Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-27
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
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wednesday. May II,
New Yorks aldermen and council
voted S15OO10 fer the reception of Adj
mira Dewey.
Rear Admiral Watson sailed from
San Francisco to Manila, to relieve
Admiral Dewey.
Mr.. and Mrs Bradley-Martin, before
leaving New York TO reside in London,
gave Il $4,000 dinner to Sc persons.
Chief of Scouts William H. Young,
who has distinguished himself In the
Philippines. died from wound re-
ccivcd in battle.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale has
resigned the passionate of the South
Congregational church, Boston, after
43 years service.
The Earl of Stanford. who married
Mrs. Colgate III New York last De-
ccmber. fell before an express train AT
Pottcr's Bar England. and was killed.
Before the Mazet Investigators, in
New York. Mayor Van Wyck vigorous
ly rebuked suggestion that he WAS
lin" with gamblers. Mazet apologized
Thursday. Mny ls.
a cyclone at Manchester. H., killed
four persons and seriously injured four
! others.
Three boy babies born to Mrs. John
OKeefe. of Norfolk. Va. are named
Dewey. Sampson and Schlcy.
General Joe Wheeler. of Alabama.
will deliver Il Memorial day address
before Boston G. A. r. post
a cyclone at Montpelier, o.. wrecked
schoolhouse, fatally injuring the
teacher and four girl pupils.
The magnificent sword voted by con-
grcss for Admiral Dewey is in ii safe
deposit vault awaiting the admiral's
coming
General Wade Hampton. in CRATE
/ ful letter. declines the proposal of
South Carolinians 10 build him Il home
on the site Of that recently destroyed
by fire.
General Henry, late military COVER
nor of Porto Rico. declares American
capital can find profitable Investment
there, but there will be no demand for
American labor.
Friday. Mny 10.
Andrew Carnegie has subscribed c1-
600 to the Gladstone memorial fund
a strike OF The mail carriers in Paris
lasted less than 20 hours. the men
weakening and returning to work.
The ears disarmament conference
met at The Hague and chose Baron dc
Staal of Russia. as president.
a mob of Cubans in llayana tore
, down Spanish flags which had been
hoistcd by merchants In celebration of
the kings birthday.
The Duluth. Mimi, striking street
car men wrecked another car with
dynamite Wednesday night. but no
passengers were hurt.
e. e. Clark. of Cedar Rapids. Ia.
was elected grand chief conductor of
the Order of Railway Conductors ut
the Detroit convention.
saturday, May 20.
Mayor Jones. of Toledo. will prob
ably be n labor candidate for governor
of Ohio.
President Mckinley and party re-
turned to Washington from Hot
Springs. Va. this evening.
Charles r. Buckalew, ex-United
States senator from Pennsylvania. died
at his home in bloomsbury. Pa, aged
rs years.
Deputy shcriffs shot and killed Dick
/ Reese and Richard Grant who deiied
the former and drew revolyers, al
Columbus. Tex.
The Presbyterian general assembly.
at Minneapolis. adopted resolutions
urging vigorous fight against Sab
bath dissertation.
The house of the Texas legislature
i passed finally its bill placing one per
cent. tax on all personal incomes in
excess of $4,000 year.
1t is asserted that if the present rate
of consumption OF pig iron is main
tanned much longer many mills will
soon be forced to shut down fer lack
of material.
Monday, May %.
A fire at Dawson. Alaska, did S4.-
600. 900 damage, with not Il dollars
worth of insurance.
The Philippine islands, though an
agricultural country. do not produce
food sufficient for the inhabitants
The strike situation in the Pittsburg
(Kan.) district is apparently more fa-
vorable TO the striking coal miners.
! Cornell students celebrating a base
ball victory fought police and fircmcn
! who put out their honfires. Many were
hurt
In Jersey City John Moretta stabbed
! his wife to death in the presence OF
! several hundred people viewing ball
game.
A Michigan volunteer soldier arose
in q Calumet church and rebuked the
minister for the lattcr's criticism OF
the governments Philippine policy.
Tuesday, May %.
George Smith. colored is under ar
rest in Asbury Park, suspected of hav-
ing fatally beaten Mrs. Layina Har-
mon. also colored.
The death Of aged Hiss Agnes SUIT
ter at Ncwburgh N. Y. Was caused by
the upsetting of d lamp by a cat while
the woman was asleep.
A woman of Waimea, Hawaii, muir
dercd her stcpchild. and Il neighbor
who rushed into the cabin killed the
first womans own daughter.
The navy department has received
no confirmation OF the report that the
cruiser Detroit had fired on and sunk
the Nicara guam gunboat San Jacinto
at Bluefields.
Robbed II Famous shrine.
Santiago de Cuba. May 23.-The
startling discovery was made on Sun
!! day that the famous shrine of Nuestra
! Sonora Carload. at FL Cobre, had been
robbed of jewels valued at $4,000, and
that the head of the statue had been
broken off and removed. The report
coused great excitement in the town