The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-18

ury boxes, 'Look at that heap of
French money those American thieves
are carrying off with them" It never
seemed to occur to them that every
franc taken in was not so much clear
profit, and that it was just so much
money that was TO be carried out Of
France. In the days of modern pros
perity the little unpaid newspapers
used to publish among their various
romanceS concerning the American
show that it's managers had chartered
ships for the purpose of carrying off
the vast sums which came into their
gates. and they intended to do up
everybody in France, pay no more
bills than they could help, and at last
leaving the poor members of the show
as paupers on the shores of France.
These publications had just one re-
suit, and that was to bring up at once
every man who had any kind of bill
against the show and insist upon its
immediate payment. It seemed to be
impossibly to impress upon the mind
of the average French tradesman that
the show with it's large exdenditures
and its permanent home. which had
cost over half a, million of francs, was
anything more than collection OF
gypsies who might gather together at
OF course in the numerous bills pre-
scented in those days there We're many
that were unjust and practically
swindles. Resistance to their payment
simply meant a visit from a very for
nal person known in France as q
'Hussier." He corresponds to our
Sheriff, only has much more arbitrary
powers. IN claims against foreigners
he can seize their effects without the
Formally Of a previous judgment. He
can set up that they are birds OF pas
sage. and the French court always
reaches out without any further in
quiry. 1t was not an uncommon
occurrence to have the receipts seized,
and the only way to evade the officer
of justice was to deposit actual cash,
not a check, with the special court
provided for such claims, the exact
amount of money involved. IF the
claim was for 5000 francs, 5000 francs
had to be carried in a bag to the court
and left there until the case was de-
cided. And then there were endless
formulas to be gone Through to secure
the restoration of your money in case
the claim was cut down, or in still
rarer cases where the judgment was
in the foreigners favor.
a RIOT ORGANIZED BY FRENCH
RIVALS.
The theatrical people of Paris enter
ed into a little conspiracy to make it
pleasant for us on the opening night
The military authorities Were very
friendly after General SaussieeT be
gan to help me, and that was
the only disinterested friendship
that I found in connection with
this enterprise. There never was
any time when an attempt was made
on the part of any French officer or
soldier to obtain money from me and
there was throughout the greatest
kindness, courtesy and support. With
out such support the enterprise would
have been a disastrous failure. Upon
the night of the first evening perform
ance a hundred or more French hood
lums had been engaged by the down
town theatrical managers to make &
riot after the show was over and de-
mand their money back. A riot meant
trosib}e for the police and what meant
trouble for the police would certainly
result in having the establishment
closed up. A military friend-heard OF
this scheme and had fifty or sixty
soldiers specially detailed for service
that night in the camp. This was not
known to the would-be rioters.
They began their uproar about ff-
teen minutes after the show was over
shouting and singing La GAZETTE. -
This is Partisan .argot for money
among the lower classes, and this fur