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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-03
DYNAMITE.
Quick Removal of an Obstruction
to a Road.

Considerable excitement was caused Sat
urday night by the erection of small franc
building in the center of Lincoln road, bet
ter known as the old AlmShouse road.
About o'clock Saturday afternoon a
wagon-load of lumber was hauled to the
corner of Eighteenth street and Lincoln
road, and gang of carpenters. acting upon
instructions received from Adolph Sutro,
Immediately erected small frame house in
the center of the road. MIR. Sutro then
placed Waterman in charge with instruc-
lions TO hold the road at all hazards.
The property owners in The vicinity be-
came indignant at what they considered an
outrage on Mr.. Sutro's part and drove the
Waterman away, and toward midnight they
blew the structure to pieces with dynamite
Sunday morning MIR. Sutro's son APP
peared upon the scene with eight armed
men, and finding the house demolished,
caused deep trenches to be dug across the
road. and also threatened to bring out one
hundred armed men if necessary to close
the road, whereupon Mr.. Alden, property
owner and resident OF that vicinity, went to
town and brought out squad of police to
restore order. The trenches were then filled
up and Sutro's men withdrew.
Mr.. SutrO, when interviewed yesterday,
stated that the road is simply pri, ate
affair, and that his gate and fence across
III, winch is his own private property, were
pulled down to enable real estate firm to
run their free bus from the corner of Mar
ket and Seventeenth streets to property in
the vicinity.
He further stated that he closed the road
In order that purchasers NAV not be LED into
believing that the land has an outlet,
whereas it has none, and he Will carry the
case into The courts.
The pr0perty-0wners on the other hand
claim that the road has been open as a pub
lie thoroughfare for thirty years, and was
formerly used for travel to and from the
AlmShouSe They consider the closing Of
the road. an outrage, actuated by feeling
OF Jealousy On the part of Mr.. Sutr0.
Mr. Alden stated that he has been living
in Eureka Valley for over twenty five years,
and that while the land in question be-
longed to the San Miguel Rancho, before
Mr.. Sutro bought it, the road was public
one, and is laid down on the maps as a road
fifty feet wide, known as Lincoln Road.
The majority of the people i'll that vicinity
are reticent, only claiming to know that the
house was raised between o'clock and
dusk on Saturday evening, but all admit
hearing an explosion some time during
Saturday night and seeing the wrecked
building Sunday morning.
They declare that If Mr.. Sutro attempts
to erect another building on the road, or in
any other way to impede travel there. they
will JOIN together and prosecute him for at
tempting to obStruct public road.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
Ladies' Thrown Over Precipice by
BIockading Vehicle.

Ladies' Thrown Over Precipice by
BIockading Vehicle.
As Mrs. Stone, wife of eX-Deputy Sheriff
Stone, her little fve-year-old daughter Ma
bel and Miss Julia Bodley were driving up
Stevens Creek yesterday, they found that
the narrow road was blockaded by the two
scatter of Gus Heating, tailor. The ladies
asked him to remove the vehicle, which he
attempted to do. The animal became I'M
manageable, however, and backed into the
ladies' buggy. This frightened their horse,
and both vehicles were hurled down the
preepice twenty feet. into Stevens Creek.
The ladies and child were pinioned under
the vehicle. but extricated soon after and
taken to McCabe's, while medical aid was
summoned. 1t was found that Mrs. Stone
was seriously injured internally. Miss Ma
beps face is badly skinned, but she received
no dangerous wounds. Miss Bodley was
kicked by one Of the horses. but not seri-
ously hurt.
Heating was arrested and put up $50 for
his appearance on June 1lth.-San Jose
Herald, June I'd.
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ALONG THE RAIL.
The Santa Fe Is About to EX-
tend Its Line From MOjaye.

