davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
SHE HANGED A STOVE.
Tho Woman WAS Arrested. However, For
Irving TO Kill Her Husband.

TRYING TO Kill Her Husband.
70 intend to hang ones husband and
to find instead of il body a stove ut tho
other end of the rope is calculated most
certainly to surprise the would be muir
dcrcr and to such surprise, i'll case re-
lated by French paper, must be added
the unpleasant fact that the woman who
hanged tho stove WAS arrested on tho
charge of attempted assassination.
She tlislillcd her husband, who had IN
unfortunate propensity for strong drink,
and, on his returning home one evening
intoxicated, resolved to kill him i'll such
Il manner rs to suggest that he had conf
mitted suicide. The man went to bed i'll
his tipsy condition and was soon Sleep
ing soundly. His amiablo partner
thought this to be the favorable mo
mcnt for dispatching him to another
world, and accordingly set about MAX
ing her arrangements.
In the ceiling, just above the bed,
there WAS Il hole capable of allowing II
stout rope to pass The woman went up
into the room above, let 4 rope slip
through the hole, and, returning to the
chamber in which her husband slept, at
tached it by slip knot round his neck.
This done, she went up stairs again,
drew the rope tight through the hole i'll
the ceiling and attached it to Il beam.
Then, when she believed the job had
been done, she rushed weeping, into
the street, telling the neighbors that her
husband had just committed suicide. On
entering the house, what, however. was
their surprise To find Il portable stove Ill
the place of Il corpse! The husband, who
was less drunk than his wife imagined,
had released himself and substituted the
stove in the nick of time.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
She Saw the Show.

Marc Klaw of the big theatrical firm
of Klaw & Erlangcr, owners of 'In Gay
New York, " "The Brownies, f" ''Tho
Lady Slavey" and "Tho Strange Adj
ventures of Jack and the Beanstalk, "
recently spent Il few days with the lat
ter organization during its engagement
in Boston.
A peculiar incident occurred to him,
and one which he is lot likely to forget
in a hurry. During Saturday matinee
performance at the Boston Museum a
lady occupied one of the choice orchestra
seats with a child When the ten foot
giant made his entry, the child became
frightened and yelled for dear life. Mr..
Klaw instructed the usher to tell the
! lady to keep it quiet. No attention was
paid to the command. and the gallant
usher went to the lady with another re-
quest to keep the child quiet or take it
out The bean eating matron picked up
her crying infant and proceeded to the
rear Of the house with blood III her eye.
"Wherc is this Mr. Klaw?"
Here I am. madam" replied the
geniql Marc
1T can be readily seen that you have
no children. -
Excuse me, madam, but have. %
"Well, l came all the way from Ha-
verhil to see this show, and see it l
will, so you take care of my baby. -
Before one of the founders Of the syn-
dictate knew it the baby was in his arms
aud the lady was back in her seat.
1t took the combined efforts of Ed
Price, Marc Klaw and about IL dollars
worth of candy to jolly it along until
the end of the show, when the Haverhill
mother returned for her precious Off
spring.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
classicism and Romanticis,u In Music.

Classical composers arc those Of the
first rank who have developed music to
the highest pitch of perfection on its
formal side, and, i'll obedience to gener-
ally accepted laws, preferring aesthetic
beauty, pure and simple, over emotional
content, refusing to sacrifice form to
characteristic expression. Romantic
composers Ire those who have sought
their ideals in other regions and strivon
to give expression to them, irrespective
of the restrictions and limitations Of
form and the conventions OF law-com
posers with whom. i'll brief, content out
weighs manner.-'' Itow to Listen to
Music,'' Krehbiel.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
TIE SLIDING POLE.
Very Handy to Use Going Down, but the
Stairs still Used Going Up.

Very Handy to Use Going Down, but the
Stairs still Used Going Up.
Firemen use the sliding poles in the
engine houses when descending from the
do11nitory floors to the street floor about
their ordinary affairs just as they do
when hustlin- down for fire. II is the
quickest and eG>iestway 10 60, and nat
urally they 90 that way always. To Il
man not fireman, however, and so IN
accustomed to it, the commonplace use
Of the sliding pole seems at first strange.
He has seen it usually, perhaps only.
from below, and the use Of it is associ-
ated in his mind with the sound OF the
gong. the pounding Of the horses hoofs,
the swapping Of harness and the general
hustle of preparation. To see the firemen
come dropping down the sliding poles
into this scene Of activity seems all
right. 1t seems like part OF the gen-
eral scheme. But if one who has been
accustomed only to seeing them come
down the poles in this way should hap
pen alta time of quiet in the house to lie
on an upper floor, and instead of seeing
firemen shoot into view should see one
suddenly and silently disappear, that
sight probably would ut first be surpris-
ing to him.
st first it seems strange to see any
man, fireman on hot, slide down a pole
to start for his dinner, for instance, but
that is what the fireman does, and it is
just the same if he is going below for
any duty in the house. He goes down
the pole habitually because that is the
simplest and easiest way to go. But he
doesn' go back that way. Easy as it is
to slide down the pole, it would be
mighty hard work to shin up it. When
the fireman goes up, then, like every
body else he climbs the stairs.-New
TO,.l- S1,O
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
AN OLD ENGLISH LETTER.
Lady alontrose of Two Hundred Years Ago
WAS IL Poor Spcllcr.

l4lQN vi "a W. AS.hAo -Ab~
Was IL Poor Spcllcr.
There is bad spelling and there is bad
spelling. Artemus Ward and Josh Bill
lings did some Of it professionally, and
many school children and some grown
men and women do some of it even
unto this day. But neither of these dis
tinguiShed persons and no school child
ol grown upman or woman, even III his
or her widest dream Of revenge against
Webster ct IL, ever came within Il mile
of the spelling OF Il noble Scotch lady OF
geo years ago.
She was personally Christian Leslie,
daughter of the Duke of Rothes, and
wife OF the third Marquis Of Montrose,
and later OF Sir John Bruce of Kinross.
According TO custom. having been Il
peeress she retained her peerage title.
Thus ii came about that Sir John Bruce
lived with the Countess of Montrose
with al propriety. But this was what
she wrote:
KINGRoSE, July t. 1868.
MApASl-I render VOW thowsant thankos for
Your play, which IS Very good, and have ret
iornead iii with the bearer, and if your lady
shipe have Gather enay NOR good playes or
novels which YOU heve read, and Will be
pleased 10 loan them 10 me, l shall ho we're
sathcfoucll III res;orengo and telie 1t u great
faver for they are we're dcverting i'll tho coun-
terry. Your Lord did ne the honouer 10 dayn
hear yesterday, and was we're well hertely
wished your ladyshipc he'd come alonec, for lit
void heve bin bolt advertisement in this good
wather and VOW void have bin we're welcome
10, dear madam, your ladyshipcs most humble
servant. c. MoNTRosE.
For the RICH, honorable the Countess of Aran-
DEAL, III hir LOGGING in Netheraycs, Waynd,
Edinburgh.
II readers who can't translate this
Will t,y temporarily TO forget all they
ever knew Of spelling, and then will
practice Lady Nc; trose's letter again, it
is possible that they may learn what her
ladyship wanted to say TO Lady AMMAN
dale. What the latter said and wrote
it is perhaps as we'll we do not know
Philcdelphia Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
G9BA'T' BARGAINS
By buying your
3 EyAY T. L z &. z
Of ]. ADELSTElN. 0nancock, Va
Practical Matchmaker & Jeweler.


We have just received a large
line of all the latest style goods,
including Watches, Clocks, Jew
elry, Spectacles and Silverware
of all kinds. We have reduced
our prices very low, to suit the
times. Special attention paid to
repair work on fine Watches,
Clocks, Spectacles and Jewelry
of all kinds at greatly reduced
prices. All work warranted to
be first-class. Highest prices
paid for old gold and silver.
Will be at Accomac G. H., ev-
cry court-day for repairing.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
TERMS OF SALE:

Twenty per cent. of the pur-
chase money to be paid in cash
on the day of sale, with liberty
to the purchaser to pay as much
more on that day as he may
desire. and the balance, not paid
on day of sale, to be divided into
two equal instruments, payable,
respectively, at one and two
years from day of sale, with IN
terest thereon from that day to
be secured by the separate bonds
of the purchaser, with personal
security thereto, to be approved
by the undersigned trustee, and
waving the homestead exemp-
ton, and the title to be retained
as additional security; the prem
Uses are to be at the risk of the
purchaser from the time they
are bid off by him and he IS to
have possession Of the premises
on January LIST, 1898, upon COM
plying with the terms of sale,
and the rents and profits for the
present year will not pass to the
purchaser, and the taxes and
Ievies to January lst, 1898, will
be paid by the party receiving
the rents or by the undersigned,
and upon payment of the whole
purchase money, the purchaser
is to receive from the under
signed a conveyance of the
premises by deed with special
warranty of title, upon the same,
properly prepared at the pur,,
chaser's expense, being rendered
to the undersigned for eXecu-
ton. For further information
apply to the undersigned.
Given under my hand, this
the 22d day of March, 1897.
SPENCER T. ROGERS,
Trustee.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
in said county, on
Saturday, the 22d day Of May,97,
ABouT 3 O'CLOCK P. NJ,

that very desirable tract of land,
known as the John A. White
farm, purchased by the said
Isaac T. Wright, containing l64
acres, more or less, and de
scribed in said deed as follows:
Situate, lying and being in the
county aforesaid, bounded on
the north by the Slutkill Neck
road, on the east by Leather
bury's branch, on the south by
lands of William Thos. Rogers
and Spencer +. Rogers, and on
the west by Dingly's mill road,
DOLLS road
This property is located at the
head of Slutkill Neck, and II
miles from Finney's Wharf,
and two and half miles
from the town of Onancock and
but a short distance from N. Y,
P. & N. R. r., thus giving ex-
ceptional privileges for ship
ment of produce.
This farm is productive, now
in a good state of cultivation
with abundant resources in both
pine shafts and woods soil 1t is
convenient to churches and
schools, has upon it good and
commodious dwelling, good out
buildings, two tenement houses
and fine shade trees. Its loca-
ton is very desirable, one of the
best on the Eastern Shore.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10

DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt-Theum, and other
diseases the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chambeslains Eye and Skin
Ointment. blany very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and a favorite rem
cdy Tor sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
Trypr. Caly's Condition Powders, they
are I'M. whata Horse needs when in bad cond;-
ton. ionic. blood our;licr and germifago.
For Sole by Blackstone s. Bell, Acco-
muc C. H., anu WIN. Il. Parker,
Onancock, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Near Finnev's Wharf
Accomac County, Virginia.

By virtue of a deed of trust,
dated July LIST, 1891, executed
by Isaac Il. Wright, to me as
trustee for the benefit of John
T. and Charles P. Finney, and
now of record in the clerks
office of Accomac county, Va,
and by direction of said John 1.
and Charles 2. Finney, [ will
sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, in front of the
Grand Central Hotel,
AT ONANCOCK,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
WINTER SEIZED z.E
OF TIE sasazsss:sss.sGg
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company

uutilturtner notice. Will rur their steamers az
follows, (wcathcr permitting, ieaylhS South ST.
wharf nj 3 Oh, o'clock d. IL.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-10
sORWHWAkD

/" stops for passengers u sigma! toconduc'
Z" daily, except sunday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-10
TITLE LOSES ITS CHARM
For New York Marquise, Who Wesried of
Supporting an Expensive Husband

Another New York girl has discarded n
foreign title and expensive husband through
South Dakota divorce courts. Demade Julia
de Latour du Willard, OF Paris has become
plain julia Chaplin, Of New York, through O
decree OF divorce just filed, granting her re-
lease from M. Brice Ernest Gabriel Raymond
Odde, Marquis do Ia tour du Willard.
The plaintiff and mother testified that VII
lard refused not only TO support his wife,
but that she had 10 pay his laundry bills and
10 pawn her diamonds to pay rent In fash
ionable quarters.
Nine. Willard loft her husband In Sep
tember, 1896, coming TO South Dakota to
establish her residence. She testified that
her husband was worth 575, 900 francs at the
time OF their marriage, and that her father
settled $40, 900 on him at that time After
her money was exhausted In Paris she says
her mother furnished her with what was
needed for necessary expenses. Her husband.
she said, never paid one cent for living ex-
penses, and took tho position that his wife
was under obligations TO support him. Mrs.
Chaplin SAID Willard had told her he had an
income OF S12 900 n wear, but that she now
knows the atement to be lie. Mrs. Chap
In says she paid the Marquis bills In order
to keep her daughters personal belongings
from being attached.
Divorce was granted on the ground OF non
support The plaintiff was given the right
TO assume her maiden name.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-10
THE VENEZUELA TREATY SIGNED
Andrads and Psunoefots hffix Their Auto.
graphs to the Agreement.

The treaty between Great Britain and
Venezuela for tho settlement OF the long
pending Venezuelan boundary dispute by
arbitration was signed by the State Depart
ment mt Washington, February 2, by Sir
Julian Pauncefote. British Ambassador. and
Senior jose Addradc, tho Venezuelan Minis
ter.
The delay in completing the treaty was
caused by the difficulty In making up the
personnel of the arbitral commission, not go
much from objections to persons nominated
by either side as from the trouble expert
enced in arranging the tribunal so rs to in
terfere us little as possible with the import
mt routine work supreme courts OF tho
United States and Great Britain, from which
bodies four Of the arbitrators are drawn.
Notice, however, was received by cable
Tuesday morning from London that tho
Privy Council had finally confirmed the sell
ections made. The four arbitratora. II is un-
derstood, will be Chief Justice Fuller and
Chief Justice Brewer. of the United States
Supreme Court. and Lord Herschcll and Sir
Richard Hem Collins Knight, Justice OF Her
Majcsty's Supreme Court Of Judicature. The
Aith arbitrator, In case OF need, will be nam
ed by King Oscar.
By the terms OF the treaty, the agents Of
the two Governments Of Great Britain and
Venezuela must deliver the complete cases at
Paris, where the arbitration tribunal will
meet, within eight months Of the ratification
OF tho treaty. with three months additional
allowed for the submission OF the counter
cases, so that the entire arbitration probably
will occupy year and half.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-10
A MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS.
CARNAGE In CRETE.
The Beautiful Island Bathed in Blood and
Fire

Advices received from the island OF Crete
are to the effect that the trouble at Canca
originated in the unfounded report that tho
Mussulmans had killed "a Christian sentinels
at Akrostr. When this report was received
the vail ordered tho troops 70 proceed to the
defense OF the Christian villages. The troops
were attacked. and 1t IL reported that 20
persons were killed. Several villages were
destroyed 10y FIRE. Canea itself IL In n state
OF complete revolt. The Mussulmans, Il Is
claimed, instituted the attack upon the
Christians and commenced the discharge OF
firearms, A considerable number OF persons
perishod in the conflict. Finally. 1t was OBJ
served, tho soldiers themselves fired from
the ramparts ON the heads Of the Chris
tlans.
The Mussulmans set FIRE to the quarters
occupied by the Christians and tho ilamcs
were visible from tho warships OF the powers
anchored In the harbor The flames appear
ed to be spreading In the direction OF the
palace of archbishop and the Greek schools.
The commanders OF the Italian and French
gunbonts attempted TO stop the fighting and
landed small detachments OF soldiers for tho
purpose of protecting the telegraph offices.
The Christians at lIalepa sought refuge at
tho offices OF the foreign consuls, and on
board the gunboats. Tho vail and the con-
suls OF the powers wero near iialepa when
the outbreak commenced. but they were un-
able 10 enter Canea until nlghtfall. The
lighting ceased, but according to tho latest
advlces the fires started for the purpose Of
destroying the buildings have not vet been
extinguished.
Threo-fourths Of the Christian quarters In
the city Of Canca have been burned TO
the ground. according 20 lato advices re-
ceiyed from the island OF Crete Tho Chris
tians, while trying to escape TO tho warships,
wore attacked by the Mussulman population,
and many were killed and injured The to-
| tai number OF victims as a result OF the re.
cent fighting is estimated at 800.
Minister OF Foreign affairs Skouses has
paid visit to tho representatives OF the
| powers stationed thero for the purpose OF as
suring them all OF tho pacific nature OF tho
mission Of tho Grecian wnrships ordered TO
Crete The vessels selected for this cxpedi-
tion include the ironclad Hydra with crew
Of 500 men, and the cruiser Mykale wi a
crew OF 800 men.
| 1t is reported that large number OF
women and children have already boen
landed on the island Of Milo by tho Italian
| cruiser. Tho mon In most instances remained
nt Crete. They bnrrcaded their houses and
made other preparations for the approach
ing struggle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-10
OPPORTUNITY LOST.
They See The Only Way to End the Cuban
War.

