The evening world. Newspaper, April 15, 1895, Page 8

AIRS SOAKED THKEROSENE. _ Attempt to Fire a ‘Tenement in West Nine. teanth Street. \f sRirteenth Blaze in the Colum- bus Avenue District Early This Morning, 8 ‘canal Tunez ARRESTS BY POLICE. ‘ | AB Suspicious Characters and Found Loltering In and About Apartment-Houses. {An attempt, very near successful, was to burn the old four-story brick 183 West Nineteenth this mornin; The stairways, and hallways of the place wei @oaked with kerosene and « Was put to it in at least thr Im the house were five familie @olored. That they all escaped with- injury is regarded by firemen as the first floor of the bullding lives ‘Kelly and his family, on the second Mrs. Gaines, a widow, and Peter may, a chimney sweep; on the third » Mrs. Bally Davis, her son and » and on the fourth floor James ® blind man. Adams's wife :: to New Haven a few days ago, and he wes, for the time, living with the ) Renny family on the second floor, "A citizen passing through the street at @elock this morning noticed smoke from one of the windows on the @ourth floor of the house. He hammered the doors of the rooms occupled by Kenny family, and screamed so loud- that every one in the house was Then ne left the house and Lg ete alarm from the nearest box. o jo rush was little smoke in the halls. as far as Kenny could se bat hallway, near the doo re é ol jo \ rs w w es Fa M | in of ‘was almost overpowering. on_the floor, two feet square, was ‘fr; ny rushed into the rooms of © ly, enatched a carpet from the floor | Gell a je had smothered out the) jate; y this time all the people In| second floor. Were out in the street, and 4 had reached the scene. Kenny it all the fire wi m so. But they had from the upper windows, | pi paying any attention to! ashed up the sta! top floor, the rooms of Jamen ‘were locked. The blind man had them when he went down tn th pet secu b by w way, structions a ch ‘ooms, AL, ut. The firemen found ‘Ada wink ained to th ay of a ltt vas’ still reep through, Thix window, large enough Adams remembered af- terwards that he had not locked it. of Kenny, ‘The firemen broke in the| Janitors of their buildings to ke door and found beds in each of the two with the mattresses in flames. | Both mattresses had been soaked with | In ten minutes both these fires were means that the onl ich an entrance could have bi s Fooma, was by dow from’ the hali- while very smal for a mun t Just after the flames had been extin- ulshed, there was ng a few dropa' of here by ‘whoever house, and set fire to It, taken’ to the house of Engine Company Ns eighteenth street. there it will be sent to who will investigate the fire. | morning's fire was the third of 4, in West Thi he firat fire vc hristmas, Th 6 t 3 o'clock in tenants, Tt was put out found In the street, | before the house, a tin can, still contain: Kerosene. It was a | gallon-can, und probably waa dropped in the n wan put the oll This From re Marshal, he F & suspicious nature in the sam: tairs. The smell of Before there were no t A rism, but there were strong suspic rred a few days before the flames were in the t fire was four da 8 of Inc the morning, on t! he y thi The police are still busy investigatin: out, and/the numerous fires which Beon’ on the west alde of the clty during the Spec ast few days. have occurred 1 guarde are now ted every night by the police of the ne Hundredth atree tow anacters it awement ¢ et rest ton. Resides this the owners suspicious p joukes have ordered th | diarte Last Call to Lunch! yup al night patrol and look out for incen- During the past twenty-four three more flres occurred jn the d two of Which, however, were a/ ‘The first blaze was’ in. the on the sceond floor of the a se at 908 Amsterdam 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon men had no trouble in extingul but while there w able in the op wh several oth’ hours ther alarm was sounded about two urs later for a blage tn the house of ephen Klemins, at 27 West Seventleth et. Tt was by a gas jet ig- niting a lace curtain, and only ‘slight damage was done. Phe third fire was at 1.15 o'clock this morning In the five-story double house at Columbus avenue. Ninetteth and Ninety-first st Was the thirteenth In that district dur- Ing the fre plague. Whether or not it was of accidenta origin is still uncertain, but th pollce are investigating. | [t'started ap- arently in a Chinese laundry in the asement, and was discovered by Police- man Ryan, of the One Hundredth street station, who sent in the alarm | There were many families In the b who were quickly aroused. by eman, and every one excay out inj One man of eighty wid E Was carrie: years, paralytic, John Rechant, down y the firemen The fire ltwelf wan dry, owned hy Lee W ast ed to the laun night the pole ed i tin n h. arre three no and Spring Silk Dart of the evening to the roo! Stylish Millinery. You who saw our magnificent Milli- Pery show, Of last week will nearcely it to-day. More beautiful, it but not the same. rs tell us that the special Hats at 86.50 to #1 walled in America at twice joes. them—and judge. ‘RIMMED HATS—larger assort- ethan ever before—here or cise: wel of It ular prices. rs, Feathers, Jets, Rhinestones Ornaments—SPECIAL PRIC Suits, Capes, Jackets Woman who hasn't looked latel. ‘fo idea of the wealth of style and ury to be found right here. It's ox Beautiful Display. UIST DAY FOR TAX RETURNS, Collector's Office to Be Kept Open Until Midnight New Suit to Evade the Income Tax Begun in Chicag A full corps of assistants was on hand in the office of Internal Revenue Collrctor John A, Sullivan, at 114 Nassau street, this morning, to get to work on the large amount of mail on hand. Sev- eral bushels of large envelopes contain- ing income tax returns came in early. This is the last day in which to fle returns, and it is expected that there will be @ continual rush to the office until late at night. There were not many personal calls early this morning, most of the income tax payers pre- ferring to file their returns through the mails, Chief Deputy Collector Wendell said ghat there had been no definite system lecided on as yet regarding the method of procedure against delinquents, but he sald that they would receive the. full beneft of the law. He said It woud t rome time before such persons couid b looked after, as no action could he taken against them until all the returns ready fled had been attended to, and far the clerks were at least 4,000 be- hind with the returns filed, He said that the office would be kept open until 12 o'clock to-night to give everybody an opportunity to file 1 turns, Those who have failed to comply with the law by 12 o'clock to-night will be compelled to give up as a penalty an additional 0 per cent. on the amount of the tax to be pald in. Over 1,300 people in Brooklyn are yet to be heard from. ‘There were onl [half dozen people at the Internal Re nue office for the Bi n district this morning. Acting Colle MeKinr sald that he would at all “upon I thosé who had falled to make a nat midnight. am golng down to sce Mrs. Hetty Green,” said Mr. McKinny, “‘un‘ess 1 find her return in one of thé mails this afternoon,” —— TO EVADE INCOME TAX. Chicago Decision That Affects the Operation of the Law, WASHINGTON, April 15.—A letter has Just been received here from Justice Jackson saying he woild not be able to come to Washington this term, This makes it beyond question that a |rehearing of the Income Tax case, If | ordered, cannot occur before next Octo- ver. CHICAGO, April 15.