Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 10, 1902, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Friday october 1902. Twelve pages. No. 73. Of the Day. A elected r try addressed a Bosse l been introduced into Tariff for British South w a ii fire alarm 3. Ii jul was killed on the. Man. Page 1. L i to a banquet . Pace i. Montreal a Well known lie is dead. Page 7. I in St was in. Vein c i brazilian a mols or. 7. I 1 Duluth. Are be ins North to. Page s. Ings for the week ii Ollars our y die frenzied and of Henry j. A mennonite school teacher in the old Village of Altona angered at fears of dismissal he emptied a revolver into three trustees and three of their children Hiebert a merchant a. Rempel and daughter and p. Kehler and daughters the shoots himself and May at the till c. P. I. Shot by frenzied Icher at Altona for the have and Montreal to tiie Canadian i i o built Elj from in Bill of Partick wives the work in. Mini real in a Altona Man., oct. Tragedy startling in its and diabolical in it intent has created intense excitement in this i Inse and placed on record a crime which has been unequalled in the history of Western Canada. Henry i. the perpetrator and with a revolver he shot seven persons including himself and in five cases the result it is believed will prove fatal. The dispute it All arose Over a dispute in mennonite school affairs in the old Village of Altona situated one mile from the Village which has frown up near the c. P. Ii. Station. Three trustees Hii Bert Abraham Rempel and Peter discussing the school affair in the Home of the lat Ter. The chief topic certain mis due to incapacity As a teacher when in the midst of the i conference , who was also pres ent with tragic suddenness Drew a revolver from his pocket and fired three shots in rapid us cession at the three trustees. All slots took effect Hubert was first shot in the lower part of the body then Neni pot received a Buk to Between the breast and shoulder and As Kehler rushed towards him to grab the revolver from the would be murderer and prevent further destruction he received a bul let in his hand breaking three fingers. Rushed into school. Crazed by the sight his victims Toews passion got beyond All control. He rushed out of the Home and across to the school room among the children. He selected two of Kehler s daughters aged eight and ten years shooting both through the body. No Hope of their recovery is entertained. He then aimed the revolver at elem Pel s Little girl 11 years of Oge and shot her through the fracturing the Bone. Shoots himself. Toews then rushed out of the door and along the Road to the railway but after going half a mile the awful Ness of his deed must have brought him partially to his senses. He turned the revolver on himself and Here he was found a few minutes later with a Bullet wound in his body but still living. The school children alarmed the neighbourhood and soon a crowd was in the scene and doing All in their Power to Aid the Ivoun ded. Doctors hastily sent for and in a Short time doctors Meek and t. D. And Jas. Mckenty were adding their skill in relieving the sufferers. Two will live. After careful examination the surgeons decided that the two Kehler girls cannot live Little Hope is held out for Hiebert Rempel and Toews. The revolver used was a seven chambered one and As seven shots were fired from it the weapon was when found. The first news of the horrible tragedy at Altona reached the City late yesterday afternoon in a message to or. Hiebert announcing that his brother in Law or. A. Hiebert was badly injured and asking him to come at once. The doctor left for Altona by an Early train this morning. Or. A. Hiebert one of the three victims is a merchant at Altona and a. Highly respected resident or. Rem Pel is a Farmer. Toews the school teacher has been engaged for several years teaching in the District and was a single Man of about 53 years. Or. Hiebert was in Winnipeg this week having Only returned to Altona the Day previous to the shooting. Altona is on the Gretna Branch of the Canadian Pacific eight Miles North of the Boundary line. 11 1 age 1. Discussed wish the Liberal 01 1 age 1. I a 1 or Iwan Luke warned As a to . Page 7. University Council re As vice Chancellor the i Al ii ii language to Tii a i age 0. United Sta is government is much the cuban a thl r Ciuro cily to. I the events lend tilt 3t death Oil thus. Of s. A. M. Wolni pc. Has 1.-i of ill Calgary and As a Nevil thu Strath 1 e s. He to to Man kill d in the c. P. In Friday i be i a 1 to to that Farthur a Man. J. A ply u. I Mitchell Lvi Beer issued. of miners and were in new York but were r l. I age 1. The weather. Mitchell holds the Trump card great activity amongst Republican politicians in new York Calls on president re sults but signs Are answer. . Winds a Little and s Icv very. 1. I air Friday and Saturn my Vest portion. readings ii at sets i is s j 1 . The temperature. At tie weather c cd -. K night Winnipeg Marine news. A Amer a my Icaria. From Owen m.-Vrvr-. F t Duluth i Krin in sue. I a Jiray. Frank i Tyrone j p. C. Rope. I nit Huft Alo Choctaw i .in.--. V -r.