The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1901, Page 7

“aft tunnel contracts: OOD AUNT FOR He Appeared Like Har- tomime. RISKED LIFR IN AIRSBAFT. Entire Block Surrounded, but He Got Away Only to Be Captured Later. Thomas Maguire, a youthful burglar, led two detectives ami a whoic squad of policemen a chase this mornin whieh would qualify him for the star part tn . a Christmas pantomime. He appeared and disappeared in «a most amazing manner, and had the detectives so be- wildered thatiithey wondered whether they were chasing # man or a sprite. Detectives Rosenblats and Levis saw him leave 1753 Thint avenue with abis buné's. When he perceived them he darted back into the hallway, dropped the bundle and fed to the roof, where he vanished, though his pursuers were scarcely ten fect behind. With the help of aeveral paiicemen the entire block, was surrounted and then, began a systematle wearch over all of the roof and yards and even the cellars, He was seen to dodge behini a but when the detectives reach was not there. Then they saw him trying to open a scuttle, but he again vantshed ‘The lust-time they saw him he was on the eSg> of the roof, but appartntiy: fell off. The detectives ran to the street, thinking to find his body there, but there was no‘trace of him. 3 Bu Maguire was on the roof still, When the coast wax clear he got Into a narrow atrahaft and, with nin back braced against one wall and his fect against the other, slowly worked his way down to the bottom. It was a task to try the strength and nerve of a trained acrobat. The slightest slip meant death. Entering a vacant flat, he climbed rover the transom into the hallway, went to ghe ‘cellar and hjd under a barrel in-a coal bin. There he lay for an hour until he heard tho detec- tlves in the hallway above. A citizen | $by) passing at Ninety-seventh street saw | aay o! him bob up out of the manhole in the | The Peruna Mt Gentlemen: Allow mic to ex- boarded 1 north-bound car that was| press my 2 belated and speeding to make*up time. | benefit derived from ctives were soon after him in| derful remed, sidewalk Ike a Jack-in-a-box. He The another waa persul front. ‘This was not accomplished, however, until One Hundred and Twen- the motorman’ of which alighted and ran tgyard Second avenue, overtaken an@captured only after, roo strugg! B i find robbod ghe'tigtiol Mrs.“Emma he, at Third avenue. trate Meade held him in $1.60 BOY CAUSED FIRE PANIC. Johnny Hadsay Set Fire to ils tinas Tree. of six-year-old Johnny Radsay, whose parents Ive on the op ftoor of 119 East One Hundred and Fifth street, nearly cavsel a serious fire to- day, andthe occupants of the flat were thrown into a paaic. in-tie adsay tat was a Christmas t! on the floor and stam etore BABE SMOTHERED IN BED. Infant Rolled on Ita Face and Never Awoke. The two-weeks-old daughter of Mra. Elizabeth O'Brien, of 1697 Third avenue, wae found dead in bed to-day, having een smothered In the bed clothing. Mrs, Q'Hrien sald that she bad given “the child sts breakfast and put it to bea: When ‘dhe dfd ao ‘the child wan oalcep. An hour later she. went to tho oedside and foun the chil lying Sead: having rolled off the pillow onto tte " fifce and smothered. LABOR ‘NOTES. About 500 ‘Hebrew shirtmakers, men end women, are on strike on the cast jak against an plier ped reduation of Brleklayers' Union No. 3 will atepectal Meoting to-night to leet ome (att The Cigarmakers' Label Co reporia that during lent Stahnind have been issue for 275,000 union cigapy 41, Tho annual convention of the Journey Bricklayers” and Manone Interna. Hfonal Union bering hext Monday in Siit- aukee, ‘Twenty 5 Bentrihe New York untonoe, oe Tepee. The regular Tuesday fneeting of the Miscellancous Sect! Conti Union lon of the Genial coum ‘Tristees: B.D dW. aoller. Audtiors ire fund fe 5 rate for members bh Uave had; to nell them wnen out of work ‘A conference between tthe rapid tran. |‘ tives