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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1895. THE B0V DISTRIT TRHC That Good Looking Youngster Leon L. Downed His Field Handily. MORVEN WAS A GOOD THING. The Redhot Favorite Rear Guard Beaten Out by Miss Buckley. Leon L, the two-year-old brother to Panway, was played-to win the opening event. Mike Hen nessy put up an excellent ride on the 25t0 1 shot, Del Norte. Mike is very far from being & “has been.” Ed Purser made two plays that did not pan out very remuneratively. He backed Rico for the place and had & good-sized bet on Mantell to win. Judging by Rico's performance yesterdsy the Shannon gelding is sadly out of form. He was heavily backed for the place, but ran last all the way. Just aiter Starter Merrell dropped his flag on the fourth race Hinrichs on Red Glen pulled | his mount-up, losing several lengths. It did not escape the judges, and he was fined $50 for his carelessness. Bookmaker Hayden, who has been taking a hack at the horses from the talent’s standpoint the last week, made his presence visibly felt yesterday. He put a good-sized crimp in the ring by the victories of Leon L, Morven and Miss Buckley. Mr. Hayden is very liberal in his ideas and descrves success. If all that is said about Bill Murray’s horses is true the portly capital city horseman is certainly experiencing anawful run of ill luck. Looking a picture of despair aiter the Red Glen race, Murray did not feel so hard toward the “St. Louis Garrison” as he was bitter against Flynn for his ride on Mantell. He accused the latter of letting go-of the horse's head. Well, that's & good fault, and it's to be regretted that more of the boys haven’'t the same habit. Horses might run to form better if they were 80 afflicted. While Ed. Corrigan’s enemies are heaping hotcoals upon his head in Chicago and the authorities are endeavoring to make matters interesting for him, the Maister of Hawthorne 1s not without friends in Californis. During a conversation in the paddock the other aay, re- lating to the vicissitudes through which racing 1s passing in the East, a well-known California ownerof & large string said that he would rather race at Hawthorne track under Corri- gan's management than at any other track in the United States, and further, that he would be willing to have Corrigan do the handicap- ping and to put the Western turfman’s jockey up on his horse. The attendance at- the track yesterday was an. improvement on that of the day preceding, and the racing was also much better. Three favorites, one backed *‘good thing” and an outsider finishing in front furnished ample opportunity for a consid- erable shifting around of the “requisite.” The usual number of kicks were registered by the talent and duly recorded, but they will probably not receive attention for some time, as the clerks in that depart- ment are already greatly overworked on a large number of previous date. Leon L, who has been *sprung” before, was tried again in the opening race, a half- mile dash for maiden youngters, and was found to be all right. He #as backed from 11 to 5 to 7 to 5, and getting away third won all the way. Irene E again finished second and Spry Lark a fair third. Opening at 9 to 10 Arnette was speedily hammered down to 3 to 5 in the second event, a mile selling affair, and she won as she pleased, galloping the mile in 1:413. Del Norte, at 25 to 1, finished second and Hy Dy third. As soon as the odds were posted on the third race, a five and a half furlong sprint, it soon developed that Morven was the correct thing, and his price came down from 12 to 6 to 1. Opening at threes, Man- tell closed favorite at 11 to 5 with Flynn up. Empress of Norfolk and Sir Richard remained about stationary in the betting, the others ali going back—away back. The outcome was never in doubt, for Morven got away in front and staid there, winning ~easily from Sir Richard, who beat the Empress of Norfolk a length for eecond place. There was a feverish feeling about the ring during the betting on the fourth race, a six and a half furlong run. Nearly every every one seemed to think the even-money favorite, Rear Guard, was going to be downed, but could not settle on the one that was going to accomplish the trick. Red Glenn was a decided second choice With 234 to 1 against him. ‘With 15 to 1 against her Miss’ Buckle; took the lead at the first turn, and nmnougK Bloane brought Rear Guard up from fourth position in the stretch, riding one of his circular-saw finishes, he was beaten out thwpdlengths. Imp. Grand Lady was a fair third. The short-course steeplechase was taken very handily by the 7to 5 favorite Lonnie B, backed from 2 to 1, well ridden by W. Clancy. Morgan G, at 6 to 1, was a good second, and Wag, who looked a winner up to the last jump, third. Ruindmp, touted asa good thing, proved a disappointment. MULHOLLAND, SUMMARY. EAN Fraxcisco, May 16, 1895, FIRST RACE—Half mile; maidens; + two-year-oids; purse §300. 910 Ind. Horse, welght. jock st Fin. 802 Leon L, 105 (Sioan 37195 11g 896 Irene 1, 102 (Chevalier). 1 8 2f £96 Spry Lark, 104 (L. Lioyd 4. 21 3¢ 830 Nevere, 102 (Sh 5 42 41 86 Linda Vista fill; liffe : 8 62 o3 886 Prince Hooker, 107 (Clevela: 7 Th 6k 789 Walter J, 105 (Paget). 9 9 72 Von Dunk, 105 (Peters) 10061 8 Phyllls, 104 (H. Smith 1 11 o 898 Gladeite gelding, 10: ehs) . . 2 8 102 Rajuh, 105 (Piggott) 8 102 11 Good start. Won cleverly. Time, :50. Winner, . c., by Tanique-Bye the Way. Betting: 1eon L7105, Irene E7to0 2, Spry Lark 12 to 1, Von Dunk-60 to 1, Walter J 15 to 1, Glad- ette gelding 12 to 1, Nevere 25 t0 1, Phyllis 100 to 2, Linda Vista filly 30 to 1, Rajah’ 12 to 1, Prince Hooker 100 to 1. 