Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
A Larger Conservative Majority Than
Was First Reported.
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE RESULT,
What is Said in London of the
Election.
A PRETTY RUSSIANS SUICIDE.
LOOKING OVER THE FIELD.
Summing Up the Result of Yesterday Elec-
tions In Canada.

S~AAAAAa'hS W the hesutt Oh nester0aya frlec-
tions In Canada.
TORONTO, March 6-Tbe Eu,pire govern
ment organ) sums up the result of yesterdays
election as follows: Conservatives elected 125.
reformers elected So; majority for the conserve
tives, AZ, with seven seats still 10 be heard
from, of which five at the last election returned
conservatives. The World government paper)
claims a majority of thirty-nine for the govern
ment. The hoa QiudependentD gives the
government majority of twenty-six. while the
Gtooe IoppoSitionl says that the majority for
the government throughout the whole country
Will not exceed twenty. Commenting on
the election the Empire says: The Issue
was momentous. The government was
assailed with a bitterness almost unpre-
eedented III our politics. BY calling in
foreign aid the opposition leaders lent them
selves 10 disgraceful attempt to subvert the
independence of Canada and to overturn
brltlsh rule on the continent. The plottings
and schemings were worked out under the
glise OF seductive commercial policy. The
electors were asked to bel.eye that simply a
business proposition was before them for ac-
ceptance or rejection and most strenuous eff
forts were made. extending over several wears
to catch the sympathy of the people and delude
them into trusting the enemies of their coun-
try Canada gave her answer to this despica-
bic movement yesterday when it rejected the
foreign plotters and their Canadian allies and
"a -; =. a ueci,e majority, the policy
onr..",. . "Iiich nave maoe TINS
country strong prosperous and self
80 - sc;,, Sais' W. rePy 10 snnekation
them and rejects their propositions with scorn,
and that public men who associate themselves
viii ue.sohapie intrigue need look for no
quarter II tne hands oi an indignant electorate.
i rug so.erhiieh. OF elr 1ohn Macdonald has
oecii triuln phanty 'lhdicated IN the face OF the
""iId Inc PoHcy OF unrestricted reciprocity
OF ailheAa'lon mas received Its quietus and the
oio nag, oid leader ana old policy have re-
celSed such an Endorsement from the electors
oi ,ailaoa as 10 sweep into oblivion their de-
faS'ofs and Toes.
me Hofd says that number OF border
ooun'ies oi ohtario nave defeated the govern
nneht cahdidates, ana TO thls extent the annexH-
,lohists may claim some gains Otherwise the
olner session Is over Sir John will have a ma
}orit! OF iorty at least: Before another general
eiection e is heid Ihe "iman fad will have passed
is that Canada's IoraIt, bas -.
disruptiouists and anpexationists have me, nth
little encouragement. and that the old man will
, .on.,tue H W 40 business at the old stand with
tn A.: -. IT" IT a,;.e,
i, will he a i;s,nna;n,,.. ~. .u as "no,e %
ar i;,.f tPPt'neht 70 DUN siuer- 10
80 ~ 6,s,.,;.S snI neso"as they nave
d., ~ a -. ~ .t ilu Sasoee nas oeen nuilined
-. ae ,ar. y, 'he ELSEWHERE and TO
ars,,ist-,' liz oause o,u not sweep tne
~ Ill ,aa..S 80. I'm aAsss. noseNer, snouig
Tnh;asaI rayor,s fro,.. ; n,o 80. , on 80 wen.
6ur;no ,ha f.,,ar - s M ~Son.uehcies ~
ta;nIY na;n,ad 20 =, -, ne campaign GER
The GloJe saws. The nras,,ec. 80 h.,ors .h.