St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-21
A Willing Tool in the Hands
Of Berlin Intrigu-
epS.
Friedberg May Secure the
Abandonment of the Gefe-
ken Prosecution.
Political Significance Of the
Coming Session Of the
Austrian Reiehsrath.

DIT. MackenZie'S book tends more and
| more to the diScredit of the English
doctors. Even the radical Vossische
Zeitung, which has hitherto been
fierce and Outspoken champion of DR..
Mackenzie. has ceased to defend him
since the appearance of Prof. Virchow's
and DR.. Waldeyer's official report on
the results of the post-mortem eXamina-
ton of the remains of Emperor Freder-
lck. At meeting of the medical So
clety here Thursday last the members
debated and approved report. the eff
feet of which will amount to accusing
DR.. Mackenzie of distorting the
facts disclosed by the post-mor-
tenn examination, and of gen.
eral divergence from the truth.
The statement of Prof. Virchow in the
VOssische Zeitung, further charging
Drs. Mackenzie and Howell with evading
his request for an exact description Of
the affected parts whence the particles
were taken for analysis, intensifes the
suspicion that DR.. Mackenzie aimed to
mistify the German doctors if possible.
Prof. VirchOW now asserts that the
microscope were taken from the vocal
chord, and not from the seat of the
| disease. Public opinion is made up
that
MACKENZIE IS A CLEVER JUGGLEk
and that he was an able and willing in
strument in the plans for prolonging
Frederick's life until he had chance
to ascend the throne. The public is
ceasing to take an interest in the medi-
cal squabble. The medical society has
expressed desire that the government
| permit MckenZie'S book to circulate
freely in Germany, holding that if the
| prohibition of the sale of the book was
withdrawn tomorrow the public would
not make rush to buy. Court and do
nestle politics are more than ever sur
charged with inflammable matter. The
ex-empress is implicated i'll both of
| MackenZie'S statements, and in Geffc-
kin's line of defense. Spar
man, the publisher of the Ger
man edition of Mackenzie's book.
has written deposition to the police,
in which he states that the eX-empress
revised the original English proofs.
| This is accepted as true. Geffckin's
the eX-empress knew he intended to
publish the extracts from the late en-
peror's diary, is also held to be prob
able. The friends of the late emperor
are hopeful that the high character Of
the eX-empreSs will find vindicatlon
in the developments of the Geffckin
trial. Minister Friedberg, who is still
a fast friend of the eX-empreSS, desires
to resign, but will remain in Office at
her request. The semi-official press
have reported his retirement and named
Secretary Schelling as his successor.
| The Colo gne Gazette, while admitting
| DR.. Friedberg's devotion to the Empress
| Frederick. denies that Prince Bismarck
WANTS HIM To RESIGN.
The group surrounding DR.. Friedberg
| is gaining so much strength that it may
| soon have the power to influence the
| abandonment of the prosecution of Prof.
| Getfckin. The charge against him, as
now defined, is the treasOnOus divulg-
| ing of documents. The least sentence
| victiOn upon this charge is two years.
| penal servitude. Emperor William is
| much less deSirOuS that his trial should
| be proceeded with than Prince Bis
marck, whom the emperor persuaded to
| direct the abandonment of the proSecu-
| ton when his vindictive action ap-
| peared likely to recoil upon himself.
| The landtag electoral excitement is on
| the increase, as also is the activity of
| the police in suppressing meetings hos
| tile to the government. A Socialist re-
union, at which 5000 persons were pres
ent, was recently held in the tOnhalle,
| Friedricbstrasse, here. The addresses
| made were peaceful in tone, though
| fervid, but the meeting was summarily
| closed because Herr Schippel, editor Of
| the Volks Tribune. criticised the exist
| ing electoral methods. The police
made indiscriminate arrests. The CO.
alition of the Free Conservatives and
| the NationallStS progresses. This is
| certain to result in homogeneous ma
| jority in the landtag, thus
PLEASING PRINCE BISMARCK.
The North German Gazette, in an ar
| ticle written with special bearing on the
| elections, discusses Emperor Freder-
ick's domestic 'and foreign policy in
order to show that the PrOgressists
| were mistaken in suppOSing that the
aspirations of Frederick had formed
| the basis of his policy as emperor, for
! hiSeXperience on the throne soon con-
vinced him that it would be utterly
| impossible to rule in accordance with
| his pet sentiments. The article sug-
| geSts the concurrence of the present
|
| ideas are incompatible with monarch
ical functions. The coming session Of
| the Austrian reichsrath. which is con-
voked for Wednesday next, is awaited
with the keenest expectations, as the
| opening of
THE FINAL STRUGGLE
| of the German Liberal sections against
the Czech and other Slavonic national
| lists. If the German Liberals are de-
feated, the unity of Austria will be
| imperiled. The German elements are
seeking incorporation with the German
empire. The CZechs and Croatians in
sist upon home rule. The clericals in
| the reichsrath are ardent home rulers,
as autonomy in the Slavic provinces
would secure them supremacy. The
| CZechs demand that Bohemia be consti-
| tuted kingdom, and that the emperor
| be crowned king at Prague. The
| TisZa cabinet opposes the Taafe
| policy of concession to the Ma
tionalists with the might of des-
pair, seeing that Slavic triumphswould
involve disaster to the empire. Count
Kalnoky disapproves Count Taafe's over
cOnciliation of the Slavists, especially
as serious menace to the German
| alliance. The vista of coming events in.
| Austria discloses convulSion between
the opposing parties, the early fall of
| the Taafe ministry, violent Internal;