The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11
some GOSSIP OF GAY Ses

'o o'ner city in the world, :, i'u
have added TO this NJ, !. sacntk
n ,i,,a i power house in Il. N s. ',,sa
now IN course of construct,o r'', = ~
rieted over $4,000, 600 IN, va' wauer
pended upon it. This = .sss NJ
tlon' which occupies N. Au''iul
N nm. and Ninety.si.,s' ' !. ~
has. river, has frontage !, i, wv =
depth of 400 feet. /, 10y y
narvels in mechanics ami s, .s,'l,
ances' When the tremspas..' 'fa'
| generators and ensIna. ss' ossss
III position and put in wo OIL osta ~
pant they constitute NIL, 1 s olda
lor the entire system Of N. sa,alsa ~
street railway. The Broad y. aaioEu
VIII py that time have s Gala
snali crawling cable ca,s uscat1A
verted INTO an electric ro,d. euu YEA n
car lines Will soon be ahol,.s ~ nt
plapt VIII furnish the mo,,rs asa VI
completion means a reyolu,i,s,lp,0sa
iorks surface roads rb a III
eter WIN goo rect nigh and IS iess s !, y
e'e1; win core % feet wide n.y. c,, Y "
Vi the most powerful drauybI, asps
ear SaLtn' me building itself d IN IN IVY
men az the machinery has " NJ. ~ "a
into position there will hs !, yen llil
generators OF 1000 horse now s'u iKsq
building. There will also ba .aea 4
cal Corliss engines, one for ,,,a s'ssn vi
me steam power for the grsa, ,' ssssss
glnes, which will set tho s, 49, .o'lt d
generators whirring, will CIV. iaapv
boilers, which occupy ons syus 100
house, filling the half ,ac,,aaaI q
10 roof. The big plants steam s ssa ss|s
as economical as II is powerful XIV, ~
steam Is condensed, and the bo, Az w.
INTO the boiler, allowing steam h 's'a
quickly In case the supply nm, ~ s'aslsS
rms wonderful plant will be IN tuu ~
ton In a short time. = y" ''ss
~
They say that one OF the nroh,..
age is to induce the Chinese a 4
gressive. His reserve. traditions An e
ness are rocks that have wrecked N \.
tempts to enlighten the Flowery El,,,..
But the dream of diplomats has hs.,..
lied here and by Snowman Il ~ \.
Grand Palace the Chinese mercha,,, !
New York are holding an exposIt.s
looked 1t over today and found a yoos ~ |
that was interesting. II was liks NAM.
one of those quaint villages pictured i n,
olEner plates and fans. Groups n f,,,,,
nen stood about the vari-colorad hO..s,
the odor of sandal wood and incen,, m
the nostrils, couple Of fat, playful CS.
nese babies played about the foor. Nh.
of strange music filled the ears md No
astonishing of all. Chnaman VA, 4.
gagged in photographlng groups Of N,
countrymen. AS for the rest, there 4 !,
pretty display of Oriental bljoutsrls. Nj
and interesting; some queer and hardy 4.
petizing food exhibits, embroilcries lss,
carvings, josshouse, theater, opium h,
out and Chinese restaurant, where you M,
test the gastronomic excellence Of pictd
ducks legs, chop suey and shark fms. N
show is worth visit
~
Prof, James H. Hyslop, Phi. D., Of D.
lumbia university, says In a public ttss
ment that he believes In splrituslI,r.
Since his declaration the college trustee,
have been painfully silent and sonsvsn
uneasy, but 1t is said that. whatever lb
opinions, they will not be reflected In us
of his classroom teachings. In an addra
at the residence of Mrs. Ole Bull, Can
bridge, he detailed the results Of thI,tu,
sittings he had with Mrs. Piper Bostpl
medium, and declared that he had rscsly1
many written messages from the spirit u
his father. AS to the identity Of bis !ith.
err with the manifestation, he said thar
could be not the slightest doubt In BIZ
he says, he has slinlrlN
all the possibility OF fraud, hallucinati,
suggestion and telepathy, thus leaving
spirit land as the only source OF the me-
sages. Prof. Hyslop is president Of ~
American branch of the Society Of Ha'
Geological Research, and bis public dttls
rations have created quite a Sensation
circles.
Francis l., Loring has brought SUI
against Senior Mendonca to recover Ha'
and artists and followers of art here ~
much interest In It. II SEEM
that Mr.. Loring paid $3.50 tor 'assar
lene" at the sale of the Brazilian ml. -.
ter's collection held here recently. ~
picture was sold as genuine WoiA :,
Murillo. Experts who have examlusa y
say 1t is a copy and worthless senior ~,
ionca says he thought the palnuns W.
the original, and seems quite reaay " "
turn the purchase money IL 10 oM
other of the many instances OF NV ~
chasers of what is supposed TO % nls.
are buncoed at the numerous ART 'A's
The work OF removing the hlsson' y
'eservoir in Bryant park, on fil'n :"
lue, began today. The contractors -
'eceive $685. for pulling down tno , M
100. 600 structure, and s273,t0o for e'ss 49,
/ foundation for the new city iiprai!, ~. Il
ire not enthusiastic over the amOs.' n,
money the city is willing 70 pus NV h,
structure. Boston spent S'Vvv,V.s b
ublic library. New York pro s2 M III
pend only $500, 900, OF which sash'sv vo a.
g deducted for this preliminary X,
I Will take six months to clear e"S ,ri
eservoir. Explosives will pc s .ssI, III.
he fine. blocks OF granite, VIII ;s' !. ~
urssque, -clinglng vines. WIN
uced to broken masses.
! ~
Fasting as a means OF ayoia'hs
lexy by feshy people has been 49, .,,
ere, The treatment is rather I'm i,
hitch may preclude the possipilists, thpa.
yer becoming popular Milton q oOuris
prominent grain merchant, Is ~ : Az
ghter thar he was twenty-eissr Al.
go. He accomplished this by issu nos,,riss.
lg the latter period, his onl! snotbd
rent being water. I'm not ea \, d.
lite until | reach normal weisn,u, q. aitnt
Jared twenty-e eight days ago , ~ %
ach day he attended to his ous sysplrs
he produce exchange, and In ln .,, xsfk
is friends would gather to see n,m n,s "a
lie now tips the beam at loS po.s
healthier and happier than e'''i