911, SECOND RACE—Onemile; selling; purse « $300. Ind. Horse. weight, jockey. St. 3s Str. Fin, (892) Arnette, 85 (E. Jones).......3 1f 13 12 el Norte, 106 (Hennessy). 20 21 29 . (B77)Hy Dy, 99 (Sloan).. 4r 32 33 904° Carmel, 102 (Hinric 56 651 41 870 Arctic, 108 (L. Liovd). 81 44 b2 884 Rico, 103 (Chevalier) 6 6 8 Good start. Won easily. Time, 1:41%. Win- ner, ch. f., by {mp. Midlothian-Filcna. Betting: Arnette 3 to 5, Del Norte 20 to 1, H; Dy b to1, Arctic 12t01, Carimel 30 0 1, Rico 5 10 1, ]2, THIRD RACE—Five and ahal furlongs, + three-year-olds and upward: purse $300. Ind. Horse. weight, jockey. 888 Morven, 99, (Hinrichs)........ (898)Sir Richard, 105 (E. Jones) 881 Emprs of Norfolk, 95 (Sl (803)Ciacquer, 107 (Taylor) 908 Banio, 104 (i Lioyd), 898 Gold Bug, 110 (Coffey) (881)Mantell, 105 (W. Flynn). 901" C M C, 108 (Shaw). . Good start. Won easily. Time, 1:08: b. ., by imp. Cheviot-Luriine. Betting: Morven 6 10 1, Sir Richard 4 to 1, Em- ress of Norfolk 3 to 1. C » Gold Bog 20 to 1, M; 913 FOURTH RACE-Six and a half fur- + longs: selling; three-yearolds and up- ward; purse $300. Ind. "Horec. weight. jockey. st Str, Fin. lear Guard, 898 1. G) {Mm) 103 a g 2n Winner, 11t 5,CMCH0to 1. 21 b2 Poor start. Won handily, Time, 1:21. Win- mer, b. i, by imp. Hnmu-l’grmn. w3 ;i Bockies 16101, Rear Guara 11 Garcis 25 (o 1, Fortuna 80 (0 1. Ao uer 25 to 1, Banjo 16 to | - 914, FFra RACE—Extreme short, course. » about one mile; steeplechase; purse $300. Ind. Horse. weight, jockey. St. 14 Str. Fin. 898 Lonnie B, 135 (W. Clancy)...4 44 20 13 865 Morgan ), 129 (Siewart).....2 2¢ 87 2t 880 Wag, 181 (Madden). 8 13 12 85 816 Chiquito, 129 (M. Casey).....1 46 b5 42 909 Mutineer, 13} (Switt 6 33 43 58 $92 Raindrop, 135 (Spence 5 618 610 810, * Gafter Grey, 187 (Kidd VLT Good start. Won handily. Time, 1:58. Win- ner, ch. m., by imp. London-Luella. Betting: Tonnie B 7 to 5, Morgan G 6 to 1, Wag 8101, Raindrop 8 to 1, Mutineer § to 1, Chiquito 610 1, Gaffer Grey 50 0 1. d Following are to-day’s entries: First race, one and a sixteenth miles, maid- ens—Addie M _85, Halifax 87, Cuidado 103; Tamalpuis 103, Miss Lewis 101, Dollie M 92, Miss Garvin 85, Prince Devine 87, Maggie R. Smith 92. Regent Jr. 97, MeGovern b4, Irma 92. Becond race, nine-sixteenths of a mile, se ing,” two-vear-olds—Nevere 91, Heartsease 97, Senator Mahoney 95, Suffrage 95, San Mareus 95, Walter J 102, Gypsette gelding 95. Third race, sevemei?hl-hs of a mile, handi-~ cap—Quirt 110, Thelma 106, Howard 102, Circe 95. Fourth race, one mile, selling—Marietta 82, Rico 98, Miss Ruth 85, Rear Guard 107, Miss Buckley 85, Captain Rees 107. Fifth race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile, sell- ing, light welter-weights, inside course—Fleet- wood 118, Centurion 127, Robin HoodI 133, J 0 €115, Joe Cotton 130, Soledad 130, Inker- man 130, Nellie G 128, LATE WHEELING NEWS, Sanctions Are Granted by the Racing Board — The Imperial Club Banquets Byrne. R. M. Welch, the coast representative of the racing board of the League of Ameri- can Wheelmen, has issued- his bulletin, No. 8, as follows: Sanctions granted—May 11, St. Andrew’s So- clety, Sen Rafael. California_Cycle Racing Circuit_Confederation: May 15, Si Santa Bar- bara; May 17, Ventura; May 20, Pasadena; May '22, San Bernardino; May 24, Riverside; May 25, Senta Ana; June 8, San Diego; June 12, Bakersfleld; June 15, Fresno; May 18, Wheelmen’s Training - League, Los Angeles: May 22, butchers' tournament, Oakland; May 23, Eschbscholtzia Cyele Club, Marysville, For competing in unsanctioned races at Onk- land on-April 26 last, Charles D.Gooch and J. A. Kuykendall are suspended from the track for thirty days from that date, The attention of race promoters is- called to the rule that no city or county chempionship will be recognized that has not received the approval of the Division Racing Board, . Alarge supply of the Racing Rules for 1895 have been received. Copies may be had on ap- plication to R. M. Welch, 532 California street. The Imperial Cycling Club tendered s banquet to Frank M. Byrne, their crack racer, last evening at a downtown hostelry. Byrne -had intended to go. mnorth on ‘a pleasure trip last Tuesday by steamer, but was induced to wait until Sunday, as the club members were desirous of paying a compliment to_his racing ability by offer- ing him this testimonial of their good will. Twenty-five guests sat down at 8 p. M., and President W. H. Tooker presided. After the reémst stories and speeches were in- dulged in over the cigars and coffee, and it was a late hour when the merry gathering dispersed. LATE SPORTING NEWS. Kennedy and Payne Are Matched to Box—Fast Swimmers in Training. The Crass Country Club will have .its next walk on Sunday from Tiburon to the ocean. The trip through Bear Valley at this season of the year is most delightful. The officialy of the special boxing- match contests which will be held on the evening of the 28th inst. at the OlymPic Club are: judges—V. S. McClatchy of Sacramento and F. M. Sev- erine of Oakland; referee, A. Houseworth of the Olympic Club; timers—F. R, Butz, P. M. Wand and A. Mahoney. Kennedy and Payne have been matched at 145 | ounds, to take the place of McGinley and | Muller. The Australian is suffering from some leg trouble. Entries for the Olympic Olub’s swim- ming toirnament, which will be held on the evening of the 21st inst., will