The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-04
4 MENACE 10 INVESTORS,
The Debt Agitation Tends to Keep Capital
Out Of Virginia, It Is Said.
SALE OF TRENTON IRON WORKS LIKELY
DO nm English Syndicate Descrtions from
the vy--propuision by Electricity
of Ocean steamers.
NV YoHx BuRKAu, RICHMOND TINES.
Az" A,0uat 3 1891

floating American industrial enterprises
oallad unon Cooper Hewitt 4 Co, and offered
a prics At which he would like 70 purchase.
tb.< Trenton Iron Works and the CON-
papy'si blast furnaces IN Pennsylvania.
This gentleman IS now supposed TO
Ia in England endeavoring to get
British capitalists interested in the enterprise.
Coopor Hewitt has heard nothing definite
from him since the Grst communication. Mr..
Cooper said to-day: We have had nothing TO
do with getting up any syndicate, foreign or
American. 10 buy our iron works. Some time
aimee A responsible American party asked us
II we would sell them. We named
q price which we would be willing -
take but no contract Of any kind has been
entered into The offer made 20 us was for
the works at Trenton and tue blast furnaces
down in Pennsylvania near Easton-
Colonel John O. Calhoun. whose inter
ests in the mining industry OF the
South are large. talking Of the now
corporation said IFS formation would not sur
prise him When the Duke OF Marlborough
ex-Mayor Hewitt and their party trayeIod
latt fall through Alabama and Georgia and II
was published that tho duke had become
largely interested IN the Middlesborough iron
ventures. American investors expected other
English capitalists TO turn their money into
the same field.
III tQ6 NlTHlIlh uhDb was HtAii'Nf tAANAo - -
doubt bat that much OF the capital to be IN
vested in the South would seek the fsllow
fields of the state. Projectors hero state that
The delay Of the settlement is constant oar
for thor schemes. and the State and her cin-
gems suffer IN reputation and financially IN
consequence.
DETKRRYD ACTION.
The grand Jury to-day deferred action in
the matter Of indicting the newspapers that
IN. 80 n la fla
lions at Sing Sng Assistant. District ttor-
new Lindsay said that he bad not all the in
dictments drawn up asyet Tomorrow, how
ever. charges will be laid against the Tribune.
World, journal. Sun. Press, Recorder and
Times.
GOVERNOR GOING HOME.
The coat Of arms Of the State Of New York
was TO-DAY hauled down from the flagstaff on
top Of the Hotel Nornandie by the Sea, n. j.,
where it has foated for the past ten days.
Governor Hill went back to Albany. ghe
Governor has been guest Of General Ferdin,
and p. Earle for nearly ten days and has had
lots of amusement bathing fishing and boat
ing Tho General and his wife have done all
they possibly could 20 make their VISITOR:
stay pleasant one and 1t ls Win ieehng OF
much regret that the Governor is forced 10
pack his grip and leave for home.
TO BEGN TRAINING.
JACK MtAUllUO Will tOUluoutc Las lioiilut-
nary training for bis contest with Austin Glib
bons az the Widow OBrens cottage, Coney
Island The lightweight champion doesn't
like work. but he fully realizes that he must
buckle down 10 IL tins time. II he Is not we'll
tuned up when he faces this supple young
Bter from Paterson the latter Will nave gOod
chance for the money.
jacks admirers, however. need have no
fears on this score He will surely be in fine
fix when the time comes The talk about
McAuliffes inability TO get down 10 1876
pounds is fthe veriest nonsense. He now
weighs close on to 100 pounds. When he went
to San Francisco 10 fight Jimmy Carroll be
weighed nearly 100 pounds. Five weeks after
be began training he tipped the beam at 100,
and he WAS well and strong even then. he
fought at lSl pounds and whipped one OF the
cleyerest light weights IN toe world after a
hard struggle At the weight agreed upon IN
this match the lightweight champion can be
IL his best.
In this condition Gibbons, although
likely fellow, has no business with hcAuhife
Gibbons hope il that MoAulife will conclude
that he need not be in great form TO win
Gibbons may rs well abandon it, for Nc
Auline is too sensible TO underestimate any
boxer whom he Is 10 try on. The Paterson
man is not popular The fact that he fought
in England as Americas champion when he
had not the rsmOtest claim 81 that title has
displeased sporting men who might have been
Il beaver over in New Jersey. and be will be
fit TO box for a fortune on September 18th.
That's q sure thing.
STRIKING PAYERS
There Is every probability of the strike Of
the PAYERS, hammers, clippers and stone hand
lers, ordered by District Assembly No 40 Sat
urday, being extended While the strike is
egainst the quarry firms OF Booth Pierce q
Co., and Booth. Brothers ~ Co., the non
union employers of Mount Waldo, Maine,
the Knights Of Labor have determined to use
il to crush Stevedore Edward Fitzpatrick,
against whom they have an old grudge.
RsIt is said that Fitzpatrick Is ono of the few
non-union stevedOres in the city.
The Knights also claim that Fitzpatrick has
n political pull and does great deal of work
for the city, and they threaten 10 make
political issue out Of the matter unless he
comes to terms.
1t is expected that the PAYERS. hammers and
others will be called out In streets above
Sxty-ffth street this morning. The report
that the strike may oe extended 20 Brooklyn
il denied by District Assembly No. 40, al
least for a few days.
Merchants who do business along the lines
of the cable roads and in other streets affected
by the strike are much worried by the delay
that may be caused in repairing the streets III
consequence OF the trouble.
1t was reported last night that some Of the
contractors had secured nOn-uniOn men and
would start TO WOrk Wild tnom TINS morning.
Run ~ ELECTRICITY.
Julian Gregory. of Snowden Place. Gleu
Ridge. n. Y. has for.some time past been en-
gagged in making boat which would be run
by electricity. IL is fashioned ike IN ocean
steamer, with the exception that IN place of
the steam apparatus there are the electric
batteries. ~
Tho model is about three feet long and
weighs about sixty pounds. There is nothing
lacking in il. from the 'crow's nest" TO tho
curtains IN the captains room, to say nothing
of the bunk, all ready for occupancy, or the
life-bOat suspended from on high. Every part
of II has been made by young Gregory.
few days ago the inventor with several
friends. went 10 Cakes mill pond with the
boat to experiment. They got into a row
boat, arranged the machinery OF the electric
boat 80 that IL would go in circles around
them and lowered il into the water.
The speed and grace with which il moved
greatly pleased the crowd that had collected
on the embankment. and when the electric
lights were started and shone out brightly
even IN the sunlight, the surprise WAS great.
Alter running the boat several hours Il was
taken home. and Improvements are now be-
ING made upon II by the young inventor, who
will undoubtedly make his mark In the world
lie Is son Of Artist Gregory, Of New York.
living with his parents OF Glen Ridge, near
Aontclair.
SPEED OF THE TRoTTYR.