The morning call., 1894-02-28
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

DpSdkluB dUOul cdIly-udJ investments Oh a
profitable nature IN the West reminds me OF
one that Marsh Murdoch, the editor of the
Wichita tkans.) Eagle, made when that thriv-
ing city was but hamlet" said A. V. Spence.
Topeka real estate man, at the Occidental
yesterday. "MurdoeK started one of the first
papers in Wichita. Ii was weekly. and his
experience with delinquent subscribers was
probably about the same as that experienced
by all newspaper proprietors. Que OF this Glass;
however, came into town one day with a load
OF potatoes. which he turned over to the editor
on account. Murdoch had more potatoes than
his family could consume 10 a year and lie
snapped the 'murphys' for town lot, an arti-
Gle Of commerce at that time even more pIenti-
ful and less profitable than potatoes. Murdoch
paid the taxes on the property for several years,
until along came the famous boom. Values
went above the clouds, and one sunny day he
sold out the proceeds of that load of potatoes
for $50, 900 clean cash."
C. p. Huntington, president of the Southern
Pacific road, could doubtless give some utter
estiDg inside history In connection with the now
almost forgotten Credit Mobilier, were he so
disposed. The subject incidentally came up
during conversation yesterday, and Mr.
Huntington made the statement that Schuyler
COlfax and others who suffered in reputation
from heir connection with the scandal had
done no Intentional moral wrong. "These
said he land the transaction was perfectly
legitimate. The mistake they made was in their
endeavOr to conceal the transaction when the
investigation came. One OF the suspected per-
sons summoned before the Congressional in-
vestigating committee was asked the question:
Did you at a certain time become possessed
of Credit Mobier stock?' Yes, / did, re-
piled the witness; 4 bought 100 shares and
paid for them. Why?' That ended the wilt
ness examination"
A. P. Price, one of the most prominent Ma.
sons in New York State, is visiting friends In
Alameda. He told a CALL reporter yesterday
OF an interesting clock which had recently come
into the possession Of the Grand Lodge of which
he is a member. The timepiece is known 10
be at least 112 years DID, and was The properly
OF Yorktown Lodge in the troubled days when
George Washington. Lafayette and other dis
tinguished revolutionary heroes were members
of that branch of the order. The lodge went
out of existence in 1912 and the history of the
clock from that time up 10 its recent discovery
In pawnshop Is unknown. 1t is of the eight
day variety, is covered by mahogany case
and stands about eight feet high The name of
John Fisher, Yorktown" is engraved upon
| the face.
"Your Congressman Geary is meeting with a
good deal of criticism in the East, and not a
little fur is bling poked at him quietly by the
newspapers regarding his position as Il men,
Der of the committee on commerce on the New
York bridge bill.'' said j. j. Herndon, New
York architect, who is in the city, yesterday.
"Mr. Geary has been quoted as saying that
until the East River bridge was built it was
not supposed that a steel wire could be made of
sufficient tensile strength TO hold together for
distance of 1000 feet and that all wire pre-
yiously made had parted of its own weight at
that length. AS matter OF fact. the strongest
no6o 70 run
weight If stretched across a chasm seventeen
miles wide, assuming detection equal to one
half the span."
AT least portion of the unmarried women
OF my town are making things warm for the
| local school board" said w. l.. Taylor Of Con-
corda, Kan, yesterday. THAT body recently
| adopted a rule by which unmarried school
teachers who accept matrImony during their
| term of employment shall forfeit one-half of
a mouths salary If the lady marres home
man. and full months salary if the groom Is
! imported from some other county or 8 ate.
| The women say the lack OF available timber
| among the male inhabitants OF COncordia is so
manifest that If the board proposes TO take any
! action at ali IL should rot only refrain from
imposing penalty for marrying home man.
but should give the girls a premium for so
| doing.'
John q. Follansbee. formerly of California,
Is cutting wide swath among the clubmen OF
New York in social way at present." said II.
M Black. a prominent politician OF that city
yesterday. 1.-THE newspaper paragraphers
nave taken him UP, and that Is an indication Of
popularity at home which Is looked upon with
decided favor by those who desire TO be In the
SWIM One of these scrbes In writing OF him
recently said that as he came from California
nothing was thought OF his breezy ways; thar
poetic 1 halo fingers around him. although he
n Enff 1<1n~ he IL nlnfn a
the Follansbees described in Bre Harte's
| Poverty Flat where one OF the Follansbee
daughters danced down the middle with the
man who shot Sandy MeGee.'"
"The chameleon has been given new lease
OF life as an article OF commerce I'D in Can
ada" said Thomas Warren of Toronto yester-
day. 'The courts were appealed to by the
| Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to
stop their sale, but 4 decision rendered recently
| gives the dealers an open market. One OF the
| latter set up In his defense that the lizard
| Az pstt, hi In hau In or fspf had