of the unions whose mon os conference oe Axreesient an to Auger, houre aint works 1 Iitlops f i a pn as Bel, “About pwelve trades seein ees2"- RED CROSS SOUVENIR: BOOK. |3iarch 2 a Villgae. © Thore will.to a fino ballet at the Huns garian .Peasants’ ball at Mat ‘Square Garden ‘on Friday night, in sturesque country. we ree st ve her. aj Foatires. THE WORDED: 'DR. LLEWELLYN JORDAN VANISHING THIEF Medical Examiner’ United States Treasury Department, lequin in Pan- * |CURED BY PERUNA AFTER FIFTEEN MONTHS’ SUFFERING. S A. e———o DAGELIREENEE 04 /10900090 00000 OHOREEEELTH90E1 100000 1000000800 00108 ONL OUNNI EE Imogt all falthein the f Pe r enjoy as good health ppet ve han I ever did in 14 oF severe, ephemeral or stub- in fe Preting. painful One short month Er taettl eras has brought forth a vast change| to overtake the car in] and I now consider myself a well| sl aman after fifteen months of suf-+ fering. Fellow sufferers, Peruna ty-fifth street was reached. Maguire} Will cureyou.--Llewellyn Jordam, Peruna a Catarrb Cure That Rests on the Unvol!cited Testimony of Thousands. when theottes have litde er no Welght onuthe average mind, tual demonstration 4s demanded. have amther time nor catarrh in-the head; 1 Magis:| yadetat’ hat docs not plainly é any help only a temporary relt boar the stamp of fact. ‘The reason Peruna has ‘gained 9 specimens d of witnenses who ha chronic ecatarrh by Peruna 4 Great Clothing Bargains To-Morrow, For one, day| only (Thurs-| day). Men's, Boys’ Overcoats, 4 to 15 years; also Boys’: All-wool ’ Suits, 7 to: For Thursday Men's $15.00 Raglan Over- like cut; also. Men's $15.00 For one day only (Thurs- day), Men's $10.00 suits. For one day morrow only, Becond Floor, ¢0ch BLOOMINGDALE BRO: 3d Ave., 59th and €0th Sts. BLOOMINGDALE BRO: 3°33 Ave., 59th and 60th Sts. Srnereorersenieansseneenet which Miss Clara Barton will preside and the greetings. f rulers of the world on Red Cre hy | WH then be complet vollected pecor that T6 “Publish Greetings, sent x of the World, i ponren paok sporelniae, all ne degters by greetings, nent. 5 te [Cen to. tbe_ Hed Crous Boclety. wilt bo | Oye Prank D, Higbee. hols Ponster - Denetit ‘on Niko xn? | ‘Henry ap to Comfortables, $2.00 Satecn Comfortables, 99c.— Fullsize bed comtortables at atout half ice. There are various styles inthis lot, beautiful sateen, flowered designs, filled with sood cotten; fancy stitched, $1.50 Comfortables, 88c..— Beautiful designs in. siikolines, tufted with zephyr, fuil size some have plain edges. others assorted worsted edces, Spreads, 69c.—Full size, nt, beautiful Marseilles patterns, ail hemmed. Blankets. $1.98 Wool B'ankets, 1.40—Fu!l size; 10-4, white; half wool, $2.50 Blankets, 1.89—Same quality as above; in size 11-4, $1.00 Feather Pillows, 59c. each— Made of good quality ticking. A. DARA AVAA WARS CARTAALTOSALEUERORRUROMTEDETSAN E912, SUAAO0A9E 00400400 4500000000000000071001000 10100000 EF 25% Discount One of the handsomest handsome Sevres Vases, exquisite sian and Austrian exhibits, 25% Discount on ; with green onyx, or Diamond Jewelry from $7.50 up. Sterling Silverware. Novelties in Leather Goods. Opera and Fie!d Glasses, Fine French Clocks, 50 Per Cent. Discount per cent. face val Fine Skirts. Black Broadc‘oth; very full flare ef- fect, hindsomely trimmed with gradu- ated bands of stitched taffeta. lined with French nearsilk and bound with corded velvet; sold all season for $12.50. Tailor Made Suits. —Piain colors and mix At 7.50 ite, cdisie eft rom this season's stock: silk lined jackets; average price $15.00. ¢ —Ot the finest grade At $5.00 materials; manyshades and blacks; some all taffeta lined; many that sold! at #25.00 and $35.00. BLOOMINGDALE BROS., \ _ 3d Ave., 53th and 60th Sts. well we should not have these. fing i of these circumstances justify sacrificing prices: which come under these headings far below what they are really worth. : silver, diamonds, jewelry, opera and field glasses, and nearly everything that has had anything to do with holiday trade, are sacrificed. : i you w and boirding-house people. Table Linens. | 5Cc. Table Damask, 29c. yd. —All Gernas linen 63 to 65 inches iho extra Leavy quality un- bleached damask, ful) 55 and 50. inches wide; this Is worth 45¢. 