The report that party Of surveyors have COM
menced operations on a proposed line from
Mojave to this city, in the interest OF the Santa
Fe, seems to be well founded. a gentleman who
lives near Mojaye and who Is interested In the
proposed extension said that II had long been
the intention OF the Santa Fe to extend their line
TO San Francisco, a distance of only 400 miles,
and through section OF country where the ex-
pense OF survey aud building would be compare
lively cheap. The Santa Fe has been prevented
heretofore from making this extension by the
terms OF contract with the Southern Pacific
Company, whereby the Santa Fe agreed not to
extend lis line while allowed to run through
IIains over tie Southern Pacific COmpany's lines.
This was four years contract aud soon ex-
pires. Ii Is safer to conclude tnat thls contract
Will not be renewed with The Southern racine
Company as the management of the Santa re
system has determined To have line OF us own
from Chicago to San Francisco. The recent puI-
chase OF the ST. Louis and San FRANCISCO ROAD
shows that the Santa Fee lacks neither capital nor
enterprise and that IL has an eye ON the immense
business now handled by the Southern racine
Company alone. Though II IS faet not gen
orally Known, number OF hgh onlclais OF tne
Santa Fe recently paid a visit TO MOjave, and 1t
is understood by those on tile Inside lnal tue
visit was not wholly a matter OF pleasure:
The annual report OF the National CITY and
OIay Railway Company has been hled with Tue
Railroad Commissioners. The company was or
eanZed In 1856 with The fOIlOwng-named Diree-
tots: Benjamin kimbal IL. I. Gneney. A. NJ
NickersOn, William S. Diekersou, W. D. DleSer-
SOD, Henry GRAY, W. l. hiliibdii. iS iosAN
from San Diego TO OneOnta, a distance of 1923
miles. Tie total cost OF construction and equip
menI up to December 81, 1889. has been S43S,-
S5l %. The passenger earnings Tor the past
year were S34, l26 sc, and freight earnings
S14,262 50; making the total earnings S4o,-
$50 10.
t. Z. Wilson. General Passenger Agent OF the
Chicago and Northwestern, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect At once. ii Is unueF-
stood That lie will accept the position Of Chair
man OF the Western States Passenger AssocEl-
ton, position which lie formerly filled with
high credit W. A. Thral General 1ieSet
Agent OF the Chicago and Northwestern will as
sumo charge of the passenger department in
connection with his present duties. the TWO de-
partmentS having been consolidated by an order
from The head office.
Joseph Allen, General Agent OF The Santa Fe,
with headquarters in Kansas CITY, arrived III
town Yesterday.
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CIVIL SERVICE.
Examinations Are Progressing In the APP


Examin att DS Are Progressing In the APP
praisers' Building.
Room A In the Appraisers Building yester-
day presented the appearance OF a schOol-room
on examination day. Tie semi-annual civil
service examination OF applicants for depart
mental positions at Washington and In the local
Railway Mail Service was In progress TWEEN
ty-six people we're examined, one OF them
woman.
Tie examination was under the charge OF +.
NJ. iggns OF Washington, d. G., VINO was as
sisted by Local Examiners ii. G. Miller, II. j.
Bush and Edward Dement,. Under the promise
Of strict secrecy, representative of THE CALL
was shown the questions asked and some of the
answer sheets turned In by the applicants. The
questions all seemed to be applicable to the posi-
lions sought 10 be filled by The applicant, but
not beyond tile capacity of graduate OF the
common schools.
Those for the Railway Mall Service applied
particularly TO the work they would be called
upon TO do, but some of the answers were ludl-
crous from the ignorance shown. Others, again,
we're models OF intelligence and clean work. Ali
those who pass the examination are placed on
the list OF eligibles," and when vacancy oc-
ours the head OF the department. selects one Of
the three highest on the list to Nil the place.
The salaries OF tile places covered by the exam
inallOns range from $1,000 TO $500 per year.
Mr. Higgins Is enthusiastic on the subject Of
civil service reform, ana AYERS that 1t is one OF
the greatest of modern political reforms.
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New York Markets.

NEW YORK. June 2.-Stocks were dull. steady
and generally at small fraction below first prices.
NEW YORK, June 2-Unired states Bonds: AS.
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MRS. KEEKS' SALUTE.
Undignifed Disputes in the Lodce-Roo

