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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

Herr, a gigantic bouquet was presented
him. Turning to the box where his
mother was seated he cried out as any
ordinary child might have done, Mann
ma, this is for you
when Gottschalk was thirteen he
was sent to Paris. and confided to the
care of friends, who were to place him
under the best teachers the city afford
ed. He studied with great zeal, not only
music but literature language, horse
manship and fencing received his atten-
ton. In a short time his teach could
teach him no longer. Greek and Latin.
the riding school,, the fencing school
were abandoned. The child became q
man.
"Gottschalk never expected to make
his art means of livelihood. When he
was pursuing his musical studies with
such vigor and conscientiousness it was
for love of music not for the gain there
might be in it.
when he was seventeen he decided
to give a public concert. All were eager
to hear him, az he had been greatly
extolled in the musical world. His sue
&C IS was great. Chopin was present, and
-7as so surprised with the young vir-
t..oso's impassioned playing that he took
his hand exclaiming, My child, l predict
that you will become the king of pian>
ists' In addition to the compositions
Of Beethoven. Mendelsshon. Liszt and
Chopin he began to play his own. Among
his first being the 'Dause Ossianique.'
LIE Lai du Dernier Memstrel' and La
Grande Etude. critic exclaims on
| first hearing them, There YOU have the
poetry of a tropical cline
| "Gottschalk made a tour through
| France, Switzerland and Spain meeting
everywhere with great success. A Gene
va journal says of him, Grand artist
truly. who knows no difficulty on his
instrument and whose playing recalls
that Of Liszt and Thalberg: who wiz
| touch you to tears IN relating to you
| on his piano some dreamy legend OF his
distant country Mr.. Barthelemon OF
Bordeaux says:
Enthusiasm carries us away. Fig
ure to yourself pale young man with
regular features and such hands as are
seldom made. It Is Gottschald.
Gottschalk is one of those elite or
Plantations who make their souls pass
into q piano case and then come out
again by striking on the keyboard
Talent more pure and more brilliant
never charmed the ear; the audacity ant
thunder Of Liszt are tempered In him
with the melodious sentiments Of the
German masters. His elegant compost
tons acquire under his fingers a grace
which cannot be described
But It was in Spain where the en-
thusiasm reached the highest pitch. Th'
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08
A PAPER ON aoTTscHALK.

The following paper was read before
the Atlas club by Mrs. H. R. Kicker:
"The question has often been asked
in European countries. Can America
produce an artist?'
"Gottschalk was the first musician to
prove that American could and con-
tinues to produce artists Of no mean
reputation. Although to our discredit
be it said their fame is usually gained
abroad before they are recognized at
home.
Surely others beside prophets are not
without honor, save in their own coun-
try. Gottschalk's reputation as an ar
tist rests on too solid a foundation to
ever be shaken. His right to the title
is affirmed by Chopin. Berlioz. Adam
and Marmontel.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born
May s, 1929, in New Orleans. La. His
father was an Englishman, born in
London, and his mother a Creole. born
in New Orleans. She was a descendant
of a noble French family.
From his birth Gottschalk was a
remarkably precious child, singing all
the tunes he heard. Truly music is a
labor for years and then only reach the
mediocre, can readily appreciate the idea
of music being heaven born: for no APP
plication, however studiously employed,
can produce more than ordinary results
unless one has a natural gift. AS in
poetry and painting SO it must always
remain with music.
with Got'schalk it was remarkable
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08
THE woMAN's CLUB OUTING

A threatening sky. few drops Of rain,
and chilly atmosphere did not deter
the Woman's club from turning out in
good numbers last Saturday at Column
bia Gardens. They were the guests Of
Mesdames ]. r. Wharton, A. H. Wethy,
J. d. Slemmons J. H. Hall. T. w. Buzzo.
Henry Farriss, A. BuOl and ]. H.
Harper.
The affair was given for Mrs. F. p.
HOlbrook who retired at the last meet
ing from the presidents chair, and for
Mrs. A. c. Newill who left for PORT
land this week. Refreshments were
served in the Wharton summer cottage.
During the Afternoon the boats on the
lake and the chutes We're we'll filed
and the members of the club enjoyed
themselves every moment of the time.
number Of picnics later on will be
given by different members of the Wo-
mans club,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08
Federation Of Woman's Club
Take a Hand in Muni.
cipal Matters.

