The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-13
TELEGRAPHIc.
An Epitons Of the Principal Events Nov
Attracting Pablo Interest

King Humbert, of Italy has given
$4,000 to flood sufferers.
Jacob Sharp, the boodler chief, died
at his home in New York.
: l.. III. Orndorf, a brakeman, was
killed at Heaton, Arizona
General Terry has been placed on
the retired list of the army.
Fred. Layton has donated $25O,O0C
to the city of Milwaukee for an arr
gallery.
The Jail at Friar's Point, Tenn, was
fred by inceadiaries, and five prisoners
perished
Clarkson, the famous base ball
pitcher, has been sold TO the Boston
club for $4,000.
The Venezuelan Government has
issued a decree placing barbed wire
on the free list.
Laura Colvert, % years of age, was
burned to death near Waco, Texas
She started fire with benzine.
As the result of domestic quarrel
at Kansas City, Ellsworth Setter shot
his wife and then killed himself.
At Lima, Ohio, Patrick Hughes,
Dave Gallagher and james Stokey
were stabbed TO death in fight with
two colored men.
Kate Warner, the pretty daughter
of John Warner, wealthy farmer OF
Schoharie county, n. Y, committed
suicide by cutting her throat.
John L. Evy committed suicide al
Lancaster, Pa. That brought the
number of suicides in that county
within six weeks up TO eight.
The Grand Vizier of Bokhara was
murdered by a native. The Ameer
ordered the murderer and his accom-
plice to be executed, and they were
hurled from tower $50 feet high.
At Phoenix, Arizona, the roof of d.
s. Bewley's adobe residence fell in,
burying Mr.. Bewley, his daughter and
son. Mr.. Bewley and daughter are re-
ported dead, and the boy will probably
die.
Mrs. Tillie Sipp, aged 35, while in a
fit of temporary insanity, threw her
ID year-old son George out OF fourth
story window in New York city, and
jumped after him. Both were fatally
hurt.
1t is stated that Claus Spreckels, the
California sugar king, will build a
sugar refinery in Philadelphia TO cost
$5,000000. The capacity of the pro
posed refinery is put at 1000 barrels
or 100000 pounds Per day.
A 8 l. al. Al.
old son of DR.. II. z. Webster swallowed
a portion of the contents of an aconite
bottle and died in tBenty minutes
Two other children drank the re
mainder, but were not affected.
A Chicago & Alton freight train wa:
boarded by three thieves at Chicago
and Watchmen Eli d. Kreigh and
Dan Brassill, who attempted to put
them of, were fired upon. Kreigf
was Instantly killed, and Brassill wa:
mortally wounded.
All Macon, Mo-, three small children
were burned TO death in barn. TIL,
father and mother were absent, anC
four children, 2, 4, 6 and years old
went to the barn to play. They haC
some matches, and in some way tn,
barn became ignited. Only the oldes
boy escaped, the Others being ere
mated alive. The mother is so dis
tracted that it is feared she will becem,
insane.
A frightful accident occurred on tn,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
road near Northampton, Iowa.
bridge had been carried away by
gorge, and a passenger train plunge'
| into the stream, while running at ful
speed. The engine and three coaehe
went into the creek, and were imme
diately submerged in the torrent c
water which overhowed the banks.
scene of the widest confusion ensueC
There were about thirty people in tn
smoker. Four were killed, so far a
known, besides the engineer, who wa
| crushed between the cab and smokei
The fireman escaped unhurt. Ther
were from twenty-five to thirty fiv
wounded. The belief is that sewers
bodies are yet under the wreck.
A special from Celaya, Mexico, d.
tails ~ terrible catastrophe. Whe
the bullring was crowded with spects
tors Of tie general national sport, FIJI
broke outand a panic seized upon th
: vast assenfblaGe. The plazl was cor
{ structed of wooden mast, reeds, etc
and it was 6sle to This fact that til
majority escaped without injury, bein
able to force an opening to permit a
exit at diffeMs points, but man
e women and chile5 jump d from til
q top, distance ofstsenty 70 hiriy fee
and over 100 pefssae were seriousl
wounded. Eighteen lives we're los
S The sides of the plaza b6ng lined wit
mating as dry as tiudet and thel
being a slight wind blowing th
e amphitheatcr was in blaze = fe
e seconds. Fifty persons in esapin
!, were knocked down and trahnte
upon by the panic stricken throng >
seriously injured. The buns, ms
= den. d by the roaring of the fam
l. broke loose flom their stalls q
is rushed wildly through the surgi
;. mass If humanity, tossing aloft a
knocking over all who stood in tn
3 way. Two women were first gored
d death by the bulls and their bod
Of afterwards burned. The scenes in
Of neighborhood of the catastrophe W
!; sickening beyond description. Won
and children, divested of their cloth
# and crazed with suffering from th
ID burns, ran aimlessly through
d streets and could scarcely be overtal
. or collected by friends. Several 7
sons lost their reason from the sew
VI mental shock to which they were S
iected. The fire was incendiary.
- Mrs. Nancy Ryan, aged 19 We;
met with an accident while riding
= horse to the creek from her husbaT
= house on Three Mile creek, result
~ in her death some hours later, say
'n Dalles paper. Her husband was go
se to his work in the field and his '