Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-03-15

experience, but with the exception of a
few undeveloped clews, the police are
| completely in the dark as to their iden-
tlty. They secured $117.90.
On the very day of benefit given to
relieve his poverty and illness, Herr
Jacob Mueller, once one of the worlds
greatest baritone singers, died at the
German Hospital in San Francisco.
Although he was seriously Ill with dia-
betes and was known to be past a per-
manent cure, the end came rather sud-
denly, and neither his wife, Mime.
Fabbri Mueller, nor any of his friends
was at his bedside.
Little Grace Sims, two-year-old
baby girl, died at the Receiving Hospi-
tai from the effects of burns received
while playing with fire. Her body was
one great burn from head to foot. The
little child was playing with her two
older sisters, the elder of whom is not
quite years of age, in the back yard of
their house, 369 Gilbert street, and they
started a bonfire.
SAN DIEGO.
By the death of Major Francis S.
Earle, which occurred recently, the
Grand Army of the Loyal Legion loses
one of their prominent members. In
IS6O he was II member of the famous
Seventh Regiment of the New York
militia, but the next year, when
the civil war broke out, he had
moved to Michigan, when he was ap-
pointed AdjutaEt of the Fourth Regi-
ment by Colonel Woodbury.. He was
advanced to Assistant Adiutant on the
staff of General Fltz John Porter and
was with HIM at the second battle of
Bull Run. He was one of the principal
witnesses in the court-martial proceed
lngs against Porter after the war. He
lived many years in Arizona, where he
was interested in mining and where he
became department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic. He was
buried by the Grand Army post of
which he was member
SANTA CLARA.
Physicians decided that Victoria Len
noX, an orphan girl residing at 1858
North Fifth street, San Jose, is suffer-
ing from a pronounced case of small
poX. "a number of persons were ex-
posed before the character of the dis
ease was determined.
The prize for the junior farce was
awarded to the play Driven Back to
Egypt" by Larry NJ. Bowman and
Bristow Adams. The farce was given
favorable consideration over five COM
petitOrs, and is quite clever. A Jolly
sophomore learns that a Stanford pro-
lessor is going to revive a mummy in
the museum, so he decides to take the
place of the mummy and be revived.
The main plot lies in the complications
arising from the students impersona-
ton of the mummy.
SAN LUIS OBIsPO.
The earthquake shocks did consider
able damage in the section of San
Miguel. There were at least eight
different shocks felt At the Stone can
yon coal mines in Slack's canyon three
wOrkmen barely escaped with their
lives. In this neighbOrhood the earth
in many places opened il wide assures
and the stage was delayed several hours,
as it was necessary to fill many
of these places in the road. In
Cholame valley in and near Park
field, not chimney was left standing.
Everything in the general merchandise
store at Fairfield was thrown on the
floor. Several milk houses were
wrecked. Another slight shock was
felt afterwards, and in Slack's canyon
and Fairfield three distinct shocks
were noticed.
SONOMA.
Bank Commissioner John Markley of
Geyserville identified the body of the
man found floating in the laguna few
days ago as that of John Noonan Tor
Nunan who worked on the Markley
ranch the latter part of the season of
1900. He was formerly in the navy
and as far as known had no relatives on
this Coast.
SANTA CRUZ.
A man named SOlorsanO was picked
up dead by the late train two miles this
side of Chittendens station. An ex-
animation showed that the neck was
broken and there was small hole on
the right cheek like bullet hole. The
body was on the track and was pushed
along by the cowcatcher. 1t was not
known whether the death was due to
murder or suicide. He has a nephew
working at Chittenden's and sister in
San Juan.
SAN JOAQUIN.
John de RAMA, found guilty of man
slaughter in having killed his partner,
Joseph Iggia, in a dispute over the
ownership of some straw on Union
Island last November, was sentenced to
four years in San Quentin.
SHASTA.
The Keswick smelters consume about
$4,000 cords of wood a year.
Through cave at the Bully Hill
mine at Redding Rudolph Ansler, car
man, was crushed to death. Frank
Forbes leg was badly crushed and two
other men escaped uninjured. Ansler's
body will not be found until the debris
has been cleared away.
SAN MATEO.
The postoffices Blenheim and TObin
are to be discontinued and the mail will
go to Colma.
TUOLUMNE.
The gravel mines in Tuolumne county
are closed down for six weeks.
The Ophir mine in Deer Flat, is one of
the richest pocket mines in that section.