The evening world. Newspaper, January 10, 1900, Page 3

@ . Cm Y * “resulted f wha . —_— —_—.- —___ -—____—_- 7 SAGE WADE. O1,000, 000. Old Financier’s Big Profit on Standard Gas Stock. | | | WON'T NAME PURCHASER. Doesn't Know that Buyer Has Any Connection with Consolidated, * Rugeel! Sage was feeling happy when interviewed today by an Evening World feporter. He had cleared $1,000,000 profit by the sale of a largo block of his Standard Gas holdings and was not worrying over the criticiams of some of his fellow stockholders because he had | fafled to give prior notice pf the trans: | eetion. ‘Mr. Sage stil! retains an interest in the company, but anys he has no inten- balance of his eteck for any Good Ba- maritan cause, Mr, Sage said “William Rockefeller made me an) offer six months ago for my stock. I gave him my price and ho declined to| buy. Negotiations were openel up) again two weeks ago, Mr. Rockefeller came to my hours with an offer that | was still lower than his first one. I told him that I was anxious to see the (Hs war ended and was willing to do my share to bring ail concerned together no | that the question might be settled on business principles. | “1 was willing to do my shage and) eontribute to the expense of protecting | the companies, especially in Albany, | where the Legisiature is certain to take | fection thin session to lower the rates. | ROCKEFELLER’S BID. “But I told Mr. Rockefeller I would Ror sell at his price, I then had another offer tor my stock and told him 0, 80 1 {was the end of the begotiations with Mr. Rockefeller. I took up the other offer | had, selling a large | amount of my stock, but not all.” “Would you mind stating to whom pou sold? Mr, Sage was asked “I never tell the names of purchasers of any of my holdings,” Mr. Sage re- plied. “Wil you state what price you re- ealved “That would be opening my books to the public, which | shall not do.” WAR GOES ON. “De you understand that the sale of four stock will end the gas war?” “I do aot. The man to whom I sold bed no connection whatever, no far an } know, with the Consolideted Gas Mr. Sage'e attention was then direct- 04 to the criticiem of John T. Terry, the ViewPresidem of the Mandard Gar Company, who denounced Mr Sage for telling his stock without giving notice fo the other stockholders “On! ejaculated Mr. Sage, dieplaying 0 litte anger, “I didn't know that | was obliged to tell any one what I pro pose to do before I do it, I buy and well stocks whenever !t pleases me to fo 90, and shall contmue to conduct my ousiness in that way. | had no agree: | ent with Mr, Terry or any other stock- solder tn the Standard Gas Company aot to sell my holdings before consult me them “Do you intend to resign the Presi- fency of the company?” was asked. “No, str. I whall fil out my term for one year. yt you can't tell what may happen.” And Mr. Sage's face was lit up with a smile as he paused contem platively. It ts VATAAO LOURETED DOVES EET PEERENE EEOEREN YE PRNTNERTEEEORORORED VOOETER | when he first entered price has steadily advanced, and when Mr. Rockefeller frst asked Mr. Sage to tell the shrewd financier asked 170. ‘Tha! Ggure Rockefeller would nof pay price Mr. Bage did receive is reported on tellable authority to be 1, and at that| Gxure he is paid to have let go of 100 shares, which would make ofit over the purchase price $1,000 ———— ‘The National Bank,of Commerce and Bank of Com- the National Union Bank ce to con- eolidate, The new bank will have a capital of $10,000,900. The President of the new bank will te Jeseph C. Hen- @rix. Official action was taken yester- @ay by the Bank of Commerce and to- Gay by the Nationa! I"nion Bank. —— = President Mavemeyer in Hie An- neal Report Caabie te Say Whee They Will Be Declared, ‘The American @ugar Refining Com- pany (the Sugar Trust) at it« annual meeting in Jersey