The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 11, 1904, Page 33

THE: SA N FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1904. FIREMEN SAVE SCORE OF LIVES: From Burning Five-Story | Tenement in New York! LADDERS TOO SHORT| Little Tots Are Droppe(l‘j I'rom High Windows and! Caught in Arms of Men| —— NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—More than a re of women and children were res- | cued from a fi a five-story tenme- ! se at 501 Tenth avenue early The started under a rway on the second floor and spread ¥ to the roof. woman was confined to her bed ¥ ess and the flames had reached her room when a fireman stove in the window and carried her down the fire- escape. Her husband and children, who | had remained in the flat, were carried | down extension ladders by the firemen. So quickly did the flames spread through the tenement that the families living above the second floor had no time to gather their clothing. Twelve families occupied the second end third ficors, and all had parrow | escapes, Josing everything they | possessed. { The most sensational rescue of the fire was when a mother and two chil- dren were taken from the ledge of a| fourth-story window. It was made after 2 conspicuous show of bravery | and resourcefulness on the part of two ladder men. The woman and children had been driven from their apartment the flames and were clinging to the ng for help when the firemen | arrived on the scene. When a thirty- | five-foot ladder was thrown up against | the side of the burning building it fell four feet short of the fourth-story win- dow. There was no time to make a | nd the two men rushed up the to-day blaze rself on the top round ompa firmly grasped his a more secure position below an caught the children as ropped them into his arms. men had taken positions on this time and the rescued safely down from MAINE 1S CLAIMED. | | Committeeman Says State Wil Give Republicans Large Plurality. | P AND, Me., Sept. 10.—Chair- mat son of the Republican State Cor tee to-day issued a statement | concerning the election in Maine next | M which he claims that| ibernatorial candidate, will by a plurality of from { er-statement Dr. Jones, the Democratic State | har rized the Repub- as being an “old trick of | they expect and| tisfied at what they call | | than emocrats, he said, would take | rd the Republican ma- over the Democrats sidential year. A single he said, is 2 gain and S e { wane Sailor Jumns Overboard. sen was brought to ward of the Central i g »spital yesterday to be | experts on insanity. 1 sailor on the schooner which arrived yes- Alaskan waters. On port Christensen be- insane and tried on ns to jump overboard. | in jumping over on one was rescued and placed the arrival af the vessel | Melancholia is given as s unsoundness of Some Wonllerful Things Food Can Do. | use of improper upsetting almost be nd belief prising to see how ple ¢k om poorly selected to good nourishing food will end these ails. A Chicago man says: vous system became t whenever I looked at 1y right eye turned out speech was stuttering, & poor and T was very My face was covered nd I was constantly s said my blood was in nd I took medicine for but only got worse. I etely disgusted with | is tired of Nving, al- | » cause to be as far as were concerned. | ne failed I tried eat- ¥ 3 west foods, bt this lid not seem to get ent until in my ex- gave the food cajled trial. Thie seemed so the rest, it seemed of mourishment and 1 am for breakfast as well | r the other meals. Al-| ely my nerves began to | T steadier and sounder feil as though a great clumge! g on within me, | effect 1 noticed was my | id not seem so loose in my uld look without seeing then T noticed that I took n life and was not such ' ker, my memory im-! al endurance was great- | ep sounder and refresh- continued a ne e-Nuts 2 t m full a 0 N e I had recovered th 1d absent minded- lexion had cleared and t any more pimples | ce, all the old trouble with | is gone for good and, to cut | iist short, why, T have a sound | e svstem. am stronger and | thier phvsically upon Grape-Nuts I could write twice as much e wbout what this food has done | me. It is certainly a most won- | brain and nerves.” | Poztum Co., Bat- Look in cach package for the fam-| ous little book, “The Road (0 Weli- wille” | om me for PRINCE PETER | VERY POPULAR Russians of All Classes| Pleased With His Selection | to Succeed Von Plehwe| DAWN 'OF A NEW ERA' - | Jewish Newspaper Believes He Will Not Be Influenced by the Bias of Race e | ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10.