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in the East, also foreibly impressed him. 1t is
an everyday occurrence in this State, he says,
TO hear resident speak in deprecatory terms
of his home town.
d. z. Parke, Rome IN. W paper-manufac-
furer, who was at the Occidental last night,
was giving several gentlemen some personal
points about Bishop Coke of his State, who Is
at present engaged IN writing some very vigor-
Gus open letters on the school question TO Papal
DELEGATE Satolli. Mr.. ParSe says the Bishop iy
a fighter from ''way back" and that while at
tending theological school, years ago, he was
several times disciplined for his disposition 10
settle youthful disputes with natures weapons.
lie was at that time quite an athlete, and his
achievements in that line were fully up TO his
distinguished mental capabilities.
Mayor r. L. Jack of San Luis Obispo is a
guest at the Grand. His visit here was caused
by a meeting of the executive committee OF Tue
Tran Mississippi Congress held last night.
Mayor Dick had another mission, however.
which took him on Monday TO Sacramento,
where he went to see the Governor to urge the
claims OF a gentleman from San LUIS ODlspo
for appointment as State Bank Commissioners.
Ii is understood from other sources that MT.
Jacks efforts were fruitless, and that the GOV
ernor informed him that in all probability he
should appoint NJ. Osborne, the Los Angeles
aspirant for the position.
j. w. Ross. superintendent OF the Summit
Lake Water Company, was IN this city yester-
day. He reports that the cold spell OF weather
was sufficiently severe in the northern portion
Of Tulare County Tuesday morning to freeze
the soil 10 a depth of four inches. The water
company with which he is connected is nego.
liating for the purchase OF over So 600 acres of
land in addition 10 the 10000 acres already
owned by It and which is situated in the same
locality Work on the Summit Lake canal is
completed twenty miles from the lake. and is
being pushed nOrthward, in the direction Of
Mendo Ia, very rapidly.
- s. Clarkson, who has acquired national
reputation through lis connection with Repub-
lican politics." said o. s. Taylor, an old Des
Moines Qowa) newspaper man, in the Grand
last night. sis more particularly noted at home
for TWO distinctive characteristlcs-his bull
dog tenacitv of purpose and his illegibe hand
writing. 1t is said Of the latter that the print
ers on the Iowa State Register are paid double
price for putting IL In type, and that MIR. Clark
son himself is unable at times 10 decipher the
ragged bieroglyphics which he has placed upon
paper"
William Preston Harrison, son of the late
Mayor Harrison of Chicago, is at the Palace,
and will leave by the next steamer for Homo
the shocking assassination OF his father in pos
session of the Daily Times. He says that his
paper, which is recognized as the leading
Democratic organ OF Chicago is bitterly Op-
posed to Mr.. Cleveland in his Hawaiian policy
and upon several other questions now promi-
nenty before the country.
Il see that Congressman Tom johnson of
my town had hard words to say Of the pro-
tected barOns and TObber trusts in his tariff
speech in Congress to-day" said II. l.. Weaver
of Cleveland, ONO, at the Occidental last night.
LAS Tom practically owns almost the entire
street railway system of Cleveland which,
aside from the Standard Oh Company. Is by
odds the biggest monopoly there, it would
seem that such words OF censure would come
with better grace from some other source"
Byron Gilman of Eureka, New, manager OF
the Eureka and Palisades Railroad and also a
big mining man In that section, is at the Palace.
II. o. Finger OF Santa Barbara, president of
the State Board of Pharmacy. is at the Lick.