The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
PORTER SAT UP WITH 100000.
Forced to Hold q Miners Fortune While the
Latter Slept.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mr.. C. p. Wheeler, the mining king of
Humuco, Mexico, has much cause for con-
graduating himself that he fell in with an
honest man when he boarded the Santa
Fe limited at Albuquerque last Thursday
on his journey east. He is manager for his
own valuable property there. and also looks
after the interests of several nonresident
syndicates and handles large quantities of
cash all the time.
When he was shown his berth in the
sleeper Aestes, In charge of Conductor
Breed, of Chicago, and Porter w. H. Hub
bell, of Kansas City, he informed the porter
that he intended to surrender himself
wholly to his care and wanted all the at
tention that was required. Hubbell has
been in the Pullman service long enough to
know exactly what is required, and he
slowed the mining king away snugly in his
berth.
Prior to falling asleep Mr.. Wheeler called
Porter Hubbell to him and said he had
some cash he wanted to turn over for safe
keeping. Mr.. Hubbell declined % take 1t,
but destinations don't go with the mining
king, and he simply called the porter to him
and loaded him up with his valuables. He
reached down in his bootleg and pulled out
a roll of new bills and handed them to the
porter with the injunction to take care of
them during the night Mr.. Hubbell would
not take it except that it was witnessed,
and Conductor Breed and N. ]. Aldrch, of
Aurora, ILL.,, and A. NJ Mowry, of Chicago,
Witnessed the acceptance of the trust.
There were bills of $1,000 denominations in
the roll When he saw the amount Mr..
Hubbell said he was going to back out right
there.
mo, you WON'T said the miner. Gust
take the rest of it," and he fished out of
his pocket a dozen drafts and letter of
credit for sums aggregating more than
s1O0, 900 more and handed them to the porter
and then rolled into his berth and quietly
went to sleep.
All that night Hubbell sat in the opposite
berth watching the slumber of the miner.
Not once did he let his eyes close in sleep.
nor did he take the roll out of his hand all
night.
The next morning the miner awoke and
without the slightest air of surprise had his
fortune returned to him. He took 1t as
simple matter, and promised to reward the
porter for his kindness, and Friday night
when the train reached Kansas City Mr..
Hubbell was called to his berth and the
miner dropped into his hand two $40 gold
coins. 1t was a tip that was so liberal the
porter was astonished but the miner made
it still better by presenting him with
miners heavy overcoat, creation that Is
made to weather any experiences the WIN
ter in the mountains may bring.
Hubbell arrived from his run yesterday.
He said he had never encountered such an
experience in the service He admitted he
was delighted to get rid Of the cash and
heaved a great sigh of relief when 1t was
safely returned and the big miner tucked
1t snugly away down in his capacious boot
leg. :.
"Tve had lots of tips and seen plenty Of
but makes a feel queer to
have s31 900 in clean new bills in his possess
| sion and the owner sound asleep all the
time" he declared. 1T am always willing
| to care for our passengers. but hope the
| Mexican miners won't carry so much cash
| next time when they ride with me-"