The sun., 1899-03-21
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr TOWN.

Two sturdy young men who looked III lOr
any kind Of hard work hung around Broadway
near the Post Ofllce on Sunday shortly after
noon and held up passers-b by for aims. They
were well-fed looking fellows and they did not
attempt to do the profess ional whine and snif-
ne which these beggars have worked success
fully for many years. They had better trick
than that. Owing to the rain very few peo-
ple appeared on the streets. The pair of beg:
gars stoDped one man by hating In front Oi
him and the spokesman said that they had
come from Philadelphia to look for work md
that they had eaten nothing for two days.
Lhen ne demanded nan money and tIn ne odner d rel
The man who had been stopped told them To
clenr out OF, he would call policeman Jnst
and the beggars. seeing that show OF force
would only bring trouble to them. .sunk off.
The man who had been stopped walked slowly
up to Park place and watched the beaRars stop
three other men as he had been stopped Two
other 6eggars who were working Third avenue.
were sent to the workhouse Tor six months by
MAGISTRATE Cornell on Sunday; One Of the
Third avenue bepRars said that he had q re-
yolver in his pocket and that he would shoot
II he didn't ge. money. Magistrate Cornell's
comments on this pair Of prisoners indicated
that he thought this sort Of Industrial comb.
nation should be discouraged to the extent OF
the law.
Gambling Is prohibited in every large club
IN this city. and In most OF them the members
who live in the clubhouse find that 1t is un-
wise to give poker parties in their rooms. One
OF the charter members OF club which now
numbers more than thousand members said
last week that this club was started by lot OF
men who played poker regularly for high
stakes. Poker for high stakes is still played
In this CITY," he said. but not by the same
class of men that started this club. have sat
in when men at the table lost $4,000 or S20.-
900 in night and on the whole It was very
It,. The men In that little coterie who played
mi nEaF aif ma
Ss' Who could aford % It or The sons sons of wealthy
men. and from the latter i received good
who played were supposed to be gentlemen
When the club vas organized we played here here
ana other mem6ers did not eTtlflse III us dernS nSt
emu in this club. Men who could not afford 70 70
lose lost heavily. Several disaQreeabe CLUB
scandals came OF 1t and the game was stopped
That sort OF play is now left for the. profes,
sional gambler aud the clubs are Tree from 1t.
The specifications for the gun camera q hich
Is being constructed In Chicago for the Smith
sonian Institution require that IL shall be ca
pable az making a successful exposure in 1-oOO
OF a second. and II Is even hoped that clear
negative may be obtained by an exposure Of
1-10O0 OF n second. 1t is believed that; this
instrument will surpass all others Of its kind.
II is fitted with delicate measuring apparatus
showing the angle at which the The camera Ia tilted
at the time OF exposure. With such q camera
an OptIuluI bS slHhlluG anu bulllIR u trigger
much as he would sight and fire a gun may
get clear negative OF n fleet bird in full
flight. Although this camera is being con-
other possibilities In comparison with It the
ordinary snap-Ahnt camera, which was cOnsid.
cred n marvel for rapid work when it came out.
Is slow.
Ons Of the most interesting figures in the
au iicncc al the Saturday matinee at the Met
! rupol;tan was q young man connected in n
way with the theatre. who seemed to bc liter
ally loaded with bouquets. He produced
five Of them from urde" his seat or from some
other mysterious spot and hurled them On the
! stage al regular intervals. Four out O the
llE" went T. on" singer, and tn" other t. S.Cnor
Mancin"lli. Il Is forbidden to hand flowers
nv & a. ,,e ,h i,t!u M Man"
thrown bv rersons who smuEg'c them in.
lew ever come to the rcrfOrmahcos. however.
well supplied ua this yOuEE man. who
hurled them with an enthusiasm which did
| not diminish as the performance proceeded.