Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-09

year before. when Rudolph. her son,
and Marie Netsera were found dead 10
gesher at q hunting lodge at Meierling.
ne house is known as Achilleion palace.
Il IS estimated that it cost about 81 200
80 ana that the paintings and decora-
i've work cost about 50. 100000 more.
1t IS all To be sold for $500. 900.
Anthony fiala. who is to head the
Hiegler arctic expedition. was a pas
Sengef on the steamship ST. Paul from
SOUTHAMPTON. Mr.. Fiala Went abroad
about q month ago to look over the
sfound and TO see to the purchasing of
Slnpllcs, and he now returns to consult
\? lll.am Ziegler. Speaking of his trip.
MIR. Fiala said:
we expect to get off some time in
June. The ice broke up early and the
prospects for the expedition are good"
The good fortune which followed the
members Of the "Florodora" sextette has
communicated itself to the bridesmaids
OF "A Chinese Honeymoon. " Recently
one Of the number. Miss Ethel Hume
was notified that her uncle. William
hume. a rich pottery manufacturer of
StatfordShire. England had settled nDon
her an annuity of $4,000. She will re-
celEe the money quarterly until the death
Of her uncle, when she will be paid the
principal from which the annuity is
drawn.
The professional amenities of the stage
sometimes find peculiar expression. \
chorus girl of the Herald Square is
locked up charged with breaking the
glass eye of member Of the orchestra
with the heel of her slipper From ac-
copntS the musician and the girl started
nome together and got into a lam oyer
some trivial matter. The girl pulled off
one of her high-heeled slippers and
fetched the musician Il lick which
knocked out his glass eye. Then ne had
her arrested
If You are caught at race track off
goes your head is the pith of nm nlti
hatum just issued to the employees of the
internal revenue department. BROOKLYN.
by Collector Jordan. 1t is understood
mat the collector has been stimulated to
TINS action by exposures as TO the cause
OF Hight of hitherto trusted employe of
the Montauk club, of which Mr. Jorlan
is a member Mr.. Jordan holds thar
men holding government funds shouId
not submit themselves to termination Ia
gamble in any form.
Josiah r, Lynn. at one time one of the
richest men in Washington, y. J.. is dead
nc the county almShouse there He was
- years old Fifty years ago Mr.. LYNN
was associated in the tanning business
with Jay Gould He disposed of his in
tcfeStS and for twenty-five years con
Quoted monument business. 3masSino
a fortune. Domestic trouble ten wears
ago resulted in his wife leaving him. and
year later he became blind. His for
I4 I.,, was wasted. lie was taken to the
aiihShouse three years ago.
According to story told An
drew Carnegie in making his rift Of
@Do0o0U to Tuskegec institute the other
gay told Booker T. Washington some
thlnS Of providence and real estate
values. His remark as reported was as
follows: 'proyidence has been Kind To-
me of late because a piece of realty |
bought has risen 5000 600 in valuc. and
when I come to think of it | can assign
no reason for this generosity except that
have not bothered providence with my
petitions for about forty years.
The will of Walter S. Gurnee. the re-
tired banker has been filed for probate
He leaves to his daughter. Mrs. J. A.
Montant, the house at sc West Forty
ninth street. where she lives. and in adj
dltIon establishes Il trust fund of $500
900, the income from which is to be paid
her for life The residuary of the estate
is divided into four parts, Of which one
goes to each of his sons, Walter S. and
Augustus. The income from another is
TO go TO the testator'S daughter. Della f.
Gurnee, and the fourth is to be held III
trust for Mr.. Gurnee's grandchildren.
The millionaire policy king of New
/ ork, All Adams, who for many wears
has been the head of the policy syndicate
of this city, whose wealth is estimated
lat S0,OO0,O00 and whose pull has ont
HVed many administrations, has been
taken to Sing Sing. Adams counsel
fought hard for delay in the execution
of the sentence, but without success.
writ of habeas corpus secured last Fri
day was dismissed today and DESPITE the
peadlngs of Adams counsel for further
time the court remanded the prisoner to
jail and he was later removed to Sing
Sing.
Too large for the private use of anv
but an extremely wealthy man and iii
fitted for use as "A hotel, Arson PbeIns
Stokes magnificent country seat at Len
OK, Mass, Shadow Brook farm. the finest
III all the BerkShires. is abandoned and
tenantless, its owner having decided new
or to occupy it again. The estate repre-
SCENTS an outlay by Mr.. Stokes of more
than S63O,0OO. large part Of which he
spent IN grading and restoring the prom
erty to as near its natural condition as
possible, making it one of the show places
OF New England. 1t is believed the es-
tate will be cut up into small farms and
sold.
Mr.. Conried says: IT is not true that
have engaged Richard Strauss. nor
have l any intention of doing so. His
London agent, Hugo GoerlitZ, wrote to
me ana said that 5lr. Strauss would like
to come over here and lead the orchestra.
| asked him what his terms were. and
he said $1,000 a night | replied that I
thought that ridiculous. | did this in
view Of the fact that knew of his being
in negotiation with al agent in New
York for concert tour ut $250 night.
GoeIlitZ then came down to $3.50. and
| told him | was much obliged but did
not wish to conclude any negotiations
with Mr.. Strauss"
Capt. FREDERICK Neves. formerly an Off
cial in the Brazilian navy, writes to