The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1895, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1895. bt PR 0 ST R 1 | s R s B A VS L e B LA R A 5 S O e Y e e o R R RSl e e S e e e P e 8 ol 13 THE BEER WAR BEGIN Brewers With Knives Drawn Ready to Cut the Prices. ABREAKIN THE COMBINE Thirsty Souls in Oakland Will -Be Benefited by the Contest. TRADES UNiONS' CLEVER MOVE. It ‘Raises a Boycott in Order to Start a Strife in the Protective Association. is a merry beer war in progress the San Fra 0 and Qakland 1d while the smoke of the battle visible to the general public it will 319: doubt be seen in a short time—when £ ers of the amber beverage can for 5 cents. There is no soon after the new -year er will be much cheaper than stmmilk and aimost as cheap as Spring hat ssociation ion to r. The accused bre: th reducing the price r barrel and giving from I acts at these s cut in that at $5 a barrel there is a fair profit to the brewer. At $4 there is no profit in making beer, and to sell for $2 a barrel would mean a loss of about $2. While some of the larger breweries in the combine could stand such a loss the smaller brew- eries would go to the wall, pool or no pool. At last the conservative element prevailed, and Mr. Fredericks’ motion was laid upon the table until a special committee could investigate the charges more thoroughly. That committee is still at work, and, from what can be learned, it has obtained in- formation that, to say the least, does not disprove the charges ‘against the accused breweries, Meanwhile several of the other brewers did a little detective work on their own hook, and their success may be judged by the following incident: Word was re- ceived that the California Brewery had been selling to a Third-street saloon- keeper for $3 50 for six months. A brewer went to the saloon-keeper and seeing the (‘x:liiurnia beer made the following bid as a test: “If you will handle my beer exclusively Tl sell for §3 50 a barrel.” “‘Much obliged, but I would not gain anything by making the change,” an- swered the saloon-keeper. “T'll give you beer at thut price on a six months’ contract,” persisted the brewer, but the saloon man shook his head. “How is it that you do not want such a bargain, when you can get beer at $1 50 per barrel less than the regular rates and a six months’ contract?”” asked the brewer. “I would not make anything by the change,” repeated the saloon-keeper. The brewer went away firmly convinced that be bad not gone low enough to undersell the California Brewery. He so reported to several other brewers. Another brewer recently lost & good cus- | tomer, and when be asked the reason was | plainly told: “When you will sell beer | for the price I pay for it I will be willing | | to do business with you.” | All of these and many similar experi- | have convirced the members of the on that the treachery is the fold. There are within the association | several breweries whose faithfulness to the 1ot be guestioned, and the | ents of these have care- | 3 be field of patronage of Co-operative, St. Louis and other eweries not in th iation and found t they are not low the estab- ed price. Foremost in looking se tronbles is ( B. Stone, man- r of the Syndicate breweries. well- of Mr. Sione that he ble business any in thi ata rrel and with the e will be so much pr eepers will without ted that the battle will t b , beca i not in sthe f f beer, but all to noy rn met all cu i o to quit in this direct nace to the s: U ns and the public, de good by the combine output before the trouble this arrangem became ob- ¥ to many whc felt the burden of iife boyidotted breweries and believed that their'éwn increased trade did not warrant theatrain. All of this time the plodded: along in a pros: on the out 1 the others could stand. could be learned it was with ty that the Brewers' Protec- iation able to reorganize at | accused of selling betow prices was thee nnuai mee in October, for it is breathed in Mr. 1o Agreement that the com hall last The c O fwelve months at a time. The brew- i the union brewery men are fiose output of beer had bee; watching the performance w =5 the boye¢ t ess { thredtened to disrupt the pool. Howev testiirom th tunate brewers th were e ihe pulled _together Factions “to months. While to exter. t ealized that the under- wing dangerously near the It was not long t ercurrent hégan to be felt and the California Brewery on-Douglas and Seventeenth streets and 1 Srewery wereaccused of cut barrel, and se a generai stam- ook place before a At that meeting ory, it is said, made the he breweries named had been 1z