The evening world. Newspaper, September 27, 1900, Page 1

NG RRIERRTEPRINAES rT ere aor WEATHER—FAIR. PRICE ONE CE) —— STRIKE SETTLED; MINERS WIN. According to Report Given Out from J. Pier- pont Morgan’s Office This Afternoon-- Terms of Agreement Not Known, but Said to Be Complete Vic- BR was announced unofficially at the @ffice of J. Prerpont Morgan late this safternoon that the coal strike had prac. {eleally been settled, on terms that mean @ victory to the men An official statement will be issued within twenty-four hours, declaring the @trike off and giving the terma of set. emont, A representative of Dow, Jones & Co, made the above statement on leaving the office of Mr. Morgan shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon. J. Rodgere Maxwell, President of the Central Railroad of Now Jersey, wald @t 3 o'clock thie afternoon that as yet there had been no settlement of the sirike among the coal miners, “L ghould cent y know tf a qettles ment had been rea he sald. "The matter may be progressing that way, but the negotiations have not yet been concluded,” Prealdent Truesdale, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, @aid Inte this afternoon that while the coal strike had not been settled, nego fintions are under way and that @ t is probable, tory for Men. rumors of a compromiae in the coal re- gions, These reports came today on so good authority that thelr truth was generally accepted. Oddly enough, how ever, all of them originated from the New York parties to the controversy rather than from the mining towns. This would appear to Indicate that the concessions had come from the employ> ers, after assurances that their offers would be opted, The episode in ex- tremely interesting, not least because of the popular view that heavy political pressure was pit upon the coatemining Interests to induce a settioment, Very possibly this belief explains the attitude of the stock market; for prices, though they had not previously reflected acute alarm at the coal strike, have ad- vanced with the greatest enthusiasm on every report of compromine, To-day's advances were general and In some cases really violent—a result, in part at least, of the pretty widely ex- tended supply of contracts for the de cline. President Truesdale, speaking of the otrike aettioment this afterqoon, eald; “L was ot the meeting yesterday at J. P. Morgan's office and at other pre- vious meetings, I know of no rettle- ment having yet been made, but it will tire movement of prices on to- urity market was governed by do no harm now for me to tell you that negotiations toward the settling of the GAA DE OOO Eden oeoonee neh iy COLUMN, | To-Day He Takes a “Look- In’’ at Wall Street and Touches Up Some of the Boys a Bit, PoP rn? VEceC eee Ad 5 c0000eeeeeseeeseeesssee. Pivery time the west wind blows over Broad street Henry Clews's customers @nugsie down in his plush-covere fand turn thelr coat collars up customers are bulls to @ man Keone's Ole Jim office In across the way, and) he's the kind of bear that shakes honey That's why they ee Mernte Groabeck wan collecting coin for the Galveston fund and wanted Wall wtreet to make a record for giving up fomething besides tips on Sugar, Gas, Bree! stocks and other nandbags, H had just $21,100.09 to the good on hin list, He was looking for F, W. Savin, Just dhen Bavin, who has plenty of money ‘that will never burn, came in wight, “Hullo, Savin,” sald Grosbeck, "I've ot 121,999.99 for the Galveston Fund. Won't you help out? 1 want to make it of bull's horns, shiver. teven money,’ “Can't do it; ain't got the chai Bmallest I'v: Gavin, fo the fund is shy that cent yet, see Louls Bell's had enough, Last week the was willing to bet anything from a punching-bag to a million real dollere that Bryan would have @ chalk ring around his name after election, Now) he's got a!) of his nets down to get Ina flow cash bets the other way at one or two on McKinley, and tells his friends that Bryan will be among the "also ‘pane.’ 1, by the way, has a fow lit- tle ponies down at the track which have that habit even when the right money fe on. oe “Gee! What's th fn the gallery of the He bad heard what sounded like a crows between a wild Western yawp and the Dussing of 4 #team safety