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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

The action OF our Legislature in
making the birthday of jefferson
Davis public holiday is gratifying
to everyone who loved the Lost
Cause" or believed in the principles
for which it's heroes fought and died.
1t passed that body as il should hav,,
done without dissenting vote. There
could not be divided sentiment in
the South upon the question of VEN
Grating the memory of jefferson Davis
among those who believe that it Was
right to have made the fight in which
he was the centr al figure. 1t was
eminently proper too, in making his
birthday holiday, to require the
public schools to be closed and when
the children ask of their histories,
and of their teachers, who this Jeffer-
son Davis was in whose memory the
day is observed, as the Richmond
News very justly says, "let the answer
be that he was a great and good man,
pure patriot, and the leader of
the South in the Confederate
struggle; and let them be
taught to spurn the imputati0n
that he was a traitor. Let them be
told that their own fathers who
fought, and, it may be, fell in that
unhappy conflict, were precisely as
much traitors as was their chosen
chief"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
FORCED SETTLEMENT.
May Be Made Between Virginia
And West Virginia.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 23.-By what is
regarded as one of the most diploma
tic moves known to Virginia politlci-
ans, the United States Government is
practically empowered to do what
may result in forcing settlement be-
tween West Virginia and this State.
| This has been a bone of contention
for 80 years. The holders of this debt
which amounts to $1,000, 600, have
for years unsuccessf ully attempted to
obtain authority to bring suit against
West Virginia in the name Of this
Commonwealth. Brown Bros. u
Fahnestock, of New York, are the
holders OF or repres ent about $13, 000..
600 of this debt. They, however, are
said TO look with disfav upon the
Governments backing up any such
suit. The authority f or this action
is provided in the act passed at the
last session of Congress for the pay
ment of claims of the respective
States for equipment of troops for
the SPANS h-American War. 1t
directs that before any claim shall be
paid to any State against whom the
Federal Government holds a clai,u
the Secretary of the Treasurer shall
bring suit. The United States holds
million or two OF these West Virs
ginia certificates, and uuder this au-
thority the Secretary of the Treas
ury is empowered to bring suit
against this State.
In the Virginia Senate today Mr..
Wickham stated that Hon. John q.
Carlisle had been employed to insti-
tute sach proceeding against Virgin
ia. The Virginia delegation in Cons
gress, Mr.. Wickham declared, would
expose on the floor of the House the
manner in which this authority was
granted if the Government under>
took to prosecute this suit without
due notice. 1t is pretty gen orally
und erstood in legislative circles that
a prominent West Virginian inspired
the hand that prepared that inno-
cent provision, in order that these
proceedings may be brought.
The Senate today considered and
will tomorrow pass bill authorizing
the Virginia Debt Commission 10
have deposited with them the West
Virginia certificates for settlement
with that State. The bill provides
that this commission shall receive and |
Ike upon deposit the certificates
or have the same otherwise |
placed or held on deposit subject to |
their control upon an agreement and |
contract on the part of the holders of J
said certificates that if the said CON-
will secure settlement with |
West Virginia with respect to said |
the said holders of said |
so deposited will accept
he amount realized on such settle
nent from West Virginia on said Ger
.iticates as full settlement of all of
heir claims hereunder. Should the
deposits amount to as much as of
" est Virginia's share of the debt,
hen this commission, with the app
prevail of the Attorney General, is
authorized to institute such proceed
ngs as to the commission may seem
proper. The cost of any such pros
;eedings as may be taken are to be
borne by such holders of the West
Virginia certificates as make their
deposits.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
Legislative Notes.

