The San Francisco call., 1898-04-27

3 'and is to be found at the Palace.
 L. A. Spitzer, Assessor of Santa Clara
 County. is registered at the Grand. John F. Boyd has come over from San
 Rafael and is staying at the Palace MT. and Mrs. A. W. Dickee of Brooklyn,
 N. Y, are registered at the Baldwin.
 John s. Murdock, traveller from Lon- don is one of the late arrivals at the Pal
 ace.
 o General M er-
 o riam, commander
 APATRIOTIC of the Pacific
 VENDER o Coast forces. got
 OF NEWS. o into sutter-
 street car last
 o o toVrrlls town o On sO the the corner of Sutter street and Grant avenue the car was surrounded by a crowd of newsboys, excitedly crying their extras" As soon as the car stopped rush was made by these merchants-du-pave to see who could first get inside the car and ] supply the passengers. A colored lad proved to be the lucky one, and, entering, | cried out: Vars yo extra. All about de wo. Don't be late ter buy, fo' ef yo does 1 dar won't be none lef'."
 As he approached General Merriam that gentleman looked at him and said: Say, 1 boy, what's the war about?" "Niggers," was the laconic answer. "Niggersi Oats right, boss. De coons has done got in | bondage agin CT way down dar in Cuba, an dars CT goin' ter be hell ter pay" Well, give me a paper" and the general held out cents. 'Nebber min de money" said the boy. 'I knows yer, gin'ral, an 1 don't talk nuthin' frum de sogers at sich times as is CT happenin' now" w. W. Mullen, a wealthy resident of je-. (roI; by his wife.
 E. L. Bosford, prominent merchant of San Jose, is one of those who arrived at the Lick yesterday.
 w. B. Gilbert. Judge of the United States Circuit Court at Portland, Or, is a guest at the Occidental.
 R. E. Hyde of Visalia and A. E. Hogue of Vancouver, B. C., are among yester- days arrivals at the Palace.
 s. Gerson, a welI-known merchant of Sacramento, is registered at the Grand, where he arrived yesterday.
 H. M. La Rue the Railroad Commis- sioner, came down from Sacramento yes terday and went to the Occidental
 General M. H. Muller, N G. C., is regis tered at the California from his home in Fresno. Mrs. Muller accompanies her hus- band.
 Q O O O o At the head c AN INCIDENT o adt,,tert ad%[ters 0l oanara1 sn1 o AT o in the California O HFADOITAPTEpc o Hotel there is a o continual crowd n of all sorts and
 conditions ofmen. from the son of the millionaire to the man without place to lay his head, who wait around until they gain admittance, when they at once make application for a chance to enlist. The following little cpl sode that occurred is illustrative of the change that has come over the spirit of the country in the last thirty-seven years.
 Among the crowd yesterday were two young fellows who had been waiting some time, and who had drifted into conversa- tion with each other. After discussing various things connected with the war, one finally said to the other: IT, of course, don't know anything of war from .- personal experience, but I have ac- quired a pretty good idea from hearing my father talk. He went to the front in '61, and fought all through the trouble until he was mustered out after losing a leg at Charlottesville" "Is that sop said the second of the two. My father was in the war also, but he was on the other side, and fought with Virginia regiment up till the close. He subse- quently died from consumption brought on by exposure while campaigning. You see, when the war broke out he was on the old plantation, and" But just then the door of the adjutant's office opened and the son of the Confederate, catching his companion by the arm, said, Come on,' and the North and South went in to enlist together.
 A. R. Mcintyre. assistant superintend ent of the Grand Trunk Railraod at Bat tie Creek, Mich, is visiting the city for a few days
 R. Y. Cole, the old-tims champion anna teur wrestler of the Olympic Club, has re- turned from Mexico and Is at the home of his parents.
 MT. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson, prominent and influential society people of Brooklyn, N. Y, are registered at the Occidental on a pleasure trip to the coast
 The following arrivals on the Zealandia from Honolulu are registered at the Oc- cidental: H. G. Boswell, William Woon, W. H. Love and MT. and Mrs R. l. Lillie. Among the arrivals from Honolulu yes- terday on the Zealandia who went to the California are H. H. Conwell. August Conradt. Mrs. J. C. Paulison and Miss A.