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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-08-21

Hungary has taken the King of ST.
ANS fancy. He says it is the only
country in Europe he would care to
live in. The gala dress of the mobiles
he declared was the most splendid he
had ever seen, and before leaving Bu-
dapest he went into the hotel kitchen
and found out for himself how parika
sauce is made.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-08-21
Headaches
Completely
Conquered

All beings are alike when it comes to
suffering from this universal complaint
termed HEADACHE. The literary
man, the business man, the laborer, the
over-taxed mother, the society belle are
victims alike in this respect.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-08-21
Natures

It is free from OPIUM or NARCOT-
ICS. Children can take it with safety.
No sufferer from this distressing ma
lady can afford to neglect giving it a
trial.
The proof Of the pudding is in the
eating.
Skeptics cease to exist after giving 1t
trial.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-08-21

So Japan must pay the usual
high price for being allowed to
Join the circus of civilized and
Christian nations. She must
change her style of living. No
more inexpensive amusements IN
the love of flowers, and trees, and
mountains. The breweries are 60
ing up on all sides, and the people
learn to drink beer. The day of
luxuries is at hand. There are no
better teachers in the art of high
living, and increasing the wants"
than the Anglo-Saxons. Lafcadio
Hearne, says the japanese are a
happy people, owing to the ex-
treme simplicity of their lives.
They should be able to read our
American papers, and English too,
and learn from them, how an all
prevailing misery exists over the
vast Empire of the Great Repub-
lie. Although it covers the richest
land, and an infinite variety of
climate, and the richest mines, and
the widest timber lands, yet mil
limos of ''the greatest people on
earth" are bowling for bread, be-
cause their money has been largely
spent for luxuries, and in supplying
these terrible wants.
Japan is learning what it is, to
get into the company of respect
able and gentlemany nations, with
polite but expensive habits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-08-21

Two years ago, you could not
make the intelligent japanese, as
a class believe, that the Chinese
indemnity meant finapcial mis-
chief. Nor could you in 1865,
make the mercantile classes of
America, believe that their great
commercial prosperity was the un-
healthy child of miserable war
powers. Nor could you IN '72
make the Germans believe that the
French indemnity was more of a
curse than a blessing. Nor would
they believe Bismark when he
said it.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17
NEW MINI. WEDNESDAY,, FEB. lss
rights, not covered by the English

al rights, not covered by English
syndicate. :s.. J. 3.s.
The Times concludes its article as fol-
lows: ,.@ s.S =as
Brambel probably reasoned that some
.ssuckers'' could he found who, for fear
of losing so good an opportunity to
make a fortune, would accept the Allan
'tsale," would not too closely scrut-
inize the s'dced'' and would almost fall
over each other in their endeavors to
get ahead of other less fortunate individ-
uals. The high character OF Of the gen
tleman who had warned him was as
suraDce that his intentions in the matter
were good and there seems no reason to
doubt that Brambel received the letter.
He however did not answer it. This was
on the 10th of November and yet on the
9th of January Brambel signed that deed,
which he undoubtedly knew had no val
ue, and at frequent intervals since has
been receiving checks purporting to be
for large sums, but which, so far as is
known, no one this side of London has
ever had chance to thoroughly examine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17