—The | Russian press unanimously approves the appointment of Prince Peter Sviatopolk-Mirsky as Minister of the Interior. All the papers speak of the ! critical character of the present situa- tion and express the opinion that the selection of such a man as Prince Peter will de much to relieve the internal conditions. The Novoe Vremya, in an | editorial, summarizes the general tone | of the press as follow \ “We are now passing through an his- | torical crisis which may influence the | destiny of the Russian empire. As the| military situation in the Far East be- comes more complicated an opportunity | is offered to our enemies at home, who | are always quick to take advantage of reverses experienced by the Russian National Government. Therefore, we | must show hearty co-operation in the | hour of trial, repel our enemies! abrpad and disarm the discontented elements at home. In order to accom- plish the Jatter task we must retain all the good, especially the two institu- tions which can develop only if al- lowed to work independently. Decent relations must be the aim and one of | the first requisites, it is certain, will be liberty of the press and freedom of speech, which are the lightning con- ductors of public opinion. Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky's knowledge of pro»? vincial life and his humane attitude | are the best guarantee of his success.” The Novosti, a conservative Jewish organ, say | “Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky’'s appoint- | ment creates the most agreeable im- pression throughout Russia. His past career has enabled h'~~ to become ac- quainted with the needs of the nation, regardless of religion or race. Let us hope that the new Minister is destined to exert beneficent influence in the de- | velopment of the empire.” ——— PERSONAL. Dr. Lamprecht, a German tourist, is at the Grand. H. P. Stabler, a fruit man of Yuba City, is at the Lick. Dr. R. Nicolls and wife of San Diego ere at the Occidental. Dr. Granville McGoWwan of Los An- geles is at the St. Francis. James Whitaker, a merchant of Galt, is at the Occidental. John Finnel, the well-known rancher of Tehama, is at the Occidental Herbert Slater, a newspaper man of Santa Rosa, is it the Grand. William M. Hunt, a merchant of | Catalina Island, is at the Grand. Rear Admiral Rae and Mrs. Rae ar- rived at the St. Francis yesterday. Former Governor Henry T. Gage is! up from Los Angeles and staying at the Palace. Victor H. Woods, State Surveyor General, is down from Sacramento and staying at the Lick. ! Charles J. L. Lantry, a railroad contractor of Btrong City, Kans., reg- istered at the Palace yesterday. Dr. George M. Bradfield, surgeon of the steamship Mariposa, is staying at the Occidental. ' Count Alfred Pell and wife of Ber- | hn, who are touring this country, reg- istered yesterday at the St. Francis. | B. H. Nicoll, prominent in grain | cireles in Portland, Or., accompanied by his wife and son, J. Brydon Nicoll, are registered at the Palace. Miss Klara Rauhut has returned to | her home, 1149 Turk street, after two years’ study of the piano at the Lelp- sig Conservatory of Music, from which she received a diploma. Seymour W. Tulloch of Washington, | who was formerly connected with the | Postoffice Department and who was largely responsible for the exposure of the Beavers-Machen frauds and thélr subsequent investigation, is reg- istered at the Palace. He s inter- ested in mining on the coast. Surgeon Animon Farenholt, U. 8. N., | arrived from Bremerton, Wash., last | week and has been dividing his time | between visiting Admiral Whiting at Yerba Buena Island and friends at| Menlo Park. He is a son of Admiral | ©O. W. Farenholt and has been on the Concord until she recently went out of cemmission. He leaves for his new station in Manila on the steamship Korea, sailing S8eptember 20. A N Californians in New York, NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—The fol- lowing Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—N. Barnard and A. H. Bowers, at the Imperial; Mys. R. Hutsking, at the Herald| Square; J. B. Kaufman, at the Gilsey; Mrs. J. W. Owen, at the Imperial; Mrs. McCrum, at the St. Denis; 8. .Ro- senblatt, at the Navarre, and G. M. Van Buren, at the Grand Union. From Los Angeles—P. J. Beveridge, Mrs. J. Morris and Miss J. E. Morris, at the Savoy. —— Assaulted by Unknown Man. R. A. Crothers, proprietor of the Bulletin, was attacked by an un- kpnown man as he was passing through Clara lane on his way to his office at 11 o'clock last night. He was cut over the left eye, across the bridge of the nose and over the right ear. The wounds were apparently inflicted by a dull instrument. None of them is serious. The assailant fled down the alley, toward Sutter street. ————————— Capitalist Dies Suddenly. John H. Peterson of 6§42 Clay street was found dead last night and the body was removed to the Morgue. The czuse of his death was presumably heart disease. Two bank books found on his verson showed that he had an account of $12,000 in local savings banks. He was about 65 years old. ———— Most men figure, that the tn! will