Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-06-20

Nsehtl fhht stefulp''""n hfv cpu0uct
ed on An honorable. hssis ana trAt 4
mans word must 10 ~ GOOD az Ms
bond In Wall street
All" said the boy, but YOU eastern
people little know the condition Of
the farmers of the west, Why, I had
rather be an honest farmer. filling the
soil Of old Missouri. than the richest
man in Wall street"
You are a bright boy" said Mr..
Keene. but ! fear you have the mis-
taken idea that many have concerD
ing those who make great fortunes"
TALKS OF ANDREW CARNEGIE.
"On the contrary" said the boy, Il
think | I'm right. Take Mr.. Carnegie,
for instance. who is so much admired
for his gifts. What has he done? His
! employees have made millions for him
by their labor. He has taken his
money and given II to libraries for
the rich. The men who have made
this money for MIR. Carnegie will never
see those libraries"
The boy told OF a visit to Russell
Sage. He said:
II went down to the Bank of Com.
merce building to Mr.. Sage's office.
His clerk at first refused to see me.
Dut Nntu 4 tdiu u ahI Ttitudiu Gs
Murphy on my way around the world.
the man said. step right in | told
Mr.. Sage ! wanted a subscription for
my paper. He said he did not usually
subscribe for out-oftown papers. but
after I talkel with him he paid for
subscriptions for ten persons, includ-
ing himself.
mir. Sage said he had more to do
xvtsh tho nani, fhnn Nnpuan haH Iln
told me about the various railroads
of which he was director.
Il asked him II the panic was over.
He said: Not yet. There may be an
other one | then asked him II | could
not put a little notice in my paper,
about Ave inches long. | told MIN
the price was $3.50" He yielded
and gave me a check for $50. So"
The boy spoke of having left the
check with Keech & Co. brokers and
bankers, in the Waldorf. He said he
had 5000 with him and would get a
letter OF credit.
Murphy spent the day with Father
Ducey yesterday, who was more than
ever mystifed b the marvellous child.
They drove together through the park.
The boys observations were wonder
full, and the priests amazement grew.
Occasionally there were discrepan.
cies. which caused Father Ducey to
wonder II an extraordinary Munchau.
senism were not the secret of the
boys stories.
When Russell Sage was seen he
said he had not given the boy a cent.
He had given him good advice. The
boy, said Mr.. Sage, had wanted $3.50
wi,n which to go around the world.
Keech Il Company had received no
check from the boy.
~" LINES IN MISSOURI TOWN.
Father Ducey was present at an
interview with a Journal man. He
said he was deeply interested In the
remarkable child. because he thought
New York was no place for him with
out protection. When the child was
asked about his father he said he had
been misquoted.
HE does not own the street railway |
lines, but the elevated lines"
Elevated lines in Jefferson city,"
asked a Journal IA
The child's face flushed, and he said
that Jefferson City was such a billy
place.
There are no street railways Of any |
kind In the place. a dispatch from
Jefferson City says. The boy red
dened when he was confronted with
Russell Sage's denial.
A dispatch to the Journal from JEFF
ferson City says that Richard Il. Muir
ply Is q public s~choolboy. lie ran
away from home to go around the
world. His father is no a millior.
aire, but a foreman In a printing of
fee. The boy had u a Juvenile
weekly some time ago. 1t had long
z failed and gone out OF existence.
He had been greatly spoiled by the
members OF the Missouri Legislature
in Jefferson City. He was generally
known as a prodigy and equally well
known for his exaggerations.
He had gone through Chicago and
had called on Mrs. Potter Palmer, as
he had called on Russell Sage. Father
Ducey sent a telegram to the boys
father last night asking what should
be done with his remarkable son. No
reply was received last night. The
dispatches said the boy left home
without money. Richard has money
and the people about the hotel are
wondering where he got II.
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