The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-27
AN oLD-TIME CIRCUS FEUD.

Dan Rice. DIR. spaulding. the Albany
"whip," and Clarence Moore.
''In the Suns recen interesting sketch
Of Dan Rice" said a veteran Snowman
now i'm Columbus, o., to a correspondent
OF Mr.. Dana's paper, IN very amusing
incident I'm the career OF the famous
clown was not referred TO. II occurred a
good many years age in the days of the
old Spaulding q Rogers circus, which Mt
time was the only great rival of Dan
Rice's show. Between DIR. S~paulding, the
senior partner in that circus. and Dan
Rice a very bitter feeling arose early in
the career of the Spaulding show. The
two concerns followed one another closely
about the country and many lively
times between them was the result.
Finally both shows struck Albany,
n. ", together and The feud he
came more bitter than ever. 1t was i'm the
days of the now almost forgotten newspa-
per, the Albany Whip, Of which the late
Hugh Hastings was editor. The Whip
was about as red-hot a sheet I'm personal
journalism as l ever saw. In its compos
ing-room was a bright and erratic young
fellow by the name of Moore, Clarence
Moore, l think his name was. He used to
write for the Whip as well as set type ON
the paper, and verbal warfare between
Spaulding and Rice not being far-reach-
ing enough to suit DIR. Spaulding. he en-
ployed Moore to castigate Dan Rice i'm the
columns Of the Whip. When the issue of
the Whip containing the attack on Rice,
over the signature of DIR. Spanlding, APP
peared, il made such q sensation that Dan
looked about him for some one who could
get back at Spalding in the columns of
the same paper. He went to the Whip 70
see what he could do. He saw Hugh
Hastings and stated his wishes.
"'All right said the editor. See Moore ;
he'll fix you up
"Rice, OF course didn't know that Moore
was doing him up for S%paulding, and
vent and saw the young printer ut ICE
A bargain was quickly struck between
the Snowman and Moore, and the latter
answered over Rice's signature the phi
lippic he had hurled at Rice for DIR.
Spaulding. The reply to Spaulding was
a hummer, and Spaulding at once hired
Moore TO sail "a Rice again. And so IL
continued for some time, Moore giving
Rice fits for DIR. Spaulding and the turning
round and kicking smithereens out of
Spaulding for Rice. He handled both
sides OF the controversy with Increasing
vehemence and unrestrained personal in
v~ectivc, the principals in b quarrel re-
naming i'm total ignorance of the fact
| that the smart printer was the confidant
| and employe of both, and the caustic
controversy was the sensation of the day
in Albany. At last Moore outdid himself
in one Of Rice's replies to and counter
assaults on Spaulding, and the latter
abandoned newspaper satisfaction fol-
legal reparation. He made a charge
of criminal libel against Rice, and
the famous clown was arrested and
lodged in iail-the noted old Blue Eagle
Jail of the county. The proceedings in
the case brought to light the fact OF Clar
ence Moore's peculiar connection witt
the Spaulding-Rice fight in the column,
Of the Whip. Dan Rice. who succeeded
in satisfactorily settling the libel suit, wa,
tickled to death with the cleverness o.
the young printer, IN made him q goot
offer to travel with him, but Moore liket
Albany better b the show business ans
declined the offer. DIR. Spaulding, how
ever, wal very indignant over what Ia
called Moore's duplicity. and gave TIN
young printer his opinion OF him in yer.
powerful language. Moore took a philo
sophical view of the matter, and re
marked in his peculiarly quiet way u
S%paulding:
"sWhy, you're all wrong, doctor! / CAV
Rice some hits under the belt for you tina
made him squal that / couldn't hav
given IL / hadn't discovered the points b
being on both sides Of the question
You've got 10 he posted on both sides I
discuss things properly
THAT bitter Albany quarrel, thought lie
that not only resulted In a burying Of Oh
Ratchet. but eliminated In the W. Il
nous circus men forming q partnership
which they kept up probably for severt
years. After q Rice's release from oh
Albany Jail he paid Clarence Moore 3:
JAIL q song that was the hit Of Dan
stay In Albany, and which he made fan
I GUS afterward throughout the country"
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