The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
SOME GOSSIP OF GAY GOTHAM.

New York. December 31.--The great boom in
| speculation has again brought into conspicu-
Gus notice and favor the stock exchange. Tie
boom has nearly doubled the value of a stock
Exchange membership. Daring the business
depression that followed the Ianic seass In
the exchange sold down to s1s 600. and even
| less Frank j. Gould recently paid $4,000
\ for his seat, and II. +. Knish;, A. n. Caspsry.
were admitted as members yesterday paIi
| $4,000 for theirs: and there was quite a
scene when they appeared oil the floor. Old
members with great flourish escorttng them
to tie rostrum aud introducing them to the
chairman as $4,000 men,, with the added
comment Cheap at that" No wonder that
+! the brokers are rejoicing. They are rtaping
a golden harvest after Icing period OF
| famine This week the daily stock transac-
| tions have averaged 900 shares. Roughly
estimated, this means that $4,000 worth of
| properly have changed hands every day. or
s;0O,00J 900 in five full days. Al. eighth conf
mission on this Is $4,000. to which must BIO
missions on bond sales, which have averaged
over 100000 a day this week, and tne in-s
terest charged on advances of money required
to hold the securities bought on margins.
On Lexington avenue there is low brick
building to which all sorts and conditions of
men and beasts resort. There are hours when
carriages block the street, and a mighty swish
and rustic Of siiken pettcoats fills the air.
and the neighborhoou holds suggestions OF
swell receptions. Then again, when the car
riages have rolled away and the small boys
on the corner have no English coachman and
footmen 10 jeer at, for1orn looking figures |
trail up TO the little brick building and dis
appear through the door. which one |
reads. veterinary surgeon. Animals Of the |
poor treated free of charge" The affable i
young man who Is the presiding genius OF |
the place seems to be the most popular dog |
specialist In New York. The ordinary I
veterinary surgeon is not above treating /
lame horse or colicky elephant. but this
surgeon draws the lines at anything larger |
than dog Occasionally he consents to res
cue a cat or monkey or fish or canary bird
from an untimely grave, but he i.refers r.
work with dogs, ard is speaking terms
with every pampered canine darling in Great
er New York. AS for his mongrel, low caste
their name is legion.
Since the anu-scalping law in this State
was declared to be unconstitutional. the rail-
road officials and the commercial organiza-
lions favorable to such law have not at
TEMPTED to secure another State enactment
that would stand the test of Judicial de-
termination OF its constitutionality. They
have, instead, appealed to congress for a
National law. Federal enactment is bet
1er than any State law OH this subject. for
most of the sales Of cut rate passenger tickets
are for through fares with which no State
aw could effectively deal. The proposed Ma /
ional legislation is in the shape of an amend ,
nent to the interstate commerce act, and Is
avored by the interstate commerce commits l
ion. The bill has passed the house twise .
md railroad men interested are hopeful OF :
ayorable action by the senate at this SEES +
ion. Senator Cullom of Illinois has control y
i the bill, and he intends to push 1t with :
II his strength,
1t is expected that Anthony Comstock or i
he police will be compelled to take hand
q the performance at Roster G. Balls music :
all. Realism has been carried beyond the =
init of decency there. In the melcdrama Sc
called An Affair of Honor" two
Dung women stripped to the waist to engage Q
l sword combat. Hitherto they had worn d
nat flimsy covering was dispensed with. q
Iany in the audience left the theater and :,
ldignant comments were heard. y
The official canvass Of the vote OF the State q
the last election shows that Roosevelt Sc u y
ired plurality of 17,7S0, in total vote OF :,
1853 1870. He lacked 1859 votes of an absolute o
ajorty over all. Lieutenant Governor =,
'oodruff's plurality was only 1851. ROose- ~
Its vote ran nearly 5000 ahead of Wood 81
IFS, while Van Wyck and his running re
ate, Danforth, pollsd within less than 1000 dl
the same number OF votes. az
Since Christmas there have been ten fail | r.
es reported of concerns that made spe- | SO
atty of goods intended for holiday presents di
me of these concerns carried large stocks cl
d were entitled to the designation "Big." | al
d at more than S250000. The noticeable CO
Ing about each Of the collapsed concerns -
that it did not advertise In the newspa- 81