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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1898
Page
8
Reports from Crete on October 11 describe Turkish troop withdrawals being planned under German and Austrian mediation. Intervening powers Italy France and Britain push for a peaceful solution while urging respect for the Crete question.
A dramatic river incident recounts workers at Rot Portageot 11 scrambling to safety after a bridge failed during an attempt to move a structure. Foreman William Butt, with a lifeline, rescued bystanders as current swept the scene, with crew members signaling for help and one man losing footing near the falls.
In Dublin on October 1 a Parnellite meeting was held with John Redmond presiding. He criticized claims by Chamberlain that the Irish local government bill meets Irish aspirations and urged continued effort toward securing home rule.
A Canton case centers on an alibi for George Saxton’s alleged killer amid a claim a man in women’s garb committed the murder. A Springfield postal card taunts police. Separately Paris reports Joseph Chamberlain in America as Britain weighs Egypt policy and U.S. role in potential territorial moves.
Governor J A Plucky Jey Tanner clashes with Chicago Whren Coal Co. Manager Lukes over sending troops to Vinton amid plans to use imported workers to replace strikers. Tanner vows to deploy national guards to Virden if needed and withdraw troops at Pana if importation continues.
Pans and Oct report that the government seeks the expulsion from the Legion of Honor of the limand Wal sin Esterhazy, deemed author of the Dreyfus affair order. M. Traveas, ex‑justice minister, writes to Premier Brisson protesting Colonel Picquart's imprisonment and warning of Senate action if it is not eased.
The international commission held its final meeting this morning and adjourned at 11 o clock. Members then departed on a fan excursion around the port of Quebec aboard the government steamer Druid. Only two American delegates remained in the city, Hon. Coolidge and Dingley, who depart for home today.
The Times reports the Northwest Mounted Police completed a riverine chain of posts from Lake Bennett to Dawson. Capt Hart and five men at each post ensure two years of supplies, winter mail, and traveler assistance with warm quarters, meals, and dispatches to support government officials and the public mail during winter.
The minister of finance Mr Fielding reports rising circulation of one and two dollar notes as a sign of expanding trade. A June to September increase totals 479 189 with a noted rise in small notes indicating brisk business, while slack periods see declines. The latest figures on September 10 show a further uptick.
A commission to examine 840000 payments by a late government toward the new parliament buildings resumed and wrapped up. Ex-Premier Tamer argued the sums were a compromise after failed settlements with the architect and contractors. The commissioner found little dispute over the facts and suggested wrongful payment charges may lack authority. Nearby, reports from Alexandria say Khartoum travelers suffer intestinal illness blamed on canned beef and cheap spirits.
A record shipment of dressed meat from Toronto set sail today, the Davies company exporting 629000 pounds valued at 964000 to Southampton, England. The cargo marks the largest such export from the city, reflecting robust meat trade activity and international demand.
From Paris a London telegram to the Exchange Telegraph reports that American and Spanish peace commissioners are at variance over the disposition of the Philippine islands. They have referred the matter to their governments for decision.
Indian troubles report tension as St Paul, Minneapolis, and Canadian authorities discuss peace terms. Part of a broader dispatch notes that local chiefs resist submitting to troops, with mixed measures and threats of further clashes. The piece cites army adjutants and mentions Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Ottawa alerts, detailing patrols and possible mobilizations amid enduring unrest.
A party of two Frenchmen who left St Boniface Dawson City last spring lost three men to typhoid. Two survivors lie dangerously ill in a Dawson hospital. Names Lemay Pac Chevette one who died had a wife and seven children. They lived at St Norbert.
Fawcett warns that no charges were filed despite calls for evidence of wrong doing in his office. The Khalifa, after retreating from Omdurman, is said to be at Ata three days west of Abba Island with Osman Dig and a small band, as Deighterhoodave mountaineers refuse contact. Arab tribes remain hostile.
Dr Nancy Guilford, once connected to Bridgeport, Conn, now in Holloway infirmary, London, suffers nervous collapse. She declares herself innocent of Emma Gill's death and says she sued in England under an assumed name for another matter she will explain later.
The Times prints a letter from Lord St Anacian high commissioner in London and J G Cobner on Miss Shaw’s letter about charges against Canadian officials. Sifton cables Strathcona denying statements and asking Times to publish Major Walsh’s denial. Von Balow’s recall in Berlin follows papal-Catholic tensions. A Denver clairvoyant, Fabia Voght, is found dead by strangulation. Reports from Vetr Cala and Singara Falls note discipline measures in Honolulu and a brewer’s body recovered after a jump.
Vienna newspaper reports a new company formed with capital of 500000 florins to exploit Count Zeppelin's airship for an Atlantic crossing, with the inventor asserting a four day flight and eight day endurance. Details describe a long hull and paddle-wheel driven design, claiming successful experiments and no landings needed. Also noted are local arrests and a London cable note on Mr Torbert Spencer’s desperate condition and the death of Rev Dr Cunningham Geikie.
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