The Washington critic., 1890-02-07
SILVER KINGS In TOWN.
DISTINGUISHED MEN WITH M
MENsE BANK ACCOUNTS.

They Dig the Precious Metal From
Mother Earth and 30 Phiianthropic
aud other Things with It-A Ne
vada Money Prince.
Moving about the corridors of viii
lard's and the Arlington any evening
after dinner may be seen group of dis
tingushed men, sometimes alone or in
couples or threes together, who are
probably as well versed upon the silver
question as any five men in the country.
They have had all sorts of experiences
with Silver, from diggingit It with pick
and shovel out of the mines 10 inhu-
I eneipg LEGISLATION controlling the mint
ing and monetiging of ii.
Probably the most prominent man of
the quintette is Ex-Governor Routt of
Colorado. He Is 81 ut. ruddy com
plexioned man of about 80, well pre-
served and vigorous, both mentally and
physically, He was in Washington rs
Postmaster General Just after the war
and later was appointed Governor of
Colorado Territory by President Grant.
When that Territory was admitted
into the Union he was elected Gov
ernor After the expiration of his term
| ofiofiice he met with series of finau-
cialreverscs and went broke" Along
in 'f9 he drifted up. TO Leadvillc and
went to digging and prospecting for
1 silver.inthe adjacent hills He struck
| IL rich when he located with Joe Wat
son, the celebrated "Morning Star"
one of the richest of the carbonate
mines. His fortune now is In the
millions Having plenty Of money
ITagain his taste for politics returned and
/ he was made chairman of the Repub-
lican State campaign committee Of
Colorado, after having gone through
the convention of $50 as one of the
famed 30G. During the subsequent
campaign he worked Ikea beaver, not.
! withstanding his disappointment over
/ tile. defeat Of his old chief, making his
Influence and: abilities tell all over the
| State in, Garfield,s, favor. Contrary to
general expectation he was not rewarded
/ by the Administration when it came
| into power. eas5f
A NEVADA SILVER PRINCE.
Another prominent figure in tho
l. group is Francis g. Newlands of Ne
!. vada. lie is o son-in law of ex. Senator
4 Sharon, of Nevada, and married into {
! tidy fortune, which augmented hi
own ample means. He is an aristocratit
looking man Of about 40. clean shaver
face, auburn hair, and is a genial open
! hearted all-aroundi Westerner. He i
a lawyer of decided ability, a pleasin.
orator, and can stir up the boys TO en-
tbusiasm. at mining camp politica
hustipgs or make a finished classica
address to cultured audience. Unitet
with these abilities he has the sagaciou
instinct 10 place speculative dolla
where it will return two in real estat
and mining schemes. He is thoroughl
identified with the West, but is spend
ing the winter in Washington, wher
his hospitable home on Connecticu
/ avenue is gathering place for prom
{ nent Westerners.
2 AN EDITORIAL SILVER MAN
r Frank M. Pixley, another of the si
yer kings, is o prominent mau west 9
the Rockies. Tall, erect, handsome,
picture of robust manhood, with a nj
bic head and keen eve, he is the bea
ideal of the vigorous Western man &
|
g case certainly the climate has prove
2 preservative. He went west as a Forty
! miner, suffering the hardships and pr
vations of other gold hunters at ths
$ time. He served his time trying to wre
the precious yellow metal from the hill
: and gulches of the Sierra Nevada, ,bl
1 eaveit up in disgust and wandered dow
. to Frisco, and in 1854 started the Arg
u naut. He has abundant means an
9 takes deep interest in the silver que
@ tion.
Thomas Fitch of Nevada is prom
i nent in half dozen Western State
8 They call him out there the. silve
g tongued orator of the Pacific slop
The enthusiastic Westerners rank hi
7 as equal in oratorical ability to Robe
n g. Ingersoll. He is undoubtedly
u handsome man and wonderfully ma
D. netic.
Edward S. Curtis, the last Of IL
II quintette, is one of the most widel
l. known men west of the Missouri Rive
II and has many friends east of it,, to
IS He has been associated with Senat
/ Leland Stanford for years. being qui
}. but potent factor in several Of the mar
$ moth financial enterprises Of the Ca
" fornia millionaire. He isa big, muse
Is lar:looking fellow. probably 45, with
,s i, splendid physique and an iron cons
IL tuition.
ss All of these men are in Washingto
20 opposed to Secretary WINDOWS silv
bill, and they present most formidat
opposition. They claim his bill is
70 the direction of demonetizing silvt
!, recognizing gold as money and silver
!" commodity. AS 1t happens, they a
IS all, with the exception of Mr.. Curt
tx members of the National Executive
ID yer Committee and have an immen
in backing of silver magnates.
r. PORILAND's FLOOD sUBSIDIN
Much Damage to Railway Tracks
IT u. Oregon Reported. iail..t
NJ PORTLAND, ORE, Feb. 1.-THE wal
IA is rapidly falling, but boats are 81
- used ON Front street. Both brids