The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-31
New York Letter.

NEW YORK, March 3O-With a big
rhlnoceros trotting around its deck at a
mans heels a Himalayan - ok bear
playfully ripping the trousers from an
other man, a Japanese bear cub and a
Japanese raccoon begging sugar, the
pythons and big apes otherwise enjoying
themselves, the British steamer Afridi
when it arrived looked like Noahs ark
on busy morning. 1t brought Consign-
ment of wild beasts for the Bronz Zoologi-
cal park. r. L. Ditmars, in charge of
the animals there, superintendent the re-
| moVal of the new arrivals to their per-
manent quarters.
Rhino went without his supper all night,
and in the morning followed Mr. Ditmars,
who held a bunch of sweet clover from
his travelling quarters to the big crate in
which he was to cross New York city
Ditmars entered the crate and gave Rhino
the grass. Then he squeezed past the big
beast and locked him in the crate. The
hairy-eared rhinoceros would not eat at
first and the former owner says ten days
| from Singapore he would have reinsured
the animal for So per cent of the $1,000
policy he had taken out on the rare beast
| if such a thing had been possible Finally
he coaxed him successfully by pouring
| mOlasses over his hay
The lot includes a rare sand badger
from Japan a very fierce animal and
| difficult to capture.
Wants to Be President
Mrs. Charles H. Denison, of New York
president of SOrOsis, is one of the candi-
dates for the presidency of the General
Federation of clubs The biennial which
occurs in Los Angeles in May. will not
! only be the occasion Of the color line
fight. but also one of the most exciting
election contests in the history of the or
ganization. Three sections Of the country
will be represented, Mrs. DenisOn for the
Eastern; Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker. for
the Central, and Mrs. Robert Burdette,
for the extreme West.
George Gould for Good Roads
Good roads" crusaders have won an
important convert in George Jay Gould.
Automobiles, owners of good horses and
New Jersey farmers will call him blessed
when his proposed philanthropy bears
solid fruit in macadam and gravel on the
drives in the country around Lakewood
Mr.. Gould has written State Engineer
! Budd. of New Jersey that he will pay
! one-third Of the expense of making first
! class roads within driving distance of his
country place Georgian Court if mis-
wealthy neighbors and the public funds
viii assist him in extending the system
already improved
The National Good Roads association
and the Automobile Club Of America
| have made rival claims for the credit Of
| inspiring Mr.. Gould to enlist under their
| banner. An estimate of he mileage and
cost of the road improvements suggested
| by Mr.. Gould will be prepared by State
| Engineer Budd
kubeIiI1 Admires Our Girls
! More than 1900 travellers went away
| on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse from
| the foot of GansevoOrt street, North
| river. crowd of friends saw them off
Jan Kubelik, escorted to the steamer
| by Daniel Frohman and Mrs. Norma
| Knupfel, his Western manager, ex-
| pressed again his admiration of the
| American girl, of whom he cannot say
| too many fine things He said he was
| booked for two months tour of Eng
! land, and would seek to cancel his Rus
| sian contract so that he might come
! back here. The viOlinist waved an
| American flag and wore a tiny American
| flag pin.
Lambs viii Seek New Pastures
Out Of the contention that has arisen
| from the production of Nazareth" by
| the Lambs club last week, is likely TO
! spring a new fad for the Lambs-a club
| house that will contain theater of it's
own. Such is the sentiment among the
members of the club that has been Gre
ated by the cable MESA ges from Charles
| Frohman who is in Londan rebuking
| the Lambs for producing the play at the
| Garrick theater, which he had allowed
| them to use for their gambols. The
| cablegrams were laid before the club
council. They deprived the Lambs OF
| further use of the theater.
The loss meant little for this season.
as only one or more entertainments is on
| the programme. This IS ladies' day,
! and club members say it is no depriva-