The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-30
MILLIoNAYREs CoNaREss.
Members of the House with Plethora
pursas and Pockets that Rulga.

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Tho richest man In tho next Housed
~ now here at Washington. His name
is William l., Ssos.. Ho il a Democrat
from Erie, Pennsylvania, aud no il
said 10 be wos In $4,000, GOO. saw him
at the hotel to night. Ho IL Il we'll
formed fellow of medium size, not over
45 years Of age, end h9 carries about
HIM the genera, air OF good, com-
mon. sense business ingn. he has
made his own money, aad 1t has not
turned shim into 8 snob. Hets very
popular among his friends, and is
known ~ especially fond OF horses.
When Scout wss here az page Hourly
Clay was still! In the Senate, Daniel
Webster was IN his prime, and John
10. Calhoun had YET many years To live.
Speaking of tine RIGA pen OF the
next Congress, there are many
miliiona!res among tho new members,
and some OF the old millionpirts have
cen returned. New York, as usual,
heads tho list. Perry Bellnont has u
10 -tune Ia his own right and has
| millions in prospect. Abe Hewitt re-
carved several millions through the
cath Of his father-inlew, Petec
l Cooper, and Archie Bliss is said to be
several times "a millionaire, though
understand he has lost mouey lately.
a George West, tho new congressman
from Ballstou, Ii the great papsr
1 factor, aud has 81 ,OO0,e0 Ia paper bags
Ira Davenport, VINO was defeated by
Governor Hill, IL in the nexs House,
0 and IS rich. Editor Pulitzer owns Il
( rtuno ss tho pyoprietor OF the New
York World, anii John Arnot, of Ell
) mira, Ia psnker with fortune o
about 50 coo 600.
AS 10 the Ponnsylvania m'llionaries
, there arc Scott, with MS dozen mil
lions; Tom Bsyne, OF PistsDnr2, w5c
J, gets about m,,lioD through his wife
and Harmer, of Phiiadelpni9, who la,
two az three millioEs Invested IL
b mines. A, new Republican congress
men from PonDsy ivup,a comes from
Scranton, the great coal Town whioh 1
n named after his family, and Congress
man Scranton il worbh fortune I,
II coal AID rsilrogdg, Gao Of his auceS
~ tors wes In Congress- late In Sho ti',ies
Rnd / am told no was q member sewers
years egg.
The otaer milllonaires sre sc stored
Wisconsin has oue, Mr.. Stephenson
d VINO owns u fortune 10 Eait and rea
!, oeta'e, and Nor50 Caroline hgs snotno
" named GreoD, whoae money Is IN
A. vested In grapes au1 who boasts tina
hu has the largest vineyard east ul tn
n Rocky Mountains. The check o
!. William Walter Phelps, Of Ne'
' Jersey, ~ good FOR seyoru
20 millions any day, and hiH son Is nov
=, going around mo world ~ his ow
y yacht. Connecticut has twice mil
10 lionMre IN Charles IL. Mitchell, OF MOI
@aven, who II director ia 20 diffsren
v corporate ons, nnd there ~ now mem
" ber from San Maieo, California, who
said TO b. worth hall az much an Scot
~ AID has mads his money IN speculs,
N Ing In I'll and minos. His name
- Charity FELTON,. Ho II = young r.
p publican and n rollicking good fellow
The Illinois deiugstlon IN said to bav
v several millioneires. Louisiana has
h sugar millionaire Ia ono OF its no.
members, Mr.. Gay, and thor0 ara
" number OF other States which hav
A congrosemen who arc worth In I'll
ucighborhood Of 100000 and MORE.
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