Vancouver Daily World from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Page 1

First Section i a O'clock if Edition Pages 1 to 20 THE PAPER THAT PRINTS THE FACTS. VAKCOL'VER, B. SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 1DOT. Three Section 36 Pages. MIES IN WAY 01 RESCUERS OF MANGLE ANCOUEE MAN ATTE SOOTH SIFTS SHOD.

ONE LEAK ESiRIOTS WHEN HYMAN SEES SOLDIERS MENACE IN ARRIVE JAPAN LITTLE HOPE FOR ENTOMBED MINERS Heartrending Scenes at Monogah Moved Even Strong Men to Tears Frantic Wives and Children in All night Vigil Eighty five Bodies Are Recovered. RESCUERS SAY NONE HAVE ESCAPED FEAR CLASH Provincial Authorities Have 8worn in Extra Constables to Cope With Possible Disorders Manager Graves Declares Mines Will Open Up. MEN ARE ARRIVING GRAND FORKS, B. C. Dec.

7. (World'a Special 8ervice.) Today is the day men are expected to apply for work at the smelter and small bunches of men are arriving by each train for that purpose, most of them coming from Nelson and other points, to start work ou Monday. The provincial authorities have sworn In a number of special provincial constables to keep the peace, and nil kinds of wild rumors are aZloat as to the probable outcome. The next couple of days should develop matters considerably. "The interview with me quoted in The World for Tuesday is correct.

The mines will start up and as many men will be put to work as apply. Others will be taken on as fast aa possible. I do not know A. E. Hardy, to horn, you refer.

I do not know whether the union baa taken any action or not." In this manner J. P. Graves, manager of the company, answered Inquiries last ni(fht regarding his interview at Grand Forks, which was in substance, that the Granby company bad, since the closing of Its mine, about three weeks ago, been able to seoure supplies at" a lower cost, and upon the willingness of the men to go to work at figures prevailing a year ago, the mines would be started today, and the smelter a few days later. In hi interview he also stated that a number of the old employees had approached the management signifying their desire to go to work at the old scale rather than to remain idle. 8PRINCER ESTATE NOT YET DIVIDED The local heirs of the estate of Aaron Springer, of Wilmington, have been notified by Dr.

D. A. Sinclair, of Toronto, one of the executors' committee, appointed by the heirs, that no actual distribution has yet been made of the restate, though allotments are in progress of arrangement. Dr. Sinclair states in his message that the interests of the Vancouver heirs are being fully protected.

I. W. W. DISOWNS OUT OF WORK PARADE A statement was made at the labor demonstration yesterday that the pro? cession to the city hall was organized by the Independent Workers of the World. Sydney France, local organizer connected with 322 of this organisation, stated to The World today that this was not a fact.

The Independent Workers of the World, he said, had nothing whatever to do with the labor demonstration. CHILDREN'S TRACIC END MAY DRIVE HER MAD Three Rivers. Dec. 7. Mrs.

Duporot, whose four children perished by the fire a few days ago, is to danger of going out of her reason, so serrely has the shock of the. fatality affected her. AT GRAND FORKS LOCATED Helliwell Cot Information Re garding Option on City Bonds From Aid. Ramsay After Private Meeting Then Applied for Option Himself and Cot It. NOT TAKEN UP There has been so much talk about "leaks" from the city hall in regard to bond transactions and other matters that it was thought that there would be considerable development along that line at the investigation held by the civic finance committee on Friday afternoon, a detailed report of which appears in another part of thht issue.

Strange to say, although Mayor Bethune stated positively that he knew there was leakage after every private meeting of the council, only one concrete case came to light. In the statement of Mr. Wilfred Shore, it was set forth that at the time he had options withheld from him, two other brokers had got options. This was explained by the city comptroller, At a meeting in camera of the council, an option on a certain number of the bonds was given to Aemiliua Jarvis of Toronto. After the meeting Mr.

Helliwell met Aid. Ramsay, chairman of the finance committee on a car and in casual conversation Mr. Bamsay mentioned that the option had been granted. This stirred Mr. Helliwell up a little, and he immediately applied to the comptroller for an option ou a block also.

Under the circumstances the comptroller could not see his way clear to refuse. This is the only that was brought home. As the report shows, none of these option were taken up. It was a later option given to Mr. Hellivell, based oh a 'falling market," that was finally accepted.

