The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-09
GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS.

Hon. Nestor Archibald Young, politician,
orator. statesman, poet and farmer, came up
from the wilds OF San Diego yesterday and is
Registered at the Grand Hotel. The last politi-
cal honor thrust upon Mr.. Young was the
speakership of the House in the Legislature Of
a thousand scandals. Since tnen NestOr has
not been seeking political piums or otner
oratorical fruit. He has Deen quietly Guilt
waiting the succulent potato upon MS ranch,
lust outside the city limits OF San Diego. Mr..
Younp,s visit To San FRI ncisc0 upon this occa-
sion is in the interests of new patent medi-
cine. of which be is the discOVerer, owner, pro-
prietOr and patentee.
Charles r. Drake OF Tucson. Ariz., is at the
Lick House. where he will remain for week
or ten days. He Is direct descendant OF or
Francis Drake who was the original as
coverer of San Francisco bay. Mr.. Drake Oh 1uc'
son is not a dIscoverer by profession Ike MS
illustriOus ancestor. but is the Uniteo otates
Land Commissioner for Arizona. lie VIII con-
fer while here with the United States omclais
upon matters pertaining to his office.
Four members OF cowboy aggregation
known as Arizona Charley's Wild West Show
are registered at the Russ House. One OF the
four cowboys, who is big enough and old enough
to be called a man, said last night that MS COM
pany Of border ruffians and pistol sharps were
performing in tent at Visalla the very day
that Evans and Sontag were wounded ana
brought TO the Tulare County Jail. The IDEA OF
a wild West show holding forth in 44-calloer
town like Visalia is much the same as carrying
coal to Newcastle.
There was dense gloom about the Office OF the
Baldwin Hotel last night. Handsome Harry
Knowlton, the night clerk who can call 'front.'
in four languages. departed on the overland
nlyryp Do INV n
granted Harry four weeks vacation after
long period OF hard work, and like patriotic
American, Harry will view the wonders OF the
Worlds Fair.
Samuel Bottomley ana wife of Waterfeld
England. are registered at the California Hotel.
Mr. BottOmley is manufacturer and SHIP
builder, and has been making an extended tour
of the Northwest, devoting much of his time
while in Washington to the manufacturing In
dustries of Seattle and Tacoma.
johnson Sides of Reno, New. Is guest at the
American Exchange. There are few people
who have not the pleasure OF being acquainted
with johnson Sides. Up In Nevada there exists
a remnant or joblot Of Indians known as PiuIes.
and johnson Sides is their prophet, lawyer, in
terpreter and general manager or affairs In
general. When a good Piute gets drunk In
Reno and Is called up for sentence before the
bar of justice this same Johnson Sides appears
as attorney for the defense Sides Is true to
his name. and always bobs up as the defender
of the evil.doing Pute. There are half dozen
Putes with johnson, he himself being only
halfbreed. Dollars are scarce in Reno, and the
crop of pinenuts this year is total failure,
consequently the Indians have come TO San
Francisco to earn few honest dollars. They
will probably pick hops up In Sonoma County.
Patrick Mucahey of Ireland Is at the Palace.
He has room 991. No. 800 Is occupied by a
japanese millionaire merchant, and 992 is the
abode Of a French count Mr.. Mulcahey con.
sequenty is feeling quite well, so much 30 that
he refuses TO be interviewed.