The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-02-16
WHY DIR. HOLLAND AND DU CaAIL-
III DID NOT LECTURE IN Ias-
PORIA,

LII DID NOT LECTURE IN En-
PORIA,
Some of our citizens not convcrsant
with the facts have been disposed to
blame the lecture committee for the
non-appearance of DIR. Holland and
Du Chaillu before the Library Associa-
ton as announced in hand-bills. In
view of this, and that all interested
may be acquainted with the facts as
they stand, they deem it proper to
make the following statements and
publish the following information:
list. DR.. Holland was announced
for the evening of the 9Th of February,
by authority of the Chicago Bureau,
us will be seen from the following
bills:
CHICAGO, Dec. IS, 1871.
NELSON WHITTLEsEY, Esq, EhPoR-
IA, kANsAs-Dedr Sir: Your favor OF
the 25th inst. is at hand. Rev. G. S.
Ames will be with you January Sd.
Since last wrote you, have had to
change the route for DIR. Holland. He
will lecture for you Feb. 9TH, and in
Kansas City Feb. 9th. Ills lowest
terms are 1925. Yours truly,
3. L. STEINER.
The committee are still in ignorance
of the causes which operated to pre-
vent DIR. Holland from appearing here
as advertised. They have written for
information, but up to, this date have
received no satisfactory intelligence.
With regard to the failure of Du
Chaillu the committee beg leave to
submit the following letters and tele-
gram from the manager of the Western
Lyceum Bureau, Kansas City:
KANSAS CITY, Feb. ,, 1872.
MIR. BANCRoFT-Dedr Sir: You
can have Du Chaillu after Feb. 9Th
800 one lecture. "Brick" Pomeroy
Feb. 18th to 10th, one lecture, $3.50
Mrs. Partington, SIS; also, Mrs
WOodhull-the two latter dates not We
fixed. If you take Du Chaillu, tele.
graph prepaid, Immediately.
Yours truly, o. SAcKETr.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. G, 1872.
MR.. III. BANCROFT: Du Chaillu vii
come to you Thursday, Feb. Sth.
O. SACKETT.
After Du Chaillu's failure, Mr.. Sac
kett writes as follows:
KANSAS CRY, Feb. s, 1872.
II. BANCRoFT-DeGF Sir: A screw i
loose with either Du Chaillu or tn
J Am. Lit. Bureau Mt Chicago. He misses
me here the 9th, and had to take hin
the 9TH. He curses the Chicago Blu
reau for it. i lost 500 on him.
changed three dates in other towns TO
: him, and informed him of your ap
} l-pointment of the Sth. Last night al
: ter the lecture, he declared that h
could not go. 1 sent TWO notes to hiI
I this morning and he efased to &
= This is an outrage on as all, and wi
: kill his work. Du Chaillu could hay
!, come to you we'll enough, he had plen
ty of TING. He complained of til
0 sick headache all day yesterday an
:. did not feel well last mint. Yet j
should have come. He promised
telegraph to You, has he done SO: W
will see that Mrs. Darlington does NJ
p play such trick. VIII let you kno
soon. Yours truly,
o. SACKETT.
D The following letter from the Chic
! go Bureau may throw some addition
e light upon the matter:
IT CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 1872.
r NELSON WHTTTLEsEY, EsT., EMPol
Dt Ia, KANsAs-Dedr SIR: Yours of Il
tn 3Oth inst. is at hand. The trouble
-. EmpoFia is just this: There are We
IL few associations taking lecturers
k, Kansas and Missouri this season, al
or it does not pay Il lecturer to go fro
{. Illinois to your city and back for s.
- The expenses eat up the fee, and '
ne cannot foresee this when we record
" application. We will write Miss Ha
ri lett and ask her If she will lecture
nj you, and if so, TO give you da
same as Moses Coil Tyler. Pr
aS Youmans, will not be west this seasc
us Yours truly, d. I. STEINER
ID. We feel confident that with tht
ge facts before them, the lecture-goi
Ial people of Emporia viii not attach a
ey blame to the committee.
llv NELSON WHITTLESEY
We II. BANCROFT,
". W. W. WILLIAMS.