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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

A Trieste newspaper, II Mattino, tells what
appears to be well authenticated piece Oh
news illustrative of the remarkable facinty OF
ear possessed by Tech musicians. IL appears
that a few days ago the Izecn orchestra VI
Raab. directed by Farkas, was playing an en-
gagement at Vienna and appeared at iasn-
ionable festival. for which JonanE strauss nau
composed new waltz. During the nrse Inter
val Count S. said to Farkas: "In few mo-
ments stranss is going to conduct perfectly
new waltz. If moment after your orchestra
can also perform it will give you 300 horlns.
sMeg less Meltosay'' (That shall be done' your
excelleney), replied Farkas; ana IN eHecs
Strauss had hardly terminated Wnen the
Tzech orchestra executed IN lts turn tne no"
waltz with perfect exactitude, except tnae u
few lucarnes were filled with the cympalum'
Strauss was stupefie6; then he talked Oh COT
ruption and said his score must nave peen
stolen. But Count s. Immediately tranquiilzeo
him by explaining the remarkable facility OF
ear nossess ed by the TECHS. After the bank
notes given by the Count others from dlferent
people present found their way to FarKas
pocket, and Strauss wanted to contribute 100.
Farkas, however, would accept nothing Dut
handshake from the composer and promise
of the pianoforte score OF the new waltz.
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler. who gives her
first concert here Novem Der TO- is not insensi-
Bile 10 the allurements OF fattery, as the fol-
lowing story told by her advance agent SHOWS:
Last winter Mrs. Zeislere gave recital at
Cincinnati before the Ladies Musical Club OF
that city. Every seat in the hall was taken py
the members of the club and few OF their
favored friends. The general public was ex-
cluded and there were no seats for saie An
old doctor from neghboring town presented
himself at the door and piteously pleaded Tor
admission, but met with stern refusal. so he
planted himself at the stage entrance and
awaited the arrival of the artist. AS she got
out of her carriage he told her that he had
heard her once before at a symphony concert
in Cincinnati, and that he had travelled twenty
miles through snowstorm to hear her again,
and asked if she would not help him to gain
admission to the hall. He appealed not in vain.
The generous al tist said: "Come right with
me, my friend. will take you along into the
greenroom, and from there you will slip into
the hall. and if they stop you shall refuse to
play. You are my guest"
Signor Luigi Arditi who has played no in
considerable part in the history of Italian
opera in this country, has published under the
title of 'sMy "reminiscences volume of me-
moirs In the course OF long and distin-
gulshed career Signor Arditi has met many
| famous composers and singers, and they do
not, from the anecdotes he tells of them, seem
to be nearly 80 entertaining off the stage as
| they are on. He gives lively account of the
doings at Craig-y-Nos when Nine. Patti, whose
acquaintance he first made when she was lit
| tie girl singing in New York, opened her pri-
vate theater at her castle. They celebrated the
occasion in fine style, and "450 bottles of
| champagne were consumed at supper" The
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maestro's good humored gossip runs too often
to the merest domestic title tattle; and it is
only by setting them to music that it would be
possible to excite any interest in the glowing
reports reprinted from newspapers and the
trivial notes of the editor OF the "reminiscences.
After long difficulties and delays it appears
that the normal pitch is really making head
way in London. This will be welcome news
to M ST musicians. particularly to singers. 1t
has been lately used by the Philharmonic Soei-
ETY., the Bach Choral Society, and the Motif, Hen
schel, Nikisch, Lamoureux. Colonne concerts
and by the Sunday Concert Society. The
principal musical societies of the British me-
tropolis have rapidly operated the change of
pitch, and the societies of less importance are
following their example.
Franz Schubert, whose hundreth anniver-
sary is approaching seems to be quite the rage.
The Royal Theater OF Dresden has just played
for the rst time his little piece entitled -Four
Years ofFaction," the words OF which were fur
nished by the Saxon poet Theodore Koerner
The piece has had a great popular success,
which is most remarkable as both plot and
music are of a simplicity which has long dis
appeared from the modern theater.
The vanguard of the Imperial Opera Com
pany has arrived in New York. Colonel Ma
pleson. little more gray than of yore, but as
brisk and clipper as ever, heads his people,
At present he is plunged in vortex of car
penters and decorators. for In order that his
old patrons may feel more at home he is hay-
ing the Academy of Music restored to look
exactly as 1t did in the old days when he con-
trolled the destinies of opera in New York.
The City Fathers of Genoa, who have charee
of Paganiui's celebrated violin, becueathed To
the town, recently opened the case which con-
tains the precious instrument in order that
two broken strings might be replaced. The
occasion was made use of, for the yirtuoso
Leandro CampanerI, played Paganini's "Clo.
chette," Schubert's "Ave Maria" and Bazzinps
"Grand Etude' on the ft-s Jus violin.
Some time in Febru~ry Bruno Stendel tbo
'cellist, with the Thomas orchestra will nor.
form the new Dyorak concerto for ,cello
This win be the first rendering of the work in
America.
ia Navarraise," Massenet's STARTLING 1itt,a
opera, has just had veritable triumph ar the
Lyric Theater OF Milan. The curtain had m
be raised six times at the conclusion of the
work.
For the approaching inauguration OF the
Donlzetu monument at Bergamo a cantata
has been demanded of the COMPOSER Pietro
Florida, author of the opera s,Maruzza.~ and
he has promised to write work for the occa-
sion.
Musical manifestations continue to be ad-
dressed TO the famous explorer, Nansen, in
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LAW-LOVING DEMOCRATS

