Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
ulIllA i lO lAAA ANlOll .
Miss Anderson Says She Never
Lost Her Mind.
HAD NO QUARREL WITH ABBEY.
A nd Denounces the Story as an
Absurd Fiction.
NO TROUBLE WITH HER FATHER
He and His Family Will Visit Her
In England.
} TROUBLE WITH HER FATHER
Her HEALTH Is RETURNING.
She Has No Definite Plans For the
Future-Telis About Importu-
nate Reporters and Wond-
crs at Their Cheek.
Mary Will Como Back Again.

LONDON, April 12.--[New York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE. Miss Mary
Anderson is in London. The train had
hardly come to a standstill in st. Patcross
station yesterday evening, when Miss An
derson sprang from the coach and rushed
into the arms of Baroness Won Hugel, who
was awaiting her arrival at the station. She
wore a travelling suit of dark blue, trimmed
simply with narrow black braid, jacket of
the same hue, trimmed with fur and q dark
purple hat of small dimensions, which was also
set off with fur. More noticeable far than
her attire, however, were the roses, which
her many friends and admirers will be glad
to learn were in her cheeks. AS soon as the
greetings were over Miss Anderson's party,
excepting her brother, who remained to look
after the luggage, entered a four-wheeled
cab and drove to MacIiellan's hotel, No. II
Dover street, Pickadilly. Baroness Won
Hugel accompanied them. The representa-
tive of the Herald, having sent in
his card was received very cordially
and accorded an interview. 1.-THE Herald
welcomes you to London said l, as soon as
the formalty of creating had been gone
through, land will be glad to announce to
your friends your safe arrival, and to give
them any information concerning your voy-
age and plans for the future which you may
be willing to impart."
'tThat is very kind OF the Herald" replied
Miss Anderson, smiling and resuming her
seat. 81 shall certainly be glad to have my
friends know that am here, and especially
that am well, but do not know that can
say much that will interest any one. am
poor subject for an interview l am afraid. In
fact l thought I had escaped all newspaper
men, but here you are the very first thing
l have to laugh when Ithink of it. Really
you must excuse me.' ,.s$ae sal, SEit. Miss
Anderson dld laugh rirplng good natured
laugh, which indicated that if she did not
enjoy the situation she was not annoyed
by it.
'You are looking very well, indeed, not
much as though you were ill., ventured 1.
I. "Oh, am feeling splendidly, the sea voy
age has done me u world of good. 1 hope to
be soon as well as l have ever BEEN"
Miss Anderson put her hand to her cheek
as she said this, and as if conscious that it
was flushed added, II am little excited
now. l think it is owing to my getting back
here after my long journey, but am sure l
shall feel very well tomorrow and that l
shall improve all along"
"You had a pleasant voyagel"
"Yes, very. had hardly been two days
out of New York when began to be ever so
much better. 1t takes me about two days
usually after starting on voyage before I
get to be a very good sailor. On the whole
1 enjoyed the voyage very much"
"Are you subject to sea sickness"
"Oh nothing to speak off, Miss Anderson
answered laughingly. "For day or two l
did not feel quite natural, usually my appe-
tite suffers little and eating does not in
terest me quite so much as it does on shore,
but it is nothing serious. l am fairly good
sailor think"
"Are you willing to speak of your illness'"
"Yes, and in fact l am glad of an oppor-
tunity to contradict some statements that
have been published about me. 1t has been
said that am out of my mind. That is alb
solutely untrue. i have not been out of my
mind for moment was ill through ner-
vous prostration, caused by overwork and
study. began to feel i'll at Philadelphia.
Before went farther west my work was too
severe for my strength, but | struggled
against it, giving up finally. My physician,
DIR. Weir Mitchell, told me l must stop and
go to England, and l obeyed, but l have
never been out of my mind any more than 1
am out of it now. 1t was simply nervous
prostration, but l am very much better
already, US have said. Then the statement
was published that had quarreled with Mr.
Abbey. That is absolutely untrue also.
There has not been the shadow of
disagreement between us, on the
contrary. he has been very kind and con-
siderate to me. He came to me and and told
me that he did not want me to act If / was
feeling i'll. He offered to release me from
completing my engagement, which was very
kind OF him, for he sacrificed a very large
sum of money by doing'it He had to pay all
the salaries, you see, in addition to losing
the receipts. l think he is a wonderful man,
and so far from quarrelling with him, / am
very grateful TO him." The last remark was
addressed to the Baroness Won Hugel, who
was present. Continuing, Miss Anderson
said: "And then it has been said that it was
hostile criticism 10 me in some western
papers which caused my Illness. II is suf-
ficient in reply to that TO say that did not
read those articles at all and l did not learn
of them until long after was taken i'll. 1t
has been published too, that had quarrelled
with my family. That also is wholly with
out any foundation. There has been no
quarrel or disagreement at all. My
mother, step-father and their children
are coming over here next month
They will arrive ON the 5th, l
think it is, and they will be with me
during the summer, but do not know that
! should notice these false reports. All
care abont them is that l do not wish any
of my friends TO place any belief in them.
want to say in this connection that the
Herald has treated me with great courtesy
and that appreciate It and am glad to ex-
press my gratitude"
"What are your plans for the futurer'
~ can hardly say that have any, have
not formed them yet have an engagement
for next season in America with Abbey, Of
course but cannot tell yet whether snail
be able TO fill 1t. 1 hope TO be able to, and
expect to. shall IL can"