Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 13, 1891, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba daily free fess. Winnipeg fee 18. F i do you want i Farmers Money you business men who vant to get the Farmers Trade keep in mind that the weekly free press As an advertising medium for All the Rural parts of Manitoba and the Terri tories is Worth More than All other weekly papers combined. For anything that Farmers will buy an advertisement in the weekly free press is sure to bring customers. To laughs Best who laughs last. I. Ii. 1el evening edition local cart and country. Bay. A. L. Fortin the City. Of rat Portage is in two wages cases comprised the police court docket yesterday. My. And mrs. White Fraser returned to Regina yesterday. E. Caverhill is Drift mining for Gold in the Bank of the Saskatchewan about three Miles below Edmonton. At the Thistle rink wednesday Mckechnie s rink Defeated Russ 17 to 13 in the lieutenant governor s Competition. The special n. P., train which conveyed delegates to the Liberal convention at Wawa Nesa returned to the City at 5.30 yesterday. Three san Francisco vessels the grampus Mary in Hume and Nicolene Are said to be wintering feb the Mouth of the Mackenzie Kiver. A Man has Hung the following notice in a Tonapi Choub place in his premises no political discussion or Curling talk allowed hero until to instructions of the chief census officers into the modes Operand of the census taking is about concluded. All the officers Are pretty Well posted now. General manager Fisher of the Duluth Winnipeg has returned to Duluth from St. Paul add rays he will begin work at once on a Spur track from grand rapids to the Buckeye mine. To a in Behring sea Aad the final i in Chili still hold their Awn pretty Well. Spasmodic Reform in the dropping of letters fares about As Well As Onetio spelling. It May be All right but it does Nob work. Chicago mail the reciprocity agitation in Canada gives the Canadian press an Opportunity for a Little political excitement just now but it is a very weak imitation of the genuine american article. Rev. W. H. Shenou of grand Forks will visit his former parishioners in Kildonan next week and during his stay will deliver a lecture entitled the men whom i have the lecture will to Given on tuesday even ing. Aud mrs. Schultz met their excellencies lord and lady Stanley at Rideau Hall Ottawa on monday and dined there on tuesday evening meeting sir John and lady Macdonald mrs. Herbert and others. Information from England has reached St. John s College que Appel of the death of b former i Neiuber of it or. Lipscomb who was acc Dently drowned in the a von in Stop Leige pork Warwickshire in consequence of skating on weak ice. Mrs. Or. Torrance of Guelph and or. Higginbotham who were injured in the yesterday s Pacific train. Mrs. Torrance is a guest a the Resi Dence of or. We. Bathgate. She Boa not yet recovered from her injuries. Frau reports of its correspondents on the condition of Winter wheat the Farmers re View of Chicago this week publishes tie percentage of the condition which averages As follows Illinois 88 per Indiana 98 per cent. Iowa 91 per cent. Kansas 9d per cent. Kentucky 89 per cent. Michigan 92 per cent. Ohio 97 per cent. Washington 00 cent. Winnipeg is not doing badly this Winter considering the depression of the Money Market. What with Tho revival of cock fighting crap shooting and increase of interest in draw poker and to Cap the Climax the establish ment of a Faro Bank the City will to use the vocabulary of the fraternity get Tho name of ence has been kept very quiet bub the manager has already succeeded by giving Jadicio a tips in working up a fairly Good and profitable business. Representatives of every class of society Piny the Bank and with varying Suc Cess. Now rur the or itch in their stalls an give pm lots of Hay. And mind re ctr take Oare o things when i drive gone away. I hate like Ein tar Leov the Arm an for a nation plan but folks want to m. Me Why i m the very Man. Fanner s sheriff Reynolds of Waseca is Bero in connection with the extradition of Zimmer is an old member of the g. A. R., and has been making the acquaintance of members of Winnipeg Post during his stay Here. Sheriff Reynolds was under Sherman in the War and real the news of the general s Low condition in the free press yesterday with Greab regret. Or. Burton of the new England paper co., of Montreal and Boston arrived Here yesterday and will