The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
GOSSIP or GOTHAM.


GOSSIP or GOTHAM.
New York. August 3O.--NearIy all of
The small bakers on the East Side have
met the latest advance In the price Of
-four by reducing the sizes of their loavcs.
The scent loaf has been reduced from
| TWO to three ounces and viii be made
| lighter Fill, II the baqers' profits demand
II. Lighter loaves mean heavier hearts
In the tenements.
The Greater New York, estimating its
population at 100000 people. will start
| with larger density per acre than
| Creates London had IN 1896. The acreage
| upon which the 3,000 600 of Greater New
| York will be housed is not half Us large
| as that Of Greater London.
The tenement house built by the I'M
proved Dwellings association. which occu
| pies the whole block between Seventy first
| and Seventy second street. ON First ave-
! nue., contains 21S apartments, 30 of which
| are occupied. The janiIors say the size
| OF The average family under his wing Is
| six. That makes the number OF people
| housed dnder one root 1860. And II Is
| quite safe to say that they are net &C
| qualnted with one another.
| The magic word "Klondle" is becom-
Ing conspicuous all over town. We have
the Klondike soubrette. the Klondlsa cock
tail the Klondike restaurant in the Row.
cry and the Klondike apartment up town.
Now comes the Klondike pack basket
which Is shown in the window OF Il sport
Ing goods store. This Is broad deep,
thin basket ftted with straps like those
Of u knapsack so that 1t may be carried
ON the back. The name has rich sound
aud VIII wear well.
a firm OF local lawyers succeeded in Sc
curing an attachment today by means of
an affidavit received over the long dis
lance telephone. The client was In Gin
cinnau. A lawyer there was called up.
aud he In turn brought the man whose
aiildavit was wanted to the phone, Oaths
were taken over the wire to Establish The
identity OF the men nj each end and voices
were also recognized. The facts were sub
mitted 10 supreme court justice and he
granted the attachment
Counting the side entrance and corner
| lot frontage also. the saloons and liquor
stores occupy 5l73 feet on the sidewalks
OF the Fifteenth assembly Observation-Disclosures
a mile. Their street area is equivalent to
| the four sides of more than two and a half
blocks, while the churches. clubs and pub
| lie schools combined would not cover one
| long side of single block. The thirst Tor
| beer is apparently greater than the thirst
for knowledge and salvation.
Il stole because / was starving and had
no shelter" said hollow cheekd man
TO magistrate today. He had deliber-
ately carried of bundle OF brooms from
inc front OF store, had displayed his
| plumber to a policeman and begged to be
arrested. He was fed at the station house
aud then the magistrate gave him a 50
note aud his discharge. He Is CONNER
cial traveller out or employment and the
grocer whose brooms he stole promised to
give him work.
The Bowery was treated to a novel sight
this afternoon, Two men. evidently min
ems. passed through the street with u work.
Ing outfit They were dressed In rough
trousers tucked into their topboots, red
shirts and sombreros, They led two pom
les, across the backs OF which were packed
a camping cuttt. consisting OF pots, pans
bags aud pick and shovel They were
followed by q curious mob. A policeman
asked the men where they were going. In
answer they asked him II IL was n crime
to walk Though the streets OF New York.
IL looked like case of klondike or 5ust,
as couldn't detect any advertising sign.
More than 1000 men are Mt work on
Fourth and Park avenue surface roads.
There are 1888 miles OF the system to re
changed from horse car lines to under
ground trolley lines, and the greater part
of tho work will be completed by Novem-
Der !. power plant is IN process OF
construction between Ninety-hfth ana
Ninety-slxth streets on the East river,
which, when completed, will he the largest
plant OF Its kind in the world 1t will
supply the entire system New steel rails
are replacing the old iron ones. and be-
fore tho robins nest again New Workers.
who have to be hauled about town ought
TO be happy. The underground trolley
has knocked out air power on the tity's
greatest surface system.
There's only one dog hotel In this city
Of hotels. 1t is called the Central Park
kennels, and is located at Sixty fifth street
and Central park west. right in the heart
OF the finest residence portion Of the town.
For thirteen years this little two story.
vineclad dog heaven has stood there Ii is
run by an expert, who knows more anout
DOGS than any other man In Greater New
York. for he has had thirteen years ex-
periencc with dogs OF all degrees He
says he car 1t ON good trims with any
breed in three days and can break DORIS
to behave themselves in short time
Eightyflve dogs are boarding there now.
some of them occupying elaborate suites.
Most of them wear the blue ribbon. ana
the proprietor says the value @. his guests
Ia $4,000, som OF the owners pay Sl5
mi Val hpa s1 a "A.
lowest rate is So a month They live on
| the best that the market affords
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