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walls. On every bastion and other archi
tectural projection of the palace was set
cannon, which, when discharged, filled the
heavens with globes of blue and red anG
green flame. Tremendous mortars in the
outer moat sent up ponderous bombs
ing, scattered sparks Of all the hues of the
rainbow in every direction, and the mag
nlhcence OF an ordinary pyrotechnic exhibi.
tlon was multiplied many times by the
opalescent tint thrown over it all BY the
crystalline walls of the palace.
PALACE OF FIRE
The castle was of ice no longer 1t was q
palace of phosphorescent fire, now white
now blue, now green, now red, cleaning anG
gathering, every turret shooting up fan
like tongue of fire. The smoke Of the DOW
der that was burned rose to heaven, and re
Elected the flames beneath Through
II all the musketry kept up con.
tlnuous roar TO the spectators at &
distance the sight was even more beautiful
The cleaning castle, with it's beautiful con
fguration, stood out, silhouette of many
colored Lights against the black sky, and the
blazing volleys which shot from it and toward
1t made picture OF lurid splendor, which tc
reader OF Milton must have conveyed
a strong reminder Of the attack
While this bombardment was going on the
Fire King rode his charger up and down the
lines, urging his forces to redouble thei1
efforts, and the more hopeless his cause
seemed the more wrathful and furious ht
grew. But it was of no avail The ammuni
ton OF his troops was diminishing with dis
was no hope Of capturing the castl.
he reluctantly gave orders to ceas.
firing, and made overtures fol
peace They were gladly received Borealii
again appeared at his castle door, and al
armistice was declared. The noble little
garrison which had defended the fortress
marched out and were received with cheer,
THE DEFENSE.
by their late adversaries The Ice Kin,
mounted the Fire Kings royal chariot by hi
the two monarchs followed by their men
made their peaceful progress through the city.
The line of march was the regular one used
for the professions, the reverse order being
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

The Fire King, failing in his original intention
OF surprising the garrison and taking it una
wares was nothing daunted by these prepa-
ratlons for the defense, but, relying on his
aspect, drew his flashing sword from it's
sheath and ordered an advance He was
closely followed by two companies of the
national guards as a skir1nish line, who
found at the entrance to the castle
yard similar company armed with lifies
Volleys were interchanged. but the picket
line was soon beaten back, and retreated
with their wounded to the castle, firing as
they went The Fire Kings troops greeted
this Indication of victory with a roar of de-
With their flaming torches they marched
invested it on all sides, the king and his
car yallantly leading the van. Through the
translucent walls of the castle there shone
but little light and only faint spark here
and there denoted that sentinel was keep
ing his watch. Soon drums were heard
to beat and trnnpets to sound.
Lights were seen to rush hither and
thither, and in few moments the entire
building was mass of cleaning red fame
A BEwnDER1NG SCENE.
The effect of fire shining through a block
of ice is singnlarly beautiful, but when, in
stead of one block. you build
nate the whole with if6l crimson RIM n'd fire.
the result is sight Of amazing grandeur.
Even the Fire King and his army were for a
moment awestruck, but their business was
of too serious a nature to allow time for
contemplation of the beautiful, and move
ment upon the enemy's works was ordered,
and the attacking party was arranged about
the castle in four lines. completely invest
ing it. Before the attack was made the
Ice King himself had been aroused, and ap-
peared, with his hoarv locks and his robes of
fur, at the door of his castle, to inquire who
had, so rudely disturbed his SAUNDERS. The
Fire King approached him. in glare Of
light shed from his chariot OF fire, and said:
demand an immediate ana unconditional
surrender Of your fortress.
To which Borialis responded:
The Ice King never surrenders. He is now in
possession Of this palace with force sufficiently
large to hold it against any force the Fire King
can bring against 1t. In fact, one cold freezing
breath Of the Ice King cannot only utterly an
initiate the Fire King. but all those who follow
him. In the interest of humanity, the Ice King
recommends that you Withdraw your forces It
once. II you decline this, then you must be re-
sponstble for tho consequences. IL yOn are for
war your first shot will be signal for me to let
loose my engines Of destruction, and I can as
sure you that In two minutes your followers
will be dead upon the field-Think well before
you act.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
A FIERY NIGHT.

