The morning call., 1893-06-06
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Sudden Death of a Pioneer
Stage Man.
RUSH MATTERS
The Man Who Saw Sontag-Princi-
pal McChesney's Troubles-Mrs.
Chambers Spiritual Husband.

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dead in his room at the Golden Eagle
Hotel yesterday morning. Heart disease
is believed to have been the cause of his
death.
When discovered the body was cold in
death and lay stretched across the bed en-
tirely clothed, with the exception Of the
shoes.
In the pocket of his coat was found
power of attorney given John Clincher by
johnson and person named Gray Michie
for damages sustained by them to their
stage line during an Indian raid in 1866.
AT that time johnson was operating a
line of stages that ran from Wadsworth,
New, to Boise. idaho. His headquarters
were at Flint, Owyhee County. The
Piutes raided the town one night and,
after burning Johnson's bar and stages,
stole his horses and mules and made off.
From that time johnson was a bankrupt.
He recently filed petition in the Court
of Claims at Washington to recover $780,
800 under the act of ind emnity for Indian
deDredations.
1t seems there was some slight error in
the phraseology of the document and it
was returned for johnson to make the
necessary corrections.
Johnson's widow is the proprietrsss of
the Colonial Hotel at Pine and Jones
streets, San Francisco. He has son.
Martin Y. Johnson, in the insurance buSi-
ness in San Francisco.
Johnson was very well known among
the old-timers, and it is said was at one
time offered o ruling share in the then in
FAINT Central Pacific Railroad, If he would
advance $4,000. but he laughed at the
promoters of the scheme, and said they
would be able to fly before they would be
able 10 cross the continent by rail.
johnson in early days served four sue
cessiYe terms rs Sheriff Of Nevnda County,
aud at last resigned his Office rather than
hang a man whom lie thought innocent,
and it was afterward, it is said, proven
that the man was innocent.
The son will take the fathers body to
Red Bluff for interment.
Work OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Super
visOrS met az 10 yesterday morning and
disposed Of some very important work
during the day.
Among other things, $4,000 was voted
for the Alameda Worlds Fair Commits
sion. This was part of the $4,000
already voted for this purpose.
Supervisor Plunkett introduced an ordi-
mace declaring forfeited the franchise
granted to the Broadway and Piedmont
railroad Company in 1856 for street rail-
road on Broadway to College avenue, to
the Four Mile House, because OF the aban-
doDment of a portion of the route and be-
cause OF not completing it within the time
specified in the franchise. The motion
was referred to the Franchise Committee
During the month 12S indigents were re-
ported to have been cared for by Super
visor Plunkett while Supervisor PelOuze
reported having aided IS cases.
License Inspector Sedentopf reported
selling S1493 worth of licenses during the
past month.
DIR. Stratton reported having treated 100
cases in the County Jail and thirty-one in
digents during May.
The Coroner reported twenty-five in
quests during the month.
AT the previous me citing of the board the
question came up regarding the building
OF an addition to the hall of records on
account of lack of room for present pub
lie purposes. At that meeting Supervisor
Plunkett suggested that a basement might
be made under the courthouse that would
answer the purpose, and yesterday the
County Surveyor reported that the idea
was entirely feasible.
1t is probable that the board will order
the work done.
PRINCIPAL MCCHEsNEY-The is a
great fight on between the friends and
enemies of Principal McChesney of the
Oakland High School, who has been at
the head of that institution since its COM
mencement.
u LIthb IdS UetH IUdu6 TO TGUuco the
professor to the ranks and it cropped ont
very strongly when School Trustee Grard,
at the last meeting of the Board OF Educa-
ton, arose in his seat and stated that he
would not vote for Professor McChesney
Tor principal and did not want him there.
1t appears that at the last meeting of the
Board of Education the salaries of the
male teachers Of the high school were re-
duced from $3.50 to S135, while the sal
aries OF the female teachers were raised
from S125 to S135 per month. which has
created some dissatisfaction among the
stronger sex, and there are those who say
that Professor McChesney will not accept
the new order of things and will be ready
to resign anyhow on his return.
The gentlemen insist that since they hold
university certificates to teach they should
be better treated in the way of salaries than
the lady teachers.
The iadies argue TO the contrary, how
ever, and point with some pride 10 the
records of the classes, and add with en-
phasis that they have not yet had any,
thing in the shape of "Hamlet" scandal
eemanate from their departments, as did
Prnfessor Burrll last year.
The Board of Education will. it is said.
let the salaries remain as they are.
THE MAN SoNTAG WANTs.-WillS Smith.
chief nj the detective department of Wells
Fargo's Express Company, is in the city
and has been having big time telling his
friends how he traled the redoubtable
bandits about their Visalia haunts. lie
says he knew who were the ira ain-rnbbers
the moment the deed was done and at
once started for Evans house.
The reception he met with is already
famous. He asked Evans where Sontag
was.
Pull up that blind there and you will
see, was the reply. lie did so. and there
stood SoDtag with shotgun leveled at his
breast. de wheeled about to get at his
pistol. when Evans confronted MIN with
another gun and told him to move away
from the house. OF course he did so.
Smith has no idea the robbers will hold
out much longer, in spite of the complete
protection they have in the sequoia coun-
try.
He says they are not brave as everybody
is saying, bat are cowardly whelps who
will not fight In the open.
SHE HAD A SPIRITUAL HUSBAND
Mrs. A. j. Chambers, an erstwhile Saliva
ton Army preacher and member of the
Holiness Band. has applied for absolute
divorce from her husband, whose absence
nI three years in South America has caused
her so much trouble.
1t was not long after the husbands de-
parthre that religious crank so wrought
upon he wife's soul as to have her choose
MIN for spiritual husband.
lie said there certainly were such things.
ana he could prove it,
Inc TWO lived together for some time.
much 10 the Indignation of their nsichbors
III North Oakland, until the affair became