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Show ru,lifruiati! Id Willi Street. New York, 29. The Sun says it U estimated that at least twenty million dollars ot fresh capital has been brought into Wall street during the last three mouths by Californiaus for active employment. This money bas been transferred partly on account of the establishment ot tbe mining board in New York, which needs financial support. Foremost among the new speculation is Jim Keene of San Franciuco. It is estimatrd that he bas transferred from San Francisco to New York ti,000,000. iiia first move in Wall street was to buy 20,-000 20,-000 shares of Western Union at not far from 70. When the price reached 78 and Frank Work bid for 30,000 shares near that figure Keene sold out and saddled the pool with, his stock. To the friend who asked why hi. -ilrl ahI harnl;.rl' "A don't take $150,000 profit when be can ii a fcol." An almost inseparable companion of Keene is known as King Cane. Besides Keene, Senator Jones of Nevada and ex-tiovernor Stanford ar here engaged in speculation. specu-lation. It is not to be supposed though that all of the Californians now operating iu Wall street are en rapport. In fact there is tbe liveliest live-liest kind of rivalry among them there as in Galitornia etrect in San Francisco. |