The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
TO REDUCE EXPORT
OF RUSSIAN WHEAT
Crop Is a Partial Failure and Ce-
real Will Be Kept for Home
Consumption.
Special Gable to The Tribune.

1
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. l2.-Russias S
! exports OF wheat this year Will not be
nearly so large as had been anticipated.
( In rbe Volea region the crop has been
| TO large extent Il failure and AT the in
stance OF the minister of trade and indus
| try special conference OF representa-
| lives OF the private banks in St Peters
! burg. together with other experts, has
| been held al the State bank for the pur-
| pose Of discussing measures TO be taken
| to curtal Russia's export Of grain this
year. Alarming news has also been re-
| Ceived from Siberia Under the influence
! of such news and increased prices car
| goes OF wheat on the Folga destined for
ports OF export have already been stopped
and turned back
Ii was explained that there was no
danger In view of the harvest prospects
In the southern and central provinces he
ing above the average The famine viii
reserve corn and that II the new har-
vest in better favored regions. The re-
ports Of the failure of the crops In
France. which might cause an incrca scd
demand for Russian cereals. have not
Vet been confirmed. In conclusion, II was
decided that no danger of increased eS
port was To be apDrehended and that
therefore II was premature to take any
steps to prevent wheat from going
abroad. Meanwhile all the banks agreed
TO increase their advances on wheat To
growers and merchants and TO ACCEPT
lower interest on such advances.
Tho court of st Petersburg has bcen
thrown INTO mourning by the death OF the
Grand Duchess Alexandra JoeeGna. who
had been for some time In falling health.
She WAS daughter OF Duke Joseph of
s,axe-Altenbure and sister or the late
Queen Marie Of Hanover She WAS mar
ried I'm 1878 To the Grand Duke Constan-
tine. second son of Emperor Nicholas l.
who died I'm 1892
One OF her daughters is the Queen OF
the Hcliencs and the other is the Grand
Duchess Vera. widow of Duke Eugene
Wurtembcrg. whose twin daughters arc
co-hciresSes OF the Immense fortune OF
their great aunt. tho late Queen Olga
The Grand Duchess Constantine was
clever and highly accomplished woman.
with Il wide knowledge of art and litera-
tire, She WAS exceedingly popular and
NJ one umc she eXerciser considerable
and very excellent influence In the Inn
perial family. In 1855 there was a gem
cral impression In Russia that the Grand
Duke Constantine would claim the i'm
perial throne on the ground that he was
the eldest son born to his father after
Nicholas had himself become emperor
This report spread all over Europe II
was understood that on this occa-
sion the Grand Duchess Alexadra cxerted
herself strenuously and successfully 10
smooth over difficulties and misunder-
standings.
Judgment has been given in The trial of |
army commissarat officials and at the |
firm OF Thial. who were alleged to have |
spent 700 600 roublcs. 800: 900 In bribing |
The officials. The military court SEN
fenced hvc of the accused to loss OF their |
rank and orders and Of special rights In
addition To three years imprisonment
OF. the remaining accused. one was sem
fenced 10 Imprisonment for two and n |
haf years. ono 10 twenty months. eight |
year two Ia nine months and one to
eleven months