remain in the City for a few Days. He is on the Way to coast to perfect plans for the establishment paper factory either a Victoria or Vancouver. Or. Burton says his company would establish a factory in Winnipeg if there were water Power facilities or if fuel could be procured cheaper than at present. Or. Burton was looking Over the ground Here last fall. A new3 appeared in the free press and All the leading papers of America a few Days fince announcing Tho amalgamation of the London Liverpool and Globe and the scottish Union Aud National two of the largest insurance companies in great Britain or the continent with vat to business interests in the United states and Canada. Messes. Lewis Kirby agents of the scottish Union and National in this City first heard of the reported amalgamation through these columns and immediately wired inquiries East which the following reply was received from the general manager of the company in America amalgamation Rumor absolutely false and without Tho slightest Zimmer remanded. Allegory Wascin forger comes Uji for trial to Day. I Traer charged with forgery of his father s name at Waseca hiun., brought Justice yesterday arrival Asoka Hun. Before chief but owing to the expected arrival of import ant witnesses from the South the prisoner was again remanded till this morning. Simmer s father was one of the witnesses to arrive. Contraband allot hot seizure of in she Terri Gallons detained at Broadview Broadview. Assa., feb. Mounted police made another capture a few nights ago this time a trunk Aon taming 25 Gallons of whiskey. Western poo pie who Send trunks East for liquor a Boull have them loaded with bricks or stones a empty trunks going East Are suspicious and Are looked into on return. People Here say that the spilling of the Gallons of assorted liquors Here a Short dime ago was a wan ton destruction.1 Why Nob have All confiscated liquors sold in Manitoba and proceeds devoted to Northwest territory fund or to some charitable purposes or. Poter Henderson and mias Nina West of United in the holy Bonds on the 4th inst. The ceremony took place in the methodist Churchi a Moose jaw. By reports several of our other bachelors Are to follow suit. Chas. Modory and or. Jeff Jackson both c. E. Men has lately moved their families Here from Moose jaw. W. W. Wright has gone to join his family in Ontario. A g. Tho Burn is now buying Grain. This makes two buyers. Ono. 2 hard brings g5c. At the late annual school meeting or. M. Calder was re elected trustee. Mrs. G. B. Wallace returned Home from her visit to Scotland to Day much improved in health. Communications. Sir John e letter to the editor of Tho free press. Reading that part of sir John Boft Cdonald letter in which he says the Tariff and we then Havo direct Many will say we Honvo that direct tax now every thing we buy bears thin tax in the Ahapa of duty anti As sir John wisely Bays the More of our population pay the larger proportion of this tax a they buy so much More of dutiable direct taxation would mean an equal sum per head consequently the poor Man or Man in Moder ate circumstances would Buffer whilst the Richer Man would Why his former larger portion of duty paid by him on luxuries is now shared by his poorer neighbor. Direct taxation then Means increased Taxa Tion for the poor and decreased Taxa Tion for the Rich this you say could be remedied by taxing so much cent per head on personal property but then you have this taxation now from your cities. Bub there is a greater evil than Trade or annexation with the United states would Cost of living woollens globes hosiery linens Silks underwear car pets certain curtains blankets dress goods would be very much higher in Price whilst if anything wages would decrease. Average in Canada Are higher taken in com Parison with our Cost of living than they a in the United Stutes to Day Andis Guirgi poverty and shabby Joyent Melnese Are every where visible to the Eye across the Border Anc particularly so in Chicago and St. Paul am immorality is shockingly prevalent in thei Large centres. A suit of clothes such As you pay of Here in the United states would Cost you More than s50, you could Nob get As honest a cloth for than again our factories Wouk be under the necessity of studying the new Market for a time Ana during that time we would be completely Over run by american Sellers to that it is quite probable that a num her of our factories would ultimately close altogether throwing workmen