The Glass bill, providing for the ap-
pointment of three expert account
ants whose duty ii should be to ex-
anime the accounts of public officials
who handle money, was defeated In
the House.
The two houses have adopted a
joint resolution making June 3 the
anniversary of the birth of Jefferson
Davis, day of recreation in the pub
lie schools OF Virginia, and directing
that the State offices be closed at
noon.
The House has passed bill vacat
ing all the members of the county and
city electoral boards Of the State aud
providing for the election of their
successors by this Legislature on
March 8. Under present law these
boards hold four years. The object
of this change is to get rid of the OBJ
jectionable members of the boards
without specifying any particular
cases.
The general appropriation bill re
ported to the Senate Saturday by the
Finance Committee of that body make
an increase in appropriation amount
ing to $50, 1910. OF this increase $751;
900 is to the credit of public institu>
tions and $3.50 is due to the restora-
ton of the salaries of officials to what
they were before being cut down by
the General Assembly of 1S97-9S, and
to other increases. Under the head
of public institutions is included the
cost of maintaining insane, county
Jails and tensions to Confederate
soldiers.
Senator Eggleston's su bstitute for
the Penitentiary Chaplaincy bill will
be reported favorably. 1t authorizes
the Governor to designate some per
son to minister to the convicts, and
give preference to any recommended by
those engaged in prison reform work.
This substitute meets the bjection of
the Baptist preac hers, i'll that no |
money will be taken out of the pub |
lie treasury for religious purposes. 1T
is understood that the Protestant de-
of Richmond will pay |
the salary of the chaplain.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

Heathsyille, Va. Feb. 23.-Charles
r. Lewis, who has been on trial In
the County Court here since Febru-
airy 10, charged with burning the
canning factory of Thos. p. Fallen,
was found guilty this afternoon by
the jury and was given eight years
in the penitentiary. When court re
convened THE morning Lloyd Il.
Smith resumed his argument for the
Commonwealth, and concluded about
10 O'Clock. The case then was sub
mitted to the jury, who, after being
out three-quarters of an hour, rem
dered their verdict. When the jury
returned from the jury room the
prisoner looked very pale, but when
the verdict was announced he showed
wonderful nerve, and sat pleasantly
with his counsel, apparently not at
all troubled with his fate. Imme-
diately after the verdict WAS an
nounced Mr.. Lewis counsel made a
motion for a new trial on the ground
that the jury had been separated
during the hearing of the case. The
court will convene again tomorrow to
entertain said motion. In all, %
witnesses have been examined, while
six able lawyers, three on either side,
have fought every point of law, con
Stunning IA hours in arguing the case
There are four other indictments now
pending in the court against Lewis,
and it is the intention of the Com
monwealth to arraign him for trial at
the next term of court on one or more
of these charges to dispose of them as
rapidly as possible before he is sent
to prison.
Heathsville, Va, Feb. ga few
minutes after court convened yester
day in Charles r. Lewis arson case.
which has been on trial in the county
court here since February -, the at
torneys for the prosecution and de-
Tense informed the court that All
agreement had been reached whereby
Lewis was to plead guilty upon all in
dictments, four yet pending against
him, and that his confinement be fix
ed at Is years in the penitentiary.
The prisoner was brought before the
court and sentenced to eight years in
the State prison according to the ver-
dict on Friday. AT the March term
of the court Lewis will be arraigned
on the remaining charges, tried anu
to seven years additional,
making total of Is years.
The criminal looked detected today
and remarked that he had rather
serve 10 years in prison than to stay
four more years with such people as
reside on the island, his home Balti-
more Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
Valuable
Truck Farm
For Sale.

The undersigned offers at pri-
vate sale a valuable farm stu
ated in Worcester county, two
miles from Pocomoke city, con-
tanning 225 acres, about 100
acres is under cultivation, bal
auce in woodland from which
any quantity of woods manure
can be taken. The land is high
sandy top with good red clay
subsoil and is especially suited
for sweet potato culture, has
fine apple and peach orchards.
Is improved by a six room
dwelling, which is in fair con.
dition. with necessary outbuild-
ings. This farm is especially
desirable on account of it's near.
ness to market, nature of soil and
it's abundance of resources.
Price-$2,O 100000. g
Call on, or address
+. H. DRYDEN,
Pocomoke City, Nd.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

The Virginia Democratic State
Committee will meet in Richmond
March to fix the time and place for
holding convention to elect dele
gates to the Democratic National
Convention. That is not the only
object, however. of the comm ittee in
appointing so early date. The com
mittee favors a Constitutional Con-
vention, and wants an early State
Convention. to make the Constitu~
tional Convention party measure,
so that the democratic voters when
they cast their votes on the fourth
Thursday in May, shall have that
influence behind them, to make
them, in the opinion of those who
favor a new constitution for the
State, do their duty.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1900.

