New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-27
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Returning from trip 10 Spain son,a -,
said E. W. Fairfax Of st. Louis. yesterday -
HE BROKE THE had most ev,- --o.s- =
RULES BUT GUARD experience. The to,,-g
ED THE BAGGAGE Biarritz and San sebasf,s-
lie. as you probably lsno,-
side by side The former however rss,s -, ~,
soil Of France and the latter IN Spanish ra,r-s.,
Our train brought 70 a fun stop lust No.
the outskirts Of San Sebastian by a landsid. -.
had occurred. and the passengers were lnfo-r,.s
that they would be conveyed 70 Biarrftz on a -
by tramway. where mules furnished the n,o,s
power. We accordingly got out and entered -
waiting tram cars. the attendants fOIlovfnz ,v,.s
our hand baggage. which they placed in an -
car. which. under ordinary circumstances was -
to haul supplies and materials FOR the line n,
penlng to glance back discovered that save -
the driver. no one accompanied the car 20 look IN.
for and guard it's contents and as honesty = -.
notable characteristic Of the Spanish peopla -
dishonesty is notorious one. I promptly drou7ss
or my car and boarded the bagga ge-Iaden one r.
stantIy the procession came to a fun pause an n.
officials gathered about the I was on sn1
poured upon me torrent OF expostulation and a.
hOrtation In Spanish. French and Hspano-Frsne~
SiIfu and 1rsms5itatSS i5frScfiaT - s9.g3sttatst
and that condign punishment was in store for NJ
all OF which I returned no reply save 10 refusA -
bulge and after giving me for afteen minutes
have been In its palmy days. i was left IN prsUi
possession, ana we noysd on 70 Biarritz Our
and then the loud cracking OF the whips and 4
coming Of the mail What hand and heavy bagzs@s
lacked Of guardianship the mail more than -1sds
soldiery each and all armed with the redou51sL1aa
Mauser Indeed 50 many OF them had been told 81
obey orders had been forced 70 take lear OUT y
the book Of childhood days and cut on behind"
T. c. Warder. Of Chicago IN cor,,,s,.,-., -
day at the Waldorf-Astoria on the craze for stoct
gambling that was attendant On
THE EAGLE the great bull market OF 1ss ssfE.
BIRD FOR Gambling seems 70 have existed
LUCK" IN all times and TO be an Inherit
ance Of the human race. since Il
belongs to no given country and IS confined 10 no
one people We try to suppress II here By passing
laws making It Illegal These our police either
enforce by repeated raids the known gambling
joints else they fatten the tribute wrung from
the proprietors for allowing them TO pursue their
trade unmolested. In this country hazard. faro
and roulette are the principal games played, and
occasionally a modified game OF baccarat Is pro
vided for princey patrons While it would offend
public morals. II would be better for the players
mental regulation for as the conditions now are he
odds rest so heavily with the bank that in reality
game principally played Every wheel I have seen
here carries two and let the little white ball
drop into either one and. the house takes an bets
save only those that may be on the zero Itself In
New Orleans they hog the thing even more FOR
there they have a third space which they call the
eagle bird for luck You have no idea how irri-
tatng II Is to hear the croUpier call the eagle bird
for luck II gets absolutely maddentng with
THE greatest gambling hell If it pIeases you. in
the world is Monte Carlo where millions are
annually expended in beautifying the place and
providing amusements for the patrons The great
est artists sing there and nothing is charged 20
hear them. and ali that kind Of thing Each year
among the stockholders a great fortune Is dis
tributed in dividends. which are, OF course, over
and above the running expenses OF the place. Yet
and when II turns up the croupler returns you na.
your stake That will give you some slight idea or
IN rou lett as played in this country must
''Terse speech, clever epIgrans and the witty be-
stowal of nicknames have marked every mining
camp have been in said Charles
THE PARSON Butler, Of Helena Mont, old
DISCOVERED miner. at the Hotel Imperial
THE CAUSE. yesterday When a man is a
prospector, a general rule, he
Doesn't possess much else than his grub stake,
and II the summer has netted him discovery or
return OF any kind the ensuing winter likely be
me of hardship. Such was often the case during
he opening OF Coeur d'Alene. and the first winter
" two found Murray. Idaho, crowded with pros
'ectors, who were travelling on the uppermost part
If their uppers. So pressed for money were they
hat they would not separate from any part OF their
small supply of the needful except in case Of ex-
RENE necessity, and would go 70 the verge or
itself before buying a meal. but when
vas great This led observing restaurant keeper
II Murray to hang out sign which read Lunch,
me dollar. Square meal. two dollars Grand gorge,
hree dollars
That winter witnessed also the most remarkable
Legislature ever convened IN Idaho. and many and
weird were the tales OF its dOlngs- As no con
'enences IN the way Of restaurants that sort OF
thing were attached 10 the hail where they met Il
vas the custom OF most OF the members TO bring
liquid refreshments with them, which they lefr IN
heir OverCOatS in the cOatrOOms, and when reg1-
ar drink time arrived general was the exodus
hat even eX-Speaker Reed would have found Il
difficult to count quorum A parson from Clear
water. who. needless to say, advocate OF the
blue ribbon. noticed this regular departure of his
fellow members, and by shopping around discovered
me cause And so one day when they had
turned 10 their seats after the HbatiOn the
gods and the gold fields he arose and sarcasticaIy
asked: Mr.. Speaker, arise to make a parliament
Rry inquiry. Have a barrOOm attached 10 the
Dremises? Before the Chair could answer Major
Burke, OF ShOshOne, arose and said: AS the hon
)rable gentleman from Clearwater well knows no
place where liquid refreshment can be secured Is
attached to the legislative hall but II its drink
he's looking for he'll find a bottle in nv OvsrcOat
pocket. third hook the left as he enters the
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