close on Saturday. The following natators have handed in their entries to the secretary of the _club: J. W. Coffroth, F. McCormick, R. B. Jones, G McComb, F. W. Gra- ham, H. C. Schlageter, J. Mues, C. H. Jordan, J. B. Jackson, G. B. King, F. M. Wheaton, F. C. Gerdes, F. Fowler, J. T, Baker, H. R. Powell, F. A. Marriott, J. E. Cosgrave, H. Turner, O. Crable, W. 8. Taylor, T. Rudoiph, A. E. Conner, H. Vaudall, R. W. Cudworth, H. P. Henley, J. H. Ballin, H. R. Plate, A. W. Taylor, C. T. Melrose, C. T. Kreling, A. Pinching, J. R. Waller, HIS FIRST DEPOSIT. Zarrative of the First Step in the Fi- nancial Career of a Modest Citizen. ‘When I go into a bank I get rattled. The clerks rattle me; the wicketsrattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me. % T went to the wicket marked *Account- ant.” The accountant was a tall, cool devil. The very sight of him rattled me. My voice was sepulchral. “Can I see the manager added solemnly, “alone.” why 1 said “alone.” “Certainly,” said the accountant, and fetched him. The manager was a _grave, calm man. T held my $56 clutched in a crumpled ballin my pocket. “Are you the manager?” I said. “Yes,” he replied. “Can I see you,” I asked, ‘‘alone?”’ T didn’t want to say “alone” again, but without it the thing seemed self-evident: The manager looked at me in some alarm. He felt that I had an awful secret to reveal. *‘Come in here,” he said, and led the way to a private room. He turned the key in the lock. ““We are safe from interruption here,” he said, “sit down.” We both sat down and looked at one an- other. I found no voice to speak. “You are one of Pinkerton’s men, I pre- sume,” he said. He had gathered from my mysterious manner that I was a detective. 1 knew what he was thinking and it made me 2 T said, and I don’t know worse. “No, not from Pinkerton,” I said, seem- ingly to imply that I came from a rival agency. “To tell you the truth,” I went on, as if I had been prompted to lie about it, “I am not a detective at all. I have come to open an account. I intend to keep all my money in this bank.” The banker looked relieved, but still serious; he concluded now that I was a son of Baron Rothschild or a young Gould. A large account,I suppose,” he said. “Fairly large,” I whispered. *I propose :n ;‘le?’om $56 now and $50 a month regu- arly. TKe manager got np and opened the door. He called g:the aceoumz}:m. “Mr.. Montgomery,” he said unkindly loud, “this gentleman is opening an ac- count. He will deposit $56. Goodimorn- f l'O'SE. z A big iron door stood open at the side of the room. S ‘‘Good-morning,” I said and stepped into the safe. 7 : “Come out,” said the manager coldl, and showed me the other way. - Y 1 went up to the accountant’s wicket and poked the ball of money at him with a quick, convulsive movement, as if I were doing a conjuring trick. My face was ghastly pale, - “Here,” I said, ‘‘deposit it.” ‘The tone of the words seemed to mean, “Let us do this painful thing while the fit is on us,” He took the money and. gdve it fo an- other clerk. He made me write 'the sum on a slip.and sign my name in a book. I no longer knew what I was doing. The bank swam before my eves. - S Is it deposited 7"’ i asked in a.holiow, vibrating voice. 5 “It is,” said the accountant.—Chicago News. ———— Governor Buad s Will attend the Iroguois Club outing next Sunday in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Loek out for a surprise. Boat leaves f f Market street at §:45 A. a. sharp, s ¢ DAMPENS THE CROWING. English Turfmen Shouted Just a Little Bit Too Soon. OLD BANQUET FOOLS THEM. Dwyer’s Horse Wins the Rich Sell- ing Plate at the Newmarket Races. NEWMARKET, Exa, May 16—A damper was placed to-day on the erowing of the English spoTting fraternity over the defeat of American horses, especially ‘the defeat of Stonenell yesterday in the selling plate, when M. F. Dwyer’s horse finished sixth with Sims up, and’ was bought in by Mr. Thodles, owner of Crawley, the second horse, for 940 guineas. Dwyer's aged Banquet won the selling plate to-day and was bought in by Dwyer for 1585 sovereigns. Drego was second and - Courante third. Ten horses started. Banquet and Drego carried 126 pounds each and Courante 110. Tlie betting was 5 to 4 against Banquet. * Under the conditions of the race to-day the sum of 1285 sovereigns, the balance above the selling price, 300 sovereigns, which Banquet realized, gvas divided be- tween the owner of Drego and the race fund. 8kill eut out the work from Belhomme and Courante, Monkey Boat lying next to the advanced, Drego and Banquet. They the property before they will give any aid to the alleged trotting combine. € Griffo Is in Hiding. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 16.—The match | between Young Griffo and Lavigne, set for May 30, has been declared off. A warrant | bas been issued ‘for Griffo’s arrest on a serious charge. Itis understood Griffo is in hiding in Philadelphia. Road Ciub Race Meet. ments were completed this evening for the race meet of the San Jose Road Club on June 1. Prizes worth several hundred dol- lars will be given, consisting of diamonds, jewelry and medals. The events will be: One-mile novice, two-mile handicap, class A; one mile, scratch, class A; two-mile on the 25th inst. FEastern Baseball. CINCINNATI, Oxto, May 16.—Cincinnatis 9, base hits 9, errors 3. Washingtons 6, base hits 10, errors 4. Batteries—Rhines and Vaughn; McGuire, Anderson and Melarkey. PITTSBURG, PA., May - 16.—Pittsburgs 10, base hits 13, errors 5. New Yorks 3, base hits 6, errors 4. Batteries—Kinslow and Hawley, Farrell and Rusle, ST. LOUIS, M May 16.—St. Louis 5, base altimores 2, base hits 6, er- hits 7, errors 1 rors 4. Batteries — Breitenstein and Miller, Hemming and Robinson. CLEVELAND, Ouio, May 16.—Clevelands 1, base hits 7, errors 7. Philadelphias 6, base hits 13, errors 1. Batteries—Connor, Cuppy and Sullivan; Clements and Carsey. LOUISVILLE, K¥., May 16.—No game with the Bostons to-day. 'Rain. CHICAGO, ILL., May 16.—Chicagos 9, base hits, 18, errors 6. Brooklyns 5, base hits 7, er- rors 3. ' Batteries—Griffith and Kittridge, Stein and Dailey. A REVERSED SITUATION. The Kindly Man Thought of Helping the Poor, but Changed His Mind. Mr. K. is a gentleman whose philan- “thropic spirit leads him to spend much of his time visiting the poor and administer- ran thus to the distance, where Drego | ing in vn_riou: ways to their necessities. came to the front, but was immediately | Among his beneficiaries was a family so collared by Banquet, who won by half a length. ~Three lengths separated second and third horses. Mr. Brydges William's Becky Sharp had a walk-over to-day in the Dyke, plate of 8000 sovereigns for two-year-olds. All of Croker’s horses were scratched. The Globe this “afternoon revives the rumors of differences between Michael F. Dwyer and Richard Croker,. whosé horses for the past few days have been exercised in different parts of Newmarket. Their colored jockey, Simms, divided the atten- tion. between the two American horse owners. Don Alonzo, Stonenell and Banquet were scratched for the Flying handicap plate of 300 sovereigns, added to a sweepstakes of 200 sovereigns each for. three-year-olds and upward. LONDON, Exg,, May 16.—The London papers devote considerable space to the comments on the-defeat of Stonenell. The Sportsman says: “It'is probable that Stenenell was. not realiy wound up. He is:a rare sort to look at. Captain Machell and McAlmont, looking bim over in the paddock, decided that he must be. It is claimed that he will join Barret's string. The claim could have been turned to a nice profit, but his new owner refused to be temnpted. Don Alonzo is reported broken down and Harry Reed has gone wrong.”” -Sporting Life says of ‘the race: “When fairly in the dip the pinch came. . It was both instructive and amusing to see, when pitted in the finish against such a master of the art as McAnnon, how bunched up and helpless to assist his mount the darkey was, except by needless punishment with the whip. Those who have gone into raptures over the darkey boy’s style must admit the superiority of the time-honored mode. The race was unlucky in another sense. Divyer lost his horse, which was claimed by Mr. Hoodless, the claim surely being worth £1000. It will be instructive 1o see how he fares under English train- ing.” ON THE FEASTERN TRACKS. Future, a “Dog,” Captures a Race Under a Strong Pull. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 16. — Three favorites won to-day. Bix furlongs, Potsdam won, Mate sec- ond, Malmaison third. Time, 1:191;. Four furlongs, -Petrolene won, Helen Mar second, Gaiéty Girl third. Time, :513;. Louisville handicap, one and a sixteenth miles, Henry Yourg won, Despot second, Ray Sthird. Time,1:54. Seven furlongs, Pearl Song won, Ingo- mar second, Clintie C third. Time, 1:32. Four furlongs, Adonis won, Loki second, Pete Kitchen third. Time, :5134. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 16.—The track was heavy and the attendance 4000. The favorites were beaten in every race save one, and in the last race Future, “a dog” who opened at 100 to 1 and closed at 40 to 1, came in . six lengths ahead, under a strong pull. The evént of the day was the Debutante stakes, worth $2500. Lady Inez, the favorite, won han- dily, ‘with Becky Sharp, a 20 to' 1 shot, second. 2L 3 Five furlongs, Bona Vera won, Yemen second, J. A. Grey third.. Time, 1:06. One mile, Jack Bradley won; St. Leo sec- ond, Mitra third. Time, 1:5214. Five furlongs, Lady Inez won, Becky Sharp.second, Virgie Dixon third. Time, 1:0814. Five furlongs, Dunlap won, Satinet sec- ond, Darwin Wedgewood third.. Time, 1:07. One mile, Future won, Zoulika sécond, Minnie Macklin third. Time, 1:50. PHILADELPHIA, PA., May 16.—A me- dium crowd ‘attended the opening of the steeplechase season at Belmont Driving Park to-day. Weather cloudy, track heavy. One-half mile, flat, gentlemen riders—F F V, 156 (Mr. West), 10 to 1, won; Waliee, 149 (Dr. Dohan), 8 to. 1, second; The Sheik, 147 (Cap- tain Johnson), even; third. Time, :50 4-5. Six furlongs, flat—Atlanta, 135 (Freiling), 5 to 1, won; Postal, 137 (Ford), even, second; Ruth 8, 128 (Kennedy), 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:19 4-5. ¥, Two miles, over eight hutdles—Judge Mor- Tow, 155 (Enghsh), 1 to'2, won; Rockaway, 140'(Green), 20 to 1 second, Time, 4:14. About three and & half miles, steeplechass, gentlemen riders—Imp. Castania, 146 (Mr. Stolas), 4 to 1, won; Groveland, 150 (Mr. Wads- worth), 6 to 1, second; Barney, 155 (Mr. Nich- ols), third, Time, 6;371-5. - About three and a half miles, steeplechase— King John, 145 (Chandler), 3 to 1, won; Chevy Chase, 185 (Freiling),8 to 1,second ; Oakwood, 143 (Moran), 5 to 7, third. Time, 6:04. Closing by the Trofting Combine. ~ CHICAGO, I1x., May 16.