ttovo* itB**' ,0Bt?^°Wr Daily British d VOLUME 4 etVOI..' SMITH, M.P. -± NEW WESTMINSTER, B. 0., THURSDAY EVENING, MAROH 16, 1888. NUMBER 63 h, DKKl'.'E -irlruHinn street, opposite rear •' anlr.rrTroTif Colnrrlal Hotel. UIWIDWNOH—Artriea St., oppnrrlte now Quptirrl iriniivlr. Tolepliona Ko. IS, OKfTCH UOURS—II) ti. ra. lo 12 noon; 2 to 5; mul llirW ! k HeVOU, BARICISTHRS, SUf.JCITORP, ETC. •' 0 I've. Mokenale Street, New Westmlniter, nnd VTinroo.vn:'.tt t*. Jyaid«t» in C. ATKI.VSO.V, lURKISTKll, SOLICITOR, dro. MirKiriinle Street. rlwfoIOUr Now Wostminster, B. C. 117 XIIIIHAf IIO I. IS, h I'enmuy ft Co's Soap Works, Humboldt streot, Victoria. nol8dw AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY W\ 81. JENKINS, milE WELL-KNOWN AORICULTUR- 1. ul Mnehlnery Agent, bus returned from the East, where bo lias perfected arrangomenis for m full supply of all kinds of AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Suitable for British Columbia. He will bnvo on bend, In plenty time for next year's trade, a COMPLETE STOOK of everything In that Hue required by Farmers, which ho will sell IS percent, cheaper than the same goods can be purchased elsewhere. Also, a largo snpply of the best MOVER & TIMOTHY SEED From the best growers ln Canada and the United States dwdo2tte W. H. JENKINS. THOS. OVENS, MANUFACTURER OF Blacksmitii and Machinist AH Kinds of Machinery, Patent Locks, Safes, Sewing Machines, 4c, Ac, Repaired. BLACKSMITHING In ail It* branches. Farmers', Loggers', Mill and Contract Work; Agricultural Implements, and everything In tbe blacksmith line made to order. Having secured flrst-class workmen, we feel confident of giving satisfaction. ttr Hone-shoeing a specialty. dw-Jly3ltcl Coi.cMiiu St., New Wwrr. rook Wo Lick fag fag UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. Chinese Labor Contracted. Clearing Land and Cutting Cordwood., FOOK W(f& CO., COLUMBIA STREET, Noar OlovolanJ Hold, Now Westminster. dfelflmS PATENTS, Cnv-KKtSt Ilc-lMsues and Trade-Narks secured, und all other patent causes In the Patent Oflloo and before the Courts promptly and carefully attended to. Upon receipt of model .or sketch of In* ven&on, 1 make careful examination, nnd advise ok to. patentability, Free *f Lhargei FEEH JIODERATE, and I mako NO OHAIUJE UNLEHH PATENT IS SECURER Informnlloii.advleo and special references sent on application. 3. R. LITTELL, WASHINOTON, 0.0. | OpposlteU. 8, Patent Offloe, , dnoSto Land Registry Ordinance* 1870. Lot No. ft, Block XII, and Lot No. 2, Block XXIII, in the City of Nei^\>at. mtniter. CERTIFICATE OF INDEFEASIBLE Title to tho above-mentioned Lots ....I bo Issued to Alexander Ewen on tbe 2ftth day or May, 1WW, unless In the meantime a valid objection (hereto be made to the undersigned (tt writing by somo person claiming an estate or interest In said Lots or somo part thereof. t; .'R. W. ARMSTRONG, Duputy Registrar. Lnnd Ueulslry OtHee, Now Westminster, Sist Feb., 1MB. 4' TURNER, BEETON & GO. MERCHANTS, WHAKF8TBKKT • VK'TOIUA. j.amimTTB momt North British and Mercantile Insnranee Oo. ror Mainland. H. C. BEETON A CO., W Plnihury Circus, London, K. C. COME AND 8EEI W. H. HOLDEN, TJAVINtJ TAKEN POSSESSION OF Jl tlie "Temperance House," froutlng on Colurabinand Church Straets.opposite the Episcopal Church, and now known as the FARMERS'HOME! WIU accommodate the traveling publlo at tbe following rates: Board per day „ tl 00 " " week 6 00 ftlirle Meals, 25 Beds « 35 *M.Qood accommodation for Ltdles and families. myflto Flowers for sale XEW FIRM. Successors to C. 6. Major. DryCooods AND Groceries oo-We are prepared to supply FIRST- CLASS ARTICLES. Call nnd seo us and give us a trial, dwmhitc ESTABLISHED 1859. ROBT. DICKINSON a.iiil It"''" ■• BUTOHER, Nearly (ipfoiltn Ike Colonial Hotel, NEW WESTMINSTER THK LARGEST AND CHOICEST mortnient of all descriptions of MEATS AND VEGETABLES Constantly on hand, and supplied to Families, Beatannnts, and Steamboat, atthe LOWEST. POSSIBLE PRICES. CHINA & JAPAN Fancy Goods WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED a lurfe . consignment of nil kinds of CELEBRATED TEA, Embroidered Silk floods, Shawls, Screens, Bed Quilts, Dressing downs, Ktc, Klc. —ALSO— Porcelain, Satsnna, Clolsanne, Bronse, Ivory, Sandalwood mul Curios of Evory KoBcHption. IMPiHTEO DV EVERT STEAMED 0IRE8T FROM CHINA AND JAPAN. Hoping thnt yon will honor ns with yunr visit, we remain very respectfully yours, Kwong on Wo & Co., FRONT STREET, NEW WllTMIUTU, 0. C. Post Odloc Box No. 7. adeSyt O.E. uid Imvmi. A, 0. CAMBLl, Notsit Publio Woods, Tanerfi Bublo LAND SURVEYORS, Seal Estate, lunrun! Fiuooi&l A^snti AND CONVEYAKCERS. AOENTS 3TOR F«K.~Tlio Western of Toronto, Tho A?,t- mi, Tin1 City of London, and Tlit'Hartford. llt-lk-Tlie New York Llfo Insiininco Co. At'CIDKN r.-Tlio Travelers* of llnrlfortl, LH*d tommy Ins In all Its lminches uctut- rately nnd pmmptly carried out. ClljnailSulHii-lmiilnnd*forflnlr. Wo ean snnwn complete list of desirable local I lies, Farming Lnnds. Inu>n>vetl nml iiiilni- proved, ihronglmn. tlie district MlnlM""*! OtMirMleck bonnht-A hold. UmneytmMsoan on flrst morgue at low rates. Trr.KPHONK Cam, Nn. .13. P.O. Drawku W.. ffOODMVKNER&GiOltaK, OfFici, Cluio'I Blook, - Columbia Street NBW WKHTUINSTKR. ■ImhUfo OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Civic O^i-'iceiw.— Mayor, Hoburt lilcM.- lnson; City Olerk, dipt. Hoblusou: Polled MiifjistnitH, T. C. Atkinson; Chief KiiBinocr Kiit.' nopitrliiu'i.l, W. Corbott; Asslstmit, Il.Hetid. Couiit Officials.—Judge of tlio Su- {irumo Courl, Hon. J. P. McCrdirht; Begla- nu. W. H. Fnldlngj Sluirlir, W.J. Armstrong. Prqvinciai. Offickms. — Govornment Agent, Ohas. Warwick! Registrar of Titles, H. W. Armstrong: HupC, of Provincial Asylum, Dr. K. I. Bontiey: Bursar of Asylum, Jns. Phillips** Governor o( Central Prison. Win. Moresby: Steward Koyal Columbian Hos|iiiiit, (Jlins. Dlgby; Immigration Agent, Jno. Spfolt; Corone?, W. I). Ferris. DoHrNioNOKKiciAiB.^roBtmaster, J.O. Brown; Collector of Cwtoms, J. 8. Clute; Warden of Penitentiary, A.H. MoBride; Dominion Land Agent, II. B. W. Alkmnn; Crown Timber Agent, T. H. Higginson; Inspector of FlsliorleH,Tlios. Mowat. Repuksentatives.—Senator, Dr. T. R. Mclnnes; Houso of Commons, Donald Chisholm; ProVlnefnl Legislature,Capt. W. N. Bole, Q. O. MAILS CLOSE AND ARRIVE. CLOSE For Can. Pnc. Uy.—Dally (except Sunday und Monday), at 12,-15, and on Saturday (for dispatch Sumlay) at 22. For Victoria, V. L, and Western TL 8. Offl- eeH—Monday, 12.45: Tuesday, 8.15 and 19; Wednesday, (1.30; Thursday, 8.15 and 19; Friday, (i..'W; Saturdtiy, 8.15. For Vancouver, Moodyvlllo and Burrard Inle*^-Dally (except Hunduy) at 8.15. Por Port Moody-r-Daily (oxoopt Sunday) at 8. Por Ladner's Landing and Luln Island- Monday, 12.45; Tuesday and Thursday at 19. For Clover Valley, Hall's Prairie, Surrey Centre and Langley Prairie—Saturday, 0. Por North Arm and Sea Island-Thursday, 1&80. For Elgin and Mud Bay-Saturday, 12.45. For Plumper's Pass—Monday, 12.4B. For Nanaimo (direct mail)—Tuesday, 19. Prom Can. Pnc. Ry.-Dally (exceptSaturday) at 13. From Victoria—Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, 16; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11,80. From Vancouver, Moodyvlllo and Burrard Inlet-Dally (except Sundny) at lfl. From Port Moody—Daily (except Sunday) at 17. From Ladner's Landing ami Lulu Island —Sunday, Tnesday and Thursday, 16. Prom Clover Valley, Hall's Prairie and Langloy Prairie—Friday, IB, From Norlh Ann and Hen Island—Thursday, 12. From Elgin and Mud Bav- Saturday, I From Plumper's Pass—Sunday, 16. From Nanaimo (direct mall)—Saturday, 15. POST OFFICE HOURS: Money Order Hours—fl io 17 dally; nnd General Delivery from fl to lfl (7 p.m.), Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays; Oto 18, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays— except when mails are being mado upor sorted. POWDEIf Absolutely Pme, This powder never varies. A marvel of purlty^trongtliaudwholosoincneHS, More economical tlinn the ordinary kinds, nnd oannot bo sold In competition with the multitude of low test, short weight nlum or phosphate powders. Sold onlyln cans. Royai. Baking Powbkr Co., 106 Wall St., New York. Sfoly FOR SALE. ONK-HAI.F INTRUEST IN llio LANO- liryHnw nnrl I'lnnlng Mill; mill In Boorl ortlrrr. For partloillan'rinnlv on the premises to ft. WEST, Or, Mmms. DRAKE, JAOKSON, Hpl81c]ngprairie AIM), n Illnek containIntr lllWitcn's, with a river frontline of I mile, lightly Umbered and with nlwmt. 00 acres of pmlrlo lnnd; sl tint led on the Fniaur river, nearly opposite tho pfinltoiitf.-iry. Also, n llloek nn linug'n.-i Slroct, adjoin- Inc this city, with n fr.intuyn on Burnaby Lake, t'oniulnlii',' over IU0 acres. This land !.*• stlllftblo for ifiirtlenlng and fruit eulturc.nn will bnsnjd tn Mocks lo cult plirnhnsotf * Also, KHVoml (,i,|s In Hie west ond of Hip eity. Also :u ornhtml on Moiilrtftl street, oont-iilnlim ft iiorcH, Also, Ih.* I|{inie>.;i'ii'!,i*iii;li!filingliiicies of nrs'-tiMiDMitird, which will bo sold en id ode nr In iine-in*n> plois, to suit pnr- Ohniot-H, un tiii-i imipcrty arc two Inrgti niiil fiiiunoillmi.; hoiit-cs in MioioiiLii repair. Prlees mul terms ou application to WILLIAM CLARKSON, dwdeSlto Westminster, ipviilu $vitijsh Columbian Tliursday i; ven lug, March tt. I.SKX. SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. Nkw Zealakd Spobt.