Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-06-27

bCllamN StOfefs nitet STATES JiDd9-
Sador to Austria. and Gen. a. W. Greedy
were passengers on the steamship New
York, which arrived from Southampton
John w. Gates arrived on the steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm ii. Among the
passengers also were fourteen members
Of the Oxford and Cambridge lacrosse
team.
Alphonsc Ftcly, former consulting and
chief engineer 10 the New York aqueduct
board. and ~ one time president of the
American Society of Civil Engineers, Is
dead
The steamer Saratoga, from Colon,
brought the body OF J. &. IngerSoll. late
United States consul at Cartagena. Col
iombia. who died Of malaria and dyscn
terry while on his way home.
Henry NJ. Flagler. the oil magnate,
who has been i'll at his country mansion
in Orenta Point on Long Island sound,
is reported to be improving rapidly and is
able to sit up. lie is suffering from lum,
basO.
Three or four Of the suckers" that are
said TO be born every minute were aboard
the Cedric on her last trip from Liver
pool. Two card sharps departed from
the dock under cloud but laden with
winnings.
Maj. James Z. Pond is still confined
to his bed at his home in Jersey City,
nursing an ulcer on his right foot. He
has been i'll for five weeks. the last two
Of which have been spent in bed. Maj.
Pond is 90 years old.
A. ii. Alderman, superintendent of the
Sunday school of the North Reformed
church, was heading chldren's process
sion into the church and was in the mid
die aisle when he was stricken with apo
plexy and died soon afterward.
dispatch was resolved from Charles
Frohman requesting Andrew Mack to
sail for England on the first steamer he
could catch. Mr.. FrOhmans cable had
its customary briefnesS. and Mr.. Mack
of the summons until he reaches London.
Thomas Donahue, a native Of Harri-
son. y. j., has become insane through
excitement over "A baseball game. DOna-
hue was an inveterate fan" He wit
hessod game between Newark and
Buffalo teams, which resulted in a score
of l to 0. He became greatly excited
and had to be taken into custody.
A number Of changes in the executive
heads Of the New York Herald have been
announced. W. c. Reick, who for years
has been city editor, becomes president
of the corporation; &. NJ Lincoln, news
editor becomes city editor; John ODOE-
neil, night editor becomes news editor,
aud j +. Burke becomes night editor
klaw & Erlanger notified Fred Bert.
William A. Brady's representative, that
Grace George would have 10 fill all her
road engagements. This will keep Miss
George from remaining in New York city
through the winter, as the road tour is
TO begin November rs ut Philadelphia.
She will appear in New York October :
ip Pretty Peggy"
James ]. Van Allen. who has been re
ported missing for the last month has
turned up ut Newport Mr. Van Allen
Just had concluded trip around the
world, having visited China, Japan aud
India, arriving at San Francisco about
four weeks ago. Since that time it was
reported that nothing had been heard
from him and fears were entertained for
his safety.
Men who were set back $50 or $50 last
year for Panama hat are inclined to
ignore the fashion referees decision that
Aht TsEuddOfidH pam Is NONn ana our.
A New York woman who bowed to the
dictum and converted her husbands Pan
anna into a flower pot for nansies created
domestic scene the other day when she
led the head of the house to the back
porch and showed him the result of her
ingenuity.
Miss Pauline Schroeder of Omaha.
Neb,, who was Il passenger OF the Ward
- hoG ba
bride of Capt. Frank w. Irvine of the
Seneca. Miss Schroeder was II passenger
on the liner. having come aboard M
Tampico. Mexico, where she had been
on visit To her father and brother. She
and the captain met for the first time ON
the voyage to New York aud were mar
rled when the ship reached port.
The Nirginian" Owen WiStcr's story
of western life, in which the hero is a
philosophical cowboy is to be dramatized.
krke La Shelle has obtained the dramat-
ic rights of the book and will probably
produce the play next year. lie has had
several interviews with the author during
the last few days. The name of the
dramatiSt has not been announced. Dun
Ston F4rnam WHO played the part of
Lieut.. Denton In Arizona" has been
considered for the title role
Charles NJ, SChwab'S pretty little park
on Staten island, which was designed Il
he opened this summer for the benefit oi
the poor children of Greater Few York
will not he opened this summer Til,
workmcn have been unable to get it into
any kind of shape, ana SO the project has
been abandoned for the season. MIR
Schwah takes it philosophically. since
he has learned that Happy DAYS. the
boat designed to carry the children I,
the park, could moi possibly be completed
in time for sumnsr service.
one of the things | like about New
York city is its resourccfulneSs. said 4
Boston man. We wanted piling for oul
new Charles River bridge and the con
tractors said jha, the best place - gu,
the timber was in Greater New York
He was right The plies were cut an,
are still being trimmed in Richmond
borough and Mr.. Ramsey of Perth Am
boy ships them from there To Boston
Queer is 1t not, how the forests Of the
first city on the continent supply timhe,
for the bridges of the fourth city,"
series OF warning signals were dis
covered in a recent raid ON a ponlroou,
The outlook at the outer door had fire,
electric buttons under his thumb. II n,