The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1900, Page 5

GUT THROAT. Brooklyn Man Kills Him- self in Boarding- House. | AE WAS DBSPONDERT. Butler Left Three Letters Be- fore Committing Suicide. Bierving that the people who Ived tn the next room had an X-ray apparatus turned on him through the wall, Lemuel Butler, kitted himself at % State strest, Brooklyn, by cutting his threat with @ ragor to-day, Butler was @ partner in the Vertram & Butler Co, of @ Pearl’ etrest, this ety, Butler went to the State etrest beerd- ing-house eix weeks ago. He aaid he had been travelling in Hayti and Cupe. ile was last seen alive at 9 o'clock dat night He was noi down at ® o’eiock this morning. and Mrs, Sutherland, the lam@- lady, went up to cail him. Seeing blood n the floor, she sent James Watson, @nother boarder, upstairs, He found Hatler dead in bed, with his throat cut from ear to ear. Vhres sealed I ran One wi Hutler, Elgin, Neb. Another the Hart & Butler Co, @ street, New York, and the third w Gressed to J. B Bartram, @ Pearl bireet, New York. Little was known about Butler at the boarding-house. He was very reticent until yesterday, when he said to Mre. Gutherland: “I've been @ very bad man.” “You've always been all right here, Mrs. Butherland replied. ers were left by the one is watching m next room have directed toward me and they know all.” Then Butler told Mrs. Sutherland that he had $1,609 coming to him in Man- » but that he had been @ little in getting it At 6 o'clock he wrote a despatch which he said was to his brother, He | wanted Mrs, Gutheriend to take it to a telegraph office at once. She sent her husband. Butler gave him the money to pay for ite transmission. When Sutherland got to the telegraph office he found that the despatch would cost more money than Butler hed gives @im and he took it back. Hutler took it and did met imeigt on sending i ‘This in the despatch: Wits Be me at street, ®. Tf you lose this i hurt you. Tt le iife hot refuse. Bhe Is my Ds Answer ‘yes’ of ‘no’ ihe: pe pockets of on ‘ temuel "I Se ate de elaied vale They Indicated 4 te Haute rep- sented Bartram In selling the Butler was about fifty 0 be a reepec and intelli- Wartram Bros. at € Pear! stree: commission merchants trading bet untry and ihe Weat I came from Connecticut an ed by the firm ae a ? ire ago he and J. K. Partram organ: ized the firm of the Bertram & ‘Builer ba. | Prices The slight GOOD TONE IN oTOGKG, Through The List ‘ ‘The first figuras in the stock market | ota? to-day showed @ strong tone for the be- m- | ginning of the new year. tations had no effect here The spevial- Senpercenroer: THE WORLD: TUESDAY _ RYENING JANUARY 2, 1900. ———————_ The Equitable Life Assurance Society the United States. Preliminary Statement, Jan. 1, 1900. Outstanding Assurance, $ 1,050,000,000 Income, - - - 52,000,000 New Assurance issued, 200,000,000 Assets, - - - - - 280,000,000 Assurance Fund and all ‘other liabilities, Total Surplus, - Detailed Statement will be published hereafter, 218,000,000 62,000,000 James W. Alexander, President. ‘ James H. Hyde, Vice-President. 6th Ave., \8tl , 18th ‘and igth ‘Sts. soecuecsmnuiossasaiaies Our Fourth Annual Sale of Household Linens and Cottons | prenaa ibe arming with every promise of success. Thrifty | housekeepers, stewards of hotels, clubs, &c., were early and heavy purchasers, and no wonder, the goods were so fine and he ge solow. This class of goods has ad- vanced 30% in price during the last twelve months, and they're likely to advance still more in the near future. There's no better time to buy them than ia gin and no cheaper place to buy them at than The Big Store, as direct ordered many months ago enable us to sell once ie and likely for the last ttme at old prices. | Look at a