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afovormacut Printing office Columbian. VOLUME 4 NEW WESTMINSTER, B. 0., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1888. NUMBER 37 IV T.WOI.l* IMITH, M. P. D omUB-Vlnksol Street, opposite tear * eatnttoe of Colonial Hotel. RESHlBNOH-AwM ht,, opposite new Baptlit Ohurch. Telephone No. 28. OFFICE HOURS-ID a. ra. to U noon; 3 to 5; nnrl 61.10 to ! p. ni. dnolOto t T. H. M AC1.ICA N, B. A,, U. D.i 0. H. OFFICE: MeKenile Street, next door lo HrlilShod. ICESIllENOE: AÂ«neÂ» Street, third homo I rrom Mary Street. Telephone No. 17. i o|'FICKIIOURS:lOtoU;'itoS;(:attol, ' ' d-dellto ' rl n.COOPBB, B. A.,M. D., â PHYSICIAN A BURGEON. Columbi* St., New Weitmlmter, B.0. OFFICE HOURS-Sto 10a.m.! ltolanrt S.Mto 8 p. ra. Call. In town tnd country promptly attended to. fefte i. n WKI.IH, DENTIST. Room 1$, * - Colonial Hotel. OvricsHoons-lOtoi. dMte 1 >> n >â¢ c, BROWS, to, '*' Orrion-Over Bank of B. 0â oorner Mary and Colum 1.1a Street*. Uouna-I a. ro. to T p. m. dwjjioto E. A. aKITII, DBXTIST. Urarlnate nf Penn Cotleje at nontril ftnrierjr. Con, Maceknzib a Ci.a iikhon St*. ; pwnHoiiiD a â eceu, j BARRISTERS, >ui.;u;TOits, ETC. 1 ontoa. UokenileStreet,New WMtinllKter, â¢ nd Vancouver,KC. lysidwto r 1,1 C. ATKISSOS, 1 RARRISTKR, SOLICITOR, Ae. ' MnKenirte Street. rlwfeinte New Westminster, a a Â». w. xonjfAII niH-K,**.c, liarlr f KRRIHTER-AT-I,AW. â l.iu.1 Ai.nl Money to Uu. Columbia St., : selto Naw Westminster, B. 0. In W tlBAHT, I ARCHITECTi J OFnorr-Coruer Mnry nnd Clarkion sts. dwMSte J/1LU1V * MAOLinB, AR0IHTBOT8. Ipmm- Room K, / Ovnr Bank of B. c, '. dasllte Colnmbla Street. i. WiUB * CÂ»., JUTDITORS, ACCOUNTANTS, and & OBNERAI, FINANCIAL AGENTS. (!"' Baki rHn.msn, New Westminster, B.C. IsoâClare Road, Halifax, Eniland. dwJnySte ' -n J TKAtFP, AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER, ufiolamblt Street Naw Weilmln.ter j All commissions will reeeive prompt Mid earefnl attention. Beat reforenee* pven when required. mhu-w RAND BROS. >Btf. BbTATB BROKE*!, 0*Â»T*F*aÂ«.Nt CalleeUre, . AM iHiraao. Ageute, â tfaeM at VICTORIA: Fort Btreet, NBW WESTMINSTER: Corner MoKemle and Clarkion 8tl. a VAN COUVER, Cordova Street. X BUILDING LOTS for .ale In all sections A Vanoouver and New Weitml niter City. tFARSl LANDS of mperlor quality (or Mt at Chllllwhaok, Tort Hammond, WMley, Matsqul, Sumo., Mud Bay,Lad- jer'i Landing, Luln Iiland, North Arm Jul Pitt Rlnr, [Ifapiand Plana exhibited auJ the full- !*â -. information furnlihedatall ourofflcei. . Mcdonough I HAVING TAKEN JMnndbom's Building, Fronl 81. ((Pormerlf occupied ky Kyle k Tllton), (8 NOW READY fi ierve hli onitnmen and everybody Mtk Â«â food a itoek aa a man want* to Wart from. Wrr ktits, Sneerles, . Pr.vl.lani, ittekny, SlaitwaM, B**li. ke. Oome end lee the new plaee, and let Ul lowwhatyouthlekoflt. MoelMo 0. MODONOUGH. r-jid Beflslrjr OrdlnuM, 1Â»7#. jiLotM.lntlie8uMivl.lon of Lot* 1 land 83, Suburban Block 7, New Wait- plantar. THEREAS THE CERTIFICATE OF â - â â¢ plckasn to th* Tltla..of â ,. been toil or tmerea nun application nai boen made rra duplicate ttirrmf: iotloe li therefore hereby alven that a iÂ» CertlBwte of Title will be lamed In n of th*t io loel or de.lroyed, unle.i â¢lie b* ihown to the contrary within *e month from date. R. W. ARMSTRONG, ... .. .... .... Deputy Registrar. -id Reililry offloe, â¢ New WatsalaMt-r/Ka, Mtk Jan., MM, HACK, LIVERY, ^TACE, Feed | Sale Stables THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE NOW PREPARED TO TURN OUT DOUBLE AND SIN0LE RIBS At Special Low Raton. Dnjiig ad All M of Tuning Done at Shortest Notloe. Drrf^nlwowl doltvere<J to'My part of Ordera by Telephone will reeeive prompt attention. â Wgtublfifl nearly opposite C. P. K. Depot, Columbia St., NewWeslminnter. djallto QILLEY BROS., Props. Soap! Soap! PENDRAY A CO. Are still giving the BEST VALUE In the way of LAUNDRY AND TOILET SOAP To he hid in thii Provinoe, wTlwir Electric Soap put up in waned wrappers li Betted and Cheaper than anything of the kind on tho market, AlK YOUR CROOER Fill il AM III THAT vou on it. Pendhav b Co's Soap Worki, Humboldt streot, Viotoria. no!8dw AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY W. U. JENKINS. THE WELL-KNOWN AGRICDLTtlR- al Machinery Agent, luu. returned from tire East, wliorc he has perfected arrangements for a full supply of all kinds of AGRICULTURAL MAOMINBBY Suitable for Hrltisli Columbia. He will have on ht>nd, In plenty time for next year's trade, u COMPLETE STOOK of everything In that line required by Kftriiiors. which ho will sell 15 percent, cheaper than the same goods can be parch use d el ro where. Also, a large mtppl y of the beat* MOVER ii TIMOTHY BEEP From th *-* beat growers In Oanada and the United Mate*. UwdeMte W. H. JENKINS. THOS. OVENS, MANUFACTURER OF >| UWUHgVlf, Blacksmitii and Machinist All Kinds of Machinery, Patent Locks, Safes, Sewing Machines, Ac, Ac, Repaired. BLACKSMITHING In ail ItH branches. Farmers'* Loggers', Mill and Contract Work; Agricultural Implements, nml everything In the blacksmith line made to order. Having secured first-class workmen, ws feel confident of giving satisfaction. ttr Horse-shoeing a specialty. dw-Jlylltol Columbia St., Nev Wmt. I 18 TUB FAVORITE HOMB JOURNAL Of Refined American Families Everywhere, and the IN THE WOULD. It circulates lu evory State and Territory of the Union. It may be found ou the News Stands to every large city. The vast body of Its subscribers are people of wealth and culture, Noother Dally published lu Kew York City has so large n mall circulation. -THE- WEEKLYGRAPHIC There Is hardly a Post-office la the United States where at least a fÂ«w copies are not received eaeh week by subscribers. It embraces the best features of Tub Daily Graphio. pictorial and literary! for the preceding six days. It* Is the lamest first-clam Illustrated Weekly Issued, Is sold for half the price of Its rivals, contains the latest news and market reports, and Is acquiring a phonomenal circulation. . There li No Belter Medium for Advertlfting. From time to time we Issue Special Editions Illustrating the Industrie)-, and business opportunities of iilt Ins, towns and localities throughout the country. Agents wanted to canvass forsuhsarlp- '"â â¢"â¢-*' â -â '" '*' whom Hend tions In every part of the world, lo whom a large commission will be paid. othor Information nd- dj-stfr for sample copy. For rates and drees: TNE MIUHIIAN QMPNW COMPANY, djalfal mt 6 PerkPlace, New Yerk. TURNER, BEETON & GO. MERCHANTS, WUABF STREET - ?1(!T0R1A. jLonarra s*ozt North British and Mercantile insurance Co. for Mainland. H. C. BEETON 4 CO., 80 Ptaabury Circua, London, E. C. COME AND SEE! VV. H. HOLDEN, TTAVINO TAKEN POSSESSION OF 11 the "Temperance House,"fronting on Columblaand Ohurch Streets,opposite the Episcopal Ohuroh, and now known "FARMERS'HOME! Will accommodate the traveling publlo at the following rates: Board per day .,.â.......Â«.....â..|1 oo " " week son Single Meals 25 Beds â v 36 â auGood accommodation for Ladles and families. mySto Flowers for sale A. H. BECKETT. WH. WOLFENDEN BECKETT & CO., Brick Manufacturers, BUILDERS AND General Contractors, â¢WORKS: Fraser Brick TTerki, rertUaney. OT7IOBB i Naeketule St., New Weatminater. Manufacturers of Machine-made and Pressed Bricks to any pattern. Estimates given for Buildings and Public Works of any description. dw|y2tc ESTABLISHED 1899. ROBT. DICKINSON BUTCHER, Neirljr (ppoilte the Coloiltl Hotel, NEW WESTMINSTER THE LARGEST AND CHOICEST uaortment of .11 deioriptlou of MEATS AND VEGETABLES Constantly on hud, ud .upplled to Fun* Mm, Ro.itiur.nU, ud Stumboat. Â»tth. LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. CHINA & JAPAN Fancy Goods WE HAVE JUST REOEIVED a large consignment of all kinds of CELEBRATED TEA, KmbroMf rtd Silk fioodn, Skawli, Screens, Bed Quilts, Dressing Gowns, Etc., Etc. âALSOâ rorcelaln, SMsnmt-,, Cloisonne, Bronie, IÂ»ory, Hudilwood ud CnrlOS of Every Deicription. iMcorrto iy Eviny steamer direct from CHINA UNO JAPAN. HophiK thnt you will honor un with yonr Tl.lt, wo remain very reipectfrrllyyours, Kwong on Wo & Co., FRONT STREET, Hi* WllTMIMTES, I.C. l'onl om.il Bor No. 7. ililogyl C. t. WOODS, Urn luwmm. A. 0. CAMB1E, NOTMT PlISUO Woods, hurt Uls LAND SURVEYORS, Real Estate Commission and Insurance Agents. â one; to Loin on Int mortgage on improved Renl Estate, Farming UndS, improved and unimproved! lor ule in all part, of the District, CIU and Bnbnrknn lots for aale in cnoice locations. lining Stocks bought anil sold. fire, lift and Accident Insurances effected. HpaMKNTITJta riMk-AMna Insurance Co. of Hartford. western Insuranco Co. nf Toronto. UFR.-N.W York Life Insurance Co. ACCIMtnr.âTravelers Insurance Oo, or Hartford. Aseneyof the p.ml.l.N Eipres. C. WOÂ»DS,TBBxii*flAMBI.K, Cmtl. SLUM'S IUÂ», â COLUMIIA ITIEIT NSW WK8THINSTEI1. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Civro OFi'Tt'UHft.âMnyor, Robert Dick- lnw>n; City Clerk, Capt. Hablnson; City Mollcllnr, T. 0. Atkinson; i'ollco Magls- trntoi T. c. Atkinson; Clilef of police, Knink Devlin; Clilef Enfflnecr Firo Department, w. Curbott; Assistant, H. Head. Cooht Opkicials.âJndga of the Supremo Court, Hon. .1. F. McCreight; Itcgls- tint, Geo. Wise; Sheriff, W. J. Armstrong. Provincial Officers.â Government Agent; Oban. Warwick] Regis trnr of Titles, lt. W. Armstrong! Supt. of Provincial Asylum, Dr. R. I. Bontley: Bursar of Asylum, Jns. Phillips; Governor of Central Prison, Wm. MorÂ«sby: Steward Royal Columbian IIoBultnl, Onus. Dlgby; Immigration Agent, Jno. Sprott; Coroner, W. I). Ferris. Dominion Officials.âPostmoslor, J. C. Brown; Collector of OUHtpms. J. H. Clule; Warden of Peiiilfiiitiiiry, A. H. McBrlde; Dominion Land AKcnt, H. ll. W. Aikman: Crown Timber Agent, T. 8. Higginson; Inspector of Fisheries, Thos. Mowut. RKi'RKSKNTATiVEH.-Senntor, Dr. T. R. Mclnnes; House of Commons, Donald Ohisholm; Provincial Legislature, Capt. W. N. Bole, Q. C. MAILS CLOSE AND ARRIVE. OX. OS 31 For Can. Pac. Ry.âDally (except Sunday and Monday), at 12.-15, and on Saturday (for dispatch Sunday) at 22, For Victoria, V, I., and Western V. H. Offl- cet)âMonday, 12,45; Tuesday, 8,15 and 10; Wednesday, 6.80J Thursday, 8,15 and 19: Friday, 6.H0; saturdny,8,lS. For Vancouver, Moodyvllle and Burrard InletâDally (except Sunday) at 8.15. For Port MoodyâDally (except Sunday) ats, For Ladner's Landing ond Lulu Island- Monday, 12.45; Tnesday and Thursday at 19. For Clover Valley, Hall's Prairie, Surrey Centre and Langley Prairie-Saturday. 0. For North Arm and Sen InlandâThursday, 13.30. For Elgin and Mud BayâSaturday, 12.45. Kor Plumper's PassâMonday, 12,45. For Nanaimo (direct maiU-TuoBday, 19. From Can. Poo, Ry.âDaily (except Saturday) at IS. From VictoriaâSunday. Tuesday and Thursday, 10; Wednesday, Friday und Saturday, 11.80. From Vanconver, Moodyvllle and Burrard Inlet-Daily (except Sunday) at 16. From Port MoodyâDally (except Sunday) at 17, From Ladner's Landing and Lulu Island âSunday, Tuesday and Thursday, 16. From Clover Valley, Hall's Prairie and Lancley PrairieâFriday, 18. From North Arm and Sea IslandâThursday, 12. From Elgin nnd Mud Bay-Saturday, II. From Plumper's PassâSunday, 18. Prom Nanalmo (direct mall)âsaturdny, POST OFFICE HOURS: Money Order IIours-9 to 17 dally: ond General Delivery from 0 to 19 (7 p. m.), Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 9 to 18, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridaysâ exoept when mails are being made up or sorted. