The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-15
GOSSIP OF GAY GOTHAM.


New York, February 12.-There is talk
OF another stock exchange rule. This
would prohibit members from having any
business transactions with persons who
have been expelled for fraud from any ex-
change or board of trade in the country.
Sush rule would work for the protection
of the public.
The stock exchange governors have
called Deacon White down for inviting
spectators not afraid to lose to send their
money 10 him to be invested. They also
warned members that in future overtures
of this sort would mean a violation of
the rules and severe penalty, But the
good deacon only smiles
Another palace will soon be reared on
upper Fifth avenue. o. Fl. p. Belmont
has purchased a lot near Seventy seventh
street. paying about $33, 900 for it, 1t is
stated that the new Belmont mansion will
be one of the finest in town. Today's
real estate transactions by private par
ties amounted to more than 81 100000
The total budget FOR Greater New
York for 1898 will be about $4,000, 900
Another piece of news given out by the
mayor was that the budget. as already
fixed, will not be changed no matter what
happens. There are weeping and wall
ing on the part of heads of departments
and bureaus. for the cuts in the estimates
have run all the way from 10 to so per
cent.
Hetty Green raised hubbub in an ele-
vator today because she had lost her veil
Her walls were so pitiful that the operator
of the lift reversed the lever and hauled
her aloft again, much to the disgust of his
load When Mrs. Green reappeared at the
gate she triumphantly displayed the rusty
face protector and descended in peace
The only thing that the richest woman In
America loses without kick is her
temper.
The first official estimate of the popula-
tion of the new city of New York was
given out by the health board, which is
obliged to make the estimate in order to
compute the death rate. It's total is g.
tSS,S9a, of whom 1911, 755 live in the
borough of Manhattan, 1903 in the
Bronx. 1877, 100 in Brooklyn, 12S.Oi2 in
Queens and 6i,927 in Richmond. This is
1000 600 less than Iondon's pnpulation.
but 100000 more than that of Paris and
considerably more than that of Berlin
ana vienna cOmDined.
This is great sawed off month >
said Wall street broker to-day as he
slipped high ball" Then he began to
count mentally, and continued: eight
holidays, my boy, legal, sentimental. &C.
clesiastical and otherwise, you know. II
has st, Valentines day Lincolns birthday
and Washngtons day as regular annual |
"a nf ff. 10
year Ash Wednesday is added on. and. be-
sides that, II has four SUNDAYS TO itself |
And only bobtail month at that, Wen |
have holidays to burn" In Newspaper
Row, however, it's different
1t has long been a question of dispute |
in medical circles whether the bite of cat |
could result in rabies. such as may result |
from the bite Of mad dog II has been |
pretty concluslvely proved today that !, |
mad cat Is just as dangerous as a mad
dog, and a patient lies strapped down in a
Brooklyn borough hospital suffering from
the attack OF a feline II is believed That
he has hydrophobia, as all the symptoms
point that way. The medical fraternitv
are watching the rather peculiar case. the
outcome of which is said TO be problemat-
ioal
NJ
tended for fancy dress ball. but they
are for Miss Ms wedding" said a Fifth
avenue milliner as she lifted a eloud n,
white tissue paper disclosing 10 view 4
half dozen white satin cooked hats. IAN H
attempt is being made to Introduce q
fancy dress element into bridesmaids cos.
Tunes, sho weat on. and even II the re-
suit Is fantastic, It may DE forgiven II i,
displays some originality" After dIlntiny
on the Punchinello headpieces. madame
went on TO say that in lieu Of bouai,ets
some OF the February bridesmaids carry
MADE OF flowers, floral nuns or
even sarlands OF ARTIFICIAL flowers, az
his wedding" concluded the fashionahis
niillnci, pointing 10 the cooked hats. ,,the
maids are 70 carry fans painted by he
o , nsrselL Society undoubtedly Keeps
re ecstumers guessing,
Western Epitaph.
Here lies the body OF old Bin RIVER
Who called Tarsnpila Jack a liar
The cor ner sot, and was sstisssd