The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04
THE CZAR'S VISIT
His Meeting with William Has
No Diplomatic Importance
GERMAN AND RUSSIAN RELATIONS
They Remain Strained-Trade in American
Pork Products Limited-Foreign Insurance
Companies Must Buy Prussian C0nsols.

BERLIN, Oct. s. Copyright, 1891, by the
New York Associated Press. AN official
dispatch from Fredericksburg received in
tnls city today announced the Car and
Czarina are expected to arrive there on
Tuesday. Their majesties may remain at
Fredericksburg until after the celebration OF
their silver wedding anniversary on the
18th instant, returning to st. Petersburg
via Berlin. There is nothing to indicate
that the meeting of the Car and Emperor
William will be invested with diplomatic
Importance. 1t will probably be a brief
visit OF courtesy. The Russian embassy
In this city has not received any instruc-
ton regarding the visit of the Gar 1t is
believed the Emperor will meet him at the
railroad station and after short interview
the Gar will proceed homeward
Despite the protestations of peace which
are heard on all sides the relations between
the governments of Berlin aud ST. Peters
purg remain strained. The suppression
OF German subscriptions to the new Rus
sian loan is resented by Vishnegradski, the
Russian minister of finance, who looks
upon 1t as a trick of Chancellor Won
Caprivi.
Regarding the Cars presence in Berlin
journalists who are obliged to record
events nave not agreeable anticipations OF
their duties. The precautions which have
been taken 10 prevent any but officials ap-
preaching the Car are SO strict that even
authorized represen tatives of the press
VIII be kept at distance. Those journal
lists who were allowed access to the railroad
station 20 ha
rying through to Berlin on his way to Mos
cow, were locked up in the waiting room
ana only got glimpse of his majesty
through the window as he alighted from
the train and was greeted by Prince Leo
pold, who was doing the honors in the alb
sence of the Emperor. They had to wait
patiently for an hour while the Car de-
Voured sandwiches and drank cup after
cup OF tea, after which they saw him de
part. his capacity for eating appeared to
be accompanied by capacity for drinking,
each cup OF tea being plentifully laced with
rum instead of milk.
Replies 10 inquiries are made of leading
wholesale dealers here and in Hamburg re-
gardlng the trade in American pork show
1T IS still very limited. The cost of in
spection IN America combined with the
duty still imposed here prevents the popu-
lar sale of American hog products. The
OF marks per hundredweight while cured
German bacon sells at So marks. Dealers
are combining in an attempt to reduce the
duty which is now 10 marks per hundred
pounds. Until this Is done no marked i'm
petus will De given to the trade in Ameri-
can pork.
a rescript providing that foreign insur-
ance companies must invest in Prussian
consols is largely due to the influence of
German companies which have become
Jealous of the amazing success of American
companies which are now acquiring the
greater part of the insurance business
throughout the country. The order will
without doubt, operate greatly to the in
jury OF many foreign companies None of
the great American companies, however,
are likely TO be INSTRUCTED in business.
The rescrlpt has been long foreseen by
them ane preparations to meet it made.
Socialist Wlldberger, who is an ardent
opponent OF the policy advocated by Bebel
and Liebknecht, has been elected dele
gate to tue Erfurt congress from the prov
lnclal district. This success of the ex-
tremists following the election of two mem
bers OF that branch of the party as dele
gates from the Fifth district of Berlin
strengthens the hopes of members of the
section who desire to effect the overthrow
OF the present central directing committee
Charles Murphy, special agent of the
United States agricultural department, is
here. Murphy'S visit Is made for the pur-
pose OF bringing to the attention of the
authorities the value of Indian corn as an
article OF food. A committee of officers
from the medical and commissary DEPART
ment OF the army has been appointed to in
Vestigate the matter