Daily British Columbian
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issued: 2017-03-07
issued: 1886-08-25
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note: ftfW. i> ^^^ 'Aslruz. Daily British Columbian. VOLUME 1 NEW WESTMINSTER, B. 0., WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1886. NUMBEK 22 gail-u\%\ritisk cMtimbian Wednesday Evening, Angnst ali. ISM. The expedition to watch the total eclipse of tho sun, which takes place on the 29th of this month, by this timo havo arrived in the island of Grenada, where the observations are to be made. It is feared that from its being in the rainy season, the likelihoods aU are tliat no great success will crown the effort. Everything possible is bojng done to make the expedition successful, but foggy weather and weeping skies cannot be provided against. —Globe. now to Free Ireland. Tlie Chicago Inter-Ocean says: "There is a well-defined difference of opinion among Irish patriots as to ways and means. This diversity is not a division into hostile factions, and perhaps will never develop into schism, but it is plain, and lust Saturday's great demonstration in Chicago served, ns such a gathering necessarily would, to accentuate the difference, if not to widen the breach. Mr. Finerty is the best known representative of what mny be called tho old school. Mr, Parnell nnd Michael Davitt represent the new school. O'lbonovan Rossa cannot claim fellowship with Finerty, although as between thc two he belongs on that side. Tlie old sohool still clings to the idea of achieving Ireland's absolute independence of England, or at least forcing the British empire to concede Irish demands, and the ways and means which it relies upon may be summed up in the one word, force. This method has been tried ever sinco the contest began, centuries ago. Indeed, force is the instinctive natural reliance of self- assertion of man and brute, us old as animal existence itself. The new school, not of moral suasion but of political action, with all that tlur term politics can mean, belongs to modern times and advanced civilization. On general principles, then, the latter method commends itself to the sympathies of the intelli g…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Robson Brothers (1882-1883) ; D. Robson & Co. (1883-1886) ; British Columbia Stationery and Printing Co. (1886-1887) ; British Columbian Printing Company (Limited) (1887-1888) ; Kennedy Brothers (1888-1890).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: New Westminster (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0346536
language: English
lat: 49.206667
long: -122.910556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New Westminster : British Columbia Stationery and Printing Co.
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text