The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
GOSSIP OF 0oTiI

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New York. September y
saucy little schooner -.
all her own. She arrived !, ~.
the other day after q MOI 81. \.
from Sheboygan. Via. thsr.'HS
and down the st. flawrsnas Il.
whence she will set out for ~
The announcement that q. f,..
Dor union intends to submit, !.
jury charges Of perjury as.,,s.
OF capitalists who haye
personal taxes is a disavrs"o,,ul
to many Of these who have - ssscle nm
their assessment is too MA
dodger will stand watching -
A messenger boy sent by b,o.... y
office Of Russell Sage los, .
note for $4,000 the other asts..s
note was payable to Mr.. Sage -
value to the finder, Mr.. says M
collateral which secured Il. n.y.
sell. however. sent out n No.
the ticker and 1t didn't cost ~
An effort is being made !.
an outdoor gymnasium in ce,,,,s d.
1t Is not proposed to make n. 4.
gymnasium an expensive ons ..1s.'
Only the simpler apparatus 4.
and developments Is asked ~
has such a gymnasium. and WI ~
ton can have there is nothing /" >.
New York from enjoying. s''
The board OF estimate ana
ment has appropriated over sfoao v b
public improvements. The a,uh.l.s.
many miles Of streets was autho.,,.s
cost OF sao7'93e. A separate r,.,i,ss
calling for the asphalting Of Cens,s,
west. from West Fifty ninth 49,!
One Hundred and Twenty fifth .t,ss
authorized at a cost Of s3l7 200. n. \.
OF pitch Is all over town.
There is fairly well authentie..u !.
NOR about police headquarters NJ !
sweeping and far-reaching chan,s !. \
be made in the detective hu,s.r
less than nineteen detective ssfy..,.' J
is said, are to be reduced "a n 9,
OF patrolmen. II 1t is as expectsd I D.
be the biggest sweep ever rnads =
time In the history of the den.st..l
Uneasy lies the head that wear I M
here.
The youngest burglar chief eve, -,
here is now In the Tombs. He Il !.
old and three feet six inches ii Aati)
This baby burglar. along with tou, Nv
boys. was caught while ripping N n
lead pipe in big building. Tbw ~
handling picks and sxes like yetefan M
had two heavy bundles of plunder M
for the junk shop When the police NJ z
them. a good many cradles are rcta 4
the shadow of prison.
| DR.. A. W. Edison. the recently sppd,tI
assistant superintendent Of school, In
to get the necessary percentago b d
civil service examination. which ii Il
to pass in order to qualify for Thu stac,
Eighty-five per cent is required. hi d
questions were so technical and 0at u d
way that the learned candidate NJ K
said. only u per cent. At the sax6 ID
the examiners admit that hir ma
showed very high order Of schohnki
Fully two-thirds of the hsnson ii
in the Tenderloin district are occuplA
young actresses. Few Of thess 1sett
young women ride above Forty.secnd
| baJow E,nrtu fbird ,troat u Z mn
noting In this connection that the pGe
ground of the managers that do most 7
engaging is within the rallus q Ne
thoroughfares. Certainly thare Is %
wisdom, therefore, In dashing shut
wheels before a possible employer o
In riding in state for nobody's aensat
A vegrant white cat dropped tShlt
stories in Wall street the other dH I
gave up the ghost. Many brokers =
witnessed the tragedy actually turned p
for there is much superstition u v
street. A white cat down there , cquI
cred unlucky. Some of the more sups'
tious said the cats death was iuii
omens. Several Of the stock exchanE
went home and wouldn't trade any =
Several others sold the market !
started a general movement. y ~
minutes stocks went up severa ~
Sugar dropped points and there ~
rious, sober men In Wall street
lieve that the death of the WINS ~ -
the stockholders of the sugar 80
company $1.650, 900.
It's pleasant to record the ~
all rich mems sons are not drones
son Of a multi-millionaire, who = y
of the largest private residence
country, and the son OF 90 AI ~
novelist, whose income from NJ ~,
is greater than any other Amere.r
obtained in literary work, have a,
fleets, in an open competition, w. Nv.
their competitors and proved sue esss,
men OF ability in their chosen p.ol
j. M. Howells, son Of William Dse.
ellis, and l. N. Phelps Stokes, son s "
son Phelps Stokes. are young w., 4,
Their plans for the new puiiains. 4
University settlement were accsy sr
Gently by the directors. Two
the young men went to Taiis III,
They formed a friendship wn,cu ~
to a partnership. They VIII s'-
out their single here.
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