The evening world. Newspaper, September 24, 1903, Page 11

+ HUGHES CUSED OF ROBBING FLATS “Female Impersonator,” Out of Work, Is Taken by the Police on Complaints Filed by Two \ Women. 4. GAUDY GOLF CAPS HIS FAD. ®Pollce Have No Trouble In Picking mmm Up Because of This—He ; Sends from Cell for Smelling Salts. ja/ ‘ Harry Hughes, eighteen years old, of raigned in the Yorkville Court to-day ander several charges of grand larceny. He is a ‘‘fomale impersonator’ and was to have gone on the road with “A Son of Rest’ company, but the police think he will have a long engagement up the river. Several weeks ngo Mrs, Mary Mo- Donough, of No. 30 East Forty-ninth atrest, complained that her $800 dia- mond brooth and her boarder, Hughes, had disappeared at the same time. De- tective Waleh was ‘old Hughes had a fad for gaudy golf caps, and when he found a voung man with a green and white ‘fried egg’ on his head, and tarrying a gold cane, on Third avenue, de arrested him. Mrs. Martha Shea, of Third avenue and Fitty-ninth street, was awaiting him at the station. She said her purse con- taining $50 had disappeared wille she Was out, and that she had seen Hughes leaving as she was returning to the house. The purse was found in his room. 80 was 0 ink load of woman's lingerie, women's toilet articles, a pow yu and rouge box, two lundred keys and 2 number of pawn tickets. Hughes admitted he had been out of work for some time, and found robbing flats an easy way to make a living. When he was locked up he begged for his powder puff and rouge box and ent messenger out to buy a bottle of ameliing salts, $130,000 STOLEN, IASPECTORS CLAIM Gigantic Swindle Unearthed in Chicago with Arrest of Two Men by Federal Officials on 200 Complaints. CHICAGO, Sept, 2.—More than $180,000 stolen, business houses in every part of the United States victimized, a bank created, a watter risen from poverty to affluence and an ex-convict again placed behind the bars—these are features in the meteoric career of at least one of two men now under arrest in Chicago. Post-office inspectors made the cap- tures. Jullus M. Nisson, known also by @ dozen other names, and Arthur J. Herbst said to have many aliases, the the prisoners. Nisson has confessed, but Herbst will not admit that he bad @ny part in the ig swindle, Nearly 200 Complaints. Post-Office Inspector A, E. Germer has complaints against the two men trom nearly two hundred individuals and cor- porations who have Jost amounts rang- ing from $25 to $2,000, All these have beon victimized since June 2, when Nisson opened an office in Chicago. In previous operations un- er different names the men are alleged to have secured at least $190,000 in the last eleven :aonths, This was the mode of progedure, ac- eording to the inspectors: Nisson and Herbst would go to a city and open an office, engaging ostensibly in the retall- ing of metal waro, novelties, maobinery or anything which they could secure on credit. Would Give Reference: They would operate under the name of @ome company well known to the busi- ness world, and in ordering goods to the value of thousands of dollars would give commercial agency references, Alter the articles had been received the bogus company would transfer the cunsignments to a warehouse and then ship them to New York, where they were disposed of through a “fence,” whioh has baffled the inspectors for months. When susploion was aroused the men would flee to another city, One Bank Mstablished. One of the boldest moves of the two men is said to have been to establish a bank to give financial strength to their “enterprises, One @uch concern, called "The Cok county Han cet Salpeter cette es Binet worked for ral Welter and in 1900 owned a ‘estaurant 2: in . He sold this place and oured Hurope, Then he returned to ¥ Boston and was sentenced there to one year for shoplifting. HARD TIMES IN WEST INDIES, BT. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, Bept. 2.—Appalling poverty {# reported fm the British West Indian Islands of St, Christopher (St. Kitts), Nevis and St, Vincent, ‘The owners of plantations on ‘St. Kitty and Nevis have beon compelled to cut down expenses owing to the long drought, and able-bodied men Women ‘are hardly earning enough ae supaly. their uy wants, tarvetion disease are killing many on Bt. Vincent, where a large number are half-naked and homeloss, rers of both sexes pewets ond tattered tents, erected a year ago after the volcanic’ eruption, which ti St. Vincent Times pronounces. "hasbors of! diséase and immorality anda. dis. grace to the colony,’ 2 ——— POUGHKEEPSIES WANT TO WIN, The third game between the strong Hoboken team and the Poughkeebsle nine will be played at the St. George Cricket Grounds, In Hoboken, on #un- 8 eman will nltch for the Jer ti cwisler will do No. 253 East Forty-ninth street, was ar-| day, Bach tean has won a gamo and |, BUC! thia one. ought to be bitterly: contested. i WEDDING MARCH FOR THE ‘Col. John L. Clem, U. tonio Heiress and S (Bvectal to The Evening World.) SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 21.—Col, John Ly |Clem, U. 8. A. “the Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” stood uader the wedding bell {in San Antonio last evening and on his | arm leaned one of San Antonto's fairest daughters, Miss Elizabeth Sullivan, daughter and helress of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sulitvan, of this Rey. C. J. Smith, pastor of St. Mary's | Catholic Church, performed the wedding remony before a great assemblage of gui T wedding « mong itself was very simple. ‘The bride was given away by \her father, a little friend of the bride serving as flower girl. Gen. Peter J. A. Cleary stood as best man for the bride- groom After the ceremony an e aborate |wwedding lunch was served to the guesis j while » Twenty-sixth Infantry Band) *- DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH. S. A., Marries San An- tarts tor Philippines. isccursed musi, Col. and Mrs, Clem left at 9 o'clook this morning for Manila, where Col. Clem assumes the duties of Chief Quartermaster of the Division of the Philippines. | At, Gen, Grant ts tn mourning he did not attend, but his staff, in full military dress, together with many ladies from | Port ‘Sam Houston, gave the wedding a | military tone, Go¥y. Lanham was rep- | resented by two aldes—Lieut.-Cols, Bd | Grigin and W. C. Sullivan, in uniform, Col, Clem is fifty-one years old and \ts said to be the youngest of olvil war | veterans, He was known even in war times as "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” |belng named after the hero of a fame poem, He Joined a Michigan regiment when nine years ol 1 stayed with throughout the war, At twel ga, he shot a Confederate He was a major in the Ponto Kican regiment two years ago and then was commissioned tn the quartermas- ters department, n SHAW'S ORDER 10 FREE $20,000 00 Will Redeem:5 Per Cent. Bonds Falling Due Feb. 1, 1904, Pay Interest to Maturity and Substitute State Bonds. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24,—Secretary Shaw unexpectedly announced, early yesterday that, “owing tothe scar- city of Government bonds both for cir- ff | culation and daposits,” he would resume funding 3 and 4 per cent. bonds into 2 ia Tents, ‘This will be done under the ‘same ‘terms as the refunding operations which closcd July 1, after they had been in progress for four months, and which resulted in the exchange of about $80,000,000 new 2 per cents for a sim{- lar amount of 8 and 4 per cents. Secretary Shaw likewise announced that he would redeem the 6 per cent. bonds wWiuch mature Feb, L 19M, pay- ing the interest to maturity, and that Male banks that have these bonds with ‘Treasurer as surety for ublio aoe erred to them would bo al- lowed to substitute State and municipal