Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-03-29

Richard clark and his brother were
working in mine on the banks of the
middle fork of Feather river, near Bald
Rock canyon, when cave occurred
and buried Richard. His brother dug
him out, but when he reached him
Richard was dead. The brother went
some miles for help and the body had
to be carried up steep mountain mile
and half on blanket stretcher by
men on foot, as it was impossible to get
animals or teams to the place.
FRESNO.
After celebrating all night, the jury
in the Superior Court of Fresno acquit-
) led the fugitive Charles J. Ardell of the
killing of ID A. Donnelly in the tender
loin last year. Brooks, co-defendant,
is in the penitentiary for life for the
crime, and another co-defendant, ex-
Policeman Tony Rice, was acquitted.
Ardell is under a ten years sentence
for robbery, his case being on appeal in
the Supreme Court.
KERN.
A fire broke out in Chinatown, Bak-
ersfield. Four buildings were destroyed
causing loss of $40, 900, partly covered
by insurance. The origin of the fire is
not definitely known. The buildings
consumed were Chinese stores.
Augustine Flores, Mexican section
hand at Cameron station, was run over
by train and mangled beyond recog-
milton. The man was identified by pa
pers on his body. How the accident
happened is not known.
John G. Carrow, freighter, about As
years of age, met schocking death in
Johannesburg. He had loaded his wag-
ons with heavy mining machinery,
and with eight horses attached he
started to drive with jerk line from
the front wagon. After starting, and
on perfectly level smooth road, his
helper, who was riding on the trail
wagon, heard Carrow speak and the
horses stopped. On looking forward
he did not see Carrow, and when he
got down he found him lying just be-
hind the front wheel of the forward
wagon. He had evidently fallen Just
in front of the heavily loaded wagon,
which passed over him and crushed
him to death instantly. He leaves a
widow and five children.
LOS ANGELES.
A $4,000 Methodist Church building
is to be erected at Boyle Heights this
summer.
The Presbyterian Church at Alham-
bra has been presented with $500 Or
gan by Gail Borden and two beautiful
memorial windows by L. B. Walk.
The will of the late Thomas Goss of
Los Angeles, written ON a piece of Or
binary note paper, has been admitted
to probate upon the petition of the wild
ow, Sarah Ann Goss, who is named in
the will as executrix to act without
bonds. She is the sole legatee. The
estate is valued at $S5, 900.
Mrs. Anna Hough of Los Angeles,
sister of the late Jay Gould, has given q
draft of $4,000 to be used by the Meth
odist Church in the promotion of home
and foreign missionary work. Mrs.
Hough recently gave conditional deeds
to property valued at $50, 900 for the
benefit of the University of Southern
California endowment fund. She is
now nearly 20 years of age. She has no
children and no near relatives depend
ent upon her.
A boat from the sealing schooner En-
terprise, which was cruising in the
vicinity of Point Reyes, ran into the
breakers off Point Reyes lighthouse and
the three occupants were thrown into
the water. Two of them, Leonard
Barr and Frank Irvine, both of British
Columbia, were drowned, and the re-
naming man, whose name was not
learned, managed to reach the shore in
safety. The body of Barr was later re-
covered by Captain Gullin of the En-
terprise.
MONTEREY.
The Board of Supervisors of Monterey
county have appointed DR.. G. F. Falk-
ner of Salinas Live Stock Inspector for
Monterey county.
NAPA.
Napa was through representative
body of its citizens, presented with a
library building and site by George E.
Goodman, banker of that city. The
site is in the heart of the town, in a
mostl desirable section. The building
will be of stone from local quarry and
two stories in height. When finished
it will be one of the most complete
buildings of its kind in the State. The
cost will be in the neighborhood of $780,
600.
ORANGE.
The women belonging to the Presby-
terrain Church at Fullerton turned out
recently in force with spades and SHOW
els in front of the church and converted
the grounds into lawn. Palms, rose
bushes, shrubs, vines and trees were
planted by their own hands-the war;
rant for which, the local paper says, is
found in Isaiah ix-13.
RIVERSIDE.
George Ferral, a recent arrival from
Fresno at Riverside, attempted suicide
by swallowing wood alcohol. Ferral
and his wife had misunderstanding
Timely assistance saved his life, though
he is not out of danger.
SAN FRANCISCO.
The transport Fitzpatrick has arrived
from Manila via Nagasaki. She was
out twenty days from the latter port
and brought 400 sick soldiers.
Lui Hing, Chinese, was arrested
on charge of bribing NJ. S. Blackburn,
a Government Waterman at the Pacific
Mail dock. When approached by a
policeman Hing swallowed letter that
would have shed light on his transac-
| ions
But for the timely arrival and prompt
action of Patrick Kearny, janitor of st.
Dominic's Church, at the corner of
Bush and Steiner streets, the magnifi-
cent new organ of that place of wor-
ship would have been ruined by an
incendiary, who started a fire in the
only vulnerable portion of the stately