The Herald, 4 février 1898, vendredi 4 février 1898

[" To-morrow's Herald: Miss it not, It will be Full of Good Things; Herald for 50c., /r During Session of Parliament, By mail, The Fferald.© MONTREAL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1808.g1sT YEAR.Ng PRICE ONE CENT.DDB BBD DDD DDD = \u2014\u2014mesresetrememtrememe EA CN > ing Company, Ltd, dulged in until midnight, when the guests Speaker then informed the House of the x (manu£factur- tightly several times around the beam, the Senate Chamiber there was à wait of Y.@ \u201ce Mondline typesetting machine) and then tied to another rafter.A trap a few minutes until the Premier was at we 2% \u201c INDIFFERENT TO THE END shout 0\" ntongo tne.Tas dread ordeal.OLVERAL NEW MEMBERS, | The fist was Mr.Oharles Gauvreau, \u201cho AN APPEAL TO THE COURTS ~~ when all returned to the city regretting It was four minutes to eight o\u2019clock when County of Temiscouata by the death of Mr.\\ > that the evening's entertainment had come , Radcliffe, the hangman, entered ison ® ç E.Pouliot.He pres introdiced by the A But Rates to the Klondyke Will \u20187 *™ Death Supposed to be Instantaneons, Py: \u201clm venir.\u201d te Radelife's interroge Usher of the Black Rod Did His Duty Premier en ex-Mayor Jamies Will Be Made by Ex-Ald.Connaugh AS AP a -\u2014 2S IDS = re Probably Go Down.There is every reason to believe vhat the present disagreement between the Grand Trunk and th Canadian Pacific Railways regarding the North Bay and Toronto rate matters, will not develop into a rate war.Mr.Hays, of the Grand Trunk, was closet- sd all yesterday afternoon with Mr.Shaughnessy, and the conference will continue to-day.The officials of both roads goon reluctant to discuss the present sband- THESE BURGLARS HAD A VERY GOOD FEED.| They Drank the Choicest Wines at John Scanlan\u2019s And Gov away Safe\u2014Another Store on Usual Verdict Returned, a Berlin, Ont., Feb.4.\u2014(Special.)\u2014In a little, low, stone shed on a scaffold, wieere there was hardly space enough for him to stand erect, Jas.Alfred Allison this morning suffered the extreme penalty of the law, and gave up his life to atone for the munder of Mrs.Emma Orr.tive remark, \u201cWell, Alison?\u201d ; Radcliffe had in his hands a strap with which he bound Allison's arms to hie side.The latter did not eay a word while this proceeding was going on, but followed Rad- clife out into the corridor where the solemn death march to the scaffold commenced., Mr.Alfred Boomer, magistrate of Linwood, with Gaoler Cook, walked at the head.Then followed Dr.Webb, coroner of Berlin, with Dr.Bowlby, the aol surgeon.Rev.Mr.Grouped around the door were those who were entitled to witness the execution, but ahead of Allison, who was between Otto Gestmeier, the death wate, and Thomas Atkinson walked | Nobly _ .~~ Tw Ottawa, Feb.4.\u2014(Special.)\u2014The opening of the third' session of the eighth Parliament was attended by more than usual of the spectacular, and the scene inside and outside the Houses of Parliament was witnessed by unusually large crowds.From Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, and other places, people came up specially to take in the opening, and swelled the number of those residing here, and here for the ses- reg).Mr.Louis Lavergne (Drummond and Arthabaska), elected in the place ot Mr.Justice Lavergne, his brother, was presented to Mr.Speaker by Sir Wilfrid and Mr.M.T.Stenson (Richmond).Dw.Charles Ross, who will sit for Rimouski, Senator Romnald\u2019s old constituency, had the Premier and Dr.Guay for his sponsors.Mr.A.Malouin, elected by acclamation for Quebec Centre, on Mr.Justice Lange- lier\u2019s elevation to the Bench, was conducted to the chair by Sir Wilfrid and Mr.N.A.Belcourt (Ottawa).Mr.J.H.Leduc, member-elect for his old constituency, Ni- ton\u2019s Friends, Acton will be taken in the courts tc have the election of Daniel Gallery as alderman for St.Ann\u2019s Wand set aside.The friends of ex-Ald.Commaughton declars that Mr.Galelry is not qualified to sit ax alderman, and they will ask for his r.- moval.The city charter states that, to be qualified to be nominated or electe:l alderman, a man must have, six months e : - d- | sion.The great interest taken in the 1 jis ) previous to nomination, been the the pe- E mea \u2018e nutlic the resul ali that could be heard or seen was a sud-| rp .the turnkey.Ia this order they on ; > ec, | oolet, will be introduced to-day or Mon- gessor of cum ne ) Ÿ ng of affairs or to make public ve ne Bleury Street Opened.den thud as the hangman performed his | proces ded along tho corridor and down ar oeond ordinary = as Jue = good day.The mew member for Centre To.cessor of a ered red estate to Lue | whic Vig con ; LI sans : i 1 r ; rt uw AN IN A LS D i - office; the stiffening o e ope stairs, Rad , : ronto, Mr.George H.Bertram y ) R vate situation.A ; .nlan\u2019s above the boarding of the scaffold, a quiv- rs A Si Confess Laurier s first public official appearance brought in by Sir Louis Da or à Bom ponton it is hoped to secure the annulment 1n the meantime, the C.P.R.are retain-! Burglars broke into John Scanlan\u2019s , ds, and igned Confession, since the great honor bestowed upon: him y vies and Hon.Mr.Gallery\u2019s election.Mr.Gallery ) | TH UN a to TU hile the Grand grocery store, Ontario and Bleury streets, ermg of the cord for a few seconds, an: g , po Mr.Paterson.As each member took his qualified on 5 Amherst street, a propert ing cut rates to Toronto, while the g y Cs .£4 \"| them stillness.Just before entering the yard Gaoler by the Sovereign, and also to some ex- t there was burst of ] Taie ; ap y fe Junk has issued a new tariff, meeting all ear.y on Wednesday morning.They evi 1» £ 0 En 10! tent because this is probably the last ap- °° a burst of applause from which is assessed at $2,000, but Mr.Con- D Trunk \u2018has Issue Ontario a: d time, as they ate and Allison must have died instantly, for| Cook asked the boy : \u201cHave you anything 15 D yu the Government members, increasi s naughton\u2019s fri t h 2 \u2018anad Pacific rates from Ontario and {dently had a good time, as they ate an .: > arance of the Earl of Aberdeen at an _ , asing as naughton\u2019s friends say that à heavy mort- À Canadian Win i This is equivalent drank of the best to be found in the there was no struggle and-everything was to say, Allison?; pe .£ P I t.the number of new colleagues grew, and gage was removed from it om September \"| \u2018 Quebec me CE ce up to this time, store.Nothing was known of the bur- over at a quarter past eight o\u2019clock.\u201cNothing,\u201d Allison replied, but at the \"The Senate galleries were so densely the Opposition was shrouded.27th last, or only a lititle over four monthg- f hoa Canadian Pacific have been allowed a |glary till 7 o'clock Wednesday morning, In come respecte Be execution ee ae Banded Xr.Coole an envelope, crowded as to be uncomfortable, and half- The First Business .prior to the day of nomination, À differential on all Manitoba business.For! when one of the clerks came to open the mo e one.zw \u20ac ied out o iy HH written suppressed screams revealed how some of FSt Done.Mr.Gallery was by a Herald re- 2 instance, the Grand Trunk vate from To- |store and found a customer waiting to be death sentence dt ever, bean carri ned by pmsl! these od: I on the ladies suffered.They had the re- The actual business of the session was presentative this mornimg.\u201cYou may C | ronto to Winnipeg was, under the former {served, who said that the door had been in the County va © Try fo my .ad it, , ward, however, of a gay scene on the floor commenced when Sir Wilfri d Laurier in- Say,\u201d said he, \u201cthat any stories tonthe ef- R tarif 36.30 on first-dlass, and $26.45 on wide open.The door was examined, and The age of the criminal Allison was hard- will.I hope those who I injured will for- > Le Le Le CIS 22 «Va ISTE I = OCK.