Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-10-24

Inc ltatlng, sister 70 the islhnuet OF
The Canadian Pacific line of Skaguay
steamers, was wrecked in a fog ON tho
end OF Jervis island, 40 miles north from
Vancouver. She had l75 passengers
from the KlondilSe, all of whom were
safely landed on Lasquetti island, The
passengers and their belongings were
afterward brought to Vancouver. Tho
Hating is not so badly injured as was
~ lrse though'' ana IL Is sApeeeeo sue
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The entire business section of Los
Gatos, Cal, was wiped out by fire,
which swept everything on both the
north and south sides OF Main street
from the Southern Pacific railroad tracks
to the Los Gatos creek. Property vari'
ously estimated at from 100000 to
5000, 600 went up in smoke.
Articles of incorporation of the Lewis
Il Clark Centennial and American Pa
fitic Exposition and Oriental Fair were
filed with the county clerk at Portland,
Or. The object OF the corporation is to
hold an exposition of the industries,
arts, manufactures and products OF the
soil, mine and sea in the city OF Port
land during the year 1908, to DO state,
interstate, national and Oriental IN Its
nature. The capital stock Is SSoo'ooo'
divided into $4,000 shares OF $40 each
The inoorporators are " OF the best
known business and professional men
OF Oregon.
Charles Douglas, who lived ON the
Agnew stock farm. seven miles south Of
San Jose, Cal, on the Monterey road
after desperate attempt to kill his wife
and two stepdaughters, shot himself
Just after the officers discovered his
hiding place, and died 90 minutes after
Douglas attacked his wife with heavy
water pitcher inhIcting oscalpwounds'
Tho lo-year'old daughter OF Mrs. Doug
las by her first husband, although ter
ribly beaten, succeeded IN reaching a
neighbor's house and gave the alarm
that brought the officers 1t Is thought
mother and daughters WIZ recover
The California Midland Railroad com.
pany has boon Incorporated with q oapi.
tai stock of sl5,00O,000, The company
viii build road from San Francisco to
point near the mouth of Kings creek,
| q branch of tho San joaquin, the dis
tance being 200 miles From the main
limo near MADEIRA, u branch to Bakers
field, 1i5 miles; also branch into tho
| Yosemite valley, 20 miles, and one to
Stockton, 90 miles in longth, the total
length of track being 800 miles. In
connection with this railroad building
will be tho development Of u mountain
OF iron ore ~ a remote corner OF Madeira
county aud tho construction OF smol-
ter, to cost sl,oOo'OoO, at folnt RICH
mond, the terminus OF the santa fe
railroad'
Vincent Blnsioli, a handsome Italian
youth Of IS years, with the face of y
chorub, pleaded guilty at San Francisco
TO the charge of nrson but Judge Law.
lor continued his case for sentence until
January, and released him In $1,000
bonds. 1t viii depend upon Biasiol s
conduct whether he is over sentenced
or not. Last July he started fire in o
fat in which he had some furniture,
the insurance on which was 500. With
this money in his possession II was
Biasiolis mtontion to marry Fannie
Rousseau, and last Thanksgiving day
was fixed for the ceremony. Tho lad Is
marble.cutter, aud It Is said lie eau
work maryels IN marble with his mallet
and chisel, lie seems to have had no
idea Of tho euormlty OF MS crlmo' ana
for this reason Judge lhwlor was reluc'
taut TO send nm to Jnu'
George W. Rice, employed nt the
works of the Goldon State foundry, San
Francisco, upon leaving street car at
o'olocl, in tho evening, was attacked
by man with loaded club. AS Rico
fell under repeated blows another assail.
ant ran from tho car and fred four shots,
all Of which took ciToot in Ricos body,
and he succnmbed 10 his wounds next
day. The murder, the police say, Is the
result Of the maohinists' strike, ana that
Rice was mnrderod because he was
aOn-union workman and because his
successful resistance oil an attack ihaao
upon him sept IL had marked MN as
nn especial object for tho vengeance Of
tho strikers. -Four mon were arrested
and charged with being concerned III
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