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part of a singlyrowned system.” He has the support of R. Fultom Cutting, of the union, who declared ft the meeting of the commission last "Thursday that mistakes had’ been tn the granting of controb to a giant. moneyed body. “We all admit that’ mistakes were made and that the city has been placed in a peculiar position by the conditions of the present subway cont ; Mr. Cutting. / “Now that w. verge of making another contract, let the olty proce and, by far-sighter work prevent the fecurrence of these mistakes, We all know what powerful political effect can result from ‘placing absolute control of A great roadway like that of the sub- way in the hands of a few men. You are giving ‘these men great power, which may be exerted against the best Interests ‘of the city. Must Devine New Way. “Invawarding this new contract some new way must be devised. ‘The macter jis In your hands, gentlemen, and you are responsible."* . Comptroller Grout has taken the cue from Mr, Cutting and has declared openly that he will oppose from firat to last the making of any contract fwhich will leave the clty for a term tof years or for all time at the mercy of the men wno may ultimately sequre, the right to build and operate the new roads now projected. At the last meeting of the Commis TO DISCUSS NEW SUBWAY PLANS Rapid Transit Commission to Consider Engineer Parsons’s Suggestion To-Day; Public In-. vited to Be Present. A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. ‘Citizens’ Union and Comptroller \ Grout Oppose Awarding Control of the Propose: New Systems to! the Belmont Group of Financiers.,) ] Engineer Parsons's sivhway extension : plans for the relief of traffic on the east side of New York and the develop- ment of the east side of the Bronx may be finally decided upon to-day by the) Jo) “resident Alexander ii, Orr de- Rapid Transit Commissicners. Theware|clared that the, Commission desired to reach a conclusion ai invit the pubs to hold a meeting and discuss the plans lic to appear at the hearing to-day, volve th iture rot Atty | He : which Involve the expenditure rof fifty | He pads on al miiions of dollars, opinions are very interest! = It ts known that the Commissioners| faite oun Goara’ and: should te anoune, favor the plana as presented. Comp-/aged. It Is only by an exchange of troller Grout is opposed to a hasty de- | !deas that this Commission can detide ¢iston in the matter. He wants the | Upon what ls best for-the,clty ead the public.” _ contract for the building of the new he meeting to-day will be/at the of: subways given not to one favored con- | fies of the Commission, Nj Broad. tractor, but to divide the work among , W8Y- many. The present plan is to hand over the job to the: Rapid Transit Construc- tlon Company,rof which August Belmont 4 4m president. It is argued\that the construction com- pany already has the plant necessary for the work of bullding-subways and this plant will be available at oncg it the commission decides to build. Be- sides. the Belmont syndicate wants con- trol of the new subway project in, con- junction with the present system and js ready to make bids which, ‘It ts de- clared, will! be so advantageous to the city that no other contractors or syndl- cafes woulds find it profitable to enter the field. Citizens’ Union Opposes Monopoly. Comptroller Grout ix backed up by the Citizens’ Union in his attitude to pre- vent the new subways from becoming ENGLAND'S WEW NAVAL BASE Northy€ea Section of British Coast to Be Protected. LONDON, March 6,—Premler Balfour announced in. tha House of Commons to-day that the Admiralty had decided to