Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-02-22
GENERAL NEWS.
The Atlanta Exposition shows a
final deficit of $4,000.

The Atlanta Exposition shows a
final deficit of 500, SOC.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights
of Honor of Virginia will meet III
Richmond on Tuesday afternoon,
March Sd.
The remains of Col. Lewis B.
Williams, of the First Virginia Regi-
ment, who fell at Gettsburg, were
reinterred in the Pickett section OF
Hollywood, Richmond, Monday after
noon.
John Wright has just died at his
home, in Santa Rosa county, Florida
aged one hundred and twenty eight
years. He had been blind for many
years, but was mentally sound. He
leaves four generations of des-
cendants.
J. J. Mott, chairman of the national
committee of the silver party, has
issued an address to the people urg-
ing them to abandon both of the old
parties and vote for a presidential
candidate who will be pledged to the
free coinage of silver.
While discussing the fish commits
sion bill in the State Senate Colonel
Boykin, OF Isle of Wight county, in
reply to question, said that the
creation of fish commission would
increase the revenues from the oys
ter industry $4,000 or more above
r l,n
DR.. Frithjoy Nansen, the Nor
wegian explorer, sends word FROM
across the frozen waters of Siberia
that he has found the North Pole
The information was sent from
Irkutsk, Siberia, by Siberian trades
named Konchuareff, acting in the
capacity of an agent for DR.. Nansen
who informed the Project of Kalymsk
that the explorer had reached the
pole, where he found land, and thai
he is now on his way back.
Senator Quay has dispelled al
doubts as to the sincerity of the
movement in favor of his nomination
for the presidency at the st. loui!
convention through an interview
with Frank De H. Robson, of Cleve
land, made public Monday. Mr.. Rob
ison said the Senator received hin
cordially, and in answer to the lead
ing question, unhesitatingly, anc
without qualification, said his candi
dacy was bona tide in every respect
and that he was in the fight to win
The mother of Mrs. J. Z. B. Stuart
died in Detroit, Michigan, last Satur
day. Mrs. Cooke was the widow o
General Cooke, of the United State!
Army. The late Gen. John r. Cooke
of Richmond, was one of her sons
1t is related that during the war be
tween the States, Gen. Phillip St
George Cooke, who was in thu
Federal Army. found himself one da.
in battle where his son-in-law, Gen
J. E. B. Stuart, was commanding tn
Confederates. His own son, Gen
John r. Cooke, too, was gallan
Confederate soldier.
The majority against silver in thu
House on Friday of last week, wheI
the final vote was taken on concur
renee in the Senate free-coinag,
amendment, was larger than that 0
Thursday in committee of the whole
On Thursday the motion to concu
was defeated by 100 to so, a majorit,
of 10. Friday it was beaten by 21
to SO, a majority of 1875. An analyst
of the vote shows that 1874 Republi
cans and 81 Democrats voted agalns
concurrence, and So Democrats, 2
Republicans and 7 Populists for con
currence. In the Virginia delegation
Messrs. Turner and Tucker votet
against the bill, while the other mem
bers present, Messrs. Swanson, Mer
edith, Jones, Mckinney, Otey, lyle
and General Walker, the last named
the only Republican from the State
voted for free coinage. Of the Demo
Gratis, all who voted for the bill, wer
from the South: