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The times., 1899-12-17

After many more or less truthful rep
resentations Of the Jefries-Sh Sharkey fight.
the genuine pictures OF that mill taken
under the auspices OF William A. Brady,
VIII be shown through Christmas week at
Convention Hall Unlike the aforesaid
more or less truthful representations. this
exhibition provides every detail Of the bat
tie. excepting only a minute of the last
round. during which there was some trou-
bic with the machine. Each of the thou
sands Of feet Of film used IN reproducing
this affair is said 20 contain two or more
perfect photograph photographs which
would be interesting II revealed slngly end
without the motion effect It may be un-
derstood readily. then, that passing swiftly
before the eyes. these views appear TO be
almost real. one can imagine the earnest
ness % the man who declared that he
could hear the punches" Briefly, the
probability is that these authorized pic
tgres taken after every possible urcpara-
tion mad been made are likely 90 be really
worth looking at The houses gathered "a
Convention Han next week doubtless wiz
be very large.
The times., 1899-12-17

On Christmas night the eminent roman
Tie actor. Robert ManteIl. comes 10 the La
fayette Square Opera House for an en-
gagemcut o. one week in his new drama
The Dagger and the Gross" The play is
an adaptation OF Joseph Hatton's novel or
that name, made by ". +. Tremayne. who
wrote "A Secret Warrant for Mr. Mante I.
Il is said 20 have been heartily praised
wherever produced. and there is every
probability that Washingtonians VIII be
ysuch interested il star. cast, and vehicle.
The sale Of seats Tor the event begins on
Thursday.
The times., 1899-12-17

After a Female Drummer" has run its
course az the Academy the stage Of that
house HiIl be assumed by Rose Melville
whose farce. Sis Hopkins is said to have
proven pronounced success Localities
VIII remember Miss Melville for the clever
fmpersouation Of that titular character
contributed 10 BY the Sad Sea Waves. %
and VIII expect the production with cougid-
cradle pleasure Seats 90 on sale Thus
DAY
The times., 1899-12-17
CONVENTION HALL, sEg sTa AN2 \ Y. l
CHRISTMAS WEEK, COM. NJ
Mltinee every DAG at 2:l5. -
JeffrieS-S
CONTEST PICTURES,
T he
One
Marvel
of a
Century.
Yf7id Thrilling Realism.
Every second OF the great fi7tIc
battle from start 10 finish.
2IL hours entertainment.

Sale opens wednesday, Dee. 20, at Droops.
The coming of the Iedries-Sh1rkcy Contest Pic
lures to Convention Han Christmas week may be
chronicled as an event OF impSrtance, inasmucu
as it is a portrayal OF the greatest hstlc battle
known 10 the annals Of the world, ana at the
same time Is a triumph in The way oI moving
photography These Pictures in the most VIVID
and thrilling manner faithfully depict every move
of the battle from the very start mtll the
finish of the 25 rounds It IS the FIRST time M
the history Of moving photography that perfect
pictures have been produced by Artificial process
some idea may be obtained Of the magnitude OF
this exhibition when it is stated chat SE'U)0 was
expended just in preliuinariea before every
thing was III shape for tine experiment OF taking
the pictures There are IL miles q film. contain.
ing 2I6.0g0 distinct pictures and reurHluS, "
stretched out from the City Hall 90 Glen
Echo This is the negative film made
OF celluloid, cach picture being 2S2@s inches in
size There were 800 hgi.ts used fed by TWO
special feed wires direct from the Concy island
Light Plant to the clubhouse. Ia other words,
there was enough light directly over this ring,
a feet in size, illuminate city Of $1,000 Iu-
habitants These pictures viii bs given every
afternoon and every evening.
Sale begins "Wednesday, Dec 20, Cuzman's,
in Droop's Music Store, 90 Pa. ave. 800 seats
al % and 80 cents. u
The times., 1899-12-17
IR WING

SAVE AL BOTHER, TROUBLE, AND WAIT
INC. FOR SEATS FOR THIS ATTRACTION.
ORDER RESERy ATOMS THRot Gll CT INAN'S
TICKET AGENCY, N DROOP's MUSIC House
IL
The times., 1899-12-17
IMOCEME
CONFER,
The Rival of Mora.
THE BIOGRAPH.


