

‘There appears to be ttle pros-
‘pect-that. ‘the road ean be bal-
lasted and accepted as far as
Hazelton during the coming sea-
soh, and as conditions seem to
Lpreclude. the possibilitiy of the
road being open for traffic in'time
tobe of use in 1912, the’ Board
of. Trade: -has wisely. taken steps
to urge the early acceptance of
‘the.line to-Anderson’ Island, at
‘mile 119.
fers can handle the large volume of
{freight ‘and passenger business

Failing .such an. arrangement, | .
‘there'is grave fear that difficulty

ént enid‘of ateel, below the Can-
yon, necessitates: the - portaging
of freight during high water, en-
tailing much expense and delay.

oe Special tothe. Miner): -

” Victoria, Feb, 10 The. House
has had a very: busy week, and | ;
has. made considerable progress
in many legislative matters.
February 16 has been definitely
decided 1 upon as the date for the
delivery of the’ budget speech. .
The. important bill creating a
forestry ‘department passed its
second reading without division.
The‘feature of the debate upon
the measure was Premier Mc-
Bride’s' effective. réply to the
criticisms of Brewster. and Wil-
liams,'in which he-mada it. clear

government partnership with the
licensees, ':He © concluded - his
speech with the ‘declaration that
the. enactment of the- bill. would
give British Columbia . a forestry

Th fortieth ania report of
the department of education, for:

shows a total enrolment in the
colleges and schools of the prov-
itice of 45,125 pupils, an increase
of 5,800 over the previous year,

education. waa a: million dollars

Provincial Legislature Spends A

Busy Week Advancing New Measures

‘code equal to any i in the United |.
States:

Parker. ‘Williams, :
the . year-ending in June tast |.
which Bryan Williams, provincial
game warden, will present fo the}.
government next week, the total |.’
Value of the fur production of the |:
province: for last year amounted

000 was expended i in the building
of new schools,

‘The bill to validate the Prince
Rupert— G. T. P. agreement
passed itasecond reading on Tues-
day, after a brief speech by Man-
son, of Skeéna. When the bill
reached the committee on Wed-
nesday, the attorney-general took
serious objection ‘to it, on the
ground that it was not properly
within the scope of the legisla-
ture to reviseand validate bylaws
of municipalities - except for
specific purposes. The committee’)
arose ‘and. reported progress;.
It is hoped the views of the min-
ister will be met without sacrific-
ing the ‘measure,

” -Hawthornthwaite's at tem pt
to bring the: Vancouver. tabor
street disturbances before the
legislature is likely to be repeated,

as he promises to again bring his
question. on the subject.

: “The naval resolution, in its- al-
tered form, passed: unanimously
on Monday, with the exception of

‘sAécording to the annual 1 report

to: fetes #750, 000 me $1 000,-

hockey players, and will take the

wing is the nie line-up:

the elton die of.‘the  Telkwa | ¢

beat available men to the valley. |:

. "More Gaile ‘Areivé

From this point steam-| -

upon payment of. fines - of #0

| Aged Statesman Better™. ~
Vancouver: Sir Hibbert Tup-
er returned on. Fhursday: from
England. His father, Sir Charles,
has regained his usual health. In
an interview, Sir Hibbert states
a vast amount of British capital
is coming to British ‘Columbia
next season,

| Railroader ‘any

Burned at Sealey

as ‘Scotty,’ was taken. ‘to the
Hazelton hospital from’ Sealey.
On Wednesday night the unfor-
tunate man, who was staying at
the Sealey Hotel, by some means
set fire to his bedding, aud sus-
tained terrible burns before the
fire was discovered and his res-
cue effected.

Will Seek. Information

The Board of ‘Trade Council
held a special: meeting .on Tues-
day evening.. Steps-were taken
to obtain information concerning
the transportation facilities which
will be available for the coming
season of navigation,

TOMMY BURNS MAY
FIGHT JACK JOHNSON
Formér Champion Thinks He
, Can Come Back=-- Johnson
: Wants Big Guarantee’

“Chicago, Feb. 9:- Replying to
a challenge. from the Canadian
pugilist, Tommy Burns, formerly
titular heavyweight champion of
the world, Jack Johnson, the
colored gentleman who at present
holds the title, expresses his
willingness to meet Burns if the
latter carries out -his expressed
intention of re-entering the. ring

son $80,000, win or loge. Tommy
Burns is now training in Aus-
tralia,

_ Indians Get Liquor

Men who supply liquor to In-
dians cause the police consider-
able trouble at times, and when.
caught should be severely . dealt
with. The natives, when under
the influence of liquor, are in-
clined to violence,

Philip and Jolin- Morrison, In-
diens who managed to. get
drunk, were engaged in a finish
fight, with a club anda pick as
weapons, when Constables Belson
and: Grant took them in charge,
Both culprits were covered with
blood from many blows. -
In the police court the Morri-
sons were allowed their liberty
David Wiggins, a colored 1 iia,

supplying liquor te the Indians.
He received a sentence of six
thonths in New Westminster jail.

