"f3797219-2f56-4826-a7cf-a226131d6ad3"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "2017-03-07"@en . "1889-12-31"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/dbc/items/1.0347052/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " THIE DAILY\nBritish Columbian.\nVOLUME 7.\nNew Westminster, B. C\u00E2\u0080\u009E Tuesday Evening, December 31, 1\nNumber 155.\nBirr a few hours more, and the Old Year's rapidly\nret renting form will have shambled oil' the stage of\nTimo, ami wo shall bo welcoming his young successor,\nI SIM). The closing year has not boen by any means uu\nuneventful one; but, owing to one of the back-handed\nfavors it has conferred upon us, we aro not in u position to go into particulars to any extent. In Europo,\nthat great theatre of modorn civilization, somi-civili-\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ation and oriental barbarism to which the oyes of the\nrest of tho civilized world instinctively turn, tho political pot, while it has bubbled portentously in nearly every piirt of the soothing caldron, lias not yot\nboiled over in the alarming manner that hns been\nthreatened at almost any time during the year, Uow\nlong sueh a catastrophe can bo prevented, however,\nit would tie unsafe to predict from all the indications.\nThe \"tight little isle\" has been agitated as usual by\nthe Irish question, which is apparently not much\nnearer solution than ovor, although surely nearing\nbucIi a desirable consummation, lhe Parnell Commission has dragged its slow, and, with the exception\nof tho Piggot exposure, restiltless, length to tho close\nof the year. The Whitechapel atrocities have leut a\ngruesome variety to the incidents and events of a political nature. In Asia there hns been considerable\nloss oi life and projierty both by flood umt famine.\nThe year has been a remarkable oue in the history of\nthe Dark Continent, in the exploits and achievements\nof the famous Stanley, and the groat explorer's safo\nreturn, with his fellow hero, Emin Pasha, to the\nI ounds of civilization after a perplexing absence of\nyears. Coming to our own continent, Central and\nSouth America and the West Indies hnvo had thoir\ncustomary diversion of intestinal disturbances with\nthoir usual doubtful results, and Brazil, which a fow\nweeks ago deposed its enqwror and established a republic, apparently peaceably, has found that its\ntroubles nave just begun. Pausing over political\nevents in tho United States, whieh hnve not been of a\nparticularly striking or interesting nature to outsiders,\nthe terrible Johnstown (Pa.) disaster, whore thousands\nof our fellow creatures ami millions of dollars' worth\nof property perished by overwhelming floods, in a few\nshort hours, was tho most widely thrilling event of\nany of the yoar. Eastern Canada has been agitated\nby the Jesuits' Estates quostion, and thin part of the\nDominion by the Behring's Sea fisheries disputes, In\nwhioh the American authorities havo played, what wo\nare bound to consider, an unwarrantable and even\ncontemptible part. It can be Ha id with perfect truth,\nhowever, that all parts of tlio Dominion hnvo experienced a satisfactory' meiMuro of prosiicrity nnd pro-\n\u00C2\u00A7res.s during tiio year that is past, and this can be af-\nrmed more particularly of our own province, British\nColumbia. It is almost unnecessary to remind our\nreaders that 1881) has witnessed a most gratifying\ngrowth and gencrnl prosperity and progress in alt\nbranches of Industry In this oity and its vicinage, unjl\nthe immediate futuro is bright with promiso, Tho\nmoilt conspicuous event of tho year, ami ono whioh has\nrebounded immensely to our credit and advantage,\nwas undoubtedly tho grand oxhibition and celebration\nhold in tho eity lost full, and the splendid preparations made for that occasion in the way af buildings,\ngrounds, oto., hy our enterprising couucil and citizens,\ncontributed very materially to tno gratifying success\nof the wholo affair. There is ovory guarantee thnt\ntho poople of the Royal City, having more confidence\nin their splendid situation, opportunities and possibilities than over More, will achieve still greater\nthings In tho coming year than in 1881), and not only\ncontinue to advance, nut do so at a mora rapid rato.