Billboard advertising (Jan-June 1900)

THE BILLBOARD 1| The Billboard. THE BILLBOARD. 1! it- 's i I M If i Published Weekly at vr; East Eighth Street,Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. A. Address all tommunicalions For the editorial or business departments to THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. : rf Ji M Subscription, $4.00 a year: 6 mos., &2.00; 3 mos , f 1.00. in advance. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements will be published at the uni- form rate of ten cents per agate line; no dis- count for time or space. Copy for advertisements must reach us before noon on Saturday previous to week of issue. Our terms are cash. The Billboard is sold in London at Low's Ex- change, J7 Charing Cross, and at American Ad- vertising Newspaper Agency, Trafalgar Build- ings, Northumberland Ave., tV. C. In Paris, at Brentand s,S7 Avenue die V Opera. The trade sup- plied by the American News Co. and its tranches. Remittance should be made by post-office or ex- press money order, or registered letter addressed and made parable to The Billboard Pub. Co. The editor can not undertake to return unsolicited manuscript; correspondents should keep copy. When tt it necessary to wire us the instructions mmd copy for advertisements, great saving in the matter of telegraph tolls may be had by recourse to the Donaldson Cipher Code. Entered as Second-Class Matter at Post Office at Cincinnati, Ohio. Entire Contents Copyrighted, vedl All rights reserve in f Saturday, June 2, 1900. DISSENSIONS. " One of the most hopeful signs, indi- cating an eventual triumph of upright- ness and principle,, represented by the sovereign sway of majority '. rule, in the conduct of the affairs of the Asso- ciated Bill Posters, is said to be the multitude of grievances and petty jealousies that are gnawing at the very core of all the complex, secret and mysterious movements of the little narrow circle of the Eastern gang. Course-grained, domineering and low- browed methods, it is- admitted, are ever inclined to invite friction and fac- tional difficulties which genera'ly lead to direful discord with sensational de- velopments. Gang rule cannot exist for any length of time withont mani- festations of selfishness and jealousy that gradually drift to the surface, for these difficulties are of such a peculiar and significant . character that they cannot be hushed up or discussed In whispers only. * * « ■ A study of the origin and growth of the cross-grained jealousies that se- riously hamper and handicap the in- dividual curves of the rapacious gang- sters would be exceedingly interesting, but most difficult. A recital of all their personal feuds, with their odd and perplexing ramifications, would be embarassing, if not actually pain- ful. However, we can offer to the attention of our.readers, without vio- lating any confidence or shattering a friendship, sufficient facts concarning these disagreeable incidents to afford a fair prediction of the weather con- ditions that will prevail at Atlantic City during the coming conven'ion. Th£ Gude-Stahlbrodt contention, which has in the past caused so much bitter bickering as well as amusement and wbfeb lias existed in so many varied forms for years, is not yet at an end. To-day it has shifted more directly to a Pratt-Gude contest, a rather ill-concealed but intentionally covert affair; this is because Gude has managed to stand fast, while Stahl- brodt's star has dipped to the horizon, and Pratthas boldly stepped forth in- to the arena and is no longer content to act as the power behind the throne. Hote's dignity and reserve of recent years and his apparent desire to stand aloof from the gang has been the means, it is said, of suppressing sever- al pyrotechnieal developments. Re- ports say that Sam Hoke has not yet succeeded in fully ingratiating him- self into the charmed inner circle; moreover, he can exhibit a few old sears that still Itch and demand re- paration. Harry Munson and his fol- lowing are known to form a very pretentious cloud that cannot be Ig- nored. President O'Mealia, who has a certain defined part to play in the shifty scenes on Manhattan isle, is not without his foes, having by , the lack of tact and