"0533cf96-c061-41db-b691-352bd4b8fa90"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "2017-03-07"@en . "1890-01-06"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/dbc/items/1.0347142/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " THB JDJlXXjIT\nBritish Columbian.\nVolume 7.\nNew Westminster, B. C, Monday Evening, January ti, 1890.\nNumber\n59\nFollowing the disastrous firo which nearly swept\nThe Coi.umrian from the journalistic field, has come\nthe influenza which in its turn is making a determined\neffort to prevent the publication of this journal. No\nless than seven of our editorial and composing stuff\nare suffering from the effects of tho disease, aeveral of\nthem being so badly affected by it as to render them\nincapable of performing their duties. We aro compelled, therefore, to-day to present our readers with\nonly half tho usual amount of reading matter, which,\nmuch as we regrot it, is the best we can do under the\ncircumstances. Tomorrow, however, if tho \"grip\"\nhas loosened its hold, The\" Columbian will appear\nin its usual form, that Ib, tlie form that has been\nadopted since the firo, We have roceived a dispatch\nfrom Portland announcing that our new plant, complete in every detail, would probably be shipped\nto-day, and in about a week we hope to present our\nsubscribers with a larger and better paper than ever.\nCITY COUNCIL.\nTlio oouncil of '80 mot for tho lost time in the city\nhall at 2 o'olock on Saturday afternoon. Present-\nAldermen Curtis, Cunningham, Calbick, Reid, Jaques\nand McPhaden, His Worship, Mayor Townsend, in\nthe chair.\nThere was a communication from J. McB. Smith,\nprovincial auditor, enclosing an account showing the\namount expended by the provincial government on\nteachers' salaries in this oity for the half-year ending\nDecember 31st, 1880; $3,030.37, one-third of which\n($1,213.22) will have to be paid into tho provincial\ntreasury within 30 days from dato; also stating that\nthis corporation owes .$0(10 for similar service for the\nhalf-year ended Juno 30th, 1880, and requesting payment of the same at an early date. The last half-year\nis us follows: High school, principal's salary for six\nmonths, SHOO; boys' scliool, do, $540; boys' school, 1st\nassistant, do, \u00C2\u00A7300; 2nd assistant, do,' $300; 3rd assistant, -1 months 0 days, $2011.(17; girls' school, principal's do for 0 mouths, $420; 1st mwlstnnt, do, \u00C2\u00A7330;\n2nd assistant, do, $300) Sapperton school teachers'\nsalary, \u00C2\u00A7800; Westsido, do ft mouths, $250. Total,\n13,030.07.\nLaid on the table.\nAid. Curtis read a detailed statement of the city's\nfinances for the past year. Ilo said that considering\nthe amount of work dune, tho condition of the city\ntreasury was highly creditable. There is a surplus of\nover $8,000.\nThe gonorai fund is as follows: Liabilities\u00E2\u0080\u0094Overdraft, Bank of Montreal until w. w. debentures are\narranged, $22,854.80; overdraft, Bank of 11. C. general account, $0,(ID0.liO; dobenture account, Bankof\nB. C, $8,085.(12; law expenses (estimated), $l,6o0j\nhalf-year's school div,, \u00C2\u00A711110; street, and park working\naccount, $25.70. Total, \u00C2\u00A740,722.78. Assets\u00E2\u0080\u0094Arrcars\nof taxes, \u00C2\u00A71,003.22; furry, \u00C2\u00A74,000; water front arrears,\n$1,050.10; water works account, \u00C2\u00A722,877.30; laud sales\naccount, $00.25; park dobontures, $8,228.28; school\nlot, \u00C2\u00A71,(107.08; cash balance, \u00C2\u00A7450.23; liabilities over\nassets, $ 11.72, Total, \u00C2\u00A74t,722.78.\n['resuming that the Southern railway agreement is\ncarried out, there will be \u00C2\u00A73,41)4.30 refunded tothe\ngeneral fund out of the railway debenture proceeds,\nleaving a balance lo the credit of (hu general fund at\nthe olose of the year of \u00C2\u00A73,002,58.