The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05

"N' Nvseuiuer S.---A
houses OF worship still withs,s
ruthless crush Of commerce hs,3
the John Street Methodist
church. which celebrated its is1'1
versary the other day. This e6:ss|6
markable In more ways than SsS|
al present the only church down f1'
OF Broadway. 1t stands on thu MI
first Methodist meeting house 4. Y
This old cradle Of Methodism ~ ~
retained on historic ground thss
efforts Of few devoted women
was menaced these sisters erssssS
church. held 1t day and night sr111I3
sheriff and saved 1t from sale.
free from debt and is doing eifeei5
ish work. Methodists will find ~
teresting relies in the John streef
Especially noteworthy are Weslev4; ~
which gave the time OF day 10 d,
Asbury, TO Whatcoat and McKsn3t2z
In still useful timepiece: Bishop x2
chair. the old circulating library. vS2
very valuable and pulpit desk "A
first church. There are also f1
tablets of Asbury, Embury, Barbs n r.
Summerfield and others. Take M
| The underground trolley 49,
hauled patrons Of the Fourth ayenus
from Twenty third street to Astos Z
To Illustrate the progress made n
street railways in the past forty i
one of the first horse cars run a
Eighth avenue line followed the H.
over the reconstructed road. TIL
resurrected by the management closlyN
sembles an old Stage coach set on N
| seating six inside, Elk on top ana
beside the driver. The new car N !
feet longer and six inches wider TIM
Broadway cars and seats forty-tvo
sengers. 1t is heated and lighted ~ F.
tricity and is up to date In ever n
The exhibition Of the old and tbe
entertained crowds.
The metropolis is full OF fortune III
but they are seldom molested. Their N
occasionally come forward, however
then the public gets peep at what
on behind the scenes. Two feminine b
ers faced a magistrate yesterday for
tanning money under false preten1
Among other impcsitione they sold pov1
- SIS, which were to be burned III
darkened room at the exact hour Of n
| night, when the female client would
hold the face o. her future husband ia{
| smoke. The superstitious girl was I'D
smothered by the incense. which inceg1
| her so that she squealed. But too N
nurse their folly in secret.
In spite of the announcement that a
Held has made good hit in La Poupo
| Manager Hammerstein acknowledge 4
he has cabled his London agent to "
Courtice Ponds and Madame Alice Fn|
who are members of the original CONN.,
playing in London. However,, 4
] Poupee' is drawing WE'LL and the ~
are letting it 90 at that. A speaking l
Will be the souvenir at the fiftleth 4
| Torrance of the opera. Next week a Rr3
way house will distribute elaboratelye
broidered sofa covers as souvenirs n
may be given away before the end d
season.
After months Of negotiation the ~
Telegraph company has obtained n
Of an office In the Astoria hotel AMI N
business there yesterday. The We5
Union Telegraph company have IN IN
quence removed its wire from the "A
and closed its Office there The fight
tween these grants for hotel prfvn8
has been long and bitter. AS yet the III
hotels have not welcomed the Mad<
Bennett wires, but since the ice han VI
broken, some OF them may follow II
even If the Gould-Sage outfit does cut Il
| nections.
The war In Boston between Miss FE|
Davenport and Manager Tompkins u
bring Miss Davenport's engagement N
to an end four weeks before 1t was u
The quarrel arose from Mr.. Tompkins
sisting that Miss Davenport should sha
her play, "a Soldier of France" III
the third week and revive "Gismonds'
one of her other Sardou plays Fanny 4
nay, nay; hence the row. She has m
faith in her new piece, but the playa
of Boston don't seem to take kindly mI
Tobacco is growing in little front y
on the Boulevard. The plants, which Y
been nursed by a Virginian who W.
stands their needs. are both high
healthy, and those who have sized theBI
believe that good tobacco can be cultiyf
here. A cotton grower who has been 3
Ing into the climate and soil Of State
land says that cotton can be cullir,
there; but it isn't at all likely that q
Manhattan or Staten Islanders will Y
planters. It's far easier to cnltivau
quaintances and profit thereby.
clothes, minus collars. were pronN
turned down the other night by ~
hall manager when they attempted V
seats in the orchestra. Tee men demi7
ed an explanation, and 1t looked y
moment as If there would be troubk
the lobby. "You simply can't go in."p
me manager, emphatically, and ao01
go and wash your faces. Who "
want to sit next to your" They left IVY
ly. Everything don't go here.
1t is announced that war has been
ciared against the Theatrical trust. w
in fortnight, according to the drann
man who Is hot under the collar, y
VIII be an opposition syndicate, inciud'
many prominent theatrical manaS.
whose names will be announced q
proper time. In the meantime the 81.
OF the Rialto smile significantly, but y
their Own counsel.