The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1902, Page 8

eT Bees NOVEMBER 20, THE WORLD: THURSDAY ARMED MAN SEEKS THE AUSTRIAN KING He Is Arrested, but the Police Believe He Is a Lunatic and STI eT ET TT a ee TRUGEL WROTE SCARE LETTERS #13" A LUCKY NUMBER FOR THIS FAIR SINGER. Electa Gifford Returns from Australian Tour, Where She Went on IIl-Fated Steamship Elingamite. Ke Peta mn AN AAR f arr erstiSons. OCH & CO. 125thSt. West, Seu: toe 8 till 9.30 P. M. Friday & | Open Saturdays SAYS KING LEOPOLD Belgian Ruler Adds that He Has Well Known for Standard Goods at Low Prices, Young Prisoner Confesses to the Police that It Was He Who Sent the Threatening Missives to Prominent People HE EXPECTED ONE VICTIM. Gent Many Letters to J. P. Morgan and Others with the Hopo that He Would Get a Reply from at Least One “Silly Idiot.” Bartho Strubel, seventeen years old, ¢onfezsed to Chief of Police Murphy, of Yermey City, to-day that It was he who wed written the Nihilist letters which pave perturbed the minds of many mill- ires, “I wrote them all,” he sald. “I had | heard how easy it was to bunco some ‘men, and so I wrote a Jot of the letters, fending them to the most prominent ‘men I could think of in the hopes that mong them I would find some silly — fdlot who would be frightened ard send + me the money. "I @id not get a reply from any of them. Evidently I did not have a silly fool on my list. I wrote the letters In the boarding- No, 128 Garden street, Hoboken. It was there that I mé@t William Becker, who was arrested fm New York last Thursday. We fixed up the scheme between us, but I wrote ail of ‘the letters, I wrote to J, Plerpont Morgan, Gates and all the millionaires I saw mentioned in the papers. Becker knew a lot about Russian Nihilism, and through his suggestion I put that in the letsers and about the polson. Scored by Detective. “I was in the City Hall Park, New York, when Becker went into the Post office tur the letter, I was waiting for him. and when I saw a detective bring him out I ran away and went back to Hoboken. * There I wrote some more letters, this timo to the men In Jersey City, thinking they would be easier than the million- @res in New York. “I also wrote the letter to Capt. Titus, telling him that he had arrested the Wrong man when he go Becker. I did not went to see Becker suffer, Becker 4s a mighty true man. After he was ar- Tested he wouldn't peach on me, and 1 wanted to gave him if I could.” The Jersey City police had been “Watching the Hoboken Post-OfMfice for more than a week. Cappel Rubens and William H. Van Oje two Jersey wholesale grocery men, had been order- ed to send money to H. Ys at Hoboken, When William Becker was arrested in New York. it was thought that the gang would acatter, but t watch at Hoboken was continued as a precaution He Calls Again. |, Strubel called at the window for mail for “Yeop.” a few days ago, but as he not take the letter away he was not ‘rested. Yesterday he again called at Post-ofice. He showed an order for the mail but the clerk gave the excuse ¢ It was not regular and turned him way. Detectives followed him to the ferry, where he talked to Fritz Sleber, of No. $5 Van Brunt street. Brooklyn; Freder- ick Becker, of No. 152 Greenwich street, inhattan, and Jacob Ganbitz, of No ‘All four were then Arrested, but the police have so far ‘been unable to find evidence connecting the other three men with the plot. They eii'said Gtrubel was merely an acquain- ance. ” ‘The police do not now believe that Ganhitz and Sieber had any knowledge Of the conspirgcy, and will recommend at they he discharged. But they be- we that Becker is rivoner, and they will hold for further examination. Strubel will be arraigned in the Second Criminal Court Sat | FREEFROM HUSBAND WhO FORGAVE HER, Wealthy John Bradbury's Wife, Who Once Ran Away with an Englishman, Gets a Divorce. a brother of the Electa Gifford, the soprano, has