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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-11-01
The New and Beautiful Equine Ballet Nh,
And that FIVE CARS are used to transport the
80 P0NDEROUS ELEPHANTS

And DOUBLE LENGTH CARS equal to $50 ordinary car
to convey city city cyerubai arg needed
magnitude and immensely of this supreme Goliath the Aren't
which Spreads wings, 100000 YARDs Wa
over II ACRES OF TENTED WEALTH, affordna = C 1AMk
SEATING $4,000 PEOPLE. = ~ y y = = . spsW To-
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
MOVING SIDEWALKS.
HOW THAT IN PARIS LOOKED AND
WAS OPERATED.

The recent revival Of talk about putting a
moving platform on the Brooklyn Bridge recalls
the fact that similar means Of transportation
was in service in Paris during the International
Exposition of 1900 The invention was first
publicly shown in Chicago in 1898 but only on
a small scale. On that occasion il was rather
curiosity than a popular conveyance. In Paris
It proved a great convenience as we'll as a
wonder
Part Of the exposition Of 1900 was held on
the Champ de Mars and part in the Place des
lnvalides, about half a mile away. To establish
communication between the two regions there
was an electric railway and a moving sidewalk
One ran close beside the other. but in the op-
posite direction. The electric road kept near the
level Of the earth while the moving sidewalk
was carried on an elevated structure Of timber
twelve or fifteen feet high. The sidewalk was
endless chain. 1t ran southwark from the
Seine along the Place des Invalides thence over
the Champ de Mars, northward along the
latter TO the vicinity of the river and back
TO the starting point. The circumference of the
quadrangle thus tnclosed was not far from two
miles. Such sidewalk moving in one direction
side of Brooklyn Bridge, coming back
the other side. and describing broad curves at
the two ends. would have a length Of about two
and half miles
There were three strips of plank sidewalk in
Paris each about four or five feet wide. The
first one was stationary. the second moved at
the rate Of two and a half miles hour. and
the third twice as fast. The second was raised
a few inches above the first. and the third
similar distance above the second. In this case
one stepped on the stationary platform first,
going thence to the slowly moving one. and thus
reaching the faster one. A person could trans
fer from any one Of the three platforms TO any
other by stepping sideways at any point on the
line. To assist timid heavy people in making
the change there was a series Of posts each
nearly three feet high and surmounted by ball
big as an orange. at intervals of ten feet
along the edge of each moving sidewalk. BY
grasping one of these posts a person could
another
Each sidewalk cut up into sections about
ten feet long The dividing lines were curved
not square, and thus permitted the platform TO
turn rather sharp corners where necessary.
Each link in the endless chain rested on low
truck much simpler than that of an ordinary
streetcar, and supported by four wheels that
ran on a railway underneath There was no
covering or shelter from or storm and there
were no seats One stood still or walked. which
ever he preferred.
large number Of electric motors were used
to keep the platforms in motion. These were
not hung on the axIes Of the trucks. as with
trolley cars They were mounted in stationary
bearings a. short intervals along the structure
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
EMANCIPATION OF THE DOG
MISSOURI COURT HOLDS HE CAN BITE A
PERSECUTING CHILD

