When was it published?

September 8, 1887 in The Worthington Advance

Foreign News September 8, 1887

The Worthington Advance

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Holland, Lord Lansdowne, Sir John Macdonald

Q: What keywords are associated?

Canada Colonial Affairs, Manitoba Railway, Red River Railway, Provincial Act Disallowed, Canadian Pacific Railway

Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota

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What is this article about?

In the British House of Commons on Monday evening the 29th, Colonial Secretary Holland read a cablegram from Lord Lansdowne, Governor General of Canada, denying reports that Sir John Macdonald would seek imperial troops to halt Manitoba's Red River railway construction. Lansdowne noted he disallowed the provincial act to protect the Canadian Pacific Railway's interests.

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The house of commons on Monday evening the 29th, Holland, colonial secretary, read a cablegram from Lord Lansdowne, governor general of Canada, declaring the report that Sir John Macdonald had said that he would not hesitate to ask the aid of imperial troops to stop the construction of the Manitoba railway to be a pure fabrication. Lord Lansdowne also said in his dispatch: The provincial act for the construction of the Red River railway was disallowed by me on the advice of responsible advisers, on the ground that the proposed line would tap the traffic of the Canadian Pacific railway and thereby seriously injure the interest of the whole country, which had submitted to a large sacrifice in order to unite the provinces by a national road.

What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs Political

What keywords are associated?

Canada Colonial Affairs Manitoba Railway Red River Railway Provincial Act Disallowed Canadian Pacific Railway

What entities or persons were involved?

Holland Lord Lansdowne Sir John Macdonald

Where did it happen?

Canada

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Canada

Event Date

Monday Evening The 29th

Key Persons

Holland Lord Lansdowne Sir John Macdonald

Outcome

report declared a pure fabrication; provincial act for red river railway construction disallowed on advice to protect canadian pacific railway interests.

Event Details

House of Commons: Colonial Secretary Holland read cablegram from Governor General Lord Lansdowne declaring report of Sir John Macdonald seeking imperial troops to stop Manitoba railway a fabrication. Lansdowne disallowed provincial act for Red River railway as it would tap Canadian Pacific traffic, injuring national interests after sacrifices for provincial unity.