just returned from a tour of Australia and New Zealand. As one of the Gerardy- Gifford-Galston trio, she was the first American who has ever made a tour of theso countries Her experiences on this trip have, she says,. removed any lurking superstitions she may have had, as she safled from San Francisco on the 18th of the month, had stateroom No. 13, sallel from Mel bourne on Aug. 13 on the Elingamite, oceupying stateroom No. 18. After a rough voyage of six days, ar- rived in Auckland to find the houses sold out. ‘This was only two trips before the ELECTA GIFFORD. Elingamite sank with ninety-one souls. Sald Mise Gifford, when scen 1@ a World reporter in her beautiful flat on Twenty-seventh street: © . 1 feel that senge I had a narrow emaye, as the Elingamite was a most unsafe vessel and the Auckland harbor is dangerous Ff the, best Oullt steamer, he Elingamite was ne tended as a passenger shi and was used as a’ coal but was pressed Into service as a pas: enger shin while another steamer ie heing built. Despite all, I have a de- Nehtfal memory of the poor Klingamite ag—well.”” Miss Gifford abruptly closed the conv ation on this topic and began chatting about a Oeavalful print of @ famous picture she had come across in riginally in- being built ight vessel, “® rather romantic way. GERMAN IAN DIES OF CARBOLIC ACID Surgeon Works an Hour in Vain Effort to Save Him—Cause and Identity Are Unknown. Ambulance Surgeon McDonald, of Bellevue Hospital, labored for an hour early to-day in an effort to save the life of a dying man who had swallowed carbollc acid in front of No, 312 Second avenue. He saw that the man would dle before ho could get him to the hos- pital, and with the help of Patrolman Berker he worked over him in the street. In spite of his efforts the man finally died, leaving nothing to explain a rea- son for suicide or to disclose his iden- tity. ‘The body was carried to the Morgue, where it awaits Identification The man was apparently a German, about thirty-five years old and of gtant putld. His clothes were badly worn and there was no money In the pockets. Berker saw the man on the steps of the house and walked toward him, When within a few fect of him the fel- low drew a bottle from his pocket and placed it to his ilps. ‘The policeman tried to knock it from his hand, but he was too late and the man rolled to the alde- walk, groaning in agony. ‘The New York Lying-In Hospital 1s directly acrose the street, Berker got milk there and sent a call to Bellevue for an ambulance. STABBED BY HIS SISTER'S HUSBAND Barnett Visited Wife from Whom He Was Separated and Re- fused to Leave. Mra, Lena Mannzshezitz, who lives at No, 49 Clinton street with her daugh- ters, fifteen and sixteen years old, was visited last night by her husband, Bar- nett, from whom she has been sepa rated for fourteen years. He wanted her to live with him again, She refused, and called on her bri Max Heyman, of No, 620 Haat Ho: street, to put ‘her husband out man tried to do 80, and, it is alleged, Barnett stabbed him twlde, Policemen Winck and Korker heard the woman's screams and after rearch found ter husband, who Is peddler, in Broome street. He was locked ‘up, Friday and Saturday Ready to Wear Hats, $3.48 Not an Anarchist. —————< LONDON, Nov, 20.—A special de- wpatch from Vienna published to-day an- nounced that a well-dressed individual | accosted a sentry on duty at the en- trance of the Hofburg at midnight and said that he was the Emperor's son Rudolph, and that he wished to see His Bfajesty. ‘Tho stranger, who is said to be a merchant of Hamburg, was taken to the guartroom and searched. A revol- ver was found in his pocket and also a white stave which he called his “mag nd." The man was committed to an asylum. ‘The authorities will not admit that he {s an anarchist, DETECTIVES GUARD MRS, DEXHEIMER Woman Who Told of Anarchist Plot Fears for Her Life, and Police Surround House. Despite the