Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-06-21
Virginia News.

Virginia News.
The Battle Abbey Association and
the Confederate Memorial Associa.
ton will unite to build the abbey at
Richmond.
: The New Atlantic Hotel and Office
building at Norfolk is to be made
seven, instead of five stories, and
will cost 1926 900.
Capt. Richard @. Croxton of the
Twenty-sixth United States Infantry
who was recently wounded in Rich
mond is believed now, is on the road
to recovery.
The Secretary of War has extend
ed the time for the removal OF the
Hygeia hotel, at Old Point Comfort,
until January of next year, and the
Hygeia and other hotels at Old Point
Comfort will be open this season as
in the past.
The board of medical examiners in
session in Richmond, has before 1t
the largest class of applicants for the
practice of medicine that has been
examined in recent years. The class
numbers 1866, including one woman
and 10 negroes.
An old portrait of TIE late Gen.
James l.. Kemper will be presented
TO X. f Lee Camp of Richmond, on
June eth. The presentation will be
made bv Elk Gov. William b. Gamer
on and the reception will be by EX-
Gov. G. Il. O'Ferrall.
1t is stated that not more than half
the crop of tobacco has been planted
i'm Louisa county. and that is suffer
ing from the cut worm aud the dry
and hot weather. 1t is the dark to"
bacco that is most seriously affected.
The bright tobacco is planted earlier
and therefore is stsnding the drouth
better.
The Finch VS.. Finch case has been
practically settled, at Newport News
Judge Blackstone invalidating a
deed of trust, held by F. F. Finch
for his wife, in Newport News prop,
erty, valued at $25O,OOO a new deed
was made to him with different pros
visions. The divorce proceedings, 1t
is understood, will be dropped, Tor
the present.
The Republican State Committee
has adopted resolutions cOndemning
the proclamation of the new Constl-
tuition and authorizing State Chair
man Park Agnew to employ the
ablest constitutional lawyers to test
the validity of such proclamation.
This test is to be made in the event
that the lawyers so consulted advise
that a test would be advisable.
A banquet will be rendered the
members of the Constitutional Cons
vention by some citizens OF Rich -
mond on June Goth at the Masonic
Temple. The Governor and Mayor
Taylor, the judges of the SUI
preme Court and the judges of the
city courts and Henrico Court will
be the only invited guests outside o
+he convention. Including the citi-
zens who are arranging for the ban
Duet there will be about $50 persons
present.
James w. Durham, of Essex cOun-
~, Va, now student at Chicago
University, has won the national
orators first prize, SO, at contest
between colleges held in Nebraska.
When a student at Richmond Col
lege young Durham won the best
debater's medal and the joint ora
tors medal. This session he has won
the orators medal at Chicago Uni
versity and the three other collegiate
medals of the State of Illinois. He is
pursuing his theological studies in
the Divinity school of Chicago Uni
versity.
DR.. Robert Frazer, who with Hon.
h. st. George Tucker, is canvassiDg
the State in the interest OF popular
education, says both he and Mr..
Tucker are meeting with fine success
and that the people are becoming
aroused to the necessity of better
system of public education in the
State. When asked concerning the
SSutlluGuI Ou luG C0bOcliiOhe1t iNeNN ulC
of the new Constitution, DR.. Frazer
said he found the people pleased as a
rule, and that he was of opinion that
it would result in great benefit to
the entire State.
By an unfortunate mistake Miss
Mary Lee, daughter of Gen. RoHert
E. Lee, occupied a seat reserved for
colored people last week in the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon train. She did not change
her seat when requested, and, on
of the conductor, she was
arrested for violation of the Jim
Crow law and carried, with her bag
GAGE. to the police station, followed
by a great throng. On arriving at
the station number of gentlemen
iuterfered. She was dismissed at the
station house, and, accompanied by
a number of gentlemen carrying her
baggage, she proceeded to the Yeat-
man mansion, where she was receiv-
ed by her friends, who were amazed
# the transaction. Miss Lee did not
appear before the Mayor to answer
the charge of violating the Jim Grow
law. so the So she had deposited was
forfeited.