\nAs for Tuk Comi miu an\u00E2\u0080\u0094which has striven, not altogether fruitlessly, wo trust, to advance tho iwst interests of the community during tho year now drawing\nto a clone -fortune has dealt it a rather unkind rap\nin the lost fow days. While, however, we must wish\nour many readers and patrons a \"Happy Now Year\"\nunder conditions not the most felicitous, wo have every\nconfidence for tho future, and expect vory soon to be\nable to greet the public in better form than before our\nlate disaster, and in our uew, handsomo nnd fire-\nI'Roof quarters being specially erected fm- that purpose, on the oornor of Columbia street nnd Lytton\nsquare. As tliis is tho last issue before the Now\nYear, and wo ilo not issue on that day, wo have much\npleasure in taking this opportunity to wish our renders and tho publio generally \"A vkjiy Haity New\nYear.\"\nThe eleotrio light, an exchange remarks with good\nreason, is becoming a source of roid aud terrible dnu-\nger, such as well inny bring n pause to municipal, authorities allowing tho stringing of any moro wires un-\n-til propor supervision is secured in tho interests of tho\nresidents of our cities. , Alexander Welsh, of New\nYork, nn expert electrician, and one of Mr. Edison's\nassistants, recently said: \"Whenever you see tho big\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0white electric light, with ita carbons, burning, you\nniay know that dcat h lurks overhead. Nearly ovory\nwire youj-.eq.in. the- open air Is thick onough and\nstrong enbugh tocarry a death-dealing current.: Aa\ntilings'nre at pleweiit theie in no safety, and danger\nlurks all around us. It may novor reach you, or you\nmay go on for years unhurt, but when the moment\nemnes you are killed Instantly, provided that, hy\nmoisture i.r otherwise, the floor beoo nes a conductor.\nT.ie wiro you touch may lie r-imnlj holding up a pic-\ntire, and yet under these condition)-, in connection\nwith nn iron rafter or hook touching somo hidden\nplate, it may cunvey a fatal current. Theie is no\nknowing when you may touch the current. The furthor maintenance of the overhead wires in thoir present condition is a menace to the lifo of everybody in\nNew York. It is dangerous to touch a wire of any\nkind or evon a metal substance. A man ringing a\ndoor bell or leaning up against, a lamp post mi;;ht lm\nstruck doad nny instant. It is uot nlono the electric\nlight wires that may kill you. Somewhere off in\nanother street, perhaps miles away, the wind has\nblown au arc light wiro against some comb otor, and\ntho danger begins,\" This picture of the dingers of\noverhead wires or imporfept insulation may seem to\nbo overdrawn. It is, however, the opinion of a lifelong electrician. Mr. Edison's statement-- support it,\nami ho volunteers, over his signature, the opinion tbat\ntho death rate from electric currents as managed at\npresent will increase in fourfold ratio to the extension\nof facilities for electric lighting.\nLOCAL ITEMS IN BRIEF.\nThe Morrywcather engine sent from Victoria was\nset to work yesterday afternoon filling the tank at\ntho cornor of Mary and Columbia sts, The engine is\na very powerful ono and is fitted for two streams, It\nwould bc a very valuable adjunct to the fire department hero as it has very little chance to get out of\ngear, being strongly and servicoably constructed. The\nengineer.- were well pleased with tlio performance of\nthe Merry weather.\nPlenty of work now for the unemployed, shovelling snow, Tho man who is idle this weather does\nnot want to work.\nThe sidewalk along the railroad track, behind the\nRoyal City Mills, is a great improvement, although it\nends ut a fow dilapidated shacks in tho middle of tho\nswamp,\nNew goods: another lot of $3.25 ladies kid boots\nat Grant & Maelure's.