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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
OBNOXIOUS HIGH BOARDS
AN ACTION SUGGESTIVE OF A
 JOKER.
The Laugh on the Catholic Cemetery Turned by the Hebrews on the Mountain View
 People.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


 A high board fence now being erected on the south side of the Jewish Cemetery is causing much consternation to the cemetery associations. The Mountain View Association Is anxious to purchase the plat owned by the Jewish Associa- ton, and the erecting of the fence in its present position is a big blot to the beauty of Mountain View Cemetery and an eyesOre to the thousands of visitors who go to the cemetery largely to wit ness its scenic beauty.
 Some years ago the father of D. Ed ward Collins consummated a deal by which a large slice of Mountain View Cemetery was sold to the Jewish Asso- citation. At that time the Jews erected a high fence on the north side Of their property, to protect their people during a Jewish funeral ceremony from being gaZed at by the crowds who go to the cemetery on the electric cars. This high fence was a source of amusement to the Mountain View people, as it prevented any one in the Catholic Cemetery which adjoins the Hebrew burying ground. from seeing the Mountain View Cemetery.
 This condition existed for some years, but recently that branch of the electric road has been taken up and the Jewish people are now moving the horrible fence down to their southern boundary, much to the chagrin of the Mountain View people. The board fence has been car ried even across road leading through the Jewish property into the Mountain View property, and this will necessitate the making of new piece of road in order to secure a thoroughfare for the Mountain View people from Charles street to the eastern portion of their burylng ground. The Mountain View As soclation Is anxious to purchase from the Jewish Association the beautiful plat if sold to them years ago, when Mountain l View Cemetery plats were not so much in demand as they are now It is now fha ! turn of the Catholic Association to smiIe | at the chagrin of the Mountain View As ! sociauon, as the board fence is moved ! line of the Mountain View people,
 The high fence has for years been a blot 1 on the pretty scenery where the ceme~ !Lerles are located, and no one seems to l the Catholic side of the Jewish Cemetery | to the Mountain View border
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
A NEW TRIAL ORDERED. Judgment Reversed in Valley Road
 Contract Case.

The Supreme Court has reversed the de- cision of the lower court in the case of A. V. Scanlan against the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad Com pany. The contractor brought the action to recover what he contended was the contract price of the construction of a railway embankment. There was no con tentlon as to the amount of money due and the defendant stood ready to pay the same, but the difference lay in the re suits of the different measurements as to the number of cubic feet the embank- ment contained, the price being on a basis of so much per cubic foot. Tn the lower court the contractor was successful, but the Judgment was reversed by Justice Van Fleet, who says:
 We would suggest that upon another trial of the case each side should put in evidence the measurements upon which any computa- ton offered by 1t is founded, unless such proof is waived by the other side If the measurements are before the court, errors in computation can be corrected The Judgment and order appealed from are re- trial. ~
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
UNPRoVoKED ASSAULT.
W. W. Wells, Son of the Auditor. Elect, Struck With an Iron
 Hook.

Henry Saxon, a teamster, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Egan and was booked at the City Prison on a charge of assault to murder The com- blaming witness is W. w. Wells, a son of the Auditor-elect.
 Wells was standing on Market street, op- posite Powell, waiting for car, when Saxon drove along at a rapid pace. The yoke of his wagon struck Wells, who wheeled around and demonstrated with Saxon. Saxon pulled out an iron hook used in handling freight and struck Wells a blow on the head with it, cutting open his scalp. Wells jumped into the dray and grabbed hold of Saxon's coat, Sax on seized his whip and aimed a blow at Wells. who took it from him and broke it in pieces.
 Detective Egan witnessed the assault, and placed Saxon under arrest He claimed that Wells would not get out of the way and called him names. He Is tall, powerful man, and it is wonder that Wells skull was not fractured. " els was taken to the Receiving Hospital, and Dr. Hartley stitched and dressed the wound in his scalp. He lost considerable blood.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
College Is Closed.
AGAINST CALIFORNIA PRODUCT Local Protest Against the Ecuador
 Chile Treaty.

