Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-30
The Government Brought to
Its Senses at Last.
Import Duties on Grain Will
Be Suspended. III
The Emper0r's Anti DrunkenIiesa
Bill Will Be Squelched.
Worlds Fair Knvoys Meeting with Gpsst
success-News OF the Fal1 Of Bal
maceds Received with
satisfaction.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, August 29.-[Copyrighted by
the New York Associated Press.l Orders
have been issued by the government
calling upon the agricultural distfist
officials to report as to the condition and
probable yield of wheat and ryes Judg-
ing from the altered tone of the members
OF the official circle, the suspensioA Of
the import duties on grain is becompg
recognized necessity. The ministers
will not wait till November to submit
the question to the Reichstag, but, iin-
mediately upon the conclusion Of the
gathering end digesting of the statistics,
will declare the duties suspended.
The North German Gazette published
an article on the subject, in which Iit.
avowed that the main reason for the
government in hitherto refusing to
lessen or suspend the duties, was fear
that the reichstag would, once they
were abolished or reduced, never all0W
them to be restored. This statement
raised storms OF protests, in which the
agrarian journals Joined. The notion
that suspension OF fduties meant perman-
ent abolition, is denounced. az absurd,
in view of the fact that the reichstag,
which has yet three years to live, has :
clear protectionist theory, and will b
ready to re-impoee the duties when the
government desires. .z
In the meantime, what measures are
possible will be taken to tighten the
hardships resulting from the dearness Of
rye. The Reichsbank has been author
lied to make advances up to two-thirds
of the value Of grain placed in depot.
Importers have made every exertion to
supply depots. Until yesterday, when
the Russian prohibition came into force,
the frontier roads did great carry ing
trade. The mixing of rye with wheat
has already been largely resorted to-,
and nothing but this mixture is now
used for making bread for the army. f
THE EMPERoR's TEMPERANCE BILL.
The Freisinnige Zeitung has decided
to oppose the main clause Of the gov
ernment's bill for the repression u
drunkenness. The ultimate late II ~
measure may be predttted. - itzj6
modelled after q Bill Of similar import
/ which was introduced in the reichstag
in 1881 and dropped in committee.
Lending Ministerialists are the only
support OF the present bill, and their
support is due simply to the fact that
the emperor, who is the father Of the
bill, is in earnest in his efforts to sup
press the growing evil Of intemperance.
WORLDS FAIR ENJOYS ELATED.
Handy, Peck and Butler, three MEM
bers of the foreign commission Of the
Chicago Columbian exposition, who
have been visiting Russia, describe
their reception by M. De Giers, Russian
prime minister, as of most cordial ma
ture. Vishnegradsky, minister of
finance, promised that he would, at an
early date, appoint an imperial commits
sion to attend to all matters pertaining
to the proper representation of Russian
art, industry and manufactures.
The eleven days. tour OF Messrs. Gros-
venor and Lindsay in Switzerland COW
cred every industrial center. Every
where they were told that they could
rely upon ample representation OF Swiss
products.
TILGHMAN AT HIS OLD TRICKS.
Percy Tilghman, who at one time was
United States consul in this city, but
who subsequently became notorious for
his swindling operations, has been at
his old tricks again, having swindled
Banker Landry at the Hague out OF
$500.
GRATIFYING NEWS FROM CHILE.
The fall of President Balmaceda, of
Chile, is received with general satisfac-
tion here. The position Of the new Bal
macedan warship, Presidente Pinto,
which is now at Kiel, is matter Of dis
cussion among naval officers, owing to
the different circumstances which now
attach to her. Her commander expects
to remain at Kiel until he can obtain
orders from the constituted government
at Santiago de Chile.