few of the quotations prevailing during this Great Sale. ALL LINEN DAMASK TOWELS. with knotted (TOwaEa jh actual size 21x46 ehes, freee lee wholesale price $2.00 dosen; in thie sale at, A | HEMMED vit CKABACK TOWELS, with gene borders, actual size 16229 inches, present wholesale price $1.20 per dosen; / ip this sale, at, each 6.c HEMSTITCHED TOWELS. fine quality, with white or fancy bor ders, actial size 21x42 Inches, wholesale price 88.00 per dozen, In this sale at, each 220 per vard de LINEN GLASS TOWELLING, coat to import 64 in this sale at WHITE KITCHEN TOWELS already hemmed, at. each 10: PRIMGED DOYLizs (| WHITH DOYLIBS, size 20220 { FRINGED DOYLIES. inches; in this sale, at. each J22 COLORED BORDERED DOYLIES, in this gale at. each Bie LUNCH SET. consiating of a bead ei yal 2% yards long, and 12 doylics to match; wholesale price $2.25 per set, in this rale at 1.50 LUNCH CLOTHS, 2 yds. long, with white and colored bor ders; would be conaider<d cheap at 75c. each, in this sale at 59e Instead of selling table linen by the yard we will sell Pattern TABLE CLOTHS, with damask borders on all four sides, at the same price you usually pay for goods by the yard— in fact, for leas, these quotations will show $-4 size at, each, 400) rider ES — 10-4 size at, each 425 hese prices are ah valen 12-4 size at, each 150 to MOe. per yard These Table Cloths are ac The. aplece Fine Double Damask Pattern Table Clothe. tually worth as tet Ot We ble. Ot. ew. pee Better All, ‘ To-Day. Judge MeMahon, in Me WAY PUSH New Grand Jury Told to Take Up B. R. T. Scandal. = 2 yards long, at 2% yards long, at 450; more than these quota- 3 yarda long, at 78 tions. ' LINEN WAPKING. ) 1.000 dozen at, per dozen. 490 at, per dozen ’ . 5 78 1,000 dozen at. per dozen 95e Finer qualities at prices that are proport fonately as cheap. GHEBTS AND PILLOW CASES. ow CARES | HEMSTITCHED PILLOW- CASES, 4bx86 inches, at, each ra y/ Oc READY-MADE PILIOW-CASES, in three sizes at. each Se READY-MADE SHEETS, for single bed, at, each aSe READY-MADE SHEETS for \ size beds) at, each We READY-MADE SHEETS for full-sized beds, at. each - We At less than prices MUSLINS AND SHEETINGS. {oi ged cisewbere 10,000 yards of HALF BLEACHED SHEETING, 48 inches ride made of the “Fruit of the Loom” brand; actual value dc, per x} yard; in this sale at, per yard eC Ohe Fourth Flanwad Sale of Office Furniture ren a the. Bi | ee ee eee ek tele ) charge to the So) January Grand Jury, which he ewore in | trregulartty in Lond caught cae a, a | r for the purchase of good, desirable office larity in London «uo- investigation made by the December | . ta:|eurauat duty (Gis te’ eclein ae elineee pr hy lowest of prices. are some quota Trading Company ties gained an much asi) points. This Midland pt 4S rumors affecting the Brooklyn Rapid it : * XB. Marttam is the Presidgnt of ihe] was in Federal Stee! Cat’ geuthera soe pt Hoa) Transit Company Hoe (is may ah new low top curtain, 50 Fox, went to the Coroner's} Brooklyn Rapid Transit was the only | Ct area ant Hy 5) ol pave here,” sald the Judge, “a ere | 2 .—— — fils jew op coreln, & tice in Brockiyn pas pnereeen and se-| tock to begin under the clase of el. 6 Mech, Nattey HU lsentment made by your predecessors. | ouee CELL Is) inches wis, > ee high, well HH letters lett for t = jae Aaet 50, this wale SAT toe letters left for the company.) day, It opened down point and soon wat matter the same opnscientiour worth $18 a eh W785 that they concerned bualness maiters ay a eful consideration, as required by | bad rast end threw no ight on the cause of the} heen Hoide He sald iat Butler 4 of half a poimt. Pacific Mell moved uw t's trope fe fiftee: yours ng tor These remarks were the only refer- Neveral’ Years iad. Ween. the, pummees| MUFC. The other