Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-02-10
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
VI rGMrsd"y. Jan. III.

Of political economy at Harvard col
leee. died in Cambridge
The population of Porto Rico is plac-
ed in the preliminary enumeration as
951G19 Tho last census. taken in 1897,
showed a population Of S0G7GS
The electric plant and laboratories
of the Bcllaire CO.. Steel works were
destroyed by FIRE, and 1000 men are
thrown out of employment temporarily
During a tornado an express train
on the New Fuundland railroad was
lifted OFF ihe track and deposited " a
bog some distance away. FIRE destIDy-
ed the colonial mail for Canada and
the United States Nobody was hurt
Thursday. Feb. 1.
Porto Rico is TO have a delegate in
Congress.
Roberts. Mennonite. rejected by
congress. TALKS on suing for salary and
mileage
The Naval Register discloses the
tact that Schley precedes Sampson two
numbers
The Republican, national committee
decides that state conventions should
nominate all presidential electors.
House elections committee No 3. de-
cided in favor OF seating Wise the con-
testant, for The Second Virginia con-
gressional district.
Senator penrOse yesterday introduce
ed Il bill TO make the proceedings OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic a
part OF the public records of the Uni
ted States.
Friday, Feb. =.
David O. watkins has been appoint
ed United States district attorney for
New Jersey.
Rev. Madison c. Peters. Of New
York. is to ioin the Baptist church. as
he opposes infant baptism.
Fire in Il parochial school in st.
Louis resulted in the death Of Sister
Stanislaus and little Mary Foley.
in Clamor&anshire. Wales. a young
woman has married her fifth husband
in IS months, the first four having
died
julius Schroeder is under arrest in
New York, charged with securing
loans aggregatins SGS,0OO on forged
Virginia bonds.
The Virginia Democratic legislative
caucus decided to order vote ON the
question of calling a convention TO
frame new constitution for the state.
saturday. Fcb. 3.
The vote of trainmen on the Great
Northerp Pacific railway has averted
the anticipated strike on that system.
Mr. Adc.3ert s. Hay. the United
States consul at Pretoria. left Lorenzo
Marques yesterday on his way to his
post
George ~ Wiswell. Of Milwaukee.
has been selected as serseant-at-alms
of the Philadelphia Republican con-
ventiOn.
The conference of miners and en-
ployers at indianapolis agreed Oh Il
wage scale. thus ayerting threatened
monster strike.
A partial strike Of ccal miners has
broken ont in ;ne Wurm district OF
Germany. and i; is thought this may
become general in that locality
Walter l.. tarnsworth. the lis mist.
WIS seltencpu at Chicago to five years
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papers CHARGED him with having 10
wives. viii" ne had only eiSit.
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William flaF'eN ~ .''!e' ire ma
rine ards HE'D IN Ne, York a0af 81.
governor 'Fn'e[' Oh Ner .,i' WI. ~
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haven IS recovering
MIS- " me- |ne o. 'ne uhl'eu
Sta'e' ati'"''ss",or al il''' Is con-
hhed To hef "'u Win '"n'. i'"'
Rev ho't'r F'&. one "f IN" most
note' nF%lo eNahf' u.s." III inc "eSl,,
died yesterday at O'lHih"a' Ia "seu
100 years.
Fire in - Louis Destroyed nearly
four blocks. causing >' "''' 10 q