The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25
CREDIT TO $7,OOO,OOO
A YOUNG MAN busy AT CALVES
TON BURNING UP HIS
MONEY
ALL OF HIS FADS EXPENSIVE


Beer at Five Dollars Per GrOwIer
and Hacks at Almost Any Price
Counted Among His Oddities
The Son OF "a Wealthy Coal Oper-
atOr - His Drafts CheerHuIIy
Welcomed by His Bankers.
GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 24.-W. r.
Davis, whose father is understood to
! be at the head of the Davis Coal and
! Coke company of New York, Philadel-
phia, and Baltimore, and whose mines
embrace two counties in West Virginia,
has aStCnished Galveston with his law
ish expenditure of money. He came
here four weeks ago by the steamer
! Lampasas from New York accompan-
led by a valet MISS E. cambridge
Smith, lately Of the Richard Mansfield
and Chauncey Olcott companies, was
passenger on the same boat. Both
| registered at the fremont hotel 1t
was subsequently stated that Mr.. Davis
had credit at the banks for any amount
from 81 to $7,000 900. Mr.. Davis first
developed a prediction for bicycles,
then for yachting, next for hacks, and
finally for prize fighting. At all times
he had q remarkable thirst. He char
tered the yacht Maud E, and made a
trip to ROckport and Corpus Christi.
Miss Smith and party Of friends ac-
companied him. Although champagne
was plentiful, Miss Smith expressed a
preference for draft beer out of a
pitcher. The rules of the fremont pre-
scribe bottled beer but Miss Smith
insisted on having her way, and a epe-
cial dispensatiOn was made when she
declared that she would have it in a
growler if it cost IS per growler While
Davis had the hack fever the jehus Of
the city reaped harvest, as Mr.. Davis
and his friends were driving morning,
noon, and night.
Just as suddenly as the hack craze
seized him it passed away and he took
up pugilism. He became deeply inter-
ested in Jim Hail. the Australian, whose
fame rests on the ancient report that
he at one time defeated Fitzsimmons
Hall is instructor Of the Galveston
Athletic club and for nearly a week
Davis made the club rooms his head
quarters. For the especial entertain
ment Of Miss Smith, there was a fight
to finish in the club rooms between
two local pugilists Jim Hall refereed
the bout. The men fought eight
rounds. It was one Of the fiercest fights
ever seen here. Miss Smith was in
ecstasies. She cheered and clapped her
hands and said it was the most glorious
sport she had ever seen. The boxers
had no reason to complain. Mr.. Davis
paid them handsomely for their efforts.
How much money Mr.. Davis has
spent since he came here no one seems
to know exactly. Four days ago he
went to Clerk Easton and said he need
ed some pocket money. Easton asked
him how much he desired. He said
| $400 or $500 would do him for a few
days. Easton hesitated a moment and
Davis laughed:
ABUNDANT CREDIT.
"Just telegraph to the Davis bank,
Of Davis, w. Va, or to my banker in
Baltimore" he said, land ask if my
draft will be honored."
The clerk did so. Back came the re-
ply, "Yes." The money lasted three
days. Yesterday Mr.. Davis remarked
to the clerk that he was broke and
was going away. He wanted money.
Again the clerk telegraphed to the bank
to know If another draft, this time for
| $4,000, would be honored. The bank re-
piled that 1t had advised Weeks Nc
Carthy & Co. as to Mr.. Davis credit.
| The message the banking house Of
Weeks, Mccarthy & Co. received, read:
Mr.. Davis drafts will be honored up
| to $1,000, ,OOO."
There is a local liveryman who
weeps every time he thinks Of Mr..
Davis. He went to the hotel on Mon
day and asked for the young sport.
What do you want?" asked the
clerk.
II have a BILL" said the liveryman.
How much?"
Fifty dollars. He broke up one OF
my rigs
Here's your money" said the clerk.
Receipt the bill. Mr.. Davis has money
| to burn"
Thunder" exclaimed the liveryman:
'1et me have the bill and I'll make it
$1OO."
mot much" replied the clerk: "on1v
| @OO sues C1llS llIIlS, Uul II 1t ndQ been
$3.50 1t would have been all the same
to Mr.. Davis"
When Mr.. Davis appeared at the
hotel counter that evening the clerk
mentioned the fact that he had paid
a livery bill.
"Oh. yes; oh, yes" drawled Mr.. Davis.
II was lighting a cigarette and the
horses ran into gully and smashed
the top. left the rig there and tele-
graphed to the stable for them to send
out and gather up the pieces
Mr.. Davis left on the steamer San
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