The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05

C Montreal and there az quite a naIi-
Der OF distinguished naen on the direct
ors' list TIE advertisement Of this con-
uzry states that Subscription lists are
F,ow opez ard fhat shares may be So
cured on application h. paying cents
share.
Caneds's CAPITAL
This town % ottawa l. a beautiful one.
II Is ahaus one-sfxth tae size % Wasting
ton T, has wide and geii paved streets,
good public buildings and. II ] am correct
IL informed. a magnificent psznllr debt. It's
situs1lon e on 4 series OF bluffs at the
point where ire Ottawa ard tire Ri8eau
rivers Join These rivers dash over a great
fan a. this point. and the Riaeau canal
has been built through the city IN order 20
connect Lower Canada with Lake Ontario.
and thus prevent the necessity Of V IS IL
going up the 81 Lawrence river under the
saemy's fire. This canal cost about two
and a half millions OF dollars. and il is
said to be worth Il Ottawa. Ike Wash
sngt0n was cut out Of the woods. II had
Iaceo inhabitants in 1s54. and il was four
years later that Queen Victoria chose il as
the capital OF her American dominions.
Today the chief businesses OF the city
are numbering. lobbying and legislation
The lumber business amounts TO about S.
eoo.s9 year. Legislation, I Judge Is even
more profitable for IL costs about <ys.ts9.oso
annually 10 run the government. and the
total debt Of the Canadian dominion tn 1895
was over 500, 6eo. This makes 500 for
every man. woman and child in The do
minlon. an average OF 500 per family. an
enormous debt, to say the least. The annu-
al charge on the deb; IN way Of interest IS
more than SO family, and the figures are
sdil going up. In a business OF this kind
lobbying pays somewhat in proportion TO
the legislation. 50. as far as / can Judge.
the three businesses OF Ottawa must be
thriving.
slot Boxes for Conductors.
Ottawa has good system of street car
lines the cars are moved by electricity.
generated by ihte Chaudiere falls, and the
fare Is cents a trip. Each car has mo-
torman and a conductor. The conductor
collects the fares. but he does not handle
the money. On entering the ear al the a.
ton I saw In one corner Of 1t high above
the passengers heads what looked TO me
Ike beer mug or stein fitted into an iron
ring placed for the purpose in the walls of
the car. When the conductor entered he
took down this beer mug and poked II IN
Ger nay nose. / then saw that the mug
had a top like A boys savings bank and
that there was a slot in IL for my scent
piece. / handed the conductor dime. He
returned me two scent pieces and again
nouFished the stein under my nose. 1 put
one of the coins into the slot Ii stuck and
II took the conductor about FIVE squares 10
shake II TO the bottom. Ii was the same
with the next nickel and more than half
OF the conductors time was spent In shak-
ing the coins through the slot The same
method of collecting fares prevails in Mon
treal. save that the boxes there look more
IKE natirons than beer mugs. and when
the conductor approaches YOU with one OF
them you fear he may be about to assault
you with some deadly weapon.
4 Look AT Parliament
i took a look at the parliament houses
this afternoon. They are built upon Par
lament Hill. just above the commercial
part or the town, and in as commanding
loca ton as Is our capitol at Washing
ton. The lawn about them covers many
acres. and IL Is as velvety as that of an
English park. AT the back away below
you. flows the wide Ottawa river its
banks lined with piles of lumber and it's
waters covered with saw logs Beyond
you can see for miles across the country.
Beautiful farms extend In every direc-
ticn. and abose and below you flows the
river. Near by YOU hear the falling Of
water. You walk TO one side OF the
e.ounds and look down upon the Rideau
canal. The parliament buildings them
selves make you think more of a cathad-
raj than great government structure.
They are based on the Gothic architec-
ture or the twelfth century and have
many turreis and towers. Their mate
rial Is cream-c0lored sand stone. the
arches over the doors and windows being
OF sand stone Of terra Gotta red so that
the whole forms a fine combination in
way Of colors. The buildings cover. I
judge. about ha-f the area Of our capitol
al Washington. ! entered az the central
door and made my way into the senate
chamber. and from there went into the
house Of commons. The two houses are
much alike They are Gothic chambers
with ceilings OF glass. The windows in
the walls ara filled with stained glass. 50
that you think yourself. al first IN a
church. Al one end of each room Is the
throne or chair for presiding officer
This chair IS carved and there IS a ROYAL
coat OF arms above 1t. The speaker faces
the door and there is an aisle in front OF
him which runs from his desk back 10
the door The seats rise on either side
Of this aisle TO the walls. the members
of one party having one side OF the
chamber ard those of the other sitting
% posite, Parliament is not now in ses-
sion. and | cannot tell as 10 how a real
Parliamentary scene looks.
Lord Aberdeen aud His Cont.
The governor general Of Canada here
takes the place CT the queen. He Is. YOU
srcw. appointed by her AT a salary 81
httr thousand dollars a year. He lives
al kldsau Hall Just outside the CAPITAL
and entertainS magBificeutiy Lady
Aberdeen IS weli-known In the Unite,
states As Tar SIS 7 can learn both she
nnd Lord Aberdeen are much loved here
The governor general has considerable
rover. He dominates or appoints the
s"rate as vacancies occur. Senators hold
tteir terms for iifs. each proviuc. hav-
fng the right 20 50 many senator's Thara