The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-11
COAST cuLLlNos.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California.

cttNe AfAet kcototeu) anu Junn MAN
lon, when the latter stabbed Trast
three tiinHs, and IL il thought he will
die.
AT Tfuekee, Cal, special train
loaded with oranges aan into freight
train at tunnel i3. Both engines aud
several cars were badly smashed and
llliy feet Of snow shed was knocked
down.
A Southern Pacific passenger engine
in turning on the table at Santa Ana,
N. NJ ran by the table and collided
with a freight engine in the round
house, demoiishing the roundhouse
and Ipikht engine.
John h. White was stabbed and
killed az Big Pine, Cal, by w. II. q.
elliott. White was an uncle OF El.
liott's divorced wife, and il is claimed
that he was stabbed for offering pro
lection 10 his niece. Elliott asked 10
be arrested.
Az Los Angeles, Cal while Mrs
Mofleto was driving into the city tn,
horse took fright and she was thrown
from the buggy. Her dress canght in
the axle and she was dragged some
distance. PORTIONS OF ssalp we're torn
from each side OF her head and her
right arm broken.
While driving along a road seven
miles south OF Santa Cruz, Cal, three
boys were thrown from wagon, by
the hMse baking, over n sixty foot
clin. Vincente Garcia, twelve years
old, was killed Manuel Smith, six
years old was seriously injured, and
John Smith, four years old, escaped
miraculously without injury.
Pedro Pine, a Nj xican, and Joseph
Silva, Portuguese quarreled ON a
sheep ranch near Los Corrillos, N. NJ,
over the right Of possession OF some
land, when Silva drew pistol aud
shot Pine through the jaw. The lat
Ter returned the fire, aud shot Silva
through the brain, killing him in
stantly. Pine will probably recover.
A passenger train ON the Inter
Oceanic railway was stopped and
robbed by band of fourteen high
waymen, three miles beyond Irolo, OF
Mexico. The passengers and train
men were systematically robbed. The
company lost over $1,000 from the
treasure box. II is presumed this is
the same band that entered Ameca-
meet recently, and that plundered the
Chatbaac ranch in the state of Pueblo.
A con oI VIM. Bent, who keeps a
saloon IN San Francisco, was drowned
AZ the entrance of the ferry slip. He
was in boat near the end OF the
wharf when the steamer Donahue
came in, and the waves caused by the
steamer swinging into the slip caused
the boy's boat 20 capsize. A yacht
saw the accident aud went o his res
cue, but accidentally ran islt over
him. The Lad sank and was drowned
A shooting affray occurred at Oak.
lamd. CAL, which resulted I'm the death
or john phelan, = tailor. IL seeras
that Pheian was out with two COM
paniona, and met Bca Litchenstein,
another tailor. They had some angry
wo4ais about the price of work. Phelan
accused the other tailor of taking
work from him BY doing il at cheaper
rates. Litchenstein denied this, and
things were smoothed over, and all
parties took drink in neighbvring
saloon. Phelan than struck Litchen-
stein in the face. The assaulted tailor
went away. but quickly returned with
a revolver and shot Phelan in the left
breast, the bullet entering his heart
Phelan died in kfteen minutes after
reaching the hospital.
Terrence Mullen, convicted OF per
| Jury i'm connection with an entry Of
public lands in Southern New Mex
leo, was brought from Los Cruces and
placed in the penitentiary. He is un-
der sentence OF the United States
court 10 serve four years at hard labor
and pay fine Of $1,000. Mullen ie
the one who concocted the scheme to
steal the body of Abraham Lincoln,
and hold it for ransom. The plot was
disclosed bv one Of his associates, and
he was caught in the act Of carrying
of the body, for which he served one
one and one-half years in the Illinois
prison.
A few days ago a gentleman from
Fresno registered at one Of the princi-
pal hotels in San Francisso, but as
there were no rooms vacant at the
time be was told to return in the al
/ terpoon. His luck was no better on
his return. He was little indignant,
and told the clerk at the desk that he
would stop there anyhow, and offered
i 10 back his boast with 500. Among
the guest at the hotel was young
lady from the same town as the gen.
tleman, and for whom he had liking.
He went 20 the young lady, told his
predicanlent aud determination, and
asked the young lady TO marry him.
She consented, and together they went
to the parson and were married. 1t is
sufficient TO say that the gentleman
made good his boast.
Some nine months ago Miss Laura
Webster, young lady living in Santa
Clara county, CAL, received severe
fright while visiting her sister in VIC
toria, b. G. She was in good health
at the timc, but a few days later
she sank into a deep sleep. Shortly
| sitter her affiiction she was taken u
San Jose, where she now resides, and
during the trance the only nourish-
ment she received was forced down
her throat. Her breathing was barely
perceptible, and her limbs, when
placed in a certain position, would re-
main rigid until changed by an at
tendant She lies with her eyes closed
but will reply to questions, when re-
peated several times. During the last
few weeks her condition has improved
fo~,,s;1a~o t,lr S,,d tho ,,hvsioiapa in af.