The sun., 1891-08-02

wards near tho Madeleine, was startled by
loud shrek In the conclerRe's lodge. Rushing
Into the room. she found the concierge, Mme.
Recevault, PROSTATE on the floor, the blood
pouring from fearful cash from her right
car to her chin. She died In q lew minutes with
out being able to articulato word. Tho police
could find no clue to the perpetrator Of the
decd. Although young and pretty, Mme.
Recevault had never given cause for the
slightest breath OF scandal and was devoted to
her husband. who at the hour OF the tragedy
was away at his work. There had been no
chance for anybody who might have committed
| tho crimo to leave the room for the woman
! who first discovered he dying concierge rushed
| into the apartment through the only door and
| reached the room only u few seconds after the
| dying woman's scream was heard. There was
ladder at window. but the window was
closed. and only one pane OF glass was broken.
the aperture not being more than large enough
| for the egress Of a cat. The theory OF suicide
| was disposed OF by the circumstance that there
was no weapon in the room with which tho
deed could have been committed.
The police were completely puzzled until q
| physician made an autopay on the body. He
found several bits OF glass In the wound In the
throat. and then the tragedy was explained.
Nine. Recevault had been cleaning the window
from the top OF tho ladder. She had fallen and
struck her neck against the window. which had
! broken and tho glass had cut her throat.
| Continental hotelkeepers report a season Of
| disaster. 1t Is many years since business has
boon 30 bad. and they are at loss to explain
it. Except Bayreuth. where the spirit Of Wag.
ner Is Triumphant, and Aix.les- Bains, where
America reigns. the Continental watering
places are desolate. The fact Of the matter is
that the whole social and financial system Of
Europe is still benumbed By the wreck OF the
Barings. There is no line Of business that has
yet recovered from II. and 1t will be a long time
before confidence will be completely restored,
In Germany the hotel keepers say that were
II not for the Americans they would be com.
PEELED to close. In fact, tho Americans are the
one brilliant exception. There are not fewer
than 100000 OF them scattered about hero.
| and they are spending more money than they
| we're ever known to spend before. This is es.
pecially true OF Paris, where shopkeepers
have resped golden harvest. Tho man ager
OF the Bon Marche reports that their sales to
Americans are one-third larger than they
were last summer. which were the largest
they had then had. Their force Of English
speaking clerks was large. but wholly inade-
| Quate.
Much interest is felt in London IN the story
published in the New York Herald about an
| alleged attempt to black mail Edwin Booth By
=" q disreputabls newspaper man" and u per-
son connected with the stage" An article in
the New York Dramatic Nsus. that was repub-
lished in The SUM- gives the names Of Steele
Mackaye. obviously the person connected
with the STAGE" and that Of Frank A. Burr as
''the disreputable newspaper man." The Sun
correspondent showed these articles to-day to
Mr.. Mackaye. who is at present in London.
| Mr.. Mackayes rage knew no bounds.
| "NOhnlv whO kDn m m cha mid s1vtlI orn ha
lieve anything Of that nature abou. me. but the
| attempt to connect my name with such an out
| rage is an infamy. The fact Is that I have been
for four years the means Of keeping that story
from being published and have used my utmost
! efforts to effect this purpose. and It is das-
tardly thing that any one should dare to try to
connect mo with . conspiracy to injure a noble
fellow professionR, Like NJ !. Booth. who even II
these letters were genuine. which do not be.
lieve. is entirely innocent in the matter"
There will bo some explanations when Mr.;
Mackays returns to New York. and 1t is proba.
BILE that somebody will suffer.
Great disappointment W was manifested among
tho guests at the luncheon given on Tuesday
by the Worlds Fair Commission to the royal
Commissioners to the Worlds Fair when II
i was ascertained that DR.. Chauncey M. Depew
was not present 1t transpired. however. that
DR.. Depew had been called very suddenly to
Vienna to join Cornelius Vanderbilt. and the
luncheon proceeded as we'll as 1t could without
tho distinguished orator. In the evening the
Commissioners were dined BY Josiah Caldwell
OF Boston and London. among his other guests
being Col. Ochltree. Steele Mackaye. Charles
Wyndham, Creighton Webb. and Col. William
Schoeffer.
Imre Kiralfy has just returned to London
from Spain. where he has bee1 visiting the
libraries and museums OF Madrid to obtain
more data for the New York celebration OF the
fourth centennial anniversary OF the discovery
OF America Kiralfy was the recipient Of ex-
traordinary honors at the hands OF SefIor Don
Antonio Canovas del Castillo. the Spanish
Premier. being received at tho Government
palace. So pleased was the Premier with the
plans for the New York celebration. as we'll ae
those for the Worlds Fair spectacle. that q
project was at once formed for the construc-
tion OF an immense hall In the middle OF the
Exposition grounds at Madrid. whore great
historical Exhibition will take place next Angus,
In celebration Of the discovery OF America
for tho purpose Of introducing there Kirslfy's
spectacle Plans for the construction OF this
building are already In the hands OF the Gov.
rsngemonts with Bertrand. manager OF the
Grand Opera House in Paris. for the produc
ton at the Palais De lIndustrie in the Champs
Elysee next year OF Q grand historical spec.
taele, also celebrating Columbus's discovery.
KirRlfy has found company with $25O.OO(
capital In London, which has leased the great
building Olympia for long term for the pur.
pose OF giving historical exhibitions next win.
ter. The first production will be Rres
aquatic spectacle dealing with Venetian his
tory at the end OF the fourteenth century. liz
which he will present representations OF mod
ern Venice. To this will be added an exhib
tion OF Venetian products, arts, and sciences.
Henry Irving gave q dianer on Wednesday t.
Steele Mackaye. at which many distinguished
Englishmen were present and two dis
tinguished Americans besides the guest Of the
evening. namely. Col Thomas Portsrhoust
Orhlltree and Mr.. James Whitcomb Riley.
Miss Decima BurnRnd's version OF Mis-!
Helyett." that has been the onera boufre sensa
ton OF the year In Paris. 10 SO great O success
Mt tho Criterion Theatre here that Wyndhan
thinks It will run for ut least n year. Conse
auently. Wyndham and the regular Criterion