Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-18
New York Every Day.

Abigail" the new play 10y Kellett
Chalmers, was produced in Allentown,
| Pa, by Grace George and her company
| Ii is an American comedy. with the
scenes laid in New York, and is the
| authors first play. In the company are
| Arthur Forest, Conway Tearle, Louise
| Closer and Selene Johnson.
| A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
against Sullivan, Drew Il Co., wholesale
dealers in millinery, one of the largest
concerns in this line in New York. The
| petition was entered on behalf Of three
/ creditors for small sums and alleges that
the firm is nsolvent. The assets are
large and the estimated liabilities are
| 100000.
The trustees of the public library have
| announced the gift by Philip Schuyler Of
| Irvington of collection of the letters
and papers of Gen. Philip Schuyler, COW
ering the period White ne was in COM
mand of the northern department in the
revolutionary war and subsequently,
| There are more than 5000 documents in
the collection,
| Mabel Hockridge, the young aud beau-
| tiful daughter of Il wealthy New York
| business man. is missing from her fa-
theirs country estate. near Es0puS. The
!
ridge received Il note in which She an
nounced she had married Frank Tone
| the family coachman. The couple has
eiuded pursuit aud detectives are on the
case.
William Favarsham. who is now ON
the road in Arthur Wing Pineros play
Lefty will ut the conclusion of his
season Immediately begin rehearsals Of
"rhe Squaw Man. which is to be pro-
duced at the Garrick theater about April
| by Lebler Il Co. Mr.. Faycrsham. by
permission of Charles Frohman. will play
the leading role. and the play will be
given an elaborate production.
With a view to preventing repetition
of the General Slocum disaster which
cost 1000 lives. Mayor Mcclellan has
sent letter to all members of Congress
from New York city, which he hopes
will lead to the amendment of the federal
statutes so that greater protection may
lie afforded to human life on steamers ON
inland waters. Increased liability Of
owners Of vessels is the object sought.
Hannah Elias won a partial but sub
stantial victory in the suit brought
saganst her by john Il. Platt to recover
S6S5,3SJ which he said he had given her.
The appellate division reversed Supreme
Court Justice TruaX's order appointing
receiver for all her money and property
and enjoining her from in any way dis
posing OF her property pending the result
of the main action 10 recover the money.
Figures relating to the vital statistics
in New York city made public by the de
partment Of health show that in Il single
quarter last year, with total popula-
ton of 3.S3S024, there were @i,03l
births and p ,32S deaths, n natural in
crease of BOG in the population Cf the
city Brooklyn borough reported more
deaths than births, while in Richmond
the number Of sleaths exceeded births
by %.
Lyman s. Andrews the secretary of the
late Andrew ii. Green, and who, rs
executor and trustee of several estates
which had been looked after by Mr..
Green, was recently charged with being
S130,OO0 short in his accounts, sur
rendered at the district attorneys office
and was placed under arrest. Later he
was araigned for forgery in the second
degree. Bail was fixed at $1,000, which
he deposited in cash. aud he was re-
leased
President Roosevelt has been chosen
an honorary member Of the League OF
Former German University Students, All
honor accorded 10 only one other the
Grand Duke Of Baden. uncle of the
Kaiser, and rect0r-in-chief of the Uni
versity of Heidelberg. If he accepts n
delegation of the leading members of the
league will "a to Washington TO present
him an engroSsed memorial In his
youth the President spent a short t,uC
studying in Germany
Joseph jefferson will make his reap
pearance on the stage at the Boston the
ter. Boston. Mass, Easter Monday. His
sons, Thomas and Joseph, Jr,, will pay
rip Van Wrinkle all that week. AMI
the Grand Old Man of the stage Will
deliver an address each evening between
the acts. The following week Mr.. JEFF
ferson will come over to New York and
make his farewell appearance on the
stage ut Joseph Hollands benefit at the
Metropolitan Opera house.
If IA director of a banking house re.
ceiveS u deposit from a customer when
aware his bank is in an inSolvent condi-
ton he becomes personally liable for the
amount under n decision handed down
by the appellate division of the supreme
court recently The decision was given
in the suit brought by the administrators
of Martin Cassidy. one of the depOSt0rS
of the defunct Madison Square bank,
against Frederick Uhfman and the other
directors Of that institution.
As a result of the investigation bv the
quartermaSter' department and taking
stock in the storeh0uSe in the United
States reservation at Fort Hamilton, Gel,
Greenough. the commandant of the post,
sent the provost guard To several saloons
in the vicinity and raided them in search
Of uniforms. blankets. and other property