Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-11
COAST CULLINGS.
DEVOTED PRINCIPALLY TO WASHINGTON
TERRITORY AND CALIFORNIA.

r An Italian miner, Giovanni Govesg
/" liza, while rolling logs as the Zeile min
e at Jackson, Cal, was sunstruck, ant
IF died three hoHrs afterward.
John Boone, a sailor, who came u
: Tacoma, w. r., from San Pedro, Cal
n became intoxicated and was run owe
). and killed in Northern Pacific yards
a A Chinaman. an employee on tn,
Southern Pacific at MERGED, Cal.
while attempting to jump on freigh
: tain, slipped and fell, the cars passing
) over both his legs near the thigh.
A young man named Ernest Stays;
was accidentally shot at Pasade Ia
Cal, by rifle in his own hands Will,
taking it out OF n wagon. He dice
; almost instantly.
Nj. Trayner was arrested at Loi
Angeles, Cal, on suspicion of shoot
ing w. Eiman. The victim will prob
ably die. The cause of the shooting
is still unknown.
/ Frank Beaumont assaulted Frank
Cox, at Peantano, Cal, who shot him
the bullet entering Beaumont's throat
and coming out at the back of the
neck, severing the spine.
Sam Probst, the 9.year-old son OF b.
Probst, of Colusa, Cal, fell off the
river bank adjoining the town and
was drowned. The body has been re-
covered.
Fried Babe, 81 years old, was
drowned at Stockton, Cal, while bath
ing in Stockton channel. From his
actions, AS seen by people on yacht,
1T is supposed he was seized with
cramps.
AT Fairbank station, near Nogales,
| Ariz., Sam and George McLaren, sa-
loon keepers, got into a quarrel with a
Mexican over the price Of drink.
The two saloon-keepers fired seven
shots into the Mexican, killing him.
Both men were arrested.
Henry Clay Brown, a ranchman
while sitting asleep on the track near
San Fernand 10 station, CAL, was struck
by the overland express. On account
OF curve he was not seen till the
train was upon him. He was taken
to Los Angeles hospital, where the in
Jurles were pronounced fatal.
Daring buggy ride at Sacramento,
Cal. with Jack McGrath, Miss
Hattie Trunnely. feeling pistol in
McGrath's coat, attempted to pull it
out from his pocket. The pistol was
discharged, and the ball lacerated the
bones of one of Miss Trunnely's
hands and passed through the other.
DR.. Richard l.. Pinching, a promi
nent physician and surgeon of San
Francisco, was burned to death al
Cherry Greek, New, where be had
been spending two months vacation
with the family of friend. The ia
tai accident occurred in the early
morning.
The loss by the fire at Stockton.
Cal, was about 100000; insurance
about 100000. The Shippee Agricul-
tural Works, which used the burned
building for warehouse, had about
fifty combined harvesters stored there.
and number of grain cleaners, all OF
which were burned.
An ola gentleman named Z. j. |
Palmer, who died at National City,
Cal, has in accordance with implicit
instructions left by him, had his body
put in heavy weighted coffin, carried |
out to sea, and after appropriate
funeral ceremonies, consigned to the
bottom of the Pacific.
In some localities in Mexico the
people are suffering plague in the
way of an invasion of rats, which go
into towns and villages in large mum
bers, destroying nearly everything in
the way. In some instances destruc-
tive CONGREGATIONS have been started
by rats getting into places where
matches are kept, and setting fire to
houses.
An autopsy was held in the case of
John Moata, the lodging house keeper
who was beaten by Carl Foustson,
sailor, and died, at San Francisco.
The autopsy showed that death was
caused by erysipelas, but the disease
was not due to the blows given by
Foustson. A warrant will not be is
sued Tor the arrest of the latter, who
IS now on his way to Tacoma.
Two youthful horse thieves were
captured at Seattle, w. L. Three of
hem had stolen three valuable horses
and taken to the woods, where the
boys and horses were found by VIM.
Bunch, owne, of the horses. One of
,he boys ran, but the others were
urned over to the police and were
ater severely lectured by the Judge
md allowed to go, as neither was over
~ years OF age. The boys names are
10 Jandos, Charlie Dietzel and Eddie
ieorge.
Arthur w. Dickens, who is believed
o be nephew OF Charles Dickens,
he English novelist, was found dead t
II his room at Los Angeles, Cal, with t
bullet hole IN his right temple. He i
anne here from Denver, Col, about q
ear ago. He lett letter saving he q
vas perfectly sane when about to take
us life, and that having lived over /
ity years as Bohemian, being wear, a
life, and tipding his financial lela- {
ions straitened, he takes this way of 0
diving the problem. &
Arthur Pesqueira, aged about 10
ears, committed suicide at Nogales,
Iriz, by shooting himself through tn,
cad with Il revolver. He expired in. |