The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-04
GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS.

Billy Fales Is In town. He Is guest at the
Palace Hotel along with DR.. Edward Bedloe OF
Philadelphia. They arrived on the steamer
Rio JaneirO from Yokohama. For three years
DR.. Bedloe has been Uni ed States Consul at
Annoy. China, and Mr.. Faes has been assistant
Consul. In the far East Mr.. Fales Is known as
the Hon. William f. F. Fales, MD, C.E., etc.
In San Francisco he is DIR. w. +. r. faies. but
10 New York City, along Park row and round
about Priuting-bOuse square. he Is PLAIN Billy
Fales Mr. Fales is typical Bohemian and an
old New York journalist. He Is graduate Oh
Columbia College, and during his so1ourn In
China has added thrte oriental tongues TO DIS
list OF spoken languages. While IN annoy ITO
was verltabe Poo Bah. Combined with his
duties as assistant United States Consul Mr..
Fales Otfciated at Annoy as United states mar
shall, Consular Judge. acting French Cohsui.
acring Russian Consul, Road Commissioner,
harbor master, Tax Collector and immigration
agent. While here Mr.. Fales will be enter
tanned by the Bohemian Club and the Univer-
sity Club. He will leave for the East with Dr.
BedIoe on Monday next.
Frederick V. Holman. a prominent attorney
at-law OF Portland. Or, is at the Palace Hotel.
He is here on legal business. In Portland Mr..
Holman Is secretary OF the Arlington Club and
is vce-president OF the famous Bunker Hill
Mining Company of the Ceur d'Alene dis tricl
Of Idaho.
jarrett T. Richards of Santa Barbara is at
the Palace. Mr.. Richards is one OF the ablest
aud best known lawyers in Southern California.
Up to few years ago he dabbled quite extern
sively In local and State politics. When he
first came TO the State, early in the seventies,
he located at Santa Barbara, which was then
sleepy Spanish town. He hung out his shingle
but fiDdIng clients were slow in coming IN ne
devoted a portion Of his time to writing for the
daily paper. Soon the editorials in the Press
attracted attention and served to place 1t In
the front ank OF interior journals. MI. Rich
ards was one Of the early Mayors OF Santa Bar
bara. and occupied the position OF City Attor-
ney during several terms. Ia 1879 he was
candidate for Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court on the Republican ticket. Now he has
eschewed politics rntirely and devOtes himself
strictly to the practice OF bis profession.
Admiral Joseph Henry Sewyn OF the British
navy is at the Baldwin HOTEL with carload OF
baggage. He Is typical English seaman OF
the old school, and waSplaced on the retired list
In 1885. He has been travelling in the United
States for pleasure for the past two years. and
proposes to remain IN California for month or
longer. his is his first visit to California since
1897. when he was here on the man. war
Sulphur.
Prince August Leven of Russia is a guest at
the Palace Hotel, with his travelling companion.
Arthur Junde 0f Switzerland They have been
sojourning for The past TWO weeks in the
Yosemite Valley, and Will visit Portland and
Seattle before returning East.
Another Russian nobleman, who arrived at
the Palace Hotel yesterday was Prince Can
tanzure Of st. Petersburg, who occupies the
lN,,Irn -
Newcastle. The Prince Is making his first
tour OF America. Tomorrow he leaves for the
Yosemite.
Detective Will Smith of Los Angeles is a
guest at the Baldwin Hotel. MIR. Smith Is the
gentleman who acquired fame as the euth who
camped on the trail of Soniag and Evans, dur
ing the recent trouble In the vicinity of Visaia.
United States Marshal George E. Gard, who
captured Chris Evans, is also in the city, being
registered at the Palace HOTEL Mr.. Gard is
accompanied by his daughter. Miss u. M. Gard.
The local hotel men are enjoying their mid
summer vacations. A. F. Knight. manager Of
the California Hotel, has just returned from an
extended trip to Southern California and the
Yosemite. Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Baldwin of
the Baldwin Hotel will leave In a few days for
Pacific Congress Springs. George s. Graham,
bookkeeper at the California Hotel, Will depart
next week for two weeks outing at the Blue
Lakes In Lake County. A. B. Herring. manager
OF the Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel. San Ber'
nardino County, Is in the cry for few days
and is q guest at the Baldwin. Z. G. Flagg,
manager OF the Hotel BerK shire, will leave to-
morrow for an extended Eastern visit. While
In New England he will look up his boyhoOd
friends in New Hampshire.
Allen Towle, the millionaire landowner and
mining man OF T0wle. Cal, Is a guest at the
Baldwin. Towe is town in the Sierra Nevada
range nd Mr. Towle Owls about everything In
1t aud around about Is.