The evening times., 1899-01-26
GENERAL WASHINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.


MiIIionaires Ad@esl 10 the senate.
up to date there have, Seen, four new
millionaires added III the, already some
what lengthy list in the Senate, and
there are several States yet to be heard
from. The four millionaires already elect
ed are DR.. Chauncey M. Depew New
York, John Kean, jr., New Jersey; Ma
McCumber of North Dakota. Mr.. Scotts
seat will be conteste BY his Democratic
opponent, McGraw, on the ground that two
of the men who voted for Scott were incl
igible, owing to the fact that they held
commissions in the Volunteer Army of
the United States. The chances are that
Scott will be given his seat. The word
will be passed around that ''millionaires
must stand together" and that would
save him in the Senate if the case against
him were ten times as strong as it is. A
millionaire is likely to come to the Senate
from Wisconsin,, and several millionaires
are contending for the Senatorial toga in
Delaware, Pennsylvania. Nebraska, Mon
tana, California, and Washington AFTER
March next the Senate of the United
States will deserve more than ever before
to be designated as the "Milionaires
Club"
The Montana Fight.-The Senatorial
battle in Montana is particularly a rich
mans fight, a contest of pocketbooks, SO
to speak. Millionaire William A. Clark,
OF Montana, has long cherished an ambi-
tion to go to the Senate. Millionaire Mar
Gus Daily does not care to be Senator,
but he has sworn a terrible oath, 1t is said
that Clark shall not be if he can prevent
it. He did prevent it once before and he
is engaged in the same game again. Clark
has been slowly forging ahead, but Mon
tana people who are following the strug-
gle say that he has about reached a nine
hole. He is still shy eight or nine votes
and he can only get them, 1t is said from
the Republicans, quite a remote contin-
gency. On in the hazy distance there is
a faint outline of the handsome features
of Major Martin Maginnis, but it is very
faint indeed Maginnis has endeavored
to keep on friendly terms with both sides,
but with about the usual result in such
! cases-that is, he is satisfactory to neither.
F.! However, the Montana prophets are posi-
| tive that Mr.. Clark cannot win. Just how
| the row between Clark and Daily started is
not known and perhaps is not of great i'm
portance. They may both have been in
! love with the same girl or had dispute
| over the ownership of a jackknfe. Feuds
| of great magnitude have been known to
have had very small beginnings.
! Two Stories of Mr.. DingIey.-Rep-
resentative John Allen of Mississippi wtc
t is known as the humorist of the House
relates two stories about the late Mr.
! Dingley which demonstrate that the dis
| tinguished Maine statesman was abso ute
! ly devoid of any sense of humor One day
while on his way to the Capitol Mr. Al
len stopped in front of welI-knoYn book
store and proceeded eto take a mental in
ventory OF the contents of the window
| Mr.. Dingley came along, and mott ing Mr.
Allen, stopped to speak to him.
oh MIR. Dingley" said Mr. Allen. -
am glad to see you. Do you know | wa.
| just thinking about You We were in.
| formed that after the passage o. you
tariff bill there would be immens,
prosperity and that prices would go up
| Instead, | notice in this store that ther,
has been cut of SO per cent. That doe
not look very much like prosperity. doe
it, Mr. Dingley?"
There must be some mistake. Mr. Al
len. said MIR. Dingiey. "A reduction o
50 per cent? Why, that is impossible"
Fact, | assure you,'' said Mr. Allen
trying hard to look as serious as Mr. Ding
| ley. Just look at, that picture of Mr.
Cleveland. ! used TO have To pay 80 cent
a piece for them and now they are marke;
down to 10 cents"
But Mr.. Allen, that is because he ha
retired. you know. My tariff bill had re
| ally nothing to do with it, | can assur
you. was Mr.. Dingley's solemn response
Upon another occasion Mr. Dingley an,
Mr Allen were fellow passengers on
surface car coming down from the Capito!
Mr.. Dingley," began Mr.. Allen, wit!
the peculiar accent which his friends al
ways recognize as the prelude 10 a jok
or good story, Il am really afraid that YOU
tarirr bill is failure after all Capita
Is still timid- 1t refuses TO come out from
It's hiding places as you predicted
would"
Mr.. Dingley demurred He began to cit
instances to prove his contention tha
capital had recovered from its fright.
That's all very we'll, Mr.. Dingley." in
terrupted Mr. Allen. so far as il goes
or course. you only hear the favora bl
side. Now here is matter that cam
under my personal observation, whcI
! proves conclusively that capital is still
scared. l had an opportunity this mornin
10 make an investment that would hav
| paid about Is per cent sure if | could bay
found capitalist who would have ad
vanced the money. But | could not fin
one; not one. sir
Dear me, Mr.. Allen, that is most ex
| traordinary. 1t seems to me that ther
ought to be plenty of capitalists who wouI
be willing to go into an investment prom
ising sure return of 16 per cent. Coul
you really find no one?''
Not one, Mr.. Allen answered. and the
added: Il came away from my hotel thi
| morning and discovered after I hoardad
car that | only had cents in my pocket
If there had been a capitalist on hand I
advance me 20 cents l could have bough
six tickets for quarter and thereby nette
over 16 per cent profit. But as it was.
had to put up my nickel
But, Mr.. Allen, that is really such
small matter. answered Mr.. Dingley
very seriously. Capitalists do not car
to bother with trifies'