—New Zealand now contains groat numbers of wild cattle, which have desponded from those lost by the farmers during the Maori wars whicli ended in 1868. Hunting these animals is a dangorous and exciting sport. The game is not easily secured, as the animals hover—seemingly for protection—about thickets tilled with long twining creepers, in which pro gression is very difficult. Into these vines they dash ut the slightest alarm, seeming fully aware that neither horse nor man can follow then). A SclENTiFH! oddity. — The model of an earthquake is a unique piece of apparatus that has been constructed liy a Tokio seismologist Patiently and laboriously following out the accurate records of a modern seismograph, Prof. Sekina has succeeded in shaking a long coil of copper wire so as to represent, with the utmost precision, the intricate path deseribed by a shaken spot of the earth's surface. The model magnifies fifty times the ground's absolute motion during seventy-two seconds, and resembles a ball of twine unwound and thrown down in a confused heap. Numbered togs show the progress of the shock for eaoh second of time. The Egyptian Lake.—The government of Egypt has been persuaded to make surveys whioh prove the existence of a depressed region nearly sixty miles long by twenty miles wide, reaching a depth of 250 to 300 feet below high Nile. This depression has for several years been hold by Mr. D. Cope Whitehouse to be the site of the wonderful arti ficial lake Moeris described by Herodotus—fictitiously many have believed—with a circumference of 450 miles. The interest' at last aroused in Egypt makes it probable that the Nile will soon be admitted to this valley by a canal eleven miles long, The creation or restoration of this great artificial lako will give fertility to a wide area, and will reduce the annual inundations of the Nile, while storing water to replenish the river in dry Wind-Made Sou.—Wator is not the only physical agent concerned in carrying the earth's solid materials from place to place, modern investigations proving that the dust carried by the wind produces astonishing changes iu tbe configuration of the land. The thick deposits covering ancient ruins are now believed to to have been largely brought by the air. A French geographer, M. Violet d'Aouest, after referring to to liichthofen's description of a vast aerial soil-formation in China, mentions having seen on the flanks of high mountains in Mexico clay strata not deposited by the' wators nor by the decomposition of the rocks, but produced by the dust raised from the plains by tbe winds and left on tho hills. These deposits vary from 100 to 300 feet in thickness, growing finer with increase in height, and ceasing at tho limit of vegetation, The Uxineiisal Solvent,—Three things were sought by tho ane'ent alchemist—the philosopher's stone, the elixir of life, and the universal solvent. The last of these, though long known to modern chemistry, has just been separated, but, cannot bo retained simply because it attacks or destroys everything. "This fury of the chemical world," says Mr. W. Mattieu Williams, "is the element ltusrine; it exists peacefully in company with calcium in fluor spar and also iu a few other compounds, but whon isolated, tu it recently has been by M. Henri Moissan, is a rabid gas that nothing can resist. It combines wilh all tho metals, explosively with some, or if they are already combined with some other non-metallic element, it tears them from it and takes them to itself. In uniting with sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and aluminium, the metals become heated even to redness by the fervor of its embrace. Iron tilings, slightly warmed, burst into brilliant scintillations when exposed to it, manganose the same. Even tin* noble metals, which even at a melting heat proudly resist the fascinations of oxygen, succumb to this chemical siren at moderate temperatures. Glass is devoured at mice, and wator ceases to be water by contract with this gas, which combining with its hydrogen, at tlio same moment forms the acid glass-dissolving hydro-fluoric acid, and liberates ozone." A. Mnytrco, Merchant, Wrtrkworth, writes! "1 hnvn .old some hundreds of laittli'H of Ih1. Thomas' K.:lerrtri.! Oil, and it is in-unoiiliccil by tlie public 'ono of tliu brrrrt rni'iliairrin tltcy have ever used') it IrriTT dorro wonder, in healing and re> Having pain, tore throats, be, ami is worthy of tho greatest confidence." BY TELEGRAPH. Tnenlj.Hx- Dealbs From Ike Bllsiard la New Jeney-Tlie Hew York Beard ef Trade Asks Coagretti I. Reject Ike riikerln Treaty. M.uumelMn lo Ike Emperor William.** Brlllnk CarrlMii aid skip. Will Fire 91 Cion. o. a Mark orBenprct te tke Late Emperor. M8T NIGHI'g DESPATCHES. A TEUUIIlt srOKM. Boston, March lis—The Boston Htrald sends out the following: The storm has been raging incessantly for two days all over Kew England, as far as our scanty communications can reaoh. Every railroad out of the city is blockaded completely and tho only .telegraphic communication wo have is by the Commercial Cable Co.'s line to Rookport, Maine, and thence by cable to London. Never before was there such a complete prostration of business and the damage to property must amount to an enormous sum. It is 60 years since Boston has boon so affected by a storm. Canada's cbedit. London, March 14.—The Canadian Garette says that the next time that Canada wants a loan she may evidently issue at 3 per cent. Provincial and municipal bonds and railway stocks and bonds also show increased value except in the case of Grand Trunk stocks. Bad traffic returns caused a heavy decline in this stook. In connection with the city of Quebec corporation loan it is noted that British cor poration stocks now yield barely 3| per cent., or about li less than these new Quebec bonds. This points to a successful issue. THK BLIZZABU AT WASHINOTON. Washinoton, Maroh 14. —The blockade of the oity growing out of Sunday night's blizzard was partly raised to-day. Two trains oame through from Portland, and one that started from New York early Monday morning came in late to-night. Direct telegraph service between Washington and Baltimore has improved slightly during the day. No mail has been received at the postoffice here from New York and the Bast until late to-night since Monday night when the train which left New York on Sunday night, that was twenty hours on the way, arrived here. the storm and the stuxips. New York, March U.-The Fall Kivor Steamboat line is the only line open between New York and Boston, and there is a great rush for passenger and freight transportation. The company was obliged to shut down the sales of tickets long before the usual hour. The steamer Bristol left Fall River at 1 o'clock this morning and arrived here at 1 o'clock this afternoon, bringing passengers and freight from Bonton and other eastern points, and 86 bags of mail from Boston. The steamer Providence left this evening on its regular trip, carrying all mails for Boston and other eastern points which have been accumlating in thia city and vicinity for the past 48 hours. THIS MOR-me'S DESPATCHES. SNOW FALL IN BERLIN. Bebun, March 15.—The oil; is suffering from a heavy snow fall, whioh if it does cease, will seriously interfere with the funeral arrangements of the lato emperor. DEATHS FROM THE IIL1ZZA1III. New York, March 15.—The deaths in Essex County N. J. from the blizzard will number about 25. MITCHELL DECLINES TO F1UHT AGAIN. London, March 15.—A challenge issued by Magnus to Mitchell to again fight Sullivan is sanctioned by Sullivan, but Mitchell poaitivoly declines to fight arjain. THE RECIPROCITY MOTION. Ottawa, March 15.— Whit promises to bo tho principal debate of this session of the Canadimi houso of commons bc^aii yesterday. Sir Hichard Cartwriitht moving (he adoption of his rerrolution in favor of tinroetrictod reciprocity between the I'. S. and Canada. His lirst reason for tlio adoption of his rosolution ia on tho ground of popularity. CONDEMNING TUB THEATY. New Yobk, March 15.-The Board of Trade has adopted resolutions condemning the fisheries treaty as unjust and iniquitable, and asking Congress to reject it. MONUMENTS TO THE EMPEROR. Berlin, March 15.—It has already been decided to erect two monuments to the Emperor William. One will he an equestrian statue, at the end of the Unterder Linden, as a companion to that of Frederick the Great, and the othor will be erected in front of the palace. Besides these a column will bo placed on the Kuuigsplntz. IN )AVOR OF COMMERCIAL UNION. Washinoton, March 15.—The house crrmmiitee on foreign relations unanimously voted to-day to report favorably on Hill's resolution. "To promote commercial union with Canada." THE ANNUAL FLOOD. Fort Ahsinaboiene, Mont., March 15.—Tho ice in the Missouri River is rapidly breaking up and a general flood is already in progress. The Manitoba bridgo on the Titon ia gone, and the water in tho three rivers is rising at a rato never before known. All trains on western division of the Manitoba road have beon abandoned. . TIPPOO Till. London, March 16.—The Emin Bey rolief committeo has reoeived news thnt Tippoo Tib has sent a number of iiurn to Stanley's camp, on the Arm- oime, to take reserve stores and munitions to Wadelia. ruining Tee landlobds. Gobi, March 15.—The grand jiity to-day adopted a resolution calling the attention of the government to the impending ruin of landlords owing to the excessive reductions in rents. THIS miBirOOH'g DESPATCHES. FINE weather again. New Yobk, March 15.—The weather this morning is again warm and bright, with the prospect of muoh thawing. Railroads leading into the oity are all moving trains, and business men in New Jersey, Long Island,' and the upper part, of the state reached New York for the first time sinoe Saturday. Some surface cars are running. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. Philadelphia, Mar. 16.