Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-08
NELLIE BIZ,
why she Ha, Been Cast OF by the
World.

World.
I A Now York letter to the Philadelphia
I Inquirer says:
Nellie BY, whose trip around the world
I In u race against the imaginative record OF
I Phineas Fogs, made such furore short
while ago, no longer shine as ore OF the
1 stars OF the New YORK World constellation.
And thareby AauRs a tale.
! Miss Bly-pr rather Miss Elizabeth Ooch.
rspe-was the recipient OF several offsrs
1 from managers to conduct her upon lee.
4 turing tour. She was at the tins this best
advertised young woman In this litrie world
Of ours. She had been widely described as
| beautiful, which she Is far from being; rs
fascinating, which she 10 not, and rs Won
| dertnlly plucky, which she Is with a capital
/ p. j ~. Hill, the manager OF the Union
! Square and Standard theatres, made her
| what appeared to be the best offer and 1t
was accepted aud Miss Nellie started forth
| upon her tour presumably Endorsed and
backed, so tar as Tres advertising goes, by
the most widely circulated daily newspaper
In America. A. Grst the young woman was
| greeted with large audiences and her per-
| manent success seemed assured.
But Just here something happened.
The New York Word has libel suit on
its hands into which Miss Nellie BY had
plunged that newspaper. AS 1t will be rs.
| menibered, this young woman reporter
q
| Phelps, the king OF the Albany LOBBY. In
the course OF an interview, into which sne
! entrapped him by the welI-acted represent
tation that she was seeking In the New YORK.
legislature favorable consideration OF a
scheme, he wrote down the names OF GER
tain statesmen who, he claimed, were 10
| his pay. Among them WAS that Of Daniel
W. rallmadge, at one time assemblyman
from Kings county, and that gentleman,
upon publication OF tue story 10 the World,
brought quit In ths Brooklyn supreme
court for damages, valning the damage 10
his character at the sum OF $4,000. In
o:der TO make q proper defence 1t was OF
course necessary 10 place Nellie Bly, upon
the witness stand aud when the case was
ready for trial the World sent word TO it's
young globetrotter demanding her imme.
diate presence IN Brooklyn and naturally
expecting quick response. Mlss BY
made response that she Was under tine
management OF Mr. Hill and was engaged
In lecture tour and thsrefor4 could rot
obey the summons. Ia this dilemma Man.
ager hIll was appealed to and sent here for
the young woman, requesting hsr to re-
turn TO New York and thereupon she most
emphatlcally declined to do anything OF
the Find. What led to her assuming this
attitude am not prepared to positively
state. Eaemies have beea unklnd enough
to suggest that she hal become am icted
with the dlseasa whereby The head
weighs much more than tins rest OF
the body and which Is popularity sup.
posed 10 De incurable. Some OF her
friends, however, allage that she
YVES never properly treated by tie World
and that she never received sufficient re.
enumeration for the enormous advertising
which she IL said TO have given thai
journal. None OF these defenders, how.
ever, have suggested that Mr.. Pulitzer,
cashier did not pay her every penny which
1t had been mutually agreed shonli bt
givjn her, and they unanimously fail 70
make msutl0n OF this fact that there /.
abroad an idea that the World has glvet
Miss Bly, au advertisement such As nc
woman other age, position and ability eve
before received.
In any event the Tallmedge libel suit wa
brought to trial Ia the absence OF tbs CHIEF
witness for tho defendant. A postpone
ment was asked Tor on account Of tine iu
ability 70 suhirni her, ahe being wlth0u
tue jurisdiction Of the court but 1t WAS re
iused and there pom the lawyers for tbs
World Withdrew. The case, however, pro
ceaded, and after five minutes dellbsra
ton, the jury, In the absence OF any de
fence found a verdict for tho plaintiff anc
assessed damages at $4,000. OF cours
tnisresul. will b. fought III the higher courts
As p sequel 70 this, Iiss BY, ne is row vel
known, has mad a falling out with Manager
Hill and the lecture tour has been anRn
donAd and Ia consequence tho youuI
woman In question Is now having YER
pleasant, but, tarcy, rather Idle tins Ii
this city.