"The buttress of liberty is order. The
bell tower of order is the law. Both liberty
and order are assailed by the platform OF
the Chicago convention. To that extent
and In that regard it was distinctly a con-
cession to the exactions of Governor Alt
geld and Senator Tillman."
It. is in these words that Henry Waiter
son calls the conservative Democrats of
Kentucky to repudiate the actions of the
political adventurers who, having stolen
the name OF Democracy, are now endeav-
oring to delude Democrats into following
the worst form of Populism and the lead
ers of incipient anarchy. Mr.. Watterson
does not stand alone in this protest
against the men who are now seeking to
disturb not only the finances of the coun-
try, but to overthrow the maintenance of
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

Norway. At present the FL Dorado Theater in
Christiania is playing with great success bal
let bearing the title ''Under the Eighty-sixtn
Parallel" which concludes with an apotheosis
OF the explorer.
AT Hamburg young Yienese singer, Cecile
Won Wenz, has just made such a success in the
role OF Philina in "Alignon,' that the director
OF the opera-house, Herr Poll1ni, has secured
ner Tor a long engagement.
1.-THE Wizard o: the Nile" is accredited with
making success in Berlin.
Calve Indignantly denies the rumor thatshe
was recently married to Henri Cain, the
painter and librettist. Calve says she is too
poor to marry yet.
administer, the husband and manager of Es-
trella Belinfante, the blind contralto. an
nounces his intention OF bringing Ellen Beach
Yaw for a tour OF the Pacific Coast.
"The Caliph of Bagdad," with Jefferson de
Angels as the star, has been Withdrawn in
New York, after heavy loss.
The second Bacon Minetti concert takes
place on the 31st inst
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Give us direct and ample transporta-
tion facilities under the American flag,
and controlled by American citizens;
currency sound in quality and adequate
in quantity; an International bank to
facilitate exchanges, and system of re-
ciprocity carefully adjusted within the
lines of protectio and not only will
our foreign commerce again invade
every sea, but every American indus
try will be quickened and our whole
people feel the impulse of new and
enduring prosperity = Hon. William
Window.
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DESPERATE TACTICS.