valve, ‘Oh, nothing,” sald @ broker; "don't be alarmed, It's’ only Lewle Wormeer Belling some Bt, Paw, If he didn’t let out that yow! he'd blow up Hike a bale doon and bounce against the ceiling, Btock Exchan: jos show that 47,2 women go into the ery ane pually to watch Lewle run the Ex. change THs KNOCKER. i so i “Circulation Books Open to All,” NEW YORK, : THURSDAY, strike are actually under way, They are belng conducted by a man who does not directly represent either party to the difficulty.” “Ten't that a good deal like arbitra. tlon?” Mr. Truesdale was asked, “IT should prefer to call it mediation,” he answered. ‘Senator Hanna is not the man I refer to,”’ he added, “and I have not seen Arctbtehop Ryan at all,” pital Aa MITCHELL SAYS ‘*NO” Mine Workers! Positively Strike Has Not Been settled, HAZLETON, Pa., Sept. 91.—Preottent Mitohell, of the Untied Mine Workers, was asked this afternoon what he knew of a report that the otrike had been settled, it being explained to him that rumors to that effeot were in etrowla- ton In New York and other parte of the country, In reply he mata: “The report that the anthracite coal strike haw been settled jo absolutely am true, ‘The etrike cannot be ended with, out my knowing Ht, and I have no know! edge of any efforte which would lead te an Immediate pettlement. No overtures have been made to me.” Read Miss Dunbar's Article on Page [MILLIONAIRE RICE’S STRANGE FUNERAL. Detectives Vallely, Caray and Mur- phy, three of Capt, MoCluaky's cleverort men, Were present this forenoon at the funeral of William M, Rice, the aged millionaire who died under suspicious clrcumatances at his ho 0 Madison avenue, and after whore death Lawyer ALT, Patrick t 0 awh $960,000 of cheeks purported to be algned by him, ‘The detectives arrived at the house shortly before the time wet for the funeral and were closeted for a thme with Mr. Patrick and (wo of the execi> tore of the estate, Frederick A. Rive, brother of the dead man, and Capt James A, Bakor, « lawyer, of Texas, ‘The body was taken to the crematory lat Fresh Pond, L. 1, agcompanied by jonly Dr Curry and Charles 'T Jones, private secretary of the dead man, The three detectives stood on the alde- walk and watehed the cortege drive away, Meanwhile Mr, Daker and Law yer Rice were in earnest conference in the hous ‘The hody wae placed in the incinera. tor at Freah Pond at 12.9 o'clock, Dr, Curry, Jones and a group of reporters watching the operation through a glass partition. The doors of the furnace were swung open at 2 o'clock and the ashes taken out, They were placed in a plain urn and will be kept at Fresh Pond until taken away for burial in the grave of the millionatre’s first wife, NO ARRESTS YET. “AM that Tam at Iiberty to say," sald Detective Carey, “ls that we came here under inatructions from Capt, MoCluaky, No one ts under arrest and it is prob. able that no arresta will be made, at Jeapt today,” | Mr, Patrick on his arrival at the Rice apartments fully expected to be artosted and told an Byening World | reporter he was prepared to give im- | mediate ball, “Lam prepared for any step my en- emles may Intend taking,” sald he, “T have promised the detectives that I do not intond leaving the city while this investigation t# going on, IT have no dosire to go away, I am absolutely intiocent of any intentional wrong doing and can explain every action to the satisfaction of any court.'” Mr. Patrick's conference with the Texas lawyer \asted for a half hour, and Mr, Patrick emerged from |t look- ing somewhat perturbed, PATRICK'S PROMISES. “L have just seen Capt. Baker,” sald he, “and have Informed him that I had conserved everything ponding his are rival and that I am prepared to turn over everything to him {n the matter of Mr, dtice’s estate, woon taking Capt Baker's receipt, “1 will make no further atejement of any Kind for publication excep, in writ~ "Spe mar “% have only suat' arrived in town and have not hed time to Investigate anything. Mr. Patrick has, in @ general way, told me of the trust fund Mr, Rice created and bas promised to show me the checks, “Twas informed of Mr, Rice's death by telexram from Jones on Monday evening. | understand Mr, Rice died at § o'clock Bunday night. It is my Inten- Hon