The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-09
TWO GENERALS.

vary rafely-not more, perhaps, tnan once
or twice year. They have, however, the
nlghest opinion of each other. MANY
people," said George Crouch, ''seem to have
an Idea that, because MIR. Keene was q
miner, he is sort of rough diamond. As
matter Of fact, Mr.. keene is thoroughly
educated man. He studied for the law and
equipped himself thoroughly. Eve been
repeatedly struck, in conversation with
him, by the excellence OF the English which
he uses IN ordinary discourse. 1t impresses
me as being unusually exact and elegant"
MIR. Keeneis not a member Of the stock ex
change, while Mr.. Conner is. Keene has
rather the qualities of a general who does
not need to go to the front. He sits off In
some secluded room in his quiet and or
derby offices, touching here bell and there
button, calling up this city by private
wire and that by long-distance telephone.
MIR. Common has the same qualities of gen
eralship, and also has, like Keene, a num-
Der Of confidential brokers, through whom
he IN turn operates.
THE SALOON REVOLT.
During the past week the Tammany
magnates OF this city have been somewhat
astounded by an apparent revolt upon the
part OF some of their strongest allles-the
liquor dealers. We have in New York
city over 1000 licensed saloons. For five
years steady efforts have been made at
Albany to modify our excise laws, and the
liquor dealers are growing tired of delay.
They claim through their recognized organ
that Tammany did not keep its pledges in
the legislature last winter, and now that
an election for assemblymen and senators
Is coming on they want to know what they
are TO expect. Under existing laws liquor
saloons must be closed at midnight and
they must be kept closed on Sundays. The
courts have ruled that hotels and clubs
may furnish refreshments" to guests and
members on Sundays. Under this ruling
every hotel with a bar attachment sells
liquors on Sundays without interference.
a curtain is drawn in front of the bar and
plates OF crackers and cheese are placed
about on small tables. Every thirsty caller
is guest, and before he can be served he
must be seated and nibble a cracker. Hav
ing once nibbled he can remain at the table
and guzzle ad lib. The ordinary saloon
keeper must resort to the Sunday side
door. He has no fol de rol about quests"
but serves every man with liquor who can
sneak through his side door. OF course
he is expected to square the policeman
on the beat, and here is where the trouble
has its origin. The saloonkeepers who
violate the law claim that they are
numerically blackmailed by the
police; that they are Disseminated
against by the excise board, and that
Tammany saloon keepers have privileges
which anti-Tammany men are denied, etc.
The result Of this agitation will probably
be the enactment OF certain amendments to
the law this winter which will change
present inequalities and give the drinking
saloons the privilege of opening during GER
tain hours Sunday, es in London. This
will place them beyond the spiteful power
of the police and viii give the traffic the
regulation which it now so sadly needs.
SENSIBLE MAYOR GRANT.
Somebody started the story the other day
that Mayor Grant had an eye on the nomi
nation for governor this year, and that he
Chaplin and Parker. The mayor has since
publicly declared that he did not desire a
a nomination for governor, and he has
added further that if he did he would not
be able to get it AS matter Of fact, the
Tammany people will not soon be found
urging one of their own members for the
governorship. They have an idea that no
Catholic can be elected to that Office owing
to the intense prejudice in the rural region,
and it so happens that nearly all their con-
splcUous members are of that faith. The
experience of Francis Herman some years
ago was not a very pleasant one. The
general belief is that he was defeated be-
cause of his Catholicism. In speaking of
this matter more than year ago, Mayor
Grant said that if he had ever entertained
an idea of attaining the governorship he
had felt that his religion would be a bar,
and that it would be worse than folly to
have religious issue raised in this state
again.
MUSIC OF THE FUTURE.
Pending the arrival of MIR. Abbey's
Composite Opera company, New York is
now in the Vienese tenor, Carl
% haa ofn nrr-ith he,
Thomas orchestra in the Madison Square
garden during the past week, and the I'M
preston which he has made is most
favorable one. Although he has been in
America couple of years, but few Ameri
cans have had a chance to hear him. Am
berg brought him over, and he has kept
him in German opera on the East side.
French has now engaged him to sing this
season with Lillian Russell in light opera
in the Garden theatre. They open in la
Cigale'' in October. Streitmann, while
not handsome man, is attractive by rea-
son of his grace, his courteous manners
and his SAVIOR faire. He has robust
voice, his high notes being peculiarly
strong and rich. He is about thirty eight
years of age. He was an actor by profes-
sion for several years before he discovered
that he could sing. His schooling as an
actor stands him well in hand now and
gives him great advantage over the stocky
and wooden conventional tenor. His light
opera work in Vienna brought him to the
attention of Won Suppe, the composer, and
his greatest hits were scored in introduc-
ing that popular musicians works. He
sang the premises in "Gipsy Baron"
song, ''Stella," introduced in the opera
known here as Glover" was written
for him by Won Suppe. A year
ago Streitmann could speak scarce q word
of English. Now he speaks il fairly well.
He is working with great assiduity to
acquire the language, inasmuch as ne must
sing IN English with Mr.. French's COM
pany.
This brings me to speak of Theodore
Thomas who is now 'farewelling'' at the
Madison Square Garden. 1t is given out
that he is to take up his abode IN Chicago
for q period of five years, and New York
is expected TO feel bad about it. MIR.
Thomas Is unGuestionably great orchestra
leader. He has the best organized or
chestra that this country has ever known,
but New York will not gIieve after him.
Whyl Simply because Mr.. Thomas is too
slavish in his devotion to Wagner and
classical music.
He holds that people who do not appre-
ciate ''Lohengrin,' die Walkare" ETC.,
are barbarians. 1t so happens that the music
of the future is not popular here In New
York, which is intensely Of the future. II
Mr. Thomas had been content to mix lit
tie more Strauss and Shawnee River''
with his programmes he would not now be
taking refuge in Chicago. When Gilmore
was filling Madison Square Garden with
his "heel and toe' and military music a
few weeks ago the place was packed
and the caterer tells me he sold three
glasses of beer to where he sells one now
The people who love the Emusic Of the
soul" simply battle in sound and they made
a glass of beer last through an entire even
ing's programme. There is feeling here