The morning call., 1894-09-13
How Professor Emil Ram
lot Was Handled.
COUNT CORNELY'S FAIR.
A Breezy Letter to His Old
Prime Minister.
NO BLOWOUT FOR THE PRINCE.
Working on Somzee's Political Am
bition to Make Him Spend One
Million Francs.

ECuOSS ITOIU tu6 ldlT are StIli COf0l0S OUT
of the past, and find plenty of ears ready
to receive them. The last murmur which
threatens to take voice springs from Pro-
lessor Emil Ramlot, who was brought to
this coast from Chicago to take charge of
the pharmaceutical depart nent of the
Midwinter Fair. with the privilege of
taking all he could make out of his dis
play, or about $4,000, as the director
general informed him.
Professor RamlOt is one of the best
medical authorities who ever came to
America, and submits bundle of creden-
tials from the best schools and societies in
Belgium and France. He was vice-presi-
dent and delegate from Belgium of the
seventh annual pharmaceutical congress
held in Chicago from May q to the 23d.
inclusive, and took part with DR.. Martin
gale, the London delegate and one of Eng
lands famous physicians, in the lectures
on adulteratiOn of food and public santa
ton. He has letters from M. de Breyne.
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce at
Brussels, and also an official document
from Count de Merod, Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, calling upon the Belgium Consnls
in the United States and Canada to accord
him all due courtesy and attention as
the authorized representative of Belgium.
Aside from these gilt-edged references he
carries certificate certifying him to have
been secretary for ten years of the Phar-
maceutiQue Society of Belgium. over which
NJ. Sohet. one of the famous physicians of
Europe, presides as president.
Professor Ramlot while at home enjoys
the distinction of being one of the three
judges who decide all questions pertaining
to pharmacy arising in Belgium. He has
an endless array of facts and figures. but
with MIR. de Young and Count Cornely
ely they are as naught.
1t has taken the professor, who is rather
mild and inoffensive gentleman. some
time to awaken to tine fact that he ha 3
been shamefully treated, but recently hav-
lug reached the conclusion that one mu st
talk in this country in order to be heard
ne says of his case:
81 was introduced to Mr.. Cornely by
Count de Vermont of Cairo in Chicago,
where was representing Belgium as chief
of the pharmaceutical department, and
was at once taken in hand by the former
gentleman and impressed with the idea
that the California Midwinter Exposition
was the place for me to come. l told him
l had been engaged to go 20 Antwerp at a
salary of 10000 francs, but be introduced
me to Mr.. de Young, who said that for
every franc / would make in Antwerp /
would make dollar In California. Well,
such convincing arguments as they fur
nished induced me to agree TO come, aud
on the 9th day of December l landed in
San Francisco. Circulars and letters were
printed in great quantities. the proofs be-
ing submitted to me for my signature and
acceptance. These were spread broadcast
over the country among medical men, but
when got ready to send to Chicago for our
display and staff Of assistants / was In
formed that The directors had concluded 10
give up the idea, and then informed my
associates that nothing would be done in
the matter.
''Mr de Young, in q very gracious and
naive way, told me not to be annoyed in
the least. as he would see that was pa id
for my trouble, besides being reimbursed
for every dol ar l had laid out TO get here
and support myself.
1.-The fair went painfully along and nu-
merOus unrewarded efforts to have further
communication with the director-general
greeted me with considerab BILE regularity.
OOAnOi1 dOoOlubCl9 tudb L Mdo
alive, and / was unable to get an under
standing with any one.
"The fact of the matter is that 1 have
been duped Into coming here TO my finan-
cial detIiment. and il am not paid for my
services, the trouble l have been put to,
to say nothing of the humiliation of re-
porting back to Belgium that 1 have been
made fool of, it is my purpose to sue the
directors for $4,000 just as soon as | can
lake the necessary steps. There is a sur
plus of S250000 on hand, and l sec no
reason why / should be the victim of such
chieanery at a great loss to myself.
There is another thing l would like to
speak Of while Mr.. Cornely is under dis
cussiOn. 1t is his record in Belgium, and
/ assure you it is, in substance, the coun-
terpart of his action In this country.
There was gentleman there by the name
of Leon Somzee, who was very anxious to
become member of Parliament in Bel
GUM, and who was a man of great wealth.
Cornely went to him, and after consider
able roundabout work advanced the prop
osition TO SomZee that he place himself
at the head of an exposition company. and
by so doing advance politically with the
people, The plan was at once seized upon
Dy the ambitious politician, and taking
COrnely in as his assistant he went TO
work toward the Derpetuation of his name
and the qualification of his personal whlm
to 60 to Parliament. Here the Count sue
ceeded in duplicating the shaky methods
introduced by him oa this coast He went
to the German people Of entire Belgium,
and told them that it was his purpose to
give the Prince Imperial, now the present
Emperor of Germany, grand gala day
upon his arrival at the exposition. which
was soon to take place. He collected a
great deal of money for this ceremony,
and when the Prince arrived the German
population was hoIrified to see that he
was not particularly showered with cour-
tesies, and In a great measure was,over-
looked 10 the shuttle. 1t was afterward
discovered that Cornely had apparently
spent few dollars In entertaining his
guest and the rest seemed to have
sunk in his pocket The exposition
was failure financially, costing
Leon Somzee 100000 francs and the
Government 100000 francs. This affair
was the cause of Cornely leaving Brus-
sells and coming to Chicago, where he
began his work again on different lines,
representing himself as the Belgian Com
missioner, when in reality it was Mr..
Guerette.