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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
EXCITEMENT At FRESNO,
All Deputies in County Offices
Lose Their Heads at a
Blow.
Judge Risley Decides That the County
Law Creating the Offices Is
Unconstitutional.

FRESNO, CAL, Dec Judge Risley to-
visor F. F. Letcher VS.. County Auditor n.
E. Barnum ct al. The order OF court per-
petually enioins Auditor Barnum from
issuing any more warrants in favor of G..
c. Fireman for services as deputy District
Attorney, and further enioins Mr.. fireman
from accepting any warrants in payment
for services in that capacity.
The court finds that the payment of the
salary of deputy District Attorney is
without authority OF any valid law or
right; that the plaintiff and all other tax
payers of the county would suffer ire
parable loss unless such illegal acts were
restrained and prohibited. Judge Risley
ordered that the costs of suit be paid by
the defendant.
The decision of Judge Risley has Gre
ated CONSERVATION in the courthouse, and
according to it almost every office is de-
prived of its deputies. Sheriff Scott will
lose his Under Sheriff. four deputies and
day jailer. He retains the night jailer
and the chain-gang master, as their posi-
tions were created by the Supervisors.
District Attorney Snow loses all his
three deputies. Auditor Barnum will be
without his keeper. Treasurer Whitson
will also lose his. Recorder Mashen must
discharge three copyists. Clerk Hart will
lose all his deputies, five in number.
Superintendent of Schools Kinks assistant
must go.
1t is quite probable that an appeal from
Judge Risley's decision will be taken in
hurry. The defendants attorneys con-
slider that they have been treated with
great discourtesy in the case and Will
move 10 have the findings set aside, on
the grounds that they had not been fur
nished with copy of them before they
were signed.
1t appears that the plaintiff had not sup
piled his attorneys with sufficient money
TO pay the expenses of the ordinary con-
duct of such a case, and one OF the attor-
reys was compelled to write out the find
ings with pen. because no funds were at
hand with which to employ typewriter
Pursuant to the spirit of the decision
Auditor Barnum is not only obeying the
courts injunction in Freeman's case, but
positively refuses to issue warrants to any
of the deputies in the various depart
ments.
Mr.. Barnum to-day stated that he would
decline to draw warrants for any one
whose Office was not clearly created by
law. The deputies are somewhat at loss
to know Just what to do under the circum-
stances. 1t is quite probable. however,
1h1t lHey VIII idlSe puise aiHoHg tHeH-
selves and push the case in the Supreme
Court.
The Supervisors do not see any way in
which the board could be of assistance in
the matter. It is intimated that man.
damus proceedings to compel the Auditor
to draw warrants will be instituted in some
department other than Judge Rislevs in
the hope OF getting decision to stand off
his, but this is only rumor.
Judge Risley bases his decision on the
unconstitutionality of section ITO of the
county government act of 1898. He holds
this section to be unconstitutional, and
therefore deputyships which were created
by it are not valid.
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HUNGRY SAILORS MUT|Ny
The Captain of a British Bark
Forced to Yield to His
Crew.
Seamen Made Desperate by an
Economy That Meant Death
by Starvation.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 2.--The British
bark Samarkand, now in Portland, from
Santos, Brazil, had a rough experience on
her trip up, of which Captain Hilton has
as yet chosen to say nothing. The passage
was not long one. being 116 days, but a
month before the bark's arrival it was
short OF provisions and the men were put
on extra small allowances.
This made the crew not only Indifferent
to their work, but it coming Immediately
after the hardships and sufferings of Sc.
we're passage around the Horn, they grew
rebeillous at their captains commands
and finally openly mutinied. They waited
on the captain and told him that they
would not man the ship longer unless ne
put into the nearest port for provisions,
and If he refused they would take the re-
sponsibillty of taking possession of the
ship and sailing it to the nearest port.
They explained that they knew that no
court would declare them mutinous when
the captain permitted the ship to go to
sea ON a long voyage, knowing that the
provisions would not hold out during q
reasonably long passage.
Captain Hilton had no alternative but to
do as directed, and ordered the vessels s
course changed and she was pointed to-
ward San Francisco. After being on this
course for several days the schooner Vega
was sighted on November 13, off the Far
rallon Islands, two days from San Fran
cisco to Seattle. The Vega was boarded
and cask of beef and three sacks of pota-
toes and onions purchased. After these
provisions had been procured the men con-
ssented that the vessel should proceed on
her regular passage, and i'll thirteen days
more 1t was sighted off the Columbia.
Upon arrival here, the captain made no
mention of his trouble nor did the crew,
so no official action has yet been taken of
1t. The truth Of the matter is that the
shortage of provisions was due entirely to
the criminal economy of the owners CT the
vessel. The bark has been long time
away from its home port-longer in fact
than was intended. 1t went from Cardiff
to Santos. from there to Rangoon, then
back TO Santos, and then to this port.
PROVISIONS are very expensive both in
Santos and Rangoon, and the vessel was
not properly provisioned for that reason.
The result was that the crew mutlnied on
the high seas, and when the captain ar
rived in port he was afraid to discipline
his crew for fear that the bark's owners
would suffer tor not provisioning the ves-
sci according to law.
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FATE or THE S7RATHNEYIS.
Tho Theory That the Steamer Anchored
Among the Aieutan Islands an
Lpprobabie One.

