The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
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 in the city at the Palace MT. Purcell has, unfortunately, not been on very good terms with his wifes mother for several years. though the relations between him. self and the partner of his joys and sor- rows are as pleasant as they were in the roseate prenuptial days when they were sweetheart and beau instead of man and wife; at least, they were until short time ago, when the domestic harmony Of the Purcells was somewhat discorded by the following lamentable mistake on the part of MT Purcell:
 He went down to Los Angeles on a business trip lasting some six or eight days without notifying his wife of his whereabouts, and retained his room at the Palace during his absence. He got back last Sunday and, as he had some convivial spirits on his trip up. his con- dition when he entered the hotel, was a little bit confused. Just as he had fin- ished registering the clerk handed him a telegram, which he opened at once. and read thereinSthe following message:
 "Olly-Mamma left me at o'clock this morning. KATE" Purcell gazed at the message for a mo- ment in blank astonishment: then, rush. ing over to the telegraph office, sent this reply:
 ''Kate-What the devil was the matter with thesold woman to make her do a thing like that? Was she crazy?
 "OLLY." Then he went up to his room, where he found a bundle of letters and telegrams that had arrived during his absence, ac- quainting him with the sudden and dangerous illness of his mother-in-law and the fears that were entertained that it would prove fatal
 MT Purcell has been keeping the wires hot ever since trying to square himself. but so far not a word of reply has he re- ceived This complete silence is consid- cred, by matrimonial experts, as very bad sign for the unfortunate Purcell FIT Lynch and wife are among the ar rivals on the Newport who went to the Occidental yesterday. They are from Guatemala.
 George E. Mills, well-known mining man and politician of Carson City, Is at the Occidental Mrs. Mills accompanies her husband.
 William N. Russ. a millionaire cattle man and one of the heirs of the Russ estate, is registered at the Lick from his home In Eureka.
 A. L. Coleman. a well-known politician of Washington, D. C., has taken rooms at the California, where he will remain while in the city.
 Leon Bolandard and F. A. Maengeten, two wealthy coffee men of Mazatlan ar rived yesterday on the Newport and went to the Occidental.
 Louis Eppinger, proprietor of the Grand Hotel at Yokohama has returned from his trip to the southern part of the State. and is again registered at the Palace
 R. P. Lathrop, a big rancher of Hol- lister is at the Grand to attend the fourth annual banquet of the Hay Mems Asso- citation, which was held in this city last night.
 F. G. S. Barker the young Englishman who was one of the original lucky ones in the Klondike, is at the Occidental with his wife, en route to Victoria on busi- ness trip.
 Rev J. A. B. Wilson, the well-known Methodist minister of this city. is report ed as being very i'll at Los Angeles, and though a few days ago the doctors de- spaired of his getting better, they now say he will recover.
 J. A. Numez, Commissioner of Educa- tion at Santiago, Chile, is at the Occi- dental, where he arrived yesterday, via Central America. His object in visiting the United States is to make thorough study of our educational system and ob- tain ideas to be applied in his own coun- try.