0%. Oairask, Sic. yd.— At pure linen, ched, extra heavy weight: very fine desi Napk: uo match, she per doz. at 1.25, size % 225 per doz, at 1.59. | $1.00 Damask, 59.2. yd. ches wide, all pure \ linen. sati ish, extra heavy weights ¢x thonally cood wearing quality, | ‘Uhis ts an un- matchable special. apkins,49c.—Scoi'ch Linen Nap- Damask patterns. | 85c. Napkins, 59c. dot.—German | . dice, S $1.10 and 1.25 Napkins, 79c. doz. —Same quality as above, but these are ! dinner size | $1.50 Napkins, 1.00 doz.-—s\ll pure | Irish linen; dinner size. $1.00 Cioth, 57c, each—All linen: 1 fringed: extra fine quality: assorted | designs; ’sizes S45 actual measur 63 {| inches. | Sc. Fringed Napkins, 3c. each—As+- 1 ~ sorted,with colored borders; all linen. on Art Wares, and These Were Imported from the Paris Exposition. collections of Art Goods ever brought into the United States will be reduced to three- fourths our holiday prices, which were at that time exceed- ingly low. «Many of the specimens were in collections which received the Grand Prix and gold and silver medals. From the French Exhibit. Some of the handsomest specimens of Limoges Enamel Paintin; point lace fans, also fans of ha some duchess lace, bronze figures and miniatures, also specimens of Legres art glassware. Also many art objects from the Italian, Rus- They are artistically painted, many exclusive designs, mounted id some with white. Some of these were exhibited — ‘About Our Great January Clearing Sale. ; ’ Through our inventory many truths about our merchandise come to light. For instance, we find broken dozens. To start the year 3 We find also assortments o° goods which we do not wish to carry over until our next -holiday season. _ Both And so we cffer you this week an excellent opportunity to purchase any of the gands The art goods, fancy goods and notions, furs, books, sterling. stock. at the Paris Exhibition. The entire lot will be placed on sale be- ginning to-mortow with the special discount of 2524. Also Ivory Statuary, Dutch Silver Toys, Royal Vienna Enamels, Vases, Plates, Cups and Saucers, French Cloisonne Enamels, Inkstands, etc. Hoiland Delit Ware, Dutch Pewter, Marble Statuary, and, in fact, the finest and largest collection of Art Wares exhibited in New York City. is only a part. i At 7.507 Biack’* cheviot a1 25% Discount on These:— Candelabra, | Handsome Sets of Books. Hand Painted Toilet Sets, Imported Dress Trimmings, Fine Umbrelias fiom $4.60 up. on Solid Gold Jewelry. Sinall lots of solid gold jeweiry, fancy back combs, side combs, and all our 1901 calendars, to go at the exceptional discount of 50 Fine Sevres Vases. Main Floor, 59th St. Section, Sacrificing Season’s Surpluses. Women’s Coats, Capes, Suits and Skirts. We recently inventoried our stock and marked it away down; in many instances we cut the price more than 50 per cent. Cloak manufacturers, forced to realize on their stocks (made up and in the piece), have accepted 50, 40’and 30c. on the dollar of ue. Thus we add to our sple sortment—new., best tailor-finished garments, and publish a listof bargains fearless of duplica- And that We inaugurated to-dav a most phenomenal sale of everything in drv goods for the home. selling radicaliy cheaper than they ever nave before—-over a third and a half less than competition. The why of it is this: We are the greatest buyers and sellers in the United Stases. We bought for this sale when goods were at their lowest, and by placing orders with :he factories when they were glad to work for little just to keep things gave us untold precedence over ihe market. Read these items carefully, compare them with others and 1 see just how you stand by purchasing at Bloomingdales’. Especiaily is this sale advantageous to hotel Towelling. mask borders, Towels. - Towel, all Imen Gi quality, with x40 inches. dood quality plain They are all torn from the piece, not cut; this makes the threads Ne! wash and iron evenly. Damask and huck: damask, good Ated fringes, size | 50. Kind!