The evening world. Newspaper, September 20, 1901, Page 4

REPUDIATED BY CROKER. “Calls Alleged Talk of His an “ Unmitigated Fake.” | Richard Croker to an Evening World _ Feporter to-day emphatically denounced asa “fake an alleged Interview with “him pubjished this morning in a Phila- delphia newspaper. “The whole story {2 an unmitigated “fake, eald Mr. Croker. “There is not ome word of truth In it from beginning to.end. 1 did not say one word about politics to the reporter who wrote it. } knew him personally and spoke a few words to him socially. “He asked me if { would be tater viewed and I told him no; 1 would not @ay one word about politics or give my opinion on any tople. When 1 fret came from England [I had nothing to say, and I have not changed my opinion. {I told this man that, and 1 only talked with him just a few minutes out of courtesy, Then he turns around and writes up this bogus interview with me. I cannot express my contempt too strongly in the matter.” Mr. Croker Deeply incensed. Mr, Croker was very augry. He walked up and down the floor of his office at No. 111 Broadway. ““T am surprised,” he continued, “that ~ this man should have dono such a thing. There ought to be ~mmething done to him. There ought to be some way to Trach a man like that who deliberately writes stuff. of that kind and makes apother man ra$ things that he never wald. Td jon't_ know what the newspaper men and press of New York are com- every news ealled on me. 1 did tll T arrived here to-day from Branch. { wax astounded that as Not xee the article Long a do such a bold thi, ‘Again I denounce it as a * Beginning to en Won't Dincuss Politics. Mr. Croker’s attention alied to the fact that he had said on hin return ftom England that he would not talk on Hticn til after the funeral of President leKiniey, and he was asked if he was. ready yet to way anything on the May- peotalty question. ia ave no gtatemen about y politics. sitive,” Mr, Croker hae been the guest at Lon, Hranch He_ wen! there yesterday with his son Frank, Mr, Murphy and ex-Mayor Francis J. Malloy, of Troy. of Edward Murphy. PLATT IS OUT STRONG FOR LOW SAYS ALL ANTIS WILL IN- DORSE PRESIDENT LOW: ‘ jor Does Not Welleve Coler lan Re Forced on Tammany @ Despite Croker. Senator Platt left the Fifth Avenue Hotel early to-day and went down to his office. where he could be in close touch with the political situatior "Mr, Low." sald he, “will be indorsed dy the Anti-Tammany organizations My candidate was an independent Democrat, but the Greater Ne Democracy did not seem to t unite on @ man who would factory to all the Anti-lammany fac- th “The only man who was satisfactory to all was Mr. Low. Sfe will be in- dorsed by all the organizations at the conference. “am heartily in favor of him, and My desire for an independent Democrat was based only on what I thought war the wisest course ty pursue.” “Wheas dv you believe Tammany will Nominate for Mayor?’ Senator Plate Was usked. “Now. that is something I do know anything about," he replied ““Do" you put any credence tn the Tumors that Comptroller ro will be taken up by Sr. Crok ANo, Ido not. I do not believe Croker Ul have him.” “Do you think he can Crok Mhe Senator smiied faintly and esta: + "Hardly." “You do not believe the storios, th be forced on ally? Croker appears to be very much | re," sald Benator Platt. “What the | outcome will a say. That! isall gucenw: i 000 FOR ’CHANGE SEAT. SCanpenst one | be nobody for, of Cleveland Beat on the New York Stock Was sold to-day for 85,000, whioh | Fecord, price since the ponte of | this year. mzer was L. WV. Vrior, of the 1 Of Cleves NGE IN WARD LINES, y Act Declared Uncon- isutional by Court. ON, N. J., Sept. 20.—Justice | Aled a Supreme Court opin- declaring unconstitutional Gast winter authorizing the ippoint commissions to re- Ines of the city, Y Ras tacularty to Eliza. Al ae izens’ y Citizens the candidate for Comptroller, Union and New York The only stipulations are that he | momen ‘ to) the meet. must be a resident of Brooklyn and an ling of the Committe liteen of the Citizens’ Union met thle morning in the dent of the organization. 