The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-01
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49, york. Juno 2s.-Bicycle riders In
AGAINST accident Is new depart
s" Cd nv one of tho casualty COM
nt s'"F or 81 all sorts OF benefits arc
bmised
.,rners evidently went out OF town
.oocty, For eight hours the other
d. rot n single accident or arrest
nss.nor,ed from any station mouse from
Rronx 10 the Battery. IT. was ,aNsn
ane evidence of tho love - order
lkau tv of 100000 inhabitants. una an
e,,s w' declared that no other lig city
. ."e" world can point with PRIDE 10 IL
blar record.
tho mast three months at least
'. 18th of 1ewclry has been stolen
No rooms of guests at the WALDORF.
m u, W, elevator boy who had stolen
u.s,,e a amond ring and pawncd IL was
us,sd by one of the hotels detectives.
oh OF the stolen proper'y has M,rSam ny
,ommthfui thief, and tho probabilities
!hat there will be no more thieving
,ha Waldorf for some time to come.
Ia Greater New York commission has
,.od IN with a rush. 1t entered upon
s,an, task by perfccting a FORMAL or.
,,Sation and appointing comm u ',s 10
Horn certain duties me law ,sl ,,'
The work cut out for the commission
:, ha completed by next February, and
u, ,ho wav in which the gentlemen get
~ IN business it Is pretty sale TO pre-
tha, the metropolis will be the second
resi- city in the word at the appointed
lr.
rseIsy Square has more crippled news
: ,han any other II tho city. Three
-,,-ped bovs sell papers at the foot
n, Thirty-thirtl street elevated STATION.
ia n fo,irth ycnds on the corner OF
rty.fourth street and B'oadway.
nd man has many patrons Two nIocks
ow. When asked IL inc cripp!es 40 liol
most of the patronage of the sym
{hoiic. a regular arab replied: on
mt dcy can't run after customers
boss dc street. like us fellers wild two
and dat S where We has EN- cinched.
|1c doorkeeper at one of the roof gar
= renorted for duty early the other
MING. He was shrouded in mackin-
h. wore rubber boots, and carried
e ulster over his arm and n linen dust
in small handbag. Roof garden
kther is getting mora eccentric every
r." he explained; 80 1 thought
hit as well be prepared for any Amos.
, getting variety of weather here,
the roof garden mans method oil he
prepared might profitably be lmi-
Id BY visitors who can't stand sud
changes.
he Italian pcddlers who sell plaster OF
Is stat,iettes have evidently become
he'd on tho position Piano-Poundec
erewskl holds In the hearts OF New
ks young women. Any afternoon ha!i
oxen of these peddlers can be found
bng tho women shoppers of twenty
street and Broadway below that
oughfare with large baskets hiied
saeIn to be good judges OF human
x~, as they apparently picjt out women
gush over the busts most every time.
be bonbon stores have now taken to
nselves the appearance of firew orlks
blishments. and display imitation tire
kers, from the immense cannon
ker to bunch of half dozen small
kers, filled with nothing moro DANGER
than sweet chocolate There are also
familiar looking firecrackcr packages.
b filled with the same sWeet-meAt. n
bon package in which candles are put
ike torpedoes, rs the rcigninS Fourth
uly novelty. A nation that promotes
riotism by tickling palates of the peo-
must he safe. even during presiden-
campaign.
hohabiy the youngest complainant that
appeared In any court appeared IN
here last week. lie was months oIu.
Campaigning him was his brother, Z
RS oil age. The defendant mas arrived
fhe age of 3 years. He was charged
b wiiully and maliciously upssuting
OF black paint upon the plaintiff. some
which stuck to the la,ters brother.
very act of Snterting the paint pot
IN which ebon drops drippod upon her
lings. The mother spent the most OF
next twelve hours scrubpns those
lnts. Then she went to court End got
ummons for the despoler OF her chill
MS countcnances. The evidence was
strong enough and the baby defend
was discharged. Now, what can Dc
eoeed of children who get a taste OF
Ice before lhey become accustomed
olid food?
THE FOURTH AT LA PORTE.
Porte. Texas. June S0-i.laboiate
,aIations are being made nj La Porte
big celebration on the Fourth of
The pioSrksnme includes smiling
>, pony ana bicycle races, potato. esS
running races and various other
s, Tor MI OF winch cash prizes Will be
l.u. The mammoth new dancing pa
ph WIZ Iuraish ample space for all
wihh TO dance and the new addition
ne pathing pavilion will sreatiy in
sc me faculties for hath!ng. The race.
ne ned IN The afternoon and in the
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