Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-12-12
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
New Religious Experiment - Forryboat
Disaster In san Francisco Bay-Bold
Hoidup In sacramento-Exprsss AIes-
senger Charles Rewarded.

Disaster In san Francisco Bay-Bold
Hoidup In sacramento-Express AIes-
senger Charles Rewarded.
John w. Mackay says that telegraphic
communication between San Francisco |
md Honolulu may confidently be looked
for next fall.
Gravel is now being taken out Of the |
Gray and Wing mine at Folsom, CAL. |
that goes $3.50 to the pan, Further
operations in the neighborhood will be-
gin soon.
The opening to settlers Of the San ia
tinto forest reserve, says Los Angeles
dispatch, will not take place until March
2. Instructions to this effect have been
received from Washington.
Neil O. Nelson. aged about 2S years,
shot and killed himself while insane in
his room ut a lodging.house in Los An
geles 1t is stated that Noilson, who
came from Mason City, Ia, was suffer-
ing greatly from hunger, which is sup
posed to have been the cause OF his in-
sanity.
John Heiurichs. 90 years Of age, who
last May picked Secretary Wilson's
pocket while the presidential party was
at the Soldiers Home at Santa Monica,
and has lain in the county Jail ever
since under two charges of grand lar
ceny, pleaded guilty at Los Angeles,
and was sentenced by Judge Smith to
three years at San Quentin. Heinrichs
shed tears on his way to Jail. He says
his homo is IN New York.
Jack Wright, an engineer on the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation company's
line along Snake river, with a train Of
seven cars covered 63 miles in So min
utes, making but one stop In that dis
tance, when q minute was lost taking
water. The track was laid on new
grade two years ago and has many
curves.
Armed with n club and Kissing like
serpent, an insane section hand en-
ployed by the Southern Pacific, charged
party Of railroad laborers at Ontario.
CAL, scattering them. In trying to ar-
rest him Sheriff Brown and Mexican
were badly injured, the Mexican having
his head split open. While Brown was
fleeing from the maniac another officer
arrived with'a lnsso and succeeded In
roping tho fellows legs, throwing him
to the ground He was then tied TO n
tree until team could bo procured to
take him to San Bornardino, whence ho
was taken to the Highland asylum.
While being taken through the city ii
was found necessary to keep heavy
cloth about his face to prevent his hiss
ing and splitting
Governor Rafael Ysabel OF Sonora,
Mexico, notified Governor Murphy Of
Arizona that he had been directed TO
surrender Guillermo Lisalda, wanted for
the murder Of a woman at Yuma, thus
testifying a willingness on the part OF
tho Mexican government to work In
harmony with the American border
states for tho punishment OF criminals.
The South African Vaudeville com
pany, whose real object is of mercan-
tile nature, gave free entertainment at
the Athenmum In Santa Rosa, and sold
to citizens cheap jowelry at high pricos.
Mediocre cigars were also sold for $40 a
box. Many Of tho purchasers, believing
they had been swindled, gathered at
the entrances to the thoater to wreals
vengeance on the principal members OF
the company, and 1t required the efforts
Of tho sheriff and two assistants TO pro-
toct the salesman from tho fury Of the
mob. He was escorted TO his hotel and
left tho city on the early morning ts,in.
Several seeding clergymen from the
evangelical faiths and some other por'
sons who declare themselves dissatisfied
with tho existing conditions among the
denominations will mako n new religious
experiment In San Francisco Under
! the name Of "Christian Comrades" they
. are about 10 launch a movement which
they torn tho "New Evangelism. Thll
( non-sectarlan movement will DO prose-
luutod with all the zeal and devotion that
chnraoterize the Salvation Army, bu
!, without its sensational methods Roy
Robert WhiSker Of tho Baptist churct
, in Palo Alto, Cal, is the leader in tn,
t movement and with him are associated
. Rev. o. Calvert Smoot, formerly pastOi
: OF the First Baptist church OF Eugene
, Or Rev. i. |. Wheat, formerly pasto
a 9f the Park Congregational church II
San francisco, and Warren l.. Foss
,noe vice. principal Of tho Stockton Higl
u school.
The lumber barge Wheoler, bounC
Tor San Francisco from Nohalom, IL
tow Of the tug Vosburg Of Astoria, i
: believed 10 have turned turtle rs ,
Y result Of terrible storm which rngo,
n oif the Oregon coast last week, and It d
q feared the four men aboard the Darg'
n have lost thoir lives. Tho towing linl
parted during tho blow, and the tuI
has returned to port. Captain Chri
- Ahues having given up all hope for IN
e safety Of the barge and tho mon.
= An immense scaRolding usod IN th
u construction of tho Southern Californi
d Ice compauy's plant at San Bernal
e dino, suddenly gave way, iniuriug /
g worlnen, ut least four of whom vii
= 1io. 1t is supposed that the frequon
II passing OF trains along tho Santa +
,s tracks close by tho structure caused
= 10 become weakened
d To avoid tho penalties which the Call
J., iornia law imposes on those who MARI
= within year of tho dato Of divorce, ia
Divorces OF Southern California Rr
" making Tia Juana almost as noted
e place as is Reno with northern Califol
e nia people who desire 70 marry in cor
.rayenhon Of tho law. Most Of th
visiting couples seeking the services q
IA the alcaldo Of Tia Juana como from II
IA Angeles, aud they make the trip
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