The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-05
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Harriet Hosmer, the American lady who has
acquired worldwide reputation as a sculp-
tress, Is registered at The Palace. Her visit
here is for the purpose Of experimenting the
placing in position of the model of the cele-
brated Queen Isabella statue in the art depart
ment of the Midwinter Fair. The statue was
originally Intended for the art gallery OF the
Worlds Fair but misunderstanding be-
tween the lady managers of the fair aud
the representa- ives OF the Queen Isabella So
ciety prevented 1t being exhibited. Miss Hos
mer attributes the sOcety'S determination TO
take part in the Midwinter Fair 10 the kindly
interest manifested by Mrs. Strong, who
erected the pampas palace at he Worlds Fair.
Miss HOsmer was born in 1880, but is one Of
those kindly natures upon whom the passing
years make but little physical impression.
Colonel L. +. Moulton, who is popularity sup
posed to own about all the inhabitable portion
OF COlusa County outside CT the cities and
towns, is, with his daughter, registered at the
Grand. Mr.. Moulton owns now about 20.O 900
acres OF land, although his original holding
exceeded $4,000 acres. One prune orchard
of 100 acres netted, at the low price
OF the fruit last year, over 5000 an acre.
He is deeply interested in river Improvement
matters, and several years ago brought the
famous engineer, Captain j. B. Eads, out to
thereon. One of Mr.. MOulton's hobbies is to
bring the individuality OF Central California to
the fore, and all OF his letter-heads, envelopes
and other stationery bear the date line, go.
lusa, Central Callf0r MA"
j. T. de Freeze of Seattle, who was at the
Baldwin yesterday, says the survey of the
northern part OF the Colville reservation in
Washington has been completed, and that 1t is
believed in that locality that the land viii be
thrown open TO settlement during the coming
spring. The reservation is bounded on the
north by the British Columbia line on the west
by the Okanogan River and on the south and
east by the Columbia River. The portion TO
be thrown open TO settlement extends the whole
width Of the reservation and from the British
Columbia boundary to about thirty-sx miles
south. 1t has an approximate area Of $500
square miles.
The California footpads and epickpockets are
aiming for big game these days, and counts and
countesses fail their viciims Just like the ordi-
nary run OF mank nd. The costly experience
Of Count de Benghem with couple Of thugs in
the park the other day is followed by that OF The
Countess BraZza. She and her husband returned
TO the Palace yesterday from visit to San Jose
and that vicinity. While absent the Countess
pocket-book, containing round sum of money,
mysteriously disappeared, and her only ,ason
that person who went through the Worlds
Fair and escaped that kind OF an experience is
invulnerable TO attacks OF that Kind
J. S. Thomas, who is connected with the
Weather Bureau at Olympia, Wash, and who
was at the Occidental Hotel last evening, says
that the weather clerks up his way have a
newspaper Of their own. 1t is issued monthly
and is called the Washington State Weather
Reporter 1t contains a summary OF reports
from all over The State on the weather of the
preceding month, with interesting comments
and variety OF information on amateur OBJ
servaton The FIRST number was issued In
November.
Thomas Wells of Sanger who is at the Russ,
says that there were indications of an impend-
ing riot In his town last Sunday and Monday.
An evangelist named Walker had severely
CRITICIZED prominent citizen OF the place, and
Sunday night while he was preaching some
persons brew rotten eggs through the windows
of The church. Walkers friends took the mat.
ter up. but the other people declare that il was
the work of lot of boys
George Herndon of Chicago, one of the best
insurance statisticlans in the country, in speak
ing last night at the Palace OF the past years
losses In the country. said that they would
approximate S160,U0o.0 00 which is the largest
In The history of the country, except the year
OF the Chicago fire.
Frank L. Coombs of Napa. ex-Speaker OF the
Assem- bly,, ex-Minister to Japan and promi-