Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-21

his parish in raising a $4,000 fund for
| q new parish building. TO be erected nj
BushwEk avenue and Cooper street,
brooklyn. lie Is 10 give dramatic
readings and the proceeds are to
he added TO the $4,000 already
donated for the purpose
Henry T. Meyn, the champion tumbler
Of the Central TuTnverein Athletic Club.
died in the Presbyterian Hospital. Meyn
started 90 master the triple Somersauir,
the most difficult of all tumbling tricks.
lie made several Intellectual attempts and
was warned by his friends that his eff
forts might have fatal ending. Finally.
ne made n last desperate turn and landed
on his head, breaking his neck
Plans for the Manhattan bridge. which
VIII be the longest city bridge in he
world. have been made public. 1t viii
stretch from the Bowery. near Canal
street, 10 ElatbuSh avenue. Br0oklyn
only few yards less than 10000 feet
The eye-bar link cables will be feature
of construction. There will he four
cables. each a succession of nickel steel
bars, joined together by bolts through
eyes in each end of every bar.
The Rialto was greatly amazed the
other day by the report that Richard
UGeD
quietly married recently at Hobokcn.
\. j. Investigation was made and it
was found that while undoubtedly Mans
field and Adams had been married the
bride and bridegroom were not the ac-
tress and actor of national fame. but by
a curious coincidence both had names
identical with those of the noted leaders
of the stage.
1t will be strange news and hardly be
llevable, to hear that May Robson has
actually adopted Oscar Hammerstein.
Nevertheless, such is the case-but the
Oscar in question is one of a litter of FIVE
kittens CONSIDERABLY brought to the stage
of Days by q discerning mother. Miss
Robson declares that her new pet is al
ready learning a turn" for the second
act of The Billionaire." Amy one who
knows kittens and their tricks will be-
lieve in Miss Robson's statement implic
lilly.
John u. Rockefeller has returned 10
Lakewood and is staying with his s0n-iu-
law and daughter, Prof. and Mrs
Charles A. Strong, on the lake drive.
Two watchmen guard the Strong cottage
at night. a messenger boy was detained
for half an hour before he succeeded in
satisfying the guards that he was not
suspicious person. When Mr.. Rookie
Teller came to visit them two months ago
the StrongS hired night watchmau, who
has been on duty regularly since then
and has now been reinforced by another
Walter DamrOSch, who applied for the
post of manager of the grand opera and
failed to get il, asserts that he was not
fairly treated. When he heard that Mr..
Grau was going to retire he called upon
him and obtained the promise of his sup
port, and. he says, that support was not
forthcoming at the critical time, although
he has written several times. Receiving
no reply 10 his letters, Mr.. Damrosch
called at Grau'S residence and was told
he could not see him. 1t is understood
that DamroSch was not in favor with all
of the board Of directors Of the Mctropol-
titan Opera House
All the literary honors Of Mr.. Froh-
mans brilliant galaxy OF players are
not to go to Cecilia Foftus, who was re-
ported to be engaged on Il play for May
Irwin. +. II. Sothern has just arranged
with Justin Huntly McCar;hy to Collab
crate with him on q new life of Francois
NillOn. Mr.. SOthern feels that posterity
has not dealt kindly with the poct. as
mosJ of the meager biographies pub
lished paint Nillou in dark colors. II
will be the endeayor of Mr. Sothern 10
present Nillon in much the same noble
light he is pictured in IF | Were King"
Overlooking Trinity churchyard is Il y"l-
low brick building which has been the
apple of the eye of every real estate
SPECTATOR in Broadway property ever
since the New York boom set in. AZ
cording to report it has been sold for
paltry $2,200,000 to an insurance com
pany, and presently there will arise ami
cast its shadow over the tomhS
OF the veterans OF three wars
new skyscraper. Let Us only hope
that the dead will lie quiet under
this new infection. No sane patriot can
doubt that they would have objected to
burial where they are if they had known
what was coming.
Capt. Miles OReily. the new Gar of
the Tenderloin," has distinguished him
self by raiding the famous lair If
Paddy the Pig The name Of this
joint is much more formidable than its
nature. Its owners name is Patrick
- Brlen. He was arrested years ago.
and a plainclotheS or "shoofly" copper
ot the TenderlOin gave him his >obIiquet.
Tor no more apparent reason than that
he lOBrienl has the proportions and
facial expression Of Il Berkshire boar.
His place is Of a character only too com
mon in the Tenderoin-a drinking saloon
with a dubious joint overhead pro
summed 10 be a poolro0m.
Unlike the French the Italian and
mos of the other foreign colonist~ nf
New York. those who speak Spanish de-
not live in any particular district Al
though ali have Il common Language that
is about the only common tie. Their po-
litical Affiliations are as varied and nlI-
meroHS as are the states from which they
come. Some. like the Chileans and Bo-
livianS. have an Unborn hatred for ono
another. And then there are the Span
ish from the mother country. which. from
very natural reasons. keep more or less
aloof from the SpaniSh-Americans There
are about 1900 Spaniards in New York
and nearly half of them are employed
by the steamship companies.
The elaborate production which Miss
Bingham has given The Frisky Mrs
Johnson" AZ the Princess. represents an
investment Of 500. 900 although there are
bur two scenes In the three acts. The SGT
scenes are unique in that they are entire
IL of wood. instead Of being chiefly can
vas. as is the custom in other produc
lions: the properties are real. and not
simply limitations Of arlSt9cratlc furnish