Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, October 09, 1890

Issue date: Thursday, October 9, 1890
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Previous edition: Wednesday, October 8, 1890

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 9, 1890, Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 Manitoba daily free press Winnipeg 9. Evening edition local City and you try. The Rivers Are riving. Sum. Giuhan of the n. P., will visit Winnipeg this week Blum Noet Post office fire Miles West of crr Etna has been closed. The docket at the police court yesterday consisted entirely of drunks. A Mabel age in which Kildonan is deeply interested will take place next tuesday. Another train Load of Range cattle from Alberta passed through tuesday eur route to Montreal. Lady kid and miss London entf., Are guests at the Clarendon. They Are on a pleasure trip. It is said that a company of local capitalists is being organized to build an electric Street railway in the City. Miss Mcgiehan of this City is one of the principal exp Voiture in the Art class at the Portage la Prairie fair. A Berdis Rrok asking the City Council to reconsider the elect no Street railway question is being circulated among the ratepayers. New Bertet letter boxes similar to those now used in Eastern cities will shortly be put up Here. The time of the next collection will always indicated on the Box. Or. Harbison banker of Neepawa is in tha City. He says the town of plenty is still thriving the population and volume of Busi Ness being steadily on the increase. Tennally know an Al i would say to him go to Winnipeg and make a Fortune by supplying the markets of the world with the very beat of pickled Cauli Flowers the doctor Speaks of our Beautiful City of Winnipeg As the Metropolis and com Mercial Emporium of the neat Canadian in my St. Legal intelligence. Bill filed to set aside a heal kit site transaction. The Case of Mcguire is. Fable came up be fore judge Dubnic yesterday on the_3n of june last the plaintiff was the owner o numerous parcels of land in this province and some lands in North Dakota and Minnesota. The defendants Edward n. Fobes and Frank m. Souchay Are citizens of the United states who have been during the past ten months in the employment of the Northern facing and Manitoba railway company at their offices in Winnipeg and working in the same building. They were also Well known to each other As the plaintiff alleges before they came to Winnipeg and were both in the employ of the . At Jamestown in North Dakota in 1886 and 1887. Defendant Souchay was a stranger to plaintiff and he was not aware that the defendant Cotchay was in the employment of the . . Until recently. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants were aware that he owned valuable inn la in an Llama it is pretty Well understood that or. D. G. Mcbean the Well known Grain merchant will shortly go into the real estate business a Well. Or. H. A. Jukes will be associated with him. My. John Wilson who was for Many years a Grain merchant has returned to his borne in Scotland very much broken in health and will take up his residence there once More. The London advertiser company Are issuing monthly a new publication wives and the editors of which Are mrs. John Cameron and miss Eti Elwya wether Aid. Ahanch sunday school has been opened on Logan Street West under the auspices of St. George s Church and of which or. Jar diners the superintendent. It is the intention of the congregation to establish a night school in the locality for the Benefit of child Ren who Are unable to attend Day school. An interesting debate on the normans and saxons is looked Forward to by the Junior historical society this Friday. Members of the Winnipeg historical and honorary Mem Bers of the Junior historical society Are invited to attend. The chair will be taken at 8 o clock Sharp. Tas curlers Are beginning to look Forward with eagerness to Advent of the Curling seasons this popular Winter sport will have As Many votaries As Ever this season. The Granite rink will have the old quarters and there May be a South end club with a rink near the of the Winnipeg Street railway comp the following Post masters have been appointed Balsam Bay man., j. A. Flett vice m. Craigie resigned Boun Thwaite man., bearer vice s. Donn Thwaite resigned fort Alexander man., Bav. L be Bret vice key j. Hag non resigned St. Andrews David b. Anderson vice j. F. Ken Nedy resigned r. Town skid Mck Saveh who was chief clerk in s office on the n. A. K m. Railway leaves to Day for new York