New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-14
JONES Of NEVADA"
Stories Told by Moreton FreW-
en- in 1.-The National Review"

4 "Reminiscences Of Senator John Percival
Jones. OF Nevada, who died in California
a little over month ago, appears In the
January number OF The National Re-
/ View published monthly in London. II
is written by Moreton F'rewen. an init
mate friend Of the Senator since ISIS 1t
- entitled "Ad Memoram: Jones of Ne
vada. " Mr.. Frewen says:
John Perciva Jones was born in Here
ford about 1926 what ! can put on rec
ord OF this wonderful rolling stone Is on.
] lht memory ] retain Of innumerable con
I Nel sauons dating back nearly hve-ahd-
! thllty years. Ny old friend was really a
shy and unobtrusiye personality, studious.
7 thoughtful and romantic, as one Is llkCIy
TO be who had lived, in his own words
much alone ia the mountains with MS
Maker" | often begged him to leave
some literary fragment of Ire so realiy
historic when We recall its immense span.
| from the marches of Wales to California.
from the ministry OF Liverpool 10 tle
PRESIDENCY OF Taft II is possible that
some member Of his charming famlly OF
mis- attached secretary. MI. Eugene Davis.
NAV have in store for thcNworld DOCK
OF SURPRISING interest. but for the pres
| INT sketch | must rely altogether on a
memory which he impressed, perhaps,
more rhan any man | encountered on an
my tramps abroad.
npdld senator Jones ou'f l'plN ", 80
, English friend who said. When shall !
dine with YOU in the White House
Alas never, The dearest wish OF I'VE
great American nation is th"aited' TO-
! was born I'm England. But the caste ,N-
clusiveness Of YOU English was so re-,
Uellent. that when I was five months oh
! decided to emigrate. and took al my
family with me-
Mr.. Frewen recalls a conversation he
had with the Senator in Clcveland's term
al time II great industrial depression
The Senator sad:
No man lacking in humor can run this
nation Tho first President I knew was
! Lincoln Lincoln liked me; liked my stor-
! les of the West. told me Sood StoIIe,
too. Times in 1861 were bad IN Hes AL
! tho boys" wanted postof1c"s ana, SUlalI
trifes Of that kind. had gone TO the
President with a considerable list. re
; signed them all. As ! was IeaI lHs, ~
said: John. 60 slow on tins once Dus S,a
ness: remember. thirty millions OF p'opiy
ar. kuockiug nj my door. and all told
there are less than a quarter or mlIIion
Offices" But a few DAYS later solIlt o',TI
good fellow had written me tIo'p rb Nc
West. and I went again TO inc w NJ n1
IIousa and found the President SituhE y.
tho sofa Before | could tell nm "naat
| wanted he said: John; ! am !" ,o
man" | said: MIR. President lo u oil.
Won have cot all tho symptoms ol Sihan.
In and said. The intention Of An all
u'isc Providence is clear. ! have AZ iasl
got something that ! can give ~ '''''
entire nation" That was man, ;,,,
When i'm 1865 General Grant hhd ~.
showed under Governor seymour "
the Presidency. IL 80 happ"h'u wa, d
tho elections Governor - '"" s.,
vnre recruiting at the same hotel AZ SAT-
,oga Tho defeated Democrat was ~.
nCrcI, detected. hut bitter. one "Nen'ns
bc said tc me: II don't mind nei'at. oui
this cntirc campaign was uh'li"nl'"a 49,,
b, q single act Of generosity on inc va u
~ tho Republican party East or West
1 s,{l- There Governor. YOU are u'du
wrong could tell YOU Of many. con,
tent myself with one. your ly''Hs ~
i'm Nevada were driving me hard. ON th'
cry Election Day 7 had almost LOST hop@r'
/ said IN my election agent. ShrIln'
Lavr van really voted our "h"I"
qtrcugth2 he said senator; nav
oUJ moro Nany q man who died IN ms
~ hoo ion wears ago has to-da"
,n,cd tho straight Republican ticket Is
there SAID I. no on" AT All on You,
corscicu,c. sheriff. Ho hositated am
mon said. 'Wcu George Foot. VINO mas
-, a. Iaugcd to-morrow- did not vot"
him seemed little tough to rounle
him with national politics MS very -
d.y' WHY ! said. 'Noi are Az WRONG.
Cot George out: let him soc IN" boys
:, ~ on,.o,rage him tomorrow should
lao nlav tho citizen to-dav.' SO the sherlH
voted him I'm each Of our sixteen pr
cIncts and thought " proper 10 ehpIrsS
NV acknc wledgment in person, IN" DTS
-, I'D. Senator. have thrown six
toen votes FOR General Grant. now lot m"
throw ono FOR the man OF my n"al' GOV
crnor seymour I said. 'SheriN, Note MN
/ for ssywour' n was his last wish IN ms
world and no doubt made his rather
! al rupt exit moro agreeable. Now. TOW
crnor how - that for illuminating gen
erosi,y'. Conccivahly n might nave COST
mo my election.
Though Jones was a. witty az his west
ern state was Wild. Mr.. Proven goes on
,o saw. his Wit was far from having IN"
cutting quality which characterized that
Of Tom Reed. lie continues:
md qpace allow I could Gll IN entire
r,.,nbcr of this review with anecdotes Of
J,nes. hut their inimitabl" point, charm
aud freshness are lost la IN" Wri'tnh
recital II was In" way the Gear orr
fresh faced Senator told them that de-
lighted his audience ON" more ttorN
should relate for its historic interest On
the Senator's return from IN" btuSS'Is
monetary conference he dincd with m" Mt
Whites and during dinner Mr. Henry
CbsuIin asked him 10 tell MS how ne cam"
u, tho great Comstock mine. Jones SAID.
There is no moral In the story unless II
* to lend friend ANYTHING You have
al ant you II was back In the Ns.
vas living At little wayside Inn near
V here Virginia city now IL. was al IN"
zinc 'brokey so broke | hardly knew
' here to provision myself week ahead
When a man is as near bedrock nv that
no don't want to mix with his fellow men,
and so after supper | used 10 20 10 my
room and read poetry. But Wells
Fargo put an agency In the little town,
and the newly arrived agent proved to be
n friend OF mine from San Francisco.
lie raid: John, there is a registered let,
fer for YOU at the office ! opened II, ana
inside was certified check on Mon
tana bank for $1,000. ! had lent friend
a small sum six years before, and he mad
returned IL. principal and compound in
terest. That made me feel good, ana
that night 1 went TO variety show IN
the town in place OF reading poetry. A
/ passed In through the door OF the tent
my friend Charley Fair met me and SAID:
..Iohn. have YOU got any money? and
said: Yes, lots He said: Can ! have
5000 Why | said. certainly you can,
but what do you want II for? Oh, he
said. old Comstock had struck rich lead
and ne brings in six donkey loads Of the
ore | can buy a quarter interest FOR
81 cO0' Said /: Can | buy another quar-
terri Certainly he said. We fixed up
the deal that night, and next morning
rode out with Comstock to what was des-
tined 10 be the great Bonanza mine.