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PERSONAL.

DR.. D. E. Nash OF San Juan is on visit here
]. NJ. Mannon of Ukiah arrived here yester-
day.
T. C. Berry, mining man of sonoma, has
arrived here.
A. ]. MCGOWAN, an attorney of Carson, Nev
is in the City.
James H. Falconer, business man of Seat
tie, is in town.
Charles T. Orr, business man of st. Louis
is at thC Occidental.
Potter Kirk, an extensive landowner of Sc
attic, is at the Russ.
w. E. Rogers, owner of the Amelie mine at
Amelie, is at the Lick.
Hiram c. Pierce, the Santa Barbara lumber.
dealer, is at the Pleasanton with his wife.
Among the latest arrivals at the Cosmopoli-
tan Hotel is Professor Keller of Marysvile
c. f. McGlashan, long owner of the Truckee
Republican, is among the arrivals at the Russ.
A. G. Hart, leading and wealthy resident
OF Salt Lake City, is among the arrivals at the
Lick.
John D. Brophy of Cleveland and party of
friends are among the arrivals at the Occi-
dental.
j. A. Dunnet:, one of the international Sec
retaries OF the Y. M. G. A, is a guest at the
Ramona.
Professor D. E. Spencer of Stanford Univer-
siIy, has taken rooms at the Ramona during
hfS vacation.
The Rev. DR.. Hemphill of the Calvary Pres
byterian church will leave early next week for
Europe on vacation trip.
o. r. French and C. II. Hale, prominent
business men of Portland, Or, are registered
at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
DR.. J. Callandreau will leave the City on the
18th inst. for three months stay in Paris
and other European cities to study interesting
cases in the hospitals.
J. Z. Taketo the Japanese electrician, who
has been making tour OF inspection through
the Eastern States, is guest at the Cosmopoi-
tan Hotel He leaves for Japan on the next
steamer.
ES-Judge L. E. Payson, who is prscticing
law in Washington D. c., and who has been
coming to California once or twice year for
several years, is at the Palace. He is here in
connection with legal business.
Mrs. c. Boettcher, wife OF Charles Boettcher,
formerly pioneer OF Boulder and afterward
of Leadyille, but who for some years has been
extensively engaged in business III Denver is
at the Occidental accompanied by her chill
dren.
Ex-President Barillas OF Guatemala left here
yesterday accompanied by his family for a few
few days stay ct Monterey. When they re-
turn they will occupy their residence, on Cali
fornia street, which for some weeks past has
been undergoing rejuvenating process and
being rpfiffp6 and f1ruiehad
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rary singers and musicians omit mention OF
Foil. Even the humble song folios give his
biography. This is what that standard work,
Sir George Groves musical dictionary, has to
say OH the subject:
Foil, Signor, whose real name is Allen James
Foley, was born at Cahir, Tipperary, and in
early life went to America. He was taught sing
ing at Naples by the elder Bisaccia father of
Gennaro Bisaccia, the pianist), and in Decem-
ber, 1862, he made his debut at Catania as Ell
miro in "Otello." He played successfully at
Turin, Modena, Milan, and in 1864 at the
Italiens Paris. On June II, 1868 Signor Foil
made successful debut at Her Majesty's as St.
Bris (Huguenots); on July 6, as the second
priest on the revival of eau berfote," and on
October % as the hermit in "Der Freischutz."
From that time he has sung frequently in Ital-
ian and the three "patent theaters in upwards
OF 600 operas, viz, as Sarasteo, Commentators,
Marcel, CasDar, Mephistopheles, sparafucile,
Basilio, Arsur and Oreo (Semiramide) Rudolfo
(Sonnambula), Bide the Bent tLucia), Bertram
and Daland on the production of "Der File
gende Hollander," at Drury Lane, July %,
1870, etc., in addition to the parts previously
named, in which his fine voice-a rich, power
full bass OF more than two octaves from below
the line to F-has been heard to full advantage.
Signor Foil is equally well known as an ora
torio and concert singer at all the important
lesuVaiS. ne Hdoe MS Hrst appearance at the
former on April 25, 1866, in 'Israel," at the
National Choral Society, but his success was
on February %, 1867, in ''The Creation" a,
sthe sacred harmonic. His new parts in this
class include Jacob, on the production of Mac
farren's "Joseph," at the Leeds festival, Sep
tember 81, 1877, and Herod, on the produc-
ton OF Berlioz' "LEnfance du Christ" under
Halle at Manchester December 80, 1880, and
in London, February 26, 1881. He has played
in America. at ST. Petersburg, Moscow, Vienna,
etc. In Brussels he made conspicuous sue.
cess as Casper Moses (Which part he has sung
with success at the sacred harmoniel and as
Pietro in "Masaniello.''
And an alleged critic comes out and saws
under his own signature, az never heard of
Folf'-but if San Francisco has a few alleged
musicians still in the woods the City is not to
blame for that. The alleged critics early edu-
cation must have been neglected.
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most indirect Endorsement of the conven-
tons work. As for Cleveland himself he
could not afford to let the Boies or Bland
following triumph. nor will he let them
he is either true exponent of Democratic
principles or he is Benedict Arnold to his
party, and rather than be branded
traitor, which Endorsement of the Chicago
platform and nominees by the people
would amount to, be would and should
use his influence secretly or otherwise to
make Republican victory doubly sure.
The Democratic party is divided into
two fac tlons and the factions have come
to the parting of the ways. In times past
there have been splits and fights, but
there would be a general wheeling into
line after the nomin ations had been made,
but now there is disagreement over the
tundame ntal principles of the party, and
