Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-28
New York Every Day.

The sum of $4,000 was realized from
the sale of seats and boxes for the the
atrical performance in behalf of fund
for a window to be placed in Blooming
dale Reformed church as a memorial to
the late Mrs. G.. IL. Gilbert, the actress.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has
lost in the San Francisco fire nearly
all of the paintings bequeathed to it
by Coils z. Huntington. The fire de-
StrOyed the old Coils L. Huntington
house. Mr.. Huntington spent years in
acquiring this collection. When he died
the best pictures in his collection were
willed to the Metropolitan museum. 4
condition in the will. however, left them
in the possession of the family during
the lives Of Mrs. Huntington and Archer
Nj. Huntington.
Gen. Frederick ID. Grant told some
West Point stories Mt Il gathering of
Spanish war veterans the other night
but didn't tell this one they tell about
him at West Point. The general was
on duty in the Philippines. and his son,
young Ulysses, was a cadet at the mill
tary academy. Wishing to get a more
personal and detailed account of his
boys progress than an official report
would contain, the general wrote to an
old friend who happened to be stationed
ut the academy as an instructor
Dear Fred" wrote the instructor i'm
reply, don't worry about the boy. He
IS dong better in everything than You
ever did in anything"
Society IS guessing guessing as to the
identity of more than two or three or
four of the bellies and beauX who found
their way into the ballroom of the old
Astor house the other night. There
are rumors-but. pshaw, there are al
ways rumors when any such event is
pulled of. However. these rumorS ap-
pear to be well founded. and it is said
That some of the lady" guests who
rubbed elbows and hoopSkirtS with mem
bers of the ultra select set who alone
were supposed to be there. were not lust.
altogether, 50 and so and thus and so.
In fact. some of the real sassiety bells
who were there are said to have been
rudely shocked by the presence of these,
to them unknown.
1t is difficult to obtain a place as mo-
tOrman on the Brooklyn elevated lines.
Before Il candidate is eligible for tile lob
he must have served five years in the
employ of the car company, must nave
clean record sheet and last. bat not
least, must have Il fine physique. When
the candidate has all these qualifications
he is put i'll IL class with an instructor
for five days Then he is sent out with
4 regular motOrman for Il day to give
him experience in the rush hours and mt
night. Then he is returned to his class
for day or two To receive instruction
III the points in v hch he is found to be
weak or deficient If n man shows evil
# 4 I.,,,l =
est or poor Judgment he is sent back to
his former employment MS unfit to oper-
ate t,alns.
Mrs. Clara Goldsmith. widow of Or
NJ. X. Goldsmith, ami her three children
are the sole beneticiarics under the Will
of J.. *. G.. Smith of Portland. Ore, wh1
died recently. The estate is large and
Smith : reason for SO bcquCathng il, rs
expressed in his will just filed for pro-
bate, was that DIR. Goldsmith had be-
friended him when he was in need. Mrs.
Goldsmith and her children formerly
lived ut the Hotel Ashton. Smiths prop-
crty consists of 100 acres OF Oregon land
400 shares of Continental Tobacco prr-
fcrrcd. eighty $1,000 bonds of the CON
Solidatcd Tobacco company, 80 shares
of Greene Consolidated Copper company
stock, 500 preferred and 60 common
shares of Republic Iron ANA Steel and
100 preferred and 100 common shares IF
United States Steel Corporation stock.
The securities are estimated to be worth
about half a million.
There is certain class Of men in
New York who make Il good livelihood
by hCecing newly landed immigrants.
One thing that works in their favor l.,
that the stranger i> usually ignorant of
the value of the different denominations
OF our money. and he has been known Ia
pay out Il $40 bill where 81 note would
have suticed. The latest Swindle-one
that has been practiced for some time
and with considerable profit to its opera
torS-lS the sale of subway tickets at -
cents each. These tickets cost original
" but Il nickel. but the ignorance of the
foreigner and the eNpertucss of the
crooks have made the business one that
paid well. One operator recently over
reached himself at the South ferry sta
ton, with the result that the police got
next and put Il stop u the practice This
Swndler had four Italians in tow and
had just finished charging them 81 each
for o-ceut ticket WHOM a cop made his
appearance.
The hum of ttatfic buzzed increasingly
in lower Broadway. Cars autos and
wagons crawled along and tied them
selves into knots and after much confu-
sion united themselves again. PedeS-