The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-23
THE GRAND TRUNK SUBSIDY.
General Manager Sergeant Denies That
&..oo0.OOO Was Asked fo-.

&..oo0.OOO Was Asked fo-.
MONTREAL, March 22--tsemeral Manager
Sergeant, of the Grand Trunk road. was
seen today in regard to the Ottawa dis
patch published in the Toronto Dispatch
on the 10Th. upon the subject Of an alleged
demand of the Grand Trunk for s., ,0Oo. 900
prior to the late elections. Sergeant re-
marked that Sir Charles ruppcr was un-
der O misrepresentation as 10 the facts of
the case. SIR Charles had said
The proof OF my statement is to he found in q
memorandum which was prepared By Hector
Cameron, who was present al the interview, for
the information oil Sir John Macdonald. Before
sending ii to the premier. Cameron submitted IL
to Sergeant for his approval. Here. then, is
proof positive OF the falsity OF sir Henry
Tsler's statement that promise of
subsidy was given ii the Grand Trunk
would only support the government.
Sergeant had not seen the text OF Sir Henry
sfyler's statement, but rs regards the allegation
that Cameron submitted = memorandum OF
what occurred at the interview for his approval,
no such statement was submitted. TIE inter-
view took place February y, and copy OF tho
memorandum WAS read 70 sergeant March II,
and the former knew nothing OF its contents
until that date.
Sir Charles Tupper further says:
Ia my interview with Sergeant. the general
manager of the Grand Trunk, 50 far from prom
Using subsidy, positively refused tn promise
anything, and we actually resisted the pressure
Of our opponents for railway subsidies, and re-
fused tie request OF the Grand Trunk for $2,000,-
COO for the Edmonton and Salisbury extension
Sergeant declared the Grand Trunk did
not ask for a promise Of any grant, and
therefore could not have been refused.
The company made no request for s., 2,0O0,
600, or for any sum OF money.
Sergeant added that he had preserved
full notes of what took place at the con-
ference February p. but thought ii only
necessary to correct inaccuracies.
Nobody Blamed for Gibraltar Disaster.
GIBRALrAR. March 22.--At the inquest on
the second batch of bodies recovered from
the wrecked steamer Utopia Captain Nc
Keague made statement. He said that
owing to thickness If the weather he could
not calculate precisely tho length of the
Anson's foredeck. and ignored the ram.
He did not knox the fleet was
in the bay. None OF the ,nen on the look
out saw the man-of-war Curiew and the
condition Of the anchorage until the helm
was starboar,led. The jury unanimously
decided that the cause of the disaster was
accidental. One hundred bodies were
recovered today. One hundred and thirty
two of the survivors have been returned u
Naples.
French Railroads Interfered With.
PARIS. March yy.-.fhe Bank oil Paris Is
negotiating a loan Tor CHINA. Minister
Roche has directed the railway companies
to stop granting reduced through rates
from foreign countries. This order will
lead to diversion of through traffic from
the French railways. yet the ministry was
obliged to give way 10 the protection
clamor.
Memorial Church for the Kaiser Begun.
BERLIN, March 22.-Thc laying of the
foundation stone Of the Kaiser Wilhelm
L.