The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04
SOME GOSSIP OF GAY ca1,'

n, New York June i-rAsr. !.
PROBABILITY that the BrookIy, ! !. ~
be named after its builder ~ - o'in
ins'on A. Roebling. The ta,, .'oa'l u,
Is sixteen years old. but i ~. ra<s
ished' according to the o,,. 10y ~ 1
These The plans plans were drawn BY JON
ing father OF Washington ~ !
elder had nothing to do win =, - ut
tion' having died in july, ,, - e'ars
stroke OF work was done On =. sss
1t was originally intended 10 ~ stya
bridge towers with handsoms :, !, YEN
pets, but for some reason : ''0N nj
mas been neglected. No, oasf Il
warren Roebllng is out WIZ nm q,
deplorlng this lack Of in,sr a ssa,.ss
costing that the artistic ornssst All ~
ed TO the bridge, which car ny NJ
very small cost. She aiso " ooas n,
structure named after n. uesns
reeSs i 6esn lat. attaining this end ~
the Duchess de ARGOS. ~.
here Wednesday with her hu,s.. So4
American woman of great bs,u,s
siderable interest is attached !. = y
ess by reason that she n, ~ ~
cording to widely currsnt oae lne 4.
a proposal OF marriage from .isx
George Dewey. At that time N, anaaa
Manila pay was a young and obs 81, lM
otncer, and 1t was little ant,.ssss ri
his most intimate friends ,hss paA
achieve the great honor Of Me- y vi
admiral. Probably the ducbs',
think differently of a similar 80. w
now ploi'H
The open air gymnasium !,
ground which the Outdoor Rss,.,..
League has fitted up in the C,bs,,.
sesction bounded by Divilon P,,.,
ter and Norfolk streets-will (. Y
over to the people of that dIst,,., 'uix
saturday. One thousand sehaol .sr ~
from the nearby schools will h 49,. 800
by badge, and to the delighted svs. y
boys who will fall heir to thsm, ~ ,,.xl
gymnasts in the city Will explolt m ~ ~
and parallel bars, flying rings and l,isN
The croquet grounds and swings =, Il
younger children and two spaSion, ~.
boxes covered with canopies ana r.,, N.
for the wee ones. "a
1t was an impressive ceremony VA
opened the new free hospital for 4. \,
titute sick on West Eleventh stree, ~
gave to the city one OF the fines, t,,,.
ments to charity it possesses. ArcADts,
Corrigan consecrated the edlHce. AMI 4.
prayers which exercised evil and Invoss,
the Holy Spirit were echoed BY hupt,..,
from the hall and stairway. The bul,,,
is seven stories high, Of brick, with III.
trimmings, steel framework and ,aI
flooring and beams. Six wards tor MAJ
three for women, two for children sud \,
for accident cases, with connecting ron
and operating room on the top floor, irul
facilities for HOO patients. This d III,
sort of charity that impresses,
~
The tax experts have figured GU. ns
under the new franchise law the usrs;
oils will have a total added lrcoui /
S5,000,000 a year from taxes They is
place the probable valuation on franchise
in the city at $1S4, 900, 900, or, al the a.
side, 5000, 900, 900. The value Of up.Slri
franchises is placed at s133,00o Co., VIII
will bring the total income from tie ~
franchise law up to about sS,ss33A q
course, all this is hard for the cofpun
lions, but it has made Governor Rous.
welt rather solid with the small taxpayer
who will be greatly benefited.
~
Mrs. de Navarro MARY Anderson hs
left US again Our Mary" says shs d.
parts with some feelings Of regret hiril
been treated very affectionatsly By u
many warm friends she made before J.
coming an alien. But she has accomplish
the object of her vislt--displaysd her pig'
ty baby to her folks and frlends-atd !
now content to seek the seclusion o. d
quiet English home. The former qls'
OF the stage, who did so much toward q,
waiting the drama, will carry hosts o. w
wishes, even if she is no longer one Of U
~
immigration at this port is now W
heavy. About $4,000 immigrants sFfi's
last month. In the first four molln.
the year 1880 arrived, an increase CIV
1898 of 11,49l.
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