The Legislature of Virginia will ad
journ on the 9th inst, and in tt,
opinion of some, the interests of thu
State would not have suffered If al
earlier day had been selected. Tha
1t has been an industrious body. M
one will question, who has kept W
with the numerous bills introduced
by its members. That it is an in
telligent body of men. no one o.
course doubts, who is at all acquaint
ed with the way In which many Of
It's members have acquitted them.
selves in the consideration of ques'
tions, which have called for oratory
or display of knowledge. Nor has
the charge been made against our
representatives, that they have been
unwilling to serve their constituents
when called upon by them. But the
present Legislature has not made a
reputation for being an economical
body and in that respect has not
voiced the wishes of many of their
constituents. In other words, they
fail to see, if "retrenchmentn was
necessary by our last Legislature why
1t is less so now If it filled our treas
ury then and put us in position TO
meet the current expenses OF the
State and put by something to pay
our debts, they fail to see, why the
present Legislature should be so
prodigal with the peoples money at
this time, that they are willing to ex
pend it, in increasing the salaries of
its officials, the amount to its public
institutions and otherwise,to the ex
tent of $S6,670. as indicated by the
appropriation bill reported to the
Senate by the Finance Committee of
that body last Saturday. That i'll
would be right to make apprOpria-
tions for the purposes indicated above
and to expend the peoples money
for other worthy objects, including
an increase even in the per diem of
the members ofthe Legislature there
could be no question, if we could al
ford 1t But if we cannot, and no
statement has been exhibited show
ing that we can, it is to be hoped,
that the conservative element in our
Legislature will be able TO hold in
check, those who would make reck-
less expenditure of the peoples money
without regard for the consequences.
An adjournment certainly will be i'll
order on the 9th inst, and would |
have been before, in the opinion
of the people, if the session has been
continued to deplete our treasury by
voting away the money of State.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
few testimonials Of he many who have used the fertilizers
for years given below

PungOteague, Va, Oct. q, 1896.
American Fertilizing Co.:
Yours to hand and contents noted. AS re-
quested send you few names of the leading
farmers OF this section. L. II. Ames, il. l..
Nichols, w. II. Nichols. W. T. Waterteld, all
highly recommend your round potato guano.
VIM. r. Guy and I. J. Upton recommend both
sweet and round potato goods.
You can fix the testimonials to suit your
selves. They all say they intend to use it
again:
Respectfully,
Chesapeake, Va, Oct. 26, 1896.
American FertiliZing Co.. Norfolk, Va:
GENTs-I have used your per cent. ferti-
lizer for several years and can say it has given
perfect satisfaction, and expect TO continue To
use it.
l.. n. WILLIS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

There will be no ants trust legis'
lation at this session of the General
Assembly. Early in the session Sena.
tor Barksdale and Delegate Gravel y
introduced bills modelled after the
Texas law. Mr.. Barksdale has been
awaiting the action of the House.
The Gravely bill has been considered
by committee and reported adverse
ly by vote of to 4. 1t is on the
calendar, but there is no prospect OF
it's passage. The Barksdale bill has
not been considered by the Senate
committee.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
Business Notices.

NOTICE. offer for sale, by private
contract, the tract of woodland stu
ated near Cashville, known as Mary's
Field, containing by recent survey
35 $40 acres-This said land has been
divided into equal parcels of s 80
l cres each and will be sold either as
(, whole or to suit the purchaser.
For terms of sale apply to
l.. Floyd Mock.
Attorney for the owners.
For Satisfactorily five hogs.
q. N. Budd.
Accomac G. H.
NOTICE-Money to loan on unen,
numbered real estate.
James H. Fletcher Jr.
For SALE-Twelve building lots
on Lilliston avenue.
Alfred j. Lilliston,
Accomac @. Fl.
WANTED-To sell or exchange
graphaphone with 36 pieces of music,
one horn and II hearing tubes for a
good, sound pony.-Address at once.
X
Accomac G. H. Va.
NOTICE. offer my new storehouse
at Harborton for rent. The house |
has the following dimensions, size
30x60, two floors, grocery room 16x40, |
Office 10x12 feet attached, glass front |
house we'll built and in thorough re-
pair. The best stand in the town.
10 the right party will give special
inducements. Possession given at
once.
Geo. B. Hoffman.
For SALE-Lady Thompson straw
berry plants, rs cents per 1000-larger
quantities, lower figures.
A. 7. Scott.
Onancock Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

