The record-union., 1891-01-18
Disappointment Over the Charac.
ter Of Koch's Statement.
HEAVY SNOW-STORMS REPORTED
IN ALGERIA.
Thousands of Trades Unionists Parade
in Edinburgh in sympathy with the
Railroad Strillcrs-The New Chief
Justice of samoa Welcomed at Apia
- Tho Panama Canal = American
Pork in France.
srecIal 10 the Rrcorp-UxroN.

Special to the RECoED-UNIoN.
Copyright, 1891, by N. Y. Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan. E.-There is a distinct
disappointment over the detective char
aeter OF kocl's statement regarding the
composition OF his lymph, especially to
the studied roticence concerning some
parts Of the process of production. Dis
cussion proceeds with renewed activity
as to the value of the discovery. The
weight Of the German, Austrian and
English medical opinion supports belief
in the healing virtue of the lyluph. Dr.
Peters reports that in twenty-one post
mortcm examinations he found that the
lymph, instead of being beneficial, had
led 10 an extensive increase Of tubercu-
losiS deposits. The evidence from every
quarter, however, when compared, DEM
onstrates that, though the remedy has
failed III many eases, it has an undoubted
ettectivc ameliorating effect in early
phthlsis, tubercules OF larynx and lupus
Leading Russian doctors have expert
nented with the lymph in leprosy and
report characteristic reaction.
The Committee Of the Reichstao on the
sugar bill, after rejecting the proposal to
raise the consumption tax to Is marks
per l0O Kilograms, instead of twenty, as
proposed by the Government, to-day
voted 10 open the export bounty of
mark and 80 pfcnnigs for an unlimited
| time. The Government declares that it
viii not accept the changes. Yesterdays
majority against the abolition of the grain
duties does not alter the Governments
resolution to modify its extreme pro-
lection policy, which it has hitherto fol-
lowed. Chancellor Won Caprivi has the
| assurance of the Center party, that, al
I hon Ifrl,
CARDS the abolition OF duties, they will
support the treaty with Austria reducing
the tariff on corn to 3 marks and 80
piennigs.
The official dinner given by Herr
Miguel, Minister of Finance, was rem
dered notable by the free utterances of
the Emperor concerning bi-metallism.
Germany, he said, could not accept a
double standard of currency. The ques-
ton had been definitely settled in favor
OF gold standard. The trading nations
of the world, he declared, would ere long
agree upon the universal adoption of
gold.
The Committee of the Deutcher verein
Observation-Disclosures which recently attended
the engineers conference in America,
waited upon the American Minister to-
day and said that, desiring to give some
| tangible sign of their gratitude for the
| pleasant time they had in the United
states, they wished the Minister to pre-
sent for them three silver goblets to
Messrs. Kirchoff, Raymond and Shimm,
upon whom chiefly devolved the hospi-
| tality accorded the German delegates.
Phelps expressed thanks on the behalf
of the American Institute and afterward
gave dinner to the committee. The
goblets are of a curious design, shaped
like Bessemer distributors.
| An American named Nocton, hailing
from st. Louis, has been arrested in Mu-
mich, charged, under the name of Drew.
with swindling Vienna bank out of
nearly 5000 forms with forged bill OF
exchange.
Or. Windthorst to-day celebrated his
S0th birthday. The Catholics poured adj
dresses upon him, and number of dim
ners We're given in his honor.
The severity of the winter and the
Wilderness of the area affected is greater
than ever before known. Railroad traf-
tic is greatly obstructed. Over thousand
men are employed clearing the streets OF
! Berlin. The tramway companies in
/ Vienna have four thousand men at work
The Austrian railways are blocked, large
stores of provisions snow-bound, and
prices of food have advanced Several
German ports are again closed by ice.