Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-09
SALE OF MANUSCRIPTS

The sale at T. W. Holbys on the 18th inst.
will be the most important of the year. The
greatsr part of the original manuscript of Wilkie
Collins stories and novels are 10 be offered for
sale, consisting OF twenty-eight in all. These
MSS are the original working manuscript, not
mere copies made by the author. They include
1.-THE Frozen Deep, - 1.-The Woman in White, -
''No Name, - and 1.-THE Moonstone." Besides
these there is one unpublished work, an original
play called ''The Frozen Deep on which the
novel was founded, for in this case Wukle Col =
Inns reversed the ordinary practice. 1t Is prin-
cipally in Collins own hand writing, but there
are corrections BY Dickens. The prompt book
of the play is entirely in Dickens hand writing.
It is altogether improbable that such mass Of
Wilkie Collins manuscript will ever come into
{ the market again at the same time. and there
fore the opportunity will be seized to purchase
some part of them for the British nation. The
manasor sae W Dio Rs0 DdEsnS
eft all Of his principal manu-
scripts to John Foster, who in turn
bequeathed them to the nation, they are ex-
tremely scarce. in fact almost unpurchasable.
This collection includes the entire MSS. of THE
perils of certain English business" There
are also a few manuscript poems by Dickens,
some letters and a small sheaf OF his old plays.
TIE LONG HERALDED DEMONSTRATION.
There were hundreds of bands In the temper
ance procession to-day and between 800 and 500
banners. The emblems were SO numerous and
hardly be read by the spectators. They con-
tanned notices Of religious, temperance and
workingmen's societies as well as portraits OF
public men whose attitude on the publican
pension question has won them the approval OF
the temperance people. Gladstone's picture
was observed more frequently than any other.
The demonstration was an imposing one and in
teresting because Of its novelty. Nothing ex-
actly like it was ever seen in London before.
One peculiar feature was the number OF women
who participated. They did not OF course
march afoot over the long route from the
Thames embankment to Hyde park, but
were escorted in carriages, vans ana coaches.
a. and
Gus appropriate emblems and two OF them bore
aloft American flags. Another singular feature,
a pathetic one, was the grouping In certain car
rlages of widows whose sombre garments pro"
claimed their misfortunes and who held up ban
ners inscribed: Rum caused our sorrow. I"
These were followed by wagon loads Of children,
presumably orphans with the significant query
above their heads: .sWho viii compensate
these?'' This dramatic shot at the compensa-
ton proposal produced an evident effect among
the ownlookers, as could be learned from
the comments evoked among the
crowd. The police acted most shame
fully in permitting the procession to be inter-
rupted and broken into at various points so
that great delays were occasioned and IL re-
CURED four hours time to cover the distance Of
two miles. Il is charged that the police were
N this matter acting in sympathy with the
higher authorities, who had no reason to desire
the success of the demonstration. Among the
speakers at Hyde Park were three American
Forster, and they fully upheld the reputation of
their country people for oratorical ability. The
MnOle demonstration passed Oh Cfe0ltaDly, and
the only unpleasant incidents were those occas-
toned by the lack Of police protection before re-
ferred to. In one case an organized procession
of brewers drays broke the line and caused q
delay of twenty minutes. The malice afore-
thought wRs SO evident in this case as well as
the collision Of the police IN the out
rage, that it is probable the mat
ter viii not be allowed to pass unnoticed.
The Temperance league Is receiving large con-
tributions for its work. Among those received
to-day was a check for 5000 from Cardinal Man
ming on behalf Of various. Catholic societies.
SALVATION AKzf1 JUBILEE.
1t Is expected that 100 900 members OF the Sal
walton Army Will take part in the celebration in