Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1891, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba daily free press. Winnipeg. Matt 12. I telegrams. All to be telegrams matter purport published in this not to is Whitt if not from exchanges or least seventy five per it of the matter purporting to be published by any other in Manitoba consists of re and re clotted clippings 24 to 73 hours old fim this paper and other exchanges and concoctions. Vei7 latest world s wore is always to be found in this and such news no other in Manitoba is available to no other m paper in Manitoba. Fires. J1any Small Michigan towns in w ashes fishermen arrested who sold bait to the French will by punished. Halifax May advices about Fortune Bay Newfoundland affaire Are to the effect that thirty five of the eighty schooners that escaped with bait to St. Pierre and sold it returned to St. Jacques where thirty five of the Crews were arrested. That number was afterwards reduced to eight who Are considered to be ringleaders of the Law Breakers. These eight men were taken to St. John. Fifty five lives lost. A Steamer with colonists prom founders in Jan de Puca Straits. Minneapolis May special to the Tribune from Tacoma wash., says the rite Amer Lucy Lowe has foundered in the Straits of Juan de Fuca with 50 colonists on Board. The party numbering 56, left Taco Roa april 21 to Settle on land near the Mouth of the Guesta Hes River but were beaten Back by High seas and became Short of food. John n. Giant of Tacoma the Only survivor re turned hens yesterday. He believes the entire party has been lost. A search parly is being fitted our. The storage system. The mayor and Engineer to travel in search of it. Car to Euti mad by millions fires Tii Oil romber districts of Penn so 1 re Gorr uiob., May each additional wit from the refi Ion of tie Forest fire shows instead of being exaggerated a Bem underestimated. Motley Mec Oato a Selff graphed yesterday that Altoja a Village 10 from there was in Bill rapid Mecosta county reports we raging in several places in county. A report b from Bear Lake a Small in the Northern part of the county Idlet Hoviss were set on fire by blowing in from the Forest fully half a the people were driven in the Canada and Jamaica. Our sex Hub n it the exposition will increase our West Indian Trade. Halu a May or. Adam Brown Canadian commissioner to the Jamaica exhibition Baa arrived Here. He states that Canada s sex Bibb wad. The largest of any oat aide that country. New York exporters at present largely control the flour Market there but or. Brown thinks the Quarter million pieces of bread he gave away baked after the flour was there font months convinced visitors that Canadian flour was equal to american in keeping qualities. Canadian Dairy products and Tou facture created a favourable impress the business Laid oat for spec Ial meet Nof of Council proves too seems to have retired. A special meeting of the City Council was Tild last evening the members in attendance being the mayor and aldermen Bull Smith Mcdongale Mather Walker Wilson Tay Lor Mcmicken Gilly and Cockburn. The mayor announced the items of business for what the meeting bad been called name consideration of Tho by Law regulating the proceedings of the Council i of the necessity of olosin.6 streets through the exhibition grounds the appointing of two directors on the Board of the exhibition Amo elation according to the act paused it the it meeting of the legislature and to con aider clauses one Aad two of the report of the committee on works of tha 8bh inst. The mayor reported having received the following telegrams Ottawa May authorizing giant of exhibition property to City or Park and other Public purposes. Is Mode Patent will Issue. Ottawa May favor City will As soon payment i Tor shelter. Harrison the Capitol of county has had Twenty four boors of find summoned help from Othir villages. Clinton a email Ajjan on the Toledo Ann Arbor North fid inn railway waa wiped out yesterday Wanner Pierce had two million Tad Hyde Bros one million feet fir Wall Wax burned yesterday with Seth Thonsa in the settlement. Lydd Fotion mien., May a null town in Ocean county the terminus of a Stew my Peters logging Camp was almost Tolly destroyed by Forest fires saturday fkr noon. The hotel stores livery barn Bofto Tomich shops and a but a few Domion went up to smoke. Five Hundred Toa Tad Budwood Loga were also burned. An raging in the Woods Over Tho county Ltd Doit incalculable damage. Kit Zinger a was Alao destroyed by Forest fires. Buffalo May received from Ket turf Summit pa., state that the most is Mytrou Forest fires known for 60 years is Nam within a Short distance of Austin in it Imam in Timber tract of Frank Good of Ibia City. The fire was discovered it Futty. Thirty million feet of lumber and bark were burned within 10 Milea of the in Load track. Telegraph and Tele View Orvice is badly crippled and As debit if Piapot Tibia to get Oil pm pa., May Wells tight Oil Wells several tanks and about Tynin Miles of Forest