The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01

rush in in a bunch whenever they had the slightest pretext for placing themselves in the way to be noticed by the man whose favor often results in promotion. The signals are arranged in numbers. For instance when Lees rings once De- tective Colby awakes from his nap and falls over himself to get into the presence ! that never slumbers. when the little bell Is 1 heard to jingle twice Tim Bainbridge cutsz short the story of how near he came toi capturing desperate criminal in the fall 1 of 50 and gees in to be detailed to find l a lost child three bells make Dfnan heave sigh over the possibility or work, while four bells mean that little Otto 1 Heyneman must take his book and pen cil and stand ready to do as he is told The officials have become so accus- toned to these signals that some of them, upon hearing car bell have been known to leave bar in such hurry as to make 1 1t necessary for the proprietor to put 1t on the slate.
 Not long ago Bainbridge and Dinan were detailed to go up the coast on case. They took one of the Pacific Coast steamers, and after the vessel had put to sea and they ad succeeded in casting about all of their bread upon the waters the two weary travellers retired to rest. The motion of the ship made slumber matter of some difficulty, but at laSt' thanks to a little bottle carried by Bainbridge that did not contain coffee, they got to sleep and all was well.
 Nearly two hours passed when D1nan, springing out of his berth, began to dress as If his life depended on the time con- stunned in getting nto his clothes. The noise he made awoke his friend Tim, who. leaning out of his bunk, asked what was the matter. Sure. tn ould mon IS ringin' fur me an here Oi am kapin him waitin'; an me wid tn wolfe an childer to look afther. Sorror tn day; Oi Kno" Ofll loose me job.
 It took the united efforts of the mate and two sailors to keep him in the room long enough to wake up sufficiently to comprehend the fact that he was not III the office, but at sea, and that the bell ha heard was the ships bell striking Una hour.
 Captain ]. B. Lombard has come down from Portland and Is staying at the Grand.
 Mrs. Henry D. Welsh, accompanied by her two daughters, is at the Palace rom Philadelphia
 MT. and Mrs. James Coleman of Peta- luna are two of yesterdays arrivals at the California.
 E. R. Bryson and wife of Corvallis, Dr. are guests at the Occidental, where they arrived yesterday.
 I T.. Madden and c. P. vicinix are two mining men of Sutter Creek who are reg istered at the Grand.
 F. N. Rust, an insurance man Of Chi go. and J. H. Glad of Sacramento are two late arrivals at the Grand.
 Charles E. Pugh, vice-president or me Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Is reg tstered at the Palace from Philadelpnla-
 w. B. Kinskern, general ticket agent ot the Chicago and Northwestern Railway is registered at the Palace from Chicago.
 O. l.. Sweet of the Olympic Salt Water Company has resigned the superlnteno- ancv of that concern and will again go to railroading.
 Captain R. H. R. Loughborough, U. 5. Is at the Grand on his way from Mis- soula. Mont, to Dry Tortugas, where he has been ordered to report Immediately for duty.