Undignified Disputes in the Lodge Room
of n Social Order.
The case of Henrietta Smiley against
Della E. Keeks for damages for SANDER was
again ON trial before Judge CARRIER and
jury yesterday. The principals are men,
bers of America Council, No. 7. o. G. F.,
and when the election took place last June,
the defendant was defeated by the plaintiff
in the contest for the chief councilorshp,
since which Mrs. Keeks is alleged to have
publicly slandered and insulted her late OPP
ponent.
Thomas Jones, witness, stated that at
one of the meetings of the lodge and when
Mrs. Smiley took the chair, Mrs. Keeks
arose in the assembly-room, put her thumbs
to her nose, twirled her fingers and spat on
the fleer- In reply to question, he said he
did not know that the meetings generally
broke up in n row, but he remembered that
the plaintiffs husband and a man naihe9
Bernstein had fight once.
ID. thinner, who had been Secretary of
the lodge for ten years, testified that Mrs.
Keeks was continual source of discord
and always refused to obey the gavel when
Mrs. Smiley was in the chair.
The trial will probably terminate to-day.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks met with only moderate demand
yesterday. The market irregular in both ses-
sions some stocks being firm and others weak. The
close appears below.
Local securities were not over active and prices
showed no noteworthy changes.
The Alpha Con. and Andes delinquent sales take
place TODAY
The following dividends were paid yesterday:
American Bank and Trust Company of San Fran
cisco Is per cent, first dividend; California Vigorit
Powder. 10 cents: Hawaiian Commercial Com
pany. 30 cents and Oceanic Steamship Company, 81.
Con. Cal. Il Virginia produced last week 2407 tons
assaying 1913 20, shipped Sl3,107 to the Carson
Mint and has S62, 900 In bullion on hand. Savage
produced sos tons, aSsaying so; Norcross, 1925
tons S1S so; Chollar, 449 TONS $2l 80; Jacket $40
tons, S2l Crown Point, 6l9 tons, $50 So; Over
man, $50 TONS 1913 %.
The following mining companies had cash on hand
lime ID:
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pers. 12c; dry okra, ea10c q 10; Cabbsges. 81 20
al 30 p ell: Feed Carrots, 50G65c; Turnips, 76cY
81; Beets 81; Parsnlps, 81 25@l 90 y ctl: Garlic.
ePRoVISioNs-Eas Eastern covered Breakfast Bacon,
uuotable at 13@l3i4c p 10; California, smoked
Bacon g6lOc = 10 for heavy and medium.
and I5@I31ac p ID for light; 1315@14c q 10 for
extra light; Bacon Sides. 9129934c % 10; Eastern
Sugar-cured Hams for city trade l31a@l3Mc;
California Hams, salt, 12I491212c q 10; refriger.
ator-cured, 13@l34c: Lard, tierces. Eastern. all
kinds sos 14c cases 10@l012c; California terces,
9IA@9I5c; halr-bbis, 912G9Mc; tins. 10c;
pals lO-tn, 1O1zc; do, BIN, 1O3zc; kegs, 9AQl0c
y 10: Mess Beef. SO 5009; extra mess do, ~ 900
10; family do $12 5U@l3; clear PORK $20g20 %;
extra prime, $l6 SCOTT: extra clear, $40 5Og2l;
mess do S1S 50@19 q Dbl: Pig pork, 3 keg. 81 5O9
875; Pigs Feet, $l29l2 80 . Dbl; Smoked Beef'
l134G12c p ID.
HIDES AND PELrS-Heavy salted steers, 90
ms and over, s@512c 2 10; medium, 40 to b6 lps a
@6c: light, Sc; Cowhdes, Sc; saited Mp, 40
4lac: saIted Calf, 4lec; Dairy Calf 2Og30c; 9ry
Hides, usual selection, sc; dry klps, &c; ary
Calf, &c z 10; prime Goatskins, 35c each; medium
mer, 35c: medium 25G2Sc; thin. zoe = n; Sheep
skins, shearlings 10000; short wool. 3O95Oc; me
dun, 65D90c; long wool, 909$l % q 70. Butcher
town green skins sell relatively higher.
TALLOW-Fair to good rendered, 31z@4c; re-
fined, 514951Sc; Grease, SC 2 10.
WOOL = We quote spring clips follows:
Eastern Oregon, laG20c; Nevada 1591S12c;
choice Northern, 1992Ic; Humboldt and Mendo-
elmo, 21123c; San Joaquin and Southern. year
staple, l2IA@l5c; San joaquin and Southern, seven
months. 129 &c; choice FOothill, l6S1Srac Q d.
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

