The evening world. Newspaper, October 16, 1903, Page 6

pal | FORCED NOTE fairs of Worcester and South- bridge Railway Company. "NEW YORK AND BOSTON BANKS ARE VICTIMS. Trust Company of the Republic and Bank of Commerce Said to Hold Bogus Paper—620 Signatures Forged. x os = BOSTON, Oct. 16,—It Is estimated that @lose to $1,500,000 worth of forged notes » Wearing the fraudulent signatures of di- bankrupt Worcester & et Railway Company w York, Boston . The Trust Company the Republic in New York is sald to been victimized to the extent of #0 and the Bank of Commerce, of salty, for a heavy sum. Discovery of the forgeries came out b investigation of the affairs of "the street railway company, which js @ receiver, In the nd Habilities the re- § note bearing the W. Wells, C, M. > agama of Geor yer and other bers of the Board “Amazing revelation Results from Investigation Into Af-/, fan hour, and one man is creidted with having covered a |! of 10,000 shares, After 2 o'clock the brokers became very busy, some of the buying being for the public and investment account, but the greater part of K was, of course, short covering. The Alton pool was very aggressive and marked up stocks easily. The strength in the Steel preferred was |vanced the effect was excelle Morgan, Rockefeller, Gould and) whole tint. Canadian Pacite and made a substantial advan Harriman Rush Their Brokers) it we learned that there was |ble in Montreal and Toronto, When Car wall Orders for Almost Every Issue Siimon.(? (° £1v¢ 8 market for tne United States Steel preferred closed up ————o {3 3-8, at 61 3-4, whtle the common gained |aghinet 85 i-8,° Stewourl eecthe wast BEARS ARE ROUTED AND aginttuver.’an wna Popnie' cnn, white Bt aul, € Yi cific, Atel + SHORTS RUN TO COVER, iaitimors < Unio, Sugne, Roading. How Island, Southern Pacific and \inion Pe- eific realized gains of over 2 points. ‘The total sales of atoc' shares and of bonds §3,92 were 755,100 Steel, Copper and Missouri Pa- om the} ofpal outside securities we: =! Greene Coppe Into the Market Loaded with 2n4, Foundry began advancing tt waa]3 that the preferred was being} No THE WORLD; FRIDAY CURB. STOCKS. DULL. Netter Feeling with Northern Se- » turities a Leader. A better reeling prevailed on the Curb to-day, but stock trading was dull. Northern Securities was fraction~ ally higher, while the International Marine and Greene Copper were weak The bid antl asked prices of the prin- | American Can ‘ American, ' Interborough Mar! oO at White Knob: THE WHEAT MARKET, Wheat opened lower to-day on public cables, reporting good weather and crop conditions in Argentine, but at once recovered on the strength of the Western cific Lead in the Rise, While Directors. The pote was shown to ‘Wells, who promptly, declared that had never signed: tt, ‘This led to a systematic search. A Dandwriting expert was summoned New York; arid he went through “the paper. of the company held by banks. “He found that out of $2,150,000 Worth.of riotes more than $1,000,000 worth lous. ‘About 150 Forged Notes. The forgeries are extremely clever ‘#8 highest, lowest ing prices! to 1-2 of a cent and May 1-4 of a cent. the Other Prominent Shares |ieleetor Hom inst Footed seid are"45] There waa a litle foreign buying ot i ; follows: ae 5 : vere Show Substantial Gains. wig vow. cen cfftt asante Gorn opened’ stendy “und “une Amal, Copper... “a8 ism ‘She + Sy | Changed. Am. Bmelt & Ref 40% 36 40% +23) New York's opening prices were Am, Sm. & R. pf. Sth 81 85% 4% | Wheat—December, 86; Mav $3 3-4, Corn Brokers representing Morgan, Rocke-| Am Suxar 12, 100 1H 2%|—May, 497-8, feller, Gould and Harriman Interests At i by _Shiongo's Opening, prices were. went into the stock market this after- fed Ba ie at gat noon, loaded with orders for almost | 8 ne 3% Fis 38 New York's ivan) 4 : every issue on the list, and began a a0 : "bo ig eee ay ag ted) Doser hot eru agal. ne b h H Chicigo's cloning prices we: ERIRAE EBS) pentan thet ent ig Se & | —Ootober, 811-8; December, prices Jumping and causel a stampede rat 1% 4 $| May, 8 1-8 bid.’ Corn—October, 45 of the shorts. ‘ ay 2 28 December, 447-8; May, 43 3-8 to 43 1 It was a determined bull drive against tm gt Sania a the bears and the latter were routed, a” & % THE COTTON MARKET. the trading being so rapid in the final w " ‘The local cotton market opened firmer dealings, that the ticker could not re- fox fat, to-day, with prices 7 to 15 points higher, cord all the transactions. One operator af 1881 ti | due chiefly to higher Liverpool cables. who was short, is credited with a forced i oa tose It was presumed that the English mar- purchase of 10,000 shares of Steel pre- | Mo. i 9 ket was influenced by low temperatures ferred. Another was said to have $3 South and prospects of frosts. Offerings bought back at a loss of 21-2 per cent. oa | were mostly jn the nature of profit tak- ng, Spinners were active buyers. 1,000 shares of Canadian Pacific, which i % fie “openin Devaar wore? he had gold this morning. The market lolosed: exceptionally strong, with gains Tunning from 1 to almost 4 points. ‘The market showed considerable tr- Tegularity during the first hour with but ordinary activity, The firet prices for the most part were higher in sym- pathy with London prices. After the firet hour the industrials were under Preseure and showed quite a little weak- ness. After thls there was good buying, || ‘gna the man who perpetrated and float- @ them had evidently laid his plans ‘Wery curefully. There are about Beraea notes all and on nearly I of them one or more of the signa- is genuine. forger would meet one of the dl- fectors on the street or in a public ee and present a note, to which he reviously forged the slgnatures other directors. The director ap- ished would sign without question, that the note had been au- is impossible to accurate tion about the affatr because non the parties interested will talk. In the air of mystery ts not the least ture of the gigantic work of ery. ere appears to be an effort to whi ey person, in which the ban! the mén whose names were uy; Joinea, been brought and ettled. A local one of the directors for Yorged. The ‘prominence ° nence involved has caused a channels of lent to hi tes. that they know who he is. banks know who floated the notes, itt does not follow that this person they were fo: ‘he work that caused prices at first to become |: steady and then to advance, The large earnings of the Missour! Pacific Com- pany eurprieed every one, and then the buying of the stock began and prices |‘! ‘went ahead. The arivance of Missouri Pacific helped the other Gould issues, The reports from railroad officials that crops in many parte of the country ‘were all made heiped the Grangers, ‘which rose under the leadership of At- chison and Union Pacific, meee ng nnn Ree ND SSSPEFES ES FPS FRESE FSS FPSS SF RRFRRSE FERS SPER Fe gazesery.suvases gusassee ssa RssE ete oa PERE SEEP SeeVassNaESUNSAasIaVsaaessaae: Is. Cen. vi +Advance. MILLIONS FOR CA..s. Judging from the orders and bids for equipment made during the week by the different rallroads, there seems to} be little truth in the reports that the car equipment companies are having! many orders cancelled. If the reportal are’ true an officials of the comnanies the new orders will more than offset the cancellations, that have been| millions, Amalgamated Copper was under pres- gure during the frat hour, but as the short interest in this stock waa becom- ing unwieldy, the shorts began to buy, and the preggure being removed general rellof was felt, London dought 28,000 shares, Boston was a heavy buyer of Copper. The shorts took alarm after Cars and looomot! ordered will cos —<—<—— WEEKS IMPORTS $1,931,603. Imports of dry goods at the port ‘were $1,981,003. i forgeries. 