Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-17


and Garry It to London in Refrig-
orator Ships-His Remarkable
Career.
London. October 16.-Barney Bar
nato. the African mining magnate,
known as the King of the KafLirs,
who has made 100000 600 in two years
out of-South African mining securities,
is projecting a new and very last line
OF steamships to Cape Colony, and in
addition. he is understood TO favor the
idea that South Africa, by means of
refrigerator ships. can compete with
California even in the New York mark
ct for the honor and profit in the fruit
trade. Be that as IL may, Barnato,
who was az one period OF his career
employed by circus. has become
distinguished patron OF the drama to
the extent OF entertaining many pretty
Gaiety girls at costly suppors, and. IN
addition. q few nights ago he person
ally appeared as "Cue Of the crowd
among the "supers' on the stage Oh
Drury Lane Theatre in a scene depict
ing q hotel at Johannesburg.
What John Law was two hundred
years ago, Barney Barnc,o. o. FoItu'
guese, i'm London, is to the Engllsh
stock market OF to-day.
IL is q little less than year since
the staid and solid Britons began 10
vie with each other as to who should
nav the highest price for the stocks OF
BarratO's companies. Before that
time Barney was little known now
he is the chief figure in London mas
wealth estimated at $l0O,OOJ,ouV, ana
has rented Earl Spencer.s town mouse
for the eighteen months which, tNe az
chitects say. viii be necessary loF llle
completion Of the palace when nc Ids
planned for himself.
In spite Of the wonderful success
that has come to him OF late, Mr.. Bar"
Dato is not entirely spoiled OF course,
The mower he has acquired and the i'm
mense wealth he has amassed nave
added TO his self-conceit, but he IS stll
n kindly good-tempered man, who sell
dom gets angry unless the persons LOT
whom no has done favOrs attempt 10
evnress their thanks too yolubly. lneh
be is ant TO turn them away qulchly'
and ff thew persist, TO lose his temper
oDd show that he can be ugly ct tunes
In apposrsnce Mr.. Barnato is Jyp'-
cal modern Fnglishman-One OF tle
r,ind that Is often seen on the stage anu
sometimes in c3rica-ures. a niue
above medium height, he IS ra-Aer
be7v'lv built with an oval face ana
brown hair. which he wears parted III
Tho middle. plas-ered rather tightly 10
his head. His sandy mustache As cut
short and twisted 50 tight aJ me ENDS
chat g. has The appearance or De.hS
vowed Near-sighted. he has acquired
habit of souint.ng, and though PAIR
If eyeglasses render his vision good
the muscles around his eyes are usu-
uallv so contracted as to form mass II
vrinl1les. Fond Of home life, he tries
70 keen business out Of his town mouse,
hr- ,-'tb little success. When in the
civ" he is as hard 10 get at as was ii
HING Chang. for an army OF secretaries
and clerks bar the way to his private OIL
Gee for all but the few favored ones.
pr- M home he is different, and for
this reason his private life is constantly
being upset by persons VINO want 20 see
him on business. Denied admission 10
/ him al his Office they follow him nome,
where. on one preteXt or another, JheE
/ cain entrance. Once inside the house,
they are sure OF seeing the financial
mogul for his good nature prevents
| him from turning any one away. AS
I consequence, his time az home Is occu-
pied with q constant succession Of call
/ ers who seem to give him barely time
TO sleep. Men with half a continent for
sale. women with a little choice lace,
msn who write plays and books and
other things. ChUms who want 10 see
how ne feels after 'last night all coms
i'm one after another or a dozen at
time. while Barney" in velyet-,rim-
med dressing gown. white socks and
/ loose slippers, eats his breakfast, plays
with his daughter or his son, takes his
walking exercise or chats with his VIE.
But with all these people intruding
upon him. and with all the cares Of his
immense fortune and business interests
20 look after, Bern3to finds time TO be
communicable and. good fellow
with the friends who knew him before
his success came TO him. He likes to
play billiards. and his favor.te stake IN
threepence; he likes to play cards, but
never for money; he enjoys good
story. and can tell one we'll himself. He
enjoys his home but, as he says, does
nc. Sc half enough Of It.
Such. in q way IS Barney Barna,o,
the man whose name attached to any
company is sure 20 send its stock sky
ward until the par value has been
,ripled and quadrupled. Two hundred
wears ago John Law sent one ship 20
New Orleans and brough. back an odd
collection of American products. On
The strength Of that and his name the
Mississippi Company formed and stock
TO the face value Of millions of dollars
was sold far above par. The Misiss-
iDpi Company went to smash and John
Law died in poverty i'm Venice. Mr..
BaruatO's companies have not gone TO
smash. and there is little chance Of his
dying I'D poverty, for English financial
papers place the value of his estate at
SI9O.O00,000. Il is an estimated value,
however. and. aside from some landed
estate. may consist Of almost anything.
il is beyond doubt largely composed Of
stocks in companies in which the Brio
sa public are so wildly investing JUS.
now.
As an example Of the craze that has
seized English investors the career Of
the Boruato Bank, Mining and Estate
Company GimitedD may be cited. 1t
was formed only few weeks ago. and
the announcement was made that the
caDital would be /. 250. GOO pounds in
shares of one pound The public was
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