Arizona republican., 1891-08-30
OUR BERLIN LETTER. Agricultural Officials to
 Report Upon The Probable Condition of
 Rye and Wheat. The Downfall of Balmaceda Received With Satisfaction Through
 out Germany.
Copyright 1891 by New York Associated Press

Copyright 1891 by New York Associated Press
 BERLIN. Aug. 29.-Orders have been issued by the Government calling upon agricultural district officials to report as to the condition and probable yield oi wheat and rye. Judging from the altered tone of the members of the of ficial circle, a suspension of the import duties on grain is becoming recognized necessity. The Ministers will not wait until November to submit the question in the Reichstag, but immediately upon the conclusion of the gathering and di- gesting the statistics will declare the duties suspended.
 The North German Gazette published an article on the subject in which it avowed that the main reason for the Government in hitherto refusing to lessen or suspend the duties was the fear that the Reichstag, when once they were abolished or reduced, never allow them to be restored. This statement raised storms of protests in which a number of journals joined. The notion that suspension of duties meant a permanent abolition is denounced as absurb, in view of the fact that the Reichstag, which has got three years to live, has clear protection, is the theory ready to reimpose the duties when the Government desires. In the meantime what measures are possible will be tal t>l ltnhtap ha harloht,o lt- ing from the dearness of rye. The Reichsbank has been authorized to make an advance up to two-thirds the value of grain placed in the depot. I'm porters made every exertion to supply the depots until yesterday, when the Russian prohibition came into force, and frontiers did great carrying on of trade. The mixing of rye with wheat has already been largely resorted to and nothing but this mixture is now nsed to make bread for the army.
 Tine FreissiuHtyy ZeHuny has decided to oppose the main clauses of the gov ernment's bill for the repression of drunkenness. The ultimate fate of the measure may be predicted, as it is mod eled after a bill of a similar import which was introduced in the Reichstag in 1881 and dropped in the committee. Leading ministerialists are the only support of the present bill, and their support is due simply to the fact that the Emperor, who is the father of the bill, is in earnest in his efforts to sup press the growing evils of intemper- ance.
 Handy, Peck and Butler, three mem- bers of the foreign commission of the Chicago Columbian exposition, who had been visiting Russia, describe their re- ception by M. de Giers, the Russian prime minister, as most cordial na- ture. Vishnegradsky, the Minister of Finance, promised he would at an early date appoint an imperial commission to attend to all matters pertaining to the proper representation of Russian art, in- dustry and manufactures.
 The eleven days tour of Messrs. Gros. venor and Lindsay in Switzerland GOV cred every industrial center. Every. where they were told they could rely upon ample representation of Swiss products.
 Percy Tilghman, who at one time was the United States Consul at this city but who subsequently became notorious for his swindling operations, has been at his old tricks again, having swindled Banker Landry at Hague out of $200.
 The fall pf President Balmaceds o Chile is received with general satisiac ton here. The position of the new Balmacedan war ship Presidente Pinto, which is now at Kiel, is a matter of dis cussion among naval officers. owing tc different circumstances which now at taches to her. Her commander expects to remain at Kiel until he can obtain orders from the constituted government at Santiago de Chile.