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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Tow Wing. or the Cbinaman who

Toy Wing, or the Chinaman who
vas taken to Boise from Rathdrum
rec emily to finish serving his seven
years term in the state prison from
which he escaped 81 years ago, may
possibly not be the bad Chinaman
he was supposed to be, and unless he
is positively identified within few
days he is likely to be turned loose.
1t is announced that new bank.
ing and trust company will begin bus
mess at Boise about the middle of
March. 1t will have a capital stock
of 100000. L. A. Cate, who is con-
nectei with several enterprises in this
locality, is at the head of the project.
A collision occurred in the yards at
Standpoint recently between two trains
on the Northern Pacific. A westbound
freight and the local freight, east
bound, came together headon at the
Hubbard mill, damaging the engines
considerably and piling up several
cars.
Senator Heyburn.s townsite bill has
been referred to the subcommittee on
public lands, with instructions to form
new bill.
Sam Story, who worked at the B. R
Lewis company camp, No. 2, on Coeul
d'Alene lake, met death by a falling
tree striking him on the head. Nc
one knows whether he has a family
or not. He was practically a stran
ger there.
1t has been decided by the supreme
court in the case of ]. J. Raaf o.
HALEY that there is no appeal from
the decision of the state board o.
medical examiners in refusing tt
grant a license for the practice o.
medicine. The person aggrieved may
proceed by writ of certiorari in thu
district court to determine whether
the board has exceeded its powers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
FRANCE CANNOWA C
uncle SAM WILL NOT INHERIT
With VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.
French Ambassador Gets Assura~.
of Fair Treatment as to Their v,o.
abouts Of French War Ships a Sc
cret-Don't Like Castro's Note.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Convinced of
the sincerity of the assurances re.
ceived from France regarding her 10y
atty to the Monroe doctrine and all
that it involves, the Washington gov
eminent has given the Paris govern.
ment free hand in the execution of
the program for the solution of the
Venezuelan problem. The conferences
on this phase of the question occurred
some time ago, and M. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, has final assur.
ances that the efforts of France to OBJ
tain diplomatic treatment for her
charge daffaires at Caracas will NOT
be interpreted at Washington as in
any way violative of the Monroe doc
trine.
The first move in the execution OF
the French program may be expected
at any. time. but on this point the
French government is observing the
strictest secresy, the orders to the
squadron going direct from Paris and
not through the embassy here. M
Taigny, the retiring French charge
d'affaires. who, it is believed, is now
at Curacao, will come to this country
on his way home, and on his arrival
at New York he will find an invita-
ton from the French ambassador al
Washington to spend several days
here in conference with M. Jusserand
on whom the burden Of an important
phase of the Venezuelan negotiations
naturally falls, that he may have the
benefit of the facts about the situa
ton. 1t is not unlikely that M. Taigny
will also see Secretary Root.
The whereabouts of the French
ships remains mystery so far as the
officials of the state department and
French embassy are concerned, 1t il
said. 1t is assumed, however, thai
they are daily in touch with the min
istry of marine at Paris and are
awaiting an opportune moment al
their instructions may call for.
| Great interest is felt in diplomatic
circles here about the exact nature Of
a sentence found Objectionable in the
note of President Castro to M. Taigny
This sentence in substance referred
to the presentation by M. Taigny of {
note to the Venezuelan government
and announced the complete sever
ance of all relations until adequate
explanation was made of conduc
which was in effect described by
President Castro as not customary
among well hammered nations.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
MONTANA SQUIBBS.

