Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 11, 1902, Winnipeg, Manitoba vol. Winnipeg saturday october 1902. Twenty six pages. No. 74. To Day s free press Twenty six pages. Con strike conferences. Pc minion s action. Aitana tragedy. A. Blair in Vancouver. Fair. To 10 paper changes. 0 lurch services. Education in Manitoba. Editorial. Corr in. Comment snorting news. Lisgar trial. Cible news. buildings. estate. Yields at Balmoral. _. A. Hamilton s sic and drama. l. To the editor. Ccu Iee and Treherne Tendon news located. O men entertained. C ills for Manitoba. Creek Wisdom. I a kits. To dec reviews. Smart in Yukon. Of want ads. C f Vav a n t ads. And y Riseley described. Ley continued continued old world mail news. 5 c y 11 e m a is n d r a i n a Cec soft Cha mines Way Closa. Scotch curlers coming. Specie Cable. Cooks and Reading. . S packs of a aliens. Dodging inter vie Christian Endeavor. Sunday schools. News of the Day. After much suffering Little Anna Kehler succumbs to the wounds inflicted by her of John Hiebert and Helena Kehler very reaches Winnipeg and walks to the held at injured will recover. Topic of 1 but Lias part tally Grey hair. A crowd the at the station u it ii in by Coamo kno that he was on let nun. Of is of. Recovery Are considered Good from his appear a Nee is s lapped from Tho train to the ambulance yesterday. Toews recovery doubtful. Inquiry at the Hospital information j mich., where at l was being treated at Midnight ii Titei Inion Caiiou i i that was in no condition . J than he earlier a. The Day. He is j Able to walk around though that priv i is denied him and is quite a i tonal. I la will not talk of the affair i at. Altona. His u Timble recovery is i very doubtful. Swim to he fact i it j the Juliel is lodged it cannot j be got at. It was fired at so close j Ranore the i fret Eye 15 completely closed and puffed out. To wit a be t. Sham i to k Lins r.-1 of Canada. I Wjk. Pinr a in inca is. Altona oct. One conversation in ibis District is the tragedy of thursday and its Shock ing results. 1 a Polo from parts of the mennonite Reserve have been Here and much hns been expressed the ii Arius of Anna i Vohler. C Nyht y years who died after great suffering from h or wounds this morning a. To Hope is he id out for the recovery of John Hie brr 46, the Well known Mer chant Helena Kehler the second of trustee Peter kerb a. Koth Are now in a critical condition and their cases Are considered by the physicians As hopeless. Abraham aged 5fi, " ill re cover and Susana Kamppl. His 10 year old daughter is progressing favourably. Peter Kehler who was you led in the hand is Able to be around and told his store to the free i Hebert and Kempel leadm9 men of the mennonite District. Or. Klaus Peters the mennonite immigration sent of the c.p.r., who arrived in the City yesterday from of Tor Hugiie is intimately acquainted with All parties concerned in the tragedy u l Altona. Or. Peters was air Cathy shocked Over the terrible affair and says Hal the Iren who have been injured by tin rear nor of Toews Are the most respected Farmers in Tho West. I cannot say that Toews Ever showed himself to he Netlie Keiit As a school said or. Pliers so far As education is concerned there was. On the other hand nothing to show thru he was i capable Man co place Over children. He has no certificate whatever and was teaching under a or. Peters i knows Toews fairly Well. He says he was rather of a Peculiar temperament inclined to be morose. He disappeared some time ago and left the school and scholars without a master. Another Man was appointed but was succeeded again by Toews on the latter s return. He said he about murderer and victims. Press reporter. The inquest. Or. Mckenty of .reir.a. The Cor Oner held an this evening on the death of Anna Kehrier. When the following verdict was recur Iii Anna kick a to her Dalh from a Bullet wound caused by a revolver in the Hanus i Henry j. The evidence sub Stan baled in every detail Toh Sli l y wired by the Kroc 1 Ress Ron Orle a. The Roku Muul or a crime borne evidence to by four of the murdered Iii 1. The witnesses Ere Marguerite John David and Peler Klusyk. N. They Yave evidence in i Ler ii Ari my told very clearly How after the Lions with the hitter place he at a for dyspepsia. He wrote m series of in tiers descriptive of his travels to the Der whip h a Peai de in the four weekly numbers superseding september 25. Toews father died in Tussia where he was a Farmer some years Aso. His Mother now lives at Altona and the deepest sympathy is Felt for the Oid woman who has been with so terrible a grief in her old ago. Or. I Eter Kehler. Whose Littie has died As a result of the built wound inflicted by Toews is one of the wealthiest Farmers