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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06

Trustees James d. Phelan. Lowell White,
Secretary Alexander Mackie, Chief En-
gineer w. +. Storey, Chief Assistant En-
ineer w. G. Eads, Master Mechanic
William Rutherford, Division Superin-
tendent E. A. Mcfarland, General
Solicitor E. F. Preston, L. W. Storror of
the Pacific Postal Telegraph Company and
F. w. Van Sicklen, representative of the
Wholesale Grocers' Association of San
Francisco.
While inspecting the fine new bridge al
Berneyville Ferry, James ID. Phelan tore
a considerable rent in a pair of new
trousers while crawling through barbed
wire fence. Director Phelan lamented
the fact that he was interested. in the rail-
road and could not sue it to recover dam
ages.
Nearly every person aboard, when the
train left Stockton, wore the huttering
yellow badge of the Stockton Commercial
Association. The badge bore these words I:
Stockton reioices with Fresno" The
members of the association aboard were !:
City Councilman Frank Burton, City
Clerk J. M. Mccall, G. NJ. Jackson, J..
Cohn, d. c. Shep herd. Thomas Fitch Jr,
oHeslH OuHHlHS hail. OuIel Vi L CItCe vi. III.
Kingsbury, Arthur L. Levinsky, John
Perrott, County Auditor and Recorder A.
G. Keagle, F. D. Cobb, c. L. Ortman,
George Mcguire of the Imperial Hotel,
Supervisor o. J. Hemphill County Super
ntendent of Schools George Goodell, L..
Hansen, Antonio Galgiani, w. w. West
bay, Joseph Fyfe, William Inslis, G. w.
Tattersan, Captain j. w. Smith,
City Councilman J. ]. Quinn, L. T. Ward,
w. R. Hughes. A. E. Brooke Ridley of
San Francisco, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stir
ring, Supervisor Orrin s. Henderson,
Fl. E. Adams. M. D. Eaton, Charles Ber-
traud, George Dohrman, Burt E. Hooper,
H. 8. Olney, John Hammond. Jacob ST.
mon, Supervisor James Brown, F. E.
Code, c. L. Ruggles. A. w. Cowdery,
D. s. Parsons, A. G. Olney, L. w. Teaby,
C. E. Perkins, B. f. Stacy, J. R. Dixon,
Charles Ratsloff, w, Frank Pierce OF San
Francisco, M. P. Stein, f. E. Valentine of
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construction at Fresno will cost $4,000.
There is a plat of five acres for depot
grounds near the center of the city. A
passenger station will be constructed
later.
When the train slowly entered Fresno
only twenty minutes late. notwithstand-
ing the many stops-there was cheering
from the people from the city limits to
the depot grounds. The crowd there was
SO dense and the cheering so enthusiastic
that'the train had to make its way along
the rails almost inch by inch. 1t seemed
as though the entire San Joaquin Valley
had turned out on foot, a-horseback and
on all descriptions of vehicles to receive
it. Some of the more enthusiastic ones
went wild and acted as though they had
never seen train before.
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sleeves. The boys with their wooden guns
fired at imaginary enemies and yelled
cir delight at being free to yell to their
hearts content. Ready to ship on the
Valley road" was the banner of several
vineyards. A fife and drum corps in a
Yosemite stage shrieked its welcome. The
display made by Clovis Cole, big wheat
grower of this vicinity, was nearly quar-
ter OF a mile long. The parade moved in
the following order:
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshal Woy and mounted police.
Fulton G. Berry, grand marshal.
G. L. Walter, chief of staff.
Grand Marshal's aids.
James H. Budd, com mmander-in-chief.
!. A. w. Barrett, acknowledgement.
Governors staff.
Mathew w. Muller, brigadier-general, COM
manding the Third Brigade, N. G. G.
Colonel T. ]. Hay, adjutant of staff.
Justy's Band.
Lieutenant-Colonel S. S. Wright and regi-
mental staff.
Ninth Battalion, Sixth Infantry, Third Bri-
gade, N G. c., Major C. Chisholm,
commanding.
Company H, Captain Graham, commanding.
Company F. Captain Jones, commanding.
Company G, Captain Duncan, commanding.
Company E, Captain Ward, commanding
Wawona Division, Uniform Rank, K. of p,
Captain Fisher, commanding.
Hanford Division, Uniform Rank, K. of p,
