, 1873-09-22
The Investigation Of the Pacific
Railway Scandal.
The London Times Considers Sir
John Macdonald Sof-Oonr
dolnned.
Sir Hugh Allan 1'cstihcs that lilo Ad-
yanCcd The Government
100000.
Sketches Of the Royal Commission and
Some Of Its Witnesses.
Sir John Afacdonall's Letter TO Minister
Popc..-" post-Oilco Irrcgu-
lnrities.0
tSrtcial Disuatch TO The Chicago Tribune.

srtcia. Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
TORONTO, Sept. ao-A cable dispatch to lho Giobs
from It's London correspondent quotes tho Times,
which Rays:
The Pacific Bcnndal became than grnvo
political question Wien Lurd Dufcrn, by the advice OF
al ineu'pa.c Minister, au'1ouly rrorogncd Parlia-
me,lt, aud Sir Jolu blactlonalle ad-
missions must painfully affect the Ministry.
It considers lie irritation Of thu
Opposition justi6Rbo. md prorogation, under
the circumstance, dangerously near unconstitusion-
aty. It Says Sir Juan ought 10 have consulted Par"
lament, au, spcaks Of this net as elur upon tho
Dominion. II believes Sir Johns admissions sub
rtantialiy conarm M.Muilrn q allegations and AL
lan's lrtters It charges tic Government with Of
fcuaiug nyanst the purity of clectlons nubecomtng
them which rendered THEM unqualified to maintain
zeal for the rights of community.
ALLANs TESTIMONY.
OTTAWA, Sept. 2O.-On rcst,ntng tho inquiry, tho
Royal Commissioners pncod Sir Hugh Allan on the
snr sn M wsn ho " to ne aen IT, S Of s
Of Starnes. Tho tclegrnma atso were acknowledged
correct. Among the cotontB he identified check for
17,d00.
The charges werc next read to Allan, after which ho
;aa asked to mako statement Of all the tncls within
Statement IL refers 70 is arat learning. through
Sir Francis uicks then Finance Minister. Of the fact
Ss @ os @
Of building Canadian Pacific Railway, and from him
VIII tic @ and
himself III correspondence with them. After negotia-
os ho ssa I 7 ows m m 1E9 hn Mh 1as f %
senco o. Tie 2sd Of DECEMBER tsreafter ho entered
Of the Government had knowledge Of the agrec
nent until lAteiy. That agreement stipulated that
brunch WIS sa aso to bo constructed from Lake Nj
pssinR to the saut so alnrc thence along Mo south
e1cEs f aks eSnnqsg T to NS1 t
The Northern Pacihc at tho Missouri RIVER might DO
DETECTED SO as to jotn the cnnatIa Paciio through
tnounta1n pass. This sclen,o witness favored. uo
declared that there was stipulation in tho agree-
n.cnt placing 1t in tho power Of the Northern Pacific
Railway 10 obstruct the enterprise III any way II
AMEn1cAxs SHOULD ADVANCE THE MONEY
extent Il Si0ooo, which wnesa sai1 he returned to
Theu follows its account Of visit to Toronto aud
his Interview With Mc1horson and others. whom ho
considered from selfish motives opposed ILLS scheme.
subsequently he mndc PROPOSAL to tho Government
to construct road, In doing which he admitted ho
endeRyorea 10 for hsulf tho sanction Of the
president Of thu projected Company. Wien parl!a-
mtnt opened he wont to Otawa to
WATCH THE pNoGREsa OF MATTERS.
When IN Ottawa he ascerained that prejudice e!-
tho Company. Though Tie bill introduced tended 10
the exclusion Of Americans, witness did not feel
CO IT, and aa not bronx o
his connections with tho Aulercans and felt In honor
6oun to leave tle door for their entrance unless tho
Government distinctly prohibited It. He also testified
Ehst hc did not deum ncceshary to ncalnt tho Cam
adams with tue faet Of Lie correspondeneo with s
During lis ntay At Ottawa he found thu aoyernlnont
still disposed to
but in Wow Of lilo rivalry le wus led to expect noth-
Ing drtiui.e
IL noxt rccapItulatcd the lerialayo action Of tho
ton, and its colsluuoi In the latter rnrt u July
he lad iii Interview with Cartier, wht he received tho
&C. 1872. and July 30, 1874. Cartiers opinions
pressed IN writing wcro obtained and approved Of the
manner Of Its accomplishment. To this WItpcsa de-
MED there was my postscript Upon lcaruiug that
znent, this WIS withdrawn Dy mutual agreement.
Witness assortd tlut leyp4 tlIs there ,yaB no agree
I1eut uther than Sir Juus telegram pf July 20 b.
fore reporting from Curtior ut tlo utorT1cw On July
3D. la bnd wi,ucBs, "Are you not going assss III
our tlostion 2" ,..,,u,.-
personal for giving rccunary assistalsce aud
determined to give tho uuSeru1nent all thu nasisauco
hnu Aoutt had sucont ntcryicw with Cartier, whcn
thu latter gave hin, lsster Of which this il u copy:
,priysts w sasa ana e gonia.nt,u,1 u1Sns:
MONTREAL, July 50, 1871
expect to 10 assisted viii fslnis III tho penaug eec.
tiuns and any n,uount which you or your Company
shall advances for that purpose shall DO recouped 10
sou, A memorandum of immediate requirements IL
below. Very truly yours. [Slgnodl
@. E. CARTIER.
lie now forwarded 81 John A. Macponald $4,000;
En- @ Mr. Langnp s si1 q ;, E. c1rte5 M
6lU,UO0: Sir George Cartier, 600. Gu IeAvinR,
Cartcr's witness remarked to Abbutt that hB knew
10 possibility Of beilY repaid thcse contributions,
neither then nor OH any other occasion.
Had hu any correspondence with Cartier to repay
1,eut wills in tic eastern proylncss9 1Io 10
ceivcd kilograms from Abbott, informing
him tLat Cartier wanted 10000 moro
for tho General Committee and $200O0 for Sir john
which hc authorized 10 bo l.aid. On his return to
Montreal he found iis total advances amounted to
sloaooo He aso a for 9 s7 assstanse nd Of hs owa M
preliminary expenses tho Pacific enterprise 1uada
Lis total ulvancts about $350 ,000.
Next follow the communications which passed. be-
tween Alum md AlcFherson relative to the question Of
a1nalgamaon, which llaye already been mads public.
AN ANCHOR w1NDwAnp.
WItness acknowledged that the sums which ho had
contributed lud been given without agrconlcn though
with tho object Ut strengthening bis hands IN ohtain-
lng tho contract for Ills Company. lie felt 1t necessary
~ enter into explanation Of tho loters which bud
1een pniised aone tn!o ago n tue Herald ~ G!obe