establish a new naval station at 3t, Margaret's Hope, on the north side of ‘the Firth of Forth. - ‘The uupeotected condition bf the Brits coast ‘bounded by the North Sea ha: been the subject of considerable com: ment, When a rumor of the dovern- ment’ Intention to establish a new pave! base gained currency recently, It ed to excited, comment, in, Germany where it was held that it showed dis- trust. of that country and her naval lank, as the suggested base could Intended to meet om Germany. Broadway, | Browning, of Plainfiéid, were Summoned, jand he escaped injury. - | be blocked until late this aftefnodn, The a ponelaie attack | Reading, where empioyees were to re-| NEW HOUSE PHYSICIAN. Hroottlyn Man Pat tn the Place of Dr. Taylor, Who Was Suspended. Durlne the suepension of Dr, Waiter ‘Taylor, house physician at the City Hos- | pital, Jetsey City, at the request of the nurses, Warden McAndrew has secured the services of Dr, Mahr, of Brooklyn ‘Pho furses refuse to work under Dr. aiding, Reading Railroad Collisios at ae aren ay Se cronies tae) hy | te, Irariait New Durham, N. dy 4A Vaiich pn Wei6ES! the Boltce Gamicnids | Three Men, One a Train Dis dine Up atoner: mtfol thé Hoapital, will weeks patcher, Were Hurt. FOC OBSCURED i ot come up for wo of three ut PAY CAR IN THE WREGK: Superintendent Beach Was in the Smashup, but He Es caped Injury == One Man May t ss Die, ' Tapecial to The Betting World.) PLAINPHOLS, N. 5., Maret &:—Failt Ure ty abO A Hanger Sigal, Chilsed A col- Veloh betwee thé dfticial combifatiod engine ald ar and a freight train on the Port Reading division of the Phila- iphia, and Reading Raitroad near New Birham to-day. ‘Phree men were injured and she of | these, John Cook; bf Philadelphia, chiet | night train d&spatcher of the fond, {8 In @ setiolis Kohdition, THe dthers in- | Jred are Gebrg Beal and J, R. Hoag, ttain despatehets of the road, Iiving in} Philadelphia UST how much 6or how little a man should pay for a shoe depends upon the man —and the shoe. A train of fifty Goal cars, drawn by WORE gies eH Pee engine No. 902, going west, collided with |the name of Cammeyer, and at the same the observatioH car, Engineér Henry df time t6 sell that shoe for three dollars, the former trai being unable to dis- | required a great deal of experience, both ek the sighal bWing to A dense Cog. 5 wilde! BF a in manufacturing and retailing. We resp ta e oa) jourid Brook, and) have experience in both. Hence our Harvard Shoe at three dollars represents more than other Shoes at three and a half. All styiés and leathers, 'Cammeyer Sad ses tandardo“Me i 6™ Ave. & 20™"St. &tid John Cook Was removed at noon in @ speolt! train to Philadelphia Buperintendent ¢, A. Beach, of the toad, was a passenger in the pay car, Cook Is Injured in the back and about the head. Hoag nd Deal are severely cut about the head and face. The empty chal Gare are piled high @oross the tracks ahd a wrecking train Is removing the debris. All traffic will observation train was bound fot Port ceive pay to-day, I We are Agents for Women's $2 Shoes of tine vici kid, weight, sizes 24 to 8, to-morrow, medium $1.30 e8erens-. Parlor atid 5 piece suits, at 40 per cenit. helow regular price. We also offer the interesting specials for Friday only: ‘This Morris Chair, $5.98. | * Solid Oak RATORY hoeany angsned| Dresser, $5.98. Ay Similar to illustra- \ tion; is of good construction; has French bevel mir- ror, value $8.00; sale price, $5.98 ore nicely em- ‘ossed front; back adjusts to fout po- sitions; cushiofs covered in retty ve- jours; all hajt filled; value $9.00; sale price, $5.98 pe This Covch, $5.50. Good size, well upholstered, covered in Belgium velours, spring. edge seat, value, $7.50; sale $5.50 price A combination soft hair Mattress, made by our own skilled mattress makers, covered in good ticking, $3. full size, special........ a5 r sizes in proporti Si Every Shirt in this special'sale is guaranteed by us to be splendid quality woven Madras of absolutely fast colorings. United States, whose brand name appears on every shirt. The colorings are nice and refined; prettily matched stripes in black, blue and ox-blood on light grounds; also plenty of dark pat- ems, ‘ All sizes; one pair of separate Cuffs with each Shirt. ‘A chance to supply yourself with handsome Shirts at Cc the special price, each, of. . ‘Main Floor, 60th St. Bection. Another Bargain Friday of Merit!| ween nnn n en -———- = Suits 40 per cent. Off. We contintie the sale of the stock of the Empire Parlor Suit Company (dissolved), consisting of 3 This Handsome Rocker, $2.00 Just the thing for a school boy; not a toy, but a sub- stantial desk, 30 Inches wide, inches high; spe- clal to-morrow, $3.98 Smart Spring Gloves, made of good heavy quality lambskin, with-two clasps; all new and desirable colors, as They were made by the best and most reliable shirtmakers in the } well as black and white; all sizes; special, per pair......... No mail orders filled. Fine Cape Prix Seamed Gloves, made from finest imported with spear point backs, handsome shades of tan, all sizes. Only pairs to a customer. Women's “La France” | and $3.50 4 $3 Shoes, all sizes, to-miorrow..,.... ’ Bargain Friday at Bloomingdales’ is antyin= stitution. It is .not an occasion to use tthe much-abused \word§ In golden oak, Z es highly potishea } “bargain” to makewon: and prettily } day in the week. appear® carved; our different in type from the others. Here it! means a gathering | to-if gether of myriads off, ;. bargains of a sweeping=" y ly general characterthat; can be weighed onthe: household scale of:econ=4} omy and proved of dis-y tinct importance. ; Thisis instancedbythe following remarkablege — Bargain Friday items—~ regular price is B50; for this 52 Ej S Pourtli Floor. Men’s $1 Negligee Shirts, 69c.; Women’s $1 Kid Gloves, 59c. . 59¢ | Men's $1.50 Gloves, 75c. - to Children’s 19c. StocKings, 8c. This is a fine chance to get the children supplied with goodti ble stockings at a rare carga tee Ka ae There are several hundred dozen pairs in the tot; stainless¥ black 33d:to 34th St Butterick Patterns. Company a el eee Empire Vellum Paper, 10c. This paper is excellent in quality—nice enough for the most fas- Saks tidious to use. on_stock! Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases. 44 UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. These “necessary evils” lend themselves to all manner of deception and fraud. ‘ Gingerbread ” often poses as true worth. Can the laymen de- tect it? Only after service. It requires one versed in every detail of their manufacture to avoid imposition. The following trunks and bags have had the benefit of expert examination. You may safely trust your belongings to them. » bisht weight Steamer Trunks, our own importation, covered with lack enamelled duck, bound with hand+sewed sole leather, best 4 English lock, sole leather corners, cloth lined, heavy anchot handles, all sizes. At $43. Basswood Steamer Trunks, covered with heavy duck, oil-painted, brass trimmings, sole leather binding, knees at top, bottom, back andfront; good lock, front dowels, double sole leather body straps, three strap hinges, cloth lined throughout. Size 28 3032 34 36 Specialat $5.25 $5.75 $6.25 $6.75 $7.25 5 Overland Trunks, sole leather bindings, rawhide and vulcanized \ fibre, with brass trimmings, double sole leather body straps, Ex+ celsior lock, two trays, cloth lined, 26 to 40 inches. At $ 5 English Pigskin Club Bags of English Russet Pigskin, excellent lock and catches, which are quadruple nickel plated; lined with ted goat skin, bottom protected with large studs. 