Queen Nictoria's farewell to her troops bound
for Africa.
English soldiers going to The firing line against
Jpe Beers
a charge by the Sd U. s Cavalry at FT
ETHAN ALLEN, Vt.
Hudson River steamers passing under the great
Poughkeepsic Bridge.
FISHES in the Berlin aquarium.
Also six very comic scenes-''An Elephant play
Teuderioots Bluff, - Diving Through Hoops -
rle same reversed. The Blbies' Quarrel, "A
Horseless Fire Engine etc.
LEGE FOR PATRONS.
when rain snow threatens Apply at checking
- star vaudeville performers.
ance~. secure your seats in advance.
nISSGiving Day.
The times., 1899-12-17

However, they had their effect. John
lancaster declares that Mr.. Barr0ws left
q sadder but a wiser man. The board still
was held in his clinging fingers when he
reached his rooms ia Washington,
The times., 1899-12-17
A Little Girl

can make Christmas Tree Comments, with Scrap
B0ok Pictures, Tinsel. Metallic, Fancy Paper, etc.
Open evenings. Everything at
]. JAY GoULD'S, 42i 9th ST.
The times., 1899-12-17
COMING EVENTS.

In Naughty Anthony" the new David
Belasco comedy. scheduled for production
next week at the Columbia Theatre. the
author is said 10 have exceIIei all previous
efforts. and this especially in his dialogue.
Conversation on the stage usually is far
from adjective abstemioUsness. excepting
for occasional Spartan simplicity that falls
Is short Of realism as forid language over
reaches it, Mr.. Belasco is accused Of max
ing his imaginary people talk ike real
ones. Clever things are being repeated all
the while and yet these things are sup
posed not 10 repeI by conveying the idea
that The playwright stood OF 10 admire
them after they had been written. The
speeches would seem 10 be the spontaneous
uttersnces OF the men and women who
speak them
This is the first time in Mr. Belasco's
varied career that he alone has stood re-
sDous.bic Tor any creation Of his mind
All thai his money. his art, and his craft
can accomplish are averred 10 have been
given 10 Naughty Anthony" He is sup
posed 10 have stepped from the modern
usages Of the theatre in order TO render his
oKu ideas the most liberal OF iuterpreta-
ti0ns. Ia Naughty Anthony" Mr. Belasco
claims a comedy that is not built around
indiydUaIities OF the humor fashioned to
suit some whimsical personality Mr.
Belasco has painted his canvas first and
sough. his models afteTward. The models
il this instance are most promising The
list Includes Blanche Bates Frank Worth
ing, W J. LeNoyne Olive Redpath, VIII
liam Elton, Maud Harrison. Albert BrUn-
ing, Mary Barker. Samuel Edwards, Fanny
Young. Charles Wyugate. Frances Joline.
Claude GiilingWater. Ethel Norman. f. r.
WIks. Catherine Black, Brandon lyman,
and Janet Hudson.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
JUDGE MORROW
ON IRRIGATION
COUPON BONDS
An important Opinion
on Demurrer.
FAVORABLE TO. Mr.. HERRING
FAVORABLE TO. Mr.. HERRING
BRITISH CAPITALIST SCORES A
=" PRELIMINARY VICTORY.
Irregular Formation of the Modesto
District Does Not Constitute a
Valid Answer to the Ac-
ton at Bar.

