The evening world. Newspaper, July 27, 1901, Page 1

\ JON ROGKEELLER STUDIED BY KATE. CHREW WEATHER—Fatr to-nig N IGHT The Richest ‘Aan in America Sketched and Described with Char- _ acteristic Thoroughness by “THE ONLY WOMAN CARICATURIST. ATHY FE To-Morrow’s Sunday World. Che Circulation Books Open to All.’’ EDITION NEW “YORK, SATURDAY. JULY 27, 1901. Giants and Bean- Eaters Play Close ‘Game—Both Sides Goose-Egged in First Five Innings. (Bpecial to The Evening Worls.) POLO GROUNDS, July 27. When a obap t# on the alle, not twit him on the domnwart ride, To get dack where he degan— Do not, hit him. So..at'e cheer the Otents ur, prsee . Sh drink a loving cup. Aad caress ‘em. Retter cheer ‘em up with ‘This to werry “em and neg. And pochaps they'll win the rag— Hoven tem? Bo don't let's be downhearted and sulky about the Glanta’ little sitde down Hi!l. They'ra not beaten by a long shot yet. There's a good deal of the old Biitzen blood Jn. Davis's youngsters. You al! remember Bradley's Blitzen, the Guttenburg Iron-horse? He wasn't much to look at Ina race; Justa tTaw-boned, scrawny, dull-red_ brute, with every rib showing through his tough old hide, and a tail with a crook fn it that jerked thts way and that as he ran, But say! When that same old Bilizen got interested and turned into the stretch with his mind made up to win the “plugs” in front of him usually began jooking for holes In the fence, land past the post there was nothing to ft but u jerky tall ted to a streak of bea wiats. Like Old Dlitzen. Manager Davis's lads had just about ned old Bilzze to-d nd it from now on. The other Hants, will know they have been to a ball game every time, gud it aill be a team of hustlers that will keep up the pace set by Davis's youngsters when it comes to the home @tretch. Boston. Slagle, rf. Hamilton, cf. it. 3. Dav! Selbach, If. Gengel, ib. Hickman, rf. Warner, c. Taylor, Umpire—Emswe. The rooters had no fault to find with the weather man's work to-day, and so there waa no excuse,to stay away. The carly indications were for a crowd pf nearly the usual Saturday proportions. ‘A great many eame expecting to see | Benton, Mathewson piteh, but Capt. Davis has adopted the rule of making all of his “working pitchers tale their regular turn. It was Taylor's turn to-day, al- though he twirled one In between when Phylo was taken out of the box Wedn: day over in Gowanus. Double-Header Monday. ‘The fans will be treated to a double bill for one admission on. Monday, both games with Boston. The firat game will begin at 2 P. M. and the: second close on the heelx of the first. ‘Tenney, Boston's great first baseman. who has been threatened with typhoid fever, telegraphed his manager that he would be in the game Monday. He fully recovered, The ladies showed their appreciation of the glorious weather by turning out in full force in their prettiest summer finery. ‘Fne downtown . brokers, too, came Up in droves, and it soon became evident that the gate receipts would run up to old-time figures. Tho grand-stand was, a.sea of straw hats and many-colored, flower-trimmed bonnets. From. a little distance It (Continued on Fourth Page.) CHILDREN SEE TUG IN FLAMES Blaze Near lear St. Guild Floating Hos- pital in the Bay. ‘The tug Wendell Goodwin, which was used barges of the St. John’s Guild, caught fire and burned to the water's edge at BATRER FOUGHT TO OROWN. John's|Life Saver Levy Had | in towing one of the hospital | saver, who patrols the beach near Hen-| personal obligation and entirely foreign Hard Tussle Bring- ing Manto Shore. Joveph Levy, a Coney Island life- deraon's Walk, had to fight a man this afternoon to prevent him drowning New Dorp, 8. I., this afternoon, ‘The | himrelf, sick children on the barges were treat- ed to an exciting exhibition before the tug was finally beached, The barges had been made secure the anchorage off Seaside Hospita! and the Goodwin war anchored some din- a@ance away. All at once amoke wae aeen tssuing from the door of the holler- jroom, and the firema:: and engineer wushed on deck. The man, who subsequently told the police he was James Ryan, thirty-one years old, “of New! York,” hired « | Dathing suit at one of the places along | y Sti the beach and for an hour interested a throng of bathers with his antics. Levy watched him closely and, when the man swam out: beyund the Iife-lines and began to shout the Iife-saver has- tened to him. As Levy reached Ryan he tried to put The crew fought the fire for a time,|® life prewerver around, him. Ryan bur ft gained rapidly and soon crove @mem to the forward end. The captain ‘went to the pilot-house and, at the risk of his Ife, the engineer