where he will take up isre Radence. He has been Here for about a year and has made a Host of friends who will regret his departure. He was a general favorite among the n. M. Employees. Me. B. Ross Sutherland barrister of this City was married tuesday in Toronto to miss Nannie Richardson a daughter of or Dame h. Richardson and sister of r. D. And o. Riehard Aon of this City and of mrs. Sutherland of Stony Mountain. Mrs. were itwaru Tab Aeo Neu Vaia auja lands in Manitoba and conceived a scheme to procure the plaintiff to convey the same to defendant Concha in Exchange for certain . Fobes represented the Kentucky lands were very valuable and could be purchased for and could then be sold for a huge Advance and he urged the plaintiff to join with him in the Purchase of these lands from Souchay each to pay half of the Purchase Money share equally in the profits and the plaintiff relying on the representations made and without making any Independent enquiries finally consented to become a joint purchaser with the defend ant Fobes at the Price of and it was arranged he should pay share of the Purchase Money by conveying to defendant Souchay the lands be owned and some shares in the Otter Tail Gold and Silver mining co. In pursuance of the arrangement the plan Tiff executed conveyances of die lands. Plantiff alleges that Fobes represented to him that Souchay had agreed to accept from him As his one half share of the consideration 9900 in cosh and certain lands in North Dakota and Minnesota. No solicitor was employed in the transaction and the titles to the properties were not searched. The Bill prays that the conveyances of the lands to Souchay May be set aside and that be May be ordered to deliver up the same to be can coiled and that he May be restrained by in Junction from conveying or dealing with the the defendant Fobes in Bis answer Nied All the plaintiff s charges of conceal or misrepresentation he stated he Iso Miles an hour. What we stay Bee to ten Jet mib win Nijst Paul in three Bonn. Or. We. D. Who is supervising Engineer of the Edison Light com Pany in Philadelphia asserts that within ten years a train win make the run from Thila Delphia to maw York at the rate of 150 Milee an hour in Velinir the entire Dit Tanee in Anee n thirty six Minneti. Bestys he can cont not a motor thai will Doit mid that men a motor will certainly be constr need. This Prophet octet metrical development says that of Road would have to be of a different guv a wow w i style from our present roads that is would have to be either straight As the Bee flies or with curves so slight Ai not to Ben source of to be very substantially built and entirely free from grades or Crossings the Bridges would be made of Stone the rails of ranch greater weight than those now in use and the ties of some non conductive material. Here is the outline of this novel Railroad Between Philadelphia and new York there would be font electric stations with enormous dynamos driven by two compound condensing end Flam of in near Mafiti . Canadian we Are now showing Wear of the Best i de intent dealt in Usu Tuuu Urivez ukr twin oui Jud engines of hone Power each. Rom eee stations p. Tremendous amount of electricity would ii3 poured into die rails. The trains hat tru uld run Over this Railroad would be drawn by 100.000 Pound motors. This great weight Wolfl be chiefly necessary to hold the the Brack. One Man could ran a motor instead of the two now required for a locomotive. The can would probably be round and entirely enclosed and would receive their Supply of air from ventilators much like those in use on steamships. A train running at the rate of 150 Miles an hour would of course be like a Tornado that would sweep up every thing near its count. This would make it necessary to protect passengers at Way by having tall Shields of solid Iron Between the and the to prevent them from twing sucked m by passing trains. All buildings near the track would have to be removed to some Dis Tance for the Nune reason. Under them conditions which could be readily accomplished by Money there is no reason Why trains should not run from Here to new York in 36 minutes and carry heavier loads than now. A Good Many will decline to be electrified by the the electrical will catalogue prediction with Bellamy s visionary theories of economic and mechanical Bui with the record of the past before us nothing seems impossible and Lisafe to conclude that if humanity can stand so tremendous a rate of locomotion science will furnish the rest and the electrical Road will become a reality. A very