Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-22
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
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A bill in the pennsylvania mouse
will. ii enacted, make Philadelphia the
state capital.
Herr Fischer, the radical German
Socialist. who deiied Emperor William.
has been reelected TO the reichstag.
Great Britain's new torpedo beat de-
stroyer Albatross is the fastest war
vessel afloat. having attained a speed
of So knots.
The president having issued his
peace proclamation Bellamy Storer.
now minister to Belgium, has been APP
pointed minister to Spain.
At Bridgeport, Conn, Nancy Gull
ford pleaded guilty to manslaughter
and was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment for killing Emma Gill by
abortion.
Thursday, April 13.
Five hundred negro miners from
Pana. Ills, have arrived at Des Moines.
Ia, to take the places of strikers.
Trouble is feared.
Americans and Britons were am
pushed by Mataafa's followers in Sa-
moa Four Americans and three Brit
ons were killed.
BY the will of w C. Andrews, burn
ed 10 death in New York, over s3,000.-
600 will so 10 establish school for
girls in Willoughby, 0.
Justice Williams, of New York, dis
missed the murder indictment against
r. B. MolineGX, and directed that the
case be again submitted.
Before the industrial commission at
Washington Mine Owner Schlender-
burg declared organized labor had bet
tered the miners condition
The G. A. r. executive committee
decided to leave the office of command
er-in-chief vacant until the next en-
campment, Vice Commander Johnson
acting meanwhile.
Friday. April ii.
The combination of coal interests on
the lover Monongahela river is now
assured.
Enormous losses from prairie fires
are reported from Nebraska Many
miles have been fame swept.
The American, English and German
Samoan commissioners will sail for
Apia from San Francisco April %.
Dr. Schur,nan, president of our
Philippines commission. reports that
many Fiipinos want American citi-
zenship.
General Wheeler announces that un-
less sent to the Philippines he will re-
sign his army commission and return
to his scat il congress.
A bill to establish a state consta5u-
larry, whic,, would abolish police
boards in leading cities. was intro
duced in New York's senate.
An important letter written by Ro-
land Mciil:a2x US fallen into the
hands of New Ycrks police, who de-
clare it vii! cCnvict him of Mrs.
Adams murder.
saturday, April Is.
The name Columbia he's been Sc
lected for the new Americas cup de-
fender.
The Cuban army rolls contain AS
900 names, including 5000 commission
ed officers.
Secretary Alger positively announces
that he has no intention of resigning
from the cabinet
Tom Marshall, mayor of Keithsburg.
Ills, won the championship in the
shooting match at Elkwood Park, N. J.
Colonel Samuel S. Sumner, of the
Sixth cavalry, has been appointed mill
tary attache of our embassy in Lon
don.
Acting Secretary Meikeliohn issued
license granting authority to build a
Catholic church on the West Point
military reservation.
In the German reichstag Baron Won
Buelow, foreign minister, stated that
a complete understanding with Eng.
land and the United States had been
reached regarding Samoa.
Monday. April II.
The pope, at his thanksgiving mass
yesterday, exhibited extreme weakness.
Vice President Hobart, who has been
seriously i'll at Washington, is slowly
recovering.
General Lew Wallace has author
lied the dramatiZation Of his famous
novel, Ben Hur."
Nine Albani, the American prima
donna. was lTdely insulted by crowd
ed audience at Seville, Spain.
Count d'Arcos. who married an
American. has been appointed Span
ish minister to the United States.
Seven per cent of the volunteers In
the Philippines want to be mustered
out. despite tie tempting offers for re-
enlistment.
The committee of Republican con.
gressmen appointed to consider need
ed financial legislation is in session at
Atlantic City.
Thousands of New Workers turned
out in the rain yesterday to welcome
the cruiser Raleigh, that fired the first
shot in the battle of Manila.