PJII1T I. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PA PIN l-o I EIGJ1TEENTH YEAR OMAIIA , SUNDAY MOKNING , OCTOBER 14. 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 122 A WAR. TO THE OIFE Will Probably Bo the Outcome of tbo European Complications. THE IRON CHANCELLOR'S ' SCHEME Map of the Situation Drawn By a Belgian Political Economist. REAL NATURE OF THE ALLIANCE. A Powerful Combination Forming Against the Russian Boar. THE FATE IN STORE FOR FRANCE. Her Northern Department * * to He Handed Over to Ilf I lum niul Her I'owcr to Ho Tor- ever CruHlicil. The Uuropenn Muddle. \C \ < iiiililit ) ] ( tffiS liu Jntnrg ( Ionian llcnnttt. ] Uiits'-Bis , Oct. 13 [ Now York Her- nltl Culilo Speci.il to Tin : BI.E 1 At a stone's throw fiom the banks of the over winding Menke , within the giim old \\nlls of the university of Mono , u Herald correspon dent sought M. Ernllo Do Lavclljcand found him there in the auditorium , where the emi Hunt piofcsBOt had been examining a class of Htmtents in political economy. The question was put , \Vlmt has the most learned cosnio politan of thu Belgium to saj about the Her- aid's now map of Europe ) A kindlj tmt incredulous Hinilo iininodiutely foreshadowed the reply. While the examlimtion of other Htudents by otliei professors was going on M. Do l avcllcye , seated on one of his alma ma ter's black benches , \vith Wednesday's Her ald unfolded before him , proceeded to point out the objections to Prince llismatck's si homo as mapped out therein. "Ju the first place , " said ho , ' 'tho iron chancellor would not ( It cam of making over to Trance the verj strongholds which are being i.ilsed to block the ricmh loadwaj to Germany through Belgium , as well as the German loadway lo Trance. Why , n Trench army encamped on the holders of Meuso would bo able to slip between Antwerp and Cologne and reach llerlin thiough the unfor- tilled part of peimanyas easily as u knife cuts into butter. It would bo just as though Piinco Dismal ilc deliberately gave up all militaiy advantages secuied bj the bolt of formications which bar the way from Trance Into the fatherland from one end to the othoi of Alsacc-Loirame. As to the Dutch Indjes being made Gorman dc'pendon- cits , together with Holland what a wild di earn 1 Surely Pnnco Bismarck can't entertain it. So soon as Goimany showed her intentions of reducing England to a third ruto power the English would pounce upon the Dutch Indies and keep them as a pledge , just as she did at the bediming of the pros cut century , w hen Napoleon annexed the Kothoi lands to Tiance , and how could Ger many's licet pi event tlusj Nowwocomoto the equal division of the Ualkan peninsula between Austria and Hussia. This is just as fanciful as the other parts of the scheme. No , certainly Austi la would not go hah cs with the c/av. She wouldn't care a straw for Salonlea , with Sofia and Constantinople in Muscovite hands. Her aim , whether avowed or not , is to dominate the whole of the Ualkan peninsula tight down lotto HUick sea not by tcrritoiial conquest , but by a tri umph of her political and industrial inllu cnce , already incrcasea by the nowcastein railwajs which inn through 1'csth , and which she will finally tiy to secure by cn- coui aging homo rule Ideas in the Balkan states , as opposite to Russia's giecdv policy nndcoutso. England will contrive to assist Austria tow aids this end. There is , moic- over , no earthly reason why Germany should bafllo her allj's hopes , when she has e\crj reason to abstain from plnjing Russia's game. " So , according to M. Do Lavollje , the Heiald plan falls to pieces , but all this comes , he sa\s , Irom assuming a sctict un- dei standing between Geunany and the czar , wheicastlio latest , tripartite trcatj is ex- piessly dhecled against Kussia. Well and good , M. Do Lavellje , but if vou tear up our map wont jou give us abettor onoi Surely jou don't believe in the inno cent mlmlodness of Pilnco Mismaick tow aids his neighbors I No , M. Do Lav-eUv o doesn't expect ever lasting peace , nor docs ho consider the pres cut distribution of power as detlnite. His ereed is an anti-Russian and Trench alliance , leading to u war , the outcome of which , no- coiding to his idea , and in acionlanco vvltli what ho states is Ills positive ) infoimatlon , will bo scon in u combination of ilio Gotm in Austrian , and perhaps the English and Hal tan foices against the Russian bear and the Trench , and M. Do Laullj is conlident thai the coalition is to win and trj to ciush Hus sia just as Tianco was ciushcd in lsH > 1 won't be a mete u petition of the Crimeai stuigglo , but a war to the knife , vvltli bif spoils for the viitor. GUI many will restou Tinhind to the Sweden , take over Russia's Baltic provinces to herself , and cut aw a ) fi om the Muscovite empire the Immense sllci of Polish territory , whiili will become nonil nally an independent state under the sw aj o : Rome Austrian archduke. In other words the old polish kingdom v ; 111 bo i eeonstilutoc under Australn inlluonie , and soivi as n kind of bulloi state betwcoi stiengthcned Austria anu Russia. Dcssar bla would bo teetered to Roumania which would become another bulwail ngrinst the bear , and uash its last hopes o cvor icaui Constantinople , but Get man ; will not stop there. She will engulf Hoi land , Just us in the Herald scheme , am ( strike a llnal blow at Tianco bj handingovc its not them depaitments , its strouges points , to Uelgiutn , the latter remaining in dependent , while being made a inembir o the Gcnium/.ellveiein , and thciebv an in tcicsted allj and fiiend. "Wo have tootnuc' ' Bjmpathj for the Ticnch , " said M. Do La \ell.vc , "and are besides too c j in on lucsent state to call for anj change at all but jou see wo shan't bo asked whether v\ like it or not. We shall bo part and parcc of a scheme about which we slim1 bo to much as consulted. Lll , tie ones have to do what the aio bid , not what they prefer. A him feature of the schema will bo the rcuardt ' Italy for M. Crispi's friendliness to Germany Of course , jou guess what that will boNic and Savoiy loturued to the son of Vkto Knimanuel , with a beaus besides in tli < shape of Tunis or may bo Tilpoll. Thut I what I expect. " Ku Passant , M. do Lavclljo gave n hint t the Herald correspondent us , to the value c the Hulgmu uicuse fortifications , about whti the Nouvollc Rcvuc has been making such a nolso Speaking on the strength of a private conscivation with General Driulmont , the gicatest lick-Ian military authority , ho states that the fortifications could not withstand the onslaughtof any great Trencher German annj , but that has never been their putiosc. 