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Minister .of Agriculture Slat-
ed for Promotion to Upper
House, Says Report

TAYLOR “HIS. SUCCESSOR]

’ Minister of Works May Be Succeeded by
Deputy-Minister Foster, Who. le Now
_ Conservative . Candidate In The
‘Islands By-Election - .

rently reported that’ Price Ellison |

is to be appointed a Senator and

- that he will be sucveeded as min-

ister of finance and- agriculture
by Hon. Thos, Taylor,: who’ now
holds the works and: railway:
portfoliés. ‘The present deputy
minister of works, W. W. Foster,
whois the Conservative candidate

in The Islands’ by-election, -is
slated to succeed Mr, Taylor.

‘Speaks On Nayal Sentinnent .

Ottawa, Oct, 28 :—Sir Richard
MeBride, at the dinner of visiting
premiers, in the course of -his
speech sald:

“We deeply deplore the failura
of. Canada afew. months age to
do. her share in partaking in-the
defence of the Empire by 7 a vote.
of thirty-five milliond.. ° ‘The
question “of national’ defence
should occupy -a. higher - ~plane
than that. of political . hustinga| |
or: political. platforms. . We . in
British Columbia. feel that we
have .come to the point where
in any fashion we ought to do
our share in the defence not
only of Canada, but of the Em-
pire.’

Speaking at some length on
the question .of an existing,
emergency, he said: ‘We believe
that if there.is any suggestion.
of trouble of a tangible kind
Canada should make a contribu-
tion of this character. British
Columbia Jooks’ upon the naval
contribution oa a:national under-
taking which should take prece-
dence of all else, as’ it would
clear the way fora ‘larger. im-
perial movementin which Canada
might hope t0-co-operate, and}.

toa seheme of Imperial federa- :

tion.”’

; . Fish For Chicago
‘Victoria, Oct. 31:—The British,

Coltimbia: fish exhibit for the

Chicago. land, show is now ready

for shipment, tis. highly praised

Not Taken Seriously ue
Ottawa, Oct. 29: —The London]
Times, says the eable, ‘reporta
that. official proposals have been
“_minde from Canada that the Duke
“of “Cofinaught he ‘appointed her-|.

editary governdr-general of. the]:

* Dominton, thus founding’ cy new]
- sdfnnsty, and -practically giving
Canada. a King. ‘The idea ‘of

making: Canada, a kingdom is ‘not| § fank

“new, not is it taken seriously ir in
‘the Dominion. ip ond we?

[Take Navy Oitestion.
Out of Politics

McBride is still i in Ottawa, ‘Hon.
W.-R. Ross has gone to-join him |’
there. . While the. ‘inter-provin-
cial conference is ‘still in session,

‘tno results have been: announced | to

date,

Sir Richard MeBride i ig praised
by? ‘the. eastern” ‘Conservative
press for. his address to the Ot-
tawa- Canadian club, in- which he

|repeated his naval views: Liberal

for talking’ polities: there, :

"Yukon Prospects Good.
Vancouver, ~ Vet. 29: ‘Dr.
Thompson,
predicts a ‘busy’ winter in that
territory, Hundreds of: new
prospectors have entered the}

many. hew and rich discoveries
next season,—

Seeking New Trials
Indianapolis, Oct, 29. :—Thirty
ofthe thirty-three labor officials |;
convicted .with the McNamaras
of complicity in the-dynamiting
{of the Los Angeles Times build.
ing and other | outrages, who were
sentenced to various terms, ara
now aeeking | Taw. trial. | Several:
are out on bail pending the result,

APPALLING LOSS IN
— COLLIERY ERY EXPLOSION

‘Dawson, N. M., 0 M., Oct. O7:—It is
now positive knowledge that not
one of. the 284 miners entombed
by ‘the colliery explosion here is|
alive, -The entire worka ‘have
been explored and it is made cer-|
tain that those bodies whieh are
unfound are lying buried beneath
tons-of debris,
experts declare that-this was the
most. violent explosion in the his-
tory of the United States, -It
ranks: third in the appalling loss |
of life.

