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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15

The Harlem Wheelmen are oHerihs "'''ease "'eu
ols ~ every member, OF the club who rides 700
,,.s during the year with an additional bar for
every additional l.c0 miles. In view OF the num-
her Of well-knowr long-dstance riders among the
Harlem Wheelmcn. such action promises 10 DE no
slf,hi drain on the treasury or the ciup Inc
club runs for May are follows May ~ IRVING
ton Mllburn. leave clubhouse a. III, ro'' Lev
ferry: May g. city Island leave clubhouse s:"
a m MAY 30 Irvlngton- Millburn race. dinner at
Westneld leave clubhouse At 7:iJ a. m
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
TRAGEDY At SEAT TIE
Sad Fate Of Contractor
AShenfelter at the
University.
FELL INTO BURNING TAR
Burned to Death in a Tank
Eighty.Five Feet From
the Ground.
BRAVE ACT OF A WORKMAN
Frank Gallagher's Narrow Escape
From Death While Trying to
Rescue His Employer.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 3.-While aid
ing in tarring the inside of big water
tank at the new State University this
morning II. G. Ashenfelter, the general
contractor on the university building,
was burned to death. His body was al
most completely incinerated. Frank Gal
lagher, carpenter, who has been working
for Ashenfelter, was severely burned about
the hands. He nearly lost his life in an
endeavor to save his employer.
The tank, which is sixteen feet high, is
on trestie work eighty-fve feet from the
ground. Ashenfelter and Gallagher were
heating tar in the bottom of the tank on
the inside, using two paint-pails, sala-
mander being used to generate the heat
One of the cleats holding the bail on pail
burned off and the hot tar was spilled out
into the tank. Ashenfelter at the time
was in the bottom of the tank attending
to the salamander and Gallagher was half
way up the ladder painting the sides with
hot tar. Ashenfelter made dash toward
the ladder Gallagher descended and
seized Ashenfelter, who had become I'M
conscious by inhaling the fumes of the
burning tar.
reached the top OF the ladder and seized
the rim of the tank. His hands were so
badly burned that there was no strength in
his fingers. He believed he was falling
backward and let Ashenfelter drop into
the seething flames below and til en-
dropped outside. His felIow-workmen
carried him down to the ground. 1t was
then ascertained that Ashenfelter was miss
ing
The tank became a veritable furnace, the
oakum and tar feeding the flames as moth
ing else could. In few seconds the roof
over the tank fell in, and then the flames,
meeting with no obstruction, shot upward
thirty or forty feet.
When the flames had died Ashenfelters
charred and unacceptable remains were
taken out.
Contractor..As was a member of
the Spokane firm of Cameron & Ashenfel-
ter. He was wealthy and we'll known in
the Northwest. A widow and six children
survive him.
SPOKANE, WASH, Dec. 3.-H. c. Ash
| enfelter, who was burned to death at
Seattle to-day, was one of the best-known
business men in the city. He had long been
identified with building interests here,
having constructed a number of the
largest public buildings in the city and
State.
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nolds, cheerful and contented, with not a
shadow of remorse or fear pictured upon
her somewhat comedy face, occupied cell
at the County Jail to-day. In nelghbor-
ing apartment the two brothers, whom she
doomed to death upon the galIows, curse
their fate, and, when the iailor is not near.
bitterly rebuke the heartless girl for hav-
ing brought them to their present plight.
Sheriff Yancy and his underlings have
in their strong steel cage human mon
stroslty, the like of which they, in their
long association of criminals of all ages
and conditions, have never before come in
contact with.
The girl whose greed led her to betray
those of her own flesh and blood in order
that she could secure mythical insurance
policy, claimed to have been made out in
her name by the man whose murder she
caused. actually gloats over the horrible
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FRESNO cOURTYS FUGITIVE.
at WIN Without Serious Interrupt
ton by Officers

