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CHALLENGE BY-LAW BALLOT
IN THE CTY HALL TONIGHT

Committee of Citizens Dissatisfied With the Returns Proclaiming
All Three Bylaws Passed, Have Taken Legal Advice,
and a Letter of Protest Will be Presented to
the City Council This Evening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It appears that the bylaws |
declared passed by the re~ WHAT THE ACT SAYS
turning officer on Friday are ;
not to sail through sucess- SECDION 9 Of rH
fully unprotested. Following MUNICIPAT Cr AUSES KOT
the recount held on Satur- SAYS: IN CITY MI NICK
day afternoon the committee PALITY g NO: BY] ‘Ww TO
of citizens dissatisfied with WHICH THI ASSE NT. OF
the figures announced ap- CHE ELECTORS Is NI CES
proached L, W. Patmore for SARY BI | ORE THE J INAL
a legal opinion on the point PASSING THEREOI ; SHAI L
regarding the percentage of BE VALID OR a oe .
votes necessary to carry the i i \ [ NLESS THI VOTE
bylaws, and whether only BALTED TN-FAVOR THERE S
the votes declared effective OF BE AT LEAST THRE]
of the total votes polled, in- FIFTHS 01 “det sei
cluding spoiled votes, should POLLED ’
be used in the percentage ee ,
calculation. The opinion of | ’ oe
the solicitor consulted is
favorable to a determined ead of 4
protest against the carrying hich read
of all three bylaws, and a ew ENE tu lhatet cok 3
letter of protest will be pre- A oainnt Aha cela 150
sented at tonight’s meeting Spoiled halter. Riohe teen
of council, while any action Sawa ciinahe kee
taken by the council based :
upon the assertion that all fhe recount the telephone
the bylaws have passed will ole resulted in the olllcial hg-
be challenged vigorously. res being found correet. In the
Calculation would seem to Git hall bylaw recount two bal-
show that the electric light |'v'> “ere found counted “for
bylaw at least has failed to the bylaw which were challenged.
achieve the necessary per- One had figures seribbled on it;
centage of ballots in favor. this one the returning officer was
Se ma eady to throw out. The other
had no initial signature by the
The Reoount. eturning officer and might have
Mg briefly in Saturday’s|peen thrown out, too, but City
N was a demand for a}Solicitor Peters declared it all
tes polled in the} right If the recount figures
There was some| Ver to stand the vole for the
‘ ha yiaw uld now be 200
egarding the legal ;
s i yf a as olllciaily re-
City Solicitor a Phe her details of this
il gx stoutly f vere correct.
hat any recount was Returning Officer Trusted.
real A committee ty Clerk Woods was emphatic
[ Lynch; J. H his assurance that he had act
| ind S$. P. MeMordie,} ¢@ absolutely on the square in
tha citizens desit his capacity as returning ollicer,
Bee and the cilizens. .commmiutt had
oe AVIS See attend-| 1, desire to throw the slightest
et ial hall at 2 oclock.) qo up upon his integrity in the
MK i Bullock-Webster and aithn:
he Dybhaya represented rhere is a further matltlel in
18 | the Mayor was pres dispute, namely the difference of
\ : \iderman Douglas, City cpiuion regarding the percentage
‘ Woods, the returning of- of votes required to carry the by-
8 me Purchasing amen laws Several citizens hold that
Saale i ea am oy beliol 60 per cent, of the total votes
mye aving Biven poled, including “spoiled bal
me Word to go ahead with the re-])). is required, the city hall
| satisfy those in doubt view, however, is that only those
‘ Ih Woods was aiso ballots which are effective count
Ely desirous of having @ re- in the percentage, This matter
( prove his offfeial count was referred today to L, W. Pat-
‘ EP \ccordingly, in spite ol more by the citizens committee
i eters’ assurance that the with the result mentioned at the
— a sould not now be beginning of this matter,
‘ a recount proceeded. The Electric Bylaw.
allol paper was closely a
rulinized and careful check On the basis of a three fifths
” pt of the votes. The re-]| ballot in favor of the total yote
lowed a slight change in] polled, including spoiled VOW
a es regarding the electric} i would be necessary lo ae
leit bylaw, one vole less for the| according to official returns, 23
ind two more against it} votes i favor to carry this by~
le result of the recount,| law. his would make i ont
M iwainst had been count-| vote short by the official ee
ay and another one}and two short under the ree oie
against” had been overlooked, | figures, percentage ene f
rh akes the bylaw vole stand;}pass on the same basis, mehd-
ror the bylawi iw sees: 229 ing spoils, beings the same IM
\gainst the bylaw..... 52 each case, viz, 234.
fa
*reree ore.
