Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-07


ans y confined TO his room ut the hotel
Ihe leg has been pun IN splints. and II
may be several weeks before Mr.. Fields
Is abe 10 walk.
Coy. Odell signed the bill providing
fof the removal from the enrolment ISL
IN New York city of names of members
OF p0lltlcal parties who are proved to be
out OF sympathy with the party. The
proceedings may be instituted upon com
plant of any other enrolled member of
the party.
Under resolution adopted by the
board of education woman teachers in
public schools may now contract mar
rage without the alternative of resign
ing or being dismissed.
Charles Frohman, who probably con
trolls more theaters than any other man
IN me country, has, after careful study
or the refreshment saloon annex tn the
London theaters, decided that a similar
system would be popular in this cour-
try. lie announced that as soon rs he
returned here he will begin agitating for
special form of license which will per
nit the sale Of liquors and solid refresh
nents i'll the theaters of this city. Froh-
man expects some opposition TO the Ii.
cense. As to the effect of such an in
novation on the regular business of the
theater Frohman docs not believe it vii!
change conditions in the least.
Lyman j. Gage delivered an address
before the Bible class of J. ID. R0ckefcl-
Ter, ,Ir., and made a rigorous defense of
millionaires. He took serious exception
to the statement, that a man no has ever
million got it dishonesty
New York probably will have liberal
ly endowed conservatory of music within
Il few months. James Loeb. son of the
late Solomon Loeb. will give $500 900 as
the nucleus of such an endowment. and
ten of his friends. it is understood will
each subscribe $4,000. Among those in
terestct is Andrew Carnegie who is said
TO have offered the use of Carnegie hall
Interest on the endowment will be princi-
pally used for salaries, and they will be
made sufficiently large to attract the best
musical educators available. The new
conservatory will not he n free school
The running expenses of the Institution
will be met from the tuition.
1t is officially announced that the total
receipts of the grand opera season. IN
cluding the road tour, were S1.150,000.
OF this amount the principal singers car
ried away 100000 with them. The re-
ceipts exceeded all previous records by
more than 100000. At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Metropolitan Opera company the re.u-
lar dividend of & per cent. was awarded:
also an extra dividend. Conried re-
fused TO reveal how large this was or
the results of the season he said: Il told
the directors we should lose money. In
stead OF that we made money. | will
pay a big reward to anyone who will
tell me Of French tenor the New York
public will like. | also would like to
find satisfactory German tenor
John f. Mcdonald well known on the
turf, is suing Charles w. Morse the
banker for 100000. Mcdonald charges
that he was led by false and fraudu-
lent representations to buy 400 shares
of the preferred and 3i60 shares of the
common stock of the American lee com
pany, and was induced To hold them by
Morse. then president of the company.
ON his promise that he would not sell
his own shares without first telling Me
Donald of his intention to do so. This
was in March. 1900, when the preferred
was worth S11 share and the com
mon $40. Morse. he charges. violated
his promise and caused Mcdonald TO lose
ut least 100000.
Daniel J. Sully. the deposed cotton
king announces that he has quit as II
cotton Spectator. He explains: Il wish
to make an announcement that | think
will interest my friends, the bears on the
New York cotton exchange. | never in
tend to buy another bale of cotton in
the speculative market. My day of use
fulness is over as far as the cotton eX-
change is concerned. | shall soon or
ganize large company whose business
will be to take care of the scientific
handling of cotton from the time 1t
leaves the field until it reaches the con
sumner. There is a tremendous possible
ity in such venture. The opposition
to my bankruptcy proceedings in New
York is evidently being carried out from
dread on the part of the big bear lead
erS lest | should resume active opera
tons on the bull side.
Justice Charles Il. MacLean of the su-
preme court has joined hands with Rich
ard Croker, Jr., and others in the incor
poration of The Bulldog Club of
America" with the purpose of foster
ing the just claims OF the bulldog to "a
are William Pearle, Robert +. Nc
Creery. Richard Croker, Jr.. Charles +.
MacIea w G.. Goldman of Providence
and X. !. Tyler Morse of Boston. Jus
tice MacLean owns just one bulldog, Of
the French hrindle variety. and She l.
the pet of every member of his family.
James Henry Smith has purchased the
city house Of the late William &. Whit |
ney. a; the northeast corner of Sixty
eighth street and Fifth avenue. for more
than S2.0O0.000. This i the largest price
ever paid for a private dwelling in New
York. The house is, in many ways. the |
most famous in New York It is n four
story structure with a Fifth avenue |
frontage of ~ feet and SiNty-eighth |
street frontage of 200. Mr.. Smith. it j. !
understood. buys the house practically |
as it stands now, which is as il was left |
hy Mr. Whitney. The one exception Is |
a Vandyck, for which Mr.. Whitney paid |
100000. This is reserved by Parry
Payne Whitney.