The evening world. Newspaper, December 8, 1903, Page 8

, Operator McCloskey Fired at Desperado After Lat: ter’ Had Battered in Door of the Signal Tower. a “aan Left Trail of Blood Behind I: des Which Posse Is Now Follow ing Up in the Hope of Captur- “FORCED HIGHWAYMAN TO FLEE TO MOUNTAINS. Mo WILLTAMSPORT, Pa., Dec. %.—A posse of men! have started for the mountains to search for the desperado Who for an hour last night. besieged Operator B, N. MoClosker in the lone- Jy towcr at Queen's Run, on the Penn- ryivania: Jt is almost certain that the Mebwayman was/badly wounded by the ppera'pr. and the deputies expect to find him hiding tn the mountains. eCloskev Js the seventh operator to Aitacked in thie part of the State ting the last few weeks. The reign ‘of hold-ups started with the murder at liam Clendennin in the tower at wnavills, Since then the police and raifrohd detectives have been 80, fictive. that po more trouble was ex- Pected for ‘a: tind. Yokine Warning from che ‘experience Of Other. oprrators, MeCloskey barred OFF WITH GUN} AND G When Louis Smith walked into his store at No, 92 Park avenue, Brooklyn, to-day he discovered that his large safe had been wrecked with dynamite and rifled of its entire contents. How this could have been done with Smith, his wife and three chikiren asleep within twelve feot of the spot where the bur- lars worked is @ mystery which the police of Brooklyn are endeavoring to solve. The lower floor of Smith's house 19 used as his store, while he and his fam- lly occupy the upper fuors, The Smiths retired ag usual last night, first locking the doors and windows of the eivre. | The safe was in the front part of the store when the burglars entered, but} they did not work there, fearing thev | woul man, door. adove where the burglars were working were though the noise of moving the murat ened The burglars. were dvidently - encour- aged holes with sufe the sound of the explosion. plosion must have been loud ‘nile efit the Smiths rlept on, Binith's logs In’ eettmated at about sm. ‘There were $200 in the sxfo, together with Jewoiry estimated ‘They sta the heavy safe into one of the rear rooms of the store and then began to bore holes in ‘the sidée and They’ Are Soeptical. ‘ |d be seen by some pasting police- Sleeping In the room directly the Smiths. ‘They heard nothing, have been suificient to ave awake the soundest sleepers, the past fow days. when the safe was moved and the ail bored, They filled the, oles dynanilte and then. cove: with blankets: #0 ah to ‘itiother has been a puzzle to to be worth about | or relatives knew of. ‘The. report recently the door of the tower when he went to work and placed his revolver on the desk beside.the key. Shortly after mid- night he heard « knock at the door and an. evasive answer was given wnep he demanded to know what was wartted. With his refusal to open the door the man outside began beating i the thin arvels, ‘The whistle of an approach- ing freight train frightened him away and. the operator thought he would not return. He did, however, and when tne Goor- wax almost broken down MoClos- key pointed his revolver through a crack ani With, iy yell of pain the highwayman staggered backward and, limping, ran foward tie mountains. McCloskey fired two more #hots, but ey, were not ef- fective. Thy man escaped in the dark- hear, but this morning & tall of blood ‘shows that he was wounded. Raliroad ‘delectiver’ were ak once put on. the case, but as McCloskey could not see the man's face they have ‘little to guide them. ‘Their hope Js in finding an Injured man at some house In the WRIT. FOR TLuustRATED M4 BOWERY, Aweer, SIDE OF STRFI Y ONE is ‘aware th advanced greatly, both in Amsterdam and New York. ' If you ate seeking to purchase Diamonds at bargain ; ssl \sétely. you. cannot! get them from houses who claim to importers. It is a fact Bo) throughout the United States that we advance money and buy inset D \grade at tremenddus sacrifices from those who are pressed for teady cash. In this way we are able to sell them to the public at prices less than regular dealers pe y for them. Our nameis a household word throughout the ICAN DIAMOND CUTTERS; not of rough Diamonds, BUT OF PRICES—which és what the pub- For carfare you can behold the laggest stock of Diamonds in the country; thousands of beautiful jewels in every conceivable design fill our cases, making an exhibition worth coming many miles to’see. Melghts of digmonds in our advertisements; a’ the