City to-day, re-elected as directors H. ©. Havemeyer, John Mayer and Arthur Donner. In bis an- Bual address President Havemeyer sald: “I cannot, of course, say what your Mirectors wit! do tn the matter of deciar- on Of Mvidends in the future. Buch feclaration can be made by them alone and will be made under the «tuations which will then axist. “Lam very sure, however, when the | duty of determining the amount of dlvi-| dena is Imposed upon them. they will reful consideration the fact action of profits which has r am the poltey which has been pursued | "1 do not believe you would desire | would weaken the financial «1 of the company of render it | ce the future thas ft has always been | n the look ahead without fear- wary policy which may * WILLER’S SMALL ASSETS. | athe eftect Paha <i mee, 3 Millinery Sale. | Constant arrival of French Pattern Hats and daily receipts of advance Spring styles are responsible for the cut in our present stock of fine trimmed hats, including black and eaghe “Miss Hobbs" and hats off | the face, reduced from $10.00, aso mnigsaotn FIO A sale of black i pwd | Hats, to-morrow only, reduc 1.98 from $4.98 to Opening of Pattern Hats and Bonnets Y for the trads next week. | Trimmed Alpines, in black, cray and French fur telts, reduced from $1.25, extra bargain, at Untrimmed Shapes, season's latest shapes, 10 Special sale of Potted Palms, 32 in, high, in Millinery se to-morrow “9 Second Floor Ladies’ Mackintoshes, Misses’ Mackintoshes of pin checks; muppet inet made with attach Capes; special | 39 Ladies’ Mackintonpes of all wool serge, double texture, NETO SR 88S = THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1900. - ‘cameron 8 poenentnnnorerotreninint- viacicncain Mighty In connection with the Great January Cicarance Sales and our Annual Sale of White Goods, we | have commenced a sale ot MEN’S & BOYS’ CLOTHING, which is without precedent citherin magnitude § or in the importart matter of price. We recommend early selections, while assortments are unbroken ewe ower once ceeeee ee coe ae SO aaa The Titanic Clothing Sale! Sensational Values! Every Offering Is Unique! $60,000 worth of Reliable Clothing at 35c. on the Dollar. | We have just obtained for spot cash the entire winter stock of the well-\nown tirm of { Schleestein & Cohn, of 212, 214, 216 and 218 Wooster St., City, | one of the largest manufacturers of perular priced clothing in America. To dispose of a big stock so late in the | season two things are required —Extraordinary price concessions and a Big output; both incidents are united in this | sale. We intend to sell this immense stock quickly, and in order to do so have placed prices upon it that are but a fraction of manufacturer's cost, and which stamp every garment offered a rare bargain, The prices quoted below indicate but a few of the great values offered at this sale. The Greatest Sale in the History of the Clothing Trade, Combining Price and Quality. Sale Now Under Full Headway. made with two capes, velvet col- lars, special; Ladies’ Mackintoshes of all wool serge; plaid lined; made with military capes; ye vere collars and r tons ; }\ Sea, 5,69 = Sreog) Floor, (ecccceccccoccocoe: se The Sale of Waists. Balance of our Misses’ a Flannel Shirt Wailsts, in 26, 28, 30 im, or trimmed with braid, special, 3 Flannel, colors, " Shirt Waists, tine all-wool flannel, point yoke back, tront finished with gilt buttons, all lined, sizes 32 ‘ ° Housekeeping Linens, Turkey Red'Naphins, 2c. a. Se. Towels, 160. 500 Doz. Turkey Red Fringed |Eatra large size heavy Huck Napkins, sell regular at} Towels, hemmed, measure Gre, de Jong as they 2 20x46 in, sell regular 16 last. each, at 2S¢., our price 5c. Twill Crash, 3c. Yd.