The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13
A STOCK EXCHANGE KING.
CARNEY, OFFERED $4,000, 900 FOR
A HOUSE.
Greatest Promoter of the Age.
Thinks Nothing of Buying n Gold
Mine or a CrOwn-LOndOn's Latest
AcuuisftfOn
From the New York Press.

Acquisition.
From the New York Press.
To be able to offer $5OO0,OOO for one house,
and not care whether the proposition ls
accepted or declined, seems to be the en-
viable position in life of Barnett l. Bar
nato. now of London, but formerly OF
South Africa. Mr.. Barnato, grown tired
of making money in African diamond
fields, has removed to London, so as to
be in direct communication with the STOCK
exchanges of the world. OF course, hav-
ing decided to live in London, a house be-
came necessary, for Mr.. Barnato has
family. He picked out the most preten-
tious private dwelling in the great city,
and named a million sterling as the price
he was willing to pay for it, This building
or series of buildings, is known as the
Mansion house, and when, after being
taken under consideration" for time,
the munificent offer was declined, Mr..
Barnato promptly proceeded to erect
spacious dwelling that will, it is said rival
even the stately architecture of the fam
GUS residence he failed to purchase.
What Jay Gould was to Wall street
Barney Barnato threatens to become to
the London and Paris stock exchanges.
His dealings even now are on a gigantic
scale, and the London and Paris financial
worlds look up to this latest meteor tina,
has only recently crossed the speculative
horizon. He is regarded as the greatest
promoter that the world has ever seen;
but he doesn't seem to mind that He is
enormously wealthy-nobody knows iust
how rich he Island consequently even
London society, hitherto rigidly exclusive
as far as the newly rich are concerned
fairly falls over itself to do him honor
Society reporters, with a mob that has
from daylight until far into the nignt.
At breakfast only and Immediately after
dinner will he see them.
Breakfast is the best time to call anon
him, for he is invariably in his best of
spirits at that time of day. He wears a
velvet dressing jacket and white socks,
eats his breakfast, plays with his daugh-
ter, his dog and his son, takes exercise
and gives Mrs. Barnato good advice, all at
the same time
He doesn't like to give an interview. and
he won't either, if all the reporters have
the experience of the one sent by the New
Budget This young man had met Mr..
Barnato before-seVeral times, In fact
but he got little or nothing out of the
mine promoter. Here is part of his ex-
perience:
L found him jaunty, chatty. upright
good-tempered and kind-hearted. Glad
to see you, Stony" said he, as the ever
courteous Honey introduced me- Il hope
you won't interview me" ne added. sneak
ing in the rapid way of a man who would
sooner give. you five pound note than a
Al L
at breakfast, and you can see what sort of
a chap l am Seriously" l began
Don't be serious. stony said he; I'm
short to be serious, and don't let thai
artist you nave got with you sketch my
white socks" The room was in Earl Spen-
friends call him "Barney'-has taken it
for eighteen months, while his own pal
atial mansion in Park Lane is being built
looked. "Ill tell you the whole Of my
scheme and plans
You will?' said I, seeing visions of for
I'm three minutes" he continued. for
the simple reason that have got them all
in my head or at my fingers ends. trust
absolutely to memory and never want any
notes"
The artist looked up to make sure of the
shape of a curl and Barney had van
ished. In a moment he appeared many
yards away, deep in conversation with
two serious important looking foreigners,
who had come 10 arrange something about
the Paris bourse in which few hundred
thousand pounds were at stake. Two
seconds later they disappeared with a
satisfied look, and then, as the artist pro-
crossed, Barney, slipped in and out of
the picture, engaged in the intervals in
the writing of a play with Mr.. Haddon
Chambers, who was thoughtfully occupy
ing seat in a window. As wondered
what he would do next I found him con-
tinuing the interview with me, somewhat
to my astonishment
Yes" said he, interpreting my thought
"this great room looks a little bare
doesn't it? But l shall get my own sill
yer in here directly, and a few rags about
will make the place look more comforta-
Bile, eh2'
s.Just So" said I, but stopped, because
/ was talking to space, and rush of cold
air from an open window was all that was
left of my listener. / looked around, and
was started to find him at my other ell
bow having in the meantime interviewed
a bank director on his own behalf. And