Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-13
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

and the Officers of tic cruiser Raleigh
in this city tonight. The first was at
the residence CT MIS-. James Sprunt at
$50 O'Clock. During this event
handsome silver dinner service was
presented 20 Captain Coghlan.
Raleigh. n c.. May 5.-The crop and
weather report for the last seven days
shows th;.t great progress was made IN
farm work and the growth OF crops
Was rapid and satisfactory. Only
few unfayorable reports were received
from the eastern sections of the state.
The rainfall averaged over half an
inch and proved to be very beneficial.
Luray, Va. May 5.-Elias Bailey, a
we'll known citizen OF Riieyville. died
at his hcme a few days since. He
was not less than 102 years old. and
some who knew his history and life
say he was l05 years old when he
died. Rilcyville boasted of two of the
Oldest people in this county. Mrs. Pat
sey Ward died month since los years
old.
Roanoke. Va, May S.-The Norfolk
and Western Railway company Will
construct road from Radford toFloyd
Court House 4 distance OF % miles. IL
is understood that survey will begin
at once and the road will be built up
New river, the object being to secure
the valuable iron deposits and timber
resources of that section through
which it will run.
Raleigh. n. c.. May John Fisher
was placed in the penitentiary yester-
day TO serve 10 months for perjury.
He swore in United States pension
case in the federal court at Newbern
that the husband Of woman who
applied for the pension was dead and
that ne saw him die, and also saw him
buried. AS Fisher said these words
the so called dead man walked into the
court room.
Parkersburg. w Va, May 5.-The
Latrobe Oil company. composed OF To-
cal oil men, secured lease on ten
acres of oil near Cairo, Richie county.
during the oil excitement two years
ago. They put down TWO wells, which
proved 20 be good producers and the
company has disposed OF its lease.
which cost them but So, for $4,000,
DuICIdSclS HECil.S iAuAS' OAAA~ANA ~
Stuart. of Columbus. 0.
Raleigh. n. c.. May 5.-Fire in the
town of Greenvile early this morning
swept two blocks. destroying Kings
hotel. Griffin's jewelry store, Brady's
and Cheeks G Hines barrooms, the
millinery stores of Mrs. Higgs and
Mrs. James and the stores OF H. c.
Hooker. Turnstall, NJ. H. Quinnerly,
Starkey Brothers. Pulley e Co.. Brown
& Hooker Frank Wilson and c. 7.
NIumford and Woolen'S drug store.
The loss approXimates 100000.
Savannah. May 6.-Private Jim Ar
mold of the Third Kentucky regiment.
shot Private Hiram Hunt and Private
Ed Allen. Of the same command, yes
terday. The shooting was done with
an old Remington rifle that had been
brought from Cuba as q relic. Arnold
was sitting in his tent, inserting l
cartridge in the gun, when it was dis
charged. The bullet went through the
wall of the tent and passed through
the body of Private Hunt and broke
the arm of Allen Arnold is under ar
rest. pending examination, but it is
thing but accidental.
Gainesville. Fla, May 5.-Sheriff H.
NJ. Tillis was probably fatally shot by
assassins last evening. He was seated
on the piazza OF his residence with a
young lady, when two men emerged
from a lot directly in front of the
house and one CT them emptied the
contents of both barrels OF & shotgun
at him. The shots took effect in his
shoulder and breast. Immediately al"
ter the shooting the men ran down the
street, mounted horses and rode away.
Some time ago Sheriff Tillis killed
Brack Tillis. his nephew. There is i
strong suspicion that the affair of last
evening grew out of that episode.
Raleigh. n. c., May 5.-The three
days session here of the North Caro-
lima Dental association ended today. 1t
was well attended, 76 members being
present. Twenty-Five wrote that they
did not come because they feared the
smallpox. There are today A cases
of smallpox in the negro pesthouse
here and 106 negro suspects. There
are declared to be only two white cases.
A physician and three nurses are i'll
charge of the negroes. The contents
of II negro houses in the city have
been burned and the houses fumigated.
1t is declared, however, that only by
burning the infected houses can the
disease be stamped out.
Americas. Ca, May 9.-Son Streat-
ham, colored, was brought here yester-
day from Dawson. Randolph county.
for safe keeping. 1t was feared the
Jail would lie raided, and the officers
of the law did not care to risk lynch
ing. Two months ago Streatham at
tempted to outrage white woman in
Randolph county. He was arrested and
placed in jail at Dawson. Yesterday
morning he was taken to Cuthbert
for trial Upon being arraigned he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
90 years il the penitentiary. Dis
satisfaction was expressed, and the
discomfort grew so rapidly that it was
thought prudent to remove theprisoner
to a safer iail until he could be de-
livereA 20 the aenitentiary t"Iorities.