The herald., 1895-12-08
Notwithstanding Their Great Wealth London Is Highly
Amused at Colonel North and Barney
BarnatO and Their Pecuiartes
Prominence the Kafr
Bulldog Second Monte Carlo at Oscnd Barney
Writing a Plsy.Nirs Barnato Charming Woman
and Her Beautiful Children

LONDON Nov. 27.--A unique rivalry
is ow in progress which is being watch
ed with deep interest by the COMPARE
lively few who know of its existence. 1t
is a rivalry between the two kings of that
part of com m ercial London which deals
in sensations. Colonel John Thomas
North, the nitrate king, forms one side
of tho rivalry, and Bernard Barnato, king
of the Katfirs, forms the other side.
Fortune duplicated many of her famous
freaks in dealing with Barnato and n orth.
These many similarities are the cause of
the rivalry. Barnato, whose real name,
by the way. is Isaacs, mas in few years
achieved as great reputation as that of
Colonel North. For many years North
had been regarded as the monoy.making
prodigy OF Great Britain. To heap up a
fortune of 800, 900, 900 without cent of
original captaljwas feat which the pso-
pie never wearicd of taking and writing
vbout, until the advent of Barney Bar
nato. 1t is doubtful If Barnato's wealth
exceeds that of Colonel North, although
it has been placed at a figure far above
the riches of the nitrate king.
Colonel North does not take kindly to
the immense prominence of the Katfir
king. 1t was sad blow to him when
the retiring lord mayor gave banquet
in honor of Barnato. North is very jeal-
Gus CT his popularity, and Barnato he
regards as an interloper. But Barney is
not worried about the colonel. lie is 60
ing his own way serenely, and even
talks OF burying himself for six months
or SO to escape public attention and
newspaper notoriety.
What worries the nitrate king particu-
larly is the fact that Barnato IS at work
on play, and the few who havs seen it
say that the plot is really good. Bar
nato, with customary franknsss, &C.
knoweuegs that it has considerable mer-
1t, ana he is prepared to spend many
thousands of his Kaffir hoard to make it
a success.
Not to be outdone by the new move Of
his rival. Colonel North will also make
radical departure, and if he makes
success of it he will have undying fame.
1t is nothing less than the establishments
of q new Monte Carlo, on a scale that
will make the famous gambling resort
owned by the prince OF Monaco seem a
small affair BY comparison.
1t is said that Colonel North has pur-
chased from the king of the Belgians
part OF the sen IroHb HI OsbeHu LOT lHe
equivalent of Sl5O0,000 and will build
there a casino which In every way will
be as magnificent as the Monte Carlo es.
tabIish ment.., There will be no govern
mental interference with the gambling
and the place will be managed under
system more liberal than that operated
by the Monte Carlo authorities. The OBJ
jectiopabe features which of late years
have brought the Monte Carlo place into
disrepute and have driven the wealthy
players into private clubs, will be done
away with, and Colonel North, it is said
incidentally, expects to augment his own
fortune considerably.
Rumor has it that many OF the nobility
who figure in the turf word are silent
partners OF Colonel North in the Ostend