Arizona republican., 1895-01-16
AN ARIZ0NIAN
Proud of the Land of His
Adoption.
Arrival of a Notable ViS-
itor Yesterday.
Jesse r. Grant, Youngest Son of
the Hero of AppOmattox.
Attracted to Phoenix by the Liveli-
ness Incident to the Opening
of the legislature.

Inc most 1lluSbTlOuS HrTlVal IN HDR-
nix yesterday was Mr.. Jesse R. Grant
of Arizona. He insists particularly on
the words, ''of Arizona," for he says he
is resident of Nogales and has been
identified with the territory since 1878.
Arizonians are glad to claim him, part
ly because he is good fellow, but more
especially because he is the youngest
and in the natural order of things the
favorite son of General Grant, not Pres
| ident Grant, for Won Moltke said that
General Grant would be known in his
! tory when the names of most of the
| presidents of the United States had
been forgotten.
Mr.. Grant came up from Nogales yes
terdev morning and will remain in the
CITY two or three days. When a RE-
PUBLICAN representative called on him
at his room at the Commercial last
night he was in company with DR.. J. G.
Underwood with whom he had been
associated in mining enterprises.
| No old soldier who had served under
the great general would have failed in
recognition of the son. There was
missing of course the full beard but
from the point of the nose to the fore
head he is the Grant of the armies of
the republic, who Conkling said came
from Appomattox and the famous
apple tree"
Mr.. Grant is as plain in dress and
manner as the general was and that is
all that old veterans care to know.
After the formality of an introduction
Mr.. Grant said, "As Patt: said on the
occasion of her first visit TO America,
I'm glad to get back to dear old
America again. SO Pm glad to get back
to dear old Phoenix again. I've been q
resident of Arizona for several years but
this is my first visit to the capital and l
can 60 away and refute the charge OF
aridity you have plenty of water. 81
came up from Nogales to see what the
capital looked like during term of the
supreme court and the preparation for a
session OF the legislature. Pm very
much pleased Notwithstanding you all
say this kind of weather is unusual"
In reply to an attempt to draw him
out on other matters, Mr.. Grant said /:
PPM only mining man by occupation
and sad experience"
Mr.. Grant then proceeded to tell OF
his residence in Arizona. "After hav-
ing resided in the territory for some
time" said he, 81 went back to New
York and while there made some sort
of bet with my father-in-law. My
winnings included an extremely loud
suit OF clothes, pstent-leather shoes and
other apparel unusual to the country.
Soon after l came west, and when |
reached Tucson l decided to put on my
new clothes preparatory to trip to the
City of Mexico. When l had arrayed
myself 1 went out on the street and was
edited by hearing one OF knot of pros
territory when I first came to it, say
something'll eat him.
THAT reminds me OF conversation !
once heard in a London restaurant.
Two Americans, theatrical man from
New York and the Jewish publisher OF
a financial paper on Wall Street, were
talking about Indians for the benefit OF
a gentleman who was sitting at table
near by drinking brandy and soda and
eating a lunch. His dress and his NUT
ton chop whiskers indicated that he
had never been a half dozen squares
from Bow Bells.
1.-The narratives of the theatrical man
and the Jew were blood curdling and
were represented to detail personal ex-
periences with Indians. Beside unskill-
full lies there were anachronisms and
geographical errors. For instance they
had Sitting Bull ,Colorow Geronimo, Vic
torio, Three Fingered Jake, Com.
anches, Sioux. Pawnees, and Apaches,
hopelessly mixed.
''At last the British-looking in
dividual, having finished another glass
of brandy and soda, became interested
and inquired: Where and when did
you say all this happened? p The theat.
rical man replied with the most likely
answer he could think of In the Bad
Lands, Dakota. in 1S-.'
"'Funny didn't hear of it, replied
the Briton, L happened to be with
Marquis de Mores on his Colorado
ranch about that time, and was all
through the country you're speaking
Of The conversation took another
turn and the Briton ordered another
brandy and soda"
Mr.. Grant will remain in the city un.
til the latter part OF the week.
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