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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
piano on his recent trip, and he has done so.
He has turned in orders enough to make things
hum for some time to come, and his trip has
been prolific with other results for the Briggs
which will materialize in due time.
$KOOD solid words of common sense were those
^ R J uttered by Senator Teller in the United
States Senate last Tuesday when he declared that
the people of the country were not concerned
with the inconsistencies in the tariff bill. They
are concerned with knowing what kind of a
bill they were going to get at the earliest pos-
is cheering news to be informed that
sible moment.
Keller Bros. & Blight Co., Bridgeport,
Addressing himself to members of his own
Conn., have just closed a contract with the
party who were opposing certain amendments,
Whitney-Marvin Co., Detroit, for three hun-
he said : "Why can't we apply ourselves to this
dred Keller Bros. & Blight pianos. This in ad-
matter like practical business men ? Why can't
dition to a business in every respect up to the
we let politics alone and get this bill through,
average, will insure a busy summer for this
and do it in time to afford some relief to the
Company. The Keller Bros. & Blight instru-
business of the country ? Every day of delay
ments have won no small share of popularity.
means more damage to business. Manufactur-
They are carefully constructed, always give satis-
ing establishments are idle, waiting to know
faction to customers, and win on their merits.
what this bill will be before resuming business.
It is the duty of Congress to pass it before
TAL,K with Freeborn G. Smith is equiva- their plants rusted out and their workmen are
lent to an indulgence in Spring medicine scattered. It might be that the workingmen
—it is a veritable tonic. Mr. Smith is an opti- will have to resume work at wages below
mist, always up and doing and alive to the times. those they had been receiving, but a dollar a day
No grumbling here. Mr. Smith seems impervi- is better than none at all."
ous to hard times, depressions, fires, etc., and
Yes, Senator, that's about the sum and sub-
marches on triumphantly, creating a wider popu- stance of the matter. It is no longer a question
larity for the different interests ot which he is of party. The passage of this bill is an absolute
the standard-bearer. It is only natural that Mr. necessity for the welfare of the nation. We are
Smith should feel this way, for he finds that in glad to learn through the daily papers that Sena-
his case factory in Leominster his men are as tor Teller's speech had a marked effect. We
busy as can be, and at his Brooklyn piano fac- hope it will be enduring.
tories he is receiving many orders, not only from
his own houses—which are scattered throughout
there ever be an end to this talk about
the country in most desirable points—-but from
the World's Fair diplomas and medals?
wide awake agents who have handled his line of John Boyd Thacher set the ball rolling by his
goods and appreciate their selling qualities, and wonderful system of awards and has kept him-
who, like Mr. Smith, are not complaining of self pretty much in public view ever since,
depressed times. This affords a lesson to other then St. Gaudens and his medals appeared as a
dealers who wish to depart from the rut of dull relief, now to be followed by the absurd tactics
business, and they can certainly derive an ex- of Captain Porter, of the United States Secret
cellent lesson as to " ways and means '' by look- Service, who has threatened to prosecute all
ing up the Bradbury, Webster and Henning those who used duplicates of the World's Fair
piano trinity. Dealers say that they make trade. medals in their advertisements or catalogues.
lfi|T is said that Nero fiddled while Rome
sfe burned.
Our modern Nero, President
Cleveland, not being a musician, devotes him-
self to piscatorial pursuits, and propounds
conundrums, while the country suffers from talk
and mal-administration. During the past week,
while sunning himself off Cape Hatteras he re-
lieved the monotony of things political by in-
flicting a conundrum on his faithful Secretary
Gresham. Pointing to an object floating at
some distance from the shore, he said : '' What
is the difference between that thing out there
and Mrs. Shaw? " Not wishing to offend, the
question was given up and the President ex-
plained the wonderful enigma in this wise :
" Mrs. Shaw is a whistling girl, while the thing
out there is a whistling buoy." Shades of
Jonah ! Mrs. Shaw a girl ? Another conun-
drum occurred to a member of the party about
'' the Democratic Congress resembling a Woraans
Rights Convention," etc., but not wishing to
encroach on the hilarity occasioned by the
elephantine product of Grover's brain, and fear-
ing Grover would not ask him to go fishing
again, he wisely refrained from propounding it.
