The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-02
GOSSIP OF GOTH

New York, August 3l.--A new
trust is being formed to bolster IL
1t is stated today that seven manui1
the biggest 10 the country--havs
a preliminary agreement, and by
Der the trust will be complies.
OF low priced wheels viii not s
In. "a.
Mature" for which great thin
predicted In advance, was prudu
the Academy Of Music last night.
a fine exhibition OF scenery and pr61
but it lacks originality. There's
spangles, fleshings, pretty women =
that sort Of thing In this new spsGI1
melodrama, but the book and the mr.
far below par. The elaborate stage rf2
and the brilliant ballets Will pf5i
save the piece. The huge prnif
moved smoothly last night. and ~
manager evidently knows his buaii1
Sidney Lascelles, alias Lord Bert
the alleged baron who spent q III
the Georgia penitentlary for swin1
after cutting wide swath in Ssxi3
Valley and wedding one Of its fair a.
tiers, who has since secured diyofs
supposed to be in New York. He Y
to be trying to raise money to 60 Ia r
dixie, but the Georgia officials an
the smooth lord, and the chances a ?
all the claims on the Yukon will Be
off before he reaches Alaska.
The death Of Ogden Goelet car |
tention to the old Goelet farm,
was the foundation of the great d
fortune. The original farm ran frunI
section where stands the Windsor
to the East river. The family posse
include many other parcels of real =
in New York, where have been r.
numerous hotels and public bulIdtI
The land on which Sherry's establ!sha
now stands belongs to the Goelets =
also the Imperial hotel and the KIND
booker and Murray Hill theaters. n
buildings have been leased at gradud
rentals, thus assuring an ever-incfes@
income to the estate. 1t 1t this old q
which has grown under the manage
of the deceased. Until a short TIM
he was rated as third in the list Of WI
men in the United States.
The course OF true love runs o.
oiled bearings when the wheel Is al
complete; but the bike is also distv1
Late last night an angry husband :
upon his wife wheeling in the street
cast her from the saddle and upbn3
her for not staying at home to cam
the children and wash the dishes 4
buried three wives, but he won't
me-" said the resentful woman to then
sergeant before whom the outraged U
had dragged her. But the Solomon d
station house couldn't do anything
the willful wife mounted her wheel
pedaled away. The bicycle is bod
the divorce lawyers, as well n
the men who are privileged to vi
silken knot.
The Citizens union Of this city)
Brooklyn will nominate Seth Low
mayor of Greater New York Wednd
That is the plan settled upon by reprx
atives of both sides. 1t looks like . O
| cornered fight, and that's why. The
is licking his paws in silence.
| The undertaken engaged by the 4
TO put away the remains Of womAl
begged for living will not look \
county for his pay. When the cis
was removed from the body two
books, representing savings amountil
S2341.04. were found in pocket.
in the lining Of her dress was s25 mi
Many one here Is not so poor nor n
ais he or she seems.
The hanson cab in New York ID
to have no superior in any Of the
cities of the world as public I'd
1t costs 1866, is furnished with I'll
bells, patent door opener and upholt
in the finest material; and that's
its owners don't look with favor b
duced fares.
A son Of Erin is out of pocket I
asserting his Americanism in an
sive manner at the Casino last might,
management of the theater gave
to all present a copy OF an illunl1
address to Queen Victoria, congratul
her on having attained her seven1
birthday, and OH the duration Of her !
Sweeny detests Anglomania, so VII
received the souvenir and discover
nature he mounted an orchestra Chi
shouted: ITO - with the queen''
was hustled to a police station. q
souvenir would have caused riot
Eighth avenue theater.
Public opium dens are not so =
Gus here as they wish to be. OF =
there are few which open theIf
to the initiated. but they are by no 2
luxurious or elaborate. But more
one rich dope fiend' has his own =
One young man who has palatial
ments of this sort was pointed out
today. He was accompanied by :
known pugilist. Both OF them seen
be "dopy," and when / voiced my
cions to the well informed man be
ask me to guess again. Instead, y
me that the rich young chap had !
the man of muscle to "hit the pipe
he said he could see their finish. .
he described the aristocratic ~
quarters and habits. and assured ~