It is now clearly evident that the Bryan
ties intend to make in the closing weeks
of the campaign a desperate effort to
arouse labor against capital and every dis
contented man against his more prosper
Gus neighbor. The argument for free
silver has been abandoned as completely
as the argument for free trade. The one
cry uttered from the orators on the stump
and appearing day after day in the Bryan
ite organs is the cry of coercion and in
timidation. Everything which ingenuity,
Misrepresentation and falsehood can do to
alarm the people into the belief that the
great employers of the country are trying
to force workingmen to vote for Mckinley
will be resorted to from now until ell lection
day.
A striking illustration of the tricks
which will be devised for this purpose
appeared yesterday in the San Francisco
Examiner. The paper hared up under
scare headlines and in large print letter
from Henry G. Caldwell, United States
Circuit Judge at st. Paul, written in
answer to the editor of the World Herald
of Omaha, declaring that it will not be
necessary for the employees of corporations
under Federal receiverships over which he
has any control to vote for Mckinley or
Bryan or any other political office-se seeker in
order to hold their places. The plain intent
of the publication of this letter is to induce
the credulous to believe that coercion is
to be employed by some corporations.
The letter itself, however, contains no in
timation of the kind, and when rightly
construed is nothing more than repu-
diation of the idea that tn great railroads
of the country are likely to attempt any
such coercion.
We can well understand the indignation
Of Judge Caldwell in being called upon to
answer his impudent inquiry of the
d-Heraid. The question asked of him
was insolent in the highest degree. BY
what right did the editor assume that the
Judge would be likely to exert coercion
upon the employees of the railroads under
receiverships appointed by his court? If
the Judge, however, had abstained from
answering the question, as he might we'll
have done on the plea that such insolence
wers best treated with contempt, the
malicious Bryanite organs would have
been sure to charge him with being afraid
to answer. Now that he has answered
with clearness and with dignity, they print
his letter beneath faring headlines as if
he had joined with them in denouncing
some actual coercion of voters
1t is not easy to answer what might be
called "a whoop in hell, )" and the cries of
coercion are certainly in the nature of
such whoops. The common-sense OF the
people must be relied upon to estimate
these charges at their worth and the in
dIgnation OF the people counted on to en-
phatically rebuke them at the polls.
There is no coercion In this country, and
he who asserts that the American work
ingman either is or can be coerced is
ibelous maligner of the manhood of the
country.
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law itself. In every part OF the country
Democrats scarcely less known and less
eloquent than himself are denouncing the
Chicago platform and the Chicago ticket.
and with genuine patriotism are declar-
ing themselves on the side of sound money
and the preservation of the dignity of
American law.
1t is easy to understand that these
stanch and conservative Democrats find it
difficult to break away from their party
ties and unite with political opponents to
bring about the crushing defeat of their
party candidate. This, however, is not
the first time that Democrats of patriotism
and intelligence have been called upon to
make such choice. Stephen A. Douglas,
the great leader of Northern Democracy,
found such choice before him in 1860,
and most nobly did he respond to it. John
A. Dix, though at the time an Office
holder under Democratic administra-
ton, with patriotism not less than that
of Douglas, declared himself also in favor
OF the maintenance of the Nation against
those who sought to overthrow it, and
gave utterance to those memorable words
which will live forever In the hearts of the
people: If any man attempts to haul
down the American flag shoot him on the
spot"
The issue to-day is not one OF war, but
it is scarcely less we'll defined. It is the
issue of law and order against the agita-
tors and lawless elements of the country.
To. day, as In 1860, Democrats who love
their country more than their party have
to make the choice which was imposed
upon Douglas and Dix and the thousands
OF loyal Democrats of former generation.
AS Mr.. Watterson declares, ''the buttress
OF liberty is order, the bell tower of order
is the law" From that tower rings the
bell of alarm and of warning to-day. 1t is
fortunate for the country that good citi-
zens OF all parties will respond to 1t.
Democracy is on trial before the Nation,
and it is satisfaction to every patriot to
see that this great party now as in the
past is not lacking in men who are worthy
OF American citizenship and true and
faithful supporters of American liberty
and American law.
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after November 3. may ease up by talking TO
himself for a week.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Wheat in Oregon and Washington talks
louder and longer and stronger than w. J.
Bryan and his Chicago platform. 1t rips the
whole concern wide open. = Chicago Inter
Ocean.
AS Bryan closed his speech at Harpers Ferry
the soul of old John Brown paused in It's busi-
ness of marching on and sat down to wonder
whether it is worth while, after all, to make
National history ?-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
When Washington Irving wrote OF man
"who talks everlastingly and promiscuously,
and who seems to have an exhaustless maga-
zine OF sound" he described person very
closely resembling Bryan.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
If the Mckinley tariff law had not been re-
pealed there would be no occasion to discuss
the silver question to-day. The discomfort
ment that gave birth to the Bryan movement
IS largely chargeable TO the Wilson tariff law
Richmond Palladium.
1t is rather imprudent for Mr.. Bryan, who
was not old enough to participate in the war
for the salvation OF the Union, to accuse Major
Mckinley, who shouldered his musket and
fought all through that struggle. of lack of
Americanism.-Minn Tribune.
"Didn't know it was loaded' has explained
the cause of many q serious hurt Four years
ago the people didn't know that free trade was
loaded with usiness stagnation, loss of work
and hard times in general But they won't
make that mistake again.-American Econo-
mist.
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I am confident that the men who
work, whether for salary or by the day,
will be with ths Republican party in
this campaign for honesty and for
sound, one-hundred-cent dollar. Any
other Interpretation of the attitude of
the wage-earners would be an insult to
their patriotism and their intelligence,
for they have more at stake in this
Issue than any other class of men,
Mark Hanna.
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A MOTTO.

