The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
IN GAY NEW YORK.

Marie Dressler, the actress, has de-
cided to wipe off a lot Of debts by going
through bankruptcy. It is understood her
liabilities are about $4,000. and her only
available assets $12 cash in bank.
1t is announced that the historic
Broadway tabernacle. at Broadway and
Thirty-fourth street, had been purchased
by Tiffany & Co.. for $1,2CO,OOO. The
Tabernacle has long been a landmark III
the busiest section of New York.
Mrs. Astor will sail on the ST.. Louis
for New York. on July 6. AS the st.
Louis is due on July Is. Saturday, she
will remain at her tow house over Sun
day and will leave for Newport on June
here to that effect.
"Suicide Hail." the notorious saloon
which is one Of the Bowery institutions
sought after by Summing parties, has
finally been refused a license after Pro
strength, had fought the case through
the Supreme court.
Unset rubies to the value of 10000
francs were seized by custom house in
spectors in a room in the Grand Union
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The jewels were brough: TO this country
by the men. who were passengers on the
steamer Zealand, from Antwerp.
Klaw & Erlanger have completed by
cable arrangements with Jacob Lift, who
Drury Lane fairy e~xtravaganza. 'The
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" at the
Broadway theater on November 4.
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay has restored
the William Cullen Bryant library at
by the poet when he lived there. but
which had fallen into decay. Mrs. Mack
ay has not only made a large contribution
herself, but has raised a fund of $500
among her friends and acQuaintanceS, so
that the institution may be regarded as
A ten-story hotel will be built for ].
Lewis Scherz, lessee of the Harlem ca
sino. on the north side Of One Hundred
and Twenty-fourth street. adjoining the
casino. lie has obtained a lease Of the
proposed hotel site for S: 5yWe 66G years 71rs T HI,
floor will be ready for occupancy about
December /. The owner Of the property
is Leslie c.. Weed Of Rrookline, Mass.
There was not much surprise at the
new = llil We'll. lLOulS t ltZSeldIu uNu
purchased Eagles Rest, for years the
country seat Of the Iselin and Gouver-
neur families. Mrs. John Iselin. who
was a Miss Gouverneur, inherited it
from her mother, who was a Miss Phil
ipse of the old historic family of that
name. Mrs. 1selin has lived there very
little of late years. and for several sum-
mers it has been leased to Gen. FitZ-
gerald. Mrs. Iselin had several sons and
daughters. One son by act of Legislu-
ture took the name Of Gouverneur.
Canary bird vendors in Vesey and Bar
clay streets laugh derisively at the re.
songSter able to whistle yankee Doc
die had just been sold for $1,000. Wits
ting canaries may be rare in Chicago.
but they are common enough in New
ago could. according to the original own
er. whistle How Can l Bear to Leave
Thee" and MY Country tits of Thee"
In a queer little loft in Vesey stree:
canaries are taught to whistle. They
are taken from the nest when but a few
a music box plays one tun constantly.
An uptown carriage builder has in his
employ Il man whose sole occupation is
to paint the creStS. on the eUuipa GEES Of
customers. Recently his sphere of activ-
ity has been greatly enlarged: He says
that many Il man or woman who has just
a copy of his or her crest cannot be had
Eat present. So the painter invents a
crest. Its a good thing all around" he
continued. IA mans new crest on his
carriage doesn't meet with the criticism
that it might if he suddenly sprung it on
his notepnper. People think they have
always seen the crest on the carriage.
and it is easy for him to copy it on his
stationery"
Investors who went into the Franklin
syndicate expecting to get 500 per cent
a year on their Investments will get Z
cents on the dollar: apd they may be
thankful even for that. The announce,
ment of the dividend was made at a meet.
ing of the creditors. Of the hundreds
of thousands Of dollars that poured int,
William 2. Miller while he was r%unnin1
found when the expose came. Robert
+. Kelney, who was appointed referee
states that there are about. 5000 valid
claims. aggregating $2S7.OOO. He will
have $1,000 to distribute to the cred
itors scattered all over the United States
ami Canada.
The engagement of Miss Lily 0elrichs
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles May
Oelrichs and niece Of Hermann Oelrichs
and Mrs. Theodore A. Havemeyer. Sr.
to Peter .. Martin of San Francisco is
formally announced. The engagement
has been reported for some time. but fire.
Quently declared to be untrue. The mar
rage will be solemnized during the sum
NOR. Miss Oelrichs and her bosom
friend Mrs. Edgar Morris Phelps. have
recently headed the two factions of New
ports ''4O0.'' known as the marriage
able bellies" and the .young m%atrons.'
Just Il month ago Miss Oelrichs an
nounced her intention to wed Mr.. Mar
TIN. but her father s%trenuously denied il
at the time.
Evidences Of a newly-made grave in
Trinity church burying ground attracted
the attention of scores of persons OF
Thursday. The burial took place on
Wednesday. when Mrs. Virginia Hunt
daughter of Admiral Upshur. U. S. n.
retired, and granddaughter of Phi
Kearney. who was a cousin Of John
Watts, was placed in the family vault
where John Watts was placed in 1910
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