The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-01

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GENERAL FRANK NATIONS RABBrr-roor.
General Frank Hatton, who was the head
q tne postofiice department in President
Artnur's cabinet. Is said to have the most
lucky rabbit-foot in Washington. He cot
y TWO or three years ago in Chicago. and
nom II probably comes his success and
tnat Of the big paper, the Washington
ron, which he Is making so valuable. The
story % told me by one of General Hat.
IONS friends 10 that this rabbit-foot was
sent 70 him by the seventh SON of 3 seventh
son q Georgia darkey, who had been be-
ily and that it reached him when he ~as
n Chicago. He was at the time, though
the world hardly knew 1t, metaphoricaflv
epeakng, trotting around on his uppers.
he had been connected with the Chicago
AoM and the New York Ress and had
lost small fortune. He hadn't cent IN
MS pocket and though he lived well It was
only through the faith Of one Of bis friends
who Keeps big hotel in Chicago, and who
told Hatton to keep his family there a.
long as he pleased and to look around
until something turned up. The general
oid not think much of the rabbit-foot. but
he put It in his pocket and went out.
xMkod up and down the streets along the
ran Tsnks .s g the e. lake and thought.
South, and he finally got To- 1u think;n ne
about Washington and Washington news.
papers. The more he thought about the
Held the better he liked it and he finally
ps q, e e 8. 70 ri BE Po Sa tia; and bbs
the Washington Poet He went back to
the hotel and told his wife that he had
decided to buy the Washington Post and
move to Washington. Mrs. Hatton
possesses considerable common sense and
she said:
But, Frank, how are you going to buy
NJ xou have no money and the Post is .
n borrow tho money" said General
Hatton, and with that he went out on the
street. called ON friend, and borrowed
enough to take him to Washington and
to keep him there for the week or two
necessary for his negotiations. The
amount, however, was 50 small that when
ne got to Washington he stopped with .
friend, rather than put up at the hest hotel
in the city as was his custom. Now the
Post was owned by Mr.. Stilson Hutchins.
and he considered it worth somewhere
about $500, 600. General Hatton nut on 3
bold air and called on Hutch,ns. He
talked as though he owned millions, but
not own anything. Nevertheless. he dis
cussed the situation with him, and they
dickered over terms from day to day until
Hutchins got his figures down to
somewhere near 500, 1000 At this
time General Hatton met ex-Congress-
man Beriah Wilkins, who was then about
to leave the House ct the close Of his term
and did not know where to 60 nor what to
do. Hatton found how he was situated,
ana meeting him on the street proposed
that he go in with him and that they buy
the Post together. Wilkins appeared to
like the idea, but he said he hadn't q great
deal of money, and that he would have to
60 slow. He'll, come ON and see Hutch
ms about it ANYHOW, = said Hatton. And
the two went together to Stilson Hutch
ms Office. There the dickering began
again. and at last Hutchins said: "Now.
Mr.. Hatton, you and have been talking
over this thing for several days, and it
seems to me that there's too blank much
talk and too blank little money. Now
want you to either put up or shut up. I'll
tell you just what I'll do, and you can take
it or leave it. I'll sell you the Washington
Post for 0000, on certain terms, and
want $4,000 cash by tomorrow at
y O'Clock to bind the bargain" With
that he looked 1t Hatton. The face of the
Sphinx. His iron jaw became more like
iron than ever. He looked Hutchins in
the eye and with nothing but the rabbit
foot in his pocket he said coolly:
"I'll take it. Write out your terms and
sign your proposition:
pale. He did not know what to make Of
it, and as the two left together he said
timidly to Hatton:
sBut, Frank, where are you going to get
that $4,000? can raise some money, but
I cant get $4,000 here in Washington on
three hours notice.
"Who in blank asked you to get it?" re-
jaws together again and told Wilkins not
to worry, that he would attend to
it. This was in the evening. He
went home that night and slept like
top. The next morning he called upon
banker friend of his here at about 10
o'clock. He met him in his private office
and told him that he wanted to buy the
Post. and that he had to put up $40 900 by
noon. and that he wanted him to lend him
the $4,000. He then went over the situa-
ton and showed his friend how the Post
list grunted and listened. He continued to
listen and continued to grunt until Hatton
got through, and then walked with him to
the door without giving an answer. He
followed Hatton out to the cab in which
he had come to his Office, and as Hatton
got in, still not knowing how the thing
was going to turn out, he stepped in after
him and told the cabby to drive to
Riggs bank. Here the two got out and
went in, and the capitalist gave Frank
Hatton q check for $4,000. Hatton pre-
sented it and the money was counted out
to him. As soon IS he had seen that 1t
was correct he handed it back and asked
for certified check for $4,000 1t was
given him, and he folded it up and put it
in his pants pocket beside the rabbit-foot.
He then drove to the Office of the Washing
ton Post, and reached there within i've min
utes of twelve. He stepped into Mr..
Hutchins' room, and Stilson Hutchins
erected him with the remark, which he
Judged to be facetious: well, Frank"
said he with a laugh, II suppose
you've come to buy the Postf Yes,
I have" replied General Hatton, "and I'll
take it now" "Indeed." said Hutchins,
shut you remember that the contract calls
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