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Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Suit Over Blue Lakes Stock.

A complaint, which was signed by
James E. Damon on October II, 1901,
was filed in the superior court yester-
day. In it the plaintiff says tkat he
owns 250 shares of the stock OF the
Blue Lakes Water Company, which
was Incorporated in 1887; that COR
poration called Blue Lakes Water Com
pany, incorporated in 1891, received
the other compauy's property; that
each stock holder is entitled to receive
four shares of stock in the new COM
pany for each share which he held in
the old, and that Damon consequently
is entitled to 1000 shares. He asks the
superior court to order that 1000
shares be issued.
Damon also wants $1,000 from w.
Frank Pierce for exemplary damages
on account of Pierce's alleged wrong
doing. He says that his stock in the
old company as we'll as that of other
stock holders was held in trust by j. S.
Emery aud Robert McF. Doble, who
we're the president and secretary re-
spectively of the old company, and he
alleges that ON May /, 1898, Pierce
went to the company's Office at night
and coerced them into delivering to
him over 1000 of these shares. He
charges that Pierce intimidated the
officers into doing as he wished by
threatening to ruin them financially.
and that he made false promises in
order to get the shares.
Attorney J. c. Bates, whose name is
signed to the complaint, says that
Emery and Doble were indebted to
Pierce to such an extent that he had
them in his power, and that one even
ing after dark he compelled them to
turn over to him on account of their
debt the stock which they held. 1t is
conteuded that as they held it only in
trust they could not transfer to Pierce
the ownership of the stock. Bates
says that Pierce has manipulated the
stock since he secured it, and has
formed another company to take the
place of the Blue Lakes Water Com
pany In the complaint it is asserted
that the stock of the original Blue
Lakes Water Company has no market
value at present, but the stock of the
second company is worth Sc per share,
and SO Damon's stock is valued at $4,000.
After getting the stock Pierce became
the president of the Blue Lakes Water
Company. Emery and Doble have
been made defendants in the suit by
Damou.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
SUPERIOR COURT.
HON. R. C. RUST. JUDGE.


Estate of Robert Rodgers-March
31st appointed for receiving bids for
sale of U. S. patent for Improvement
on chair.
Estate and guardianship of T. L.
Culbert, minor-March 81 appointed
for sale of certain personal property,
consisting of one-sixteenth interest in
300 head of cattle, so horses, so mules,
Is colts, 500 shares of South Spring
Hill, 513 shares Eclipse Mining Com
pany, 200 shares Bonanza Mining Com
pany, 200 shares North Cover, j15OO
shares Drytown Consolidated, 300
shares California Mining Company.
NEW SUITS.
Estate of John Ninnis-T. J. Sevey
petitions for letters of administration.
The property belonging to the estate
consists of a quartz mine in Plymouth
mining district known as the Champion
quartz mine. G. P. Vicini is attorney
for petitioner.
Estate of Joseph Carraro-Jennie
Carraro petitions for letters of admin
istration. Deceased died November 4,
1896, leaving an estate consisting of
small parcel of land situated near the
Centennial mine, valued at s25, which
was acquired before marriage. The
heirs are, beside the petitioner, Rose
Carraro, residing at Jackson, Joseph
Carraro of Drytown, Willie Carraro,
James Carraro and George Carraro,
the last three living at Gilroy, Santa
Clara county, Dulcie Carraro and John
Carraro of Amador City, all children
of deceased. April I'd has been appoint
ed for hearing said petition. J. W.
Caldwell is attorney for petitioner.
Martha ]. Boardman and Eliza E.
Frye VS.. Joseph Garibaldi-Suit to
quiet title to $50 acres of land near
Volcano, and comprised in the estate
of Margret Boardman, deceased. Com
plaint recites that defendant claims
title to 40 acres of said ground; that
such claim is without lawful right;
since the 30th of March, 1897, he has
had possession, unlawfully, of said land,
and titled and cultivated it without
paying rent to plaintiff, and has COM
mitted waste by destruction of out
buildings and growing trees; that such
damage amounts to the sum of $1,000.
Judgment is. asked that defendant be
declared to have no interest in said
land; that any deed he may have to
same be declared null and void; that
he be enjoined from committing further
waste, and ordered to vacate said
premises as a trespasser, and that he
be required to pay the sum of 800 per
year for occupancy from March 30,
1897, to the present time; and the
further sum of $4,000 as triple damages
for waste. Laura De Force Gordon is
attorney for plaintiffs.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Reduction Works Started Up.