'I hey ai o meant merely us a re straint , as nn obstacle to overcome which would cause such a loss of time for the Trench or Germans that neither will ever think it worth thnir while , but would Ilnd it shorter work to strike directly at one or the other s frontiers. "And , oh , " exclaimed M. DoLavellejc , on parting , "jou lucky Yan kees never have to muddle jour heads about new maps of Auieiica. " ALL.MAYJJH CONICTHD. . The DnHliliif ; French Swindler Goes to l'i IHOII Tor Twelve IVnrs. \Copiii1uht \ IIRS l > n Jnme * Imrdnn llennttt. ] PAHI , Oct lit [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tin : BiC.l The Irlal of Eugene Allrnajer , the prince of Parisian swindlers , that began Thursday at the Seine assizes , collected a very charming audience of Pa risian women and demi mondaincs. All- majcr Is a handsome , dashing , milllarj--look- ing man of twentj nine. He is of medium height , gracefully built , with deep blue ojcs , blonde curling moustache , and a little wafer- like balk spot on the top of his head that ic- vcals the ravages of a rapid life and thu long vigils of Parisian viveur. Allmajer is dressed in tLc best taste and by the best tailors of Paris. All eyes are bent upon him as he sits on the prisoners' bench , escorted by four guardcs municipanx instead of the two who usuallj guard ordinary criminals. Allmajer blflshes becominglj * and signifies his Impatience at the Judge's questions by stamping petulantly his well fitting patent leather shoo against the lloor. Allma\er's exploits arc well known to the Herald. Ho It was who utilized the telephone to cash drafts at other people's bankers imitating other ' voices etc. The people's , judge re counted all those to the prisoner , who lis tened in almost contemptuous silence. lie replies In a quiet , refined voice to the ques tions of thu judge : ludgc You belong to a good family. At the ago of seventeen vou made jour debut by foigmg jour fathers name for 3,000 francs. Allmajer Oh no , M. le Judge , that was merelj- practical joke. I signed below my name , "Lo Diablo ISoilcux. " Judge When jou served in the armj' jou continued jour swindling operations and wcic sentenced to five j eats' imprisonment. Allmajer Ah j-cs , but my captain was sentenced to twenty jears for being impli cated in the same affair and by a long scries of answers Allmavcr tried to throw the guilt on nis accomplices. M. Edmund Castor begun bj- relating the details of the stiango scene which took place bofoto the judge d' instruction just after the ftaud was committed. Ho explained how Allmajer on this occation had the effrontery to chaigo him with participation in the crime and liow the cunning rascal had so wrought upon the magistrate's feelings bj' his marvel ous acting that lie ( Castor ) had been obliged to pass the night in piison a convict witness. The llrst witness called was Plinard. who had been Allmajer's accomplice Ho did not take the oath inasmuch as he had been condemned to five j car's penal servitude. Ho appeared in his piison clothes , with shaven lie id. The scene at this point was most striking. The conv let and the prisoner stood face to face no longer friends. The testimony of the one must be damning for the other. Allmajer realized this plainly , and with his habitual boldness decided to meet all Plmard's state mcntswith unqualified denial. Plinard de clared thatAllmivcr had stolen the draft. Allmajer returned the accusation vv ith em phasis and contempt. It was believed that the thief had worn a full bcaid. Both All majer and Plinard claimed to have worn at that time only a moustache. In short , these two interesting gents spent a good half hour in heaping calumny upon each other and in toslifving to theii mutual capacity for hi cak ing anj' or all of the ten commandments. Then thote came upon the stand a rather gaudily dicsscd joung lady , supposed to have been Plinard's mistress. Her name is Mlnck , and theto is no evidence to show that she is not well named. She said : "I was sillj- enough to let Pllnaid c'ome tosee mo a few dajs before the crime. I noticed that his clothes wet o voty shabby. Ho came to my apartment again on September 0 with a new suit and hat and apparently with plenty of money. At this time , to my astonishment , ho made mo a picscnt of sonio handsome Jewels. His friend Allmajer was with htm " After this theio followed a succession of oxpeit witnesses ; an electrician to tell about the telephone wire which was cut , bankers , engravers , accountants , etc. , cte. Their testi mony all went to show that when it comes tea a contest between watchmen and bank locks and other money keeping devices , as against brains and daring minus conscience , the money Is vcrj apt to change ownership. The trial was concluded tonight. All- major was found gudtjon all the chaiges without extenuating eiicumstanccs. The sentence is twelve j cars at hard labor , with a clause appended fotbiddlng nun to set foot within ccttain prosciibed territory for ten jears after the expiiation of his sentence , Allmajer preset veil a pcifect sang froid while the sentence was being road , and after ward rose and in u few words declared his innocence. _ _ THE HIOUX iTnijK 'Ihc Conference ) With Sectotnry Vlliu Postponed Until Monday WASHINGTON- . 