The evening world. Newspaper, January 3, 1900, Page 4

' $75,000 FOR A MAN’S LOVE. Mrs. Prunier Wants Millionaire Campbell Left to Ash. Mss, Some of the Money LE TE SER OPI BRINE AR NET I | $25 PRIZE FOR BABY pract cing physician as to the exact time of + THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1000, WOMAN WRITES BOOK ON THE TRANSVAAL. BORN FIRST IN 1900. Some one baby was born first in the year 1900 in Greater New York. Was it a boy or a girl, an east-sider or a west-sider, a Brooklyni'e or a Willamsburger ? “It is not possible to find out,” said a dog- matic person, but The Evening World does not believe that anything is impossible. Therefore a prize of $25 wil be given by The Evening World to the parents who can furnish legal proofs of their child having been born first in 1900, | By legal proofs, of course, The Evening ¥} World means the certificate of a reputable ; birth. If the successful parents were to put this B D IN HER ROOM. Aged Widow Dibble Was Too Close to Stove and Her Clothing Took Fire. Mre. Elizabeth ‘*lbble, seventyrter | years old, was buraed to death while sitting by a stove in her furnished room at M1 West Twenty-third street at 1015 o'clock this morning. She was dead when hep came. Mrs. Dibble had lived in the room) where she died for three years, With her was a pet black-and-tan dog. She had a modest income from her inte} It was 10 o'clock when Miss White and Mra. Moore, who have rooms on the fourth floor, noticed smoke tn the hall They started down, and on the third floor they mot Bernard A. Roe, a board. er. The three then went to the base- ment and told Mra. Charlotte A. Hold. The party then went back te (he third floor, Mrs. Holdbridge put her hand on the panel of the door to Mrs. Dibbie's room, 1t was red hot. The door was broken in. As it fell ta 9 cloud of smoke poured out. Mrs. Dibble sat dead in a chair side of her stove. Her Poort ae burned off, When the firemen arrived they hed little trouble in extinguishing the flames. They believe that Mra. Dibble (ell asleep by the stove and her clothing eaught fire. Mrs. Dibble's only known relative i» her daughter, Mrs. James, whose Rus band {s @ hatter, living in Brooklym, Littic wus known of her at the board. ty a oe. \t go5 away at interest until their child became : ———|¥ twenty-one years of age what a nice little nest- had seen Prunier frequently with Mra. Ash egg that would be! Address answers to “Prize Baby Editor,” Evening World. bridge, the landlady, that the house wes|!ng-house, as she lived the Ufe of @ on a8. recluse. SPURNED SON |_omzsaesu and Nateral Gas Welle Marteé ’ im California. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan, 2.—The resent © |carthquake wag the cause of a number ee of strange happenings. The ma@ vole canoes on the desert mear the River have become active after @ tong Dead Man Thought to) res: and are now spouting mud again. Be Walter Wal- ‘The natural cus welle near Puma are MITONL PRY WIth “L saw him and hr hug and kiss each ™ other hundreds of times.’ rhe sald Mra. Prunter thereupon took the wit- ness stand, She testified that until her husband, who was a professional nurse, met Mrs. Ash, he had been accustomed to write “ek ana age GUILTY; OOD LUCK!” Mra. Ash, his te’ PAILED WITH DYKAMITR. 1 lasted only a few min-|Voungest Marderer Kver Hanwed | punters Hold Up Rallrend Man “Nine Prunter wept bitterly Urtrenmanivants ie mretsiy RMS Ser eee Sees while the 0 lawyers were wranel on Seaftold, gate: aiso to wivkllig: otter dass the) Gears » ten (Special to The Evening World) “Puree burglera held up Conductor quake. They have been tighted aad the Mrs. Wagner. 