The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-27
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and several injured fatally.
Mcdowell Crawford, colored, was
shot and killed by an unknown person
at a point two miles from Nolensville,
Tenn.
The body of Chinaman was found
hanging 10 n tree about three miles
from New Westminster, B. c.. An in
quest was held and verdict of sui
eide was returned.
Thomas NJ. Kennedy, wealthy
cattle dealer, OF Brownsville, Texas,
was killed by Sheriff Jose Marie Es-
parza, wealthy Mexican near Ferry
Landing, Texas.
At Jennear, La, IN dispute at the
polls Nicholas Provost was shot dead,
and his brother l.. P. Provost, was
mortally wounded. The trouble is
said to have arisen from family feud.
Carrie Beiswenger, while scrubbing
at Wheeling, w. Va, ran a big splin-
ter under her thumb-nail A physi-
clan removed it, but the arm swelled
badly, and lsck-jaw set in, and it is
said the girl cannot live.
The Western nail manufacturers
met at Pittsburg, Penn, and fixed the
basis OF scale of prices, The scale
slightly advances nails between ten
and twenty penny, and will reduce
those under ten penny.
The Jail at Friars Point, Tenn. was
burned, and five prisoners persisted in
the flames. An effort was made to
rescue them, but without success. The
Jail is supposed to have been fired by
one of the inmates who was under
sentence to the penitentiary.
The. assembly at Albany, N. Y,
passed bill providing for the execu-
tlon OF the death penalty by means of
electricity. This is the bill recon-
mended by the commission. It p~,,-
hibits newspapers from publishing de-
tails Of executions.
While two Indian policemen at.
tempted To arrest Sacate, an Apache
Indian, and his son, at Los Cruces, n.
NJ, who were drunk and causing
trouble in camp, a fight ensued in
which one of the policemen were killed
men were severely injured BY stray
shots.
Chester Draper was aecid sntally
shot aid killed by Percy Candaland,
at Salt Lake City. while a party of
which Draper was one were serenading
a newly married couple, friends of
Candaland The latter fired the shots
as practical joke, to frighten the ser
enaders.
The marines and blue jackets of the
North Atlantic squadron, participated
10 sllam battle, at Pensacola, Fla.
Five blue jackets and a marine were
wounded. 1t is sui posed the material
in the cone of a shell had hardened,
and tore eff, the metal cone wounding
the men.
Two notorious criminals were cap
tured at Billings, Mont, having in
their possession fifty-eight head of
horses, bearing thirteen wellknown
Nevada brands. One of the men has
been recognized as Teton, the noted
horsethief and murderer, for whose
capture there are rewards aggregating
$6 900, in Nevada and Idaho.
The residence of d. A. Hoffman, a
farmer near Oak Ridge, Mo-, was
burned and three of his children were
consumed. Three other children were
so badly burned that it is expected
they will die, and Hoffman was so
seriously injured that he died. 1t is
thought Hoffman became suddenly
insane, and fired his house himself.
frankie, the little daughter of Rob
ert Pell, of Paducah, KY, was burned
to death. She was playing with her
brother around fire in the yard dur
ing the absence of her parents. Her
clothing ignited and was totally
burned from her body. She survived
but couple of hours.
Edward Cossar, a colored man of
st. Louis, possessed of considerable
wealth, returned to his home unex-
pectedly, and found Rev. Sidney Hib-
Ter, pastor of the Methodist church
and principal of the school, at his
home. Not being satisfied with his ex-
PLANTATION, he shot him in the head
killing him instantly.
Orrin Steere, farmer, living near
the village of Lisbon, N. H, while sit
ting in his dining-room reading "a
paper, in company with lis family,
was killed by an unknown assassin,
who literally blew the top of his head
off. 4 load of buckshot was fired
through window four feet away. No
reason Is assigned for the crime. The
entire country is hunting the mur-
derer.
/ As FIVE section men we're passing the
/ Gerlings White Sand Company's works
! in hand car, on the St Louis, Kan
sas City & Colorado road, near La
| Bodie, Mo-, a blast exploded, blowing
an immense rock upon the hand car
All of the men were fatally hurt
Their names are Harry MCGOWAN
Thomas Bemmor, Smith Dougherty
Clark Patton and Ed. Shepherd. Three
of them died.
A family named Lathrope, com
prising the father, mother and three
chill iren, were drowned on Upper
Wolf river, Wis. They lived in 6
shapty near the bank of the stream
and though they had been warned tC
leave their dangerous abode, they
neglected to do so, and the hoodi
swept the building and occupant
down.
The contracts for the new refner,
buildings which Claus Spreckels, tn,
California sugar king, is to put up il
Philadelphia, has been awarded. The,
will cost about 81 100000. without tn,
machinery, and from 700 to LOO
hands will be employed. Mi
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