Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27

disease The epidemic of influenza still
prevails in Galicia, Eastern Prussia and
Berlin. The area in which the malady is
common, however, is lessening to the
westward
An address recently delivered by Prof
| Nothnagel, of Vienna, upon the origin and
| treatment of the disease, is the talk Of the
hour among medical men. Prof. Moth
nagel, in his address, declared that the mall
adv is distinctly miasmatic in character, and
that it is certainly infectious and probably
contagious He also stated that persons
having cardiac affections and those suffering
from tuberculosis have most cause to fear a
fatal result. There is no specific means of
cure, the professor saws. Treatment by
anti-pyrene, anti-febrine and phenacetine is
unadvisable in cases where the disease is
accompanied by any form of congestion of
the lungs or weakness of the heart. Such
cases are better treated with stimulants like
digitalis or brandy, or by the simultaneous
injection of camphor.
The Work Before the Reichstag.
When the Reichstag resumes its sittincs
the bill for the repression of drunkenness,
the bourse regulation measure, which was
introduced in consequence of the recent
scandals, and the discussion of the CONNER
cial treaties with Switzerland, Servia, Spain
and Roumania, will be the work of the
House. The Landtag has under considera-
tion a new educational measure. The split
in the Conservative party over the CONNER
cial treaties led Herr Helldorf to resign the
presidency of the group, but he will still
lead strong minority of wealthy members,
which has subscribed sum of money for
the purpose of founding a Conservative
organ for the defense of Chancellor Won
Caprivi's policy.
The ultra Conservatives hope to be re-
venged for their defeat on the tariff ques-
tion in the Rechstag, by the rejection of
the educational bill now before the Landtag
and the thwarting of the financial reforms
projected by Herr MIGUEL, the Imperial
Minister of Finance.
The Wave of Polite, al Socialism.
The Socialist leaders, being conscious of
a falling off in the number of their adher-
ents, have made arrangements for series
of congresses, the first to be held in Bremen
at the end of January, TO organize a propa-
ganda among the peasants of the northwest
provinces. The second of these congresses
will be held at Coblentz on the 31st of JAN
uary, and third at Neumunster in Febru-
airy.
The successive defeats of the strikes
which have been begun under Socialist
guidance have strongly prejudiced the po-
sition of the party. Among the latest
strikes to collapse is that of the glass
makers at Ottensen, a suburb of Hamburg,
which lasted ten months before the strikers
were compelled to acknowledge defeat. The
weavers of Saxony were forced to succumb
after having spent the entire fund sub
scrI bed for the carrying on of the strike.
The striking compositors are gradually re-
turning to work and the movement to in
duce wholesale strike of brewery en-
ployes has failed. As a symptom of the
lessening of the power of the Socialist
party, the Socialist industrial schools in Ber-
lin-the pet project of Herr Liebknecht-
are about to close, owing to a lack of sup
port.
Despite the fact that semi-official denial
has been made of the report that Emperor
William intends TO visit Bucharest the fact
remains that arrangements have been made
for an official reception of His Majesty |
there in April The visit of the. Emperor,
it is hoped, will knit Roumania closer to
the Dreibund.