The times., 1897-03-16
WORTHY OF MUNcHAUsEN
Tale From New York of a Man
With $50, to Bet.
HE is FROM MISSISSIPPI
Went to a Newspaper Office and
Wanted TO Leave His Money With
Sporting Editor to Place on
That Worthy Refused
the Trust.

Sporting Editor to Place on
Corbett-That Worthy Refused
the Trust.
There seems to be 4omething soout the
coming meeting between Fitzsimmons and
Ccrhett at Carson City 10 cause tie sensa-
tional papers,of New York TO 'outherod
the public. If Ananias, Baron Munchau-
sen, or even ..Old Fake himself, were
to shake off their grave clothes and stalk
forth into the bright, sunlight of the land
Of the living, and happen TO get hold of
copies Of the metropolitan prints detailing
events preceding tsle fight in Nevada,
they would be apt 10 scurry back TO their
sepulchers and beinoan tier lost rcputa-
tions as prevaficators.
Not content with hiring an eX-United
States Senator and employing famous
bruiseis to detail the battle, they have even
engaged women TO write up the afiray,
and, not stopping at this, they maintain
q corps of ''oifiCe reporters WHO III the
absence of the real stuff from the CORE
spondents at the seat Of war, jueEie their
brains for stories with which to entrance
tile gaping null itude. and cultivate within
them an appetitefor more-the sane as that
Which overcomes the school boy after lie
has encompassed his last blown biscuit.
These toyers with truth apparently think
the people Of the provinces" have crednllty
like unto the sands of the scashure, and
it would be nlystifying were it not anus
ing To read their homemade" creations
on the big fight AS the date of the event
approaches they have abandoned all effort
to keep within bounds and are giving full
sway TO the often repeated injunction that
where fiction will do never mind the
facts"
For instance, one of the 'yellow-lddd
papers published la the metropolis printed
the following yesterday morning:
A man from Mississippi with $So,060 in
good United States Government bills, wrap
ped in tissue paper and placed iii his inside
vest pocket, was in Newspaper Row yester-
day afternoon in search of someone 10 take
care of the bunch of greenbacks.
The elevator landed him on the editorial
floor and he sent word in to the sporting
editor that a gentleman from Mississippi
would like to deposit $50, 900 in his hands
which he would like to bet on Corbett. 1t
was at first thought that he was crank.
He proved to be in earnest as his first
words showed.
To show you, 50 h, that An mean what
An say, 4 b want YOU to look at this, and
the southerner. unbqttoning his blue and
yellow specklcd waistcoat, took from
the inside pocket andlaid upon the waiting
room table a tissue-paper bundle, bound by
a rubber band The rubber band and the
tissue paper were soon removed, ana the
reporter was surprised as $4,000 in good
United States Government 500 and 81 900
bills were disclosed to view.
The Southerncr introduced himself as
Capt. Daniel Jennings, Of Mississippi, who
fought with distinction in the Confederate
army, Notwithstanding that he and his
relatives are now Republicans,
= An know shis paper is responsible, an
All want to leave this money, sab, with
your spootin editor to bet on CoIbett.'
As he said this he picked up the bundle
OF money and rendered 1t TO the reporter.
Capt Jennings was told that the paper
y
hold and bet his money for him.
The Mssissppian was advised not TO
carry snch large SUN OF money on his
person ahoutthe city. and was recommended
TO at once place it in a safe-de post vault
or bank. s5
Suppose you're held up and gone
through by highwayhcn at night, or are
struck by cable car or a night-hawk
cab and left senseless in the darkness an
easy prey for thief. Where would your
$50, 900 ne when you awoke?' Capt. Jen-
nngs was asked.
Waai,f said the captain, "as for the
cable cars, Ah've been in New York befo'
and All guess Ah can keep mai eye on EN-.
An shuh enough. the cabs, too. AS for
any body holding me up, huhl Waal, any
body who tries to hold me up Will have q
nice time" and he felt of his belt.
"Ah've got" said the MisSissippian,
$50, 900 in currency that a II want to bet
on Corbett. All don't say what odds Ahll
give, but if anybody wants to bet, and
means business, all they've got to do is to
see me or let me know where | can see
them, and Ah'll put the money up in any
hands. An won't bet less than
Sc. 5000 Ah amt here to do any fooling
business, an amt goin' to take any So or
$500 bets.
'Ah'm betting K Kal Kenneday's money,
who will arrive in Cason City tonight on a
special train accompanied by Bud Remand,
Joe Hickey, Pat Sullivan, Joe Harris, Sam
Collier, Cal Thompson, Fitzpatrick and a
host of others
.'Mistah Kenneday has $50, 900 with him.
bn xrtIl r. tp n a N
Carson He is true type of Southern
said the captain. He dstin-
himself by his bravery in crushing
the celebrated Clinton riot i'll Mississippi in
1878. He is noted as a duehst in the
South, and has been on the field of homo
many times"
''Mistah Kenneday will he met by Bat
and a party OF Southerners when
he arrives in Carson City
"Waal, Ah'm sorry the paper won't take
care of this money for me. and guess
Ah'll have TO go along up to the safe deposit
vault. You see All suspected you mought
not take it and SO All wrote and engaged
q box.
Guess Ah'll 20 up and stick my pile in
there and off he darted across the
Third avenue cable car tracks, lodging in
and out Of the way OF the trucks as nimbly
as would newshoy.
Capt. Jennings will stay ab the Waldorf
Hotel, and any one who wants to bet any
money on Fitzsimnons will he accom-
lnodated by the southerner to the amount
Of $50, 900.
sAENGERS WON THE SET.