The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-11

From the Louisville Courier journal. I
The fact that the Nye and Riley combi-
nation. an inimitable one Of the kind, has
been broken mp has become generally
known. and much SORROW II expressed
that il should have been dissolved on NC
count OF an uncontrollable appetite Tor
strong drink on the part OF Mr.. hiley.
The circumstances leading UP to the cul-
animation which was reached In his city
Thursday night cover a peric1 al several
years, during which the most vigorous
and persistent efforts have been made
both by Mr.. Nye and Mr. Walker, the man
ager Of the combination, tn keep the un-
victim from running his pros
poets by indulgence. The party are
AT the Gait house. with the exception
of Mr.. Walker. h left yesterday after
noon for New York. thoroughly dis0usted
and i'm "a very had frame of mind. When
they came to Louisville last Thursday tn
Till an engagement, an order was issued
that no liquor was tn he sold tai Mr.. Riley.
apparently ION to- this game, for he went
into sis and sent his orders from there,
S ss Ss- Se, IN getting re' Wa % ! and .ff %r.
Nye have both been doing all they could
to prevent a catastrophe, but IL was evil
bound to come. Ia referring tn the mat
ter yesterday, Mr.. Nyc said to a Courier
Eyes, this business has been going on
for n long time, hut not so badly us lately,
since we found We, could not control him.
NlGs tle &trSAuAh III btt&tt-
ter-loss of reputation, loss of money and
all that-and concluded that he must have
his spree and he's having it. Mrs. Walk
or, wife of our manager, in passing his
room this morning, saw, through the half
open door. Riley lying, ON the floor with
his head on "a lounge. He was fully dressed,
and has not had his clothes off for two or
three days"
"Aud you have qui, for gootI:'
ayes. Ii was bound tO come. | have
been half way prepared for il for some
time, No, there is no chance OF fixing il
been my friend for years. His friends
have kept his failing quiet for "a long time
and the newspaper boys have been very
position.' have talked To him often my
self, and would do it again il he were So
But It's no use To try now. We are good
friends yet. No, lac has not had much tn
say. He did get furio,. Thursday because
MIR. Walker watched him. Walker lost his
dinner 10y keeping SO close after him.
The usual order for no drinks had been
out, with Walker following. After going
down the street "a piece. Riley turned on
him and they had some rough words, but
attention tn him. Walker got him back
to the hotel and he went into u closet. We
both c-ntramces and Thought we had him;
but he got hold of a boy and bribed him tai
go and get n bottle Of whisky. A man who
somehow. Ii rests with him whether he
gets il, and he generally gets il.
1T is 2 terrible thing. Riley was warned
would submit mo- longer: he wanted to get
drunk and was going To do il. l told him
ton for "a drink, hut il had no effect on
him. Ii was simply an mpossibility To
k 1asasa a'I INF from sa ,hs IL; y,a Tha' RS., ar,n he , f".
iii il IS a physical impossibility for hin, to
hold any more, and 1t weeks for him
"The pr?hibition a. t" drinks has been
removed, ! H.
X his meals anywhere. He ate moth:
nothias at all Friday; and To-Day had I'D
doesn't care. He's happy. and will prob
ably stay here till he gets through with his
snre s:a- ws nsa sb about II ha n1Fd ,sso, %Sre w n
had to go through the South and to Cali
fornia. hut all that's of now. One mans
last season was renarkably sncccssfui,
and this one was far better. We turned
PEOPLE away in Chicago: G=incinnat and
everywhere. Ii makes a man feel pretty
badly tn have to throw all the bright pros
.'What will be your course now?"
II shall go back to New York. and may
a a fresh start: l have been answering
kilograms to-day from people who want
me to- GO out with somebody else. l don't
think III do it,. however. I have been
really be glad of a chance to rest up a
little. Besides. ] have other work on
hand. some OF which should have bPeu
done "a year ago. As for writing, that has
been difficult. l have had to work Sun.
days, when should have rested. The
idea was that we should have a day oil
every week, but the hooking was so close
we couldn't do it,"
ayes, there IL "a great deal of difference
between Riley at his best and Riley in
some other degree of perfection, ant
there is not "a man i'm this country whs
can SO bring out his own work. He wa,
the star of the concern, and l was quite
content that il should he So He is q
remarkable man. l know how he viii
feel after this. He will sober up and bs
~repentant, but il will he too late. 1t il
calculated to make "a man feel badly-
yes, il il sad to think that a man yo,
have travelled with and roomed with To-
years, until he seemed like a brothe
should he so far "A slave to his appetite
for drink. He is certainly II brillian
man-one of the most brilliant 1 eve
knew. DO 1 think he might go into TIN
specially business. No. 1 do not. Rile.
is too proud for that-and il he did. M
one could manage him."
Mr.. Nye appeared much cut up abo'l
the matter, and was very sorry il has
occurred, but said il had To come to thi
end. despite his efforts and those of MI
Walker. He thought he would turn hi
attention to other work and let the pla,
form alone for IA while.
Mr.. Riley was not i'm condition to sa
anything. As one of the chambermaid
~ul. ssklxs, th. slH.uLn-t r,n.