80 clever that even the directors of could not tell without close which: were Cloned Steady After Irregular Course. , Ost, 16.—Momey was easy in ‘market to-day. The impression that Bank of Mngland was about to draw scare in Bastern sltuetion, the ae professionals, was to transact business. Con- by the con- easier, apened irregularly and le .firmer, a4 later. “Atchison, Topeka & Santa Erie were strong, and Readini by yesterday's dividen: jon. parser, cicpealeteec ye were, buoyant. ‘Hamre con- tn*doniand. NO ALASKAN DECISION. American Claim Favored, but Vote Vas Not Been Taken, LONDON, Oct. 16,--The Associated Press has the highest authority for say- ing that the announcement mado by the don Morning Advertiser to-day, decision of the Alaskan Bi 132, 134, 136, . Between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Men’s Cheviot Suits. Anniversary Special Price. Correctly cut and fashionably tailored Suits in various patterns---good heavy- weight fabric of favorite weave virtually co evens in ‘the: private Would: indieate Chief Stone's position. it quite true that trend of ayinion. among tho: Jui the i making There Was no for: 8 Une maps. mings for A the Hin uxt Lurgent wf the ¢ SSOURI PACIFIC'S RECORD. ed their skill. We invite attention of critical to the details of fit, make and finish pure worsted and refined cassimeres are the Other Fall and Winter Suits, $5, $7.50, $10, $1 in elaborate Anniversary display. if] surprises and price wonders. ~ oa winter wear. Men’s Hats, derby and all new soft shapes--Bloc are fast. We can-safely warrant every hat, because. only making them. back and front, separate cuffs, BOYS’ HANDSOME BLOUSE AND DOUBLE-BRE Famous Double Guarantee. ~Stould any ; purchase fail to please, the money will be re unde without a single question, All clothing bought herg will be pgessed and repaired tor one year tree | Between 6th and ' of cost. id they pre not dented bv thel) New York for the week ending to-day]| ‘The 138, 140, 142, 144 and 146 West 14th Street, 3. Superb Suits of Artistic Handiwork. ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL PRICE. In the creation of these garments choice materials have been utilized, and the best journeymen tailors have exert- Silk-and-worsted, Men’s Shirts, strictly Fall and Winter designs—The same materials that go into high-priced Broadway Shirts, and making equally as good; open markets, December here advanced 3-8 offered; | — FOR AUSTRALIAN TRADE. H SAIN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.—The Grand | Trunk road {s about to place tirec large | Much original goodness is lost when coffee stands in a store for weeks *, {at this SPECIAL PRICE...... 2'lof our speci i|praise of the very delicious tal Established 1840, io ‘| Tel. 3471 Cortlandt. EVENING, OCTOBER 1 Gillies Coffee Sale|” A postal does it. Thousands of busy housekeepers have welcomed the new system. If you haven't tried it begin right now, to-night. Send us the postal, that’s all. No running to the store. No doubtful Coffee. No experimenting. No disappointment of any sort. A ‘Postal brings the Gillies Coffee—pure, rich, fresh roasted, direct to your doors at no advance in cost—brings i clean 1d nice, straight from the biggest battery of roasting machines you ever saw. 6, 1903. and months, - The postal brings all the goodness—quick and fresh, _ Sixty-three years of large direct importing insure every possible excellence; also closest lowest prices. From these low prices there will be pyecial reductions for three days—Saturday, Monday, Tuesday. Vous! Defeot— Begging Collar. nor look alike. sumers coffee it yields. Shoulder. If you are Collar will