The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 9, 1895, Page 9

- of thre bookmakers, with one or two excep- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1895. to the bouse, said, ““Won’t you come rou quarries can fill the largest contracts with HORSEMEN GRUMBLING, They Do Not Like the Crooks and Curves of the Bay District. WEHO BIDS UP THEIR HORSES? A Practice That Is Causing Much Discontent Among Owners at the Track. “Not satisfied with making us run for our own money through that entrance- money fee, they want to take it away from us if we do win a purse.”” Thus chirped in a disgruntled-looking horseman | that was one of a group that was discuss- ing the jdentity of the unknown “runner- up” of Sir Richard on Tuesday. After months of racing the majority of owners .at the Bay District track liptl themselves as poor as the proverbial chiirch mouse. - The California Jockey Club may have the inter inen at heart, but the poverty . on all sides does not speak well for their handiwork. When an owner watching his horse in a race says he hopes that he will not win, knowir 11 well that back- entrance money fees have eaten up the purse, it does not d to encourage honest racing no wonder the oft- repeated remark is heard in‘nlefmg, “the undertakers have got o and so. ling up of Sir Richard by an un- unpopular boost- e to be bid up ne in an open-handed t through the channels of rust. v an angry horse-owner the confines of the Bay District man was Frank Taylor on Tues- of the gray sprinter Sir ere have been few more con- T at the track than this orse, yet throughout the meeting he s to have been the especial mark of : " He was not ‘good thing” in his last race. The p were not fooled. He went out a 1 to 2 favorite and won easily. Wi e was put up to be sold an outsider $300 over his entered selling audacity of the bidder, who is | 3 arf habi burdened with wealth, was a stunmer. | ned in the judges’ stand, he said ¢ had_been deputized by a person | name he refused to give to go down | i bid $700 for the horse. Of course | en owners enter a horse in a selling race know their horse is liable to be bid | An owner can do his own handicapping, | but he must run the risk of a raise. | Much of the bidding up of late has been | kmakers — the poor down- | ., the smiling penciler, as | leased to term him—he that fectos and drinks wine with e the poor owner, who has and numerous sundry | out for, and without would cease to be a atisfied with the less f life. Still, if their orses do not always run up to the high- | m, or they do not let the wily book- maker on to their ‘‘gooq,things,’” they are | put down on the list for a boost in the fu- | ture. Most of the bidding up at the Ba; okes his p dinners, wh cular letter addressed to the grape-grow- ers the association says: After a brief éxistence of six months we are able to note the following achievements due to the labors of this organization: 1. Uniform values have been established by the proper grading of wines, and prices regu- ted. I"U, By our sales for cash and contracts run- ning four years into_the future, together with the advances we make, and stand ready at all times to make, on sound wines, we have given this article the distinction of being the best recognized securui known among the agricul- tural products of the State to-day. 111. Country cellars have been emptied, the receipts of wine atSan Francisco being over three million gallons in excess of what they were to this date last year, thereby relieving the wine-maker and enabling him to labor efficiently in the interest of the producer as well as himseli. 1V. The want of harmony which has long prevailed among the wholesale dealers, caus- ing them 1o beat the producers outof profit and cost of production as well, has given place to a generous and wholesome endeavor to make the industry profitable to the grape-growerand wine-maker. V. Dealers have withdrawn from wine-mak- ing in the country end turned their cellars over to the wine-makers, who will again pros- per, and be able, in turn, to devote more care to the operations of wine-making and pay bet- ter prices for grapes. VI. A premium has been placed on the pro- duction of chofce wines, and defective wines sent to the distillery, thereby adding to the reputation of our goods and spreading the use ci them. The classification and grading of wines will be still further improved as we ad- vance. In claiming all the foregoing we have to ex- press our grateful ncknow]egzemfin( to the press and to the public generally. Every true well-wisher of our industry has supported this movement and the banks have given that sub- stantial aid which only they can offer. THE CICLE FOR HEALTH, Dr. Benjamin W. Richardson Discusses Its Advantages and Demerits. Curious Phenomen& Observed by the Eminent London Doctor in His Practice. “What to Avoid in Cycling’’ is the title of an article in the North American Re- view for August. The author is Sir Ben- jamin Ward Richardson, M.D., F.R.8,, who is well known both in the world of medicine and of letters. Hisarticles in the