one side or the other must renounce its
1a1th and doctrine or Jet the party go to
everlasting destruction. The question,
then, IS, Will the Gle veland following admit
that they have been wrong all the time,
and willingly become pupils at the feet OF
Bryan, Tlllman and Company? Will the
Bryan Tillman faction, while hold
ing the majority of the deleg ates to the
Chicago convention in its whip hand, beg
to be permitted to serve under the Cleve-
land flag? Neither side is made OF that
kind of stuff. The obstruction of the
Democratic party is complete and thor
ough. The better element will go over to
the Republican party, and the Bryans and
Altgelds will join hands with the Popu-
lists. The end of the Democratic party is
at hand
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The following is bit of ancient history
which classical scholars are remembering in
connection with the "Hymn to Apollo" two
fragments of which have been discovered
within the last two years at Delphos: Socrates
mas been condemned to death as q revolution
ary the doctrines on philosophy and religion
Whlch he hau been teaching in the gardens OF
Athens before Plato and his other disciples
being at that epoch considered destructive OF
all authority. The execution of his sentence
was retarded few days TO prevent it coincid-
ing with the fete of Apollo, and according to
the law criminals could not drink the fatal
hemlock till the rites were ended. Socrates
prohted by the respite to composein his prison
the words and music of q hymn to the god of
the day. This is explained in the Phedon, the
celebrated dialogue between the condemned
man ana his disciples, attributed to Plato. In
the interview Cerbes, one of tie disciples of
the Athenian philosopher, questions him
respecting his work, Socrates never having
written either verses or music before The
philosopher replies that for long time he had
been haunted by app aritions which continu-
ally said, socrates, study music" Having
only few hours to live he has at last decided
TO obey, and Apollo being the god of the day,
whose festival has retarded his death, it is in
honor of the son of Jupiter that he has written
the words and music of his poem. On this
basis IL is now pretended that the "Hymn
to Apollo" recently performed at Athens and
at Paris is the work of Socrates. The hypothesis
is certainly attractive Lamertine in his
poem on the greatest philosopher of antiquity
makes Socrates say: ''Je suis un cygne aussi,
Je meurs, je puis chanter" Il also am a swan,
and in dying can sing), but Lamertine never
guessed that the people of the end Of the nine
teenth century would pretend to have found
the swans song.
AT the CostanZi Theater in Rome the f rst
performance has just been given OF q new
opera by young composer quite unknown as
writer for the stage, named Giacomo Setac-
ciol. The work, which is called "The Sister
of Marck," is written to ibretto by Gemma
Bellincioni. the well-known prima DONNA and
a trial performance of it was given some
months ago al her villa. 'The Sister of Marck"
has made great hit in Rome, the composer
receiving no less than twenty recalls. The
Roman paper L'Italie gives the following ac-
count OF the new composer: "When very
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7 Carpenter" and "Undine" have all been
| played for the last half century and hitherto
have not brought cent to the composers
poverty stricken daughter.
When Signor Foil, the famous basso, said in
a recent interview, published in THE CALL,
that San Francisco is stiI in the woods, mu-
sically speaking, the local musicians treated
the remark as petulant little ebullition on
the part of a man who had been pampered by
success and who talking on subject on
which he was not well info ormed. Great was
their surprise, therefore, when an alleged
critic came heroically out and confessed that
he himself was in the woods. In a letter pub
lisbed in morning contemporary this al
legged critic confesses his Ignorance on mat
ters operatic with such refreshing candor
that one cannot arrive at any other con-
clusion.
az made researches" he says, ''to find out
what sort of reputation Mr. Foil really en-
joys in the musical world, because l confess
never came across the name OF this novel
detractor of ours. l then consulted some
European artists who have trodden the oper-
attic stages of Europe and America for the last
fifty years, but none recollect the name of Foil
or Folly in connection with operate events.
We have to conclude that Mr.. Foil enjoys q
rather ambiguous fame. He may have taken
a few lessons in Milan, but he never saw the
color of an Italian operate stage, nor the
footlights of the Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Madrid,
st. Petersburg or Brussels theaters: therefore
he must be an unimportant oratorio singer OF
unostentatious local fame.''
Confession is good for the soul and the
naiyete of the alleged critics confession of ig-
norance respecting man who for quarter oil
century was one of the worlds greatest
operatic singers is positively delicious. 1t
must have required courage to come out and
say such things under ones own signature.
Not to know man like Foil argues a deplora-
Bile degree of ignorance respecting operatic
matters, but perhaps the alleged critic was
smitten with remorse for his frequent preteh-
sions when he read the interview in THE CALL
and determined to amend the error of his ways
by confessing publicly that he at least de-
served the structures made by the basso. In
order to enlighten the ignorance of the al
legged critic and his European artist" friends
it may be stated that few works on contempo-
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CLEVELAND TURNED DOWN.