judgment, it is said, seri- ously wounded the feelings or at least two prominent Westerners, who scorn apologies/and hoot at the mere sug- gestion of reconciliation. Then there are the Broklynites that must be reckoned with in all the New York entanglements. They are keen-eyed, progressive and well posted, and, what is better still, have a high regard for manly and independent qualities. The same tribute can be paid to the gentle- man from Philadelphia. '* * *". This embarrassing condition of af- fairs in Greater Gotham is bound to be a conspicuous factor in shaping events at Atlantic City, but regarding the outcome of this intricate network of foibles, frictions and petty jealous- ies no possible forecast can be given with any degree of accuracy, as It would require the astuteness and acu- men of a Sherlock Holmes to ke-p track of the floatsam of diverging dis- sentions and the meshy mellange of the flutterings and fluctuations of opinions and feelings. * * * THE WHITE ELEPHANT. "What should we do with our white elephant official organ?" is a question that bothers the minds of more than one director and financial supporter of the sheet. When Campbell con- trolled it, its pages fairly teemed with excellent, up-to-date articles and bright, crispy news, but it failed simp- ly because Campbell doesn't know how to direct such a business venture to success. Under a more economic man- agement in New York, or with out- side assistance, it has picked up in a business way, but to more than count- erbalance this good fortune it has lost all its prestige and influence since its removal from Chicago, because its columns are now crowded with a lot of macerated bosh, and as a conse- quence nobody reads it. A glance at its pages nowadays would lead one to suspect that the man who poses as editor may believe that he is still tink- ering with an undertaker's sheetlet. But as long as the unsophisticated billposters put up their "dough" and the gang is satisfied—what are you going to do about it? They Say— That a good, hustling bill poster has a splendid opening at Vicksburg, Miss. • That Chicago offers a very tempting fleld for one or two first-class bill posting solicit- ing firms. That Al. Bryan simply scared the Wolff from the door when he made his pompous en- try into Dayton, O. That any echoes from Charlie Hood's bank- ruptcy entanglements in Chicago grate dis- cordantly on Bob Campbell's ears. Can any one account for this? That George Castner, of Syracuse. N. Y., is one of the few men in New York State ' that can not be bossed. George always was an independent, self-assertive, plain, blunt man. That Charlie Bryan is grooming himself for re-election to the position of secretary cf the Associated Bill Posters. Hasn't Jack Reese, of Scranton, Pa., got anything to say in the matter? A report is current among distributors to the effect that the I. D. A. and the I. A. D. are proposing to form a combine. This prac- tically means that the Runey-Stahlbrodt As- ._ sociation is a failure. That this year will undoubtedly be the ban- ner one in all branches of outdoor advertis- ing. It also promises to be the most suc- cessful circus and general outdoor amuse- ment season for many years. That Washington Park, Chicago, is sending out a very attractive twenty-four-sheet stand for a June display, advertising the race meets. This work is handled by the Amer- ican Posting Service, of Chicago. That the gangsters managed to get the best of Charlie Hager, after all, by converting his Chicago meeting into a secret, star-chamber conclave. It is known positively that Hager didn't want either Campbell or Pratt there. That little Charlie Green, of San Francisco, is a very compact bundle of energy and de- termination, and few men in the business can outrank him in brains, astuteness and abil- ity. J. Cbas. is the king of all successful hustlers. Thaf Eddie Donnelly, of Boston, is deter- mined to eclipse both of those natty Iowa swells—Beall, of Sioux City, and Zehrung, of Lincoln—with his Beau Brummei wardrobe at Atlantic City this year. Lou Scott will also be in it. ■ That "The Billboard" is rapidly becoming the most popular of all the weekly journals. Very few publications are so thoroughly well read