PORTLAND. Or, Dec. 2.-"The hope
that the Northern Pacific steamer Strath-
nevis. which cleared from Tacoma for
Yokohama on October II, and has not
been heard FROM has reached an anchor
age in some one OF the innumerable bays
of the Aleutian Archipelago, where Cap
tain Battle is now awaiting succor, is not
we'll founded said Captain Marsden of
this city this evening. II have spent many
seasons in the north en- sealing and
whaling voyages, and have doubled the
entire chain Of the Aleutian Islands. Dur
ing these cruises, whenever we were in
close proximity to the islands, it was con-
sidered a matter for remark aboard the
vessel if three days passed and we were
not spoken by bidarki or skin canoe
manned by couple of Aleuts on seal or
otter hunt. We have had them come
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come to Fresno. Last night he retraced
h is steps and crossed the river into MADEIRA
County. He was seen several miles from
the river, but he again returned to its
bank. According to fairly reliable reports
Crowley is now back in the brush along
the river, between Mendoza and FiTebaugh.
Under Sheriff Merritt of MADEIRA in
formed CALL correspondent by telephone
tonight that early this morning he re-
ceived a message from Mendoza stating
that Crowley had crossed over into MADEIRA
County. Later in the day Merritt saw a
rancher who lived on the river near Men
dota, and from him learned that Crowley
had gone back to the river ogain.
This rancher, whom Under Sheriff Mer-
rift considered to be thoroughly reliable,
told him that he had met and talked with
Crowley. This was before Crowley visited
the woodchoppers' camps and secured a
coat. Crowley told the rancher that he
was trying to get out of the country, pre-
sumably to Mexico.
1t is believed Crowley is now on the
MADEIRA side of the river. His ramblings
away from the stream are no doubt for the
purpose of securing food. He evidently
does not desire to appear at place more
than once for food, nor to frequent any
one spot in the open country. In the
brush where he IS hiding it is hardly pos
sible to capture him. He will have to be
caught while on a foraging expedition
Some people are inclined to disbelieve
the reports that the stranger who is
making things lively in the West Side
country is the Alameda outlaw. The fact
that he announced at the two wood
chopping camps and to the rancher who
was in MADEIRA yesterday that he was Phil
Crowley is pointed to with suspicion, as it
would not be supposed that, if he really
were the outlaw, he would make himself
known.
However, Crowley is known to be IRA
tional, and would probably do things
which were not always best for him. 1t
would not benefit him much anyway to
conceal his iden .ity, as his frequent visits
at different ranch-houses for food wonld
create curiosity and inquiries as to who he
was would soon be instituted.
Should Crowley be bent on going south
he could practically have clear sailing
until he reached bakersfield. He could
follow sloughs from the San Joaquin River
to Tulare Lake, screened by the liberal
growth of tules in these sloughs, and from
Tulare Lake could follow Kern River to
Bakersfield.
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OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
james II. English Will Retain His JOB
ns a. PH0e.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. AT
caucus of Democratic Representatives IN
Congress, held in the hall of the House
this afternoon, it was decided to retain
James T. English, nephew of W. D. and
congressman Warren English of Cali
fornia. Jimmy has been page for fifteen
years and in the last Congress acted as
chief page. The minority will, according
to custom, also be allowed to name three
other Democrats.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
asked Congress for $100 900, as part of the
limit of the cost for the San Francisco
Postoffice building. This, with the balan ce
already available, is deemed sufficient to
last until the regular appropriation bill IS
passed at the next session. The super
vIsing architect does not seem to be doing
anything toward commencing work In
San Francisco. but he promises to COM
mence operations as soon as Chlcago's
building plans are disposed OF.
REPRESENTATIVE Bowers of California will
introduce a dill to prohibit officers or en-
pIoyes of National banks from holding any
office in any savings bank, and TO prohibit
the location of any National bank or It's
continuance in business in any building IN
which the business of a asavings banks con-
ducted He will also introduce bill pro-
viding that all laws and parts OF laws
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue or sell bonds of the United States
for any purpose whatever be repealed.
Bids were opened at the War Depart
ment to-day for smokeless powder tor
three-iDch field guns and small rifles.
The Dupon. Powder Company, the Maxim
Powder and Torpedo Company and the
California Company each bid 81 per pound.
The Supreme Court to-day reassigned
the case of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
involving the "overland land cases" of Los
Angeles. for the first Monday in March.
A Postoffice was established to-day at
Bay, Sonoma County, Cal, with Stephen
A. Cunningham as Postmaster.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California-Original, Ezra E. Washburn.
San Francisco; George A. Armstrong,
Fresno; James FL. Lambert, Los Angeles;
reissue, George II. Rugg, Napa.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
FARMERS PAY FOR THE YORK
The Repairing of the Woodbridge Dan,
Has Been Commenced.