of Altona. Ai d a Man Well respected by All his neigh Bors. Or. John Hiebert the wounded storekeeper Lias been in Altona for Many years. He and his Littie daughter were in the City Days Jjo and stayed at the Manor House. Or. Abraham Plempel in. One of the founders 01" Altona. He was there Long before the Railroad was through and in. The whole District it is i Filault to find a better Laid out or pay info farm than his. He came to Altona direct from Russia As did nil the other Early settlers a District. He is one of the wealthiest men in the District. Toews is a step brother of Reeve Bergman of Rhineland. Lit s Hool came Iti and i shot Little or. Mckenty i i Ujj j who was Iho first to attend the wound Juji 1. Tohl of the of the Lull i outed below cd a. The and Sev i ribs who b was Ibe Causi the were not in a. C. Lil sir and in la i r i y v oils. L i by a con a i Fann la and the the a sed Niia of the in re i 1 the weather. -.vinds, fair i or ret " r readings. Let ii in l for 1 err per Turc. Tho Wrath t Luis i in i i Ali e y jux n. A i Rii lir i la 1 i. T an o rite. Miric a i i no i in Irston. I ui1 i an r i p win. I ack .midhir.d. A. K. R. Neil. A i in Mic ii. Oct. V Vii . Whale my. Heff Elihinger. I Iris Ali Ali in. Vale. 1 minion Tinnus Sonera. I i snit ii. In. Russell. Hart. . Kins. Johnson. . Princeton. Crete Orion germanic i ral ear. North Star. Marola. Saunders Kelton. Fairbairn City Bart -.mineutal. Holland. Glitch Ell. In Agresor. Allegheny. Cornu Irant. Norris Rome sifters. Beatty. Ocsay steamships. Arrived at. From. J York Hamburg if new Tork Havre Southampton new York a Danci Erous Crank. for Toevs. 10 Vili by. T harmed Wilh Mur r ii lie recovers. Was lying the i his Lead j in Antl in a Videau . Of his a l us . I is alien led by his acred Gray a. Mied did of guarded by -.liller, a a Vilna. Previn dial eos Slabie. It Ai in ars that Toews. Who Haupri to i in Alloa. One d those j morose Edas i rank. On of l Elia at Ter sties the Ive Aler and Mem pc i families Retus e l to Hira Lumhard 1 and the Rondo Suenee was in com j my their children at i i Ooi. And the e Ifni Point i yesterday s trash try. The trustees re i a ironic St that was not i in the so Al Ste Day. J i moly after it. Dia hour. Messes. Hiebert Abi Al am and j i Eier ischler to a the Leat her. Ii ii a them at Lac Rel Beni to step into school while be went into his House not d sir Iii that inv Olvil i dry i should Ai a . Tiv j t of Lowed toe a s ill lie had into Hoise and armed Hii Usif i ii Bro revolver. Broken to he a quid ir.aui1 no reply to tilt1 True Trees. I. Ii Ebert then said if he not mat let s they o Ibl have to lock the school. Toews then Pul cd tha gun and lit Cal Ali Lull highers j Aroln. Keir.p-1 and turned o run Yelling thai i had been shot. News ran j 1 after them shooting Ile Tupel in 1 the Back and Kehler in the hand. Hie Ojei t i impel staggered a Steps j i and Thea fell Down. Villa j i pirs heard their shouts and Star cd after the Assassin. With Sli is. Be coolly a Curneil Anlo j the and told the pupils to re heir studies. Then be slipped i to where the lilt a a birr and l i he Tupel frills were Sil inst placed the j it pc Lver against their bodies and de i vibe Ramoly Sbol them. The children i it a ran out of the school in a fright l and As the were i near Toews started for the Railroad track. There he reloaded the i Yevu Lver Defiel his tit Cote on. And then turned the on himself. His aim wan a i too 1 Low. And although the Ball passed Clear the Hiigli Bis the doctors the Man Niay recover to suffer j ref penalty of his dastardly crime i tops fell the villagers forgot their desire for vengeance carried to or. Meek s office where he was under arrest last night. Will be no Lynching. The people Here Are nearly All her mans or mennonites and while deeply shoe kid they View the tragedy with natural solidity and Are quite con tent to allow the Law to take its j course. The doctors Mckenty. Of Cit ctn were Early on the scene to Aid the injured. J Toews has made no statement what Ever since he committed the terrible crime. He is a Man of about15 years of age and has always been considered As mentally deranged he has frequently disappeared for Long intervals. Tbs murderer Here. Toews the murderer arrived in Winnipeg yesterday at 2.30 by the great Northern express from Gretna. He was accompanied by con stable Miller of Gretna. And was Able to walk to the ambulance waiting for his conveyance to the general Hospi Tal. A gaping Hole in the Side of his head showed where he had at Twenty year old norwegian Falls head first into ten inches of water. Grand i o Meissen a years of her near maj is at the jots x. A. Oct. Girl. Twenty was owned to Day at fart in Kelson county in ten indies of water of