Wichita eagle., 1890-01-09


guarantee me five thousand dollars year till
1 gtt possession of the property that is COM
ing to me, and then you shall have one half
of that, whatever it amounts to-" The rich
men put their heads together and concluded
that would be a good thing to do. They
guaranteed young Newberry the five thou
sand year till the death of his aunt, and the
young man at once started out to have the
good time which he had been pining for. In
few months the aunt died, and after a con-
test i'll the courts the coterie of rich specula-
tors in death were rewarded with decision
which gave them all that had been norninat-
ed in the bond-a comfortable fortune for
each OF tHefn.
The senator's second secretary is his politi-
cal manager, and one of the shrewdest poll
ticians in the state of Michigan. There is
nobody of importance in the state that he
does not know, no trick in the game of poll
tics with which he is not familiar. That his
services are of great value to the senator is
witnessed by the salary which he receives
TIE senator turns over TO him precisely the
sum which the United States allows each OF
its members of congress. The political ex-
pert private secretary is one of the necessary
appendages of the rich senator, who is likely
TO have contest for reelection. A number
of senator's hire such men and pay them snug
salaries. In some cases they are ADLER men
In every way than the senators themselves.
A third secretary Is employed to attend to
Mr.. McMillan's extensive correspondence.
Mcmillan is a man of remarkable capacity
for work. You wouldn't judge him that way
by taking look at him as he sits III his seat
on the floor of the senate lie appears more
Like an exquisite, a diplomatic or society
knight than Ike a man of work, a business
man who has forced his way from poverty to
atiuence, and an executive who directs, and
ably directs, the affairs of dozen large cor
porations. Like many another senator he
has favoriGe pose on the floor, one which he
assumes quite unconsciousiy. Resting easily
and gracefully against one side of his chair !,
in order TO take the stiffness out of his spinal
column, neck turned a triEe out OF perpen-
dicular, the whole body in 4 state of relaxa-
tion without lack Of dignity, ne sits by the
hour languidly twiriing in the fingers of his
right hand u pair of eye glasses, while an
other pair sit upon his nose.
With all his work, the senator finds time
to ride horseback two or three hours every
fine day, and often to drive an hour or so
more. He dimes like an epicure, with plenty
OF leisure and appetite. The dinners which
he gives are among the richest and pleasant
est IN town. For many years he has made it
Il rule to wear q dress coat at dinner seven
times week. Few OF our self-made million
aires pay SO much heed TO the forms Of the
most polite society Mcmillan dresses like
an exquisite The finest that is made Of six
and satin and fur is not too fine to touch his
skin. The most perfect patent feathers. built
by q celebrated Parisan maker, are always
TO be seen on bus feet. Every day he appears
in the senate chamber III white waiStcoat
and not one of these coats is worn more than
once before being sent back 10 the laundry.
1t is said the senator has greater number of
suits of clothes than any other man in Wash
inSton. His tailor bill runs above $500 a
year.
LAST winter, when he first appeared in con-
gresS, Senator Mcmillan boarded at the Ar
hngtop hotel. There he paid for his keep at
the rate Of 81. 500 a month, and never s1,s-
pected that 1t was a pretty large sum |
doubt II he is living as cheaply now. though
he is housekeeping. Seeing on Vermont ave
nue. last spring house which pleased him, ne
asked real estate man TO buy it for him
and, like the shrewi business man he is, Inn
tied the price TO a figure which he was care
full 10 put in writing 'sIe him that hath
shall be given appears TO apply TO rich men,
for none but man Of wealth would have had
the good luck to buy house in that manner
Sl10O cheaper than he had expected 10 buv
1t Yet that is what Senator Mcmillan did
and he could now sell the place for st least
S2ooo0 more shan it cost him.
Speaking of fortunate resi- estate specula-
tions in Washington reminds me OF story
which heard the other day about two men
who are now dead. Pension Commissioner
haum was Speaking about Robert q. Inger-
SOIL, his o4d friend, whea ne happened to
nle2ts2r2 Clark IaCerspll. Ro.sarts dead bgo-