Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-16

4 NV x0rD cccEnsrs0 Tns METsoSoLIa
OF BAtTIsa coLUnn1A.


(Rsgsiav cor. Post fstsiiigssesy.)
Tbs capital md metropolis Of British
CoiaUbtA 10 Victoria. situated % the
soathssn extfe@esy Of vsoe over Is
land. be city Vas Incorporated Ia
1862. from which time 10 tae grown
steadily from . small trading post ID
j,,nfrg an Indian village and 10 siId
esness, 70 o beautiful city Of Il. 900
inhsbitauis. Nos another placs on toe
Pacific Oosst osn bosss Of ansf drives
from which 10 wee the beausifni seeu-
cry for which vancouvtS Island 10 90
jostiy eslsbssssd. Victosis ovesloohs.
sod from IL one hss "a excellent visV
Of the straits Of ia n Dc fpcs.
Ooe Of The principal Atsracsiooa about
= city ~ . homs 10 the nu0beT II zoe
views IL o6-s. and IN this particular
Victoria has no sopesioFs. south of
tbs city 10 located natural Faes course
enci cling . bill. and u 10 the pride of
all Victorisns. IL 10 here tnas the
outdoor festivities and military and
naval msneoovess on the twenty fourth
Of May take place. People assemble
here from all over the province Of Brit
ish Colonbis, on her msjs-ty's birth.
day. and do honor TO the queen.
Tie impression, for sospe reason or
other. prevails abroad that vietosis 10 Q
speepy. Dali and unintesssstpQ city. A
soiouru Of . few days 10 the place.
hovsseF, soon copvtuess one that this
10 ell Q mistake. Uoiits most Ameri-
lean towns, tbs shopkeep-ss 4 not
stand out on the Sidewalk and lbs mo
GeIs you RsIs st . store pull you
inside. and before you are aUare Of the
fsct sus 700 through TRANSPORTATION
or 10 the shape OF a nee suit Of clothes
No, the viosorians don't do sbst way.
oab vben they do get yoa inside 10 IL
an even chance, yon GILL oome out With
psecis~ly the sans changes you would
undergo In an American town, With,
perhaps, o little more wealth II Jour
poctets.
After conversius With several dis.
tir nished members Of the Am sstosu
colony" Who, for various reasons DO
not ~ present couten ate . speedy r.
urn 30 the states. toe PoGr lNTELLr
oHScHa correspondent vaa called aside
and ono Of them sad, you are from
the sound. believer
"Yss str."
"Hnw soon do 700 intesd to returup"
That do not knov."
Say. of cousse, 10 10 none of my
bos'nsss, hot hov much did you get
away vitE?'
Il do not quite comprehend the drift
Of vnur reprrk."
"Yoa don'i7 Well What I wish to
know 10. what did you do 10 the states
10 cause you 20 cc0e over aud Join u.s."
nvxwrAx wvvs uo.vu
The absorbing iopic for the past few
DAYS has been she ascending OF Cap.
tain White Of the steamer Premier.
Vefv fev OF Victoria CIT ems Who have
snovn him since be took MP his resi-
dcnce In this city are ready to believe
that be has intentionally defrsu3ed his
employers OF any sun. 1he utmost
.,mpathy IL expressed for bis family
~ho fes,d- hero snd are 10 destitute
He vAs loohed upop as
q csshins steamboat, csptsin and al
gays ready to make friends bat it vas
nsver Ter moment believed that be
soaid tetray the cot d i.nce and nns,
placed ia him by bic Dployers
Al mass meeting b-id 10 Nev West
m,es;~s on TussSsy evening. Delegates
skx. Even snd ". II. Higgins Ger.
socs,n 10 proceed 10 u tava and urge
npon the dsutuion govern mens and par
iismous the necessity Of an sddisio. al
graft for the Improvement of navigA.
ton on tie lover Fraser river, whereby
vessels OF any tonnsse dravina the
Hscst.st depth might navigate those
. assrs at all ssasoos Of tbe year. At
the conclusion Of tie meeting 10 ga re-
solved thst In The bill for q neg charter.
nov before the local legislature. the
cord New" be omitted FROM the name
"Nev Westminster" and hereafter that
eiiv Gill be hnavn ~ Westminster.
The steamer Ancan sailed st O late
hanr last evening from the outer vhaif
2 Alaskan ports With q large freight
An psssrcesr iiss.
fte ship Csrl Frederick arrived yea
ssrdsy afternoon, and vili load . cargo
% coal a. Nsnsimo for san Francisco.
Ihe ship vsitey Forge arrived a
on Tuesday evening fson
San Francisco
lhe slip Isorsrxo nnishea loading
Der 81 Mondsvsise Yesterday for the
vrss ross, cf Segth Ametics.
The tue Alexander fovsd the ship |
Anerscs fro0 Royal Roads, yesterday. 1
- >,as,so. stese sSe viii load coal
fsr ~ Frsrssseo.
Tee ship Gage Verde tin.saed losdius
laat ter at Hsssirss' mills 90 Taeetay. |
ard sent - go tSday destined fer Aas |
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