by so many different classes of people, and its advertising columns always produce prompt and plentiful returns. That jolly Ed. Slocomb. of Newark. N. J., baa built up a wonderful plant, and has enough fine locations to satisfy the most exorbitant demands of the largest circuses— even in a hot scrap. Ed. always was a hum- mer, in all the various definitions of the word. That President Jim O'Mealia, of Jereey City, has one of the best money-making bill posting cities in America. Well, Jim de- serves it, for he has always been obliging, conscientious and energetic, even If his Judg- ment has repeatedly deserted him on certain momentous occasions. That Stablbrodt is trying to convince bill posters that be is not running the New York sheetlet for bis own personal gratification and aggrandizement. Pooh hoo! Very little aid and satisfaction he derives from it any- way, as none but the gangsters read its bosh-bulging columns. That George Chennell, of Columbus, O., Is one of the greatest bustlers that ever stepped into the bill posting fleld. George has sim- ply wrought wonders In Ohio's capital city since he launched his enterprise. Wonder why the Bryans never deemed it advisable to cling to Columbus? That John Chapman, of Cincinnati, intends to visit St. Louis shortly for a quiet confer- ence with Charley Hager, in which projects, schemes and trusts will be the matters under discussion. This private seance ought to be rather unique and interesting, for it is said megaphones will be barred. That one of the most pertinent questions bothering the minds of the fraternity-at- large is this: "Why have so many directors of the so-called official organ refused to patronize its advertising columns?" No one in the fraternity-at-Iarge can afford to throw money away on this valueless medium as can these same directors. That the energy displayed by George Hart- ford, the hustling young advertising man of Cincinnati, in obtaining magnificent outdoor showing for tho Lagoon, the Queen City's "Coney Isle," is worthy of more than pass- ing comment. George looks after the Pike Theater's service during the theatrical sea- son, and is one of the brainiest, busiest and most conscientious workers in the amuse- ment field. That notice has been given in the district court or the United States, in the State of- Illinois, to the creditors of Charles B. Hood, bankrupt, that a bearing will be held at the office of Referee Frank L. Wean, room 804, 115 Monroe street, Chicago, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of May 31, on the petition of Burr Robbins, trustee, wherein the latter asks leave to compromise the claims against the Chicago & Great Western Railway and the First National Bank of Chicago. It is expected that a number of other creditors will be in attendance. Levyne's Letter. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir—Of all the bill posters I know I have looked time and again to find one post- er salesman among them, and have succeeded in finding—not one. Why is it that bill posters can't sell the pretty poster" to their home merchants? I think I have that answered. The merchant thinks that the bill poster is getting his profits in two ways—first, ou the poster, and then on the posting. Again as a rule, the bill posters are poor salesmen. Last fall I dropped into Lafayette, Ind., and called on the bill posters, as I always do Mr. Seegar. a young, enterprising business man, did all he could to help me; gave me the names of the merchants, etc., and I start- ed out with my samples. Some time after I passed by a large and Imposing-looking store, which would have been a credit to a much larger town. Looking over the list Mr. Seegar gave me, I found he bad omitted this firm from among the likely customers. Now, then, I went in, saw my man and sold him about the usual amount of posters, and found him "dead easy." In making my re- F° I V', 8a L e8 . to ,. Mr ' Seegar, he was surprised to find that this one particular merchant had bought any. Mr. Seegar had called on this merchant Just the day before with the same poster, and could not sell, yet 1 sold a larger quantity than Mr. Seegar asked him to buy, and received 35 per cent more than «£;■» rW. had asked in Drlc e- Why was WmL? 0 ^ 0 ? see? „ M , r - Seegar represented himself, who is well known In his town, while I represented a large lithographing B.?i5« 3r, « tl,e £ eby carryln * Skater prestige Besides, Mr. Seegar had called on this same J 08 ", 1 . 