The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-22
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

II observe that custom prevails here that
has also obtained In my city for a short time,
but against which we are now making a deter
mined fight" said W. l.. Ferry of Brooklyn, N.
Y, yesterday. 81 refer to The telephone pay
stations In drugstOres. 1t has been customary
in Brooklyn up 10 a few weeks ago to allow
druggists customers to use his telephone
without charge, and 1t is a great convenience TO
poor people in summoning a physician and
attending 10 other important business. Re-
Gently, however The telephone companies at
tempted to make every drugstore pay-station,
and AS a consequence not only the people but
the druggists themselves are in rebellion The
latter claim that they have done more to make
the telephone popular than any other class, and
that the attempted enforcement of the pay
rule is an imposition to which they will not
submit"
81 have seen nothing in the American papers
about the recent magnificent gift made by
Charles Red Bishop TO the Kamehameha
Training School of Honolulu" said NJ. l.. Hope
who is just over from the islands, last night.
"Mr. Bishop. as is pretty generally known, is
probably the weathiest man in Honolulu He
is a banker. and his charities of late years will
aggregate over $1,000 600. His gift TO the
school mentioned comprises a wtll-stocked
ranch of $4,000 acres on the island OF Maui,
valued at about 100000. MIR. Bishop is a
native American and was born in New York
State. He went 10 Hawaii in the early days
and became banker after a residence there OF
some years. He married famous princess,
who proved TO be fully as charitable as her
husband. They bad no children. and when she
died she devoted her large estates 10 the found.
ing Of two training schools in Honolulu, one
for boys and one for girls"
Judge c. n. Sterry OF Albuquerque, N Mex,
who was In the city short time ago in connec-
tion with the settlement of the Santa Fe re-
ownership question. is again registered at the
Palace. In speaking Of late developments in
New Mexico, relative to some Of the political
murders committed In that Territory, the Judge
said that very bitter feeling exists between
many OF the old Mexican families, and which
has assumed the proportions OF vendetta in
some instances. "There is a law In New Mexico
which provides capital punishment for murder,
but the trouble there, as here. is hat 1t is
seldom enforced" said he. The Judge thinks
that no serious trouble viii follow the present
difficulty between The Southern Pacific and
santa Fe roads, but that the matter will be
awicsbly adjusted.
Broker Partridge still continues to be an OBJ.
ject of interest among those WHO have read Of
his wonderful career as specustor. He gave
an amusing account Of the difficulty which his
son experienced year ago in securing an ad-
vance on some securities 10 this city at the time
the old gentleman was supposed TO be under
the screws OF he bulls on the market. "When
they started the report that l was broke" said
he, "they did not take into consideration
$1,000. 600 worth OF real estate which held at
the time and on which could have realized if
had been compelled 10 do So" Mr.. Par.
dridge says his first ventures as Spectator
were not successful, ana that he is unable to
recall the exact speculation la which he made
his first big md sUcceesful ventura.
An important party 10 an astronomical expe-
dtiOn for Harvard College is expected at the
Palace soon. The party will go to Arizona first
to establish an observatory station high up in
the clear dry atmosphere of that section of the
country. Prrcivai Lowell, a wealthy Boston
gentleman, has provided the necessary means
for The expedition. and IL VIII be In charge of
William ii. Pickering, brother OF Professor
Edward c. Pickering, director OF the Cambridge
University. Prescott, Phoenix and Tucson will
be visited and the place best adapted to The
purpose will be selected for the station. An
eighteen. inch telescope will be supplied tbe
new station, and The first work will be on the
opposition of Mars next summer
THE lives of George W. Childs and John
Wanamaker. for years Philadelphia most
prominent citizens, present striking con-
trasI." said b. o. Merrick of that city yester-
DrOmfQent
as II was two years ago. and IL probably never
Will be again, as it is not likely that he will
ever again aspire to a high office. His retire.
ment from political life does not prevent him
from continuing his great success asa business
man. de has just moved into the finest private
residence In the city, which he purchased re-
Gently on upper Walnut street. He has ALWAYS
developed fopdness for fine houses and costly
pictures and spends his money in that way.n
commissioner Yeringron of Nevada, who ia
at the Palace, has novel scheme for the MID.
winter Fair. He proposes to bring down LOT
OF the finest Nevada cows, feed them on Nevada
hay kept In space in front of the Nevada bulld.
Ing, where they can be MIXED daily ana IN.
cream made into butter for use In the Nevada
Cafe.
q. A. Carrillo. foreman Of the Murphy a. Hiu
cattle ranch, situated 10 Elko County. New.
arrived IN this city yesterday preparatory 70
ieavlng ior iexas, where he intends to make an
extensive purchase OF big-horn steers. be fore
ieasing Eiko, he states. the temperature
was 10 degrees below zero, and over TWO