The San Francisco call., 1898-06-24
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

Major Frank C. HreScoLl IS at tne osiiO- win.
 Theo c. Marceau has taken apartments at the Baldwin.
 Dr. H. H. Hopper, a well-known phy- sician of Cincinnati, is at the Palace.
 H. c. Bowers, manager of the Portland Hotel, Portland, Or, is at the Palace.
 T. B. Hickey, an extensive cattle owner of Carson, New, is a guest at the Palace.
 George J. Laventhal, prominent Los Angeles merchant, is guest at the Bald win.
 H. c. Bowers, manager of the Hotel Portland of Portland, Or, is at the Palace.
 E. s. Churchill of Napa arrived in the city yesterday and took apartments at the Palace.
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 - the Palace Hotel MHf office and the tired 2 CHIEF LEES 2 night clerk, MT.
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 clock go round, conscious that every move was so much nearer to the hour when his labors ceased and his sleep began. The overland was late that night and there was little for OBrfen to do but keep awake. A few fdlers were sitting on the chairs counting the fagstones or the electric lights that stud the handsomely decorated ceiling of the Palace office. A complete silence stood master of the moment save for the regular beating of mans heels on the hagstones at the further end of the court as he walked back and forth in a seem ingly never ending journey. On one of the chairs was sitting a man well along in years and a great frequenter of hotel Hobbies. Hoary curled whiskers adorned his reddened cheeks. What was he there for at this unseemly hour, was the ques- tion that puzzled the brain of MT. OBrien, arbiter and ruler of the tenn porary existence of many. While in the midst of these perpleXing mysteries a man loosely made and with a shifty eye shambled across the floor to the desk and with muff1ed speech asked O'Brien if he wouldn't please buy a lottery ticket. O'Brien, expecting a sensation was dis gusted to the core of his heart, but the moisture of ingenious reason percolated through his cranium and he saw for the moment bright vista open up before his eyes. He would be a catcher of the vil- lainous, and his name would be written on the book of fame. In polite terms he told the lottery ticket peddler that he had no money for such illegal purposes, but advised him to go to the white haired gentleman in the corner, and that he would surely buy one. Thanking MT. O'Brien for his kindness the peddler started for the little old man with hopes of selling him a ticket. He just took three steps when the bundle of tickets fell out of his hand, and the man stood there like one with the palsy. Chatter ing with fear he rushed out. of the place as if he were demented. He recognized the ornament in the corner. It was Chief Lees.
 Charles Well and Arthur Seller two prominent business men from Modesto, are in town.
 c. H. Brooks and wife of San Jose ar rived in the city yesterday and took apartments at the Baldwin.
 J. c. Crawford, well-known Portland newspaper man, who has been stationed at Skaguay for several months, is at the Grand.
 F. w. Page, a well-known mine owner, returned yesterday from a trip to his property in the northern part of the State. and registered at the Palace.
 Captain William A. Harper, assistant quartermaster United States volunteers. is registered at the Palace. MT. Harper is one of the firm of Harper Brothers, tha nIIhliShers