Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 23, 1902, Winnipeg, Manitoba A vol 31. Winnipeg tuesday december 23, 1902. Twelve pages. No. 127 of the Day. Manchestor is dead. For s Chris tons shops. I , jiving1 near Al i Isim a re-1. I mum secure the l. I la James election Turki Sacui open in of twin is inv its Edi strange flight of a Princess King s reply to Marconi Marconi s Quick service have been transmitted for a week past. London. Dec. Of Crown Princess of Saxony mysteriously disappears from the Castle at left in her search All Over Europe proves husband was infatuated with an actress. Fled from h i wife pc l drop to his u i Dresden. Saxony Drc. Crown Princess of Saxony her Home during the night of Dee. 11-12. The Dresdner journal to Day Suys the Princess in a state of intense excitement suddenly deserted that Daj Hud extended to All parts of her Lainily at and went Tho of and by the abroad. The Saxony court functions end of the second Day All Over eur Winter including the n but no Trace of the Princess was found. Did she Elope at Dawn the police wore informed of the and inquiries were Trade throughout the country Side hut v Ith no tangible . The Iii ii re by the end of delighted at the wizard s messages across the Atlantic one of its benefits. Ottawa dec. Marcon sent several messages yesterday from the Marconi company say they have Glace Bay Nova. Scotia to his station j been receiving trans Atlantic Mes in Cornwall England. Tho first j sages for a week. They add that from lord Minto to tiie King. The tiie messages of King Edward and King replied by Cable As follows others came through without a hitch London dec. Am much ested by the wireless message which you have sent me and am do lighted at the Success of signer Marconi s great invention which brings great Britain and Canada into closer connections. Signed skips g inter 1 and practically instantaneously. The instant the key was depress pm in Nova Scotia the receiver at pol Dhu Cornwall answered. It is calculated that the company will he Able to Han dle words or. Hour. So soon As it is Able to get the Post Olifice authorities to connect pol Dhu with the Irland Telegraph the company will commence regular commercial Busi Ness Between Cornwall and Nova Scotia. For the year s reception have been can the foregoing paragraph in d s Otu Cial journal which was sorted by order Crown Prince he v heat. S. Exiled Winnipeg where he Cut Lor publication. Of entertainment in Ope. The theory of suicide was suggested and n i a Uiti rss search for the Princess has 1 Jedi made. All the Ponds and other pieces of water in the Vic Unity of the Castle have been diag go d without the disappearance Llie Erin less will doubt less cause the Cinar lation of Many a Story. It is freely related that she eloped but inquiries made Here have brought nothing to or supp Uil this supposition. Domestic sorrows. Vienna. Dec. Llight of the Crown Princess of Saxony has caused great excitement Here. It is reported that tile Archduke a , accompanied by one of the court chamber Lains went to Geneva whither it was supposed the Princess had lied but was made in order to of failed to any Trace of her. The up. The Aid us the general Public in j Prim Ess , Tho Archduke Loo paid Ferdinand is said to be with her finding the Princess and because the i court fiction t Aat sue preferred j. Anderson of Dominion sex. I press in his accounts. Kringle s Headquarters Winnipeg stores Are now a Galaxy of Beauty and hives of Christmas goods in endless presents bespeak pros a visit to the hustling centres reveals. To in of the King and the turned into truth several Days past has been As an incredible tale. The i Princess surrounded by her in waiting and numerous at j servants of the Roy Fil household has vanished so utterly that the police of every kingdom of Europe have for ten Days been unable to Trace her. Tie official an ii Dies the weather. Liabilities. In i colder. I Emain in retirement at Salzburg rather than to return to her husband children at Dresden cannot longer be maintained. Life in the Castle. Accompanied by Tho Crown Prince the Princess went to the of emperor Francis Joseph near Salzburg a month ago. A week after their arrival at the Castle the Prince broke his it Dresden. Tile Princess Ever remained at tie Castle Why she did so the people of the court did rut . Except that the Princess i with gloomy tenacity