Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-02
NEW YORK EVERY DAY.


Onia from Boston for England. He Will
be a guest of his sister, the Duchess OF
Marlborough.
Philip Krantz. an engineer, jumped
from Brooklyn bridge and escaped IN
Harmed Krantz is under arrest charged
with attempted suicide.
Judge Holt, in the United States dis
trict court. granted n discharge from
bankruptcy to Albert NJ. Palmer the the
atrical manager. His liabilities were
$152,994.
Mrs. Isabella Dunno of 5S5 Grand
street gave birth to twins, boy ana
three pounds. They were put IN a Belle
Vue hospital incubator, and may i've.
John W. Gates has leased for three
years private apartments at the Waldorf
Astoria At one time he negotiated WITH
Andrew Carnegie for the purchase OF
the house mt West Fifty-tirsl street,
but owing to difference of 100000 the
matter came to an end.
What was described as a "casket'' Of
jewelry belonging to Lily Langtry, the
actress, was sold at auction in London.
The articles consisted of diamond brace
tets, rings anu siLllIdE uiltlcSs HI~
brought a total of S26,SI0. Mrs. Lang
try's town house is also to be sold.
After making several attempts to hire
q cottage for the summer along the north
Jersey coast. Hannah Elias of New York
has succeeded in getting one at Long
Branch. To avoid the people at the
Long Branch station she left the train at
Branchport station with her servants and
rl5a n N
Eastbound steerage rates have been re-
duced by the Cunard line from New
York. Announcement has just bee1
made that third class passengers will be
accepted to Liverpool, London, Glasgow
and Belfast Tor So. This is cut Of
nearly one-half, as the old rate was SIS
10 $3.50, according to the class Of the
vessel.
New York city is provincial in the ex-
IRENE in some respects. The board ~
education has not yet paid its gas bill
for the schoolhOuscs for 1903, and the
gas companies have shut off the supply
the same as would be done in the case Of
a penniless householder. No night schools
can be held and much machinery run by
gas is compelled to stand idle.
One Of the Oldest ale breweries In New
York has gone out of business, owing to
competition from the makers Of lager
beer The brewery was opened more
than half a century ago. Decline in inn
migration from England. Ireland and
Scotland is said to have caused steady
decline in the demand for ale and its
place has been gradually taken by beer.
On the Etruria the other morning ar
rived n tall, well-built man wearing
xrhf IA lttol nt,I rxyafz n,tr
coat, straw hat and rubber-soled shoes.
lie was William Gillette, better known
as Sherlock Holmes" He has como
over TO look for farm in the Berkshires
where he can get acquainted with some
animals. This is the actor and play
wright's sixteenth trip across the At
iantic.
The Cunard Steamship company has
announced a cut of $40 in the steerage
rates of its fortniglitly service from New
York to Genoa, Trieste and Fiume. The
rate TO these ports now Is $50 to the first
named port and $50 to Fiume and
Trieste. This cut, made to meet the
rates SGT blythe Hamburg American line,
indicates that the Cunard company is de-
termined to continue the fight Other
lines are expected to meet it.
Two princes OF Bavaria have arrived
in New York city to visit the St Louis
exposition and make tour of the United
States. They are Princes George and
Conrad, sons of Prince Leopold who is
a first cousin 10 the King. Prince George
is a lieutenant of guards and Prince
Conrad a lieutenant in the Seventh Ba-
varian regiment Of infantry. The young
princes ale accompanied by Baron Will
helm won Relt2cnstein who is adjutant
TO their father.
There has been a further advance Of
from an eighth to Il quarter of cent a
pound in the Wholesale price Of prime
beef in New York city. and some butch
ers went SO far as to predict that
straight cattle" would cost a shilling a
pound in the near future. This is az
extreme price, but market indications
were held to warrant the prediction. The
price asked is 10 to IL cents pound.
The price is now cents pound more
than usual ut this season Of the year.
The prettiest feature Of tae golden
jubilee It Atlantic City, \. j., was
the floral parade of tho rolling
chairs on the boardwalk Over lO0
chairs Were in line, each decorated with
American Beauty roses. carnations and
many other flowers Fully 10000 people
lined each side of the long boardwalk
from the hoEal lal0ce nOtcl 10 the H0te
ShelhUrne. and cheered each chair heart
lily as il passed. There was not a chair
the decorations of which cost less THAI
$50
Wehcr's Music hall is to be the name
Of the theatcr that has been known as
Weber and Fields Ii is 10 be opened
the latter part OF September with stock
company headed by Joseph Weber and
Anna Held under the management of
Joseph Weber and Florence Ziegfeld
Jr., husband Of Miss Held. The part
nerShip was formed recently. The same
kind of shows will he given at the muSi,
hall as in the days If Weber and Fields
partnership. No other members of the
company have been engaged.
a decision OF much interest to import
ers OF hSh has been handed down bv the
board of United States general appraisers
1t is IN favor Of the importers. Fish i'm
ported ia brine are dutiable Ivy weight n.
the rate of half cont a pound. About
SIN months ago the general appraisers
ruled that the brine surrounding tho 6sb
must be included in the dutiable weight
The board now explains that its former
decision must be interpreted TO moan tho >