The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-08-02
III GAY NEW YORK.

New
Mrs. Mckee Rankin has been engaged
By Louis Nethtrsole for an important
character part in Clyde Fitch's new play,
1.-THE Marriage Came in which Sadie
Martnot will star.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has accepted a
commission as Lieutenant in the Twelfth
regiment, y. G. S. N. Y, and the for
ma.ity Of an election will be ordered at
once by the colonel in command.
A Southampton horse coughed up $3.50
today. His owner lost $3.50 few days
ago The horse had a coughing fit to-
day and coughed up the roll Of bank
notes intact. The rubber band had held
them securely.
When Rose Coghlan appears as Sir
Harry Widair. the gay young lord in
Peg Woftington," she will wear the cos
tune that her brother, the late Charles
Coghlan. wore as Sir Charles Pomander
in the same play
There was excitement at Newport
when it was learned that the villa of
Royal Phelps Carroll had been entered
during the night and several articles of
jeWelry taken. Mr.. Carroll was away,
and Mrs. Carroll was alone, except for
the servants The thieves took several
pearl STUDS; The jewelry stolen is val
ued at $500.
Miss Helena Phillips, who appeared
with success in the comedy part of
Naughty Anthony" and also in Nine.
Butterfly" will not, as has been stated.
be with Mrs: Leslie Carter next season.
Mr. Belasco has decided that she will APP
pear to better advantage in reading
role with David Warfield in 1.-THE Auc-
Iioneer,, which is to be presented at the
B!jou theater in September.
Coney Island has new fool killer that
beats the LOOP the Loop" a hundred 70
one. 1t is called the barrel Of love, and
consists OF nothing more or less than 4
Darrei rolled down steep incline. The
tool is strapped into place, and then
gwen shove. If he comes out unin-
jured he is lucky. Still, people crowd
about and pay good price for this
'amusement' and imagine that they are
having good time.
New York is sadly deficient in the
number of its free bathing houses, and
a movement is now on foot looking to the
establishment Of many additional ones
can secure a bath free Of charge. 1t is
estimated that in the borough of Man
haitian alone there are 100000 people
who live in tenements without the most
common Of modern improvements, which.
of course, include bathroom.
When Edward Hcrzig died last Feb
ruary he left 4 will in which he request
cd that his body be cremated, and that
~ L., sx,fo N1o S-
brothcr-in-law, Edward Nepivoda, hest
tatcd about complying with the last part
of the request, but recently he has been
disturbed, and decided that he was not
performing his duty to the dead. so last
week he went out on a fishing boat with
the urn. and the ashes Of the dead
We're dumped overheard.
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr's new Ger
man Mercedes automobile has reached
Newport and is one of the greatest sur
prses of the season in its line. The
vehicle. which, i'll fact, is diminutve
locomotive. is painted Il dark red. the
seats being upholstered in yellow leather.
The speed Of the machine is approx
mately seventy miles an hour. and the
chauffeur is authority for the statement
two seconds. The same rate Of speed
kept up for one hour would cover Il dis
lance trihe over seventy miles.
The residence of the late William l..
Strong, ut II West l'ifty-<eventh streer,
has been sold by his widow to Frank W.
Savin for $14OGn. Inc property is Il
four-story. brown stone front dwelling on
the south side of Fifty-seventh street,
just off Fifth cvcnue. Under his will
thu, late mayor left all OF his property
to his widow. with the provision that up
on her death it should be divided be-
tween his son. eX-Capt. Bradlee Strong,
and his daughter, Mrs. Albert r. Shat
tuck BY special clause in the will
conferred upon the executors. who are
Mrs. Strong. 2N-Capt Strong and Mrs
Shattuck The son is now en- route to
Japan, in company with May 1ohe.
A novel quilt is being made for Mrs.
Mckinley by Mrs. Caroline NJ. Moore,
the mother of Clarence \. Moore. presi-
dent Of the Mohawk. cluo. The quilt
will be composed Of ribbons that came
to Mrs. Mckinley with flowers during
her recent trip to the Pacific coast
where she accompanied the President
ner. presented by the negroes of Louis.
Ina. Two large bands will be inscribed
To Our President and ITO Mrs. Nc
Kinley" Still other bands will be in
scribed for Porto Rico, Philippines and
Hawaii, while each state in the Union
will be represented. This quilt will con
tain several thousand yards Of ribbon
all Of which We're received on the West
ern trip.
Everybody tried to have a good time
on the first trip of the Arbuckle floating
hotel. but the fates seemed to be against
the experiment. During the entire even
ing rain fell, which kept everyone off thu
deck. Indoors the heat was intense
and. to add to the discontinue of thu
guests, the mosquitoes from the Jersey
shore got up regular celebration in hon
or of the event. They came in such
swarms as to drive the guests to des
peration. As a result everyone was glac
when the boats put to shore again. Two
thousand substantial meals were served
dinner and breakfast. with light refresh
ments during the evening. MI. Arbucklt
was not discouraged. He declared tina
the venture was the ambition of his lif,
and he is sure that it will succeed, mas
much as it is not a money-makini
scheme.
That there is decline in vaudeville il
evidenced by the fact that many of tn