peter Larson of Helena is suf
ferer from cirrhosis of the liver, and
while his death is perhaps only ques.
ton of time, the danger is not imme-
date" said DR.. William Treacy, his
family physician, when interviewed.
An epidemic of Opponents has brok-
en- out on the Crow reservation, and
Is bucks charged with deserving their
wives are languishing in Jail at the
Grow agency.
Articles of incorporation of four sub
sidiary companies of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway company
have been filed at Helena. The COM
panies are intended to develop lands.
ETC., along it's seven hundred miles of
lines, and conduct lumber mills, whose
product will be used in construction
work. Each concern is capitalized
at 100000, it being fully subscribed,
presumably by the parent company.
Gov. ]. X. Toole has appointed Jas.
A. Metcalf of MissOula, editor Of the
Homeseeker, and City Clerk J. NJ.
Kennedy of Butte delegates to the
See America First" conference to be
held in Salt Lake January 25 and 90.
The governor strongly favors the
movement in a published statement
The American DeForest Wireless
Telegraph company has determined to
enter Montana and will install sta
tons at Butte, Helena, Great Falls,
Lewistown, Anaconda, Dillon, Nilsson
la. Bozeman, Livingston, Red Lodge.
Billings and Miles City.
The amount of wool produced in
Montana in the year just ended was s5
1885, pounds, against 33,043, 900
pounds in the previous year. The av.
erage weight of fleeces in the state in
1905 was 6.S pc u ids and the number
Of fsheep showed decrease of 5000.
Fire recently destroyed Frank ssRod.
der's shoe store at Livingston. Damage
about $4,000, 1uilding and stock; fully
insured. w. E. Thompson of Tacoma
owned the building.
The jury in the case of James Med
dies, tried at Helena on a charge of
killing Roy McLaten at TIE Ply or In.
/ i n agency, returned a v, riict of muir
der in the second degree.
Governo To lie has issued requistion
upon g, v rnor Cutler of Utah for Viii
liam Paisley under arrest in Salt Lake
on charges of roobing tire Centerville
store of d. J. Hennsessy & Co. of Butte,
Jan. 8, of $4,000. Deputy Sheriff Mike
Quinn of Silver Bow county will leave
for Salt Lake with documents.
1t has just been discovered that
Charles Roberts, laborer in a cyanide
plant at Kendall, Mont, is a nephew
of Lord Roberts, the celebrated Eng
fish general. There is quite history
connected with Charles Roberts
Strange rs it may seem, he has been
acknowledged as the-o vner of prince.
ly estate at Dublin, left him by his
father this death, which is occupied
by Lord Roberts. The identity was
established through visit of an agent
of Lord Roberts to Kendall a month
ago. Charles Roberts visited Lord
Roberts in August last at the latter's
palace in London. He had an under.
standing with his uncle as to the
estate, and will leave the latter in his
possession during his life, accepting a
stipulated income in money in lieu of
the property until the latter's death,
when he will take possession.
Roberts was born in Ontario, Cana.
da, is 80 years of age and married.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Beyond the Limit,

The Customer-Isn't Smiths credit
good with you any more?
The Grocer--I should say not. He
can't even borrow trouble in this es-
tablishment.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

John d. Rockefeller again has
opened his purse strings to the Univer.
sity of Chicago The late of his be.
nefactions is gift of 81 $4,000
Brigadier General Joe Wheeler, U. S.
A., retired, is seriously i'll at the resi-.
dence of his sister, Mrs. Sterling
Smith, in Brooklyn.
The French government has decided
to send Miss Alice Roosevelt, a mag.
nifcent piece of Gobelin tapestry as a
wedding present.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Mitchell Satisfied.

Indianapolis, Ind.-"There is no po-
litical Office in the United States
which | would resign the presidency
of the United Mineworkers Of Ameri.
ca to accept"
The greatest enthusiasm was ere.
ated when President Mitchell used
these words in Tomlinson hall.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24

Great Britain imports 5000, 900, 900 of
farm products in year.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
IDAHO NEWS.

Frank H. Bull of Sharon, Pa, who
is in Chicago comforting with CAPT.
talists there for the sale of the Twin
Falls Land & Irrigation company prop.
erty in Idaho, says that the negotia-
tons had been successful, and that
the deal would be closed.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Bad Fire In Baltimore.

Baltimore. Jan. 23.-Fire started af
ter midnight Monday morning in the
plant of the Baltimore chrome works
and probably one half of the extern.
sive plant. covering a city block, and
containing much stock ready for ship
ment. was destroyed. The loss will
probably reach 100000.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Captain Luzz Fatally Wounded,

Greensboro, Ky.-Captain Charles
A. Luzz, who recently retired from the
United States army, while packing his
grip in hotel here, accidentally shot
himself in the abdomen, INJECTING a
probably fatal wound. He is about 80
years Of age and lives in st. Louis.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24

