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Barber and Shoe Clean- Do a Lively Business Be- neath Sidewalk at 42d Street and Sixth Avenue. TY SEEKS TO STOP IT. oration Counsel Brings Suit Anr- nat ‘ohn Watts De Peyster, Who Claims Right to Bulld Under./ Ground Town Under O.d Permit. Probably half the passengers who ® looked over the ralling at the th avenue “L' atation at Forty- street and peered down Into the a PTY UNUSUAL CASE (WHO OWNS THS. S3ess=rvens CRON, AT ELUS ISLAND Immigration Bureau Detains the!) was Found on the Floor of First Cabin Passengers, Who Declare that Satchel Contain- ing Money Has Disappeared. The Bilis Island authorittes are con-] who owne this $1,000 bill? fronted with new complications In the case of Datelia van der Bosch, the Bal- the trouble of running down to Qt Capt Sherry, tho ferry superinten- nit. The porter is C. B, Small, a negro. He was cleaning the boat at the foot of ’ "| Chambers street yesterday afternoon ORLD: FRID:? and seo if by mistake one has not to the owner if it is jer when he came across the bill on the floor of the woman's cabin. He took it at once to the superintendent. ‘The officials were disposed to think at firet that the bill waa counterfeit, but It waa found to be genuine. No one has an Erie Ferry-Boat in the La-) put'tn a ciatm ror it yet. dies’ Cabin by an Honest Porter: Taken M11 on “L Station. Benedict Fisher, sixty-three years old, living at No. 256 Wert Seventy-second street, was taken sick this morning on the Franklin street station of the Ninth avenue elevated road. An ambulance was summoned and he was removed to If you haven't missed any count yours| the Hudson Street Hospital. r TROLLEY GETS FRANCHISE. ———nee onx Reeds May Oross Bridges and Vinduets at $4,000 a Year. The Board of Batimate and Apportion- Ment to-day epproved the franchise to the Union Trolley Rasroad of the Bronx, authorising the road to cross bridges and viaduets on condition of paying the city @n annual rental of $4,000, to be in- creased to $6,000 in four euccessive five- Year terms. The condition requiring the eompany to sprinkte the streets In which its tracks are ald and to deposit a bond of $1 withdrawn consent of Board, the bond belng reduced to $2,600 ——— Banke Gain from Interior. ‘The banks have gained this week from the interior $406,000 in cash, but have mt net yu Khown movements of $4,000,000, gian girl who arrived here Wednesday on the Heveltus from Bahia, Brazil, owing to the death of her travelling companion, Antonio Belens, who was un- der Quarantine observation at Hoffman Island. Belens and the girl were first cadin passengers in the Hevellus, They were accompanied by two nine-year-old boys, one a son andthe other a nephew of Belens. The nephew is deaf and dumb. When the ship arrived at Quarantine ing Uttle subterranean city under sidewalk at the northwest ‘corner “have wondered if h was lawful. | There is a Aitteen-foot stairway down street to the elec- Uy Ughted little underground city, ind the gazer may seo the beautiful ip a florist's establishment; bar- plying their art in a neat shop; a ww of anckstands in a shoe-cleaning nt and also a sign, “Store Let," In tho one darkened front—all ‘i Counse] Crosby before Supreme t Justice McCall to-day, with an eation for » temporary injunction inthe John Watts De Peyster, of the corner, from using the Hdewalk for a fifteen-root stairway and he space under ft for stores, pending “@ sult by the city to stop it. Col, Crosby had a lot of photographs ‘the underground city and diagrams that the sidewalk js thirty feet it the stairway to the "L" ton takes up five feet and the stalr- bd {ts polished brass railings lead- ity of De Peyster Wakes away fourteen feet four Inches ore of itn width, leaving only ten feet Bight inches for the constantly moving nvongs in this busy thoroughfare. Willlam Allen Hoar, in behalf of John ‘ait@ De Peyster, said that the latter "Bought this land én 1857, and he showed SM permit, issued in 189, when De Pey- ish still occupies the site. )) This permit was issued by the Croton ‘Aqueduct Board, which was vested with ‘the power forty years ago, and author- De Peyster to use s0 many square space under the Forty-second m et sidewalk for vaults. He claimed ' it the littie “Clty of De Peyster” was | ‘tructed under that permit. Besides, 3 Vataircase and rafiings were all with- ‘the Afteen-foot stoop line, and the sthat ‘neighboring stoops had