The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-24

peace with amalgamation and a united
front against all enemies secured At
last, at in the morning. compromise
was arrived at. Barrsato demanded that
the great amalgamated company should
be under the control of life governors.
of whom he should himself be one, 10
4 guard against the adoption Of any un-
wise policy under the powers ne dis
trusted This was agreed TO, and then,
( addressing Rhodes. ne said:
| Some people have a fancy for one
thing, some for another You want the
means to go north. if possible. and I
suppose We must give it 80 you"
! Rhodes at once became a larger
holder in Kimberley mine shares, and
Barnato acquired further large interests
in De Beers; and after these pledges of
peace had been exchanged it only re-
mained to complete the details OF anal
gamatior-
END OF BUSINESS TROUBLES
This was, Barnato often declared, the
end OF his busines troubles. Ii was not
50; but that was what ne thought and
said. From that time forward ne was
certainly very rich man. After some
time ne was persuaded otgo into poll
ties. and il brought aim into one Of she
fiercest struggles of his life. He was
assailed with extraordinary vehemence;
he paid back in kird. There were
stormy meetings at which blows were
struck, and in the midst OF II al, at once
debonlair and fierce, cool, speaking with
some of the elocutionary ckill that came
from pretty sonstant practice in anna
teur theatricals, wac Barney himself.
He identified himself with the role OF
parliamentary candidate with character
istic thoroughness.
Naturally one Of the simplest and mose
unostenta tious OF men, he now dressed
particularly carefully and neatly as a
contrast TO his gorgeous special equip
age, consisting OF highly decorated
barouche, drawn by four horses. with
outriders, postillions, and footboys all iE
scarlet iveries. Relays OF horses and
OF servants, too, were needed 20 keep up
with this indefatigable man during the
fortnight of incessant work and move
inert. OF course he had a strong and
able committee VINO were absolutely de-
voted to MIN, and who looked upon his
success or failure az a personal matter,
but it is no slight to them, no slur upon
either their exertions or ability, 10 say
that Barnato himself directed. fought
and won- He did not nave everything
his own way. All movements abroad
were not attended by cheers. nor was
every meeting a personal triumph. On
one occasion he had TO retreat with his
trusty henchmsn, Woolf Joel. ]. Law
T0r ptrff To- ~rf
through a back window TO avoid what
would probably have been seriou per-
sonal injuries at the hands of in
furiated, drunken, and for the moment
sion, at public meeting in the Theater
Royal, Beaconsfield, 50 great was the
organized opposition that for over an
hour he and his supporters on the stage
endeavored to gain a hearing. An ever
active and athletic supporter took off
his coat, and leaping from the stage.
personally assisted in ejecting the worst
OF the noisy disturbers, while Barnato.
faint from his exertion, gained five min
utes' rest. Subsequently vote of con-
fidence il him was understood to have !
been passed by a large majority, and the |
meeting dispersed with fragments of /!
chairs and furniture as trophies, leaving |
only wrecked theater.
In the end Barnato was returned at /
the head OF the poll, and was member 4
of the Cape Town legislature up to the |
time OF his death.
NEW PHASE OF HIS LIFE. /
In 1887 Barrato entered on another |
and important phase in his career. It /
was in that year that he paid mis- first /
visit TO the Rand. He formed an un-
favorable judgment of the place, but .
next year he was better advised. Com
ing on November 80 as a stranger
By the end OF the year he had ac-
quired a vast extent of claim ground, |
containing auriferous reefs of proved
proved value; ne had bought every
building site In and about what he in
tended should De the center OF business
OF the new town that ne could; he had
projected a plan for large stock ex-
change. and suites Of Offices 10 fix the
business center where it would be most
to himself: he had planned
the erection Of a huge pile OF other Off
ce5 to be called Barnato Buildings; and
he had himself outlined the various lin
tied companies who were 10 buy all the
various undertakings from him and
them. He had then the serious
idea of buying up or, at any rate, OF
acquiring a pCeporderating interest in
every undertaking and business on the
Rand. This was found to be TOO great
an undertaking for mis- resources; but
ne did actually become within two
months the largest holder OF mining
claims and real estate, ard the interests
Of his firm in the Witwate-srand have
never since been materially lessened.
In the midst OF every change OF for
tune in johannesburg, Barnato main
tanned his faith. buying heavily when
others were running away from slump
and going in 20 eyerything-reaI estate
and waterworks. az weql az mines. And
50 his riches went on increasing: every .
thing ne touched seemed 10 turn to gold
Then came periodic visits 20 London.
with all the paraphe-nalia Of newspaper .
,uffings. notoriety. adulstion. with which ,
We are ali familiar. He lived in the
palaces OF the ancient nobility; ne won
classic races; ne became az once a house
lold word in the West End. in the city,
among the masses ot the people. An5
lis final triumph cam. when the mere
that he was going 20
ioat his business sent the s1ares Up 10
IN unprecedented premium, and all Lon :
ION. gentle and simple. tItIed and mer- {
.ansiIe. men and women. were at rs
eet. begging for an allotment. :
HIS LAST HOUR OF TRIUMPH :
This was mis- supreme hour. his las- s
moment % un5iiuts1 triumph; a. Once !