striise someone else. s | { | touch. ! king two and so on down the HOTEL OWNER LOSES $4900 Joe King, Proprietor of the New Western, Passes Big Sum-+to Five Bunke Men —— POLICE AFTER CROOKS Lo anians Genial Boniface Falls an Easy Victim to a Crooked and Costly Game of Poker —_——— Joseph King, card expert and pro- prietor of the New Western Hotel, hus been victimized to the extent of near- ly $4000 during the last five days. King bas long enjoyed the name of being | one of the shrewdest local dealers o cards in'a poker game. San Francisc is not a mining camp, and gambling is against the law—at least that's the way the law reads—8ut a “friendly” little game can be found at any time in almost any back room of the hotels about town. Poker games have run frequently in the past at the New Western Hotel, and Joe King has embellished his comfortable bank account with shin- ing double eagles on various occa- sions, for Joe understands the funda- mental principles of poker playing—at least he did before five men sold him a few dozen packs of cards, registered later at his hostelry, got him into a game of poker that lasted for five days and pocketed $4000 of Ring's‘ hard-earned money. This bunko game was one of the smoothest that has come off in San Francisco for many days. About two weeks ago a card drummer dx;opped casually into the New Western, gaged a room and bought the affabje King several wet dishes. He was sell- ing cards—best made, durable and fine to the touch. “Yes, we use cards once in a while here,” said King. “I'll take three dozen packs.” Eight days later five men, some colonels from Kentucky and some other things from other places, reg- istered at the hotel. They didn’t know one another. That night looking for the customary little game. He found five willing hands. During the following days and nights the game was fast and furious. XKing won once in a while, but generally one of the other fellows juet beat him. If Joe would draw to a straight and fill, Colonel Nomdeplume showed down four of a kind. Joe King's arm is now slightly paralyzed from constant dig- ging into the cash pocket. At the end of flve days King dis- covered that he was $4000 to the bad and almost simultaneously that the cards were all marked. The work was clever. Fach card had a mass of scroll work on-the back. On the upper right hand corner, either way, was a groove, faintly cut but not impalpable to the The ace had one groove, the line. Many curious little -grooved emblems of the downfall of the unsophisticated had their place on the corners of the pasteboards. King notified Captain Martin and offered him half of the $4000 if he could get it back. Barney Conlon, clerk in Judge Cabaniss’ court, with Detectives Ryvan and Taylor, spent the | night at the New Western in the hope of getting some of the crooks. King said that two of them were still at the hotel, but they did not show up. The police and King refused to talk on the subject or give the names of the | men wanted. Detectives Ryan and | Taylor have good descriptions of the ; men and hope to get them soon. It is | said by the police that the same five crooks have been operating extensive- ly elsewhere. At an early hour this morning the detectives arrested one of the alleged crooks who bunkoed King. The man was caught at the New Western Hotel. | The police refused to give his name or any other information about the case. —_————— Fell Through an Open Door. @. E. Maxwell, 2 commercial trav- eler from San Diego, met with a se- rious accident at 3 o'clock yesterday morning in the Francisco Hotel at Turk and Taylor street. Maxwell left his room in search of the lavatory and, finding an open door, mistook it for the one he was in search of and fell down three stories into a coal bin. When his unfortunate predica- ment was discovered he was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where Dr. Glover found him suffering from a broken leg, with possibly a fractured skull. His injuries may prove fatal. —————— Fish Commission Is Active. Justice of the Peace Young of Glen- dale has fined E. P. Brown §$25 for shooting quail during the close sea- son. Deputy Fish Commissioner Davis seized an 1800-foot salmon net last Sunday near the mouth of Monte- zuma Slough.. The commission is en- deavoring to apprehend the people who are using fyke and other set nets in the lakes of Sacramento and Yolo counties. The Supreme Court has de- declared that sloughs and ponds are streams within the meaning of the law, so that there will be no trouble about securing convictions in case the guiity are caught. ADVERTISEMENTS. BITTERS When . prominent physicians freely prescribe the Bitters for Poor Aj )y €88, estion, By,lpeplh and Malarial Fever, you can make no mistake in trying a bottle. It always cures, as hundreds have testified. Try it. < en- | King was *| the unde: JOE