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholosomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and oannot be sold ln compel Itlon with the multitude of low test, short, weight alum or phosphate powdors. Sold only in cans, Royal BAKiNa Powder Co., 106 Wall SU. New York. jfeiy FOR SALE. ONE-HALF INTEREST IN tho I.ANO- leyRaw and Pinning Mill: mill In gooil oritur. For jritrtlcularsAplilyon the premises to If. WEST, Or, Messrs. DRAKE, JACKSON, â¢pUte k HEI.MCKEN Victoria. gnilj) _ ritish Columbian Taenia? EraUif, teb. 14. lam. Piles! Piles! THE UNDERSIGNED IS PREPARED to supply llrst-dnss FIR PILES ol any teofftn, at lowest possible prices. Address, HLROV orBRIEN, dju5tc Port Haney, Tug for Sale! TUG BOAT 70 FEET; COMPOUND MA- chiitery, by Eastern mnlcers. Apply to HRSftRH. BEWICKE A WULFFSOHN, djafltc Vancouver, B, C. Farm for Sale! CONTAINING 688 AORES, on the Bank of the Fraser River, adjoining Mr. Lundbom's property, about six miles from Now Westminster; about -lOOacres prairlo land. For snlo cheap. Address JOSEPH HOSKIN.Sr.. dwnoSfflml) Vancouver. SAVK IIO.EV nv riAviM. vot'n Teas IMrcct ft-inn China nnd Japan. Shipped pert!. I*. R. A 8, s. Uo., via Vilucotivnr'. ArraiigoniiTiits marl,' for tnrgo nml small consignments on a nilntliiunr rrercentaire ovor laid down cost of Tea at vantootor wltnrf. For Icrrns nnd pni'tletlllltn iilrply lo HEO. MEI.milSII, Tea Broker A Importer, V. 0. Ue* 174. Vancouver,Ti c. tltOtml Items of Interest. The total losses by fire in the United States duriiit- last month aggregated $16,040,000. A hitherto uncharted island, two miles long, is reported to exist in latitude 8Â°15 south, longitude 130 -=39 east. Yarmouth, N. 8., is now lighted by electricity. The light company is composed of Yarmouth capitalists with u capital of $15,000. Hon. Mr. Mowat has announced in the Ontario legislature that a measure will be submitted giving the province manhood suffrage. The traffic receipts of the Grand ,Trunk Railway for the week ending January 28th were $227,428, a decrease of $81,891 compared with the corresponding week last year. Portions of the Andes seem to be sinking, the altitude of Quito having diminished 75 feet in 122 years, and that of another peak 218 feet. A crater has sunk 425 feet in 25 years. The bones of animals were used as skates and sledge-runners in prehistoric Europe, and it seems they are still so employed in Northern Germany. The sledges consist of a board resting on the bones of a horse, and the skates have for runners the lower jaw-hones of cattle. At a late meeting of the Astronomical Society of France, Col. Laus- sedat exhibited a curious binocular glass constructed in 1861 for Louis XIV. by Father Seraphim. The huge instrument comprises three boxes which slide into each other, the total length, when extended, being about ten feet. From 75 to 80 per cent, of the earth tremors observed in Tokio, according so Prof. Milne, may be accounted for on tbe supposition that they have been produced either by local or distant winds. The only connection between earth tremors and earthquakes in Central Japan is that they are both more frequent about the same season. Britain seems to have arrived at a point of her civilization similar to that reached years ago by France, when the increase of native population begins diminishing. That is shown by the rapid decrease of the number of marriages. In 1853 there were 17,9 marriages to every 1,000 inhabitants; in 1885 there were only 14.4 and in 1886 only 14.ll to 1,000.âEx, The high license system seems to have begun well in St. Paul, so far, at least, as its effect upon the number of saloons is concerned. The time for the issue of licenses under the new Minnesota law expired last week, and only 270 were taken out, as against 750 under the old law. The city's revenue from this source will now be $270,000, as against $75,000 before. A great gain has thus been effected in both respects. -Mail. A stringent licensing law is suggested for the province of Quebec. The proposal is that all applicants for licenses shall give notice of their application in the Official Gazette and in the public press, and shall produce before the commission a petition, signed by a majority of the electors in the district, in fa ver of the granting of the license before the license can be given. A petition signed by a majority in favor of withdrawing a license is to be decisive against the license holder, and the judges are to have the power to revoke licenses as part punishment for violations of the law. The monkey calls for the immediate attention of the insurance companies. In a Michigan town a few weeks ago, a monkey whose morals had been corrupted by association with the variety stage, hurled a kerosene lamp into the auditorium, setting fire to the building and in the end destroying tho whole town. Last week the steam yacht Norma, lying in the East Hi ver, was burned at a considerable loss. Investigation showed that a pet monkey hud' set fire to the vessel by pouting oil on n coil of rope and touching n lighted match to it. The monkey must go.âMilwaukee Sentinel. It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. The heroic Dakota teaoher who saved the lives of twelvo of her school children during the blizrard has received nine offers of marriage, snd the young woman who was resoucd from a snow-drift by a commercial traveller was married on the following day to the man to whom she owed her life. If a blizzard would increase the activity in the matrimonial market in this oountry it cannot eome too soon. Nor would a similar catastrophe be unwelcome in Qreot Britain. ITiere the marriage rate has fallen off from seventeen to fourteen per thousand inhabitants, and something must be done to increase wedlock or the clergymen will soon experience n considerable reduction in their incomes.â Toronto Mail. BY TELEGRAPH. The 0*Brlen AmtlvThe Crown Prince's Condition rwld lo be 8rrton.Â»Tlia French Exhibition belnx Boy â rolled by the British Mann. ttet nrers. A terrible Accident ln BrooklynâTbe Murderers of Melelsb to HangâA Pecullnr Election Case Decision. LIST NIiJHT'8 DESPATCHES. THU KABMTS. London, Feb. 13.âTlio shipment of rabbits tu British Columbia will form tho subject of a question in the Bouse of Commons to-morrow by Mr. Samuel Smith, the member for Flintshire. i IBAITOK. London, Feb. 13.âMajor Templar, of the Seventh Rifles, and one of the chiefs of the military balloon department, who was arrested at Chatham yesterday for divulging amy secrets, will have great difficulty in escaping condign punishment for his offence, if, indeed he'is so fortunate. It is abundantly proven in advance of the trial, that he sold to a Birmingham maker of balloons, tho secret of the gas apparatus of the balloons used in tbe English army. The Birmingham manufacturer constructed a similar apparatus from the plans furnished and sold it to the Italian government for use in the ex- pediriou-against King John of Abyssinia, and the excellence of Ihe balloon servico at Massowah, which received universal compliment, was due to the Birmingham firm immediately and to Major Templar primarily.* Already preparations are making to try Major Templar by court martial, -j MR. O'BBIEN'S AHItEST. London, Feb. 13,âIn tht house of commons this evening, Ira. Picton, member for Leicester, directed the attention of the house to the breach of privilege committed in the. arrest of Messrs. Pyne and P. O'Brien and Gilhouly. The speaker said that Pyne and Gilhooly had been arrested upon criminal warrants, and therefore there had been no breach of privilege in their cases. In the case of P. O'Brien, the speaker ruled that a breach of privilege had been committed. Mr. Henry Matthews, the home secretary, apologized to the house and to Mr. O'Brien for the unfortunate indignity to whioh the gentleman had boen subjected. Sir K. E. Webster, the attorney-general, denied that any privilege existed, and therefore there could not have been a breach. Explanations and apologies had been given to O'Brien, and if he were not satisfied with them he could prosecute the polico officials and obtain the remedy he sought elsewhere than in the houso. Mr. Picton, in arguing his motion, declared that the arrest of O'Brien while leaving the house was a great breach of the privilege of parliament, and Mr. McLaren, in seconding the motion, made reference to the arrest of Pyne and Gilhooly. Tho speaker promptly nt upon Mr. McLaren by the question of tho arrest of that gentleman he mentioned was not before the house. Sir R. E. Webster then came to the rescue of the government by moving an amendment that the house regretted the indignity put upon O'Brien, but stating that in consideration of the fact that his arrest waa a mistake, it was unnecessary for the house to pro. csed further in the matter. Mr Gladstone admitted that as far as an apology was concerned, Mr. Matthews had done all that could be expected, but the fact remains that O'Brien waa seized by the police without a warrant. Thero were reasonable grounds for referring the matter to the committee on privilege he said, and ho would move such a reference if Sir It. E. Webster's amendment was carriod. Sir E. G. Clarke, the eolicitor-gonon.1, remarked as there had been no breach of privilege, there was nothing to refer to a committee. Mr. Piirncll said that if ah English member was to have been arrested, detectives would have been sent out who were acquainted wilh tho personal appearanco of the member. He protested against the duties imposed upon tho constables of guarding parliament. It vtns surely, ho thought, a question of privilego whether inombers wore ulcered to leave parliament uninolesred. Mr. Smith denied that duties of espinnngc had beon imposed upon any rrf the officers of the house, Mr. Morley intimated thst the opposition would allow Mr. Picton's motion to bo negatived without a division, and movod tho reference to the committee on privilege, which motion was rejected, 240 to 151. THIS MORNING'S DISPATCHES. country. Its boing hold to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the fall of the Brrstile is generally accepted as the excuse, but those who ought to know assort thut the reason lios muoh deeper and the sole outcome of Lord Lytton's appoal has been lo induce Ihe foreign office to issue n lukewarm circular to the:chambers of commerce drawing attention to the exhibition snd leaving them, if they like, to organize a British committeo. Thero seems reason to bcliovo that tho exhibition will be a success and the British manufacturers will suffer from the advantages givon thoso of othor countries, particularly the United States. the rrrow.v ritixcK. London, Fob. 14.âA despatch from San Remo says that the prince's physicians have beon endeavoring to mislead the public as to his real condition, by publishing ross colored bulletins, is increasing tlioro notwithstanding tho favorable reports of theprinoe'a con tinued improvement. He pined a bad night during which he wu eon' Btantly disturbed by attacks of coughing. Early this morning he was still sleeping, and the physicians are waif ing in some anxiety till he wakes in order to make a further examination of his throat. HICKS-BEACH PRESIDENT Of THE BOllti OF TRADE. London, Feb. 14.â The reports which wero circulated last night among the loungers in the lobbies of parliament that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach had accepted the presidency of tht board of trade, are confirmed this morning. The official announcement of the news of this appointment is received with much satisfaction by Uie tories. OASSACNACS ADVICE. Paris, Feb. 14.âPaul de Casssgnao hss written sn urgent letter to Prince Napoleon requesting him to influence his son Louis to give up his position in the Italian army, alleging as tha reason therefore that it ia being organized against France. A TERRIBLE DERRICK ACCIDENT. New York, Feb. 14.âA message from Brooklyn says a heavy hoisting derrick, used on the elevated railroad, full this morning on a car passing beneath. The accident was due to the spreading of the rails. The car wu crushed like an egg-shell and seventeen of the passengers were injured and two killed. Michael MoAnally, the driver, was crushed to death. Half of the oar following was wrecked. It is quite sure several persons sre burned in till ruins, snd workmen are busy removing the debris. Among those believed to be fatally injured is. Judge Peterson, of Brooklyn. The plaoe of the aocident is always filled with people, ud then were many narrow escapes. There is the wildest excitement and tho sight of the crushed and bleeding persons and mass of broken limbs is terrible. It il now lesrned that Karl Keishler, a laborer on the derrick, was killed.' LaterâThe latest from the Brooklyn accident says two more laborer! on the "L" road were killed. Of those injured eight were employees of the road. The workmen were engaged in hoisting a gilder into position when the accident occurred, and suddenly the whole apparatus began to tremble and the> men to their honor saw tin entire mass go down, carrying six men with it. Owing to steam from the derrick boiler it was for a time impossible tn rescue the persons from the wreck or remove the debris. By 12 o'clock but little had been done. The girders fell across the forward part of the clr and rested on the two horses whieh were crushed to Ihe ground with leg! spread nut from their bodies. Foreman Scliafer became ao siok at the dreadful sight that he had to be moved tn his home. Pamiklee's Pius possess the power of acting specifically open the diseased organs, stimulating to action the dormant energies of the system, thereby removing disease. In fact, so great is the power of this medicine to cleanse and purify, that diseases of almost every name and nature are driven from the body." Mr. D. Carswell, Carswell P. O., Ont, writes: *'I have tried Parmelee's Pills and find them an excellent medicine, and one that will sell well." THE FRENCH EXHIBITION. New York, Fob. 14âEdmund Yates, Loudon, cables the -Tri6iÂ«ie that notwithstanding Ihe efforts of Lord Lytton tho Paris exhibition continues^. - . ,. ,â, ,â...