the prices. In substan- tion of these charges, several facts were presented. When the California Brewery entered the pool, it was rated as a small concern, and within two years it had, by “'somie means, increased its output to be- T and 2000 barrels a month. The ans of meking such an increase in the e upon the basis of at benefit will the fight be to them? vighbors’ decrea tisthis. Insuch a contest some one is provoked a } going to get the worst of it. Those most Others said | neda County need not look to San Fran- n there is| ciceq with fecling of jealousy,for they, too, ion for trade as in the | il soon reap the benefitof a beer war. first break in a| fp Oakiand, however, the fight is along a notice to ¢ quart, to crush out on the part of othe In speaking of the situation seve ers statdd that it mea | ter beer war and fight. They beli when the association’s e motion m ailand a cuito § rder to discipl e violated the undersold the bt rding to their be eer to 1 cent a | r attempt to undersell | lief, but when | 1 ba themeans | 1. 1i such | combine is sure | ction is taken it wil, the back of" the poo ken the scramble for methods. Then z cheap beer and lots another feature in reared on the surf: rs mentioned Brewery Work Some time el with the man 1bre ago ess fell off d further. as on tald the fol} nion hel their beer, weries were not unfavor- | to the union the unions | tlow of patronage tow those The union men- became con- vinced ‘that while a boycott was held on any brewery in the n all the brewers nld be’ held gether, even | though y knew that certain of tieir number were cutting in prices. Three weeks ‘ago, much to the sur- | prise of anagers of the asso- ciation breweries, the boycott on the Na- | al and Jackson breweries was raised the trades union men were given the privilege of consuming the products of institutions. as just what was anticipated. on, not having a common contend with, undertook to ulties. The | in the breasts enemy to straighten out its internal vent up wrath held so lon, hose who main nst those who had tained a regular price een sold or . The question: may be asked, njured will not Lesitate to accept aid from source. At this point the brewery ren will go forward, supported by the entire labor union element of the City, and promise support in return for a recog= nition of the Brewery Workmen’s and | other unions. One or two breweries could | :ake up the majority of the br work- | men who have been blacklisted for | so long and thus the standing of the nion be re-established among the brew- er drinkers of Oakland and Ala- different line to a certain extent. In the v of oaks the San Francisco Breweries ( ited) controls four breweries, two of which are in operation most all of the time. ‘The protecting arm of the Brewers’ Protective Association is also extended over Alameda County. Some time ago Charles Kramer established the Anchor Brewery and entered the association. It aid that he cut the price of beer be- per barrel, and he was cast out of the association. 'The Washingion and the D American and Independent breweries entered the field, and it is stated that \hpx had some sort of an understanding wit the Anchor man by which they would fight the Syndicate breweries for patron- age. The latter met the cut and went still lower, now selling beer it is asserted for §3. The boom of the first gun of the beer war on this side of the bay will be followed by an answer of the same kind in Oakland, and as a consequence the thirsty souls of Oakland and San Francisco may quaff the amber beverage to their hearts’ content upon a very siall amount of money and get free lunches thrown in. put could be easier surmised than ‘proved. In further substantiation of the charges, it was not equently spoken of améng the retailers and salesmen, that 1éy could do better by patronizing the ac- c¢uséd California_Brewery. The charge against the Broadway Brewery was based th me points. Of course the managers of the accused breweries emphatically denied ‘that they had broken the compact, but nevertheless the distrust excited produced an effect That effect was made manifest by the sec- Yetary sending to all of the members of [ the Brewers’ Protective Association the following notice: 3 OFFICE OF RUDOLPH MOHE, ) 39 FLoob BUILDING, SAN FRANCIECO, g December 9, 1895. To the Members of the Brewers' Protective Aspociation—GENTLEMEN: Please take noti that at the last meeting of the association Mr.W. A. Fredericks gave notice that at the next meet- ing to be held December 18, 1895, he would make a motion to fix the regrlar price of steam beer.at §2 per