The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-02
Financial System Of the Empire
Shaken by the Deutsche
Bank Frauds.
William Urges Legislation to Les
sen the Drink EVIL, Which
is Growing.
ALARMING Increase In tho Number OF Sui
cidss, Duo to Liquor-Curs for
tuberculosis.
ICoyright, 1891, New York Associated Press.

.lCoyr1ght 1881, New York Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The frauds ON the
Deutschs bank, porpetrated by Clerk
Franck and Broker Schweiger, have ex-
cited the whole German financial world to
degree unknown since the embezzlsments
of two directors of the Leipsic Disconto
Gosselschnft. The full extent of the frauds
On the Deutsche bank has not been dis
closed. II is believed that future returns
OF forged papers will swell the total amount
involved in the frauds to an enormous sum.
Franck dealt largely in lottery speculations
and carried on general speculative game
under the very noses of the bank directors
for years with an adroitness suggesting
that Sohweiger is right in his statement
that Franck originated the frauds and used
him as tool. The bank has offered re-
ward for Franck's capture. The imme-
data effect of the swindles threatened for
moment to produce a grave financial
crisis. The position of several banks in .
volved in the South American collapse, and
weakened through existing bourse embar-
easements. is so delicate that any sudden
strain may lead to k-down. Luckily
the press and1 public accepted the state
ments of reassuring character issued by
various banks.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with
Emperor William on board, touched at
Drontheim to-day, homeward bound. All
the party is in the best of health and are
timed to arrive at Kiel ON Wednesday. The
emperor's proposed measure for the sup
preston of public drunkenness has become,
under the manipulation of the ministers,
merely proposal that the landtag should
increase the penalties imposed on
drunkards. Ministers Herrfurth and
Miguel and other concur in the
belief that the public would not tolerate
active legislative interference with drink
ing. The emperor thinks differently. A
draft of the proposed bill was sent him and
returned with suggestions concerning state
supervision of the healthy qualities of
beverages. Impressed with recent official
statistics concerning the growth of criminal
offenses and suicides arising from drink,
the government has opened inqui in re-
gard thereto and is drawing evidence from
hospital and other medical sources concern
ing the increasing use of potato spirits and
other impure alcohols, and how far the use
of these spirits may be regarded as lead
ing factor in crime. Official returns
of suicides in Berlin during the
first fortnight of July shows a total Of 147.
The cause of this enormous self f-destrnc-
tion is attributed chiefly to drink. The
emperor is the friend of good beer but
blames bad drink for the many of the vio-
lations of law throughout the empire, and
more particularly i'll the great cities.
fresh decision of the Russian govern
ment concerning its policy towards Jews
debars the children of Hebrews not having
the right of sojourn in Russia, or residents
of any Russian district. without permit
fiom admission to the middle and higher
schools. lho Novo Vromya to-day; in an
nounclnG that this order will take effect at
the beginning of the next scholastic year.
praises the regulation as assisting to reduce
the Jews to their natural social level. The
influx of Jewish emigration into Germany
Is rapidly abating. This is partly owing
to stricter official supervision.
Prof. Dr.Max Schulter, of the Berlin uni
vsrsity, has new cure for tuberculosis. He
says he has experienced with it the last
twelve years and is perfectly sure of the re-
suits. Prof. Schulter is a surgeon and con-
sequently his experiments have mostly been
made in cases of so-called surgical tuber-
culosis, such as affectations of joints, bones,
glands. lupus, etc. He saws, however, that
he has treated successfully some cases of
tuberculosis of the lungs. His remedy is
"Rualcol, - IN extract from lockwood, and
also active principle of creosote. He
made numerous experiments upon animals
and IN 1850 commenced to treat human pa
tients with "auaicol," which he at first ap-
Piled in the form of an injection. Later
on, as result of his experiences,
ne began to use the medicine
internally in very small doses
and in rare cases by inhala-
tion. He uses "guaicol," mostly in connec-
tion with iodoform injections. into the
affected parts. He cites 100 cases treated
by him, of which seventy were absolutely
cured, sixteen improved, four died and ten
passed beyond his observation. The treat
mont extended in each case over long pe-
riod of time and allowed accurate observa-
tion of each patient from beginning to end.
Prof. schulter is confident of the accuracy
of his method. In ths meantime Prof. Koch
Is steadily working on the improvement of
his lymph. aided by the government, which
feels bound to see him arli i've at asuccessful
issue.
Major Wissman is paving a visit to his
mother at Eerfurt. Monday he will start
on his return to east Africa where he will
head another expedition into the interior.