cier, stating he had had some correspon-
dence with Allan and that he considered
him very smooth individual and as
elusive as a"will o the wisp."
The Times publishes one of these let
ters, in which Allan claims to have
formed a corporation in England for the
purpose of investing in first mortgages
and suggests the formation of an English
American stock company that would
prove mutually profitable. "The fees
and expenses for forming company of
this size under the English laws woald
be about 81 ,2o0," he says, (which would
have to be met by the founders of the
company" .~-. -
The recipient of the letter wrote in
| reply that no such fees we're exacted in
England, gave Mr.. Allan his opinion of
! ! the promoter of scheme of that charac-
ter and supposed the episode was closed.
During the winter of 1898 brother
of the fnancier went abroad and while
I'm London instituted search for Mr..
Allan, but could find no trace of him
anywhere He called at the address Civ
en- by Allan, but here, jas we'll as in Lon
don, he was baff1ed and concluded that
Allan was sharper and confidence man.
While in Paris he learned that Allan
had been arrested IN New York while
Just about to board steamer bound for
Europe. It hardly seemed possible that
] Allan would ever come within the ken
Of the Minneapolis man again, but the
sequel proves that he had not heard the
last Of him. When the Brambel scheme
vas exploited, behold, Allan was in it.
The Minneapolis man wrote Brambel
on the 16tl. Of November, warning him
against Allan and advising HIM not te
have nything to do with him. :Brambel
undoubtedly received this letter, and
/ judging BY subsequent events, was al
ready aware of Allan's peculiar qualif
cations and seems to have entered init
I, q conspiracy with him to delude the pub
| lie in hopes that some person, who real
lily had money, would purchase territori
81 . "a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17

Promoter,
The Minneapolis Times Locates the Myth
ical Henry Francis Allan.
It Finds Him to be Confidence Man,
Wanted by the Police Of Many
Cities.
The Sleepy Eye Operator Was Warned to
have Nothing to do with Him.

The Minneapolis Tines has been do
mo excellent work in running down the
the Brambel fake. Soon after It's expose
Of the inventor himself, the Times got
after the supposed purchaser, Henry
Francis Allan, and gave the public the
benefit of its Investigations in the fol-
loving:
II was known at the outset that the
shin owners of the same name were not
IN any way connected with the purchase
and when search of the London direc-
tories was instituted the discovery was
made that the man, who was reputed to
have millions at his disposal and who
was supposed by some credulous people
to be sending Bank of England checks
every week of $4,000 each to Giant
Brambel, was not counted among the IN :1t
bah;tants of London. 1t seemed to he
morally certain that either the man
sought was myth or else had good rea-
sons for keeping his whereabouts un- m
known. 49, ~.
\ Nor was the Times the only searcher
latter the much desired promoter" On
si3e contrary recent discoveries indicate lcslt
Ethat during a,period of several years Mr. n
[ Allan has been "wanted'' by private IN.
! id,yiduals, corporations ana by the po:.
lice authorities of several American cit.
! los A few hours after the expose O
1Brambel's dolngs in the Sunday Times '
III a week ago, letter was recelvee sl'1eE
From a we'll l-known Minneapolis, finar
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17
THE MYSTERIOUS ALLAN.
He Bobs Up With Another Million Dollar
= Fake in California.

A special from Sleepy Eye to the
Minneapolis Times of Saturday relates
another of Mr.. Syndicate Allan's big f.
nancial fakes. It says: Henry Francis
Allan, notorious in connection with the
Brambel engine matter, has other large
deals on hand. Letters from J.W, War
burton, British counsel general at San
Francisco, state that H. F. Allan is re-
puted to have purchased the Santa Mar
gue1ita ranch. This property belongs
to the Murphy brothers and contains
something over fifty thousand acres of
grazing land which would be question
able bargain at Sc an acre. Allan is re.
ported to have put $500, 900, the amount
he invested in rotary engines,in the ranch.
The British consul has caught on to the
ranch fake and is ready with infcrma-
ton for all his inquiring countrymen.
H. O. Schleuder and o. B. Hellickson
of Springfield visited Mountain Lake
last week with view of starting jew
ely store there.
! : Drs. Weiser and Schoch examined a
young lady from Linden before Judge
Laudenschlager on Friday and pro
nounced her insane. She was commit.
! ted to the asylum at st. Peter.
| A daughter W as born to Mr.. and Mrs
August Bluhm last week.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17
*The health Of Mr.. Turner and the
Worshipful Company Of Painters and