Lancet and the British Medical Journal are everywhere recognized as authoritative upon the matters of which they treat. Sir Benjamin Richardson introduces his subject with the following remarks: “[t has been my lot for so long a series of years to be concerned in the art and practice of cycling that the various effects of it, good"and bad, have become with me a matter of common observation. I feel as conversant with the details asif they formed a part of my professional life, and this fact enables me to speak with a cer- tain degree of confidence which is strengthened by the circumstance that I have no kind of prejudices bearing upon the subject.” The writer's first experience was with a | cvcle weighing no less than one hundred and twenty pounds, and, curious as it may appear to the up-to-date rider of the mod- ern roadster, the veteran physician has re- tained possession of, and still uses, this machine of large avoirdupois. It is de- scribed as an instrument in which ‘“‘the wheels were unnecessarily high and the gearing low, but it climbed hills with great ease, and, as _the brake was perfect, went down hills with a rapidity and safery that could not easily be excelled.” Of the favorable side of cycling, Sir Ben- jamin Richardson says: From the first my impressions have been al- | ways in favor of cycling, and to some extent District has been done by bookmakers or | by persans that were not owners of & horse | U in the race in particular. | W.W. Beverly seems | te an extended | Indian sign” op- | posit On Wednesday of last | week he had Venus up in a selling race, | which ended in Owner Don Williams en- | deavoring to ““do-up’’ the bookmaker. On Saturday of the same week Mr. Beverly | to give Crawford, an ordinary seli- ater, a boost, for winning a mile race thing but a high-class field, the run in 1:43. This was the | second time the little chestnut horse had | been run up within a short peried of time, | Quinn bidding him up in a pre- | T or not_running up to his idea | 1t form should be. kmaker Beverly is credited with be- e of the heaviest winners at. the | eting, and the California Jockey nderstood to have an interest in Now it is strange that Mr. should have so many horses on | unless acting under instructions other interested parties. Crawford | stable companion, Road Runner, been running in the name of G. W. 7. and are trained by Tom Boyle, also | ainer of Banjo. In .inner circles it inted that the two horse really d to the millionaire horseman, A. els, and some few on the outside ¥ could see a wheel within and said that was “one k at the new racetrack,” | Mr. Spreckels being one of the promoters of the new Pacific Coast Jockey Club. Mr.-Spreckels is not interested to the ex- a dollar in either of the horses! named. His horses are all quartered at | Sacramento track at present, and when | they do race in San Francisco it will be | wunder his name, and they will sport his | familiar red, white and blue colors. Earlier in the meeting when money was | more plentiful many of the richer owners | ut their horses in at very light valuation, | ut they seemed to escape the ju 1 ban | tions. Horses of the Kentucky stable were entered in the races at figures far from tlieir actual valuation, but whether it was fear of that awful bowie knife Colonel Jack Chinn is credited with carrying or because he.acted in an official capacity in the | judges’ stand, the stable was not troubled | with paying run-up money. | This stable was no_exception, for many | other owners of good horses that seemed to stand in with the “right set” entered their horses at ridiculously low valuations, tlie horses were heavily backed, tickets were cashed and everything passed off serénely. Meanwhile California horsemen stood by and thought what a good game it was—for the Eastern visitors. Bookmaker Beverly,who seems to be the aggrieved party in all of these selling races, is not infallible, for some years ago he en- gaged in some transactions that did not strike the management of Hawthorne track, Chicago, as_being in the best inter- | ests of the turf, with a result that he ceased to be a member of the coterie of pencilers doing business at the Corrigan track. It might be well for some of these exact- ing persons to remember that selling races were hardly invented for stake hetses. The class of horses running at the Bay strict track now in selling races are as a rule of the ‘“crab” variety and cannot be expected to run as true to form as handicap horses. If they did their owners would be wealthy—but they are nots’ In the near future there will be a new racetrack. There isaptto be some lively bidding for the favor of the owner. Then possibly they can assert their rights. Time will tell. HEAVY WINE RECEIPTS. The First Seven Months of the Year Show a Great Increase in Sales. The total wine receipts of the local market for fhe first seven months cf the current year aggregated 10,052,216 gallons. The receipts were 6,249,270 gallons during the same period of 1894, This extraordi- aary increase is due largely to the Califor- nia Wine