Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 5, 1878, Winnipeg, Manitoba A graphic Canad Sanness. Colonization railway Bill full Syno Pils of its provisions what railways government 1o assist propose How ten assistance is to be Given. Convey the lands to reserved along nine Miles thereof to the company provided Al ways that the land to conveyed shall be open for settlement and that persons settling thereon shall have the right to Pur Chase the same from the company at such rates per acre As shall be fixed by the governor in Council or should the governor in Council deem it expedient instead of conveying lands to the company Tho com Pany May be paid the moneys received from the sales of lands on the line of and within six Miles of such railway from time to time until Tho company shall have received a sum not exceeding ten thousand x to. T to and specially for the press. Ottawa March 4. The Bill introduced by or. Mills in the House of commons entitled an act for facilitating the colonization of Dominion lands by the formation of railway compan ies and aiding the construction of railways traversing such sets out with the preamble that it is expedient to provide facilities for colonizing and settling the Public lands owned by the Dominion that the construction of railways will afford the Best Means for the purpose and it is Desir Able to facilitate the incorporation of companies with such View and to afford Aid to dollars per mile after which the company s claims to any further Aid from the Sale of such lands shall cease provided always that not More than ninety per cent of the value of the actual work done shall be paid out of the proceeds of any land sales until the Road is finished and equipped and in operation to the satisfaction of Tho Govor nor in Council provided also that 110 agree ment made by the government with any company or any order in Council promising Aid under this sub Section or the preceding Section shall be valid or binding until it shall have lain before the House of com Mons for one month without being Dis approved unless sooner approved by a Resolution of Tho j another sub Section of this Section gives Power to the governor in Council to appoint an Engineer to report on the work before wholesale dealers such works by Grants or through sales As hereinafter provided of Dominion lands which May be enhanced in value thereby.1 the first clause enacts that the provisions of the measure shall apply exclusively to the construction and operation of railways in Manitoba and the territories of the Dominion. The second clause provides for the incorporation of companies to consist of not less than Twenty five persons Tor the purpose of constructing and operating the railways contemplated by the Bill with Power to make the usual articles of association stating the places to and from which Tho Road is to be constructed the length of the Road Tho number of shares of which the Stock is to consist the amount of Capi Tal which must be not less than twelve thousand dollars for every mile of Road to to built and the names and places of Resi Dence of the directors who Are in each Case to be nine in number. When a certain percentage of the Stock not yet fixed has been subscribed it is enacted that the articles of the association shall be filed in the department of the minister of the Interior at Ottawa provision being made that Tho percentage in question is to be paid to the receiver general subject to be drawn upon the order of the directors for the pay ment of engineering and other work actually done upon the railway certified to by the government for that purpose. The provi Sions As to Bona fide subscription of Stock election of directors the Usu Al nature and it is optional with the govern ment to demand to be represented on the Board of directors while the Road is under construction by one director appointed by Tho governor in Council. This director need not necessarily be a stockholder and whenever the Road is finished and equipped the right of Tho government to be so represented is to cease. Power is Given to the directors to make regulations As to payment of subscriptions and it is declared that neglect to pay an instalment required by Resolution of the Board May cause the for torture of a stockholder s shares after due notice has been served upon him in the usual Way. The 13th clause provides that the Stock of companies formed under the act shall be deemed personal estate but no shares shall be transferable until All pre Vious Calls thereon shall have been fully paid in and it shall not be lawful for any such company to use any of its funds in the Purchase of any Stock in its own or in any other corporation and the making of any such Purchase by any officers or Mem Ber of the company shall be a Mise an increase in the capital Stock of a company requires the concurrence of two thirds in amount of the stockholders and also the approval of the governor in Council and the government must Lay the order approving or disapproving As Tho Case May be. Of the proposed increase on the table of both houses of parliament. The liability of the shareholders is confined to the amount of their Stock and provision is made for the recovery of wages due to labor ers by a simple and inexpensive process. Section 18 declares that no company shall be incorporated under the provisions of this act for the construction of any railway hav ing the same general direction As the can Ada Pacific railway or any Branch thereof at a nearer mean distance than sixty Section 19 to 24 inclusive Are de voted to setting Forth the Powers and duties of companies formed under the act and to describing their obligations to furnish the government with maps plans and profiles of the Road. Amongst the of the companies it May be re marked is the obligation to furnish Tho minister of agriculture who is also minister of statistics an annual report of their operations to Date from the 1st november to the 31st october in each year. In order that there should be no de Lay in putting into working condition these roads so necessary to the development of a new country provision is made that unless the work of construction is completed with in a term of years which