The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-10
IN GAY NEW YORK.

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A dispatch from Mammoth Hot
Springs, Wyo., says that S. Osgood Pell
:, of NewSY York sustained severe injuries to
his left arm in fight with a grizzly bear,
whichahe finally killed.
Almost in a day young Brandon Ty-
non has sprung into metropolitan fame.
T. The play, Robert Emmett" of which
he sis> the author and actor Of the title
role, is one Of the distinct hits Of the
early season.
1t is reported that membership Of
the New York stock exchange has been
sold for $50, 600. This is the largest price
on record and represents an advance of
$2OOO over the last previous sale, which
was $81 900.
Big petitions have been submitted to
the various street car companies asking
for half fare for school children. 1t is
planned to move children from congested
districts each day into districts where
there is room to spare in the schools.
The Chinese consulate in New York
has white mistress. She is Mrs. Tseng,
wife of the newly appointed consul at
this port. Mrs. Tseng is a fair-haired
young English woman and she met the
Oriental diplomat in London, where he
was recently attached to the Chinese
legation.
Reform is more expensive in New
York than Tammany. The first budget
under the new administration has been
submitted to the board Of aldermen. II
contains provisional estimates for the
year 1903, and the total sum asked for
by thirteen departments exceeds by 3d.
41S,S71 the appropriations for the cur
rent year.
The crowded condition Of Chinatown
is responsible for many deaths from con-
sumption there. Under bad sanitary
conditions, doctors say, this disease is
more conta gious than any other, though
its approach is more insidious. 4 move
ment is now afoot to have erected a
Chinese hospital, which will be devoted
exclusively to the care Of these unfortu-
mates.
Nathan Strauss, who has been selling
coal to the poor in the winter season, at
with difficult problem if the scarcity
of coal continues. He hopes to keep the
enterprise in operation. In times past
be has sold coal at the rate OF thirty
pounds for 5 cents, which did not include
the cost Of handling and hauling, which
Mr.. Strauss himself contributed.
Laura Biggar, who says she is the
widow of Henry M. Bennett, the Pitts
burg millionaire, has encountered a re-
buff in an attempt to collect rents from
New York tenants Of the estate. They
claim that while the property is in litiga-
ton Miss Biggars ownership is under a
cloud and they do not wish to be obliged
to pay rent twice, a contingency which
might arise in the event of legal decisions
going against her.
Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont has present
ed her daughter, the Duchess of Marlbor-
ough, with an automobile. While in this
country, and especially while at Newport,
the Duchess of Mari borough had at her
disposal an electric victoria, and she was
much taken with the conveyance. After
her departure Mrs. Belmont decided to
make her daughter gift OF as fine an
electric carriage as she could find. 1t
will be sent at once to the Duchess Of
Marlborough at Blenhcim castle.
The pumpkin pie has made it's annual
fall appearance in New York. Accord
ing to the several pie-baking establish
ments III this city pumpkin pie eating,
far from being on the decline, is steadily
increasing. 10 supply the enormous de-
mands for the pies the bakers have to
assure themselves long in advance Of Il
sufficient number Of pumpkins, and many
of them have established pumpkin farms
of their own. The price paid for Who'll.
pumpkins on the farm is about a cent
a pound.
The "horseshoe' boxes at the Metro
politan Opera House are to cost $4,000
this season, which is an advance Of $1,000
over the price demanded in former years
Persons are willing to pay almost any
price for them, but, unfortunately for
those who aspire to sit among the stock
holders, the question Of price does not
alone decide whether or no the applicants
are to have the box they desire. A COM
mittee is in charge of the boxes, which
cannot be rented to any person not salts
factory to this tribunal.
The tiny tools Of a pretty manicurist
were the implements used by Cupid in
carving out love match between the
fair manipulation and young New York
millionaire. Lucille Purdy, whose shon
is in Twenty-third street, is the bride,
and handsome Harry Campbell, a Wall
street man, is the groom. Friends of
both parties received kilograms the other
day notifying. them Of the marriage.
AAcAcnAIeI Tic lOIAcE MISS uruy Will de-
vote her skill exclusively to beautifyine
the hands of her husband.
When Lillian Russell had finished sing
ing The Long Green" in the first part
Of the show at Weber aud Fields the
other night and the chorus which assists
her We're hurrying from the stage Irene
Bishop, one of the girls fell fat on her
face. She was attacked with vertigo and
collapsed in full view of the audience.
Several of the male chorus singers rushed
out from the wings to aid her and carried
her off the stage. The curtain did not
drop and the show soon went on. Miss
Blshop was unconscious for half an hour.
Her nose was cut by the fall.
Manhattan island is nearly 20 per cent
bigger than it was ten years ago. Its
practicable commercial area has been
Increased this much by the rearing OF
skyscraRsrs and the building Of the sub.
way. The elevated roads started The
enlarging process about twenty YEAR
ago, and the increase of superficial area
has by no means reached it's limit today.
Ten years hence, at the present rate Of