The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-23
IN GAY new YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
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of the original issue of the first Bible
printed III America in the English Ian
.guaSe brought $2O25.
The steamer Mexico, from Havana,
has the largest cargo OF fruit ever
brought from Cuba to New York. She
has ~, 1SI barrels OF pineapples, besides
a lot OF other fruits.
MI and Mrs. Frank Gould are to
Goulds new yacht. They are to go first
to Martinique to inspect the results OF
the earthquake there.
Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett has
left the sanitarium in Fishkill Landing
for her home in New York a we'll Wom-
an, fully recovered from Il malady which
threatened to impair her usefulness as
writer
The final apprasement Of the estate of
the late Jacob S. Rogers shows value
OF Si;OS},173 gross. 1t is estimated that
the residuary estate which will go to the
will is $5J47 ,922.
Columbia University is to have a daily
newspaper next year for the first time in
its history. The Spectator, which has
been the semiweellly student organ, will
October There will be system OF TO-
taton in the cdtorship.
by the generosity of George Foster
Peabody, Y. Everit Macy and John Cro>-
by Brown, seven special scholarships
tablshed in Teachers College, Column
ba University. for the asst stance Of
Southern teachers. No distinction Of
race or sex will be considered in MAX
ing the awards.
A large crowd collected at the city hall
when truck bearing the monster petit
ton urging the mayor and Police Com
missioner Partridge to restore the three
platoon police system backed in front of
the building. The petition. containing
over 100000 names, was wound around
three large spindles, each OF which
weighed about 200 pounds. 1t required
the strength OF four men to carry each
OF the spindles.
The Appellate division of the supreme
court recently handed down IL decision
affirming the judgment of the supreme
court, which held that William S. De-
very was not entitled to the salary of
chief of police during the time he served
as deputy commissioner OF police. The
decision carries with it a denial of
Devery's contention that he is still chief
of police and that the law legislating him
out OF office was unconstitutional.
Devcry's only recourse now lies in an
appeal to the court Of appeals.
Changes are being wrought in the "sky
line" of upper Manha1s::.. ;,hese new
towering buildings are not for offices, but
for dwellings. They make much bet
ter showing than the downtown sky
scrapcrs in the way of architecture. The
or EoAD
new Stokes hotel near Sherman square
are but the forerunners of many others
which are to soon rise high and radically
alter the topography of the neighbor-
hood. Up town is to be a region Of tall
houses to live in, just as down town is
ness in.
And now for .ping-pong on the stage.
This game will be made one of the CEN
trail features in 'Hearts Ahamc," which
will soon be produced at the Garrck
theatcr. There is a game of ping-pong
in progress when the first act begins.
Of Il New York society woman and the
period is today. 1t was virtually neces-
sary, therefore, to introduce ping pong as
one Of the details in an accurate picture
of such society event. The game will be
played by young women who are expert
crults from society to the stage.
Information as to the enormous: sums
spent in introducing wine was brought
out in the suit Of George A. kesSlcr x
GO. to restrain former cmployc, T. $.
Charpelle. from entering the service of
rival wine house. Chappcl!e received
600 the first year. 100000 the second
year and 100000 the third year. He had
been given also a small interest in the
concern, but at the $4,000 mark he was
dismissed. Mr.. Kessler said $40, 1000
would indicate that Chappellc had used
thirty quarts OF wine every day in the
year. Chappele sets up that Harry
Lehr, another agent of Kessler. is spend
ing money ut the rate Of $4,000 Il year
Mr.. I4ehr is Il Wcll-known society man
and a Drotege Of Mrs. William Waldorf
Astor. The court has not passed on the
case.
The McAlpin estate property, compris-
ing the block front OH the east side of
broadway, between Thirty-third and
Thirty fourth streets, is reported to have
been leased to John Claflin, as repre-
sentative Of the Associated Merchants
Company. 1t was further said big dry
goods store would be built OH the site for
the company. No one in any way con-
nected with this transaction would say
that the report was true, and most OF
them emphatically said it was untrue and
unfounded. According to a report, the
lease has been obtained for ninety mine
years at a rental of $15O,OOO, or, in other
words, at per cent. on valuation Of
$3,OOO,OOO.
Coney Island is to be thoroughly re-
formed this summer, and no mistake.
There is no preaching by ministers, or
hymn singing with brass band accom-
paniment, to accomplish it, either. Thor
ough business men of the place are be-
hind the movement-the principal pur-
yeyors of amusement being in the lead
BY spreading their establishments over
a constantly increasing area they are
driving out the evil resorts. These re-
sorts, they declare, have never numbered
one-tenth of he resorts Of Coney, while
they have given the beach a bad name
and attracted lawbreakers from all parts
Of the country. For every one of these
big amusement enterprises that is being
built from dozen to twenty small, old
places have been demolished. The inn
provement made by substituting clean
and wholesome attractions on a large
scale will put the island on as high a
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