Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-04

LlhptIuI W ilAidilt IN SpceCn NJ CuX-
haven, deduced from recent events ia
China tho guarantee that the peace of
Europe was assured for long years to
come, bJc,use of the mutual esteem and
spirit of c1mraieship created by the
United action OF the allied contingents.
\ Sc. Petersburg dispatch says the
czarina gave birth to daughter, who
will be uamod Anastasia, The czar sig.
nalized the event by reducing the pun.
ishmcnt OF the riotous students recently
sentenced,
The czar has accepted Emperor Will.
liam's invitation to view the army
maneuvers ut Dantnc, West PRUSSIA.
amos H. CLARK lost his hand IN an
accident on the new line OF the electric
street railway between Altadena and
Rubio canyon, Cal, at the junction of
the Altadena and Mount Lowe lines,
The accident was caused by the break.
ing of rod on a construction train and
the cars leaving the track.
Captain John Briercliff Brown, keeper
of the Point Bonita light noar San
Francisco, will, after nearly 30 years OF
faithful service. retire from his position
on July lst. In his 80 years at the
lighthouse Brown and his assistants
saved - lives. Some were rescued
from capszsd boats, others from the
wrecks Of ships. In October, 1874, when
the tug Rescue went on the rocks, nine
men were saved.
Miss Viola Van Ornum, nurse whose
home WAS in Chico, Cal. died at the
Receiving hospital at San Francisco
from the use of medicines taken for an
unlawful purpose, DR." Victor Pop
per, an Illegal practitioner, who was
accused Of prescribing the drugs, when
placed under arrest by detectives, took
from his pocket phial labeled "carbolic
acid" and drained its contents. In n
few minutes hs was dead. q. IL.
Parent, d real estate dealer and mining
man, whose wife and family are in Los
Angeles, was living with Miss Ornum
in San Francisco
In the case of Charles G.. Adams, an
unfrocked Episcopalian minister, who
at Berkeley, Cal, shot John G.. Jessup,
the coroners jury found "that death
was caused by gunshot wound in the
chest by one Charles G. Adams, after
having been repeatedly warned by said
Adams not to enter the premises" Jes-
sup had gone to Adams's house for the
purpose Of protecting Miss Adams from
the violence Of her drunken father.
The congressional committee on rivers
and harbors spent some days in San
Francisco and carefully inspected Its
bays and tributaries. Representative
Ball of Texas said that fair treatment
may be expected in the way Of appro-
priations from tho committee, which
knows no sections but conscientiously
strives to make expenditures where the
greatest results can be had. The opin'
ion of tho committee is that the main
need is for improvement Of the tribut-
ary streams in an adequate manner and
with judioious expenditures.
Articles of incorporation for the
Washington and Great Northern rail
way, which is to be built through the
Okanogan valley, tapping the rich Re
public mines, and which is TO be con
trolled by Hill and the Gaeat Northern
road, have been filed in the Office Of tn,
county auditor at Seattle. The incor
porators are James j. Hill, prosiden
of the Great Northern; Judge Thoma
Burke viii IL. Thompson, Edward
Sawyer and NJ. g. Grover, genera
counsel for the Great Northern. Tn,
new road will give railway transporta
tion to Republic Methow, Grand Forks
Loomis and Boundary Creek. The roat
will be 2j0 miles long and will COS
S0,OCO,OOO.
A Baltimore dispatch Of Juno2 say
that the syndicate which recently pur
chased tho san Francisco and Sai
Mateo electric railway has just close,
another big deal, by which the Sutter
street line bf San Francisco passes int
its hands. The sale includes the entir
plant and all It's branches aud connec
tlons. II is understood that the dea
also includes the sutro line Of tho sam
city.
Rluchors OF the Sur district, abou
40 miles south Of Monterey, Cal, hay
been greatly disturbed OF late over tn
frequent appearance Of wild man
who frightons tho women and children
and steals food from the pantries OF TIA
farmhouscs. During the past few week
IA number Of sheep have been killed an
skinned by him, and portions Of mea
from tho hiud quarters cut away
Poultry has been stolen and even pre-
visions from the houses He goes abou
uucad, except for very scant tunic q
theepsllin, and his unkempt hair an
board fly wildly about as he runs. II
appears nt oil hours Of the day an
night, but never takes anything exceI
food. lie never speaks, and If spoke
to or approached he disappears wit
marvellous neetuess into the brush.
The state rock-crushing plant at Fo
som prison, California. was destroye
. by FIRE, outnilng a loss Of many thou
sands Of dollars. Tho rock.crushel
. which IL massive concern, topple
over into tho canal Of the Folsom Powe
, company, and for three hours Sacra
mouto was In darkness Seyenty-hy
c5nyiets were turned out, but could
little toward extnguishing the hamei
The canal, which was completed
damned up, was ultimately opened
IncendiarIsm on the part Of the convict
9 h. suspected.
The Crows Nest Southern Railwa
company has signed an agreement wit
the provincial government TO build tn
section Of tho railway In British Colun
bia, the line which il to connect III
Crows Nest country lines with th
Great Northern railway at Jonuing
Mont. II is said the road will be con
pleted by October ist next. There al