The morning call., 1894-04-19
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

uouUtieSs Dh good Tor BraZil.
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.
The career Of Henry S. Fors, who died yes
terday In the South, is without parallel, all
Things considered. in he history OF this couh'
try" said George S. Abbott OF Cincinnati yes
tetday. HE was rightly called he yong
Napoleon of finance. In five years from CLERK
ship paying him but $40 a week be gained con-
troll OF millions, and this, too, when he was
barely OF age. In Cincinnati but little was
known OF his early history, aside from the TACT
mat he was born In Lichfeld. Ohio, and that
bis father was custom-house detective. Ills
nrst work In New York was in the big PUBLISH
ing-hoase OF Harper Brothers. and Ii seems that
even there he gave evidence of the possession
OF remarl able business qualifications, as IL was
said OF him when he left the establishment that
he was able personally TO get out hook from
the writing OF 1t. through the typesettine, proof
reading and presswork to the binding ana pro-
ttable selling of the volume. The history OF Ives
and that OF Ferdinand Ward, who, by wrecKlng
the firm OF Grant & Ward, tarnisbed the
name of General Grant and finally wound up 10
Sing Sing prison, have sometimes been spoken
of as presenting parallel. but they are not 10
be mentioned in the same breath, al least as
tar as the matter Of dollars Is concerned. ward
was TO Ives as a carthorse 10 blooded trotter
on the great tracg of finance. The failure OF
Grant s. Ward only involved paltry $1,000
600, while Ives break carried with ii over five
times that amount when he wen under few
years ago. When the break In Ives
upward career came he went to jail for few
months while his affairs were being investi-
gated, and alter his release he was for time
out of the public's vision, bu within the past
few years he again forged TO The front in sue.
eessfuIly conducting several large railroad
deals, aud was doubtless very wealthy man
when he died. Ives very seldom took drink,
glass Of wine at dinner being the extent OF his
indulgence IN that respect, and 10 was only on
rare occasions that he smoked cigar"
Carlos j. Conejos, superintendent and one OF
the principal owners Of the California Pearl
Fishing Company, is guest at The Lick. The
fishing ground operated in by this company Is
in the gulf between the peninsula OF Lower
California and the mainland of Mexico, and ex-
tends about 1000 miles along the coast from
Cape st. Lucas up to the mouth or the Colorado
River. Forty launches and over 800 men are
employed In the work this season, with diver
for each launch the remainder of the men be-
ing simply laborers. Mr.. CaneJos says that the
pearls secuied this year so far are worth about
SlSo.000. The season began in September and
about 600 tons OF shells have been secured,
which are usrd for the manufacture OF pearl
banded knives. The catch of pearls embraces
four OF exceptional size and value, one beautiful
blue specimen weighing fourteen carats, aud
which he thinks is worth $4,000. A couple OF
others. round and very black, wrigh sixteen
carats elch and are valued at $4,000 each.
While on his way up the coast Mr.. COnejos re-
ceved a telegram that still another valuable
pearl had been secured, weighing ten carats
and worth about $1,000. 1t is the Intention OF
the company to send the shells to San Francisco
hereafter, instead OF TO Europe as In the past,
and an effort will also be made TO find marx ct
here for some of the pearls Mr. Conejos stating
that many Of these valuable gems which We're
purchased 10 Europe by residen of this city
were caught In the fishing grounds mentioned.
New Jersey may have many things to COM
plain Of" said j. I. Cowell OF Newark, that
state, yestel day, "but bad roads Is not one of
them. With all the corrupt practices which
have become common there in political life the
example set ny that State III the Improvement
of coupiry roads is an object worthy OF study.
There is no doubt that New Jersey has not only
taken the lead in showing that durable, smooth
highways can be made so as to furnish good
travelling all the year but has also given an
illustration Of the legislative means necessary
10 secure that end. The first law under which
the rOGQS WcT6 improved III NOW jersey Simply
authorized counties to do the work and TO issue
bonds for the expense. In every case the en-
hancement of prop rty has more than repaid
the expenditure. and this fact becoming APP
parent TO the farmers and others interested. the
issuance OF bonds for that purpose meets with
comparatively little opposition But 10 meet
the objections OF some cautious residents In the
agricultural districts what is called the State
aid plan was adopted, by which he State pays
one-thrd the cost Of improved country roads.
the county rifle over so per cent and the re-
naming 10 per cent is TO be paid by the prop
erty-holders benefited. The latter must take
the initiatory. and when they ask for the I'M
provement and agree 10 pay one tenth Of its
cost the county and State pay for the remain
der Under these wise provisions the time Is
not far distant when there will be a belt of
country with Improv roads clear across New
Jersey, from Philadelphia to New York;
Il. A. Lambertof EIkharr. Ind. who was at
the Grand yesterday, says that PETER, the
Populist Senator from Kansas. formerly was
well-known resident Of the place mentioned.
and that he left record behind him which
abides there yet. though 1t Is thirty years since
he and his family betook themselves 10 an
other section of the country. "There were
several of the PETER brothers living In Penn
Township, on The western edge of Elkhart
County," said MIR. Lambert, "and every one OF
them was possessed OF radical characteristics.
just before the late war the Senator-to-be
lived in Penn Township on farm belonging to
one OF his brothers. He WAS Republican and
was considered a pretty good stump-speaker
for countryman. During the campaign of
1860 he contracted with the Republican COM
mitIee Of the county TO make speeches at 81 so
night. He did this for a time, but ii was
finally discovered that he put liz his Off nights
In remote parts OF the country making Demo-
cratic speeches at 81 a night. A Republican
committeeman hauled him over the Goals for
this and he owned up TO the charge, but tried
to excuse himself on The ground that he had
not done The Republican cause any harm
by the Democratic speeches he had made. II
remember Alright PETER at that time did not
possess his remarkable whiskers, but brother
OF his sported his hair In flowing locks which
reached below his shoulders"
"I recently witnessed number OF interesting
tests OF new bigh-speed airbrake,' said L. L.
Davis, an Eastern railroad man, yesterday.
"They took place on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road IN the presence of several hundred gentle
men from all parts of the country, who were In
terested in the experiments Two standard
passenger trains, consislin of an engine and
six coaches, the one equipped throughout with