Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-23
A DREADED WINTER.
Bread Going to Be Scarce in
Germany.
Gloomy Harvest Prospects Not
Exaggerated.
Agitation for Reduced Duties on
Grain Becoming Intense.
Emperor williams Popularity in Berlin
Not Decreased-He Ia the Picture
of Health. and Now Sports
Yellow Beard.
Associated Press Dispatches.

by the New York Associated Press. r..
There is no abatement of the excitement
arising from the agitation in regard 10
duties on grain imported into Germany.
Gloomy reports as to the prospects OF
the harvest in the provinces continue to
be received. Everything confirms the
belief that the winter of 1891-92 will be
one of the worst, so far as food is con-
cerned, on record. Opposition to retain
ing the duties gains strength day by
day. The National Liberals, and even
many OF the Conservative journals are
making unceasing appeals to the govern
ment to make some reduction in the
grain duties, but Chancellor Won Cap
rivi is obdurate. Some Conservative
organizations propose that the govern
ment import wheat and sell it at fixed
prices. The Radical press daily attacks
the government with might and main.
| M EVIDENCES OF DIscoNTENT.
Advices from all parts, of the northern
provinces, especially Posen, give evil
dence of discomfort, and shows that it
is increasing. The municipal councils
of many OF the towns have passed urgent
resolutions demanding that the govern
ment entirely suppress the grain duties.
Owing to the scarcity and high price Of
grain, many distilleries are largely re-
duoing their production. Some have
entirely suspended operations. Many
of the distilleries, in Consequence of the
excessive prices of grain, find the great
est difficulty in obtaining potatoes for
the manufacture Of brandy, the farmers
refusing to sell in the face of the inn
pending distress.
GLOOMY HARVEST PROSPECTS.
Reports from Sweden and Denmark,
which countries usually have suffi-
cient surplus Of grain to allow extensive
/ exports, announce that. owing to inces,
SAINT rains, the crops there have been
partially destroyed.
The harvest is far below the lowest
estimates. Grave news comes from the
Rhenish provinces, where an official cir
cular announces the appearance Of an in
sect which committed such ravages in
| the wheat fields of America of late years.
Everything points to dearth of bread
stuffs, yet the government is seemingly
determined not to recede from it's posi-
ton.
| THE KAIsER's sECLUsIoN EXPLAINED.
& Whatever effects the canards regard
| ing the emperor's health may have had
elsewhere, his popularity in Berlin has
not diminished in the slightest degree.
As his majesty proceeded along Fried
erich strasse, today, en- route to Tenn
plehof, crowds packed the side paths,
and the utmost enthusiasm was mani
tested. The emperor is the picture of
health, but the full sandy beard he now
wears has greatly changed his appear
ance, although it becomes him well.
The growth Of his beard explains his
prolonged stay on his yacht. To sup
port his character he would not allow
himself to appear in public growing a
beard. He feared he would be made
the subject of ridicule.
THE TEMPLEHOF REVIEW.
The review of the garde du corps, to-
day was splendid spectacle. The en-
peror, who was in full uniform, directed
the review, and did not show the least
fatigue while on horseback. He was,
however, assisted to dismount, for
though his knee is practically we'll, his
physicians insist that he must not run
any chance of sprairing or in any other
way injuring his leg again.
zoLLvEREIN NEGOTIATIONS.
The negotiations between Austria
Germany and Italy, looking to the for.
nation of a zollverein, are progressing
satisfactorily.
A CHANGE OF FRONT.
The German papers which have been
printing articles opposing the Chicago
Columbian exposition, have made a
sudden change in their tactics, and now
print circular setting forth the advan-
tage to be derived by having an excel
lent German exhibition at the fair.
THE IMMORTAL BISMARCK.
/ Prince Bismarck has left Kissingen.
He has been greatly benefited by the
waters. His hair has become snow white,
4 but he has all his old fire and determin-
alton. 1t is reported that General Count
Won Waldersee is trying to effect rec
\ onciliation between the emperor and
Bismarck, but it is not likely that the
overtures will be successful.
INSULTS WITH CONSEQUENCES.
Count Herbert Bismarck has written
to the Hamburger Nachrichten denounc-
ing the interview, alleged by M. Blowitz,
the Paris correspondent of the London
Times, to have been held by him with
Count Won Munster, German am
bassador at Paris, as a fabrication.
The Munich Allegemeine Zeitung pub
fishes an article inspired by the ex-
| chancellor, calling upon Count Won
Munster to decisively repudiate Bio
Wits story. The article concludes
''The insults contained in this inter-
view will not remain without conse-
quences." In the society tc which Won
Munster and Bismarck belong, this
phrase, according to German usage,
must mean duel, in the event of Won
Munster refusing to explain his connec-
tion with the affair. It is very improb-
able that the principals will fight.
MEDAL THAT Is PRICED.
President Gates, Of the Iowa college,
is comforting with Hon. William Walter