7 > THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20. dh fYinanstir ot Our Great Fall SHOE SALE Begins Tomorrow! A better sale than any of the extra which have made this Shoe Store famous. Better because the shoes are choicer. ordinary sales which you have known; and Styles are good all the way through the entire offering. All come from high-class factories. All Sorts of Shoes that Are Wear, for Men, Women and Children, Wanted for Fall and Winter Are Included This is the great money-saving occasion for buying shoes for the new season, for prices are A Third to a Half Under Value The details are not ready as we write; but they will be given in full in the New York papers tomorrow morning. But there is little need to wait for them. occasion as this at Wanamaker’s. All the sale shoes are in the Basement—Men’s, Women’s and Children’s. You know what to expect on such an The entire Under-Price Store, and a large section of the Ninth street side of the Basement are given over to this sale. JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Ninth and Tenth Streets. LOW AWAITS THE ACTION OF «CITS.” Other Organizations Will Permit Them to Name Comptroller Provided He Is a Brooklynite. The ant-Tammany organizations are busy to-day trying to complete their fuston ticket headed by Seth Low. It has been decided, it f# sald, in view of the fact of the selection of Mr. Low for the Mayoralty nomination, the publicans and other organizations t favored him have conceded to the Cit- Union the privilege of naming day with several of his ltcutenants, ran of the E: nd it ts satel thy to present the tan Mr. Cantor Mls t Independent Democrat The Conference Committee ant at No ny or Union Squ of the pice of BR. ow Will Acces Fulton Cutting, the Presi: Severa) names were considered for the Comptroliership, but the choice was finally narrowed jown to two men—George Francis Pea- body. the Brooklyn banker, and AO Au eustus Healy, President of the Brook: tyn Institute of Art and Sctence, Mr Healy was Collector Internal Reve. nue under Cleveland and ts a Shepard man, The others coustdered were Jamen 1 MeMahon und Dick 8, Rum-ey, both of whom refused to From his home tn Nort Me, Seth Low informs World that he will ave ton for Mayor on th Further than this Mr discuss the political situation. Mr. Lew nays that he will be York witht days then have Me has vettun hast telegrayy While his reply has not heen publie, the understunding is Uist as declded ithhold his after { been I Unio} made haw aming the nominee resident of thy i ds said, b he may decline t Hive Mee examining sunt randied and to hie su ard found that Mr were $2 in exces of { iT las shown by the boo Tals worrled the ex-Comm (| ( Jand ater a long investization ! nd tin receiving payments, poricemen rl ners would often rush off, whatever small change was due RUPTOY PETITION 18) 1 four y! sntedd aps te $22 GRANTED. { —_—— WILLIAM DRYSDALE DEAD. Writer Who Achieved fu the Newspaper World. William Drysdale, a well-known Jour- nallwt und author, who was for many years on the staff of thy York over turned tae mand HIS BANK jee Were Stated at 810,100 | nd Anacte Mostly Uncol- lectable 4 Inetlon Ex-Pollce Commianioncr Jacob Hens was granted a discharge in bankruptey, Judge Adams, in the Untteg | States District Court, signing the ap} to-day ha Mr. Dryxdate was born in Lancuster, nolb2, His first newspaper exper wan with the New York Sun that paper he went to the Philadel Times, of which he was editor in 187). He Joined the staf of the Times fn 1877, serviny ton. Mr, Hess tiled a petition in bunke ropte yon July 5. His Habllithes were} placed at 10,199, and his assets showed | arge amount of ‘I, O, U's" for mousy ich Mr. eax had jouned and was ie unable to collect. “His Hablitties were f largely for clgara purchased avhen the | S00 oF cranford. survive nim. ommissioner was in the cigar buri- oo en Mr, Hess Vacer Choked to Death o ALTIMORE, Sept. 20--King aelsiag, Jropoed dead in the seco ? 