have been tort fire which started saturday morning Tomen Coful Hill and Preu Dent and broke oat i Kwh yesterday covering three Square Tula to Keiday alteration. Gangs of men from the surrounding souties Havo been a int Tough the fire. No estimate of the 1 lbs can Yob even approximated. Giard Railis mich., May Chi Emord Wati Michigan station at Shields a White Clond was destroyed by Forest jew Dordsy. Eighteen Chicago and Weet Midas Law freight cars were burned at Lilley a option. At brightly on the Chicago and i Caimmi Road feat of logs wed by due Hern Bounder co., of make god were destroyed yesterday after noon. In Ait mioh., May Forest fires warning great havoc in this Vicinity. Mil Lioni of acres Are in fumes. Many towns Are apart danger. Railway Bridges and Tele graph poles have been burned. The Centre of Tho upper Peninsula Are burning. Milwaukee May from North in iwo sin Are that yesterday a rain a belied the Forest fires in Many localities. Tin principal loss has been to Limber. Fires reported burning in sea wee county Sion among the what indies Aud be thinks the West the Dominion s Gross Trade with indies can be greatly increased even without any Tariff alterations and particularly that jamaican will give Canada the preference Over the United states which was poorly represented at the exposition. A Street car strike. Employees refuse to Worf ten hours Day or Morfe. Grand mich., May body in this City walked today As a result of a Street oar strike which tied up every line in the pity. The main cause of the strike was an order compelling the men to sign an Iron Clad contract by which they agree to work ten hours per Day or More and also be responsible fur damages to the property of the com Pany or injury to patrons resulting from accidents. The company will probably at tempt to run cars with non Union men in which event trouble is expected As the sinkers have the support of the fifty five labor unions of the City. Reqina Accident. A Small boy s fractured three sports narrowly drowning. Regina May Mccrea the ten year old son of Jno. Mccrea contractor had his leg fractured today by getting it in the wheel of a moving backboard. Messes. Braund arrivals Here and Samuel Paul were shooting on the Reservoir saturday when their boat upset in 20 feet of water. They lost Thair guns but Clung to the boat and reached the Shore. Hit her with an axe. A Toronto woman probably murdered by the Drunken husband. Robosto May Ryan and Hia wife had a Drunken quarrel last night during which he Atria pc her on the head with an axe. She a in a critical condition. Her grounds paint Purchase Money paid. Huovi j. Macro Aux the pity solicitors wrote in reference to the drafting of the agreement Between the pity and the exhibition association that they had not been furnished with the Rew Ivry instructions a to the terms to be included also a to the Mode of procedure in streets through the exhibition grounds advis ing that it be by applying to the courts rather than by posting up notice of a proposed by jaw. They further made the following Suci Restione the Council should consider Well the dial option of the moneys in regard to Tho exhibition grounds but it the proceeds of the in Bonds be expended m buildings and be noir then the Cost of tree planting and other improvements and drainage so far As it specially applies to and within this land will have to be provided for in the annual the four sevenths share of expenses which applies to Street improve Menta will not we fancy be applicable to work of a strictly proprietary nature. The following report of the Board of works was then taken up the committee on works recommends 1 that the City be instructed to take the necessary Steps to close the streets within the proposed exhibition grounds. 2 before any definite action action is taken in granting privileges Etc., to the Stree i rail Way company or permitting the introduction of electricity As a motive Power it would recommend that a deputation of two members of Council and the City Engineer be authorized to visit Eastern cities where the storage system is in use and to examine into re part Folly on tha subject 3 it would submit from Chas. Burgees architect respecting plans and supervision of the exhibition building. The first clause of the report was adopted and the remainder was Laid Over until i later stage of the meeting several of the aldermen having not yet arrived. The following Resolution was Haasw m re Ference to the Celebration of the Queen s practicable Why Send another delegation to Lind out exactly the thing he Onsiri ered that an electric Street railway would by an improvement in the City. Aid. Mather said the Toronto delegation bad reported against the overhead and that the storage system was undoubted Jav the coming system and recommend that the City wait. It would be farce to tie ourself re up for 37 years for the of having a mile of Weli car truck. Aid. Gilroy moved in amendment seconded by Aid. Coo Burn that the delegates consist of the mayor and the City Engineer and that said delegation proceed to Ottawa and Advance As Jar a pow Ible the improvement of the navigation of the bed River and the needful legislation for the construction of Assiniboine water Power and that an interim appropriation of 8800 be made for the Pur the vote on the amendment to the am pud ment resulted in a tie aldermen Bull Gil Roy Smith Walker and Cockburn voting for and aldermen Mcdougal Taylor Mather and Wilson against. The mayor gave Hia casting vote in favor and it carried. When the clause As thus amended was pud Aid. Mcmicken proposed to move another amendment but the mayor ruled that it was not in order to do to Alderman Mcmicken expressed his disapproval of the action a a High handed one wad when called to order continued to make uncomplimentary remarks. The mayor continued to Call for order and intimated that if there had been a policeman in the room he would have tha rules forced. Alderman Mcmicken replied excite edly the vote was taken in the midst of the confusion and the notion wan earned by a vote of 6 to 4.1 to at 12.30 o clock several aldermen bad left the room and the meeting waa declared adjourned for want of a quorum. A warm Welcome. 41 Quot a omnibus quod British Apollinari the Queen of table of Lale years the Queets has usually taken Apollinari would London. Sole exporters the Apollinari co., ld., London eng. The Maclean Prescott company greeted in Cleopatra a Large Andi Enoe. The people who filled the Princess opera House to repletion night were transported in fancy to the ancient land of the Nile where ruled with regal Sway nearly Twenty centuries ago and for the nonce lost their identity with Western civilization and Western ideas and saw depicted before them scenes enacted in the dim misty Ages of the past. Cleopatra was the play Egypt was the with All the grandeur of Oriel Tal opulence and magnificence the historic events of those by gone Days were presented. Unfortunately history was not faithfully followed nor the deeds of those Days a chronicled presented out the fiction of the latter premise that none of that remarkable author s productions can be properly or realistically dramatized that in All his works produced on the stage there is a disappointment because his facile pen utterly discarding commonplace facts flees to the highest realms of More than romantic sensationalism which cannot be effectively produced. Notwithstanding this palpable disadvantage the presentation of the Story of the egyptian Queen p life is told by Haggard and dramatized by the Cleopatra of the night was an admirable our portrait gallery. The president of chill. Balmaceda president of the South american Republic of Chili is a Man of Strong will whatever Hia reputation As to fair Neils and expediency May be. The origin of the pres ent insurrection Reeme to have lain in the Constitution which con fers extraordinary Powers non the chief executive and upon the conduct of the president in carrying these Powers. Thus the president appoints and removes All the governors of the different states and they appoint the and inspectors Over districts. So Long a the president was a Liberal Man and one of Good judg ment All went Well Trot Balmaceda in alleged to have been neither and bases a Tricky sprung up which brought about the tremble. Bal1iackda, 344 main St. Messes. Alexander go s bankrupt Stock the Best value in the do minion. For to Day tuesday and wednesday general household drapery goods White and factory Cottons sheeting Pillow Cottons Butcher linens Hollands Stair linens Glass cloth roller towelling Huck backs special lines in Huc Kaback and damask towels. Table Linen table cloths table napkins Cotton ticks summer flan Nel Lettes Oxford and flannel shirt Ings quilts counterpane and bed spreads Muslin prints and Ging hams. All of the above be offered for Sale at prices considerably Bolow the Ordinary Cost. All remnants marked Down for Sale on Centre tables. Some bargains in lace and Art curtains Cre tonnes sateen and Art muslims. Two costs ladies umbrellas and parasols just opened will be sold now cheap. Carsley should As it w a of Crit if we had More sports during Obday Boma Kably High. Grade cigarette. The Wust Brand of cigarettes manufactured by d. Rite Zwia company Are the Hyde con Otura will readily distinguish the delicate Aroma 61 a Brand Mere particularly compared others that arc now old the Market. Minneapolis a License fee of 826 charge for every car. He believed could be gob to placed in the estimates for the improvement of the St. S rapids. Or. Austin was not a Man of Enterprise and push. Aid. Gilroy was in favor of having an elec tric railway if it could begot on Liberal terms but they had not the information rom which to form b conclusion a to terms Ivey had Only a mass of conflicting opinions. Way suggested was a practical one. Aid Mather moved in amendment that the mayor Aid. Bull and the City Engineer be appointed the deputation. To spoke of a communication Bent to the Council by or. Lustin last october in which to had uttered to introduce she overhead