\nMessrs. W. & G. Wolfenden are prepared to receive orders for groceries at their new store in the\nBushby block. tc\nAgnes st. Ls recommended as a speeding ground for\nsleigh proprietors and those who havo horses that can\n\"go.\"\nSaturday afternoon the fast and woll equipped\nschooner Triumph, Cnpt. Clarence Cox, owned by\nMessrs. E. B. Marvin k Co., and recognized as one of\nthe hest craft in the Victoria scaling fleet, sailed for\nthe west coast in search of seals. The Triumph carries a crew, all told, of about '25 white men, among\nthem some of tho bost seal hunters in tho country,\nand expects to return loaded down with souls,\nIn tho public accounts issued by the Dominion government lor tho fiscal year ending Juno '-Kith, 1H81),\nthe tolls accrued from tbu Esquimalt graving dock aru\ngivon as $14,811,80. The memorandum of expenses\nof collection is 912,7211.10, being the cost of maintenance and repairs, leaving a balance of profit of $2,-\n091.70. During the past fiscal yoar the dook waa\nconsidered to have dono a fair business.\nMessrs. W. & G. Wolfenden wilt re-open with a\nnew stock of first class groceries in a few days, and\nhope for the indulgence of their friends until they\ncan make the necessary arrangements, tc\nA small bay pony with stnr in face, and a small\nsorrel pony, white face, strayed on to my property\nDecember 24th and arc held by me. Owner can\nhave same by proving property and paying expenses. If not claimed in 30 davs will be sold for\ncost of keep.-\u00E2\u0080\u0094J. W. STEIN, Brownsville, Dec, 30,\n1889. 6t\nTo-morrow, New Year's day, tlto ladies of the\nW. C. T. U. will hold their annual reception, from\nII a.m. to a 11.111., to whioh all youug men nro invited\nto attend. In tho ovening Miss Bowes Will lecturo ou\nMarriago, in the Odd Fellow's hall, besides which a\nnice programmo of music and singing will bu rendered\nduring tno evoning,\nMr. Joseph Wintemute wns out again to-day. with\nhis snow plough, and did splondid service on the\nstreets nml sidewalks. ThousuudB of people join in\nthanking Mr. Wintemute for his really great kindness,\nAn oflleo to let on MoKonzio street. Apply to Q,\nA. Kolly. tc*\nOuo car load of cattle, 21 head in all, arrived last\nnight from up country. Thoy aro consigned to Van\nVotkonburgh Bros.\nTho str. Delaware is tied up at tho foot of Douglas\nat.\nIcicles over two foet In length worn noted hanging\nfrom thu caves of houses hi various parts of the city\nthis morning.\nTho str. Louise had nn extra largo consignment of\npassengers yesterday for Victorin.\nE. S. Seoullar k Co. and II. M. Cunningham k Co.\nhave a large quantity of patent radiators on the C. P.\nN. dock.\nThoro woro fifteen degi-ces of frost lost night iu the\nlower pnrt of tho city and seventeen in tiio upper\npart.*\nA vast floe of lee, stretching from the bay at Sapperton over to Brownsville and down to the woollen\nmills covered tho surface of tho river to-day, A few\nmoro frosts like that of last night nnd it would bo\noapablo of sustaining a crowd of skater-*.\nAid, Reid Baid in tho oouncil Inst night thnt the\nboiler of the city stenm firo engine was tho most complicated he ovor saw. To be repaired it would be\nnecessary to lift it nff the carriage and lay it on its\nfijile: there a bed would have to bo built for the artificer to lie on, nnd when he had finished one spot, the\nboiler, with him insido, would havo to be rolled\naround like a barrel.\nMr. R. F. DriinimoUd sn well and popularly known\nin opulieotton with the railway mail service, is, we regret to loam, confined to his lied with congestion-of\nthe lungs. Mr. Drummond's. condition, though serious, docs not cause his friends idarm, aud it is expected that the robust constitution with wliich he is\nblessed; together with tender and careful nursing, and\nskilled medical assistance, will bring hiin round\nagain, us jovial aud hearty as over, in a Tew weeks.\nThe Delaware will remain at her present berth during the cold spell.\nlee half an inch thick camo up with the tide from\nthe North Arm to-day.