New-York tribune., 1891-08-30
GERMANY'S DEARTHOFG GRAIN
THE NEED OF sUsPENDING THE DUTIES
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED.


NESS oPposED-THE WAR SCARE DIS
CREDITED AT THE WAR OFFICE
copvrioht. 1891 BY The HetO. Fork Assocated Pfe's
Berlin, Aug. 29.-0rders have been issued by the
Government calling upon the agricultural dstrlc. o
caIs to report as to the condition ana prooaDe y'ea
of wheat and rye and on tf5 potato crop. Tho gov
ernments Of the other German States have also been
directed TO expedite reports as TO the condition OF te
crops suspension CT the import duties on gram Is
becoming O recognized necessity. The Mnsiers WIZ
not wait till November to submit the question 10 inc
Reichstag but Immediately upon the conclusion oi '
gathering and dgesng OF the statistics, Will declare
the duties suspended. The North German Ga1e'e
published article the subject in which IL avo"eu
that the main of the Government In mtner'o
refusing TO lessen suspend the duties was the c
that the Reichstag would never allow them u Oo o
stored raised again. This statement raiseo S'1
OF protests, In which the agraan journals )olned ino
notion that a suspension Of the duties meant Vioii
permanent abolition IS denounced as absurd, IN we"
Of the fact that the Rechstag which has yet three
years to nve has clear protectionist theory ana -
ready TO reimpose the duties when the GoVeriiicn'
desires In the meantime what measures are possioic
viii be taken TO tighten the hardshps resuitns iro'n
the dearness Of rye. Market specuations are S'ory
discouraged. The prices Of rye show o lacIion"
dlminution since Monday.
TO MAKE ADVANCES on GRAIN
The Reichsbank has been authorized to make ao
vances up to twothirds Of the value OF gram p0eu ~
depot Importers have made every e1ertion 10 supply
the depots. Until yesterday, when the Russian prom
bon came into force the frontier railways did geat
carrying trade. The mixing Of rye with wheac mas
already been largely resorted to- and nothing Due ts
mixture is now used for making bread for the army
No precautions are now taken to arrest the poPular
agitation for the suspension OF the gram uu,o'. ~
morrow public meetings will be held here, In HAMBURG
and in other popuous centres. AT these meo'i"s Oe
| tta In
MORALS to the Government expressing the great neees
sty Of taking immediate action looking to reouctioh
or suspension of the dutes. The Berlin grain ex-
change IS awaiting eagerly the proceedings OF the inter
national Grain Market, which opens In vienna OH Ni"n
day. ,.ne
A BILL, TO REPRESs DRUNKENNESS
Tho G Ereisnnipe Zeitung, will oppose the main
clauses of the Governments bill for the repression OF
drunkenness which Is modelled after Dill htouueeu
in the Reichstag in 1881, and droppe1 IN coihn'Oeo'
The leading Ministeriasts arc the only supporters vi
the present BILL and their support Is due Simply 'o e
fact that the Emperor who is the father Oh Vne ol
Is in earnest in his efforts 10 suppress the growing
! OWLS NJ intemperance The measure provides that
retail Iouordeaers must supply food besides spirits
they are forbidden to sell liquor 10 persons uucr
sixteen years old; must not serve drunken pciS'h
| or one who IS known to be confirmed orunha'u
must see that drunken persons are euarueu 10 'her
homes or protected by the police and must not sup
|
hI nrovde for the forcfbe committal OF confirmed
inebrlates 10 an asylum, for the keeping OF Pubic
| houses closed until a m and fixing the minimum
ouantlty of spirits to be sold ~ half htre' Al te
| Government can get n measure similar 70 'hoSe LII
countries where there nre temperAhce relo'Hi' '''
| Emperor will be satisfied
| THE REVIVAL OF THE wAE SCARE
The revival of the war scare Is not re-echoed IN
official quarters here The War Office is ready 10 race
surprise from any side. Acting in the interests OF
| peace Chancellor Caprvi and Count halhohy'
the Austo- Hungarian Prime Minister. have Joined In
| asking the Turkish Government to intervene between
| Bulgaria and servia to prevent rupture between
these two States Advces received from Constants
nople tonight arc TO the effect TINT the Porte mas sem
a note to serva In regard to the massing by tlla
country Of troops on the Bulgarian frontier ostensop
for manoeuvres The note calls upon the serV1af
Government to hold the manoeuvres IN the interior
and not on the border line Of Bulgaria Inc inter
vcntisl of Turkey IN this matter Is based upon mel
rights as suzerain to protect Bulgaria.
| SATISFACTION AT BALMACEDAS DEFEAT.
The fall of President Bamaceda of Chill Is re
ceyed with general satisfaction here. The position
the new Balmacedan warshp, Prcsidente Pinto, whci
is now at Kle Is matter Of discussion among naVa
| officers Her commander expects to remain at NE Me
until he can obtain orders from the constltuted uo'
ernment at Santiago de Chill. ,as oro,n oadresse.
Mr. Mosler tho American artist has AGAIN aaaa @ e. sc
a remonstrance to Director Werner AGAINST gIsnth
his picture at the international Art EHDtor n srUpa D
honorable menuOn MT: nosot ,a1 to
tbizcrs here on account OF the inudicous dlstrDuuo
, ! ~ medals to exhibitors on that occasion. ~ 4,
Princess Bismarck made her first appearances, i
society since her illness at dinner given by william
Walter Phelps the United States Minister al HomDur
last night she sal Det"een mr. rheiP' " Una
Earl OF Cork.
AN EX-vICE- -CoNSUL'S SWINDLING.
Percy Tighlman, who at one time was United 1 sta,e
Vice Consul in this city, but who Subsequently PECAN
the Iandrys bankers, at The Hague aud stated una
he was the American Vice Consul az shelhed; Ene EN-
| land He negotiated a draft for 300, when the
cashed and which subsequently proved TO be spurious
The police are looking for Tighlman
i"v nv r. Hoyt of New York. VINO arrested at CuS
haven Mt the request OF the American authorizes SO
The charge of embeZZlement has been released IrpI
custody after having been ten weeks In prison III ha
been decided that the offence with which he Is charge
Is not eXtraditable.
: THE TRAVELLING FAIR COMMITTEE