ROSENBERG'S. LA GRECQUE CORSETS— Make the Feaviest Pigure Shapely and Give the Slender Figure a Fuil Effect—Made of light-weight ba- tiste, with the lattice ribbon effect; boned with aluminoid boning, which is rust proof and unbreakable; French lace trimmed, with satin rib- bon run through. For those who | have.had their corsets made to or- det, or the most exacting, we would like to have you sl 50 inspect these for . ® WHATEVER YOU MAY WANT IN RIBBONS You Will Surely Pind Them Xere, snd at Low Prices, T | heavy corded taffeta in the newest B bright _colors, the soft-finished kind, ! which 'is washable. Full four ! inches wide. Price, a yard.. Zsc P i STOUT WOMEN— A | Yeu Can't ma{ha What s Good Stocking These Are—They are made |§ extra wide and full length; made of 1 Sea Island thread, stainle black, | high-spliced heel and toes, also full finish; medium and heavy ;ight; wholesale price, $3.50 zsc our price, a pair.... { | | JOE ROSENBERG'S. sleeves and all down the front trimmed with a plain satin band. Nothing more comfortabl or chic than the: Pri The 45¢ Xind Now 250—] u can't rely upon a store's adve: ments, how are you to depénd uron goods? Come and see if this is not the truthful advertiser. These are made of all-silk peau de soie, five inches wide, with fine gun metal buckles. In red, blue, brown, Our price zsc black -and whit: FOR CNIC AND UP-TO- DATE NECKWBAR— Youll Pind It Mere—That Is One of ?‘M—m Brown Collar—Made of heavy white linen; double tabs with double but- tonholes, to put a ribbon or tle through; washable, zsc and within everybody's reach... JOE LADIES' HANDKERCHEIBYS— Made of XX lawn, embroidered fleur de lis in each cormer, nar- row hemstitch. Price, each.... To keep busy ¢r the bal airel ROSENBERG 816 Market Street. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. JOE ROSENBERG'S. DO YOU K¥ED ANY SILK UNDERWEAR? If not, it will pay you to lay some aslde at this low price. Made of pure silk, high neck and long sleeves, jersey knit; neck and arm- holes fAinished with a*crocheted with washable braid run through. In ................. 7S¢ NOW IS YOUR TIME TO BUY AN OUTING OR SUMMER SKIRT— Mere Is One—Made of white steam- shrunk pique, seven gored. trimmed with three rows of bias folds, tailor stitched. Instead 9sc - of $1.50, marked to close. ... Are ALl This Season’s Goods—Made of damasks, butcher's linen and Persian cloth; some tuck- ed, embroidered, also hemstitched, and some with medallion insertions. Cost not considered. . These Made o morocco leather, 1y polished, extra strong frame, with lzng leather handles, moire lined. In brown or black. We belleve in small prices and small profit. You will believe in l‘ it when you see these for and fast black mercerized ; trimmed_with a deep flounce, with two sl'all ruffles, also three rows of fancy ¥ braid. Generous in width and length, but not so C in price . THE -GUTTER il O'Farrell Street. CEILDREN'S HAND: Made of white English lawn; neat and narrow hemstitched. ADIORE, 5+ Svaae s iete ikabbve » E KEEP THE BALL ROLLING HERE iS THE BEST NEWS IN TH: PAPER TO-DAY, ng we must give extra inducements or values. And here are some, and w2 have many more for the small- purse women Or money savers. ‘ 3 JOE ROSENBERG'S. for- th s is the perfect-fitting kind;: made of jersey knitted fabric; light and me- dium welght; high neck and long sleeves. Sy to put on and off, as they button all the way down the front; snug fitting and velvet finish. Price......... The Celebrated Merode Make—None better for fit. finish or material h and jersey fitting top. nglish thread. Try we know you will SOc a pair and o Price wear no other. books and Purses—Here is a lot that came our way at unusually prices. Made of alligator, seal, vant, morocco, etc. Patent steel frames, double clasps. In green, red, brown, tan and black. Hxtra strong and perfectly sewed. $1.50, $2.00 and 3$3.00 qualities on sale on our bargain counter Sc for - WEIGET %‘ CORSETS At & Vi Light Price—The Made of all-silk ribbon, steel bones. nn.l&:t front steels, finished with a sal ribben bow. In pink, blue, white and black. - We will never get rich on these; neither will the manu- 37c low Le- facturer we bought them from to sell them for....... thread, stainless black, soles or all-white feet; velvet finish, which makes them soft and easy on the feet. Price 25¢ 12%c INSTEAD OF 20c— Maline or Illusion—The Fremch Make—27 inches wide; high luster; the good, heavy kind. In pink, bl white, cream, red, green, et millinery and neckwear pur- Extra special, a yard Vests—Low neck and ne made of English lqc " in jersey and fancy Here I Some Underwear—Of French thread. low neck; no slaeves; openwork lace effect (L SPLENDID VALUE. A RIBEON BARGAIN— ‘Width No. 40, All-silk Taffeta— With hand embroidered dots, such as white with blue dots, brown with white, blue with red, green with red, and many others. zsc Price, a yard TRILBY— The New Collar and Cuff Sets—Made of sheer lawn, hemstitched all around; washable; adds zsc chic when worn. Price, a set GENTS' HANDKERCHIEFS— Made of extra heavy Belfast lawn, full size, hemstitched. sc R B R e 1 l | | ~ - | Banker Who Was Held for Ransom Deseribes How He Escaped From the Bandits Ascgeog ot ROSWELL, N. M., Sept. 10.