| 51-65 n $1.19 dos, Good quality Twill Towel- lad toh Mag, selis regular at 5c. 3) ee yds our sale price, | Dinner We. Towel, 19, | New An_ immense big German kins, mask Towel, knotted axa} ineh, assorted designs: sell regular at $1.65; our special bl Iringe, measures 25x52 Inch, and also an excellent huck fowel, hemmed; not any worth less than 20¢. cach, choice, 19 ic. Towels, Ware. each, Cloths, fringed colored borders, Damask pat- terns, fine qual- 24c,, will be | ity, sell every on sale on| where at $1.00, je Ce N-| Our price, a perky 69 conics, Table Damask, All. pure Irish linen Table De > assorted patterns, sells regular at 49.; 33 our price, yard, 7%. Table Demask, S5e. Extra fine, pure, all linen, satin | Table bamask, 63 In, wide, excellent for wear, alge variety of patterns; sells re ly 790; our pr rd, man Damask, hemmed with brochet border, and Muck Towels, large size, hemmed, pel Men’s Under- wear Special. To-morrow we place on sale 650 suits | of Men's fine fa feece-lined These gords were made up to retail for $1.00 per suit; we ti them under price and accordingly; there are and drawers in a var riety of colors to select fiom, They will likely all be soki be- your choice while they are herejeach Main Poor Gah #1. Section Canadion Canh and 611,000 in Money =| nied letters Orders for Creditors. credits ler fled, were to-day turned over to letter bit, 16.97 wtamped « Velopes, 10.4% postage and revenue Ftompe, 911.090 in express orders, 74 pos sem ite declare any dividend Which | pym@tente Meceiver Mas 913000 tm {21 orders, a Iot of cheeks and & une Coler W Mr. Lord will adveftise for creditors | [and after shout six months, settle with) |, * of the Miller yndicate, what be has got, employees being arst |... jcaptured by the Breoklyn police when jes pret ors. He said he a to ‘be kept out of an eee | In this, as in every transaction wth In this eve | ry | Bloomingdales’, your money refunded with Blooming your mone ah | for the aking. fun J} for the asking. | MEN'S OVERCOATS, fast color kersey the great- : and beaver, in all sizes, in blue and oe A! a a | | will be will by buck, made with i a ine fiom wide French fae of Men's Wool ing, good quality Cheviot and Farmer's satin lin Cassinmere (ae | ; . in stripes, stee suit (three ing good work cks and | with deep sailor munship throug h- plits and her: | woot | out; in fact a gar tingbone, Thes . sites heviets and cass | ment that will give trousers ae | A \ ' trimmed with evdey: sailstaction made aswell as yy wide French | \ live t face and world sell eas- tis possible to | \ ings and perfect | braid Hterewles ily in the season at make them, and in fit. In every | gy braid A low price on $9 or $10, During perfect in tts | ' | way a first-class | \ these would be $3.00. this sale Not a pair worth | business suit and Waa our choice less tran $3.0 \i] 7m $8 woakl| ys during this your | ] howe, 3 93 ind some $43 | cheap tor is | sile ¢ ° und $4.00, Your | oN suit, Your chowe LREVYS? SUITS MEN'S OVERCOATS. | choice during | i ? this i cheviot or cassi- This lot consists " 9 . sale . mere, well made, 7 of men's high ° ‘ rade dress over: | Ars | MEN'S SUITS.—in this lot of Men's | to 15 years, made ® sa; es ® HOYS' REEFERS for | Suits ther? is a choice of about thirty | with double-breast courts in elegant the littl: fellow different styles of high grade | ed jacket, every/ quality pure wool kerseys and mel te S years of age: wool cheviots, cassimercs and *| sam property tons in blue, black and brown, war- made of good chin. | steds I a «e heatterns consist eos in he colors, chil, with deep ing of plaids, checks; neat stripes, sewed; et, aga en © a ese are m: 4 storm collars and | Seoteh mixtures, and also. plain blue | wear - giving suit, with raw edges and lapped seams, lined bound with heavy and black. These sults are not $5, $7 wood value at $3.00, Hercules traid; this | and $5 suits, but suits that have sok reefer ordinarily | at $10,812 and $15, made and trimmed cells at $29% for | in the best possible manner, gond with heavy Farmer's satin and silk | velvet During this sale only, your choice collars. These overcoats are | JF regular $12.00 and $15.00 qual this sale only, | quality linings, wide French facings | of ten ites, and therefore will prove your my | andsatin piping. Among this li are) different | 2) one of the finest bargains ever offered. | choice 1 39 | suits that will it average, tvl t °. Men of all sizes, up to 46-inch chist, it ° slim and stout men up to .6 chia can be fitted in this lot, Notagat- | BOYS’ RERFERS, These are for boys lmanee peace, SUAS hich class, pure [DOYS SUITS. An elegant assortment of ment in the above two lots worth less | from 3 to #6 years: they ore made! worsted, tailored in the best possible | bays) (7 to tS years) twospiece strict than $10, and most of them $12 and of a good quality heavy mip chin manner, in all the newest and richest | ly all-woot cheviot and cassimere your choice to chills the snull sizes, from 3 to 9 | Patterns, some fined with pure silky | suits, ima large variety of neat checks, row at one round 5 65 y : | thers with heavy quality Italian and | aids ont stripes. Every suit is well cars, nicely braided, with dee sailor | erg ; ont Ps ° years, nicely with deep sailor | serge linirg. Thematerials and works | Par toes and trimmed and will give collars; sizes from Sto 16 hove deep | manship in these suits are equal to any | that you will find in the most exper sive garments, Nota suit in this tot | OVERCOATS FOR YOUNG elegant wear, Not a suit in this Jot MEN. 5 than $3.50 this sale only, 1.99 storm collar; no better reef: These are not poorly | er sold at §i.cn worth your 1.88 put together, poorly trimmed | choice for this sale only worth less than $18 during and of terial, but a well | |e eee ae carer ene your choice at Poor material, but a well- | rises 1) TERS, made of heavy irish |. choice during this sate at \ made, well-trimmed, perfectly De i iy ¥ FFISY | MEN'SOVERCOATS, silk and satin lined |SUFTS FOR YOUNG MEN. This i an made Overcoat a quality Bis bs a ed ve deep storm | throughout, with raw edges, strapped | offer that seld A strictly i 4 collars, ood quality lining in fact,a | sean, sile vel all-wool cheviot kersey, in blue and black, per- | To veins, wel meio and from perfect storm or driving coat; this the best possible mar garment you woul! fect in fit, and easily worth $x,00 lined t inthe lot worth less 00. Y' choi , garment is good value for | bh a8 to v5 as high Garnet ae GH | tio ans sia rine ns & YE | Shatnay hve arth wacet 3,93 bis! sale only your choice at ° | ty ° Sale of Housekeeping Dry Goods. The sale of House- keeping Dry Geods this! 7g, week is sure to make new sale records last week the peccccccew cones come conn cccee coccerecoceoe> New Washable Sheets and Pillow Cases Fabrics for 1900. We sell more Sheets and Pillow Cases than any house in he city, and always at the lowest prices, Apron Gingham, 3\ic. yd. 45c. Hermstitched Pi!- 9c. Pillow Cases at each, . as Thousands of pieces Apron Ginghams, e ‘ sale was enormous, but this week it is even greater! jicely “sorted palitee Site he th, low Cases, 10c. Sie —and affords a rare opportunity tor Hotels, Board. teeilr way at” es our pric 3} ven He nstiiched Pit 900 Good Pillow Cases, ‘ yard, 4 xtra hes vith wide hems, size 42x30 ing-House Keepers and tie General Public to supply their wants for some time to come, as there isa 7c. Shirting Cambric, 4c. saving of fully 40 per cent. on the present market) New Spring Shirting Cambric, bt and 46x36 inches, sell reeu. brat 9: ou ule £y it value at } during this 10 prices--in many cases the saving is even greater. dard make, all fresh, new designs and i Pepre rell Mills Sheets $1.75 Comlortables, b8c, Each, cols, are usually soll at 7e. vars: 4 Boston Mill Pillow Cases /4?!