The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-15

worldwide reputation. These have -
Cscn Rhodes and Barnett Isaacs, n11so
often and less respectfully styled nornQy.
Barnato. Barnatc was an assumed Mana
a sort of stage name. for he began his III
in South Africa by exhibiting = ts1ck
donkey some twenty-five years ago. ~
was then about 20 years OF age.
Barney Barnato was an English J@Nsi
TIP 10 the point where his fortunes bsxaA'
10 decline he made money by leaps ard
bounds. and In 1896. when his good fortuno
was al its zenith. II was estimated that
he controlled interests worth In the neighs
borhood of Gioo.eoo,oo0 II was the fose-
ION TO cali him the richess map u tho
world. Al that time he wins virtually IN
kinS ~ he London money market N
the autumn of is93. when the booEu II
kas:irs. the shares OF the comparatively
now gold mines of the Trslnsvaai. SkutA
Africa. was AT It's height. every H1a1s
woman and child IN London, with mrneN
to invest. invested IL In Kanlrs. The cFA1o
was the last of those Financial f4Veg9
which periodically attack conservative
England the 'Soush sea bnhbIe" h4jn9 III
first. For months 1t was the coutFou1q4
pgTsion In London, and II was nt01& yau9v
pant IN Paris and Berlin. Tho afare1 Weue
10 Inheara OF figures and fOrtunes veTos
made ia day.
The center OF this tremendous financial
opshurst WA Barney Bzrnato. and he Na9
conservativeIy estimated at thai tlnne -
worth heswerA 800 900 and 9fso,@4A4
Among his assets was bank originally
capitalized at 81. 5o6 CO.. In q very -
mcn'hs It's earsta! Efock rose In value y
sb eeno. Barnato WAS born IN London
Little is known as 20 his early tAt. exeep&
that he received his instruction fEo0 >
private tutor. instead OF attsftdtng tn rs0-
lie schools He was a younger son. ana -
the age OF - went 20 South Africa. fheA
much Trorw unknown terrsfnry than -
nov. tniuly populated by EsngiishmeU -
persons OF English descent The ktHnne-
ley diamond mines were Jus. bestnning =
BE productive. With bis few pounds ,ot
capital be began dealing tn diamonds y
small way. He was clever and pusnanGs
Ever thing he touched no made sucre
flii. In I've years be had earned eu0ukn =
sae retail sale ~ diamcnSss TO puSenAAe
shares Ia The mines from sf'ich biz mes-
chauGisa rad come. Befors apt.nef hse
years haa eiapsesi his holdings At ktmr3rs
ley had beeofae very large, and whsn -
TFaHssasi gold fields we're discoveries =
had profits 10 lnsest in them.
Ia jssS BaYaato WAS definite mc1sy
power iu South Afrirs. ani b~Kan y p
fVGEfE ri as tflt rSsdi u tfsAAs tess-r~+-~
Innke IN temperament. the twu rrseH START
Ell oat 10 pn opponents. bst IN ~ taey
reached the conclusion simultaneously in1y
tt5ssr respective interests coufd 90 pcU
promoted syy combining forces. ana me -
fieeYs consolidated uIiaes we're the result
one Of the asost valuable paesscS o. ptpYWN
In land IN the world. A~s
Although EaTnato recsesfaten hHs
twfc., IA the Cape legislature. - sa
little time TO give TO politics. ara 49, s
interest in that field Of activity Is
Rhodes used wealth only ~ tnes.
political control. Hsarnaso asfsfrfi 0.0
stsca control Of men as comes ifss. <-ssS
fanalsu.ly rich. fiIs record IN thS 80
legislature Wa ansta devoid ~ Asueu
Mr.. tss Tremendous lsscrsssse ~ - nsA
lre interests called sor the essADea1 80
os e london b-asscfs. this .ooA ~
Of tse Earnat9 sank. Frous tnes "a W
sr,,snt .aoat of mis- ss.re in IAmd0a Hveu
fret ~ Earl gsseuc@r'@ to@n fcssoesp -. -
iaoxed finally irto nnv' ns
nsmnsion overlooking Hyde fnSE
while in Africa he mar1sa 49, aA
sfrsza children. two sens ana a
pc stxavH rad. or pxusrsssed 70 nave
t,ansile4m faith In the future cf tns Trans
yaal and b.s personal popularity aooae
AZ .sassAs.s az Afstk nsl<gs ssas gf~1- -
fxr,Iar rn4ra f..s was ssssasiaatV
sleee4 d. aasrererz. bexgars IRA pt
sScfgra of q. lsorss os ess~FpfsssR. ~ nn1ss
b became gusts il4Gzs@NsSss 70 a. sAss1S
hls fnost satinaAts t1c0oss