Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-04

MI spufgeon Ia very weak aud unable 70 take
food.
The German War Department is buying grain
in large quantities In Hungary and tho balkan
States.
Emperor William and Chancellor Won Caprivi
have left Berlin for the purpose Of meeting the
Emperor Francis Joseph.
The Treasury Department at Washington yea
terday resumed the purchase Of silver. The
amount offered was ORA 900 ounces and the
amount purchased $4,000 ounces at 9s.25a
9S.40.
The weavers at tho Barnsby Gingham-MIll,
Fail River, Mass quit work yesterday, alleging
poor wngss as the cause. There is also some
difficulty With the oycrseers About 800 looms
are Idle. Tho yoavers arc not members 0. tho
union.
The forty-nve detained Russian immigrants
who arrived at Baltimore In the steamer Scandal
havo been released. The steamship Karlsruhe,
from Bremen, there, however, has 1877 psssen-
gers IN the storage, 200 Of whom are Russian
refugees.
Tho Victorian (Australia) Legislature has pass
ed tho federation bill, at the same time edopt
Ing an amendment excluding New Zealand from
the federation. Tho New South Wales Legisla-
turc, by vote Of 81 to AZ, has rejected motion
In favor OF protective duties
The popular fund at Chattanooga, Tenn, for
steamboat line II ON Chattanooga 20 ST. Louis
Yves completed yesterday, when tho fluid reach
cd s1O7,I2J. A limo Of steamboats, will at once
be established on tho Tennessee river which is
| nayigable nearly all the year to ST. Louis.
Passenger agents representing several Il tho
roads belonging 10 the southern Passenger As
ISOLATION met on Lookout Mountain Tenn, yos-
terdny TO reOrganize the association. Tho fall
ure OF quorum prevented the transaction Of
any business. Another meeting will be hold to-
day.
The Lake Erie and Western railway strike has
been renewed. On tho Lafayette division traffic
| "a "a n a he
| moved yesterday A few trains have been tied
up on tho Peru division, but the majority Of the
| freight trains are running. The Sandusky divi-
sion Is as yet unaffected.
The concentration Of French troops for the
autumn manguvres has been completed In a
manner which the Ministry Of War pronounces
satisfactory. The divisions reached their can
comments In accordance with the plans laid down
| and the train service Is commended az Gdmifa-
bic. The first series OF the manpuvres begins
today
The eastern creditors OF NJ. Nussbaum g. CO.,
boots. shoes, dry goods etc, Macon, Ca, held
meeting In Boston yesterday. An Ofier OF 20
per cent-l0 per cont. cash and two notes OF 10
per cent each in six and twelve months and D
per cent IN eight months-was considered, but
after long discussion the meeting adjourned
without having any signers 10 the composition
paper.
Backers assignee, Elnsten, places the actual
valuation OF the assets assigned to him at
bonds Of tho Georgia Southern and Florida Kali
road Company. bonds OF the State OF Alabama,
and other securities pledged with various banks
and individuals in New York to secure loans, but
he believes that there will be very little, any,
surplus realized from such hypothecations.
The observation-disclosures Association, OF
FAN River, Mass, held q meeting yesterday a.
ternoOn and voted 70 reduce wages. The mat
ter Of revising the schedule OF prices now PAID
was referred 70 the Executive Committee OF the
association, which will report as soon "a posi-
bic. The reduction s expected to 30 into effect
October 9Th, although the amount If not gene.
