The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
GOSSIP OF GAY CORN,

of estimates reached an item arx.,.- 4. ..|!.
$4,000 for telephone rentals for q .;'''v
suing year representative from n. q n.
chants and manufacturers board !, ~
filed kick. He urged the civ !. By h.!
the hello business on It's own M 4! =:
furnished facts and figures that nr,s..s 49,
eyes of the distributors Of pubuc ,-.z'
He said that tho interior departm.-. d.
Washington had firci the Bell ".
and put in one Of it's own, at a ~. al
each phone OF $10.T5 year. a ssv,r- ~
reary $50 on each Instrument In .,se T. ~
he went abroad fer quotations N -
land the rate is SIG per year. In Berr y.
annual charge has been $3.50, and ~:
be reduced to $3.50 per year. Cpm,Ss
lack home, he cited Detroit as suis~s!
example OF what can be accomsis.s.3
through competition. There ~ y!
charge is SIS to $500 and its c,n,...... y Y
from s25 to $40. At this low tariff Nv H..
company shows net earning csr..s.sy
of 10 10 per cent after paying evrss
and interest on the bonded indebxesrsr. b.
100000. These facts and figures .ss,'I'
the hello appropriations, and TIA s..s
of estimates will do little thinking ~.
it takes UP the item again.
Abner Mckinley, the presidents ~.
or, has. according to we'll founded ~
been turned down blythe Union 40.
club. His application certificate ~ \
was filed two months ago, was rAss.s. 4
signed by two members, a spousor ~ !,
seconder. When Abner's name car.' = \
for consideration by the membershin -
mittee 1t was passed over" X -
not rejected; it was simply ignored n. \, \
two gentlemen who presented his No. II
withdrew it a short time afterward NJ. I
consultation, it Is said, with Mr., MeRl.
ley. or course, none Of the member, !,
the select organization will discuss ~ 4
interesting subject, but 1t is GENERALS a. Il
derstood that Abner's name was withdnvs
to prevent it being rejected at tbe ~, i
meeting of the membership comm,ft.. a
Brother Abner," as he is Familiarity knor,
here. lives at the Windsor hotel. He A. 4
law office in Broad street and al ORR, n
is enjoying lucrative practice.
The marine underwriters have beea ~ 4
hard by recent disasters, and they ~.
pose to urge upon the masters Of sim
the necessity of saying daily on shipbosn
what is known as three us" IN ~
sailors MAXIM" which reads. in paA
II believe in the lead. as it warns 4,
against dangers which the eye can not n.
| believe in the log. as it checks my dls.
lance run. I believe in the lookout, Is X
warns me against dangers TO be seen Ana
l hereby warn seamen, and tell thsn
that If they neglect any one OF these thrss
either the lead, the log Or Tie
lookout. they or their fellows will some
day surely perish TIE chances are th1
the master of the Mohegan would not nov
be in Davy Jones' locker had ne FOLLOWED
this nautical creed. 4
Cyrano has reached the street fakm
The latest curbstone attraction is o naa
selling a false face with an enormous, b.
flatable nose, which collapses and then 70.
altogether in a style strictly
cyranoesque. Another novelty among u
verdors is manikin labelled THE RnbA0
Neck and justly, for that section Of snst
omy between his chin and shoulders jump
back and forward in the true rubber-ns4
fashion when the air pressure Is applied
Just before the market closed the oth9 /
afternoon a resolution to the effect 1T
betting on the floor of the stock e1charu
was detrimental to the best interests N
was detrimental to its best interests NJ
read from the rostrlm. So much excite
ment has been caused by the efforts q
the brokers TO place large bets on The er
ion that the conservative people In IN
game deemed it best TO call halt 90
practice that has grown rapidly Of lSe
ION and Off," the latest Partisan lard
done over into English was produced
he Madison Square tbeater last night
1t is flashy, frivolous. tainted thing, not
harmful, perhaps, but cynicil
Indifferent TO good taste. too trivial s3
absolute condemnation, and without aHslh
claim to any kind of respect. But thanh
o the prevailing taste for things theatrical
t seems TO have caught on.
The stock exchange proposes to gnh
Itself. 1t has bought the Western Ufes
on Broadway. which adicins u
big Casino, and after the Western Utauns
Jesse expires in 1903, the bulls aildsnean
Will probably square out their building
putting up new structure on this p0p
,rty. The new purchase is nine-aaI
brick and stone affair. and sS25,O00 u 90
ash was planked down for it.
Five suicides Is the days score -
he night is still young. AS usual The W
Identified life failure chose Central pn
or his exciting tragic metropolitan stage