Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, April 08, 1891

Issue date: Wednesday, April 8, 1891
Pages available: 7
Previous edition: Tuesday, March 31, 1891

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Pages 1 - 7 of the Winnipeg Free Press April 8, 1891.

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 8, 1891, Winnipeg, Manitoba F i i i f 1 f t a i i s Manitoba daily free press Winnipeg april 8. Very Best advertising an advertisement of any sort times As much in the daily free press and the evening free press and Sun together As in any other Winnipeg daily advertising a practical Brawny High Friend Todur. What Inayat Thon Call that Low Why this Btl Call the actor s Yon How it works. A Revoir faraway life. There s nothing weather report. Obiera Tjonn taken by or. Leo. P. Blase 0 e., off Loul observer Winnipeg for april 7th. Th1b highest 80.26 highest 80.20 lowest 30 bread and butter a Friend 1 Buff and Box of apples mrs. R. J. Whitla clothing Hunter soap biscuits value mrs. Ham barrel soda biscuits or. Furnier toys and clothing mrs. Austin or Orea mrs. My Lauchlin 1 Tarkey a Friend 1 web of print. A Kevilus d. Landon . Eli who lectures in Victoria Hall to Morrow night a a graduate of Union College Sohne Toady n.y., class of 61. He was a major in the army and is a Comrade in the grand army of the Republic Kilpatrick Post no. 143, new York City. He is also a Royal Arch mod St. Georges no. 6. Sohne Coady n.y., and a member of the y.m.c. A. A very enjoyable evening waa spent by those who attended the parlor social held at mrs. Cameron s under the auspices of Emer Ald Council r. T. Of t. There were games of All kinds after which refreshments were served followed by a recitation by or. J. 0. Which was Well received and encoded. A song by or. Nelson also received an encore after which the meeting closed with god save the at the City hotels. At the Queens d. Sinclair Elm River to Cocbrane Gan Luoie 0. E. Dison St. Paul capt. Bradford London j. D. Brown Toronto. At the Clarendon mrs. Curtis mrs. Macdonald mrs. Heath Portage p. H. W. Rawlinson Calgary 0. Cavalle Foxton w. Pearson j. Pearson White horse Plains. At the Manor l. T. Peltier it. William a. A. A Lindh Ottawa j. B. Baxter rat Portage j. A. Cameron Cornwall or. And mrs. J. Hume m. Davison Portage b. C. Bricf Man Trenton out. B. T. Knight Brandon. At the Donglas h. R. Wilson Eastbourne eng t. L. Dru Nimond port William r. L. Walters Virden Brien Brandon Misa Townend Dembina a. M. Summer Morris l. Morton t. May Dun Das j. C. Stewart Stony Mountain. At the Leland w. A Brown Everitte Forb William g. E. Maning Donald . T. C. Benton j. S. Wallace Toronto r blaming Selkirk s. d. F. Vail St. Paul r. Carman miss car Man Stu water a Mconnie Toronto. At the Brunswick t. H. Brown j. J. Bruce baie St. Paul r. Woods s. Meintosh j. W. Kerr rat Portage g. Mur Dook. Cook s Creek a. Tait. N. Mckillop Headin Gly c. Beveridge Birda Hill Jas. Mcouat Stonewall. At the grand Union j. T. Fowler Medicine hat Geo. Croughton rat Portage j. . Morris c. F. Wood grand Forks h. Mop Heron Portobello w. W. Fraser Emerson Law Johnson new York g. F. Watson Dominion City Geo a. Watts n. Gravel Pittsburg n. Preston Balder s. P. Rockway Seattle miss Haye Homer City j. S. Well. W. G. Well and family Cavalier n. S. Thorpe London s. Dennison Poplar the libel Case. Continued from Page four barometer steady Fine weather indicated. T solar heat 90 above. Sun rises 6.40 lots 5.67. Wabo11iotok indications Washington april indications for Minnesota Hryc trains wednesday southerly winds and Wanner. North and South Dakota rain wednesday South Erly winds stationary temperature. _ City and country major Edwards is about to retire from the management of tha Fargo Argus. Fabio Romani was repeated bythe Aiden Benedict company at the Princess last night. event Sun Day last in the Friada Albert District of Garnham of Moose jaw had Hia foot badly crashed at Swift current while coupling the Winnipeg checker club will soon re More commodious Over the irn Perial Bank. 1 a social hop under tha auspices of Blue knights Drill corps will be held in the Odd Fellows Ball to night. A Bumrok comes from Prince Albert that or. Montgomery a i rounds Are talking of con r. Macdowall s election. From Selling liquor where liquor was not allowed to be bold and which were he claimed Mere liquor shops., attorney general Martin opposed the amendment on the ground that if would be dangerous that people could Nob get a drop of liquor for Medicine in auth Cleee. The amendment was adopted on a vote of 11 to 9. The attorney general said that no greater blow to local option was Ever Given and that this amendment would deprive prohibition ibs of the support of a Large class of respectable people. Attorney general Martin moved that the int clause bringing the act into operation immediately be struck out a it would be unfair to bring Anoh a Radical change into Force without some notice. This was carried and the committee Rose and reported. The wik Nipko water works. Or. Jones explained the object of the Bill some of the objects of which he did not entirely agree with but he naked that the mat Ter be referred to the Law amendments com Mittee at which both sides