Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-26
Virginia News.
The Virginia oyster navy is to b,
provided with one-pound guns.

I The Virginia oyster navy is to b,
provided with one-pound guns.
4 The old oyster police steamel
| Chesapeake, which was bought from
the Virginia Oyster Navy by Tuele 4
Co., OF Norfolk, has been converted
into tug by E. j. Codd y Co.
Judge John G.. Dew, Second Audi
tor, has paid out $37, 900 in State Rid
dleberger bonds for the benefit of the
Literary fund, the income from
which goes to support the schools Of
the State.
Gen. Jas. A. Walker, a distinguish
of Northern Virginia, died Sunday
10 Wytheville. He participated In
the battles of Manassas, Mine Run.
fredericksburg, Wilderness, Spotsyi-
vania @. H., and others.
A vigorous movement has been
launched looking to extension OF the
| corporate limits Of Richmond, and If
the plans now ia view are successful
the capital of the State, in the not
very distant future, will boast a
population of 100000 inhabitants.
1t is reported that agents of the
Government have examined Ford's
hotel, Richmond. with view to its
purchase and have made a favorable
report. In case OF purchase by the
Government the hotel will be torn
down and modern building erected
for the uses of the United States
courts.
NMr. John M. mccarthy, the promin-
emit oyster planter and shipper of
Sharp's wharf, on the Rappahannock
river, says that the scarcity OF oys-
ters in the Rappahannock is becom-
ing a serious question to the planters
and shippers, and that during the
past two years the supply on the
rocks has declined one-half.
Because he dined Booker Wash
irgton President Roosevelt's picture
was Kissed when thrown upon cans
vass at the Bijou in Richmond Fri
day night. The Kisses came from all
partssof the house, and when the rea-
son was asked the answer was given
"DiDed with a niger" Mr.. McKin
ley's picture was loudly cheered.
1t has just been learned in Rich
mond that Giles b. Jackson, the well
known colored lawyer of Richmond,
secretary of the Negro Business
League of Virginia and vice presi-
dent of the national organization of
which Booker IT, Washington is
president, was invited to the dinner
at the White House at the same time
with Washington.
Acknowledgement Montague and
Hon. John Goode spoke to large
and enthusiastic crowd in Richmond
Thursday night of last week. Mr..
Goode during his speech said: THE
Democratic party is pledged in its
platform to eliminate the ignorant
and worthless negro as factor from
the politics of this State without TAX
ing the right of suffrage from single
white man, and speaking for my col
leagues in the Convention, l solemn
ly declare to you that they will. keep
that pledge to the letter"
The Department of Public lnstruc-
ton has given out the apportion-
ment of the State school funds for
1901-1902 The apportionment is at the
rate of % cents and mills per capita
Of the school population. The whole
amount apportioDed is $l96,325. 23
This apportionment is made on &C.
count of the appropriation by the
Assembly under an act APP
proved March z, 1900, and the &C
cumulated interest on investments of
the literary fund. From the gross
amount accruing from these sources
are deducted the salaries of county
and city superintendent of schools,
the expenses of the central Office and
he appropriation for summer normal
schools.