\nTwo Chinamen who attempted to cross the river\nthis forennon had some of tha hardest work they ever\nencountered, They stooped to admire tlie proportions\nof the man o' war and allowed a tine clear place to\npass, then tbey wore carried up stream by floating ice\nand a long .way beyond their destination.\nA heavy consignment of game reached the market\nthis moruing. Duck as usual predominated. Grouse\nare scarce..\nThe Columbia** staff will not oat roast goose and\napple sauce to-morrow. By a grievous inadvertence\nour goose was cooked a little too early in the week,\nnnd spoiled. Sturgeon nt one cent per pound will bo\nrich eating for The Columbian staff's New Year dinner, 18IK), and this luxury will be as heartily appreciated undor tho circumstances as the 20-course dinner we had intended to revel in. ,\n. Room I, Bank Building, is the .temporary oflice of\n1 The Colombian. \"to\nThe Acorn looked chilly out in midstream- this\nmorning.\nCONDENSED DESPATCHES.\nTlohntt Browning, the poet, was buried in\nWestminster Abbey to-day.\nTho thermometer registered 28 degress below zero\ntliis morning in Nevada, and there is much suffering\namong range stock.\nFrank Bruok, a New York barber, shot and killed\nhis dving mothor, aged 02 years, yesterday, and then\nshot himself, inflicting a mortal wound. No cause is\nassigned.\nIt is stated in Washington that the Sioux lands in\nsouth Dakota, about eleven million acres, will be\nthrown open to settlement early in tho new year.\nAt San Mateo, Cal;, on Sunday night James Tljart\nsuicided in tho Catholic church by cutting hia throat\nwith a penknife. He Was evidently a religious monomaniac,\nA monster petition, directed against the anarchists\nin the United States, will bo introduced shortly into\ncongress.\nIt is now stated Lord Salisbury lias agreed to Portugal's request forn delay of action hi regard to\nAfrica, until tho receipt of Serpa Pinto's account,\nTho presents and congratulations recoived by Mr.\nOladstono nu his eightieth birthday come from alt\nquarters of thu globe. Among tho gifts is an Illuminated address from tho memlicrs of the legislative assembly of New South Wales. A number of continental newspapers print congratulatory articles.\nIt Is reported another English war veuel is to be\nsont to Rio Janeiro for the purpose of watching British interests iu Brazil.\nAt a meeting of tho directors of the C. P. B. Co.,\nyesterday at Montreal, a statement of the results of\nworking for the year was submitted, which, estimating for tho month of Deceinlier, should mako tha net\nearnings for the year above working expenses, $0,-\n020,000, which, added to the surplus from last yoar,\nwould make a total surplus of 82,570,000 at the close\nof the present year. The question of an extra dividend was considered and it was decided to declare a\nsupplementarydividond nf one per cent., payable\nFebruary 17th, with the rogular one and a half per\ncent, half yearly dividend from tho annuity fund in\nthe bands of tlio .Dominion government; making a\ntotal for the half year, of two and a half per cont.\nWith the intention of continuing a similar half yearly\nsupplementary dividend until-tho expiry of the annuity In 181)3, the surplus earnings will bo permitted\nto accumulate so as to form a dividend reserve fund.\nTHE PEOPLE'S FRIEND.\nAlong with tho resolution of thanks passed to Mr;\nJosoph Wintemuto by tho city council last night, for\nbis magnanimity hi clearing tbe sm w from tho sidewalks and roads, fi-eo of charge, should have been a\ncheque for a handsomo little amount to pay tho cost\nof the work, value of horse's biro, oto. Only tho residents of the uppor portion of tho city aro able to\nthoroughly appreciate Mr. Wintemute's kindness, foi'\nup town travel is light, aud when snow is on ' tlio,\n?round tho ladiea are almost forced to remain in doors.\nf nothing more, Mr. Wintemute haB earned the war-\nmeet gratitude of tlio residents of every street traversed byhis snow-plough. CITY COUNCIL.