After period OF idleness extending
over five or six years, the Amador Re-
duction Works at Sutter Greek, owned
by E. C. VOORHEES,, have resumed
operations. They were started up two
weeks ago. These are the only
works doing custom work in activity
in the county. The Drytown works
have been idle for long time also.
The Selby Smelling Works reduced
the charges for treating sulphurets to
such low price that it was deemed
impracticable for local works to COM
pete. The charges were cut down to
$40 and S11 per ton, Selby paying the
freight charges from the railroad depot
to the works. The charges at the
local works were s15 per ton. This
material cut of 81 per ton resulted in
the suspension of the business in ANA
dor county. 1t cost the mine owners
at least 50 per ton to get the sulphurets
to lone. So allowing 81 per ton for
hauling from the mills to the Sutter
works, there remains margin in favor
of local treatment of fully 81 per ton.
This ought to be sufficient to enable
the county enterprise to successfully
compete with the Selby Company.
The Sutter Creek works are small.
Mr.. VOORHEES, has secured the sui
phurets from the keystone and Central
Eureka mines for treatment. This is
about all his works can handle. There
is no doubt the Selby tariff can be met
in Amador county. The mine owners
would naturally favor home industry
instead of sending their product away,
providing the net results are about the
same. We hope the resumption of the
custom sulphurets business in Amador
county will lead to the retention of the
entire business in this county. To do
this the works would have to be en-
larged to- more than double their
capacity. The sulphurets from the
Oneida's 60 stamp mill, also from the
Wildman-Mahoney and other mines
are sent below. If this industry were
kept in the county it would give en-
plOyment to from Is to 20 men-an i'm
portant item in the prosperity of any
town.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28

DR.. Clifford H. Gibbons may be found
at the National hotel or at his old
quarters in the We'll g. Renno building.
Telephone Main 2.
The Jackson Band will give another
of their excellent concerts Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the bal
cony of the National hotel.
If you wish to see a good piano call
at Cademartori's bakery. T. 7. Justus,
agent.
L. J. Glavinovich is closing out sew
eral lines of ladies' shoes which will be
sold at reduced prices. Must make
room for spring stock.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate,
of Alexandria, Ind, "and could hard
ly get any sleep. 1 had consumption
so bad that if 1 walked block 1 would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all medicines failed, three 81. 90
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured me and gained 5S
pounds. It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure chitis and all Throat and Lung
Troubles. Price SOC and S1.00. Trial
buttles free at D. B. Spagnoli drug
store,
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
THE MACQUARRIE CASE.
Proceedings Being Watched With Much
Interest

Much interest has been awakened
throughout the county in the case of
Neil A. Macquarrie, the Jackson
lawyer, who is in Jail under felony
charge, committed in passing an al
legged fictitious check upon Joseph
Glukfeld, the clerk in the Red Front
store. Macquarrie was arrested on
Sunday, the 10th of March. His
bonds were fixed at $500. There was
considerable comment at the time
about the exorbitant amount of the
bonds, and the talk since has only
served to intensity and confirm the
sentiment at first expressed. We are
always in favor of upholding the law,
and believe that persons found guilty
of fraudulent practices should be pun
ished. But at the same time we con-
tend that they ought not to be subject
ed to needless punishment before they
are adjudged guilty by jury of their
peers. The fundamental law of the
state, and of the United States, de-
clares, excessive bail shall not be re-
quired.' The only object of bail
bonds is to insure the attendance of
the accused for trial. If bonds of $500
would accomplish this end, all de-
mands above that sum is excessive.
1t will not do to say that a person
would be as likely to go on bond for
$500 as for $500. There is no reason
in suce line of argument. Now after
Macquarrie had remained in jail under
the original complaint for ten days,
without any action whatever taken
thereon, a new complaint was filed on
Wednesday, the 26th, and he was
taken before justice Goldner in the
sheriff's office for arraignment. He
pleaded not guilty, and examination
was set for next Monday. The funny
part of it was that at the same time
the bail bond was reduced from $500
to S1250. Of course, this reduction
made no difference to the defendant.
1t was just as hard to give $3.50 as
$500. But the reduction was an
acknowledgment that the bail had
been placed on too elevated a plane.
1t. was an admission that the public
mutterings on the street about ex-
horbitant bonds were we'll founded.
A. Caminetti and D. B. Spagnoi ap-
peared as attorneys for the defendant.
We have examined the complaint
under which the case is now being
prosecuted. 1t alleges that on the Goth
day of February 1902, at jackson, the
defendant, N. A. Macquarrie, CON-
mitted the crime of felony, to wit:
Passing fictitious check with intent
to defraud. The said N. A. Mac
quarrie, at the time and place afore-
said, wilfully and unlawfully, with the
intent to prejudice, damage, and de-
fraud Joseph Glukfeld, uttered, pub
lished and passed to him as true and
genuine, a fictitious check, apparently
genuine and of legal efficacy, knowing
the said check to be fictitious; said
check bearing date the Goth day OF
February, 1902, and drawn on the
Farmers and Merchants bank OF
Stockton, CAL, for the sum of $50, and
purporting to be the check of an indi-
vidual, to wit, J. w. D. Singleton,
when in fact there was no such indi-
vidual in existence.
The complaint is drawn under sec
tion 476 of the penal code, and the
punishment is not less than one mol
more than IA years.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28

