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Show PREPARING FOR THE GALLOWS. Kiel's Last Hope Gone, and Next Monday He Will Swing: Into Eternity. New Yobk, November 12A Montreal epe-oial epe-oial to the Post savs : It ia known that & special messenger is on his way to Kegina with an official document from the Governor-General, Governor-General, ordering Sheriff Chapleau to proceed pro-ceed with the execution of Kiel. Meanwhile, according to the communication received by Bishop Grandin, Kiel passes the greater por tion oi ms ume m prayer ana meditation. He has written farewell epistles to his wife and children and to his sister, who reside in this city. Within the last few days extra precautions have been taken to prevent pre-vent any surprise. The guards have been doubled. A mounted patrol is always on duty, and none but priests, the commanding officer, the mounted police and the surgeon are permitted within the cell. The cell he occupies is six feet four inches by four, the only articles of furniture being a small iron bedstead and a low chair. He is an early riser, and is invariably up and dressed before be-fore the reveille at 6 o'clock. He scarcely completes his toilet when he Binks down upon his knees beside the bed and remains transfixed like a statue in prayer for hours. Ottawa, Ont., November 12. Coursol. member of Parliament for Montreal East, is here and has had interviews with all the ministers in town to urge the commutation of Kiel's sentence. The ministers were very reticent. Mr. Coursol 6ays he is under the impression that there is very little hope for the condemned man. A number of other Conservative members have visited Ottawa during the past few days to urge the commutation com-mutation of the death sentenoe. Quebec, November 12. The briefness of the respite accorded to Kiel is accepted here as meaning that his doom is sealed. Two of the principal French papers of this city, ISEnement and UElecteur, which voice the feelings and the opinions of the French-Canadian French-Canadian population of both parties, are agreed that Kiel will be hanged on Monday next. It is learned from "reliable quarters this evening that the Privy Counoil has forwarded forward-ed an official letter to Sheriff Chapleau, ordering or-dering the execution of Kiel on Monday morning at 8 o'clock. . ' ' |