Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-09-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
HAPPENINGS or THE PAST FEW
DAYS FROM ALL QUARTERS. =
Customs Frauds ON the Mexican Boun.
dary-Attempt to Swim the English
Channei-Exposition wni Opsa at st.
Louis In 1908.

Channel-Exposition VIII Opsa at Sc.
Louis In 1903.
The death is announced Of Miss Mnude
Coleman Woods of Charlottesville, Va.
Miss Woods was pronounced the most
beautiful woman in America by oom-
mittee from the Pan American exposi-
ton, and her profile adorns all the
medals issued by the board of awards.
Governor Longino Of Mississippi has
issued statement Of the condition Of
the state treasury showing that on Aug.
10 he found short 6 Of sl07.621 The
publication Of this statement created
great excitement. Mr.. Showers, the
treasurer, declined to make statement.
A Chicago dispatch says that James
A. Fleming, reputed to be wealthy
mine owner OF Phoenix, A. T.. has been
sued sor $50, 600 damages by Miss Jessie
NJ. Graham, who alleges that Fleming
promised to marry her in 1890, and has
failed to do so. Miss Graham formerly
lived in Butte, Mont.
An El Paso (Tex.) dispatch says that
Jose Remedies Valdespino. the leader Of
a gang of bandits that has terrorized the
entire state of Durango (Mexico) for
three years. was killed by the rural
guards.
Frederick II. Porter, the handsome,
stalwart son of James +. Porter. mil.
lionaire real estate dealer Of Brooklyn,
killed himself with carbolic acid because
his father had disinherited him to pre-
vent his marriage TO his sweetheart,
Anna Josephine Gibson. Porter met
the girl and they went to cafe and
had refreshments. He told the girl his
troubles, and suddenly took bottle
from his pocket and swallowed the con.
tents before Miss Gibson could inter
fere. He died in his sweetheart's arms.
The parents were summoned, and their
grief was pathetic.
An exposition in commemoration Of
the purchase Of the Louisiana territory
will be opened at st. Louis ON May /,
1908, and will close Dec. 1. President
Mckinley has issued a proclamation in
viting all the nations of the earth to
send such exhibits to the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition rs will most fifty and
fully illustrate their resources. their
industries and their progress in civiliza-
tion.
The Press.Post printers of Columbus.
o., refused to "set" news furnished by
a local news bureau and the paper ap-
peared filed with miscellany. The news
department Of the paper having been
abolished, the News Writer'S union de-
clared lockout, and the printers de-
cided that hereafter they will set moth.
ing but editorials and advertisements
until the trouble between the proprietor
and the News Writer'S union is settled.
The action Of the printers is approved
by the local typographical union.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says DIR.
Sophus Bang Of that city, manager Of
the laboratory belonging to Professor
Fnsen, the inventor of the light-cure
for lupus, has constructed special
electric lamp giving q feeble light, but
which is extremely rich in chemical
rays. Metal instead Of carbon poles are
used. The bacteria-killing power of
this lamp is ten times as great rs that OF
an ordinary arc lamp, and q lupus
patient requiring 10 minutes treatment
with the arc lamp will require only
from three to five minutes treatment
with the new one.
In response to largely signed petit
ton recently forwarded TO the British
home Office asking for the release Of
Earl Russell, now serving q sentence Of
three months imprisonment for bigamy,
Home Secretary Richie writes that he
can see no reason Why he should inter.
fere, and that the health of the prisoner
is satisfactory.
The third death from yellow fever re-
sulting from the bite OF mosquito has
occurred at Havana. The victim was
Miss Clara Mas Of New Jersey, who
died on the seventh day after she was
taken ILL., OF the six persons bitten In
the course OF the yellow fever commits
sion's experiments three have died, and
the doctors say the other three are suf-
fering from light attacks OF the disease.
Miss Mas was a nurse at Las Animas
and desired to become immune.
Reports from Zapata county, Tex,
confirm the news that the poorer classes
there ore facing starvation. They must
have immediate help In the way OF
food or the results will be terrible.
Range water has failed and cattle are
too weak TO travel and are dying rapidly.
The country is literally burned up by
drought There is not green thing TO
be seen except cactus plants. Zapata
county is 80 miles from the nearest rail-
road and whatever in the way Of food is
sent TO the farmers In tho famine
stricken place must be hauled from La
redo. a two days trip at best.
Mr.. Holbein started from Cape Girls.
Nez (between Boulogne-sur-Mer and
Calais) in an attempt TO swim TO Dover,
and narrowly escaped drowning. He
covered the course to point within six
miles Of Dover and then collapsed, after
having beon in the water ~ hours and
40 minutes. The tug that accompanied
him brought him TO Dover. where he
was carried to hotel In a semi.oon.
scious condition, but ultimately recov.
cred. He says he will try again next
year.
A Washington dispatch says the on.
tire customs and Chinese inspection SER
vice Of the United States along tho
boundary is honeycombed with
fraud. Discoveries made by officials Of
the secret service show that at almost
any point Chinese not entitled TO ad-
to the United States can como
in. All that has been necessary has
been that each Chinese should pay from
ESQ to 900 to the men In the corrupt
ring. Several arrests have been made.
A Few Pointers.
The recent statistics Of the number Of
ieaths show that the large majority die
with cOnsumption. This Jisease NAV