effect it. our ‘*Concave” them, as if b shouldered effect. You might as well save this difference and get the best coffee. The pos- tal brings it—ten blocks or t-.1 miles or farther, Bargain Coffee. Mountain Maracaibo. REGULAR PRICE 16c. In all respects | FORMER PRICE 28¢c. Grown on the the best low-priced coffee on the market; |highlands and admittedly superior to extra good value at 16c. For ¢ lowland coffee, this brand three days, Saturday, Mon- made friends fast at 25c. Cir- ¢ day, Tuesday, it will be sold cumstances have enabled us , to make the regular price 20c. The SALE PRICE is... American Java. Peaberry Mocha. REGULAR PRICE 27c. A very| REGULAR PRICE 30c. Much more] « choice Java, rarely included in any|desirable than other Mochas that are sales, Con- G loudly, prociaimed as best. 0 are enthusiastic in Earnestly recommended to all if who enjoy a rich coffee. SALE PRICE The SALE PRICE is.......- ’ Send the Postal—That’s All. WE SELL 5 LBS. COFFEE—or 1 Ib, Tea and § Ibs. Coffee—and deliver in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx up to 180th St. SEND POSTAL or telephone. 10 Ibs. Coffee or 5 Ibs. Tea—or 1 Ib. Tea and 10 Ibs, Coffee—delivered, free of express charges, within 25 miles of Manhattan—25 Ibs. delivered within 100 miles. Gillies Coffee C | ] Bet. Park Pl. 238, 285, 287 & 289 Washington St. é'iarcny st another kind. 2239 3d Av, 535 Fulton St., NEW YORK 747 %43 8th Wav. ‘BROOKLYN ¢5 sth Av. EITZ & AR SHIS DISPLAY OF FALL GOODS far outclasves anything we hav - ted. "The orlgluality in our sults for men ana, women Ie very marked highest-priced garments. }and modern steamers In the Aystrallin | trade, sailing from Tacoma tn compett- | | lon with the Qceanle Steamship Com: | | pany and the Canadian Pacific's tine tol Australln, Inyolved tn the new enter-| rise js a trafic deal between the Grand |runx'and' the Hill lines, whercoy’ the latter will share the handling uf the traic, the steamers of tho Pacitlc Coast | Steaniship Company to furnish direct }eonnection with this port. ———_—_. NEW COUNTERFEIT BILL. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16—The Secret | Service yesterday announced the dis- covery of a new counterfelt $10 United States note, It is of the series of) 1901, Lyons, Register; urer, with portraits of 8’ Departinent will be all the necessary articles of dreas, with ty. feature, ‘These goods Waiting for you to choore then on ‘cut easy Long, loose overcoats in tans, gray! ‘op Coats, Imported anc men’s Tailor-Made Sul ‘overts: thoroughly. well_made. in| stylish, made of wn excellent quality. ot lined with silk; other! » with the long-coat effect; the bu from $20 to $30 for) Most pop to-day; these’ were Fe. A 5p ee ey: ) 3 SOT co Singl te s Wal nade nf fine quailty black Thibet; the r ‘aultlensly tailored and il f v and carry an als -welght melton in light U erally found in’ @ sack! and dark «ray, with self folds around $12.00 |the nips: reducea trom $3, 82.25 but w Veryspec a re of black or blue worst our careful talloring they are thoroughly we quickly to men who w! is apparent; | This week made und will go) sole, with tucke to dress properly; |we have there in sizes f y would be good ue | their original’ selling price was Broadway. ': here for $16.00! ney will be cosed our at BIeIO ig mo attempt to imitate asilk| fibre. Ue SURPRISE SUO RIUMPHAL FOURTH ANNIVERSARY. Manufacturers at Wholesale of Apparel of Unsurpassed Quality, Fit and -Style---Distributers Direct to the Wearer at Producers’ Prices. 5 dressers fabrics. 5 and $18— Special efforts to surpass our own previous quality- 3 Men's Shoes, selected from the new Fall stock—Guaranteed all solid leather, extra wearing soles and counters, in the various new lasts for Fall and 1 00 . 