—Banker Eiland has returned to his home at Portales, N. M., and verifled the story that he had been held by brigands in | the state of Sonora, Mexico. He has lost fifty pounds in flesh. He is known as a conservative business man, and the | story that he had fAllen into the hands | of brigands, who demanded ransom from his wife at Portales, was not | doubted. He was forced by the bandits | to write to his wife and to sign the name of George Reese. He said¢ “I was captured August syby four men, and they robbed me of everything |1 had. I think it was in the state of Sonora, Mexico. They immediately car- ried me to the mountains, and I was made to walk every day and was fed very little. At night I was tied with ropes. On pain of instant death the bandits made me write the letter to my wife demanding the ransom, compelled me to sign the name of George Reese ang, made me misspell the name. The le! was mailed from the town of Opula. They changed positions every day and marched me through the mountains until the night of August 30, when I made my escape. I secured a sharp rock and cut the ropes that bound me, and left while they slent, “For four days I wandered through the mountains in search of a road, liv- ing on berries, rabbits and young birds, | and finally reached a railroad at a dis- tance of sixty miles from where I start- ed. I beat my way on a lumber train to Douglas, Ariz., and then went to EI Paso, Tex., where I borrowed money on which to come to Portales.” —_——————— MANY PASSENGERS AND BULLION ON STEAMSHIP Treasure Valued at Half Million Ar- | rives From Alaska on Cottage City and Dolphin. * SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 10.—One | hundred and fifty passengers, including | heavy operators from every prominent ! mining and oil district throughout the northland, and Klondike treasure val- ued at $500,000 came on the steamers Dolphin and Cottage City, which ar- rived yesterday from Southeastern Alaska. The Cottage City brought a gold shipment of $225000 and the Dolphin brought $275,000. ———————— The Aips at St. Louis. A very attractive booklet, containing numerous views of the German-Tyrolean Alps, is being widely distributed, adver- | tising that unique feature of the Louis- jana Purchase Exposition. It is consid- ered one of the principal amusement concessions of the World's Fair. This remarkable réproduction is a world b; itself, offering the visitor amusemen rest and refreshment, and the manage- ment leaves nothing undone to promote ! the pleasure, entertainment and comfort of patrons. The German-Tyrolean Alps | are directly opposite the main entrance to the fair and must be seen to realize even in a meager way the immensity of —————— The London cabman is noted for his up-to-date repartee. One of them silenced another of his kind the other day by shouting: “You fit to drive a; keb! Why you ain't fit to command i a Russian battleship, you ain't.” ——— e Good Points to Remember. We are selling agents for “The Water- man Ideal Fountein Pen” and sole agents for “The ln.rllulsl." &l;n-be"! .taua-nn_’“ ever made. San mfin street. ‘e | augmented by the discovery of a Chi- | reinforcements are en GARRISON'S LUCKY FIND. Chinese Store of Artillery Discovered Near Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10.—Work- men attached to the St. Petersburg torpedo factory have. returned from Port Arthur, where they were detailed some time ago. They left the besieged fortress on August 2 and give long, in- teresting accounts of the conditions. The defenges, they assert, were largely nese store ‘of artilléry thirteen miles from the fortress. It consisted of 300 Krupp guns of large caliber, with from 300 to 3000 rounds of ammunition for each plece. The guns and ammunition were In perfect condition. A large store of rifles found were not so good. The Japanese, it is reported, made arrangements with the residents of the suburban village to supply infor- mation from the fortress by means of a pigeon post. The plan wds divulged by Chinese and the whole population, forty villagers, were executed. Cénspicuous gallantry was displayed by two companies of sailors, who were cut oft in the hills by the Japanese and were isolated two days. Their am- munition soon ran out. Stones and bowlders. were hurled at the heads of the attackers. Finally several old can- non were dismounted anrd rolled down the hills upon the attacking column. —_—- % VICTORS LOOT LIAOYANG. Attack Red Cross Compound and Stab a Missionary. LIAOYANG, Sept. 7 (via Jientsin, Sept. 10.