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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

1t was Seidls death which routed Walter Damrosch. According to them, 1t was the excitement following the death of the great Wagnerian conductor that showed Walter Damrosch where he really stood Not in a single newspaper was his name suggested as possible successor to Seidl, and this so wounded Damrosch's S amour propre, say his enemies, that it drove him from the New York field. It is believed that an effort will be made to put Frank Damrosch into his brother Walters shoes,e at least to the extent of installing him as conductor of the Sym phony Society and the Oratorio Society. Musically speaking, Brother Frank is un- fortunately much weaker vessel than Brother Walter.
 There is talk of New York engage ment for Fannie Francesca, the San Francisco girl who made a sensation at Monte Carlo. She is beautiful and has a Melba voice.
 There is no place on earth like Monte Carlo for artists who dread adverse crit icism. The French press is unanimous in its praise of the singers, players, com posers, cts, who try their artistic wings at the concert hall and theater connected with the famous gambling resort. Quite ordinary warblers "sing like the night ingale' when they get to Monte Carlo; composers, who may perchance be de- spised elsewhere, develop abnormal genius as soon as they reach the worlds biggest gambling hell; in fact, the Parisian news papers seem to keep a special supply of hysterical expressions of admiration in order to apply to the musical feats per formed at Monte Carlo. The secret of 1t is that Monte Carlo pays princely sub stdies to the French press, in order to keep out everything unpleasant and get in everything commendatory, and the French press is not above pocketing the backsheesh. On this account fulsome criticisms that come from Monte Carlo should be taken with a number of grains of salt.
 A journalist from Warsaw, who re- gently travelled in Scandinavia, tells in one of his letters to an Italian paper of having witnessed several national dances at Skornsen, kind of Bois de Boulogne situated in the middle of Stockholm. Imagine" says he, flor one of them the 'Cavalleria Rusticana' was the subject of a pantomime! Turridu-called up there Humbo-commenceS by sentimental waltz with Santuzza. Then appears Lola and dances alone. Upon that Turrdu abandons SantuZZa to prance up and down the stage two or three times with his new mistress. Santuzza, in despair, makes signs of the most profound jeal-
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

NI OST gratifying in every respect Is the decision \ of the managers of the Free Library to open to the public direct access to upward of 10000 volumes The general reader is not always desirous of some particular book. HoSts of people of literary tastes like to look over volume after volume before settling down to read or study In fact when looking for some especial subject the average and woman does not always know what work treats it in the way that bests suits the object engaged upon at the time and accordingly the freedom to wander at will over so large an array of books and examine them before selecting is privilege of no mean value.
 The qualification the decision of the man. agers IS increased by the fact that has been well deserved by the habitua patrons and benefcaries of the library. Experience has shown that the reading pubic ot the city can be trusted with the books Something more than two years ago test was made by placing upward ot 5000 juvenile books in posi- tion where children could look over them and make selections direct from the shelves During twenty one months of this time there were circulated 11Sooo juvenile books and of that large number only thirty six volumes were lost.
 Other tests made in opening the shelves in the branch libraries to the public as we'll as those of the reference and periodical in the general library and here again experience has shown that no loss
 
 class of people who make of the library are eyi denty neither destructive to books nor dishonest and fully deserve the larger and freer use of the rich sores of literature and learning which the new rule will open to them.
 Every movement which leads to an enlarged nse of public libraries is not only beneficial but is steo in the direction ot giving to the people that which belongs to them They pay for the support of the libraries by taxation and have right to as free use Of them as is compatible with the safekeepng of the books. It is for that reason The Call has reneatedv urged the adoption of the travelling library system by the State library. Books are of no use to the public when kept inaccessible to the people The Free Ii brary managers have done we'll in planning for an enlarged use of the volumes on its shelves and the State library trustees will we hope find also some way to give the public an enlarged use of the books in that institution.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