will probably be fixed when the measure is discussed in committee the corporate existence and Powers of the dilatory company shall cease. In Case of a railway Over one Hundred and less than three Hundred Miles Long where one half the length has been completed within five years or one Quarter its length within a similar time in the Case of a rail Way Over three Hundred Miles Long the company Are to retain their Powers Over the completed portion but Are debarred from preventing the formation of a new company to Complete the the companies however being permitted to amalgamate. But the is the most important Section in the Bill and its provisions Are therefore quoted in the Gover nor in Council May upon the recommendation of the minister of the Interior for the purpose of aiding in Tho construction of any railway to be constructed under the provi of this act Reserve every alternate Section of ung ranted land by Odd numbers to the extent of five sections per mile on Racli Side of the line of railway exclusive of the sections which under the Dominion fluids act May have been reserved As school to it Ion or May have been allotted to the Hay company and whenever consecutive Miles of any por Tidis of any railway shall have been com Iii la l. Equipped and in operation the in Council May convey to thu com Pany the land so reserved along the said railway so far As the same is completed and for each consecutive ten Miles of the remainder of the railway the governor in Council May As the same May be completed payment is made under the previous sub Section while another provides that lands within a certain distance of Tho Road May be withdrawn from Tho operation of Home Stead Preemption Sale and Bounty entries and a fixed Price in Cash May be placed up on them with or without conditions of settlement As May be thought expedient. Sec Tion 30 gives Tho minister of the Interior Power subject to any vested rights to cause the lands bounding Tho Lino of a railway constructed under the act to be Laid out in a tier of lots 80 acres each with a ten Chain frontage on the railway and a Road upon the outer Point and he May make the homesteads of persons found on the land at the time of the Survey to conform to this Rule a proviso being added that no person proving his right to a Homestead on one of those narrow lots shall to entitled to Pur Chase More than one other lot adjoining. The remaining provisions of Tho Bill have reference merely to details and Aie unimportant. Through the bosporus but not enter con p w Radiger be pro. Stantin Ople. All the bulgarian fortresses i ave. Are to be razed and no turkish troops Are to remain in the principality. In the House of lords yesterday after noon lor4 Derby in reply to Earl Gran Ville said the government had received the terms of peace but in an imperfect state. He could Only say the terms do not include Tho cession of the turkish Fleet the indemnity had been reduced to twelve millions Sterling and the egyptian tribute was not affected. A Pera correspondent writes that by giving up the hostile european provinces at lie same time receiving a tribute from them or saddling them with a portion of the National debt and concentrating Mussulman territory contiguous to constantinople and making Tho concentration required by territorial concessions in Asia minor the turks will create a new ottoman Power ten times stronger than when spread Over the former vast badly organised and hostile territory. Be Portl Russia s official or Gan confirms Tho conditions of peace reported from constantinople and those mentioned by the Earl of Derby in the House of lords yesterday. A St. Petersburg despatch says the grand Tiko has sent the following despatch to the san Stefano March do myself the Honor of congratulating your majesty upon the conclusion of peace. God has vouchsafed to us the happiness of a wines spirits. Champion meat american news Tornado in Kentucky. Emancipation in Cuba. Floods in California. Condensed from the now York associated press reports specially for attic Fuch sew York March 4, 3 . Gold closed. Sterling 60 Days 4.s-i. Sight St. Paul March 5. A Tornado of unusual violence near Stock Hill. Ky., and swept a path four Hundred feet wide destroying everything in its Way. Sev eral people were killed and an immense Quantity of property and buildings was destroyed. The captains general of Cuba proclaims Freedom to All slaves within the insurgents lines. The Sacramento Kiver California Lias in undated its bordering counties for a Miles indicting damage to the amount of comp Lishing the holy work begun by your majesty and on the anniversary of the enfranchisement of the serfs your majesty Lias delivered the christians from the mus Sulman Yoke 1 the insurrection in the greek provinces of Turkey is spreading rapidly. Two thou Sand insurgents Are encamped in. Sight of Yolo thessaly m the District Between mount Olympus and the findus Range. In the revolt in Epi Riis the rebels Defeated the turks on Friday after a Long fight killing 80 and wounding several smaller fights with similar Are reported. The consular reports from Larissa say that sixteen unarmed men and forty five women and children were massacred by the turkish irregulars Anil All the women in the town wore violated. A constantinople despatch says Tho plenipotentiaries enter to duty upon Tho discus Sion of Tho details of several Points of the treaty which were agreed to in bloc taking up the first payment and Tho guarantees for the payment of the indemnity. Intelligence conies from san Tofano that Gen. Ignati Elt and the special turkish ambassador wore to leave for St. Petersburg immediately after signing Tho preliminaries of peace. It is thought Tho special Ambas Sador will Convoy the Sultan s desire for diplomatic relations or be employed to con duct negotiations for drafting the definite treaty the preliminaries Only having so far been signed. The principal conditions of the preliminary treaty just signed Are the cession of Batum Kars Arahan and the District of Bayzid. The question of the Straits is reserved for future consideration the question of navigation remains in stain quo. A will he left Between Montene Gro and Servia so As to enable the Porte to