Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 1, 1903, Winnipeg, Manitoba A am tuba a of Nike free fess Spe cml of file Chignecto railway looking for messages reduced special cablegram from the free press correspondent in London London is understood the Canadian government is preparing to yield some part of the demand of the Chignecto railway company for compensation in View of the spent on the Road. Negotiations Are still proceeding. The company expect the Ottawa Cabinet to finally decide about the end of january. Mean while trustees have been reappointed for three years. Henniker Heaton writing to the times to Day regarding the Marconi development prophesies that Cable messages on Al lines will soon be reduced a 100 per cent., namely to six Pence per word. H the daily mail to Day prophesies that Canada at last is about to become e great commercial nation and notes that new industries of All kinds Are springing up As though by magic. The people arc ambitious and possess the Power to fight politically by themselves with other kinds for commercial privileges independently of Downing Street and says the attempt to pro Mote reciprocal Trade with England has been disappointing owing to the failure of to respond. Al ready cars Public my Are Dis cussing the desirability of repealing the preferential Tariff granted to eng land. Situation not serious. Us on Doc. Government of Portugal sending warships to Morocco for the purpose of protect ing Portu Prusi interests there. Gili sultar. Spanish Sloop of Infanta Isabel from Alre Cirrus this morning for Morocco lion Ortiz Obaret will have com Mand of tin Spanish expedition. Barcelona Spain. Doc. Cruiser Rio Plata has Boen or dered to Tangier to watch events. Germany has notified Spain that Sho intends to preserve Zin attitude to similar to that of francs and great Britain. All Powers Are thus in Accord with Spain s Desh s to maintain the status quo. A. Dispatch received Here from Ceuta. Morocco says that a Moor who was under British Protection has been murdered by moors Between Tangier and Tetuan. The Kabyle in the Vicinity of Melilla Morocco Are quiet. People who have arrived at Ceuta from Foz do not take a very serious View of the situation there. President s birthday. Paris dec. Loubet tabs the re Zipie it to Day of congratulatory messages and letters from Many sources on the occasion of the Celebration of his birthday. The president is g4 years old having been torn in 1s3s. Fighting Britain s Battles. Capa town dec. Detachment of 100 Boers who have volunteered for Mili tary service in Somaliland will sail from Here next week. Elected by acclamation Virden booming land much sought of cars to remove the wheat. Var Deli Man., dec. Tax Salo took place yesterday and there were Only four parcels of land in the town Virden that was not redeemed Ana two parcels just outside of the town. This shows a healthy state of things financially ror the town. All the elevators Here Are taking in Grain and the elevator men say they Are betting All tha cars they want. The Price being paid for wheat is the highest that has been paid on tha Market this the teachers of the county of Al Mclen held their first annual Ball Here last night and they had one of the largest crowds that was Ever in Tho town Hall to a Ball. Fatal railway collision one freight train runs into another on Victoria Bridge at Montreal. Montreal dec. Rear end collision occurred on the Victoria Bridge and resulted in the death of conductor Tremblay. One freight train was following an other across the Bridge when the first one stopped suddenly for some unexplained reason and the rear train ran into it while Tremblay was standing on the Forward of his Van. The wreck took fire is now Burn ins. War declared on the Manu of the fatherland and premiums Berlin idec. Anglo Ameri can tobacco Trust will introduce Here to Morrow a system of rebates and premiums to Small dealers. The Trust owns Only one factory in Germany at Dre Deai which is has to greatly enlarged and filled with new cigarette Machin Ery of american make. It has not accepted so far other factories which were offered by timid proprietors but has negotiated without Succes s for two or three of the Large businesses in Germany. New Tariff Law the Reichs a Zeiger this evening prints the text of the new Tariff Law with the statement that the Dale its of going into effect will be determined on later by the bundesrat. Geyser giving trouble the Eldorado in the Klondike Send ing water a Over the country Seattle. Wash. Dec. Seyser at Eldorado in Tho Klondike is giving the territorial authorities much trouble and Lins already done much damage. Accord ing1 to a dispatch received by the steam or City of Seattle. The Greyser which began flowing Early in the the government had succeeded in capping