Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-08
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS


dead are George. WaSburn, james Har-
ris and John Chamness.
Radford, Va, March 3l.-The large
pipe works plant at this place. owned
by Cincinnati capitalists. has been sold
to parties in ltoanokr. Va. and Phila-
dclphia. Pa. and is expected soon to b"
started up. The price paid has not as
yet been made public
Knoxville. Tenn, March 30-A special
from Pincvilc Ky. states that sud,
den rise i'll the Cumberland river has
inundated the town. and the inhabitants
have been compelled to fee for their
lives to the surrounding hills. Boats arc
busy taking household effects and prop
nrty from the abandoned houses. The
rise is the highest ever known. and I'M
menSc damage is reported III Harlem and
adjoining counties of Kentucky and
Tennessee. 1t is impossible to estimate
the damage ut present.
Selma. Ala. March pa cyclone did
considerable damage to the little town
of Biddcrville yesterday. The sawmill
of the Jackson Lumber company and
the company store WAS badly wrecked
and Il number OF dwellings demolished.
A large dwelling was carried more than
hundred yards Ex-Governor Jack
SON. of Maryland. who is president OF
the lumber company was visiting the
mills. and with several others was i'll the
office during the storm. The office WAS
wrecked. but all miraculously escaped
injury.
Pine Bluff, Ark. April lon account
of the passage of the Rector antitrust
law by the legislature many foreign in
surancc companies are tclcgraphing their
agents to refuse further business. With
in an hour the following companies am
nouuccd their withdrawal from the city:
The Royal of England. the Queen of
America. the Imperial of New York. the
Caledonian Of New York. the Ameri-
can Central of st. Louis and the Ger
man-American of New York. 1t is cX-
pected that all other important COM
paneS will follow their example.
Staunton, Va. March 31.-Dr. Dakotq
Ray is again free man. His trial end
ed here today. after many exciting
events. and resulted in the doctor being
fined $500 for living unlawfully with
Miss Pauline NJ. Pate whit. III this city.
The charge of bigamy fell flat. MS letters
from Miss Pate We're introduced to show
that Dr. Ray had never married her.
Police Justice LandcS, before whom Ray
was tried. dismissed the bigamy charge
and finally agreed to reduce the fine Ill
the other case to 5000
Savannah. Ga. April 3.-The Third
United States volunteers fRay's inn
muncs) arrived from Sagua dc Tanamo
ON the transport Scdgwici yesterday.
The regiment will 20 into detention camp
at Sapelo. the federal quarantine station.
for five days With the regiment there
are a number of ladies. the wives OF Of
fccrs. These will have to undergo dis
infection and quarantine. the same rs
the private soldiers Rays regiment was
the first volunteer command to go To
, Cuba after the cessation of hostilities.
1t has had Il nine months tour Of duty.
Fredericksburg. Va. March 31.-Thc
skeleton of Il federal soldier. supposed I"
have been one of Srdgwick'S men left
on the field where he fell in the battle
of Salem Church during the war OF
1SGl-i5. was uncarthed today by work
men while clearing new ground on Cap
tain NJ. Il. Rowc's ".iltoona" farm, IN
Spots! lvania county. near this cit%.
With the bones were &c bullets. belt,
United States buckle and buttons and
remains of cartridge and knapsack. Cap
tain l;owe turned the remains over 20
Superintendent Hill for inrcrment in the
National cemetery.
Bcrryvlle. Va, March o1.-This is tn,
most backward spring known here for
several Seasons. Last year at this time
a great deal of gardening ana spring
blowing had been done, and but litt.n
rain had fallen for Il month This year
at this date no gardening has been done.
hardly Il furrow has been turned. and en-
cept where there is Il heavy sod it will
not be possible TO pillow for some time yc.
The grass shows no sign Of life. and the
wheat fields are as brown as the middle
of the winter. and in some instances
where the wheat was sown late the
fields are almost bare, looking like newly
plowed ground.
Troy. Ala April Thomas Johnston
and Richard Hale. xhitc men. and Sam
Rivers, colorcd. were hanged here yestcr-
day for the murder of Mrs Ida Myers
and her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Myers.
Rivers was hanged first. He said he
was ready. and told the same tale as
that at the trial last month-that he was
made to take part in the murder by tho
white men, The white men were then
hung. They denied their guilt to the
last. Early in December last Mrs. Ida
MYERS. widow. and her daughter-in-
law. Mrs f. Myers, were murdered.
their home set on fire and robbed of
nearly $4,000.
Savannah. Ca. April 4.-In the state
Baptist convention yesterday George
Hitler ex-:nayor of Atlanta. and for
mcrly on the bench of the superior court.
presented report from the committee
on crime and lynchiugs. The judge gave
some startling figures upon the increase
of crime. In the United States in 1896.
he said. there were 10000 homicides. In
the past year more homicides were COM
mtted in tho United States than were
killed in Cuba and moro than fell at
Gettysburg Or in tho Philippines. Peo-
pie were losing confidence in the laws
slowncss. and hence lynchings. The Bar
association had taken no action. and he
now appealed from the bar to the church
to aid in correcting this great evil.
Brunswick, Ca. April 3.-Twelvr
negro prisoners broke Jail Saturday night
and one was mortaily wounded while re-
sistng capture. Tho criminals broke an
iron bar in their care. and with it knock
ed down .Tailc: Rudolph. They then
rushed to the street and were seen cs
Gaping by Foreman Sanders. Of the ire
department, who gave an alarm. One OF
the fugitivcs attempted to strike Fire
man Smith. Smith fred and the bail
penetrated the ncgro's forehead over
the right eye and he fell in his tracks.
He was left living where he fell and the