Show NEW EW NEWS 1 copti 0 VAIL IF f I 1 1 T E P DAY how campanini got a raise musical critic critics all pronounced ra veld velli his HI rival imported by M ma to be a very Satis fac tory tor second tenor in the heyday of the back in tho the late seven seventies liet and early eighties when halo unto ni who at 14 lc be came one jf lit garibaldi a famous one thousand wa was being hiraldez hiral ded as an the 0 beatt lining living tenor and bad had tho the rou tau sic ic lovera lovers of to conti continents at his ills feet he went to his tile Ing llah and amer lean ican manager tria nager the late 01 ol of J if ma in wool and demanded a large in cronge crease in galary ilie ilia impresario to tits groat stun sitars domand with outward equanimity he lie realized that Camp antill a voice ind hid done much to to make lie his opera dacons at chient garden and in america Ain trica but be he dij dil not one to brant grant the italian the increase in salary deman demando dd td if it he lie could help it 11 bo be while promising in glie give the matter serious consideration he bot set abut planning rInn in hie ills own may ay to circumvent camp as be was rail call id ld by till tits friends in time r I 1 orts 1 began to rench roach thi this country from froin europe that tol of maple pon had bad engage the tile trint geror who had rained gained a leput le atlon abinad abr ad with hie hir voice I 1 ilion other reports began o 0 to appear that the Amp american rican public mould find in Ilav voice oe its glor glorious lous as a even I 1 hese rel orts opre pre and widely circulated no so that those 1 cro ere on oil tho outside eagerly amatel tho tile great lB ls ar rival hut but Int a friend friends were quick to guess the truth col maple eon son waa was planting nf to uso use alil in such a A ay aa as to play hiro him ott off against C tit so that be lie could shrug his shoulders and say oh will util I 1 have Ita when campanini chri atoned to atoll singing unless that extra ho five hundred dollar dollars a ethl was forthcoming A princa of rood good fellows follows in fact tl ti e most popular op 01 bratle tenor that hae ban ever the atnes campanini had many attarin arm friends here and once were on tocol to col bla little neli melitino tino they itter rallied to u do to all they could to eee see to it that III was not allowed thus un lemly to supplant tila ills fellow country mon that should stand Uti aPproached as the greatest Krea tenor of his time until a really better tenor than he lie arose on oil the night that made his debut in the academy of in new ew york general howard larroll carroll eo so intimate a friend of a that he lie hail had visit coll the latter at bla his home in parma strolled into the pie plena room of the Aca diny when herc the mu steal critler all friends of the barl garl bil van had met to talk tall over informally libut lie wanted to be fair to who ho wax was in fart fact a great arker but they fell felt them ralo in honor bount to protect cain paniel belond lera denture of t a doubt a still greater singer against the little trick of his I 1 am sure I 1 i not know how to arito rite iny lay criticism of it II idellis per for firmance mance except to imy that cavelli in 1 krent reat but campanini in greater confessed d one of the critics famous in his it daiy diy ay iy mill sail it velli Is a einger singer but ma Is aloson in 1 not acting fairly toward campanini in using Iti K eill to camp camps a tit ho Is 1 much the great er singer of the two and eo so kllc ali comment nent went wont on oil for some line vale all clearly agreeing that 9 olio olto was man by far the lolio voice t last it beram i to sen on aral rat carroll who had bun to the informal change of leve leus that the tile critic lonis the following morn 1 aa would practically all declare t tint vit hero of the F federal te deral treasury IV L C chittenden disabled by signing in bond bonds in 48 hour hours to prevent sailing of erate crate privateer privateers ahr tannas tins C acton who ho died in 1898 after the ago age of seventy live five anra into rallied gained a gnat griat nit wit lonal tonal re repute tion nt tit the time of the draft riots in now sev lork m city in 16 by the mith ft ath which he met that critical bitin 1 I 1 tion as of tho the police boord of the mr strolls after his r tire anent nn nt aa as a police pollee in he beenke assistant assle tant treasurer tr of the states in charge of the in new york city meet ing him ulon ui on the t ont da I 1 fill that at hia his right hani hantl as a bandaged bind aged and ackerl him if it be he had met with an all ameden not exactly an accident vaa van the logon logan F feared eared vice presidency famous cavalry leader wa was helut tait tai t to accept the nomination in 1834 1884 because of the state of his HI health no roan man ever accepted a nott jomlia ivia lion for vicel vice i resident of the united states more than did aen ell aral john A bagan I ogan in 1881 was toven more greatly distressed that political and tho the Imper imperious lowi command of hta bla party compelled his acceptance of tho the nomination than ilan wae was theodore roosevelt in a tr roosevelt at last decided to the nomination before it was anade but I 1 ogan pleaded with hia his arl rit iida nt at chleva until he was wa actual victual ly nominated to make one othet choice for the ilia honor lionor A day or evko before tre tte conven lions notification committee headdi by ex senator joan 11 M ll 11 iid ereon tall lail ed eo on general I 1 oran in his tits modest homa ih formally to apprise him of he election selection ae as the he run ning mate at 0 illaine I 1 was received by thu the general in hie tits homo home I 1 asked film what he intended saving saing to the corn com cittee 1 I hall shall not say anything much ha he said I 1 just a few orda it 11 ie Is a n per performance I 1 luch heart for it and then briefly he added that one of the reason reasons he was wins unwilling to enter tho the presidential campaign actively as a wa was the ito state of at his tits health I 1 have never fully reco recoup rod d from the tile serious rhou trouble that affected me four years ago nt tit the time I 1 made mado my speech in the senate in opposition to tho tile rt storing of beneral I 1 ita it john porter or to the retired mixed list of the army tiny if tic I 1 mado made a tart art of that whilo while suffering intense pain yea yes Gen ernI I 1 replied that won as apparent to all 1 of us who heard you and it was the lie common remark nt at the timo time that tint nothing but your inflexible will curried carried ou through that long speech N hm hen the committee did lid call upon uron general logan I 1 was present at hia his special imitation invitation to witness the brif ceremony he had bald paid when extend ing the invitation it won t be much of 0 it scene it was cle uly apparent that the general wits wrt not in tho the best of rif health hie ills complexion alwain swarthy when ho he wai was in health had a tort ort of pasty hue the contrast between it and the drooping black TOUS mus tacho and coal black hair was imbres bevoly striking ad he lie rose to receive the committee he heined heavily upon a chair he its listened to the remarks of the chair man ae as though he ras cither either in differ ent eat or tn in it sort of a dream and when itter a few perfunctory and formal re marke marks the senator from illinois began to speak in reply his hair fell over ills forehead there writ a curious un healthy bri hane ot in hie his aps ops es and a R toni tono of in tits voice which lemed to greatly all of 0 us who biard it tho the ceremony over in a few min utes the withdrew and I 1 was left alone with ith he the ci I 1 asked him if he lie were going to write a formal letter of acceptance of course he lie replied slowly and thin after ft A moment be he RIIPI still speak ing 1 with will solelar slowness elow nees it Is a ft great honor bonor to be called by the people of this great republic to nerve serve ns as their ice fee president it la Is a great honor lionor to be nominated for that office by it great p t uty hut but I 1 have my a I 1 wish I 1 felt in ili better physical health some have thought that I 1 nin am indifferent to the honor hut but that Is not so I 1 am not n well uell man I 1 wish lay pary had chosen borne one of our leaders who Is in I 1 ler er feet health two stars later A login I orin lay dead donl and I 1 have always believed that his ilia primary reison re ison for not tint wanting to be nominated for the ice preel line with illaine aa an that he knew know even then that he lie wan war in the first of tho the org inic disease which finally brought hlin him to hie his ilrath I 1 led oil and that he had n that if lie were mere cleet til to to the tile ho lie would mould not livo to sere hin hl tern terni copyright llo by toy I 1 J I 1 ml li anigian 11 lesem 0 e I 1 ilu belll waa was great but great r eo to he be volunteered a bit ft t advice the better I 1 llan ian gentlemen Rent lemen he raid paid is 1 not to mention Campan ints mine at all iio lie llan dian t sing 1 in this opera it you make comparisons comparisons the t h e public will take them up I 1 would 0 u ld chaat we me agree upon thia this point that clavelli ie Is A ery wry great second ten r 0 o will congratulate col cot tit on having baying secured 60 perfect pe r fec t en an artist eo so ue as to lila ills perform performance anci lie nights camp doe does not bing sing satisfactory satis factor e will 4 peak speak of 0 na as ho hei most perfectly equip bcd tenor who mho has tier er come to the united states the idea took tonk instantly it a mas in fact a fair of the be situation eit nation and the next day tho the notices of ll aellis debut stoke in ligh praise ot of him hill na as a lery very griat second tenor the word ord cand being emphasized in practically fever care cape the public after listening to Itai cIll for performances concurred in ili the lew of tho the critics remained unsurpassed there were tears in his tyes when he Pul embraced braced genral car roll for hie ilia timely act of an I 1 coon soon after tl sicre ere waa was great joy tn ili h his alart when col cot Mip Wi leeon lecog nirid the inevitable paid campanini llie the Iner cased salary which he de minded aid HI il was well mell worth morth to that remarkable impresario ftp wright right wo 1014 by V J imirie all reply and I 1 am much better off than crittend ri wc he had ion ton what hat I 1 did lid the othni of d ly y but to a much geater extent IL L C hItte liden ou know as registrar of tho the department at washington ashington during the ion tion of president lincoln and a very capable car er he lie was uns ne e were per donally on oil terms of friendship and meeting him one day in he the streets of I 1 should sav it was vas in the last months of president I 1 lincoln a life I 1 noticed that hia his right hand and arm below the elbow were mere power loss less I 1 wondered mon dered whether he waa was in the initial atal 9 of the shaking palsy ani ant knowing him well ivell enough to do so asked naked him if that v wro ra the case ease shaking bis his head slowly and amiling slightly he told rne me the following v korv and ever since tho the day I 1 heard it I 1 have held that thit th it mr chittenden wag was as much a hero for his sake aa as any man who weft wert before the can non a mouth in the civil war you know began mr nir chittenden to me as we stood on the edge elge of rf the washington sidewalk when charlea charles fr a n it adams our minister to creati great britain protested against the british government t those built confederate ConfF to fall 0 train the ports of their construction he was told that the ships would be kept from front weighing anchor provided bo he deposited with the britch rovern govern ment w athin 24 hours 15 5 in go I 1 so that great rest britain might be pre lecter in case any dameta suit were brought ag dinst her tor for bolling holli iR back the privateers teera mr adkins an nn probably know had find no idea writ where he could get the feces nry gold but that afat it wai was unexpectedly offered to him by a man 1 name aias been kept a ecret secret to this div d iv that being the ole sole string of the loin to thlu rood good friend wend of nf america I 1 in aced mr nir lidama offered ns an security unita stasea bonia bonis tolling lira lm th that thit it hp tie would be obliged to 0 o wait malt for ohp bonds until word of his deed could be sent by mall mail to nash ash ington in ton there ap ann no cable working then and the file bons sent over bell ell by the next steamer dent I 1 lincoln mold secretary of state reward mr ir adams and it at it became become nee ape dasary to spud send nic millions in govern nuni mint bonds to mr nir dattis by tit first to surope if pos possible sibl it would sail in liiri list 4 hour hours we had hvid the bonds but they kere mr nir hit M mr r sew regard ard asked me do ou think ion oil can sign 1 lie 1 cf ct bonds in leaa less than 48 hoursh hour I 1 aid I 1 n do my abst and anti ft a little while thereafter the b bond 1 it a vero mere brouil to me nip and I 1 be til al to affix my signature to them one after another from front hat that kimt on un uli the last bond vaa mits signed juat just in line fine to n catri the elenger I 1 did not leave leavo my office pic except apt lpt momentarily I 1 ate la the of a flee ce vor or hours I 1 could scarcely sep the tile londa bonds as they isy lay before me and find ai a my sig sign natum by instinct as a blind wan man would the taek task In involved voled the greatest exe aae of will po ver I 1 wits ever called upon to exert my head almost swam mth bondi bonda the last lifur of the 48 and the last of 0 he the signatures signature i must havo had flail onla a fancied resemblance to 0 o my regular an one billit I 1 did the work in tine thie tind the bonds ere t tent by special mes to mr adams who in turn ds silvered them promptly to the good frient of the union who he had ad the five millions in gold and this mr chittenden giant ced hal hall smilingly and half ruefully at his powerless right hind hand and arm this Is my car scar and wound a perma permanent neni injury received alla while doing my duty as a government cincer i Co wright 1910 by K J marl FAar ls 1 flit ti |