The cattle of Somaliland, says a
recent official report, are fattened on
date stones, and mich animals fed on
such diet are said to produce better
and more copious milk than others.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16

To understand war, says the author
Of "a People at School, is an instinct.
To Illustrate the aphorism he tells
story of an English general whose un-
Outstanding of sounds was phenome-
nal. One night, he says, after dinner
they were all sitting talking at head
quarters. They were expecting an at
tack, and sentries and plckets were
posted far out beyond the stockade.
Suddenly we heard one shot. OF
course every one jumped up. The bu-
giles sounded; the men fell in; the Off
GERS ran to their posts. General Sy-
mons alone had not moved. After listen
ing intently for a moment or two he
had sat down again. l myself was be-
tween two minds whether to go out
with one Of the parties hastily assem-
bling outside or to stay with the gen.
eral. So 1 stood irresolutely by the
door.
"You can sit down. said Symons.
'Tt is nothing. A sentry has let off his
rife by accident. That Is ALL"
So it proved. While he was leaning
upon his rifle 1t had gone off, and so
had his fingers.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16

situated in said mining district.
county and state, all of which we're
located by W. Ii. Emerson on fine
first day of December, 1896; also ali
other mining properties now owned
by the Wlldman Gold Mining Com
pany, situated in the said county Of
Amador, state of California. Also
all right, title and interest, which
said Wildman Gold Mining Company
has or may hereafter acquire in and
to those certain mines, mining claims
and properties situated in said min
lug district, county and state embrac-
ing what is known as the "Hector
Property" particularly described as
follows, towit Mineral Lots mum
bers 43, 53, and 81 in Section 6 Town
ship q north, range IL east, hereto
fore known respectively as the South
Lincoln, Mahoney and South Mahoney
Mines, but commonly known as and
called collectively, 1.-The Mahouey
or Hector Mime" A certain interest
in mining claim lying north of said
Mahoney Mine and east of the Lin
coin Mine, known as and called the
Hubbard and McAdams Quartz
Mine';.
Lot IA in block of the townsite of
Suffer Creek, upon which is erected
a forty stamp mill of the Hector Min
ing Company. The right to the sur
plus water flowing through the Lin
coin ditch as said right is defined by
a decree entered in the United States
Circuit Court, ninth circuit, northern
district of California, in an action
wherein the Lincoln Gold Mining
Company was complainant and the
Hector Gold Mining Company was
respondent, pipelines and easements
and rights of way for pipe line and
water ways heretofore used and en-
loyed by said Hector Gold Mining
Company or the Wildman Gold
Mining Company in operating said
mines or mill.
Public notice is hereby given that
L will on Saturday, December lst.,
l9O6, at l O'Clock, p. m. of said day,
in front of the court house of the
county of Amador, sell at puplic
auction for lawful money of the
United States, all the right, title,
claim and interest of the said defen-
dant, Wildman Consolidated Mines,
Ia corporatiou). of in and to the above
described property, or so much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy said
Judgment, with interest, costs, ETC.. 3,
to the highest and best bidder.
Dated, Jackson, this 9Th day of
November A. d., 1906.
L. X. NORMAN,
Sheriff of the county of Amad or.
BY II. X. Kay, deputy sheriff.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16
Ledger'S Clubbing Rates

Ledger Ind Daily Call, one year s. 9 90
Ledger Ind Weekly Call one year 3 20
Logs. and Daily Chronicle, one
i, year 900
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle,
/, OF one year =, so
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
: ser-ocean so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Maya
r zlne' one year. ..,........ 2 rs
Ledger and McCall's Magazine,
year, including free pattern. so
re above Rates are Strictly in
Advance.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16
Varying Weight of the Body.

