The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-17
England.
MRS. BooTH's LETTER.

.AAN's t'tOA "a - Ina
LONDON, July lG.-Mrs. Booth posi-
lively declines TO make public the con-
tents Of tho letters which she an
nouuced at the Princess Hall confer
enco she had received from the Mar
quis OF Salisbury and Mr.. Gladstone
in approval of the work to rescue
young girls from the perils Of the
iniquity exposed by tho Pail Mall Ga
zette. She says that she will read the
letters at the woman's meeting in
Exeter Hall this afternoon. Mrs,
Booth says she also has letter from
the Queen, written three weeks ago,
in which her majesty expresses sym.
pathy with tho work Of the Salvation
Army in protecting young girls. This
letter will also be read at the meeting
to-day.
THE GAZETTE STILL BooMs.
The Pail Mall Gazette has issued In
q single edition complete publication
OF the full text OF all its revelations.
The edition Is having an enormous
sale, and the proceeds arc 10 be de-
voted toward defraylng tho expenses
OF tho commission, which is examining
the data upon which tho Gazette's
articles are based. The commission
yesterday afternoon spent three hours
at the Mansion House, examin-
ing under oath before the
lord mayor and the city recorder, and
one OF the Pail Mall GRzette's repofto-
rial commissioners. The lord mayor
presided over tho examination.
Neithor he nor any of tho dignitaries
present would converse with mombers
OF tho press about what had trans-
plred any further than to say that tho
examination was confined TO the work
ot sitting tho evidence gathered by the
reporters in support OF the
Gazettei that among the orimiEal
establishments purveying TO vice in
London was tho procuration firm OF
Mesdgmes y, u n, whose business
consisted in supplying customers all
over Euro no with young female chill
dren, all certified by reputable doctors
70 bo innocont. Tho porsonages en-
gaRod in this iuiqulty say they will
not speak upon the subject for publl-
cation until the commission of
inquiry finishes its work, which
will require another sitting.
One Of the commissioners oe.ho Ga
zetIo reports to that paper today tha
following facts, the truth of of Which
no doclhSes TO bo incOntestable, i'm or.
dor TO show The Mansion House com
mittoo that It's di6bolical business, OK.
posed by the Gazotto, was still car.
ried on as boldly as over, notwith-
standing tho revelations. Tho re-
porter offered 90 procure from the es.
tsblishmont of X Il n as many certified
girls ms tho committee might name,
delivered anywhere to their order g,
o. ID. There being some hesitation
about the acceptance OF this PROPOSE
tion, the reporter, v lille tho commit.
teo was still In session, went TO a pro.
curess and ordered q pretty girl, IL
years OF ago, certified by a physician
to bo n virgin, 10 be delivered 10 his
order as "agent for gentleman of l6.r
Tho madame accepted tho order and |
In short time produced the girl certl- |
he'd Tho reporter investigated
the childs history and ascortained
slat her father was dead
and her mother was poor working
woman. Having completed the pur. |
chase of the girl, tho reporter has. |
tened TO arrange for the delivery of
her anywhere to any person deslgna- |
ted by the committee, No member OF |
the committee would consent to re.
ceive the girl. The reporter thereupon
arranged Tor her delivery 10 night, and
hurried 10 the Mansion House, having
completed the entire transaction dur
Ing the single sitting OF tho commit.
tee. This morning tho reporter ro-
ceiyod confidential letter from
Madame ~, appointing retired place |
TO meet the girl tonight.
10 was stated this evening that tho |
government up 10 late hour this
aiernoon had received no further
notice from the Afghan frontier.