Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-31
ROUND ABOUT NEW roRk.
Ripples on the Current OF Life IN the
MetropoIIa.

RippIes on the Current OF Life In the
Metropolis.
Butchers in New York are whettinE
their knives and ~oleavers for the avowed
purpose OF making a few fancy cuts In
the meat trust when It reaches the block.
To do the job with force as we'll as skill,
they have organized the National Retail
Butchers and Meat Dealers Protective as
ISOLATION. The argument OF the butchers,
according to the New York Times. is that
although Europe cannot send us meat
as good as our wi cornfed best, Il can
send us a large amount equal 70 the grass
fed. poorer grades. OF all the plans under
consideration to get down the prices Of
meats within the reach OF the poor this
one Is believed to have the greatest force
and at least the retail butchers in New
YORK are In earnest about II. They report
that under present conditions, especially
on the east and west sides OF New York.
meat is a little cheaper for the average
consumer than II has been for many
months. The poorer cuts, from grassfed
Texans or Colorado cattle. can be bought
as low as 10 and - cents per pound. sir
loin as low as IL and Is cents per pound.
Those familiar with the situation say that
this state Of things is bound to be short
lived, because in six weeks the Rrassted
cattle will be all sold.
The better grades OF meat are already
8 cents higher uniformly than they were
last year at this time. The h~ousekeeper
who is disposed to get the best pays any
where from % to 80 cents q pound for
sirloin steaks. Other meats are high in
comparison. Pork h as high as % cents
In most OF the shops and ham brings 20
cents a pound, Chicken is high also, the
Philadelphia kind, suitable for ROASTING.
bringing as high as 80 cents a pound"
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The Rock Island Railroad oomnanv has
closed "a deal for an ONCE in New YorI,
CITY at a price that astonishes the ma
tives. The location is a four-story build
ing on the northeast corner Of Firth
avenue and T~hirty-hfth street. The lease
mas only three years to run and the rental
Is $4,000 per. snnum For the privilege
OF occupying the premises for the next
three years at this rate the railroad paya
a bonus Of SIS, 900. or S25, 900 a year. In
other words, Its annual rental for tba
next three years will be s87, 900 per an
mum, which is unprecedented, even in
these boom times. At s per cent this
would give this twenty-nve-foo house a
valuation Of $4,000. or nearly $40, 900 a
front foot.
A sign in a window In New York does not
always mean that the person whose name
Is on the sign does business within.
stranger who saw one Of these signs, reports
the Sun, remembered that he had some
business in the line indicated on the sign
ana pushed the button. He was invited
In and led to a telephone.
"If Won wish N anaatr e. A.
whom you inquired" he was told, you can
do so by telephone. His number is
"Bu isn't this hts Officer"
Mo-; his office is about two miles I'm
He has one Of his signs here for the con-
v%enienoe Of those who do not care to 70 to
his office"
One Of his signs; then he has others ~
on, yes, In various parts Of the CITY,"
you are very accommodating"
mot at all. 1t is a matter OF business,
He pays me enough for that strip in the
window to pay for my telephone rent. And
It's a good advertisement for him" g
There is widespread sympathy for Lieu.
tenant John Rush OF the New York FIRE de-
partment, and each word Of such sympathy
is a criticism Of the FIRE commissioner OF
New York.
Anat OncIhi - engaged In a trial OF
charges he has himself made against Fire
Chief Croker. One Of the witnesses for
the latter is Rush. To discredit his testI-
mony the commissioner or his assistants
have brought out some facts that have done
their cause more harm than good.
Fifteen years ago, Rush, when a boy of II.
was arrested on a charge Of larceny, tried
and convicted. Governor Flower looked
into his case, and coming to the conclusion
that 1t was a case Of bad surroundings
rather than depravity, pardoned the boy
and set him at liberty.
That he determined to turn over a new
leaf and live a better life is proved by
absolute testimony; by the fact that for
fifteen years he has been an honest man, |
a good citizen and a faithful Official. He
earned an appointment to the fire depart |
ment by volunteering to enter a burning !
house and saving two men from certain
death. He won promotion by brave and
services.
Yet. for the purpose Of. doing damage to
his credibility as a witness, possibly to pun
ish him for being a witness, the fact Of his I
past sin Is brought to light at this late day.
Captain Howard Patterson runs a school
at 1870 Water street, New York, and nearly
II not quite all his pupils are ~millionaires.
He calls 1t a nautical college and he gives
in all hat pertains to yachting.
Among his pupils have been most Of the
prominent yachting people. men and
women. who are prominent in New York
circles. Miss Susan De Forest
Day, Mrs. Robert Goelet and Mrs. Howard
Gould stand high in the lists OF the alumni
and among the male graduates are many
whose fortunes are represented by eight
or more figures.
The entire subway at Forty-second
street and Broadway was suddenly stopped
day or two ago by a tiny scent dolls
hat, The excavating gang had made ready
for a big blast and an italian with a red
Gag ran out into the street to wave pedes-