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RETTIG TES AL INET My DOCTOR’S JEALOUS WIFE SENT SCURRILOUS __NOTESTOA WIDOW. “Wiel Re ne fery like « woman wormed.” ‘TRe law will have to take ite course the case of Mre. Julia Keefe, of| » charged with writing | letters to Mra. | ‘There seeme to be no other way to] top her mad hand but to convict her @f w crime, and then elther eend her to Prison or to an asylum, if the doctors @ecide that her husband |s right gnd that she {s suffering from dementia. She fas deen offered immunity if she will! ease to persecute the woman she be- Meves to have broken up her home. Will Never Let Up. “Hever!” she fiercely cries “Be long @0 the breath of life ts in my bedy I) ‘Wh! never let up on the heartless woman | who has broker my heart and stolen | @wey my husband!” 1t to a sorry story, a pitiful story, trem Qny point of view. Mrs, Keete fe « handsome woman with @ morbid tendency to jealousy, Dr. C.| Keefe, her husband, ts a practising phy- Gician of the twin cities of the Hudeon. | Bhe has begun sult against him for di- ‘vorce, the co-respondent being Mra. Par- teh, the vietim of the persecuting let-! ters Mrs. Keefe hat wiineeses, put it 10 Worth stating that Anthony Comstock, who hes personally investigated the! case, declares t these witnesses do ®ot support allegations, and the @hrewd old amelier-our of crime avows fis belief that Mrs. Parish is the inno-! ent vietim of an insane delusion, | Firet Accessed Nurses. Mre. Keefe made trouble for her hus @and by declaring that her husband was! too friendly with some of the trained Burees in the Kingston Hospital. @he ores the story to all her friends, and) ched the ears of the doctor's pa-! @ente. He found that there was but one} — ELECTROCUTED OW ATHLL POLE aie Lineman Clarke Shocked to Death by a Live Wire. Michael Clarke, thirty-stx years old, of 8% ast Seventy-sighth street, touched a live electric-light wire at the cornet of Ninth avenue and Thirteenth street at § o'clock this morning, and met with instant death. More than 100 persons saw him die. Merete pg what ie bag to, elec- “trouble "eam Bloyed by ene Manhattan Blettie Com- re of © dig leak: ie sper —_ Hi with him to the p pole to the wires. sidewalk watching bony 2 for pias to do, both for the sake of | stop pleas women involved and f tbe Mt own meectioe and that was to withdraw awn bro trom min connection with the hosplt THe was dead before sidewalk twenty feet below. He hed re ceived the full charge A MoMt: dropped o rk and pigs wore efforts to it he det aS eli fr, ing | that if she didnot conse Mrs. Parish would take eps to protect herself. She ht as have bidden the wind to stop blowing, ‘Mrs, Keefe paid no heed to the wa! ing, and the firet mail brought bai Mre. Parish's letter with a hotly worded nawer. Then abusive and becure let ba the tongue ere bar Oe dally by mall to Mrs. eh. ter the meth prescribe ee a er EEE YS ig rt Powe od beget hesgeaepeeey am ambulance segnans the New cae, the New a Peete th to the West Sa Hard rnere jal] post-mortem cut ni was om. ne, of hi hena, ol a. very attractive ed her husband with ayes of 4 jealous for her to satis had falle: husband's funeral. ed im toa tH? es mail, at = Tome," yi Highland ut, @ very offensive i wrliten in pencil and accompanied by an improper drawing. Finally the per- seouted woman 4 Gecitieg to complain to the Post Office authorities, and then !t was that Anthony Comstock was asked to look the matter up. Mra. Parish cane to thie city and fled the necessary complaint before Commis-| I sioner Shields and :hen the warrant ef. Mrd Keefe ‘miy and dn she may be sent to jail for five abil Lssoel Pattont’s Wife Suspected. Parish se il and Dr. Keefe be- suspicion became was sent to a aa In "he mind of the jealous rook positive of her hus- elify, Bhe thought tha: he him away on purpose so that cm enjoy uninterrupted the soctety is wife, the began the wn. bg Me know tha! Keefe's hatred. | WLLER IN SWVED MOTHER