The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-11

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ing. He is thirty years older than at the
battle of Chickamauga, and the imperial is
gray and time has touched the fearless face
here and there. but he is the same popular
gentleman, as quiet and modest as though
he had not been frequently mentioned
in official reports Of battles for gallant
and meritorious services" as though he
had never been brought into the closest
and most friendly, not to say the most Of
fectionate. relations with Gen. Grant. who
trusted him as another self. Gen. Porter
is vice president of the Pullman Palace
Car Company, and as is well known is one
Of the best orators in the country. He
can be as prolix in his speeches as William
NJ Evarts or as short as pie crust. He
tells story of q popular chaplain in the
civil war. "He always preached" said
the general, with tie Bible in one hand
and his watch in the other, that while he
preached of eternity he might not be
wholly obliyious to time"
Darius o. Mills, worth perhaps $25,O0O,-
900. the owner OF the building and the
father-in-law of Whitelaw Reid, used to
keep small hotel in Hudson river town
and drove hack to the station for patron
age. He made fortune in mining stocks
i'll San Francisco and another in Lake
Shore and other railroad stocks in New
York. The Mills building cost him about
$4,000 and he is supposed to make
o.
Some purse-proud persons worth not a
hundredth part Of this mans colossal for
tune might learn a lesson from his quiet,
unpretending manners and genuine AHA
bility. He is bull on Erie stock and is a
power at the stock exchange when he
wishes to be. He is very popular on Wall
street.
The Earl of Beaconsfield said that the
relations between public man and his
private secretary were the finest that could
exist between man and man. This I'M
doubted fact is illustrated in the case Of
Col. Daniel s. Lamont in his relations
with Grover Cleveland. No one man has
rendered that statesman higher service
than the former newspaper reporter. Mr..
Cleveland has said: ~ told Dan Lamont
that wouldn't go to Washington City
unless he went with me-"
The salary of the private secretary TO the
president il 5000 a year. Col. Lamont
could not afford TO give his time
for that amount, and Mr.. Cleveland
accordingly paid him 5000 year in addi-
ton from his own salary. Col.
Bains, France, recovering from the
effects Of hard work and insomnia. To
get rid Of his sleeplessness he got into the
habit Of taking bromide of potassium and
he is now suffering from the effects Of
bromide poisoning. He is IS years of age,
Dyt IeeL ciEnt luciftS III UtiRIt, Vi d ThtUeE
slight build, and has thick. reddish
brown and bushy mustache and a retreat
ing forehead. His temperament is emf
nently diplomatic. Self-control is his one
great law. Tennysons injunction is:
.'Self-knowledge, self-reverence, self-con-
control" and the hard-headed young poll
tician lives up to it vigorously. He is the
incarnation Of shrewdness and discretion.
There is not a better informed man in
the United States on state and national
politics than Col. Lamont. He is prac-
tical student Of politics not only in this
state but in many other states. While IN
Washington City William e. Whitney
singled him out as man OF unusual abil-
ity, and after Mr.. Cleveland's defeat he
induced Col Lamont to become identified
with the Metropolitan Traction Company.
which owns or controls numerous street
railroads in New York and other cities of
this country. and he is now president of
the Houston, West Street IL Payonia
Ferry Railroad Company, and a director
in two other street railroad companies
His income is probably not far from sU,-
600 year He neither smokes nor drinks,
and his only amusement IS nshing. lie
has fshed in every trout stream OF the
Adirondacks. No man lives who could
have his services private secretary
again. not even at the White House.
A. III. Combs. the Little Giant" OF the
stock exchange, weight 100 pounds. IS a
broker for ADDITION CamInack and other
operators. He sometimes trades in 1900
| 10 1000 shares in day. lie has been IN
Wall street nearly thirty years and a mem
| Der of the board for twenty-five years. lie
| was in the mining board with power OF
! attorney for big operator when he was
| only - years old.
John Pondir, on the fifth floor, Is one OF
| the old time celebrities Of Wall street. In
| former days he was great friend oil James
r Keene, In features he IS considered
| the pIainest man in Wall street. lie was
| lunching at Deimonicos, on Broad street,
| one day with company OF gay spirits,
when one of them said: Jonnr you are
| the homeliest man l ever saw. You beat
ANYBODY in New York"
"Oh. no." said Mr.. Pondir, with his
never failing good nature, "therc is a man
| in this city who is homeiier than am"
"ITl bet bottle on il, said his friend.
ssend for my son RUFF" said Mr.. Pom
| dir 10 q waiter.
When Rufus Hatch Pondir appeared in
| the doorway of the famous restaurant a
| few moments later the skeptic q. once
| threw up the sponge. Mr.. Pondir en-
/ loved few advantages of education in his
F, Youth. BIZ. he is a man OF great natural
| abtlfty. He is one Of the best e0nnois'
| seurs Of pictures in the city. He used 10
| ike games of chance, and IL said 10 have
| broken several faro banks in former and
| nernaps happier days. The story - told
| that on one occasion he went INFO = Bar
| CLAY street gaming place and remained all
4 a. Afray tuEarl midnight the EN-