to make a full investigation of everything In connection with thie case and of Mr, Rice's affairs, Mr, Patrick agrees to help me in every way, “T anked him if he had any suspicion » Ree Ned died other than a cath, He replied, 'f have no of the circumstances sur- rounding Mr, Rice's death other what T have read In the newspapers, After the conference Capt. Baker, with a friend, A, T. Mallon, went downtown to Mr, Patrick's office to take possession of the dead miiltonaire's papers, POLICE AT WORK, “The matter has now passed from the hands of the Coroner to the pottoe," said Capt. MeClusky today, “The detec: tives have much to do, but they are making rapid progress, and will, 1 be- Neve, soon uncover a state of affairs that will cause @ senpation. “Tam not of the opinion that @ mur- der has been committed. We have no ‘murder theory, and only the surface clroumstances indicate such a crime. It is Impowaibie for me to say more at this time than that @ fraud may have been attempted, and that if one was attempted thone implicated are certain to be pun- ished.” * MYSTERY OF WILL Patrick haw Mr, Rice's will In his pos-| 87.—The overdue American lincr New sevrion and wil! turn that over to rela+ tives, Ile will not say who are the beneficiaries under this will or divulge any of Its terme, The ore of pecurities of Mr. Rice, amounting to hundreds of thoun- anda of dolla, which Mr. Patrick served on Swenson & Sone, the Fifth Avenue Trust Company and the Safe Deposit Company of New York, has not been honored by any of the {natitutions, Attorneys Nave advised them to @ further developinents of the case before accepting it, Patrick is a native of ‘Texas and knew Mr, Rice in the South, He |p a graduate of the University of ‘Texan and practised law in Houston for a number of years, He gained considerable notoriety by his conduct of several casea, One of them was the Volk case, in which he, as attorney for Volk, brought eult for allenation of affections. agilist a prom: Inent ratlroad man, The case was set- ted out of court for %,0", of whieh Patrick not one-half. Immediately al- terward he brought suit for divorce as fade ale. Mre, Volk Saint he the bua. 2.00 for St or Qi, SEPTE ‘MB ER Bean FOLATE. Kony ay a4 f * Q Y At PHL! fn NF [00401 BROOKLYN Leeder Deslares |. GINCINNATH, 4: CINCINNAT 0 PITTSBURE RESULTS A NEW YORK CRIPPLED IN GALE. a ey Liner Reaches British Port with One Engine Broken Down. SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. York was sighted off St, Catherine's | Point, Isle of Wight, at 6.30 P, M. to-| day and js due to arrive at South- ampton at 6.30 P.M. At St, Catherine's the liner sig- TUNNEL TO | BROOKLYN. —— Rapid-Transit Commis- gioners Pass Resolutions for Its Construction. At & meeting of the Rapid Transit Commissioners this afternoon a resolu- tlon was passed for a tunnel to Brook- lyn, ‘The route of the tunnel will extend EVENING WO PECK LAST SEEN ALIVE AT “KID”? MCOY’S SALOON. ut wu ( im f 0 | trolier Coler, TT ri 4 RK 1 — | BOSTON PITTSBURG, |, HAWTHORNE, FST, LOUIS, er | nailed, in use but one engine.” ‘The liner was sighted off the Lisard at 9.80 P.M. Wednesday and was due to arrive at 4.80 A, M., it as a heavy gale was blowing end she did not ap pear some uneasiness was caused. A tug waa nent to week the liner. foot of Jeralemon street, Brooklyn; ther.ce to the old City Hall, to Piatbush avenite, to the Long Island Ratirosd station at Flatbush and Atlantic ave The route ts the one favored by Comp. who makes an estimate that the cost of construction of the tunnel wilk by about $4,000,000, Ly — MORTON WON'T TALK PARIS, Bopt, M.—Levi P. Morton, ex (Hy or of New York, who waa one of the Board of Directors of the Traders Mire Insurance Company, declined to- day to be interviewed regarding the af- falre of that company, from the City Hall, Manhattan, to the cia Us oats he ealdadaal — Excellence Not sure chan nthe Pgoariaae Lm wt Lante or Clnetanath, RLD'S , EVIDENCE FOR POLICE. one OOS 2P dred dollars street, at 8 o'clock 7P. Me Thirty-second street, at 7 him, 10,80 P. 1.50 P.M 12.50 A, M, 4.40 A.M atreet, Just as dawn broke Policeman Kehoe, of the West Twentieth street station, mw what he supposed to he a drunken man lying in the gutter, Lifting up the the