The record-union., 1899-01-21
Its Efforts to Control the Situation
in Canada.
Bitterly Opposes the Construction Of a Rail-
way Line BY Americans.
A Renewal of Hostilities Between
the Dominant Road and the
Kettle River Company Will be
Witnessed at the Coming Ses-
sion Of the Dominion Par1ia-
meuf.

sion Of the Dominion Parlia-
. ment.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Ottawa says:
The meeting of Parliament will see
the renewal of hostilities between the
Canadian Pacific Railroad and it's most
| formidable rival in the rich mining dis
tricts of Southern British Columbia.
An application is pending on behalf OF
the Kettle River Valley Railroad Com
pany in terms similar to the measure
which last session was defeated through
the influence of the Canadian Pacific.
The promoters of the Kettle River
proposition are Americans-the D. G.
Corbin syndicate, Which was the Dio-
neer in railroad building in this part
of British Columbia, and controls the
only means of access to and from, the
Kootenais until the Crows Nest line
| is completed. Mr.. Corbin's road, the
| Spokane. Falls and Northern, runs
north from Spokane. Wash. 1t connects
with the Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific, Union Pacific and generally with
| the railroad systems of the United
States. Its connections into Canada are
known as the Nelson and Port Shep-
herd, which opens up rich part of
West Kootenai and the Red Mountain
from Northport across the boundary 10
Rossland. ~
The proposed new line to the Kettle
River will make southern outlet to
the boundary creek district, whose rich
| deposits of copper, gold and silver have
-t...o f<ors rscte.
as showing mineral wealth equal to, II
not exceeding, the famous country sur
rounding Butte, Mont. For the mas
| terry of the situation in this country
the Canadian Pacific is straining every
influence that an influential corpora
| tion knows so well how to command
and apply. The applicants have shown
| themselves capable of putting up an
exceedingly strong case, which all but
won for them the last session against
| the Canadian Pacific Railroad in Par
| Lament, where for many years the in
fiuence of the latter was invariably par
amount. Even the Ministry. itself gave.
on the whole, support to the Kettle
River bill, although, the matter not be-
ling one of Government policy, the Min
istry was not called upon to give it's
unanimous influence as a body either
way.
Mr.. Corbin's syndicate asks no sub
sidy, and has received none on any Of
the roads which it has constructed in
Canadian territory, and offers the
means of carrying the ores of the
Boundary Creek country across the
boundary for treatment at reasonable
rates and with all due guarantee for
the protection of Canadian interests.
But it is just here that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad steps in with the ar
gument that it is prepared and indeed
engaged in this very same undertaking
and that the people of British Columbia
want no trespassing on Canadian ter
ritory by American companies and that.
in short, the interests of Canada will be
best served by keeping trade within her
own borders instead of diverting it into
American channels. The argument is
one that carries some weight, although
the Minister of Railroads has express
ed himself as satisfied that the fullest
provision may be made for Canadian
protection, and to guard against hand
ling valuable franchises to American
capitalists to the hurt and prejudice OF
Canadian trade. Minister Blair, how
ever. is fully convinced of the wisdom
of securing to the Grand Trunk system
means of access to British Columbia,
with an opportunity Of it's thereby af-
fording competition against the Cana
dian Pacific Road to the cities of East
ern Canada. The Canadian Pacific Rail-
road is alive to the Importance OF the
interests which the contest involves for
- .sxs1ex cI1a hn mill n q
be sustained through the influence of
the American transcontinental lines, to
make it hot for the latter by invading
their own territory.
The gold discoveries In the Yukon
were the cause of a host of applications
last year for the charterfngi OF railroads
from points on the coast and from Brit
ish Columbia to Dawson. Through the
special provision which the administra-
ton had made for the building OF q
line by way of the Stickeen River, these
were all ordered to stand over last ses-
sion; but since. the defeat of the Gov
ernment In the Senate and the dropping
of the scheme, other concerns are COM
ing forward with offers to build II al
lowed by the Federal authorities to do
so. In all, some five or six charters are
sought. generally understood to be pro-
NOTED by American concerns.
Laws Apply to Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-By request
of the Secretary of the Treasury, the
War Department has ordered the off,
Gals in Porto Rico to enforce the Chin
ese exclusion laws of the country in
Porto Rico. Under this regulation no
Chinaman can be admitted to Porto
Rico without compliance with the laws
oe the United States Cinnamon can
go backward and forward between this
country and Porto Rico without re-
strictions. Treasury officials ascer-
ta;ned that Chinese agents were pre-
narine. to flood Porto Rico with China
men from other countries, who hoped
thereby later to get into the United
States.
An Ohio PostofRce Burglarised.
NAPOLEON (O), Jan. 2O.-Burglars.
evidently professionals entered the
Postoffice, dynamited the safe and Sc
cured a sum Of money known to be
,a-sa and some stamps. The police pro-