80 often that ne always had the up° any 'argument' tiP " h ' S ton8 ^ to wind I came fresh into the field, had a different song to sing got him interested, and sold T^^°Zl 0 \ h0 ZJ DUch Mr ' S "** ar eould in- ii. 8t , b , lm ' he dld not think enough of the proposition to remember the price It was not my salesmanship In this case. It was my "newness." In Detroit Mr. Walker has an active young wl.h ^« 80 .h?' t0r ' Mr - , Rt "»*ard. who worked with me this spring in his city. In consc- 2.™ Ce ' 7? turned out 8 ° me <"-°ers that the SrS T°T ld $ oi . l et 5? d * not represented the J,.™,. 1 do ; Yet *I r ' R anchard is a good salos- Walkor * W „ M handicapped by representing Walker & Co., bill posters. Mike Breslaucr ?nr M1 ?,: leap0 "?' 8ald: " ! have-been looking for your coming a long time, and I lost n large Christmas order because no poster salesman was here." "Why didn't you show the samples and get the orders yourself?" N .?t on y°V r '" e - I am a bill poster!" Familiarity breeds contempt." Tho mer- chant sees the bill poster every day. with his paste-besmeared clothes and his bundle of SSrf U . n h d . er JS" Brm ' n . nd hc nas J»«t about Placed the bill poster In one corner or his mind-placed there by cither good or bad Impressions So that when th5 bill poster calls on him with tho poster to sell the 'birmE!? '""J ^'P ,n that ""'<> <-orner or " , ™ l » l1 and brings out "his Impression"" word "N„" en Mr"L„ ,Bd .' , AnA b ° Bets th « wora No. Mr. Bill Poster gets dlsRiisted throws the paper In the blll-roSm" and w"lu Yours truly. M. L. LEVYNE. i Cent $lww$. Signor Torrello, the Lion Tamer. Signor Torrello was a tamer of lions— His name in the Bible was Brown- He could make the fierce brutes Jump the rope, walk the wire. And turn somersaults and lie down— Signor Torrello Was quite a gay fellow. And rapidly winning renown. Signor Torrello one day met a maiden Who. charmed by his soul-stlrrlng art. Stood in front of the cage and applauded the lions As each played Its wonderful part— Signor Torrello, In words that were mellow. Laid siege to the fair maiden's heart. Signor Torrello could look at a Hon And cause It to cower in fear. But the look that gave Leo the chills had no terrors • For the lady who's figuring here— Signor Torrello— Alas, the poor fellow!— Was conducted around by the ear. Signor Torrello no longer tames lions. The beasts turned against him one day: The look that once charmed them had ceased to be potent. They roared and refused to obey!— Signor Torrello. Unfortunate fellow, AH bloody was hustled away! Signor Torrello, subdued and discouraged. Now works by the day with his bands. And is badgered for. losing the look that made lions In terror obey his commands— Signor Torrello. Alack! how he fell! O His case as its own moral stands! —S. E. Riser in Chicago Times-Herald. Pawnee Bill's Wild West. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Thursday and Friday of last week I bad the pleasure of visiting Pawnee Bill's Wild West at Orange and Montciair. N. J., re- maining with the show over night, which gave me a good opportunity to notice the en- l.re movements of this vast enterprise from the time the first wagon arrived on the lot, early in the morning, until the last one left at eight. The show is practically new throughout. The old ten-tier blue seats have given away to twelve-tier and one-third more of them, and wagons and cars are resplendent with work of the best painters. From the big top to the dining and dress- ing tents, cleanliness prevailed, and order and neatness was the rule, instead of right the reverse, as is too often seen. The show is a marvel and a wonder, and is one of the most realistic productions ever given to the American people. Historical Wild West is indeed an appropriate name for it. It is historical in every sense of the word, placing before the public features that have been enacted In the great Western country frcm the period of about 1859 to the present. Nearly halt