Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-08-25
Virginia News.

Insane negroes have cost Virginia
two million dollars.
Judge John w. Rely, OF the Vir-
ginia Supreme Court OF Appeals, Is
dead.
Mrs. II. M. Fitchett. well-known
lady of lower Lancaster, has been
stricken down with lockjaw, the re-
suit of being vaccinated.
Col. William Lamb refuses to be the
Republican candidate for Congress IN
the Norfolk district. He fayors the
denomination of DR.. Wise.
Virginia apples have taken five
prizes at the Paris Exposition. j. b.
johnson, Manassas, and Q. b. Wood,
Rappahannock county, are among
those who won prizes.
State Auditor Marye, after paying
all of the original pensions out OF the
$35, 900 appointed, will not be able to
pay the new ones in full, but only II
per cent of their allowance.
Westmoreland county lie making
a record on her innovations
particularly upon her new dog
law. Over $1,000 will be paid into the
county treasury from this one new
act.
The corn crop in some sections
about Fredericksburg is past saving
owing to the drought. Fields which
usually produce from four to five
barrels per acre will not yield one
barrel.
Governor Tyler has received let
ter from the president Of the Woman'c
Suffrage League which indicates that
An effort will be made to insert q
woman suffrage clause In the new
State Constitution.
The Pennsylvania railroad has
purchased controlling interest in
the Norfolk and Western railroad
This has been understood for some
time, but it is now officially confirm
ed from the general offices at Roa'
nOke.
The books at the Custom-house In
Newport News show a remarkable
record for the past week. Not single
ship cleared from Newport News fol
foreign port. This Ia the first time
such thing has happened since the
big blizzard In the winter OF 1898
Census enumerators of this State
rs well as in other States, are kick
ing because there il delay in pay
Ing their salaries. The work WAS not
rs renumerative as was at first eX'
pected. The enumerators of Rich
mond will get only $46 apiece.
The drought has become SO seriou:
in Louisa county farmers are dtspos-
ing OF their stock and shipping cat
tie. hogs and horses away. Water
has to be hauled long distance ii
many places and stock has to be fec
for pastures have literally dried up
The oldest inhabitant can recall nc
such drought.
The Republican National Commit.
tee is making desperate efforts FOL
harmony in the Second Virginia Con
eressional district, and apparently II
not meeting with much success. MARI
Hanna has succeeded in inducing thu
warning factions to hold meeting II
Norfolk, August "a, for the purpose o
patching up political differences.
The protracted drouth in the Vir
ginia peanut belt has seriously in
iured the prospects of an average
yield, and II the situation is not sooI
relieved the crop in some localitie
will be almost total failure. Ever
with immediate rains the withered
blasted nuts could not be saved ant
the season is getting late for the for
nation and maturity of new ones.
The cornerstone OF the capitol wa
laid 10 years ago Saturday in 1875
The Masonic ceremonies sttendinl
the event were in charge Of Rich
nond Lodge No. Is, Alexander Mont
gomery, master. The plans for tn
building were sent from Paris b
Thomas Jefferson at the request o
the gentlemen charged by the Gen
eral Assembly with the duty of erect
ing a Capitol.
The way money has been rollin
into the State Treasury is enough I
make the average impoverished cit
Zen's mouth water. During the pres
ent week it has been coming in b
the thousands, or tens of thousand
rather, every day. The treasurer
| have been settling up in hurry ur
| der the new law requiring them t
settle in August, and the force in tn
Auditors and Treasurer's office hav
been rushed to death auditing &C
| counts and taking in the shekels.
Indians Of the Pamunkey reserva
ton, in King William county, will no
suffer the humiliation of having t
ride in the Jim Grow" car, but ca
as heretofore, take their seats in tn
same apartment as their pale-fac
brethren. The Indian was at the be
ginning of enforcement of the Epp
low compelled to ride in the car as
signed to the negroes, and entered
bitter protest, which was lodged wit
the Southern Railway Company
Monday the following telegram wa
forwarded to Chief Dennis, Of tn
Pamunkeys,by Capt. w. 7. West.su
perintendent of Richmond divisio
of the Southern: please notify Chic
Dennis, of the Pamunkey India
tribe, that the matter is all right nov
in regard to riding in cars with tn