New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
OF THE DOCTORS
SIR MoRELL MACKENzIE'S BROADSIDE.
DEFENDING HIS TREATMENT OF THE EMPEROR
! FREDERICK AND SHARPLY CRITIcIsING HIS
GERMAN CoLLEAcuEs-A LETTER FROM /


GERMAN CoLLEAGUES-A LETTER fhoM
THE EMPRESS VICTORIA.
london, Oct 1a.-Dr Mackenzie, in HIS book Oh the
ass of the late Emperor Frederick states that a1tcr
he Emperors death attempt was made to enirap nn
Hnto false position, and II was therefore se'eu as
mo postmortem examination should DC maoe' III
mackenzie urged 10 write his OPINION ~ " 'ie
mature of the disease, doubtless In the nope 'ha'
thinking himself safe from exposure he would answer
ambgunusl hut he disconnected his enemies os oc-
the disease cancer OF the larnyx lie contends
THAT the operation Of hyrotomy In cases OF cancer
,cf deadly character, the mortality amounting W 'i
pcr cent He also contends that In majority OF cases
" inadequate for the complete removal OF the CROWN
he average recurrence amounting to almost 30 per cent
Tho voice is destroyed or modified IN "'' per cent
bf the whole number of cases.
Dr. Mackenzie holds that In case OF such transcend
ant Importance such an operation would not have
been justified without the clearcst proof OF It's ne
essity which, he declares, not forthcoming until
b late period OF the Emperor's illness Dr. Ger
hardfs testimony is held by Dr. Mackenzie to be that
of a discreditcd rival and he dsmisses the evil
hence of DIR. Landgraf the ground Of his lack OF
skill in the use of the laryngoscope, which was so
marked that the Emperor was with dimcuity pre-
vented from dismlssng him. DR.. Mackenzie similarly
ob,ects TO Dr. Bramanns evidence, and advances the
Testimony of experts like Drs. Krause, Wolfepden
and Howell in rebuttal. lie condemns Dr. Gerhardts
ruthless cauterlzation for many consecutive days as
utterly uncxampled, and likely TO irritate the dis
ease, II benign, into a malignant FORM
Dr. Mackenzie states that in twenty-five cases OF
thyrotomy for cancer, two were successful In
cases of partial excsion Of the larynx one
was successful and Of 131 Of total extrpaton'
eight successful.
DIR. Mackenzie admitted that the published forecast
of the of his book accurate. and says tha
he is not how the matter was disclosed lie
As much angered at the premature publication Ihe
.nov avS- rrin d
letter from Empress Frederick to Dr. Mackenzie which
Is not included in Dr. Mackenzio's book:
! I took care to tell ell the eminent German doctors
q met that you said time you. that though
what you innocent yet you could not be certain
until Professor Virchow made examination. and that
you said malignant disease might be present some
where out sight though there was no PROOF OF H. 'he
, untsvorab. element in the being Fredercks
you also said that you could not promise any security
that Q malignant growth might, not aH2ear some gay
you said that the operation proposed was running too
GREAT risk and should it succeed the condition
., the naent would be so that his chances
IN let alone favorable have SINCE heau
that different German approved this course as
the best under the circumstances You also sao tfh@'
that YOU would not sryngotomy. or laryngohssui
performed your throat the surmse hardly with
positive proof a malignant Affection as the tendency
of a malignant affection reappear in new places
whereby life might still be lost Furthermore, you
doubted Fredericks constitution could withstand
the such operation should have repeated
si the time much oftener had not the prevailing
feeling Joy and gratitude at his escaping from
this horrible operation.
THE British Medical Journal gives fac SMILES
of two Of the last scripts that Emperor Frederick
wrote. They not obtained, however, from Dr.
mackenzie The first written on April IL has rel rel,
erence TO a change In the medicine given him. anu
reads same hoTSn TS ond alIe% u an expresson
of sympathy with Dr. Howell over the loss Oh MS
Berlin, Oct 1e-The "Nachnchten7 says: :"
code Which b. had BSSn a With &
onicals Of the Empire IS missing i was ht IN hae lae
Emperor's room at the time OF his oea'h' ou' mas
AN AMERICAN TO BE HANGED IN CANADA
Peterborough, Ont, Oct l2.-James F. Farley, OF
PHILADELPHIA charged with the murder here, in June
last of Simon Elijah, halfbreed Indian, was FOUND
guilty of the crime to-day Farley is an American
his parents living in Philadelphia. The prisoner ana
the murdered man were attaches OF Howes circus
which passed through this section Of Canada last sum
ner Tho evidence went to show that the halfbreed
was constantly provoking quarres with the prisoner
which eliminated in the shooting of the Indian Far
lev was sentenced to be hanged on November g. The
prisoners father, who present, broke down com
pletely The people of Peterborough seem shocked at
the result of the trial 1t deemed that sentence
of Imprisonment for of years would be sufficient
20 meet the ends OF justice.
GEN. THELEMAQUE'S DEFEAT AND DEATH.
Tort au Prince. Sept. 29.-The elections of members
for the Assemble Constituante' TO elect Presi-
dent and revise the Constitution of 1867 having re
suited in favor Of ex-senator +. ID. Legnme, Genefa
seide Theomaque, the other candidate for the frcS
dency attacked the Paais National at Port au Prince,
TIE seat of the Government, september 2o al inc
head of about 1000 men rhe Provisional Govern
ment defended the palace with the regular troops
General Seide- -Thelemaque was killed during the at
tack His troops Immediately disbanded and
public order restored. General Legtme IS now
10 the force of General seide Thelemaque amounted
10 100 killed and forty five wounded
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
Montreal, Que, oct 12.-At dinner given to
Robert S. White, the newly elected member Of Par
lament for Cardwell, last evening J. a. Chapeau'
Secretary of STATE in response to the toast Inc
Federal Parliament. said Canada is now passing
through a crisis clearly coolly and wisely In the
United States there is great excitement over theli
election and politics But, an English paper sag
Canada has given an example to the world in the
cool way she has taken IL. The United STATES tried
4o fchten her with commercial union. annexation ard
unrestricted reciprocity but she was well before
and is better now, and does not wish 10 change The
diplomacy Of the Premier will be vindicated on NO
Sember Z, whichever party goes In. While he (hr
Chapleau) did not desire 10 disparage the united
States he would say that II they were 10 annex the-
selves TO Canada IL would do them good Parliament
will do its duty for all these movements toward Inc
United States only one thing-dcsructon 10
Canada's industries and whatever she has striven
for during the last ten years.
TO ADOPT BOULANGFR'S POLICY.
Paris Oct. l2.-In address al a political ban
uuet NJ. Floquet, the Prime Minister, although he
had been apprised that majority OF the guests
were against the proposition to revise the Con
suiution lntimated that the Government was deter
mined 10 proceed with the scheme as the only
temedy for the present situation
Premier Floquet declares that he VIII resign If the
project for the revision Of the Constitution is rejected
or has to be adopted by majority secured by coal
fon further declares that he VIII only accept the
vote of a Republican majority adopting the project
An anti roulanest meeting In this city was dis
Ron nd q nghI anEuei. In which