has broken out again and is sending in immense volume of Wonfor Ftp Over the surrounding country. The Glacier formed from the Geyser extends Over an area three Miles and is increasing in scope. Calgary presbyterians decide to delay calling a minister to Knox Church for the present Calgary n. To. To. Dec. Congregation of Ivnor presbyterian Church after a Long Sulpice Street Montreal the Canadian Northwest regulations. Old lady burned to death. Port Colborne one., p Isaac Schooley an old k try of the. Vil Lage of Humberstone we s turned to death last night by the explosion of natural Gas. When she starting a fire she turned on tha Gas before lighting a match thus causing the Gas to explode and setting fire to her clothes. Another score for signer Marconi. New York. Dec. Communication by telegraphy Between the United states and the old world a Lins been had for the first Timo. Says a dispatch from Well Leet mass. To the to Rall by tha Exchange of messages by the mar Coni system the Wellfleet Sta Tion and pol Dhu. Cornwall. Wellfleet is too Miles further from Poltl he than the table head station at Brecon n. S. Accidentally his Friend. Chatham dec. Jenkins employed on the farm of Samuel Shaw at turn Rvilla twelve Miles from hero. Fatal shot by a companion Geo. Crowd or. The two Young men were out Hunt ing when Crowder s gun accidentally exploded. Jenkins Only lived a few hours Iris father lives in Wmk Erville. Jenkins dying exonerated Crowder. Find said the shooting was purely accidental. Mcdougall pleads not guilty. Toronto dec. Mcdougall arraigned before judge Morgan in the county criminal court on three charges of embezzlement from the province for which a was recently committed for trial. He pleaded not guilty and his trial set for Janu Ary is Alberta climate. Friday1 morning the government meteorological records show that the temperature at six o clock at Calgary was 43 above find at Edmonton at the same hour it was 25 degrees below a difference of 70 degrees in 200 Miles. Such Are the delightful peculiarities of Alberta s Herald. Fred. To Conr Don in Ottawa. Ottawa dec. Con Irdon Crown prosecutor in the Tuk oxi. Is Here on business with the Interior department. Catarrh of stomach i , dec. M. P. For Lennox has Catarrh of the . He suffered a relapse on sunday and is very much worse. Hia friends Are alarmed at his condition. Fire at Milwaukee. Milwaukee wis. Dec. To Day destroyed the entire Plant of the Charles Briesch co., Carriage manufacturers sni iliac a loss Mora than any numbered Section of Domin Ion lands in Manitoba or the Northwest territories excepting s and 26. Which has not been homesteaded. Reserved to Provido Wood lot for settlers or for other purposes May a homesteaded up on by any person who la the sole head of a family or any male Over 38 years of age to the extent of one Quarter Sec Tion of Ico acres More or less. Entry. Entry May be made personally at the local land office for the District in which the land to be taken is sit True or if the desires he May on to the minister or the Interior Ottawa the commissioner of immigration Winnipeg or the local agent for District in which the land is situate receive eau Horty for Home one to make Crary for him. A fee of s10.00 is charged for Ordinary Homestead entry. Homestead duties. Under the present Law Homestead ties must to performed in one of following ways namely 1 by at least six months residence upon and cultivation of the land in each year during Tho term of three year 2 if the father or Tho Mother if father is deceased of any person who eligible to make a entry re aides upon a farm in the Vicinity of tha land entered for by such person As a Homestead the requirements of the Law As to residence prior to obtaining Patent be satisfied by such person Resit tos with the father or Mother. 3 if a settler has obtained a Paten for his first Homestead on a certificate for Tho Issue of such Patent counter signed in Tho manner prescribed in the Dominion lands act and has obtained entry for a second Homestead the re querer events of this act As to residence prior to obtaining Patent May be Satin sed by residence upon Tho first Homo 1 Stead. I if the settler has his permanent residence upon Lavil owned by him in Tho Vicinity of his Homestead the requirements of the Law As to residence May be satisfied by residence upon the said land. Application for patents Shounia be made at the end of years before Tho local agent sub agent or the Homestead inspector. Be Foro making application for Patent the settler must Givs six months notice la writing to the commissioner of Domin Ion Lanka at Ottawa of his intention. Ira formation. Newly arrived immigrants will1 receive at the imm Gramon office in Winnipeg or at any Dominion 3jands office in Manitoba or the Northwest Terri tories