The times., 1899-12-07

Senatorial Riches.-A great metropol-
itan journal has undertaken to give a list
of the millionaires in the Senate, and to
state the amount of their respective for
tunes Mr. Clark of Montana is put down
at $50, ,000, 900; Mr.. Hanna, $4,000 600; Mr..
Jones of Nevada, $1,000, 900; MIR. Depew,
81, 600, O0O; Mr.. EIkins, 81 ,00O 00O; Mr.. Proc
tor, So, 000 coo; Mr.. Platt of New York,
100000 MIR. Wetmore, $4,000, 600; Mr..
Scott, 81 GOO 600; Mr.. Stewart 81, 900 900;
Mr.. Aldrich, 81 600 coo; Mr.. Foster, 81 5t0,-
COO; Mr. Mcmillan $4,000, 600; Mr.. WocOtt,
$4,000. COO Mr.. Lodge, 81 060 eco; Mr.. Fair
banks. 81, GOO 600; Mr.. Foraker, $1,000 600;
Mr.. Sewell, 81 900 900; Mr. Quarles, 81 $780,
eco; Mr.. Penrose. 81 600 eco; Mr.. Warren,
81 500 geo; Mr. Hale, 81 coo 600; Mr.. Per-
kins, 50 600 coo; Mr.. Shoup, 81 000 Geo, and
Mr.. Simon, t,000 Coo One of the results
of the publication in question has tesn to
| bring a shower Of begging letters down on
the Senators named mi lionaiIes"
According to inside information some of the
gentlemen named in the list as millionaires
are quite the reverse.
1T is pleasant to be rated as worth S1O,
600 0OO," said Senator Jones Of Nevada
but if anyone Will produce evidence that
I am worth One-tenth of that amount l
viii gladly make him a present of one-half
of the sum. Newspaper estimates OF a
mans fortune made during his lifetime
are Of no value. The tendency is to eXag-
gerate It is the exception for the estate
of the multi-miIIionaire to pan out to any
thing like its estimated value after mis-
death. AS general rule one would be
safe in Notwithstanding all published
estimates Of the fortunes of public men"
Mr. AIger and the Senate.-It is re-
ported on good authority in the Michigan
delegation that Mr.. Alger is actually work
ing to succeed James Mcmillan in the
! Senate. When Mr.. Alger resigned from
/ Mr. McKinIeys Cabinet last summer it
was announced both by himself and friends
/ that he would be a candidate for the Senate
to succeed Mr. Mcmillan Mr. AIger con
| fded to a few close friends that MIR. Nc
| MILAN would not be a candidate TO sue
ceed himself, and that he had promised at
! the time of his reelection six years ago
to give his support to Mr.. Alger, pro-
vided that the latter should desire the
place Senator Mcmillan evidently forge
all about this alleged pledge assuming
| that he made 1t, for he notified Mr. AIger
| that he had no intention Of retiring from
the Senate if he could help it, 1t was re-
ported few months ago that Mr.. AlgeT
had concluded. after reflection, not to con-
test the senatorship with Mr. Mcmillan,
but it is now said that this statement was
issued as a blind
Mr. AIger," said a Michigan Represent
atige last night, lis secretly working for
the senatorship. He has entered into an
alliance with Governor Pingree. and in
tends to push his canvass. The Legisla-
ture which will be chosen next fall will
! elect Mr. McMillan'S successor The fight
between Mr.. AIger and Mr.. Mcmillan will
be interesting in the extreme. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Alger will expend a great
deal of money in the contest Mr.. Nc
MILAN. however, will probably win. He
is not poor man himself. and. besides
he will have the great advantage of the
cordial support of the Administration, as
well as that of his colleague. Senator Bur
rows"