In passing the river and harbor bill over
the Presidents veto, Congress not only
saved the country from having great in
justice done to its vast commerce, but it
administered a well-deserved. rebuke to
Mr.. Cleveland. The veto message was
more like an after-prayer talk of a coun-
try schoolteacher to class of stupid boys
than state paper; besides Congress
knows better than Mr.. Cleveland knows
what the country needs, and he presumes
when he tells the direct representatives of
the people that he is the sole guardian of
their constituents.
Of the $50 Congressman voting only 60
sustain the veto, and no doubt they are
heartily ashamed by this time of their
effort to cripple the country's trade and
traffic. 1t is significant that only one Pop
ulist voted for the bill, but it is not sur
prising that large following of Demo-
Gratis voted for it, for whatever else may
be said, there are some Democrats in Con-
gress who always have an eve single to
the good of the material welfare of the
people, and who have the courage to vote
right, whether it is for or against the
President.
But the bill is now a law, and the work
of improving the country's waterways and
harbors should be pushed as rapidly as
possible. The portion of the appropria-
ton that is designated for California is
liberal enough to undertake The work on
large scale, for of course the next Con-
gress and White House occupant will be
heartily in sympathy with the policy of
internal improvements, and hence subse-
quent appropriations can be relied upon.
Passing the bill over she veto is q great
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people to share in the work.-Chicago in'e'
AN ARGoNAUT ANNIVERSARY.

