Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-03
TIE MAYOR AT HOME.
sAcK AFTER AvlSiT OF NEARLY TWO
MONTHS TO EUROPE.
lie and His Family Have . Delightful
Time--How the jews Are Treat
cd In Russia.

day less than two months.
lie arrived in the city on the s;i5 A. NJ.
,rs,n from New York and was accompanied
b, Mrs. Ellyson and their daughter, Miss
Mamie.
The Sorvia, on which they sailed from
Ouccnstown. reached New York Monday
,t,rninr As soon as the steamer landed
tle Mayor tclccraphed that they would be
foro 20 breakfast yesterday.
They did come 90 breakfast and when
tbey drove up 10 their Franklin-street resi-
1.rce an elegant hot meal awaited them
..1 they soon fully realized that they were
sr home sure enough.
Vis Honor is looking exceedingly well
s-I s,meW hat sun-burned. Apparently be
.,urricnced very little hardship upon the
although on The return tnp the blliows
,-o somewhat tempestuouS for few
ss.s though not sufficiently so 10 retro
EN-. many sociable companions of his yoy-
WHERE rHEY WENT.
Tho MAYOR and his family visited Lon
4rr where they were handsomely enter
famed. Belfast Dublin. Belgium. hol-
I.rI switzerland. and Germany, ana du-
~r. fhrr trip saw many oi the crown
f.sls and among other famous men Mt.
Gladstone.
Ibev heard sermon by the famous
,r.rhcr SpurgeOn. and also An interest
b.. debate In the British House of Com
mon, upon the naval Appropriation OIL.
GLAD 10 GET TiCE.
Tho trip was Of vast benefit 10 Mr.. Ely
s.u IN many ways. and was what VIII ever
ia memorable occasion IN his life. lie
s--3 3elirhtrd. though. 20 get back home.
Tla Usr1'ri reporter. who called upon
i.-o yesterday afternoon. he said: mere
,.ro r.uutrv that looks SO charming 90
f5 old Virginia tins morning when !
.-...a1 the Potomac and no place IN the
s,a,e so delightful as Richmond.
HAD 4 CHARMING TTNF.
Ee,ar asked about his trip. and whether
beef.1red himself the Mavor said
hes. had a very pleasant trip. / have
b.1u greatly benefited by NV vacation.
vlch is the first in twenty years.
After disposiug Of some private business
i- London attended the Peace Confer
,rre and had as ms associates from Rich
r.ri Dr. Thomas Nelson Page. Rev. WI
fam 4. Campbell. and Mr John p. Branch
Tho discussions were exceedingly interest
.,rand the body was representative one.
A number of ladies. hy the way, were
uraseut as delegates. taking part freely, IN
-he DISCUSSIONS. One ot the best speeches
heard was from q lady whose home was
~ Sirasourg during the time ofthe Franco
prr>sfau war. Her appeal for peace was
one 0f the most pathetic 90 which mad the
-..nerrs of listening. We were entertained
=. lunch bv the Lord Mayor 10 the Man
Sion Hou .c. al dinner bv the editor OF the
I~nlcu Lobo, ana IN many ways We're 'hauo
f0 feel that we were welcome III London.
PROFITABLE ASD PLEASANT
There was. o. course. much tnat was
profitable aud pleasant IN my trip. uut the
observations of hurried traveller would
hardly Boz of any great interest 10 the puo-
Lc ] always made Do po'ht. h,9"tSeI III
the ciu,s visited. t0 gather such lniorul9-
tou about municipal affairs Is nope Will
10 of service 10 me m the future
Our trip out-for was accompanied 10y
uy wife and daughter-was very smoOlh
one hut the return voyage was Tor tbe
first three days after We lett queenstown
very rough. The remaining days OF the
ocean trip home were very pleasantly
soont Henry George was one OF the pas
-eurcrs. aud Dee was ever ready 10 discuss
tnesrrlp-t4V question. Quito number
of both northern and English gentlemen
wore anxious 90 talk witt mo when theY
laarnoi / was from Virginia about the
negro problem. a, they were pleased 20
call it
THE JEWS ~ RUSSIA.
SO much has been said in the newspa-
Qer- iu the last month or two about the
condition If the Jews in Russia, Nr. Il
lys0n continued, and so great has been my
..mpathv with their oppressed condition,
th4tI was ouly too glad of an opportunity
which presented it-elf Of convcr-ing with
gentleman from Boston VINO had Just had
avery thrilling experience of the dangers
which Hebrew encounters when vlsltlng
Russia. HIS name was Dir. A. Davidson,
aud hc is cousin OF MessTs. II. ana I.
4 Al ttrul
Russia. but left that country when be was
fourteen years of ago 10 make hls home III
America Having visited his old home
many wears ago. and not having On
conntered any danger IN dong so,
he resolved this sprin. 10 90 once more
10 visit hi- mother. whom he had not seen
for more than twenty-nlne years. betCre
leaving home some of ms friends reminded
him. however. that II might be well to as
certain from thc state Department whether
II would be safe for him tO 60. lie was
assured that there would be no trouble,
but lid order 20 guard against any danger,
he not only got ms passport, but secured
personally letter OF Introduction 10 our
minister abroad from Secretary Blalue.
Upon his arrival IN Berlin he called upon
the American Consul. who informed hun
tnat 10 would be necessary 20 have hls
passport vised by the Russian Consul in
Berlin and remarked 10 hlm that the Rus
asn Consul would probably 40 first de-
cline 90 doit. You will get II in day
ortwo. " said he. and he found II 70 be SO,
tor after few day OF delay hls passport
was returned by the Russian Consul pro-
perly certified.
COULD NOT STAY AT HoNT.
Mr. Davidson proceeded 10 the home OF
his mother. but before ne had been IN the
house many hours he was made aware by
q ruu tea.
slmething wrong. He finally asked wnat
was the matter. and he was told that hls
presence there foreboded danger, not only
g. himself, but 20 the other members OF
The family: that if he remained in the
town he must not 60 out OF the
l0lse in the DAYTIME, and was
even denied the privilege oi Wis
tng the grave of hls father. flndini
$3.50 uncomfortable IL was proposed thai
ia.hould 90 10 visit his sister, who lived
!r another part of the empire. and that his
mother should joln him there. and 50 h'
leit after only two DAYS sOlOurn al nome
bis mother 70 follow him on the next tran
I'D meet him IN Warsaw, where he sup
posed he would be free from any interrup
ton. Arriving AZ the hotel III warsaw M
proprietor informed him that II would b'
Necessary for him, being stranger, 10 glV'
aim his passport as the lnspecto
W0uld call TO see H. He surrendered
The passport. not thinking that any harm
could come in so doing. Having had re
ir-shiug nights sleep. he started out th'
ucXt morning 20 meet his mother. stop
ping az a fruit store 10 get some fruit 10
h.s mother. as ho stepped from his car
rage porter from the hotel stepped u
and informed him that the inspector
General had left al invitation al the hote
Tor h.m % call az his Office between l0 an
u o'clock that morning. lie hurredi
drove % the American Consul's once. pre-
seu,ed his papers. and asked hun what wa
the meaning OF this summons from tno IL
spect0r-General, at the same time SHOWN
10 the Consul his letters from Dir. Blain
ard other papers certifying that he was
citizen Of the United States.
But he WAS MASON.
The Consul seemed very much agitate
and told him that he was In great danee
but lie did not know what he could DO ],
him. and that in all probability he woul
be sent &c Siberia at the same time shos
ing him Inst Of persons who bad in y
! past few months met with that terrio
sentence. lie again aud again pegge
tine Consul 10 do sonnet hing for hun. Dt