The morning call., 1894-01-21
AROUND THE CORRIDORS

The subject Of the coming fight between Cor.
bett and Mitchell was under discussion at the
Baldwin yesterday afternoon among a small
circle OF gentlemen when j. A. Henry, who re-
sides In London remarked that few people
were aware that Mitchell had decidedly in
teresting family. "Mrs MITCHELL" said he. ais
the daughter of Pony Moore, the Snowman, and
Is said TO be very bright and charming woman.
The couple have four children, the Oldest.
Charles Jr., whom his father calls The MIN
per- Is years of age. and seems TO be possessed
OF all the lives prOverbially allotted to cat.
Recently he fell from the third story OF a house
at Brighton through skyight and alighJed In
baby's carriage, and when his parents were
Fastening down, expecting to pick up his life
less remains, he met them uniniured on the
stairway. Mitchell has an income of probably
$4,000 year. and is, IL Will be seen, not de-
pendent upon the prize-rng for support"
II see that the splendid building erected by
the Knights of Labor in Philadelphia has been
mortgaged by the order for S2O,OOO," said H.
l.. Hosmer OF that city. yesterday, in the Occi-
dental. 1.-The building was called Poverty's
Palace, and when it was erected here was A
strong protest made among a conservative eIe-
ment of workingmen who were at that time
Identified with the order, they claiming that it
was useless expenditure of money and ca leu
lated TO have bad influence upOn public
opinion. The edIfce was fitted up luxuriously
and the officers Of the order became vertable
hlgh-rollers. Extravaganza led to discomfort
and finally open rebellion among the better ele-
ment and 1t looks as if the recent mortgage
was the beginning of the end. Internal dissen-
sions have greatly weakened the orders use.
tulness in the East.''
Louis Lechmann, who came up from Fresno
yesterday, is the advance courier so 10 sneak
OF two rather distinguished tourists, who are
about to complete journey OF over 1000 miles,
from New York TO this city, on foot. Their names
are Count Won Schlaumeyer and Baron Won
Sommerhut. and they left New York City on
their long tramp on July Is. The trip was
undertaken upon wager OF $4,000 made by
the New Yorker Herold German newspaper.
with several gentlemen that the persons men,
toned could make the journey in III days, ex-
elusive OF nineteen days allowed for rest One
OF the conditions OF the bet was that the men
should take no money with them. Claus
Spreckels met them in Chicago and promised
to entertain them upon their arrival here. They
are expected here tomorrow.
II. Z. Temple, gentleman who has spent a
number OF years in the Alaskan fur trade. is in
the city. He estimates the value of seal furs
shipped from Alaska TO the London markets
and sold there since the Territory came into the
possession Of the United States at nearly
S33,OO0.000. while other furS to the value of
S16,OOO,O00 have also been marketed. Mr..
Temple says that many Norwegians are lately
making their appearance IN Alaska and ensag.
Ing in the industries common there.
II have just learned OF the death of John N.
Halett at Portland last week." said n
James. an Omaha railroad man yesterday. Sand
Il recalls memories Of days l was associated
with him when the Union Paeihe road was con-
strucled. Mr.. Hallett was the contractor wto
built the first mile OF this road. He commenced