Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-11

RippIes on the Current Of Life In the
Metropolis.

RippIes on the Current Of Life In the
Metropolis.
Western talent and ingenuity in generous
doses are helping New Yorkers 20 solve
some Of the problems perplexing them. An
impression prevalent in some quarters that
New Workers can do all the shearing
necessary for salvation appears to be an
erroneous one; at least the town does not
take care OF ali the live wool in sight Per
I haps there Is too much OF a crop for local
! talent. The field is so rich that enterpris-
| ing westerners, discredited at home, find
mighty easy money and boobies Of It in the
| metropolis. The latest western game
| worked to a finish there is the diamond
tontine swindle, recoliectons OF which
| linger in many quarters in Omaha and
vicinity. One concern known as the New
| York Mercantile company has just been
shut out of business by the courts after
working the same old game for two years.
| Three years ago Nebraskans were touched
for S2S0o0O on the diamond plan. The New
York concern scooped In $4,000 In two
years, and previous to that touched Bos-
ton and vicinity for $4,000. The game was
the same as that played hereabouts. so
that local victims may extract some con-
ISOLATION from the fact that they are not the
whole cheese.
fuse blew out on a Metropolitan trolley
car on the Willismsburgh bridge with an
explosion that frightened the passengers
| There was a pun OF smoke and a fash and
| the car caught fire. Several passengers
rushed for the doors and there was much
confusion for few seconds.
| A man with a nifty straw hat saw the
commotion and started on the run toward
the car. He had been walking up and down
| the bridge for an hour or more, seemingly
for pleasure, but keen eye out for any
thing that was happening around him.
When the man with the nifty hat was
near the car two policemen saw there was
something wrong and also made an attempt
to hurry to the scene. The straw hat man
was there ahead of them and was in charge
when they arrived, telling the passengers
what to do and restoring order. The police
men didn't like having any one else take
hand in the pie when there was as good
an opportunity as that to show authority
! Lets wing him." said one OF the cops.
| "Ah right Get out o. here young fehher
or we'hh wing ye," said the other
! Not so fast" said the man with the
hat "Cut that out and get busy. My
name is Gardiner, II you want to know
who am, am your captain"
But his hat has band with red stripes 4"
stammered one of the policemen in con-
fusion.
Il have two hats" said the captain.
Come get busy"
Order was soon restored and little dam
age done.
General Piet Cronje surrendered after the
battle of Paardeberg in the Boer war show
at Brighton Beach for the last time last
week, when John c. Vaughan, the presi-
! dent of the Clay Amusement Company
! which has been operating the war spectacle
Tor the last five weeks, announced that the
show would disband. The announcement
that the negotiations which have been un-
der way since the sheriff's deputies seized
receipts with which to pay certain lablli-
ties some weeks ago had come to-a climax
was received with considerable regret by
the thirty Boer veterans who were induced
to stay until the Anal negotiations had been
signed.
General Cronje declares that the Boer
war was not over so far as ne was con-
| cerned, as he has brought suit in the SUI
preme court against Charles w. Wall and
against the Clay Amusement Company for
$2,429.s6 for services rendered by him in
the show and for the use OF his name His
aide-de-camp, Captain Jack Hlndon. viii
join his commander in a suit to compel
the managers of the show to carry out
| alleged contracts for transporting certain
| Beers, who were discharged In this coun-
try, to their homes in the Transvaal
He sat solemnly on the top step almost
! directly under the streamer of white Grape
and accepted with due gravity offerings OF
! candy and other childish treasures Per-
haps twenty of his playmates had gathered
about him, and the kindly old lady whose
quick sympathy took in the meaning OF the
tableau halted her companion the better
to observe.
isn't that just too sweet?' she said with
gentle enthusiasm. THE poor little chap
has lost his little brother or sister and his
playmates are Offering the best sympathy
they know. Now look at that little tot" MS
one tiny girl pushed her way through the
crowd and thrust cigarette coupon into
his overlooking hands IT'S all she has to
offer, dear little thing. but she gives 1t
willingly to show her sympathy with her
little playfellow. I am going to give her a
penny TO give nim."
The tot was on the outskirts of the
crowd and the old lady beckoned to her.
HAS that little boy lost his sister," she
demanded
Nav, his brudder died." was the an
swer
And you are trying to console him. It's
Just too sweet" was the enthusiastic COM
ment. you are giving him your little
treasures to make him forget his loss?"
Nav" was the unexpected reply.
when de funerals over we're goin to git
some OF de flowers. OATS what"
During the summer months nearly 1900 600
bathers were recorded in the city's floating
stations. It is reckoned that the average
bather makes ten visits during the season,
which makes the total number OF patrons
about 10000.
A policeman, a life guard and two at
tendants have their work cut out for them
in handling the crowds. Three million
bathers for fifteen houses IN a season of
three months gives each pool an average