St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-20

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tressed LandOwneTs-lh he Rer-
lin Police Watching Russian
Emigrants Who Continue TO
Arrive From Cholera Districts
Subsidy FOR Australians.
BERLIN, Aug. I9.-Count PosodOvski
Werner the successor of Baron Won
Maltzahn as secretary of the imperial
treasury, will assume the duties of The
Office on Sept. ]. On the same day
Baron Won AIaltzahn viii give Fare
we'll banquet 70 ehe officials of the treas
ury and other government departments.
With the retirement of Baron Won
Maltzahu from the head of the treasury
IS supposed to vanish whatever element
of obstruction the policy of DR.. Miguel,
PruSSian minister of finance. could meet
in the official circle. 1t may be that
Baron Won MaitLakn Is ObtuSe. but he
has been highly honorable minister.
He would have willingly placed himself
Ell rapport with DR.. Miguel. but tue
latter having difficult task before
him in arranging the new taxation
schemes. required another man. The
new secretary OF the treasury Will inau-
gurate his career by presiding over
series OF conferences to ne held by dele
gates from the federated states Oh the
new taxation proposition. According
to the Scmi-0liicial press. all tie federal
states have HoW agreed that the tax on
business transactions shall be doubled.
and graduated tax be imposed on
wines and tobacco. The proposal to
place tax on advertisements, which
never met with general support. has
been entjre;y withdrawn from conSid-
Grafton.
,Ehc Government
became convinced that the placing of Il
tax on advertisements would adversely
affect the business interests of the coun-
try, and consequently it has abandoned
this proposed method OF raising money.
The Eussiche Zeitung says that the
new expenditures incurred. or TO be
incurred. through the adoption of the
army bill. uPceSSitate the raising of
only lu0,G00.0G0 marks by new imports.
but II Is certain that Dr.. MIGUEL will
find a majority in the reichStag for
whatever measures he may propose,
provided the new taxation be so dis
lributed aS to weigh little on the
people who cannot bear further bur
denS
What was expected of Dr.. Miouei
was that he would effect a complete re-
organization Uf the fiscal system of the
empire rather than a clever manipula-
non al the system 10 the end of Secur-
nag further taXatIOn. Outside of the
official papers, which. of COURSE, may be
depended upun to argue in favor of any
project the government may breach. the
financial plans decided upon. SO far as
hey have been revealed, excited the
Necnest hostile criticism.
Count PCsOdoysky Weiner's appeal to
he imperial Secretary>hip of the treas
Try helps to widen the breach already
existing between Germany and Russia,
caused mainly by the customs
Tariff war
now being waged between the two
peers. The new representative is
Pole, and it IS supposed that his senti-
mentS are auti-Russian. lie is in close
relation to the German agrarian party,
and II IS therefore, not likely that he
VIII assist IN any way to bring about a
reversal of the negotiations with Russia
looking 10 the adoption of 4 commercial
treaty.
The tarlh war remains in s'atu quo.
joncUrrtnt adVlceS from every CONNER
cial center show that Russia is feeling
the pinch OF the war severely. Through
out Southern Russia the prices of all
grains are falling. Good rye. which
costs - cupe.ls Der pound TO produce. is
selling at the same price. The cost Of
production threatens TO shortly exceed
the market value. The land owners.
who are weighed down with debts in
CURED through the grain famine of last
year. can neither raise further loans to
pay tie installmentS of their debts now
due nor sell their grain at price that
VIII permit them TO meet their obliga-
tons.
Dewitte, the Russian minister of
finance, has summoned to st. Peters
burg the chief provisional treasurprs to
coufer with 5he directors of the Imperial
Bank of Russia OH measures to assist
the distressed land OWnerS and farmers
The land owners have petitioned the
government 20 support their appeal to
the iaHd banks fer six months grace TO
meet their engagements.
The NOyoe NhremOe of ST. Peters
burg, says that the
Russian Peasantry.
VINO nave had only one good harvest in
three years, tlnd their prospect of re-
cuperation blasted by the tariff war.
bank directors and the provincial treas
urers will open Tuesday next. 1t is re-
ported that several of the officials who
VIII take part in the conference mean
TO demand that Dewitte'S policy be en-
tirely reversed, and the tariff must be
stopped at once. 1t IS said that these
officials believe that it will only be pos
slble to relieve the distress by securing
he reopeniHg of the German markets
10 RUSSIAN grain. The tariff NOW
amounts practically to the prOhi itio1'
Of its importation.
Since the alleged cases of cholera in
his city have been traced to single
source, the people of Berlin have dis
missed the matter as of no concern of
theirs. Each case Of reported cholera
proved to have been due 10 the person
affected having eaten tainted meat i'm
ported from districts in Russia in which
genuine cholera prevailed. Russo Polish
working people are numerous in the
eastern districts of Berlin. and they
nave exceedingly limited notions in
regard 10 The sanitation.
The Newspapers
warn the Germans who come in contact
with them while working, to watch them
closely for symptoms Of illness and to
get aid from the authorities should such
symptoms occur. and to isolate such
persons affected. The police are disin-
fecting and watching the Russian emf
grants who continue to arrive from
cholera districts from which immigra-
ion was supposed to have been checked.
The programme has been completed
Tor the army maneuXers at Metz. Spe-
eiai interest Is manifested in these
maneuVers. \ review by the emperor
Of the Eighth army corps will be held
Rt irSYoS on Sent. 2 The CORPS will
then advance OH Metz against the Six
teenth army corps. The operations will
take place with a trilateraI formed by
TreveS. Metz and Saar-LOuis. The final
Of the counter will occur at Metz. En-
peror William, the Crown Prince of
Italy and the other royal personages
who will attend the maneuvers as the
guests of the emperor, will stay at the
Chateau q Urville, twelve miles from
Metz
The company that will propose to lay
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