Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1891 — DON’T WANT OUR PORK. [ARTICLE]

DON’T WANT OUR PORK.

H>« German Rsichstag Votes Again«t Removing the Embargo. In the Reichstag Friday a motion was made to repeal the prohibition of the ims portation of American pork. After seme discussion the motion was put to a vote ind was defeated by 133 to 103. During the debate Dr. Windthorst said he regards sd the prohibition as a sanitary measuret but otherwise he would uphold the motion to repeal in order to lower prices of meat. Dr. Von Boetticher followed, referring ty what he considered the evil results ot the government opening the Russian front* ier of Germany to pork imports. The Americans had a system of meat inspection in their towns only, although they themselves were very strict in controlling cattle importations. Herr Marquurdson, National Liberal, who also spoke on the repeal motion, announced that his party favored the repealHerr Bebel, Socialist, said the discontent of the people at the high price of mea, was very great. The pig breeding done by small traders was no reason to refuse to repeal the order. It was not the question which led the government to maintain the prohibi* tion; it was the interest of the largo own- ' era which was served in resisting the res | peal. Dr. Von Boetticher again arose and declared that the government had not wait* ed for the expression of discontent of the people, but had been continually occupied with the particular question at issue. A recent case of trichiniasis at Cologne, he said, was attributed to the use of American pork, which had been smuggled in from Holland. The vo' eon the pork question was then taken, with the result noted above.

Last Wednesday a dog supposed to be mad was killed by the City Marshal at Vincennes, but not until he had run through the principle streets, biting and snapping at everything within range. He bit a little son of Isaac Dollehan, inflicting a mere scratch. A mad stone owned by John Miller, of this city, was applied to the v, ouuCf," andltreadily adhered for an hour, when it fell off thoroughly saturated with virus. A second and third time it was ap» plied with success, the last time adhering for fifteen minutes. The action of the mad*stone is taken as evidence of the as fected condition of the dog, and it is also accepted as assurance that the boy has .been relieved from danger of contracting the dangerous malady. The dog is known to have bitten other animals, and the Mayor has issued a proclamation that all dogs be muzzled. A dispatch from Buenos Ayres, states t hat information has been received there from Chili to the effect that Valparaiso Iquique, Coquhnbo and Pica continue in a state of blockade. The dispatch adds that the insurgents are masters of the situa* tions. They have seized Tarapaca and hav« sacked all the stores containing or supposed to contain arms and ammunition in valpa* raiso. The insurgents will consent to al* low the port of Valparaiso to be reopened to commerce, provided the forolgn consuls maintain a neutral attitude.