—In the United States Court, to-day, Judge Showalter enjoined Blegel, Cooper & from mak- ing any return to the Internal Revenue Collector under the provisions of the | Income Tax taw. The restraining order was granted on | a bill fled by Gerson Stegel, one of the New York stockholders in the defendant corporation. The bill attacks the law, and under the order the Government will be compelled to take part in the proceedings to defend the operation of the law. were found loltering about apartment- houses. One gave his name as Thomas Fitz patrick. He was arrested by Policeman Rockwell, 11 the eneighborhood of the big apattment-house at Ninety-ffth street and Central Park West. He gave different addresses her men, whe Murphy and J by Pi the « fth str ve their names hn Ryan, were Mullin, coming f the house in y Columbus ave All three men e reman amination in Harlem Court nen James Thomp thew Be f “for ex- 1 omas | enue, and. 108 t Ninety-elhth street, at 10.40 o'clock last hight. Troy Election Violator Cang' John McCabe, one of the alleged ballot-box- rain the Troy election of 189%, was in thie this morning und returned to Troy. McCabe was found at 872 Siath avenue. In Minson April 15.—Fire at Pi ht burned ten. lowa, $30,600, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., burg (Mo.) Court House last me ground. Eatimat covered by tasuranse, Hotel Raymond Totally ANGELES, Cal, Api nd, at Pasadena, destroyed by fre A Baker Fatally Burned. Thomas Gorman, employed in Muldoon's bakery at 186 Vernon avenue, Long Inland City, was! fatally burned this morning at 4 o'clock. He up- | Ret a cauldron of ol! that Is used in making doughnuts. The oll fell on the big stove and Ig nited., ‘The flames burned Gorman about the arms, body and legs. Destroyed. Hotel n here, was afternoon, Don't Wory How Your Money Will Pan Out Go to Housekeeping as you intended this Easter, and if you desire to know how far $100.00 will go take a look at our show window and you see a completely furnished four-room flat for $100.00. THIS INCLUDES CARPETS, OILCLOTH, CURTAINS, CROCKERY, STOVE, TINWARE, PICTURES, PARLOR SUIT, BEDROOM SUIT, DINING-ROOM FURNITURE AND KITCHEN FURNITURE. FOR EITHER CASH OR ON CREDIT AT A SLIGHT ADVANCE, If you wish to have something a little more elaborate, we have set out on our fourth floor a completely furnished 7-room flat for $250.00. We are positive that if you will take a look at these furnished apart- ments they will suit, besides saving you time of selecting the various items, and, considering that you require no capital, you can get all these ON OUR NEW MODEL CREDIT SYSTEM NO MONEY DOWN IF YOU SATISFY US YOU ARE THE RIGHT PARTY. Everything for Housekeeping. Furniture, Carpets, Bedding, Lamps, Baby Carriages, Ollcloth Stoves, Pictures, Clocks, Portiores, Crockery, Refrigerators and Tinware, Lace Curtains, WE ALLOW THE RAILROAD FARES BOTH WAYS TO OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS. J.% S. BAUMANN’S th Ave, Cor, 19th St, OPEN SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK. en desiring in is not covered by thie ad. can write us it and same will recelve proj INHALED GAS AND DIED. BOY TROLLEY-WIRE PULLER. Only Thirteen und Arrested for Vio-| Mrs, Fannie Dorlon, of Brooklyn, ing the Law. Made Preparation for 1. Policeman Wemys, of the Cedar street} Mrs, Fannie Dorion, who lived with t Brooklyn, 18 convinced that/her brother-in-law, Charles J. F. Ritter, her Haskel:, thirteen years old, /at 189 Dean street, Brooklyn, was found 15 Knickerbocker avenue, is a vil-ain, dead yesterday sitting beside the kitchen He was arraigned in the Gates Avenue table, In the folds of a shawl about | Police Court on charges of attempting to her head was a rubber tube connected cripple the Brooklyn City Railroad trol-| with an open gas burner. Her husband, ley system by pulling down a wire at) Edwin W. Dorion, left her four yea Knickerbocker avenue and Melrose ago, and is in Philadelphia. She was prom!nent in the work of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Mrs. Dorlon has a sister, Miss Jennie Johnson, who hi charge of one of the departments of a big ury-goods atore, The dead woman and her sisters were ‘intimate friends of the wife of Ashley W. Cole, Private Secretary to Governor Morton.’ Mrs. Dorlon had two brothers, one of whom is a law student. She had |practically been an invalid several years. GREAT MEN PAY FINES. er Henry Abbey and Bi Bonner Each Lose $100, Henry E. Abbey, the theatrical man- ager, and Frederick Bonner, of the New York Ledger, were fined $100 by Justice Lawrence, in the Supreme Court, to-day for non-attendance as jurors. | about 5 o'clock last dof boys with a rope Wire trying to pull ft was pointed out by a conductor an| was arrested, The boy ares he Was returning from Sunda ol at the Mauser Street | M. B. Chu ihe saw the boys tr ing to tear down the wire, He ran and notified the conductor of the next car to look out for trouble. In this way he made himse:t known to the conductor | and was arrested. iceman ‘says after he had ar- rested Haske.l he waa followed by a ero of boys and young men, who | stoned him all the way to the station- house. Frank Blosh, of 189 Throop ave- nue, he ar-ested, morning Haskell In court thi Blosh were held in $500 ball for trial ——- School No. 32 Reopencd, Public School No. $2, which was closed on account of the prevalence of measies there policeman, night, saw a cro and Stern Bros. are prepared to take FURS On Storage Furs and Fur Lined Gar ments, Rugs and Furs of every description, stored and insured against dam- age by moths and fire at very moderate rates. During the Spring and Summer, alterations and repairs made at excep- tionally low prices. West 23d St. Our $12, $14, $15 Mens’ Spring Suits, of the newest fabrics and styles, are the best values in this city. Exquisite solid ling Presents trot Fat Hariei VOGEL BROTHERS, 2292-2294 Third Ave., Near 125th St. Open Evenings. to every this being our niversary in our store. Snloon-Keeper Dugan Mii Mra Kate Dugan, of 433 West Tweaty-atth atreet, called at Polloe Head asked that a search be Thomas, who has a saloon at Twenty-seventh street and Ninth ald that he disappeared last Wedi seaslon of consideraste money. years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, hair, blue ¢; eoday ti io ‘aad heavy sandy ‘mustaches "= ‘avy sty Fought About & Womas. John Skilinskt is in the hospital tm Yonkers & critical condition tro back. “John Lettol, an" Austrian, "wan amend the family of the Janitor, was reopened to- by order of Dr. Benedict, ‘of the Health Depart- nt. Robert Hoe. the printing-press manu- this morning. The ‘t last might as. the esult ‘of boos tise to th GREATER NEW YORK’S CREATEST STORE. Magnificent Show \oommadale surprising how much elegance ‘Costume can be dies are wonder ets, Bults at 8.90, 12.50, , autiful beyond an byou've ever seen at anything like suc Here's a &pe- clal—A good Serge Sult in a) style that has come to stay; correct in shape and faultless in every detail; ex- cellent for wear; spectal at 4,98, 59.75. ing Goods-Special all-white Mexican Grass | with iron end pro- well made and strong A tise, braided edge, colored, end protectors. . 