The Repairing of the Woodbridge Dan,
Has Been Commenced.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 2.-The work of
repairing the Woodbridge dam was COM
menced to-day.
The contract was let recently to D.
Tumelty & Son of this city, and yesterday
they took their machinery out to the dam
site. The contract calls for the completion
of the work within five weeks, but if the
weather continues fair the contractors be-
lieve they can finish it in less time.
Some $4,000 has already been expended
on the dam, but the engineer in charge
says that hardly any of the old work can
be utilized. The repairing of the dam now
means great deal to the farmers in that
section.
If the repairs were not made until the
water rose, no work could be done until
next June, too late for Irrigation. The
money for the present work was furnished
by the farmers, they taxing Receiver Chap
mans receipt. The property is in litiga-
ton, and it is problematical whether they
will ever get their money back.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
SAN BERNARDlNO'S SCARE,
Startling Results of an Investi.
cation of the City Meat.
Markets.
Health Officers Find Immature Veal
and Sausage Made of Colored
Potatoes.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Dec. g.
The Board of Health of this city has dis
covered state of affairs in local. meat
markets that has caused it to take instant
action. 1t develops that immature veal
is being sold and that calves are killed in
the slaughter-houses when only ten days
old. Sausage. largely composed of minced
potatoes, with a small allowance of meat,
is sold.
AT meeting of the Board of Health to-
day some of the sausage was exhibited
and it was found that the potatoes had
been colored with smoke to give them a
resemblance to meat.
What will be the result of these disclos-
ures has not yet been decided, but it prob
ably means the appointment of food in
spector for the city in addition to punish
ing the dishonest dealers.
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alongside at night, far out of sight OF lane,
and again when working through some
pass IN the islands, near land where 1t
seemed the foot of man had never trod,
from some cove would shoot out one or
more OF the little skin craft and hail US Tor
broken .cutting-knives, from the blades OF
Whlch they make spearheads. -,
IL IS this experience or mine IN 'ailing
In with the Aleuts at what seemed the
most unlikely times and places that causes
me to place no faith in the theory that the
Strathnevis, with disabled engine, has
managed to make harbor among the
Islands. Had she done so, long ere this
the news would have been carried TO una
laska, Kodiak or even Sitka,. for the big
steamer would certainly have been sighted
6y some rowing bidarkl. Inc trip to
S!tka, carrying the news OF the Strathnevls
distress, would be mere play to crew OF
Aleuts with their great, broad shoulders,
out Of. all proportion to their short: squat
legs, bowed by constant sitting In the
cramped quarters of a canoe. with four.
holed bidarki a quartet OF paddlers will
cover 12O miles day and rest at night. No
sea is too rough for them, the canoe being
perfectly water-tight, each man after seat
ing himself tightly lacing skin apron,
made fast to the rim OF the hole, around
his waist, thus preventing drop OF water
from entering the interior of the craft.
Should capsize occur quick motion of
the paddles Immediately rights the BIZ
dark.
"There is a possibility that the Strath--
nevis, her engines disabled, has drifted
out of the track of steamers travelling
between North Pacific ports and China,
and the steamer may now be tossing ABOUT
in mid-ocean, her sails being SIMPLY
sufficient to steady her, but as for the ship
having made harbor among the Aleutian
islands, to my mind, there is not the
slightest hope"
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MISSING FROM HIS CABIN.
An Old Hermit Thought to Have Been
DroaCned IN Stockton ChnnneL