* fe ot bet There are only leff about $00 Comfortables, which we sold) our price, vi, 4 (No better oe ey ee so many ot during this sale—all are full size, the assort 1 % Size 42x Me i i ment is as good .s when they were first opened: isis bot 32 ¥2¢. Dress Gingham, 53,c, °%; 2206." Sie ohn sls regu BQ some are fancy stitched and others are tufted with worsted: | AR Ammer ss variety of new Spring Zephyr oc, at Hc Our pri not any worth less than $1.50; most of them «orth 88 be ap very beautiful patterns cis Size 45x56 this sizv sells regu | Size 72x90. sells regular Se hal s colors: th se are in the regula 2 lu 81.75; choice, each way at 40, f0 1246. yds our eg, ME al toes ourigrice, JD 21 Ss ow price 4} $4.25 Blankets, $2.98 Paie. eulp eee, 5? cach, ed | 275 pairs Blankets, full size, 10-4 and 11-4, asserid kinds: 4! cine SondGe this step sells remue | ee ieee ees corer 45 | this is a ot which we Bought’ much under 48 oat 40c. Dress Percale, 5c. yd. Nea ths carne 13 at S4cu out price, | making, are slightly soiled, hardly perceptible net very nice collection of Dress Pere yo Size Oxo sells regular | | any worth less than $4.00, Some worth $4.28: “ide I Cabbks itk abalaNtion sales Gel ta leccre at $c: our price, 49 Size Sia ite this size sells regu- our price, 14 Hemstitch, same quality, add Se. more to each size 5 Sas woe re Specials in Flannels, {SPE See, oot qaity, wth wide dome sie : a | Outing Fiammel, very good quality, nice, 63% inches, these sell” regulbrly at 42c our OQ 4) ° | ers’ lengths, from 2 to 15 yd. pieces my 10c. Muslin, 6c. 112!2c Canton Flanne!,) "fla: Brice is 100, yd: our 53 Sale of G R di | h ; ale price, y 4 | 36-inch Fresit of the Loom, Yard, 63/c, Saker Flannel, in manutacturers as ea ing | Piety and “Langdon 76 thcsan ot pisces ot Cane SMMEE Flanmely in antactr eilty The pieces of Cam> > feng th double ins Lamps, Complete, 98c. | $1.35 White Bed Spreads, 88. | the regular way at tc. our price, | Only 250 full size White Bed Spreads, washed aid hemmed, bs lar at tre yd. ready for use, beautiful patterns, are well worth ach, $1.35; our special price, each, | Muslin: not any cf these | ten Fianazl, heavy un tic ~ sold las than 9, and t0¢-1 leached, In manufacturers’ | Price (OF “mi sale, yd, ad sale price, per ends, trom Be 3 a i" rid 4 Gas ending Lamps, “isting y one eces: this grade sells reve — 1ass column, base, Six feet of best qual Pa Orders ied, | Try ange ds ow Qs) Jackets. ihecdecnta ath moyen ant lho pi ieeg im, 44. price, per vl, 4 hss globe ant held as yeinch esha Lactes’ Stewe-| arner, all ready for use special, 98 Wa, the kind that sclis 9A Unbleached fens Jack sts, . at a Pte Also the “Brilliant Reading Lamp, 7¢. yd., during this sale, 43 | Sheeting, 11'c. Yard. knitted cardiyans per yard, 4 Untleached Sheeting, 2), ele or net %. Muslin, 5M. vd. ys. wide xcalent quality, | a 1 ah nbicached Mustia. Sells regular at 1h¢. cane on The vStartigt 5 bee 9 rele | yee nr price, yd., | 1; er at iy sis facies ne it incandescent | manufacturers’ ends; irom Fine White Campbric, tin- | fice price enable 3s utr Comm 2 65 2 to 10 yard pieces; sell in, ished the same as Lo e, us fo offer an 0 she ? the regular way at Sc, and 36 inches wide, sells regular artigle hereto Abo PRench Baccarat Glass Banquet and Princess Ce, yard: our sale price, ; A for eft0 59 Globes, with beat ooraty less than halt 98 per vard, d. a he regular costs uparart from BIG SALE OF CITY BONDS, $50,000 FOR RIVER TUNNEL. eceive Bi 85.540, 1.90 3 Per Conta on facue Ordered tor wary Sure RS ® fe hie M don, £3. * vey Of Comotrotte divert edt oe | Steve aed Transit Seber amount of 4% ote She: ¥ 1.99. oe . : cay of 81-2 per cont Aaverionmeee ‘able in gold tates pre. rBropeeais L Mb ee de Fane) Yi jon Bakes, Ja th at the Compiler» Oe 4 prinelpat RWUUHOEENNE 000 Ce neenEs eeenennenee 0000088NENTENTee