Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-12

The Venerable VIM. Pinkerton Ready to
Unload His Mind Of Many Ideas.


Vim. Pinkerton, whose life is counted by
eighty years and myriad of experiences, is in
town ON business. He is a Britisher by birth
but Irish Oh his mothers side, and in his
younger days lived twenty-five years in Aus
tralia. Later he became IN American citizen
and for about fifteen years his mail has been
addressed to Wagon Mound, NM, where he
paid $4,000 in cash for a one-third interest in
the famous GevacIo Nolan grant Of $4,000
acres, adjudicated in 1860. He then expended
s25,OOO in improvements and bought ZOO Cali
fornia sheep of Gen. Beall Of this city to stock
his ranch, making his total expense a round
hundred thousand dollars. The grant was sur
veyed under Gen. Wllliamson's administration
OF the land Office, back in 1876 although it had
never been confirmed by Congress, and under
Commissioner Sparks, while confirmation was
still pending, the grant thrown into the
public domain 1t is claimed that under an act
OF 1854 the grant was to be withheld from the
public till q settlement was reached, and an
effort to have it opened while Senator Teller
was Secretary Of the Interior fell through The
question reaches back to the treaty of Guads-
I lupe Hidalgo Of 1S48, and an effort is being
made TO interest the Mexican authorities in its
settlement. William has seen many solemn
changes pass before him, but he is not old in
the usual sense OF the word. His English in
yectiye Is as quaint and vigorous as ever. and
he walks briskly with u cane in one hand and
an oratorical gesture in the other. He wears a
light-colored stiff wool hat with strings to tie
under his chin in the windy west, but which he
eoneeais in the top Of his tile while here. He
has reared large and happy family, and he
said to STAR reporter that his only ambition
now Is to be Speaker Of the House and consti-
tute himself a quorum for about thirty min
! utes while he unloads his mind and proceeds to
stack up a few thoughts for the good of the
Union AS this privilege Is not likely to be ac-
corded him he will address the appropriate
committees on silver coinage and the wool tariff
| schedule. But his thoughts are not limited to
| such problems. and, after o long experience
among English criminals in Australia, he says
BOD lngersolIs prescription will not cure crime.
Nothing, he declares, is truer than that the fear
| OF God Is the beginning Of wisdom A strong
| attachment was formed between the criminal
and his employer in Australia, but the GRIM
/ inai knew that disobedicnce meant severe pun
lshment IL he were running the government
| he would Danish our criminals to Alaska and
| appoint Bob Ingersoll governor.
Sullivan Challenges jackson.
Jack Barnett, John L. Sullivan's manager,
made a formal offer to Peter Jackson yester.
| day that il the latter would stand before the
| champion three rounds at Cronheim's theater,
Hoboken, tonight, he might have Sullivan's
| share Of the gate receipts, which, 1t 10 esti-
mated. will amount to about $1,000. Jackson
| declined the offer and said he was surprised
| that Sullivan should have made it.
| when he is out of his trouble with the Mis-
sissippi authorities" said Jackson, II hope to
meet him In q finish fight and shall Try 10
prove myself a worthy foe"
/ Oarsman Hanlan, who IL In Duluth, has sent
i OConnor at San Francisco a challenge 70 row