St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 7, 1901

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PRICE RIVALS FOR THE MASTERY OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD _ -o—e —_-e—- oe @ --—_o—_o__+—_-@ -~@--@ VOL. 54, NO. 351. ee ee —e FGHT LIVES WW DANGER OF Fl | : | —— «= © : + -o—o-+ — Mrs. John Patrick May Die 3 of Suffocation. “ae “pean ~— . * ~ ~~" ; ~~ Pa wee) gt wos ; AN a ee Pen . the Meantime the Steel Workers Are Using All Their Means to Keep the Mills Idle and Force the Combine to Their Terms. In ul , » One woman probably will dle and twe persons have painful Injuries as the conse. ‘quence of a fire in which eight lives were | imperiled at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning jin the rear of 3011 Lawton avenue. Mrs. John Patrick was being carried by her husband from her bed tn the second story of the building to a window when he momentarily was overcome, She fell from his arms, When he recovered consciousness a mine | ute later, he could not find her. He groped around in the smoke and dark- / ness for her until he felt that he again ' | was losing consciousness, and leaped ? | through the window to the pavement toe ? |! save himself. Ten minutes later, firemen went to Mra, Patrick’s rescue, and she was carried dows ladder + i | a . | Mrs. Patrick ‘ Will Probably Die. surpasses that of Morgan, but the latter controls by Sha ae aK: ; his iron will and ability in making combines five times the capital and ten times , She was taken to the the number of capitalists controlled by the Standard Oil king. where she was pronounced to be in an se Morgan's position today is higher than that of any “Banker to Pacgpteien «8 advanced stage of suffocation. She also fe fs practically banker to the United States government. [It may not be Impera- me ; d left side tive. but it certainly is judicious for any secretary of the treasury to consult Mr. has burns on her legs, arms an ; tt sl Morgan before making a great loan; not as to its advisability, perhaps, but cer- | that probably will cause her death, the tainly as to its execution. It ts doubtful if any combination of men in America | attending physician says. would attempt a project involving a vast amount of money without ascertaining . . io ! ing : An s ; s le or 1! o how Mr. Morgan would regard it. He occupies the primacy today as a financier The shock oft htrick leap £ and railroad magnate in the United States. There are rich men within our borders | the pavement sprained his right ankle a who form syndicates of men; but Mr. Morgan combines syndicates. His great | he probably has other injuries. prestige is not a creation of days or years, but of generations. Mrs. John D. Thomas, who, with her husband and 5-year-old son, occupied the second-story apartments alongside those of Patrick, was cut on the wrist by a plece of glass as she jumped through a window. Her little boy and husband made the Same leap. Thomas retained his presence of mind during the excitement. He and Mra, Thomas were not aroused until fully five minutes after the other occupants of t building were out of their beds. The flames were becoming hotter and more threatening every minute. | He calmly took a mattress from his bed and pitched it upo | 7 Annie Fell, 18 years old, of 2208 Cherokee Street, has been missing from home sincs June 9, and repeated efforts by the police and her relatives to find her have proved unavailing. Recently the young woman announced that she had fallen heir to $60,000 by the death of an uncle in Buda-Pesth and that a " oe , ‘ -“ - 4 ae ae “™ rn wae A eal) oh: ia shoal a." BR ice I A ~ v rn ae ed > 2 i A‘ Py : & 7 ve Bice thie elk ne Special to the Post-Dispatch. PITTSBURG, Aug. 7.—President Shaffer has been advised by men in the steel trust vho are enemies of J. Pierpont Morgan that the Rockefellers have unloaded a great block of their stock on Morgan, and that Morgan has been compelled to buy to keep up market. According to this story, the Rockefeller-Morgan breach is widening every day. Morgan knows how the Rockefellers feel] toward him, and for the first time in his life he is worried and scared. It is stated positively that Morgan was in favor of making peace with the amal- famated men, but that President Schwab would not allow it. Schwab helped, through . ~~. tPteas Seeteis 4 +—o -— + —-@- ¢— 6 6 — 60 © — 6 6 —_ 0 _ 0 o_o o_o the = -- eee eee i i ited . JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. ~o—-4— o- J. PIERPONT MORGAN. p—o—_o—_o —o —9—¢ 9-06 —_ o_o - oo @— the medium of Tiomestead, to non-unionize | Special to the Post-Dispatch. See “ahar Ghamon tiehan “ae tenet Hig tee ll a NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Wall street is deeply interested in the steel strike, and in- sion that he ‘did not believe unions were eta 8 watching the struggle between J. Pierpont Morgan and John D. Rockefeller . fete ' i or » a xTary ? he } ‘ els or ' S171, erf ge knows that Schwab and his friends are ‘centr aoe a PB a ; anxious for a fight United States Steel stock ~ a ™ Alalgamated Copper How Shafter Sco agpiomnne es» ag Ap ar ae : : 7as companies in Greater New Ordered the Strike. (sas companies in other cities The order to strike was sent out yester- day afternoon. Shaffer's action in ordering the strike “et -0—-0--o— + — O00 90-0 000-0 9-6 0 0-0-0 _ 9-0-0000 0—_ @--0- -0-— : | : | Rockefeller’s fortune far City Hospital, ma. ws A sages 1 Lt 2 Set Rockefeller’sS holdings: of $300,000,000 75,000,000 50,000, 000 20,000,000 85,000,900 wees 80,000,000 ~«-- 200,000,000 150,000,000 15,000,000 $945,000, 000 $e: OR AAP Na + one ee ne a BASEBALL SCORE AT PITTSBURG. 1.2 3-4 5 €@'T 8 9 Wi CONCLAVE OF THE TEMPLARS Louisville Is Preparing Elaborately for|5t. Louis.... ojofoft | jf} fy f- MISS ANNIP FEIL, York . + Of 2208 Cherokee street, who has been Rrrrnes missing from home since June 9. “>> -yo—_ 0-4-0 @ 0-0-4 oo Behe would into possession of this| was typical of this man. Monday night money within a short time. | he said he would {fssue a circular to the Immediately the number of Annie's suit- | Various presidents of the companies com- ors increased. Among them was Thomas | Posing the Steel Trust, givin them 10 liensley of 803 Russell aven: , days’ notice of his contemplated action. ’ se) ‘ ~~) s We ‘ * A - » who is a| “At noon yesterday, after the Steel Trust 3 if | | t >» come ——_—_——e -_-- eee? companies of the United States Steel Cor- poration will make efforts to start up some of the idle plants immediately, and thus prevent the strike, if possible, be- n the pavement. from the aly clerk for a chemical company. When other young meu called at the Yell residence they received the stereotyped information, “‘Annie is out.’’ Miss Feil suddenly disappeared. Hier mother suspects that “way with Hensley, She called him up over th. response to Mrs. Feil’s questions Hensley protested that he was unaware of her daughter's whereabouts. Mrs. Feil continued her inquiries along other lines, with the result that Hensjev Was arrested and made the temporary guest of Assistant Chief of Detectives Smith. Hensley Was Released. Hie told the police that he could the girl he would send her back home. on this promise he was released. Several days ago Mrs. Feil heard that her daughter had married, but did not Jearn the name of her husband, where she was living or any other particulars. Surmising that her new son-in-law was Mr. Hensley, she proceeded to his home on Rugeell avenue. Annie was not there, but Mrs. Feil found & young woman who said she was Mrs. tiensiley. When Mrs. Hensley was made with the situation. the two Lhought themselves of a plan. It was decided to have Mrs. Mrs. Hensley’s family present when young man should return from work confront him with a few charges, That last Saturday night. The scheme worked to a nicety. Mr Hensley walked into the room where the two families were assembled, and as he did &0 Mrs. Feil made for him with both fists Hensley fell to the floor. On account of .the disturbance a man was called in and Hensley rested. When the occasion of the arrest was dis- closed at the Soulard Street Police Station Hensley denied all accusations. Capt. Young agreed to let him go if he would tell where Annie Feil could be found. “TI don’t Know a thing about her.”’ Bisted. After two hours in a cell he was released. Hensley Denies All Responsibility. To. the Post-Dispatch Wednesday ing he said that he had Several times since she left she explained to him she return home. “J have been arrested twice because of my allieged connection with this case, and 1 called on Chief Kiely yesterday to have this persecution stopped.” Hensley produced a letter from Chief Kiely, addressed to all police captains, to the effect that the chief does not Hensley responsible for Annie Feil’s ab- sence from home. ‘ Mrs. Feil is positive her daughter has not remained away of her own will. “She has been bidden away by someone Who expects to get money out of her,’ the mother. she had run phone, but in if find Up- famillar women be- Feil’s and the and was police- Was ar- he in- morn- teil and that to seen Annie home, did not care Sais S . oe _— = ee eee + ome ORANGE GROVE IN MISSOURI SS oe, New York Theorist Has lianted Be-' cause He Thinks the Torrid Zone Is Creeping Northward. DIXON, MO., Aug. 7.