Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-01-06
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

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years old.
Columbia. S. c., Dec 2S.-News has
-eached here of race riot at Ridge
and. Buford county, in which two
legrCes and a white man were killed
md several others wounded. Ridge
land is small town on the coast,
ihickly populated by negroes.
Macon, Ca, Jan. 1.-The heaviest
snow storm within the memory OF the
oldest inhabitants fell here yesterday.
II is estimated that the fall was fully
six inches on the level. Much wheat
has been planted in this section, and
farmers say the snow insures big
crop.
Savannah, Jan. mike Bourke'
(white) who was arrested sunday
night on the charge of having choked
his aged mother to death. was released
from custody yesterday. the coroner's
Jury generating him. 1t was found
that the old women had died suddenly
from natural causes.
Shreveport, La. Dec. 30.-The steam
err Linda. of Shreveport, burned TO the
waters edge and sank off Vanceville,
on the Red river, yesterday. The or
ficers and crew were compelled to take
to the water and swim for shore. Five
negro rousters from Shreveport were
either burned or drowned.
Richmond, Jan. News reached
this city last evening that Mrs. BRAD
lev T. Johnson, wife of General Brad-
ley T. Johnson, dropped dead at her
country home, Woodland" near
Amelia Court House, Va, yesterday.
Heart failure was given as the cause
of her death. Mrs. Johnson was a
Miss Saunders, of North Carolina.
Charleston, 8. c., Jan. 2.-During the
past week eight young negroes have
died suddenly at Lady's Island, In the
vicinity of the Central phosphate
works, Beaufort county, this state.
There are suspicious that the whisky
they used was either tempered with or
not chemically pure. The eighth man,
the mail carrier of the company, died
Yesterday.
Augusta, Ca, Dec 29.-Three white
men giving their names as Frank
Winters, Frank Short and James Fur
gerson were arrested here last night on
suspicion of being the parties who rob-
bed the postoffice at East Point and
Collins. Ca, recently. They are also
thought to have committed other rob-
berries in South Carolina. They had q
bag of copper cent pieces, besides other
money in small pieces.
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who gave his name as VIII Morgan
and his home as Warren county was
found frozen TO death in house used
as a Justice court room near here Sat
urday night. Morgan came here sew
eral days ago and went to work at 9
lumber mi''. He was hurt by pile Of
lumber falling on him Saturday morn
ing and quit work for the day. Later
he was found unconscious from the
intense cold which prevailed, ant
shortly afterwards died.
Bagdad. Fla, Jan. 2--Simpson &
Co. s mills have refused to accept the
result of the recent arbitration OF the
labor troubles and gave notice that
they would no longer employ knights
of Labor. Yesterday the mills opened
with a full force of non-union men
Late yesterday afternoon one OF th'
employees was shot from ambush anC
wounded in the thigh. A lot OF logs
were also cut loose and set adrift
Serious trouble Is feared.
Paramount, w. Va, Jan. IAN ex.
plosion of gas in the Kinkead hote
Yesterday caused destructive fire anC
probably the loss of four lives. All
unknown man leaped from the fourth
story window of the hostelry when The
fire was at it's height, and received
probably fatal injuries. He was re-
moved to the hospital and remains In
an unconscious condition. Three othel
persons. inmates of the hotel, are
missing. and a search is being made IL
the ruins for their bodies.
Bronson, Fla, Dec. 30.-W. B. Will
Jams, the condemned murderer whC
escaped from Jail last June, was cap
| tured near his home in this vicinity
Yesterday. Williams resisted desper
ately. He shot Deputy Sheriff Walker
in the side and John Dean, another
deputy, was shot in the hand. Dear
, finally shot Williams in the abdomen
inflicting a mortal wound. Sheriff SUIT
ton left at once for the scene anC
brought Williams body here las
night. 1t is not thought Walkers
wound will prove fatal.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 29-Attorney
General Wiley N. Nash, whose term o
office expires in January, has created
CONSERVATION in insurance circles b.
| filing a bill of information in the Hind
county circuit court declaring that al
insurance companies doing business il
the state. and acknowledging allegiance
to the Southwestern Tariff association
have violated the state law regarding
trusts and combines He asks that thei
franchises and charters be cancelled
and the companies be prevented from
transacting business in Mississippi.
Frankfort, KY. Dec 3G.-Althougl
two days will elcp-e before the as
sembling of the legislature. the stat
capitol is already flied with legisla
tive and political leaders. approx
mating the crowd usually here on tn
opening day. The anti-Blackburl
movement does not appear to b
strong. and unless it can gathe
strength as a result Of the tangle owe
the state contests Blackburn will Wi
for United States senator with tn
ease his managers have been claimin
for him. So far only two anti-Goebe
Democrats have declared themselve
positively as against Blackburn.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 1.-The de
tails of the consolidation Of the lead
ing gin manufacturing companies i
the United States have been PRACTICAL
completed and within the next fey
days the Continental Gin works wi
be organized, with w. T. Northingtor
of this city, as president. 1t has al
ready bought out all the leading con
Germs, and several smaller corpora
tions, it is expected, will be brough
into the combine later The purpos
Of the combination is said to be t
control patents and stop ruinous com
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