~3 | nw B VW OVO V VV VV VV VV VN FO ar le DC Co - second-class business.The present rate is \u20ac33.35 on first-class and $21 on second-class business.From Montreal the old rate was 849 50 on first-class business, and will now be $37.95, or equivalent to the established C.P.R.rate.As vet, the C.P.R, have not responce to this cut.When asked this morning, Mr.MeNidhol] declined to say if it was his intention to re-establigh their differential on Manitoba business.The passenger department of the Grand Trunk have just issued a circular instructing all agents to discontinue the sale on it was found that the burglars had cut out the lock of the front door by means cf chisels.Once inside, they had been in no hurry, but had helped themselves to biscuit and cheese and the choicest lig- uors.Mr.Scanlan says he is unable to say just how much his loss will be, but es timates it at about $100.The burglars had confined their attention to food supplies, for there is nothing missing except hams and wines, with the exception of biscuits and cheese, which were evidently eaten in the store.lv eighiteen years, a fact which created interest in his case, while the nonchalance with which he bore \u2018his condemnation, and his conduct since confined in jail, had created doubts as to whether he was really mentally capable of appreciating his position, Careless and Smiling.The careless and almost smiling manner with which he walked to the scaffold this morning, might easily lead to the belief that Allison had no moral responsibility, and as a matter of fact, this is the opinion give me, and that mo one wil turn this up to my people.My sentence is just, and I hope God will have mercy upon me.\u201d Standing upon the brink of eternity, that was Allison's last message of re- Pentance and plea for mercy.Out of the door of the gaol into the snow-covered yard, with the bright glare of the winter's sun in his eyes, Allison walked straight towards the scaffold.One of the guards held him by the arm to pre vent him falling in the snow.The fifty spectators in the yard formed a living lane ant; stood with uncovered heads while Al- of the Chamber.Lord Aberdeen occupied the throne, and around him was a brilliant staff.Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Hon.Robert Scott represented the Cabi- wet, and the two chief provinces were present in the persons of their Lieut.-Gover- nors, Sir Oliver Mowat and Hon.Louis Amable Jette, all in their Court uniforms.Sir Wilfrid wore a handsome new Imperial Privy Councillors\u2019 uniform, resplendent in gold embroideries, and on the left breast were the star of a Grand Cross of St.Michael and St.George, and the Grand Cross of the Legion d\u2019Honneur.troduced a bill respecting the administration of oaths of office, a purely formal proceeding, but one of great constitutional import, since thereby is declared anew at every session of a British Parliament the right of the people's representatives to discuss and legislate in regard to public business apart from the \u2018matters contained in the speech from the throne, This dome, the Speaker was able to lay before the House a copy of the speech, which the Premier proposed should be taken into consideration to-day.ven thus early in the session, the fect that T am mot qualified are untrue.I am qualified, and you may be sure that they had had any sudh clue against me as that they would have brought if against me before the election.\u201d .When asked what he had to say to the statement that the mortgage had not been removed from his property before September 27th last, Mr.Gallery meplied: \u201cThat 18 not 80.That mo¥gage was paid off in August or about the first of September.That would make six months wouldn't ât ?\u201d ; 1° A count of the monthg showed it would : ! .| e \\ The military staff included Lieut.-Gov- Opposition, or its detaid not, when Mr, Gallery remarked : \u201c tickets and the issue of haggage checks in pi Scanlan ws of the OpImIon that of several of the physicians who visited the lison walked through.He looked around, eral Montgomery Moore, commanding the a desire to do otherwise es well, I am qualified anyway.I am de connection with the Canadian Pacific, to |* it are io le policemen ol 9 condemned boy in his cell.The privacy but there was no sign of flinching.In- Lmperial forces in Canada; Major-General facilitate business.Sir Charles Tup- ed, and I am there to stay.\u201d any point West, via Sault Ste.Marie and |?district patrol the streets properly.oi)\" hich the execution was conducted, stead, there was a half smile on his lips, Port Arthur.In future all Grand Trunk nassengers will be ticketed via Chicago and by way of the Northern Pacific into Winnipeg, with whom the Grand Trunk have a working arrangement.New North-West Service.asthe Canadian Pacific has now announced that tliay will run special settlers\u2019 trains from Toronto to the West, every Tuesday, during the months of March and April, wit hrates on a basis of $21 out of Toronto.Tt is understood that the Grand Trunk will establish a similar rate.It remains to be seem whether or not the C.P.BR.will still msist on their differential by a further lowering of their rates.The Alaskan Mater, .While the C.P.R.and the Grand Trunk may scon settle their differences at home, the rate question in regard to Alaskan busi- ne.remains as uncertain as ever.The Western roads readilv appreciate the fact that if an understanding is mot reached with the Canadian Pacific, the Canadian line is in a position to go one better for any cuts the - American lines may make.The Eastern lines might, by united action, divert traffic from the C.P.R., but it is most improbable these lines will be able to enter upon any concerted action in the - matter.: The delegation which the Western Passenger Association resolved this week to send to Montreal to confer with Mr.Me- Nicoll here, have not awrived.In fact, Mr.MecXNicoll this morning stated that he had not yet received even any advice of their intended visit, PILOT INQUIRY.The Marine Underwriters Want the Channel Lighted With Gas Buoys.At the meeting of the Pilot Commission yesterday afternoon, Capt.Clift made further suggestions.One of them was that the pilots should be better up in English.He also thought that all pilots should live either in Quebec or Montreal, and report each day at the office of the harbor.He would pay the pilots as follows: \u2014Twenty first-class pilots, $2,000 each; ten second c'ass pilots, $1,000 each; ten third class pilots, $500 each; five fourth class pilots, $400 each.There should be a fund $100,000, and, as the above would take 367,000, there would be a balance of 433,000 for pensions, ete.To find this money the witness said he would increase the pilotage dues.Mr.JJ.J.Riley, jr., marine underwriter, advocated the lighting of the river with gas buovs, so that it would be navigable by night as well as by day.| Mr.D.A.P.Watt, for the shipping Interests, stronglv opposed the incorpora- © tion of the pilots.Before creating a vice- admiralty court here, the witness said, the shipping men would like to know who was to defrav the cost.He thought that the depth.of the channel should he thirty feet for the present class of steamers, and from 500 to 600 feet wide, or 700 feet at the bends, The commission then adjourned till this morning.A WAWA MINE SOLD.an English Company Interests Itself in \u2019 the District, Toronto, Feb.4.\u2014(Special.)