1.1. Scerctaij Vilas ad di esscd the delegation of Sioux chiefs to duj. Ho said that congiess saw that tht time had cotno for the Sioux Indians 10 tak ( sure steps tow aid i ivilization , and that tin waste and unused lands of their icscrvatioi ought to bo settled upon and made homes of , The secretaij- then explained in detail tin methods which he had adopted to scout o ; faithful , honest and free expression of thcli I wishes with icspect to the law , nether thoj It would accept or reject it. "Today , " h < milled , "jou shall have the oppoitunttj t < t btate what jou wtsn , and all jou wish. I vvil now hear jou. " As the secrctar , ' took hii f heat , White Ghost , from the Uiovv Creek agencj , bdltl that ho and his friends wen vorj tired and wished to lest until Monday v\him they would come prepared to speak All the speakeis complained of bcin-rfatiguei r fiom thu long rtdo and requested a postpone mcnlof thu council until Monday , which tin sccieturj- anted. . - * Tatal Quarrel Oier n Squ.ivv. 1 DUIIAMIO , Colo. , Oct. 13. [ Special Telo grain to Tut : DLT.J Yesterdaj two Indian : bccaii'Q involved in a quariol at Igiiatlo , tin dispute being over a squaw , which wa claimed by both. Woids to blows , am llnally ono of the joune bucks drew a six B ' shooter and killed his advcisarj , the bal passing clear through his body , The dcai Indian is a son-in-law of O. J , Hlancs , wli accompanies the commissioners on their tri west. When he was told of the affray ho n Hist cxpiessed a desire to icturn to th agem\v and avenge the murder , but was pre v ailed upon to forego this pleimne until ahc thu western trip. MARRIEDMARTYRDOM A French Reformer Expounds Rather Startling Doctrines. WEDDING A NECESSARY EVIL. Mutual Love Should Form the Only Bond of Union. AN IDEAL STATE OF SOCIETY. It Can Alone Exist Whore Marital Conventionalities Are Removed. THE DIVORCE LAW OF FRANCE. How Its 1'rnctlrul Operation Ijcnils to Absurdities and Injustice The Legislators Quarrel and the I'ublh : Suffers. From a French Standpoint. [ Copvr/o'il / JSMfji/Jdiiifd Goiiton Hcnntlt. ' ] Putii , Oct. 19 [ New York Herald Cable Special to THE Bti.J : Is marriage a failure In Trance ! This was the text of an inter esting conversation I had a few days since with Senator Alfred Naquet in his apart ments in the Rue do Moscow. Ho knows as much about mart iages as anj- man in Trance. A great pat t of his life has been spent in the contemplation of this institution. He has studied it deeply both as a philosopher and a husband. He has written about It and suf fered for his writings. Ho has thundered forth his ideas on the subject before legisla- toi s and triumphed by his eloquence. In 1MAI ho condemned four months' was to impiison- mcnt and lined 600 francs for a book which ho wrote upon marriage In 1S 4 his name was sounded abroad as the authoi of the present divorce laws which came to Tiance as a gracious icllef. M. Naquet , therefoic knowing all about marriage , said : As a joung mai. I hold most e\trcmo views as to the relations of the sex. I was far from being n sensualist but on high philo sophical giounds I became convinced that imurmguasan institution was harmful mid contiaiy to the interests of mankind. I maintained that love was the only tic which should hold any man to anj woman. If love existed marriage was superfluous. If it was absent mat riago became a blasphemy. There fore in all cases I aigucd that martlago was without merit I published these ideas and then was fotccd to tlee from the storm thcj- stirred up. I have giown older since then , and moro conservative. I see now that mart iage , like law and religion , must exist because the world is evil. la an ideal state of societj- there would bo neither chinches 01 couits nor wedding bonds be cause there would be no Ijing nor strife nor deceit , but wo must take things as thcj' are and piotcct our rights against these who would wrong us. 1 believe in marriage , then , as I do in armies , at the same time hating the necessitj which make them both indispensable. As to marriage being a failure in France , that is whether it ically protects the weak against fraud and so promotes happiness in the family and society , I reply , mar- iiagc , as its mdissolubility is under stood bjthe Catholic chuich , is cer tainly not a success in this countrj- . my long and bitter sttugglo to obtain proper div orco laws for Ti anco testifies to my pro found contempt for the sjstcm which would compel a man and a woman to live under the samu i oof , although their hearts vvcro filled with mutual hate and revulsion and which would foico two sucu unhappy victims either to pass their dajs in the happiness of celibacj- or create for themselves exterior and clan destine tolations to the serious prejudice of notorietj- . Happily this atrocious and un natural uianiago exists no longer in our midst. Ifthcto are still maitjis to an ab surd and mischievous superstition , their martyrdom is voluntary. Coming then to inarnagoas it is , marrlago accompanied by divoico , let us look at its wotkings todajin Trance. The hosflo eiiticism which was called forth four jeais ago by the divorce laws with which my name is associated , has entirelj- died out. No one complains of the practical wet king of these laws and no ono di earns of burden ing Trance again with the horrible marnago joke which thu Catholic chuich invented. Divorce has become an integral pat t of our social life. A few dajs ago I met M. Jules Simon , ono of the most lolentlcss opponents to mj-piojcct , and a man who moro than anjonu else is responsible for the faults which ciept into the law as it was finally passed. Ho said to mo in his eaincst way : "Well , M. Naquot , 1 must admit that the divorce laws have not jet done the harm 'vhich I believed inevitable. I do not doubt that the evil will declares itself later on , but so far I am agreeably