The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-14
GRAIN DUTIES
INJURE TRADE.
Agitation in Germany for their
Repeal.
Hi8h Prices Of Bread Press Heavily on
The Masses.
Official Statistics Of Grain Crops UnSatiS-
factory to the PeOple-GeTmal Gen.
sure Of The Prince Of Wales.
Copyrighted, 1891. by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN, June 13 - Undaunted by the
overwhelming majority which supported
Chancellor Won Capriyi on the cereal-duties
question, the members of the FreiSinnige
party, at a mass-mee.ing, decided to prose-
cute more vigorously than ever the anti
grain duties law agitation. The figures pub
lished by the Liberal press showing that the
stores of cereals in Germany were nearly ex-
hausted elected the official statistics which
are given in to-day's issue of the Reichsan-
zeiger, which aim 10 prove that the grain
harvest of 1890 was not short, but on the
contr airy was better than in 1889, being equal
to the average harvests Of the last ten years.
The figures are admittedly based on rough
computations They show that the crop of
1890 yielded 2,S39,0C0 tons of wheat and
5,S77,oOO tons of rye, against 2,372 40 tons of
wheat and 5,365, 426 tons of rye in the
preceding year, and an average Of 2.479,000
tons Of wheat and ZOE, COO tons OF rye during
the past decade. The potato crop Of 1890
amounted to 23, SOC. eco tons, against an an
uual average Of 23 SS4, 600 tons for the past
ten years The ton in these statistics sig
niieS 1000 Kilograms, or 1877 pounds, Al
lowing that the figures in the ReichsanZegrT
are accurate the facts remain that the high
price Of bread presses heavily upon the
working classes. The declarations of Chan
CeliOT Won CapTiyi that the crops in Germany
are in better condition than is generally
supposed have been cOntradic.ed by reliable
reports from several quarters Of the empire,
received by telegraph to-day. In the mean
time. memorials from Munich, Hamburg,
Dresden and other cities reach the Chan
cellOr, protesting the necessity Of reduc-
ton Of the tariff on grain, The session of
the Landtag viii be brought to a close next
week, when the Liberal members will carry
tile agitation into the country districts.
TIE PRINCE OF WALES CENsURED.
Military and social circles are equally
amazed 1T the revelation regarding the con-
dtiOn Of society in England The admission
that the Prince Of Wales has been involved
IN a gam bling scandal Is the principal topic
OF conversation. At all the military casinos
and clubs the action of the Prince in the af-
fair is emphatically condemned. II is in
possible, it is stated, to conceive of a high
PTussian officer cOndOnlng the Otfense Of
cheating or screening person found guilty
Of such an act. The newspaper press draw
comparisons between the habits Of the
Prince Of Wales and those OF Emperor
William, whose strong condemnation Of
gambling In the German army has greatly
assisted to check the practice of playing for
high stakes. The kleine Journal goes so far
in alluding to the relations OF the Princess
OF Wales toward her husband as to say that
size is neglected for a woman Of worldly rep
utatiOn and hndS her sole consolation In the
respect with which the English people sur
round her.
A GERMAN LIBEL SUIT.
The suit for libel now being tried at
RCchum continues to excite the country.
fri
bunal 20 sentence Editor FuScangel to two
years and Bunemann to one year imprSOn-
ment espectively for accusing Herr Baare,
Director Of the bOchum Iron Works, and
friend and the financial adviser of Prince
Bismarck, with falsifyng his income return
for the purpose OF escaping the income tax.
The graver charge is that Herr Baare, for
sixteen years, has been sending out from
bis works steel rails which have not been
properly tested and which bear forgery Of
tile Government stamp. The suspicion that
BaaTe uas originated the system Of supply
ing the German aud foreign railways with
poor material, fTaudulently stamped as
being officially tested, will not be set at rest
without open Government inquiry, which
certain Of the officials are accused Of trying
to prevent.
RUssIA's WAR ATTITUDE.
The Post asserts that the French Govern
ments demand that the Car make definite
declaration as TO the attitude which lie
would assume in the event Of francO-GeT-
man war has obtained only the yaguest re-
spOnse, committing Russia to nothing.
ASSISTING HEBREW EMIGRATION.
At conferences Hebrews held here, it has
been resolved to form an International
Emigration Committee for the purpose of
supervising the emigration of the Jews from
Russia. Only refugees who have been
compelled to leave their homes will be
assisted and these win all be sent to their
ultimate places Of settlement. At these
conferences ample evidence was adduced to
show that the exodus is reaching immense
proportions. It has little effect upon Ger
many and England, however, the food Of
emigration tending toward the United
States.
TRIAL FOR DEFRAUDTNG.
The new trial which was secured by Emil
Seiffert, the American German adyenturer,
who was recently sentenced to two years
Imprisonment for defrauding Mrs. Mcclure
Of Detroit, Mich, has been postponed, pend
ing the arrival Of Mrs. MCGUIRE, who has
announced by cable her Intention of re-
turning and giving further testimony
against the prisoner
PROMINENT AMERICANS ABROAD
D. o. Mills who has been here as a guest
Of United States Minister to Germany,
Phelps, took bis departure yesterday. Mr..
Mills Will sail for New York on July 1st.
Mrs. Joseph 81. Choate and General Egbert
Niele OF New York, Who have been enter
tained at the American legation here, have