The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-01
TAUROMACH|C CONTESTS,
All Paris ReveIing in the Excitement
Of Spanish Bull Fight
ing.
Heartless Torture Inflicted by HUI
man Brutes on Helpless
Animals.
The Gay City Wild Over the New Sport
/ Catchiest Piece Ever on the
Boards.

Special Correspondence of THE INDEPENDENT
PARIS, May 18.-Just now Paris is recov-
bring much of that animation and attrac-
bon with which visitors to the exhibition of
4 last year are familiar. There are not, it is
t,rue, so many gaily-costumed orientals in
The streets, but, as set-off, the Place de
I'Opera is dotted daily with swarthy Span
/ ards in wide sombreros and red-lined man
3els, who now and then foregather in front
bf the new ticket office of the Gran Plaza
be Toros in order to smoke papelitos and to
balayer in the sonorous accents of their
native land. The bull-fghters' bureau
Etill devoid, however, of the bovine head
hnd horns which decorated it last year
how stands not on the boulevard des Ital-
lens. but in the most prominent part of the
Place de POpera, and from its counters
tickets for the Tauromachic concert are is
sued daily.
Bull fighting, which was understood to be
tolerated merely on account of the exhibit
lion, has been revived in Paris, and the
performance which took place yesterday in
Ihe Rue Pergolese, now called the Gran
Plaza de TOros, passed off in the midst OF
the widest enthusiasm. Everybody OF
mark was present. The ladies, tender
with the Princess Mathilde en- tete. To-
hay the papers devote columns to the event.
healing with the toreadors and picadors as
Ii they were SO many heroes, but saying
nothing of their poor victims. the bulls,
which had to fight under various disadvan-
lagos. The scene in the ring battles de-
script1on. As the fight continued the spec.
tators, female as we'll as male, grew
more and more savage in their thirst
FOR blood. and cried for the death of the
bulls. but the final stroke is not yet author
Ezed to be given to them, though that will
S,ome soon now that the Partisan has en-
braced Spain's mobile sport" Why the
horses be allowed to be gored and slain is a
puzzle which others than the society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals Ind 1t DIFF
icult to explain. But the coup dc grace
will come in time, and then Paris vii
nave nothing to envy in Madrid. an
happy to see that the barbarous custom has
aroused a protest here and there. Iht
AUDIENCE" says one writer, "supped full OF
horrors as they sat in the so-called centre
pf European civilization. and saw the biooc
Flow from the lnangled bodies and rent ar
Ferries of animals tortured to make Parl-
Sian holiday. ] appeal to the authorities
n spectae s be{e to + h 1ns aseae
Inc people," But isolated protests are moi
likely to have any effect on the authorities
who enjoy the sight as much as the public
Paris has got what she wanted-a new
pleasure, and she viii stick to it until sh'
lets tired of ii. Let US hope, for the SAX,
bf fair fame. that she will do soon.
II is now the fag-end of the theatrica
leason. and nothing new of importance i
likely to be brought out before the autumn
Ghe houses which have secured a success
Kill continue to work until the hot weathe
Strives play-goers into the country, Will
ahose which have not drawn prize viii
II axe an early opportunity of closing thei
hOors. We mus. be thankful, there
lore. for small mercies. and among
~ the Renaissance of I'm Lycse de Jeunss