sThe health Of Mr.. Turner and the
Worshipful Company Of Painters and
Glaziers. : ss
Then Turner rose, and with equal so-
lemnity expressed his sense Of the honor
he had received, made some good hum
ored illusions TO @blotters Of foolscap
whose works were appropriately bound
in calf, and concluded BY proposing in
return: II
4The health Of Mr.. Campbell and the
Worshlpful Company Of Paper -Stainers!"
The floating bits Of humor to be picked
up on many a random page Of literature
are enough to convince us that the world
is blithesome sort of place, after ALL
Chief Justice Rushe and Lord Norbury
were walking together, in the old times,
and came upon a gibbet. IA.
"Where would you be- asked, Nor
bury, pointing to the gibbet, sif we all
had our deserts?'
@Faith,' was the reply. Il should be
travelling alone!'
O'Connell's cutting description of La
dy H H--- is worth dozen ordinary wit
ticisms: 4She had all the qualities of the
kitchen poker, without It's occasional
warmth"
| Then, take the remark OF Sydney
Smith in regard to avery attractive and
dashing widow: 4When Mrs. APP
pears ir the neighborhood, the whole
horizon is darkened with majors!'
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17

still battle against wrong and class rule.
We must see to il that popular govern.
ment becomes in fact what tits in name,'
At the close !: Of the address there were
prolonged and vociferous shouts Of ap-
proval.
Among the other speakers Of the eve
ming were Donnelly, Day, O'Brien, Ow-
en-, Howard and Judge Willis.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE
At Least that Many Joined the Big Ex
curslon on Wednesday.

Atseven O'Clock last Wednesday morn
ing ten coaches were drawn out of the
Minneapolis, New Ulm g. Southwestern
station in this city, carrying in the neigh
borhood of four hundred passengers.
Another hundred was added to the party
at Klossner and Lafayette and when the
train pulled into Minneapolis at eleven
o'clock over 500 passengers were on
board. The excursionists consisted large
ly of farmers from all parts of Brown
county and also from sections of Nicol-
let and 'Sibley. Two hundred Of them
went to the State farm and the rest were
divided between the Twin Cities Ac-
cording to the Pioneer Press, those, who
went to the farm, we're taken charge Of
by Col. Liggett. He spoke briefly of
the work, and called upon members of
the delegation tor speeches.. Among
those who responded were Messrs. Quist
of Sibley, Ouren and Nelson of Brown
and Hodges of Sleepy Eye. Col. Liggett
then introduced Mr.. Kunze, senior at
the state university, whose home is at
Sleepy Eye. Mr.. Kunze said in part
IF no other good comes from this visit
than simply to make you and your SONS
feel that farming is just as good, just as
noble, just as grand and in every way
equal to teaching, practicing law OF
medicine or any other profession or oc-
cupation in the world, all efforts thu,
have been put forth for this excursion
will be amply rewarded - ..-.> ....
Col.Liggett then spoke at some length
before introducing the members of the
faculty. Said he: ''Mr. Kunze has sound
ed the keynote of the entire object Of
this visit. We want the cooper alton o1
the farmers in carrying on this work
and you must take an interest in this
work in order that we may be of tL<
greatest possible service to YOU"
DR.. Brewster outlined in a general
way the character Of the work at thu
school and its management. Prof. Greer
explained briefly the work in horticulture
and pointed out. the advantages ofsthi.
study to the farmer. Prof. Hays spoke
of his work as agricult turalist, and Prof
Snyder showed how essential know
ledge Of chemistry was to get the bes
possible results from foods and soil.
At the conclusion of these exercise.
the entire delegation was invited to til,
large dining hall where dinner wa
served. After dinner Col. Lipgett tool
the visitors to the different deparmcnts
where they saw the students at work il
the laboratories and the shops.
The alien press OF the country SIS III
in arms against the Senate because 8
the delay in the ratification Of the arbi
tration treaty between Great Britain an,
America. Senators, who look through
American spectncles and not through
the colored glasses furnished them 5
this alien press, DO not wax enthusiast
over q proposition to: submit question
in dispute between Briitaaii and Americ
: to an arbitrator to be appoi ointed byK Kin
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17
Anecdotes. Is j