of my life has been spent on the great Western frontier, and it is no exaggera- tion, to say that the panorama, as enacted, carried me back to the old days and filled my heart "'with a feeling of homesickness ror the wide and boundless prairie, which, even as I write of it now, comes back to me in a manner so strong that I reel like smashing the oak desk at which I sit writing, packing my camp outfit and taking the first train for Ucd's open wilderness, where fresh air and cool spring water at least are free, and the four walls of brick and mortar, the city man's world, can no longer encompass me. Stirred with these emotions myself, I looked about in the vast audience to study the races and see how they received it. From the little child to the head grown white with the frost or many winters, the expression was one or pleased interest, and I realized then that the show was what it claims to be— educational. That it was appreciated was shown by the ract that the seating capacity was exhausted before the show opened, and when the grand tournament began, they were Etanding and sitting five to eight deep all around the ropes that enclosed the arena. In the evening or the 17th. before entering the show, I stood tor twenty minutes wntch- ing Charlie Metlus in the ticket wagon as he sold tickets. The scene was one ttrat no de- scription can portray. Men. and women, too. were in the crush wjth hands upraised. At times It would seem they were almost fight- ing for their chance at the little window. Still, the crowd was orderly—that is, as or- derly as could be expected under the cir- cumstances. I saw one man get one band on the edge of tho ticket window and hold ou two or three minutes before he could get close enough to get the other hand around which held the money; and with many, when they were suc- cessful in getting their hand to the window, they seemed to be fearful that they might lose their money if they let go, and there they would stand and hang on. Every little while Charlie would say: "Put it down, put It down," but they would not put It down, and then he would take the money out of their band with one of his, and almost instantly pass tickets out with his other hand. The exhibition, from the beginning ot the parade to the end or the concert, runs like clcck-work, showing that the heads or each department were heads that knew their busi- ness. It would be hard to say which feature was received by the public with most enthusiasm. They seemed to take it all, Bwallow it, and all looked hungry for more, when the final an- nouncement came from Pawnee Bill: "This, ladies and gentlemen, concludes our enter- tainment. We thank you for your kind at- tention." Respectfully, CAPT. C. W. RIGGS. Gossip. Accident at Terre Haute. Terre Haute, Ind., May 23.—(Special.)— During the performance or "Buckskin Bill" here to-nigbt, several persons were accident- ally shot by Elmer Mendenhall, aged 19, one of the crack shots with the company. Men- denhall was shooting at clay pigeons with a Winchester shotgun. In raising the gun. the hammer caught on bis cartridge belt, and the shell exploded, the No. 6 shot that it con- tained scattering among the audience. A scene of great confusion occurred. Menden- hall was arrested and placed under $3,000 bond. The casualties were: Irwin King, aged 11, shot in lett side or face and eye: in bad condition. Charles Gladhart. who was holding King, shot in shoulder and race. Lloyd Moore, street car conductor, shot in race, neck and lett arm. Charles Kelly, barber, shot in race and right arm; arm partly paralyzed. Mrs. Margaret Crawford, shot in hand and neck. Fred Kupferer, aged 5, shot in face and neck. George W. Bradsbaw, saloon keeper of West Terre Haute, formerly city marshal, shot in face. A number of others were also shot, but were hurried? home, and their names can not be learned. Mendenhall's home is at Oskaloosa, la. Three Thousand Saw It. (Special Correspondence.) Over 3,000 people saw the unique perform- ance of Norris & Rowe's Animal Cirrus at Portland, Ore., May 14. Every seat in the big tent was occupied, and many had to con- tent themselves with seats on straw which had been placed on the ground in front of the vast amphitheater, and