Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-08-08
COAST NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED. FROM
The WEEKS DISPATCHES.
Large Run oE salmon In the Lower
Cslumbia-A Picturesque wedding In
the Yosemite "A Man Who Kisses
Like Rattlesnake.

reports nom Skagway say that there
k still tremendous blockade of pas-
sengers at St. Michael, who were un-
able to get down on account of the leo
aoes in Behring sea.
Superior Judge Sloss at San francisco
granted temporary injunction re-
lraining the Cooks and Walters alll-
ince from interfering with the patrons
or employees Of restaurants.
The yield of wheat throughout tho
northwest is said to be higher than ever
before. Washington alone yielding
$4,000, 900 bushels.
A dispatch says that Bear, Rose and
Smith creeks and other streams in the
Bear creek section of the Porcupino
mining district. Alaska, are experience
ing serious summer floods, which have
stopped all mining work for this season.
BY the strike Of tho Brotherhood OF
Teamsters at San Francisco much loss
has resulted TO people who are not
directly concerned. Fruitgrowors espe.
cially have suffered heavy loss.
Sunny Slope winery, situated near
San Gabriel, Cal, has been purchased
by Her s. Co., the New York wine mer-
chants, The price is said to be s25, 900.
Charles Wacksmith, charged with as
sault to murder Mayor Hugh O'Eara of
Santa Paula, Cal. after preliminary ex.
animation, was held to answer before
the superior court with bonds fixed at
$4,000, which he was unable to furnish.
Some OF the veterans at the Soldiers
Home near. Santa Monica hanged tho
quartormaster in efiigy. Unrest due to
tho warm weather and discomfort over
Che butter supply are said to have been
the aotuating causes.
The oncampment Of the National So
ciety Of the Army of tho Philippines
will be held this year in Salt Lake,
Utah, on August 18Th, l4th and 10th.
A Tucson "a. IT, dispatch says that
lgnacio Rivera, who had been working
on cattle ranch in southern Arizona,
was overtaken by mob of angry COW.
boys and quickly strung up to n tree for
having in his possession stolen saddle
horse.
In tho lower Columbia is reported the
largest run of fish for go years, and
never before have the fish been so largo.
Gill.net fishermen have been making
big money. AT one packing house the
value Of the smallest catch, 800 pounds,
was $50, OF. which the boat.puller 70.
ceiyed $40 and the captain $50, and the
value OF the high catch was S2lO, Of
which the boat-puller received $40 aud
the captain $40.
+. W. Kemlin, San jose pigeon
fancier, sent ten homing pigeons OF this
years hatch TO Haywards for u train.
ing fly. The first one appeared at the
home loft 28 minutes after they were
released at Haywards, and tho others
were close behind The distance is %
miles, which makes tho winners flying
average a mile a minute.
At Reno, New, Judge Talbot, in the
case Of Wedikind vs.. Bell, hold that
when the top or apex Of lode is within
tho exterior lines of valid mining
location the locator has a right to follow
its dip into adjoining patented land,
mineral or agricultural. This decision
gives the Wedil1ind location and also
the Bell location TO John Sparks, who
recently bought the interest Of George
Wedildnd in the Reno Star. Bell has
been working the. mine-Judga Curlor
having denied Wedihnd an Injunction
to restrain Bell--and has taken out thou.
sands OF dollars every week.
Bert ohmorty, a well-known young
man, committed suicide by shooting
himself near Congress, A, T., A few
days previously Miss Ethel Kent was
accidentally killed by ohmerty's gun,
which no had loft standing against
rock near Kent camp. Miss Kent
knocked the gun down aud IL exploded,
inaicting a wound from which she died
few hours later. Ohmerty broodod
over tho accident until he decided to
end his life.
While Judge Budd was hearing a case
in court nc stockton, Cal, sound hike
the Kissing Of rattlosnale came from
behind the railing, and tho judge on.
dered the bailih 20 investigate. Pablo
Quinez, MtXcan, was found TO DO
making the noise with his mouth; his
eyes gluted like those OF a snake, and
he was IN c1matose condition. Quinoz
continued 70 hiss for several minutes,
but later came out OF the No and walked
away Some years ago Quincz was
bitten by a rattlesnake and hs arm Ind
to be amputated % save his lilo Occu.
Aoually he has these peculiar fits, hissos,
sprawis ON tho ground and attempts,
like a ratt.osnako, ~ strike objects OK
persons
Judge Haniord Of Tacoma has an.
bounced bis decision that an Iudian
titizen has perfect right buy whisky
and 10 drink 10 ii he 80 chooses, Just tho
same as amy other citizen OF che United
States. The ruling does NOT affect tho
law that prohib bits the selling Of Aquor
% an lufian WHO % not citizen, but
tho court holds that an Indian who isa
citizen cannot bo deprived OF any Of tho
rights that are possessed by any other
citizen under the constitution.
Lionel Comport. the young milllman
mysterously shot ~ los Angeles re-
Gently, is NOW out Of danger Comp0rt
was shot through the abdomen and was
thought TO be fatally wounded. An
operation was performed by Police Sur.
geon Pierce, which necessitated the 70.
moyal Of more than foot oil tho lower
intestlnoa aud the ends being joined with
murphy button" The operation Is
most difficult one, and DR. Perceis
receiving tno congratulations OF bis coli
leagues on NJ elocoss.