1 BUNBURY, Pa. Jau 2—"T w Weosels, of the Leng Island Raliroad tuski. Pi Rye lg ode may MC fied that” Mr 1 teliows all good luck and take . e a aa wales. many at the station in Jamaica early this lent from Moosa | « Were together a a) rad Ste yourselves. | am quilly of what anh iad Bi nat they that a number of fissures were my ry before. land 1 forgive me. I'm Bot! morning and while one MRS. RAY DEVEREUX. One of the (wo men found dead ta a] the ft that piace, 6 queation wi th 1 the crowd. with & pistol th Mrs. Ray Devereux was a special correapondent for the London Poat in the room at #71 East Twenty-fourth street more feet in length. + Transvaal. She is the author of “Bide Lights in Afriea.”” Mrs, Devereux was lavishly entertained upon her arrival by Ceetl Rhodes, She} yesterday from asphyxiation is now be- LADY CURZON’S MOTHER “ visited the Transvaal about m year before the outbreak of the present war and] :jeved to be Walter Waltuski, son of a a pee alt ot ine aon he county SAILS FOR ENGLAND. . evening. Ho couldn't tell me what th red the material for her book wealthy leather manufacturer of this ‘The lawyer of Mrs, Melvina Pruntet, | arrest wag for, The hours are like dave to hie death, He walked to the £allOW*) was warned that if he gave any trouble] LT eared CL Ke ‘ Mrs. Levi 2. Letter, wife of the Chie cago millionaire, sailed to-day for Bng- who ts suing Mra. Lillian Ash, or Camp. | to me. nOe word fr: unaided, his head erect and Md Ot) outa be killed SAeGVTAweoaee xe ‘A letter was found in his pocket ad- land to visit Baron Scarsdale, father of JO. © bell, for $75,000 damages for alleged | to m iacay ; 4 Hing bey we uall even at the last moment to George Walters, care of allenation of the affections of Mra Pru-| ‘fine boy and we will Meee tN ta yeuleadt Saurdarer 6766 RD greed to George Walt as her son-in-law, Lord Curson, Viegroy @ay and partially identified him of india. She has entirely recovered OF D. L. MOODY. ope nier’s husband, caused consternation to] In a letter which med to have 3 in Pennsylvania, Hin| form while the robbers ‘worked inside, ene oezue to- the defense by putting Mra. Ash's broth-| been written by Prunter o Mrs. Ash this ee whe the murder of Daisy &mith.| The latter dritic Mr. Shires calles ¥ \d ve} her health. He said young Waltusk! did not itve/her Reali. 1s say tester wit go to se hefore me, ing awful here. It Is sweet, et, David Gentle, upon the witnens-stand | %nlence occurred sixteen years old, at lower AUBUEIA! i iserted dyn me bec: not 00d oe at hot via aed On good! cairo, where the Minses Leiter, wr De not call me back. God is calling me, I wi A letter purp Orting, to have been writ ward Creseinger. ra : ten to Prunter by hand which} was found by Mra. Prunier, was given | nin years old, In evidence. It read: o Hy Fred—Joe called jast [of the Kallows In the county J open the the astatt enped on the trap ere | OMce safe Wessels attempted to interfere, but | The conductor war held on the plat- Ite, but for some reason “How my mouth waters for one o: mot ol 0, 1998. betes. shed that nie stoter sein te | ere eee an on Fone of ltownship ns Seca Ee : Mid not auccesd in finishing the Job. je test! that his sister mtill i ranier sat in the court-room, watch- They ransacked the oc terms with his father’s second wife. have been for some months the wife of Mr. Ash, and wns tie wite /Ing IMs wife intently. THREE NEW EAGLES nothing valuable. After wo The sdentity of the older man ia un-|trelf mater In India, will Jon ‘her. at the time she was living with th late | gooording to hts wife, IN THE PARK “700 wiurey for some time the pal Isnown, He had been living at the Wiliam Campbell, the millionaire wall-| money, After Mr m| * Jon the platform, and finding that their chum hat robbed