Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 9, 1890, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Manitoba daily free press Winnipeg sept. 9. Great advertising by the consolidation of the free press Bon advertisers enabled to Gest he greatest for their Money Ever presented in Winnipeg. Prior to the consolidation the circulation of the free press being represented by 3, that of the Sun was represented by 2. The for the consolidated circulation remain the same u the original free Nixsa rates. These two statements of fact make obvious to any Intelli gent advertiser the now offered. Nor let it be forgotten that the daily morning free press and the likening free press and Sun cover the entire Winnipeg daily newspaper both of which editions All advertisements Are inserted at rate. Weekity free press. It can safely be claimed that for the Rural portions of Manitoba and the territories the weekly free press As an advertising medium b Worth More than All. Other weekly papers combined. Pity and country. The Manitou pos Tomee has been repainted Austin s rivals. Three propositions to construct electric railways. Aldermen favor an offer of 3 per Cut dividend on net earnings and some other Cash consider consideration on wednesday and Friday evenings. Meat has advanced iwo cents . A Pound at there have been a number of Petty thefts at West Selkirk. Fifth chickens were bagged by w. F. Ellis Mitu Itou last Friday. Triem is More water on the Prairie than has been seen for two or three years past. I Quiette co., of this City Are giving tip their recently started flour and feed Busi Ness. Father Chee Kier who is in Rome is expected to return to St. Boniface in three weeks. It is announced that the banking firm of me Arthur Knowles Prince Albert has been dissolved. There Are said to be no fewer than five com the following is the text of the three offers made to the City Council last evening with reference to the building of an electric Street railway to his worship the mayor and members of the City Council Winnipeg assembled behalf of myself and associates i beg to submit to your honorable body the following proposition it is our intention with the consent of the Council to build a Street railway to be ated by electricity or other motive Power from a p int commencing at the intersection of notre Dame Street and Portage Avenue the main line to ran along notre Dame Street to the cemetery with the portion from Portage Avenue to Nina Street which is in the Vicinity of the Winnipeg general Hospital completed this year before the Winter sets in if possible. The next Branch to run from the main line along Albert Street Pat Ding the Market build ing Down King to Logan Street and out Logan Street to Dufferin Park thereby facilitating the travel for the Large population that exists in Northwest portion of the City and giving them easy Access to the Market Audroth Erparas of the City. The next Branch would be from the Mam line along Ellice Street thence to Colony Street and from Colony Street to port age Avenue with the option of running along Colony Street and Broadway to Osborne and crossing Osborne Street Bridge and extending along the streets in Ward 1, that it May be considered the most advantageous. Also to extend the Portage Avenue line when the requirements will demand it and also to make other connections and build on other streets that May be deemed advisable subject to the present charter or arrangements existing be b Cen your honorable body and the present Street railway company. It in the intention of earn to accommodate the travelling Public on All which shall in and occupy fur railway purposes. We will protect and save harmless the City of Winnipeg against claims or Dun urea Aris ing from the construction or management of All Street railways owned occupied and ated by us. .1 the City of Winnipeg to furnish a Complete and and perfect right of Way Lay and All streets used by us for railway purposes subject to the rights if any of the Winnipeg Street railway company. We will operate All lines of railway built and operated by us Contin uhly through the year tinder such rules and police regulations As your honorable body May ree fit to establish. We to have the right to erect All poles and wires necessary to connect any or a systems of Street railways owned and operated by us with the Power station from which we obtain the necessary to operate these roads. We agree that we will at All Tinea furnish service to the Public equal to that furnished m other Citi ties and to allow your honorable body to be the judge of such service and to improve it from time to time so As to at nil times furnish Good and sufficient service from six o clock in the morning until eleven o clock at night of each and every Day in each and offer of the gentlemen who had first approx Ali be we to year. Have this franchise for a period of Twenty four years with the privilege of an Extension for Twenty four years longer if we have built maintained and operated All lines or agreed to be built maintained and operated by us our successors or assigns in strict accordance with the agreement