information As to the lands that Are open for entry arid from the officers in charge free of expense advice and assistance in securing lands to suit them and full information respecting the land Timber Coal and Mineral Laws As Well As respecting Dominion lands in the hallway Belt in British Columbia May be obtained upon application to the Secretary at the department of the Interior Ottawa the commissioner of Immi Gration Winnipeg. Manitoba or to any of the Dominion Landa agents in Mani Toba or the Northwest territories. James a. Smart Deputy minister of the Interior. Addition to free Grant Landa to which the regulations above refer thousands of acres of most Desir Able lands Are available for lease or Purchase from Railroad and Otter portions Al Niue in of regulations for disposal of on Dominion lands in Manitoba the Northwest Terri tories and Tho Yukon territory. Coal. Coal lands May be purchased at ?10.0t per acre for soft Coal and j20.00 for Anthracite. Kot More than 320 acres j be acquired by one individual or Coia Pany. Royalty at such rates As May from time to time lie specified by order i in Council shall be collected on the Gross 1 output. Quartz. I persons of eighteen years and Over j and joint Stock companies holding free j Miner s certificates May obtain entry for i a mining location i a free Miner s certificate la granted for one or More years not exceeding i five upon payment in Advance of per annul for an individual and from j 550.00 to per annul for a com i Pany according to capital. A free Miner having discovered min eral in place May locate a claim x j 1.500 feet by marking out the same with two Legal bearing location notices one at each end of the line of the lode or vein. The claim Small be recorded within fifteen Days if located within ten Milea of a mining recorder s office one additional Day allowed for every additional ten Miles or fraction. The Fea for record Jne a claim is j5.00. At least 5100.00 must be expended on i the claim each year or paid to the Man j Ingr recorder in lieu thereof. When has been expended or paid the locator May upon having a Survey made and upon complying with other i Ceciul regents Purchase the land at pe1. Acre. Permission May be granted by minister of the Interior to locate claim containing tron and Mica Copper. In the Yukon territory of an area not exceeding Ico acres. The Patent for mining location shall i provide for the payment of Royalty of the sales not exceeding five per cent. Place mining Manitoba and the n. W. To. Excepting the j Yukon territory. J Placer mining claims generally Are feet Square entry fee s5.00, renewable i yearly. On tie North Saskatchewan River claims Are either bar or Bench Tiu former being 100 Leet Long and extending Between Hish and Low water Mark. Latter includes bar diggings but extends i Back to the Baso of the Hill or Bank but not exceeding feet. Team Power is used claims 200 feet Widd May be obtained. Dredging in the Rivers of Manitoba and the n. W. T., excepting the Yukon a free Miner May obtain Only Tiro leases of live Miles each for a term of Twenty years renewable in the discretion of the minister of the Interior. The Lessee s right is confined to Tho submerged bed or bars of the River be Low Low water Mark and subject to the rights of All persons who have or who May receive entries for bar tas Tings or Bench claims except on the Saskatchewan River where the lesser May dredge to High water Mark on each alternate leasehold. The Lessee shall have a dredge in opera Tion within one season from the of Tho lease Tor each five Miles but where a person or company has obtained More than one lease one dredge ror each fifteen Miles or traction is Auto client. Rental. Per annul for i each mile of River leased. Royalty at the rate of two and a half per cent collected on the output after it . Dredging in the Yukon Terri tory. I crore Gruich. River Ana am Rehall not exceed 250 feet i length mean j ured on the base line or general Airee ton of the Creek or Gulch Tho Width being from to 2.000 feet. Alt other Placer claims shall be 250 feet Square. Claims Are marked by two Legal posts one at each end bearing notices. Entry must b e obtained within ten Days if the claim is within ten Miles of min ing recorder s office. One extra Day Al Lowed for each additional ten Miles or fraction. The person or company staking a claim must hold a free. Miner s cer a Fichte. I the discoverer of a new mine is entitled to a claim 1.000 feet in length and if Tho party consists of two feet altogether on the output of which no Royalty shall be charged the rest of Tho party Ordinary claims Only. Entry fee 515.00. Royalty at the rat of 2v per cent on Tho value of All Golo of hopped from the Yukon territory shall be paid to the comptroller i no free Miner shall receive a Grant at More