\u2014~What 9 known as the Dickinson mine, in Mich- 1poctan, was sold under option yesterday Mr.Scanlan said the person who lived over the store was awakened shortly after 0 o'clock by the falling of a box.After remaining awake and hearing no further noise, the gentleman fell asleep again.In a vacant lot near the store were found a number of straw shields, which are used on bottles of liquor, and an old felt hat, which bears the name of John Henderson, the well-known hatter.The size, which is marked inside the lining, is 6g.Captain Loye, of No.5 station, thinks that the men must have been thoroughly in touch with the routine duty of the police.The officer on the beat tried the door several times, but always found it secure.Tried Elsewhere.7 Mr.8.Pepper\u2019s drug store, a few yards farther up Bleury street, was also visited by burglars about 7 o'clock the same morning.Mr.Papper has burglar alarm bells in his store, and was awakened by one of these.Looking out of the \u2018window, he saw \u2018two or three men at his front door and hailed them.They said they only wished to use the telephone, but did not stay till Mr.Popper got downstairs.ALD, EKERS\u2019 DESIRES.He Will Urge Better Treatment of Firemen and Police.When asked yesterday as to the policy be would follow in the new Council, Ald.H.A.Ekers said that he preferred to say nothing until the committees were formed.His chief ambition, he said, was to serve tle «itizens as a whole, and (the ward which he represented in particular, and he would be recreant to the duties ot the high office to which he was called if be did not do so.Speaking of the remarks he had made at the meeting in the Monument National on the eve of the election, that he would favor better treatment, as regards the wages of the police and firemen, Mr.Ekers preferred to eay molhing further than that both the forces deserved more consideration at the hands of the citizens, and that, above all, there should be an increase in the number of constables, the men at present being totally inadequate to cover the ground.Mr.Ekers added that it was his intention to look closely after the immediate wants of St.Lawrence Ward.He had no Wea on what committees he would be placed, but he hoped to be a.member of the Roads, which had been misrepresented for some years past.ST.ANDREW\u2019S SOCIETY.St.\u2018 Andrew\u2019s Society held its usual quantenly meeting last evening, with Mr.Riddell in the chair.There were thirty- three new members elected, and the following gentlemen were honored by being wade life members: \u2014Messrs.Robert Cow- ans, Farquhar Robertson, Jonathan Hodg- sen, W.P.Hannah, James Shearer, jr., Andrew Shearer, William Mackay and W.Stenhouse.Mr.F.S.McLennan submitted the treasurer\u2019s statement for the past quarter, showing that the receipts had been $1,- 397.14, and the disbursements $379.29, but as there was a balance due to the treasurer on the 3lst of October of $1,897.76, there was still a deficit of $879.91.The by-law relating to the election of new members was amended, so that the committee of management could elect members as well as at the regular meetings of the society.the last death struggles of Allison being concealed from public view, while a novelty in executions, was creditable to the authorities who had charge of the painful task of carrving out the edict of the law.The greatest possible interest was taken in the execution by residents of this lo- eality.Still there was no outward mam- festation of it.The weather was possibly too cold for people to drive into Berlin.It certainly was bitter enough this morning to prevent many from hanging around the gaol, and beyond a couple of score of the morbidly curious, there was nothing to indicate from the outside of the gaol the tragedy that was Deing enacted within its high stone walls.Last Night on Earth, Calmly and peacefully, as if for him there need be mo thought of the morrow, Jim Allison spent his last night on earth.Nothing in his manner or actions would lead to the belief that he thought of the coming morning, when everything here was to pass away from him.Up till ten o'clock he sat wp and conversed with his spiritual adviser, Rev.R.Atkinson, and when the latter left him he went to bed, and in three minutes was sound asleep.At midnight he woke up, and said to the death watch, a German, named Otto Gastmeier : \u201cI am feeling hungry.Can you get me something to eat ?\u201d Gastmeier had a hear meal procured for him, and Allison ate it all, went to bed again, and slept soundly till six o\u2019clock this morning.The absolute callousness of the boy was shown again when he awoke at six o'clock.Mr.Jonathan Cook, the gaoler, who has done everything in his power to make Allison\u2019s enforced stay in the gaol comdort- able, entered his cell to ask him if he could do anything for him, \u201cNo,\u201d replied Allison, and then the said quickly, \u201cSay, you people appear to be getting rattled over this thing.\u201d The remark was characteristic of the Loy.To the last he took his trial end condemnation as something in which he was at the best only slightly interested.Ate a Hearty oreakfast.He sat down to a breakfast consisting of coffee, toast and eggs, and certainly, his impending doom did not interfere with his appetite.It was 7 o'clock when the spectators who were to be present at the execution, commenced to gather at the jail.Day was just breaking and it was a sharp, cold morning.One man was patrolling around the jail square smoking a curved pipe with a large round bowl.It was Radcliffe, the hangman, talking a morning constitutional.\u201cWell, boys, you are a little early,\u201d he remarked to the reporters, \u201cbut there is a good fire inside.\u201d High Constable Klippert, who was acting sheriff in the absence, through illness, of Sheriff Springer, guarded the gates of the jail, and refused admission to all who hed no legitimate business there.There \u2018was quite a crowd outside the gates by this time, and they laughed and joked over the hanging, while stamping around in the cold.At 7.30 the jail gates opened and visitors were admitted to the jail kitchen, Radcliffe came in, picked up a big valise, that was on the table, and carried it off with the remark, \u201cI gues there\u2019s something in this ll want.\u201d A few minutes later and the preparations for the hanging were all completed.There was a walk through another cor- and his cheeks had the full appearance and rosy color that betoken good health.Some of the newspaper men present Allison had seen before standing months ago with him round the body of the woman he had murdered, and later watching him when Chief Justice Meredith condemmed him to death.To these Allison gave a glance of recognition, perhaps also of farewell.: In the deep stillness of that little yard only the solemn tones of Rev.Mr.Atkinson could be heard as he slowly recited, \u201cHave mercy upon me, O God, ac- ecrding to thy loving iigdness; accord- mg to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Wash me throughly from my iniquities and cleanse me from my sin, for I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever be- Îcre me.\u201d The door of the shed, where the execution was to take place, was reached, and Allison, for the first time, looked upon the scaffold.He gave a quick, eager look up to where the rope could be seen slightly swaying, and then turned his head in another direction.As he walked towards the steps lead- \u2018ing up to the scaffold he slipped on some lose wood, and nearly feil to the ground.One of the guards caught him and assisted him to mount the steps.He walked firmly on to the scaffold and stood on the trap, which he knew would in a few short seconds give way beneath him.He turned round to those who accompanied him, and, as well as he could, with bis arms bound, shook hands with those who had accompanied him.Put on the Black Cap.Radcliffe approached.Bverybody else drew back.He drew the biack cap over Aliison\u2019s head, and attached the noose round his neck, the knot being under the left ear.Rev.Mr.Atkinson whispered sumething to Aziison and commenced to pray.\u201c0, Almighty God, we \u2018humbly pray thee to receive the soul of this one of thy children for whom thy Son died.