Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-01-17
MORE ABOUT WILLARD.
Leading M,llionaries Talk freely Of
his Failure e-w H. Vanderbilt q
Opinion OF Blind Pools.

New YoRk, Jan. 6th.-ISpecial. il
Henry Clews, the we'll known banker,
says of Willard eff it proves that he
has become impoverished like most Of his
friends, and suffered alike with them in |
the wreck that has taken place, then he
is deserving of sympathy fer lacking the |
ability equal to carrying out the gigantic
schemes placed in his hands. If, on tn
other hand, he is found equal to living
nd sustaining himself IN the Oriental
masniicenee his new palatial quarters re-
quire, then it is evidence of gross betray-
al and sacrifice Of interests placed in his
hands and conlded to his keeping and
management This is something to b.
decided b. his victims, who are now feel
ns SO dispiritcd, owing to their impover
ishment, which comes to them US a pen
atty for overwciehty faith imposed in
their trusted friend and advisec. The
members of the noted blind pool con
tinued Mr.. Clews ''arc the ones who,
through the courts, can ascertain the
present financial condition Of Willard, who
was agent for sl-,thiJ,t06 of mm y
placed in his trust. They stand now and
have ever been blindlolded as to its usc
aud the methods adopted in connection
herewith 1t is thcr tlure Tor th,nu t.
take the initiative in this matter, to asccr
tain whalher they have been wrongcd 0,
not. If such has been their fate, thel
there certainly is a way to obtain redress
and recovery Of Il part at least of thei
,ost fortunes. 1t is very evident that thu
directors II The Nor;hprn Pacific Railroad
Company are not giving Willard thci
support and countcnancc; neither are the,
pleased with his management. The blues
lay probably OF the year 1883 was th,
last one, and the occasion Of this was The
.iishcartened condition of those bulls who
had beon hoping almost persistently dur
lns the greater part of the year against
hope, and finally surrendered from sheer
exhaustion. These parties, however car
ried into the new year one advantage,
and that is i'll commencing il with clean
slate, but at the cost of iriehtiully dim
inished bank account
INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH wM II.
VANDERBILT.
New YORK, Jan. 7.--[Special. Tho
Heratd prints the following interview
with William II. Vanderbilt in relation
to Wizards resignation: 81 do not know
anything as to Wizards failure" said
anderbilt. II never WIS thrown in con
tact with him, and in fact do not know
him at all, personally. Was his failure Z
surprise to me? W Il, np | cannot ex
actly ,ay that it was. Since his failure
have rad good many things about i,
which have surprised III more than ii ,
crash itself i,l instance, this having
thrust upon him millions of dollars ol
other peoples money for investment seem'
to me very curious. Have people evel
come to you, sir, asked Vanderbilt Of thu
r polt t, with an air Of skeptical inquiry
"snd t1rust money into your hands and
insisted that you should invest it? Die
you ever hear of anybody coming to me,
c ntinuad Vanderbilt, with still greater
air Of inquiry, "and putting hundreds o.
thousands of dollars in my hands to inves
for them?' Mr.. Vana lbilt paused
NON nj and ih u resumed: "No; | d,
not know anything about the Northerl
Pacific. | never owned dollars intcr
est in it in my life. | don't suppose il
will be greatly affected by what has hap
pened to Willard individuals dom
amount to much in these enterprises.
"Do you believe Wizards friends viii
rally about him and assist him to new
START Vanderbilt was asked
"Bah'" was the reply; "yOu don't find
much of that kind of friendship nova
days. They will say 'he was mighty
nice fellow, or, i am awful sorry for him,
or, its too bad All this don't cost any.
thing, but when you ask, how much are
you sorry for HIM? and call upon the
people to put their hands down into their