Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-06-20

from John u. Rockefeller recently for
the fund for the relief of sufferers from
The floods in the West.
Congressman George ]. Smith of the
Eighteenth New York district has been
taken to Il santa rum at Danville, y. y,
suffering from Il nervous trouble.
Cant. Joseph A. Carberry. one of the
best known men of the wholesale dry
goods trade in New York city and once
a leader in Tammany hall. is dead
Rev. DR.. George c. Lorimer. formerly
of Chicago, has surprised many friends
by refusing a call to Boston at a reported
salary of 100000. to remain in New York
at half that pay.
To lend realism to 1.-THE beautiful blue
Danube" as performed by Duss, the only
Johnson, ''Barnum OF concert advertis-
ing" caused about 81 worth of wash blu
inc to be cast into the Venetian canal
the other night. The result was great
hit-with Johnson.
William Thompson, who for thirty
years had been the president of the New
York Pie Baking company, is dead. He
was 80 years of age. Mr.. Thompson was
the pioneer in the wholesale pie-baking
Industry ia America L ne business
brought him a fortune of 81 100000.
The New York stock exchange has for
wardcd to the police department check
Tor $1,000. 1t is in appreciation of the
services rendered by the police while the
exchange was moving into its new quar-
tcrs and getting settled. The money will
probably be used to endow police beds in
some hospital
Mare Klaw has returned from six
weeks trip to the dramatic circles OF
London. While there he bought three
white camels to put in the revival of
Ben Hur' at the New York this fall
He says he did this because the three
Wise Men from the East were mounted
on white camelS.
Jacques Thibaud, who is regarded as
one of the greatest of the French violin
lists will make his first New York APP
pearance next autumn in orchestral con
certS and violin recitals. Composer
Strauss will visit America in March,
1904 Both tours will be made under
the mana cement of Henry WolfSohn of
New York.
Cable messages from London have
summoned Mrs w Seward Webb and
Side of nr Wahh y6n i. III in 'i nna "
the smaller vast and hotals MrS WaLh
and Ler dangbter sailed for E'ngIand an
the steamshin 81 PAM with senator and
Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew. DIR. Webb
has been i'll for some weeks.
John r. McFetridge head of the print
ing and publishing firm of john Il. Me
Fetridge & Sons. PHILADELPHIA, was
found dead in bed in his cottage at At
lantic CITY by his son. Samuel /, Me.
Fetridge. and William T.ucas The room
was filed with ILLUMINATING cas. and the
tor0ner's certificate states that death was
caused bv accidental asnhyvi,tion
granted an interlocutory decree of ahso-
Lutte divorce in favor of Norman Il. Sci
by. KID Mccoy. the pugiHst against
Julia Selby. Ralph Thompson. son Of n
Schenectady banker. was named in the
complaint This is the third divorce for
the Selbys, the wife having obtained two
OF them After each of the previous di-
F9rceS they remarked.
Capt Daniel w. Fisk, for many years
!Mont) Herald, is dead ut st. Peters
HoSpllal. Brooklyn. The body will be
Supped to Salt Lake City, Utah, to be
buried by the side of his wife Capt
LlNk belonged to the Loyal Legion and
ue Grand Army of the Republic, having
enlisted in the volunteer service in In
olana at the opening of the Civil war.
toe property Of N r Raym"nd Ahonf
a year ago he bought one.haIf of il from
Fred Hamlm. Recently he bonebt the
l nhiie the price is not given. it is said to
IIfTft been as much as that paid Mr..
n nIdIiliih' about $4,000. The play was
stoANced about five seasons ago, and
ff;;nc9 then has been seen on nearly all
-'S''sh-Speaking stages.
Efforts are being made TO organize in
TO one union employees in New York
city Of hotels and restaurants. An or