Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01

Iron his retirement. managed to save
e eaobea out 9o c OF MS to send his
very proud of the latters, career.
Before the commission on Indian mill
tary expenditures, Lord Wolseley, the COM
~. nd s chief. testified, on Wednesday,
Indian troops in front oof European soldiers.
ana that he would NOT like to fight France
Germany or any other army with Indian
est amtcEv s n remarks ma have the great
most severe comment. y"
Inc Globe. for instance sava.
.roi 1olu Wolseley Is no longer our only gen.
he1ieve ina;,t; IN the epne war which many
army, which he recklessly insults. win NAV
t. .aa .aht part, and we should not like
T.! 10 see them called upon 10 follow such an
intensely unpopular Commander"
Lord Wolseley's testimony was cab,ed to
ton a disn IL mas aroused great indigna-
, ,on. d1spatch from Simla saws: .aThe
disaa, au.norltles fear it will cause great
The ions among nor the Indian troops"
I Ii Morley, the late chief secretary for
tielanu' IN the Nineteenth Century on ar
, n;itrataon IS attracting considerable atten-
line If diefa Morley Contends that while the
ana the Marquis of Salisbury 10 narrnU
yet ore British non-possumus wonld 90 s,I,
convert I9 II INTO the risk of a fratric:dal war
mrst he don opim .;s mat what is to be done
suit or fatalistic confidence in the wisdon,
OF downing street. Mr. Morley adds that
Ior the foreign office to leave arbitraiio
alone would be nothing short Of a disaston
to one of the greatest causes now ,nn,,s
IN. .he western world. If Lord Salisbury fails
'"e queS'ioh Will be Set back many years.
Theatrical Gossip.
Inc theatrical season is now unhela nv,
very lew places of amusement, and these
practically, are only those devoted to musi
cal pieces or to melodramas.
But Augustin Days production of Love
on Crutches' On Tuesday was received with
,he greatest favor by the press and pity
Is expressed that it was produced so late
III the season, as, it is claimed, the plav
"ould nave run all through the season.
successful ballad of rip Van Wrinkle !"
Win the Jefferson plot and Planquette's
Wednesday, VII
George Edwardes, having scored an ac-
Cus.oLleu success at the Gaiety with INV
Girl, that piece will hold the boards with.
out interruption. as will THE Geisha, :"
whose popularity has not suffered by the
hot weather. ~ 'te
The Vaudeville is still crowded IN ,,.,.
"A Night OUT
Rutland harrington has resigned from the
savoy Tor his vacation. and his part in The
MlkaGo has been acceptably taken by
York. e " ave-"
Charles Warner closed his successful sea-
son at the Princess as Conpeau in Drink"
last evening. Tonight Sutton Vane's "In
Slsht OF st. PauFs" Will be given it's first
London representation
Arthur Boucher, this week comnIeted
WE'VE months of successful occupat ton of
the Roya]ty-a house that for years had
never mad run of more than a month to
any froilt' ana which had come to be con-
nat
was possible. Mr.. Boucher will return to
the Royalty at the close of his tour in the
lnlteu States, which iegins in the autumn
he Will open with The Queens Proctor"
winch he has made London success
Forbes Robertson, who closed the J,yceum
Saturday last. has made up his mind not to
appear again in London for at least a wear
theush lbs partnership with Mr.. Harrison
remains undlsturbed. At the end of this
month he begins his provincial tour, but
las not yet decided whether or not TO pro-
duce his much-talked-of version of "Othel-
To-
Tor another American trip. by which, under
the manage ment of Edward Marks she
VIII appear in all the principal cities of the
United states and Canada
Her engagement opens with A four weeks
appearance at Roster & Balls. New York.
commencing December a.
Nile. 6uiibeft was recently approached
by Messrs. Dorm and Barron of the Winter
Garden. Berlin, who offefad her 1000 marks
per week for season in the German
capital. Her reply was:
" men nave ceased TO be attraction
in Paris, shall then move to Berlin"
1vette Guiihert has signed engagements
with Partisan managers that extend until
1900. She is to receive an accumulative
salary which reaches a very large sum for
the year of the worlds fair. During Au-
gust and September next the artist will
enjoy a vacation in the south of France re-
appearing in Paris during October and No
vtmber with a repertoire of twenty new
songs. Among these are the popular Amer
lean compositions MY Girls a Bowery
Girl" and Nancy"
Maurice Grau sailed on the Augusta Vic
toria from Southampton yesterday. He will
remain in the United States for week
and will then return to London and begin
hard work here in connection with his man
aSement of Covent Garden Theater.
Mr.. Grau has practically CONCLUDED en-
gaSements with all the leading singers, in
Guiding the De Beszkes. Meba, Calve,
Eames and Nordica for both New York and
London. The De BesZkes, in Wagner, will
be the chief novelty Of the New York sea-
son.
Mrs. Maybrick's Case.
statement was recently printed in some
American papers to the effect that the real
reason why Mrs. Florence Maybrck has
not been released is owing to the personal
opposition of Queen Victoria. Her majesty
was reported to have asked for a copy of
the evidence, and that because it contained
allegations of an intrigue with lover the
queen intimated to MIR. Henry Asquth,
home secretary in the Rosebery govern.
ment, and latterly to Sir Matthew White
Ridley, the present home secretary, that I'M
Ger no circumstances would she receive or
consider a memorial in favor Of the release
of Mrs. Maybrick.
At the request of Baroness Roques, Mrs
Associated Press has Investigated the story
and is able, on the highest official author
ity possible, to state that the story has alb
soutely no foundation in fact. Not only
has her majesty never intimated any wishes
IN the matter. nor requested any copy of
the evidence, but she has never expressed
officially, any opinion in the case to any
home secretary, with whose action. if it
was decided to release Mrs. Maybrick. her
majesty would not interfere
The printing of such so-called idle tales
it Is considered here always marks the
periods of election struggles in the United
States. though why Mrs. Maybrick should
always be brought up at such times, pre-
cisely like political issues, English officials
cannot understand. But what they do
maintain is that if Mrs. Maybricks friends
are really anxious to influence the home Of
flee they should abandon their newspaper
campaign in America, which is not a meth
od of agitation favored by English govern
ment officials.