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test in the senate Is not yet in sight.
1t will be some time before the committee
which is taking the testimony is able to
get all the evidence in. On all that has
been submitted there will be majority
| and minority reports. At the present
time 1t would appear that w. A. Clark
will retain his seat. A great deal Of evil
dence has been submitted by the oppo-
sition that he purchased his seat in the
senate, but the members Of this body
desire to await the evidence that will
be submitted In rebuttal before making up
their minds how they will vote 1t Is
practically impossible to get any mem
Der Of the upper branch Of congress to
state his views regarding this contest.
| They, as before stated, seem to think 1t
would be unwise for them to discuss the
| matter in any way at all before the COM
mittee dealing with the matter submits,
as 1t will. two reports. the one for and
| the other against Clark.
Whether the majority report will be in
his favor Is something that can not now
be forecasted, but the chances are that
welding the great influence he does with
| the majority of the committee, they will
| report in his favor. There arc several
reasons why Mr.. Clark may be able to
| retain his seat. One Is that he Is being
assisted by Thomas Henry Carter. late
| chairman Of the Republican national
| campaign committee 1t is stated that
Mr.. Carter has great deal of influence
| with his colleagues, and that in working
for Mr.. Clark he has a purpose In view,
1 namely, his reelection to the United
| States senate. Without the support of
| Mr.. Clark, 1t is doubtful If Mr.. Carter,
| having deserted the silver men In 1873,
could succeed himself at the expiration
/ of his term. Montana, as Is well known,
] is a free silver state. Carter took
plunge in 1896, believing possibly that it
was wise to stand by the Republican
party rather than to desert it, as did
| his colleague, Mr. Mantle, and other
prominent men like Teller. Of Colorado;
| Du Bots, Of Idaho, Towne, of Minnesota,
and others of equal prominence.
| If Carter can manage to bring about
| the success Of Mr.. Clark there Is no
gainsaying the fact that he will expect
the support Of the latter when he Is up
for reelection That he will get it goes
WITHOUT saying.
| In connection with this case, the runor
that there has been a combine between
the Clark and Quay forces, the purpose
| of both factions being to seat Quay and
| Clark. is interesting at this stage Of the
| fight being made by both Of these gentle
men, Whether there is any truth In the
story remains to be seen, but 1t Is not
unlikely that such a combine has been
made although it would be unwise for
either the Clark or Quay forces to ad-
nit 1t, therefore the friends of both deny
| the story.
In the meantime there may be interest
ing developments. Interested partc,-
PANTS in both contests are looking for
ward with great interest to the final set
tlement Of both cases. The prediction ~
now made that If the combination be-
tween the Clark and Quay forces mas
! been made they both will succeed, not
! withstanding the fact that previous rul-
ing of the senate have been against
Ouay's case, although it must be adj
mitted that other senators charged with
purchasing their seats, as Clark has
been, have been able to retain them.
Consul Graham, of Winnipeg, writes:
.orbe Dominion government has under
taken the improvement Of ST. Andrew
RAPIDS, in the Red River OF the Nortn, 10
| facilitate the navigation. OF tnat river
| These rapids obstruct the river ABOUT
! eighteen miles from its outlet INTO LAKE
| Winnipeg. They are about eighteen mics
| In extent and are the onfy serious OBJ
| s+ruction to navigation between the IN
| +ernational boundary and the lake. 1t IS
| ronosed to construct a system of dams
and locks, with lift of about eighteen
| feet. The estimated cost OF the WORK Is
! S70O. 900 to 100000. An appropriation OIL
| S15O 600 has been made and Is now avail
| able. The necessary surveying mas oeen
done, and plans and specifications are
! now beine. prepared A call for tenders
| for the construction will soon be made,
and If is expected to have the work I'M
| dor way in the early spring. l trust that
| nurnber of American contractors Will
bid. for the work"
Prenarations are being made by the
Canadian government for establishing the
! ,,;nter trail to Bennett, which, owing TO
| overland cutoff at Fort Selk1rk,
| thence TO Lake La Barge will be ITO miles
| shorter than the route followed last year.
! While Dawson has lost in population
during the past summer, 1t has gained III
| wealth. and is now a thriving, supStan-
| +;ol town. The Yukon council has eX-
nanded in building roads and trails DUR
tho the year about 100000 out of the Sl'o,-
om appropriated for this purpose by the
Dominion government. Considerable I'M
! provement work has been zone on 'iio
streets, and $4,000 has been eXpenoeo Oh
/ drains and bitches. which has hao the
effect of improving the sanitary conoi'ioll
! Of the town. Already many physicians
! have left Dawson for want OF pracuce,
| and no less than five private sanitarlums
| have closed on account of lack Of pat
| ronage. "a -
| The town is now equipped with two
| steam fire engines. fourteen patent hre
extinguishers, one hook-and-ladder TRUCK
| two hose carts, and 5000 feet OF hose'
| end has paid fire department OF twenty
| men. A working head of steam Is kept
| on the engines at all times.
! The 10 per cent royalty on the sea
| SONS output this last summer amounted
| to $500. 600: last year the total collected
| was s4oO. 900. The output this year Is gen
erally estimated at SIS, 100000; last year 1t
] was less than 900. The introduce
tion of steam thawers, steam hoists and
other time and labor-saving machinery
en- all the creeks has practically ushered
] H. VIZ rcr off no
| and should produce astonishing results.