Local merchants. manufacturers and exporters are considerably exercised over a reciprocity treaty recently entered into by the Governments of Ecuador and Chile The treaty relates solely to com merce and navigation, and under it's pro- visions many articles of commerce are admitted free of duty from one country to the other. On the free list are sugar tobacco, fresh and preserved fruits, table wines. dried and preserved vegetables, preserved fish, cement, nearly all of the base metals, lumber, flour, etc.
 As soon as copy of the treaty fell into the hands of the local exporters they saw at glance that its provisions would work serious injury to the Pacific Coast commerce of this country.
 San Francisco has enjoyed a good trade with Chile and Ecuador, and the treaty mentioned will have the effect of killing it, especially in the line of flour, fruits and wines. The matter was taken up by the officers of the Manufacturers and Producers Association, who sent to the Secretary of State at Washington a copy or the treaty and long letter calling at tention to the discrimination against the United States. The statistics given show that hundreds of barrels of flour and wine have been exported to these coun- tries
 The position taken is that the United States and California should have the same privileges in these countries as any nation, and the Secretary of State is re- quested to do all in his power to preserve united States interests in South America
 yesterday meeting was held in the rooms or the association, which was at- tended by all of the local exporters. and the letter was indorsed. It was decided that memorial be sent to the Secretary or state and the Pacific Coast represent dtlVes urging their speedy and earnest co-operat1 t1on and action in the correction or this injustice ito American commerce
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
Christmas Magic, by Professor Hoffman, in next Sundays Call.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were quiet as usual and not materially changed.
 Local securities were lively and irregular Hawaiian Commercial was the active stock and ran up to s5A 1214 on the morning session, but fell back somewhat Gas and Electric was lower at SS4 621zGS5.
 In the Standard Consolidated mine at Bodie for the week ending December r, the usual prospecting work done. The north drift in No. 10 ledge on the 150 foot level shows IS inches of good ore. The north drift in the gold ledge in the H tunnel has streak of good ore three inches wide. In the stopes they have small streak of rich on the 270 foot level. The ore on the 370 foot level Is not as good as 1t has been. The on the 470 level Is mixed but averages we'll. At the new mil the outside work Is completed with few excep tions. The machine shop is running The foundation for the power plant at Green Creek will be finished this week. By this time the first shipment of machinery should be on lthe groundz Taiings plant No. l treated 342 tons of tailfgs for the week
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
Koenig's Generosity.

large number of hearts have been made glad during the holiday season by reason of the open-heartedness of Frank Koenig, the shoe-dealer at 122 Kearny street. He has distributed more than 800 pairs of shoes to the following charitable organizations in this city and Oakland: age, Old Ladies' Home, Children's Hos pital, San Francisco Benevolent Associa- tion, San Francisco Boys Club Associa- ton, Boys and Girls Aid Society The Needle-Work Guild, French Ladies' Be nevolent Society, German Ladies Benevo- lent Society, Presbyterian Mission Ladies' Protective and Relief Society, Ladies' Catholic Aid Society of Oakland, Catholic Ladies Aid Society of San Francisco, and the Salvation Army Home.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
YARDE-BULLER DIVORCE.
Latest Step in This Sensational Suit
 Is a Demurrer by the Husband.

OAKLAND, Dec. 23.-In the divorce suit of Lady (Mary Leilah) Yarde- Butler against Walter Yarde-Buller defendants attorney, Vincent sNeale, to-day filed a demurrer, based on the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action in this. that the first supposed cause of action does not show whether the willful neglect alleged was with or without the consent of the plaintiff; also that in the second supposed cause it cannot be ascertained whether the alleged separation and deser- tton was with or without the consent of plaintiff. Defendant asks to be dismissed with his costs.
 The suit was commenced last September and is the last of long series of domes- tic troubles between the parties which have been aired in the courts on several occasions.
 About two years ago Butler sued for a divorce in London on the ground of cru city, but decree was denied.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
WHITE EXoNERATED. No Charges Were Made Against the Spring Valley Schools Principal.

