Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-24
COAST CULLINGS.
DEVOTED Principally TO WASHINGTON
TERRITORY AND CALIFORNIA.

A young man named Peter Leon
ard, of Sacramento, Cal, was caugh
between two fruit cars in a freigh
yard, and crushed to DEATH.
A son OF Morris Murphy, ID year
old, of Marysville, Cal, was accident
ally killed in drift in the old mine a
Smartsviile.
John Gore, the young man injured
by the explosion OF the boiler of {
threshing machine at Vallejo, Cal.
died from the effects of his injuries.
Won All Ly, who murdered anothe
Chinaman in San Francisco July, 1S
was arrested in All Fook's place
Chinatown, in San Jose, by Chief o.
Police Brown.
Frank Havery, an employe in the
DEM Lomond vineyard in Santa
Cruz, Cal, was shot and killed by
Carl Russ, q fellow workman. The
shooting was accidental.
II. w. Platte, well-known real es
tate dealer and pioneer resident OIL
San Jose, Cal, fell from a stepladdei
at his residence and broke his neck
dying instantly.
The east and west bound freight
trains collided at Antelope station
near Sacramento, Cal. Ten cars are
badly wrecked, and three engines dis
abled. No one as Injured.
VIM. Hood, C nduc or of a passen-
ger train, was q ushe in the chest,
while coupling cars near Vacaville,
Cal. 1t is thought his I'M uries are
fatal.
A fire broke out in the Hidden
Treasure mine. near Forest Hill, Cal
A number of miners were killed,
and some who went to their rescue
were also killed.
w. B. Howard, piano agent of
Los Angeles, Cal, deserted his wife
and children, leaving them penniless
1t was also learned that he was a de-
faulter in large amount.
John Blake, laborer, about As
years Of age, was run over and killed
by freight train at San Mateo, Cal.
He was sleeping under a hay Car, and
the train in switching ran over and
killed him.
Charles Kennetts boot and shoe
store was being burglarized at Seattle,
w. T., when the proprietor, sleeping
in the back part of the store shot
twice. The man was not hit, but was
captured by the police.
A robber stopped stage at San
Luis Obispo, Cal, containing six per
sons, made them all stand in lire, and
robbed them. He also obtained Wells,
Fargo Il Co.'s treasure box, containing
about $l 900 and made good his es.
cape.
Near Red Bluff, Cal, the clothing
OF two young Indian women, passen-
gers on the Redding local train, bound
south, caught fire in some inexplic-
able way, and in their fright they
jumped from the train, one being in
stantly killed, and the other dying
shortly after. The remains We're
buried where they were found.
Antoine Klespar, German living at
Port Kenyon, Cal, who had been
away from his family for some time,
returned, and asked his wife to live
with him. She refused, and he cut
her throat with a pocket knife Then
he came to Ferndale, procured box
OF trough on rats" took it and died in
a short time.
VIM. Bein, miser, at San Fran
cisco, left fortune of about $250,000 |
to charitable institutions, but it was
declared void, on account of law
will leaving an estate to
charitable organizations to be made
out at least thirty days before the tes-
3ators death. Bein made his will lust
,wenty-eight days before his death.
The Napa train ran into and killed
Alexander Carmichael, near Vail, 10,
Jal. He was IL years old, and, with
mother boy, ran away from home.
He was walking on the track and had
at down on rail to rest, and fell
'sleep. The engineer of the train did
lot see him in time, and he was struck
III the head, and soon died. The
'ther boy narrowly escaped.
AT Dangber's ranch, near Genoa,
Nev, band OF Washoe Indians be-
anne engaged in Il drunken quarrel.
)ne Of the band was knocked down
With club and then tramped to death.
lis head was beaten in with bricks
nd nearly every bone in his body ,
roken by the infuriated savages.
While he lay, begging for his life, half
dozen Indians were jumping up and
own upon his body until he was
hapeless mass. the murderers fled ,
D the hills and have not yet been ,
aptured.
A fatal shooting scrape occurred at !
lerced, Cal. 1t seems that man {
AIMED Williams borrowed pistol and |
Iarted out to kill Dan Donovan, {
gainst whom he had long-standing s
nudge, Failing to find him he got in +
quarrel with man named Morley. v
Villains was drunk. He fired at |
Iorley, missing him, but striking a i
IAN named Adams in the chest. @
dums died after lingering few a
ours. He was Il blacksmith, and re q
,ected 10y all. Williams was arrested, d
w ID. Ogden. of Jakimo, w. T.
as in his possession sperm whales
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