Captain Musgrave, commanding.
SECOND DIVISION.
Division Commander w. G. Chrichton.
Aids H. w. Skinner and w. D. Nelson.
visalia Band.
Officers of the city and county of Fresno.
Cham ber of Commerce.
Hundred Thousand Club.
Civic organizations.
Citizens on foot.
Boy cadets.
Car of State-Forty-fve girls representing
the forty-five States of the Union.
Kohler & Chase, musical display.
Fresno Fire Department.
THIRD DIVISION.
Division Commander W. F. RoweA.
Aids Alex Smith and E. Cover.
Gill Band of Easton.
Ladies and children on horseback.
Floats representing the business houses of
Fresno City.
The Eisen Vineyard, st. George Vineyard,
the California Fruit and Raisin Com
pany andHome Packing Company.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Division Commander Clovis Cole. cssyR
Aids w. N. Rohrer, R. B. Harlan and 81. A.
Shields.
Colored band of Fresno.
wv Cate & Son, display of mill products.
The sperry Milling Company, display of mill
products.
Clovis Coles six twelve-mule teams and
eighteen wagons.
Mounted horsemen.
The procession arrived at the depot
grounds on schedule time and rested on
Tulare street, just before reaching the rail-
road crossing. The crowds that accompa-
MED the parade took up positions under
neigh boring shade trees and along the
track for several blocks. There was an
eager craning of necks to catch some sign
of the approach of the train, but nothing
could be seen until the majestic front of
the big locomotive made the turn from
Diana street into @ street. A wild cry of
"There she comes" went up, and vas fol-
lowed by cheering.
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FRESNO, CAL, Oct. 5.-This was q
great day for Fresno and the San Joaquin
Valley. 1t was the day of its liberation
from a bondage of high railroad tariffs.
Just as the slave snaps his shackles and
steps forth a free man, so Fresno broke
the chains that have for many years linked
her to the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany and cast them to the four winds.
Even nature was glad. The day was
glorious one. The warm sun, high IN
"the bending blue" looked down on a
rich and smiling valley, prosperous
happy, enthusiastic, exultant and free
people.
The feeling OF approaching freedom has
long been pent up. To-day the popuia-
tion of the valley for many miles around
assembled here and gave vent to 1t in the
form of a celebration. So large crowd
WAS never seen in Fresno before. Ten
thousand throats cheered the day. Busl-
ness men who have not decorated thelr
stores before IN years hung out Hags and
festoous; phlegmatic people became e1-
cited; the small boy turned out with
wooden guns; sedate men pulled on red
shirts over their heads and stepped into
line. Large and luscious melons were
nierced by long poles and carried high IN
the procession by ranchers as proudly as
onv Cesar ever carried the head OF an en-
emv into Rome.
These were only few of the striking
features of a parade over mile long OF
natural and manufactured products. 1t
all marched under a triumphal arch COM
posed of two telegraph poles and banner
bearing the words, 'The Valley Roao
Greets You" And it was this also that
the people greeted-the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
The formal celebration began with the
arrival of the excursion train from Stock
ton at 1 80 o'clock this afternoon. People
from San Francisco went to Stockton by
train and boat the evening before to catch
this train. Among them were the direct
ors and President Claus Spreckels whose
individual subscription of $5o0,00O after
the project had several times failed made
the Valley road not only possibility but
the welcome reality that it is to-day, open
and ready for business.
The first train and the celebration here
to-day have plainly given big impetus
10 the San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Railroad In leading hotels to-
night many business men and ranchers
were heard to say that they would make
their next shipments of raisins, wheat,
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ovATIoNTo Mr.. sPREcKELs

