Telegram-herald., 1890-01-02

eI-lst~N Nl ttac Nal Aaa4F Ol y tIx4s II iF
>trevx a. the halk ot England ls face
usasly called Ihe AIuarlcAa baakel. the
American broker. the American pro
lloteT. tAe America LAWYER. Amerl>au
lllners. eloctrclALs Sld ulanufactuEers
are successfully carving on business
iu dlreet composition vlth British bus
lHess nruas centuries old and ia de-
nance az that British conservatism
which Is traditional lhe world over
Horace Oreeley tWoor three decades ago
advised tie young American u ~go
west and grow zap witt The country.
Nowadays tAe mi-.le aged. II not the
young American. goes east and finds his
fortune OF having fortune adds 10 il
just as surely and with much less wear
and tear of mind and body. Let me
give you an instance one of many.
In the early sum mer of 1881 an Ameri-
can Just turning f) wears of aye EN-
larked ou the Britannia IL New York
bound for London tie wished % place
some bonds CA the London market and
expected - 90 hls work anu be home
Again in SIX weeks or two months AZ
the start luck was against him The
Britannia went ashore on the coast of
Ireland. The first news that came a. tile
shipwrecked travelled by wire across the
oceans be3 while they were steaming
across its surface. III was tie tidlnss Il
me assassinasion of President Garfield:
udings sad enough 10 everybody, but
meaning more than sentimental and
patriotic sorrow u those now going 10
England - secure British gold for the
promotion OF American enterprises
Foreign money markets make little dis
HncLi0n between American common
wealths. The assIssiull IA 81 q ruler,
whether in the big United States or
little Honduras. was thought 70 mean
revolution. Down went tAe prices of
the best American securities, and, As 10
floating new ones, 10 think of IL was
folly.
Col. Edward MacMurdo. a boy hero in
Walkers Nicaaguan expedition away
back IN the tiftics, lucky and unlucky
miner IN the far western territories, gal
liant Union soldier IN the war Of the re
bellion, found himself stranded in Lon
don He went there to spend a few
weeks. lie stayed eight years. and be
fore that eight years passed his name
was As well known on the Royal Tx
change rs any except such as ROths
child, Barring and Drexei
A year ago saw him in his Office in
St Swiuln's lane, just across the way
from the Rothschild banking house.
neighbor TO the Mansion house and with
in a stones throw OF the Bank of Eng
land. / should have said in his offices.
for it took a large building 70 house the
headquarters of his many enterprises.
he sat at desk Of American manufac-
ture IN room whose most conspicuous
ornaments were portraits Of Lincoln and
Grant, a United States flag, and q map
Of the western hemisphere. in an ante
room sat duke, q lord or two with his
toric names, editors, engineers. miners.
brokers, and various other people await
ing summons to the presence chamber Of
the man to whom al did homage as a
king of business. Clerks, stenozraphers.
tyPewriters, messenger bows were com
Ing and going all the time He touched
"A bell.
"Scnd in Mr.. -." Mr. entered.
''Colonel, he bcgan, q wish to see II /
can interest you in a Montana mine A"
''What kind Of a nine" "Silver. a"
"Thank yOu very much, but nothing
would induce nc 70 take on any more
silver mines just now. Glad TO make
your acquaintance. Good day. Now for
Maj B."
Enter MAJ. b. Major. 7 hope I
haven't kept YOU waiting too long about
that Honduras affair. An the reports
that have about your enterprise are
favorable. bat 7 must send one OK our
own engineers 10 investigate" Only
too glad 10 have him, " said the ma ior.
"Bov," said the colonel "ask Sir
Thomas 10 come here" Enter Sir
Thomas. "Sr Thomas. can vou sail for
Honduras next saturday We'll col
onel, I haven't quite finished that South
African business' Il know. bat that
can wait. / under taDl the situation
pretty well. / wiSh YOU would take
pa~&Ce for Honduras right away. get
into tho interior as soon as possible and
cable me yes or no from TrgDoiralpa.
following Your cable wItb fuu sdvices.
1t Mr - know how much money
you ned - 500 Won through MAJOR.
come and dine With me tonight and ve
viii Try 10 make toe time pass ploasauflv y
f0r you until we hear from Sir Thomas. -
Fxeunt the MAJOR and SIR Thouas as Al
usher enters and whispers, "The direct