New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
COTTON KING MOBBED
on CHANGE.
almost Riot at Manchester
Corn Men Welcome Him
at LiUerpool.

London, March IA hostile demon
change at Manchester and one directly
in contrast with IL on the Corn Ex-.
change at Liverpool We're experienced
to-day by James A Patten. the Chi
cago wheat and cotton operator In the
first Mr.. Patten was mobbed and prob
ably escaped injury by being rescued
by the police: in the latter he was
greeted with cheering and other marks
Of friendliness. Mr. Patten will sail
from Liverpool tomorrow for New
York on board the Mauretania
The brief vacation in England of the
Chicago operator had been spent mostly
about the Liverpool markets, and to-
day he made up his mind to run over
to Manchester to see the city and visit
the Cotton Exchange. 1t was known to
Mr.. Patten that there had been threats
Of an unpleasant reception should he
visit "Cottonopolis," but he refused TO
believe they would be carried into
effect. These threats. it is said, en-
who had lost large sums as a result Of
Mr.. Patterns operations in Chicago, and
from others who hold him responsible
for yesterdays rise in the price of cot
ton and believed that his visit to Eng
land had for its purpose the manip-
ulation of the market
Hardly had Mr. Patten touched the
floor of the Manchester Exchange be-
fore the outburst came. He was hooted
1r6 iapra6 nv tho fhr0rc nd he,
surrounded and hustled to the street
The crowd followed him there and did
not cease it's show of dislike until the
American had been placed in a cab
by the police and started for the rail-
way station, where he took the first
train back TO Liverpool While unhurt.
Mr.. Patten was greatly surprised and
irritated AZ the dislike which the people
Of Manchester had shown for him.
AS soon as Mr.. Patten appeared on the
floor of the Cotton Exchange at Man
chester to-day a broker shouted Pat
ten" Instantly hostile cries were
raised, and the air was filled with boo
ings'' and hootings. mingled with an oc-
Casional cheer Amid the din the brok-
ers rushed toward the American. who
was quickly surrounded by a threaten
ing mob and jostled hither and thither.
as the pressure OF excited throngs be-
hind carried those in the centre of the
circle up and down the floor of the pit
After while the brokers. exerting their
energies in a common direction. made q
final rush and drove the wheat king ont
of the door and into the street.
The business of the exchange was sus-
pended and hundreds of men left the mir
and followed the speculator into Bank
street. where another large crowd soon
assembled. Here Mr.. Patten had a more
riotous reception. even more riotous than
that within the exchange The mob
hurled epithets and a hundred fists were
shaken at Patten. who turned pale as
the crowd seemed on the point of at
tacking him. At critical moment q
strong force of police arrived. and. fore
ing way through the rioters. surround
ed Patten and hustled him into an Of
flee and out the back door into a cab in
which. he was hurriedly driven To rail
road Station. He took the first train for
Liverpool.
Arriving in Liverpool. Mr. Patten had
time to visit the Corn Exchange before
II closed for the day. The floor was
crowded with members. who showed
their sympathy with him for the treat
ment which he had met in Manchester
by taking off their hats and cheering
him when he referred tc the incident
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