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aha-nor the right to the standing timber upon the lands, and that this would materially facilitate occupation and development. Mr. Malina from ,timetotiine reported to me that he induced several members' on the Reform side to adept l these views, and that they would all vote Tue l i the Government" the matter was hrong tup I and the Government refused to adopt this policy. l and it was for this service that the Mid Mekim repeatedly requested me to pay him money. but I always declined to pay him money until he succeeded in gettinir this policy to prevaiL "I never at any time on eavoured to cor- rupt any member of the Legislature, and in I all my interviews with members I merely en- , duavoured to convince them that the timber l should be sold with the land on the Lake " i perior country." , MR, P. sum-.03 (ercu 2). l Mr. Fred. Stimson hails from the Eastern Townships, and is an intimate friend and neigh- bour and at times the confidential agent of the lion. J. H. Pope. In his own locality he was known as a farmer and cattle fancier of some l standing. and has for Some years back been re. 1 garded as particularly influential " Ottawa. I Anyone looking over the map of the ranching I lands of the North-West Territory will see that l Mr. Stimson has been very kindly dealt with, l as his name so are there as lessee l of several large IT' very desirable ranches. i i As early as the autumn of 1882 he had upon his i , High River ranclie a herd of home 3,000 firs t- l class Montana and Oregon cattle, and an old I stockmziii says he is there regarded as one of the l ~;~rylew of the new comers likely to conduct i his ranehe on business principles and succeed. l In proof of this it is pointed out that while the i ' C ichraue Cotupanv lost very heavily in the a 1 winter of 185243 Stimson hardly lost 'a I _ " hoof." Stimson is very popular with I 'r some of the "old timers " in tne High River l' I district, and his particular and chosen friend and l f I adviser among these is it Mr. Lynch. who was i l one of the tirst to bring Montana cattle into that I u ' region. That the real Mr. Lynch, who knows l t E much more about " sticking " ii bucking broncho ',, l or " ropiue " a wild steer than about doing dirty , work for the Dominion Government should be i ' 1 identical with the Lynch that is so dir. I . ' crodltuhly mixed up with the Mecpherson- l l 1%lkinson-Butttittg conspiracy appears extremely improbable, but that Mr. Stimson should so far i forget himself as to hide his identity behind an i 1tlius lion-owed from his intimate friend and old I nevchbourin High River up ars quite within 1 tho range of probability. Bi: Stimson was in l Ottawa a few days can. about the same time that , Wilkinson and limiting are said to have been 2 there. lie leit Ottawa to come to Toronto. A I INTERVil-lw WITH Mr. R. a. PETERS. Mammals. Mich. March 20.--A Detroit News a i correspondent has interviewed Mr. R. G. Peters e ' at his mills at East Lake. He pays he is a part. ; nor of Mr. Kirkland in certain tractsof pine tt 1 l:.nd in Wireonsiu, Minnesota. and' Canada. s, f Mr. Peters furnished the money. and Mr. Kirk. i land looked no tho land and received a share of '-, the pl'uiitd. This is not the only way in which l ', Mr. Peters is interested With Mr. Kirkland. . Mr. Peters says Mr. Kirkland had no authority to a.ct in any matter in which he (Mr. Peters) t T was interested without first consulting him, and 1 emphatically denies ever writing the letter 1 [ authorizing M". 1"."klnnd to use 810,000 or any f other sum to influence legislation. presumably for , obtaining certain pine lands. 0 A LATER INTERVIEW.