The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-04
AROUND THE CORRIDORS

"ln that the Omaha Bee the leading Republi-
can paper OF the State, is violently opposing
| the regular nominee for Governor. This Oppo-
stion, IL Is believed, will not prevent the cleo
| ton or Majors, however, as it is understood
that personal feeling is largely responsible for
the attitude of The proprietor of the Bee. The
| POpuists, firmly believe, have lost ground
| heavily in The State within the past
| few weeks. AS an Illustration, 1 might
| cite the conditions in my own county.
| Nebraska formerly paid a 2-cent bounty on
beet sugar and the POpulist member from my
| district was the man VINO introduced the bill
| reDudiating the measure. This year we have
/ absolutely no crop except beets. These find a
market because they had been contra cted Tor
prior TO the shutting down of the factory. Hun
dreds OF tons have been marketed in Grand
Island this fall. and 1t is the only relief that
the farmers have experienced from the severe
| drought The application of the new tariff TO
| their personal interests has caused a wonder
| full transformation in their political views and
this condition or affairs is noticeable all over
| the State. The manufacture OF beet sugar is
| bound to be one of the future industries in Ne
| braska, and the hostile attitude OF the Demo.
cratic party toward that industry Will alone
! cost 1t thousands Of votes"
Politics is naturally the all-absorbing topic
| about the hotel corridors nowadays and the
! greatest interest eyinced among travelling men
| seems 10 center on New York Stale. A. j.
| Williams, who is connected with large English
! brewery syndicate In New York City, men,
| toned few interesting phases of the campaign
there while the matter was under discussion in
| the Palace yesterday. 1--WE have two classes
of voters In New York and Brooklyn" said he,
(which ordinarily pay but little IL any attention
| TO State politics. but which will be very much
| in evidence this year. | refer to the very
wealthy men who live upon their incomes and
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the heavy tradeSmen. The former usually put
in their time abroad or at the vari.
Gus resorts, only deemiug il necessary 10
vote at Presidential elections, and the after
| seemingly never have the time TO vote except
on similar occasions. This year they are all
registered, and am pleased to say that very
large majority of them VIII vote the Republican
| ticket on State issues ana the opposition ticket
| TO Tammany In local affairs. The developments
of the Lexow investigation have been of so
| hideously corrupt nature that all reputable
| men have awakened to the demand Of the hour
that radical change in our rulers Is necessary.
/ Party lines III New York City have never been
so thoroughly wiped out as at present, and in
conversation relative to the campaign one
| seldom hears the names Of either of thesold
parties. 1t is all Tammany or anti Tammany
| now"
j. I. Meacbam, gentleman connected with
/
curing patents, was at the Palace yesterday.
Ee was In Bakersfield recently and while there
| examined a machine invented by Felix Frem-
| merry Of that place which Is designed to extract
! The fiber from the ramie plant and all fbrOus
woods. The machine Is called a "decorticator"
and its inventor claims that il WILL with tn as
| sistance OF two men and boy. VINO are re-
/ quired to operate IT, 10 the work of 1900 China
men. The work OF extracting the fiber OF the
/ mi an lie hac haan
| found inexpedient 10 attempt its culture here
| because OF the impOssibiity of competing with
the cheap Chinese labor. The fiber Is used In
| the manufacture Of Chinese silk, MANILA rope,
| and in fact wide range OF textile fabrics.
| The machine. MIR. Meacham says, appears to be
an unqualified success. and II ir proves so ii
will be the means OF developing new and
great Industry in California. These fbrOus
plants are said 10 grow and thrive marvelously
| on irrigated lands, and the benefits to be de-
| rived from this source would be of incalculabe
value. The Kern County Land Company is said
| to be back of Mr.. Eremmery's Investigations in
this line.
| while in New York recently met man
| who few years ago had a national reputation
| but of whom we hear but little now" said B.
| Ii. Martin OF Denver In the Palace yesterday.
81 refer to Brick Pomeroy, who had national
| career In my lime, and subsequently dropped
means. He still actively booms his Atlantic
| and Pacific mining tunnel scheme, and the
project, lie says, still has many contributors.
He has large clerical force working under
| him in his quarters on Broadway, near the big
newspaper Offices The principle involved In
| the working OF this mine was that, as all ore
| leads run downward. IL tunnel was started al
| the base OF mountain ana worked horizon
tally many veins OF ore would probably be
| struck. No mining scheme ever inaugurated
in this country was doomed as persistently and
| as successfully as this was for time. and the
| wonderful energy of PomerOy aud his appar-
ent sincerity in his belief that IL would ulti-
mately pay sustained vitality in the movemen t
long after it had been demons trated that ii
could not possibly succeed"
l.. A. Ribas, the interpreter who Is employed
by the Burlington people, and who recently re-
turned from trip TO Japan where he accom-
panied the Korean Minister. tell s story about
the attempt made upon the life OF the present
Gar OF Russia In Japan couple OF years ago
which materially differs from the reports
hitherto published IN this country. TIE al.
tempt it will be remembered, was made while
the then Czarowitz was riding In a jinrick sha,
and the report then published stated that his
lie mao been saved only through the prompt
action OF his cousin, Prince George. Mr..
Rlbas met one OF The carriers OF the cart in
which the CzarOwitz was seated and VINO was,
In reality, the man who saved the life OF his
royal patron. For this action the carrier was
presented with 10000 rubles by the Russian
Government and the Japanese Government
also handsomely remembered the brave act by
giving the man a fine bouse In Toxic The
credit OF the action was given TO Prince George,
IL Is supposed, for political errect.
Several members OF the Woman's Equal
Rights League held quiet meeting in one Of
the rooms Of the California yesterday. The
league recently Endorsed the candidacy OF Mr..
Sutro for Mayor, because 1t was supposed he
was In sympathy with the objects OF the organ
ization, but recently a large number of the
members have announced their determination
to urge the election OF Mr.. Ebert, and the meet
Ing held yesterday was for The purpose of
efecllDg arrangements looking TO this end. On
tuesday, many of the ladies will turn out In
carriages appropriately lab LED with notices.
banners, etc., and labor for the candidates who
are In favor OF woman suffrage.
number OF travellers at the various hotels
are watching with interest the initial trips Of
the new train, the "Suuset Limited" between
this city and New York. with view Of return