The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-07
UNLUCKY LUCIA.
THE GREAT OPERATE SCANDAL
IN CUBA.
New York Times. !


Writing from Havana on February Fl
our correspondent supplies the following
version Of the operate imbroglio already
noticed in our Geographic dispatches from
Cuba nine days ago; "The refusal of the
three .mpresssrios, Nine. Luccs, Nine.
Di Murska and Signor Nizzani, 10 pay the
salaries and return passage money Of the
New York chlcns and orchestra, resulted
in an order oL tho governor prohibiting
the three from leaving until they had sat-
ished the Just demands Of the claimants.
| When the women belonging TO tho chorus
called on Nine. Lucca demanding pay,
they received very emphatic, but no.
10y .,--.-. ~ A. e,
the lawyers had only quietly talked about
the matter, but on Thursday morning the
choirists On guard near Nine. Luccs's res
| idence in the Cerro, saw a suspicious
movement of trunks, and Immediately
communicated the facts to his companions.
Since Tuesday evening. musician or
chorhter has been on constant guard duty
| before tho houses wherein the
three managers dwolt, he
being relieved by his companions
everYtwo hours during tho day or night.
| The Germans did guard duty ut the hotels
and the Italians on the wharf and on
board the steamers ready 20 sail. The
| Columbia was advertised TO ssiI nj four
| o'clock on Thursday, and little before
that hour some big trunks with big
whiskered man were espied by an Italian
chorister Tho articles were soon recog-
IA Nine. Luccss property, and tho police
were notihed. Tho servants Of Nine
Lucca were on board, when, n few minutes
later, II small boat WAS seen coming neal
the ship containing the closely-veied form
of one lady, and the hali-veiled face oi
another. Tho hslf-veiled hgure was i'm
mediatey recognized as that OF
most intimate lady friend o!
Nine. Luccs, while another figure
that of Il man, who was also distinguished
AZ that of an acquaintance A sign from
the ship denoted that the coast WAS moi
clear, and when within hailing distanc,
the boat was turned around aud the lgur,
raised her veil, disclosing the once sym
pat etic features of Nine. Lucca, nov
tied by rage. A Lucrezia Eorgia
q "a. Ssye Of the hand ard the prima don
ma hal 10 rs.ugn to the shore, disappoint
cd in her atteinp t to escape the vigilance o
the vocal and instrumental detectives
: I.ucca's husband, servants and bnggag
were brought on land. The attempt TO e-
cape gave the people nice chance 70
scandal. Finding it impossiblet TO leave b
d stealth, and abandon about fifty men an
}. women TO the pestilontial effects OF II
-, yomito, and without the means to leay
. or Darn living while here tho trio wei
at last obliged to deposi. the amour
o claimed by tho subordinates. Only Mn
}. Murska showed pity for tho poor peopl
for she offered to ring until they wei
% paid, having no cash money to give theu
4. To-day, seeing the impossibilty of escsp
no they discussed the money. Mr.. Shsrfel
berz, the Austrian consul, went socuri
W for Nine. Murska until she could furni
b. him with the amount from New foI
,s- Now comes sequel. 1t 10 aver
pI- that MIR. jarrett, the compan.
agent, has boon keeping accounts after
y fashion OF his own. His conduct nee
ed scruting, according to the empresa, a
ar bis accounts still more. The empresa
a, appointed Judge Battanero to repres,
~ II, and while its members are sailing to
~ ards New York, Mr., Jarrett remains h
one against his will, 10 give an account of
rye stewardship If he can. At fret Mr..
ia re,t acted for the three principal sing
A., and they say that when ho could not
'"o any more out OF them he turned aga
OF them. His career AS n theatrical m
in ager is considered at nm end, and ev
the member OF the company despiscs
,ss - hates him.