In the evening the ice palace was bonn
barded, the spectacle of it's Illumination by
the discharge of thousands Of rockets and
Roman candles used in the attack and de-
tense, was grand and picturesque, rivaling
in it's beauty and grandeur the tabled ac-
counts of some dazzling entertainment of
old. 1t was scene, the like of which has
never been seen in the world-outside Of st.
Petersburg, Russia, and Montreal, Canada.
The storming of the ice castle was the re-
suit of a desire on thy part of the Fire King
to wrest the huge editice from the possession
OF the Ice King. In carrying out this desire
the Fire King and his followers stor1ned the
local habitation of the Ice King, and the
latter and his loyal subjects repulsed the at
tack with vigor and effect. The uniformed
members OF the many toboggan, snowshoe
and skating clubs acted as the soldiers of the
contending 1nonarchs They, divided up,
fought well and valiantly, and in their en-
thusiastic attack and defense contributed
not little to the grand and realistic effect
Of the mimic battle The palace was sur
rounded by the forces of the royal inmate,
early in the evening, in anticipation of an
attack. They filed the castle and occupied
all the available positions about the towers
and b.. Elements
A NIGHT PICTURE.
The castle and it's surrounding defenders
was q picture of quietness. The besieging
forces marched up to the castle, and the Fire
King demanded its surrender. At each of
the four main entrances to the castle he
made his demand, his troops following, thus
forming second circle about the castle, the
inner circle being the military subjects of
the reigning monarch The demands of the
Fire King are refused, and the battle begins
From the outer circle go up scores and hun
dreds and thousands Of Roman candles, sky
rockets and other pyrotechnic displays. The
members Of the inner circle responded by
similar discharge of fireworks, as did their
fellows within the castle. The illumination
of the many explosions and the red fire
within the palace made the scene one Of
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

never-to-b -forgo tten beauty and grandeur.
The illumination disclosed the massive ice
palace in all its purity, and likewise revealed
the VARIOUS oolored suits Of those participant
ing in the sortte. either as friends or foes Of
the Ice King. The sight was enjoyed by
many thousands within the carnival grounds
and by many more outside that enclosure.
AT last the contending kings hold q confer
ence, during alull in the battle, and as re-
suit thereof an armistice was declared, and
the forces, following their respective kings,
formed into line and marched through the
principal streets Of the city, the torchlight
parade being the reverse as to its line OF
marcn OF that last Monday night
sroRM1Na or THE ICE PALACE
Fire and ice, the emblems Of heat and cold.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
Manv of the old warriors are

j g. . f. o.
4 Many Of the old warriors are fight
ing their battles over again through
magazines and newspapers, and the
public mind is getting muddled upon
some Of the minor 'facts of history"
A critic says: "When the last
vindicator has been gathered to his
fathers, and the last echoes OF contra
diction have died away, if they ever
do, it becomes an interesting question
whether there will be any war annals
left, any residuum Of facts not disput-
ed by scores of eye-wltnesses. It
would be an awkard outcome OF all
this retelling Of the story Of the war
to leave it all vindication and no his.
tory"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

A bill has been introduced into the
Rhode Island Legislature which pro-
poses the submission to the electors
OF the State, at the April election this
year, of a Constitutional amendment
extending the right OF suffrage to all
Union soldiers and sailors OF foreign
birth resident in the State, who served
during the war of the Rebellion. Rhode
Island still maintains the property
qualification SO far as foreigners are
concerned, and no citizen of this class,
however; meritorious his services, can
vote unless he has freehold.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

In the national House OF Represen-
tatives, Mr.. Townshend, OF Illinois,
introduced a bill providing for an
amendment to the Constitution by
which the President and Vice Presi-
dent shall be elected by the majority
of the people, abolishing the Electoral
College and regulating the method Of
counting the votes by the two houses
of Congress. While there is not the
slightest probability of any serious dis
cussion OF the proposition, it is never
theless one of the straws which indi-
cate the prevailing course ofthe politi-
cal wind.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

Samuel scully, ;therich Irish English
man, who owns a great share OF Logan
county, in Illinois, and leases it out
on the grasping and merciless 'Irish
landlord" plan, is known in Logan
county as f'Lord" Scully. He lives in
great style in England, and visits his
vast American possessions once in a
great while. He hires his land to
small farmer tenants at exorbitant
rates, and makes the tenants pay the
taxes besides. All he does is to own
the land and exact every drop Of
blood he can get out of his victims.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
The death Of ex-senator Farley Of

The death Of ex-senator Farley OF
California is attributed to poisoning OF
the blood from excessive use OF hair
dye. He had abundant hair and
beard, and when he first came to
Washington it was a yellowish gray.
There was much surprise at the next
session when his hair and beard had
suddenly changed to glossy black.
TWAS said the inhalation of the acid
used in the dye was the means by
which the poison entered his system;
but, although be abandoned the use
oft, and his hair and beard returned
ito their original color, he never rscov-
Bred from the effects, and lived in mis-
cry tillsh died.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