—The racing at. Harlem was declared off for the day, and itis probable there will be no more races there for some time. - The Harfem officials claimed that they did not care to risk legal entanglements. Théy will probably await the outcome of the Civic:Federation prosecution of the Hawthorne bookmakers and officials. S “The Harlem officers this afternoon sent out statements which created a sensation .in sporting circles. The statement. de- clared that the -present crusade against | Hawthorne and. Harlem is instigated and backed by the trotting-horse intérest, and that the Civic Federation basbeen bunkoed into aiding the scheme. It is probable that the track will be closed for the season, as the officials declare they will abandon poor that they were on the verge of starva- tien. A kindly disposed neighbor of Mr. K.’s offered to give this family several bas- kets of ‘left-over” ‘food from her own table if they would receive it and call for it, says the Detroit Free Press. Mr. K. called on the family to inform them of this offer and to advise its grate- ful acceptance. : An odorof frying doughnuts greeted his nostrils as he ascended the stairs leading to the attic tenement in which the family lived.. When their door was' opened in re- sponse to his knock evidences of the family having hadd windfall from some source were apparent. A bowl of crisp brown doughnuts stood ‘on a small pine table, and the mistress of the tenement was fry- ing more. Four temtpting-looking pies | surrounded the bowl of doughnuts and a cake was in course of preparation in an- other bowl. These facts made it a trifle awkward for Mr. K. to state the object of his visit, and the situation became even more embarrassing when the mother said with all the ease and grace of present affluence : “Now, Mr. K., you really must try my hot doughnuts, ~ All gentlémen ‘are fond of hot doughnuts, and my doughnuts have always been considered “extra good. And you must let me give you a piece of pie, too.” Mr. K. belonged to the class of gentle- men who are really fona of hot doughnuts, deadly though they are, and he felt no in- clination to decline the Eroffered hospital- ity, but the difficuity of broaching the cold victnals subject increased as he fed on the delicacies before him. He quite made up his mind not to say anything about his friend’s offer after the mistress of the tenement said: “Now, Mr. K., I am going to insist on sending a bag of these doughnuts to Mrs. K. and the children. Your wife has sent me so many little things, and I shall feel quite hurt if you refuse to let me send her something.” “And I walked away,” said Mr. K. after- ward, “with a bag of doughnuts for my own little brood, resolved to leave the sub- ject of cold victuals forever alone, so far as it related to that family.” BLASTING WITH LIME. General Newton Learned a Lesson in an Indiana Stone Quarry. Apropos of the late General Newton's death is a little story he told twenty years ago, when his work at Hell Gate made him a much-talked-of man, “Iwasin the quarry country of Indiana,’ said he, “‘where they take out great blocks of oolitic limestone without the use of a pound- of powder.. I had: heard of the process, and I took a team at Greensburg and drove down to the quarries to see. The superintendent was a Welshman: of unpromising appearance. . He was cer- tainly an-uneducated man, so far as col- lege went, but he knew his business. “I asked him how he managed teé blast such ‘huge blocks of the rock and how much dynamite was required to the ton. He said he did not use dynamite or any other explosive. He simply used unslaked lime, Tt astonished me, Enc before he took me to the quarry he set up a piece of pine board; an inch thick, against a. wall of rock; brought out & revolver and fired at the board. ; -“The bullet passed through, flattened agdinst the stone and' fell to. the ground. .Tfixen he set up the board. again, and took the flattened buliet and threw it against the board, with astonishing - skill striking it each time in the same place, and after the fifth cast the board was split from top to bottom. i threw .as when I shot, did I?” he said. ‘But the board ®ould never split along the rain by shooting at it. 1 could tear that -Eonrd into pieces shooting, but if I want it to break-in long sections on the grain I den’t:want to use a sudden fonce. ¢ ‘That’s how I blast with lime.’ “And then he took me to_the gqnarry. They. had drilled 'a series of holes in the place he had marked, his judgment and trained intelligence telling him where the dividing line should run. Then they tamped these holes full of unslaked lime, poured water on it, keyed them shutand waited. In twelve hours the mass of rock he wanted began with groans and "crack: lings to separate. In sixteen hours it would be ‘free and the-force of the lime would be spent. R o 22 ‘“4If I used powder or dynamite,’ said he, ‘I-would rip out such a nass as that in fifteen minutes, but. it would be chipped and cracked into a hundred pieces. Or more likely in a large blast .the powder woula simply tear out a wn{ along the least resistance, shelling out a lot of spawls and leave my big rock as solid as ever.] I thanked my Welshman,’" said Genéral Newton; “and told him he was muchof a philosopher.”—New York Herald. EEEe F T i .. -TAKE TO THE SEWERS. How the Thieves of Naples Escape - Arrest. There is & band of thieves fn Naples which, like rats,frequents the underground sewers and bores its way into shops for the purpose of ro'bbing tills and goods. Onthe morning of the 2d a leather-dealer-on un- locking his warehouse found a large hole in the flooring and skins and. money gone to the value of 3000 francs. He called the police and several of them, together with some sewermen, penetrated into the dark vaults, slipping alfi sliding along the mud of the sewers and with a single lantern. They had not gone far when they discov- ered a man and called to him to stop: But with a cry, “Madonnal. Don’t kill me,” the man fled along the sewer, the police firing after him and “following himor at least a mile, passing under three or four streets, but -without success. The police are now watching the sewers like cats, but there are many escape holes.