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APRIL 21. 1900.\n$2.00 PER YEAR\nNEW PRINTS, NEW PRINTS,\nNEW PRINTS.\nScores of prices to choose from at prices to suit everyone\nPrints at 8c a yard.\nPrints at 10c a yard.\nPrints at 121-2cayd.\nPrints at 15c a yard.\nPrints at 20c a yard.\nHon. J. Martin's\nSpeech.\nBOOTS & SHOES\nWe huve just added sonic lines of \"KING\nQUALITY\" shoes, luilli Ladies' and Gents' to\nour slock. Wc oannot snv anything lo add lo\ntlio reputation of these shoes. Everyone\nknows whal thoy are.\nF. W. FOSTER\nASHCUOFT, B.C.\n\"CARIBOO!\"\nVieth & Borland\nESTABLISHED 1880.\nQUESNELLE FORKS and KEITHLEY CREEK\nHaving disposed of all our interests at the 150-Mile\nHo.use to the Cariboo Trading Company, we purpose carrying\non our business as formerly at Quesnelle Forks and Keithley\nCreek, with full stocks of\nGeneral Merchandise\nand MINERS' SUPPLIES.\nBeing identified with Miniug and its requirements, as\nPioneers and Prospectors for the past 37 years, we are iu a\nposition to furnish Proper Supplies and give Straight\nInformation to all who nsk for it.\nVIETH & BORLAND.\nThis Space Reserved\nGeneral Merchants,\nASHCROFT,\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nSole Agents for RAM LAL'S TEA for Ashoroft and\n\u25a0 'oinity, and Cariboo- Try it onoe and we are confident of\nleoeiving further orders from you-\nWe keep constantly on hand a large and\nwell assorted stock of General\nMerchandise.\nl^\" Call and examine pur stock and prices.\nA largo crowd assembled last night\nto hear Hou, Joseph Martin explain\ntbe platform and the policy which his\ngovernment proposed to carry out if\nreturned to powor. About 80 ladies\nwere presont aud their prcseuoe, no\ndoubt, bad a most beneficial i fleet up\nod tho spiritfl of those who were somewhat Inclined to be boisterous.\nAbout half-past eight Mr. Martin,\naccompanied by Hon. G. W. Heche, entered tho hull, utid upon the chairman\ncom log forwiud, and before ho could\nmuko uny remarks, Mr. Jumes .Shields\nasked permission to rend tho following,\nwhich wus \u25a0ecnuiled by Mr. ). If. Itry-\n8on:\n\"Whereas, tho Lieutenant-Governor\ndismissed tlio Soiulin Government uf\nassurance that tbut government\nhad control of tho House and could ku\nOR and finish lho busiuess or Iho bos\nslon, whiuh iiBsiirauuu wusdemoualrut-\nod on lbo 17ih of Februnry by a divi-;\nsiou of _i__ to If. and, |\n\"Whereas Mich action by His Honor\nwill neoessituto an extra sessson of the\nHouso aud cause unnecessary delay\naud expeiice and,\nWhereas, wo consider such notion\nnets at defiance tlio rule that inujori\nties shall govern aud,\n\"Whereas tho Hon. Joseph Murtiu\nassume* full responsibility for such\naction,\n\"De It therefore resolved thut this\nmeeting has uo confidence in tba Hon,\nJoseph Martin or the government as\nled by him.\"\nMr. Shields went on to explain why\ntbo motion was made, but was somewhat hindered by applause from the\nrear or tbe ball, whioh Mr. Martin accepted to mean as an intimation that\nhe was not to bo allowed to speak. He\nthen severely condemned the action of\nreading sucb a condemnation of him'\nself at bis own meeting, ending by saying that if tbe people of Ashcroft\ndid'nt want to hear him be would leave\ntbe hall, and proceeded to do so but\nwas persuaded to stop wben he reached\nthe door. Ab be would not listen to\nexplanations and It was clear ho would\nleave tbe ball if the motion was nut\nwithdrawn, Mr. Murphy took tbe platform and persuaded Mr. Shields to\nwithdraw it.\nIt appears it was not tbo intention\nof tbe mover and seconder of tbe motion that it shouli be voted on until\nlbe olose of Mr. Martin's address and\nbad he so understood it he probably\nwould not hare been so offended.\nTbe entrance of Mr. C. A. Semlin,\nthe exiPremier, drew forth a great applause as did the entrance of Mr,\nMurpby. When the little disturbance\nbad subsided Hon, J, Martin began bis\naddress, He went fully into tbe reasons\nof his entery ititojtho Semliu ministery\nand the selection of Mr. Somlin as\nleader of tbe then opposition, claiming\ntbat he had been unfairly dealt with\nby Mr. Semlin. Mr, Semlin challenged\nsome statements to which Mr. Martin\nwas forced to assume he might have\nbeen mistaken.\nHeathen severely critiolsed Mr.Cottou\nputting upou bim the blame for bis\ndismissal from tbo Cabinet, aud styled\nhim as \"crooked,\" uud a mau in whom\nhe bad no confidence. Cotton, ho said\nwas tho power in the. cabinet; and ho\nblamed Mr. Semlin fo- beiug influenced by him. Until tbo Headman's\nIsland question oamo up Mr. Martin\nclaimed there was perfect harmony in\nthe cabinet and a smash was then averted only becauso of his conciliation,\nbecause Mr. Cottoa had said that if\ntbe issue was forced he would leavo\nthe government aud thus cause its\nfall. MoKeobnie and Hume agreed\nwith him (Martin) and this loft him in\nposition to havo foroed tbe matter to\na conclusion at any timo bad he wished, but for the sake of tbe party be\nwould not do it.\nA o^ll from the rear of the hull \"tell\nus whit you ure going to do\" mot witb\nan agreeable respouso from Mr, Martin\nwho acknowledged that it was of moro\nimportance to bis .hearers to have that\nquestion answered than to listen to\ndead issues. Ho theu explained bis\nplatform as addressed to tbo electors\nof Vancouver, goiug strongly into the\nfinancial position ot tbo province aud\nshowing the absolute necessity of increased taxation if thc needed improvements in tho way of roads and\nbridges throughout tho.proviuco were\nto be carried out. Ho claimed, aud\nespecially emphasized his conviction\nthat in uo othor way could the credit\nof thojprovinco be kept up but by increased taxation. Ho briefly reviewed | the Coast-Kootoiiny railway project aud claimed it could be made a\nfinancial success.\nMr. Cotton's action in giving a grant\nto tbe B. C. Southern of tbo immense\ncoal Held ho declared ns unwise aud\nchildish, aud in bis view, and that of\nleat-.og Canadian lawyers illegal, and\ntho grant sbould not havo boon made\nonly upon the authority of the courts.\nMr, Cotton was also condemned for the\naction of the government In giving a\ntitle to tbe New Vancouver Coal Co.\nSo muoh of Mr. Martin's address was\ntakon up with a history of the [rouble\nbetween himself aud tho government\nof which ho isa member, tbat tho explanation of tho different planks of\nhis platform were necessarily shortened and caused considerable disappointment as tho limited timo gave no opportunity for questions.\nThroughout, his remarks wore con-\ncllatory and be was given an attentive\nhearing, He took tbo 11:15 train for\nKevelstoke It was fully expected\nthat Mr, Murpby would speak but Mr.\nMartin speaking until 11 o'clock mndo\nihls an Impossibility.\nTin: political BtHK'iMNti.\nWcftt YhJh i\u00bboililcitma.\nMr. Deni\u00ab Murphy, tho Opposition\ncandidate, wus present at Hon.G. \\V.\nJJeebo's political meeting ut Agassiz ou\nTuosday lust.\nTho ilrst speaker, Hon. G. W, lleebo,\ncouUtifd his remarhscliiefly totho late\nVancouver Llborul convention. Uo\nclaimed thut there wus an arrangement\nbetween Mr, Murphy and Mr.Semliu\ntothu effect Hint Mr. Murphy wus to\npreseut himself us a candidate and if\nit was fouud Ihat the peoplo wero\nugaiust bim, then Mr, Semliu wast\ncome nut, Mr, Murpby still remaining\nn lho Hold. Upon Mr. Murphy off\ning to put up $100 if this statement\ncould be proved, it wus withdrawn,\nMr. Murphy spoke noxt nud dwelt\nprincipally on tlio unwarranted action\nof the Lieu, Governor, and oriticisod\nadversely the railway platform of Mr.\nMartin. His remarks were woli ro\nceived, Iho ablo and lucid manner in\nwhiob Air. Murphy replied to Mr.\nDeclie and his intelligont ri asp of Hon.\nJ. Martin's platform, mado a very favorable impression upon the voters of\nHon. G. W. Beebe's stronghold.\nHon. Smith-Curtiss, who followed,\nconfined himself chiefly to the railway\npolicy of the government, using Australia as au example of government\nownership of railways, and claimed the\nsame could be done hero.\nTbe followiug evening a meeting was\nheld at North Bend, at which Hon. J,\nMartin was present. Ho found a very\ncool reception here and was forced to\nadmit while speaking of the Coast-\nKootenay railway that he hud no survey of the route and did not kuow\nwhether it was feasible or not, nnd\nfurther stated tbat if it proved iuprnc-\nticable he would not build it. At considerable length he explained his leaving the Semlin government, claiming\ntbat Mr. Semlin bad broken faith wtih\nbim and therefore ho was foroed to\nleave tbem.\nMr, Murphy severely criticised Mr.\nMartin's explanation of his desertion\nof tbe Semlin party, aud particularly\nbis action at the last meeting of tbe\nlegislature in blocking useful legislation which his platform now states is\nnecessary for the welfare of the country. Mr. Beebe followed Mr. Murpby,\nposing as the representative of the\nworking man.