The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-08
Arrangements for the Funeral
Of Sir John Macdonald.
The IHteFmeat 10 Take Place in Kingston
on Thursday Afternoon.
Feeling Of Anxiety Regarding the Successor
Of The Dead PTemiGT-A Bitter
Contest Predicted.
Erscial to THE MORNING GAIL

OTTAWA, June OTTAWA is a city iE
mourning to-day. Everywhere is seen signs
of the general sorrow felt at the loss the
nation has sustained in the death OF Sir
John Macdonald. Flags are flying at hall
mast from public buildings and many prl-
Vate houses. The United States flag Is
floating at half-mast over the United States
Consulate The remains Of the dead leader
were embaImed this morning. The official
programme of the funeral arrangements is
as follows: The body will be privately re-
moved from Carnseuffe to the Parliament
building and lie in state there from 10
o'clock Tuesday morning until the hour of
the funeral. The state funeral will leave
the Parliament buildings at l o'clock
Wednesday afternoon for St. Adams
Church and thence to the station, whence the
body will be conveyed to Kingston. The
body will lie in state at the City Hall in
Kingston until Thursday noon, when the
interment takes place
Deep sympathy is expressed for Lady
Macdonald and messages of sympathy and
coincidence are pouring IN from every quar-
ter Of the globe.
In every church in the city to-day lengthy
references were made to the deceased states
man. Arrangements have been made to
FIRE minute guns here and in every city in
Canada on Thursday during the progress
of the funeral.
The ex-Cabinet Ministers met this after
noon when SIT John Thompson arrived
from Montreal, whittier he had gone to visit
bis daughter, who was seriously Ill. 1t was
derided 10 give the Premier state funeral
J. .f.a.N
noT-GeueTal that she was deeply pained 10
learn of Sir Johns death, which she re-
garded as a great loss to Canada and the
Sovereign. Her Majesty extended her
heartfelt sympathy to Lady Macdonald.
1t is understood the GoYrrnor-Genera' has
not yet summoned anybody TO form the
Ministry. Sir Hector Langerin said tonight
that he thought it extremely unlikely that
Lord Stanley would take action regarding
the Ministry until after Sir Johns funeral.
LONDON, June 6.-All the newspapers
speak in eulOgistic terms of the late SIT John
Macdonald, and express the deepest regret
at his death.
The Daily News says: His death is
loss to the whole empire. II he was not eX-
actly great man, lie did great things. He
contrlyed TO postpone some OF the most
searching questions of colonial policy.
Therefore his death Is likely to produce faI-
reaching changes"
NEW YORK, June T. The Hersld's
Ottawa dispatches state that the re-
moval of Sir John from the control of
the affairs of the Dominion has created
an anxiety concerning his successor
that is not confined to the COnserYa tive
party alone. The more thoughtful of the
party are filed with deep concern, while
premOnitions of trOubl0us times pervade
the public mind. 1t IS not so much
questions of trade and tariff that are causing
the public anxiety as an eager inquiry for
8 competent leader. There are questions
coming up upon which religious passions,
always ready TO be touched of into an ex-
plosion, are expected to break cut with in
tense strife. There is also a fast
developing ambition of the French
race which has already laid plans for
estab fishing another French republic upon
the northern portion OF THIS continent. ms
element Sir John was always able ta keep
in check, though it required every effort Of
his resourcefu mind and many dTaughts
upon the public treasury. The opinion
is now stronger than ever that
neither party can much longer
harmonic the different race elements. Ihe
French people have become prosperous, ana
with fine advantages for education the
younger generation is growing more and
more restless and chafng under the
restraint which they consider confines
their natural ambition. With their
strong racial prejudice is added the differ
eHce of religion. The tumult caused last
year by discussion of the Jesuits Estate
Bill showed the fury of this religious pas
sion. The effort of the Manitoba Legis-
lature TO abolish separate schools and the
use of the dual languages is sure to con-
tinue as a disturbing element
The Catholic party feel their strength and
have no hesitation In demanding the rights
that they believe to be due to them. In
the discussion of the sUccessOrShlp
they are making their influence felt.
Their choice is Sir John Thompson.
The Protestant element want Sir
Charles Upper, and in case that gentleman
expresses wish TO remain in England,
where it is said he has hopes of an appoint
ment to the peerage, the second choice Of
that wing of the party is said to be Hon.
Mackenzie Bowel, Minister of Customs
and the head Of the Orangemen in Ontario.
Thus, at the very outset a bitter contest Is
predicted. 1t is said Sir John expressed
wish during the last campaign that Iupper
should be bis successor, and he is said 10 be
the choice Of the party in all the provinces
except Quebec. If he is willing to take up
the tangled course of affairs where Sir
John left them he will in all likelihood be
the next leader of the party. Closely con-
nected with Sir John in all the affairs of
State. he is better prepared, probably, than
any other man in the party to meet the
emergencies that must arise.