Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-09-19

panies Of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
; Illinois, West Virginia aud Kentucky
are to be consolidated into one great
corporation by the J. p. Morgan syndi.
cate. The completion Of this great pro-
jcct will mean the consolidation of from
$500, 0,OO0, 900 to 100000. 900 Of invested
capital.
No. / Cotton Belt passenger train,
leaving Texarkana at 9:25 p. m, was
held up by six men and robbed near
Eylau, at a wild and heavily timbered
spot, four miles south Of Texarkana.
One of the robbers, who, it seemed, was
an expert engineer. ran the engine, mail
and express cars some distance, and
forced the express messenger to open his
car. The robbers then blew open the
safe with dynamite, securing, it is said,
very large amount of booty.
John Jacob Astor. Martin Maloney
Of Philadelphia, George II. Day and
other directors Of the Electric Vehicle
company, which operates electric car
riages in New York city, are defendants
in two suits brought in the court OF
chancery by Richard Siegman and other
stockholders of the concern. 1t is al
legged that the directors have wasted or
lost the entire 5000, 900 received in
cash for capital stock, and that they
have, in addition, been compelled to
raise si 300. 900 by mortgage 10 pre-
vent complete suspension of business.
The complainants seek to hold the di-
rectors responsible for alleged losses.
Emperor Williams reception of the
Chinese mission Of expiation, headed by
Prince Chun, which took place at Pots
dam. was marked with all the severity
consistent with an audience nominally
friendly. Prince Chun bowed thrice
Oh entering and leaving. The emperor
remained seated during the reading Of
the Chinese address. Afterward, how
ever, he relaxed his stern demeanor and
welcomed the envoy courteously. The
emperor replied sternly to the apology
read by Prince Chun for the murder of
the German minister, Baron Won Ket-
teller.
4hlbs ShiOAiho othiOcdtA Va ASlOOhiJ
fell distance of 80 feet into tine gorge
OF Kaaterskill Falls, in the Katskill
mountains, and was found unhurt save
for a few bruises Miss Schroeder ven-
tured too near the edge of the gorge,
lost her balance and fell. Three men
descended on ropes and found the young
woman unconscious. Physicians in at
tendance, however, said that while
severely bruised she would suffer no
serious consequences
At the Ecumenical Methodist confer.
ence in London the colored Bishop
Walters OF Jersey City, in an impas-
stoned plea, declared that there was
systematic effort on foot OH the part Of
the white Americans to detract from
the good opinion which the English
people had OF the American negroes
He said that in the year 1900, although
90 negroes were lynched, i'll only II
cases had assault on white women been
proved. The English part Of the au.
dience loudly cheered the bishops state
ments about negro morality. but several
of the many delegates from the southern
states went out. while others did not
conceal their disagreement with the
speaker.
DIR. +. =. Hershey of Denver, at the
meeting of the Rocky Mountain Inter-
state Medical association ut Denver,
said that he had found function for
the vermiform appendix. He asserts
that It is u secretory organ, the function
(which is the fabrication Of the cecum,
or the beginning of the large intestine.
The arguments advanced in support of
this theory were interesting, but the
other doctors did not deem them con-
elusive. They refused to consider the
paper Ia ITS original form, and DIR.
Hershey was given year i'll which u
investigate the subject.
1t has been decided that the Co!um.
bia will oeienl the America's cup
against Shamrock III IN the forthcom.
ing seres OF races.
The contest between American and
Canadian riilemen ut Seagirt, n. j., Tor
the American Centennial Palma ,rophy.
emblematic of the worlds champion
ship, was won by the Canadians by a
margin of rs points. The total score
was ,522 to ,49i. The Krag- Jorgensen
rifle was used by the Americans, while
the Lee. Metford was used by the Can
adiaus
The nine anarchists under arrest at
Chicago were brought before Magis-
uate Preudivilie, At the request of
the city, the hearing was postponed
until Sept 10 in order to allow fur.
lhor investigation of the charge tina,
thcy conspired to murder the president.
everal OF She prisoners admitted an
acquaintance with the woulf.>c assa'-
sin, Czolgoss, The six male prisoners
wore he d without bail pending the
nearing. Ju il Mechanic. Maria Isaak
and Maria AJAX, Jr., Were discharged
lor want OF evidence.
Marie Josephine Eastwick of Pitts
burg, looking pale and worn from her
weeks imprisonment, was brought mp
on remand az the Guildhall police court,
London, ON the charge of having forged
railroad stock certificate to the value
ot 100000 A printer testified that he
had printed the altered certificate under
Miss Eistwiok's directions, not know.
ing what the document was. She OK.
plaiued to HIM that II was for the pur-
pose of being photographed for book
she was writing. The case was ad.