19 other styles at special pric ¥ Garden Sets, 3 and 4 plece: @teel, very durable; usually 5 | 6.00 Orayon at 1.98. Our Crayons and Pastels are superior to anything that has been made hereto- fore. As a special leader we still make @ 16x20 bust at 1.98. Genuine Fre land Pastel or ‘fainting at 9.00, Ye. | Cambrte Muslin Underwear Covers, tucks, and embroidered edging. Very fine Cambric Corset Cov- Corset hemstitched ers, both low and with very fine embroidery. Fine Muslin Gown, Pointed yoke of fine embroidery and lace, val- An elegant lot of Skirts, with deep ruffie of openembrotd- ery 80 doz. Ladies’ fine ing flannel Un blue, white an white stripes, at 69 value 98 | | ts || with Insertion q| | a high neck, Very fine Muslin Gown, square yoke of tucks and fine embroidery at value Fine Muslin Drawers, with fine embroid- ered rutile... quality out lerskirts, in pink and 5 Notions, Small Wares ome pickings from Jaffray’s St ions Extra heavy Gold- 8 inch, de # inch, dozen Se.; De; 10 inch, dozen. k of mp Horn Lone i Bross gross Kross Pearl Corset Shields, pair Turney’s Pin Bi Clinton's Sa. No. 1, dozen, 4e. Bross, No. 2, dozen, Se.; gross No. 3, dozen, Go. Extra fine i gross. feather-stitched Braids, 9-yard lengths, 6 most desirable pauiern: per plec Holyoke, Wellington and Mau- hattan Bpool Cot ton, dozen.,., sive, 69 eaxim $4.00 olf or Bicyle lod Hose at $1.99. | 60 pairs Men's C and = Bloyele Hos Scotch p in ferent patterns, goods have been eold #tock at $4.0 pe and are sold by leating houses that keep sport ing goods at $.00 and $6.00 per pair, $1.39. Not more pairs to any cust 4 Extraordinary Sale of Men's and Young Men's $4.00 and $5.00 Derbys at $1.69, We | ne hay chased from best manufa | of stiff hate in > York his entire sam- | — ZY pie Aine Spring Dev SS bys at less than facturing cost. by terms of pur- hot permitted to publish rer’s name, as h y elty with the is and prices Men's and Young Men's Derbys, the leading styles a browns, tans otter and m prices were $30.00, price $4.00 and $5.0 “Carpets: + worth Tie., fo worth $1.25, f worth $11 Ay m $1 Ex worth § $20 ORIENTAL RUGS, $5.59, The $10 to 8% Oriental Rug ‘ 1 Dit away fast at $6.50. Going ™ an agency shea b 1 colors, moure, ; manufact ©) and $39.00, retall --Special, T M Bor ft dak ten doll MATTIN .—We ore China and Japa yond even the shadow / an extra specal for th AN extraordinary Value Se. u 15°, 6S, American headqua r n Matt q week We off of Matting per yard. fine We., at A 3% Ave59 <6 TH OTS >) Important Sale of UOEKEEPING LIN From the Receivers of EN E. S. JAFFRAY & CO. No such sale has occurred in years, An opportunity for housekeepers to buy the choice of such an elegait stock at vir- tually their own prices may happen but once in a lifetime. The chance is now before you—will you tako advantage of it ? Table Damask. | Napkins, $1 Gloves 59c, Sale of Groceries. Cincinnati Sausage, best, per Ib. Imported Cervelat, best, per 1b. Corn, tender, sweet, our regu- lar price 10c oe Corn, teader, sweet. our regu- lar price 3c. By Cheese, per Ib.. Club-House Cheese, per far. Prunes, finest, large fruit, package Figs, finest layers, 2 1b. box Jams, all kinds, high grade, 1 Ib can 13c., 2 for. a BT 07 Al fs 18 ap 25 Wine Department, Arholce and old, perbaeee’: 125 1,00 Old Gauntlet Rye Whiskey, t 85 AN 59 1,80 Pairs Ladies’ 4-Button Kid best imported, ce Gloves, all colors, worth $1.00, at... 2 Ib. We have a few more left of those Men's $1.50 Suedes at..., n Bleached Damask, AB St Napking, Jaftray sotd at o00 in, Jaffray’s wholesale & ‘ . apkinas. Jaffray sold at 7 All-Linen Bleached Damask, GO 2 Ntvking Jattray aoia at su Jaffray’s wholesale price % 1OU 5, Napkins, Jaffray sold 1,00 I Bleached Scotch Demas! % Napkins, Jaffray sold a Jaffray's wholesale price 31 my D y sold a Turkey Table Damask, fast 4% Napkins, Jaffray sold at $1 s Napkins, Jaffray sold at $1.50., % Napkins, Jaffray sold at $1.7 > Jaffray sold at $2.00.. % Napkins, Jaffray sold at $2 Cotton Diaper. Cotton Bin’s-Eye Diaper (full | 10 yards to @ piece), 18 in; Just ray'’s wholesale price 4! 