The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-12

suDtrcasury, is announced. He was con-
sidered one of the best coin experts in
the country.
The engagement of Miss Edith Cray.
daughter of Judge John Clinton Gray, to
Reynolds Hit Of Washington, son OF
Representative Hit Of Illinois, is an
nOunced at Albany.
Thomas Kerrigan, a newsboy, who
made quick sales Of his papers by an
nouncing the death of President RoOse-
welt by assassination, was fined $25 in
the court of special sessions.
Evacuation day, which is the anniver-
ssary Of November %. 1888, when WASH
lngton and his forces marched from Har-
lem into New York, just before the city
served November %, 1902.
Father Ducey, one of the most popu-
lar Catholic priests in New York, has
written an open letter condemning what
lie terms Hall Gaines false representa-
ton Of spiritual authority as embodied
IN the papal character in The Eternal
City,"
the loop in n vaudeville house here This
feat was a hair-raiser when man tried
1T on about year ago, but it is doubly
SO with woman on the wheel. At I
performance the other day number Of
women and girls tainted when the feat
was performed.
The suit brought by the government to
have declared forfeited the $4,000 neck
son Dulles when she landed from the
kronprinz Wilhelm July IL was decid-
ed in the governments favor in the Unit
ell States district court The necklace
will now be sold at public auction.
tdea that their private business is more
important than the government are going
to get severe jolt. For the purpose of
evading jury duty thousands Of them do
not register, and now the plan is to draw
Ill unregistered citizens first on the
panels.
The garbling Of Bible history for
stage purposes goes on apace. In MARY
of Magdala" the heroine is represented
as having an amour with Judas In a
play called .The Judgment of King Sol
omon," the King figured as the father Of
the babe which he ordered cut in twain
for division among the women claimants
Jewelry valued at $4,000 and includ-
ing pearl necklace was stolen from the
residence Of Paul T.. de Fere Of Brook
lyn while the family was at dinner. The
police believe that sneak thieves entered
the house with false keys. Mr.. de Fere
was formerly law partner of Supreme
Court Justice William J. Gaynor and
Comptroller Edward NJ. Grout.
Columbia University's plans for the i'm
nnrto np ~ - g
quired, at a cost of $4,000. 900, have been
made public in the annual report Of the
Alumni Association. A new college hall,
costing $500 900, and dormitories will be
erected on the plot which extends south
of the university. Efforts are now be-
An important Battery place transac-
ton III real estate, which eventually
means large Office building, has Just
been concluded. Edward F.. Searles is
the buyer. The plot includes the whole
Of Battery place, from Greenwich to
Washington street. and about 115 feet
on each street. The price paid is in the
neighborhood Of $1,000, 900.
To make pleasure Of shopping is the
newest object of endeavor among pro-
prietors of department stores. Concerts
all day are now being given by two Of
the big uptown stores, and we may con-
hdently look for vaudeville next. Any
thing that will make it pleasure for
women to part with hubbys hard earned
money seems to be the thing these days.
There are neariy 100 clubs and socie-
ties connected with Columbia University
and a new one is to be added. 1t is to
be the Tavern Society, and will take
charge Of the little and ancient place for
refreshments across from the college
boys ever since the university was on it's
present site. A new building will event
ually be erected.
Former Mayor William r. Grace was
injured in an automobile accident while
on his way to his Office in Hanover
square: One of the wheels slipped and
~ pillar: A shower Of broken glass
fell upon Mr.. Grace, and he sustained
a cut two and one-half inches long on
the right side Of his face He also suf-
fered considerably from the shock, but
was not rendered unconscious.
The vii! Of ex-Congressman Felix
Campbell of Brooklyn. disposing of an
estate estimated at $7,O0O,OOO. has been
filed for probate in the surrogate's office
Of Kings county. a beQuest is made to
Bishop Charles +. Mcdonnell of $4,000
for application to the building fund of
the Roman Catholic cathedral OF the
immaculate Conception in Brooklyn. The
bulk of the estate is devised to the tes-
tator's widow and four daughters.
William s. Vanderbilt Allen, great
grandson Of Commodore Vanderbilt, So
ciety man, artist and formerly we'll
known here and at Newport and who dis
appeared mysteriously six years ago, has
private sanitarium in Connecticut. His
whereabouts became known when he was
brought to New Rochelle for examination
before commission as, to his sanity.
The action was brought BY II. II. Sutton
Of. Bloomfield. n: j.: who is related to