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

a. F. Underhill, pastor of St. Johns
Episcopal Church in Yonkers, of which
Miss Morris is a member, will act as
treasurer of the funds raised. Amelia
Bingham, the actress, has agreed to man
age the benefit, but the exact date has
many of whom have contributed money.
are Bishop Potter. w. C. Whitney, J. P.
Morgan, George J. Gould, H. o. Have
meyer. John D. Crimmins and John G..
Carlisle.
The bulldog The Parader, which, until
this season, was regarded as one Of the
best dogs of it's type in the world, has
been sold by John Mullins Of the Long
Island Kennel Club to Frank Spurker-
mann Of Philadelphia for $1,000. The
Parader was purchased abroad for about
i've times what it sold at bv the Bridge
kennels of Brooklyn. 1t is by Doughnut
out of Colleen Bawn, and was regarded
as likely to make a remarkably fine dog,
but grew large for the type.
An anarchist, who said he had come
here to kill a few public men," has
be sent back to Italy. He arrived some
time ago from Naples. The Italian gov
rnmen notified the state department
at Washington, which in turn Informed
Commissioner Of immigration Williams:
Ihe anarchists name and picture have
been withheld. The man said he had no
friends in New York, but could easily
find some If allowed to land.
Cliff jewellers in the skyscrapers around
Old Trinity Church come and go by the
famous old clock in the steeple. 1t would
be difficult to tell just now many pens
are laid aside at the sound of it's musical
gongs. The clocks only claim to promi-
hence is its immense size and it's excellent
time-keeping qualities. It is the largest
in New York city and on of the heavi-
weights are from 500 to 1900 pounds,
and the pendulum is IS feet long.
New Workers who have been overtaxed
for cab rides are likely to be protected
in the future. according to a plan Of the
board of aldermen to compel the using Of
"~taxometers" in the vehicles in this CITY.
The device, which is in very general use
in Berlin. has a register inside the cab
ances for the number of persons in the
carriage. At the end of the ride by
touching a spring, a slip of paper is pro-
duced which gives the amount of the bill.
The plans of the Rockefeller Medical
Institute for research are rapidly being
completed by the board of directors Of
the new institution. Already the chief
staff has been selected in the person Of
Dr. Simon Flexner, professor of pathol-
ogy at the University Of Pennsylvania.
With DR.. William II. Welch, the eminent
pathologist of the. Johns Hopkins UhiveF-
slty, Baltimore, as president of the h4n1Fd
and ID. Flexner as chief staff, ths JHew
institute will have the service Of two o.
mo IQHfInO Jn0fhnInnScfa ~ khnE@HYTSANN
States. %3
Ever since the fact was printed in S4fe
neWspapers-and it wasn't q fact at ALI
That John d. Rockefeller would pay 81
OOC,ooOO to any man who would cure him
Or his<chronic case of dyspepsia, a lot Of
Rarpe-whiskered medicine men have been
camping on the doorstep of the oil deal
er's Fifth avenue house. A man named
bernard H0l nung came over from New
Jersey the other day freighted with pills
OF MS own making and tried to get an
audience with Mr.. Rockefeller. = After he
was turned down he declared that if
John ID. had given him a chance he
would have him back to a beefsteak basis
in three months -
There are now four churches on the
east u whose spires are surmounted by
incandescent crosses. On Sunday nights.
when the lights of the Bowery and Third
avenue are eclipsed by q city ordinance,
these flaming symbols are. peculiarly i'm
pressive. They are visible from any east
side thoroughfare which trends north and
south and doubtless attracts many curi-
u wayfarers who enter the east side
section on missions far removed from
church-going. In this respect they have
the same utility as bells, which, by tie
way. are going out of vogue these DAYS
In New York On account Of the SKY.
scrapers. which mufie the sounds.
Howe & ;HummA announce that thay
have been retained by H0mer Selhr fISSa