The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-09

and there was no crowd Nc,
BY $3.50 all had voted ana N
and ballot clerks wera H.
majority In the election an: .( fla
Ing for nundown. AZ they ~; &
In accordance with the isv
The district IL Tammany y.
The other three voters Il sS2,|
James Conway, the shanh.,
sons. They live ct ia ~
voted In q big district. v;5s
umphed In the city's pictssI
ground. 9l(
A 1oo-year-old man ~.
hundreds Of thousands Of voesyi "
day. This oldest Of old =. b
In the person Of Rev. Hmssp'
He is 1o1 years old. He Y 4 3;
publican and takes the gr,6s X !,
saying that be has never scr.,. +
tbs year, however. be vofSzs3
Low. because, as he saw h
Platt are alike" Age hss ~ lZ.!
intellect. Another old voter ~ ~
Tiemann. He Is SO years ~ n!
old gentleman also Topped 49,
to Low. Mr.. Tiemann 10 ia & r.
former mayor Of this city 49,,
his predecessors in that OIL Is
He was elected mayor in I8;7 I. q,
office for the two succeeding 81.
One Of the amusing featur.. U
vass that has not been 1rInl a,
the demand made by a membs, Z |,
York produce exchange that n.
attorney secure the indictment Y {
ernors for permitting gamblIrs
floor. He does not refer X ,s,'
people the country over San '.s
but to the making of electios !, N
aforesaid good people will ma ss1
TO distinguish between bettins +
candidate will get more yotss y
other and betting that the urib. y
road stock will be higher nert ~
1t is today. 1t will be quite saisE 4,
that the district attorney vftF \
the attention Of the grand iu,s'
subject.
1t Is not generally known ~
within the authority OF the sup. /,
of Central park to issue a speeal
to anybody DESTROYS of making /, Y
botany or any branch Of natpfl I
that will give the bearer free "
every part OF the beautiful -
sort, and also the right, psftis2|
the study Of botany, tn no. only =,
all of the rare and wonderful TIN
and plants collected there, but IN }
specimens for more careful las6s2
home. with the aid Of books ia ?
croscope. All who visit the bif 4
spot do not go there to see IN =
When the Greater New York a.
ment gets into full working ~
New Years, with one fire comml1I1
the whole territory, appointed " N
or for term of six years, TIE IN
force will be larger than that Il ri
city of the world, without exoo6
the present time the depa,rtment Il
ITO men, and after consolida.loni N
Der Of New York firemen will NJ I
OF 1000. The city of New yofk y
lob fire engines, exclusive Of III
boats, and five chemical fire enigma
400 horses are certainly In ~
The Astoria sun parlor has ~
the miniature Lakewood and y
place in New York to imagine 81
invalid. Attendants, with inuha
were ready to wheel around H.
did not feel well last night, ~
waters gushed from small sounis
were served by liveried walton. =
small tables very pretty vonu
with bouillon, sweet breads. chtl
let's, salmon or foie gras and hu1
small talk with gentlemen Wy
champagne. 1t was a beautiful ?
high life.
The news that George Gould
$4,000 for Rembrandt's csnve
Standard Bearer" indicates an
disposition on the part Of the
lionaire. Some OF his intimato !
he is going to establish ~
will In due timc be the envy q y
art collectors.
Eight chapters Of the Kinx1
in New York have a momDs
posed OF colored women. Altne
in numbers and means. they
potent agency for good amoog
and a valuable auxiliary Y
churches in charitable ann
work.
Croker has lived in Ens'an
that he didn't know how to -
day. He folded his ballot W,
clerk had to help him out
there, Just the same.
A serious CharGe
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