Association, the combination of large dealers, which controls 75 per cent the expression of that favor on certain public occasions has, I think, helped to popularize the movement. I believe the exercise has been of the greatest service to large numbers of peo- ple. It nas made them use their limbs, and it has taken away irom close rooms, courts and streets hundreds of thousands of persons who would otherwise never have had the oppor- tunity of getting into the fresh air end seeing the verdant fields and woods, the lakes and rivers. Thisis all in favor of the eycle, butI have yet more to say in the same direction. I am bound to indicate from direct observation that cycling has been useful in the cure of some diseases, and that it is always carried_on vith advantage, even when there is a marked se. 1 bave seen it do a great deal of good to per- s suffering from fatty diseace of the heart, o gout, from dyspepsis, from varicose veins, m melancholie, irom’ feilure due to age, from some forms of heart disesse, from inter- mittent pulse and palpitation, end distinetly rom enemia. Moreover, 1 have known persons who could not have been expected to. ride without danger get on extremely well in their riding, and have often, with due precautions, given permission to ride even to some patients to whom five and twenty years ago I should have forbidden every kind of exercise.” Several pages of the learned doctor's article are devoted to the disadvantages of cycling, though the fact is apparent that he speaks with reluctance on this side of the question. Dr. Richardson says, in part: There are dangers from cycling. The first is the danger of teaching the practice to subjects who are too_young. Properly eycling should not be carried on with any ardor while the body is undergoing its deyelopment—while the skeleton, that is tosay, is as yet imper developed. The skeleton is not completely matured. until twenty-one years of life s been given to it. If it be pressed into too rapid exercise while it is = undergoing its growth it is the easiest thing in the world to Thake the growth premature or even cause a deformity. The spinal column i particularly apt to be injured by too early riding. When that is the case the limbs share in the injury. They do not properly support the trunk of the body, and pedestrian exercise thereupon be- comes clumsy, irregular and ungraceful. *The tendency in riding is for the body to bend for- ward s0 as to bring itself almost into the curve of the front wheel, and in this position many riders hold themselves for hours, and the spine more or less permanently assumes the bent position. With reference to the effect of cyclingon the heart Dr. Richardson says: I have known the beats of the heart to rise from 80 to 200 in the minute in the first exer- cise of riding, an increase which for the time more than doubles the amount of work done— a erious fact when we remember that eme natural motion of the heart al- form a task equal to raising not foot tons in the course of twenty- —that is tosay, over five foot tons Racing and record-breaking are dis- couraged as valueless and purposeless and as only serving to weary and wear out the whole nervous and physical system. The belief is expressed that ‘‘no feat of this kind has yet been accomplished without direct and immediate sign of i njury.” _ Dr. Richardson states as one of the pecu- liar phenomena attendant upon cycling: iere is often developed 'in the cyclist a general vibratory condition of the body vhich is mischievous, and is_shown in various acts of moment and thought. There is also shown an overdesire for rapidity of motion, as if it were necessary at every movement to overcome time and curtail distance by iabor of an extreme de- gree.” The twitching of the muscles of the legs, noticed after long riding, and which often prevents sleep, is also men- tioned as a curious phenomenon. While continued exercise with the bicycle may for a time remove this last peculiar sensa- tion, yet it is no real cure, and cycling at last becomes wearisome. The conclusions which Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson arrives at may be briefly summed up as follows: First—Do not start riding at too early an age. gSecond—Cunivate an erect position on the cycle. Third—Do not make work out of what should be a pleasure. Fourth—Do not try to make records and do not overdo the pastime. The word prevaricator is from the Latin and originally meant a straddler with dis- torted or misshapen legs. In the Roman courts of law the expression was applied to one who in a suit was discovered to be in collusion with his opponent to compass some dishonesty. As falsehood was the necessary part of such a performance the of the wine output of the State. Ina cir- word by and by came to have the signifi- cance at present attached to it. HENRY IRVING HONORED. A Gift to the Veteran Actor From Members of the English Stage. WORDS OF CONGRATULATION. Presentation of a Casket With Auto- graphs of Many Actors and Actressas. On Thursday afternoon, Jnly 18, Sir Henry Irving was at Windsor, receiving, on