The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22
EATING HIS OWN CLOTHES.
Queer Election Wagers Being PAID
by Chicago Men Who lost
From the Baltimore American.

by ChtcHBO Men Who lost
From the Baltimore American.
Men who thought Mr.. Bryan would
beat Mr.. Mckinley, and who made wag-
ers upon the basis of that impression,
are now busy settling up their losses.
William E. Lewis, newspaper man,
representing the New York Journal, and
at one time lawyer of Cleveland, o., left
Chicago for New York last night. says
the Chicago Chronicle, upon what is
known as the blind baggage" The
blind baggage" is the front platform OF
baggage car without end doors. 1t is
next to the tender, and is a place where
dust and cinders and smoke make life
hardly worth living. The reason for his
peculiar manner Of departure lay in the
fact that he had bet with certain Fin
ley +. Dunno upon the election. 1t was
agreed, upon oath, that If Mr. Bryan
should be the victor Mr.. Dunno would
personally row q boat from Chicago to
st. Joseph, Mich, between the rising and
setting OF the sun, carrying as passen-
gers cow a pig and a horned toad. 1t
was expressly stipulated that there
should be no beer aboard, and that two
cornet bands should follow the little bark
In steamer engaged by the loser of the
wager, Were MIR. Mckinley elected, how
ever, Mr.. Lewis was to put his money in
Il Stdltu eHNelOpet ADDRESS IL TO nimSeif at
New York, express It G. o. D., and get
home the best way he could without a
cent This is why no went out last night
on the blind baggage" He calculates that
he can make the journey In about two
nights and a day IL the railway employees
give him fair chance. Under no con-
ditions may he eat anything until he ar
rives at his office and reports how It
happened.
Josiah Jameson wagered with Peter
McGraw that Gov Altgeld would carry
the county of Cook. The penalty to the
loser was that ne should eat his own
clothes. Mr.. Jameson yesterday started
in to carry out the terms of the wager.
lie was in some doubt where to begin and
for time wavered between his coat ana
his socks, Finally he compromised by
attacking his shirt. The shirt was pink
In color and friable In texture, and Mr..
Jameson was heard to say that It seemed
more like a rare roast beef than he had
thought it would. He has seven weeks
in which to complete the terms of the
wager 1t is regarded by Mr.. Jameson
and his friends as particularly fortunate
that, owing to the fine weather. he was
not wearing heavy overcoat on the day
of election. In an official interview yes
terday, Mr.. Jameson said he reclzoned he
would get to his shoes about Thanksgtv-
ing day. which this year falls on Nov 26.
Handkerchiefs. he said. refiectively. prob
ably ought to be boiled. He said that his
buttons and his buckles bothered him
some He was not quite sure whether
they should be swallowed whole or fri
caseed. In his present judgment he will
have his underwear served in an omelette.
His Fedora bat. he thinks, would be most
palatable with sherry sauce.
Charles Jackson, of Blue Island road,
bet Thomas Reddy that Palmer and Buck
ner would carry one ward in the city OF
Chicago. The penalty OF the loser was that
he should go without eating anything for
fainting condition when seen by reporter
for the Chronicle, but declared that ne felt
better at midnight than he had twenty
four hours before.
Julius Parkes, of North Carolina, told
Watson Chambers that II Bryan lost the
election he would buy Mr.. Chambers a new
hat Mr. Chambers, contrarfwise, told Mr..
Parkes that II Mr.. Mckinley was not elect
ed ne would buy Mr.. Parkes hat. IL was
agreed between the two gentlemen that
the winner should wear for month and a
day the hat the loser bought. Mr.. Cham
bers yesterday furnished to Mr. Parkes
the hat he must wear for a day and a
month. Mr.. Parkes doesn't like It. He
thinks that he would rather have lost the
bet then have won 1t, because this hat
he has was no. made upon the blocks OF
1886 IL Is hat of straw, and was built In
Paris In 1856 1t Is very high, and Its brim
is very broad. There is enough straw In
1t to make clothes basket such as moth
er used, but Mr.. Chambers insists Julius
shall carry out his part OF the contract.