The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-12
TURNED ALL DOWN
s'Scotty" Refuses All Schemers
and Beggars.
String Of POrters Carry Liquor
to Him..
GOES TO BED EARLY.
Champagne and Whisky Too
Much for Him.
Says He Wants 13 Hour Train
for New York.
fOES TO BED EARLY.


All drinking records were broken by
him during the afternoon in entertaining
his friends in the bridal suite of the
Great Northern. At nightfall, he got
into bed to save himself from collapsing.
He had outdrunk a score of able bodied
men.
Cranks and parasites by the score
lowered around the young spender from
the moment he arrived until he went to
bed. The door of his elegant suite was
open to all with no questions asked;
champagne and whisky were free as
water, and the smiling host welcomed
all to the drink laden tables and silken
easy chairs.
He was prosecuted with schemers of
all brands. They asked charity; they
wanted to sell him stock. They asked
him to back their enterprises; claimed
kindred through being westerners or
sold sports" "Scotty" gave no sign oil
noticing their appeals. He crumpled
their prospectuses. payers or cards in
his hand and answered all the same:
I'm buying nothing but speed. I've
got nothing to sell. I've got mine and
am paying my way, so I'll do as L
please
There was procession to his suite,
the finest in the Great Northern. on the
corner of the third floor, all through the
afternoon. .'Scotty'' certainly eStab-
lished a worlds drinking record. He had
been without sleep, tossed on Hy1ng
train for two day and nights, but he
drank with all Corners. He drank cham
payne with his wife and a select party
Of intimate friends in an inner bedroom
and came forth often enough to never
miss round of whisky with the motley
crowd that crowded the parlor of his
suite
A dozen bellboys rushed liquor to the
place without ceasing for eight hours.
''Scotty'' insisted upon serving every
Of r-ty q fra
own hands. shouting a toast and the
warning that "any man caught dousing
his drink, will chuck out of the win
dow"
A bowling crowd of 5000 persons
surged about the Polk street depot
when the dust-covered special train.
consisting of a baggage car, diner and
the sleeper Muskegon, pulled in at
1854. 1t was six minutes ahead of
its record-breaking schedule. This
cost Scott $120 extra, as it had been
agreed that the railroad or Scott must
pay $40 for every minute more or less
than IS hours and a half taken from
the trip.
The crowd in the Naepot set up a
yefi for "Scotty.' The people on the
train, awed at the reception. showed
s'scotty" to the front, The miner
grabbed the nameless dog he picked
up in the streets of Los Angeles. which
was adorned with a $1,000 jeweled
collar. and sprang for the platform.
Inc Jam at the Depot.
A veritable riot broke loose the
minute "Scotty'' and his dog touched
the asphalt He looked the typical
denizen of the western deserts. His
smiling brown face was crowned by
a cheap soft black felt hat, such as
cowboys wear on Sundays. He had
on a long black ulster, which he
quickly stripped off. revealing rough
blue flannel shirt. blue serge trousers
and coarse laced shoes. His ward
l.
coat His string tie was a 1aring red.
With Photographic flashlights pop
ping every second "Scotty" and his
dog were beaten hither and thither
wedge. raised them onto truck and
showed them to the express office.
81 want glass wagon to take me
to my hotel" said "Scotty," meaning
a carriage, but when he saw Taylor
street damned with screeching HUI
manity and no cab in sight, he was
daunted.
Forgot Wife, But Not the Dog.
He had forgotten his wife, who
crouched in a corner on the train, but
Rugged the mongrel pup to his breast.
The policemen showed the miner into
& covered one-horse express wagon,
and slamming the iron gate behind
him, started the horse off at gal
1op.
Grinning and hugging his dog
Miner Scott looked like a Gagged wild
People ran after the wagon for blocks
At Van Buren, and Dearborn streets
the crowd had been distanced and
''Scotty'' again appealed for a glass
wagon" Though the hotel was but
a block away, he jumped out of the
wagon and took carriage.
Scott gave away $50 in 81 bills to
the driver and other persons who
helped him.
Spit Upon the Carpet.
entered the $40 a day bridal suite OF
the Great Northern was to sail hi,
greasy hat into a corner and spit upor
the carpet Then he called for the
boss of this dump? want to see
him right quick. We want booze and
lots of it. Quickl"
A genial soul named Arnold ad-
vanced and entered into negotiations
with the spender. The result was thai
four porters, six bellboys and two
maids came upon the scene. Will
them came six quart bottles of whisky
two of Scotch, two of Bourbon and two
of rye
Scott was followed into his rooms BY
40 assorted individuals. These were
served with various kinds of mixed
whisky for the men. wine for thu
women" shouted Scott, as he served
the drinks.
Dragged About His Trip.
He made several little speeches K
the group. The sum of them all wal
something like this:
"You boys may live a hundred
years, but you will never see anothe
man, 1 don't care how much he'
Vorth-if he's worth 100 million dol
1ars-who has come from Los Angelo
to Chicago in less than As hours.
I'm a miner. I've got mine ant
a good one.
81 don't know how much it's worth
g oh =
buy this train. I'm paying my owl
way. A lot Of people have said mad