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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02


Hoffman.
NoTIcE-To farmers and store
keepers. am paying cash for all
kinds of poultry and fresh eggs
y. Eaton, Parksley, Va.
Every Ring-O-
Is wealth
Of fragrance
When the tobacco is
Mayo's Cut Plug,
Best for smoking or chewing,
ounces for 5 cents.
F. A. Davis s. Co.,
Baltimore, Md
Wholesale Agents.
For sALE.-Red clover seed, mot
scarlet clover price $500 per bushel,
Cash to accompany order.
Orris a. Browne,
Cape Charles, Va.
For SALE-Orchilla Guano, the
great land improver, $1,000 cash,
$500 on time, F. o. B., Baltimore
delivered at railroad stations or
steamboat wharves.
Conquest s. Tull,
Oak Hall, Va.
WANTED-A working foreman on a
farm-a man able to lead hands. APP
ply to Box 20S, Cape Charles, Va.
NOTICE. offer for sale at private
contract, my dwelling and lot con-
tanning 5 acres, situated Oh public
road from Onancock to Chesconnes
six and about 800 yards from creek,
near Marsh's store, on west side Of
creek. The dwelling contains s
rooms new and in good order Good
orchard on premises. For further
particulars, apply to
Thomas j. Gray,
Pungoteague.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02

Hon. William c. Whitney, of New
York, has sent his check for $1,000
to President William l.. Wilson, of
Washington and Lee University, for
the Thicker Memorial Hall.
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FUSION SHERIFF REBUKED
IN THE GRAHAM CASE, AN OUTSIDER
ORDERED TO SELECT JURY.
The Sheriff Had Taken Sides" in the Case
Two Boys Have Narrow Escape From
Death by Lightning.
Death by Lightning.

Newton, n. c., July 9.-(Special)-
When the case of State VS.. J. l.. Graham
was called to-day the counsel for the
defendant challenged the array, and ask
the court to stand aside the regular
panel, on the ground of some irregularity
on the part of the commissioners. The
court sustained the motion, and the
whole panel were stood aside. The coun-
sci for the State them made a motion to
the court that the jury box be brought
into court and that a jury be drawn as
provided in certain cases by statutes,
where the commissioners had failed
draw a jury. This motion was refus
Then the solicitor and counsel for
State introduced an affidavit sigTeu
three respectable citizens setting fort
that 4. l.. Bandy, high sheriff
Catawba county, had at various TING
expressed himself in favor of the de-
fendant Graham, stating that it was
case of persecution, malicious persecu-
ton ct Get. He being then the high
sheriff of the county at the time, there
upon the counsel for the State asked
the court TO appoint some falr dlslnter-
ested man to summon this jury from the
by-standers. The judge granted the re-
quest and appointed Pink Rowe, who
proceeded to summon the jury, and the
trial is now in progress.
This is certainly stinging rebuke TO
all partison officials and especially to
the sheriff of this county. Under the
good old Democratic rule we never had
things done this way. A sheriff or other
officers studiously avoided taking
sides"
Ex-Congressman Lockhart has been in
attendance on the court to-day. Gen.
+. /. Osborne also came in to-day, and
is assisting in the prosecution of Gra-
ham. fe
At last we have had abundance of
rain.
On yesterday two little sons Of Mr..
Thornburg were driving through town,
when a rain-storm came up, and they
left the horses and wagon and took
refuge under an old church, and in a few
minutes after they had vacated the wa
gon, lightning struck the wagon, splint-
ering a portion Of the wood work, but
no damage done to the horses. Had the
boys been on the wagon it is probable
they would have been killed.
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EXPECT TO AGREE.
THE TARIFF DIFFERENCES WILL SOON
BE ADJUSTED.
The Republican Referees viii do the Bidding Of
Their Owners, and Let the Bill Become
a Law Without DELAY.

