Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-01

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/ for the better and his physicians today
| pronounced him to be fairly on the road
/ to recovery.
Wheeling, w. Va, March 22.-General
! Manager Hibhard, OF the Wheeling Iron
and Steel company, conferred with the
employees in the steel mills yesterday and
conceded an advance in wages averaging
| about 10 per cent, in no instance less
than 10 per cent. The men asked for a
larger increase. but will probably accept
| the scale offered by the company.
Durham. n. c.. March 25.-Yesterday
n five inch pipe in a pumphousc at the
Durham Cotton Manufacturing COM
pany's mill burst with fatal results. w.
III. Brauson. secretary and treasurer OF
the MILL was so terribly scalded that nc
, died a few hours later. ]. G. Mathcs.
the superintendent of the mill, was ter
ribly burned about the face, and will
lose his eyesight.
Wheeling. w. Va, March 27.-The
steel workers of the Wheeling Iron and
Steel company met Saturday night and
rejected the new scale offered by the
management Yesterday the manage
mont met with the men and offered some
concessions. and the men will meet to-
night to take action. The last scale Of
fercd makes increases from 10 to 10 per
cent
Memphis, March 25.-In fire which
broke out in the boarding house of Mrs.
Nolan. at l04 Court street, at 2:30 in
the morning. four people lost their lives
and several were seriously injured. The
dead are: Mrs Chaplin. IL widow; Roy
Chaplin. her son. aged 10; Chester Cha
min. aged +; Thomas Bull, aged 60. All
four we're sufrocated. Robert Campbell
had his leg broken.
Blucfelds. W. Va, March 25.-While
O. ii. Skinner. 4 Saloonkccpcr, was lying
i'll in an upper room OF his house, near
Gray. he and his wife were attacked by
negro, who assaulted them and at
tempted robbery Skinner regained him.
self enough TO get hold Of his revolver,
and while the man was attacking his
wife shot him three times i'll the head,
killing him instantly. The negro proved
to he f. NJ. Sect, notorious character.
Skinner was acquitted from all blame
by the coroner'S jury.
Dallas. Tex. March 25.-At Sweet
water +. l.. Woodruff. Il lawyer. at
tackled and shot Judge John II. Cochran,
in chambers. with Il revolver. the trouble
growing out OF the courts refusal to APP
prove bill of exceptions i'll law suit.
Judge Cochran attempted to defend HIM
self. and a byStandcr named Il. =. Watts
was shot in the hip. Watts and Judge
Cochran are in critical condition.
Woodruff is under $4,000 bond. Judge
Cochran is an e1-Spealier of the Texas
house. and was candidate for governor
in 1894
Jackson, Miss. March 24.-The oldest
criminal ever placed behind prison bars
in Mississippi was brought to the state
prison last night to serve life SEN
tcnce for murder. The prisoner is DIR.
w. II. Lipscomb, formerly Il we'll known
physician of kempeS county, and he
is now nearly 70 years OF age. Lipscomh
was convicted Of poisoning young man
named Charles Stewart. whose life was
insured in his favor. The case became
famous throughout the country and was
extensively exploited in connection with
the Holmes murder mysteries, then at
tracing attention.
Wilmington. \. c.. March ga spe-
cial 10 The Star from Kingston. y. o.,
saws: Friday morning Mr. Lonnie Lane.
about 81 years OF age. and Miss Glcnnlc
Sauls. about II years old. both OF we'll
TODD families, took Il walk together.
Not returning, search was made. and
that evening their bodies were found
near the city 1t appeared that Lane had
shot Miss Sauls and then killed him.
self with a pistol His attentions to the
young girl were not acceptable to her
parents. and he had been forbidden to
visit the home This was probably the
cause of the tragedy.
Winchester, Va. March 2G.-The Fred.
erick County Fruit Growers association
met yesterday afternoon in the court
house hall. The organization was form
ed for the purpose of promoting the fruit
raising industry Frederick county is
now the largest peach producing county
in the state Over 100000 bushels OF
peaches were shipped last season. The
outlook for Il successful crop this year
was discussed at yesterdays meeting
The reports were very discouraging, rs
the general opinion was that no croD
would be produced at all owing to the
blizzard. Other fruits are only partly
injured.
Charleston. S. c.. March 27.-Satur-
day night. in Edgefcld, John Webb and
Will Toney. two negro boys about ls
years of age, were killed and two other
companions were seriously wounded by
four white employees of the Edgetield
cotton factory. Two of the murdererS
are mere boys probably not over 10
years OF age. About 13 shots were
fired. The coroner's jury was unable to
fix the motive for the shooting. AT
Darlington jim Johnson. colored, was
beating his wife. and Chief Of Police
Dargan came to ner aid. Johnson as
saulted Dargan with saw. cutting him
severely, and Dargan then shot him
dead.
Norfolk. Va. March 2G.--After short
illness Major Charles Pickett died here
last night. Major Pickett was one OF
the best known residents Of Norfolk. He
was born in Richmond SO years ago of Il
dlStlnHulSncu lIIllllS IOuS anu hoHoihp!
prominent in the great achievements OF
the commonwealth. He was brother
of the famous General Pickett, of the
Confederate army. who led the most IA
nous charge of modern times at Get
tysburg. On his brothers staff he sery'
ed as major. and for time he was
adjutant general of Pickett's division. III
these capacities he served CALAMITY
throughout the war. being badly wound.
ed at one time. Since the war Major
Pickett has lived here and for a mum.
Der of years was secretary Of the board
of trade.
Death orn princeton Professor.
Princeton. " j., March 29.-Dr. James
o. Murray, dean OF the university, died
yesterday after an illness Of several
weeks. DR.. Murray was born in Cam
den, S. c., Nov. I. 1927. Ills father was
q grandson of Philip Syng, of Philadel-
phia, the well known associate and friend
Of Benjamin Franklin. Professor Muir.
ray was graduated from Brown univer-