New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-04
THE PASSING THRONG.

Just before I came East few days ago. ! saw
General Frederick Funston" said Glen Miller az
the Hotel Imperial yesterday. Mr..
FUNSTON Miller Is the United States Marshal
WILL NOT for Utah and was formerly
LECTURE member of the State Legislature.
II said to the General continued
Mr.. Miller. that supposed he wouid remain IN
the Army all the rest OF his life. lie repheo'
NO, sir: just soon as the fighting is over am
going to get out The General told me that ne
had received an attractive and generous oter 10
give a series of lectures. I asked him IL ne was
going to accept IT, and he said emphaticany that
he was not. He said In substance that ne thoush'
It would be queer spectacle for man u ""v'i'
had been offered a Brgadler Generaiship III '"o
Army TO go around lecturing while the war was
stll on" When the Roberts case was reierreu ",
Mr.. Miller said he didn't care to discuss 'ha'
owing to its political aspect. Before the anu
polygamy laws were passed in Utah. and II thuS De-
came a State matter" said Mr. Miller poysany
was subject for the United States Marshai, anu
ne used to have a deputy in every city almost
Now It Is a State matter and the Unted duties
Marshal has nothing TO do With IT"
Mr. Miller thinks that poygamy Is dying OUT
1.-THE anti-poygamy laws In Utah." he said. are
analogous to the prohibition laws in Kansas When
they were passed one had any idea that the eV.
would stop off short For time the Mormons az, u1e
Mormon men visit their various wives freely take
them to the theatre, and so on and are quiu ,
open about IT, Despite this. polygamy Is dylng 9ut
The younger generation do not take 10 ccord anu In
speaking Of the condition Of business in Utah, Mr.
Miller said: 1--WE are exceptionally prosperous
yet the people are better off to-day than they ever
were when silver was highest. This mas CONE COM.
Copper. lead. some gold and good farm products
have brought prosperity There Is another th Ing
money that comes out of the mines and farms all
stays in the State Unlike Neysde whose mines are
Utah mines are owned by people who live in Utah.
and the State profits thereby. 1t is creed of the
debts should be paid We have no law in the state
relating to usury but money is lent freely At per
healthy. prosperous and growing
you occasionally see very funny thing, al
though 1t may be unintentional" said waiter
Sweeney yesterday at the Fifth
ITNINTEN- Avenue Hotel land l witnessed
TIONAL such an occurrence at the Metro
HI1MOR IN politan Opera House couple or
AN OPERA years ago. at performance Of
'Das Rhengold' You may re-
member that In payment for building Walhaia
the two giants, Fafner and Fasolt, receive
the Rheingold from Wotan, but that on depart
ing with it Fafner Is supposed to kill Fasot
In order to obtain sole possession Inc nlow -
sysS IN ths wnfS an a1o FaHr follows him At
least that Is the way remember IT, Al TINS par
eusr as pr seH Rhsnsod Which,
fell with a iarring sound that bore remarkable
resemblance to the noise OF falling tin pans inns
must have ratified them, for when Fatner came
to administer his quietus to Fasolt ms oOw u
some thirty feet high Fafner. then, losing ms
head dropped his club and proceeded 70 lesS To-
the overturned rock to its former position ne
audience greeted this exhibition Of supernatural
strength with loud cries Of JOY but the g
Judging from his expression. regardlng IL from all
other and totally different point OF view
Thomas NJ. Waller. formerly Governor Oh Noh
necticut and also time United States Consu
In London, is one Of the mos
! ADMIRES genial. cordial and Whoe-souieo
| CURRENCY visitors that this city sees MI
/ BILL. Waller was IN the CITY EeS'eiu t
and he said some things about the
politica situation While he is out of politics no"
and attending to his law practice, yet he retains ar
interest in what Is going on In the political field
! IF" he said yesterday, Bryan is renom
| ,nated and the Democratic National Conven-
ton declares for the free coinage OF silver
! at the ratio OF sixteen to next year
/ then Connectcuts electoral vote will go FOL
the Republican candidate The recent city and town
I elections indicate that the Gold Democrats have re-
turned to the fold but man who voted against
silver I'm 1896 Is going 10 vote for II In lSD There
/ are many more reasons why the Gold Demo
| crats should not do than there were before. The
killing OF a fatted calf won't bring them INTO line
Free Silver is al issue There are some features
Republicans should have brought forth some such
hill two years ago. The Ex-Governor said that
| people in Connecticut were prosperous and not
/ boherng their heads about expansion, but he
sent to have the United States troops evacuate the
/ Philippines