-. to be completely boycotted in this ho aooompaniea Hon. Thos. White to IHIB AFTERNOON'S DESPATCHES. THE MURDERERS OF M*LEI8H TO HAXQ. Woiseiey, N.W.T., Feb. 14.âJu. Gaudy and Moses Routte, two half- breeds, were found guilty of the murder of Malcolm McLeish after the jure had been out an hour and a half. Judge Wetmore sentenced both to be hanged on Wednesday, 13th June next. ICE JAU ON THE OTTAWA. Vacdhedii,, Que., Feb. 14.âThe ice shoved above here to-day and formed a jam below the bridge. The water rose 10 teet iu less than two hours. The bridge is now underwater and Isle Perrot is in danger. AN AOED SUICIDE. Kixiiston, Feb. 14.âMn. Taylor, of Gananoque, mother of George Taylor, M. P. P., committed suicide on Sunday with a carving knife in a barn while the family were at church. She was was 70 years old and since the demise of her hurband her mind his been affected. TORONTO ToriCS. Toronto, Fob. 14.âE. S. Cox, the absconding broker, was seen on the streets of Buffalo yesterday. Thrrs. McLean, dry goods merchant, Brantford, is suing the Toronto News for having reported that he suspended payment, which was wholly without foundation. "MIKE SHARP." MosTHE.il., Fob. 14.âRobert Barr, " Luko Sharp " of tho Detroit free Press, remains in Canada lor a week or two to take observations. He intends visiting Quebec and the opening of parliament at Ottawa. To-morrow a pow wow st St. Regis. A PECULIAR DECISION. Toronto, Feb. 14.âJudge Falcon* brige voided the election of D. Roone, for West Middlesex, to-day on a tecni- cal point entirely new in election trials. The head of a firm of livery stable keepers was a conservative and his partner was a grit. The former used rigs on election dsy and, in accordance with the artiolea of partnership, paid his partner one half the value for thl rigs for the day. This wu held a corrupt practice and the election wm voidod. The derision will be appeal- oil. ^________ Messrs. Parker b Laird, of Hillsdale, writes: Our Mr. Laird, having occasion to visit Scotland, and knowing the excellent qualities of Dr. Thomas' Keleotrie Oil, concluded to take some with him, and the result has been very astonishing. Wo may say that in several instanoeslt has effected euros when ailments hid beeu pronounced lucitiablo \npractitioner* ' IT" '"'Â» .m lltfl!' I _iiilji 9ritish fltolnmbian Tuesday Evening, Feb. II, 1WÂ». The flrecr rase. A few days ago wc published the judgment of the chief justice in the case of the C.P.R. vs. Greer.. Judgment was in favor of tho railway, and the chief justice intimated thnt Ureer's only roddress would bo un appeal to the legislature, from tlie first tho Colombia's has lurk! tho belief thut Greer's title to thn valuable lands claimed by him on Coal Harbor was utterly worthless. At the time this matter cniiiir before the legislature iu 188S we published the evidence nt considerable length, but ns ninny people who havo sineo arrived in tlie province may lie ignorant of the diroumstanoos, a brief review will be of interest. When it became known that the 0. 1J. It. would probably be extended from Port Moody to Coal Harbor, n great many people who foresaw that property in the vicinity of the new terminus would become very valuable, began to look about for opportunities of acquiring possession of some, of these lands. Among others, Mr..Samuel Greer went into this speculation. For this purpose bo claimed to have purchased the title of two Indians who had beon living on a Coal Harbor lot, situateB between lot 192 nnd the Indian reserve, and'in witnoss of bis titlo produced'.what purported to be u conveyance from these Indians, bearing the signature of Mr. McTiernan, the Indian agent, lt was held by the govornmeut that this land- was expressly reserved from pre-emption, and that the so-called Indian title was "ind. In order to ascertain the facts Sir M. li. Begbie, the chief justice, was appointed by royal commission. He held sittings at Victoria, Westminster and Coal Harbor, and after taking the evidence and considering the facts lie reported adversely to Greer's claim. The report of the chief justice is very sweeping. The conveyance of title from the Indians to Urter lio pronounced worthless. "I linve," lie says, " to report that, in my opinion, it is fully established that the impeached deed is not genuine in any sense of the word; that the names and marks of the two signatories, ond nlso of P. MoTiernau, are forgeries." He further declares that as all the forged names were placed on the document while it was in Greer's sole possession, he does not see how Greer could havo been ignorant of the fact that they bad been forged. Moreover, the chief justice reports that Greer's whole sworn statement " must bo false, and probably knowingly and wilfully false." This disposes effectually of Greer's title under the Indian conveyance. In so far as his title might be made good by pre-emption, his lordship intimates that this was beyond tbe scope of his enquiry. He notes, however, that there are several objections on that ground: (1) The land was in the Hastings Mill leasehold, and could not be pre-empted without the consent of tho manager and ohief commissioner, which had not been procured. (2) It was not unreserved land, having been expressly reserved by the chief commissioner. (3) lt was not unoccupied land: thero were two Indians and one or two white men raising crops there. (4) Neither the pre-emptor, nor any person on his behalf, erected a single post as required by the act, or of nny kind. (5) The alleged prc-eniptor has nevor yet spent a single night on the land, although in bis letter of application ho alleges that ho is "living on the land." (C) The preemption record was at once and definitely refused. (7) No certificate of improvement appears to have been issued, without which no pre- emptor can convey any title, evon if his pre-emption title is unimpeachable. Notwithstanding this report from the chief justice of British Columbia, Greer stuck to tbe land and defended it against all comers. He found quite a number of persons willing to tako a chance with him, nnd divided up part of the properly into small lots, issuing argeomerrts to purchase to any one who was foolish enough to pay for thorn. In this way he is said to have obtained quite a sum with which to carry on his case in the courts. It is not probable that any of tho persons who purchased these agreements ever read the report of tho chief justice in which the title and the man who holds it are so completely exposed. Under all the circumstances it does not seem to us possible that the legislature could for n moment entertain Greer's claim if any attempt is made to bring it into the house. If tho conclusions reached by the chief justice are well founded, Greer has not only no title to the land, but has boen guilty of perjury and fraud such as must deprive him of all ground for publio sympathy. Gbkat Results akb Spesdilv Accott- pushed bythe leading alterative, Northrop * Lyman's Vegotable Discovery and Dyspeptic Cure. Indigestion ceases, biliousness disappears, constipation gives place to regularity ol the bowels Tn consequence of taking It. Ladies suffering from complaints peculiar to their set experience long wished for relief from It, and Impurities In the circulation no longer trouble those who hare sought Ita aid. Give lt a trial â nd you will not rogrst It, Is dry ami turns lrarrl, until oil is applied, ufter whicli it moves easily. When tlio joints, or hinges, of tho body are stiffenrril anil inflamed by Rheumatism, they cannot lie moved without, causing tlif; most excruciating pains. Ayer's SarsapariUa, by its action on tiro blood, relieves this condition, and restores the joints to good working order. Ayor's SarsapariUa hns effected, in our city, many most remarkable cures, in cases which batlled tho etforts of tho most experienced physicians. Wero it necessary, I could givo the names, of marry individuals who havo beerr cured hy taking this medicine. In my caso it has worked wonders, relieving uie ol Rheumatism, after being troubled with it for years. In this, runt nil othor diseases arising Irom inrprrro blood, thore is no remedy with which I urn acquainted, that affords such relief as Ayer's Slirsaptnilla.âR. H. Lawrence, M. D., Uirltiuiorc, Md. Ayer's f-av.-rripjirllla cured lire of Gout and lUieiTirriUism, when nothing clso would. It lr.rs eradicated every trnco of disease from my system.âIt. IT. Short, Manager Hotel Belmont, Lowell, Mass. I was, (loving ninny months, a sufferer Irom chronic IthciimaHsm, The disease afflicted rinr grievously, in spite of all tho remedies I Could lind, until 1 commenced using Ayer's SarsapariUa. I took soveral bottles of i i,is preparation, and was speedily restored to health.âJ. Froam, Independence, Va. it Ayer'a SarsapariUa, Prewired l.v'ii-.,I. C.AvcrS:Co., Lowell,Mafifl. Sold hy all 'nri!Â«i!i*-.ti. l'ri<*c$1; nix bottles, $5. Potatoes. Potatoes. A SCHOONER LOAD OF POTATOES just received. Tlio best on tlie market. Must be disposed of Immediately nnd will be sold nt rock-bottom prices, W. Hi VIANEN, dte0w2 Fish IH-aler, Front Street. -_*â¬>_*, Cream & Fancy Cakes â¢ 00 TO . A. DIESEL'S FHOi-IT STREET, OPP. C. P. N. Wn AV.V dne22to AMI -GURDCALER FQE'-..; Steele Bro5,8cCo:s, SEEDS roR.SALEW . V -1'-:..*' ALL LEADiNGME^CHAN^S;. ; U^TRATrnCATAi.OGUi: TMlLE^ffiEt A-t*) D'T=? ~ S.S -"-' "-* â '$ STEELE BROS 8 8 â _ T o n O.ri t C>. Valuable Property for Sale. Splendid Ohttiico Tor Investment. mil E FOLLOWING DESIRABLE 1 Lands. A lltni-1; Of 820(ipre8,llbOUl 7 miles above Nuw Westminster, with ii river frontflgO of '2 miles, whicli is unliable for grazing ami fiirinhisr, iihoul Till) aeres behicjiralrlc Alfio.n Illnek ixmliilnliu; lilWUieres, wllh a river fronlmje of 1 mile, llsblly timbered nnd wilh abont .III aeresof prairie land; shunted on the Fwsor river, nenrly opposite the penitentiary. Also, n llloek ou Doilglns Street, adjoin- Ing tills clly, witii a frontage on Iturmiiiy Lake, containing over 400 acres. This land Is suitable for gardening and frnlt culture, ami will he sold In blocks lo.suit purchasers, Also, several Lots In the west end of Ihe clly. Also, an Orchard on Montreal street, containing fiacres. Also, the Homestead, coutahiinu:!! a mos of llist-eiass Orchard, which will be sold en block or In onn-aere plols, lo kuIi pnr- ohasors. On this property aro two Inrgu andcominodiouN houses in thorough repair. Prices and terms on application to WILLIAM CLAItKSON, dwdoSltc Westminster. REDUCED PBiCES. nitÂ« ClUl'MMA STRKKT. CALL k EXAMINE STOCK. dwfooto BRITISH COLUMBIA DIRECTORY SOME COPIES 01' Till'* British Columbia Directory (latest edition) still remain on hand, and will be disposed of at a discount for cash. Tills Directory is published by Messrs. Williams and Mal- landainc; it contains a laryc 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, fanners, etc, It is a well- bound book of 30R pages, and is pronounced by the provincial press to be the most complete and accurate Directory ever published in this province. Copies sent to aiiy post-office in Canada or the United Slates, post-paid, on receipt of $1.50. The price of the book is $2. Address: B, C, Printing Co,, Ld. r!wJÂ«12l<T WHBTMINSTI-iH, B.0. City Laundry JOE QUI, HAVINO I.KASKJ) AND PITTED TT? a Shop on Dallas 8lm*t,neiirly opposite Mr, Wlsc'y stable. Is now prepared to underlaid.1 the work of a â¢General fjiuiiidry. Competent men employed, nnd work guaranteed. Having eiigaped a Wagon for delivery, doilies will bo delivered promptly In any pari, of the clly. Flrst- <'lnss refi-ienccs jiiven If rcmiircd. Atrial order solicited, 1'ilccs will be found as low ns in any tlrst-class establishment. Families hilcch al special rates. fcij-Ordeis iniiv belofl at Mr. Dickinson's Butcher Shop, Columbia St. QJafito tat 6.000,000 people use O.M.FERRV400. nn ftdmittod to bo the ei west Seedimen In the world. D.M.PEKBYACO'S Illmtnlcd, Dwtrlp. lim nnd I'ricid SEED ANNUAL For 1838 will lio mailed iFRESTOAfcl. npiilluantti, nnd t(> Ittlit BUIimili'3 cuKtcmen* with* , cut erdoiliiR It. Invaluabletonll. rf livery pertum ustiuj JCorden,Fl8ldÂ»tFiowor â> _ c peitiÂ«iW**iiuifci -.â-w***^. OC.fc.UO n. A'lJifu D.M. FERR Y&CO.,Windsor ,Ont. MONEY LOANED Oh Watches, Pistols, Plate, or Goods of Any Dcsorlpllon. K-iTonrf-ilaiuI Furniture BOUGHT A SOLI). ADVANCES MADE On Household Goods or Primerty of any kind. Lots! Lots! Lots! Building Lol.s sold in any part of the Town on Monthly [iisiallmoms to suit Pur- eiiasfT,**, No interest chnrged. AU iiusliicss iti icily confidential. FRONT STREET, tSf Nest Door to Caledonia Hotel. dwja:i01c Rwervfc^Kootenay District. NUTK'E IS IIKRI-.HY GIVEN THAT the follmffng Uoscrlbfld blocks of land have been reserve! from sale or settlement until further notice, viz:â 1st. Commencing at Ihe head of tbe Wesl Ann 1 if Koelenav Lake, on tlie south bank of ihe ouU&l, (hence soutli two miles; thence wist two miles; tlfsnce north two mllos, more or less, to the Koolennv River; lli'tne following the WlndlftRf of Hold river lo the point of commencement. 