Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Wednesday,, July GO.

vention.
For crlticlzlng the government,
French General De Negrier has been
removed as inspector of army corps.
All Yu. sailor on Dewey's Olympia,
is the first Chinese pensioner Of Uncle
Sam. at $50 month.
The total enrolment of troops for
the volunteer army, not including yes
terdays recruiting. amounts to 4,792
men.
1t Is said that the American troops
are almost unanimously opposed tocar-
rying OH the Philippines war; and that
sending home the volunteers was tho
only thing that prevented mutiny.
Thursday, July eT.
Two more deaths from yellow fever
have occurred among the American
troops in Cuba.
All the aspirants for the Democratic
nomination for governor in Maryland
are gold men
Owing to the high price of copper.
coins from India are being imported
at profit. TO be melted down.
General Otis has proclaimed pro-
yisional government for the Island of
Negroes. with Bacolor as the capital.
j. Danenhower, Philadelphia cleo
trio light lineman. received severe
shock while fixing street light, fell
to the street and died from his injuries
The American troops in the Philip
pines were victorious In another en-
gagement with bandits In Cebu. Five
bandits were killed and seven cap
tured.
Friday, July 2S.
Ten-year-old Margaret Mason saved
a woman from drowning at Cottage
Beach. Conn.
Kentucky Populists name Wharton
Barker and Ignatius Donnelly forpresi-
dent and vice president.
Adolph Luetgert. the Chicago wife
murderer. was found dead in his cell
in the Joliet penitentiury.
Mrs. William Y Perot of Baltimore,
was arrested as she landed at Liver
pool, charged with abducting her
daughter.
Aeronaut Thayer was killed by Il fall
from his balloon at Strcator. Ills. yes
terday He was to huve been married
last night
President Hcurcaux, of Santo Do
mingO. was killed by an assassin,
Ramon Caceres, at Moca. A revolu-
ton is imminent
SATURDAY,, July 20.
Miss Alkaline Miller fell from wheel
in front of Brooklyn trolley car. and
both of her legs were cut off.
During the year ending June 30 last
the government expended $l,075,0O0 on
Mississippi river improvements.
While cleaning ii tannery vat In
Newark. ~ j.. Jacob Chobowsky was
suifocated and Frederick Kaiser had a
narrow escape.
The town of Calamba. Philippines.
which was captured Thursday, WAS the
objective point of General Lawton
when he captured Santa Cruz in April
Subscriptions for the Dewey home
will close before the admiral arrives in
New York. and the house will be pur-
chased with the money OIL hand, what
ever the amount.
Monday, July 81.
There is great demand for farm
labor In Minnesota's wheat fields.
Will I.iitlefieli. who killed three of
ficers at Horn Lake Miss, over II year
ago. has been captured at Memphis.
Our peace commissioners at The
Hague conference, just ended. win I'M
stinted praise from British newspapers
In ten mile swim at Ottawa, Ont,
DR.. Newman, of Chicago, defeated NJ.
McGlynn, of Ottawa. in three and a
half hours.
AS result of frequent family quar-
rels. Austin Stephens killed his father
in-law, Hon benjamin Finnel. at
Morning View Ky.
Three boys were buried In sand
bank at Cuyahoga Falls. o. Russell
Jones was killed and the others buried
to their neclts for hours.
The Nebraska volunteers. who did
the first fighting against Filipinos, ar
rived at San Francisco and were greet
ed with intense enthusiasm.
Tuesday. Aug. /.
Near Petersburg, Ind, yesterday the
union and non-unlon miners engaged
In a desperate battle.
BIZ. Alderfer, 50 years Old died at
Norristown, Pa, yesterday. He is the
goth victim of the memorable Exeter
wreck
A. \. Hansen who is after the 1000
mile cycling record at Minneapolis, will
doubtless succeed. He broke the 500
mile record by II hours.
1t is believed in Perth Amboy that
Valentine. the convict bank cashier. al
so stole $4,000 from the savings bank,
OF which he was treasurer.
Harry Johnson, Yale student, who
was working during vacation as mo-
torman on New Haven trolley line,
was badly injured in collision.
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