Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-09-26
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
The WEEKS DISPATCHES.
Governor Gage Rebukes state Board of
Trade-Many Convicts Make Appiica-
tion For Paroie-A Large Log Raft.
Murder at Weston, Wash.

Murder at Weston, Wash.
The postmaster at Nome, Joseph II.
Wright, was arrested and held for trial
on the charge of embezzling 50, 200 from
the government Of the United States.
Mrs. Phebe Hearst offered to add to
the university of California depart
mont of anthropology, and to maintain
it at cost of about $50, 900 a year. The
offer was accepted.
One car Of trainload of cattle ON
the way TO California, on the Santa Fe
Pacific, was found to be ON fire. 1t was
cut out at Kingman, A. T.. and was
burned, cattle and all.
A coroner's jury at Victoria, b. o..
found Eugene Brooks, Zionite elder,
and John Rogers, clerk in the Hudson
Bay fur department, guilty of man.
slaughter because they did not provide
the Rogers child, when suffering from
diphtheria, with medical treatment.
The child died.
The Robertson log raft left Astoria.
Or. for San Francisco in charge of the
powerful tugs Tatoosh and Richard
Holyoke. 1t consists of about 100000
liueal feet of piling, procured in the
vicinity of Westport. IL took about
eight mont to construct the raft,
which is g. feet in length, of cigar
shape, and is about 40 feet in diameter
at the largest part. Its draught is about
"a feet, and is the largest of its kind
ever built.
Governor GQge of California mailed
to the state board Of trade a reply to its
letter upon the strike situation, request
him to use the power of the state to
bring an end to the tie.up Of n large
part of the commerce Of the state
through fear of violence. The governor
denies that the existing state Of things
would justify the calling ont OF the
national guard. and the position he takes
in the matter is supported by the sheriffs
Of Solano and Contra counties, who say
that they can maintain the law In their
respective counties. Mr.. Gage further
says that during personal visit Of
three weeks to San Francisco he saw
nothing whatever to authorize resort
by the state to military force.
Horny Heinesman, a blacksmith, aged
80 years, went into a saloon at Angels
Camp, Cal, and called for drink, after
which he took drink of chloroform,
He was taken home and n physician
was called, ut Heinesman died IN q
few minutes. He gave as the reason for
the act that he was sufferer from con-
sumption and could uot live long. lie
was the champion single-oar sculler Of
the Pacific coast.
An unnamed sloop was captured by
the revenue authorities on the lower
sound and towed to Port Townsend,
Wash. Tho sloop is thought to be one
uf several small craft engaged in bring
ing Chinese and opium across the inter
national bo idary without the custom
house formalities The vessel is fitted
up with compartments, some OF which
are opened by means Of secret springs,
and bear evidence of having been fire.
quently used for storage purposes. Fred
NJ. Johnson, who was In charge OF the
sloop, was arrested and locked up at
Port Townsend.
For the first time in several years
wheat vess will be loaded ut San
Diego for Europe. The British bark
Formosa. now on the way TO San Diego
from Antwerp, has been chartered by
George w. McNear, and two other
charters are already secured, Tho
wheat is from the Fallbrook and Tenn
.cula countries, where there will bo a
good supply or shipment. Escondido,
Poway and Murietta valleys also will
have wheat to ship, besides filling their
own warehouses.
The Southern Pacific has made public
IT'S report of the California fruit traffic
for the season ending Sept. ., and, ac-
cording TO the figures shown. the short
age In shipments for tho season runs
over 100000 .ons. This is partly due to
the strike, but more particularly to th,
shortage In tho crops OF cherries and
early peaches.
During drunken brawl at Fresno,
Cal, between two Japanese laborers
named KIDD and Toniguchi. KIDD drew
a revolver and shot ToniRuchi through
the heart, killing him instantly. Police.
man McSwahe ran up TO interfere aud
was shot twice by KIDD, ono ball going
through tho muscles Of the left arm and
the other th. 1ugh the palm Of tho loft
hand, shaft ing the small bonos, but
the wounds are not serious. Whilo
pursuing Kido Policeman Nelson shot
him at the base OF tho spine aud he
died within half an hour.
A dispatch from San San Jose, CAL,
says that eight head Of cattle have died
on tho ranch of John IIassler, near
Evergreen. Of what County Veterinarian
H. A Spencer pronounces anthrax, the
dread cattle plague. Other cattle on
the same farm are Ill. DIR. Spencer also
expresses tho opinion that Gottliob
Hassler's death, which occurred re-
Gently, was } Ut due to tarantula bite,
A. reported, but 10 anthrax. he having
skinned COW which had died Of that
disease, and afterward scratched a
swelling from an insect bite.
James Hartley, young sheop ranchor
from Sacramento, Cal., was assaulted
and robbed by three men In a saloon o.
steuArt street. San Francisco, botweoi
Mission and Market. Dazed and bleed
ing from his wounds, Hartley staggere,
10 his feet after tho robbery and went
In search of the police. iIe told hif
story at the central station, but was uu
able TO name the saloon In which tn
robbery took place. The thieves, how.
ever, took I'M him ts7 In money, O
gold watch aud chain and valuable
pin.
Al Bed Time
take pleasant herb drink, tie next
morning feel bright and my complex
ion is better. MY doctor SAYS II acts