Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-02
CANADA's NEW PREMIER.
Sir John Macdonald to RetIre-sir Charles
Tupper's Cabinet.

Sir John Macdonald to Retire-sir Charles
Tupper's Cabinet.
OTTAWA, ONT, March AFTER e Wig
orous denial of the report regarding the
retirement of Sir John Macdonald from
the leadership of the Canadian Govern
ment. and the formation of new Cabinet
under that of Sir Charles Tupper, the
Government has finally admitted the &C
curacy Of the report.
Sir Charles Upper has sailed from
Havre, and will arrive in Canada in a few
days. 1t is now certain that Immediately
uuon his arrival at Ottawa it will be pub
licly announced that a new Cabinet 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 AiDlUEl ullll5ltl cAAAC2 AAoN
that the report was correct, but that the
announcement was premature. The object
of the government 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 thoroughly discussed.
The two leading French Canadian Min
listers in the present Cabinet are Sir Hec
tor Langevin and Hon. J. A. Chspleau, be-
tween when there exists great animosity.
Sir Hector is a good executive officer, but
he bas no hold in his own province, where
he came near being defeated at the last
general elections. Hon. Mr. Chapleau is
the admitted leader of the Conservative
party in Quebec, and successfully carried
the Conservative banner TO victory through
the Riel agitation in that Province in the
last general elections. When Sir Charles
Tupper was asked to assume the leader
ship of the Government he madeit stipu-
lation that Hon. J. A. Chapleau should
assist him. Sir Hector LangeVin refused
to accept a portfolio in the Upper Chap
lean government and in order to overcome
this difficulty it was decided that Sir
Hector should be appointed Canadian
High Commissioner TO England in place Of
Sir Charles Upper.
Her Msiesty, 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 he made Lord Macdonald. Hon.
7. A. Chapleau will not return TO Canada
until after the formation of the new Cab
met and Sir Hector Langevin has received
mis- appointment as Canadian Commls-
sioner. This precautiOn is taken 20 that
Sir Hector's friends in Quebec will not be
able to accuse Mr.. Chapleau OF crowdinS
his enemy out of the new government.
The full personnel of the new govern
ment has not vet been decided upon, but
II is more than probable that Mr.. Chap
leau will be made Minister of Public works
and that Mr Ross, NJ. P, Of Sherbrooke,
will receive the portfolio Of Railways and
Canals. as the present minister, Hon. }. ii.
Pope. is dying. Regarding the probable
policv of this new administration it is i'm
possible TO speak positively, but one thing
is certain-Sir Charles Upper is fully
alive to the importance of an early settle
mept of the fisheries question, and II Is
more than likely that one OF his first pub
lie acts will be to invite the new President
of the United States to resume negotiations
FOR the framing of new treaty.