brought to the surface. - The
ing weird in their terribje pathos
of decomposition and horrible
mutilation. -. Wives and relatives
stand looking’ on, horrified and in
doubt over a contorted and lacer-j
ated face which: may or may not
be the loved.oné. For gloomy
sadness and sickening sorrow
the scenes are unequalled,

Dawson, N.M., Oct. 28 There
now remain but sixty bodies to

-|recover from the shaft wrecked

‘tin the eoal mine,

‘Dawson, N. M., Oct, 29; —T'wo
hundred and twenty dead miners
have been taken out of. the Stag|
Canon colliery up. to date..

“Alleged Robber Acquitted |

» Vancouver, Oet. 29:—Charles
Dean, aceised of participating i in.
the’ robbery of $270, 000 from the

Victoria, Oct, 29: — Pramier|

Vietoria ‘Oet.,-31:—It . cur papers ‘say he should apologize}
‘ po Ne ee :

M, P. for Yukon,| ode é hit at the Ropert fair -as

field, and .the member looks for |:

The government!

Last night 140 bodies had been|

scenes.at the morgue are becom-|

~ Local and District News Notes _

F. B ‘Chettleburgh © is in n Van-|
couver, on coal business, :

‘ed by the flood last: week, have
been repaired, :

Prince Rupert,

day for Kitwankool, where a

guard, -

Hospital X-ray fund. ;
A. 8. Gray; of. Cedar ‘vale, whol.

lecturer on the Interior exhibits,
spent the week i in Hazelton,

Asa Specimen of Skeena vege-
tation, T. G. Johnson ‘brought: to|.
Hazelton a radish 26 inches long
and 16 inches in circumference,
tt weighs T4 pounds, . .

-R. G. Cunningham and i. ML.
‘MacCormick returned on Thurs-

day from a visit to Smithers. |’

Mr. Cunningham - ‘continued, his
| Journey. to Gitwangak,
Go Graham, better ‘Inown
BB “Jack, ig in the Hospital, Y=:
covering from an attack of ‘ap
pendicitis.. Dr. Wrinch perform:
Jed a successfial operation,

suddenly - on” ‘Thursday, . ‘while
hunting on Nine-mile mountain.
A. hemorrhage - is -supposed to
have been the cause of death, -
_ Hazelton hockeyists. are pre-
‘paring to organize for the season.
[A league meeting is‘to be called
in the near future, ‘to arrange a
schedule for the Ross cup series,
Ernest Price, who handles the
railway mails to the satisfaction
of’ all concerned, took advantage
of.the temporary blockade on the
‘Skeena to visit Rose Lake this
week, —~ .

‘In the police court D.. L. Stew-
art, of Woodcock - Piairie, was

charged with- assault on H. P.

Large. The” defendant was
bound over to. keep | the peace,
giving sureties for $500.

The new road ‘from the ferry
‘to the railroad station ‘has been
completed. ‘The' grades are now
much easier, The road crew to-
day begins work on thenew road

. through the reserve, cutting: ‘out

the grade between the town
and the’ ferry.

‘Constable - Ss. M.. Grant, “who
has made many friends in this
district, having. proved. himself
a capable and conscientious offi-
cer, has béen offered the position
of chief constable at Cumberland.

| Hig’ promotion is well derserved.

- Lem Hellas and Bill Watson,
Kispiox ranchers, have completed
a. graded © wagon road from the

governmicnt’ ... road. to,

: :board.i is confident. that sufficieiit|
‘The ‘ferry. approaches, damag-|

~| tus, lighting plant, and a modern

Walter Noel returned on Wed-
nesdey - from a business trip to}. s

" Forester® Ailen left on Thurs!)

eabin is being built for the torest
: ut compensation,.

Frequent rehear sal are being!
° held for the dramatic perform:
ance. to be given ‘in uid of tha}

3 tablish several agencies for their

~/Of. the company,. has beén onal.

'/ summer, Mr. Carroll is superin-

ci quarters in Seattle, while’ Mr,
-:L.MeNichol . is superintendent , of

\eastward from Prince Rupert,.

ee . He company expected its road
Long: Angus): an-Indian, | “died

portion of the business: of: all

rived in Chicago last week, under

|Jin’s - latest dirigible baloon, the

. their! --
. tranches," a distance 94 miles, |;
he i [They aay, if aan were continued

‘for additional eqtipment.. . The

To Guard Against |
Influx x Of Orientals

Ottawa, Oct. 28:— 2B: —-New regula.

‘money will be subscribed to pro-
vide the required X-ray ‘appara:

‘amabatance,

- Sealing Claims 9 - |
Victoria, Oct. 31:—Juistice Aud-
‘tte, federal. |-commissioner, ig ex-
pected to return ‘shortly to deal
swith the sealers” claims for more
With the claims
‘of seven hundred Indians, the
total’ asked is now nearly $1, -
000, 000.

G, T. P. in Yokon Alssica

"Fairbanks, Alaska,: ‘Oct, 30:—
That the. Grand Trunk’ Paci cific
Railroad people will probably | @g-

‘route at different points in Alas-
ka and the Yukon was the state-
tment of J. J. Carroll, who, with
G. A. MeNichol, another officer

visit to Alaska during thé past

tendent of the Grand Trunk Pa-
cine Stearashin Itres, with head-

the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
system, now: ‘building its’ Ine

“>Mr. Carroll stated today that].

fo bE ‘ecompleted” before this’ time
next year.. Being the road farth-
est north with eastern. connec-
tions, iti is- expected that: a great.

Alaska points will be transacted
over that route,

For this reason it is intended
that’a number of agencies be es-
tablished in ‘Alaska, the exact
points to be named. after: ‘Mesars
Carroll and MeNichol ‘ender
their report. Mr. Carroll stated
today that he expected the agen-
cies would be four in number and
that lie and his ‘companion would
recommend the establishment of
a Fairbanks office, It is probable
that Dawson, Nome and Skagway
will also get offices.

. More than a million pounds of
dressed ‘meats from Canada ar-

the new. tariff, which | admits
dressed meats free.

Twenty’ - eight ‘persons were
killed near Johannisthal in ‘the
explosion and fall of Count Zeppe-

L-11, which was built ‘to be the
flagship of Germany’ ‘8 erlal fleet.

Italian: general elections, held
on Sunday last, resulted in the
return of the government. ‘The

pated ‘did not: occur, although
several were killed, many. wound.

“fit, have tentatively been adopted

general disorder that was antici-j.

-| ley Valley,

tions ‘governing the whole ques-
tion of Oriental imniigration to
Canada, designed to furnish a
means of effectively controlling

‘by the government and have
been submitted to the Britialt
yovernment.- for its ‘approval,
says the Evening Citizen, Until
this approval | is secured there
will be no announcement in de-

is proposed are steps by which
a much more effective and ade-
quate guard. against the-Oriental
influx than is possible under the
existing conditions can be se-
cured,

During his recent visit to Eng-
land, Sir Richard McBride pre-
sented the view of British Colum-
bia to Sir Edward Grey, British
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, on
the question and in dealing with
it the Colonial office will therefore
have the benefit of- first hand
information on the subject,

-Tf the: new:regulations are put
into ‘force: in: ; British, Columbia,
the fears of- any Hindu or Orie

and much more effective control
over such immigration can be
exercised than at. present, .

WOULD COMPETE ©
WITH MANA CANAL

tail, but generally speaking, what]

ental invasion will be removed

PLOT AGAINST
~AUERTA NOW

Turmoil Growing In Mexico.
~ »Rumored Attempt to Ar -
sacsinate Acting, President.