barrel. This together with othér important matters to be brought before said meeting will require your personal atten- on, for which reason you are urged *ohe without fail. Respectinlly yours, R. MOHR, Secretary. In other words Mr. Fredericks, manager of the Jackson Brewery and president of :‘the Brewers' Protective Association, de- cided that sufficient evidence had .been obtained that the accused brewers had ‘been cutting the price of beer, and he de- i cided to meet the cut in such a manner :‘that it would drive the two breweries out of the field and prove a lesson to others that might be tempted to try and increase their business by underhanded methods. . When the meeting was. called on the 13th . Mr. Fredericks was on: hand with his mo- tion, and a right lively time the brewers had iscussing the situation. Many took sides with the president, but the conservative “element held its ground. Thelatter argued “Viva Garibaldi! When Garibaldi took Naples the King was still in the city; the police were sul- len, but quiet, and on ‘he action of the military depended the fate of all. The people turned out en masse to see what would happen. Leaving the train the general with Cozens entered a carriage, followed by thres other vehicles filled with officers of the staff. The gunners of the fortress of 8t. Eimo had received orders to fire on the first Garibaldians who came in sight. As the carriages approached the guns were aimed and the matches lighted. Slowly came the general’s carriage, followed by a mil- lion eyes. “Drive slower,” cried Garibaldi, and the frigbtened coachman obeyed. hen he was right opposite the yawan mouths of the guns the general rose calmly and fixed his eyes on the gunners. Three times the order to fire was given while Garibaldi waited. At the third command the gun- ners dropped their matches, threw their caps in the air and shouted: “Viva Garibaldi!” % The city was his.—New York Mail and Express, SEARLES' CHRISTAAS GIFT The City's Artists Preparing an Album for the Well- Known Connoisseur. | | 1 | i | | | A FEW OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS. Peixotto’s Sketch of 0ld Verona— Keith and Latimer Send Charac- teristic Offerings. The presentation album of sketches, in- tended as a Christmas present from the | local artists to Mr. Searles, continues to | man bridge which spans the historic stream. Toward the center is a confused group of irregularly built, rambling houses, both ancient and modern, amid which passes a narrow, mysterious-looking street. Above the town the winding road to the citadel is seen, with itspicturesque border- ing of graceful Lombardy popiars. while towering over all the rugged walls and timeworn battlements of the medieval fortress stand out in bold relief against the sky. William Keith offers to the album a simple yet lovely study in still life, which he christens “On Napa Creek.” Tt will be a sgketch in oil, with clouds, moun- tains, trees and running water, as Mr. Keith alone can depict them. Though the picture is not yet finished, the accompany- ing sketch will give an idea of 1ts general outlines. 5 L. P. Latimer has in preparation a sketch, still life, “A Landscape in the Yo- semite Woods.” The coloring is superb. Every shade of living green seems to gleam forth from his canvas, and the stately sequoias stand out so naturally that one almost imagines that their tower- ing efiigies are embossed. Thus far the sketches and drawings dén- tributed represent the best efforts of some of the City’s most famous artists. Mean- ) BLUE FERRY BUILDING. Colusa Sandstone Is Practically Decided On by the Com- missioners. IF NOT THIS, TERRA-COTTA All Stones but Colusa Out of the Race, and McCarthy Wants It, Too. The new ferry building is to be an im- posing pile of grayish blue. The Harbor Commissioners aaven’t got “THE CITADEL AT VERONA.” [Reproduced from an original drawing made for “The Call’® by Ernest C. Peixotto.] increase in volume. Many of the foremos | while other chefs d’ceuvre are in prepara- | poetical and decided on the hue of the | knights and ladies of the brush and pencil have prepared contributions to the gift | | collection, while others are in contempla- | | tion. Anything likea detailed description of | the istic g in all their beauty can hardly be expected, as some of the orig- | inators appear to be a little backward in displaying the values of their reaily fine | work. At the same time a few of them | consented to submit their contributions to | tion. Miramon Was a Thoroughbred. General Miramon, the faithful follower azure sky at about 5 P. M., or concluded that