Every dog is to have his day after this in
Missouri As the result Of A long struggle IN
the courts. the dogs Of that State. headed bv
worthy brute, by the name OF Jupiter. have
scored significant triumph over their tradi-
uonal enemy. the small boy. and have taken a
long step forward in the alienation Of their
social condition
The issue which has been al stake among the
dogs Of Missouri was not that Of free silver. or
imperialism. or female suffrage OF even trusts
0uch problems were regarded by the dogs as Of
minor consideration, and capable OF solution by
the human race. What the dogs wanted. and
We're fighting for, and went to court after, and
finally got, was the right 10 be let alone or. as
IL Is more often called, the right of self-defence
The verdict which, unless it is followed by
similar decisions in other States is likely n
cause general exodus Of dogs TO Missouri was
rendered by Judge Sidener Of St Louis A case
had been brought before him in which the
parents Of a small boy by the name of Willie
quinn had sued Abram Simon for damages.
Aoram Simon. II appeared, owned respectful BILE,
nome keeping, sober. good natured, we'll born,
Wen pred dog. who was enjoying a sun bath
When set on by Willie Quinn Willie, it ap-
pears. revived the times of the Spanish inquis-
Jlon. 0y trying to tie tin TO the tail of the
dog. As if TO add insult 10 injury Willie filed
the can with stones. The dog without any pre-
meditation. but acting the spur Of the mo-
ment bit Willie Willie then with a howl ran
home 70 his parents even swifter than the dog
ran IN the opposite direction with the bang
ing at the end Of his tail
The judge, after hearing all the evidence in
the case, pronounced the dog innocent, and
Willie's father had to pay the costs. In his de-
cision Judge Sidener said:
Any dog has legal and Undeniable right to
bite any man. woman child who purposeIy
and with intent 10 disturb said dogs tranquil
lily and peace OF mind does attach or cause to
De Attached TO said dogs tail tin can or other
weight which will impede the progress Of said
animal.
A dog which bites its prosecutor in such
case is acting purely and honestly in self-de-
fence and is as justly immune from punish
ment as the man who strikes at a burglar in
defence of his own life and welfare"
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
THINK GOSLTN GOT LETTER.
DETECTIVES TOLD MRS. FLOYD JONES
FIGURES IN MYSTERIOUS LETTER
CASE WITH CONvICTs.

Christopher Cosnides importer, living at No
A9 West One-hundred-and-seventh whose ar
rest on Saturday evening by detectives at the in
stance OF Postofice Inspector Swift charged with
using the mails for fraudulent purposes. was
the Torlbs court yesterday and paroed in the Gus
tody Of his counsel, Black, Olcott, Gruber &
Bonynge, until tomorrow. None Of the Postofice
authorities were in court 70 press the charge
against Mr.. Cosmides.
Mystery surrounded the arrest when it was made
and information regarding the charges against
Cosmides was refused by Captain Titus and his
men,
It was learned however, that July I Dey
Brothers, of Syracuse. received a letter purporting
10 be from Frederick R. Hazard asking the firm 10
writer said that he was camping on Long Island
but sent messenger each day TO the city for his
mail. He asked that the package be addressed to
Postoffice Box 705. this city. On Saturday Mr Cos
rndes went the Postofice and opened Box 703. He
was then arrested. decoy letter addressed 10
Frederick R. Hazard had been placed in the box
but Cosrnides did not touch the letter.
A P GOslin, who is at present in the pententiary
Blackwells Island. also receives mail in Box 703
The reply the letter sent to Dey Brothers Is sup
posed to have been delivered Cioslin. Who in
delivered IL TO Robert Guilfoyle. who is serving
term in prison for swindling Rogers, Peet & Co,
not taken the letter from the box he said that
Mrs FLOYD Jones called at the Postoffice for all
mail addressed to Hazard. In court Cosnides de-
MED that he knew anything about Goslin or Gull
man he knew as Hazard by which both received
mail through
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
THE ACTORS AND THE FLAG.

Theatrical persons sometimes the source OF
amusement among hotel men though
same time they u cause OF much provoCa ton
and unnecessary loss of temper This incident re-
Gently happened Shelter Island. Two we'll
known actors and singers of London putting
up at hotel there They had been in their room
only few minutes when the bell rung and an
order given After a little while another ring and
another order. In few moments another signal.
this time for something else The clerk began TO
think It time for decent people TO be asleep.
And so it order after another until
the hours and the impatence OF the clerk began 10
grow large Then the bell had a rest at last The
troublesome persons had gone 10 sleep and peace
reigned. But. no: there II went again There was
a strange order given 10 the American bellboy by
the English visitors
Please do not raise the flag at the usual hour
tomorrow morning" the boy reported 10 the clerk.
"as 1t will disturb Mr.. and Mrs. So-and-So You
can put il up about o'clock All this on top OF
the rest and one day before the Fourth OF July!
The clerk seized with a fit OF patriotism such as
II had been his lot 10 feel before. and utterly
aStOunded the request, but with great calmness.
sent back the message: The American flag will
be raised at the usual hour tomorrow morning.
And il was although the process OF getting II to
the masthead involved a few minutes work in the
vicinity the exacting actors room II they slept
they slept in the face of open defiance
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
WHISTLES A SOLO IN CHURCH.
AFTER THE SERVICE YOUNG WOMAN
ENTERTAINS wORSHIPPERs WITH
THE MOCKING BIRD