Looked little rough at first;
Cyclone came and did its worst
Smashed the windows round the town
Turned the roof upside down
But we've opened up the store,
Doing business as before.
Placid skies are overhead;
You'd believe US If we said,
"Never touched usV'
And whe n hard times come TO try
Men who sell and men who buy,
1t is just as sure as fate
Thlngs'I somehow come out straight.
Only wait little more.
Well be booming as before
They're the men that win the day
Who can face ill-luck and say,
"Neyer touchedusl"
Washington Star.
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HON. GROVE L. JOHNSON.

Grove Laurence the nominee for the Second
admite
of
the
Convention
A. Camnet CD s946
Conyess
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CALIFORNIANS In NEW YORK

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct 21.-At the Hoff-
man-W Bowers; Everett-Miss NJ. Kane !;
Marlboro : A. ]. Posten; Holland - L. Nc
Creery; Imperial--W. E. Iams; Bartholdi-T
M. Mcfarland; Broadway-Mrs j. Simmons;
Sturtevant-Dr. G. M. Wells; Albert-Mrs. NJ.
Gum. Mrs ]. o. Simmons and Miss G. Stuart
LETT the Plaza to sail on the St Paul.
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Through sleeping Cars to Chicago.

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, Santa Fe
route. will continue to run oaiIy through from
Oakland to Chicago Pullman palace drawing-room,
also upholstered tourist sleeping-cars, leaving
every afternoon. Lowest through rates to all
points in the United States Canada Mexico oe
Europe. Excursions through to Boston leave
every week. San Francisco ticket office. 644 Mar
ket street, Chronicle building Telephone main
1881: Oakland. Ills Broadway.
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Let your verdict this year be for hon
est money, public security, National
tranquility, protective tariff and re-
ciprOcity. and, above all, let there
sonnd forth a verdict for this Nation of
law and order and its enthronement in
every corner of the Republic.-McKin-
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HOW THE TIDE RUNS
Rochester Democrat and chrontcle.

K0chester DemOcrat and Chr0niCle.
Seven States have held Stat elections this
year. Five of them have gone Democratic
and two Republican. Wherefore the stricken
Popocrats pretend to see glimpse of hope for
their cause in the coming National election.
That is one way of looking at it. Another way
is pointed out by the Pitts burg Dispatch,
which thus compares the pluralities given in
those States with the pluralities of 1892:
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HOW TO DO IT.

New York sun (Dem.).
The way to beat the boy orator-Bryan, the
Presidential candidate who stands for an
arehy, National disgrace and the free-silver
fraud, is TO elect William Mckinley.
The way to elect Mckinley is to vote for him.
And don't you forget it!
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Phil,ips. Rock Island Excursions

Leave san Francisco every Wednesday. via Rio
Grande and Rock Island Railways. Through
tourist sleepng-cars TO Chicago and Boston. Man
ager and porters accompany these excursions TO
Boston. FOR tickets sleeping-car accommodations
and further information address Clinton Jones'
General Agent Rock Island Railway 90 Mont
gomery street, San Francisco
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Mr.. Frankstown (admiringly)-H fresh
you look this morning, Miss Homework
Miss Homewood (who detests the young
man)-How fresh you talk this morning, Mr..
Frankstown.-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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CAM AIGN ECHOES.

