The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-01
SOME GOSSIP OF GOTHAM

Ney York NAV so-Althoush rival rcfners objected 70
the former policy OF the American Sugar Kehniqg COMPANY
in selling refners sugar importers at less thah tle
rates now that the importers threatening to encr my
- .s,fsrc against the rehners the Arbuckles and the
National COMPANY will support Mr. Havemeyer IN inc eo
lag fight This regarded proof that the iocai e's
interests have for time past been working
~ although they denied that there understandings "
regard to prices It considered shrewd move on W
part OF the importers begin hostile measures jus' as inc
busy sugar about open when great losses WIN
cnsue to tho local if they enter the contest More
money made during four months OF the canning Seao
than during the remaining eight months OF the year
The trouble arose from the pnderselng OF the grocers
~ enc Of the leading importers who had been buying hts
sugar from the American Sugar Refining company
The importers that since January the imports 81
efned sugar amounted TO nearly 10000 tons as cont
rared with less 500 during the corresponding period o.
last year According the importers. large consenmch''
OF foreign have been ordered for delivery IN eadnS
cities OF the West
No less than fifteen plays varying from threeaet come
dies and arces sentimental sketches made up the
new entertainments at the continuous theaters and music
halls .oday Vaudeville New York has undergone great
revolution within recent months AS distinct poey oil en-
tertlinmcnt it has dropped out OF view
1onphts performances announced as the beginning
OF the end heaters OF these houses about to END
their regular seasons two changed their bills The Donney
stock company the Murray Hill shifted to classic comedy
and revived The Rivals foT its final week The Metropolis
logan its closing performances with East Lynne.
Senator Chauncey NJ Dcpew transferred to his and
uamesakc today handsome fourstory dwelling Grth
day present The young is years old He followed
the example of Levi P Morton who recently presented
house each OF his five daughters they reached heir ma
oy The property transferred by the senator to Chauncey
NJ Depew Jr. known to his friends as Buster is at -
West Seventy eighth The dwelling is one OF the
best OF many brick and ard basement struc-
lures the fashionable residential section between Columbus
and Amsterdam
The city debt has passed the $3oooooooo mark Recent
bond issues authorized by the municipal assembly and other
expenditures Improvements during the last year of
Mayor Van Wyeks have swelled the bonded det to
$3o3oSI54S This that the city is within Ssoooooo
of the constitutional debt limit margin With the prospect
i've outlay of 100000 for the Brooklyn tunnel anu with
bond may be that the debt limit margin will
be exhausted before the end OF the year.
The farm OF Henry Walker the banks of the Whip
pany river near Hanover Neck y. j. is being again dis
rbed by number Of wealth seekers looking for the $4,000
gold which according local tradition buried there
during the the revolution by Mrs Kicke wife OF
Aaron Kitchell paymaster in the American army
The story is that Colonel ktchc called Morris
town n j. account of the sudden advance of the British
Before he away he turned the gold his
wife and instructed her hide it, This Mrs Ktchc I'D
hut before husband reached home again she died Just
before death she thought the hidden treasure
she was able to say was lit is under a big tree
search made under several big trees but trace
the gold could be found Since many persons de-
string get rich in hurry have searched the buried
treasure.
Jus.ce Gdcrsleeve in the supreme today decided
that the antscapns law passed by the Legislature t year
is unconstitutional The Justice said that while it was TN
usual for special OF the supreme pass upon
the constutonay OF law it would nevertheless en-
force laws which were manifestly invalid
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John H. Schultz, the Brooklyn mumlionairc has sold
his famous Parkvlle farm syndicate for s4Soooo The
sale made few days ago and announced today Hun
deds OF famous have been bred developed at
Parlvle and its will long prominent in the annals
of the harness turf
Rudyard Kpling's Checks
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