FRESNO, CAL, Dec. 3.-Bandit Crowley
seems destined to escape from his pursuers
without great exertion on his part. The
half-hearted chase has resulted in nothing
more encouraging than learning the daily
whereabouts of the fugitive. Crowley Is
still in the brush along the San Joaquin
River, between Mendoza and Flrebaugh,
and will probably remain in undisturbed
possession of his stamping grounds until
he gets ready to move on to new fields.
Inquiry by telephone at Mendoza this
elected nothing beyond the fact that Con-
stable Adams was absent from town, and
had beer away during the entire day.
Where the constable was or What he was
doing was not known 1t is understood
that Adams is not prosecuting the search
for Crowley as vigorously as he did few
days ago.
The officials claim it is impossible to
capture Crowley as long as he hides in the
| brush. An army of men could not md
the outlaw in the brush. The time to cap
| ture him was while he was out of his lair
and hunting for food. To know just when
and where Crowley would turn up was
feat of occultism, and it would be only
matter of chance to run across him.
Constable Adams cannot afford to keep
! a complete patrol around the hiding-place
| of Crowley in order to make his capture
! the N after of only short time. As far as
! known there is a reward of only $50 out
| for Crowley, and tGen he must be con-
yicted on the charge of robblng store in
| Contra Costa County and the stolen cut
| lery must be returned. Under these cir
| cumstances the officers are not exerting
| themselves unnecessarily in thessearch.
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crime she revealed to Detective Riley She
is cold-blooded and heartless-brutal in
her seeming Indifference to the enormity
of her offense. For the tools who aided
her in her wickedness she cares but little,
though they were raised at the same
mothers breast, and were her playmates
from infancy.
Miss McReynolds is claimed by some to
inherit criminal viciousness. She comes of
stock acquainted with crime, they declare,
and now with the calmness of one who has
lifetime toyed with a gallows rope is
unappalled at the fate the future holds in
store. She has repeatedly questioned her
keepers about San Quentin, it's methods
and the lives of its inmates. She has
learned the labors that are forced upon
the fallen women within its walls and ex-
pressed preference for this or that voca-
ton. She even jests upon the becoming
ness of prison garb, and with the exulting
glee of a fend throws out suggestive hints
concerning hempen collars to her sullen
brothers. The girl murderess-tor she is a
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Evidence Tended to Prove That
Tyson's Rights Had Been
Invaded.
THE OLD MAN STILL MISSING
Growing Belief That He Died From
the Wound Inflicted by the
Officer.

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 3.-The Coro-
ner's jury called to inquire into the causes
OF the death of Deputy Sheriff BuzzeIl re-
turned a divided verdict this evening.
Nine jurors decided that the homicide was
iustifabIe, and three merely held II. T.
Tyson responsible for the deputy death
without comment. Nothing was said in
either verdict about the two Tyson boys,
at present in Jail, and it is presumed that
they will be discharged tomorrow.
The testimony of the boys was in accord
ance with their former statements, but the
ranch employees claimed that Tyson fred
first. Sheriff Cunningham stated that he
had given Deputy Buzzell no authority to
evict the campers from the ranch by force.
Nothing has been heard from the elder
Tyson, and the opinion that he has died
from his wound in the tules is held by
many officers.
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murderess according to her confession

murderess according to her confession
is an enigma.
Having found that the insurance money
which she fondly hoped to possess is not
forthcoming, Ada is now seeking to undo
as much as possible the confession she
made to Detective Riley. She admits that
the killing of George Morris was not sur
prise to her, and does not take the trouble
to deny that she was in way instru-
mental in causing the popular express
agents death; but she now claims that
she gave to the sleuth the wrong names,
and that her brothers did not commit the
crime. Who the guilty persons are, if
other than they, she refuses to divulge,
and her talk has given rise to the impress
sion that others OF the family, including
even Holder, the stepfather, should be
placed where they could be found if
wanted by the emissaries of the law. The
girl adheres to the story that her relations
with Morris had not been merely platonic,
and that he was in duty bound to lead her
to the altar.
The brothers-George and Wesley-deny
the statements contained in Ada's con-
fession, except. those which refer to her re-
lationship with their victim. They claim
they were enjoying the rest of innocent
men in their touches while the tragedy in
the express office was being enacted But
thew are sullen and morose, in marked COLI
trast to the disposition of the young wo-
man.
thorities have been busily engaged in look
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ing up evidence to Substantial it. Many
circum stances combine 10 stamp Ada's
statements TO Detective Riley as true.
These were known even before she talked
with Riley, and from the moment Morris
bleeding body was found lying in his office
suspicion has rested upon the house OF
McReynolds. The reputation of its in
mates was not of the best; they were
known to have hated George Morris. and
they were acquainted with the workings of
the express office, knowing the days upon
which large sums of money with which to
pay off workmen in neighboring mines
would arrive.
Their home is not far from the village
postoffice and they could easily have gone
thither, waited without the building until
NJ orris went out to the stage to receive the
sacks of treasure, entered and found hid
ing place and upon his return have the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
SAN MATEO'S GRAND JURY,
Pugilistic Mills at Colma to Be
the Subject of an Inves.
tigation.
Indictments for Past Infringements of
the Law Not Likely to Be
Returned.