New Business Ventures Representing
S5o9,5OO Subscribed Capital.
The following articles of incorporation
have been filed in the County Clerks office:
The Eltel Ticket and Registering Punch COM
pany: DIrectors-E. L. Eitel, I. NJ. Sweet aud
j. W. Dermody OF San Francisco, W. ID. Ei'el of
San Jose and II. r. judah Of San Mateo; cap.
ital stock 100000, divided into 100000 shares,
$4,000 subscribed.
Oakdale Land and Improvement Company:
Dfectors-Mendel Esbetg. A. Roos, Nj. j. New
marx, Is. Etrnger and j. Ettinger OF San Fran
cisco, N. 5. Harold and Louis Kahn OF Oak
dale, ard ID. 5. Rosenbaum and George 5. Sperry
of Stockton; capital and subscribed stock
$4,000 divided into 900 shares.
Womens Educational and Industrial Union:
Observation-Disclosures Deane, Hannah NJ. Solo
mons. Mary b. West, Jean Parker, Emile L.
KiTketerp Harriet NJ. Skdmore Abbey Cheney,
Adeline n. Belcher, Ellen A. MilliKen, kath-
crime Peixolto and May Lightbody.
Amador Canal and IMPROVEMENT Company:
Drectors-W. A. keeier, Franklin Z. Bull, John
c. Quinn, w. II. Davis aud c. L. Parks; capital
stock Slo,0oQ,ooo, divided into 100, 600 shares.
nh
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CATALINA ISLAND.
Professor Brandegee Describes 1t to ths
Scientists.

Professor Brandegee Describes 1t to the
Scientists.
At a meeting of the Academy of Sciences,
held last evening, Professor }. 5. Brande-
gee, who recently returned from visit to
Santa Catalina Island, on the southern
coast of California, showed fine photo
graphic view of the island and gave brief
descriltion of its beautiful scenery and its
Typographical features. He also spoke of
its flora and fauna, and asserted that the
island has the finest and best sheltered bay
on the coast, excepting San Francisco.
Tie Librarian announced an addition of
AS books to the library, two by donation,
five by purchase and 141 from correspond
ents. The following donations to the
cabinet were reported: Five hundred and
eishty-two specimens of fish from the bay
and coast, collected by Curator Egimann;
one shrew of reptiles, one butrachinan and
four specimens of birds in flesh from l..
Bedding of Stockton, and one Oregon mole
(Scalope tounsende) IN flesh from e. d. Flint
of flnk
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COST OF GOVERNMENT.
Estimated Expenses of the Municipa

Estimated Expenses of the Municipal
Departments.
Registrar Smiley notified Auditor Strother
yesterday that he will need S13l,6 for the
conduct of his office during the next fiscal
year. The sum is larger than ever before,
owing to the increase of election precincts.
The principal items Of expenses are: Sala-
ries of election officers, SIS, 800; extra clerks.
S25, 600; printing, $4,000; rent of polling
places, $4,000; advertising. $500.
County Clerk Davies estimates the cost
of his office at $685. for the next fiscal
year, $1,000 being for reindexing and re-
binding and $4,000 for salaries. The rev.
enue will aggregate $4,000.
John A. Russell, Clerk of the Board OF
Supervisors, estimates the expenses of his
Office at SIS. 200, for salaries Of the Super
yiSOrs and clerks,
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The City of Tncomn.

A handsome view of Tacoma, the "City
of Destiny" has recently been published
by Will Carson, at one time connected with
the San Francisco press. The present work
consists of accurate sketches of the prin-
cipal buildings of this thriving city that
have been Autographed upon n large sheet
so as to give at single glance their loca-
ton with the beautiful surroundings of
mountain, plain and water. The whole
work is not only striking but full of life
and character and reflects the highest
credit on tho artist and publisher
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FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS.

The Comm issioners Desire More Hose
aud Special Levy.
The Fire Commissioners sent communi-
cation to the Supervisors yesterday asking
that 10. COO feet of hose be purchased for the
department at once. They say that great
fires may now occur and there are only $500
feet of hose in reserve at the Corporation
Yard. The Commissioners and Chief En-
gineer also ask the privilege Of appearing
before the board prior TO the fixing of the
next tax levy to represent the urgent neces-
sity for special levy for fire purposes.
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The CitY,s MORTALITY.

There were 40 deaths in the city for the
week ending on Saturday night against 113
for the same period last year. Ten of the
ffty-eight foreign born were Chinese. The
principal causes of death were: Phthisis
q, pneumonia IA, apoplexy Z, heart disease
Z, inaniton 6, besides two suicides. The
deaths during May numbered SOL, 1876 being
infants There we're s suicides, 3 homi-
cides, II casualties and SO deaths in public
institutions. PhthiSs claimed 49, pneu-
monia 10 bronchitis 38 and heart disease 80.
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MATURED SCHOOL BONDS.