NEW STREET BYLAW HARSH, SAYS COURT The new street bylaw tinder which a minimum fine of $10 is imposed on offenders, was made the subject of some scathing remarks by Magistrate Williams this morning. This new bylaw is a harsh one," said the magistrate as he imposed a fine of $10 and costs on A. W. Jnrris for allowing wagons to stand on Cordova street at 2 o'clock in the morning. "The punishment is in many cases too severe for the offence.

No discretion is allowed the court. The proper authorities should be informed and the bylaw changed." Another man was fined $10 and costs for obstructing the sidewalk with a sign board. A Japanese, Hara, was in court charged with wounding a Chinaman named Chin. Solicitor. McUill was engaged for a private prosecution, "but the Chinaman did not appear and the case was withdrawn.

MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE. BOSTON, Dec. 7. An indictment for murder in the first degree against James A. Steele, the Everett maniac, who shot and killed Edward Cohen, president of the state branch of tho American Federation of Labor at the State House, Thursday, was returned by the Suffolk county grand jury today.

ON MR FAIRMONT, Deo. 7. A despatch to the Fairmont Times from the Monogah mines received at 3:30 p. places the number of dead at 425. M0N0NCAH, 7.

Up to 1 o'clock today 85 bodies had been removed from mines Nos. 6 and 8 of the Fairmont Coal Com pany. Four of these are Americans. About 100 bodies have been found altogether, but only sixteen have been brought to the surface. The rescuers are now within 1500 feet of the end of the mine.

They are working In two parties of about thirty men each with reliefs every hour. MOXOXGAH, W. Dec. 7. With unabated energy, five rescuing parties, working from every possible point to enter and explore mines Nos.

6 and 8 of the Fairmont Coal Company, a subsidiary of the Consolidated Coal Company of Baltimore, where a terrific explosion of black damp occurred yesterday, are this morning putting forth every effort to reach the 315 men whom they have every reason to believe are still in the mine, dead or alive, although there is stiarcely a hope entertained that a single one of tb 400 or more men who went into the mine yesterday morning, has survived the terrific explosion and the poisonous gas with which the mines filled immediately after the death dealing crash. Eighty five bodies have so far been brought to the surface and the dozen undertakers from this and surrounding towns, who were on duty all night, by daylight had these bodies washed and made as presentable as possible in an improvised morgue, into which one of the mine buildings has been converted. HEARTRENDING SCENE8. With the dawn of day there began a heartrending march up and down along the aisles of which these bodies have been laid, by surviving wives and mothers and sweethearts, orphaned children and strong men, each seeking a near relative or beloved friend. There are between 5000 and 6000 inhabitants in the mining town of Mon ongah, and it is doubtful if in this entire population there are a score of persos who have not a near relative or close friend numbered among the victims of the disaster.

The people of the town are stunned by the catastrophe. They had long believed these mines ns practically immune from the dangers so common to the coal mining, industry. The plant of the company ws provided with every device for the protection of life, and the equipment was considered the most modern and complete outfit used in the production of bituminous coal. A mine disaster here was considered next to impossible and the fact that these mines should be the scene of the most frightful disaster that has ever occurred in the bituminous coal mines America, comes as such a shock to the residents of the town, that they are stupified by it. All night hundreds of men stood Bulletins ACTING LIEUT GOVERNOR.

OTTAWA, Dec. 7. Chief Justice Wetmore, of Saskatchewan, baa been appointed administrator of the province daring the absence on leave of Lieut. Governor Forget. Judges of the supreme cnnrU.of Alberta and Saskatchewan have been appointed commissioners to administer the oath of allegiance to all office holders in the two provinces.

TAFT SAILS FOR HOME. CUXHAVEN. Germany, Dec. 7. The steamer President Grant, with Secretary Taft and the members of his Hartv on board, left here at noon today for New York, via Boulogne and Plymouth.

TO STOP COCAINE SALE. TORONTO, Dec. 7. The council of the Ontario College of Pharmacy will ask the Dominion government to forbid the sale of cocaine except on an order of a duly qualified physician. It ia claimed that people of New York state, addicted to the cocaine hubit, come to Canada for a supply because by the law of the state the Bale there is prohibited.