usually does j what she wants. For a Little while then frag ascertained As her whereabouts. It is Otto rally explained that the or Isicc is disappearance is due to men Tal derangement. There is Little doubt however that it is caused by Domestic discord growing out of her husband s relations with an actress of the Dresden court theatre. It is asserted Here that the Princess frequently threatened flight on this a and that she was incensed at of Tus Monifi Portage la Prairie man., dec j. Anderson who has filled the Tion of express Driver Here for months for the 1 Minior. Express co. Left town suddenly yesterday and to Day a shortage was discovered in his accounts. It is understood that he has made awry with a considerable s sum of the believed that from her Winnipeg Inte iding to forts Are being Myde him. It is he went to South. Of to apprehend will Roosevelt act g Lii to Hunting and was brought j her father the grand Duke How Cany for counselling her to forgive her husband. She is said to been i Sente. It is rumoured Here to night the Princess was accompanied by the French Tutor of her children. Prince Friedrich August Crown Prince of Saxony was married novem Ber 21, isell to Princess Louise Ottus warmer in be Rve Day this explanation sufficed t Bureau Dean of Winchester dead. Tri cities of deportment caused much concern to her suite and to some of her austrian Kinsfolk who were stay ing in the with her. It is now believed that she was under surveillance. Very Rev. We. Richard Wood Stephens called to his Reward. London dec. Very Kev. We. Wood Stephens b.d., the of the events at Salz p Dean of Winchester is dead. Burg during the night of december 11-12. As told in Dresden is that the Princess who appeared to be in an j unusually tranquil mood retired be i five 12 d k and the music in i the Falikm. Three hours later when a i maid looked into the Royal b a j chamber something in the appearance of tiie led her to closer Examina he was Bon in 1s39. The Dean deceased Clergyman had been of Winchester since 1sp4. He native of Gloucestershire his having been a prominent or Powers Avi Eiting u. S. President s effective. Berlin dec. Notes of Ger Many and great Britain formally inviting president Roosevelt to act As arbitrator the venezuelan dispute were to the United states ambassador Here and to the United states charge d a Aires in London to Day. Washington dec. Koose Veit Lias not accepted the Posi Tion of of the venezuelan controversy. In fact when tile Olli Cial Day closet he had not received form ally nor officially a request from the Liu Opeai Powers that he act As Arbi Trator dispute. Rdo Tevelt will accept. The states government is awaiting the reception of formal an Swers from the Allied governments to the president s last suggestion that the venezuelan dispute be referred to the Hague. So far these responses have not come to hand but it is pretty Well understood the Powers will hold out for arbitration by president Roose velt . Signs Point to the president s ultimate acceptance of the Trust although nothing positive is yet known on this Point. State department has Learned that president Castro would Wel come the selection of president Roose velt As arbitrator and As ail parties accepts the cell to Suh Drews Rev. J. W. Macmillan coming to Winnipeg his announcement. I just love Christmas it is so 8ood to give things to people you the speaker was a typical Manitoba Lassie her Bright face and sunny hair framed in a High fur Collar and As she spoke a sympathetic smile went Lound the car. The scribe was just starting on a round of the Christmas shops and that Little speech really seemed to give the key note to the situation. The West has had a Bountiful year. From the 1st Day of Janu Ary until this the Illiard Day of de Cember there has been no set Back perhaps everybody has not made just All Tim Money they hoped for there Are some disappointed hearts no doubt but taken As a whole will go Down As a year of exceptional Lindsay out dec. Asked j Prosperity in the West and the dear this evening if he had accepted the i 1k u Wes i3 not Unthankful. The preachers have feared and perhaps not with out reason that too much material Prosperity is not an unmixed Good but partly on account of Call to St. Andrew s Church w log Hev. J. W. Macmillan replied not formally but if the presbytery permits me i intend to do so. Re1. Or. Macmillan announced