69 55¢ | ks are authentic, colors pure felt is employed in STED SUITS, $1.50, NORFOLK, THREE-PIECE AND NOVELTY SUITS, $2,50, $3.50, 55. 132 to 146 W. 14th St, 7th Aves. A Great and Ever Increasing Success. Hundreds of thousands of prudent people—near and far—indorse The Surprise Store by thgir pat- ronage, Everybody likes to deal with a reliable and successful house. It will pay YOU well to do so. These Are the Anniversary Specials---Every Article Guaranteed. | Men’s Camel’s Hair and Natural Wool Underwear Phenomenal value and timely — well-fashioned garments of good weight. Anniversary Special, 2 THE. SURPRISE. STORE CREDIT.—Any of these goods charged to your account and you pay $1 per week. RELIABLE GOODS ONLY, MADE IN SANITARY, SUNLIT SHOPS. vAnnibersary Special Price, The prevailin 33¢ ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL PRICE. These are Overcoats of distinctive character, made from pure wool black and oxford gray frieze; world-famous mills warrant the cloths, Every garment will give several seasons’ satisfactory wear. Shoulders are broad and of sightly contour; collars are close setting. Other Fall and Winter Overcoats, $5, $7.50, $12, $15 and $18—in profu- ever can be; sizes 13 to 5, and effects, all included at Other Ansiyersary items are too many to quote. boys will observe trem on ai ing is TRUB. All sales are CASH or C, 0, ‘Third Ave,,'N, W. Cor. 834 St,, One Block from“ L” Station, ane — Sightseers at thé world’ prise tl The Magic of Our “Concave” : Shoulder. Re Nature has not made us all to think alike— . _; There are men of generous»... build, with big, broad shoulders,and menwith «>: slender frames and narrow, sloping shoulders. provement in the fit and set oF shoulder and collar are moulded ri tweeds, Thibets, undressed and smooth-faced worsteds in black, blue, 18. brown, gray—some are solid effects, others in fancy patterns—$15, Every other sort of suit or overcoat that is good style from $12.50 to $35. WM. VOGEL & SON, Houston St, Third Avenue, N. W. Cor. 83d Street One Block from Elevated Station. Men's Frieze Qvercoats $< 9 model and length of ‘the season—Oxford frieze with velvet collar and substantial linings.... ....++ esses Overcoats of All-Wool Irish Frieze. sion—something to please every faste—unusual values for the Anniversary. Boys’ Novelty Belted Overcoats—Oxford gray, with silk em- broidered emblem on sleeve, velvet collar and brass anchor but- tons, for ages 3 to 8, Boys’ Shoes. for school and dress wear—The problem of shoeing the boys to last is as nearly solved by these shoes as it Neckwear—Handsome Four-in-Hands—Fall fancies and fads in Silk Neckwear; patterns in profusion; a riotous range of colors & biggest, store for men and des. Courteous salesmen will demonstrate that evesy word of our advertis- D.—no credit account losses for you to help What Next? Everybod, Special Sales are anni Evening Journal and. Evening named in the Fashion calls for the broad shoulder, not 4 the ordinary bulky, wadded, clumsy affair— 40 but a shoulder of grace—our ‘*Concavé”’® — looking tor an im- sd your clothes |.“ our “Concave” Shoulder and ‘‘Closefitting’ «0 If your shoulders slope =» Shoulder will transform "°° magic, to the desired broad-= + And if once you wear a suit or overcoat with our ‘‘Concave”’ Shoulder ° and ‘‘Closefitting’’ Collar you will never wear > he style and shape of our © 4 ht into the : Rarmerts by skilful, careful hands—to stay. y his is true of our lowest as well as of our 4 Fall Suits & Overcoatsat$I5 Black Thibet, medium length overcoats, silk lined to edge, $15. a Topcoats of double and twist tan and olive coverts—$15, ' a Cravenettes--the genuine sort—made in the long, loose style—$15. FA nd bl cks—$15. Si Fall suits—single and double breasted—of cassimeres, cheviots, 3 ‘aor . = @ aoe ke 10 $1.50 pay. fetes tN, Wor! Bat In the windows