The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-24
cossIr or GOTHAM

,,,,v si.--Besidcs the eight
n iols' gardens now running, anu
a. = 'V club and hotel tops, an on" on
1, man threatens q, TO-, sun "ah,o power
|Bowery onr,nal street. The l'owe,.
)ug near o oais s.nco the advent VI
E.inss ibin.
....,,, and manufacturers OF
F va watch cases met here ana
y ~. After n free discussion Oh
.,,or they decided thai this was
49, lime TO corner time. ana .men
900 eS 10 saunndcr some OF ."e''
~ ihe roof gardens.
,,.o 1000 bicycles belonging 10
~. leaving this city were handled
.'s rompanics during the first Tort
. ;, ,ne present month. This is large
VS. of the number carried durins
exe.ss vaun weeks and forms "a ntisis
S.I,,on expressed today ny
" opsnnf thai the handling OF ID.
NOW among the most uliiiuui'
~ confronting railfoau eo'''i'"'''e'
,.,. Of one of the rear tencments
nned on Cherry street shows ma.
IN m inhabitants. crowded tose'ner
ooors and into n total OF ohiS
Ian rooms. Some Of these ueath
~ auncd by rich estates. the req,
.,,ves of which propose ~ "s
ss,u,rar.tton In the courts. ',ut VIZ
W.. nave Inc law ON the sue nov,
sssv Nh, hardl" prevent MON iiuin
Il every stage oil the p"''''s
Glsaie.
.,s removed f,om the influence of
treet speculation, hut in active pus'-
tho exchange. conservative com
N,osers and others in a position
Ar attribute the recent break ~,
rmpiy 10 drive at the marx.
hsnrs 10 take advantage w -
= cosdition. An attempt 10 maxi
mess If Cornelius lilir ~
~ t.ti,s az he is not considered
\. \ xneculat ton. not being inter-
X market as Il spcculntor.
i,n,ted States minister at Caracas
rhttn 70 Secretary Olney. request
,sA.If Of the Venezuelan govern
thst the equestrian statue of Gem
kclira, be removed from Central
Ths distinguished Venezuelan gem
astrde an impossible horse. IN an
ma attitude. The statue mas al
ranked MS one of the city $ most
IA neces of statuary. ana mas
h object of much ridicule and ad-
koument. And there are others.
Jacob Austor is getting into hotel
uctsou with a vengeance. 1t Is ru-
that his next venture VIII be
cent APARTMENT hotel at Fifth ave
nd rifty.ffth street. While the
Is not yet sufficiently ma'u:ed TO
scrbe. there seems to be no doubt
the contemplated improvements.
proposes to put up n tweiN,-story
tile and office building ut Broad
a Duane street. John Jacob Is fuil
fAlth that RACES Odd buildings and
poderu ones.
nos good form" for women TO
the open smoking cars" on the
nv line. The persistency of the
has forced the magnates to lace
these cool coaches in commission
DER the gripnirn 10 stop SSr alA
alike. OF course the woman who
free-for-all "smoker" must be
4 to endure a cigar, Il cigarette or
without entering a protest. OBJ
can only expect to be snubbed. for
med smoker is not Il stickler for
nndsr such circumstances.
of the commerclal barpaclas that |
the hull Of the city ship were
III last week. The physical force
bureau Of street incumbrances
up Broadway from Houston to
nun street, scraplng us ii went, |
lathered N show eases and stands
y accessories of sidewalk business.
ewalk merchant fled from the APP
81 the law with his business house
arm, or on his back. or. If he |
iime N flee. he profess ID Wildly |
tne carting away OF his property |
rity's wagon.
lenner, gas stoves. dumb walters
sleam- mai delivery devices and
ncr'sa'ing appliances are features
lewost apartment houses. a row
homes has been built uptown,
t'is OF which are furn shed with
patrol and fro service. picked |
a caterer When needed, and al |
Of thing. These houses rent for
:" Sl1c per annum. while some