Every fresh decline in the price of silver is a
new expression of the financial worlds conf
dence in McKinley's Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
We suggest that Mr.. Bryan, to avoid shock
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

Hard times invariably lead to discon-
tent among the people and discomfort al
ways makes the matter worse. Let us
vote for law and order and prosperity and
all will be well
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

The Bryan movement after all is only
an excrescence on American politics. 1t
was born of the bad times and will vanish
with them
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

Recall the story of the Chicago conven-
ton and then ask yourself if you are will
ing to entrust the Government to the men
who follow Altgeld and Tillman in that
crowd.
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1t is high time for the Bryanites to be
hunting their overcoats. Two snowstorms
have occurred in the East and election
day is at hand.
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Y'S JACKET.

The arrangement of the fullness of the skirt
of this jacket is one of the best liked OF the
season. The center seam is Tapped, the full
ness being supplied by side plaits at other
seams.
Lady's cloth made with velvet collar, skirt
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About all the Democrats can do now is
make faces at Mark Hanna, and while
that is not very effective in making votes
it may perhaps relieve their feelings.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

If Bryan really meats well it is pity
he does not say something that sounds
well.
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The Republican party has ever been the
champion of free ballot and fair count.
Coercion has never been practiced in this
country except in Democratic States.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

The appeal to revolution makes great
deal of noise, but it finds no echo from
the people.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

Bryan promised as much for free trade
as he now promises for free silver and the
country can Judge by the result of his
former promise what the present one is
worth.
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California should no longer be counted
as a doubtful State.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

Every business man in the country who
looks forward to prosperity is looking
toward the election of Mckinley.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22
eIAcE Pineapple, soc lb. Townsends.

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers,
business houses and public men by the Press
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

Tommy-Pa, vegetarians are people who
don't eaI meat, amt they?
Father-Yes, Tommy.
Tommy-And octogenarians, what don't
they eat pa ?-Roxbury Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

The price of wheat has risen nearly 25
cents bushel within five weeks and every
point made IN that upward movement has
added new votes to. the side of Mckinley
and prosperity.
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People VINO talk of coercion should
name the coercers.
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Mark Hanna is making no sectional
campaign. He is fighting for the whole
Union. and stands good chance to carry
nearly all of it.
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The Republican gains are tremendous, and
the Democratic losses are large. AS an indca-
tion of how public sentiment Is running these
seven preliminary elections are the reverse of
encouraging TO Popocracy and free silver
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Reduced to its last analysis the whole of
Bryan's canvass is an attack on prosperity
and the wealth that it leads to.
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The Popocrat manager has been called
down on his bluff.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

The Bryanite organs are not wholly
wrong in declaring the Mckinley move
ment has something to do with the rise in
the price of wheat. Good politics always
makes good prices.
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CONSTIPATION and all irregu arities Of the
bowels are best remedied by the use Of Ayers
(atharric Pills.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

No well regulated household should be without
a bottle of DR.. siegerts Angostura Bitters the
celebrated appetizer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

The impression made by the speech of
Mr.. Boutelie will long remain with the
people of San Francisco. 1t will connrm
the allegiance of the wavering to the Re-
publican cause and add to the ardor of
the loyal in the battle for victory.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

Loss of hair, which often mars the prettiest face,
prevented by PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.
PARKER's GINGER Tonic alieviates suffering
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

Chairman Butler OF the Popuiist Ma
tional Committee SAYS the rise in the price
of wheat was caused by the wicked gold
men and seems to look upon it as another
case OF horrible coercion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-22

If at any time in the campaign Mr..
Bryan has showed by any word or deed a
fitness TO be President 1t has not been
noted by the people and his organs have
never pointed 1t out.
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Hanna's answer to Jones was a center
shot.
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THE LAST OF COINS SCHOOL.
New York Letter.

New York Letter.
The following figures showing the course of
prices are more eloquent than hundred
Bryans.
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Give to the industries of California an
adequate protection and the energies OF
her people will do the rest. Every dollar
of our gold will be put into circulation,
there will be profits for every producer and
employment for every workingman.