white, cold cheeks covered with clotted blood, showed him that he wan face to face with a great murder mystery The man had been dead for hours. How long he lay in the street could not be told. ‘The policeman had passed that prartioular corner an hour before, ‘The body wan not there then, The munter might have been done in any one of the many dens In the vicinity of in the dark hallwaye along West Beventeenth atreet Kehoe had the body removed to the Weat Twentieth #treet head, pollee station Letters (n the man's clothes revealed his identity, A searoh of his pockets showed that death bad pot resulted from a drunken fail ‘The only article of vatue on hte per mn wan a large wold seal ring on the third finger cf his left hand, that was on fo tightly that ROBBED OF MONEY, When Mr. Peck left his oMce at Thir- lock large sum no foree could remove it tleth street and Broadway at & 0 last evening he carried a money which he bad drawn from the Astor Bank during the afternoon. clerk, O, BO Merrill, but knew there were a num- could not state how mueh ber of 1% bills in the rol, M: Peck Intendet to dine downtown fend catch the 40) o'clock train thie LAST ACTS OF THE ‘ MURDERED MAN. M.—Visited the Astor Bank Wednesday and drew # sum of money, supposed to be several hune BP, M-Left his office, at Broadway and Phirtioth Went into Hann's cafe, on Broadway nenr banjo player named French, and sat drinking with M.-Went to Corbett's saloon Arrived at MeCoy's cafe alon., Left.the eafe Dead body found in West Seventeenth CLLR EGO OG EOE OOo) Ole sie lalarolerese His), CAARLES There le met an ry a : : ‘ ‘ : ; . : : ‘ @ : oelock : r) ° : : : : : ‘ : * morning from the One Hundred and Twenty Afth stremt station for the Cate kills, where he was to Join Mrs, Peek and bring her back to Wore a handsome gold wateh and chain When his body was ed it had elry the city, He been stripped of money and The snot where the body wan found fe in front frame dwelling of an old-etyle two-wtor north ade of fifty foot on tie feventeenth street and about from Ninth avenue, The body outstretched at lay face downward, w arma There was a deep gosh | infloted by a heavy blunt Inetrument and a jagged wound acrees the bridge eo and ob yvered with * the nose. ‘The f tho man were 1a Me garmenta of costly material make showed unmistakable signs " at remaple Despite hia years, for Mr Peck was over seventy to give any @ 1 4 feet and weighed of 20 pounds arnall | ‘BASEBALL | i? RACING| | Charles 8, &| He drew :| Not PRICE ONE CENT. — $. PECK. Rich Old Architect Who Was Found Murdered and Robbed Traced by Evening World Report- ers Until Past Mid- night~Alone When Last Seen, Peck, a wealthy architect and real estate man, was found dead in West Sev- enteenth street at daybreak, His skull was fractured and cuts and bruises indicate that ?\he was clubbed to death. He was seventy-one years old, large sum of money from the bank yester- ; day afternoon, intending to ) start this morning for the Catskills to. bring home his wile, a cent was on the body. His wateh and other jewelry were gone. People in the neighborhood believe he was murdered elsewhere and his body brought there jin a cab, | Evening World reporters have traced Mr. Peck’s move- ments up to about midnight " {last night. Manager Grant, of Me+ Coy’'s cafe, swears that Mr, Peck was in that place from 11.30 to 12 last night, He ,,| was alone and intoxicated, The bartender at Haan's jcafe claims that Mr. Peck and Eddie French, the banjo playe jer, were in that place drink- ‘Ving until 12.30, and that the two men quarrelled, French says he left Peck hat 10,30, 1, Mr. f k was probably . r the back he and his 1 lo the spot where Polen BODY PLACED IN STREET. | found. Ses. Chelating The of the West Twentieth) jap, wer the saloon of James atreet # ard to aVOlF) Reiley at Wont Seventeenth street and the aofutio ie myster ') Ninth avenue She sald to an Bvening nursing the A0) World reporter 0 hie death by be tow awakened shortly aster 4 t by the facts ) k thie morging by the storm. 1 4 that he had fects of a fall and quently robbed, This theory falls to th ground on the evidence of persons Uv ing about Wert Seventeenth street amd Ninth avenue. 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