PRINCE RUPERT TWENTY MINUTES AGO
ine joys and girls who have had m
‘th at the prolonged vacation.

Fishmaid”™ coquettish as ever after her fifteen millionth
hiirbreadth escape, siti
Problem of that sixty per cent, vole causilp many ©!

‘Ns lo serateh their heads, di
Red Devil wondering whether it will be expe ac
‘D fins or come out as a full power tire boat ™ a the
Merely Mabel says she may have been mistake aho a

“ilizeus really interested in those bylaws, but st shi ee

lers how many unsettled bets were at the back of that

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Dr. Reddie, medical health
officer for the city, an-
nouneed this morning that z
13 in consequence of the preva-
lence of measles amongst j
the pupils, he has ordéred i
the public school to be is
closed until after the sum- V 6 M a” c T te
olosed a Famous Rupert Vessel, ‘Fish Ma ai aust Fire Today at the ~
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| Government Wha-f---Engineer Arthur Sparkes in Hospital
er eo . er eee ae . e
8.8. Taylor Arrives. Seriously Burned---Plucky Rescue Work by Captain
8. 8. Taylor, accompanied by e ‘
| ea: tage the lattes George Thurbur---Historic Boat Badly Burnt
other, Mrs. J. Ross, arrived 0 iti
The peculiar thing is that the ti Sutaane May - Aa¥ eee INJURED. a backfire in the engine roomy;swiftly run out across scows by UF
calculations ade to fi » ere Yes someho rites y é . thar 7 j , 2
: ns . . i s aol eof a m ‘ et eae Arthur Sparkes, engineer; ee Ricken 4 cs ee the ere the brigade very
ti otes required to pass the ; nable materi e pi se tk snehe 3
bylaws seem to have edad the Baseball Meeting. severely burned on hands tnd i ) oy si ' tt : who er tt rb s prc poral 2
poiled ballots in the ea f th A meeting of the baseball club and face, a ‘ se "hg ca Sd 3 ae au z er ie en of ot boat, }
spoile allots e cases 0 e % "St +5 , ved ; struc ‘eo 1e@ DOal Was ablaze,} only 1e plo ouse an com- f
city hall and telephone bylaws, ‘8 ohne UP: MORPEN at 8 o'clock Captain George Thurbur; Caught full in the face by the|partment below being scorched. i
whish hia apparenth Kaaivadiee consider a challenge received scorched face and _ head, explosion, the Fishmaid's ‘engi- The engine is intact, and very :
majorities, but in the case of the from the -Hagelton team. for 8 burned wrist. neer, Arthur Sparks was severely|/Jittie gear was le at. D age i
is : ; jmatch in that town July ist. The sy? o at “i ee ¥ oer ee :
electric ight bylaw, ‘tito h ran a0 ‘neinbake “aatiaend 1ocalterd. te — — burned, He made a dash for|amounting to about $250 to $300 i
close to the wind, the spoiled) ecting, which will be held in CAUSE AND PLACE. safety with his hair and clothing|is covered by insurance. it
es er ee oP ht a ed “<aeg Ct police court rooms. Backfire and explosion on ores leaping fast the vessel Injured Man’s Condition. it
aken account of ati: in making . into 1e «sea, zaplain George
j 3 ag So ae ke . é ’ ner a if
the calculation, The fact that in} The: Leste, anal } “4 board halibut boat Fishmaid Thurbur, too, was caught while arte ad ra rn ie i
this ballot also one vote got side- C oe i tt 3 sum at at the Government wharf at at the wheel in the pilot house by ih 2 Aaa =e ; Meet aa ts
wo, receive another large sco ; *e ne ser res B
iracked- and one onio the wrong! Seieaieraeinteconeeees “| noon today. Damage to ves- |the scorching flame, but though|, +1, engineer resulted in i
ly be taken a tonif oad of lumber on Saturday. | 300. ae ' onléar ' information that his burns while i!