\nHon. Smith-Curtiss spoke chiefly on\nthe railway policy of the government.\nThis meeting was clearly hostile to\nHon. G. W. Beebe.\nAt Lytton ou Thursday Hon. J. Martin spoke of the road polioy of the government- stating roads and bridges\nwould be built but extra taxation\nwould bo necessary. Hon. Smith Cur-\ntlss, whose strong point is tho railway\npolioy, again spoke on it.\nAir. Murphy in reply to these gentlemen, whilst advocating tbo building of\nnecessary roads and bridges, strongly\nobjected to tbe Increased taxation idea,\nas this increase would fall mainly ou\ntho rural districts, the government de\nriving but little revenue from municipalities, wbicb appropriate to thoir\nown uses the major part of tho revenue\ncollected within tbeir limits.\nSo antagonistic to Hon, G. W. Beebe\nwas this meeting that tbo people refused to hear bim, although Mr. Murpby requested them to stay,\nAsbcroft, b7o:i April 21,11)00.\nMr. Editor;\u2014\nMr, Martin last night stated that his\ngovernment bad not issued a crown\ngrant foi the Paok brain orLegal Tender\nmining olaim, a mining claim situated\nuoar RoaBland, in Kootenay, and would\nnot issuo such grunt until the courts\nhad decided as to the owuarship of the\nproporty. One of tbe reasons assigned\nby tbo Lieutenant-Governor for tbo\ndismissal of tbe Semlin government\nwas tbo declination of that government\nto issuo suoh grant. .Mr. Martin has\nbeen at tbe bead of affairs for nearly\ntwo months and seems to have refused\nto issue this grant nnd still is allowed\nto carry on tbo government. Why is\nthis?\nYours truly,\nC. A. Semlin.\nA.Dciilnl.\n160-Mile House, B.C., April 14,1900\nTo lho Editor of tbo A.shchoit Journal\nDear Sir:\u2014In your issue of March\n17th, uuder tho beading, \"Cariboo\nNotes,\" your correspondent states that\nthe body of Samuel Weaver, wbo\ndropped dead ou tho road on his way\nlo tbo Cariboo mine, was, by ordor of\nthe locul Coroner, placed in tbe juil, a\nmistake whiob his friends will surely\nresent. If your correspondent bad\ntaken oven ordinary pains to find out\nbo would uot have written the above.\nI most emphatically deny having\ngiven any such order. Thanking you\nfor the space In your paper,\nH. P. HOBAH,\nItis customary whoro many meetings uro being hold, us at tbo present\ntimo, to spoak of a political meeting\nbeiug held at such and such a placo,\nbut the meeting which wo will undortako to describe, and which no man\ncan do justice to, is justly entitled to\nbo culled Tim. political mooting of the\ncampaign that is raging so fiercely\nthroughout British Columbia.\nOn Saturday morning, tho llth inst.,\na party or hull a dozen or so loti the\nhustling little town of Lillooet for a\ntrip to tho MoGUlivary Creek mines,\nsomo thirty miles away, Tlio purty\nconsisted of Dr. Sanson, 11. A. Fraser,\n..uni-S ami Wm. Brett, of Lillooot, and\nJ. A. Ilremnor, Oliver Harvoy and P.\nS. Reynolds, of Ashoroft. Ono of the,\nparties had in chargo abase of \"Scotch1\nto bt< distributed among friends at tin\nmines. After a nlousuiiL- trip up tho\nlakes, with numerous adventures en\nnulo, dining which time it became\nnecessary to opon up tho caso to fire\nup tho stokers, ft landing was mado\nat tho moutb of McGiIlivray creek.and\ntho party, joined with John Williams'\nforwarding gang, numbered something\nliko a dozen, Jim Brott concluded,\nafter tho evening meal wus disposed\nof, that it wus timo to \"got her to working\" and began pulling corks. Major\nBurnett's survey party at work near\nby hoard the tumult being raised, aud\ntho Major being very fortunately out\nof ink and having some contracts to\ndraw up. wus iuducod to join his force\nfor a genuine political meeting, aud\nabout twenty men were assembled\nwheu tbo meeting was organized by\nthe election of Dr. Sanson as chairman,\naud John Williams opened the discussion by a vigorous attack on tbe preseut political condition of tbe country,\nMr. Williams insisted that too much\nlatitude was given to candidates, that\nthey, instead of tho people, mado tho\nplatforms. Ho spoke in glowing and I\neloquent lauguage of tbe great natural\nadvantages aud mining resources of\nthe Lillooet district uud was loud in\nhis demand that liberal appropriations\nshould be voted the district to build\nroads aud trails, and after a glowing\noration, demanded the loyal support of\nthe camp for Robert Ii. Skinner, the\nminers caudidute, for member at tbe\napproaching election.' Amid rounds\nof applaupe he sat down, aud ufter tho\nrefreshments were passed around\nJames Brett roso to reply. .Most ably\ndid ho tuke up tbe challenge laid dowu\nby Mr. Williams. He declared tbat\nthe namo of Smith bud beou historical\never siuco it wus discovered by Poka-\nhontas, and that for many past sessions\nthe district bud beeu represented by\nouo of the family that was able, obliging uud willing\u2014to go again. That\nwhile appropriations bad not boen as\nliberal as might be wished for tbe dis-\n< riot there was lots of promises for the\nfuture, and with scathing language he\nexclaimed: \"The very crook wo aro now\nencamped upon bas been tbe scene of\ngovernments generosity only two\nyears ago, when thirty dollars was secured with which to build a wagou\nroad to tbo mines above.\" He was\npromptly interupted by one of tbo\nSkinner mon witb tbo statement tbat\nover 91500 had been expended on tbo\nroad by privato iudividuals siuco aud\nthat it was not muoh of a wagon road\nnow. Jim however, strongly insisted\nthat Smith was all right, aud gave way\nto James Rowbotton, one of tbo promising young orators of the district, who\nproceeded to comb down tho Smith\norator aud to advocate a man who\nwas'ut afraid to risk a twenty on a\nhigh card at any timo; a man who had\nput ail his good stuff iu Lillooet mines,\nand had friends that would stay by\nhim,aud;althougb he lived iu|Vanoouver\nbad put iu moro money in tho district\nin the paot two yenrs than the present\nmember hud during his thirty years in\nthe country, Amidst the applause\nbrought forth he gently subsided and\nMajor Burnett sprang onto the bench\nand with sharp, cutting language, demanded tbnt the old timers uud what\nthey had done for tho country sbould\nnot bo forgotten. He declared that\nthe present member, while doing\nearnest work for his district during\nhis long term of servloo had never\nmade a oent out of tho ottico. He was\nan honest mau aud richly deserving\nof continued support.\nDuring each of tho speakors remarks\ntbe commissary department had done\nits full duty nud ns tbe Major gradually concluded his remarks, applause\naud cat calls wero heard In different\nparts of the hall. Others wero called\non and briefly responded, some with\nshort speeches nnd some with recitations, Oliver Harvey being called out\nstated that being outsido of his owu\ndistrict ho did not wish to interfere iu\nthe political conditions but tbat he\nwould sing tbem a song which he did,\nit being a touching littlo balad entitled\n\"Seattlo,\"the singing of whioh brought\nforth rounds of applause, nnd the refreshments were ugalu served.\nMr, Bromner plead tbat having\nserved in lho commissary department\nduriug lho evening nnd a bad caso of\nhiccough having boon developed, ho\nbeggod to bo excused.\nwith enthusiastic remarks concern.ng\nth? principal speakers of t lio evening,\nwhom lie declared to bo .tho peers ol'\nany slump speakers in the province,\nand concluded his remarks by proposing a ballot for tbo candidates, which\nwhs then takeu. A polling booth was\nprepared and each voter, (no others\nbeiug allowed to tuko part,) prepared\ntheir ballot. Tho obairman 'acted us\ninspector and wus prepared to give\ntlio casting voto, but to tho joy of tho\nSkinner meu and the deep disgust of\nthe Smith faction llio voto stood -\nSkinner 12, Smith 2. Tho battlo was !\nfought and twolvo dead soldier., lined, .\nupagulnsc tho wall attested the fact that but hav\nfor threo hours a uublo fight had beou\nmaintained, Tho most of the ooiub.i-\ntauts wero Hora do combat uud Old\nSol rose iu tho morning on dolling\nheads but pleasant reflections, ami\nall realized tbo truth of Jim Brett's\nremark that \"sho was a lively mooting j .-an i\nafter wo got her working.\"\nOwing to Ihn fact that Mr. Martin\noccupied the time alono uutil afler\ncloven o'clock lust evening, thereby\ngiving me no opportunity to reply to\nbim, 1 shall bo pleased to meet the\npeople of Ashcroft and vicinity at lhe\nTown Hall this, Saturday evening Ht\n8.4.V Mr. Beebe will bo invited to bo\npresent. Denis wcnniy.\nM'U.-KUV STOCK.\nNearly overyono who has travelled\ntho Cariboo road has had pointed out\nto them what remains of a good many\nmiles of water ditch built years ago\nli the laudablointontlbn of carrying\nwater from Hat Creok, H mill\nLytton, April 17.100*1.