Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-07-01
"A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
"Wednesday. JUNO 81.

that General Wheeler will be sent to
the Philippines.
The Standard Oil company will re-
linquish its Ohio charter and remove
to New York July /.
Jews in the United States are con-
tributing funds for testimonials to
Captain Dreyfus, Emile lola and Colo
mel Picquart
settlement favorable to $4,000 of
the 10000 striking miners of Missouri,
Kansas, Indian Territory and Arkan-
sas has been effected
Paced by a locomotive on the board
track on the Long Island railroad.
Charles Murphy rode mile on BIZ
cycle in l minute and seconds.
Thursday. June 22.
The cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey. arrived at Colombo. Ceylon.
Negro miners. to the number Of 30,
bound for Sunnyside mine. were de-
coyed into ambush and fired upon at
Evansville. Ind.
William Proctor lcolorcd) was sem
fenced at Baltimore to 20 years impris-
onment for criminal assault or 15-year
old Rebecca Peck.
After being a fugitive for IS years.
Alexander Jester has been arrested in
Oklahoma for the murder of Gilbert
Gates in Missouri.
The cruiser Philadelphia Admiral
Kuutz III command. arrived at San
Francisco with the bodies of Lieuten-
ant Lansdnle and Ensign Monaghan.
killed in Samoa.
Friday. Juno 30.
Nj. Waldcck-RouSseau has formed Il
cabinet for France which strongly IA
vors Dreyfus.
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans OF Nebraska have decided on
fusion for state offices.
\ Chinese leper brought to Mobile
from Ship Island by Il British vessel
has been ordered returned.
George Shea. alias Philip Zambele a
Chicago crook, stole $4,000 from a
Boston bank A few hours later he
WIS captured in New York, with the
stolen money.
At the next G.. A. r. encampment an
attempt will be made to pcrpetuate the
organization by admitting all soldiers
ard sailors who have fought or may
fight for the flag.
saturday, June 81.
II. B. Plant president of the Plant
Investment company, died in New
York. aged SO.
The volksraad OF the Orange Free
State made liberal appropriations for
increased military supplies.
Because he snored Mrs. Harvey J.
Ramsey cut her husbands throat in
New York. She is evidently insane.
The contributions to the Dewey home
fund received yesterday amounted to
Sl77, making the total to date S10.30S.
Miss Rachael c. Hicks. claiming to
! be ii travelling missionary from Den
yer. is under arrest in Providence.
charged with forging Helen Goulds
name to a note for $4,000.
Monday. June &c.
SPANS standing army has been fix
ed at 100000 men.
Secretary Alger is candidate for
senator from Michigan on an antitrust
platform.
Kieng- Ning-Fu. China. is placarded
with bills offering 81 900 each for mis-
sonaries' heads.
Saturdays fire at Laurel. Del, which
destroyed 100 houses and caused $780,.
000 loss. may have been incendiary.
In an interview at Chicago Secre-
tary Alger stated that General Otis
needs more soldiers, and will get them
The Boston Herald says that Ad-
miral Dewey will visit Boston and be
entertained there before he goes to
New York.
There is no fear of a strike on the
Delaware and Lackawanna railway.
The French chamber approved the
new cabinet but the debate was very
stormy.
Negro miners are leaving Pana, Ills
fearing TO work since troops have been
withdrawn.
German troops sent to punish Chi
nese for attacking the railway near
Kiao-Chau met with armed resistance
Chinese repulsed and 10 killed.
A prominent Republican of Mil
wa,kee, who is close friend of Henry
c. Payne. asserts that that astutc po-
litical manager has been asked to take
the Craftsmanship of the Republican
! national committee