Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-21
IN THE OLD WORLD.
KOch's Remedy Still the Cur
rent Topic.
Patients Advised to Keep Away
from Berlin.
A Crisis Threatened in German PO-
litical Affairs.
Court Gossip-Emperor William Not in
Financial Straits-Interesting
Items from France.
Associated Press Dispatches

BERLIN, Dec. 90 Copyright, 1890, by
the New York Associated Press.l The
number OF American physicians who have
been waiting here trying to get lymph,
is rapidly diminishing. Prof. Gerhardt
has now treated seventy-nine patients.
Four suffering from advanced phthisic
died; three left the hospital much i'm
proved, and twenty-four are progressing
favorably. Gerhardt expresses salts
faction with the remedy, and confirms
Koch's experience that it is the most
useful in the initial stage OF the disease.
DR.. Guttman has four cases that have
been absolutely cured of pulmonary
phthisic. having been taken at an early
stage. Prof. Leyden reports, of 127 pa
tients treated at the charity hospital,
the general results are promising, and
there has been no mishap in any in
stance. In contrast to this the Cologne
Gazette records the death of patient
confded to the care of DR.. Libbertz, by
Koch, and who received his first iniec-
ton from Koch. Prof. Leyden admon-
ishes the doctors to use the utmost eau
ton, in that the injections affect the
heart strongly. All deaths following an
injection have been caused by the heart
being affected.
KOCH CALLS ON PHELPS.
Prof. Koch paid long visit to the
American Minister, Phelps, yesterday.
Koch said his decision to henceforth
give lymph only to hospitals, was due to
the reports of fatal results that followed
Its use IN private practice. He carefully
added that he was not personally cog
nizant.of any death resulting from it's
effects, but was convinced that the
lymph was dangerous, except when
used under constant watch by phvsi-
clans. The patient, he said, ought to
be seen at least every two hours. He
declares that it is useless for American
doctors to come to Berlin. Lymph will
be assigned to American hospitals that
are properly vouched for. Sick Ameri.
cans should stay at home. Berlin is al
ready too full OF patients.
A POLITICAL CRISIS.
The dispute over the governments
commune bill threatens a serious crisis.
The minister of the interior, Herr
Furth, finding the majority of the COM
mlttee bent on amendments preserving
several feudal privileges which the bill
aimed to abolish, conferred with his
colleagues, who authorized him to in
form the committee that if the landtag
supported the amendments, it would be
Immediately dissolved. A sharp dispute
followed, the conservative members
OF the committee declaring that
the government was taking a line
ruinous to the aristocracy, which they
held was the backbone of the monarchy
The committee adjourned until Jan
uary 1st, and several of the members
will consult Bismarck on the crisis, and
ask him to appear and lead the opposi-
ton. The Post Conservative warns
its party that dissolution on such
question would result in a Liberal ma
jority. The Progressists rejoice at the
prospects of dissolution. but it is not
thought that the Conservatives will
risk a general election.
COURT GOSSIP.
Prince William, of Nassau. heir to the
throne of Luxemburg, and the richest
among European princes after the
Czarewitch, it is reported, will be be-
trothed to Princess Margarethe, sister
OF the emperor. The marriage would be
step toward the ultimate absorption OF
Luxemburg by Germany.
Though the confinement of the en-
press was premature, she is recovering
rapidly, and the condition of the child
is satisfactory.
A prompt denial is made of the
rumors that the emperor is financially
embarrassed through the expenses in
Cured on his journeys to the European
courts. The report that his civil list Is
to be increased to meet the costs of his
journeys is also denied, although the
emperor holds that the list is not sufi-
cient to meet the expenses attendant on
the development of the imperial posi-
tion.