been | and the ce to the stor sidewalked Beer aid not aker Might to wse the space out to the Groshs retorted that the permit could not be stretched to cover | Inderground city, and recent laws ed and festricted the stoop area space to five feet. ion was reserved. inna Aaa LOCOMOTIVE RUNS AWAY. Hops Of the Track and Just Misses Crowded Trolley Car. A narrow-gauge locomotive, used on of land between Forty- er was about to build the structure | py the man was suffering from a high fever and De. Doty ordered him re- moved to Hoffman Island for obser- vation, Later it developed that he had Kidney disease. Lute yesterday after- noon he died. Meanwhile, the girl and the boys were taken to Ellis Ieiand, where the usual] The Clothin inquiries elicited the fact that Belens's wite died several months ago and theac|eVidence of Spring is everywhere. the girl had sinoe been living with him.| Eastertide abound. She at first stated that she came R. H. Macy & Co.’s Attractions aACyS Broadway Men’s Clothing—«». ~«. store shows the influence of a new season— Concrete emblems of here to meet the man she intended to) Suits, Qvercoats for men and boys, in the fine, light fabrics marry. Later she admitted that she expected to marry Belens. Belens was a wealthy Brazilian plant-| come, er, and his mother, who lives In Babla. and fresh, soft colors are the prime attractions for all who is said to bo a woman ot great weaith.|The better you are informed concerning current fashions the ‘The girl had the address of a friend of was communicated with and went to Bills Island to gee the girl, He told Boles in tis city, Daniel Lindell, te] better you will be able to appreciate how mindful been in choosing. Look through the stock at ran e have m, or the ‘nuthoritea after a (aie with che gin] examine it exhaustively. The result will be the same. You'll Quarantine he gave her 4900 out ot ‘a|find none but the richest—the Hered garments that small satchel which he carried, and Which ene said contained several thous-|are in highest favor. and dolars. He said that it was noth- Judge all ing, Unusual for Wealthy Braslians to fair standards of our values. maintain women com| Under tae circumstance e Immi- gration authorities deemed it best to hold the girl and boys at Bilis Island. When the news of Belers’s death was received to-day the Ellis Island au- thorides called up Quarantine aod asked about the satchel said to contain @ large sum of mone: ich the (aus claims the man had possession. qv Quarantine authe they had not seen a They sald that just Belens rallied sufficiently to tell one o. the nurses that she would find money wes in ‘ais satchel. A pene, for the satchel among yu the authorities at Hoff- man Island could find no trace of did any one there remember ever set- i it. ‘ “Ene news of Belers's death was broken to the girl M4 Hel Btucklin, of the El manded that the satchel with the money be found and turned over to her am that her baggage, left on the dock some of which, she sald was open and contained jewelry, be secured. She asked (0 bo permitter to lown to Hoffman Island and see a's re- mains and demanded to be sent back to Bahia, denouncing her detention as tyr ranical. The ordinary vanilla flavorings are not in the same Class with Vanilla Crystals nth streets and the water front, in of the little locomotive coupling\ in a train of he was hauling broke dashed to the end of ed into Second avenue across the street before hole. A Second avenue bound north, was in the ‘of the runaway locomotive, but the put on full power and got out the way in the nick of time. R. H, Macy & Co, { Kline or de Kline: 1 Symphonie: Chicos, box box of ‘In which you obtain invariable sat- Macys Bway at 6th Ave, Fifty Thousand High-grade | Clear Havana Cigars ‘(Made in Tampa by E. A, ‘lat Less Than Wholesale 4 Rates, Regalia de Paris, box of 50, value $4.50; at $3.24, Brevas, box of 25, value $2.75 ; at _ Regalia de Tampa, box of 50, value $3.75; at $2.74. rince Henry, box of 50, value $5.00, at $3.49, oyales, box of 25, value $3.50, at $2.49, as, box of 50, value $5.50; at $3.49. box of 100, value $10.00; at $6.96. sas, box of 25, value $2.75; at $1.99, s, box of 50, value $6.00; at $4.96, isfaction, because, being free from alcohol, they do not evaporate or bake out. Have you tried them? Pronounced by U. 8. Commlasion at Parte much superior to liquid vanilla extract om ac- count of ite purity and riehnew of flavor and because there ts no lowe of flavor during baking, Delicious, pure and eoonomical, At ail grocers, only 10 cents. Equals a 26-cent bottle of vanilla extract {n favoring power. Vanilla Crystal Co., 101 Beekman st., N. ¥. .’s Attractions Are Their Low Prices. 