New-York tribune., 1890-01-26

Queens of Sweden. Roumania and Portugal. has
got into end Of trouble and difficulty since
he fOr,ook his home and practice at Amsterdam
in order 10 accept the militant offers tenGeIcd
10 him by the city Of Wesbadcn. The lattcr,
since the suppression Of the publlc gahniihS
tables las been comparatively deserted by those
foreign visitors whose shckcls sOwn broadcast III
the summer and autumn enabled the residents 10
live on the fat of the land during spring. Ihcy
realized, therefore, that it necessary 10 cndO"
Wiesbaden with some attraction III place ol lhe
gambling tables. and having taken n9lc OF tHc
number Of crowned heads who annually n0ckcd
to Amsterdam TO consult Dr; MclZITeI IoI .''II
Thcumaics. they conceived the brilliant luea OF
inducing the famous physician 10 transfer ms
larcs and pcnatcs to their city. Ihcy were con
WINGED that by 50 doing they would attract 10
Wcsbaden the Empresscs and Queens together
with all the ragtag and bobtail who deem II their
duty to follow in the wake of royalty Or.
Metzcer at first declined 10 listen to their pro-
posals. and made the most eXorbitant terms.
Finally, however understanding was reached
upon the following basis, which IS OF
a nature TO make the eyes Of many
giisten with envy. The city of Wiesbaden was
to paw him a sum Of SO, 600 for his house at
Amsterdam. TO provide him with free l0dglnS
in the shape of handsomely furnished villa and
gardens in fashionable part of the town to pay
him a sum Of $4,000 year toward the salary
of his Young assistants, TO maintain for his eX-
elusive use couple of carriages and four horses,
TO provide him with stage box at the theatre
and AT the opera. all fees for consultations ana
medical advice 10 be retained by himself, minl-
These were the terms under which DR.. Metzger
took up his residence in Wiesbadcn, and TO-DAY
the authorities of the place ardently wish that
they had never heard of his name and feel ike
stOning the Town Councillor who first conceived
the brilliant idea of inviting the doctor me
latter during his six months residence has al
ready become involved himself and has involved
the town in no less than thirty lawsuits IN
the first place he declined TO inhabit the superb
villa which the city had leased for him on tho
hat IL incOONPniput. Consequently lle
proprietor has brought suit for damages against
The town for breach Of contract Dr. MelTgcr lHcrr-
upon was requested to select villa for himself
which the town undertook TO buy for, nm. nm.
This he did and the city authorities had Just
signed an agreement undertaking to pay 70 the
owner of the place sum of $4,000 as purchhS,
money when the doctor suddenly discovered
that the house was damp and Therefore uIhn-
habitabe OF course this involved second l9w- aW
suit against the town by tho proprietor OF VIVA
No. 2, who claims heavy DAMAGES for ne non non
comncton Of the purchase. During all TINS umc
Dr. Met2gcr remained at the Rhlnc Ho'el. occu-
pyng the entire first floor, but REFUSING TO ,p p1i
n cent toward the settlement OF the hotel phI'
on the plea that the city was bound oN coh'lar'
TO provide him with free lodging Tins INC mini NM
cipality refused, whcrcupon 'niru s.I1 rn w"'
brought against il, this time by the hotcl pro
nrictor for the pavmpnt of his hotel bill Then
there is a fourth lawsuit. which has pfch, ncGun cG
by DR.. Meyer himself. against the lI -
because the coachman Of the carriage piaccI az
his disnosal by the town refused 10 dflN' MN
10 Schwalbach on the ground that II was ~"
far thereby causing him TO lose an cioIi'nmS ' ,
FINALLY as n climax 10 the whole matter me
Doctor has returned TO Amsterdam for the winter
on the pretext that he had only. contracted lor
his attendance at Wiesbadcn during the summer
ecason Many of his diSiuguishcd patients prefer
70 visit him St tho Du'ch capital rather than at
Wiesbaden. and therefore the, authorities ol me m
latter place complain that they are beng I, Ic,
frandcd by the Doctor. since II ne remalhcu' M
nnticnts would have been forced 10 come 10 the
German springs to consult him The city oi
Wieshadcn has consequently begun action IN IL
30. ,1~a offtQ
Motor for breach Of contract. who has responded
nv a counter claim against the city for SIN
larger amount on the ground that The san'2rlIi94 i4
,vbicb fLe authorities had undertaken to huIt
~ lin will not hc ready until next year. lie
has also announced that he will never set his foot
in Wiesbaden again.