Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-06-20

The Kentucky Federation Of Women's
Clubs voted to exclude colorcd women's
clubs from membership.
A mob at Carrollton, Ga, attempted
to take a negro from the Jail for tbs
purpose of lynching him, bu, va. pre-.
vented by the sheriff, who ordered lis
deputies to fire, and one man was kil9l
ind two wounded.
Charles T. Yerkes, who represents
ryndicate of l6 influential firms. bankers
and capitalists, Will transform the Lon.
don District railway into an electric
line. The work will occupy two years.
Professor George D. Heron, former
professor Of applied Christianity in Iowa
College at Grinnell, was expelled from
the Congregational body on charge Of
conduct unbecoming a Christian and
gentleman. Evidence was iutrolrcad
at the trial to show cruel treatment Of
his unusually loyal aud devoted wife,
which finally resulted in divorce pro-
coodings and a legal separation.
The American steamer Norinnan sr-
rived at Hamburg from Chicago, after
a passage Of 80 days, of which IS ha1
been occupied trayersing the Great
Lakes and canals before leaving Quebec
for the ocean The scheme of going
through the canals was TO give tho
Northman, which is the first steamer in
the new Chicago Hamburg service to
cross the ocean, the maximum cargo 10
Buffalo, there partly unload, and after
passing through the canals, reload at
Montreal. The round trip is expected
to take 60 days.
The London chamber Of commerce
gave a banquet to the delegates Of the
| New York chamber Of commerce, many
notable people being present No effort
was spared to honor the American
guests, and all the speakers ex. rassed
the belief that Great Britain and the
United States would rule the d,stnies
Of the world and their unwrtten ALI.
ance would always work for peace and
the benefit of mank nd.
William c. Whiney's Nolodyoyski,
ridden by an American jockey, Lester
Reff, won the English Derby in record
time, namely, 2:4J 80. Another British
racing trophy, the oaks, was won by
Cap and Bells, owned by FoNhll p.
| Keene and ridden by Horny Milton.
The owner, horse and jockey are all
thoroughbred Americans, so the victory
was not diluted as 1t was IN the case Of
the Derby.
Maitre Laboric, the great French al.
yocate and defender OF Droyius, was
entertained at banquet in London by
the Hnrdwicso society, and over 800
judges, barrisiers and solicitors We're
present Lnborie delivered an eloquent
address in English, and the great hall
awept with tempest of applause.
William J. Dent, alias W. J. jackson,
nephew of the late "Stouowall" Jack
son aud "a member OF a prominent Ken
lucky family, was sentenced to lifo
imprisonment in the ponitcntiary at
Houston, Tex. for forgery. He forged
a pardon for q murderer named Isaacs,
setting him Free and for this Dcutre-
coiyed $4,000 lie conceived the idea
while serving a sentence iu the Texas
pcniteullary Tor forgery lie came TO
Austin got copy oil pardon intended .
Tor another convict changed the name
and body aud had the genuine sigma
lures OF the governor ana secretary OF
state.
The Midland Railway company of
England, snce the latter half of 1880, .
has been using Nd American Locomotives.
and recent report gives tine results OF .
six months comparative tests mado .
with standard Midland good engines
under the same conditions. Tho tests
showed the extra working cost of tho
American locomotive over the British
to be from 20 to 30 per cent in fuel, DO
per cent IN oil and GJ per cent In rl- .
pairs. "Ihe Americans says the ro. .
port, scan make engines ns well as we .
Ours are hettor under all circumstances. F.
There Is no market in the English rll- F.
ways for American engines, Abroad D.. F.
Is different
IL Is reported IN LONDON that d. Flor .
poht Morgan is engaged 'h arranging
ior the establishment OF a great Anglo .
American u'hR win capital oi .
nllAoh aoi'"'' IL Is proposed to"ooush [
Ml oil oil the pllh''pa' hhHhel1' agencies .
ana banks already engaged IN the .
Anglo American business
4 special embassy from the sultan Of .