, 1888-07-19

Work Is progressing nicely on Bills
new shop.
Mayor Learned goes to Vancouver to-
morrow to institute lodge of Redmen.
We notice that the Anderson lands
regularly at the Tyler street wharf now.
Chas. Fountain is having lumber
hauled to day for a house for himself in
Kuhn's field.
A good many railroad officials passed
through to Victoria yesterday. Real
estate will again lie active at Angeles.
The Grand Lodge A. o. Q. W, now
in session at Seattle, is a fine gathering
of men. 1t represents membership of
more than four Thousand IN Oregon aud
Washington.
Millions OF locusts have made their
appearance il Illinois and Iowa. Aside
from destroying young trees. trey are
doing no damage yet it is feared they will
be quite destructive.
Mr. Rogers. recently from Arkansas,
aenee, Queen Aun style, which he will
have bnilt for himself ON his lots recent
iy purchased on Jeffarsan Steet.
We have received for the Bl. of Trade
from Senator Dolph, descriptive COM
mereiGl and statistical review of the
Mississippi River and its forty-four nav
igabIe tributaries By 4. d. Anderson.
DR.. Wilson was called over to Port
Discovery by telegraph yesterday after
noon to attend man by the name of
Wilson, a longshoreman, who had bro
ken his leg by falling timber. The
patient Is doing well.
Capt. johnson. OF tie Oscar & Hattie,
has sold his entire catch of salted half
bnt and will start this morning to Sc
attic to ship them east. We under
stand that the terms of sale are entirely
satisfactory to the Ca: tain.
Mayor Learned has sold his second
hand store to Messrs- Kinkler &Gook who
s-e today moving the stock to Hills
building on Quincy st. wharf. Learned
will bit up the store for real estate o.
fee and open out for large business.
We hear that the steamer Libby has
again broken down and the balance OF
the berry crop among the Islands will
probably spoil before her very enter
prising (?} owner will get around to
send the old Phantom down to their re-
lief.
Mr.. John Hart, a prominent wheat
merchant of Oakland, Cal, died at the
Central Hotel last night. He was on a
trip to Alaska on the Idaho and was
taken very i'll and remained over. He
was accompanied by his nephew, VIM
Little. His remains VIII be taken to
California this evening on She Mexico.
Tuis office acknowledges the receipt
by the kindness OF Hon. G. S. Voorhees,
NJ. G. of the report of the House Com
on Public Lands as TO the forfeiture oI
the Land grant to the Northern Pacific
r. r. Also the Senate CONS. report
conceI ming the admission of the state oil
Washington and the letter OF the Sec. oI
War concerning tortifcasiop on Puget
Sound.
To allow a steamboat to ruu which is
in the condition of the Phantom be
comes almost conclusive proof iha
there is an understanding between thu
| inspectors and the owners. She is ut
terly unworthy OF her papers. Ii thor
| oughly overhauied. cleaned, painted
aud machinery put up in good shape
she might do for light summer route
but with her ten gallons of bugs and in
finitude of filth she is utterly unfit.
Bark Matilda from Shanghai, wa
towed from Royal Roads by thu
Queen City to this port, seeking.
British Steamer Maude arrived
yesterday from Nanaimo with 18
tons coal for Seattle Gas Co. Sh
paid her duty and proceeded
Fark Henry Buch went to sea thi
morning.
Ship Harvester came down last ev
ening from Seattle, empty, and vii
proceed to Nanaimo to load coal.
: Ml0N siTaTs acFers hsx. n.s.