New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
THE PASSING THRONG.

Charles Peters. of Sacramento. who has Just re-
turned from England. when seen at the Ho,el nm
periaI said: The Beers, from d
STPANGE accounts seem 10 have been hav-
FATE OF ing the finest of times robbins the
THE UYS refugees from tie Transvaal' ana
FAMILY. particularly the natives WHO hau
been working in the mines All
sorts Of methods were resorted to In hiding val
uabIes such as conceaIng them in loaves OF Dieau
and the lining of clothes and one native Is Sai =
have got off with 50 sovereisns. whlch ne haN O
cealed in ordinary bar of soap
''The English papers all commenting ON - ene
curious coincidence that two of the wen n1 Ano""
Dutch family of Uys fell at the battle 6i ISoorIS
The Uyses are descended from tne % Pa been the
strange fate Of the Uys family to & IuTnSn @ at the
sttack alta = on bgnan to avenge the Weenen massa-
ere, when Pet the vas killed d"dnd whls Vas at
Holbane Mountain, when the posLLITIn59 LT5 IN an in
effectual attempt rescue his son In rsPorsaiS siS
the death of this Pet Uys Sir Evelyn goo b5rs1 II %
10 have requested friend 70 look arter ms had
if he Wood! should fall as Iyss yr,fb services "AD
BY the way one Of the Jokes travelng cr1rs
London is apropos OF tie new 5 rar0si1
ing for long time inside Of dead whale In the
uary new about this, as in as ancient work as
the Bibl1 thsge Is an m instance 2I e same
April Fools Day tricks always popular"
said William Phillips of Chicago. yesterday at the
THE BRICK they are very amusing. I remem-
THAT ber one April 1 sitting on the front
STOPPED of a cable car. which came to a
THE CAR. sudden stop, and the gripman de-
scended using language that was
painful and free. Looking ahead saw that a
brick lay square across the cable slot. The grip
man picked 1t up cast it to one side. when
most curious expression came over MS & face tor
gan 70 b baed e @ tbe 6Pck on his return to the
Another trick saw played on the cables al
though this time not April FOOLS Day out on
sunday when the streets were GoPsIa5n1iSg p o11ing
quietly up the street one Sabbath morning, when
6n 6no side and then made violent effort
away. Looking about for the cause OF IheiT M
I discovered tin can skating merrily down tne
cable slot, all by its little lonesome self. IL was
a6rner policeman knocked it off into the gutter
into which it rolled in an innocuous state; We ex,
one end but nothing else to account for its ex-
Ro%ever was o9 to O the and told that
that piece of wire had had fish hook at ITS loose
end. A small boy industriously fishing through tne
slot until the hook caught the cable had been the
power"
In the prehistoric days at Bar Harbor." said Al
bert Wyckonr of Boston. at the Hotel Manhattan
Yesterday before the dress suit
CHARGED had cast its blighting shadow there.
FOR GIVING and when Rodicks and the hsh-
BATHS. pond the centre OF all the
gayety life was pleasant. even
though many of the conveniences which we now
demand We're wholly lacking. Rodicks was barn
of a place with no elevator and innocent OF cleo
trio bells. One in imminent need OF ice water
obtained 1t. however. by going into the hail
and yelling 'Murder,' the top OF his lungs. He
gathered together most of the hotel guests. and
finally got the ice OF his souls desire but his
success did not seem to establish a precedent The
fire department was TO speak, in embryo. IN
the Rodick at the head of each stairway there used
o stand a large hOgshead of water for use IN an
emergency and thereby hangs the tale L am about
TO tell YOU of evening there entered the
deserted 'hShpOnd a young man whose nXeo ana
pIa eve and wandering smile betrayed what his
evening occupation had been In order TO settle
anv lingering doubt as his condition. however,
he proceeded to emit series OF blood curdItng
protest from the night clerk who, on advancing
upon the inebriated was promptly laid low oy
a right handler. The night force in an angry array
promptly the SuCCOr OF the night clerk.
whereat his asSailant retreated upstairs, ciosSly
followed by his pursuers. Reaching the landing he
esped the hOgShead Of water. which he promptly
heaved down the stairway upon his opponents. VINO.
drenched by the water and carried on their feet
itself in wild state of rage renewed
the attack. only be treated TO the same dose on
third. which point, his ammunition being ex-
hausIed, they captured and got with the beltg
erent one. In the morning great was the anger
loud the lamentations OF Herr ROdck at the
state of his stairway and the damaged condition
OF his night force: but he who had accomplished
part of which he made TO separate for divers
carpets Sundry abraSiOns and for giving nve
three baths apiece at 81 a bath, the regular
rate at that time in Bar Harbor-