The morning call., 1893-06-27
GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS.

Rev. G. W. Morrill, of Minneapolis, MIMI,
returned from the Yosemite Valley yesterday
and is at the Grand Hoiel. upon my return
from Yosemite" said DR.. Morrll. II was
shocked TO learn of the death of Senator Stan
ford had intended calling upon him, as the
Sianfords were old friends OF my family. My
mother, when girl, was playmate and
schoolmate OF Leland Stanford, near Science
lady, in New York STATE. They attended
husking bees toget her, and Toung Stanford was
regarded as one of the livellest boys IN the
community"
Among the arrivals at the Palace Hotel
yesterday from Japan were Mrs. t. w. Ehrip-
ger and maid of Saratoga Springs. n. Y, Miss
Fuller of Troy, n. Y, and Miss c. w. Bddle
aud Miss Coleman OF Philadelphia. These
ladies', who are prominent in Eastern society
circles, are friends OF the family OF Secretary
Tracy and at the SecreIary'S request Irving
NJ. Scott met the party at the wharf upon the
arrival OF the steamer yesterday and escorted
them 10 the hotel. Miss Bddle of Philadelphia
brings with her from Japan an elaborate and
costly collection OF Japanese brc-a-brac and
works of art
"Although our city has a population of over
100000, said Rafael R~yes. Governor OF
Manila. at the California Hotel, "tbere is not
a building or house ID the city OF over one
story in height. l bring commission from the
municipality of Manila to purchase in this
country some $50, 900 worth OF fire apparatus.
have an old-fashioned steam fre-eDgine at my
shipyards at Manila, but the city fire depart
ment only boasts OF the Old-style hand engines.
Our buildings being one story only, we have
no for aerial ladders and fre-escapes, but
we are sadly in need OF steam tire-engines, hose
carts and large quantity of hose. Before
leave America l will purchase the 100000
equipment and have the same shipped at once
TO the Philippines. Our iiremen, like others in
the Islands, move very slowly, and it requires
twenty men there to do the work performed by
four men here in San Francisco"
Rowland Hill of Devonshire, England Is a
guest OF the Palace Hotel. Mr.. Hill is the son
of Sir Rowland Hill. who carved his name upon
the eternal tablet of fame by making a fight in
The British Parliament for cheaper postage IN
the year 1912. Sir Row. nd Hill was the origi-
nator and the father OF the penny postal system
of England The son, who is a business man,
comes 10 the coast simply 10 see the wonders of
California.
Rev. A. X. Quincy arrived from the Orient
YESTERDAY and is registered at the Occidental
Hotel For many years Rev. Mr.. Quincy has
been the chief representative in India Of the
American Bible Missionary Union. For several
years be has been stationed al NowsOng, in
native India.
A party of wealthy planters arrived at the
California Hotel yesterday on th- steamer from
China and japan. They are: Raphael Perez
Samantha, Matios JareZ de NizWanOs, +. "a
RoZa and Vicentes de SaiyeTes. All four are
millionaires and have large plantations In the
Philippine Islauds. They are en- route to tie
Worlds Fair.
John Hall Watson Jr.. a millionaire capital
iSt of New York City. Is registered at the Call
fornia Hotel. He is just completing tour OF
the world, arriving here on yesterdays steamer
from Yokohama.
No less than forty tourists en- route to the
Worlds Fair arrived at the leading hotels yes
terday from the Orient. These foreign visitors
10 America were from Japan. China. India, The
Philippines, the Strait Settlements, COrea .aud
siam Among them were Captain a. w. Cotton
of the G enadier Guards, In her MajeSty's sery-
ice in India, and DR.. Koehn. an eminent scen-
list from Singapore. Five wealthy japanese
from Toxic were among the large number who
regis cred al the Palace.