Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

Richmond, Va, May l6.-Early III
the morning burglars blew open the
safe in the Williamsburg (Va.) post
office and secured $40 in money and 500
worth OF stamps.
Charleston May 12.-An effort is
making here to bring about grand
reunion of Confederate and Union vet
Grams. and the matter will be formally
presented TO the Confederate Veterans
association. now in session here. In
the city are William Aiken, Jr.. mayor
OF Evansville. Ind. William F. Field.
representing the Confederate Veterans
OF that city. and C. J. Murphy. repre-
senting the G. a. r., who are here for
the purpose Of arranging a joint re-
union in Evansville in the near future.
: hey will formally lay the plan before
the convention and urge its adoption.
Richmond. Va. May 1.-THE pre-
liminary examination of George and
Carolos FAST. father and son. charged
with passing counterfeit silver dollars
and half dollars in this city last Fri
day. was held before United States
Commissioner Flegheimer yesterday.
II was claimed that the coins were
bought in New York and Police Ser
geant Cosby repeated a statement made
to him by the boy, in which he took
the whole blame on himself. The boy
said he gave his father $40 to buy the
coin. In default of bail the prisoners
were held. Mrs. Madeline FAST was
discharged, there being no incriminat-
;pO ayidaOpa ooiOct her
Norfolk. Va, May 10.-Policeman
William Tyson became insane while on
duty last evening about Z o'clock and
shot ]. w. Stakes, young sign painter,
fatally wounding him. The policeman
fired three snots into Stakes body
while the latter was unlocking the door
to his shop on Holt street. After the
shooting he ran into the police sta
ton. brandishing his pistol all the
while, and demanded OF Captain
Prince, the acting chief, protection
from a mob which he said was fol-
lowing him. He was locked up. He
seemed greatly frightened and excited,
and told Captain Prince that mob
attacked him and tried to strip off his
uniform.
Oklona, Miss, May 10.-As result
of a dispute on the street here last
night four men, among the most prom
inent citizens of the town, are dead.
DR.. William Murfee became involved
in dispute with Charles D. Clarke
over bill which DR.. Murphy claimed
Clarke owned him. The dispute be-
came heated, and a fight was precipi-
tated. Clarke drew knife and slashed
DR.. Murfee. severins the jugular vein,
Howard Murfee, son of the physician.
rushed to the scene of the killing and
shot Clarke to death. Walter Clarke
brother OF Charles D. Clarke, and
Howard Murfee tnen began duel
with pistols TO settle the matter. The
men fought viciously the end being
that both were killed.
Norfolk. Va, May 12.-Rev. George
D. Armstrong, D. D., LII. d., emeritus
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church of this city. died yesterday af-
ternoon. Dr. Armstrong was born in
Mendham, Morris county N. j., in
1873, the son of minister. He was
graduated from Princeton in 1892 In
1886 he entered Union Theological
seminary, and while student OF di-
vinity was elected professor of chem
istry and mechanical philosophy at
Washington college. in Lexington, Va,
entering upon his studies in 1898. He
supplied Timber Ridge church from
1889 to 1851, when he resigned his
professorship to assume the pastorate
of the First church of this city, and
served it for 40 years.
Norfolk, Va. May 16.-For fully a
year there has been talk of the forma-
ton of trust to control the peanut
trade in Virginia, and for some time
options have been held upon nearly
all, if not all the cleaning houses in
the state. These options have been ex-
tended once of twice, and the last re-
newal expired yesterday. Charles e.
w. Smith, of New York, who has becn
promoting the deal. is in the city and
has sec red an extension of the op-
tions until June l. The purchase price
for the various plants and stocks OF
goods on hand will aggregate from
s750.000 to $1.000.000. The Virginia
peanut cleaning establishments are To-
Gated at Norfolk. Smithlield, Suffolk,
Petersburg, Wakefield and Franklin.
The Dauntless Released From Custody
Jacksonville, Fla, May 16.-The
cases of the United States against the
steamer Dauntless for alleged filibus-
tering, which were begun against the
vessel nearly three years ago, were dis
missed in the United States court yes
terday, on motion of the government.
This was done on an agreement thar
the claims of W. a. Bisbee, owner o.
the Dauntless. against C. R. Bisbee,
formerly collector of customs in this
city, and against w. F. Kilgore, COM
m:.nder of the revenue cutter Bout
well. for OBTAINING the Dauntless on
various occasions, should also be dis
missed. The beat has been for more
than two years in the custody of the
United States, carrying at all times q