Washington, d. c., July 9.-The Re
publican confereeS on the tariff bill met
this morning at $50 in the room of the
Senate Committee on Finance and re-
sumed the work of adjusting the differ
ences between the two houses. The five
Republican conferees appointed by the
House, the four Republican conferees
appointed by the Senate, together with
Senator John 2. Jones, Of Nevada, who
has acted with the Republicans of the
Senate throughout the tariff struggle and
who voted for the Dlll, were present The
work proceeded behind closed doors.
The conferees put in very hard days
work. They recessed at 1 o'clock for
lunch and again at 6 for dinner and at
S O'clock resumed their sitting and con-
tinued in session until late tonight
They have all taken a particularly bind
ing pledge of secrecy and are guarding
their labors with unusual vigience. Be-
yond the general statement that they
were making satisfactory progress the
conferees would say nothing. If the
action of the conferees on the various
items should be divulged they realize
that it would involve them in no end
of complications, as all those who are
dissatisfied with the rates agreed upon
would be down here en- masse protesting
and insisting that the controverted ques-
tions should be reopened. AS it is, the
conferees are already being deluged with
kilograms and letters and fairly bounded
at their hotels by those who are inter-
ested in securing either the Senate or
House rates. About the most important
thing thus far agreed upon is that there
will be but one conference report. Not
until q final agreement is reached will
either of the two houses be called upon
to act. This course has been decided
upon as the best means of expediting
final action as it would be much easier
to convince those who might be dis
satisfied with the rate fixed on parti-
cular item to abandon their opposition,
if by SO doing the struggle would end
and the bill become law. Partial
reports on the other hand would give
each house an opportunity to instruct
on particular items and necessarily en-
tail delay.
The conferees will leave the main
points in dispute until those Of minor
Importance are out of the way. About
six hundred of the eight hundred
amendments are comparatively unimpor-
tant and are being disposed of without
difficulty. One of the conferees is re-
spOnsible for the statement tonight
that in their deliberations the conferees
have as yet encountered nothing over
which tehre has been any great clash.
The statement that an attempt would be
made by the Senate confereees to compel
the House to accept the bill as it passed
the Senate, which VS. widy circulated
to-day, is emphaticaiIy denied on Che
authority Of one o. the House conferees.
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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

ginia over the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road and is crowded in the Glenwood
yards. Most of it will go to the lakes.
The mines on the Pennsylvania railroad
are running to their fullest capacity and
operators in need of coal are making
heavy purchases. one operator purchased
$50 carloads yesterday from the Key
stone Coal and Coke Company.
The shortage of coal is severely felt
by the railroads. Wholesale confscations
are the rule on all lines shipping west.
Judge Stevenson Burke, railroad cOun-
sci and possessing extensive interests in
railroads said to-day:
Il do not know of any law giving rail
road companies authority to confiscate
an independent shippers COAL"
There is strong probability that the
Street Railways and the Suburban Ell
ectric Railway system may have to shut
down for want of coal.
Fifteen cars consigned to the Big
Consolidated were confscated by the
railroad companies to-day.
The manager of M. A. Hanna and
Company received a message to-day stat
ing that every single miner employed at
the company's mine had gone out. The
Hanna people have been confident of
their ability to hold their men. Inform
alton received here shows that the shut
down of the Wheeling division of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway is absolute.
General Manager Woodford, of the
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railway
says that no coal is being mined along
his road He is not prepared to say
that he will not haul West Virginia coal.
Unless coal begins coming to Cleye-
land in few days the situation will be
serious. The lighting companys fear the
city will be left in darkness, the director
of public works is alarmed over his in
ability to keep the water supply going,
the Street Companys fear suspension
of travel and manufacturing companys
with orders to fill are fearful lest their
plant will have to shut down for want of
fuel.
Pon1eroy, O., July 9-1t is now almost
assured that the 1000 miners in Pome-
roy bend will joint the strikers. Meetings
are now being held to appOint delegates
to attend general meeting here to-mor-
row afternoon for the purpose of final
decision.
Knoxville, Tenn, July 9.-Two hun
dred miners employed in the Rhodhaver
and the Indian Mountain mines at Jelli-
co have gone on strike. They were per-
suaded to take this course by the 1000
other striking miners in that district. All
the miners about Jellico are now out.
The operators are willing to make no
concessions and take the matter cody.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 9.-The greatest
gathering of labor leaders that ever as
sembled in this country during national
strike was held in this city tonight to
CONTINUED on Page Four
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AN IMPORTANT CASE.
McCracken, of Whiteville, VS.. The n. G.
Lumber Company.