bended knee, the knightly accolade at the hands of the Queen. Yesterday after- noon, on the stage of his own theater, he was presented with a further mark of favor—a casket containing a handsome volume filled with autographs of members of that profession which has now, for the first time, received through him, the re- cognition ot a knighthood, says the Lon- don Naily Graphic. At 3 o’clock the curtain was rung up and disclosed to those who had gathered on the stage the auditorium of the theater crowded from pit to dome. A tremendous outburst of cheering greeted Mr. Bancroit and Sir ladies and gentlemen?” an invitation which the vast audience laughingly pre- pared to accept. & The Graphic says editorially: “The honor conferred b& her Majesty upon the dramatic calling through Henry Irving yesterday received grateful acknowledg- ment from Henry Irving, its most worthy and accomplished head. Sir Henry’s rhetorical efforts are always delightful, largely on account of the graceful ani genial humor which in- variably informs them; but the charm of yesterday’s_address owes its fascination to another and a deeper cause, The spirit of pride in_his art, the grateful acknowledg- ment of the homage performed by his fellow-workers, and the modesty of his recognition that the honor done to him was also an honor to the common calling of himself and his audience combined to invest his speech with the dignified elo- quence which only heartfelt sincerity can give.” " TWO CHINESE ROBBERS. Joseph A. Livores Has a Startling Ex- perience at Washington and Stockton Streets. Joseph A. Livores lives at 634 Vallejo street, and while on his way home about 1:30 o’clock yesterday morning he had a startling experience with two Chinese. Livores had reached the corner of Wash- ington and Stockton streets, when he was accosted by the Chinese, who asked him if he wanted to buy some cigars cheap. One of them showed him a handful of cigars and mentioned a price that was too tempting to be resisted. The Chinese sug- gested he should go into the house where THE ACTOR’S TESTIMONIAL TO SIR HENRY IRVING — THE REPLY TO THE ADDRESS., [Reproduced from the London Graphic.] Henry Irving when they stepped on the stage. The covered casket containing the volume was placed on a table in the center of the stage. When Mr. Bancroft rose to make the presentation he was received with another salvo of applause. Mr. Ban- croft said: I am deeply honored and feel the honor deeply in being chosen to present on so mem- orablé an occasion this gift to our dear friend, Henry Irving, for whom an admiration nearly thirty yvears old and a friendshi; the same age, which ripened quickly to affection, make the' privilege both precious and delightful to me. Sir, in commemoration of the unique event which brings us together we offer for your acceptance a personal rollcall of the British stage, which contains, among some thousands of autographs, the names of sur- vivors who have done honor to our calling in the past; the names of those who are its most distinguished ornamenis now, and the names of those whose destinies lie in the future— who are, in fact, the heirs and guardians of the Ezesem and the past. \\'i|hnut§31ng further own the long list I would like to tell you that you will resd the names of Lady Martin, who, as Helen Faueit, won her splendid reputation in the great classic drama, as the youthful horoine with Macrerdy; of the incomparable and ever-young Mrs. Keeley, and of that brilliant actress, Lady Gregory, who, as Mrs. Stirling appeared last upon the stage with you; while it will interest yOu to see among the names of veterans the signature of, I believe, the oldestactor in the world—James Doel, whom I had the pleasure to_know vears ago in Plymouth. We also pre- sent to you an address which has been written | by one well remembered as an actor on these borrds hefore he grew to be a leading dramatist of the time, and the casket which contains our offering has been designed on purpose by &n actor who has often served as oue of your chief lieutenants, and who will honor- ably preserve your own traditions here while you are absent in other lands. Re- membering always my loyalty to the writer of our address and how my poor words must be effaced by the gifted pen whose tribute I have read to you, I will only further say: The most sugust and_exalted in the realm have con- descended often to courtly words and gracious deeds which will always be cherished, by those of us who have received them, in grateful and dutiful remembrance; but 'you, Sir Henry Irving, floud and prolonged applause] will ever be Tecognized as the first actor to win for the stage the dignity and the honor of state recognition. Allwho are here and those we represent—than whom none know you better or love you more—join with me in heartfelt wishes that the autumn of your life may be long and bright, opening to & winter of peace and happiness, When those days come may you rejoice in the recollection that you made your companions proud of you, prouder of their caliing, and each man in our ranks