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Amador ledger., 1900-10-19

THE Republican voters and many of the Democratic yot
of Amador county have decided that this county been
controlled by the Democratic party long enough for
ing They believe conducive good government to
have either political party remain in power long
rupton might creep in after time the dominant party
might become arrogant, sewilled and domneering This
possibility the of Amador county propose prevent by
paving the way for change of administration of county
fairs years hence and to do this will be step the
right direction to Republican majority of the Board
of Supervisors This will undoubtedly be accomplished
all three of the Republican candidates for Supervisor namely
VIM Tam, Wesley NJ Amick and E. B. Moore stand an
ceent chance of election They all good men; honest
upright careful and conservative. They will their re-
specve districts with ability and give satisfaction all
cerned They are business men, and business
have the Board Now the opportunity get in the
terng wedge that will split the Democratic party twain
years hence Hit that wedge lick fellow voters.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
Order to Show Cause.

In the. Superior Court of the County of Amador
State of California.
In the matter of the estate of Charlesi Hawkins,
deceased. Order to show cause why order OF
sale of real estate should not be made
TT APPEARING TO THIS COURT BY THE
Ipetition this day presented and filed by Mary
E. Hawkins, administrative of the estate of
Charles Hawkins, deceased, that it is neces-
sary to sell the whole of the real estate of said
deceased to pay the expenses and charges OF
administration of the estate of said deceased.
1t is therefore ordered by this Court that all
persons interested in the estate of said deceas-
ed appear before the said Superior Court on
Saturday, the 18th day of October, 1900, at the
hour of ten O'Clock a. m. of said day, at the
Court Room of said Court, at the Court House
in the town of Jackson County of Amador
State of California. to show cause why an order
should not be granted to said administrative to
sell so much of said real eslate as shall be
necessary, and that a copy of this order be pub
lished four successive weeks in the Amador
Ledger, a weekly newspaper of general circula-
tion, printed and published in said county.
Done in open Court. this Sth day of Septem
ber, 1900.
9-145t R. C. RUST, Judge.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
SUPERIOR COURT.

East Central Eureka Co VS. Central Eureka Co
Order to show cause continued to Oct a. 1900
Levagg1 VS. G Gall eft al-Hearing on petit
tlon Ior order for change of venue; submitted &
lateral inheritance tax; final discharge
Estate of Chas MISUNDERSTANDING on order to
show cause.
TRIAL JURORS.
The following named taxpayers have been
drawn to serve as trial jurors, to appear in the
Superior Court on Monday, November 12, 1900 at
III O'CLOCK a. m G NJ Meek, c M Kelley, S An
cove, Rugne. Geo Upton R Lucas. A Kim
ball, John Gregory. Ben Fisher, W Felker, W
Prouty, NJ Post E Wheeler, NJ Newman. NJ
Isaacs. N Chitwood, Chas Henderson l. Mar
re, f Nayhew. Jas Norris A Cottell W H Less
ley Lambing, Thos B Greenhalgh, viii
liams Brady 81 Woodford, Merkel, Joseph
Miller II Langhorst, D Boro, MareIia, j r
DICK, = Fink Petty, Huberty D Mason
John Strohm. Lorree, S Bloom II Grimm. o
Myers, Keffer, H Burris, W Bristow, ] Phipps.
d Brown VIM Brown, Muldoon j Barton.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
Notice to Creditors.

ESTATE OF HENRY WHITING, DECEASED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
IN undersigned, executrix of the last will oi
and all persons having claims against the SAID
deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first
publication of this notice to the said Executrix
at the law office Of w. j. MCGEE and F. l.
Stewart, Marelia Building, Court ST., jackson
Amador county, California. the same being the
place for the transaction of the business Of said
estate, in said County of Amador.
Dated, October IL, 1900.
REBECCA N. WHITING.
Executrix of the last will of Henry Whiting
deceased.
Oct 12-19-26-Nov. 20 st
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
Notice of sale of Real Estate
at Private Sale.