16 ‘Size 14 15 $9.50 Special at $8.50 $9.00 Alligator Bags of selected skin, every bag perfect, with brass lock and sliding catches, Vienna handles, full leather lined. Size 12 14 15 16 17 18 Special at $3.50$3,95 $4.45 $4.95 $5,50 $6.00 g Dress Suit Cases of Heavy Engle sole leather, 6% inches deep, reinforced corners, solid brass English lever lock, steel frame, all hinges and corners solid riveted, Irish linen lined, shirt compart- ment in cover. Value $7:50. Special at $5.00 English Hat Boxes, of sole leather, 444 ounce stock, hand-sewed throughout, solid brass Yale lock, outside straps fastened with brass harness buckle, with receptacle in top for opera het and \ compartment for collers, cuffs and crevat in bottom, Value $12.00. Special at $8.75 Oxford Begs of well tanned russet or tan sole lea! English fremes, hand sewed, solid brass lock, sliding catches, English padded handle, and full leather lined; sizes 15, 16, 17 and 18 inch, Values up to $10.50, Speciolat $6.75 A Sale of Black Velvet Ribbons f That promises to leave its imprint upon the minds of those who appreciate the values offered, for ever so long. ‘The quality is as good as ever left a weaver's hands. The prices are lower by far than the quality warrants. For those who require ribbons in quantities, the saving is great | enough to anticipate the entire season's needs, { No, I, value 45c. per piece 10 yards, No. 1%, value 8c, per yard, No. 2, value Ile, per yard. At, piece, 450.3 At, piece, 65¢,; No. 3, value 12c. per yard. At piece, 75e.; 1 No. 4, value I4c. per yard, A, piece, 75 No. 5, value 5c. per yard, At. pléce, 85c.; i No. 7, value 17c. per yard. At piece, $1.05; yard, Ile No, 9, value 20c. per yerd. At, piece, $1.25: No, 12, value 23c. per At piece, $1.60; No. 19, velue 30c. per At piece, §2.20; yard, ; No. 22, value 40c. per At, piece, E yar No, 40, value 45c. per yard. At piece, $3.20; yard, 33¢ SATIN TAFFETA RIBBONS. Taffete Moire Sash Ribbons, 634 inches wide; in white, cream, blue, cardinal or black. At per yord, 286 * Bows and Sashes tied gratis, Dress Fabrics Below Value That include most all of this season’s shades and weaves. You will have no difficulty in de- termining or matching the shades, either. Prob- ably no other store in the city enjoys the full north light as we do. You know how essential that is in selecting dress fabrics. Albatross, 38 inches wide, all colors: Value 50c. At 386 All-woo! Panamas, 48 inches wide, good assortment of colors. Value 85¢, At 48¢ All-wool Voiles, 46 inches wide. Value 75c. At 486 Black and White Suitings, 54 inches wide. Value 75c. At 48¢ Voiles, 48 inches wide, in tan, gray, cadet, royal, navy, cream, teseda, or black. Value 75c. At 5&6 Crepe Egypte, 46 inches wide, a soft, clinging fabric, especially edapted terre season's evening and street gowns. At 75¢ Scotch Mixtures, 56 inches wide, in exquisite color combinations. Values up to $1.00, , At 75¢ Fancy Mixed Cheviots, 56 inches wide, new weaves and color effects. At 75¢ Imported Vigoureux, in grays, tons or blues. Value $1.25. At 75¢ Voiles, 44 inches wide, full veriety of colors, including black. Value $1.00. At 75¢ Fancy Flaked Cheviots, 56 inches wide. copy of the most cost! foreign novelty, in a variety of color combinatjo 4 Av$i ‘ob Imported fancy and flake effects; all the mostdesirable colors. Value $1.50. At$1.1 ‘A Sale of India Linons. Of all sheer fabrics this finds the most favor. At these prices it should be universal. In width it is thirty inches. The various grades offered are each the mightiest values this department has yet offered. 