to be entered into or in lieu of said Extension the City to be allowed at their option at the expiration of the Twenty tour years to Purchase the entire system of Street railways owned occupied and operated by us our successors or assigns with All real and personal property owned and used in connection with the operating of said line or lines of railway u Jon Thi he thought Smith s motion be accepted but he to committee of the whole. Aid. Black objected to a reference of the applications to the Board of works on the ground that the Board was now already loaded with business and could not give them the attention they required. Aid. Callaway would not support either the motion or the amendment. He suggested that the propositions be referred to a special meeting of the Council to be held on wednes Day evening Aid. Mcmicken added to his motion a clause giving the committee Power to consult and if possible procure modification of the offers. Or. Munson addressed the committee briefly. Aid. Mcmicken s amendment was at length earned in this form that a special commit tee consisting of aldermen Andrews Smith Calloway Wolf Taylor and Mcmicken be appointed to consider the propositions for an electric Street railway requesting the solicit ors of the respective companies to appear de fore the committee and if possible to submit modifications of the terms at present submit Ted and report to a special meeting of the Council on Friday next. The committee then Rose and reported and the report was adapted by a vote of 7 to 3. Cream bought at 75 c. 03st a bran new the great Gough. Payment by the said City of we our successors the full to us f i panties desirous of building an railway Here. Electric Street the an Nual meeting of the Winnipeg Atic and dramatic society will be held at the Clarendon hotel next monday evening. Mrs. Prince assistant Matron of St. John s Indian school has resigned her position and returned Home to Montreal by last night s Braiu. A writes a Long letter re Garding the condition of the sidewalks on main Aud other streets which apparently require repairs. Akk port Hope evening guide of the 2nd most. Says or. John isl Cbeth and his wife Nee miss Lottie Smith win i Are visiting at the Blue Stone House song Street. The mayor telegraphed yesterday to t. C Heeter o.e., Ottawa asking if he would accept the position of arbitrator in the matter of the expropriation of the water works. Last night he had As yet received no answer. Some More of the shot and shreds of cloth my were taken from or. Arnett s wounds yesterday and the dressing of the wound was attended with less restlessness by the patient who seems now in a fair Way of recovery. A House which had not keen at his Home for a number of years was taken out to Kosser the other Day to put out to pasture. The next Day he fund his Way to his Birthplace Down the River where he had t been since he was a Colt. The official Gazette of saturday last contains the following notices the resignation of Albert Dirks 01 Barnsley As a Justice of tie peace been accepted. To be provincial Constable Archibald Mclean of the town of the Neepawa Register says some of the Winnipeg aldermen Are of opinion that they could had natural Gas within the corporation by Boring. Why of course there is natural Gas Therp the City a full of it and no need to bore for it either. An Exchange says Deloraine merchants will not sell Salt by the barrel and Farmers who require that commodity for their Stock feel aggrieved being compelled to buy it in Small quantities for which they have to pay of tue company i represent to have if pos sible three Miles of this track in operation the com ins Winter Viz from Portage Avenue and Dufferin Park to the Hospital and to Colony Street. This would give immediate Access to All parts of the City where a Street railway is most desired. The fares to be charged would not exceed five cents from any part of the City to any other part of the City covered by the line we propose to build. Should you Grant me the right i Here ask i would request that you take such Steps As to notify the present company of the streets up on which i have decided to build provided it is necessary. T have the Honor to be gentlemen. Yours truly h. G. Momi Okken. To the mayor and Council of the City of Winnipeg. The undersigned for our i Pany hereby most respectfully following propositions for your consideration to hereby respectfully apply to your honorable body for the sight privilege and fran Chise to build Lay construct maintain control and operate or More lines of Street r always upon and along any or All the streets a and highways of the City of Winni Peg the principal Power to be used upon any or All of said lines of railway to be electric Power of the most perfect and approved system. We propose to you As follows Welt build construct maintain control and operate lines of Street railway upon and along the following streets As hereinafter designated and described. Line no. At the intersection of Portage Avenue and notre Dame Street thence upon an along said notre Dame at the Street known As Nina Street the Nee along and upon said