The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-13

OF TIE arbitration 70 - tire praetfcs@
solution OF shs Berfng sea esfssczsty- He
was most s.ngrtne thas the Paris award
would prove 20 - the permanent settle
rnext 81 All the 9sapufsd eaestsonA He
rrsentleue4 70 n1s thai he Was suffering
sorrewhas from fEs-hes1th~ but he sad
there vas noshiug 70 indicate more than
temporary sndsszezssion. ara cure thaf
fss recoxnssfsr Of hss services exp~~sssd
by hts apposnfmeut to fns pr!yy council
vas hated with IS much pseasurs u
Canals as ia Enxfan1- TIE skoek pro
daeed BY rs death eannot be estirrsntse.
as regards rs final effectxs"
Vancouver. II. g., Dec i..-This usorr-
ing a delegation Of Gamers mst Sir
Charles Fl. Upper. minister os marine
ard FISHERIES, az the nsossfh OF fhs Fraser
river and n company with him visited
several cann@rlea ard explained the
changes desired IN the fishing regulaficns.
On reaching flz6sers Landing the news
Of Sir John Thoup@on's death was re-
eeived, and as Sir Charles immediate re-
turn 70 Ottawa wzs necessary, ths PRO-
gram vac not carried outs tut Sir
Charles YaaarTssd 70 Westminster as
speedily a. possible and left on the ex-
pres@ for Ottawa. Bssore leaving be
was presented ~ both Gamers ard fish
erm@n with coptes OF resolutions regard.
lag fisnerfes Nhieh had been psssed AZ
their respective nssefsrgx. Sir Charles, on
hearing OF the prefnisr's death. was much
affected. And ms agitation SFas SO great
THAT all discussion regarding Department
al rules was dropped. Ssnce his visit to
the coast he has been n high Spirits but
on receiving the news his actions showed
how deeply ne felt the loss. sir Charles
aAid diabetes WAS the cause Of Thomp-
sons death. The premier had bsen suf-
feFlng from this disease for some time.
and he 1Ssr Chariss1 knew that Sir
John was doomed but the end was not
expected 30 saddessiy.
Right Hen. Sir John Sparro~ David
Thompson. q. c. X 9. 81 g. prime lalii-
safer u Canada anG priNV councillor ot the
empire. Was born 81 Halifax. y =, No
xe4afer ia 1871 ab1 vas the son ~ a
prominent Methodist preacher. who came
From Waterford. Ireland Mr. Thompson
wss eslucstea AZ thu free church seed-
sfHv Halifax tie sfudfed Jaw. vas callFsi
to the bar In fsss and appointed a queen :
counsel Ia Isis Ia ISds be became a Roman
Catholic ard In 1910 msrfie& Miss ANNE
n
arbitrator for Some Of the PROJECTORS o..
the PriEce Eswsrds island land purchase
commission IN 1870. Ii 1871 he wte re-
talns.d IA counsel IS the United States
and acted with the American lawyers be-
fore the fishery commission sitting at
Halifax under the VAST Figfan treaty. 10
fure for AntiEpntslk. be I'D rot appear a.
novice fu that assembly. since ~ had =
short time before done duty there as =
reporter. Al The general election Of isls
sl.f fsFF araf
tire liberal administration being defeated.
be WIS given the pesstio Of attorney gen
ersl IN the new government form.d oy the
conservatives lie continued % act n this
position until fSs5 On May -. isN2, the
premier Mr.. Holmes. retired from public
life, and Mr.. Thompson succeeded ham.
still retaining the attorney Eeueraiship.
On July = OF the same year be was de-
featsd on the appeal 10 the people. on ae-
count N his policy for the consoifg a ton
OF the Nova Scotia railways. The North
west rebellion IN fsk5, in which Louis Riel
figured. again brought him to the front.
The carrying out OF the sentence OF exc
eutton against Riel was bcrcely opposed
by large numbers OF tho French people,
and when parliament met In 1856 the part
rationale or Quebec. reinforced by nearly
tho whole liberal strength from all the
donald and his government a difficult
problem 10 solve just al this time there
quite the equal In debate OF the reform
leader, the Hon. Edward Blake. and 10
person knew that better than Sir John a
Maedonsh lie forssaw the enneTgency,
ard Invited Judge Thompson TO take a
seat IN she Dorknion cabinet On Septg---
Der 3, 1885, Mr.. Thompson. who had re-
signed his tudgesh'p. was sworn IN 20 the
prfvy couurH. and was spfscfu-sf minister
az justice and attorney general OF Can
ala He was duiy elected for his Old seat
Antigonish. tho only enc for which ~
ever sat. and re took hts place in the
house. ut the session OF 1855. A motion I'd
condemnation OF the government for the
execution q Louis Riel led to = powerful
Hon Edward Blake and tina answer o;
the government was made by the new
minister Of 1urtics1 lie was called upon
the death os SIR John A. Macdonald bat
he declined TO accept tire responsibility ~
the time Recommending SIR John caid'
web Abbott. In the new administration
he continued 20 act as minister OF justice
ana attorney gensrar and also as leader
q ne sp ,s m y sss house % com,
Caldwell Abbott retired Once more he
was called upon 10 assume the PREMIER
ship and he scceptet the task. In 1881 ~
% assist the British representative on the
fisheries commission at Washington City
and for bis services ON that osNcasion ~
In 800 he Visited England. specially
charged with the presentation 10 the
home authorities OF the Canadian view OF
the ves@d copyright question. and In Feb
ruary isgs ne was a member ~ the ,feis,-
ratten OF cansdtan ministers WHO visited
Washington and who. IN conference with
Secretary Blaine. agreed upon aelinea-
ticn Of the boundary between Canada and
Alaska. system OF reciprocity in wreck.
Ing and towing on the great lakes an
agreement for the marking OF the inter~
national boundaries In raSsarnaauassitiy
fay, and also for Joint commission "a
the interest OF the fisheries Of the re-
arbitrator for Great Britain fn the Her4ng
SEA arbitration Of Isa7 Recen Ffy Ke Wis.
tied England ana was made a member ~
the priNy s1uncil Tho frat native OF CO
ala 60 receive that honor.