need ot e taken as sig i an e iost his eyelashes syebDrows ta .
cant ahiiTaae rae es | ee Agate his ab und eae aie hare painjul.- 6nd: SESS) eee
J. R. Miller, anager of P ; Mion eats , are all about the he a: ace
eee ; i ler ma lager of fis head, ha eae ie tip ave ire all about he hands and face,
Burns & Go., returned yesterday Just as the halibut boat Fish- He had a fairly close call between
a ; re (he engineer and take him to the :
Take home a quart of ice cream] from Southern California, where| maid was pulling out.this morn- h ital Cantai TI ; I fire and water, but is likely to
ospital. lapte ‘bur has :
when you go. See Keeley. he has been for some time. ing from the Government wharf : Prat jurdur: 188) recover all right. On board the
one bad burn on the wrist and Lahm
shmaid when she caught fire
his forehead is scorched red, but} “e all Rene He we .
he is otherwise uninjured ae ar bhe, Chew: Sane
° ouse Gutted. 1H. Jalmar, Fred Hawkes and Jack ‘
An alarm was rung into the|Stewart, the lautier being one of
Be a RE cash Ds city fire brigade as the crew of|the men who came through the
the Fishmaid could not cope with| famous adventure when the Fish-
R. G. Harvey Loses Wife and Babe i Probably His Own Life--- the outbreak unaided. When the| maid’s when she turned turtle off
brigade reached the scene in|tie coast of Alaska the other
Mother and Infant Suffocated-i In Sand Below Huge Car record time dense smoke was}|winter. The \Fishmaid belongs
os pouring out of the pilot’ house,}to Messrs, Butterfield, Mackie & =
. 2g i Ye y 1} “ uo o ay ; i o E Shs
_ (Spe cial te Daily ote ; ei . Pw one pita whe) iP Well Known Family. which a moment later burst into} Co., and has a fine fishing record As
Vancouver, June 17. aught Per Sone Met ede amaeetiter Melita fhe family thus so terribly| flames. With the chemical|as well as a record of adventure.
under a heavy touring car whieh]of the car were uninjured. They!) peaved is a very well known one
had skidded fifty feet down from]and Mr. Harvey were brought into tin Pakihe obaat agate: baa —= = — —_—_—_——_——— at
the road. Mrs. R. G. Harvey, the; Vancouver by Mr. George Bip oo Eee BOIS. DORR, Ais magica ‘ i
wife of a prominent Vancouver|Trorey, managing director of| Mrs. Harvey have many friends! Hi
real estate operator, and the! Birks Jewelry Store, who had|and acquaintances in Prince Ru- BASEBALL SCORES | il
vear old baby, Reginald, that she] preceded the Harveys on the road| pert. Mr. Harvey was one of the a
held in her arms were smothered] by a few hunt lred yards The!members of the famous realty
to death in the sand near the foot|/ bodies of Mrs. Harvey and the lfiem of Loewn & Harvey, and had Coast.
of a steep ineline four miles from child were taken to New West-{heen on the coast since the pio- Vancouver 5, Seattle 3. penne eer ii
New Westminster at 4 o’clock|minster and will be brought to}neer days. Very keen regret is Vancouver 5-41, Seattle 328; Transportation Workers Filtering it
vesterday afternoon, Vancouver Mrs Harvey was] widespread following the shock- Tacoma 2-7, Victoria 4-8. Back to Their Jobs in Various th
Husband Badly Hurt. Miss Lillian Skene, daughter of}ing accident. Tt is feared that Portland 3-4, Spokane 4-2. Districts, and Glad to Get Back iil
Mr. Harvey, who was driving|Mr. William Skene, who was for} Mr. Harvey may not recover, and Spokane now leads by ten —Much Distress in Homes,
: ; | : )
he car, is at the Vancouver gen-| many years secretary of the Van-|he is ignorant, of course, of the points; next three tied for second acre i
tal hospital in a precarious con-|couver Board of Trade, fate of his wife and little one. place, London, June 15. — Outside Bs:
{ | SEF Ae eee eae London the strike movement of *
TOO MUCH TBUSTED transport workers is gradually .