Nina Street run n no m a northerly direction to Quelch Street thence along Aud upon Sard Quelch Street running m a northerly direction to what is known As Logan Street thence along and upon said Logan Street in an Easterly direction to main Street thence along and upon said main Street in a southerly direction to port age Avenue thence along and upon said the intersection of Portage Avenue and Notie Street to Chepla Cerf line no. 2-commencing at the intersection of Portage Avenue and main Street Nin eng thence along and upon said Portage Avenue to the Westerly limits of the City of railways and their appurtenances ibo value to be ascertained by aboard of arbitration to c Jurist of three members we our sons censors or assigns to select member the Council of the City of Winnipeg to select the second member and the two members thus selected to choose e. Third member and the value arrived at by a majority of said Board of arbitration to be the amount to be paid by the City of Winnipeg to us our successor or assigns for All our lines of railways thus purchased. Should your honorable body Grant to us the rights and franchise herein applied for we agree within a reasonable time to furnish a Bond or other satisfactory Security in such reasonable sum a your honorable body May designate binding us to perform our part this agreement. This franchise to be accepted by us subject to the rights of the Winnipeg Street railway company and in the event of our being interrupted prevented of delayed in the carry ing out of any part of our works under t us contract by litigation or by any other cause for which we Are not responsible the delay so caused to in no Wise act As forfeiture of our sights under this contract or of our Bond Given for the faithful performance of this con tract. If Thia proposition be accepted we desire that same be notified to us delay Tho time for work this season is no Short. We also desire in Case of acceptance of this proposition that your Council give the necessary instructions for the drafting of a binding con tract carrying out. Its terms and we also desire the Aid of your honorable body by re incidents in his Tulfo retold by or. J k. Clarke in Lon Church int night. A Large audience listened last evening in Zion Church for two hours and ten minutes in alternate silence and applause to John r. Clarke s great lecture Gough in humor dialect and the speaker was briefly introduced by the pastor of Thi Church Rev a. C. Crews who stated Thater. Clarke was now of the leading attractions of the celebrated Redpath Bureau and Hud been lecturing in eighteen states of the Republic since his visit to Winnipeg last october. Or. Clarke related some of the striking incidents in cough s life and dwelt at consider Able length upon his style of oratory. Gough was not simply talented he was a Genius. He used to say he bad no logic but he had a wonderful experience. He had great rousing Power. He was master of dramatic action throb Bing pathos and bubbling humor. Having All the essentials of a successful comedian he would have made a great actor. His utter ances were never course and his moral stand Ard was always High. No Man could mimic the drunkard with anything like so much propriety As Gough. Or. Clarke aroused great laughter by Tell ing some of or. Gough s stories which he related in the various dialects proven in millions of Bonim or More than a Quarter of a Century. It need by the United states government endorsed by the Heady of the great universities an the Strong est purest and most healthful. It. Price s Cream baking powder does not Toutain ammonia Ludo or Alum. Sold Only in bomb. Or Prio Tom. Powder 00. Oei Uoo. M. Tice stopped in teass1t. Fine new goods Laid at main St. Lavoice proc and 25 per cent. Ostapo w for the Best value in the Ben Hur is the Best a f.1 a j Al or jul. Jav sold in the 17 dec be 3vc Cocoa wine we buy of leap and sen Cheapo our Mamm Lor cob for fatigue of mind and body and sleeplessness. Arrivals a. Arrivals ceo. H. Roofers co wholesale retail. 432 main St., Opp. Union Bank. Boot stores 332 47ft Wber Branch stores Riorden Glenboro and solution petition or otherwise to the Legisla Tive Assembly of Manitoba toward the Grant ing by that body of an act of incorporation of ourselves and associates As such Street rail Way and improvement company. On behalf of ourselves Ana associates. O. F. Sherwood St. Paul. Jaleh a. Books Duluth. Winnipeg september St to the mayor and Council of the City of Winnipeg. Their eyes. One of Tho most thrilling parts of the lecture was time which described a news boy of eleven years standing at the door of Exeter Hall in the advertise ment announcing Gough s lecture a Bene Volent old Yorkshire Farmer came along and paid for the boy s admission he went on to Tell the great impression made on the lad i mind by Gough s wonderful eloquence and inspired him with Aud a desire to Erzinger s 3st in s i Erzinger s arrived on Case Flat agreeable to their interview with the Board of works last week and in response to the published notice in to Day a paper requesting propositions for an electric Street railway for