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PNET GE NEE RNILERATT TPTT mTET + JAMES R. KEENE A CAPTVE CAR ill at the Waldorf-Astoria, He Is as Secure from Interruption as the Ruler of All the Slavs in Russia. INTERVIEWERS NOT IN IT. Staff of Personal Attendants: Keeps Every Curlous Person at a Dis- tance, and the Wall Street Ruler Is Safe from Intrusion. On the sixth floor of the Waldorf- Astoria is a captive czar. His name Is James R. Keene, and the outside world is told he is very ill. The clerks at the Waldorf tell you this, too, but they tell it to vou with a colorless intonation which shows that they have got thelr lines very pat through endless repeti- tion. Mr. Keene's present position {s surely one of the most remarkable cases pre- tented in this kaleidoscope of strange toings—New York. Here is & man whose hand ts felt very heavily on Wall street Wheil ae chooses to exert its pressuro through the velvet glove which gener- ally covers {t, He is a power in the land, and likes It to be known that he is Yet here he is as virtually a prisoner ax a Grub street poet of the Georgian days defying the bailiff behind a barrea vak door. Was or Is Very Ill. The system of protection which Mr. Keene has drawn about ‘aimself {s so skilfully woven, so compact, that no inquiries or investigation have yet been able to: pleree ft ls he really i? Well, he was ill some time ago, but 1 was given out, also some Ume ago, that jhe wax fully recovered. Is he remain- ing umder cover to avold the wily sub- *poena server? “Well,” say the wise, “there's a good deal in coincidence.” So to all intents and purposes the out- side world must remain in the dark till this Emperor Wiluam of Finance sees it to declare himself. One thing alone 18 very certain, that} since the Metropolitan hearing Mr, Keene's system and Mr. Keene's selt have becn Mke the hermit crab—a com- pact, self-contained whole, withdrawing at will from the ‘eyes of the curious and hands of the subpoena servers into the well-guarded corridors of the sixth oor of the Waldorf-Astoria. ‘The manner in which an Interview with Mr. Keeno ts attempted—attempted is used advisedly these days—is this: caller gives his card to the “tube Loy" in the Waidorf office, and in due time {t reaches the sixth floor. Here & page takes {t In hand and delivers it} 19 one of Mr. Keene's vigilant “personal representatives.” This functionary has, < of course, carefully memorized the JAMES R. KEENE, |CHURCHMAN, LOST, a.ames of the eligibles and if the cara} ja question be tried and found wanting | it 1s cast Into the waste basket—and!!cnres, ‘He returned to his home. the Tpalnegaiene lets Biost of them are. TOR AOS. a ene and a Sadie Viola Adams, Crab Orchard, Lin- Momach, ‘nv et div iy wrked night and day in prepar- |coln County, Ky., w! lable to st If the caller, is ‘a persistent individual | |; ex esiuile Service examipation, | "When Twas ten old I had whoop- | troubled with Jv Will not be discouraged by this first: and the strain of this le thought to have |Ing cough and chills which left me in a bad jalways weak and exiausted teiinee he will sit him down and pen temporarily. unbalanced nis mind. He |eondition, and I have been partly deaf |hands and feet i alee nove, This meets the same fate Save. the only thing he remembers of |since. I had roaring 'n my head and ears. | "1 am now as weil as | 3h tee Th e i derings was his coming to his|and running ears. I had throat trouble | used right hotties of Pe eh @ card with a message per tube —} sunsex in Hoboken. and col I was short of breat a‘ do! there is: no answer for Mr. Bo: 0. | He Is a Bandle of Nerves, { It can be readily seen that no man of Mr. Keene's position i the money | world can afford for one moment to lose touch with the world, even if he Is al men who every morning wrestle with the papers. The reading, it is said, docs jj “4gwellest"’ patterns, NS AY: Pea s prisoner, and so there are two young ‘ THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, MAY |, 1903. $B ETE ee I HEALTHY WOMEN NOW ILL AT WALDORF First Stage of Catarrh--- A Serious Mistake Which Thousands Are Making. not Invariably go forward