education. Sooner or later the Western CTS beyond the Mississippi were bound to learn what Lucia" Bohemian Girl ' Martha" "Rigoletto'' and other old Italian operas really meant, even if tray estled, as they must be, when given with small temporary orchestras, small ill balanced choruses and surroundings that give the performance the air of a shoddy variety show. The artistic protest is sub- dued under the overwhelming desire prompted by foreign love of America, to educate the dear people who never heard the old operas.
 Massenet, who discovered SibyI Sander son, has found a new rara avis. This time the lady does more than sing: she delights the eye by her dancing as much as she does the ear by her warbling. Her name is Mile. Mendes, and all Paris is talking about her. Mile Mendes was a member of the corps de ballet at the Paris Grand Opera. and no one connected with the theater suspected her of having a voice. One day Massenet was told by mutual friend that the lady could sing, he heard her and was perfectly delighted with her clear, rich voice. To give Mile. Mendes an opportunity of displayinv her dual talent Massenet wrote a new ballet to his opera ''Thais.' work originally written for Miss Sanderson. and gave lIIS leduIIlS UdilCSF III Ine ballet a singing role. 'Thais," with it's new ballet, was produced as the Easter attraction at the Grand Opera, and all Paris is talking about the gifted Mile. Mendes.
 Mime. Comma Bellincioni seems to have constituted herself the sponsor of Isidore de Lara's opera, "Moina." After cod ding the somewhat weird work at Monte Carlo, and throwing into it all the fire of her genius, she is about to take it to the Grand Theater of Triest. Of all pop- ular prima donnas Bellincioni seems the most willing to give hoping hand to the aspirations of struggling composers. De Lara is popular enough as a song writer but an operatic composer he is still very much in the ranks of the struggling. The composer of the hour in Paris is still the young Venezuelan, Reynaldo Hahn, who wrote the music of '1'ne du Reve." One reason for Hahn's standing with the French critics seems to be that they can speak of his music as ''exot- ique," and in the whole range of adiec- tives there does not appear to be one that appeals so directly to the French writer as this word exotic" To a Par isian Venezuela is one of the earth s jumping-off places, so there is a direct geographical significaiton in calling Hahn's music "eXotic.'
 An incident, rare enough in real life but pretty frequent in romances, happened
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

the other day at the Royal Opera of Ber- | lin. Frauein Egli, an excellent singer, was appearing before Emperor William and a crowded house. At t4e close of the first act of the opera news was brought her of the sudden death of her father Without breaking down in any way, she sang to the end of the perform ance. and then sank down, prostrated with grief That is what one might call theatrical heroism.
 Albert Carre of the Opera Comique has ordered an opera in three acts of the young and brilliant composer or I An Mil' and La Mutt de Noel" which aroused 50 much interest in Paris at the Colonne concerts and the opera concerts. Carre has also received from the same composer La Coupe Enchantee," after Lafontaine's charIniag comedy. Plerne has already written one successful opera, "Vendee," which was produced last year a Lyons.
 The Court Opera of Wiesbaden has en- gagged William Mertens on the strength of his singing in the Plying Dutchman.' He will be a loss to the summer season of opera at the Tivoli.
 W. E. Gladstone is great lover of music, and during his present sickness many weary hours have been whiled away by the playing of Mile. Janotha.
 Fannie BloomfIeld-Zeisler is to make her London debut next week at one of the Philharmonic concerts.
 MT. and Mrs. Henschel have returned to their home in London, where they have been cordially welcomed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
OREGON WANTS SOUND MO NEY

We are in favor of the maintenance of the present gold standard; we are un- qualifedly opposed to the free coinage of silver and to all other schemes look ing to the debasement of the currency and the repudiation of debt. We believe that the best money in the world is none too good to be assured by the Govern ment to the laborer as the fruit of his toll and to the farmer as the price of his crop. We condemn the continued agita- ton for free silver as calculated to jeopardize the prosperity of the country and to shake the confidence of the peo- pIe in the maintenance of a wise finan- cial policy. We particularly condemn as unpatriotic the efforts of the free silver section against section. We declare that the interests of all classes and of all sections of our country alike demand sound and stable financial system.-t1- nancial Plank Oregon State Republican Platform.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
Employers,