Director Drucker of the Rules Commit tee of the School Board called his com mittee together yesterday afternoon to investigate the charges made against Principal White of the Spring Valley School by one of his fair teachers. Both parties to the case were subpenaed, but the lady in the case declined to make any charges, and MT. White was purged of the allegations that were made against him. MT. White in his own behalf said that he denied absolutely any charges made aginst him and asked his ex-teach- CT to declare publicly what she had against him. She said that she had no charges to make, and Chairman Drucker adjourned the meeting without further in- quiry.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
Has Lost Its President.

The Labor Council met last night and at once adjourned out of respect to the memory of Samuel L. Robbins, who died last Sunday. MT. Robbins was elected president of the council at the last cleo tion of officers, and was universally pop ular in trades union circles. He bore the reputation of a man who had the inter- est of his union at heart and would go straight ahead and do what he thought was right regardless of consequences
 He had been member of San Francisco Typographical Union No. 21 ever since he was old enough to join. The Labor Council has appointed a committee to
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

sewers, bridges, wharves, etc, in this city, over which the Street Department is required to exercise the supervision incl dent to the proper maintenance thereof, to aggregate about $4,00O, 900.
 The. report shows, 'too, that Oakland now has 99.7 miles of unauthorized streets, 4.74 miles of bituminized streets, ' of mile of wooden block pavements, 65.1 miles of unimproved streets. Total 234.S4 miles, of which is accepted miles paved streets Need repairs, 9.44 miles of macadamized streets and 2.52 miles of paved streets.
 There has been no increase in the mile age of street railway tracks during the past two or three years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
CAPTAIN MESSERS CIGARS. Nine Hundred and Ninety Seized in His Stateroom on the Trans
 port Scandia.

Nine hundred and ninety Manila cigars were found by customs searchers yester- day in the stateroom occupied by Captain Nat Messer on the Scandia. The captain had neglected n inform the customs au- thorities that he had the cigars, and played the first part of the Captain James G. Blaine act to perfection. But the ci- gars have been seized and will be sold unless the captain pays the duty on them which will amount to about $75
 The seizure Is regarded as a joke on the captain. for he expressed indignation a day or two before that warriors should be obliged to pay duty on Christmas presents in their luggage, just as if they were mere shopkeepers
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner of Market and Third streets open until 12 O clock every night in the year.
 BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock
 2S7 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock 621 McAllister street; bpen until 9:30 o'clock. 6l5 Larkin street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 1s<1 Mission street; open until 10 oc clock. 2261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; open until o'clock
 1o6 Eleventh street; open until 9-o'cIock. 2526 Mission street; open until o'clock NV. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets: open until o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
Two Contests Filed,

Judge Charles A. Low has filed con- test to the election of A. B. Treadwell in the position of Albert Berthier. Re corder-elect. Both contestants claim that they were counted out and that malcon- duct on the part of election officers was responsible.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
SAILED.

SAILED
 Friday, December g. Stmr Sunol, Jacobs. UsaI.
 DOMESTIC PORT. PORT BLAKELEY-Sailed Dec 23-Ship Wa chusett, for Sydney. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK-Arrived Dec 25-Stmr St Louis, from Southampton QUEENSTOWN-Arrive Dec 25-Stmr Um- bria. from New York
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

St. Albans Sunday School held its an- nual Christmas festival at Golden Gate Hall last night. An elaborate programme was presented, including vocal and in- recitations, an address, fancy dance. coon song, cantata, cake walk, song and dance. and Santa Claus with handsome Christmas-tr
 and the applause generous. Dancing fol- lowed the distribution of gifts.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
Drunk and Despondent.