fact that Chief Wilkte of the Secret Service, asserts that after a thorough investigation, his men found Mrs, Lena Dexhelmer to have’been mis- taken {n her information about an an- archistic plot to kill President Roosevelt, her home In Hoboken 1s being guarded closely by a detective sergeant and three policemen in plain clothes. She saya she 1s afraid to venture out of doors, The police protection was obtained by the Rev, Charles LL. Mead, pastor of the First Episcopal Church of Hoboken, who persists in his statements that Mrs, Dex- hetmer 1s perfectly sane, and {s not a religious monomaniac, whatever may be the facts of her relations with anar- chists, All he knows {s the story ehe told him, which he related to the Secret Service men, Tvon Informing Police Captain Fan- ning that he feared the woman's life might be in danger, Detective Sergeant Jaces Kerrigan was detailed to act as special guard for her, and three police- men were sent to patrol the block on which she lives. They keep the curious peozle away from the house at No. 1,117 ‘Willow avenue, and only a few persons are permitted to see Mre, Dexhelmer. To these she repeated the story of her anarchistlc associations as it has been printed. At Knierim’s saloon, in North William street, which {s a haunt of anarchists, John Most's Heutenant, J. Noltke, said he knew nothing of Mrs. Dexhelmer ana belleved her to be crazy. ———— LESS MONEY FOR THE DEAF. Lexington Avenue Home to Get $1,238 Less, (Special to The Evening World.) ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. %.—Superin- tendent Charles R. Skinner, of the State Department of Public Instruction, has cut from the bill of the Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Children, on Lexington avenue, y York, the sum of $1,238. This is the institution which was in- vestigated by the State Board of Chai tles some time ago. The bill cut w for the quarter ending July 1 and wi for $7,832. The cut 1s made in charges for the board and lodging of day pupils. Been Maligned, but Witl Go SALE OF HOSIERY Forward to the End. FOR Ladies and Children. Ladies’ heavy-weight black cot- ton Hose, double sole, 19c. Pair, 3 pairs for 50c. Value 25c. Pair. Ladies’ black cotton fleece lined, excellent quality, 25c, Par 3 pairs for 68c. Value 35c, Pair, Ladies’ extra heavy all black cot- BRUSSELS, Nov. 20.—King Leopold made this reply to-day to a deputation from the Chamber, who presented His Majesty with an address of congratula- tion on his esca “The times are very troubled, Agi- tators are constantly stirring up their followers to disturb that order which {s the guarantee of public liberties. With- out order only Mcense remains, which leads Inevitably to despotism. These agitators find in their paths firstly the heads of State. If they fall to reach them they attack thelr wives, as in the | ton, fleece lined; also white soles case of the horrible drama at Geneva Pair, f “Their blows wre also aimed at Minis-| 35c. i Heidel a8 in the case.of Senor Canovas, and | 3 pairs for $1.00. Value 45c. Pair. they also blow up the houses of private | , lndividuals. ‘They want to intimitiate us, | -Adles’ fine quality black ribbed but they will not succeed. Even if they |CaShmere Hose, struck down the head of the state it 39c, Pair. * Value 50c. Pair, would make no difference, as he would soon be replaced, In addition to revolver =e Ladies’ extra quality blackCash- mere Hose, both heavy and shots they employ the write whut calumnies they Dane oil medium weight, 50c. “Tam nearing the end of my lite, not know how long I shall live—how long they will let me live. But T can assur u that all the of my existence Ido Ir. Value 60c. Pair. ll be devoted w nh the limits of my constitutional powers to the good of my a1 hlackc sountry and the protection of its liber-| Children’s 2x1 black ribbedCash- ties mere Hose, sizes 6 to 9, 25c. Pair. Value 35c. Pair, ENTRANCE ON 3 STREETS. Broadway, 