Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-11
X In Gay New York. Il

Mayor Van W'yck has rented suite Of
offices at 149 Broadway, adjoining those
of his brother. Augustus and viii begin
the practice Of law there. The mayor
has not practced law for twelve years.
William \. Brady received a telegram
from Nashville, Tenn, informing HIM
that his Way Down Eu@t' properties
had been destroyed in the burning of the
Nendome theater in Nashville, where the
company was 70 have played.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Levi P. Morton. who
We're at Tuxedo at the annual ball. viii
remain at the Park for the month cf
January. Col. and Mrs. John jacob As
tor are yet in town. They will not 90
TO Tuxedo. where they had taken cot
taSe for a few days.
Mrs. Adam Tredwell Sacketts country
home in Long Island Sound, known as
the Hummocks," was burned, at loss
OF SlOo,OO0. The servants, who are TAX
ing care of the property, owe their lives
to seven Irish terrier dogs that were IN
the house when the fire broke out.
Frank Jay Gould and his Young bride.
who was Miss Helen Margaret Kelly.
daughter of the late Edward Kelly. ar
rived on the steamer Trinidad from Be-
tAiuNd. IutlT ARRIVAL WIS as muC1 OF Il
surprise as their departure after the quiet
wedding on Monday. December ,, had
been mystery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius X. Wilmerdins
are to give a St Valentines dinner on
February ii at their residence, IS East
Seventy street, for their daugl-
ter. Miss Caroline Wilmerding Two
other dinners ere also to be given for her
hV IN Ion n7.r~ M
lively.
Mrs. James A. D. Earl, known in the
dramatic world as Hope Booth, filed Il
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court. She places her Lin
bilities at S51, 260 and her assets at moth
ing. Thomas ID. De Witt of this city
is the principal creditor, his claim being
$4,000.
The Duke of Newcastle has settled in
Los Angeles, Cal, where he will remain
a great part of the winter. Lord Alger-
non and Lady Gordon Lennox have TO
turned from Tuxedo. They will go Wcsc
in short time. Poultney Bigeow is
being entertained in Baltimore, where he
is the guest of Walter Poultney.
Memberships in all the exchanges in
New York, the produce exchange ex-
copied, are showing advances in value
Seats on the consolidated exchange have
changed hands recently at $1,000, an ad-
vance of $500 or more over recent quo
tatiOns, and S1100 is now bid. Coffee
exchange seats are now quoted at 5000,
gain of 800 over the recent figure
Seats on the stock exchange continue
in demand with $50 600 bid, but there
are few offers to sell.
Paul Blouet, better known as Max
Orch, the French lecturer and author.
who was operated on Thursday in the
hospital of the French Benevolent soci-
ETY., passed a good night. DR.. Maurice
Stark, house surgeon, who is in charge
Of the case said that ii would be three
Gays before ii would be known whether
all danger was over. He thought.
though. that n. Blouet would be up and
about in two or three weeks. 1t was
reported that NJ. Blouet was suffering
from appendicitis; the real trouble, the
physician said. was the contraction Of
the large intestine. This, he said. was
much less serious than appendicitis.
Those who know the game in New
York are amused at Lord Rosslyn's at
tempt to break the bank at Monte Carlo.
His system is said by gamblers to be as
ancient as Noah. New York sporting
men are constantly cunning for youths
of the Lord Rosslyn type. They hun
ger for plungers with sure things"
against the bank. Rosslyn's system is
what gamblers call simple progression"
With unlimited capital it is undoubtedly
winning scheme where there is no limit
to the betting. But in the limit lies the
rub. In frst-class banks in this city the
limit is usually 800. The progressive
player bets 81, and doubles until he wins.
HIS last bet before reaching the limit
would be S64 Should he win il he would
be only 81 winner. Then, win or lose,
he begins once more with bet Of 81.
Experienced sp5rtiag men in this city
do not take any stock in Lord Rosslyn's
"sure system
When he became mayor Seth Low was
free from financial interest in any inst