The morning call., 1894-08-11

and was favorite stopping place Tor all lraV-
elers, many famous men OF the naton having
at various times been guests under its TOOL.
Mr.. Craig says that The brick tavern mad what
was known as the haunted room" tno history
OF which was quite pathetic. Iradlllon mas IL
that IN short time after the tavern was nrst
opened gentleman and lady came Ia on the
stage from Louisville and registered as man
and wife. The LADY was young ana fenlarkao'y
beautiful and the morning after theit alINai
she was found in her bed Win her tnroaI cut
from ear to ear. The man had mystetiousS
disappeared and there was pot tue siisntoS.
trace left behind as 10 the fdentlncauon OF
either of the parties. At stated intervals after
ward the ghost of the young woman was ac
credited with startling appearances. Inc notei
was for years great point OF meeting iof
prominent statesmen during political cam
paigns and many relics of their visits are SAID
10 be still preserved in the house.
George T. Phillips of Houston. Tex, Is at the
Lick. He Is connected with the Houston, East
and West Texas Railroad and tells Oh re-
markable piece of work accomplished on that
line week ago last Sunday. Inc ROAD men,
toned was constructed as a narrow gauge, ana
the demands of trade, 1t was thought, Iequireu
making the line standard gauge. Whlie II IS
true that the line from Houston TO shreveport
is only 232 miles in length" said Mr.. Philips
vet as we had To move each rail out 1014 inches
the work done was equivalent to broadening the
gauge AGA miles OF track. as the WORK is usually
done, because it generally requires the moving
Of but one rail. All this was accomplished AZ
one day, and on the Monday following, ANU III
fact, every day since, our trains nave run fes
ularIy on time without single Wheei leaving
the track, which speaks we'll for the thorough
ness OF The job"
Rev. D. G. Collins and j. W. Mexican, TWO
missionaries from Siam, are at the Occluentai.
They say that at the time they lett tne country
the King was expected TO die at any moment
He had been in III health for long time. al
though but about 40 years OF age, dissipation
having proven his ruin. The impression pre-
walls among foreigners In Siam that the coun-
try will go out OF existence as a separate king
dom when the present King dies. Last winter
when the French were fighting for the Menan
River country they secured all The territory
east of the Cambodia River, which is about one
third OF Siam. aud now with the English In Bur-
nah on one side and the French In Cechln
China on the other, both ready and anxious TO
acquire possession of the country, Siam Is
thought to have little show to sustain herself.
Basil l. Petropavlovsky, whose official title is
chief of the second distance, first section OF the
Ussuri Railway, is al the Occidental. The road
mentioned is what Is better known as the Great
Siberian Railway, which the Russian Govern
ment is building. The gentleman named bears
a ablelooking document, written In
English French, German and Russian, which
certfes to his official standing. and is signed
by ViaZemsky, the builder OF tile Ussuri Rail-
way. The document requests the officials OF all
railway lines to AFFORD the bearer free leave to
visit and inspect all special works on their
lines and states that he IS on scientific mis-
sion to Europe via America.
COST Domtshof, musical prodigy from Rus
sia. is at the Occidental with his guardian. He
is but Is years of age, yet his mastery of the
violin is said to be marvellous. Young COST
saved his money when but years of age and
bought his first violin, and a year afterward as
tonished the first music teacher whose ac-
quaintance he formed by his proficiency on that
instrument. His father by this time became
convinced that the boy had unusual talent and
afforded him an opportunity for study. The
youth has appeared before the Car and
Czarina and other members Of the Russian
imperial family with marked success.
Lieutenant Downs L. Wilson. recently under
| Admiral Skerrett on the U. S. S. Baltimore Of
! the AsiatIc squadron, Is at the Occidental. He
| left his ship at Nagasaki, Japan, before the
! present troubles had broken out and received
his first intimation of the difficulty from the
| pilot who boarded the vessel upon which he
was a passenger yesterday morning.
Commodore L. A. Beardsley. U. s. N, Is at
the Occidental. he has been for the past two
| years cOmmandant at the Port Royal naval
| station In South Carolina and will succeed Ad-
| mral Skerrett In command of the Pacific squad
ron. He will assume his new duties either
here or at Mare Island upon the arrival of the
| admiral next week.
A. j. Nissan, tie Midwinler Fair concession
aire whose mysterious disappearance several
weeks ago caused some comment In this city,
has been seen in Seattle, travelling man from
this city having met him on the street.