The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 1

Toronto, Jan. 19. "I do not think It. is a question of land or federal nubsidy. 1 bellevo It will turn out that tlio Ottawa government will ngree to guarantee lis lsiiids, say, to the extent of or 100, 000,000." This ttntement was made by Mr.

John Roes, of the railway building firm of Ross A Macilao, in discussing the (prospects of the Grand Trunk Pacific road. Ross has been over a good part of the territory through which the line will run and ha is particularly well acquainted with Port Simpson and the coun PROSPERITY Hon. Mr. Sifton Speaks on the Increase in Land Values Influx of Americans in the Spring. Hon.

Clifford Sifton, minister of the interior, arrived in tho city this morning in the private car Montreal, attached to the western C. P. R. express. Keen by a Tribune reporter, Mr.

virion snid; "I found the country on my tiip through the west exceedingly prosperous. 1 visited iirandon md ltegina. The first Is In better Condition than It has ever been before and business appears to be Increasing all the time. "Owing to the settlement In the neighborhood of Regiua, the business interests there lime become more (irmly established. I found that land which could be bought a few years ago for almost nothing, is now uelllng at from 81 to 315 dollars an acre." "What are the indications for a large American immigration this year LAKE WINNIPEG TRAGEDY John Potvin Committed to Stand Trial on the Serious Charge of Killing CapL Prothero The Evidence.

John Totvln, the French fisherman rhiirged with the murder of Capt. John J. Prothero, at Snake Island, Lake Winnipeg, on Dec. 22, was brought to the city Saturday and loTTged In tho provincial Jail. Tlie accused Is of rather prepossessing appearance.

He Is about forty five years old, and of medium height. Up to tho present he has bornu a good reputation. lie has two children, a boy of 11 and a girl of 14, being educated at St. Ilonlfaee. Mrs.

Potvin died nbout four years ago. On Saturday tlio preliminary hearing took place in tho Selkirk court house before Mnglstrate Scott. Mr. Geo. r.tttoraon and Mr.

John O'Reilly, appeared for the rown, and tlio prisoner was represented by Mr. F. Heap. From the evidence ndduced, it was shown that conslderahln whiskey had been brought to Snake Island, on the day In question, by Selkirk teamsters, 'Who had come out for fish. During the afternoon of the Uiind.

Mr. II. II. ltostoch nnd Prothero, with other men, visited l'ot vin's hut. Hostoch left the pl.iee and went to transact some business; finishing that he started to look for his partner and at last found him In l'otv In's shanty, dead.

Rostock says that on arriving nt the shanty, "1 opened the door, and wn altout to s.tep im, when I daw lire two oi thorn, the deceased and clares In iavor of the ownership of (nal mines (to bo operated for ami by the peoUe, and reipiosts President liompers mid the executive counsel o( it lie American Federation of Labor to have all central bodies in their (Jurisdiction call mass meetings und agitate to this end "so that a repetition of the present Intolerable state of affulrs will be impossible." COAL DELIVERIES. New York, Jan. 15). The Delaware, Lncka waiuia and Western, Erie ami New York, Ontario and Western railroads, had men working all day Sunday at their terminal points, hauling anthracite, of which large Mhipmeiits have come in during the Uisl two days, liood progress was In unloading cars wiilch camn here with the coal froien together In a mass and large deliveries ore looked for In this city to day. All the depots where coal Is sold by the pall are running with a Rood supply, but the demand is not very great.

try to the east. He spent gome time at Simpson, and said It Is an excellent harbor, and (possesses many ndvantages as a Pacific terminal point for a Canada transcontinental railway line. Ross does (not believe there Is any possible understanding (between the Grand Trunk and Mackenzie and Mann, and (more than that ho they will as separate undertakings, for the reason that there Is room tor both, and a great deal of territory to spare. As railway contractor he was at home in discussing the River country, declaring that no heavier grade than 1 per cent would be encountered, all jthiougu the pass. IN THE WEST.

