The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-13

Mccoy to sue Ralph Thompson for
$1OO,VO for the alienation Of his wife's
affections, and also to begin suit for abso-
lutte divorce against Mrs. Selby. Thomp-
son is wealthy. His home is in Science
tady, where his family is prominent. His
father was a banker, who died ten years
ago, leaving the bulk Of his fortune to his
son; Young Thompson had just gradu-
ated from Yale, where he was coxswain
Of the boat crew that whipped Harvard.
He, surprised the residents of the staid
oldfDutch town by some of his actions.
Mccoy and wife have already been di-
vo1ced once and remarked.
| Blanche Walsh. starring in the
dFamatization of Tolstoi's "Resurrection''
a the Victoria Theater, was seriously
bfrned in a fire on the stage at the
matinee performance recently. But
f1r the %quickness of Joseph Haworth,
tie leading man, Miss Walsh might have
list her life. AS it was her magnificent
hpir was partly burned from her head.
| Ii putting out the flames both her hands
were burned severely. The fire occurred
ii the center Of the stage from an over
There was the greatest excitement in
tie audience when it was realized that
tie fire was not part of the play. Miss
I Walsh appeared as usual in the evening,
though suffering much pain.
| IA fact not generally known about ali
the larger hotels of New York is that
they make their own ice, turning out Il
ton and a half a day, all of which is
frigerators are all cooled by coils of pipes
filled with condensed ammonia. The wa
ter is first filtered thoroughly, and after
it is in the cans-the molds in which it
is to be frozen-a column Of air passes
up through the bottom of the cans from
a rubber tube, thus forcing to the top,
by keeping the water always in motion
until frozen, all gaseous impurities it may
contain. The water in the tank, in which
the cans are immersed, is made strong
with brine to lower the freezing point,
and then kept at 20 degrees below zero
by coils Of pipe passing through it filled
with the condensed ammonia.
Liebler & Co., theatrical managers, an
the Augustin DAILY estate the production
OF Romeo and Juliet" used by Ada
Rehan, and beginning April q in Balti-
more m ending five weeks later in Chi
cago, will revive the Shakespearean play
in unusual form. The engagement Of
Kyrle Bellew for Romeo and Eleanor
R$bbson for Juliet is announced, while
~ A%0Sh0 Al uC lAC AAA AN"
renee. Eben Plympton will also be in
the cast, and it is reported that Nine.
Janauschek will play the nurse. Other
wel-known actors are being engaged for
the. revival. Eleanor Robson PLAYED
Juliet at a special performance in New
York last season. She was the original
Bonita in "Arizona," was afterward Mr..
enat starring in Audrey"
One result of the creation Of a proper
approach to the new East river bridg &c is
likely to be the wiping out Of New FORKS
.gs'CIhetto"' and the making over and re-
budding, beyond all recognition, OF. her
fnarrow.streeted east side slum section.
n the abode Of citizens OF modest
square and old Catherine s~treet7nohth
to Houston street, became the land
Of Russo-Polish Hebrews and, nicknamed
THE Ghetto. has been almost as shut
off from all else of New York as if a
medieval wal, were actually around it.
"The Ghetto will be no more with the
lnues. are to be laid down through it,
public buildings are to be given to it,
the parks within it are to be properly de-
yel0ped, light, easy transit into its inner
most corners, air, and the New York of
commonplace life is to enter into it.
Henry Farrer, mi Of the best known
water color painters in America. is dead.
He#was born in London in 1843. He
came to this country in 1861. For many
years Mr.. Farrer was secretary OF the
American Water Color Society.
Karl Bitter, the sculptor, was in a run
laWay on Sixth avenue and was dumped
ont of his runabout into the roadway.
IHelWas. shaken up some, but not badly
hurt.
ss \ young bride OF Al Tunn, the Chi.
Chatham square where she died, the Vic.