REDWOOD CITY, CAL, Dec. 3.-The
San Mateo County Grand Jury met in the
Superior Court room to-day and organized
the membership being as follows: T. g..
Phelps, John Lennon, W. F. Fay, Ii. Q.
Triton, W. J. Plump, G. Einstein, J. D.
Erhart, William Pringle, Alexander
Moore. S. ]. Tichenor, r. E. Woodlands,
J. H. Offerman, Robert Brown, E. NJ.
Beeson, Laurence Kelly, Jason Wright, c.
j. Bowman, H. Nc Arthur and w. F.
Herbst. William Pringle OF Halfmoon Bay
was appointed foreman.
The jury is a representative body of we'll
known citizens, who are well qualified to
examine into the affairs of the county
within the limits of their duties. Their
powers were fully explained by Superior
Judge George H. Buck, and the jury then
proceeded TO appoint committees.
In his charge to the jury Judge Buck
made special mention of the Colma spar
ring exhibitions and OF the report that
they were really priZe-tights. In regard to
past exhibitions, he said that it might be
impossible to prove the giving of a prize
or to secure a conviction o. statutory
grounds, but the present aspect of the
Colma incident was fully covered in the
closing portion of Judge Bucks charge, in
which he said that under section 412 of
the renal CoOe you may nnu an lnolcI-
ment for premeditated fight or conten-
ton, which, if the circumstances warrant
it, could be proved by those who wit
messed its performance, but who did not
participate in or promote it."
Public opinion with reference to the
Colma incident and to the action of the
Grand Jury seems to be to let bygones be
bvgones. At the same time the formation
of new sporting clubs is looked upon as a
menace, and official patience has been so
sorely tested that a halt is demanded at
once, as well as immunity from all slog-
ging matches for the future.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
STRUCK ON ROCK ISLAND,
Steamer E1mOre Driven Ashore
by the Force of a Heavy
Gale.
Freed From Its Dangerous Position
After the Vessel Began to Take
In Water.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 3.-The light
draft Oregon Railway and Navigation
steamer Gilmore last evening had narrow
escape from destruction, drifting upon the
rocky bank of the river at point about
three miles above Oregon City.
The Gilmore was on its down trip from
Dayton to Portland when the accident oc-
Cured. All day the wind had been blow
ing gale, accompanied by heavy squalls.
AS night closed in these squalls increased
in violence. The steamer was light in
cargo and had very little hold on the water,
it being at times, even in the open river,
hard to keep it pointed down stream.
Three miles above Oregon City is dam
gerous point in the river known as Rock
Island. Here the channel narrows to 200
feet with sharp, ragged rocks on either
bank. Captain P. j. Young of the Ell
more, as he neared the entrance to the
pass, rang for full speed ahead, hoping to
take advantage of lull in the storm and
get the boat through. In this he was mis-
taken, for just as the Gilmore reached
abreast Rock Island a squall heavier in
force than any preceding struck the
steamer and, careening it over, swept it
onto the rocky shore. The steamer struck
broadside, wedging itself on the bank.
Captain Young, finding that he was only
straining his vessel by attempting to work
it off with the engines. decided to lie on
the rocks during the night and with day
light get out Hedges and attempt to warp
the steamer off. In this he was successful,
the Gilmore being freed at o'clock this
morning.
The steamer was leaking some, but find
ing the pumps able to handle the water
Captain Young decided to continue on
down to Oregon City, arriving there all
riohf
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KERN COUNTY PROTESTS.
Heavy Taxpayers Who Find Fault filth
the Assessment.

