Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-07

supposed. 1t does not come up to its
reputation as a Millionaires' club. Ac-
cording to statements Of individual sena-
tors, repeated by the correspondent, only
eighteen of the lightweight senators are
worth 81, 900. 900 or more. Here is an even
dozen Of the eighteen with their wealth set
out in plain figures:
William A.. Clark, Montana. ........ sos, 900, 900
Thomas Kearns, Utah.............. lO,O0O,O0O
John Kean, New Jersey .............. 100000
James Mcmillan, Michigan .......... 5000, 900
s. B. Elkins, West Yirginia........ 100000
Redfeld Proctor, Vermont...,..,. 100000
George P. Wetmore, Rhode Island 100000
Nelson w. Aldrich, Rhode Island. 100000
Marcus A. Hanna, Ohio .............. 1900. 90
Chauncey M. Depew, New York.. 100000
Eugene Hale, Maine .............. 1,W0,OO0
Now that is not a very formidable list.
It numbers only twelve and the aggregate
OF the estimated fortunes is only $65, 900, 900.
There are five or six names that perhaps
should be added of senators who, IL the
facts were known, might be able to squeeze
Just within the 5 1000. 900 mark, such sena-
tors as ]. B. Foraker Of Ohio, Charles w.
Fairbanks Of Indiana, Thomas r. Bard of
California, A. G. Foster Of Washington and
J. H. Willard OF Nebraska.
A local dealer in firearms. says the
washington fOSt, mas sent out 10 members
OF the house notice that he has one of the
finest laminated steel double-barreled shot
guns ever made In the United States, hav-
ing rebounding hammers. French walnut
stock and all the other requisites for a fine
weapon. Delegate Rodey Of New Mexico
, received one Of those letters. "I have
framed In my mind said he, "a reply
something like this:
There is a fatality about life that
brings all things OPPORTUNITY to those who
wait, hence your gun circular came In my
mail this morning. Hon. Francis w. Cush-
man Is not the only member of congress
who would like to go cunning for the max
ers and enforcers of the house rules. | am
one of the delegates who have waited for
more than two months to have our 'privil-
eyed report on the admission of the terri
tories to the union ferment into a hearing
and therefore my patience is exhausted. If
there is any one thing more than another
that l have been wanting and am yearning
for it is what is said to be the finest
Illuminated steel double-barreled shotgun
ever made in the United States, No. IL bore,
weight ~ pounds, with outside rebounding
hammers, French walnut stock, skeleton
butt-plate and finished in the finest STYLE
together with "a case, trunk style and re-
SttaH6 NSSA1 ANhAA6 " l. SNNANI NlAAA
will be sold at half cost
IF my courage does not fail me, l will
come down and see 1t one Of these days"
Speaking of Justice. as she is melted
out in the territories" said Senator Clark
of Wyoming the other day to a representa-
tive of the Washington Times, reminds
me of an experience l had while was
prosecuting attorney out in Wyoming be-
fore we were admitted to statehood, and
1t was with the chief iuetice of the ter
ritory. too. A man who was the proprietor
OF a saloon and a gambling house got
drunk one night and uDon going home with
a lag attacked his wife with a bowie knife.
He slashed her up badly and threw her out
OF doors when the Thermometer was Is de-
I Rrees below zero.
81 prosecuted him for assault and at
tempted murder. When the case came be-
fore the chief Justice he coolly Informed
me that l should have brought a case sim
ply for assault before a justice Of the
neace and not bothered the court of tho
territory with such a case.
well. ] was very angry, Here was a
scoundrel turned loose at a time when we
were trying to establish law and order in
the territory and doing our utmost to re-
deem It from lawlessness and crime.
81 left the court, and shortly afterward
the chief Justice called upon me at my
ONCE and l ordered him out into the street.
/ meet him occasionally in Washington, but
we never speak as we pass by"