The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-01
GOSSIP OF GAY GOTH

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New York. January 2s Miss ilaill1
mine Rives. Young soutnvrn auih
and cousin q Atnllir Rlyss. Va suft
At a private santa uut from genetal ~
traitor. she broke down from literar33
Dor white at thc Waldorf Monlay. n
said that her collapse Is iaiga.s ~
unfayo rable. criticism OF her recent g
Smoking Flax, which deals with fhs
problem In the South.
bill Will soon be introduced at'J
bany, providing for great fair II n
city in 1901. The father OF the me-
says his purpose Is to confine the exhf
at the lair to the products aud Inandl1
lures of Greater New York. The city{6
be asked 10 lend, its credit to the tunS
si0,00O,000. The fate OF the bill Is ~
lematical.
a loan OF s1ooo,o0o was made todA,j
a stock commission house at 2is Der "
for three months, and several OFFERING,
money were made by New York house
bonds OF cities in Canada aud elsewk2
Wall street has money to ma1ipulate.s
The supply Of tall GRACE buildings IL
business section is TO be further incleo
by the erection OF iifteen-story AZ
ture at the northeast corner of Broad
and Reade street. The Hemingway a.
OF Boston. which owns the property. r
commissioned its architect to prepares r.
for this, the first big thing in the buIlf7
line since New York became greater.
y
In anticipation OF the new immignli
law going into effect, the rush OF mi
grants to this country has started IN Il
est. The first steamship to bring
large crowd arrived today.
had 40 in the steerage. The vessel On
from Italian ports. and most OF the
arrivals would he excluded under the 4
ration of the new law that is half
congress. The ragged arriy,N
who tried to beg food at the barge o1N
dug up 1900 francs when deportation
a Wall street expert while discussing
Fourth Nationals cut, declared that moa
rates have absolutely collapsed So
large loans, he said, arc being Offered
bottom rates. One OF the large conce
offered s1.000,000 at less tuaa
per cent on ! short time loan, and seye}
offers Of money at | " per cent have q
been made. The mercantile demand :
money is very fair. but is far overshadog&
by the enormous offerings. And lsiond|
outfits are selling like hot cakes.
In few weeks the Empire STATE
,icty of the Sons of the American Reyt
ion will present to the city governmen
able structure to mark the site Of n
1t was at Fort Washing
hat the Americans made their last 81
or the possession OF New York City
November 16. 17T6. The place is absol
y unmarked by any sign. post or IND
nent to indicate its Significance.
spot is the highest ground on Manhattan
and. being 271 feet and n fraction eli
idewater. The Fort Washington n
which has been opened over the backb
II the island, Is one OF the most pictures
irives of the city. and in connection
he Boulevard Lafayette will SOON becu
me of the most beautiful and popular "
'ughfares for pleasure on the island.
walked ND Fifth avenue last Thurs
fternoon in order TO be one of the
lining up to cheer President Mckinley
lis way to the Windsor. The beauH|
horoughfare was full OF high and
urnouts and the usual punches OF pei
we're taking constitutionals, airing n
logs or sizing up the store windows.
here wasn't the least sign that anytA
was about to occur. The mol
xpected to encounter wasn't in eyiAen
Don an open carriage, escorted by ~
cite of mounted police. appeared IN tie
( vehicles rolling northward. AN
edestrians halted and sized Iip the rcd
nusual sight, and a couple of mature
les asked me what it meant. When
ormed that they were gazing upon
residents back hair. they smiled incr
lously and walked on. Others. who
he tip from the policeman near the n
md House. turned and followed the pm
entail carriage with their ewes. but no
aised shout, or gave glad hand, crn| y
cred handkerchief. Ii seemed Jus 4
rifle odd TO see the president of the
on trayersing the grandest street 81
reatest city without sign of recognl
zen up TO the very doors of his hotel.
the face of long announcements
forming and early afternoon newspapm