Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-17
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, March Z.

delpnla, aged 10.
Lord Pauncefote. the British am
bassador, will remain at Washington
until further notice
Commander-in-Ch Shaw, Of the
Grand Army, is being cordially greeted
by Confederates on his southern tour
r. r. Hit was renominated FOR con-
gress by reclamation at the Republican
congressional convention at Freeport
Ills.
Yesterday, at Washington, the Law
ton testimonial fund, SS8 ,43207, was
turned over to the widow of the brave
general
After hearing Harlan Whitaker
was held for trial on charge Of muir
dering William Goebel, Democratic
governor, at Frankfort. Ky.
Thursday, March 3.
Smallpox in Kinds county, Miss,
makes the death rate rs per cent.
A Providence Or. ID dispatch an
nounees the loss of the schooner Will
lam p. Hood and her crew of eight.
James and Amos Pierce were indct-
Gu at Mcuid, a., III thC iHuiuc VI
George B. Eyre They will be tried IN
June.
The ceremonies attending the mar
riage of the japanese prince imperial
will entail an expenditure OF nearly
500 900 yen.
Fire destroyed Shoneman's big de-
partment store In Philadelphia and
spread to adjoining buildings. The loss
is nearly 100000
Friday, March o.
David w. Reeves, the we'll known
bandmaster died in Providence yes
terday, aged so.
General Lawtons fortune at the time
of his death was accumulated army pay
due amounting to about $1,000.
The will of Charles l.. Davis calvin
Joslin), the actor-manager, filed for
probate in Pittsburg, disposes of $780,
900.
The famous Theater Francois, in
Paris, was destroyed by fire. Mile.
Henriot, a beautiful young actress, per-
ished.
Fire yesterday at Lead, S. D.. de-
stroyed 40 wooden buildings and caused
100000 loss. Stone and brick will re-
place the burned buildings.
saturday, March 10.
Sixteen miners were killed by mine
explosion at Besseges, France.
Hon. f. j. Phelps, ex-minister to
England. died in New Haven yesterday.
Puddlers at Youngstown, O., are to
get an advance to Sc ton, the highest
wages paid since 1880.
The Social Democrats convention at
Indianapolis nominated Eugene V.
Debs for president and Job Hartman
for vice president.
Oliver Payson Hubbard, LII. D., late
professor of chemistry and geology at
Dartmouth college, died at his home
in New York yesterday.
The journeymen plumbers Of New
port News, Va, have won the strike
Wednesday. the employers
conceding them a nine hour workday
at SO a day.
Monday, March IL.
Captain Joseph w. Gelway, U. S. A.,
retired, died in New York yesterday,
aged SO years.
In a speech in New York Governor
Roosevelt declared he would never be
a presidential candidate.
For aiding a Pekin syndicate to get
q Chinese railway concession. WI
Shih-Chiu gees to prison for life.
An explosion in the Red Ash mine
at Fire Creek, w. Va, Tuesday of last
week, resulted in the death of so men,
Senator Alien calls attention to the
fact that there are now 300 employees of
the senate, drawing aggregate salaries
Of $4,000
Congressman John Davis, OF the
Fifth Kansas district, one Of the found
ers OF the PopulIst party, has become
totally blind.
1t is proposed to impose a heavy dis
tax upon the shipping of
any country that unjustly discrim-
mates against American products
Inhalation Of Illuminating gas killed
L. Cochranc, 81 years old. in
New York. lie was a son of ex-Judge |
Cochrane. OF the Virginia supreme
,ourt.
Six weeks in New York's Tenderloin |
made Robert j. Graham, of Toronto, |
Canada, surrender himself to the met |
'olitan police and confess TO the embez-
clement OF $4,000 from L. Coffee & Co..
,raiA dealers in Toronto.
Tuesday, March ID.
The will IF the late Archbishop Hen
lessy, Of Dubuque, Ia, disposes of ST. |
100, 900.
A Maryland legislative committee
will investigate charges of bribery by |
Iayor Hayes, of Baltimore.
The rising of Illinois rivers is de-
troying much property and driving
many people from their homes.
In Scott county, Ark, jealous 60
ear-old Zeb Leonard killed his 27-
ear-old wife and their 4-year-old son
nd then killed himself.
Miss Edith Morton, eldest daughter
( ex-Vice President Levi p Morton,
} to marry William C. Eustis, son OF
he late chief justice of Louisiana.
Mrs. Samuel Hunsberger, aged so,
nd Mrs. Frank Savage q, were run
yer and killed while driving across
he railroad track at Pottstown, Pa.
HRlCE SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.
rInIe MurtIe rer Dicsa NnfuruI Death