The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-12
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

samuel 7. Brant, manufacturing ieweler, Of
Twenty-third street and Lexicon avenue,
Chicago, who Is g. the Palace, told
good story yesterday about two we'll
known Chicago men. Ed and Jim Keene,
or the Eeene boys as they were called,
were very proud OF their city. and when
they went 70 Europe on e visit never admitted
that anything there was superior 10 what
could be found in the Windy City. No matter
wha, was seen By young Ed-how grand the
cathedral, how beautiful or sublime the seen
cry, how imposing an sntiquity-it was all the
same TO him. There we're things in and about
Chicago which surpassed them all. In con-
versation ct dinner in the presence OF many
was the occasion that best suited him to enter
into his fabrications. Now JIM said Mr..
Brant, ais and was more foxy, as the boys say,
and saw that Eds stories didn't go, so
taking him into counsel he told him
he must cut his Chicago stories down, and as
reminder he would sit next TO him Ct dinner,
and when he thought Ed was going too far he
would tread lightly on his foot and he could
come down. This arrangement was entirely
satisfactory 70 I'd and was TO be put into oper-
alton on the first occasion. The opportunity
came at a dinner in Rome, after visit to the
celebrated coliseum. Ed was asked what he
thought Of the structure, and right in his
element he launched of By saying that the
building was all right for an old concern, but
that in Chicago there were buildings which
would make It dizzy. Why, said he, we have
buildings there four miles long, two hundred
stories high Jim tramps on his toe and two
feet vide. You see, he cut it down." CON
cIuded Mr. Brsnt.
1.-THE cable chess match between the British
Chess Club Of London and the Manhattan Club
OF New York makes one wish for the old DAYS
OF bindfold masters Of the game" said Charles
Mccormick as he stood in the Palace Hotel
lobby. "Of course the game has made strides
since Paul Morphys day, but / do not think
there 10 a chess-player alive who Will say he
thinks that any man now playing conld have
touched Paul Morphy, even in his latter DAYS
81 remember when was down In
New Orleans in 1870" continued Mr..
Mccormick, "snd even then Paul Nor
ply was familiar figure on Canal
street. II was said that his mind was
weakening, but if such was the fact ne showed
no sign. have sat at the table with Morphy,
Judge Alexander Walker, Jack Wharton (the
famous United States MarshsD and half
dozen others. The talk was general, but every
now and then Morphy would look solemnly at
q picture or piece Of tableware and say softly to
himself Check as though busy in the middle
OF all the talk, thinking out chess problem.
Always perfectly dressed and with the man
ners Of the old school Morphy was still the
master OF the chess board. II in these days OF
cable matches he were still alive fancy our
English cousins would give even heartier
cheers than they did for the American club"
81 see that Cecil Rhodes, the South African
Premier, is coming in for considerable notice
OF late" said Arthur Hurnisand in the Baldwin
cafe last night. 81 met Rhodes in Cape Town
a year ago last January, Just after he had
cabled to the Premier of Victoria Australia,
and the Premier OF New South Wales offering
TO help them, if they would accept in their
financial crisis. / was looking after the inter-
ests OF proposed prospecting party, but the
people had very little money, and were, in fact,
emigrants from Australia just before the Cool
gardfe and Wyalong gold rushes assumed such
strong proportions. l then asked Mr.. Rhodes
what he would advise and shall never forget
his reply. IF they are poor, the sooner they
leave South Africa the better for them. Civli-
cation Is the pauper's home said he When
talking earnestly, Rhodes face sets itself into
strong lines and his manner is most impress
sive. AS q result my party went back to Aus
tralia on the bark Parsons that took them to
Delagoa Bay. Afterward they made good finds
in Coolgardie."