started the en- gines, ‘Then the tig was headed for the beach. A launch from one of tho hospital barges went to the rescue of the me: the (ig and took them off. ‘The burned were ox: feel off shore and All of the upper wo before the fire Qiout 160 fervely. consumed was It was iu great sight for the wan IH invallls on the burgers. The denred n panic at frat, but the blazing tug was at no time in close proximity: ‘to the barges, and there wus not the slightest danger to tho, children, a fact ‘which they soon appreciated. giwin burled her nose in the mud) nurses; ordered him y and struck him be- tween the cyes and Syilowed this by a blow on the neck. Tno man made no atiempt to keep nimmel{ atioat, ang when Levy caught hint by tho pack of the head and forced tum ‘toward shofe he fought viciously all the way. A ‘policeman was waiting an Ley: dragxet Ityan up on the beach and ar- rested aim on a charge of assault, Levy tnuking the complaint. Ryan denied wanting to kill himself, but will :poobd- ably ako have in anewer a charge of attempted sulcide. Twelfth street, to-day assigned to Louis -. Cohen, of No, we prone way) RIEND OF HANNA HELD FOR THEFT. Myers, of Defunct Man- hattan Fire Company, to Stand Trial. Daniel Myers, of Cleveland, a member of the wealthy wholesale drug firm of Myers & Co., and former Prest- dent of the defunct Manhattan Fire In- surance Company, of New York, was rested at hie home yesterday on an tn- dictment charging him with grand lar- |ceny in the misappropriation of a check for $27,562.00. Mr. Myers liver next door to Senator Hanna and ts a warm friend of the Republican leader. — Detective-Berat. MoNaugnt, of Capt. Titur's staff, went to Cleveland and made the arreat. He artived here with his prisoner this morning and Myers wan taken imme- diately before Recorder Goff, in the Court of General Sessions, and ws held tn $5,000 ball, which was furnished. Hold Him Responalble. The story dates back to the failure of the Manhattan Fire Insurance Com- pany, which went urder early in May with Habltittes of $709,000, It 1s the claim of District-Attorney Philbin and Assistant District-Attorney Garvan that Myers and two officers of the company were responalble for Its condition. It wan the State Insurance Department that drew the District-Attorney’s at- tention to the condition of the company. Otto Kelsey, of No. 34 Pine street, was made receiver of the compan and when Mr. Philbin began his inves: tigation he wan arainted by Mr. Kelsey and Hasbrouck & Johnson, the attor- reya Interested, On Jan. 1 the company, seen atvers and the officers, filed a ent with the State Insurance caneeny that the company had an un- Impaired capital of $#0,000-and a sure plus of $38,000, When the recetver took charge of he company's affairs he fund none of the capital and only a few hundred dol- lara of the surplus. Drawn from Company's Fans. The District-Attorney's office discov- ered that on Jan. 2 President Myers and the two officers of the company, William. H, Hahn and William A. Miles, were in- debted, it I» said, to tne Hanover Ni tlonal Bank to the extent of $27,562.69, which is further said to have teen « through Pres- to the business of the company. A check was drawn on the funds of the company for the amount. District-attorney Philbin said thin morning that other prosecutions will fol- low. Attorney Bartow 8. Weeks, for Presi- dent Myern, eald to-day that his cllent! niirely innocent of the charg: He says Myers, by order of the Board | of Directors, gave the check to take up| & note of $77,062.69 to holdera subseripuen b RUNAWAY ON BRIDGE. fice op Much Excitement at the New York Terminsl—Stopped by Gate. Much excitement was the crowd zt the Mant the Brooklyn Uridse 4 ttan terminal of ortly after noon te-day by a runaway ‘The horse pa was driven by Jubn I a driver in y | the employ of Simon Mey, an expresz- | to man, of No, 62 West ‘fwenty-nixth | street When opporite the New York an-| + chorage of the bridge the horse wot yt scared and sturted on « wild dash for the New York side. Fe ecurs the stock-} the home, at No. 81 Oliver street | juries were Internal and ne n us after Jennie was standing 07 a reated among! too," BOSTON... .. NEW YORK. BROOKLYN.. .. .. ... PHILADELPHIA... . Seventh Race—Gibsor. MILLIONAIRE COLBURN’S BODY FOUND. GREENWICH. Conn.. the millionaire Philadelphian -nitzia July 18 near s PONTE FRB. 1 BEATA” Pretty Jenn long from Five-Story Wind Tents TaM, a pretty child five years) Uj ol to her death this morning from | 1h story: me cons te window, en Interest at the 1 | world. a Sud. Ise below vement. ——__— Seinleleleielmiciniminle Voreenst hours cul THE STEEL STRIKE SCORE 8Y INNINGS, BROOKLYN YS. SECOND GAN= LATE RESULTS AT BRIGHTON BZACH.; WALTER SMITH BEATS SCHOFIELD and one-quarter laps. 5 Smith covered the first mile in 1 minute 49 2 2. 