Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-26
,RoUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
RippIes on the Current OF Life I'm the
Metropolis.

RippIes ON the Current OF Life I'm the
Metropolis.
Walter Brooks. q Brooklyn young man,
was shot and killed during q carouse, some
ten days ago. and a young woman named
Florence Burns is under arrest charged
with the crime. The tragedy has attracted
attention for the reason that
the parties to 1t are children Of a prom
inent Brooklyn family, and for the further
reason that it has brought to public notice
q shocking state Of vice and crime in high
social circles. According to the Brooklyn
Eagle, Brooks was a member Of a gang OF
young swells, sons Of the first families oc-
cupying mansions on fashionable Bedford
avenue and ~Stuyvesant Heights. The MEM
bers ranged in age from II to %. They set
the pace for another gang Of youngsters Of
the same fashionable set, ranging from IA
to II years of age. Members of both gangs
were swell ~loafers, some having allowances,
others employing their wits to secure the
wherewith. CARRIED in spiketal coats, loud
vests, flaming neckties and carrying canes
as large as their legs, they were a sight to
behold. For years back the gang held I'M
disputed sway IN the avenue, waylsying
school girls and 'enticing older ones to en-
Ter the pace LuhI Kills. Inc T6COIu OIL oO@
generacy and debauchery and immoral
orgies is pronounced by the Eagle to rival
the best efforts Of Nero. Besides their Inn
morality the member Of the gang COM
mitted forgery, obtained money under false
pretense, gold bricked rustic visitors. kid
mapped innocent girls and violated the honor
of homes to which they were hidden as
guests. Two or three of them we're sent
to reformatories last year. One was killed
by his victim. The others are keeping In
the shade until the storm Of indignation
blows over.
In one OF the municipal courts the other
day, relates the Evening Post, there was
tried a case involving the value Of an
deliberately constructed pair OF shoes made
for a man with crippled feet. The shoe
maker, who insisted on being his own law
yer, set the value OF his expert judgment
at a high figure.
Seven generations before me have been
shoemakers," he said. II never took less
than $500 for work like this. I am an ex-
pert in curing people"
What, a doctor?" asked the Justice.
Eyes, your honor"
"a graduate" he asked again.
Eyes, your honor"
"Of what college7"
"Of nature!' very proudly-and with an
impressive shake Of his bushy head.
almost as good as the faith cure" OBJ
served the justice, and the trial went on.
The Divinity that doth hedge about a
King will protect Prince Henry on his re-
turn to New York City. Not only is every
precaution taken to protect the person Of
the prince from any assault, during his
stay here, but most unusual arrangements
have been made to protect him from the
curiosity and annoyance of crowds. The
general public will have few opportunities
of seeing the prince n none at all OF
meeting him. When the prince visits the
city hall the building will be roped in to
keep out the public, and only the commit
tee, the city oflcials and the city hall re-
porters will be permitted inside. The
luncheon to be given by THE Captains Of
Industry" will be private. The mayors
dinner at the Metropolitan club will be
private. The gala night at the opera will be
confined to the fortunate possessors Of the
high priced seats, the demand for which Is
enormous, notwithstanding the prices. The
only popular functions will be the launch
ing and the dinner to be given by the
Stats Zeitung. and only 1000 invitations
B10A ADoaCA " NV - 49, 80
to the latter. In the reception to the prince
the exclusiveness will be thick enough to
cut.
Here is a bunch Of "dont's'' drafted by
Harper's Weekly for the benefit Of New
Workers bent on greeting the prince:
/. Don't tell him that while you never
learned to speak German. you can dance It
like a dream
2. Don't forget that ''hoch" IL pronounced
''hoke," not "hock." In view Of the enor-
nous expense Of the visit, such an ex-
preston as Hook der Prinzi" OF Hook
der Kaiserl" would be manifestly bad form.
8. Don't ask him his impression Of Amer
lea until he has been in the country TWEEN
ty-four hours. He might be embarrassed
to reply, considering the surface aspect OF
the city Of New York.
4. Don't speak OF his imperial brother as
II he were a subject for a comic-paper joke
instead OF Emperor OF Germany. Willie the
War Lord, is all right In private converse
tion with others, but would not do with the
prince.
6. Don't get OF thai old Joke about our
climate being enervating for some, but
Tuetonic for others. He has probably heard
It in England.
6. Don be facetious with his highness and
ask him what the postage is on a mailed
fist. He might retort with a practical IL
lustration Of the special delivery system.
7. Dom ask him in the presence OF the
mayor how one SO high likes fraternizing
with one so Low.
8. Don't tell him that you have always
been anxious to meet him, and that you
have heard quite q number OF people speak
Of his brother Willie.
Q. Don't ask him how he got through the
custom house, and II he had to pay duty on
his uniforms.
10. Don't request his autograph.
II. Don't tell him he ought to have come
here two months earlier II be really wanted