Scotland Neck, N. c., July 9-(SpeciaD
MIR. Don McCracken, of Whiteville,
Columbus county, has sued the North
Carolina Lumber Company at Tillery
for breach of contract. He claims dam
ages for part Of years salary because
they dismissed him without the notice
they agreed to give.
Justice J. A. Perry, Of this place. has
been appointed commissioner to take evil
dence. A number of persons gave evi-
dence here yesterday. They were mostly
employees Of the company.
Mr.. w. A. Dunn, as regular attorney
for the company, represented their inter-
est, and Mr.. Claude ,Kitchin represents
Mr.. McCracken.
1t is thought now that the witnesses
who were here for the company yester-
day will have to 60 to Columbus court.
The farmers have commenced to cure
tobacco. The crop is earlier and some
better than last year.
Miss Kittie Foster, from Bridgeport,
Conn.,. is here on a visit to her aunt,
Mrs. e. e. Hilliard.
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BURGLARY IN GREENSBORO.
Two Houses Tapped-A Driver and
Horse Hurt by a Car.

Greensboro, n. c., July 9.-(Special.)-
The residences of Mr.. d. Schenck, Jr,
on North Elm street, and Mr.. Thomas
Mangum, on King street, were entered
by burglars. At the former place the
thieves succeeded in getting $40; in the
latter only So. At Mr.. Schenck's resi-
dence the thieves also carried away suit
of clothes containing a watch and some
diamonds, but the clothes, watch and
diamonds were found in the yard of a
neighbor untouched. An attempt was al
so made to enter the residences of J. F.
Jordan and w. w. Allen, but was un-
successfully.
A negro named Cotton while driving a
delivery wagon ACROSS East Washington
street railroad crossing was knocked,
along with the horse and wagon, from
the track. The driver and horse were
both seriously hurt Cotton received a Sc.
we're fracture of the skull. The horse will
dies
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
A Great Meeting of Christian
Workets.
ANOTHER PARLIAMENT
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
ADDRESSES MADE.
THE REPORT OF MOTHERS SOCIETY
Six Chinese Children Presented to the Audi
ence From the Occidental Home in
chinatown.

San Francisco July 9.--Glorious
weather prevailed again to-day and the
Christian Endeavors crowded the carl
Gus churches where meetings were to
be held. The topic of all these was
THE Christian Endeavor Pledge"
The regular session of the convention
were resumed simultaneously at the big
pavilion at $50 o'clock. At Woodward s
pavilion President Clark presided. An
address on the senior society of Chris
tian Endeavor was delivered by Barton
w. Perry, of San Leandre, Cal.
The next address was ON christian
Endeavorer and the Sunday Evening
Services" by Rev. Jacob w. Knapp, of
Richmond, Ind.
This was followed by the open parlia-
ment under the charge of w. b. Philput,
of Philadelphia. <
Rev. II. w. Thompson, of Peterson,
n. j., spoke on Christian Endeavor and
the Mid-Week Prayer Meeting" His
address was devoted to practical church
work. Another brief "open parliament"
was then opened by Mr.. w. G. Perkins,
Of Baltimore. An anthem followed, and
after an address by Rev. B. B. Tyler, Of
New York, the session was adjourned
until tonight.
AT Mechanics pavilion addresses were
delivered by Rev. G. w. Coleman, of
Boston; Rev. Z. l.. Powell, of Louis
vile, KY; Rev. w. III. G. Temple, of
Seattle, Wash, and Rev. Robert John
son, of London, Ontario.
At the meeting of Christian Endeavor
Mothers the report of the junior society
of Christian Endeavor was read by Miss
Myrtle Simpson, of San Francisco.
The report of the Mothers society,
by Miss Frances lie Baron, of Chicago,
showed it to be in a most fourishing con-
dition. 1t seeks to control and guide the
younger members of the family. The
afternoon was devoted to conference of
committee officers and pastors.
An interesting feature of the meeting
was the presentation to the audience of
six little Chinese children from the
Occidental Home in Chinatown. They
were decked in all the habiliments of
their native costume and greatly de-
lighted the audience by the singing of a
number of the Endeavor songs which
they had memorized.
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POOR CUBA.
The Spanish Butcher Captures a Leader
and Some Medicine.

