The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

Henry Clews, Jr., will refuse to retain
the princely award that was made her
in her recent divorce suit, and will re-
turn to her former husband the $751;
600, together with the handsome uptown
house, that were evidence OF his mag.
nanimity and his wish that her future
be secure in that stratum Of life which
she has graced so conspicuously as his
wife. The suggestion. it is said. came
from young Mr: Clews,. as it is u rec
man shall IN any way profit by the
wealth or gifts or concessions of d.
vorccd or tivorcing husband
| Richard Croker says he expects to re
main at West Baden, Ind, until Christ
tax for publication any more. His griey
aMe was "A Life of Croker" published
That's the worst thing / ever read"
Mr. Croker said. If I was all the
things that article made me out to be I'd
be the toughest fellow that ever lived
mat was an awful article. never read
! such thing in my life: really did not
! 1T was made up Of ali the lies they have
oeen telling about me for years. I've
got used to those, lies. more or less. but
| ohat was the worst ever saw. I'm not
going to talk any more for the news
papers,
Coney islaad is, perhaps. never so at
tractive +" the lover Of the seas as it is
''out OF season" 1t certainly is never 50
bcautiful; and the fact is atteSted almost
daily by the visits OF hundreds Of per-
sons, particularly during or Immediately
after 4 great storm. The winter season
always brings thousands of Western Wis
itors to New York. many Of whom have
never seen the old ocean. so a trip to
CniitE island is one of the regular things
t" do. During the past ten days local
weather has been marked by very severe
storms. which have attracted hundreds OF
visitors. The wind and sea have torn
things up generally. even Changing the
coast line. A Trip to Coney is worth
while III any season Of the year
Sally. the last of the orang-outan2S
IN the \cw York Geological park in the
Bronx, when were made famous by the
huRan-Dke intelligence displayed by Ra
jah has fallen ii victim to the same dis
ease tina: carried off the others OF the
tribe, and is very sick. That she will
recover l. doubted by the garden officials.
Her sickness is described as being caused
by an insect SO tiny that it cannot be
'ii:'"raed by, the naked eye. This insect
exists in the stomach of the orang-
outaing and other species Of the monkey
family. 1t is almost impossible to eradi-
cate the tiny pest. once it becomes cstab-
l$hed in an animal and death results soon
after. The rest Of the orang -outangs in
the Bronx park died of the same disease
Sally has been sick now several days
Never have the streets of New York
been in such a filthy condition. Mud and
5lu>h are everywhere. Street Commits
SiCner Nagle confesses that he is unable
to cope with the situation, and bames
the beard Of aldermen for the. present
condition: He says that body has held
up the S1SO,O0O appropriation which was
needed to keep the streets clean He adj
mitSS the :horoughfares the filthy. II
can't help it, he pleads. II can't clean
the streets unless I get the money to do
it with.' Members Of the board of al
dermen cannot understand how it is that
three weeks before he is to go out of Of
needs the money to keep the streets Clean
The subject will come up today and
warm debate is promised.
Occasionally. says the New York !,
Times. }. 2. Morgan jumps from cab
the Fifth Avenue hotel and rushes up
stairs. The knowing ones who happen
to see him when he does this wink mys-
teriouSly and say: "Ah! something do
ing. Wish l knew who he came here
to see. 1t might give me line on
railroad consolidation or the formation
Of new trust The knowing ones"
the Fifth Avenue hotel to change his
clothing when it is necessary for him tn
save the time that it would take him to
get home to do so. For many years hs.
has kept room at the Fifth Avenue just
so that HI can keep an extra wardrobe
there for use in such emergencies.
as soon as a suitable building can be
found. Since the old National Academy
Of Design building at Twenty-third street
and Fourth avenue. where the former ex-
hlbitions were held. has been torn down.
considerable difficulty has been expert
enced in finding a suitable building in
central location. 4 fire:proof building. is
for thirty days on the paintings lent for
the portrait show held in 1898 amounted
to $l.OOO,OOO. The portrait show will be
held during February, and will be for the
benefit OF the endowment fund Of the Or
thopedir hospital. A large number of
portraits painted recently by distin-
guiShed American and foreign artists
have been promised. and the display OF
old masters will be particularly note
worthy.
Frank \. MunSey. wio recently pur-
chased the Washington Times and a.Sn
the Daily Times Of this city. admitted
that he is the president of a grocery
concern which is planning to establish
a number of stores in New England
towns. At the time of the purchase Of
che newspapers Mr.. Munsey was quoted
rs saying. that ne intended to create Il
great chain Of daily papers. So it is in
the grocery business. \ great chain Of
stores IS to be organized to cheaper dis
tributicn. lessen office expenses, and in
crease business. At New London. Conn.,
the Munscy business in groceries is now
esta bliShed as the Mohican company
owning department. store. y branch
has been opened ut Norwich, and plans
are drawn tor a new building at Worces-
ter. 1T IS not my personal venture"
Said Mr.. Munsey. 1T is the scheme Of
the Mohican company, in which l have
been stakeholder for three years. Yes
l am the PRESIDENT
A fever Of fear will soon attack the
hundreds OF thousands of persons who
daily traverse Brooklyn bridge, in view
Of the overstrans and defects that con-
| tinue to be discovered in that giant
structure. Hardly recent week has