—London Daily News. & e T Herodotus says that Creesus was the first ruler to order gold coins made. SAN JOSE, OaL. May 16.Arrange- | handicap, class B. The entrjes will close |- |CONSIDERED THE ROUTE, Directors of thg Valley Road ‘Discuss’ Lines Below FrAssno.' SECOND ASSESSMENT LEVIED. The Policy Instituted by~ Claus Spreckles to Be Followed In His Absence. The proposed route of the San Francisco and. San- Joaquin Valley railway from Fresno south to Bakersfield was the main subject of consideration at yesterday’s meeting of the diiectors of that enterprise. From Stockton to Fresno the directors have a fairly clear idea as to where the road shall be run, but they are very wisely keeping all such knowledge to themselvés for many obvious reasons. The route to Stanislaus County is definitely settled upon, as nearly all the way from Stockton veys have been made. Nextweek will see the engineers in the field south of the river and working downward toward Fresno, with a clear knowledge of whither they are to run their lines. But south of the central city the direc- tors find themselves face to face with a Suz_zling proposition. They undoubtedly esire to give Hanford a-competing line, while they are equally- covetous of all the good things that Visalia has to offer. . Vi- salia lies to the east of Hanford, so to reach both places it will be necessery to have two lines diverging below Fresno and meeting south of Tulare. Either this way of killing the two birds with one stone will be adopted or a branch road may be built to Hanford. This and other ques- tions closely connected with it were dis- cussed at the meeting yesterday, but no conclusion was renche‘f ana the matter will be again considered in its complex phases at considerable length before a de- cision is-finally made. Directors Watt, Magee and Holbrook, comprising the committee on surveys, were given power formally to make what- ever surveys they deemed necessary. Finances were given due consideration. Several bills were paid, some of them for supplies which -were bought at unprece- dem.ed]f' low prices for cash on receipt of bills of lading and - invoice. The plan all through has been to buy exclusively for cash, and thereby build a road for some- thing like §15,000 through the San Joaquin Valley, where the' Southern Pacific line cost as much as $90,000 a mile. The direc- tors decided to call in another 10 per cent of the stock subscribed, and by this means thev'wtilll get $245,060, which is payable im- iately. The general policy of the board in Presi- dent Claus Spreckels’ absence was dis- cussed, and all agreed that the best policy is to rash the work of construction, and in this as well as in every other branch con- tinue ‘the conservative and intelligent methods pointed out and followed by the president. The board decided to meet the Harbor Commission on Wednesday, May 22, at 10 A. M., to hold a conference on the lease of China Basin. The specification for ties was amended and the time for submitting bids extended one week. Contractors claimed that the “41 didn’t use as much’ force when I first specifications were too stringent, and consequently technical changes regarding sap in the timber, etc., were made. MONEY TO BURN. One Version of the Origin of a Slang Phrase Now Very Fopular. Slang words or phrases, many of them | destined to become parts of language proper, are more difficult to trace to their origin than the world-old words which have come to us through the changes of a score of languages. Some of them are the chance expression of a happy thought; some are resurrections in strange form of obsolete speech; some are mistakes or slips of the tongue made in public places which have sprung into sudden popularity by virtue of the amusement which they created; others are combinations of other slang, such as the word kidnap, which is merel{ an abbreviation of the phrase to nab . ( a{{ hold of) a kid (child), says the Boston Herald. Other slang is the outcome'of a deter- mined effort to force a new word into the language, as in the case of the word quiz, which, on a wager in Edinburgh, was put in the mouths of ‘all men simply by mak- | ing it up and causing it to be posted on all the billboards of the city. Still others of | these foundlings of language are the out- | come of an originally legitimate descrip- tion of some peculiar event coming fn time to acquire. a meaning greatly broadened. Of this -class is the phrase “‘money to burn,” now so common. The origin of this phrase, or at least one origin of it, was a consultation over a busi- ness transaction held in Rochester some | ears ago, according to a writer in the New York Sun. One of the parties in- terested. was Mr. F., a prominent mer- chant of that city, who was as well known for his.interests in various charities as for his sound judgmentand Lusiness ability. To these qualities he joined a ‘simple, straightforward nature and a hearty dis- like of all ostentation. 