Alphonse Karr, the gardener-poet, was
once present at a banquet given by the
followers of Hahnemann, the founder Of
homeopathy. Toasts were given to the
health of one medical celebrity after
another by different members Of the
company, till at last the president re-
marked: @Yonsieur Karr, you have not
proposed the health of any one
The poet rose and replied modestly,
II propose the health of the sick"
The author of "a man of Letters I'm
der the Empire and the Restoration
tells story which is an example of del.
icate but cutting French satire.
A gluttop, who was conspicuously ov.
creating at dinner, excused himself
from time to time by quoting the poet
Boileau's well-known line, @In eating
we'll, I praise the food"
@Ah, sir" said one of the guests, sig,
nifcantly, @you carry praise to the point
of fattery." -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17

The spectacle of great men at play is
always delightful to US who only know
them in their serious moods. The artist
Turner was an interesting tnlker, and
was not only prodigal of interesting in.
formation, but of brilliant repartee.
He was once at dinner-party- at the
poet Campbell's, and spoke of art in
such a way that his listeners believed
him to consider 1t superior to all othe,
professions. After this the poet rose
and having alluded with mock gravity
TO bis friends skill in @varnlshing paint.
ers as we'll as paintings proposed:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-17

Charles Summers gifts we're not sup
posed to be of the ready and nimble sort.
He = not shine so much in drbate as
in set Grafton. A correspond TT of a
London journal, however, once Heard
him make ready reto:t under some
what trying conditions.
The correspondent in question, was
present at London dinner-party, at
which Sumner and Macaulay were among
the guests. Some one asked the Ameri-
can where Washington was buried.
~His ashes," said Sumner, in manner
of his own, @repose on the banks of the
Potomac"
@His ashes!!" said Macaulcy; @was his
body burned?" -.
@No," replied Sumner not insensible
to the sarcasm; sit was buried, like the
forefathers of the hamlet, and like them
lin his ashes live his wonted fres.'"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11

