The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-02
THE GREAT SOCIALIST SPLIT.
Red Flag People Quarreling While
Hostile Laws Are Proposed.
Clash OF Opinion as the Value OF the
Diphtherla serum Tho Agrarian
sgitation-H Doesa't Use
the oniesAl Presa.
Copyrighted. issa. by the Associated Press

OF the export business since October 15 has
been remarked By the United States consul
generals office in this city. This revival
has been especially remarkable IN paper
ware. buttons. dress goods and ready
made clothing. Some branches Of the
export trade which have recently been
dormant now show signs OF revival.
Since his return from visiting the South
German states Prince Hohenlehe has
tamiiiaFized himself with the duties of his
new Office. and he has done this with such
rapid.ty and entire absence of fuss and
noise as 10 fully justify all the expectations
built on him. One of his first duties Was
50 listen 10 q number OF reports made 10
him by the chiefs Of the various depart
ments, and he showed a surprising grasp
of all questions of Importance awaiting
prompt solution. Thus far the most
radical difference between Hohenlohe and
Caprivi is that the former does not fight
his bait es nor declare his intentions In
what is known as the ''official press"
Hohenlone expects TO see the anti
revolutionary measure adopted within
few weeks after the opening OF the reiehs-
tag, butit is extremely probable that the
bill will be somewhat modified in com
mittee. The leaders of the opposition, as
well as the opposition papers. point out
that in its present share two paragraphs
could easily be employed against them
instead of against the desiructionists.
The war within the socialist camp con-
tinues to claim the attention of all politi-
clans The apparent struggle for supre-
macy between Bebel and Vollmer. with
their respective following. is going on
with undiminished fervor. The quarrel.
il is said, will be submitted to an extrsor-
dinsry meeting of the socialists of the
relchstag on Tuesday. Apart from this
big duel there are other disputes, genuine
and otherwise. in the socialist party which
would point to an impending disruption.
In Brunswick. for example, which is one
of the socialist stronghoids, the socialists
are split into two factions.
Emperor William has ordered that $50
marks be given as Christmas present out
of his own private funds TO each of the
sailors and firemen's widows whose hus-
bands perished by the explosion of
steampipe on board the German ironclad
Brandepberg early in tho year.
On the return of Dowager Empress
Frederick to this city the emperor and
empress, accompanied by Prince Freder-
lex William, the heir apparent. paid her
long visit at her palace on Untsr den
Linden. The dowager empress Is showing
her accustomed interest in the affairs of
art. and one OF her first visits was to the
studios OF Ascau Letteroth and Ismail
Geutz, two of the leading painters in water
cotors.
The agrarian societies continued to send
kilograms to the emperor during the past
week, expressing loyalty and asking for
his sympathy and aid in their efforts to
promote the interests Of h ONE husbandry.
A dispatch from East Prussians the en-
perar replied to very kindly. An interest
ing fact may here be mentioned. His
maiesty's racing stud at Graditx has been
most successful there this year. The
horses trained there won about s53. COO in
stakes.
The German newspapers are making
merry over o curious result Of the en-
psror's production of "Song Of Aegir." IL
is apparently causing the registrar of
births deal OF embarrass ment, as IL trans
pires that nearly every fathss desired to
have his baby, If a boy. named Aegir. Ac.
cording to Law, however, children cannot
be registered by pagan names. and the
officials are inquiring whether they are TO
court chamberlain is now considering the
momentous question.
A reaction against the uumeasured
claims advanced for the curative effects of
Prof. Behring's diphtheria serum is set
ting in rather seriously. The most signif-
cant utterance in this respect was made at
meeting on Wednesday last OF the Ber-
lin Medical Society, when DR.. Hansemann,
-
institute. nlouthpiece Of Prof Virchow
himself. sharply criticised in detail Prof
Behring's serum therapeutics. He denied
that the serum grants immunity 10
human beings, and declared that no suffi-
Gent proof had been produced respecting
its curative properties. Furthermore, DIR.
Hansemann claimed that the effects of
serum treatment In many cases was dan
gerous to health, even TO life The ststis-
tics shus far ootainable OF the result Of
the serum treatment he pronounced 10 be
unreliable and misleading. The lecture was
received with great applause from one part
o; the sndiencs and Kisses from the other
part. The extension Of the serum
treatment 10 other cities 81 home
aud abroad has been reported to be going
on steadily. and the chemical works at
: made. have been enlarged this week in
order 20 NEE; the demands for the serum.
Dr.. q. +. Nuttal. young American ply
sic5sn. uho IS nog assistant professor OF
che HYGIENE institute Of Berlin. in view Of
the fact that bis share OF the discovery of
the serum treatment has not apparently
been clearly understood. bas made ths fol-
lowing statement to the Associated Press:
He studied IN 1857 and isss under Prot.
Fluerge. AZ Bres!an and Gottingen.
aid While pursuing experiments IA the
laboratories ne made certain discoveries
which enacted him 70 demonstrzte for the
erst time taat blood Possesses hacterlo
logical properties. He Published the re-
sui.. Of those researches, among which
vas the fact that the blood OF al inocu-
istsa shsep DESTROYED more snthax, or
bsrsIa. than the blood Of o non-inoculaie1
animal lie thus clearly showed the wsy
which BEARING aaa others subsequently,
.,os and. in poiat o. fact. lad the tounda-
non az tas present blood serum treatment
A dispatch from NArx1n announces thar
nr- @ch hweningrr leave. here today. as the
condition Of Prince BssmsrcE's health Ia
satisfactory.
Triehsna 10 reported 20 have oesn found
a. Cclozns and EloeTfisia IN American
pork Which was examined By German
neat inspectors there.
Al tia txottssg clubs Of Berlin have