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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
MILKMEN IN TROUBLE. Cookery Sails Into the Milky-Ways
 in the Early Morning.

Health Officer J. P. Cookery has made arother bound into the milky way, and as a result few of the dairymen win appear before the bar of justice to an- swer for their acts in attempting to palm off diluted milk for the genuine article. The following are those for whom war rants have been sworn out: N. s. Nelson. San Francisco Mission road between the Five and Six Mile Houses; George A. Gib- bons; Fairmount. ranch, Excelsior Home stead; J. Steele, Alderney dairy. so Fulton street: Litzenstein, Popular Milk Com pany, at 2410 Folsom street. In Litzen- steins case Inspector Cookery Is deter mined to have the law enforced vigor- ously, as the driver of the wagon on being stood up. gave the inspector the name of the Seventeenth Mile Dairy. with local residence 232 Eighteenth street. for which Litzenstein had obtained a permit on the 18th of February, 1896, but from which he afterward withdrew and started the Popular. In doing this the driver sought to mislead the Health Inspector and direct his attention to an innocent party. But Cookery is not a man to be caught with chaff, and succeeded in locat- ing Litzenstein's dairy and bringing him in on a warrant.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
LEAVE THE CONVENT
 FOR THE WORLD CLOSING EXERCISES AT THE SACRED HEART. Four Graduates Receive the Honors of the School After Highly Successful Course Of
 Studies.

Four vounp maidens finished their schoolgirl days yesterday at the Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart tn Oak land and entered upon the roai of real life.
 The closing exercises at the aforemen- toned institution were beTaie the seme time Everywhere abounded the class noWer, the California poppy, as well as the cIass Tt motto, Lifting Better up 10 Best. 1ne programme. though brief. showed the eX- cellent training of the girls in the accom- plishments of music and elocution: Miss Emma Fennessy won the heart or the au, dience while reciting Mario, the Tenor and the little ones amused them by re- citing "The Little Quaker Sinner The instrumental and vocal pieces were ex- cellent particularly the piano duet, m "Qp. tTe singing class, "The Sunset Glow"
 The four young ladies who received their medals, diplomas and laurel Wreaths from Archbishop Riordan are Victoria Downey, Margaret Ennis, Emma Fennes- sey and Lillian Parker. Their essays, which were read the evening previous, were of the highest order and proved to the assembly the excellence of their work as schoolgirls.
 Miss Victoria Downey read the closing address, and in few brief words told how sad the parting with the days of childhood was. She also thanked the au- dience for it's kind wishes.
 The Reverend Archbshop resp responded; ,tnei anu gave lIle SFduudttS HIS UltSoii6 UlOii their entry into the world
 Miss Margaret Ennis read a paper on Leo XIII and during her reading she touched on the present war and the Pope s relation to it.
 Miss Lillian Parker received beautiful gold medal for Christian Doctrine, sne having received the highest number of credits in that study.
 The programme was as follows:
 Tina Grande Vaise de Concert" CHolst). piano duet The Moonlit Tide (Coldbeck). chorus; "drella di Gounod.' mandolins. pianos. harp. violin: "Gualbertos Victory first elocuton class; "Operatic Fantasia tEp- sten). piano duet; Mario the Tenor" recita- ton; ''The Sunset Glow (Root), chorus; The Little Quaker Sinner. second elocution class; ''Improvisato NalZer,' violins, harp. guitar, piano; conferring of graduating honors; ad- dress.
 ''Mosaics. Miss Victoria Downey. San Fran cisco. Cal; Leo KILL" Miss Margaret I. Ennis. Gold Ill.,. New: Present Day Prog ress. Miss Emma C. Fennessey. Oakland. Cal. ''The Ideal in Art and Fiction" Miss Lillian A. Parker. Salinas, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
METERS MADE TO RUN.
The Power of a Magnet Demonstrates
 Strange Things at the City Hall.

It has been asserted that the electric meters at the City Hall have been tam pered with. This information was con- veyed to the Finance Committee of the Supervisors yesterday by a representa- tive of the Gas and Electric Company.
 Superintendent Smith of the Edison Company attended the meeting and made a practical test for the purpose of show ing how it was possible to accelerate the motion of an electric meter by bringing it's mechanism within the field of a pow erful electro magnet. A meter was set upon the committee room table and put in operation, when by single applica- ton of an electro magnet MT. Smith ac- celerated its motion 21 per cent.
 It was stated on behalf of the company that it was absolutely certain that some person had intentionally tempered with the meters.
 A great many questions were asked by the members of the committee regarding the workings of the meters, and In order to get more light upon the question the matter was continued until the next meeting,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY.
Elaborate Plans of Observance by
 George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R.