IMPORTANT WIRE BRIEFS DR SPENCER | LOCAL JOTTINGS ce oe dissipating. At Bristol, the only
rate | WN 4. F, Doyle, of the fir __|Gambling and “Hight Cost” Made| Port «that has been completely
Tiny Flashes of Telegraphic In-) , ite ; > ole 2 a nia 2 mi " This Man Steal. tied up, the strike committee will a
telligence Worth Attention. Galery & Gibbons, left on the order the men to resume work fs
Ci ae | Prince Rupert this morning for a oe E tomorrow Similar od ‘ a
‘ Coe ee West-| visit to his old-home in Maine facoma, June 14. Bary) Ce ose ee ee Bs of
ancouver, ¢ ie Stl-| Me . e cle fr » ae ar ote
ter tie the lacrosse game| - Bringolf, 34, trusted clerk in the xpected srom,. the. leadert: ae ,
minster i Sa : SI . : g Manchester, Swansea and prob- i
by six goals to two Vancouver Lioensne Commission- W. J. Larkworthy of Hazelton|city treasurer’s office for eight ; de eunvie tne a . ia
got ‘ Sau aera ie age , ably by Monday work in all ports #4
re er Declares His Letter to the| was a passenger for the south on years, calinly went home yester-| will be proceeding normally. In
~ T : -——= - e yr e , s x , , : Mee wt
Winnipeg, June 17.—The Rev, Press a_ Lying One Thoup-| the Prince Rupert this morning. day neon and waited for the otlice|London the strike continues, but
Dr. Sparling, principal of Wesley ‘'énds of Dollars Worth of Con- : hank <bean ie haesuse of distross to the fame |
Collews. is dead. fiscated Liquor Destroyed. The Prince Albert arrived yes-|'® discover peculations of from liew oviehosa wien Te ae i
: PAS - terday with a large consignment $10,000" to $15,000 and arrest . ea ee a a Dae 4
e are anxious tl res Be
Ottawa, June 17 An order in Vancouver, June 14—In a vig-|of live cattle and sheep to be for- him, REM Cae = : I
council transferring a long list}orous speech, during which he} Warded up river. He admitted. tye:. whole--thing WHEAT IS PROMISING di
a id by Gana- : oe when brought in and said the ;
or raw materials used by Gana-)o.oacsionally waxed very warm, F boat d 1 I money went f bl j rie .
, ame asm ; he free ‘or row boats t she none © or samibiing ale
dian manufacturers to the free) oy issioner Pyke at the meet-| ¢. Ce One: BN ee Oe aa ary " Sumper Crop Predicted if Only
list was passed today. telephone 320 green. Davis boat; eh living Weather K Good
ing of the licence commissioners! house. He declares he has been steal- eather Keeps Good,
EIQ RAILWAY SPREAD drew atention to a letter which —_——- ing for two years, adding: “It’s “ts Pres ;
had appeared in’ the press on Specia! Meet, |. 0. O. F. easy to steal when you're trust-| Montreal, June i5.—That tho
Premier McBride Announces) June 6, and signed by the Rey, Dr All members of Prince Rupert ed.’ He has a wife and little boy | SP!!! wheat crop will reach this be
Spending of $100,000,000. Spencer, and roundly denounced] Lodge, No, 63, I. O. O. F., are re- four years old and comes from] Year two hundred and fifty mil- |
ee : one or two of the writer's. etate-| quested to be present on Tuesday} 00? vf Tacoma’'s best families. lion bushels PEE RE: vor i
(Special to Daily News.) ments as absolutely false. Com-|eyening, June 18th, at 8 o'clock, eg Peck Fon vente enever a ae 2 uae
Vielovia, June  16,—Premier|missioner Pyke’s remarks were| Special business. Nomination of METHODIST CHURCHES ats " yh aeace ata & bk
Mehride stated tonight that dur-} frequently applauded by a largel vice grand, Election on follow- i known grain dealer in this city.
