Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-09
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
RiPPIes on the Current of Life in
the Metropolis.

the Metropolis.
A curious bit OF political rancor is
brought to light by the opening of the new
Gotham hotel on Fifth avenue, opposite
the st. Regis. The manager is Mr.. Ben
nett, formerly a Washington newspaper
man. later manager of the Arlington hotel.
Bennett and Senator Tom Plat are close
friends. The fact that the Gotham is To-
Gated within 200 feet of a church prevents
the Issuance OF a license to sell liquor in
the hotel. Senator Plat undertook to
secure for the hotel license by special
act of the legislature last winter. The
bill went through with a whoop and was
vetoed by the governor The ungracious
act gave the senator great offense and
when he attended the ceremonies at the
opening of the hotel he took occasion TO
roast Governor Higgins for general cussed-
ness and announced that one term would
be the limit of the governors life in the
executive mansion,
Although denied a license, the new
Gotham Is not a dry joint. Order a drink
and hand out the price and the booze
reaches it's destination as quickly as II
the bar was visible. Bennett realized that
1t would be artistic anomaly for a place
called Gotham to be drinkless so he
organized chain OF genteel can rushers
and the scheme works beautifully.
1t would be pretty dificult matter for
cracksmen to steal the diamonds and other
precious things in Uncle Sans care during
appraisement, In the great warehouse
where they are kept are forty watchmen.
When at night fortune in diamonds re-
poses In the safe of the big house situated
in darkened section of the city there is
not moment that two or three men cannot
enter the room at moments notice A
light reflects upon the safe at all times II
would be impossible for a craftsman to
enter the room unobserved, to say nothing
OF getting his tools In operation Even were
he able to bend his muscles upon the hard
ened drills used to break open safes the
steel would barely touch the doors before
an alarm would be communicated TO the
nearest station house, and when an alarm
comes from this quarter men are sent on
the douhle-qnick to the scene.
A few days ago the second Of the twin
tunnels under the Hudson was bored
through, and its completion for business
Is expected within year, These tunnels
are for trolley service. Connecting with
the tunnels now put through under the
Hudson will be subway lines to the heart
or the city. Three additional tunnels under
the Hudson are planned, and a connection
between all Of them will be constructed on
the New Jersey side OF the river
Thus tunnel system Is in sight which
will enable citizens living In New Jersey
towns, but doing business In New York
as well as passengers arriving on trains
to reach the oenters of New York without
dangers from fog or ice, and with a saw
Ing OF much time. The two tubes COM
pieted under the Hudson join Jersey City
and HOboken to New York at Thirty-third
street and Sixth avenue. and Actor Place
and Fourth avenue. BY this achievement
10 brought to successful issue an enter
prise that was halted twenty years ago
after a cavern In which sixteen men lost
their lives. The tunnels are not heavy
enough for trains, but will accommodate
q stream OF trolley cars
AS result of a dispute over the quality
of the fare that was served to the prize
poodle Of one OF the patrons, the oeou-
pants Of a fashionable apartment house
in Brooklyn were notified that after Oc-
tober / no more dogs, cats or other pets
would be allowed in the establishment In
consequence of the notice there has been
a general exodus OF the pet-owning patrons
and with them have departed 127 dogs six
eats. four parrots, eighteen eanaries and
prietors have posted a notice which states