The evening world. Newspaper, January 15, 1903, Page 1

“GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGES 10 & II. [ “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ | PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, EDITION res | wel PRICE ONE CENT, — ST.LOUIS 1S NEARLY FIVE DAYS OVERDUE: | ANXIETY INCREASING. Friends of Passengers on the Overdue 5 Steamer Crowd the Company's Offices and Wax Indignant at the Idea of Putting to Sea with Leaky Boilers. Three Ships Reached New York To-Day, All Having Experienced Troublous Voyages in Heavy Seas, but Nowhere Is There Word of the Liner Now More Than Four Days Delayed. ! * 4s the hours wear on and there is still no word from the liner St. Louis, the anxiety of the friends of those on board deepens. It is now nearly five days since the ship should have been in. At 4 o'clock no word had been received of the vessel, elther at the com- pany's office or through any other source. . A crowd of richly dressed persons, relatives and friends of the cabin passengers, besieged the offices of the International Navigation Company, at No. 73 Broadway to-day, anxious for news of the vessel, At the pier, another crowd, larger, poorly clad and excitable, relatives and friends of the steerage passengers, stormed the gates withe wild in- quiries. . To both crowds the same explanation was made—head seas and worn out boilers have caused the big liner to fall behind her schedule. But the explanation did not serve to diminish the size of the crowds, nor will anx- fety diminish until definite information is received. James A. Wright, Second Vice-President of the company, had charge of the consolation bureau at the Broadway offices, He assured all inquirers that there was no cause for alarm and that he expected to hear from Fire Island at any minute that the St. Louis had been sighted, The Atlantic Transport Company's steamer Manitou passed Nantucket to-day, three days overdue from London. She signalled all well and made ‘no signal of having sighted the St. Louis. E * The steamship Lancastrian, of the Leyland line, thirteen days out froin Liverpool, arrived in New York this afternoon, Crpt. Ridley said he Had seen nothing of the St. Louis, but was rot surprised that the American liner is delayed. [% “We had a fearful voyage,” said Capt. Ridley. ‘The wind was against us nearly all the way, and the waves were from forty to seventy feet high. It was impossible to make much progress in the face of the head seas,” The Lancastrian, a slow boat, sailed from Liverpool cn Jan. 2, two days before the St. Louis left Cherbourg. The Spanish steamship Montevidio, from Cadiz, Capt. Grau, which ar- 7~..Tived bere to-day, reported no sign of the St. Loziis, J) The English sailing vessel British Empire, from Antwerp, which has fpeen blown all over the western North Atlantic for two weeks, arrived to- 4 day, but brought no news of the missing vessel. Some of those who visited the offices of the International Navigation Company to make inquirles after relatives were free to criticise the com- pany for sending the St. Louis to sea with leaky boilers, Among these t was Dr, Robert Abbe, Professor of Surgery in the Post-Graduate Medica, School, whose wife and maid are passengers. “I was surprised to read in the newspapers that the boilers of the f St. Louis were in bad shape,” said Dr. Abbe. “I thought ¢here must be i geome mistake about this until I called here and the officers of the Mne Gi admitted it. But, they say, this makes no difference, for the St. Louis is e entirely seaworthy, having seventeen water-tight compartments, Never- theless, I would not have allowed my wife to sail from Southampton hau 1 known about the boilers. I am not alarmed, however, and feel eure that the St. Louis will be sighted within a few hours.” It 1s a long time since the St. Louis has had a rest. Her machinery has barely had time to cool between trips recently. When the human machinery is worked to that extent, doctors call the resultant physical “ depression “nervous prostration.” In the case of @ steamship the men below decks say “her machinery is out of whack.” At the International Navigation Company's offices it was said to-day that even should the ship have broken one of her propellers or disabled an’engine, her safety would be in no way affected, —_—_—_—_—_—-———————— SISTER SHIP MET WITH HEAVY GALES. - a it is understood, destred t, covered aguinst all risks nel ee res fiyal at the Cramps’ Shipyard, at Phil- qeiphia, ie, reinsurance on the Bt. Lloyd's to-cay was $62.00 per cont bat there were only a fi there iy few small trans- ———_ UNKNOWN VESSEL is SIGNALLING OFF HALIFAX LONDON, Jan. 15.