The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-08-09
IN GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. ~

William II. Vests Big Minstrel jubi-
lee has begun its tour of 1902 with an
early start at Timer Park Brooklyn.
One month more and darkest stage
land hereabouts will light up again. The
earliest openings announced are those of
the Fourteenth Street theater on August
-. with The Mormon Wife," and the
Metropolis week late with AN Actor S
Romance
BugleS as means Of drawing bust
ness for knife grinders are forbidden, ac-
cordng to the latest edict of the police.
The practice, all the more a nuisance be-
cause few of the grinders could evoke a
musical sound from their horns, has
grown to such proportions that many
letters Of complaint have reached the au-
thnrities.
The will of the late Emanuel Hayman.
who was professionally known as Harry
Mann. was filed for probate recently.
re leaves no real estate, and the value
Of his personal property is placed at
$4,000. His wife, Genevieve Hayman,
gets one,half of the property, and the
other half is to be held in trust for his
daughter, Alexandria Hayman.
Speaking Of ignorance, a man appeared
before Judge Aspinwall on Saturday for
naturalization papers. How many states
are a!W there in the Union?" asked the judge;
New York New Jersey. Long Island
City, Washington, New Haven, Philadel-
phia, Boston and Coney Island" Go
home and read up advised the judge
Hebrew society people will be interest
ed IN the announcement Of the engage
ment of Sol Berliner, United States con-
sal to the Canary islands. to Miss Jennie
Gutenberg of Washington. The wedding
Will take place some time during the
summer, after which the couple will
leave at once for the Canaries, where
Mr.. Berliner goes to resume his duties.
Admirers of Miss Maude Adams will
be interested in the plans of the actress
for the coming season. Miss Adams will
n naFe new ne Play by ttIa NJ Bafrie the
which she will open here on November
II. While presenting this piece she will
give three matinees each week of "As
You Like. II" this being her first ap-
pearance in Shakespearean role. Dur
ing the season Miss Adams will also ap-
Little Minister" and "L'Aiglon.''
The Loop. the Loop and the BARREL
Of Love- which were stopped by order of
the police, are doing business at the same
old stand at Coney island. and the fools
patronized them just as usual. The pro-
prletor> of the resorts went into court
and secured an injunction restraining
Commissioner Murphy from interfering
IN any. way with what they assert are
their rights. The commissioner is indis-
nant and declares that he will fight the
Csc through to the limit Arguments
will be heard as soon as possible.
The new directory for 1901 has lust
interesting facts. The book lists 4O6, 10
persons as living in Manhattan and the
Bronx. AS the government calculates
hve and One-tenth persons to a family.
the population of the two borouchs
would reach 2,074,45O. an increase over
the census Of year ago of $4,000. The
Smith. Jones and Brown families are all
while the Macs are also all there George
washington. Abraham Lincoln and
Thomas jefferson were not overlooked.
1t is stated that Alice Nielsen is aban-
doning comic for grand opera. The story
goes that she recently sang at recen-
ton given by Lady de Gray. who is a
noted pltrone>s Of the grand opera at
C"vent Garden. Lady de Gray was cap
told her that she was wasting her talent.
anu that she would have Il brilliant flu
ture in operate roles. The result of the
conversation was that Miss Nielsen will
undertake a short course of instruction
from an Italian master, with the view
10 fulhlllng engagements already made
to sing i'll Romeo and Juliet" and
"Faust'
Visitors at Central park menage:ie
We're astonished the other day at the ac-
lions Of the members of the cat family
While the elephants swung their long
trunks sleepily from side to side, ana tho
bears were too lazy to catch peanuts on
the fly, the lions leaped wildly about
the floor. The pumas played leap FROG
and the ieopards threw themselves upon
their backs and kicked their legs in tho
air. Director Smith had thrown a bum
die Of fresh catnip into each cage occu-
pied by members of the cat family. and
tiger was the only one who took no in
terest in the catnip.
Some days ago it was reported from
London that the Prince Edward of York
diamond. weighing sixty and half car
ats, had been bought by an American
for 100000. The purchaser. it is an
nounced. is Alfred II. Smith of 1872
Broadway. High prices have been paid
lately in this city for gems and jewels.
One firm has sold several, ranging from
$4,000 to 100000 each in price These
prices We're Of a class such as it was i'm
possible to sell some years ago. Among
the special pieces were a pearl rope.
worth $2OO,000; an emerald. pearl. and
diamond necklace. with an inch square
emerald pendant. worth almost as much,
and brooch, worth 10000.
William *. Vanderbilt. Jr., has plans
on foot for meet at Newport Of the
fastest gasoline machines in this country.
He proposes that the distance shall be
forty miles, to give ample opportunity to
the owners Of speedy motor wagons to
test them. There is no race track there
with facilities for such a race, ana he in
tends to make an effort to induce the
city council to permit the use of the
Ocean drive for this purpose. This would