It is reported that the publisher OF
Gen. Grants Memoirs has given to
Mrs. Grant check for $3.50, 900, as
her share of the profits of the book up
to date. This is the largest sum ever
paid in one check by q publisher to an
author or his representative. It is
said that the amount of returns from
the memoirs, which will be paid to
Mrs. Grant, will be over $500, 900.
This large sum with the IS, 900 a year
voted by congress ought to keep the
wolf of poverty from the door.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

the city shortly after o'clock His
royal car was eminently fitted to perform
such service. 1t was in the shape of an
oblong platform, about five feet from the
ground. At each corner OF this platform
stood pillar, supporting an open canopy.
From the outer edge of the canopy, and on
each side, hung red lanterns, a second row
surrounding the base which supported the
platform
THE FIRE KING.
In the center OF the platform was throne
on which sat his royal majesty, the Fire
King. The entire Car, with the exception
of the pillars at the corners and posts OF the
throne was painted bright red The parts
mentioned were gold color. On either side
OF the car were placed receptacles in which
red fire was kept constantly burning
The effect of the whole. as viewed ar
q distance was excellent, and gave the be-
holder very clear conception of the per-
sonage who was advancing to attack and
dislodge the king. On a chair behind the
kings throne sat his assistant, while four
gherbers. dressed in flaming red and wear
ing horrible masks, fitted hither and thither
in the car, and kept the red lights burn
ing constantly. The car was drawn
by eight jet black horses, their
harnesses being decked with bright red
The king, himself, however, scorned the
luxury OF chariot when fighting was to be
done, and rode gallanuly on horse His
appearance. Was LII d kaIO
flaming red from head to foot, with mass
Of jewels blazing from a coronet his fiery.
eye flashing with rage, he went through the
streets breathing threatenings and slaughter
and swearing vengeance on the bold in
vader, his terrible aspect striking terror into
the very soul of every beholder. The herald
of the king was dressed in the same flaming
color as his majesty, and carried bugle over
his shoulder. He knew full well that his
enemy was entrenched in an almost i'm
pregnable fortress, which he could not hope
to penetrate with the little force which he
brought with him
RALLIED TO HIS STANDARD
The magnetism of his personality, how
ever, made the task of collecting an attack
ing party . comparatively easy one, and
within an hour he had mustered an army of
several Thousand, the different companies Of
which had, strange to say, only the day be-
fore made heaven and earth ring with their
shouts of welcome to their king, BOrealis.
The rebels were equally enthusiastic, how
ever, in the service of their new sovereign.
The first to acknowledge fealty to him
were the Owl and ST Paul Toboggan
clubs. which were given the position OF
guard OF honor. The Windsor club was the
next traitor organization, and was followed
by twenty or thirty others With blazing
't0rches-a terrible army with banners-the
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

:, According to the Wall Street Daily
News, the real reason WHY the M;lwanlaa.
q st. Paul has decided to build to Kansas
City is to divide up the vast lumber bns;.
ness which the Omaha has had practical
monopoly OF for some years.
Loren Christianson, found guilty of man
slaughter at Bismarck, was sentenced 70,
the penitentary at Sioux Falls for twenty
five years.
A law and order league of CINCINNATI pre-
sented to Gov. Foraker, who is in the CITY.
articles OF impeachment against the police
commissioners for his action under the
statute in such cases, charging them With
wli.iul misconduct in Office by refusing to
enforce the laws relating to the theatriea,
performances on Sunday.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

are utterly dissimilar and antagonistic.
Neither can exist in the presence Of the
other, and, when they come together, there
is contest for the mastery which can only
end in the annihilation of one or the other.
and the struggle between these two great
natural elements is attended with phenom-
ena which shakes worlds and seams and
ridges the face of continents Such strug-
gle was symbolized last night in the storm
ing of the ice palace by the fire king,
and the effect was one the lurid splendor of
which no vocabulary is comprehensive
enough to describe and no pigments that ever
smeared palette fiery enough to portray
on canvas His majesty, King Borealis, had
come from the North on the previous day,
and had been acknowledged by hosts of citi-
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
TIE ATTACK ORDERED.

TIE A1TACA O11UA6&Ds
The contemptuous reply Of the Fire King
was an order to his herald to give the signal
for the attack. which was done, and imme-
diately the dogs of war were unleashed.
Each one of the thousand in the attacking
party was armed with Roman candles, which
We're discharged against the building.
The defense was similarly aroused, and the
castle was also abundantly supplied with
heavy artillery. The scene was sublime
THE ATTACK
one. The garrison manned the parapets of
the fortress and poured fiery rain down
upon the opposing hosts below, who promptly
answered with like ferceness Thousands
of Roman candles simultaneously belched
forth balls of various-colored fire, which
cleaned and glistened against the crystal
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
President Cleveland on omce-Holding

