Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-02
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Tuesday, Aug. &c.


The business portion of Victor. Colo,
vas destroyed by fire. Loss, S2.000,000.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue. decides that pawn tickets will not
have to bear a stamp.
Nine soldiers of the Twenty-fourth
infantry were drowned while crossing
q river on raft near Manila.
One boy was killed and another NOR
tally wounded by farmer whose
watermelon patch they were ralding ar
Ouray, Colo.
A lamp exploded Oh the altar of the
Church of Good Shepherd at Toledo. o.,
and the fire which ensued destroyed
the church.
Ralph Robbins was accidentally shot
and killed by his brother, William,
near their Adirondack camp. William
mistool1 Ralph for deer.
Wednesday,. Aug. 23.
The Union Reform party Of Ohio yes
terday nominated Seth II. Ellis for gov
ernor. A motion to endorse Mayor
Jones failed.
Nebraska Democrats. Populists and
crnor Holcombe for supreme court
Judge Of Nebraska
The recent storm wrought great
havoc on the Atlantic coast near Hat
teras, N. c. Many vessels were wreck
ed and so lives lost.
The postmaster at Peck Fla. was
malteated by whitecappcrs for ap-
pointing colored assistant. The post
Office Will he abolished.
Thursday, Aug. 81.
General Otis has applied the Chi
nese exclusion law to the Philippine
islands.
All the soldiers Of the new regiments
are expected to eat Christmas dinner
in the Philippines.
Cuban soldiers waiting for payment Of
Americas gift at Cuevitas attacked the
gendarmies. Five were killed and II
wounded.
General Funston will return to this
country with the Kansas regiment. He
is in Manila hospital suffering from
an old wound.
The United States transport McClel-
ian sailed from Brooklyn yesterday for
San Juan. Porto Rico carrying 1000
tons of clothing. provisions. medicines
and building material for the destitute
in Porto Rico.
Friday. Aug. 26.
Ex-Judge Henry Hilton died in Sara
toga. N V. aged Is.
The Hungarian novelist, Maurice
Jokai. now In his 18th year. Is about to
marry the Hungarian actress Arabella
Macy, girl of IS.
The receipts from tonnage taxes in
the United States during the fiscal year
ended June 80 were 1884 .0S7. compared
with $S46771 for the previous year.
Emigration from Finland has as
sumed immense proportions. Agents
are being sent to the United States.
Canada and Australia to seek settle
ment.
Pennsylvania Republicans nominated
]. Hay Brown for supreme judge. Jo-
siah r. Adams for superior court judge
and Lieutenant Colonel Barnett for
state treasurer.
Saturday. Aug. 20.
A new s. silver certificate will bear
the vignettc of Washington.
1t is reported that Admiral Watson
is i'll at Manila. the result Of an ac-
cident.
The contribution to the Dewey home
fund Yesterday was $239, bringing the
total up to S19,Si3.
The Florida end of the Miami-Ha-
vana cable was successfully laid yes
terday 1t was gala day for Miami.
More than e1, 800, 900 in property has
been destroyed during the severe
storms that have swept Chile during
the last fortnight.
Monday, aug. rs.
Mayor Jones. of Toledo. will stump
Ohio in ar automobile in his guberna-
toriaI canvass.
Arthur S:ausen, Is years old. at
Highlands. \. y. confessaa that ne
drowned his playmate, Hcriy Rose, s
years old.
Sir Thomas Li27ou. Who lei Queens
town yesterday ior tn tnl;e,i states
promises to exhibit lhe rui !ir;t in
Cork-if be car.uses k;
A parcels pos. oetween the United
States and Germany MAS on Saturday
signed Ivy Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith and the special German
envoy, l!r. Murnm Won Schwarzstein.
Tuesday. Aug. 30.
The GGutcmalan government is buy
ing Mauser rifles and ammunition in
the United States.
BY the breaking OF a cable 1G miners
we're killed at the Couchard mine. at
Haute Croiy, France.
Today ESQ troops sailed from San
Francisco for Manila. and within two
weeks 1000 more Will leave.
The Madrid Red Cross society has
news from Manila that Aguinaldo has
promised to release all sick Spanish
prisoners.
General Davis cables that nearly ST.
100000 will be required TO tide the
Porto Ricans over until new crop
can be grown.