\00x90 inches, S8c. per yd, sheets at very much reduced prices. 215¢. Yd.—tleavy 0 TE a OT ER OT: Our A'angal ¢ gins next Mond It will be coc of the greatest sales we have ever he'd. It will be an opportunity well work waiting for. A CREAT TT These goods are Ready-Made Sheets and Pillow Casvs. Atiantic Mills Sheets—These are Pepperell Sheets—At. exceptionally “1 incr, hick; are not known all over the United States for | low prices. 45c. sheets for a single good qual- | their superior quality: pure white and | 4; they are 234 yds. long, have wide nyall linen towel, wash well. Have wide hems. hems; 29c. eh + washed an. Ss eeethin 3 49c. kind, 63x90 Inches, each, 35c. kind, 63x90 inches, 38c. per yd. tc. kind, 72x90 inches, each, 39c. ind, 72x90 inches, 43c. per yd. Kind, 81x90 inches, 48c. per yd. | S/c Kinds $1290 inches, each, 4c. Kind, 90x99 inches, S3c.peryd. | We are ‘also offering hemstitched 17c. Hemstitched Pillow Cases 10c. | 19c. to 21c. Pillow Cases 13 1-2c. In two sizes) 42%36 and 45x36 inches;, Ea twill, So mail orders filled. some are plzin wide hems;’ most of 1Sc Ga Tow: i tr 5 this lot have corded edges and hem- 5 Sc. Gass Towelling, S12c. Yd.— | stitching; the muslin is exceptionally| 9c. Pillow Cases 5 1-2c. Each— Assort’d) patterns and colors; 19] goad, lave wide hems. inches wide: very good quality Flannel. Muslin and Sheetings. annels, 9c. Bleached Muslin 5c. Yd.—White, ; Special Offeringot Sheeting—These 8e. Shaker Flannel 4c. Yd.—Manu- 36 inches wide. Old Glory Millis, } are New York Mills. - We offer facturers’ ends. 10c. Mustin 6c. Yd.—36-inch Fruit of} them at 35 per cent. less than. cost the Loom—Dwight, Anchor and Lang-| of preducing. Some of the lot are Ne. F 5 a : 1c, Outing Flannel 5c. Yd.—An don Mills. No ma‘l orders filled for] subject to slight Imperfections, which endless variety: new styles. 59c. Embroidered Flannel 42c. Yd. | 7c, Muslin 43(c. Yd.—36 inch, un-|. small pieces, from 4 to 15 yds.i 1» —Very hesutitul silk embroidered. 12!3c. Canton Flannel 6%;c. Y Exceptionals from2tot Books at Half. We have inventoried our stock § _ The season is far advanced and therefere we are of books and find that we do not | going (o start a reduction sale in our fur department. want to Garry so many, so there is } Every fur jacket, muff, collarette, scarf and rug will be only one thing to do—put prices on them witch although it entails} 1) Jatest styles and shapes. 3 a loss to us will shortly reduce our : f In the lot are thousands of fine copyrighted books which } during the holiday season became $ Have the appearance of Alaska Seal. It would take an expert.to slightly soiled from handling, but in every other respect are perfect. %as a bargain at $50.00. They will sell for one-half our regular sales price—that's not pub- lishers’ price, remember, but the low prices at which we soid these books during the helidays. For § instance, books published and sold 4 manner, newest and latest designs. f elsewher: at one dollar will selt } here toemorrow at 36c.- $1.25 books at 4-4¢.