New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
WALKS And TALKS ~ THE CRY

Senator J. r. Jones' of Nevada, was lately IN
Nr-York for three or days. o Is as nervous as
the tabled witches aud hts the vOubllty OF "holo
community OF women The senator pleads guilty to the
rpored ed discovery valuable gold mine In Alaska by
himself and friends and proudly declares tha big
god producer, the honesty OF his position
As a silver coinage advocate will hereafter bo
uuqurstioned lie said that no Intended 10
make a speech in tho Senate on his myorito theme OF
finance anG added g" shall 90 further In my decari-
tons than any economist writer has yet dared To CO.
shall hold and snail provo that all that Is required IN
money il limitation CT quantity and calculaboness II
il. all nonsense talk about gold being tho only ayaa-
bic standard Your dry-goOds merchants would think
II strange law that would compel them to use an ivory
yard-stick. They would want to know what ivory hau
to do with length Tho gold humbug Is just rs great"
Senator Jones was much Of his time while here
with ex-senator John W. Mackey. who Is winter guest
OF the Hoffman House. Mr.. Mackcy's apartments are
among the nnest in that hotel, and hear OF
htte dinners given there nearly every night 10
coteries OF friends that rival anything known III new.
>OrA Tor IohR unt' 'ii ,' ,. md MANY of
far as public observation goes anu anS VI
the guests hotel do not even know that he IL III he
Lousc He can be going through tho once
To- the barber's shop overy morning about 10
o'clock where ho has his roughly bearded
face made smooth, except Tor the sthbDIy mu'
tacne of sandy color aud his sandy gray hair brushed
stinly back until he looks like "A Scotch professor
Senator Warner Miller was asked about the silver
question as 1t anccts Republicans lie replied ;
rne thing for Republicans TO do Is 10 let the silver
oncstlon severely alone. We longer responsible
for eg,laon or Administrations The burden Is ON the
Democrats There is no necessity for Republicans to
.re,k ON this subject II IL AN Internal Democratic
r,,y Al present. Lot them keep 1t mp. II they can
a,ee on bill, II will be time enough then for the
Republicans IN Congress TO take position
and take part in the discussions. With no responsibility
IN the matter We can smile while the enemy quarrel
untp themselves" Senator Miller SAID IL was generally
rrporrd IN srnato Chamber that Senator ENarts hu
proouncrd senator Becs speech ~ 4nan'weraDle Dnt
he others accepted MI Eyartss later sthion1ht
through IuE THIBCNE rs expressing precisely his
personal views
Herman Clark, the senior member OF the hrm OF
Clark & O'Bren contractors on the new Croton Aqne-
t was pupl OF tho late President Garfield at Hiram
College lie went West and WAS engaged for time In
tho wagon train business. ne took Montanas first
c,vernor ga. Clngressman EdlortOn, over tho noun
t,us 10 Helena In Of his wagons Mr. Clark Is tall
and man, with hnely chiscod teatires ana
lam, and 0,,ying sken black boarl. His partner John
o,Hr,n the chairman OF the New Ork state DemOortlc
Committee Is his complete opposlte-a chnnky' soIid'
roughndtnmble character. avn told that tho firm since
last MAY has driven tunnel equal to the famous oosac
T,,al which the contractors we're hve years In com
melting The rapdity OF the aqnednct work rs com
uarrd with oosac Tunnel ns slihcrs tue r"pu "Ioh
OF improvement IA scientific eh-hoor"B'
The Mraus dc Morrs told me the other day that he In
tends 10 try his hand hunting grizzly bears b9fore he
-. ., -Yurk again from his Dakota ranch lie
hd ordered two Spencer magazine shotguns. with rifle
barrels for lear hunting. with view OF using Iy
cartrldges which viii explode on sulAhs tho "'Jo''
against which they are dlschngeu'
Colonel W. r. Holloway OF lndianapos' says tha' rc
fern Is spelled with avery small ou' In 'n''''"'
,,s, noy ovIng TO tho mistakes OF Mr.. Cleveland.
Tho co,on,l was at the Gisey House, where no said
to mo the olherday THE Democratic Committee OF In
diana met on January for reorganization The United
states Marshal aud pension agent at indianapolis
were made members They are both Demooratio ap-
pontees Of Mr.. Cleveland. They were also mao' i' H