The morning call., 1894-08-14
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

A S. Newcomb, a prominent business man
OF Kansas City, who has been spending several
days in San Francisco, has noticed with no lit
tie interest the progress of the movement here
toward securing cleaner streets. In our
town." said he yesterday, I'VE are undergoing
exactly the same experience that your citizens
have encountered. The city officials, either
through inability or lncOmpetency, have sig
nally failed to do the Work In satisfactory
manner. and as a result the residents on Mer-
RAM place, fashionable quarter, last spring
undertook to do the work In that locality by
private enterprise. The district is kept clean
through the operation OF the Merriam Place
Street Improvement Club, composing forty per-
sons who live in the neighborhood, and who had
become Disguised with the inefticiency of the
municipal government. Each member put SO
into the fund. and a hand cart, shovels, brooms
and other appliances were purchased and a
man employed 10 do the work. Those inter-
ested in the plan and every one who has
watched its development are greatly pleased
with the results obtained, and the organization
will be continued from year TO year. Rigid in
spection has been maintained upon the work
done by the maH, and he was given 10 under
stand that inefficiency or neglect would cause
his discharge with no hope OF reinstatement
through political influence"
Henry Miller, who resides near Santa Rosa.
was,at the Occidental yesterday, and related
rather amusing case which has found its way
into the courts. 1t seems that several weeks
ago man was bitten by scorpion near Gun
adel and was taken to Santa Rosa for treat
ment. Uson arrival there 1t was found that
the man was in critical condition, but by ad-
ministering cOpous quantities of whisky and
applying other remedies the doctor finally
succeeded In pulling him through. To the
UpbO nd in fha
physician remarked that If they had given the
person bitten plenty Of whisky at once there
would have been no need OF a physician. A
few days later II happened that a second man
in The same locality was also bitten by scor-
pon, and recalling the physicians advice. one
of the Deighbors proceeded to load the man up
with WHISKY. The effect was all that could
have been desired as 10 counteracting the
poison of the bile; but it appears that while
still under the influence of the liquor, Mr..
Miller says, the man went home and worked
of bis enthusiasm by beating his wife, and now
she is suing the man who gave her husband
the whisky.
II. L. Yates OF Portland Or, who is in the
city, tells of a case OF heroic devotion on the
part OF a wife which developed during the strike.
Mrs. McFayden Of that city received word
that her husband had been shot and danger
ously wounded at De Lamar. Idaho. She was
at that time at Ellensburg, aud from that place
she made the journey TO Walula, distance OF
$50 miles, in haDdcar, travelling all night
and the day following, when the thermometer
registered 105 deg. From Wallula she was
carried by team to Pendleton, all trains having
been stopped. 1t is gratifying to state that the
injured man is In fine way to recover, Mr..
Yates says.
Sheriff O'Neal of San Luis Obispo County
came uD yesterday with prisoner bound for
San Quentin. The unfortunate was s. P. Ste
phens, who for some years wa City Clerk of
Paso Robes, married and of good standing in
the community in which he resided. High liv-
ing, however, caused his fall, and in an evil
moment he forged the signature of an indorser
to note for the small sum OF SEQ The crime
was committed, he was arrested. tried, SEN
fenced and sent TO prison within week.
Senator Langford OF Lodi. San Joaquin
County, is In the city. He thinks that the fall
election will develop somewhat OF surprise
for the politicians. 1.-The farmers are going to
be the medium through which this surprise will
materialize,' said he last night. "Under the
Australian ballot system they will 60 TO the
polls this fall and vote for the men whom they
think are best fitted for the offices sought, and
party lines are going to cut no figure with
ham