\nl-\\ S. Reynolds, Esq, -I thought we\nwero through with .articles on fruit\nbut having jusl. received tho cnolosed\nletter from the Hon. Sidney Fisher,\nMinister of Agriculture for (he Dominion, I thought you might wish to\nlay ils contents boforo the many read*\ners of your paper, theu all those interested will see ou what conditions tbey\n'tit port nursery stock.\n1 am faithfully yours,\nTnos.G. Earl.\nThe following is lho letter:\nOltawa. April 10th, 1000:\nThos. G. Earl Esq. Dear Sir:\u2014\nMy friend Mr. Bostock, M. P., has referred mo to your letter of April 1st.\nParliament hus passed amendment\nto the Ran Jose Stale Act and empow-\n. \u201e , !e3 away, orodiheGovernoi-.in.Couuoilto make\nto Boston flat, nnd tho story of tho regulations for the fumigation o( uur\nlargo amount of money spent and ul-; sery -stook brought iu when fumigated\nlunate failure of the water to reach Tho Act passed last woek only\nthe desired spot has been Iold-to all | This fumigating process must be\nim'',ircrs- | wn-Iad out when tho plants are in \u201e\nUuirr there wus, andplentlyof it in I entirely dormant condition. Growiug\ntho Bonaparto, closo to Boston Oat, but I plants or those with buds bursting can\nunfortunately it was much below Uie j not be fumigated without d'siroyfnr\nlovelof lho flab, and without powerful Ihem. Consulting ni.h tbosb wko\npumps, could not be raised. I know British Columbia well I um in-\nTho Ashcroft Water, Electric and formed that at tho preseut season it\nImprovement Co,, whoso power house j would be impossible to fumigate auy\nis quito neur tho flat, Imve, at a great j plants cominginto that proviuca, there-\nexpense, put in n water wheel which is fore this amendment-to the Act will\nuow supplying about 000 h. p., uud an not apply to British Columbia for this\nirrigating pump of 0,000 gallons oapa- spring. Arrangement.will be mado so\ncity a minute, together with sufficient' thut plants can be brought iu\nsteel pipo aud Humes uiul a ditch ten\nfoet wido and four feet deep. They\nwero convinced that wiih llio proper\nstyle of pump that they had plenty of\npower and could lift suiHolout wator\nto irrigate the whole flat. Last Wednesday they had the supremo satisfaction of seeing wator -lots of it\u2014filling\ntho big ditch.\nThesnooess of tho undertaking is\nmainly due to lhe energy and woll laid\nplans of thc inuunger.Mr. Johu Shields,\naud bo bus some reason to feel proud\nof tho result of his work. Uo cun now\neujoy tho satisfaction of knowing ho\nhas mado \"two spears of grnss grow\nnot \"whero ono grow\" but whoro none\ngrew beforo. The pump is now running ut nbout one-third of its capacity\nand is lifting 11,000 gallons per minute.\nTbis is moro tban is required for I ho\n_.50 aires uew under cultivation. As\nmore land is cultivated the big ditch\nwill have to be enlarged as thu amount\nor water now pumped in nearly (Ills it.\nIt is the intention of tho company lo\nndd six feet moro to their big durn and\nthus ruiso tho head of wator, thereby\nobtaining greater power which will allow of tho pump to bo run'at its\ngreatest capacity\u20140,000 galloon per\nminute.\nR. A, Praser, of tbo Prospootor, who\nhad acted us whip for both parties tbe\nentire ovoning, made a vigorous speech\nbut confined his remarks principally\nto tho war in South Africa, winding up\nItoi.rt. Mny Save Hor Trouble,\nA firm in Liverpool, being delighted\nat tbe idea of ono of its employes being\noalled upou to join the reserves, ut\nonce volunteered lo pay half his wages\nto his wifo in his absence, snys tho\nPost. At the end of the month tho\nwoman appoarod, and tho m_>noy was\nat once given to her.\n\"What?\" sho said. \"Four pounds?\"\n\"Yes,\" replied tho senior partner,\n\"that's exactly half; sorry you aro not\nsatisfied.\"\n\"It isn't that Im uot satisfied. Why\nfor years he has told me tbat ho only\ngot 10 shillings altogether, and\u2014audit the Boers don't kill him I will.\"\nenis Murphy, of Ashcron, uud\nGeorge Washington Beebe, of Agassiz,\nare the two gentlemen In tbe Held desiring to represent West Yulo in tho\nprovincial parliament. Mr. Murphy\ncomes out us an Independent candidate\nwhile Mr. Beebe is a member of Hou,\nJoe. Martin's cabinet. The citizens of\nPrinceton have not lho honor of tho\nacquaintance of either gentlemen, but\ndesire to extend ta both n hearty invitation to visit the city, and will guarantee to give to them ample opportunity to explain their views on tho\npresent political perplexity. Simillm\nmeou Star, Princeton.\nFrauk Calhoun, who lived in Ashcroft a yoar or so, but who hus been\nworking iu the big 700-.st.nmp mill, ono\nof the Trcadwell miuo mills, is now\namalgamator in u section of the mill,\nhaving chargo of several meu, and is\ndrawing, 890 per month witb board and\nroom, which is'pretty good for a boy.\nFrauk whilo iu Ashcroft worked some\nmonths with McDonald's Bridge gang.\nJoseph Hunter, a candidate for the\nLegislature from Cariboo, wishos in\nemphatic language to deny the statements being circulated throughout\nthe district that ho is in sympathy\nwith, or a supporter of, lho Martin\ngovernment. Mr. Hunter, ou tho contrary, states tbat ho will uso his utmost endeavors to defeat Mr, .Martin\naud the preseut government.\n__i next, fall\niu a dormant condition. 1 regret that\nthe passage of the Act is so late that\nthe arrangements under it cannot be\napplied to British Columbia for tbis\nspring.\nYours truly,\nSydney Flaber.\nMessrs. Armstrong k Morrison, cf\nVancouver, who have oue of the mail,\ncomplete plants on tho coast far tba\nmanufacture of hydraulic pipe, monitor,, etc.. did a remarkably quick place\nof work the first of tbis month. Lata\non Friday aft ernooh of the 6th inst, a\ncarload of steel plates was received ic\nthe works and on tha following Tuesday at noon tbey bad made and loaded\nona steamer, 1,000 feet of UjeIO inch\nstoel pipe, for shipment north.\nMessrs. Harvey and Bremner, who-\nreturued on Tuesday from a visit of\ninspection to the Anderson Lake Min\ning and Milling Company's mines near\nLilluoet,iu which tbey are interesed,\nexpress their unbounded faith ia lhe\nmine. The mill will shortly be ready\nfor work. Tho ore is free milling. The\nlino lot of gold quartz samples now\nat tho Bankof British North America camo from this mine.\nJohn Huwley, mauager of the Toron'\nto und Lillooet Gold Reefs Company,\nLtd., returned from Lillooet wLere be\nhus been inspecting tbe big cyanide\nplaut just installed at the company's\nproperties at Uayoosb creek. While io\nLillooel Mr. Havrley visited tbe Bend'\nOr aud Lome mines. The Lome comploted n twelve days'run with an arrastra whilo Mr, Hawley was at the property, tho cloau-up being 91,009. Active\nwork was in progress on tbe Bend'Or.\nArthur F. Noo), of Lillooet, has issued a sketch mnp of tbe south fork of\nBridgo River nnd Cadwalder creek\nsbowlug claims on which gold bearing\nledges have been discovered. It gives\nit good description of tho surrounding\ncountry, showing mountains, lakes and\ntrails. This mup can only be purohased from Mr, Noel. Price 11.\nJ. H. Clements will soou build ao addition to his dwelling on Railway Avenuo. Ho has purchased a fine flag pole\nund with lbe present good condition of\nhis lot should have one of tbe prettiest\nplaces in towu,\nD. Stoddurt, ex-M. P. P., and M. R. .\nEagleson, of Clinton, attended the\npolitical meeting last night. J, C. .\nBurues, 1. Goss, J. Glasscy, D. O'Hara\nand mnny others from out of town\nwere ulso present.\nJ. B. Chnrleson, superintendent of\ntho Ashcroft-Quesnello-Dawson tele-\ngruph liue, is expected iu Ashcroft\nnextj Wednesday, Ho will probably go\nto Quesnelle to inspect tbe work there,\nTho esteem in whiob ex-Premier\nSemlin Is held by his old friends and\nneighbors was well exemplified last\nevening by tho rounds of applause\nwhen he entered tbe ball about the beginning of Mr. Martin's meeting.\n\/elin, the 8 months old child of Mr,\nand Mrs. W. B. Bailey died last night\nfrom whooping cough. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon.\nLato despatches report the death of\nColouol Otter,\n 2\u00a3\nT.i. ASHOKOH ju^R \u00ab.\nSATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1900.\nI\npie.\nISSUED EVERY SATURDAY.\nF. S. REYNOLDS\nE lilor und Proprietor\nSubscription price, i>er annum \u2022 - - 82.00\nAilverliBemenlB will nol be discontinued until\nptlld. AilvimisliiB rates on uppllciillon.\nIt must he ole ir lo overyone that tho tho interests of h pe\nfrivolous reasons given by Mr. Somlin In uppeallnj to you ,.s ;h Premier\nfor my dismissal hud behind them real of ibo proviuoo, I beg to ay boforo\nroaaons of a substantial oharaoter, uud i you the platform of tho now govern-\nI think tbat subsequent events huvo ment as follow:\n111\n,ioM I'll MiVHTI\nAlH.HI.S!