\u201d There was a sudden rasping noise as of iron across iron.lKadeuffe, the executioner, had shot the bolt in the middle of the clergyman\u2019s prayer.A thud was heard as Allison disappeared from view.The rope tightened, swayed backward and forward slowly with the motions of the body below, and then everything was still.The sentence of the law had been carried out.Allison had died suddenly, without a struggle.Radcliffe had made a good job of it.The rope altogether was 8 feet 11 inches, about eleven inches more than it is usual to give, At the expiration of half an hour the body was cut down, and Dr.Bowlby made an examination.Allison, he said, must have died instantaneously, although the heart had not ceased to beat for eight minutes after the drop, which was at one minute after 8 o'clock.Officially, death resu:ted from compression of the spinal cord in the cervical region.Out in the jail yard, covered with a black cloth, was a deal coffin, varnished.At 10 o\u2019clock this morning the body of Allison was placed in this, a grave dug in the jail yard, and, with a short funeral service, the body was buried.A jury was impanelled and brought the usual formal verdict: \u2014 That James Alison died from process of law.\u201d BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S UON- \"VENTION.The approaching convention of the Baptist Young People of Quebec and Eastern Gascoigne, commanding the volunteer militia; Captain David Erskine, military secretary to the Governor-General; Lieut.-Col.Prevost, A.D.C., Major Sherwood, Captain Maclean, Captain Wilberforce, A.D.C., Captain Thorpe, A.D.C., Col.Aylmer, Adputant-General; Col.Lake, Quartermas- ter-General; Lieut.-Col, Cotton, Lieut.-Col, White, Lieut.-Col.J.H.Burland, 6th Fusiliers, Montreal.On the floor seats were given to Hon.H.T.Duffy, Commissioner of Public Works; Hon.J.E.Robidoux, Provincial Secretary of Quebec; Hon.Horace Archambault, Attorney-Gen- eral of Quebec; and the Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops of Ottawa.The blaze of scarlet and gold around the throne was dull and commonplace, however, when compared with the delicate tints and harmonious effects of the gowns worn: by the charming women who filled all the available space on the floor, almost effacing the grave senators in \u2018the middle.The toilets worn at the drawing-room on the Saturday evening are generally worn at the opening and the receptions on the Thursday, and the display of yesterday promises a crowded and bright function at the end of the week.Near the throne sat the Countess of Aberdeen, Lady Laurier, Lady Davies, Lady Joly, Hon.Mrs.Moore, the Misses Davies, Mrs.and the Misses Edgar, Madame Archambault, Madame Dandurand, Madame Jette, Mrs.Dobell, Mrs.Fitzpatrick, Madame and Mademoiselle Tarte, Miss Fielding and others.In the Lower House, Meanwhile, in the House of Commons the elected representatives of the people had been gathering, Speaker Edgar taking the chair at three o'clock promptly.There was a larger attendance of members than customary.All the Ministers with seats in the House were present: \u2014Sir Ridhard Cartwright, Sir Louis Davies, Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere, Hon.Messrs.Sydney Fisher, J.Israel Tarte, A.G.Blair, Wm.Mulock, F.W.Borden, W.S.Fielding, Clifford Sifton, W.Paterson, Charles Fitzpatrick, C.A.Geoff- rion and R.R.Dobell.On the Liberal benches were noticed nearly all the old fighters of the past, interspersed with younger members, who give great promise for valuable work in the future.Among these were Messrs.Julius Sceriver (Hunting- don), George Landerkin (East Grey), James MoMiflan, Dr.Macdonald, and M.C.Cameron (Huron), G.E.Casey (West El- gin), D.C.Fraser (Guysborough), Bain (Wentworth), R.Lemieux (Gaspe), P.A.Choquette (Montmagny), À.A.Bruneau (Richelieu), Talbot (Bellechasse), Harwood (Vaudreuil), Bourbonnais (Soulanges), Dr.Guay (Levis), Colin Mclsaac (Antigonish), J.A.C.Bthier (Two Mountains), Thomas Fortin (Laval.) Sir Charles Tupper and Hon.G.E.Foster were both in their places.The leader of the Opposition looked remarkably wet, and, if appearances go for anything, fit to lead many- a vigorous attack on the Government.Behind them were Hon.Messrs.Haggant, Montague, Costigan, Wood and Wallace; Lt.-Col.R.R.McLennan, Messrs.Taylor, Dupont, Lariviere, Bennett, Craig and others.All the Montreal delegation were present except Dr.Roddick (St.Antoine), Mr.M.J.F.Quinn (St.Ann°s), having to represent the local opposition alone.Mayor Prefontaine (Maisonneuve), was welcomed with much warmth and was comgratulated on all hands on his elevation to \u2018the chief magistracy of the metropolis.Messrs.E.Goff Penny (St.Lawrence), Hercule Dupre (St.Mary\u2019s), O.Demarais (St.James), and J.A, C.Madore (Hochelaga), were all in per, while not desining, he said, to inter- pese «any objection, wanted the \u201cusual course\u201d pursmed, and the speech consider ed on Monday.His memory of the \u201cusual course\u201d must be faulty, me it is just what the Premier proposed and the House agreed to, The preparedness of the Government to meet Parliament was shown just at the close by Sir Louis Davies laying on the table his anmual report from the Department of Marine and Fisheries.Other reports will be brought down.in a few days, The House adjourned at 3.55 ps SIR.WILFRID ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION Into the Drummond County Railway Deal, Chance for Those Who Have Been Crying Scandal, RY Ottawa, Feb.4.\u2014(Special.)\u2014Sir Wilfrid Laurier has given notice of the following resolution: That a special committee of the House be appointed to enquire into the expenditure of the subsidies granted by the Parliament of Canada in aid of the construction of the Drummond County Railway, and in all megotiaitons and transactions between the Government of Oan- ada, and any member or officer thereof or uny person in its behalf, and the Drum- mond County Railway Company or any director, officer or person in the company\u2019s behalf relating to the acquiring of the said railway by the Government with power to send for papers, persons or records and report the evidence to this House, together with the opinion of said committee thereupon.Sir Mackenzie Bowell stated to-day that it was the intention of the Opposition in the Senate to move for the appointment cf a committee there to enquire into the action of the Government in conmection with the purchase of the Drummond County Railway.The Premier has already given notice of w committee to enquire into this matter in the Commons, and there is nothing on record \u2018to show of two parliamentary committees working on the same matter.In fact there is only the one case, that of \u2018the Baie des Chuleurs Railway, in which the Semite committee ever made any investigation, and in thai case the proceedings were oË the most farcical character.NEW YORK CENTRAL BOND ISSUE.New York, Feb.4\u2014In accordance with the plans for the merging of New York Central and Lake Shore, the directors of the New oYrk Central, to-day, authorized an issue of $100,000 one year, 3 1-2 per cent.collateral gold bonds.Each $1,000 bond is to be given in exchange for five shares of Lake Shore stock.FAI'® AND WARMER.Minimum temperatures to-day\u2014Kam- loops, 20; Calgary, 10; Qu\u2019Appelle, zero; Winnipeg, 6; Port Arthur, 2; Parry Sound, 10; Toronto, 8; Ottawa, 4; Montreal, zero ; Quebec, 8 below; Halifax, 6.Probabilities, 11.30 a.m.\u2014Generally fair; higher temperature.\u201cYou might also tell the people,\u201d said Mr.Gallery, le,\u201d said \u201cthat I owe my election in St.Anne's ward, not to the merchants, or business men, or proprietors, or government people, good but to the workingman and especially to the French-Cana- dian workingmen.I was elected by the workingmen and I am gonig to look after\u2019 their interests.\u201d The nominations were held on Jan.20th, and in order to come within the requirements of the law, said a wellknown au thority this morning, the mortgage on Mr, Gallery\u2019s property should have been discharged prior to July 20th.The action for the unseating of Mr.Gallery must be taken within thirty days after the voting.The Official Scrutiny.The serutiny of the election returns began before City Clerk David at the City Hall this morning.Mr.Gallery was present and wished to be represented by his counsel, Mr.Guerin, but Mr.David told him this would not be meeessary as the ballots would not be.counted, only a few changes were made in the figures published yesterday.These are the names of the successful candidates and the majorities which had been declared.up to noon today.G.Marsolais, 115.West ward.