New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
Mr. Aston REFUSED TO SELL.
JEFFERSON NJ. LEVY TELLS or HIS RE-
FUsAL TO PART WITH NETWORK
IIOLDINGs-OTHEK PASSENGERS
ON TIIE IfMHRIA
ON THE UMBRIA.


Tho Cunard liner Cmbria arrived here from Lon
don Yesterday afternoon. bringing 370 saloon pas
eengers, 2l3 IA the second cabin and 100 IN the
steorage. She encountered considerable rough
weather and some fog coming over, but otherwise
the voyage was without incident. Among her pas
scngers was jefferson NJ. Levy, one OF whose
objects abroad was to acquire II possible the prop
erty Of William Waldorf Aston In this city. II
had been proposed bv a syndicate either TO IN
corporate Mr.. Astor's holdings or buy them out
right.
u come back positive" said Nj Levy. that Mr..
Astor's holdings here cannot be bought. mace 10
him through third person. "a liberal offer. larger
/ believe than he has received or VIII receive
from others. and included In my proposition was
the provso that the property should be appraised.
I know that the offer reached Mr.. Aston. ana that
he promptly rejected g. II Henry Morgen'h'1"
president Of the Central Realty Bona ENch""ke
and Trust COMPANY has gone abroad with the
same purpose that had. he VIII nave the sni''
story to tell on his return. Mr. Aston VIII ho' S'',
Mr. Levy further said ne had come back ue-
cided bull In the financial situation. Ihere might
be a civil war I'm France but neither that nor inc
Transvaal troubles would affect the market u's'o-
vnuta gcously. All the harm had already pee" CONC
and prices ought to 20 NJ.
Speaking Of the relations Of England with the
Transvaal Mr. Levy said that the general impress
sion IN England Is that there Will De no recourse
10 arms "a Il result Of tho present controversy.
The English people. he said, are taking consld'ra-
bic Interest IN market. so much so that ia
one hour in London more than one hundred thou
sand shares I'm two different stock companies were
bought and sold I'm the London market "Ihc flnan-
clal Times" London paper, Mr. Levy said Is the
only official organ I'm Lonlon that H. prone 20 cIlt-
else this country. Mr.. Levy said that h. had writ
ten TO the management Of the paper long letter.
which was commented generally by all the other
London dales.
Among other passengers or the Imhria were "A
number Of English and Scotch clergymen who have
come to attend the international congregational
Conference at Boston. to be held from September
% to 2s. Previous to going 90 Boston they Will take
trip through Canada
Almost the first question many OF the passengers
asked regarding the Dreyfus trial and they
expressed much regret and Indignation when they
learned OF his conviction and sentence.
Miss Isabella Drquhart who returned from "A six
weeks sojOUrn In London and Paris. was es-
pecally indignant and distressed when she learned
OF the result Of the trial.
1T is shameful" she said. why. was IN Paris
SIX weeks. and during all that time nearly every
the innocence Of Captain Dreyfus and the opinion
that he would. should. be- acquitted II Is really
sad 10 come home and hear OF his fate
Miss Urquhart said that she almost missed get
ting passage on the Imhria and that she secured
the last vacant berth. She has brought two one
act comedies with her but does not expect 70 APP
pear I'm them for time