The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-07
SOME GOSSIP OF GAY earn.

heV' feinam Williams dsrs %
sunday schools. Rev R. W M,'cs
i,,,,s ,o OF the Brooklyn SUNDAY q
Union a saia mat there are in tbs = q. S'''S
New York 100000 Sunday s, ~ sas
IN Kings county there a.. =, puia
l2,157 officers and teachas. ssAn4
pupils Reports from 2Os !, i ~ lam
last year showed there bsa Y ssassa
pupils converted and conarr. ''ea III
the churches. The amoun, =, and ia,s
trlbuted by these schools money "a.
The State Sunday Selma, vas 'lls;s
ne says. has its motto, 'Tba snssssoseatil
hand Of Living Teacher ~ piole ID i,
Woman and Child in the ,ar'ely Va
tne purpose OF the union. ana inrb
gress is made toward liylng Naeo w.
would advise Mr. Williams "a toh
port OF the international So. ousaln sis.
union, 1t might enlighten him s s:iN
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the new chimes in st. pstr,,s,.
dral' the swell Fifth avenue cbn,', sa'
tested yesterday and pronounc.a !" ~
success. 1t is a new cornnre...a sH''
tenn of bells invented nv " y ars 81,
and having a keyboard NOT ~ 'cnaaa
of piano. The compressod uaise Tat
trolled by electricity. There at ssN
bells in all, the heaviest of .,s,. alnsssa
1000 pounds, counting the enor.n sn wesa
per, and the lightest $50 nonns n0us shs
the experiment only one hell 49, Dariz
at time. The sound was nus was slfaa
although deafening to the eyns aau sFsit
in the loft. st. Patricks chirns. 'lmIeealsn
out more merrily, more sweatIr Wy rls
greater range than any otbsy a aaa wy
in existence. saIasdisi
Rev. Dr. Houghton Of nrh. u.
Church Around the Corner, VA sss'
the meeting held Monday o, -
clergymen opposed to DR.. BRIGGS o.s,'
ton, said today that prelimlp,rv ~.
had been taken at the meeting 10 io,S ~
organization to make war agans, -
higher criticism. When the orgsns,.. ~
is Ia marching order the pubic MI, \.
informed of what it intends h A. Il
before then 1t will be impossible Ia ~ ~
TO give any definite idea Of Inc nl,n. ' ~.
campaign must be conducted Ia asa..
with military strategy.
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Five pretty bridesmaids at tasbion,n.
wedding, and in a Baptist church i,
over in one of our Jersey suburb, -,
terday, attracted general attention !,
wearing decollete gowns. The NASH,
was vistbly shocked, but the wedding ma.
ceeded without further incident. altbou,I
the guests paid more attention Ia n.
charms displayed by the bridesmaids N,
they did to the bride. This will. done.
| less, go on record as a Jersey custor.
but as fashion prescribes hgh-cut gown,
it is doubtful ii the innovation will az,
make much Roadway. STILL it can't y
construed as uncomfortable, particulars
so, at this season of the year.
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With the close OF Alice Nelson's sea,o,
in The Fortune Teller" at Chicago come.
the rumor that she is engaged to va
wealthy Tom Williams of San Franclsso,
! clubman. horse breeder, friend Of Tie
| stage and all round good fellow, OF
| course the rumor is denied, Mr.. William
has been Miss Nielsen's financial bacas:
/ in her starring venture. They met whsl
Miss Nielsen went 10 San Francisco from
| Kansas City to join the Tivoi stock CON.
pany. This summer Alice will go to Cali.
iornia, where her mother has ranch,
and from there she is to sail for Honolulu
for rest.
The Waldort-Astoria was the scene d.
another interesting gathering yesterday
The members OF the George Washington
Memorial association, which has for It's
object the establishment OF National
university in the City of Washington as
a memorial to the first president, were
rendered 4 reception by the New YORK
City committee. The society is endeayoT'
ing to raise funds to the amount OF s2SO'-
600 to erect the administration building
for the University of the United States
when congress shall authorize Its es'an-
lishment.
A modern Noah's ark floated into tn
harbor yesterday The British steam'nli
Cangola arrived from Calcutta, bringing
elephants, tigers, leopards, monkeys peals
snakes, a sacred Hindoo COW, "u,'
horned goat, together with numerous osl'
| Wlld ANIMALS naive 10 tHe r9l haSN
are consigned to ZOOS and circuses' ~
perhaps some of them will ultimately w
under the watchful eye OF Director blgsi0'
and secure berth at Highland park
80
Samuel j. Tildens city residence
Gramercy square was recently soiu' -
now his beautiful country seat wv
stone" near Yonkers, the scene Of nI !.
political conference, is adver'ssu y
sale.
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Rudyard Kipling has decided to lea, !, : /,
England on the 18th instant HIS neA"l 4
still imperfect, and he will dey9l ,. y,
summer to the task Of recovering n's =
strength.
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That the city's new tax rate W"
about $2.67, while not officially annOs-.'
is not denied by the financial osH'
the city. This Is a large increase