New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
THE GERMAN GRAIN DUTIES.
PROBABLE ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT
IN THE MATTER
PRINCE gIsMARcK's ATTITUDE on THE CUES
TIoN-INDIGNATIoN AT RUssIA-PERsoNAL
NOTES ABOUT AMERICANS.


NOTES ABOUT AMERICANS.
coputcht 1891 By TIE Ns,e York haoctaed Press.
Berlin, May 30-Emperor william, before deciding
on reduction temporary suspension Of the duties
on grain, asked Dr. Won Boettcher Secretary of the
Imperial Home Office, to submit to him report upon
the crop prospects and upon the general economic
position bearing on the question. The Ministerial
Council will meet tomorrow to take definite action
touching the matter The Ministers maintain the
utmost reserve. but It is the official convicuon 10
night that there will be neither reduction nor
suspension OF the duties before the commercial treaty
between Germany and Austria Hungary comes into
force. The commission appointed by the GOVERNMENT
TO consider the matter Of grain supplies mas not yet
completed its inquiry though preliminary report has
been supplied by it to the Ministers In order TO assist
them in their deliberations Only the most urgent
necessity will cause the converting OF the Rechstag
discussion Of the grain tariffs question would open
the whols question, pending the negotiations for a
treaty OF commerce with Austria and would force the
Government to awkward disclosures, which might assist
Prince Bismarck in forming the Opposition coalition
which he is now actively at work constructing
PRINCE BISMARCK AND THE GRAIN DUTIES.
The Progressist press announces that Prince Bis
marck will appear in the Rechstag and oppose re-
ducon OF the grain tariffs and perdicts that the Prince
will certainly meet with a humiating defeat, as
hardly a score of the members will support him. In
The absence Of accurate information as to how the
Prince would deal with possible grain famine the
prediction is futile. me position may be summed up
az follows II the Ministers declare that semifamhe
IS impending, no party will care to oppose measures
of relief.
ITALY AND THE DREIBUND.
The "Post" semi officially announces that tho
Marquis di Rudni, the italian Premier, has formally
communicated TO the German and Austrian Govern
ments the determination Of Italy to adhere to the
Drebund.
SYMPATHY WITH THE RUSSIAN HEBREWS.
Public indignation against Russia because Of that
Governments treatment of the Hebrews is becoming
more intense. Residents of this city have ocular
evidence of the condition Of the Hebrews VINO are
being driven from Russia In the hundred or moro Oh
the exles who arrive daily at the ChariouenDnre
Station in absolute restitution. These e&les arc
met at the station by coreigonists who supply them
with food and clothing and little money and procure
for them passes to London or New-fork III ought 10
be universally known that the representations OF
tina Mendelssoms, Bleichroders and FRANKFORT
Rothschilds were sent through sure channel
and were placed in the hands Of the Gar and obtained
a reading month ago. statement was presented 10
NJ. de Pobiedonostzef, Chief Of the Holy Synod OF
Russia simply asking that measures be adopted for the
mitigation of the lot Of the expelled Hebrews; and
similar memorial was presented to NJ de Giers the
Russian Minister OF Foreign Affairs, but all were I'M
availing The truth is that the Gar is himself the
chief instgator of the increasing seventies pIacused
upon the Hebrews.
Won MoLTKE's PREDICTION OF WAR.
The saale Zeitung" states that Count Won MotKe'
inst pror to his DEATH concluded exhaustive study
of European ornaments ending with the assertion that
France was ready for war and Russia nearly so, ana
that great conflict could not be delayed beyond 1872
Count Won Motke submitted MS views 10 inc hpefor
during his last visit to Lubbock.
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT AMERICANS.
william Walter Phelps the United States Minister to
Germany has obtained for Frank Vincent an American
traveller a letter from the German Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, instructing German officials in Africa
to assist him in every possible way.
Messrs. Walter and Frank Damrosch ana george
Bunsen and family were entertained at dinner yester-
dov ovenino nv Mr. Phelps Miss Geraldine Morgan,
the American vioinist: Miss Currie Duke Courtlandt
Palmer and other artists were present A., -, u
The first picture by an American ARTIST SOFA az
the Inters ational Art Exhibition is II; Mosler's
q Cabhare Field" which bought by Rudolf Morse.
the proprietor OF the Berliner Tageblatt" for 1000
marks.