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London, April 6.

The warrant for the arrest of Oscar Wilde was issued at the instance of the Treasury. Although Wilde's name has been removed from the play bills companies continue to play his pieces for the present. Wilde in his letter to the Press explaining his reason for abandoning the case states that he is willing to bear the ignomy in order to avoid calling Lord Douglas to give evidence against his father, but says the son was eager and willing to enter the box.

Oscar Wilde has been remanded till Thursday, bail not being allowed.

Oscar Wilde has been remanded till Thursday. Bail was not allowed.

Oscar Wilde publishes a letter stating that he abandoned the case in order to avoid placing Lord Douglas in the witness box. After a warrant had been issued for Wilde's arrest the police detained three essential witnesses. Lord Douglas and two men remained in conference at the Viadact Hotel, Holborn, for several hours after the trial and lunched together in a private room. Subsequently they drove to a bank, where Wilde withdrew a large sum of money. He was then lost sight of until arrested in the evening in an hotel at Sloane street. Lord Douglas was much distressed when he found that he was unable to bail him out. After the trial the Marquis of Queensbery sent Wilde a message stating that he would shoot him if he took his son abroad. Taylor has also been arrested and will be charged in conjunction with Wilde. The latter's name has been withdrawn from the playbills of London and American theatres.

Parisian society is petrified at Wilde's exposure.