than one my none claim on each separate River Creek or Gulch but the same Miner May hold any number of claims by Purchase and free miners May work their claims in partnership by filing notice and paying fee of j2.00. A claim May be abandoned and another obtained on the same Creek Gulch or River by giving notice and paying a work must he done on a claim each a hew special offers if you buy today you get the Benefit of lowest i prices that such valuable prop piece if Al sure Money Days Only. Main St. South Ham a most valuable Portage Kennedy a. Positive snap. Main Street Nort Dufferin and Stella has feet by a depth from this specially Good thing. Princess Lesan and Alexander Edmonton in first class condition 50 foot lot a bargain. Erty As this will be offered at maker and on tha Market for a Tew feet Oil the West Side near Gra property per foot 5500. Forty four feet Between Edmonton and per foot ?2qo. Feet on West Side Between a frontage on Kin Street of sixty six Street to Street ot-330 feet. Investigate Price forty four feet on East Side Between Only pretty Home ten rooms All modern and 50 foot lot a bargain Oldfield Gardner Rea estate investment agents main Street a. H. Sole agents for the Cable co s pianos what is Home without a piano the Kings Foury pianos .4ro unexcelled by any piano made in the world. They Are the embodiment of Grace Superior finish and durability and the Universal recognition of their Excel Lence justifies our natural Pride in this Beautiful instrument. Marie by the Cable piano co., of Chicago the largest piano matters in the world head these testimonials. Eminent musicians pronounce them bet t. New Orleans Der been a professor of music for 18 years during which time i taught in Europe and America also directed French opera compares in both this and the old world and having used the most celebrated makes of pianos i a them it a very great privilege to give you this testimonial of my can free will and in state that during the past year i have used exclusively the Cable , con pronounce it As Heing the most Superior instrument i have used during my 18 years As a professor. The Quality of tone and scale Are perfect throughout and i place myself on record As advising any of my friends in need of a piano to Purchase Tho Cable. Very truly yours Pablo f. Del Campiglio dire cur grand French opera co., new Orleans. Victorious Iii competitive test. St Peter. Minn. Selecting the Cable pianos to be used in the conservatory of music of Gustavus Adolphus College our decision was reached Aiter impartially considering a number of makes and prices of the Best Hirch Grac p pianos. Our committee was unanimous in favor of tha Cable pianos As the Best to Advance the already High Standard of our conservatory s work. In other words to Zeel that in that Cable pianos we have instruments of the highest wishing you Success we Aru very truly yours Gustavus Adolphus College. The celebrated English actor says Chicago 111. Affords me pleasure to state that the Cable pianos kindly placed at my disposal by the Cable co. During my present Chicago engagement is an instrument of superlative Merit. In tone and touch the Cable piano meets the requirements of the most exacting find critical musician and is a splendid example of american Progress in the Art of piano manufacture. Yours vary truly John Hare. The above Are examples of hundreds of other similar testimonials As to the Worth of the celebrated Cable co s pianos. Samples of these pianos Are now on View in the main gallery upstairs of our now Palace Saleroom 269 Portage ave. Sold on terms of credit if desired at prices unheard of for High class pianos. Don t buy before seeing1 our pianos sole agent for this nun a. H. Pulford we Cable co i pianos. Phone Soo. The Standard trusts co y. Nonce is hereby Given that pursuant to the provisions of the act of incorporation of this company a special general meeting of the stockholders will be held at the office of Mulock Robarts. Con federation life Block main Street win on monday. The 12th Day of Jan uary. A. D. 1003, at the hour of five of the clock in the afternoon. At which All stockholders May attend either in per son or by proxy for Tho purpose of elect ing in Board of directors and completing the organisation of the company and making arrangements to transact business. Dated at Winnipeg this thirty first Day of december a. D. 1902. By order of the Boardo provisional directors. John Russell. Manager. By h. Gray. Notice of removal Belding Paul co., Ltd silk manufacturers have removed from Trust and loan Block o ave. To their new Prem ses go Albert Street. J. R. . Manager. E. H. Briggs co Telephone 1554. Winnipeg Man. Year to the value of at least j200.00, or in lieu of work payment May be Macks to the mining recorder each year for the first ;