Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-21
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
Important Purchase of Street Railway
In San francisco-CIevcr Scheme of u
Burglar TO Gain His Freedom--Large
Dividends of Fishing Corporations.


Eugene Z. Schmitz, the Union Labor
candidate, was elected mayor of San
Francisco. He was born in that city
Aug. 22, 1854, and received his educa.
ion In the public schools.
A pumpkin grown on the ranch OF
George Mclaughlin of San Jose, CAL,
weighs 220 pounds, is feet inches in
bngth, and its transverse circumference
is feet inches.
Harry Elliott, the man who on the
night Of Oct. 81 shot and killed ]. w.
Sherman in brothel in San Jose, CAL,
was held to answer to charge Of mur.
der before the superior court.
Charles Helm, proprietor of the
largest restaurant in Tacoma. has closed
his place for month, in order that he
and his wife may take much.needed
rest. Mr.. Helm is unwilling to trust
his business to hired help while he is
away.
The Watsonville (Cal.) high school
was destroyed by fire. supposed 10 be Of
lncendiary origin. The loss on the
building is s25, 900, covered by $4,000
insurance. The loss ON library, fixtures
and ohildren's school books will be
5000
The Southern California fruit ex-
change, at a meeting in Los Angeles,
adopted resolutions strongly protesting
against the ratification Of the reciprocity
| treaties which are now pending, and
which will come before congress at Its
approaching session. The directors of
the Los Angeles chamber of commerce,
in session, passed similar resolutions.
Lipe Ship and Ed Meeus were in the
act OF holding upa saloon, aud had lined
up the occupants of the place, when
Deputy Sheriff Ellis, who had crept be-
hind the counter, opened fire with
shotgun. Ship fell dead, but .Meeus,
though wounded, ran out, and mount
ing his horse, escaped.
The Southern Pacific motor running
between San Bernardino and Riverside,
CAL, was attacked by a large party of
tramps, who used knives to fight the
train crew. Conductor Evans and u
brakeman named Jones were badly
wounded. The tramps escaped.
Eastern oysters are being grown at
several points ON Puget sound, but the
largest measure of success has been OBJ
tanned by Nj. Young. an oyster man
owning large beds on Sooke inlet, 20
miles from Victoria. Young has been
experimenting for five years, and now
has large quantities of oysters two years
old. which show all the marks Of healthy
growth, and promise to command as
high price as Atlantic coast oysters.
A number of fishing corporations In
the northwest have recently held their
annual meetings and declared dividends
ranging from 80 to 100 per cent, 1t is
said that the Pacific American Fishing
company will pay nearly Sl,000,0 900 in
profit to its stockholders, of which the
Cudahys of Chicago will receive the
largest part.
A power plant is now being erected
near Red Bluff, Mont, for the purpose
Of supplying electrical power to the city
of Butte. There will be two genera.
tors, each driven by q separate water.
wheel or turbine, capable Of transmit
ting 5000 horsepower. The hume,
constructed in the most inaccessible
part of Madison canyon, is the largest
In tho United States, its dimensions be-
ing 10 by 10 feet in the clear. 1t will be
10 miles long, and will cost sl, 800, 900.
The hume will take the entire flow Of
the river, except in the season Of
freshets.
The entire system Of the Market-street
Railway company Of San Francisco was
sold to a Baltimore syndicate for the
sum of S26, 100000 cash. This transfer
represents the largest cash purchase ever
made in this country, par value having
been paid for every share Of stock Of
the system. IL is planned by the syn
dicate to expend at least $4,000, 900 in
improvements, and its aim will bo to
run model street system Of transpor-
tation.
Edward Weber, at Suisun, Cal, was
convicted Of burglary in the second do.
gree and sentenced to five years i'm.
prisonment at Folsom. He was con.
victed last April and sentenced TO four
years in San Quentin prison, but his at
torney took an appeal to the supreme
court, and. after Weber had served six
months Of his sentence, he was granted
new trial, which resulted in second
conviction and heavier sentence than
before, In addition to the six months
already served.
Suit has been filed by 7. +. Wilson Of
Tucson against Governor Murphy, for
mer Auditor Vickers. and Vickers'
bondsmen, 10 recovsr sums Of money
sggregating 1882, paid for various
territorial purposes on IA warrants dur.
ing the past two years, and alleged by
plaintiff to have been illegally drawn.
Governor Murphy and Vickers say the
suit is purely political ono and for the
purpose Of discrediting the territorial
administration at Washington. They
explain that every warrant drawn was
In accordance with specific appropria-
tions and for necessary expenses and for
the benefit OF the territory.
Neah Mexican, who was serving a
sentence for burglary at Walla Walla,
Wash. procured some pepper and kero-
sene and rubbed the mixture into his
skin. A rash soon followed. this physi-
clan pronounced it case Of scarlet
fever, and Mexican was hurried to the
hospital. A guard was set over him
and the prison fumigated. While the
guard dozed Mexican arose. stole the
guard 3 shoes and blanket aud escaped
At Bed Time