2.19 pace at Electric Park yesterday afternoon After passing the half-mile port and rounding a (urn King Ceelt'ran into the grand stant and fell back to che track. His driver sald be wee choked to death by the hard pulling on the reine. pxplalned at the time that his bankruptcy position was only for the purpose of straightening out hix business affairs and that he would soon be in a position to satisfy all clalme. Hess was treasurer of the Police tment /fou During that “GETTING UNDER ‘SENATOR TIM :|nuse IN THE SECOND TO Sur- sf thae Nines. is dead at his home in Cranford, |. as |On Purity. People will walk a dozen blocks to have a prescription put up by a druggist of reputation. Many people find It to their interest to use a whiskey with an enduring reputation like Old Crow Rye. If bought at a respectable store they are sure of having the best money will buy. Gold) Medal) Awarded at’ Paris, rygoo. H. B. KIRK & CO., Sole Bottlers, N. Y. FOLEY'S BANNER: DEVERY'S HOPE. “BIG CHIEF" WILL BE BACKED PORT THE NEW LEADER BY SULLIVAN. Now Inter co ae Doren Can ry ery Job Strect-Clenne or Gibson Wit Ge to Police Department. com. ¢ Depart ‘wil have to go. imor } thay is resignation in the hands of Commixs rlek Dy Becond Ass Tu wlready thought Appare in the dist how Divver man he m rupport an future Alderman Cronin, a Divy renominated, and there | ‘This is denied by the Com. jumed Mls ny, ‘3 as Deputy Dovery 4 Commissioner to: that Ri dutles: Mt ip a certainty wants Devery tw ment. Com with Mr, nformed at Police Head- quarters assert that Devery, backed by Sullivan. will make the fight of his life to, hold his Job Commissioner Murphy was asked by York reporter to-day if It Deputy Street-Cleaning Commissioner Gibson had been offered Devery's pla should hay The suggestion has been made that Foley decide the question by lot, first securing the pledge of all the candidates that they will abide by the result and | a will work for the success of the succ ful men CAT DAY IN POLICE COURT. Houschold Peta Figure in Two Cu-| with rious Cance th | “L Won't Me ta word of truth In it,” have never heard Capi. name menticned In connection .) Says Devery, | The Deputy Commissioner sent for the reporters noon and announced that be was ready to be Interviewed. “Is there any truth in the statement bout to resign or have re- at Capt. Gloson is to ve successor?” he was asked. replied, "IVs all 3 tv resign. Why alton © here.” he, continued, “lm tired ding all Utts stuf avout myself, 1 not responsible for the stories in the newspapers, It's all due to yellow {Journaltam. eThere«® tuo much yellow journalism, in this town. They're encouraging An- archy. They're it Jot of Anarchiats, that’s all they are, “Now, i'm here to stay, I'm going to protect the public against thugs, thieves and Anarchists. I'm doing my dutyand pani taila of two cats together winto the ward. 1 spite and envy. ot through j was the object o | L wonder {f we'll ever {with val wearlly said the soe yen Ao do Ieee Tet oat dismissed.’ 1901. We Request H ht B This ts Not You to Open ec rOSe, an Pee 259-261 6th Avenue, Between 16th and 17th Sts. This ls the Heeht Part=Payment Flan. We recognize in all a perfect equality. We know you only asa customer. All stores charge—some want payments by instalments. But in all such places cash customers can buy at lower prices. Other concerns open accounts for a favored few. There is nothing of the instalment idea about this business. Spot cash has no more power than your good name. There is, and always will be, only one price at all times. And ours is not the ordinary system of opening accounts—/or we do not dis- criminale,—there are “no favored few.’’ We prefer to have you open an account with us—candidly it means that you will concentrate your buying here. "5912.59 0 eaieeeats WS NS ce | coats, $9.75. an Account. House. Your fancy can rang: through black, If you're number 201 you blue and fancy don't share the feast. First ckeviots, vicu- man gets best choice. Thee | Buy Saturday and put a third of the nas, whipcords By en ee BAS 7 and_ diagonals. / Suits will be $12.50 again | | coat's price back in your pocket. All of Military” coats Monday. They're all-wool | cheviots, blue, Hack andi fancy mized clays and wide| wales. Costs and vests are single and double breasted: All stitching is silk, wool serge for linings. Positively reduced from $12.50. Sat- urday 58 75 rt Payments Accepted. our profits and a corner of cost go with it, No recson for reduction EXCEPT THE DETERMINATION TO GET YOU HERE. Youcan haveall thenew Covert or Oxford mixtures. Single breasted with peaked lapels and six rows of silk stitching arourd the collar, cuffs ard bottom: $Q.75 secep ted, or conservative lengths; shoul- ders broad, lap- els peaked, fronts. won't “break,'? dou- ble and single breasted, Italian and serge lin- ings. $20 and $22.50 value, TEE Part Payments < Leaders in Boys’ Clothing. More of Saturday's bargain magic. Presto! ani I nings, woollen serge; sleeves Instead lined with silk. ft $15 din) 30me | Our special $4 school suit couldn't face bard wear morc bravely if it were {ull armered. It's meant for strain and tug ani knock In soil-proot colors of leather-like cloth; double breasted; sizes 7 to 16. The new Norfolks and sailor blouses, too, in blue, black and fancy cheviots and y casimeres. Saturday only, instead 2 48 of $4, tirehd — ; GSe. ‘Wiz’ Waists, 30¢ Everybody sells ‘Wiz’! Wais's at 65c., occa. sionally 75c.—never fcr less. An accident gives you about 310 of 'em at less than half price. Fercales and flannels, patent waist bands, at- tached or Cetachatle cellars. They'll go so fast that we inust limit each buyer to 2. There's aheavy Jess for us in each one sold at $6.50 suits are changed in a twinkling to $3.95. Choice of the finest all-wool serges, wide wales, tlue, black and fancy worsteds and cassimeres. ice of Norfolks, double and single breasted; (some silk-faced) and 3-piece suits Me men’s; sizes 3. to 17 years. ‘They're worth up to $6.50; reduced 3 98 Saturday to B nd T5e. Knee Pants, 30c. They're all-woo! cheviots—blue, black and fancy. Ages 3 to 17. Less than 200 pairs tho’. Come early for em, for the price makes the number small. They were made to be 75c. To-day they are that. Seats are double—so are knees- 30c sams all taped, so’s they won't rip, Part Payments Accepted. , ° Men’sG9e Fancy Shirts, 33¢ Part Poyments Accepted, Phen’s$210H3.50Vest5, $i er Part ‘The hint of dirton the vests takes more than half off the | Payments 5 , | price. The makwisareso fearfully fin'cky that theycons der | Accepted. | emer, %C,iehlsee ‘em we'll pay the makers SOc. for every one. Small dealers will want to buy them all, so you (an Only have two of ‘em. Monday they're 69c.again. Dressy Zles in the properest stripes and designs — new colorings—bosoms laundered stiff os a 33 fe a spot diss razeful to their reputation, and have let 'em go at less than half. White piques, ducks and Marseilles— Single and double breasted and full dress. well'st $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.5) $1 f= vists, and every on? brand new. Saturday Special! 3.50 Walking Skirts, 2.10 Here’s the biggest of all values in Manhat- tan. We paid more for every one But we're beund to get you acquainied with Hecht’s. No short lot—no samples—no bro. ken sizes but our regular $3.50 skirts. Each board—cuffs detachable. Biggest ot all big leaders, at Special! 6.00 Dress Skirts, $3.75 We've managed to buy a better dress skirt for $6 than anybody else has at $7.50. Saturday only the price becomes practically half that. All wool cheviots in black, navy and blue, with dare or graduated flounce, headed with 8 rows of silk stitching—lined with a percaline that’s first cousin to taffeta \ jand wears better. Velvet bound. eany Iength, $3. 