Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-12-05

The presidents message, says tho
New York Sun. will be the longest on
record. twill occupy about 10 columns
Of the ordinary newspaper.
About midnight an unknown man
threw himself headlong into one Of the
furnaces of schoenberger's mills at
Pittsburgh The man was buried head
and shoulders In the flames. He was
pulled ont by three men, but nearly
tyery part Of his body rosembled piece
If haf-cookcd meat.
Recent stories in regard to the alleged
conspiracy 10 capture the government
OF the Yukon are not taken seriously
by the officials at Ottawa. Il appears
that an organization, known as the
"Order Of the Midnight Sum-" existed
at Dawson, and was founded by some
American Fenians II. L. Penny, an
American who arrived at Vancouver
(B. c. recently says he paid s. TO be-
come member Of the order, but that
twas only a scheme to get money easily.
A highly satisfactory test was made
OF the Holland submarine torpedo boat
Fulton, which remained for 10 hours
under the waters of Peconic bay, at the
| eastern end of Long Island. There
were eight people on board the Fulton.
Captain Cable Of the Holland company,
who was in command, said the boat
could remain down for three months if
there were food enough on board.
There was a violent storm during the
night, hut this did not affect the Fulton
in any way, although there was only
aix feet Of water above her.
The fact that ll2 bars of gold and
silver bullion, valued at over $50, 900,
were stolen SIX months ago in transit
from the shelters at E Paso, Tex, to
eastern reiinerios has just como 10 light
The shipment was made over the Gal
weston, Hmli5Durg and San Antonio
railroad undCr heavy bond. II was not
missed uuul the car reached Now Or
leans. 1t has been since learned that
the bullion had been thrown from the
car near III Paso aud that II now lies
buried in western Texas. Tho thieves
have been traced from place to place
and n few bars have been unoarthed.
Detectives haze clew TO tho hidden
treasure
An electric quick.shaying machine,
consisting Of revolving blades operated |
by n low current, was recently patented |
in Paris by barber named Bontemps. |
About score Of the barber's cu toners !
discovered that their chins had turned |
blue aud they had feeling as if tho |
skin had been scorchod. The customers |
consulted their physicians, who dag
nosed the cases rs burns by electricity. |
Tho barber has now II suits for damages |
pending against him.
The Illinois state board of equaliza-
ton has made an assessment for 1900
aggregating $4,000, 900 on the capital
stock and franchise values of the follow
five Chicago corporations: Peoples Gas
Light and Coke company, Chicago City
Railway company, Chicago Edison COM
pany, Chicago Telephone company,
South Chicago Railway company, Last
year the aggregate assessment Of the
same companies was only S8 10000
This now assessment takes tho place Of
that one which the supreme court de.
clared in the Teachers case" was
fraudulent
Tho United States has talson "a hand
in the Colombian revolution and an
armed guard Of marines from the battle
ship Iowa has ro-cstablishcd transit
across the isthmus Of Paamn Details
from tho lowu's marines wore sent to
protect passenger trains There was
fierce lighting at Empire station, on the
railroad line bctwcou Panama and Colon,
between the insurgents aud tho troops
of the Colombian government with
very heavy losses ON both sides. 4
Turbulent demonstrations occurred at s
Athons, growing ont of the proposal to {
the gospels intom,dcu Greek. y
During the encounters bctwuuu hamil.
itry aud the rioters seven persons were !
killed. Several shots were fired nc NJ. G
rhootokis, the Crock PREMIER lutwith. =
lut effect. Tic Oireok cabinet has a
resigned in consequence OF the disturb. .
lncos, =
p IL Anderson Of Oakland, Cal, who :.
made a fortune in tho g1l fields OF !.
Alaska, saws % Chicago dispatch, pse. -
,eutoi tho SWe ush Eyangolicd Mission. !.
,ry college a, Chicago with tS)U0O. "