Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13

company Were at the White Star pier to
extend best wishes and farewells to Miss
Griffith Come With Me" was sung by
the 'Pif, Paff, Pouf" chorus Miss Crit
fifth was one of the Easter girls in ''Piff,
Patf. Pouf," Mr.. Roe and Miss Griffith
are TO be married shortly after arriving
in London.
Two more stories have been added to
the twenty-five story International Bank
ing building under construction at 63 Fine
street and through to "a Wall street The
completed structure will be $40 feet high.
1t will be the tallest office building in the
world, emitting cupolas. The Wall street
frontage will not rise higher than twenty
stories. The frame Of the new structure
towers above the entire pile of town
International Banking and Trust com
pany. The builder, Charles T. Wild, says
1t VIII be finished next February.
Capt. jack nonayta was all but torn
to pieces by the big African lion Rati-
more in Coney Island before Sunday
crowd rooted to seats in terror. The big
hon sank its teeth into Bonavita's left
shoulder and. dragging !nm 10 the CEN
Ter of the cage, it tore the muscles from
ms arm from the top of the shoulder 10
the elbow, Frank c. Bostock Sprang
through the cage door into the center of
tue den and snItched the limp form of
the trainer FROM beneath the body of
the lion. \ fuSllade Of reyolyers from
| twenty attendants checked the beast
/ second aud in that second Bo>tock car
red BonaNita to safety.
Il. Frank Butler writer bohemian and
nephew of General benjamin Butler. was
taken to sanitarium pronounced incur
ably insane While preparations were
/ helhg made for home celebration of the
| fourth month of his marriage to Alice
JohnStonc, an actress. Mr. Butler was
suddenly seized with the deluSion that he
was Nehuchanezar, the ancient Babylon
killE. and. rushing into the green grocery
commanded the Italian proprietor to rem
der homage, at the same time attacking
the stock. Later he was found in Cen
| tfaI Park attempting To indulge in the
Biblical menu of the ruler. and there he
was taken in custody by his friends
There has often been cnmnhmt
against the London custom og charging
tor theater programmes and the long
distance effects of this habit are Ger
talnIy aS bad as they were exempljfed in
one case. An EnglShman on a roof
garden the other night handed to cents
I" an usher OF whom he had requested a
programme. The boy pocketed it. but
not until the keen eye of the head usher
hlu seen The money. lie was accused of
asking the EnglShmau for money and
discharged, He met this fate even artrl
the stranger, who was asked why he had
gwen him the money. said thar he had
meant to pay for the programme as he
had always done i'm his oWu country
Saved hy George Washington a con
Jury aItd quarter ago. ma friend aro>a
10 lntercedc for the historic elm which
nor more Than l11 years stood ant the
corner of ElU and Morris streets Morris
town, y. J. and t. was cut down. WaSL.
ihSton had d> headquarters here in The
winter of IiI9-l1So, and III that time
u'tfr WIS talk of Telling the tree. Be.
cause of lis age and beauty Washington
HliiN'ii llterpoSed and prevailed upun the.
owner to leave il standing Since then If
mas been famous rs the WASHINGTON elm.
lafayette. when he visited MnrriStoW,
early IN ;he Nineteenth century. made m
address beneath its spreading branches
he tree was removed To permit of public
Improvements. '''''e
After trying to take a hausom cab into
the lobby of the Grand hotel. push =
broadway car from the track and wbin /
half dozen policemen rectnly. \ man
VINO sand he was Billy IoatS, the
strongest man in the world" hnt who j. /
thought to be William Howard a travel /
< salesman. staying mt the Imperial !
lotel. was locked mp in the Tenderlcin /
.tltion, charged with being drunk ana |
llSorderly. The strong man weighs /
Parly 300 pounds and is e feet or more |
all. He began By throwing off his coat !
nd hat. picking up the rear end Of a |
anSom cab wh.ch was standing in front !