—The American line steamer St. Paul, which arrived at Bouthampton to-day trum New York Jan. 7, reported having encountered heavy weather, and inquirers at the of- fices of the American line here to-day ‘were given this and leaky bollers as the probable cause of the delay in the ar- ival at Now York of her sister ship, the &, Louls. The insurance world of London ta specially interesiéd in the St. Louis, as he happens to be one of the few risks mot cancelled on the first of this year by the International Mercantile Marine Company. The owners of the Bt. Louls, (pects to The Event HALIFAX, N, B, J class steamer fying ie off the harbor, corres) Chhedal slenst Beason. 8 @ stranger, funnel and two maste. The Punt ts yellow and black, with black on top. World.) —A first- NDQH do not at the GREAT DOME BUILDER DEAD. | Bebert Poole, of Beltimore, zi Seventy-five Years Old. BALTIMORE, Jan, 15.—Robert Poole, President of the Robert Poole & Son Company, iron founders, has just died rry, # Baltimore SHE IMITATES CARNEGIE. Margaret Hannon Insists on Giving Away Estate, Application was made to-day to Jus- tice Gaynor, of the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, for the appointment of guardian for Margaret J. Hannon, for- ty-one years ld, of No, o) rte AL old, No. 878 Classon Was Among the larger engincert complished by Mr. Poole wi of the dome of the Capitol at] is ‘Phe dome of the National TRAPPED HER IN THE TURNSTILE. So the Buxom Mrs. Schles- singer, of Newark, Now Sues the “L” Road for $20,000 Damages. ODD PROBLEM IN PHYSICS. How Can a.Woman of Thirty Inches Hip Measurement as the Crow Files Force Her Way Through a Space Only 21 1-2 Inches Across? Ifa woman 30 inches wide across the hips tries to pass through an ‘I,’ road turn- stile which has a free space of 21 1-2 inches at the widest part, and If the woman sticks fast in the effort, and If she has to be pried ont of the trap to her great mental and physical torture, Should she be awarded $20,000 as compensation, or how much should she get? This problem in psycho-physlological- financial equations {s presented to-day in the sult of Mrs. Ella Schlessinger, of Newark, N. J., who wants $2000 from the Manhattan Blevated Railroad, be- cause she and the turnstile at the Fit- tleth street station of the Second ave- nue road got badly tangled up on Nov. 28, 1899, fs Inolin {| ter and they ha Mrs. Schlessinger was exhibit A in Judge Lacombe's court to-day, when the case was called. There was no necessity to mark the exhibit for identification, because there was no danger of ite being lost. Mrs. Schlessinger filled the eye completely. She more than filled the sourt room chair in which she sat. Ag the Court and jury looked inter- estedly on thts complaining witness they were quite willing to concede the fact that she did got stuck in a turn- Mre, Schlessinger says she looked Goubtfully at the turnstile when she @pproached it, and durned to her hus- band: “Do you think it és blg enough?” “Ah, g'wan; step lively there,” said the ‘L" employee in thé ticket office. Mrs. Gchiessinger stepped lively, and when half way around in its joy- ous career the turnstile wouldn't bud Yurther and it gripped Mra, Schles- singer in its embrace. “Help! I'm stuck!" cried Mrs. Schies- singer. s Out rushed the guard. He triéd to move the turnstile. ‘he task was im- possible. Then he tried to yank her through. Pushing was of no avail. The ticket celler helped. Mr, Schlessinger stormed. Mrs. Schlessinger grew hys- terical and alternately laughed and cried. Finally the machine was pried apart and Mrs. Schlessinger was released. She suffered go from the excitement, the shock, the rough handling of the ticket seller’ as well his cursing and her general mortification that she belleves she ts entitled to $20,000 damages from the Manhattan Company. TENANTS. SAY ND COAL, NO PY Bronx Families, Left With- out Heat, Form a Combina- tion to Withhold Rent Until Conditions Are Bettered. LANDLORD GOES TO COURT. Every dweller in an apartment-house in this town who has been suffering from lack of heat this winter 1s inter- ested in a large number of dippossess @ults brought to-day before Justice John M. Tierney in the One Hundred and Fifty-elghth street court, Morris Isaacs 1s the owner of tho @partment-houses at Nos, 4004 to 4010 Third avenue, and he is the complainant against all his t nants in those bulli- ings. Isaacs and the tenants have been bickering over the heat question moro or less all winter, Recently the tenants mado @ combination not to pay any rent tntil they got more steam on. Isaacs 1) couldn't get any coal. H f they didn’t pay the rent they would have to get out. They swore they wouldn't get out and they wouldn't pay the rent, fo Isaacs went to court. The cases Were on to-day’s caleadar but they were put over until Monday, In the case of one of the teriants who said that he had a sick child—made sick by the lack of heat—Justice Tierney remarked that chia in itself would prevent him from taking any action to force the tenant to leave his apartment. The other ten- ants took thie to mean that the Justice