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Show Made Wealthy by a Whipping. John James Mago, a millionaire who Jives nine months of the year iu Paris, is the hero of a curious story. It is related of him that fifteen years ago he was British vice consul at San Jose, Guatemala, Guate-mala, and a poor man. One day a native commandant, who was running the port, ordered that he be given 100 lashes for gome fancied insult. The vice consul was lashed accordingly. Later the British Brit-ish government stepped in and ordered that Mago be paid $ 50U for every lash. Guatemala was glad enough to pay the money, which made the vice consul a comparatively rich man. Having more ready money than any one else in the country, President Barrios entered into partnership with him. Mago became a large coffee planter and dealer aud also was given exclusive franchises for building build-ing docks in the ports, out of which he made great deal of money. His fortune Is now estimated at $5,000,000, New York World. |