Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-14
THE NEWS ABROAD.
Ma ckenzie's Book ArOuses
the TeutOnic Ire.
BISMARCK SUFFERS FROM GOUT
The ChancellOr's Power Over the
New Emperor Riveted Closer
by Recent Events.

cSepEsighsed 1888. by the New York Associated
BERLIN, October 13.-Only a summary
OF DR.. Mackenzie's book has as yet beer
accessible to the public here, but enough
is known of its contents to arouse savage
indignation in official circles. Putting
aside the medical dispute. the charges
that DR.. Mackenzie levels at Prince
Bismarck, of melting the German doc.
tors to entrap him into a doubtful
declaration as to the nature of the En-.
peror's disease, are felt to be poisonous
SANDER on the reputation of the Chan
cellor. The simultaneous appearance Of
a letter by the Empress Victoria to DR..
Mackenzie endorsing his treatment, is
held to prove concerted action to blacken
Prince Bismarck's character DR.. Mac
kenzie's attack on Drs. Gerhardt and
Bergman can be answered in the courts
of law here or in England, and can be
met also by the opinions of eminent
European specialists, not German; but
Prince Bismarck is powerless to deal
with DIR. Mackenzie. He will, how
ever, use every resource of his
craft to render the ex-Empress Victoria
powerless to do him further harm. A
report circulated yesterday regarding the
theft of cipher code from the Empe-
ror's room, indicates that the Chancel-
lor's game of surveillance over the ex-
Empress, which ceased by order of EN-
peror William after her surrender of
Frederick's papers, will be renewed. A
watch will be kept over her partisans
and her movements, including her pro
posed visit to Windsor.
Meanwhile Bismarck is having bad
time. He is suffering from a renewal of
his attack of. gout in serious form,
partly arising from worry. 1t is said his
condition will probably oblige him to re-
tire from public affairs within few
months. The Progressionists overlook
the fact, well known in official circles,
that Emperor Williams experiences in
Vienna and Rome, have riveted him
closer than ever to Bismarck, whose
policy has made him feel helplessly de-
pendent upon the guidance of the Chan
cellor.
Popular feeling certainly sides with
Doctors Bergman and Gerhardt against
DR.. Mackenzie's aspersions. Yet the
Progressionisu papers select the most
offensive passages for prominent COM
ment. The Congress of Naturalists, in
session at Cologne, have already adopted
a vote OF censure of DIR. Mackenzie. The
members of the various Berlin institutes,
clinical, pathological and physiological,
and everybody associated with the
medical profession, condemn the English
physician.
The Gefeken trial moves but slowly
The official journals chant hymns of
peace over Emperor Williams progress
in Austria and Italy; still loud under
tones OF war continue to produce sense
of insecurity. The FremdenblaH tells of
the formation of a fortified camp OF the
first order near the German from
tier, opposite Thorne, and an
extension of the works of the
citadel of Neugeorgiwik, requiring
no less than 200 new cannon. Other re
ports, to the effect that supplementary
military convention has been signed by
Emperors William and Francis Joseph
and King Hum bert, and that it has been
decided to increase the effective forces of
Austria and Italy, put another gloss on
the meaning of Emperor Williams
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