Coult be heard. This motion was carried. Hon. Or. Martin gave notice of a Bill affecting county courts. Or. Martin gave notice that the time for the reception of reports of committees be extended to the 16th of april. And then the legislature adjourned at a late hour. Notices. Or. Gillies motion for a return 1 of the names of All District registrars Deputy registrars clerks and officials employed in the registry offices under the real property act. 2 the names of All registrars and Deputy registrars who held office when their offices were abolished and who have since been appointed to positions under the real property act. Or. Gillies whereas petition has been received by this House from one Joseph Williams complaining that to has not been unjustly treated by the govern ment of this province in the settlement of the claim made by him for the balance alleged to be due for the erection of a court House and jail in the City of Brandon and whereas in the interest of Justice it is desirable that every facility should of afforded the said Williams to make his said claim car and intelligible to the members of this House therefore be it resolved that a select committee consisting of Hon. Mesas. Greenway and smart and messes. Mickley Smith o Malley Dickson Camp Bell Young and the mover and Seconder be appointed to investigate said claim with Power to Send for persons and papers and to examine witnesses under oath. Football. Grace Church at Home. A pleasant promenade and before Sliment. A Happy Octal gathering took place in the lecture room of Grace Church last evening under the auspices of the la lies Aid society. The Assembly waa not a crowded one Only sufficiently to to accomplish the objects in View without the discomforts of a Lack of room. In the Early pub of the evening the audience enjoyed the rendering of the follow ing programme Solo Bonnie w. Pape miss me Crofean. Solo be merry Gumbert miss Walsh. Solo the Aily Meyer Helmund miss Flint. Rending or. Nix an. Piano duct Victoria Schulhoff miss Woods and miss arum image. Solo tyrolean Proch miss Mccrossan. Solo the mrs. Cosnell. The remainder of the evening was spent in conversation and pro menacing and partaking of refreshments served from Small tables located in various Pirts of the Hall. A Lively business was done by the members of the girls Isaiou band in disposing of articles which they had spent considerable time in making. After they had gained All the patronage they could by private Sale the remainder of their Stock won disposed of at auction. And to end to the Early closing. An agitation. Now on foot hours. For Shorter the Brandon Sun says or. Clifford Sifton would not be opposed if he contested North Brandon for the attorney see Kant of police Mccharles returned to resume Bis duties last night after being Laid Ufa weeks with rheumatism. The of serb at the Princess opera House is for tha Benefit of the hospitals of Winnipeg and St. Boniface and should be liberally patronized. _ a Labib Square of Piaster fell from the wiling of the Trust loan company s office yesterday. The accountant who had been standing just beneath the had a narrow escape. _ c. E. Dixon who waa recently appointed agent on the c. P. R. At St. Paul in in the City acquainting himself with matters affect ing Hia office. He leaves for the coast to Day and will return in about two weeks. Jet there Eli i the by word get there Eli originated with he Perkins. His frantic trips through ice and a Dow and flood often tearing the whole length of a state on a special train to till a lecture engagement suggested to the boys the expression. Turtle Mountain .n.d., times the Fargo tires is wrong in its statement that Manitoba immigration agents have been ill treated in Rol Ecie county. No we Welcome to been. And wish there was More of them. They Are Welcome to the Clutild of settlers they Are taking from Tia country and we have a few More we can spare Aud no agent has been molested nor will be. A Laugk number citizens of Carman and Vicinity held a meeting in the Village on saturday evening Ladt to form a Branch of the Mauu Oba fish and game protective association. The following were elected officers of the Branch president Frank a. Brown vice president d. G. Rogers Secre tary treasurer a. G. L. Guy. A committee consisting of messes. But Hank Sexsmith Knowles Meikle and Blanchard waa appointed to draft resolutions As to needed reforms in the game Laws of to province. A vigorous policy of Protection of the game in that Section w ill be carried out and with a favourable game Law Thero will be found Many Able and willing to Ace Tho it is enforced Vit Hiu Che Jiulia dilution of cur Man Branch. A gives further particulars of the Bower font n. 1 tragedy. It Days thu to pow of Bowe Mono and Vicinity m null excited the tragedy of saturday. Thomas tartlets brother of tha one who killed himself was lodged in jail Here Early this morning. To will Little about the astir. Surge opa Harris and Butler dressed Robert Irwin d wound but could not extract the Ball. He is in a fair Way for recovery. H. I Hill a Chonea of recovery Are not so Good. Cue Ball passed through the body just under the heard. The Bone in the left am above the Elbow is badly shattered and