Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-16
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

Paramount. w. Va. Sept. 9.-Three
miners. Fred Hamilton, Clarence
Hardesty and Elba Powers. were kill
ed in Highland mines. near here, the
result OF powder explosion, follow
ed by Il fire, started by the falling of a
lamp in keg of powder.
Atlanta. Sept. 6.-Governor Gambler
was asked yesterday to send Cat
ling gun to Brunswick. Ga. The re-
quest comes because of the implied
threat III Il statement recently made
by negro editor that armed negroes
were ready to sustain him in what
ever he said or did.
Atlanta, Sept. General Royal l..
Frank. commanding the Department Of
the Gull. announced yesterday that the
garrison at Key West would be sent
to New York rs soon as transporta-
ton is arranged. on account of the
yellow fever at Key West. The fever
situation is considered as encouraging
by General Frank.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 5.-Sunday
night band OF negro men called out
and flogged negro woman who had
been living With Il Chinaman. The
woman WAS warned that she must not
return TO the Chinaman house. Sew
eral other negro women have been
warned that their relations with China
men must cease. The black regula-
tors have determined to draw the color
line on the Orientals.
Key West, Fla. Sept. 9.-Thirty
cases OF yellow fever have been re-
ported during the past n hours. In
Guiding two cases previously omitted.
the total number occurring TO date SO
far as known is l27. Two deaths have
been reported curing the past "a hours.
making the total number of deaths
nine. The weather is still very warm
and rainy and favorable for the spread
of the disease.
Charleston. Sept S.-News comes
from Georgetown that on Saturday
Charlie Chung. Il Chinaman. killed Il
young negro. James Prischer. Chung
claimed that a balance OF one cent was
due him for laundry. y quarrel en-
sued and the Chinaman fired a pistol
ball into the negro's abdomen. Ii
Chung is found guilty of murder he
will be the first Chinaman ever hang
ed in South Carolina.
Roanoke. Va. Sept 7.-On the Nor
folk and Western railway YESTERDAY
near Narrows, a station on the Rad
ford division, two coaches Of passen-
ger train jumped the track and rolled
down SO foot embankment. Two per-
sons were killed and IS more or less
injured. The dead: A. B. Luck, q
contractor OF Roanoke: infant, name
unknown. Bluefeld. w. Va. All tie
injured will recover 1t is said tina,
spreading rails caused the accident.
Darien, Ga. Sept 9.-The jury in
the case of Henry Delegall, colored,
charged with criminal assault on a
white woman. yesterday failed to agree
on verdict after being out II hours
and mistrial was ordered. The jury,
all white men, stood five for acQuittal
and seven for conviction. Application
for change of venue in the case was
made and granted. The new trial will
be called next Wednesday in bingham
county, to which county the murder
case of John Delegall has been as
signed on change Of venue from Nc
Intosh.
Newport News. Va. Sept. 6.-Thc
first class battleship Kearsarge, on her
trial trip yesterday. made a record OF
liz knots. which speed was maintain
ed for nearly half an hour. Those in
terested in the construction of the
splendid yessai considered her accom-
plishment a phenomenal one. in view
of the fact that the course in which
forced dfaught was tried was in shall
low water and that the vessels bottom
is in pretty filthy condition, having
been III the water continuously lj
months. The steam and hand steering
gear were subjected to the most severe
tests and the result, il is stated, is that
the immense mass OF steel and iron
responded to her wheel almost as read
| lily as steam launch.
Darien, Ca. Sept 1.-THE riot trials
were continued yesterday by the con-
viction of four men and the acquittai
of four Of the accused. The convictions
aggregated %, and the acQuittals about
! half as many. Sentence was passed on
those convicted Six received the
maximum penalty of $1,000 fine each
or one year in the chain gang. Henry
Delegall, who will be put on trial for
rape today. and out of which case
grew the riots, was brought from
Savannah yesterday afternoon under a
strong military guard. John Delegall.
who secured change Of venue to
Efineham county and will be put on
trial next week, will be taken to Sa-
vannah for safe keeping under a
strong military guard The troops
which had been stationed here have
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