The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-14
FOR FAIRER ELECTIONS.
TIE popULIsTs ASK A CONFERENCE
or CHAIRVEN or ERPARTfEs.
To DevIse . Plan for Fsirsr Elections In Va
What Major Mann Page ssys--Large
Land Sales In tho so"thsids.

PETERSBURG, VA. Dee. lS-Special.--
Major Mann Page. one OF the most prom
,nent leaders OF the Peoples party In the
state, was In the city to-day, and was
Interviewed by your correspondent on the
.uture of the Peoples party IN Virginia
.,e SAID that at conference OF the lead
aFs OF the party. held In Richmond Iast
.'nasy. Il was decided 20 Issue letter
al invitation TO the chairman and leaders
q the different political parties In the
late. TO see II some plan cannot be
reed upon looking TO fair vote IN the
t.ecuons. so as to got an honest ana
galr expression OF the will OF the people,
Is Il 50 evident that there Is great dis
abstraction among Democrats. kepubh-
ans and Populists. While In the recent
election the Peoples party made no show
ing in Virginia, IL increased IT'S vote In
fae country at large 10000 over the vote
Cven for Weaver in 1892
MAJOR Page said that, as far as he
could learn. there was no intention OF
sQrrendering the organization OF the Peo-
pies party as long as the principles for
which It contends are rejected by the
Democratic and Republican parties. as at
present organized. which. from the Peo-
res party standpoint, is ono and the
same.
WESTERN LAND BUYERS.
During the past few days twenty-one
Landowners from, Ohio and Indiana have
been looking at farms In Dinwlddie couN~
-. near Petersburg, with vie" Of pur-
chasing lands Nr. A. 7. stewart VINO
resides near Reams' Station, on the Pc
teIsburg and Weldon railroad. succeeded
in selling farms 10 seven Of these gentle
zen The farms sold are located south
cast Of Reams' Station. and the average
pT,cC obtained for the same was ten dol
.ars per acre. The sales aggregated over
- 20. Another party Of land-buyers from
ONTO are expected here on the 18th In
tart.
DECEMBER TERM or THE COURT.
The sheriff and his deputies are busily
engaged summoning jurors and witnesses
TOR the December term OF the Hastings
court. which opens on next Thursday.
Up TO this time there is one felony and
some twenty or more misdemeanor cases
on the criminal docket
Workrnen are putting on the galvanized
r0of of ST. JCseph's Catholic church, now
IN course of erection on the corner of
Washington and Market streets, and In
a few days skaters will begin work The
brick work Is all completed, except the
front. and this is expected TO be finished
BY the latter part Of the month. This
church. when completed. will be one of
the nandsomest places of worship in the
city.
This afternoon Mr. Joseph Spivey swore
out warrant against the Pocahontas
Cotton Mills Company for the alleged
violation OF the State law prohibiting the
working of women and children over ten
hours in any one day.
Mrs. Addie s. Harrison and Mr. Harry
F. keefer were quietly married last even
ing at the residence Of Rev. II. NJ. Hope,
or Liberty street. The bride is a we'll
known lady of this city, and the groom
S a former resident of Chambersburg,
Pa, and lest season was captain of the
Petersburg baseball club.
APPEAL IN THE sAYREs CAST.
United States District Attorney Francis
Rives Lassiter, Of this city, lei; tonight
for Norfolk, where he VIII file tomorrow
in the United States Circuit Court a pc
tition for an appeal in the matter of the
application for a writ Of habeaS CORPUS
in the case Of David e. Sayre paymasters
clerk, United States navy. I'm whose favor
Judge Hughes rendered an opinion on
the 30 instant. holding that the fifth
amendment 10 the Constitution Of the
United States forbids a trial OF important
criminal cases occurring in the army and
navy by court-martiaL A transcript of
the record I'm the case will be Immediately
prepared, and application made to the
Supreme Court of the United States to
Lave the cause advanced for an early
hearing on account Of its importance 10
the War and Navy Departments.
JUNIOR MECHANICS.
The Executive Board of the Junior Or
der United American Mechanics OF Nir-
Gina to-day granted a charter 10 TWEEN
ty-nine applicants at Crewe 10 open a
council there. The council will be known
as Willingham Council, and 1t will be
formally installed tomorrow night