, 1891-10-04
The Foreign Budget.

BERLIN, Oct. an O11clal QlspatCh
from Fredensborg received in this city
today, announces that the car and
czarina are expected to arrive there on
Tuesday. Their maiesties may remain
at Fredensborg until after the celebration
of their silver wedding anniversary on the
2Sth inst, returning to st. Petersburg via
Berlin. There Is nothing to indicate that
the meeting of the czsr and Emperor
William will be invested with diplomatic
importance. 1t will probably be a briet
visit of courtesy. The Russian embassy
in this city has not received any
instructions regarding the visit of the
car. 1t is believed the emperor will
meet him at the railroad station and after
a short interview the car will proceed
homeward.
Despite protestation of peace which are
heard on all sides. the relations between
the governments of Berlin and St. Peters
burg remain strained. The suppression OF
of German subscriptions to the new Rus
sian loan is resented by Vishnegradski.
the Russian minister of finance, who
looks upon it as a trick of Chancellor Won
Caprivi Regarding the cars presence
in Berlin the journalists who are obliged
to record the event have not agreeable an
ticipation of their duties. The precau-
tons which have been taken to
prevent any but officials approaching the
car are so strict that even authorized
representatives of the press will be kept
at a distance. Journalists who were al
lowed access to the railroad station last
week when the car was hurrying through
Berlin on his way to Moscow were locked
mp in the waiting room and only got a
glimpse of his majesty through a window
as he alighted from the train and was
ing the honors in the absence of the en-
peror. They had to wait patiently for an
hour while the car devoured sandwiches
and drank cup after u of tea. after
which thew saw him depart. His capacity
for eating appears to be accompanied by a
capacity for drinking, each cup of tea be-
ing plentifully braced with rum instead of
milk.
Replies to inquiries made of leading
wholesale dealers here and in Hamburg
regarding trade in American pork show
it is still very limited. The cost of inspec-
ton in America, combined with the duty
still imposed here prevents the popular
sale of American hog products. The
price for sailed American pork rules about
81 marks per hundred weight, while
cured German bacon sells at Sc marks.
Dealers are combining In an attempt to
get the government to reduce the duty,
which is now 10 marks per 100 pounds.
Until this is done no marked impetus will
be given to the trade in American pork.
A rescrIpt providing that foreign insur-
ance companies must invest in Prussian
consols is largely due to the influence of
the German companies. which nave be-
come jealous of the amazing success of
the 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 injury of the many foreign com.
panies. None of the great American
companies are. no Sever, likely to be OBJ
structed in their business. The rescript
has been long toreseen BY them and pre-
parations to meet it made.
Socialist Wildburger. who is an ardent
opponent Of the policy advocated BY Be-
bel and Liebknecht, has been elected dele
gate to the Erfurt congress from a prov
incial 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 the members of
the section who desire 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
purpose 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
investigate the matter.