Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-21
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
RATES CHALKED UP IN THE
NIGHT.
Finding a Carson Girl-A Nevada
Descendant Of Old Chris.

| Chicago, May 90 got up early
this morning and took look at the
rate slate on the outside of my door
to see what the advance had beer
during the night. / found that room
rent had only gone up $1.00 with az
intimation of another rise during
the day. | have decided to build q
small canvas house and quit the
hotel. Last evening | went into a
restaurant, and throwing down a
fifty cent piece called for strawberries.
| The waiter told me | had better pay
another half and take whole berry.
Every little deiicacy costs a dollar or
SO. People who have come here
with little money, are in such des-
perate straits that they have assumed
! the characters Of the various nations
on exhibition and with appropriate
DISCUSSES gone into the Indian wig
vans, Arab tents, ETC., as part of
the exhibit, to keep from starving.
| had q confidential talk with a
pickpocket yesterday and among
other things he told me:
"You see, there's honor among
thieves, and We, that is, the real
professional pickpocket, never take
thing from person whom we re
gard as poor and needy, You will
say that is because they never have
anything worth taking, but that is
not the case. We only take from
rich guys who carry all their jew
elry in sight, and like 20 have people
see that they have lots of wealth.
They are a dead easy game, too. 1t is
an unwritten law Of the profession not
to pick each others pockets. A man
who would do such thing among us
would simply be ostracized from our
midst. and branded as a thief and
traitor among all honorable members
Of the United Order Of Pickpockets.
| used to have partner who was
about the slickest operator | ever
saw i'll my line, but he got to taking
valuables from poor old women and
children, and one day when he tried
to swipe my watch, | shook him cold.
| never robbed woman or a child
yet. He was something of lawyer
and finally went West, where he is
doing well in the legal profession.
Say, there was pretty slick mug
here from the West a while back,
who put on lots of style with dia
monds, and jewelry, but he always
carried Waterbury watch; he must
have lost eight or ten N-aterburys
before the gang got onto HIM. A fat
Teller with big hat. He had his
diamond ring tied to his wrist with q
string"
Then ne saw a chance to get his
hand in and sauLtered Off
The Marquis of Queensbury ar
rived last evening. / was greatly
disappointed at his appearance.
expected to see a big burly fellow
with broad shoulders and square
jaws, but he is frail looking person |
and | should judge would be classed |
as bantam-weight. l introduced |
him to Jim Yerington and he tried |
to make match between Fitzsim-
mons and Jim and was loud in praise
of Jim's fine athletic build. When
he heard we were Nevada men, he
said he understood that Nevada was
the hotbed of fighting and was in
hopes he would be able to bring a
couple of fstic stars together there
next season.
/ got to talking with the Circas-
sion girl at the museum yesterday,
and when she learned that | was
from Carson she nearly fell all over
me. She wanted to know how all
the boys were, who had gotten mar
ricd, etc., and wanted me to send
her love to them ALL When ] got a
chance to ask her name, she laughed
merrily and said:
"Oh, just say Lena. Everybody
knows me.
l was talking with Nevada man
yesterday who said that the fellow
to be lineal descendant of
was an impostor and that
the only living man who really had
right to proclaim himself the right
'ul heir to this high honor was
friend Of his who lived in Reno, Me-
vads, and he continued:
ttPnt bo - a Y,oodaat mon ond WV,