it would be appropriate to thus honor the waves; the color is an accident result- of the unfortunate Maximilian, was an |ing fromalot of figuring and a lot of con- officer whose & eitishness were the admiration even of his enemi mon and hi al master left their prison cells for the place of execution, the Em- peror remarked that it was a beautiful day. Suddenly they heard the tolling of a beil. “I suppose th n the morning when Mira- | chtly lortitude and un- | nubiating and rivalry among hard-headed quarrymen. This has not been officially decided, but Harbor Commissioner Chadbourne is au- thority for the statement that the pesky stone problem has been worked out to a t is intended for our death | practical cértainty that Colusa sundstone [Reproduced from an original skelch made for “The Call” by “ON NAPA CREEK.” William Keith.] inspection, and if their offerings be con- | sidered a sample of the remainder Mr. | Searles wili bave a priceless Christmas | . 5 | informa: gift. A very fine pen-and-ink drawing of Citadel of Verona will be Ernest C. Peix- | otto’s contribution. The view is taken | from the river, and alarge space in the | foreground is taken up by an ancient Ro- | the | o knell,” observed Maximilian to his com- panion. “Iam unable to eive your Majesty any tion on the point,” answered mon, pleasantly, ‘‘as this is my first experience in being executed.” —New York Mail and Express. ——————— There is a movemeut in England to have public school children taught to gwim. Mi: “IN THE YOSEMITE WOODS.” [From an original pen and ink drawing made for “The Call” by L. P. Latimer.] will be used, and that it will be officially decided on the first of the week. If this is to be the case the ferry bunilding can’t help being a merging of the blue and gray in its hue, just like the new Trinity Episcopal Church on Bush street, which ‘is built of Colusa County sandstone. The “early dawn” of the Oregon gray sandstone and the “sunset glow” of the Arizona red sandstone, which have been such fierce rivals of each other and of the inside blue of Colusa County’s hills are thus set aside and the color is settled. If there should be any change from this prac- tical decision on Colusa County aandstone it will be to the yellow and red of pressed brick and terra-cotta. The Harbor Commissioners are sick of arguments and tests on building siones, they have decided against the stones named in the lowest bid, which they must accept if they ucce]}u:t stone at all, and having agreed that the Colusa stone is the best stone and the only available Califor- nia stone, they will take that of Mr. Mc- Carthy if the Pacific Bridge Company will use it at the figures named in his low bid. They want him to and he wants to. It'sa uestion of whether he can get the stone rom the quarry people at a price that will allow bim to substitute it for the Orezon and Arizona stones named in his bid. He is given until Monday to find out. The quarry people want their stone used, the contract is a big one and the advertise- ment would be a big thing for them. McCarthy was told ieuemny ta see if he could arrange it with the owners of the quarry, and it is thought certain that they will let their stone go into the great struc- ture at a price within that set for Mc- Carthy by their Oregon and Arizona rivals. McCarthy is even fhguring on opening a quarry of his own-up there in the Colusa County hills, for the sandstone bed runs nearly to Red Blnff and the people ownin, the quarry at Sites have no monopoly of the stone. Mr. Chadbourne is especially favorable to this stone and Commissioners Colnon and Cole want to use it if they can. Mr, McCarthy’s ability to get it abont as cheaply as stone from quarries hundreds of miles further away is the only thing that makes the decision stated con- ditional. 1f it should turn out next week that we can't T" sandstone from our own State as cheaply as from Arizona and Oregon the Harbor Commissioners will settle bhh:)gg by ncceptins McCarthy’s bid of $168, on brick and terra cotta, to which Com- missioners Colnon and Cole are quite favorable anyway. That is the net result of all the discussion over the material for the new ferry building and of what was done in the executive meeting of the Har- bor Commissioners yesterday and out of 1t. Brick and terra cotta will cost §62,000 less tban the cheapest available and ac- ceptable stone. They make a handsome structure and are more enduring than stone, because it will resist all disintegrat- ing‘influences much longer. But the Commissioners and the archi- tects naturally want to use stone if possi- ble, because