Baxter. Waco; Samuel C. TYsdau. Port
Lavaca: Geo. T. Jester, Cors,cana: I. N.
scott, kirksville, Mo-: Thos. Wooiring,
,WNNeriy. Iowa: y. +. Elts. F. G. Bryan.
coii Spring; j. w. Callthan, T. G.. Glib
bens. Washington, la: Il. B. Loggins.
COZ, mbus; G w. Stewart, Navasota; Emil
schWafz, Galveston; Geo. NJ. Loughrsdge
s az wife smidhvlle: Mrs. f. O. spann.
Wiley. Marshall w. l.. Davidson, j. 4.
Duacan. LaGnnge: Mrs. NJ. II. Nealon,
smithyilie; A. J. Eastman. Burlington;
Mrs. w: N. Naccmbe, Buffalo: c. T.
liarr-s, Z. ,. Vaughan, Mexla: j. j. Ryan.
81. Louis a, j. Glenn, New Tim; Monroe.
CITY; ]. n. Humason, j. N. Scuriock. Luf-
kin; W. 7 Robertson. Ganado; 4, A.
s Ssiusn, san Antonio; WT. schumatt,
Tinckle. Garrison; Thos. A. Holland. Guy
conn, Brennan; j. S. Owens, Boyce; Earl
ADAMS, Crockett; j. S. Reelay, Phiadel-
Tanks M MscaTty G pohI,I Lase o e r.
neil' q. w. Kidi, W. .. Wyatt. w Gray,
beaumont; O,S. York. Edna, Norris Reed.
K K.',,oi p: B, weilborn; Temple; Mialon
ton; Mrs. d. G. Tharpe, Mrs. S S. CRIT
fifth. w. N. Hooper. Conroe rhos. A. AID
ridge, city; w. y. lSelner V. c. Marok.
BRYAN w. J. Lytle, San Antonio; G y.
y Ridley, Beaumont Miss Jessie Bea
Nelasco; Miss Maggie Humble. John A.
Welllorn, A. Nj. Palmer city; r. l.. AID
ilrh, CICSketl. MISS BIRD JOHNSON, Mis- 8
Gladys Johnson, Miss Tyler Wagensphuer
Leon Cohen, j. Winston Stafford. Column
bus; Jas. j. Murphy and wife. Mrs. NJ.
Murphy Miss Murphy, Miss Roach Muir
ply. Mrs. =. II. Pagan, Victoria; ]. l..
| Skinner. George Elkos. Ward Elkos, Whar
ton: c. A. Harris and wife, Bryan; l..
| Ward, Alfred =. Ward j. w. Allen. J.
| NJ Lee and WIFE, G. +. Angle Miss Alice
| Coleman, w. N. Marvin, Mss AL Staples.
Miss Nj. Staples, Miss Laura Terrell. Mss
u Hester, Miss Leuna Hester, Miss Ella
| Marlin, Miss Leo Marbin, O. Londer and
wife, W. Il. Marb!n, l.. Traylor. b. Gar
| ret. Hennow White, A. II. Mcdowell. II.
| J., FARES. A. C. Haynes. Gus Westhoff.
Edna; r. G. Duff. Ang 'eton: n. A. Craven
| AMI wife. Willis; h. Gtdcomb, Dallas; Mrs.
| w. II. Collins, Texas; Geo. Mencfee and
son. Jackson county, Frank Andrews
| sherman; James Shlsrman. Wharton; w.
| Strauss, Galveston u. Egg, Edna: w. 4.
| Glltert, Conroe; DR.. E. s. FurgerSon
Cameton; Douglas Sorrel, Wharton; j. L.
| Hudson, Wm. Lasker, city; j. +. Mar.
shall, w l.. Mcbride, j. NJ. Pambour
| Ed Mcczygamba San Antonio; G. s. Mn
| Ter. Nclasoo; W. A. Wikerson, Helrne
Mrs. W a Knox, Miss Helen Knox. Mrs
5 A. Prestridge, Gidd,ngs; j. Penar
| Bryan; en-. Hall, Basirop; ed II. Hanke
G. W. Skinner, Smithville: NJ. Ullman
Galveston; n. w. Chinn. sunnyside; j
a. Nenderwood, Dshas W. B. Barbec
| Crockett; j. d. Harter, Arkansas; j. San
ders, Orange; S A. Daley. Dallas Jas
w. Van Ripper, san Anton.o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
SOUTHWESTERN RATE CHANGES.
Alteration of Charges on Freight 10
md frnm McNicO.

In accordance with individual notices
filed by members of the Southwestern
freight bureau, the following changes have
been made by individual lines in rat on
traffic to and from Texas points;
The exceptions to the Western classln-
cation, applicable on Texas traffic, have
been amended to provide for the application
of beer rates on shipments ct malt murine
to Texas points.
A rate OF 30 cents per 100 pounds has
been established on Bots Arc wagon
wood in the rough. sawed to shape but
not further finished. carloads from Texas
common points to st. Loais and Kansas
lefty. Mo. class d difierentials to apply In
making rates from points IN Texas taking
higher than common point rate and 70
points in other territories.
| Rates to Ysleta, Belen and san EllAarlo'
Texas have been established based upon
the sum of the locals through I'll faso
Texas as maxlna from ST. l.oIls, MO.
New orleans. La. and points in defined
territories.
The record hrs been amended to PROVIDE
for the protection OF invoice weights on
| shinmelts OF cotton seed oil in tank chrs
aud on shipments Of Aot.on seed oil meal
ovcept when track scales indicate Welsh
Greater Nv more than 1000 pounds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
The KANSAS PACIFIC SALE
Steps Taken to Postpone 1t for Sixty
Days.
SOME BIDDERS WANT MORE TIME.
sunset Limited Annex starts out
OF New Orleans December 10.
Cotton BcIt officials.