BRIEF NEWSLETS.
DES MOINKS, IA.—Mr. N. H. Bennett has
opened a music house at 614 Locust street.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Major Chas. C. Keene,
well known militia man and dealer in musical
instruments, at 3 Third street, was asphyxiated
by gas at his residence, 1515 Golden Gate avenue,
at the age of 64 years. In turning the gas off
when he retired he accidentally left it half open.
SAVANNAH, GA.— A piano factory is to be
established in Savannah.
YONKERS, N. Y.—A. M. Krug & Co. have
opened a music store at 51 North Broadway.
SANTA ROSA, CAL.—Prof. E. A. Smith has
opened up a fine music store on Exchange
avenue.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Fred. W. Zaulig, a musi-
cal composer and director of some note and hero
of the Crimean War, died suddenly at his home,
64 West n t h street, at the age of 58 years.
Death was due to Brights disease and several
other troubles.
ROXIHIRY, MASS.—Factory and stock of New
England Piano Co., on George street, was dam-
aged to extent of $25,000 by fire. Insured.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—Gustav Dominique,
who is associated with Frank Beman in organ
building, has gone to New York, from whence
he will sail for Europe to perfect his knowledge
of his chosen specialty.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS.—Jno. S. Hitnes, well-
known musician, died at the residence of his
son, Jno. R. Himes, 510 Acushnet avenue, from
heart trouble, after an illness of six months.
BATH, GA.—Messrs. Grant & Wayne Hollen-
beck, of Athens, Pa., have purchased from R. T.
Stansbury his music store on West Steuben
street, and will take possession of it June 1st.
NEW YORK, N. Y.- Mr. Wm. Ashton, of 395
Bleecker street, music dealer, has begun suit for
divorce from his wife on the ground of deser-
tion.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Civil Justice Geo. F.
Roesch has asked that his Assistant Clerk,
Alex. Bremen First Vice-Pres. of Natl. League
There is considerable of the opera-bouffe about of Musicians, be removed from office because he
this entire business. The following recently went to the Convention at Baltimore without
appeared in the Chicago Evening Post, and Dis- obtaining permission. Mr. Bremer states that
trict Attorney Milchrist must be commended for he obtained necessary leave from Chief Clerk
Harburger. Justice O'Brien ordered the case
his intelligent and common-sense view of the
sent to a referee. Mr. Bremer is President of N.
matter : " Captain Porter, of the United States Y. Musical Union, with a membership of 2,000.
Secret Service, received a letter this morning
OUR distinguished friend, Count Ludovico
from Washington stating that
ents of the
Cavalli, has been visiting the latest industry
Kimball Piano Company, of Chica o, called at
started in the wide-awake and up-to-date town
the Treasury Department and offer d to surren- of Dolgeville—his maltese cat farm—and under
der all the catalogues and circula: > which the the heading of " Maltese Kldorado," he writes
company had printed to display its World's Fair us one of his gracious epistles extolling the
medals. The offer of the surrender was based beauty of his stock, and particularly the "two
on the condition that the company Is not to be seven-clawed maltese Toms, "which he claims
prosecuted for having the catalogues printed. are more intelligent, progressive, and "can
throw more fur " than Grover Cleveland's
The letter, which was from the Secret Service,
Congress. He .sends us a special invitation to
said the condition is not to be acceAed unless visit his "beauties" at High Falls (Fritz's
the United States District Attorney iawilling to Restaurant), an honor, by the way, denied his
forego prosecution. District Attorney Milchrist distinguished confreres Messrs. Fink and
several days ago gave it as his opinioa that the Wanckel, who spent two days last week fruit-
law to prevent the exhibitors from prilting cuts lessly endeavoring to make the acquaintance of
of their awards is inoperative and camnever be the Count's feline friends. We appreciate the
Count's invitation, and shall be pleased to in-
enforced. ' It is absurd,' said he this miorning,
spect these wonderful beings whose internal
' to talk about sending business mel to the parts produce such heavenly music and whose
penitentiary for printing pictures of m«als and exterior covering, as used in the constitution of
diplomas which they own. It can iever be Dolge's Blue Felt, has won the encomiums of
done.' "
progressive piano manufacturers.