commissioner, who is sent to the track Employers, with good cause, are growing distrustfu.
 There is another phase of the evil even dis tressing It is the woman gambler. Women when once they catch the are worse than men, more reckless. And many times they, too, spend money to which they have right. More than one family has been severed because of this weakness on the part of the wife. More than one family is now near disgrace because the mania for gaming has seized the wife and she is giving to the booknaker funds which ought to go to household expenses.
 These are the reasons why racing should be checked It Is chronic temptation. Under the present system it must be detriment to public morals, debasing yet exercising sort of fascination A little of 1t might do harm; an unrestricted quantity of it has been proved distinctly harmful, balefu, demoralizing.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

If there is no marrying in heaven, 1t isn't because the women angels are loo good for 1t.
 Lots of women will act as mean as dirt to their husbands when they're too ten der hearted to kill a chicken.
 A man can always get a reputation for being clever by making other people think he thinks they are.
 Anyway, when a man wants to look at himself he doesn't go up to a jewellers window and pretend he is setting his watch
 ple's modesty if he could remember when all the neighbors were invited in to see him take his first bath.
 A woman's sense of humor consists in snickering when her husband has got up and dressed under the impression that 1t is an hour later than it is.-New York Press.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

In New York there have long been two rival camps, the Seidlites and the Dam roscians. They have been carrying on war for years while art has been sitting or on one side. Lately it began to look as 1T Walter Damrosch, having given his attention to opera management, would leave clear field to Seidl to accept the management of a permanent orchestra
 seldl died. however. and now Walter Datlrosch has startled his admirers by oeciaring that he is going to devote his entire time to the work of comnosine music. He has insisted on resirninp rom the active leadership of the Sym phony Society and the Oratorio Society. ana declares that he intends to retain only small interest in the Ellis-Damrosch operatlc venture next season. Thus are two leaders removed, by one fell swoop. so to speak, for the Seidltes declare that
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
ANU EASEMENTS.

Baldwin-"A Stranger in New York; Columbia" "Delmon co.'s at 6" Caiforua-Italian Opera
 Alcazar-"The Strange Adventures Miss Brown" Morosco's-"The Diamond Breaker" Iivok-"Sinbad the Sailor"
 Orpheun-Vaudeville
 Bushstreet of he Maria Kip Orphanage.
 '. NJ c. A. Hal-'The Passion Play" Sherman, Clay HaPa ioma Schramm, Tuesday, April 26 Native Sons Hall, Mason sree-Lecture Tomorrow night. The ChutesZoo, Vaudeville. Wallace, "Untamabe Olyupia-Corner Mason Eddy streets, Specialtes. Sutro Baths-Swimming. Fl CampoMusic. dancing boating, fishing every Sunday. Coursing-Ingleside Coursng Park. Pacific Coast Jockey CuD Ingleslde-Races.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

A Georgia editor is candid enough to make this statement: "We would not &C., cept bribe, and yet we are free to say we cannot support candidates without some sort of remuneration, as we have a worth money. But please don't offer us anything to our face: but, if you feel grateful for our assistance, just contrive to lose ten or twenty dollars in our office, where we can stumble over it accidentally and thank heaven for it in the silence of our sanctum. By this means we can over come our scruples, and keep our con science as clear as maple syrup. At lanta Constitution.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

ousy' says the lbretto. After the third round of the stage Turridu takes up with Santuzza again and Lola in her turn be- gins to supplicate Santuzza gets tired; Turridu turns again to Lola: at last, after an expressive pantomime where 1t Is diffi- cult to distinguish between rage and ad- miration, the two rivals beat a dancing retreat, while Turridu, on his knees, fol- lows their movements with eyes full of imploring tears"
 The Musical Courier is responsible for the following: The Melba Opera Com pany, now giving what are satirically termed operas in the West. Is a mere makeshift intended as a frame for the cen tral picture. which. of course, Is Melba. This great singer is out in the wild and woolly" for the purpose of educating the ignorant American in the operauc art. It is not so much a question of money as of
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
AUCTION SALES.

By N. F. Clark-Ths day, Turkish Rugs lO6 Grant o'clock
 E. Co-Ths at ter street l0oclock.
 Rhen & Co-Thursday. S, Real 636 Market
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

NOTHING contributes more to digestion than the use of DR. SIEGERT's ANGosTURA BIrrERs See that You get the genuine.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

A FIVE DOLLAR PIECE-Reader City No premium is offered fol s gold pieces that bear date later than 1884. The selling price of a S5 piece of 1886 is from $7 50 to $S
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

SLIGHT COLD, IF NEGLECTED, OFTEN AT HACKS THE LUNGS. "Broi0n's BronchidL TFochSsn give immediate and effectual relief.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

City. Thomas Sharkey, the pugilist, was born in Dundalk, Ireland, November g.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

MANUSCRIPT-N. N, City. A person who sends manuscript to a publishing house for examination does so at his own risk. If it is not returned the publishing house cannot be held responsible.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1U42
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

There is growing belief that Chief Lees occa sionally gets his identity mixed with that of tn Car.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

The conclusion cannot be avoided tha4 the Spanish had little diplomatic fun with Minister Woodford
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

Doubtless there members of the Cabinet whc would be less missed just now than Roosevelt
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

ITALY AND USSIA-Trooper, Pre- sidio, Cal. The army of Italy on peace footing is: Men. 216 ,235; horses, 5S,760; guns, 1886. That of Russia is: Men, 1,743,- 244; horses, 176,600, and guns, 2672.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

Treat your friends to Townsend's Cal. glace fruits, soc lb in fire-etched boxes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

President Patton of Princeton has written some thing about the 'pgmy poets' of the present Doubt less it is interesting stuff. But has not Mr. Patton taken a rather mean advantage of the absence of Ioanuin Miller?
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

If the Oregon is in such peril some people seem to think because of the presence of hostile torpedo boat in South American waters, the modern battle ship must be rather serious joke Let it still be hoped that the torpedo boat is also exposed to a degree of peril while in the vicinity of the Oregon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

It is matter for congratulaton that there has been sign of hostility manifested toward Spanish residents of this city and that there is no danger that such feeling will be shown. San Francisco adds to its strong patriotism the advantage of being civil ized
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

Soft baby cream. 15c. Townsend's
 Peanut taffy, best in world Townsend.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

There is one thing upon which America can de- pend, and upon which Spain cannot. This is the in- tegriy of naval and military officers. Weyler stole himself rich long ago, and richer irs Cuba The limited quantity of supplies in the island now proves that the successors of the Weyer bandits are either corrupt or that they have idea of how to prepare for war.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

DRAW POKER-Poker Player, City. The law of poker, rule 12, says: Players cannot ask others what is the discard as to numbers. either before or after the draw. (Formerly the rule was that be- fore the draw the question could be asked, but not after it.) The dealer must announce his own discard
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23

TELEGRAPH OPERATORS A. B., City. There is no State law of California or United States law that exempts tele- graph operators from military service unless under IS or over 45 years of age
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02
A Back Set To the C~arIists

London, July 2S.-The Madrid CORE
spondent OF The Daily Mai remark
ing the feeling Of satisfaction and re-
lief the peace overtures have produc-
says: There is little probability
OF popular discomfort and rome at all
IL Spain is allow ed To retain the Phil
ipDines and is not compellei 10 pay
indemnify. The attitude Of The peo-
pie make the chances OF Ion Car
los small. Moreover, the Carlists are
said to disagree about the ACCESSIBILITY
of rising, the Marquis De Cerralbo and
other leaders opposing the step. New
ertheless, it is feared that Don Carlos
will insist upon it."
London, July 29.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Daily Telegraph says:
However u~npalatable the terms OF
peace may be, they will not provoke
the slightest disturbance in Spain,
where ~listless indifference is predomi-
nant."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02
Preparing to RAISE the Colon

Norfolk, Va, July 2S.-The Merritt
Wrecking Company will send a second
expedition out from Norfolk late to-
night or tomorrow morning bound for
Santiago, with a full wrecking outfit,
to work on the Spanish cruiser Girls
tobal Colon. The expedition is the
outcome of Lieutenant HObson's pres
ent trip to the United States. The ex-
petition will go on the German steam
er Senior, which is under charter by
the wrecking company. No pOntoons
will be towed down on this trip, but
will be taken hence later, when the job
is ready for them. There r two
pontoons here, of a lifting capacity OF
/ ZOO tons each and the company have
four pontoons in New York. Others
will likely be needed in raising such a
heavy vessel as the Colon, and they
will have to be built.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02
SuSDtcfOuS Death of a Baroness

New York, July 2S.-The Baroness
Won Puttkammer, wife of Baron Franz
Won Puttkammer, nephew Of Prince
Bismarck, died suddenly today at her
home in this city.
DR.. James F. Ludden, who was call
ed in last night by General Won Putt
hammer, refused to issue a death GER
~tificate. He said to a reporter that he
arrived at the Gus only a few mo-
mepts before the woman's death. "She
complained OF. nausea and told me she
had been sick for several hours" said
the physician.
Before any remedy could be admin
istered she was lead.
Baron Won P~uttkammer is said to
have been a favOrite of Prince Bis
marck when he was a general in the
German army, but he then incurred
Bismarck's d~ispleasure by entering the
Turkish army. He soon afterward
came to this city, where he has beer
an instructor in a riding academy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02
Hero HObsOn.s Cousin.

Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Da-
Wis, who recently made the crack shot
guns at Fort Caswell, at the mouth of
the Cape Fear river. is a cousin of
Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hob
son. the hero of the Merrimac Incl
dent.
Lieutenant Davis shot was fired at
the dome of the boiler of the wreck Of
the old confederate blockade runner
Ella. which was beached lea Fort
Caswell during the civil war to pre-
vent her capture by the federal war
vessels. The distance at which the
shot was fired by Lieutenant Davis is
400 yards, and though the dome of
the Ella made a target only about
eight feet square. he put a shot
through il al the first discharge of the
gun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02

The Wilmington Company Losses =
Member-A Fight In the Courts He
tween Two Coal Mining Companies
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., July 2S.-J. Pierce, a
member OF the Wilmington company
died in the hospital at Camp Russell
today of typhoid pneumonia He was
from Lake Waccamaw. His father ar
rives tomorrow morning.
Director Charles E. Johnson. Of the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
railway, returned here today from a
visit of inspection. He says trains are
running on ten miles of the road.
S. P. Langdon. of Philadelphia, who
lately bought the Taylor Place" coal
mine, which adjoins the Cumnock
mines. yesterday without warrant
of law cut through the grade of the
Raleigh and Western railway. which
is owned and operated by the Cumnock
Company. Today Samuel Henszey, of
the latter company, secured from
Judge Undertake a restraining order
against Langdon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02

A Transport Taking on a Cargo-Geu-
er.l Gordon Among the Soldiers
Tampa, Fla, July 2S.-The transport
Michigan, sister ship to the Mississippi
and the Mohawk, arrived at Port Tam
pa today and commenced loading for
Santiago. This is a refrigerator ship
and she will take a large cargo OF fresh
meat as we'll as other supplies TO the
American army at the front.
General j. B. Gordon, accompanied
by his daughter, arrived in the city
this morning. General Gordon comes
TO visit his son. Major Hugh Gordon.
of the Second Georgia regiment. Gen.
eral Gordon has been shown great at
tention by the people Of this city and
his stay here will be almost a contin-
ued ovation.
When questioned today about the
present war and il he came here 10
participate. he replied that outside of
the patriotism OF an American, he had
very little to do with the present war.
owing TO his age.
Arrangements are being made for
the camps of three regiments from
Miami, one each from Texas, Louis
lana, and Alabama These are TO be
moved here from Miami within a few
days and will soon be sent TO the
front. The Third Ohio regiment was
moved from Port Tampa today to
Fernandina.