The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-07-29
issued: 1905-01-19
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note: *fl THE DAILY NEWS .3* t^mweAi V* pnOVlNCIAb UBUAUV JAW 23 1905 mOSJA ft- VOL. 3 NELSON B 0. THURSDAY JANUARY 19 1905 NO 88« M. S. DAVYS IS SHOT £T Rifle Bullet Passed Close to Mine Manager at Hotel Bar Jack Roberts President of Silverton Miners Union Arrested on Suspicion-Further Arrests Looked For eotly or Indirectly soliciting, canvassing or ln any way attempting to Influence any person in their employment to vote or refrain from voting for any candidate. Such undue influence under the amendment becomes a corrupt practice, which would unseat a candidate, and also an Indictable offense to the extent of a penalty of $200 to be forfeited to any complainant. The provision applies among others, to directors, managers, superintendents, foremen ana other officers of Incorporated companies. PROSECUTES INSPECTORS. ISpecIal to The Dally News) Silverton, Jaa. 18—A great sensation was caused here last evening by some miscreant deliberately shooting at Montague S. Davys, mine manager, of Nelson, at one of the bars ln the town, at least that Is the allegation made by Mr. Davys personally. Mr. Davys and W. E. C. Koch, also ot ■Nelson, were at the bar In the Victoria hotel after dinner, when a rifle was fired from acroBs the street. The bullet went through the bar window, which had a curtain drawn across It, and then across the barroom, going a tew Inches above the head of Sanford Datgle, and between M. S. Davys and J B. Wilson and Anally lodging ln the back of the bar. ' ■Tack Roberts, president of the Silver- ton Miners' union, has been placed under arrest on suspicion, 'by chief of here from NolBon on the rooming train police Bullock-Webster, who arrived today to Investigate the shooting. He Is being assisted by provincial constable Black, and further arrests are looked for. M. 3. Davys has the Emily Edith, the Comstock and the Hewitt mines of this camp under lease, and has sublet the Comstock to William Hunter of "this town. Some three of four weeks ago some trouble was caus…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0381628
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : F.J. Deane
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text