"So far as I can Judge there will bo probubly between iiO.000 and 40,000 come over this siirlne. Last year about 83,000 American immigrants came over and settled." "What effect will the new redistribution tuil have Manitoba representation 1" "Tlie representation of Manitoba will be governed by the constitution; that oi tiirt Territories is a different matter and has not yet been settled." "I will remain In Winnipeg tomorrow, and perhaps until Wednesday," Mr. Sifton said in answer to another question. "It was my intention to remain here for some short time, but I got a telegram from Sir. Wilfrid Lnurier, asking me to come on to Ottawa, and so I will have to cut my visit bore short." "There was nothing settled about the time of the opening of the house when I left Ottawa." IPatvln lyltng on th'e right arm of the prisoner, and they were bath siretelred out with thtur heads toward the door.

I Just stepped one foot In nnd I f'aw at and I sitepped back and olosod th'e door, and I said to WiillLam dTArcis. 'Skip over there ns quickly as you oiun to Wlil lUvm Raymond's, who lis the storekeeper and a Justice, ot the peace, nnd tell hOm to come over here as ns iro and he went, and livid the knot oi the door one hund and the lantern in the other, nnd waited until d'Arcls returned with Mr. 1 Jiaymond and John "What happened then "Mr. Raymond went inside and I stepped kn iKilfind him." "What did you see when you got Uiwde" "The prisoner was then standing at the feet of the deceased. Mr.

jtayniond said: 'My Cod, John, what's tic's; what's hnppeued heref and the prisoner Haul; "I don't know. How ennte that mini In my Raymond and iUwitoek then examined Prothero, and found, to their horror, that lie was dead. It was very cold In the scanty at the tLme, and the witnenws seemed to think that the fire had leeil out for some length 01 t.ime. They then put the (lend man's feet close together, and folded h'j arms across his breast, and wh'ilo this was being done Potvin went to Ill's lied, took the oloth Ing off lit, and began to cover the deceased with It but Raymond told Km to put the blankets back; that thB body must be left alone nntjl the authoritlies arrived to take Conformed on Page 0. TO CLOSE THE DENS.

RoHsland, II. Jnn. 17. At noon today the police commissioner Issued orders to the police to close all gambling in the city. Notice was accordingly served on the eight or ten places where roulette, poker and black Jack have flourished undisturbed for tho past night months.

"TONG WAR" IN CHINATOWN Fire Chinese Shot Four lien In Jall Tbe Police Hare Strong Evidence. Sojii Franoisco, Jan. 10. Five Chinese wore shot, two fatally last night lu a "Tung war" In Chinatown. Thero were three successive shooting al frays, the latter two bo lng In retaliation of tho first, which took plnco lu a gambling den.

In the first nffray the Intended victim was shot through the body nnd two bystandors were struck by tho bullets, but not seriously Injured. Four men are In Jail, and the pollen say they have strong evidence against two of tho prisoners. Toronto, Jan. n. Iutervlewed at St.

Paul by a fToromto World corre epondent, J. Hill, tho railway magnate, soil: "The time has passed In the affairs of Canada when It Is necessary for tha gavernmont to eXibsMlse a rallrond. Tills Is the age when projects of thte character are carried out for practical reasons, because the developuwnt of the country warrants Irt, amd primarily bcoauoo the Investment can be profitably matte. If Canada contribute) aid today to another railroad, either In mioney or lant grant, the, gov em mem should receive bonds of the corporation or other full and complete security for the Investment, in other words it should be comio a purely transaction, wiith no girt enterprise attached. A railroad thait requires a govern nw mt subsidy In Conoida today before lit can bo constructed Is not required by the country nor war ranted byJthe business that will be naturally tributary to it.

It Is my Judgment that another transcontinental radlroadi CAnnot bo profitably buUt across. Canada for the present. If the business conditions demanded suoh a project there is A HOT, FIGHT. Ottawa, Jan. 10.

There Is a hot political campaign on in Hull for the mayor's chair. Crown Timher Agent F. A. Cendron, who Is a brother in law of Premier Parent, is one of the candidates. The other Is Fh A La belle, prominent JJleu.