prouder still to think and feel that, like yourself, he is an actor. [Cheers.] Sir Henry Irving here rose and grasped the hand of Mr. l%ancroft, amid renewed cheering. The casket was then uncovered and was examined with careful attention by Sir Henry. Mr. Bancroft then read the ad- dress,which, after congratulating Sir Henry on the honor conferred on him by the Queen, continued as follows: We remember that, while your performances uvon the stage have greatly enlarged the popu- larity aud infinence of the drama, your utter- ances outside the theater have always tended to claim for our calling generally a consider- able place in the estimation of thinking people; that in the height of your own frequent triumphs your first word has been for your fel- low-workers; that you have never wearied in demanding for the earnest actor, however modest his standing, the recognition due to one who pursues an art which is as individual and‘complete as it is beautiful and alluring. It is certain that to-day every member of our craft is benefited and advanced by the distine- tion you have so_justly gained, and we believe ihat the debt of gratitude due to you will be acknowledged as fully by posterity as it is by ourselves, your contemporaries. [Loud cheers.] 8ir Henry Irving, speaking with great emotion, said: My brother and sister actors: Formal speecn caunot adequately convey to you the pride and pleasure awakened in me by your most cordial and loving words, and 8o 1 ean but trust that you will intuitively understand the depth of my gratitude. There can be no greater honor to any man than the apprecia- tion of his efforts by his comrades and fellow- workers, who are, as against nll others, most fully qualified to understand his difliculties and to sympathize with his hopes and aims. In common with you all, I rejoice at the honor conferred upon our art,and hold as another bond our gretitude to our most gracious Queen, who has conferred the distinction. That the actors whose memories extend over nearly & century and those whose endeavors shall, 1 trust, stretch into an equal future, should have thus united in_a purpose of ap- roval of an honor to our calling, is in itself a ragment of the history of our time, of which I must rejoice to have a share. Still more must 1be glad that your approval has indorsed the generous words of your address. I can only Sy this, that I have been always proud to be an actor; but I have never been so prond as now, for to-day there is a bond between us which I feel sure will never slacken, This beautiful casket, and its more precious con- tents, willever be to me a shrine of loving memories, and a monument of our unity. The honor of its possession is above all worth. In the olden times our Britons showed their ap- preciation of & comrade by lifting him u their shields, and I cannot but feel, and feel it with an unspeakable pride, that you, my brothers in our art, have lifted me on your shields. There is no more honor to come ‘into the life of a man so raised. It puts upon him a new and grave responsibility, which I must accept with hope and fear—a pledge to work with more strenuous endeavor for the well- being of our calling, for the honor of ourart. This brought the proceedings to a close, and, as all rose, Sir Henry, turning again they were standing for fear the policeman on the beat would see them. They took | him upstairs, and when they reached the landing Livores was knocked down and | robbed of his watch and $6. He had no time to make an outcry, so quick was the | work done, before the two robbers had rushed downstairs and disappeared. | Livores reported the robgcry at police | headqua~ters vesterday morning, but as he coui’ not give any description of the two Chi. se there will be small chance of | finding the | CHINATOWN’S BOYCOTT. It Rages Fiercely, and the New Six Companies Are Out for Unend~ ing War. The boycott of the See Yups against the Sam Yups is still vigorously on in China- town, As stated in yesterday’s Cawvr, the See Yups have undertaken to organize a new society, to include all the Chinese on the coast outside of the Sam Yup influence. A proclamation inviting the organization of a new Six Companies has been posted, and | active steps toward effecting the organiza- | tion are now in progress. | All members are to be prohibited from | patronizing the Sam Yups in any manner | whatever, and inspectors are to be ap- | pointed, whose business it will be to detect members who violate the rule. A gradu- ated fine is prescribed as the penalty for such a violation. The members are pledged to contribute to a fund, which is to be kept on hand for the purpose of defending any member who shall be arrested for committing a crime. “If it be a bailable offense he shall be re- leased at once by the company giving the | bond required, and if he be a murderer | each member is pledged to use his utmost endeavor to secure his gequittal. It is the gurpose of the new organization to drive the Sam Yups not only out of business but out of the country, and as the See Yups comprise at least 80 per cent