ratiread stocks once the Judge made to the charges. vit ite { the company in ore vanced fractionally. rst gatmed on an averege| { Ex-Ansietant 1 AW, as You would any other case.” rict-Attorney John 4 OFFICE DESK of golden oxk, high rol! top, 50 tachen wide, 32 inches deep, 60 inches high, full bevel panels in sides and back. with bevel drawer fronts, 5 six week# ago been’ Some of the Industrials made good up- RA i ting the Brook: ler cases in right hand base, 4 e compant, Sr Rartram eusd, wes|S2f@ movements, Beside the big jump] lew Sues a faa Once, was in ply prado in left sol aud 6 wood i ere wan] in Federal Steel, People's Gas, Tron and ee eG ‘ | neon: anes, ‘ Prenton for the oak. ‘Ap| Stee! teeue and Leather made gains of || bye es riko apete ea tered) meeoninels canes * Oy 00 sire tie cau tartan a poe - 1 ste a Oise fay | SSN Cen OA Ml on “ he letier ire Paper the new Grand Jury top, of solid oak, a Manhattan was steed Ht. OFFICE DEBK, flat na WA from Te brother proved, Mr in y and Metropol: | inter Paper pt ow juroma are: J. J. King Duer, | inches wide, 30 inches deep and 30 inches (> =~ ose arm declared. that he mind when he killed {an strong. ‘The trading was slow, but what trans- Pity: yg ctor high, open back, automatic lock and two fie aaleitert wadevee sg petone were made were of good-sized slides that work bgetd ia this 9, 75 ay ate. sale at... A raid on Brooklyn Transit drove it REVOLVING OF FICE HERSELF, |eoen B24 and caused “depres CHAIRS of solid oak Many other stocks tropolitan Street with cane seats, screw or e Rallway lot § and most of the other a ts ‘ [Narr sted 4 Oki, 6 swivel (some like {llustratioa), regular price $00 Husband Feaght with Wife te /active epeciaities aout a point | oe ON on way. De Forest Gi in thie sale at the special closing price Swallewea Conspicuous strength was displayed Hy tty fourth avenue; Walla of 275 tha Phot bare h eaigennal ace ys 3 eee neeranen 11 Wiliam LBATHBR COUCH, has spring edge ail around Mra, Margare: Steinman, twenty-sia|\ quick tee tn I " painter, 144 Thitd avenue’ | in well made years olf, of 38 Wea, Twelfth s:teet, |Soupiee with a dpaine is n, cloaks, Hy Went oe | and will hold auarrelied with her husband John early | (overing in Biookisn Twanett, te SMEAR’ wine, toh: ite shape, very this morning. She rushed into the all around vy it jr al Z . drugs. 1% Warren tien comfortable kitchen and, picking up @ vottle or ear. | hi iat was active and strong res Ce nh Wann couch for an ener no cane nna aes | Honan Poy: * oes dation mim =" 19.50 ular. ! ; emo ane i : . Greenber er 4 fi “Xt citi eh te ugh fu 7 any ay sche rising 0 ove the pre- y \ Be di nar ha me B Wielding. pvt The same COUCH covered in \raihereite. { the acid before bottle was Large gains wer: also made Mi William street; Pred Fo Lack: | a& substance that looke like jeather sway Gab wee active stocks, Jogtadveg, the Ch ‘ urance, #0 Produce Kxehange «Nd wears quite as well; im Fad i Aas Ba ag tee om Louie n J. Lapham, banker, % Ferry this sale at I. 75 oa ith eed Sees, wagers and, veers. 12, ine, Grand Jury OFFICE TABLE of golid cai polished, rr erry bursts m ocearion ts draw aun reagth and ani usual’ condition ot] 26x42 inches on top, bas spiral turned Dissension ameeg Steckholders Bald to Be the Cause of Vol- estary Liquidation. The New York China, Glass and Yor Company, of 77 and % Murray etrest, assigned to-day to Walter P. Long, ef @ Exchange place. Mr. Long said that he did net knew « exactly what the finances of the com- ny were. Sie segee Se 7 + jaan. Be theuee, See as tnd voluntary liquidation pes enwscr Aenelln WHEAT WAS FIRMER ON BETTER CABLES. The new year began with a moderate! expression of bull sentiment in the wheat market to-day. but there wae little tm. — tn hg al over