8 8 9 Sts. $$ Delny Closing Raritan Canal. (Spectal to The Evening World.) BORDPNTOWN, N. J., Nov, 20,— Owing to the heavy trafic of anthracite coal the Delaware and Raritan Canal will not be closed for navi pil no navigation until Wherever There’s Pain there is the place for an Allcock’s POROUS PIASTER It never fails to perform its work quickly and effectually, and, more than that, it does its work while you do yours. Beware of the many imitations made to sell on the reputation of “Allcock’s.” When you buy All- cock’s you obtain absolutely the best plaster made. One or two BRANDRETH PILLS taken every night is a sure cure for CONSTIPATION. A2™ Six. Cor. 8 Ave Special Sale of Ladies’ Winter Garments at Exceptionally Low Prices for Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 4 m LADIES’ if WINTER Very syst fly-front and JACKETS, double-breasted castor or » black kersey Box Jackets, $5 08 30 inches long, kimona ° sleeves; also the new Monte Carlo Jackets, with inverted phaits, 28 inches long, with double shoulder capes; special at $5.98. Children’s Days---sinadey, “Children's Days"—Simply another way of saying great “‘money- saving days” on everything tor the young folks. Being the last Children’s occasion bzfore Thanksgiving we are determined to make this week’s advantages greater than ever. FOR THE GIRLS. ISSES' WALKING OR TAILOR-MADE SUITS—Cheviots, Broadcloths, Tweeds, or fancy mixtures, all colors, 14 10 18 yrs., rez. $20.50 veveseeees MISSES! COATS, of all-wool Cheviot or Melton, Norfolk or Box styles, colors, blue, Frown, Oxford or black, sizes 14 to 18 yrs., reg. $12.5). CHILDREN’S GRETCHENS, of all-wool Zibeline, Gibson effect, trimmed ith braid, all color:, 4 to 15 yrs,, reg. $12..ceeerss | CHILDREN'S BOX COATS, three-quarter length, of all-wool Melton, colors | blue o: brown, 4 0 14 yr, rez. $3.00se0e.. | CHILDREN'S SAILOR SUITS, of al'-wool Cheviot Serge, a variety of stylesy all colors, 4 to 13 yrs., 17, $6.95.0se....eeeeeesss FOR THE BOYS. AUTO AND RUSSIAN OVERCOATS, of fine quality all-wool Frieze or heviot, a very natty coat, 2% to 8 yrs., reg. $6.00... OVERCOATS, of all-wool gray Oxford Frieze, cut full and long, velvet collars, nicely tailored and perfect fitting, 7 to 16 yrs., reg. $6.00 OVERCOATS, of gray twilled Cheviot, cut in this season’s best style, warm and serviceable garments, 4 to 16 yrs., reg. $5.00-eeeeeseee.. SUITS, of all-wool, plain blue or fancy mixtures, Sailor Blouse, Norfolk or double-breasted styles, reg. $5.00...+.seseeencerssosccessececcesseseee Ne HATS, of fine fur felt, in pearl, gray and steel shades, reg. FOR THE LITTLE TOTS. CHILDREN'S COATS, of Venetian or plain cloth, fancy scalloped collars, others with braid and fur heads, tan, red or blue, 124 to 4 yrs., rez. $6.00... CHILDREN'S COATS, of plain cloth, sailor collars, with satin bands, some with pearl buttons and belt, tan, red or blue, 13 to 4 yrs., reg. $4.50-e6006. QO NFANTS’ LONG CLOAKS, of cream ripple Eiderdown, yoke and aj trimmed with braid and fancy satin ribbon, reg. $4.50... 3-49 CARRIAGE COVERS, of ripple Eiderdown, trimmed with sitin ribbon, or of crochet worsted, in pink and white or blue and white, reg. $2.50... 1-98 Second SHOES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. sz MISSES’ BOOTS, Irce or button, of fine Visi Kidskin, hand welt extension soles, kid or cloth tops, patent leather tips, sizes 11 to 2, 2,39; CHIL- DREN'S ce sams; siseee8 4G to 10K satsa tose sters sete eeneee BOYS’ LACE BOOTS, of fine Calfskin, Lend sewed welt, newest shi sizes 2% lo 5% 2.69; YOUTHS, c£ sams, sizes 11 to 2esee, Third Floor. 16.75 8.95 8.95 4.59 3.49 4.89 4.98 3-85 3.89 1.25 Second Floor. 