Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-10-03
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
San Qsentin Hangman Dies Maniac.
Z Judge DE Haven ON the "Bag Limit
Game Law-Indians Burn the BODY
of n Murderer.

his tribe who resented his attempt to |
prevent them from becoming intoxi- |
Gated.
AT the Puget sound conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church resolutions
were adopted that places the conference
on record as being opposed to the
"higher criticism"
The United States immigration in.
spectors ut San Francisco refused land
ing to three Italian laborers, who arrived
recently from British Columbia on the
steamer Walla Walla. 1t had been Us.
Contained that they came under contract
to work in an Oakland laundry.
Ex.Judge Dudley Dubose, the Nome
attorney who was denied release from
custody by the United States circuit
court of appeals on the rehearing of the
case, returned to the county Jail at Oak.
land, Cal, to finish serving his sentence
of six months for contempt of court.
Deducting his credits for good behavior.
he will regain his liberty shortly after
New Years day.
The Standard Oil company has 40
quired about 80 acres at Point Rich
mond, Cal, contiguous to the Santa Fe
railroad and communication by water.
1t will be the third largest refinery In
tho United States. When the now
works are erected the large refining
works in West Alameda will be abol.
ished, and all the machinery transferred
to the new location. .-
Mrs w. M. Turner, Mrs. Il. Pope and
Mrs. w. G., Zimmerman OF Dryden, Or,
were riding along the road, when q
large, fve-point buck, pursued by dogs,
made its appearance. The dogs threw
the deer to the ground. but the women
drove the dogs away, and held tho deer
TO the ground. One of their number
then ran to farmhouse aud returned
with an AK, with which the deer's head
was severed from its body, and the
women bore their booty in triumph
from the field.
A prospeotor named Hearst, who had
been driven insane by thirst and the
excessive heat OF the desert, was brought
TO the county hospital at San Bornar-
dino. Oal., by Constable Lestrango OF
Barstow. Hearst is an experienced
miner, but he In some way wandered
from the regular watering places. The
supply of water in his canteen soon gave
out, and when found no was running
across the desert in state Of nudity, q
raving maniac. He had walked more
than 80 miles without drop Of water.
He had appeared at Chinese settle
ment and driven the Chinese from the
place with club. Constable Lestrange.
after fierce encounter, placed him in
irons. II is thought he will recover.
Clarence Anderson and James Calla-
han, each 81 years of age, one team.
ster and the othor peddler, were sen.
fenced by Judge Conlan at San Francisco
to six months imprisonment for mali.
cious mischief, in having torn down
and destroyed picture Of the late Presi.
dent Mckinley and the omblems Of
mourning surrounding it.. Tho judge
expressed his regret that the law gov.
erning such ofronses did not empower
him to inflct greater penalty.
Judge Dc Haven Of the United States
district court ut San Francisco denied
n writ Of habeas corpus to John II. Cor
reia, d commission merchant. who was,
under the "bag limit" game law. con.
yicted ON the charge of having more
than so doves In his possession on one
calendar day. The judge stated, how.
ever, that although any violation Of the
state constitution would not come within
federal Jurisdiction, he was satisfied the
law was passed In tho interest OF a lot Of
so.called sportsmen who were in posi-.
ton to hunt for pleasure. He could not
understand how any Legislature could
have passed such law or how any gov.
ernor could have signed 1t.
f. q. Gustavson, Klondiker. who
returned TO Seattle from the north on
the steamship City Of Seattle, was
robbed of about a. 900 in gold on tho
voyage down and recovered the treas
ure in peculiar manner just as the
vessel reached Seattle. The ship had
had been searched, and all hope OF lnd.
ing tho missing money had been aban.
doned. ono OF tho iiromen dropped q
knife between two boilers In the fro.
room, and whilo hunting for tho knife
he found string leading down into the
bilgo water in the hold Ho pulled up
the cord, TO which was attached tho
sack of gold. There is no Glow to tho
thief.
General Jim" Smith, formerly col.
onol Of the First California volunteers,
later u brigadier-general OF volunteers,
governor OF the island OF Negros, col
lector Of customs Of the city OF Manila
and now member Of tho supreme
court OF the Philippine islands, arrived
In San Francisco from Manila on the
transport Grant. General Smith, who
Ia on short leave of absence, was wei.
coined at the dock by many of his old
, friends.
Amos Lunt, the man who as hang
man in San Quentin prison placed the
moose about the necks Of upward Of 0
scoro Of murderors. and who lost his
reason through brooding over the grew
: some tragedies in which no played O
: leading role, died in the Napa state hos
} pltal for the insane. Lunt, who was q
. physical aud mental wreck. had been
( confined In the institution for more thar
. year. Previous 10 his incarceration
Lunt complained that he was haunted
by the faces OF the wretches he had sen
Into eternity. II was Lunt who sen
Durrant, the murderer OF Minnie vii
hams aud Blanche Lamont, through
! the trap OF the San Quentin gallows.
3. A. Bed Time
I take a pleasant herb drink, tie mex
morning feel bright and my complex
l. ion is better. My doctor says II act
gently on the stomach. liver and kid
neys, and IL a pleasant laxative. 1t
made from herbs, and Ia prepared a
o easily az tea. II is called LAne's Med
4 cine. All druggists cell IL at 25c. an