NDER AUTHORITY OF AN ORDER OF
~ sale granted by the Superior Court of the
county OF Amador, State OF California. dated
October l3, 1900, will sell at private sale the
following described real estate:
That certain house and lot situate in the
town OF Sutter Creek, Amador County. State OF
California, and more fully described as follows:
Lot No. in Block No. l6 as set forth on the
official map of the townsite Of said town of
Sutter Creek, now on file in the office of the
County Recorder of said Amador County; said
sale will be made on or after Monday, the 5th
day of November, 1900, and bids will be received
at the office of John F. Davis, Summit street.
Jackson California. Terms of sale, ten per
cent cash at the time of sale, balance upon
confirmation by this Court
Dated, October 10, 1900.
MARY E. HAWKINS.
ADMINISTRATIVE of the Estate
of Charles Hawkins, deceased.
JOHN F. DAVIS, Attorney for Admx. l019-3t
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19

If will take the pains to read the political history OF
1854 will ascertain how shamefully the Democrats
abused Abraham Lnco and yet they pretend love
his memory, and audacously invite Lincoln Republicans to
vote for Mr.. Bryan,
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
MARRIED,

BURNS-TRAXLER.-A the Catholic church
jackson, Cal, Oct 49, 1900, James Burns and
Miss Clar Traxler
TAYLOR-ANTHONY - At San Francisco
Cal, Oct. 10, 1900, by Rev. John Wilson
Frank A. Taylor of jackson. and Miss Sarah
Olivia May Anthony.
BENTLEY-JACK.-A San Francisco. Cal
Oct. TO- 1900. by Rev. John A B. Wilson, James
L. Bentley of Sutter Creek, and Henrietta w
Jack of San Jose.
CThe LEDGER" extends hearty congrstula-
tions to ALL
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
On Every Bottle

OF Shiloh's Consumption cure is this guaran-
tee: "All we ask of you is to use two-thirds of
the contents of this bottle faithfully, then If
you can say you are not benefited, return the
bottle to your druggist and he may refund the
price paid" Price paid 25c, SOC and ST. For
sale by A. Goldner, Druggist
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
How Is Your Wife,

Has she lost her beauty? If so constipation
indigestion, sick headache, are the principal
causes, Karl's Glover Root Tea has cured these
ills for half a century. Price CSC and Soc
Money refunded if results are not satisfactory
For sale by A. Goldner, Druggist
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
You Try It.

If Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure,
which is sold for the small price of 25c, SOC and
ST. does not cure, take the bottle back and we
will refund your money. Sold for over fifty
Years on this guarantee. Price 25c and 5Oc
For sale by A. Goldner. the Druggist.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
DIED.

LAVEZO.-At jackson, Cal, Oct IA, 1900, Jia-
como Lavezo, aged 30 years, native of Italy.
DANERI.-At Sutter Creek, Cal, Oct, IA 1900,
James Daneri, aged As years, native of Italy.
PEEK AT San Jose, Cal. Oct. 49, 1900, Mrs.
Harry Peek, aged about As years, native of
California.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19

I STOCKS, BONDS AND SECURITIES
BOUGHT OR SOLD BY
PORTER & CHENEY,
| MEMBER PRODUCERS OIL EXCHANGE.
| STOCK BROKERS,
| $50 California Street.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19

IF there is any one who believes the Gold Stand
ard is good thing, or that it must be maintained,
l want him not to cast his vote for me, because I
promise him it will not be maintained in this coun-
try longer than am able to get rid of "-W J. Bryan
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
Uncalled-for Letters.

Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Jackson, Cal, Postofice, for the week
ending October 10, 1900:
Mr Casare Robert Dorothy
Enrlco Mar1otn Mrs A Weller az
PARSONS l. Langford
Joe Repucci (2) Reith & Alden
Lousia B
G. g. FOLGER. Postmaster.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19

Ladies' umbrella drawers, 45c, at
Red Front. 8-24-tf
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19

Ladies' fine muslin drawers 2Oc, at
Red Front. S-24-tf
Amador ledger., 1900-10-19
l. L. GODFREY
BUILDER, JOINER and WORKER IN WOODS

water Streeb, jackson
is PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS OF
Il plain or ornamental work. Bookcases,
Wardrobes, Commodes, ETC., turned out in the
most skillful manner. Window Screens and
Blinds made in short order. Orders from the
country attended to promptly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-18
u. GROSS, Managers of Ests
BANICAN BUILDING.

