The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-19

Among the curosities of collecting is
the fact that 1901 cents now bring
about $40 in the coin market.
1t is stated that the only investment
made by J. Pierpont Morgan since his
arrival in London has been in the Scotch
collies with pedigrees, for which he has
paid 1900.
An unsigned letter, bearing Brooklyn
date and inclosing $500 gold certificate,
was received by Comptroller Coler. The
letter requested that the money be cred
tied to the conscience fund.
NJ. l.. Sire, owner Of the property at
Fortieth street and Broadway, at pres
ent occupied by the Criterion hotel, for
merly the Stewart house, contemplates
reconstructing the building and turning
1t into 4 theater.
Reports from Philadelphia state that
James X. Hackett's condition is improv-
ing, but that he will have to take long
and thorough rest before undertaking
any stage work again. He is now under
going treatment in a private hospital.
Stealing doorknobs is the latest va
One night, recently many Of the street
doors in the central section Of the city
were .despoiled and the residents were
caused much annoyance in getting into
and out Of their houses and stores.
Actress Eta Williams of Rice's
when We Were TwentyOne' COM
pany, who sued the New York Central
Railroad company for $4,000 for in
Juries rcceiyed at Fonda: \. u, got, a
verdict Of $4,000 from jury in the Su-
preme court at Poughkeepsie.
Nearly 100 policemen in plain clothes
are out looking for street-car expectorat-
ors. On Sunday, however. 81 were gath
cred III In all 200 arrests have been
made by the sanitary squad in the five
boroughs since April 2, and more than
twothirds Of the offenders have been
fined in the police courts or held for trial
A large progressive" dinner was given
ut the Hotel Marie Antonette by Miss
Ethel Dickson. A progressive dinner is
one at which the men change seats with
one another in rotation at the end of each
course. The walters carry along the wine
glasses. The object Of the change, Of
course, is to provide new sets of partners
as often as possible.
Three Of California's greatest and
to New York. They are the Misses
Clara. Elizabeth and Marian Hunting
ton, daughters of H. T.. Huntington Of
San francisco, who received about $25,-
100000 under the will Of his uncle Col
lis Z: Huntington. These young women
are described as mot good looking bur
interesting girls
The engagement of Miss Anne Ur-
quhart Potter and James Stillman. Jr.
has been announced. Miss Potter is the
only daughter Of James Brown Potter
and Mrs. Cora Potter, the actress, now
living in London. She has passed most
of her life at Tuxedo. and is an accom-
plished whip. Mr.. Stillman. since he.
graduated FROM Harvard. has been in
business Will, his father, who is the pres-
dent Of the City bank of New York.
Brian G: Hughes. practical joker,
the stage hodup scene at the Wild West
show the other night. He tried to play
joke on the ''desperadoes' by jumping
at them with revolver in each hand.
Some Of Hughes friends had put the
Wild West people on to the fact that
Hughes was practical joker. and they
wound up by shooting his hat full Of
holes.
Louis V. Bell. the Wall street broker
through whom Richard Croker placed all
his campaign bets. and who has sold his
stock exchange seat. for $5S,0OO, and is
going to Europe for rest has been
one of the prominent bulls in the street
for quarter Of a century. Last fall
he stag yered old-timers by offering to bet
100000 to $4,000 on Mckinley. On
one day five years ago he made $500, 900
by Il coup in IL" stock.
RaineS law sandwiches received Il Judi
cial knockout in the Supreme court when
Il In1 hat &1,>,, 4
constitute a meal. In decision revok-
ing a liquor tax certificate issued to the
proprietor Of Il saloon and dance hall.
Judge Truax said: THE sandwiches
We're not served in good faith as a meal
to the witnesses for the relator. They
The use of sandwiches was simply an at
tempt to evade the law"
Every year $4,000 in gold is dstrib-
uted by the outdoor poor department ia
the poor bind. All last week hundred;
Of blind and crippled men. women and
chlldre?. visited the department office t.
file applications for share of the none; :,
each individual case being entitled IL
$50. a charitable donation made to this
years fund will bring the total amour;
distributed up to $SO.OOO 4 number of
Il disposition to become Temporarily blind
for $40 gold p:eve.
\ plan to sell additional memberships
in the stock exchange has brought on:
some SUR Using figures regarding the as.
::tts of tibet organization. According :;
the present market value each seat has g
value of 100000. the total membership
representing in money $66, OOO, 900. Add
ed to this is the gratuity fund, amount
ing to about $1O,OOO,OOO. This total rep
resents an increase at the rate Of about
81 100000 & year since few brokers
first assembled together under button
wood tree near the Battery for the pur
pose Of swapping stories and stocks.
James X. Hackett, an actor, is rap.
idly recovering from the attack of. nerv.
GUS prostration which compelled him to
retire from the stage recently. He is at
present in Philadelphia, where his wife,
Miss Mary Mannering. is playing in
Janice Meredith" When Miss Man.
nering closes her PHILADELPHIA engage.
ment. Mt the end of this week. Mr.. Hack.
EFT will come to New York for q short
time and then go West to the Rocky
mountains to look after some mining in
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