extensive variety of Fine foot English Canadian and american Manu facture. Our the Only Len Tavin connection Between -tlm11c gents dress shoes Oxford and pump styles Are the latest patterns. A ship ment from England including elastic Side dress boots to arrive this week will Complete our Stock of these goods. In dress our lines comprise Plain opera beaded ribbon ties grecian Button and other newest styles. House slippers bedroom clippers walking boots House boots children s boots shoes and slippers in various makes and at moderate by any other no change of cars Bates the lowest. Accommodation prices. F to a Willcu ilt3 u0wu jx1 every respect fairly and honestly with the plaintiff and gave him All the information which he himself had As to the lands be also in his answer bows up that he and the defendant Fobes entered into negotiations for the Exchange of certain Hinds and that on the final settlement of the terms of the trans action the defendant Fovea introduced him to the plaintiff and made known to him for the first time that the plaintiff waa interested with him in the transaction and that he de sired the conveyance of the Kentucky lands to be made to himself and plaintiff jointly. Until after the terms of the transaction o u i we guv Ixia unchain. Mrs. But Nerland is Well known in the City Bavin View Ted Here a number of times. The Hospital entertainment takes place in the Bijou on thursday evening. The pro gramme we ten is to consist of music Recita tools and Tableaux bids fair to be attractive. Oae Tableaux especially have been carefully rehearsed. Scenes modern and ancient will be represented and tha Winnipeg Public will see some old friends but at the same time no chestnuts will be there. Miss Holmes presides Over the piano while or. Arnold acts As state manager. Fisher president of the Duluth Winnipeg railway who has been in the City for a couple of Days returned South yester Day. He informed a free press reporter that All construction work would be suspended for this year at once but he had Ever Hope that before this time next year the line would be m operation Between Winnipeg and Duluth. Or. Fisher came Here to pay off the men who Nave been grading on the Manitoba end of 5t fading has been done to ply with that provisions of the charter which stipulated that actual work was to be commenced before the 15th of this month. Reader 1. It is impossible to say positively which is the Best system of each Estem has its advocates. In England and Canada Pitman s system is All but in the United states i is the leading one. There Are Aon were settled upon Between Fobes and Souchay the latter he never knew the plaintiff in the transaction and did not know that any one was in tented with Fobes in the matter. He states he bad no business or other connection or relation with lobes prior to such transaction and was not acquainted with him before they met in Winnipeg further than having casually met him once As a stranger theire was no collusion Between them in the transaction or otherwise. The matter came up by Way of motion for an injunction in the terms of the prayer of the Bill. Or. Culver . And for plaintiff or. Earl q. C., for Souchay j or. Cumberland for Fobes. During the afternoon a settlement was suggested and the Case was allowed to stand pending negotiations. A Kobe my. Justik Votuc. Bryan is. Freeman. This was a summons taken out by defendant who had been arrested under a writ of capias to set aside the arrest and subsequent proceedings. The first objection taken was that the name of the de e a e name o e e Pendant was not Given in full in the affidavit to hold to bail nor in the capias. In delivering judgment his lordship Over ruled this objection and held that under the circumstances As they appeared in the affidavits filed. That there was sufficient shown to we the defendant arrested. Another object Lon raised by defendant was that the Only amount in which he was indebted to the Plain Iff Swap the sum of and that the mount of in which he was ordered to w held to bail was made up by an account of due by defendant to e. L. Drewry and Sra Ned by Drewry to plaintiffs. The defendant contended that the purchasing of an other account to make up a sufficient amount to have him arrested is not authorized by Law his lordship overruled the objection and Dis missed the summons with costs. Or. Wilson for plaintiffs or. Cassidy for defend ant. That disturbing Puzzle. Virden events. The close of the exhibition celebrated by a dinner. Virden oct. Annual dinner of the electoral division of the county of