Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-21
Observation-Disclosures
| CURRENT NEWS !
CALIFORNIA.
ALAMEDA.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

ALAMEDA.
Miss Ida Curtis, a recognized preach
er in the Friends church, who resides
at Niles, will supply the Congregational
churches at Niles and Decoto during
the absence of Rev. E. d. Niles, who
will spend the month of June at Red
lands.
The gas works at Livermore, owing
to differences between conflicting in
terests, were attached by the sheriff.
Superintendent H. F. Blackford re-
sented turning the plant over to the
sheriff representative and it was taken
possession of by force. Some of the
most important machinery was re-
moved from the works and stored in a
warehouse near by. 1t is expected that
the action which has been taken by the
Mendenhall interests will result in
lengthy litigation, and in the meantime
the customers of the gas company will
be compelled to use some other illum-
inant.
Ell DORADO.
The work of taking down the old
Taylor mine mill in Ell Dorado county
has been commenced. 1t will be re-
moved to the Three Stars mine, near
FRESNO.
The discovery has Just been made
| that as result of flaw in the framing
of the new charter, Fresno will be for
three weeks without city government.
A new set of officers under the new
charter was elected, and the provisions
of the charter, as approved by the Leg
islature and now a law, requires that
the newly elected officers should qualify
on June 18th. But the present charter
continued in force till June 9th, conse-
quently the old officers were legislated
out of office while the new ones cannot
come in. Action in the matter has
been deferred until July Sth.
HUMBOLDT.
A company is now making arrange
ments to place dredger in McAdams
creek, to clean up the bedrock gravel
of that stream, so difficult to handle by
any other process on account of the
great quantity of water in the ground.
LOS ANGELES.
w. B. Snyder, prominent rancher
at Pomona, was struck by Southern
Pacific passenger train and killed. The
accident occurred in the outskirts of
Pomona. Snyder, who was about Is
years of age, was walking on the track
toward the approaching train. Hesaw
his danger in time to get out of the way,
but slipped and fell just as he was about
to step off the track.
Forty-four thousand pounds of toma-
toes were shipped from Hollywood to
San Francisco, and during the last pre-
ceding steamer days 10000 pounds
were shipped to the same place. Hol-
lywood is situated in the famous FROST
less foothill belt known as Cahuenga
valley, extending from the northwest
ern limits of Los Angeles to Santa
Monica.
LASSEN.
Thomas Watson, an old rancher who
has lived in Honey Lake valley many
years, was shot to death by Ben Weis-
enberger. Weisenberger is miner.
He had a lease of some ground from
Watson for placer mining about a
quarter of a mile from Watson's house.
Watson and Weisenberger had disa-
greement as to their respective rights
and Watson wanted mining stopped.
After the shooting Weisenberger went
to Susanville and gave himself up.
not loaded when Watson attacked him;
that he tried to shoot and found that it
was not loaded, but he happened to
have shell in his pocket and fired
once. while Watson fired several times.
The other side claims he fired twice,
Watson only once. The trouble had
been brewing for some time, and grew
out of disagreement as to the right to
r1co tho and poina
MODOC.
Gus Williams, % years old, son of a
| Well-tO-dO sheep owner of AlturaS, was
accidentally shot and killed by Captain
John Jones. Jones was showing Mrs.
| Williams that the rifle was not loaded,
when it was discharged, the bullet
piercing young Williams brain while
he was seated at breakfast. He had
premOnition of death. He was to have
been married in few weeks to Miss
Maud Cantrell. She stated that OH
leaving her at her home the night be-
fore after dance, he said: "God-by, I
never expect to see you again. | fear
Pm going to be killed."
MENDoCINo.
The sufferers of the Willitts fire have
been supplied with Government tents
by order of Governor Gage.
MERGED.
| The one-year-old son of L. M. Morri-
son, foreman of one of the ranches of
Miller & Lux, died from the effects of
eating cobalt. The child reached the
table on which the fly poison lay and
ate so much that by the time he could
be brought to town he was beyond med
| ical aid. The Morrison family is from
Gilroy.
MONTERREY.
The midnight saloon closing ordin-
ance which has been in effect in Mon
terey for the past six months has been
repealed by the City Council.
Representatives of syndicate of San
Francisco and Eastern capitalists have
been at Monterey investigating the
practicabillty of establishing a gas
plant in that town to supply light and
heat for Monterey and Pacific Grove.
1t is stated that if the requisite conces-
sions can be obtained from the city
and from property owners a $40, 900
plant will be erected in the near future.
| NEVADA.
| The Yellow Diamond mine, some
times called the Ragon, in the Indian
Flat district, is to be started up. Sew
eral years ago this mine was worked
for short time, and it paid very well.
PLACER.
Rev. Mr.. Burgess, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Auburn, was pre-
sented with a purse of $50 ON the eve of
his departure for trip to the Yosemite.
| SAN FRANCISCO.