Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-08-27
FOREIGN JoTTlNas.

1suSSla mas ~, VIZ, 6OU cattle, the United
States SO, 331, 900; of hogs Russia has
10,742, 900, the United States SO, 3O2. 900;
OF sheep Russia has 4S, 22O, 900, the
United States AZ, 500, 900. The compare
son suggests at once that Russia is one
| of the greatest producers of live stock
among the nations. At the same time
it is shown that Russians, for some rea-
son, are the lightest consumers of meat.
They have an immense exportable SUR
plus of all kinds of live stock. 1t is not
generally known i'm this country that
Germany and Austria have lately under
taken to protect their farmers against
Russian competition, employing the
same methods as were invented several
years earlier against American farmers.
Under pretense of sanitary regulations
these governments several years ago
prohibited the importation of live ami
mails from Russia. The export of sheep
from Russia fell off from 3,4OO, 900 in
1884 to 100, 900 in 1890, and during the
same period the export of both cattle
and hogs fell off so per cent. A year
ago Russian diplomacy persuaded
France to reduce the duty on imported
sheep from Russia and to prohibit out
right German and American sheep. The
the expectation of Russian sheep to
France, although transportation is en-
tirely by sea and by a circuitous route.
1t is surmised that the success of the
experiment with Russian sheep may lead
to general treaty between the two
countries, as response to the CONNER
cial arrangement which has been made
by Germany, Austria and Italy. The
principal obstacle in the way of speedy
extension of the export of Russian meat
is the lack of packing industries. The
recent report of investigations by the
Russian government into American
packing suggests that the Importance
OF the subject is not misunderstood.
But leading Chicago packers who have
been interviewed, while admitting the
great extent OF Russian live stock inter-
ests and their possible development,
anticipate no serious competition from
that direction at least for long time to
come.
THE mails just in from Trujillo, via
Panama, under date of July Is, bring
the details from the village of Lomos de
Seamora, in the United States of Colom-
bia of the frightful series of child MUIR
ders committed there by the peon Ma
rcilno Medina. His wife and daughter
are accessories to, if not accomplices in,
the killing of thirteen infants. Medina,
who has been forced to make a full con-
fession to the commissary of police,
Osvaldo Gueri, takes his detection very
coolly, and says that he killed his own
ten children because he was too poor to
support them, and killed his three
grandchildren to hide his daughters
shame.
THE socialists are not letting the
grass grow under their feet in taking
advantage of the gloomy situation in
Europe because of crop failure, and are
actively pushing their propaganda. The
coming OF winter, with what appears to
be inevitable distress, promises a rich
harvest for them.
DURING recent years England obtained
more wheat from Russia than from the
United States. Last year, for instance,
she received from Russia 8, 600, 900 quar-
tiers or about 81, 100000 bushels, against
$500, 900 quarters or $4,000, 600 bushels
from the United States.
A CONTINUOUS procession of pilgrims
passes into the cathedral at Treves, to
see the 'hOly coat" The Catholic pa
pers urge the pilgrims not to buy relics
from the protestants, as they ridicule
the coat, although glad to profit by the
exhibition.
THE estate of Lord Lurgan, situated
in counties Armagh and Down, Ulster,
Ireland, has been sold under the provis-
ions of the land purchase act. The BOG
tenants agree to pay $685., 900 for the
property.
ADvICEs from Vera Cruz, Mexico,
where yellow fever is raging, state that
people in that city are dying by whole
families and their homes are vacated,
the occuponts fleeing to the mountain
districts.
ADvICEs from Peru are that wheat |
and produce are in great demand.
American -four was selling at Callao at |
$lS per sack and potatoes brought high |
figures.
THE report that the Russian govern
ment would place prohibitiye export
duty on wheat is officially declared in
st. Petersburg to be untrue.
THE Italian government organs assert |
that ii the next conclave is held abroad |
the government will occupy the vatican
and exclude the pope from it.
THE latest reports from the island of |
Martinique state that 21s people were
killed by recent cyclone This in the
coast towns alone.