The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13
PESTS OF MILLIONAIRES.
BEGGARS WHO MAKE A SPECIALITY
OF PREYING ON THEM.

Some of the Beggnrs are NapoleOns
of the Craft-JOhn w. Mackay As
sailed by Bogus "FOrty-niners."
How C. p. Huntingdon Discovered
Brand New Relative, and What
1t Cost Him.
From the New Orleans Picayune.
Whenever a number of Gotham's richest
men get together to have friendly talk
there is one topic which they always
agree upon and one which tests their
denunciatory powers to the utmost 1t
is on the question of beggars.
The baggar is the mnhonaire's night
mare. 1t haunts him sleeping and wax
ing; on the street and in his office; at
home and at the home of others at din
ner and at the play. If he has a reputa-
ton as a philanthropist so much the
worse for him. He is regarded as an
easy mark, and as fair game at all times.
The beggar who makes a speciality of
the millionaire is the Napoleon of his
craft. He is never to be found in rags
like the sidewalk species. He is not play
ing for pennies, nickles, or dimes. He is
looking for richer prey. He wants dol
lars at time, and he wants a goodiy
number of them. He is a genius in his
way, and evidently he makes a good thing
OF it, else there would not be SO MANY
OF them always making the rounds. There
Is no fraternal feeling among them, eth
or. The competition in the business IL
fierce, and if one strikes a good thing. he
nurses 1t tenderly and never drops a
hint of his gold mine to others of the
craft
some interesting stories are told by mill
lionaires of the encounters with tbe bag-
eng brigade and they go to show that
us members are exceedingly clever Deo-
sons. Coils p. Huntington can relate
some good tales on the subject, and here
is one of them: 80
Il was sitting in my office one day when
my secretary came in and said that one
OF my relatives wished to see me- l did
not recognize the name given. buI
thought perhaps 1 had met this one and
forgotten it. The man came in and after
we mad shaken hands, said that his
Huntington. He Seemed to be fam iii =.
with the history of my wife's family. and
menuoned several little incidents, some
which were quite new to me.
He was quietly dressed and seemed TO
De a gentleman While talking he cas-
New York on business. but had not pros.
| pered After while he left me ans /
told him to Gall again. A week later
| ne made another visit and seemed olIite
happy. He said that things had bright
ened up for him, and that he expeeted
| 10 go west in few days and start in
business. 1t would take but small can't
| tai and he had some friends who would
| gladly advance it. LAS he was going I
told him if he was in need of any small
amount of ready money 1 could loan II
| to him, but he politely declined the offer
Three days later he made another cali
! and seemed disturbed. He said that the
friends he had counted upon to loan him
rope, having been called away bv the
dangerous illness of one of their daugh-
ters who was travelling with friends
abroad.
He said: 4 hate to ask you, Mr.. Hunt
ingdon, TO do me the favor of adyancinp
the money. It is only $500. and the oppor2
tunity seems to be such a good one and IL
seems too bad if 1 fail to take advantage
of it. l will give you my note for the
sum. making it payable in six months.
would not ask you to do it if l thought
there was any chance of my not being
able to pay it. I do not owe cent in the
world to anyone. and have always been
dihdent about assuming debts, although
many of my friends have urged me TO Dor
row from them, as they had confidence in
my business ability
There was so much apparent sincerity