At the service in the Lexington Avenue Bap-
tist Church, Lexington-ave. and One-hundred-
and-eleventh-st.. yesterday morning Schumann's
'.Traumerei" was whistled by Miss Louise
Truax- Miss Truax whistIed her solo while the
collection was being taken So pleased were
the worshippers with her effort that after the
service they induced her 10 whistle The Mock
ing Bird"
Miss Truax is nineteen years old. and lives
at No 2O3 West One-hundred-and-thir -thirty-hrst
ST. Six years ago. while living in Detroit, she
discovered her natural gift. and she Immediately
started TO cultivate il. She practised daily for
several hours. until she acquired register Of
three oCtaves. Two years ago she made her
first appearance in public whistler. She
was introduced TO William Chapman. Of the
Rubnstein Club. and through him met Nine.
Cappiani and Miss Emma Thursby. who be-
came interested in her. They aided her in the
cultivation OF her whstling power.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
HURDLING WITH AIRSHIPS.
MR.. BENBow, OF MONTANA, CHALLENGES
sANTOs-DUMONT TO A WEIRD RACE.

Thomas c. Benbow who is said TO be conten-
plating changing his name to Rainbow, has
challenged Santos -Dumont TO a hurdle race with
flying machines. Mr. BenbOw considers mere
flying on what might be termed fiat track
as altogether too simple and for this reason, If
no other. he wants a steeplechase in midair
The model of Mr.. Benbows machine has been
seen only by the members Of the company.
formed 70 exploit the invention II is not
known, therefore. Just how Mr.. BenbOw intends
10 take the hurdles but he Is confident that his
machine is perfectly diTigtble. Mr.. Benbow
lives in Carbon Mont. and the who he
says are backing him financially all Mon
tana men The model of the airship is being
built at Frankfort, y. Y
Mr. Benbow is said TO regard the skyline OF
this city as admirably adapted 10 his hurdle
race with the Statue OF Liberty and Grants
tomb as the termini. A straight flight between
these two points he says would not bring out
the peculiar excellences Of his airship- Then,
too II would not be exciting enough for the
spectators. a series of swoops and plunges
from the roof OF the St. Paul Building into the
subway excavation. and then backward loop
over and under the Brooklyn Bridge would nat
uraIly excite considerable interest at first on
the part OF the public. and temporarily AFFORD
the people OF this city moments relaxation
from the otherwise constant strain Of business
But Mr.. Benhow should remember that in this
loop the loop age it IS becoming extremely hard
to keep the public from getting blase- Tobog-
gaming used 70 be considered thrilling sport.
and our grandfatherS tell OF how the downward
sweep made their hair stand on end for the in
stant But the present age goes tobogganlng
as IL goes walking. Should Mr. Benbow perfect
his machine as he plans, and, after Mr. Santos
Dumont's arrival next month. steepte air races
be held over the skyline OF this city, il is
most likely that II neither one meets instant
death, the public would soon go about its buSt-
ness to all appearances more bored by the
spectacle than ever.
nd then what neXr2
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
T. II c. 4. CLUBS FOE sTREETC4R HEN.

