The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-17

NaS divided equally between the four
children. Mrs. H. Carroll Brown, the
eldest daughter: Miss Mary. whose en-
ga%ement is announced. and Marcus and
Harriet, who are both minors. James
w. Gerard. Jr. is a member Of the law
from Columbia university in 1890 and
c'mes of Il well-known and distinguished
New York family.
Prosperity. which has blessed million
aire and ditch digger alike, is responsible
for this tidal wave of immigration. AS
an instance, while group of newly-ar-
other afternoon, the foreman having
charge Of the rapid transit excavations
at that point was wishing for an extra
man. His gang was short-handed See
ing the immigrants he beckoned to Il
broad-shouldered young fellow. and by
eloquent Signs intimated that he could go
to work: Without word the Italian
threw his valise to friend. then threw
off his velvet jacket. seized pick and
jumped into the trench. When stories OF
work seeking men ut the very ship land
ings are sent over the seas no wonder
the tide of steerage travel is to the West.
Invitations for the police parade have
been scattered broadcast over the globe
hemisphere is said to have been given 4
bid. The date set is May 81. and
New Ycrkers will be invited to stand
along the gutter and watch Devery and
the gang and the 1900 men with which
they run the town displaying the nerve.
the finest" a question bothers Null
berry street headquarters. however.
Shall De,very ride on white horse at
the head Of the column. as chief OF
police. or be content to ride backward in
four-horse landau as a common deputy
commissioner? For six months the police
department has been preparing for this
parade. Never have so many uniforms
been given to the rag man. All because
Tammany wants to show the united
chiefs of America how it does things
the outside of things. at least.
The gamblers are flying TO cover and
they are dragging their, treasured prop
The destruction of $30.0OO worth of gam
bling paraphernalia in thirty days by
Justice Jerome and the wrecking search
of their steel strong boxes for evidences
against the journeymen and their prin-
cipals has given the fraternity such ]
fright that the very number ..'fifteen''
will be ''hoodoo' on roulette wheels for
years to come. "All the valuable gam
bling property in the city is being
stored said Frank Moss this morning
II know Of ten well-equipped gambling
houses in Manhattan which are being
stripped Of everything that might attract
Justice Jerome's axemen and safe
breakers. and the property is being stored
in a storage warehouse. Included in this
lot arc at least twenty roulette wheels.
besides twice as many layouts and other
property. Half dozen big iron safes
with their contents have also been re-
moved to storage in safer places than the
vacated rooms"
John D. Rockefeller. Jr.'s. yearning to
become coaching expert has set the
pace for other young millionaireS. -Four
English whips who consent to give les
sons in the art of tooling have more en-
gagements booked than a ballad singer.
The cross streets above Murray Hill wit
ness some very lively exhibitions of horse
| manshiD these mornings. Young Mr..
Rockefeller has taken over Fifty-fourth
street for his own experiment. The other
four drove out for an hours practice.
| one of the English experts sitting beside
| him and the other with the grooms.
ready for emergencies. The team is pro.
| nounced by horsemen to be one of the
nrettiest sold to member of the mil
lionaire colony this season. Coaching
| will be more of a fad with the Four Hun.
dred this year than ever before. Three
| other new private rigs have already been
ordered and two additional public coaches
are now making daily runs from the up
! town hotels to road houses a short dis
! lance out of the city.
| Roof garden plans are already matur-
| ing. Oscar Hammerstein says he will in.
augurate the season with a show among
the chimney pots in Forty street,
near Broadway, on May p. He prom
ises seating capacity equal to the com
bined roofs of the Victoria and Republic
theaters: about $4,000 square feet of
space. Mr.. Hammerstein felicitates him
self upon the title for this new hot
weather resort. The Paradise he has Of
fcially christened it. and In comparison
other roof gardens, Mr.. Hammerstein as
serts. will not be one, two, three. He is
importing London and Paris music-hall
stars. The New York roof garden is 90
ing to give Mr.. Hamlnerstein close
race: 1t will be opened three DAYS later.
and have as the initial attraction ballet
| and the usual vaudeville specialties. The
garden is being decorated with trees and
pOtted plants. The White Rats have
leased the American for summer Der.
formances. while Roster s Biars 81
Thirty-fourth street. will take its enter.