\n(U'.NTW.MI'.N:\nI beg I'or iho third time, to offer myself as it candidate tit tho coming\ngeneral flection lu roprosent you iu\ntho Legislative* Assembly of lhis Prov\nluue.\nIn Lho oampalguof 1890 1 announced\nmy iidborenc 1 to crlaiu general principals, an I you dii 1110 the honor to\nchoose mo as one of your representatives. Sine s Unit election 1 huvo consistently adhered to those principles\nand still standby them,\nWheu I accepted olllce us Attoruey-\nGonoral iu Mr. Somllu'a ailiniustmiion\nyou wero kiud enough again to return\nme by 1 column1 im.\nAs a membor of lbo government I\nlook nu active part during tho session\nof 18!).i in piicing upon tho statute\nbook leglsl iliott, cut.',ing out,as far us\nit wout, thoso prinoi.Ues, I feel quite\nsafo in saying lhut the work done by\ntho Semliu government uud ils supporters during thut session wus eminently satisfactory to lhe electors of\nthis province whoso votes placed that\ngovernment in power. I look ba.\nwith pri lo and satisfaction to the purl\nwhich I took iu connection with that\nwork.\nTho members of tho government\ncontinued apparently to work together\niu tho most hurmoulous manner until\ntho Deadmau's Island dispulo arose.\nIu connection witb that mutter you\nwill remember Ihat 1 put myself iu\nyour hands. My colleagues, Messrs.\nMcPberson and Tisdall, nlso agreed to\nbo guide i in that dispute by the wishes\nof their constituents,\nMr. Cotton, on lbo olher hand, took\na firm stand against uny settlement or\nagreement of th.; matter until tho\nquestion of the ownership of the laud\nbad boon decided by lho courts.\nTho vory slight progress made iu tho\nsuit then instituted shows that the\nlitigation would probably not be com\nploted fi).' u number of years.\nThis difference between Mr. Cotton\nand mysolf produced some friction in\ntbo government, but, apart from this\ndispute, I never had the slightest iu-\ntimiitiou from Mr, Semliu or any of\nmy other oolluuguos of uuy dissalisfac\ntion whatover with reyard to my aelions until tho Is', day of July, 1800,\nwhen Mr. Semlin peremptorily asked\nror my rcslguutlou, 'giving three rou-\nsouo, all of whioh I onu safely say were\nregarded by tho public nt largo as ex-\ntremely frivolous, I refused to resign\nnnd usked for it caucus of tho government supporters 10 consider whut\nshould bo douo uuder the olroumstau-\nces,\nLast session it wns stated by Mr.\nCotton in tho lions,; that I hud tacitly\nagreed to be bound by tho decision of\nthis caucus, ami should have continued\nto support the government when the\ndecision was agulust me. This statement is very wido indeed from tho\ntruth. Ths gentlemen who wero present at tho caucus will remember\ntbat 1 stated most distinctly lhut If\ntlio decision weut against mu I could\nno longer support the goverumont aud\nwould deem it iny duty lo tuko every\nmeans in my powor to bring nbout,\nthoir defeat.\nAh the caucus, wilh a very Slight\nmajority, sided with Mr. Semliu, 1 at\noneo tendered my resignation and announced publicly that 1 must bo con-\nBidorod an opponent of the government.\nJust prior to the meeting of tbo\nhouso you will remember that 1 called\na meeting of my supporters in lbo olty\nof Vancouver and Bubmlttod my position to thom, I stated lhut it was my\nIntention, if possible, to defeat tbo\ngovernmont with ft view to bringing\nabout a general election, I gnve my\nreasons for this oourse and also slated\nthat if my supporters disagreed wiih\nmy proposed action, I would nt oneo\nrosigu and allow thom tu choose a rep\nresentntivo who would act iu occur\ndanoe with their wishes, Tbe meeting\nwas very large and representative, and\na resolution was passed without a dis\nsontlug voice, expressing entiro appro\nval of my intended opposition to thu\ngovernment.\nI luul [ilreudy tnformod membeis of\nllio Opposition in the house.that wliili\nmy principles wore lho samo us the;\nbad been, nml I had no sympathy wilh\nthoir views upon political questions\nstill I hud a common objeot with them\nIn trying to Lrlug about the defeat ol\nMr, Semlln's governmont utid I had us\nsuro'l Ihem that if they stood togetboi\n1 would bo found working harmonious\nly with them for that purpose only.\nThe co:.sequo:il. defeat of lho govornmont and tho Invitation of His\nHonor, tho Lieutenant-Governor\nmyself to form u government, uro fresh\nin your minds. I accepted the tus1,\nfrom His Honor on condition tbat I\nshould be gruntod a disolution of lho\npresent house, and, in acaordnuoo\nwith th' understanding, a general\nelection will lake plao us soon us it\ncan conveniently be held.\nIt husbeeti charged 1 lint my action iu\nopposing Mr. Sunlit\/., government,\nufter my expulsion from it, was actuated by persouul reelings against Mr\nCotton. There is no truth whatover iu\nthe -.nggostioii. I bavo opposed and\nhelped to oereat r. !-_ mlin's govern\nmentbeciius i.olatiger represented\nthe principles which I hud espoused,\nshown what these reasons were. I\n1 attribute Mr, Semlin.s action, not\nto his own desiro but to Mr. Cotton. 1\nam satisfied that iu his heart Mr. Cotton did not agreo with tho thorough\nmanner in which tho governmont and\nthe house curried out ihelr pledges in\ntbe sossion of 1890 ; und ho know full\nwell that as long ns 1 remained n member of tho govornmont, similar action\nwould bo takon wih regard 10 ovory\nquestion thnt cam _ before it.\nAt tho Umo tha trouble ooeurrod\nthero wero two matters or vital importance to this provinc. pending boforo\ntho government,as lo which, iho oourso\nto bo adopted was clearly pointed out\nby reforoncu lo iho principles wliich it\nwus supposed to represent.\nTheso mutters woro, Ilrst, the tlisal-\nlownnee of tho Labor Regulation Acl,\nIS',).., which prohibited compuuies holding franchises from tho province employing Mongoliau labor, uud second,\ntho application of lho Brilish Columbia Southern Railway Co. Tor 11 crown\ngrant of their luud subsidy.\nMr. Cotton wus not prpeured to\nand by tbo principles of tho parly iu\nconnection wilh Iheso two matters,mid\nfor tho purpose of putting into effect\nhia views with regnrd to Ihem, snw\nclearly tout it wus necessary to got rid\nof me.\nWilli regard lo lho disallowance of\ntho Labor Regulation Act, my ooiilen,\ntiou was,and slill is, that tbo Provincial Legislature should at tha earliest\nmoment huvo beeu brought together\nfor lho special purposo of ro'ouaeliug\nthis statute, in order to show tho Dominion government and the peoplo of\nlhe other provinces that this question\nis considered u mos. vital ono iu this\nprovince.\nWith regard lo the laud subsidy of\ntbo Iiritish Columbia Southern Railway Co., when tho application was\nmnde I, as Altoruey-Ceucral, looked\ninto lhe question wilh great cure und\ncumo to tho conclusion thut lho railway company hud not compliod with\nthe conditions laid down iu thestatulo\ngranting lho subsidy uud that therefore tho government hud no right or\npower to issuo the grunt,\nNo ono cuu bo more impressed tban\n1 am wiili the sucreduess of a contractual obligation. I quite admit tbat no\nmutter how improper tbo action of the\nLegislature muy haveb>eu in granting\nlo tho B. C\\ S. Railway Co. their land\nsubsidy, still tbo province is bound by\ntheir action, and tho only enquiry tbat\ncuu bo mude is whether tbo rullway\ncompany have complied with the conditions imposed by the statute in ques\ntiou. If tbey have not done so then it\nappears lo me clear ihat it is tbe duty\nof tbe government to stand by the\nrights of tho province,\nI reported to the governmont my\nopinion that tho conditions of the\nstatute hud not beeu complied with,\nuud suggested lhut, us tbe amount involved wus extremely large, it would be\nadvisable lo obtaiu tho best legal advice available, I was author.zed by\nihc government to do so and submitted\ntho cuso to Mr, Haldauo. Q. C, of Lou*\nduu, Eug,, and to .Messrs. Christopher\nRobinson, Q. C\u201e uud Q. B. Osier, Q. C,\nof Toronto. Mr. Haldane's opinion\nwas inclined to be against my contention but he stated tbat he thought the\ncase was a proper one to be brought\nbefore the court. Messrs Osier and\nRobiusou on the contrary, gave u very\nstrong opinion that my contention\nwas correct, and that the government\nwere not compelled, even if they wero\npermitted, to issue lhe town grant\nuuder tbe circumstances.\nIt may bo tbat their opinion is not\ncor.cct, but my contention is tbat, iu\nthe face of my opinion as Attorney\nGeneral, supported bv lawyers of their\neminence, the only course open to the\ngovernment -if it was to bo guided by\nthu principles which it was chosen to\nrepresent\u2014was to refer tho matter to\nthe courts, uud, afler tbe highest court\nof appeal hud decided, uct strictly iu\naccordance with that decision.\nAs soou us I had been got out of the\nwuy, aud before a now Attorney-General had been appointed, Mr. Cottou\nut oneo proceeded to ignore lhe abovo\nconsiderations, aud issued a crown\ngrant for some 000,000 acres, including\nabout liiU.OOO acres uf coal lands, whicli\nI am informed, are worth mauy millions of dollars.