The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-25
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

General Wade Hampton is expected to arrive
at the Palace in few days. He is the National
Commissioner of Railroads, and Is accompanied
by bis private secretary, their mission being
the annual trip of inspection over the proper
ties of the bonded Pacific railroads The work
was commenced in Omaha, the eastern ter
minus of the Union Pacific, and will be con-
ciuded about the first OF next month The
books and accounts of the Union Pacific have
been examined in Boston by officials of the
Railroad Commissioners Office, who have also
examined those OF the Sioux City and Pacific
In Chicago and the Central Pacific in this city.
The amount due the Government for the calen-
dar year 1898 under the provisions of the
Thurman act has been found to be in excess
Of the receipts for the previous year, notwith'
standing the industrial depression.
The Palace Hotel has not given unwont ed
evidences of excitement lately. caused by the
gathering Of the Democratic hosts, but yester-
day morning politicians provoked a lively little
scrap in the grillroom OF that hosiery, which
atOned in measure for the lack of spirit mani
fest about the place for soma DAYS. Tom
Gibbons attorney for the Terminal road at Los
Angeles, and John w. Mitchell were the two
cOmbatants. The former took exception TO an
article in the Los Angeles Herald Of which
Mitchell assumed the paternity and 1t did not
take the pair long 10 get together. Those who
WlluCSs0u tbo dudiI say budl
Gibbons in the face aud then locked his left
arm around his antagonists neck and pum-
meled him numerically. Mitchell is a delegate
from Los Angeles TO the State convention, while
Gibbons was up merely 10 see the fun.
| j. NJ. Murphy of Kingman, Mojave County,
Arizona, Is at the Lick He is an attorney and
ex.Judge In that locality. He says that politics
/ are quite spirited and the probability is that
| n. o. Murphy. Ex-Governor of the Territory,
will be the Republican nominee for Congress
! this, OF course, being contingent upon Arizona
| securing statehood. It is doubtful whom the
but 1t may be NJ. A. Smith. the present delegate
from the Territory. Mr.. Murphy also says that
"Buckey" ONeil, the Prescott litterateur has
been offered the POpulist nomination, but thai
he will not accept it. ONeil fiIrted with the
Republicans for time In the hope of receiving
recognition from that party, but falling 10 his
effort he bolted the party.
S. G. Mccormick, Pinkerton detective from
Chicago, is in the city looking for a man named
Bender, who is said 10 have eloped with the
wife of newspaper man named Cary from
WATERFOWL. S. D., and is thought TO be in thi:
State. Bender, he says. is a wealthy elevator
man who lived IN Spencer, Iowa, while Mrs
Cary's home WASH WATERFOWL. where her nus
band publishes paper called Public Opinion
Bender deserted his wife and family and Mrs
Cary left behind her one child, which she hac
taken TO the home OF her husbands parents il
Iowa. Mrs. Cary made 3 visit 10 the former
home Of her husband, ana, after being joined
by Bender, the two started west.
Mi. and Mrs. George W. Howe. Mr.. and Mrs
j. II. Wade aud DR.. and Mrs. George @. Russell