The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-18
Discussion Among Physicians Con-
GGrlilg the Value Of the Remedy.
THE GERMAN PROTECTIVE POLICY.
Emperor Williams Views on BimGtalliSn-A
Gold Standard Favored DELEGATES TO The
Recent Engineers Conference Show Their
Appreciation Of The Hospitality Extended
copyrighted, 1891. by the New York Associated
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BERLIN. Jan. 17.-There is distinct dis
appointment over the defective character of
Koch's statement regarding the composition
of his lymph, especially at the studied reti-
cence concerning some parts of the process
of production. The discussion proceeds
with renewed activity as 10 the value of the
discovery. The height of German, Austrian
and English medical opinion supports the
belief in the healing virtue of the
lymph. DR.. Peters reports that in
twenty-one post-morten examinations he
found the lymph, instead of being beneficial.
had led to an extensive Increase of tuber-
culous deposits. The evidence from
every quarter, however, when COM
pared, demonstrates that though the remedy
has failed in many cases. it has an un-
doubted effective ameiorating effect in early
phth!sis, tuberculosis Of the larynx and lupus.
The leading Russian doctors have expert
mented With lymph in leprosy and Easort
the Characteristic reaction.
\ committee Of the RechStag on the
Sugar Bill, after rejecting proposal to raise
the consumption tax to 16 marks per 100
hllOEl ANS IltStGdtl q ~, dS pIUEOStu Dy Inc
Government, to-day voted an open export
bounty of l mark aad 80 pfennigs for all I'M
limited time. Tie Government declared it
Will not accept the changes. Yesterdays
majority against the abolition of grain du-
lies does not alter the Governments resolu-
ton TO modify the extreme protection policy
which it has hitherto followed. Chancellor
Won CapriVi has the assurance of the Center
raIty that, although continuing conserva-
tive as regards the abolition of duties, they
viii support treaty with Austria reducing
the tariff on corn to 3 marks and 90 pfennigs
The official dinner given by Herr Miguel
Minister of Finance, was rendered notable
by tile free utteTances of the Emperor con-
ceTning binetallism. Germany, he said.
could not accept the double standard cur
rency. The question had been definitely
settled in favor of gold standard by the
trading nations of the world. He declared
that they would. ere long, agree VI on the
universal adoption of gold.
The committee Of the Deutscber Verein
Eisenhuttenleute, which recently attended
tie engineers conference in America,
waited upon American Minister Phelps TO-
day and said that they desired to give
s,me tangible sign of their gratitude for the
laNft7tAIA tliA4t ttiNS 4ldu III LIG OLdLtSs
They wished the Minister to present for
them three silver gobIets to Messrs.
kirchotf, Raymond and Shimm, upon HON
chiefly deyolved the hospitality accorded
the German delegates.
Minister Phelps expressed his thanks on
behalf If tile American institute and after
ward gave dinner 20 the committee The
gobiets are IF & curious design, shaped like
BessemeT distributors.
An American named Norton, hailing from
St. Louis, has been arrested in Munich,
charged under the name Of Drew, with
SUndling a Vienna bank ont of nearly 500
horns. with a forged bill of exchange.
DR.. Windthorst to-day celebrated his
eightieth birthday The Catholics poured
addresses upon lin, and number OF din
ncrs were given in his honor.
Tie severity of tie winter and the wide
ness Of the area affected is greater than
ever before known. Railroad traffic is
greatly obstructed Over 1000 men are en-
lloyed in clearing the streets of Berlin
The tramway companies in Vienna have
4Coo men at work. I he Austrian railways
are blocked, and large stores OF provisions
are snowbound and prices of food have
advanced. Several German ports are again
closed by ice