The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-18
BERLIN BUDGET.
disappointment Over Koch's Explanation
Thanks FOR Hospitality.

Disappointment Over Koch's Explanation
Thanks FOR Hospitality.
copyright. 1891. New York Associated Press.l
BERLIN, Jan. 17.-There is a distinct dis
appointment over tho defective character
of Koch's statement regarding the com
position OF his lymph. especially to his
studied reticence concerning some parts of
tho process OF production. Discussion pro-
ceeds with renewed activity ms TO the value
of the discovery. The weight OF German,
Austrian and English medical opinion sup
ports a belief in the healing virtues of the
lymph. DR.. Peters reports that in twenty
one post mortem examinations he found
that lymph, instead Of being beneficial has
led to extensive increase of tuberculous
deposits. Evidence from every quarter.
however, when compared, demonstrates
that, though the remedy has failed in many
cases, it has undoubtedly been effective in
ameliorating the effect in early phthisis,
tubercules Of the larynx and lupus. Lead
ing Prussian doctors havs experimental
with the lymph in leprosy and report char
acteristic reaction.
Tho committee of the reichstag on the
sugar bill, after rejecting a proposal to raise
the consumption tax to 16 marks per 100
Kilograms instead OF 70 as proposed by the
government, to-day voted to open an
export bounty of one mark
fifty -pfennigs for an unlimited
time, The government has declared it will
not accept the changes. Yesterdays ma
jority against the abolition of grain duties
does not alter the governments resolution
to modify the extreme protection policy,
which it has hitherto followed. Chancellor
Won Caprivi has the assurance of the Gen.
tire party that although continuing conserv-
ox,x,n oa roOay1c tina abolition nf dnfIGa
they will supp ort a treaty with Austria re-
ducing the tariff on corn to three marks,
fifty pfenniQs.
The official dinner given by Herr Miguel,
minister Of finance, was rendered notable
by the free utterances of the emperor con-
could not accept a double standard of
currency. That question had been definitely
settled in favor of a gold standard" The
trading nations Of the world. he declared,
would, ere long, agree upon the universal
adoption OF gold.
Eisenhutteneute. which recently attended
the engineers conference in America. wait
ed upon American Minister Phelps to-day
and said that desiring to give some tangi-
bic sign Of their gratitude for the pleasant
time they had in the United States they
three silver goblets to Messrs. Kirchof,
Raymond and Shimm, upon whom chiefly
devolved the hospitality accorded the Ger
man delegates. Phelps expressed thanks
on behalf Of the American institute and
afterward gave a dinner to the committee.
The eoblets are Of peculiar design, shaped
like Bessemer distributors.
An American named Motion, hailing from
st. Louis. has been arrested in Munich,
charged. under the name of Drew, with
swindling a Vienna bauk out of nearly 5000
forms with forged bill exchanges.
DR.. Windthorst to-day celebrated his
eightieth birthday. Catholics poured ad-
dresses upon him and q number of dinners
were given in his honor.
The severity of winter and Wilderness of the
area affected are greater than ever before
known. Railroad traffic is greatly obstruct-
ed. Over a Thousand are employed clean
ing the streets of Berlin. 1ramway COM
pan1es in Vienna have 1900 men at work.
The Austrian railway is blocked: large
stores Of provisions are snow bound and
prices of food nave advanced. Several Ger
man ports are again closed.