The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-31
COAST CULLINGs.
nRvorEn Principally TO wAsHlNuroN
TRRRrroRY AND CALIFORNIA.

An Italian miner, Giovanni Govesg
lia, while rolling logs rs the Zeile mine
ut Jackson, Cal, was sunstruck, and
died three hoers afterward.
john Boone, 81 sailor, who came to
Tacoma, w. T., from San Pedro, Cal,
became intoxicated and was run over
and killed in Northern Pacific yards.
A Chinamsn. an employee ON the
Southern Pacific at Merced, Cal,
while attempting to jump ON n freight
train, slipped and fell, the cars passing
oven both his legs near the thigh.
A young man named Ernest Staysa
was accidentally shot at Pasadena
CAL, by rifle in his own hands while
taking it out Of wagon. lie died
almost instantly.
NJ. Trayner was arrested at Los
Angeles, Cal ON suspicion of shoot,
ing w. Eiman. The victim will prob
ably die. The cause of the shooting
is still unknown.
Frank Beaumont assaulted Frank
Cox, at Peantano, Cal, who shot him,
the bullet entering Beaumont's throat
and coming out at the back of the
neck, severing the spine.
/ Sam Prohst, the 9-year-old son OF b.
Probst, of Colnsa, Cal, fell off the
river bank adjoining the town and
was drowned. The body has been re-
| covered.
Fried Bade, 81 years old, was
drowned at Stockton, Cal, while bath
ing in Stockton channel From his
actions, as seen by people on yacht,
| il is supposed he was seized with
| cramps.
| At Fairbank station, near Nugales,
Ariz., sam and George MeLaren, sa-
loon-keepers, got into quarrel with Il
| Mexican over the price of drink.
The two saloon-keepers fired seven
shots into the Mexican, killing him.
/ both men were arrested.
Henry Clay Brown, ranchman,
while sitting asleep ON the track near
San Fernando station, Cal, was struck
| by the overland express. On account
OF a curve he was not seen till the
train was upon him. He was taken
to Los Angeles hospital, where the in
juries were pronounced fatal
/ Daring buggy ride at Sacramento,
/ Cal. with Jack MvGrath, Miss
Hattie Trnnnely. feeling pistol in
McGrath's coat, attempted to pull il
orG from his pocket. The pistol was
discharged. and the ball lacerated the
hands and passed through the other
Dr. Richard l.. Pinching, promi
nent physician and surgeon Of San
Francisco. was burned 10 death a
J, Cherry Greek, New, where be has
been spending a two months vacation
with tine family of friend. The Il,
tai accident occurred in the earl,
morning.
The loss by the fire ut Stockton
Cal, was about 100000; insuranc,
about 100000. The Shippee Agricul
tural Works, which used the burne,
building for warehouse, had abou
, fifty combined harvesters stored there
| and number of grain cleaners, all .
which were burned.
/, An old gentleman named p ]
Palmer, who died at National City
: Cal, has in accordance with implici
instructions lett by him, had his bod
? put in heavy-weigh coiiiu, carries
out to sea, and after appropfiat
funeral ceremonies, consigned 10 tn
bottom of the Pacific.
L In some localities in Mexico tn
D people are suffering a plague in tn
t way of an invasion of rats, which z
9 into towns and villages in large nun,
d bers, destroying nearly everything i
) the way. In some instances destrut
n tive confiagrations have been starte
}. by rats getting into places wher
a matches are kept, and setting fire t
\ houses.
. An autopsy was held in the case {
< John Moata, the lodging-house keele
Y who was beaten by Carl Foustson,
h sailor, and died, at San Francisc,
n The autopsy showed that death wa
; caused by erysipelas, but the diseas
was not due to the blows given b
4 Foustson. A warrant will not be i,
! sued for the arrest of the latter, VIII
!, is now ON his way to Tacoma.
; Two youthful horse-thieves wer
p captured at Seattle, w. I. Three {
a them had stolen three valuable horse
; and taken to the woods, where Tia
n boys and horses were found by Wn
It Bunch, owne of the horses. One {
the boys ran, but the others wer
D. turned over to the police and wer
f. later severely lectured by the judg
# and allowed to go, as neither was owe
r 10 years of age. The boys names al
? 10 Jandos, Charlie Dietzsl and Eddi
D George.
5 Arthur w. Dickens, who is believe
e to be a nephew of Charles Dickens
e the English novelist, Was found dea
in his room at Los Angeles, Cal, wit
:, bullet hole in his right temple. III
i came here from Denver, Col, about
e year ago. He left letter saying h
9 was perfectly sane when about to tax
il his life, and that having lived owe
r fifty years as B3hemian, being wear
d of life, and tipding his financial rel,
n tions straitened, he takes this way {
J. solving the problem.
Arthur Pesqueirs, aged about /
o years, committed suicide at Nogale
; | Ariz, by shooting himself through tn
! head with a revolver. He expired il
) | stantly. He was a son of Ex- Coz
a | Pesqueira of Sonora, Mexico, an
: heir to a large fortune, which h
. would have received on the affair
A ment of his 2lst birthday. He left n
: explanation for committing the deeC
4 but it is understood that P,squeir
\ held a quarrel with woman 20 whor
: he became attached, but who threa
!, | ened to discard him unless he CAV
| her more money,