4-98 |M I 1.79 2.39 LITTLE MEN'S SHOES, of chrome calf, spring heel, sizes 11 to 2 1.79 CHILDREN’S BOUTS, late or tutton, Box Calf or Kidskin, sizes 81 1.19 MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS, — sr" CHILDREN’S TRIMMED SCHOOL HATS, a variet: ance of our 48c. and 75c. hats; while they last.. MISSES' AND CHILDREN’S SCHOOL HATS, j-to-wear, large stitched brims; als> rolled brim sailors, ly trimme? wits silk, felt rosettes and quills, all colors, 1¢3. $1.25... CHILDREN'S WHITE SAILOR HATS, of brims, round or square crowns, finished with si ribbon sireame s, reg. $1.98. MISSES’ AND CHILDREN'S NAPPED BEA colors black, navy, castor and red, reg. $2.98.. 1.98 MISSES’ TRIMMED HAT S— jvest Clearing Sale = order to make room for Holiday goods, former prices $7 5U to $11.00, for two days - 4. An Unlucky Friday for Profits!! Bargain-making here means something—The Hecht way is to cut the prices of merchandise when yo. have most need of it—not at the tag of a season—To-morrow’s bargain roster proves it! We've whipped } into line for this one day a show of our best values and lightened their prices of profit—even part of cost. You can pay for these leaders or pay promises—your word and your greenbacks are equal here. j THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ANOTHER CHARGE ACCOUNT AT HECHT’S | WALKING SKIRTS of heavy Melton, made with 7-gore flare, talletitched around’ bottom, in both Black and $1 10 Navy ; a $3.50 garment for «+«e++ esse . SILK WAISTS—They’ re Taffetas and Peau de Soies, about $ 2 00 o LADIES' TAILORED SUITS—There are C0 ot! Cheviots and Homespuns in Blouse and Fly-Front ef- $9 75 fects, Black, Navy and Grays. They were $15 and 17.50, A Far Neck Searfse—Rich and fluffy,} Women’s Jackets—20 in. long, half- out with satin—Black, Casters and Oxfords Value $10.00 ... » ™made of all-wool , tucked front, piped braid; you have olce of all colors and inate or 256 69c 1.25 a ribbon ban and long :st quality, ‘LATS, Here In Like cASH ELSEWHERE, 250 to pick from, taken frou regular stock, values range from $5.00 to $°.00; any of ’em Sable or Isabella Opposaum, full Rinne Attn Conta. akeraey a and mixed $2.50 length, with big cluster of price tails, Regular r .| Boys’ = Suits—Two lece, — doubl breasted, blue and tee cheviots, 8 7 to 16 years; some have double t and knées. Blouse Sailor Bult foo, In ages 3 to § years, in blue an fancy mixtures, handsomely 1.90 embroidered; $3.50 grade......P Fe. ruffles of ' solid color ‘They'll ft ittle girls in ages trom 4 fo M years: worth $1 and, 766 Long Kimonos of outing “flannel. Material {s fancy striped with border to match. Full flowing sleeves, A I LOB ANGELDS, Cal., Nov. 2.—Mrs. | Mr. Bradbury, who !s a mine owner, was not in the city and did not fight » the sult. Only Mrs. Bradbury and her CAMDEN, Me., Nov. 20.—The new five- masted schooner Charlton Henry, built At 2 cost of $108,000, was launched to- Saturday's selling—trimme: good materials in a highly artistic way and in a diversity of styles so with Lucy T. Bradbury has obtained a dl-| = Our $3.48 Ready to Wear Trimmed LADIES’ 97-inch fty-front great big $1.19 and $1. Bors! Gulis and lOverccom san | Yorce from John Bradbury, the million-|GHAMPAGNE, NOT FLOWERS Hats are in a class by themselves. WINTER poche lsd iV ein Ce sults and overcoats are made ws Met cncaltoreaveltes torminniva’| wal i No such effects can be seen else- JACKETS, in the new box. and Frome tos oat tes eee AP Away with another man and took her| qq custom Waived in Launching where for less than $7.00 to $10.00. $7 Q8& Monte Carlo styles, production; th ula a0 ack. ‘Every effort at secrecy was : 3 lh a have b . . Kimona sleeves. And the Sesonervenes $3.00 made, the grounds for the sult being New hohocns: ‘everal hundred have been spe- new short jaunty 24-inch Coats; special Posevenie Grurmer ita and failure to provide. (Special to The Bventng World.) cially made up for Friday and at $7.98. Syereonts, vaken. from, our regular LADIES’ WINTE! JACKETS, The new English Box Jacket, 27 inches long,new to lim sizes; for Friday ett $6.95 Corduroy and Fancy Cheviot Knee Pants, ages Boys’ 50c. "5 to i F were in court to testify that he | dav. ive + bishop or kimona sleev Peceniaunl isi ceaivarnesecheseace whGastens Re | ere eee cre Scat at eee ROR ATS Eat, $9.08 sit eet Troortont | meoras, Teas, Bart $0e.