An Old Hermit Thought to Have Been
DroaUHed IN Stockton Channel.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 2.-An old Ger
man named Johnson, who for some time
has resided alone in a cabin on Lower
Stockton Channel, is missing from his
customary haunts.
Yesterday the 14year-old son of Albert
Fletcher found Johnson's boat floating
down the channel and secured it. The
boy then made an investigation of John
sons cabin and to-day reported the facts
to the police.
The old hermit's home was not far from
where the FIetchers live, and he has been
in the habit of going to their place every
other day for water On Thanksgiving
day ne was seen about his cabin, but moth
ing has been seen of him since.
Young Fletcher found his coat on the
bank. containing rs cents in one pocket
and 20 cents in another. The finding of
the coat and the boat led the lad to make
a further investigation. The cabin was
closed and the missing mans blankets
were inside. It is thought the man was
drowned.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
REDWOOD CITY BURGLARY.

Ttco Thieves Captured After the Looting
of a Freight Depot.
REDWOOD CITY, CAL, Dec. 2.-The
Southern Pacific freight depot was entered
by burglars this morning between 1 and 2
o'clock and small quantity yofmerchandise
and an overcoat stolen.
The Sheriff and his deputies took the
road early this morning in pursuit of the
thieves, and they were arrested by Deputy
Butts at Palo Alto about l O'Clock this
afternoon while about to take the train for
San Jose. The names given were Victor
Wilson and Albert Kinell. They are from
San Francisco. The men had some of the
stolen articles with them when captured.
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GIVE UP THE SEARCH.
Officers Fail to Find the Han Who Killed
Deputy Sheriff BuzseU.

Deputy Sheriff BuzzeU.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 2.-The officers
have failed to find II. C. Tyson, the OLD
man who shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
BuzzeIl on Thanksgiving evening, and are
at a loss TO account for his continued
fight, when ne has such a good case OF
self-defense to offer at trial.
Some think that he is still lying in
lonely spot in the brush, suffering from
the wound Nn the abdomen, which pre-
vents HIM from moving about. Those
who take that view believe that the old
man will surrender himself as soon as he
is able to walk TO q place where he can
obtain horse and buggy to convey him
to town.
An officer who was a member of the
searching posse is of the belief that the
fugitive has made his escape from the
bruSh-grown country, and has taken
refuge in some farmhouse in the vicinity.
District Attorney Nutter has not yet de-
cided whether he will prosecute the Tyson
boys, who are in jail. or order their dis
son seems to tell q straight story. Henry's
version of the tragedy is to the effect that
BuZZell, acting without authority, drew
his revolver and fired first
If this is the case, it is not likely that
the Tysons will be prosecuted. The Dis
trlGt Attorney is awaiting the testimony
at the Coroner's inquest tomorrow night
before deciding what action to take.
Sheriff Cunningham has found boat
man who ferried the Tyson boys across
the San Joaquin River the morning after
the shooting. The elder Tyson parted
from the boys only one hour before the
SheriHs posse arrived.
The funeral of Joseph Buzzell took place
yesterday afternoon. The services were
conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Sink of the
Congregational church. The clergyman
did not enter into the circumstances of the
Deputy Sheriff's death, nor did he en-
deavor to fix the blame upon any one. He
stated that the spectacle of a man risking
his life in the performance of his duty,
one that should demand the respect of all
law-abiGing citizens.
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Constructors of the Line to the
Coal Mines Progressing
Rapidly.
ACROSS STANIsLAUs RIVER.
Grant Brothers Graders Pushing On.
ward the San Joaquin Valley
Roadbed.

