Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-11-28

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-The papers Of this
city tonight,on apparently good grounds,
associate the Russian ukase prohibiting
the export Of wheat and wheat products
with the failure of the overture Of VI.
Vishnegrsdsky, the Russian finance
minister, to Berlin fnanciers to re-
open the German market Of the Russian
loans.
The Kreutz ZeitiDg states that the
government definitely states that the
guarantees offered by Russia did not
suffice to justify approval Of German
credit being ventured in the loans.
1t is understood that diplomatic ap-
proaches through Count Van Schawan-
loft, the Russian ambassador at Berlin,
on the attitude Of the government re-
ceived an equally decisive rebuff.
The fasco which the French syndicate
made of the last Russian loan has enor-
mously increased the financial difficulties
of Russia. M. Vishnegradsky has been
forced to relieve the syndicate of eight
out of twenty million pounds sterling
offered.
The public official denial that the
Rothschilds have taken over five million
pounds is partly true. Bonds amount
ing to sS,0O0,OOO have been placed in the
Rothschilds' keeping with no response
bility attached to their future issue,
though the firm and the French syndi-
cate is relieved Of the burden Of six mill
lion pounds sterling which the Russian
treasure was to have received.
Thus Russia instead of having realized
sixteen million on the loans obtains only
nine milllan.
The refusal Of the German govern
ment to permit bankers to bolster up
the Russian credit ends for a long time
to come the chances Of Russia borrow
ing money abroad and strengthens the
chances Of peace. A statement pub
lished by the st. Petersburg Official
Messenger on the condition Of the i'm
perial finances and its relation to the
famine was telegraphed here tonight as
an authoritative declaration, aiming TO
minimize the dangers Of the situation
This situation, Is substantially that
Russia has plenty of gram and abund-
snce Of money for the time being. This
is reassuring to the Russians who are
under the scourge of famine.
This class includes Count Tolstoi, the
great Russian social reformer who has
published an energetic demand that
the government publish without delay
whether the stock of grain is sufficient
to last through the next summer.
Count Tolstoi contends from his own
personal calculation that the stock will
not be sufficient and that the govern
nent's reply, guaranteeing enough TO
feed the:people until the next harvest, If
falsiied, will lead TO a revolution, in
which, rolstoi says be will aid.
Count Tolstoi's daughters, Lationi and
Marc, have opeCed free refractory for
the famine stricken people near his
chateau.
The report that Emperor William is
going to st. Petersburg during the CON-
ing winter TO intercede with the ear to
deal more gently with the Germans in
the Baltic provinces is improbable, N
the face of the attitude of the govern
ment toward Russian finances
A fresh instance of the hostility enter
tanned III st. Petersburg for the German
element has been given. An order was
issued today forbidding that persons be
authorized as lawyers in the Baltic pro-
vinces unless they be of Russian extrac-
ton Many Germans are thus. .debarred.