Maggie Williams. living at 116 Grant avenue, swallowed a dose of carbolc acid in her room early yesterday morning while drunk. but succeeded chiefly in burning her face. She was taken to the Receiving Hospital and the usual reme- dies were applied. Her friends say that she has been Respondent for some time over the life she was leading
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
The Streets of Oakland

OAKLAND, Dec. 23-Street Superin
 tendent M. K. Miller has prepared his annual report, which shows the cost of the property represented by the streets,
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

Manager S. H. Friedlander returned to the city yesterday, after a six weeks trip to Portland and the Sound
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
PREPARING FOR A HOT FIGHT. Alameda Politicians Getting in Line
 for the Spring Election.

ALAMEDA, Dec 23.-Alameda politics is beginning to bubble. New candidates for the municipal offices are bobbing up every day, and it Is now certain that in no case will the office have to seek the man. James Fowler, Deputy Coroner, is the latest to have political ambitions. He has notion that he would like to shine as a City Trustee, and his friends are beginning to make plans to capture for him the nomination of one of the con- ventions. City Clerk Lamborn and Re corder St. Sure will be candidates for re- election. They will apparently have a walkover at the election. There Is no well defined opposition to either of them, and so far they have the field all to themselves. A. T. Burns is out for the Assessorship in opposition to k. NJ Smith Burns is backed by the younger element, and has a big following Smith has held the office for several terms. Ros- well G. Wheeler wants to succeed himself as City Treasurer; Elmer Johnson, Os- wald Lubbock and Linwood Palmer are also after the position; but Wheelers friends claim he has the inside track and will be an easy winner.
 There will be a warm fight for the office of City Marshal, but the action of the City Trustees in putting Sergeant Conrad in the position to fill the unexpired term of Oscar Rogers has mixed matters to such an extent that it is hard to tell Just now who will be in the field for the job Alameda IS getting ready Tor one of the hottest political fights it has ever experi- enced.
 Alameda News Notes.
 ALAMEDA. Dec, 23.-The Health Depart ment reports that Alameda is entirely free from contagious diseases.
 The Exempt Bremen will hold their annual meeting and election of officers January
 The Christmas entertainment of the First M t church Sunday school held this evening in the church parlors
 Police Officer Reyes. who was shot in Oak land a few weeks ago, has sufficiently recov- cred from his injuries to be out on the streets again.
 The Fire Department was called out this evening for a chimney fire in the home of Frank Schiller. Regent street. The damage was nominal
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
Dinner 25 Cents.
St. Alban's Christmas.

Icecream, chicken, wine, etc. At the Ralston, 7S3 Market street
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

Within the affected region the powerful mortimer exerted its energy with terrific force, bringing sleepless nights to many Of the citizens. Ten or twelve windmills were completely wrecked, doors were taken off their hinges, fences were blown down and signboards broken. Otherwise the destruction of property was slight. Some of the exposed sections of the town were rendered quite impossible for pedes- trians
 College Is Closed.
 BERKELEY, Dec 23-The present academic term of the University of Cali fornia closed this afternoon For the past two weeks the midyear examinations have been on, but they were finished to-day, and all the college buildings are deserted for the Christmas holidays. The greater part of the 15O0 students at Berkeley have left for home, not to return until the 16th of next month, when the second term of the academic year will commence.
 Throughout the vacation the university library will be kept open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
s. H. Friedlander Returns

Hardtmuths "Koh-I-Noor' lead pencil will outlast three others. Try 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
MEETING NOTICES.

GOLDEN GATE Encampment No. M as I. O. o. F., meets THIS (SATUR-Se DAY) EVENING. Royal Purple De- N
 gree. Refreshments. All Patriarchs \ invited w. I. CROSSETT, c. P.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
Alameda News Notes
Academic Senate Meets


