Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-03
CANADIAN NEWS
Complied for Readers Inter
ested in the British
Provinces


Arthur Piers, manager of the G. p.
r. steamships, in recent interview at
Montreal said it was expected to have
the first of the new boats ready for the
Atlantic serVce and maiden voyage
first of May next year, and the second
to be on its way TO Montreal in June
of 1906.
A movement is on foot at Winnipeg
to have the city purchase property for
a public playground near the hospital
Mayor sharpe said he was in favor Of
the proposition. The proposed site
consists of two blocks Of 264x33O feet
each.
More than half the seed that will pro.
duce Western Canada's wheat crop
for 1905 is now in the soil, and the in.
dications are that largely increased
crop over last year will be raised.
Land in some sections is dry, and rain
is needed soon to bring the crop along.
Winnipeg's old.time lacrosse club
has ben reorganized, and Percy Quinn
again elected to the presidency.
Each of the seven players, and each
Of the spares and the trainer Of the
worlds champion OTTAWA hockey
team have been presented with a
gold watch. The manager Of the club
was presented with costly ring.
New Westminster will hold in Oc-
tober the biggest aquatic event ever
sen in Americe. Townes and Tresider,
the cracks Of Australia will undoubt
edly be present, as will also Sulliven
and the Barry Bros. Of England, and
Durnan and Rice from Toronto, as the
purses will be large. One feature
will be $4,000 Indians who will take
part in the water carnival and canoe
races
Fong Wing, a Chinaman who had re.
sided in Winnipeg for six years, fell
in love with his Sunday, School teacher
and wanted to marry her. When she
refused Wing he flew into rage and
went violently insane.
The building record in Winnipeg |
this year is double that Of last year.
Seven hundred and thirteen buildings
have been built, costing s2,ls4,40O.
At recent meeting of the Western |
Canadian Immigration Association,
held at Winnipeg, il was decided to
make a tour in June through Western
Canada. The party will number %,
and will consist Of the Washington
correspondents Of all the great dailies
They viii spend about three weeks in
the West, going as far as the Coast,
and will keep the papers posted as to
their movements, a splendid advertise
ment for Canada.
May 2ith, Victoria day, is the date
set for the spring regatta to be held
at Winnipeg. Rat Portage, Fort vii.
liam and Port Arthur have been asked
60 send crews.
The c. p. r. r. has decided to es.
tablish at Winnipeg free school in
short hand and telegraphy for its em-
ployes.
Members Of the Winnipeg council
and directors Of the street railway line
there are in favor of operating stree;
cars on Sunday, and If the people want
them, and the right kind of terms can
be made with the railway company the
cars will run.
Hon. Gideon Ouimet, at one time pre-.
mier of Quebec, died last week at his
home at st. HiIaire, Que, after an i'll
ness extending over some months.
Typhoid fever is still raging at Win,
nipeg, and has broken out again in the
previously affected districts. The
board of health has taken stringent
measures to abate the disease.
On Saturday evening VIM. Gomez
Fonseea, aged 81 years, one of Winni-
pegs earliest settlers, passed peaceful.
ly into eternity at the home on Maple
street, Two years ago the old gentle
man slipped and fell, and in falling
struck the back of his head on sharp
picket fence, and this fall was partly
in shortening his life