The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-18
VALUE OF KOCH'S LIMFH.
Physicians Not Satisned-Emperor VIII
lam an Enemy of silver.

lam An Enemy OF Suvers
BERLIN, Jan. i7-TAssociated Press,
Copyrighted, 1891. There is distinct dis
appointment our the deficient character of
Koch's statement regarding the compost
ton Of his lymph, especially his studied
reticence concerning some parts OF the
process of production. The discussion
proceeds with renewed activity as to the
value of the discovery. The weight of
German, Austrian and English medical
opinion supports . belief in the
healing virtues of the lymph. DR..
Peters reports that in twenty-one
post norton examinations he found
that the lymph, instead of being beneficial,
had led 70 an extensive increase OF tuber-
culosis deposits. The evidence from every
quarter, however, when compared, demon
strates that, though the remedy has failed
in many cases, ii has undoubtedly an
ameliorating effect in early phthisis, tuber-
Giles of the larynx and lupus. Leading
Russian doctors have experimental with
the lymph in leprosy and report charac-
teristic reaction.
The committee of the reichstag on the
sugar bill, after rejecting the proposal TO
raise the consumption tax TO 16 marks per
100 Kilograms instead of 80, as proposed by
the government, today voted an open ex-
port bounty of mark 50 pfenuigs for an
unlimited time. The government has de-
clared that it viii not accept
the changes. Yesterdays majority
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 en-
tire party that. although continuing con-
sentative as regards the abolition of du-
ties, they will support the treaty with Aus
tria in reducing the tariff on corn TO 8
marks 50 pfennigs
An official dinner given by Herr Miguel,
minister of nnance, was rendered notable
by the free utterances of the emperor con-
corning bi-metalism. Germany, he SAID,
could not accept double standard of cur
rency. The question had been definitely
settled in favor of the gold standard. The
trading nations of the world, he declared,
would ere long agree upon the universal
adoption of gold
The committee of the Deutscher Verein
Essenhuttenlute, which rece ntly attended
the engineers conference in America,
waited upon American Minister Phelps
tangible sign of their gratitude for the
pleasant time they had in the United
States, they wished the minister to
present for them silver goblets to
Messrs. kirchoff, Raymond and Shun,
upon whom chiefly deyolved the hospital
ity accorded the German delegates. Phelps
expressed thanks on behalf of the Ameri-
can institute, and afterward gave a dinner
to the committee. The goblets are of
curious design, shaped like Bessemer dis
tributors.
An American named Motion, hailing
from st. Louis, has been arrested in
Munich, charged. under the name of
Drew, with swindling the Vienna bank
out of nearly 5000 dorins with forged bills
of exchange.
DR.. Windthorst today celebrated his
eightieth birthday. The Catholics poured
addresses upon him, and q number of
dinners were given in his honor.