The morning call., 1894-02-09
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

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Evening News. is at the Palace with his family.
Some years ago Mr.. Butler established the
News when its only assets were a press, few
fonts of type and goodwill" which could
nave been purchased at a nominal hgure To-
day the paper Is rapidly approaching the 100-
600 mark in circua ion, while last year its pro-
prietOr purchased a lot for 100000 on which
TO erect a new building besides other prop
erty) out of the income of the paper and had
enough left 10 cash 10 come 10 the MidwiDter
Fair and take trip around the world in add
lion. The date OF the News start on its upward
march was contemporaneous with the first APP
pearance of the maria Halpin" story. which
was originally published IN the principal COM
petitor of the News and which etiectually killed
the sheet In the course of time. Since then the
News has held the field In Western New York
practically without opposition. Four editions
OF the paper are issued each day, and fire.
queDTly The extras" Will more than equal that
number. Personally Mr.. Butler is one of the
most popular men ID New York State.
II read an Illustration of the necessity OF a
Pacific cable the other day which impressed me
forcibly." said Robert Herndon, the Pittsburg
glass manufacturer, AT the Palace yesterday.
1T was 10 the effect that the news OF the two
most important events in the Hawaiian episode
passed between Washington and Honolulu only
after travelling backward around the globe
21.0OO miles In order TO compass a direct
distance of some 5000 miles. The news of the
decision Of President Cleveland 10 ATTEMPT the
restoration OF the Queen reached Hawaii first
by steamer from New Zealand. having Travelled
by telegraph under the North Atlantic and
through The whole OF Europe. Asia and Aus
Iraiia, 10 reach the port from which the steamer
sailed. \ cable $500 miles long from San
Francisco 10 Ii oDoulu would have saved 81 900
miles OF teleeia ph and steamship travel and
about two weeks in time in each instance
Lemuel Warren OF ST. Louis, who was at the
Occidental yesterday, says that the hard times
have developed peculiar kind Of circulating
medium In that city. People who do not feel
disposed 10 give money outright 10 meGdicanls
have resoried to the plan Of purchasing meal
tickets fIOm The various relief depots and give
them instead. 1t seems hat these tickets have
acquired pecuniary value in certain of the
lower order of saloons, and one ticket is good
for glass of beer, while two Will buy stiff
drink Of whisky as well as dinner. The
tickets are only redeemabe in food, of course,
at the relief stations, but the saloon-keepers
have found the tickets a cheap way of dis
pensing with free lunches by selling the tickets
al a reduced figure.
Police Justice Patrick Divyer OF New York
arrived at the Palace a day or two ago. His
coming was not particularly shrouded In
mystery, but the fact OF his arrival not being
made public may be attributed 10 he absolute
and inexeusabe ilegibliiy OF the geDtleman's
signature on the register. The clerk who made
the entry on the hotel ledger struggled with the
hierOgyphics for awhile. and finally gave it up
in despair, and accredited poor John Doe"
with five-dOllar. day suite of apartments as
q substitute. Justice Dvyer is one of five big
Tammany leaders who are at present travelling
for their health. The other four are Richard
Croker, Barney Rorke, Commissioner Michael
L. DAILY and Larry Delmour.
1.-THE recent appeals 10 the charitaby inclined
all over the country In aid OF the poor have de-
yeloped some original suggestions, and offers
from men of philanthropic turn of mind" said
w. A: Haskell OF the Pittsburg Board OF Chart
ties yesterday. In Philadelphia Mr.. Huber
sent $1,000 TO the relief committee with the
instructions That IL be used solely TO help de-
serving working people in danger OF eviction.
In my city an equally considerable gentleman
has deposited a round snm OF money to prevent
similar persons from having their water or gas
supplies cut of during the present hard times"
The spread OF the chameleon fad to this city
has naturally created some interest here in The
efforts maze 10 suppress the sale OF the little
animals in Massachusetts,. John V. Helps OF
Boston, who is In the city, says that the effort
was failure The Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty TO Animals took the matter up and
carried 1t into the courts, but the latter decided
that In the absence of cases OF speclhc cruelty
they can do nothing, and even If this were
proven only the individual offenders could be
punished.
H. l.. Potter OF Philadelphia is in the city.
He Is an official In the Manayuhk Passenger
Railway Company of Philadelphia, and states
that his company has just secured the priv
ilege from the City Council 10 construct an
electric trolley line. He says that all the prin
cpal lines in that city will soon adopt the same
motive power. Tie Manayunk ana Roxbor-
ough Inclined Plane Railway Company and The
Old York Road Company have been granted
the privilege of changing their systems to the
trolley.
George 3. Chester of Pleasant9n, Kansas,
was at the Russ yesterday. His town has re-
Gently elected a woman as Mayor Mrs. Anna
S. Austin by name. He describes her as
"buxom woman of 200 pounds and quite intel
ligent" Her husband is a railroad employe.
She was the leading speaker in The campaign
which resulted In her election, and managed it
so cleverly that she gained majority OF twelve
votes.
Professor Barnard Of the Lick Observatory
has recently received the highest honor be-
slowed by the French Academy for astr0nomi-
cal discovery. 1t Is the Arago gold medal
and has been conferred but once before, when
IL was bestowed upon Professor Vernier for his