Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-08-15
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
TENS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
Death and Starvation at Nome -Edu-
Gator Says Teachers Are goted and
harrow-Minded - Disabled Transport
Brought Into Port.

Brought Into Port.
Senator w. A. Clark refused to grant
he miners at the United Verde copper
nine in Arizona an eieht-hour day, and
lbout 1000 men struck in consequence.
Woodmen of the World, Pacific juris-
LECTION, initiated ! l,4Gs candidates 1T
neeiing held at Mount Tabor, Oregon.
L. ]. Godfrey and Clark raber, own
,rs Of the Red Boy mine, were held up
while on their way from the mine to
Sumpter, Or. by three masked men,
Who, IT is said, secured about $4,000,
part Of the months cleanup.
A Spokane dispatch says that Joseph
H. Boyd, stockholdor in the Kettle
Falls Land and Improvement company,
las brought suit to have II receiver
iamed for the company and the incor.
,oration dissolved, charging many ir-
rgularities in the management. Some
Importance is added to the suit by the
prominence of the three trustees, who
IRE made defendants--Senator George
Turner, Colonel w. d. Turner and
Colonel l. N Peyton.
Out in the Straits Of San Juan de
['uca, after having clung TO an upturned
,ailboat for - hours, John Il. Lee, a
travelling salesman and a resident of
Victoria, was rescued by the crew Of
he Seattle steamer Rosalie. A COM
panion was probably drowned.
Constable Neyins Of Weistr, Ida.
went to ranch Six miles from town to
arrest w. T. Green. As soon az the
constable put in an appearance Green
opened fire, but missed. Neyius then
shot Green In tho head and killed him.
Captain r. s. Ofiley of the Seventh
infantry, who was reported lost in an
arctic blizzard last winter while in
charge OF a party binding the govern
ment telegraph line, arrived at Seattle.
IIe says that 1885 miles Of line have been
completed from St. Michael up the
Yukon river. The work was prose-
outed during the winter when the tenn
peraiurc ranged between 80 and 60 de-
grees below zero. lie says also that
tho work cannot be successfully prose-
cuted during the summer owing to the
water.soalIed condition Of Che tundra
The navy s!apartment has signed q
contract with tho Atlantic, Pacific a.
Gulf company which provides for tho
erection Of Il mammoth stone dry dock
at Mare Island, CAL
Benjamin l.. Mckinley of San Fran.
cisco, cousin OF President Mckinley, has
been appointed third assistant United
States attorney for the northern district
Of California, at salary Of $4,000 per
annum. The appointee is the son Of
Assistant Postmaster Benjamin Mckin.
Icy OF San Francisco, uncle Of the prosi.
dent
Three great ore veins have been un-
covered ut Wnuconda. Stevens county,
WASH, giving total ore thickness of
over 20 feet, with values ranging from
" TO 500 The values are chiefly in
gold which is largely free milling. An
immense plant OF machinery has been
shipped from st. Paul TO Midway, u. g.,
and will thence be hauled in wagons
across the boundary line TO Wauconda.
There are now in construction hotel,
two stores and 10 residences. The town
has daily stage from Republic and a
postoillce has been applied for.
Walter N. Dimmicl, chief olcrk of
the United States mint at San Fran.
cisco, was dismissed from the service Of
the government. Superintendent Frank
A. Leach has appointed Bon w. Day,
computing clerk to the superintendent,
to the vacant position. Diinmick, ac-
cording to Superintendent Leach. was
not discharged from the service because
of tho theft OF $50, 900 from the mint.
lie was TO have been removed ON July
/, and had been given three months
notice that with the close of tho last
fiscal year ne would no longer be re.
tanned.
The saloons on the Southern Pacific
ferryboats plying on the bay Of san
Francisco will not be closed-at least
tho time has boon extended by Presi-
dent Hays Tor 30 days. The liquor men
of San Francisco took the matter up In
real earnest recently, and notified the
railroad company that should the 81.
looms be closed ON the Southern PaciGc's
boats they would transfer all their
freight busirrss 20 the Santa I'e road
News reached Port Townsend that
the steamship Charles ID. Lane is total
wreck on the west end Of Nmivak
island. The passengers We're all saved
aud wore taken on board the schooner
Vega which the Lane had in tow, Tho
Lane loft ,Numu July II, and encoun.
tored foggy weather most Of the trip,
II has been decided that botwoon
$50, 100000 and $4,000 900 is to be OK.
pended within the next few years by
tho Southern Pacific with tho view to
placing the system in tho bost possible
condition IN equipment aud facilities.
The work has now begun of subsutut.
ing S5.pound rails for tho 70.pound rails
heretofore IN use.
The state lSh commissioners have
notified the Santa Clara Gamo Protect.
i've association that $4,000 rainbow trout
have bcon Npporionod to that county.
These will lo distributed in creeks NJ
follows, Stevens creek, 5000; Saratoga
5000, Los Gatos, 10000 Guadalupe,
900; Llagas, 5000; Twas, 5000; Pack.
wood, 5000; Coyote, 1000, and san
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