WI. MCGEE will not return from
San Francisco until next Sunday.
For parties and socials get package
of COCO, macaroons, minuets, social tea,
or cream puffs from Caminetti's Mkt.
Pioneer Flour is the Lilly of the
Valley" the ''Pearl Of Perfection.
J. A. Sollinger, ex-superintendent of
schools Of San Joaquin county, now OF
the firm of Sollinger a. Close, school
suppiers, spent several days this week
in about jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Health Notes,

DR.. A. M. Gall, the county health Of
fcer, informs us that there are now
only five cases of smallpox under quar-
antine in Sutter Creek, three at ANA
dor City. At Plymouth five cases of
scarlet fever, are quarantined. The
sanitary conditions are steadily improv-
ing, and in a short time it is confidently
expected the county will again be free
from contagious diseases.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Railroad to Gwin.

The Gwin Mining Company has sur
veyors in the field to determine upon
a route for railroad from the mine
to Valley Springs, where connection
will be made with the narrow gauge
line. The object is to cut out the slow
and expensive teaming to and from the
mine.-Stockto ton Record.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Fayorite Nearly Everywhere.

Constipation means dullness, de-
preston, headache, generally disorder
ed health. De Wits Little Early
Risers stimulate the liver, open the
bowels and relieve this condition. Safe,
speedy and thorough. They never
grippe. Favorite pills. Kerr's Phar-
macy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Working "a Hours A Day.

There's no rest for those tireless
little workers-Dr. Kings New Life
Pills. Millions are always busy, cur
ing Torpid Liver, Jaundice, Bilious
moss, Fever and Ague. They Danish
Sick Headache, drive out Malaria.
Never grippe or weaken. Small, taste
nice, work wonders. Try them. 25c
at D. B. Spagnoli.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to all our friends and neighbors
for their sympathy and assistance dur
ing the sickness and death of our be-
loved Evelyn.
Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN HoLTZ AND
FAMILY.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Uncaned-for Letters.

Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Jackson, Cal, Postoffice, for the week
ending March %, 1902:
G. Bacigalupi Ed. Dickson
Mrs. S. G. Parker LaZac Petkovich
II. H. Crocker (cd)
G. G. FOLGER, Postmaster.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the friends and relatives
who assisted in the sickness and burial
of our beloved brother, M. Carley.
AL. CARLEY AND FAMILY.
VIM. II. CARLEY AND FAMILY.
THOS. CARLEY.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28

]. Turner, clerk at w. E. Kent's, re-
turned this week, after spending several
weeks at Santa Cruz,
The Rebekah lodge of Jackson had
a very entertaining meeting last We'd
nesday evening in celebrating the ami
yersary of the lodge.
H. F. Foop, for many years a resi-
dent of the eastern section of this coun-
ty, died at Auburn, Placer county, on
the 25th inst. Deceased was so years
old, and the father of Mrs D. Hall OF
Jackson. The remains were brought
to Jackson on Wednesday, and were
inferred Thursday afternoon in the
Protestant cemetery, according ta the
rites of the Episcopal church, Rev. W,
| Tuson officiating.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
You Know WHAT You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle showing
that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a
tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28

G. P. Vicini and Frank N. Soracco
have been elected to represent Amador
Parlor, N. S. G. W., at the coming
session of the Grand Parlor, which
meets at Santa Cruz next month.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
To Cure A Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28

W. S. Allen of Lockeford, a brother
in-law of Claude NJ. Smith, arrived in
Jackson Wednesday evening. He will
go to Page Camp, Monday as an en-
ploye of the S. E. Co.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Contest for Letters.