the limb will be amputated. Mcdonnell is still alive with but Little Hope of recovery. The Een Timnit of the Community seems to justify the Bartlett for avenging the wrong done their sister but deplores the shooting of Irwin and the tremmier of the childrens Home acknowledges with thanks the following donations received during March chief Justice at a meeting of the Early cloning association held last evening the report of the vigilance committee was handed in and proved so unsatisfactory that the association deter mined at once to take definite and immediate action in closing up the stores which it is claimed Are attempting to quash the hour for closing and ignore the men who have fought to obtain for themselves and fellow clerks the Chance for recreation and relaxation after their Day s work. The delegates of the association to the Manitoba trades and labor Council which meets to Morrow have instructions to ask for United Aid from them which will in All probability take the form of a mass meet ing to protest against the re commencement of the Long hour system. If this is not sufficient to induce those who have opened up Beir stores since the 1st of april to Cloae petitions will be circulated for signature of those who in future will Only Trade with stores Cebu in at seven. The members of the association being assured of the help of the different trades unions to which they Are affiliated say they have no fear that with them and the assistance of the general Public their move ment will still hold Good. A meeting of clerks will be held in the association rooms on thurs Day to decide on further action. Christ and his soldiers Well Bend Attert at St last John s school House the cosy school House at so. John s waa comfortably filled last evening at the perform Ance of Farmer s oratorio Christ and his the work although Nat at All difficult is Moab and under the capable leadership of Canon Coombes it received a capital rendering. The soloists were miss Lillie Black Mies Mathias miss Mcallister Aud messes. Hamber. Tuckwell and Arthur Clark All of whom Sang most acceptably. Mips George was absent and her Solo by Jesus was Sung very sweetly by miss Mcallister. The chorus consisted of about Twenty voices and with a Small but Well arranged orchestra Aud miss Bunn at the piano formed an effective ensemble the programme states that the present season is the Rixto since the formation of St. Joan s College choral society under whose auspices the concert was Given. Christ and his soldiers waa Sung about three years ago by the ammo society but is Well worthy of a second hearing. Quite a Large number of musical people went Down irom the City to the concert and All were greatly pleased with the treat afforded. W. Bain elected Captain of the Rugby visit to Belna. A special meeting of the Winnipeg Rugby football dab was held in the Clarendon hotel last evening to elect a Captain in place of h. D. Tullock resigned. W. G. Bain was Nomin. Ated and unanimously elected his successor. A letter was read by the Secretary from the mounted police in regard to the club going to Regina to take part in the football tournament to be held on the1 25th and 16th it May. A motion was passed by the meeting that the club hold a grand Ball about the first week in May. A committee was appointed to make arrangements and judging from the names on the committee it will doubtless be made the social event of the Apison. After other miscellaneous Buein Esu the meeting adjourned. The very Large number present at the meeting showed that Winnipeg footballers Are bound to make for themselves a Good record the coming season. Theop Kinq match. Members of the Winnipeg Rugby football club aft requested to turn up or practice at the club grounds behind the court House on thursday evening at 6 o clock Sharp. They purpose to open the season with a scratch match on saturday next against the military. Lacrosse. Lake and Ball Bates. The tech Edulfo of Lake and rail rate Between the Seaboard and St. Paul adopted Ati the meeting recently held in new York has now been approved by All Che Linos interested the Eastern Minnesota St. Paul Duluth Omaha and Soo having Given their assent on saturday. The rates Are As follows in cents per 100 pounds clans 1. 2. 3. . 81.11 94 75 Vio upper take Sujie rior ports. 1.01 80 00 40 48 34 differential in favor of Lake Superior. 10 3 6 4 4 s the Tariff becomes effective on the opening of navigation. 1. 60 42 the old Stael coach and the hallway. "1 am compelled to go to a town thirty Milea from where i reside and have to choose Between two modes of on tie old fashioned stage conch with All its drawbacks and tie other a fast railway train. I find that with a stoppage or dinner the stage coach Cost me As much us the arc charged by tie railway company Anil that i must be the whole Day on the roid. Taking the train i reach my destination in an hour. Surely i cannot Hoar Tate Long about n decision. In like manner when 1 Hai e dyes to buy for my Home dyeing i it ono9 select those quickly and give the heat results and greatest satisfaction and my Choice is at All times the Diamond i have seen sufficient of Many of the crude dyes to cause me to pass them by and leave them for others who ;