4th to 35th St. & Co, $1.74, of 25, value $3.00; at $2.49, 50, value $3.75; at $2.74, cadet, brown and red, extra collar, cuffs and shiel grain silk, our regular prices ranged from $898 to An ceieress sieseees OIE Men’s 50c. Night Shirts at 39c. i: Men’s Night Shirts, made of good quality mus- lin, trimmed down front and around sleeve with fast color woven trimmings; cut full width and long, all sizes 15 to 20; sold by others at 50c.; our price 39¢. Men's $1.50 Pajamas at 94c, i": Men's Pajamas, made of fine quality light-weight cheviot, splendidly made, large pearl buttons, sold by others at $1.25 and $1.50; our price 94c. Men’s $1.50 NegligeeShirts at 94c:3% Men’s Negligee Shirts made of extra quality Madras cloth, new Spring patterns and colorings, including blue-and-white, black-and-white, -and-white and many other combinations; aaa al $1.25 and $1.50; our price 94c. Men’s$1.50and $2.00 Shirts at $1.24) rece ants megan heels — $11.98; reduced to Men’s Derbies, Very Special, Worth $3.50; at $2.49. These Derbies are made of fine selected fur felt—perfect stock —trimmed with silk band and binding, imported calf leather sweat—all the newest blocks worth $3.50; our price $2.49. Men’s Suits, medium-weight all-wpol worsteds and cheviots, strictly hand-finished, qualities that are sold by others at $18,00 and $20.00; our prices, $12.96 and $14.96. Men’s Prince Albert Coats and Vests, made of all-wool pure dye black Thibet, lined with serge, lapels faced to buttonholes with silk, sold by others as special value at $20.00; our price, $14.96. Prince Albert Coats and Vests, made of all-wool undressed worsteds, lined and faced with pure silk, $22.98, Made of Vickerman’s English Vicuna, lined throughout with silk, sold by others at $35.00; our price, $29.96. ead Matron Regina) Fancy and White Pique Vests, a large variety of styles, Fhe A Wh naell we" sent for and de-| #249 tO $3.96. Young Men's Suits, made of black and blue cheviots; also gray and brown cheviots in overplaid and striped effects, sizes 15 7 96 to 20 years, worth up to $11.50; choice at.......-...+ $ . Boys’ Three-Piece Suits, made of all-wool blue serge; black, blue and mixed cheviots, sizes 9 to 16 years, sold by others “ 3 = at $5.50; our price $ 94 Boys’ Sailor Suits, made of handsome English SUE in navy, royal, Chilgred's Drossee.— a, s made of gros-| Children's Guimpe Dresses, made o sewhere at Men’s Shirts, made in our own factory, of Madras, small neat figures on white grounds; plaited bosoms, some have attached, others two pair detached cuffs, sold by others at $1.50 and $2.00; our price $1.24. lain and | hands, Some of them are worth $ None are worth less than $ The stock has been replen Saturday's selling. buy them by the dozen. Women’s Sheer Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, quarter-inch h notice it. Special. worth 25¢, § yy these few. They are}~ Are Their Low Prices. 34th to 35th St Sfeeveless Silk Blouse Fronts. One-Quarter Less Than Others Charge. These Sleeveless Silk Blouse Fronts are meant to be worn beneath the dress coat or blouse. The absence of sleeves gives the wearer extra freedom and does not destroy the fit of the coat sleeves by making them bulgy. : Made of peau de cygne and loulsine silk in white and light blue; front and stock collar trimmed with Point Venise lace medallions, tucks and large box-shaped pear! buttons, 56.49. Same style and quality sold by others as “special value” at a quar- ter more than we ask regularly. Children’s & Misses’ Coats Second Floor, Broadway. Children’s Double-Breasted Box Reefers, made of blue and black cheviot, notched collar, lap pockets, trimmed with cloth straps; sizes 4 to 14 years, at $4.56. Children's Box ‘Coats, made of blue and black cheviot and castor covert cloth, aor ieises: lined through- out with satin; sizes 4 to 14 year: at $5.21. ! ache Children’s Jaunty Box Reefers, made of blue cheviot, new, full Sleeves, inlaid collar and turnover cuffs of blue taffeta, trimmed with white silk braid; sizes 4 to 14 years, at $7.48. Misses’ Storm Coats, made of green and Oxford cravenette, fly front, full box back, notched collar, new shape sleeves, turnover cuffs; sizes 