The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-08
international Sorrow Over the
Death of Sir John.
QUEEN vIcToRIA's SYMPATHY.
All Honor to Be Paid to the Late
Premier's Memory.
French Element Restless aud Reported
Planning Tremendous chanees-No
Steps for New Cabinet Until After
Funeral-English Press Comment.

OTTAWA, June I'm every church in the
city today lengthy references were made
to the deceased statesman. Arrange
ments were made to fire minute guns in
every city in Canada Thursday, during
the progress of the funeral. The ex-cabi-
net ministers this afternoon, when Sir
John Thompson arrived from Montreal,
whittier he had gone to visit his little
daughter, who is seriously i'll, decided to
give the premier state funeral.
Queen Victoria today cabled the gov
ernor-general that she was deeply panied
to learn of Sir Johns death, which she re-
garded as great loss to Canada and the
sovereign. Her majesty extended heart
felt sympathy to Lady Macdonald.
1t is understood that the governor-gen-
eral has not yet summoned anybody to
form ministry. Sir Hector Langevin
said tonight he thought it extremely un-
likely that Lord Stanley would take any
action regarding the ministry till after Sir
Johns funeral.
New YORK, June THE Herald,s OF
tawa dispatches state that the removal of
Sir John from the control of affairs in the
Dominion has created anxiety concerning
his successor that is not confined to the
Conservative party alone. The more
thoughtful of the party are filled with
deep concern, while the premonitions Of
troublous times pervade the public mind.
1t is not so much the questions of
trade and tariff that are causing public
anxiety as an eager inquiry for competent
leader. There are questions coming up
upon which religious passions, already ex-
cited, may be touched off into an ex-
plosion and intense strife.
There is also fast developing ambition
OF the French race. Plans are already laid
for establishing another French republic
upon the northern portion of this con-
tinent This element Sir John was always
able to keep in check. though it required
every effort of his resourceful mind and
many drafts upon the public treasury
The opinion is now stronger than ever
that neither party of the government can
much longer harmonic the differ
ent race elements. The French peo-
pie have become prosperous, and
with fine advantages for education, the
younger generation is growing more rest
less and chafng under the restraint
which they consider confines their natural
ambition. To their strong racial preju-
0lSt 10 d1ttu d dl1cEctlCc O1 Tf1tiglO0s~ Inc
tumult caused last year by discussing the
Jesuit estates bill showed the fury of this
religious passion. The effort of the Mani
toba Legislature to abolish separate schools
and use dual language is sure to con-
tinue as disturbing element. The Cath
olic party feels its strength and has no
hesitation in demanding rights that they
believe to be due them.
Their choice for leader is Sir John
Thompson, who is Roman Catholic: the
Protestant element want Sir Charles
Upper, and in case that gentle
man expresses a wish to remain in
England, where it is said he has
hopes of appointment to the peerage. the
second choice of that wing of the party is
said to be Hon. Mackenzie Bowel. minis.
ter of customs, and head Orangeman in On
tario. Thus, at the very outset. bitter
contest is predicted. 1t is said that Sir John
expressed wish during the last CAMPAIGN
that Tupper should be his successor. and
he is said to be the choice of the party in
all the provinces except Quebec. If he
will take up the tangled course of affairs
where Sir John left them off he
will in all likelihood be the
next leader of the party. Closely
connected with Sir John IN all affairs of
state, he is better prepared probably than
any other man in the party to meet the
emergencies that must arise.