The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-03
$4,000 IN THE POT.
4 BIG Poker Game That Was Played
on the Great Lakes.
Chicago Post.

St-AN''co'
"You missed the greatest treat OF your
life by not being here on the excursion 70
Dulpth o.l tie big steamer Northwest, *
claimed prominent Iron king i:il-
lionalrc to-day as he met an t.qHH;iy
wealthy capitalist tr"in 1t. l.o"'a III '"'
smoking rooi- OF the A''ii,"F'H:'l l '',''''A'
"How's th"t: = inquire" 'he lr'enu.
There was the greatest 's"NSi -
played in the smoking room: q 'ne N',.'. h.
west that -al'; AZ 'n''t D.. ~ ,,',4
lakes. ard it Will stand as l-"ie'''.ei
| for wears to come
'l thought 1}"' seen !" "!'e- 80 -, -.
two myself. but ana now Hrep"Eed I" say
that never saw bTt o:Ie
"1oaVc Aca'd yarns "0,'',. 'It - :"''.r.' .'a.,
Mississippi! river game d" 'ei' W.,
John. this takes the !!:@:s ,'':"' !!;' 49,
out OF th" MiSS:SSiip' S':is':'''.!: 'iH'.'.'''S
and pats fringe "t !''E:e.> m: th''1hH -;
aronnd oar great NoEth'ii' axes. II "''l
go down Ii history.
just as soon a> si'.!':'ei ;'"''''' ;,.'' -.
big ship ard saw q Sroi" or h!;r@ "i !''"',
mllional.tS lin"'i Ap &>t";ii!H' t''e &C. ~
ing, all IN toe best OF S'lfi, II! "7,''' '''
having tho:fus.:!y goo" ,'h'' "'.-
irnsted that the Gaps "''''.' N ''','"'' W.
got to Dnln;h' e..,,. .. -,
"hciofe 'l:e cn;.' was '';r'H ','' ''.,,'...d
hafo'f 'Si" :, '".ii 80 w., t,,...,,,.,
10 the ?seSi''eHt " i '''' - ,,..,ty
comrnhifs taa' 'heE !,''"t q '',t.N ,,.aI:
Of select friends, 90 ''o"ii lf'r .,;i' ~
log ioo@i and hay" q''ic' me- 49,,
game GEeE p!ckc" tielf if:''''S ~
number ot half H"Zsh' ana I':.' .: -; .;,a.
was able 7" Speit MS i"Fl"n' y" ''' ~ ''''''
eight figures. ..,., .,..;,..x.
Several ctasf sr;'"i,S i''."' 49,, =,
anil l. and repaired % 'ne c',t'n " :. a.,
MISSION, I1t al ''''e'sS' '' ''>'
klnS peeS. ,,.,,.,,, ,o,f. s;,a;. g..
Chips We're bought a':' "s.r s.,- '."' :nr ;.
the first game nj - 10! MA!t''' so ~. -
and so fcr blues. laFre N.H .'e"s .>,Sa
chanpaGns. IN" ever! !''''H ~ '.', ~, ,.>,l
was III the best OF n"'"'e- - -, - i''',' ,o..a
a game OF penny ante 'n'y co',:t ~. i:''N.
played with more caleieSS !n"'!''tN'''' 40
:egards the stake; iATo.E';'. ,,..,.7
Those WHO de! not ni'; were Se".'e.en ,',.,
about the beat, w'Sc.ilhS nc 'at"I, s'ttl'. ia,.
or taking II ire SC; Lsr{. Me!. W,l "rtH ,,.,l
and lad forgotten a.. ""'"' 'ne ,.r s;l,nr sa;1
tne Sef'ah. WHO o'ora' i-,.,. ,1is,.:.,, l.,
Beg ra'hdn. Sah bnt "c! P:;.!'" ",
bigges' game d"Va Dan "a GO S.'!"A !o,''''
dat dis leah axe {: er LAD on ner "a''"'a,
sab Y,s, sab; dat's right, sab. itetNchea
mebbe vo,. might watt to come IA.
well, went dawn and found that the
darkv hal not r;.t = particle of co!orin@
into his account OF the game. The circle
bad grown to eight. and the price o. chipS
had taken 4 IAo:irSt ;:d'arcc-'Ae f"0a,
tons being So fos whites $40 cor reds a'lI
$3.50 for blnes.
champagne gases were neg.ectt'! ;i'd
everybody was paying rather c:"Se ':.'ri
ton to business, Willie tie crow! ABOUT ''lF
table hai Increased TO nearly score o.
spectators.
.'The game then ran along &t an ever
stretch tor full Eonr. Tie rai!r2'': pres
dent seemed 10 tc getting the worst oi IL
and the mine owner had "h"2Gn chll'S !"
build a few business blocks and ch"rc:;eS
stacked up a. his left hand
"Jnst at this moment one OF 'ae p:&S'S,
iron kings in tl:e country c':iHe np az"
stood for Il moment !oo&lne as 'He C''e'
".Wel!. bows, What are YOU wasting yo1r
time for? If you are going 10 play, Why
not have cilo;:gh up 10 make il interest
tno?'
Perhaps you'd like to >i. in?' s;g-
&c, e,ted the railroad president. appearing I"
be trife disturbed by the remark.
Don't mind II l do take hand, as
never play for anything but lecrea'loa.
Blu, shall insist on 4 raise - G12;aHchS:
"'Very well. returned the p"'.k fresl'
| dent, who had been rnt TO lis Arttie. sup
pose we put the buts at S2;'o, reds al STU
and whites $50.
The railroad preS!'!eHt !%i" 'ssi"e n49
coat the mine owner bit OH the tip OF @
! fresh cigar. The iron king bought stack
of chips that almost caused one nt the
servants to faint, and tie fru began again.
At the eud Of another half hour the rail
read president was deeper in the hole than
ever Just as we were rounding heeWee-
nav Point and the iron man was dealing a
fresh game, the railroad president very
quietly suggested:
elf there are 30 objections, wouldn't
mind pushing up the price again. They
stand at even figures now, and I'm rather
partial to having it at odd figures :or 4. por-
ton OF tie tirle
.:Good , Good ' came the chorus from
every oue at tie table. The news Travelled
! tLrcuof cut ttt boat, and miiiiou3.rcS AID
So, wants stood shoulder 10 shoulder craning
their recks to Get gocd view Of the table.
1t was still for the space Of q few mlnnteS
prtil the iackpo. was oneGcl ~. The
mine owrer opened tie pot the railroad
president stayed in. ll:en the iron king
raised the BET to dizzy figure, and then
the showdown came. The iron king held
a full house, but the whole table went wild
when the railroad president threw down
four aces raked in a pot CT chips repre-.
sentinc an even $4,000.
The iron king used some language that
was more forcible than elegant, but b. was
not scared out Of the game. No, Indeed.
He called for another b:S stack and went
right on. and we all appIauled his p;nck
and wished aim better inck in tic Xxx; big
pot"
One of the Chicagoaps who vas in the
party. but whose fortune is so mod st that
it doesn't quite reach seven tig1res, said