Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-08-23
Virginia News.

The Virginia Penitentiary has
been placed under quarantine by
DR.. Darlington, the surgeon. This
was done as precautionary measure
against the possible introduction OF
smallpox into that institution.
George W. Printz, who, during the
Civil War, it is said, was chief teles
graph operator at the headquarters
of Gen. Robert K. Lee, died at Bev-
erly, w. Va, Monday. He was a ma
tive of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and for many
years engaged in the plumbing bust
ness.
The health board of Norfolk has
decided to employ fourteen physi-
clans to vaccinate the people OF that
city. The boards order in regard to
people who have never been vaccin-
ated is compulsory, and penalty
of $50 fine is provided for non COM
pliance with the order.
At Newport News, Saturday, Gov.
A. j. Montague was the guest Of
Commodore Steige and his officers
Oh bnC LII pSIldi OcIludn VI uiboT
Vineta, now lying at the the ship
yard undergoing repairs. Dinner was
served aboard the ship, with the
Governor as guest of honor.
The first registration under the
new constitution was in Holy Neck
magisterial district of Nansemond
County. The district contains four
precincts, with a. voting population
of ,005 whites and 800 blacks The
registrars books show that 20 per
cent. of the whites and Is per cent.
of the negroes registered. The board
will sit again just prior to the No
vember election.
The negroes of Virginia are max
ing preparation to fight the suffrage
clause of the new Constitution.
They have raised SO, 600 for the pnr-
pose of paying counsel to make up
case and carry it to the United States
Supreme Court, and they expect to
have more. Letters have been re-
ceived in Richmond from Hon. John
s. Wise and ex-senator ThurstoD, of
Nebraska, who have been with
others, retsined as counsel. 1t is
understood that Mr. Wise's letter is
particularly strong in urging reasons
why the suffrage provision of Vir-
ginia's new organic law should be
defeated.
The third annual session of the
CUlored Business Industrial AsGocia-
ton opened Monday morning in the
Third Colored Methodist Church in
Richmond. On one OF the walls of
the building was displayed an in
scription which reads: "Tbere are no
Jim Grow cars in Heaven" A collec
ton will be taken before the close of
the meeting for the purpose of rails
ing money to fight the new CoDstitu-
ton in the Federal courts. Circulars
are being sent all over the State call
ing upon the negroes to present
themselves for registration and to
send in the names of all those not al
lowed to register.
Mr. Charles Morton, a member OF
the Registration Board of Prince
Edward county, has been made to
pay ten dollars by the Postoffice De-
partment for the violation of the
postal law Mr.. Morton was ignorant
of the fact when he mailed a dozen
or more registration notices at Pros
peer, some time since, paying post.
age on them as second class matter,
when he had written with a pen on
one of them the following: please
post in conspicuous place" making
it first-class mail matter. A postof
flee detective discovered this and re
ported it to the department, with
the result that Mr.. Morton had to
pay ten dollars.