--$1.50 books at 49¢. j —and sv on through the list. say the least, this is a very ex- ceptional opportunity, and we call { especial attention of managers of libraries and societies to this sale. Main Floor, 59t1 St. Seetton ndid as- Coats. At 75a eats mobs —20 Sample Jackets At 3.9 of finest materials, ker- | seys, cheviots, ete., all finely lined | with silk; made to sell regularly at) $4.CO, $7, 50, $800, $17.90, $12.00. —100 black Kersey At 4.90 ‘ackets, lined with fine quality satin, velvet collar, finely tailored; have sold as high as $4.00, —259 Box Coats, 24 and At 7.90 20 inches long; made of finest quality cheviots, kerseys. frieze and melton; high storm collar; large a Saree bast quality satiny {Lat 7990 ors; values up to $15 00, finely tailored; values up to $15.00, long, made of the finest kerseys black, tan and castor; satin lined: high collar, strapped seams; tinely made; worth $17.50, Itasca nness kersey; black, with Verstan amb and mink: tan, with beav r full collar and revers and edged on bottom: finest satin lining; $35.00 and $40.60 values. Capes. — Be Coats of —Black Cloth Capes, At 40.00 the. Were finest ine At 8.75 01 inches long; ain orted kerseys, black, tan and caster; fined with Skinner's guaranteed satin; made by best tailors; many in this lot worth up to $25.00, al! sizes. + BLOOMINGDALE BROS., 34 Ave., 59th and 60th St:. lined; trimmed with satin bands and kersey straps; also Plush Capes, 25 Inches edges; , with real skunk opossum th $20.00. Second Floor, 69th St, Section, BLOOMINGDALE BROS., 34 Ave., 59th and 60th Sts, — |9-4 Sheetings 10'c. Yd. — Un- j revers, able Fox collars and revers, Beaver and Chinchilla collars and’ revers; ‘ Hy To ¢ $200.00. ‘ ‘ e ' ‘ ' ' ' H ! ‘ {a men who wish to purchase the finest underwear ' ' ' ! i these muslins. are hardly perceptible; others are in bleached: exceptionally good quali 1 30c, Quality—Width 9-4, 87¢. yas! bleached; 23; yards wide; yood! 32c. Quality—Width 10-4, 19¢. ydi quality. ‘, Main Floor, hear Rotwa4a, ast { Furs Greatly Reduced. ° (sold regardless of its real value. These fur garments are finely made of the best materials and finely finished; | Fine Fur Coats, 15.00. : Of Baltic Seal, which closely resembies szalskin, real value $30.00, Near Seal Coats, 22.00. distinguish them from the genuine Alaska Seal Coat whieh: costs $250.00. In fact these very garments are sold in a great many” places ! Near Seal Coats, 37.00. Some have mink collars and revers, Persian Lamb collars and’ eal value from $60.00 to $85.00. i ‘e Persian Lamb Coats, 63.50. ; 3 OF best Leipsic dye, finely tinished throughout in the finest Persian Lamb Coats, 95.00. fee Finest quality, with large collars and revers of chinchilla, mink and tree sable, which looks like and is the néarest approach to. Russian } Sable. These garments were manufactured to sell at from $135.00 to Alaska Seal Coats, 125.00. Real value, $250.09, ! Eton Jackets, 25.00 and 35.00. ; H Near Seal Eton Jackets, piain, and some trimmed with Alaska i : sable and Persian lamb. Stoond Floor, GOth St. Section, 39 | A : s at prices usual for but the medium grade. We are go- ing te close out a few hundred garments of domestic. manofacture, and many imported Stuttgarten soods-s The domestic goods are pure silk, in flesh color and light: blue; the Stuttgartens are in extra weight natural grays) & Medlicot and Norfolk and Brunswick makes. The gare¥ ments:range in price from $3.00 to $5.60 regularly, but we wili sell to-morrow your choice at $1.50, We cannot fill mail orders. : Also 50c. and 75c. Fleeced Underwear, 28e:= Our entire stock of Men’s fleece-lined Underwear, both ribbed: plain, which formeriy sold at 50c. and 75c., ‘ill sell to-morrow 2 28c. per garment. This is a very exceptional offer also. Cs 5 & Main Flast, 59th ft, Exceptional Sale ' . of Gloves, 39c.% Men's, Women’s and Children’s Kialy Gloves (Many 1.50 grades), at 39c.—Wwelm have several thousand p2irs of gloves which were slightly soiled during the holiday season. We aref gi going to sacrifice them to-morrow at the round] ii price of 30. per pair. You are herewith offered} one of the most exceptional chances of the season] The regular prices on the goods were 75c., $1.00 and $1.50. There are all styles, colors and sizes; al number of white gloves in the lot. We cannot fill y mail orders. Maln Floor, 59th St, Section, ose eee Men’s Fine Underwear $1.50. Regular $3.00 and $5.00 Grades—Thisisa great chance: