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» HAZELTON, B. Cy FRIDAY, JULY 24,. 1914

PRICE $2.00 4: sat a

jis TODAY. |

~TNIRELAND).w

Effoits to Secure Exclusion “Failing, Ulsterites Propose ' To- Take. Decisive Action

: London, “Jaly’ 24 The: Buek-

he inghai: Palace. ‘conferences he-

tween the King: ‘and. the party jeadera, through | which it was

. ‘hoped a solution of. the ‘Home

Rule ‘problem, would he found, ‘Haye proved abortive, through ‘failure to agree on the area, ‘of . ‘Ulster: to’ be excluded from con- “trol: “of: the . Dublin: parliament.

8 Sueh waa the statement: made i in

‘the house of commons by-Prem-|" jer. Asquith. “The. ‘conferees, he ‘said,: were. unable to. agree: on’ the’ principle or. ‘details ‘coricern-

: a ing the areado:. be exeluded, and

Ne

“the meetings: were - brought. toa “chose. . ; / A Belfast despatch says. | that ‘the Ulster leaders, satisfied. now

‘eonfarence, are hagtening.. their. “plans for mobilization | of - their

: forces. . ‘Tt fs reported ‘there. will Be be a-general mobilization on Sat.

“arday, with ‘the possibility that

a A ‘provisional government may be

“proclaimed on Monday. ‘Ulster’s ‘gpllttary. operations are costing.

a - huge aum,. “estimated at. 27,000] 7 -° “dally, for ‘Which: Fea Telny oe “mappa _ *

_ Interested inj Coal A visitor i in Hazelton this week waa Frank Frank, of Vancouver, |; 8 coal man ayho i is ‘greatly. inter:

o “ested i in recent. developments. ‘in

the coal fields. of the district.” He + expressed. satisfaction with what

“he saw during his. brief visit ‘to

_. the district, and declared. “tention of coming. again, longer atay, ° _

: ‘Hunters Will Outfit Here’

Preis For ps “Redistribution

Victoria, July: 23 “The heavy increase: in the ‘popalation: of the province in recent. years and: the opening Up to’ settlement of large areas of lands makingit essential

‘sentation ‘in the British Columbia | Legislature, His Honor’ the Lieu- ténajt:Goyernor-in- -Couneil: has appolated Mr: Justice Macdonald and Mr, Sustice Morrison, of thé Supreme: Court bench,. a Royal Cominission to report; | ‘on: the basis of a redistribution measure to. be. presented. to the legialature at the next: session, ;

“Vancouver, July. 2A: —Justices Morrison, and. ‘Macdonald ” were sworn in as” commissioners’ toi in- vestigate matters - in connection with redistribution, before Jus- tice ‘Murphy, - ~ They will’ begin

| their duties at. once, leaving to-

morrow for Kamloops, where the

31.° After’. visiting other: interior points, the. ‘commisaion will re- turn. to Vancouver beforeatarting for. Edmonton, « enroute over the G.T. P. to vislt- the towns and nettlenienta . of: the . northern {n- terlor and the Skeena river, :

PICNIC FRIDAY, ihe aL

Owing torunfan

Srabis weather;

7s the’ ‘annual: general: pienit: of. Ha. = aelton disttlot has: been: “poatpon-

Ved for: a. “weak Iti is ‘now, ‘intend: ed to hold the event, next Friday, in ‘the recreation ‘park, at Hazel- ton. Hospital... Phe committee in charge has arranged an excellent: program of “games and. Bports, and the big crowd whieh . Is:ex- pected’ to attend . will, bee many

ne entertaining: and; _aniusing fea- at tures, ae New Hazelton, ‘and the surround-

Everybody. in. Hazelton,

Chief Constable Minty has te-|°R" =

os . ceived advice from (a. prominent]

sportsman, ‘who pro-

"poses to spend, some weeks hunt-|

: - ing big-game ‘in the district north of Hazelton, “

Other huiiting par-

* “ties: are. “algo. expected to. outfit

: here during the eoming: falls -

: More: Deels in Pros The: recent bonding” of? Le e “: Knauss’ - ‘property an “Fiddler|

. o Mountain, marks a ling forward ae ‘atride in the ‘developnient of :the

country. immediately tributary to

“the Skeena river. valley, and now

“gomes ,the. rumor. that still_an- ~/cother: equally important mining 7 transaction will soon be. congum-

“From ores averaging trim $15 .{ olorada | paid. iy div yst" year. $2,241,020 from an, ‘output | of $14,495,620," and for. the,aame period, ‘Tonopah dis-

from: ‘an: ‘output: of $10,016,088

tributed” in dividends $2, 958, 482 | trict.

AE ‘Tonapah ‘axes running thise | :

Mrs Field, who: has been visit-

since ‘returning: from “England, arrived i in Hazelton, on. Wednes-

in. ‘the

railway company; ‘is expected - ta begin work on ita big roundhouse within a week or two.

Ben. Peterson, 8 5 Miata

_ prospector, who has made Hazel- ton: his headquarters: for * several |

thineral “elated ih: “this: ‘district, left-on ‘Saturday: for a, prospect: ing trp t to: the Peace “river. dia:

to “reconstruct “territorial - -repre- :

first meeting. will’be held on July] ’

‘pector, as a type.of oltizen,

ing her non Fred, ‘at Courtenay, | .

| down-on Tuesday's train, | -

: -| Lake, a

con district, and says. the | #

| visitor in Hazelton’ on Monday va

Last Year—Sir Richard

TINREASED MINING ACTIVITY. | THROUGHOUT. THE PROVINCE’

Larger Nuimber of Free Minera’ Cer Miners’ ‘Certificates: Issued. Than

McBride Pays ‘Tribute to the

_Prosp ectors Who Have. Blazed the Way For Civilization

-Vietotia, July. - -23:-—~ - Reports | . from’ the. various mining districts are. to. the’ ‘effect that the. number of free Tainers’ certificates issued this yeawin: British Columbia: ex- ceeds. by 169 the number issued. up to this time last | year. - Sever- al outlying recording offices are yet ‘to. be heard from, go that the increase. ‘ia certain’ to be ‘even

| greater. than: the number given.

As the number of licenses: ‘issued. is to be taken as an index: of the: mining. ‘activity of the. province, | this showing i is: regarded a8 ‘most’ satisfactory’ by Sir. Richard Me: Bride, who i is minister, of mines

on the. figures,. Sir Richard said:

.“Thave long held the, opinion: that with the opening up of the} eountry with new lines of rail. way, territory would be- made ae:

eessible which would excite ‘the auriosity” of. the - -prospector. find’ ‘well repay his investigation,’ “But. it seems tiniely to as

“| word in. appreciation. of the proa®

oan never forget—we’ shéuld, ted

deed; ‘ever : fovget--that- ~he:. it

waa who laid. . the foundation - of |. all: the: ‘progress ‘and, development.

| which have taken, place in- “this marvelous province,

‘With’ his pack on-his-back, and with little éther ‘assets than his strong right arm and an unconquerable faith in-the country, he went into the wilderness and” disclosed latent wealth and blazed ‘the trail for|:- the. thousands who came-after; him to reap the. rewards “which only too ‘often; alas, were denied him.

as well as premier. Commenting |’ -

It has always been a matter of regret to ne to feel: thatin too many cages ‘these fine pioneers failed to: achieve that success in life which should be the reward of faithful effort along. the most laborious lines. — It j is, of course, true : ‘that, with old-age; most of ithe pioneer prospectors of the ‘country. have - vanished’ from the scenes of their former -Tabors, [but ‘it is most gratifying’ ‘to learn ‘that their places, are not to-be. ‘be eft svacant; that: the. -young ‘men of ‘the present day are mani- festing: a faith: in the mineral wealth of the country, :

“On. this. latter ‘point, I may say that private reports ‘which have reached me respecting the ‘mineral: wealth of those sections af country whieh lie closely ad. jacent to, the new lines of railway | are of the most. encouraging Ta- ture, I feel that intelligent prog. pecting will surely bring rich re-_ wards to the men, who will today ‘go out into the country and geri: | ously. ‘apply. themselves. to the task. of locating ‘mineral. Ae: | ‘posita, Borah.

seat nt Mat malt heeeacued

“Returns just received at the ‘Hazelton. office. from: the sub- -Te= cording office at. ‘tha confluence of the Parsnip ‘and Findlay rivers; where Wm. Fox is deputy récord- ‘er, and where there j is now con- siderable prospecting i in progress, inerease the | ‘number. of free miners’ certificates: ‘issued in ‘Omineéa” division’ this- year to 679, which ‘is fourteen in excess

Of the number: issued ‘last year,

“Local and District News Notes

Wm. Eaton. of ‘Fort. George, “was in town on Tuesday.

..C. Hinton, of Ostaa lake, came

A, WestJurid, ‘of Endaco, visitor here this week,

% effort i is being made to have postofiice established at Tacla’

_ Albert Davidedn:s general agent, of the G: T, P., WBS ‘here this}.

vere “stokice, of Tacoma, arrived oh Tuesday, to ‘spend several | ‘weeks in ‘the distriet:. ;

‘Cunningham’ a -Hazelton™ store, apent, Sunday i in Smithers, - .. Fathet. Coceola, - the veteran: missionary to the - ‘Indians, has gone ‘to. Europe fora ‘vacation. B A. Price, mail clerk on ‘the. Rupert Smithers’. run,. “WAS a

ham, of: Price’ & (

J. M,: MacCoriniek, maiiager of -

Methodist services . ‘in: ‘Hazelton | °

i ‘will be conducted by Dr. Wrinch.

» George Scott, who has been i in

; cliarge of the Rocher ‘de Boule

hoarding house, came down on Saturday.

a. friend of Mise ‘Agnes Grant, is}

(a visitor’ at the: ‘home of Mr. and

Mrs. Wm: Grant,” acetate

2d, A Sampare, formerly’ it the Sargent: ataf?, hina been _ apgoint- ‘ed: -postniaster : ‘at ‘Gitwangak; where. hé now: resides, ao |: Miitius Pederson and Charles ho: ‘have been “prospect- |. ing ‘in: the Tacla. lake’ country,

7 returned. to town on: Tuesday. .

see: ‘Hosking returned. on Thursday from Smithers,. where he presided over a aittings of the ‘taal debta court.on ‘Wednesday, |

“Two hundred dollars,” donated |

; by he. Indian department; will]: tras prizes to Indian aati lt

_ Miss: Astoria, of Prince Rupert, .

trip via] Fort. St. James.

Excluded Hindus -

. Fight With Police Vancouver, July. 21:—A force} of police and. Special ‘constables came into. conflict with. the Hin- da passengera on the Komagata] . Maru, excluded from Canada by. the immigration authorities. The captain | of the police tug and a number of officers were inj jured by theAsiaties, The cruiser Rainbow was: manned by a special crew, with.a body of militia, amd. was brought from Victoria to subdue the Hindus, who threatened to take the management: of the Maru into their own hands,

' Schumacher—Vaughn -

This has been a-record year for weddings i in Hazelton, The lat- eat. marriage was that of Walter Allen’ "Schumacher, a miner of Skeena Crossing, and Miss Marie Estelle “Vaughn, of the game

place. The ceremony, which was

performed in St. Peter's Church

J, Field, was attended by friends of the happy couple, a number of whom came up from the Cros- sing to be present, ‘

- The mineral industry eontribut- ed $764,847 towarda the revenue of Britiah Columbia for 1918,

THREE THROUGH: THAIS general

= - Morley: Donsldeon, natal manager of the, G, T. P, stated that a tri-weekly. passenger sor- vice ¢ on the: railway: ‘would be run all. the ‘coming’ winter’ between Rupert “and ‘Edmonton. In: the section - traversing the: Nechaco | Valley ° mére than 100 miles remain to receive the final touch- es of ballasting, and it will’ ‘he the end of this month before regu lar trains can” be ‘operated. at apedd, -A-mixed service will: bel. put'on at first and then in the autumn ~the tri-weekly trains

through to Edmonton ‘will be in-

augurated.

