Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-03

N4eSHdn mas Deen IN charge OF plays OF
less moment, When mir Blue Beard
in charge of the production and did the
initial work. 1t was denied last night
that he had resigned. In explanation of
the change it was said that Mr.. Teal is
not well.
The other day $93.75 worth of ribbon
tied wreaths of holly were wheeled up to
the stage door of the New York Theate-
in a florists van. consigned TO ''Ed
smith, property man. There is no such
employe ut the theater, so the florist took
his bill around to the box office for IN
explanation. He was gently but firmly
assured that thee was nothing doing"
and departed with his wreathcS. murmur-
ing, "Stung again LATER in the day
two more florists had orders for wreaths
or flowers to be delivered 70 the same
Ed Smith, at the same place. but they
We're wiser, and called up the theater
FIRST The police are now looking for the
man - feet 1 inches tail, with a black
derby hat who gave the orders.
More than $4,000 worth of bronzes.
ivory, carvings, bric-a-brac, old silver,
and rare old glass, belonging to some Of
the most famous collectors Of New York
city, is now held up al the seizure bureau
of the New York custom house because
of alleged und, valuation by the shipper,
a collector of Baden Baden. The con-
demnatlon of the goods does not in any
way reflect upon the American purchaS-
ers. as they were bought with the under
standing that they were to be delivered
in New York. In many instances the -
to 60 per cent. duty was added to the
purchase nrice, and the contract bound
the shipper to place the goods in the buy
ers' house, all duties paid Most of these
precious curios are condemned and will
be sold at auction tomorrow.
With pumpkins and squashcs for cen
ter pieces and corn and potatoes for
table decorations, the members of the
New England Society, Geo strong, sat
down to their nnety-seventh annual fes-
tival ut the WaldOrf-Astoria recently.
The dinner, or festival, as the society
likes to call the annual gathering, was.
one OF the biggest it has ever held. The
tables were crowded and in the galleries
were hundreds Of women. The presi-
dent of the society, Edmund Clarence
Stedman. presided. Among those who
sat Mt the guest table with him were !.
i. Morgan, an ex-president of the So
ciety. Senator Depew made the longest
speech Of the evening and told what
Miles Standish would say If he could
visit the United States now. Andrew
Carnegie, who was to respond 10 a toast.
sent word that he did not feel able to
be present.
The Earl Of Rosslyn wishes it distinct
ly understood he is not 4 "SGuealcr" and
would not have made a complaint about
being flecced aboard the Etruria had not
the police insisted. But | was an easy
mark confessed the earl "We played
three days, and | only won three pots in
that time, yet | never suspected any
thing wrong although the purser warned
me against the trio. | thought | was in
hard luck; that was all. One hand | re-
member in particular was when / held Il
queen full pat. ! did not get a bet. and
only took the ante. On other occasions.
when | held good hands, the others al
ways had something higher.
Mckay wanted to fix things on the
pier. but the detectives would not permit
I certainly have received a good lesson.
and will know better next time than to
sit down with strangers to Il friendly
game of poker"
As Rosslyn would not make com
plant, Mckay. the gambler who was
caught, was discharged.
Walter f. Duryea. the man with the
broken neck, who has survived his father
by two years, comes into possession Of
the fortune left by his father. Edgar +
Duryea. the starch manufacturer Of
Glen Cove l.. l., who died on August
10, 1900. II was in 1898, while in bath
ing at Sea Cliff, that the son broke his
neck by diving into shallow water. Il
was thought at the time that his case
was hopeless. But being robust, the
young man made a desperate struggle
for life. and while his recovery was in
doubt the elder Duryea died. When il
came to probating the will. a new incen-
tive was given the young man to cling
to life. If he survived two years from
the date of the making of the will he was
to inherit the bulk of his fathers estate,
while his sisters, Mrs. Grace Il. Sprigc
and Mrs. Marcia V. ID. Cox. were each
to receive the income Of 100000. and
another sister. Mrs. Eva A. Thelburg.
was to get the income Of $4,000. The
three sisters contested the viii. but were
defeated Walter + Duryea's inheri-
lance is about $4,000.
Lord Rosslyn, after perfecting gam
bling system which he thinks can
break the bank at Monte Carlo. c0nfesses
that he was tricked ont of $3.50 by card
sharps on the Etruria. When the earl
arrived he caused the arrest Of Jerome
Mckay, a passenger. whom he charged
with fleeing him. Mckay says he is
'capitalist' Of Harrisburg Pa. After a
succession Of poker games which began
on the first day, each one Of the young
men in the game complained that he had
only $500, and proposed that the limit be-
raised so that he would have a chance to
get his money back. After some he~ita-
ton all agreed. including Lord Eoaslyu
When. a few hours later. on THURSDAY
evening. the game was finished, the ga ri
was out $3.50 Lord Rosslyn declined 10
ak of tho q fair considering FL '.rriffiuy -