The record-union., 1893-08-22
They Will Clean the Streets of
Fresno for Their Meals.
RAISIN GROWERS GIVE PREFERENCE
TO THE WHITE LABORBRS.
A Virginia City Policeman Who Scat
tered Gang of Toughs-Blds for an
Additional Wing to the Southern
California Insane Asylum Two
Stores Burned at uanford.
Special to the REcoRD-UxIox.

Special 10 the RECORD-UNfON.
FRESNO, Aug. 2l.-At a meeting Of the
Board Of Supervisors to-day the propo-
sition of citizens to begin the construc-
ton Of a sewer from the Hospital to the
city limits, the work to be done by un-
employed laborers. and to be paid for out
Of the county funds, did not meet with
approval. and hence the work will not be
done at present. The City Trustees to-
night decided to accept the proposition Of
several philanthropic gentlemen to give
employment to men from the Free Labor
Bureau. Squads Of fifty will be organ
lied, and after working two hours clean
ing streets, all will be given tickets for
three meals. This will prove a great
blessing, as the list of unemployed at the
bureau has reached nearly seven hun
dred, and is still growing.
: secret meeting Of raisin growers was
held this afternoon, at which about 200
growers and employers were present.
They were in session about two hours,
and before they adjourned adopted rate
to be paid for labor during this pick,
and agreed to give preference to white
men. The price agreed upon was seventy
five cents per day and board, or 81 Is
without board. As the Chinese con-
tractors are holding out for 81 40 the big
cut made by the growers is quite sig
nificant. Nearly hundred white men
were taken out to vineyards this after
noon to work for six bits and board.
No more trouble is anticipated, but in
view of recent threats made the Chief Of
Police applied to the City Council to-
night for additional police. He was given
carte blanche to employ any and all men
he might see fit. About twenty-five ad-
ditioual officers will be sworn in at once,
and thorough patrol of the city kept up.
AN Asylum Addition.
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 2I.-The Board
OF Trustees Of the Southern California
Asylum for Insane and Inebriates opened
bids to-day for the erection of a new ward
building. Bids on the subdivision work
were as follows: Mason and iron work
Duyal, Mills d Co., San Francisco, S55,-
600; Dewar & Chisholm, san Bernar-
dino, S5l ,lS5; A. McNally, Los Angeles.
S64, ,s6l; Pacific Construction Company.
San Francisco, SIS. $50; R4.-y-tS Deane.
san Francisco, $4,000; V. Tarp, San
Francisco, S79,S40. Carpenter work
Duval Mills & Co., $4,000; Dewar 4
Co., 81, 800; J. Fitzpatrick, San Ber-
nardino, SD, ,479; c. Davis. San Ber-
nardino, $40, 948; A. Campbell, San Fran
cisco, S25, ,S63; Anderson Bros, S25, $40;
Pacific Construction Company, Sl99I0.
The bids on galvanized iron and tin work
ranged from $4,000 to 5000 and on
plumbing and gas fitting from $1,000 to
$4,000. The awards will bo made to-
morrow.
Johnston WantedFNIore Time
WEAvERvILLE, Aug. 2I.-The Coro-
ner's jury in the case of John Martin.
whose body was exhumed on July 3lst
to ascertain the cause Of his death, met
again to-day, having been excused from
the above date TO await the expert re-
port of Professor Johnston. the State
Chemist. Professor Johnston did not
have his report ready and asked for
further time which was granted and
the jury adjourned till Saturday, Septem-
Der %, at which time the report will be
completed. Professor Johnston gave as
his reason for the delay that he was
obliged to purify the chemicals necessary
to make an analysis of the organs re-
moved from the body. John Martins
death occurred over year ago, and the
suspicion is very strong that his death
was caused by poison.