B. w. Richards, by his attorneys.
Nicol, Orr & Nutter, filed an Opposi-
ton to the petition of Public Admin
strator Franklin for letters of admin
stration on the estate of w. r. Will
liams, who died on the Sd inst, leaving
property in this county and elsewhere.
He had $4,000 in the Stockton Savings
and Loan Society's Bank. $500 in an
lone bank, promissory note for $4,000,
and grazing land in Alpine county
valued at $500. The heirs are al
eastern people. Stockton Mail.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28

If you want to please your family
and girls-go to Louvre restaurant for
oyster cocktails, price Is cts. Oyster
loaf any time, day or night.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28
Rainfall.

Since our last report rain mas fallen
in Jackson, as shown by the Ledger
Office gauge, as follows:
Amador ledger., 1902-03-28

than he has for many years.
A wrestling match was announced to
take place in Loves hall last Saturday
evening, the contestants being l.. A.
Record of Sutter Creek, and Frank
Scantling of Grass Valley, the prize
being purse of 800. The hall, how
ever, could not be secured, owing to
the rule of payment in advance. The
bout took place in the large room OF
the Central hotel. Fifty cents was the
admission price, but the coin taken in
did not come up to expectations,
neither did the bout from the stand.
point of the spectators.
Large hydraulic pipe, five feet in
diameter, is still being hauled to the
Standard Electric Cohhpany's plant at
Electra. One length of this pipe make:
a full load for an eight-horse team
The pipe has to be cemented solid il
the tunnel for a considerable distance
from the outlet. Some trouble hal
| D0Cu CduSOu ny UuO ldUO hCdN VI
account of the accumulation of watel
in the reservoir from the natura
watershed causing the water to flow
into the tunnel and interfere with tn,
workmen engaged in placing the pip
in position.
The Del Monte Mining Compan,
, contracted with teamster of Gala
veras county to haul the machinery O
the air compressor, ETC., from Suite
D Creek to the mine near Railroad Flat
i agreeing to pay 5000 for the work.
!. portion of the machinery is now stale
= on the teamster's ranch beyond Moke
p umne Hill, and difference of opinio
o has arisen between the teamster an
If the company which has resulted
Il tying up the machinery. The col
t, tractor refuses to haul it or let it
b hauled off his premises until eertai
10 amount is paid, and the directors Fl
Of fuse to aceede to the demand. A sui
is to replevin the property will probabl
k have to be brought. The work Of rul
,r ming the tunnel at the mine is muc
le interfered with owing to the no
delivery of'this machinery.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-13
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington May u (SpeciaD-Secretary fNoo'
called the White House late this AFTERNOON -
confer with the President in regard to the pia40
formulated by the War Department TO lena s asslS.
to the sufferers by the Martinique earthquaAe
When Secretary Root left the White House ne saiu
that working plans had been agreed upon' anu ~
President hoped that the relief parties wouiu pe
dispatched with all possible speed The catasuo
phe was the chief topic of discussion at the "hi'e
House. and other matters seem to nave Deeh 'e
porariy set aside. As soon as the Dill approP4i
ing 100000 which has passed the House ana 0eh"'e
reaches the President in the morning II VIII "
signed. The amount appropriated will then DC
available for expenditure. In the forenoon CONFER
held which resulted in a conclusion Iha'
the War. State and Navy departments shaA CO
operate in the relief work tar as possible Inc
vessels of the navy will used the representatives,
of the State Department have been instructed 10
spare efforts in providing assistance TOT lhe
stricken people, and from New-York quantities
of army food supplies will be shipped as soon as
practicable. The way In which the administration
has prepared to carry out this philanthropic Work
has the hearty approval Of representatives OF the
entire country in Washington.
Senator EIkins, accompanied by George C. Sturgis
and Elliott NorthCutt of West Virginia. called to
the President to-day about the appointment OF
Ex-Governor George ". Atkinson as member OF
the Court of Claims to fill the vacancy caused Dy
n h qSae 9Sase %S S dgs m feaae ISa M
Republican, his service as member OF Son- on
The President has not decided to designate any one
for this office at present put Is % hcngI 70 Of
number OF candidates have been presented to the
President. including Gist Blair, of this city ana
Maryland and d. X. Watson, formerly Attorney
General of Ohio and member or the com
mission for codfyng the criminal laws OF the gov
ernment is spoken of.
There is a rumor reported here that has not been
recognized officially that Speaker Henderson had
audience with the President to-day ABOUT Sc
curing for his private secretary Julian W. fichards
of Iowa "a place as Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. Rumormongers have started anew talk
OF the possible retirement of General o. L. SpauId-
ing, of the Assistant Secretaries Converse j.
Smith. special agent Of the Treasury az Boston, Is
reported to be a candidate for one OF the Assist
ar
New-York tribune., 1902-05-13
AHITHOPHEL AND DAVID.

