Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 22, 1884, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ika exit lotto Bacr gitia1 there Sisters of Charity left for Quappelle yesterday morning to take charge of the Industrial school it that place. Tub members of the Garry Lacrosse club on monday evening presented a Well clod purse to or. J. Grant Ono of their members. J. R. Suthe kurd co. Have a planing Mill on Tho site of the old Mill and Are busily at work again. The machinery is entirely new and Cost my. We. Macdonald of Laggan farm Virden threshed last week. Ono Field of red Fyfo yielded 4c bushels per acre Anc his whole crop averaged 33 bushels in a total product of bushels. The committee appointed to make arrangements for a scottish concert on halloween met lost night in St. An Dre s Hall and reported Progress. Every thing a getting on nicely and concert May be expected. Good at Tho City police court yesterday b. Ostrhout charged with appropriating a 0. R. Bond that did t belong to him was dismissed there being no prosecution. John Mccormick was sent up for trial on several charges of larceny. The librarian of the legislative As Sembly yesterday received from Earl dual Erin Viceroy of India and late governor general of Canada two volumes of his Awn Worts letters from High latitudes and speeches and addresses of lord differ i As a donation to Tho Library. The bread and butter soc ird at Selkirk Hall last evening was a Success. In addition to Tho Broad and butter and other delicacies the audience were regaled with an excellent programme o musical selections both vocal and instrumental. Pro menacing was als o indulged in and. Altogether a Vety pleasant ovo Ning was spent. Me. Jons Evans a prominent Welsh journalist who has been on a tour of observation to this country for some weeks it left for Ottawa on saturday. Or. Ins controls about a dozen newspapers in Wales printed in both Welsh and Anglia a and As it is Hia intention to publish hit experiences in this country they will no doubt prove very inter Esting. Hon. Alex. Murray of St. Charlesia in Tho City. Or. W. Brett loft yesterday morn ing far the Rockies where he will spend the Winter on construction Healing the sick. Or. A. Bugeia Deputy minister of the Interior a seriously ill. He has never fully recovered from the injuries received during his trip out West. Or. Walter Townsend superintendent of the Northern and Northwestern rail Way and wife arrived in the City on monday night and Are the guests of or. W. B. Scarth. Or. Townsend or. Scarth and Hon. Alex. Morris go West this morning to View the country. Association. The annual meeting of the Manitoba medical student s association was held in the College last night. Twenty three students were present. The following Lincors were elected for the ensuing year president e. A. Blakely 1st vice president h. L. Magimus 2nd vice president p. N. Royal Secretary j. Steep treasurer g. E. Dixon Council lors messes. G. H. Wilson m. Ferguson j. H. Mulvey b. A., e. R. Simp son and d. W. Cowan. The following Resolution was carried unanimously that the medical faculty to requested to affiliate with an Eastern University provided satisfactory arrangements can not be made with Manitoba University for matriculation similar to that of East Ern universities excepting Toronto University. After taking preliminary Steps or holding the annual dinner the association adjourned. Sir Joun. Proposed to the Ion Premier. A meeting of conservatives of Winni Peg Vaa called yesterday afternoon at the office of Scoones is Wolf for the purpose of discussing some plan of action in reference to the 40th anniversary of sir John a. Macdonald. Or. Joseph mul Holland acted As chairman and a. Mcqueen Secretary. After some discussion on the matter the following Resolution was moved by or. G. W. Girdlestone seconded by Aid. K. Mcdonald that Tho following gentlemen be a committee to draft a congratulatory address or memorial to sir John a. Macdonald at the coming Celebration of his entry into Public Ufa to be presented at an adjourned meeting of Tho sub committee to to held in this room at p. M., on monday capt. Scott m. P., j. Royal m. P., g. W. Or. J. A. Miller Hon. O. Brown Hon. Or. Wilson a. A. C. La Riviere or. Jos. Mulholland Aid. S. Mulvey j. Hargrave s. O. Shorey r. J. Whitla. The speeches were made by the follow ing gentlemen Hon. Joa. Royal capt. Scott Aid. Mulvey Aid. K. N. Mcdonald r. J. Whua j. B. Moore s. O. Shorey Amos Rowe r. L. Ashbaugh Gilbert Fowler and others. Missionary concert. The Prairie a lenders also exhibit his celebrated English Puc Irish and bin handsome dog , a Cross Between a St. Bernard and a Pointer. English pugs Are numerous by shown messes. A. J. Darch win. Bubell. Renwick v. To strike out plot. Haggart. Freehold v. Directing Issue. Phippen. Fearman v. For com Mission. Mclean. Evans v. Allowing defendant to Amend 2nd and 4th pleas. Monkman. Blackly v. Amending orders for commission. Perdue. Food Kjall. The championship football match be tween the Central school and Winnipeg clubs will take place this afternoon at 4 o clock instead of 4.30, As announced. A meeting for Tho purpose of organizing a provincial association under above rules will be held in Manitoba College on Toj Vradiy evening at 8 o clock prompt. It a Reques Cerl that All clubs in the prov Ince will Sead five representatives. We Al. Aj., a Luvi us til. Clong Herand k. Murchison was read. It stated that the chief was sober when boxes 2 and 4 were pulled. Aid. Wishart said he and chief Mcrobie left the opera House about 0 o clock saturday night. They had a drink and a Cigar at the Woodbine. They then wont to Portage Avenue and rang Box 2. The remainder of his evidence was a repetition of messes. Stobart and Brown s statements. The chief addressed the committee at length with the object of showing the. Necessity of calling out the brigade. He referred to the customs in other cities showing that it was a regular practice to Call out the brigade at any hour. He also stated that the brigade bad Only Boon called out four times for practice during Tho present year. Or. A. C. Cau Beld testified As to the cause for an alarm being Given on Tho saturday night in question. He said that the chief had or dered Horn to take the Steamer to pump out a tank on main Street on the wednesday previous to the alarm. One team of horses were hitched