05 with 17 rows of close stitching and new flare bottom. ford heavy weight woollen cloths, one to one customer. day at Any length in black and Ox. Only =“ $2.10 I e KELLY Upstairs--468-470 Fulton St., Brooklyn--Upstairs- Don’t Wait for the Cash ‘To get what you waut—The PART PAYMENT SYSTEM was originated by US some forty years ago—It was founded on the principle of square dealing, which has characterized our way of doing business ever since, and it has been successfnl—Every promise made by this house is kept faithfully—Everything is warranted to be exactly as represented or money refunded—Can our imitators say as much ?—Our pricesare POSITIVELY THE LOWEST in the city, and our terms of payment the MOST LIBERAL. Pay One Dollar Per Week. SUITS.—Our line of Men's Fall Suits can be conscientiously recommended for quality and honest make. No shoddy ever enters here—That's one thing we are proud of. The stock in- cludes the newest in all wool Cheviots, Worsteds, etc., and the prices range from $10.00 to $30,00. OVERCOATS.. -We are showing by far the handsomest as- sortment of Fall Top Coats in the city—All the favorite colors and c oth will be found and the regulation lengths, of course— Nothing lacking in the finish—from $10.00 to $25.00. BOYS’ CLOTHING,—Our stock of Boys’ Clothing is most in- teresting’ to parents who arc about to fit out both the big and little fellows—You will save money by buying here—The suits are substautially made—the patterns and styles are all new and the prices are very low—Suits all the way from $2.98 to $7.50. Our Ladies’ Department. We would respectfully solicit a visit from the ladies to our Cloak and Suit Department, where will be found a selection of new. Fall goods that will be gratifying to the most fastidious, HATS FOR MEN AND BOYS. SHOES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY—MILLINERY, ETC. Open Saturday Evenings Until 10. New York Stores: 263 Sixth Ave., 104 and 106 West Seventeenth Street, oo Cravenetts Rain Coats Miller's Rain Coats $12.00 9.50 nen Perrin’s Glove 1.25- $s, Per pai | THOS. MILLER & SO}S, 1151 Broadway. —————————————EE== that down st put here to protect as whut Um doing. Anarchy business has got to be looked after, There's tdo much of tt In this ol ve got to put it down now, | golng to help to do tt. Hosen laughed this afternoon | when asked If he had been notitied of | is appointmeat. “AM T know,’ ald he, ‘la that my attention was called to an article in a newspaper saying that I am to be ap- / pointed to a new office, 1 was at} Netherwood, N. J., at the time and had | never before heard of the matter. | Capt. Gibson's smile, however, seemed | to Indicate that he waa not averse to} considering an offer to go to Police Neadquarters. Diatrict-Attorney Philbin sald this; morning that he did not think Commis- sloner Murphy would be justified In sus- pending Deputy Commissioner Devery. “T do nat think a policeman should be suspended In at case Mke thin until he hua been Indicted and conyleted, There | ‘ges before the Commissioner su | i w r a and T think he is doing right ja iret is deputy.” Capt. Gibson Is not a Tamman: not a member of the organ: he is well Iiked as a k the Democratic Club. Alth brought Int he partment. b: talned & and he It gh Street-Cleaning DVe- inva CUT HIS THROAT IN “JOKE.” Dillon's Untquo iden mor nen Hin Arent, uel Dillon, a coachman, living at No, 67 Third avenue, Is In the prison ward at Pellevue Hospital, having ate tempted suiclle to-day “for uw joke,” ‘hie morning he quarrelled with his wite, and shortly aftervard, while shiv. Mf, the “funny” Idea ac {Oud to, eat nin throat. We did 30, hut not aeverel iar when asked why h 4 bad nM RO iy ely Dot hit Shure and he only aud 4 for. jo! Mi et of HAVE YOU AN OIL PAINTING or other rare article of valuo to dispose of? Advertise it where the people will seo ite . in the Sunday World. *: