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New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
NO LNFLUENCE on STOCKS
FINANCIAL MEN CONVINCED THAT THE
STRIKE IS FAILURE-MILLS To
BE MOVED WHERE THEY CAN
BE OPERATED.
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Wall Street brokers said yesterday that the
steel strike had ceased TO influence the stock
market. Financial men Of the city have be-
come so certain that the strike is failure that
they have begun 10 lose interest in the gossip
about the situation Steel stocks have been firm
In the market several days. Yesterday the COM
mon stock OF the United States Steel Corpora
ton closed at At and the preferred stock at 93.
officials OF the steel corporation and OF its
subsidiary companies assuring their friends
in the financial district that the strike situation
Is satisfactory. An official Of the American Tin
Plate Company said yesterday;
As the result Of the attempt by the American
Tin Plate Company 20 start itg Crescent works
AT Cleveland in twenty four hours half the mills
largely by former wcrkmen, who have seeded
from the Au1alSamated Association. and who
express the belief thet the officers OF the asso-
citation had done wrong in violating their writ
ten agreement with the company. The start at
cleveland having succeeded. the company will
IN short time make similar move elsewhere
The action Of the American Sheet Steel Com
pany in ordering the Devices Wood plant TO be
dismantled and removed from Mckeesport. after
fair warning had been given TO the strikers, is
TO be repeated in the case Of some other mills
II was said yesterday ny those in position 20
know the companys plans that a warning would
be given soon 10 the six hundred striking work
men at Piqua. Ohio. that the plant would be
removed from the town II they remained out.
An officer of the company said that the order
70 remove the CHARTERS plant would not be
scinded.
The company does not intend to allow the
men OF the Amalgamated Association to deter
mine when the mills may may not be rum"
he added. We have decided on a line OF action
consistent with the protection and preservation
OF our property. II the mills cannot be operated
at particular place. shall find a place
where they can be operated. and shall re-
move the mills there. The operation of our
works must be In our own control and not In
the control OF labor leaders. whose grievances
are founded desire for power only"
The American Sheet Steel Company has 153
mills but on account OF the strike only II mills
are running. The II mills run by non-union
employees and are turning out about 30 per cent
OF the usual tonnage.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
GOVERNOR NOT TO ACT NOW.
SAYS THE SITUATION DOES NOT AT
PRESENT DEMAND HIS INTER
FERENCE

Governor Ooen came TO the city yesterday TO
attend TO some private business and consult
with Senator Platt and other leaders OF the Re
publican party about political matters The
Governor arrived about O'Clock over the West
Shore Railroad He went directly 10 the East
Thirty-fourth-st. ferry and took a train for
Manhattan Beach. getting there about o'clock.
He Joined his sister, Miss Clara Odell. and his
son, B. B. Odell, Sd. The Governor met Senator
Platt on the veranda Of the hotel. and they
drew their chairs of in corner and had talk
lasting an hour. Both declined TO say anything
about the conference. The Governor donned
evening clothes and dned with his and sis
ter, while Senator Platt dined at another table.
After dinner the Senator and the Governor came
together again in one corner Of the veranda and
talked long and interestedly for over two hours.
The Governor was asked If he intended to
take any action the exposure Of the alliance
between the police and the criminal elements Of
the city.
q see no reason at present for interference"
said the Governor 4 see no st1ation demand
ing action. That does not indicate that 1 do
not reserve the right 10 interfere If think the
situation demands IL At present however.
there seems 10 be no cause. So far as l can
see now. there VIII be no extra session of the
not appear TO be any need for il. Ny position
IS exactly as I have outlined II. l EXPECT to be
here for day or two, and viii then return 10
Lake Mohonk"
When Senator Platt was asked how he viewed
the police situation. he sad:
Il am thoroughly in accord with the Governor
do not believe the removal Of Commissioner
Murphy would work any remedy, Tammany
would have another appointed who would
carry out the policy in force. II wouldn't
better police conditions. / still favor a State
police bill 10 remedy this evil but as I have
said before. l will never again urge any such
measure and that subject rests with the Gov
ernor now. do not favor an extra session I
believe in leaving the matter il is and CIV
ing the people chance TO declare themselves
al the polls in November"
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
DARING STAGE ROBBERY.
PASSENGER COACH HELD UP-PASSEN-
GEHS RELIEVED OF VALUABLES
AND MAILS RIFLED.
tpY TELEGRAPH 70 TIE rnIaUNE.I

tBY TELEGRAPH 70 TIE TRIRUNE.l
SARATOGA y Y. Aug. 14.-An unknown des-
perado this afternoon successfully held up the
mail and passenger stage of the North Creek
and Blue Mountain Stage Company. The dar-
irg feat occurred about mile north OF
North River in the Warren County section
of the Adirondacks An armed man. whose
face was masked with handkerchief, suddenly
stfpped out from cIump Of bushes and ordered
the driver to stop. Thinking it was merely
a joke. the driver failed to obey. when the
robber again comma ndcd him 10 stop. which
was also disrs sSarded. The masked man then
opened fire. killing stage horse and wounded
two other horses. The highwaymen relieved
the passengers of their money and watches and
robbed the United States mai!bagS. after which
he escaped There is said To he no Clew-
Coon Hill is the name OF the section where the
holdup took place. II is a desolate region, In a
rugged moCrtaInOus part Cf the AG!ronGackS
and IS siXty-siX miles northwest ot saratoga
Springs. Many II the passengers robbed were
New-Y Workers. WhO left hC:c O. NE $50 o'clock
Adirondack train this morning for North Greek.
where cOnncc ions we're made with the tally
no which was a six-in-h5Ea- The rObber left
unmolested the express safe and express pack
ages The driver. who carried valuable money
package for WnHaTa Wat.GeH. Of North Greek.
the head of the stage company, saved the money
hv rushing into the woods and tossing Ii TO
safe place where ne subsequently, recovered it,
Mountaineers are searching for the desperate.
This was the first holdup known in the Adj
rOndaCks.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
MISS ETHEL BARRYMORE BACK.
THE ACTRESS RETURNS FROM A FLYING VISIT
TO LOSpON-LIvED IN a CAB MOST
OF THE TIME THERE.

Miss Ethel barrymore arrived on the Oceanic yes
terday from & flying visit London for copyright
performance OF Captain Jtnks." She was away
only three weeks Mr.. Frohman sent her across on
a half-hour's notice She had planned for rest on
Long Island and didn't relish having her arrange
mentS upset But she got even by upsettins Ar
Frohmans itinerary for her trip He had booked
sta-erOom on the Cymric for her return next week
She found that she could make the Oceanic and 50
be back in time to see Favershan's debut as star
Monday night.
Il hardly realize thar have been away" she
said ITS a fact that 7 was still dazed when !
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15

was another door half way up the inside stairs,
and Roundsman Taggart who is feet 9 inches
and weighs go pounds. pushed IL in. The
picket inside up 10 the top Of the stairs ana
another door was found locked by McClintock
and Taggart. but Taggart pushed 1t down
easily. This let them into the big room with
about sixty men in IT, all trying TO get away
TRIED TO GET AWAY.
Men ran TO the windows and were told by
policemen waiting below not TO dare attempt to
get out Money was grabbed up and thrust into
pockets and satchels. one young fellow in a
Jumper and blouse was so enraged at being
caught that he rushed at McClintock. crying out:
"Blast you. I'll kick you in the stomach" He
tried TO do so, but Dillon arrested him.
Don't be alarmed said AicClintocl4 shouting
so all could hear him. We only want three OF
you"
McCiintock picked out Jacob A Fish, of No
119 West Nineteenth-st.; Henry Mann, OF No
All West Forty-sixth-st, and Charles Win, of
No 100 West Thirty-seventh-s as the men
wanted. and put them under arrest. There were
five persons altogether, the names OF the others
being withheld for the present.
Then the raiders picked up all the stuff they
thought they needed for evidence. The prison
ers. including the young in the jumper.
Amos Feurster. of No 1858 Second-ave, and
the plumber. were taken out to a patrol wagon in
waiting. The prisoners We're taken downtown
to Justice Jerome's rooms in the Criminal Courts
Building.
The admission cards bore the inscription
Uptown Art Club and list of times and
names on each side. One side of one of the
tickets was as follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
GUGGENHEIMER SAYS HE COULDN'T ACT

When Acting Mayor Guggeaheimer asked
yesterday if he would act in the police investiga-
ton he said:
Act what? have nothing TO act This is
not Siberia and l cannot be Gar. II any evi-
dence comes 10 viii consider II carefully. but
until then ] cannot act"
The Acting Mayor was asked regarding the al
legged interview with Governor OdeI, in which the
Governor said that he did consider the evil
dence sufficient to remove Commissioner Murphy
Deputy Commissioner Devery.
That brings II back TO Mr.. Guggenheimer,' in
terrupted the Acting Mayor. THAT is what I said
in the first place, and it comes back 10 me again
/ noticed editorial this morning in a newspaper
in which IL said / could become famous by acting
in this matter. but subservient TO the organ
izatiOn. That Is ridiculous. Do you think ] will
remove any without charges being brought be-
fore me? ! cannot do it,
do you believe that Mr.. Croker has cabled TO
remove Deputy Commissioner Devery?"
No; certainly not. / do pot think that any one
has received a cable from Mr.. Croker any sub
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
TWELVE WORKMEN PERISH
WATERWORKS CRIB AT CLEVELAND nm
STRoYED BY FIRE
MEN MEET DEATH BY BURNING. DROWN.
ING AND sUFFoCATIoN-No SAFETY
APPLIANCES PROVIDED

Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. 14-Ffve men w.-
burned to death. four were drowned. three ans
possibly four were sUffocated and several a.
-1ured as the result of a fire which destrova5 ;.
temporary waterworks crib. two miles off Cgsva.
land Harbor. early to-day
Twenty-stx men obeyed the order OF Ma1a.au
Van Deusen when the flames broke out =,
took refuge in the water on floating piacas -
wreckage Four of them lost their hold on tbs,
1ral hoats. and sank just help reached that,
comrades. The crew OF the tug J. r. SprarL,.
heard the fire whistle blown from the crib ana
raced TO the scene from the harbor She n,cta5
up eighteen OF the survivors who had drfftes 20
the west of the crib on their floats OF board,
and wreckage. Van Deusen and three Of ~.
men were hanging in the water from a 2-incb
line suspended from the crib. Just as the una
was burning away above the mems hands
yawlboat from the barge Wilhelm. manned nv
two men, dashed in and rescued the four men
on the rope at the risk of the boatmens lives
The men picked uD in the water were brought
TO the city on the tug Sprankle. They were
naked. exhausted and badly burned. Many Of
them were cut by falling timbers.
The crib is a total loss 1t was a frame build
ing, 200 by 80 feet, the sides sheathed with iron
1t contained valuable machinery. II is now a
charred. shapeless mass OF wreckage and
mingled with the blackened ttnberS black
ened, rusted and twisted pieces of plates OF iron
and steel The crib and machinery were the
property of Smaller & Schninglau. contractors.
Their loss will exceed 100000.
Mayor Johnson expressed great indignation
to-day when he learned that no boat or life pre-
servers were provided u safety measure by
the contractors at the crib. He declared that
the case would receive the closest investigation
and those found guilty Of criminal neglect would
be prosecuted to the full extent Of the Jaw
Late this afternoon employe Of the tunnel
contractors and one of party OF Fescuers who
descended into the shaft to look for the missing
men. WAS overcome by gas and died within
few minutes. His body lies in the tunnel sew
euty-tve feet from the bottom Of the shaft and
is covered with water. The life line attached
TO the body became fouled. and could not be
pulled out. Another member Of the rescuing
party was overcome by gas, and is in pre-
cariOus condition.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
Photograph by Rockwood.l }
MURPHY A TRIFLE TANGLED.
CAUSE OF DEVERY'S RETURN NOT
QUITE so CLEAR TO HIM AS
TO MIR. PHILBIN.

Police Commissioner Murphy apparently is some
what twisted" with reference 10 the actual cause
of Deputy Commissioner Deverys sudden return
from Saratoga. although the reason is clear 10
Messrs. Phtbin, Moss and Jerome
Soon after Colonel Murphy reached Police Head
quarters yesterday he by the reporters.
OF whom said:
The papers say that District Attorney Philbin
requested you to send for Deputy Commissioner
Devery."
That Is not true" replied the Commissioner. Y
have had no communication at all with Mr.. Dew
cry. All that know about him is that when he
left here last week he promised 10 return 20 Try
the police cases on Thursday
Later in the day Commissioner Murphy re-
minded that District Attorney Phnbin had said he
had requested the Commissioner by letter TO hold
Devery and Wardman Glennon within call.
The Commissioner said that was not so
Did you receive letter from the District At
torney?' he asked.
Yes. and answered It yesterday" the
answer.
Have you received a message from the District
Attorney either by telephone or through a third
person." he was then asked.
Il decline 20 answer replied the Commissioner.
Asked about Captain Diamonds suspension. the
Yes. I suspended him. as is usually done. pend
ing the outcome OF the trlI II ne Is FOUND guiIty
he will be stricken from the rolls
The Commissioner added that he did not know
just what the charges We're against the captain
Asked why he had suspended Captain Her
lihy. the Commissioner replied that his
not now under discussion. Later he said the cases
similar. Captain HeTihy had been
held by magistrate, while Captain Diamond had
been indicted by the grand jury.
When reminded that the grand jury had also in
dicted Captain Herlihy the Commissioner had
nothing TO say
The Police Commissioner also reminded that
Mangin. operator. had testified before the grand
jury that he had given telephone connection 10
some outsider with Captain Fredenburgh last
Friday.
4 have no means of learning what Mangin
testified 10 before the grand jury replied the
Commissioner. but there is such thing IN
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
TEN NEW ARTILLERY COnp4NIEs

Washington. Aug. H-Acting Secretary Sanger
has Issued an order for the formation of ten com
pahles or coast artillery, in accordance with the
increase OF artillery recently made The new com
panies and their stations 10th Company. Fort
Preble. Me; l0Sth Company. Fort williams Me
l09th Company, Fort Greble. r. l.; 10th Company,
Fort Adams. X. L.; 1llth Company Fort Dade
Fla; il2th Company Fort Dupont. Del: 18th Com
pany. Fort McHenry, Md: Hath Company, Fort
6locum ~ XII ll5th Company. Preside, San Fran
cisco. and ll6th Company. Fort ScreVen, Ca
These new companies will be made up Of men
transferred from other companies and new recruits
In about equal numbers that some experienced
men may be had for each organization.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15

This is very funny If read in connection with
the raid. especially as. if the tip given, il
must have been at 3 p m. and was fatal The
raiders arrived at 5:15. got in by the fluke'' OF
the tip not being early enough and at $40 there
was flight by every one in the place.
RAID MADE ONCE BEFORE.
The names and times are believed to be the
passwords for entrance TO the place at the times
given.
A raid was made on No. 109 West Thirty
seventy-st. by McCullagh men and Justice
Jerome two months ago. Many in the
room disappeared through Thirty-eighth-st
and one man who tried TO escape by the roof
broke q leg and was arrested with one other
man. Jerome was looking for big game" that
time and let the two prisoners 60 Superin-
tendent McClintock says betting has been going
a man there every day. They were prepared to
make a raid on Tuesday, but the examination OF
Captain Nredenburgh prevented.
One of the prisoners il is said, is the porter
OF the pOolroon. His name was not made pub
lie. nor did il appear on the records at the
court. It said, however. that he was per
fectly familiar with all the happenings in the
place, and that he would tell all he knew when
the arraignment Of the prisoners took place.
He was placed in Justice Jerome's chambers,
and there closely guarded by men appointed TO
the task by Detective Mcclellan.
Assistant District Attorney Schurman OBJ
jected the men being bailed, saying he wanted
to investigate the bonds first. in some pool
room and gambling cases the bail had been
STRAW" Justice Jerome said he would give the
District Attorney eight hours 10 investigate.
Bail was fixed at $1,000.
Policemen Hahn and Donahue explained to
Justice Jerome that Feurster had interfered with
the police but that they did not want 10 prose
cute him, and the Justice discharged him.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
osWEco COrNrr PEprBLTCAYS

Oswego n Y. Aus. li-The Oswego County Re
publican Convention was held at Pulaski to-day.
The delegates 10 the Congressional convention were
directed to vote for Senator Stranahan Of OswegO.
unless Lewis and Jefferson counties could agree on
a candidate
Thomas NJ Costello was nominated for the AS
ssmbly I'm the IId District. TO succeed himself
The county convention nominated 5 b. Mead as
surrogate nd Thomas Moore as County Treasurer;
c I Miller as Special Surrogate and Or. F w
BOX as Coroner The resolutions Indorsed the
state and National administrations. Excise Com
missioner Culenan and regretted the death or
Colonel H. ri. Lyman.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15

~ had been shanghaied by a press gang AN
sailor Now I'll get a rest. hope. II was oHe ~
nv antieipations for this summers pleasure ma ma.
nossible bv the fact that don't begin NIX my 5ss nm
~ t1e C;arrck until September l6 that wouiu s- -
IN from East Hampton 10 the city 70 see tls
ings the theatres paTueulaIS I [-sst 5ig hi.
You NAV believe hustled through my onSlnT onSS1ss
Iondon-ves and my pleasures. too AllloSSs NV
- oDI,- there a week called on lots OF e3 -,
friends lived almost all the time IN a HSlsI ,5st
- Thought of chartertng gypsy van. s.s 80 -. an
cCnId eat and dress en- route. but compfonS
a hanson. -, ...,, I,,a,.- AL about the
s,ccess OF Captain JinkS' over mere nav P'sr tssre
me N will make my ordeal or playing sssa M In
tter "a SER am really eager now 70 oe S,gss go,
he NAV IN London There will be few rSSs,-sn SnsTn
made for the English production VT ML,.L al rs
thinks il will go pracucaliy as II 70 "''
American color.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
SAID HE VAS THE DEVIL.
WINDOW AND TRIED TO CHOP
DOWN DOOR

Benjamin Saylss was committed 70 the Pough-
keep5ie Insane Asylum yesterday by Judge Dyk-
man, az White Plains. He had thrown a lighted
lantern through a window Of the house Of Mrs
Sarah z Purdy. Mrs Pu-dy lives in North-sr,
White Plains and Sayies worked for her for
number OF years. A short time ago he left there
His mind gave away. and on Tuesday night he
the Purdy country house. where he threw
a lantern through the kitchen window Then he
secured an axe. and trying 70 chop down
door when the police took him into custody after
a struggle The insane man shouted, 7 am the
devilt Don't you dare touch me-"
Sayles was locked up. and Doctors De Hart and
Purdy who examined him, declared him a lunatic.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
TELEpHoNE-TELEGRApH UNION RUMoR

One OF the reports I'm Wall Street that could not be
verified yesterday was that persons representing
the Bell Telephone interests recently made propo-
siticn to Gorge J. Gould for consolidation Of the
Western Union, Postal Telegraph and Bell Tele-
phone companies, and that Mr.. Gould had declined
TO listen 10 II. II said that representatives of
the American Telephone and Telegraph COMPANY
tne general Bell company. suggested consolida ton
as means OF preventing further inroads by inde-
pendent telephone companies There has been a
report that the Western Union intended 10 estab-
Lsh long distance telephone service
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
MOSQUITOES AND YELLOW FEVER
EXPERIMENTS BY DIR. cALDAs AND OTHERS
IN HAVANA.

Havana, Aug l4-In connection with the ex-
periments which DR.. Caldas, the Brazilian medi-
cal expert. is about 10 conduct here illustrate
the efficacy OF serum designed TO prevent the
contraction of yellow fever. the yellow fever
commission will supply the mosquitoes. The
commission has eight insects which have bitten
a person suffering with bad case OF yellow
fever. Two of the mosquitoes subsequently bit
two persons. who have since developed well
marked cases.
The eight mosquitoes will be divided into two
divisions. Two persons whom DR.. Caldas will
inoculate with his serum will be bitten by two
mosquitoes each The other four mosquitoes
will bite two non-immunes, two each
As all eight mosquitoes were infected from the
same person, and as two of them have already
given yellow fever 10 two persons. IL is inferred
that the arrangement will afford a good test of
the preventive value OF the serum although
other experiments Will probably be conducted.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
EX-SENATOR HILL HERE.
HE REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE POLICE
SITUATION.

Ex-senator David r. Hill in the city yester-
day. Mr. Hill stopped here his way to Nor
mandie- e-by- the-Sea to attend to private husi-
He would not discuss any matters political
and especially declined comment upon the police
situation In this city. He expects to be Nor
mandie-b the Sea for the OF August.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
WEST POINT CADETS AT BUFFALO.

West Point, N. y. Aug. 1.-THE West Point
cadets got away for the Psn-American Exposition
late this afternoon. The command went tho
West Shore Railroad I'm two sections OF thirteen
cars each. The cadets will remain at Buffalo until
August rs. giving daily exhibition drills.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
THE TAX RATE IN BosTON.

Boston. Aug. 1.-THE assessors This afternoon
declared the tax rate for is0l-'02 as sli9o a
thousand The warrant is sl7.l6s 2sO and the total
valuation is s.. .l52- 500 29a.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15

The bather sometimes finds the sand soft and
yielding TO his feet II does not trouble him and
he goes on until presently he sinks to his knees
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15

ana discovers 10 his horror
that he has to fight for his
life IN a quicksand.
Disease is much like the
ouicksand. The first symp-
toms Of stomach trouble do
not cause anxiety. But when
the body grows weak through
lack Of nourishmeut and dis
ease Of the stomach breeds
disease of heart, lungs, liver
or kidneys, the sufferer real
izes his danger and seeks for
medicinal aid.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures diseases
of the stomach and other
organs Of digestion and nutri-
ton. II cures disease of
heart, lungs, liver, kidneys,
etc, when these diseases have
their origin in disease OF the
stomach and its allied organs.
Thomas A. Swartz. Of Sub Station
c, Columbus. Ohio, Boz Io3. writes
81 was taken with severe Headache,
then cramps in the stomach, and
my food would not digest, then
kidney and liver trouble, and NV
New-York tribune., 1901-08-15

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WORE got until six passed become SO poorly
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oottles N about s1 weeks weighed aud foad had
fhne1 seven fz7) pounds have more
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paper covers, Is sent free receipt of 7I one-cent
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