MONTREAL? — FROM DEATH. ——. The F . The Dominion Police Say| Little George Tiylor Went at ron a ba /- They Can Arrest Him | to Her Rescue While Ristee eat eet eS She Was At | our ler If It had hot been for the presence of M. bring back life b to ‘force artificlal ri DIED FOR LOVE 0 OF CANDY, Little Mamie 2 Reppert Killed by Treliey Car White Reaning Bhe tried to Five-year: ser ob tlior Cate - | mind of her ttle boy this morning, Mi agg - | Bilen Taylor, of ® West Twent: a te of the Jobe Jacob Actor Rotate Told to Raise burns she received in her home. All Leneee. Mrs. Taylor an@ her boy slept late te- day. W. W. Astor has a new scheme to in- At 10.30 o'elock she tried (0 start! creare his income. breakfast, She used kerosene. | John Jacob Crh A applied the match the names! {2 all, lenee ts leaped to her loose wrapper and abe! erver May’! neat from was enveloped in fire. i keoees expiring om tha Brenewieck Girls te Fine Themecives Se They Can Mave a “Blow-Out.” erin ine ta te pemered | a aa he j -| Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co. , Broadway, 4th ave.,%thand 10th sts, ,N.Y. THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY II, 1900. 10 CHANGE STREET SIGNS, Fool Wort: of the City Aathoritios WIM) Be Undane as soon ne Voosibie. The street nigns were twisted side | ways by the city authorities on purpose B year ago. The chanke has heen most! B. Altman & Co. Boys’ Friday and | deceptive. People walking on Hroadway Seis) thought every block they struck a nes Cl hi Saturday. siren, lo promamade| ot, It was ver lothing. Advance Spring styles in Boys’ Washable Sailor Suits of the following materials Galatea, Duck, Linen, Pique, Drill and Crash, sizes 3 to 10 years, WOMAN FOUND A CORPSE, Went to Collar for Coat ana man/31,25, UB, 50, 1.95 & 2,25) Against Men Hanging from Ream. servant In the house! | 68 Harmon Hrooklya, went into the cellar at 9 o'clock this mo coal. As she reached Beily Lartoe, Also the balance of Winter | stock of Doubie-breasted and Sailor Suits, Top Coats. and | stairs she ran against the body of “| R man hanging from the ceiling beam. eeters at The woman ran seseaming to the | ommasre 9 ike Pi : otreet and attracted @ big crowd and a Ne of policemen. body was c | iat of Chai flown and identified ‘ener, fifty-six years NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR IT. toved deeply He had bese ead some Hours when found hang-| ¢ Here is Overcoat News! | D° you know any one familiar with the cloth or! PA wool markets? Ask him howmuch dearer! woolens are—not alone for present delivery, but for next year’s use. The forehanded tailors have already ordered for the season of 1900-1901, at costs from thirty to seventy per cent. above sal prices paid for this year’s earlier supplies. Yet in the face of these advances, ia |Squeeze us as they squeeze others, we’ve nearly Five Hundred Kersey Overcoats | BLUE AND BLACK stylishly fashioned and well-tailored — some lined with all-wool black diagonal, the finer ones having shoulders lined with satin—to sell to-| at $12 and $13.50 though the closest valuations to-day class them as $15, $18 and $20 garments. Ready Friday morning. ‘Wish we had as many again. sons tee ror ove JOHN WANAMAKER | | | —— CLOSING ™ ‘Sched? CORSETS Finest French Brands 4 beat modern types, re- duced to clearing prices that will effectually dispose of one and all, $1.98, $3.75 98c., Asked, where formerly $2.98, $475, $6.50 and $9.00 were the prices. Before admitting any Corset to this high-ciass stock rigid inspection and practical tests determine its durability, comfort and fit. Think of the safety, pleasure and elegance that now fall to gSc,, $1.98 and $3.75. Sale be; pr dey friday oor Wth St. SIKTH AVENUE 20th St. | So! | i] oS oe All Love Corsets will be prominently ‘| | “Complete Home Furnishers,” 773-775 B'way, | 169-177 Senith St. Cor furomer Ave & SIMPSON WRB Owe UNEEEES VE4 | Clearance of Watches. | tA Great | One Half Million i Dollars Clearance