The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-19
A. GREAT STIR IN QUEBEC.
EXCITEMENT OYER THE DOWNFALL
OF TRB MINISTRY

Gx.frewser Mercier's Reply 10 lAeue.&ov.
Anecrs's Letter OF Dismissal-Ho viii
Appeal to the People for Reinstatement.
QuEDEc. Deo 1a-Ex- Premier Mercier madc
public to-day the interim report OF tho Royal
Commission which investigated tho Bale des
Chalieurs scandal. and on the strength OF
whose finding Mr. Mercler was dismissed from
ONCE together with Lieut. Gov. Anglers letter
ofdlsmissal and the cx- Premier's reply thereto.
The Commissions report, which is signed by
only two members. the third. Judge Jette.
being lncapacituted By illness. finds that while
Mr.. Garineau. Minister OF Public Works. gave
proof OF carelessness. there is nothing TO show
that he benefited In any way by the transac-
tion. and that whom Mr.. Langelier Provincial
Secretary, accepted money from Pacaud. he
was perfectly aware Of It's source. As regards
Mr.. Mercier. the report Gays that It was not
proved that he knew Of the existence OF tho
bargain between Contractor Armstrong and
Pacaud. The other members Of the Cabinet
are declared to havo derived no advantage
whatever from the transaction.
In transmitting the report to Mr. MERCER
Lieut. Gov. Angers says that It proves care
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sson to ady ,s ne q the
W q; his ,sRl. declares that I'll the
port is thRt 81 TWO Cartieans, and that the alle-
RsvipE arrested tho yerRins Of the Govsra.
to se eaassos quite
ness. and with having carried out one Of the
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Vii III e undo your neYarIous work with
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possess to save our cherished province ] do:
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III. Mercier LETT this city ior Montreal this
faS Ss p the Hop isH sn4
expected that no will return shortly: and, that
Eoos on ssnSag nisRt TO 90 hela In
RI HI sSss engaged the he
almost certain that ths IeeIslatars wifi meet
R ssr ss ksfsn Tn te viii e
Ih8 eXclt9ment In regard 20 tho Dismissal
as tss RRs anT sy
Le Leac,U tMeroier's organl ore read ind COM
mented on oil over the province.
Impartial observers cannot help noting the
sympathy manifested by THO people
cause The corning fight will not be made on
the Bale des Chaleurs question, but on the dis
port q both Houses. One Of the Ministers said
II cannot understand why Lieut.. Coy. An
Minlsters nOt iPplt cstsd IN The Bale des Cha
aSse e e s cps 81 e u &S
tets he would have respected the peoples will
By the IbsrsIs thfouGhout the province. De-
tecttve corps and squads OF police are hold In
tRe eo
tect i agSiqss eny hostile deTonstration. The
CHILLY indignant. Gt. koch is one OF the chief
bs stsGGrTsh tSs in the
Hon: w. LaurIer. liberal lsaderi. and In the
yinclN Treasurer: Both these gentlemen and
Nj Ms,s!sE are Si dollfsd ~ St a0ehs ps1pls
arrived here tonight and addressed q meet
!!ng Of three thousand persons in Bonsecour's
His speech dealt with the demonstration.
ality Of bis dismissal. and was an appeal to the
t 1ssy Sfss "a s
OF Lieut. Gov Anglers and the
Dominion Government.
He assured them that he would 60 back to
sna Hts s S viii sss people to those who