out of employ ment. A few things would be cheaper such an boots and shoes furniture Cotton but would this compensate is for the flooding of our cities with the unemployed which Are now roaming the streets of the cities of Bhe United states would free Trade or Annex Atin for we cannot speak of the one without associating the other with it would this new stat of Naira give our unemployed labor would it provide labor for the thous ands of clerks bookkeepers agents and All who Are Nob connected with agriculture who would flock in would it give us an imme Diate increase of Farmers sufficient to prevent a fearful depression in All our trades would we have a better Market for All our productions than we have at present or any better a Barland can give is i think the general Herbert Here he will investigate the condition of the Inocal Mili tary. It was thought that Genera Herbert the new commander of the Canadian forced been recalled to Headquarters after starting out for Winnipeg and Bis presence Here was Nob looked for until a few weeks hence bub to the Surprise of Moat of the local military officers he stepped off the Pacific express yesterday accompanied by his aide de Camp. He was Meb at the depot by or. A. W. Ross the military officers being conspicuous by their absence probably because they had not received official notification of the general s coming. The general s Mission is not known but it is stated that he will hold a thorough investigation into the state of the military Here including the school of infantry. The general is a Young Man and in appearance is anything unlike a typical British commander but he is said to to energetic and desirous of improving the Canadian militia and will Endeavor to bring it up to what it should be. The general is at the Clarendon. The following sketch of the new com Mander recently appeared in the columns of the free press col. Ivor Caba Hekket of the British grou Adier guards and who re i gently held the Post of military attache of the British Era Bossy at St. Peters Burg this arrived in Canada and has entered upon Bis duties is g Oman Iuler of Trio Cuil Juliun Mili Tia. Col. Herbert was Horn on the 15th july. And commissioned an Ensign and no tenant in Tho Grenadier guards on the 5th of november 1870, nud a iad Captain the 25th november 1s74, and raised to Brovot major on Tho Isth of novem hoi Captain and lieutenant col Tiel 2ud of May 188x. Being promoted to a col Nelcy on Trio Isle of August 1889, be coming regimental major of october 1889. Colonel Herbert has and much experience of the Stifil Sonvico having Beon brigade major of Tho Homo District from Iho 25th of february 18s2, to Tho 31st of july 1882 of the Ped Tiou s it to from i to 4th of August 1883, Aud Brigada major of the Homo District from the Lith of november 1832, to the 1st of Alay 1883. To became comm nutaut of the school for auxiliary forces Wellington Barracks on the 1st of november 1885, holding Tho position until the 6th of april 1880, thou to was appointed military attache at St. Petersburg position to held until Tho present time 16 is said to is highly in favor with lord a Wolseley. He is Only thirty nine years of ago. He was or scout tit the action of Lla Juba and at Tho Battle of Tel Al Keble in the egyptian expedition of 1883, was mentioned in despatches and received modal with clasp and Bronzo Star nud order of med Idie he also with the guards Camel corps at the action of Abu Klea in the Nile expedition of 1884-5 for which to received two clasps. Mrs. Herbert is considered one of the beauties of England and is also wealthy. The electric railway. Liens liquor department scotch Malekie s rare old special. Specially selected Islay blend. Lagavulin. These goods Are the Cream of scotch whiskies and cannot be excelled. Inv Rawe blend is rapidly increasing in popularity and the enormous Sale this Well known and magnificent blend is unprecedented. Old Highland is simply grand. Coal Ila cd Royal blend in Jeroboam a. Loch Katrine. In Wood and Glass tint 11, most popular and Best Boute to All East South and West they run daily trains with Pullman Palao sleeping Bloant dining oars first class of ashes. By far the the Best trains running out of Winnipeg. If you ire going Kast you cannot Chvonn better route. You will go through a most country have a Chance to see Trio Fairous cities no Minneapolis St. Paul and Chi ago and route. Close connection a made at through Ocean passages and berths secured to ind Rora orca Kurop. All no com to Point la Washington Columbia we Levit you especially to Call upon Ukas we can in Doc lev do better for you than any other . 