St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-28
EMPEROR BIlLYS EAR
1t Is Said to Be Again Giving
Him a Great Deal OF
Trouble.
The Tympanum' Reported to
Be the Seat Of a protraet-
ed SuppuPation.
Some Of His Remarkable
Speeches Attributed to
Cerebral Irritation.
Physicians Outside Of Court
Believe the Trouble Of a
Caneerous Nature.

LONDON. Nov. 27.-The correspond
ent of the International Telegram COM
pany sends from Berlin information
gathered by him concerning the nature
of the emperor'S present indiSposltlon,
and its connect ion with the chronic diS-
ease of the emperor'S ear. There IS III
tie doubt that 1.-THE cold' from which
Emperor William suffers at present IS a
renewal of his ear trouble. The whaling
voyage benefited lin some, but 1t mas
appeared again with increased violence.
From a Berlin physician who has close
relations with several members OF the
court the correspondent has ascer-
tanned these particulars concerning the
emperor's aiIment. The physician-ln-
ordinary to his majesty admits only
that the emperor suffers from otor-
rehea The emperor, as is customary
with victims of this disease, shows
often symptoms of great cerebral irri-
tation, lasting for few days, and then
passing away entirely for some time.
During these periods of the disease the
emperor has attacks of dizziness aid
severe pains on :hat side of the head
nearest the affected ear. The emperor'S
physician says that the tympanum OF
the emperor's ear is the seat of a
Protracted Suppurationo
BY constant care the court physicians
are able to give the discharge from the
ear free egress. By this means, and oc-
casional treatment to relieve the pains.
the emperor's physician in question as
serts all danger to the patients health
is avoided. Nevertheless. the course
of treatment is insufficient to pie
vent all local pains, and periodically
the emperor suffers extremely. At Such
times the emperor is nervous and lrrlta-
BILE, and in this condition he has made
some of the remarkable speeches which
eviI-disposed persons have attributed to
excess of wine or aspirations to deSpot-
ism. The informant of your correspond
ent says, however, that while the en-
peror's physician has made these admls-
sjons, men of higher scientific reputa-
ton, who have been called for consulta-
ton within the last two years, do not
believe in this theory of Il benign ILL
ness, but, recognize the existence of a
malignant disease Of the ear. In such
case any inattention to the dis
charge or
Suspension OF Treatment
at critical time may place the emperor
in the gravest peril. The membrane
NAV at any time thicken over the roof
of the tympanum and perforation of
the membrane be followed by fatal
results. The emperor is believed by
the men opposing the theory OF benign
i'll to be suffering from humorous or
cancerous affection, and, as the former
is the more common, they incline to the
belief that the disease is cancer
Gus. This conclusion is partially
justified i'll view of the present en-
peror's inheritance from his father, EN-
peror Frederick, who died of cancer of
the throat. Concerning the nature OF.
the emperor's present illness, no exact
information is obtalnable. but appar-
entity he has only one of his periodical
attacks, accompanied by the symptoms
already described. During such at
lacks he abstalns from work as much as
possible, and avoids the cold. Other
wise he is able to follow the usual
routine of his life.