to his congregation sunday his accept Ance of the Call. It is expected a Spe Cial meeting of the Lindsay presbytery will be held in a few Days Ancar Range ments completed for or. Lac Millan s induction at Winnipeg Early in february. Tiie Globe s correspondent at 3-iir.d say telegraphs that members o j St. Andrew s presbyterian Church and Cit i Zens generally Are feeling badly to Day on account of the announcement made yesterday by the Pistor Rev. J. W. Ii Ncmillan that he had decided to accept tie to St. Andrew s Church Winnipeg. It is said that or. Macmillan will Bly preach his Farewell Sermon Early in february. He enters upon his duties in Winnipeg shortly after. Basis upon which provincial premiers desire increased Grants in that county. Tho late Dean was j Are United the pressure will educated in Lial lol College Oxford. He r. Yven ther report co instead of the Princess the maid served As a teacher in several schools perceived a Dummy figure. She Awak i and was Rector of Woolbe Diimig Sussex enc a the Larty in in Irons and the lat Ter with Otler members of the Prin suite searched r. 11 the neighbor ing apartments then the entire and finally the grounds the Castle. Isufi jul. He wis joint editor with Rev. A. Hunt of a new history of the Church of England and was also the of numerous religious helps and studios. Douk Hobor Leader has arrived Calm. 11 a. Wind. Zero. Of . Job. In. Wind Marine news. Steamships. It from. A. Southampton . Phila. New York. Liv Trp of. New York Peter Verigin whose personality sways his people in route to join them from siberian exile is non com Mittal russian brutality. New new for three hours before the train i from the East pulled in yesterday afternoon a number of people patient. I by promenade the platform awaiting i its arrival. One of had been there since Early morning. She was awaiting her brother whom j she had not seen for fifteen years. She knew nothing of the congestion of traffic along the c. P. A. And so kept steadfast watch lest the train might get in before its advertised time de York who acted As interpreter and the free press representative. On the parly s arriving at the Immi Gration buildings Verigin was shown j the room set apart for his use. Here j he spent a Little time chatting with j his sister and friends in cruising after his Motluk is so years of age and who lives at Poter Travsky Village with his sister whose full name is Anna Vasilievna Verigin then after the baggage had been packed away i and the foregoing Domestic enquiries j made the party moved downstairs to acting commissioner Moffatt s office. Hard to resist. Opinion varies As to the termination j of the Lockade of the venezuelan ports. In Home quarters it is assumed j that if Koose Veit accepts the duty arbitrator the allies will Call off the blockade at once. On the other hand it is pointed out that custom rec tires the terms of the arbitration to be accurately defined and this will consume time pending which the blockade will continue. Declaration of War. Port of Spain Trinidad dec. Official Ami ii Cement is made Here that sir Knollys the act ing governor. Will Issue to Day a Spe Cial Royal containing a declaration of War against Venezuela. This act is one of formality taken with the intention to leg Al the proclamation of the Block de. Tie Mirror in an inspired article says All commercial Intercourse Between the two Peoples is interdicted. When hostile vessels Ture a the property on Board is not affected. A free ship makes free goods. They May capture the enemy s ships and the enemy s pro Quebec dec. Is reliable authority for the statement that what the provincial premiers ask by resolutions adopted at the final meeting of the conference on saturday is a re adjustment of the Federal subsidy of so cents per head the population of the provinces so that hereafter it May be always calculated upon the basis of the last decennial census instead of upon that of isl arranged at con federation. This Means a considerable increase in tie sum of the actual paid to the provinces but a limit to this increase is provided. When the population of any province has so augmented that the subsidy at the of so cents per head would exceed 000 per annul the resolutions propose that the subsidy shall be reduced to co cents per Hea l one dissenter on the subsidy question the Dele Gates were practically unanimous but Wise councils and