of the Chinese population, they believe they will accomplish their purpose. The Sam Yups hold nightly meetings to | discuss the situation, in-the hope of find- | ing some way out of the difficuity. They are chiefly concerned about the Chinese women whom they own as slaves, and who bring - the Sam Yup Company a large revenue, If the S8am Yups find themselves com- peiled. to sell their women the See Yups would become the purchasers. This1s the only traffic permitted by the new constitu- tion between the two factions. Thus the warfare is being peacefully waged now, but the police have not aban- doned the belief that they have held all along, that there will be trouble should Mock Tai be held for trial. BANQUETED THE COLONEL, A. E. Castle’s Farewell Bachelor Din- mner With His Comrades of General Dimond’s Staff, Colonel Albert E. Castle was banqueted last night at the Palace Hotel by his com- rades of General Dimond’s staff. He is to be married on Wednesday next to Miss Virginia Winston of Los Angeles. Among those present were:: Major-General W. H. Dimond, Colonel A. E. Castle, Colonel J. R. Laine, Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Hecht, Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Currier, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas M. Cluff, Lieu- tenant-Colonel George Stone, Lieutenant- Colonel J. G. Giesting, Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Platt and Major George H. Pippy. The menu cards were beautiful affairs, hand-painted in different designs by a well- known local artist. The scenes depicted were all of a military or naval character, with spaces for signatures of the staff. Horace G. Platt acted as toastmaster and while proposing the colonel’s health made the fresenmtion speech accompany- ing the gift of a beautiful loving-cup which the members of the staff presented to the prospective benedict. e e Bunko-Steerer Caught. Frank Cain, a bunko-steerer, met Joseph M. Cross, a visitor from Stanislaus County, on Monday afternoon. He ‘“steered” him to a ITodging-house on Fourth street and played the “padlock game” on him to the extent of £40. Cross met him on Market street yesterday aiter- noon and charged him with swindling him. Gain started to run, but Cross gripped him by the throat and held him till Policeman Colen appeared. Cain was registered at the City Prison for petty larceny and vagrancy. it b St oy The *“Triumph of Love."” The Bush-street Theater will be lighted up again Saturday evening, when the beautiful fairy operetta, “The Triumph of Love,” will be given for the first time in this City, under the airection of Mrs. L. Neumayer, the librettist, and Miss Eugenia Kelly, a well-known local musician, The extravaganza, forsuch it really is, is in five acts, and abounds in catchy music and amusing lines and situations. Seats are on saleat Sherman; Clay & Co’s.” - CALIFORNIA - MATERIALS, Marble, Granite, Brick and Terra Cotta Superior for Building. . PROPOSED NEW FERRY DEPOT. Will Probably Be Faced With Native Stone — Experts Favor the Home Article. California as a producer of the highest grades of building material is pre-eminent, That is the opinion of architects, engineers, builders and expert workers in the various materials for building purposes that are a part of the natural resources of the' State. These facts have become patent, and as one result there is more than a probability that the new ferry depot will be a monu- ment to the marble-quarries of California. The Board of Harbor Commissioners has considered the plan of Architect Pelton to face the building with marble, and, after consultation with various authorities on the subject, have decided to have a new set of plans drawn, contemplating the use of marble in the construction. When the new set of plans is completed the Commis- sioners will call for bids, and if it 1s found that the building can be erected for the money available the new ferry building will have a marble facing, very probably of California marble, the Commissioners having assured the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association that wherever pos- sible California materials will be used. “We are getting out of the wooden age in building in California,” said Architect A. Page Brown yesterday. "It is my be- lief that very few wooden structures wiil be erected in San Francisco in the future. There is no reason why there should be and every reason why there should not. The terra cotta and brick manufactured here ‘are the best made anywhere in the world, I have no hesitation in saying, and the sandstone is of a most excelient qual- ity. The terra cotta and brick are doubt- less the most available California materi- als for building, owing to the saving of time and expense over other materials, and they make a most substantial build- ing. Sandstone comes next; marble and granite rank last in utility from the fact that their use entails so much greater ex- nse. One reason why California marble as not been more extensively employed in building is the fact that the quarries have not for some reason been