2nd. Comim-nelnKut llie mouth of Bear Creek, opposite Fori shepherd; tbenee northerly along Iho Columbia River, 10 chains: theneo east l'ii chains; thenco south 2n ehains; thenee west '20 chains, mon U. I Ul'Ull" Â» l-.-M ..I ,,llllll.i uiuru nr imti, to the Columbia River: thonco followlni,' the bank of the said river to tho point of coin nu-ncomonl. 8rd. Beginning n! the north-east cornor of the Hudson Hay Company's land at Fort Shepbei.i; thenee west one mile; tbenee north two miles; tbeneeenstone mile, more or less, tol lie Columbia Hlver; thence south along Ihe bank of the Mild river to ibe place of commencement, â till. A sijiiiire block of fori v acres fronting on Mm emit side (if the Columbia River, on thejlut about two miles north of themouiii of Kootenay River known aa "Spr.-ai*.*: Lauding." P. U. VERXON. â Olilcf Commissioner of Lands A Works Lands A- Works department, Victoria, H.C., limb .Ian., 1888, dJaltOml W. 1. AUSTIN, NBW WKSTMIXSTK't, B. V. Hay and Feed na. .A. -r, IK XJ ir. WOOD & OOAL (THU lllvfl' l|t'M.ITYI. itr. -JliioilS, iicMs iV Sliiics !*i*Â»visi(iiis it (Â«i*(M*i'Pl<*s. FARMERS' HARDWARE, ttr. . wcuse io wlllBttJ or tobacco tro can. by torn porn o'linbllin id careful eco- nomy, sorvo Llie public at especially low rates, UffJajBlfl MACHINERY OP AI.l. MAKHS ANII IIK.SORII'I'IUXS HUrl'I.IKI) ON SUOKT NOTIirK.IN- ri.nnNO rni.i.oi'TKiTsi-'oit Mining, Sawmills, Steamboats SHIUCi: MILLS, FLANIMO MILLS, Sarili mill Hour Klll'llll'llrs, Macllllie Kliii|is, Foiiinlrlcn, if. NEW * HUC'ONII-HANl) STATlrJNAUV ANC l'OltTAIH.K ENGINES A BOILERS OKTIIK FOM.OWINO MAKRS! A nnl net Â« A KIiiih; Doty. Onltlle A KfiOtillnclM kii-vi-iih A-11"him, nml oilx-rs. We make a specially of Mill, Mining ami Mteam supplies, Including; Sic:.in |'iiinp\nLilbrlcallliH Oils Rubber Helling, Leather Heiiiu;:, Kiiwry Wheels. JnnkOl i'He A M Hose, ; llarb Whe, WlrelUipe, ' Rook Drills, Axi 1 III II in ii i.t â â¢, j ..ri. ii .,-....., Khculblng Paper, Lubrleatlng Cups, Ready Rooting, : lyunlbcrs'Ooods, Hend for circular of McXvlty'i I'alcnt Hue HaiidlC'llollei* l-Veder." . , FRASER & LEONARD, CrttltUf Hlti 0|ip. Sewn OfflrÂ«, VANCOUVER, B, 0 tiwjySTtv â Uriel- Machines, ll.iistlnii llloek, Hhlps lllocks, Hardware, HarnesH, Hbow ClIHOH, Gas Machines, iluibleis'Hiippllcs, llraBS Goods, hock urniHi 1'iilriiaiik1-;scales, Axon it' B(lKO TortHj? Iron ToolB, I'nhiis and Oils, . Iron 1'lpln-**-, .1. ..... 1. I .... n..ni>>. ,'., I...1....I I.i.. I Tender Tor a license to Cut Timber on Dominion Lands In the Province or British Columbia. SEALED TENDERS nddroHsed lo the Deputy of the Minister of the Interior, and marked "Tender (Or a Timber Hert h," will be recolved at thlH olllce until noon on Monday, tbo 27th day of February next, for Timber Berth No. 2ft, containing an area of thirteen square miles, more nr less, comprising a part of Township No. 25, Range 19,West ol the Fifth Principal Meridian, lft' the Provinco of RrltIsh Columbia. Sketched showing the position approximately of this berth,together with the conditions on whieh it will he licensed, may tm obtained at this Department, or at the Crown Timber offlees nt Winnipeg.Calgary,or at New Westminster, British Columbia. Each tender must be accompanied hy an accepted cheque, payable lot be order of the Deputy of the Minister of the Interior, for the amount of the Bonui which the applicant is prepared tit pav In addition to llie duns prescribed by the Regulations of this Department, A. M. MJROK.HS, Deputy of tbe Minister of the Interior. Department of llie Interior, Ottawa, HUh January, im. dfeSUl GUARDIAN Insurance Com'y OF LONDON, ENG. Total Funds, $18,000,000 (it bija.rail-2-) ESTABLISHED 1821 Risks Taken at Rates as Low as any other Reliable Comp'y. T. R. PEARSON, NOETH Capital. 83,000,0001 Losses Paid, 818,000,000 KatRUIU.Iie.1 imÂ»Â» Rates as Low as any other Company doing Business in British Columbia* tr Ktsks promptly taken, aud Loarrea satisfactorily adjusted. T.R. PEARSON, iIocTIc AQENT 4 MERCHANT TAILORS Wish to inform tlie People of Now West- minster ami.its Vicinity that they ARK rilKFAKEU TO KXKCUTK ALL OliOBRS V0R T.UL0IIIM1. iced to Fit OB NO SALE. A call respectfully solicited. imMEMISER THE STANDI NEXT DQOR TO DICKINSON'S BUTCHER SHOP (irierrte Clearing Out SALE âorâ GROCERIES Tho undersigned, having concluded to retire from tlio Grocery Branch of his Husiucss, wilt from this dato oiler all such Moods AT COST PRIOE, Anil import no more. The 8touk being Good and Clean An opportunity is now given to Purchas- crs that is to their advantage. â¢fdfAny floods remaining unsold after Sixty Days wilt ho sold )>y Auction, TERMS CASH JAMES CUNNINGHAM. riwfÂ«9ml 2>fOr_?X<3EL NOTIOE IS HKltEKY GIVEN THAT I Intent! to npply to/'tlii* Honorable Nu-Ministerof ihn Interim' Mr h lii-enm; toeutllmlii'r on tho.south-east \ nt sec 21, soutli yâ of sees. 22 & 28, also the north- erly-purllull!) of seen. 14 A 15, nml tbe easterly so acres of Lot 228, t ogether with tlie hortli-enatorly portions of nj. all lying north of tho Mundyvllle Co.'s limits in Township DO, NewWestmlnster District. GEORGE BUTCHART. Port Mooily, 13,0,", Feb. ft, 18S8. dfelOm I KOOTENAY DISTRICT. NOTICE IS IIEHPRY GIVEN THAT , the reservation phu-ed upon t'ei-tnin lands in Kootenay lUsirh-i, in ounslder- atlon of the provisions ij'f the "Columbia and Kootenny ltallÂ«nvnnd Traiisporla- tlonCoiiipiiuy Aet, l.s^t," notice nf whieh was published In the"Hrlltsh Columbia Gazette" nnd tinted il-ird Mny, I8IÂ«J, has been cancelled, and thnt the lands referred to will be open tnsnlc nml pre-timpt ion one month from the date hereof. V. G. VERNO, Chief Commissioner of LnhUs A Worka Lands A, Works Uepartmcnt, Vlelorln, It. C , 'Mh Jan., 1888, dJaWml Pianos & Organs! GREAT BARGAINS IN PIANOS. Best Selected Stock or Pianos In British Colnmbla. Sew PiailOS from IH950 upwards. Old l'imros taken irr exclinngo. H. PETERS, Cor. Douglas k biscovery Sts., ddiMto VICTORIA, 11. C. JUST RECEIVED, ONE CAR LOAD OF CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER This is the finest lot of Butter ever brought into Vancouver. â taT Special Rates on Large Orders- Or tiers by Wire or Mail promptly attended to Quality guaranteed. IJEtflHSRSiW-l BROS., dfcSlu Cordova St., Vanoouver, j*>ro*rxo^j. NOTIOB 1*3 HEUEBV GIVEN THAT, 1,0 dnys; nfli'i'dntc, we Intend makhiK apj)ti(>u!ion lo (ha Ilonoiiibh> the Chief Commissi one i* of tatidB nnd Works forn Icasu for MmbortiiR purposes of the following described tnicl of and.sliuate in the Dlstrlfltof New Westminster,, Province of Britisli Columbia, vl*',.: Comnn nclng ntthosoiithcnst t'orncrnf the Indian Reserve In TowiiBhlns82,28,23 and aa, in Bald Dlstrli't of Now Wi'slnilnstor; tliciiooduo wesl 820 elnUns; tbenee south eOelmlna, tbeued west, Kit chnins, thonco south 80 ebalns, thenco west 80 elmlns, thenco south 80 chains, thence west 80 chaliiH, thenco south 100 chnins, more or less, to (,1)040th parallel, tbe International boundary between tho United Htat*s and Canada; thenoe oast, ulonjr tho snld boundary line ndO chains, theneo 'north 0-tO ohnlns, thenco west 240 chnins. Iheiieo south 20 chains, thonce. west su chains, thenco south (1(1 chains, thonce w-st 10 chains, thenoe south 20 chains, thenco.west 40 ohalns, thenoe sooth l.n chnins, more or less, tothe place of commencement, containing PHHi) acres, moj'o or loss, ImltiK porlloils of Townships 22,'25a'n-J 20, I>is- tricl of New Westminster. Feb 1st, 1838. TAMER (J. HOfiH. TAMES Mac-LAUEN. Ily their Agent, C. 1). Kand. (Ifolml PACIFIC Carriage Works! COLUillUA STKKKT, Jfcw WesfininHter, It. ft. REID & CURRIE PROPRIETORS. MANUKACTtlllKIlS A iMl'OltTKUH OF gies, uarn OKMOdMlS, DRAYS, CART8, Anrl all rroi'Ur of VelriolirM, riotiiflis, Slccl, Iron & Wooden Harrow*', AKi'lcuitural * Impli'incuts, Ac. Wir'lmvrr h!eo a large Ktock of CARRIAGE & WAGON MATERIAL, Which we will soil nt the Lowest, Possihle Prices, COMI'UISINO: Hnrdwood, Wheels (patent k homo- made), Shafts, Poles, Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Neck Yokes, Single Trews, nnd nil kinds of Beut Cooils. 4 WildVti; HARDWARE, Smui|!n, Axles, Circles, King Bolts, Clips, Ktens, and everything rcrjnircd for Carriage Building. BLACKSMITHING. Wo would special I y eall the nttentlon of (ho Public to onr ItliickHiiilrliliiK lieimrt- inent. . Wo employ the vory bent of workmen and wo import- all our Iron, Btool, nnd other material: consequently, we can do hotter, both lu prices and quality of work, tlinn any other Shop on the Mainland of Hrltisli Columbia. Estimates frlvon on Iron Work, and contracts taken for any kind of work. Farmer*' Â«1 lusurr*' SuppHe* kopt on hand, rciidy-mnde. flhntns, Hooks. Dog Hooks, lllocks, HhncklCH, Hteel and Iron WedL'es, Mall ttlpgd. Ox Yoke Staples. C'IcvIcoh, HluKletrco Irons, Iron A Steel Harrow Tool b, Harrow Hinges, ete. AH kind* of Itr palm executed on l-dmrt notice. Iron, Hteel,<luilii,lonl. and.all kinds of material sold, wbotosale or retail. KB-Call and inspect, our Stock and obtain our prices before ordering olsowhcro, and you will save money by It. oe-ord crs by mall prompt ly attended to. dwMaio REID & OURRIB. The British Columbia [X.IDIXTI1-D) Columbia St., New Westminster, B. C. CAPITAL, - $15,000 IN 300 SHARES OF $50 EAOH. Fast Steam Presses, First-Class Material, Efficient Workmen. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS ONE OF THE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. J_ BY MAIL, PER ANNUM: Daily British Columbian, - - $800 Weekly British Columbian, - 2 00 LeadingNewspaper on tMainlai HAVING BY FAR THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. BOOK AND GOMMERGIAL PRINTINC OF EVERY DESCRIPTION At Moderate Rates. SPECIAL BLANKS RULED & PRINTED TO ORDER Persons who have not proved by actual experience the ability of the establishment to turn out first-class work are invited to send a trial order. T^tmxxttmjtx. I III' MEMORIES OV BEECHER. Sumo EiampU-** of His Hjnipntliy, Humor and BilUlnucy Tho following extracts nre selected from the 1'ii'i-i-lier Memorial* a littlo volume edited hy Mr. Edward W. Uok, Brooklyn, and com- J* rcised of short tributes to Henry Ward iceclu'r's memory mid delineations of his mun v-|dmsed iidttire by a number of distin- fftiilicd men and wÂ»nien, many of whom were intimate friends of Mr, Bceclicr. Bays Dt. Talmuge: i Many a Ions ride lind we together In the biil-enfs, going to great distances. His un- cedotes never gave nut, nud wc never had so trood a time together na when we got into discussions In wh it'll wo were diametrically (opposed. He on the way to .Cincinnati, und I on the way tn Chicago, while nearing Pittsburgh, he enid tn me: "Talmuge? you don't know anything idiom inathenuities." I said to him, "I know as much about them ns you do," so we went into competitive examination on the "rmdiipljciiti-iii table," und ho tried "eight-times, und broke down, and I ,'tried "nine-times," with similar discomfiture. Wc then agreed never again tu make any allusion to the subject of mathematics. . Chnrles Dudley Warner thus describes a remarkable intellectual lilt, in which Mr. /IH-ceher successfully defended himself ,'itgainst overwhelming numbers: Mr. Heechermi the pint form, und excitedâ either by opposition, which roused the lion in him, or by the cause, which evoked the /deepest emotions of his soulâwasa marvel, J heard him deliver mice ono of the fo inula- J tion discourses on pmiehing to the theological students at Yule. It was nn address of [very considerable power, suggestive, rond- isccnt, witty, full Â«>( tint wisdom of experience ; nut the great intellectual display came afterward, when lie said- that he would try )to niiBwer any questions put to him. Of all people to ask uncomfortable Â«ud insoluble .jucstions, I suppose (hat young theological -students, freshly familiar with all the dog- â¢initio niceties and doubts of the books, are the most troublesome; ami Mr. Iteecher, who always freely laid himself open by great breadth of statement, was a most delightful â target for their Ingenuity. The first ijucs- tion keyed him up to the keenest enjoyment } the situation. For some three-quarters of ju hour he stood there, alert, excited, but (never more completely muster of all his i *owers, and replied to the questions thrust â wt him from every side in rapid successionâ ifluostious of every conceivable sort, in â henry, practice timl speculation. His ro- 'lilies "were always brier, and they came ns quick* as a flash of lightning. I never saw -.before or sinceâfor it seemed as If you could hue his mind flashâ-such tin intellectual display. He was witty, Ink-astlc, subtle, hit- inorous; his replies went to the mark like a [bullet; they were commonly the very essence ;if common sense Hut the marvel was in the agility of his mind, turning instantly to a 'new question shot at him without warning, iind without an instant's hesitation in his (answer. The answer was not always a per- Vet solution; when you thought it over, It divas sometimes a witty evasion which turned lie laugh npon tho interlocutor, but it was a tlnsh that did the work for tho moment perfectly. â¢ And Melville IX London (Eli Perkins) â jrings out before us the pre-eminent and ^compelling sympathy of tho man: I In all of his humor, Mr. Iteecher never harmed a human soul. His mirth wns in no- rent and bit wit wus for a grand purpose. The kind heart of Mr. Iieccher, und the â "â fleet of hit sweet life upon humanity, ean tie no better illustrated than by a little incident which happened one cold, wintry morii- ;ug, as the kind-hearted preacher wus buying It newspaper of a ragged, shivering Irish newsboy. *1Poor little fellow I" sighed the sympathiz* ffi! (ing clergyman, while his eyes moistened, Wt tbOT, i ! _ you very cold?" 