The morning call., 1891-06-09
CANADA'S Loss.
Arrangements for Sir John MaCdOnaId'S
FUneTal-HiS Successor.

Tor ONTO, June S.-From almost every
point in Canada come tidings of universal
so rrow at the death Of Sir John Macdonald.
Everywhere signs of mourning are to be
seen. Arrangements have been made to fire
five minute guns at Ottawa and in every city
in Canada during the progress of the
funeral of the dead Premier. There is a
strong feeling that an autopsy ought to be-
made on the body of Sir John by ndepeDd-
ent medical men, in order that the public
may know whatwas really the cause of
death.
THE COMING CABINET.
A special dispatch from Ottawa says: All
sorts OF TumoTS are flying around to-day as
to whom the GovernOT-General will call up
on to form the new Government. 1t is said
to-day that no one had yet been summoned
by the GOvernOr-General. and that it was
not probable any one would be until after
the funeral. This delay OF at least five
days is almost without precedent. 1t gives
point to the curious story aftoat to the effect
that the GOvern0r-General left tue meeting
of the Royal Society at Montreal rather
hurriedly last Wednesday, and called upon
Sir John Macdonald at Earnscliffe the next
day. 1t is said Sir John then indit ated
whom he thought should be called upon to
form the new Ministry in case his illness
terminated fatally.
FEARING ANNEXATION.
The Empire, the Government organ, in an
editorial on The Duty of the Hour" says:
1.-The matchless leader is no more. The
tongue of the patriot is silent. The head
which planned and the hand which exc
cuted in his cOuntry'S service are laid low
in death. Remember that those who would
abandon British rule on this continent and
hand us over to the dominion of a foreign
country have for years had their ghOulish
hopes placed on the death OF the leader that
they might undo the work which lie has
done, and that the self-cOnVicted traitor,
who has become the mouthplece of a once
great party, declared in a reasonable PAM
phlet, which the grand old man himself
dragged to light, that whatever course the
United States may see fit to adopt, 1t is
plain that Sir Johns disappearance from
the stage is TO be the signal for movement
toward annexation.
"FoREwARNED IS FoREARMED."
even in the lifetime of the leader they
have made their desperate onset, but were
driven back by his valUrous arm, though he
gave his life blood to the contest and now
lies martyr to his country's cause. But
now the opportunity they have hoped for
has gone, and every force that they can
make for blotting out from the map the
name of Canada, and handing US over, in
the language OF traitors, as tier OF North
ern States" will be marShaled TO the fray,
with redoubled fury. The hope of the
enemy is In prophecies, that, when the old
leader is gone, the hosts he has led so often
on to victory will be scattered as sheep
wanting a shepherd. When the plOtterS
and traitors, both domestic and foreign.
who are seeking to bring about the annexa-
tion of this country to the United States
through theS eciOus schemes of unrestricted
reciprocity or continental free traae. have
been so completely crushed that they will
never dare to raise their heads in Canada,
then. and not till then, can minor or side
issues be discussed"
FAVORING LIBERALISM.
OTTAWA, June S.-The Globe, the Liberal
organ, discussing the political situation,
says: "Though Sir Charles Tupper has
been telegraphed for the present impression
is that Sir John Thompson will become the
drsI Minister. liberalism is in control OF
all the provincial governments, with one or
two unimportant exceptions, and its triumph
at Ottawa is merely question of a few
months, for not only is the old man himself
dead, but his system of government has run
its course and came to its end with him."