able to fill their contracts with sufficient expedition to justify architects in recommending native marble. The quality, however, of our marble and granite cannot be sur- passed.” Secretary W. W. Sargent of the Inyo Marble Company said: ‘‘California mar- ble is especially desirable for building on account of its great durability. It is very hard, and that which is of the dolomite variety is absolutely the best in the world for this climate.” Mr. Sargent attributed the fact that little marble had as yet been used in building in California to the same cause as did Archi- tect Brown, explaining as the reason that the quarries had not until lately been suf- ficiently developed to admit of the’filling of large contracts quickly. “That, how- ever,” said he, “is past, and California rfect satisfaction. California marble has en used in the construction of the Mills, the Hobart, the Palace Hotel and the Academy of Sciences buildings in this City, the Stockton Public Library building, the Government building at_Sacramento, the Ryan building at San Jose, the Stinson block at Los Angeles, the Telephone build- ing at Stockton and the Museum building at Palo Alto, and in every instance it has proved highly satisfactory.” ‘A. Guise, the marble-cutter at 1832 Mar- ket street, who has had a wide experience in cutting both foreign and native marbles, genks very highly of the native article. e said yesterday that it stood this cli- mate better than any foreign marble that bas ever been used here. He cited the Italian Cemetery as an instance, where only the imported marble is used, and said that the headstones were in a bad state of decay, whereas headstones made of Cali- fornia marble were as perfect as when first laced, no matter how old. He said that Eiu experience had been that California marble was better for every purpose than any he had ever used, with the exception for carving of statuary, for which, he said, the native stone was too hard for some of the fine work that was required. THEY DENY THE CHARGES. Several People Assert That No Opium 1s Smoked in Their Houses. The publication of THE CALL'S articles in regard to the opium habit in this City has caused a great outery from those who were directly or indirectly implicated. One libel suit against Tre CALL has been commenced. Many of the proprietors of places mentioned have come forward to register their denials. The proprietor of the Sherman House, at 109 Grant avenue, yesterday said: *‘There are no opium-smokers in my house. Iam very carefyl in renting my rooms, and certainly would not knowingly permit an opium “fiend’’ or one addicted to the use of opium in any of its forms in my house. The Sherman House has been under my management for twelve vears and the gen- eral good character of the house is well known. I absolutely deny that any opium is smoked on my premises.” The lady who has recently taken the lodging-house at 514 Pine street has nearly, if not quite, cleared out all the opium- smokers who formerly occupied rooms there. Those who know the lady person- ally are confident that she would not per- mit any person in her house who was known to practice the opium habit. The proprietor of the Standard House,at 1120 Market street, is another of those land- lords who says he would not knowinglly permit an opium “fiend” in his house. It is sometimes the case that landlords are deceived as to the character of their ten- ants. This gentleman is unable to person- ally superintend his house, but he has given strict orders that persons of evil character shall not be allowed there. The proprietor of the house at 633 Cali- fornia street says there are no opium ‘“fiends” in his house and that he is very particular about renting his rooms. The proprietor of 1300 Stockton street also says that there are no persons addicted to the use of opium in his house and that he would not knowingly rent rooms to such persons. A typographical error in the article of the 5th inst. purported to locate a saloon that is the resort for white opium “fiends” at the southeast corner of Dupont and Pine streets. Those acquainted with the neigh- borhood saw the mistake at once, for there is no saloon on that corner. There is a fruitstand there, run by respectable per- sons. R The jewels worn by New York women on an opera night some time ago were esti- mated to be worth $1,385,000. SINCE DE BIOYCLE CAME TO AFRICA. [Reproduced from an engraving in the Chicago Times-Herald.] McELAUFLIN AND BRESSE, All Partles to the Rumored Settlement Are Very Mysterious. BRESSE WANTS TO COME HOME. The Collins Suit Agalnst the Falr Trustees for $27,000 Is Yet Pending. An effort is being made to bring about a settlement of difficulties between L. W. McGlauflin and his lately decamped part- ner, Eugene Bresse. Mr. McGlauflin did not say as much, neither did Receiver Collins, General Barnes, attorney for the absent Bresse, George A. Rankin, McGlauflin’s lawyer, or Pierson & Mitchell, who represent Louis Bresse and James S. Angus, against whom Receiver Collins brought suit for $27,000. But that such a settlement is