FOUND DROWNED. Dec. 7. Rufus Pywell, a well known citizen, was found drowned in the lake between here and Muore yesterday. DIED FROM EXPOSURE.

WABIGOON, Dee. 7. A young Englishman, named J. Field, employed at Mathers' camp near Gull river, lost his way returning from his day's work, and died of exposure. SUES CITY OF WINNIPEG.

WINNIPEG, Dec. 7. The Decarie Manufacturing Company, of Minneapolis, ron tractors for the civic incinera tor, will sne the city of Winnipeg Jpr about $50,000, the balance they claim to he due on the purchise of the plant. The company is also asking for the return of the $25,000 deposited by tbem with, the city as a guarantee of good faith, so that the total amount involved ia about $73,000. DYING FROM WANT.

TORONTO. Dec. 7. Albert Honey ball, '21 years old. was found unconscious on the street today from hunger.

Ht was sent to Western hospital. MACLEOD'S BIG FIRE. MACLEOD. Dec. 7.

The store and contents of the Orton Mercantile at 0'ton. six miles east of here, was bnrned yesterday. The entire stock and building was consumed. The origin of the fire is not known. Milton Scott was the owner of the property and the loss is very heavy.

STORM HELPED STEAMER. HALIFAX, Dec. 7. The C. P.

R. steamer Mount Temple has moved twenty feet nearer Iron Bound Island, aa the result of yesterday's storm, and now lies in a safe and better position than before. It is considered now that there are good prospects that the steamer wil be floated and brought into port. G. T.

P. STATION BURNED. Dec. 7. The G.

T. P. station at Harrisburg was burned to the ground today by the explosion of a Imp. The building was an old landmark. MEAT CHOKED HIM.

METCALFE, Dec. 7. J. Herbert Goldie was choked to death by a piece of meat while eating his dinner today. LABOR UNION'S APPEAL.

KINGSTON, Dec. 7. The local labor union is to appeal to the provincial attorney general against the fines of $100 imposed on two striking tai! last week for intimidation. All unions in Ontario are to pass resolutions condemning the judgment. FASTEST FIGHTING CRAFT.

PORTSMOUTH. Dec. 7. The British turbine torpedo boat destroyer Tartar, has beaten all records for her, clam by steaming 35.952 knots an hour, against the tide on the admiralty course between Southampton and Maphn Sands. The record waa made early in the MILLIONAIRE HAMMOND SANE vcur VIMJT TW i t.

Au't xvxvav, i. tf allien uuir lett Hammond, head of the Hammond lypownter Company, today left a private sanitarium and visited his manufacturing plant. His return was made ine uvcasiuii or a welcoming aenionsira last mrrlit AwaraA "Mr TTnmmnn iiini AGED KING 18 RAPIDLY SINKING Stockholm, Dec. 7. King Oscar's condition this morning is distinctly worse.

He baa periods of oncomciouoneea and his general and rapidly increasing debility is such that the gravest fears are entertained aa to the outcome of hia lines. It ia feared that hia heart mar fall suddenly. TUa morning's bulletin araotauasad the frsrity of hia eoodMon. Coldfleld Miners May Resent Federal Interference Which They Declare Was Prompted by the Mine Operators 8heriff Declared In League With Union SITUATION TODAY GOLDFIEDS, Dec. 7 There waa intense but suppressed excitement in Gold fields last night over the expected arrival of United States troops in the camp today.

The union hall was filled until midnight with miners discussing the situation. President McElnnon, of the local miners' union, a brother in law of Wm. D. Haywood, is io charge of the miners' camp again. Vincent St.

John has been in hospital for several weeks as the result of gun shot wound' received in a due! between himself and another labor leader. Sheriff Ingalla, who is out of town, said before leaving that the call for troops was made over hia. head. The sheriff is one of the owners of a large resort in Gold field, which ia patronized extensively by tie miners. Under Slieriff BuckJight and nearly all the couuty officers have signed a protest against troops coming to Goldfield and sent.it to the Some mine operators expressed the opinion last night that the coming of troops means a permanent garrison at Goldfield.