system he had never thought of asking for an Extension of franchise. Mcmicken objected to sending a deputation he did t see thet any Good could come of it. He did t believe in spending or for information which could e got for 15 or 20 cents. Aid. Bull thought it very important to Send a delegation that the Council might make up their minds what they wanted and what they d two bottles of Burdock blood bitters for complaint and can say 1 am a Well woman to hit c p Wiley upper n. B. Midst it would prevent Money town and also help to must be Pur would Preat mordent organization and help sports at the u really but one Little part in act but in that he earned the costumes Are Rich and appropriate the Scenic effects and All that would be desired and taken All in All there is every expectation of a Moat successful this evening Othello will be presented with mus a a treat neb enough to attract even a larger audience than that which so enthusiastically welcomed the company last night. _ a fued Between families. Three out of the four participants Are subjects for the undertaker. Va., May Hall and household furniture 7j octave Square piano a very Fine Tan cd Inatsu meet sewing machine Marble top Oak bedroom set three Choice Aldo Honda Oak and . Extension tables Superior carpets Fino tapestry bilk upholstered parlor set elegant Extension lamps lace curtains Fanon tables room Luff and easy Chain gun and Rifle double of prong bed lounge clocks Lawn Mower Garden Hosea refrigerators ice orca a Freezer pictures China and Glaw Waro Bedini Teab. Bureaus wan Tandu dining Johaira Cook stoves Coal Oil stoves harness Etc., forming altogether a capital assortment of general household requisites and the of which must to to the highest bidder Wlton by m. Conway. Unreserved auction Sale out Reserve. At the Saleroom Portage of the auctioneer Avenue Hill son got into a quarrel if tit saturday with Hiram steel and his father Samuel steel. In the fight which ensued Lewis jr., was shot through the heart and killed. Hiram steel died with seven bullets in his body. Samuel steel was mortally wounded and Lewis Hall er., was slightly wounded but managed to escape to the on Friday next at two 0 Toek Joseph Wolf auctioneer. Of House Farnlun Lush. Clothing. Hats Caps and Touta Wear and every Day until the entire Stock in sold. At Green Ball store 520 lain St dry seats would take. Aid Mcdougall waa opposed to sending delegation. It seemed that the contract with or Austin was not going through Ana there would be Opportunity of Gett irm information by correspondence. If the you Oil desired i mrs. Piggott the storage system we not a rpt if few Days Hia Dinolt May throughout this District is about finished and gardening is quite the order of the Day Sale of Pearson s entire Stock Beady made lot blog bto., by a Talon commencing Tho tuesday Iner. May 12th, at 7.80 o clock in the Boffalo store no. 489 main Elrett. Arid i will continue Paob evening until All in old out As Tho premises Are to be vacated soon. The Stock is of Good Quality and As or. Pearson bought Low and or Cash and As the Stock was then purchased Lor Allty conts on they Dollar you can look for bargains Tor my instructions Are to Clear it out. It of Beady made clothing Auto Yenta Burnla Hodgs Etc. At tend fret of Sale and secure the Cream. J. J. Gol Den auctioneer goods Bale at 2.80, Sharp. Provided for lev Las. Lot Hanff Salo at 7.30, Sharp. Each Evon Luff the dry too do Block map roles French sateen. Publ no White and Orey act Tony thee Snir quite Oid toilet Soovere. Dress i Ibex embroideries. A Flocs Elb Bong glow hosiery. Weda Patrom Lyl waterproofs linens Kan and Stew of wry hop is Al Trow hats eto., Etc., Etc. In Good Condo of Rev. A. E. Cowley has been conned to the House during the past week with a Evere cold. Five. Cano Coombes took the service Austin and if he did it adopt Adver Tise for tenders. Aid Taylor said Tonto bad teat gation and As the storage of item bad l. . Of been adopted he tour Fittie had Grid entry not reported favourably on that the of Umcil Here had the Over Good. If of of Elkhorn has spend ays with Captain and mrs. Good Ridge. The new ferry that is being built is about completed and win be launched during the coming week. Dropsy. Rheumatism gout Etc., mod. Ii Kiwy . Has perfect Toronto Tea co. Have removed to More commodious 237 Portage Avenue a few doors from the Queen s they Wil How a figs orment of Indian China and Japan teas Chab. Mob Edith Panto Etc., Etc. Oto. E. Fatch. Genta Udice Don t sporran let or forgot the Oddesa at 2.80 and 7.38 p.m., each he Seeh fall store 620 mail St Foffi Neit door Bat one to Corner of Market it. We. J. Akim c. A., Public Maccou taht auditor Assignee. General r financial agent opficb.482 Hatoff St. Winnipeg. Nay Lwft made arrangements to resume the practice of my Profe Ablon i beg to1 offer my to Tho Trade and Pablo glacially in Tho Bovo in a of which i am i non lip Tad Longst metical a a caul Oiw Deloro. With coot Dedos proms tvs Fletton to ttooop4uc4 of to me. Newspaper newspaper ;