LOPATED IN FRANCE. Jfentone, France, Jan. 18. Tlie Crown Princess of Saxony and M. I ron, with whom she eloped, have arrived here nnd Intend to stoj t.wo month.

They hatve taken the name of M. ajid Mmo. Andre Gerard. WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Manitoba Partly fair and milder, with some light local snow falls.

Minnesota Snow, rising temperature, Monday nnd Tuesday fresb eoutheast winds. North Dakota Snow Monday, with rising temperature; Tuesday snow. A hnavr snow fail I predated to day between Qu'Appollo and Port Arthur, followed by westerly and northwesterly windf, and drifting In other word a bliasard Is predicted. C.P.R. WEATHER REPORT.

Pacific Division Cloudy, 13. Kontenny Landing Coudy, calm, light now fall, 28. CrnnJrook Clear, fine, 20. Miadeod Clear, calm, 2. Jiggan Oar, cold.

Edmonton Clear, calm, '10. Calgary Part cloudy, wt. MMllelnc Hat C'oiidy, Swift Current Cloudy, calm, 20. Prince Albert Snowing, light northwest wind, 13. Saskatoon Cloudy, northwest wind, snowing, drifting, b.

Jieglna Cloudy, Boutliwest wind, 81). IVrondvlnw Cloudy, northwest wind, 5b. 1 Irnnlon Clear, calm, 12b. Ftevan Clear, calm, mild, 15. Niipinka L' oiuiy, windy, "Jb.

Deloraine Clear, mild, light wind. Gri tna oudy. southeast 1J. Mlnnedowu Clear, calm, 0. Winnipeg Cloudy, southeast wind, 8.

Rat Portage Clear to cloudy, northwest wind, 10b. Ignoce Clear to cloudy, north went wind. ilOb. Fort William Clear to cloudy, l.orthwest wind, 10b. Ml IT A tmm VOL.

XIV, NO. 15 WINN1TEG, CANADA MONDAY, JANUAItY 10 1903. TEN PAGES TRICE ONE CEN OWNERSHIP OF COAL MINES Growing Force of Public Opinion in Favor of Public Con. troland Operation Roosevelt Asked to Pro ceed Against the Coal Trust New Tork, Jnn. 19 In view of the Buffering of the poorer Claudes because of tlio scarcity of coal, a resolution lins been unanimously a dopioil by tlio Central Federated Union, which, after drawing attention to tlio "I'ndisputed widespread distress and suffering among tlio inhabitants of this city, caused by the rapacious greed and liint for gold Of the men who control and distribute co.il which Is necessary to preserve the henlth nnd comfort of Its cltiirns," It culls uion At tor pey fieiienil Ciiiinern, "To press an parly dissolution of the power of this 'combination of coal Interests nd render them tillable to further oppress tlie people of this state." The resolution also requests Pre rldent House veil to Instruct United Btutrs At torney itleneral Knox Jo iirocerd at onco against tho coal under Hie law.

It also de AID TO. G. RAILWAY John Ross Thinks the Credit of the Government Will be Pledged td the Extent of $75,000,000 or $100,000,000. STEAMER LAHN IS GROUNDED TIME HAS PASSED. J.

J. Hill, the Railway Magnate, Says it is Not Necessary for Politicians to Vote Further Subsidies to Railways G. N. R. Was Built Without a Subsidy.

Some Anxiety Felt Among the Emigrant Classes 732 Halant on Board. Gibraltar, Jan. 19. An unsuccessful attorni was made this morning to Psfloat the North German Lloyd steamer Laliiv. from Mediterranean jiorts for New York, which grounded on a sandbank off Tul mara, five miles east of tho Rock of Gibraltar, Sunday morning.

Her cargo Is rnpldly being discharged Into lighters. Some tho passengers have landed and are sightseeing, but the majority remain on board. CAilUM PASSENGERS. Genoa. Italy, Jan.