partly because the Good All father created his Tures to be Happy and happiness in Clines All to be Good. Winnipeg is in a generous and a thankful mood and that mood is finding expression in tiie bestowing of gifts. The number of tie places where gifts May be bought and the variety and Beauty of the same is quite beyond tie pen of one Meie mortal to do Justice to but readers no doubt will be Able to fill j out All deficiencies from their own experience. The Hudson s Bay company. When you go shopping at the Hud son s Bay by warned in time and do not Start in the China and glassware i department or you will never get beyond that charmed precinct. Some of tie new lines shown this season Are i Beautiful Stock sets of Coalport and Royal Worcester China. This is a most convenient arrangement As you can get just As Many or As few pieces As you desire or your purse will per Mit. In the Coalport a particularly handsome design has Border of deep Blue with a lace effect in Gold cover ing the entire Border. Another Addi Tion to the Stock since last year is a line of the Best English Cut Glass. This Glass there is a marked return to the plainer patterns and there Are Many to whom this less elaborate style will Appeal strongly. The Glass is very heavy and the cutting most perfect. You can have almost any Trine from a Salt cellar at ?3t to liqueurs at 573 and there is Al so a splendid display the famous Hawke Cut Glass. Another Novelty this season is that of children s toilet sets Complete with even Slop jars. Some of these have excellent designs of Kittens and puppies and would he both pretty and useful gifts for the children who have just risen to the dignity of rooms of their own. In the China room there Are a number of cases devoted to Silver plated Ware Sterling Silver watches and other Elry. In watches a new and pretty design is shown in gun Metal inlaid with Silver. Another Case contains a Fine Range of Lemaire opera and Field glasses Many of them with inlaid Gold mountings. Of the making of books there is no end of the buying of books there is no end either. You can get the most Beautiful pocket edition of Standard authors the annuals All kinds and conditions of books for Little Folk and a. Particularly Beautiful edition of winsome by Margaret Sangster the poets in Fine bindings and also late fiction of All kinds. In the toy room there is nothing talked of in vision or dreamt of in dream that you May not mobiles with elephants pushing be to mined no matter when it arrived . In in i in Lull Hll. Is c l a Voll Gill , that her brother should find someone Nim to the Wigt a the name Perty on Board but they must spare Neutral vessels and All goods therein whether belonging to the enemy or to neutrals and also Neutral goods found in the enemy s the Declara Tion will have the effect of legalizing the seizure of venezuelan warships. Miranda escapes the germans. I the venezuelan gunboat i the Best vessel in the meet is still successful in a Caping German Pur it is understood Longley on behalf of Nova Scotia dissented on the question of the fish eries award of a division of j which Quebec new Brunswick Nova j Scotia and Prince Edward Island is or. Moffatt greeted Verigin warmly. Suit now demanding. It would appear that Nova Scotia considers itself better off without this division and hence its dissents from the Resolution of the conference on the subject. The provincial premiers and their colleagues who Are still in town yesterday attended by invitation divine service at the anglican Cathedral and were accommodated with seats in the governor general s Pew. During the flying visit to Quebec mounted warriors Tilting at attorney general windmills Ballet girls revolving in a Mist of soft drapery marvellous tops and gems dollies galore that can go to sleep sit up Kneel Down dollies in Paris toilets and most satisfying of All to the Mother heart of baby girl Hood the English rag babies that have no sawdust to run out and that May be dropped with impunity. There Are Dolis furniture China and glassware All the accessories the most fashionable housekeeping in doll land. There Are Ping Pong Seta for ail sizes and Ages. In the Art gallery Are some Lovely things and what after All is so pleasurable a present As a picture a gift that is yours year in and year out a constant reminder of the giver. A special line is coloured prints reproductions of famous Oil