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 2-Persons who
so industriously circulated the report a
few weeks ago to the effect that the Val
ley Road people were inclined to show an
opposition to the Corral Hollow Company
have received severe object lesson on the
untruthfulness of their assertions.
The Valley Railroad Company has
loaned to the Corral Hollow people with
out cost ten of their new cars for use in
the Corral Hollow construction work, and
has placed everything in its power at the
disposal of the coal road builders for the
purpose of facilitating the construction
work.
The first construction train on the
Corral Hollow road will start out to-
morrow and will be made up of the Valley
Road cars and Central Pacific locomotive,
which has been rented. The work on the
time.
Either tomorrow or the next day
the scene of operations on the Val
ley road will be transferred across the
Stanislaus River by the removal of Grant
Bros outfit to that side, preparatory
to beginning the work of grading there.
The track work in San Joaquin County
is being finished rapidly, and at the bridge
the superstructure has already assumed
definite form. 1t is expected that work
on the Valley road round house will be
begun soon, as the site is cleared and con-
siderable of the material is on hand
The construction train now runs nearly
twenty miles into the country, and
always carries a crowd of sightseers.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03

Brockenborough, special agent of the
United States Land Office, and Deputy
United States Marshal Bart Afford have
returned from trip to the Sierras,
whittier they went on a tour of investiga-
ton of timber depredations. They re-
port several raids upon forest preserves.
Cordwood valued at $4,000, which had
been cut by the Sierra Buttes Mining
Company in Mariposa County, has been
seized. Reports OF their discoveries are
being made out TO be sent to Washington.
Major borough and Marshal
Afford will start out again tomorrow to
investigate alleged depredations in this
county.
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annum salary. This question was decided
by Judge Jacobs of Kings County in favor
of the Supervisors some months ago. and
as the District Attorney did not appeal the
case to the Supreme Court it was thought
that the matter was settled.
On the complaint CT District Attorney
Howard, filed this morning, Judge Cross
issued writ of injunction directed to the
Auditor ordering him not to draw any
more warrants for the salaries of the
Supervisors named at the rate of $500 per
annum, and the defendants, Henderson,
Gillian and Twaddle, were cited to ap-
pear and show cause within ten days why
the Injunction should not be made per-
petual.
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Tacoma,s Reform Face.

TACOMA, WASH. Dec. &c. A. Cav
ender Councilman from the Second Ward,
is charged by Councilman Bulger with be-
ing implicated with the Bank OF Tacoma
ring and drawing out money that did not
belong to him. Cavender was the only
Councilman who shielded M. Nj. Taylor,
found guilty by the Council of bribery and
accepting money for his supposed "pull."
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
Do,,,,ot;no the Coaine Ranks.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. 2.-The
dog-poisoner continues his nefarlous Work
in Santa Barbara. A pet terrier belonging
to DR.. Hall and fine coach dog owned by,
Joseph Bates are among his latest victims.
Fully 200 pet animals, many of them valu-
liable animals. have eaten OF the poisoner,s
collation. and died. Some OF these animals
represented an actual money value of sew
eral thousand dollars.
A large reward was at one time offered
by the Humane Society for the apprehen-
sion of this mysterious enemy OF the
canine race, but lately it was Withdrawn
and the poisoner has evidently taken new
heart.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03

The Negro Boys attorney Files a Notice
of Further fiction.
SAN JOSE, CAL. Dec. George W..
Monteith, attorney for Edward Andrew
Barron, the mulatto claimant to the estate
of the millionaire, Edward Barron, de-
ceased o-day filed notice that on Satur-
day, December 7, he would move to strike
out certain parts of the answer of Marian,
Dorothy and William Barron, the minor
children of Mary F. Barron. He also filed
a demurrer to the answer of Mary f. Bar
ron for her minor children, and asks that
the claim of the children be dismissed as
it does not state facts sufficient to consti-
tute a counter claim and establish heir
ship; also, that it fails to answer plain
tiff's claim according to law.
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Persisted NEAR ROCK SPRINGS.
Hunters Find the Body of Maa Who
Vas En- Route to Los Annetes.

Hunters Find the Body of Maa Who
Vas En- Route to Los angeles.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, Dec. "A party of
hunters four miles west of Rock Springs,
Wyo., yesterday found the body of Henry
Fisher of Dubuque, Iowa, lying in the
sagebrush. In his pockets was found 1915
in drafts, 500 80 in cash and a through
ticket from Dubuque, Iowa, to Los An
geles, Cal.
From papers on his person it would ap-
pear that Fisher had one son living in Los
Angeles and another son, banker. in
Dubuque. 1t is supposed that the high
altitude affected his mind and that he lett
the train and peTished i'll the cold.