\nWith regard to the Mougollan labor\nquestion, the govornmout refused to\nadopt tho policy which I advocated\nnud met the houso without any proposition as to a reenactraout of the disallowed stututo.\nTho ai.iionof the government after 1\nlefj it. with regard to lho matters 10-\nlerred to lu His Honor's letter of dis\nmissal of Mr. Semliu,alsouIFord strong\nproof that I was right In niy opinion\nlliat 1 had beon removed from Iho gov\nernment in order to enable Mr. Cotton\nto carry out his reactionary ideas, and\npractically nullify Die legislation\nwhich we hud enacted iu lh\u00ab session\nof 1890.\nOne of the most im; orliint acts lhut\nwus pussed in 1891) was tho Torrens Registry Act. Up to tho timo that 1 left\ntho government active preparations\nwero being mado to bring this statute\nInto forco; but evidently nothing whatever hus been douo since, uud uppnr-\nnnlly tho govornmont had decided to\nnullify tho nctiou of tho legislature by\nneglecting to issuo tho neccessary proclamation.\nAgain it was proposed by tho goverumont nftor I lef' It to expend n sum\nof about 9100,000 In purchasing from\ntho Canndian Pacific Railway Company the land grant claimed to huvo\nbeen oarned by them in building the\nColumbia aud Western Railway. In\n1. The abolition of th . |20Q_ deposit\nfor candidates for thu legislature,\n'2. Tho bringing into force, as boou\nas arrangements can ho completed, of\ntho Torrens Registery system.\nIt. Tho redistribution of lho eousli-\ntuoucloa on iho basis of population, allowing to sparsely populated districts\nu proportionately lurger representation than to populous districts uud\ncities.\n4. Tho enactment of an accurate system of govornmout healing of logs, and\nits rigid enforcement.\ni>. Thu re-enactment of tbo dissalow-\nod Labor Regulation Act, 181)8, and also nil tho statutes of 1B03, coutuiuing\nanti-Mougollau clauses if disallowed\nas proposod by the Domiuion Goverumont.\nti. Tc tuko u llrm stand iu overy\nothor possible wny with a view of discouraging tbe spread of Oriental oheup\nlabor in ihis province.\n7. To provide for ollicial inspection\nof buildings, niuobluery aud works, with\nview lo compelling ihu adoption of\nproper safeguards lo life und health.\n8. With regard to the eiuh-hour luw\ntho government will uoutiuue to enr\nforce the law us it stands. An immediate enquiry will ba mude by tbe\nMinister of Miues into all grievances\nput forward iu connection with its op-\nration, with a view of bringing about\nun amicuhlo settlement. If no settlement is reached the principle of the\nreferendum will bo applied and a vote\ntaken ut ihe general election ns to\nwhether tiio law shall bo repealed, If\nlho luw is sustained by tho voto it will\nbu retained upon the stututo book with\nits penalty clause. If modifications\nbe made removing uuy of tho friction brought ubout, without Impairing\ntho principle of thu law, thoy will bo\nadopted. If lho voto Is against it the\nlaw will bo repealed.\nTo ro-ostubllsh iho London Agency of Brilish Columbia, and to lake\nevery effective means of bringing bo-\nforu lho British public tlie advantages\nof this provinco, us n placo for\nprofitable investment of capital.\n10. I'lio retain)ug of tho resources of\nthe province as an asset for thn bene\nfit of tho people, uud taking effective\nmeasure-; to prevent tho alienation of\nthe public domain, except to actual\nsettlors or for uGtual boon lido busi\nno3S, or industrial purposes, putting\nan end to lho practice of speculating\nin oonneotion with tho samo.\n11. Tbe taking ot unlive measures\nfor the systematic exploration of the\nprovince.\n12. The borrowing of money for tho\npurpose of providing roads, trails and\nbrldgos, provided tbat in every case\ntho money necessary to pay the interest aul sinking fuud iu |cjunectiou\nwith the loan sbull bj provided by ud\ndilional taxation so us uot to impair\nthe credit of lho province.\n18, Iu connection with thc construe\ntion of government roads aud trulls, to\nprovide by tin employment of competent civil engineer.- aid otherwise that\nthe governu_t3.it money is expended\nupon some system whioh will ba advantageous lo tho general public, so\nthat tho old system of providing roads\nas a Bp.c'ml favor to supporters of the\ngovernment may be entlraly discontin\nued,\n14. To keep the ordinary annual expenditure within tbe ordinnry annual\nrevenue, io order to preserve intact\ntho oredit of the province, which is iis\nbest asset.\n15. To adopt a system of govern\nment construction and operation of\nrailway-', und immediately to proceed\nwith tho construction of a railway on\ntho south sido of the Fraser river, connecting lhe coast wilb tho Kootenay\ndistrict, with tho understanding tbat\nunless iho other railways now constructed in lho province give fair connections und nnd make equitable joint\nfreight und passenger arrangements,\ntho 1 rovliic. will oontinuo this line to\nthe eastern boundary of the province.\nPropoi connection with such Kootenay railway to ba given a. the Island\nof Vancouver. With ro3poot to oihpr\nparts of the province, to proceed to\ngivo to every portion of it railway connection ut as enrly a date as possible,\nthe railway when constructed to be\noperated by the government through a\ncommission,\n10. A railway bridge to be constructed iu connection with lho Kootenay\nrailway across the Fruser river,\nNew Wesl minster, and running powers\ngiven over it lo any railway company\napplying for tho same, uuder proper\nconditions,\n17, In case it is thought ut nny lime\nadvisable to givo a bonus to uny mil-\nway compnny, tho snme to bo in oivh,\nund not by way of a land grant; and\nno such bonus to bo granted except\nupon tho condition lhut u fair amount\nof tho bonds or shares of tho company\nbe transfered to the province, and effective means tukon to givo the province conl roi of thn freight and passenger rules, and provision mndo\nagainst such railway huviug nny lift.\nbiliiiesai linstit ox: ipfc actual oost.\n(Continued 00 page d.)\nFRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES\nRhododendrons, Roses, Fancy Evergreens.\nMl.tJIIllllii!., lillllM. [|;.W ITU[I I.HVVII (UUnsalul\nitimk.i Seeds, (or sin inn iiiyiiliuf. Tin- l__.j;eM\n*'Jlii,il_.\nno l.-xt books),\nBUSINESS\nMETHODS,\nCORRESPONDENCE.\nPENMANSHIP,\nSHORTHAND,\nTYPEWRITING,\nami tlie General\nENGLISH\nBRANCHES.\nInland Cigar Manufacturing Co,\nof BC, Ltd.\n MANUFACTURERS OF\t\nFINE HAVANA CIGARS.\nOu.jr SpoololtlABi\npride of kamloops\ninterior - -\nla morena\ni___a.:m:_-_ioo_=s :b. c.\nFREE COACH FREE BATHS\nYates St., Victoria, B.C.\n$1.00 PER DAV AND UPWARDS. MEALS 25C.\nThla Popular Hotel is located in (lie best\nand musl central portion of the City\nand contains im rooms, complele\nwith every comfort and all\nmodem conveniences.\nLighted bv electricity. Klrsl-class service.\nC'ciitvallv located. Cars pass the door\nlit nil parts of Ihe City.\n10 3 a CO HAEL, Proprietor\nT-nradav evening In OiUUel.nwB llall 7:;in\nWedding Rings\nDiamond Rings\nClookB Watches\nJewelery- If you\nwant any articles\ndo not forget uo as\nwe will give you\ngoods at the lowo3t\npossible prices\nDavidson Bros.\n140 Ourilovn flt., Vancouver, B.C.\nQiiQBtx_.il-., B.C\nVlotorln\nAshoroft\nViotoria\nCliulon\nQuesnelle Porks\nQuasi) olle\nBouror Luke\nKamloops\nHotel Cariboo\nDawson Hotol\nAshoroft Hotel\nGrand Central\nlintel Metropolis\nOriental Hotel\nCommercial Hotel\nArlington Hotel\nHotel Viotoria\nClinton Hotel\nJohn Mi.Rao\nOccidental Hotol\nBoavor Lako House\n('osmopo)itan Hotel\nOraud PaolflQ Hotel\nKamloops Houso\nHotel Toxada Sturt Bay\nFOttWJ.tU.ING AGENTS.\nW B Bailoy k Co Ashoroft\nCIGAU MANUFACTURERS.\nInland Cigar Factory Kamloops\nHARDWARE.\nM Dumond Ashcrofi\nMoLotinau, MoFeely k Co Vauoouvor\nE G Prior k Co Kamloops\nb lacks sn Tin XG.\nI Lehman Ashcroft\nSmith & Bryson \"\nD Novin Hat Creek\nWHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.\nHenderson Bros Vancouver-Victoria\nMcDowell, Atkins, Watson Co Vauc'r\nWHOLESALE MERCHANDISE.\nWilson Bros. Victoria\nTai Soouc Ashcroft and Victoria\nOpponheimer Bros Vancouver\nPither k Leiser Victoria\nRPRithetk Co Victoria\nTurner, Beeton k Co\nSTABLES AND STAGES.\nB C Express Co \"\nStewart & Crozier Ashcroft\nMcRae Bros Vancouver\nMEATS.\nC n Gibson Ashcrofi\nDRUGS AND STATIONERY\nTHE WM. HAMILTON MANUFACTURING CO\n(I.IMITKD)\nMining Machinery\nPETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO\nCANADA.\nJ H Cloments\nAshcroft\nBBEWERT.\nImperial Brewery\nKamloops\nFU_.NITC.IE.\nM 1' Gordon\nWciler Bros\nKamloops\nVictorin\nMINING U..CIUSE.IT.\nWm. Hamilton Manufacturing Co.\nPeterboronjih, Out\nArmstrong k Morrison Vancouvoi\nAlbion Irou Works Victoria\nEDUCATIONAL.