\ Cave of Adullam-the Democratic party as
a national organization in present conditions.
Colonel Bryan, it is now rumored. wants TO De
an Aaron and not a Moses. 1t should be borne
in mind, however, that both Moses ana Aaron
died long before there was Cave of Aduliam.
Anyway. Colonel Bryan is far better fitted for
the role of an Ahithophel than that of Moses
or an Aaron
In the Old Testament it is said that when
Ahithophel deserted David and Joined the con-
spiracy of AbsalOm David's grief was heart
rending. David had thought great deal or
Ahithophel 1t is possible that David Bennett
Hill's sorrow over the present attitude OF the
Ahithophel of Nebraska Is agOniZing, although
Woferts Roost and the Sixteen-to-One Spout
ing Well of the West have always been at odds;
but the Ex-Governor and ex-senator may pos
sibly console himself with n second reading OF
the Biblical narrative. When the advice OF
Ahithophel was put aside the friend of Absalom
(Nixon0. despairing of success, went to his
home put his house in order and hanged HIM
self.
After Ahithophels suicide David came to his
own in Jerusalem. What will be the experience
of the Ahithophel of Nebraska and the David OF
WOfert's RoOst?
New-York tribune., 1902-05-13
HELP FOR MARTINTOTE.

The chara cteristic Democratic DOlicy of oh
;truction has deprived the United States of the
opportunity TO go 10 the aid of stricken Mar
Unique without waiting to be asked Mr.. Tn
lerwood of Alabama. refused 10 permit the
passage Of an appropriation for the sufferers on
Saturday, and Mr.. ShacEleford of Missouri
ehurlishly asked If the victims were not sub
ects of France. and if France was not able to
ook after her own people. This attitude might
have been expected if British subjects were in
distress and Democrats thought they saw some
campaign material in showing their dislike for
England. But the Democrats now profess to
be as friendly TO France as they are unfriendly
o England, and just what Mr.. Shackieford ex-
oected TO accomplish does not appear Prob
ably both Of the gentlemen were merely trying
o obstruct proposition made by the majority
ust for the sake of obstruction. In conse-
auence such relief as the government extends
win be given in response not 10 a spontaneous
spirit Of helpfulness. but TO the request for aid
from the French Government which was yester-
1ay transmitted 10 Congress by the President
/ The executive department had already. in
anticipation Of appropriations, taken active
steps TO send relief, and private munificence will
doubtless respond generously 10 the call Of
humanity. This disaster is one Of the. greatest
ia history, and as yet IL is impossible to mark
rs limits. We know that Martinique is in dire
heed, and the British island of st. Vincent may
pc in similar distress. The losses from the
sruptions are not confined TO the territory where
Ives were destroyed Miles beyond the zone of
ava and fire the country has been covered
with ashes and the food supply of the inhabi-
-ants cut off. 1t viii be some time before they
-can be again self-supporting, and supplies Of
food and clothing must he sent in large quan-
kities. These islands belong to France and
England politically, but they are peculiarly our
neighbors. The United States is the nearest
source Of supply. In ordinary times they take
from here large quantities of cereal and other
food and pay good prices for it. 1t is only fit
ling that in their hour Of need a generous hand
should be extended TO them.
Whatever flag floats In the Caribbean the
United States is the arbiter of its destinies and
bas a corresponding duty TO the island peoples.
But something stronger than national duty calls
TO effort The deepest feelings OF humanity
are stirred by the awful calamity which has so
suddenly blotted out thousands upon thousands
of lives and left more thousands still in misery
and want The whole world is akin In the
presence Of such display of the infinite forces
which make man and his doings shrink TO insig-
pihcance- Who shall distinguish between black
E3& white between Frenehmen and Americans,