"Thls Is the Peoples Railroad" He
Declares to the Applauding
Thousands.
FRESNO. CAL, Oct. 5.-As soon as the
parade had been reviewed the excursion
lists alighted and proceeded to the speak
ers' stand. This was erected about 200
yards from the track. John Reichman.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. A NJ Seymour is back from the
Bay.
George T. Nourse went to Vallejo
yesterday.
S. earle, the contractor, went to Au-
burn last evening.
Peter Boil left yesterday afternoon
for San Francisco.
w. Turton is in San Francisco stop
ping at the Grand.
M. w. Wilder and wife returned from
San Francisco last night.
James Patterson Of Routier Station
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. D. Entrican is recovering from a
serious attack of sickness.
Marion Biggs, Jr., of Biggs Station
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs H. G. Smith left on the after
noon train for Stockton yesterday.
Mrs. Ed r. Hamilton visited Auburn
yesterday, returning the same evening.
DR.. N. Fl. Haight has just returned
home from three weeks trip to San
Diego.
L. B. Littleheld, Jr. editor of the
Honcut Pendulum" was in the city
yesterday.
Frank Ruhstaller, Jr., and Ed Nico-
laus went to the Bay yesterday on a
short visit.
Colonel Guthrie and P. Newman were
among the arrivals from San Francisco
last evening.
Dave Simmons went to San Francisco
yesterday afternoon to attend the fune-
raj of his brother Morris.
Al Pinkerton, of the famous Chicago
detective force, passed through here
yesterday on his way to San Francisco.
The many friends Of Mrs. o. R. Run
yon of Courtland will be panied to hear
that she is dangerously ill at her home.
A. FL. Ten Brock, formerly of Middle
town, N. Y, is now manager of the Gold
Bug Mining Company at Georgetown,
Cal.
Ben Wilson has been in San Fran
cisco for the past three or four days
attending to the interests of the I. o.
3. B.
James Kaseburg Of Roseville was in
town yesterday morning for a few
hours on business and returned on the
neon train.
George L. Arnold a member of the
State Board of Equalization from Los
Angeles, is here to remain a few days.
He is stopping at the Golden Eagle
Russell Flint and VIII Leeman re-
turned yesterday from the Costumes,
having been gone for a few days on a
duck shoot Both had good strings,
h11t CIV fhnrn iG fOO m11ch wafer for
good shooting. They say the whole
country in that section looks as if it
were one continuous sea of water.
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NEW TODAY.
Resolution Of Award, No. 2g6.

RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF
Trustees of the City of Sacramento, Tav@
ing in open session, on the 9Th dav of Jana
uRry, 1896, opened, examined and publicly
declared all sealed proposals or bids offered
for the following work, to wit:
That the alley between Front and Second
streets, in this city. from the south line of X
street to the north line OF L street, be i'm.
proved by grading and paving with cobbles.
constructing redwood curbing and a brick
catch-basin.
Hereby rejects all of said bids except that
nexG hereinafter mentioned, and hereby
awards the contract for said work to the
lowest regular responsible bidder, to wit: To
James Touhey, at the prices specified in his
proposal on file Tor said work.
The Clerk of this Board is hereby directed
to post notice OF this award conspicuously
on the bulletin board near the chamber door
OF the Office of this Board for five days, and
the Record-Union, q daily newspaper pub
lished and circulated in the City of Sacra-
mento, is hereby designated as thenewspaper
in which notice OF the adoption of this reso-
luton of award shall be published for two
days.
Adopted January 27. 1896, by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Mckay,
Tozer, Deyine, Pennish and Leonard.
Absent-Bentley.
c. II. HUBBARD. Mayor.
M. j. Desmond, Clerk of Board of Trustees.
iaOQ-Ot
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BROKEN DAMS.
They Pour Their Accumulated Sltckens
Into the Valley.

They Pour Their Accumulated Slickens
Into the Valley.
The Executive Committee of the State
Anti-Debris Association held meet
ing yesterday in the Supervisors rooms.
Reports were presented showing that
some Of the big dams built to restrain
the debris from the hydraulic mines
had broken during the late storm, and
that immense amounts Of material had
been thereby precipitated into the
streams, to be carried down into the
valley.
One of the dams which broke was the
solid rock dam in New York Flat in
Yuba County. Tons of debris had gath
cred behind this wall, thereby tending
to strengthening the structure but the
rushing waters of the Yuba proved
too much for the wall of rock, and thirty
feet of the dam was carried out clear to
the bottom Of the stream.
The York Mining Company's dam was
also carried out by the high water, but
the worst disaster was that to the
Omega mine dam. This was the largest
restraining dam yet built in the State,
and was considered perfectly safe. But
it had to succumb and the debris
which a few days ago was deposited IN
tons behind the restraining wall is now
scattered over miles of river bed.
A protest was filed against the petit
ton of Philip and Spaulding to build
what is to be known as the Liberty Hill
dam on the Bear River, it not being
thought advisable to take any chances
with dam at that point.
A number of reports of committees
were read and discussed. The follow
ing resolution was introduced by Will
lam Johnston and adopted:
Resolved, That the State Anti-De-
bris Association do hereby appoint
George Ohleyer, John G. White Robert
T. DevIin and w. T. Phipps as a Legis-
lative Committee, who shall have power
to issue and publish in the name of the
association any article, communication
or address that they may deem for the
interests of the association, and they
are hereby requested to issue and pub
lish from time to time any matter they
may deem Of benefit to the association. =
The board adjourned after transact
ing some business of a routine order.
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THE FLOODS ARE SUBSIDING.
No More L0V0eS Have Given Way Since
Monday.
The Danger to the Islands Probably
Overall Streams Should be
Falling Tomorrow.

Yesterday the weather was bright
and springlike. the sun shone brightly,
and people congratulated one another
over the prospect of a spell of pleasant
weather. At night the moon and stars
beamed pleasantly down from a clear
blue sky, and at midnight there were no
indications of the storm being resumed.
The reports from up along the rivers
were to the effect that the freshet was
recedfng gradually, and by tomorrow
marked fall in the rivers and smaller
streams may be looked for if rain does
not intervene.
The washouts along the railroads
have all been repaired, and trains are
running as before the storm COM
mepced.
Yesterday the river rose from 20 feet
2 inches to 26 feet 3 inches, caused by
the preceding days rain in the hills
and up the valley.
The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been So and 4S de-
grees, with gentle southerly winds and
partly cloudy weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at 5 a. m.
and 5 p. m. were 29.SS and 29.91 inches,
respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 81 and SO
degrees, and one year ago to-day 81
and 81 degrees.
The rainfall for the twenty-four
hours ending at a. m. yesterday was
10 of an inch, making 976 inches for
this month and 14.27 fer the season, as
against 1870 inches to an equal date
last year.
w. A. Gett telephoned from Isleton
last evening that all the levees in that
section were perfectly safe. The Grand
Island, Pearson, Andrus Island, Wal
nut Grove and other districts are all
right
There is some sipage and rainfall in
side the levees, but no breaks any
where, except on Ryer Island. The
break there is a very bad one.
The report that there was a break on
Brannan Island is not true.
At Isleton they could stand further
rise Of two feet.
The only point where there is any
danger is in the Lisbon District, in Yolo
County, short distance this side of
Clarksburg. 1t was reported in this
city that some of the land in that dis
trict has been flooded.
Yesterday they were having some
trouble with the back levee near the
Bryte ranch in Yolo County. Should it
give way much valuable land will be
flooded.
The back water is rapidly encroach
ing on the town of Washington, some
of the back streets being flooded.
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AUCTIONS.

