Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-11
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
AN ADJOURNED MEETING HELD IN
PETERSBURG YESTERDAY.
.u,.n.e Exchange Discussed-Thc Or
ganirstIon observation-disclosures
On the sub-Trcasury scheme.
..,.. ., the Richmond Dispstcii.l

,c...o.,ordonce OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
PETERSBURG, Va, September TO- 1880.
An adjourned meeting OF the Farmers
Alliance Convention. composed of repre-
.an,at;ves Of the county alliances adjacent
% po,e-sburg was held in this city yes
Ia mo counties of Dinwiddie, Ches-
,erso,d Prince George, Sussex, and
Charles City were represented ana ous'-
ness of importance to the order was Trans
acted The convention, Of course, was
hold Nth closed doors and very little has
hono divnlced rs 80 the actual proceeuss
go Rutif ie learned that the matter Oh
~ os4al,l,sh,nout of an alliance e&chahgc
-; ~ pe,orsbnrr. the manner of its conauGt.
tba securing of proper house, ana ihe
80 81 commencing operations were y, Iue
s,,bfocte az earnest discussion. ne
sootaI,i;obment of the exchangeis certain
~ and il is understood that i. WIN ~
onened nj as early date as posi- IL
bablv in time 20 meet the deihahuS y
present CROP Some OF the olutr he cl.',.a -,
the convention are reported 20 mr. "a tn
Gee Gee that everytbIng is right before any, az
vance IL made. and this prooaply WIZ IL
the Motley of the alliance. Wnltn III .n'
main il composed of the most conserva-
i've and INTELLIGENT of the Virginia iafu,-
ers II il said that the amount OF slocA
originally suggested TO insure the eA.
chance has already been exceeded anu u
only remains now TO make the hecess"4S
arrangements for Its conduct
NO POLITICAL ORGANIZATION. -.
In conversation with prominent all'-
ance man to-day your correspondent Wa
informed that the alliance IN virginia w
not propose 10 enter the political helu ~ .
distinct element: that any contest ~
NAV make in behalf Of the interests OF 1LeIi
order will be made within the exlsIins Pai,
ties: that their organization IS s'riT.IA q
business one, whose oDiect i tne NM -, 70
tion of the condition of the farmers; tpre-
Eeve them from debt. and TO place tnell
unon a foundation which will insure theli
nrosperitv. He added that three fourthi
of the alliance men in Virginia are QpPv,I9o.u
10 the sub Treasury scheme, ana ihdV ~.
number is steadily increasing, as tua'
scheme is better understood.
The convention yesterday fralneu
charter of incorporation Tor the aiIlahc'
exchange. which will be secured from on
of the courts at an early day, ana theh ao
jOurned over until the "a OF OcIoooI'
AN IScoBmGTBLE THIEF.
William Williams (cOiored), aged aoou
eight or nine years, was arralgheu III wy
MAYORS Court this morning on the chaI =
of burglary. This is the third time witnIL
the mast two or three weeks that tins IN
corrigible little thief has been arrested fol
robbery. ON the two first charges ne es
capped condign punishment on account o.
his extreme youth and small size on con
dition that his guardians would whip nm III
This morning the Mayor was informed Una
the boy should be sent out OF the state
and on this promise the prisoner was re-
| leased. with the understanding that
found in the city next Monday he shoui'
be formally tried.
PRINCE GEORGE NEWS.