Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-30
RorNp Anorr sew roRK.
RippIes ON the Current of Life In the
Metropolis.

ROUND ABoUT NEW YORK.
Rtpples ON the Current of Life In the
Metropolis.
The fact that the Nebra skans were quiet
last night after their arrival here says
the New York Times of Monday morning
does not argue that they will not whoop
things up during the rest of their stay; In
fact, they announced that they would make
New Workers sit up and take notice before
they left town" The Times man Is en-
titled to pose as a prophet. Brignt and
early the boys were up and there was
something doing Just as soon as their hat
bands were stretched to fit. AS bit OF
preliminary exercise The boss Of the band
wagon drove a harpoon into the political
boom of William Randolph Hearst. 1t
seems the latter is sulking in his tent and
isn't boosting for Bryan with the enthu-
slasm and abandon of true patriot The
news was carried TO the Nebraskans and
war dance followed 1--WE SHALL have moth
ing whatever to dc with Hearst while we
are in New York" said James C. Dahlman,
mayor of Omaha Chats our Jim), who Is
said to have presided at the war dance.
I'VE are a long way from New York and
the Hearst newspapers and we had sup
posed he was for Mr.. Bryan. 1t didn't
take long 20 find out that he isn't, and we
took fitting action.
I'VE wouldn't go near him. He couldn't
get a delegate in Nebraska or anywhere
else in the west. We have heard Of aim
out there, but never as candidate for
anything like the presidency. It's hard to
believe. We're for Bryan first, last and
always and so is the whole west"
in he 10 ri Of
tain antecedents attempted to butt into
the first section Of the procession reserved
exclusively for Nebraskans. Our Jim was
Johnny on the spot. So we're ti1e rest Of
the boys. An Indignation meeting was held
and the statement given out that the Me-
braskans will act as a guard of honor for
Bryan and will not let him out of their
sight until they land him in Lincoln.
I'VE didn't come 1000 miles to meet Mr.,
Bryan in a crowd of 10000 other folk, did
we, boys7" demanded Mayor Dahlman at
the meeting; I'VE came here to take him
Off the boat and stick to him till we landed
him at home in Lincoln, didn't we?'
I'VE did," yelled the Nebraskans.
We'll, when that big steamship gets in,"
continued the mayor II propose that we be
there and take Mr.. Bryan off and bring
him right up here. This is Nebraska head
is 'lis home in New York, isn't it? Now,
are you with me?"
I'VE are" yelled the Nebraskans, and all
the bell boys in the hotel rushed upstairs
shouting" Coming, sir!''
1t cost over $1,000 to make the automo-
bile record from San Francisco to New
York, and the end is not yet. The car that
made the wonderful 4,2O0-mile trip across
| the country. in 10 days, 2 hours and ~
minutes. is still to try to cut ten hours off
the best time from Chicago to New York,
and before 1t has completed it's 6,000-mile
run nearly $4,000 will have been expended
! for the mere purpose of developing the
efficacy of the automobile and the general
| Improvement of the sport and the trade.
| l.. L. Whitman who drove the automo-
bile across the country, receives for such
a trip $500, part of which is dependent
| on success. c. 8. Carris, who assisted
| him and was almost as important a factor
in the success, received little over half
| that sum. There were four mechanics
who received 800 a month, while II they
were engaged by a private party they
would command a great deal more. To
| equip the car was no small part of the
expense. running beyond $4,000, in addition
"
the relays from point to point by rail
required considerable outlay. Only two
men we're in the-ear at time, yet six
men made the trip from coast to coast.
|
1t is the fashion In the modern hotels of
New York to write off $4,000 year as the
loss for sllverware and china taken by
| guests In the course of twelve months.
Many persons will have souvenirs of their
| visits to New York and take spoons,
knives, forks and any sort Of small ware
| they can slip into their pockets. The craze
has grown so that the big hotel men now
purchase cheap hardware for the use OF
| transient guests, but the figures of loss
run up in three of the city hotels to the
$4,000 mark. The women are blamed for
this sort of theft and the proof seems to
be against them. A we'll known hotel man
in the city said: I'VE know 1t is the
women who take the stun and many OF
them are New Workers. When there is a
big dinner in this hotel, attended by women
as well as men, we use a special set OF
spoons and other, tableware made at little
cost and stamped with the name of oui
hotel. We lose one-third of the lot, but
the cost of late years is figured in the
dinner at so much per plate. The spoons
|
look at after one nights use The knives
and forks are worth less than 10 cents
When we have a dinner exclusively fol
men we put good plate on the table and
don't lose 2 per cent of II. This good IDLE
service is cut out at the mixed dinners"
In sight of 5000 people, Captain Tom
Riley. armed with a broadsword, fought
battle with a huge twelve-foot man
eating shark in the water OF the iron piel
at Coney Island. The shark was badly
cut during the fight, and was last seer
headed in the direction of Long Branch.
Captain Riley runs a bath house at Bal
mers Beach, and is considered an expert
with the broadsword. When a swarm OF
bathers were in the water a school OF
bluefsh stood in toward the end of the
iron pier. They were about $50 yards from
shore, when the dorsal nm OF a shark wa;
seen above the water. just behind them,
Captain Riley grabbed his broadsword, .
trophy which he keeps in the bath house
and he and his two lifesavers tumbled into
a rowboat and started to the rescue. Wher
the rowboat was within thirty feet OF thu
fish Riley Jumped overheard Diving, hi