The Boston Herald's Washington CORE
spondent quotes the president as saying:
have tried to be true to my own pledges
and the pledges of my party. We both tried
TO divorce the Offices OF the country from
being used for party service. 1 have held
to my promise, and | mean to hold to it. /
did not propose to hold party service in
the past in the democratic ranks as
against a man. On the contrary, it gave
him strong, equitable claim to Office He
had been excluded for twenty-four years
because he was a Democrat. He should be
remembered for the same reason when a
Democrat administration came into power
provided he was a competent man for the
position to be filled. What I understand
by civil service reform, as / am CARRYING ii
out, is that officelolders shall be
divorced from politics while they fill
their positions under this government.
That rule / have meant to stand
by. My removals from office, such as are
made, are made for cause. It would
be absurd for me to undertake to give the
country my reasons in all cases because it
would be impracticable. When have re-
moved Republicans for political reasons.
or Tor any other reasons, would apply the
same rules to my own party. think Re-.
publican senators should be just enough to-,
believe this OF me. They ought to apprec;
ate that am trying to do my duty. WHY
they should continue to distrust i do not
see. They do not come to me, either per
sona1ly or by committee, to get an under
standing OF my attitude or to obtain ex-
plantations on points of action to which
they object. They stand off and question
the sincerity OF my purposes.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

Paris has planned a particularly
scientific baby show. Each exhibitor
will have to fill up a list OF questions
tending to throw light upon the con-
'sanguineous marriages, and hereditary
principle, climate and different meth
DDS OF nursing, and will be asked to
send in with the exhibit photographs
of ancestors, or ancestral pictures, and
of near relatives. The ages of the ex-
hibits will range from one to five
years.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

king and his forces rode up the streets to-
ward the palace. Meanwhile the Ice King
had not been idle He had heard with
his subjects, who had protested 50
much loyalty to him but the day before, and
summoned together those who were still
faithful to act as garrison for the castle
Distrustful still of his own subjects he chose
as his particular body guard. an alien host,
that OF St George of Winnipeg, who led the
defense. The Brainerd. Saltwater, North
field and other visitors were also mustered
in, the king concluding that if those who had
built his castle would not help him defend
it he would turn to other cities for help.
A COUNCIL OF WAR
When the full complement of ten com
panies had arrived the Ice King called
council of war for the purpose of unfolding
the plan of defense. The St Georges Club
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of Winnipeg were stationed in the center
and In the right wing. A detachment from
it and the st Georges OF St. Paul and the
Wacoutas guarded the south and east en-
frances The west and north entrance was
guarded by the Scandinavian Ski and the
Saltwater clubs. The remaining clubs were
placed about the castle and courts, while
Companies E and c, NJ S. n G., were sta
toned at the entrance to the grounds.
Having thus completed all his arrangements,
the king betook himself to his pri-
vate apartment, and calmly laid
down to sleep to await the attack
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

zens with plaudits and shouts, as they well
coined their liege and paid their homage to
him. He had been declared the lord of the
realm by the mayor, and q royal pageant,
that would have made any monarch
home, built for him. by his loyal subjects.
The Fire King, old Helios, deified by the
Persians, had heard of this invasion by his
ancient enemy of realm which he had
always regarded as his own, and, collecting
his faithful attendants made flying
trip to the North = to chastise the
presumptuOus usurper. He arrived in
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

According to General NORM, the
eminent French expert, the proper
temperature in well-ventilated places
is as follows: Nurseries, asylums and
schools, SO deg; workshops, barracks
and prisons, SO deg; hospitals, 81 to
81 deg; theaters and lecture-rooms,
sc to SO deg. In dwellings in this
country it has been the custom to keep
the temperature at 60 to 20 deg.
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followed The populace was loyal at heart
to its liege Borealis, and testified to it's 10y
atty by burning red fire in profnsion as the
procession marched along the streets As
the troops passed the Ryan hearty cheers
were given, as well as at other points on the
route The streets We're lined with specta-
tors, as usual, who cheered the clubs as they
passed BY. On arriving at the city hall the
procession disbanded
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
THE ST. PAUL ICE PALACE.
Graphic Description of Storming
the Ice Palace with Fire
Works.

The following description Of the crown
ing spectacle OF the st. Paul Ice Carnival,
by reporters OF that city, with accompany
ing illustrations, will be Of interest to a
large number who were unable to be pres
ent, and yet who desire to have some con-
captions of the affairs:
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

Washington territory has enjoyed
rapid growth in population. The
census of 1880 reported that it had
75,116, and now a population Of 49,
600 is claimed for it. In size the terri
tory is larger than all New England.
By virtue of these qualifications she
wants to become a state.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10

G. B. s. Jones, for many years stewar,
on the upper Mississippi packets, and vel
known to river men from st. Louis to st.
Paul, died recently at his home in Galena.
age fifty mine years.