Manitoba as I saw it, from 1869 to date : with flash-lights on the first Riel Rebellion . William Hespeler landed in Win-nipeg in the month of June, 1873, in charge ofthe German-Russian Mennonite Delegation. Inthe following year he was appointed Commis-sioner of Immigration and Agriculture by theDominion Government for Manitoba and theNorthwest Territories; from which position heresigned in 1883, having been appointed Ger-man Consul for Manitoba and the NorthwestTerritories, by the German Government, whichposition he held until 1908. For his servicesduring twenty-five years he received two dec
Manitoba as I saw it, from 1869 to date : with flash-lights on the first Riel Rebellion . William Hespeler landed in Win-nipeg in the month of June, 1873, in charge ofthe German-Russian Mennonite Delegation. Inthe following year he was appointed Commis-sioner of Immigration and Agriculture by theDominion Government for Manitoba and theNorthwest Territories; from which position heresigned in 1883, having been appointed Ger-man Consul for Manitoba and the NorthwestTerritories, by the German Government, whichposition he held until 1908. For his servicesduring twenty-five years he received two deco-rations from the Emperor of Germany. During the time of Mr. Hespelers Consularservices he was elected to the Manitoba Legis-lature in the year 1899, for the Electoral Divis-ion of Rosenfeldt, and was then elected has also been a member of the Board of theWinnipeg General Hospital for the last thirty-three years, and President of the Board since1888. * Honorable Hugh John Macdonald in 1897undertook the leadership of the Conservativeparty in Manitoba, and opposed Mr. Green-. HON. WM HESPELER. Premier Greenway. 93 ways Government in a general Provincial Elec-tion, in which he had such success that he andhis supporters were put in a position to takepossession of the Treasury Benches. He advo-cated Government control or ownership of rail-ways, which was the policy which carried himinto power, notwithstanding the legal firm ofwhich he was a member were solicitors for Can-adas largest railway corporation. Mr. Mac-donald resigned the Premiership of Manitobaand accepted a nomination in the constituencyof Brandon. Mr. Macdonald was opposed bythe Honorable Clifford Sifton, who carried theconstituency by a very large majority, and sincethat time Mr. Macdonald has adhered closelyto his legal practice, not again entering thepolitical arena. CHAPTER XXIII. PREMIER ROBLIN. Honorable R. P. Roblin, the present Premier,succeeded the late Dr. Harrison, who was Prem-ier for but a short
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