The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-25
TELEGRAPHIc.
An Epiton, Of The Principal Events Now
Attracting PHblic Interest

Loranne township, o., is short $35,
600.
Tom Rooney, a negro farm hand,
was hanged by a mob at Bowling
Green, Ky. He was suspected of
poisoning farmers stock.
Miss b. A. Mimms, young lady
from Edgewood, S. c., has arrived Mt
Pendleton to take position as teacher
in the Umatilla Indian school.
AT Elyra, Cincinnati, Jas. Smith, 20
years old, beat his wife, five years his
junior, to death, because she wanted
TO go to a dance.
Eighteen Cuban farmers have been
arrested at Key West, Cuba, and are
now in Coloma Fort at Herana,
charged with being kidnappers.
William George was hung in the
penitentiary of Columbus, Ohio, for
the murder of James Scott in Noble
county. in July, 1887.
William Culbert, saloon keeper 45
years of age, of Forest City, Cal, com
mitted suicide by cutting his throat.
Domestic troubles was the cause.
Joseph f. Pecardo has been arrested
at Fresno, Cal, for numbering n sheep
owner named Thompson eleven years
ago. Pecardo was in Thompson's em-
ploy, and after killing him disap-
peared.
George s. Johnston, well-knOwn
miner of Calico, Cal, while going
from town in a state of intoxication,
he fell off precipice 100 feet in hight
and was instantly killed After pro-
tracted search his body was found.
A party of anti-clericals came into
collision with religious procession at
BanciHA, London. A fight arising,
the military was called ost, and the
soldiers were compelled to fire upon
the mob. Several persons were
killed.
Two young freshmen of Harvard
college, Boston Mass, John F. q.
Cogle and Charles F. Belknap, aged
10 and 20 respectively, one the son of
a prominent city official, the other Of
a well-known merchant worth a mil
lion dollars, have been captured while
robbing q students locker.
Gas escaping in the basement of the
LCt &NdAAOAiaA bath vi 6t- Ntputt,
Mimi, exploded. The building is a
total wreck. The front was blown
across the street, shattering the build
ings on the other side. Many people
We're on the street, and large number
We're hurt.
At Macon, Ga, a tragedy occurred,
in which 9-year-old boy murdered
lsSa E-tsa.a v-.AlI AwaFha~ II. 4
were sons OF Col. ]. r. Williamson,
one OF the most prominent men in
that part OF the state. They were put
to bed in the same room, when the
oldest boy obtained a shotgun and
blew his brothers head off. The little
murderer acts as il he were insane.
A terrific explosion occurred at the
powder house of the Pottsville brown
stone quarry at Belvidere, n. J. One
man WAS killed, and several Others
| were injured. A number of houses
we're wrecked and considerable prop.
erty was destroyed. The report was
heard twenty miles away. Four hun
dred kegs of giant powder exploded
The explosion wac caused by a work
man dropping keg of powder.
An iron tank containing $1,000 bar.
rels Of oil, two miles up OIL creek, Pa.
was struck by lightning. The tank
boiled over, setting fire to another
| tank on the opposite side of the creek
containing 24,000 barrels. The Key
stone refinery, short distance from
there, is in some danger, and wins
dams are being built in the creek I,
protect property along the stream
The oil and tanks are owned by j. Is
Smathman.
| The five and seven year old boys o
John Fillman, of Stromsburg, Neb.
were playing with gun that wa
loaded with powder and long wooder
stick. The youngest peered into tn,
barrel, when the gun exploded, driving
the stick, which entered at the eye
clear through his head. After thre
trials the mother managed to draw th
stick out. but the little fellow onl.
gasped twice, and expired.
A triple tragedy was enacted in tn
country near Beecher City, Ill. Henr,
Miller and VIM. Oderholt, farmers
had a lawsuit over a trivial matter
| anu nlli6EI b1t lOS6IS sWOI0 nc hOul'
| get even. After the trial, Miller, tru
to his word, shouldered his rife an
went TO field where i. G. Kinsey
one of Oderholt's witnesses, was plow
ing. Miller first killed Kinsey'
horse, and then shot Kinsey twice, il
fiicting mortal wounds. Then Mile
went to another field, where Oderhol
was at work Oderholt's horse wa
first slain by Miller ond then Odel
, nolt himself. 1t is supposed tina
Kinsey and o lerholt attempted I
shield themselves behind the horses
Then Miller proceeded to the hu
which served as his home, and, afte
setting the place on fire, blew his ow
brains out. His blackened corps
was found in the debris.