\u2014A.A.Stevenson, 350; J.McBride, 311.St.Ann\u2019s ward.\u2014D.Gallery, 54.St.Antoine ward.\u2014H.B.Ames, 1,553, WINTER CRUISE.The Hamburg-American Line steamer Augusta Victoria which left New York on the 27th January fot Madeira, Mediterranean and the Orient, arrived at Madeira yesterday (Thureday) morning.Cable received reports passengers all well.The.cruises inaugurated by this line are prove ing to be a great success.060600600000 6 5 6 666E6H666H 60 + $ EATING HOUSE ECHOES © w\u2014THE SHAREHOLDER © + > SODDDODDDD 6 6 6600006660 He is not very pld\u2014that is, for a stockholder.But in speculative experience and in knowledge of the money miarket, he is a veritable Methuselah, He has a position im a down-town business house, where he labors from ten until six, and gets sometahing between ten and six per week for his labors.His employer thinks a great deal of the Stock-holder, and invites him up to his house to see his five pretty daughters.But those five pretty daughters have no charm for the busy sitock-dolder, He is too occupied in watching C.P.R.For he has invested his pile in C.P.R.He must have about twenty-seven shares, all told.Now and then he takes 9 dip into wheat, and buys a dozen bushels or su, just to keep his hand fn.But he is not yet a plunger.He intended to plunge, but the boys commemced calling him Leiter, and that made him shy, Every night he comes into dinner with æ Herald, a Star, and a Witness.He sits down and reads the Finance and Commerce page in eacn before he has finished his soup.Then he takes a glance at the Eastern situation, and the latest Kiondyke mews, and then gives the papers away and talke about the effect of the Eastern situation on C.P.R.stock, One can always tell by his manner, as he enters the dining moom, whether C.P.R.is up or down.A raise of % of a point is indicated by the calm self-pos- sessed manner with which he saunters in, A corresponding drop shows itself in a certain melancholy nervousness that makes him play with bis knife and make mistakes in his orders, and mix up the courses.One day C.P.R.went up two points.He put GUHOO ., A 54 ; \u20ac ê their seats early.on a new red necktie and parted his hair to an English syndicate.Messrs, George ridor nd into the jail | yard surrounded Ontario promises to be an important one.y ,Ç | CHI C A 0 0 M ARKETS in the niddle.and with the afir of a song- ment Tee and J.J.Mackey, of North Bay, and TO KEBP DOWN DRUGGISTS by a high grey stone wall.In the centre The convention will be held in this city Black Rod\u2019s Arrival, ished eyes.His smile was large an ob: gains Alex.McKenzie, representing J L.Ca .; } of the yard stood the brick woodshed, on the 17th and 18th of this month.One ; Messrs, J.8, Bache & Co.report the fol- nevolent.He rubbed his hands dogeth - Three hill, of Mon tren] More (Lg + Le Laver.Toronto, Feb.4.\u2014With the object of inside of which the execution was to take of the celebrated speakers will be Rev It was fourteen minutes after three when lowing quotations from Chicago: and beamed on ue, and in a moment of A.Bremmes à Uo ere bhe vendors, E.preventing an increase in the number of place.It was a low building, partially Dr.MacAnth £ New Y k ; the the three knocks at the door of the House - abstraction called \u2018the indignant widow.acted for the rnaglish mining expert, druggists in Ontario, and consequent un- filled with wood and when the scaffold \"°,\u2018acariaur, 0: t th United Seu announced that the Gentleman Usher of Jan.4.Org.High.Tow.Olose.\u201cMy dear\u201d As a consequence, he got nd will at ames wn vante.A gang of miners gue competition, the Council of Pharmacy was erected there was very little room yading preachers of à t sance States.the Black Rod was outside.Orders were heat = mint aude with bis Roast a, oad f start sinking shafts A, to the mine and to-day adopted' the following report:\u2014I.for anything else.rs will Ibe Tri da Tors ay nig d given to admit him, and Lt.-Col Smith, May .954 0514 9414 954 he was a Bull or a Bear, He replied tha tion opens machin © AAR S00N as naviga- That the course be two years, instead of The scaffold was an enclosed one, as the 17th, and on ay a ernoon and qergeant-at- Arms, took up the mace, with July .843% 813 3% 84%Db he was a BuM, and that he seemed to £p00 is said { inery will be put in.It one year.2, that the standard be raised , .0 evening, the 18th, and many well-known a scarcely-concealed smile, and the messen- Corn\u2014 | bear it all right.C.P,R.was up that day.ve = saic that the Englishmen have a varter FART = .the hanging was to be what was called a Canadian Baptists will speal.Loue Wi \u2019 hi | MAF - + 20% 294% 20 29Kb Tt 1s the general idea at our Pension that rerp of a million pounds es q Cr |s0 as to be similar to that of the primary closed hanging.The lower portion of the ger was admitted.ith his thmee elabor July .80/14 3074-36 301414 30%-84b wome day the Stock-holder will be rich Bosto?the development of th ering bo spend + standing, with the Latin option.3, that acaffold was all boarded in, the platform y > T2 MIA ate bows he advanced end deliverea ue Oats\u2014 out , Yesterday the Poet asked him if he wished Export was the first discove â in th wa claim the present building should be extended on which Allison stood being nine feet INJURED WHILE SKATING.summons, and disappeared again amid the July Ou Sav 24% at A 24% to buy lis latest ,olume of verse, entitled ranted trict, and ig probably the fhe awa dis- for it is very crowded at present.4.That £,om the ground.A flight of steps led Mr.Charles Collins, 120 Laval avenue, laughter and applause of the House.Pre- porien \u2018* 7 = - =5 = peutumn Leaves.\u201d A thot ream as \u2014 © TiChest, there should be reciprocity of rules in the up to the platform, which had simply a | while skating at the M.\u201cA.A.carnival lass ceded by the mace, the Speaker \u201cwent up\u201d May .10 15 10 30 10 07 1027 try.We cañ be sure of one thing however THE MONOLINE DRIVE AND T Provinces of Canada.5.Graduates of railing around it so that Allison could be evening fell on the ice striking his head to the Senate, and the Commons trooped I July ++ +0 1032 1037 1032 1037 If the Stock-holder ever does become à Notwithstandi ev D DANCE.college should be encouraged to fit them- seen while standing on the platform.To against a bench.The blow was such as to after him.The speech being brief, the Nay 490 497 48 4 95.7 ealthy apn, he Te nt roa Dpish.Not .We ; ., him 1, _ d J .; ; os ae .ns + 1 A > en ve XT I + 4 95- it ail, A \" ; ; n « poet eity of the tem the congealing propen- selves for teaching, after leaving school.a thick beam overhead, was attached a render him insensible, and he was.sed whole thing was over in a quarter of an July Riba\" 2 0 50 5W 505 riage and an occasional attack ot \u201cappendie evening the on ors fost oh Wedneadny) ere are 123 studer*~ «lig year; 13 more new three-quarter of an inch rope, with |irto the club house.It was late before he hour.the 0 murmed \u20ac Short Ribs\u2014 500 510 497 30710 cts, put he win Dot, be uppish.He is tog » pioyees o e Canadian ast year.=; : , : Le to be moved home, ter the members had return rom TAY es ee 0A ; Te a 07- good hear or that, _ \u2014 a noose dangling, the rope being wound } was able to be mo duly .\u2026 50 510 50 3517 .CHB IDIOT, j Hers! 14 Jan - pierlesr East ward.