disappoineed. " That is high testimony. Uut the mat i lago reform which was commenced in 1SS-I , is still incom plete. AttlcloItlO of the civil code contains the follow Ing passage. ' 'When the separation of bodies shall liavo lasted three jears the decicoof separation may bo changed into a decree of divotcc upon the demand of 0110 of the two persons Interested in the suit. " That piovision constitutes ono of the most serious dangcis to thu success of thu mar- imgu institution in Tiance. The whole trouble results fiom the two words "may bo , " which , according to all ideas of wisdom aud justice , should icad "shall bo. " Allow mo to explain. When the divorce laws were passed it was needed , in consideration of the huge Catliolio element in the countrj' , th it the party bringing the action should bo free to t.uo for absolute divoico or for simple sop nratiou from the defendant. This con dition of separation , which is sanc tioned by the church , does not , of course , nullify the marriugo ties. It was aigucd at that time that not only poison1 whoso lellgious convictions were against di' vorce , but othets would apply for sepaiatior In the hope that a reconciliation may bo ulti matclj effected. How-over , inasmuch as this hope might , In many cases , prove groundless It was decided that If , after a sepniatioti o : thiee jears , either party desired an absoluU rupture , a decree of separation might be transformed Into a decree of divorce. Mhlf was a most equitable provision , since , In tin original suit , proofs which were sufllcient U establish n separation would have equally cs tablished a divorce had the offended pauj s < formulated his demand. Hut now comes the absurdity. Article 810 Instead of rendering the transformiitioi from separation to divorce , an unqucstlon able right of the Intciestcd parties and depending pending solely uuon their petsonal wishes 3 I the conservative element in the senate headed by M. Jules Simon succeeded ii making this transformation dependant uKi the decision of the Judge to whom the de mand should bo addressed , he being free either to authorize or refuse the change. This lidlculous provision Is causing In Trance to day an immense amount of harm. Some tribunals are conservative while others are radical and their dissensions in demands for transformation from separation to divorce are arbitral ily governed by their personal opinions and prejudices. So true is this that it is Impossible to predict with tolerable certainty and without any to- gaid to the merits of the case the results of such demands by slmplv ascertaining the court which hns jurisdiction over the case. Such an application , If made In Paris or i Caen , Is sure to bo granted ; whereas If made in Rennes , it will bo refused nine times out of ten. The chamber of deputies recognizes the Iniquitous character of this law and do- sites to remcdj- , but the conservative sen ate refuses to consent. The senate , on the other hand , proposes to amend the law In an other icspect. At present a woman who is separated from her husband , but not divorced , does not enjoy full indcpcnd enco in the disposal of her prop erty. Her husband s consent is necessary to the v alidlty of any conti act she may wish to make. This is the cause of con stant annoj anco to the woman , I regret to iaj' that in nianj- cases the husband is con emptablo enough to demand uioncj for his slff nature. Tills dcpendentant position often be oincs so Intolerable to a separated wife as to orcc ncr to apply for absolute divotcc in ac cordance with article 310. In order to check the movement on the part of separated women toward divorce the senate has proposed an amendment assuring iv omen , in cases of separation , full indepen dence in the disposal of their propcrtj- . Hut his the chamber opposes resolutelj- seeing in this proposed measure a purpose to sticngthcn the position of the church. So theio thu matter stands at a dead lock and in : ho meantime socictj- has to suffer fiom the ealousj- its supposed protectors. Hut all this Is merely ono side of the quos lion. Wet o marriages a perfect success divot vet ce would bo unheaid of. It is inteicstr ng to consider whether the causes which irompt husband and wife to break the word which they have plighted are moro piolitlc .n Tianco that in other countiies. Since the aw of ISM was passed there has been in Trance anuallj- about three thousand cases ot Jivorco and about for thousand cases of scp aiation. The number of these latter has to naincd substantiallj- what it was before the : iassago of the law , but comparing marriages in Tianco with marriages abroad figures are of little service. Tlrst , because intci national statistics on the subject do not exist , and chielly because cvtn were thej to be had statistics lepiesent onljverj - Imperfectly the ical condition of things. In England and manj- other countries the expenses con : iected with divorce proceeding are so meat that the large majoiity of unhappy couples iirofer to settle ttieir difficulties a 1' amiable ; athor than make an appeal to the law. Ono fact , however , stands out , be\ord dispute , that the absurd and wicked custom of ibolat ng joung women from young men so that in nanjcnscs the bride and groom stand betoro the altar on their wedding daj' all mt sttangcis to one another is the ; nest frightful canse of mischief anS unhappmess in nfter married life. A few formal calls to leaver the prescribed banquet , a few hurried turns in a ball room and a few constrained interviews in the [ irebcneo of a punctilious bellcmcro are no means by which a j-oung man is to find out whether a girl will make him a good wile and whether their dispositions will blend appily together in the long Journey ahead , and , in short , whether the feelings they en tertain for each other are reallj- these of love and esteem or only fleeting fancies. No , in all this Fiance stands far behind. Even Norwaj- and Sw edcn