John -MePherson, the - Tacla Lake merchant, was in Hazelton this week,, on. his’ way to. the coast. He reports considerable ac-

tivity in prospecting and mining

in tha vicinity of the lake.

_ Over two thousand public achool

papits in’ British, Columbia passed

the high. ‘gehool entrance exam- inations.. ~Ernest. AL Goddard

and Leonard B, ‘Wrinch, of Ra-

zelton, were among the success-

_ | ful ones...

J. P “Thorkildson is awaiting the arrival ‘of a party. of experts,

representing English’ ‘Gapitatists, who are going in to inipect ‘the big bornite deposits on the Drift- wood river, They. will matie the

Deputy Minister Wai Here .

on Wednesday evening by ‘Rev.

; usnal ‘exeallent atyle. fo yea

TEAMS TIED FOR PENNANT

Winning Two Games: ‘From Smithers, Hazelton Tigers. Are Even With New Town .

The’ two. final ball. games “at Smithers between the Tigers and the. Valley team resulted, OS Was expected, in adding. two more wins to the. champions’ record,

thus putting Hazelton and New ..

Hazelton on an even footing for the pennant. Scores, 16-1 and 11-2,

Eatl ‘Pike, the young Seattle high school pitcher, was seen in action for the first -time: since joining the Tigers, and the gene-"

ral impression was that he looked .

good. - His fielding and pegs to

first were features of the game. Grahafm Rock, the favorite of ~

both teams, was behind the bat for Hazelton. to be getting stronger.

Morison “and. Muldoon: were

the Smithers battery. In the

; ‘sixth, when he saw. the game ~ was lost,- MuJdoon ‘wisely. ‘took -

Morison,:out, to gave him for the Monday game, himself. pitching

*/the remaining innings | in good

atyle,.

The firat Inning saw no. ‘Beore for either team, _. Bob Rock and Sinclair went: - out on ‘agstate,

pitcher arid: ‘catcher to first, and.

short raked in Doc Rock’a fly. tn -the -second Pike fanned, (Graham: Rock started the hitting witha drive. to right. ‘Macdon-. rald followed. with one to center, and Btokke. gent a ‘nice “ome. to” ‘left that Jet both. runners in, Muldoon caught Lipp’s- fly and

flashed the ball to first, catching ce

Stokke and retiring the side. - The third brought four runs; one ‘came in the fourth, two in . the fifth, five in the .sixth and : one in. the eighth. Pike struck out ‘the firat three. men that faced him. | In the ©

third he struck out Kiltsin the -* third, Muldoon got a hit to right, —

Morison walked and Jardine and Crandall struck ovt, but not be: fore Muldoon scored off Macdon- ald’s bad throw to second, which. both Bob. and Doc Rock muffed, In the ninth Welland sent a fly toleft which the fielder mede'r no

attempt to get.

Hazelton was . a7 times a at the bat. and scored 15 runs, ‘10 hits:

and two, sacrifices, 27 put outs, uo Bike

10 asaists and. one error.

struck out 12, walked, two- and hit one batter with pitched bal.

aT put guts, 12 asatate and: errors. " Motison struck: out four,”

walked. ‘four and’ allowed tine —

" Muldoon’ atruck out? ‘four,. walked two and. allowed’ one hit

’. “Square Deat'’ ‘O'Neill, as um: HI pire, : “acquitted himself in~ his,

His arm appears —