The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-04

CONF lDENT
His Position on the Tariff the
Same as the Democratic
Party.
THE Fls J; ]. |:l' i J ID SUIT
Judge Mullen Postpones the Sus-
pending Order to Look Over
Authorities Furnished.
THE FlsHER-GO GOULD SUI

tspectal to Tho Times. Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG. VA, August 3.--Con-
gressman r. q. southall arrived in town
last night, and Is registered at the
Shirley Hotel. Mr.. southal seems very
confident OF his nomination for Congress-
IN the Democratic primary. and says that
he will carry the counties Of Prince Ed
ward, Amelia, Lunenburg and Po~hatan
practically solidly, and that he will get
large najorities in Nottoway Mecklcn-
burg and Brunswick. Hc expects also
to carry the city of Petersburg, and tho
counties OF Sussex and Prince Georges.
but is not certain of the result In
Greenesvile county.
He is very careful 10 state that his
position on the tariff is that OF the
Dem ocratc party, and that he does not
advocate any extreme free trade Views.
SUSPENSION POSTPONED.
The granting OF a suspending order In
the Fisher Gould case, and appointment
OF a receiver for the Virginia Passenger
and Power Company matters which
Judge Mullen appointed to be settled
on Thursday morning have been post
poned until Friday. @
Si3 Counsel for the defendants have placed
In Judge Muliens hands aBengthy list
1of authorities In support Of their conten-S
ttion for d suspending order OF ninety
days, restricting any receiver appointed
bylthis court from acting until the case.
rs presented to the Supreme Court Of
Appeals. s5s.
The n j. & 3. & Worth Company, large
manufacturing concern in this city, is
soon to erect a five-story brick peanut
factory on their lot at the corner OF
Third and River Streets.
y The GRaltney-Bunkley Company, a big
peanut 9company, with several plants in
Southern Virginia, purpose to build
large factory on their land alo11s the
line Of the Atlantic Coast Line r abroad
near the gas works, SO that Petersburg.
IL not already the leader. Is soon to be-{
come the largest center Of the peanut
Industry in this country.
III M essrs.5 T s. sBeckwith and r ebert NV.
iPritchard Will represent Post c.. Of Pc
5tersburg, at the meeting OF the State
board OF the Travellers Protective Assoc
citation, which Is to take place in Rich
mead on next Saturday. Mr. Beckwith Is
president OF Post G, and Mr.. Pritchard
is secretary.
al The bankruptcy case of F. j. Kofron,a
formerly proprietor of a restaurant in.
lower Sycamore Street, was argued this
morning before NJ r.. George S. Bernard
as referee. Mr. ]. Morton Townsend, rep
resenting the Petersburg Builders Sup
ply Company, a Il claimant in the case.
made his argument N his N morning: Mr..
r. IT. Mann. counsel for Mr.. p. a. Lyon,
trustee. spoke this evening Mr. Kofron,
IS represented by Mr.. j. NJ Quicke, Jr.'
~ Mr.. Simon Seward president Of the
Seward Trunk ard Bag Company, and,
his son, Mr.. Hat9her Seward, have gone,
to New 7 ork, where they will sail for
Europe on a six weeks trip.
Many persons from Petersburg have
awaited themselves Of the pleasures Of
Virginia Beach this season, and ~ B. large re
numbers go down every Sunday.
II The Randolph cottage Is the meeting
place for most OF those who go from the.
city. Among their guests this week were
Mrs. Sam Hinton, Mrs. Cotton, Mrs Ella
Hinton, Mrs. Roper, Mrs. WI llson and
Miss May Eliza Jones, of Petersburg, and
MessrsS George s. Bernard, Holmes Bos-s
seau, Charles Cuthbert, BENJAMIN and
p. H. Booth. J ohn ]. Madison, ". =. 4
Kevan and Herbert Young s II