\nVopel Commercial ColleRe\nVancouvoi\nDANIS.\nBank of B. N. A.\nAshcrofi\nSADDLERY,\nL Mart; ay\nAshcrofi\nTAILORING.\nThos McCosh\nDan Stewart\nClubb k Stewart\nAshcrofi\nVaucouvei\nLAND SURVEYOR.\nSidney Williams\nQuesn el l<\nRAILROADS.\nC P R, H E Los io, agent Aahorofi\nU M k St P, C J Eddy, agent Portland\nJEWELERS.\nDavidson Bros\nVancouver\nINSURANCE.\nFederal Lifo Hamilton. Ont\nMutual Life New York\nGREENHOUSE.\nM J Henry\nVaucouvei\nASSAY SUPPLIES.\nBC Assay k Chemical Co Vancouver\nRUBBER GOODS.\nHenry Doyle & l o Vancouvei\nJ Lecluo \"\nMISCELLANEOUS.\nPor S\u00bblo W Measnn\nRestaurant 3 Klrkpatrlal\nNotlco Cariboo Protective Assno'n\nCard Jas Haddock\nAssessment Notioe E L Parker\nNotioe Stuart Henderson\nB.C. Cold Storage Viotoria\nBrackman & Ker Milling Co Victorin\nIOGT J B Bryson\nLaundry Thom Chong Limit\nGreat Opportunity A Martles\nFor Salo A S Ulrich\nPianos Heintzman k Ce\nFor Sale This office\nFor Salo G F Mundorf\nLnnd Notice John MoRac\nNotico C W Eagle\nRaw Furs G W Baldwin\nFor Salo Fred Rotors\nNotice Vieth & Borland\nFOR SALE\nHotel and Store in Cariboo.\nTlie iiwiht Is srilin.' nn ii.-cnunlof 111-hcjillh\nVs..ue nl stork on liund, j* I 'J.iiiio; yciirh- )ir..llti\n(torn _\u2022;_'.,nm mo f.T.iuH 1. -Suit.iMe tt-rms will In\nmile to right pnrty. \\ imly to\nASlt'JlU'l'T JOUKNA1-.\n8_te Aslicrolt, U.C.\nCARD.\nHAVING BEEN appointed\nAgent for tf. II. SUMHIt &\nCO., Sun I'l'illlriscii, the loading\ndealers in Furs, Hides, Wool\nand Pelts, I am prepared to\npurchase at market prices, in\nnny quantities, uud pay Cash\nfor same. All consignments\nentrusted to me will receive\nprompt attention.\n3AS. HADDOCK.\nHATCREEK\nBlacksmith Shop.\nI desire to give uotice to\nteamsters and others wishing\nblacksmithing doue, that 1\nhave leased the Hat Creek\nBlacksmith Shop and have on\nhand ji full line of steel, iron,\netc., for the general black\nsmithing business. All work\nentrusted to mo will he don,\nthoroughly and with neatness-\nand despatch. D. NEV1N.\nWhen in Vancouver\nIT WILL PAV YOU TO VISIT\nClubb k Stewart,\nTHE LEADINC\nCLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS\nCOST THE COAST\nWo carry an immense stook of Men's,\nYouths' ami Boys' Chithlnu and Pur\niiisiiinus, Waterproof Coats, Trunks,\nValises, eto.\nWe always curry tho celebrated\nStetson Huts; ulsti the Levi Strauss\noveralls. Oustom Tailoring on the\npremises,\nMail OnDEna Promptly Attended To,\nQui & Stewart,\n100 CORDOVA STREET,\nVancouver, - B.C.\n [MPQttTEtt OP\t\nFishing Nets and Twines.\nCotton Ducks and Drills.\nCotton and Manila Ropes.\nFlags and Bunting.\nRubber Ooods and Oiled Clothing.\nAQBNClHSt\n\\v. St j, LCnoxi Ltd., Kilhttrne, Scotland.\nThe Cunatltnii Rubber Co.. Montreal, Que.\nGUA_>TVILIiE ST,\nO. Um. md, VANCOUVER, B.C.\nfHOSfl CHONG LUNG,\nEtiiiilnyiiii'iii OI'tiiT, Morn\nand H.'sUli.-; Un.i'ry\nWhere work is ilulie cleimer anil i liuaper llnr\niitiiiiyntliL'r pliii'i. In to\\.n.\nAshcroft. - - British Columbia.\nliiwi ciul 01 town, rn.nr wtiROl. DNagC.\nCanadian ^\n^Pacific Iv\nSOO-PACIFIC LINE.\nTickets to aud from all Uuited\nStates, Canadiau and\nEuropean points\nATLOWESTRATES\nEMPRESS and\nCANADA-AUSTRALIAN\nSteamship Hues to\nChina, Japan, Honolulu k Australia.\nFor full particulars as to\ntime, rates, and for copies of\nC.P.R, publications apply to\n11. E. LESLIE,\nor to Agent, Aslieroft,\nE. J. COY1.E,\nAsst. Gen,Pass. Agent,\n Vancouver, ll.C.\nSEATTLE & fNTERNATIONAL R.R.\nAll Passenger trains passins Aihcroft connect nt Sumaa with the S. and I. trains.\nQuick time to Seattle, arriving at 1.50 P.M.\nH. B. DANZ, %\nGeneral I'lissctiRei Agent,\nSeattle, Wash.\n\u2014TUU\u2014\nCHICAGO,\nMILWAUKEE &\nST. PAUL R*Y\nis ilie heal line io nnd from (..hicniio.Mll.\nWHtikee und nil point.) East. With iti\n0,165 milt-, nt thoroughly pqutpped mad\nit r-uinhoa all hrlnolpal business centers la\nNorthern Illinois. Wiscousin,\nIowa, Minnesota. South Dakota, North Dakota and\nNorth Michigan.\nTHE ONLY LINE\nRunning Electric Lighted nnd 8ie__i_.i\nlimited Vestiluilwl Trams.\nTlmo Inblus, maps und information re-\nii.mlinK routes, rules and oilier details\nrelating to tho mad will he furnished on\napplication t>' any coupon n?k*i wenl, or\nhy addressing O.J Rimy Ot'iinrai A*ent,\nGREAT OPPORTUNITY.\n, T ie Onnse, Pavilion. Wesl Llllooet. This\nfertile und lovely valley, romalniin; nearly\ni,ooo acres, with Improvements, sthiiic, ctoai\netc., lo the value of upwards Of 80,000, l\u00bb now\no tiered I or suit' at a low Hgure. A koou in\nvestment. Come and see It, or, wrlie (or full\ndescription ami paillcnUrnto\n(ffi\neOma5!,ABb\u00abort,\n \u00ab Vrtklr.\ntho koy tlio excited man knelt down\nand drow forth the envelope. As ho\nlooked at the superscription a cry of\ndisgust escaped his lips, and he lore\nIt open. One glnnce nt tbo letter\nseemed lo sulllcc, nnd It transformed\nhlm utterly. Ilo strode across the\nroom and shook his great fist In my\nface.\n\"Fool. Simpleton! Imbocllel\" he\nyelled, each word having the malignity\nof a blow. \"You bnve failed nfter all\nand made n fool of yourself and me.\"\nHe flung tl\u00bb letter nt mo and darted\nfrom tho house, uttering curses ns ho\nrolled down lbe stairs.\nI took up tbe letter and rend theso\nWords:\nDere Mary Anne\u2014Master ulllln up lato tonight,\nii.i per usual, with liis blessed letter ritln and\n\u25a0ich like. 1 'ave a few mlnils to rite to say as\n'ow I 'opes this Hilda you a. ft leaves me, in\n'calth an spirits, tho' dog tired, and please lo\nmeet mc nt thc Marble arch at 3 sharp next Sunday, Irom your luvvin (ii:..n\nSold by dealers everywhere. Largo bottle for 25 cents.\n\u25a0WTbolCBfilo Only at\n\",\\mm BROS, tt'lwlcsale Druggists, VICTORIA and VANCOUVER\nPRESS GO.\nHEAD OFFICE, ASHCROFT, B.C.\nCariboo and Lillooet\nS'r.VOl. TRAVIS!..\nClinton and way points\u2014Jl Iny, We.liies.lny and Friday\n.All points in Carilioo\u2014Monday.\nI.illojiet direct -Moudjiy and Friday.\nForks of Quosnelle; and way points, Monday.\nTllrouiih Jiiul return .loltota at raliwoil niton, BpnoUl 0 x 2(1 feel, containing nineteen rooms, including bath Jiml sample rooms, has been added.\n(Iood table and good service\nThe only first-class Hotel in town,\nFres Sample Room in Connection\nIJ? VOU REQUIRE A NICK\nCool, Refreshing Spring Drink\nJUST THY A GLASS OP\nOf our Excellent Lager Beer\nOr, if you prefer something milder, our line line of Aerated\nWaters will be sure to give you satisfaction.\nTHE IMPERIAL BREWING CO., LTD\n-_-. UMLOOPS, _3. C.\nIIANU.AOTUREIIS Ol' \u2014,\nLager Beer Porter ond Soda Water of all Kinds All orderi\nby Mail or otherwise promptly attended to\nE. T W PEARSE. Hana|\u00abr.\nOccidental Hotel\nQUESNELLE,\n13 0.\nNew management, Hotol headquarters for B.X. stages, HemJ.juaiieit\nfor mining men, well (urnialied rooms, Table supplied wiih everything in\nsenaon. Most complete bar in Oarlboo.\nStables in oonneotion, Hav a.id Oats in iium- ity.\nF. HOFERCAMP & A. JOHNSON', - - Proprietor..\n_ro_-_:_-T 'i\\\u00a3o_i_f_.__z\nHOTEL & GENERAL\nSTORE.\nGJTTB- 3STELLE _?OE_s., IB. C.\nA ruli assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Lt. not s ard Cigar llaid-\nmare, Miners Supplies. Hay, Gram and Slab\/in, tn:a right.\nCLINTON HOTEL,\nCLIISTTOISr. B.C.\n; MA1ISIIAI.I. i SMITH, Proprietor-. :\nBOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY. WEEK OB MONTH.\nlien! (Vines, Spirits and CiRnry. Quod slnbitug. Headquarters for the Cariboo,\nLHlnnel aad Dog Creuk linos of slaves, [luollognnd flailing In the vicinity.\nMcLennan, Keely & (Jo. |m\nVANCOUVER, U.C.\n\u2022W-H-O-D-ES ALE <7~~~\nats!\n?\nGRAIN OF ALL KINDS\nDirect from our own Elevators on the Calgary & Edmontoi\nRailroad We aro the largest buyers of grain in Alberta\ntold us your order, or at least get our prices before buying\nBRAG KM N & KER MILLING CO. LD\ngg, gjU\n,)| ihe othr-r|irinoi|ial points iu Alberta k l.rilihh folumlii\nTho Lcscml of n Hell.\nTlio largest hanging bell lu Uio world\nIS in n Buddhist motmstcry near Canton. It Is IS feot high aud 45 feet hi\nclrcoinference nml is of solid bronze.\nCanton has a protty little fable connected Tvltii It The story is told by\nMrs. J. r. Newman iu ouo of her\nsketched of travel. The life of the\nfounder of the greatest Iiell of China\nhml been threatened by the emperor\nbecause of his unsuccessful attempts\nto mnko a bell having perfect purity\nof tone. T',10 bell fouu iler's beautiful\n.laughter, witnessing Iter father's\nngouy whilo imploring the emperor for\none more trial, consulted tho gods ns\nto the reason for failure, Boing told\nthat should the blood of a fair uinidcn\nmingle witli the bell metal tbe result\nwould bo secured, she,, waiting beside\nher father until able to see her fneo in\nthe molten ore, plungied in and was destroyed. To tlie tuicrlflce of this nuilden\nthe Chinese attribute- thu beauty and\nsweetness of the tone- of the great bell\nof Ta-Cnug-tz.