Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 1, 1878, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian news. Reported specially for the free press. Ottawa Jan. 31. Hon. Edward Blake s retirement from the Cabinet is now officially announced the a tatted being continued ill health. Uvea a. Feb. 1. The Quebec government propose to appoint a commission to administer the affairs of Quebec City. This proposition causes i Cut excitement and is resented by the ill. Gay Ion . For Yarmouth recently taken into the Nova Scotia government has Boen re elected by acclamation. Anglin will probably be re chosen As speaker of the House of commons. Nothing certain is known regarding or. Blake s successor. Some say or. Bethune q.c., ., will become a senator and mini Tor the government being deficient in oratorical Power in the upper House. This however is entirely problematical. United states news Tomlen de from the new York associated press reports specially for the free press. Sick York Jan. 31, 3 . Gold closed . Sterling 60 Days sight european news. Condensed from cablegram specially for Tho i tace polless. Or. Paul Fob. 1. The House of commons was very crowded in All parts yesterday afternoon by persons anxious to listen to the debate on the gov eminent s motion for a supplementary vote Many people including the foreign representatives were present. Tho under foreign Secretary or in reply to a question said he Hac Hoard to Day that the Telegraph lines be Otto in. Constantinople and Gallipoli were Cut. Sir Northcote in replying to a enquiry by Jar. Chaplin said the latest advices showed that no armistice had Yel been signed. The russians were still advancing southward but he was ignorant As to what Point they had reached. As to whether in View of this continued russian Advance England still adheres to the Condi Tionta of neutrality Laid Down in lore Derby s May despatch he said i can Only that the government does no snowed entirely adhere to those Condi or. Forster in moving his amendment to the credit vote declared that he Sav nothing in the situation endangering British interests. Lie arraigned the gov eminent for the indefinite character of the vote asked saying that if it were right the House should vote it it was right the gov c should say what it was wanted for they Only said it was to establish British presi Iye in the event of a european Confer once. Or. Cross Homo Secretary replied to or. Fori Tor. He said or. Forster s Speed w is intended to create a feeling that it a a party in the government which desire the credit in order to apply it to purposes. This imputation he distinctly denied. Lie to admit that the vote As contended was a general vote of Confidence. All the govern Niento asked was that Money might b granted which might be necessary and tha it be Given in full Confidence that it Avo old be used if absolutely necessary. The gov eminent had never swerved from thei policy of neutrality expressed in lore Derby s despatch of the 6th May. He characterized the speeches made again the government outside the House a speeches cheers from the ministerial he commented on Thi delay of Russia in making known the terms of peace and the coincident Rapic Advance of the russian forces. Lie Pointec out that this delay was not caused by the turks but by the russians. He asked where was the strategic reason of the rus Sian Advance on constantinople when the bases of peace had already been accepted by Turkey. He taunted the opposition amid a storm of derisive shouts with being friends of the russians. He maintained that Seerig the russians still advancing Tho government was bound to persevere 111 a vote of Money. The govern ment must exercise its right to be heard in Tho Inal settlement and if to be heard a All it must be backed by the Grant of the estimate now submitted. The govern Ineis o on y was to secure a sub Stan rial and lasting peace. He had not believed till he saw it that this amendment would be put he had no doubt a it would be Defeated by an overwhelming majority. The House was very Lively during both or. Forster s and or. Cross speeches and Tipre were cheers and counter cheers from either sides of the chamber. In Tho House of lords the debate was much Tamer and Only taken part in by two or three of the Peers. Lord Derby said he did not attach much importance to the operations in Armenia be Tino atoning British interests but the gov Rini Zient thought it Best not to encourage a Advance there. A question was asked in the House of commons respecting the correspondence Between or. Gladstone and parties at or. Gladstone some time was accused of inciting the greeks id attack Turkey. He refuted the charge and challenged the daily Telegraph which had printed the accusation to produce its i dormant. It was reported that the ques Tion in parliament would elicit the fact or. , ambassador at Constantino ple had furnished Tho charge to the Tele constantinople correspondent. The Tiller foreign Secretary agreed bring Down correspondence. A so. Petersburg correspondent Tele yet Ter Day i can state positively that the russian government has received no intelligence of the signing of an armis Athens special says the chamber has la ii holding it secret sitting to decide Uhel Hei Tho Over unsent shall accede to the petition for support and Protection that it a Lee ived from thessaly. Telogia says Tho russian Riund Duko Nicholas arrived on the 26th railway from Herman i and took up his in to Palace. The russian Van have occupied Baboski Ilas Koi i i notion and Kirk Ivi Lissia. The Cesa Revitch s army have crossed the Lorn in Force. The i m i Are everywhere retreating upon the Fortie ses of the quadrilateral. Is evident a division lad not been reached in Tho commons when the above despatches Wero made City Council. The special meeting of the City Council called for last evening having adjourned be Bre several of the members presented themselves another special meeting was Leld this morning to discuss the request of Vir. J. H. Mctavish for the Council to petition the legislature in reference to the Street railway and Pontoon Bridge scheme previously referred to in these columns. Aid. Cornish strenuously opposed the coun cil taking any action in what he called perpetuating a monopoly the company so far Asho could see merely wishing to Rotain the Power and to prevent others who might be willing to Forward such an Enterprise and Aid. More and Fonseca opposed the scheme a motion by Aid. Cornish declining As a Council to take any action in Tho matter and referring the petitioners to the Legisla Ture was passed and the Council adjourned thierm metrical. Reported for the free press by James Stewart meteorological observer at win Peg Max min Friday feb. 1. 