| MARE aban ase at Maes time, s oan. 4 some ets piped with rant ristles; value 1c...... . _lned, vests pie. the decree was granted before It} hor buw. For many years the pulldere Friday and Saturday velvet. Made from Oxford frieze and black ||] Florida Water, 8 oz, size bottle, 6, E Rnd Dente i ome cat oe Decame known to the public. who are temperance advocates, have kerseys and Montagnacs; speclal at $9.98. txcollene quality; value 12c.... C+] Ghaare: Undece a ‘Until 1897 Mr. and Mrs Bradbury were| used flowers for christenings, but this x Benton vottle, exeel- 5¢, fleece fined, , Decieacwury esas aecanines STR Wi “eke the Philadelphia WInTER Peete ene Rey ee ne is a wa i's 30. ‘ JACKETS, . We . fleece lined, ribbed aq Thubband and fled to San Francisco with| lumber king, {s principal owner. Beri: inches long, made .with double plalted backs and wide Bc. top, heels and toes; lsc, kind. 07 Children’s Hose—Black ribbed,’ 1 Soap, good quality, Ward, Witoh! » Russell an Englishman. $12.50 f ‘Ward was arrested In San Francisco but We are also showin kimona sleeves, fan many as you want : arr eovteny douole ich Waa not prosecuted. He started to re- 8 stitched revers, satin linea gpecuaires Dh henrrir die oye meshy all Kinds $c, | tpee: alaes; 6 to Dich; "ee. ort Burn to England, but he either jumped IN UNTRIMMED HATS, a collection unapproached in $12.50. vee v2. OCe a! x hors hy . : 4- icin—“Hidcie Beetelt.from the train in Nebraska, He! variety, comprising the latest shapes for women, misses and Homsiitched and ise and "ident; 20> | sgoe with mening. heols and Ret nd EE reo children, at the lowest prices in the city. a SPECIAL SALE OF LADIES’ Black Postillion Belta, with 4¢,| wamiy “Unilersvenr-eavy”” nature @ reconciliation was effected ar a 5 SILK WAISTS at $3.98. sash pins; value fleece lined, cotton shirts and . A long time they lived on thel, , SPECIAL SALE OF LADIES' Steel Beaded and Jet Chat 35c,| drawers, ali sixes: 0c kind... 2G. A ts Pecomerceemee | PLT eh ota b WALKING SKIES a'Sipe |__250 of the, new duchess front |] Stan ea wg Fangs Woh Pennie wth s ver’ voral ; Ft intil / i e joves, aWOrs 8 rters,full length, Hse iaestert ne OMe 7 TMS those made by teste. Fey uDy Lamps We place on special sale $00—|Siik Waists, daintily trimmed in || grant, Getic! von Wie 2 SOc. | Senne seta ME. 10, | made exactly like cut in the new/peau de soie, louisine and peau gore side plait kilt style. Colors,|de cygne. Colors, black, white, lain black and blue and fancy Ox-|light blue, cardinal, royal, green, rords and mixtures; special at $4.98. /reseda and red; special at $3.98. OPEN SATURDAY EVENING TILL 10.30 P. [, Voge Brothers AQ Siv.Cor BW Ave. six years of experience show a total of 350,000 instruments, Estey Pianos | ae made with the same care and Nov. #.—Play-| fidelity as Estey Organs and arethe the home of her grandmother (jam Dest Pianos made at a moderate ‘at the time, little May price. Write Estey Warerooms, Dee ot tar, ana tre. we, $th Ave. and 17th St., N. Y., for Pa Wat cuiita Sayeaue, catalogue, or call and see our elab- ‘of carbolic acid of which | fmm O'ate holiday stock. sehana, Of this olty, re “to consciousness ' and at just about Half Regular Price At $ 4.98 Each ik it While Her BI ‘Away from Ho Handsomely decorated with 10 and 11 SPLENDID business opportunities are continually being offered in the SUNDAY WORLD. If you keep..your eye on the inch Globes, high and low shapes, special for friday and Saturday. Worth $8.00 to $10.00 a Sixth Fiverue, 20th fo 2st $i Strest “Business ities’ column of the SUND., WORLD you will be sure to run across the ‘ The Sunday World Want section is an inexhaustible fountain; it is fed by those who have and supplies those who want, i iy ¥ y ih