George H. Thomas Post No. ?, G. A. R., Department of California and Nevada, has made elaborate plans for decorating the soldier graves in the national ceme- tery at the Presidio on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.
 The exercises conducted under the aus pices of this post are always impressive and beautiful and this years observance will not be lacking in any of the features of appropriate respect to the memory Of the honored dead.
 The organizations participating in the celebration will assemble at the Central avenue entrance to the Presidio at 10:30 a. m, May 90. The column will move promptly at Il o'clock in the following order:
 Grand marshal. j. B. Lauck; chief of staff Captain F. de L. Darlington U. s. A. aides Colonel F. A Denicke. Captain S L. Naph- taly, Harvey Burdell; Third United States Ar tllery Band United States Troops: sailors and. marines. United States Navy; United States Volunteers: Signal Corps. N G. C.; Boys Brigade Companies and G; Veteran Guard. c. A. R.; carriage orator and chap lain: George H. Thomas Post No. 2. c. A. R. {: No 133 G. A. R.. Sons of Veterans; Veterans of the Mexican War: Garrisons of Regular Army and Navy Union: other organizations and guests.
 Following will constitute the programme of exercises at the cemetery:
 Ritual services at the monument by George H. Thomas Post, G. A R., J: Murray Bailey. tillery Band; prayer Rev. r. B. Cherngton; hymn, quartet; Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Comrade Sclden Sturges anthem, Third United States Artillery Band; oration. Comrade w. Ground" quartet; taps Star Spangled Ban ner,'' Third United Stntes Artillery Band.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
WEALTH IN
 OUR ROCKS Mineral Yield Increased by a Million.
ONE YEARS RICH RECORD
THIRTY-FIVE SUBSTANCES IN
 THE COMMERCIAL LIST.
Twenty-Fiv Millions of New Wealth Produced by California Last Year-How It Is
 Divided.

Here is the grand record for California for 1897 as the greatest mineral State or the Union, all things considered. The in- crease for the year Is near $1,OOO,OoO Ihls State has for the first time in its history now taken second place as gold pro- ducer. but in the variety of its mineral products California yet proudly main tains It's prestige. Its pre-eminence as gold producer Is certain soon to return to 1t, and meantime the variety or US mineral products is as great as the varl- ety of its fruits, and in both mineral ana horticultural fields 1t Is matchless
 The figures here given are wholly those of considerable present commercial inn portance. The diamonds, amethysts' etc. of California, which treble or sextuple the list of the States mineral resources are not mentioned. In round figures the States mineral production, as compiled for the State Mining Bureau by Statisti- elan Charles G. Yale is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
MRS. DIR. LAPHAME IN
 ANOTHER SCRAPE
MISS EFFIE MORRISON KILLED
 BY MALPRACTICE.
Dr. Pepper Mixed Up in the Case Railroad Company Exonerated From Blame for the Death
 of William c. Antiseu.

