The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-18
NEW CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT
Wants General Boiling to 0rga1-
ire Figh ing Corps.
PENS Ion C0NFEDE3ATES
Miss Cornelia rby Boiling Appointed
Chief Sponsor to the Grand Camp
of Confederate veterans-Death
Of a Distinguished eoluier.
PENsI0l C0NFEDERATES
1snecIrl p,spatch TO The Times. ,

PETERSBURG, VA, Sept. ih-One OF
the latest cranks or aspirants for noto-
,icty Is George DeTaney, of Osgood, Ind.
peyancy has written to General Suth
Boiling In this city, announcing himself
fusion candidate for President of the
United States. although, he says, he is
o Democrat. Among the printed matter
contained In the letter is Devaney's
platform. in which he promises each ex-
Confederate soldier q pension of $50
month.
A campaign button with DeEaney's
photograph. was enclosed and the re-
guest made that General Boiling wear
the button The writer also impressed
upon General Boiling Tho necessity of or
sanizing a lighting corps" at once.
ANTONIO MEADE.
MIR. Antonio Meade. 2 survivor Of the
Senoy nrtiny and a distinguished sol
der, to whom Queen Victoria presented
medal OF honor for Distinguished SER
vice, died ut his home last night aged
scventy-nine years Mr. Meade had been
81 III health FOR several years He was
tal5en suddenly worse yesterday. dying
last night
AR Meade was a native Of Prussia and
had tra--nlnd over the civilized world. he
inc FOR many wars = sea contain In the
early frtfes he entered the service OF the
British government nc a civil engineer in
7
R-it~h government in 1877. when .ha
senov rr1r-f-r occurred TIa was married
IN india IN 1862 70 an T,'e1isF, Iaav who
sri~vt-ae him 70 left T~-fa r,,anv wears
ertcrwa~d. ant lived IN Rr1cir-nl. coming
from that country to Awnrioa ahnrt
tw~ntvfvn wears AFRO. To had lived in
Prince Georre COUNT for =or7,e time. md
had beer p citizen of Petersburg for about
nine years. He owned nronertv in this
citv. Mr.. Meade possessed a vast fund
OF Information. and was m exceedingly
Interesting tnfl5er. He vas q man Of
hirh chera ctnr ara intec~i+v The f,rr-
era1 took place this afternoon al half
rast o'clock from Crare 73rieconal
Church. and the body WIS buried in
Blandford Ce-77eterv.
RPlctr- TOBACCO.
The enln of bright tobacco began In
Petersburg today Tho highest r,~i~a was
81 ner h71r|~nd Ttie Sc tho aa-.liae+ date
Of bright sales in Petersburg for several
years by about three weeks. consequently
there WIS only small amount OF to-
bacco offered. The prospects are good
for large salos of bright tobacco in Pc
te-=hurc this year
The Southern Female College began its
fortietf session to-day with the finest
opening In its history. The names of III
students Were enrolled to-day an3 iu1i-
cations are that the number viii be in
creased To about o07 during. tho session
The highest number was reached last
year when $50 students attended the
school The collee- has been remodeled
and re7tted ttrc' -rhnrt and a new lab
oratorv and preparatory departments
have haen added
Professor A K. Davis. the princinal,
has a coros Of efficient teachers The
Southern Female College Is recor7iized as
one of the leading female Institutes in
the South.
NEW DYE WORKS.
The new dye works of Messrs Werres
e Hinton, rear Ahbott's Pond, in Din
widdie county. is almost completed, and
rnachiner, is now being installed. The
works Will begin operations within a few
weeks
There are eleven felony cases to be tried
ct the September term Of the Hastings
Court which legins tomorrow.
Eleven hundred and eiyty-tive voters
have registered IN Petersburg thus FAR.
or this number 7q7 are white. or nearly
two whites to every colored voter.
Revival Services began at Salvation
HALL on Hinton Street tonight
Mics Co,,eIia T-l,v boiling, daughter OF
General stith Boiling of this city. has
been appointed by Colonel Thomas w.
Srr7ish grand commander OF Confederate
Veterans for fhe state of VIRGINIA, chief
enonsor for the state at large 10 the
Grand Carr1p Of Confederate Veterans Of
VIRGINIA which, will assemble 1T EVythe-
vita on tho 29f Of October next
xr,se Hnrr-c has accented tho anno'nt-
went. AND Mss Tordan. or sufo''s has
bean ec'ec+nd &C her FIST maid or honor.
Mites Rolling Is treasrrer Of the FaNfoa-
eracv Of the state Of VIRGINIA. and hnr
. n-ofn+rnert a. chief er,orSor 10 the Grand
GAVIN &c a ~onet excellent one.
Tho virriria Normal and Industrial
rne+i+114a orene7 vnstnraav for tho Sos
80, ~ -oo2-,a -.-itl, a',ort two hu,a~ed
students fro", different parts "f The STATE
.,d Tho indfca tione IRE t1aa+~the attend
.-ca of students will he 1nuoh 'aroe~ than
~ .ha rrn--inrrs session Anon" no now
features that l,av" hn"n infrodnc"d at
THE -nroo, a~a those of manual training
sewing. cooking. etc.