Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-16
BERLIN BUDGET.
Political Gossip at the Ger
man Capital.
The Cabinet Refuses to Reduce
Corn Duties.
I'll ansp0rtatiOn Rates to Be Scaled
Down Instead.
The Socialists Striking While the Iron
Is Hot-The Kaiser's Health Is Good.
The Franco-Russian Treaty
Worries Him.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
BERLIN, August 15.-[Copyrighted by
the New York Associated Press De-
spite positive assurances to the con-
trary, it was generally hoped that the
cabinet meeting this afternoon would
resolve on some reduction in the corn
duties. 1t is learned this evening that,
although the governments decisions
are modified, they are determined not
to reduce corn duties until absolutely
compelled to do so.
The Reichsanzeiger says, in view of
the unfavorable prospects, owing to wet
weather and the prohibition of the ex-
portation of rye from Russia, the gov
ernment has decided as an experiment
to reduce freight rates on corn and mill
cereals of the state railways. Although
this will increase the facilities of trans
portation to the distressed provinces,
their want is an increased stock of grain.
AMERICA RELIED UPON.
The government evidently relies on
America to supply the deficiency, but
the public, and especially the working
men, are not easily satisfied as to that.
The Radical press dwells on the prob
ability that the corn syndicates of Amer.
lea are not likely to show much consid-
Grafton to Germany, if by withholding
their grain they can force the markets,
and so get their own prices. Letters
from Vienna also indicate that the Aus
trians are not disposed to sacrifice bust
ness profits to mere sentiments.
THE SOCIALISTS OPPORTUNITY.
The Socialists are taking the fullest
advantage of the gloomy situation, to
actively push their propaganda. M
Workmen, pinched with hunger and
goaded by the savage articles of radical
socialism, will fall an easy prey to the
propagandists. "a
THE KAISER AND HIS CHANCELLOR.
Chancellor Won Caprivi's visit to Em-
peror William, at Kiel,sis understood
to have been connected with today's
ministerial decision as to, the corn du-'
ties. There are evidences that the gov
ernment is working in complete har-
mony with the emperor.
The continued canards of the French
press in regard to the emperor's physi-
cal condition, are received here with
contempt. kilograms from Kiel testify
to untiring energy and devotion to state
business, on the part of the emperor,
which would not be displayed by a man
at Deaths door. The injury to his knee
does not affect his general health in the
slightest degree.
Today the emperor visited the works
of the north sea canal. In spite of his
injured kee, wet roads and heavy rains,
he walked the entire distance from the
landing stage to the works, minutely
examining every point of interest on
foot.
THORN IN WILLIAMS FLESH.
The emperor is displeased on account
of the French visit to Cronstadt follow
ing so closely his own visit to Russia.
The Russian ukase is also hard knock
which he would be glad to return if
possible. Further, his visit to England
is generally believed not to have pro-
duced the results he expected.
The reports of the actual signing of
Franco-Russian alliance are now be-
lieyed here. On the first announcement
of the French visit to Cronstadt it was
thought the French were forcing them
selves on Russia, but the official char
acter of the receptions at Cronstadt has
given rise to forebodings. The grand
reception promised the French fleet at
PortsmOuth ia accented here aa q conn