'I was, sir, Before you passed," replied the ampin's First Romances. It was ih lv-'o that Chopin succumbed lo rliis first love. Her name was Constance Vilndkowskn. She had blue eyes and yellow Amir, a charming presence, a clear and â vibrant voice; she was prima donna at the â uVnmtw Opera House, nnd Chopin adored er. He was a sentimental and timid youth, lowever, und he appears to have left his passion itÂ»uttered, and to have departedâ bever to returnâwithout t sign. (-Hid he. pen less afflicted with shyness nir life light have been very different from what it as, for Mile. Gladkowska was not at all Imposed to be severe, and Chopin might, V-'ount Wodciuski opines, have won her for the asking. As he did not, she married [tome one else. Chopin, It may be added, i as slow to replace her Image with another's. t was not until 1835, when he conquered a losltion ns one of the first of European Irtuosl, that he fell a victim for the second 'me. 8he wai a great lady (Count Wods- , iiski gives not her name but her initial e*nly, which Is identical with his own,) but IB'hopin and she had known each other for pears. Her brothers had been Inmates of Uie Pension Chopin; from the first the â tittle pianist had been a frequent visitor at >lui Â£wo, whero Marie (her namo was t litrle) lived; nnd she herself had taken lea- tuns of himâwas, Indeed, the first pupil he ;vcr had. Since then,' however, a great leal had happened, Tbe Poliili insurrection Snd burst forth and been trampled out: Jlnrie and her family were in exile and fthopln, as we have said,'had conquered Recognition as one of tht flrst ot living Tiioulsts and one of the most original and â¢.harming of living musicians. They met â¢ harming ot living musicians. They met this time In Dresden, where Marie was iu residence with her uncle the Palatine, end a fear or ao afterward at Marlenhad. Chopin im his fortune to the touch and lost it all. Whey might, it seems, hare been happy but Kor Marie's people! The Palatine, however, I was not musical enough to bestow his niece wpon a mere pianist, even though that uaiiiit was Frederick Chopin, and in 1837 i,.uric married a certain Count Skarbeck, [rom whom ihe was presently divorced! V CompoilngftPoMi. } Tho pet ILlteck, (ht nutter of "Marco jKmarb," med to keep hli poemi by him s '-till* lime, thit he might give them the Imt 'â¢nnl Imppiont touirliei. lVie.ilrrg a tenacious Sii-rlml memory, he composed his poems ^without committing them to writing. He ^cviscrl llicm ln tho same manner, murmur! nig â lit.ni to himself as he walked the streets 'Mil New York, or rambled in the country. 'â¢Mr. William C. Bryant, In hli address on j'Inllci-k's life anrl writings, told this story -llinlraiiiig tht poofs habits of composition: , "1 rememMr that once, in crossing VtVnriliiiigton Park, 1 saw Halleek before me, Wiul iiiiickened my pace to overtake hfin. As ]'. drew near, I heard him crooning to him* nfjslt what seemed lo be lines of verso, and as "e threw Lack his hands In walking, 1 perceived that they quivered with the feeling of the passage he waa reciting. "1 Instantly cheeked my pace and fell iek, out of reverence for tbo mood of in* rpiration which seemed to be upon him, and [fearful lest f should Intercept the birth of a poem destined to he the delight of thousands af readers." > There nre those who still read Halleck's l-yoeni*. "Marco llossaris" remalna a favorite _ declaiming school boys, because they ad* ' -*-- -sf.fta.r* â â â Jiilrc the gracefulness of the diction, and the fueltrily of the words, and the transparent Jr'li'iiriu'SN of expression whioh allows tlio 'JUiiinght to enter the mind undlmmed or tin. â¢.Moiled. -. These qualities, not so marked in modern '"pnetry as they should be, wen not gained JJry hasty 'â '-- *-- * ' â oiiiNiu ... H.re nu. guinea ....jiilion,but hy patient revls- 'stnti, stichas Honica commenda. '*' "It Is lunch lianlcr work," said a learned ,'ttdgc, "to re.wrile an old opinion than It Is o write a new one: but the old opinion is ^mre likely to ho a better one, and the work rpf revision is a mental benefit to myself." b> Pukl.rtaa. >( Ono quirt of sifted pumpkin* aoi r.iuait of rich iwoet milk, ten or twelve liRlH, ono pound of batter, J} pound* of i Muiiur, l wo grated nutmeg-*, four ipoonfuls Â«j low -ruler. â IWce the mlituro In â pull pule in pie put. mmm m â mmmâmsmâmmsssasm -~v 'lireTime.Hull.. ..... In large cities, nml especially in those â xhichhavo largo el.ippiirg aud trading interests, it is nl ways very desirable to have timo whicli shall not only bo exact, but official, an.! accepted by everybody. In several of the large cities ofthe I nited States this otl'.i in', hour is fixed by an ingenious, and vi't simple nnd easily visible apparatus, called ihe time-bail. At Washington, I'liilndelpliiaandNow York a hall, placed upon a stuff on some central and lofty building, is dropped by a common electric current from the observatory at Washington. At lioslon, tire bull is dropped by an electric current from the observatory at Harvard College, Tie New Yuri! time-ball is at tho Â».p of a tower three hundred and twelve (Nt high, whicli is u part of the Wrttorn Union Telegraph Company's building. At n distance it looks like a solid ball It is really hollow, and inVle of twelve strips oishettl-t'njip'i'. It ispjared upon a metallic platform thirty icret huh, no that the bull it'oil ir throe liiiinlr.rj and forty one feet above lire level of the sea. lt fulls about eight yards: and when it hus rescued the end of its fall, it is held fast by an apparatus whieh prevents it from bounding. livery morning llie ball is drawn upto the summit of its pule, nud when exactly twelvo o'clock in trr liked itpuu the dock at tlio observatory lit Wn'siiihgton, two hundred and twenty oielu miles from Kew York, an electric oummt, automatically operated rom this observatory, acts upon anek'rtiu-rii gnet Whieh draws a lever in such a way that the hall fails by its own weight. The ball ia thus dropped in Kew fork aud Philadelphia by a machine at Washington, nnd iu the former city its fall is visible seven miles away. A great many peoplo besides thoso who have need to know tho exact time once every day watch tho fall of the time-ball, in order to seo how closely their own time-pieces are running, and set them It they are wrong. Tho time-ball Iocs nil: finish its work merely by falling. Not every ono can take the time or the trouble to watch its fall. A number of clocks have been connected electrically with it, and are automatically regulated by tho fall ofthe ball. Who Was She? First Little Bird: "Didn't Bhe have a good time?" Second Liltlo Bird: "Why, roe; she hrul a perfectly lovely timo. Sue spent two Weeks with the Wrens, and went ovr'iy-wliTTe nnrl saw every thing, aud crime home declaring thut she had never seen such lovely people, or had such a good time!" 1'irst l.iulo Iiird: "But you say ahe never wrote to Jenny Wren for a whole week lifter she came home V" .S.iuit.i Little llird: "Well, you see: the ivursso busy. There wore the final pri-p.irntionB to be made for the last op.n-alr concert, anil then a number ol her file.ats were going 'â¢oulh for the winter, and ..he hud lo see them all be- f. iv i ii.ii departure, so that it did seem to her ns ir every minute were full." First l.it.lo llird: "And did I under, stand yon to say thut when ahe did write she iillcil half her letter with apologies for not writing before?" Second Iâtlio llird: "Of course she had to make some excuse for' her delay in acknowledging their kindness and courtesy lo her." First Little llird: "What did Jenny Wrou think about It?" Second Little Bird: "That I cannot s ry, Imt I have heard that Jenny Wren's mother sairl that in her day a guest always took timo immediately on her return to write to hor hostess, and Mrs. Wrvn thou-lit thnt it would be a pily to abandon thn oid courteous custom." First Little Bird; "A great pity indeed, a vory groat pity! But there the is now, so good-bye?' *j*ho'Moimi-clif ef England. How many students of Knglish history echo the sliool-girl's complaint that "She loiildntseethe use of miming all the kings alike!" Thoy are hard to remember, but several generations of school eliildren, and some older fo.ks, too, if they would confess It, havo used the following rhyme to keep in memory the names and orderof tho Knglish sovereigns since tho Conquest. If you have never learned it, this moment is the very best of all times to do so: first William tbe Norman, Then Wrillrrar his soo; Henry, su'iTliirn, and Ucniy, Then lliclmrd nnd John. Kext Henry the Third, Ktlwrird, one, two, and three, Am) again alter ttlchnnl, Threo Henrys we seo. Two Edwards, llrinl Itlohant, It rU'iilty I giro,, ; 'i'wo Henrys, sixth Edward, yncL'ir Alary, (piocti Bess, Xcxt Jamie, Uio Scotobman, Anil ilirulos whom thoy slow. Vet received after Cromwell AwTllnrr irlirrrtcs too; Koxt James tire Socond Aseeii.leit the throne, Anrl Kuril William aud attlr** Together came on; Ttaeu Anno iteorgct four, And fourth William all past. OoJ sent ns Victoria â Mny she long bo the last t Alphabet of Proverbs. A grain ol prudence is worth â pound ol cralt. Boasters are cousins to Hare. C'onlcssion ol fault makes half amends, I<enying a Unit doubles it. Envy Bhootelii at others and WOnndsth Uracil. Fon.ish fear doubles danger. Uo J lonclietii ui good things by ont own litlnls. He has worked hard who haa nothing to do. It costs more to revenge wrongs thu lo bear ihem. Jov is the price of sorrow. Knavery Is the worst trade, Learning makes a man fit company lot lilnisc.f. Modesty Is a guard to virtue, Not lo hear conscience is a way to silence it. One hour to-dsy is two to-morrow. I'rirle goeth before destruction. I'uiet conscience givea quiet sleep. Kichest is be that wanta least. Some faults Indulged are little thieves that let in greater. Trees that bear most hang lowest. Upright walking is sure walking. Virtue and happiness are mother ud daughter. Wise men make more opporlunitleajhan they And. You will never lose by doing a good turn, Zeal without knowledge Is Are without â¢into*... FstM Skaak. Doll a shank ol boot till tender; chop the meat np and season It with ult. pep per aud (iflikodi half a nutmeg. Iledncc the liquor to three pints, add the meat, cool Iii a mould. It should turn out well when cold. A Sluggish Liver Causes the Stomach and Bowels to become disordered, and the whole system to suffer from debility. In all such cases Ayer's Fills give prompt relief. After muoh suffering from Liver and Stomach troubles. I have finally been cured by taking Ayer'a Cathartio Fills. I always find them prompt and thorough in their aotion, and their occasional use keepa me in aperfectly healthy condition.âRalph weeman, Annapolis, Md. Twenty-fire years ago I suffered from a torpid lirer, which was restored to healthy aotion by taking Ayer's Fills. Since that time I hare nover been without them. They regulate tbe bowels, assist digestion, and increase the appetite, more surely than any other medicine.âPaul Churchill, Haverhill, Mass. INVIGORATED. I know of no remedy equal to Ayer's Fills for Stomach and Liver disorders. I suffered from a Torpid Liver, aud Dyspepsia, for eighteen months. My skin was yellow, and my tongue coated, I bad no appetite, suffered from Head- Khe, was pale and emaciated. A few izes of Ayer'a Fills, taken ln moderate doses, restored me to perfect health.