Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-28

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Norfolk, Va. Oct. 19.-Dr F. NJ. MGR
gan. of Berkeley, under indictment for
causing the jeah of Norfolk lady
and her child in May last. was acQuit-
ted here yesterday. The court ruled
out the womans ante-mortem state
ment. and the commemorative case
would not stand.
Richmond. Va, Oct. 2o.-For 81
years the resting place OF eX-PresiIent
John Tyler has been unmarked, but
the grave will hereafter be known.
The Hollywood Cemetery association.
in whose ground the eX-president is
buried. has decided to erect monu-
ment over his grave.
Raleigh, Oct. 23.-Judge Purnell. OF
the eastern North Carolina United
States court, says there Is an aston
ishing Increase in the amount OF IL
licit distilling There is no increase in
the western district. but in the eastern
district there are now 400 cases OF
moonshiners on the docket.
Winston, N. c.. Oct. 21.-Brakeman
Campbell. of Luray, Va. and two
way were killed Thursday night by a
bad wreck of the south bound freight
train near Stoneville. on the Winston
Salem division of the Norfolk and
Western railway One of the brakes
on car fell and the cars ran together.
piling is of them in heap, The en-
gineer and fireman escaped.
warrenton. Va. Oct. 21.-Peter Shir-
ley, the town sergeant. Thursday night
shot and fatally wounded Joseph Rum
baugh. who died from the effects of the
wound last night. Rumbaugh was
native of Pennsylvania. an exhibitor
at the county horse fair. and was ne
gotiating for the purchase ola fine
estate. The shooting was the result
of Rumbaugh's refusing TO take his
horse off the sidewalk when ordered
by Shirley to do so, and attacking
Shirley.
Atlanta, Oct. 2O.-In his forthcoming
message to the Legislature. which
meets next week, Governor Gambler
will recommend such an addition to
the constitution as will restrict the
ballot in this state. While there Is no
suggestion of any particular plan. the
governors idea that the mass OF ig-
norant voters should be eliminated is
made clear. He is specific In his dec
laration that the distinction should not
be of race or color. or that it should
not be based on property Qualitica-
ton.
Petersburg, Va. Oct. 21.-Thursday
afternoon Sheriff Gil, Of Chesterfield
county. killed Lewis Weaver in an at
tempt to arrest him for wife beating.
The sheriff, armed with double BAR
relied shotgun and accompanied by two
men. went 10 Weavers home and
found him on the porch armed with
a gun and knife Weaver struck
the sheriff over the head to intimi-
date him. Just as Weaver was raising
his gun to fire the sheriff shot his head
of. Weaver is from Michigan. and his
marriage was the result Of matri-
monial advertisement.
Charleston. Oct in. T. Pittman.
of Gourdin's, S. c.. was shot and killed
at the Hotel Calhoun yesterday by his
brother. A. j. Pittman. of Somerville.
There had been bad blood between the
two men for some time on account OF
business differences, but efforts had
been made TO reconcile them. Thew
met at The hotel by appointment and
went into a reading room to talk busi-
ness. a few minutes later A. j. Pitt
man began firing at his brother. He
shot FIVE times. three bullets taking
effect. Death was almost instantaneous.
He claims to have acted in self de-
tense. A. ]. Pittman was arrested.
Montgomery, Ala. Oct. ga SEN
sation entirely new to this section was
sprung here today in labor circles. A
street fair and trades display is being
held here, commencing today with i
street parade, in which the trades
unions were to participate. Saturday
the unions announced that they would
take no part in the parade because the
parade committee declined to allow the
negro trades unions place In the
line. The white union men claim that
the refusal OF the fair committee to
give the negroes place is disrespect-
full to organized labor rather than to
the negro race.
hldUll, r Id, OCl. AO.-Ol OOoC vi
ter, state health officer. who is tenn
porarily staying In this city. has is
sued the following: After careful
examination of many of the cases of
yellow fever the state health officer
announces the existence OF yellow fe-
yer in this city. Five distinct cases
of yellow fever have been seen. and
from clinical histories submitted there
are doubtless several others. The in
lection is distributed over the town.
mild in character. but unmistabable
in recognition To limit the spread
of and to destroy the infection rapidly
as possible, depopulation of Miami is
recommended"
Norfolk, Oct. 1S.-The oyster shuck-
ers Of this port are rapidly going out
on strike. some SEQ now being Idle,
in consequence of the decision of the
packers not to employ any union men
after next Monday. The packers de-
clare that the shuckerS cau:e contin-
uous trouble by meddling and walking
out every time an Objectionable en-
ploye is discharged By Monday there
will be 1900 shuckers out. The strik-
ers are all colored The strike has
partially paralyzed the oyster trade
here. About $4,000 weekly is paid
out now, and the lockout will effect
5000 people directly. Norfolk's oyster
trade is worth S2,000,000 annually.
Wilmington, n c.. Oct. 18.-Miss
Katie S. Cause. daughter Of the late
S. P. Cause. was drowned yesterday
afternoon at Greenfield mill pond. one
and a half miles from this city Miss
Cause, with a party Of children. had
gone for an afternoon stroll to the
country, and at the time of the ac-
cident was some distance behind the
children, having retraced her stops to
a spot near the bank. where she said
she had left her purse. Soon after her
departure the children heard splash
in the water. which ls at this point
about rs feet deep. and were startled
to find Miss Cause struggling in the
water She was 81 years of age.
Nine Montn..a Blizzard Victims.
Great Falls. Mont. Oct. 23.-Nine