Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-21
Russia Feeling the Pinch Of Ger
many Severely.
PRICES or GRAM FALLING



ds5 Baron Non Moltx2hn NiI gixe =
farewell banquet 20 tie ol1cials - the
treasury and other gosernmsnt depart.
mc1tk
With the refinement - Baroa p.sn
Aoi;nahn from the head II the tfc21uI1.
- supposed 20 vanish whatever eicment
oi obstruction the policy a DF. NiQuni
PFussl4n minister uf fln1nfe could meet
IN rhs official circle. Al nay ~ that
Baron Aon MollzAhn is obtnst. bat hs
has been \ highly honorable minietrf.
He would have willingly placed himself
en rapport with Dr. MiQnoi. bnt the lnf.
Ter having = diilcoif task lefore klfa Ia
arranging the pew taxation echealns re-
quirod another man. I.hr nfn encre.
tary of the treasury will inaururafe llis
career by presiding over q sorlot q cx,n.
fercncek 10 be he'd by delegates frosn
the federated stAtes on the ncN taxa
ton pr0positions According q tie
scnai-oihcisl press al the federal states
have now agreed that the Tax upon l,ls-
iness Transactions shall be donllei and
a graduated tax DC imposnd GA wines
and tobacco. The proposal - place =
tax on advertisements which never net
with general support has been entircly
Withdrawn from consideration.
The Nossischo Zeiiung eays that the
new expenditures incurred 90 10 ~ Ia
Cured through the edopllun - tho
army bill necessifaies the raising q only
lO0.0o0000 marks by new imports. bnt Il
IL certain that Dr. Miguel will find =
majority IN the rcicbstsg fof whatever
measures be may propose. provided tho
new taxation be - distributed a. q
weigh LITTLE on TIE people. who cannot
bear further burdenn
What was expected q DR.. Miguel was
that he would eject a complies roorean.
ization 81 tie fiscal system u the eu-
pire. rather than a clever manipuiation
of the system 10 the end q securing
further taxation.
Trouble From Casioms Tariff.
Outside 81 the Official papers. which.
of coursc. may BE depended upon O. az.
que Ia favor % any project the govern.
ment may broach. the financial plans
decided upon. 80 Tar a. they have been
revealed excited the keeneat hostile crit
icism. Count Posadorsky Wcrners
appointment 20 the ielperial recrc-
faryship Of the treasury holps 20
widen the breach already existing
between Germany and Russia, CAUSED
mainly by the customs tariff nnr nov
bcing waged between the two powers
The new Representative ID Pole and ID
is supposed that his sentiments are anti.
Russian. Tie is Ia close relation 10 tho
German agrarian party and IL b.. there.
fore. not likely that he viii assist In any
&c bring about reversal of the nceotia-
tions with Russia hooking % the sdop
tion Of commercial treaty. The tariff
war remains in statu quo. Concurrerf
adviccs from every commercial center
low that Ruissis is feeling the pioch
q the war severely. Throughout south
ern Russia the prices of eli grains are
falling.
DeNifte. the Russian minister ~ 4
nance. has summoned O. 81 Petersburg
the chief provisional troasnrers % confsr
with the directors a the Imperial bark
81 Russia on measures a. assist the dis.
treseed land owners and farmer. The
land owners have petifioned tic govern
ment 10 support their appeal - the land
banks Tor six monthE grace - meet
their engagements.
Wall Prom Pcaesntfy.
The NsFoo vrcniya q 81 Petersburg
says that the Russian peansnfry. Who
have had only ore good harvest IN three
years. hnd their proapects 0i recuPers-
tion blasted BY the tariff war. The con
rectofs and the profincinl treasures
ported that several a the uficiais uho
vii. take part Ia this conference near
90 demand that DcWitte'e policy be en.
tirely reversed and tie tariT usf ie
stopped al csce. II is said that fhsse
officials believe that II vii only - f,ss<-
eible % relieve the distress 10 securing
The reopenirg q the fifrrnan marknfs
90 Russian l,roductz The extraordinary
tariffs hos imposed npon Rasaian grain
amounts pfscncslly g. the probibition
of ia importation.
All the alleged caens q cholera 10
this city hnrs becn Traced 60 q single
source. and the people a Berlin have
dismissed the fnattef az No co1cfsu q
theira Zach case ~ reported cholera
prortd o. have bcen due g. the pereon
affected having eaten tainted meat I'm
ported from districts IN Rossis In yhich
genuine cholera has ffesAiled. Rnseb-
Polish working people sre nutDer0us in
the eastern districts of Bertha 7hsy
have exceedingly hfnitcd notions ia 70
gard % sanitary laus The police are
dipiBfeeting and xstching the knesisn
emigrants sho oontibue % arrive from
cbolera districts from which imznigrs-
tlun v - tbHfio@t4 70 aAtt uf&H toftAtrls
Army NsDeaux'e
The program has bern completed fof
the army msneuvres ~ Heiz sprcisi
inters<f h mnrifessed 10 fhcse maoess
sres A resisv hy the enspeFof ~ the
Eighth army cofI< viii bs bed on k,syt
2 The corfs vii fhen s6vanes cn
Meta against TIE Histermft nrmf corpk
The upefstions vill tsks plsre with q
tri lateral forncd tF Tfesee Meta snd
Sasr Louis The final encpuutsf wiH
occur Il Meta Emferor Niiiiam. TIE
crown rrinre ~ Italy and the ether foysi
pernonarus who r-iu sttsnd the msneu-
rfes ~ TIE rostfs a the enpcror win
stns a fhs ehsfssu dJFriiie trefrs
nsiles from Meta
TIE eoupsny that uin pruE'oes - iky
q r<f.le between Aoefraiis ehd Callfos@
Ma v9l os,ssin = Subsidy from TIE Ger
rnnn government g. sectlnr between
FIn and Ennsosa ieisros and ths bs-
rnoan islspds and Honolulu. Ths 1x,st-
ufioe oGicisls hrfs ere ~ re prinian
that Bcfhino stands IN ths uny - a.
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