Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-08-01
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST FEW
DAYS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Pirate Junks sunk by Chinese Nan-ot-
War-Remarkables suicide rripicts TO
BE Reared In an Incubator Famous
PhIIadel phis Boat Crew Defeated.


October 81. 1881.
The steamer Empress Of India, which
arrived at Vancouver, brought the news
that 10 pirate junks, return ng from a
buccaneering expedition on the coast
Just north of Shanghai, were rammed
nr blown up by the Chinese man-of-war
Uhintal. Shots from the warship
ripped the junks from end TO end. and
assisted in the annihilation Of the crews.
The few prisoners taken were lined up
on board the warship next morning and
decap!tated.
At a meeting in London Of the East
ern Telegraph company 1t was an.
nounced that, In conjunction with the
postofflce authorities, the directors Of
the company were formulating a scheme
TO enable the public, by means of u code.
to cable TO the far east for about one
penny word.
The wife of Morris Cohn Of 25 Pike
street. New York. presented her hus-
band with triplets recently. BY the adj
vice Of the family physician the children
have been sent to the Pan American
exposition at Buffalo, where they will
be reared in special incubator, and
visitors to the exposition will be per-
mitted to see the babies grow.
The worlds champion v,sper eight
cared shell crew of Philadelphia, which
has carried the colors of its club TO many
| la. xrta 40. H.Fa.t !sxf
the strong Argonaut crew OF Toronto.
Canada, In the last day Of the annual
regatta Of the National Association of
Amateur Oarsmen.
BY the will Of the late Pierre Loril.
lard. the millionaire tobacconist, the IA
nous Rancocas stock farm was left TO
Mrs. Lillian Barnes Allen. A contest
Of the wonan's claims is intiinated, and
Lorillaid widow. la an interview. said:
"My children aud are the victims OF an
unrighteous will. We are called upon
to SOC our place taken by the mistress
Of my husband.
While negro minstrels were singing a
chorus in the "Old Mill" scenic tunnel
at Coney Island the crowd of pleasure.
seekers heard a pistol-shot and the next
instant the body of man with a wound
In his head passed them In one OF the
boats of the mill-stream. The CHASTITY
spectacle. coming suddenly into the
glare Of the electric lights from the
darkness of the cavern, caused many
passers.b by on the sidewalk to scream
wirh fright and rush away in every
direction. One of the features of the
scenic tunnel is a representation of
hades, and when opposite an enormous
figure Of Satan, the suicide fired the
shot lie had ridden four successive
times through the tunnel with other
passengers in the boat; on the fifth trip
he was the only occupant. The man is
said to be William Weidorhold of Muir.
ray Hill. n. J.
Earl Russell, arraigned at the bar of
the house of lords charged with bigamy,
was sentenced to three months i'm.
prisonment in Holloway prison as
flrst-class misdemoanant. Among the
witnesses who entered tine hall was
Judge Curler Of Nevada, who took
seat beside the clergyman who married
Earl Russell to Mabel Scott, his first
wife.
Eleven thousand English Froe Masons
attended the installation Ia Albert hall,
London, OF the Duke Of Connaught as
grand master of tho united grand lodge,
in succession to Edward VII The Duke
OF Connaught was installed by Earl
Amherst, pro grand master, assisted by
the Earl of Warwick, deputy grand
master Lord Miner, the bishop of
Calcutta. aud tho lord mayor OF London
were present to receive advancement in
the craft, and honurs were conferred ON
Lord Kitchener.
With the week beginning August 10
there will be moro tiremen assembled az
the Pan. American exposition az Buffalo
than were ever gathered in one spot
before in the history Of this country.
There will be cxempts. volunteers and
paid fircmen from all prrts Of Canada
and the United States. A tiremen's
tournament will be- held IA the stadium
of the exposition ON the s2i aud Esd Of
August, and an extraordinary pro-
gramme OF events IN which hremen are
10 participate exclusively has been ar
ranged by the exposition committee of
sports in conjunction with the Buffalo
Volunteer Hremen's association,
m the district court at ToYA. Kan.
Judge HaEer fined Mrs. Can t1 Iation
tlOO and committed her to 80
days. She was found gun a
oth,rs, OF destroying tho salooh tlxlt..es
Of I'd Murphy, a iointlst, and Of demol.
ishing the troETo OF the building in which
the JOINT was located There is no ap.
peal. aud she must serve her sentence.
Now that the Platt amendment has
been accepted by Cuba. officials at Wash.
ington, including members Of the cabi.
net and OF congress, freely assert the
intontiou OF the United States to occupy
all the principal sea defenses Of the
island. This, OF course, means that the
forts At Havana. Gentuegos, Santiago
aud MatanEas will hy the American
hag aud bS mounted with American
guns. even after the Cuban republic is
an accomplished fact. and its independ.
ent sovereignty is recognized by the
nations of the world.
ThedisuNery and warehouse OF AArou
Dunkle At Berkeley, Pa, was burned,
and 20 barrels OF whisky were emptied
into Maiden cucek. soon afterward
bass, carp catfish. sunhsh and eels
noatcd on the surface, some being
lively, while others were stupehed.
Tubs OF FISH were captured before they
got over their spree.
W Clayton PckersgOl. British con.
snl.gcneral for the Pacific states and
territories died At the Alameda Santa.
mum, near SAN Francisco. lie was born
IN Lancashire, England. IN iSi6,
The NTH convention ot the Epworth
League at san HanciSco was brought to
a close sunday evening, aud Is said ~
have been the most successful IN the
history oi tho organization.
Mildred Stewart. the S-year,old daugh.