painting s. These Are gems then there Are tha most Beautiful steel engravings noticeable among them the work of Henry o Neil and Isaac Cullen. A guitar mandolin or Banjo is always an acceptable gift to the lovers of music and the name of Washburn is a guarantee of excellence. The com Pany Are specializing stringed instruments sliding trombones clarinets and cornets. In the gents furnishing department Are cosy dressing gowns and smoking jackets Ideal gifts Tor the master of the House Ami among the boots and shoes Dainty slippers in velvet Satin jewelled and jetted kid for Dainty Little feet Sweet Little beaded Mocas sins for baby and comfortable russet leather affairs for Pater families All suspended from a couple Fine Christ Mas Trees. In the ladies department there Are charming gifts in the shape Irish Lawn and thread lace handkerchiefs neck ribbons new design and gloves gloves every kind from the useful silk lined kid walking gloves to the Long delicately tinted Glace or suedes for evening Wear. Christmas comes but once a year and when it conies it brings Good cheer is the motto of Tho grocery department. Here Are All manner of goodies things to make the Mouth of the epicure water and Delight the unspoiled palate of the child. The win Dow is one of the prettiest in town being almost entirely filled with fancy packages of the famous Rowntree s confectionery Little teapots Dainty Willow hampers corded and sealed Glove and jewel boxes tiny baskets tambourines banjos and what not All nihed with delicious sweets then there Are boxes upon boxes of All the year somebody s Luggage and Oriental crackers the pulling of which is such a delightful aftermath of the christinas dinner. The counter cases Are piled High inside and out with Wallace s famous Nouga tines and All kinds of crystallized fruits and Lowers. Huntly Palmer and peek Frean co s biscuits Are Well represented. Brazils cafe noir algerian dutch chocolates macaroons lady fingers and half a Hundred others Are All to be had for Tho buying. Connors eurs and Royal Buckingham clusters show fruit As big As plums there Aru Texas pecans Grenoble walnuts Scilly filberts Tarragona almonds and Kentish cobs that never make their appearance but at Christmas timer crystallized and preserved Ginger and guava jellies. Pick me ups in the shape of stuffed mushrooms olives Catsup and sauces from famous French and English makers Pate Defoie gras Trouf Iles Gorgon anchovies Suffolk appetizers me Rose Pate and curried lob Ster fowl and Hare Long Glass bottles of delicate French peas and pure whits asparagus from the cellars of the great Trappist brotherhood of France. What would Christmas dinner be without cheese you May have old English. Stilton from age de la Trappe French. Roquefort iia iian Gor Rozola Edam Swiss gruyere in the shape of Largo car old time dutch Pine Apple cheese or Mclaren s famous potted cheese. Lovers of the Weed Are not forgotten and fancy boxes of the Best imported cigars cigarettes and Tobac cos Are temptingly arrayed while last of All in the Cool dark cellars there Are All manner of Choice wines and liquors. The Imperial. Ever since their opening the Imperial dry goods co. Have made a continued on Page six secure the trans Canada. 22.--Messrs. Macken m who were in Montreal Ini premi a Murray in. The Ullh fix and Yar i through Here on i Toronto. It is also said a. And Mann had i the trans Canada rep 1 it is possible that t of the trans Canada . This of course. Its going some. I., . twentieth 01 the Shore of run 01 Miles Between ind. In i m minutes. Is run wins made in a dense boy s neck broken. Barker an eighteen years of age. Was by the breaking of e and killed his h there to meet him. When at a Little before 3 o the train Drew in there alighted from one of the front coaches a tall quiet looking Man carrying a Black leather Valise studded with Nickel Bosses arranged in curious design. A dark Blue Gaberdine reached half Way to 1 the Knees Over his trousers were fast ened close fitting dark Grey leggings piped at the edges with Black cloth. His headgear was a Black Fedora. Around his neck he wore a Long Cord i fastened to which was a heavy j and a richly chased sold Pencil. I alongside the watch pocket was a Fountain pen secured by loops of the i cloth. 