F. United States Circuit Judge Morrow
handed down an opinion yesterday 10 the
| effect that the complaints in the suits of
+ George Herring against the Modesto Ir-
| rigatIon District were sufficient. The mo-
tion for judgment on the pleadings was
dismissed.
T: Herring an English capitalist, sued to
recover the value of 1176 interest coupons
attached TO 27l bonds of the irrigation
district in the sum of $500 each of which
Herring is the owner, the total sum In
volved being S17 $40 with interest. Judge
Morrow's opinion declares that the fact
that these coupons are to be paid out
Of a fund to be raised by the officers OF
the district in a specified manner does
not impose upon Herring the necessity
of alleging that the irrigati officers
have failed to perform their duty. 1t ap-
pears further from the facts stated in the
answer that the modesto Irrigation Dis
triCt had been exercising the powers OF
a municipal corporation openly ana pup
liely for several years prior to the time
when the plaintiff became the owner of
the bonds Of the district, and for more
then ten years prior to the commence
ment of this action. In the case at par,
the constitutiOnality of the act under
which the defendant was Incorporated as
an irrigation district has been repeatedly
before the Supreme Court of the state
and has been held constitutional and
valid in every case.
The opinion goes on to say that the
defense is not that the defendant was
organized under an unconstitutional law
but that certain proceedings taken IN Us
organization were irregular and invalid.
Whether the statutes of this State relat-
ing to the organization of irrigation dis
tricts as construed by the highest courts
Of the commonwealth be considered or
the general law on the subject as ,estab-
lished by the highest authorities be ac-
cepted. the same conclusion is arrived at
namely, that the matter set up by the
defendant in its first formative defense
relating to the organization of the de
fendant as an irrigation district does not
contain facts sufficient to constitute a de
fense to the cause of action stated in the
complaint. The demurrer to that defense
will therefore be sustained
AS the answer denies that the plaintiff
purchased in rood faith and FOR value
bon bonds to which were attached the cou-
pons in the suit, it is clear that this de-
demurrer 1t will be. therefore overruled.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
California Fruit Sales.

CHICAGO, June 3o.-Earl Eruit Company s
sales of California fruit: From Winters. June
% Early Crawford Peaches, 81 45a1 20 box. av-
erage 81 Sc; Wickson Plums. average 80 20, sin
gle crates: st. John Peaches. GOcdS1 40 box,
average 81 81; Royal Aprcots. average 81 80,
single crates; Burbank Plums, 81 05a1 35, aver
age 81 IS; Tragedy Prunes, 81 1Oa1 40. average
81 u.
s0cQ$1 40 average 81 Is. single crates; Hale s
Early Peaches, average 92c per box; Simoni
Prunes 45cQS1 05, average S3c single crates;
Peach Piums, average 81 10 single crates
From Sacramento, June 22-Tragedy Prunes
9Oc0sl 40 single crates. average 81 %: Peach
Plums 81 10G1 80, average 81 20 single crates:
Beurre Clifford Pears. average 81 70 half boxes;
Hale's Early Peaches, average 81 box; Bur
bank Pfums, S5cq$1 25, average 81 10 single
crates; Simoni Prunes, 15Q75c, average 30c.
NEW YORK June 30.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany's sales of California fruit were as follows:
From Vacaville. June 1s-Tragedy Prunes.
81 25@1 60. average 81 50 single crates; Mlkado
Plums average &c; Peach Plums, average
81 65; burbank Plums. 81 O5q1 40, average 81 81;
Abundance PIums, S0cQS1 Is, average 81 0S;
Early Crawford Peaches. average 81 33 box;
Royal Apricots, S5cqsl 35. average 81 II single
crates.
From Bakersfield, June 1s.-Tragedy Prunes,
average 81 80 single crates; Mikado Plums aver
age Sic single crates.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
PACIFIC BANK CASES.
That of Dundon Against Mcdonald
Will Be Again Tried.

