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INTERESTING QUESTIONS.

Senitor Ferguson Makes Some Motions,

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(From the Senate Hansard.)

Hon. Mr. Ferguson moved :—

Thatan humble Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor-General, praying that His Excellency will cause to be laid on the table of the Senate all cor- respondence which has taken place since the 13th July last, between the government of the Dominion and the provincial gov- ernmeat of Prince Edward Island regard- ing certain financial claims of that pro- vince upon the federal government.

He said: As this correspondence, if any, covers a very short period of time, we may reasonably expect that it will be brought dewn very s00n, and we ¢6an discuss it then.

Hon. Mr. Scott.—There is no objection to this motion. I think there is a very limited correspondence. The only paper I have been able to find is a single letter and the answer to it.

Hon, Mr. Ferguson.— Then we may ex- pect that the return will be brougbt down very soon.

Hon. Mr. Scott.—Yes.

Tbe motion was agreed to.

RAILWAY BRIDG OVER HILLSBOROUGH RIVER.

Hon. Mr. Ferguson inquired :

Whether the Federal Government have agreed to co-operate with the provincial government of Princ Edward Island, in the construction of a railway and paseen— ger bridge over the Hillsborough River, connecting Charlottetown with Southport? If co, what is the eetimated cost of the bridge, and what proportion of the cost is intended to be borne by the Federal) Gov- ernment ?

Hon. Mr. Scoit.—No agreement as to co- operation with the provincial government in the construction of the bridge referred to has beea reached, but the question of the constructien of such a bridge has been dis- guesed between the provincia) premier, the Hon. Mr, Peters, and the Minister of Rail- ways aod the Minister of Marine and Fish- eries, and a sum of $7,500 hae been placed in the estimates for the coming year for | the purpose of making a survey of the bridge and arriving at an estimate of its cost. At present there is no estimate of the cost of the bridge.

Hon. Mr. Ferguson—And there is no arrangement as.to what portion the Federal goveroment will pay. The usual amount I think, is 15 per cent on large bridges of shet kind,

sou. Mr. Seott—The ordinary amount cqutributed for railway bridges in the past 1 think, has been 15 per cent of the cost — that is speaking from the recollection; Lut 1 no cot know in this particular case that

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of round trips made by the steamer, be- tween Cape Tormentine aod Cape Tra- verse, or avy other port ia Prince Edward Island, from the lst December, 1896, to the 5th of April of the present year, with the date of such trips.

Also, a statement of the number of passengers, and the quantity of freight carried by the said steamer between che ports aforesaid, and the amount received for carrying such freight and passengers, for the above mentioned period,

And also, a statement of the number of mails carried by the said steamer, during the same period.

He eaid: I will ask hon. gentlemen to allow a very slight amendment to this motion. When I put the notice on the paper it was just a day or two after the 5th of April. Time has intervened since then and jt wil] be more complete if this intor- mation would extend tothe Istof May, which is the period when the winter navi- gation entirely ends in the lower provinces, and spring and summer navigation com- mences, and with the consent of the House I would ask to be allowed to amend the motion by inserting the lst of May instead of the 5th of April.

Hon. Mr. Scout.—There is no objection.

Hon. Mr. Ferguson.—I do nov intend to make observations at this stage of the motioo, further than to say that the employment of this steamer Petrel has been a huge blunder from beginning to end. She has been, as I have no doubt when this return comes down, will be seen, a source of large expense to the taxpayers of Canada, and she has performed no ser- vice whatever. She has been lying idle with an expensive crew on board, at great cost to the country—she hase done abso- lutely nothing. I question if she has made three round trips during the four months, and she has been maintained at the cost of the Dominion. The utter un- suitability of this steamer for the service must have been apparent to everybody from thetime it was put there. There was nothing but amazement feit that a boat, utterly unfit for the service, without the first qualification for the service, should be kept there during the whole of last winter.

Hon. dir Mackenzie Bowell'-—Who owns the boat ?

Hon. Mr. Ferguson.—That is what we want to find out. She belonged, I believe to some company at Collins’ Bay. She is a mere tug boat, utteriy unfit to grapple with ice, She could not even make an experiment. When vhe ‘nfcrination comes | down, as I hope it will soon, it will be apparent that what I have said is true, that the money has been absolutely and entirely thrown away without any benefit whatever not even in the way of experiment, because she has effected nothing.