A physician points out that several
fallacies are common with regard to
the weight of the human body. The
man who congratulates himself on his
gain of several pounds in weight in a
given period may have no cause for
rejoicing, for he may be under a delu-
sion. Very few persons, says the in
vestigator, have any correct idea Of
their own weight. AS a matter of fact,
the weight of the body is continually
changing owing to innumerable influ-
ences. On warm day after break
fast man will lose more than a third
of a pound per hour. Seventy per cent
Of the body contains water, and its
weight varies constantly. The infer
ence to be drawn from the loss or gain
Of pound or two may be mistrusted.
Fluctuations of a few ounces are
sign that the body is in a healthy
state.-Milwaukee Citizen.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16

step. Heavy rains had made the river
very high, but it was easy to tell
when | reached the main channel,
for space of 225 feet is not yet
finished. A suspension bridge, made
of two wires with a cross wire every
eight feet, supporting an eight inch
board, and two small ropes for hand
rails, is the means of crossing the
gap. Although the bridge swings
freely in the wind, there was no
danger and no nerve racking distress,
as when crossing the single poles be-
tween bents. 1 reached Mile 63, at
10 p. M. This is supply camp, and
is kept by an old friend of mine
from Rampant. The supplies were
hauled over the snow from the end
of the track last winter. The next
morning it was still raining, and
with two other vagabonds l had over
taken at Mile 63, l started across the
plains at the head of the Arm. The
nine miles travelled that day was the
hardest "mushing" l ever did. Only
small part of the grade was finished.
Frequently sloughs made a detour
in the brush necessary, or log would
be tied by rope to bush, on each
side of the slough and could only be
crossed ION all tours. - At Mile 60,
we came to pile driver. We climb
ed it. and looked across two miles
of water, which reused all our grit
One of my companions knew the
route, and said it gradually grew
shallower to the further shore. Leav-
Ing the pile driver he went in to the
arm pits, but in a few rods it was
only waist deep. We followed, for
what else was there to do? After an
hour it was only knee deep and before
we dried, we had crossed to the other
shore. At Mile 55, we came to the
morain of great glacier. Several
streams issued from the galcier, none
dangerous, until we came to the last
OhO, fOhb IL GU W CIOoS 0TSI. MAR
the middle of the stream, my stick
cracked, the water was waist deep,
ice cold and very swift, the bottom
covered with rolling stones, and just
below the stream was full of Jagged
rocks. For an instant l was nearly
unnerved, for never expect to be so
near death, but once again by putting
double strength into my legs, and
trusting little to the stick, was soon
safely across, muttering, ga fool for
luck" Ny companions went a mile
down the stream and crossed in
wider place. We stayed all night at
Mile "a, and next morning we walked
to Mile Al, the end of the track.
This I miles has some of the heay-
lest railroad work | ever saw, and
deserves a chapter by itself. The
train left at l O'Clock, aud in %
hours l was home in Seward, tired
and glad after a four weeks outing.
G. Ii. Il.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.

San FRANCISCO, November 2, 1906
California is proving to the world
that no lasting damage has been done
tie state by the San Francisco dis
aster on last April, and, in tact, that
Notwithstanding the magnitude of
that disaster, the state is showing
remarkable development. Data secur-
ed by The California Promotion Com
mittee shows that the entire state is
benehting by the era of prosperity.
Thirty thousand people have come to
California to settle since the fall
tourist rate on overland railroads
went into effect, and this population
has been largely responsible for the
greatly increased business noted in
all the cities of the state. 1t is es-
pecially noted that the tendency of
this new immigration is toward the
agricultural portions of the state, as
the peculiar advantages offered by
California climate and soil are now
being recognized all over the country.
Demand for labor, especially in the
building trades, continues strong in
all the cities of the state This is
especially true of San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Santa Rosa, and San Jose,
where great activity is shown IN
building. In San Francisco the
many new dwellings that are being
completed and made ready for oc-
oupancy are rapidly providing for an
increased population, which is but
waiting the opportunity to obtain
housing facilities. In addition to
these, dwelling houses and hotels are
constantly improving, and within a
few months will be ready to accom-
modate all who may come.
Since the fire, more than six thou
sand buildings have been erected in
San trancisco's burned district, and
more than 50,O00,00O have been
spent in Improvements in the city.
Thirty five class buildings with
stood the fire so that they could be
repaired, and all but one of these
are now partially occupied, and will
be completely repaired within the
next four months. More than 5000
men are doing construction work in
San Francisco, ald two hundred
cars of debris are being removed
daily. So effective has this work
been that Market and its debouching
streets have been practically cleared
of debris, and all the sidewalks are
rapidly being repaired.
Building in San Francisco has
been going forward with enormous
strides and permits to the value of
s27, 02O, O33 have been issued since
the fire, this total being within a
million dollars of the value of the
permits issued in Baltimore during
the two years after the fire in that
city. OF 4,4S6 permits Issued, 2,O12
we're for permanent buildings. The
wonderful growth of building opera
tions in San Francisco since the fire
is shown by the following table:
NJ
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16
Gold Horseshoes In o1den Times,