are a long way behind England and especial ! jvcrjfar behind Amer ica. It is for reasons such as this that , in too many cases , Trench women only come to know what love reallj- means after a loveless marriage has given them their lib erty. It is for reasons such as this that French husbands are unfaithful , tlmtjoung men in Ti anco look at chasttt jas a dream , that one third of tho'blrths in Tianco are ille gitimate , that vv omen in Trance cease to care for the glorjof motlicihood and that the population of Franco is re maining stationary while that of America is forging ahead with the vigor of purer ideas and simpler customs. Oh , wo have much to learn from j our glorious republic. Were I n j-oung man I should leave my countrj1 much as 1 love it. 1 should leave old vvoin out Eu rope , cast my lot in the land of the fieo , the country of the future the United States of America. Preparations For the AhsenililiiiK of the Chambers General IJoiilnnKor. ICnpi/r/i/ht / / ISSS by James GDI dun /cmictf.1 PAUIOct. . ! . [ New Yoik Herald Cable Special to Tun IH r.1 All political Paris Is tuning up its instruments for the overture of the chan beis on Mondaj' . Pies- ident Carnet Is back again to the Palais do 1'lZlsjeo ' after iccolvlng a veritable ovation of popular sympathy during his trip to Dijon. All the deputies are back hero again and m shinj- black coats and trousers , and slnnj- black hats and with huge black leather por- tifoliob under their arms Hot about gaily in the lobbies of the Palais Hourbon. All thu ministcisaiu studjing up their facts and llgures and cramming them into their check pockets ready for the expected intoipella- tions. Last but not least General ISoulanger is once again on his native heath. He i ides evcijmoining in the Hois do Honlogno on his historic black charger and in the uvening is seen driving about In the Champs Hljzees part of Paris with a few deputies and now- and then with a witty and charming j-oung lady whoso hair is as blonde as ripe wheat Political elements of nil stiipcs mo thus re assembled and on Monday the play begins , but whether it is the comedy , tragedy , panto mime , opera bouffe or mclodj nobody has j-et fully decided , lioulnngcr ! : > still popular as ever in the provinces. His friends urge him to venture a grand coup d'Utat , suppress the senate chamber and In fact ovorj thing ex cept Houlangcr , but whether the bravo general will jiold to their advice is still a uij stery. ' The Wealth of Kansnu. Ton KV , Kan , Oct. 13 [ Special Telegram to Tar UFF. ] Secretary Mohlcr , of the state board of ngrirulture , has completed his com pilation of statistics bhow ing the population and property valuation of the state. It shows the population of Kansas to bo 1,513- , 552 an increase of onlj 1,120 over last jcar. The vuluo'of farms Is il5J,220.155 a decrease of ? V > ,7N,41 ) ? over last j ear. The crop j ield for this year is as follows- Wheat , 10TJI- TIT bushels ; corn , lt5\7MOb7 , bushels. A $ OOtOOO Mnsonlo Temple. UAI-ID OITV , Dak. , Oct. 13. [ Special Teto gram to Tim HEUJ Arrangements were made to day for the completion of the Ma sonic tumpld building in this city. The building will cost upvv arils of f X,0f ) > 0 and wil be the finest of thefkind ill the territory. , I : ' * . . . MEDICAL BUTCHERS. Mackenzie Tolls of the Treatment of Emperor Frederick. HE DEALS OUT HARD BLOWS. The Gorman Exports Characterized as Entirely Incompetent. THEY KILLED THE PATIENT. A Sorloa of Blunders Which Pro duced Fatal Results. ALMOST AN ASSASSINATION. Prof. Hcrgmnn'H Ilnnill"K Work on the Itoynl Victim' * Throat Almost Xoo Horrible Tor llellef The Cnsc in Detail. Dr. Mnckcnrlc's Hook. [ Copyrf < j/it / IVS ( ii/ / James (7onl < m Ilennttt. ] PAiti-Oct. U. [ New Yoik Iletald Cable- Special to THU Her. ] I am to daj- enabled to send jou the substance of Sir Morell Mackenzie s work , which will bo issued under the following title : "Tho Tatal 111- ness of Trcdeiick , thu Noble , " the most 1m tortant polemic ticatisoof thepicsent ecu- turj- . Aside f torn Its intense histoilcul and medical inletest it is delightfully icadable. The preface is miilnly a defense of his action n writing the book , and an exposition of the difficulties which had boon thrown in hiswaj- oj- the Prussian government. Ho was tcfused fioe access to the state at chives , whilst per mission was given to his udvcisarios , who lummi ud miscellaneously for docu ments that would seivo the put poses of accusation , and discreetly ignored thobo that vindicated the English spec ! ilist. Among the lattoi Sit Muicll M ickoimu unumeiates the wutten icfiml of thu crow-n piuico to submit to anj-other e\teinal opeiatton than ttachcotom\ , also the ptotoeols sent bj Professois von HeigmanandGeihaidt to the 'Haus Mimsteiium" before lie was sum- noncdgiving their viuws of the case as 01- iglnalij expiesscd ; and the protocols of him self and Drs. von Scluouttei and Krausu diawnuulast November. Thu Hist icpoit of Prof. Virchow also ho endoavoied to ob tain , bat unsuccessfully. His piufaco con cludes with a hope that sotuo day thu docu ment may bj madu public , and the doolara- tion that he eoitainlj- has no icason to dread theii appearance. It is signed Mot ell Mac kenzie , No. 11 Hailey stieot , London , October 10 , lbS. TUB HOOK. "On the evening of Wednesday , May 18 , 1SS7 , as t was about to retito to icst alter a day of hard professional vvoik , I received a uioasago requesting mo to proceed to Berlin to see his imperial highness the crown prince. I loft London the next morning , ar riving in Berlin on the following Tridaj- , whcio I was met bj-Dr. von Bergman , who iliovo mo at. . once to the p ilaco of my patient I had scarcely changed uij- dress bofoio the loffinai shnl , Count Radollnski , came to conduct mo to the ciow-n pi nice , who received me most gractouslj * , apologizing with gieat bonhomie for the trouble which his unfortunate thtoat was causing to other