A FARCIGAL ELECTION.

Although Not a . Candidate, Huerta Was

' Given Large Majority of Votes--- Pow-

ere May Act In Concert to Promole
Peace. Felix Diaz Flees

Mexiéo City, Oct. 31:—Turmoil .
and - unrest are increasing
throughout the republic. It ig .
rumored . that a plot. for the as-
sassination of President Huerta
has been discovered,

‘General Felix Diaz and h's
companions, who fled from Mex.
ico, fearing death, are still on
board the U, §, battleship Louis- —
ianr, on which they took refuge.

Mexico City. Oct. 27:— The
general elections held yesterday
appear to have ween farcical in.
character, Although ‘not an
avowed candidate, Huerta,’ the
provisional resident, received a.
late. majority of the votes-cast,
Only a. amall Proportion of the
Sotera.. exercised. the. franchise,....
It is believed:the- congress, “when.
Ht re-convenes, will declare. the |
election void.

“Felix Diaz yesterday severed-.
his connection with the army, by -

London, Oct, 29:- 29: Several Brit-
ish newspapers today. printed a
map showing that a cut. of five
miles would connect the San J van
and. Atrato rivers in Colombia,
creating arival to the Panama
Canal. It is declared that the pro-
ject is feasible and would prove
comparatively i inexpensive, while

much shorter time than wag re-
quired for Panama. There are
persistent reports that the Brit-
ish government may undertake
the construction of the Darien
canal if Washington fails to mod-~
ify the act which now exempts
American ships from eanal tolls,
in violation of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, = 0 -

B.C.Commended
Ottawa, Oct. 31: :—British ' Co-
| lumbia’s good work in conserving | ~
the forests i is praised by. the fed-
eral report on’ forest protection.

Will Support Ulster ~
London, Oct. 30: :---Bonat Law’:
has pledged - Unionist’ support of}
Ulster, even to the extent of
forcible resistance to home rule,

Labor Commission

commission will | soon - hold | ita!
final session, and will then report
‘| to: the legislature, A thinimum,
wage. of twelve. dollars a weelt
1 for shopgirls Was suggested by}
witnesses here... Some would puy
domestic pervants extra foro over.
time... ; ~ ae

ral: | ‘nesting of. the. Bull:
tloultural’ Associa:

ted 100, 000
bts have tty

tion and “Farme
be held in Alder
day, November 8,

the new canal could-be built in a}

Victoria, Oct; 31 :—The- ‘labor =

resigning as brigadier - ~ general.

- London, Oct, 2B: —The ‘recog:
nition of Huerta by Great Britain
wee only until: the election. He °
may ‘be no longer récognized, a
even though declared elected:

;Washington, Oct, 03: _ The ‘
United States plans a note to the -
Powers with the object of secur-
ing a concerted Mexican policy —
for the future,

Mexico City, Oct. 26:—In a
pronunciamento, General Huerta
said - his government had deter-
milned at all costs to protect the
lives and interestsof foreignera in
Mexico, but that the government
was equally determined that the
domestic affairs.of Mexico shall
be settled by the Mexicans them- _
selves,

Premier Coming Home
Ottawa, Oct. 31:—Sir Richard

_|MeBride left last night for Vie-

toria. The conference i is closed,

‘While the results have not been:

announced, it’ is believed: the.
‘provinces will.obtain larger sub.
sidies from the Dominion,” Many:

- {matters were discussed.

- Liberals Win Seat
. Ottawa, Oct, 30: ~Troax, | the

Bruce by-election by 125 majority;

to be responsible ‘for the. result?

‘Defeated By One: Vote.
Sydney, Oct.: “80:--Th6 Ce j

a ‘ministry which é cane dato. poe

th Australia, last, ‘May, '
feated by one’ ‘vote On .

L tion - motion to. adje

Liberal candidate, won the South: .

The large German vote is believed =. *