1 the traveller was Peter newly come to Canada after fifteen years of siberian exile. The woman awaiting him was his sister. In the crush of Christmas travel of the Dominion authorities. In ser to Bis enquiries As to his voyage Verigin said it was a Long j Good but rough. He had sailed from Liverpool after crossing Europe from Moscow to Warsaw and thence to england1. You la be glad to be in a said or. Moffatt where there is religious and individual i Haven t looked round an swered Verigin through the interpreter so t cannot yet Tell whether this is a free country or you know said or. Moffatt that in Canna we do not put people in prison because of their Veri in i political or religious of answered Verigin i know people have been looking for your Ern part of lak.? Maracaibo near be i Ceiba and beyond the reach of the a allies. The German Cruiser 1 made an attempt to Cross the bar at Maracaibo without a Pilot but de listed in View of the danger. She is now cruising outside the bar. Pinching Uncle Sam. The blockade i proving prejudicial to american Trad-2. P fifteen import ing houses in Caracas have stopped placing orders in the United states. It is estimated that the food Supply in Caracas will not last much More than a fortnight. It being s metropolitan Bank staff. J pc. D. Ross chief finance department has position in the service to lucrative position in con j ii Ith y i or. Loss head i v. M be in Toronto. Hire specialist dead. Pc 1" " ref. Karon von of Vien i Rater specialist is was some time before those looking for the new arrival could find the object of their search. Accompanied by in to Spreter Harvey who had gone East to meet Verigin. And by Ewan Ivan. Paul Planiden and Simeon Rieben three Dou Kobors who had been deput the South j messes. Mackenzie Mann i saw Premier Parent and it is under stood discussed with him the chances of obtaining a prov Nical subsidy for an Extension through this province of the Canadian Northern to the port of Quebec As the Eastern terminus. Piano factory burned Twenty years ago hems taken from the free press of Date 1552. Mascagni in deep distress. Coming for a Long said agent c rear. There Are 300 Dou Kobors at Yorkton station every train for you. there is one per son very anxious to see wants to see his Mother. Perigen had up till that time been de by the communities to extend to quietly courteous and dignified but o Riou Hobor Leader a Welcome on his Here his manner underwent a change Veri trin walked eastward becoming alertly interested. Did you along the platform. A Happy reunion no Sale of the c. N. Doc p. D. Mann in i Here to Day strongly an Northern would i to the grand trunk or any i i his sister saw him standing half a head taller than the and ran towards him. Followed by the other waiting Dou Kobors. With Joyful cries. Verigin dropped his Valise took off his hat. Opened his arms and cried he kissed his sister and the others and quietly walked on toward the immigration buildings being introduced on the Way to or. H. P. Archer Crerar of of whom of Swan River immigration agent have been for Days in the City await in Bis Ura. Almano sky he asked. Was she see my Mother yes when did you see her Well or. Crerar satisfied him on these Points and then Verigin asked him when the train could take him there. I am in a hurry to see my he said. There i Morrow yes i if .1 could yes then he realized that perhaps no train till to would go to Day he might be taking up too much of the commissioner s time. Khali i see you again res 1" he asked. You Ore perhaps now too being assured on this Point or. Page two american tour suddenly closed in effects attached. Chicago dec. American tour of Pietro Mascagni and the ital Ian opera company came to a sudden close to Day in this with the j somewhat burned and a pedestrian was Ernest Gabler Bros of Chicago suffer severely. New York dec. That started from an unknown cause in the piano factory of Ernest Gabler bros., did damage estimated at 000. The tenants were driven Frem the adjoining tenement houses and a panic ensued among the inmates of Tho new York truant school directly in the rear of the factory. The forty four boys in the institution were removed to a place of safety. A watchman was cancellation of All dates. The Cul i struck by a truck and received a Frac Mina Tion of Mascagni s troubles Camel Ture o the Skull. Two Hundred men when an attachment was made on his personal effects by a Constable rep resenting a local , for Mascagni is now Cor fined to his hotel suffering from