Amador ledger., 1904-07-01
Miscellaneous.

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carry pistols to protect themselves from
the tough looking boys that prowl
around after nightfall.
A widow who was recently admitted
to the Buda Pesth poor house, blushed
when she told the authorities that she
was 116 years of age.
Inez Wood, daughter of Postmaster
Wood of Suisun, died in Gait Tuesday
evening of diphtheria, after a two days
illness.
A fire in Sacramento county, sup
posedly caused by the throwing away
OF lighted cigarette stump, burned
loO acres of standing grain.
Russia sometimes succeeds in sinking
Japanese transport. japan immedi-
ately retaliates by sending a few Rus
sian battleships to the bottom of the
ocean.
In the railroad accident near Angels
Sunday, two Stockton women we're
killed. Ted Malone, ball player, in
trying to save the life OF one of the
ladies was himself caught and pinned
across the mangled body of the one he
had tried to save. He begged his fell
low players to shoot him. After one
hour and ten minutes he was released
with badly disabled shoulder, but not
fatally injured.
Assessor John Monahan, of Tuol-
umne county, was thrown from a log
ging train Wednesday, June o. and
died few hours later. He was attend
ing to his official duties at the time of
the accident.
Large bodies OF rich rock have re-
Gently been discovered in Mono county.
May many other such finds be made.
Gen. Miles has been asked to take the
prohibition nomination for the presi-
dency. II the gallant general can
pluck the democratic plum he will no
doubt accept the prohibition proffer;
otherwise he will have important
private business that will demand his
undivided attention
| Governor Pardee thinks the Cali
fornia exhibit at st. Louis a great
credit TO the state.
Perdicarias, who was kidnapped by
the Moors, is very grateful to Secretary
Hay for securing his release.
Carter H. Harrison favors Gen. Miles
as the Democratic nominee for the
Presidency. Bryan is willing and that
ought to settle it.
On Tuesday last at Portland, Oregon,
Miss Mary Havens, a white girl was
married to Mr.. Ed. S. Jones, colored.
Again the North and South are firmly
united.
The business portion of Sisson, Sis
kiyou county, was destroyed by fire
Sunday.
Samuel Sims of Guerneville who saw
another man kiss his wife siezed a gun
and shot the intruder's face off. The
man is in an unrecognizable condition
and cannot live.
The present enrolment at the Berk-
eley summer school exceeds that of any
former session. Many eminent pro-
fessors from eastern colleges are pres
ent as instructors.
Alden Anderson is the present Cover
nor of California. Geo. G. Pardee is in
st. Louis.
Jack London is being sued for di-
vorce. Good subject for novel Jack.
| The Steamship Company and crew of
the General Slocum, have been charged
with manslaughter by coroners jury.
Victor H. Metcalf has resigned as
congressman and accepted a cabinet
position as secretary of labor and
commerce.
Fifty lashes were given 14-year-
old colored boy in one of the public
squares of Lexington Tuesday. The
Judge who countenances such proceed
ings should be given similar dose.
In Texas jealous husband recently
wrote the name of his supposed rival
upon his wife's arm with hot file.
The name contained thirteen letters
and was written out in full 1t took
three hours to do the work. The brute
is now in iail