The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-23
HOWL Is CONTINUED
Politicians Are Quiet but the
Papers Are Sparring.
TARIFF is QUESTION
Berlin Is Made Fighting Ring
for Newspapers.

tary OF the lnterl0nal Foreign ONCE nav
ing left this week. and a summer stiffness
prevails in Berlin political circles.
a lively discussion Of the tariff question
broke out this week upon the publication
Of the new agricultural schedules by the
Stuttgart Beobachter. which claims to
have authentic information in this matter
from the recent tariff conference The
two most striking features of these sched-
ules are the high duties and the minimum
AID maximum charges on the cereals.
The minimum figures are the lowest ad-
nlissable in commercial treaties. while
the maximum charges are sixty-dve
marks per ton on wheat and sixty marks
per ton on rye and oats. The minimum
charge on wheat is fifty-fve marks per
ton and on rye and oats fifty marks. The
present duties on rye and wheat are
thirty-five marks per ton and on oats
twenty-eight marks. Animals and meat
are without mininUms. The duty on cat
tie has been raised from nine marks and
on swine from fifty marks per ton TO 100
marks per ton. Neat, lard and calves are
scheduled for considerable increases.
Sausages are raised from 10 to 40 marks
per ton. Butter and cheese from fifteen
and twenty to thirty marks per ton. and
eggs from twenty to sixty marks. The
conservative and agrarian papers ignore
or doubt the story printed by the Stuff
CART Boebachter, other papers however,
have investigated the matter on their own
account and substantially confirm the
Beebachters schedules. The Berlin cor
respondent OF the Frankfurter Zeitung is
informed that these figures are true and
these Berlin Boersen courier has received
the same information. More significant
is the statement published in the Ham
burger Correspondent, which has close
relations with the government circles, 10
the effect that the paper has given every
body reason TO believe the figures in ques.
ton represent the present status of the
tariff negotiations, but we hope" con-
tinues the Hamburger correspondent,
that the reiohstag VIII have enough po-
litical wisdom not to adopt such duties"
The Frankfurter Zeitung AYERS that
commercial treaties viii be impossible
under such duties. and says: Tariff wars
are in Germany's future if the govern
ment realizes its intention"
The Berliner Tageblatt is the recipient
of information TO the effect that the pro- !
posed schedules as printed by the SUIT !
CART Beebachter are correctly given. The /
Tageblatt considers them to be monstrous I
and prints statistics showing that the I
new duties, on the basis Of the imports !
for 1890, mean an increased expenditure /
of 100000 marks to the consumer, not I
TO mention the rise in prices on domestic /
products, and argues that the United /
States and Russia. two Of Germany's I
best customers. would adopt reprisals /
We're the duties put into effect.
The Vorwaerts characterizes the pub I
lished schedules as usurious. The Ham /
burger correspondent says the govern /
ment viii publish the tariff bill in few I
days. The Cologne Gazette, IN its issue /
Of today, says those papers still doubling
the trustworthiness Of the Stuttgart Beo-
bachter's figures will not long remain in 4
doubt, as there are unnlistalzable signs I
indicating the figures 10 be correct.
The nation also fully youches for the /
schedules published in the Stuttgart
Beebachter, and expects tariff wars in !
stead of commercial treaties.
At a congress Of German butchers. held T.
this week in Rostocke, growing hostility
toward the agrarians was eviuced. The
butchers complained that they would lose
a hundred million marks annually as a re-
suit Of the prohibitions on the importation
OF animals, and predicted that meats
would be very much dearer and poorer IN
quality. The sharpest denUnciations Of
American greed were enthusiastically ap-
plauded and resolution was unanimous
Germany looking toward the
adjustment Of the prohibitions. The
congress also passed a resolution against
duties in animals.
Prince Chun, brother Of the Chinese en-
peror. who is travelling toward Berlin to
express formally China's regret at the
death Of Baron Won Kettler. VIII remain
In Berlin six or eight weeks He VIII spend
much time in looking over factories and
IN visiting the German ship yards
The trial Of the Russian cruiser Nowik.
built al the Schichau shipbuindiag yards.
shows that vessel 10 have an average
speed Of over twenty-five knots. The
weather has been unusually hot through
2ut almost the entire country and the
irouth is extensive. Violent storms have
been announced from various points f.
he empire. and the vineyards II portions
# the Hartz mountains have been almost
wholly destroyed. The beet crop has been
INJURED in some places by the drouth. The
aims have helped IL other sections. The
water fl the vyeser and other streams
s SO low that shipping Is attended with
iimculty
The municipality OF Bareuth has votec
o celebrate the ol4sTter-ceutennial CT 4
he erection Of the Wagner theatre
hereby a torchlIsht procession Fl honor
( Madame Cosina Wagner. as wen as
.e deczed with fags. al the hcnscs OF
3ayrueth during th- opera season.
Prot Ernest Eaeckel. the naturalist.
viz abandon his lecruTinC 81 the uElver-
ity OF Jena, where Ee has been profes-
or OF zoology since 49, ard future at
eudeuce a. scientific congress. ewing Q
he condition OF his health and hss great
&c. Prot. Haeckai has stin much sclc-.
inc labor 20 accomplish lie was bora IL
81
The Royal gallery has or exhibition tFo
orlrairs BY Van E'yck. recently acquired
81 purchase ard witch was formerly ln
ne collection OF SIR Robert Peel
The public prosecutor q C4szsu har
erun acton against al the members cf 2
he hca7a Of supervisors q Ire czesei
'reber- Tr1cknurg lsrain c-yiaE' COR
any. whose 5asolve1cT ~as announced
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