The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-21
GOSSIP or GAY GOTHAM

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New York, April 1s.--The 'fst pm
snatchcr" is tho newest development u tne
crlnInaI. Never we're those articles more
ostly or more easy TO appropriate,
p,of Braodsr Matthews, who was once
n newspaper harness here, is not opiigeh
write for living He owns the Flor
cnoe apartment house and draws a raj
Ienyelope from Columbia college to boot
H. e,s one of the lucky dogs who push the
IN.
Workmen are now putting UP more
buildings in the borough OF Manhattan
than they were at this time last year.
~ any of these are iron and steel struc-
IS. on which hundreds OF men are eni-
ployed About ninety seven trades are
usually employed IL the construction OF au
iron and steel structure. The New forh
capitalist doesn't fear bombardment.
Another load of colleens arrived yes
terday bunch OF 800 came in. on tne
! Majestic. being the largest consignment
Of Irish girls so far this year. FUZZY ovoo
/ man women and children were al the
barge office. ana the rosy checked immi-
grants were soon given their liberty. Car
! gcss CT this sort always receive a warm
= elcome ami hot dinner.
Adonis DiXey is to putt the field OF
aglc and return to musical comedy. The
principal role ia the new Casino review
seems more to his liking than fishing
rabbits ont of hats and finding coins in
| the atmosphere. Perhaps in the new re-
view. he may find a second "Adnuls. "
lDixey is still young and popular. and his
future despite all that may be said Is
still open
This was a dull day in the inside A.
well as the outside market. The curb
brokers passed tho time in skyarkins
and discussing the probability OF war.
Oners of even money were made that
| there would be no actual hostllites be-
tween this country and Spain. AS tina
brought no acceptance bets Of SIS to $50
were made On the same proposition, but
no money changed hands The broken is
also buffer.
One of the quccrest iron mines in
the world is a long stretch OF the beach
ON the southern side of Long Island
Where the black sand comes to the sur
face if sometimes rnsty ,tls so that
q ter very high tide tho beach is snow
white, NOTED with curious water marks
a. plack ana RED At one point opposite
| west Hampton there Is an old mill. in
/ v men magnets are set or WOODEN rollers
o 'er which the sand is shovsled directly
! rom the ground Inc magnets pun out
! iitlle pieces of ore, which arc taken on
sud put into the barrels and sent far
away
II Uncle Sam should run short OF
The amertcs, women .ro a. natr;o,ic nc
the senoritas who ara trading off tbei,.
wells for sinew, Of war this town could
out 4 feet Mrs William Aston could
shp in S"ao 'oVo worth OF gems John Jacob
eS'ui no"u, Sl'V,y""' M MS nr@uley m l,eo
co Mrs O II p Belmont $500 900 Mrs
William C. Whitney 100000, with several
other society leaders rich in precious
ms 10 bc heard from. When II comes
10 n showdown OF caskets Madrid isn't
/ il 1t with the borough OF Manhattan.
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The metropolis boasts clock doc
ter. He guarantees TO cure the most
-o,,ano .,.os "a . ,.t.ao,o.,, ia.
""' '''l' 'iNN
ers nave yielded 10 MS treatment Most
of the large clocks in the municipal
building are under his care and there
| are as many in private houses as hn ran