a. Raiti barrel. The barrel was partly planted in the ground and the in the Bottom Boen for Coo ing a pail of i Ream. The to in an and Tell Honl into tit barrel. Surh that Iii co ill net is. Hor to free Hor s Riian-1 l hero to maidu a until foil my dead a few in autos inter by Lur . Toil to society mrs. A. B. Cameron Falls from a trolley cases of suicide. Puli trip murder verdict. York. Oct. A been the of mrs. 1 Uii Lucor. Whose in t Morris it. Is. A verdict to in y icy that a. Woman it violence at Ibe hands of we. Young. Toronto. Oct. A. D. Camer on one of the leading society women of the City died to night As the result of a Street car Accident. Mrs. Camer on was an enthusiastic golfer and was out at the East Toronto a nos watch ing the close contest of the women s Golf championship contest in which she was playing earlier in the week. On the return journey the trolley car on which blew out a fuse and the explosion so alarmed mrs. Cameron that she jumped from the car while it was going at a High rate of Speed and fell heavily on her head. She taken Home and medical help secured but she Jim in. An hour of laceration of the brain. Mrs. Cameron was a daughter of or. David Walker Tho Well known hote1. A i Epcar. And was one of the lire u Alker Sisters noted for their Beauty her husband to a barrister. Prince has arrived scion of the Royal House of Siam reaches new York. Steu York oct. Chow of Maha Yuji Ravuth the Crown Prince of Siam arrived on the Steamer furst Bismarck from South Ampton and Cherbourg. The Prince a ill remain in. The to tilted states for two months visiting the different places of interest throughout the country. It excepted r. D. Herriman a local race track bookmaker the alleged victim. Windsor out., oct. Here Are on the look out the appearance in this Vicinity of Siolka , a. Notorious i oot race Fakir Gambler and Confidence Man who is chained the theft of from r. D. Herriman a Winnipeg sport ing Man. H urn Man m t Boyd at Chatham and at once a victim to the suave manner Joyci. Kerri Man who is a race track bookmaker agreed to form a Par Tiu ship with Kyd and to Naka Tho Book at various tracks throughout this country and the l nixed states. This Winnipeg Man Yuri to Supply thu recep Poiry Cap ital to launch Tho so he to ind his t u a t Winnipeg to f at once. Mrs. Herri Man immediately forwarded a draft to that amount on a new York Bank. Boyd in Tern plot i the draft and cashed it and he not Boon since. A us of Lioyd been win i to to hts and Ilet Active depart ments of Lili the cities in in ipod if Sites und and it is not thought that he will get far away. A Chase after tarte will rebate Coal charges Dominion Cabinet decides to materially Aid municipalities Selling fuel at Cost on soft Coal will not be taken up until the return of the Premier and or. Change in situation. X Ottawa oct. A. Meeting of the Cabinet to Day an was passed granting a rebate of the freight charges on Coal Over the in Ter colonial railway to All Canadian municipalities that made purchases of Nova Scotia Coal for Sale at Cost prices. This does not effect the Coal dealers or companies but will merely assist those municipalities that Are making efforts to guard against a Coal famine. Or. Biair was communicated with by Telegraph. The freight charges on Coal on the inter colonial Are three tenths of a cent per mile. The municipalities will therefore have this amount refunded to them by Way of a re Bate. The question of dealing wit ii the duty on soft Coal from the United states was not touched and will not by taken up until sir Wilfrid and or. Fielding returns. What it costs Ottawa. Lose b. To cos Stop minister s son and Hon. P. Grain Wii implore him talking. Toronto oct. Toronto Tele Gram publishes the special from Montreal Hon. P. B. Cas Grain and l. J. Tarte proprietor of la Patrie left last night for the West to meet the minister of Public works and implore him to Stop a.11 talk about Protection until sir Wil Frid Laurier returns. Minister at Berwin. Berlin ont., oct. Or. Tarte speaking Here to night at a in a cruet. Gave evidence thai pressure is being put on him. Aft a again de Claring he was a protectionist lie said Ellicia life had no such charms for me that i will renounce principles and ideals that 1 think of National importance Tor the Sake or of lace and i feel that i have Only followed out the policy which been announced last year to the whole country by the minis or of finance. If in my utter ances i have been imprudent i am fully prepared to take All the consequences of my imprudence. I feel Flint i have Only advocated a policy that the country is prepared to stand by the development of our transportation facilities a revision of the tar in c from Canadian and British