\nCouncil met laat night in the city halL Present,\nAid. Cunningham, Curtis, Reid, McPhaden, Calbick\nand Jaojues,\nHis worship Mayor Townsend in the chair. Tho\nfollowing\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nwere read:\nFrom A. G, Smith, lock-up keeper, enclosing annual\nreport of city police court. The report is briefly as\nfollows:\nNumber of persons charged 330\n\" \" convictions. 288\n\" dismissed 4'2\nAmount of fines imposed . $1771 *-'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\".\n\" \" collected 1300 73\n\" \" uncollected through prisoners absconding 201 50\nAmount of tines paid into municipal council 150!) 75\nFor keep of prisoners at city lookup. .... 171120\nBalance to city to date 13(10 55\nRecoived and adopted.\nFrom A. J. Murphy applying for position on city\npolice force. Referred to city police committee.\nFrom David Birmingham stating thnt Thomas\nBradley had been seriously injured working at a fire,\nin the endeavor to save goods therefrom, and that hu\nis unablo to work; and asking compensation for him.\nThe writer thinking $50 a modest roturn for Bradley's\ndisfigurement. Received.\nHis wonhip told iu detail tho circumstances of the\nman Bradley uiul bow he had received his wounds.\nThe speaker thought the caso deserving of assistance,\nalthough ho he was not suro whether Ogle. Campbell\nA Co. should unt do something for him, na it was their\ngoods Bradley hnd been handling when injured.\nAid. Jftquc* explained bow it was that the Insurance companion had bnd enough to do lately anil ho\nbegged to excuse them from further calls. He thought\nthe caso deserving, howovor.\n| |Ald. Reii! spoke in favor of the counoil paying\nBradley something.\nAid. Curtis believed Bradley ontitlod to $50, but he\ndid not think the council hail any right to pay it.\nOgle, Campbell k Co. he thought ought to pay some\nof it.\nAid. .Tuques Bind that Ogle, Campbell k Co. won't\nget a cent more than they lost, perhaps not that.\nThoy would not got a dollar for tho valuable time\nthey hod lost' It was the Iwst timo in the wholo yoar\nfor tbe sate of their goods, and it wob too bad to inflict this upon them.\nAid. Rent was firmly convinced that the council\nought to assist this man, Referred to the tin-nice\ncommittee with power to act,\nFrom Jamos Kennedy stating that ho had built n\nsidewalk in front of the Powell block, and asking, nn\nbehalf of tho proprietor of that building, that thu\ncouncil connect tho said sidewalk with the others on\n('olumbia st.; and asking that a crossing be laid across\nColumbia Bt, from tho Powell bloek to tho fire hull;\nalso asking tbe erection of a lump at the corner nf\nColumbia street and nnd Lytton squaro. Also\nrequesting the refunding of pnrt of cont of sidewalk laid down opposito tho Powell building.\nReceived,\nAid, Juques saiil Mr. Kennedy hod been informed\nby Aid, Calbick that if ho wished to put down a more\nexpensive sidewalk than the city was in the habit of\nfurnishing, the couucil would pay him tho difference.\nReferred to to tho board of works with powor to act;\ntho request for a lamp was granted.\nFrom David Burnett asking payment of money duo\nhim for work douo for tho corporation on Park lano.\nReceived,\nAid. Jaquea believed nothing had boon done towards straightening up tha Park lane work.\nAid. McPhaden believed the council ought to\nstraighten it up.\nHis worship said that when Eyles k Furnoss got\ntbo contract it was on tho understanding that the\nman working on tha contract Bhould be paid. Referred to tho board of works with powor to act.\nFrom Drake, Jackson A Co., Vancouver, solicitors\nfor C. P. R., requesting council to forward a bond\ngiven by Messrs, Van Horne, Angus and Flendng,\ndated January 7th, 1887, as tho term of same (threo\nyoars) had expired, and that the conditions of same\nbad boen performed. Received and referred to tho\nfinance committee with power to act.\nAid. Jaques said Messrs. Drake, Jackson k Co.\n' hold a bond belonging to this city which thoy ought\nto have returned long ago,\nAid. Cunningham said he thought It an opportune\ntime to gat that bond baok; If they (Drake, Jackson k\nCo.) had any right to demand their bond luck, tho\noity had a right to demand its own back.