Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-12-16
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

| IuCGTS WHICH inClQdCo IAO
F, cotton mills in Augusta and those in
Bath and Langley, S. c., have de-
f! termined to make substantial in
crease in wages on Jan. 1. This action
is voluntary and not the result of any
demand from the operatives.
Galveston. Dec. 11-William Jen-
! nings Bryan passed through Galveston
Yesterday en- route to Austin. When
asked If he would be candidate for
the vacant senatorship seat in Ne
braska he emphatieally replied: mo, l
will not" and positively declined to
| further discuss Nebraska politics.
Adairsville, Ca, Dec. 9.-Lucy Car
bon and her child in arms were killed
here yesterday by Jim Mayfield. Frank
| Bird was also wounded by the same
! shot which killed the mother and
daughter. The men were at the wo-
mans house and Quarreled over some
| trivial matter. The murderer escaped.
Montgomery. Ala, Dec. Sword has
reached here from Crenshaw county
that the l5-year-old son of Widow
| Rhodes shot and killed William Jones
and MORALLY wounded John Pruitt
while they were attempting to force
an entrance into his mothers home.
They had battered down the door with
fence rail. when the boy fired.
Richmond, Dec. 12-In the state sem
ate Yesterday a resolution was unani-
mously adopted providing for COM
mittee of three senators and five rep
resentatiyes to investigate the charges
preferred against Lee Camp Soldiers
home by certain veterans who are in
mates of the institution. The board of
managers of the home invite the most
thorough investigation.
Pensacola, Fla. Dec Tn the cir
cult court yesterday Armistead How
ard, who recently killed Armistead
Ferguson, was released because the
grand jury failed to find true bill
against him. Ferguson was intimate
with Howard's wife. After repeatedly
warning Ferguson to end his relations
with the woman Howard sent pistol
ball through Ferguson's heart.
Macon, Miss, Dec. Information
which is regarded as reliable was re-
ceived here last evening that II. b.
| WICKER was killed about one mile from
his house ir Winston county, Tues
day evening. This is continuation OF
the Johnston killings in Winston
county, inaugurated some time ago.
| This makes four white men and two
negroes who have been killed in this
feud. They were all shot from am
bush.
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 12.-seven
Rremen were injured by an explosion
| Of gasoline in fruit store here yes
terday. They are Chief John Browder,
| Captain Ed ]. Griffith, Paul l. Micou,
Thomas Doran, Will D. Rollins, ia
cob Hinderer and L. A. Hill. 1t is
| thought Griffith will die. The de-
partment had responded to an alarm
of fire from the fruit store and entered
the building few minutes before the
gasoline exploded.
Atlanta, Dec BY a vote Of rs
to II the Willingham bill was killed
in the senate yesterday anu state pro-
hibition defeated. The various roll
calls consumed an hour, great many
senator's rising to explain their votes.
The debate was carried on with great
yigor. Had the measure passed the
senate it would have been so amended
as to kill its purpose. The fight has
been the fercest the state has ever
known along this line, but it is now
believed the question is effectually set
tied for some time.
Mobile, Dec. 5.-At State Line.
Miss, Edmund. the 5-year-old son Of
DR.. W. H. Boykin, shot and instantly
killed his brother. Roderick, aged II,
and severely wounded in the right arm
| his brother Tom, aged Is. The older
boys were playing with an air gun,
which Edmund wanted, and when they
refused TO give it to him he declared
he would shoot them. He went into
the house and got small shotgun,
and put his threat into execution.
Tom saved his life by getting behind
tree.
Augusta, Ca, Dec 1.-THE worst
fire that Augusta has had in years
started early Sunday morning and
caused 81 900 600 damage. 1t began in
the heart of ]. B. Whites big dry goods
house, the nearest approach Augusta
had to big modern department store.
| The origin of the fire is unknown, but
it is surmised that an electric wire
may have come in contact with the
woodwork after the insulation on it
| became imperfect, or possibly a spark
from the suffering arc light may
have tumbled into the dry goods.
Macon, Ca. Dec 6.-Two negro wo-
men, Dolphus and Ida Hooks, have
been in Jail here several days charged
with the murder of Jim Jones, col
ored. Yesterday Jones made his APP
pearance. A dead negro was found in
South Macon several months ago, who
had plainly been murdered. He was
! identified by Jones' mother as Jones,
and was buried by her Suspicion
pointed to the Hooks women and their
conviction was regarded as certain.
Solicitor General Hodges ordered the
release of the accused women.
Richmond, Dec S.-The supreme
court of apeals yesterday handed down
a decision in the celebrated case OF
Sanders VS.. Coleman. Mr.. R. NJ. San
ders, a well-to-do resident Of Lancas-
ter county, became engaged to Miss
| Gertrude Coleman. On the day they
were to wed letter was received from
Mr.. Sanders asking to be released, be-
cause his physician advised him that
he was in no condition to marry. Miss
| Coleman instituted suit and the jury
awarded her $4,000 damages. The SUI
preme court held that illness comes
under the acts of God, and reversed
| the lower court.
Columbia, S. c.. Dec. 6.-There was
a desperate fight in the suburbs Of
Greenville yesterday afternoon, in
which Dispensary Constables Cooley
and Cornwel were shot by George
Howard and an unknown man, who
were running a blockade whisky wag-
on. The constables seized the whisky
and attempted to arrest Howard, who