bonds therefor at 75 per cent. of their value. farhere are $5,304,450 of these bonds held as eenurtly, for deposits. The total amount outstanding 1s $19,385,060. Therefore, to secure the 5 per cents at a_price which the holders will undoubt- edly consider'a good one, Secretary Shaw increases the holdings of State ‘and municipal bonds now in the hands of the Treasurer by a large sum. Treasury officials believe that a large part of tho nearly $20,000,000 of 5s now outstanding Will be offered for redemp- tion without loss of time. This will put over that amount of money In the money market and will reduce the interest-bearing debt by whatever sum is redeemed. The debt now stands at $914.541.400, OWE HOLIDAY TO POLECAT. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Late Tues- day night @ strenuous polecat wandered down from the Capitol grounds and en- tered the Census Building, passing by « slumbering watchman, The guardian dreamed that he was being smothered by gasoline fumes and awakened. He gaw the polecat nosing eround among some documents relating to vital sta- tistics. Supposing it to be an ordinary cat the watchman Cae paper. eet with Oi result ot the confusion that fol- lowed a considerable portion of th Census building could not be occupl to-day and a large detail of clerks was given @ holiday at Government ex- pense. COL. SUTTON, BACK FROM MEXICO, IS FINED $2,000. ——<— Understood He Will Testity Against Alleged Jury Bribers im Clothing Scandal, UANSING, Mich., Sept, %—Col. Ht R. Sutton, former regent of the State Uni- versity and prominent in Republican politics during Gov. Pingree's admini: tration, yesterday pleaded guilty to oon- spiracy to defraud the State by means of the notorious military clothing deal. Circuit Judge Wiest severely scored Sutton and fined him $2,000, which But- ton promptly paid. Sutton arrived here thls moraine rom Oa) N, a th rof. H, Curtis, of that place. Pauiton, after a sensational trial, was acquitted of complicity in the con- spiracy. Then Gen, White confessed grey detail of it, and Sutton fled to fs understood that be came back ler an agreement by which save so Having been a case was prepared against he pleaded gullty. PRESIDENT ELIOT MODEST. CAMBRIDGH, Mass, Sept. %.—Eiiot Hall, a spacious and attractive new private dormitory in Mt. Auburn street, sudienly decided recently to forsake the name under which It had been ad- yentised for three months and to adopt the more euphonious but jess dignified name of Waverley Hall, It ts sald on good authority that the reasons for the change were certain arguments brought to bear upon the owner of the building by the Harvard authorities, President Eliot, it 18 sald, objected to the use of ‘hi me, Some sy’ that Presi fas, bigker plans for himself and ine tongs to have his name used in con. fection. with = & much mor qructure than that in Mt, treet, “Others gay ho had hanged from a feeling. of ni modesty and reserve, anuned Asthma, — Bronchitis, Consumption, About three ye Lemuthed, anit blot i cures Caterrh, Doeatnon ible, REE exainination SHL-O, AM pa Hah uae 228 all, avrite os telep' 228 NT ROCiR HA) rae Incorporated’ ROOSEVELT PLANS A TOUR OF SOUTH Wishes to Meet People, and Only Fear of Misinterpreta- tion of His Motive Has Kept Him Away. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 24.