people. I was taken next to another room vvheio I found assembled - - sembled the following physicians and sur- ; eons : Profs. Gcil.atdt , von Boigman , Tobold , Dr. von Liuer , phjsioian in oidl nmy to the aged cmpuror and also medical director gencial in tno German armj ; Dr. Wagner and Dr. Schrador , who occasionallj- acted as his deputies. I confess that I felt some surprise that among those with whom I was invited to take counsel on a case of such imuortinco , theio was not at least ono of the leading Garunn specialists in throat diseases. Every tin oat specialist could without any hesitation name several men in Gotmanj- whose reputation is not con fined to their own country. Their absence lieto seemed so significant that I was in clined to balievo the crow-n prince to bo suf fering from some obscure disuasu of which the larjngoil affliction ivas onlj- an accidental complication. Wagner and Gerhaidt gave mo a history of fie case fiom their point , of view , and I then pro ceeded to examine the patient and aftorwai d wo doctors withdrew to discuss the matter. Professors Gerhardt and Tooold g wo a posi tive opinion that the disease was cancerous , and von Bergman , though ho expressed himself moreguauledljagieed substantially with thorn. All three wet o unanimous in the belief that a cutting operation from the out- sulu would bo necessarj- for the removal of the growth. The precise natuio of the surgical procedure that would bo requited was never , however , discussed in my picscnce. When it came to mjtui n to speak I said that tlieto was nothing chai actoi istie In the appearance of the growth and that it was quite impos sible to give a definite opinion as toils natuio without a moio searching examination. I pointed out th it the opinion of my colleagues had been toached on insufficient giounds , and that the first thing to bodono was to pick out a piece of the growth and have it ex amined microscopically. Prof. Geihaidt said it would bo difficult if not Impossible to do this on account of the awkw-aul situation of the growth Pi of. Tobold cxuressod a similar opinion. 1 thought it should bo at- tcmptedandturningto Gerhardt , said to him , 'Will you try i' TIM : OLIIMAVS iinCMVR oiv IUTINO. Ho said : 'I cannot operate with the forceps.1 I next asked Prof. Tobold if ho would make the attempt , but ho also declined , sajing , 'I no longer operate. ' Thcso replies plies Increased the suipriso which I felt that a casoof such a nature should have been in- tiusted to such hands. Fora throat specialist w ho cannot use the larj ngoscopo and forceps is hko a carpenter who cannot handle a saw. " The upshot was that Sir Morell was com pelled to perform the operation himself. The book continues : "Kaily the following morning ( Saturday ) all the doctois assembled in the palace , and as the room In which the operation was to take place was rather small , Dr Wagner suggested that beside himself only Gcihardt and Tobold should bo present with mo. Co caine was then applied to the crown prince and cvcrj thing was ready for the operation. Whilst wo were waiting till the local an.es thetic had produced its effect , there was a knock at the door. Dr. Wagner opened it and admitted Professor von Bergman , ob serving that provlouslj' ho was not aware that the professor was a larj ngoscopist. When the cocaine had taken effect I Intro duced the foiccps into the larjnx , but failed to seize the giowth. I essajcd again and was moro successful. On withdrawing the for ceps and opening the blades , which arc hol low on the inside like spoons , there was a fragment of gtowth which 1 showed to those looking on 1 saw a look of ainarement quickly followed by ono of annoy ance find disappointment cotno over the faces of Gerhardt and Tobold Dr Wagner , on the contrary , was delighted , and warmly congratulated me. The fiagmcnt was placeil In spirits by the latter and sub scnuentlj lunded over to Professor Virchow- for uilcioscopic examlnatlou. " HIEDLIllCIv Till ! NOI1I 1 ! SlTUx' . "Tho crown prince desired the princess to drive to Potsdam and said he would walk back with me. On the wajhe took the opportunity to speak tome mo vety seriously as to his condition. At T.ms a fiiend had whispctcd to him that Piof. Gorhardt had let diop n remark Unit his tnaladj- was cancer , and ho asked mo w bother Gerhardt had not done wrong if hose so believed in sending him to Urns. I replied that the Urns water certainly had not the leputation of being beneficial to cancer pa tients , but that possiblj his phjslcian had been misrepiesented. The crown prince seemed cxlicmclj' dissallstled , however , with Geihaidt , not onlj for his indiscretion , but for his want of earnestness in sendini' him to Kms. " A M COM ) lirMOV VI. OP OUOVVTII , There was a second operation on the larynx , after which the following dramatic scene took place , described vutj foiciblobj- the English specialist " \ \ hen I laid aside the forceps , saj Ing that I would not again use thorn at that sit ting , Pi of Gerhaidt asked to bo allowed to use the larjngoscopo and examine the larjnx. Ho had scatcelj- put the miiioi in position when he withdrew with a highlj aitistic expression of hoiror and iilaim. lie asked me to look , which I did , without sec ing anj thing moio than n slight congestion , of which I have spoken , and which was more mat kcd on Ilio rint vocal choid. Gc-ihardt then asked Wagner to look , but that gentle man did not see anj thing in pai ticular. We then retiied lo mj room , and Geihaidt said that 1 had injuied the light vocal choid. I assuicd him that ho was mistaken , and showed him that with my foiccps it would bo dilllcult , If not impossible , to wound a hcalthj chord , even if ono tried to do so. as the blades would only cut awaj pi ejections fiom ttie choid , but not n smooth sin face like that of a healthy laijnx. Had Pi of. Got hat dt in sisted that I had wounded the epiglottis 01 ono of the patts which picsent piojcetlons .mil edges so placed that they could bosui/ud , the accusation would have been loss improb able. " MUM v/in rrrt-s uiMsri.r m TIIIVI . Sir Moiell Mackon/io now began to sec that the Caiman colleagues weiodetcimined to make him the scapegoat in case of a bad icsult , and to shaie with him the honors in casoof success. 