The morning call., 1894-02-17
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"Ihere IS novel iDOuSkIy WHICH turifeS III
certain portions of Florida. and which. should
think, could be I. ken up In California with
profit to the individuals who understood IT,"
said A. Y. Stoll. a guest az the Occidental, yes
terday. "In the locality mentioned many per-
sous find remuneratIve employment In tDe
manufacture OF walking sticks, umbrella nan
dies. etc., from the orange wood. and whlcn
frequently show specimens Of carving that are
OF elaborate design and superior Workmanship.
These articles are either sent to the great re-.
sorts of the State and sold 10 dealers there or
are hawked about the streets, and The prices
secured for them vary, Of course, Ia proportion
TO the extent Of the carving. have known
canes to sell for $50. and even above tnat
figure. 1t naturally requires some skill TO do
this work. but no tools are required except
sharp jackknife."
''The Eastern papers must have peculiar
ideas as to the class of people among whom our
own Senator White resides" said L. M. None
of Los Angeles last night II notice para
graph going the rounds 10 the effect that when
the Senator has legal case In hand aud about
the time it is TO be settled it is frequently the
case that the wives OF some OF the men interested
Will appear at the Senator's house with turkey,
or some other similar gift, for which no excuse
Is made, but which II is supposed Will modify
his charges for legal services. That is re-
Election upon the intelligence OF The people
among whom the Senator lives which is III
keeping with The lamentabe ignorance which
is noticeable in the columns OF certain Eastern
papers when discussing matters pertaining 10
California"
Governor Prince of New Mexico, who is in
the city, brought with him dIminutive idol
which was found recently among the old ruins
near Santa Fe ana which the Governor axes
good deal OF pride IN showing to his friends as
an indication Of the present development of
civilization IN New Mexico as compared with
its former heathenish state. A skepGical mind
has suggested that The image is the handwork
Of some facetlOus individual who is playing
upon the credulity of the Governor. but the lat
ter insists that it is a sure-enough Idol and
insists that q man who has delved among the
archaeological mysteries common in New Mex.
leo as much as lie has ought 10 know an idol
from bass piece Of baked clay.
81 think San Francisco has more machines
on The penny-in- -the-slot order than any city
have ever visited" said II. w. Haleck al the
Baldwin yesterday. In Boston the authOri.
ties have commenced vigorous war against
certain OF these contrivances. 1t is proposed
TO weed out all the lottery machines where
the chances OF getting anything have TO be
taken by the customer. In the testimony
taken In case where the automatic poker
player was the machine under discussion, i.
was developed that the receipts OF these ma
chimes In the hands Of many agents averaged
from S. 10 Sc a day, and the percentage paid
was anywhere from 81 70 to S3 on each.''
"In the construction OF the big tunnel at
Niagara Falls much loss OF lite has occurred,
twenly-seven persons having been known TO
meet with death iu the hazardous undertak-
Ing" said w. A. Little of Utica. n. Y, yester.
day. "An estimate places the entire horse
power used by all the factories. foundres and
workshops in the State at 500, 900 day, and as
the new mode Of transmission, it Is said, Will be
able 10 supply 400, 600 horsepower, il Will be
seen that it is almost sufficient for the require
meDts of the entire State In this respect. 1t is
certainly a marvellous piece of engineering
work which must be seen 10 be fully appre-
eiated.''
"San Francisco is the only city in the Union
which has ever exceeded New York in Its sui
cdal rate" said DR.. I. j. Powers OF the latter
city yesterday, while discussing the last sad
case OF that kind In this city. "Nledical sIatis-
ties inform us that in this city seven persons
out OF every 10000 kill themselves annually.
III New York the proportion is about six in
ey ry 10000, while in Philadelphia suicides
only number on an average eight In every
100000. The mania, however, appears TO b.
gaining ground here, as 1t is in Europe, and
shows more rapid Increase than the augmen-
tation OF the population and of the general
mortality"
"Amoug the deserted towns which once bore
the honor of being the capital of State found
in several OF the commonwealth OF the coun-
try / think the most picturesque Is Cahaba,
Ala.," said p. b. LOmaX of Montgomery that
State, yesterday. NO one lives there although
many OF the buildings still stand. The court
house where Aaron Burr spoke and the house
in which he stayed are nanted only by rats
ana bats, and the once fashionable residences
in which the flower and chivalry OF the South
were wont TO gather are but the wrecks OF their
once stately outlines"
w. A. and George II. Scripps OF Detroit and
Milton A. Nj McRae OF Cincinnati are registered
at the Palace. The two first named are men,
bers OF the Scripps League, which controls a
number of newspapers In various portions OF
the country. while MIR. McRae is the editor of
the Cincinnati Post. which is cne of the syndi-
cate papers. Besides the Post, the Detroit
News, Ste Louis Chronicle, Cleveland Penny
Press. San Diego sun and a number OF minor
sheets are Included in the combination, which
is the strongest of Its kind In the country.