19. Amiwng tho paMbwivgera who sailed here for New York cm the Lahn, are Poultnev Blglow, KU Jumxiid Pear noil, U.S. M.njtrteii Persia, the Kov. W. LawHon and Majmr J.

Troti SOME AiNXXETY. 7nplr, Jam. 19. Con Tldiwrable anxiety oouceiriviiiig tho teanir Is expressed among the emigrant classes WIb caplta1 sufficient In Canada and the States now that would bo seeking that channel for Investment without considerations. In truth the practical railroad world today realires.lii nAy esn Imat Ion, hait a government subsidy Is not a good thing for tran portatlon venture which to based wholly upon business consldorationsj Gov or anient aid to USUALLY TAINTED L.wlth "suclii conlitikos( that Taluo tt tTno feroott In more ttnan onset by the Ulsailvainitagps of the restrictions.

As evidence of wy belief la this projiosltlon, I may say tha.t I (constructed tihie Grefl. North prn railroad without socking or desiring a subeUly I do not meoin to insist that tliiq extraordinary igrowth of the Canadian Northwest Kboes not. cull for a decided Improvement In the transportation facilities of the Dominion. On the contrary, a distinct Improvement is demanded, but clearly the occasion re quires tlvo enlargement of present means or transportation, more modern equipment for the lines already In operation, extension of branches ninll tho building up of the systems. Cainnida has five million people, one transcontinental railroad and nn ottwT practically In slgjit.

Tho L'uiltejl States has eighty five million people aiid six tran.sconUnentnl lieiro, as there nre Italians among the steerace passengers. Uihraltar, Jan. IS, Tho North Gorman Lloys steamer, Lahn, Ca taln Malchow, from ports for New York, went oxhorc at 4 o'clock (this morning at Tumara, ten miles vast of the rock of Gibraltar. There was heavy fog, and rnln was (falling at tho time. On board the uteainer are 8U0 saloon Ittixsengers and 1,200 emigrants.

She is In mo danger. THE MOTHER LOST HER LIFE Rushed Into tbe Flames to Save Iler Two Children All Three Perished. (Mississippi, Jan. 19. Mrs.

John Allan and her two children, nged throe and four, were burned to death In their homes, rIx miles from here, on the line of the King Rton and Pembroke railway. The mother was visiting a nelglihor and the fire broke out In her absence. She rushed Imck to save her ohlldren, but was herself burned to death also. COLD WAVE IN THE EAST There is Much Suffering Among the Poor No Fatalities are Reported. Montreal, Jan.

10. Tlie coldest wave of rthe winter struck Montreal and vlelnltv night. In this city the lowest official rendlnrc was 20 below, but private thermometers gave It as low as Zl. Three) Rivers reported 21 below Ottawa, 24 lie low; Itrockvllle, Cornwall, 21); 1m Telle, ad, and various otlmr points ranged from 111 to 2." below. Owing to rhortage of fuel there Is much suffering union the poor, but so far no fatalities are reported.

REI.lKiL EXPLOSION. Montreal, Jan. IS. Tho mltro gly cerln plant of the I la mil I ton Pow dr company of lioloell, wan wrecked by an explosion on Saturday and then buriwil up. The fore limn noticed Hom ethlng wrong and all hands esrsped.

OPPOSED TO BONUSES Vigorous Protest Against Any Grant of Cash or Land Bonuses to the G. T. Railway. Welwyn, Jan. 15.

Following Is a copy of a resolution pnssed on Jnn. at the meeting of the Welwyn branch of the Saskatchewan ni in Growers' Association; Moved by F. J. Coll.ver, seconded by I). I).

McFuxlunu, that this association makes a vigorous protest against the of any cash or land bonus to the lira ml Trunk or any other railway for a' 'railway through these Western Territories, and also that the government be urged to (appoint a railway commission of competent men, vested with power to nforco tho provisions of tlio Railway and tiruiu Acts, and that a copy of tills resolution be railroads. At this rata the republic lias one transcontinental line for each fourteen million of its Inhabitants and the Dominion one for each two and on h(alf million. OUTLOOK. "What do I llilnk of business conditions generally in North America frankly I tlo not agree with many who think that tho apes of prosperity Jias lieen reached. In fact.