maintain communication with Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is confirmed that Bulgaria will include Burgas Aparna and Kus Tenji but not Salonica or Adrianople. Luissia is to have Power to cede the do Brudsche to Roumania in Exchange for Bessarabia. A Paris Telegram says an italian states Man passing through there remarked Italy cannot extend her Protection to the Vatican if it maintains an attitude of Hostil Ity. If the Pope persists in this policy Tho first consequence will be Tho abrogation of the Law of the papal guarantees. A correspondent at Rome learns on Good authority that the Pope has caused the notification to King Humbert of his accession to the papal chair to be addressed to the King of n.21 t if Assini Bob european the Eastern the conditions of peace British estimates. The greek insurrection. Not c u 0 v m k lit i no of St. John s be held of. It a.m., no. G.r.m., will be held in masonic Hall Winnipeg wednesday Kven Liik March ctr ih7s. I Brethren cordially invited to attend. By order . To. Ii. Fyk Toufton rj7-Mc _ Secretary. Hjul v considerable experience in business employment in any situation where he can make himself generally useful. Could take charge of a tent Lyman h Garden. Good references. And a Thek Plikss lir Anoh Willce. J 25-mll condensed from i Kkt Plikss. Cablegram specially for i to s Patricks society. St. Paul March the Mayence a suisse says that some Days must elapse before the treaty can reach it. Petersburg and an authentic account of the conditions he published it declares these will show that the indemnity has Boon reduced to almost nothing and the question of guarantees has not been touched. A constantinople dispatch states Liat some russians have occupied Pargos also that Prince Teher Zesski to whom was entrusted the administration. And organization of Bulgaria died at san Stefano yesterday. In the House of commons yesterday or. Gat Home Hardy Secretary for the matter of the defence of Tho commercial ports of England was being considered care fully at the present moment. Or. Hardy introduced the War estimates. In the course of his speech lie avoided All existing topics confining himself to minor details. He stated that the estimates had been framed on a strictly peace footing. Whatever apprehensions were entertained he said there was a growing feeling that the militia should not be exclusively employed within its own counties. Some of the finest regiments of militia had placed their ser vices absolutely at the government s Dispo Sal. The government deeming it desirable to revive the autumn manoeuvre intended this year to assemble near Salisbury men ready for foreign service. He trusted the might not be called upon for Active he was confident if it should be that it would not be found deficient. The House then passed a vote fish g the strength the strength of the at men. A san Stefano special says thai Gen. Igna Tiff goes to constantinople to Morrow. It is not known if the grand Duke will accompany him. The latter will remain in Turkey some weeks. It is now hoped that the conference will meet at Berlin and the three chancellors will attend. It is believed Bismarck will preside. Austria is said rather to prefer a Congress to a conference and also that the negotiations should enable the meeting to take place this month. A correspondent at san Stefano gives Tho following additional details of the treaty de Rived from Gen. Exchange of the do Brudsche for Bessarabia is to be subject to Roumania s consent. The Prince of Bulgaria is not to be a member of any reign ing european family. The amount of the bulgarian tribute is not to be fixed for two years. Bulgaria will have the seaport of Kavala. The russian troops will embark on the sea of Marmor and proceed Home ecu blur monthly meeting to be held fat 7 on pm Kasday the 5th inst at the Ollice of my Philllps . By order of Tho president. M. O c. Macdermot my Secretary t i v 50 cent Tea and 25 cent Coffee at his two doors North brewery company deliver Tho choicest Stock and you want in ers in cattle sheep hogs Etc. Vegetables always on prom stand tree delivery in All ps.it-, of Moiety St. Paul link. To Neapolis ale in at 30 cd. Per wine gallon Ontois left it a. 1. B. Hon Ialyn s store at j. Turner go s. Brick warehouse will receive prompt that portion of the Chicago a a ii wily Between Chicago and j Lroy so and Tho West Wisconsin railway oct Ween kirov and St Paul to Minneapolis form a kinetic Lunev tween Chicago St Paul Minneapolis. This line will Here itch he known As the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis his the Only line Between i Paul and i n Capol Lynnd Chicago that Pavars thro Isikli Huj son Kan Claire Black River Falls Elroy and Madison and is t11k Only link that runs on my of its trains the Celebrale-1 Pullman Palace ca11s All route run through with out change of cars. Pullman Palace drawing room and sleeping cars Are run on All its Tialii. All express trains on talk route arc equipped with Wostl Ghause Patent air brakes and Mil Patent safety platform and couplers the most perfect Protection known. This popular route is unsurpassed Lor Speed Comfort and safety. The smooth Well in Anstoc and perfect track of Stool rails the celebrated Pullman sleeping curs the perfect Tele Griph system of moving trains the regularity with which they run the admirable arrange ment for running through cars Between Chicago and All Points West North and North West pc cure to passengers All the com foils in Modem he Best travelling accommodations you will buy your tickets by this route and will take no Oiler. All ticket agents can sell you through tickets and Check usual baggage free by this line. Passengers for Chicago Detroit Toledo Cleve Niagara fails Pittsburgh Cincin Natl Toronto. Montreal Quebec bos ton now York Philadelphia , a in ton Indianapolis is. , Cairo and All lion. Por Uii yield Uram jul i envy soarc1 sire Tho authorised go n is of Llie in Iii for lie Sale ind delivery of ale either in bottles or Robt Strang manager. Book Binde Points and East buy i heir tickets via the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis close connect ions Are Mado sit. 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