Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-02-24
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year and fined $500.
Ed Sims, negro, who snatched
white woman's pocketbook, was sem
fenced in Kansas City to 40 years in
Jail.
Mrs. Roberts, aged rs, her 53-year-
old son and 51-year-old daughter were
found murdered at their home near
Jacksonville, Fla.
A Chicago board of trade committee
appeals to ]. Pierpont Morgan to use
his influence to prevent violations of
the interstate commerce law by rail-
roads.
Henry C. Friek brings suit to pre-
vent Andrew Carnegie from compelling
him (Frick) to dispose of his interest
in the Carnegie Steel company at "a
ridiculously low figure"
Thursday, Feb. Is.
Russia, it is asserted, is forwarding
troops with view of capturing Herat.
c. e. Macrum, ex-consul at Pretoria,
declares the British censor at Durham
opened his official correspondence.
The total subscriptions to New
Yorks navy arch fund have reached
$157,477; with assurances of $4,000
more
Ex-senator German announces that
he will support Bryan after his nomi-
nation by the Democracy, which is
assured"
The Chicago antitrust conference
declared in favor of seizure of rail-
roads "at actual value" and operation
by government.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Of New
York, was chosen to succeed Miss
Susan b. Anthony as president of the
National Womans Suffrage associa-
ton.
Friday, Feb. 10.
The wages of Baltimore and Ohio
railroad engineers are to be increased
March /.
The senate's substitute for the house
finance bill passed the upper body by
46 to 20.
In the Clark senatorial bribery case
witnesses testified to attempts to bride
Montana supreme court justices.
Surrogate Fitzgerald, in New York,
decides that the $4,000, 900 Vanderbilt
trust fund must pay inheritance tax.
Roland B. Molineux was today taken
to Sing Sing prison to await execution
the week beginning March 2G for the
murder of Mrs. Adams, in New York.
John Seals, a convict, was released
from the Kentucky state prison on
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nor Beckham. Republican Governor
Taylor's pardon Of another prisoner is
ignored.
Saturday, Feb. II.
Toefel Wagner was killed and two
other laborers overcome by sewer gas
in Chicago.
Frederick Wurth, his wife and s.
year-old daughter were overcome by
gas in their New York home. The
child died
There is a big increase in coal prices
In England, and the drain upon En-
glish mines is said to have practically
exhausted many of them.
H. II. Vreeland president of the
Metropolitan Street railway. New
York, has been presented with 100000
by the principal owners.
Advices from Japan report that the
japanese government has knowledge
that Russia will place $4,000 troops at
Port Arthur within two years.
Mrs. Ida Bolls shot and slightly
wounded State Senator Bradley at
Jackson, Miss, because he violated his
pledge to marry her, she says.
Monday, Feb. 10.
Having confessed that he attempted
to assault Mrs. c. l.. Weeks, a white
woman, viii Burts was lynched at
Basket Mills. s. c.
Josiah Quincy, ex-mayor of Boston.
was married in London on Saturday to
Mrs. Tyler. Among the guests was
Ambassador ChOate.
Minister Of the Interior Gonzales
Carlo, of Mexico, has been promoted
to the rank of brigadier general for
long and meritOriOus service.
DR.. George S. Warren, who has been
the organist and musical director of
st. r hom1s' church, New York, for
80 years. is to retire on a pension.
The grand jury at Louisville, Ky,
has refused 10 indct State Senator
Harrell, Cblreed with offering $4,000
to John II. NalleH to keep away from
the Democratic caucus.
Charles +. Steele, "A Carlisle (Pa)
hotel keeper, sues citizens who remon-
strated az inst his securing a license.
claiming SO coo damages for injury to
his business ard reputation.
Tuesday. Feb. 20.
MARQUIS Of Queensberry. who died
in London Feb. /, announced in his
will that be died an agnostic.
Marine disasters on the Spanish
coast have resulted in the loss of at
least 70 lives.
Several cases of poisoning in Moabit,
Germany, are attributed to American
canned corrcd beef.
Miss Annie Wheeler, daughter Of
Ger aral Joe Wheeler, is to wed Lieu
tenant w. w. Fiscus, of the Nineteenth
infantry, nov in the Philippines
Japanese residents of Vancouver, B.
c., have eleWed their offer to raise
and equip . CORPS Of at least 100 train
ed mea. 80 of them formerly soldiers
in the arr 90 Top1n. for services with
the British ioi,es in South Africa.