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Show BASED ON MUTUAL CONCESSIONS. The Proposition That the Canadian Will j Slake to lllaiu. Ottawa, April 4. Sir Charles Tup-i per reached tiiis city from Washington j this morning. A meeting of the cabinet j was held, lasting two and one-half hours j after which Sir Charles Tuppcr, Sir John Thompson, minister of justice, ! aud Honorable Foster, minister of i finance, left, for Washington. There is j great rejoicing in government circles over the success of Topper's mission, ll is learned the Canadian government nt a conference' to be held at Washing- i Ion, Monday will submit a proposition j which it is hoped will be satisfactory to j Blaine. This will not propose any radi- cal departure from the present policy j of protection but will be based on milt- j ual concessions which will not sacrifice ! Vested interest. I |