The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-17
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n Austrian Aristocrat who Does farm
Work and Drinks Champaign.

Work and Drinks Champaign.
That trite old saying that Truth Is
strange than fiction has been most
strangely exemplifed in the case OF the
Young Austrian who passes under the
name of Charles Zalenski and who is
called Baron Zalenski" by his asso-
ciates. He has made things livery IN
the New JERSEY Oranges for the last
ten days or two weeks, and has SHOWN
70 the community how rapidly money
can be scattered.
cratic family in Austria. tracing ms
lineage back on his mothers side to the
princely family of Gallitzin. He Is a
native of the town OF Gallitzin' named
after his mothers family. and MS run
name is stephen Stanislaus Ritter Won
P~ogonofsky.
He was educated in an Austrian mil
itary academy and Intended for the
army. After his graduation he received
an appointment as a lieutenant IN an
Austrian regiment, and for some time
himself well. His mother
died a few years and left MIN a
fortune of 200, 900 guilden, equivalent to
about s97, 900. No sooner did he get
fun possession of this than he gave
way to a reckless course of living, and
was so successful in making ducks ana
brakes of the money that In a nttie
more than two months he had dlssl-
mated the entire amount.
ZaIenskrs eccentricities and reckless
ness involved him in serious breaches
of military discipline, and at last ne
cut loose from all restraint n lett
for this country without the formalty
of asking leave of absence or having
permission 20 60. The result OF all TINS
was that he is technically a deserter
from the Austrian army, n does not
dare set foot Of ground controlled by
the emperor.
On arriving in the United States he
took the name of Charles Zalenskl
Soon after reaching this country ne
drifted out to the Oranges and worked
at one thing after another. finally
bringing M in a buckeye" hat shop
in the road from West Orange, n. j.,
"a Mortified. Here he worked nara.
but at the end of six months ne had
not saved a cent, and was in DEBT 10
his employer
little before this time. His VIII pro-
vided for the investment or a large
sum under the charge of trustees VINO
l were TO pay his son the interest, which
amounts to SIS a month. Money or
l 5ars for this amount have been for
wardea to him regularly each month
In addition to this there - the sun
of 40. 900 guilden placed to his credit
1 with his trustees. This is equivalent
. 70 $4,000. and the will provides thai
: the sum Of $1,000 shall be sent TO hin
each year.
= tances was the occasion of the outbreal
of riotous dissipation that has aston
ished the residents of the Oranges. j
came in the shape of eleven money or
n ders drawn on the Orange postofiee u
the order of Stanislaus P~ogonofsky
These were received about August !
and were in the hands OF Postmaete
Miles A. Hanchett for more than
week before Zalensk appeared to CLAIM
them. They aggregated S999.3I.
When Zalenski did call for the none
y Postmaster Hanchett gave him a chez
y on the Orange National bank Tor IN
u amount. The Australian stuffed the biz
q into his coat pockets without countfn
them and hurried TO a saloon, where h
: ordered bottle after bottle of champaign
y for everybody in the place.
" KaIenski was finally induced to d,
= post most of the money In bank, but u
= the very next day ne drew out 500 an
!. the following day $50. He kept on
q this way until now the entire sum h'
been spent.
" To all remonstrances Zalenski woul
Ie shrug his shoulders and ask: "Whi
X good? Plenty more come"
10 All this time Zalenski was a labor
"a on the farm of Charles II. Musk,
9 West Orange. Here he worked like
DtdNtl al NoF ASAAs 49, '
hitch up his team and spend his mon'
=. till a late hour at night.
- To tell OF the queer freaks OF the ma
a would be an endless task. Lounge
u, In a hotel in West Orange were asto
{. ished last Saturday night TO see OF
y of the trolley cars stop opposite Il
~ and a dozen men with brass instr
,5 ments get out and parade into the b
~ room. The leader inquired for Yale
ski, who STEPPED forward He gave {
order in German and the band start
A up a lively tune, to which the "coun
re danced.
O. When Il was over champagne for {
in the house was ordered and then IA
re enski formed the musicians in line al
marched behind them through Z
or principal streets OF West Orange, Il
e: lowed by a crowd. AS fine a supper
,y could be served was then ordered a
ed each Of the musicians left at the q
]. of the feast with a good sized gree
he back in his pocket over and above ]
regular pay.
n, Zalenski is about 80 years old. bro,
n from exposure to the sun. but with
ry clear. healthy skin. He stands abe
rs. 8 feet 10 inches in height and sho
y, the effects OF his military training
the erect, soldierly carriage Of his boo
ne His eyes are a deep brown and his h
~ and mustache are also dark brow
the latter inclining TO reddish.
He speaks German, Polish. FrenI
ee. and italian fuently, but, although
ms has been in this country more than
la year. he can only speak a few wol
&c in English.