The morning call., 1894-01-20
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

j. F. Faik and wife of Sydney, New South
Wales, are at The California. being among the
arrivals on the steamer last evening. Mr.. falK
is at the head OF house In Sydney which Is
associated with the firm of Williams, Brown Il
Co.. The wholesale shipping and commission
merchants Of this city. He says that Ausiraila
Is making rapid strides toward complete re-
coveiy from tie late financial troubles, and
that The banks which were temporarily en-
bariassed have all resumed The boasied de-
pOsiIs of over Sb0.0o0,000 in three San Fran
cisco savings banks are overshadowed by one
similar institution In Sydney. which, Mr. FAX
says, has over that amount. MIR. and Mrs Falk
were formerly residents OF New York but are
delighted with their new home in Australia.
Social life in Sydney. they say, differs from That
OF the cities OF This and other countries III that
there is no city life, so called, as all The bank
ers, merchants and other well-to-do business
men live In the suburbs.
An elderly man. who was attempting TO dis
pose Of a lot Of alleged smuggled cigars 10
gentleman in front Of the Occidental Hotel last
night, was pointed out TO CALL reporter as
man with history. "Some lime ago" said II.
o. Perry, a Kansas City commercial traveller,
THAT man was respected citizen OF ST. Joe,
Mo, with wife and two intelligent daughters,
all OF whom went In good society. The man
was himself welbred and educated, and al
though lie had no visible means OF support his
fact caused no comment until after sensa-
iional experience. The breaking out of malig-
nant smallpox among the students In a medical
college al Keokuk, Iowa, led TO an investiga-
tlon as 20 where This disease originated, and it
was found that 1t had developed from body
furnished the college by professional 'Tesur-
rectionsi' The present eigar-seler was that
man, and the exposure caused his wife and
daughters to leave him and ultimately drove
him out OF that section OF the country"
Mr.. Hashigucbl. the new Japanese Consul to
New York, who 10 at the California was speak
ing yesterday of some OF the peculiarities OF
railroad travel in Japan. The roads there are
312 feet gauge and the cars usually 1S feet
long. The rates OF fare are divided into three
classes and range from 1 cent 10 3 cents
mile. Crossings at grades are absolutely pro-
hibned. The japanese are great travellers and
the most Of them buy third-class tickets. A
PECULIARLY of travel in Japan is that at every
station Oh the platform teapot full OF tea and
a cup may be purchased for about 21a cents.
The price includes the whole outfit. These
articles are also found in most OF the hrst-elass
carria ges. No conductors are employed, but
the passenger shows his ticket on entering the
gate and suTTenders IT when leaving the cars.
"Wben / spoke TO you the other evening
about the failure in late years 10 observe jack
sons day / neglected 10 mention one interest
Ing circumstance in connection herewith
said Il. T. Holmes, a Nashville (Tenn.) attorney
who Is in the city. ''As you are aware, The
Hermitage Jackson's old home. is near Nash
ville and still living there Is Uncle Alfred, the
famous ex-Presldenps body servant. The old
fellow acts as guide about the premises for
tourists who visit the spot and is the only per-
son now living who was at the bedside OF
Andrew Jackson when he died."
Minister Thurston. just before leaving the
city for the East, told several gentlemen OF a
map which hangs in the Office OF the Hawaiian
Star, showing the result or the survey made by
The Thetis of the bottom OF the racine, while
the proposed cable from this coast TO Hawaii
was under discussion. The map is said TO show
the bottom OF the ocean to be very level. it
being asserted that II 1t were dry land train
would be able 10 travel at the rate OF sixty
miles an hour a distance of 500 miles without
any grades being encountered.
L. j. Holbert, who is connected with the
Philadelphia pubshing-house of Lippiucotrs,
is In the city, and In discussing some OF the
peculiar phases of the book business last night
he said that work Is now In press wDicn IS
devoted entirely TO the errors found In standard
schooibOoks. In the books OF this KIND pno-
lisbed by one firm alone over 1000 errors nad
been found and some Of them were 50 palpably
wrong that IL was matter OF surprise that
they had not long ago been corrected.
Major-General Sims Qetlred). Royal En-
gineers, Ii. NJ. s., is at he Occidental with his
wife and daughter. They came from Australia
on the MonOwai, ana are en- route to their home
In England. General Sims has seen much ser
vice in India and Egypt, and although well ad-
vanced in years is still vigorous specimen OF
the wel-preserved English army officer.
United States Marshal George E. Gard of
Los Angeles came up to the city yesterday and
is registered at the Palace. He manifests but
little interest in the pursuit of Evans. and Is
understood TO be perfecting his plans for
rounding up" the notorious Apache Kid In
Arizona.
pEODI 2 TAI KED AR0IIT