The morning call., 1894-12-28
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Z. L. House OF Bradford. Pa, who was at the
| Lick yesterday, is a gentleman with singular
| avocatlon. 1t is his business TO procure
"freaks"-men and women who have acquired
great notoriety, and. in fact, anything ont of
the ordinary, for exhibition in a number OF
museums owned by an Eastern syndicate.
my duties take me TO all quarters of the
United States and Canada" said he yesterday,
but do not go outside of the territory men,
toned as all foreign countries are attended to
by other agents. or course get my pointers
from The newspapers, and when hear of some.
thing or somebody with an extraordinary his.
tory l immedia ely look the person or thing up
and satisfy myself as to its pecunary worth as
a curiosity for exhibition. / nave just come up
from the south, where 1 went TO secure As an
attraction a boy who had been swallowed by
an alligator and came out alive after the I'M
comfortable experience. Now the boy Will be
a drawing card for months, and, meanwhile, will
secure enough money in payment for his SER
Vices TO well repay him for his involuntary iso-
lation. The object of my trip here Is, of course,
secret as yet There are a number of men who
are engaged in the same business as myself,
and it wouldn't pay to allow them % get wind
of my intentions. With men and women we
always make contracts for specified time, and
always at good salaries. We take all the risk,
and If the venture proves failure we are the
only mes who lose anything"
Tie Palace Hotel is In receipt OF the latest
bulletin from the Hotel Mems Confidential
Agency of New York, which Is organized upon
similar basis to an association OF hotel men in
this State, the object OF which Is TO report hotel
beats aud delinquents. The list referred to con-
tains the names OF "a persons, with an aggre-
gate Indebtedness 10 the hotels OF S22. 419 81.
The name of the beat Is given. together with
the amount he owes and brief personal de.
scripton. The popularity OF the list is that
most of the amounts run over 500. One man
In Jersey City. who is described as lawyer. Is
quoted as owing 1891 81, another individual
Is down for S1129 So. and II the report be cor
rect still another owes the Barrett House of
New York $1216 Is. The list includes only
the names of the larger debtors, and contains
many that are well and widely known. These
reports are issued at stated periods by the diff
ferent associations OF hotel men throughout the
country ana are exchanged by the associations.
so that man who once succeeds In beating
hotel will find 1t difficult 10 repeat the perform
ance among members of the different assocla-
tons.
General Antonio Ezeta In the midst of his
preparations for war is not unmindtui of the
joys which come to children at Christmas time,
and his presents to his two little daughters
Otilita and Mercedta. on Monday were magnlf.
icenr. Each was presented with splendid gold
bracelet set with a cluster of rubies, a pair of
diamond earrings, pearl breastpln and innu-
merable dolls, toys and trinKets.
E. j. Sanford of Knoxville, Tenn, is at the
Palace. Mr.. Sanford is president OF the Knox
vile and Ohio Railroad, portion of the system
of the East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia