Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-02
Inc Composer and Pianist Breaches
His Last at Beyreuth at the Rpe
uolrdslu . Of Seventy-Five.
A sketch OF the Career Of One Of the
Greatest Men Of the Age The Pae.
anlni Of the Plano Is No More.
W. dc Losscps is Leaving No stoas On.
turned TO lnsnro the Success Of ibs
Panama Canal Loan.
rnE COMPOSER man


hungary, Oct. 90, 1871. His father, an
accountant or steward of Prince Rster-
lazy, but Of musical talent sufficient 10
appreciate the astonishing talent of his
son, put him 70 the plano at six years *
Ige. Az nine he gave concert, aud so
huch Interested certain noNlemeu that he
was sent for instruction TO Vienna.
There he studied for eighteen months
with Csemy and Salieri, making such
progress that he gave public concert
IN Vienna, EMboldCned by brilliant
success his father In 1928 took
MN To Paris. Refused admission
10 Tue conservatism as a foreigner ne
gave concerts and played before the duke
oil orleans tlll the musical world was
VIA win onthusl asm, In 1925 he COM
posed an opera, lie Chateau DIES Armonrs.
which has disappeared. In 1897 hIs
father died, and Franz fell into mOroid
state of mind, giving himself up To
romancing. lie continued 10 this state
for three years, when the PLAYING OF
Paganlni revived his love for music, aud
he determined to be the paganlnl OF the
plano. His labors were renewed aud he
aStonlshed Europe with his mastery OF
the instrument and the ease with which
he executed the most difficult works of
Bach, Handel, Beethoven and Weber.
His gift at Improvisation was as wonder
iul as his power Of execution As
pianist he was reputed the greatest
Ia ls4s he WAS made kapellmciater al
Weimar, Honors came thick npon him.
The citles OF Oldenburg aud Pesth pre-
sented MN with the rignts OF citizenship,
the hungarian mobiles gave him sword
OF honor the king of Prussia made him
member OF the Order Of Merit, tho fac
nlty OF konlgsburg created him doctor OF
music, the grand duke OF Sake Welmar
appointed him chamberlain. In 1915 he
was decorated with the Legion of Honor,
and In s6l was raised 60 the rank OF
commander On April 20, 1865, Iiszt re-
ceiNed the clerical tonsure In the
chapel Uf the vatican and was
henceiorward an able. His devotion TO
the church was entire In 1862 Il was
reported that he had presented The pope
With 10000 francs. The proceeds Of
concert ut RAtlsbon, He was q faolle
composer, but preferred TO play other
music than his own at concerts His in-
strumental music had more tumult than
grace, more force aud noise than deli
cacy. For several years Liszt resided In
Rome, but since 1871 he has lived In
Pesth until recently, when no went TO
Beyreuth.
GOING 10 GAsTIN.
KIssENGEN, Aug. L. Prince Bismarck
and wife have started for Munich enro
TO Gastin.
WALLIS WILL WANT HoME-RuLE,
LONDON, Aug, THE Welsh members
OF the house of commons propose 10 form
a national party in parliament on the Same
lines as the Parnelllte party.
NO STARVATION IN LABRADOR,
LONDON, Aug, 1.-The COLONIAL office
announces that the following telegram
was sent yesterday to the British admiral
at Charlottetown "Report whether you
can suggest any means OF sending succor
10 the distressed inhabitants OF Labrador
drawing supplies from Halifax or else
where, hrst by ships of war, secondly by
other means.n
The following was received. "The re-
ported distress IL denied here. | have
received no communication on the sub
ject from the governor or senior officer
In New Foundland or from any other
source. have tolegraphed to the gov
ernor for information (Signed),
CLAN WILLIAM, Admiral.
The governor subsequently replied to
Clan William as follows; ~ have reason
20 believe that the report OF starvation In
Labrador Is absolutely unfounded."
NOTES FROM SPAIN.
MADRTD, Aug. l.-Senor Camfo, MIN
lister OF finance, has rendered bis reslgna-
ton
In the Cortes yesterday Premier Sagasta
read the royal decree suspendlng that
body.
MARINE INTRL1IoRNoF.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 1.-THE steiner
British Princess, from Philadelphia, ur-
rived this morning.
NOTES FROM GERMANY.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The socialist pro-
paganda was never more active than u h
at the present time Although there Is no
positive organization, entente cordlale is
becoming perfect between the leaders Of
the trades unions II ii reported that
project Is on foot for a general strike
early in the coming winter.
The Correspondence CONSERVATIVES, ai-
firms that the conservatives are becom-
ing convinced Of the lnefllcacy Of the law
against the socialists, seeing that II Ia no
wise binders the spread Of socialistic doc
trines or the Increase Of their party
Herr LieDknocht, the socialists deputy,
will sail from Hamburg for New York al
the end Of August He will lecture 10
the United States under the auspices OF
the National Labor League Of America Oh
German socialism.
The seyerest sentence that the Frey
berg tribunal can in1lct Is expected for
Deputies Bobel, Vollmar, Auer and
Yiereck. Throughout the trial the pur-
pose Of Herr Yallacrt director Of the
court, 10 convict the accused was clearly
shown. For instance, when AZ the be-
ginning Of the trial yolimar and Yiereck
denied that the court was competent to
hear the case against them, because the
Chemnitz tribunal, before which the 1rst
trial was held, had not sent the case 10