The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
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BERLIN, June 13.-Undaunted by the
overwhelming majority which supported
Chancellor Won Caprivi on the cereal
duties question in the laudtag. the mem
bers of the Freisinnige party last evening
held mass meeting, at which the party
leaders, amid fervid acclamations, an-
nounced their intention to prosecute more
vigorously than ever the grain duties law
agitation. The figures published by the
Liberal press showing that the stores of
cereals in Germany were nearly exhausted,
ELECTED official statistics given in today's
issue of the Reichsanzeiger, which aim to
prove that the grain harvest of 1890 was
not short, but, on the contrary, was bet
ter than 1889, being equal TO the average
harvest of the last ten years. Allowing
that the figures of the ReichsanZeiger are
accurate, the fact remains that the high
price of bread presses heavily upon the
working people, who, feeling the pinch,
fail to understand the arguments of the
ministers that the temporary abolition of
the tariff would not relieve the existing
distress
The declarations of Chancellor Won
Caprivi that the crops in Germany are in
better condition than is generally sup-
posed have been contradicted by reliable
reports from several quarters of the en-
pire, received by telegraph today. These
reports are to the effect that severe cold
rent week have well-nigh ruined the crops
in western Prussia aud severely injured
them IN SileSia, SaXony, Bavaria and Mo
ravla. TeleSrams from Vienna saw that a
fall of snow has covered the plains of
Styria. The prospect that the weather
will blast every promise of favorable
crop Is already disturbing official circles
The session Of the landtag will be brought
TO close next week, when the Liberal
members of that body will then carry the
agitation into the country districts.
Military and social circles are amazed at
the revelations regarding the condition of
societyin England. The gam bling scandal
Is the principal topic of conversation. At
all the military casinos and clubs the
action OF the prince in the affair is
emphatlcally condemned. II is lmpossi-
BILE, 1t Is stated, 10 conceive of a hirh
Prusslan officer condoning the offense of
cheating at cards or of screening a perSon
who has been found guilty of such an act.
and no instance is known in the history of
the army where an officer has parleyed,
publicly or privately, regarding similar
charge
The newspaper press draws comparisons
between the habits of the prince of Wales
and those of Emperor William, whose
strong condemnation of gambling in the
German army has greatly assisted to check
the practice of playing for high stakes.
-Ihe emperor entertainS no warm feelinn-
toward the prince of Wales, but the papers
generally refrain from harsh criticism on
the conduct of the heir apparent TO the
English throne. klelu'S journal goes 50
lar. in alludlng TO the relations OF the
princess of Wales towards her husband.
as TO say that she is neglected for women
OF the demi-monde and finds her sole Conso-
iatlo1 In the respect with which the Eng
llsh people surround her
tIIhe suit for libel now being tried at
Bochum continues to excite the country.
The prosecution has asked the Essen trl-
ounai TO sentence Editor Fuscangel TO two
years and Luueman TO one years impris-
onment, respectively, for accusing Herr
baare, director of the Bochum iron works
and friend ana financial adviser OF
Prince Bismarck, with falSifying his in
come. Tor the purpose Of escaping the income
tax The grayer charge that Herr Barre
Tor sixteen years has been sending out nom
the works steel rails which have NOT
been properly tested and which bear q for
gerry OF the government stamp, remain the
subject Of keen discussion. The suSnicion
which has been aroused that Herr RArre
has originated "A system of SUPPLYING Ger
man and foreign railways with poor ma
terial, frapdulently stamped as hayiur
been officially tested, will not be set at resi-
without an open government inquiry.
wDlch certain officials are accused Of try
ing TO prevent.
A conference of Hebrews has resolved tn
srn an International emigration commit