The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Ihey are eacn but about nail al lHcn ioiiS,
but perfect i'll shape, esembling miniature
dinner bells. Many other eceentrcltles or
dress are also shown. At her side is a large
brass bugle, and ON her head is worn soft
felt hat. The woman is well along in years,
and her gray hair lends strange contrast TO
the garb.
She is Mrs. A. E. de Steffani whose home has
for long time been in San Jose, and who is
publishing curious paper in Oakland, full OF
poetry. with the odd name of the Bugle CAL.
On the street,.as she moved about, she car
RED under her arm several copies OF the ood
sheet, while about her head suspended from
long pole, which it was all she could do to
carry, was a monstrous silken banner, with
three rows of eagles, underneath each OF which
was the Latin motto "E Pluribus Unum. T"
Bars of cardinal red velvet crossed the blue
serge dress at irregular intervals, ana aceou-
tered with the bells. bugle, banner ana other
paraphernalia she made q very Striking ngure,
indeed At the America n Exchange afterward
Mrs. de Steffani explained that she wore the
garb to boom her poetry. and this got larger
circulation for her paper 81 am no" wrltng
a poem" she added, "on DIR. Smith. the author
of America, which will have finished by to-
morrow, aud this will publish at once" The
woman with her strange aceouterment at
tracted much attention on the street ana at the
hotel. 1t is said that at one time she ana ner
husband owned large property In Saiua clara
County.
Thomas Mootry, who in the early days OF
this City was engaged in the drayage business
here, and who for some years has mace his
home near Boise, Idaho, where he owns rich
gold mine, is lying i'll at ST. Luke's hospital.
For some time, until recently, ne mas oeen
stopping at the Grand Hotel, but about two
weeks ago nervousness, combined with heart
and stomach trouble, made his transferrence
to the hospital advisable.
Mr.. Murphy has run the gauntlet OF Indian
bullets many time while staging it back and
forth to his mine and has had numer Gus mar
row escapes. The Blackfeet, Shoshones, and
occasionally the Sioux, lave made life full of
thrilling interest to him. In his older days he
has returned to San Francisco, where he ex-
poets to pass the remainder of his existence.
W. E. Rogers, one of the owners OF the we'll
known Amalie gold mine in the wilds of the
eastern part of Kern County, is at the Lick.
This mine is in the Piute Mountains. The ore
is rich, and Mr.. Rogers has just had remark
able experience, which he told of yesterday.
1t concerned the stealing OF the ore, to which
the dispatches have briefly alluded.
"For some time l had been missing ore, or
rather the grade of what shipped had been
running down. he said. at run down so fast
that it was evident something was the matter.
] set a watch and discovered that my ore sorter
was taking the rich ore, q sack at a time as he
sorted it, and burying it in the sand, while he
placed sacks of almost worthless rock where
the good ore should have been put.
ale kept on in this way till he got $500
pounds of rich ore stored away. Then he gave
up his job and hired a mule team TO come at
night and cart Off the gold. l had officers
ready for him, and they nabbed him in the
nick OF time. They started with him over the
mountains for Bake rsfeld almost at once, but
going across he gave them the slip and got
away. His name is Frank Deane, and his
work was about the smoothest l have ever
known. Had he succeeded in getting the
sacks of ore marketed he would have made
comfortable fortune. Not a word has been
heard of him since he escaped, though he has
been sought high and low"
w. E. Baines OF Coos Bay, Or, who some time
since brought the great Joggins-shaped raft
from the Columbia River, is again al the Lick.
after visit to the north. He says the mount
aims OF the Coast Range are just now full of
game. Some of it is very big, and of kind to
capture the most adventurous and enthusiastic
of sportsmen.
''The big game is the elk" said Mr.. Baines,
"and of these there are plenty, though the
hunter can no longer get them near the coast.
He must go to the almost impenetrable woods.
The elk have their runs where they have to go
for water, and the hunters by finding these are
able TO get all the meat they wish. The elk are
numerous enough if the hunter will go after
them. There is an abundance of black, brown
and cinnamon bear there, too, and the streams
are alive with ducks, geese, swan and other
birds.
'Add to these the otter along the ocean shore,
ha cki ms nj 1phi !,
and 5000 each, and to say nothing OF such
game as deer. OF which there are large num-
bers, Or the numerous kinds of fish. you will
see that that part of oregon is q most attract
i've field for sportsmen. In fact it is the best
all-aronnd hunting country know"
George II. Hilton OF Mazatlan, Mexico, is at
the International, accompanied by his wife.
He tells strange story of the way American
business men and their enterprises are gain
ing Roadway among the sleepy descendants of
the Aztecs.
"The firm l am engaged with, said he, els
composed of a couple of brothers from Yer
mont, and who have been in the State OF
Sinaloa but a short time. They started in with
small manufacturing business, and now they
own and run an iron works, q saw and grist
mills,a tinshop, match factory, q broom and
brush manufactory, harness factory, lumber
yaTu ana otHeT enterprises, WHICH einploy III
all about 400 men,"
Mr.. Hilton is here on business in connection
with some of these manufactures.
1.-THE Alhambra Opera-house of Redwood
City will nave the most beautiful drop-curtain
in the United States. No theater will surpass
it. ] bar none. John Stanton is painting 1t,
and it is Venetian, with gondolas gondoliers
and lanterns. 1t is dream of beauty. Before
it goes up it may be exhibited at the Bohe-
milan Club.' So said Charles Josselyn. pro-
prietor of the Alhambra, yesterday. When
asked about the opening of the new opera
house he said the event would occur about the
1st of January next. Being asked If it would
be opened with champagne he replied that
beer would be nearer the mark. Ii any con-
siderable sum Of money be expended in honor
OF the dedication it will be disbursed to pay
lyric and dramatic stars. 1t goes without the
saying that many representative San Fran
cisco playgoers, among them the illustrious
first Dighters," will visit Redwood City on
the occasion of the opening.