It was declared that the plan has been under consideration for several months and that a number of applications have been made by the miue owners throughout the state for such action by the war department. Despite the suppressed excitement among the miners over the ordering of troops here they are keeping the peace in every way. They seem to be dicon certed and dazzled with the rapidity with which the operators are moving and appear to be totally unprepared for the latest coup. Citizens and miners may make some demonstrations, being inflamed by the sending of the troops. Members of the miners' union in laTge numbers surround the union headquarters and meetings are held at frequent intervals, but are always guarded by secrecy.

BLAMES W. D. HAYWOOD. Ijos Angeles, Dec. 7.

Mr. J. Monte, president of the Lob Angeles Xevada Mining Exchange, and one of the prominent operators of Goldfieid is quoted in an interview as follows: "All of the present trouble at Goldifield ia due to the activity of William D. Haywood, secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners. It was solely to hiR iufhience that the miners refused to acept chocks on Goldfield banks in payment of their wages some time ago, at a meeting of the miners urging them to refuse these checks.

I am satisfied that 75 per cent, of the members of the union were not in sympathy with him in this move, but they seem to be so thoroughly under the control of a few leaders that they have been afraid to take any action. Many of these men are anxious to return to work and, In my opinion, there will either be a split In the union in Gold field or the open shop rule will prevail in all of the leading mines there. The Mine Owners' association has determined that it will longer snhmit to the action of a few union leaders. HOLD UP MAN TOOK AWAY HIS REVOLVER Nat Oougblin, a well known mining man from Lillooet, was held up lata Thursday night on Hastings street and robbed of $75. Coughliu was much disgruntled over the incident.

He stated that he did not mind the loss of fhe money so much as he did the fact that he had a revolver with him and the holdup men took it away from him: t'oughlin's explanation of the robbery is that something was thrown over his head, ho lost consciousness and when he recovered his senses he was on Mount Pleasant. Two men accomplished the robbery, but he wax unable to give an accurate description of either of them. Coughlin Is well known in Vancouver. EMPRESS' FINE TRIP. MONTREAL, Dec.

7. The. Empress of Ireland, which sailed from Halifax last Sunday at noon, arrived at Liverpool last night at midnight, making the trip across the Atlantic from port to port in the remarkable fast time of four days, nineteen hours and thirty minutes. Declares Mikado's Retaliation for Exclusion Will be Commercial War Which Will Ruin Trade of Canada in the Far East Growth of Orient. MIGHTY PROBLEM LONDON, Dec.

7. For the first time since hie return home Hon. C. S. Hyman waa permitted to see newspapermen yesterday.

He said he wae feeling much better. For months he suffered from insomnia, and it waa really not until he started for home that it was possible for him to eleep as he formerly did. "There will be no war between Japan and the United States," said Mr. Hyman. "Such' a war is unnecessary in Japan's interests and Japan knows it.

But just as surely as the American pol icy of exclusion is carried out just so surely will Japan freeze the trade in the Orient. The Japanese are not worrying about what Canada the United States are doing but are keeping track of every move being made. "If the United States' exclude. Japanese; if Canada excludes Japanese it will merely mean that when the act of exclusion is passed the United States and Canada will be passing an act to cut off their mighty trade of the east. Japan will not go to war with the United States or Canada.

She will eimply use her commercial position in the east to shut us out of our trade there. This ia a mighty problem. If we are shut out by Japan what is to become of the Canadian Pacific line of boats? How will the Canadian Pacifio and Grand Trunk Pacific be affected?" Regarding bis intentions, Hyman said he could say nothing as yet. All depends on his health. BY STREET CAR Longshoreman at New West minister Killed and Torn to Pieces by Interurban Car Horrible Sight In Street Inquest This Morning Adjourned.

NEW WESTMINSTER, Dec. 7. (Special.) John Crawley, a longshoreman, employed by Gilley was killed and horribly mangled by an interurban car, at the corner of Tenth street last evening about 6 o'clock. Crawley was on his Vay home from work and had readied the crossing at Tenth street, when the car curved around the bend at such great speed that he wee caught, as he stood in the middle of the track, and hurled directly forward and the fore trucks mangling his body in a shocking manner. He was practically dismembered, some of his limbs being scattered along the track, while the body was entangled in the truck gear.

The car was in charge of Conductor W. Johnson and the motormnn was J. Ernies, who will no doubt have to ex? plain how he came to go around the dangerons hend at such a speed. An inquest was opeimi this morning but afteir formal testimony was adjourned until Monday. BIC OTTAWA LUMBER MILLS CLOSE DOWN OTTAWA, Dec.