\u2014C.Beausoleil, majority, 21; 2 | THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON THE KLONDIKE THE HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898.KEEPING CANADIANS DUT OF THEIR OWN Strong Protest Against U.S.Customs Regulations.UNITED STATES BAD FAITH, Vancouver and Victoria People Are in a Hot Temper.ee À CLOSE THE PASSES.An enthusfiastic meeting was held In the British Columbia capital on Monday afternoon, when the resolution was carried unanimously to urge the Government \u2018to close the Passes to all but British subjects unless the United States Government regulations were in the hands of the Dyea and Skagway collectors by the 1st of February, Vancouver also suggested the appointment of a British consul or official to supervise British \u2018rterests at those two ponts.\u2018The situation is critical, and is here recognized as such.We are willing to suffer the loss of trade amd shipping, anything in fact, so long as our Government brings the Americans to à sense of their duty towards ud, Mr.Sifton has, I believe, a great opportunity.Every Canadian and Britisher im the Jand will applaud firm action on his part against the States, No keener Canadian Mves than Mr.&lfton, Let him understand our feeling, It were beltter that the Yukon took twelve years to be developed by British subjects than twelve months by Amerl- cans, if the gaïn in time is at the exrense of everything national.This is no party question.Conservatives\u201dand Liberals here are absolutely at one in wishing \u201cparty\u2019\u2019 to be laid completely on Que side \u2014Mr.Carwuthers\u2019 Letter, SAS AS A1 ANA A To the Editor of The Herald: Sir \u2014 The telegrams have - probably Im formed.you by this time, that the Board of Trade and the merchants of Vancouver and Victoria have become convinced that the United States Government is not dealing fairly with Canada in the matter of the trade to the Canadian Klondike.In the East, your views of the situaticm are probably rendered vague by distance, and in the hope that your readers will be enabled to see our points, and back up our efforts with their valuable assistance, I send you the following hurried resume of the position, as it appears in British Columbia.We have telegraphed to the Boards of Trade of Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and London to help us.We feel that a strong expression of opinion outside the House will help the Ministers to the prompt and firm decision wihich we are confident can! alone save the situation; and we hope that the reasonableness of our proposals will induce the powerful Eastern Camadian press to take up our cause, and lend it the assistance of its edvocadgy, irrespective of party.Situation at Skagway end Dyea.To facilitate the entrance of miners by the Dyea (Chilkoot) and Skagway (White) Passes, those towns have been created sub- ports under the collectorship of Juneau (105 miles distant).Four miles separate Dyea from Skagway.Each town stands at the mouth: of a river whose valley forms the Pass to the summit of the coast range.Skagway has a good harbor, with three fine wharves, and is free.from ice all the year round.Dyea is approached through a shallow bay, navigable to large vessels to within about two miles of the town.Long jetties are now ibeing built, but the harbor is very exposed and is in winter blocked by ice.It does not compare with Skagway as a landing place.: The collectors in charge during last fall did mot unduly harass immigrants.A heavy duty was levied on Canadian horses, but this was abolished, and as the Canadian oustoms officers on the British Columbia frontier were also lenient, miners went through without much inconvenience.In November last, however, the United States collectors discovered that it was no longer safe to permit Canadian outfits to go through the passes unattended.It was ruled that e customs official should accompany eadh Canadiar outfit, and that he would have to be paid $6 both ways, and $3 a day for his keep.Had the transit been a question of a day, this would mot have been a serious matter.But the peculiar hardships of the enforcement of this undoubtedly legal charge, lay in four points: \u2014 1.The difficulty of the passes is sa great, and the weather so uncertain, that many days, and even weeks, were consumed in making the passage.«.No regulations stipulated how many .or how few miles a day the customs officer was to make.If it rained or snowed, (and up there it generally does either one or the other, or both) he might decline to travel, end as a rule, did decline.3.The collectors and officers all stand in together in a ring or syndicate, and are making rapid fortunes out of the unfortunate British immigrants, knowing perfectly well that there was no likelihood of their wastmg time in making appeols to the Washington.authorities.4.Most of the immigrants had spent all their .money in buying their outfits, and had nothing wherewith to pay a big sum for duty, and, consequently, were obliged to take the customs officer and do the best they could with him.It was not long before this state of affairs became known in the Pacific coast cities, if it was mot, indeed, directly inspired by the outfitters of Seattle and Juneau; for Tacoma, Portland and San Francisco, \u2018have, all through this Klondike affair taken up a moderate position.They have mot deluged the world with advertisements, nor plastered the universe with abuse of British America: They are doing a fair share of the Klondike trade, and no one on this side has a hard word to say of them.But, Seattle, whose merchants are mainly Jews\u2014and American Jews\u2014has stuck at no statement, however impossible, to damage either Camna- dian trade or to induce people to avoid the other ports of the Union.The average American citizen is not a travelled man.He has been taught ali his life that his | country can do anything and everything better than any other, and the last thing he will credit is that Canada can herself produce, \u2018and does produce, every article for a Klondike outfit.He believes with- \u2018out being told it, that Canada has to import from the States 90 per cent.of her Klondike outfits.An American has to come and live in Canada to find out the position that his country really oceu- pies in comparison with the British Empire.But the travelled American has found it out; and he will outfit in Canada as soon as the customs duties are put right, and he will recommend his friends to do the same.The Situation on the Coast.At the present moment there is no question that Seattle is doing 80 per cent.of the Klondike trade.The remaining 20 per cent.is divided between San Francisco Portland, Tacoma, Victoria, and Van- ocouver, There is no disguising this fact, and there is no use trying to disguise it.Seattle would take care it should be known.Indeed, it seems to me better to publish it, for a knowledge of the situation will probably do more than anything to bring home to our rulers at Ottawa the neecssity of prompt action fo save to Canadians the trade to their own gold fields.It cannot be too strongly emphasized that the next 100 days will decide who gets the cream (and most of the milk, too,) ! of the 1898 Klondike outfitting trade.The coming rush will be jarger than the great Californian stampede and wiil far outdo the rush to Cariboo, when we are told, 60,000 people went through Yale to that celebraved gold field.The figures given for this year run from 100,000 vo anything.We bave been told that lingland, Eastern Canada and Australia, are to send hundreds of thousands.A quarter of a million have, it has been alleged, been booked over the northern railways of the States.On all hands we have been varned that our hugest preparations will fail to meet the demand.What is the present situation?is full to overflowing.Its merchants are coining money: Every train brings in from 100 to 1,000 passengers.Arccommoda- tion on every steamer going north is already booked for the next four weeks.People are sleeping there six in one room.Tacoma, Portland, and even San Francisco, are all doing good business.Vancouver and Victoria have as yet probably not outfitted between them 2,000 Klondikers.And the men going in now are not riff-raff.They want to get in before the rush and are willing to outfit anywhere so long as they can get through.This question is not where can I outfit cheapest, but \u2018\u2018can you put me through without delay from your port?