Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-06-13
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Five Men Lynched In California - A
Bride Attempts to Poison Her Hus-
band-Butte. Mont, Sun sliding A
Girl Bicycle Thief
r. Wilkin, the president of the South.
ern Bee Mems association, died at his
Rpiary near Newhall. He was ~ years
Of age.
The lumber schooner Alice Kimball,
well known on the coast, was wrecked
ut Kahului, an island of the Hawaiian
group. The crew was saved.
Madame Nu. the wife of WI Ting
Fang, the brilliant diplomat who so
ably represents the imperial government
of China at Washington, and is herself
the most noted woman of her race in
America, is visiting San Francisco, the
guest Of her husbands nephew, Ho
Vow. the consul general.
There were brought into the county
clerks office at Visalia one day recently
$4,000 squirrel tails from the White
river country, This is tho largest sum.
Der ever brought in by one squirrel
hunter. The bounty on these tails
amounts to 5000.
Herman Lukherath, the suspected
murderer Of the boy Robert Hislop at
San Francisco, was released from GUS
tody, as it was evident TO the author
tiles that he had nothing to do with the
crime.
A Seattle dispatch says that many
persons who failed to procure accom-
modations on the steamers for Nome
were Offering large sums for tickets, but
those lucky enough to possess the PASTE
boards refused to part with them. One
offer of 81 900 to ship two horses ON the
Centennial was refused.
AT White Horse, Alaska, the first and
only briokydrd IN the territory is now
making brick ON largo scale for ship
ment down the Yukon ON scows to
Dawson. The business is being oper-
ated by b. p. Whitney and o. j. Young,
the latter having discovered mountain
of clay for making rcd brick short dis
tance west of White Horse. Dawson
builders oiSr large price for the brick,
their desire being to erect buildings that
cannot be so easily destroyed tho next
time fire sweeps through the Klondike
capital.
AS result of the explosion of blast
in the Golden Hill mine, Grass Valley,
Cal, William Dewan was instantly
killed and James Ledwich probably
fatally injured. When the men went
on duty in the morning Foreman Rich
ard Barry was informed by the night
men that blast had missed fire. The
foreman gave orders to Dewan and
Ledwich to fire the blast, which was in
drift of the 700-foot level. 1t is not
known whether the night men had left
two blasts and supposed there was only
one, or the men failed TO fire the blast
after being told to do so.
Hazel Ross, l4-year-old orphan who
has been making her home with Mrs.
Frost on North Fifth street, San Jose,
has half dozen stolen bicycles placed
to her credit. On several occasions sho
came home with bicycles, but as she
never gave very satisfactory oxplana-
tiOn the wheels were put aside and
finally returned 10 the owners. Re.
Gently she stole wheel from the Nor
nal school grounds, but was identified
as she was riding away. and the case
was reported to the police. They re-
covered the wheel at the home of Mrs.
Frost, but the Ross girl could not DO
found. She had left the city, and 1t is
supposed she took somebody else's wheel
with her.
One Of the worst cases of lynching
ever known in California occurred at
Lookout, II miles from Alturas, in
Modoo county, when Calvin Hall, ~
years of age, aud his three sons and son.
in-law, Dan Yantis, were hanged by a
mob of 40 masked mon. Hall formerly
lived with ap Indian squaw, and by her
had three sons. aged 20. l0and 10 years.
Tho family was worthless, and was
suspected Of many petty thefts. A
search Of tho house revealed hay forks,
harness, barbed wire and other things
that had been recently stolen. The
noighbors had determined TO rid the
county Of tho worthless gang, and,
without giving them any chance for dc.
fenso, hanged them to Pitt river bridge.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict
that "the deceased came TO their deaths
by hanging by parties unknown TO tho
jury" Governor Gage has offered a
reward of $1,000 for the arrest and con.
yicuon'of those concerned in the lynch.
ings.
j. II. Witt, "a morphine "fond," who
was in Jail at Fresno, Cal, for vagrancy,
hanged himself with piece Of cloth
fastened 10 the knob Of tho vault safe in
what was formerly the tax collectors
Office, but is used as temporary place
OF detention while the Jail is under
quarantine. Witt formerly lived at
Nisalia.
Fire Commissioner Carter Of San
Diego, having had personal difference
with Fire Chief Cairnos, has been doing
his utmost 10 prevent the fire chiefs
reelection. Business men OF The city
furnished aflidayits, accompanied by a
long petition, asking Mayor Frary to
take such action as he might deem
proper 10 prevent the carrying out Of
Carter's plan. When Mayor Frary re-.
oeiyed the petition and the aiiidayits he
sent a notification to Mr.. Carter remoy.
ing him from Office. Carter viii appeal
10 the courts.
Lester Kemp, a l6-year.old paralytic,
was being removed from the San Fran.
cisco Children's hospital. where he had
been since 1895, and ON arriving at tho
city hall the boy was transferred to the
almshOuse vehicle. As no looked about
upon the miserable creatures who were
10 DO his companions, aud tho full
meaning Of tho change dawnod upon
him, he exclaimed, death would be