Not only this, BUT. as is attested by the
latest official annual, there are forty-
four marshals--that IL to say, eleven
times more. according to this report.
than there are in the rest of the world.
There are forty-six viziers. all with
the rank of marshal. and there are
eighty members of the council OF state,
as many. that Is. as in France and Ger
many put together. And az the ma
jority of these high officials receive
from the treasury double. and some
times, treble, the amount OF their sal
aries, the financial embarrassment N
the empire is but natural. and one
understands how II happens that the
diplomatic corps is left for third year
unpaid--a fact unknown even during
the Russo-Turkish war;
Such are some OF the act- contained
in this loyal report. The conclusion is
the only logical one-to wit, that no
commission in the world will be able
TO remedy the situation-'and it in well
known that the Sultan has appointed
various commissions at different times
on the pretense of solving these diff
culties: that no budget can be concoct-
ed dealing with these abuses unless
IL be preceded by wholesale clearance
of these parasites. After this expose.
the report erds as follows:
Such, SIRE is the exact truth. The
Hadith says, the faithful one is he
who dares speak the truth to a SOW
ereign: the traitor is he who conceals
~. He Is doubly traitor who conceals
IL in hattery.'"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-18
TURKISH FINANCES.

That there Is something rotten in the
state OF Turkey has too long been COM
monplace To European observers. but,
as the readers of the Times" will have
noted, more especially in the episode or
the flight of Mahmund Pasha and the
embarrassments OF the Turkish Am
bassador in Berlin, the Ottoman ON
cials themselves are becoming alive 10
this condition of things. Ii is no longer
a revolutionary band, the party of the
Young Turks which is manifesting an
effective desire for reform, and L am
now able to furnish the essential pass
ages in a characteristic demonstration
of this sort. Evidently the feeling
which has inspired the following docu-
ment is no longer merely platonic. for
Ii In the report OF the Consul-General
of the Ottoman Empire in Brussels,
Emin Arslan Effendi. to the sultan.
1t appears that last year this official
sent to Abdul Hamid a detailed report
of the sufferings of the peasant popu-
lation in certain of the richest provin-
ces of the empire, owing to the heavy
burden of taxation and the arbitrary
methods OF the farmers OF revenue,
says the London Times. He. pointed
out how the Mohammedan peasants are
chatting under the present situation
end how. being unable TO obtain the
ear of his Majesty, they were cutting
down their trees. tearing up their
vines. leaving their lands uncultivated
and even emigrating I'M vast numbers
beyond the seas. America. alone. he
said, contained more than 100000 Sy-
rian emigrants, "a third Of whom were
Mohammedans Never i'm the history
OF Islam has such thing occurred
This official now goes on i'm his pres
ent report-somewhat ingenuously per-
haps considering the difficulty of
bringing any document OF the sort to
the Sultan's attention-to dwell upon
the dangers already alluded to by NAH
mud Pasha, who. it will be temem-
bered. insisted in his interview. in the
Times" upon the fantastic salaries
given to such high officials as Mukhtar
Pashs. and To speak OF the Grand Viz
fer who received. respectively, four
times more than Lord Cromer and
twice as much as Lord Salisbury as sti-
pends The military have invaded the
diplomatic corps. where all receive. be-
sides their regular salaries as officers.
the stipend Of minister or Of an am
bassador They have in many cases
taken the places OF competent men
trained i'm the diplomatic service, who
themselves. in recognition Of their COM
pliance on handing over their duties to
army officers quite unfit for diplomatic
posts, receive today salaries larger
than when they were IN active service.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-18

hands so Il could not breathe. and roll
ing about 10 avoid kicks. Crewdson
tried 10 cut Its guliet. This he could
not do at first. so took the knife with
my left hand, holding the neck with
my right. and dug the blade under the
uplifted wing. Ii took effect. and the
wing seemed TO lose force, but the blade
OF my knife was broken, leaving half
in the bird.
II threw Crewdson the knife. and he
opened another blade and managed TO
cut the gullet. The thing was nearly
stified, and, feeling the knife II gave
a last and awful struggle. and I real
~ feared I should be beaten. However.
\ also put forth last effort. and grad
ually the kicks and the struggles sub
sided loosened my grip and let the
blood fiow. and when | thought Il was
pretty FAR gone Jumped up and
Joined Crewd-on.
Even then &c made q wild attempt
TO rise. but could not. Covered with
sfirt and blood. We plucked a few festh-
ers. thanked the Lord FOR life. and
trsmped TO Arundel, and arrived truly
tired out.
'The station master told us that IN
ninety nine cases out OF a hundred the
ostrich would have killed me. He says
there IL not,a nsr IN fhe country who
would ATTEMPT q d Ehst di&"<
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-18

