Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-16
COAST CUlLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California

in Spokane Falls.
The work on the Cascade tunnel
will be finished in May.
| At Visalia, CAL, a train ran over and
killed U. P. McAllister, 40 years OF
age.
There are eight hundred and sixty
four school houses in Washington Ter
ritory.
George Charles was drowned while
trying to cross Eel river, near Peta-
luna, Cal.
Thos. Chriestieson fell off the rail-
road bridge at Saucelito, Cal, and was
drowned.
The Commissioners of Klickitat
county, w. T., have appropriated $loo
to advertise the county.
| The whole number of prisoners con-
fined at McNeal's Island, w. T., is
Isl, of whom 81 are Cinnamon.
Jailer Tallman died from the effects
OF beating received at the hands OF
four tramps who broke Jail at Redwood
City, Cal.
The Odd Fellows OF Goldendale,
w. T., expect to erect hall, and in
tend to buy tract of land suitable for
a cemetery.
In Cajon valley, CAL, team belong
ing to John Bull ran away; he was
thrown out, striking on his head, and
instantly killed.
A man named Stephen Hall was
killed by the premature discharge OF a
blast on the Seattle, Lake Shore Il
Eastern Railroad.
Hattie Dorlet, aged Is, wife OF H.
Dorlet, aged so, committed suicide by
taking poison in her husbands store
at San Francisco.
VIM. Glover, the highwayman who
held up George Fl. Preston at Seattle,
and seriously wounded him because
he would not hold his hands up, has
been captured at Pueblo, Colorado.
San Francisco county, Cal, pays a
State tax of 81 1882 1891, yet has but AZ
square miles of territory. The largest
county in the State is San Bernardino
with an area of 81 I'LL square miles.
Paul Blessing, young machinist
was drowned at bath house in Ala
media, Cal, being unable to swim
Several friends present were unable to
render assistance for the same reason
Michael Y. Houran, sail maker
committed suicide at San Francisco
by rushing from his bedroom and
jumping down shaft between stairs
He struck ON his head, causing instant
death.
A boom of saw logs on the North
Palouse broke, near Colfax, w. T..
killing Moses Ebert and wounding
three others. A man was drowned
further up the river about the same
time.
Abraham Waidstein, photographer Of
San Francisco, and we'll known among
turf men of California, died on board
the steamer Austrail, as the vessel was
entering harbor. He had been ill fol
some time, and went to Honolulu fol
his health.
During January, q cargoes, aggre
eating 29,769,00O feet of lumber were
shipped from Puget Sound, divided as
follows: Port Gamble, 7,2l7,000 feet
Port Blakeley, 1904 900; Tacoma
1886 900; Port Discovery, 4,O23,OO
Port Madison, 3,O5G,OOO; Utsalada
2,2S0,00O; Port Ludlow, 6,25O,O00
Port Hadlock, l,050,000.
The Marshall monument committee
awarded the contract for monument
of John Marshall, discoverer of gold in
California, to F. Marion Wells, of San
Francisco. The monument will be
erected at Culoma, Ell Dorado county
and be a granite shaft, thirty feet
high, surmounted by marble statue
of Marshall nine feet high.
Antonio Arellanes accidentally shot
and killed himself near Los Angeles
He was riding in II buggy with another
man, carrying a shotgun in his hand
Making short turn, the buggy tipped
and Arellanes attempted to jump out
when the hammer of the gun struck
some object, causing its discharge
The load literally tore one-half his
head off.
s. w. Sherlock, of Sonora, CAL
| formerly captain IN the U. .. navy
committed suicide in his room at q
San Francisco hotel. When the cham.
bermaid opened the door she saw him
sitting in chair, which was tilted
back against one end of the lounge
There was hole in his head and a
revolver in his hand. Letters left
stated that ill health was the cause Of
the deed.
| A shocking accident occurred at the
farm of james Cooke near North Yak
ina, which resulted in the death of a
little girl, Lille Myrtle Beck, aged
about 10 years. The grandfather O.
the girl was driving some horses in a
corral and the child, it is supposed
ran up behind one of the animals and
struck it on the heels with stick, re-
ceiving a kick on the head which
fractured the skull, killing her almost
instantly.
Recovered His Property.