The herald., 1894-03-12
HERE AND THERE.

WAS present one day last week Wnou
friend was talking to Gen. Russell
Alger, ex governor OF Michigan and
quadrennial candidate for the presi'
dency, about the present hard times.
The governor has an intense longing to
60 to Washington and occupy the white
house, but the prospect gets more dis
tant each year. The conversation turned
on the Industrial army now forming in
this city.
These men," said the speaker, in
tend to 90 to Washington"
The governor kept silent a moment,
and then replied with pathetic sort OF
quiet eloquencs:
TITS very long ways to Washington
sometimes;" aud he sighed.
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On the same occasion an incident oc'
Cured which shows how quickly even
the notable ones are forgotten. Senator
Philetus Sawyer of Wisconsin was talking
about the past in the senate and Cali-
fornia's representatives. 81 remember
one man yea need 80 have there, !" be
said, who was the most persistent
worker ever saw. He alwaye got what
ever he went after, through sheer appli-
cation. What was his manner l can't
think Of it now"
Mr.. j. M. Crawley. VINO was present,
suggested Sargent"
"Yes, that was his name," answered
the senator. by the way, what has
become of him2 He's been keeping
very quiet the past few years"
II any one could tell just what Mr..
Sargent has been doing for the past few
years it would be very interesting mat
ter.
General Agent Crawley of the South
ern Pacific never loses an opportunity OF
singing the praises OF Santa Monica
land he sings well) as q harbor. Last
evening at the Press club he was dilat-
ing on his favorite subject when Tom"
Rowan chipped in with, "Yes, sir, there
is only one place between Point Concep-
cion and San Diego for a harbor--only
one place that has all the natural ad-
vantages, only one place whore there
could be no rivalry, only one place
where"
you mean Santa Monica, of course, "
interrupted Crawley.
mot bit of it. / mean San Juan
Capistrano," was the answer, and the
railroad man slammed the door and de-
parted.
The mayor was right. Under the
benignant reign OF Richard l. it is q
harbor of refuge for the weary. the
surfeited of urban life, the worldly,
the lame, the halt and the blind, for
under his CHEEKY attentions, the warm
ing influence of his enchilades con
caliente, his toothsome tortillas and
soul-satisfying tamales, his Colorado
msduro mucha hermosa senoritas who
lend tobasco piquancy to existence at
San Juan, one lives in chateau d.
Espagne, with constant succession oil
Arabian nights.
San Francisco paper gives the fol-
lowing midwinter fair incidents in which
figures Judge Fitzgerald of this city.
In the central court, near the ale.
gorical fountain, is a white statue oi
enormous proportions. 1t looms up like
g representative OF Mount Shasta, and
after dark>is the terror OF the supersti-
tions among the foreign residents of the
fair grounds. There has been mucii
curiosity to learn whom the sculptor in
tOuucu w ECpi Cu0hes Ao mobeot VI
fact, it is presumed to be the discoverer
OF america, aILnough it's identity is
known only to the executive committee,
and to those Who remember it's place in
the Columbian exposition. The other
day Jddge W. F. Fitzgerald was walk
ing around the court with little girl.
"Who is that?" asked the child point
ing to the statue.
"Well," said the judge, rehectively
after a searching examination, 'itt
pretty hard to tell whether it's George
Washington. De Young or Ada Rehan.
l guess it must be Badlam."
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What a difference there is when
things are different.
Iwssat Black Crook performance
the other night, when | met wei
known man about town. who has been
divorced on account of infidelity and II
now maintaining a fascinating younG
woman in a luxuriously furnished fiat
and who has twice in his career been in
volved in more or less dishonest fnan-
cial transactions.
De Jones, as he may as we'll be called
came out st the end OF the third &C
and expressed surprise at my beinI
present. II am going home," he said
sit is too immoral for me. l never saw
such vulgar exhibition" And out h'
went.