Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-11

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be started The cost Of construction is
estimated at $10,000,000.
The jury in the case of Henry Lund-
berg. former assistant inspector of steam
vessels, charged with manslaushter in
connection with the Gen. Slocum disas-
ter. reported that they were unable to
agree and were discharged.
i Police Commissioner AIcAdoo an
4 nsunces that only nine of 1900 policemen
mad qualified in revolver practice, which
was held in the armories recently. The
commissioner stated that in the future
drastic methods would be adopted in the
hope of making the patrolmen better
marksmen.
Joseph Pulitzer recently announced
that the actual establishment of the
school of journalism at Columbia univer
sity, which he lately endowed, viii be
deferred until the donors death. The
. cause ascribed for the delay is that Mr.
/ Pulitzer has not been able to find Il suit
able head for the school.
The Associated Building Trades has
been formed in New York city 1t con-
\ tains thirty-three unions, with an aggre
/ gate membership of 70 1000, and is strong
| " than the old board of building trades,
Of which Samuel Parks was president
Arbitration Of all difficulties is provided
for under the constitution, which states
that strikes will be last resort
Joseph Kelley, known to the New
i York police as "HobnaiP' and bearing a
| long criminal record, was shot and killed
! IN Chinatown, the result, it is believed.
Gf feud between denizens Of that quar-
sers Kelley, according to the police,
served nine years Imprisonment at Pitts
| burg for larceny and Il woTkhouSe SEN
tenee at st. Louis for pocket-picking.
! Mrs. Payne Whitney, who, as Helen
Hay, daughter of Secretary Of State
John Hay, gave evidence of her literary
ability, is completing arrangements for
the publication of her latest novel. The
scenes and incidents of the book center
around Manhasset, L. l., where the
Whltneys have been passing the winter
in their country home, where the book
has been written.
Men who think they are saving club
dues by patronizing first-class hotels in
New York have many little trials which
are calculated to wake them up. \ man
may smoke herring or n bowl of corn
silK in a club, but he is denied the priv
ilege of smoking a pipe in practically all
Int tptdAlA flOIt4S anu IeStdUIdGlS. i Ills
itftnlhargo even extends to the grill rooms
III many of the fashionable places.
Claims for nearly $1,500,000 for dam
ages resulting from the burning of the
excursion boat Gen. Slocum. on June Is
last. have been filed with United States
Commissioner Alexander. The claims are
classified under three heads: The expense
incurred by the city in raising the hull Of
the vessel and searching for the bodies
of the victims; damages alleged to have
resulted from personal injuries, and dam
ages alleged TO have resulted from the
death of nearly 1000 persons.
DIR. w. b. Read, graduate of Ed
inburgh university and of the University
of pennsylvania, is dead ut Boston at
the age of 40 years. He was found sit
ting in n chair beside a table upon which
lay note showing that he had dag
nosed his own case as the attack came
on. 1t read as follows: Nothing sus-
picious. | died of rheumatism of the
Heart. My effects go to my wife, Annie
Read, Hickory, y. c. The pain is terri
BILE. The rheumatism has reached the
vital organs.
Of more than 1900 steerage passengers
who arrived ON the Cunard line steam
ship Siavonia. from E'lume, the immigra-
ton authorities suspect that large per
cent. came to this country as contract
laborers. Five hundred have been held
for examination, the largest number ever
held from single steamship OF these
$50 have been ordered deported. The au-
thoritles believe that many of the new
arrivals were destined for the coal mines
of West Virginia and some railroad con-
tractors in Ohio.
Steps TO compel the re moval of all adj
sTGrrA
have been taken by Mayor Mcclellan.
The mayors action followed the receipt
OF an opinion from Corporation Counsel
Delaney, stating that the operating COM
pany had no legal right to use the sub
way stations for the display of advertise
mentS. and advising the mayor that he
had the right to remove the Objectionable
signs by force. The subway company
was notified that the signs must immedi-
ately be removed.
Announcement of the gift of 81, 1OO-
GOO to Union Theological seminary is
made by DIR. Charles Cuthbert Hall. |
president Of the faculty. who declined to
reveal the name of the donor Included
IN the gift are thiFty-Six lots between
One Hundred and Twentieth and One
Hundred and rwenty-second streets. Just
OIL Riverside drive. 1t is the announced |
intention of the directors to utilize the |
of the seminary from the present quar- !
tefs to the site included in the gift
Edward \. Gooinow, a philauthropist. /
died at Worcester. Mass. aged 81 |
years. He leaves 100000 in spe-
chic requests and the residue of the es-
tate. Sl00,000, is left TO the American /
Missionary Society of New York. Among |
the public requests are the following: To !
Tnskegee Normal and Industrial insti- |
tute; Oherlin college. Oberlin, O.; truS- /
tees of Mortified seminary; Huguenot |
seminary, Wellington, South Africa: I
NaShburn college. Topeka, Kan. 5000 /
each: trustees of Hampton institute.
Hampton, Va, $4,000
Courage and GOODNESS in the face Of
grave danger was shown by En- /
glneer Ccrley of the fire department when
the driver of a fire engine was thrown
from his seat lay = collision and Aha