Hon. Mr. Scott—There is no objection to the address going. Iam not familiar with any ot the facts. I presume when the rs come down we will be able to ascer- taln whether the statement made by the hon. Senator are correct or not. In the meantime, f have 2° information whatever on the subject, but I have po objection to]

anv srrangement has been made. Hon. Mr. Ferguson—Not even 15 per cent |

“Ton Mr. Scott—That is the ordinary subsidy, I think, paid by the Dominion for many years on failWway bridges, but in referente to this particular bridge, I do not know Whether that rule ‘is to apply-- whetter the amount is to be more or less. It would not be any less, of.course, but it migbt be more.

Hon. Mr. Ferguson—As it will not be lees, we are then to understand that there is to be a grant of 15 per cent. My hon. friend eays it will not be lees, are we to understand that 15 per cent is guaranteed.

Hon. Mr. Scott—The hon. gentleman rather strains the language I made uee of. 1 stated that underthe policy of the late governmeat—and I presume that this gov- ernment does not propose to depart from it, of course it is open to them to do so— the usual contribution in building bridges that are used by railways has been 15 per cent of the cost. I know of no reason why ad flerent rule should prevail in this par- ticular case.

Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowel!.—Then, I presume, it is implied that the railway is to be built? If it is not the intention of the government to construct the railway, what necessity is there for ascertaining the exet (f building the bridge, unless it is for

the purpose of enabling them to come to a decision as tothe propriety ef building that railway, unless we are to understand that the policy of the government is to be extended to bridges other than those which are nsed for railways.

Hon. Mr. Scott—I am not prepared to go as far as that,and I did not state that the goyernment’s policy was to build this particular bridge. What I stated was that the sum of $7500 was put in the estimates for the purpose of making a survey and ascertaining what the cost would ve. The mere ascertaining of the cost of a public work, does not involve he construction of it. It might cost more than the government feels justified in contribut- ing. That I am umable to say, and there is no use in discussing questions which may or may not arise.

THE STEAMER “PEIREL”

Hon. Mr. Ferguson moved :

That an humble Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General ;

raying that His Excellency will cause to be jaid before the Senate, a copy of the contract or charter by which the steamer *‘Petrel” has been P yed for winter navigation between Prim lward Ieland and the mainland during the preeent year, and all correspondence between the De- partment of Marine and Fieheries, or any officer thereof, and the owners of the said “Petrel” relative to the said contract or charter.

Also, a sta{@ment of all expenses incur- red by the government of Canada, in the outfit, repair and maintainance of the said steamer, and in the payment of wages to her officesr and men, giving the name of each employe, and the amoudt paid or to be paid each.

bringing down the return. eer Ie EDHEM PASHA’S CHARACTER.

Edhem Pasha, though a Turk, is far from being an unspeakable one, if the reports about him that come from the war correspondents are to be believed. They describe the invader of Thessaly asa handsome, courteous and well educated man, who looks more than his forty-five years because his thick beard, once gloesy black, is now thickly flecked with gray. He is above middle height, his nose is straight and rather long, his gray eyes are large and intelligent, and his manner is that attractive mingling of amiability with

DAILY ¥AAMINNGN,

Don't Worry About the Editor— He'll Get On.

It takes money to run a newspaper, —Saint John (Kan.) News.

What an exaggeration what a whop- per. It has been disproved a thousand times; it is a clear case of airy fancy. It doesn’t take money to run a news- paper. It can run without money. It is not a business venture It is a chari- table institution, a begging concern, a highway robber. A newspaper is the child of the air, a creature of a dream. It can ge on and on, and any other con- cern would be in the hands of a receiv- er and wound up with cobwebs in the windows.

It takes wind to runa newspaper; it takes gallto run anewspaper. It takes a scintillating, acrobatic imagination and a half dozen white shirts and a rail- road pass to run a newspaper. But money—heavens to Betsy and six hands round, who ever needed money in con- ducting a newspaper ! Kind words are the medium of exchange that do the business for the editor—-kind words and church social tickets. When you see an editor with money watchhim. He'll be paying his billsand disgracing his pro-

fession. Neverg ve money to an editor. Make him trade it out. He likes to swap.

Then when you die, after having stood around for years and sneered at the editor and his little jim-crow paper. be sure and have your wife send your weeping children, and when she reads the generous and touching notice about you, forewarn her to neglect to send 15 cents to the editor. It would over- whelm him. Money is a corrupting thing. ‘Che editor knows it, and what he wantsis your heartfeltthanks. Then he can thank the printers and they can thank their grocers.