it gives a more imposing and monumental appearance: and feeling to a "California,” said he. ‘was very hard to work. structure, and it is especial.y appropriate touse it in a great public building that may be expected to stand for a century or more. The one valuable example of the dura- bility of sandstone in San Francisco is the Bank of California, built in 1864 of Angel Island slate-colored sandstone. For fifteen years the stone was all right. But the weather wap hard on it and there has been a battle with decay ever since. The stone became porous and the suriece began to flake off and corners to fissure off. For iears'paramne and cement have kept the uilding respectable. Think of what the ferry building would be in twenty, then fifty years, if built of a less dnnb{e sand- stone. Yet this stone is shown to be more durable than other sandstones in quite re- cently constructed buildings,in which only two or three years have been needed to bring on that” flaking and cracking that would in a generation or two make the new ferry building look something like the old Postoffice. The Harbor Commission- ers, for instance, looked at the Arizona sandstone in the new California Hotel, saw iis flaking, the cracking of lintels and other stones under crushing force, and de- cided the fate of the Arizona stone, though it was shown in defense that the trouble was due to faulty construction. Then they looked at the Oregon gray sandstone in the new Delmonico restau- rant building on O'Farrell street, saw flaking already begun there, and decided not to risk Oregon stone. This stone, by the way, composes the front of the new Parrott building on Market street, which will afford an excellent test of its quali- ties, owing to the many moldings and roiections, Every sandstone in every uilding in the City that has stood as long as five years shows at least slight signs of disintegration. Architect Percy of Percy & Hamilton, consulting architects for the ferry build- ing, yesterday gave some interesting in- formation about California building stones and the philosophy of their decay, as follows: Of course we have splendid granites of various colors and high qualities. Our experi- ence has not been long enough to enable us to form any reliable oninion as to how long any given material will last without badly disin- tegrating. We have not herea freezing climate, which is destructive to any porous stone that absorbs water. The most important cause of disintegration here, asin all large cities, is the acid in the coal smoke. All over Europe buildings that stood well for eenturies are disintegrating rapidly since the day of coal. The most re- markable case is that of the House of Parlia- ment, built fifty years ago of stone selected after long investigation by & scientific com- wission. It came from the north of England, where buildings made of it had stood since the time of William the Conqueror. In the sooty air of London this stone has afforded one of the worst examples of disintegration in the world. The philosophy of this is that the soot which settles everywhere contains acid. The rains and the fogs'dissolve this and earry it down into porous stone. There the acid dissolves the lime in the stone, which gives the cement- ing quality. I pour acid on this piece of stone. You see how it sizzles at finding traces of lime. That is the way the smoke and the water work on sandstones and all porous stones with any lime in them. Sandstones and limestones are thus most affected. The denser the stone the slower the disintegration. Water itself will affect stone hardly at all. The way water acts can be seen on Laildings in this City where there are projecting moldings allowing the water to soak clear through. It dissolves wet elements which produce stains, and fiakes may be seen faliing from the under side, You can see one effect of water on the front of the Thur- ow block, which is of cement or artificial tone. The water has soaked through projecting cornices, carrying out the magnesia and potash in the cementand these crystallize and produce white streaks. 