Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-11
A WEEKS. NEWS o0NDENsED.
wednesday. Feb. I.


The gold production OF Cripple Creek,
Colo, in January aggregated s15zaiooa.
Princess Ferdinand, OF Bulgaria, died
at Sofia Of pneumonia, soon after the
birth, of her. fourth child.
A. G. Foster. Of Tacoma (Rep9: was
elected United States senator from
Washington state. ending the long
deadlock.
At Rochester,. N. H., Mrs. Lizzie
Provenchia, separated from her hus-
band. killed the latter's housekeeper,
1s-year-old. Annie Con.
Mrs. Mary A. LAWYER, q N-year-old
widow Of Philadelphia. waa found
strangled to death In, her rooms over
her grocery store. She had been rob-
bed.
Thursday, Fob. Q.
Secretary fAlger Is to- make o. visit
Of inspection to Porto Rico.
Fire in Budapest. Hungary. Destroy
ed 800 houses. Many lives were lost.
Count Esterhazyz hurriedly left Paris
to escape arrest on q, charge OF obtain
Ing money under false pretenses.
Lord Hallam Tcnnyson, son Of the
late Sir Alfred Tennyson, has been ap-
pointed governor of South Australia.
Mrs. Amelia Lutz, Of Chicago. was
saved from suicide seven times by her
husband. The eighth time, she sue
ceeded.
The latest news from Samoa says
further, fighting is feared between the
forces of King Malietoa and Chief
Mataafa.
. Mayor R.. e. McKisson, Of Cleveland,
who was candidate for United States
senator against III. A. Hanna. Is again
candidate for mayor.
The National Liquor league. 1t IS
said. will close the saloons Of Akron.
O., for two years as an object lesson"
reducing the city's revenue.
Friday. Feb. o.
Extreme restitution exists In nine
counties of Russia, following crop fail
ures.
DR.. James H. Garfield. president Of
the Ohio. state university. is mentioned
as congressional. librarian.
The Naval and Military Order Of the
Spanish-Amerlcan war. with Governor
Roosevelt as commander was estab-
lished In New York.
-Four members OF an alleged gang
of italian counterfeiters were arrested
on the arrival OF the steamer Spartan
Prince ut New York from Genoa.
The charges OF General Miles regard
in .'embalmed beef, will be made. the
subject Of special investigation. when
the general must prove his charges.
Two thousand soldiers left New York
for Manila on the transport Sherman.
The river and harbor bill. carrying
over $50, 0eo. 900, passed the national
house.
General Maxine Gomez. of the. Gu
ban army, announces his willingness
to disband the Cuban army, accepting
the s., 900 preferred by our govern
ment for his soldiers
Saturday. Feb. A.
A two-horse wagon loaded with fur
niture and carrying six persons was
struck by train at RIverton, Pa. All
were killed.
Miss Ella Bowen. aged 90, shot and
killed Harry Deffenbaugh on the street
at Sisterville. w. Va. because he per-
sisted In wooing her.
The Republican deadlock IN Della
ware, It Is asserted, may end In the re-
election OF Senator. Gray, Democrat,
| unless Addicks withdraws.
Commodore Philip. for his work Mt
Santiago, was presented with sword
Of honor at New York. Governor Roose-
Welt making the presentation speech.
The national house judiciary commit
tee will reoort that General Wheeler
and other members who accepted army
commissions forfeit their seats as con-
gressmen.
General woodford. ex-minister to
Spain, explains that his recent speech
in New York was in praise of the
navy department. though distorted Into
adverse criticism.
Monday, Fob. g.
Colonel James A. Sexton. commander
of the G. A r., died in Washington
yesterday morning.
General Brookes order to reduce SAL
aries of officials in Santiago has caused
much dissatisfaction.
Mrs. Botkin, the murderess OF Mrs.
Dunning and Mrs. Deane. was SEN
fenced at San Francisco to life i'm
prisonment.
The Porto Rico cabinet has resigned
and General Henry will appoint their
successors. They objected to military
supervision.
A meeting Of the Canadian cabinet
was held in New York city, owing to
the presence of majority in this coun-
try of the arbitration commissioners.
Sixty soldiers of the Fifteenth Mime
sofa regiment. at Augusta, Ga, broke
open the ammunition stores and start
ed out to lynch civilian who muir
dered one OF their comrades. They
were captured by cavalrymen and, plac-