Sale. Clothing H Sales H Continued. ; Have you attended? If not, you should do so, Ex- ceptional bargains offered in our sixty-five stores, Many lots at half price and jess. 25% Discount At Half Price, from morked prices on Art Renowned mak Goods, Bronzes, Wwory Classes, *! et ly Statuary aad Tine Brie At Flalf Price age Odd bots of Framed Pictures 25% Discount t Opera a On Fine Sets of Books, 25%» Discount i, At Half Price, Clock Sets. Furs, Sewing Machines, At Half Price, Books slightly soiled. At Half Price. Fine Chocks, slightly Dress Trimmings. [% soiled. Twenty-five per cent. discount will be allowed on cael entire stock of Dress Trimmings, including all the French! novelties: im passementeri¢ yokes, blouses, Empress skirts, | fronts. collars, sleeves, etc, in spaneles, beads, plin and other | fects, in black and colors | Mais Phoot wee Watch guaranteed a perfect time- ee , FW atches that formerly sold up to $7.00, inchating men's solid silver watches with American movements, men’s solid silver hunting-case watches with Swiss move- ments, nickelplated split-second watches, all to 3 45 he closed out at uniform price of, each, )e LOT 2.-Watches worth trom $10.00 to $12.00, including inen’s solid silver bunting-case, men's gokd-tillad watches with American movements, ladies’ enamelled watches with to match, ladies’ solid gol! watches, Josed out at, each, F 4.95 1. eof which are worth as high as $20.00, including a id gold Watches, ornamented with pearls: men’ | solid silver hunting-case Watches, fitted with W mn OF Elgin movement; men’s gokl-filled hunting case Watche?, | fitted with Waltham or Flein movements: all to 95 | be closed out at the uniform price of 6. Lot 4 -includes some very fine stock, such as ladies’ » cold hunting case Watches, men's solid gol! tunica case Watches, Some of the Ladies’ Watches are inlaid with | 7 nd diamonds. They are mostly titted with American moverfents. Some of these are worth as much as $65.00, All to be closed out at 11.95, 14.85, 15.75, 21.75 up to 35.00. Here is an opportunity to secure a imine alasmall cost, 25Off onRich ArtGoods| such as vronzes, Sevres ware, ivory statuary, minia- tures, curios, &c., for cabinets, tine bric-a.! brac, mar. ble statuary, &c., &c., all at a discount of 25 per cent, from the marked prices. ae of Bric-a-Brac, &c., discount of 25 per oon | ho marked prices. | These goods ure all late importations and marked at very low prices. In order to move them quickly, however, we offer 25 per cent. from marked prices. The assortment consists of Marble Busts and Pedestals, Teplitz Vases and Busts, Terra Cotta Busts and Pieces, Pedestals and Pots, Wall Plaques, Lace Bisque Figures, Cabinet Curios, French and Ger man Bisques; all other 98 pieces marked upward from Also in Decorated China at 25°% Off Our latest importations of Fancy Decgrated China Fruit ang Bieg and Butter Plates, Xe. Fancy Beer Steins, Fancy Beer Sets, up- pl from 98 wil from 98 Decorated China Fish ind (jame Sets, fancy decorated china Tea, After Dianer and Chocolate Cups and Sau- cers, fincy decorated china Salad Bowls, fancy decorated China Cabarets and Lobster Dishes. A great opportunity to furnish your house with choice Dec arated China and Frig-aeBrac, considering the 2¢ per cent. dis. count and astonishingly low prices ruse | | | | i] | Pow bith & The Best Groceries at the Lowest Prices. 4 tame 4 Calitorata Mame iv! The Greatest and, to 1 customer, at per 6! Most Complete famous Vanita| Wine Dept. ‘Sweet Chocolate, bet Schenley Rye roe from France a | full quarts, a $1.25 a Ie. ke "16 hottle for Seotion Pitrtresteonsessneneessny Call's niet Jetty, for the 3 bodied and micik 73) ra " di t he} SIMPSON, CRAWFORD. The Popular Credit Store.’ pogh geld Sam " 29 st bal wy Distillery 23d Dis. | trict of Pennsylvania, abso. | J. Kurtz & Sons, if cate sane a0 0 gQ)e)"parenney glass, more than 6 bottles to any customer, full quart per bottle ent French dy Kurnmel he Allaah BROOKLYN, This Week GREAT BARGAINS ; ils imine: Set wt $5.00 After taking a rough count of stock we find that 45 of our $6.50 lar cases show slight signs of There i is nothing to hurt Furless Cape ing! Folia leather—bross locks ant catches + Ladies’ and Gents’ linen age og on the other usual + CLOTHING. : { + accessories first-rate Suit ( aes Only 45, remnetber that, $5.00, A number of chuse-outs at hall pric EASY TERMS. $1.00 PER WEEK#, Satie t Opens an Acc nt. | _| NO RETRA CHAROR FOR TT for THE WORLD © te 8. Govern: t thie cvidion of | | on te w . Bu 4 ke Whiskey f |” -tewevee vessanes eesenne eneenn CeONeNen COREURIRERORROUNONRR 4 rs) abet el Suite side sree cee ee. Demme w eww ewww en mommenecewccencoccceses ccacncncccencee ‘The Dressing Sacques. 1.45 LOT 3.--All " Umbrelias that were manufactured to seit (gon $4.00 10 $ D, cluding 1 Lange variety of peat se a, 0 fs ned M2 64 aT 4 wut Urmbretias : from 85.50 0 $ large variety « sais attveh MTS trom $7. handles, mor silks, tater. &e teposit rich carved ivory handles and many other novelties, be closed out ot $5.08 and $6. (Al Umbretias, nd 28 ich. { for men and women: @veEy: } Continued, We begin a great sale of these useful garments to-morrow mom- ing; 400 dozen Women's All- wool Eiderdown Dressing Sacques, both plain and crepon. all crochet . in sizes 34 to 46; all col. it is sate to say, in view of the ral advance in’ prices, that his description will at such low prices e1son, at least. Crepom 69 No Mail Orders Filled and None C, O, D, Dealers will be supplied at the Above prices, eh St Section Sale of Plush Jackets. |i ie Sait | Friday and Saturday. Ladies’ Plush Jacket, Jike cut, made of selected seal plush, lined throughout with handsome shades of Skinner's guaranteed satin, high Medici collar and large revers, new dip front, the very latest style; regular vahe 12. 98 $20.00; special for A large assortment of vi fine Velour Jackets, 5 ombrolds ered, jetted and {ur trimmed, at very moderate prices. The Great Sale of Jacke's at $5.95 and $7.98 Still continues, though quantities ar getting smaller. any choice pickings still ay ala Ie, Special Sale a Coats ‘ for Misses and Children. flisses' Jackets of 2l!-wool mixed cloth, tan and cadet, it, Hobby, couble- t styles; some have "#100 3 BIB ‘from head to Jeep ripple cape, ‘with cones cloth and braid. tri trapped ack, sizes 4 to 10; regularl old for $3.50: while they 7 jist, whieh will not be long, 2.4 Children's Gretchens, of all-wool uky two-ton.d curly boucle, deep cape trimmed with combinations of braid and cloth, full box-platted skirt and strapped back, sizes 6 to 92; have sold this season for 5.75, $0.00: speci Hh St. Section. Sale of Ladies’ Fine Waists. oon coded il of taffeta silk, tucked or cor new an Woo! Flannet Waists, varicty of styles, $2 (8 46 inches; spe- cial, 1.29, .98 Book Clearances at One-Half Former Prices Offers like these can only be obtained here. Our annual clearance sale of books is creating a great stir in the book business. Thousands of volumes of ee copyright books slightly soiled from a it perfect in every other respect, will be sold at our marked prices. This does not mean ‘4 the pub. ‘lisher’s prices, but *. the prices that we ask for |hooks, which are very much below publisher's |prices, For instance, $1.90 hooks will pe sold at 46c,, $1.25 books at 44¢.,'$1.50 books at 49c. and S4c., and so on in proportion, The entire stock iwill be displayed on centre counters in our book store, Vhis is a great opportunity to secure fine books at little cost. Special attention is called to ‘this sale of managers of libraries, societies, ete. rin Dis BL. Seerion 5\A Great Umbrella Sale. A great | imbrella clearance sale will take place to- morrow and continue until the present stock is sold. Fes Our entire stock ot tine umbrellas, embracing many ty imported novelties, made of tine silks, prices. &c., at special brelias thit w » retail (rom h Dresden, umbrelty ol! guarmnteed for one year fy.