Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18
IN GAY new YORK.
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Life In the Paris Of America. y

Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Lie In the Paris Of America. -
Agnes Hyde Bangs, wife of John
kendrick Bangs, died suddenly ut her
home in Yonkers of heart disease
Announcement of a gift of 100000 TO
Columbia University has just been made.
The donation is a beQuest from the
estate of Dorman Il. Eaton.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester
and their little daughter sailed for Eng
land on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. The duke said he would re-
turn for the international yacht races
The wedding of Miss Eugene Jeffer-
son, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Jefferson, and granddaughter of
Joseph Jefferson, the actor to Rumsey
W. Scott of Louisville. Ky. took place
in the First Congregational Church at
Montclair, \. J.
David Brinkerhoff Ivison of the old
publishing firm of Iyison. Brakeman &
Taylor and President of the American
Book Company died from Bright's dis
ease. As publisher of school books his
firm was known in every city and town
in the United States.
Star Line of transatlantic steamships re-
ceiyed about $4,000 as an especial gift
for long and faithful service. The
amounts paid varied from $4,000 down
to $3.50. The White Star Line was pur-
chased by the Morgan ship combine.
New York jewelers. are greatly dis
turbed over the news just received from
London that i'll addition to the increase
of 10 per cent in the price of diamonds
Inv no
Company. the British government will i'll
all proba bility shortly enact a law es-
tahlishing an export tax of 40 to 80 per
cent. upon all diamonds sent from South
Africa.
Marie Cahill received from the Prince
of Monaco, through his nephew, NJ.
Pierre Mortere, who is now in this city
in the interest of Paris Figaro, portable
ice box to which frequent excursions
were made by the star and her associates
behind the scenes at the Bijou the other
night. Celery and numerous CONNECTIONS
proved as novel treat to the cast as the
dainty ice box is to the recipient. Miss
Cahll met the Prince of Monaco while in
Monte Carlo last summer.
Miss Lillian Judge, the New York girl
who was engaged to John w. Young. Il
son of Brigham Young, has broken off
her engagement to him because the son
OF DeF DeIfOIueU mas Deen convicted Oh
the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer of New
York. Miss Judge has embraced the
Mormon religion, having been received
into the church by John w. Young, who.
as the eldest surviving son of Brigham
Young. has just been elected an elder
and probably Will be the next head of
the church.
The canary bird, cockatoo. bulldnch,
snake and monkey trust was formed re-
Gently when there was unloaded from
the Koenigen Louise one of the biggest
cargoes of live freight of this nature ever
shipped to these shores. In the ships
hold We're 100 mOnkeys-babboon ring
tails and other brands of primates-ffty
pythOns cockatoos, parrots and parro
quets galore and crates containing 1000
singing birds. Hney were consigned to
the trust, which has its headquarters in
Grand street, and since the market is ex-
hausted the prices have been raised to Il
large degree.
The misery resulting from wholesale
eylctions in New York city can hardly be
realized. The majority of the eyictiOns
are due entirely TO the raising of rents.
Judge Koesch, who is the presiding JUS
tce of this court. had 800 such cases be
fore him on April / and on the day or
two following there were at least 100
more, while in the clerks office alone
there We're over 1000 disposscssion war
rants issued during March. Those who
live in large tenementS have had their
rent raised from 50 to 50 per month.
The only excuse the landlord gives is the
fact that taxes have been increased
The Red Star line steamer Southwark
Capt. Damn. arrived at its dock from
Antwerp after a passage of fifteen days,
IN which it encountered terrific weather.
tale after gale came i'll constant success
SION Because of the delay there was
a bread famine in the Steeragc, accord
ing TO the passengers. On the second
day Of the famine the steerase passen-
gers entered the second saloon pantry
and looted it. After this the second cabin
was compelled to give up part of its IA
tons to the Steerage. The Storage pas
Seneers had potatoes and carrots for food
the last three days. Passengers insisted
that the Southwarb's engines were not in
condition to go TO sea.
According to gossip along the Rialto
Andrew Carnegie has finally been won
over 10 the scheme of national theater.
Prominent theatrical men who talked
with the irOnmaster recently say that his
last objection has been removed. The
scheme contemplates an organization to
be chartered ana managed by an Amer
lean director to be chosen by board Of
fifteen directors. Three of these are to
he chosen by The Association of AmeTi-
can Dramatists. one by Columbia Uni
yersity. one by the Authors Club. three
by the Federated Arts Society. one by the
Bar Association and one by the cham
Der Of commerce. These ten will then
choose five additional directors.
To those interested in the absorbing
pursuit of knowledge on ''how to become
a lady a tip on the ethics of public CON
Ney2nces other Shan street cars is afford
eq by. approved New York practice A
lady may not ride home from the the
4ter IN cab. She must insist on a
hanson and. that not being available she
must tell her escort that she prefers
street car or an elevated train. Two in a
cab now suggests some violation Of social
conventions almost as heinOus as lunch
ING alone in some palmroom. or even 90
ing 10 ntinmnms nd nr-;lLn r,ont.r,..o