Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-08
GERMANS ATTACKED.
Ih. East End Of London Excited Dy
Reason Of Late Events
uu.x CLUB BUILDINGS CLOSED
The windows of Z" N"""
4, wbi,cchnpci Kept ny
uroken-Conventi""
of 1881.



January 7.-Anu-"ei''a"a
.e,,nr Is growing rapidly ~ '"0 numbcr of
,ondon. The windows Oh 7" carmans
81 ,n whitechspel kept by ga ,ne
lev. have been broken ras,-
nu - cipb and some OF ''e
O''""N I"s~.,on clubs have been c'oseu, -
nu ". us. ,nev might be attacked. a. ine'
3ng 'ha' ~ .s..oral disturbances oe'wee"
a.,,sb and German and pu1e" DUE, wore
sX, the docks. in which 'ne 'o'"
Il he aggressors. ..yye would
III g, lanes Gazette says: we "ou'N
~ 80 a rupture with Germany ui"''
~ '"e' ~. stimulation OF the eonveh'oi'
tn ~. -, arv international agreement
81 do nv the South African repuono ..
q - the ratification OF Great b'''""''
>.crrsu EXCHANGES FEVERish'
W ,oxnoN January 1.-THE Manchester
,,ernool stock exchanges closed III
s,.,e Of feverish excitement to-day
r-uAMsERLAIN KEPT IN LoNpor, ,or
81 ,o,snox January 7.-Mr. Chafnp''
g. d,d not 20 10 osborne this eVenins
rs.a.4l
& ,..i, the Queen. as IT was annou"o'u
-, be wouId DO. He was compeheu' ~
~ demands OF the political s''""'
renain at the Colonial once.
IA PRAYER FOR PEACE
81 The E,.lish L,ange.ical Alliance open
y,oh,s session OF prayer 10,
- today. in concert with the ohi'e"
k,atss Evangelica! Alliance
cpOANs FOR THE KAISER
M roNDON January AT large pup
a,-,,~ .. fsrners and uadesneH,
c.,..A county Of Somerset, last
:, 4 SS,,.,,rg the Mayor OF the town pro
.~.sd 70 drink the health OF all OF the
.6,,een's family. except one granosoh ~
<errlng 10 the Emperor WhhaIn' ol "e
many The toast was received VIZ ,,a',
sS,,ai.e,ic cheers. which were iohoMeu
~ snd Misses for Emperor Will
IN. n,
~ prRfrKE FROM GRANDMA.
81, o,,noN January THE Westmin-
~ y" co1e,fs saws the Queen has writ
&E, a letter TO the Emperor Of Germany,
z<,,king him for his attitude IN regard
the Transvaal. especially in the mat
rr of the congratulatory message Whlch
1x,s Majesty sent to President Kruger
~ SIGNIFICANT INTERVIEWS.
81 LONDON January 7.-Lor, Salisbury
s,,ed the Foreign Office this afternoon
A,6 Immediately after his arrival re-
.tre,ved Mr.. Chamberlain. and later re-
re,yed Count Won Hatzfeldt, the German
"A AMBASSADOR.
a political circles in London maintain
,<shat II Il be true that the Emperor or
germany has promised TO recognize the
3ndopendence Of the Transvaal republic
3it may mean war between Great Brltalh
Hand Germany.
The interview between count Noi
<patzfeldt and the Prime Minister lasted
.bnn an hour. Subsequently. Lord Sails
bury received Baron Courcel the frehch
Ambassador.
After these interviews Lord Salisbury
[starteS for Hatfield House, his home. IN
'Hertfordshire.
BOUNDARIES IN AFRICA.
4 LONDON. January An agreement
has been entered into between the com
7niss!oners appointed TO define the bound
AIRY in Africa between German and
British territory.
4 INDEPENDENCE OF TRANSVAAL.
PARIS. January THE Figaro ex-
presses doubt that the cablegram sent
Iby the Emperor OF Germany TO President
kruger implies the absolute independ-
fence Of the Transvaal. More than
soverelgns will the Figaro says will
D. required to cancel the convention Of
'fssi whereby the Transvaal Govern
<ment was bound not TO conclude any
& arrangement without the
consent and ratification OF Queen Vic
ttoria and her Cabinet"
'kAISER AND HOHENLOHE AGREE.
q BERLIN, January THE Emperor
q .1nta
harmony as regards the policy OF Ger
kmany toward the Transvaal Government
<an nd there IS no truth In the story
'that the Chancellor had offered his resig
Enation 10 the Kaiser The report, which
}was circulated yesterday, originated on
sthe Bourse and had the effect 1t was
<doubtless intended to have-that OF caus-
<ing a fall In prices.
JOHANNESBURG QUIET.
BERLIN January 7.-Dr Leyd. Secre-
Nary Of State for the TransVaal Govern
snent has received a telegraphic COM
3nuncstion stating that the position at
johannesburg IS reassuring.
PRAISE FOR VOLUNTEERS.
LONDON. January 7-Princess Louise.
daughter OF the Queen. and wife Of the
Marquis Of Lorne. to-day presented prizes
70 the Middlesex volunteers. General
|Greenfell. inspector Of the auxiliary
forces. made an address. in which he said
.the volunteers were never more efficient
<zhan at the present time.
E The War Ofice is receiving offers from
~ retired officers In town and country.
M IRELAND'S OPPORTUNITY.
#DUBLlN. January John f.. Red
nond. member Of Parliament. in a speech
~ Wexford last evening. declared that the
British empire was without friend i'm
'the world Never since the passage of the
'Accursed act of union. ne said. had II
been more needful than now that ireland
s1hould be united in principle and policy
|pf action
NO GERMANY MILITARY COLONY.
BERLIN, January THE story printed
|in telegram from Cape Town to the
London Times that Dr. Leyd. with a Sc
cret fund at his disposal. has fo9 ted
German colonization company 10 intro
duce 5000 German military settlers into
the Transvaal. is said. upon semi-ofiicial
authority. TO be absolutely unfounded.
ATTACKS on GOLD RESERVE.
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