Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-08-11
ELKO, NEVADA, FRIDAY, AUGUST II. 1893.
= AMERICAN COLuMCUSES.

Christopher Columbus, and around the
knees of this patriarch could be gath
cred to-day eight living children,
thirty grandchildren, and six 5;rcat-
grandchildren. SO that tacre is little
danger OF the narlc OF Columbus be-
coming extinct CT forgotten.
The Eamc OF this venerable desccn-
dant Of a famous man, says the Phila-
dclphia Erc3s. is hleSius Columbus.
He Is rincty-aix years old. There is
no doubt about his age or nativity,
for these matters were verified by lis
son, John Columbus, with whom the Oil
man makes his homo, and WHO for that
purpose pail n visit to Quebec. no:,r
whcrc Al2:ius was born and r>arS.i.
Tilc old l:lcn il il fairly gooi l:oalt7l
His Skin Is svarthy and his hair i
6now white. His children arc eli
lighter complexion, except one dauEh-
ter, Mrs. Rosa Columbus Sours, of Chi
cago, who inhcrits her fathers dusIy
skin. Since tho death of his wife, last
spring, at the age of seventy, Alexius
has been steadily falling in spirit.
AleXius Columbus was ship builder
by trade, Us were his ancestors. He is
the only one of his generation who
came to the states. His sisters and
brothers lived =. in tho province of
Quebec, though it is not known that
moro than one of them is still surviv-
ing. An uncle OF AlcXiu3 lived to the
age of one hundred and fourteen. The
old man IS great lover OF tobacco. lie
constantly chcvs or smokes. He has
always drank, and to this day has his
bottle of whisky in his room, from
which nc take: 9 nip whenever he feels
SO inclined. Of late the old man has
not been regular in his drinking
habits, and will sometimes pass u day
or two, without taking q dram. Ills
sons attribute this to approaching dis
solution, and think the old man has
not long to live.
Il have been asked several timcs,"
said John Columbus, his son, IF father
would go the worlds fair. Some of
my sisters arc very anxious that he
should go, but oppose the iden. L
think the old man would better pass
the remainder OF his days in quiet here
than 20 be exposed to the danger of
travel and the fatigue. BcYid, hard
ly think the old gentleman would en-
Joy it. lie is not learned man. lie
never had any schooling. lic cannot
read and he hardly apprcciatos the
significance of the Colunpian ciposi-
tion.'
His son John, it may he nldcl, is a
wcll-cducated and prosperous man.
Alc5ius. the father is still an active
man and possessed Of no mean phyGic-
nj powers. The wife of Alc:iius was
IN English woman. The grandchildren
of this union retain tho athletic mold,
though their features arc American,
not continental.
QUEEN VICTORIA has contributed ono
hundred pounds to the fund for tho
benefit of the families of the Victoria
victims.
WILLIAM WALDORF AsToH has rcccnt-
1y bought the estate of Clivcdcn, on tho
banks Of the Thames, of the duke OF
Westminster and will become citizen
of London.
Arthur DALToUR says that his
greatest political help comes from his
sister Agnes, who is his houscliccper.
Each cay she devotcs fixed amount OF
time TO reading the newspapers and
marking what is useful for his purpose.
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