Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25
Great Suffering Among Working People
Cholera Present and TO Come
The Political situation.

| have spent money freely in Christmas
! gifts this year they have made only limited
| purchases. People OF the middle classes,
who are usually the best customers during
this generally festive period, have bought
only cheap trihes and the workingmen,
with little or no money, are obliged TO
! limit their indulgence In Christmas cheer
COMPLAINTS SADLY TRUE.
It is often suspected that the complaints
of shopkeepers about the bad condition OF
trade are not genuine, but this year such
complaints are known 10 be sadly true.
The outlook for improvement IN any
branch Of trade is exceedingly gloomy.
Commercial and financial circles alike take
a persimistic view of the situation, and
crOakers who at one time would have re-
celved scant attention are now listened TO
MS though they were oraclcs. Operators on
the Bourse have lost their usual daring
and now enter into speculatiOns with
timIdity that Is foreign to their nature.
FEARS OF FRENCH CONFUSION.
The Bourse transactions are over
shadowed by fears of a political CONFUSION
in France aud disturbed by the condition
of home affairs arising from the army OIL.
The projects of taxation, especially the
one regarding banking and stock trans
actions, form another element OF suspense.
Some tinanclers hold that the effect OF
these projects will be ruinOus, while others
form mider estimates OF the result. lsere
is nobody, however. but who calculates
that these projects will have an influence
TO prevent improvement IL the business
situation.
MISERY AMONG WORKING PEOPLE.
The Socialist papers seize upon the oc-
casion 10 comment upon the misery that ID
prevailing among the working classes. The
!. he article
which 1t expatiatos upon the irlghtfui SUI
ferings Of the poor throughout Germany.
The paper saws that while there IS plenty
OF carefully nourlshed game in the forests
and the domains Of arlstOCrats working
men are allowed 10 die Of hunger. though
the article is written in the customary
STYLE of Socialist eXaggeration. 1t has
large basis OF fact. While charity Is a6und-
ant 1t IS badly organized, and TeleI dOes
not reach the mass OF sufferers.
THE GOOD IMPRESS DowAGER,
Prominent among those who are working
10 alleviate the misery of the poor IS En-
press Frederick, the mother oil Lmperor
William. Every day throughout the week
she has been engaged In some work OF
kindness. Yesterday she spent several
hours at the treidrchshall Hospital. she
presided at the distribution of Christmas
presents. of which she was large contrl-
butor. In the chlldren's ward she went 10
every cot and gave TO each occupant some
plaything and q Red Rdlnghood, CLOAK,
most of which articles were sent through
the Legation to the children ny Amerlc9n
ladies here. c-.-..
To-day a splendid array Of Christmas
trees have been lighted at the palace az
Potsdam. but the young princes Will not
be allowed to touch the ornaments or
dainties: all of which will be sent 10 cheer
the children IN the different hospitals
RKAPPEARANCE OF CHOLERA.
The reappearance of cholera at Hamburg
has caused the authorities 10 order a re-
newaI of the precautions heretofore taken
TO check the spread of the disease. Inc
| Emperor has directed that regular daily
reports regarding the disease be sent 10
/ him. The recent mild weather and the eG-
/ traordluary low water in the Elbe are be-
| heved to have assisted IL the present out
| break.
A discussion held by the German Hy-
/ gienic Society on the SUBJECT OF enoIera
| elected the concurrent opinion from eH-
/ perts that there will be another outbreak
/ Of the disease IN the spring.
Adyices from st. Petersburg say that the
| Russian Government has summoned
| congress Of 800 doctors, OF whom lj6 are
! from cholera-infected districts. The con-
| eress will sit for eight days and Will pre-
/ pare report on the measures to be adopt
] el to meet the expected recurrence OF the
epidemic IN the Russian dOmimons.
THE "JUDENHETzE."
The Freisinuige papers continue TO be
| bonorably distinguished IN their efforts TO
/ restrain the Judeahetse Besides krupps
| ofTer iu 1868 to supply Napoleon with can
non II has been discovered that Scherlng's
| chemlcal-factory, in Berlin, supplied the
! French government in 1886 with large
/ ouaptitles of picrlc acid, which was used
/ in the manufacture of mellntc. Herr
! Uolz. member of the Reichstag and dl.
/ rector of the works. told Prince Bismarck
/ that France was ordering plcrlc acid;
! wbereupon Bismarck said: Go on ana
! take all the money you possibly can out Oh
DESPITE this knowledge. however, the
| Conservative and Catholic papers DO not
/ aba.e their melting Of the people against
| fine Jews, basing their articles almost en-
| t,relv upon the fact that Herr L)ewe, who
/ honpeus 10 be Hebrew, admits that he
/ offered through General Boulanger, the
/ then Minister of War Of France. to supply
/ France with the plant necessary 10 manu-
/ facture Iebel rifles. The II" ctSb0te, III one
! Of its articles in favor of Jew-baitng. con-
! Gratulates tho nation upon the awakening
! Sentiment that Germany is for Germans,
adding that the country will never again
| close It's eyes to the dangers OF JEWISH H.
huence. -,,.. .ho
saving of the King of Prussia IN regard TO
! where Catholics and Protestants cut
| each others throats while Jew supplies
| the music" adds that a war IS near IN
which the peoples of Europe Will massa-
/ ere each other, the Jews supplying tue
arms. This stuff, to use an inelegant
phrase, helps to keep popular prejudice
/ lnhamed.
THE PARLIAMENTARY SITUATION.
Chancellor Won Caprivi's organs reiterate
/ that the army bill must be passed intact
| or the Roichstag will be dissolved. / hls
menace IS the strongest weapon or the
/ government. Many members OF the
Reichstag are quaklng at the PrQspect o. - d
general election, through which the So
/ cialists and members o. 80 fralsnnige
marty alone are likely 10 ben >
! ~ Herr Richter anu Ulher leaders
| of the Frelsinnige party VIII Ge-
vote the parliamentary recess 10 ceIe-
! brating their anticipated triumph over
/ the trouble The Vort0d0ts, the Socieiist
1 organ. warns them that their Juouatlon IS
/ somewhat premature. three OF tIe pHI-
! lamentary groups composing tue oiu C y'no
/ Tel party are again visibly approaching one
! another. and the official expectation OF the
/ intimate adhesion OF the Conservatives,
/ Cenfrists. and National Liberals seems
/ likely TO be justified.
| Members of the government circle az
/ tach little importance TO the ruInors OF the
| formation OF a new party 70 be composed
of adherentS of Prince Bismarck. Inc
I Cologne Gazette has published q ianGliul
| sIeteb of its founder, giving the details OF
| Ter il IN nebulous state. The strongest