THE WEATHER rs ending 5a.m., fovr hou Twenty-20" Sept. 2 up. BAR. IN, RAIN grew, MEET 90,029 26 — a THE DAI / <0" 7 LY ae Aon of ative \ 4 \ \e S$ep Nby ) . ee ee TORIA, es Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist INEWS NEXT MAILS For souTH Sunday, a.m. Princess Royal ——— volt ee NO 200 wh. DUNCAN ROSS ARRIVED i TODAY POPLE’S FIGHT AGAINST THE PROTECTED INTERESTS Mr. Duncan Ross piokasies Why Political Distinctions Are Dropped in Present Campaign—Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Policy to Build up City he Created Mr. D n Ross arrived | fellow is welcome to the support n ommittee rooms | of the protected interests. norning the crowd insisted | Message to Rupert ¢ it ind cating | serrn2 . : | Ipying This is a contest of peculiar om 1 the candidate. e | ¥ lithpelrt wnce to Prince Rupert. Prin- i che: call chairman, Mr J her! Rupert is practically the crea- orris hey geve anovine se A. J. Mort : 1 tion of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Sir ree rousire eer and a iger three rot H 1 | is | Wilfrid hes not been content to ; ; ts and hance for Mr. R | me rely make Prince Rupert pos- ne waved if he enthusiasm. ™ isible. He hes initiated a policy| hen the poke . : it " Int e | Which will make it a great city. ner vs. Interests . a , ; cel Consun te} | Reciprocity is a policy which will “The skirl of e pipes erd the % . ce ; jnot only reduce the cost of living} t romptu dem- | : 7 ., |to the people of Prince Rupert Scottish | . ile will develop the whole of this , But I must not} . |great northern district of Comox- sake must wait} : . Atlin, and make Prince Rupert I t to tell you | r 5 re = ri has jP Ospe uu e present! Make Victory Positive political} ‘*It looks like a great viciory so wr cen the con-|fer, but elections are won by hard ed interests Fs drone ds 1 rot by cheers. See toi Consumers are Solid jthec ir Prirce Rupert a_ big} ly districts and] majority is piled up so as to make umber cat I ited down} victory certzin for the policy of t they are|{Sir Wilfrid Leuricr who is identified | If can have! with you in the creation ard} me in this}development of Prince Rupert a1 dq) ght | he other] this great northern country.’ DUNCAN ROSS Who will hold a great mass meeting and smoker for his supporters in MeIntyre Hall to-night : -_ THE LAURIER WAY | AT HIS OLD GAME? | LS = —— bee How Canada Well Managed! Ex-Convict Accused of Bank) Makes Good! Swindling at Seattle P Despatel Canadian Press Despatch) | ” " ‘ oms re- Tacoma, Sept. 1.—A man na :med | lor the}Murray Mann has been arrested] vhich| Were charged with swindling | $33 Seaitle bank « r $29,-| now identified as an escaped con ’ : d iast|} viet from Denver where he was ders, 34,504,543 For| serving five years for his part in| hone the alee five years for hs Ps" 1) allowed to vote today. $7, 678,395 | increase f $198 a1 ' Mrs. J. L. Dillman end three , red with : : | () lchildren, who hes been visiting : Jher siscer Mrs. John Dillman of whether for or against the by-laws ; vy wet ipply P. O.| Prince Rupert, left yesterday morn-| nuver by turning officer at the tf | ing for Var« the Rupert. 0 PARTY HAS MONOPOLY ‘sentative vote. OF BRITISH LOYALTY onservatives of Canada Ape Position Arrogated by) House of Lords as Custodians of Integrity of British Empire Stirring Address of Ex-Mayor Fred Stork rooms venue is to have another buildings Second 2 fine of residential $15,900 to $20,000. set office and to cost The buildings . . rooms Britain without the shedding of ” ight, many | blood. . “The Peers opposed the measure they were ol the In very in Imittance, offices of S. Harrison & Co., realty the ground thet Howard | protecting m Nova | British Empire ts| Canada, st: fishing ir © rad of ra mostion who have just sold to Mr. Charles Gore of the firm of Bevan, & Elliott, stock brokers, Vancouver and Vic toria. Some other the neighborhood of Hays Creck has ; agents, d the integrity so doing the ‘ an Gore rg pol arge to sey, seme argument is being used property on opposition to reciprocity “Reciprocity, a Liberal measure pa reciprocity |int roduced for benefit of the} is INCENDIARY FIRES the ol opp. sed Canada, by But the | common people Bsr veresting talk} being bitterly hayor Stor hat by manufacturing and moneyed clas nily returned|ses, who claim that the develop