The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03


the only 'Tany." has sued The Min.
Brooks syndicate to recover so5 ooo =
breach OF contract. Burr SAYS no w..
gagged by them for three years. hu, "
year has elapsed and he is SIN await, VAIL w
call before the curtain. The Rail-
deuccd expensive. too.
The folding bed nearly claimed two \.
tins at Atlantic Highlands the other MIA,
1t closed down on Mr.. and Mrs. W =
Morris, and it took the entire ne,,.,..
hood to rescue them. As Morris ,sss'st
over 200 pounds the bed had lot ~, ye
and the Highlanders are talidng abon, ' "
thing else. "
Eugene Fields little girl" NJ
French Field, is making more than /.
in her readings from her parents WA
ings. She has taken elocution lessons !.
does fairly we'll. until she forgets her /.
sons. and only remembers the beau,, :
her fathers words, and how she loved i.
Then her audience laughs or eriee. Xxx, !.
Gene wishes them.
The big bicycle shows hays prcb.M.
been seen for the last time. The boa,a :
trade has decided to leave the mats, 81
continuing the shows TO vote of memb,n
o. tho trade. and that means ther, a,
never again be National shows, as tier i.
very costly. Hereafter, there Will oniy u
sectional exhibits, with nothing Of ii,
magniiieence tina, has heretofore been T.
dulsed IN.
Now that the Greater New York chars
has peen rushed through In hot h,y.
It is more than probable it will 20 to n.
end and receive the necessary slgna,uns
Of the governor and three mayors: hyt NJ.
position that could secure no hearing h.
fore the legislative jobbers are conhInn,
and will be heard by the governor An
mayors, The leaders in opposition ara n.
| Real Estate exchange. the Bar associst,ss
boards Of trade and transportation al
many civic clubs. But ii Is believed ma,
are too late. and Tammany is iub!lant
Several Of the women's clubs Of the clrl
are in a quandary. Even arnols the bess
they have an idea that the newspapers al
not taking them seriously enough, In fsa
their cry is, what shall we do to be B,
yertlsed:' II they want suggestion. VIII
rs tho matter with a little hett vauds
ville, or fancy skirt dancing, 10 ligh,u|
the dclorous discussion on The Plaza III
W@aan in the Twentieth Century, EvtrI
old reporter who has been assigned NJ
write up woman's club meeting vii
shed tears Of Joy if this suggestion Is I'll
lowed out,
The great new office building being ID
up at 292-2si Broadway by the T. G. Du|
company has disturbed graveyard ou]
loo Years old. Fully fifty skulls have bwi|
taken from the great excavation, and I'D
workmcn. with strange idea of hdmvI
have decorated the scantIing and crOss|
pieces with The grinning relics. No al
living near the place remembered OF d
graveyard being there. but some historiuI
has just arisen who says 1t was q po,teri|
field Of fully a century ago. The dlspost|
tlon OF the skulls around the new buildlHI
is an unexpected and shocking sight Ill
passers by.
The present fancy OF giving large sus1l
to training schools and like !7stltatonI
revives interest in the beques Of Ju
seViIia, a Peruvian. who in hi. will lef1
stocks and bonds he estimated to be worn
100000 10 found dormtory school III
girls. The administrator learned that "
securities were worth only about Ssea,egH.
and The court refused to permit that sun
TO be used as Sevilla desired. This va IN
1856 and an honest man was aouia,A.
traitor. So he placed the stocks aud bonds
where they would DO the most good. aud
now is about TO notify the court they srs
worth the full $500 600 So the kindly ls.
ruylan's dying wish Will be fulfilled n
last.
Eddie Chick is a studious boy in Lac
wood He is also truthful, and that n,ake
his recent experience all the more stranss
For three days, without food or rest. "a
ing bicycle, sleeping and walking. ua-
abie 10 stop, an involuntary scorcher d
Unknown places, and eventually falls,
from his hike in front OF his own honf,
utterly helpless and half dead. after 1
| continuous ride OF seyenty-two hours
mat is his story. and HIS appearance d
nus Rome after three days absence con.
ilrIns II, He was always an enthusiast;
riier often visiting friends, and his lons
absence was not considered serious until
Ne was seen coming down the mall stresi
10 MS home. His face was wan and b
seemed to be in trance.