hundreds were refused admission. The show is a very pop- ular one in Portland, and never fails to crowd its tents. It has appeared here sev- eral times, and each time it comes it shows marked improvements. It is the most progressive show that comes to Portland. The performance is ■ always good. "It is strange that illusion, as we call It, doesn't fool animals," said Professor Nor- ris. "I have seen that proved over and over again. A few years ago 1 took one of my educated dogs into a mystic maze at the Nashville Exposition. It was simply a room with mirrors so arranged that you seemed to be in a narrow corridor filled with turns. It was very puzzling, and I used to get lost in the place myself, but it would never bother my dog for a moment. He would run through it from endi to end at full speed, and never bump against a mirror. "The elder Hermann told .me that animals were never deceived by false table legs built up with looking glasses and used in his stage tricks. They always passed around on the other side. I guess they must see better, somehow, than human beings." Gollmar Bros'. Roster. The following is the roster of Gollmar Bros' two-ring circus and menagerie: Gollmar Brothers, proprietors: C. H. Gollmar, man- ager; B. F. Gollmar, treasurer; F. C. Goll- mar, advance manager; W. S. Gollmar, eques- trian manager: E. Jamison, contractor; Frank McCort, manager cf Annex: H. Sylvester, program privilege; D. C. Hall, cook-house privilege: Ed. Mailer, candy stand: Geo. Shumway, boss butcher; Chas. Williams, boss canvasmao on big top; Curly Maine, boss canvaeman, menagerie top; Frank Eord, boss propertyman; Geo. Dicks, boss wardrobeman; Tim Buckley, boss elephant man: Jack Jor- dan, boss animal man; Jack Katen, boss hostler: Prof. Frank Leavey, leader of Band No. 1; Prof. J. G. Norris, leader or Band No. 2. The following performers are with the show: John Rooney and Willis Gollmar, som- ersault riders: Herr Drayton, cannon-ball king: Harry Brandon and Otto Weaver, wire walkers; Geo. Parento, high ladder and pyra- mids; Walt. Gollmar, trained pigs: Shaw Brothers, double aerial act; Mrs. Harry Bran- don and May Lano, jugglers; Fred, and Walter Shaw, single trapeze; Parento and Weaver, balancing, trapeze: Drayton and Lano, foot juggling: Rooney and Willis Goll- mar, jockey riders: May Lano and Wm. Danzell. hurdle and four-horse riders: Bran- don, Shaw, W. R. Ward and George Vase, clowns; Walt. Gollmar, James Fitzgerald, John Rooney and Willis Gollmar, ring mas- ters; Pror. Buckley, with educated elephant "Palm." In the annex are Frank, Jessie and Vivian McCort, Madam Mandell and Prof. Dan. C. Hall. The show has been enlarged to a considerable extent, and since Its open- ing at Baraboo, Wis., May 6, has played to large business. Mrs. J. P. Fagan and son are visiting rela- tives in Minneapolis, Minis. Bert Davis is doing some great press work for the Forepaugh-Sells Shows.- The Shrlners ot Geneva, N. Y., attended Ringling Bros.' Shows in a body. W. J. Maxwell writes from Kokomo that the Robinson Show got a big day there. Clay Lambert, contracting agent or Ring- ling Bros.' Circus was in Cincinnati May 25. 'loe famous Faust Family has been re- engaged by Mr. Al. G. Field for next season. Talk about a flaring; studhorse letter head! That of the Harman and. Willis Shows is the limit. Dr. DeGarmo Grey will have a circuit of indoor circuses next winter in the larger cities. Kerry Meagher, of Ringling Bros.' Shows, has more friends by long odds than the av- erage. The Leondor Bros.' Big One-Ring Show opened its third season at Portland, Ore., May 12. Major G. W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) writes that business has been good, in spite of ex- ecrable weather. Chas. Morosco, one of the best clowns In America, is at liberty. His address is Box 56, Guilford, Conn. Jim Anderson's hair and mustache are as white aa the driven snow, but he is hale, hearty and handsome. A bright and interesting letter from Basil McHenry, contracting agent of Gollmar Bros.' Shows, is crowded out of this issue. The opposition between Ringling Bros, and- the Forepaugh-Sells Shows is over. All par- ties to this expensive fight are gtad that it is at an end. Sperry & Lewis are starting