 BERKELEY. Dec. 23.-The professors and members of the faculty of the State University met this morning as an exec utiVe council Among other items of business it was voted that the name of Miss Mllicent w. Shinn be presented to the Board of Regents in recommendation for the degree of doctor of philosophy Miss Shinn took a public examination last saturday afternoon before @ committee Of the faculty for the Ph. D. degree, and this action of the professors shows that they were fully satisfied with the result Besides the name of Miss Shinn a list of all the students who are to graduate this Christmas was made and passed and 1t will be presented for ratification to the Board of Regents at their meeting next Tuesday afternoon
 "Olla Podrida" Appears.
 BERKELEY, Dec 2s.-"OIla Podrida." the weekly paper published by the stu dents of the Berkeley High School, will appear tomorrow for the last time this year. An elaborate Christmas edition has been prepared, which reflects great credit on those connected with it's man agement. The cover is of bright red and the reading matter is we'll illustrated, some of the cuts being ''.joshes" on promi- nent students and members of the school faculty. The staff of editors consists of: Allan Caven, editor-in-chief: Miss Bigley Miss Trowbridge, Thomas R. Hanna Miss Storie, George Elliot Donald Mckee and w. McCleave. Lee c. Duff is busi- ness manager.
 A Heavy Wind in Berkeley.
 BERKELEY, Dec. 29.-For the last two nights the university town has been vis- which has never been equaled here before. It was confined almost entirely to the central part of the city, the outlying dis tricts being scarcely touched at all
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

Meeting annual meet ing of the stockholders of the California Drv- dock Company will be held at the office of the company, No. BOP California street San Francisco California, on MONDAY January g, 1899, at Il o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing Board of Directors to serve for the other business as may properly come befora the meeting W. F. RUSSELL, Secretary.
 Office No. BOP California street room
 San Francisco, Cal, Dec 24 1898
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

ceived application to mine by the hydraulic process from Rocco Molinari in the Humbug Gulch Mine, near Volcano, Anador Co., to deposit tailings in Humbug Gulch; from J. B. Meek, in the Grizzly Hill Mine. near Vol cano, Amador Co., to deposit tailings in Mis- cry Creek; from Lewis Emery Jr., in the < Emery Placer Mine, near Mountain Ranch, Caiaveras Co.,, to deposit tailings in Murray Creek, and from Archie Newell. in the Newell Claim, near Oleta, Amador Co.,, to deposit tailings in Deadman Creek, gives notice that meeting will be held at room 59 Flood building, San Francisco. Cal. on January g, 1899, at 1:30 D. m
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

NOTICE of Stockholders Meeting-Offce of the Mountain Ice Company of California, 327 Market st., San Francisco, CaI.LNotice 1s hereby given that in accordance with reso lution of the board of directors of the Moun tain Ice Company of California, duly adopted at meeting of said board. duly convened and held on the 16th day of December. 1SeS a special meeting of the stockholders of the Mountain Ice Company of California will he held on Friday, the 24th day of Fehr1arv lSss, at the office of the company at 32i Market st., in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California the same he ing the principal place of business and of nee Of said corporation and the building where the board of directors usually meet The object and purpose of said stockhold- CTS meeting Is to then and there take into consideration and act upon proposition to diminish the capital stock of said com pany from three hundred thousand $500 OO0) dollars, divided into three thousand (30O0l shares Of the par value of one hundred (s1OO) dollars each. to thirty thousand (SS0 O0O1 dollars, divided into three thousand (S0001 shares of of the par value of ten (S10) dollars each. By order of the board of directors.
 JOSEPH MARTIN Secretary of the Mountain Ice Company of
 California.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

Story of the King of Counterfeit CTS in next Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES
 BAD tenants elected for s4; collections msde: city or country PACIFIC COLLECTION CO, 4l5 Montgomery st. rooms 9-10; tel 55so ROOMS papered from s; whitened, u up: painting done. Hartmann Paint Co.,, 343 Sd st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24

THE annual meeting of the stockholders of THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, will be held at its bay:k- ing house, No. 301 Montgomery st. San Fran cisco, Cal; on TUESDAY, January 10. 1899, rectors to serve for the ensuing year and inc transaction of such other business as nav come before the meeting
 D. B. DAVIDSON. Secretary. San Francisco, December g. 1898. A LOAN can be had on your piano without re- moval will buy it. UNCLE HARRIS 15 Grant ave. near Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
MINING STOCKS.

Following were the sales In the San Fran cisco Stock Board yesterday: