, 1891-05-24

Copyrighted, 1891. by n. Y. Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 23.-The attention Of the
foreign Office is absorbed in commercial
treaty negotiations, some of the results of
which will have a direct bearing on Ger.
many relations with che United States.
The arrangements with Italy, Switzerland
and RUumania are progressing towards an
entente. Belgium is also negotiating
with Germany. but that country is less
likely than the others to be drawn within
the customs bund. Russia's ovcrturcs for
a reduction Of the German corn tariff in
exchange tor a lcssencd tar fl on German
manufactures has been received IN IL
friendly spirit here. but the opposition of
Austria is expected to bar the way to a
definite arrangement. Austria tried to Sc
cure a reduced German grain tariff in
favor OF herself exclusively. She .ailed in
this, however. aud now raises the point of
the German-AustIian treaty as pre-
Guiding dlterential treatment for
Russian imports into Germany. Ser
via has offered to Join the commercial
alliance on a basis OF the free entry OF
SWINE and cattle INTO Germany, Austria
aud Hungary. As Seryian exports cross
Austrian territory IN order to reach
Germany, the Berlin government wants
the Austrian authorities to guarantee
against dangers of infection from Seryian
swine. The admission of Servian pork into
Germany would be inconsistent with the
prohibition against American pork. which
is acknowledged to be safer and OF superior
Tho UannNal V.aatFa,r .T IL
negotiations now really give reason to ex-
pect a formidable Central European
customs coalition including Germany.
Austria, hungary, Italy, Switzerland,
RoumaniA and Servia, while Belgium,
Russia and Spain may have partial re
ciproclty with the general European bund.
The effects of the American convention
With Spain have begun to excite press
comments, As soon as the pending
European treaties are arranged the special
privileges which the convention accords
America Will be contested by the com
bined powers.
A sensation has been caused by a dis
covery relating to the French exhibition
at Moscow which gave the car occasion
TO show his solicitude for the French. To
avoid wOunding the feelings OF the French
committee, the exhibition, which was in
need of funds, secretly applied to the
Jewish and Russian capitalists. GruDe.
wald and Polliakotf, and got a loan on de.
posting l.2OO,OOO tickets as security.
Grunewald and Poliiakotf became in.
yolved in quarrel with the committee and
claimed control of the entrance money of
the exhibition. The rupture led to a
scandal. The car was iDcensed that the
fair should have fallen Into the hands of
the dete ted Jews. II the matter is not
speedily settled he will abandon his visit to
Moscow in order to avoid giving
otfense to France by going to Moscow
without patroDizing the exhibition. He
has sent the promoters of the fair an
angry intimation that the presence of the
imperial family as an assistance to Jewish
speculation is impossible. His Ire has
also been increased by the fact that during
his STAY in Moscow he desired to lay the
foundation stone of a 70 be
erected IN memory of his father, and also
open the first exhibition OF Central Asian
products held in Russia. The whole
programme has been dropped.
heV. MIR. Ayers, a young American
clergyman who has been preaching in the
English chapel here. has been the victim
OF a peculiar persecution. A young Ger
man woman took a strong fancy to him
and made IT a habit to attend church and
gaze IN rapt contemplation at the
preacher. She followed him to his home
and be moved from one boarding house
to another to elude her. She threatened
to commit suicide before his eyes unless
he listened to her suit Tie American
minister, Mr.. Phelps, was finally appealed
to by Ayres. Phelps communicated with
the lady's family and, it being evident
that her mind was unbalanced. she was
sent to an asylum.
War beams IN Heofh,s