\nFrom T, J. Trapp enclosing account of eity lots sold\nby auction. Referred baok to Mr. Trapp to recover.\nA largo number of accounts were ordered paid.\nAid. Curtis took exception to tho item of hack Idro\nand said he could not approve of that.\nAid, Jaques in concluding the explanation us to\nwhy he had hired hacks mid, \"I tell yo 1 got tired\nhoofin' it through the mud and bo I hired thom hooks.\nYou kin pay tlio charges if you liko, I wont,\"\nNEW BUSINESS\nAid, Jaques rose, on a question of privilege, and\nasked that the clork read a clipping from .Saturday's\nColonist in reference to tho late firo.\nAid. Jaques after the reading said it was too bad\nthat such roports should be spread, and recommended\nthat a fire inquest lie hold.\nAid. Curtis explained that it was wrong to place\nsuoh a construction bn the matter as Aid. Jaques evidently had, Tho writer of the articlo, ho was sure,\nhad no Intention of imputing incendiarism to the occupants of tho burned building; anyone else could\nhave done it.\nAid. Reid wanted to know what this council had\nto do with newspaper reports. It wns decided to\ntake no notice of tho erroneous report,\n-Aid. Jaques read the annual aggregate report of\nthe board of works, detailing the work done, sidewalks\nlaid down, streets slashed and opened and other labor\nperformed, Adopted,\nThe park commission by-law was, on motion, read a\nfirst time. Before the reading Aid. McPhaden objected to the present counoil dealing with this matter\nat alt. It was in his opinion a reflection on the hon*\nesty and brains of the next council,\n. Aid. Cunningham refuted those oharges. The\nrules of order having been suspended, the by-law was\nread a second time. Counoil went into committee of\nthe whole on the by-law, Aid. McPhaden in the chair.\nTho by-law was read a third time by title, passed and\nordered to be signed, sealed and published.\nIt was movod by Aid. Curtis, seconded by Aid. Calbick, that the thanks oftho citizons of this city,\nthrough tho couucil, be extended to the Victoria fire\ndepartment for tha tangible and prompt manner in\nwhich Ihey had res|mnuod to tho call for the request\nfor a firo engino. Carried.\nVotes of thanks wero also passed to tho C. P. R.\nand the chief of the Vancouver fire dapartmeiit for\nHSBistnnco kindly rendered in forwarding the engine\nso expeditiously.\nA vote of i hanks was also passed to Mr, Joseph\nWintoiiiuto for services rendered by him iu clearing\nthe sidewalks of snow.\nMoved by Aid. Cunningham, seconded by Aid.\nBold; that the finance committeo be instructed to obtain from Messrs. Drake, Jackson k Hebnekon. solicitors pf the C. P. R , the citizens' bond given to the\nC. P. R. fop the construction of the branch lino to\nNew Westminster. Carried.\nAid. Roid reported verbally at considerable length\non tho damage done to the fire engine. The engine\nwill he out of order for several weeks.\nHin worship stated that Aid. Coughlan, of Victoria,\nhad snld the Westminster corporation could not do\nbottor, than buy tho ongino at present here, us tho\nViotoria fire department Intended to sell it cheap.\nAid. Curtis sain the present council would have to\nmeet again to consider tho financial condition of the\ncity.\nMnyor Townsond made a few remarks'' in viow of\nthii-being the lust meeting of tho council, His ad-\ndross was principally retrospective aud complimentary to the city and council, nud ho expressed great\nsatisfaction at the progress made by the city during\nhis term of oflice. Carried,\nCounoil adjourned until 2 p. in., Saturday, Jan. 4th,\n1801).\nLOCAL ITEMS IN BRIEF.\nA Happy New Yeah.\nTo-morrow boing Now Year's day there will bo no\nissue of The Columiiian.\nWatoh services will bo held iu Holy Trinity church\nand the Methodist church to-night, the former commencing at 11:30 a'clouk und the latter at 10:30\no'olock.\nSleigh driving, coasting, roust goose and tipple\nsauce, plum pudding and uustlelue, are the principal\nitems down on thu bill of fare for to-morrow's utiitiab*\nsnouts. Headaches, general nervous prostration,\nsticking plaster and anti-bilious pills will be iu ordor\ntho day following.