The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-03-28
THE EMPEROR'S THROAT.
Condition of the Royal Patient ut Berlin
He Breathes--He May Live Through the
Summer,
(Erom the New York Times

(Erom the New YORK IlmeS.)
BERLIN, March 19.-I had the privi-
lege to-day OF long and frank talk with
one of the German doctors connected
with Kaiser Fredericks case. He would
not say that the disease was cancer or
what; but he said confdentially that the
chances were in favor of his living at
least through the summer. He ex-
planned the appearance OF the Kalset's
throat. There is silver tube with a
funnel opening in the front of the throat
near the chest. Over this opening is q
wire respirator, and over this the first
layer of cotton wool. Then there is a
sheet of silk, all so thin and compact
that the patient is able to button his uni
form around it, while not preventing the
air from circulating, and when he tries
to speak be must close this by silk tab,
which is always close at hand. This,
however, needs rarely to be used, for he
has only attempted to utter a few mono
syllables since his return. in each case
he paid severe penalty in throat irrita-
ton. he has got in the way of moving
his lips so that his attendants, notably
the Empress, are able to understand
everything he wishes to convey.
To-day there was favorable bulletin,
but private information is to the effect
that the phlegm, though less in quanti
ty, is worse in color, and DR.. Bergman,
who was so summarily frozen out at San
Reno, was to-day summoned in consul.
tation again at the Schloss. My inform
ant says the Kaiser works hard, finds
little or no reaction after exertion, and
would impress an ordinary observer as
dumb man in excellent health and
spirits. It is not easy to believe that he
cherishes hopes of recovery, but certain
ly both of his messages to the Reichstag
and Landtag to-day were couched in
sanguine terms. Both bodies rose spon-
taneously when Prince Bismarck finished
reading the documents and raised thun-
dering cheers for Kaiser Frederick.
Only few Socialist Democrats abstain
ed from this manifestation.
1t is the belief in the best political cir
cles that the Kaiser is going to hasten a
number of important constitutional re-
forms and make their adoption matter
of personal urgency in order to commit
his successor as far as possible to liberal
ism. The question of Prince Bismarck's
attitude toward that policy is discussed
with much curiosity. 1t is evident that
be is no longer absolute master of
affairs, for the Kaiser has already select
ed for special honors and promotion
several who are known to be bitterly
distasteful to Bismarck. One of the
most notable of these is old General
Blumenthal, who is genius only second
to Won Moltke and who was chief of
Unser Fritz's staff in 1866, 1870 and
1854. It was noted with surprise that
he somehow never got to be a field mar
shall, though younger and lesser men
were promoted to that grade over his
head. One of the first things the new
Kaiser did was to summon General
Blumenthal to Charlottenburg on his
arrival at Berlin for the funeral and say:
'sLiber Blumenthal, L have not had time
to get new baton for you, so here is
mine. You take it and will get anoth-
er." General Blumenthal came down
the path from the Schloss half an hour
later with blue stick in his hand and
tears of qualification in his eyes.