Baturde: att a eet Se sape a ig fea rt F over 18} Pre. be me Health Department the city were at once nape to lens than torrid t plates have inrooblyn care. So “pusides. the g 2 pe sanitary epecting At City Lines—Mreckiye Care on of raiitoad care af the surface and elevated started out to comply with cree = RS Jege and large drawer fitted with lock and key, strong, durable and weil fin- ished; worth fully nny in this 475 sale at lis roil and flat ‘ae Desks, | tng Cine 0 fh Stools, Chairs, ye Press Stands, Typewriter , Bc., all offered at very low prices during ‘Sis big annual sale, DBPRW AB.R.T. DIRECTOR? APTER BARREN ISLAND. Unheated. | President Murphy, of the Board of . Health sed an order (0-4ay [°° pumuel lection Will Reveal, It te New mitt Abate Gerbage Nal- ed by Asormi Deughty. (Speria! we The Kvening taiaes| Interesting developments in Brooklyn ane ce Ce eit s? 9 examine the cars| Rapli Transit affaire are expected to) ALBANY, N.Y. Jan. 3~ Assemb'y of the boroughs. take place a! the annual meeting on Ja man Georgy W. Dougniy of enesee oy A ‘The chief cocasion of the | fo[ MB. and the result of the election wll! County, arrived in town \o-day and Clestag the complaint of overeating rs) UR-| show just wha’ fatereste contro! the brought with him @ bili to abate the _— Me. tag. Osco <n hlaad af care during 0214 | eystem. nuisance eatsting on Barren Island and nee: we Ccaioiads wave ‘There is talk that several new direc: prowiding for the dispumel by the eliy of | ae ag S| President Murphy that seams of the, ‘he Bie, | tore will be siocted 10 the Board at the New York of ie own garbage and ashes vated and surface care siurer und com. | murtioned Te that at Chauncey of entire lack | pore i ‘Bene Depew a Islan} shall polished ter ’ vane be ye 04 Faine an ie ‘ot het oe the Va. io have @ it s in the company. aba ome and garbage crematories on Har TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 the names! ‘Tye blll, which provides that the hone ie ‘sorted ‘of sin mente for thet ewe en wd Soom . Telephone, 2740—r8th, Che Annual Sale of Women’s Undermustina is destined ''o be a great success from every p t | since “fame follows merit wherever it ” and the of- | ferings of 7, tasty, well-made Undermuslins this || 19¢0. of view sale places within your reach are no! only meritorious but, in addition, most remarkably low priced. We expect from day to day to announce additions to the many attractive bargains already made public, and would earnestly advise you to act on them A for good things sell fast. Here are some for to-morrow: | Women's MUSLIN UNDERSKIRTS, with umbrella flounce, trime med with two rows of wide insertion and finished with 7Se ruMe, edged with torchon lace dust ruffle, at | lace Innertion, at 45e | Women’s UNDERSKIRTS. of coutil cloth with corded | Women s WRAPPERS. in ‘andetats “dark aad ‘metit colors, with braided collars and cuffs, your choice at...... and wide ruffle of good quality embroidery, at.... 29e Women's White Muslin UNDERSKIRTS, have dust ruffles and TOPCUOW INOS AL A. rus ers gunrsesnencgopevineteveuneneeaene Womens Muslin EMPIRE GOWN with ‘gaoeolaenea 5S5e Women's Heavy Flannelette NIGHT GOWNS, in small Se Stripes, haped Itned yoke and braid trimming, at 5 morrow some special offerings in Ladies’ Suits, Skirts and Jackets, the row even at considerable advance over our quotations, LADIBS' STORM SUITS of heavy twilled cloth, isture of Ox- erealy admired storm ault and the best that can be made for that purpose, at. . ‘ 15. 75 serge, Venetian, wide wale cheviot and basket-weave cloth, with elaborately stitched taffeta on trimmtog; worth aad bate to- ae: 50 . . 