The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-12
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

A. w. Nelson of Boston, who was at one
time interested in the success of the Panama
canal scheme, and who lost good pie OF
money by the failure of that enterprise, Is III
the city. and was speaking yesterday Oh tne re-
appearance OF the man Art0n (who III VIII De
recalled, was prominently involved in the Fan
anna scandaD in connection with another fraud
This time it Is the line to Jerusalem ana Inc
Holy Land which has suffered from Arton's &C.
tivity. The railroad, Mr.. Nelson says. was
originally planned by French financial COM
rany called LIE Credit, which failed some years
ago after absorbing good deal OF money be-
longing TO the Vatican, 1t having lald mucn
stress during its existence upon its services TO
the church, thus gaining the patronage OF tne
faithful. Arton was chosen TO head the Jerusa-
lem enterprise and he commenced business oy
letting the contract for building the road Tor
three times as much as the work was worth, the
construction company subs quenty turning
over The road TO the railroad company when 1t
was in no condition to be worked and numer-
GUS and severe accidents were the result. AS
a consequence last March when the coupons
fell due, Mr.. Nelson says, thrre was no money
10 pay them, and the outlook for the original
is naturally very bad.
Miss Sylvia j. Eastman. principal of the
Ogentz (Pa.) school for young ladies, arrived In
Mrs. William II. Mills. Miss Eastman is con-
sidered 10 be one of the first art critics of the
country, and her lectures on that subject, OF
which she has delivered many, attract much
attention in art circles. She Is one or those
women eminently fitted by nature to make
a successful educator, combining as she
dees many lOvabe qualities which win fer her
the affection of her pupils, with ability OF such
high order as TO command their respect. She
will remain in the city for four or five weeks
and as there are large number of young ladies
ON this coast who have received their eduea-
tiona training under The intelligent direction
OF Miss Eastman IL is probable that reception
Will be rendered her by them prior TO her re-
turn East.
Captain j. c. Wendt, who returned 10 this
city Friday from his ranch in the Santa Cruz
Mountains has been trying an experiment in
his large walnut orchard which is of quite a
novel nature. Underneath The soil few inches
IN the land upon which his orchard is located
| lies thick stratum o. bardpan, which prevents
| the trees from attaining normal growth. The
| captain caused holes to be sunk In the ground
to the depth of about six feet, in which charges
of dynamite were placed and exploded, with a
result that the ground was loosened for dis
lance OF from fifteen TO twenty feet in all direc-
lions and without injury TO the trees. Captain
| Wendt now proposes 10 follow up his expert
| ment upon more extensive scale.
A small hut select party of English gentle
| men spent a portion of last evening at the
| Orpheum and subsequently dined at the Occl-
dental, after which one of the guests, George
Henry FELTON,, formerly court pianist to the
Princess Louise, entertained the party with
music. Joseph Grandelmeyer OF Nevada and
Miss Cohen, the representative of large Eng
lish iewelry house at the fair, were among the
| guests,