The morning call., 1894-01-06

five or SIX in the room, and when 1 was last in
that city the place never closed, day or night,
ana was crowded al almost all hours. No
other gIme but craps is played, and the pro-
prietor has made fortune out OF ereduious
brethren. He owns fine stable of horses and
is solid with the officials Of the CITY,"
Every large hotel IN San Francisco finds itself
10 possession OF a big stock OF trunks. valises
and similar property at the end of each year
which have been left by guests who have failed
TO pay their bills. The law specifies that such
properly shall be advertised before It is sold,
but as such course is expensive most OF the
hotels allow the head porter to dispose OF the
baggage as be may choose. The proprietor OF
one of the hotels Oh Montgomery street, who
prefers Q adhere strictly TO the letter of he
law, has enough unclaimed baggage stored
away in the basement of the house 10 start
couple Of secondhand stores.
George Tunney Of Wichita. Kan. came in on
the southern overland last night. Mr.. Tunney
is now prosperous merchant, but at one time
was struggling newspaper man 10 Southern
Kansas. In 1879 he was publishing little
weekly in Salina, that State, when travelling
man for a Kansas City paper house persuaded
him TO buy a couple OF lots in Wichita, for
which he paid 500, and which the latter had
taken sin trade" MIR. Tunney seven years
after saw them disposed Of for 100000. BE
sold them for $500.
Colonel j. I. Holmes, a prominent State poll.
tician OF LyDcnbuTg, Va. in discussing the
present political and social status OF the
South, said tina: in his own State there was a
strong probability that the Legislature would
pass what is known as the Immediate trial law,
which is expected to in a great measure sup
press the frequent lynchings in Virginia. The
law applies TO certain crimes against humanity
for which no adequate punishment has here
tOfore been provided.
Paul Plessner Of Detroit Mich, president Of
the Travellers Accident Association, Is at the
California. Detroit, Mr.. PleSsner says, has not
escaped the evil effects of the hard times,
although IL has not had b nix failure. The
present Mayor-a Republican, by the way. VINO
was elected by majority OF 5000 against
usual Democratic excess Of half that number
is doing wonders IN afOrding the poor relief In
work in the parks paving the streets and other
public improvements.
W. c. Paul, representing a ST. Louis photo
graph dry-plate works. is staying at the Grand.
MIR. Paul is arranging for an elaborate display
of fine work at the Midwinter Fair by such
artists as Dana and SarOny OF New York, Stein
and Place Of Chicago and Strauss OF st. Louis.
besides number OF landscapes by Jackson OF
Denver, in all embracing about 800 photos.
MIR. Paul Is himself an artist of high repute.
EJere Henderson. who recently arrived in the
city from Chicago, said last night that there
were at present $4,000 cases of foreign goods
packed and awaiting shipment on the Worlds
Fair grounds, and that the number of cases
which had been shipped would not exceed
$4,000 since the great show closed.
Nestor a. Young of San Diego. ex-Speaker of
the Assembly a ha 0f bn
Legislature, is at the Grand. Mr.. Young says
San Diego is full Of tourists and that the hotel
proprietors are putting up cots 10 provide
necessary sleeping accommodations.
Mrs. A. S. Williams, wife OF the celebrated
Inspector Williams of the New York Police
Department, with her friend, Mrs. I. l.. Ham
ilton, also of New York, is at the Palace.