Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-08-22

uOupie pay. Iney nave little trOuple IN
entering the United States.
The three Sangster brothers, gun
smiths, Of San Francisco, and their
uncle, George Rogers, left San Fran
cisco on Aug. on shooting trip to
Round Valley. Rogers had wandered
from the rest Of the party. and was
found fearfully emaciated, after being
missing for six days. He was taken to
Covelo for medical treatment.
Eben L. Boyce was hanged in the
courthouse at Tacoma for wife murder.
He collapsed when summoned for the
march to the gallows, but he revived as
he stood on the scaffold and said: 81
am soldier STILL" The crime of which
he was convicted on Feb. 10, 1900. was
committed at 8 o'clock in the evening.
when he went into tho restaurant at l07
South Tenth street, where his wife was
employed as cashier. and shot her in
cold blood.
Passengers on the Great Northern
overland train which arrived at Tacoma
reported that the greatest forest fire
known for years was raging In the
mountains just west of Wellington on
both sides Of the track. Several bridges
caught fire, but the company's fire en-
gines had been able to protect all rail-
way property. When the overland
train passed through the burning forest
many Of the passengers were overcome
by fright and several women tainted.
The smoke and heat were almost intol-
erable, and the train raced with the
leaping flames until safety was assured.
The train men reported that the fire
since 1896. All trains were delayed.
Many thousands Of dollars worth of
timber has been destroyed
Jack Winters. otherwise "Buck Tay-
lor, and sometimes Butterfly Dude"
the daring thief who. with considerable
ingenuity, tunneled beneath the safe>of
the Selby Smelling and Lead company.
at Vallejo Junction, CAL, and stole
s2s3, 900 in gold bullion. is now in Gus
tody. He made confession Of his
crime. and guided the detectives to the
spot in the bay where the bullion might
be found. The greater part of the gold
has been recovered, but 1t is said the
building Of u cofferdam will be neces-
sary to recov the remainder from the
mud.
While four men were engaged In play
in 1.-THE Sirdar," q gambling resort in
the little town Of Creston. b. o., two
robbers jumped into the room, one
through the front door and the other
through window. They rushed up to
the men sitting at the tables, holding
two pistols. and commanded the players
to hold up their hands and line up along
the wall. The robbers got over $500 in
the cleanup and several watches.
Walter N; Dimmick, ex.chief clerk Of
the mint at San Francisco, was arrested
by secret service agents on the charge
of having embezzled $50. 900. as we'll rs
many smaller sums, from that insttu-
ton. 1t is said that woman has been
traced through the ex-chief clerks un.
official life. Dimmick was taken to the
county Jail and bail fixed at $4,000.
]. Pierpont Morgan, the most notable
figure In industrial affairs In the world,
is soon to be a temporary resident OF
San Francisco, his agents, II is said,
having leased the Charles Crocker man.
sion on the northwest corner of Califor-
mia and Taylor streets. The cause Of
his coming is the Episcopal triennial
council, which begins Oct. I'd. Morgan
is devoted Episcopalian, and has
served as a lay delegate for years at the
important councils Of the church. About
l,OOO. church organizations will be rep.
resented.
A monument to Goethe and Schiller
was unveiled in Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco, before a large crowd OF peo-
pie. Mayor Phelan accepted the monu.
ment in behalf Of the city and county
Of San Francisco. The bronze figures
Of the two great Germa arc OF heroic
size, and the monument bears the la.
scription. Dedicated to tho City OF
San Francisco by citizens of German
Descent in California, In the Year Nine.
teon Hundred and One"
The markets OF Woodland and other
Sacramento valley cities and towns
were oyerstocked with fruit and melons.
The unsatisfactory condition was no
doubt due 10 tho fact that shippers
were afraid to consign to San francisco
while the strike is on. The loss to
farmers aud fruit growers on account
Of the strike is likely to bo enormous.
Governor Rogers OF Washington, In u
letter TO the Seattle Times, says he will
not interfere in the case OF Nordstrom.
convicted Of murder and sentenced to
be hanged more than nine years ago.
The case has been kept in the courts
ever since through tho efforts OF the
convicted mans attorneys. The COVER.
nor says that "a crisis has arisen In
state affairs, in which the question is
raised whether murder is to be pun.
ished In Washington or whether the
law is TO be made an instrument Of
jugglery for courts and lawyers
X. A. Castle, brother Of ex-Congress-
man Castle Of MERGED was discovered
dead in peach orchard near Healds-
burg, Cal. A pocket handkerchief was
knotted about his neck aud suspended
from twig no thicker than man 8
thumb. while his knees and left hand
rested firmly on the ground.
Judge Hawley, at Carson, New, rem.
dered decision in favor Of the South.
ern Pacific railroad granting an injunc.
tion against the assessor Of the state Of
Nevada from taxing the company at the
rate Of go. 900 per mile, an increase OF
5000 per mile.
William Hutchman. proprietor Of the
Central hotel at Aberdeen. Wash, was
arrested just after setting fire To the
Methodist church. He confessed that
his object was TO burn the Central hotel
for the insurance. lie set fire 10 IL
while the fire department was busy ut
the church Infiamfnable material va.