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Newspaper
Nanaimo Courier
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1889
Page
1
Antoine Beunger testified that masked men with white caps seized him at his rural home, bound him, and forced a confession after men burned a neighbor’s building and looted his property. He named suspects as officers pursue the attackers.
In a Police Court session before justices, G Simonson faced the aggravated assault charge against McDonough. Witnesses described a street confrontation on Victoria Crescent with Simonson punching and kicking McDonough, who suffered facial injuries and appeared dazed. The court convicted Simonson, fining him 50 dollars including costs.
Local report covers the Nanaimo Rovers return from Vancouver without the cup, Mainland Mainlanders winning four points and two tries to nothing. The article notes the game was hotly contested and well played, with a large dinner for Islanders and a post match challenge by Captain Hawthornthwaite.
Local notes record multiple arrivals and departures by train from Victoria and California. Individuals including Dr A C West and Mr J Pawson returned from trips, with several parties planning further visits to Vancouver and the capital. Some travelers, among them L Rosenfeldt of San Francisco, intend to stay several days for business and social engagements.
Special notices advertise fashionable hats arriving this day at Arrive Bur ocks and call for the best selection. Dentistry by Dr A C West visiting Nanaimo on Monday the 11th for three days with painless extractions. Spencer and Perkins announce upcoming store opening with delayed goods arrivals and fanfare. Riverside and George Cavalsky promote fruits and cheap cigars. Timber protection notice by Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Co. Prohibitions on East Wellington rail travel and local shopping advisories.
Subscribers who do not receive papers regularly through carriers are asked to report the issue to the office at once. City subscribers should notify the office immediately of any address changes.
Reports note the Escompte crisis linked to a 25 million franc withdrawal by Russia. In County Clare a landlord was shot while driving with his sister. his niece Miss Creagh suffered a severe injury. Sir Julian Pauncefort was appointed minister to Washington. A rape trial occurred at Cowiham Lake with counsel for prosecution and defence. A Debating Society meeting discussed Protection versus Tree Trade. A joke question features a cookery lecturer's husband remarking on his wife's testing dishes.
A street singer near the Long Bridge belts out a tune about fifteen dollars while a crowd reacts. A shadowy figure grabs the singer, demanding repayment of eleven thousand five hundred lent six months prior. The reporter retreats to his desk, leaving the outcome unknown.
Victims reported a March 11 attempted safe-cracking at a Victoria barge weight safe built by Hall Chicago. Burglars drilled a side hole and used about ten pounds of gun powder, with oatmeal sacks dampening the blast, but the safe held and $1200 remained. Police seek leads amid talk of professional burglars in the city.
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