1do not wish to discuss much the merits of particular sandstones. The ferry ‘building may last for 100 years, and greater care should be bestowed on it tban on a com- mercial building that may be expected to give way to something else in fiity years. The Niles stone is gocd if there is enough of it. 1would be glad to see the building erected of stone, and a Cal‘fornia stone, i I can feel sure of having a hard and durable stone. Other- wise I would prefer brick ana terra cotta. The Colusa stone seems (o possess all the merits of a first-class stone, and it and the Niles stone are apparently more enduring than the Oregon or Arizona sandstones. California has almost every kind of stone and mineral on earth, but the materials are so undeveloped that sn intelligent opinion can- not be given in its building-stone resources. It will take a long time ana the extension of trensportation lines to develop the extent and value of these resources. Harbor Commissioner Chadbourne is sure that Colusa stone will be used. He said last night: “If California stone is shut out the Leg- islature which made the Jaw directing the Commissioners to let contracts merely to the ‘lowest bidder’ is to blame., Mr. Mc- Carthy was the lowest biader on all classes of materials for the masonry work and far lower than any of the others. We must give him the contract for one of the mate- rials specified unless heis willing to sub- stitute the material we now want. The Colusa stone is the only one_before us we feel justified in accepting. Iam sure the necessary arrangements will be effected by Mr. McCarthy by Monday. If anything happens that he does not brick and terra cotta will be used.” WHICH STONE IS BEST? Colusa Site Stone Is in the Lead, but Brick and Terra-Cotta May Be Chosen. The Harbor Commissioners held another meeting yesterday, but did not succeed in accomplishing anything, and they are now as far from a decision as when the question of material for the ferry building first came up. Chief Engineer Hoimes, Consulting Architect Percy, Contractor McCarthy and the representative of A. Page Brown were present, but, instead of throwing any light on the subject, they seemed to complicate matters. Percy said that the Arizona and Oregon stones which | he had examined in public buildings showed signs of disintegration, and he would not recommend either of them. In fact, there is no stone that he knows of that he would recommend. A test of the various stones was sug- gested, and Consulting Architect Percy produced some muriatic acid and pro- ceeded to give the various stones & bath. All the samples that contained lime sizzled as soon as the acid touched them, and the others did not. The Niles blue- stone and the Colusa site stone stood the test best. This practically threw the flAr:',zonn and Oregon stones out of the ¢ ht. When Contractor McCarthy was ap- pealed to in regard to the Colusa stone he said he was in ignorance as to what could be done in the matter. No one connected with the company had been to see him, and he was unable to ascertain its rates or what the output of the quarry was. Architect Percy was of the opinion that the Colusa people ought to be willing to supply the stons at a very low rate. “Never have all classes of stdne received such a thorough testing in the history of “All means to se- cure the best article are being adopted, and should the Colusa stone be accepted it would be worth tens of thousands of dol- lars to the company as an advertisement. The stone was uged in the erection, of Trinity Church and for three years it has stood ‘well. Of course that is not a loug time, but still it serves as a guide. Mind, Mr. }’rssident, I am not recommending any stone. I can’t conscientiously do it, but of all the stones submitted [ think the Coluga and Sespe are the best.” In answer to a question put by President Colnon, Mr. Percy said the Sespe stone After a little more discussion the board adjourned until Tuesday afternoon next, when the matter will be finally decided A Student Who Won. The story is told of a young man in an Eastern college who, with a view of earn- ing money to pay bis way through school, inserted an “ad” in the local column of the daily, as follows: “An impecunious student wants work of any kind; business experience, expert bookkeeper and cashier; can saw wood or milk a cow.” Comment- ing on this a contemporary says: “Of course he got work. The spirit that could devise the wording of such an “ad” is a commendation in itself. Independence, brightness, capacity, determination, a: insight into the sp; human action are apparent in every ‘Getting on in the world’ will be a simple problem to that‘youth.”