weapon We had-and as the wretched
thing went crcling around us. getting
nearer and nearer. / suggested TO
Crewdson that II We came 10 close
quarters its neck would he our only
chance (ts body was higher than my
head) 1t came on me hike a whirlwind.
i did not Wait for II to reach me-in
which case II would have pecked out
my eyes and struck me with it's claws.
probably tearing my chest open, but
sprang TO meet IL.
Death seemed absolutely certain,
and though my nerves were set, and as
II were. I mentally gave UP my life,
met the bird with "A thud. With both
hands caught its neck before Il could
lift q foot TO strike. We both rolled
over. ana Win strength given Ine at
the moment A clung 90 its neck until
csnbe up top-doe But qhen. with flill
fury. IL began so kick. and had ] re-
oeiyed a fun blow I should have prob
ably died but hugged too closely TO
~ ard thoo wr'~sled on It's back, 40
that a. kicked into the air away from
me and 4 oniy isot a short arm blow
and received bruises instead of
wounds.
"Crewdson did not know whether
was alive or dad st nrst. but AZ my
shouts. brouehii nnr knife, and while
was gripping It's throat with both
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-18
The Cost VioM.

II was nearly a month since the viii
layers had mourned with old Peter. as
his beautiful daughter, Lotta, was laid
to her eternal rest. The old man had
not been himself since. and so deeply
had his loss affected him that until
now he had not dared, for the sake OF
his self-control, to gather UP her
small possessions and carefully lay
them In the quaint oak chest, TO which
her mothers had been consigned so
many years ago. 1t was a bitterly hard
task. but he felt that he must do It.
As one by one the tiny shoes and
dainty ribbons, all the belongings of a
young girl were kissed and put away
Peter felt his eyes full of tears,and his
heart breaking. All. here was the vio-
lin, "Lotta's soul'-a poetic villager
had called it-and her fathers delight.
How she had made IL sing, cry, laugh,
at her will. How often had the age
stained walls of Peters humble home
rung to its music--sweet, solemn, sad,
bubbiing over with Joy. deep with pas
sion. as Lotta would have il.
Peter reverently unwrapped the silk
en- folds about it, and as he did so a
bit OF paper fell into his hand. On II
were these words, in Lottas writing:
Father. dear, please give Gottfried
my VIOLIN" The old man stared at II
aurned the paper over half-stupidly,
as IL to see what might be on the other
side. then, with a quick gesture. nung
it, crumpled, to the floor, and angrily
stamped on II. Dearly as he loved her,
he was angry with his dead Lotta.
How had she dared TO wish that the
precious violin should go To Gottfrfed,
whom he hated-hated, and she knew
ha
he was so designing and plotting al
ways, and would have taken Lotta
from her father TO be his wife! Peter
sat I'm an angry mood for many hours.
and did not sleep that night.
The next morning. before the sun
had reused Itself. and while the village
was asleep, Peter rose and began get
ting together his few belongings. He
would leave forever behind him this
miserable place. where all the neigh
bors were in league against him. He
shortly accomplished his object, and.
after piling his possessions into the lit
tie cart which his faithful pony drew.
he departed, and no man saw him go.
AS the day went by. there were COM
ments upon the absence'of smoke from
Peters chimney, and finally Gottfried.
ever thoughtful OF his neighbor's well
fare. amounted the little hill and tap
nd at Peters door. No answer-he
vontured 10 push aside the thick screen
q vines and peep inside the little win
dow pane. Perceivlng that the furni-
cure was gone. he hesitated no longer.
but entered. Bit by Bit he realized that
Peter had gone and left no ciew be-
mind him. He saw IL all. FOR he knew
how the old man disliked hm-it was
not clear TO his simple mind just why.
sxcept that n. loved Lotta So dearly
AZ 10 daspleass her father. And Lotta
had once said to Gottfried. az he sat
listening 20 her violin's dreamy music.
"Gottfricd. thou shalt have my violin
u,hen I die. IL may remind thee OF lit
III. Lotta." Astonished. but with tear
fpl eyes he had begged her TO cease
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-18
"SkINNy'S FINISH" TO
Be GIVEN At KEITH'S,

No one who saw "Sklnny's Finish"
that remarkable ''slang classic" pre-
sented some months ago at Keith's by
Eva Williams and Jack Tucker can
have forgotten II; and the announce
ment that IL will be a leading feature
at Kenh's next week will be very
pleasing TO hundreds OF theatre goers
a dlminutive woman, with wistfuI
face and gentle voice. who speaks the
argot of the tenement home bred girl
i'm "Skinny's Finish" and makes every
point OF her delicious comedy as no one
else in that line Of work on the stage
today. Jack Tucker impersonates a
number of characters, and does them
all well, and he introduces several
speclaltes that are good enough
10 form an act OF themselves.
The charm in Miss Williams embod-
iment of this feminine type of the low
er ten millions in her ABILITY To convey
the idea Of innate goodness I'm the girl.
despite her slang and her positive fa-
miiarfty with the seamiest side of
life. Her unforced naturalncps in ex-
pressing the jocular spirit OF youth
full nature in sordid reneilent sur
roundings Is equaled by her skill in
showing the sincerity OF the emotional
and pathetic side OF that nature. when
N is made forlorn by the arrest OF the
gIrl's sweetheart for stealing bunch
OF flowers for her.
There Is genuine feeling and good
art in such acting as this. II H. signih-
cant that the pathos I'm ~ makes as
deep an impression upon the audience
as the comic phase OF VI.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-18

abandon his faint clew TO the old mans
whereabouts, and he found employ
ment in Doctors Office, where he had
by degrees been promoted. Now he
was prosperous physician, and he had
never tagged in his search for Peter.
But now he was found, and had died in
such misery as made Gottfried shud-
der--Lotta's father TO pass his old age
in such a place. And the violin, that
was gone-gone, and he would never see
il again.
People knew Or. Hardin as a clever
man. but diffident. His one passion
was violin music. his one hobby collect
ing old violins, and, indeed. he knew
them as few did. He became moody,
often absentminded, after that visit to
the slums, and freauented little Italian
violin shops and tiny German music
stores more than ever. After a few
years people began 10 whisper IL about
that he was mot quite well balanced
you know" and looked with pity on his
eccentricities.
One clustering November day Gott-
fried. more thinly clad than was wise,
and with his white hair strangely dis
ordered above his fine dark eyes. step
ped into Marcis little shop and re-
quested leave to examine his newest
lot of violms The amiable italian was
only too glad to have the signor doc
tor, who knew so much of instruments
look over all the yiolins that came in,
and this was Gottfried's one dissipa-
ton. He soon became absorbed in it,,
and Marci hung on his words of ap-
proval or criticism, meaning TO save
some phrases 10 repeat to prospective
customers.
This one" he would say, els very
beautifully modeled-notice the neck,
but not so old as IT is dated. And this"
as he drew the bow over the strings.
"a noble instrument, and OF beautiful
tone. Genuine, too, rare thing. Az"
The tone was unmistakably one Of
rapture.
Gottfried had taken up an exquisite
little violin. and was almost caressing
il in his excitement. His eyes glistened.
and his breath came fast. have
found IT." he gasped, and tried IL with
his bow. A weird and most beautiful
melody vibuated from the dusty
strings. and Gottfried played. uncon-
scious OF everything. Now low and
wonderfully sweet. now piercingly high
and tense with passion. now dreamy
and fun OF love, the language OF the
mans heart sung wildly out in the
voice OF the violin.
Gottfried bent yet lower over it,while
its mournful response hlIed the dark
little shop. and Marci silenced his To-
auacious wife before she could inter-
rupt the wonderful playing. The listen
ers stood as N fascinated. while the
music swelled louder and louder with
the vioiinist's grief. Suddenly Gottfried
stopped playing; he looked up. and a
sort OF glory made his wrinkled face
beautiful. Lolita! Iotta" he cried. In
wonder and stretched out one trem-
bling hani. Then he fell forward on
the foor-dead with the marvellous
smile stili on his face. The violin lay
beside him. broken into hundred
pieces Marian Bird In Los Angeles
Times.