1 hejqitaiioled with htm Incessantly , paiaded their want of confidence in him , but would not scpatato themselves fiom him , nor insist upon his dismissal or their own. And ho found out that pievious to Ills summons to Berlin Prof. Gerhaidt had used the galvano eautcij- the most ompii- ic il vvaj' , having applied the red hot point to tno intei lor of the larynx cveij-day for a fortnight. Concerning this he vviites : "I could hardly bring myself to bcllovo it. In nil my experience I have never heaid of anj ono employing the cautoiy to a patient's liuyux oftener than once , or at most twice n week. And Ihaidlj- know which is most astonishing in the present instance , the en- 01 py of the physician or the endurance of the patient. Lest any of mjreadcts should sup- 'pose ' mo to have been misinformed , or that the statement was exaggerated , 1 maj- > ajf that it is now eonfiimed bjPiof. . Gerhardt in his toccnt delivciance. No special knowl edge is icquired to undci stand that a delicate organ like the Ian " cannot bo biutalbed in this manner with impunity. This explained the pionencss to congestion without anj- ap parent cause which had ptoviously puz zled me. " MUKDWIP'S DUE \KFLr. imoTiipsis. Hbcomstoohuiiiblu for beliefbut Macken- nu's reputation is too gieat to put nut htm to li.uiml wouls lightly. What ho has penned with icgard to the crown pi luce's malady was vviitten in England , after the event , after full icfleetion and with the full knowl edge that it will aiouso the whole woild and tnrill everj humane hcait with honor. Mao- ken/io's hypothesis is that thu giowth in the larjnx of the impeiml victim was not cancer ous in its ongin , but became sothtough the fcaiful remedy used so iccklessly by his plij-- bicians. This is the way he picsents the case : "Cveij- ono knows that local inflammation lollows an accidental 31111 , and theieis no special sanctity about u similar bum Inflicted bja plusician which should pt event its being followed by n.ituial consequences. It is for this vcijleason that u buflldcnt inteival should alvvajs bo allowed to elapse between the application of thu galvano cauterjNo point in p Uhology is better established than the connection butwoan local u illation or chionio stiiicHnal changes induced thereby and the development of cancer. " "Whether this ten iblo disease bo conslilu fional 01 not in its ongin , thuiu can bo no question that the detet mining cause of its appeaianco in verj inanj-cases is an injuij' , such us u scar , or the pciststent application of something that keeps thu tissues intlamed and angrj' , such as a jagged toolh which chafes the tongue. Woikers in paiatlno and pctioleum aie peculiarly lla bio to cancer of the paits which ate habit ually exposed to the action of these sub stances It is well known that a pat ticular form of cancer which was formcilj- common enough in England is now- almost extinct , owing to the fact that the cause which pie ducect it has ceased to exist. When f.oot commanded a good pi ice it had to bo sifted , and this operation naturally Involved a gieat deal of friction against the skin , bj which nritating particles w-ero tubbed into it , and chimney sweep cancer was a fiequunt icsult. By far the most common seat of malignant cancer In men is the mouth , uccauso of the hot substances that tend to n i itatc It. Now , as Prof. Gerhaidt himself tells us that at a very early period of Ins connection with the ciso ho suspected that the affectation was malignant , this makes tlio mariner In which ho piocceded to deal with it simply m comptchensinlc. " THE AfClSATION I'OliMl I ATE1) . "It is certain that if the giowth was not malignant , from the llrst Geihaidt , by his unmeiciful use of the galvano cautery , went the surest way to make It so. * * * If ho believed the giowth to bo benign , the repeated burning to which it was subjected was baibarous. If , as no sajs now , he was doubtful as to Its nature , that very doubt should have stayed his hand and led him to Invoke surgical aid. On twelve consecutive dajs , aecording to his own admission , did this physician burn the larjnx of the crown prince with a red-hot wire.and again , on four subsequent occasions , at hhoit inter vals. Finally , as if all this was not enough , ho thought It necessary to sear the edge of the vocal choid with a Hat burner. There is no record in medical liter nture , so far as I am aware , in which caulerj wus so lenlbly misused. To bum up , if tb < growth was benign Inthc first Instance , thcra Is fn my opinion only too much roiison to bo- Hove that Gerimrdt's burning must bo held nnswerablo for Its subsequent transforma tion Into cancer " MACKfcsnii WIUVSTIII : i-iiivcrs" . Macuenzlo himself used the galvnnocau * terj when the crown prince and Ills amlablo princess visited England , and with the best oppaient icsults , for the growth dlsappcaiod. Ho details fully the precautions ho took and praises handsomely Ills assistant , Robei t O. Myles of Now York. The patient and hit consul were jubilant , but Muckcnk\ whilst encouraging to the utmost thu hopes of the patient , for sangulncss was an element lu thu hoped for cuio , deemed It his duty to wain the princess not to bo too sure. Ho ) w rites. "I told her imperial highness my views ag to thu prospects of her august spouse 1 was frank. I said thai although at that time the alTcctlon didnol seem lo me to be of u malig nant character , j et it mlghttui ; n out to bo so. I impiessed upon her that the possibility ot an eventual unfnvoiable development must ) not bo ignored. That I laid mj views before ! the princess in the