the assessment.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Dec. 3-When
Henry Miller paid his taxes in Kern
County several days ago be filed protest
with the Tax Collector against the assess
ment. To-day the heaviest taxpayer in
the sounty-the Kern County Land Com
pany, otherwise known as the Haggin and
Tevis interests-paid its taxes, amounting
TO $49, 271 65. At the same time the COM
panY filed a protest against the assess
ment on grounds similar to that of Henry
Miller, but going still further.
The company was assessed for 735 miles
of fencing as personal property, which it
claims is not such, but is part of real es-
tate which had already been assessed 1t
also protests against the action of the Su-
pervisors in fixing two different rates of
taxation, one of 81 IS on the 500 outside
the limits of incorporated towns, and the
other 81 70 per 500 inside the limits. This,
the company claims, makes the whole as
sessment invalid.
Each OF the canal companies also filed
protest on similar grounds. with the addi-
ton that protests were also made in cases
Where canals were assessed in more than
one road or school district. II is supposed
that Miller and the land company mean
10 follow their protests with suits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
ANGRY FRESNO OFFICIALS,
Deputies Ousted by the Judge
Risley Decision Start a
Test Case.
Auditor Barnum Cited to Show Cause
Why Copyist Hogue'S Salary
Is Not Paid.

FRESNO, CAL, Dec. 3.-Notwithstand-
ing Judge Risleys decision yesterday,
every deputy whose position was declared
illegal by it was at his desk in the court
house to-day All were in an unsettled
state OF mind, however. and their anxiety
as to the outcome was plainly evident.
County officers were more or less indlg-
nant, and every one of them desired to
know how the county's business was to be
attended to without deputies. The pros
poets for stubborn contest in the courts
are bright. Each side is determined not
to let the matter drop without fight, and
the Supreme Court will undoubtedly be
appealed to, no matter what the Superior
Courts of this county may do.
Deputy Auditor S. l.. Hogue to-day COM
menced suit in Judge Webb's court for a
writ of mandate to compel Auditor Bar
mum to issue a warrant for his salary for
the month of November, which the
Auditor had refused to do in consequence
of Judge Risleys decision. Hogue's is q
test case and all other deputies have COM
bined with him.
judge Webb Immediately issued a writ
commanding Auditor Barnum to pay the
salary of Deputy Hogue, and If he should
refuse to do so TO appear before the court
tomorrow and show cause for his refusal
The deputies hope to secure favorable
decision in Judge Webbs court, thereby
offsetting Judge Risley's ruling.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
COLUMBIA RIVER NAVIGATION.
Travelling Men Take the Initiative to Sc
cure a Boat Line.

Travelling Men Take the Initiative to Sc
cure Boat Line.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 3.-Following
the action taken at the meeting of the Ore
gon and Washington Division of the
Travellers Protective Association of Amer
lea on Saturday night committee was to-
day appointed to confer with the Chamber
of Commerce and the Northwest Manu-
facturers' Association in regard to the
project of opening up navigation on the
Columbia River. The commercial travel
ers having set themselves task of no
mean proportions are earnestly endeavor-
ing to further the work which they think
is not being sufficiently pushed by the
Government.
The projectors will proceed in a
thoroughly practical manner with this
private enterprise. After the conference
between the committees a mass-meeting
will be held. With nucleus in some
bank for a starter the farmers will be in
vited to lend a helping hand by each SUBJ
scribing from 100 to 500 bushels of wheat.
The farmers will be reminded of what the
city of Portland and its citizens have done
toward improving the river. Already the
port of Portland commission has laid out
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agent at their mercy. That is the story of
the midnight crime, and Ada McReynolds
says they did it.
There is but one reasonable ground for
doubt that the girl told the truth. Some
harbor vague belief that jealous lover
might have committed the crime upon her
suggestion, and that, rather than bring
him to the gallows she chose to implicate
her own brothers. This theory, however.
gains but little credence.
The case of the McReynoldses will be
taken up by the Grand Jury during the
present week and they will be arraigned
during the coming term of court. Mean
while they will be carefully guarded by
Sheriff Yancey and his men.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
OVERDUE At PORT TOWNSEND.
The British Tramp Steamer Gorse6d Be-
EeYed to Have Gone Down
in q Sfnrn1