Havana, July 9-It is officially an
nounced that the Spanish forces have
captured in the mountains of Bejaramo,
Province of Pinar del Rio, today, the
well known insurgent leader Frederic
Alfonso, his wife and five sons
Advices from Cienfuegos, Province Of
Santa Clara, say that the insurgent
forces under Generals Pancho, Carrille
and Rego and others, which have been
trying to advance toward the Province
of Matanzas and havana, have been en-
gagged by the Spanish troops at Lomilas,
near Cienfuegos, and have been COM
PEELED to retreat toward Remedies and
Trinidad, by way of Manajanabo, Palo,
Priepo and Ell Baga.
Captain General Weyler has given a
reward of 500 to the party VINO gave
notice to the authorizes which enabled
them to capture the insurgent depot of
arms, ammunition, ETC., as well as the
documents of the Barcelona expedition
found at Seborucal.
The military and civil governors have
ordered the police to search the trains
bound to towns in the interior of the
island and the authorities have found in
the railroad station at Cristina 900
packages, many of them containing med
icines. Eight hundred packages were
found on the trains at the station of
Villanueva, on the Matanzes road. They
were all confiscated on the ground that
the owners of the packages had not COM
piled with the Captain Generals decree
of Jan. /.
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BEST CROP EVER KNOWN
THE ROW IN THE REPUBLICAN CAMP OVER
THE POsT-OFFICE.
A Non Resident Appointed Who Lobbed in
Raleigh For the Southern RaiIway--Two
Convicts Escape--0ne Captured.

Lenoir, n. c., July M9.-(Special)- >
Moses Sudderth, colored aged 16 years,
entered the livery stable of Hinkel, Craig
& Co. and stole pair of shoes from a
room in which some colored men were
sleeping about week since. He made his
escape, but was captured at Morganton
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Alternately
and brought back to Jail. On the way
from Morganton he told Alternately all
about the burglary, making full con-
fession.
Bailey, a convict on the chain gang,
convicted at the special term Of court,
and sentenced to six months, made his
escape yesterday evening, and has not
|yet been captured.
So far as the memory Of man goes back
toward the early settlement of this coun-
try, this is the first year known in his
tory that the farmers have not COM
planned. They made a good wheat crop,
the best ever reaped in the county; the
oat crop is fine, and corn never had a
brighter prospect of an abundant yield.
They are all happy, and, l believe,
thankful
The postoffice changed hands last
night. Mr.. John w. Kirby, who retires,
has made as fine record as any post
master ever made. The office was kept
open from a. m. to 8 p. M, and he has
been faithful in the discharge of his du-
ties. The pie brigade mustered thirteen
applicants for the position, each running
around with his little petition-except
one. elimination and recrimination was
the order of the day, while we were rest
ing quietly with a faithful postmaster.
Finally Moses n. Harshaw left for
Washington, and on his return reported
that he had the promise of Senator
Pritchard and Representative Linney for
the pOstOffice, and in few days his
name was sent to the Senate, for con-
firmation, by President Mckinley. Then
there was howl, and the letters sent
Pritchard, Linney and the department
would be funny reading.
Harshaw was not resident Of the
town, lived at Collettsville, ten miles in
the country, and the idea that no Repub-
lican Of the town was competent for the
position was rasping to the feelings OF
the resident applicants, and they have
said that Linney's chances for renomina-
ton by the vote Of Caldwell will never
be given.
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GEN. LEES ACCOUNTS.