\u2014Now York Tluysi.\nTurner, Beeton & Co.\nWholesale Uquors and Dry Foods.\nVictoria, Vancouver and Nolson, B. C.\n\u201et1r! H. C. Beeton & Co., London.\nHaidware, Stoves, etc.\nMill and Mine Supplies.\nAgents for the Giant Powder Companv\nAgents i'or tne Majestic Steel Ranf*\n-VlQll Ol-doia Solicited.\nO. HI. gke-bso:n\\\nMEAT MARKET,\nWHOLESALE AND RETAIL. .\nAttert'ton and satisjaetwn guaranteed to customers.\nMain Street, ASHCROFT, B C.\ni; XjEia:n^:j^-__Nr,\nBlacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder\nHORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY.\nIron, atebl and Timber kept lu stock, anil \u00bb _tci_U of Eastern mndu CirrlajtM. Bank, \u00bb\u25a0\nKoad Cflrt-kepi on baud nt reduced pii.es end ul^o inede lo order. Maunfaelnrtr\nof \" The Lehman Tire Seller \" aliieli all IJlueli.uiiJUs should use. All work\nwarranted, and price., lower thnn ever. An assortment of Cofflr.,\naud Caskets always on hand.\nA8H0ROF1', - - - - - - B.C.\nEAGLE * HAMILTON, Prop's.\nOn the SVSain Road fromthe.lai,-HBil<\nHouse to QuesnelleForks.\nGood unm_n.dj.ta. fSiMH. and good .Ublldg. feed, etc., for team..\n\\ well stocked bur in oonneotlou \u201e\nI .Si l\u00abfRoly In Uuy, gi-JiliMtnd Crrmprodno gojiorullv.\nPITHER & LEISER.\nImporter* and Wholesale Dealers in\nWINES LIQUORS and CIGARS\nVICTORIA, 11. C.\nSMITH db BRYSON\nGeneral Blacksmiths. Horseshoeing,\nSteel, Iron and Hardwood Lumber kept in stock, also wagons\nsuitable for freighting and ranching.\nSkoponWiJlw-yAvonjio. - AHlCSOnvlMJ.\nOppenheimer Bros.\nWHOLESALE GROCERS\nVancouver, : : : B. C.\nCOSMOPOLITAN HOTEL.\nKAMLOOTS, B.O.\nThis well known house lias been reopened by its new proprietor\nand bas been thoroughly renovated and fitted up,\nP. A. BARN HART \u00bb Ffop\n SBBBC\nTHE ASHCROFT JOURNAL.\nSATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1000.\nLOCAL ANO DISTRICT HEWS.\nAshotoft potatoes uro again iiiovidb\nIn miirkijt. Mr....Parte loaded n oar\nThursday.\nII. |.'mnkliii nud A. V. IPranlilln, ol\nOlliloolotl, roRlstorod Jit Um Aslicrolt\nHotel Woduoaday.\nOttawa, April 18.\u2014Tho Canadian pa-\ntriotio fund to date amounts to $237,-\n17. ' \t\nltov. Father Marohel, ot Lillooet,\nroitistorod at tbe Grand Central Tuosday,\nSt. Albnu's, EplBOopal, was orowded\nlast Sunday morning, tlio Easter sor-\nvino drawiuK a Kood many strangers.\nUollootionsnttho Ashoroft Custom\nlluuso Tor Ifobrnury aud March\namountod to $2,1105,\nThe\n!ii(i|isu\n.Justioi\niprlng Assizes will opon in Kam-\nii tboHltb ot this nioutli, Mr.\nIrviiii! presiding.\nRoy, I'. 1). Muir Willi's Unit he Is now\nnl, Kelowna. Mrs. Muir Jiml children\nnni visiting Mrs. Mule's parents at Ver\numi.\n\\Y. I'oarii was down trom Ponnloston\ntho ilrst ol the woolJ. Ho says Mr.\nL'ennlo is somewhat improved but not\nyet strong,\nTbo ohotrot tbo Pi'osbytorlun clmrcli\nIms boon greatly iissistoil by tho ad\ndii inn nf Mrs. Boyle, who is a splendid\nsoprano sluger.\nTlie I). 0, Express Co's. stage will\ncourted witli the steamer Charlotto at\nSnilu Crook, un Wednesday tho 25tb\niust, tlio steamer having commenced\nllio regular service for tlie summer.\nFOR SALE.\nThc properly known ns tlie Old NcIhoii\nlunch, lately called the 18-Mllo House, '\"\nic sold .'hem. hy the underaig\na.tc (iiii), i>.\n\u2022tl. Ai.plvW\ntfUNDORF\nNOTICE.\nAfter January lOtli. Umo. we will churn.'\nten (10) jut cent, on ;ill ncnmnts tine us lit llu\nir.ll-Miti! House.\n86tc (Slane-I) VIETH & BORLAND,\nThe store now occupied by James\nHaddock will bo moved aoross tlio\nstreet to make room for tbo now briok\nstores, D. Jobnsou has tho contract.\nMr. G.... Proll, Into of Ashcroft, bas\nkoiiq into partnership wllhR. Baynton\nin tlio harbor business. Standard.\nW. Parker, proprietor Parker Btflfi.0\nline, spout tblH wook boro. Driver\nHautlor camo in with n four horse\nstago on Thursday.\nTho Prosbytorlan oonRregatlon aro\ncontemplating tbo bulldins of a manse,\nOwing to tho scarcity of vacant houses\nIn 'Ashcroft this is a necessity.\nNOTICE.\nHon. Joseph Martin, 0. Bass ami\nMr. Martin's private secretary. Gerald\nH. do Guorriu Gross, stayed nt tho\nAsbcroft botet whilo in Asbcroft.\nS. Robb, who Is a veteran on the\nVancouver World statF, accompanied\nthe Martin party here. Mr. Robb is\nwell known to tho public.\nWhooping cough, whioh has beeu so\nprevalent for somo months among the\nchildren of Ashcroft, is subsiding with\ntho warmer weather of spring.\nThe Colonial Mines and Develop\nmont Co,, Summit creek, near Barker*\nville Imvo commenced piping. Jndg\ning from results obtained last year tho\noutlook for this company is very bright.\nUio Ashcroft Water, Light and lm\nproveinont Company will soon start s\nlumber yard on tlio C. P. R. grounds\nlately ocoupied by the Harvey Bailoy\nCompany. A full line of rough and\ndressed Limber will bo on sale.\n\u25a0 Mr. Wm. Patrick made a quick trip\ndown from Quesnollo last woek on\ncount of tho sorious sickness or his\nwi>o. He changed horses six times en\nrouto and mado tho 220 miles in 48\nhours.\t\nJ, H. Clements, who has beon established in Asbcroft for nearly il\nyours , luis built up a thoroughly good\ntrade. His mail orders from Cariboo\nund Lillooet sections form no small\npart of his business.\n-.1 ames MhKon, Deputy Registrar\nand Constablo, of Bav korvillo, who is\ndown for Lho Clinton courts, issojourn-\ning torn fow days In Asbcroft. Mr.\nMolten has tin excellent record as an\nolllcei'.\t\nMnlnnes took a hurried departure\ntrom Aslicrofl tho flrst of the week, in\nfact he loft on tho run, and if lio kopt\nup tho pace that bo started on, should\nnow bo pear Winnipeg.\nOn another page of this issue of tho\nJournal will bo found the platform\ncomplete or tho Hon. Joseph M nrtln.\nTo thoso who have not already seen\ntho samo it will bo found or interest.\nTbo publication or thin platform is a\nbusiness proposition so fu(* as Lbo Joun-\nNAT. is concerned.\nH. B. White, of London, Eng., n\nTransvaal mining engineer, was a pas\nsengeron last Monday's stage to Ques\nnelle. His visit is for the purposo of\nexamining the miuing prospects of\nthat district.\nIn another column of tbis issuo will\nbo found an advertisement of tho Parker stage lino, now making regular\ntrips to tho northern country. Mr.\nParker Is b well known stage man aud\nhas careful and competent employes,\nKamloops is now connected with\nNicola bv telephone. The installation\nwas completed last Tuesday. Telephone offices are now open at Qull\nchina, Lower Nicola and Nicola Lake\nRates 25 cents from Kamloops.\nCounty court Is boing hold in Lillooot today, tho iviso of claim jumping\nbeing on trial. Wo know nothing\nabout tho merits of this caso, but, in a\ngoner.il way it should bo emphatically\nfrowned down, no man sbould looso a\nclaim on a technicality.\nD, Murphy, Ashcroft'-. selection for\npolitical honors, received a collect\nteloprnra from Savonas last woelt which\nsiid: \"Sond mo a ticket for Ashcrofi,\nI have a vole in West Yule.\" Mr.\nMurpby 'I''1 not respond but lbo sender\nof the mossago arrived horo allright.\nA uvo horse freight team running\nuwav last Monday caused considerable\nexcitement, it started from the sta-\nlioti. ran up tho street and crossed tho\nbridge, stopping opnosito Dougherty's\nplaoe. While crossing tbo bridge it\npassed .Mrs. Homans, wbo was driving\nin a road cart, but fortunately\ndid no harm. Tho loam belonged to\nWestern Canadian Ranching Co.\ntl\nTbo boys in Lho composing room of\nlhe JOURNAL olllco are asking us to say\nsomething favorable to introducing\nearly closing in Lbo busiuoss houses in\nUnvn threo or four times a week. We\nine in favor of such a practice and\nwould lil.0 to have the movement lako\nregular foi in. ir all would agree as to\nh urs and evenings no ono would be\ninjured iu a business way lied .ill that\naro kept in by thoir business could\nhnve a few hours of out door exercise\nthai would ho appreciated. Let us\ntalk tho matter over and Bee if arrangements cannot bo made.\nDp, William McKeelmlo, with whom\nNanaimo people got well and favorably\nncqualilled while ho was attached to\nDr. R, I!. MoKechnio's practice during\nthat gentlemen's absenco attending to\nlegislative duties, loft Vancouver yesterday moruing for Bullion, B. C,\nwhere ho has received tho appointment\nof surgeon to the Consolidated Cariboo\nHydraulic Compnny, popularly known\nas Llic Hobsou cumpuny. Dr, MoKoch-\nnio's many friends hero will bo ploased\nto know tbat lhis appointment is a\nhighly Important ono, and ono of which\nbe 1ms every reason to fool proud\t\nNanaimo Herald,\nH.B.Leslie, C.P.R, agent, will ad\nvortiso sailings of Atlantic steamers in\nnext issuo. Any person contemplating a trip to any part of the old ooun-\ntry can havo steamor berths reserved\nfor them by applying to Mr. Leslie.