Eastyille, Va, November q. 1894. g.
American fertiliZing Co., Norfolk, Va:
DEAR SIRs:-I have used your Fertilizers
for several years with perfect satisfaction and
shall continue to use IL.
Respectfully.
A. N. MOORE.
Capeville Va, November q, 1894.
American Fertilizing Co., Norfolk. Va:
DEAR SIRs:- have used your per cerC.
Fertilizer for several years along with other
goods. and regard IL equal 10 any on the
market regardless of price.
j, +. PARSONS.
Eastville. Va, November l6 1894.
American Fertilizing Co.:
DEAR SIRs: . have used this year your
per cent. Guano with satisfactory results, re-
it TO every farmer,
JAS. ANDREWS,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

E. W. HUTCHINSON, New Church;
a. W. SHORT, Bloxom Station;
H. a. IVES OFT. Mappsburg;
JOHN L. BADGER, Mariouville;
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

The Senate committee on finance
has reported the bill providing for
establishing a colony for epileptics
and appropriated $35, 900 for that pur-
pose.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

w. l. MOCK. TemperancevilIe;
LlLLISToN & NO0K, Tssley;
JOHN w CHANDLER. Exmorp;
n ". WILLIAMS, Cape Charles
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

Col. William G. Elan, of the edi
torial staff of the Norfolk Virgin
ian Pilot, died at his home at Ire
william, Louisa County, Va, Sunday.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

The National Democratic Commit
tee has decided to hold the Nation
al Convention of 1900 at Kansas City
on July 4.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
Public Sale.
-OF-
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of the power vested
in me. as administrator of John
IL Ward, deceased. by will OF
said ,!ecedent, I will sell at pub.
lie ion, to the highest bid
der, at louisville, on
Saturday, the 10th day of March,
1900, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
The lot, piece or parcel of land,
located near said village, con-
tanning twelve and one-half
Q24 A., more or less, and
bounded as follows: On the
North and East, by the land of
w. f Mears; on the South, by
the Bunting land, an the West,
by the land of Richard w. mes
heirs.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
Spencer f Rogers,
Admr. of Jno. l.. Ward, decd.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
DIETRICH FERTILIZER &CHBMICAL Co,
Nassawadox, February 1st, 1900
TESTIMONIALS

Detrlck Fertilizer and Chemical Co.
1 used your Gold Eagle fertilizer on sweet
gave me perfect satisfaction. The first sweets sh
grown with it and were dug July Gath and only
barrel consider il number one fertilizer an
season If it is sold here.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03

Fertilizer & Chemical Co.
Gold Basis other brands
satisfaction shall recommend them 10
desirable goods Of the kind the market
~ Truly yours,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-22
M'GRAW MAGNATE.
Will Manage the Baltimore Ameri-
can League Team.

Chicago. Nov. 22.-The Times-Herald
says:
John McGraw of Baltimore, became a
full fedged baseball magnate last even
ing He was gathered into a conference
Of American League men, some of whom
he had never before met, shown the col
or of a franchise for Baltimore, and in
the end said he thought he had lighted
on a live thing at last.
In a league conference at the Grand
Pacific hotel of which McCTraw was the
central figure, We're President 3 J ohm
son, James Manning, affianced to Wash
ingtOn; James D. Burns of Detroit Matt
killilea of Milwaukee, and Comiskey of
Chicago. 1t was really a love feast, with
Johnson as POSTMASTER and McGraW as
principal speaker. Although the men
present insisted that nothing had hap
pened, that the affair was just an in
formal conference and SO on, as per
baseball ethics, the new magnate from
Baltimore wound up the discussion by
asking for a few dozen players contracts
and intimated that it was never too ear
~ begin looking for men,
On the heels of the confirmed story
that McGraW has taken the American
League "to have and to hold" comes a
report that Indianapolis will not be
member of the circuit next year. While
the magnates will admit nothing, Meth
er will they deny that Buffalo is to be
held and grantd one year franchise,
while Indianapolis will go the way of
Kansas City and Minnea polls. Buffalo
is expected to be grand baseball town
next summer on account of the Pan
American exposition, and the league
wants to reap that advantage. BY
granting a franchise for only one year
the way will be open to further expand
the circuit in 1902 if there is a better
city in sight. President Franklin of
Buffalo, is said to have left Chicago
much put out that he could not get as
surances for more than a years fran
chise, but is disposed to accept the best
he can get.
President Johnson says there will be
no league meeting for 80 days. In the
meantime every detail of the expansion
movement will be arranged and the
whole deal be cleared up before the
holidays. Nearly all the magnates left
Chicago last night.
McGraw says he will not lease the old
National League park in Baltimore The
lease on it can run for only two more
years, and the city is anxious to cut
some streets through the lot. He says
he intends to be in baseball for a long
time and wants to locate his grounds
where he can stay.
The news from Philadelphia that a
party of promoters have leased the old
Athletic club grounds is said to posi-
lively assure the entrance of the Amer
lean League. The men who applied for
the lease are said to be Johnson's
agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-22
A BANANA LINE.
Steamers to Ply Between Nicaragua
and the U. S.