6¢ | Value 18c, peryard: Value 20c, per yard Value 12%c. per y: Value 25c. per yard Value 15c. per ya pecial, at bic | Value 30c. per yar Value l6c- per yard; special, at 1244o A Sale of Table Cutlery How embarassing it is to be compelled to provide your guests with table cutlery which ex- hibits the marks of uncertain wear. You may avoid this at a trifling cost. Augment your every-day service with that which the following offer embraces. It is Rogers A! Standard Silver Plate on a German Silver base; choice of designs; every piece stamped and guaranteed. Value 10c. per yar speci special, at 20¢ Teaspoons, % doz, 55c | Dessert Forks, % dor., 90 Tablespoons, % doz., 9Bc | Dessert Spoons, % doz, 906 Dinner Forks, }4 doz. 98c | Butter Knives, each, 25c Suger Spoons, each, 2c | Oyster Forks, % dox., 95c Dinner Knives, heavy silver plate on spring tempered, crucible steel blades, Per % doz., $1.25 Dinner Knives, finest double shear steel, spring tempered, handles of rubber or celluloid, gueranteed not to discolor orcrack. Bach, 25¢ Carving Set, 2 pieces, warranted double shear sicel blade, genuine stog handles, Per pair, 85¢ rving Set, 2 pieces, double shear steel blade of the finest temper, fully Aroronieed, tent jockey guard fork, mounted on finely selected sing Indestructible rubber or celluloid handles. Pet pair, $1.75 OUR SALE OF Notions and Dressmakers’ Supplies Is proving the reason for the institution of this department~- also its standard of merchandisg. In no instance have we cheapened an article for the sake of making a price impression, Every requisite is of that standard upon which we depend to develop.a constant demand for these littke necessities. The values are seldom offered anywhere. = cott It is put up in one-pound packages, in cream and azure, in smart, } 4 correct sizes. Oxford and octavo sizes pound; Gladstone size, 84 sheets to the pound. The envelopes match the paper exactly as to color and size, having been made from 10 the on Harare Cc jal one-| PAackage..sseeeevereeeeerereomes Bhyaopes aaah 15c. per 100. Whiting’s Pe: Paper, 15c. Dainty perfumed correspondence paper; Angora finish; cream and} of ¢ tinted; one quire, with envelopes Value 30c. Notable Jewelry Bargains. Here's a combination of the necessary and purely ornamental in ‘old-plated jewelry, specially priced for bargain Friday’s shoppers. Dainty, well made, nicely finished articles in fanciful designs of enamelling, etching and engrav- ing. Bug Brooches, hard enamel, delicate colors, 10c. New Art Oxidized Belt Pins, 15c. Imported Steel Coin Purses, 15c. Enamel Brooches, assorted designs, 23c. Main Floor, Front, Centre, Fine SilKoline Comfortables, 80c Here’s a special item to please many housewives. We've about 1,500 of these handsome Silkoline Comfortables, filled with 80c Splendid Eyeglasses and Spec- eee eee ener eer reeres BLOOMINGDALE BROS. { BLOOMINGDALE BROS., i 4 Avenue, 59th and 60th Streets, ! 3d Avenue, $9th and 60th Streets ings, contain 102 sheets to the we one pie All samples, regularly sold at 19c, a pair3\ No mail orders filled, Women’s Ribbed Vests, 9c. nes just one day, to-morrow only, we shall place on sale 5,000 | to match; regret and note sizes.