Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-14

month IN vain on the case. Bryan dis
closed the conspiracy. He said he and
Messer engaged Herbert at 50 a day to
work for them. Herbert, it is alleged.
called daily at Stern & Stern's. went 10
Bryan's counter and was handed rolls Of
silks, rs though he had come from .
regular customer Of the firm. They
averaged about $500 week. represent
ing about 20 per cent. Of the value Of the
goods, according 10 Bryan, and each had
bank book with $500 or $500 deposited
since December | to his credit, besides
more than 500 which each had in his
pocket when arrested.
Every clear day an old man leading an
Ang0ra cat by a leather leash appears on
Riverside drive. He walks for several
| blocks with the eat before he takes seat
on one Of the benches 10 read his news
paper. The cat jumps on his lap and
purrs contentedly until it is time for the
| two To disappear-an hour or 50 after
noon. Whittier they depart or whence
| they come no one seems 10 know, but the
strange couple arouse comment from all
who pass them.
Rev. DR.. Carlos Martyr. formerly Of
Chicago, nj one time pastor of the Bloom
| lngdale Reformed church in New York
and later pastor of the First Reformed
church of Newark, y. j.. was arrested on
| Il charge of grand larceny in connection
with the tangled affairs of the defunct
Abbey Press, Of which he was at one
time president 1t is charged that the
company was insured in excess of the
value of its property and endeav0red to
collect insurance on supplies which were
not burned in a fire in 1903. While the
investigation was OF the firm failed
In the cold evenings and during the
early morning passengers on the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit lines may notice big
red cans on the downtown stations each
guarded by colored employe, who puts
one aboard each of certain trains in
charge Of the motorman. The cans con-
tain about twenty-five gallons Of hot
coffee, and are made of zinc with ashes
tos lining. The coffee will stay hot for
! about three hours. The cans are carried
10 the ends of the divisions and their con-
| tents distributed on the way to the EN-
ployes of the road. They are supplied by
the company.
A wagon drove up to the arsenal in
Central park the other day, and the driv-
er unloaded Il dozen small houses of rus
tic bultd and fine workmanship. The driv-
or informed Secretary Willis Holly of the
park board that Il woman had sent the
little houses on behalf of her children for
they be put in trees, 50 that the little
animals could have a warm home during
the cold weather. The interest shown in
the welfare of the squirrels by visitors
to the park is often talked about by the
officials. The squirrels are as fat as but
ter from generous feeding. If some of
them do not suffer from dyspepsia, it is
not the fault of the public.
At the Berkeley Lyceum theater, the
home of dramatic experiments, Robert r.
Haines has put on Il Spanish play written
by his wife. and called Once Upon
Time. The local color in it was so thick
it could be cut with knife There were
priedieuX and wax candles and images
and gypsies, and tasSellated hats and
shoes, to say nothing of the song of real
canaries supposed to be Andausian. and
the chimes of monster bells. Against all
this background is limned a simple plot.
much met with in Spanish literature of
today. All the actors were heartily APP
piauded. The audience called for the
author and a speech, and Mr.. HaineS said
few words of thanks on behalf of his
wife. who advanced to the footlights with
him.
The publication of remark by En-
peror William of Germany to Ambassa-
dor Charlemagne Tower that he hoped an
and American civilization might be ar
ranged between the two countries has
ELECTED the fact that the purpose of the
Germanistic Society of America is iden-
teal with that of the Emperor. The So
ciety is already organized and has an
nounced that its object is ito promote the
study and knowledge Of German civiliza-
ton in America, and of American civil
cation in Germany. by supporting univer-
sity instruction on these subjects, by ar
ranging public lectures, by publis hing and
distributing documents, ana by other
means.
The total appraised value of merchan-
disc imported at New York during 1904
was 500, I00, 9J9.40, rs against S553,-
30 .9O3.97 for 1903 and 1924, ST. ,41O. 10
for 1902. Among the items in which
there was marked increase was that of
automobiles There were COZ such ma
chimes of all descriptions. imported, their
total appraised value being 81. 200. 1872
In 1903 80 automobiles were imported
the total value being about 81, 300, 900
In 1902 the appraised value Of cigars i'm
ported was 81 ,J64 ,9T6. in 1903 it was
s., 450, 434. and for 1904 it was S2.SS1.-
9974T. The imports Of precious stones
and pearls in round numbers. was about
$24 6T3 900, a decrease of about Il mil
lion and half OF wines and liquors the
appra lSed VaMc was SlO,32t 600. as
against $10,327 .132. IL for 1908.
More than score OF persons were in
jured in a collision at Eightyeighth
street and Avenue 4 between Il trolley
car and Il big touring automobile The
machine burned. following an explosion
of the gasoline tank The ear was
thrown from the track and almost over
turned. The automobile, going at fast
pace across. ran into the rear platform Of
the ear, which was bound for ferry.
loaded with men. women and children
The rear end of the car was thrown from
the rails, while the passengers were
hurled about, and the men in the auto
mobile were thrown some distance away.
damned with passengers returning from
Brooklyn theaterS, two trolley cars came
together in rear end collision in Jorale-
mon street. Immediately beside a shaft
of the subway tunnel Eighteen persons