07} Cotton Bird's-Fye Diaper, 39 2 = Jaffray’s wholesale 47!30 47 Sale of Dinner Cioths 07 + s 3 is, Jaffray's 1.89 holesals price $2.1244 2 yards x 2% yards lle! wholesale price 2 $ 1s x 3 yards, lit! Stamped Linens, Heavy Pure Linen Tray Covers hand-drawn work and fringe all around, 18x27 in, stamped in a variety of new designs, wholesale price 50c avy Pure Linen Scarfs, hend- drawn open-work, — knuy.edt fringe. stamped in a vaciory colors, Jaffray’s price Sale of Toweis, Li Huck Towels, Jar 0 16 Huck an Da Knut fr ray's who.evale v 20x tt, A ren 19x85, 123 AG A nl wels, 2nd. Jaffeay's AN-L nen Ger ask '! we, Din, Jaftr: She, sLiP COVER 8, £7.98, to order, Pi} worth $12.50; complete... ‘i WINDOW SHADES, of latest -tesigns, 18x30" 1, Rest King’s Beotch Holland Window] wholesale price 7c. Shades, made and * complete, at Same design, 70 in, [lowest prives. Send for eat mate, Ke, » wholesale ”* 287) best whiskey gold at this pric 95 Jas. FE. q i Sour Mash per bottle ae Wm. Tarr's Hand-Made Sour Mash, per bottle. 1.45 1,00 1.15 115 Mt. Vernon Pure Rye Whiskey. 3.80 Office Furniture. Roll-Top Desks, Top Desks, Type- writers’ Desks, Bookkeepers’ High Standing Desks, Revolving and Station- ary Office Chairs and Stools— all on sale at dry-goods prices, | Westervelt’s Pure Malt Whi key, for invalids, per bottle. Dukehart's India Pale Al |Dukehart’s Brown Stout. Peo Old Peach Brandy, per gallon, Nery bretty, Tee | old Rum Shrub, per gallon . T US eines con SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK ONLY Inches: antione cak Fitch's Golden Wedding Rye, bot. .86 Ae . thehomeas fin. | Martini & Rossi's Vermouth, bot, Ish, very highly pol. | B&ts’sAle, bottled in Kngland, ished; regular price $5.00, special at 5.98. Handsome Hal 1-| stand, height 6 ft. 6 in., width 3 ft., with seat and umbrella- stand; 14xl4 French 5,00! 45, 1,60 -New Dress Coods Mattresses--Main Floor Making every Mattress on our own Premises, we can safely guarantee its contents, We use only the choicest and best fillings, and our prices are about one-half those of other stores, No housa {n the world can give greater induce- ments to buy than those we now offer, Orders placed now can be delivered when wanted. Excelsior Mattress, full size. Full Size Fibre Mattress, hair top .. rae Full size Short Hair Mattress, 40 sold elsewhere $10,00, at.... je Mixed Hair Mattress, sold elsewhere $12...... $18.00 full size Mattret excel- hair, 40 lbs... 8.00 pure South 10.50 American Hair Mattress, made in one or two parts, as ore | ferred; worth $20.00, + Ide Ibs., in one or two parts, sola {8 00 regularly at $30.00.. ize Mattress, made to or- WOVEN WIRE BED SPRINGS. 1.75 3,98 4.98 of super-extra quality White Drawings, weight 40 280 of these Woven Wire Bed Springs, made in our own shop to fit any size bed, wholesale price $2.75, our price We are selling hundreds of these Woven Wire Cots, hardwood { {9 frames, regular price $2.75... Uy Upholstered Cot, $1.19 = ee = ‘<~ bevel mirror; tique oak hogany an-| or ma- finish; also fame style with round mirror; will sell both during this sale at cigars for Fine — English Cigar D igar Department. Jackson juare Brevas, a great Pew hee and pk ti K 4 00 La Traviata Perfecto, a clear Havana, of exceedingly tine All-Tobacco Cigarett: box of Py 15 Dinner Set, $5.99. Porcelain Din Bet, peauy plees ue at’ $9.00; week special for 699 Fine English lain Tea Bet, neatly decora in annorted colors, consisting of 6 ple Maddock’ White — Porcelain Toilet Het, consisting of 10 pieces, far superior in qui to the ordinary printed net erally offered; special at One lot Embroidered Fiannels, All Complete for $1.98 3%, feet of, good rubber Fione, with reel and ail completes as shown tn tillustra- hed Thi Wan Double Burner Gan Stoves, with 6 feet best quality covered tubing, completo.,........ Weil-made and strong double 4- burner Ot) Btove, good value { 4 at 82.00... 5 ‘Wo also offer @ fine lino of Refrigera- tors, Trunks and Baby Carriages at very moderate prices.