Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14

Auuluus anu Olu eettlcrS OF tue nOltn.
west declare that the present winter
will be marked by great severity along
the North Paoifio coast, basing their
prediction on the fact that large num-
bers of whale birds are flying south.
ward from Alaska.
Judge Il. w. McKinstry, the we'll
known San Francisco lawyer, died at
San Jose from valvular disease of the
heart. He was born in Detroit, Mich,
in 1926, and came to California in 1910.
Flavio Vazein, well-educated Span
lard, 81 years of age, was sentenced at
Los Angeles to ten years in San Quen-
tin for raising the denomination Of one
dollar bills, He had just received. word
that his father was dying in Spain. and
he would thus become heir 70 $3.50, 200,
when he was arrested. my mother is
living, but neither she nor my father
will ever see me again, / feel certain"
said the prisoner.
In saloon brawl at Beowawe, New,
Frank Krause, locomotive engineer,
fired his revolver Mt George Shea. sec-
ton boss, but thc bullet missed Shea
and struck Greek leborer in the shoul.
der. This enraged the Greeks, about
90 of them employed as section men,
and they seized Krause and Shea, hur-
ried them to the railroad track and
bound them to the rails, with tho inten-
ton that they should bo cut to pieces
by the first train that passed. The men
lay in this position for 80 inmates. and
it was only at the earnest request of the
station agent that they were released.
The mon had scarcely risen from the
track when the train thundered by.
Krause and Shea Immediately left the
neighborhood.
The Cananea rancho, consisting Of
$780, 900 acres, and extending from the
Arizona boundary south to tho state of
Sonora. Mexico, has been sold to the
Greene Consolidated Copper Mining
company. The property. which was
sold for about $3.50, 900. was owned by
Senator George O. Perkins Of San Fran
cisco and associates.
Statistics prepared by order Of the
San jose (Cal.) board Of supervisors
show that in tho ten years from 1891 to
1000, inclusive, there were 2,052 arrests
of Chinese for criminal offensos. OF
those but 0Sl were convicted. The
smallest number was in 1899, when III
arrests were made and 43 convictions
secured, and the largest in 1897, when
ESQ Chinese were arrested and III con.
viotions had. Those statistics will be
used in making fight before congress
for the extension of the Chinese oxclu-
sion act.
Harry Conway, q miner. was return.
ing from Idaho TO Shasta county, Cal,
ON freirrt train, and near Castelln, at
midnight, he was awakened in box
car by threo hobos with torch. Each
held pistol. After beating him about
the head they robbed him Of gold
watch and $3.50 in silver. They pro.
ceeded to search him further when Con.
way made dash for the open door and
jumped from the train. The robbers
fred two shots at him as he leaped, but
neither hit him. Io caught the caboose
of the fast-running train and surprised
the trainmon with his bloody appear
ance and robbery story. The three men
were ultimately captured by Rodding
officers. They gave their names as
Frank Moran, Mike Grata and Ed Har-
rington. They are young mon and say
they are from San Francisco.
Miss Etna DUNCAN Of Gold Hill, Or,
was, in tho United States court at Port
land, sentenced to one day In Jail and
to pay fine of 81 for misuse of the
United States mails. She is the young
woman who swindled suitors whom she
lured by advertisements In matrimonial
newspapers. Judge Bellingor, in fixing
the minimum penalty. said: "rho law
is mado to protect society, but men who
advertise IN the newspapers for wiyoi
and arc induced to send wedding pres
onts are beyond the power OF tho law tc
protect"
J. NJ. Haggorty was tarred and
feathored by an indignant mob OF citi
IONS Of Loomis, Wash. because, in Q
recent article In Spokane newspaper
ho said that tho Palmer Mountain Tun
mol company had misrepresentod the
value Of the ledges Haggorty wal
paradod through tho streets Of Loomii
for about half an hour whom his perso
eutors released him
Tho Robertson Raft company !ibeleC
the steamer Czarina for tho loss OF 1
portion OF log raft which was boiul
/ towod from Seattle 10 san Francisco
aud the case came before United Stato
District Judge Do Haven at San Fran
cisco. Tho libclant placed the value o
tho lumber nc 49, 800 Judge DO Haven
| however, did not award any damages
as under the contract the Czlrina peopl'
had not contracted to deliver tho raft a
San Francisco, bat 10 do their bost Il
tow it 10 that port
Ambrose Taylor, Go years Of ago.
fruit gtowor Of Rinlto, Cal, has TO
years boen afflicted with rheumatism
and, IN order 70 rffoct cure, taste, 70
% days. during which time nothing bu
water passed his lips Elo became s
weak that the noighbors finally inter
ferod, and, after threatening him wit
au asylum, induced him to tako nour
ishmont lie Us about cured Of rhouma
nam, aud uys he VIA again fast unit