The morning call., 1891-08-02
GERMAN BANKS
ESCAPE RUIN.
An EmbeZZler Nearly Causes a
Financial Crisis.
Emperor William HOmeWaTd BOuGd-EfOftS
10 Restrict the Liquor TraffC-RuS-
sia'S Policy Against the Jews.
Copyrighted, 1891. by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN, August 1.-The frauds on the
Deutsche Bank perpetrated by its clerk
Franck and broker Schweiger have excited
the whole German financial world to de-
gree unknown since the embezzlement of
the two Directors of the Leipsic DiscontO-
Gesellschaft The full extent Of the
frauds on the Deutsche Bank have not been
disclosed. Ii is believed that the future re-
turns of forged papers will swell the total
amount involved in the frauds 10 an enor-
nous sum. Franck dealt largely in lottery
speculations, and carried on general spec
ulative game under the noses of the bank
Directors for years with adrotuess. On the
supposition that Schweiger is right in his
statement that Franck originated frauds and
used him as a tool, the bank has offered a
reward for FTanck's capture. The imme-
diate effect of the swindle threatened for n
moment TO produce grave financial crisis.
Some of the local banks were involved in
the South American collapse, aud, weak
ened through the existing Bourse embar-
easements, their position is so delicate that
any sudden strain may lead to breakdown.
Luckily the press and the public accepted
The statements of a reassuring character
issued by the various banks.
The imperial yacht, the Hohenzollen,
with Emperor William on board, touched at
DrontEeim to-day homeward bound. All
The party are in the best of health and are
timed to arrive at Kiel on Wednesday.
The Emperor's projected measure for the
repression of public drunkenness has be-
come, under the manipulation of Ministers,
ol bo I
increase the penalties imposed on drunk
ards. Ministers Herrfurth and Miguel and
others concur in the belief that the public
would not tolerate active legislative inter-
ference with drinking. The Emperor
thinks differently. a draft of the proposed
bill was sent to him and returned with his
suggestions concerning state supervision OF
the healthy qualities of beverages. In
pressed with the recent Official statistics
concerning the growth Of criminal offenses
ana suicides arising from drink, the Gov
eTnment has opened an inquiry in regard
thereto and is drawing evidence FROM the
hospitals and other medical sources con-
cernng the increasing use of potato spirits
and other impure alcohols, and how far the
use of these spirits NAY be regarded as q
leading factor in crime.
The official returns of the suicides in
Berlin during the first fortnight of July
show total OF 147. The cause Of this en0r-
nous self-destructiOn is attributed chiefly
70 drink. The Emperor is a friend of good
beer. but bIames bad drink for many Of the
violations Of law throughout the empire,
and more particularly in the great cities.
The fresh decision of the Russian Govern
ment concerning its policy toward the Jews
debaIs the chiluren of Hebrews not having
the right of sojOurn in Russia, presidents Of
any Russian district without permit, from
admission to the middle or higher schools
The NOyOe Nyemya to-day. in announcing
that this order will take effect at the begin
ming of the next scholastic year, praises the
regulation as assisting TO reduce the Jews
TO their natural social level. The influx of
Jewish emigrantS into Germany is rapidly
abating. This is partly owing TO stricter Of
fetal supervision.
Professor DR.. Max Schiller Of the Berlin
University has new cure for tuberculosis.
He says he has experimental with it for the
last twelve years and Is perfectly sure of
the results. Professor Schuller is a surgeon,
and consequently his experiments have
mostly been made in cases of so-called surgi-
cal tuberculosis. such as affection Of tie
Joints, bones, glands, lupus, etc. He says,
however, he has treated successfully some
cases Of tuberculosis of the lungs. His rem-
edy is "guaicol," an extract from lockwood,
and also the active principle of creosote,
He has made numerous experiments upon.
animals, and in 1880 commenced to treat
human patients with "guaicol," which he at
first applied in the form of an injection.
Later on, as the results Of his experiments,
he began to use the medicine internally in
very small doses and in rare cases by nhala-
tion. He uses "guaicol" mostly in connec-
tinn with iodoform injections in the affected
parts. He cites 100 cases treated by him, of
which 20 we're absolutely cured, 16 i'm
proved, died and 10 passed beyond his OBJ
servatODs. The treatment extended in each
case over long period of time, and allowed
for accurate observation OF each patient
from the beginning to the end. Professor
Schuller is confident of the accuracy Of his
metlfud. In the meantime, Professor Koch
is steadily working on the Improvement OF
his lymph, aided by the Government which
feels bound TO see him arrive at a successful
issue.
Major Wissmann is paying visit to his
mother at Erfurt. On Monday he will start
on his return to East Africa, where he will
head another eXpedi;iOn into the interior.