Evening journal., 1894-05-21
MOL HIS ElINFRAl.


NOT HIS FUNERAL.
Early in the spring OF 1898 Senator
Higgins made an earnest but unsuccess-
ful effort to get rid of the Della ware Tip.
Just about that time the editor Of the
News, who bad been smelling through
out the country promiscuous like
stated, with the pos 'tivity Of an expert,
that no offensive odors we're lingering
about the new crematory That favor
able report induced us to suggest the
crematory to Senator Higgins for TIP.
We never heard why that suggestion
was not adopted We were informed
that the Senator was really determined
to get rid Of Tip. But for that the
EVENING JOURNAL would not have pre-
sumed to recommend the orematory, for
we doubted IL It could digest him. Il
may be that Senator Higgins did not
wish to run tine gisk Of running the Gre
matory, which was new then and costly.
being a Job Of the City Council. 1t may
be that the Senator had no confidence In
the expert testimony Of the 'smeller" Of
the News. However that may be, the
Delaware Tip was not cremated. He
still performs every show day under the
ring master, Jerome Barnum, In fakir
side show, and works the other animals
In the menagerie for all the pie he can
get, meantime
We do not wish to appear too appre-
hensive that the Delaware Tip will kill
his keeper; but we wish to call Senator
Higgins's prayerful attention to the
example Of Adam Forepaugh and his Tip.
That Tip was not white elephant
either in the sense,of being Anglo Saxon
or honorable. He was neither white by
nature nor by chalk he was proverbial
white elephant, however, in being a
burden, a hoodoo, and a Jonah Fore
paugh knew Tip was rogue when he
bought him. His history was cloudy il
not criminal. After maintaining him ai
great expense for several years, treating
him with the utmost kindness and allow
log him q great deal of liberty, Tip sud
denly became vicious one day aud killed
one Of the tent ahifters about the circus
named Gallagher. Tip disgusted or scared
sperry, lifted his trunk threateningly al
Hastings, Sprusnee aud Bird and drove
Clark, Stewart, Finn, and little stable
boy, MahafIy, out Of the tent.
Mr.. Forepsugh put the beast undel
heavy irons after that and, waiting til
the season WAS over, offered him as 1
gift to the geological department of Cen
trAl Park, New York.
Mr.. Forepaugh lived at ease then; al
the other animals behaved as decentl.
and respectfully as such animals coulC
behave, and there were no more murder
in the circus
OF course, Tip made record at Centra
Park. He attempted the life of hl
keeper whenever an opportunity offered
he was a sneaking coward, and woul
wait an opportunity TO catch the Seepe
unawares aud assault him with murder
Gus ferocity He became ircontrollablC
dangerous, degillsh; and, as is well
B known, was executed by a dose Of cyanid
Of potassium.
Notwithstanding the fact that Senate
Higgins has not always accepted on
I advice. we are neither sad nor resentfu
{ We shall advise him quite as cheerfull
|, now as we advised him in the Smith Woo
ten affair. We never tire ia well-doinl
a We advise Senator Higains now to gi'
/. Delaware Tip to Mr.. Addicks. He woul
Is be fine beast for the Olsymont museum
I lie might be put on exhibition here, o
q casionally, If thoroughly watched al
Z heavily chained But even then
N ought to be kept away from the cas-
IA box. Money seems to make him forg
'r precisely where "he is at" He is sa
. not to be able always 20 remember tn
y - the campaign fund is not his priva
= snap When the animals so around Al
the band begins TO play any old oirc
ii elephant Is liable to forget that ever
No thing he can pick up is not his. But
bs Stewart cannot watch the funds, aft
se being warned it is no business OF Sci
,lt tor Higgins to bother. Like Forepaue
mt be simply gets rid Of Tip and IL Tip nj
as ders the entire menAgerie or sells O
lal the oxy hydrogen plant 10 the old s
us company, Senator Higgins will not wet
for IL is not his funeral. He will
tor glad be is rid of the beast.