St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-21
SAID TO HAVE GOT DRUNK.

tinguished men, and where |, in plain terms,
was
SAID TO HAVE GOT DRUNK.
The actual facts, which WILL 1 trust, by the
kindness OF the New Orleans press, be gener-
ally disseminated, are as follows: Mr.. CUR
and a former resident of New Orleans, know
ing my desire to meet some of the business
men who were engaged extensively in the in
dustral development of Mexico, invited two,
only two, of them to meet me at breakfast at
his house. They were Mr.. Branif, an
American, long resident in this country,
and Mr.. Sebastian Camacho a Mexican.
Both of them are largely interes ted in the
railroads and in mines: Mr.. Branif in cot
ton fuctory, and both capitalists in the very
front rank OF those brainy, practical, pro-
gressive men who have done so much already
to develop their country. and who are looking
hopefully forward to the accomplishment of
yet greater results. The party consisted of
these two gentlemen, our host and myself.
The conversation at the table was entirely
occupied by contrastive description
Of the country as 1t was and as it is, and with
details OF what was in progress now and in
preparation for the future. gained a mass
Of
VALUABLE INFORMATION
from them that | could not have obtained
from books. With so staid a party and with
such subjects for discussion. it is hardly .rea-
sonable that there would be extraor-
dinary hllarity. Wine was drunk, but
in moderation, and at the end Of
the br rsakfast went to the legation and re-
mained until 4:30 p. IN. transacttng the busi-
ness of my Office. l inclose Mr.. Branif' 8
statement about the breakfast. 1t was tee-
graphed from here some time after this
when don't know-that / had delirium tre-
mems, as was evident from the noises pro-
ceedIng from my room. Fortunately for me
a gentleman OF the highest character had his
room next TO mine. He refers to the Mexi-
can minister at Washington for information
as 10 who he - is. His ~ name
is Thomas McManus. and his statement is
forwarded. The chief of tue dining room in
my hotel has kindly rendered his statement
whicn is herewith Inclosed. The hotel has no
bar-ro0m us in the sta;es. All liquors are
furnished in the dining room. ] do not wish
to make this letter longer, but as my confine-
ment to my room from an attack OF pneu-
monia has been circulated with malicious in
dustry as pretense, add ct this point a
sentence from statement made by
MY PHYSICIAN, DIR. PARSONS:
"I began attendance on Judge ManningaNov.
4, and found him suffering extreme pain in
the region of the heart, and on examination
of the lungs found that the lower tube of the
right lung was effected with pneumonia.
His convalescence was prOtracted owing to
the heart difficulty, which attribute to the
altitude Of Mexico and to the inability to
procure fire in the judges g
room. Judge Manning had pre-
viously consulted with me in reference to
the effect that the altitude and extreme cold
weather had upon him, stating that he had
not been comfortable since his arrival.
have noticed that all Southerners who come
here during the winter months suffer with
colds, catarrhs, etc., especially when a
norther has been blowing in Vera Cruz,
as has been the case for the last
two or three weeks" Under continuous
subsection to wretched cold, catarrh and
sore throat, have not, save on three occa-
SONS, been out Of my hotel at night for seven
weeks. and when sy mptoms OF pneumonia su-
pervened was enJoined to use the gro q test
precautions. During that period, Mr.. Maris-
cal, the minister Of foreign affairs, gave
diplomatic dinner and accepted h invitation
though prostate at the time, hoping should
be well enough to attend when the dinner
which was week ahead. should come off.
When my physician learned what had done
he energetically prohibited my atte ndance at
the dinner, declaring he would not
answer for the consequences. The tele-
graphic correspondents who had coucOcted the
previous dispatches threatened, l am ad-
vised, that if L did not go to the dinner they
would make it lively for me. You know,
probably, by this time into what new forms
OF PRODUCTION this lively invention has pro-
jecte d itself. do not. Very truly yours,
L.. y. MANNING.
CoRROBORATION.
Mexico, Dec. IL hereby certify that 1
was present at the breakfast given by Mr.
Guirand, at which Judge Manning also as
sisted. The only guest besides the judge and
myself was Mr.. Camacho, director of the
mint and several railways. The breakfast was
at the usual hour, between IL and o'clock
and wine was drunk, but with moderation.
At the conclusion, about 8 O'Clock, Judge
Manning lett US for the legation. He was
not in the least under the influence of the
wine, and we were much surprised here at
hearing that statements contrary to the above
had been made. THOMAS BRANIFF
The statement of Thomas McManus. who
occupied the room next to that of Judge
Manning, says that he was in constant in
tercourse with Mr.. Manning and has never
seen him under the influence of liquor. If
there had been noise in the judges room
he would have heard it. Manuel Ruise, in