greatest AMERI lic appreciates. WAHNING "WE, aly others do not and. where the Tooth Ring. Sout, fine Diuewhite sparkling gem, perfectly cu t, nis setting 3 ata stone to advai fine gem, perfectly cut, real ball of fire, 11-10} ho kt, Tiftany set- is worth? v1 $100: hanes our price Srazninoént Pendant or je large blazing dianionds; worth Our jo Mustrations of Ladies’ Watches Are Two-Thirds Actitat size. | Evenings Till 9. ESTABLISHED 1557 sil tGleyy, BY SAVINGS, BANK, ATTENTION, BARGAIN HUNTERS! Extra fine: gem, flawless, Amateraim cut, 2% kare dagal briliianc; diamond in cent Kenine eat t water be Gola 14 kt. Kola through out, itive fine white; ‘a the prize of Diamonds has iamonds of the finest Inited States: we are known Either opal or turquoise centre, encircled by extra Iaree white dia- monds, 1 kt. (no chip); worth $179 A ess Smaller Diamonds at \$5,00 8 $1.50 re, surrounded hy Princess Rine, v$ various combina- tion of vearia:} no chips with precious? erea stoner, $5.00 Ladies’ Amer- mountains. curred cm tae night of Nov. half berle spite of terror continues, operators are afrald to go to work, Rogers Teaspoons, fancy Gren. vain Pe: per half doi Ro terns, half doz. . friends is that he was dozen robberler or Atte: a insthe mamme;dinrict followed, De: | levee the efforts of the patice the Felgn unt young man man. , ‘ ropole and another hotel a fe The murder of Willian “fh sa cai oc. Nast of Seventh avenue on Forty: 8 gd ia | srreetiwithin the last week. Heved that the revort is false and.that ROBBER BURGLARS DYNAMITESAFE iS CNGSLEY JEROME T OPEN ET $500 IN BOOTY]. NOW IN N NEW YORK?) SALOONS SUNDAY Explosion Takes Place Within Twelve Feet of Béportéd to His Fr His Friends that) The theinstateoe Attorney to Submit the Family, Who Were Asleep. He Wage Seen Last Week, but Inclined to Be Despite the fact that a reward of $1,000 has beenj offered for information that will lead to the discovery of the where- abouts of Henry Baxter Kings tives.of the young man have id that he hds been seen in this city within Kingsley dropped out of sight about three weeks ago and his disappearance the police. No reason for his absence coukl be found. He haa plenty of money, could get more !€ he wanted it, had not been speculat- ing and had no romance that his friends received by his een in the Met- doors cond be- who answered Kinggley’s description was seen by those now higneh whe thought they had found the missing committee from the Citizens’ Union at the Unton headquarters in Union Square on Thursday to make known his plane concerning local option. keepers with the law-breaking class, said the District-Attorney to-day. “When they are compelled to pay for protection, as they are under the present! o¢ the 16,000,000 xallons of alcohol used in| Medicine, bec laws, plan fs to have the salooys open certuin|son, the eminent authority on statistics, hours on Surday. detail until I have mabniltted it to the Citizens’ Union Committee." have ‘the support of ‘the pulpit in the measure he advocated. and Dr. Give me ttreir moral support.” The District-Attorney was aske3 wirt Grome's rian to regulate Excise laws. rE oan't dlscuss that plan at this answered Mr. Jerome, “I will hing to say on the question Somewhat Suggestive, (From the Philadelphia Press.) k—You seem to be busy all sions, Plans to Citizens’ Union— Says Bishop Potter and Other Ministers , Will Support Him. ge Marya Whal at? 4 mocte' " WOMAN ‘AGED 87 EVICTED. * Mre. Ebert an@ Blind Denghter he“ thought of Police Commissioner Arraigned for Vagrancy, Mrs, Johanneh Dbert, elghty-aeven years old, and her blind daughter, were arraigned to-day in the Bwen étreet police court, Willdamsburg, on a charge of vagrancy. The two were found last night sitting in front of No 2% Throop avenue, guarding their, worldly ‘ney had just been put out of tne thou for not daying thereat. ¥ poss. supported |e ta ae vy "am | sale the balance of entire line of Velvet poverty of the two women will be called Waists at the attention of some charitable Forsythe’s, Velvet Waists. Great Reductions. To clean up stock we have placed on District Attorney Jerome will meet a About 8,000,000 Gallons Go Into Patent Medi- cines Every Year, “My plans are to disassociate saloon- then they are lawbreakers, My I cannot tell of It in| says more than half of this quantity is used [Prescription of in the making of quack medicines—he | nent spectalis méans the patent kind. Very few persons | who uso these patent medicines