The evening times., 1897-10-30
MARINE BAND TO CH|eAG0
Notwithstanding Protests 1t Is
Permitted to Go.
Mr.. ROOSEVEET'S STATEMENT
General Order Likely TO he ISSUED
Before Long Respecting the En-
gagement of the Band for Pri-
waite Purposes Bandmaster Zim-
norman Accepts leadership.


Chicago under tie leadership of Acting
Director Larson, this morning. IL was
rumorea that a. the managers Of the
Chicago horse show had contracted with
Prof. Fanciulli FOE the appearance OF the
hand. and as the Chicago people expected
mat he would conduct the hand. the change
the Marine RaHd would not play i'm the
Windy City.
This rumor rcaChed the ears of Col
Haywood cemmandanU of tie Marine Bar
racks, and. although he gave no ccdence
90 al yet at his instance, Acting Director
Larson telegTaphed the facts 10 Chicago
and received the reply that il was tine
Marine Band which had been hircd and
not Prof. Fanciulli: that tile change In
leadership made mo- difference 20 the man
ayers of the horse show. The return tlts-
patch concluded with the command, Come
on" THIS exchange of messages took place
last night, and the band left Us already
stated tins morning.
The department gave consideration TO
the complaint made against the Marine
Band by the bands al Chicago, and CON
Guided that the Marine Band might 90.
1t WAS unofficially understood that if
the hUfSeShow people We're denied the
use af the Marine ia nd because Uf ubJec-
tions arising irom the Chicago banlS they
would employ a band from any other
city than Chicago. Ia no way woCld
the Chicago bahdsnen be benefited, and
the onl ythng L hey W ould accomplish would
he TO deprive the Marine Band of extra
emolument, Sumething which the officers
Of the Marine Corps believe that their band
is entItled to.
1t was tce graphed from Anna polls to
one OF tie Baltimore papers last night that
Chsrlcs A. ZimnGe rinan, leader OF the Naval
Academy Band, and lea,ieT-elect of The Ma
line Band, had visited Col. Haywood yes
terday aud declined the appointment uo
m" new position. The dispatch conUin-
ued:
Prof Zimmerman has weighed the mat
ter carefully, aud his declnatioa is at
tr'huted entirely To the fact that, under a
proposed ordrrofth department the bands
accepting outside engagements. Un,lcr this
restriction Nh. Zimmerman thinks II would
De in possible TO maintain band OF a high
standard, AZ the compensat would not
he sufficient TO warrant first-class 'nIsi-
Clans ID remain in this famous band.'
This dispatch was correct only in ~ far
as il states that Prof. Zimmernia did Gallon
Col. Haywood. so far from declining the
appointment, COL. Haywood sa vs. that Frof.
Zin norman accepted it, and indicated
that he would assume the leadership of he
band as soon az be adjusted his home NJ
fairs AT Annapolis. Col. Haywood relieves
that Zimmerman viii come to Washington
Col Heywood told porter for The Tm.eS
that he had not heard that the Navy De
partment had issued an order prohibiting
the acceptance OF outside engagements by
the Marine Band. anu he thought that no
such order had herTi, ur would be. issued
ThC dgh, what folio ws Is not official ii is
very prohal.le that should Zimmerman de-
ciin, tbr appointment lead or the Maj inc
Rand, actiaC LEADER Iarsln viii he ap-
- iI-tcd Mr.. Larson - = competent hand
master, and has attended To the duties
Of IN" office frequently 3 ana wnh credit.
Prof. FanCiulli received has discharge
from capt. Harrington today. His term Of
Apiredat noon md pruIlptIy at
that tan" the musician appea red at the
Dffice Of Capt. Harrington and received his
IA charge and settlement OF accounts. l.
would have been tie regular order for Prof.
Fahciuili TO have then applied for re-en-
listment, fUt he did not, as he had been
lnfOuned by the proper authority that he
Ia. a for
This Information was given him i'm ad-
vance 10 avoid embarrassment. for had
+ rCf Funciuli ic-enliSled. he would not
have been reapppinted leader % tie hand,
and this would have compelled him to serve
.np1her term OF enlistment az an ordinary
musician This would have been often
ave {" the professor, and il was Ia spare |
hrl this humiliation that he was notified |
n advance.
There appears 10 be q good deal of mis- |
lUuccptioh ia regard to the meaning of the |
order is.1ued Inch permitted the band to |
90 TO Chicago. notwithstandingthe the Protest |
Dr riuScal Organizations. Col Haywood |
says that ne does Lot know OF any onier |
'estricting the employment of the band in /
q ses i'ke that at Chicago.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, however,
furnished TO The Times this morning copy /
IF the telegram on which the cnmpromise
Vas effected. 1t is apparently a Complete
not Ia the Chicago musicians, but
- 'he Federation OF American Musicians, |
TboSe headquarters ale al Detroit. The
elegraIn was as follows:
Washington, a.. c
'Dandcli, Secretary, Federation OF Anreri.
can Musicians, Detroit, Mich:
Contract having. been made, Marine
3aEd will go to Chicago. VIII not 60 in
uture in similar instances.
ROOSEVELT.
Assistant Secretary Navy"
There are only Two conclusions TO toe
'lacea on This telegram: Either IL refers
> similar Instances" in Chicago, or II
efer TO all places where the American
Federation is represented, and would IN
lude even the city OF Washington. In fine
iay place at which the hand entered into
with organized labor.
The information was given that gen
rGi order VIII soon be issued covering
his whole subject. The conclusion MAJ.
II ally is that the general order will not
ontrayene what the Secretary has stat
Il in explicit terms tu the secretary of
federation of American musicians
One part OF the story relating to the |
coeptance of Mr.. Zimmerman is that he
lade ii4quIries as to the employment of
lie band in competition with musical 1r
aniZot ions II hc was induced To accept
N .he understanding that there was No
rider, and Conmandanu Heywcod sta :
sat he knows Of none, restricting con
raots, he L.ust have been uninte tionally
lisinsormed because the Assistant Secre-
iry oil tie Navy dealt directly with the |
Al a Inc. fad L