â Waldo Miles, Oberlin, Ohio. â¢ Ayer's Fills are a superior family medicine. Thoy strengthen and Invigorate the dlgestfre organs, create an appetite, and remore the horrible depres- 'lon and despondency resulting from Liver Complaint. I have used these rills in my family, for years, and they never tall to giro entire satisfaction Otto Montgomery, Oshkosh, Wis. tt Ayer's Pills, Pnpmd byDr. J.0. Ayr k Oo.,lowtU,Mut. told by mil Druggiiu tnd Dealers In ICtdiclne. Tlio following J) ii Hindis Directory relates only to person.1-: whose advertluements appear Id the Ukitibii Colombian. It has been found true, as a rule, that persona who udvertlse liberally are liberal ln their dealing-*,, and many persons make It a rule to give preference ln their dealings to those establishments which advertise freely. The following list. Is arranged al- phabetically: LEGAL. T. C. Atkinson.... Coin in bfeiSt W. Norman Bole Columbia Ht Corbould A McColl McKonzle St MEDICAL. Dr. H. M. Cooper Church St Dr. John Garrow. McKonzle st Dr. I. M. McLean McKenzie Bt Dr. DeWolfe Smith Clarkson Rt DENTAL. C. B. C. Brown ............Columbia st R. A. Smith ..McKenzlo Ht p, Welsh Colonial Hotel INSURANCE. W.J. Armstrong....... Court House H. V. Edmonds McKenzie St T, It. Pearson Columbia St Rand Bros McKonzle st Turner, Beeton A Co Victoria Woods, Turner A Gamble ColumbiaSt HEAL RSTATE AGENCIES. W. V. Bole Columbia St Corbould A McColl McKonzle Rt H. V. Edmonds McKenzie St Rand Bros .McKenzie St Woods, Turner A Gamble Columbia St ARCHITECT, Ac. Clow * Maclure â Columbia st O. W. Grant â...;, McKenzie St CONTRACTORS A BUILDERS. Beckett A Co McKenzie at FURNITURE. W. E. Fales .Columbia st P. Peebles Columbia st UNDERTAKING. W. E. Fnle Columblast BRICK-MAKERS. Beckett A Co. McKenzie st AUCTIONEERS. T.J Trapp Columbln St AGENTS FOR MACHINERY,-Ac. Fraser A Leonard.... Vancouver MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. H. Petei-8 Victoria, B. C. PRINTING * RULING. The Columbian Steam Printing Establishment Columbia St STOVES * TINWARE. It. M. Cunningham A Co Columbln St GAB FITTINGS. H. M. Cunningham A Co. C'oluuibtn St GENERAL MERCHANDISE. W. R. Austin Front Rt CO. Major .....Columbln St C. McDonough Front St DRY GOODS, Ac. A. J. Blrne Columbia st Jas. Ellard A Co ColnmblaSt C. G. Major. Columblast C. MoDonough .Front st GROCERIES A PROVISIONS. W. It. Auttii Front st C. McDonough Front st CO. Major .Columblast FARCY GOODS. Kwong on Wo A Co. Front st LAUNDRIES. JoeiJ.nl Dallas H' TAILORING. Mon Is A Dick Columbia st DRESSMAKING. Misses Carr A McRae Columblast Jas. Klliml A Co Columbia Ht Miss Jennings... , Columbia st Misses MrDongall Columbln st WOOD * COAL. W. R. Austin Front st DRUGS, -Ac. D. S. Cnrtli A Co..... Columbia Rt A. M. Herring ...Columbia st BUTCHERS. Robt. Dickinson Columbia Rt WATCHMAKERS -* .1EWKLRR8 F. Crake Columbln Rt Thomas GlfTortt Front st F. Stirsky Columbia st BLACKSMITHING A CARRIAGE WORKS. Thos. Ovens Columbia St Reid A Currle Columbia St Farmers Home [Holdcnl Church St Bt. Alice Hotel.. Harrison Hot Springs â¢ LIVERY, AH. Mainland TrnnsferCo ..Columbia St BOOTS * SHOES. Grant A Maclure... H.Kells W.C. Loye James Rousseau.... Cntlmbln st Columbia St Cbirknoii pt ..Columbia s' BAKERY. A. Dlebel Fr* ut SI NURSERIES. G, W. Henry Porl ITunnnnmt MONUMENTAL. Rudge A Monck Now Westminster SOAP MANUFACTURERS. Pcndrny A Co Vlctorln W. 0. LOYE, fuhimbli Soot ui Shoo Ihk Repairing Neatly Done. Cork Sole Work a Specialty. ^-Orders promptly attended to, CUrkitn 8i.( tn roar of ColonhlHn- tcl, next to Rand Bros.'nffltio. dnoltc MISSES t'AKU A McKAK, LATE OF Seattle, have opened a dressmaking establishment nt the Hon Mnrche, where Miry will be prepared lo fill all orders for Dressmaking In tirst-cliiss ulylu and ae* cording to latest fashions. Having had consUIi*ruble experience in some of the large cities, we feel sure we can give satisfaction. A call is solicited. dja241e PORT HAMMOND NURSERY Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Small Fruits, Anrl OAHDKN .STOCK on hand In groat variety. Everything (Irnt-ehiiriT anil'tirrnlHlierl In good shape. G.W. HENRY, dw-de!tjt<i Port Hammond, B. C. W. E. FALES, PRACTICAMJNDERTAKER. Embalming a Specialty. Dealer In Wooden and Metalle Burial Caskets. Funerals Conducted. A full line of Coflln Trimmings always on hand. Parties nt a distance supplied at shortest notice. Satisfaction guaranteed In every particular. dwocitc Columbia St. New West'r. Ti J VNMf BY WAY OF THE RiBi AND CONNECTIONS. THE MT. SHASTA ROUTE. Quicker In Time than any otber Route between Grand Smile Route of the Pacific Coast. PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS KXCURSION RLEEPKRS For Second â¢ Class Passengers on all Through Trains, free of rliargr. Fare from Portland to Sacramento and San Francisco: Unlimited, $'ift| First Clnss (Limited), $â¢Â»Â«: Second Class (Ll- lulled), $13. H. KOEHLBR, Manager. E. P. ROGERS, dje23lc Oen. Freight A Pass. Agent. Marvellous Reduction! IN BOOKS. Any ofllie rollowlitfc Works bound In Cloth, In Mark and Gnld Stamp, wllh Silk Marker, for Sixty Cents Each Robinson Crusoe. Arabian Nights Entertainments. Swiss Family Robinson. Scottish Chiefs. Thnddeus of Warsaw Children of tbe Abbey. Don (iulxote. Vicar of Wakefield Paul nnd Virginia, Bunynn's Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan's Holy War Gulliver's Travels. Child's History,Eng yEsop's Fables. Baron Munchausen. LastDaysof Pompeii I vanhno. Waverley. Guy Mannorlng. Stories, French His* tory. Iom Brown's School Days at Bughy. Dog Crusoe. Gorilla Hunters. WlldMiuioftheWest Gascoyne, the Handle-wood Trader. Freaks on tbo Fells. Shifting Winds. Floating Light. Bear Hun tors. Kangaroo Hunter*), American Family Robinson r Adventures In Canada. Under the Holly; or Christmas atHope- ton House, A Million ton Much, A temperancetutc. Tho Two Bequests; or. Heavenward Led. Unvroohe.theOamln of Paris. Grimm's Popular Talcs, Grimm's Household Stories. French Fairy Tales, Standard FalryTales Northern Lights, liiuiy (intii Satin A Her Maid Rosette. Pickwick Papers, Mnrttn Chuzzlewll. Oliver Twist, Italy A Amorican Notes. David (.'oppcrfii'M. Nicholas Nlekloby. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax. Katorfelto; A Story of Exinoor. Evening Amnsom'ts Modern Classics, Travelers In Africa. In the Arctic Seas. Children's Bible Stories. Ludy of the Lake. Queens of American Society. Memorable Scenes ln French History. Frontier Life. Tales of Southwestern Border. Celebrated I-V-mnle Sovereigns. Pioneer Women of the West. Daring Deeds of American Heroes. Thrilling Atlve nt'rea on Land and Sea. Modem Htory Teller Christmas Stories. Sea and Shore. King of Conjurers. Speeches. Dan. Web* stnr. Dan'l Webster. Life of. Napoleon. Life of. Geo. Washington.â Llfo of. Dan'l Boone. Life of David Crockett. Ufa of. HcnryClay. Life of. Andrew Jackson,â Life of. Zaehary Taylor. Life of. Henry VIII and His Six Wives. Oliver Cromwell.â Life of. Empress Joseph!uo. Llfe.of. Duchess of Orleans. Llfo of. Catherine II, Em* Eress of Russia.â ifc of. Lady Jane Gray.â Lite of. Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, Life of. JohuQuliicy Adams. Llfo of. William H.Harrison Life of. Patrick Henry. Lifo of. Old Curiosity Shop and reprinted pieces, nnrimhv Rudge, and Hard Times. HIiT.k House. I,IHN' Dorrlt. Iiimilic.v A Sou, Valentine tliopoun-In the Days of My tess, Chaslo ns Ice, Pure as Snow. Cnmpleti! Letter Writer. Prehistoric World, fllstorvj stories fr'm Knglish History.- Tales from. Ancient Hislory.- Truc Stories from. Modern History.â True stories from. Piiino. A Tale of thn Engl It Aristocracy Orange Blossoms, Bar Rooms at [!rnnt- Cook's Voyngcs Around tbe World. Bnttli'sufihe Itepuh- lie. Camp-fires of Napoleon , Romance of licvo* lut Ion. Rciunrltablc Fvcub ItiWoild'a History, Mailed free tn itiiy .iddrrss on rre*lpt of Price. B.C. STATIONERY COY, not noon to I'OsappiCB, VIOTORIA, - 39. O. dwjyttfa Youth, Gentlnmtlln, Underground Citj*. TuuiofthoWorl-Jln Eighty Days. At Ihe North Polo. Pescrl of Ico. JIMKIO Leagues Under Ihe Sea. Wreck of theChtm- cdlor.- Whlmslcalltles, Whims A Oddities. Miscellanies und Hood'H-Own. Un the Rhine. Chrlstni's Bonks. 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The profits to one class of policy holders are not lessened to give larger profits to any other class, which method affords superior advantages o Jr tho uniform bonus plan of distribution. Liberal Cen41tlÂ«iii M u Besldnceiad Travel. J. K. MncDONALI), Managing Director. T. R. PEARSON Agent, New Westmlnstei JÂ«7-ta*io.alt*rnatÂ«. DEUKK A 1MP0KIKR III Dry Goods CLOTHING AND GROCERIES TUST RECEIVED IN DHY GOODS, A NEW STOCK In all shades and material of DRESS GOODS, including Cashmeres, Merinos, Silks, Satins, Rlack and Colored Velveteens and Plushes. COTTONS (bleached aud uubloaehcrl). LININGS, BUT- TONS, HOLLANDS, Ao. Grey, Whito, Scarlet and Checked FLANNEL!,. INDIES GLOVES, in Cotton, Wool, Silk and Kid. Ladies Merino anil Lamb Wool Vesta. JERSEYS, atl prices. Hosiery, Muslins, Diaper Irish Linen, Brilliants, bo., be. Men's Clothing! For Quality, Style, Fit and Price, can't bo touched. , MEN'S FURNISHINGS In every Line Cotton, Morino anrl Wool Underwear, White Shirts, Cutis, Collars, Gloves, Bracus, Cardigriu Jackets, be. Also, Cotton, Merino, Cashmere, Lambs Wool and Knit BOCKS, in great variety. Also, HATS anrl CAPS, Ladies' nnd Gents' RUBBER GOODS ami UMBRELLAS. In House Furnishing Goods Carpets, Rugs, Wiadow Poles with Rings and Mountings, Window Holland (Huff, Green and Striped), Damask and Cretonnes, Sheetings, Towels, White Counterpanes, Bleached and Unhleaohcd Table Linens, Napkins, Tickings, Blankets and Arctic-down Quits, Tabic Cloths und Co,"*rs, l> GROCERIES Kvevything found lu a first-elans Establishment, aud none but tho best. Canned fioods, Fruits, Meats and Vegetables. I ilitn'l offer Wrap Qnods. I ilnn'l Aft*? ihrm nr keep then, bnt I utter you Ih. tttft! nnd nl (hr lowest prlre the) ran be â¢â¢Id nl, anil fÂ»m get whal we represent E SALE -AT- Blackett Â£ To secure GENUINE BARGAINS goto Blackett & White's, of Langley. They have decided to reduce their large stock of DRYGOODS,BOOTS SHOES â A.'38* *â **, MEN'S FURNISHINGS And offer for the next go Days, At Sweeping Reductions, DRESS GOODS of all kinds. FLANNELS in every shade and quality. COTTONS, White & 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. GROCERIES They will sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURES. Ogilvir s Strong Baker's Flour, $4.75. " Hungarian " 5.35. All classes FSbXXO. "p-rodiJ.Oe taken at highest market rates. Call and see them or write for prices and samples before purchasing elsewhere. Don't forget that MONtY SAVED is MONEY EARNED. BLACKETT & WHITE, .HQI.B- O. look: heeei 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. O-t'ALL UAKI.Y AND SECURE BARGAINS, JAMES ROUSSEAU, (In*fb2t0 No. 81, Coldmbu Stbect. BRITISH COLUMBIA LAND & IHYESTMENT ABENCY. Ld. THOMAS ALLSOP, HENRY S. MASON, CUYLER A. HOLLAND, DIRECTORS. HEAD OFFICE, - 56 New Broad St., - LONDON, ENGLAND. The Business of ALLSOP k MASON 1ms been merged in tho above Company and will bo carriod on by the Company from this date as a general Land Investment and Insurance Agency. MONEY TO LOAN on Mortgage at Uw Rates. Town Lota and forming Lands for Sale on easy torms. Victoria, b. câ May 16th, 1887. dwjefte Cow and Calf for Sale, A aoon stii.ni cow and oalf J tomiMo. Apply to Jlolttn It. DICKINSON. TOLET. SEVERAL COMFORTABLE OFFICER ovor tin1 new Bank milKllng) all (Uteri with gnn, perftÂ»etly vonMlutecf, excellent llclit and heatml with hot water. Tho Htoroon Mary Street (uiidorneatli thoncw Bank) Is also to let. Apply to I. B. FISHER, djattml At Bank of B.C. Furnished Rooms ON COLUMBIA STREET TO tBT- â 'Itlii-r wltli nr without Board. AmIt to Uio Editor ot tills Paper. djyilito Dress-MakingI Misses McDOUGALL COLUMBIA STREET, New Weitmlmter, B.C. at- Rati Hf.ction giMrMlMd. THE DAIUY COLUMBIAN PUBMSHKD Every Afternoon except Sunday, BYTHE -SmriiH Columbian Fkintino Company aiMiTto.) At the Company's Steam Printing En- tablinnment, Columbia Bt. BY MaTlj for 12 months t* W For fl mouths *Â» FÂ«r 3months a2** DELIVERED IK THE CITY: For 12 montbs 819 Â» For ti months > > jg Per month S Per week ** Poynlcnt In all cases (except ror weekly rate) fo hu made in advance. ADVERTISING RATES FOR THE BAlLt. Transient AdvcrUsements.-Flrsthiser- tlon, lOots, per line solid nonpareil) each subsequent coiiHuontive Insertion,.! cl*. por line. Advertisement* not Inserted every day, 5 ets. per line each Insertion. Hlandlng Advertisements.-Regular Business or PnrfcBslonal AUverliscnients Will be received at following rates: llnobj fJ per month; 2 las. $3; k col. 16.80; % col, t5.75; i col. $10. If Inserted for Icsh tfuvn 3 mos. io per cent, wilt be added. Special Notices among reading matter, 20 ets, per line eacli Insertion. Specials calling attention to advertisements, IOcim. per line. Births. Marriages and Deaths, Sl for each Insertion; Funoral Notices in connection with deaths, 60 ets, each Insertion. Anctlan Sales, when displayed, ohargud 25 per cent, less tban transient advts, If solid, charged at regular transient rates. THE WEEKLY COLUMBIAN Issued every WedneMlay Homing. Delivered In tbe City, per year. fjUjjj Mailed, per year ?w Mailed,-3 montha. 