\u2019 These men are all afraid of the customs block at Dyea and Skag- way.Meanwhile our British Columbia merchants have laid in large stocks in amtici- pation of the rush that has not come.Their bills are maturing.The smaller men are growing anxious.Our City Councils and Boards of Trade have advertised widely and judiciously.We have piped and the Klondikers do not dance to our tune, nor play in our yard.And yet we hold the best cards.Canada owns Klondike, and American outfits must pay Canadian duty.Canada possesses the two nearest ports to the Yukon, Victoria and Vancouver.Canada has the best managed railway in the North American continent, running direct to Vancouver.Two Canadian lines of steamers run north, one from Victoria and one from Vancouver.Nevertheless the Americans are completely successful in keeping us from getting the trade to our own gold fields.Cause of the Trouble.! What is the reason?First, middle, and last, the United States customs duty.This Klondike rush is the biggest thing that the Pacific coast, has ever experienced.It has in it the malung of British: Columbia The money that wilt be left in Van- | couver, Victoria, Asheroft and Edmonton iis as nothing compared with what will fol- \u2018low from the deve.opment of the whole country.But that will come later.The urgent question at present is the securing of the profits in 1898.Why is it only now, when the rush is fairly upon us, that the Dominion officials are trying to persuade the Washington Government to let us gel our goods through free into our own country?Why is it that American goods may be bonded through the Canadian Yukon inte Lower Alaska\u2014600 miles\u2014free of duty and inspection charges when we cannot get ours free across a petty twenty-mile.stretch?Why are American relief expeditions, with or without soldiers, needed or not needed, allowed to go into Canada as they like?Why ig it actually cheaper for a Canadian to outfit in the United States than in Canada in order to go into the Canadian, Yukon?Why are our merchants confronted with the possibility of financial disaster instead of the certainty of a record year of prosperity ?Because the American Government is rlaying its old game.It has played the \u2018possum game often and so successfully against Canada and Great Britain that really we thought we had found it out.Mr.Sifton, realizing that the customs question must be settled, went to Washington to save time.ter over with Mr.Secretary Gage, came to an amicable and satisfactory understanding, enjoyed his reception and his dinners, and returned to Ottawa triumphant.Within a very few days his part of the arrangement was fulfilled, and the Cana- dun regulations governing the passage of American goods across the Canadian Yukon into Lower Alaska, free of duty, and inspection charges, were published, and are now in force.Meanwhile the British Columbia merchants were growing anxious about the Seattle United States regulations, and telegrams from boards of trade of Vancouver and Victoria began %o fly across the won- | tinent.On the 9th of January Mr.Siftor telegraphed to the president of the Vancouver Board of Trade: \u2014 i Ottawa, January 9, 1898.To W.Godfrey, president Vancouver | Board' of Trade:\u2014 i Arrangements made with Washington satisfactory.Cannot give details until announced by United States Treasury De partment.Am doing all possible to expedite matters.CLIFFORD SIFTON.| A week later, in reply to more tele- \u2018grams, Mr, Sifton wired:\u2014 Ottawa, January 16, 1898, To W.Godfrey:\u2014 : { I have letters from Assistant Secretary \"of Treasury saying that regulations have been decided upon, and will be issued at once.Do not anticipate any further delay.I have no doubt you may rely upon arrangement being carried out immediately.OLIFFORD SIFTON.No result followed, and Mr.Sifton was wired to again on the 20th.His reply -Was:\u2014 ' To W.Godfrey: \u2014 i Treasury Department, Washington, consulting with Alaska collector before issue of instructions.Have done everything possible to hurry issue of regulations.; CLIFFORD SIFTON.These telegrams showed three things: \u2014 1.That our authorities were acting in thoroughly good faith.- 2.That Mr.Sifton expected immediate issue of regulations from Washington, just as he himself had done from Ottawa.* 8.That the Washington Government were looking for pretexts for delay.Because every day\u2019s delay means thousands of dollars into the pockets of the He taiked the mat- United States Pacific ports.Because every day\u2019s delay means thousands of dollars lout of the pockets of the Brit\u2018sh Columbia | merchants.Because no ool.ector\u2019s opin- lion is of any value om a question of policy.| He might be able to give evidence upon de- ( tails; with Washington alone rests it to say whether or no\u2014as a matter of policy\u2014 Canadian goods shall croes the disputed strip free of all charges.This reference to the Alaska collector was the last straw.Vancouver Board of Trade at once sent a delegate to Victoria to arrange for joint action.An enthusiastic meeting was held in the British Columbia capital on Monday afternoon, when the resolution was carried unanimously to urge the Government ta close the passes to all but British subjects unless the United States Government regulations were in the hands of the Dyea and Skag- way collectors by the 1st of February.Varigouver also suggested the appointment of a British consul or official to supervise British interests at those two ports.- The situation is critical and is there recognized as such.- We are willing to suffer the loss of trade and shipping, anything in fact, so long as our Government brings the Americans 10 a sense of their duty towards us.Mr.Sifton has, I believe, a great opportunity.Every \u2018Canadian and Britisher in the land will ap- ploud firm action on his part against the | States.No keener Canadian lives than Mr.Sifton.Let him understand our feeling.It were better that the Yukon took twelve years to be developed by British subjects than twelve months by Americans, if the gain in time is at the expense of everything national.This is no party.question, \u2018Conservatives, and Liberals here are absolutely ag ome in wishing \u201cparty\u201d to be laid completely on one gide.In British Columbia, we are mot anxious to coquette with the Stales.We allow them to own our land and our mines, to fish in our seas, and to work our lumber.They have everything we have, except the power to vote, and they don\u2019t need that with such laws, for they could not better them.On their side they do not allow us to hold land or mines.We are not allowed even to work as a miner, as a lumberman or a fisherman.Their alien laws forbid us to work in the States, and their navigation laws prevent us from doing any shipping trade along their coasts.They have persistently treated us as the most unfavored nation; and we go on treating them better and better for each slap they give us.We are now getting ready to \u201cturn,\u201d as the worm does.The man who brings in an alien law into the next Parliament will be the most popular man in this part of Canada.We are big enough to stand up to our southern neighbor and say: \u201cWe can do without you.Hands off our country and our trade.We will treat you in future as you treat us, neither better mor worse.\u201d Politics with Washington are a game of poker.We should have learned ere now that there is only one safe game to play with a Washington politician, viz.: \u201cPay to see every time when you have run up to the value of your own hand; and if you have no hand bluff against his bluff, ior the odds are in your favor that his hand is mot as good as yours.\u201d Jd.F.CARRUTHERS.Vancouver, B.C., January 27, 1898.