FoRrY-sEvEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY THE PANAMA
ENE1RED THE GOLDEN GATE.
Forty-seven years ago this mornihe
the steamship Panama entered the 9oiuon
Gate after her maiden voyage from NC"
York via Rio de Janeiro, Straits OF MAGE
Ian, Valparaiso, Callao, Panama anu oan
Diego She was preceded to this port py Inc
California and Oregon, the first named arrlV-
ing February % and the second April l.
1849 These three vessels, originally built 70
carry United States mails between various
ports along the Spanish main, were completed
just about the time of the discovery OF gold on
the Pacific slope of the continent ana oWneu
by Rowland and Aspinwall OF New Y ork
Very many of the officers and passengers OF
the Panama became prominent cltizens OF
California and few enjoyed an enylaDle repu-
tation as Senator'S and Representatives In the
halls of Congress and as officers In the army
and navy.
OF the deceased argonauts who made this
first voyage may be mentioned the names OF
Senator William NJ. Gwin. Ex-Governor and
United States Minister to China F. f. Low,
Admiral D. D. Porter, United States senator
and Ex-Governor John B. Weller, General Z. A.
! Morse, Major General Joe Hooker, Lieutenant
| Cadwallader Ringgold, Major Emory. Hall
McAlister, John V. Plume, Lafayette May
nard, John c.. Morrison Jr., ex-Mayor >. h.
Harris, DR.. j. NJ. Frey, DR.. II: G. Blankman,
General John A. Collins, John Bensley, Samuel
| c. Gray, George Rowland, j. II. Nevett, John
| G. Hyer, Samuel Ward, William NJ. Burgoyne,
| W. G. English. Horace Beech, Thomas Sunder-
| land, Captain Bob Martin, Gideon Lee, Major
General Robert Allen, Frederick 1ken, ana
| many others whose names do not now occur to
the writer.
The surviving passengers now resident OF
California are: Judge E. W. McK1nstry, ). ID.
Jewett, S. w Holiday, Henry b. Livingston,
Chauncey Taylor OF Oakland, w. II. V. Gro
Mise and Captain G. A. Johnson OF San D1ego.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont also came up as
passenger from Panama.
The Panama had encountered terrific storm
of Cape Pillar at the entrance of the Straits OF
Magellan and narrowly escaped being wrecked
on the barren rocks of Terra del Fuego.
At San Diego the Commissioners selected Dy
the Federal Government to run the boundary
line between California and Mexico In ac-
cordance with the treaty of Guadaloupe HI
dalgo were landed the members thereof being
under the command of John b. Weller.
HENRY Il LIVINGSTON.
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BELFORD CALLED TO ORDER.
Boston Herald.


Ex-Congress man Belford of Colorado, who
has again attracted attention TO himself by
proposing the secession of the silver States
from the Union, unless their wishes in respect
to free coinage are complied WITH distin-
guished himself when he q member OF
Congress a statesman of the fre-alarm
order. His vehemence generally overtopped
his discretion, and he earned for himself the
sobriquet OF the Red-headed Rooster of the
Rockies. an ALTERATION which was both
graphic and appropriate. They tell story OF
him which illustrates his characteristics as an
orator Alta convention in Colorado he got
the floor and fairly shook the raiters with his
fury He was in the midst OF one OF his most
fiery philippics when a delegate arose to
point OF order.
1.-The gentleman Will state his point OF or
der" said the presiding officer.
~ would like to inquire whether this is u
convention or a confag grafton" said the dele
gate.
The Red-headed Rooster subsidized.
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NEARING THE END.

Chairman Harrity of the Democratic
National Committee declares that Demo-
Gratis everywhere must stand by the plat
form and nominees of the Chicago Conven-
tion in any event. Senators Brice, Hill
and other leaders are saying the same
thing. but every one Of them stultifies him.
self when he asks the rank and file to sup
port silverite. The gold Democrats have
been declaring right along that no man
could be consistent Democrat and favor
the remonetization of silver, except by in
ternational agreement. and they are right,
for free trade aid a single standard of re-
demption money are twins, albeit they be
twin economic monstrosities.
1t is conceded by the leaders of the
party that the silver wing will be in the
majority at Chicago, and that Cleveland
and his gold standard following will be
severely rebuked for their alleged depar-
ture from the faith; but it lie the silverites
and not the Clevelandites who have run
off after strange gods, and to follow them
or countenance their work would be to
give the lie to their own (the Cleveland
ites') declaration of principles. Not only
so, but the goldites are human beings,
and no self-respecting human being would
bow in humble submission to the au-
thority of men who had been denouncing
him as a traitor, especially to such little
fellows as Bryan. Altgeld and Iillman.
In conceding that the silverites will con-
troll the convention the goldites in effect
declare that they will not support the
ticket, Harrity, Brice and Hill to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. 1t would be a
great deal more consistent for them to
work for the most humilitatlng overthrow
possible OF the silvsrites than to give the
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CALIF0RNIANS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, n. Y, June Sat the Imperial,
s. j. Hendy; Murray Hill, G. Kahrs, G. Walters;
sailed per steamer St Louis for Southampton,
DR.. Norman Bridge, Mrs. MacM. Bridge, Mrs.
Clara B. Baker, William Henry Campbell Mrs.
Campbell, Miss Violet Campbell and maid,
Mrs. James Clark, Mrs. Clarke. P. Dickinson,
Mrs. Dickinson, child and maid George Gri-
maux. q. NJ. Goodsal, Mrs William T. Reed,
Miss Julia Reed, c. B. Thompson, Misses Will
son, John T. Wright, Mrs. Wright, Miss Mary
Wright Ray B. Wheeler
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1T STILL MOVES ON.