the City of Winnipeg Manitoba the undersigned offer in Brief As Fol lows _ 1st. That subject to All the rights expressed in the agreement now existing Between the City of Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Street railway company they Are ready to construct maintain and operate a Street railway system Winnipeg. Two cents a Pound. The Garden party and Bazaar under the auspices of the ladies of All Saint s Church he d yesterday in or. Eden s grounds not the Cloudy weather was largely and the financial results were correspondingly satisfactory. The Macleod Gazette understands that a gentleman representing a Strong Canadian Oil company a with some of the parties Wop hold Petroleum claims inthe Koo Tenai a strict with a View to obtaining control of a Block of Laud there and sinking Wells it misunderstood that if successful lob tuning will be a Iamb Sfat line 3-commencing at the intersection of Portage Avenue and main Street thence along and upon said main Street to the Assini borne River thence said River upon and. Across the Mam Street Bridge thence to Tom Usborne Street Bridge on to the South Side of the Assini Bome River by such route and such streets and avenues As May be hereafter designated thence across and Aidos borne Street Bridge and along and upon Osborne Street to Broadway and i feasible Runte to be line is o.4 commencing at the inti t Tion of Logan Street arid main Street thence d Winnipeg. H a the northerly limits of the City of the first number of the Boissevain Globe has been received. It 19 a neatly printed column paper and is filled with a Good Supply of local news. The Globe which is apparently Independent politically is published by or r i y a sent Eman of considerable journalistic experience both in Winnipeg and int the Post. 12 me in Looe the people of Boissevain will doubt their views and the 9-hour Law. It went into Force yesterday throughout tile City. The Union painters of the City put their in Kou Reulein Force yesterday. Some f shops accepted the system in the other line Avo. Of commencing at the intersect. Lunoff notre Dame Street and Nina Street along and upon said to the Westerly limits of the above Are All the lines that although we shall at 11. Willing Tern when justified he n i in justified by Velnp ment. We t five coi lines of a fair Prospect of de bed five Miles of r and we will the balance of the ats c3 described lines the approval of the City Engineer and the Speed of running to be subject to the approval of the Council All trains to be run at such intervals As to accommodate the travelling Public All rails cars equipment and every thing appertaining to said system to be of the most modern and approved order. They also agree to construct lines of railway on and streets upon the requisition of three fourths of the property owners on the Street asked for and there being a reasonable number of residences on said Street and it reasonable contiguous population. 2nd. The undersigned would also agree to a Nve cent fare for a continuous trip and to Ecks on All connecting lines parties would also agree to pay to the City Council five per cent per annul of the net earnings of the said railways for the first Twenty five and ten per cent of the net earnings for the second Twenty five years and also pay in to the trea surer of the said City a fee of ten dollars 810 for each car put upon snid railways. At the expiration of fifty years the City can sume the ownership of said railways at valuation to be ascertained by the usual form of arbitration. The said parties Are moreover prepared to reasonable request or provisos City Council May deem for the Best interests of the City and the safety and con citizens and As a pledge of Good Faith the undersigned Are willing to de posit with the City treasurer the sum of five thousand dollars should such guarantee be required by the City to be paid by said thes counts of Assum a k which Ine Eftia railway. They moreover express the construct coming Winter As they have Power at hand. The unit seven s All on men went out. The local Union of painters has received the following letter of approval from the general order of painters purpose cars Jamks Kahson Samdal u. Thompson. J. M. Graham per h. J. D. Hint j. Follow in his footsteps. He or. Clarke was and it was always his Delight to de Clare How much he to the greatest of Temperance orators. The closing Story of Ned Wright the Yorkshire Farmer was very realistic and provoked great applause and laughter. Or. Clarke last evening fully sustained his reputation As of tie leading platform speakers of America. The lecture was Amus ing and inspiring. Everybody went away delighted with a Strong desire to Heslor him again. To night or. Clarke Speaks in the same place on the Rosh Shamrock und is of his finest efforts. People in paragraphs gossip about people who and personal happenings. Or. H. S. Holt went East last evening. Fred Starkey of Carman is in the City. Or. R. Rogers of Clearwater is in town. Miss Maycock left for the East last evening Geo. Percival an old timer is in town again. Hon. Messes. Smart and Mclean came in from the West