stand wife left for Regina. Kin Erslon. Oct. Mrs. Provis of this City left fur Helna to identify her husband under arrest a was Riding suddenly Shore on a. Charge of bigamy. Provis lived in Frontenac county with his wife but three years ago. He left for Tho West. There he married a Young woman from Quebec named Craw Ford. Binbrook suicide. Hamilton. Oct. John Weaver of Binbrook township mysteriously disappeared from Home night. Into search at noon her body in Twenty mile Creek near her Home. It is thought she committed suicide. Citizens of the capital i by the strike. Ottawa oct. Supply of Welsh Coal arrived in Ottawa this morning by tie Canada Atlantic railway. The consignment which comes to several City dealers consists of about six Ca loads. It is estimated that Tho Coal strike has Cost Ottawa citizens collectively there is generally imported into Ottawa tons of hard and soft Coal. Of this amount about 000 tons is hard Anthracite Coal. Of the total Stock the City was this sea son tons Short having but 000 tons of hard and soft Coal on hand and consumed out of the Otto tons for the year. J the output of bituminous in the i United states is three times As great As that of Anthracite but relatively the value is much less. In 1809, the last year for which official figures were a there mined g77.31ks tons of Anthracite valued at and tons of bituminous Coal valued at i g70. Canada s entire output in 1000 j was Worth the i number of miners in Canada who would be affected if a general strike i was ordered would be Between to Windsor wants duty off. Windsor ont., oct. Wind Sor Board of Trade has addressed a memorial to the Dominion government i asking that the duty on Coal to taken i off during file coming Winter in order that canadians May secure their Coal j from the a Niton states at a. More reasonable figure. J Montreal situation better. Montreal oct. Are now unloading at this port 0.000 tons of Welsh and scotch Coal in addition i to several Stratner loads of soft Coal from mines in Nova Scotia. Some i Hocking Valley Coal is also arriving i Here. The situation is consequently j not so bad Here As it looked some j time ago. Troubles the breweries. Toronto oct. Of Coal has had a serious effect upon the Brewers i Tho season for malt making began this j week and in Many cases the brews of i last year s Supply was exhausted. Without Coal however the Brewers could not he Gin operations and the Price of jumped yesterday from i 80c. To per Bushel. Those Deal ers who have a Stock of malt on hand j will of course keep the Price of Beer Down and competing Brewers will lose it Vily. Because they will Nolt be Able j to increase their prices. One Brewer who a mryth ago refused i bushels of malt at so cenl2s offered per Bushel for die same amount and could not get it. J actors Platt Quay and Penrose and governor Odell of new York to Day again met the representatives of tha Coal interests in a lengthy conference and adjourned this afternoon leaving the situation practically unchanged. The four politicians mentioned were i to seed in senator Plait s office from 1u o clock until when chairman. Thomas of the Eric Road and presi Dent uner. Of the Reading joined them to receive any proposition which they might have to offer. They remained Bat a Little while and then the conference dispersed. Chairman Thomas spoke for the operators and gave out the following statement it was impracticable to reach any conclusion of the strike situation on tile basis suggested this the exact nature of the proposals made to the operators is not know. Whatever they were they were rejected and this afternoon there is no indication that any definite step has been made toward a settlement of the strike. It is understood that another conference will be held on tuesday next. President Mitchell when informed of the result of the conference said i have no official knowledge of tha proceedings Down or. Mitchell then went to the Telephone and had a Long talk with some one it is not known who. Asked if he would return to this City next tuesday to at tend the next meeting of conference he said that he did not know but that it was his intention to return Home to night. Miners offer to operators. A coat that does not suit. Tempted self destruction. Toews appeared to be in a dazed condition and said nothing on the Way up from Al adjourned till tuesday. New York conference of politicians and operators Barren of results. New York oct. In this City to Settle the Anthracite coat strike by conferences Between leading politicians and the Coal operators have so far proved in vain. Sen if Union is recognized and five cents a ton increase Given they will re turn to work. New York oct. Two Days of conferences Between the Anthracite