Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-31
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Rioters Killed and woundcd-A French
Political Rov--Other Items.

Political Row-Other ltems.
vienna, January s6.--Five hundred glass
workers, who are on strike at tabionz,
in Bohemia, made an attack upon the fac
tory in which they had been employed,
and, forcing an entrance into the building,
destroyed all the machinery. The police
attempted TO ouel1the disturbance, where
upon the strikers turned on them, and in
the conflict that followed two OF the riot
ers were killed by the police and many
Others were severely wounded.
ROW AMONG POLITICIANS.
PARIS, January 30.-The contest at
Neuilly 10 fill the vacancy in the Chamber
OF Deputies, caused by the inyalidation by
that body of the election of Nj. Laur, Bou-
langist. who was returned OF the last gen.
ernl election, is very exciting. At polti-
cal meeting held last night nj. Laur, who
is again a candidate, was attacked by
NJ. Lissaearay. editor of La BatdUe, an
ant-Boulangist candidate, who beat him
with his fists and threw him bodily from
the platform into the hall. The support,
ers of the respective candidates took part
in the brawl, and in the meiee that followed
several persons were injured. 1t Is e1-
pected that duel between M. Llssagaray
and NJ. Laur will follow.
Mr.. MORLEY SPEAKS.
LONDON, January 30.-John Morley, speak
ing at Liverpool, said the Marquis of Hart
ington's programme was very poor one.
He was sorry for 1t, as he would like TO
imagine all the Liberals intent upon mea-
sures tending 10 make the lot of the tollers
equal to the los Of the wealthy. The Mar
quis of Salisbury had threatened the
stubborn resistance of the Peers in case
Mr.. Gladstone should be returned TO
power. Well, they were prepared for that.
Nd How - would iaN0 hgQn hpf-
ter for the Tories if they had kept that
sinister in the background.
ENGLAND, AFRICA, AND RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, January S0.-The Nor0e
Vrenya advises a general continental
policy. the purpose OF which shall be to inn
pose every possible impediment to the ex-
tension OF the British dominion in Africa
and to favor the advance of German
schemes of colonization.
Geissiieff, the Asiatic traveller, writes to
the Noroe Vre7aya regarding the increasing
aggressivenesss of the Chinese authorities
on the northern frontier toward all Rus
sian projects and operations on the Amoor
river. This was the subject discussed in
the council held here by the Car Tuesday.
CUSTOMS TARIFF.
PARIS, January 3O.-Meline was elected
chairman Of tho Customs Tariff Commit
tee. In accepting the posi- ne ueclatu
that the committee were unbiased ana
would not exceed the steps necessary TO
defend national industries. They would
claim for the producers neither special
privileges ncr promoitory duties. They
simply desired to place them on an equal
ity with foreign producers.
PREPARING AN ArPrAL.
BERLIN, January S0.-The Cologne Ga
zetfe to-day published an interview of its
correspondent ut Lisbon with Pimentala,
the Portuguese Prime Minister. Pimentslat
said that Portugal was preparing an appeal
| TO the Powers, including Great Britain,
based on the provisions of the Berlin Congo
treaty.
TAILED or ITS OBJECT.
PARIS, January 90.--The Temps, Journal
dcs Debdts, and the Republican press gene
rally concur that the Plenary Conference
of the Republican deputies held .yester,,
day did not meet expectations and failed
to attain the objects expected OF 1t.