Dennis agricultural society was held at the of Cuba hotel last night. About sixty prominent members of the association1 sat Down and apparently enjoyed themselves hugely. After reducing the Good things prepared for them Toast sentiment and song rapidly followed by those present until the wee Smia bouts a ont the Wall All evidently pleased with the Success of the exhibition and the entertainment. After the evening s proceed Ings had closed about a dozen genial souls adjourned to a private room to do the tout Fini of the seventh annual exhibition and it is said and firmly believed by those who say it that there never was More innocent fun to the Square Inch nor More boisterous laughing to the loot for a hour in the province of Manitoba it became the Banner province of the Dominion and this was the Eming of a most successful two Days exhibition of the Dennis agricultural association. The following Are the names of the Prin Cipal prize winners at the e. D. Of the Dennis agricultural association closing on in riday last and ought to have been sent with the first report but could not on a Anont of turmoil in closing the exhibition horses and mares judge John Mcnaught rapid City. Prize winners Gilbert Philips Chas. V. Ivans Fred Sanford Thos. Grant Boverie it Routledge Dan Mcbeth Joseph Johnston s. J. Wilson j. W. Higgunbotham a. Johnston Peter Leark Geo. Freeman r. S. Mcbeth c. J. Thompson and elder. Thoroughbred Mcturk Elkhorn , Virden j. Hood Oak Lake. Prize Spiers w. I j Peter Leark Bouvin it rout ledge r. A Ryan j. R. Todd Thos. Jeffrey Kenneth Milvor and j. H. Proctor. J. Riddel a Robank Stewart Valleyfield Milvor Scot land. Prize winners we. Stevens Bou Lenne Roo Edge w. J. Helliwell o. Elsken and James Maconachy. Pigs judges Geo Cook Farmer and Tom Jones Butcher. Prizewinners r. J. Lang Jas. Elder and Peter Mcdonald. Jno. A. Mcdonald and c. R. Boucher civil engineers have just completed the Survey of a new and better line of Road from the Astin Bome through Sproat s Coulee which will prove a great Boon to Farmers living Over the River As the old Road wan the dread of All who were obliged to travel ii our merchants Are laying in Large stocks of goods in anticipation of an increased Trade consequent upon the present productive bar Hudson s Bay co. We take the Lead the Canada jute cold Montreal of jute and Cotton sacks All printing sacks in colours a specially. Stocks of All kinds carried in Winnipeg it Desir soils the exhausted vitality -r-untoldmjseries1 pm. H now. M. M. 1c to re London Ontario investment company old Money to loan on farm and City property. D Dii in Tum mfg w. B. Billett agent. Coi. Mate fit portug ats Wynn apr Power. The City new invites Tenden from parties Ian so to construct and own the works and Power to a minimum of 400 horse Power required by City of Winnipeg for water works and electric Usu purposes. Parties tendering to state the Price per by Power per in Nam which they win for from 400 to horse general plans of the works As apr Ord do Tat government May be seen at Tho office of Tat Engineer. Reports and copies of plan will be mailed of off address on apply Fotioo enclosing j10, to . Bottas City Engineer Winnipeg. A Deposit of Flo Floo in Cash or marked Chsu payable to the order of the treasurer of car Winnipeg must accompany each offer. The Deposit of the accepter tender will b by City till the completion of the work and Crest at the rate of 5 per cent per annul a Fol paid upon it. The committee does not bind itself to accept a proposition. Prepositions to add ewed to tit undersigned Joshua , chairman special water Power Cusp Nitlow. Winnipeg sept. Lith. 1880. To contract tabs so7o3ste of All kinds supplied the notice from Bride a to but bulb also Stonewall and Selkirk Tot in car lots. For quotations Apier 888 Mala Street or John churn hmm bowls. Ot7nh co. Owe All be see and. Dys torpid and in old the. Beit tonic to Brit. It the inches Coutellier school of Lubo aos Mclntyre Block Boom a parents and guardians of the pupils of the Curiton school an informed that the administrate of us schools of languages Are Specia classes for the pupils of the Carlton school special fees 16.00 m Advance for ten week a week Twenty lessons. The t adhere of the is St Coutellier school Are giving lessons in May schools and colleges All Over Canada. Boa new of the excellent method used by these mint the pupils after a few months succeed in l French. Leland House port Job la Paat Bui. A next door to of Stofle. Contr Fly is Bosl Jis portion of the town v hot ass on wont thres urge Root. Or comr in no ;