The Russellville Democrat., 1889-03-07

Str John Mac D0ndld Charles Tupper has sailed from Havre, and will arrive in Can ada in a few days. It is now certain tha immediately upon his arrival in Ottawa it will be publiclyannounced that new Cab- inet will be formed under his leadership. Sir John Macdonald will at the close of the present session of Parliament, visit England, be raised to the peerage by Her Majesty, and receive the appointment of British Ambassador to Washington. Sir Hector Langevin, it is also considered as positive, will be appointed Canadian High Commissioner to England.
 A Cabinet Minister stated to a corre- spondent last evening that the report was correct, but that the announcement was premature. The object of the govern ment in contradicting the statement was to throw the Opposition of the secret, and to prevent any reference being made in Parliament to the matter until Sir Charles arrived at the capital. The intention of the Premier to retire has been known to the Cabinet for some months, and the whole matter of the change has been thor oughly discussed.
 Two leading French Canadian Minis ters in the present Cabinet are Sir Hector Langevin and Hon. J. A. Chapleau, be- tween whom there exist great animosity. Sir Hector is a good executive officer but has no hold on his own Province, where he came near being defeated at the last general election. Hon. Mir. Chapleau is tho admitted leader of the Conservative party in Quebec, and successfully carried the Conservative banner to victory through the Riel agitation in that Province at the last general elections. When Sir Charles Tupper was asked to assume the leader ship of the government he made it stipulation that Hon. J. A. Chapleau should assist him. Sir Hector Langevin refused to accept portfolio in Tupper- Chapleau Government and in order to overcome this difficulty it was decided that Sir Hector should be appointed Canadian High Commissioner to England in the place of Sir Charles Tupper.
 Her Majesty, through the Governor General, has expressed her appreciation of the services rendered England by Sir John Macdonald during his long and eventful public career, and has signified her desire that he should be raised to the peerage. He will be made Lord MacDon- aid.
 Hon. J. A. Chapleau will not return to Canada until after the formation of the new Cabinet, and Sir Hector Langevin has his appointment as Canadian Con- missioner. This precaution is taken so that Sir Electors friends in Quebec will not be able to accuse Mir. Chapleau of crowding his enemies out of the new gov ernment. The full personnel of the new government has not yet been decided upon, but it is more than probable that Mir. Chapleau will be made Minister of Pub lie Works, and that Mr. Ross, NJ. F., of Sherbrooke, will receive the portfolio of railways and canals, as the present Min ister, Hon. J. H. Pope. is dying. Regard ing the probable policy of this new ad- ministration, it is impossible to speak positively, but one thing is certain-Sir Charles Tupper is fully alive to the im- portance of an cary settlement of the fisheries question, and it is more than likely that one of his first public acts will be to invite the new President of the United States to resume negotiations for the framing of new treaty.