The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-24
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New York, March 21.--Richard Croker.
lis reported, is looking for summer head
quarters for the Tammany Organization
| Long Beach hotel Is mentioned as regard
| ed with favor by him. Senator Plat ha
his summer pol:ticA headquarters at Co
ney Island.
Miss Liberty is getting ready for row
The military authorities have turned thei
attention to OVERLAPPING the long neglecte,
Notifications at old Fort Wood, on Libert.
Island, and are preparing to place them OF
fighting basis. All the old guns hav,
been overhauled and cleaned. and Miss Lib
erty Will soon be in shape to repel obnox.
ious callers
Oscar Hammersteln has signed con.
tract by which the whole of Primrose 4
Vests minstrel organization will be the
feature of the opening of the Olympia, Sc,
down for April 4. Other features will be
introduced, and Oscar promises perform
ance that will be out of the ordinary.
Grand opera in English at popular prices
will be given on Longacre during the sum-
ner.
state Historian Hugh Hastings, who is,
OF was, newspaper man, makes an in
terestlng recommendation in his annual re-
mort, 1t is a recommendation which. il
carried out now, would certainly enrich the
history of our war with Spain. if, indeed.
we engage in such a war; The recon-
mendation Is that a civilian and non COM
blatant shall be appointed as recorder In
every regiment, whose duty shall be 10
keep complete record of the movements
of the regiment, the number of men who
60 into IN action, the number killed ana
wounded and such ether information as
shall constitute q history of its operations.
Another map has been added to the mar
riage bureau force at the city hall. The
persons who constitute the marriage bureau
are called "Cupids' When couple go to
the city hall to get married the "Cupids''
take charge Of them. draft the necessary
papers and then secure the services of an
alderman to perform the ceremony The
alderman gets no fees, but whatever the
bridegroom wishes to ray goes to the Gu
pids. Sometimes they take $40 a day,
which they divide; but when the marriage
market is dull they receive but poor COM
uelsdlloH' ne Clty nail ID now the Gretna
Green of Greater New York and business
in the marriage bureau is booming
1t seems that all the famous points of
interest along the Hudson river and near
this city are doomed to obstruction. Not
content with already destroying Indian
Head and defacing the Palisades, a COM
pany has been organized which will make |
a business of reducing the famous Hook |
mountain, which marks the upper bound |
airy of Nyack and the Tappan Zee to |
rushed stone suitable for macadam roads. |
II is rumoTed that company has been or
'anized to begin similar operations in the |
highlands of the Hudson, making the bold |
,it OF rock known as Anthonys Nose the |
irst point of attack. continuance o:
his sort of work will soon destroy every
amols point of beauty along the lower
american Rhine.
Lawyer William Dwight Teese of Brook
yn says "Quo Vadis" was the entering
'edge which led to the splitting ssunder
+ his happy home life. Mr. Teest says
lrs. Teese took the hook to the md lister,
lev. Isaac Newton Phelps, and the two
ored over the feryent passages right ear
estiy fhen, says Mr.. Teese, there were
Mrs. Teese denied this
hen she appeared in court to answer to
er husbands charges. She admitted that
he minister had kissed her because he
Smpathized with her in her unhappy mari
al experiences, but indscretions no,
ever. The referee before whom the case
as tired agreed that there had been no >
'fracton OF the marriage vows, so far as
he evidence showed, although he did not
INK II strictly necessary for the minister
express his interest and sympathy In
ute so pointed manner Meanwhile the
'feree will take under advisement the
iestion rs to the erotic nature of some of l
lie passages in the book mentioned
The elVator is now one of the luxurious
'nveniences of the modern metropolitan
ansion- In all houses planned today
men are to cost as much as 500 0OO--put-
ng the matter broadly--there is to be an
eVator Architects in their designs for
NC houses always make provision for the !
evator, unless they have received ex-
ess directions not to do so, which is sell /,
I'M the case, exactly the opposite being
9 Instructions they usually receive. Near
all elevators IN private houses here are h
Grated ny electricity, connection being
ade with the electric mains OF the sub n
iys In the streets Usually one elevator
considered enough for residence, but
he houses have several. In recon- Il
'ucted house at Fifth avenue and Fifty h
'hth street there are three passenger
'vators, and in house opposite there are a
o. One company alone has installed b
ieiy elevators In private residences In
s city Nest of tee elevators in the mod N
mansion arc, OF course. quite cosy. ac- sf
nmoialing three or four persons Some ]
Try six. or even eight. Most OF them are u
ey add $4,000 or ssoon to the cost Of g
&c, which Is a mere bagatelle, you +,
Nv. II Will soon be considered had q,
m to ask guest to climb flight OF be
irs in this town.