\u2014 Board of Trade Voice.At a meeting of the Vancouver Board of Trade and citizens the following re solutions were adopted: \u201cThe Government should close the passes and refuse miners\u2019 licenses to aliens.\u201d \u201cThe Government should demand that Washington discontinue customs regula- tios in the disputed territory at Bkag- way.\u201d \u201cThe Government should charge duty on lumber from the States.\u201d \u201cThe Government should retaliate on the States for refusing to allow American goods to go in British bottoms from Vancouver to Skagway free.\u201d \u201cUnited States troops should not be allowed to go through the Canadian North.\u201d \u201cProvisions for the relief expedition of the United States should be taxed, as no relief was necessary.\u201d VANCOUVER EXCITED, - Want Definite Information Abont American Regulations.Telegrams Which Were Sent Regarding the Duty, Htc, / Vancouver, B.C., Feb.3.\u2014A number of letters and telegrams recently passed between interested panties concerning the Customs regulations governing the passage of Canadian gocds through American territory.They were as follows: To L.E.Dudley, United States Consul, Vancouver : Sir, \u2014 Will you do me the favor of uscer- taining by wire from the Treasury Department, Washington, if the amended Customs regulations governing the passage in bond of Canadian goods from Dyea and ; Skugway to the Canadian frontier have as ¢ yet been promulgated from the Treasury.; Obtain briefly substance of the same, and when they go into effect at Dyea and Skagway.| (Signed), W.GODFREY.President Vancouver, B.C., Board of \u2018Trade.To Hon.Wm.R.Day, Assistant Secretary of State, Washington, D.C.: Vancouver, B.C., Board of Trade asks if regulations regarding bonding privileges through Alaska to Klondike have been issued, also substance of same, and when they go into force.(Signed), L.EDWIN DUDLEY, Consul.rames x Washington, D.C., Feb.2nd, 1898.To Hon.L.KE.Dudley, Vancouver, B.C.: i Regulations will be issued to-day to go l into effect immediately.(Signed), DAY, First Asst Sec\u2019y of State.- THE CHIEF ENGINEFR, Winnipeg, Feb.4.\u2014T.H.White, of St.Thomas, Ont, who has been appointed chief engineer for the new line of railway to be built from the Stickeen river to Tes- lin Lake, arrived from the East Thursday evening.Mr.White proceeds west this evening to Vancouver and will embark on the fitst boat leaving for Wrangel with his staff of surveyors to lay out the route, The undertaking, Mr.White says, is one of the most responsible in railway history.| the chief engineer\u2019s information, is one .- ?.that offers many difficulties to railway construction.The character of the country, according to | THE YUKON TRAN AND RAILWAY ROAL Transporting Freight Over Dreaded Chilcoot Pass, aprem THE LINE NOW COMPLETED.PRE Canyons and Rough Ground Completely Spanned by Overhead Gable.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Tacoma, Wash., Feb.4\u2014Half the terrors of the trip to Dawson have been overcome.Hugh C.Wallace, president of the Chileoot Railroad and Transportation Company, bas received advices from Nelson Bennett, the representative of the company, who has been pushing the work at Dyea, that the tramway and railroad of the company are mow completed to such an extent that cantracts may be entered into to carry freight over the Chil- coot pass to Crater Lake.Following the advices from the north, Mr.Wallace, on behalf of the company, entered info a contract with the Canadian Government to transport over the pass supplies for the different Mounted Police stations, the contract amounting ia the aggregate to $100,- 000.From this date contracts will be entered into by the officers of the company at Tacoma, and these contracts will be recognized at Dyea only by priority of date.The completion of this gigantic scheme for the transportation of freight over the ! dreaded Chilcoot pass marks an epoch in the travel to the Yukon.There have been numberless schemes worked out on paper, but this is the first practical work which has been carried to completion for assisting the miner over the heights of the pass with hie weighty and cumbensome outfit.With the opening of this system rates have tumbled from 40c per pound to 15c per pound, with a guarantee that the goods will be carried to Crater Lake within a specified time from their delivery at Dyea.Mr.Wallace, when seen in regard to the completion of the tramway, said :\u2014 \u201cThe tramway is ready for transportation over the pass.I have received information that the cable over the summit i$ completed, and we can guarantee a carrying capacity of at least 100 tons per day from now on.The information applies to the railroad from Dyea to Canon City, an advance of eight miles, and to the second cable over the pass proper to Crater Lake, an advance from Sheep Camp of three and one-half miles.The tirst cable from Canon City to Sheep Camp, am advancé of four miles, will be completed by February 15, or about \u20ac5 soow as any supplies can be delivered at Dyea.The company is now making contracts for tranwportation over the pass.\u201d The n.etory of the undertaking, which was carried through principally by Tacoma capital and Tacoma brains, has been thoroughly expldited by the press.Briefly, the idea was conceived here during the summer, when hundreds of prospective Dawsonites were blockaded along the trail from Dyea and Skaguay because of the lack of facilities for getting across the pass the idea of carrying freight over canyons and rough ground by means of an overhead cable is not a mew ome.It has been in practical operation on lines a few miles long at many of the large mines of the West and North-West for several years, but mothing like the tram- | way now completed at Dyea for length and importance has heretofore been attempted.The line beginning at Dyea is in four sections.The first from Dyea, consists of a standand-gauge railroad, and extends by a feasible grade to Canon City, eight miles from Dyea.The section is completed.The second section consists of an aerial cable from Canon City to Sheep Camp, and that section, the advices from Dyea state.will be in operation in two weeks.The third section, mow in opera: tion, is, perhaps, the most important of all, extending from Sheep Camp through Dyea canyon to Crater lake, where the | hardships of the journey are practically over.From Crater Lake to Lake Linder- mann the line is not completed, but the ! company undertakes to deliver good\" there by means of sleds until the balance of the system is ready or operation.i There are two power-houses on the line as completed, one at Canon City and one at Sheep Camp, Dyea to Lake Lindermann is twenty-seven miles.CORONA\u2019S PASSENGERS.The Rest of Them Taken off Lewis I-'and.Fort Wrangel; Jan.29, via Seattle, Wash, Feb.3.\u2014The steamer Oregon, of the Portland-Alaska line, on her way to Alaska, anchored off Lewis Island and rescued the passengers of the wrecked Corona.who were not taken off by the Al-Ki lagt Thursday.The sea was choppy and a fresh breeze was blowing from the direction of Dixon\u2019s Entrance, but the transfer of men, women and children and the personal baggage was made with expedition.One of the ship\u2019s boats, which was in charge of the second officer of the Oregon, drifted about four miles down the straits, and was not picked up for five hours.The occupants, several men and Mrs.Ed.Foster and babe, suffered considerably from the cold, and were well nigh exhausted.About fifty of the Corona\u2019s passengers were left on the island.They wou'd not go on the Oregon unless Captain Stephens would agree to take all their baggage, outfits and animals.They The entire distance from - had about 25 tons of supplies on the beach.As it would take several days to get all the stuff aboard, Captain Stephens would not comply with the request.The people left on the island are well supplied with provisions, tents and bedding.They will probably stay there until some boat comes along and picks them uv.OFF FOR THE 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