Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-08-29

Forest and brush fires have been prev
hlent throughout Shasta county, Cal.
since the beginning of the long-contin-
ned dry season, and have done much
damage.
Nearly the entire mining town of
Quartz, six miles from Sonora, Tuol.
umne county, CAL. was destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at between
l2O, 900 and $4,000.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff George w. Witty
of Sontag and Evans fame, committed
suicide in Mission-street lodging house
in San Francisco by shooting himself in
the head. A love affair is said to be the
cause.
The Calistoga and Clear Lake Zeal. }
stage, with l2 passengers, and an extra
stage, closely following, with four pas
sengers, while on their way to Middle
town, were held up and robbed by a
lone highwayman. The driver Of the
first stage was ordered by the bandit
TO throw out the express box and mail,
and the order was promptly complied
with. The robber then lined up the
passengers and relieved them of their
valuables. amounting to about 800.
The salmon pack on the Columbia
river, it is estimated, will be 229, 900
cases. as against 100000 cases packed
last year. The shortage in the pack is
attributed to the scarcity of fish in the
early part of the season. Big runs, un-
doubtedly the product of artificial prop
agation, started about the middle of
July. but sufficient help was not avail
able to handle the fish.
Captain Charles Le Breton of San
Francisco, u popular member of the
National Guard and for many years
secretary and cashier Of the j. q. John
son Harness company, committed sui
eide in the bathroom of his residence,
230 Dolores street, San Francisco, by
cutting his throat. A verdict of "sui-
eide while temporarily insane" was re-
turned by the coroner's jury.
The third great smelling plant of
Shasta county, Cal, that of the Trinity
Copper company, will soon be under
way. The site selected is on the bank
of the Big Backbone creek, less than
half mile from the line of the South.
ern Pacific company and about an equal
distance from the town of Kennett.
The company is now surveying and
laying out townsite to the north of
Kennett and to the east of the smelter
site. The town will be called Lawson,
in honor Of Thomas w. Lawson, presi-
dent of the Trinity Copper company,
and owner of the yacht Independence.
1t was decided by the California Cured
Fruit association to set aside $500, 900 to
be apportioned among the members Of
the association i'll proportion to the
amounts due them. This will make q
total of 81, 4S4, 900 that has been appor-
toned among the growers in The associ-
alton this year.
Daniel j. Su livan. who was employed
in the bond and warrant department Of
the district attorneys Office at San
Francisco, was convicted IN Superior
Judge Lawlor's court of having forged
the name Of Police Judge George II.
Cabaniss TO an order for l,640 bail
money, and also of having cashed the
same ut the city treasury. The jury
recommended Sullivan to the mercy of
the court. He will be sentenced Satur-
day, Aug. "a.
Arch rock, which has been II menace
to navigation IN the bay of San Fran
cisco, was removed, 30 tons of nitro
gelatin having been placed in hundreds
of holes under the great crag and ex-
ploded. After the explosion noun
tain of tumbling waters, dotted here
and there with debris, was seen TO rise
hundreds Of feet in the air, and for
acres the waters were white with foam.
A dispatch from Redlands, Cal, says
u great combination of capital has been
effected for controlling the electric
power Of Southern California, with w.
s. Tevis, president Of the Kern River
Land company, as its head. The new
concern will be known as the Southern
California Power company, which has
made contracts for the delivery Of
l5,000 horse. power in Los Angeles.
Power is to be carried over triple wire
from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, and
the route takes in all the pumping
plants in Antelope valley, the Kern
river oil fields and ranches and towns
in the San Fernando valley. From
Redlands few wires added to the lines
now operated by the Edison electric
company will convey power to the
towns in San Gabriel valley.
The Pacific Packing and Navigation
company, the so-called salmon trust,
which has a capital Of $25, 900, 900, di.
vided equally among common and pre-
ferred stock, besftles bond issue Of
s75, 900, 900, is expected to have no OPP
position OF importance, the only concern
outside Of the combination at present
being the Alaska Packers association,
which, 1t is stated, will be conducted in
harmony with the combination. The
company will employ five ocean-going
steamers to transport supplies for tho
various stations.
Jack Winters, the Selby smelter bul.
lion thief, was arraigned before Justice
Of the Peace Pratt at Crockett, and
pleaded guilty 10 charge of Burglary.
Winters was bound over 10 await the
action Of the superior court, with bail
fixed at $4,000. The prisoner was un.
able TO furnish the bond for his bail,
and was taken TO the Jail at Martinez.
AL Of the bullion is now recovered.
The San Jose Mercury has been trans.
ferred from the control Of Alfred Hol.
man to A. L. Hayes and J. o. Hayes,
the present owners OF Tho Evening
Herald. The two papers will now DO
under the same management.
The Latest Yarn.