Judgment in favor of the. defunct Pa
cffic Bank and against Charles E. Laid
law. was entered by Judge Seawell yes
terday. The suit was one of many that
followed Immediately upon the collapse
of the bank. The plaintiff sued on claim
of $97 600 alleged to have been assigned to
him by the MeDonalds, but the court held
that they were Illegal and hence gave
Judgment for the bank,
Judge Seawell also made an order
granting a new trial in the suit of p, F.
Dundon against J. NJ. Mcdonald, recently
decided in favor of the plaintiff. The suit
was brought by DuudOn against McDon-
aid to set aside the purchase made by
the latter of $50 900 shares of the capital
stock Of the Los Angeles Railroad Com
pany. The stock in question was held
originally by a New York bank to Sc
cure debt owed by the Pacific Bank.
Subsequently the money was paid and it
was released and later Mcdonald pur-
chased the stock for himself, paying SO
e0O therefor, the price being but one-half
its par value. During the trial to set
aside the purchase, Judge Seawell held
that the purchase by Mcdonald was IL
legal, and hence gave judgment for the
the plaintiffs attorney, but when the
court examined them he found that there
was an insertion to the effect that the
stock was worth $3.50, 900. Judge Seawell
had not so decided. although the stock
was worth that money, and Judge Sea-
we'll struck that statement out. On a
second Investigation it was found that
twice and as this had not been called
to the attention. of Judge Seawell before
he signed the. findings, the Judgment was
void and the case must be retired.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
THE STOCK MARKET.

The Stock Exchanges stand adjourned to
Wednesday,
The only change on the morning session of the
Bond Exchange advance in Contra
Costa Water to s72 25.
Mining stocks quiet and not materially
changed The telegram from the pump said:
f'No l elevator ran continuously for the last
twenty-four hours The water is 17S feet be-
low the 1850 level station.
The Gould 81 Curry assessment falls delin-
ouent in board "wednesday
Best & Belcher is assessed 10c
The Giant Powder Company has declared It's
eleventh dividend of SOC per share payable July
10.
The usual monthly dividend of SOC per share
by the Oceanic Steamship Company will be
paid to-day.
will pay a dividend OF 42c to-day.
A CoInstOck exchange says: The reopening
of the 1900 level of the Consolidated California
and Virginia mine from the winZe sunk below
the 1850 level will begin Immediately and a west
crosscut will be sent in from the winZe bottom
TO intersect the downward continuation of the
ore development the 1900 level This ore
fs Ioca ted about so feet west of the north and
south lateral drift the 1900 level, and that
distance will probably be covered in two weeks
in crosscutting. The advance of the west
crosscut on the 1900 level to tap the at that
depth will be observed with unusual interest by
those familiar with the situation and who are
aware that there is a large of virgin
ground below the 1850. Should this crosscut
demonstrate that the the 1900 level holds
it's width and value at that depth boom in
Comstock share values rivaling that of thirteen
years ago is assured
The following local incorporations disbursed
the
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
Builders, Contracts.

jeremiah Twomey (owner) with Thomas ].
Crawford (cOntractor). architects Shea 81 Shea
All work except plumbing and concrete founda-
tion 2or two-story and basement frame build
ann Minnesota streets 100 by w 25: rough
frame up $6l0; brown coated, S610; hard finish
on, $610; completed and accepted, $500; 50 days
after, $500; total 1880 (Bonds $780, II. w.
ThyarlCs and Charles Klein sureties; limit. 81
working days forfeit, S. per day; plans and
specifications fled
Mrs. L. Gassner (owner) with c. L.. Williams
(Contractor) architects Newsom & Meyer-Ex-
cayating, carpentering, painting and Timing
FOR a two-story attic and basement frame
building on n line of Page street, 37:6 E of
Masonic avenue, f 25 by 100; frame up.
second coat of paint on SI39 IS; completed,
S139 50; 35 days after, S12S2 %; total, S4929.
Bonds S12S3. II. Dreischmeyer Jr. and j. j.
Cherrie sureties: limit. 65 working days after
recording forfeit 50 per day; plans and speci-
fications filed.)
Mrs NJ Magnin (owner) with same con-
tractor architects same-Brick and carpenter
work. plumbing. timing. glazing and painting
for two two-story attic and basement frame
buildings. one on NE corner Of Page street
and Masonic avenue, 100 by z 37:6, and one
on y line of Page street, 62:6 Z of Masonic
avenue, Z 25 by \ 100. Payments for corner
house-Foundations in. s1226; frame up, S1226;
inclosed and rough plumbing in. 1925; brown
coated, 1925; outside finish on second coat of
paint and 80 per cent of inside finish done,
after. $2454 25; total, S9S29. Payments for house
inside lot-Frame UP. $7S9 30; inclosed,
S739 So; brown coated, $739 50; second coat of
paint on. S739 35; completed. s739 3d. 30 days
after S1232 %; total 1929 total for both build
ings s14 1853. Bonds s3690, A. ]. McIlvain and
after recording: forfeit, SO per day; plans and
specifCa fled.)
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
PROPOSED TAX ON
i. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF REGENTS TODAY.
Governor Gage, Lieutenant Governor
Nef and Speaker Anderson
VIII Attend the Session.

Regents of the university at a recent
session of the board resolved to impose on
each student attending the institution a
registration fee or tax of $50. The vote in
favor of the proposition was not unani-
NOUS. It is believed that the measure
would not have received a majority Of the
votes if there had been a full attendance
Of regents.
AT the request of Governor Gage, there
will be d special meeting of the regents
to-day to consider the adyisability of re-
scinding the action of the board in rela-
ton to the tax.
In preparing estimates for the year be-
ginning to-day the regents figured the
amount required for each department Of
the university. In estimating the income
TO meet the expenses the regents calcu-
lated the amount that 2-cent tax on the
assessment roll Of 1883 would produce,
The result of the figuring was deficit
of $4T, 900. In order to raise this sum the
tax on students was proposed.
It is probable that the regents here
underestimate the sum that will come
TO. the university under the two-cent tax.
Indications point to a considerable in
crease in the State tax roll. AS the roll
expands the income of the university
grows The twc-eent tax on. a valuation
of $, 100000 600 Will produce $4,000. Four
years ago the university tax was. in
creased from. one TO two cents. Under
the old tax the income of S120,00Q was :suf-
ficient. AS soon a the double tax was
granted the regents began to Increase
salaries and spend money lavishly.o The
plain and simple remedy to adjust finan-
cial affairs of the institution would be to
reduce the, salaries Of professors and in
:structors, making a provision that the
period. of reduction SHOULD not extend be-
XOnd the vacation season. . There is moth
ing in. the articles. establishing the uni
Versity to prohibit a reduction of sal
aries. Good lawyers. however, maintain
that a tax on students violates the law
creating the institution. The sentiment
Of the people of the State is squarely
against the tax on students.
Governor Gage, who arrived from Sac
ramento last evening, said he proposed
to attend the. meeting of regents to-day.
Lieutenant Governor Neff and Speaker
Anderson will also attend. 1t is believed
that the regents will. .srescind the tax.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, who was re-
cently5 chosen president of the university,
has not signified his acceptance of the
Office. A personal dispatch suggesting
that he call on Mrs. Hearst in New York
was sent to him by Regent Arthur Rodg-
eTS. but no reply to the message had been
received un 70 q late hour last NIGHT.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Harriet A Parlin and Lillian r. Bolanger
to r. C. Chambers, lot on line of Sacra-
mento street. 1858 q of Buchanan. 77:s by
Eliza A. and Henry o. stearns to Mutual
Savings Fund Loan and Building Association,
lot on w line of Scott street, 151 N of Page, n
24;9 by W 1868; $125
Richard L Whean to Louis G. and Flora A.
schord, lot on n line of Golden Gate avenue.
Henry P and Therese Conrady to Hermine
X and Frederick w. Kroeger, lot on Sc corner
r V. Harris to Grace Harris. lot on n line
of Sacramento street, S7:6 w of Laurel, w %
by 100: gift
Elizabeth Cribbins to Arthur W. and Nettie
s Barron. lot n line of Liberty street, $50
" Of Dolores, " 25 by N IA; so.
stockman. lot on E line Of Hartford street, 14s
of Twentieth n 25 by E 125; $40.
Adoph Lesser to Harry W. Knoll. re-record
90 go W OF Noe, w 20 by So; $40. -''@'' 9''ee''
Harry W. Knoll to Thomas A. Fisher. re-
TSPi and Noe e streets. s. by W 10: $40. 'ee'''
P ] and Margaret Gorham to Citizens
Building and Loan Association: lot on line
of Beaver street, 100 E of Castro, e rs by N
Lawrence Daily to John F. comyns. lot on s
line of ty-third street, 200 w of Sanchez,
Robert d. and Jennie Cranston to Citizens
Building and Loan Association. lot w line
of Clara avenue. AIS N of Eighteenth. &c
Louis and Lottie Titus to same, same. quit
William w and Carrie F. RednaIl to Chris
topher C. and Thomas w. Rivers. lot on line
of San Bruno avenue NEBRASKA street, $50 s
of Nineteenth tButte) % by E 100; SO
Alice NJ and Henrietta Dunno and Frances
McHugh (by John II. Rosseter attorney to
Albert Meyer lot on Sc corner of H street and
Nineteenth avenue, S 600 by E 240, quitcIarn
deed; $40.
John H Rosseter and Frank ]. Grace to
same same quitcaim deed; $40.
William A. s. Hack to Margeratha Hack
lot on E line of California avenue, being SW
Precita Valley lot 259. being 1893 more
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
A FAMOUS CLERGYMAN
COMES TO OUR SHORE
Father o'Leary, Dean of Maynooth
50 College, Arrives From
3 Australia.

A distinguished passenger who, arrived
on the Mariposa IS. Rev. P. eO'Leary,
senior dean of Maynooth College, Dublin,
the great Irish seat of ecclesiastical learn
ing and second in reputation only to the
College of Rome itself.
Rev. J, f. Rogers of Ballarat, Austria
liza. is travelling with Father OLeary.
Both clergymen are on their way home
to Ireland. .
Father O'Leary has been making tour
of the world in pursuit of health. He
when he will proceed on his way. visiting
the principal cities Of the United States
and Canada before crossing the western
ocean.
While in this city Father O'Leary will
visit and be entertained by the Arch
bishop and other well known divines, who
California fraught with pleasant recollec-
tiOnS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
:. Japaness Are Reprimanded.

Alfred Durbrow, a clerk in the Spring
Valley Water Works, and II. w. Knoll
appeared in Judge Graham's court yes
terday on a charge of, petty larceny for
stealing a bicycle. The evidence showed
that two Japanese-F. Mayasaki, a porter
in the Emporium cafe. and NJ. Sugiyama
co1lided with the two defendants In
Golden Gate Park while riding their BIZ
cycles. Durbrow was stunned and the
Japanese got scared and disappeared, but
Knoll kept possession of one CT their
wheels and left it in the life saving sta
ton, so that when it was applied for the
identity of the man would be known. The
Japanese, instead of applying for the
wheel, swore out warrants for the young
mems arrest. Judge Graham in dismiss
ing the. case severely reprimanded the
two ,IapaneSe.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
A BIG SUGAR CROP
MAY : BE*LO0KED FOR
Ex-Minister ..Thurston. Brings Most
Encouraging Reports From
:-. tbs Islands --

Hon. /. A ThurSton; formerly Hawaii
ian Minister to the Jnffed. States, was
one of those who arrived. here yesterday
on the Mariposa from: Honolulu. :.
his wife. is here M merely en- "a pleasure Plea
trip. He will stay four or five weeks,
when he and his wife Will return to their
Mr.. Thurston reports all :quiet In the
islands at present, anjt says. the people
down there are waiting to see what ac-
ton Congress will take in: respect to a
His reports on the sugar crop are most
encouraging. He says that. all the plan
tations are doing more than:weell-in fact,
from all present ndica tionS the product
this year will exceed the yield of. any pre-
NiOuS wear. -.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
Panhandle Route Changed.

Manager Vining of the Market Street
Railway Company has:in contemplation
in the near future a new. arrangemeilt OF
car routes on the south side Of Golden
Cate Park. The Stanyan street electric
line has been extended along that street
until it reaches ParnasSus avenue, where
that thoroughfare intersects with Fourth
avenue and J street. This Will bring the
ellis street cars directly in front of the
Affiliated Colleges, which will be the
southern end of the line.
The blue cars, which start from Powell
and Market streets, will follow the Ellis
street course until II street is reached,
and a direct run made to the ocean.
In the meantime the little bobtailed
feeder which runs between Fillmore and
carl streets will continue to bob in and
out as usual as an accommodation to the