-Mhon. Mizii. Pis Xii Iron. Mel n Northern King and Anderson. Majestic. rih. . Cilo Hrisi. Shaw. Oil new York oct. Conferences looking to the settlement of the Anthracite Coal miners strike a Ore held in this City to Day but to night at .10 o clock there was no Evi Dence Given to the Public that any results had been reached. Humours cd settlement hew thick and fast but when any one of the conferees was approached the most invariable answer to questions was i have nothing to the conferences Are still going on to night but the impression prevails that if any basis of settlement is reached it will not be announced until to Morrow following a meeting to he held at United states Platt s Down town office. The inter est in the Day s proceedings really centres about the meeting held in the afternoon at or. Platt s office. Those present at this mesh Init were Gover nor Odell senators Quay Ana Penrose of Pennsylvania senator phut. Presi Dent of the d. H. Presi Dent Fower. Of the Ontario and Western i a Truesdale of the Lackawanna chairman Thomas of the Krie John represent intr the Independent operators David Wilcox vice president and general Council of the d. I. David and Edward Lauterbach. This c in followed one hold in the for noon in senator s office at which i were present senators Quay and pen Rose governor Odell Edward Ija Cli and senator Platt. The conferees were very reticent As to the subjects under discussion there. Gover nor Odell afterwards had luncheon at the lawyers club with senators Quay and Penrose. Following luncheon the three with senator Penrose s Secretary returned to senator plut s offie. At o clock they were joined by the oper tors of the Coal mines. The most important conference of the Day was held. Or. Lauterbach went Back and Forth from the office and made a trip to or. Morgan s Oitice. He did i of Sec or. Morgan. He then went Back to the conference room. Or. Lauterbach replied to a question by saying that appearances looked very hopeful for a speedy settlement. He he had seen president John Mitchell wednesday night and that to seemed disposed to act with a spirit of fairness. The conference ended about 4.30 . Interested in Mitchell. Although president Mitchell apparently had no part in the conference Between the senators and the operators his actions were anxiously and the voters remain away from the polls on election Day with the natural that the majority party in a car Sylvania and new York would be the. Greater stuff Crews. Sen Ator Penrose expressed his con Curry Sci. In top re presentations of the others and senator Phitt and or. Lauterbach spoke in a similar Strain. These Latie United states government alarmed at the inertia of the cubans in concluding the reciprocity away from Uncle Sam. Advised something in the nature of an armistice under an Irr. The miners that their i by the plied Promise to Union would not party politics. On their part the operators declared that the Nues Jon at Issue was entirely apart from party politics and they refused to be Ingli Bencid by representations As to the Ett act the strike might have upon the fortunes of one party or the other one of the political conferees suggested that to pro tract the struggle the miners Union be to open the Way for the advocates of anti corporation legislation at Narris burp Anil Albany 1 o r the introduction of measures calculated to impair the value of rail Road and Coal properties and that it was even possible that in the stress of Public opinion Laws might enacted that would impair Cor years the value of the properties the operators represented. It was said by one speaker that a fell of this antagonistic character had already been framed and was ready for submission to the Pennsylvania legislature. The possibility of Harras sins litigation both in Pennsylvania and new York Vas also Ilov it upon and the fear sex in Ressell that in instances the. State of the Public might in Llu thu olt of such suits. These representation. Failed to move the operators who according to the gentlemen already quoted declared that party politics should nor be injected into the situation. The operators further expressed their Confidence in tile integrity of the courts and Thev had no fear of the Success of any thru be made j through the stale Legislatures upon the interest concerned. This brought he conference to a close. Shortly afterwards Gen. Thomas of the Erie had a Long talk with j. Pierpont Morgan the nature 01 ill conversation not being disclosed by either of Thorn. It is asserted on what Al ears to be Good authority that or. Morgan was in communication during hip Day with some of the politicians conferred with the operators by tint he declined to be placed in the attitude of a party to the controversy. Last conference of night. Lai to night there was a Confer ence in the rooms of the Republican Washington oct. Situation As to Cuba is such at present As to give officials Here great concern. It is assured that Cuba is Drifting away and evidence is multiplying Day by Day to Mark the growth of indifference toward the cultivation of Friendly commercial relations with the United states that almost Borders on hostility. The Best efforts of the state depart ment thus far have failed to secure the adhesion of the cuban govern ment to the treaty which by the terms of the Platt amendment must been tired into Between the two govern ments. The is All on one Side namely at Havana for Secretary Hay and the cuban minister. Senor ques , have performed their part in , have Peri Urmey men j drafting a treaty which it is believed i try. Carries out the intent of Congress. That treaty is now awaiting the approval of the cuban government which approval is withheld not with any expressed intention of rejecting the convention but through wha is regarded Here As the natural inertia of the cubans in diplomatic affairs. This treaty includes provisions for a considerable measure of reciprocity Between the United states and Cuba and while it is True that the cubans believe that the United states has been rather niggardly in the arrange ment of the reciprocity schedules these objections Are not regarded As suite client to account for the great de Lay in concluding the treaty. How Ever there is no intention it is said to resort to any undue pressure on the cubans so Long As there is no discrimination the United states and in favor of another coun takes the trick conference of Liberal unionists at Birmingham results in a Victory for the colonial will resign if education Bill is Defeated. Homes Olieo 01 child filled r. Snetsinger of Stormont killed by a calamities. 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