Wessels of tie wate: had plenty. she, sald and some morfey while they worked, “And yet, I ts now nineteen months nd contributed to my y onlered the plunde urned, saying they had come for After ugain warnir code out —— boarding-house for several weeks, but Sold Bankrupt Steck. never gave hin name. He is belleved! The committee of three. appotnted by to have been a window-cleaner |the sixty creditors of J, Herbst & Co., ‘The young man called on him several | 223 Sixth avenue, have soll the eatire Imes. Hi. lied New Year's day and | stock of men's and boys’ clothing te Brill G sais 7 ane | Trothere "The wtock will be sold at reall Paper manufacturer, as hie wife Mr. Campbell left the bulk of his immense fortune to Mrs. Ash. - Beyont this, Gentle's testimony was unimportant, and mn American eagles, Keeper on the Thou have been added to the niral Park Me og rie Three fall caught by 4 fund Islar at the “There Is no valley here. It ts all benatiful.” actly stated, these were the last words of Dwight L. Moody, as corded by Stenographer Ben Wright, who took them down from the lips LPINTVEDIVINTIDOHOGII © | + | Abe Hummel, Mra 01 " neither was seen alive after that. ; Ash's lawyer, 414 not cross-examine. to give any alarm, they went off in the re ha “sy at 219 Sixth avenue, ning to-morrow. * of ody's son. ‘The name Weltuski does not appear “hat Co, eas lene than ag Mrs. Alexander, the wife of another ar-| direction of Richmond Hill The police eee eer’? in the directory, Weyer ene falled for oon. New York City at monseager if you have @ box are looking for them, OOOO COC Ehrich Bros. 6th Avenue and 23d Street. Early shopping is ziways most advantageous. At such times as this it cannot be too strongly comm: Early buyers avo'd the crowds of later and busier hours. It’s an old story, but well worth heeding. RR AAA AAR RAR ARAN As far as possible we will h erfully fill mail orders during this sale. It is well to remember though that advertised goods are always the first to be so!d out. You cannot afford delay # you wish goods from these lists. This will be a rare opportunity for dealers, dressmakers and other large buyers, but we cannot afford to allow dis- Our delivery department has been strongly reinforced that it may te adequate to the increased demands that will be made upon its server. We advise, however, that smail parcels be carried by the purchaser. A Twentieth Century Reduction Sale. Savings Are Nearly Half in Every Department. ee a ations began for this Twentieth Century Sale. Thousands of ‘ Never before has a New Year been ushered in w'th such unusual value-giving in the Ehrich st Months ago prepar i dollars were invested in all kinds of merchandise before the abrupt price advances > gecal in the connect world. Savings will actually average Oh pest Ri whole erg ve ‘ That is to say, half of prices current to-day, and that basis is mutually fair to you and ourselves. Every great trading centre of the globe is represented. s shown are not solely J our home manufacturers. : Time.was when every merchant expected at least two dull seasons in a year—times between hay and grass, as the old saying goes. But Ehrich methods were always De gemshbet i times are only Ehrich Methods Permit No Dull Seasons. fas,s"he sieving som, “Bet Bvich meois wes lea buyi: re business stagnation —that arrange sales such as this~-that keep a thousand hands employed where once a few hundred would suffice. Such methods are, , far reaching and widely ficial, The Sale Continues wt Here Are a Few of the Values: Unlaundered Shirts, | Colored Petticoats. es Veateeveee., | Glove Bargains. | Cloaks, Suits, Skirts. | Infants’ Wear. _| Wig lavaus cen” | vanemattne be aa CHEMISES Skirt