31 this City on the 1st inst., Tho Wolf of or. Geo. Wright of a son. Enders tenders will to received addressed to the in Derhl Gued at the Canadian Paui hallway office Winnipeg until noon of monday the fourth of february next for railway ties in lots of not less than to be delivered on o about the 30tu june 1878, As follows at St. Boniface. Rat River. River Rosseau. A limited proportion of the above May he delivered at intermediate Points As approved by the inspector. Tho ties will be 8 feet Jong Nat Enec on two opposite sides to a uniform thickness o six inches the flattened in Raco being not Les than six inches wide at Tho Small end. Tho Timber will to Tamarack Oak Princess Pine and Spruce Tho Agaj Egatz number of the two latter kinds not to exceed one fourth of the whole at each place of delivery. Canadian Pacific rail any paymaster s office Winnipeg 2ith Jan. 1878. Thomas Nixon. J25-f2 insolvent act of 1875 Ane Al amending acts. In the matter of Taylor insolvent notice is hereby Given that All accounts due the above estate have been sold to or. John Mcdonald Winnipeg who is thereby fully an Thorl Zed to collect and give receipts for Tho same John Balsillie official Assignee Winnipeg 2nd january 1878. With reference to the above notice it is re Quested that parties indebted to Tho estate Mak a prompt settlement with me at the Boot am shoe store of Dodd co., main Street Between the Hourt of 10 . And 12 noon and 2 and 4 . Or communicate by letter addressed to me Box j2i8 John Mcdonald. Ali Icaro St. Paul Neapolis line. That portion of the Chicago a North Western railway Between Chicago and Elroy via Madi and the West Wisconsin railway Between Llroy and St Paul to Minneapolis form a single line Between Chicago St Paul Minneapolis this line will hereafter be known As Tho Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis it is the Only line Between St Paul and min Neapolis and Chicago that passes through Hud son eau Claire Black River Falls Elroy and Madison and is the Only line that runs on any of its trains Tho celebrated Pullman Palace cars All trains of this great route run through with out change of cars. Pullman Palace drawing room and sleeping cars Are run on All its trains. All express trains on this route Are equipped with Westing House Patent air brakes and Mil lers Patent safety platform and most perfect Protection against accidents known. Rulh popular route unsurpassed Lor Speed Comfort and safety the smooth Well ballasted and perfect Tiack of steel rails the celebrated Pullman Palace sleeping the perfect Tele graph system of moving trains Tho regularity with which they run the admirable arrange ment for running through cars Between Chicago und All Points West and North West by Uro to passengers All the comforts in modern i All Way travelling. If you wish the Best travelling accommodations you will buy your tickets by this route and will take no other. All ticket agents can sell you through tickets Check usual baggage free by this line. Passengers for Chicago Detroit Toledo Cleve and Buffalo Niagara Falls Pilts Burgh Cincin Nati Toronto Montreal Quebec Portland bos on new York Philadelphia Baltimore Washngton Indianapolis St. Louis Cairo and All Points and East should buy their tickets via the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis with the Chicago Alton and Illinois Central or All Points South. New York office no. 11 j Broadway Boston of lace o. 5state Street St. Paul ticket offices. Corner third and Jackson streets and at depot on Sibley Street Minneapolis ticket offices no. Is Collet House Block and at it. Paul Pacific depot Chicago ticket offices 62 Clark Street Isidor Sherman House 75 canal Corner in Olson Al note Street depot Cor. West kindle jul canal streets Wells Street depot Cor. Wells mid Kinzio streets. W h. Stennett r a St. Paul Gerry g. Cooke North Western travelling agent St. Paul Minn Otice of paean Reship n ceo. Clements has taken into his merchant tailoring business or. Daniel Campbell As partner and henceforth the business will be carried on under the name style and form of Clements Campbell. Clements Oke made to order. We. Code Binder one door North of Snyder Anderson shortest and cheapest route to Canada and All Points East. Pulman Palace oars tinning Dally from fish r s Landing through to Chicago. Close connections at St. Paul with West wis Consin Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago Milwaukee and buy your tickets at stage office Mcdeemon St. We a 6rahame, agent fire and Mabine in St trance co. Of Hamilton. And National insurance company of m Robert Strake agent for Manitoba. Ave your Money by paying Manitoba Carriage pc Sleigh manufactory will after this Date shoe horses at 50c. A shoe Cash or Joc. Booked and All other kinds of work at living rates. Now is the time to Send in your orders for cutters sleighs Etc. Also old ones to be trl mined up for Tho first Sleigh ing. All work warranted and All kinds done. Thomas lusted. dozen Light wagons buggies and buckboard a will be exchanged for a Lieut or half Breed lands allowed. J8m t he scientific american thirty third year. The nost popular scientific paper in Tho world Only 20 a year including postage. Week y 4.0w Book pages. 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Banna Tynel store or at j. Turner go s. Of Obj warehouse will receive prompt Attr lion. Por Larfield Waram and Henry Soste arc to authorized agents of Tho con for the Sale and delivery of either in bottles or casks. Dim Robt Strang Patron age of his excellency the go Vekka f dealers in Fine boots and shoes have the largest and Best Stock of boots and shoos this Side of Chicago i to dealers and traders. We have made Tho jobbing a specially and Are prepared to offer Roods at prices lower than Ever sold in the or Mcintyre Mcculloch opposite merchants Bank main Strep is-13-b t he Champion meat stalls . The choicest Stock and anything you want in the line dealers in cattle sheep hogs Etc. Family vegetables always on hand. Prompt and free delivery in All Parteko tha City ;