Say your say an sing your song
Country's movin' right along;
Spring or summer, hail or snow,
Country's always on the go!
Say your say by night an day
oountry's happy on the way;
Spite o. weather, spite o. crops,
Always goin'-neyer stops!
Stormy skies or weather fair.
Couutry's got the roadway clear;
storms may howl and bells may chime
Country's goin' all the time.
Atlanta Constitution
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3" THE OVERLAND LIMITED"
Via Union Pacific.
My s3s DAYS TO SHIcAsoasM

oNrv 31s DAYS TO CHICAGO-3M
OA' 412 DAYS TO NEW YORK-41z
Pullman double drawing-room sleepers and din
ing-cars, San Francisco to Chicago, daily without
change. Composite buffet smoking and library
between Salt Lake City, Ogden and Chicago.
Upholstered Pullman tourist sleepers, San Fran
cisco to Chicago, daily without change, and per-
sonally conducted tourist excursions TO ST Paul
and Chicago every Friday.
For tickets and seeplng-car reservations apply to
general Office, 1 Montgomery street. Steamship
tickets on sale to and from all parts OF Europe.
d. w. HITCHCOCK, General Agent.
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ADJUSTABLE BRETELLES.

very effective arrangement for making a
plain waist dressy is shown here. 1t is one Of
the newest accessories, and is made with a
point in the back, and in these examples the
straps extend to the waist line only or below
as shown in the illustration.
Embroidered bands of flax-colored batiste
with ruffles to match, make charming trim
ming, suitable to wear with waist OF silk, wool
cotton fabrics
White embroidery is pretty to wear with
wash dresses. Bands Of lace insertion, either
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victory for the commerce of California,
and the whole country too, the more SO
because it affirms a National policy that
will stand for many years to come. And
last, though not least, Cleveland is turned
down to stay down.
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The Chicago News says that if minister
Breckinridges legs bear as close a resemblance
to baseball oats as do those of some of our
cycling friends Congress should at once re-
buke him for his unwarranted revelation of
National secrets in appearing at the Cars
coronation in knee -breeches.'
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Yellowstone Park Excursion.

Watch this ad for full particulars regarding our
great excursion to the Yellowstone. Party leaves
here the 18th of July. Weekly excursions in up
holstered tourist No change. Lowest rates
to all points last. I. X. Stateler, agent Northern
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Horace Boies is said to be a very abstemious
man who never touches whisky, beer or to-
pacco. He is frugal too, and never wears a
SUIT OF clothes that costs more than $50. He
has a fortune of from 5000, 900 to $500, 900,
part OF which is invested in farm of $500
acres. He is man of fine physique and is
usually in robust health,
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1t is stated that Richard Holt Hutton who
has long been one OF the editors of the Spec
tator, is about to retire from that position and
that he will be Succeeded by ST. Loe Strachev.
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Municipal economy and public improve
ment can be m ade well-matched team if
they are handled right.
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Free silver men will never pull the chest
nuts out of the fire for any such ape as
Democracy is.
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The biggest straddle in sight is the
way Cleveland is straddling the Cuban
question.
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Mudge-No, shall not quarrel with Parsons.
He is completely beneath my notice.
Yabsley-You don't tell me? 1 didn't know
he was SO good a fighter as that.-Indianapolis
Journal.
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Now that the cyclone is over it may be In
order to proceed with the work of nominating
William Mckinley of Ohio.-St. Louis Star.
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The Academy of Sciences knows many
things more than the average citizer, but
not much more about raising an income.
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CoUeHs and colds dangerous intruders. Err
pei them with PARKER's GINGER Tonic.
PARKERs HAIR BAIsAM aids the hair growth.
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Dunham's whereabouts may be safely
said to be in Quien Sabe Valley.
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LADIES take DIR. Segert's Angostura Bitters gen.
orally when they feel low spirited. 1t brightens
them up Immediately.
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The coming question in the Democratic party
is not SO much whether the tail will wag the
dog as which is the dog and which the tail.
Indianapolis Journal.
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fighting for pie, but it is sure thing they
will get no pie for their fighting this year.
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Cleveland is believed to have decided to
put his third-term boom on ice until 1900,
and then run it as fin de steele move
ment.
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After this year Democracy VIII join
Jackson in the grave and stay with him.
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SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery
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The gold Democrat must either dodge,
bolt or lie down.