Take your job work to the job office, and then come and ask for half rates for the church notices. Get your lodge letter heads and stationery printed out of town, and then fload the editor with peautiful thoughts in resolutions ot re- spect and éards of thanks. They make such spicy reading and when you pick it up filled with these glow- jng and vivid mortuary articles. you are so proud of your little local paper.

But money—scorn the filthy thing. Don’t let the pure, innocewt editor know anything about it. Keepthat for sordid tradespeople who charge for their wares. The editor gives his bounty away. Don’t worry about the editor. He has a charter from the state to act as deorimat forthe company: He will get the paper out somehow; and stand up for the town and whoop it tp fof you when you run for office; aiid lie about your daughter’s wedding, and blow about your sotis WHeh they get a job, and weep over your shriveled sotl When it isreleased from yoy grasping body. and smile at your giddy wife’s second

marrege. Don’t worry about the editor~-he’ll geton. ‘The Lord knows

how—ut somehow.—Emporia Gaz-

ette.

Bupa Pestn, May 12.—In the lower house of the Hungarian parliament, today

dignity which is# not uncommon attri- bute of the Turk as seen on ordinary occa- sions. Edhem does not strike the super-, ficial observer as a strong man, but be is a hard worker and does uot spare himself. His talk is avarule quiet and marked by much reflnemeat; butit grows animated when a subject kindles his interest, and bis eyes then glow with enthusiasm. It is difficult to judge of a man’s sense of humor through the barriers of a strange language. Hie stvle of lite is simple and be has none of the Oriental love of display. In character he seems to be straightfor- ward and sincere, frank and truth Joviug. Trickery «nd intrigue, diplomacy and politics, alike he appears to detest. His subordinates and thore who see him most int'mately are most fond of him.

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London (Ont.) Free Press: The business depression in the country increases in pro- portion asthe effects of the new tariff become better understood. The rush to Ottawa of those representing the industrial interests has been unprecedented. The earnest protests that are pouring in upoa the government from all sides but faintly indicate the feeling of alarm that pervades every manufacturing community. There can be no doubt that the welfare of our cities and towne is seriously imperilled by the turn of events. If our industries go crashing down under the strain that has been applied to them, it will be but poor consolation to the farmer that he is to get binder twine at United States prices after next January.

Kansas has suffered so frequently from cyclones and blizzards that heads of families in many school: districts of the state have organized for the purpose of building tornado caves near the schoo! houses, in which their children may be sheltered whenever @ heavy storm appears to be coming. A large number of the patrons of the schools of Central Kansas will, during this month, meet on a given day and build all the caves that may be needed. Orders wil! be posted to teachers to put all their pupils in these safety caves whenever there are signs of a rapidly mov- ing and heavy storm.

Baron Banffy, the premier, replying to intérpellation with respect to the recent visit of the Emperor Francis Joseph to St. Petersburg said : “Austria-Hungary’s position toward her allies is unchanged. The triple alliance 1s not ove of those short lived policy combinations which can be easily replaced by other arrangements. The triple alliance constitutes the un- changeable basis of Austria’s foreign policy. It is absolutely peaceful and, there- fore, allows its members to enter into frieuvdly agreement with other powers. “Russia, like Austria-Hungary, has de- clared that she is not pursuing selfish ends in the east, but that ehe has her only aims, the maintenance of order, security and the preservation of the status quo. In the light of these facts I declare positively that Austria-Hungary and Ruesia bave identical and harmonious aims in their easiern provinces; and the visit of the emperor to St. Petersburg has doubtless helped to foster and to strengthen the good relations existing between the two coun- tries.”

Merely Formal. ‘‘What did she say when you ventured. to kiss her?’’ ‘*‘She said, ‘Stop right where you are!’ ”’ Indianapolis Journal.

The Arbiter. ‘‘Are you going abroad this summer?”’ ‘“‘{ don’t know. Papa is in Waehingtor | seeing Mr. McKinley about it now.’’— Cleveland Plain Dealer.

The Young Man's Education.

He said as his accounts he scanned— His tones were angry rather— “That boy’s a credit to his class, But a debit to his father.’ —Washington Star.

Her Suggestion. } He—You are as sweet as sugar. I wish I had courage to kiss you. She—What is sugar without sand’ Lown Topics.

Brief Psalm of Life.

What ardent friends were you and Gray! You wore each other’s collars.

But you lost him when one luckless day You lent him forty dollars.

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