Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-11
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Birmingham. Ala. Feb. A cyclone.
accompanied by a heavy hail storm.
ragged at Morris, in the upper, part Of
the, county, late yesterday afternoon.
A path 800 yards wide was moved for
several miles. Trees, telegraph poles,
houses, railroad. cars and fences were
blown down. o Several people are re-
ported injured, but as far as known
here no one was killed.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 7.-Early In the
morning the half. clad body OF white
woman was. found on a bridge across
the Cumberland, in the outskirts Of
the city. Evidences pointed to prepa-
rations for throwing the body into the
river Brought to the. city, identifca-
ton was established, and ]. D. Clark.
lumber drummer. arrested on
charge Of murder. The woman was
known as the wife Of Clark.
Fredericksburg, Va, Feb. 1.-THE oys-
ter vessels. which were 80 numerous on
the Potomac earlier in the season, have
disappeared to a great extent, notWith-
standing the oystering season does not
close for three months. This is due
not only to the scarcity of oysters. but
to the heavy tax and the, stringent law
In. regard to culling, which cause the
business to be less profitable than In
former years.
Warsaw, Va, Feb. 2.-Early this
morning Mr., John c. Frances store,
with stock of, general merchandise.
situated near Newland, this county,
was burned The clerk. Mi. 9. E..
France, had had a narrow escape. The
building and stock Of goods were insur-
ed for 81, 200. The barroom conducted
by Mr.. Clinton Jones, situated near by,
was also burned. This makes the third
storehouse and stock of goods destroy
ed by fire in the Northern Neck ehis
week. The people are becoming much
alarmed.
Raleigh, N. c., Feb.2.-The senate to-
day passed unanimously house, bill to
prevent foreign corporations from
transferring cases to the federal courts
by requiring them to become domesti-
Gated. The house passed an important
bill regarding convicts. which provides
that those under sentence OF five years
or less can be employed on county
farms In raising food supplies for
themselves and the county poor, and
also work on, public roads. The
senate judiciary committee this even
ing decided unanimously to report I'M
favorably the house bill which passed
Monday making consolidation Of whites
and negroes felony. 1t was stated
In committee that, there. was too little
of this offense TO warrant such extreme
acton.
Baltimore. Feb. 7.-Control Of the
railroad properties. composing the Sea-
board ALI. line system and the: Balti-
more Steam Packet company was for
mallys transferred to the Williams syn
dicate yesterday. President Hoffman
and the old-board, OF directors resigned
and the new owners organized by elect
Ing Mr. John Shelton Williams. OF
Richmond. Va. president of the Sea
board. and Roanoke railroad. Raleigh
and. CASTOR railroad, Carolina Central
railroad. Raleigh and augusta rail
road and the Baltimore Steam Packet
company The. directors elected for the
seeboard and Roanoke include Charles
Chauncey, of Philadelphia, q member
OF the old board. W. C. Stronach, of
Raleigh, Is the only director Of the
Raleigh and CASTOR who was a member
Of the old board.
Ex-Chnncel1or Caprivi Dead.
Frankfort. Feb. 7..-General Count
Won Capriyl, the former chancellor of
the German empire, died yesterday at,
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