ed to stand by them in the mai- Ve great hopes of forcing Tsaace to get coal PLUNGER CATES SCARED MORGAN, Financier, in Explaining the L. & N. Deal to the Interstate Commerce Commission, Ad- mits He Feared a Crash. as, TOOK 240,000 SHARES AT 120 —_—_—_—_ Because the subpoena server did not hand him the legal fee of $1.50, J. Pler- pont Morgan did not appear as a wit- ness this morning when the Interstate Commerce Commission met in room No. 2% of the Federal Bullding to consider the complaint of the Railroad Commis- sion of Kentucky that the Interstate Commerce law 1s belng violated in that be State, Mr. Morgan was on hand this afternoon, J. F. Dempsey and C. C, McChord, of the Kentucky Railroad Comm} by were present with State Attorne; eral Clifton J. Pratt and Bennet: H, Young as their counsel. Francis L, Stetson, Fairfax Harrison, TRAINS TO RUN IN ALL SECTIONS OF made the first official statement as to the time when the subway will k tlon by N ruuning on test trials for several weeks equipped with crews. SUBWAY BELOW HARLEM BY NOV. 1. Chief Engineer Parsons, of the Rapid-Transit Commission, to-day in operation, This is what he said to the members of the Commis- ery nec! uth of the Harlem River will be im fall opera- one month the work of laying the rails will begin in several Huneously, K Ktock will begin to be delivered at the Harlem River August next. Before the road ts thrown open to the public fall trains will be Edward Baxter, W. G. Elliott and J. H, Dickenson appeared for the rallroad, “We should prefer to call J, Pierpont Morgan first,” said Mr, Young, “Morgan {8 not here,” replied Mr. Stetson, “but he will here desired this afternoon, nesses you want will attend if notified. None of them was legally subpoenaed. In Mr. Morgan's case you left @ eub- poena at his office without the fee,” Wanted His Fee, Do we understand that Mr, Morgan demands a feo?" asked Mr. Pratt, “The feo, I believe, 1s $1.60 a day.” “Oh, no," replied Mr. Stetson, “butf| if one side is technical it is well £ the other side to follow preceden Counsel agreed to begin on Mr. Speny cer, President of the Southern Ratiroad. He told about the combinations of the roads, but didn’t let out any important rel “Sharies Gtecle of Mr. Morgan's office, and several other witnesses denied al charges of illegal combination. Tt lerpont court-room at 3. lowed by some of the attaches of hi office, is bright eyes roamed about the’ foom in snapping fashion before he took a seat at the table occupied by the counsel of the railroad companies. ‘When Mr. Morgan was called he ripped off his overcoat with much the Tie air as ® prize-fighter rips off his jersey and takes his corner, “How. many members comprise the firm of J, P. Morgan & Co.?” asked Mr, fan or twelve." yen. 0} ; What d9 you know of the Up Re urchase : of 306,000 sha’ ville and Nesh.| Fif ville stock, whi the Atlantic ? =A. Nothing ere. embers of our firm och? “A. M F. Steele u Whi urchase that Sir. Perkin '@. You are a director in the Loulayille and Nashville? A. Yes, air, He Didn't See Gates, Q. Did you « r at any time with Mr, Gates concerning the sale of that @ock to the Atlantic Coast Line Rall road Company? A. I did not, f T was not here. Mr, Morgan dodged a whole lot be- hind’ that electrotyped, answer—" don't know. I was not here.” ft, Young finally asked testily: "Where were, you?” py Mr, Morgen anewored this-way in re-] An _- Montinued oa Besonddeaay.- piroui ited States tax imposed War Tax aot of June 13, 1 r ORE REPORTS OF GALES, BUT 0 WORD ABOUT THE ST, LOUIS to 6 o’clock this evening no word had: been recelved ‘om the liner St. Louis, but:the officials. of the International javigation Company were still confident she would reach port lafely. ports of heavy gales on the Atlantic continue to arrive, nd these, coupled with the fact that the steamer Manitou assed Nantucket to-day three days overdue from London ithout having sighted the St. Louis, caused increased anxiety. ——— ——— LATE RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS. — th Race—Mauser 1, John Coulter 2, The Wizard 3. Sixth Race—Leenja 1, Sarilla 2, Flaneur 3, ———_—++ DREYFUSS BUYS PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL CLUB. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.—Barney Dreyfuss this afternoon ecured an option on the Philadelphia Baseball Club for $200,- The deal will probably VANDERBILT WAR TAX HELD TO BE LEGAL. go through to-morrow, ct Lai inion was handed down to-day. in the: United States t Court by Judge Wheeler,. sustaining the: validity of the re the Vanderbilt estate under the” 8, amounting to $311,681, MUD Lieutenant - Governor the South. ate Provocation for (Special to The Evening World.) COLUMBIA, 8. C., Jan, 15—A mob of citizens of this city is gathering in the streets with the avowed purpose of lynching Lieut.