In the case of Miss Fife Morrison, killed by criminal operation, which was before the Coroner yesterday, the jury brought in free and easy verdict to the effect that the deceased had come to her death from a criminal opera ton performed by party or parties unknown.
 Mrs. Dr. Goodwin, alias Laphame, who has been mixed up in similar cases, testi- fed that when she was called upon to at tend the deceased there were evidences that some other doctor had violated the law and endangered the life of the de- ceased. Dr. V. Pepper of Kearny street had attended the patient before she was called
 Dr. William D. Clark, regular physi- clan, repeated the story which he had told to the reporters and the Coroner a week before, to the effect that the de- ceased told him that Mrs. pr. Goodwin had performed a criminal operation upon her.
 The jury, however, ignored this testi- mony and brought in the verdict against unknown parties
 Dr. Pepper began by swearing that he was a doctor, and when he was asked as to the name of the college from which he might have graduated he said that he was not a doctor and that he would not answer any more questions. on the ground that his answers might criminate him.
 Coroner Hawkins held several other fn- quests yesterday, the most important be- Ing that on the case OI t1e QGaln OI w Ill., O- Antisell. who fell off a car of the Mission street electric line and whose skull was fractured by the fall. The witnesses tes- tified that Antisell boarded the car at the corner of Market and Third streets and took up his position on the front plat form. When the car got about halfway between Third and Fourth streets on Mission Antisell attempted to get off without notifying the conductor or the gripnan to stop the car, and in jumping off from the middle step of the dummy
 ,r.,1r so violently on the back Of his head that his skull was fractured and he was ren- dercd unconscious.
 The jury returned a verdict to the ef- feet that the deceased came to his death from injuries following fractured skull ano "that death was caused by the de- ceased accidentally falling from a Mis sion-street car while the car was going at moderate rate of speed and we fur ther exonerate the railroad company from all blame.
 verdict of accidental death was ren- dered in the case of Capitalist William Miller who was asphyxiated at his resi- dence, 1759 Sutter street, by the gas pres sure diminishing during the night and ex- tinguishing the flame while the deceased was asleep
 verdict of suicide was returned ir the case of James C. Cary, retired law yer. who shot himself through the head J. H. Cary, a son of the deceased, testi. had been confined to the house by sick ness for about three years. The deceased had not spoken of committing suicide but had often said that he would not want to live if he got so old that he would not be able to take care of himself
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
FORCED TO
 OPEN THE
 CASH BOX Bold Crime of a Gang of High binders.
ROB A FELL0W-COUNTRYMAN
INVADE HIS STORE AND AS
 SAULT HIM WITH A BAR.
The Police Are Notified, and Every Effort Is Being Made to Ap- prehend the Desperate
 Men.

The police are Investigating an unusual ly bold robbery which occurred in the Chinese quarter last Thursday morning. The victim is Ting Sing, who conducts a general merchandise store at 1920 Stock ton street. According to his story, he was seated behind the counter of his store, tered They claimed that they had ar rived from Stockton and were anxious to buy some provisions While they were enumerating a list of articles they de- sired five other Chinese appeared Rec ognizing them as highbinders, the pro- prietor started to walk into a little room in the rear of the store. when he was attacked by one of the first visitors, who struck him over the head with an iron bar, cutting a deep gash.
 1ne wounded Chinese started 10 shout for help. when two of the highbinders drew their revolvers, and, placing them in dangerous proximity to his nead, threa tened to blow his brains out 1T ne persisted in making an outcry.
 Realizing that they would not hesitate to carry out their threat he agreed to re- main quiet while they searched the store for valuableS. In tin box Whlch was under the counter was S10 in gold and seV- eral articles of jewelry. After searching for some time the leader of the gang found the box and compelled the helpless proprietor to open it. He then took the money, and. followed by his companion ing to return and set fire to the store.
 After satisfying himself that the de- spoilers had gone the wounded Chinese visited the office of a doctor, where the cut in his head was stitched. Yesterday he appeared before Judge Low and swore out warrants for the arrest of his as sailants. As they are known the police confidently expect to arrest them.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
MISS BARBIER's ANSWER.
Alleges That Harry Emeric StrucK Her and Drove Her From
 His House.

The Emeric will contest came up Ill Judge Troutts department of the superior Court yesterday morning. A simple mo ton to strike out certain portions or the amended complaint constituted the oay proceedings, and those who came expect. ing to enjoy a sensation or two went away g disappointed. The case will agaiii pc taken up next Friday, and the nearing may proceed ,.
 Miss Lorena Myrtle Barber, legatess under the will of Mrs Emeric. naS S,,l nieo erl her answer to the contest of Harry Emer- Ine c, husband of the deceased. Miss Bar ar biers answer intimates that nag Sne 9e- sired she might have succeeded her Sba Iea ceased sister as the wife Of Ener1c 1tr srorn 9ne produces a number of love letters rom ,1 the contestant alleged to have been aS wrib- IL ten within a week after his wlfes osa5n, LII and has placed one in the hands or 5,, 5ne court. She denies that the conteslant edu- cated and supported her, and that she ie, III, IT. fiuenced Mrs. Emeric to make VIII h m her favor. Miss Barbier alleges that sne ne was forced to leave Emerics house or account of his brutal treatment, ier aIia states that at one time he struck her using a small dog as a weapon, and cont1nueo to strike her until the dog was dead. oIner stories of similar nature are expected to crop up during the trial, ana an inter esting session Is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28

