Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-08-13
FOREIGN JoTTINGs.

the cereals this year, and most If the
others are far below an average In yield.
Last winter was an exceptionally bad
one in all parts Of Europe and North
Africa. In the whole of that region the
rye and wheat crops suffered severely,
and on the continent of Europe the
spring and summer were not sufficiently
favorable to repair the damage except
in slight degree, English crops faring
better than any other in Europe. The
consequence is that Great Britain is
from 8 to 10 per cent. shorter than aver
age years, rendering it necessary to i'm
port in all this year $1,000, 900 bushels
of wheat. France must import, it is
claimed, fully as much as that; Ger
many must also buy heavily; and Russia,
heretofore like the United States an
exporter Of grain, will be forced to turn
importer or millions of its people will
have to starve. Russia is alleged to be
short 100000, 900 bushels In wheat and,
much more important than that the rye
crop yield is estimated at only % to go
per cent. OF an average. 1t is said that
in eighteen of the most populous and
productive out of the fifty-one provinces
in Russia, embracing $4,000, 900 of the
population of the empire, the poorer
alton point for some months past. In
Germany the wheat crop is deficient II
per cent. and the rye crop 25 per cent.
of an average crop, while in several
other countries of Europe there Is
great deficiency from the smaller yield
normal to them. In fact, only the Dan
ubian countries have any grain to spare
for the wants Of others, and the exports
from India have been so liberal as to
suggest that much more cannot come
from that quarter before another har.
vest, which falls in the first two months
of the year. The shortage is tremen-
dons one, and may well incite the ques-
ton, How is it to be met? Must some
30,000,000 or 100000 of people in
Europe starve for want of food? Or
will many die while millions more are
only half fed, their dole being little more
than enough to keep body and soul to-
gether? Or will the deficiency be in
large part made up by exports of say 10
per cent. of our magnificent corn crop,
which the ADMINISTRATION people of
Europe will now have perforce to re-
sort to as the only thing that will fill the
immense void in the food supply? These
are stirring questions, reliable answer
to which cannot yet be furnished.
The next German military budget
will contain credits for preliminary work
in terrifying Breslau, Graudenz and
Violabridge, near Marienburg. 1t is
asserted that these localities are dam
gerously weak and exposed and that the
work has been contemplated for some
time. The sudden resolution to do
what has been delayed SO long is gener-
ally ascribed to the alarm caused in
Germany by Russia's friendly demon
strations toward France and the French
fleet. The persistence of Holland in
remaining unmoved by Germany's adj
vances and recent expressions in Swe-
den Of friendliness to France have also
confirmed the general impression that
Germany is surrounded by enemies.
SIR WILLIAM HARCoURT recently Wis
tied Mr.. Gladstone and then reported to
his colleagues that never since he had
the honor of acting under the liberal
leader had he found him $50 ready, 80
full of heart and hope to undertake the
great task which the country is about
to impose upon him once more of direct
ing her interests as prime minister" He
promised to address the liberal fedora
ton meeting at Newcastle few months
hence, after which he will go to the
Riviera to recnperate. Wonderful old
man!
GREAT excitement was caused in Bar
celona, Spain, by what was for a time
believed to be q revolutionary move
ment on the part of the republican
party, but which subsequently proved
to be desperate attempt upon the part
of certain spectators on the bourse to
hRnfn oh In fhn g
the securities dealt in upon the ex-
change. A band of fifteen men made
an attack on the troops at the garrison,
but were repulsed and captured. They
will probably be shot.
ONE of the first acts of the leaders of
the dress reform movement in Germany
was to eliminate from their houses the
portraits of the empress in court cos
tune on account of the alleged immod-
esty of the attire, and they are now liza
BILE to prosecution, the emperor having
strongly intimated that every loyal
household ought to contain portrait of
his royal highness in full uniform and
of the empress in her court costume.
The house of Turkish family in the
village of Cereames was recently at
tackled and two men, a woman and
child were murdered. Eighteen ChSis-
tian subjects were arrested for the crime
and were imprisoned with Turkish con-
victs. While In prison they were stabbed
with knives and SO seriously injured
that they lay for eight days in serious
condition.
HEAVY rains have fallen in Mexico
since July Is in the grain producing
districts and all crops are total loss.
A WATERFRONT ON one of the islands
of the Azores group caused immense
damage and killed six persons.
THERE will be $4,000 French pilgrims
to the vatican between September 1s
/ and October z. e..
FIVE thousand five hundred Italians
sailed from Genoa for America last
week
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