5 seconds. oreaking the amateur world’s record by 5 seconds. +++ window of her parents'| tor At the New York terminal a police-|f day for New Ve man closed the gate, barring further! progress, The horse and wagon dashed! into the gate, The shafts of the wagon Were broken and the gate was smashod: ‘The horse escaped without serious in- fury, ble southerly. reir warmer wi BEARS PLAN BIG RAID ON STOCKS: MANHATTAN BEACH, aah the sr. bundy; treat to-night; ‘ aon | saan ict It was stated in Wall street to-day that: be rave planned a big raid on had been raised to put of Chicago, were named ine Time, Jt Her the fa alr by the nile fur Mahe ~24-- July 27.—In the ver be- the 0 N 0 0 0 oo 0 is) oo Titus of implication in the murder of May Fosburg, In Pittsficit, ‘fass., year ago, walked into Police Head- quarters to-day and surrendered him- self. He said he had just heard that he} was wanted. He was held pending; foopr Qy INNINGS. the action of the Pittsfield author- _——— ee ities. 1 10°00 1&6 Gray admitted that he had told 0 1°0-07 1° 0% substantially the story set forth in Seibel veel a erelineeey an ‘4 the aMfdavit of Olive Handyside Ms otherwise known as Ollie Gray, but) he denied that the story was true. He sald Olive worshipped a man who Appeared to be desperate, and he lied to her in order that she might think him a terribly bad man. i{Gray ts tall, good-looking and har Prematurely gray balr. He rang the) bg bell at the door of Capt. Titus’s office. t Capt. Titus answered the ring. Gray made the following stasement: ght 1. Dewey 2, liory, Basi 3. ea Gray's Story. ke and that ove j C d tha : 100 “My name ja Willlam Rice Gray. 1 matter throuah. r i )UN=| was born in Maine on Feb, 10, 1871. Tam a aailor employed on the steamboat Tal- Inhassee, wh: now lying at Hobo- ken, I reached New York on'this steam- er last Monday and have been around = town ever since. “LT met Olive Handy: when I worked th and became friendly with her read her amMdavit and the truth of all iw thin: ‘The statement ahe made nearly true, but I was stringing her, did tell her I had committed a robbery and had to net away. Bhe had loaned me her watch to wear and in getting on a freight train 1 smashed the case. Not wanting to let her see {t In a damaged state I told her T hed hidden !t under @ rock on the bank of the river that runs through Warren, Mase. ‘Tells of Movements. the leader 16 minutes 55 1-5 s Later on I lost the watch. “About Aug. 20-the month and year of the Fosburg murder—I left Spring: field for New York by way of Albany, but when a Httle way out of Spring- field we heard that there had been 4 murder at Pittefleld and that farmers | were rcouring the cou We turned back, | tit rained and ¥ ingneld, hur Colburn, yaoht Ve- } Sound, was —The body of Arth ho was lost off he nd in Long Islanc 4 ougnt here. NEW TOWN FOR WORKMEN. 1 met Olive in the early part of (apeclall en tos Frening Werld) CAMDEN, N. July 2.--The Ne In- York Ship-Hullding Company, whitch re. SPITTERS ARRESTED. cently purchased the W' and Tice Young Meu Weld for Violation of the Sanitary Law. Magietrate Hogan, in the Weat Court, held two more me day for expectora on trains, ‘The prison! Ruddell, twenty-six West One Hundred atreet, a lawyer, Wit Wilitaan 1 farms, extending from the West Jersey and Scashore Naliroad to Mount Eph- 8 for Jaying on, Streets asphalted and a owithin a wewerod ani uses ere will be’ out. bo) dwelling year, Luudacape gardeners have been em: ployed to an expensive scaeme ing. the and lines, wil run it ft trolley in stuted ‘accommod ation x cal ( w man for expect the station Baoy th rating on the plactorm 9: i SENT WIRELESS MESSAGE. the wir een the Lucani> as abe w y aad the Norch Ger- ij ent ia wit dropse, docked on the North itt Tents of Riaphy were 07 they that ness,” a 1) cogniaant of tie Magiatrate Fly, under $30 ball for “hele i Special Sersiona. They were paroled until Sunday in or- der to get ball. h past Quarnis- After that they were not received charty and soon could aot be made ott. Sabo Nabi de in Springtekt | ts pretty | UOBUAG OUGPEGT HAG SURRENDERED Gray Gives Himself Up and De- nies Killing Girl—Not Wanted, Says Hazen. Wiliam Gray, suspected by Capt.