In 1896 the total value of u the eoo mineral al product of the State was s24,Zel'Sso anu III 1895 it was S22, ,S44,664 .ho
 The relative rank of the countries or tne State. in point of mineral productions, IS given in thesfollowing table. In each case the value given includes that, Of all mn eraI substances combined produced n the respective counties for the year. some counties produce in addition to gold ana silver five, six or seven other sd spoitahceS. ttI or no cold or silver produce in large quan-
 titles quicksilver mineral oils ieaa Tbe is
 nnTes after inc names of the counties in dcate aggregate value of all tba minera era
 pcions metals The term ''undistributed' includes total values of such substances as are grouped to avoid disclosing prlvate business. as in the case of single opera tions in a county. In the large and com plete tables published by the State Mining Bureau, from which these figures are taken, the amount and value of each sup stance in said county is set forth. It IS therefore necessary in some cases to place the figures in the ''undiStributed' column:
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28

banner counties'' of 1897 were as fol- lows: Alameda County leads in produc- tion. of manganese and salt; Amador stn in marble; Colusa, sandstone; Contra Costa' ble; Inyo. lead and soda; Kern. anti mony; Los Angeles, brick clay. gypsum, infusorial earth, serpentine ana petra e5 mineral waters; Nevada, gold Riverside pottery clay; Sacramento, granite gan gan Francisco, macadam; San Joaquin, natu- ral gas; Santa Barbara, asphaltum; san ta Cruz, bituminous rock. lime ana e,iI1's nIhe- you, platinum; Sonoma, mineral paint and paving blocks.
 It is to be noted that only one county has the lead in five things-Los Angeles; two lead in three artfcles-Napa and San ta Cruz, and five in two-Alameda, lnyo, San Bernardino Shasta and Sonoma.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28

In 1897 all the antimony produced in California was from Kern County As phaltum was produced in Kern ana santa la Barbara counties; bituminous rock in Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo. Brick clay in quantities was utilized in Alameda. Butte, Kern. Los Angeles, Marin, Sacra- Francisco and Shasta counties: The ce- ment all came from San Bernardino. Clay for pottery was from Amador, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento and Solano coun- ties The coal was from Alameda, Anna dor. Contra Costa and Riverside coun- ties, and the copper from Caiaveras, Ne vada and Shasta counties: me granlte Placer, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, Solano and Tulare; gypsum from Los An geles and San Benito:. infusorial earth and Mono counties. The lime and lime stone came from Ell Dorado, Kern. Mono Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano and Tuare counties. Macadam was quarried in large quantities in Alameda, Los Angeles, Marin, Sacramento, San Benito San Francisco, Solano and Sonoma counties ty; manganese from Alameda; marble from Amador and San Luis Obispo. and mineral paint from Calaveras, Son2ma, Riverside and Stanislaus counties. Min eral waters were bottled and sold from Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Humboldt, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Santa Barbara, San Benito, Santa Clara. San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma and Te- hama counties. The natural gas is main ly from San Joaquin, though little Is utilized in Santa Barbara County. Paw ing blocks are from Sacramento Solano and Sonoma. The platinum is from Sis lSiyou and Del Norte. Petroleum Is from Fresno. Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Bar bara, Santa Clara and Ventura counties. Quicksilver was produced in Colusa, Lake, Napa, San Benito, Santa Clara, San Luis obispo. sonoma and Trinity counties. I,nholdt Placer San Diego, San Fran cisco. Sacramento, San Luis Obispo and San Mateo counties. Salt came g. from Ala sandstone from Colusa and Yolo; serpen- tine from Los Angeles: slate from Fl Dorado, and soda from Inyo. Many of these substances are found Tn other coun- ties than those named. but were only mined in 1897 in the counties stated. Only three counties produced as many as seven different mineral substances Tn 1897, and these were Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Luis Obispo.
 AS far as the largest production of diff ferent substances was concerned the
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
This Weeks Wasp.