he is full of ssisms." and has more theo-
ries than any agitator yet heard of.
Now this combination is the brains of
the opposition to the passage of the
funding bill. They win create a most
loud show of bluff to hoodwinz the pub
lie. so as to keep before them.
This quartet has never aided to ad-
vance the interests or develop the
state. They are not workers for the
public welfare. Ians run them. 1t is
either crying single tax Populist
ideas or down the octopus" with them.
All for notoriety and advancement,
while the agriculturists, the tillers Of
the soil, the developers of the State,
and the business men generally, stand
for right, hence desire the funding bill
to become a law, and the question set
tied for some time to come, as they
realize every material interest in this
State is bound up, directly or indirectly.
with the existence and operation of the
transcontinentaI railroad terminating
in this city. To tie it up with foreclos-
ure proceedings would be to paralyze
every industry in the State.
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were home again, SO I could see you
every day. I feel as though the town
was blank, and it will be so until
your darling self gets back, and Sacra-
mento will be awful dull to me until you.
do; SO, pet, come as soon as you can
conveniently
The poetry you let me read is the
best / have ever seen, and I am anx-
ious to learn what PARTICULAR part you
referred to when you said 1t reminded
you of some Of our past experiences,
or something to that effect wish we
were enjoying a part of it now, don't
you, pet? I don't think you can realize
how much I love you. know you think
a whole lot of me, but do not love like [
do. All other women seem to disgust
me since this burning love for you has
taken hold of me, and what makes me
feel so bad is that there is little chance
of our being any more to one another
than we are. Then, of course, my jeal-
Gus disposition makes me very unhappy
at times. You must meet me some place
the first night you get home.
I was down town last night, but went
home early, taking the boys with me.
Alvin went to Willows yesterday. I ate
my dinner away from home to-day, as
Frank was sick. I wish I could have
eaten it with you. / expect this week
will be long one to me, but to you,
with your happy ways and everything
down there to please you, I suppose it
will be short. l saw Christ last evening,
and he seemed to be as contented as
possible. Funny world this. If 1 did not
want the earth I would be contented
also. With lots Of kisses and love,
will have to quit this pleasure. Yours
without a quiver, C.
P. 81 know all about your black
smith friend, pet Goodnight, sweet
heart.
Mrs. Hart also identified the hand
writing of the following as being that of
her husband. These effusions, it is pre-
sumed, have been in Christ's posses
sion:
POETRY FOR PET"
Sacramento, Aug. "a, '95.
My Dear Pet: AS you always like
poetry, think I have found a piece
that suits our case, and will therefore
write it.
You hoped I'd forget thee; you'd save me
the pain,
OF the long life of woe that must forever
remain
OF the burden I'll bear with me down to
the grave,
While tossed on the crest of adversity's
wave.
You hoped I'd forget thee! All, little you
knew
The love of the heart that was throbbing
for you
That shall throb to the end of long life
of gloom,
And only be stilled when it's laid in the
tomb.
You hoped I'd forget thee! I dare not
hope so,
For dearer and darker my sad life should
grow.
The only bright beacon that now lights
me on,
Is the fond recollection of days that are
gone
Yours lovingly, SWEETHEART.
The trial will be resumed this morn
ing. and will doubtless consume the en-
tire week.
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SHOT IN THE LEG.
An Accident That Occurred at the
Garibaldi Hotel.

