Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-06-04
Virginia News.

All of the delegates selected to rep
resent Newport News In the state
Convention are either in favor OF
primaries or pledged to support the
plsn.
The general opinion among many
Democrats from Virginia who have
visited Washington recently 10 that
Senators Daniel and Martin; dov.
Montague and Representative Jones
will be delegates-at-large TO the 81
Louis convention.
Hon. Harry 3. Maynard, the present
Congressman from Norfolk district,
will have no Democratic opponent.
The limit for the announcement has
ended, and there Is no other aspirant
mentioned. The Republicans will
make a sacrifice nomination.
The RE Lee Camp Confederate
Veterans, of Hampton. and Msgruder
Camp, of Newport News. will give
basket picnic at Big Bethel on June
10th. to celebrate the Anniversary OF
the battle Of Big Bethel, the first land
battle of the Civil War.
William Dallas Chesterman, OF
Richmond, died Sunday OF Bright's
disease, aged fifty-nine. he was a
native Virginian; he entered the Cou-
federate army when seventeen years
old In 1874 Mr.. Chesterman became
connected with the Richmond Dis
patch, and was successfully reporter,
rNity editor, and editor-in chief. AT
the time of his death he was mem
Der of the editorial staff OF the Times
Dispatch.
The contract for the Stuart monu-
ment has been let to Fred Maynehap,
of New York, for $4,000. This is ex
elusive of the pedestal and vase. The
character and cost of this part OF the
memorial can only be determined
when it is ascertained il the city OF
Richmond lie willing to subscribe the
300, 900 necessary if the monument IL
erected outside of the capitol square.
The States appropriation OF $lO,OO0
is dependent upon its being located
in the square.
The Democrats OF Middlesex, when
they elected delegates to the State
Convention, heretofore published,
| adopted resolutions instructipg the
delegates to support Hon. j. b. Sears
as one of the two electors at large
upon the National Democratic ticket,
end Hons Wm. A. Jones and A. j.
Montague as two of the four dele
| gates to the National convention. A
resolution favoring the primary plan
for nomination of candidates for all
offices, National, State and county,
WAS adopted by a large majority
after some discussion.
hollywood Confederate Day was
bserved as usual, with a parade OF
] the local military and All address and
! decoration of the graves OF dead sol
diers with flowers and evergreens
The orator Of the day was Hon George
L.Christian, of Richmond. The famous
,,Stonewall" Band, of Staunton, head
ed the procession to the cemetery
rhe day being national holiday, the
banks and public offices were closed
ard business generally suspendt d
| General Fitzhugh Lee and Governor
Monte que were among those present
at the exercises at Hollywood.
1t is possible that Virginia will
shortly be producing all OF the arsen
ic used in the United States, says the
Savannah News. Pittsburg capital
lists have acquired title to LOCO acres
of land in Virginia believed to con
tain the richest arsenic deposit 10 the
world and machinery for Its extrac
tion is now being erected. The rock
containing the arsenic is to be crush
ed and smelted at the mines, and the
CRYSTALS refined at the same spot
The consumption of arsenic in th'
United States is estimated at 400
tons annually, of which all saw
about 800 tons Is imported