7. .1. It. Booths saw mill, employing over tUM) meu, Hosed down. Other local lumber manufacturers have also discontinued operations for the season.

In all nearly twelve hundred men are affected by the closing down of the mills. All mill owners agree rluit this year hne been hardly as good aa last, but in some mills an equal amount of lumber was sawn. CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE. TORONTO, pco. 7.

Wm. Cbessar, foreman carpenter, who was in charge of a building when a scaffold gave way causing the death of a was found guilty of criminal negligence in the sessions todsr. Cheasar supervised the construction of the scaffold. This is the first conviction of the. kind in Toronto.

MAN MANGLED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE I about tbs entrance of the two wine. They iid nothing but hen approached and asked a question they would give way to their emotions. During the night few women were, to be seen, but all day yesterday the women were the thief actors in tho most pathetic and heartrending scenes. It is thought that by tonight tho full extent of the horror sill be known, and it is feared tho knowWl.p. of this will precipitate even more pitiful scenes than those of lodiij As the rescuing parties advance they must clear away the debris, the explosion wrecked over (i00 mine tars, and these choke tin entrance all sides.

Many heavy brattices were also demolished. A peculiar and Temnrkable feature is that, notwithstanding the force of the explosion very lit'Jo of the mine roof was wrecked. By thoM vho witnessed it the explosion was likened to th discharge of a cannon. P.very movable object shot with terrific force throug i tho mine. At the entrance to mine No.

8 a concrete powerhouse was completely demolished. A piece of concrete, weighing fully 1000 pounds. Wits blown clear across the West For.V river, landing on the side of a hill. In a tiidiiis of a half mile, not another piece of ccjicre'e can be found. Great hole, were r.i in the hill on either silo of iho entrance of No.

8. Mine, cars xwrc crushed as thousih made of paper the huge tipple was blown apart. On all tides electric light wires were thrown to the ground, and many persons narrowly raped death from these in the rush for tho mine following the explisio.i. The l'airmcnt and larksbursc Traction company's ca1 pass within ten yards of the mine entrnwe, and a large car crowded with piweiigeis miraculously escaped being blown into the West Fork river. 11 the passengers er stunned by the terrific concussion.

The mine officials iUte that forty per cent of the vctinis are Americans. Fifty physicians are at. work near the mines. The company has eent rush orders for coffins to Pittsburg, Zalesvilie and other towns, the total number ordered being 380 up to this time. (Continued on Pag 134 EX ALD.

WILL RUN That eleven of the present aldermen will run again, if their wives will per mit them, ia a foregone Aid. Bird would have faced tihe terrors of domestic upheavals, but he is set aside by the fact that he has formed a legal partnership that is non matrimoniol, but which weds him in a sense to the in terests of the (treat Northern Knuway Company, which is liable to have gotiations with the City of Vancouver. The others will all be in the fu kl, if allowed. Outside of the present chairwarmers. there are at least two who wl likejy be In the field.

Fx. Aid. Morton, the stormy petrel of Ward 3, will be prac tically forced into the field by hja friends, although lie is personally willing to allow the present holders of the chair to "have another year at it," as he himself puts it. In Ward 1, new blood will be intro duced in th person of Mr. J.

W. I'res cott, ex license commissioner. A largely signed requisition, although hut a few hours In circulation, will practically force Mr. Prescott into the field. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CIVES TWO CONCERTS The Svmphony orchestra wil delight two audience tomorrow, one at 3 o'clock in the City Hall and the second at 8:45 clock at tbe Vancouver Atli lttic club premises.

The program will be very attractive. Twer songs will be rendered by Mrs. A. E. Parkington and trombone solo by Mr.

J. Bowyer. MORTON AGAIN NEAR THE CEMETERY E. Acton. Storekeeper.

After Weeks of Hard Drinking, Shot Himself in Temple The Man Will Probably Die. Despondent as Hip result of a prolonged drinking bout Mr. E. Acton made a desperate attempt on his own life this morning at his home on the Cemetery road. Mr.

Acton had a store and residence leased from Mr. Thomas, J. and lived there with his family. For about a month he has been drinking heavily and this morning he fired a revolver bullet into his forehead. He is still alive but his chances of recovery are very slim;.