Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-10-10

ton of President Mckinley.
A weather observatory, more than GO
feet in height, for observation purposes,
will soon be constructed at Point Reyes,
Cal. The observatory will be placed on
the extreme edge Of the seaward ter
mination of the bluff above the light,
and will command the water for q
sweep of 200 degrees.
There was shooting aifray between
strikers and special policemen, in which
many shots were fired, and several men
more or less seriously wounded, in
Kearny street, between Geary and Post,
San Francisco. The names of the in
jured are: II. L. Beehler, special police
man, shot in lower left leg; Walter
Miller, striking teamster, shot in lungs;
George Weisel. drug clerk, shot in right
knee; Eddie Fuller, messenger boy, shot
in left calf; James Boyne, badly beaten
and hit with rocks. Tour of the strikers
were arrested.
George Suesser, who shot and killed
Sheriff Farley of Monterey county at
Salinas, Cal, on the evening of Sept.
IS, 1890, was found guilty of murder in
the first deegree. The death sentence
will bo passed upon him on Oct. IL.
This was Suesser's second trial.
Frank Erdman was arrested at San
Francisco on the charge of stealing brass
boxes from Southern Pacific locomotives
in the roundhouse at Sixteenth street..
He was taken TO Sacramento and there
lodged in Jail, as prior warrant was
out at that city for the arrest of Erdman
ON charge Of grand larceny. 1t is said
that within the last l2 years Erdman
has stolen large quantities of pig tin and
brass from the Southern Pacific COM
pany.
Orange-growers in Arizona are maxi
ing an experiment in their orchards,
which consists in tho covering of each
tree with a canvas tent. This scheme,
it is believed, will protect the fruit
against the extreme heat Of the midday
summer sun and against frost. Tho
cost will be about $500 per acre.
Three of tho leaders of the "Homo"
colony Of anarchists, near Tacoma,
were arrested on charge of sending
obscene literature through tho mails.
The basis of this charge is newspaper
called Discomfort, issued by tho colony.
This publication has contained numer.
GUS articles defending both FREQ love
and anarchy as practiced at the Home
colony. Tho mon arrested are Charles
Govan and James Larkens, contributors
to Discomfort, aud James w. Adams, q
printer employed on the papor. An in
dictment was also found against John
Morang of Boston, another contributor
to Discomfort
Charles NJ. Hays, who has for somt
time been president OF the Southern PA
cific company, announced that his con
nection with the company would cease
on the lst Of October. Il. IL. Hartman
is to bo the next president of tho South
ern Pacific company. He will reside IN
New York, but will select an ablo rail
road man to go to San Francisco and I'll
the position Of assistant to the president
Edward ID. Stanton, who lived will
his bride OF one month ut l2ils SiXtl
street, San Francisco, was shot anC
killed by James w. Dunphy ON the side
walk in front of 1926 Minna street. Tn,
murder was admittedly premeditated by
Dunphy, because, no says, Stanton DO
trayod his l0.year-old sister. Stanton
was member of Company l., Firs
California regiment, and since his ro
turn from the Philippines lived at Val
lejo, where he made the acquaintance o
Miss Dunphy. A charge Of murder wa
booked against Dunphy.
Daniel Rico, mining man and hun
ter of Kaslo, in tho Kootenay country
was killed and eaten by grizzly bea
early this week whilo hunting noa
Ainsworth, b. @. His body and sur
rounding brush were covered with blood
Rice's skull was fractured, both arm
were broken and his face and breast ha
been eaten away by the bear. Ono foo
I was almost completely severed and hi
coat and cartridge case were IN tatteri
Sir William Ward has been appointe
British consul general at San Francisc
in place OF the late w. y. Pickersil
The new appointee is at present consr
general at Hamburg, Germany, and ha
been 10 years in the service.
A cat belonging to Mrs. McCormacl
who resides at tho corner Of Soyont
and Kcyos streets, San jose, gave brit
10 five kittens recently. The cat carrie
her dttons of to the barn and place
them in a hens nest, the sitting he
, having been frightened away by til
, feline intruder. Tho eggs were almo
ready to hatch, and the heat from ii
bodies OF tho kittens was better than a
incubator, Tor seven little chicks brol
, their shells aud shared the nest WI,
! the kittens. The old cat paid no after
} tion to her curious family and Il
, chickens were found nestled among Il
3 kittons.
Fred LaEOne, mining man wc
known in vancouver, B. c., was foun
n an omaciatod condition, by son
r wulGsohn bay logRors aud brought IN
camp. Hc had, while lost In tho wood
. suffered from the pangs Of hunger 4
4 l6 days, and had subzistod on berri
/ and bark just 10 keep him alive. AIT
, 80 days OF wandering Larono caught
a porcupiue, aud for four days he lived ,
Z the raw meat, which undoub edly saw,
/. his life. LArono about two months a
!. weighed 30 pounds, but when rescu
Q he weighed barely 40.
k A fire was started by a curtain beil
i igui(ed by pit lamp in tho Extonsi'
mines near Ladysmith. y. g.. aud 10 m
q who entered the mine TO light the fam
- perishod. James Dunsmuir, the premie
!. president Of the Wellington Coal col
4 pany, which works the mines, turn
|. his back upon the reception % tho Du
!. aud Duchess u York at Victoria a
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