The current Young Mems Christian Association
news letter contains the following facts OF general
interest: The streetcar company, OF Rochester
\. 7. viii open on August / fully equipped Young
Mems Christian Association rooms for It's en-
poyes. The company. at its own expense mas
fitted up the barn social aho pain rooms
with bowling alleys. smoking rooms and parIors'
and mas orrsred the entire management without
restrictions 10 the Young Mems Christian Assoeia-
ti0a. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company en-
pioys over ten thousand men on ITS street rah"Ay
lines. Rooms were set apart some time ago AZ
OF these denofs for the employees. president
Greatsinger has called the BROOKLYN 1ouIls
Mems Christian Association 10 manage such rSotsls
y al least six their barns Al one % e.
nepots nearly $4,000 has already DeeI speat - -.
loWlng alleys entertainment nan, soclaI roollls %
md reFtaTrarf Fifteen associations Ike this may
esta bi~hsd A. dirferert terminal points IN the
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
RAINES LAW HOTELS.
r.rTs OK WHICH CITY AUTHORITIES
cAN SUPPRESS THOSE OF FRAUD
TLENT NATURE.

Albany July Is (SpeciaD.-While the legislat-
IRE was in session the Senate passed a olll' IN
+-oauced BY Senator Raiues. providing most
r--fngent regulations in regard 10 the inspection
= Rsines Law hotels but this bill failed to
nass The Assembly, being considered Of too
radical a nature. It's aim was 10 put facts in
,be possession Of the officials Of cities especially
,har would enable them 10 end the existence Of
alleged hotels that were not truly OF that char
acter-
F,t Excise Commissioner CuIlinan has now
given the authorities Of cities information under
7sicb they viii be enabled. If they desire. 10
suppress many fraudulent hotels. It has some
times been difficult for authorities TO learn
whether or not q building in which liquor
sold was d hotel or an ordinary liquor store
NJ Cullinan put his Office force at work re-
csnrly upon the papers fled to secure certificates
under which liquor can be legally sold. and
learned the precise number Of hotels in the
state and their locality on q street, If in a city
He announced to-day that there are about eight
thousand hotels in the state Of New-York, and
thai 2,191 OF these are situated in New-York
City. as follows Manhattan and the Bronx
1345: Brooklyn. T54; Queens. 4T3; Richmond
219
The statutes Of the State prescribe that in
addition 10 the general requirements of the
Liquor Tax Law. the variOus laws. ordinances
rules and regulations relating 20 hotels and
hotel keepers including AL laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations Cf the State or locality per-
tanning 70 the building fire and health de-
parImenrs in relation TO hotels and hotel keep
ers. must be fully complied with by any u no
takes out certificate TO sell liquor in a hotel.
A complete list Of the hotels in New-York
City has been sent TO Mayor Low, Commissioner
Of Police Partridge, District Attorney Jerome.
the heads OF the Building. Fire and Health de-
partu1ents in the city of Newly and 10 the
sherifs and district attorneys of the counties
included in the city Of New York.
A complete list OF the hotels in every county
in the State has also been sent 10 the district
and sheriffs Of said counties. a COM
plete list OF the hotels il each city Of the State
has been sent 10 the mayors OF said cities the
reads Of the police departments and Of the sew
eraI building fire and health departments IN
said cities
The State Excise Commissioner calls the at
tention OF all Of the above 10 the fact that all
persons selling liquor as hotel keepers in this
STATE must have & liquor tax certificate properly
posted up in he street window. and upon each
of said certificates the word hotel" is printed
in large letters. distinguishing il from the ordi
nary saloon certificate. which has not the word
hotel printed thereon.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
B4NKER'S DAUGHTER 4 SUICIDE
STE SUFFERED FROM MELANCIoLIA AM
FEARED THAT SHE WOULD GO INSANE

81 z SUFFERED FROM MELANCHOLLA AND
FEARED THAT SHE WOULD GO INSANE
Suffering from ulelancholia and irnbued with
the idea that she would go insane Miss EVELYN
Oldring, daughter of Henry J. Oldring. president
Of the Mechanics and Traders Bank at No. IA
Franklin st. Brooklyn, committed suicide at her
home, No. 5S1 Jefferson-ave., that borough.
Saturday night. When Miss Oldring did not ap-
pear for breakfast yesterday morning the other
members Of the family were not alarmed be-
cause she frequently slept late At II o'clock
however, Mr. Oldring went 10 her room on the
third floor and found his daughter dead In bed
One end Of a rubber tube. the other end Of
which was attached 10 gas jet, was in the
young woman's mouth, and the gas was escap-
ing into the room. doctor was called and
found that Miss Oldring had been dead for some
hours.
Mr.. Oldring and other members of the family
refused TO discuss the case So far as can be
learned, his daughter left no nessag ge giving
her reasons for suicide. She was thirty-seven
years old friend of the family said that she
had been in poor health for some time and
worried because she feared she might become
insane, as did a relative some years ago.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
HEAVY FIRE LOSSES.
PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSIONERS RE.
PORT SHOWS THAT COMPANIES
WERE HARD HIT

