New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13

County most Of the time. Mrs Grant goes out seldom.
She Is not in good health having been erey tasked
by the Generals long Illness Ex-senator Cnafee, OF
Colorado who Is father-n-aw OF Buck" Grant, is on
here for the winter called his attention yesterday to
the interview In which Ferdinand Ward had sought to
convey the impression that the Grant boys had pro1ted
by largo sums drawn out OF the Marine Bank and the
firm. This Senator said to me: The checks will show
Just what was done In all those matters Whenever Ward
drew check tho Marine Bank any other which
represented the profits OF the boys in the cOncernthe
so-caled prohts-they almost Immediately redopOslted
the either with the Marine Bank the hrm
that in any event Ward and Fish had tho money. What
ever OF 1t not put back with the hrn was spent for
thought he rich lie lived In sty lie commensurate
only with his income lie had S?oOOo year rom we
bonds that TO his wife. He thor ght ne was mag
ing large OF the transactions OF the firm and his
exrend ureS were cOrrespOndnSly large But tue pest
test ~ TO whether tho Grant boys got any OF thS money
ilegitmately is 10 inquire what they have got now.
That tells the story OF their clean skirts"
Calvin S. Brce who IS known OF the leaders OF
the old seney syndicate and successful railroad
manipulation and OPERATOR Is short, strongly built man
NJ Scotch Irish type with broad shoulders and OF rugged
appearance. IIo has peculiarly marked face, with
prominent nose and high retroatng forehead above
which shock of sandy hair rises In sort Of defiant
prominence His sandy chin whiskers are always
closely cropped Mr.. Brice only few years ago was
lawyer or small practice ia Western t0wn. IL Is less
than dozen years since encountered him on might
train on nt way to Columbus ut time when neither OF
had the wealth squander to pay for sleeping car
DcTth5 SO sat up in the smoking and talked until
o'clock In tine morning A little later he went INTO the
famous Nickle Plato scheme IN which he inaho big
strike lie - counted now u be worth several millions
Mr.. Brco and party OF friends, among whom was
Samuel sheaher, the old president Of the Ohio Central
road in which Brce also interested, have just re-
turned from two months tour through Texas and the
southwest which vas extcrd to Southern California,
and thence back by way OF San Francisco hear that
they have In contemplation venture IN Pacific Coast
and transcOntnen.al roads But whom ] asked Mr..
Brlce about it yesterday, he would only that they
had con using their eyeslght both for business aud
pleasure during their trip 1t IL part of the gossip Of tho
railroad circles that they contemplate the requirement
OF the south Pacific Coast Railroad In order to secure
terminal facilities in san Francisco, and the building oil
road down through tho fertile valleys OF San
joaquin and Kern to mako outlet to tho Pacific Coast
Tor the Atchison Topeka and Santa FG road which now
the Atlantic and Pacific route to San Francisco
from point about 300 miles distant The SJnth Pacific
Coast road Is narrow gauge running TO santa cruz IL
Is. Mr. Brlce told ms fairly rcmuneratlYe investment
property now But H. value les the fact ttat has
terminal facilities in san Francisco at the foot OF
Markctst equal to those OF the southern or Central
Pacific II i, controlled By senator Fair aud Mr. Flood
who have held IT, am told, To form the nucleus for op-
position to the stanford Huntington party iwhO nave
Possession OF all the other coast rOads reports are
true they have now given an option on II to the seney
transcOntncnltl roite indicated.
Frederick H. Winston, OF Chicago. the newly appointed
Minister Persia who has been to Washington to
yet h. instructions from tho state Department, told me
yesterday that he will sail IN about month on the next
trip tue AuruI. In discussing Persia he sad: 1t Il
my intention % what be done in the way Of get
tul railroad built IN that country aud 50 increasinS
trade Ihaye been in active business all my life and
would not take this post thong It would have no
chance To improve our relations with Persia In somo
way. Tuc chief diplomacy dm told co Issts In pro-
itDuuE the missionaries. Mt Hanna, OF lu,ldnd' was
not +Ji' 10 take the position because lie c0Gd 9o' HfG
the money TO 70 tGere. HIS Indians friends rtisrd