St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
KOCH is DECORATED,
KaiSerWilliam Bestows a High
Order Upon the Eminent
Medical Man.
Experts Agree That a Cure Of
Consumption by His Meth
Cd Is Uncertain.
Consumptives Who Flockedt to
Berlin to Be Cured Re-
turning Home.
Short-Sighted Greeks Pre-
vented From Causing an
Uprising in Crete.

BERLIN, Nov. 22.-The bes!owal by
Emperor William of the grand cross of
the order of the Red Eagle upon Prof.
Koch was gazetted tonight. This is
the first time that this decoration has
been bestowed upon any one who did
not possess the preceding classes of the
order. Though confidence in the ulti-
mate;value of Prof. Koch's discovery does
not abate, public disappointment over
the Immediate results of the treatment
grows daily. Pr of. Koch's assistants,
Drs. Levy and Cornet and others. esti-
mate the number of cases already
treated at about LOO. The greater mum
Der OF these were suffering from eXte-
rior tuberculosis and are progressing.
There were comparatively few cases of
tubercles on the lungs. The experts are
beginning to concur in the opinion that
cure of this disease by the treatment is
uncertain. Prof. Koch disciaims re-
Sponsibility for the statements put in
his mouth in regard TO his experiments.
He blames the press for raising exag-
gerated hopes of instant benefit in every
form OF tuberculosis. Prot. Virchow.
speaking in the Medieinesche Gesell-
schaft, referred to the suhSideDce of the
enthusiasm, but defended Prof. Koch
against the charge of prematurely pub
fishing his discovery. Prof. Koch, he
said, only consented to the disclosures
already made at the request of Minister
Won CO,sler and several of his medical
colleagues, Drs. Virchow. Levy and
Bergmanu. Every one in Prof. Koch'S
puntIupnPp cunpOrtS hic nrOtact uaipct
the sensational anticipationS regarding
the
Results of the Remedy.
Prof. Stellwag, of the Vienna uni
versIty, addressing the students, ad-
vised them to be cautious in eXpectance,
believing only what Prof. Koch has
directly stated. $50 far" added Prof.
Stellwag, ''the possibility Of the cure
of lupus alone has been proved, while it
has not been scientifically established
that lupus arises from the same bacillus
that is associated with lung tubercles."
An eminent authority on bacteria. DR..
Uliman. writes: ut will take fully
year of frequent injections. besides
treatment under right sanitary condi-
tiOns, to enable one to form a reliable
opinion as to the durability of consump-
ton, either in advanced or early stages"
DR.. Ullman worked for several months
in Prof. Koch's laboratory. He be-
lleves the remedy promises COOL re-
suits in cases of external tuberculosis,
although, he says. relapses must be
guarded against. DR.. Suricki, report
ing to the medical society of Cracow,
which sent him here to investigate,
declares that even the cure of external
tuberculosis by the new process is un-
certain, while he sees no grounds for
Il1rr q
in any stage. Dr.. Kraus, of Vienna,
affirmS the benefit of the remedy for
tuberculosis of the bones, skin and
joints, but does not believe that it will
ever heal lung tubercleS. DR.. kraus
was in attendance here for several
weeks testing the experiments. Prof.
FraentZel and Prof. Runkuritz, in their
latest report, confirm the opinion that
the injections do not materially cneck
advanced phthisis. They do. however,
cneck early phthsis. but
The Bacilli May Revive
and reinfect thetissues. The opinions of
number of other experts, German, Aus
trian and English, all Of the same tenor,
are becoming known and tone down
the excited public expectations. Not
many of the English or Americans have
come for treatment. A number of pa
tients have already left under the
urgent advice of the physicians, not to
risk the seventies of Berlin winter,
but to await the use of the remedy
under better climatic conditions. Pa
tientS who are crOWding the hospitals
justly complain of the suspension of
their treatment, owing to the alleged
want of lymph. Favored doctors, hav-
ing private clinics, have got supplies,
and charge from 25 to 100 marks for
single incubation, while poor pa
tients, on whom experiments are
tried, are lying in the charity
hospital. Their treatment has been in
terrupted and their disease threatens to
become aggravated. Profs. Leyden,
Koch the speediest abandonment of the
secresy regarding the nature of the
lymph. The Vossiche Zeitung states
that out of nine cases treated with the
remedy Prof. Trendelenburg, of Bonn
university, yesterday, a few had a fe-
vered temperature reaching 40 deg. r.
In other cases, though undoubtedly af-
fected with tuberculosis. there was no
reaction whatever. President Darn
mann. of the Veterinary college. of
Hanover, predicts the application of
the Koch remedy to cattle and swine,
thus protecting farmers from heavy
losses. Prof. Koch will prosecute Sc
rles of experiments with view of dis
covering remedies for scarlet fever,
typhus and other epidemics. He is if
capital physical condition, and rides out
daily. A crisis in the Eastern question
has been
Sprung Upon the Dreibund
by the sudden adhesion of the king of
Greece to the project of NJ. Delyannis,
supported by NJ. Tricoupis, to foment
openly and assist rising in Crete. ST.
simultaneously with risings in Epirus
and Macedonia. The emperor. Since
his sister married the duke of Sparta,
has relied upon the king to be guided
by the Dreidbund's policy. The Greek
ministers calculated that the kaiser, in
the event of Greece being defeated,
would not permit the porte to drive out
ing his assent to his ministers schemes,
Chancellor Won Caprivi and Count Kali
noky sent joint note to Athens, warn
ing the government that in the event of
measures being taken tending toward a
war with Turkey, the Dreibund'S squad
ron would blockade the coasts of Greece
and leave the Hellenic army to take
isolated action OH land against the
Turks. The decisive character
of the note stopped blaze of war over
Europe. Minister Miquel's exposition
in the landtag of the income and legacy
duty bills made favorable impression
on AL sides. The conservative opposi-
ton is limited to detsils. Herr Rau-
chaupt, Conservative. declared that his
party recognized the grit Of the pro-
posals. though it believed they required