The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
EFFECTS OF THE GREAT FIRE
QUESTION Is STILL UPPERMosT
AMONG CANADIAN CITIZENS.
future OF Hull Depends on Eddy
Compnny-Houses VIII he Made
FireproOf in Certain Limits
some Anecdotes of the Fire.

| phe occurred in this city and Hull never
| theless It's far-reaching results still subor-
| dinate every other consideration moving
| the public mind in this part of the domin-
| Ion 1t VIII, however, be some little time
| yet before the full meaning OF the disaster
| TO these cities, as a community. Is realized
| by the public at large. The great heart of
the people is too full OF the sad story; too
| staggered by the scenes of desolation and
| restitution to worry much over calcula-
| tons which affect the future. AS far as
| Hun is concerned, the future Of that city
| largely depends upon the rebuilding of the
| EDDY company's great factories. These,
| it is announced. will be rebuilt with all
possible speed. Already houses are going
| up in various sections OF the burned dis
| tricts. 1t has been determined by the
| authorities that Hull shall no longer be
| the hretrap which for so long a period has
| been standing menace to the safety of
| the Canadian capital. The rebuilding will
| he undertaken with a view to making the
| houses and other erectlons freproof with
| IN certain limits. The question Of permit
| ting the vast lumber piles to be accumu-
| lated within the precincts of both cities is
| now being discussed. and in all proba-
| bility bylaws will be enacted restricting
| the area and time TO be occupied by them,
| thus minimizing the danger these lumber
| yards occasion.
| Many strange and pathetic sdelights of
| the fire are daily appearing. One Is found
| IN the extraordinarT immunity of the Ro-
| man Catholic churches and their eclesias-
| tical institutions from the general de-
| struction. although the fire ragged all about
| them. Catholic priests gave many touch
| ing exhibitions of their faith. The Do
| minican Fathers, who are in charge of the
| st. Jean Baptiste church, held a process
| sion, preceded by the Holy Cross, around
! the sacred edifce, well as their domi-
| cile The fire did not encroach within the
| circle of their parade. Rev. Father Man
| gin. OF Hull. when the fire threatened the
| new st. Mary's school. the convent and
| the church, went along throwing blessed
| scapuars on the seethng flames. Not
| only did the buildings escape, but 1t Is
| gravely stated that after the fires had
| burned out the scapulars were found I'M
| scorched. other buildings so protected
| are still standing unscathed. while sur
| rounding places were consumed.
Very Heavy Insurance.
The insurance on the property destroyed
will total about 100000. divided among
| nearly forty companies, six Of which are
| American The losses of the latter ag-
| gregates about $5i5, 900. not inclusive of the
| loss on the Eddy Company's property,
| which IL covered by American companies.
| While the losses to insurance companies
| by the great fire will oe heavy, glance
| at the government returns, showing the
! aggregate of insurance business done in
/
| Last year there were seven Canadian.
| twenty-one British ana eight American
| companies operating in the dominion
| under the insurance act of Canada, which
| requires from each a deposit with the gov
| eminent equivalent to a sum sufficient to
| re-insure outstanding risks, in the event
| of the failure of the company. The net
| amount held at risk in Canada al the
| close of 1899, was 1896. 500 6sS. of this $l69.
| 1872 $50 was held by Canadian companies.
| SIP, 1876, 500 by American companies, and
| 1854, $50. 600 by British companies. The re-
! turn of the business done last year shows
| a total of 81, 262. SOS received in premiums
| and S. rs. 759 paid out in losses. Canadian
| companies received 81 ,625. $50 and paid out
| in losses 1857 1O0 American companies re-
| ceived 81, 225, IA and paid out S611, 725. and
| tn, British companies received s642,l0 l
| and paid out 81, s63, 1888. In the past thirty
| years insurance companies doing business
| in Canada have received S14s. 472,ls0 in
! premiums and paid out Sloi.63i,76s in
| losses.
VIII Break the Monopoly.
Strong pressure is being brought TO bear
| upon the dominion government by its
| supporters in parliament 10 break up the
| monopoly of the STANDARD OIL Company
| which now controls the coal oil business
| OF Canada. Mr.. Moore. member of STAN
| sted Ont has produced evidence before
| the mouse OF commons NHlCu proves CON-
| clusively that the Standard oil trust
| monopolizes the coal oil business of this
| country. and that Il is enabled so to do
| by reason OF the Canadian customs tariff.
| Canadian consumers are charged 5000 90
| year more for coal oil than the company
| gets from its American customers for the
| same quantity Of oil. The price OF coal
! oil il Just twice as high at Brockville.
ont. as It is at Morristown. exactly OPP
| poSite on the American side OF the St
| Lawrence river. 1t IL shown that the
| Standard on Company has forced up the
| price OF coal oh in Canada by cents
| per gallon since IL acquired the Sarina
| and Petrolia oil interests a short time
/ ago. and makes a profit % Q cents per
! gallon on nll the oil It sells in the Can
adam market The remedy proposed TO
j break this monopoly Is To abolish the duty
/ and 10 prevent the discrimination by rail-
/ WAYS I'm the oil carrying trade The gov
! eminent has just taken the latter step
/ bv abolishing the discriminating freigh;
/ rate that the Standard company forced
| the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk
! Railway Companies to impose in favor
| NJ shipmeuts between Canadian points as
| against that from American points 10
! points In Canada.
! When the alterations in tho tariff upon
| coal oil were made by the railways about
| eighteen months ago. the rate from sar-
| MIA 10 Montreal Was lowered from i cents
/ psr 100 pounds 70 - cents while mo rate
! from points on the Niagara border TO Ca
| madam points was raised from 3 90 IS
/ cents II was admitted tn the arg 1ment
! before tho railway committee OF the Do
/ nirion priyy council that the change was
! made as the result OF pressure brought 70
1 bear upan the railways hy the Standard
/ On COMPANY. The government has now
/ reduced the rate from Suspension Bridge
/ ami adjacent points on the American from
( rer .o Montreal 10 p cents The result
/ ~ tsis action viii he 10 facilitate ne I'm
( sartanen ot oil from the United States in
/ competition with the Standard OIL Com
/ uauy. and "a consequent reduction IN price
/ go the Canadian consumer
Cruelty TO soldier.
| The punishment imposed upon Private
! Bennett. of the Ottawa company in the
FIRST Canadian contingent In South Africa.