The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-06-13

| funeral VIII leave the palliaN as1 Duilu-
ings at ! o'clock p. m. "Wednesday for
st. Alban's church; thence to the Ca
madam Pacific station, whence the body
will be conveyed to Kingston. The
body will lie in state in the city hall
| In Kingston until noon, when the inter
tnent will take place.
In all the city churches yesterday
touching references were made TO the
departed statesman Hundreds of tel
egrams reached Lady Macdonald dur
ing the day. They all extended con-
dolenees and sympathy. Queen Vic
toria telegraphed from Balmoral to the
governor-general that she wss deeply
panied to learn of Sir Johns death.
which was regarded as great loss to
Canada and the sovereign. Sir Charles
Tuppcr also cabled 4 message of SYM
pathy from Vienna. Other messages
were received from Lord Salisbury and
scores of notables in England.
tsir John Alexander Macdonald. G. c. H.,
2. c. L., IL d eldest son ot Tire Late Hugh
Macdonald, Esq. of sutherlandshire, Scot.
land,was born in Glasgow. January II, 1915.
He received his education at the royal gram
mar SCHOOL, hlnHstOn. unucT DEf "atSOn, u
fellow Of Oxford university. After leaving
this seminary he studied law with George
Mackenzie, and became n barrister in
Canada IN 1885; became queens
counsel In 1876, and benchef ex+
ofiicio of the Law society of Ontario lie
holds the rank of past grand Senior warden
of the Canada freemasons, as wcH as being
the representative in Canada of the grand
lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of England. He held
seat in the executive council IF Canada
for eleven wears. He held the position OF
receiver general in lsi7, was commissioner
of crown lands in lSi7-4S and was attorney
general in 1s5i-62, lsiI-65 and prime minister
In Isjs; government leader in the assembly
lii fs64-6T and minister Of military affairs
from isi1 to 1851. In 1855 he was requested to
take the place of Sir F.. T. Tache "a primo
minister ''n the death of that gentleman,
but waived his claim in favor of Sir K. y.
Bclleau. lie vas sent TO England and other
foreign nations on public business on many
occasions, and was made chairman of tho
London colonial conference in 1861,
when the act known as the British
North American act was passed in
the imperial parliament. He formed
the first government on July I, 1856,
when the new constitution took effect. when
he was sworn a member of the Dominion
priyy council and appointed minister Of
lusNlFe anu attorney general OF CdnhuH.
office which lie 1lied with marked ability
until he and his ministry resigned under tho
Union Pacific charges November g. fs72 On
the resignation of the reform admiiistra.
tion in 1873 he formed the present
government in which he became minister
of the interior, but resigned this portfolio to
become president of the council and super
lntendrnt general Of Indian affairs in lssB.
In 1871 he became one of her majcsty's
fnint hiUh nfsSf tn NOT in
company with Earl DE Gray, Sir
Stafford SOrthcote, Sir Edward Thorn
ton and Montague Bernard In effect
ing. with five commissioners appointed
by the president Of the United States, a set
tlement of the Alabama claims ard other
matters in dispute between America and
Great Britain. The labOrs of tho Joint high
commission resulted In the treaty of Wash
ingion. signed on May S, 1871, in washinton,
d. {. He has received many honorable titles
and degrees from Various colleges and socie-
ties. Oxford university conferred upon him
the degree of ID. c. l.. In 1915 He received
the title of LID. from Queens university,
Kingston. and ID. c. l.. from the uni
versity of Trinity college, Toronto. lie
was crca.ed X. C. Il. In 1877. e. C. B.
in 1884 and a knight of the grand cross
OF the royal order of Isabella CatOlica (of
Span) in ls.2 He became a member of the
privy council in 1873 and was unanimously
elected leader OF the Canadian liberal con-
seryative opposition in November. 1884 Sir
John gave the government the benefit of his
long and valuable experience in perfe ting
many important measures. During the sum-
mer of lssO he visited England in company
with the ministers Of railways and agricul-
turc, where they arranged the contract for
the construction of the Canadian Pacific
railroad. lie visited England again in
1854 and was rccOgized and hOnored as the
pioneer Of imperial unity. He attended tho
conference held in London at which the im-
pcrial league was formed and moved tho
appointment of general committee to con-
duct its affairs. Sir John has been married
twice His first wife was Isabella, daughter
Of Alexander Clark. Esq, of Dalnavert, In
verncss> >hire, Scotland, who died in 1885,.
He next welded Susan Agnes. daughter Of
T. j. Barnard. n member OF her majesty's
priyy council of the island of Jamaica
Sir John Thompson and the Orangemen.
TORONTO, Ont, June S-A quiet cam
vass is being carried on among promin-
ent conservatives in this city with .
view of discovering how far the acces-
sion of Sir John Thompson to the party
leadership would be acceptable. Tho
feeling against him on the part of the
Orangemen has been found to be of un.
expected strength.