Rocher De: ‘Boule a
° Superintendent. Brown of: the|

‘the Rocher de Boule, was in towtt
T yesterday,“

‘He has. returned to
“tthe: property; ° accompanied - by

-—| Ashe¥ Cowan, “who will act ina
Ls thanagerial capacity, pending t the}
‘| atrival of. his. father. . wes

“Going oc lagineed

~ Peter and Chris Jensen; the In-|
; | ‘piorieers, ‘have - Arranriged

Suffering from burns. which|-
may prove fatal,.a railroad work-| ..
er named Boswell, -better known | -

Frank McKinnon ‘delegates,

wad convicted, ‘on ja- charge. of

| accommodation taxed every ‘day

ot ‘belief j in the | irmnifience of ‘Re- "
Fotis triumph in:

the Manchu pfinces and piinces- “
;|} 868 are selling | even t

BRITONS FEEL
RESENTMENT

LONDON LAWYER JAILED

And Sentenced to Long  Term—Sec-.
retary of State for War Goes to Berlin |
In Connection With Incident

London, Feb. 8;— Lord Hal-
dane, secretary of state for. war,
has gone to Germany, after hav-
ing a’conference with the King.

eign secretary.
arranged visit to Berlin has a
direct bearing on the strained —
Anglo-German relations, which ~

of indignation in- England over |
the conviction at Leipsic of Ber- -
tram Stewart. a London ‘solicitor,
who was charged with espionage
and sentenced to detention in a
fortress for three years and a

was 2 grave miscarriage of jus- -
tice is the view of the British: -
press, which generally expresses
the belief that the Kaiser: will
pardon the accused, or at least’
modify the drastic action” of the
court. Sir Ernest Cassell, the
noted English banker, ‘who has
vast interests in \Germany,-:

ao accompanies Lord Haldane on. his.” a.
-| mission.

- Bertram Stewart, whose arrest
and detention by the German
authorities may prove a casus:
belli, was admitted a-solicitor in

firm of Markby, Stewart & Co.,
of 57:Coleman St.,

in London, having an important

Liberals Elect Officers
The Liberals of the town and
district assembled in the reading -
room on Monday evening on the
occasion of the annual meeting of
Hazelton Liberal. Agséciation.
Various speakers dilated on the
shortcomings of the provincial ;
government. Officers forthe en-

being as follows: .... o
Honorary President, Sir Wile
fred Laurier:

ident, J. Mason Adams: Ist. Vice- .
president, L. L.. DeVoins 2nd. :

Vice-president, Rev. .R. Wy Lee; .
Secretary-Treasurer, J. Warren: -
Executive Committee, Duncan...
Ross, 1. Anger, J, P, Thorkildgen, _

"|B F; Glassey, W. E. Young.

To obtain representation at the
rovincial Liberal convention in

Vancouver on Feb. 29; the assoe- -

iation elected Duncan’ Ross and=-

Alderniere Man Here ©
‘Jack. McNeil, the- Allermere
merchant, was in town: early”
the .week. He reports - hotel.

at the valley town, and-.aays
there is every indication that the. .
coming season will bé thé-busiest:. -
‘Aldermere. has vet seen.

~“Manchas ‘Selig
‘Pekin: | “Confirmation: a

the |

la is
seen here: today in the fact. that

nd’ carringes, ~ Abdica
throne is lobked.

Indignation Evoked Through- a! 2
out England by German:
Action in Alleged Spy Case |

Prominent. Solicitor Arrested at Leipsic , an

and Sir Edward Grey, the for-.. >
The hastily: -. u

are accentuated by the rising tide ~ -

half, That theresultof the trial

1897, and is a member of the law =~

one of the .~
best recognized firms of lawyers

and leading business in the ¢ity,. |

and, further, if Burns can find al
club which will guarantee John-|°

suing year were chosen, the list os

Honorary Vice. a
President, H. C, Brewster: Pres. _.

Vice-president, CH Sawle: 3rd." |

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