Harrisburg. Penn. July q (SpeciaD.-Ths reporc
OF the Insurance Commissioner OF Pennsylvania .
synopsis OF which was made public some time aso.
previous 10 being issued book form presents soma
interesting figures. especially at the present time.
when the insurance companies advancing ths
rates in what are designated the fire belts OF the
greater cities in order TO recOup their losses In
his report for the year ending December 81 1901
insurance Commissioner Durham gives the losses
sustained in the United States by all OF the frs
and marine insurance companies that do business
IN Pennsylvania, and glance at the subjoined fs-
ures shows that the foreign companies were pretty
hard hit.
The total losses OF PENNSYLVANIA joint stock nrs
and marine insurance companies the companies OF
other States and foreign companies with American
branches in this country were 50. .573. Se eS. The
total risks written were 81 $50 057 and The total
premiums received were S11.z75154 % The ratio o,
losses paid TO premiums received 5s1S per
The figures opposite the foreign companies repre-
the money paid for losses in the United States
alone and do not include the losses in any foreign
country.
The losses incurred in the year we're follows:
PENNSYLVANIA JOINT STOCK FIRE INSuR-
ANCE COMPANIES
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
SECTION OF MOVING SIDEWALK.

which the sidewalks moved. As there were
fully hundred and fifty motors distributed
over a stretch OF miles the average inter-
val between them not far from forty feet.
Extending lenEthwise along the under side OF
each section. midway between the sides, was
stout rib. whose lower edge was cut up into
cogs. Machinists would call this rib rack A
huge pinion. eogwheel, driven by the motor.
geared into this rack. When the pinlon re-
voIved the rib was pulled along irresistibly. The
gear under the slow sidewalk was different from
that under the fast one that the same motor
could operate both. The accompanying dia-
grams not drawn 10 scale. but they show the
principles involved
II a sidewalk OF this kind were put in opera
tion the Brooklyn Bridge there would prob
ably be several parallel lines, running at differ
ent rates OF speed. at the terminals, but on the
bridge itself only one with the highest velocity
Of all. say. ten miles hour. II this should be
located. Mr. Lindenthal proposes, where the
trains now II would be possible to have
the platform eight nine feet wide. The rail-
way cars in service there fully eight feet
wide. and there is a clearance Of nearly a foot
each side width of nine feet would allow
room for a bench six seven feet long. and
aisle two feet wide, Were benches placed four
New-York tribune., 1902-07-14
BOYS SAVES GIRL FROM DROWNING
SHE PAINTED AT THE WATERS EDGE. AND
RECEDING WAVE CARRIED HER
OUT TO SEA

Ocean Grove y. J., July 13 tspeciaD Frank
Newman, of Brooklyn, thirteen years cid, and
Lillian Hurburt, Of Roseville, y. J., fourteen
years old. were walking along the beach near
the water to-day, when the girl tainted and fell
into the sea The tide was high at the time and
in a second receding wave picked her UP and
carried her out. Young Newman rushed into
the water dived, and rescued Miss Hurlburr
when she was twenty feet from the beach. He
brought her safely to the shore, but she was
unconscious The crowd on the board walk
cheered Newman.
The rescued and rescuer are both staying at
the Insktp cottage. where Miss HurIburt
taken after she had been restored 10 conscious
ness The sea was rough and cold to-day. and
two men and one woman who had become ex-
hausted were rescued by the life guards at the
Asbury-ave bathing grounds in Asbury Park.