The morning call., 1894-03-02
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

AROUND THE CORRIDORS.
The recent Infusion of royal blood into the
social life of CalifOn was under discussion
among party OF gentlemen al the Palace last
night when one Of them remarked: The COM
Ing OF distinguished foreign gentlemen brings
10 my mind The experience OF a certain pros
pective heiress of this city who is now mar
rled, but whose name still appears before the
public from time to time. When the announce
ment was fits made public that she would in-
beTit several millions reports varied 10 the
exact number) proffers of marriage began To
Iut IN an appearance from gentleman across
the water who MADE up in the length OF their
titles what they lacked In dlmens of purse.
Ii is a fact That over fifty offers of this charac-
Ter were received, and the cold blooded manner
in which some of them were worded was abso-
luteiy startling In The meTcenary spirit plainly
declared. Some of these documents sporIed
coat OF arms as big as a mans hat. One
OF the aspiranfs stated that he would ex-
peet that twOtniIds OF the young lady's for.
iure should be settled upon him. A New
YORK paper offered $4,000 in cash for the
oh Of letters, but for obvious reasons II was
not accepted"
7. A. Garbe. a capt. alist OF Boston whom III
health has induced 10 travel, was passenger
on the Panama steamer AcapuIco which ar
South America, visiting Guatemala, Costa
Riea and portions or Salvador and Honduras,
where lie had heard opportunities for profitable
investment existed. Tie greater portion of the
planters. he says, only remain In the country
long enough each year TO harvest their crops OF
coffee. Great difficulty is experienced in secur-
log labor, as the natives are unwilling to work
No enterprise or improvement is noticeable
Each succeeding Government absorbs all the
IL ht,
German merchants, who have secured Ameri.
can citizenship as means OF securing protec.
lion. The PRINCIPAL diet of the natives is cake
made from pulTeriZed corn, and they very sell
dom have meat. in The best hotels he says
the living aud accommodations are bad and the
feas uncomfortable. Transportation is prin-
cipally by muletack, there being only one
road, IA miles in length. on the Pacific side. it
extending from Punta Arenas 10 Esparta.
Warden Aull OF Folsom Prison was IN the
city yesterday, and when seen at the Palace, In
reply TO inquiries about an inflated bandit who
recently entered the prison, said that In three
months lime The fellow would be desplsed by
even his fellow convicts. THAT man Is the
worst fraud ever fosted upon the notice of
Callfornians," said he, "but when we shaved
Die beard on and clapped him IN among the
rest OF the prisoners he lost his identity for all
time TO come. There is nothing which so
quickly brings these fellows TO proper realiza-
ton OF their position Ia a prison as TO show
them that they are exactly upon the same plane
as the hundreds of other criminals. Bachman,
the murderer, who three years ago almost de-
moraliZed the san Quentin Prison by his alleged
hypnotic powers, Is as meek aud lowly a con-
Wet as we have In Folsom. The other fellow, OF
whom you speak, Is not allowed 10 converse
win anybody, and the guards are not permitted
to speak to him or recognize him In any way
unless absolutely necessary.
In the matter OF titles L think California
VIII lake rank with mot of the Southern
states, where they are proverbially as thick as
mortgages on Kansas farm" said Il. T
Holmes OF Portland last night For Instance
saw j. b. Marine of Sacramento about the
falace The other evening. He was appointed
adJutant-genera OF California by Governor
IRWIN and served just one day, the Legislature
refusing 10 conf IN him because Gas it was
generally supposed at the iime) he was
southern man. But the title OF general has
eIung 10 him ever since. L. o. Miller. who ran
Tor Surveyor-General against General Relchert.
also noticed is in the city, and he Is another
Illustration. Although his candidacy was up-
successful lie has since that lime been mil
larry called general and all his mail comes
oireeled In that way. Both are estimable gen.
litmen. and merely cite them as instances OF
custom IN California that Is becoming more
ana more widespread
d. w. Drvin OF Devon, traveller OF extensive
acquaintance and wide experience, who Is at
tue occidental. was speaking yesterday OF
custom which prevails in some OF the Austrian
towns, by which a class of debtors who dre
numei Gus In almost every locality are success
iniiy contended with. The landlords IN these
towns have black-lists, or a tenants directory
as u Is called, upon the pages OF which the
names OF every renter In the place II entered.
Au asterlSk opposite name indicates that
p'rsons undesirable Qualities as tenant. The
landlords meet at stated intervals to hear CON-
paints and take action thereon. and II is said
ihat all charges are carefully scrufnIZed and
investigated before any action prejudtcial 10
the alleged offender is taken. Vienna, II Is
Claimed, has more people who live beyond the r
means taan any other city in the world, and
TN housebolders have adopted this means of
sell deienSe against the army OF tenants which
prefers TO move rather than pay rent.
One OF the most novel features in the way OF
railway construction that has come under my
observation is that proposed at Brighi on Eng
iand." said L. L. Blaze of the Boston and
Albany road yesterday. Ii is a marine rail-
way Tor the purpose Of connecting Brighton
WITH the little village OF Rptlingdean. some
three or Tour miles to the Q ,stward. The rails
VIII De laid on the solid rock with concrete.
ana at high water will be covered by tile sea,
whicn, however, Will not affect the carriages,
the latter being supported on framework