Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-18
COAST CuLLINGS.
DEVOTED Principally TO WASHINGTON
TERRITORY AND CALIFORNIA.

! Hampton d. Balloon died at Spo..
kane Falls, w. T., from an overdose oil
morphine.
George Lee was shot and killed by
Charles II. Jackson at Albuquerque,
N. M.
A fire broke out at San Diego, CAL,
on II street, and destroyed the entire
block.
James Mitchell, a painter, engaged
in painting church at Sacramento,
Cal, fell from the scaffolding and met
with instant death.
J. s. Wheeler, blacksmith, com
mitted suicide at Sacto, Cal, shooting
himself through the head with a
pistol.
The 17-year-old son OF Richard
Smith, fell in tub of boiling water
and was terribly scalded, at Spokane
Falls. w. #.
Walla Walla will vote tax for the
purpose of building new brick
schoolhouse, to cost $25 600, the pres
ent school building being overcrowded.
The body of Elmer Afford, who was
drowned at Long Beach, CAL, came
ashore at the place where he was bath
ing when drowned.
Herman Bostlem died at Los An
geles, Cal, from opium taken for sup
posed suicidal intent. Deceased was
u new. conner, and nothing il known Of
his home or family connections.
Joseph Brown, 8 years old, while
oiling a windas used in moving IL
school house, at San Jose, CAL, had
his head drawn between boom and II
stanchion, and WAS crushed to death.
Charles Parker, about rs years old,
was fatally injured at Chico, Cal. He
was working on hay press, when in
some way the crank slipped and fell
on him, crushing his skull.
Two brothers named Schumacher,
tried to swim across the river at Napa,
Cal, with their clothes on, and George
sank when about half way across. 1t
is supposed they were under the in
fluence of liquor.
A young man named Finest Staysa
was accidentally shot at Pasadena,
Cal, by rifle in his own hands while
taking it out Of wagon. He died
almost instantly. He was but 26 years
of age and single.
A Chinaman named Why Geng ran
amuck in the northern part OF Fresno,
CAL, soaring women and children.
Officers chased him in house with
ing on the floor in spasms. The man
died while being removed, and at the
inquest it was found he was a leper,
The dead body of man was found
lying along the railroad track at
Bakersfield, Cal Deceased had been
seen around the depot intoxicated
His hat WAS found on top of the box
car. He apparently had climbed on
top OF the car to steal ride, and fell
off, death being caused by confusion
of the brain.
| AT Florin, near Sacramento, Cal.
an unknown man WAS run over and
killed by freight train. The body
was cut in two about the middle, the
parts being held together ouly by a
strip of skin. Judging from blood
marks on the ties the man was struck
while crossing a trestle and was
dragged some distance.
VIM. MeInin, aged 10, bookkeeper
in livery stable at Nevada, Cal, left
town, saying he would be back in two
hours. He did not return, however
and it was discovered that the pad
lock on an old-fashioned safe at the
stable had been pried off and about
$4,000 stolen. Hennessy, the loser OF
the money, is young Mernin's uncle
and was very kind 10 him. His
nephew's ingratitude has made TIN,
old man almost broken hearted.
A. Fllletor, whose cabin is neal
Evansville, CAL, has been cripple for
for some years and was obliged to
walk with the aid of two canes. His
cabin WAS found burned down and on
search being made for his body it was
found some thirty or forty feet away
where 1t had been dragged and par
TALLY eaten by mountain lions. He
had been so badly burnnd that he died
from his injuries and the lions had
dragged off the dead body to feed on.
Dudley Ayres, A. Lenstein, George
Ling, w. g. Steele and Walter Adams
were seated in the elevator of build
ing in San Francisco, when rope
gave way, precipitating the elevator
and the occupants to the bottom OF
the shaft. Lenstein, who WAS the
worst injured, received a compound
fracture of the left leg, besides being
internally hurt. Adams had his lief.
ankle broken. Steele received bruises
on the head and body, and Ayres had
one of his ankles twisted.
VIM. Grigley was riddled with bull
lets at James S. Copeland's ranch
near Vina, Cal, by James Copeland,
Jr,, and Mr.. Hopper, whom he tried to
kill. He first stole a watch and pistol
from Copeland's house, and fired two
shots at yonng Copeland and Hopper,
missing his aim. Mrs. Copeland and
son, and Hopper took refuge in the
upper story of the Cook house, from
which they opened fire on Griglcy
killing him instantly, The coroners
! jury exonerated them.