@0HE interest of club women In
Butte is now centered on the work
of the Federation and they will
help that body heart and soul in the
campaign they have inaugurated
against filth on the streets Of Butte. OF
course there are few doubling
Thomases;" there always will be some
one trying to stop all reform work until
1t is proven a success and then they
will step in and try to claim the honors.
This week in Chicago Mrs. Horatio N.
May was the first of Chicago's club
women to accept a position Of volun-
teer inspector Of streets and alleys In
her precinct. the 21st ward. 1t Is ex-
pected. now that many other Chicago
women will follow her example, since
permission has been given them by the
city fathers.
Every woman in Butte will be volun-
teer inspector once the anti-expectora-
tion law is passed. And it will not take
long then to impress the fact that there
Is such law upon the men who con-
gregate on every corner in Butte despite
the appeals of the police to Move on"
The Federation Will meet in few
days to take action on other matters of
interest to the general public in that
they affect the health and welfare of the
community.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

king and queen loaded him with ho4eys
and the great toreador, Don Jose RI
donts, a parsonage who in Spain is al
most as great as the king, presented him
with a magnificent sword which had
long maintained the honor of the Span
ish toreo.
'The kings pianist was SO Jealous Of
him that he tried to cripple Gottschalk' 3
hand by shutting the coach door on his
fingers. It was three months before he
could again use his hand. SIS
when Gottschalk returned to NSw
York in 1858 Barnum made him an of{er
Of $4,000 a year and expenses paid. A
tour was to be made on the Jenny Lind
plan. But the offer was declined, as re
considered the prince of managers moth
ing more than a vulgar Snowman. TIL,
concerts he gave, although we'll attend
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08
THE ETHICAL CULTURE CLUB

Yielding to their desire to climb the
hills around Columbia Gardens the
members of the Ethical Culture club
have set tomorrow for. their summer
picnic. tAg..
They will leave Butte at nine o'clock
in the morning, If it does not rain, and
will remain in the vicinity of the gar
dens, all day. They will don old clothes.
take a substantial lunch and enjoy
themselves searching for wild flowers.
taking pictures and having a general
good time without any frills' as ono
member put it.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

When Sousa was here a year ago
some friend of the young composer took
to him. for inspection. a march Louis
had written, entitled THE Dramatic
March," So well did Sousa think of it
that he put it on his programme and it
was first played by his band during
their Butte engagement. Sousa praised
it highly. and predicted bright flu
ture for the young man.
He was not educated in Montana, ,hav-
ing studied in the New England Con-
servatory of Boston. He has written
many pretty things. in the way Of
songs The song shown, His Letter."
being one of the first. The words were
written by Miss Alene Anceny young
lady living at that time. two years ago,
in Bohemian.
A lullaby he has written is most
beautiful composition, and there are
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08
Words by
Mise ALENE ANCENY.
INTRO.

Louis Howard Is one Of the boys Butte
is proud of. He is. to all intents and
purposes, q Montana boy, coming here
from his birthplace, Portland. Oregon,
when Ave years of age.
He is q musician, what the negroes
call "bawn" one. His family is ali
musical, three older brothers having
studied music in Boston and one is we'll
established in that city as violinist
and teacher of music.
Louis Howard. however. Is the only one
of the family who has developed talent
as a composer. He is only twenty-five
years old now, but begah composing
before he was sixteen. People who at
tended the performance of the over
land Minstrels" will remember the
catchy, Sousa-like march. THE Over
land March played by the orchestra.
That was one of his late compositions.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

Gift, manifested from early childhood.
Picture If you can child of three years
playing difficult air on the piano after
hearing its mother practicing it awhile.
This little Moreau did and at that age.
i 1.-THE father realizing the child's un-
usual talent. gave him the best musical
/. INSTRUCTION obtainable in the city, and
at the age of seven he could play the
organ and read music better than his
teacher. At ten he gave a concert at
which all the professional musicians and
dilettanti of the city assembled. It was
q great triumph, and when he had fin-
ished his piece de resistance. 'Lucie,' by
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

La March de Mutt After giving 80
concerts in New York ne visited the An
titles in company with Adelina Patti,
then a child Of IA. In Havana he con-
Quoted great musical festival in which
his symphony La Mutt de Tropiques'
was performed by 800 musicians.
''1n 1862 he returned to New York and
Joined a company under Max Strakosh.
He was with this company three years,
and concerts We're given in all parts Of
the United States Except the south. the
civil war preventing) and Canada. Theirs
were l 100 concerts given in all. In 1864
he went to South America. He was
everywhere received with the greatest
enthusiasm.
1T was while in South America that
Gottschalk was stricken with yellow
fever. from which he never fully recov
cred. In attempting to play at a con-
cert after his illness, he fell from the
stool in swcon. He was carried home
and died shortly after-December IS,
1865.
"Of Gottschalk as a composer. Mar
montel says: 'Gottschalk merits a place
in that school Of poets, musicians and
lovers of nature who have sung of their
absent homes or their lost countries. His
work as composer brought him near
to Chopin. AS an artist he holds posi-
tion between List and Thalberg. IL
Bamboula,' LIE Banjo and Columbil'
have the fine character of national airs,
but nothing is wanting in the work of
GottscEalk. He merits a place alongside
of the masters of modern art
"a French writer says that Gottschalk
was upon one occasion the guest Of q
beautiful Cuban lady who was pining
away with grief for son whom she had
lost. The playing of Gottschlk was her
only solace. Day by day she grew
weaker, until at last, when flesh and
heart had well-n nigh failed and only the
beautiful spirit remained shining out OF
her eyes, and breathing in her almost
inaudible voice. she said: In pity. my
dear Moreau, one last little melody, The
Last Hope
'And Gottschalk commenced to i'm
provise an air at once tender, plaintive
and pleasing, one of those spirit breaths
F., that mount to heaven, whence they have
so recently descended. On the morrow
! the travelling artist was obliged to leave
| his friend to fulfll an engagement In :
neighboring city. When he returned tw,
days afterward the bells of the church
were sounding a slow and solemn peal
A mournful presentiment froze the hear
! Of GOttschalk; who, hurrying forward
his horses. arrived upon the open square
of the church just as the mortal re
mains of the senorita We're brought from
| the sacred edifice.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08
Russian Students.

The so Russian students domiciled at
Paris are quite as energetic and self-suff1-
cient as the women students, who. at st.
Petersburg, have been taking such an ac-
tive part in the riots. They form lit.
tie colony in the Quarter Of the Observa-
tory. and are mostly very poor. It Is
said very few of them have an allowance
II more than "a month. But though
they have very little to eat, they manage
20 pass through the university course
with honors They choose science rather
than literature or philosophy. The great
re number follow medicine. Nearly all
are socialists. The larger number are
Jews. In Russian universities, of the
whole number of students. only per
cent Of Jews are admitted.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

ed, did not pay expenses. He was pre-
sented with a valuable medal by the
citizens of New Orleans, his native city.
on the occasion Of a concert given while
there.
with Gottschalk, as with many of
our great characters, and minor ones as
well, 1t was through adversely that he
became so widely known. How true 1t
is that adversely brings out the noblest
and best in ones character. We never
know what we are capable of until tried.
as it were. by fire.
Upon the death of his father, Colts
chalk found that his estate was in
solvent. This led him to make many ex-
tended concert tours and to publish a
great number Of his original and charm
ing compositions. Among those pub
lished In 1855 were the Last Hope and
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

dozens Of other song. marches and two
steps. he has written and has not yet
had published.
Mr.. Howard Is best known in Butte a.
a cornet soloist. He has often appeared
IN concert and is always ready and will
ing to assist In charitable work.
He has position as bookkeeper at the
western Union and is also a good oper-
ator. He has left there for the summer,
however, and will play at Columbia
Gardens.
Many of his compositions, in fact all
of them, find ready sale at the music
stores not only in Butte but in the east.
In addition to being composer, and
cornetist he Is fine pianist and pos
sesses very good voicel.
In appearance he Is handsome, black
eyes and curly hair and looks even
younger than he is.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

That is why the great pianist always
played this piece with such emotion.
That is the reason of it's name, The
Last Hope and that piece it was that
he was accustomed to make his evening
prayer"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

Brebner was q noticeable figure a.
Fenice. and Rose McDermott a. Vittotia
and Margaret Kitto as Fiametta were
exceptionally good.
Miss Ida Scott was without doubt the
star Of the opera. AS Casilda she was
awarded nearly all the honors. The roe
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

most entirely disappeared. The minor
roles were deserving Of more notice last
night. Mrs. f. J. Brule as Giulia at
tracted attention for the beauty Of her
voice became apparent as her stage
fright disappeared. Pretty Christine
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

The opera 'Gondoliers" was seen for
the last time at the opera house last
night. Taken in its entirety the opera
was a success, although, as in all anna
teur productions there were weak spots.
After the first night nervousness al.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

Is not much in itself. but in her hands
it developed into a thing Of beauty. Il
is seldom that any singer combines
youth, beauty and magnificent voice.
as Miss Scott does. But that her youth
forbids, one would declare her profess
sional Of many years experience in
operate work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-08
HE M1 | HAVE 4 CHANG

The other day Brother Bryan an- nounced that he wouldn't give bond
 not to accept another nomination for
 office. Few men who have been nomi-
 mated would. Perhaps Brother Bryan
 didn't have any particular nomination
 in mind when he made this reasonable
 announcement, and perhaps he did. Per
 haps he won't be offered the nomination
 he would like to have if he could have
 his choice, and perhaps he will be of fered nomination which many who like nominations wouldn't take The talk is that there Is going to be
 great" convention in Kansas City next month, on the 18th, 18th and goth, to launch a new party. Chairman J. Cook, of the Populist State committee of Missouri, who is going to be one of the launchers, says: Ours will be national, not a sectional party. We will unite all the middle of f-the-road Populists, the Fusion Populists, the Silver Republicans, the Public Owner ship party in St. Louis, the Bryan Democrats, the Single Taxers, and the Socialists. It is certainty that there will be a bad split in the Democratic party. Our party will include those who will not submit to tke domination of the Hill and Cleveland elements. By 1904 there will be three great parties"
 If the nomination of that party is of fered to Brother Bryan and he takes it weakness when he declined to give a bond not to accept another nomination
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-08
LETS ALL HAVE PENSIONS.

"A movement is on foot in Washington to organize the veterans of the war in the Philippines into a compact frater- nlty, on the same general lines as the Grand Army of the Republic. And there Is great growth in the pension applications due to the Philippine war. In spite of the precautions taken by Secretary Root in having every soldier before his discharge sign a paper de- scribing his physical condition-and most of them are proud of describing themselves as In perfect health and strength-and having appended to this the certificates of his company com the pension claim sharks have got hold Of very large number of the discharg- ed volunteers, and induced them to ap- ply for pensions, though an application may involve sworn testimony to a state of facts absolutely contradicting the applicants own account of himself just before discharge.
 This Is cheering. Why wouldn't it be good plan for all the voters of the country, irrespective of race, color or previous condition of servitude, to form Grand and Amalgamated Order of Patriotic United States Citizens and demand pensions for all?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-08
IXpLI5NLD.

Ought to be Happy "Blackwood has bitten the dust said Keedick.
 Well. he always did want the earth, !" commented Fosdick. .-Detroit Free Press.
 Sorrow in a Side Show.-"How did the beared woman take it when the manager discharged herr"
 "She faced it like a man till she went in the dressing room and got her false whskers off; then she broke down and cried like q woman, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
 He speaks of making headway in the teeth of the gale,'" remarked the editor.
 'Fase!" said the yachting correspon- dent, who knew there had not been even a ripple.
 "Ah, then I will put ii the false teeth of the gale. Philadelphia Record.
 Before the Bout,-"Is Mickey in con- dition?"
 great boy. He's got something up his sleeve thatll astonish all thim other duffers."
 What is it, Mister Doolan?
 Its his ar-r-rm. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 A Hopeless RefoFmer.-"It is sad to see this mercenary spirit so flagrantly in politics" said the earnest citizen.
 Yes" answered Senator Sorghum. "I have fought against it all I could, but it's no use. l can't get people to vote my way without payin em."- Star.
 Vigorous But Futile-Wealthy pa tient-What Is your bill for amputating my leg? Eminent surgeon-Three hundred dol lars, sir
 Wealthy patient (f1lling out check) That's a brave effort, doctor; but it will never restore the leg to It's normal l Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-08
JOURNAL THURSDAY AUGUST 1901

it to our children, we owe 1t to our God to put stop to this base indifference to murder. These mob executions are brutalzing our children, bunting our religion and undermining our civiliza- ton. We are setting a baleful example to our young sons, who are coming Up around us, if we teach that when q prisoner is given to an officer, that of ficer is free to desert his post of duty because there may be danger in it. It is not like Alabama or the South to tolerate such a doctrine"
 It is fortunate for the South and the rest of the country that Tillman is not fair representative of southern thought and feeling.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-08
MEN ON CRACK YACHTS.

l Risks Sailors on the Constitution Take
 The racing crew of the Constitution
 Is made up of men selected not only | for their smartness as sailors, but for | in the face of danger. Yet nearly a dozen of these picked men have re-
 signed since the big sloop began her
 racing career Though they were n-
 ured to risklng life and limb at sea, their nerves could not stand the strain of duty aboard the cup defender. The
 high wages-$45 month to each man
 who sticks to the ship all season-could
 not hold them.
 Every time the Constitution sails
 two or three men are sent aloft. Any
 one of the ten topmen may be assign ed to work at the masthead, Here, at height of 105 feet above the deck,
 they swing suspended between heaven and ocean, their sole support send- CT fabric that reels before every gust
 To meet these ordinary dangers of the sea, every sailor is trained from boyhood. The unusual peril on the Constitution, as on all modern cup racing machines, is that some part of the rigging may be carried away by sudden flaw of wind and the whole tangled mass of spars, rigging and sails be hurled down into the sea, carrying the masthead men to destruction. En- meshed in the coils of steel wire and twisted rope, their chance of swimming would be very slight, even if the fall of 105 feet had not dashed out their lives. H. c. Tuthill, one of the men who left the Constitution rather than risk his life aloft, has returned to his home at Passport, l.. Ia
 "No money could tempt me to sail on one of these big sloops again." he said to the World. Any man who follows the sea has to take chances, but up aloft on one of these defenders death is always at your elbow and apt to take you any minute. You can't forget that for a moment.
 'The topman stands on each side of 1 these spreaders, to keep the halyards, | slews, etc, from getting foul of the | spreaders Another man rides out on | I There are no foot-ropes, as on mer- | chant vessel. You just hang on like l fly on a window pane.
 We could stand all these risks well | enough if it were not for the chance l that at any moment an unexpected puff of wind may snap shroud, or a stay, or spreader, and make the mast as it made Constitutions off Brenton's reef a few weeks ago.
 "Ill never forget that day. Pete Mo crash, Winfield Dow and Jake Crib were aloft Several squalls struck the and at last one of them tipped the lacings out of the club top- ;ail. The cloth held on at each end of he club, which bent like a whipstock. As soon as possible, the topsail was ,ent down. Then Moerrash, Dow and Crib were ordered down.
 'They had hardly reached the deck when the topmast snapped with a ound like gunshot. Then the main