The Treasurer Is Redeemipg the Issue
of the Year 1870.
The school bonds Of 1870 became due yes
terday, and Treasurer Refs was busily en-
gagged In redeeming them. The bonds
amount to S2S5, 200, and have borne per cent
interest since 1870. being an annual charge
of $4,000. The Sinking Fund amounts
to S2S7, 600 which will leave surplus Of
$1,000, which will revert to the General
Fund. Yesterday $4,000 worth of bonds
were redeemed, making the total amount
of municipal bonds redeemed since January
1st $3.50, 0G0. With the payment of these the
city,s debt will be reduced to 5000, 600
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The Fleming suicide.

Several policemen and friends of the late
Sergeant S. G. Fleming, who shot himself
at police headquarters on Sunday last, tes-
titled yesterday before Coroner's jury to
his dependency and long suffering from
acute disease. Recently, they testified, his
troubles were more manifest and caused
him to take his life. A verdict of suicide
Was returned
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Builders, Contracts.

F. Likins with Barbee & Fryer. beg. IT'S E. OF
Castro st, 20 n. limo of Sixteenth; $3444;
bonds $4,000: A. Christensen and T. Lord, suretes
Joseph Granville with Allan de Lair alterations
lI22 Treat ave-; S12O0; oonds $500; e. NJ. slytts,
surety.
Patrick c. Lynch with A. Macdonald, to build on
Ne line OF Twelfth ST., bet. Howard and Folsom
S4766; guaranteed by Frank +. Latson and J. j.
McKinnon, Sureties.
s. Barker with Alexander Campbell, to build on
n line of Bush ST., 1875 W. OF Lasuna, W. "a :6x
LIZ IL. S7nhn
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9th to the 10Th it will be at Ashland,
and on the 18th it will be at Hayward and
Superior junction; 18th at Chippewa
Falls; 14th. 18th and 18th at Eau Claire.
On the 18th it will pass through Augusta,
Merriam, Neillsville and Black River Falls,
and on the 18th arrive at Camp Douglass.
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Shipping Notes.

Steamers to sail to-day the Acapulco for Pam
ama the Belgic for China and Jaoan the Eureka for
San Pedro and the Gipsy for the Salinas River. The
City of Sydney falls due from Panama, the Pomona
from San Diego, the Yaquina from the southern
coast, and Crescent City from Crescent City.
The Alameda falls due from Australia and Homo
lulu Saturday.
The brig Deacon, 400 tons, loads Redwood for the
west coast OF South America.
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Fighting an Ordinance.

The habeas corpus case of DR.. William S.
Whitwell, who has private asylum for the
insane near San Mateo, was heard by Judge
Hoge Yesterday and taken under advise
ment WDitwell had been convicted of Il
violation of an ordinance in not having a
fence around his institution, and objected
to the enforcement of that law.
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In the Superior Court yesterday de-
cision was rendered in the case of Chow
All Sing, who was convicted of an assault
with deadly weapon. The only evidence
against the accused was the fact shat he
ran away, and the appellate court ruled that
this evidence should not have been adj
Dlittad
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Californin ON Wheels.

California on Wheels was yesterday at
New Richmond, Mimi, but it will leave to-
day, and until the 18th its route will be as
follows: june 3d-Cumberland. Spooner.
Superior: 4th, West Superior; June 9th,
9Th. 7th, 8th and 9th at Duluth. From the
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ture is egg-shaped. and has eight tentacles,
on the under side of which are double rows
of suckers or valves, extending, from the
body to the point of the tentacles, which
are four feet long. The mouth is compare
lively small, but is capable OF enormous ex-
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in the person OF John T. Davis of the Davis
Grinding and Pulverizing Company. He
had been assessed as John T. Davis & Co.,
which he claimed was wrong. He also OBJ
je,ted to the amount, insisting that he
should have been assessed for only $4,000
instead of $15, $50
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A still alarm called out the Fire Depart
ment yesterday morning to extinguish q
blaze on the roof of Fulda Bros planning
mills, so Spear street. A spark from the
chimney caused the fire, which did only
trifiing damage
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A Devil Fish.

4 large devil fish which was caught In the
ocean between this port and Honolulu was
displayed yesterday In front of a store on
Market street, and attracted large crowd
Of curious persons. The body Of the crea-
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Judge Xix yesterday dismissed the charge
of assault to murder against Thomas May
nard, the expire fighter and bar tender.
Martin, the complaining witness, testified
that Maynard's pistol was discharged acct
dentally and the bullet entered his heel