14, 16 and 48 years, at $12.96. blue, pink and rose striped gingham, trimmed with white pique, slzes 4 to 14 years; at $1.47. Children's Wash Dresses—sailor, Russian and high-neck styles, made of blue, rose, green and tan cham- brays, prettily trimmed in a large varjety of styles, sizes 4 to 14 years; at $2.28. Children's Wash Dresses, guimpe style, made of white lawn, bertha trimmed with lace; short tucked sleeves; tucked flounce skirt, sizes 4 to 14 years; at $3.58. Children's Guimpe Dresses, made of white lawn, bertha trimmed with lace and embroidery; short sleeves, tucked flounce skirt; sizes 4 to 14 years; at $4.56. Children's Two-Piece Blouse Suits, gray and green mixtures, cape collar, trimmed with braid, lined with satin; gore flare skirt lined with percaline, Sizes 10, 12 and 14 years; at $9.11. Misses' Walking Skirts, made of fancy gray mixtures, trimmed with tucks and straps, 30 to 38 inches long; at $5.86. Columbia Boots, Button and lace styles—vici kidskin, tent leather tips, kid and cloth gola top and patent colt foxing and tips—hand welt, pedestrian weights, full toes, stock and patent leather tips, medium heels, qualities sold by others at $2.50; ourgg 87 Price, 1 ° 24 Poer, 86th Ot. len’s $1.00 Neckwear at 44c. | Large English Squares, Folded English Squares and Four-in- lhey are the products of a manufacturer's short ends of silks—rich, heavy, handsome qualities in a wide range of patterns and colorings, 24 Floor, Sth st, +3 } Choice, 44° Men’s All-linen Collars at I1c. ished again. Plenty ready for Forty-two styles—both sides pure li —equal to any of the advertised 25c. brands. Thrifty noe Handkerchief Specials. Irish Linen Unlaundered Initiatled ems, dainty hand-embroid- fod Netians, Gpaclah, vicsesesiacepenioarsaiceneser’ sce 8c Women’s All-Linen Embroidered Hemstitched Handkerchief: designs to select from, slightly imperfect, but you'd never 10¢ Women's All-Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, bas with colored borders, others with fancy centres and colored borders, nebial i cos van doak taka bo saa sanian ba Ic Men's All-Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, quar- Men's Alpines-—~Spring shapes and f value $10.00; at $6.24, pera SHA San hy yh ter and half inch hems, six £06, prone 62c | be deand Bee ¢ t (Comin. Of Men’s Shirts E have been working for weeks in preparation for this event. We have assembled a remarkable collection of superb valnes in all sorts of Shirts, as well as Night Shirts, Suspenders and Scarfs for aa Some of the items are duplications of the great successes of our anuary Sale; and others are new and seasonable offerings even more extraordinary. It is, first of all, splendid, desirable merchandise; then prices are Kila that have only been matched in our tremendously successful - anu Sale. “Hons ane thc items: Men’s Colored Shirts, 35c; 3 for $1 These Shirts were fairly priced at $1 each—miade to sell at just that figure. You're not interested in the ample trade reasons for today’s good fortune—sufficient that you secure a share of the extraordinary bargain. A great variety of patterns and color- 1 All have detachable cuffs, Made of excellent quality of percale. Sizes 14 to 16%. 35c each; 3 for $1. : Men's Unlaundered Shirts, 35c: Men’s Laundered White 3 for $1 Dress Shirts, 70c Stro: Men’s Dress Shirts; linen bosoms, bodies ee erg carefully Haha Shirts of excellent of good muslin; finely made, finished and ‘uslin ; will fit as well as shirts that you laundered; open back and front; two pay three times this price for. All have lengths of sleeves, 81 and 33-inch. 70c’ pure linen bosoms, single or double plaits ; each. all open back; two lengths of sleeves, 31] Plaited Bosom Dress Shirts, 70c and 38 in. Sizes 1814 to 17. Men’s plaited linen bosom Dress Shirts ; hand- Men's Unlaundered Shirts at 45c tae ieee operant nett eee P podies Three-ply linen bosom unlaundered shirts; of Fea touslin; two sleeve lengths, 81 made of good muslin; reinforced back and 38-inch. Shirts that you will find and front; continuous facings at all herd to mieten: erat openings ; collar-button shield and scarf Men’s Suspenders at 25c A . | Fifty dozens of cotton elastic web Suspenders loop ; two lengths of sleeves, 31 and 38 in. in neat stripes and plain colors; Noathat Men's Surplice Neck ends, nickel trimmings, at 25c a pair. Night Shirts, 50c ead bere pean ee to our order ‘ m . . short ends of webbings u in