— Many stories of disaster come from the Delaware breakwater. The latest reports say twenty-two persons were drowned or frozen to death, aud twenty-eight vessels were blown ashore. The loss to shipping is estimated at (500,000. It is estimated ten thousand telegraph poles are down between New York and Washington. FIREMEN KILLED. Milwaukee, March 16,—A fire oo.' curred this moming which completely destroyed the bnek block occupied by Atkinsin* Co., shoe manufaotuen, and the Thomas & Wentworth manufacturing company. A number of firemen were killed by a falling wall. The loss it about (270,000. NUMEROUS FUNERALS. New Yobk, Maroh 15.—In th* oity of New York there are about five hundred dead bodies which await the removal of the snow drifts, which prevent interment. BESPECTING THE LATE EMPEBOR. London, March 15.—The war office has ordered the principal military garrisons at home and abroad to puc* their flags st half-mast to-morrow, ai A to tire ninety-one minute guns at no' n ss a mark of respect for the late Emperor William. The naval stations received similar instructions. 8HORT OF FOOD. New York, March 16.—The food supply is running very short in Jeney towns, and there is but little meat.and no milk, eggs or vegetables can be obtained at any prioe. The chances of getting relief from here are small, aa the supply is decidedly short. The first mail from Philadelphia and Baltimore since Monday morning, cam* isa this afternoon. Long Uland's snow embargo is melting away, and communication with all parts of the island are gradually becoming established. FOUND IN A DRIFT. Newark, N. J., March 16.—Tha snow is fast disappearing and tha street cars are again running. The body of John Roe has been found buried in a drift. BACK TO WOBK. Council Bluffs, March 15.—Tht Union Pacific engineers who abandoned their engines yesterday are on duly again, and freight traffic is going on aa usual. Burlington freight is not being handled. MILD AND SPRING-LIKE. Washington, March 15. —The weather is mild and spring-like. The effect of the storm is rapidly disappearing, and will soon be entirely ont- oome. Good progress is being made iu repairing the wires. DRIFTS 60 FEET DEEP. Pittsburg, March 15.—The fint through train from Philadelphia, over the Pennsylvania road, reached here this morning. The passengers atate that between Harrisburg snd Philadelphia the anow was drifted to * depth of fifty feet at many points, and many houses are completely covered. ' CAPTURED AT LAST, Albuquebque, N, M., March 16.— The notorious Jim Curry, who killed an actor named Porter on a stage in Toxas some years sgo, and escaped, and afterwards killed another man In San Antonio, has been arrested and ll in jail here. Curry wu working t prospect at White Oaks and became involved in a quarrel with his partner, and hacked him to death with t butcher knife. fire in boston. Boston, March 15.—The great works of the chemical paper Co.. at Holyoke, woro destroyed by fire last night. 'Palmer's block and other buildings were also destroyed. The loss ll very heavy. FROM NEW YOBK TO BOSTON VIA ENGLAND. Boston, Maroh 15.— Communications has been had with New York by way of London. Dispatches ware cabled to London and from there back across the Atlantic Communication with New York by Iho long distance telophone wires is expected bo-onf. Tho storm has been comparatively light along Masssohusetta coast. Leaa than 8 inches of snow fell in Boston. There wai only a alight interruption of travel within a radius of 26 miles and no serious disasters are repotted on the coast, but much loss of life is repotted, through without dotails,from towns on the traok of the storm. Muoh suffering occurred among ; on stalled trains in vario There is no soaroity of provWoM' in Boston or vicinity. , THE GENEMUt WEST. Mandan, Dak., March 15.— Th* Mandan Roller Mill company this afternoon shipped a carload of fint grado flour to the sufferers from the Hazard in tha east. A GOOD JOKE. Canton, Dakota, Maroh, 16.—The Adeocait has started a fund for tha relief of the sufferers in the recent blizzard in New York ud other New England states. Clothing and money will be taken. ; ■*" f, a -a'nnrtrK' . '« mama gaile $ritish Columbian Tkanaar Iveabal, March IS, isss. Wo expressed tho opinion tho other day that the refusal of the council to name the city "Wcst- miiater" in the new charter was not in accordance with the wishes of the citizens. This opinion has been proved correct by subsequent events. The expression given by the large and influential meeting on Wednesday night left no room for doubt. Yesterday a petition to the legislature, asking for the change mentioned, was circulated through the business part of the city, and was signed by nearly ovory person to whom it was presented. No ono has yet put forward any good reason why the change shonld not be made, and we are sure the fow who object to it will very soon como to coincide with tho opinion of tho majority. BSMMI typed plates. It is the worst kind of monopoly, because it is the result of a spirit which for purely selfish purposes would sweep all labor- saving appliances out of existence. The Kamloops Sentinel publishes a letter from Messrs. Clarke b Co., of that place, in which exception is takon to tho notice given by the Winnipeg Commercial. It is pointed out that many of the principal institutions and commercial concerns of the town were omitted from the Winnipeg paper's summary, and others of less note were inserted. For example, Mr. J. A. Mara's largo commercial business, one of the most extensive in the province, is passed by without any notice whatever. It is stated as a probable explanation that these firms which received no mention wore simply being, punished because they declined to subscribe forthe Commercial, nnd this explanation is very probably correct. In adopting this method the Commercial is simply following a very objectionable practice which, we regret to say, has becomo too common with outside papers which undertake to write np particular localities. The same plan was pursued by the San Francisco Journal of Commerce in its British Columbia number. It professed to set out the resources and commercial advantages of British Columbia; but it ignored such places and such concerns as refused to givo it advertisements or bonuses, and thus did great injustico by its selfish discrimination. This is very unfair, and leads us to the observation that in nearly every instance the results of such schemes are disappointing, and the benefits fall far short of the representations made by the canvassing agents. It may be taken as a settled fact that outside publishers undertake such schemes solely for their own profit. They have no personal interest in advertising the places in which for the moment they profess to have such wonderful affection, and their notices extend just as far as to cover the fee demanded. If any one starts out with a proposal to write up British Cotumbia and confines his work to those places only where he gets large bonuses, he does a great injustice to the country, and deserves no encouragement A deputation of printers is Baid to have waited on the government at Ottawa some days ago for the purpose of asking protection. Thero are in the United States several establishments which produce large numbers of stereotyped metal or celluloid plates for printing purposes. These plates are thin and comparatively inexpensive, and they are used quite extensively both in the United States and Canada by newspapers. The cost of these plates is less than half the cost of setting up an equal quantity of type. This is the point of objection. By means of these plates many publishers aro enabled to give their readers a much larger quantity of reading matter than would be possible without them. But some of tho printers think that the use of plates is interfering with their craft. If thero were no plates, they think, publisher! would be forced to use more type, and printers would, therefore, find more employment. They rule the government to prevont the im- portation of American stereotyped newt plates by imposing upon them a prohibitory duty. This may bo legitimate protection, but it is certainly one of the very worst phases ot it. So far aa we know, there are no stereotyped news plates manufactured in Oanada; and if they are to be got anywhere, publishers must go to the United States for them. The same principle carried out in other things would put an end to invention and progress. The stereo typed plates are to type-setters what reaping machinery ia to the wielder of the tickle; and the apirit that would prevent the use of these plates by publishers, would strike out of existence all labor-saving devices and compel a return to, the "good old days'whon steam power and machinery were unknown. It is to be hoped the Ottawa government will not listen for a moment to any thing M outrageous. Not long ago three printers connected with this offioe invented and patented an automatic perforator, which* enables a pressman to print and perforate a aheet by one operation, and is, con- aequently, a great savor of labor. But pressmen would have just as good ground to ask the government to forbid tha manufacture of theso metill devioei at the printers have to uk • prohibition ob the stereo- Scrofula ta one of the most fatal scourges which afflict mankind. It is often inherited, but may be the result of improper vaccination, mercurial poison, uncleanlinese, and various other causes. Chronic Sores, Ulcers, Abscesses, Cancerous Humors, and, iu sonic cases, Emaciation and Con- sumpt inn, result from a scrofulous condition of the blood. This disease can bt cured by tho use of Ayer's SarsapariUa. I inherited ascrofuloiis condition of the blood, \rhich caused luUmuigcmeut of my whole system. After taking Icsb than four bottles of Ayer'a SarsapariUa I am Entirely Cured and, for the past year, have not found it necessary to uso nny medicino whatever, I am now iu butter health, and stronger, than oyer before.