The morning call., 1894-12-11
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Judge Buckles of Fairfield, who is on the
Superior Court bench 10 Solano County, was in
the ci Saturday. The Judge is an old veteran
OF the late war. and. it is hardly necessary 10
add, Grand Army man of high standing, at
one time having been State commander of the
organization. The Judge went into the army
from Indiana and says that he never realized
what large representation that State had in
the service until he went on the bench and 1t
became known that he enlisted there. Since
then comrades from the HooSer State of high
and iowdegree have materialiZed in surprising
numbers, and. somewhat strange 10 say. every
mothers son of them was broke. AS Indiana's
sole Grand Army representative In Solano's
county seat the Judge has a merry time of 1t
providing for the wants OF his questionable
brothers in arms. Judge Buckles, by the way,
has brilliant war record He first felt the
sting of the enemy's lead In the second battle
of Bull Run. was again wounded at Gettys-
burg, third time In the Wilderness and finally
parted with leg IN the engagement at Hatch's
Run during Grants last campaign before
Petersburg. The Judge was also one OF the
1000 or more veterans who received medals
from Congress for deeds of valor. IL was in
the battle OF the Wilderness that he distin-
guIshed himself. He was color-bearer OF his
regiment and CALAMITY sought to lead the way
with unfurled colors across an open field, for
the possession of which the enemy was making
a desperate fight. The Judge was stopped by
bullet and the effort failed, but the deed was
not allowed TO pass unnotlced and he retains a
memento of his conntry's gratitude in the form
OF this medal.
Ex-Secretary of Treasury Charles Foster of
Ohio, who was In Office during Harrison's admin
istration, is at the Palace Mr.. Foster lives in
Fostoria, town named after him, and which
has population OF about 10000. and is located
In the oil and gas region OF the State. The gas
Mr.. Foster says, which has been the cause Of
great manufacturing development 10 that To-
calty. is slowly but surely giving out. The
time is not far distant when its use will
be confined exclusively TO household Dur.
poses, unless unexuected discoveries shall be
made. The town OF Fndlay, where large glass
and other manufactures were established
after the place became the great gas center, now
looks like one of the played out boom towns of
the West nearly all of the large establishments
having been compelled to close their doors,
owing to the failure OF the gas for fuel purposes
Fostoria, be says, organized a gas company
some years ago which purchased a large tract
OF land on which TO sink Its wells. Unexpect-
eddy Oil was struck in one Of the wells and the
company has cleaned up about 100000 rom
this one hole Many other wells have been put
down In the immediate vicinity, but without
success. The oil industry. however, Foster
says, keeps In about the same position IL has
occupied for several years, the new wells keep
ing up the average production.
B. W. Tichenor, chief deputy of the United
States Marshal at Tucson, Ariz., accompanied
by AL EZekies and Sid Bartleson his assist
ants. are in the city, having brought three high.
waymen to San Quentin and three Cinnamon
who Will be deported on the next steamer The
names Of the three first mentioned are Webb,
Felshaw and Jackson, the two first having re-
ceived ten-year sentences and the last a life
penalty for stage-robbIng. 1t is supposed that
these men were implicated In the celebrated
robbery OF Paymaster Joseph w. Wham. U. s.
A, In 1888. by which $4,000 was secured.
Webbs father, who is prominent Mormon 10
Arizona, is alleged to have planned the rob.
berry, and he and another son were arrested
and tried, but were acquitted In what has since
been proven TO be one OF the worst jury bribing
cases on record, so Mr.. Tichenor says.
EZekels and Bartleson are both young, the
former being only % and the latter but "a
years Of age, but both have gained rich reputa :
tions as desperado-c atchers. The first was all
through the Geronimo campaign. and the
latter is just back from a long trip through
Mexico after thieves Tichenor says that either
OF them will take his pony and Winchester
and follow fugitive for miles through the
desert.
L. A. Craig, who Is interested In some land
enterprises in the southern portion of the State,
came up from San Di 60 yesterday. He says
that the great ditch az present under construc-
ton in that county, which is designed to sup
ply the Escondido irrigation district with water.
is destined TO prove of inestimable value 10 that
locality In giving cheap water TO the lands. The
supply will be obtained from the San Luis Rey
River. he says, and there will be twenty-five
miles of conduit, eigh cen OF which will be solid
ditch cut into the hills. Two tunnels, one 356
feet in length. and cut through solid granite,
are also embraced In the undertaking. and
taken altogether he says IL is quite remark
able engineering feat
Joe Ullmann, who owns the East St. Louis
racetrack aud Is one of the best known turf
men In the country, is in the city for the pur-
pose of spending the winter. He Is an equal
owner with T. II. Williams, Ed Corrigan and
| Moses Gunst In the racetrack site near the
! Ocean House road
| Rev. P. Z. Mulligan. who for six YEARS pasl