Se aid “gpmeone Special Sale of Skirts. At $6.98—L ADIBS' DRESS SKIRTS, of fine black broadcloth or black serge chev- iot, exactly like cut, box plaited back and panel front, open on side, back and tront handsomely appliqued with tatfeta silk and braid, lined with percaline and vel- vet hound; a rare bargain at 6.98 oh At Section, / Coats for Little Gieh. Girts' Reefers. ae mixed goods, all wool blue Cheviot, deep rip ple cape, with combination sloth and braid. / aiming, Mraps / Ded back, Sizes 4 AY ) 1) 3, regularly soll for $i.sy while they last, hich will not mv 1.98 Girls’ Reefers, ot at wool faney mixed or pliin colored curly boucke in three different styles, elaborately trimmed, sizes 4 to 10, real value $7.07%, won't last long at price dusted, 3.98 Children's Kancy Reefers, in bovcle or all-wool beawer, in a variety of styles: some are fur trimmed; wang 98 ‘ $5.00 special for Friday and Saturday, e Girls’ Long Cociagdh brea in fancy mixed materials, made in up-to-date s! ‘sizes 6 to 12; we are positive others ask double our price, 3.49 Children's Gretcheas, of all-wool fancy two-toned curly boucle, deep cape trimmed with combinations of braid and cloth, full Fox-plaited skirt and strapped backs Sizes 5, 98 6to 12 have sold this season for $9.00; special, le $ Second Floor, itl at. Section. Sale of Intants’ Wear. Infants’ Long of fins Lonsdale cambric, tucked yolte, with 245 inch embroidered ruftle over shoulder, deep ruffle of embroidery and tucks on bottom; similar style 98 trimmed with platte Val. lice, Infants’ Long Slips, 5 different styics, some with round yoke of tucks, others with pointed yoke of 3 insertions,” = finished with a 2'5 inch embroidered ruffle; all of them are Ca trimmed on the bottom with deep ruffle of em- 1 25 ” brollery end treks, 3 . The above are certainly the best bargains we have ever offered in infants’ wear. k Kecond Plose, Promt, Centre, Hosiery Department. 6 guaranteed fast Men’s Half } PHose at 12.3 | Men's medium weight Merno Hal Hose in 5 esi mixtures and silver grays, also Men's Fancy Strired Mall in a variety of styles, and Men's Fancy Polka Dot Hatt Hose, fast colors, 12 choice of any. pat pair, 9 ‘ Ladies’ Hosiery. Ladies’ Cotton Hosiery, 2 thread, in plain fleeced-lined, ‘as tacks, regular price 17e., og sale price, 12 “4 “a Ladies’ Hos'ery, imported 2 thread cotton, blacks ant fancies, a also. black cashmere, regu- 19 5 lar price 29¢., sale price. a Children’s Hosiery. ; Boys’ and Girls’ Hos'ery, extra e bed cotton, with double ; niteed fast tviack. sizes ¥ 6 to Ot, regular price 176. sale price, 12 ‘ Groceries, Wines, &c. Swift & co.’s Wrapped | California Port, indry Soap, box ot aereot Colonia. Mean 100 large cakes $1.95, i] Muscated, tine, per cake, 3 Ib 3 | Kummet, best domes- 49 jold Dust Washing Pew-| tic, bottle, @er, 4 Ib. pkgs. (only 2| Cocktails, Manhattan and Gold Dust to a cus- 12 others, none better, 55 tomer), bottle, Shine Bright Scouring Cognac, very finest from 4 Soap, none better 2 France, per bot., 2 1 33 per cake, 2) star, $1.25; 5 star, De Tomatoes! (ur ft-cent his- ;. very faney, New Jersey, Schenley Rye Ww solid cred ripe 914 | key, Full large cans, at Boigium Peas, more de- hioiows thin the French, fine and small 17 r A $1.25 bottle for 5 b A full bodied and mellow : Rye, direct from the Schenley Distillery, 234 Dis- P trict of Pennsylvania, abso- R | French Sardines, pe: 13 lutely pure, very old, not , ‘ and more than 6 bottles to any é Straw! Jam, extra] customer, tull quarts, 5 tiie, Vepevees glass 10 pe xed Liebfraumitch, from Wik Jams, extra tine, strawberry im, Our rege "9.60 | TRUST COMPANY RESUMES, = raspberry, q damson price and all others, 1th 9 to a customer: ‘ toren for wireet and » Brater ‘ a Narrows as President. © txchange Trust, whim oo Dec 18, resumed morning uoler ‘new Gould occupying the