Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-29
ANNAPOIIs WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER
LVAUKEE.
THE CITY OF BREWERIEs,
Chicago's Sabbath Breaking
The Zoo-BuiIdings Moved
From Place to Place.

A popular trip out of Chicago is the
two hours run on the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and St. Paul Railroad to Milwaukee.
The ride is through beautiful section of
the country, well built up. and with love-
ly Lake Michigan in view nearly all the
the way, the road running parallel with
the Lake. whose deep blueish-green wa
tiers and choppy whisecaps remind one OF
the grand old ocean. The towns en-
route have Indian names. such as Wah-
kegan. Racine. Kenosha and others of
like sound.
Milwaukee Is a city of 78o. 900 inhabi-
tants. 1t is not unlike Baltimore in ap-
pearance. Its City Hall is an odd look
ing. brown stone building with a high
tower, occupying triangular space in
the centre OF the town. IL reminds one
Of the No. 9 Engine House in Baltimore.
The Milwaukee postofice is handsome
granite building of recent construction,
and worthy city OF much larger size.
There are numerous hotels here Of hand
some construction and elegantly furnish
ed, the Pfeister being the most swell and
most expensive. The stores are very
fine and great deal of business is done
here.
Milwaukee is quite thrifty town. 1t
is largely German town from the fact
that there are so many brewers and brew
cries here. Milwaukee is noted chiefly
for its manufacture of beer, and the large
Allis mandatory and steel and iron
works. Few people know that the site
of Chicago was bought from the Indians
for less than the price OF a high-grade
bicycle. Chicago is a city OF 1000, 900
inhabitants and one of the most progress
sive cities in the world. although one Of
the most stupendously wicked cities. The
Chicago geological gardens are said to
have no equal in the country. Every
creeping and walking thing upon the
earth is to be found here. 1t has larger
and finer collection OF animals than Cen
trail Park, New York; Fairmount Park.
Philadelphia. and City Park, Denver. or
any other zoo.
In Chicago some theatres are used for
church service on Sunday morning. and
for vaudeville show Sunday night. -
There is no more regard for the Sabbath
day in Chicago by the masses, than in
the most benighted regions OF earth where
the Christian religion has never peneira-
ted. It is not an uncommon thing to see
people moving on Sunday in Chicago,
and large furniture vans, loaded with
furniture. being driven along
the streets. Stores are in full blast here
on Sunday, and one can purchase any
thing he wants from a shoestring to a
brick house. II is nothing to see paint
ers at work painting buildings or decor
ating signs on Sunday. and we even saw
a gang of men at work macadamizing q
street on the Sabbath. Nobody seems
to think anything of it. and if one is in
inclined to remark that there was such a
law given to Moses on Mount Sinai
about Remembering the Sabbath Day
to keep it Holy" one is considered a
fossil, or a crank.
This is the only city in the world
where a building was begun at the top
and finished on the ground floor. Il 10
seventeen-story building. and il happen
ed in this way: The Contractors bad
erected the iron and steel skeleton for
the building. but the stone Tor the lower
stories was late in coming. having been
purchased from another State. The
building under contract was TO be com
pleied in a certain time. so the contract
ors, nothing daunted (for Chicago people
dare to do anything) went to work on
the upper stories. Here. sevenieen st0-
ries up in the air. they laid the masonry.
hung frame for windows. and came down
story by story. When they reached the
lower part of the work on the building
their material for it had arrived. Even
Chicagoans, to whom nothing is novel,
really gazed amazed at this building be-
gun at the top and built downward. One
Of the novel sights in Chicago is to see
three different lines oftransportation, one
above the other.
This Is 10 be seen in two different
places in the city. The Chicago, Mil
waukes & St. Paul Railroad have tracks
running north and south through some
OF the streets. Just above these tracks,
the city's trolley cars run at the bed of
the street. east and west, and just above
the trolley cars is the Lake street eleva-
three different lines OF trans
portation, one above the other. Lake
Michigan is about $50 miles long and S6
miles across from Chicago. In summer
steamers make excursions on
the Lake to variove points. On some of
these excursions one 10 out of sight of
land from two 10 three hours. Chicago
has all sorts of weather. the most unex-
pected happens here. On November and
there was snow storm in Chicago, and
on November 18th regular thunder
storm characteristic OF July or August
prevailed. Moving buildings in Chicago
Is q common, everyday occurrence. Some
time ago six-story building was lifted
from the ground and two stories put un-
der it. The reason for not building on
The top story was, the lower walls would
not have been strong enough to sustain
The weight Of the extra two stories.
A big apartment building was recently
moved in tact from 18th to 18th street to
make room for the viaduct. The firm
of Carson, Perry & Scott never suspend
Cd business day while ~ stories were
built above their establishment. Some
lime since Chicago gentleman went to
Europe. The house he owned IN Chica-
20, on his return. was nowhere to he
Iound. During his absence some one
had lifted his house and moved ito
This day he knows not where. Although
be employed the detective force and the
police Of the city to locate Il. he has been
Moving buildings is such
! common sight in Chicago, that no one
thought anything of i when this pariic-
ular house was moved. Il is dangerous
for one to 90 abroad and leave his house