Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-20
GERMANY IN BRIEF.
THE TARIFF WAR WITH RUSSIA DIS
TReSslNG THE MUScOvITEs.
BsrIin's Gaze. Of On oiepa Due to the Eat
ing of Tainted sIeat--uimio
War ut Metz
[py AUTHORITARIAN caelc to the pIspa.ch.l


BERLIN. August l9.-Count Possdovsky
Wesner, the successor Of Baron Won
Maltzahn. Secretary Of the Imperial
Treasury. will assume the duties OF the
Office on September 1st. On the same day
Baron Won Maltzahn will give farewell
banquet to the officials OF the Treasury
and other government departments.
With tho retirement of Baron Won Malt
zan from tho head Of the Treasury
is supposed to vanish whatever element
of obstruction the policy Of DR.. MIGUEL.
Prusslan Minister o. Finance. could meet
ia the official circuit. The new Secretary
OF the Treasury will inaugurate his career
by presiding over a number OF con-
fereuccs.
GERMANo-EUssIAy TARIFF WAR.
Count Posadoysky Wesner's appoint
ment to the Imperial secretarship OF tho
Treasury seems TO widen the oreach al
ready existing between Germany and Rus
STA. caused manly by the custons-tauH war
now being waged between the two powers:
The new representative IS Pole. aud
il u supposed that his sentiments are
anti Russian. He IL in close relation ID
the German agrarian party. aud IT -, there
fore, DOT likely that he will assist IN any
way TO bring ABOUT reversal OF the nego-
tiations with Russia. looking TO the adOp-
ton of commercial treaty.
Tho tariff war remains IN stdtu q'io. Con-
current a1vices from every commercial
centre show that RUSSIA Is feeling the
pinch OF the war severely. through
southern Russia the prices Of all grams
are falling. DIR. Witte, the Russian Minis
ter of Finance. has summoned 10 ~. Pc
tersburg the Chief Provisional Treasurer
20 confer with the imperial banks on
measures 70 assist the landowners ana
farmers.
RUSSIAN RFLIEF PLANS.
The conference between the imperial
bank directors a1d the treasurers Will
open on Tuesday next. 10 reported that
several of.the officials who will take part
in this conference mean TO demand that
the tariff war be stopped at once. IL -
SAID that these officials believe that u
will only be possible to relieve the distress
by securing q reopenlng of the German
markets to Russian products. Inc tariu
now imposed upon Russian grain amounts
practically 10 prohibition OF It's lmpctta-
ton.
rERLTN's CHOLERA CASTS.
Since the alleged cases of cholera in this
city have been traced 10 single source
tho people OF Berlin have dismissed the
matter "a no concern OF tAeitS. i-tth Ga y
Of reported cholera proved % have been
due TO the person Affected having eaten
tainted meat imported from districts IN
Russia where genuine cholera has pre-
vailed.
INTERESTING ARMY MANCCy8ys.
The programme has been completes To-
the army manmuYres at Metz. Special III
tere-t is manif s'ed IN these man ruyIe-.
A review by the Emperor viii he held AZ
Treyes September ID. The Emperor
corps will advance on Metz agHnst The
Sixteepth-army corps. The operation
will take place within a tri-llteral
formed by Treyes. Metz, and Saar-Luuis.
The final enc inter viii occur at metz.
Emperor William and the Crown Prince OF
ITALY and other royal pers0uag. who VIII
attend the mannuyres AS the guests OF th'
Emperor will stay N the Chateau dUTyliie'
twelve miles from Metz.