The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-05
SOME GOSSIP OF cAYcI1

New York, July 2.--seye,...
perturbed animals. ranging ,r.s
deer to the sacred zebu COW. q
at isnominious auction yesters'.
trail park. They represent.d },
surplus animals and were kp..,
to the highest bidders, for Al, =
ness and sacredness. The ap,u.,
for sale by order OF the comm.
parks were: Two zebus, or II.
four red deer. two Cape buffa,c
ros, prize Dorset ram "Tranos,r
six Dorset lambs. 1t was ,r
catch what the auction animal
from the manner in which tbs -
eyed each other when they va
down to the highest bidder tbss
come to the con huston that
ten to one that they'll be doIrs
stands with some moral shcs.
July's over.
Several hundred Tammanv :.
who are drawing salaries fror
are greatly alarmed by one !.
the new civil service rules ~,
effect on July s. 1t Is prov,S..
regulations that heads of 49,
and chiefs of bureaus In ce1,t's
pay rolls must make affidavit,
persons whose names are an
rolls are actually at work ia
during the hours specified. Iia
rule is strictly enforced nm
faithful Tammany men VIM 4
PEELED to go to work or get a.
rolls. The new rule will striis
at scores of men appointed I.
inspectors, occidental messees,,
secretaries.
The antiquated horse cars win
thing OF the past. The new cor]
air cars will take their plan
Twenty eighth and Twenty.niph
lines OF the Metropolitan syu.,
shortly. The change has been !,
the completion of a $500. 900 air con)
at Twenty-third street and Nor!
aeans of the compressor, ~
in fye compressors 10 aDout oue.n
of Its original bulk is stored 4
made of peculiarly tenacious Il.
vised by the Metropolitan street !
engineers. and able to stand 4 n
OF 300 pounds to the square inch
the bottles the air will be let int
torts under the cars.
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Hereafter no man who has d
mony may hope to rid himsdi
incubus by having himself slia
bankrupt. Judge Brown, In Il.
States district court, yesterday
this point. Whether it be drsNr
from a turnip, or plucking roses IL,
ties, the decision stands, and n
must pay alimony. n
was a rather curious one, In thr
broke the seal of the book Of
prove that forty years hence he
a bankrupt and $50, 900 In debt, Il
tinued to pay $500 a year 70 n
until that time. So the defeodsS
a petition in bankruptcy. placing
bilitles at that figure. But Judr
to thus anticipate the sutlsi
Flat dwellers from one end o. u
% the other are interested In TIE q
IF the damage suit against a iaaks
beat a tenant until she was III
he extent OF $4,000. according toll
estimate. His defense is that hbt
II temporary alteration were n
Ill the tenants. who understood
was not to be approached at thnS
The proper time In which to Il
he aurocrat of the ceiler has 50 IG
he subject OF inquiry on the ptrs:
PERSONS who live in fiat houses "
judicial ruling on the subject &
waited with interest.
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In the investigation yesterday kat
'ert stickney of Elbridge T. Gsrd
iety for the Prevention OF crs
a lot of testimony vuSs
adorable to the society. Chief III
)eyery said that it was the only
hat is OF great assistance to tmH
lx-Chief Byrnes praised Mr.. vi
eculiarly fitted by humane temf
Or the work he Is doing. q
Phoenix-like, that section d
Stand which was recently desrcH
re is being rapidly built up Sfa
ubstantial structures. The fist1
otel to be erected on the island
eing constructed at the BoxM
Ienderson's Walk. 1t will be
rick. In the entire section W
the Bowery, Jones Walk f3
IN Walk and the ocean neariI \
are IN course of conS1ss
Former Vice President Mortna !;
ut his business in order by tun1l
lnking firm into a trust comp
ow transferred the deed OF bh
ountry home. "Ellerslie," at VI
Duchess county, to his vile. 8