Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20


Col. John NJ. Wilson, of the engi-
neer corps in charge of the public
buildings in Washington, recon-
mends an appropriation of $3.50, OOC
for the erection within the Execu'
tive Mansion grounds of a structure
suitable for offices of the President.
The Richmond Chamber OF Com
merce, representing the commercial
financial and industrial interests OF
that city, has unanimously passed q
resolution in favor of sound money
and insisting ''that the dollar of the
United States shall be equivalent IL
value of a gold dollar now and for
ever
Rev. DR.. McAnally, senior editor OF
the Christian Advocate, one OF the
most prominent men in the Southern
Methodist Church is dead. DR.. Me
Anally was born in Granger county
Tenn, August 31st, 1917. In 1851 he
assumed charge of the Christian AID
vocate. During the civil war the
paper was suppressed on account OF
its advocacy of the cause of the Con
federacy.
The Wheeling Register, few days
ago, reproduced the following from
the Columbus (Ohio) Press, with the
endorsement, Puts it in nutshell:'
1S9O-McKinley bill enacted.
1S91-Panic.
1S92-Panic.
1S93-Panic.
1S94-Wilson bill passed.
1S95-Mills open, wages restored.
Richmond has during the last sew
en- wears lost $4,000 a year by dis
honest officials. First there was the
defalcation of City Collector Wood
son for the sum Of $4,000; the dis
crepancy in the accounts Of treasur.
er's Clerk Grymes to the amount of
1000, and now the gas-house ac-
counts are short $4,000. This is a
pretty good record in seven years for
city OF 10000 inhabitants.
The farmers will be glad to learn
that nature has at last provided q
cure for the potato bug. 1t is an
insect resembling an ant that has
appeared in Prince Edward Island.
The parasite eats the bug, leaving
nothing but the shell, and appears
TO possess an Unsuitable appetite.
The same insect was reported in an
other section of the island last year,
and no bugs were left where it had
visited. -Richmond State.
Governor Culberson, of Texas, has
issued an open letter declaring in ia
vor of free coinage of silver indepen-
IDENTIFY by the United States and in
favor of tariff on raw material. He
also sanctions the proposed State
convention of Democrats shortly to
be held for the purpose of commit
ting the party to free silver. 1t is
said that Governor Culberson's ia.
Their, Congressman Culberson, the
ablest Democrat in Texas, holds
views on the silver question very diff
ferent from those of his son, being a
sound money advocate.
Mr.. Sherman was interviewed a
few days ago by the New York
Herald, and talked plainly. He said,
amongst other things: eff all the
people of the United States should
Join together and offer it (the presi.
dency) to me, l would not accept the
position. 1 am too old. No man Of
u has the right to undertake the
work and responsibility which come
to the Chief Executive of the United
States. 1t is position Of wear and
tear, and it should have younger
man."
Senator John w. Daniel has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an
address at basket picnic of the ex-
Confederate soldiers of Clarke
county, Va, to be held at the Shen-
andoah Driving Park, near Berryville,
on the 31st of July. Those who at
tend will enjoy a rare treat, for Sena-
tor Daniel is never more eloquent
and entertaining than when paying
a tribute to the men who fought
under Lee and Jackson.
The status of agricultural educa.
ton in the United States is given all
extended review in the Forthcoming
year book of the Agricultural
Department. 1t shows that there are
sixty five institutions in operation
under the provisions of the acts of
July 2, 1862, and August 30, 1890.
Sixty of these maintain courses in
agriculture. In fourteen States
separate institutions are provided
for white and colored students.
About 800 experiment stations are i'll
operation in the different countries
of the world.
A notable antiquity has been re-
Gently dug up near Bluff Point, in
King George Co., Va. Itisa colonial
hanging cage, such as was used be-
fore ITO in the colony of Virginia in
cases of conviction of petit treason.
The cage is made with an iron sup
port for the feet and an iron cap
or helmet for the head, with trans
verse bars or belts of iron to
encircle the body and upright bars
to support them. Within this cage
were found when it was unearthed
the skull and other bones of human
skeleton.