\nDon't forget tho poor and needy ut this joyous\nseason.\nThe city lockup has boon furnished with two new\nentry books, iu one of which will be entered a minute\ndescription of nil prisoners, height, weight, color of\nhair and uyi'.i aud proportion*. The other buok is a\ngrout improvement on tho old charge book.\nTlio narrow crosswalk from tbt' McKenzie st, sidewalk to tho gate of tbo city hull fonco slants quite\nperceptibly, and last uight was in au interesting state\nof slipperiness. It was us much us the observing citizen, safe mi tho sidewalk, could do to restrain a smile\nto seo aldermen and citizens hurrying across this\nman trap, suddenly rear up and lash out vigorously\nwith hoth feat, as if they wanted to kick the wen-\nnant of tho mainmast of the Acorn, and thon go along\nmuttering cuss words alwut tho unsatisfactory state of\ncrosswalks in genoral and this ono in particular.\nA sort of pilgrimage has Iweii instituted nmong tho\ncitizons to go and seo thut leviathan of the deep, the\nK. de K., as she lies at her Iwrth. Small knots of\npeople have been noted examining what could lie soen\nof hor exterior, and their remarks, whilo both uncomplimentary and jocular, have also expressed wonder that\nsuch a craft could over daro to bravo evou the ripples\nof a duck pond.\nMr. D. Lyal left for the east to-day to purchnso a\nfull stock of stationery and fancy goods, wliich he expects to have in Westminster in less than a month.\nPOLICE STATISTICS.\nA Columiiian reporter paid a visit to the city lockup this morning (voluntarily) am) found Mr. A. J.\nSmith, the genial ami stalwart keeper thereof, busy at\nhia lxmks, On discovering thut tho scribe was.perfectly sol-er aud orderly ami had stolen nobody's\nchickens, Mr. Smith expressed hin willingness to outer\ninto police statistics for tho year of grace, 1880, Tlto\nsaid \"figgers\" are as follows: Total number nf arrests,\n330; drunk and disorderly, whites, 118; Indians in\nsame condition and having liquor in their inn-session,\n47; larceny, 24; assaults,.27; supplied with night's\nlodging, 27; vagrants, 20; supplying liquor to Indians,\n20; infractions of oity by-laws, 1-15; females, larceny 1;\nkeepers and inmates of houses of ill-famo 15, Religion;\nProtestants, 107; Roman Catholics, 210} no religious\nbelief 13. Nationality, English, 03; Irish, 70;\nAmerican, 71; Fronch, 38; Canadians, 60; the remainder other nationalities. Number of convictions,\n288; dismissed, 42; amount of fines imposed in police\ncourt, 91771.20; amoant of linos collected, 115011.75;\nuncollected on account of time given to pay, $201.50;\npaid into municipal council, 11509,75* keep for prisoners at oity lock-up, 9170.20) balance 81300.55.\nThero has been u noticeable increase of drunkenno-s\namong the whites since last year, ai d among the Indians a decrease. In offences suoh as petty larceny\nand thieving thore has l\u00C2\u00BBcii a slight increase, easily\naccounted Tor, however, by the great Increase in\npopulation,\nA BOOM ADRIFT.\nLast evening a large and valuable boom of logs broke\nloose from its moorings at the Brunette Saw Mills,\nand was carried down stream by the wind and tide.\nThe boom was adrift before any one knew of the accident, and got clean away before it could\nbe secured. When the derelict boom\nfloated past the city front, Mr. W. H. Vianen saw it,\nand with tho assistance of a stalwart young man went\nto capturo it if possible. Luckily the boom steered\ndear of H.M.S. Acorn, had it struck the vessel the\nIngs would have bceu tossit-g about on the gulf this\nmornin,,. After a liard pull aud many unpleasant\nexperiences,'Mr, Vianen managed to get a line onto\nthe boom, and finally tied it up safely on the south\nshore, a few miles below lho city.\nEncomiums were showered thick antl heavy on tho\nlittle Merrywoathor lire engine yestorday by the citizens, and tn the couucil by the aldermen. It is probable the engine will remain horo. This old but faithful servant carried one hundred pounds of steam yos-\nterday, although that is a trifle high for it. Aid. Roid\nsaid the boiler wnn apparently as good to-day as\ntwenty years ngo antl haa years of Bet-vice before it\nyot.