The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-23
SOME GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

SOME GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
New York, June 16.-Evangelist Dwight
l.. Moody is to lead big open-air fight
here against the aggressive devil and the
institutions over which his satanic majesty
Is said to exercise a stfong influence II
win be one OF the most in s)rtant open-air
reylyals ever held in the metropolis, or
anywhere else. for that matter, and Will
be inaugurated next Sunday. The object
Is to counteract the tendency of the time
toward higher criticism" OF the Bible.
| not by denounciEg that criticism or those
responsible for H. but by simply preach
! ing the old fashioned religion. The cru
! sadefs VIII start In with their work on
! the outside o. the Tenderloin district. at
| broadway and Fiity-slxth street, where an
Immense tent capable OF accommodating
| 1000 people will be pitched This unique
| undertaking has the backing OF all the
prominent New York churches. and the
| promoters say I'VE will not antaeonize
anybody but the devil" They believe that
| II this open-alr process of recaiming lost
| ones Is a success 1t will be initiated
throughout the country.
The Actors Church Alliance OF Amer
lea is the most recent of the actors or
CARNATIONS. In many respects this asso-
citation resembles the Oft discussed union
| between church and stage. The first pub
| lie meeting Will be held next Monday
evening, and the clergy of the metropolis
are taking great interest The object
of the alliance is TO bring actors into
closer relationship with the church all
over the country. 1t is proposed by the
society TO appoint in every town~ clergy
man who VIII be member OF the ALL
ance and act on its behalf 1t will be his
duty 10 be accessible to all members of
the profession, put them into relations
with the churches in the various cities
that may be strange to them, and act with
them in all matters as if they were mem
bers of his congregation. The alliance
VIII show its more militant character IN
an attempt to put an end to the Sunday
performances now becoming so general,
| especially in the West.
The white wing" with his water pot. Ia
keeping under cover these days The
women of the metropolis are after him.
and they are continually calling him
aside and impressng upon him few em-
phatic thoughts. The trouble arises out
OF an experiment TO lay the dust on the
streets with oil. 1t was tried on Manhat-
tan avenue. The oil absorbed all the dust
I aud dirt within reach, making thich
paste slippery pavement and dirty
one as we'll Now it can not be removed
All the women In the neighborhood de-
manded damages for soled skirts and
gowns. They assert the white wings"
creased the pavement for the benefit of
clothing houses Oil can continue to lay
the dust on the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks. but it has lost its JOB on New York
streets.
A swagger pink tea could not have
drawn a greater assemblage of stylish
women than were gathered together this
morning in the court house which Tweed
built This galaxy of fashion and beauty
was there 10 engage in combat under
three standards 1t was to be a fight to
the death between the Colonial Danes of
America on the one side and on the Nther
! the incorporated Association of Colonial
| Danes of the State OF New York" and the
| "unincorporated Society OF Colonial
| Danes of America" The Colonial Danes
object to the titles borne by the other
two societies, and are trying to get an
| injunction to restrain their use. A hitch
occurred Just as the case was about TO
! go on, and 1t WAS adjourned until next
| week.
General Humidity led the weather
forces today and laid out all the curls
in Greater New York. He was excessive
| ~ apparent. The temperature opened gn
! the morning at a scorching pace but
later welcome clouds screened the suns
herce rays aud sent the thermometers
| tumbling down. The highest point
reached was 80 degrees. Throughout the
city there were many prostrations Late
| afternoon a hpaNV mi ba
heat away. and in its wake followed a
stirring breeze. The morning police re-
ports these days invariably include the
names of several children who, crowded
out on tenement 1re escapes tossleep q.
night, are found dead on the pavements
at dawn
Mayor Van Wyck has signed the resolu-
ton OF the municipal assembly appropri-
ating $4,000 for reception to Admiral
Dewey when he arrives here next octo-
Der The next stsr is the appointment OF
a citizens committee OF 1000 or more by
the mayor TO make arrangements for the
ceremonies. From present indications Ad-
miral Dewey won't desire TO go to Bos-
ION, Philadelphia or anywhere else when
Gotham finishes with him. This city will
give him a reception that will go down
into history, and which Will be almost as
great an event AS his smashing of tho
Spanish fleet without losing man.
4 ~
outside of looking after his end OF thu
trouble with the Musical union. Victor
Herbert the composer and director OF the
Pittsburg orchestra, is a very busy man
these days. He has just finished the
music for The Ameer,' flank Daniels
new opera and Is busy with the music
for THE Singing Girl" to be presented
next season by the Alice Nelson Opera
company, and TWO other operettas which
will he done by the Bostonians. Mr.. Her
bert says he anticipates light opera to
be more the rage than ever next season,
and predicts a great future for The
Amoer" and The Singing Girl"
Quiutunn Items.
Quintana. Texas, June 2l,--G. D. Charl-
ton and family, A, L. Woodward and fam