100 LADIES’ eatin and ‘GOLF SKIRTS ina variety Of designs; worth $10 and $12.60; your choice for..... rr ey eS JACKETS of kersey cloths, in black, blue, ‘tan, castor, mode, . brows, royal and cadet; lined with the beat satin some braided, some with elaborate stitching and strap- Dig assortment; worth from $10 to $16.50 7.90 apiece » Ge nh be continued to-mor- Injured Books ve oe cate omnor Women's CAMBRIC GOWNS, with small ug Ne of pene aaa umbrella ruffle, at 45e : Womens Fine Muslin DRAWERS, have cluster of 6 tucks deep flounce, trimmed with lace ineertee age edge * 55¢ front, revers, collar and sleeves; worth 7Bec., at. ........ Ghe Cloak Department Meats to. | of which it will be difficult to find elsewhere to-mor- ford, pray, brown and blue; completely unlined. 250 LADIES' SKIRTS, of broadcloth, saatioe, aie morrow, upecial, ' 5.00 *B8 taffeta; more than 50 distinct atylen of the foremost coab ; your cholee to-morrow at Ohe After Moliday Sale of of Foca thes were ated or tore eed the rush of holiday trade will be of at reduced prices. It's the book-lover’s unity. A few quotations only are given, but enough to give you an ie of the big cut in prices. A GENTLEMAN PLAYER, by Stephens, pubbiished at 5 31.60, special, at... ‘ 7 e THE HEART DENISE, by Yeats, pubes at a 26, special ” We THE DAUGHTERS OF BABYLON. published at $1.60, special we bave On our 25-Cont Table | pT tes taken from broken seta, odd volumes, &c., &c. They were sold last week for 35 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents and $1.00; special price to-morrow, per volume ‘ 25e Ohe Annual Sate of “4 in conjunction with the sale of Office Stationery, Office Furniture, is hile it lasts business hate te conn and while it lasts i men have afforded them of everything needed in the way of blank books, office aaditnery, &c., at the year’s a prices here or elsewhere. Some additional quotations for to-morrow follow : SINGLE INK WELL, iron base es Je SALESMEN'S DUPLICATE and) TRIPLICATE ORDER. BOOKS oe WEEKLY TIME HOOKS,"413, bound in full duck, Russia 5 | corners ; Oe MINIATURE LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS and CASH BOOKS, bound In full duck . | 00-page LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS and CASH | HOOKS. bound tn full duck, imitation Russia ends and hands, good grade heavy white paper Z 50 200-page LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS and CASH ROOKS, bound in full sheep, imitation Russia ends and Z 60" G | hands pood grade hi te paper (w@-page LETTER-COPYING BOOKS, beund tn black cloth 145 sides, Russia back amd corners, perfect copying paper, 1Se —Sinehers wil the 3 ars. “i sade « ans “1 | both good and cheap: finest long combination 190 CHAPPIE, Sumatra wrapper. Havana wrapper and filler, actual 4.95 400 | oat | sTAFFORD'S | ING FLUID, ON-CORROSIVE BLACK NU BIAN WRIT 45c,, pint bottles, ‘e-pt. bor. filler Purltanos, per box of 50 HAVANA SPECIALS. | Me, value, Concha Selectos, per box of 50 LIBERTY GIRL, Sumatra wrapper, finest long combina ven filler, value, per box of 50 125 " Oe. | HOFFMAN HOUSE BOUQUET, reguiar Ic. alte, box 9 gag HOLDS KEYS OF COURT. ta-senator Wiemam, Net Recvog- * | nised, Plane te Werry ae ‘ ductice eh. Mf the Tuird Dis Brooklyn sft recognize Julive A Wleman f the court, Wiem Juatice | Muntetpa fumes ¢ niet ; awe sate He would give nothing up be QB. clerk appoiuted las) Thursday >» Justice! cigred, until the Supreme Court tim fennitzpan whe war Jurice Ly RCM ®) naseed on his appointment Yi | predecessor The latter claims (hat the! 41) the cour: papers are locked te SB appotnimen: wae not le | safe, and until ft * opened the Wieman reported for the court will be practically ing and. receiving no recognition told] John W. Carpenter, the he Justice that had all the eye ef ef by Justice Lamon, io the court m4 the combination of te dution of the oem . vty this morn.