most complete wajI I have documental j-evidence to prove And lam quite icacly to place this evidence before the picsident of the college of phjsiclans and the German ambassador acting together in the picseiice of the ptinco of Wales himself. " AT SiN III MO. The uc\t Impoitant development In the ttagedj- , was at San Remo , on the west coast of Italy , n great resort for vale tudinarians , and clo o to thu famous gam bling icsoit of Monte Carlo. Here Mnckcn * zie , for the first time , began to dtead that the milady would not jlcld lo him. The miira- live i elates as follows . llAlt SI WP. "Thowotst is confirmed I A new growth las appealed ! On the morning of Novem ber 0 I examined the patient's Uncut The mucous mcmbtano was moderately ivdema- tons , and of a blight pink culur. The now growth is blight red in color , lalhur moro n eminent in the center than elsowhcie , anu uleeiated on thu suiface. Its nppeaianca was altogether unlike the growth 1 had de- tiojedor the othei dwellings which had fiom limo to time shown themselves in the ) laijnx It had in fact u distlnctlj' malignant look Without rising fiom my ehaii I in- foi mcd his Impei ial highness that a vei j un- favoiablu change had taken place in hig tin oat. Ho said , 'Is it cancoi I1 I leplicd , I am sortj to say , sir , that It looks very much like it , but it is impossible to bo cer tain. ' 1 felt thai undei the citcumstaiues an evasive atibwor would bo out of place. Tim eiown pimco icceived thu communication wilh pel feet calmncbs ; aflor a moment ot hileneo he giaspod my hand , and said wtlU th.it smile of peculiar sweetness which so well expressed the mingled gentleness and strength of his diameter , ' 1 have lately been fcaiing something of this sort. 1 thank jou , blr Moiull , for being so fiank witil me.1 " run OTUVIAV DOCTOIIS ACUIV. 'At ' mj icqucbttho Getman doctors woie summoned and c uno. On November 9 thoia was a pielimmary mcclingin my tootu in tha Hotel do la Meditorranje. Professor vou ! Schroetter , Dr. Schrador , Dr. Krause , Dr. Hovell and mj-solf were present , and I ro- lutcd to them my whole con nection with the case I then do- sciibed the appealance of the now growth as I had seen it on November (1 ( , and 1 concluded by sajing , "Ihis giowth looks like cancer. ' Piof. von Schroctlor theia- upon said that after mjvetjclear state ment ho had no hesitation in pionoun ing the disease to bo cancer. Ho was so suio of it that ho felt there was no nucd for him lo see the patient , but ho agieed to make the diagnosis out of icspcct to the palieut. Wo then went to the Villa Suio where the ] crown pi inco's throat was duly examined. On returning to my room it was decided that he , Dr. Krause , and inj-bolf should each make out sepatato reporls m writing. Piof. vou Schroetter in his staloment atllimcd that the disease was cancer , and iccommcndcd ex cision of the entire laijnx. "Di. Krause consideicd the disease malig nant neoplasm. " 1 recommended that a small piece of the now growth should bo icmoved tin ough tha mouth and submitted to Prof. Viichow , on whoso report the fututeeouiso of action should oo based. " OI'I MMJ THE I'lllNCL'S IMII'IPE. It was decided to opeialu through the windpipe , and the impeiial maitj-r waa placed under the inlluenco of chlorofoiui * The opeiation of tiachcolomj- performed bjDr. . Hianunn , and Mackeu/io describes ill wilh his usual fiankncss. "In opening the windpino I noticed that ho made his incision a little lo the right instdacl of on the middle line , but the dnylatlon ap peared to mo so slight at the time that 1 at tached no tmpoitanco to It. After opening the tiachca instead of at once plunging In tha canula as is usually done bj English sur geons , Bramann held aside the iwo sides of the wound foi u minute or two until the hired- ing had ceased , and then insoited a veiy hit ge , long and somcw hat funnel shaped tube. On leaving the loom 1 said to Mr , Hovell , 'Did jou notice that the trachea was opened a little to the light of the middle linof Ho icplied , 'I did , but I should say constdeiably ruthci than a litlle.1" nnsr.s am w VVOH < < E FOH TUP SUUEIIEII. "Teluuaij 15 The cio\vn prince had a bad night , coughing almost ituessantlj- . The dis charge was moio copious , and contained bloody matter and mucus , with here and there small black shieds of tissue undergoing T ing decomposition. I was now convinced that Iho lower end of the cauula waa piessing on Iho bad : wall of the windpipe , f and I asked to bo allowed lo Introduce a short rectangular tube Prof , von Bergman would not , however , ngieo to my proposition until live davs nftei waid , at which time tha other camiln had made a wound of such a sii.ipo that mine would not rest in horizontal position , but was considciab'j lower at Ilia inner end , whcio il passed Iho tiachca , than at the outer 01 illce. Although thotcvvasnoj longer anj prcssuto upon the poslcnor wall , I was suicthul mj tube would lullato thq front part of the windpipe. This In what actualv ! occuircd , but nt flint the change was very giateful to the patient , who hud long talks with the prince of Wales and the grand dtiko and duchess of Baden. But ho was now a eonfiimed invalid , for tliei Kitynx , which hud picviouslj been piojfirss- ing very well , was stiiied Into activity by the coughing caused bj 111 lilting tiachco- tomlo tubuH. Gioater destruction wan prob ably caused in this waj- than would have oc curred in u year had the illustiious > atientj been icscucd from sucli Injudicious ti tat- in wit. " TIIJSl MI. 0010 IIE1II IV. "It was now necessarj , in consequence of the death of thonged William , that the whole paity at San Remo should proceed to Bcilin. Pilnco lllsniatck andscvciulof the great btato oni--Uls met us on the road and paid their iCbpc-cts to the enipcror. Altur bin nndlcnce with the sufferer the chancellor ex- prc30d a duslio to have some conversation with me , uud I accordingly traveled vvitb