to it but after reaching the Street they refused to draw it and another the had Tho draw the did not get enough exercise. On Friday morning they were called out to a Small fire. The chief complained to him that Tho boys were slow in getting out. To the Foreman answered that he thought they did not have enough practice at night. The chief said to would Call them out some night soon. James Dixon fireman told Tho com Mittee that More practice for both men and horses was necessary. In the absence of Aid. Brown by whom the matter was brought before tie Council Tho chairman thought. The com Mittee should adjourn which they did. farming. A. Prosperous Community at Wol Schley St. W. Or. G. L. Dodge of Wolseley n. T., arrived in the City last evening. He brought some very Fine samples of vege tables grown in that District and intends placing them on exhibition in the land department of the c. R. He had four potatoes which turned the Scales at eleven pounds and a turnip weighing fifteen pounds. The latter was Given first prize at the Indian head agricultural show this Fau. The potatoes were grown on Tho farm of or. Samuel Jackson of worse Ley. Or. Dodge Speaks highly of asked to hospitable House the Rose in All its splendor on wednesday making us think of the old adage Happy is the Bride the Sun shines the furniture factory of or. Perrin was closed and everyone wore a Holiday garb. Or. Martin the bridegroom rattled int town with a pair of High stepping ponies and pulled up at the Eta Blos of or. Den Mark and was Mot with a Hearty shake of the hand from or. Robert and or. Alex. Denmark his future Brothers in Law. A Ball give after the ceremony. The music was conducted by or. West Thompson of amongst the guests present we noticed mrs. John Lawther and daughter or swathe being detained q9 usual by his extensive farming operations the pretty mrs. Frank Morant wife of the Well known new Brunswick Light weigh Champion the misses dudes who As usual were keeping every one merry or. A5j Morgant of the new Simpson hotel or and airs. Brown and several others. The Bride wore a dress of Brown latin trimmed with milanese Point Laco and the bridesmaids were attired in Pearl grew and Aigret Tes to match. The pre sents were costly. The Happy couple left amidst a Shower of Rice and old slip pers for Brandon where they intend spending their honeymoon. Hallway meeting at Crystal City. A very Large meeting of the people of Southern Manitoba was held in lands Downe Hall Crystal City when mayor Fraser of Pilot Mound was called to Tho chair r. Rogers of clean Vater acting As Secretary. Short speeches were made by messes. Brown Taylor Kenney Stewart Greenway Rogers Thompson and others All of whom unanimously agreed that it would be impossible for the people to live any longer or this Section of railway facilities. The following resolutions were then put to the meeting and unanimously carried moved by a Rollis and seconded by j. Laidlaw that this meeting feeling the absolute necessity of railway facilities at the earliest possible moment do pledge themselves to co operate with other sections of this Southern part of the province doing every thing possible to obtain the same. Moved by John Greenway and seconded by a. Mclaren that a committee con sisting of Mobers. Mckay Praser Greenway Rogers Stew Art Ruttan Mckittrick Ait id hand Ford to appointed to with similar committees which May to appointed by the municipalities of Derby Argyle Pilot Mound South Cypress and the City of Brandon and that d. A. Stewart esq., of Pilot Mound be appointed Secretary to communicate with the councils of the above named municipalities asking their co operation in securing a charter from the provincial legislature for the purpose of construct ing a line of railway from the City of Brandon to some Point on the International Boundary in the county of Rock Lake and taking such other Steps As May be deemed necessary to Advance the rail Way of this Section of the prov Ince. Moved by t. G. Greenway and seconded by r. Rollins that we now adjourn to meet again at Pilot Mound on Friday november 7th, at 2 o clock. The a Lillish wow Timusk and new York Sun. Of much deeper interest to american observers than the Small and Distant wars in which France and England Are entangled is the fast ripening project for the incorporation of the British West indies with the Dominion. The visit to London at this time of sir John a. Mac Donald the Canadian believed to have for one of its main purposes an energetic furtherance of the annexation scheme and lord Derby is reported to have already receded from the unfavourable attitude at first , and to have signified a willingness to acquiesce in the proposal. By the acquisition of the British in sular possessions in Caribbean Waters the population and resources of Tho Domin Ion will be materially increased. In 1881 the territory controlled by the Ottawa government Cortri Riisa while the British West India islands inclusive of the Bahamas and about in Jamaica alone there were souk in 1878, and three years later Barbadoes was credited with 000 and Trinidad with upward of 000. Altogether the new accessions will to nearly equivalent in respect of popu lation to the province of Quebec. The present productive capacities of the three chief islands May be measured by an abstract of the statistics covering the years j.865 to 1879. Thas Tho average annual valuation of imports into Jamaica during that period was against exports apprised at the mean yearly receipts were 000, the expenditures and the Transfer of merchandise involved the movement of tons. Barbadoes imported goods to the amount of 000. Trinidad which of All the islands is Tho most productive and self sustain ing sent Forth stack is assessed at and in took Warp Ashua Kmentt. Pet Stock club Host Knox Hall Winnipeg oct. opening on to s3day night at 8 o clock by minister of Acri Cullura am members of provincial and civic govern ments poultry Doo be chs bees Cage Birds incubators hatching daily lessons in Bee keeping performing Bear trick dogs Canary orchestra talking parrots band 4o., tickets 25 cts Gilldren 10 cts Octtl-23 excursions. a series of grand cheap excursions Are now being inaugurated by i to Canadian Pacific railway to Toronto Ottawa is Treal Era of their excursion Teckla will be Eold Good to to navigation at the to. Lowing remarkably Low Winnipeg to Toronto , Vuk Ottawa ;