rally understood even py the manufacturers, but
| IL IL believed that II will average 10 per cent
| The Secretary OF the Treasury at Washington
yesterday lssued the following circular IN regard
| TO the continuance of Az per cent. bonds {:
| Public notice IL hereby given that tho
| time within which the bonds OF the AZ
per cent loan will be received at tho orice OF
| tho Secretary Of the Treasury for continuance
with interest at the rate OF per cent. per an
mum has been extended until further notice, and
| the circular of July 3, 1891, under which said
bonds have heretofore been received Tor con-
| tinuance, Is modified accordingly. The interest,"
at Az per cent. on all the bonds OF said loan VIII
| cease this day in accordance with the terms OF
the circular of June2, 1891, b1t bonds presented
| for continuance under the circular viii bear In
terest ct the rate Of OF 2 per cent. per annum
| from September =, 1871"
a special from Hutchinson. Kan. says: The
| Alliance scheme 70 defeat the foreclosure Oh
60 far as this judicial district is concerned, In
| Judge Honk's court yesterday. c. q. CLARK,
lawyer, who has been sending out circular-let-
tiers 10 tho effect that he could defeat mortgage
| foreclosures on hoInesteads fled motion in the
| District Court to have such foreclosure SET
| aside. After speaking about two hours on the
constitutional rights OF American citzcDs as iaio
down by Jerry Simpson, Mrs. Lease ana otnefr,
| he was coOlly Informed by Judge Houk that, 40
| fur from having case, II he had accepted fee
| from his client on the representation that ne
| could prevent foreclosure on such testimony ana
| authority no ought 10 be prosecuted 10: oDtain-
| ing money under false pretences'
Tho Boston creditors oil John Ryan's Sons, Of
| Atlanta, Ca, met IN Boston yesterday. Colonel
| H. j. Hammond and II. l.. Cnlberson, OF Atlanta,
attorneys for the creditors, were present. tolo-
| mel Hammond explained the different phases OF
| the case and tried 20 give tho Impression that
reployin suits, which are Instituted Tor the re-.
| coyory o. about 100000 worth OF goods, would
| not DO successful. He stated that the litigation
| would In all probability last TWO years, ana tho
| result would be that not even thirty cents
offered would be realized, While the unsecured
| creditors would get nothing. Mr.. Culperson
| TOOK a different view OF the repieyin matter, put
| thought that in any event it would be best Tor
| the creditors TO accept 80 per cent: The
meeting took no action, but tho feeling OK those
present was that thirty cents would DO acccpteu
by the unsecured creditors and that thiity .
cents should be offered those who hold repievined
| goods
| thinks II unavoidable that any immediate Serious
dispute will arise over the sultans pormlltIng
the Russian ship MOSCOW to pass through the
DardaneIles. Offlcial dispatches record the fact
| that the Moscows stoppage 81 the entrance W
the straits was due TO breach OF the Regulation
recurring that notice be sent 10 tue foite, sni
| that the Sultans frman be obtalned pe'ore
n,t,ino the passage. The Russian Government
repljed that the customary notice was unne-
cesaary as the only military aboard were sooieir
who had been discharged having served ;th'ii
time similar case occurred In April, wncn
Russian ship under the commercial nag, carry ing
soldiers and war material, was permitted 70 pass
| through the Dardanelles. The brithh ampasss'
| dor me "A advised the Sultan that Great britail
and the other eignatory powers would take
united action IN the event OF any material ehahse
| an the Porto's policy IN regard 10 tho Darua,
| neiIea The signatory Powers we're cognisaDt U
the Moecow incident, but do not consider u snch
breach OF the treaty Of Paris as 70 require iofma
| protest.
| The Federal Attorney General has decided an
interesting question constituting tho enect OK arc
/ mission OF the sentence Of court-martiai upon
the standing Of q naval omccr. An ooei ,r ~"r
| ~ senfepce OF a c0urt-martfal suspended iroIu
| Suty Tor a fxed time. with the cCndilion tnn' nc
/ w.s 10 retain bis number In his grade until tnt
axn,ration of the sentence. Before the sentence
/ s~,i,e1 tho unexecuted portion was remittcn
| bnf curing its operation two oincers nad passed
shove the suspended oftcer In grade nuLnpei
/ This officer, after tho remission, hoiuink " -
| vas n pardon and carried with II roctincauon
y, the continuing penalty from which no suners
| IN tho Advancement Of the two oncers over his
nnmber. sought 70 be placed upon the Isl ~ tnt
roInt he would have obtained had the eon.enos
| not been enforced Tho question was IeieI,eu
l 80 the Acknowledgement, who has ueciaeu .ha'
the remission OF the unexecu.ea par ,cn nnnlsh