The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-03-01
COAST NEWS NOTES.
A NOVEL ESCAPE FROM THE ous-
TOMS AUTHORITIES.
A Convict's Confession-In Favor OF the
Election OF U. g. Senators by the
People Tacoma Merchants
Again victimized.

II is now high license in Oregon.
The Sacramento gambling houses have
been closed.
Spokane Falls is to have paid fire
department.
San Bernardino's citrus fair was a
grand success.
james G. Flood, Of California, died at
Heidelberg, Germany, Thursday.
Tlk office Of Chinese interpreter in the
Vancouver custom-house Is To be abol-
| ished
The defective ballots cast nj the recent
election in Nevada will be counted
John G.. Crawford, a life prisoner al
San Quentin, committed suicide Tuesday
by hanging.
| The bodies OF three unidentified men
were taken from the San Francisco bay
Thursday morning.
A franchise for a motor road from
Fresno TO the San joaquin river, eleven
miles, has been granted.
The case OF Judge Wickersham. charged
with seduction, has excited no little in
terest In Washington Territory.
Andrew 0bscense struck fat pocket
/ in the Francis mine, Mariposa county
Cal, recently, and panned out $4,000.
The California legislature has adopted
n resolution in favor OF the election of
United States Senators by the people.
II is believed that Tug Wilson, who is
charged with numbering man near
Walla Walla, recently, is innocent of the
crime.
A system of railroads covering much of
Oregon and Washington Territory is ex-
pected 10 cooperate with the Canadian
| Pacific.
Leading railroad people declare there
| is no truth in the rumor OF consolida-
ton Of the Southern Pacific and Santa
/ Fe roads.
The Chinatown squad of police Of San
Francisco, have been indicted and ar
rested for taking bribes from Chinese
gamblers.
! The white miners in the Union mine
at Comax, II. c., have quit work, owing
TO the fact that the company are employ
ing Chinese.
A company has been formed at Pomo-
ma which is planting 500 acres Of navel
oranges. The orchard will be the largest
in the world.
Fully ten thousand people witnessed
| the start OF the six-day-go-as-you-ple
race i'm the Mechanics pavilion at San
Francisco, Thursday.
There is unfeigned satisfaction ex-
pressed by the people over the prospect
OF the admission OF Washington Terri
tory into the Union.
On the preliminary examination OF
| Tug Wilson at Walla Walla, charged
with the murder of Tom Davis, the ac-
cused was discharged.
III. l.. Andrews, member of the packing
firm OF Andrews 4 Coykendall, San Josa,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head Monday.
The Monongahela steamed out of the
harbor at Vallejo Thursday, bound for
Samoa. She is heavily laden with sup
plies for the feet at that point.
ID. III. Dave, of Pomona, aged 60, while
| sliding 6nO-pound box down the wagon
on skids, fell the heavy box falling upon
his head and crushing II into jelly.
Prospere Castara and his wife, French
| Canadians, were arrested at Port Town
send last week with sixteen pounds of
opium concealed in the woman sbustle.
A bill has passed the California senate
to reimburse the o. X. and n. company
for merchandise lost in the bay OF San
Francisco by falling through a rotten
wharf.
Emma Bennett, employed as sales
woman in San Francisco store, shot
Emanuel Davis twice and then commit
ted suicide by shooting herself through
the head.
The Jury were unable to agree in the
case OF Mrs. Louise Hagenow, charged
with the murder of Annie Dorreis, the
l6-year-old girl who died at her female
hospital at San Francisco, last July.
The argument in the case of Fong
Long Dick, ended Thursday morning at
Portland, and in a short time thereafter
the Jury returned verdict of murder iii
the second degree. He will get life
sentence.
Ben Iundy, who was held in Seattle on
the charge OF smuggling Chinese and
opium, broke Jail Wednesday, and secret
ing himself in a large dry goods box was
put aboard a steamer and safely landed
at Victoria.
Special Agent Saunders was in Pendle-
ton last week investigating tn -
of Agent Coffey, in his y
the reservation. 1t
charges will be pr
but his friends ci'
vidicate hims
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