nervous prostration. All the members of Mascagni s musicians and Chor be Given passage Money to Morrow at the italian consulate. Consul Rose i received Tele graphic instructions italian ambassador at to do what he could to ail the company. But the funds for their transportation Back to Italy will the furnished by the composer himself recently received about from his Bankers in Rome altogether is out More than 510.000 is a result of his ill starred tour. Mascagni 3 physicians say a week will possibly elapse before he Vul be Abl to leave his apartments. Are thrown out of employment. Or. Parkin s successor. Toronto dec. Auden the Sec Ond master at Fettes College Edin Burgh has been offered the appoint ment of principal of upper Canada col lege in succession to or. Parkin. The governors of upper Canada met to Day and cabled in offer to or. Auden. A reply has not yet been received. Vanderbilt s condition. New York dec. Evening consultation of the physicians who Are attending Cornelius Vanderbilt was held to night. Or. Flint said he thought no bulletins would be issued before to Morrow. Ontario nominations. Toronto dec. For county councillors took place through out Ontario to Day. Macrame Minnie Hauk the renowned t vocalist and Sternberg the piano virtuoso will appear in Winnipeg Early next month under the auspices of the philharmonic society. Winnipeg ratepayers were called upon to Day to vote on a debenture by Law which increased the debt of the City one million dollars. The astounding indifference on the part of our citizens was illustrated by the fact that Only 43 people Tock tie trouble to vote 30 for the by Law 4. Against it. Than forty ratepayers Havn Able to add a million dollars to Winnipeg s debt. In one Ward not a single vote was polled. What a revela Tion is Here opened up what a Fine Geld is offered for tie machinations of Bosses jobbers and schemers of All kinds. What a. Chance to pick people s pockets while they Ara or. Niblock train master of the . R., intends entertaining the men under him some two Hundred to dinner at the cosmopolitan hotel next monday. Or. E. G. Conklin s friends will meet at the grand Pacific hotel to night to organize for the North Winnipeg Campaign. I court Robin Hood i. O. Of. Have elected Terpse officers for 1s83 h. Kirk chief Rani or James Riddlell vice chief Ranger p. H Attwood financial Secretary m. B. Holcroft recording Secretary r. W. Jack son treasurer w. Lee. . John Mcca him . Geo. F. Wham s. 13- Rev. E. S. W. Pentreath Chap Lian or. Douglass physician. Lowest temperature recorded to Day dec. 23 was 17 below and highest 1 be Low. Three Voung ladies misses Margaret Era bunt of fort Quappelle Louise Samson of St. Boniface and Mary Par ent of St. Josephs will to Morrow pronounce Pernet Nal vows and take the veils in the presence of his Grace and the clergy St. Boniface. That Structure of logs mid am . Iho Davis House. In Darin or last night from i. Was saved with difficulty and some plight p0fson.il loss to a. B. Can did George Cronn tenants of and was lire. With Hon. S. C. Presided at the Graco Church entertainment last night and among the numbers of the programme Wero piano Solo. Prof. W. A Iii red Iii. Rev. J. E. Starr duct the misses i Ricker Cornet Solo f. Kennedy piano Solo miss Strevel. Mayor Collins proprietor of the port age Leview. Has sold the paper to Winnipeg speculators for th.-? Portage literary society last night Flea de a. G. Washing ton lending in favor of same and or. Lundy opposing. Or. Joseph Martin. Who presided decided that was belter for the present in Flor the Protection of the Tiri Tish lion instead of plan ing in the clutches of the Ameri can or. Thos. Nixon. Or. Returned last evening from attending the Kingston school of gunnery where he passed a most successful examination. His Grace archbishop tache to any conferred the order of Priesthood on Rev. T. Rene one of the professors of. St. Boniface College. City clerk Brown denies the report that he has retired from the legislative contest in North Winnipeg. It was sup posed he would throw his support to w. Murdock c.e., the new candidate. It would seem that Premier Norquay was to have opposition in his own constituency. St. Andrews. Or. Stewart Murvey come out against him. Knox Church will to Morrow -. Its new elders. They Are j. B. Mckivrigan Geo. D. Mcvicar j. Hayes Panton. Ebenezer Thompson and Alexander. Of Hajj ;