The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-11-05
1jsecoe Tbeuts-jcuIe.

CAissese Tbeats'ioals.
A eaa Francisco oosrespondent writes:
Only the other day the gods" in the gallery
Of the California Thsatre objected to tho
peesence of two high-class Cinnamon, and
nov every one b talking q the performan-
ces of The Lung Quong Toy Company at
the Metropolitan. We have, - you are
awaze, three Chinese theatres In the city
very strong smelling establishments, where
Il was impossible to take hdy, 90 some Of
our citizens took 1t in hapd and engaged one
of the regular thcatsea,. guaranteeing the
Chinaznen that they should not lose BY the
arrangement. This was done very much for
the Amusement and dslsctasioq Of our east.
ezn vidtors> TO ny thst anybody present
had the fain,est idea Of The plot Of the Celes-
tial dramas would be sbsarb. To me they
were shout - intelligible, howevsr, = !
have found the ''Blsck Cnook, the "6heepS
Foot" and other pieces Of that class In
dresses and appointments they arc almost
equally gorgooua There were about -
many processions of ''supes," of females
mounted on dummy horses, with paralytic
heads, grotesquc dances Of demons, etc., as
in the most advanced of modern extravagan-
.as. The music was intensely Chinese, and
equally excruciating. left the house with
. decided headache, ard have come to the
conclusion that it was worth visiting for
lone consecutive night only" The real fea.
lures Of the entertainment were the acrobatic
feais; they make themselves into cart
wheels, turning couple of dozen dip flaps.
and ending with . somersaalt One man per-
formed this carrying hammer and spike,
and every time he touched the ground struck
the latter on the head. One old Chinamau
WA great At leaning back at some almost i'm
possible angle, sitting croes-legged, ETC., in
the air-that Is without any support. The
more daring fcats, somersaulting on tables
nine feet high, with table or two pulled
out from the number while the performer
was In the sir, or again somersaulting from
= hight. the stage crowded with Cinnamon,
and yet managing to steer clear of them,
were rather startling, There arc nearly one
hundred performers in this troupe.
A good deal Of the performance was in
pantomime. They had no scenery whatever.
II castle or rock Is required on the stage,
it is brought on by a supe, and held there
till done with It a man is killed during the
action Of the piece. his corpse gets up . few
minutes afterwards and coolly walks off the
stage They do not drop the curtain till the
complete termination of the play. In their
own theatres some of their dramas run on
for weeks. They will, for example, take the
reign of an Emperor and play It out in de-
tail, night after niyht-no two evenings BE-
ing alike. "a -a- s,-s,- ss-,a.
TAc Sick5es Negotiations at Madrid.
Special Dispatch to sir Chicago Tribune.
Washington, Oct 10.
Omcial documents hsve been received by
one Of the legation hGe from Spain. con-
aaining . history of siskles' negotiations up
10 the time Of the withdrawal of his note
rendering the good Offices of his government
BY sickles. The hrst Interview was at MaL-
rid in July, when he communicated verbally
. proposition looking toward settlement
with the Cubans on the basis of their pur-
chase Of the public werks and the abolition
Of slavery. Early in August, . second in
terview took place, at which Silveta. the
Spanish Minister Of State, after expressing
his pleasure at the tender of good Offices on
the part of the United States, verbally com
municated . counter proposition to the ef-
feet that prior to any formal discussion of
the matter the Cubans must lay down their
arms About the fiss Of September, Mr..
Sickles having been Instructed by his gov
eru,ment to press formal note upon pro-
posed terms of settlement, drafted one, set'
ting forth what had taken place in the for
NAL interviews, and then proceeded to state,
in style better fitted 70 stump speech than
. diplomatic communication, that the United
States sympsthizcd very strongly with Gu.
b.: that the war was conducted BY Spain In
. cruel manner, and the United States could
not longer restrain its people. He argues
that Spain would lose no standing If she
gave up Cuba, instanchg, by way of proof,
the case Of Louisiana, Florida and Alaska.
Then followed an implied threat of recog-
milton of the belligerency in case Spain did
not accede to tho vjews of the United States.
Pending these latter proceedings, PHm and
silvets went 70 Paris, and Immediately the
report gained crelencs that the Emperor Of
the French Was 70 give support to Spain.
BY the middle of September Minister 6icklea
became uneasy on account Of this and simi:
lar reports, and called on Mr. Beccara, Min
lister for the Colonies and Acting Secretary
in Silveta's absence, and had an informal
conversation upon the rumors and the stu.
alton, IN which Mr. Beccara disclaimcd any
attempt on the part Of Spain TO seek the cid
Of France or any otber European power,
and expressed the opinion that II the Cubana
would by down their arms, Spain would
grant . proportionate representation IN The
Costss, measures Of amnesty, an equal dis-
aibatioa of o@oes beeweea IL iopanish .es.
idents On the Island and Cubans, and meas.
ures for the, abolition Of slavery. He also
oppressed the opinion that the note drafted
by N. 6ickles should not be presented.
The h3sfnev f,f fhia naYt Of tia sr>n.ereio.,