under way may safely be inferred from what those mentioned have said and left unszid on the subject. The mystery which bas surrounded the affair since the news of young Bresse’s sudden and unaccountable departure was first published is equaled only by the non- committal policy adopted by some ecf the prominent personages in the affair. It is palpable, however, that negotiations ot unusual importance are being carried on, and that their ultimate end and aim is the restoration of some odd thousands which McGlauflin thinks his late partner appro- priated prior to his departure for a place not down in the firm’s book of addresses. McGlauflin sees a chance of getting his money back, and he is going to get it if he can. The pleasures of Eastern travel have cloyed on Bresse’s taste and he pines for the cooling summer trade winds of the San Francisco peninsula. Everything Eomts that way, and through his attorney, eneral W. H. L. Barnes, he is thought to have opened communications with his former partner, McGlauflin, who has the key to the situation. Mr. McGlauflin said, “Do you suppose that I am going to give out anything to the newspapers for publication that will injure my chances for getting the money that belongs to me? That is more than the papers can ask or expect.” “Then you probably see a chance for a settlement?”’ was sug.i;nsted. “Go and see Mr. Collins, the receiver; if he wants to tell you anything he can. can say nothing. I am getting awful sick of this notoriety and have made up my mind to have no more to say until the affair is entirely settled.” The continuance of the case of Receiver Collins against James Angus and Louis Bresse, in which testimony was to have been taken before F. P. Bull yesterday, for one month, was made at the request of Mr. McGiauflin, Receiver Collins said, concerning this continnance: “It was made on the request of Mr. McGlaufiin and you can draw your own inferences. As a matter of fact, the books of the firm are in such a condition that nothing like an accurate deduction can be made. All that can be told is that the firm earned §110,000 on the Fair wheat deal, and they did not get all the money. Tne difference beiween the amount re- ceived and that earned is represented by the $27,000 for which suit was brought a%:ninst Angus and Bresse. However, when the request to postfona the takih; of testimony came from Mr. McGlauflin, could not very well do otherwise. I sup- pose he had and has satisfactory reasons for wanting the matter held off.” Attorney Pierson of the firm of Pierson & Mitchell, who represented Angus and Bresse in the $27,000 suit, said that several propositions for a settlement had been made, but were not entertained. I suppose, of course, that the final ad- justment of this case will depend on the settlement of McGlauflin and the younger Bresse’s difficulties. If that affair is ar- ranged I presume this case will be dropped.” Louis Bresse professed absolute igno- rance of any negotiation between -his brother and McGlauflin, and seemed to re- gard the suit of Receiver Colins for $27,000 as a matter too trivial for worriment. General Barnes was non-committal. He would not say that he knew young Bresse’s present residence, and declined to discuss the suspected settlement. It is plain, however, that Bresse wants to come home, and that McGlauflin is equally anxious to get some more of the Fair wheat commissions. Got Off Easy. Emil Girardin, a waiter at Delmonico’s res. taurant, appeared in Judge Low’s court yester~ day morning, to answer to the charge of steal- ing a diamond pin and diamond brooch from the room of one of the guests, John Byrne, the Marin County cattleman. Byrne was called as & witness, but refused to disclose the name of the owner of the brooch and pin, and accord- ingly the charge was reduced 1o petty larceny and Judge Low sentenced Girardin to six months in the County Jail. —_———— Mitterwald’s Suit Compromised. The suit of H. L. Mitterwald against Liebes Brothers for $50,000 on account of injuries in an _elevator accident has been compromised, and yesterday a verdict was given for the de- (end:m, by agreement, in Judge Daingerfield’s court. 1 FAIRLY AND FREELY Is ju.st the way the work is done when Joy’s'Vegetable Sarsaparilla is used. begins its attack on all foul matter. of weight, gas and constriction. It goes into the stomach and It rids the bowels Causes the intestines, both large and small, to do their work gradually, fairly and freely. seven. according to bottle directions. It will not gripe, you at 60 or the boy of Give it to the children or the old people-==do so The liver, the kidneys, the stomach, the bowels will tell you how gladly they welcome Joy’s, because it does its work FAIRLY and FREELY. “Home made” is the right word, for Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla is a California product, grown in California, brewed in California===sold in California, praised in California. Don’t be deceived by any person who tries to palm off something else for “HOME MADE” JOY’S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA.