Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-01-23
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
WnGncn.,n1. Jan. 18.

"Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Tho arbitration treaty between Great
Britain md tho United States was signed
Yesterday by Ambassador Pnuncefoto and
Secretary Olney.
Congressman Townc, of Duluth, Mimi,
1t is said, will rcprcsont tho silver intor-
ests of the United States ut tho proposed
international monetary conference.
Tho monetary conference ut Indianap-
oils, representing hundreds of millions
adopted u platform fuvoring the gold
standard and looking to tho retirement of
United States notes A committee waa
appointed to further those objects
Thursday, Jan. II.
jill. Gallingcr of Now Hampshire and j.
II. Mitchell of Oregon are assured of re-
election to the national senate.
South Dakotas Republican Legislative
caucus selected Congressman Picker rs
candidate FOR United States senator.
Colonel John c. Spoonor was named by
Republicans of the Wisconsin legislature
for United States senator. This lnsures
his election.
Tho national senate declined to accede
to Secretary Olnoy's request to withdraw
senate amendments to tho treatics with
tho Orange Free State and Argentine Re-
public.
Two letters from Cnmaguoy and Los
Villas, Cuba, with II postage stamp OF tho
Cuban republic affixed, were received by
The iuntn IN New York through the regu-
lar nail.
Friday, Jan. 10.
J. PIcrpont Morgan has presented to tho
New York Lying-in hospital q building
which will cost 81 100000.
Tho Mexican government has just
awarded contract for the making of u
harbor where ships may safely anchor at
Mazatlan, to cost sl0,000,0O0 in Mexican
silver.
Thomas c. Plntt was nominated by the
Republican majority OF tho New York
legislature to succeed David b. Hill as
United States senator. Joseph IL. Choato
had only seven votes.
Mrs. j. w. Dayan, the mother of Kath-
arlno Commons, tho actress announces
at her San Francisco homo thnt hor
daughter Is to we'd Howard Go aid, tho
New York milionairo.
Saturday, Jsn. ID.
Albert 5. Willis, Unlted States minister
to Hawaii, died in Honolulu on Jan. Il.
Adolph Meyer was caught In tho net of
setting fire 80 New York tcnoment
housoin which twenty families reside.
Today is Il legal holiday in California,
declared by Governor Budd to celebrate
tho defeat of the Pacific railroad funding
bill.
Edward s. Cramp, of the firm of tho
Philadelphia shlpbuilders, has concluded
arrangements for opening u factory at
Rockford, His, for the manufacture of
cofrordum, or ship padding from corn
stalks.
William NJ. Roo was hanged at Napa
CAL, yesterday for tho murder of Mrs
Greenwood. Roc smilingly mounted tho
scatfold, smoking II cigar, and did not fail
ter when his legs wcro strapped and tho
black cap adjusted.
Monday, Jan. 10.
Count C,sscll, tho popo's private cham
bcrlnin, and formerly Of Denver died in
Romo on Jan. 10. lie was born in London
in 1929
United States Senator Edward O. VOL
colt is the guest of Baron Rothschild ut
his country scat, Tring Park in Hort
fordshiro, England.
While Mrs. Staub's family soundly slept
ut their home in Wiliamsport. Pa II thief
shovcled out and got away with II ton of
coal from their cellar
Senators Quay and Pcnrosc Of Ponnsyl-
vania, visited Major Mckinley ut Canton
ON Saturday. presumably to confer re-
garding y Pennsylvania mombor Of tho
cabinet.
Il. NJ. Mckee, who travels for thread
company of Chicago and Now York, cut
his throat with IL razor in Il hotel nj North
Topeka, Kan, and will die. Domestic
trouble is blamed.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Farmers of Illinois arc contributing
corn literally to relieve the distress in
India.
A dispatch received ut Halifax, n. S.,
reports tho Luncnborg schooner Molcga u
total wreck at Trinidad
The government of Dutch Guiana has
granted 100000 acres of selected gold
lands to Il British syndicate.
Fire at the New Castle, Pa, tin mill
last night did $4,000 damage, and throws
over 800 men ont of employment.
Bank failures yesterday: First National
of Newport, Ky; German National Of
Lou;svillc; Minnesota Savings of St
Paul, MINI.
Tho Ohio coal operators have consented
to an increase OF from furtv-llve to fifty
one cents for January and February min
ing. To meet the increase of from 1lfty-one
to sixty cents in the PiitSburg district.