yesterday. Rev. Or. Warden of Montreal returned East last evening by the Atlantic express. Rufus Atkinson of sound arrived in the City yesterday and is at the new Dougl or. Harrison of Neepawa who has been quite ill for the past two weeks is now convalescent. Mra. Richard Boore of the Sault who has been visiting friends in the City leaves for Home to Day. Or. Meikle of Carman who has been a the City for the past few Days leaves for Home this morning. Or. Thos. Dowse of Duluth who will be remembered by those who were Here in 1884, is again in town. J. R. Sutherland leaves for Minneapolis thib morning on mrs. Sutherland accompanies him. Or. John Black a Well known Grain broker is in town and will make Winnipeg his head quarters during the coming fall. Or. Joseph Wrigley commissioner of the Hudson Cay company left the Pacific coast on sunday and will arrive in town to Morrow. Or. And mrs. Elijah Smith of Glanford ont., who have been visiting mrs. Hartney Edmonton Street left lost evening to return Home. Prof. Saunders director of the experimental farms came in from the West yester Day and went on to Ottawa. He been through to the coast inspecting the govern ment s experimental farms. At the hotels at the grand Union Vav. Dalgleish t. Allan Ottawa a. M. Bowman h. M. Bow Man Berlin James Muir Sia Baine. At the Queen s f. G. Band Minneapolis f. W. Tarran. Geo. B. Ali Home St. Paul Geo. Percival Montreal e. E. Hunt Chi Cago l. W. , Regina. Great West made by Toke bros., Montreal out of Iron Frame Linen and laundries by their latest Novelty. Barnetts big Boston clothing store Opp. City Hull Square. Tate of the wires laundry company troll. Perfect fitting. Take no flt Here h. A. Dis Roll co. Mclntyre Block f. O. Box another parcel As Sterling Silver bangles a test in. . Thompson main St. Sabah Bema but Havana cigars. A. sole at. For Canada St. Will be Given in on wednesday sept. Loth. Ladies will be admitted to the lectures for fur ther Purt Anulare application should be made 10 Rev Canon o Meara. Deputy Warden St. John s col Fig operatic and dramatic meeting of the no no. Secretary of the "7, win in Baltimore sept. Elliott or the Hospital Board purposes As from time to t Uio Mav be peps the Bis Lancg Winnipeg to reside in Ottawa. Fred Starkey Carman r. Douglas Lelor ame or. Wilkson Portage Vav. L. Terree a Nedosa. Angeles Revenue to the id it did Thau tie others he and thought per cent on t Ings would a sufficient. Aid. Black observed that Here had no been s proposition from the old the Council Shing the City of Socrates was the most favourable but he could my Terl men. For the oct pled by St get railway Tenni As to pay on tracks Asj company. Cite Council of the City of Winnipeg to make All Netja Sriry and dual a v e my Foniah Ron a Suil Coit number police r so regarded As the must favourable bul Jefferson offer Mickey the committee to report to a Behdad Aid. Andrews on the ii if Stone Wall or. And mrs. T. D. Samson j d Stinson Chicago a. Hall mrs. Wilson Oakland h b notice i have a comprehensive list of Citer properties arid am in a Post Tion real estate to meet the wants of All classes of purchasers and think no can afford to invest in real in the City of Winnipeg before look info 389 main the properties which 1 have for Sale. Those who wish to sell will find it to their advantage to list their City properties with me and get the Benefit of Liberal Adver Tising As Well As prompt and fair dealing. X wac Horn s x a to Didiel Aan pm. Mcgregor Montreal j. B. Accurate Fiudo to bar t j i i d w Post offices. Styk s collected m All service and numerous business Tahlma. S if collected. Address Dominion and Cit yol Wai at t ouse Are a. J. Aadne an son Deloraine h. J. Telper Collingwood Jan. Goldie win. Sannders o .--r-.-Jinders, Tawa a. H. Corbetr., Toronto James Robertson Portage la Pra Rii r. Rogers Clear water l. Widmeyer Gre Triu Joaeph Ryan Portage la Prairie a. H. Williams Jame w. H. Mackenzie. Mor Den d. J. Piper London miss a Portland 3. In. Livazer Brandon. Montreal Ito tool reported by ail Way Chi Nopio Kosir bad sept. A 18so. Avey Banks. . Oronto. Union. Omi Force. Mischel Ladoui. Ion trial Tel. Ich. Nav. Ity pass. R a. Otreal Oak. Til a . R. P. R. 129 170 u24 14fi 1005 59 1wi s10 is w5j 100 68 187j 81 82j of births blames nod dbbtb9 i Ftp cents Crich. Births. W. Jordan cd ser of Portage ave and foist o. E. Collins manager. St join s ladies schools Anoton the 3th. Musio de of lib. French and Leorae Coupe by the hour 2-Horne tabs for four Persona by the hour j ditto for 30 minutes or less 3 dinner party and i opera Aud return no order Takao Ipp than Job Loo 1.00. 2.00 3.00 to Flou Mill Aad elevators. Leland House Portage l apr Abib. Man. Theonder signed Are prepared to Riwe Ive offers Jortis pure into of a my Lurrel Utomi poor or flour null Maui tvs in the Centre o of tie Best wheat irrow Nir districts in Tho nor Wert St i spec Kiuly suited Jor tile Truie of Britten co Tumbli and Eastern markets. Also three Grain Elerton rooms. Strictly prop r. Notice to creditors. R a combined storage capacity o about for further information apply in Oslek Hammond Jmst oif ;