} washable lace, in various styles; some with wing sleeves, others “4 Main Pioor, 59th 6t. Gectton. { Without; all sizes, including extra large. Your choice of these- regular 25c. garments at, each No mail orders filled. A plenitude of bargains that are bargains in every sensedof*the word, being in quality the best and in price the lowest, ae heret# prudent houewives’ selection to-morrow and Saturday. Granulated Sugar, best, onl; 3% Ibs. to a customer (wit 50 cents’ worth of groceries or more), for California Lemon Cling Peach- Strawberry or Raspberry Pre- serve, extra heavy sugar; 17c. can, Asparagus Tips, all tips, per tacles, fitted with genuine axis cut Asparagus, all extra fine qual- 1 de eve (car) ae Be '85¢ ebiles, stones as bad as diamonnis, ity, according to thickness of 5) | Ponter Canet (claret), Prom & impervious to moisture and non- “ai stalk, can, ic, Bc, Bc Co., Bordeaux, pints, 35c.; taatchable and which confer a remarkable distinctness of vision,}#arly June Peas, excellent, our quarts, a A i ; j 12¢, cans, 10¢ | Hungarlan Riesling—Palugyay strengthening and improving the sight 7 Peas, very fancy, small, can, & Co., Pressburg, quarts 5Bc The frames are goldoine. Spectacles may be had in either straight Bc, 16¢ | ohateau’ Yquem (Sauternés)— or riding bows; Eyeglasses have patent American cork nose-}Corn, extra fancy Maine, our uarts, B5c pieces, ise, cans, fa ren 18¢ californte Port or Sherry— Exclusive opticians charge $4 and $5 per pair for pebble 95¢ ee pious st Set on fig chalet ful g Va eat Me Eyeglasses—here's a chance to get them for,... An Lima , very small, our full quarts, 18. » Pront, Contre, 12¢ Ground Floor, 6Bth Ot. Section. |! eeeeere eon econ neo=: BLOOMINGDALE BROS,, { 3d Avenue, 59th and Goth Streets. + full and: seamless, in narrow ribbed effects, -2; to-morrow, per pai: eet eeeeeewewesesececse ) ‘ ‘Mata Floor, 59th Sti Sictioa. ribbed cotton Vests, prettily trimmed with wide A Rare Grocery List. Also, Fish for Lent.” Codfish in Shreds—| Mb, ft 2 slice) Best, 44-Ib. fies Oodfiah (white, genuine-cod)—¢, _- €8, very fine; big cans, 5c 1-Ib. bricks, California Bartlett Pears, very mi Codfish—Fancy, 3-Ib, boxes, 28c fine; big cans, © | Codftsh—Very fi -Ib. boxes, p27 California White Cherries, big 1 Smoked pb iach) adie £ cans, ' c large, fat, per fish, C |} Bartlett Pears, very fine; 2-Ib. Appetit Bi) bee y fine; 10¢ ppetit Sild—Best imported... aa round cans, Norway Mackerel—Tender, ex-: the very best white cotton and regularly sold for $1.19 each, telb, ‘cans, 8 Fag ir Pais s0-4, which we offer at the rare bargain pike'ot tee sett Sltced Pineapple, Ns ors tee | Norway Iracherel Ver ch i White Bed Spreads—Clean-u Sprea ‘ull bed size; ‘3 is no heads, no tails, 10-Ib, pails, of las aA, ends; are ty usual price 89c.; special, each 65c (inpertes @paveltt, very best; a $1.75; 5:Ib. pails, Balls wy one of the best mills nthe Fine ‘Croohet Bed Spresds— Yn hove" Table’ deliles, none Fa ng ecere—i pails, i st tle jarseilles designs; * ‘3 spp) 85; 5-Ib. "S98 bit potted; hyd is natteeabley usual price, $1.25; special, OAT SI Savors) Ose Pkg, 10¢ | gouand’ Herring—Fancy, allt oA elegant white’ crochet and each, 89c 4 BBc, SOc, 80c milchner, per keg, 88c. peri, honeycomb patterns; single White Maracilles Bed Spreads Manca Momaiaen ina tind acu half eg BBc. bed size; usual price, 79¢.; —A limited quantity only; hand- shart al ee ae Holland Herring—Very fancy, oe special, each, Be some designs; values up to BO eae big'ca RF s0, all milchner, per keg $1.20}, White Crochet and Honeycomb $5 and $6; special, each, — $8,50} 9 ee Tomatoes, n per half keg, ; S 1 95 Gem Tomatoes, our 16c, cans, 18¢ Telling Specials in Wines. ¢ Eyeglasses and Speclacles, 95c.jirrsms!isis “aifrin, 10° | elo, curt) tram & Co. Bordeaux, pints, 28c,; quarts, 38 BLOOMINGDALE BROS., 3d Avenue, 59th and 60th Streets. da The 20th Century Wonder Book. 1903 World Almanac and Encyclopedi Price 25 Cents.