Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-07

STEAD AND NATFS
MT stead j. once more o free man. A
ieryent, misunderstanding, excitable per
son, he has the bearing Of MARTYR who
iikes ~ lie is n man Of undoubted ablI.
Ivy. Az the time he was In prison ht
wrote the principal editorial in the Pan
Mail uazctte. Yates, when be was in the
SAME JAIL, tried TO do good deal OF
wrltipg, pat broke down. His irst two
contributions to the World while he was
ia DURANGO vile were bright and daring.
with touch OF brayado in them and
some rancor against the plaintiff la the
4 SUIT mat led 10 his discontinue But he
Is not as young as Stead, and he had for
some years lived In more luxurions fash.
I ion than hts sensational contempornrv
Yates went into prison In GOOD healfh
and under pleasanter circumstance ner.
haps, than Stead; but he came out M and
/ faded, while Stead went In tired, worn
and shaken. The Imprisonment was Ia
him real rest, and he looks all the bct.
ter Tor IL, crowd OF his admirers and
friends met at Elk ter hall and gave him
their blessing, Bible and purse con.
tanning the SUN OF $4,000 pen.
mics subscribed for and prescribed
with an address by $1,000 women,
When Yates came ont he had a grand
banquet at the Criterion, with titled and
other "swells" at the festive board.
That was just as characteristic of
tho Yates case and Of Mr.. Yates temp
erament as the Exeter hall "pmyer
and Praise" celebration OF Mr.. Stead,s
release. Stead's admirers were tremen.
dou,ly enthusiastic, ana he addressed them
on the purity question In a speech which
lasted over an hour. The next day he
left London with his wife for a two
weeks holiday, after which he will come
to town, IL Is said, with new boom The
police, II is thought, will afford him his
next Pall Mall sensation. Whether the
AFFAIR VIII assume the shape of the reyela-
lions OF secret commission or not re.
mains to be seen. Stcad's best friends
| advise HIM to be quiet; but he has not the
faculty OF repose, and with his present
taste OF popular martyrdom, its bltters
and It's sweets, is more likely 70 push him
onward into other enterprises than TO
keep him steadily where he is. "a fellow
feeling" does not always make Zone won.
drous kind Yates has hit Stead, out OF
prison, and in prison, some very hard
knocks. Apropos OF Mr.. Lucy's appoint
ment to his editorship of the Daily News,
Yates says in his favor that he is not
likely to follow the example of Mr.. Stead,
though he labors under the disadvantage
of having commenced his career in the
country. II is a grave fault in Yates estl.
nation for journalist not to be born In
London and have London career. The
editors OF the Standard, Daily News,
Echo, Daily Chronicle, Globe, Advertiser,
Morning Post and Times are all more or
less In this unfortunate case. The notion
OF running down provincial editors is n
little out of date, especially with such
examples 70 the fore as Mr.. Joseph
Cowan, NJ. r., editor Of the Newcastle
Daily Chronicle; Mr.. Il. SUSSEX, NJ. r.,
editor of the Liverpool Daily Post; Mr..
Leng, editor Of the Sheffield Daily Tele-
graph, and MIR, Il. Wemyss Reid, editor OF
the Leeds Mercury.
BEHIND THE SCENES,
dined the other night at West End
club with a number Of artists and lit
teratours. One or two stories told dur
ing the evening may be repeated here
without breach Of confidence. Mr.. Harry
Russell, the vocalist and composer, was
spoken Of. sis he not deadYn asked
Mr. Oakley Hall, with surprise ''Not ut
all, /" cried several gentlemen, one of them
adding; AZ had chat with him few
days since, aud he was In excellent
health and spirits.n al remember, ,
said o, IL. "when first he sang Wood
man, Spare that Tree, TO great audience
in New York. The sentiment and pathos
of the song so impressed the audience
that their feelings were excellently Inter
preted by DR.. Porter, who arose solemnly
after the applause had subsidized and said,
"Mr. Russell, may ask you one ques-
ton, which Is in the minds of all of us.
Did he spare that tree ~ friend of the
Lyceum management graphically de-
scribod the first appearance OF Mr.. Tyars
as "Nalentinen in Faust. Mr.. Conway
having been suddenly attacked with i'll
ness, Mr.. Alexander took his place as
"Faustn and Mr.. Tyars succeeded to
Alexander's part OF "Valentlne." So
sudden were the calls for change that MIR,
Alexander had to read his part and Tyars
to play his scene without having noted IL
from the front. Amysterious effort is OBJ
tanned In the duel scene by the introduction
OF an electric battery which gives the sword
Of Mephistopheles flashes OF fire every
time IL comes in contact with the sword
OF Valentine. Tyars had not properly
adjusted the wire which carries the cleo
trio fluid along his sword and gives the
effect while relieving him of It's conse-
quences. When, then, Irving as Mepbis-
topheles interposcd the electric fluid
passed into the body Of Tyars. There
were no sparks, but TyaIs received
shock enough to fell a bullock"
Tyars fell back with howl, but came on
again and was discounted second
time, to the Intense excitement OF
Irving, who laughed outright.
Tyars, writhlng, foil back towards
the wing to adjust the electric contriv-
ance and third time "came up to the
Scratchn to receive his third shock. The
narrator said Tyars' punishment added
quite real pathos to his acting In the
touching scene OF Valentines death.
'Thls won't occur every night" Lovcday
remarked as Tyars came of with rue
full face. 81 should think not, by
heayenih Tyars exclaimed. 81 did not
know whether was on my head or on
my heels; II was bad enough 10 have TO
act in such an emergency; but TO have the
words Knocked out OF one in that fashion
Is something awfulp
JosEilI HATToN.