I do not oven bellevo that we have reached what Is to bo considered a high level. To 'my mind, the era, of ood times Just not since the discovery of America, In my estimation, have conditions offered more genuine opportunity for the acquisition of wealth by the masses than today. The next decade appears to lie pregnant with groat events. When the Canadian farmer has the telephone In his bedroom, turns his soil with plows driven by Htenm, speeds ovor ills vast acres In private automobiles moved by electrical energy, and educates his children at "the finest universities In the land, surely the prospects are not utile riting for the toiler on the farm. Tbe prosperity (of the agricultural (HdtTlcts is always reflected In the progress of (manufacturing Industries.

Tlio great commercial system rests upon this (fabric. What is Injurious for one Is equally so for all. Tlie centres of commerce are tlie marts most dependent (upon tho scientific and economic conditions of the farm. Ono cannot (thrive without shedding Its gencroub rays ovor tlie other." forwarded to (the Central Association and (to The Weekly Tribune. Carried.

WENT OVER THE CLIFFS An Old Man Preferred Death to Imprisonment Broke Away From the Policeman. Spokane, Jnn. 19. Rather than belief a prisoner for burglary, John Lee, Junk man, 72 years old, burled himself to death over the cliffs of the Spokano river, and, into tho mnelHtroin below the Lee was arrested on a charge of breaking Into n. freight car ami etonllng grain wicks.

lie broke nway from two policemen nnd hurled himself over theclUf Into the river. Ills body waa not recovered. BELCOURT'S MARRIAGE Ottawa U. P. Leads to the Altar the Eldest Daughter of R.

H. Haycock. Ottawa, Jnn. N. A.

Bel court, M.l, and Miss Music, eldest daughter of II. II. Haycock, were married this imornlng by Father An toine, nt fct. Joseph church. Tlie ceremony was (performed In tlie pre sence 01 n.

small company of rrlends nnd relatives, and wim without dis play on account liereavemeut In me groom iniiipy, TJie eouppi will mud nune.v nioon in iNew lork llofctou and Washington. irw rtAOK nr.oicEM. Toronto, I4. William llardv. of Honnervllle township, had his back broken by a tre failing upon n.m.

wniio cnopping ui ttie woo, Is, lie tlie hospital at Lindsay and moy recover. THOUSANDS OUT OF EMPLOYMENT Distress in London Workhouses Cannot Accommodate All the People Who are Seeking Shelter. New TorK, ffan. 19. There can no bo any question as to the extent and gravity of the distress now prevailing in London, says the Tribune's correspondent In London, Many thousands of ninn In excess of tho (usual average, are out of employment this (winter, and the workhouses cannot uccommodnte all the people demanding shelter.

Things have renched a serious pass In the east end of tho Metropolis, while the tide of alien Immigration Is steadily rising higher utid higher. A serious ftato of affairs exists also In other pnrts of iflreat Britain. An endlois btreani of country bred folks are 11 pouring Into the over crowded cities, while Canadian farmers organize ex BIG FIRES Million Cfthel Grain Elevator THE In Cleveland Burned Two Persons Lost Their Lives. Boston, Jun. 19.

Practi cally all the fire fighting appnlmtus In the City proper was called to Lang wharf early to day, to combat a 'lerce blase which had broken out In the spacious sheds of the Dominion Atlantlo railway companythe Yarmouth' steamship line. The bheds and most of the con tents were destroyed, and part of the whari waa Jburned to the water's edge. Several (vessels were hauled ont Into the stream and escaped serious damage. Hot tons Jnn. 19.

The loss will not exoeort $25,000 partly covered by GRAIN ELEVATOR TURNED. Chicago, Jan. 19. 'A grain eleva tor belonging to the Ecklhlardt ft Swmn Milling on Carroll avenue, with a capacity of 1,000,000 mllllod WELSH COAL Mayor of Milwaukee Has Made Arrangements With thft C. P.

for Its Delivery It Will Sell at $9 Per Ton. Jan. HA Mayor Rose re turned from Toronto last night and Hflid he had secured 10,000 tons of Welsh anthracite coal for Milwaukee, says a dispatch to The Tribune from that city. The first cargo, lie says. left Canllir on eaiuruay, ana wm bo at tit.