\nThe following accounts were passed and ordered to\nbo paid: ii. M. Cunningham, \u00C2\u00A70.75; T. Ovens, $50.3(1;\nW. Turnbull, $54; Sulley A Bryson, \u00C2\u00A78.75; D. Mc\nBroom, $1; C. P. R. Telegraph, $5.15; Gilley Bros.,\n\u00C2\u00A78.50; W. Vianen, \u00C2\u00A72; 13. A. Wilmot, $103.70.\nIt was moved by Aid. Cunningham, seconded by\nAid. Calbick that whereas by reason of tho adoption of\nthe New Westminster oity charter of 1880; the enacting of many necessary by-laws growing out of the\nsame: the adoption uf thu Coquitlam water works\nscheme; the dual settlement of the Southern railroad\nscheme and other important matters of nu\nunusual character have entailed on Mr.\nD. Robson, city clerk, a vast amount of labor, much\nof it of a legal character; Be it therefore resolved that\nthe thanks of this council bo and aro hereby tendered\nMr. Robson for his unceasing industry, uniform courtesy, care and attention to his duties during the year;\nand the counoil take this opportunity of expressing\ntheir confidonco hi the ability and integrity of both\nMr. Robson and his assistant, Mr. Cooksley, in conducting tho clerical luiBtuess of the corporation. Carried unanimously.\nA resolution of thanks was also passed to Chief\nAckerman and the members of the tire company.\nAid. Curtis said tho thnuks of thu city and couucil\nwere duo the mayor and put the snme into u resolution. Tho aldermen roso to their foet on unanimously\npassing this resolution, His worship replied in a few\ngraceful sentences.\nThe reporters aud tho press wore also tendered a\nvote of thanks for their part in last year's work.\nMessrs, Fox, Bourne and Graham replied respectively\nfor the Truth, News-Advertiser and Columiiian.\nCounoil thou bade itself au affecting adieu and dispersed forever, as a couucil, Scvoral nf the council\nheaved huge sighs of relief and said, suite voce, \"glad\nI'm done with it,\"\nLOCAL ITEMS IN BRIEF.\nThe now city council moot this evening at the\njity hall for the transaction of business.\nFor men's and hoys' mitts and gloves go to J. E.\nPhillips, ja2t3\nAn otlice to let on McKenzie street, Apply tn G.\nA. Kelly. Lo*\nThe Mainland Teachers' Institute, which has been\nin session at Vancouver, closed a vory interesting\nseries of meeting* nil Friday. Tlio next meeting of\nthe institute will I e held at Westminster.\nA meeting of Trinity church club will be hold In\ntheir olub rooms this evening at 0 o'clock. A full\nattendance is requested.\nSleighing is good all over tho district, and lumbering operations aru now being carried on in some parts\nin true eastern stylo,\nLast night the sky clouded over after sunset nnd\nabout 8.30 o'clock the snow commenced to fall, and\nthe weather grow much milder. The snow fall lasted\nuntil tho \"stock on hand\" of the beautiful had bceu\naugmented by about an inch, when the sky cloarod\nand a sharp frost set in.\nREMEMBER OGLE, CAMPBELL & FREEMAN'S STOCK-TAKING SALE. SEE BILLS.\nThe police court slate is still innocent of culprits'\nnames, and tho present week bus dawned auspiciously\non the virtuous city.of Westminster.\nA number of skaters forgot that yesterday was Sunday ami renewed the pleasures of tlie preceding day\nill a graceless maimer.\nHis many friends are pleased to see Mr. R. F.\nDriimmond, C. P. R. mail clerk out again nfter his\nsevere indisposition.\nMen who have resided iu this province over thirty\nyears Bay tho present spell of white weather iB tho\nheaviest they have any recollection of in the province.\nRoom I, Bank Building, is tho temporary offico of\nTim: Columpian. ' *te\nNew goods: anothor lot of $3.25 ladies kid boots\nnt Grant & Maelure's.\nTho number of John Tumson's bairns, i.e. Scotchmen, who helped swell the list of guosts at the city\nlodging bouse during the past year, wus 15, u number\nso Bmall that they were counted hi among the Kngiish\nprisoners. Fifteen Chinamen, 2 AliBtrtttllB, '.i Swedes\nand 2 Italians made up the unnamed nationalities.