Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-27
ELECTIONS IN CANADA.
Liberals Chosen by Acclanation---Sir Jo
Macdonald on Reciprocity.

Liberals Chosen by Acclnination--sir John
Macdonald ON Reciprocity.
The elections Of candidates for the Dominion
parliament took place all over the Dominion Of
Canada yesterday. except in British Columbia,
which elections will be made on the 18th OF
next month. 1t is known that the following
liberal. have been elected by acclamation: DR..
Vaillancourt, Dorchester, Quebec: Wilfrid
Laurier, leader of the opposition, Quebec City,
eastern division, and DIR. Rinfret Lotbiniere,
Quebec South Simcoe-Col Tyrwhitt, con-
sentative. Provencher-A. A. c. Lariviere
conservative. Mr.. Joncas, independent con-
servative, has been elected by reclamation to
represent Casper in the Dominion parliament.
CANADA WILL ADMIT COAL FREE.
The Toronto Globe yesterday had an article
on The veracity of Minister'S" in which it
said: In Nova Scotia few days ago Sir Charles
Upper ssaked his personal veracity that Sir
John Macdonald had never sought to obtain
from the American Congress reciprocity in
bituminous coal. Young Mr.. Upper has since
followed suit and declared that the story was
false. The facts are that Sir John Macdonald
wrote an autograph letter to friend OF his Of
fering free Goals and other articles which letter
was intended to be shown and was shown to
the members of the Senate finance committee
Mckinley tariff bill last summer and TO other
members of Congress as well as to mem
bers Of the administration. The friend, as will
be seen, was specifically authorized to show it,
1t was in no sense private letter. After hav-
ing been passed from hand to hand il was
placed on file among the records of the finance
committee, where il remains TO this day. The
following is the full text:
Les Rochere st. Patrick, Riviere Du Loup
July 80, 1890. My Dear Sir: In answer to your
QafA ,nfa ,f do, 7 81.
am fully assured that the parliament Of Canada
will be ready to take off all customs duty on
coal ores and lumber imported from the United
States whenever Congress makes those articles
free Of duty. The government has already
authorized Sir Julian Pauncefote TO state to
the American government that they will
be prepared to take of the export dutv on
logs whenever Canadian lumber is admitted
into the United States market at the reduced
rate OF $3.50 per thousand. board measure.
You are at liberty to show this to such men,
bers Of Congress or the government as yon
please. II should not for obvious reasons, be
published in the press or quoted in Congress.
In the United States tariff act provision might
be made for making the aforementioned ar
ticles free whenever they are So and as soon az
they made free by the Canadian parlia-
ment. remain, my dear sir. faithfully yours,
JOHN A. MACDONALD.
ESTIMATE BY LIBERAL.
The field nov stands from liberal estimate
As follows: That Ontario will reduce the con-
sentative majority from majority of twenty
two to q liberal majority of six; Quebec. a con-
servative majority Of five to liberal majority
OF fifteen: Novn Scotia, q conservative majority
Of nine TO q liberal majority Of one: Manitoba,
a conservative majority of three to liberal Of
one. Prince Edward Islands will probably
send back again its nix liberals, while the British
Columbia and northwest territories will prob
ably remain as they were, returning ten con-
servatives