entirely without Interruptions. The first stage of catarrh Is what 1 Mr. Keene is a bundle of nerves, and—|commonly known an “catching cold.”” It well, there are different readers as|may be in the head, nose, throat or luni often as the moon changes. Its beginning 1s sometimes so severe Not so very long ago two perrons were|to cause a chill and considerable discovered prowling in the corridor out-|or {t may be ro slight ax to not hinder a side Mr. Keene's apartments. Personal |person from his usual business. In per AL/SS representative No. 1 summoned his co-|baps ® majority of cases little or no a: ALLE WALDEN norts and the rash Intruders speedily | tention Is paid to the first atage of catarrh, Pressed the “down” button of the ele-[and hence it 1» that nearly one-half of the Vator shaft. Perhaps Mr. Keene never | people have chronic catarrh in some form new how near Ne came to being |r ‘neglect a cold. {a to. invite chronic low—they were not. subpoena wervers at eatarrh. AS soon ax any all, but two pright yong men of the ome discovers. the first Dréss endowed with more geal than dix- dympionis of "catching cold fretfon. By this {twill be seen that Kedah or Ba Czar Keene, although not at present in 8 the world is still very much of jt, as the use of Peruna accord- Wall street will testify, Because a czar tng to directions on the bottle, and the cold ts y without chooses to withdraw, himself from hie subjects for a time he can « rec the co irse of things in his realm from sure to his retirement. The medium in Mr. | leaving any bad effects. Keene's case Is the telephone. Tell-Tale Wires Silent. sure to end in the second stage ot ease How many a tale those wires could|Which 1s making so many lives miserable. tell, if they only would, of schemes in-|If Peruna was taken every time one has volving fortunes large ‘enough, to cor-/ cold or cough, chronic catarrh would be rupt a degum all shattered into the! practically an unknown disease. very thinnest air at a few sharp words , Of gommand trom this captive czar Miss Belle Walden, Jamestown, N. Y. ‘The little street gamins playing tag | writes: and selling their “wuxtrys'” in tront of| “Peruna bas no equal as a catarrh cure. 2 otel would certainly hav Sertous doubts of the sanity of one who| ! beven't eajoyed perfect health for over should question the happiness Of Mx, |e yeaa, suffering (witha troublesome Kegne, and so would others far high 305" rather having it Romina toa aint ‘ ferent ailments and with very good suc- Set eham “exchange his broad ‘of cons {Cees advised me to try it ft only took tentment for Mr. Keene's purple and|*!%, bottles to effect « permanent cure. fine linen and feast of stalled oxen if]; ame "bertoct picture af hecith: sompared he understood? ith what Twas e compares Verily, his ls a hard case, but, say | jth Bhat Tuas before using Perupa. the wiseacres, tne Metropolitan hearing | "MS, S0on “Towne, Devil's Lake, Mich once over Wall street shall again echo| writes: “I have tried Peruna and have fhe Keene afontetens and the bulletin found tt an excellent tonte and cure for jongers. cea < SatLrRoL magnate's degrees of heal thi and) lack| “tn Cue )/a gucierar front cataren i the - . Unless this is done the cold is almost in the social scale than Mickey Finn throat and also of the stomach, unable to take doctor's medicine an epeut toatve api espa, when 1 advised by a friend Peruna, wi 1 did, with best hte 'f could not eat , even the weakest diet without distressing HD . WANDERED WEEKS. |iyirepl Sit iy SMe Rt BY porn dowLerE thing that I desired.” 