New York, Nov. pa committee,
composed of S. W. Seton and Frank
Turner, of Rama, BIuefields river Mica
ragua, representing the interests of the
Independent Banana growers, is spend
ing a few days here for the purpose of
completing arrangements looking to the
establishment of a direct steamer ser
vice for the benefit of the banana grow
ers. On Saturday the committee will
meet a number of the leading banana
jObbers to discuss the situation and
formulate plans. In converse ton a
member of the committee said:
I'VE are here in the interests of the
banana growers, and are prepared to
give the jObbers every assurance of sup
port in the project to establish a banana
service independent of the banana trust
We represent fully 80 per cent of the in
dependent growers. all of whom are
pledged to hold together in this move
ment- Enough encourag cement has been
received to warrant the establishment
If the sentiment in favor of action
among the jobbeTs' associations in this
country is q. strong as We believe some
thing will come of the movement At
Saturdays meeting we hope to get well
under way"
The Western Banana Jobbers' associ-
alton has been for some time consider
ing a movement similar to the one pro-
posed and it is believed that the scheme
the growers committee has in hand will
at least bring about an understanding
between the two interests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-22
JEFFRIES ACTS QUEERLY.
Refuses to Fight Corbett Under 35
Rounds or to a Finish.

New York, Nov. ga new figure has
doomed up on the pugilistic horizon
Herman ]. Witte, a lawyer from Cincln-
natl, has called upon Corbett and Cham
pion Jeffries with an offer of $4,000 for
q. twenty round bout, to take place on or
before February Is. Mr.. Whites offer
was practically accepted by Corbett,
who said that he would increase the
purse to $4,000 by adding $1,000 to the
original amount bid. Jeffries, however,
refused to consider the proposition, say
ing that the conditions were out of the
question
Mr. Witte said that he represented the
Business Mems association of Cincin-
cinnati and was instructed to offer $15,-
900 or so per cent of the gross receipts
for q go between Corbett and JeffrfeS4
The mayor of the city, according to
Mr.. White, has given the promoters a
sanction to have one contest before Feb
ruary Is, SO as to aid the Business
Mems association fund. The O1.ganiza-
ton has for some time occupied the
Convention hall, but it will vacate
the building in February, it is the Of
f1cers' intention to hold a big fight there
to make up a deficiency in the associa-
ton fund before going.
Mr.. White put the proposition before
Jeffries, but the latter said:
You see, in the first place, the bout
is for only twenty rounds The contest
should be thirty-five rounds would
prefer to fight Corbett to a finish"
Mr. White told Jeffries that it would
be impossible to have the contest longer
than twenty rounds. as the authorities
would not permit it
Jeffries then made final proposition
for a meeting:
ct will fight Corbett in Cincinnati for
a purse of $4,000, but the bout must be
to a finish. Corbett must put up a side
bet OF $4,000, and the winner is to take
all.
IF the Cincinnati people are not ready
to come to terms under these conditions,
then my offer to meet Corbett to a finish
will stand open for twenty-four hours
If by that time Corbett does not accept
I will ignore him forever"
Two sporting men from Memphis
called on Jeffries and offered to pull off
his fight with Rubin, but the purse was
considered by him too insignificant
When Corbett was informed of JEFF
fries proposal to fight to a. finish he
said it was ridiculous.