The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-26
BIG PETERSBURG
TOBACCO SALES
Over a Million Pounds on the
Warehouse Floors.
PRICES. WERE SATISFACTORY
No News of the Los, Child in Dinwiddie
County-sui, ola Negro in Chess
,erf'=ld Growing Out of Err
forcement OF J,m- Crow Law
Especial Dispatch to The rimes.l

PEfEttoBC f;Gi. VA. November o
One mtiiion three hundred Thousand
pounds of tobacco Mere piled on the
noors OF the warehouses; In this city
W hen. sa.es began this morning The to-
biccc safes Continue tarUugaotIt the day
and p.sces are geneisstlis satisfactory.
ringing as high SLs.oo for tile dark
wrappers. Ena& Stfeets weres almost
biochaded around some Of the ware
houses last night fariy in the after
noon all wagon space m the warehouses
had been Tiled and the teams coming
later had to#ind shelter III various PAGES
+ in the city. Country Wagons heavily
loaded with tobacco Were coming into
the city after midnight last night. Ee-
tersoliGg IS recognized by dark tsGacco
plan ters|as the most satisfactory market
in the state
Ire drenching weather OF this after
moon and evening danlpened but little
the. ardpr of the bazaar enthusiasts.
This week has been looked forward TO
for many months and dranching raius
affect very little the attendance at the
hall. The booths are made attractive In
the beautifully decorated anu hshted
rooms ant. moneys pending. is contagious.
The sellers al the booths and those who
pass among the crowd selling chances
for various articles have met with Hauch
7 success. admission fees required l@se
might We're dispersed with this evening
lie t4lhi@ are nStl< IN hopes ~
o nice sum from this bazaar. to add 70
/ their building fund
1t is rather wet weather for the car
nival people. and the shows nave noI
F@ yet been crowded. They are rather re-
moved from the main portion OF the City
| and inaccessible to most people.
JIM CROW s6'-tFs SlfIT
1 H W. Hawks is suing the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company for Sl9Wlo
damages because a conductor on that
| line would not believe he Is n negro.
/ Hawks is a merchant a Wilson's on the
/ Norfolk and western Railroad. lie was
riding in the Jim CROW cal, on the At
/ lantic Coast Line ana refused to enter
t the coach for white peopie. when ordered
/ to do so@ by the conductor he st<tlst
was stopped and Hawks put off at ches-
ter. the suit is now being heard IN the
! Circuit Court OF Chesterfield
The Corporation Court Of Petersburg
Will convene tomorrow pEsuSat 70 adj
journment Clinton Grawley. . negro.
charged with the betrayal OF e negro
girl fourteen years OF age. VIII be tree,
The case of Waverly IfarviH charged
with stealing from the person. is set Tor
trial tomorrow.
The special term of the Dinwiddie Cir
cult Court win not begin Monday on 49,
count of the Illness of Mrs. Hancock, the
wife of Judge b. \. Hancock.
STILL NO TiDfNefS.
Mr.. Edward Chandler is still in Peters
burg trvif7e to hear some tidfnss from
his little niece. Lula Josnerss who aisap-
pearad from her home IN pinWidths- 4
cory1tv more than q week ago Inc ests
appearance is still n inyster
The Nfe,..odist preachers elected OH. OH
ecars att their meeting yesterday. Ihey
are. President. Rev. w. zess Starr; Niet.-
President Rev s. c, Hatcher: secrs-
tarv, Rev e. 2. Parh2in; ASSISTANT
secretary. Rev. o s. Wright.
a. Ty..t2 services vii! be held