\nThe cargo of the bark Doolirii, which cleared for\nLondon from Victoria, Friday afternoon, takes the\nlast ottiie reason's sal mini pack. Tbe value oftho\nshipment is \u00C2\u00A5'-'21 522, the number *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' esses being 39,-\n580. Dry goods to the valuo uf .Sool', and 401 bun els\nuf dog tish oil, valued at $4,000 complete her onrgo.\nA youth named Thnm.ts E. Jiiuics was walking\niilong Nicol stroc', Nanaimo, on Tuesday (-veiling, says\nthe Fro*.' press, when lm sine \u00C2\u00AB i-i ven--lumber revolver tying on the ground amid the snow, and he pioked\nit nn whon it went <.|V immediately and shot hiin in\nthe hand, Tho bull lodged between Hie first and second fingers on the uppt r part \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 f tho band.\nThe Biniiir! oppisitinu stoamor Haytien Republic,\nhas -.nt prices from 'Frisco to Scuttle to (14 foroabiu\nand 87 for steeiage, Tne GWt (Jo. will, it is reported.\nsoi'ii meat this rate bv a loner one, and the war will\ngo on until tho fittest survives, Meanwhile the\ntraveling public rejoices exceedingly at the cheap\nfares.\nHAPPY NEW YEAR!\nTbo ladies of tbo Vi C. T. U. will hold their\nANNUAL RECEPTION on New Year's Day inthe\nrooms of tbo Y. M. C A, All gentlemen ure cordial*\nly invited to ooma and spend an muoh time as con-\nvcnlfiit vith them, especially young men away from\nhome uiul friend-. From 11 n. in. tn 5 p. in.\nIn tho evening Miss Bc-wj*, of Vancouver, will deliver her popular lecture on M AHRIAGE in tho Odd\nFollow*' Hull. There will be iustiuinental music by\ntbe Y, M. C. A. Bind nml a solo by Mrs D. Roln-on.\nDn>ir& open at 7:30; lecture to begin nt 8 o'olook. Ad*\nmission, nt the door, 25 cents, dc30-2t\n[I* 8.]\nHUGH NELSON.\nCANADA.\nPROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nViotoria, by tho Grace of Cod, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Qijikn, Defender\nof the Faith, otc, eto,, eto.\nTo Our faithful the Members elected to serve in the\nLegislative Assembly of Our Provlnoe of British\nColumbia, and summoned and called to a meeting\nof the Legislature or Parliament of Our said Province, at Our City of Victoria, on Thursday, the\nSixth day of February, 1890, to have been commenced ami hold, antl every of ymi\u00E2\u0080\u0094Greeting.\nA PROCLAMATION.\nTheodore Davie, \ WHEREAS the meeting of tho\nAttorney-General.J Legislature or Parliament of tho\nProvinco of British Columbiu, stands called for Thursday, tho Sixth duy of February, 1890, ut which time\nat Our City of Victoria, you were held and constrained\nto apjwar.\nNOW KNOW YE, that for divers causes and considerations, nud taking into consideration the ease and\nconvenience of Our loving subjects, We havo thought\nfit, by nnd with tho advico of Our Executive Counoil\nof the Province of British Columbia, to heroby convoke, und by theso presents enjoin you, and each of\nyou, that on Thursday, tlio Twenty-third day of\ntho month of January, 1890, you moot Us in Our\nsaid Legislature or Parliament of Our Baid Province,\nat Our City of Victoria, FOR THE DISPATCH OF\nBUSINESS, to treat, do, act, and conclude upon\nthose things which in Our Legislature nf the Provinco\nof British Columbia, by the Common Council of Our\nsaid Province muy, by the favor of Coil, lie ordained,\nIn Testimony Whereof, We have caused these\nOur Letten to be made Patent, and tho Great Seal\nuf tho sold Provinco to be hereunto affixed i Witness, the Honorable Ifi'tm Nelson, Lieutenant-\nGovernor of Our said Province of British Columbia, ln Our City of Viotoria, In Our said Province,\nthis twenty-sixth day of December In tho year of\nOur Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-\nnine, and in the fifty-third year of Our Reign,\nBy Command, JNO, ROBSON,\nde 31-td Provincial Secretary."@en . 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