\nSince laat night's snow foil ull persons who are fond\nof Bkatingan tlie river should confine tlieir movements\nto only a short distance from shore. The presence of\nsnow on the Ice cove rs un the dangerous spots, ued a\nfatal^acoidont is suro to occur if the exercise is indulged in as generally and recklessly as it wus oil\nSaturday.\nA small bay pony with star iu face, strayed on to\nmy proporty December 24th and is held by me.\nOwner can have same by proving property and paving expenses. If not claimed In HQ days will be sold\nfor cost of keep.\u00E2\u0080\u0094,!. W. Stein, Brownsville, Dec.\n30, 1880. Ot\nMr. Norton Strople, who holds a flrst-olass license\nand normal school diploma, and who had soveral\nyear's experience as a teacher in thu cast, has boon appointed to tuku chnrgo of thu Sapperton school. Mr.\nStrople was unable lo attend the last teachers' examination owing to a severe accident. The Sapperton school is rapidly gaining iu Importance, and the\ntrustees huvo deemed it best to employ a male teacher,\nwhich action hus beeu approved by tho superinton-\ndant of education.\nRev. D. il. Mncdounell, of St. Andrews church, Toronto, will be in tho city next Thursday, aud will\ngive an address in St. Andrews church iu the evening.\nThe Rev., Mr. Maodounell is ono of the most noted\nand most popular speakers iu Toronto, and bis addresses, particularly to young men, hare borne exceedingly rich fruits.\nThe opening of tho new Presbyterian church nt\nLangley Prairie has beon postponed for a few weeks\nowing to the frozen condition of tho river,\nMessrs. W. A G. Wolfenden take pleasure in announcing to their numerous customers tlmt thoy are\nnow upon for business in tho Bushby block, with a\nfresh and complete lino of groceries, and will be glad\nto have their old friends call and inspect the promises.\nA STRONG GRIP,\n'fhe tantalising Influenza, with its thousand and ouo\nmiseries, has taken a lirm \"grip\" on (his community,\nand the stranger promenading the principal streets is\nimmediately carried away with the idea that nine-\ntenths of tho population of the Royal City are still\nendeavoring to usher in tho now year in a suitable\nmanner becoming to the wild dissipations of a century\nago. And this idea is only strengthened should ho\nhappen to aecost one of thu afflicted.\nTiio epidemic has, without a doubt, taken a strong\nhold on the constitutions of the people of tho Royal\nCity, and it is estimated that betweon 200 uud 300\ncases arc now under treatment. In one fainilv no less\nthan five persons arc down with tho disease, and thoro\naro fow houses in tho city that have not received a\nvisit from it. Sn far none of the cased bavo taken a\nserious turn, which is a mattor for congratulation;\nand the general opinion among the medical profession\nis that the disease will not prove dangerous to lifo if\nproper precautions against cold and exposure are\ntaken, Ttie doctors and drug stores are experiencing\na boom in business, but apart from this inflation the\ndisease has had a very miserable and depressing effeot\nin all other quarters.\nAMUSEMENT ON ICE.\nOn Saturday night the river was literally alive with\nskaters. The Indies turned out in force and seemed\nto enjoy the fun to its full measure. Several \"dons\"\nat the graceful art exhibited some pretty evolutions\non ouo of the clear spaces. One gentleman in parti- '\ncular seemed to be possessed of miraculous legs, and\ntho manner in which he performed the most difficult\nfeats was really admirable, ho would come down a\npiece of glare ico at express speed, suddenly check\nhimself and then keeping his feet together, rotate\nwith the rapidity of a fly wheel, and still going on-\nwurd. Then he would do tho graceful, but exceedingly dillicult, \"spread eagle\" movement to perfection,\nimmediately nfter which he would glide through the\ninner and outer edge backwards aim forwards; carved\nhis sweetheart's initials and his own on the glassy surface and then shot like a thunderbolt away down the\nriver to astonish and delight othor crowds of spectators, Great numbers crossed the river just for the\nnovelty of it. The ice was very strong and even\nwhere the crowd was thickest uot a crack could be\nheard. The moon furnished tho illumination and exceeded even the gas oompany in giving entire satisfaction. Not an accident marred the happy occasion\nand it was well on in Sunday morning when the\nskaters desisted their sport and went home to bed.