Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED


In a labor riot at Chicago II. c. Bas-
ter. non-unionist, killed Peter Miller,
strike sympathizer, in self defense.
Jockey Frank O'Leary, kicked by
fallen horse In the fifth race at Aquc-
duct IN. " track, died from his In
juries.
Immigration Commissioner North.
at San Francisco, refused permit to
land q japanese, on the ground that
they are contract laborers.
At Chicago potamine poisoning re-
sulting from eating canned meat caus-
Ell the death of Albert Kork and
Frank Kork. aged and 2 years.
Thursday, April 20.
Alabama Democrats nominated J.
M. Sanford for governor.
Maryland's Democratic state con-
vention to nominate delegates at large
to the national convention will be held
In Baltimore June 5.
Indiana Republicans nominated Col.
w. T. Durbin for governor. Senators
Fairbanks and Beverage lead the dele
gates to Philadelphia.
BY an explosion OF dynamite at
Larimer, Pa, one man was blown to
atoms. two fatally hurt and eight men
and a girl seriously injured.
Ohio's Republican convention was a
strong endorsement of Senator Hanna.
Foraker, Nash, Grosvenor and Dick
are the delegates at large to Philadel-
phia.
Lizzie De Kalb, the accomplish OF
Charles o. Kaiser ard James A. Glenn
mer in the murder of Mrs. Kaiser, has
been released from Norristown, Pa,
Jail, having served her term.
Friday. April 81.
Nathan b. Scott was awarded a seat
in the national senate from West Vir-
| ginia.
The house committee on labor
unanimously agreed to report favor
ably the new eight hour law.
A series of cloudbursts transformed
streets in Waco, Tex, into raging
rivers. Eight persons were drowned in
the city limits.
Chicago buildig contractors demand
the assignment of 1000 police officers
on strike duty, claiming there Is a
reign of terror in Chicago.
The soldiers at Croton Landing, N.
Y. left for home this morning, their
places being taken by force OF 20
deputies, armed with Winchester rifles.
Col. w. d. Holder, auditor Of Missis-
J sippi under the McLaurin administra-
! ton and past commander of the Missis-
sippi Division of United Confederate
Veterans. died at his home in Jackson
last night, aged Y.
Saturday, April -.
Charles H. Allen, Puerto Rico's new
J governor, surprised the natives by his
modest appearance and lack of display.
! Mr.. Rudyard Kipling and Sir John
| DeVilliers, chief justice of Cape Col
ony. have arrived in England from
Cape Town.
The Union Pacific Railway company
has begun suit at st. Paul against the
Montana Union Railway company to
collect 100000 alleged to be due as
rental under lease.
John Allison, alias Ike Wood, col
ored aged "a, is under arrest at New
Haven. 1t is thought that he Is an es-
caped murderer who broke Jail in
Quincy, Fla, two years ago.
Mrs. y. S. Grant, widow Of the great
general, was the guest of honor at the
banquet Of the Americas Republican
club Of Pittsburg last night in COM
memoration of Grants birth.
Monday, April 30.
Edward Blair, former county treas
urer's clerk, has been arrested at Chi
cago charged with classifying tax rec
ords.
The steamer Chateau Yyuem, from
Marseilles and Naples. arrived at New
York Saturday with 1889 steerage pas
selgers.
The rush of gold seekers for Cape
Nome is overtaxing the capacity o. the
steamers. In May 5000 will leave
Seattle.
Charlotte, N. c., will invite the
president to attend the celebration OF
the Mechlenburg declaration of indie
pendence, on May 20.
By the transactions of Capt. o. M
Carter, now serving q sentence in the
military prison at Le3venworth, Kan.
the government lost 100000.
| Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt. who in
herited the gerater part of Cornelius
Vanderbilt's millions, is to marry
Miss Elsie French, who mas $4,000
900 of her own.
Tuesday, May 1.
Forest fires are again endangerine
many farms in Wisconsin.
| Illinois Populist convention, at Chi
cago, instructed delegates for Bryan.
Etienne Martin Gambler, well known
as miniature painter. Is dead at his
home in New York. aged 62 years.
Because be brutality beat Plantation
Manager Skinner George Gordon (col-
ored) was lynchcd at Albin, Miss.
Shag Rock, long a menace to navi-
CATION in the harbor of San Francisco
was destroyed by nine tons of nitro
glycerine yesterday.
Mrs. Buenavista Hunter, daughter oil
the late United States Senator Burns
of Missouri, committed suicide by
shooting at Platte City.
BY the giving way of scaffold In
Albany yesterday Hugh McDade and
Newton Lovejoy, painters, were dashed
to the pavement. 35 feet below, and in
stantly killed.
Striking Miners Seek "a Compromise
| Cumberland, Nd, Nay IA meeting
Of delegates from the q mines Of the
Georges Greek region was held here
yesterday, which through a committee
L v,ordod to Drocidont Il ord M