PORT TOW BEND, WASH, Dec. 3.-The
general belief here is that the British tramp
steamer Gorsedd, from Singapore, bound
hither, is lost. II was out forty-four day.
to-day on voyage which ordinarily con-
sumed but twenty. There is bare posi-
bility that the vessel became disabled and
put in at one of the Aleutian Islands to
effect temporary repairs. If such had been
the case the chances of being reported are
so good that, no tidings being received,
the belief that she foundered in the fearful
storm on November IA and Is is growing.
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Butte COUNTY, Electric Rntrpnv,

CHICO, CAL, Dec. 3.-The project of
building an electric railroad from Biggs to
Palermo and Honcut, crossing the Feather
River near the Alexander & Hannah and
w. Treat & Son division line, is under
consideration. This would necessitate a
bridge across the river, which is crying
necessity for a public wagon way, as well
as for an electrician passage. The same
line extending from Biggs to Gridley and
from Palermo to Oroville, thence to Chico.
would make a complete connection of all
the principal towns in the county, and its
construction is probability.
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Fntat;ty at Hitthurst.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 3.-Stewart Zero,
the 10-year-old son of John Zero. met with
a fatal accident near Hillhurst (Wash.)
yesterday. The lad was watching his
father fell tree. AS the tree came down
it struck another, detaching branch and
the flying piece of timber struck the boy
on the head, crushing the left side OF the
skull. The boy was picked up alive, but
and death resulted soon after.
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Water for Santa Barbara.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL. Dec. 8. -
Assemblyman James L. Barkers tunnel
in Cold Stream Canyon, in Montecito, TO-
day struck an additional flow of four
miners inches of water, making total of
ten inches so far. Mr.. Baker is now in the
formation where be expected to tap a
great underground reservoir, and this
encouraging discovery is in keeping with
the theory upon which he has been work
ing. The flow so far developed about
doubles the entire present supply OF Santa
Barbara
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-04
UNEARTHED 4 SKELETON.
GruesOnle Find of Stockton Man Near
French Camp SLOMGh.

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 3-While Joseph
Yettner. an employe at Maisel's slaughter
house, was engaged in loading a wagon
with sand on the bank of French Camp
Slough yesterday, he struck some hard
substance with his shovel. 1t proved to
be a human skull. He gradually uncov-
cred his gruesome find and found near it
the bones of a man OF more than average
height. The skeleton was well preserved.
The jaw was large and prominent.
Yettner showed his find to the other
employees, and then carefully preserved the
skeleton. The skull shows that the man
was not an Indian, and the bones are too
well preserved to permit the theory that
they are those of a dark-hued native, as
no Indians have been buried in that vicin-
ity during the last thirty or thirty-tive
Years.
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EVENTS At SAN JOSE,
Joseph D. Butts Ends His Life
After a Several Days
Debauch.
Increased Output of Fruit During the
Past SeaSon-Milkmen Surprise
an Inspector.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Dec. 3.-Joseph B.
Butts an omnibus driver for the Com
mercial Hotel, sent bullet into his brain
at his residence on Autumn street, about
O'Clock this morning. He had been drink
ing heavily during the last few days, and
melancholia is supposed to have been the
cause OF his act.
Butts was native Of Missouri and about
80 years of age. He leaves widow and
five small children. An inquest was held
this afternoon and verdict of suicide
rendered
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MRS. KUHN AS TRILBY.

She Will Figure in Dm Maurier's Play
Before Astonished Mongols.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 3.-Mrs. Arthur
Kohn, ex-wife of one of Portland's
wealthiest merchants and central figure
in San Francisco shooting escapade q
year ago, besides numerous other no.
torious escapades, has joined "Trilby"
company ana gone to play the title role
in Shanghai. Mrs. Kohn was passenger
with troupe bound for the Orient on the
last steamer
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Snntiaao Cannon Onur.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Dec. 3.-John
Dolan. member of the Soldiers Home,
who has been absent for several months
on furlough, returned yesterday with
some fine onyx specimens from a ledge
discovered in Santiago Canyon, near Santa
Ana. Dolan is forming company to
work the mine. He claims that the ledge
is practically inexhaustible, and is cnthu-
siastic over his discovery.