ing {he next four years one hun-}audience. ing Tuesday. H. M. Daggett,| Fifteen to One in Favor of Or- ‘
jred million dollars will be ex- Commissioner Pyke said that|acting secretary; A. Douglas, ganic Union TEDDY’S GALLANTRY
vender he sovince on rail-|y, @ . i Py ss000/ N. G, 2 _—_——
pended in the province on n the next day some $300{ : art . _\rin | Roosevelt Out for Woman's Vote
wav work exclusive of what the] worth of confiscated liquor was Yoronto, Ont., June 14—Min- in P ent Campaian
Cc. Pp. R. might spend in that time.|( 4 pe destroyed and this had been Mrs, James Thompson, 337] !sters, members, officials and ad- . eer _—e
He intimated that the Great/eonfiscated during the last three} Second avenue, will be at home herents of the city Methodist fat oe z
Northern will extend its systems} months owing to the energy ofjfon and after June 47th, churches stand almost fiftten . Oyster Bay, N.Y... June Wr
en the maintand and Vancouver);he licence commissioners. He see to one in favor of organic union| Col. Theodore Roosevelt today
flett f > ivoe seclar
Island. was prepared to deposit sufli- Myre. -Fréd Stork will not re. |Detween the Presbyterian, Me-)#atly and unequivocally declar-
ee Pea cient money to clear the expen-| ceive again this season thodist and Congregational chur|¢4 for woman suffrage. The an-
LUCKY VANCOUVER cae ot en tlds 1 eee inate ches in Canada. This is upon} ouncement was made by Judge
a Spencer would do the same and Made from fresh, pure, rich the straight question of organic Ben B, Lindsay, Re Denver aay
Everything Is Coming Ker Way)... (4 (he people on this matter,|/eream—ice eream at Keeley’s amalgamation, not touching the| Was later sony by Colone
Nowadays. the winner lo go on the board) Pharmacy. matter of federation, Roosevelt himself,
een and the leser to send his money gt area ee rere
Montreal, June 15. Mr. Butler}ig the Alexandra Home or Hos- Best meal in town at Savoy. Dr. Stork Visits Hilditch’s.
of the Canada Car Foundry Com- pital. Peer nee John H, Hilditeh beeame the
0 e huge plants re : “ father of ¢ sing baby
pany, OWnINgs DUS. p s her —--- — The Princess May arrived at 4|PPOUC father oF. 8 bouncing baby FREE! FREE! PRES!
and at Fort William, has = an- cy ee : ; F girl at 44:30 o'clock this morn-
uneed to date that a million}] ee o'clook ‘with’ the following pas- in b b ful 8 k
nouncer oO ai ( Rory et Saige Bee , 8. A ig eautiful 8 ey:
lollar power plant is assured for]| THE WEATHER. | sengers for Prinee Rupert: <A ah Seng as Oe saggy y
|| Shockley, Mr. Dougall, Miss RB. electric player piano, worth
Vancouver. He added that-ohel..—.-—— —— | Shockley, Mrs, Mcclintock, T. GC, Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners, $1,200 iven awa to the
| , ‘ ges t , 4 af Doctor, Miss Benson, 0. A . 8 y
jdirectors of the company are now For twenty-four hoars ending} grim, A, MeConnll, L. Pnone 4. pool players in the Base-
; ering a sile » vie ms » #7th: arometer, | Jones, H. P. MeCullo yillid Le napdieiaisonetimenrshiinaaiaant
| considering A ite in the Vieinity 5 a, m,, June #7th: Barometer, Siteeainy Frank Toran ae Eee ; ment pool room, Empress
hof that city for the manufacture] 30,090; maximum temperature,| Knox, R Karp, Mrs, Roy wanted to do folding, Ap- Theatre building
| f steel 65: m um temperature, 50 Mountain, BE, G, MeDonnell, R. J. ly at ea Ne Office - :
of steel. dO; Peininu | i e, oo, Varney, Mr. ply ab once, News ce, ;
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