hi The Surplice Neck Night Shirt is the most pee suspenders, ane equal most Bed comfortable of night shirts. These are inds. Basement, well made of good muslin, with neat Men’s Scarfs at 25c trimming, All our night shirts are An excellent variety of Men’s Scarfs, in the longer and fuller in size than the usual popular four-in-hand style, of handsome pierce tithes silks, Patterns and quality are the same 3 made specially for us, Re. that you have been paying 50c each for. markable value for 50c. Made from manufacturers’ sample Basement. each, lengths. ‘Ninth street aisle. An Extraordinary Offering of Spring Oxford Shoes . Thirty-five Thousand Pairs of Men's and Women's Oxford Shoes Under-Price Just When Spring Buying Is Beginning! HIS is one of the great achievements of the famous W ul SHOE organization. Never before has such an announcement ae! thie ae Sepeared auunienecualy. sha beg very opening of the season. it e@ WANAMAKER policy of securing bi i people most want them. ted S NARERE arseey Here is the best Shoe News read. by our public in many a day: Women's $2 Oxford Shoes at $1 a Pair Kidskin Oxford Shoes in stylish round toe-last with patent leather tips, i toes in the wide common sense style. All rood $3 values, ee # mi ane with plata Women’s $3 Oxford Shoes at $1.65 a Pair Largely shoes identical with a well known $8 trade mark shoe, made in th facto} of sume materials, in same manner. You can pick for $1.85 teas gana tere ances cert regularly, aa aytt from po abundant variety of styles, pleas black ids! wei (s) 0e8, 9 i kidekin i ited 1 made on graeeful, straight-form lasts, wit! heels Women’s Oxford Shoes Men's Oxford Shoes At $2, worth $3 and $4—Oxford Shoes, many from our| At $2.85, from $3.90 and regular stock. Not all sizes. Thin-soled kidekin, of Oxford Nese onrtina during the Wines te to sell to travellers going South. Proper in style At $2, worth $8—Oxford Shoes of patent i ‘here and Sh rect S-Ocers arto petit g| Geter ences Pre a nae ota skin; cane ce eral tone and by wiente lasts, At $240, om ns and Resinage Tene Oxford Shoes of kid- At $1.40, worth $2,50—Kidakin Oxtord ‘Ties, in Atting laste, and just right for Easter eee MoE several Gfum-welght woies, + “n+ Patent leather Ups: me) At $1.00, regalarly ldokin Oxtprd hoee in halt-odevegs At $1.20, worth $2 end re—Kidekin toe-shapes; ris Southern ‘Ties, in wedtum end light-weight pe ea ities Lis i Some specially good bargains in high shoes for men. Men’‘s $3 Wear-Well. Shoes at $1.90 | This offering is made, simply because of our jealous care for the perfection of this splendid line of shoes, When an invoice is ved we have our experts If a defect is discovered the shoes cannot go into regular peeitey epee aie cee is Arian miNg, 6 or ti pat snece straight, they are rejected. Bat hp onthe cs bere ject, of course, an shoes for ractical purposes al - which is unmatched anywhere at $3. These at i908 alr, sar Wall quailty Boys’ Shoes And this one: s if 1d 31,30, ’ 291.10; 294 to BM FOO ne jh i .40, worth $3 to 44—B; - At $2.40, the ordinary shoe stand. | At 110; 23 these are $4 shoes. We discount shoes, lace, with stout soles; Pe And well ont Pe oad Bises 18 to 2 at $1.80; 3 40 per cent., and give you a wider choice of and ieee than you ‘ind fn "most stores. Pa at 1,80 and $1.70—Youths’ and pore kid and ae Shoes; welted wt » beat, new nee one ene me guarantee with every pair. Women's Boots At $2.40, usual 33.50 kinds— kidekip, enamel Mic, parent all and (deal hia foots, Pasta are the prev: bing The case h a foe | At $1.worth $1 50 and more= ther seperti Gt patent leaker end kid ad pinin | Sarton ‘Bhs: ‘pring Wein median Tighe sche df $2.50 and $3 shoes—widely adver.) ses Heo ae hisapaae, bats j Federation” and ‘'Worth'sCush-'| At $1.20, worth $1.75 and $2—Pate: ‘dk nt leather. 1, calf and kidelet d hee Srolghta; svelted and’ stitchell soles; and good weet jade in factories ‘ ¥ ade tn tnctoriea making Righ dase aoe, a Children’s Shoes apes; tips of pi ho seu 8 x few 006 y fon Shoes" —exploi beli lace etan ; ala thelr ere. Ws have pra iy His oe a , CO) sort ben rene eek ey 4 bod At all the leathers—kid, velour ‘and it leather; wi $1,60—Black caltekin they are fresh just ne i soles nice Sites een ae i mae om ess clean from the . ' vies with kid wad pave ‘ir tinatwousnade kin Ince Shoes, stouty sod nee oe Ul ahaw » will Wear and look . Formerly A. T. 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