Johns In a week. The mayor claims lie has made arrangements with Sir Thomas Bhaughnei sy, president of the Canadian Pacl SEATS WILL BE PROTESTED Evidence Qathered Since Jan. 7 of Doings That Will btr1 Shown Up in the Davis' Toronto. Jan. 19.

Mr. Whitney, leader of tlie Ontario opposition, is here to attend! a meeting of the pro tlnclal Conservatives called for Mon day to advise, and consult concern ing tne present political situation and future 'plans, it Is said all three bye elcctlons will protested, tvl HENRI TOEWS IS DEAD Man Who Shot His Trustees and Three of His Pupils Died This Morning His Awful Crime Reviewed. Henri Toewa, tho Altona. teacher who shot bis trustees and three of Ids pupils, died nt the provlncfal Jail this morning. Ho had been growing wtaker for oonie weeks, and yestiir r'ay, nt 1 o'clock, he took violent convulsion for alxiut an hour.

Since that time ho was unconscious until his death, which occurred at 10.10 lids morning. The convuUons werle said, by bis physician, Or. Benson, to have lcen the result of thn bullet which he fired In his head when pursued by tho people of Altoii.u pedltlons to 'search the old country! for much needed labor and offer good wages for efficient mon, without satisfactory responses. Official statistics show (that the British emigrant does not generally elect to make his In tho British colonies. Of 205,010 emigrants from this country last year, 10K.501 went to tlie United Slates.

This condition of tilings has induced one newspaper to declare that the future of the British race is Imperilled by the draughts made upon it from America, and that the greatest and most beneficent work a British states nin riil1 fn tha 1 1 noiiaig of the nation would be the Inauguration of same scheme for distributing the British people In the British Empire. IN STATES Burned Apartment House bushels of gralnv wan destroyed byi lire to day. Another elevator, si mill and a warehouse, all belonging ito the same company, are threat ened. INMATES PANICSTRICKEN. Cleveland, 0 Jan.

19. Fire to day, destroyed two fuljolntng apartment houses near the corner of Euclid ave nue and Andrews tftreet, eaist Cleveland, resuktlng In th death, of at) leartt two persona and the serloua injury of several others. Fifty teroaats of tbe two buildings were pom lest rlcknri when awakened and were compelled to flee In their night clothje. The Ions wn 0, 000, partly covered by tnisuronce. 1 A I'IREaiLVN KILLED, New Tork, Jan.

19. The fire which started yesterday Iru "bulldbj at 94 amd 896 Bowery, and In whfoh) a firwmnln was killed, (burned all last Silgblt, but Is under control. Tho Is estimated at ,8150,000 to 1200,000. FOR STATES flo to bring the ol to MIlwaue He says lie will have the ooal ttierft for delivery February 10, and It will sell at 9 a ton. ENGLI6JI COAX' FOR AMERICA, i London, Jan.

IT). Four Ht earn prat loaded with coal Mailed frorm BlytbJ Northumberland, today for America The coal trade of Northumberland has been much stimulated by thai AmierlcaD denxand. ,1 Courts Will Fight Seat decne bas (been gathered since Jans 7 of doings that were not according to law, (and these will be shown tid In tho courts. It has been decided to light Iavls In North York to finish. It is understoixl he will re sign, but the bye election will not be brought on at once.

Rev. R. P. Bowles, who was his spiritual adviser, state that Toews was imite sane and "was not an unsatisfactory person for a pastor to converse with towards the end." His crime was the shooting of his trustees, Abram Jtempel, Peter Ketiler and John Hlebert, and his pupils, Rusnnna Kehler, Annit Kehler and Tena Kerapel. OI these little Anna Kehler died next day, but tlie rest have completely recovered.

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