St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
Growing Festive Over Con-
tinued Criticism Of His
Discovery.
Daily Increase in the Guam
tity Of Lymph Sent to
Hospitals.
Warlike Emin Prevents a
Spectator From Trading
in Africa.
Russia About to Establish
Diplomatic Relations With
Mexico.

BERLIN, Jan. 3,-PrOf. KOch'S first
step on returning here yesterday was to
seek conference with DR.. Won GoSS-
Ter, minister of medical affairs. etc., on
the agitation of the medical societies
against the continued secrecy regarding
the nature of the lymph and the present
method of its distribution. Prof. Koch
is in ill-humor over the increasing
severity of the professional criticisms
here and abroad, or he would disclose
the mode of manufacturing the lymph.
1t is understood that he asked DR.. Won
Gossler to relieve him from his pledge
to surrender to the state his rights to
the discovery. DR.. Won Gossler was
opposed to publishing the composition
of the remedy until foreign govern
ments were communicated with
as to the precautions neces-
gary to secure the production
of the genuine lymph. When the land
tag resumes its sittings an official decla-
ration will be made repudiating de-
sire on the part Of the government to re-
tain any advantage through the produc-
ton of the lymph, and expressing its
readiness to communicate the process
of manufacturing the lymph through
other governments which are able to
guarantee against the abuse of the pat
ent chemical agent. In the meantime
the anger of
The Medical Circles
arising from the privileged traffic in
lymph is growing in warmth. DR..
Pettepkeefer, a leading Bavarian physl-
clan, while declaring recently his belief
in the success of Koch's method in the
treatment of lupus and tuberculosis of
the joints, added that it was a
most deplOrable blot upon German
science that some Berlin phys
cians abused Koch'S discovery for Pc
cunlary ends. He suggested that the
state fix a regular price for each injec-
ton of the lymph. The Tageblatt as
SertS that while many patients are await
ing treatment large quantity of the
lymph remains unused in the Libbertz
laboratory and that Drs. Cornet, Dengle
and Pfuhl have practical monopoly of
the use of the lymph. DIR. COrnet. it
says, besides his private clinic in Char
Gutenberg, IL suburb of Berlin, main
tains Il similar establishment in the
center of the city for high class patients.
This, it adds, makes the fourth place
where injections are given, and all four
are under the control of DR.. C0rnet.
The Tageblatt'S statement is somewhat
exaggerated, and ignores the fact that
daily increasing quantity of the lymph
is sent out to the German and foreign
hospitals.
The LibbertZ Laboratory
is chiefly drawn upon for the supply.
The Austrian govern ment has forbid
den the use of any lymph except that
from the LibbertZ laboratory, and has
also ordered physicians to report every
death that occurs from reaction and hold
a pOSt-mortem examination in each
case. DR.. Cheyne, of London, has been
here several weeks, testing the efficacy
of the remedy in cases of leprOsy. he
has become convinced OF its value and
he will proceed to st. Petersburg. where
he will inoculate leperS. The leperS
under the treatment Of Prof. Newman.
of Vienna, show Improvement in their,
condition. The tuberculons modules
fatten and the deSquamanatlOn Is con
siderable under the treatment The re-
ations between the conservative ma
jority in the landteg and the
government increase in hostility.
The Cologne Gazette, the Hamburg
Nachrichten and other organs of the
all round The review OF the political
year became the preteXt for bitter criti-
cismS, contrasting the emperor's prom
ises of reforms with their negative re-
suits. The Cologne Gazette warns
Chancellor Won Capriyi
that nothing is more dangerous than
unrealzed promises. The government,
it says, slnce Prince Bismarck's retire
ment, has achieved nothing. The prof
ectS FOR labor reform, an alteration of
the system of taxation, the new school
system, the new customs system and
the new communal legislation has
opened up a perspective of internal
conflict. of which it is impossible to
foresee the consequences. The Munich
sem-of1icia! papers refer openly to the
internal policy of the empire and de-
clare that it is tending to crisis. The
treaty with Austria is threatening an
influx of Hungarian corn. and the en-
peror's dalllance with the labor laws
has made the Bavarian members of the
reichstag turn longing eyes upon Fried
rlchsruhe. The year promises to be
stormy parliamentary period for the
government, with the probable reap
pearance of Bismarck in the forefront
of events. The National Gazette, as
the organ of the Colonial party, explains
the reasons for the complaint of Stokes,
the English trader, regarding Emin
Pasha 1t appears that Stokes left
Saadani in June under orders from
Baron WiSSmann, taking goods on his
own account to the value or $500 600. be-
sides $4,000 worth OH behalf of ZanZi-
bar firms.
Emin,s Warlike Ways
prevented Stokes diSpoSing of these
IL. hn ft.od n
National Gazette does not.allege that
WiSeman was interested in Stokes VEN
ture, but its statement suggests that the
baron did have an interest in the enter
prise. The Mexican legation here has
learned that the Russian government is
about to establish diplomatic relations
with Mexico. A legation will shortly
leave st. Petersburg for the Mexican
capital. The intensity of the frost is
abating The death rate has notably
increased. Numerous packs of wolves
have appeared in Silesia, and several
hunting parties have left Berlin to en-
Joy wolf hunt. The baptism of the
infant prince has been fixed for Jan. IS,
when the empress will again appear i'll
public. The king and queen of Italy
Will be the infants sponsors. The
FreiSinnige. commenting Oh the work
mems accident insurance law, which
came into operation on Jan. 1,sayS that
if a plebiscite should be taken 95 per
cent of the people would pronounce
against the measure. Mrs. Alice Shave,
the American whistler, has met with
brilliant success in her concerts in st.