An Accident That Occurred at the
Garibaldf Hotel.
Luigi Mazzoni was taken to the Re-
ceiving Hospital last evening with a
bullet in his right leg. He did not re-
ceive it in the usual way-that is, the
shooting was not Intentional, and ne
does not claim that it was.
1t seems that Mazzoni was one of a
group of men in front Of the Garibaldi
Hotel on L street, between Front and
Second, when one of them-a man from
the country, whose name could not be
learned-while fooling with a pistol ac-
cidentally discharged it, and the bullet
buried itself in Mazzoni's leg, striking
and splintering the bone slightly.
Officer Talbot was block or so away,
and hearing the shot FASTENED in that
direction. The man who did the shoot
ing became alarmed and sped off
through a neighboring alley. None of
those present could give his name.
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HOPES TO ESCAPE.

VIII Nels Carlson Let Up on the Man
Who Stabbed Hims
The police think there is some reason
to believe that Nels Carlson may not
appear against Isaac Pearson, the man
who carved him so savagely on Sunday
with knife.
Pearson is said to have asked several
persons if anything could be done to
him if Carlson did not appear against
him, and this has excited the suspicion
that someone may have been trying to
induce Carlson to refuse to prosecute
the case
The record-union., 1896-01-29
Notice Of Award Of Contract No. 296.

PURSUANT TO LAW AND TO THE
resolution of the Board OF Trustees of the City
of Sacramento, adopted January 81, 1886,
directing this notice, notice is hereby given
that the said Board of Trustees, In open ses-
sion, on the 18th day of January, 1896.
opened, examined and publicly declared all
sealed proposals offered for the following
work, to wit:
That the alley between Front and Second
streets in said city, from the south line OF x
street to the north line of L street, be im-
proved by grading and paving with cobbles,
catch-basin.
Rejected all of said bids except that next
hereinafter mentioned, and thereafter, on the
27th day of January, 1896, awarded the
contract for said work to the lowest regular
responsible bidder, to wit: To James Touhey
at the prices named for said work in his pro-
posal on file. NJ, j. DESMOND,
Clerk of Board of Trustees of Sacramento
City.
sacramento. January 2s. 1896. ia29-2t
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HnteI Arr.ivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Hymn Wolf, E. B. CastIen.
r. A. Rose, E. L. Kohlberg, M. E.
Frank, J. Hauser, San Francisco; Geo.
T.. Arnold, Los Angeles; John Daut
Philadelphia; Miss E. A Stewart, Eu-
reka; F. J. Devlin, Suisun; P. Jacobsen,
East Oakland; B. B. Bryan. FindIay
Ohio; Robert Bines, City.
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Y. T.. /. Ball.

Young Ladies' Institute, No. IT, will
hold it's seventh annual ball at Turner
Hall this evening. The grand march
will begin at $50 O'Clock. The young
ladies are sparing no pains to make
this one of the pleasanItest social events
of the season
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CHARGES Preferred.

Captain A. E. Stearns of Company
C, Second Regiment of Infantry, has
made charges to Colonel Guthrie
against Private Caleb B. Kimban Of
neglect of duty and disobedience of
orders" ard Colonel Guthrie will ap
point an officer to try the matter.
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DandrIed VIII ApDeal

M G. Dandried was fined 500 in the
Police Court yesterday, with the alter
native Of 100 days in jail, for selling
liquor without a license, and his attor-
ney gave notice of appeal.
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between L and NJ, Third and Fourth
streets, was arrested yesterday on
charge Of battery, it being claimed
that he had beaten a little boy with a
raWhide
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still ON Trial.

Judge Catlin,s court is still engaged
in hearing the case of Thacker Bros.
against the Earl Fruit Company for
$4,000 damages for alleged false
statements regarding their financial
standing
The record-union., 1896-01-29
auction Sale.

At 927 K street Bell & Co. will sell at
auction, at 10 a. m. to-day, a grand
square piano. a fine parlor suit, lot bed
room suits, tables, chairs, carpets, cook
stoves, toilet sets, crockery, ETC.
The record-union., 1896-01-29
It's Omcers Installed.

The newly elected officers Of the
Federated Trades Council were in-
stalled on Monday evening After the
installation a banquet and entertain
ment were given at which songs were
sung, speeches made etc.