\nAN UNPLEASA^T~ADVENTURE.\nSome uneasiness was caused on Saturday afternoon\nand evening by the circulation of a rumor that a\nyoung man named Cambridge, who had gone np tho\nrivor skating iu tho morning, had been drowned. It\nhas beou learned that Mr. Cambridge, after leaving\ntbo Brunette saw mills, skated up the river and was\ngetting along finely when he went souse into tho chilly\nwater a few yards from tho bank and n short distance\nbelow tho Ross-McLaren mills. The unfortunate\nskater quickly scrambled out and got upon tho north\nbank and then started for home through\nthe woods, He had walked a considerable distance\nin tiio bush and seemed to bu about the same distance\nfrom everywhere as when ho started, when it dawned\nupon him that hu bad lost his way. This unpleasant\nfaobmado Itself only too apparent during the next\nhour and a half of fruitless rambling about the woods,\najidlwhen atthe expiration of that time, he encountered a search parly who had come to look for him,\nho was nearly exhausted, and very glad to got homo.\nMr. Cambridge is none tlie worse for bis eventful trip,\nand will step upon the ice with snme diffidence next\ntime. \t\nVALUABLE MINKS JUMPED.\nft is learned to-day that tho famous silver mining\nclaims hold by the Hall Bros, in Kootenay have boen\njumped by parties from this city.. Tho step, it is\nUnderstood, was taken on the information that the\nlaw relating to the pre-emption of mining claims has\n1 ot been fully complied with.\nTbo claims, three in number, aro very valuable,\ntheir worth being variously estimated at from \u00C2\u00A7300,-\nOL0 to \u00C2\u00A7500,000. For aught anyone knows they may\nbe worth doublo that amount, as the ore is said to\nhave milled us high us \u00C2\u00A7300 to thu ton. The parties\nwho hold them are Americans and are probably not in\nthe camp nt the present timo. Whou thu news\nreaches thom a law suit will no doubt be commenced\nand lengthy litigation ensue.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Friday's Times.\nWEEK OF PRAYER.\nTho week of prayer of 1800 will be observed in this\ncity as follows:\nTuesday ovening.--Reformed Episcopal Church.\nAddress by Rov, T. Baldwin.\nWednesday ovening.-\u00E2\u0080\u0094Methodist Church. Address\nby Rev. T. Haddon and Rev. T. Scouler.\nThursday evoning,\u00E2\u0080\u0094Presbytorian Church. Address\nby Ruv. D. ,1. McDonnell, of Toronto.\nFriday evening.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Baptist Church. AddresB by\nRev. J. H. White.\nEach moeting will commence at 8 o'clock p. in.\nIMPORTANT NOTIOE.\nEvory member of tho Young Men's Christian Association is expected to bo present at the regular meeting of the Association on WEDNESDAY EVENING, Jan.\nSth, at 8 o'clock. Business of importance to lie\ntransacted.\nD. S. CURTIS, President.\nNOTICK.\nNotice is hereby given that tho businoss formerly\ncurried on under the name and stylo of Dickinson, h\nCompany has been this day sold to Caroliuu Matilda\nDickinson ami William Wright Dickinson, who will\ncontinuo thu business under tho namo and style of\nDickinson fi Company. All accounts duo the late\nbusiness must bo paid forthwith to Mr. W. W. Dickinson for account of tho executors of the late R,\nDickinson, and ull accounts due by the said business\nmust l>e presented to Mr. W. W. Diokinson fur payment by the said executors.\nCaroline Matilda Diokinson,\nChakleh K. Woods,\nExecutors Estate of the late R. Dickinson.\nNew Westminster, B. C, Jan. 2nd, 1800, dlw"@en . "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)."@en . "Newspapers"@en . 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