The Wasp this week is an attractive number. Of the cartoons, the one satir- izing the control of our army and navy by the Board of Strategy at Washington, and another on the manufacturing of uni- forms for our soldiers by Chinese, are worthy of mention. Space is devoted to half tones of the departing soldiers. There are also number of pictures of the prize dogs in the late kennel club ex- hibition. The Old Maid describes her ex- periences at one of the Springs. and fake in the Under the X-Ray'' column Ysaye and other musical events of the week are handled by Professor R. A. Lucchesi. Son. inner doings of local politicians, and in the Plain Talk to Public Characters the Rev. H. D. Bovard and other clergymen are reviewed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
Red, White and Blue.

There Is magnficently martial air about Town Talk this week. with its patriotic cover, adorned with a portrait of Colonel Smith, and its collection of heroes DOT traits within the red. white and blue covers A review of the book of the Pre- sidio officers wife, Mrs. Worthington, with portrait of the author, is timely. There are war stories, war poems and war editorials and altogether the num- Der is just the one everybody will wish to send to far away friends as a souvenir of this martial season.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
HORSES IN HARNESS.
The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse
 Breeders Association Now an
INSTRUMENTATION.

The Pacific Coast Trotting-horse Breed CTS Association is now an incorporated institution. A meeting of the association was called on Thursday at its rooms, 2212 Geary street, which was well attended by local members. President E. F. Heald offlciated in the chair and the following horsemens answered the rollcall: N. D. Judd, H. w. Meek. T. J. Crowley, A. c. M Nelson, J. A. McKerron, A. H. Cohen, Joseph Cairn Simpson, D. E. Knight, r. w Williams, w. G. Layng, Ira Dalzell; D. L. Hackett, A. Robinson, Dr. Leek and Secretary F. w. Kelley.
 It was expected that there would be considerable debate over the motion to incorporate, but 1t was passed without negative vote, and there being no further business the meeting then adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call. corner of Market and Third streets. open until F o'clock every night In the year.
 BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street. corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock.
 3s7 Hayes street; open until 9:oO O CLOCK ep1 McAilister street: open until 9:30 o'clock. el5 Larkin street; open until 9:3o o'clock. 1s41 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock 2261 Market street. corner Sixteenth; open until O clock.
 106 Eleventh street; open until O. cloch 2526 Mission street; open until o'clock. l6O5 Polk street; open until 9:30 o'clock NV. corner Twenty second and kentucAy streets. omen until o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28

for the burying of the city's indigent dead for the next fiscal year. The amounts asked were: Pacific Undertak- SS ss; Kelly, SS 05; McAvoy, $9 55. These figures were based on permission to inter in San Francisco, but otherwise there was a uniform bid of $16 for each body if inferred elsewhere. Objections were made to giving the contract to Hagan & Co: and Kelly on the grounds that they had not been engaged in the undertaking business during the six months imme- diately preceding the advertising for con- tracts. To get on the right side of this legal snarl the matter was submitted to the City and County Attorney for his oDniOn
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
SWEET WINES.
Output of This Important Product in
 California for the Past Year

Sweet wine experts have just completed their figures relative to last years output of sweet wines by the wine growers of California. The following are the fig ures:
 TO 33; muscat, 721 555. .24 angelica 74s,6S6.2 20; tokay, II, I'll 99; Malaga, 11,614.56; total sea son 1S97-9S, 7,024 34413 season 1896-97, 4,96S,- 1S94-95, 4,242 60O41; season 1S9394, 4724 ,5956 62
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT LUDLOW-Arrived May T-scnr NO komis, from San Pedro. Prince Robert. for Port Pirie. TACOMA-Arrved May 27-Ship Columplaa a hence May IT. Sailed-Barge Admiral, for St Michael.
 SAILED.
 Friday, May 27. Stmr CoQuiIle River. Thompson, for For Bragg.
 ARRIVED. =,
 Friday, May 27. Stmr State of California, Greene 4s noui from Portland via Astoria
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28

Labor party will be held at rurk-strect Temple at 10 8. m. tomorrow. Joo darri-
 man, who debated with Congressman Ma. | guire, will be the speaker of the event neXt Sunday at Washington Hall, 50 Eooy l str
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
Burying Jndigent Dead.

The Health and Police Committee of the Supervisors had before 1t yesterday morning the bids of the Pacific Under takers. Joseph Hagan e 1o.. l. z Co- deau, Edward Kelly and McAvoy & Go.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28

The Stars victory. Read what Editor Barry has to say.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28

Socialists to Meet. The State convention of the Socialist