St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-22
Senator Jones of Florida Still Pursuing
His Unique Persecution of Miss
Palms.
The Old Idiot Unable Even to Recognize
His Divinity Upon the
Street.
Brief Descriptions OF fhe Wealth,
Colored Men OF the Country, all
ex-slaves-
Fred Douglass, ex-senator Bruce, ex-
Congressman Smalls and Others
Who Are Rich.
Senator Jones' Folly.

DETROIT, Mich, April 2l.-Notwith-
standing the denial of the Macon telegraph
that Senator Jones of Florida is not love-
sick and crazy the fact remains Ihat he is
here and behaving queerly. By telegraph
and mail come inquiries about him. and the
proprietor of the Russell house. where the
senator resides in regal magniiieence, is
daily bored by inquisitive people 1t is
now generally known that the United States
senate has eliminated his name from all
committees and practically closed its doors
upon him. In this city he is socially ostra-
cised and is without friends. Senator
Jones frequently poses before a mirror in
his parlOr, which he imagineS 10 be the SEN
ate chamber and makes long, vigorous
and lusty speeches. while people gather on
the walk below TO witness the strange
spectacle. His vanity is boundlesS; he
struts up and down before the glass in a
pOmpOus manner. making sweeping gest-
uTes and OratOrical fiOuriShes. He dresses
like dandy. walks half dozen times per
day up and down jefferson avenue in front
of the Palms mansion, maintaining this
form of silent persecution with unvaTying
regularity. He does not know Miss Palms
by sight. He has passed her twenty times
on the street without recognizing her.
her squarely without showing the least viSi-
bic symptoms of recognition. This con-
clusively demonstrates the fact which has
been presented TO him by the friends of the
lady, without sparing whatever profanity
there exists in the language, that he has
ONLY A BEsoTTED IDEAL
i'm his mind which Miss Palms no more re-
sembles than the man in the moon. The
:. .F CharIrffa TRrf1ar- in
the Corcoran art gallery. Miss Palms is a
charming young lady. probably superior in
personal characteristics to sucn an ideal.
but possessing little of the facial beauty de-
picted in the painting. Up to last June
the senator made several visits to this city.
He was invited by the sister superior to de-
liver an address for the benefit of the charity
orphan asylum, and on his way home after
the Chicago convention made the address.
He stopped here on several occasions, con-
tinuing a severe persecution of the young
lady at all times. He wrote to her daily
after her rejection the most endearing let
tiers, which were placed iii an en-
velope and remailed TO him.
When in Washington he sent to
her reams of his speeches and newspaper
articles about him, good. bad and indiffer-
ent. all of which were returned to him by
express. When in Detroit be sent flowers
to her daily, which were returned by the
messenger Last June he arrived here and
registered at the Russell house, where he
has been the hotels best customer ever
since-so good customer that naturally
the proprietor opposes any move TO have
him taken away. From the moment of his
last arrival his presents of flowers, deluge
of letters and walks in front of the Palms
mansion were kept up with wonderful per-
sistence. Finally the friends of the lady
devised scheme to
SUPPRESS SOME OF THE PERSECUTION.
At their advice, Miss Palms drew her pen
through her name on the letters and pack
ages, inserted his own and sent them
TO the hotel. After several doses of such
treatment and cowed by the mercileSS ridi-
cule at the Russell house, he ceased send
ing miSsives and flowers. and ever since has
cOntented himself with walks past her door.
Several times he has called at the Palms
mansion, only to be told that the young
lady was at home, but not to him. Then
the door would slam i'm his face. 1t is use
less to say that Senator Jones soon wearied
of such receptions. He wrote to Bishop
Borgess. of this diocese. begging the prelate
10 assist him in his love affair. The bishop
wrote to him an indignant reply, repri-
manding him for daring to address
such a communication on such a
subject. The senator then denounced
the whole Catholic church as
in a vast conspiracy to prevent his marry
ing an heiress whose fortune it was trying
to secure. Since then he and the priests
have separated. and he is violent against
the church. His eldest son spent two
months here trying by every artifice 10 lure
him away His friends have come here all
the way from Florida; prominent Democrats
from all over Michigan and the United
States senators have expended in vain their
energies in dislOdging him. Some years
ago. when making a tour of Ireland, he
prosecuted young lady until her friends
were obliged to interfere. Subsequently he
fell in love with Boston damsel, and so
annoyed her that her parents had to close
the door on him. The senator is tall, broad
shouldered, with massive head. dis
hands, however, are
LARGE AND UNGAINLY.
His once smooth face is now blOated and
blotched. he has nothing for his support
except his salary as a public official,
which he draws with great regularity with
out doing anything to earn it. He has four
children dependent upon him for support,
and q daughter.
Francis Palms, the father of the perse-
cuted young lady, made his vast fortune
under peculiar circumstances. In early
life he began investing his savings in choice
pine lands. which he purchased of the gov
eminent at S1.25 per acre. His wife, al
though most estiInable lady. was eccen-
trio. AS the pine lands grew in value Mr..
Palms desired to sell and realize on them.
Mrs. Palms, however, could not be per-
suaded to sign the deeds, so the lands accu-
mulated and increased in value as the tim
Der decreased in quantity. At last, when
Mrs. Palms died, the property was worth
about 500 per acre, and when sold realized
some SIS. 900, 600 to theowner. Miss Palms
inherited private fortune from her mother
and Will doubtless receive several millions
on the death of her father. She is a bru-
nette, rather small in stature and very quieI