The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-20
COAST CuLLlNGS.
Devoted Principally 70 Washington
Territory and California


down by the Santa Monica, CAL,
freight train and crushed to death.
Ho Yung, the celestial smuggler
captured at San Francisco, was re-
leased on $1,000 cash bail. He is not
expected TO appear for trial.
Mrs. S. ]. Evans has been appointed
postmistress ST Tualco, Snohomish
county, Washington territory, in place
of J. Z. Snallnsar., resigned.
A shooting affray occurred near
Summit Lake, CAL, between A. NJ. |
Bentley and l. w. Hitchcock, farm
ers, which resulted in the death of the
latter.
The trial of DR.. L. A. Powell, at
Redmond City, Cal, who shot and
killed Ralph Smith, editor of the
Times G0z-tte, was begun in the Su-
penor Court.
Benz amin Anderson, aged So, fell
dead IN q saloon on Montgomery
street. San Francisco. Deceased was
brother-in law ef Jim Keene, the
millionaire, but for several years past
has not lived with his wife.
The Kootenai Indians, near Helena,
Montana, are in an ugly condition.
They are threatening to avenge the
hanging of three of their number by
whites Tor murder. The governor has
been called on Tor troops.
The will of Bertha Berton, late pro
prietress of a San Francisco restau-
raat. was hled for probate by her hus-
baad, Flavien BerIon. Deceased left
an estate valued at something near
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band and two children.
James Madden, a lad Is years of
age, was killed aboard the schooner
Wigo, at San Francisco. When near
the top of the nlainmast the youthful
sailor lost his hold and fell to the hard
deck many feet below, crushing his
skull and causing instant death.
John Cook, a brakeman of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company
was found on the track unconscious,
badly bruised and cut, near Delta, Cal.
He either fell from the top of a car or
was thrown IF by trsmps who We're
stealing a ride on the blind baggage.
John Harkins, teamster, met with
fatal accident at San Francisco. He
was driving an empty coal cart across
a small bridge, when a heavy truck
laden with iron approached In the OPP
posite direction. The two vehicles
eollided, HaIkins was thrown frem mis-
seat, and wheel of the truck passed
over his head, bursting his skull and
causing instant death.
The pavilion where the first citrus
fair was held was burned to the
ground at Riverside, Cal. also the
brick block adjoining, containing
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express office.
The loss on the pavilion is 5000 +;
Insurance So 900. On Wells, Fargo &
Co. block, estimated $4,000, and the
insurance nearly covers the loss. The
fire was caused by the explosion of a
lamp Ia lighting up the pavilion.
A tragedy took place at Twin
Bridge, Montana The victim, a man
named Day, who kept a saloon th-re,
was found dead near his place. The
murderer, after killing Day, poured a
quantity OF coal oil over the body and
set fire TO it. When discovered it was
burned to an unrecognizable crisp.
One Kline Is under arrest on suspic-
ion.
When the announcement was made
at San Francisco that one Dr. RENE
had attempted to kidnap Florence
Blythe, heir to the millions Of the
Blythe estate, not much was thought
OF the circumstance, as Rene is con-
sideIed half-witted individual. Miss
Blythe's grandfather, J. c.. Perry,
claims now, however, to have secured
evidence that the boy who entered in
TO the plot under the influence OF
RENE, WIS off red $4,000 il Florence
could be captured.
The town OF Boca, Cal, is ON the
verge of a NIT. The difficulty origi-
nats d between the admirers of two
women. The factions finally formed
and the town Is now divided into two
cias as-es-employes of the brewery and
lumbermen. VIM. Beck, a brewer
was shot, but II Is thought he win re-
cover. Beck's friends caught his sup
posed assailant in a bar-room, end d
general row took place, many being
badly cut and injured. The brewery
men sent word over that they intended
TO take the town.
A tramp made an attack on Mrs III
M. Giddings, at Seattle, w. T. He
struck at her little girl but missed her
Mis-. G. with the rife, but missed and
the weapon, striking the ground, wa.
broken. He renewed the attack, when
the mother called upon her boy Pau
to bring rife from the house and
shoot the man. The little fellow did
this AMI as the rU6iah was about to re-
tume the attack on Mrs. G. the boy
fired, sending bali through the mans
leg at the knee. The man died from
loss of blood.
At Santa Barbara, Cal, the Fruit
Growers of California have adopted a
r resolution petitioning Congre>s to ap-
propriate not less than $4,000 TO be
used by the department of agriculture
for the purpose of sending experss to
those counties where the fruit pests
are known to have originated to dis
cover, If possible, their natural enem-
les, the parasites, and introduce them
into this coantry, also that the depart
ment Of agriculture be authorized to
make actual experiments here in the
field, and, if possible, to overcome
these injurious insects.
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you said / was scoundreln' roared 8
man of unsavory reputation to quiet