Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-01

= POLITICAL CRISIS PROBABLY
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The Doctors say rhcir paiicatRtlains
Consciousness aud Is Tee
FROM Suffering.
Ny Telegram O., 'hr NEFs
siu JOuN's CONDITION.


efnuunilH Nenltruiugi
OTTAWA, May 3l.-sir John Mac.
dUnuli't condition IL practically uu-
cnugsi duce last evening, except
that DIE Vital powers seem 10 hc
rmduuIly WsgLouiuT. Touching
references % the dying Premier wcfr
mtlu in ell the UhutchUHi 10th
Catholic ,ui Protestant, this morning.
Hon. David MillA 81. ~, prom.
iuent Linrml authority ON cUnsliiu-
tionni law, gives Il us hi- opinion That
VA the event Of S.rJuhn's death, the
cabinet ministers would not have o.
resign and appeal 81 the people before
accepting office under new ,hlri
lie Hald tho law was SIN IN iorcu that
allows % minister to resume uliru
within thiuy days after resignation
without reelection.
Sir Jnhua lif-, now hangs hy
slender thread. lie ~ fighting with
characteristic tcnacliy against the
dread visitor, but with hls vitality
slowly chhing away the unequal
struggle can not be- much longer main.
ttinvd. Since Friday afternoon,
though deprived % Che power u
speech, he has maintained tho cheer.
nulur-F cor which hU was sl noted IN
health. hc realizes that biz time a.
approaching and sucms prepared Tor
the nuM call. with his lvit nrm,
which r. rtill scryictablo, he mnkcs
known his desires.
lie p1.scd tho night quietly aud en-.
Logged periods ~ deep n.st. Whenever
Lady Macdonald vntvu the sick room
his face, which has assumed uu ashton
D L.. ~ g.. 70 IA. NJ. -.
/ the attachment boo uuteH1lus Tor the
/ talented woman who Tor many year,
has bcun the wife Of Canada's greatest
/ statesman.
The windows Of the sick room arr
flung Wide open, a. tho hult D. 0ppros.
Hiys. Ia nn nnterUgm h u large table
I ON which hundreds Of caulrgfams aui
/ uisulichts from England Canada and
| ths United states are being mlmyn'
| tar'lv deposited. Two secretaries are
Z busily engaged debating 10 stonograIh'
ere. Queen Victoria, Lord Salisbury
| ipfd LauHduwuu, vicufOy " India, nut
scores ~ GlHtingulahcd people hnv,
fout clhlryrams " inquiry, coupled
with regret at shc premiere condition.
A CRISIS
IN political circles IA imminent. Tn,
Cabinet sAt slX hours yesterday, hat ~
10 by arrangement the llp- n an ~,
ministers ufc sealed ~ u what wa
done n tho meeting. Slr Hector LANCE
van, ~ Hcul1r pUvy councillor, viii, II
the event N slg Johns demise, b.
summoned by tlic encouragement I,
assume charge N public a'lair.; but II
View NJ the fact that grave charges Ol
mllfpusanDe in office are NJ pfcsOn
BANGING over the head % the minister
Of uublic works, hU will naturally de
cline. The leadership lies between Sil
John Thompson aud Sir Charlie
/ luppUr tho Canadian high commits
steiner IA England. The governor
I General has already held an iuflrma
conference with the minister OfIustlcv
hut thu indications are that larg,
wing Of the Conservative Uarty vii
insist upon tho selection OF Sir Chnrlui
Tupprr ~ tho next PREMIER Sir JOIN
Thoml-H being Roman Catholic.
Tho caucus ~ the party will be- hrl.
at nu rafly date aud parliament vii
| be- asked tomorrow o. adjourn, pfobt
bly, flr three weeks. There l. a fuUlinI
that SIR Charles ruppuf'a antaguulsu
= 10 tho Grand Trunk RAILWAY viii prov
a serious obstacle To his successful al
minifintion Of Affairs.
AZ O'Clock this afternoon the pre-
mlcr patio0S OF some nourishmunt. II
. thon doErd oil aud aw0ko ut ab0u
1850 O'Clock. There 10 no change Ia hi
condition.
: The physicians attending Sir Johi
Macdonald held consultation n
: Earnsrli,iu ~ n O'Clock tonight and q
4 H. conclusion issued this bulletiu
"rhr Premier passed n quiet day, M
We find no alteration In biz genera
. symut0ma. lie retains consciousness
: much ~ Ia the hut two days and
q free from suilrung,n