The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-23
SCARCITY OF GRAIN
The Winter Will be a Bad One
in Germany.
so FAR AS FOOD is CONCERNED
Caprivi Refuses to Reduce the Duties-Wil-
liam's Popularity Bismarck May Call
Won Munster to Account.

BERLIN, Aug. % Copyright, 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. There
is no abatement of the excitement arising
from the agitation in regard to the 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 1912 will be one of the worst,
as far as food is concerned, on recond.
Opposition to retaining the duties gains
strength day by day. National Liberal
and many Conservative journals are
making unceasing appeals to the govern
ment to make some reduction in the grain
duties, but Chancellor Won Caprivi is OBJ
durate. Some Conservative organs
proposes that the government i'm
port wheat and sell it at fixes
prices. The radical press daily attacks the
government with might and main Advices
from all parts of the northern provinces,
especially Posen, give evidence of the dis
content prevailing and shows it is increas-
ing. The municipal councils of many
towns have passed urgent resolutions de-
press the grain duties. Owing to the
scarcity and high price of grain many dis
tillers are largely reducing production :;
some nave entirely suspended operations,
| Many dlstlllers in consequence Of the ex-
cesslve prices of grain find the greatest
| dlfhculty in obtaining potatoes for the
manufacture of brandy, the farmers refus-
Ing to sell IN the face of the impending dis
tress. Reports from Sweden and Denmark
| which countries usually have a sufficient
surplus OF gram to allow extensive exports
announced that, owing to the incessant
rains, the crops have been partially des-
troyed Ihe harvest is far below the lowest
estimate. Grave news comes from the
Rhenish provinces, where an official circu-
Lar announces the appearance of the dip
teral insect, which has committed such
raVages IN the wheat fields of America of
late years. Every thing points to dearth of
breadstutfs, yet the government is seem
lngly determined not to recede from its
position.
Whatever effects the canards regarding
the Emperor's health may have had else
where his popularity in Berlin has not
diminished in the slightest degree. As his
majesty proceeded along Freiderichstrasse
today, en- route to Templehof, crowds
packed the side paths and the utmost en-
thuslasm was manifested. The Emperor
is the picture of health, but the full sandy
beard he now wears has greatly changed
his appearance, although it becomes him
well. The growth of his beard explains
his maJesty's prolonged stay on his Yacht
10 support 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 review of the Grade du Corps to-
day was a splendid spectacle. The EN-
| n mi
the review and did not show the
least fatigue while on horse back.
He was, however, assisted to dis
mount, for, though his knee is
practically well, his physicians insist that
ne must not run any chances of spraining
or In any other way iniuring his leg again
| Negotiations between Austria Germany
and Italy looking to the formation of a
zollVerein are progressing satisfactorily.
German papers which have been print
ing articles opposing the Chicago Column
blan exhibition have made sudden change
IN their tactics and now print a circular
setting forth the advantage to be gained By
having an excellent German exhibition at
| the fair.
Prince Bismarck has left .Kessingen. He
has been greatly benefited by the waters
HIS hair has become snow white but he
has all his old fire and determination. 1t
Is reported Feneral Count Won Waldersee
Is trying to effect reconciliation between
the Emperor and Bismarck, but it is not
likely the overtures will be successful.
Count Herbert Bismarck has written to
the Hamburger Ndcbrtchten denouncing the
interview alleged by n. BloWitZ, the Paris
correspondent of the London Times, to have
been held by him with Count Won Munster
German ambassador at Paris, as fabrica
ton. The Munich AUgemctne Zettung pnb-
fishes an article, inspired by the ex-chan-
cellor, calling upon Count Won Munster tn
decisively repudiate the Blowitz story.
The article concludes: 1.-The insults CON
tanned in this interview will not remain
without consequences
In the society to 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 connection with the affair 1t is very
improbable that the principals will fight.
President Gates, of the Iowa college. is
comforting with Hon. Walter Phelps.
United States minister, in an effort to OH
tain the medal given by the German gov
eminent to all persons who save the life of
a human being. When Prof. Gates was a
student at Bonn thirty years ago he saw a
man fall in the river. He Immediately
plunged into the water and Just managed
to save the drowning man. Prof. Gates
recently read that Prince Bismarck had
remarked that he possessed one of these
medals, adding, at is the only one prize. u
Prof. Gates Immediately came to Germany
and applied to Mr.. Phelps to use his in
finence to secure for him the medal to
which Prince Bismarck attached so much
honor. MIR. Phelps is confident he can
establish Prof Gates claim to the medal
and that the government will shortly con.
fer the honor of wearing it upon Prof
Gates