3 ; To Mr. F. there came Smithson, a pro- moter, with a scheme in which he had in- terested many of ‘the wealthy men of ‘Western New York, and in which he very much desired Mr. ¥.’s support. The mer- chant listened to the promoter’'s rather bombastic description of the future sure to result from the carrying out of his -project, and offered him a cigar. Smithson twirled the cigar between his fingers as he outlined the profits which would accrue to Mr. F. if he would invest a certain’sum. “You will need a large sum-of money to start with,”observed the merchant. “Oh, yes,” rePhed the promoter, in an off-hand way. “Iexpect to put in'a big proportion on my own a¢count.” ‘“Then you have enough now to begin with?"” asked Mr. F., extending. a lighted match to his visitor to light his cigar. The visitor declined the match with a gesture, and, putting his hand in his pocket, pulle out a handful of bills, one of which he twisted and thrust into the "gaslight. Theén hé lit his cigar, held the bill until it was burned down, and tossed it into an ash-receiver. .**You see how much money counts with us,” said he grandiloguently. 3 'he merchant rose. ‘“That was a $10 billi v';:lsin’t it he llgksd.h S 2 leve 80,"" replied the promoter. “Been in Rochester ]ong?"Plsked Mr. F. *Not very,” said the promoter, “Why 2"’ “This is a hard winter,” returned the merchant. ‘“Manyg people are withont suf- ficient food and clothing. Our hospitals and charitable organizations are crowded and in debt. And with these things so, you consider money no more than to make a foolish and wicked display with it. You can do no business with me. I bid you good-night!” The creetfallen promoter’s expostulations were courteously but firmly put aside, and he left the place. When it became known that Mr. F. had refused to invest in his project others withdrew, and_thie plan fell through. A year later Mr. F. was dining to the Stanislaus River permanent sur-| d | nutriment"to build up the -overwrought in one of the hotels in this city whep 8mitkson entered with a gentleman whom Mr. F. and the others with him knew. This gentleman brought Smithson over to the circle and introduced him. When he came to Mr. F. the merchant said: “We need no introduction. I know Mr. Smithson. He has mone{to burn.” It so ln%penad that the promoter had only a few days before came in_possession of a large'sum, as a number of the men preser:t knew, and the phrase ‘‘he has money to burn” strack them at once. NEW TO-DAY- BA e 2 S DAR T RGAIN-DAY SPECIALS —DRY COODS. iSO AT HALF PRIGE AND LESS! A$ an extra. inducement to to-day’s patrons of our GREAT FORCINCFOUT"SALE OF.SURPLUS. STOCK we offer the following POWERFULLY ATTRACTIVE LEADERS! SILK DEPARTMENT! g i CAt 10 100 pieces PONGEE SILK will be placed on Cents. sale this day at 10c a yard. ! At 25 Cents. 100 pieces CHECKED, PLAID AND STRIPED JAPANESE WASH SILK, will be placed on sale this day at25c a yard. COLORED: DRESS GOODS! x At 25 70 pieces 37-INCH ALL-WOOL FANCY CH this day at 25c a yard. Cents. EVIOT, worth 50c, will be placed on' sale HANDKERCHIEFS! At T4 200 dozen LADIES’ SHEER WHITE Cents Hac! SCALLOPED EMB KERCHIEFS, regular price $2 per dozen, HANDKERCHIEFS! ., ROIDERED LAWN HAND- will be offered at 734c each. RIBBONS! At 1O 500 pieces No..12 ALL-SILK, SATIN AND \ors, will be offered at 10c. RIBBONS! Cents. GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, in assorted col- CARRIAGE PARASOLS! g At 85 CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in Gloria Cents. Silk, in black only (unlined), will be offered at 65c. LADIES” WAISTS! At S 1.00. 50 dozen LADIES’ WAISTS, made of French percale, in fancy stripes and figures, ex- tra full sleeves, laundered to-day at $1 each: collar and cuffs, regular price $1 50, will be placed on sale UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS! t 35 Cents. A 45 dozen MEN'S UNDYED SANITARY MERINO UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAW- ERS (odd sizes), regular priee 75¢, will be closed out at 35¢ each. Markel Simegt MURPHY BUILDING, corner of Jongs, SATN FRANCISCO. They were from all parts of the uountry," and the sa%ing ‘went with them to Boston, 8t. Louis, Chicago, Washington and other cities, to drift back eventualy, as all slang that has anything more than alocal mean- ing does, to this city, where it was heard in the street, read in the newspapers and spoken from the stage. It was altered to express a superabundance of any commod- ity, such as “bonds to burn,”" *informa- | tion to burn” or anything else, whether inflammable or not, “‘to burn” and in some localities it was altered and camte out in such guise as **he has money to singe a wet dog.” Butit all came from the ill- timed Eraggadociu of the promoter with the $10 bill, — WASTE EVERYWHERE. Good Food Allowed to Decay a l"an:-uro of American Life. There are few houséholds in.the lnnd! but have -a periodical . recrudescence of | economy in the matter of food supply.. A | grocer’s bill or butcher’s bill immediately | suggests that there should be some econ- omy practiced “‘somewhere.” ; The present activity in the field of diet- etics should spread valuable knowledge into every kitchen.. It is already showing benefits in the matter of nutritious food versus -medicine, says the. Baltimore American. i Housewives do not always realize that they have a prominent part to play in this grave question of .the day, the ‘*disposal of garhage.” That responsibility lies within the domestic threshold, and to consign the | collection of waste to the scavenger is not the limit of her power nor a seli-satisfying conciusion. What. she consigns does not concern her, and this ‘‘bete noir” found.in every