The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-31

ne LED MN 20 souTH AFR,cA.


1tum poesKty % plenty II IN bEisf the lie
a4nrv a ayf1liam Jsxneo pnTu1d0A The
yUuthfrl componsun Of Barney 1Asna&o.
ee1n. raeged ana baEstooted, the two boys
epusht sh1itee whers u mtgnt b fouod N
~ dams oE Wh1tschaDea back N the
Hariy ssoA Nr. Partridge = now ae tne
EIutel Northern. and a. . reprsssntanvs
p avnaifhv Enxasb eradicate - IN route
fO.Alaska to turn over some valuable MN
luxe DIVERSITY ho hAs Just n0UDdate0 1of.
he has tsaysled IN ell parts Of the world
and carries With him . caoo o. msoA0
peooeuted TO him. Since early boyhoo0 &c
Ans devoted his attentaon TO mining. IN
Which industry ho has accumulated q good
nAso ct this worlds goods Ono OF The
aets e Aie life of which ~ - proud v that
e va he who drs& tusnsd tho footsteps
q tho famous diamond king 70 the neids
where Ia latsr years no made his fortune.
s'ysA Barney Barnato and were poor
boys tlgother." he said In IN interview
yesterday. I'VE were friends through NE
and no en- n the world regrettsd the sd
md q my ooyhood playmate more than !.
How They Net.
II wns hem o. January /. 1siA near XII
busne. We1t London. Ny father was
bar51stse, but through the race track lost
his means and was turned out into the
street. Bafnaso was born IN Whitechapei
shout the same Tina He was always
praised Tor his good looks. while ! was
counted the worst-looktng boy "a the DIS
turned out OF home We became chums.
and - such INDUCED in our fights: We
talked Of what We would DO In NE Oh
times sitting on IN CID ASH barrel OUT
] wanted 70 be sailor. but Barney didn't:
g AUSTRALIA ana went e the gold camps.
which then were at their height. In twelve
Barney. He was stu . street Arab. rum
nIug erranAs 70 make living. told him
of tbs Australian gold nelds and advised
him TO ~ with ma 10 fore:gn country.
] again started out alone and went to the
ouigonR digu4neA There slept IN barns
and beggsd Tor food. and although tried
hard to make living ! was not succees-
found myself In my old duartsrs with Oar
nAto.
staetins for Capstown.
Harvey was q Jew and WAS getting
along much better than when last saw
Inn. Ono day ! said 70 him: 7 believe
want to start without money. hut as
sured him we would get along. 80 We 10th
shipped Tor South Africa Had Il not been
Tor that trip Barney would probably DO
terM
1--WE worked together at al sorts Of joos
Tor time, Until a. last we found q mule
team going up the speunlry and offered our
eervscee for passage Here we began to
wear rsv0ivers and belts. for II was very
Wild then. and MANI = time We both wish
ed we were back IN Europe. When we
reached our destination there was = great
deal OF talk about Kimberly. which was
just being opened up on q small scale. 40
We decided to 70 there and see how they
got those hrtiiiants. We found ths coun-
one another. So II was they took Barnato
under their wing. and soon he began 10
accumulate property. He divided nothing
with me. but was always willing 10 ass,st
mo when needed Il Then Cecil Rhodes
got hold OF him, and while Barnafos
property accumulated fast he was but q
tool OF Rhodes, whom consider the best
dnancser the world has ever known.
when Barnsto died he was not worth
what the world thought he was. Hia Lon
don property Is his monument. There hts
hosts drank his wine and laughnh at his
extfAvaGaiscss. Barnato never was q
power IN south Africa. Rhodes reserved
that all for himself.
The present trouble in the Transvnal
VIII probably result In war; The Uitland-
err Are beang taxed Ia death by tho Trans
yaai government and have called upon
Enkiand To right these wrongs. This was
A.aA Foundation and the real cause OF the
9Ioer demand FOR sek-government. This
should not be-. Engiishmeu made thar
country. They discovered tho gold and
diamond mines and will never 10 suffered
20 permit the oufraKes OF the Beers. TO
ny mind there ID nothing In store for tho
1ransvaai but war;