A Madrid paper, III Liberal. publishes long
statements Of the leading statesmen on Cuban
reforms The most curious utterance Is that
OF CASTELAR,, confcssine that tho present
crisis In Cuba might have been avertcd II the
Spanish Liberal Democratic party bad de-
voted to colonial questions oven only n email
part OF the time and energies absorbed In
the domestic affairs Of Spain, and iftbcy had
not listened too long TO those who always
affected TO boieye that every progressive
democratic reform In tho colonies implied n
step toward secession.
He admits that II Spain had acted 80 after
the peace OF Iangon, In 1878, or had follow
cd the advice OF Minister OF Colonies Maura
In 1891, she would not have now 90 under
take reform all at once, under the pressure OF
Irresistible events and the demands OF public
opinion, eager for peace IN Spain. Castelar,
Told tho Government;
"Yon have sent Cuba considerable force
Send them now little justice"
CASTELAR, energetically declares that colo
nlal reforms must be from spor taneous na-
tional impulse. and not at all dictated BY for
eign interference. II any foreign diplomacy
vontured to exercise pressure, he would
haughtily replyi
First behave more bumanely TO the Inc
dians and negroes, reform monopolies, rings
municipal administration, New York politi-
cal syndicatcs, corrupt elections. social and
n,oss n,,a.ahia.a'' p,''gnns s'i"o,, SUP
ments TO open your ports, walled by the
tariffs"
ro,nruea ,',1',.,t,y nunooa.cs VIZ "iIuee' VIZ"
as,s runs 'o"'p""U'o WIN i"per'ai inter-
A.ooro,s ,h.o..,... p...,.,,.
sor q, NJ, .,i9 I-i9 oI,,non. noPuDnc"n pIo,os
800 shn',id i,' penenes ny, .ne ,nsui
Co.. ~ IN, "ny W. p,Ncn sel-soVcrn"eh'
"'tsi ,uv S.'o hia W nr',sn ,s doIonIcs. ,.
uaa.'i ,n,o. y, Wy i,okscss'o nePuo
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-10
RELIEF WORK BEGUN RATHER LATE
WHERE MISERY DwELLs.
4. Starvation and Death in the Consested
Central Provinces OF Hindostsn.

The special correspondent OF tho Associ-
nted Press who 10 inquirlng into the famine
raging in Kaipnr, the largest district OF tho
Central Province, having population of
100000 lnds the situation very grave.
This is tho center Of the rice-gtowing in
dustry, which Is the only crop grown, and,
ns II has failed. thero IL total extinction OF
food stun In this locality and real famine cN-
ists About 800 villages are affected. The
relief works have given employment and the
means OF subsistence TO $4,000 persons.
The worst part OF tho district IL Dharmap-
ara, 30 miles from knipur, where lamentable
conditions prevail. Mnny people have already
died OF hunger aud many others arc dying.
Tho staff employed In the work oi relieving
the sufferers Is inadequate TO cOpc with the
enormous area. II the work OF relief mad
been properly arranged earlier the mortality
would have been less, ms the rains are In
creaslng the spread Of disease. II will take
three good years TO recOup the losses OF this
district.
rhe poorhuusts are q fair criterion OF the
condition OF the peolpc. Besides the profes-
slonal beggars, they ARE crowded with labor
era reduced to tho last stage OF skeletons.
The bodies ara omaciated and tho skin is
hanging in large folds. Others hayo swollen
stomachs, tho sign OF ncute privntion.
Some horrible sights were witnessed. a
man with both legs eaten away was mass
of white scabs, and others were nearly as
bad. The condition III this district Ia the
worst yet seen. There is urgent need oil
funds here.
The correspondent hears that in tho Jub-
bulpore district conditions arc even worse
than here. II seed Is not sown the people
will bs utterly incapable OF procuring food,
and the conditions next year will 10 too aw-
ful to contemplate. Tho Government was
late In realizing the gravity OF the situation.
Had relief measures been instituted earlier
much Of the distress existing could have
heed averted. The food supply in this
district is scanty and will very soon he ex-
hnustpi
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-10
TWO RECEIVERS
Appointed for the Pennsylvania Lead
Company

The Pennsylvania Lead company went
into tho hands OF receivers at Pittsburg
Tuesday. Liabilities sl,400,000.
The application for n receiver was made
by George y. Griscom as trustee, and II. Z.
Anderson. who set forth in the bill that the
defendant company is indebted to Grisoom
in tho amount OF $96s, 900 and that Anderson
holds one hundred shares OF its capital stock
at par value OF $780,
The liabilities OF the concern are placed in
the bill AZ &l.400. 900 in the form OF CONNER
cial paper. OF this, S55o,0O0 natures In
February, 1892. A large part OF this has
teen indorsed by President Schwartz, who
was recently stricken with paralysIs These
obligations and endorsements are held In
Salt Lake, Utah; Pittsburg, New York and
London. Over $50, 600 worth OF paper went
TO protest on February for non-acceptance
and non-payment
The company, 1t Ii stated, Ia In its present
condition unable 10 meet or renew It's obli-
cations and suits would be brought by credit
tors causing levies TO be made upon $S00, 900
worth OF valuable property.
The concern employ clerks In its Offices
and skilled men In Its works to tho number
OF lC0. Many OF them have rights aud pre-
ference In its assets.