Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-03-01

nothing, he opened his eyes and said
he did not know anything about the
robberies. So far there is little evil
dence against the prisoner.
Misfortune at the racetrack and fear
of exposure are the reasons given by
Marvin Ford, young man of previous
good character, for committing one OF
the most desperate crimes known in the
history of the Police Department. At
noon, on a crowded street, he knocked
down defenseless Chinese messenger
and robbed him of a sack of coin which
he was taking to his employer. The
deed so unnerved Ford that his captare
was effected few minutes later with
out difficulty.
A midnight shooting took place in
the Chicago beer hall at the corner of
Third and Howard streets, and Ed.
ward Barry, plumber, was fatally
wounded. He was taken to the Re
ceiving Hospital. L. Edwards, the
keeper of the gaming tables in the sa-
loon, fired the fatal shot in a room
crowded with men. Edwards, it is
claimed by some, fired into a crowd
that was bent on making a trough
AAOSoS1 OthClo dSoCIU UllttU IIu-
wards aimed at Barry.
Alexander Meade, chief forecast Off
Ger of the United States Weather Bu-
reau, has received word from Washing
ton that the bill containing provisions
for the improvement of the Weather
Bureau has passed both houses of Con-
gress. This means direct communion
ton between San Francisco and the
Tatoosh island, a Weather Bureau
observatory at Point Reyes, the eleva-
ton of the San Francisco office to one
of the highest importance and the pro-
motion of McAdie, which comes as a
fitting recognition of his work since he
assumed charge of the Pacific Coast
station.
SHASTA.
Shasta is the leading mineral produc-
ing county IN the State.
SAN MATEo.
The Southern Pacific Company has
begun suit in the Superior Court to
condemn piece of land near Belmont
to be used for the double track. 1t is
understood that there is difference of
$1,000 between the estimates of the
and the railroad company.
This is the first condemnation suit
in San Mateo county.
SAN DIEGO.
Herbert Reed, private of Company
ii, Eighth Artillery, stationed at San
Diego, attempted to commit suicide by
shooting himself with rifle. He sue
ceeded in putting a ball through the
deshy part of the left shoulder. He
will recover.
The prospects of an immense crop of
honey in San Diego county this year
are excellent. 1t will need only few
late rains to give the county the biggest
honey crop that it has ever had. The
busy bees have commenced work so
early that the harvest is expected to
begin in April instead of May.
Tourists and home seekers are pouring
into San Diego. This section has not
been so full of tourists for many years.
All the hotels and Iodging-houses in
The city are being patronized, and Ho-
tel del Coronado, a veritable city in
itself, has close to 800 guests. The reg
llar travel both in and out of San
Diego, is heavy, but the colonist rate
IS apparently going to double it.
SANTA CRUZ.
DR.. w. l.. Harlan, who searched
santa Cruz county for Miss Floy Fir
man, with whom he fell in love in
Denver and threatened her life unless
she would marry him, and who, in
was sent to jail for six
months because he was unable to fur
nish a bond to keep the peace, was re-
leased from Jail on condition that he
would leave the State. His bond was
reduced from $1,000 to $500, which was
furnished by his brother, who came
from Chicago.
SAN JOAQUIN.
The dairymen and other interested
parties in the neighborhood of Lodi are
to make strong fight to Sc
cure the proposed State dairy school
which the Myers bill, now pending in
the Legislature, provides for building
in Kern county. The San Joaquin
at Sacramento will be
backed by a strong following from
northern San Joaquin in the fight to
have that county named as the site in
stead of Kern county. A tract of land
will be offered free.
SAN BERNARDINo.
The limited passenger, train 103, ran
into a freight that was laden with
oranges at East Highlands on the Santa
Fe track. The caboose and two orange
cars were completely demolished and
the engine of the passenger car badly
damaged. No one was seriously in
iured. The engineer and fireman of
the passenger train jumped and saved
their lives.
SACRAMENTO.
About month ago young man, a
stranger in Sacramento, committed sui
eide few miles south of the city. Some
men, who said they were from San
told the coroner his name
was Jack Robinson. No one claimed
the body and it was buried by the cor
Oner. The body has been eXhumed
and sent to Miss Bingham of Oak
land, she having made the discovery
by picture of the deceased that he
was Robert Bingham, her brother.
SUFFER-.
A $15, 900 school building is now I'M
der construction at Yuba City.
YOLO.
Oil with paraffine base, suitable for
purposes, has been discOv-
cred in the foothills near Ramsey.