length, | fancy | Hi GLOVES for men and 5Q¢ | f ~slormade COATS tor 4 9g | Intante’ Long SLAPS Bon a te, Flannel ee mPerricoata.. im | cu oy ™ jae Bt ea and | gn ene, su . < ssrs M97 | Bablew’ SHORT DRESSES...... | WRAPPERS. & Topas FEN dered SHIRTS s heck (rimmed with eat lace edge, | MC GLOVE for boys and git, 232 82 Tailoremade Wa KING 7 60) | Childrens Fiannelett *39¢ | | aise" $96) Rypntture Bargains. | Pr ack yun case 498 | cultren ee Gunton Pano ye | a ag. wm nasccuncunrn +t, | Collars, Cuffs. Vict | sanogang-touted DBO 4 0 Hijo, Tallorsmade street 676 | DRAWERS. ” 15e | *%,, alent gover : Household COLLARS, 1900 linen, ¢ for...... | th | CHATS i: , * tig, Naingook covered Table CUPS, 1900 linen, ¢ pre. for... | HIELDS. palr Dress Suit Cases. ra Damasks. eparate SK bre # forarat KIRTS. br ade 2.98 Embroidered ply -APE! 2 inches Pe lee CAPES. 598 White Enamelied IRON CRIBS 498 | White Rnametied IRON BEDS. 3,48 Mahogany ‘lntshet CORNER 4 9g CHAIR > ROCKER, fall rol: 4 gg ‘ thalr MATTRESS 49 SPRING, hardy 9 48 | Hewvy denim TABLE COVERS 5S¢ ee j hand painted OPAL WARE J@s a half, D T ‘ ‘ Silk Bargains, [> use apanget mets ge HUTTERF Fancy striped TAPFETA.. 2% | p50 Hy ngied Metaiiton b Qc | B. TABLE DAMASK at......12 Cream linen TABLE DAM 3¢| inch TABLE DAMASK Scotch Satin DAMASK. HO DRESS SUIT CABES.... 1,59 | Mei Jer, am neat 8S DRESS SUIT CARES... ‘ . rainy day SKIRTS 4% , Brush-edge sxint BL | 850 rainy day SKIRTS 193 Book Specials. | ING, yard Wives Art Embroidery Dept. | Muttz i" 42™%,A39 |. zmbroldery, a ein | « Santis colle nach M* 9c | “GRowEy eects EM-10Kc | Such authors as Alger, Castiemon, | Ke Me ec. white crochet BEDBPREADB “ U1. white crochet BED@PREADS # Linings. be. Kid CAMBRICS a Ive. French PERCALL Se. black French HA'RCLOTH Optic. "C | the. EMBROIDERY, INSER SAUD VOIR dulpitie.s i SON RDUINGS Teduce! trom i. nde | wc. Cambrle EMBROL to Se | ec. Ruming TUCKING Children’s Wear. eames, slightly #1 Swiss TUCKING.. 280 Car; @) Wack Satin BROCADES.. 2% | ar An pict . $1.98 Children’s fue DRESSES. 9B $0 Fancy TAFFETA SILKS. S00) i'rreRELtEa NO" 10g | $29 cnitdren’s tne DREHER Remnants WILTON VELVETS, 5tje Blankets. Me wm € s fine REEFERS. eee se Te. BLANKETS at led, Striped and Paid TAPESTRY BRU and lned, yé 45: Sil INGRAINS, nearly all wool... Te verware, ENGLISH LINOLEUMB, sq. ¥4 $Be ‘GAR SHELLS, each. 98¢ arg a OULLOTHS. I 36 ateaye Lite sR i jit 69 On Triple-plated BERRY SPOON, gg. | Ladies’ Ribbed Vests. each S| Heavy ribbet cotton VESTS and PANTS, aoe R 4 & “Me {100 BLANKETS i a v 0. BLANKETS 20 BLANKETS Shirt Waists. 50c | wee ghee Shancien TRIM~ QGe | 985) Misses’ and Caidren's 4 9g 50c | 9 French GARNITURDS at 98 — i % HO French GARNITURES at S29) ' 89 | Small Furs. 9S¢ re ELECTRIC AL 1.55 AW Panne VELVET, all colors 200 | PEBOTRIC BEAL CLUSTER 4 4g 3 Lace Val | ASTHACHAS (LACK) COL- 2 9g | RT, Plated COPFER 4 69 40» Torwion, Medici and Flor 3ge | ALASKA, SABLE CLUSTER 3 9g | “epodws’sucnet. PORS*. 1.40 _entine LACKS. per yard 4 Sterling AA SIFTERS, each ie. Torchon and Medicl LACKS..2% | EEBETRMG SEAL COLLAR: 3.98 | gece FISH SETS per set Fs 4 We. Torchon, Cluny and Metict...27¢ | t Sterling SALAD SET, each ie. Lines Torehon LACKS... $e Dress Goods. Sterling NAPKIN RINGS, each Yd | Mr Atalle and Natte HIT. 296 | edges and Hat Tyee, pat 2A 2.25; Housefurnishings. oer is 2Ee | 3 an CHEVIOTS = by tig oe ge —o Le = pid de : ate ae | ascttiteraabis: 15 | "Acid | tins thal? 1.98 | Se ea vo nh TAFFETA, colored « 59> NS Rich E sie Viain DUCHESSE. 0B LYONS SILK-FACED VELVET pM. ILKS, : BATIN Corset Covers. VERS Black EFSING SACQGUES, Empire style, uaiity fi figured wr ta rion and beading | nd with nee = eran Se | Me, guatity | rantertel