The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-06-13

clllfe during the early evening to learn
personally the patients condition. The
goyernor-general with an alde-decamp
walked over to make his last nightly
visit. The end came at 1880.
Sir John lost consciousness thirty
hours before his death, and his life was
only prolonged by his wonderful vital
lty. At 10 T.. NJ. a complete collapse set
IL. In the succeeding few minutes the
Premier's breathing became more and
more laborcd, and only the slightest
tiu;tcr Of the heart indicated lies pres
encc. II l0:l5 the Premier gave few
long, heavy inspirations and, without a
struggle or the slightest evidence 0!
pain, passed away.
" hen the announcement Of Sir
Johns death was made the bells of the
c!tyy We're tolled to convey the lnteli-
gcnce TO the thousands who were anX-
iouSly awaiting tins signal that their be-
loved i'remlcr was no more.
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, prime
minister of Canada. has been Il prominent
and much of the time Il leading figure III
Canadian politics for over forty Years
lie vas educated at the grammar school
In Kingston, and called 10 the bar in $50
when - years Of age. Ills political career
began III 1871. when he was elected as Il
Conservative To represent Kingston i'll the
farIlamrnt 0, Upper Canada lGntario).
In 1871 he was appointed receiver
general and 4 member OF the executive
council, and before the close oi that year
became commissioner OF crown lands.
In is5e he WAS retired from office by the in
coming of the Observation-Disclosures
reform ministry. which remained in power
until September. 1891. when the difficulty
in regard to lhc reservation OF lands for
the Protestant clergy and other qucs-
iiOnS caused its defeat. \ coaIi-
tion government succeeded, i'll which
Macdonald became attorneE-@cnera'. but
il was three years later defeated on Il mo-
ton cOndcmuing the choice of ottawa as
the seat OF government o. the old province
OF Canada, and the MacdnnaId-C Carticr
ministry resigned. 1t was then that Sir
Edmund Head. the g0vernor-gencral.
called upon George Brown the clear
grit lealer and editor OF the To
which he did, but within two days.
without being given the right of an appeal
to the c0untry. to which he was entitled
his ministry was voted out of Office and
Macdonald again assumed The renS of pow
en- This was what is known as the cele-
hFatcd double shuttle" which caused
great excitement throughout Canada thirty
years ago, marked Sir Edmund Head as
neither wise nor patriotic governor, and
was utterly diScrcdItablc TO both Head and
Macdonald.
The Macdonald-Ca regime was rein
stated and remained in power till 1862,
when he resigned on account of defeat on
the militia bill. He resumed Office two
years later IN Sir +. Z. Tache'S ministry,
and IN 1865 assumed the premiership, con-
tinUing as such until November, 1873. after
the Pacific scandal when he resigned.
remaining out of office five years. but be
ing recalled aHG forming new ministry
III 1873.
Macdonald presided at the meetings in
London for conference with the Imperial
government in ISti on the terms Of Cana
dian confederation, and was knighted in
1867, being honored with the doctors de-
gree by oxford University the same year
lie was the greatest political leader Cana
da has ever had.