Washington, July 9.-Umted States
Consul General Lee has been rendering
some account to the government Of his
expenditures from the fund appropriated
by Congress for the relief Of destitute
American citizens in Cuba. His figures
were presented to the cabinet to-day and
the showing was remarkable for it ap-
peared that of the total of $4,000 at
the disposal of the Consul General he
had expended only $4,000 and yet had
given substantial relief to every dis
tressed American whom he could find
ready to receive aid, and besides had
shipped some of them back to the United
States.
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AFTER THE SOLDIER BOYS.

Richmond, Va, July 9.-An order
from Col. FL. G. Jones, commander of the
First Regiment of Infantry, placing un-
der arrest the captains of three COM
panies in the regiment mentioned, has
caused some comment. The order is
stated to have been brought about by
failure Of the captains to hand in their
quarterly reports before the 9Th of July,
as required by the regulations. Col.
Jones, when seen by a reported, refused
to discuss the order, but did not seem
inclined to press the matter Of calling
for court-martial
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A LARGE SLICE OF PIE.
The Boys Will Learn the Fate of Many
Patriots.

Washington, July 0.-It can be an
nounced on authority, that with the pre-
sentation to the Senate Of the large list
Of diplomatic and consular nominations
which has been prepared and will go
to the capitol tomorrow or Monday, the
President will decline positively to make
another appointment to places Of this
character until after the adjournment
Of Congress. This motive is inspired by
by seekers e fter diplomatic and consular
places and aI4o to afford the President
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VASSILATING WILLIE.
If None of the Trust Kings Object Will
Send a Currency Message.


Washington, d. c., July 9.-The main
topic of discussion before the cabinet at
the regular meeting to-day was the
message on the subject of a currency
commission, which has been withheld for
few days in Difference to the wishes of
many prominent Republicans. After
considering all the objections that had
been made against the presentation of
the message at the present session of
Congress, the President and his cabinet
were still of the opinion that in order
to redeem the party promises the SUBJ
Ject of currency reform should be
treated in a message recommending the
creation of special non-partisan com
mission, and unless there is another
change in the plans of the President he
will send the message to Congress next
Monday.
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ANOTHER TURKISH JOKE.

Constantinople, July 9.-Acting upon
instructions received from their respec-
tive governments, the ambassadors Of
the powers to-day presented a collective
note to the Turkish government demand
ing cessation of the obstruction of the
peace negotiations.
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New York, July 9.-Customs Inspectors
to-day seized two lots of smuggled to-
bacco worth about $1,000. The first
seizure was made at hotel, corner OF
Dey and West streets, where several
bales of sumatra tobacco were found.
Later hundred small packages of
choice leaf tobacco were discovered hid
den aboard the Red Star liner South
wark 1t is believed that the tobacco
was smuggled into this country by mem
bers of the crew of the steamer.
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Richmond, Va, July 9.-Rev. DR..
Robert G. Gibson, Of Cincinnati, has Of
fcially accepted the office of Bishop
co-adjutor OF this Episcopal diocese, to
which he was elected at the council held
here recently.
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BASEBALL GAMES.
The Result of Yesterdays Contest on
the Diamond.

At Cincinnati
Cincinnati, O40 OIL 101 o.
Philadelphia, 2031 1924 $40
Batteries: Rhines, Ehret, Damman,
and Peitz; Orth and Clements. Umpire
Hurst. Time 2:45.
At Chicago
Chicago, 0220 Il ks
Boston, O00OO401-7
Batteries: Friend and Kittredge; Lewis
and Lake. Umpire Lynch. Time 2:2O.
At Pittsburg-
Pittsburg, OOOOOO1 O0-1
New York, 211O0OO41-9
Batteries: Hawley and Merritt; Sey-
mour and Warner. Umpire Campbell.
Time 2:15.
At st. Louis
st. Louis, OIL sol 0 1 Ox-S
Brooklyn, 1O0OO1O10-3
Batteries: Carsey and Douglass; Daub,
Dunn and Grim and Smith. Umpire
Sheridan. Time 80.
At Louisville
Louisville, 2O1OOO-4
Baltimore, 3O11 12O1 x-9
Batteries: Hill and Wilson; Blackburn
and Clark. Umpire Mcdonald. Time
2:17.
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