Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-18
FOREIGN FLASHES.
The Trend of Events in the
Fatherland.
DR.. KOch's Critics Continue
Their Grumbling.
Emperor William is a Pronounced
MOnOmetalist.
An Unprecedented Winter in Central Eu-
rope, the Mediterranean Prov
inces and Algeria.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, Jan. 17.-LCopyrighted, 1891,
by the New York Associated Press. ]
There is distinct disappointment over
the defective character of Koch's state
ment regarding the composition of his
lymph, especially as to his studied
reticence concerning some parts OF the
process Of production. The discussion
proceeds with renewed activity as to the
discovery. The weight of German, Aus
trian and English medical opinion sup
ports belief in the healing virtue Of the
lymph. DR.. Peters reports that in
twenty-one post mortem examinations,
he found that the lymph, instead OF be-
ing beneficial, had led to an extensive
increase of the tuberculosis de-
posits. The evidence from every
quarter, however, when COM
pared, demonstrates that though
the remedy has failed in many cases, it
has an undoubted effective amelioratlng
effect in early phthisis, tuberculosis OF
the larynx and lupus. Leading Russian
doctors have experimental with the
lymph in leprosy, and report the char
acteristic reaction.
TARIFF MEASURES.
The committee of the Reichstag on
the sugar bill, after rejecting the pro-
posal to raise the consumption tax to 16
marks per 100 Kilograms, instead of
twenty, as proposed by the government,
mark, so pfennigs for an unlimited time.
Tho hno IanIovol that ~
will not accept the changes. Yester-
days majority against the abolition Of
the grain duties does not alter the gov
ernment's resolution to modify the ex-
treme protection policy which it has
hitherto followed. Won Caprivi has the
assurance of the Centre party that, al
though continuing conservative as re-
CARDS the abolition of duties, they will
support a treaty with Austria reducing
the tariff on corn to 3 marks, 80 pfen-
.nigs.
lspS TiEE KAISER A MoNOMErALIsv.
sssAp 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 q
double-standard currency. The ques-
tion has been definitely settled in favor
of the gold standard. The trading,
nations OF the world, he declared, would
ere long agree upon the universal adop-
tion OF gold.
GERMAN VISITORS GRATEFUL.
The committee OF the German iron
founders which recently attended the
engineers conference in America, waited
upon American Minister Phelps today,
and said, desiring to give some tangible
sign OF their gratitude for the pleasant
time they had in the United States,
they wished the minister to present
for them three silver goblets to
Mess:s. Kirchoff, Raymond and
Shimm, upon whom chiefly developed
the hospitality accorded the German
delegates. Phelps expressed thanks on
behalf of the American institute, and
afterwards gave dinner to the commit
tee. The goblets are OF curious design,
shaped like Bessemer distributors.
AN AMERICAN FoRGER ARRESTED.
An American named Nocton, hailing
from St. Louis, has been arrested in
Munich. charged, under the name of
Drew, with swindling Vienna bank
out of nearly 5000 florins. with forged
bill which he had exchanged.
DR.. Windthorst today celebrated his
eightieth birthday. The Catholics
poured addresses upon him and num-
Der Of dinners were given in his honor.
sEvEREsT WINTER ON RECORD.
The severity of the winter and the
Wilderness OF the area affected, are greater
than ever before known. Railroad traffic
is greatly obstructed. Over one 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 are snow
bound, and the prices of food have ad-
vanced. Several German ports are again
closed by ice.