—Inter- nal Revenue Collector Joseph O. Thomp- son, one of President Roosevelt's pa'- ronage referees 1n Alabama, who is just back from a conference with the Pres- ident at Oyster Bay, said to-day that Mr. Roosevelt is seriously considering taking @ trip South this winter. He may speak in two or three cities each lanta and Birmingham. Mr, Thompson says the President dis- cussed the matter with him, and said he was anxious to come South, though he dia not say definitely just when he would come. He added that he had often been tempted to visit this section, but was afraid that his mission would be misun- derstood and that people might think the trip was for vote getting. Mr. Thompson says the President Is anxious to dispel somo erroneous (m- renslona) of his attitude toward the He added that the President expressea the kindest feel!) for the Southern Pere je and wished them to know him it~ er. $2,500,000 Naphtha Fire in Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. %—A fire has broken out at the Billebat naphtha fountains, belonging to the firm of No- bel, at Baku, and has aireany. caused damage estimated at $2,500,000, The works hav mn completely destroyed and the fire is still spreading. THE WORLD: TH side shelf, sufficient pipe and elbow joints, complete for $7.90 in Georgia and Alabama, including At-| Saturday Evenings. SONS Chatham Sq.: {21st Street: EVERYTHING ror HOUSEKEEPING EVERYTHING RELIABLE. New Fall Designs of All Carpetings Now on Show This Range will be set up in your home by our men, with Cash or URSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5=Piece Parlor Suite. ings; verona velour; damask or tapestry. Of eos. 5 Vie Iron Bed, This h: 4ft.and4ft.6 Is handsome sizes; Oak heavy castings; Chiffonter, designed to be roomy without taking up room; oval mirror, Reduced to $7.40 24, 190, 2226 to 2234 Third Ave. | 193 to 205 Park Row. DRESS 6000S (FhkSy_ wats eline stripes, checks and hades—wal ’ {| + ; thei Highly polished carved mahogany finish frame; your choice of cover-| —t#st colors—value 8 cenis..... $29.05 Golden Oak Dresser, 16x20 mirror, 18x40 top. Special price for this week, $7.25 Liberal Credit. Special price West Fourteenth Street; FRIDAY, AS USUAL, BARGAIN DAY And, as Usual, F Splendid Values All Over the Store.» . aT? Ue Thrice welcome are the opportunities of our Bargain Day, when a new season brings so many wants to mind. Friday Offerings Are Always Seasonable and to the Point. ai) WOMEN'S WEAR} T iGay vatueed Wall flan © effects—hapl inverted pleat back-faney Fsonn get Four stitching and strapping®.,.si>.A8@8> SILKS Poin Values! Ri oe Black Taffetas—wear guaranteed: Black Cloth Box Coats—stitehed SAO. ee. BO | cloth or velvet insert collare— ' : siaeseyacseas tallor stitched or strap -Inch Black Pea de Sote—roft : ; finish—special value... Ree OBi eee ana areas Rack Moire Velours—ri Full length Clonkes—mannish ” finish—value 79. mixture—triple peered MOG Colored Taffetas—plain and change- wit —ilare sleeve... oe 998 able—light and medium sr “aoe Peau de Sole Waists—fino tucked, yoke and back—passementerte ,.. namen stock—vilue $3.98. WASH DRESS | Six FABRICS J Friday Values! oLaren Cheviots—heavy cord— nch—25 cent quality...’ s+ 12% New Fall Flannelettes—double fold— dress styles—I9 cent quality....... 9% Apron Ginghams—one of the best =all size checks—8 cent quality... 4% Quilting Challies good nseortment Three MILLINERY | taay Va Felt Dress Shapes—black and co felt and sutin. binding-+ napes—value 88. —newest sha 5 quills, birds -black and col Children's Ready-to-Wears— rolling rim sajlors and flats— long silk ribbon streamers, WOMEN'S )Trwo ! PETIICOATS | Friday Values?’ é TRIMMINGS } Taffeto or ye Friday Vatuest faffeta Silk—colors, bi and aN ch blo effects acne rlnht ithe = Sik Chiffon Appliques—white, black, St Pesta ye rere oe i Extm heavy outing Flannels—checks and broken stripes—elsewhere .12'4 9% Extra fine Scotch Zephyrs—22 fheh— notable clan Plaids ¢or children’s dresses and waists—% cent quality .15 Two and combinations—value 49 3 triple rufles—value $5.98. Black Spangle Trimmings—hand and scroll effects desirable for Millinery Black Meroorized Sateon—also at moreens—accordion pleating, | and Dress Trimmings—value . rufle, tucks, hemstitching and others,vahie $38. sae ; Two LININGS { Friday Valuest 2-inch Moree: xtra high moire finish—all new shades—for Drop Skirts and Jacket Lining—spectal. .35 %-tnch Mercerized Sateens—high lustre—dlack and colors—value .25, .17 WOMEN'S) tne * WHITE WAISTS! Friday Valuest New st dd it pointed yaxepanet frosts Ware 08. Satin a Das of graduated tocks Value $2.49. Five Friday Values! Best Plain French Flannels—full ry PLANNELS { Collections in ‘of colors—{0 cent sual a White Sa: Baby e Made FMioually s88.ecseee ane Os Cors medium Scarlet and White Shaker Flan: s, short hi if Requested, Aela-al wool and shrunk ‘eo| ne ‘alue $1.00 to $1.50. Hier Beta Ne aa Oe catamare gat Stang Wool Blouses—worth 65... 39 ool Coat it colars—silic Heavy Domete—vorth Yorn B%| Hunnian 3 ion a jes with plaid sitk pipings ¥ FB.9B ses. You Have Say and everybody will know you want some of those snappy little ginger snaps in the In-er-seal Package, Price 5c. FATIONAy BISCUIT COMPANY That Empty Feeling— Zu ZU Your ( WHITE GOODS H Friday Valuest | BABIES’ WEAR} Roar PI ee he ete Heavy_Ni Her trek exited value .@.. Rearrecdh 29| Knitted Silk end Wool Sacquegs =)" : fanvy trim—value z Yard wide Cambrics—value .10.... 6% ayers tae. Long Cambrio Siips—pleat front 40-inch Victoria Lawns—value .1%%4. 9% neat trim—val ue 38. “ Carefully Read Every Item. The very article you want ts probably quoted, and price ts certain to be less than you expected to pay. UPHOLSTERY | retday Values! BOUS' WEAR } friday Wool Double Frpast 8 64 to 60 inches wide—va! to years—value 2.98 Brocade Ottoman Rep Portieres— ‘Three Picce Buite—d0 to 16 yra— 3 fring top and bottom—valu Value 35.99 ae i S -3.08 enn et ten A > rt pestry Couch, Ci ) a Ingped all cial vale $4.9. abet + 80 plasty ‘Lelescopes and Derbies— values and $1.60. pes Tad As has Se ype Par iaaaretiaise coe ues $1.26 Two SHADES & POLES {FT May vatuest | sens solovnes wal meee es Ghetes, txt f— patent waist dand—4 to 13 yre..; Hp renaa Hain fringe—were <9 32 | Laundered, Madras and » Per ‘ Fine Curtain Poles—6 tt. long— Fodpatcetd # neat brass and silver en ae with Oxtures—worth WOsccscseree BO OSL. Five daw0) 3 feet i UNDERWEAR Vatusstnw | DOMESTICS (Friany Valnest teks abovervarne bs keener a rca a Muslin and Cambrié Gown: roy or high ‘neck—4 In'i'gs and. a BLBACHED SHEPTINGS— one of the standard makes— fancy lace, ribo: Value 9 cents. Gootch Lae Ourtainereal lace locte novatlock eines yaa, lone: ue $2.25..1.49 6-4—usually 1¢ cents. 1i-4—usually % cents. UNBLEAS game make as above— B4—usually 12% CONUS. ..eresseee ou 10-4—usually 22 cents. eseesss SGM Unbleached Muslins—yard wid fine and close—value nt for al ming in centre, Cambrio Skirts—deep fioun: of open emb'y, H. 8. tucks: Ins'tg’s of fancy lac Value $1.59... = Soft finish Muslin Skirte—extra deep ruifle of open enib'xs) 2 Jain Red German Line: : : inoh—value «35 s TMC $L.TRsseorevwegenen LeQO ” Red German : double width— :69] HANDKERCHIEFS } Pri, va rweat Women's Au Lines H. 84 eg bans i 4 itlal—speola’ re $ All Linen H. Swot) % and ingh homeaiaa ail Titers 2 initlal—value .17, BED COVERINGS, |Feur PILLOWS, Etc. {Priday Values! Full stzo Silkoline Comfortables—pure White cotton f alue 98 "79 Fig’d Cretonne Comfor:ed! édge—light and dark—value $1 .69 Three). Full size White C BELTS AND BAGS | Faas or sed—value $! ae a Feather Pillows Ww bd d bet kayy 387 herringbone t ci ua >: ’ t sine Bags—oovy Sadao nae value (iets aes en and Blie— eeetee ag ) Three t Ba purse BLANKETS | priday Valuent White and Col'd California pandens— value -4 Hea Woot seombinatt real v: $5.50, oy Full-size Cotton 2 kets—waite lora—were $49 sees Cotton Blankets—%-bed size— id COLOTE-WTO :B9.-sessenees ™ SILVERWARE } Frigay valuest jadruple Nut Bowls, Cho Brood ‘Trayae On} ‘itchers,, Lm flit or footed’ Tw DECORATIVE re, vatmest ” Canvas Cushion » 19. EORGERR ie . NEGKWEAR | priany Wateent s—faney and talahyg cite, and colors n Vaeloty 0! 0 tabe—value 2 yock Rufts gud. Ga sn co riday Valnest 14 lots of Steel Dinner Knives~ Pidioacdlescwere 9 and i2each... Dinner Knives and Forks—t ol--90t of 6 each—usually CUTLERY tre