urse ment of trade with the United Siates is bound to weaken our ties with the Morther country and ultimately lead to the *€ Ol Lord f : of the'l}of Canada to the United States. s set T f the Lambert Company was s¢ he gland re ra ‘ . . ry varty of} § : EMSe] yes gard In ne way yl ) R rds | ablaze the fire doing considerable \ ihe . i t ‘ r , se O ° s+, 8 oa ere ( ee Canada, as the ou r ite | damage Citizens getting al- yy, an sep ad > , . .eking to arrogate See ene armed at the number of these fires ‘pposed the] to itself the position of custodian ind the police seem unable the : |Nelson Citizens Growing Al- a armed about Them (Canadian Press Despatch) Nelson, Sept. 1.--Another nnexation | ol incendiary origin took a t ‘ | Hlast night when the lumber of his fire place ( lory party ; yard nada are Der Plans of Bris) ttongly 1, Tespa N thy are nied lately ¢ of British loyalty. to capture the guilty parties. “No class, no party, rich or poor Canada, or in any portion of the British Empire, has or can have any sturdy British tha Nghts, as such, m, e88age of 1} “This y © Veto bill, he Liberal Ser ually carried by arded ; nal it ; eing no ¢ lique in Great Britain or ' rae iprocity means the exten- sion of trade with a ne ighbor of like ideals to Britishers, a people Anglgo-Sdxon in origin, > is re- : he greatest OMmon people c N attained in Wtorjec lor the hat ha ’ monopoly — ol loyalty,” “ver who are from | them |/a | siderably | | Second Police Station. also been transferred to the owner who will develop this soon @s evidences of progress begil are to be erected on lots near the} on the dry dock works now urder arranging plans for his new will add appearance the Mr. Gore is for which survey. t present con- of business buildings to the avenue in section. It is probable that on the Hays Monday Sept. 4th being Labor Day there will be no issue of the Daily News. 3 3 $ A City Clerk Missing since Monday—City Cl- erk Woods of Prince Rupert, Said City Clerk's genial presence was expected back to the bosom of his multifarious business at the City Hall on Mondey efter his holiday up river. He has not yet appeared, and already the City Hall feeling lonely without him, grows hourly more anxious. Lost same as io become apparent | UNDER PRESSURE, VOTERS A ARE ADMITTED As a result of the agitation by the Daily News against the ‘|proposed disfranchising of hundreds of Prince Rupert property f $17,000, He s owners, the City Hall officials last night acting under revised or- made out an extra list of 299 property owners who will be Many of these are persons whose vote had been refused ear- lier in the week. All citizens whose vote has been refused-- --should apply again to the re- Let the issues be decided honestly, by an honest and repre- $20,000 OFFICE BLOCK FOR SECOND AVE. Mr. house Gore may erect an of considerable | proper cy apartment substantial } size to accommodate labor for the new dry dock. Progress on the dry dock development work ac- cording to the latest report of Mr. Pillsbury of and substantial the engineer in charge the work at present is good, advances may be expected in all directions before ones SOME BALL PARK H. B. Co. Spends Three Quart- ers of a Million for Em- ployees. (Canadian Press Despatch) Winnipeg, Sept. 2.——-The Hud- Bay Company have just purchased seventy acres of park land adjolaig River Park to be used as Athletic Grounds for em- ake at a cost of three-quarters son s of a million dollars, Old School to Open Miss Johnstone announces that the rooms in the old school building will be open for pupils Tuesday morning, GIVEN TO DUN Tartaned Piper Headed the Demons the By the rousing strains of the Highland bagpipes Mr. Duncan Ross strode arcoss the gengway of the Prince George this morning, a strong candidate with a strong straight cause. Or the wharf to greet him throrged e group of his leading supporters crowding eeger- ly forward with the warmest of welcomes. Behird them again beyord the reserved space at the landing berth gathered others by scores, and the instant Mr. Ross set foot on the wharf up went a rousing burst of cheering. “Ross Right for Rupert” | “Three cheers for Duncan Ross | —Hip, Hip, Hurrah!’’ The shout| resounded along the whole water-! front. Agein ard again rarg out| the welcome. The pipes skirled their loyal fighiirg streins. The| arian weved a welcome wiih} the Union Jack. ‘Ross end Recip-| roci.y for Rupert!’ Some sent up the great shout egeir, and | catchirg the ery the crowd ripped | out another swift creshirg trio of cheers. Im the midst of the welcoming thunder about him Mr. one | |help make Garade REAL HIGHLAND WELCOME DUNCAN ROSS — Demonstration to the Re- ciprocity Candidate on the Wharf This Morning— Triumphal Procession Through the Town Ross was shaking herds with his supporters lining up to march to the Liberal headquarters. “Cead Mille Failte” Up Ceatre street they marched with the hero of the hour, and the piper led the wey with the battle- cry of “Ross erd Reciprocity for Rupert” boldly lettered on. the banner in the midst. At the Liberal Committee Rooms a secord greet welcome awaited the candidate. Here as the strains of the pipes ceased ore catight the familier z2ccerts of the Gaelic giving io Durcan Ross the ‘“‘Cead* Mille Failte’’ which means “A Hundred Thousend Welcomes,” from his Scoitish frierds in Prince Rupert. Ard Mr. Ross’s reply showed thei the kirdly Highland telk hes not failed his after his years in Western tongue Carada. with the highest corcepuors of Great Recipreci.y is corsonent Britcir’s fisc: | aspireciors erd will great as the | Motherlard is greet. WAR AGAINST PRICES Paris is Again up in Arms— Troops Sent to Scenes (Canadian Press ‘De *spatch) Paris, Sept. 1.—War agairst] present high prices continues with | unabated fury Tonight the ernment despatched troops to the Gav-} scenes of disorder. } I. Campaign Leaders’ Tours Ottawa, Sept. 2.—(Special)—Sir Wilfrid Laurier eddressed meetings | yesterday in Prince Edward Island. ! R. L. Borden his tour of| the eastern towrships with a meet: | Clifford Sifton | last night. erded ing at Megantic. spoke at Halifax MYSTERY OF SLEEP Montreal Maiden Won't Wake Up After Eight Days (Canadian Press Despatch) Montreal, Sept. 2.—After sleep- lirg for eight days Blanche David, |18 yeers old, after being found apperertly drugged on a street car still the quiet childlike men: remians in same UNKNOWN ASSASSIN (Canadian cree Despatch) Seattle, Sept. 2.—An unider tified today fred iwice at Mrs, Mary Veughar, rooming-house keeper, ard when cornered by the police shot himself dead. men “What a holler the Conservative | party up if the delegation sent from Washington | to negotiate the recipro- city pact had been turned down by | would have set present years been sirivirg: to obtain Laurier is now doing.” Very good reciprocity stuff are the statements credited to Sir Donald Mann, which seem to have been carefully though out. This observes that Sir Donald Mann's Opinion y ly railway magnate mixed farming is necessary to the complete prosperity of the West. Exclusive wheat-growirg is rot a healthy thing for the prairie pro- vinces. Reciprocity will encour- age mixed farmirg by furnishing a nearby market for certain farm RECIPROCITY CERTAIN TO STAMPEDE THE COUNTRY this | immigratior lost ing reciproe ity was yesterday with a son. One Great Railway Wel sat Who Believes Increased Immigration to This Province Will be the Direct Result of the Endorsement of Reciprocity producis that at cannot bear the cost of a long haul. The possible diversion of wheat st to South does rot seem present from Ea to make this half-owner of a trans- the Liberals,” said ex-Mayor Stork| cortirental railway nervous. He in his address at the Liberal|cheerfully maintains that there smoker last night. ‘‘And especially | will be such an irerease of pro- after the Conservatives hed for|duction bece use of the increased whieh reciprocity will very come reciprocity with the| bring that it will more than make United States,"’ he added as the jup for the loss of traffic. British cheers subsided. ‘They would} Columbie,he says, may look for- have. had an election cry that|ward to a heavy increase in im- would have stempeded the whole | migration which will be a direct country, just as the party of | resuli of reciprocity. The Liberals now count that day whose slow descerding sun sees pot some Conservative preach- at a Liberal con- ention. New Pastor Arrives Rev. Warren Hestings McLeod afternoon presented Mrs. McLeod is doing well, Reciprocity means added op- portunity and it will include you. Aa te nage gmeeeren apne ¥. Fae a = te me ‘4 ; ey He ee ty? ,