The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
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| New York. December Il NJ
missioner today gave out ~ ~
tail buildings of Greater M !. =
mas obtained some startl,n. $50.
height Of the modern sluscn,n,.. !. Z
.nat there are five buildings No.. ~
ieet high, namely: WINS s,a,,' 'v w
, ing. Park row. 800 feet ., ny, N III
s S,oadw s,,, and Ann street sos. va
aos. puiiolng, broadway ana S' g. Anete
Vv s.nierican Tract Society bn isne ~
a,ai a 1lh SpI uSe streets. sos. 49, V, ~ "
. nv eaoie building. Broad strsS, u vssaa
,,ne recommendation Is an 49, q
with powlrful to f,r Se utilized in consuss,1
The directors Of the Fimh
following their usual custom. = q - ~
a regular quarterly DIVIDEND :, =, N saas
100 per cent per annum. ~" ~ ~
ispolfdan banlus. however n..' SsA1 ~
dends than the Fifth aven,, nrg~ "a
the chemical. which pavs isn lhcse \
monthly. and the First NJ NJ ~ csat
pays 100 per cent quarterly %ala NJ
the Fifth Avenue sells AZ sosas M ;
the First National at season. wv ND
Cnemtcal at $4,000, and sons I MT ~
share. uo t'lne moe |
Tho candy butchers at the ~.
theaters are curious ll,t sssas..' -
up town theatergoers. oririn.,,. !. &
Ing in prize packages, thew 49, asela
necessary to increase tba;r ~ suat :
and the 5-ceint package now inS,Vs
prize q package Of cough droms Y !
sporting Paper. one OF the lIi,,,sts ceN
plemcnts of a Saturday evarsrs sted N,
Song book and a stick OF ch.es. papes
the papers are. Of course 49, - ~
put even at that it IL a libsnsi = 4 ~.
worth. . cQnII
Significant figures have just b., y.
out by The head Of the ipter,,, b. ~. az
hsireau here. After stating 49,
money was bains paid into ri. o,s..
tnan During the rush days iust w.
new revenue law went into efiac. !. Y Y
tnat one days sale aggregated siis ~
wMch S46.442 represented d ormrss.,.
Stamps. Most OF these were neeisd X y
corporations, which must nay / ~. :, :.
every share of stock issued soms y y
new corporations have paid q, ma "
sio'oov: lhe trusts are In the saddle.
Colonel Woodruff OF the com mis-. \. \
partment of the army will shin ,o,n.,,,.
on transport Mississippi 10000 pouns, !,
turkey and 1000 pounds Of cranhssv,.. !,
food is not intended as prasaos. y. I.
soldiers or Ouibans but Is ryvtsrs.s,1
business venture and Il Will A. sn,S. nv 40
Sam ought to be rich enough "a ~ n:
fighters ON turkey. II he isn't IA sbcc,ss,1
dose mis- peace commissioners WITH tsnJ
pagne. ~
The historic old Jairnei mansion On Va, |
ington Heights is going to be morcd ~
the site it has occup.ed for 40 ysasy. ri
mansion. now known as Earlclin, ~ NM
IN 1858 by Colonel Roger Morris Al ~
time In the revolutionary war It wa Wal.
ingtonts headquarters. The grounds ore v
valuable for tina cultivation Of sentmfat|
but the old house isn't.
There are signs Of a oonlmon-sense vyM
One hotel proprietor has declared hnseH
in favor of short bills Of fare. which al
consist of only few dishes that srs -.
stantly prepared SO ais to be always ma |
or are quickly cooked after they ~ a.
dered. Only Those guests who banker tts|
a long line OF edibles- whose eyes ne nnsI
rawenous than their hunger-will rbN |
Joseph Choate. who leads 10 tie rln II |
the English embassy, is subject 70 a..
sional attacks of dyspepsia. II such h u |
case. the cordial relations nok e1istiae +. '
tween Uncls Sam and John Bull Az W b |
be subjected to an occasional strain-0t
viding Joseph gets the job.
Money is so abundant that some shnsd |
bankers are buying bonds and othH 4 |
yestment securities with the idea Of sel |
ing later IL the market advances fuKhx.
In any event. the transaction gives taai '
capital a retturn greater than the iniAf8 |
they have to pay for the wherewitha'
The police who raided Chinese ~ |
bling den in the Monaghan quarter hh |
batter down seven doors before tAq |
reached the layout. All Sin Is q burnssf
and the section OF the town be has pt |
empted is full of subterranean surprs6