a pavilion show at Sistersville, W. Va. Lewis was for- merly a partner of Col. I. N. Fisk, the street fair promoter. Frank Smith's Syndicate Shows, Campbell Bros, and the Norris and Rove Shows will mix up very shortly. Norris and Rowe have done a wonderful business at the coast. Our last issue contained five more tent- show routes) than all other papers com- bined. If you want to know "where they are," you will have to buy "The Billboard." D. B. Gilliam, 892 Detrison avenue, Colum- bus, O., is at liberty. He is experienced, and would prove a valuable acquisition to any show needing a boss in almost any capacity. Chappelle & Donaldson, who start out the Ethiopian Burletta, "A Rabbit's Foot" under canvas, from Tampa, Fla.. are highly spoken of. Frank Dumont is the author of the piece. Jim Hamilton recently attempted to attach the Sells-Gray Shows for a board bill, which Mrs. Hamilton alleged was owing her by Wm. Sells. The attempt was not successful. Chas. Sivalls, who has succeeded Mike Coyle as railroad contractor of the Buffalo Bill Shows, is seventy years of age. His bill posting plant at Houston, Tex., is doing nicely. At the Forepaugh-Sells Show at New Haven these was a communion of old-timers, in- cluding Col. Charles Seeley, Col. John Mur- ray, "Bud" Gorman, Bob Hickney and Cbas. H. Day. Washington, N. J., wants a circus. She has not had one for three years. Her people are show hungry, and are advertising for a cir- cus. Letters should be addressed to Al. A. Thompson. E. M. Burk, railroad contractor or the Great Wallace Shows, is seriously ill at his home in Dayton, Ky. He arrived Monday, May 21, and immediately took to his bed. He is suffering from inflammatory rheumatism. "Billy" Burke (Wm. E.). for many years first singing clown or the old Forepaugh Show, and also for several seasons with the Sells Brothers, is in England with a com- ical educated mule, quite as comical as his predecessor. Mrs. Adam Forepaugh, Jr., who was pro- fessionally known as Lilly Deacon, and was in private life Miss Tee, Is living at Brew- ster. N. Y. Frank Townsend, for many a year a follower of the white tents, also re- sides in the same burg. Since" the tent show department in "The Billboard" has been inaugurated, the in- creased demand from the newsstands has been wonderful. It exceeds our greatest ex- pectations tbree-fold, and It is still growing. We have hit the popular fancy. Among the features of Lemen Bros.' Circus are Rajah, the elephant larger than Jumbo; Capt. Santiago, the backward high diver: Little Edna, the only lady turning forward and backward somersaults on a bareback horse; Kitty Kruger, who rides six horses. Charles Wtegehausen, master of wardrobe of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, died May 17, at the German Hospital, Philadelphia, from pneumonia. He had been with the show for five years. He was thirty-four years of age. The remains were interred May 19 in Green- wood Cemetery, Philadelphia. Charles Edwards, purchasing agent of the Great Wallace Show, was killed May 19 at Jeanoette, Pa., by being struck by a rail- road train. He was about twenty-seven years ot age, and had been with the Wallace Show for the past twelve years. The re- remains were interred May 20. Geo. Sipe spent the 23d and 24th in Cincin- nati, but this time behaved himself. He was after plumes, trappings and 1 other parade stuff. He also placed bla order for print- ing. Toe Poaalijson Utbo Company secured the contract. Mr. Sipa nays he will open, his handsome new opera house In August. The Forepaugh-Sells Show, billed for New Haven, Conn., May 19, arrived in a tre- mendous northeast storm,- the worst deluge of the season. As the Elm City was fairly circus-crazy, the management gave one af- ternoon performance in the deplorable damp- ness and then tore down and moved on to Boston. Harrison Bros, have a wonderfully good show. From all accounts, it is not only a. new departure, but a bighly pleasing enter- tainment as well. Like all new snows, they have! encountered difficulties which could not be foreseen. The complex rigging of the canvas and the peculiar seats preclude their getting up In time for a matinee." hence hereafter they! will play two-day stands. Their seating