—J. A. Silvera. a leaning toward theoretical science well as a student of agriculture, has ar- rived in Phelps County and purchased a farm of eighty acres not far from Rolla. which he proposes to devote to the cul- ture of oranges He advances the theory, tific deductions, that the action of the planets on the earth's surface will so change conditions backed by scien- y is gl ok pte and the nnd ngora goat w fh the fragrance of sweet Wns ee HAE eonstider | as | / ; ' | man as president of the Amalgamated As- { ; ‘ | ' ' : | | | a, . . i New Yorker of considerable means and | \eration of Labor men had time to see this statefment, he wrote the order to the men of the Federal! and National Steel Cos. and the National Tube Co. and rushed breathless to the tele- graph office and sent it out. Then he shut his office and refused to econtirm or mow A ae age agg are order had been issued which came back at 2}-on- them and started up the 10 and 12 incl o'clock from New Castle. Shortly after 2) mills. A few of the sitikers Arn around o clock the news came to the Board of | the plant earlv and when thev saw the Trade from ( hicago. Still Shaffer refused | two mills in operation thev were speech- to contrm or deny. less with surprise and hurried away to FO og oa at 6 oclock he made public the inform their zompanions. Soon many of se , them were seen flocking to the works to This 18 the way Shaffer fights. He be- witness the sight for themselves. as thev lieves in flank movements. The people of | could hardly believe their fellows : Pittsburg, who know strike signs pretty The mills started at the regular hour well, thought up to ¢ o'clock that the pros- | this morning with about 100 men and boys pects for peace were fair. With any other! gnq Capt. Brown says the entire plant . will be running before the end of the week, When this Brown . e fore its inception. Already such a move was made at Clark’s plant in this citv this morning, and consternation reigned among the strikers in the Lawrenceville district this morning when they’ learned that Capt. Louis T. Browe general super- intendent of the mill, had stolen a march soclation the prospects would have been fair. But Shaffer strikes quick blows and unexpected ones. Besides, he probably be- lieved that much longer delay would op- erate against him. No Signs of interview ed morning Capt. said: had no trouble whatever in secur- ing men. Of those that went to work this morning some are old men and some are new men. We have many applications on a Settlement. hand and will send out word today to ‘an eer an those whom we can give employment just There are no intimatigre of settlement when to report for duty. The 20-inch mill now,’ President Shaffer said to the Post- | has been running steadily since the strike ERE ED tains began.”’ Dispatch correspondent. Fvervthine is verv quiet around all the |} *“We not ask for any mills. The strikers around Clark’s mill are ferences. very orderly and say that they will make} : . no attempt to get the men out that went § e. ] =~] assy lw Vs y-7." i stronger,’ he said. | the strike hi: has alwa; be n the polf “The final test between organized cap- | ©Y of Andrew Carnegie, and Mr. Corey was al and organized labor is now on. it |} one of Mr. Carnegie’s young partners, The 7 = acto ast Saturdas , in the office | effect of President Shaffer's order on the} J. Pierpont Morgan, in New York. we could have settled the strike had we agreed Steel Co. is to desert you. We will not desert you, | fg watched wiih interest. It is generally | and ask you not to desert us} understeod that the mills of the Carnegie | (cries of no.) This is a contest tn | me aa which millions of dollars are concentrated company are depended upon by the United to crush our organized labor. I have gone | States Steel Corporation to keep the strike | over every inch of ground and assure vou | from closing down its business. The plants men, that the genera! strike order will he are so extensive, the men thoroughly obeyed to the letter. Our financial re- | nonunion, the products so varied and of | sources are in good shape, and we will pay such a nature that they can be but little | strike benefits from now on,” affected by th refusal of union men im | WwW other trades to handle them, that the sit-/| 100,000 Men ill untion seems to be pretty well in the hands | : yb dd States Stee ‘or ‘ation so} Be Out Monday. 'of the United t tes Steel Corp rratlo long as thev are Kept running. rvatively, the Amalgra- in recognition of this, the Amalgamated | mated Association have 100.00 men| Association is making desperate attempts | yn strike Ming 1g | to break down the bulwarks of nonunion- ve : morning, COUNLINE | ism in these mills Organizers are at work tnose now out and those expected to go out at Homestead, Duquesne, Braddock = and Saturday night. The number to be affected the upper and ‘ower mills in this city and the sympathetic strike cannot be shall more con- Carnegie the to make any tie Co Corey, p the National Ste »} C?.. and refused atened my courage grows /}emploves of the Carnegie he - st) Estimating cons should next Monday the Amalgamated people claim to have made many converts In these nonunion strongholds. Since the great strike of 1892 three un- | successful attempts have been made to or-j| ganize the Homestead workers . by even gciuessed, The Steel Trust alone employs 400.000 men and most of these will be affected, for they ‘annot work when the skilled \maigamates | ‘2 are not at work. If the American Fed-, lukes a hand and if Shat- orgenizing the American and gets a grip on the (‘ar- negie Co. all the men who handle struc- tural steel may ge out, If the plans for Amalgamated Association work out and the trust does not capitulate the whole building industry of the country in all its branches may be paralyzed. The Official Strike Order. The official strike ordey Brethren: The officials of the United States Steel Trust have refused to recog- nize as un.on Men those whe are pow striving for the right to organize. he executive board has authorized me to issue a call upon all Amalgamated and other union men in name and beart to join in the movement tu fight for labor's rigtts, We nmrust fight or give up fore . sonal liberties. y rT oe oe You will be ‘told that you have signed contracts, but you never agreed to sur- render those contracts to the United States Steel Corporation. Its officers think you were sold to them just as the mills, with coutracts and all, Remember, before you agreed to any con- tract you took an obligation to the Amal- pamated Association. It new calls you to help in this heur of need. Unies® the tronble is setiled on or be- fore Saturdey, Aug. 10, 1901, the mille will close when the last torn is made on that | PUTTING THE BLAME ON SCHWAB | i" NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Persistent rumors | | have it that J. P. Morgan and President Schwab of the Steel Trust have had a dls- agreement regarding the strike manage- ment. Neither Mr. Morgan nor Mr. Schwab would pay any attention to it and it is not fer succeeds In tiridge Co, generally credited. Mr. Morgan, it is known, has been tremely anxious to effect a settlement several of the strike leaders who attended Saturday's conference huve since said that peace could have been effected if they had only. Mr. Morgan to deal with. The young president of the billion dollar trust and Swicers of the subsidiary com- panies are declared to be responsible for thx failure of peace negotiations. Mr. Morgan's other interests would be subserved by a settlement of the strike, and this is though: to be one of the reasons why he favored such a course. News that President Shaffer had sent out the formal arder extending the great stee! strike was not received in Wail street unti, after the close of the market yesterday. For this reason the $200,000,000 pool formed by Morgan te sustain the Steel Trust stocks had a successful day. The trading in Stee! was not nearly as active as on Monday, and there was only a slight decline in either. common or preferred. During the day only 67,000 shares of com- mon were dealt in and the sales of preferred amounted to ony 27,000 shares. There was a net decline of 3.8 of a point in the price fot preferred, OX - and reads day. Brethren, this is the call to preserve our organization. We trust you and need you. Come and help us, and may right come to a just cause, Fraternally yours, AFFER,. There if no question that the various Pe es / riving commanders. | sions up the i San | Parkersburg, i throuch Ke ‘morning. This Entertainment. LOUISVILLE, Aug. 7.—The official pro- gram for the twenty-eighth triennial con- clave of Knights Templars to be held here the last week of this month, was announced toduy by the executive commilitee which has had over $100,000 to draw on to make the features of entertainment attractive. The week will open Sunday with public worship at the Broadway Methodist C urch, conducted by Very Eminent Sir J. W. Cox of Washington, lo., grand prelate of the grand encampment. Monday will be devoted to receiving at the depots and escorting to quarters ali ar- The escort committee is made up of #600 stalwart Kentuckians. Monday night will witness the inaugural of festivities in the formal opening of head- quarters for the grand commandery of Ken- tucky in the custom house with a reception, This 1s a function that will be repeated each afternoon and night during the con- clave, 400 well known Kentucky matrons and their daughters serving on the recep- tion committiee at each one. Tuesday morning the big parade will take piace, At night there will be a reception at the Masonic Widows and Orphans’ Home; an entertainment at Confederate Hall, fire- works and the first of a of excur- Ohio river. The compegitive drill, the first since the fMrancisco conclave in i883, is scheduled Wednesday at Churchill Downs, where Kentucky Derby is run every” spring. The tive prize trophies costing over $7000, to be awarded were put on display by local iewe todays Commandertes from San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Cincinnati, W. Va... Pittsburg and Wash- ntered in the drill. Four Unil- series for the ‘lers are ington ited States army officers will act as judges. On Thursday night the grand ball will be given at the Horse Show building Mrs. J. C. W seckham of Frankfort, the rovernor’s bride, will be one the matrons of honor Feida\ oft will be devoted to side trips ntucky to the Blue Grass region and Mammoth Cave. FIFTEEN INCHES OF RAIN. ee ee eee Heaviest Storm in Forty Years Visited Virginia Points. NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 7.—Norfolk was visited by a tornado shortly after 2 o'clock The cloud, Tuesdav afternoon usual funnel-shaped and patch about fifiy feet in width through an outivying portion of the city. The of about twenty houses were blown away, and several persons were injured by falling timbers. Several houses in the town of Berkley @ere unroofed. The whirlwind was fol- lowed by a rainstorm that almost equaled a cloudburst. At Christiansburg a flood swept «i roofs of rain feil from Sunday night until 19 o'clock Tuesday | worth about $200,000. | daughter iJ.. where damage has been done. the most destructive rain |. Trains have been tiled The rainfall was 15 (reat At Albemarl: in forty vears feti. up twelve hours. inches, a TESLA’S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. Main Station Is to Be Built on Long Island at Once. PORT JEFFERSON, L. I., Aug. 7.—The main station for Nikola Tesla’s wireless telegraph system is being built at Warden Cliff The purchase of 200 acres of land on the has just been shore of Longe Island Sound completed. The work of putting up the pecessary bulldings will begin tn a short time. The main building is to be 600 feet square and it will be occupted by an elec- tric plant of 350-horse power. The esti- mated cost of this part of the plant will be nearly $150,000. Clif Station Mr. Tesla From Warden expects to be able to communicate with all countries of the world. TN WILL ARBITRATE SILK STRIKE. New Jersey State Board Will Make an Attempt at Settlement. NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—A settlement of the silk strike in Paterson, N. J., is to be attempted by the New Jersey State Board of Arbitration. The arbitrators will call upon the manufacturers with a view to se- curing a basis for a settlement, wind came in the | iy . | City of Mexico in 1896. His estate consk ' ' Pittsburg. ... 4 y2fofe} | | | | ff. AT BOSTON. x2 ©. .6. 38 soon, MERE Se philadelphia. ARR a | F. t 2 39 Br Fe. AT NEW YORK. 3: Fe 4 5. @ New yok... PRR had Pe Brooklyn... ae fo] Pach esfvef afc] s [at] 4 = E. . wees Sees. : en ee MEXIA CAS ee REVVED DALLAS ATTORNEY IN NEW YORK | TO EFFECT A SETTLEMENT. | ' ee - LARGE ESTATE IS AT — s ‘ ‘ rs NE gee Ma tS cian dak Mae? Ana ie SI tal adic hd ib Rica DS eK oS eg. capes txt, ills Maki oe eee ae re ree tlle ee ee |