The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-08
Canada Credit MObllier.
The Investigation By The Royal Com.
sr mission.

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OTTAWA, Sept. G-The RoyAl Com
mission resumed ils investigation At Iour
The ministers .weTe pepFeeented BY 81
John Mcdonald, HonOfahles LAngevir
Campbell and Aikens. sir Ffancis Hink
chine forward and Hgned his deposition
siter which Senator MePhersDn was call
ed and sworn. BE knew Sir Hugh Allen
was only sllghtly acquainted with Nc
Mullen; had no peFsoual knowledge Of Al
agreement mentioned IN Huntington
charge In February, 1872, Sir Hugh tnlG
him that be (sIr H1gbl was In negotla'
ton with the Americans, ,Gnd hA1 some un
derstAndiug with them. Mcpherson ther
Rad \ conversation be had with siI
Hugh, also u correspondence with him
which has already been published
They reler to Sir Hugh'S efforts x
induce Mcpherson TO Join with hin
and the American capitalists in IN
derLaking Shc construction OF a Paci6C
railway, and McPhcrsoh's objections On
the ground thai Canada was NOT sufficient
" represented in the proposed company
Witness resumed Was mol personally
sure McMullen represented the Ameri-
cans, but understood 50.
The Judge read Huntiugton's statement
that all the funds were 70 be iurnhhed
BY Americans. .5.
Mcpherson saId that this was incorrect.
Sir Hugh told him that The Americana
were 70 pay seventeen-tWentieths, Did
not know that Sir Hugh was 70 be paid a
percentage, nor that he was 10 be al the
head Of the company. Did not know
that the Government was aware Of the
negotiations with the Americans, nor that
the Government had an understanding
with Sir Hugh or Abbott respecting the
furnihing Of election funds. Knew moth
ing ol Sir Hugh'S support OF the Govern
ment candidates; Ot any agreement be-
tween the Government and Sir Hugh re-
spectIng tho Pacific charter being prom.
tscd on condition Of his furnishing 70 the
Government; he MoP Pheraon) neyor COO.
scnted TO accept stock In Sir Hughs com.
pany; was President oI he Inter. Oceanic
Company which was formed with the oG'
ject Of defeating Sir Hugh's scheme; wSs
aware the Canada Pacific Company had
informed the Government that as com
pany they never had had negotiations
with tho Americans, but that from the
tact OF Sir Hugh's intimate relations with
the Americans hG was afraid they might
still virtually have . leading interest 10
the railway; had no other reason for. be-
lievipg that the Americans had a share In
tho Canada Pacific; had cOversatiOn
with Sir John Mcdonald respecting
Sir John urged It on the,
ground that 1t would give much greater
strength 10 the enterprise. Sir John had
also written TO him on the same subject.
Mr.. Beaubin was then called and sworn
Was member OF the House OF Com
mons and Vice President Of the Northern
Colonization road; was not aware Of any
negotiations between Sir Hugh and
Americans respecting the furnishing o.
funds; did not know Americans were to
take stock In the Canada Pacific Com
pany; know of no agreement between tho
Company and the Government respecting
the furnishing Of funds ior elections; was
aware Of case where Sir Hugh loaned
one candidate $1,000; would swear posi-
lively that the Government knew nothing
Of the case then, and knew nothing OF i
now. Beaubin then reciled his own case
AiGer the elections were over some OF his
friends went TO Sir Hugh and procnted a
loan for which Beaubfngave note which
was now due. Sir Hugh loaned him
money on account Of theit friendship and
relations 10 connection with the Northern
road. No member ot the
knewanything about II, he
not being government candidate. 4
Mr. Bethune, manager bt the telegraph
office al Ottawa, being called and sworn,
said that the message dated at Toronto,
August 10Th, and signed by Jon a. Nc
Donald, was not in hts possession; nor the
one TO Sir John A. Mcdonald, signed BY
], j. O. Abbott, as messages were only
kent ior six months and then destroyed.
me telegraph books at Ottawa for Au'
gust, 1879, were searched. but the clerks
iound no messages between Mcdonald
and Sir Hugh Allen.
The commission adjourned at 3r, NJ,
TO meet Monday.