Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-11
A LOSING BUSINESS.

LOSING BUSINESS.
LIVERPOOL, April l0.-The Mercury Of this
city says that the POstmaster-Generalis
being pressed to introduce bill IN the
House of Commons TO abrogate the ar
rancement made by the Government with
the railways at the time 1t took contracts
hsr doing the telegraph business OF the rail-
WAYS free of charge on account OF the right
of way on their lines. The Government, IL
is said, loses 1000 annually by landing
this business, which is tho reason urged
for seeking abrogation of the arrangement.
II1sH LANDOWNERS And TIE LAND-PURcHAsE
BILL.
DUBLIN, April 10.-The committee APP
pointed by the Landowners Convention
10 consider the land-purchase bill has re-
solved that the bill in its present form
would be most injurious 10 landowners
and would fail to give the tull measure OF
its advantages to the best class of tenants;
and that il therefore requires amendment
in many important respects.
GERMANY AND EAST AFRICA.
BERLIN. April 1O.-Herr Vohsen SAYS that
the Government il undecided whether or
not TO convert East Africa into q crown
COLONY, In anv case he considers the
money expended there "A good investment,
the customs revenue being most promising.
STANLEY ON GERMANY's PRETENsIoSs.
BRIDIsr. April 1O.-fIenry NJ. Stanley
has arrived here from Cairo IN route 10
Brussels. He was interviewed upon his
arrival. Speaking of Emin Pasha Stanley
said he did not believe he would attempt
to reconquor the Equatorial Province
An immense effort, he declared, would be
necessary TO eject the Mahdlsts. VINO nave
overrun theprOyince. With reference 10 the
claims made by the Germans TO territory
in Africa. Stanley said he was astonished
al their pretcusions. They apparently
claimed the whole of that country. The
Germans. he declared. could secure the
services of nppo lib If they paid him the
price he demanded.
THE RUBBER RESERVOIR OF TIE UNIVERSE.
Under much pressure Stanley stated an
important fact which he had intended TO
mention solely in his forthcoming book,
and that was that the Aruwhlmi forest,
which belongs To the Congo Free State,
was enormously richer IN everything,
especially in rubber trees, than the Amazon
forests. This section of Africa, no de-
clared, would be the rubber reservoir OF
the universe.
STANLEY INTERVIEWED.
LONDON, April 1.-The Herald prints an
interview with Stanley in which the latter
MAINTAINS Iidl tue wv mans .Ah
, Emin while he was sick, and that Emin
doubtless revealed the proposals Stanley
made 10 him at Wadelai 10 escort him 10
another part of Africa and install him IN
the government of the region. Stanley
thinks the Germans intend to annex and
will act on these plans. II Germany Sc
cures the lake region he says 1t will destroy
the whole value Of the British coast pos
sessions. The conquest OF the Soudan
would cost Is. 1000 600, and no Government
in Europe has the stamina TO undertake H.
EsrrN AND THE RESCUE or DIR. PETERS.
BERLIN, April lot is stated that TN
Emin Relief Committee has subscribed
1000 marks 10 Emin's expedition on con-
dition that the expedition rescues Dr.
Peters.
! The VoasblaH publishes the text OF let
ter which the Executive Committee OF the
Paris Social Congress. held last June, sent
To the Berlin Labor Conference. III SHOWS
that the Socialist programme Is almost
/ identical with that adopted by the LABOR
| Conference, which has Just been puonsneu
/ by the Reichsdnzeiger in French.
woRKMRN DISMISSED.
/ Seven hundred workmen have been a, dis,
missed from the Germania docks at Mel
because they refused 20 work over-tiiue
unless they received % per cent. extra m W.,
| stead OF 10 per cent. az AZ present. tno
Government has provided men TO replace
/ those engaged in building TonciauS