Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-04


the treaties or arbitration, presented by
Oscar $. Straus, were adopted by the
tiiFty-SeCond annual meeting of tn" New
York board Of trade and transportation
today.
Bishop Ethelbcrt Talbot of the Central
Protestant Episcopal diocese Of Pennsyi-
yania has been reelected president OF
tilp New York alumni Of Dartmouth col
ipgc at the twcuty-hrSt annual dinner.
bishop Talbot presided at the banquet,
but delivered no formal address.
At meeting on the New York Relig-
ions Society Of Friends a minute was
adopted in the form of a memorial 10
the New York senators. Messrs. Platt
and Dcpew, opposing the establishment
of the state Of Oklahoma unless the. sale
Of liquor among the Indians is prohibited
by he United States government as
condition Cor statehood.
Dr. 4. II. Doty, health officer Of the
port of New York, announced. after
METEOROLOGICAL examination into the
deaths of the passengers on the Nadef-
land that no evidence Of cOntagiOn or
Infection had been discovered. and that
I'll had def Of pneumonia. The Nader-
hand win be released from quarantine
aud the steerage passengers be sent to
Ellis isianu.
Mayer Mcclellan says plans have been
Drawn for d building for Il municipal
electric light plant for lighting the VIII
hanIsburg bridge. Besides the fact that
it will be the first municipal Lighting
plant for public lighting purposes. an
interesting feature of the scheme is that
the city will not buy fuel for the genera
finn Of the electricity Street refuse is
50 be used for fuel
Prices for food staples arc higher in
New York city than in many years. At
the Washington market bluefsh are 20
cents Il pound, an increase of 100 per
rent. over prices of few years ago.
SeoIlnps At a cents quart show an in
gsease of 200 per cent. In poultry tur-
feyS are - to % cents. rs against 12lh.
and chickens IL TO 20 cents, as compared
with 10 cents IL few seasons ago. Shout
doris If veal are 10 and 10 cents. an in
crease Of from . to II cents. Beef is
bearer to the prices Of three or four
years ago. About the only standard price
found is beef kidneys, ut two for -
@ Hts,
For nearly five years August Gricbel
n night Waterman in Williamsburg, has
subsistcd on three milk punches ii day.
They have had no evil effects on him, but
have increased his weight twenty pounds.
GrieheHs wife left him in 1900 and he
went to a restaurant for his meals. One
morning he drank milk punch, and kept
it up ever since. He said he had no in
cnation for any other food.
On the arrival of the steamer Motke
from Hamburg, Marie Ronida. IIun-
Satidn girl, 20 years old. was taken into
custody by the immigration authorities
The Austrian consul said he had been
Informed by cable that the girl was
wanted on "A charge of murder. Accord
ing to the Information, the girl commit
ted burglary in the province of Ter
per Hungary, ana while making her es
cape murdered an old man. \ man,
said to be an uncle of the girl. who
same on the M0ltkc. also was detained.
Great enthusiasm was manifested at a
meeting Of Russians and Russian Jews
in sympathy with the movement in OPP
position TO the Russian government. Full
~ 1000 men and women, including
number Of Poles. listened to dcnuncia
cory speeches and predictions of the over
throw of the Russian autocracy aud the
establishment of u liberal government in
that country. The meeting was called
Ia 0IGei by Jennie Horovitz, once a s.
hcrian exile. The presiding officer Gf
She meeting was NJ. WinczesLy Of he
Russian Social Democratic party.
After having made and lost fortune
a.; me race track, Capt. William Carter,
IS years old. died in a furnished tuom
IN Williamsburg. Capt. Carter was orig
inally a steycdnre and had about $1,000
WheE he began betting on the horses.
Ia = few years he had amassed n small
fortune. estimated ut more than $780,
900, ana when the building of the Auue-
due. race track was proposed Capt. ar
t'r was 81 liberal contributor. and one
,'f the races, the Carter handicap. was
named after him. He began plunging On
the rGCc> aud Il succession of losses
forced the sale or his horses aud finally
dsSipa;ed hi wealth
The sale Of water colurS and oil paint
mugs OF the art collection formed by
Thomas +. WaEgaman of Washington
II Mendel>sohu hall realized $223. 225.
The bidding was spirited.
The highest figure reached Was $40
3W for sheep Coming Out of the For
-St. 10y Anton Mauvc. purchased hy
herman Schau>. "Grandfather's Conso-
taiion. hy Josef lSraelS. was bought for
SlSNm by W. Macbeth THE Old
Canal at Durdccht' was sold 10 \. Tooth
x Son for $4,000 The Close of Day
by Jean Francois Millet. brought Sl3,-
$40. and AT SuE>st." ny Alexander /
Oscar pf the Waldorf frequently re
'tiveS some pretty good things by eN
press from guests who appreciate ta'
fact that he knows how TO make the ba~
use of them. Many deer Shot III tn.
mountains are shipped 10 him hy friends
and FISH, game etc, are sent in Often
without comment SO that pc does NO
know who sends them until the perSol
hobs ny latter and asks; did Won =
that crate OF geese | sent ynuf' Th
other day bison hide. hair and all
weighing just Que ton. was sent Ia Ia
Waldorf aud bison steak was i,dt on th
Till for two days. II is not deNcu f.
exactly, bat it is something new, AMI tii
appeals to amy iaded appetite.
\ cahlegram announced the death o.
Gen. Christian +. Christensen Of Brook
Nn at Copenhagen, Denmark Ger
Christensen served throughout the Civ