The morning call., 1894-12-09
AROUND THE CORRIDORS,

There is strong feeling against travelling
auetioneers among the merchants in all the in
terror towns of the State, and In most ofsthese
places very strict ordinances have been passed
By the local authorities relative TO this line OF
basiness which In many cases is prohibtiye in
its effects" said a travelling salesman at the
Palace yesterday. "DOwn IN San Diego, how
ever, recent developments have placed some of
me local merchants In a rather ludicrous light
In connection with this matter. The jewellers
OF that city, In their efforts to prev ut auction
sales by travelling jewelers., succeeded in hav-
ing tax Of S15 per day imposed upon men
who follow mat business, the same to be paid
SIX months in advance. II is now discovered
that the legal operation of the ordinance will
prevent the nome jewellers from conducting an
auction sale themselves unless they place in the
city treasury an amount equal TO S15 for every
day IN SIX months while the same ordinance
does not prohibit outsiders from coming into
San Diego and doing business for six months
provided they do not auction their goods, upon
the payment of $50 The ordinance was in
tended to shut out ilIegitmae competition, but
seems more likely to encourage il than other
WISE"
b. l.. Bergin, member OF the firm [ Tooe 81
Bergin, civil engineers Of Chicago, is in the city
Ills hrm Is connected with piece OF railroad
extension work In the island of Jamaica which
addition 10 the ordinary construction work on
the line" said Mr.. Bergin, "there Will be
twenty-nine tunnels, 1913 glrder bridges, nine
truss bridges and eleven viaducls some of great
size, all of steel and on piers of masonry All
the lunnels are to be lined and the work on
them will require, IL is estimated, some 200 600
kegs OF powder and thousands of cans of DIV ma.
mite for the blasting to be done. This. TOO, is
all within fifty mile section of the road 10 the
mountains, and 1t Is probably safe TO assert that
no like distance Of road in this country has re-
CURED an equ amount OF special work. The
railroad is 10 effect communication between
the ports on the north and south of the island
and enable planters to get their crops to the
seaboard cheaply and with dispatch. A Mr..
Mcdonald OF Knoxville, Ten De, secured the
contract for the work, although the island is a
British colony and British contractors were
given every opportunity and advantage to Sc
cure It,"
Speaking of the unreliablty OF most mems
memories regarding names and faces, William
ii. Mills tells OF an incident which came under
his observation some years ago and which Illus
trates the wonderful development Of this faculty
In the late Schuyler ColfaX: 1T was during a
visit Mr.. Colfax made to Portland that the Incl.
dent occurred" said MIR. Mills, "He had been
taken into the hotel parlor by member OF the
local reception COMMITTEE, which was ent erta in
ing him. and introduced to thirteen gentlem en-
TIL committeeman who had introduced Mr..
Coiax then left the room for few minutes and
one of the ex-Vice Pr sidenrs party happened
to come In. Mr.. Colfax Immediately took his
friend by the arm and made the circuit OF the
room, Introducing him TO each OF the thirteen
gentlemen he had just met for the first time and
recalling their uames without the slightest hes.
! itation."
| H. G. Wdemann, who figured so prominently
during the Hawaiian troubles as the adviser
OF the eX-Queen. is at the Occidental He
| claims to have recently been East on private
| business, aud vehem ntIy denies that he has
any intention of bringing an action against the
| United States Government In behalf of the
| Queen for damages Mr.. Widemann has had
| nothing to DO with plots against the present
! Government, he claims, but doubts very much
| its stability.
Frank Cummings late from Tacoma, and a
| hoiel man OF wide experience. has taken a po-
sition behind the counter of the Palace and
will succeed George III. Arnold in that hostlerle