Show New Bm of Fare The tramps who have been boarding and lodging at the expense of tie corporation went on a strike yesterday morning and refused re-fused to go to work There arc seventeen of these fellows now in durance vile who have been receiving better food than the average workingman is able to provide for his family or than the average secondclass hotel serves to its patrons jet they were not satisfied The bill of fare embraced wellcooked and good meat bread potatoes beans excellent coffee and jelly for the bread The latter was not good enough for them they wanted creamery butter and fresh eggs which delicacies the city authorities au-thorities concluded could be l dispensed with without causing them to suffer Then they kicked and the order went forth to herd them all in the iron cage on the lower floor of the jail and serve them an antidyspeptic diet of bread and water until they should be sufficiently subdued to come to their senses and return to work The change of diet will be sure to bring them to time before many moons |