The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-29
an EyhsRpRISER INDEED.
REMARKABLE CAREER OF AN AMER
ickN ~ LONDON.
Col. Edward siacwurdo In London light
Years Dies Of Oserwork aud Worr,--A'
Last the Portuguese Governments Con-
ce.ics ITS Widows Claim.

Nrw YORK. Dec. 2G-Amepican enter
rrise nowhere shows 30 better advantage
ihan with an Old World background
This thought frequently came to IN,
mind during my several soIourns from
time 20 time in London Under the eri
shadow Of the Ola Lady Of Fhreaduecdi'
street. rs the Bank OF England IS face
tiously called. the American banker, ti'
American broker. the American pro
,ooter. the American lawyer. American
minors electricians and manufacturer
arc successfully carrying on bushes.
in direct competition with British bus
ines, firms centuries old and IN dc
fanco of that British conservatism
which IS traditional the world over
Horace Greeley twOor three decades age
advised the Young American 70 80
west and grow up with the country
Nowadavs ,hc middle aged. If not the
voung American. goes cas-, and finds his
fortune. or having fortune adds to 1t
lust as surely and with much less wear
and tear Of mind and holy. Let me
..iyc Won an instancc-onc Of many.
In the early summcrof 1881 an Ameri'
cen inst turning 80 years Of age EN-
barl.cl on The Britannia at New YORK
l.onnd for London lie wished 10 place
some bonds on the London market ano
expected 10 ID bis work and be home
nvain in six weeks or two months. Al
the start luck was against him. Tn
Britannic went ashore on the coast o.
ireland. The first ncws that came 10 the
thipwrecked travelled by wire across the
oceans bed while they were steamine
across iis surface. II was the tidings OF
fhc assassination Of President Garfield
tidings sal enough % everybody, but
meaning more than sentimental ami
patriotic SORROW % those now going g.
Fnelanl t. secure British gold for The
promotion Of American enterprises
FOREIGN. money markets mako little dis
fpofio1 between American common
wcalths The assassination Of a ruler
whether in the big United States on
ilule Honduras, was thought 10 mean
revolution. Down went the prices of
tho best American securities, and, as to
footing now ones, 10 think Of 1t was
folly.
Col. Edward MacNurdo. boy hero in
Walkers Nicaraguan expedition away
back in the iifties. lucky and unlucky
miner ia the far western territories, gal
lant Union soldier in the war Of the re
bcllion, found himself stranded in Lon.
don. lie went there TO spend few
weeks lie stayed eight years, and be
fore that eight years passed his name
was as well known on the Royal Elk
change as any except such as Roths-
child. Barring and Drexel
4 year ago saw him in bis Office in
St. Swithins lane, just across the way
from the Rothschid banking house,
ncighbor 10 the Mansion house and with
I'm stones throw OF the Bank of Eng
land. should have said in his offices,
for 10 took a large building TO house the
headquarters of his many enterprises
lie sat at a desk of American manufac
ture in a room whose most conspicuous
ornaments were portraits Of Lincoln and
Grant. % United States flag, and a map
Of the western hemisphere. I'm an ante
room sat duke. a lord or two with his
f0gic names, editors, engineers, miners,
brokers, and various other people await
ing summons 10 the presence chamber OF
the man 20 whom all did homage rs n
king business. Clerks, stenographers,
iypcwriters, messenger boys were com
ing and going all the time. He touched
bell.
"Scn1 in Mr.. -" Mr.. - entered
Colonel, =" no began, 81 wish to see if
can interest you in a Montana mine.
"What kind Of a mine" "Silver.
"rhank you very much, but nothing
would induce me to take on any more
silver mines just now. Glad TO MAXI
your acquaintance. Good day. Now for
Maj. b."
Eatcr Maj. B.. "Maior, hope
haven't kept YOU waiting too long about
that Honduras affair All the report
that | have about your enterprise are
favorable. but l must send one of our
own engineers to investigate" "Only
TOO glad TO have him." said the major
"Boy," said the colonel task Sh
Thomas to come here" Enter Sin
Thomas "Sir Thomas, can you sail foi
Honduras next Saturday, "Wel, col
oncl. haven't quite finished that South
African business" 81 know, but that
can wait. | understand the situation
pretty well. wish you would tax,
passage for Honduras right away, gel
into the interior as soon as possible, and
clble me yes or no from legucigalpa
following your cable with full advices
let Mr. -- know how much money
YOU need TO see You through. Major
como and dine with me tonight and W,
will try to make The time pass pleasantly
for you until we hear from Sir Thomas.
Iysunt the major and Sir Thomas as al
usher enters and whispers, 1.-THE direct
urs Of the San BernardinO Vineyard
company are in session in the boaro
room, sir, and was To let you know.
Every well, they have quorum. Tell
them to send for me if am needed"
\ ring at the telephone. The coloneI
listens and replies, is that so? Well, il
You are sure of it buy me a thousand
Lake Shores. And, by the way, how l. |
Ruby? Good. And St. Augustine:' Turn
ing away from the telephone; IN Sc,
his grace now" The Duke of -- come
In and there is a Whispered consultation
with that gray haired aristocrat. AnO
10 IL goes on with business, covering in |
vesiments and operations in every quar-
Ter of the globe-shcep farms in New
Zealand. quicksilver mines in Australia,
vineyards in California. railway develop |
mcnt in South Africa and on the lsthmus |
Of Tehuaniepec, prospecting in Norway
Persia and Turkey, and where not?
In the midst OF the whirl the man who |
had oil the threads OF direction in his own |
hands was as cool and collected as if he F!
were in his own library with his books |
a. his only companions Indeed, in that
refuge he had not seclusion, for saw
hin, thor. later Ia Tho .lav and often AZ.