The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-29

SlalHtu' gre" weary VI HIS coutrdct anu
left Hopper and his company practically
stranded in London Jockey Sloan Of
fered to take the European tour off the
hands of John Philip Sousa and Everett
X. Reynolds, it is claimed. When Sloan
sailed for America, Hopper and his CO.
players were in straits. Hopper having
to get out and skirmish for sufficient
funds to get his company back to New
York
John Ponder, for twenty-five years one
Of Wall streets most picturesque fig
ures and one Of the most influential and
prominent operators in "the street." is
dead. He had been in feeble health for
several years. AS broker for Trenor w.
Park, and engaged with Jay Gould in
the affairs of the Union Pacific railroad,
he made his presence felt in the ''street"
when he became a member of the Stock
exchange on his arrival here from Cali
fornia. Mr.. Ponder was one of the for
ty-niners,' and was also influential in
launching the Sutro tunnel scheme. AT
the time Of the death Of Adolph Sutro
suit for 81 100000 against him. brought
by John Ponder, was pending in the
courts. Mr.. Ponder met with heavy
losses just prior to his withdrawal from
Wall street and his financial condition
has been strained Of late years.
The Imagination could hardly picture
show in the big ballroom at the Wal
dorf-Astoria. Beautiful specimens of the
queen of flowers were shown in Won
derful variety and artistic arrangement.
AS a social festival the show was an
unqualified success. The show was or
ganized by the American Rose society,
and is being given for the benefit Of the
Loonis sanitarium at Liberty, y. Y.
The general design of the decorators
was that of an Italian garden. but there
are little Japanese gardens abutting up
on 1t. There are large beds Of roses and
other blossoms grouped about an old Ital-
ian we'll. and banks of roses with hedges
of artistically -trimmed box.
Mrs. Burke Roche has given a prize
for the best exhibit of lilies-of- the-valley,
Mrs. Clarence Mackay one for orchids,
Mrs Richard Irwin one for the best moss
roses, Mrs. Henry Clews for bride roses.
Mrs. O. H. Belmont for old-fashioned
roses: Miss Calender one for mignonette,
and Mrs. William Jay one for bon silene
roses.
That stout German from Baltimore.
Harry Lehr who has become such a
power in Gotham's Vanity Fair by rea-
son of his being Mrs. Astor's fahladeen,
IS source of never-dying curiosity to
how he acquired his pull
Say. Lehr,'' said one Of them. taking
hlm Of into nook for a heart-to-heart
talk. how do you manage to sell so much
Just $3.50 wines, while we. who have the
best; can't do any business at all?' :
WIN H!ph;; l., that's a., easy replied the new
men who pay the bills are Out where the
buffet fourishes, drinking my wine. I'm
in the ballroom leading the cotillon for
their women folks
'Well, what's that got to do with it?''
demanded the other puzzled winners
..Whew! what's that got to do with
it?' calculated Lehr, much disguised.
Say. can you lead cotillon for the
wives of the men who want to yuzzl.
your wines. and keep the women folks
from annoying them?"
Receipted bills for goods purchased in
Europe by no means settles the value of
Storey, chief of the customs staff.
Among the passengers of the Cunarder
Campania was Miss Marion Kemp. a
young woman from Ohio. who had been
travelling in Europe. When the inspect
ors boarded the steamer down the bay
laration FORM Among other things she
declared was diamond necklace, which
+ she said was gift to her. The value
she placed on it was 1000 francs. or
5000, The appraiser valued it Instantly
at at least twice that amount. Duty was
demanded te nan on On 500 Miss Kemp refused
| Of her figures, produced bill of a lew
eler in Florence, Italy, which described
the necklace and showed that loo
francs had been paid for it. The neck
lace, however, was held. and Miss Kemp
went away indignant, with friends. The
! neckiace was taken to the public stores.
Col. Storey made his ruling. .sS.1.'S..'- -
George w. Lederer has entered info a,
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