The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-15
BAD AS IT CAN BE
CONDITION OF THE SUGAR IN
DUsTRY IN GERMANY.
Urited States Consul at Frankfort REPORTS
to the State Department Upon the Work
ings and Eject of Germany's sugar Ex-
port Bounty Law, and Represents 1t as
Something q Great Deal Finer in Theory
News-Report on EDsland's Diminish
ing Coal Supply.

Washington, Dec. 14-Unless relief
Fan be had soon from the reichstas, the
entire sugar industry Of Germany IS
likely to be organized for self-protecfion
into gigantic syndicate for the purpose
of regulating the production and con-
trolling price. This is the view OF Unit
ed Consul Mason at Frankfort, set out IN
an elaborate report to the state depart
ment upon the present state OF the sugar
industry in Germany. Only last May
law was enacted to help the sugar grow
ers and makers, as this is now the only
remaining field of profit for the German
farmer. The act was passed at the de-
mand Of the Agrarian party, yet al
ready the sugar-makers are appealing TO
the reichstag "to rescue the sugar pro-
ducing interests from the consequences
of the very act passed for its salvation,
and which have presented themselves
promptly and in a most serious form.
Mr.. Mason tells how the act has failed
and instead of limiting production has
had the very opposite effect. The in
crease of the export body has also re-
duced the price of sugar in foreign mar
kets and the German farmer receives no
more than ne did before the increase,
while the government loses heaVliy.
Then, too. France and other Europeon
nations have responded by an increase
OF tfle,r export duties which, in large
measure. neutralizes the benefits or the
German increase and altogether the sit
uation. so far as the sugar interests are
concerned, is as bad as il could be-
Paris. Dec 1.-THE French consuls II
Germany have been requsted TO submit
10 NJ boucher, minister of commerce, re-
ports on the conomic situation in Ger
MANI with a view to the development OF
Franco-German trade.
ENGLAND'S COAL SUPPLY.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE Evening
Posts London copyrighted cablegram to-
day contains the following: The report
OF Leneve Foster, the mineraloglst,
brings England face to face with the
fact Of possible coal exhaustion. He says
the supply viii not stand a yearly in
crease Of 31s per cent in the output and
that signs of declines probably will be-
come apparent within a lifetime. Pro-
fessor Jevon's estimate was that a CEN
fury of the present rate Of f,rogress
would exhaust English mines to depth
of 1000 feet, which is 1,500 feet deeper
than the deepes; mine.
IN THE FRENCH DEPUTIES.
Paris, Dec. 14.-In the chamber of dep
nties today, during the discussion of the
naval budget, NJ. Pelletan, representing
the Bauc9es-Dd-Rhone, severely criti-
,cized the waste of money and obscure
ness of the accounts of the administra
tive department Of the navy. He pointed
out that there had been forty-two acci-
dents to French warships of different
Glasses during the past two months, and
he attributed them to bad construction,
due to red tapeism and to the rivalry
existing between the admirals and the
engineers. The whole organization, he
added, needed revision. r.
STRIKE AT GLASGOW.
Glasgow, Dec 1.-THE members Of the
Sailors and Firenens union of the Clyde
dave decided to go on a strike tonior-
TOW if an increase of wages is not grant
ed them. 1t is stated that in the event Of
the strike taking place the dock work
ers at New York and along the Mersey
will refuse to unload vessels coming
from Glasgow. !;
A YANKEE STARTED 1T. 4
Paris, France. Dec. 14-Godart and
Surcauf, the aeronauts, are about to or
ganize a balloon expedition to the north
pole. They state that the idea was first
suggested to them some three years ago
by Walter Wellman, the American jour-
nalst, but the idea was given up owing
30 the attempt Of Professor Andree.
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Paris, Dec. 14.-Mme. Heine, who was
decorated by the late President Carnot
for her charity, was buried on Sunday.
She leaves 5,5ot,000 francs to her adopt
ed daughter and the remainder of her
fortune to be divided between Princess
Joachim Murat's six children.
Berlin, Dec. 14.-Baron Marschan Won
Bierberstein, who has been confined to
his bed three days, is now improving
His condition has not been serious.
Paris, Dec. 1.-THE Baroness Leonino,
daughter of Baron Gustav De Rothchild,
died today as a result of a fall from her
horse while hunting.
Hamburg, Dec. 1.-THE senate an
nounces that the new pert Of Cuxhaven
vill be open tomorrow, and that it will
be included as a free port.
ANTI-COLLISiCN SEA RULES