part of the land,a subject fraught with almost insurmountable difficulties to. those whose business it is to-find a-health- ful and quick disposal of garbage, is far| more the business of the housekeeper than she is willing to acknowledge. .We must go back of the garbage ean. to find the cause. American extravagance s pro- verbial the world over. We provide with alavish hand. Unskilled and indifferent| help waste accordingly. . Expenditure for food in a large gerceqtagenf the middle and lower classes is estimated to take very often fully three-fourths .of the income. Actual consumption and benefit derived from quantity supplied is notably small in’ the wealthier families. i ‘Convincing proof is found in the over- flowing garbage-can. Lack. of robustness among & certain class and the amount.of: debility affiicting a majority. of péople, prove to investigators a want. of proper | body, which must endure somehow the atu{n and stress of American _135 and “cli- The unintelligent methods .of poor ser- vants, unskilled in. handling food, is one causeof the effect. It-is -considered their prerogative to. waste what -does not suit their fancy. - h | best portions from the mistress’ table are not palatable to their taste, and so good material is speedily..hidden’ from sight, more is called for, and a haphazard squly to keep Bridget good-natured furnishes her with an abundance to overflow ash- cans, clog pipes, choke traps, fill cesspools | draw vermin and offer culutre as a medium for the ubiguitous' microbe. ' Noxious odors offend the nostrils and dangerous effluvia jeopardize health and obstruct sanitary measures. X 7 It is just this waste in the world that has been the cause of plagues, pestilence and diseases. It is wasted time, strength, money, happiness and, too often, life. ———————— The Dog Wouldn’t Be Dared.. A dog story has come to the writer’s ears, wi 1 sonal knowledge; is vouched for by.him in an entirely trustworthy way.. A certain “Leavings'” - which may be'! 0 ich, though not within his per- | down the ladder!”” Whereupon the dog witha quick glance at his master, walked clear up the ladder to the top, and then turned around and walked down it again. The proceéding looked very much like a deliberate demonstration on the dog's part to his master that he was still capable of walking up and down a slanting ladder. Did the dog understand the taunt, or did he merely catch the words “down the ladder” and take the utterance for a com- mand, which he dutifully proceeded to obey? No one will ever know, probably, since the dog himself can give no account of the matter.—Boston Transcript. R ey THE GRAVE OF LAFAYETTE. A Silken American Flag Always Floats Over It. “While in Paris a short while ago,” said a traveler recently to a Washington Post reporter, ‘it struck me that it was a fitting act to make a pilgrimage to the tomb of that illustrious Frenchman, dear to the hearts of American patriots, Marquis de Lafayette. 1 asked a number of people before I could find any one to enlighten me as to the :Xot, but after repeated in- quiry asceértained the location. ’.Fle:e grave is situated in old Paris, within the of 'a convent that the ancestors o Lafay- ette founded, and where repose the re- mains of many of the French nobility. The first thing that attracted my attention in connection with the hero’s tomb was that above it floated a silken flag bearing the stars and stripes. ‘It seems that a good many years ago an American gentleman left in his will a sum of ‘money to be used for the specific pur- pose of keeping an American flag forever flying-over the grave of Lafayette. It has «lone 80 without intermission from the day the will went. into effect; and ‘whenever, through the wear of the e\ements, one flag becomes unserviceable, a new one straight- way takes its Elsce. Through untold cen- turies the emblem of the country which, in ifs early :trugfile! for liberty had his beneficent aid, will wave over his ashes.” —————— A Precocious Infant. The two papas were comparing notes. “Does - your. boy talk yet?” asked the papa with red whiskers. ““Well, he’s just learning,” replied the papa with ‘the bald head. “And, by the way, he’s learning a little too fast to suit me, too.” “Newer heard that complaint before. ‘What does he say 2" *“Well, it was this way. You see, we've been -in- the habit of getting up in the middle of the night and feeding him some milk. “ He’s 20 months old. now, and we thouglit he was gemnfi old enough to do ‘without that. The-other night he waked up ‘and began - to call for ‘mikkum.’ I . didn’t- ';me any attention"to him, so of course he-kept it up, as babies usually do. .“Baeh time the ‘mikkum’ came out a »hnl:_e ‘more. imperiously. Finally I called im': 3 s . “You don’t fieed any mikkum; go- to sleep again now.’ ¥ : - ““There was silénte for ‘a few minutes and then hé began again: ‘ ‘Par! Parl® unds said nothing. .-~ ./ bald - heéad, get up an” ¢ ‘Par; you - ol gimme some mikkum.’ 2 “And did he get it?"” asked the pap ‘with thé red whiskers. . “He got it."—Buffalo Express. —————e | Nanking is the largest walled city.in the world. Itis at-ledst 2500 years old. log, which was growing old, in a barn one day with his master. The ‘two were |" upon a haymow, from which a sloping ladder led down to the barn floor. The master walked down the ladder, but the dog went around by another way. ‘When the dog reached the barn floor his master began u‘ing to him, somewhat taunt- ingly: “Poor old fellow! Daren’t walk down the ladder any more! Daren’t walk