- 0. A. Willard, 216 Tn-uumt st.» Boston, Muss. I woo troubled with Scrofulous Sores for five years; but, after using a few bottles of Ayer's SarsapariUa, the sores liniK-d, itud [ have now good health.*— Elizabeth Warnock, 5-t Appleton street, Lowell, Miws. Some months ajjo I was troubled with Scrofulous Sores on iny leg. The liml was badly swollen and inflamed, and tht •lores discharged lnrgo quantities of offen* Mve mutter. Every remedy failed nntl t used Ayer's SarsapariUa. By takin| three bottles of this medicine tho sorei have heen healed, nnd my health is re •stored, I am grateful for the good it hai ilone me.—Mrs. Ann O'Brian, 158 SulH van St., New York. ft Ayer's SarsapariUa, Prepared bv Dr. J. 0. Ayer 8cCo., Lowell,Mui Sola by allDruggiits. l'rlue $1; ilx bottles, $6 FOR Cream & Fancy Cakes —GO TO A. DIEBEL'S yaOJT STREET, OP*. C.P.N. WHAR* Ane2ttto OSrOTIOB- 1 8 MY BUSINESS AFFAIRS MUST A. bo wound up nt once, nil parties indebted to mo will please eall and settle samo without delay. Office —Building lately occupied by Bunk of B. C. dwinhllttc 0. Q, MAJOR. Preliminary Notice I A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT IU CONNECTION WITH THE OPEN- Injr of tlm now Presbyterian Church at Port Haney will take place at tbe Churoh on liiiNiiij* Evening the 'Ilth lunt. Further particulars in a fow days. 1 By order of the Committee. dwmbl3to TO CONTRACTORS. rENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY tho undersigned until noon on SATURDAY llie Villi March, for the erection of a two-story Residence for W. Norman Bole, Esi|. Plans und specifications can he seen at my ofllce, on nnd after Thursday the 16th inst. The lowest or nny tender not necessarily accepted. G. W. GRANT, dmhlStd Architect. No Advance! IN THE FIRE RATES —OF TIIE B.C. Insurance Co. D. S. CURTIS, _b.a-—i~r'~. New Westminster. dwfc21tc | o S s t- e Hotel toLease! mllE NEW TIIUEE-STOIIY BIUCK "QUEEN'S" HOTEL, Corner of Clement & Columbia Sts. Apply to W. A. DUNCAN, dwfe2Ho New Westminster, B. C. Land Registry Ordinance, 1870, Ee Lot 10, in Bloflk 8, SUttUvialoil of District Lot 180, City of Vancouver, B. C. WHEBEAfi THE CBHT1WCATK OP Title of Thomas 11. Boyd tn the ubovc-iiienUoiii'il Ituid has boon kml or destroyed, and application haa been mnde for n dii pi lento thereof: Notice: Is llirrcfiii-c h'-i'i li.v Hivi-n tbnl h now Certificate of Title will be Issued in lien of that mi lost or destroyed, unless Cftuae he shown to the contrary within one month from date hereof. It. \V. ARMSTRONG, Deputy Registrar, Land Registry Office, New Westminster,B.O„8rd Mar., )88fi. dmh8tn! Organs! Organs! CHEAPER THAN EVER. IT WILL PAY YOU TO CALL UPON MU. LEN'XIE, Agues .Street, next to Baptist Church. He is agent for the Celebrated Earn Organ, And Is selling Instruments VERY REASONABLY. Good Valnc from 9100 up. ihvmlillc City Laundry JOE QUI, HAVING LEASED AND FITTED UP a Shop on Dallas Street, nearly opposite Mr. Wise's Stable, Is now prepared to undertake tho work ot a General Laundry, Competent men employed, and work guaranteed, Having engaged a Wagon for delivery, clothes will he delivered promptly in nny part of the city. Flrst- ciuss references given if required. A trial order solicited. Prices will be found us low as in nny first-class establishment. Families taken at special rales. iWOrdersmay.holofl at Mr. Dickinson's Butcher shop, Columbia St. dja5tc BRITISH COLUMBIA DIRECTORY SOME COPIES OF THE British Columbia Directory (latest edition) still remain on hand, and will be disposed of at a discount for cash. This Directory is published by Messrs. Williams and Mal- landaine; it contains a large amount of valuable information respecting the different cities, settlements, and districts in the province, besides a list of the names and addresses of business men, farmers, etc. It is a well- bound book of 308 pages, andis pronounced by the provincial press to be the most complete and accurate Directory ever published in this province. Copies sent to any post-office in Canada or the United States, post-paid, on receipt of ^1.50. The price of the book is $2. Address: B. 0. Printing Co., Ld. dwJ.ISH* WR8THW8TRn,B.t, 0.M.FERRY&C0. iM-MtafttedtotttttrA D.M.r-e-aRYAOo'B SEED ANNUAL For 1888 willbemaUBd VFREBtOAhL applicants, and to lut HJMtM't custoraiira mth- . oat ordering it. Invaluable to nil. 1 Every person tumg fCarden.Flem-if Flower • thoiAi «nd tol _ ... w — •- — -J tk A*W»M D. Nl. FIRRY &00.,W1ndsortOnt. W.E. AUSTIN, DEALER IN tara! Merchandise! NEW WBST1IIXSTKB, B. C. Hay and Feed _._„—.——. WOOD^ COAL (THE BEST QUALITY). Dry Goods, Boots & Shoes, Provisions & Groceries. FARMERS' HARDWARE, ■<:<>■>.-, ttSme. B9-TAB wc litre no whisky or toliacco wo ean, by temperate hriblls mill trnroful economy, Eervo the public at especially low rales. dwjnl2tc m mm 1881 j. & W. STUART, Mussclbiirffli, Ncollnml, Inventor* nnd Patentees uf tha Celebrated ZDOTX-BLE KNOTTED NETTING MANUFACTURED FHOM THE Best Selected Quality Flax, Hnvo succeeded in producing nn nrtlcle unsurpassed In Workmanship, Durability awl Economy, the teat of which has been Indicated in tho extensive 01- dci-H now In hnnd nnd ln coursoof shipment lo the various Fisheries of Iho Province. After completion of these orders Men«8. Stuart will ship to their representatives in Itrltish Columbln a LIMITED ai'ANTITV OF NETS AND TWINE From whioh Suppl leu can be Drawn Daring tho Season, ttr Messrs. Stuart manufacture Nets nnd othor npptlnnccs for the DEEP SEA. FISHERIES. Samples and prices on application (0 their Agents, ROBT.WMD&CO. VICTORIA, B. C, Dole Agents for (lie Province or Brl- tUk rolnmlili. tt.'Xml TIMETABLE Str. "Gladys," UNTIL FURTHER NOTIOE, WILL leave Ior Chllliwhack ond way place, on TUESDAYS anil THURSDAYS, at 7 a. m., returning on followlni/ days. -For all further Information apply on board, or to W..I. MATHERS, ilfe20lc On tho Wharf. Loan Office! MONEY LOANED On Watches, Thiols, rinlc, nr <'oml« of Any Description. tti-coiul-liaiiil Furniture nOUGHT A SOLD. ADVANCES MADE On Household tloods or l'roperty of any kin-l. Lots! Lots! Lots! Building Lots sold In any pari of (ho Town on Monthly Installments to suit Purchasers, No Interest ohnrged. All business strictly confidential. 1VXX.X.IAM BBXDT FRONT STREET, tt* Next Door to Caledonia Hotel. dwJaSOto GUARDIAN Insurance Com'y OF LONDON, ENG. Total Funds, $18,000,000 lmrmijA.miT.-xr) ESTABLISHED 1821 Risks Taken at Rates as Low as any other Reliable Comp'y. T. R, PEARSON, NOETH OOlrrlPAlTY Capital, $3,000,000 j Losses Paid, 148,000,000 KatnUlaliea *.■*■*.«*»>» Rates as Low as any other Company doing Business in British Columbia. tr Risks promptly taken, anil Losses satisfactorily adjusted. T.R. PEARSON, mmTmsmms_m_»m wmmmmm t MERCHANT TAILORS Wisli to inform the l'eoplc of New Westminster anil its Vicinity that they ARK PREPARED TO EXECUTE ALL ORDERS FOR TAILORING. OR NO SALE. A call respectfully solicited. Iti-MF.MBEIl THE STAND! NEXT DOOR TO DICKINSON'S BUTCHER SHOP ttileOto MACHINERY HAVING LATELY INCREASEDOUR '■miiK'ctiun in tlio East nnd else* where very I'onMdernbly, we nro In uno- Rltlnn to give pi'taM nnnnyclnfiHof Mh- chlncry that may be required, Including: Marine mul .stationary EnglncH nnd Roll- em, Pliim-Tfi, Matcher* nnd Moulders, lim/. PNiiuth, Wood Lathen, Band Hiiwh,Utliid Machinery, Qnnge Ijntheii. Shaping Machines, BhlngleMaohfnefl, Lath Machines A Bolters, Two, Three nnd Four Block Circular Saw Mills, Band Saw Mills, Portable Engines nud Rot lent and Hoisting Engines. Also, John Bertrnm A Sons' nnd The London Tool Co.'s Iron Working Machinery. Brick Machines and Crushers of either the Martin or Bnlrd muke. Mill Supplies of all descriptions. Including Circular Saws, Solid or Inserted Teeth, Lubricating Oils, Rubber and Steam Pumps of the Blake. Davidson or Knowtcs make also on hand. M'A vlty's Patent Boiler Feeders supplied on short notice, as well asPutntuand Oils, Axes and Kdgo Tools of Die celebrated Broad mako, 'Vlro Hope, Plumbers and Stenm Fitters supplies, Ae, We nre soli« agents in this Provinoe for the JOHN DOTY Engine Co'y, whose Marine worlc cannot be excelled, ns outfits we havo furnished hero will testify, FRASER TTlEONARD, l.mbl.gt., Opp. Sews-AdTPrtlser, VANCOUVER, B. 0, twlemte BAYLISS & BEADLE, Practical Bricklayers, » KE PREPARED TO EXECUTE ALL kinds of Furnace, Bailer Seating wid Blilldill (•pairing Chlmner Building and Her"' ~ BRICK - LAYING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. ESTIMATES given for every description of work, Addren P. O. Box 155, New Wostmln.tar. Orders mny bo left with Mr. Holden, Krir- mor.TT Home, New Westmlngtor. dfertfinl Pianos Organs! GREAT BARGAINS IN PIANOS. Best Selected stock or Pianos In British Colnmbla. New Pianos from $250 upwar.li. Old Pianos taken in exchange, H. PETERS, Cor. Douglas k Discovery Sta., ddeSto VICTORIA, B. O. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, BISAIIIIB 'EAINBOW Will lenve Victoria for Westminster Even Monday and Friday, ConuectIngn'ithHGliidys,»for[Jp-rlver. RETURNING — Leaves Wesdmlnuter every Tuesday A Saturday, nt 7 a. m. For nil particulars, apply to TURNF.lt, BEETON A CO.. Victoria, or to W.J. MATHERS, dwfe22tc Agent at Westminster. JOHNS. COX, IMPORTER AHD DEALER IH II Coxls So More lu Keep Good Fowls tban H Does to Keep Poor Fowls, My Breeding Tens are equal to nny ln the united Stales or Canada. I propose to furnish Eggs from Premium nun Find-class Fowls, my deaign being to (•Ktiil-li.sliii reputation (hut will last. Cash must accompany all ordors, Address, with stamp, JOHN 8. COX, dwmhatc New Westminster. JUST RECEIVED, ONE CAR LOAD OF CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER This is the finest lot of Butter ever brought into Vancouver. tar Special Rates on Large Orders, Or ders by Wire or Mail promptly attend* ed to- Quality guaranteed. HENDERSON BROS., dfeStc Cordova St,, Vancouver, PACIFIC Carriage Works! COLUMBIA STREET, Xew Wostminster, B. €. REID & CURRIE PROPRIETORS. M ANl-FACTlIKEIta A IMPORTER* OK Bhiw, Carnages, DEMOCRATS, DRAYS, CART8, Anrl all sort, of Vehicles. Ploughs, steel, Iron 4 Wooden Harrows Agricultural Implements, Ac. Wo havo also a large Stock of CARRIAGE & WAGON MATERIAL, Which wo will soil at the Lowest Possible Prices, Comprising: Hardwood, Wheels (patent ft home* mado), Shafts, Poles, Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Neck Yokes, .Single Trees, and all kinds of Bent Qoods. CARRIAGE HARDWARE, Springs, Axles, Circles, King Bolts, Clips, Steps, and everything required for Carriage Dps, and evi Building. BLACKSMITHING. We would special Iy call the nttontlon of -io Public to our Blacksmith Ing Department. We employ the very best of Work* men nnd wo import all our Iron, Steel, and other material: conseqnently,weMn do better, both In prices and quality of work, than any other Shop on the Mainland of British Columbia. Estimates given on Iron Work, and contracts taken Tor any kind of work. Farmers' A Loggers' Supplies kept on hand, rendy-made, Chains, Hooks, Dog Hooks, Blocks, Shackles, Hteel and Iran Wedges, Mall Rings, Ox Yoke maples. Clevlces.Blnglctreo Irons, Iron A Steel Harrow Teeth, Harrow Hinges, etc. All klndt of Ke pairs executed on short notice. Iron, Men, Chain, Coal, and all kinds of material sold, wholesale or retail, eir Call and inspect our Htoek and obtain our prices before ordering elsewhere and you will save monoy by It. aworders by mail promptly attended lo. flwhllla REID&OURRII. The Britisli Columbian i-bi-niT-as) Colnmliia Sl., New Westminster, B. C. CAPITAL, - $15,000 IN 300 SHARES OF $50 EAOH. Fast Steam Presses, Fii*st*Class Material, Efficient Workmen. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS ONE OF THE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. BY MAIL, PER ANNUM* Daily British Columbian, - - $8 00 Weekly British Columbian, - 2 00 LeadingNewspaper on theMainland HAVINO BY FAR THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. i BOOK AMD GOMMERGIAL PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION At Moderate Rates. SPECIAL BLANKS NU9 & PRINTED TO ORDER Persons who have not proved by actual experience the ability ofthe establishment to turn out first-class work are invited to send a trial order. tafM i'i'fMi&0.i*a-i.r)t6rtlO MAN/' IilTi'mTVi'iTf tlnrMI'a ; Link :,\ tiu-.Vnnir. taliirr o : l exits. Orio lum lre.l nirl fifty miles fiml *.f El I -' <>. I'll ISO'I't-r laillHl r,li'ilii! UlhlvYlly, •■ • I in ! \ntv liv miles 01 UlO Mail, is ti...r iit-iv iriiiri a i-iiiui) named Crtnvo, tt'hiTO tiro riclurst tilvw nml co]i|i r i: inns in Toxns lirrre recently, lieen dis- ii, i.ti'I. I'd I'rlirTtely nortli of Onrri'O lln r lint iiiiiiniK nroirntalii ruirao c,r lad , inj Diiiliolo oi' Devil's Mountain, tower- .ni over'S tlxinsmiil feet al o\v llie mrr- iniinliii' plain, Ni'iirthoHiiin'Tiii , which ir minion il of rnni'-rtone, ar* foil .1 " rii.ruria gaviiS sil I tunnois, whieh ex- • t-iiil (or n illntttup "I ten milts, anl ». 'ne of llie.ui iicnetrntu tlio Mountain *J'l ' * IT', i. n I .liaii tradition coiinlsfo? lln'S'' cayaa T's lire a Irrli'S nf Kjiiirs or devils, nn I Hie i-atiT'irii'ty iTiijTi'tTTii ar'is Apaeliea yriv'.r lln* hiiurrerl DliiliolyMpiin'riiiir il wi'l-1 hel'th. t nlil very I't'T'ently Ihn ilark, '■ UnriUlo irri-1 fi'irwiiiir *, irriiitiit Ir is heVvr leert exp'-rrvrl liy wVIn inr'n. tlio no- lirruii1.! HMiiiuy liut erriril1-.' lo s.'a! • 'tr lilr.'.'e.i Ir-'ai.ls. nor fna.' tire 3 iffr"',-; I i'lin awe '.vIt tli sa'-iieii to snn on n I lim ;il "an r rrn t t.i.. r po/sa-sibn oi lire i tru.l r, , i'a-o tire I'lsaovery ri!'silver tlreiy, how- i ver', Ilia ii onr veiVii!v-.i!iiio iiim.'i'a have |nirri.'ly uxp'oted onn ion.' rn vr.. S, A.'rJ.-inai', an oi i frpullur'sinsn, with ' n Str.entrflij j.ent on his min , was I're lir I v.i'ilo man lo ruler tliu so*ealliJ (- I.' tt'iiorr i.f :r|ririls. With a taiiovv rarn- T'le.ni.l pniTp.r't |)i,'k, lie Jii'ili'lrale I lire . Tiiv,' a iuin.lro'i foet; I nt l: nnl venlrri'o 1 fnriheK Tlio wails of the cavern i'nr.r , ii'.i.ueroiis evlden.ns of forme.r ha'-ua- I on. HtoniJ impliii.'irtri, bono ji-airrhs ff'uni pottery iu ex. client perservali n r wero scattered herrr anrl tirero in llio i aves. Carcasser-r ol Units an I other hu jo animals were lying near' a heap of ashes. Thii mould of fnies lay doop on Iho I.oor > and sides of tlio envern. .Surely, ho lli'inght, this was tho homo of the. au- ; eient flitV dwollor. Osmer then with his prrr'-rr .-cl pick ho- . yan rligirlng in a pile nf dirl r rr i rvrrs re- warrled liy unoarihin^ a s.'eelrj.i b_- 1- griu.ic proportions. Irrst i.r.-siin.l, Ur n llie verrebrne wr're hri, jrh* t i .i-M. I'm. iu the ineautiiiirr h.s a.id r< ha I l.urrr rd I low, nnd rather nen rv'il ny lheslnln.ro . speirtnca'anrl the hirl ous mi'di n-; s i n 1 oi th.MVind nsil WTtverl thr rr.h th: rr v- r fui depths ot tho ii'ooriiy ol I rrrjw, whieh is now tho abode OT llio mourilaih I o.i and other ferocious boasts, r srurjr reUerrt- ir.l to dayli.lit carrying with him the skull and'backbone.* Tbe skull he found lo he that of a man. Tlio under jaw is or mammoth alio, easily receiving the hen i of an ordinary man williiu its sides. The teeth are enormous molors or double teeth all around, an I in n perfect slain of preservation. The surprise and gvalrllealion were great in trsiner when he examined the v'erie- Inse. It is of immense sirre, and the Kiriiigo thing about ilis that instead or' leiiuiiiatiug abrup'.ly, as in the ordinary man, it is prolonce.l for eight or t n inches beyond, describing a graceful curve to tho rear. While lim main vertebrae is tir miy set the caudal appendage is flexible. At its juncture with' the backbone prjper, at the usual location of the cocyx, it measures four and ouo half inches wide, but it narrows rapidly toward tho end. Considerable of the tail hns disappeared, probably by decomposition, but sufficient remains tn domousipitte beyond a doubt that,at last.the longsolight'mah with «tail has been found in the mys- 1 l"iir,us old cavern ot Northwest Texas. .Mr. Osmer refuses all otters for his v innge lind, and keeps it closely guarded in l,t, cabin, allowing the curious visitor lo see hli old clitl-dweller Iriend at all limes. It should bo seen by scientific men, rude rnmined, and perhaps tho Darwinian theory will be forever established be- you I even the shadow of a doubt. And , it would, in all probability, be time well rr, n; ror men of s. ienco to visit Carrizo ..nd further explore the prehistoric cav- .er.rs of the Di»bolos. — - " SOU! HtK.J HClMtaTEADS, The Cleopatra Bath Rolls. The woman who has tbe money and time to be Intensely and altogether fosh- ' rouahle usually racks her brain and I draws heavily upon her purse in a struggle for novelty. The newest development in this line is called the Cleopatra bath robe. Even in the bouses of the rich the bathroom is nothing like the porgeoiu bathing apartments of the ancient Romans and Egyptians, but in some eases it is something like a small ■rcctioiioi theancieatsplenuors. Whether the mistress of a line house has a gorge- oisly tiled bathroom or only theordi- , nary thing, abe can be luxurious in her .use of it. To that ond she may now en- 1 velop herself, after her lavatory indulgence, in a garment made of a thick but sot and fleecy blanket, such as are often brought to the East from the Pacifio const, and which cost at retail from $10 to r'M. The garment isloosely fashioned out of this material, and it has a toga- ' like appearance, with its clonic drapery. Hut iis white woollen surface is not left as clear and primitive as were those garments. There are two methods of decoration in vogue for these bath robes. (lire is to embroider them, and the other is to paint them. In either case con- si lorablo of really skillful art may be employed in decorating the robe with Cowers. Kibbonsnnd fringes may also < be ultachod, and altogether the wearer, '.hough only attired for seclusion, and I y nil the laws of propriety bound to si room and run If discovered by masculine eyes, is really arrayed in about as much splendor, of its kind, as though yoing to a ball. • •• -—-- •—. WMrlog Apparal tlttt. The Rt. Louis (llobe-Democmt says: tt Is astonishing to observe how few people ■ un ierslnnd the common rules of measure- in. nt in purchasing wearing apparel. I or instance, a man will buy a coat that > is n "s so" too small or too lane. A "size" nriiri ler or a "size" larger Is what he pr.'h.ibly needs, but he docs not know u bat a "size" is. Well, a "size" in a coat ' in nn inch, a "size" in underwear is two in lies, a "size" in a took is one inch, in a collar one half ah inch, in a shirt one- hail an inch, in shoes one sixth of an inch, pants one inch, gloves one fourth o. »u inch, and in hats one-eighth of an inch. Very few purchasers ever underhand tho schedule named. -*> * Th.PoUl.liB.lUe."" There is a meeting house in Andros- i ogi u county, Me., tbat is called the ". "i rah Kettle." When it was built in. i-tiii'i-house stoves were unknown, bnt ih- c< nyrcgatlon were progressive, and i ccMcd thst they would like their prr-.r Ling all the better if they could It i e r. hot. Ko llrey built a brick arch, I'" lire r an old potash kettle, and set it, , iirnnii up, over the arch. In this way 11. ■■ • in d r a very successful heating op- ' |.,u "irs, which gave the house a name i. ii.eh it hat retained for half a century. The New,,t Joke. The newest joke of Ihe day Is for one mnn to n«k another "Have you seen the new ro,n-the ono and three eigths?