, 1886-01-22
MlLLIonAIaEs N &c sgNATE.
Statesmen whose Worldly Wealth IL
Told In Six or Seven Figures.


OF course It is impossible TO get Mt tho
exact figures, but the general final status
OF the senators is so well known that an
approximate estimate can be easily made.
James G. Fair, Of Nevadn, is the richest
man in either branch OF congress. He is
the possessor OF nbout s40,0oO.O00 in min
ing and bank stock, government bonds
and real estate. A bonanza king, sus-
cessful In all his mining operations, he
has also wonderful business sagacity and
knows how To invest his easily gotten
gold 30 that 1t will not dwindle away as
speedily AS that OF some Of his bonanza
brethren. His yearly income Of nearly
2,OOO,OOO places him above any pressing
wants, IA will be readily allowed. Sem
tor Miller, OF California has more than
his share Of worldly goods, his dollars
being written with six ciphers. Bowen,
the colleague OF Teller, made n fortune
in Colorado mines, and like Mr.. Tabor
and other western moneyed men cast
about for a field where he might display
his wealth Ingalls,, Of Kansas, has
stored up n round million in the course
Of his successful political career. Plumb,
the other senator from this state, has n
million or two also, made by ventures
which evinc remarkable versatility.
First OF all, he made money with news
papers, not much / fancy, as the Kansas
press IL not a very profitable concern.
Then he invested in Colorado mines,
which PANIED out handsomely. Finally
he bought up immense tracts OF grazing
lands and pocketed something from rails
ing cattle and sheep.
Both OF the senators from Maine are
rich men. Hale controls extensive ship
ping and ice interests, while Frye has n
good income from the same sources, be
sides What he earns by practicing his
profession. German, Of Maryland, owns
several hundred acres OF coal lands, as
well as real estate In different counties
Of Maryland and In this city. He also
owns one-third OF the stock OF the West
Virginia Central railroad, Of which ex-
Senator Henry G.. Davis is president, tn
extent OF Senator Pnlmer's wealth is
hardly known to himself. He practically
controls the lumber and furniture trnde
OF Michigan. His wife IL also wealthy in
her w right, having inherited n million
just before her marriage. Sabin, OF
Minnesota, owned n large number Of
factories Mt the time OF his election 10
the senate, but as some OF his heaviest
ventures failed last year, just after he
WIS elected chairman OF the national Re
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man, as the term is understood in politi-
cal circles Rumor has exhausted itself
In regard to. the financial standing OF
John =. Jones, the Nevada silver king,
Only last winter 1t was reported that he
had lost everything. Before the wonder
had ceased rumor changed its tone n
and would have II that the buoyant
Jones had met with only temporary EN-
barrassments and was making money
faster than ever.
Sewell and Mcpherson, OF New Jersey,
are generally reckoned millionaires.
Warner Miller comes In the same cate
CORY. The list OF senatorial m~illionaires
would not be complete without tho
names Of Sherman, Of Ohio; Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania; Malone OF Virginia;
Camden, OF West Virginia; Sawyer, OF
Wisconsin, and Brown, OF Georgia,
while among those whose dollars run
mp into the high hundred thousands are
Farley, of California; Hawley, Of Con
necticut; Allison and Wilson, OF Iowa;
Gibson, OF Louisiana; Henderson, OF Ne
braska; Dolph, OF Oregon; Aldrich, Of
Rhode Island; Edmunds, OF Vermont, and
others.-Cor. Philadelphia Times.