11 a the o j All rail Lino to these Points. F favorite route for California tour ats for full information concerning , Etc Call or address your nearest ticket Agen any Travill passenger agent of the company or or. Winford it. A.tx3st. 2 Odd barrels pfc Day Patent Hung Abian Strong Bakers is barrels and Baos exclusively from Manitoba hard Keewatin. Month eau and 623 ma.f11 St., it has proven a Success no trouble from Snow. Than answer to this Woald be no Are we then prepared to court this Depre Aaion How much attention would to get from washing ton who arc used to our own clean government. Our Legisla tors Are. As a Rule on an average 50 per cent better educated better Man Nerud and More of the of gentleman than the usual Reaul of the elections across the Border Obero As a Rule the politician Are the prominent members of corrupt political swindling rings. The of Chicago in december last were literally buried in Faith and the reasons Given for it by prominent residents of that City were our different bureaus Are dominated by a political party and we can Dune our policy is Worth fifty such acne Mes us tree Trade or annexation which if the people choose they will bitterly re fret. Think in time. A a. D. Dead game the Faro tank has Only been running i or a Short time. Its exist takes people to buy or. Saje s a Ataroli Rem cd at 50 cents a bottle to up 5500. One fail ure to cure would take the profit from 4 000 soles its makers profess to cure cold in the head and even chronic Catarrh and if they fail the Nav sinn loj their Over Confidence. Not in newspaper words but in Bard cosh think of what Confidence it takes to put that in tha papers mean it. Its makers believe in the remedy. In t it Worth a trial in t any trial to Catarrh after All the mild Asen Clea Are the Best. Perii aps they work More slowly but they work surely. Picicc s pleasant pellets Are an not ivc Agency but quiet and mild. They re sugar coated easy to take never Shork nor derange the system and half to Cir Power is the mild Way in a which their work is done take. One n dose All drug gusts smallest cheapest easiest to Twenty five cents a vial. Of the electric railway in fore Foucre has now been running for three weeks without interruption from any cause. The line on River Avenue was built As an Experiment doubts having Beon expressed As to the possibility of successfully running an electric railway in thin country during the Winter the chief trouble being expected from Snow blocking the rails. There has not been enough Snow to far to give the cars a fair test but Small drifts have been encountered after a Snow fall which Only broke Tho current for a moment and did not impede the car to any appreciable extent the car by us own momentum being Able to Clear the rails an it went along. Next month when there will probablj1 be a heavier fall of now than there has been Yeb this Winter a better test can be made and it is to to hoped that the Enow will not prove an obstacle As the company s action respecting the improvement of the main Street services depends very much on this Experiment. The Lino will to extended to River Park Early in the Spring. On the present Section which is about mile in length a car is run each Way about every Twenty minutes. The distance is covered in about four minutes Whon the cars run it it Little Over half their possible upend. The cars Are Well patronized by the residents of the Sylvan Ward who Are now Able to make a Quick trip to tickets Arnot yet issued Between the horse and electric cars but will be As soon As Tho company obtains per Mission to run the electric cars across the main Street Bridge. A remix tar time table will also then to adopted and the number of trips increased. Manager Austin is at part Send in Toronto making arrangements for this seas on s operations. Read every week in Best Homes in thi5 rec flon if keep Titis time 2 or fee Wiki Rio Man Gen. Pass and ticket art., n.p.r., St. Paul will to received by the Oij tie Interior no to the slut March next for the Purchase in Bloo of following Landa it Shoal Lake Manitoba formerly reserved for Jlou nuo police purposes Tot folder with the building and improvements thereon the East half of Section 10, 10. A Alicc 23 West 1st p. 11. The North went Quarter of 18, in tha same township the Ortli wet ;