Daily Colonist (1888-01-27) by Unknown

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Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1888-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Johnson Street, Above Broad. All kinds of Paper Hoxcs, Fancy Roxos, Jewelry Cases, otc, manufactured to order.

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Spocinl attontlon paid to the binding of Music and Magazines. Maps mounted and vnrnUhod. declflm O-- -A~

BRITISH CO LUMB IA MARKET.

VAN VOLKENBTJRGH & BRO.

WHOLESALE & RETAIL BOTCHERS k PACKERS,

Corner Government and YateB Streets, - VICTORIA, B. O.

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Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, k CALGARY, N, W. T.

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Neufelder & Ross,

Offer their Usual Assortment of Selected

FRUITS!

Just Received.

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VALENTIA AMI SULTANAS;

ZANTE AND VISTIZZA H it IIA.MS, IITBO.N, OBANCK .1 LEMON l'KKLtf.

farltoyal Mascatellos, Eleme Figs and Bonbons to arrive first wook in Dccombor. nov'23 3m

S. C. BTJEEIS ARCHITECT.

Hamley Building 1 , Cor. of Govern ment and Broughton Street*,

VICTORIA DAILY COLONIST FEiDAY JANUARY 27 IB88.

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Eight business houiii") in the business tortion of Philadelphia wore destroyed by firu Tuesday night.

The east winy of the SphuO'tiula.i MtuM;, paper mill was destroyed by fire entailing a loss of about SIWo.OOO; insurance 8100,-000.

Billy Deinpsoy, of New York, died whilo engaged in a prize tight with "Swipes Newsboy," on Sunday uiornin

Viscount Das Npguireas, Portugese minister, died in Washington on Monday morning of a complication of diseases.

Edward Coffey, convicted of murder, who cut his throat a few days ago in Pittsburg, died from the wounds.

The trial of .John A. Diminig, at San Francisco, book agent, charged with tl murder of Henry Benhayon, was postponed for one week.

The steamer Australia came in from Honolulu .Monday aftemwon and reports the political situation was unchanged when she left and everything was quiet.

In tlio house of congress the cotllllUtteG on commerce reported favorably a bill to reward the Esquimaux for acts of humanity to ship-wrecked seaman.

The Duke of New castle is at Fifth Avenue hotel, New York, having arrived Wednesday last on the (Joltic. Ho will remain for a few days for rest and then start for Florida.

Thirty-three girls and two men of the striking employees of Clark's thread mills returned to work on M»nday. All of th strikers who applied for work were taken back and resinned their former positions.

Special to the New fork Post from Edmonton, N. VV. T.. says: Pilankaan Indians whose reservation is just north of Victoria. N. W. T., are threatening to plunder the government stoics at the latter place. They are in danger of starving owing to the failure of the contractors to furnish supplies.

Norquay has asked the Jlouso for the appointment of a Commission to investigate the charges preferred against himself and his Government in regard to acting in collusion with the Hudson's Bay Railway contractors and defrauding tho Province in the matter of tho lied River Road.

Greek journals are enthusiastic over Byron's centenary. The statue of the poet at Missolonghi was covered with wreaths of ilowers and evergreens, The centenary was celebrated in Vienna by a performance of "Manfred," with Schumann's music, in the opera house. A special service was held in the Greek church in London.

Tho British steamer Toronto, from Portland, Me., on Jan. 4th, for Liverpool, arrived in the Mersey on Thursday.

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