The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-09

In the number were ''Ben Hur' and the
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" Mr..
Gre Gresham has been in charge Of plays Of
was first announced Mr.. Teal was placed
in charge Of the production and did the
initial work. It was denied last night
that he had resigned. In explanation of
| the change it was said that Mr.. Teal is
I not we'll.
| The other day $93.75 worth of ribbon
tied wreaths Of holly were wheeled I'D to
the stage door Of the New York Theater
IN a florists van. consigned to ED
Smith," property man. There is no such
employe at the theater, so the florist took
! his bill around to the box office for an
explanation. He was gently but firmly
assured that there was nothing doing"
and departed with his wreathes, murmur-
ing, ''Stung again. Later in the day
two more florists had orders for wreaths
or flowers to be delivered to the same
| Ed Smith, at the same place, but they
were wiser, and called up the theater
first. The police are now looking for the
man IS feet 4 inches tall, with a black
More than $4,000 worth of bronzes,
ivory, carvings, bric-a-brac, old silver,
and rare old glass, belonging to some of
the most famous collectors of New York
city, is now held UP at the seizure bureau
Of the New York custom house because
of alleged naturalization by the shipper,
collector Of Baden Baden. The con-
domination of the goods does not in any
way reflect upon the American purchas-
ers, as they were bought with the under
standing that they were to be delivered
in New York. In many instances the rs
| to 10 per cent. duty was added to the
purchase price, and the contract bound
the shipper to place the goods in the buy
ers' house, all duties paid. Most of these
precious curios are condemned and will
| be sold at auction tomorrow.
With pumpkins and squashes, for cen
ter pieces and corn and potatoes for
table decorations, the members of the
New England Society, 600 strong, sat
| down to their ninetyseventh annual fes-
tival at the Waldorf-Astoria recently.
The dinner, or festival, as the society
likes to call the annual gathering, was
one of the biggest it has ever held. The
were hundreds Of women. The presi-
dent of the society, Edmund Clarence
Stedman, presided. Among those who
sat at the guest table with him were J.
p. Morgan, an ex-president Of the So
ciety. Senator Depew made the longest
speech of the evening and told what
Miles Standish would say il he could
visit the United States new. Andrew
Carnegie, who was to respond to q toast.
sent word that he did not feel able to
be present.
The Earl Of Rosslyn wishes it distinct
~ understood he is not ''squealer," and
would not have made a complaint about
| being t1eeced aboard the Etruria had not
the police insisted. 'But was an easy
mark" confessed the earl. eve PLAYED
three days, and only won three pots in
that time, yet I never suspected any
thing wrong although the purser warned
me against the trio. I thought was in
hard luck; that was all. One hand I re-
queen full pat. l did not get bet, and
only took the ante. On other occasions.
when l held good hands, the others al
ways had something higher.
! Mckay wanted to fix things on the
pier, but the detectives would not permit.
and will know better next time than to
sit down with strangers to a friendly
game Of poker"
AS Rosslyn would not make a COM
plant, Mckay, the gambler who was
caught. was discharged.
Walter E. Duryea, the man with the
broken neck, who has survived his father
by two years, comes into possession of
the fortune left by his father. Edgar r.
Duryea, the starch manufacturer of
Glen Cove. L. l., who died on August
10, 1900. It was in 1898, while in bath
ing at Sea Cliff, that the son broke his
neck BY diving into shallow water. It
was thought at the time that his case
young man made desperate struggle
for life, and while his recovery was in
doubt the elder Duryea died. When It
came to probating the will, new incen-
tive was given the young man to cling
to life. If he survived two years from
the date Of the making Of the will he was
to inherit the bulk of his fathers estate,
and Mrs. Marcia V. D. Cox, were each
to receive. the income of 100000, and
another sister, Mrs. Eva A. Thelburg,
was to get the income of $4,000. The
three sisters contested the will, but were
defeated. Walter E. Duryea's inheri-
lance is about $750,OOO.
Lord Rosslyn, after perfecting a gam.
bling SYSTEM which he thinks car
that he was tricked out of $3.50 by card
sharps on the Etruria. When the ear
arrived he caused the arrest of Jerome
Mckay, passenger, whom he charged
with fleeing him. Mckay says he is a
Capitalist Of Harrisburg, Pa. After q
succession Of poker games which began
On the first day, each one of the young
men in the game complained that he had
only 5000, and proposed that the limit be
raised so that he would have a chance t.
get his money back: After some hesita.
ton all agreed, including Lord Rosslyn
When, few hours later, on Thursda,
evening, the game was finished, the ear
was out $3.50. Lord Rosslyn declined Il
talk Of the affair, considering it .strifing.'
ne said he was looking for an engage
ment in the theatrical profession, which
he had adopted, and had been to iii
home arranging. for his coming maria Z,
to Miss Beatrice Simpson, known 4,
Miss Irwin, young Englishwoman ii
: one OF Charles Frohman's Companies
The couple are. to be married m Ros.lvY,
chapel and viii. make their home "a Res
] bank. the earl's estate ID Scotland. sss