The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-30
Effect Of the Popular Storm Raised
in Germany About Grain
Duties.
The Import Duty on Rye and
Other Grains Will Be
Lowered.
Ministers Afraid the Duty Could NOT BE
Rsim posed IL Once Taken OF
Foreign News.

copyright 1884, New York Associated Press. !
BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Orders have been issued
by the government calling upon agricultu-
raj district officials to report az to the con-
dition and probable yield of wheat and rye.
Judging from tho altered tone of members
Of the official circle suspension Of import
duties on grain is becoming recognized
necessity. The ministers will not wait till
November to submit tho question in tho
xsiohstag, but Immediately upon the con-
clusion of the gathering and digesting OF
the statistics will declare the duties sus-
pended. The North German Gazette pub
lished an article on the subject, in which it
avowsd that the main reason for the gov
ernment hitherto refusing to lessen or sue-
pend the duties was fear that the reichstag
would. once they were abolished or reduced,
never allow them to be restored.
This statement raised storm of protests,
in which the agrarian journals joined. The
notion that the suspension of duties meant
permanent abolition. is denounced as alb
surd, in view Of the fact that the reichstag,
which has yet three years to live, has q
clear majority for protsction, and in theory
IL ready to reimpose duties when the gov
ernment desires. In the meantime what
measures are possible will be taken to
Tighten hardships resulting from the dear
ness of rye. The Reichs bank has been
authorized to make advances up to two
thirds Of the value of grain placed in a
depot. Importers made every exertion to
supply the depots until yesterday, when the
Russian prohibition came into force. The
frontier railways did 4 great carving
trade. Mixing rye with wheat already has
been largely resorted to, and nothing but
this mixture is now used for making bread
for the army.
The Freissinnige ZeitunR has decided to
oppose the main clauses of the government
bill for the suppression OF drunkenness.
Tho ultimate fate of the measure may be
predicted, A. it is modelled after bill Of
similar import which was introduced in
tho reichstag in 1881 and dropped in COM
mittee. Leading ministerialists are the
port is due simply to the fact that the en-
peror, who is tho father of the bill, is in
earnest ip his efforts to suppress the grow
Ing evils 6f intsmperance. I, a ~
:. S1dsmhefvs sot.-1hsSf foreign commission of
the Chioago Columbian exposition, who
have been visiting Russia, describe their
reception by M. DeGiers, Russian prime
minister, as most cordial in nature. Wish
negradsky, minister of finance promised
that he woald at an early dats appoint an
imperial commission to attend to all mat
tors pertaining to the proper representa-
tion OF Russian art, industry and manu-
fnetures. The eleven days tour of Messrs.
Grosvenor and Lindsay in Switzerland COW
cred; every industrial center. Everywhere
they were told they could rely upon an
ample representation of Swiss products.
Percy Tilghman, who at one time was
United States consul in this city, but who
subsequently became notorious for his
swindling operations, has been at his old
trinks again, having swindled Banker
Landry at The Hague out of 5000.
The fall of President Balmaceda, of
Chilli, ia received with general satisfaction
here. The position of the new Balmacedan
war ship President Pinto. which is now at
Kisl, is matter of discussion among naval
officers, owing to the different oircumstan-
ces which now attach to her. Her CON-
mander expects to remain at Kiel until he
can obtain orders from the constituted gov
srnment at Santiago de Chilli.