The morning call., 1893-06-23
GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS.

Gambler Bolton, the English artist, Is at the
| Palace Hotel, in company with the Duke OF
| Newcastle, 10 whom he Is a warm personal
| friend and travelling companion. MT. bOion
| has brother in San francisco Ill the person OF
Rev. w. W. Bolton. well-known Episcopal
| clergyman. In the window of a Post-street art
| store there has been OIL exhibition for some
| weeks past an animal piece, the work OF Artist
Bolton, which has been much admired by local
| artists.
The Duke OF Newcastle intends taking with
him TO Honolulu. and in fact during the con-
tinuation of his journey around the world, a
| large cage OF animal pets which lie brought
| with him from the East. Thefe is a large rae
coon which he purchased in Chicago, smaller
raccoon which was given him In Omaha, and a
pair of tame squirrels which his grace pur-
chased In Denver These pets were taken 10
the Dukes apartments at the Palace yesterday
morning and given the freedom OF the place.
There were many hotel men in town yester-
! day. George II. Cordy of thu UnlIed States
| Hotel, OrOyille, was in the city on business.
| John Jeffrey, tile owner OF the jeffrey House al
! Salinas, Lewis Lewek OF the United States
! Hotel at Marysville, and Simon Reinhart, the
genial proprietor of the Hotel Arcadia at Santa
| Monica, were enjoying the freedom of the city,
! and having good lime generally.
George Baldwin. the fortunate young man
who married the daughter of Lucky Baldwin
| and who officiates as clerk at the Baldwin
Hotel, wore broad smile yesterday George
| is papa for the first time. His wife presented
| him with two baby boys on Wednesday, but
| unfortunately one of them died shortly after
! birth. The other boy and Mrs. Baldwin are
! doing well and there Is happiness in the house
! of Baldwin.
DR.. A. M. Gardner the superntende nt OF the
! Napa State Asylum for the Insane, who has
| been at the Occidental Hotel during the week.
| has just returned from a peculiar mission to
| San Mateo. Some time sine the son of n. d.
Rideout, the well-known banker OF Marysvllle
was found to be suffering from a mild form OF
insanity and was placed In a private asylum at
| San Mateo DR.. G -rdner went to San Mateo
TO consult with other physicians as TO young
| Rideout's condition. 1t is said the son of the
| Marysville banker will soon be restored 10 his
| normal condition, his alteration of mind being
only temporary.
II am SURPRISED to find the price OF tropical
| fruits so high IN san Francisco" said FL. Vein
rath of Brisbane, Australia who Is en- route to
the Worlds Fair. "In Australia we buy
bananas at o cents bunch and choice pine
apples at 3 cents a dozen. These pineapples
are far superior TO those selling for 20 cents in
America.
M. r. Higgins, the private secretary to Gov
erDor Markham, IS at the Palace Hotel, and
since his arrival from Sacramento he has been
besieged by politicians ard newspaper re-
porters seeking information regarding the Sen
atorial succession. Mr.. Higgins is himself
very adroit politician. He can converse for
half an hour upon the subject of politics with
out stating a single fact giving expression to
an item or news. 1t is way he has, for he has
the faculty. of avoiding an interview in the
most gentlemanly manner imaginable.
Brush Hardenbergh, the day clerk at the
Baldwin Hotel knows personally more travel
ing men than any other hotel clerk on the
Pacific Coast. He Is also one of the most
popular men in the hotel business, and has
been behind the counter for thirty-three years.
His conn elton with the Baldwin dates back 10
1882. Prior TO that time he 0fficiated as clerk
al the COSMOPOLITAN, Grand, Russ and Occi-
dental hotels.
Harold Sewell, ex-Consul of the United States
at Apia, Samoa, has returned to the Palace
Hotel after a brief season at Monterey. He
will depart In few days for his home in Bath.
Me. Mr.. Sewel is one nj the brightest young
men In the country. and during his sojourn in
Somoa made record for himself as a model
diplomat.
Miss Kate SanDorn, the writer and lecturer,
accompanied by her brother, Edwin d. San
born, departed last evening for Vacavllle, where
for the next week she Will be the guest OF Mrs.
E. z. Buckingham.
One of the prominent figures at the Palace
Hotel is j. w. Kembe OF Philadelphia, who is
taking bis vacation on the coast and is accom-
panied by his wife, Mr.. Kemble is one of the
most extensive tinplate manufacturers in
America and is at the head OF large tinpIate
works in the Quaker City.
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Tired of Life.
Louis BeteauX, an old man, attempted