The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18
GOSSIP Or GAY GOTHAM.


GOSSIP Or GAY GOTHAM.
New York. December 15.--Mr j. F. Nor
gan, Jr., Will sail for England early in
January. 1t is said he will not assume
the management of the London house.
The New York and Texas Land company
has filed mortgage on l,5oO.OOO acres Of
it's land in Texas The mortgage is given
TO secure bonds amounting to 100000
The tobacco embargo was broken today
by the, arrival of S91 bales from Havana
This Is the first shipment OF the weed
from that port for many months. but It
Will hardly improve the quality OF the ay-
era9e cigar sold in this town.
George Gould declares that the Count
and Countess of Castellane are as happy
as two cooing doves, Partisan gossip TO
the contrary Notwithstanding At the same
time Bro her George intimates that there
has been IA Jar or two in the Castellane
palace, but they were not serious enough
to worry about. He ought to know.
Mayor Strong's plan TO hold a wake on
the night of December 81, when New York
becomes part of the greater city, has
apparently collapsed The project has not
lern received with favor and may he
abandoned. Unless more public interest
Is manifested his honor Will have to drink
tea all by his lonely self.
The managers of the six-day bicycle
race announce that, yielding to public
opinion the siX-day race has been abau-
doned. Races of 100 hours each, riders TO
sleep at least six hcurs day. win be
substituted The trainer clubbing his man
on to ruined health and an early death
Is TO use his club in some other way.
For this at least semi civiized utter
ance, much thanks are due the cruel men
who coined money at the Garden last
week.
The grip Is spreading rapidly in this big
lorough During the last twenty~four hours
the number of cases has increased about
cne-haIf, and the health department has
advised cautionary measures In the hope of
preventing further, spread of the disease.
me doctors are preparing for the usual
epidemic, which comes about this time OF
The year, Those medcos who are kicking
because the town has been unusually
healthy for some time Will, no doubt see
IN This news "A mcrrier Christmas than they
expected,
The church pawnshop on Fourth
avenue is selling It's unredeemed pledges.
AS no loan is made en- security believed
10 be inadequate. it will break about even. !
The interest charged is invariably at the
rate OF / per cent Per month. A feature |
o, TIE plan, to encourage saving habus. |
Is allowing borrowers to pay back a /
! an by insialimenls OF not less than
81. II interest on loan remains unpaid |
Tor more than fifteen months the article |
ul' dyed is adveris Il FOR sale. While the
direct result OF the work mas been more /
beneficial to the borrowing classes, the !
!ndlfeyl results have been equally marked |
Every paWnbroker on the East Side las
reduced his rate OF interest. some to .
por cent, some to / ~ and some 10 per
cent month. They charged per cent
formerly. This church pawusEcp was long
aso voted good thing,
The downtown merchant is ever on
the lookout for something to compel the
masses to look into his show window. IN
the bicycle quarter dealer who round
business bit dull placed fine wheel
in window and suspended over It a
gigantic representation Of butterfly.
The sign underneath bore this significant
h,nu IT has wings" soon idlers and
gurins PEOPLE blocked. Tie sidewalk and
discussed the ingenious sign. while a
vlNei across the way Independently tore
his hair But he, tao soon hit on q
bright idea. This morning. when the de-
s'enor of the butterfly looked over the
way he saw a crowd plyine homage to his
competitor. who had gone him one better.
over the wheel in the rivals window hung
an eiiisy OF catapllar, the size of a
n,our barrel ami beneath it the sign:
Has no wings, but arrives there si,r-
Iiarly. There's no flies on the men VINO
pay hlS money for floor space In lower
New York - '0"e'