Coal mine operators on one Side and the governor and senior senator of Neil York and the two senators from Pennsylvania on the other the strike of the United mine workers of am Erica is apparently As far from a set Tlemcen As the Day it was declared. Governor Odell Laid before the operators to Day the proposition that if they would concede to the miners an Advance of live cents a ton in Tho Price paid for mining Coal he would Promise that tiie miners would re sume work. Being told further that the Concession would Curry with it recognition of the miners Union the operators promptly refused to enter Tain the proposal and took their leave. Later in the Day they and the Penn Sylvania senators departed from the City the latter going to Harrisburg. John Mitchell president of the United mine workers of America announced his intention of leaving the City Early to Morrow. His destination be ing Wilkos Barre. Or. Mitchell took no part in any of the conferences to Day. Odell praises Mitchell. New York. Oct. Do you mean by politicians i want you and All the other operators to understand that i am the governor of new York the chosen representative of seven million people and that i am Here in this matter solely in that capacity and to relieve if possible an intolerable situation. What is More. I intend to use every Power at my command to do governor Odell made this state ment to Day to president Baer of the Reading Road in the presence of United states senators Piatt of new York and Quay and Penrose of Penn Sylvania. Governor Odeli said or. Mitchell was eminently fair and showed every disposition to adjust the Seri Ous Roosevelt Active. Washington. D.c., oct. Dent Roosevelt consulted with com missioner of labor Wrig lit to Day. The president spoke of the great seriousness of the strike situation but did not intimate what further Steps he might Lake looking to a settlement. He inquired about the arbitration aet of Isis to satisfy himself that to applied Only to common carriers and not to Industrial corporations and after or. Wright had explained the Law the president appeared convinced that there was no Chance for interference through its instrumentality. Twenty years ago i Notts items re produced f rom the free of to Day s Date. What a Beautiful fit it off its too cramped i could t work in it and it is cheaper too. My Friend Don t you know that you Are big enough and Strong enough to pay a Little More for your that one fits me better a Comet will shortly Hunt against Tho fun and create a Ron Lar . Ever since to at Winnipeg tory there has been nothing hut trouble. Personal person circulating the that j. M. Gates of 14 notre Dame Street East had left the City is s. Liar and the truth has no dwelling place in him. I am in Winnipeg to stay. M. Gates. S. C. Biggs Secretary of the Law so ciely has called a meeting to discuss the a Nanncy on the Bench caused by chief Justice Wood s death. W. M. Mcleod hns been appointed Manitoba passenger agent for the Michi Gan Central railway. There is a Bonanza for the Man who invents an easily adjusted creeper that will afford the Public some grip on the present mud. Winnipeg is progressing rapidly. A building review shows that Lias been spent in new buildings this year e the celtic bar concert last night was poorly attended on account of the rain mud and the egyptian darkness of the or. Bolton. Organ builder of Montreal is in the City to establish an Organ fact Ory in Winnipeg. Or. Scoones sold 29 lots in no. 2 kill Donan Between main Street and the River at prices ranging from to it says May to useful of intending visit. Ors to British Siberia Pilof nouns Jin Miles. Creek in stinking River. 370 Miles Dern River to the Forks. Miles the Kurks to 17d Miles Wii Lipics to Hadea forty rods Portage la Prairie on 7th the wife of g. B. Bemister of twin Bov and girl. Or last night sold 13s lots no or the City Park for Post offices am shortly to to opened it , Broadview and Indian Bobcaygeon. Independent furnishes Tea following table of distances which j the school trustees int last . I these. Being Stewart Mulvey re in Amfin or. Aglow. K. Luxton. Palk r. Keith Rowe and har 1 grave. J or. Galloway of Gladstone. I Luriea from the East accompanied by Hia Bride. The Bryton dramatic company prof Jpn the Galley slave at the City Hall to night. Wood is quoted from is to j9 per Cord. A female pedestrian contest Haa been arranged for pm a Side Between mis a Lizins. Backed by s. K. Hunt and miss Chandler backed by dim Rogers. In the 27 hour go As you please contest week. I Hornsby. The Winner was As covering 101 Miles. A Mea i sure men of the track yesterday reveal i de that it was considerably Short and it has been discovered. Thax Hora by covered Only 113 Miles ;