Edmonton

city and capital of Edmonton District and of the Province of Alberta, Canada; on the North Saskatchewan river and the Canadian Northern and Canadian Pacific railways; 175 miles N. BH. of Calgary; is the supply point for a large territory, including the great Mackenzie basin; has numerous industrial plants; but is chiefly engaged in lumbering and the fur trade.- Edmunds, George Franklin, an American lawyer; born in Richmond, Vt, Feb. 1, 1828. In 1866 he was elected to the United States Senate, and was thrice _ reélected. He was the author of the act of March 22, 1882, known as the “ Edmunds Act,” which provided for the suppre ion of polygamy in Utah and the disfranchisement of + convicted of practising it. e was also the author of the “ Anti-trust Law” of 1890. During the term of President Arthur he was president pro tempore of the Senate. In 1897 he became chairman of the Monetary Commi ion which had been a by the executive committee of the Indianapolis Monetary Conference.