The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-07
Ambitious Politicians Of British
Columbia Hatch 4 Plot.
PROVINCE TO be DIVIDED.
The Patriots Slate Themselves for the
!, Proposed New Offices.
Atses1ey General Jenes Hslds the state
1anA CoD0isslon NH Go BE Uncon.
st1tutaenal-TFial Of Rebber at Sui
tsa City-Iversss Politics.

VANcoUvxA b. o., April 6.-ISpecfal. r
Not great deal Of stock was taken at first
In the secession talk here, but develop
ments today show that the promoters Of
the scheme are really serious and that they
are going to work in earnest to develop
their scheme. 1t is to be sprung on tho
people of Vancouver for the first time on
Saturday night. and strange to say, the
promoters have secured the services of
leading clergymen to address the meeting,
they not knowing its real import, but con-
sidering it to be called solely to protest
against the neglect Of the government to
bring down . redistribution bill a. prom
ised.
The promoters of the scheme have had
several meetings, at which were present
+. L. G. Cotton. NJ. r. p, who a. . rule
said little: Maj. Gen. Twigge and J. Bal
four Ker. who did the TALKING Their plan.
~ formulated. is to send ont secession mis-
sionaries to all parts of the mainland to
talk to the people in the rural districts to
support the scheme. The Westminster
district already has been agitated by
Thomas Kitchen, NJ. P. P. of Chilliwack,
and J. G. Brown. NJ. p. P. of New West
minister. the latter being he of Winchester
of famous memory. The Columbian, of
New Westminster. is q strong friend of
BroFn, and the Peoples Journal, of this
city. Ii owned to . great extent by friends
Of the movement. These are to DO used,
with other means. to damage tho credit of
the province in England, 20 % to kill all
possible chance Of the present government
being able to borrow any further sums for
the proposed new governmental buildings
or other purposes. -
II is proposed that the erection Of these
buildings and ths failure to bring down .
redistribution bill be used to cause the
mainland to become disaffected. This will
be done at once. before tho government
can possibly arrange to float loans. and a.
soon a. the people are sufficiently pre-
pared secession 10 to be declared and the
mainland is to b proclaimed separate
province. The next steps will be to form
. provisional government with the follow.
ing slate:
Premier and secretary OF stats-F. L C. Cotton.
Minister Of duance-J. C. Keith.
Minister Of education-J. Balfour Kee
Minister OF lands and works--J. N. Duvsl
A corps Of constabulary is to bs formed
for various reasons, and at the head of
this department will b Maj. Gen. Twigge,
and the direct command Il to be given to
Capt. Tatlow. Not Q single lawyer has
identified himself with tho movement.
and therefore no attorney general has
been slated.
Cotton, the present senior parliament.
ary member. of Vancouver, il well known.
He came here from Denver, COL, where he
had been located Is agent for an English
syndicate. He is manager of the Vancou.
yer Nescs-Adsevfiscv. J. C. Keith was for.
merly manager Of the Bank of British Co
lumbia, but was retired some time ago,
and is now living on his capital. He has
vast unimproved property interests. Mai.
Gen. Twigge is an Irish land
lord. who finds his health better
out Of that country. He has done moth
ing to improve his holdings and is said to
have done his own washing when board
ing at hotel in this city. 1t was at his
residence that meetings were held to or
ganize the movement. The other ring
leaders are professional agitators. While
it 10 doubtful ii this scheme in its entirety
could be carried out. it was considered
sufficiently dangerous to make it tho sub
ject of several long dispatches to Attorney
General Davic, and it will doubtless come
up IN the house tomorrow.