capacity, too, will have to be enlarged, owing to the fact that they turn people away every night. They have made money, but the changes contemplated will vastly increase the earning capacity of the show. They will still be able to get the show on one car after the changes have been made, as they have quite a little room to spare at present. It will be of Interest to the dealers in wild animals and proprietors of menageries to know that recently a conference was held In London, at which the powers owning ter- ritory in North Africa were represented, for the purpose of providing rules for the pro- tection of the larger game of the Soudan, where wild animals are still numerous. ' Hunters are to be excluded during the breed- ing season. Already agreements are in effect for the protection of the wild animals in the Zambezi Valley and for the preservation ot the elephant in parts of Central Africa and other large game in Rhodesia. These meas- ures have been adopted because some or- the larger animals are in danger of extinction. For example, giraffes could be purchased In 1876 in London for $120 each. They are now quoted there at $8,000. Circus Routes. BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST—Indian- apolis, Ind.. May 30; Anderson, Ind.. May 31; : Marlon. Ind., June 1: Warsaw, Ind., June 2 to 4: Goshen, Ind., June 5; Elkhart, Ind., June 6. BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST—Troy, N. Y... May 30; North Adams, Mass., May 31; Springfield, Mass., June 1; Worcester, Mass., June 2. CLARK BROS.' SHOW—Franklin. Ky.. June 2. DAVIS', EDWARD F., SHOWS-Elkhart, Ind.. May 30; Goshen, Ind., May 31; South Bend, Ind., June 1 and 2. ELTON BROS.' SHOWS—Tranger. N. Y., May 30; Bradenville, N. Y., May 31; Blairs- ville, N. Y., June 1. . FOREPAUGH-SELLS' SHOWS—Fall River. Mass.. May 30; Newport. R. I., May 31; Low- ell, Mass., June 1; Salem, Mass.. June 2. GOLLMAR BROS.' SHOWS — Blooming Prairie, Minn., May 30; New Richland. Minn.. May 31; Waseca, Minn., June 1; Janesville, Minn., June 2; LeSuem Center, Minn., June 4; Belle Plain, Minn., June 5; Arlington, Minn., June 6. HARMAN & WILLIS' SHOWS—Wheeling, W. Va., June 2 (opening). HARRIS' NICKEL PLATE SHOWS—Bed- ford, Va., May 30; Roanoke. Va., May 31: Bluefield, W. Va., June 1: Williamson. W. Va., June 2: Ironton-, O., June 4; Portsmouth, O.. June 5; Chillicothe, O., June 6. NEW ENGLAND CARNIVAL CO.—Park- ersburg, W. Va.. May 28 to June 2; Hunting- ton, W. Va., June 4 to 9. NORRIS & ROWE'S SHOWS—SeatUe, Wash., May 28 to June 2. REED'S EUROPEAN SHOWS—Limestone, Ind., May 30: Owensburg, Ind., May 31: Ko- leen, Ind., June 1; Bloomfield, Ind., June 2. RICE ft DAVIS' SHOWS—Scottdale, Pa.. May 30; Dunbar, Pa., May 31: Fairchance, Pa., June 1; Masontown> Pa., June 2. RINGLING BROS.' SHOWS—Cleveland. O.. May 30: Akron. O., May 31: East Liver- pool. O.. June 1: Steubenville. O.. June 2: Columbus, O.. June 4; Bowling Green, O.. June 5; Toledo, O., June 6. " ROBINSON'S. JOHN. SHOWS—Kalamazoo. Micb., May 31; LaGrange, Ind., June 1; Ken- dalville, Ind., June 2; Bryan, O., June 4; Sandusky, O., June 5: Ashtabula, O., June 6. SPARK'S, JOHN H., SHOWS—Simons, W. Va.. May 30; Keystone. W. Va., May 31. SPAUN'S RAILROAD SHOWS—Newburg. N. Y., May 28 to June 4; Kingston, N. Y., - June 4 tod. SUN'S RAILROAD SHOWS—Toledo. O., . June 11 (opening). TAYLOR'S. F. J.. SHOWS—Clarinda. la.. May 30; Gravity. la.. May 31; Bedford, la., June 1; Clearfield, la., June 2. WALLACE'S SHOWS—Rutland. Vt„ May 30: Middlebury, .Vt., May 31; Bellows Falls, Vt.. June 1; .Keene, N. H., June 2; Brattle- horo, Vt.. June 4. Intimidation Charged. Columbus. O., May 24.—Mrs. Peter Sells, in affidavits filed to-day, denies that she en- deavored) to secure witnesses at Chattanooga to swear falsely as to her husband's rela- tion with Mattie Schultz. Affidavits are sub- mitted by E. A. Holland, W. E. Mougar and Judge Hagerty to the effect that Sells' agents in Chattanooga circulated stories that any parties testifying for Mrs. Sells would be ar- rested, and that this intimidated them to an extent that valuable testimony could not be secured. George Koontz, of Hardin County, who testified against Mrs. Sells, filed an affi- davit that he bad sworn falsely. hi