Washington, December l0.--Attorney
General Mckenna already has taken STEPS
looking to the postponement of the sale
oil the Kansas Pacific road. AS soon as no
received u copy of the resolution he tele-
graphed its substance to Special Counsel
Ex-Governor Hoadley at New York. with
a request that he prepare at once mo-
ton asking for q postponement for sixty
days or until abosfe7February Is. The at
tcrney general also telegraphed to the
president a synopsis of the resolution. Up
to noon today Mr.. McKcnna had heard
nothing of the reported guarantee OF the
no doub. that postponement would be
say, in speaking of the matter. what would
be done with any propositions.
There is no reasonable doubt that IL an
offer had been made prior TO the adoption
of the resolution, If as large as reported
1t would have been accepted.
The attorney general today expressed
no doubt that apo stponement would be
granted by the court upon the showing The
government would be able to make. In ad
uition to the very potent reasch ihat tn
senate, representing the people OF thu
Whole country, HAD requested this action
there was another, he said. of little lest
Importance. Other responsible parties
outside of the reorganizations were jus
now taking an interest in the ease. an,
| with a view, no doubt, of becoming bid
| ders If their investigation warranted sucl
a step. Who these parties We're the Ut
| tornty general was not al liberty 10 say
| Tut all things considered he thought III
| reasons for a postponement were ample
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The yeriscope Pictures.

No,
That WONDERFUL lhVeu''oh '"'
Reproduced to an audience mat h''eu "e
oneun house last evening, the great Cor-
~, ,Y,,si,nr,o,s ring hattie which oc-
pet'-r i'Nsiii'i''''' '''e ,,oh last
Cured IN carson NeN"'"' :" 49,,
Tho disaereeable flicker when sun mus
an tho veriscope pictures was the only
WI ~ Intuition Tho figures
uIenhsu l" WV ,.,r-
were iife-size ana every uo'''i Vi y
teen rounds was thrown upon 'le canvas
with perfect fidelity to nature. one could
,,. ,,,,sro hinsnlf IN ine arena at
'' .,.,.,tyon for
Carson on the Keen edso oil f"p0N'"'''A
the next blow and cheering on his ftvorlte,
The scenes upon tho arena, or ring, before
the fight during the one minute interhls-
sion between rounds and after tho knock
out blow, were all shown viii ois-
tinctiveness that WAS but trlfle short
of the real thing and ELECTED the applause
OF the audience. During the reproduction
OF the various rounds the admirers OF the
resuCriiye fighters would enthusiastically
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-11
COTTON ACREAGE.
AInbama's Commissioner Urges II
Systemntic Reduction.

Systematic Reduction.
Montgomery, Ala, December 10,--Com-
missioner of Agriculture Culver is much
encouraged at the responses he received to
his recent address to the cotton growers
and farmers generally. Having been ad-
dressed on the subject by many farmers
in tho State. he concluded to issue another
more explicit circular of which the fol
lowing is a synopsis:
After consultation with many prominent
farmeus and landowners throughout the
State. | have called meeting of the farm
ers and landowners to be held in this city.
at the capitol, on Wednesday, January u,
1898 for the purpose of organizing a State
agricultural society. and to formulate plans
for the organization of county and pre-
cinct societies. AT this meeting We pro-
pose to organize society that will beue-
fit every person Interested in agriculture,
and | hope that it will be your pleasure
| to give us the benefit OF your presence ard
assistance in promoting the success OF the
| meeting No one can successfully dispute
| thu fact that we are now in a worse fran
| cial condition than for many years. When
| the supplies consumed during the year
| shall have been paid for at the present low
price CT cotton our homes and our lands
must be either mdrtgaged or sacrificed. II
| is time for the farmers OF Alabama and the
| entire South TO organize for a systematic
| reduction of the cotton acreage and fol
| the production Of onr homo supplies. W.
| expect a large gathering Of the farmers ant
| landowners and we sincerely hope that yor
| will aid this undertaking in every wa,
| nOSsihlp.