—Dayton (Ohio) Telescope. OVERDRAFTS CALLED 1N, The Grangers’ Bank Issues Per- emptory Orders to Its Customers. COIN WANTED FOR DEPOSITORS. The Bank Commissioners Have Re jected $200,000 More in Doubtful ~Securities. The losses to be sustained by the stock- holders of the defunct Grangers’ Bank may exceed materially the former estimate of a quarter of a million dollars. The Bank Commissioners are busily engaged in listing and appraising the securities held by the corporation, and although this work has been by no means completed they have in the ten days which have elapsed since the suspension found it nec- essary to write off the books of the bank over $200,000 of vpractically valueless as- sets. This amount, together with the $110,000 written off prior to suspension, makes a big hole in the $1,200,000 of nom- inal assets. The bank has ‘upon its books $400,000 in overdrafts, of which, roughly speaking, one-half are valueless. Under instructions from the Bank Commissioners the direc- tors havé called in all overdraits, sending out peremptory letters requiring immedi- ate settlement of these accounts or their securing by means of negotiable securities. From these letters replies are already be- ginning to comein, and it is thought that within a week or two weeks at most there will'be sufficient coin in the vaults to pay off the depositors in fuil. As soon as such is the case the bank’s doors will reopen for that purpose. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the bank will be heid on the 14th prox. t was the original intention of the direc- tors to submit at that time a proposition looking toward liquidation, but the pre- cipitation of a suspension modifies the sit- uation so that the principal question now to be determined relates merely to meth- ods and to the lengtn of time (0 be con- sumed in liquidation. Bank Commissioner Paris Kilburn de- clined yesterday to give any opinion as to the ultimate amount which the stockhold- ers would lose. “The assets are of such a character,”” be said, ‘‘that if a settlement were to be iorced the loss would be enor- mous. The law, however, allows in any case four years for liquidation, and then, when the depositors have been paid, the bank becomes just like any other corpora- tion. The remaining assets belong to the stockholders, and they can hold them as long as they please, or realize upon them as fast as they may.” On the street the opinion is openly ex- pressed that the suspension was wholly unnecessary and was in fact an act of cowardice upon the partof the directorate. 1f is learned, however, that the officials of the bank, fearing a run on the day they closed their doors, attempted to secure from other banks coin enough to pay their depositors in full 1n case such a run was made, and that they were unable to secure such assistance on account of the mixed quality of their securities. The total sum due depositors is $143,000. Test That Never Failed. Sitting in a public-house a customer beard a man at the next table repeat, at short 1ntervals, the word: *“Grossglock- nergletscherbestelgscommissionsmitglied” (member of the Great Glockner Glacier Alpine cmb}. In answer to his inquiry, the man replied: “You see, this is how it is. Solongas I can pronounce this word, I may call for another glass. When I find I can’t doit, I go home.”—Neueste Nachrichten. ————— In Athens, Ga., isa recorded deed convey- ing to a described tree all the land within a certain radius of its trunk. A former owner endowed the tree to prevent it from being cut down, AUCTION SALES. INDIANA AUCTION COMPAN Office—120 Sutter street, Room 25, TO-MORROW. Monday. December 23, 1895, At 2 o'clock . nd continuing, at 22 GEARY STREET, NEAR KEARNY, ....WE WILL REOPEN.... THE ASSIGNEE SALE, Formerly held at the Mills Building, consist- ing of the VERY CHOICEST OF JAPANESE ART OF ALL KINDS. +...Also, a Limited Numberof.... Royal Danish Terra Cotta Ware, The only Ware of the kind for sale on the Coast. ‘We wish it thoroughly understood that this sale 1s what we state, without limit or reserve, and also that it is well worth the aitention of people in- terested in Fine Art. H. J. LEUTHOLTZ, Auctioneer. B. M. BIRDSALL, Proprietor. REFEREE'S SALE! AT AUCTION. SATURDAY. Saturday................ December 28, 1895, At 12 o'clock noon, at Salesroom of G. H. UMBSEN & C0,, Auctioneers 14 Montgomery Street. MURPHY-GRANT PROPERTY, Northeast Corner Bush and Sansome Streets. Lot 137:6x137:6, and brick and iron improve- ments. Subject to a lease with Murphy, Grant & Co., expirlug December 31, 1896, for $2200 per montn, total monthly rental of property being $3275. GUSTAV H. UMBSEN, Referee. Further particulars please apply to G. H. UMBSEN & CO,, Auctioneers, 14 Montgomery street. DR.WONG W00 Chinese Drugs and 'Tea and . Herb Sanitarium, 776 CLAY STREET, Bet. Kearny and Dupont, cisco. ous headache, lung liver complaint, ana hav ing copsulied different physicians without suc- I finally went t0 and ured. AUGUST PLUSCHKELL, 716 Natoma st., 8. F. (o3ftice Hours—9:301t0 11 . 3, and 1 0% and 7