6 v Walter G. Baker, Temporarily In- sane, Returns to His Home In Greenwich, Conn. Miss Lottie Howlett, «(When J wrote you for advice I w. ing with chronic catarrh of the head, throat and digestive organs. I followed your direction: taking Peruna, and after taking it for three months I ami completely restored to health. “Before I commenced taking Pernna I had employed two+ physicians, and after taking their medicine for some time it After wandering about in New York and Hoboken for two weeks without knowing what he was doing, Walter G. Baker, a well-known churchman of Greenwich, Conn,, has returned to his home. When Baker, departed he told his fam- fly he was going to take a medical ex- amination previous te a Civil Service inquiry for a position in the Greenwich Post-OMice, where his brother is Post- master. ‘That was the last heard of him unt}| an acquaintance said he had seen him ta New York. Tuesday Mrs. Davis received a tele- gram from her husband in which he sald he was in Hoboken and had come to his did not seem to derive any good from them. A friend handed me a Peruna almanae, and after reading what your medicine} had done’for others I commenced its use. $ ‘I hope every one who is suffering from catarrh will try Fe- runa, for I cannot say too inuch in favor of the wonderful tonic.’’—Miss Lottie Howlett. a ee ee ee er ee A Young Woman's Remarkable rattling in my chet all! Restoration to Health. pains in the left side, r mp_a_world_of Good Clothes are calculated to advance a man’s life nearly as well as good principles; in this world external appearance is taken Young Hopkins to WHITE PLAINS, N. ¥.. May L—An order of Justice Keogh was filed in the Supreme Court to-day staying for thirty days the judgment secured by the widow of Major Rovert E. Hopkins ring his wil to be valic " Praige Pe-ru-na as a Cure for Colds and a Preventive of Catarrh, Women Recommend Pe-ru-na to their friends. CAMMEYER. GENTLEMEN! ¢ You want to grasp this unusual offer at once —think of it for FRIDAY and SATURDAY. | Men's High Grade Suits that were designed and tai ored to retail at $12, 515, $18 drep to Fabrics, which are of the very brightest character, include absolutely pure wor- steds in fancy or plain weaves, ca:simeres, e cheviots and tweeds; also best bargains in an endless variety of this season’s Tailoring through- out the best. Every garment is put on and fit perfect, SANDLER’S S. W. Cor. 8th Ave., Cor. 34th St., Correct Clothing for Man, Youth and Boy. 2 Blocks West of Broadway. Out of the High-Priced Distric OPEN TILL 11.30 P. M. SATURDAY EVENING. ~ e O ® Between Lenox & Seventh Avenues. | Koch's Uptown Prices Make Downtown Shopping an Extravaganee. H, Koc H& pe eT: 125th St., West. Saturday A Sale of Boys’ Suits. #: BOYS’ SAILOR SUITS (3 to 10 yrs.); RUSSIAN BLOUSE SUITS} (214 to 6 yrs.); all wool serge, navy, royal, brown or red, trimmed with silk braid, embroidered em- blem on shields, black. or white ties, reg. 56,00. eee BOYS’ NORFOLK SUITS, of all wool fabrics, plain blue or neat mixtures, plaited back and front with belts, knee pants or bloomer trousers, 7 to 14 yrs., reg. $6.50 ROYS’ WASHABLE SUITS, Sailor and Russian Blouse styles, of fancy stripes or linen effects, sizes 2}¢ to 10 4.50 4.75 | ao) 9 Sunday World Wante 1G Work Monday Morning Wonders, ‘ { & as an exponent of what is underneath it. Success is within your reach. We offer to you Good Clothes at cash prices, and extend to you, without extra charge, our exceptionally easy terms of CREDIT. i ife—Singie breas Men’s Suits~Sire'c meres or black cheviots.a busine: opportunity to be embraced. You never bought as good 0 00 e The Public Is Coming TO OUR BASEMENT and securing the best shoes in the city at rare opportu- nity prices. We are the largest shoe house in the World and gibe the greatest shoe value; for the smallest amount of money. If you have not yet come for your Spring and Summer Shoes, why not do so at once ? Read the list and prices. Women’s $2.50 nen of oo Fee ) ather ace a and $2.00. Black om iia h ns @ Ll) Kid Lace Shoes, Black Kid and RAL wilh patent Box Calf Weited leather and kid Shoes. tips, light and $2 25 fe i ° forthe money; marked down for this sale to.. —For men, fine tan Over coats coverts that will make you look and feel like a new man,. Examine. the quality —they are all this Spring's goods, You will 00 wonder how .we sell 0 them for. bis O} Youths’ Overcoats—12" erts, some with, others without velvet collar, a matter ot 50 your choice, ages 6 05 16, special orice heavy soles 1,000 Patrs of Men's $4.09 | Men's $3.50 box Calf Oxfords.2.00 Patent Coiltskin Oxford 2,50 | Men’s $2.00 satin calf Lace 50 | anc Congress , has 2.00 Men's biack kid Lace, Welt 0O | sales... prio £00 pairs Men’s $1. a Eric haneheeinne |Men’s Satin Calf Lac 2°00 Women’s $2.50 paten! ieather Ox-| Women’s $2.00, and $1.50 Black Kid fords, high Cuban heels, and Paient Leather UV —In fancy mix- k i .00 Boys Suits tures, and a Black hid’ Oxfords: with Women’s $3.00 Patent Leather dressy Suit—strletly all patent leather and kid Orford welted wool, madelstrong» 96 thos cissacscegeeeasces le O| soleserrsress.... 2.00 + Women’s $3.50 Bor Calf and Ename! Leather Oxfords, weltea to stand boy specia Als —Keep step with prog- Shoes ress, but first put on a pair of our comfortable, perfect- fitting Shoes, high top or 3 50 wear, soles, the atest mannish fashior Women’s $3.00 and $2.50 Fatent Leather Lace, « Women’s $2.00 Black Kid, Patent Leather 47 Women’s $1.25 Black Kid One S:rap ‘eee 750 Boys’, Misses’ and Chilaren'’s Shoes. Fey cate calf Lace, sizes 2 5 cee ng hee!. But- % to5% d 1.50 * satin calf Lace, calf, But : 1.00 # ° 1-25 . 1.75, Little gents’ satin calf iiace™ :00 | a 4 spring heels, sizes 3M% F Entrance Through Furniture Store, Mises potent: leather and baer 1S, BES ————————<— Brooklyn, 470 Fulton St, one-strap Sandals, sizes “4 1.00! to: neces Open Saturday Evenings Till 10. MW to2.. 1.00] to 10%... Open Saturdays Until 7 P. Mi MEY! ALFRED J. CAM Ss" large size, spi id Lace, £, th Oxford; vici, wax cal velour, or patent leathei T. KELLY 263 Sixth Ave., N. Y. leather tip, 65c > ‘ v Credit to All. Sunday World Wants gq /¥ ACITY IN ITSELF The IEG 3 OPER Boys’ Store SIXTH AVE. wrvesvittornn 167819°STS ( Second Floor) A very small amount ae to invest for a Suit of (Wain Floor) Seven Clothes, Top Coat or Rain Coat. And YOU GEN- TLEMEN who have always paid high prices at cloth- Dollars iers’ or tailors’ naturally shake your head when you read this and say “Impossible!” But Gverything Is Possible in the Clothing Stores of the Siegel Cooper Co. fs And logically so. The tremendous Purchasi d Selling P. Mt THINGS” impossible elsewhere. Shasingend Scling Fewer ae Saturday Morning at 8.30. sit 110 MEN'S TOP COATS (Broken Lots), comprising \ AT Coverts, Twills, Oxfords and Blacks. 60 MEN’S RAIN COATS (Broken Lots). Perfect and graceful fitting. Extra long. 240 MEN'S SPRING SUITS ( Broken Lots ), comprising all e kinds of fabrics and sizes up to 50 inch breast. EACH. The THE BIG STORE Men's Store “ Yote When a special offering is announced here, IT STANDS FOR SOMETHING, as garments of the very highest qualities are the regular feature. THE ORDER “CLEAN UP” CUTS DEEP. Here's another item for Saturday Morning : 550 Pairs Men's Grousers, Broken Lots, of course, but every size from 31 to 52 waist, all lengths, and more than 100 styles. EACH. Saturday Morning at 8.30. °° (Second Floor. Gake Elevator, Escalator, or Stairs.) A visit_to our Boys’ Store will be of special i y ; y pecial import on. Saturday Morning. The boys will be very much interested in the many attractions: But This Offering Should Interest You!! A total of 272 Boys’ Suits, consisti F styli DOUBLE-BREASTED and NORFOLK JACKET oe Fabrics, including Mixtures and Navy: also Blacks and Grays; sizes 7 to I7 years. i Also 85 TOP COATS of Covert Cloths; sizes 5 to 10 years. / A sensational offering surely | P Q 130 SERGE SAILOR BLOUSE SUITS, beautifully trimmed; sizes 3 to 8 only. EACH. Of Course Above Are All Broken Lots. NOTE—As quantities are small, we add our usual preventive for disappointment— Come As Carly As Convenient. MichaelsBros, 5th Ave.& 9th St., Brooklya Noted for Fair Dealing. Ladies’, Men's & Children's CLOTHING. SOCo pees Aecoun DOC Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, Bedding, &. We Will Furnish Your Home for $1 per week $1 Extraordinary Values for Saturday. | franklin Simon & Co. | Women's & Misses’ Departments. Shirt Waists of White Linen Madras, Lawn and Oxfords, 1 50 sizes 3210 44, Previously $3.50 and $3.00 . | Walking & Demi-Taiiored Suits, 18.50 Heretofore $35.00 and $27.50, English Covert Coats, Recular price $16.50, FIFTH AVENUE, 37th and 38th Streets. Dr Koch's Sanitarium, | Asthma, Bronchitis, | Catarrh, Deafness, | Storach & Lung Troubles 119 W. At Cor, Barich 8 22d St. 0ST. 35 Cents by Mail. Work Monday Morning Wonders, ae bayes ne he