Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-04
ON THE APPOMATToX.
DEATH OF AN OLD AND HEs
I'm CITIZEN OF PETERSBURG.
wurrny,s Mission to New
womau's Christian
r,,or Conyention-Brady's Drops
nnd Civil-seryicc. -r't--i

| for several months. Mr.. Iuche' ""
xos, STRAIGHTFORWARD, upright citizen
and for, many years had successfully
conducted the business Of teamster he
vas married three times, his last VIC
surviving him. He leaves emu e"'
grandchildren. and great-granochiioie"'
Tho funeral of George A. Thompson
took Mace this afternoon from the
First Presbyterian church. and was
! very largely attended by the members
of the several orders TO which he De-
,oryed and nv friends and acquaint-
ances In general.
HIS OPINION UNSHAKEN.
Mr.. Murray, the photographer, ac-
| COMMANDED by his wife and daughter
returned from New York to-day,
where they had been TO view the pouy
held there as that of Guldensuppe. MI
Murray says ne positively identiheu tne
valise and contents found near por-
| ton Of the body as the properly Oh
| William A. Edwards, who was formerly
| in Murray's employment here. and TO
whom the articles were loaned. Mr.
Murray SAYS that he was permitted 10
| see and examine the body, and that ne
| is still of the opinion Il Is that or Ed
wards. II contains all the marks that
| Edwards bore, even down to those on
the ends of the fingers. He falled 10
| discover a tattoo mark on the arm
| which Edwards had, but in its place
was a discoloraton, which ne THINKS
may have been caused by the action OF
the chemicals used In preserving the
body. upon the ink used in making the
tattoo With this exception. the marks
i III nd
those On Edwardss body. Until the
missing head is produced Mr.. Murray
will not be satisfied that the authorities
! Of New York have not the body OF Ed
wards in hand.
WOMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPER
| ANCE CONVENTION.
The district convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
Mrs. ]. Tyler Jobson, of Richmond
president met in the hall of the Young
! Mems Christian Association this morn
| ing at 10 O'Clock. Including the local
repi esentation. forty-three delegates ana
| officers were present a number OF
visitors were in attendance.
Mrs. NJ. b. Lee read from the Scrip
trres and offered prayer The district
secretary being absent. Miss Occie
Broadwell was elected to fill that po-
| siton.
The president announced the follow
| ing committees: On Credentals-Ars'
A f. Waite. of Richmond, and Mrs.
George Hooper. On Courtesles-MIs' NJ W.
! r. Spiers. and Miss Cora Lumpkin, OF
| Manchester.
An address of welcome was delivered
nv Mrs. A. n. Haskin of Chesterfield,
which was responded to by Mrs. "A. Il.
| Waite of Richmond
Rev. Mr.. Dyer, pastor Of High-Street
| Methodist Episcopal church, delivered
| an entertaining and instructive address,
| covering the work of the union. AT !
o'clock the convention took recess
until o'clock.
on reassembiing. the convention heard
papers on temperance subjects. read by
| several members, and an interesting tam
on non-alcoholics by Mrs. Higgins, oil
| Centralia.
| Miss Bette Pace, of Richmond, was
elected district secretary.
II was stated that many unions have
! nobly come forward with help for the
Department of Scientific Temperance In
struction. This department Is making
| a strong effort TO procure the enactment
| by the next General Assembly OF a com
| pulsory scientific educational law.
The convention adjourned to meet th'
| first week IN DtttihDtlf Win t-iS "iN
| Ensign Union, OF Richmond. The dis
trict embraces the cities of Petersburg
Richmond. and Manchester. West Point
and the adjacent counties.
COLONEL. LAMBS CONVENTION.
II NAV be safely said that the Repub
ucan leaders here are almost unanimously
onnosed TO the convention called by
Colonel William Lamb to consider tn
matter of nominating State ticket. i
&c held that Colonel Lamb has been legal
| Nv removed from the State Craftsmanship
| and that therefore he has no authorit,
| 10 call a convention of the party, an'
Mr. park Agnew is recognized as chair
man. This opinion is held by such lead
ers as Colonel Brady, General Stith Bol
ling. Major Harrison Waite. Mr.. Rober
McCandlish, and others, and 1t Is be
leved will be so held by the local Re
publican organization. How the ram
and file of the party will act is not we
known. but il cannot be denied that Colo
mel Lamb has friends here. and that the
will send delegates to the Lynchbur
| convention.
THE CIVIL-SERVICE LAW.
The action of Collector Brady in S
promptly dropping from office all Demo
cratic deputy collectors who were sup
by the civil-service law has caused con
siderable comment here, and raised tn
inquiry as TO what the law means. an
why II was enacted II its spirit shout
nrove so different from its letter.
II is believed, however, that ColonC
Brady knew exactly what he was doing
and that his action Will be sustained b
the department at Washington. which
. however will not diminish the odium tina
would attach to a law that can be con
strued in two ways. 1t is said that tn
matter was thoroughly discussed
washington before Colonel Brady too
charge OF his Office. 1t is interesting I
INQUIRE how Collector Agnews office wi
he affected, in the event Colonel Brady
action is sanctioned.
OTHER OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
There are still two good office
in this city TO be hlied by tn
president. the post-office and co
lectorship of customs. There ar
several candidates for EACH but 1t
believed that General Stith Boiling wi
get the former, and that Mr.. WilliaI
Malone. who declined the chief deputy
: shin under Colonel Brady, will be appoin
| ed Collector of Customs. But the term
} | of Office of the incumbents Of these pos
tons do not expire until some time mex
wear. and they will hardly be disturbe
yet.
: COTTON AND TOBACCO.
The cotton year ended September Is
> and the receipts at this port for the yea
were 1855 bales as against s.sss bale
, during the previous year. Stock o
hand September list, 6S bales. II is es
I pected that the new crop will be comm
in by the 18th.
Tobacco inspections from october
1904. TO September l. 1897. 1906 hogshead.
same time last year. 4.31o hogsheads.
In reporting the recent accident on III
! | Norfolk and Western railroad near Dis