—The Japanese officers were unable to restrain their soldiers after | six days of desperate fighting and loot- | ing hecame general. Last night the | goidiers, in attempting to rob the mis- sionary and Red Cross mmponnd.l stabbed.Dr. A. M. Westwater, a well- known weiical missionary, in the neck | and hand. This is said to have been the first instance where Japanese soldiers have been known to be uncontrollable. The Japanese were welcomed by the Chi- nese, but they forfeitéd the good name which they established in the Chino- Japanese war. Chinese refugees are still arriving from the battlefleld, where native for- tune seeskers are searching the field for treasure. Most of the dead have been buried, but broken accouterments gtrew the trenches. The Japanese operate the railway frequently with coolie power. Japanese route north- ward by all roads. Prince Knlym.' brother of the Emperor of Japan, com- manding. the Second Brigade of | cavalry, has passed Haicheng. ‘ A S0GSY DISEASE WILL RAVAGE ARMIES. Epidemic Likely to Follow the Heavy | * Downpour of Rain. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10.—The ! Red Cross officers fear an epidemic ot | disease will break out In both arniles, | the torrents of rain which fell after the ten days' fighting at Liaoyang haeving compelled the worn out and hungry troops to sleep without sheiter : in the mire by the roadsides. In any | case .it 18 believed to be certain that | the hardships endured by the soldiers will resuit in a great increase in sick- | ness. ————— PARKER It BATISFIED, dudge Will Not Take Personal Charge of His Campalgn. , ESOPUS, Sept. 10.—The following authoritative statement was issued at Rosemount to-day: 3 i “Arthur McCausland, Judge Par-| ker’s private secretary, this morning 4:\'en do that.” or State committees are untrue. He is gratified with the efforts of both the committees. He believed the members of all of them are working intelligently, harmoniously and ef- fectively and that they are wise in not telling about it. The Judge has thought of going to New York for a day or two after the publication of his letter of acceptance, but he may not ————— Progress of Registration. The total registration up to and in- cluding yesterday was 55,960. Regie- tration will close on September 28 for the next election. Between now and then the registration office expects to place at least 25,000 names on the Great Register, even If it has to work overtime to do it. A registration of 80,000 is looked for. Precinvt regis- tration will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, September 14 and 15, when it is expected that 5000 voters will ke recorded. ribbed; summer weight. Now LARGE WOMEN— CROWDED CARS COLLIDE, BUT PASSENGERS ESCAPE An Open Switch Wrecks Vehicles and Gives Travelers a Bad Shaking Up. OAKLAND, Sept. 10.—A switch thrown open by the wheel of a pass- ing wagon caused a collision between two electric cars to-night at the cor- ner of San Pablo avenue and Four- teenth street, in which several people had narrow escapes. Car No. 204 of the Sixteenth-street line crashed into the side of Grove-street car No. 188 and both cars were badly wrecked. Although both cars were crowded at the time, the passengers escaped with only minor bruises. The Six- teenth-street car was in charge of Motorman C. Aisten and Conductor M. Longwell. —_——————— An eléctric current of 5000 volts is fatal. Increase the voltage to 500,000 and it will be quite harmless. ADVERTISEMENTS. 117 GJ‘EA RY_STREE}] No Formal Opening will be held Considering the extreme devel opment of the individual idea ia feminine apparel, it is not poss ble any longer under the modesa up-to-the-minute methods of met chandising to hold a formal open- ing and a showing of new goods on any specific date. Garmeants are not produced by the season any more. New ideas, ultra developments are constaatly appearing and the store which is a litfle ahead of the newest must present these variations to its customers at once. It Is imposeible to select any type of apparel on aay particular day and say, “This is a type which will be correct this sea- son.” Aagother reason that makes thi: imposs.bie is t2at every woman ncw desires and insists on an individual gown. The:e arz th: main reasons why we shall have no formal opening. ‘B;vuydaywil&an opening and every day will sec fresh goods in our ofe “The nzw {aspe:tion and a visit to our establisbment is gowas, tailored sul's, coats and waists are now here for your soiicited. ‘We are now shiowing a magnificent co'lection of TAILOR-MADE ! SUITS3 of Cloths, Cheviots, V& vels and mix‘uces, frem $25.00 to $125.00 Ccs umes for ¥ vening dicners aad receptioss, from §45.00 to $5C0.C0 Coats and Mantles for steszt and theater, from $20.00 to $200.0C ‘Waists of every description. from §Ifio to $80.00