*' II course the answer is "No," whereupon th r propjuiider ol lire question produces a rov live-cent nickel and points to the ii.tr -i .ss, which is iho "one and three eights" and tbe point of the joke. . The Ilcr.ROii for Bomo o[ TUoui ITuiuog Into Decay, lYroin tho SnTarrnrili Newrr.) A great many of tbo plantations in dilTere rt parts of tbo South, which wero oni'O well known for I heir size, the mag- ntficciico of tlio resiliences upon them, the hn pitality of th.ir owners, or on account ol the prominence of.the families which posses ed them, are now fulling into ruins, /llio reason for this is, per- haps that the hind has been worked so Ion.- without being fertilized that it has bcro.iiii noor, or it may be that those in! i whose possession it has passed lacked the enorgy and skill which are re Hired to make it pay under the present sj'otem of labor. mt of these famous old places, ln Liber :v county. On., was lately sold to a co'e-ct man for$2,o"J0, only part of the pirrcrK.-ro price be.ng re-iuired at once. It 8 Know.' ns Laurel View, and is within two miles oi Hie historic town of Min- burv. lt wns once the home Of the gift- o i '.rohn Klliult, and a very beautiful home it wns. John Klliott once repre- sefi cl Georgia in the tinted Mates Sen- nl.' rri I --'ll tb I8;t). Tire plantation con- la,ns t'.S'W acres. It was purchased during tho War of Secession by l.inton Hc| liens, nnd was sold lo the presont owner by bis heirs. 'lire di'sirict in which tho plantation is situated was noted from tbe first seitle- irrerit of the hriato'Until tbo emanciprtion of tiro slavirslfor.tho intelligence and weii.tb of its citizens, lt is no.v, however, nhno.it wholly abandoned to tho colored penplc. Its great plantations have been divided into small farms, and the sup-rrb mansions, once the homes of men noted for wealth and culture, nnd of women famous for beauty aud refine- irreiit, are falling into decay, and are being rc'i-l -cod by cabins nnd huts, whose el.rnitieys of sticks and mud tell more pa.nly than words tbe marvellous ctie.hcaj for worse which has taken place iu t.io once rich and prosperous district. PLASHES FROM FOREIQN 3KIE8. —London has 444 burying grounds. ' —Japan has a new Minister for Foreign A r.airs iu the person of Count Oku- rnr. —One hundred million cubic feet ol gas are used in London in one day of toa. —William O'lirion has left Ireland for llio south of Kurope, where he will en- dcavor to recuperate his health, . . —Europe now owns -something like $30,01>,Oju,0'J!'i and is paying about $800,- OOj,0.:u a year en interest account. —'•Dinners for a penny" are given every week to l,"t)i> people out of employment Ly a I'ir.uiuguaui, England, charity organization. —"epodobs Volapuk" appears now on tho letterheads of Got man, French and Italian business bouses, meaning "We correspond iu Volapuk." —Berry, the English hangman, has executed I lit persons up to the present time, sixteen of them having been in Ireland and two in Scotland. —Spain will hold a world's fair at Barcelona in tin' coining spring. Barcelona has a popu at.oll of -IOlmj.jii and holds the same relat on lo Spain as New York City does to tbo I nited States. Tho exposition will occupy an area of 125 acres. —Tho Abyssinian King John claims to be a descen lent of the Queen of She- bn. lie is said to have such a horror of tobacco that ho has decreed that tho nosr of any ol bis sublets found taking sunt!' shall be cut oil, while smoking or chewing forfeits life, l'j>-Countr j Jllce* According to that "veteran observer" of the South, Bill Arp, a new industry has arisen in South Carolina. He says, in one of his letters to the -dllati'ii lon- tlitul ell : 'Thero is one product at Anderson that I novor saw beforo iii tho up- country, anrl that is rice. I saw ono lot of *25ll bushels grown by ono farmer, and lie sold it for $1.25 a bushel. It is in the bull ami Is all shipped to Savannah and Charleston for seed. Tbe low-country rico is mixed with a noxious growth, just liko wheat is mixed with cheat and cockle, but this up-countryjrice is pure, nml hence commands a higher price than their own. Tho farmers around Anderson grow a great deal of rice, making from sixty to eighty bushels per aero ou their meadows and meadow lauds. Why do not our Georgia farmers try it, for there is just such land on almost every hum in this up-country 1", Southern Hotels Espenslve, (Memphis Aviilnuclic.) "You are mistaken, sir," said Signor Tuley of tlie Peabody to a dignilied looking gentleman Irom the East, who was protesting aeninst the price charged bim for an outside room lecently; "it co-is more to run first class hotels in the South than it docs in the North." "But you get your negro help tor less prico," argued tlio guest. "Thero again you nro in orror," said* tho ono and only, "our best colored help comes from Chicago. They aro bright young fellows who drift up that way nnrl learn tho business and then return to their native health. Not one in a hundred of the cornlield negroes indigenous to this section would make a good hotel servant. I've been thirteen years in tho South and know whereof I speak," .____ „,...,*.. . Ar«th«tic8torr. We get many pathetic stories from all quarters ol the globe, but none has been moro pathetic or startling than one from Iiiidn 1'esth that. Janos Meryessl, S4 years of age, attempted suicide by drowning in tho Danube, because he was unablo longer to support his father nnd mother, aged respectively 115 and 110 years. The family are Magyars fioni the extreme soutli ol Hungary. Tho a'llioritr' s doubled the story of the old begna-, hut investigation confirmed it in every par ticular. No stronger Instance of filial dovc.t'mi is to bo lound in song or story or hisiory than this octogenar.an's ilosper.it i despair because he could no longer support his far her and mother, who hart lived beyond a century of time. Ralph Waldo Emerson's study in the pleasant old Concord residence Is kept just as the sage and poet left it. Over the low mantel hangs a fine copy of Michael Angelo'a "Fates." There Is • curious old Egyptian idol, cholco engravings on tho walls, and husta of celebrated men here and thero about the room. On either side of tho fireplace two doors opon Into the sunny south parlor. In the centor of the room is a, lane table. It Is piled with books. On one side lies the llttlo blotting psa with sheets of paper, and by It a nen at>< an ink bottle. *^ This Is all the paraphernalia at son's writing ««t«r!»ls * ■ •' - . . | r_, Constipation Is a nnlvoraal and most troublesome disorder. It causes Headache, Mental Depression, impairs the Sight and Hearing, destroys the Appetite, and, when loug continued, causes Enlargement of the Liver, Inflammation of the Bowels, and Hies. Constipation Is spoodlly cured by Ayor's Pills. For a number of months I was troubled with' Costivenoss, ln conse- Suence of whioh I suffered from Loss of .ppetlte. Dyspepsia, and a disordered liver, My eyes also troubled mo. I was compelled to wear a shade over them, asd, at times, was unable to bear exposure to the light. I was entirely CURED BY USING threo boxes of Ayer's Plllrr. I have no hesitation ln pronouncing this medicine to he the best cathartic over mado. — James Kccles, Poland, Ohio, I suffered from Constipation, nnd, consequently, from Hoadaelro, Indigestion, and Piles, tor years. Ayer's Pills, which I took at the suggestion of a friend, havo given me effectual relief. I commonced taking this remedy two months ago, and am now free from Constipation, tlie removal of which has caused my other troubles to disappear, and greatly Improved my general health.—w. Keelcr, Amhorst, Mass. I suffered from Constipation, which assumed such an obstinate form that I feared a stoppage of the bowels. Two boxes ot Ayer's Pills cured me, completely.—D. Burke, Saco, He. tt Ayer's Pills, Pnf»MdbyDr.J.O.Ay.rltOo.,Loirell,HM». Sold by .11 DrogglHl ud Drain, to Modirrlne. Business Directory. The following BuHliTeasrilrcelory relates only lo persons whose nilvei-ltsoinents appear In the ltitiTislt Colombian. It bas been found true, as a rule, tbat persons who auvertlseliberally are liberal In their dealings, and many persons make it a rule to give preference in their dealings to those establishments which advertise freely. Tho following list. Is arranged al- phabotlcally: LEGAL. T. 0. Atkinson ColumblaBt W. Norman Bote Columbia Ht Corbould k McColl McKenzie Bt MEDICAL. Dr.H. M. Cooper ....-Cnurch St Dr. John Garrow McKenzie *l. Sr. I. M. MoLean McKenzie Bt. r. DeWolfe Smith Clarkson Bt DENTAL. C. E. 0. Brown ....Columlila st F. Welsh Colonial Hotel INSURANCE. W. 3. Armstrong Court House D. H. Curtis........ Columr-la st H. V. Edmonds MoKenzlo Ht T. It. Pearson - Columbia St Rand Bros McKenzie St Turner, Beeton A Co Victoria Woods, Turner A Gamble Columbia Bt HEAL ESTATE AGENCIES. Vf. S. Bole Colnmbla St Corbould A MoColl MoKenzlo St H. V. Kdtnonds McKenzie St Rand Bro, McKenzlo St Woods, Turner A Gamble Columbia SI ARCHITECT, Ae. Clow A Maclure « Columbia st G. W. Grunt.. MoKemle St AUDITORS, ACCOUNTANTS, Ae. W.J. Walker A Co Columbia st PAWNBROKERS. Wm. Betdl Front Bt CONTRACTORS * BUILDERS. Beckett A Co. , McKenzie at FURNITURE. W. E. Fulos ....Columbia st UNDERTAKING. W. K. Fates Columbln et BRICK-HAKERS. Beckett A Co Cor. Columbia A Mary sis AUCTIONEERS. T. J. Trapp Colnmbla Bt AGENTS POR MACHINERY, tc. Fraser A Leonard Vancouver MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Rev. R. Lennie Agues st H. Peters Victoria, B. C. PRINTING * RULING. The Columbian steam Printing Establishment.... Columbia St GENERAL MERCHANDISE. W. R. Anstln Front Bt W.A Q. Wolfenden Columbln at 0. MoDonough. , Front *" DRT GOODS, ke. D. Drysdale A Co. Colnmbla st Jas. Ellard A Co ColumbiaSt C. MoDonough Front st GROCERIES is PROVISIONS. W. B. Austin Front st 0. MoDonough Front st P. J. Foulds A Co Columbln st W. * G. Wolfonden Columbia st PANCT GOODS. Kwong on Wo A Co Front st LAUNDRIES. Joe Qui Dallas st TAILORING. Morris A Dlok Columbia st DRESSMAKING. Jos, Ellnnl A Co Columbia st Miss Jennings Columbia st Mioses MoDougnll Columbia st WOOD * COAL. W. R. Austin Frontst Gilley Bros Columbln st DRUGS, *e. D, B. Curtis A Oo Columbln Bt A. M. Herring Columbia st BUTCHERS. Robt, Dickinson Colnmbla Bt WATCHMAKERS * JEWELERS F. Crake Colnmbla Bt F. Stinky Columbia st BLACKSMITHING * CARRIAGE WORKS. Thos. Ovens Columbia St Reid A Currle Columbia Bt HOTELS. Farmers Home [Holdcnl Church Bt LIVERY, AC. Mainland Transfer Co Columbia St BOOTS * SHOES. Grant A Maclure Columbia st H. Kells Columbia «l W.0. Loye ..Clnlkionst James Rousseau Columbia sr BAKERY. A. Dletwl Front St NURSERIES. 0. W. Henry Port Hammond MONUMENTAL. Rudie *. Monck New Westminster SOAP MANUFACTURERS. Pendny A Co Victoria FANCY POULTRY. Jno. 8. Ool Now Westminster W.C. LOYE, faMt Sod ui Shoe Maker. ntpslrlni Neatly Done. Cork Sole Work •8iT.cl.lly. sarOrders promptly attended to. CUrk.on tt., In renrof Coliiirlnl Until, leitte Band BimT«fllM. daelte A BY-LAW To enable the Corponrtion of tlio Township of Richmond 'to raiBe by way of Loan the sum of $30,000, for the purposes therein set forth. WHEHEAS THE MUNICIPAL COtJN- cllof tho Corporation of Uio Township of Hlchmond nun resolvo I to ralflo the Hum of 5--.0.000 by way of lonn, for the following purposes, viz.: 1. Tho sum of SIO.000 to be applied In conjunction with an appropriation from the Provincial Government, for tho purposo of constructing two bridges, one from Lulu Island to Sen Island and oue from Sea Island to the mainland. 2. The sum of 81,005 for the purpose of constructing roods nnd other necessary Improvements In "Ward A," Bea Island, H. The sum of 97,650 tor the purpose of constructing the foUowingroads in "Ward Ii," and for other noecasary improvements, namely: w«tullu on mnd No. J: one mile ou road No.-i; one in iii' on road No.Ti, mid one mile un road No.7.com- inenoingat tlie North unn nl the Ki-:isur ilvfi-iind running smiili lo Intersoottho rn.nl lending I'M Im; Town Hull; alsouljout llin*!' mlies of rond, being n ciinUnniUlon of llio road running from I lm Town Hall I'tisiwaril lo t(ie southeast corner of "see. Sil, H.5N,, It. UW., thence north Io the North arm of the Fraser river; also, nbout three miles of road i*Miniueuelng on road No. tl, at tlio B.H. corner of Section 5, D. 4 N„ It. 0 W.( theneo west to tlicOitU of 4, The stun of ST.OS'i.fm' the purpose of constructing tho follow) ng icnds In "Wurd C" (and for othor necessary improvements), vl*/,.: To complete road No. 1 to tbo Soutli nnn of tho Fraser rivor; to complete road No. a to the South nnn of the Fraser river; to construct that portion of road No. 4 and Its extension Bonth of rond No. 0, tothe Houth urm of tho Fraser rivor, and ono mile of said road No. 4 commercing at and running nortli from road No.O; to extend road No. 5 ono mile nortli from road No. fl; to connect the already constructed parts of road No. t) between roads Nos. 1 & 2; to extend road No. 9 eastward from road No. 5 to the sluugli or river; and to construct road No.O, starling at road No. tlanil running north one mile. And Whbkeas it will require tlio sum of $2,-100 to bo raised annually by special rate for tiio payment of tho said debt und Interest as hereinafter mentioned; And Whebkas the amount of thn whole ratable properly of tho said Township of Richmond according to to the last revised (issessment roil, being for the yenr 1887, was 335i,y80, irrespective of any future increase of the ratable property of the Township aforesaid, and of any income iu the nature of tolls, interest or dividends from the work, and also irrespective of any Incomes from the temporary Investments of the-sinking fund or of auy part thereof; And Wheiieas for paying the Interest and creating an equal yearly sinking fund for paying the said principal sum of 830,000 and interest ns hereinafter mentioned it will require nn equal annual special rale of seven-tenths of one per cent, on the dollar: BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by tho Reeve and Council of the Corporation of the Township of Richmond; 1, That it shall be lawful for tho Reeve and Clork ot tho Municipal Council of tlio said Township of Richmond, when so authorized by order of snld Council, to raise by way of loan from nny person or persons, hodyor bodies corporate, who may ho willing to advance tho same upon the credit of tho debentures hereinafter mentioned, a sum of money not exceeding in t>>c whole tho sum of g^OOO, und cause the same to be placed in the Bank of Brl* tish Columbia, New Westminster, to the credit of the said Corporation, for tho purpose and with the object above recited. 2, That it shall be lawful for the said Reove and Clerk, when bo authorized by said Council,toeaiihe anynumborof debentures to be mado for such sums of money as may be required, not Icsb than 8100 eaeh, and tlmt tlie snid debentures shall be sealed with the seal of tho Corporation and bo signed by the said Reeve and Clerk. 3. That the said debentures shall be made puyablc lu i>0 years, nt furthest, from the dny hereinafter mentioned for this Bylaw to take elleet, at the said Bank of B. C, in said City of New Westminster, and ihatl have attached to them coupons for tlie payment of tho interest. 4. Thut the said debentures shall bear interest at the rate of six per tent per annum from tho date thoreof, which interest shall bo payable yearly at the said Bunk of B.0. 6. That for the purpose of forming aslnk- ing fund for the payment of tho snld de* bentures and the Interest at the rate aforesaid, to heccmo duo thereon, nn equal speolal rate of Beven-tenths of ono por cent, on the dollar shall, In addition to all other rates, he raised, levied and collected in each yenr upon all the ratable proporty in said Township during the continuance of the said debeuturcs or any of them. (I. ItBhnll boluwfnlfor the said Municipal Council from time to time to purchase any of tho said debentures upon such terms as may be agreed upon with tlio bolder or holders thereof, or of any pnrt thereof, either atthe time of sale or at any subsequent tlmo or times, the value in such cusp not exceeding par, and all debentures so purchased shall bo forth* Willi cancelled nnd destroyed, nnd no re- Issue of debentures shall bomadolncon- Bequence of Bueh repurchase. 7. This Bylaw shall take elleot and come Into operation upon the thirtieth day of March. A. D. 1888. This Bylaw mny bo cited for all pur* Eases as tlie "Richmond Municipal Loan ylaw, 1888." * Passed tho Municipal Council this third dny of March, A. D. 18S8. ISTO-TICE. rKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVE is a true copy of a Bylaw upon which a vote of the Electors will bo taken ou tho twenty-sixth dny of March, 18S8, at tho Municipal Hall, Richmond, between the hours of ten o'clock a, m. aud four o'clock p. m. O. D. SWEET, Richmond, Maroh 10,1888. C. M. C. dwmhlUWJ PORT HAMMOND NURSERY Frnlt Trees, Ornamental Trees, Small Fruits, And GARDEN STOCK on hand (n great variety. Everything Qrst-elnss and furnished lu good shape, dw-delfltc G.W. HENRY, Port Hammond, B. C. BECKETT & CO, Brick Manufacturers, BUILDERS AND General Connors BRlCK-YAimS: Perl Haney. OFFICER: 1'oriier -Toliinihlii nud Mm-}- SIn„ V"iv We-lliiliitlri'. dwiiihliltc W. E. FALES, PRACTICAL UNDERTAKER. KmlM.mliignSpcctnllY. Dcnlrrln Wooden anti fl|«tn1Ie Ititr- InH imhif.. Futurnl«Co»Anrtvil. A full Hue of t'otltn Trhmiilngfc always on hand. Parlies »t » distance supplied al slmrlesl not Ice. Satisfaction guaranteed lu every particular. dwoclto COLUMBIA 8T, New Weill', FORJSALE. 3 ACRES OP SCBORBAN LANDS, AT 8100 per acre. Air-ply to ilmhlit? HENW V. EDMONDS. —•A-m—IO— A BT.11 DRESSMAKING At HISS JENNINGS', (Late of England) Corner of Church nnd Columbia Streets, NEW WESTMINSTER. •VHatlsfactlon guaranteed. dwfe7te Administrator's Notice. In the Estate uf At.kx. MiKk.s7.ik, De* ceased. VtOTICK IS IIEIIHBY GIVEN THAT il all accounts due to the Esluto of the talo Alex. McKonzlo, of Clover Valley, iniist ho paid to tbo undersigned forthwith, and al) claims against tlie snld Estate must be forwarded, duly proven, to tho undersiuncd on or bofore tbo I6th day of March, 1883. W. H. FALDING, dmhUtd Administrator. Administrator's Notice. In thn Estato of Joski'U Hamrurv, Deceased. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT nil accounts duo to the Estato of Jo- -,.. Hambury must be paid to tho un- derslgned forthwith, and nil claims a- gainst tho said Estate niusl bo forwarded, duly proven, to tbo undersigned before the 16th day of March, 1S88 \V. IJ. FALDING, dmhOtd Administrator. n; Administrator's Notice. In the Estate of Cuaklks Fetch, De. ceased Intestate. VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT il nil accounts due to tho Estate of the lute Charles petoli must be paid to the undersigned forthwith, and all claims against the said Estate must he forwarded, duly proven, to the undersigned on or before tlie wh day of April next. W. H. FALDING, dmhOtd Administrator. Administrator) Notice. In the Estate uf Andres Kino, De* VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT il all accounts due lo the Estate of the Into Andres Ring must be paid to the undersigned forthwith, and all claims a- gainst the said Estate must be forwarded, duly proven, to the undersigned on or before tlie Oth day of April next. W. H. FALDING, dmhOtd * Administrator. -CTOTIOB. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I have mnde application to the Chief Commissioner of Lands nnd Works for a license to cut, fell and carry away timber from the following described unoccupied und unreserved Crown lands In theDls- trlctof New Westminster, that Is to say: Commencing ut a stoke planted on the right hank of a stream which empties Into Howe Hound (west shore) about half a mile northerly of the Indian Reserve. which lies west of Woolridge Islnnd, snld slake being planted about 1% miles from the mouth of said stream; Thence ns follows: West-iOchnlns, north 20 clialns. west 40 chains, north '200 chains, east 40 chnins, south 140 chnins, east 20 chains, south 60 ehains, east '20 chains, south 20 chains, to point of commencement; containing 1000 acres, more or less. Now Westminster, R C, March 12,1888. ARTHUR MILTON, By his Agent, CHARLES E. WOODS, * dmhl2ml Dominion Lands. TF YOU ARE PAYING FOR YOUR t Pre-emption or for rent of Mining or Grazing Land, or buying Farm, Mining or any land from the Dominion Government, DO NOT PAY CASH But pay ln j ' - 'iso - largo discount. Scrip can be c quantities from Strip can be obtained in large or smnll lit1 ' ALL8WAY k CHAMPION, BABKEEf3, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, OR FROM TDK BANK OF BRITISH COLl'MBIA, NEW WESTMINSTER. <]wmh6to To Sao Francisco, Cal., BV WAY OF THE iiaR.fi. AND CONNECTIONS. THE MT. SHASTA ROUTE. Quicker in Time tban any other Route between New Wetiminster aid San him, Grand Scenic Route or (he raclUc Coasl. PULLMAN BUFFET 3LEEPERS EXCURSION SLKEPEItS For Hccotld • CIiimh Pannongen on all Tlrmiinli Trullin, frrir or rlMrgc. Faro from Portlnnd lo Rncmnietito nnrl Run PriinolBCO! Ulillmllod, Dm. Flnrl IThisir |[,!lllllt'il), *'.*Oi .Srirmiil Ciiwml.1- rilled), #11!. ll. koehlrii, Manager, K. p. noOEiis, dJoMte Qoii. Freight * Pan.. Agent. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMP'T. I Old ItROiD St. and IS Pali. Mam., LONDON. INSTITUTED 1808. FOR INSURING HOUSES t OTI1EK Building., Good., Wares, Meroliaii- diw, Manufacturing and Farming Stock, Ships in Port, Huroor or Dock, anil the Cargoes of such Vessels; alio, Shipn building and repairing, Barge* and other Vessels on navigable rivers and canals, and Goods on board such Vessels, throughout Groat Britain and lrclaint aud in Foreign Countries, FROM LUSH OK »AH1«K BY FIRK. Subscribed and Invested Capital, •£1,(500.000 STG. KaU-a ol Premium anil every informa tion 'jjiii bo obtaint'il on appliuation to . i. AUMSTRONti. Agent for New Westminster look: hebbi In order to make room for a large consignment of Boots and Shoes for the Spring trade, I will for sixty days sell all descriptions of Boots and Shoes at Cost for Cash. er CALL EARLY AND SECURE BARGAINS. JAMES ROUSSEAU, dwfe2tc No. 81, Colombia Stub. CLEARANCE SALE -AT- Blackett & To secure GENUINE BARGAINS go to Blackett & White's, of Langley. They have decided to reduce their large stock of DAY GOODS, BOOTSiSK ■Jk.—rx» MEN'S FURNISHINGS And offerfor the next go Days, At Sweeping Reductions, DRESS OOODS of aU kinds. FLANNELS in every shade and quality. COTTONS, White A Grey. GINGHAMS, DENIMS & SHEETINGS. FANCY MUSLINS. PRINTS in every pattern. HOSIERY, Childs, Misses' & Women's. CLOTHING, Men's, Youths' & Boys'. UNDER-CLOTHING in every style. SHIRTS, Flannel and Cotton. BOOTS and SHOES, From the finest French Kid to the heavy Brogan. All to be sold at a SMALL ADVANCE on cost. ORO O £3 FLIESS They will sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURES. Ogihic'B Strong Baker's Flour, $4.15. " lluiignriaii " 5.85. All classes FarriQ. 'FrOCL'U.C© taken at highest market rates. Call and sec them or write for prices and samples before purchasing elsewhere. Don't forget that MONEY SAVED is MONEY EARNED. BLACKETT & WHITE, dwfofimll —Jk.—rOrX.—\-—, B. O. BRITISH COLUMBIA Ul&MESTBITiGEICy.M. THOMAS ALLSOP, HENRY S. MASON, CUYLER A. HOLLAND, 1 DIRECTORS. HEAD OFFICE, - 56 New Broad St., ■ LONDON, ENGUNO. Tho liiiMiK-us of ALL80P k MASON Iiqb been merged In the above Company and wilt bo earned on by the Company from this date as a general Land Investment and Insurance Agoney. MON KY TO LOAN on Movtgagu at Low Rates, Town Loti and Farming Lands for Sale on easy terms. Vlelorln, a 0., Mny Mill, 1SS7. dwje7te Steele Bros&G'ds SEEDS. STEELE BROS a CO. Furnished Rooms IN COLUMBIA BTREET TO LIT- 4^«*jKn^' Dress-MakingI Misses McDOUGALL COLUMBIA 8TEKI1T, New Westminster, B. C. »*- ■RMrfMtlu |WrUtM4. —i—■————ia ▼HE DAILY COLUMBIAN pumpcro Every AfleraMB e*rfpl Sunday, hyths inman OewMiiAM Phihtimq Qqmpaky (Iimitid.) At It'iCuracaiiy'aStciim I'llutiug E«- WbllMiment, Columbia Sll, BY MAIL: Por 12 months S3 00 For 0 months , 4 25 For a mouths 2 25 DELIVERED IN THE CITY! For 12 months JlflW For 6 months & far month..... „ Per ween „ 2fl Payment In all eases {except for weekly rate) to be mode In advance. ABVUTISIKO RATES FBI THE DAILY. Transient Advertlsements.-First Inser- U», Wets, per line aolld nonpareil; encli subsequent consecutive Insertion,2,ctB. per line. Advertisements not lnaerted every day, ft ets. per line eaoh Insertion. Standing AdveHUements.-Regular Business or Professional Advertisements Will be reoeived atfollowlnerates: 1 Inch, finer month: 2 lns.|3; Heal.J5.80; X col. Pl-75; 1 ool. 11-8. If Inserted for less tlinn 3 mos. lt per coat, will be added. ffKelal Notices among reading matter, 30 ets. per line eaeh Insertion, Specials oalllng attention to advertisements, lOcts, per line. Births, Marriages and Deaths,tl for each Insertion; Funeral Notices ln connection with deaths, 50 cts. eaeh Insertion. .Indian tales* when displayed,chained 26 per cent, less than transient advts, If wild, eharged at regular transient rates. THE WEEKLY COLUMBIAN luned every YTedneMlay Morning. Delivered in the City, per yenr. $U>0 Mailed, per year 2-00 Mailed, 5 months « 1.25 WEEKLV A8VEIT1SIK0 RATES. Transient AdT-rrtUrment*.-First Insertion, 10 c;«. per line solid nonpareil; sub* sequent insertions, 5 cts. per line. ~. Standing Advertisements.--For 1 Inch, •1.5« per mem li: 2 Ins. fi per in.; .1 Ins. $2.90 per m.; 1 ool. 112.75 per m. If Inserted for •ess than 3 mos, 10 per ceut. will be added U these rates. Special notices among reading matter, 2*ett. per line each iuHertlon. fatsmast benll mem!, ami fur lnrjje puts an extra rate will be charged. No advt. Inserted In either Issue for less than fl. •rPenona sending In advertisements Uo&ld be careful te slate whether they an to appear in the Daily Edition, or the Weekly, or both. D. ROBSON, Manager. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS DAY. The Seven Clerks Opera Houso lsst Received Ogle, Campbell k Co, Corsets E. C. Moocrs Civil Engineer, ke A. J. Hill tiaess—tasBMBaBBa ,. i 'J- n a gailg § ritish dolmnbhm Thursday Evening, March 13, iaw. The gas company shipped a far load of tar this morning to Vancouver. Oorbould & McColl have removed to their new offices in the Masonic block. The Presbyterian social comes off to-night and a very pleasant time is eipected. The Royal City Planing Mills made another large shipment east to-day of bridge timber. The latest addition to the fish market is lake trout, which are beginning to come in now. New Madras curtain materials,latest styles in prints and chambreysjust reoeived at Jaa. Ellard & Cos. The steamer Gladys left for up-river porta this morning with a general freight and a number of passengers, The rifles paraded last night and were put through tho bayonet exercise. The parades are altogether too smnll. The steamer Adelaide went down to the North Arm yeaterday and brought op a load of hay for shipment to Victoria. The str. Gladys has been inspected by Mr. W.H. Russell, and pronounced in good order and condition. The Richmond will also be inspected. The ateamer Falcon has gone down to the North Arm to tow a boom of piles to Vaucouver for shipment on the barque Bundalcer to South America. There has been no mail for several days from points eut of Winnipeg. The wreck of a freight train on the Lake Superior division is the cause of the delay. The extraordinary popularity of Ayer's Cherry Peotoral is the natural result of Its use by all daises of people for over forty years. It has proven itself the very best specific for colds, coughs nnd pulmonary complaints. Some of the crossings on Columbia atreet are still in a disgraceful condition. During wet weather it is impossible for a lady to cross the street without wetting her feet or soiling her skirts. Mr. Thos. Mowat will leave for Harrison Lake to-morrow for the purpose of placing 150,000 salmon fry in thine waters. The hatchery will he relieved of several millions of fry within the next two montha. Attention is called to the business card of Mr. Albert J. Hill, civil en* gineer, which appears in our advertising columns to-day. Mr. Hill is well known here na a careful and conscientious gentleman. Take Ayer's SarsapariUa in the spring of the year, to purify the blood, invigorate system, exo