The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-09-10
GERMANY GETS OUR PORK.
Tho Fatherland Removes the Embargo
Upon the Products Of the American

/ GERMANY GETS OUR PORK.
The Fatherland Removes tho Embargo
Upon the Produc6 Of tho American
Hog.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4. - Secretary
Rusk has officially confirmed the news
that the embargo Oh American pork
had been raised by Germany. The
consent Of the German government in
making public the fact had to be OBJ
tanned, as it had re 4uested a delay for
domestic reasons But the formal no
tice was received Thursday that all
the restrictions on pork, bacon, ham,
etc. imposed by the decree of 1880
and 1888 had been removed, and that
the inspected portion of that product
bearing the certificate of the depart
ment of agriculture would be admitted
into the German empire.
Secretary Rusk at no time has lost
confidence in securing the admission of
| American pork into Germany and
France at such time as the govern
ments became convinced that the sys-
tenn of inspection in this country would
be thorough one. Germany and France
for the last ten years have prohibited
American pork from their markets on
the ground that it was unwhole-
some as an article of food. While Sec
retary Rusk has always contended that
American pork was the best in the
world, he recommended the act under
which the inspection was inaugurated,
believing that these countries could
find no excuse to longer continue the
prohibition if it had undergone an in
spection.
The German government having be-
come satisfied with the inspection has
forwarded official notice through it's
legation of its action. About ten days
, since at a conference at Cape May
Point. between President Harrison
and the German minister to
| this country an agreement was
signed to D. that effect. 1t was
decided at that time to keep the matter
from the public press until official
action could be taken by the German
government This having been done,
the official notice was on Thursday
conveyed to the department of agri-
culture from the German legislature.
The German government has also
made some valuable concessions to
this country in the matter of reduction
of duties on American cereals, the same
schedule being accorded to American
cereals as to those of Russia
and other countries. The result
of these negotiations, in the opin-
ion of Secretary Rusk, will in
time prove greatly beneficial not only to
American meat products, but also to
American rye, wheat and other prod
ucts of the soil. Secretary Rusk hopes
to secure the admission of American
corn into Germany to take the place of
rye, which is short crop, as an article
of food. To this end he has instructed
Col &. J. Murphy, his agent, now
in England, to proceed to Berlin
and lay the matter before the
German government. There will
be no proclamation by President
Harrison in regard to the free importa-
tion of beet sugar from Germany. Beet
sugar is already imported to the
amount of $1,000, 900 per year. Under
recent legislation it would be possible
for the president to restore the old
! duty one-half if the pork EN- barge were
kept up.
blatt pub blishes an order to the effect that
the prohibition of the importation of
swine, pork and sausages of American
origin shall no longer be enforced when
such live pig or hog product are fur
nished with official certificates stating
that they have been examined in ac-
cordance with American regulations
and found free from qualities danger
Gus to health. The chancellor has sent
instructions to the proper officials that
the order be given immediate effect.
SKELETONS OF GIANTS.
Hundreds of Skulls Found - Interesting
Discoveries in the Burial Mound at
Carthage, Ill.
CARTHAGE, ILL.,, Sept. 4.-Assisted by
students, Profs. Dysanger, Hall, Seigler
: and O'Hara, of Carthage college, on
Wednesday opened the Sweeney burial
mound on the farm of Cyrus Felt,
| northeast of this city. At first COW
ering of stone was encountered, all of
the red limestone variety. Most OF
these stones on being removed crum bled
away into sand. Under them were
found immense quantities of bones,
many skulls and several pieces of flint.
Some pieces of pottery SO badly
decayed and broken as to be
unrecognizable were found also.
Measurements were taken of several
skulls. One measured IA inches across
the parietal bone, another 6 inches.
Three femur bones were found measur-
ing inches in length, some that meas
ured 1711 inches in length and others
measuring from IL to IA inches. One
measured inches across the lower end
of the femur bone. DIR. Veatch says the
bones indicate that the men must have
been from to feet tall at least One
jawbone was secured that contained a
perfect row of teeth which evidently
belonged to a middle-aged person.
Upon digging a few feet farther
down another layer of rocks was dis
covered, and upon removing these sew
eral skeletons, perfect in form, lay all
huddled together as if they had fallen
in battle. Some of the skeletons were
preserved almost entire, although most
of the bones would crumble away
upon being exposed to the air. 1t is
believed that fully 500 corpses were
buried here, as basketful after basket
full of bones were taken out, while the
mound is literally full of them. The
skulls were all filed with a peculiarly
soft and very black loan, different
from any of the surrounding earth.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
An Arkansas Planters Cotton House
Struck with Fatal Result.
MAGNOLIA, Ark, Sept. 4.-Four per-