The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-27
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Tombstone" the Press Club cal, Is the soli-
tary animal prnsioner upon the clubs bounty.
His dignifed air is matter Of common remark
among the frequeDters of the clubrooms, and is
usually attributed TO the Influence of assocfa-
lions. "Toomry," as he is Familiarity called, is
a monster in size and as black as the proven
bal ace OF spades. One remarkable feature
about Toomry's life is thit up 70 one morning
last week be had never, since his adoption by
the club when he was mere kitten, been out
OF the rooms. Last Thursday night one OF the
members pour portion OF a glass OF liquor
into Toomey's supply of drinking water, and 1t
is supposed. from subsequent DEVELOPMENTS.
that the cat took kindly to the strange refresh
ment. In front OF the clubrooms a large avn
ing covers the sidewalk. and under the exhil-
arating Influence of Scotch whisky Toomey
sailed forth through an open window, and with
dlstended eyes, arcned back and swollrn tail he
cayOrted from one end OF the structure to the
other. ever and anon making a Wild leap 10 the
air by way OF varying his exercise. The big
policeman who does duty on the corner thought
that one OF Colonel Boones animals had
escaped from the fair grounds. and was about
TO ring in for the patrol when Toomey ceased
his mad gyrations and disappeared through the
window.
''Talkng about siorms,n said A. M. Has
yesterday I've been through about as many
of them as the next man, but never struck
anything that equaled a sand blizzard that l
experienced on the Santa Fe road early In the
spring OF 1880. between Newton and HaIslead,
Kansas. We had ten coaches on the train and
were absolutely stalled ON the track for over
half hour by the force of the wind and the
penetrating sand. The latter sifted through
the crevices III the windows and filed the inte-
ror OF The coaches so that you couldn't see six
Inches in front OF you, ana breathing was
almost Impossible unless you held handker-
chief over your nostrils. Passage from one car
TO another was feat no man dared attempt for
fear of being blown from the platform, and
every one of US momeDtary expected the cars
TO be lifted bodily from the track. The en-
gineer told me afterwai d that he and the fire.
man simply sat down IN the bottom of the
engine cab, covered their faces and waited for
the expected end 10 come. a derby hat lost by
one OF the passengers, who rad his pane and
address printed on the lining, was found after
ward at Lyons, fourteen miles from the scene
of our trouble"
"The fall of Boss Mckane the GTavesend
politician, has become matter OF national in
terest," said I. J.. uosmer. an Albany IN. w
banker, yesterday, "and his disappearance will
take away familiar figure from the arena OF
State politics. When lie came up to The capi-
OF Gfavesend rs whose board he paid at the
best hotels and who lived on terrapin and
champagne at his expense. They were, like
most OF his political intimates, shady lot of
camp-followers, subssting on his bounty and
the tribute he had wruHg from the town. Nc
Kane, however, was unlike them in this re-
speet: that he never drank nor smoked aud was
never known TO gamble. With his downfall
Will also in all probability disappear the Me
caI fIo
has cut quite figure in he exercises attending
the Inauguration Of the Presidents of the
United States"
Ola you ever notice the remarkable change
III the variety and number of brands OF flour
nowadays as compared with those OF twenty or
more years 2" asked j. V. Allen who is
connec ed with one of the immense milling
establishments in Minneapolis, YESTERDAY "In
former years the XXX brand was known the
country over 10 be excellent. while The Xxx was
not SO good and the single Y was common stun.
All OF these brands have been discarded by the
miners IN late years, inspection and the roller
process having caused the change. To-day
lnefe are but four grades, officially known as
patent Extra fancy. fancy. and choice, the first
oeihg the best while the choice is common
article Every miller, of course. has his trade
marx, Out this Is In addition TO the grade which
Is determined by the flour inspectors in differ
ent clties.''
Two foreign commissioners for the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, Chicago. who at present.
are 10 The Palace Hotel. will sail tomorrow per
steamship Oceanic to the Orient. DIR. Z. Mat
suoiara, Imperial Japanese Commissioners, is
going to return to his home, and Mr. Emil s.
flscher' secretary to the Imperial Royal Aus
trian commissioners General. will accomplish
MS "Trip around the world. The latter gentle
man VINO has visited during the last tive years
france, England, Scotland and was In banking
connections for the past three wears in Buenos
AVres. Argentine ana Rio de Janeiro, will re-
main some time in Shanghai. China.
Philadelphia has made wonderful strides in
Tue uatter OF improving her streets during the
past year" said ID. M. Bulloeh OF that city yes
tefday. "aud from my observation here /
should mink San Francisco could well afford TO
emulate our example. Much of the work has
Deen done by he street railways, under what Is
known as The trolley ordinances, and al no cost
70 me CITY, The latt r spent during the year
something over S1.345. 900, while the various
tiohey companies expended about 81, 100000 in
paving, ana over fifty miles of cable road were
replaced with asphalt, granite blocks and vitrfl
fed bricks"
we have recently received a blueprint OF
the iatesl product Of English invention in the
way Oh locomotive" said an attache OF the
oouinern Pacific auditors office yesterday.
~ Is remarkable In several of Its features,
principal among which are its immense driving
wneeis- They are twelve feet in diameter and
'he horsepower of The engine is 1000. The
speed Is to be 100 miles per hour and the en-.
gine Is designed for service between London
anu Edinburgh. 1t being intended TO make the
Instance In six hours"
The Hon. Thomas Cornish. ex-senator from
h.