, 1891-01-18

copyrighted, 1871, by N, l. Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan. lT.-Tbere is distinct
disappUintmentover the defective charac-
ter of koch's statement regarding the
composition OF his lymph, especially as 10
the studied reticence concerning some
parts of the process of production. The
discussion proceeds Uith renewed activity
as to the value Of the discovery. The
weight OF German, Austrian and English
medical opinion supports the belief in
the healing virtues o! the lymph. DR..
Peters reports that in twenty-one post
mortem examinat;On he found that the
lymph, instead of being beneficial. had
led 10 an extensive increase of the tuber
culous deposits. Evidence from every
quarter, however, when compared, dem
onstrates that though the remedy has
failed in many cases, 1t has been I'M
doubtedly Elective IN amelioratinR the eff
feet IN early phthisis, tubercules of larynx
and lupus. Leading Russian doctors have
e~yperimented with the lymph in ieDrJsy
ADD report characteristic reaction.
The committee of the reichstag on the
sugar bill, after rejecting the proposal to
AaAHe NAAI cboAh a a. ~ EAAA@NAA
marks per 100 kilograms, instead Of
twenty. as proposed BY the government,
today voted an open export bounty OF one
mark fifty phennige for an unlimited time.
The government has declared that it will
not accept the changes.
Yesterdays majority against the aboli
ton OF the grain duties does not alter the
governments resolution to modify the ex-
IRENE protection policy which it has
hitherto followed. Chancellor Won CaprIvi
has the assurance OF the centre party that
although continuing conservative as re-
CARDS the abolition OF duties they will sup
port the lreaty with Austria reducing the
tariff on corn to three marks and fifty
~pbennige
The official dinner given by Herr
Miguel. minister OF finance. was rendered
notable by the utterances OF the emperor
concerning bi-metalism. Germany, he
said. could not accept double standard
currency. The question had been def.
nitely settled 10 favor of the gold stand
ard. The trading nations Of the world.
he declared. wonld ere long agree upon
the universal adoption of gold.
The committee of the Deutscber Nerein
observation-disclosures. which recently attended
the engineers conference 10 America.
waited upon American Minister Phelps
TODAY, and desiring to give some tangible
sign of their gratitude for the pleasant
time they had in the United States, said
they wished the minister to present for
them three silver gobl, t. to Messrs. Mir
choff. Raymond and Shimm. upon whom
chiefly devolved the hospitality accorded
the German delegates. Phelps expressed
thanks o1 behalf OF the American insti-
tute, and afterwards gave a dinner to the
committee. The goblets are of curious
design. shaped ike Bessemer distributors.
An American named Motion, hailiug
from St. Louis, has been arrested 10
Munich charged, under the name of
Drew. with swindling a Vienna bank out
of nearly 5000 forms with a forged bill OF
exchange.
DR.. Windthorst today celebrated his
80th birthday. The Catholics poured ad-
dresses ppop lhiHR a End a 9Bpmhrr of din
The severity OF the winter and the
wilderness of the area affected is greater
than ever before known. Railroad trsihc
is greatly INSTRUCTED. Over 1000 men
are employed clearing the streets of Der
lin. The tramway companies in Vienna
have 1000 men at work, The Austrian
railways are blocked. Large stores OF
provisions are snowbound and prices OF
food have advanced. Several German
ports are again closed by ice.