Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-03
THE KAIsER's HOLIDAY.
for His visit TO
Abazyia.


BERLIN. February 2-The first part OF
the Emperors excursion programme
has been completed, and the court
marshal, Count Gutenberg, Is al
ready looking 'er the arrange
ments for the I'M, rial visit to Abr
bazla. on the South Austrian coast.
The Empress and imperial princes Will
leave Berlin for the south on March 4th,
and the Emperor will follow them on
the Eth All but the Emperor will stay
on the coast four or five weeks. He
will remain there but a fortnight. The
Emperor Franz Joseph will pass two
DAYS with the imperial family. and King
Humbert will be with them for day at
least. Emperor William will attend the
manoeuvres of the Austrian fleet on
Pola.
A room is hardly TO be had for any
price in Abbazia, owing to the coming
Of the imperial family.
The Clerical party's attitude toward the
anti-Socialist bill has changed somewhat
in the last week. This vas shown by
the Clerical members of the parliamentary
committee on Tuesday, when they voted
with the government groups to punish
severely persons who glorified Socialist
or anarchistic rites. The government has
arranged apparently some deal by which
the Clericals have been induced TO act
with the Conservatives and National
Liberals This combination, II II holds.
will be able to put the amended bill
through the full house.
The credit for the deal Is said to be-
long to Freiherr Won Stumm. who. 1t Is
known, wishes to bridge the gulf be-
tween Catholics and Ministerial deputies
and bring the Clericals over TO the gov
eminent camp. 1t was with this in view
he secured the provision in the bill
against ridiculing religion and marriage.
ELBE DISASTER.
The Ebe disaster has spread sorrow
over all parts Of the empire. Many eff
forts are making 10 collect funds for
the families of the lost sailors. The most
important calls for subscriptions have
been issued by the official Relief Com
mittee. whose chairman is Secretary Won
Boetticher, and the Hamburg
Company, whose list has been opened in
Hamburg.
On Friday the North German Lloyd
shares fell four points on the Bourse.
and even neutrality-suspicious. shares suf
fered in sympathy.
On the North German Lloyd's books the
Elbe was valued at 10000 marks. She
was insured in the company's fund, which
In 1899 amounted to 5,65S.9S2 marks.
The heavy snowfall Of the last week
has blocked the Wismar, Rostock, and
New Brandenburg railways. The regi-
ments were brought out along the lines
to clear the tracks. They dug thirteen
trains out of snow banks in the Posen
District. Where trains were not stopped
their progress was so embarrassed that
on hardly a railroad In the country
could they be run on schedule time
The repeal of the American sugar-dif
ferential duty on imports from countries
giving bounties has given great impetus
to the German sugar business. Sugar
company shares rose quickly the mo-
ment the fact was known.
AMERICAN FINANCES.
The Presidents message on the nnan-
cial situation In the United States has
been printed at length in many news
papers, and has elected much editorial
comment. The Frankfurter-Hande
tung says that the Rothschilds OF Vienna
will suspend their work on the Austro-
Hungarian currency reforms until the
project OF an American loan shall have
taken definite form.
1t adds: "As long as Mr.. Cleveland
shall be in the White House he will
prevent an upset OF the currency, but
the next Congress. doubtless, will have
q majority for free-silver coinage. There
fore AIR. Cleveland is trying to create a
state OF things TO prevent the future
Congress from taking steps sure to
threaten more panics."