The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-13
COAST cuLLINes.
Devoted Principally TO Washington
Territory and California.


train in Sacramento.
An unknown tramp was killed by a
train near Gilroy, Cal.
j. l.. Smith was shot and instantly
killed by his wife at HALEY. Idaho.
/ Frank Thompson committed suicide
at Los Angeles by cutting his throat
| There 259 dogs of various breeds on
exhibition at the San Francisco bench
| show.
L. G. Geiser, ticket agent at Tacoma
was bound and gagged, and the Office
robbed of $243
A man named Edward Newer was
run over and killed by a freight train
at MERGED, Cal.
Annie Westerfield, two years old
was run over and killed by a train al
San Francisco.
Col. Robert g. Ingersoll, wife and
two daughters are on a three months
tour in California.
Manuela Gomez, a Mexican woman,
was fatally injured by a runaway team
near Los Angeles.
An old man named Peter Olsen was
kicked and fatally injured by horse
in San Francisco.
Cash on hand in the United States
Sub-Treasury at San Francisco on
March 81 was S55, 10000.
The streets of Traver. Cal, were
flooded 10 depth of two feet, from a
break in the levee of the rs canal.
Lottie, the four-year-old daughter OF
| II G,ofs,. Of rhsn1 ~ Wac l-.l1asl
by ssek of wheat falling upon her.
Gus Hanson a sailor on the schooner
Robert and Jennie, fell overheard and
was drowned in San Francisco bay.
Enoch G. Kellogg fell down a chute
in the Lexington mine. at Butte, Mon
tana, a distance of 100 feet and was
instantly killed.
Mrs. Pyle and Jenny Heller and
John Hern, her sons, were arrested at
Walla Walla, charged with setting fire
to the Aurora hotel in that city.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Tash
was killed in runaway accident near
Sacramento. The parents were taking
the baby 10 church to have it baptized.
Jenny Kimball, young artist, COM
mitted suicide at Cotton, Cal, by tax
ing morphine. The Coroner's jury
found that the cause was unrequited
love.
Frank Nedro captured a shark on
the beach on Guemes island, w. T.,
which measured seven feet in length
and weighed between 200 and 300
pounds.
A Walla Walla paper says it is
rumored that John Steinbach and John
Edgar, who went out on winters
hunt, were found in the John Day
country frozen to death.
The work on the Ilwaco & Shoal-
water Bay Railroad includes 5000 feet
of trestle and roadway at Ilwsco, 1,00O
ieet along the line, and the removal oi
5000 cubic yards of earth.
Hattie woolstein, while on trial al
Los Angeles for the murder of Doc
Harlan, attempted to commit suicide
in Jail by knotting handkerchief
about her neck and fastening it to q
! bar. The noise of her choking attracted
attention and the attempt failed.
Joseph Shannon was shot and killed
near STEAMBOAT Spri.gs, Nevada, by
Charless Grappe. Shannon was ths
owner OF the mine he was developing
and his slayer was working with hin
on shares. The tragedy was the re
suit of dispute over the management
of the mine.
The election held at Willows, Cal.
/ 20 issue $1s0, 600 worth of bonds, undel
! the Wright bill, was carried by vot'
, Of seven to one. This will construct /
ditch this coming summer sixty fee
{ wide, five feet deep and fifty mile
|. long, and VIII put under irrigation
100000 acres, with abundant waite
. from the Sacramento river.
8 At Centraia, w. T., the 9-year-oll
6 daughter of Mr. Beach, while out play
:. ing with other children, took q newly
e sharpened butcher-knife to cut
e switch. While returning to the hous
j with the knife she slipped and fel
upon the point ef it, which pierced he
: breast near the heart. She lived bu
n a minute, dying without a struggle.
A collision occurred on the South
. ern Pacific road near San Fernando
Cal. Westfield, engineer of a cor
struction train, and Brooks, fireman c
= freight train, were killed. Enginee
= Teasle, of the freight, had leg g
: badly crushed that amputation will b
: necessary. Fitzgerald and Gegori.
. graders, were badly hurt,and Bernardo
! a Mexican, was probably fatally il
= jured. Three large engines and man
cars were totally wrecked.
h The steamer Bob Irving, engaged i
e general transportation and town
e business, WAS blown to pieces on til
" Skagit river by the explosion of he
g boiler. The steamer Lily happened
d be in hearing distance at the time, an
d went to the Irving's assistance.
o. s9as found that the latter was wrecke'
es, afd that by the explosion the mast'
nd and vsner-Captain Olney-and h
ng fireman nd been killed. The enginee
nd deck hand an Chinese cook wei
cir badly injured. The teamer was loade
to with hay and oats, wf.ah were sea
les tered in every direction. The boil,
he was hurled completely out of he bo.
ere and lodged on the bank of the-ive
en- The head of the captain was sever
ng from his body. No traces could
cir found of the remains OF the tiremi
he There is some doubt as to the cause
zen the explosion, but it is believed u
er- the water in the boiler was allowed
ere get too low. The report of the exI
ub- sion was heard for some miles in
surrounding country.
hrs, lis time money!" asked a gen
a man of jeweler. ut is said to b
d's "Well. l bought this watch here
ing months ago. and it has gained ii
8 enough to pay for itself"-Carl Pr
lns <Ps Weekly.