1.25 WEEKLY ADVERTISING RATES. Transient Advcrllsemenls.-Flrst insertion, 10eta. per line solid nonpareil; subsequent insertions, 6 ets. per line. Standing AdverllHemcnts.-ror 1 Inch, ILWper month; it ins.92 perm.; 3iiw.82.U0 per i57; 1 col. 112.75 per tn. If inserted for teas than ft mos. 10 percent, will bo added to these rates. Special notices among reading mnltcr, 20 ets. per lino each Insertion. i'Mts must be all metal,and forlargecitts an extra rate Will be charged. No advt. Inserted in either issue for less than 91. â¢OTPersons sending In n<1 tortixeiui*tits should bo careful to slate whether they are to appear iu tbe Dally Edition, orthe â Weekly, or both, I). ROBSON, Manager. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS DAY. Timber License A. M. Burgess N. W.Kifiea K. S. Scouliar f ailj) |ritish Columbian Tuesday Evening. Feb. 14, 1H*W. Volapuk. Take a tcaspoonful of English, A modicum of Dutch, Of Italian Just a trifle, And of Gaelic uo' too much; Some of Russian and Egyptian, AAA them unto the whole, With Just enough to flavor, Of the lingo of the Pole. Some Cingalese and Hottentot, A Boupcon, too, of French, A native of Scandinavian A pretty thorough drench; Hungarian and Syrian, A Pinch of Japanese, With Just as munh of Obji bbeway And Turkish as you please, And stir ft gently, boll It well, And if you've decent luck, The ultimate residuum fl ' You'll find Is Volapuk! The steamer Yosemite arrived at 5:15 this evening. The Dunsmuir leaves for Nanaimo to-morrow morning. D. W, Port & Co. shipped nine boxes of frozen salmon to Vancouver to-day. Mr. T. C. Atkinson has been re-appointed police magistrate for the present year. Temperature to-day: 'Max. 40 = ; min. 31 Â°. Barometer 30.10. Bright and warm. It is expect od tho steamer Gladys will leave for up-river ports on Thursday morning. Job printing of all kinds neatly done at ihe Columbian office. Prices will be found as low as ai; any other offioe In tho provinoe âAth Don't forget the Choral Union concert in the opera house to-night at 8 o'clook. A very pleasing entertainment is promised. Mr. T. J. Trapp has just received 5 tons Japanese curios which he will sell by auction at the salesroom next Saturday night. Seo handbills tomorrow. As a toilet article, Ayer'a Hair Vigor stands unrivaled, It cleanses the scalp and removes dandruff, cures itching humors, restores tlie original color to faded and grey hair, and promotes its growth, ln the action by Mr. William Shannon, of Vancouver, ngainst the Guardian Insurance Company, the trial has been fixed for tho 28th inst. before Mr. Justice McCreight nnd a jury in this city. No other spring medicine hns won tor itself sueh universal confidence as Ayer's SarsapariUa. It is tho most powerful combination of vegetable alteratives ever offered to the public, nud is acknowledged by the medical profession to be the best blood purifier. The annual missionary meetings in connection with the Methodist church were held at St- Mary's Mission and Johnson's Landing on Sunday. Rev. Mr. White preached the Bermoim. The collections in aid of tho missionary sooieties were most liberal. The itr. Adelaide arrived down from Chilliwhack this afternoon with 10 head of live stock and 15 tuna ui grain, The following Ib tho list of pussengers: Mrs. Gillanders, Mrs. Wharton, Mrs. Sampson, Miss Beckett, Mrs. ,). McDonald, Milloy, Smith, Brown, Gillanders, Greyell, Pickles, Maaar, Clifton, Richmond, Cosens, Morrison, Robertson, Murray, McKeevcr and others. The office of chief of police has been abolished by the Council on tho grounds of retrenchment. The wisdom of this course is to be greatly doubted and it may turn out to be a case of "penny wise and Dound foolish," The oity is certainly quiet and peaceable at present, but how long it will remain so after the fishing season commences is a question not to be easily answered. A good man's services havo been lost to the oity. A letter was resd at the council meeting last night from Henry T. Thrift, of Hall's Prairie, calling attention to the inefficiency of the ferry between Brownsville and this oity, end stating it would be unfair to advise immigrants to settle in the district while the means of reaching market are io extremely unsatisfactory. Tho council appointed a committee to enquire into the means for securing a more efficient lervice, SU Valentine's Day. Some dear creature remembered this was St. Valentine's day and also kopt iu memory the fact thnt even a poor, hungry editor's heart might bu mado moro glad and lightsome by a loving token in the form of a valentine. Yes, wo received a li tho *ch romo, highly colored and expensive valentine. It warms our heart to look nt it, nnd wns tbe dour sender within reach of our soissors she would receive a reivplion nt our hands which would not hick iu ardour and warmth. The valentine is highly colored and gives us credit for wearing better clothes than is ..actually tho case, but probably thnt ..was through delicacy of feeling nnd not wishing to enst our poverty in our faco by painting the true facts. Our uoso and stockings am both colored a rich and expensive shade of deep rod, tho former we have not fully matured yet and the latterâwoll it'boats us ootn- pletoly how tlio dear creature know wo wore rod stockings. Tho picture generally, is a good ono, and reflects groat credit on tho nrtist. It ia subdued and chasto in tone, colored by tho brush of a true disciple and finished in a manner which denotes tlio work of a master hand. The accompanying lines, tliough composed without much regard to euphony and rhythm, contain sentiments which strike deeper nud will last longer than if they had been studiously shaped into a prettily turned verse. Tbe Rifles nnd Bntlery. Last night Sergt. L'Amour whose services havo been secured m instructor for the rifles and artillery, took charge of tho purnde, and showed himself io be just what was required, a well drilled and efficient Boldier. The battery was formed into a squad without arms for squad drill, nnd tho instructor proceeded to practice the mon in turnings, saluting and other squad drill, by numbers. The men pniU closo attention and had mado satisfactory pro- gross when the drill wns concluded. The rifles parade to-night and will begin a thorough course of instruction in squad and company drill. Until farther orders tho artillery will parade on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and tho rifles un Tuesdays, Wednesdays und Fridays. Tho officers of the two corps are defraying the expenses of tho instructor's services from their "own pockets, and certainly deserve much credit for their zeal for the service. Capt. Bole, who is obliged to bo in Victoria attending to his legislative duties, still keeps a bright lookout over his corps nnd watches its interests from afar. Capt. Scoullar will be ou parade evory drill night, and personally superintend the instruction ot his company. It ia to bo hoped the men, now that they hnve n chance, will attend all parades regulnrly and take advantage of this fine opportunity of becoming well- dialled soldiersâa credit to themselves and to their corps. Late Canadian News. Mostbeal, Feb. 10.âMrs. Saunders, whose husband was recently killed by falling ice in this city, died this morning through premature confinement brought on by grief. Tho child nlso died. In the new parcel post service no sealed packages will be accepted either by Canadian or American authorities, The movement of grain on the C.P. R, is unprecedented. The train hands are making forty and fifty days a month. The elevators arc being rapidly tilled up here, and an immense amount is being shipped to Boston arid New York. Tho grain blockade on the American transcontiuentil roads is reported much worse than here. Halifax, Fob. 7. â The Halifax sugar refinery, after paying off Â§100,- 000 mortgage, have paid thirteen per cent, dividend and placed $-10,000 oh rest account as a result of last year's business. Hamilton, Feb. 8.--George Smith, an old man, charged with seducing hia grand-daughter, Mary E. Oxley, wns this morning committed for trial at the next assizos. From the evidence it nppenrs that Smith occupied the bedroom with four grown daughters, there being but two rooms in tho house. The girl is in an interesting condition. Kingston*, Feb. 1.1.âAn attempt was made to steal tlie u*mains of tho Into Judge Noilsnn, of Brooklyn, who tried tho Beecher case, from the grave near Kingston, in which the body wns recently deposited. Kingston, Feb, 0. â Yesterday 825,000 worth of opium was captured in Redwood, New York, while being smuggled across tho river St Lttwri use The opium was brought from China to Vnncouver, ana transhipped eastward via the C.P.R. ltwas discharged at Brookville and taken across the river in small lots nud sent to large cities under the guise of eggs and other commodities, Special United Stutes officers watched tho smugglers and gobbled up tlieir lastcomigumutit. Winnipeg, Fob. 5.â There litis been n drop in tho price of whent iu sevoral parts of the province, owing to the grain blockade, which is yet in full force, despite all efforts to remove it. Mr. J. II. Brock, the well-known conservative, in a letter to tho press, points out that the Canadian Pacific railway is carrying grain by the "Soo" route at ono half the rates charged Manitobatis. He adds, "can a further proof bo required thnt competition is the only lever which will enable us to get justice and fair treatment from the Canadian Pacific railway? On tho one hnnd, monopoly, with its certain effect in nil cases, exorbitant charges, and in our case aggravated by a defective service mid insufficient rolling stock to move our crop whon of most vital importance to our peoplo. On the other hand, competition, low charges and effective sarvico. Down with tho task-masters who would compel us to make brick undor a protective tariff in the interests of eastern manufacturers and without straw. Lot us insist on free competition in tho hauling of our produce and merchandise. With u capable nnd determined government in this province wo cm secure competition this year, nnd utterly put to Bhnmo the truitors and cowards who would coinpromisp our rightsâyes, sell our birthrightâfor soft proniii-es to the public and solid ndvantage only to tho political shysters (thanks to Sir Georgo for tho name) who are trying to cngineor the sale." â¬11) council. The council met last night at 8 o'clock for the transaction of business. Present: His Worship Mayor Dickinson, Councillors Elliott, Shiles, Cal* biok, DeBeck, Hoy, Ovon* and Herring. COMSU'XICATIONS. Prom Henry T. Thrift, Hall's Prairie, culling attention to tho very inefficient Condition of tlio ferry service, between this city and Brownsville, haa been in for the past six weeks, Thu letter also explained that ninny strti'tlgei'S are in tho district at present, but could not be honestly fid- vised to settle among us while the present ferry almost prohibited communication with tho market at Westminster. Referred to tho financial committeo to report on tho best, means to procure an efficient ferry. From C. B. Bailey asking that the license for holding a dancing school bo remitted. A tux of $2,50 was ordered to be imposed. From II. Abbott, C.P.B. asking if any discount v. as allowed on taxes if paid ut once. Received. From G, A. Kelly stating he was requested by Dr. Fagan tu get the sidewalk grade on Provost street. Ordered to bo furnished. From G. A. Calbick asking for a position on the police force should any vacancy occur. Received. FromT, C. Atkinson offering his services for another year as police magistrate. Received. From J. A. Calbick asking permission to lay down building material on Agnes street. Granted. petitions. From McDonald Bros., FrankTeitjen, Wm. McQoll and others, complaining that commercial travellers and others carried on business in the city to n great ox top t without paying licenses, to the detriment of traders who paid thtir business taxes, and praying that a tax be imposed on such persons. Laid over for ouo week. From tho residents of Ellis street, complaining that thoy cannot put up new fences aud make other improvements owing to the want of a street grade and calling attention to the general disgraceful condition of the stroet. Laid over for ouo week. ACCOUNTS. W. D. Ferris $30; Gilley Bros. 810; Geo. Pltteudreigh ,T. P. $5; Str. Yosemite Â§2,70; W. B. Dickinson 81; H. Morey ,Â§23,25; .G. B. Murray 812,12. RKFOHTS. Tho police committee reported that they did not consider the city liable for the accident which occured to Mrs. Hard man; that tho offices of chief of police nnd special constable be abolished; that a lockup keeper bo appointed nt a salary nf Â§00 a month; nlso that 200 deg tags be procured for 1888. Coun. Shiles objected to the office of chief of polico being abolished; it would be going buck to the state of affairs of two years ago. Coun. Hoy said it was a mere matter of retrenchment on tho part of tho committee. Coun. Elliott though the committee should hnvo named tho officers to be dispensed with. His worship said tho retrenchment wns very sweeping, h ut ho did uot think the saving as regarded the lockup keeper would amount to much. Coun. DeBeck though the subject should be referred back to the commit too for fuller particulars. Ou motion the report wns adopted by a vote of 5 to 2. The board of works reported that Mr. McCrady was not entitled to any further monies for the work on the bridge on Clarkson st. Adopted. From Woods. Turner it Gamble reporting ou the grade of the sidewalk opposite the bank building. Adopted. His worship reported that he had instructed the city bnrrister not to carry the Curran case any further until orders had been received from the oouncil. Adopted. Tho board of works recommended that Fife fitted bo opened up as soon a;) funds would permit. Laid on the table. Moved by Coun. Herring, seconded by Coun. Hoy, that Ooun'. Elliott be transferred to the file committee, Ooun, Ovens to the lamp committee and Coun. DeBeck to the chair ol tho health committee Carried. On motion Air. Robinson wus reappointed clvtk <<f thu council Ou motion Mr. Atkinson was re appointed police magistrate for tho present year lib a biliary of S500. Ou motion the fire committee were instructed to report on the furnishing of a room for engineer Kelly. Ou motion the corporation seal was ordered to bs attached to a petition to the provincial legislature, anent the new chatter, and tlie said petition forwarded to the house. On motion Mr. J; Robinson was appointed city assessor and collector for tho pro^eut year, nud was instructed to lay tho iis-c-siijeut toll before the council 'in the 27th inst. Moved by Coun Hoy, seconded liy Coon. Herriili/ tint Constables Penroe and Carty bo ro-appoiutod constables for tho present year ut tho same salary as formerly. Curried. Coun. Shiles said he would like to see the old forco retained complete. There wbb talk of the town being quiet, but ho cimsidorcd that was duo to the efficient state of the polico force. Tho force had never beeu so efficient as at present. Movod by Coun. Shiles, seconded by Coun. Hoy 1 hat the report of the polico committeo be reconsidered. Ooun. Elliott seconded by Coun. Ovens movod in amendment that tho report stand. Carriod. Coun. Elliott said tho only trouble wns that tho town was too quiet. It was ull very well to be moral, but when the town got too moral tho effect was bad on business, as business mon could vouch for. If this sort of moral business wont on Rome of the best mon in tlio town would ffc driven out of it. Tho polico committeo were allowed n week to recommend ft person an lockup keeper nt ft salary of 850 per month. On motion tho chairman of tho finance committee wns instructed to lm* mqdiftto|y collect all back taxes. The finance committee was instructed to procure an over-drrft for 82,000. On motion it was decided to ask tlie board of trade to appoint a committeo of 6 to confer with the council on the new city charter. Carried. Coun. Ovena gave notice that he would bring in an amendment to tho Sunday observance by-law nt the next mooting of the council. Coun. Shiles gave notice that ho would move tn amend the salaries list. Council then adjourned till next Monday night at 8 o'clock, Is there anything more annoying than hauing your corn stepped upon ? Is there anything mora delightful than getting rid of it? Holloway's Corn Cum will do it. Try it and he convinced. Personal. E. Greyell, of Chilliwhack, is in tlio city. Miss Beckett, of Port Haney, is visit- iotjt friends iu this city. Mr. and Mrs, G. A. Storey, uf Vancouver) are guesta at the Colonial. Rev. Mr. Crummy went over to Vancouver this morning and returnod this afternoon. He will address tho meeting at the Methodist church tonight Worms cause fevcrishness, moaning and restlessness during sleep* Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is pleasant, sure aud effectual. If your druggist has none in stock, get him to procure it for Latc Despatches. AN AERONAUT'S FATE. pumrn, Minn., Feb. 10.- A farmer living in the wood several miles from this city, reports the discovery, in the woods several miles from his dwelling, of a stranded balloon, no also discovered in the limbs of a tree, against which the balloon wns caught, tho dead and half decayed body of a man, who had evidently boen thrown violently from the basket, for the body was wedged in the branches. The man had been probably about thirty years of ago. There was nothing in the pockets of the dead man by which he could be identified. The car contained a sand bag half full, a compass, etc. A broken rope, trailing some distance, showed that the unfortunate aeronaut had made every effort to bring his dangerous craft to a standstill before it was torn in pieces by (he gale aud he was dashed to death. It is supposed the balloon is the ono which went up last spring from a southern point and was never heard of. , ^â¦_Â»-.Â» F. Burrows, of Wilkesport, writes that he was cured of a very dangerous caso of inflammation of the lungs, solely by the uso of fivo bottles of Dr. Thomas' Eclectric OU. Feels great pleasure iu recommending it to the public, as he had proved it (for many of the diseases it mentions to cure) through his friends, and in nearly every instance it was effectual. Do not be deceived by any imitations of Dr. Thomas' Eclectric O/l. Be sure you get the genuine. â 'â m-t-m Advices from Hon. Edward Blake show that ho is still in Rome enjoying improved, health, and will be away some months yet. It is therefore unlikely he will take his seat ut Ottawa during the coming session. Wholesale city Market. Beef, per 100 lbs. 5 7 00 rt* 0 00 Pork " 8 0(>(iji tiOil Mutton " 0 00Â® 10 00 HldeÂ»(Brpn)" 4 00Â® 5 00 Potatoes " 1 25Â® 1 50 Cabbage " 0 75Â® 0 00 Onions " 150@0 00 Wheat " 160 @ 175 Onta " 1 510(0, 1 75 Pctis " 1 50 fit 0 00 Hay, per ton 22 00 @ 20 00 Butler (rolls) per lh Q0&@ 0 HO Cheese, " Q20@025 EfflSi perdoz OSiij OUO Cordwood (retail) per curd 3 60(1$ 4 00 FORJSALE. FOUR FIRST-CLASS MILCH COWS, cheap. Apply to HENRY .TOHNflON, (Uel.ltO ISmwnsvllle. JSrOTIOB. â¢PAKE NOTICE THAT MY WIFE. J Josephine, having toft my hod and hoard without (iny Just cause or provocation, I will not he responsible tor any debts contracted by her. JOHN GEIULR Upper Sinnns, 12th Feb., 1888. dwfelOwl BREAST LOST. LOST ON SATURDAY NIOHT, on Mary or Columbia Htreet, a valuable ItroBsi-Pln. A hnud*Â«ini<> reward will bo paid lo anyone returning tbe samo to I,, r,. noANE, â HfH;' At Bank of British Columbln, N, f, Rifles, Attention, I IHE COMPANY WILL PARADE AT â .,-.Â«&&. lMU Shctl pver>' TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY uud FRIDAY, at 8p.m., for Drill. It Is expedient that every man should be present. By order, K, S. SCOULLAR,' ' dfcl-Mfi (.'apt. C'om'd'gN. W. Rifles. TeiHlcr* Tor n License lo Cut Timber on llotiihifnit IiitiiilN lu the Province of UrKMi Columbia. SEALED TENDERS ADDRESSED TO the Dpputv of IhÂ« Minister of the Interior, ami marltod '"fonder for n Timber Berth," will hi' rer-'ivvfl nt. this olllce until noon on Monday,thefith fltfvM March next, for Tlmboi* BiJl'th No, 80, containing nn area of two and one-half m-uiiro mllos, more or less, situated on Beaver River, a tributary of tho Columbia River, in the Provineeof British Columbia. Sketches showing tbo position apnroximutely of this berth, together with the conditions on which It will bo licensed may be obtained nt this Depart ment or at the Crown Timber Offices at Winnipeg,Calgary,or at. New Westminster, British Columbia. Each tender must, be accompanied by unaccepted qheque payable to the ordca oftho Deputy of the Minister of the Interior forthe amount of ths bonus which the applicant Is prepared tonav. tn addition to the dues proscribed by tho Regulations of this Department. A. M. BURO ESS, Deputy of tho Mlolsterof tho Intorlor. Department of the Interior, Ottnwn, Stat Jan., 1888. dfeUtl CABIN TO RENT CHEAP. Apply to dfelStS JAMES SPIERS. Fruit Trees for Sale! ABOUT 250 CHOICE FRUIT TREES (two yenrs old), consisting of Apple, Pear, Plum and Cherry, for sale, Apply to V. 1). FKKUIH, dw/eStO New Westminster. FASIIXOK'ABZ.XI DRESSMAKING At MISS JEXNIJfCriS', (Lath or England) Comer nf Church lind Columbia Streota, NEW WEHTM1NSTEH. urff'Strtrs'irtrMoiT gtifwrnlcird, ilvfe71c SEND POST CARD FOR STEVES' Seed Annual The Heat and Cheapest Seeds in tlio Market. VV. H. STEVES, dwfeSwl Lulu Island P.O., B.C. NOTICE. Ill re Estate of WILLIAM IIOSS. AM. PERSONS HAVINO CLAIMS against William ItiwKof New Westminster, Hoot anrl Shoe Dealer, nre re* questetl to alleluia meeting of Iris creditors to be held at tiro ofllce of W. Norman Bole, Q.C, CoIunrblriKlrenl, Now'Vest- minster, on Monday tire ailli Pebruarr, 18SS, at 2 p. in. L. P. ECKSTEIN, Assignee. 4lh Feb., ISSS. rhvfetld OSfOTICEL I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT I Intend to make application to tho Chief Commissioner of Lands nnd Works for permission to purchase six hundred and forty acres of land sllunled on Bowen Island, in the Dlatrh't of New Westminster: Commencing at a stake '20 ehains due East of Mr. J. Cod vi lie's Hoiitliimst stake and running West 81) chains; thence South 00 chains; thence West 20 clialns; thonce South 'Al chains; tlience East SO chains; thence North '20 clialns; thenco Enst 20 chains; thenoe North oo chains, to starting point, HORATIO JOHN ROBERTSON. Vancouver, B. C, 20th Dec, 1867. ddc2lm2 CONCERT CHORALJNION. OPERA HOUSE, Tuesday, Mill Feb., 1888. DOOKS OPEN AT 7:30; CONCERT AT 8. ADMISSION, - 50 CENTS. Reserved Seals, 7i) ets. Gallery, 25 ots. eÂ«r Tickets and plan of Seals at D. Lyal A Go's. dfolOtd jm. mr :cw tet jwl ml. Spring Clearing Salo! To Make Room for Heavy Spring Importations now en route, Our Stock must be Reduced $5,000 During tne Next Two Weeks. WE WILL OFFER THE ENTIRE STOCK OF Dry Goods, Clothing, CARPETS, HOUSE FURNISHINGS, &C, AT 60ST, WITHOUT RESERVE. EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS WILL BE OFFERED. GALL AND OET PRICES. JO TROUBLE TO SHOW QOODS. i**""T Sale to commence on MONDAY the 13th inst., and continue for two weeks. See Posters for further particulars. dfellml OGLE, CAMPBELL & CO., .NEW WESTMINSTER, B, C. SELLING OFF CARPETS jââr xÂ» Horn Furnishing Goods! AT COST, FOR CASH. GREAT BARGAINS James Ellard & Co-'s (lwja27to Bargainsfor the Holidays! WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. BEST QUALITY OF GOODS. Best Selection of Silverware in Town! WATCHES, CLOCKS & JEWELRY CHEAPER THAN EVER. Fresh Goods arriving ovory weok. Tho finest assortment of Spectacle* & Eye Glasses, to suit any sight. No troublo to show Goods. Call before going elsewhere ut WATCHMAKER b JEWELER, Opp. tho Bank. tr The Best and Cheapest Placo for Watch ami Jewelry Repairs. All Work Warranted. , dwdclto A. M. HERRING, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRiraaiST DISPENSING & FAMILY CHEMIST. For the Largest and Best Assorted Stock in the Province, at the Lowest Prices, go to HERRING'S DRUG STORE, Opp. Telegraph Office, Columbia St.. New Westminster. riWOCGlO D. S. CURTIS A CO. DRUGGISTS Sole Agents for II. Lniirnncc & Co.'s English Spectacles & Eye-Classes I NEAR-SIGHTBD GLASSES KEPT IN STOCK. OPEN SUNDAYS FOR THE SALE OF MEDICINE ONLY: ' â HORNING, 9:30 TO 10:30; EVENING, 0 TO 7. MCniAAl UAI I . NEXT COLONIAL HOTEL, MCUIwAL riALU. Columbia Street, Now Westminster, ftC. dwjaflto â¢ _ Oddfellows' Block! GRANOOPENING ~CM II HQ Ai Of> BEG T0 ANN0UNCE "UULUO OC JJt t0 thc people of Westminster that they have just opened out a choice and complete line of Staple and Fancy Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Feed, etc,, in the Oddfellows' Block. â J^An inspection of our Stock is respectfully solicited. dwjnfiml * NEW STORE Basals of B. C. 'Block. Would extend a Cordial Invitation to the General Public of New Westminster to Call and Examine his Stock of Staple & Fancy Dry Goods, Gents' Furnishings, &c, Cheap for Cash, Good Value for Your Money. dfe7to FOR SALE, A T TRANSFER STATU*!, Ono Buck- A board nntl one set Utirnesrr; prlire, mm, atcimi k|||elPens C0LDM,EDAL-PARIS.I375- Aanwm T.-K'IMHrifÂ°H'.,'Vl'itoii>, dwoeSyl PATENTS, Csvcstii IU>lÂ«itiii snd 'sVrmtsmMmtthm â flcttrod, nntl all other patent came* ln tho Piitent Ofllno and before the Court! promptly and carefully attended to. Upon receipt of modal or sketch of In* vcntloii, 1 mako careful culmination, and advlic aa to patentability, Free mt thnrffti FEKB MODKUATK, and I ninko NO CHAKOE UNLESS PATENT 18 SB- CURED. Inform nt ion, advice and special references sent on, application. " -â¢â - â¢â â¢ â J.'Â«.UTTIU(WÂ«HIHTIN,I.O. OppoKllo V. U. Patent Offlct. dnoMo âAtirr-' m-&&&7--
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