\na herehy fflVO'\nlid to apt) y in\n s uml Wi\nhu following iii\nly MUolninif\niti property, in\nlit nst.ike murk\nUnit till davs after\nlhe Chief C.miiiiis-\n. * l.u i rniih-l.-ii 1\"\nscrihi-il kniil.-itiiate\nsmith lo chains\ntint ni commence\nHire nr lews.\n'.CUNUFKE.\nWANTED.\nnincr in min party going\n rv. Musl have pr.u'tir.il\ninerieme in h yd run He mining,\nApply by letter to D.H.M. olllce of thla\nJ. H. CLEMENTS, PHM.G,,\nThe Ashcroft Drmgeist and Stationer,\n1900.\nIs better prepared than ovor\nto servo your wants during\n' Special Mall Ordor Service.\nAshcroft Trading Co-\nWE AUK RECEIVING EVERY WEEK\nNEW COODS FOR SPRING AND\nSUMMER TRADE.\nOwing to tho lnrgo increase in our\nbusiness this season we havo already\nhad to repeat orders for many lines.\nWe are paying Special Attention to Mail Orders\nTHE ASHCUOFT TRADING CO,\nLISTEN\nBOYS I\nlorn McCosh \u2014' \u2014.\nSuitings, Serges, Worsteds\nand Pantings. of the\nVERV BEST QUALITY\nDirect from Scotland ami would bu pleased lo\nhave vou call vmI inspect same.\nAll 'i.rilei* will he tarefullv attended to ami\nsali-lai-tuui uuiinmleeU.\nASHCROFT B.C.\nliie Comity Court \u00abf Caribou,\nHOLDEN AT ASHUBOPT.\nBetween JAMBS RtilDof Qnestjelle Month,\nMerchant,\nPlaintiff,\nnml IMTTSIWRH & CARIBOO GOLD\nDRBDGINU COMPANY,\nDefendant.\nTO VlTTsilt'lHI it OaIUBOO GOLD DREDGING UOMPANY.\nTAKE NOTICE tlint n plaint Ima been en*\nIt-re.1 ill'l \u25a0> -\"iiiiii ' i-iit.nl it.niipl v tin-\niilmve Ciinniv Court liy J nines KiMil, of\nQuesnelle Month, tor Ilie sum oi ftl40.HO ami\ni'i .-Is for timids wild delivered, ami an urder lias\nheen made lhal a iitililte.'linn nf n miltee nf Ilie\nentrv of Mieli plaint in Uie Asiiciioi \u25a0'.\" J or Its'At.'for four success:ve issues thereof slinll lie\ndeemed to be service of the summons upon\nyou,\nAno I'fi.-rn_.K-'.-_;.. notice, that if you.\nthesaid I'ittslmrt; & Carilmo '....\nHeaver Pass Mi.\nWilli; hum. li,\nCottotiwiHiil. \u25a0!'.,\nCJuesnelle,-t.\nUuesnelle Forks, 4,\nL-rl-ake. il'.j.\nAlt\nandra\nily. -\nSoda Creek. :i.\nir.ri-Mil._- IIoum-, ii-,.\n115-Mile House ami 150-Mile House, 3'\nAbove the 100, 8M.\n100-Mile House,-!.\ns:i and 87-Mile Houses. 1%\n51).71-Mile llnuses, l}._.\nClinton, %\nHalf cent extra rate for furniture, M cent\nfor any lot of freiiiht under 5ni) iiimntls, 4.\ncent for machinery in single pieces i*xcet*n-\niiu.' il.flilO ikiuihIh.\nCAKll(l)t) 1'KUTF.CT1VK ASSOCIATION\nM. I*. _-Tl.WA.-T, \"\t\nI'resideni.\nSHERIFFS SALE.\nIN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA\nBetween THR MARION STEAM SHOVEL\nCOMI'ANV,\nFl nint ill.\nami THE FORT GEORGE GOLD DREDG\n1NH COMPANY.\nand Till': 1'iri'Slil'l.iHl & CARIHOO\nGOLD DREDGING COMPANY,\nDefendants.\nIn ohedienceloa writ of venditioni exponas\nissued out (if Ihe Supreme Court nf Hriti-h Co-\n. iiuiii iia, Vide Registry, at Kamloops, nml to me\ndirected in the aimve named suit for lhe sum\nnf 834*40.70 and 87.00 for costs of execution,\netc., nnd also innrcsi un _:M'Ju.7U at sis per\ncentum per annum from the 7th day of January. I HOD, until payment; lifsides Sheriff's\nI >, iimdaiie, nlliicr'H fees anil all oilier legal tn.\ncidcntal expenses, 1. nrless the said eiecu\nlinn deln, jtileresl and eiist:< are jji.iuht Puiil,\nwill -ell Iiv public auction, on THLUS-\nHAY.theaQthduyo. April, proximo, ntap.m.,\nat Rich Uar, ahmit four miles lielow\n(Jiiesiu-llc. an Fraser River, the fiillowine de-\nscrilied minds and chattels, ur sullicient lliere-\nnl tosalis.vlhe said e::cctilion debt, interest\nanilcnMs, ihatislnsaT :\nA coniiilete dreduini.' jilant. kmwn ns lhe\n\"Ynimiis Dredfie,\" and ennsistinir nf 1 scoW\n'.Mxtiox;, feci. I semv |iix_7s-l feel. U hnilers of\nr-'i li I' '\u2022-\u25a0\u25a0I'- I d-'ul'le -u-.nit ln.i-'iiiii: ciii-iiie\nBxlO, I double Steam wheel eiifzine luxla, 1\ndviiami. willi litmus euniplele. Ud00 lineal\nfeci uf assorted sleei calile, 1150 lineal feet of\n-i-iuch inauila rnpe. about 000 lbs. of bolts,\nnuts and steam iininirs. a full ouilit nf macliin-\nists\". Iilacksniiths' and carjienters' tools, alarue\nuuantitv of tnnls and ap[iliances used in oper-\naliii^ the dredge, and other articles too numerous lo nifiitioii; also a set of steam hoislini;\neniiines now stored at Ouesnelle; also u\nDiedj-'iili; l.ea-i-liiihls, each cointiriMiiw 5 miles\nof the bed nf f-'raser River, cnmmencini; at a\npuint on said river aluuit 5 miles above the\nmouth of Coitonwood River and extending\nthence uii sli.'iim a distance olthiitv miles.\nJOHN STEVENSON,\nSheriff of Cariboo.\nHarkerville. B.C., March ilDnl, 1000. -17 td\nTM S00N6 & CO.\nGENERAL\nMERCHANTS\nWHOLESALE\nAND RETAIL\nDEALERS IN\nRICE & TEA\nWIS ARE DIKECT IMPORTERS OF\nCHINESE COODS\nASHCUOFT and\nVICTORIA, B.C.\nKAMLOOPS HOUSE,\nP- HEROD. Proprietor,\n__J-1__:t_oo-__?b. - - E.G.\nIs the place where you can\nalways he sure of getting the\nChoicest Wlnos and Liquors\nAnd the I lest Iliandsof\nForeign and Domestic Cigars.\ni and Jerry\n,niSU Is light won.\nIF yeur Floors are woll p-.n.?.)\nA carpet fan be thoroughly cleaned but\nonce or twice a year; a painted floor keep!,\na room clean at al! times j trie dirt can't\nget into the boards.\nThe\nSherwin-Williams\nSpecial Floor Paint\nTs made fnr nothing else. It is mado to walk uu,\nMARK DUMOND -Ashcroft BC\n\"Victoria,\nB.O\nWEILER BROS\nWe can furnish\nOffice, Store or Home with the\nLATEST UP-TO-DATE\nFURNITURE, CARPETS, LINOLEUM\nCURTAINS, WALLPAPER\nnnd everything required In .tilti\n** Hne-Our Block In the largest In\n***.* the west and our show rooma\n** cover 5 doors in our new build\nings-\nWrite for Samples or Estimates\u2014Free\nHeintzman & Co. Pianos...\nKomnrkablo record of tho Heintzman k Co. Piano eaoh season adds\nto tlio wonderful succoss tlmt has come to tbeso Pianos, made in\nCanada. Tbeir fame is world wido; tbo choice of tbe world's greatest artists, Tho following from Lieut. Dan Godfrey, Bandmaster\nof tho Grenadier Guards Band, and Professor of tbe Royal College\nof Music, London, Eng.\u2014\"I bad tho pleasure ot trying your Pianos,\nand 1 must say tbey astonished mo, being full and powerful, and\nhaving a fine toue quality, Tho singiug quality, especially In the\ntreble pnrt, is beautiful, nnd tho instrument is well balanced\nthroughout tho whole scalo, As regards your Upright Grands, they\naro beautifully toned instruments. 1 am specially charmed with\ntbem. 1 must say I am not surprised at tbo success you hare met\nwith your instruments.\"\nDYKE & EVANS, Vancouver,\nCERERAL ACERTS FOR VANCOUVER CARIBOO AND THE LILLOOETS.\nTHE ALBION IRON WORKS CO., LTD.\nEngineers. Founders and Boilermakers,\n0 Chatham stroot, und 71 Storo Btroot, .... VICTORIA, B.O.\nS. Q. Fladgate\nMANUI''A(TIU.I.]. AND lMl'Ol.TI.K OK\nHarness & Saddlery\nHarness Trimmings\nWhips, Spurs Etc.\nSaddles and Harness made to Order \u2014\u2014*-\n-j=- Speoial attention given Repair Work\nAshcroft B. C.\nCanning Maohinory. Stoel Rivotod Pipo Marine and Land\nEnginos and Boilors built for Oovernment Inspection.\nTubular Boilors Thawing Points. Dcrrioks and Hy\ndraulic Pipo Spocialtios in oompleto Minors Outfits\nOontraoLS Rlveu ror ull Itlnda ot work. Hopitlrt, executed with desp_t-h..\nOust Iijks of ull d_t_.rlp.lo_._. Abmi-h for WortliiitRton Pumps.\ni'.O.IioxWl. Toiejjlione 138. f\nStanley Park\nSale and Feed Stables\nSIONEY WILLIAMS, P.L.S.,\nP.A.S.I., London.\nLnnd Surveyor, Civil Engltu.er,Drauglit_man.\nQUESNEL\u00a3.E MOUTH, 11. C.\nEiiftiiU'critiK ami Survey work. Kfportfl ou\nmining iiroi.ertk's. Maps and pinna prepared of any portion of Cariboo district\nNOTICE.\nHacks, Carriages, Buggies,\nDouble and Single Drivers,\nand Saddle Horses. - -\nMcRAp BROS.,\nProprietors,\nCorner Georgia anil Seymour Streets,\nVANCOUVER, - B.C.\nNotice Is hereby pi.fn tlmt thirty days after\nilalp I inti'i.-lto apply to tliu Clik-f Coiiiini--\nnidiiurnf Lamis unil Works for permission in\nI.-.,-,\u25a0 |,.t lt.171111. i-m.--\u25a0\u2022 - I ii.ii.'-->f land.\nilt'sci.l.u'd \u00bb\u2022, fnlinws: Cunmu'iiciiifj at a posl\npl:u-i!il wesl of lot -Hill, theme cast .Oi.-liuii.s,\nsfintli io i-hains, west lo chains, north -10\n.\u25a0hm\nnitial I'\nM. R.EAGLESON.\nRestaurant:\nHEMS\n250.\nNEXT DOOR TO GARCILE HOTEL\nOPEN DAV AND NIGHT\n.. D. KIRKPATRICK I\nNOTICE.\nNotice Is hereby given that from and after\nthis date I shall not be responsible for any\ndehtu contracted nit limit mv written order.\nDated at Ashcroft tli Is 23.d of February, 1800.\naoic C. W. EAtiLE.\nH@iDT@Ei\n-.ll,jWAI,TEilS,l'ro|iriet.r.\nSTURT BAY, B.C.\nGood accoiiiniodatious fer\ntlie travelling public.\nFOR SALE\nHAY MEADOW\n4BO acres. 10 mile- west of 100-Mm\nposl, Bridge) Creek, (iood wagon\nroad to meadow.\niliood house, stable, sheds and hay.\ninir machinery.\nSummer cattle Tania. near Bridge\nCreek.\nTitle to land\u2014Crown grant,\nFor particulars, address\nWILLIAM MEASON.j-.\nDOG