The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-28
AMERICAN SHIP-YARDS
PASSING INTO the HANDS or
BRITISH CAPITALISTS.
John Roach and Seas SsIl Ost Sse
Nearly $4,000. 600 Ocean stsamsss -
Prevent smuGxIins-A strHses Dsssass--
Various Nssrepolitsn Is<as.
NKw YORK BUREAU,
RICHMOND DAILY 1lMns


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RICHMOND DAILY TlMns ;
June -. 1901
This ship-yards created by John Roach at
: Chester, Pa, and the Morgan 1ron-wosks,
which he owned, have passed into the hands
Of English capitalists. Tomorrow subscsip-
tions will be opened In lcndOs f6s sAarvs il
these corporations, and the only interests
which Americans will retain win b IL the
issue of fsoo,oOo debentlre bonds, part Of
which have been secured BY the firm Of
Chas. ID. Freeman 4 Co., Of THE city. The
price paid for the properties Is fso0000 or
: nearly $4,000,0O0. This will be represented
/ bv f300,000 preference shares, 100000
, ordinary shares, and f300.0o0 debentures.
None of the shares will be placed In this
country. The American Representatives
will be John ID. Roach, Henry Steers and
r William Rowland, names identified with
American ship-building interests. and
, their use IN connection with this scheme
suggests further absorption Of ship-buildIng
interests here.
PREVENTING sMUGGLED GOODS.
Since the officers OF Chief Special Treas
ury Agent Wilburn have been so active In
making seizures Of goods smuggled into
this country BY the officers and crews OF
ocean steamships, the owners II those ves-
sells have been adopting extra precautions
for the prevention OF smuggling goods.
During the passage OF the vessel between
Liverpool and Queenstown, a complete
search Is made by the compaDy's oficials.
When the vessels are nearing this port the
captains again order searches TO be made.
| This Is gratifying to the customs officials
at this port, as II indicates a desire
on the part Of the ocean steamship compsn-
| les to prevent any violation OF the American
customs laws. II also saves the companies
the annoyance of having their officers ar
rested while the vessels are In this port,
and the dscredt Of being made the vehicles
for smuggling operations.
THE cLoAKMAKERs' sTRIKK.
Every additional day that the cloak.
makers strike continues increases the mis-
cry Of the suffering operators and tailors.
| At least one hundred families are actually
starving, and the Union IL powerless To
aid them from lack OF funds.
CURIOUS AUCTION SALE.
Quite an assortment Of miscellaneous
articles, which are helu by the police au-
th0rties under the head OF "stolen and I'M
claimed property" were disposed OF by auc-
ton at police headquarters yesterday. The
value OF the lot amounted to some several
hundred dollars. Three hundred and eight
reyolvers, "a watches, 5umbrellas, 2ulsters,
one New Testament, "a baby carriage and
half a dozen business wagons were includ-
ed in the lot. The purchase money will be
paid over into the police pension fund.
DIR. PAUL GiBIER.
DR.. Paul Gibier, the expert In the Pasteur
treatment, will visit Europe this summer.
He has arranged TO have an expert from
Paris take his place, while he Is abroad.
lie will read several papers on the many
discoveries he has made, OF cholera. yellow
and typhoid fever microbes, during his stay
in the United States, before the Berlin con-
ference. The two boys from Asheville, n.
c., have arrived at the Institute. The girl
from Brooklyn, who was bitten by o mad
terrier two weeks ago, was discharged
cured, as was also the woman from Jersey
City, who was scratched and bitten by
pet cat.
STRANGE AND FATAL DISEASE.
The German bark J. s. Warns hasijlst
arrived at this port from Maeassar. She
has on board a man who is suffering from
strange disease called heri-beri. His name
is Auton Won Bahsen, and be was the cook
OF the vessel. lie was Immediately removed =
TO the Long Island College Hospital, where
It is thought he will die. The second mate,
Herman spreens. tells a peculiar story.
He says they left Batavia October 18th,
1889, for Penang. Alter returning TO Batavia,
they sailed again for Macassar on De-
ceniber 20, and left Macassar for this
port on February ~. Captain Warns,
while In Penang, was taken III
with the same disease, and died May 10th,
when the vessel was crossing the equator.
His age was tbirty-seven years. He was
buried at sea. His widow and four chill
dren live at Ellsfelnt, Germany. The chief
mate, Henry Aultmans. had charge OF the
vessel from the time Captain Warns was
taken down till after be died. shortly aftcr,
however, he was taken with the same dis
ease himself, and died June 10th at the age
Of fifty.two years, and was also buried at
sea. Second Mate SpreeDs then took charge
Of the vessel and brought her into port with
no little difficulty. The j. ). Warns brings
a cargo Of over 1000 tons Of Java coffee,
valued at $500, 600. consigned TO Mr. G. To-
bias, or this city.
CONCERT by TELEPHONE.
The American Telephone and Telegraph
Company delighted the 400 editors who are
attending the convention OF the National
Editorial Association at Boston, by at
iaching one OF their long distance wires To
their apparatus at the Casino here, by
which means the editors were enabled 10
hear the production Of the comic opera,
'.The Brazilian" They also listened to
musical selection on a corpet from the
MAIN ohhcc VI tue 10 SWsiouusy
this city. which was enthusiastically en-
cored several times. The editors In Boston
said they were greatly pleased with the ex-
pertinent. The music at the Casino could be
heard with great distincti. sness over tho
long stretches CT copper wire. The c0rnet
solo sounded as II the player was
within fifty feet instead Of hun
experiments fhave led the company TO ar
range for connecting the new Madison
Square Garden with their plant, 30 that
their subscribers can listen TO Strnus' r.
nous orchestra without leaving their
homes. Mr.. II. J. Mccartney, the New
York manager, is arranging 10 run cable
from the foot ofEast Twenty y-sixth street 70
commodore Gerry's steam Yacht, Electra,
which, IL successful, will demonstrate The
fact that persons ON board the yacht can
enjoy the same opportunities ss those On
land.
RAILROAD NEWS.
security.holders OF the Norfolk southern
Railroad who wish to avail themselves Of
the advantages OF the new plan Of reorgsDf-
zation. must deposit their bonds or stock
with the Atlantic Trust Company on OF be-
fore July lst. Holders Of certificates oe
deposit under plan Of June LIST 1859, must
the new plan.
Marietta and North Georgia Railway
Company coupons, due July I, 1890, will bo
paid on and after that date by the fiscal
agents Of the company, Aessrs. kessies =
Co., "a Wall street.
The directors Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company have declared a semi annual
dividend OF 4 per cent. on the preferred
sto TX, payable August I.
Coupons maturing July I. 1So0, on the
following bonds will be paid IT the Office u
the Richmond and Danyille. - Broadway
on and after that date: Richmond AM.
DNnville Railroad Company per cent. con-
solidated mortgage gold bonds; Ricbmond.
York River and Chesapeake Railroad Gem
pany first mortgage bonds; Western North
Carolina Railroad Company first cooaoll-
dated mortgage bonds; Charl0tte. coluo-
bia and Augusta Railroad Company. int
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