Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-30
GENERAL. SOUTHERN NEWS.

Williamson. w. Va, Sept. 2l.-GllaS
Hatfield, OF the HatileldMcCoy feud,
who killed II. e. Ellis last July. was
Yesterday sentenced to u years in the
penitentiary by Judge Dolittle.
Columbia. S. c.. Sept. 2S.-The indi-
cations are that full regiment Will
go from South Carolina to New York
for the Dewey celebration. Assistant
Adiutant General Frost will be In
command. Company X. First North
Carolina State Guards. of Raleigh. Will
also take part in the parade. The
company will so with Governor Rus
sell and stan.
Jacksonville. Sept 21.-The queen
resent Of Spain has presented the
Spanish Casino ut Tampa with 600
books for its library for public use.
The books arrived last Sunday on the
Havana steamer. They were sent rs
n mark of the queens appreciation OF
the kindly manner in which the Span
!sh population Of that city was treated
during the war.
Gainesville. Ga. Sept. 2S--Two un-
known negroes are surrounded in
swamp near the southern end OF the
county. y posse with Winchesters.
shotsuus and bloodhounds are in pur-
suit. The negroes are charged with
criminally assaulting daughter OF
William Wofford, Il prominent citizen
OF the county. If caught the two as
sailants will be lynched.
Atlanta. Sept. 21.-John L. Hanna.
chief of police of Dalton, Ca. was
shot and killed yesterday by three
moonshiners whom he was trying to
arrest. A posse of 125 men was Or
ganized and have started in pursuit
of the moonshiners. a party OF detec-
tives, accompanied by bloodhounds,
have left Chattanooga for Dalton to
aid in the capture of the murderers.
Charleston, Sept. 23.-Warrants
were sworn out yesterday by Vice
Consul White, acting for the govern
ment of Norway, against Andersen and
Thomas. the Norwegian sailors from
the bark Drot, who, according to their
own story, killed and ate a compan-
ion while drifting in mid-ocean on a
raft. The men are still very sick, and
the warrants were not served, but
guard was placed over them. They
will be sent TO Norway as soon as able
to travel.
Charleston. w. Va, Sept. 25.-Sey-
eral mines in the New River field have
resumed working Fifteen mines are
in operation. About 50 mines are still
idle. the operators refusing to grant
the five cent advance demanded by the
strikers. 1t is estimated 1000 men are
still idle. One hundred and ninety
five men at Plymouth mines in Kama
wha river field and resumed work to-
day. after being out ten months. They
struck for two cents advance and are
going back at the old price.
Macon, Ga. Sept. 20.-The Bibb
county Confederate veterans have de-
cided to send representative to the
reunion of the blue and gray at Evans
vile. Ind, and a resolution contain
ing the following sentiment was pass
ed: The Bibb county veterans auth
orize Comrade R. B. Hale to convey
to the veterans of the blue at Evans
Vile our hearty sympathy with the
movement inaugurated by the coming
reunion, and we hail with delight any
method OF bringing about fraternal
feeling between the veterans of the
blue and the gray
Gainesville, Ga. Sept. 2O.-Monday
night man named Dudley killed Jim
Smith and Berry O'Kelly. whom he
found drinking with his wife on his
return from business trip. All of
the parties are prominent citizens.
O'Kelly was found dead on a quilt on
the floor, his head split open with an
ak. Smith was lying on the bed with
his throat cut. All of the parties are
of the upper portion of this Q1alD
county. The sheriff has gone to the
scene OF the crime. 1t is stated that
Dudley. with his wife, has left the
community