Roman writer's inform us that Com
modus caused the hoofs of his horses
to be covered with gold leaf and even
the fetlocks to be gilded Nero's short
journeys were invariably performed
on white mules wearing gold shoes on
their fore feet and silver behind. The
beasts which drew the chariots Of his
wife, Poppae, were shod all around
with gold. Several others among the
dignitaries and potentates of the riot
GUS days of the Roman empire shod
their horses with gold and used the
same material for bride bits, buckles,
spurs, etc.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16
EXECUTION.

Department No. l. In the Superior
Court of the State OF California in
and for the City and County of San
Francisco.
The people of the State of Califor-
mia to the sheriff of the county of
Amador greeting:
Whereas, on the LIST day of Novem
Der A. d. 1906, James S. BroneIl
plaintiff, recovered a Judgment in
the superior court of the State of
California, in and for the city and
county of San francisco, again
WiIdman Consolidated Mines Ia cor
poIation) defendant for the sum of
s2O74. 30 dollars, damages, with inter :
est thereon from the date thereof at
the rate of seven per cent per annum
till paid, together with costs and dis
bursements at the date of said judg-
ment. amounting to the sum of $40. IS
as appears to US of record;
And whereas, the Judgment Roll in
the action in which said Judgment
was entered is filed in the clerk IS
office of said court in the city and
county of San Francisco. and the said
judgment was docketed in said clerk g
office, in said city and county, on the
day and year first above written.
And the sum of S2074 so with inter
est thereon as aforesaid, together with
costs in the sum of $40. rs as above
reclted, is now lat the date of this
WRIT actually due on said judgment.
Now, you the said sheriff, are here
by required to make the said sums
due on the said judgment for dam
ages, with interest as aforesaid and
the costs, and accruing costs, to
satisfy the said judgment out of the
personal property of the debtor Wild
man Consolidated Mines Ia corpora
tion): or if sufficient personal pro-
perty of said debtor cannot, be found,
then out of the real property in your
county belonging to said debtor on
the day whereon said judgment was
docketed in the aforesaid city and
county, or at any time thereafter
and make return of this writ within
sixty days after your receipt hereof.
with what you have done endorsed
hereon.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal OF
the said Superior Court, at my office
in the city and county of San Fran
cisco, state of California, this eth
day of Novem Der A. ID. 1906
(Seal) Ii. |. Mulorevy. clerk.
BY j. J.Grelf, deputy clerk.
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16
HONORS AND WORTH.
Absurdity of Titles That Descend
From Father to Son,

Absurdity of Titles That DESCEND
From Father to Son.
When you find a man q most excel.
lent runner, poet, surgeon or mariner.
you give him due respect for his skill.
If he is very eminent, his occupation
esteemed and you chance to be some
ruling power, he may receive a title
You do not confer this title because
of his grandmother, and you do not
make the old lady a duchess or indeed
pay her any particular attention. This
omission does not reflect discredit on
the grandmother. 1t is obvious to her
mind that to make her peeress be-
cause not she, but some one else, has
done something good" would be as
absurd as giving her. twelve months
hard labor if he had done something
otherwise.
Still less rational would it be to make
the mans son a peer. The old lady
has given the world this grandson
Perhaps she is in measure the cause
of his greatness, just as she might be
to a certain extent responsible were
he criminal. But the son Of the man
did not make his father He is not to
be more greatly praised for what his
father has done than for what William
the Conqueror did,
The world seldom or never gives a
man title because his father earned
one. but it does an equally silly thing
when it allows son to inherit such an
Honor" says Home Notes.
Until man can transmit merit it is
absurd to allow him to transmit a tes-
timonial as to merit And, if there be
no pretense of claim to exceptional
worth, what solid reason can be adj
vanced for a man receiving a designa-
ton that commands Difference?
Amador ledger., 1906-11-16

Ledger and Chicago Week y Inter
ocean, both papers for one year, 81. 81
in advance.