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Bhp nak pa Lome 1 Lowest Price Store in New York for Fine Goods, Ehrich Bros. 6TH AVE., 22D AND 23D STS., NEW YORK. Challenge Sale of 2,600 Pairs OF Men’s_ Trousers, OPPENHEIM. CLLINSs. @ Will Offer on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 50, in their Suit Department Rothenberg <o ha Voi -giaetese sT 14q.7TH ST. > C -O. We Give et a Blue Trading Stamps— One With Every 10c. Cash Purchase—None on C. O. D. or Part Paid Purchases. More Great June Attractions in Muslin Wear. | 5 Walking Skirts, full width, of cambric, umbrella ruffles of LP 0 THE WeaT Ten Thousand Do Dollars Sent . by Relief Committee About 75 LADIES’ HIGH-GRADE LINEN SUITS (taken from the regular stock and reduced from $37.50, $50.00 and $55,00)....... 19175 Corset Covers, fine cambric, V-shape, wide em- troidery, bound armkoles, pearl buttons; 25¢. ValUe, Ateoee ssiseeseees lawn, inseitings of torchcn lace, edge; S5c. vaiues,at.... Gowns, ¢ cambric, V-shape and square neck, insertings of finished with lace 69c LADIES’ SHIRT-WAIST SUITS, of - Formed by Mayor Low for Those Made» Home- less by the Flood. \ WATERS NOW SUBSIDING. But the Danger Is Not Yet Over and the Sufferings of the Evicted People Have Only ~ Just Begun to Be Felt. ‘Mayor Low's appeal for funds for the lef of the flood sufferers {s being gen- orously responded to. These contribu- Mons to the fund have thus far been received: dohn D. Rockefeller... J. & W. Seligman & Co David Marks & Son-- Clothiers’ Association - al} Robbins & Co. 100! Gilland’s Sons. - 2 rs. Ed Levenrich.. - 10} rs. Rebecca Willets. 5! jax Herechbach - 5 6) George Christian - 5 ae - 5 firs ‘A. F. Fitzgeraid 5) E. Sharm .---- 1 Henry M. Trippe, East Orange 1 Pre {following pathetic letter from a Brooklyn mother whose son received: Kind treatment in the West while on deathbed was received to-day by Mayor's Secretary, William Moran: Hon. Seth Low, Mayor New York City. Dear Sir: Inclosea please find postal . Order for,$5 for the flood sufferers of the West. In grateful memory of the kindness ghown to my dear son during his Inst illness in the West, while far away from home. May God bless your effort to help the sufferers and needy. In His fame. Yours very sincerely, Mrs. REBECCA: WILLETS. No. 163 Willoughby avenue, Brooklyn. ‘The Mayor's committee for the relict the flood and storm sufferers dis- tributed $10,000 to-day among four cities. Almost half this amount came from th . Pockets of the members of the commit- tec, am only about $4,000 has been ac- tually subscribed for the fund up to te, Yo Topeka and Kansas City, Kan., $4,000 was sent by the committee, while $1,000 was sent to Gainesville, Ga., and Gyactanburg, 8. C. | Mayors Report Distress. ‘The sums were forwarded to these Cities after Secretary Corwine, of the committee, had sent telegrams to Kan- fas City. Kai and Kansas City, Mo., Den Moines, Topeka, Gainesville and East St. Louis. No responses were re- @elved from Topeka or Des Moines. (The Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., tele-| hed that the residents there did ror eed any help, but that Kansas City, Ken., and the suburbs of Armourdale nd Argentine were in dire distress. The Mayor of Columbia, 8. C., tele- mapned that money was needed in Spar- urg. He said that 7,500 men were out of emplcyment as the result of tthe | Gestruction of the milis and that hun: s of families were starving. ee ete Low's committee has begun an tive carivaas for funds. Contributions | received by Joseph G. Cannon, Fiat of the Fourth National aa ‘FLOops ARE NOW _’. SUBSIDING, BUT DANGER NOT PAST. LOUIS, Mo., June 0.—The crest Of the flood has been reached and |; “the ‘Mississippi! River is falling. At 7 ofclock this morning the | @euge rewistered 37.1 feet, indicat= fag = fall of fve-tenths of a toot @ince 7 o'clock last evening. Reports trom the vapiily. iatiouary at Hanniba ‘Meadily north of there. The high | Water mark of the great floood of | 1903, estabinked at St, Lonte, ts BTS tec! - Only a frail barrier of sand bags, loose rock and mud piled on top of a Tailroad embankment prevents the main portion of Hast St, Louls from being netged by the raging Mississippi Wherever a break seemed im- stakes were driven into the and against these were piled s8and and loose rock until the Was remedied, In this way vhas been kept Cy of the Portions of the city, a mente tr are so saturated th{ tin than Gem seen “ough on off at any) it St. square 10 | ot the niver ver belo. Alcon, res Louis|f Value $35.00, . In addition will offer WALKING SKIRTS. Foulards, Taffetas and Pongees. Value $20.00 and $25. 00, LADIES’ WALKING , SUITS, of Black and Blue Sicilian (high lustre). about 100 LADIES’ WHITE SERGE Broadway and 24st St. 15,00 22.50 5.90 Value $10.00. BAER ON RACK IN COAL ROAD CASE President of the Reading Re- mission and Asked to Explain High Freight Charges. Hearing in the investigation of the complaint against the railroads was, continued before the In- terstate Commerce Commission to-day 1n room 70 of the Post-OMice Building ‘The lawyers retained by the railroads were early on hand, Clarence J. Shearn, who represents the complainant, reached the court-room just as the commission- ers took their seats and after President Baer, of the Reading and Central sys- tems, had been in attendance fifteen minutes, Before the hearing started Mr. Baer had a talk in private with the commis- stoners. “The commission desires to ask you some questions, Mr. Baer," Chairman Knapp id when the proceedings opened; “will you Kindly take the wit- ness chair?” Commissioner Prouty acted as xpokes- man. In reply to his questions, Mr Baer said the freight charge on coal from the anthracite regions tapped oy the Reading syste#t—about 180 miles to Udewater—is $1.55 a ton, Baer on Freight Rates. Q. Why do you consiger that a reasen- able rate? A. Because the experience of thirty or ‘forty years in carrying anthracite has shown that it cannot be carrigd for less. That price Is propor- uonafely less than has been charged and yet the company has not been aole to make any money. Notwithstanding the enormous increase of traffic, the cost of transportation fas inc ‘The rates have not increase: cost of all supplies, except eivel rails, has advanced within the last tew years. In wages alone on Reading system the Insroage last year a4 31,200,090, here any commodity y ‘e cheaply than cual? A tuminous coul ta carrced cneaper than any other merchandise. During the strike Mr. Baer sald the Reading system lost more than $1,500.00 in freight alone on anthracite and that Was in excess of the $515,000 increase in the freights received from bituminous coal. In the corresponding four montis jot i901 ‘the receipts from freigat anthracite reached $3,232,000. Reading from the report filed by the company with the Commission in ‘June, 1902, Mr, Prouty showed th debt of the system 1s $67,883,000, indicated about $150,000 per mile of track. Q. Was the read’ very expensnive to | build? A. lt was; more than 300 miles of trackage are in the city of Philadel- phia. The fixed charges, interest on aebts, &c., equal nearly yoir.’ Last’ year about $3,000) was ex- pended in equipment, renewals and in- sura exile the net gross earnings ut the LW. rea ie Bross item of nearly $2,- iown in the report as “improve- A. I do not understand th ‘ommission has jurisdiction o} the way the Heading shall ik | books or to what unt charge the moneys expended for im- claim re- provements. rhe | Commission jurisdiction,” Mr. Prouty piled, ‘but the Commission has right under the Consesesicnsl prov: fon to know what the railroad co! Pany doés with the money it earns so as to be able to determine If its charges are fair and reasonabic:' “If 1 attempted to act as comptrolier, freight agent and tcket seller of the great Reading system,” Mr. Baer re- forted, “I should be a fool. 1 the President of the road. If the Commit: sion had notified me that a detailed state- ment of these expenditures was wanted T wou'd have had it made out. A Gnention of Profits, Q. Does not the Reading Company own all the stock of the Philadelphia and Reading Rajlroad Company and Coal and Tron Company? the Reading es. Under the laws of Pennsyl- Yania the three companies are distinct. Each has !ts own expenses to meet and fixed clrarges to defray. Q. But the coal company would make A. If you guarantee that a re in the carrying rate will not does not such the coal company as well as the r: road your contention may be correc but I think you are wrong, Any way 1 doubt if the great State of Penns: vania will allow her spol Fa and her coal fields to 1 lated for the Tnited States ‘nat special in- ducements will be made to manifac- turers to come to Pennsylvania and the limits of the State. The other y Judge Campbell, o ‘haa'to this | if Bhai ustness ine a saat weet counsel for the Reading System, in an argument. said that the coal operators Could maice the price for coal 88 oF 10 a ton if t hed, “Mr. Shearn read the Statement. to Mr, Baer and asked him if he cared to say anything about it “Twas a lawyer so long, Said. “that i teamed noe ake. client responsible for everything tls counsel said in argument. I have lciam for sus je Campbell. Sah to think what he chooses, ke on that particular point. xcused after a session rs on the witgeas President of th Baer, was & meeting of! jembered a ¢ coal: ne roads nt was Tene! decrease the price of coal and so ruin called by the Railrpad Com- | coal-carrying | on |“ t the funded | which | $9,000,000 a} if the raflroad reduced freight 8 \ consume the coal_of the State within| de a] wheat, 75 8-4; September, 72 3-4 to 72 VANDERBILT 1S NOT SELLING OUT |Senater Depew Disposes of aj Rumor that Rockefeller and Gould Are Obtaining Control) of New York Central. | Senator Chauncey M. Depew was open- ling a couple of soft boiled eggs at breakfast in bis home, at No, 27 West Fifty-fourth street, to-day when an Evening World reporter asked him if there was any truth in the rumors cir- culated by the morning newspapers con- cerning the New York Central. These stories, backed by the well- known “Undoubted Authority," asserted that George Gould and the Rockefellers were purchasing the New York Central control from Willlam Ix, Vanderbilt and that the possession of the great system wouid pass from Mr. Vanderbilt to Mr. Gould. ‘The Senator said: "I've heard a good Many reports about Mr. Vanderbilt dis- pesing of his interest in the New York Central, but this last 1s the worst bosh of all, And I oan put it stronger than that If you care to print It. very time some one sells a block of the stock the rumor-mongers get to | work on the story that Mr. Vanderbilt {s selling out. There $s no activity in New York Central stock, and, 60 far as I know, there will be no unusual activity, “Lam in a position to say positively that there is no truth in these stories about the New York Central. The road is in the same condition as usual and there 1s no thought of a change.? Mr. Vanderbilt is not gelling any stock and he will not retire from active con- trol of the system. “I presume that this old story will reverberate down through the ages of time until there are no more railroads and transportation !s conducted by Means of fying machi:ies. The affable Senator was not angry— just amus: |LONDON STOCKS DEPRESSED Americans Were Under Pressure, but Closed Stender, LONDON, June 9.—Money was fairly | aburdant in the market to-day and the | demand was moderate, Discounts were | steadier, on the increase in the Berlin |ank rate yesterday, from 31-2 to 4 lessening the prospect of a per cent, Teduction of the Bank of England's rate sday. Operators ‘on the Stock ezshange were largely occupied with wh: ould hee a somewhat. dificult settlement. Although the tone was rather less depressed and gloomy than yesterday, pessimism generally pre- Vailed, Americans and Kaf™firs were particularly demoralized, Americ: opened below parity, but later we rather steadier on a’ cessation of the forced selling... The undertone was | weak, but prices closed slightly firmer. Consols weakened on realization, —a— CURB MARKET WEAK. Northern Secarities Makes a New | Low Record, Dropping to 89, Weakness marked the curb dealings! to-day, with trading quiet. There was a break in Northern Securities, which was cut to 8%, this being a new low record. America « A pt Phe Wheat Market, Wheat opened quiet but fairly eteady, due mainly to the steadiness of cables, ‘Trade was small, and not much {s ex- | pected until after the Government re- port to-morrow. Corn had a steady and quiet opening. ‘There was a better due to, Heht showers. Wheat—Sepiember, i iets July Bg COR SY, OTR ' openin, is 1 on Bhs Peps aaptenien 5-8 to 46 1-2, were; July September, 77 5-8 offered Ae Ky July corn, 56 1- Piosinae rices were: nah Ran ek 3 hal vay) ae corn, offere: jeptember, a 1 bid; December, 4 7-8 bid. es) No Extra fond In by Ateh! It 1s authoritatively denied that the Airectors of the Atchiso) ka and Bulls Drive the Shorts in Frenzy on jump in July to 2.9 was followed with @ 13-point advance in August and 9 in September, Boers Veh 5 |aeport, which was a decidedly bullish| x 3 Greene Copper 20 factor. Helped the prices to, the Iater Roeine cen tt Cntarie: & Wenter igh level, the trading becomin ivelier | Rnd ma ited than at any time dur-| Texas, Wabash and preferred. 3 | ing the sea | igures later ky the day, ri the day were the highest in ten years. et JULY COTTON OVER 13 feature of the opening of the cotton market to-di points in 8 fapid fre of bidding by | He bid for secured in July continued, at love i| Kanced 2 points to 12.80 calicnediatatia paves) Sen. pa eee, ovine Irvgeet Worth $3.50 and $4.00, $1.66 a Pair. No mail orders filled. 20,000Negligee Shirts At % Manufacturer’s Cost. A Perfect Landslide in Shir: Values— the Like of Which New York Has Never Seen Before in All Her History. We have purchased twenty thousand Negligee Shirts from the foremost New York shirt factory. They are in every detail strictly first class. NO SECONDS, no damaged or imperfect goods, but every Shirt bears our guarantee as to quality, &c. Of course, we had to agree not to advertise the brand, but this Is what you may expect:—The finest as- sortment of styles and colorings ever seen under one roof at the price. THe handsomest designs. YES, and the work- manship and fit are the best that can be obtained anywhere at any price. $1, $1.25] At 4 4 The materials are of the finest French and American corded Percale and Madras Cloth, assorted patterns, in small neat figures and stripe effects. In fact, every desirable weave and pattern is here. All have fine pearl buttons, a pair of separate cuffs, and made in sizes trom 12 to 18 neckband. To make selection easy we have separate tables for the various sizes. There will also be many extra salesmen to serve you quickly. No delays, No disappointments. Sale to-morrow at 8 o'clock. COTTON PASSES ISTOCKS BREAK IN I2-CENT MARK} SELLING DRIVE Entire List Fell Rapidly When Heavy Liquidation in Balti- more and Ohio and Norfolk and Western Set In, Cs fon | Shirts Worth 75c., to Buy While July Mounts to a New Record in a Thirty- eight Point AdVance. Cotton, In a wild flight, soared be- yond the 12-cent mark to-day, while the pit was in an uproar, the shorts fighting to buy and the bears hopelessly meet- ing the drive of the bulls. It was evident from the start that the day was to be notable on the Ex- change, records being broken in the firet rush of trade and the kiting going on with few halts, July shortly afternoon reaching 1219 This was a jump of 38 points. There was renewed talk of a corner by Bull Leader Brown, and crop and flood conditions showing no improve- ment, ears and shorts were in a flurry. When business opened there was a roar, und shorts began a fight to buy, the crowds around the trading posts struggling and pushing to the front to All their orders. Brokers for commission houses were also iu the Jam with speculative pur- es from the public, and an opening After a promising rally on the Ex- change to-day, in which nearly all of the active stocks shared substantial gains, the market broke and went to pleces under heavy selling, the list at the close showing an average loss all around of from 1 to 8 points, The drop was ascribed to the mood for Nquidating which traders have been in, and those who watch the trend of dealings declared the slump was to have been expeoted, as the bidding up of prices in the Monday session was due to a move of the bears ‘The market had received considerable support from investment purcahsers while prices were low in the early da: and this, together with the fact that speculative liquidation ceased for a time, was also given as the cause for the rise, The street, however, had still to guess on the movements of the day, and when the break in prices came no- body was much surprised. After a wild spell profit-taking beg and July fell to 11.90, and August to 11. Other positions, how maintained thelr strength on frst buying orders and the firmness of cables, The local pit con- tinued excited, having been unprepared for the pull drive, In the afternoon the excitement con- Baltimore & Ohio was one of the chief losers, it being hammered down to 811-8, a loss of 35-8 per cent. in com: parison with Its closing of yesterday. Amalgamated Copper suffered a loss gt Lik at 821-4, as did Metropolitan o Unued, while the bulls went on kiting The bid and asked prices of the prine| Pins.” the quotations, toward the tase | screet, hallway and Union, pacific. “Penn- cipal outside securities were: hour were: July, 12.17; August, 1 ‘The following Issues closed. fom 1 to be 10.59; October, 9.85, and De-|3 1-4 per cent. lower: Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake & Ohio, Illinois Central, P| Louisville & Nashville, Missourl Pactfe, Publication of the weekly oro} Declines of 3-4 to 17-8 were shown the Erle stocks, while Missouri, Kan- sas & Texas was over a point off. American Siar was down 5-8/and Mane hattan 1-4, as wus New York Central. worked up to high July reaching August rose n. tton again of 38 points. ces were: June, 12.16; ‘ ‘engitt | Rock. Teland, was 3-8 under and South: ee Ree: lern Pacific 7-8 St. Paul declined 3-5, Colorado Fuel & Tron closed with an advance of 2 points, while Leather stocks were up fracttonally ary, 9.62; February, cotton sold up to 12.75, a gain points. Most of the prices of Sp. of 50 wiguidation, in Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk and Western continued until the énd, weakening the entire list, while the market was for a time furiously active and semi-demoralized. IN NEW ORLEANS, ‘The Closing puppets To-day's highest, towest and closing prices and net changes strom’ yeacerday's closing pricee or from last recorded 1. NEW ORLEANS, June 9.—The chief 10,000 wt these figures, Dui ligtle remarkable rise] 4 that option going te the openingyan advance of 9 Westerday's closing. August ad BEF Fees ———— — Ci ‘The place to advertise or seek Bus- iness Opportunities is in the Sunday World Want sbect. The three and “~ Pte UOT s+t l4+i+ The market cloved unsettied and tr-| i Corset Waists for children, made of coutil and 49 jean, strapped seam and puff waists; 25c. value, at c -Wash Goods, Etc., |Groquet Sets at 49c. Sporting Goods Section—Main Floor, Rear. effects, fast colori} usually sold at 123%c.; at, per yard. 8c Sets of 4 Mallets and Balls, value 69c., at.......... same quality as above, value Linen Color Crash Suiting, strong and durable; just the S v4 panies 79¢ right fabric for mountain and seaside we ee j2 values, at, per yard 1,25 48-inch Fine Black French Organdy, fast black, and worth 39c., at, per yard. Deere : "25 49 “Defender” Shirt Waist Suits. No. 1—Woven Cheviots, white grounds, black dots, pleated font, fla buttons, stock and front piped with black, seven gore flare skirt, handsomely piped to match waist, 2—In plain Chevict, Green, Blue, Tan and White, handsome, digatet waist trimmed with pearl button: seven gore flare skirt, handsomely strapped. No. 3—Dotted Lawns in Blue and White and Black and White, pleated waist, trimmed with pearl buttons, full seven gore flare skirt, tailor strapped. All suits are made extra fuli with large puff sleeves and fancy stocks and belts, sizes 34 to 44; cho'ce at.. ‘ Summer Skirts Sacrificed. Such Qualities Are Most Surprising at These Prices. Here's a lot of stylish Wash Skirts, in kussian duck; black or blue ground with white polka dot: flaring style, trimmed tailor Stitched bands of piein duck to match; lengths 39 to4 inches; special at. ene Pat tc! Gas and Oil Stoves and Refrigerators. = New York’s Best Value. “7 Hardwood Refrigerators, thoroughly kiln- \ dried ash, galvanized shelves, solid ‘bi re iE Fe id “bronzi a a —— 4.98 \ trimmings, metal lining, ice capac- regularly $9.50... d. 35 fr — embroidery, clusters of tucks and hemstitchings $1.00 values, at. 69c an 98c., at... Ye Eight-mallet set, varnished throughout ‘and polished, VAalUi6| $1569) Ressauaes c.uleeeaveuleos Four-mallet professional set. short handles and 9 in. long mallets, varnished and polished, value $2.19, at Blue Flame Couk Stove, 2 burner! “The Sunshine,” large brass oi] tank and very wide top reg. $7.50—special..... The Brooklyn and Perfection Blue Flame Stoves, 2 burners; worth $7.50.. Feather Dusters, made of turkey feathers, 16 andM8 inch sizes Ny Ky ity 40 Ih, insulation best known; 5.98} Gas Stoves, 2 burners, with patent lift-up ivy burn can be cleaned; burns a brieht blue 25¢ x) \ tlame; includes 6 ft. of tubing; worth $1.75; special. ...., al ae 19 JAMES McCREERY & CO. Corsets. Stern Brothers Ladies’ Tailoring and Dressmaking Departments (On the Third Floor) For a limited period will accept'orders for Tape girdle corsets, recom- mended for golf, tennis, and all “sporting” dress, 95¢ New model corset, with dip hip,—made_ of batiste, Gowns, Walking Suits, Waists and Coats trimmed with lace, Sizes eat Large 18 to 30 inches, Concessions From Regular Prices 1.45 Also Value 2.00 Silk Shirt Waist Suits White, pink or blue hose of Foulards, Taffetas, Pongees, etc. from %40.00 supporters, with satin tabs, Special Offerings, To-morrow in 4oe Women’s Summer Shoes OXFORD TIES, Glace Kid or Patent Leather, Cuban heels, welt or turned solés, kid or patent leather tips, some Blucher "style, First Floor, Annex, West Twenty-third Street. Twenty-third Street, $2.45 JAMES McGREERY & GO. Cotton Dress Fabrics, é »509. yards,—novel ma- “evial,—‘nsiuding Mo-| JAMES MeGREERY & CO, |/AMES McGREERY & CO. eae epee Teds a Dee A 1 a Batiste and sheer, sum: Ranlaining stock of tallan mer dress fabrics, ; ee Black and white, or deli- made, — canvas, cheviot, or cloth suits, cate shades on white or pale colored grounds, Ladies’ Hosiery. Black lace, lisle thread stockings with double heels and toes, — entire length or instep patterns, 25,00 and 35.00 f 25c per yard, Lisle thread stockings with Taffetas, silk, shirt-waiat silk embroidered insteps.| dresses. Blue, red, green Twenty-third Street. 35¢ per pair. and black, { Value 50¢ I 5,00 Lace lisle thread stockings with hand embroidered ankle patterns, Black lisle thread, with lace design woven to selvage,— Black or white, India silk shirt-waist dresses, # ‘ 18.50 iat FEE $ Blouse dresses, —designed Sonate Western: is or sheer lace ankle pat-| for yachting, sea-shore uti a iB” terns, “or ocean travel, Made of “0 re soc per’ pair, |> wool and linen materials, Vetus 75¢ Sheer silk stockings,—with - lisle thread, spliced soles, Double heels and toes, 1.50 per pair ‘4 Twenty-third Street. Kock ‘Rock efeercres¥s i+ ere H4+ tere Twenty:third Street,