| evening, having been away from her all night She aaked me where I had been, and I didn't wish to tell her that I was going to give her the shake, so I cut been away, done a job, fired a shot and hid some property under a rock. “1 am not positive as to the exact wordn of tho statement I made to her, but I belleve what I am saying now to e true. ‘There is absolutely no truth in the statement that I made to her.” Gray signed and swore to this state- ment. He waa then locked up. Capt. Titun at once sent’ word of the surrender of Gray to the Prosecuting Attorney at Pittsfield. Gray will be arraigned in Centre Street Court to-morrow morning. Masen Talks. The Evening World called up the Wen- dell House at Pittafeld, Maas, over the long distance telephone at 2 0’clock this afternoon and informed ex-Chief Hazen, of the United Staten Secret Service, who ia working on the Fosburg mystery, of the surrender of Gray, “Is he the:man you ere after?” was acked. No," answered he. “Gray is out of it. WILL NOT SUE JOHN NICHOLSON. PITTSFIELD, Mass, July 27—Lawyer Hibbard, counsel for the defense, to-day dented that sults for damages Asad been emered by the Fusburg family against Chief of Police Nicholson and Berkshire County for false {mprisonment and malicious prosesutton. The Fosburg family {9 preparing to leave Pittanétd. Mr. and Mrs, R. L. Fosburg will léay. next week for Wisconmin to visit the lat- ter's father, who In apending the sum- | Seneca M. Taylor has returned to St. Louls, James Stewart, brother of Mrs, burg, sr, Ves to-morrow for Bt. Louis It haa not deen decided whether Ex- ther and Leatrice will accompany their init Mr. and Mrs, William 1, Adams James Fosourg is s for t any xt ow nae . rene ot the ramingnan Nic! \ rom South STEWARDS IN FERRY FIGHT.) oon Bo Five Sturt and Find | Police Walting for Them. On the Secaucus, which runs from pher street to HHo- | bowen, « slay were five stewards German Lloyd line on York to enjoy them- y were already in a hilari- ind, and when the boat nov free fight started, lee Miss Anna Rows, of for the polte wked the five AY Querner, Market Court to-day there,waa no comp the in ware dlecharerd, ? coil ec aaa eka her off short with the remark that I had | mer there, Mr. and Mrs, R. 3, Foa- burg wM leave this afternoon for Maynard, Mass, where Mr. Fosburg's| [firm te building a woollen mill. Lawyer | 5 P. Morgan and President Shaf- fer in Confer- ence Agree to Call Strike Off. : Terms of Settlement to Be Arranged—Secret Meeting of Head of Billion- Dollar Trust and Leader of the Strikers. President T. J Shaffer and Seere- tary Williams, of the Amalgamated Assoclation, are in conference this afternoon with J. Pierpont Morgan and his associates of the United States Steel Corporation. A settie- ment of the steel strike will probably be effected by night. This conference {s in absolute se- crecy. The conference to discuss peace fe the result of several days’ negotia- tions, When President Sehwab; of. te |the on States Steel corporation, lef the office of Mr. Morgan at 5 o'clock he refused to give any details of the meeting. “I have nothing at all to say,” was his answer to all queries, “ An agent of President Shaffer Teached here yesterday morning asd was given a hearing by officials af some of the subeldiary of the general corporation. $} The visit of the leader of the Amals gamated Association to-day resulted from that preliminary meeting; Messrs. Shaffer and Williams lett Pittsburg quietly and were in New York several hours before their pres: ence was known. Prosident Schwab had a lengthy, conference with Mr. Morgan, at the close of which it was offictally an- nounced that Mr. Morgan would meet President Shaffer. There has been no hint from aw thoritative sources of the prospective terms of peace, but it is believed that the strike will be declared off and negotiations for a general adjust- ment of all labor troubles resumed where they were broken off at Pitte- | burg. ; Rumors of the reported negotla- tions reached Wall street before the close, The effect was immediately, noticeable In the Steel shares. The total transactions amounted to about 243,000 shares, fully one-half of the day's business. Steel preferred made a net gain of points, and both closed at the best prices of the day Nearly 100,000 skille¢ workers In the plants of the American Sheet Steel Company, the American Steel Hoop Company and the American Tin-Plate Company are awaiting news o/ the settlement. They have been idle since the clash between the colossal trust and the Amalgamated Assoclatfon over the union's demand for a unform wage geale at boch union and non-union mills. i PITTSBURG, July The Infor; mation that President affer and Secretary Williams were In {York came as a big surprise to all, excep: thin the inner cinsleg Am headquarters tightly cio a all. the of are either out of the clty or, ing meetings, and nothing Deuie} learned of the strike stasus’