Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-12-02

body being torn to pieces with rlne
gun and pistol bullets.
montgomery. Ala, Nov. 2S.-An en-
terprisiug prisoner in the walls OF
the Alabama penitentiary at Wetump-
la, Ala. has been working overtime In
making counterfeit money. The mold
was made by taking an impression In
wet plaster Of paris The dollar pieces
were we'll made. The outfit was cap
tured
New Orleans. Nov 2S.-John B.
Cefalu & Co.. fruit merchants, brought
suit for $4,000 damages yesterday
against the United Fruit company,
which is backed by Boston capital. The
petition charges that the United Fruit
company is monopoly which is seek
ing to crush every fruit concern which
declines to be absorbed by it.
Columbia. Nov. 24.-The South Car
DINA Society for Patriotic Award has
received magnificent gold medal
given by for women Of the state. which
will be presented to Lieutenant Vic
tor Blue at an early date. AS the Of
ficer is now on duty In New York city
on the battleship Massachusetts, it is
probable that the presentation will be
made there by Hugh S. Thompson, eX-
governor Of South Carolina.
Macon. Nov. 23.-Mayor S. B. Price,
of Macon. died yesterday afternoon,
He was one of the most widely known
public men in Georgia. He served In
the Confederate army He was elected
mayor in 1854, which position he has
occupied continually with the eXcep-
ton of two years, 1894 and 1895, when
he was legislated out of office. Those
years he served as postmaster Of Ma
con.
Knoxville, Nov. 25.-In an inter-
view Judge Snodgrass intimated that
he may be candidate for United
States senator. He said: aft I do
run | will feel sure Of election; l will
not otherwise run and will conduct nc
forlorn hope contest with anybody.
This declaration is considered here
as a sure sign that Judge Snodgrass
will be in the race for Senator TURKEY e
seat.
Bowling Green, KY. Nov. 25.-A
most serious epidemic of smallpox has
broken out in several nearby coun-
ties. In population of 500 there are
fully 500 cases in various stages OF
smallpox at Uniontown. There are
many cases in the adjacent county. The
disease has been conveyed from Union
town of Crittenden. Hopkins. Mullen
burg and Henderson counties. The
state board of health has placed Union
town in absolute quarantine.
Macon. Nov. 24.-Joseph Richards
white, 90 years of age. hanged himesli
Yesterday. The suicide was the result
of religious mania Richards had at
tended the Salvation Army meetings
Yesterday morning he told one Of his
employees that he had been tried be-
fore the bar of God for a great crime
that he had committed, and that he
must die and not see the face of God
An hour later his body was found sus-
pended from rafter in the barn.
Macon. Nov. 27.-Threatened contest
over the will of the late Thomas c.
Dempsey, millionaire, of Macon, VINO
died last summer in Asbury Park. n
j., has been settled. All the property
was left to his second wife, a New
York woman Her attorney, Mr.. Rob
ert O'Byrne, Of New York. announced
last night that settlement with the
dissatisfied heirs had been made. The
contest, he says, would have cost the
estate 100000. Mr.. o Byrne declined
to make public the terms of settlement
Columbia. S. c.. Nov. Ex-Governor
Miles B. insolvency yesterday ad,
dressed a letter to the governor Of each
southern state asking for united eff,
fort to get southern representatives in
congress to work for the passage Of a
! bill refunding S11,O00,O0O to southern
people from whom cotton was seized
by United Sta IS troops during the
war between the states. The cotton
was sold by the collector of customs
at New York and the funds placed in
the United States treasury. They can
not be recovered except by congress
sional action.
Atlanta, Nov. 23.-The Willinghan
bill, providing for prohibition in Geor-
gia, was passed by the lower house OF
the general assembly yesterday The
measure received a majority Of five
votes more than the two-thirds neces-
sary. It is not assumed that it will
become law. however. 1t is said that
of the A members constituting the
state senate % oppose the measure
and this means its defeat. Great pres
sure was brought to bear from every
section of the state, and its passage
by the lower house is considered d
signal victory for prohibition.
Norfolk, Nov. 22.-Oscar ]. Fleming
the Princess Anne magistrate who kill
ed Clarence l.. Snyder last Thursday
and an unknown man Sunday night
visited Norfolk yesterday. A crowd
gathered at the hardware store in
which ne called to make purchases and
he drew pistol. pointing it at the
open doorway He was arrested and
taken to the police station. He was
bailed in the sum of $50 for his ap-
pearance today He denies killing
Snyder and pleads justification in the
last tragedy. His appearance and
braggadocio demeanor here have en-
Uttered many people.
Savannah, Nov. 23.-D. w. Pope,
aged 40, farmer of Scott. Ca, and D.
NJ. Perdue, aged SO. farmer and mer-
chant of the same place, were asphyx-
lated by Illuminating gas in board
ing house yesterday morning. They
were sens c: Confederate veterans,
and both were here to attend the re-
union of the order. now in progress.
A friend previously, in a Joking man
ner, but. with all seriousness, warned
them against blowing out the gas. and
the warning had been repeated by the
housekeeper. Nevertheless they were
found dead in bed with the jet open.
Greensboro. KY. Nov. 22.-Ctcero
Barnett, colored. cut off his father g
head with Ratchet yesterday The
murdered man was rs years old. Bar
nett, who is insane, was arrested.
Hill WIN Support tho Platform.
Buffalo, Nov. 2S-Norman Mack