-Goy, James 8. Tillman, a nephew of the United States Senator, who this afternoon shot and fatally wounded N. G. Gonasales, editor of the Columbia Gtate and one of the most prominent politicians In South Carolina. Gonzae is dying in @ hospital and ‘Titman {s being guarded by the police in the city barracks. Gonzales was on his way home to lugeh when he met Tilman in the street. ‘According to the statements of eye- witnesses, the Lleut.?Governor without a word of warning, drew a revolver, 4, placing it against Gonzales’s side, fired one shot, which passed entirely through his body. wip rel om His Sleeve. wiped the barrel of his revolver on the himself to the police, The immediate cause of the assault TD LYNGH AEP SE TILLM Shoots and Fatally Wounds N. G. Gon- zales, One of the Best Known Editors ¢ So Far as Known There Was No Imi ‘Two bystanders caught the wounded man as he fell. Tillman is sala to have sleeve of his coat after the shooting and walking down the street surrendered is not known, as neither man has thus far made any statement, but there has been bad blood between them for some ae : of South Carolia the Assault. time and Tilman is known to indulged in a.number of threats, ~ Tillman will ‘be remembered ae man who sent the telegram to P Roosevelt warning ihim not to ¢ Gharlestoa on the occasion of the sentation of a sword to Major Jenkins, of the Rough Riders. In message he told the President | would be in danger of insult people of the city because of the B Washington incident, During his candidacy for G tently he threatened to shoo! of the editors of the State beca did not agree with him po ed One Mob Himself, — A few ‘months ago he tle whole country and put hig° shame by leading a mob of in-an effort to catch @ was trying to get a negro mob, Tilman and his gang country to a railroad station, expected the sheriff to stop, sheriff got wind of what was and escaped. Gonzales is one of the b cr tors in the South, and belongs ¢0 4 conservative Democratic faction section, He has always been remanied as © man of the very highest characte and of the highest standing soolaliy mentally. TILLMAN SHOUTS Responsible for the Deaths of All Those Who Have Frozen, deserves no credit, except for his at- tempt to effect a cettement of the strike, “But the actual fact 1s." he added, “that J. Plerpont Morgan gave orders to his co-conspirators or servants to attempt the arrangement between the monopoly and strikers.’” ‘The Attorney-General had been, he paid, derelict and criminal and he Is the man to whom the people can point and pay: “You have murdered all those who pave frozen to death. You are the man who deserves the opprobrium and hate of the poor and oppressed of this land. TO QUADRUPLE CAPITAL. @taniey Electric Compavy Stock to Bo Increased to $12,000,000, ‘The capital stock of the Stanley Blec- trie Company will be increased from $8,000,000 to $18,000,000. Announcement if this fact was made to-day by Ray D. LAllitbridge from the press headquarters ‘of the corporation, No. 110 Broadway. ‘Phe departure will be made et the annual meeting of stockholders Feb. 11 ton, N. J.." #ald Mr, Lillibridge. in Tiras further ‘stated (hat che works at Pittsfield, Mass., would be er ahd the company would go Into ¢ ine vn kind of electric business In com fetition with the General Elestric Com- pany and the Westinghouse Hlocirie and Yanufacturing Company. ee ae Tunnel Worker Killed, James Sherry, of No. 27 Elizabeth street, while at work In the tunnel at ‘Thirtyfourth street and” Park avenue} aay wae hurled from a dirt gin into the tunnel and killed, | a a “MURDER” AT KNOX Says the Attorney-General !s WASHINGTON, Jan, 15,—Senator Till- man, addressing the Senate on the coal question to-day, sald that the President (HELD FOR KILLING PRESIDENT’S GUAR Conductor and Motorman riage Last August PITTSFIELD, Mass, Jan, Grand Jury tn the case of Bue den and James T. Kelly to-day ed an indictment against each, ing manslaughter, These men were in change electric car which last. Augu Into the carriage of President velt, with the result that vice Agent William Craig, who 4 svardiig the President, was Both men when called to anewer indictment, pleaded not guilty, conference between counsel Wi next was fixed upon ag the date for opening of the trial, At Present, Hot Will Not Be Printed, LONDON, Jan. 15.—The annow that arrangements had been publish daily papers on Atlantic ers supplied with the wireless ra system seems to be founded on — BAM which goes into effect within @ night, to send news bulleting to steamers approaching the coms These messages will be sent f wireless station, now nearly eo at Brow Head, The Marconi Gp will only undertake to send distances of forty mien sen rammy Re (n Nows bulletins will di; various parts of the steamers, a WEATHER FORECAST, Bor the thirtyrsix * ing at & P.M, Veiday York Clty and viotpity: cloudy to-night: tole alight Geleority fresh (@ betel * wrest winds, uaa ‘ i