Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-30
CITY OF PETERSBURG,
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE AT MR.. WI.
clAsrERoN,s FUNERAL.
CIRCULAR ISSUED BY NEGROES

NANfs aHu &A$SI 80
1icans = More About the Cannon
That sheIled the Town.
PETERSBURG, VA, October 29.-(Spe'
cial)-The funeral Of Mr.. William Came
ron took place from Grace Episcopa
church at 10 O'Clock this morning, the
rector, Rev John Rldout, conducting the
Impressive services. The large cnurcf
was filed, citizens Of all denominations
being present in token of respect. Among
those in attendance were number OF
relatives and friends Of the deceased from
Richmond
The floral tributes were very handsome.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers:
Active-T. S. Beckwith. Robert Gillian,
Robert Cabaniss. Bernard Mann, AleSan-
der Hamilton James B. McCulloch,
George ]. seav. and William L. thinner.
Honorary. P. Williamson, r, L. Wat
son, DR.. James w. Claiborne, r. NJ. Sully,
Z. C. Venable, JOAN McGill, A. 6. NJ.
Martin. Z. B. Vaughan, Thomas r. Dunn,
William S. Kelley. of New York, and
W. Gordon McCabe, Of Richmond
The members of the Tobacco Association
were present in body, as also the Eestry-
men Of Grace church.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
Mr. Pierre Dere, an old citizen and for
many years a merchant on Lombard
street, died this morning in Pittsfeld,
Mass, where he had been residing for
some time. Mr.. Dere was a Canadian by
birth, and for years it had been MS Gus
lom to spend his summers at the North
and his winters here. He was quite an
elderly man, very quiet and reserved III
manners but was esteemed by all VINO
knew him for his strict probity and In
tegrity.
Before Judge Mullen and jury III the
Hastings Court an interesting case has
been on trial to-day 1t will probaplv
continue through tomorrow. The SUIT Is
that of Smell Brothers, bankers, or New
port News, against Fred. Moore, Parker
& Moore and the Peninsula Printing
COMPANY. to recover the face value OF
sundry notes discounted and held by the
plaintiffs, amounting to about sl,4oo MI.
Moore, one Of the defendants, is now a
resident Of Petersburg. Counsel LOT tne
plaintiffs are Messrs. r. &. Davis, .. Is.
Bachelor. and L. c. Phillips. Inc de-
PENDANTS are represented by Messrs. ~ II.
Mann and r. NJ. Lett
PREPARING TO BUILD.
The American Tobacco Company to-day
sold at public auction a number Of wood
Ell buildings and sheds on its property
on Byrne and Harrison streets, the same
to be promptly removed by the pur-
chasers. The removal of these buildings
is done to make room for the erection
of q large brick factory adjacent to the
one now occupied. The new ia tory will
be built as quickly as possible, in order
to afford the accommodations and ia
c.lties needed by the company for its
opera tons. which it does not now enjoy.
for stemmery and the manufacture Of
cigars. The company now has over 500
names on its pay-rolls, and this number
will be greatly increased when the new
plant is completed
NEGROES AS DEFENDANTS
AS an evidence that the negro voters
Of this city are at odds with the white
Republicans, do not approve the action Of
the latter in endorsing MI. R. T..
Vaughan's independent candidacy for
Congress, and intend to act to suit their
own views, the following handbill has
been widely distributed to-day among the
colored people
Attention Colored Citizens: At an cleo
ion to be held November 4, 1902, Since it
IS a TACT that there has been no noni-
mating convention in this district and no
Republican nominated in this district;
and TO show 10 the world that we are
men who will not be hoodwinked into
the support Of a man who is neither {
Democrat. Populist or Republican, but
who openly aVows that he is not a Re-
publican and cares nothing for the en-
1orsement OF the Republican party, but
simply claims to be an Independent;
And since we cannot afford to support
m independent without knowing in what
particular he is an independent, let us
stamp out this practice on the part Of
those who simply grab at some one to
put III the field, to make it appear to tie
r,+:ooa1 Pen,-hiioan party that they are
doing great things in the interest Of Re
puoLCsnlsH1. when, III fact, they are do
ns- nothing except perpetuating their own
stay in office. and behind closed doors
they are cursing the negroes:
Therefore. let us not vote this time.
but let Mr.. Vaughan and the white Re-
publicans so called. fight it out
This circular is signed by p. r. Powell.
president, and Thomas Fl. Brown, secre-
tary. of a leading negro organization here,
ana Will probably be endorsed.
The Health OHicers's report for the
month ending October 18th, shows a total
Of 70 deaths in this city: Whites. II: col
orad. 20. OF the dacedents. IS We're under
5, and II over 80 wears Of age.
THE PETERSBURG EXPRESS"
& few days ago Postmaster Boiling re-
cAived a letter from an old Union soldier
in Connecticut, asking for inforna ton as
70 the character OF the famous gun known
among the Federal troops as The Peters
burg Express" which during the se:ge OF
the city used to drop shells into the city
every day.
\ ,Mell-hnowil gentleman says the sun
in question was planted on Battery No.
;. east Of the city. which was captured
by the Federals from Sturdevant's Con-
federate Battery. The gun was a rit1ed
Parrot, carrying 32-pound percussion
shels-about Is inches Ions. 1t caused the
practical evacuation of the Blandford Sec
ton Of the city. and DESTROYED the gas
works. leaving the city in darkness for
some tina.
VISIT OF MASONIC ORPHANS.
With the generous Ma sons OF this city
rs hosts the orphans in the Masonic
Homo. of Richmond, who are to visit Pc
tersburg tomorrow night, will have a
most hosptable reception. The little ones,