realize they Mr. Jerome was asked If he would are they taking great quantities into their “C will," he replied. “Bishop Potter Rainsford are with me and their own names as poisons, "WHERE ALCOHOL. GOES it it Decause physicians are aware of $16.50: - Splendid assort- theso alarming facts that. they oppose the use of patent medicines. Physicians have no ment. Ail sizes, Nosuch now that drunkenness and the drug habit values can again be had; in many cases have their beminning in the use of patet medicines. Physicians have no| CIS SCASON, hesitation in recommending Father John's se they know that {t does the “arta” in this country, Edward Atkin-|not contain alcohol or poisonous drugs, and that it ts not a patent medicine but the regular phystclan—an emi- who prescribed {t fifty years Rev. Father John O'Brien, 2 by whom It-was recom- fre drinking intoxicating Hauors, Not only |mended and from,whom it derived ite namo, It {a all puré nourishment and builds up systems, but they are also absorbing sey-|the body at the same.time it cures colds eral kinds of drugs which are sold under} and all throat and lung troubles; prevents pneumonia and consumption—uarantoed, Silverware. halt 'doz...... gers Tabl lespoons and Fi A large assortment o' rup! such as Combination Sugars, Pic! fe Casters, Cake Baskets, Fralt gets Syrups, Milk Holders, Sara Butter Dishes and Nat’ Bow! fio, Specials srereSiesedes X Lit $ Ort Sati 39c tui braid; always: 60c. 55c ALtatyles, colora-and sizes; from 18 to 32. Jong and short lengths, high and low busts, The cheapest pbeke $1.00; others were $1.50 and $2.00. None C. 39c to 44; value 630, 39¢ Bo; Bo} Ca: col “BI ani Fo Ladies’ Wal- wolld 14 tham, Elgin or Mt 0d ce C. move: ment, solid 14- karatgoia ° ut, lender— lican Watonh, wed; h op $18; our "$10.00 Saturdays Till 11. ut) Hand-Painted Pillow Slips, new designs, at Hand-Paintef Dresser Sets, 6 pieces, Panne Satin Figured Lambrehuins, kind ...... $1.50 kind Imported Tapestry Pillow Tops) beat BOC, KINGS. ios eee sewer eeeeecvegeces Fancy Trimmed Pin Cushions, hand pain’ COOLS cove cee eee neceeessrereeeeenedansas bes Silk Floss Pillows, 20 inch, 29r,; 22 inch, 89 inch, 49c.; ae ee rene Td Wonderful Sale of Thomson Corsets.and Flannelette Wear. 49c with yoke bands; worth 75c. 69c high=neck, finished with scalloped edge, made extra full width and length; worth a Boys’ Overcoats $1.50. Extraordinary Specials in our Boys’ Clothing Dept. Don't Mise Them! For this week our regular , $4.00 to Russian Coats and Raglans, sizes 234 to 16, at 2.98 Useful presents for the boys, age 2 to 20, in our Boys' Clothing Dept., 2d floor. war Bissest Carpet Sensation Ever Bigelow Axminster Carpets. that regularly retail at°$2.60 aud $3.00 a yard. The word “Bigelow” stands in the Carpet Trade not alone for the best make, but whatever ts critical in tured the Bigelow A: than twice to three times the amount of our prices to- and laid on your with or without botders; actual value $2.50 to $3.00. a-yard;.epecial extraordinary,.at.. 98c for fine offices. Great Ollcloth and Linoleum ypecials, 600 Rolls of Nairn's, Sampson's or Potter's finest fin- ish quality . dried,,in all widths, such as two yards, one and one-half yards, and’ One yArd wide; values up to 45c, yard; every yard guaranteed Daiects special extraordinary, at..,....... eovbdece 19¢ to slight print imperfection: square yard, $1.00: én sale tormorro’ celal extraordinary, Bri irs, Claret Sieters, By Ch 4 Sets, Table s.Bon Bon Di Cracker ry piece uuaianteeed to (ye tad i ersten value, oa | 5 —2d mas Fert Goods Gale. ‘rior. HIGH-GRADE AT POPULAR PRICES. thograph Sota Pillows; while they la: silk fringe: 4.00 KANG. cee bee e eee ceeceetereeerebeeeeees 2.98 Roman Silk Striped Lambrequin: ental in Damai LADIES’ FLANNELETTE NIGHTGOWNS, ath, yokes and sleeves finished with None C. 0. D. THOMBON'S CORSETS, sample LOT of He FLANNELETTE KIMONOS, mado of pretty stripes, finished with plain band, 36 LADIAS* FLUANNBELETT® PETTICOATS, made with yOke band and finished with Moped edge; always 50c. None C, O. D. LADIKS' JERSEY RIBBED PETTICOATS, in blue, pink, ‘eeru, red and lavender, made LADIES’ FLANNELETTE GOWNS, two new styles of sailor collar, with V neck or ’ Russian Oyercoats, sizes 21¢ to 5, s’ Russian Overcoats, sizes 2% to $8.00° Boys’ Published. We Purchased 2,000 Yards of The word “Bigelow” stamped and printed on a rpet is guarantee. enough for any one; Carpets lor or design that this country produces; the word igelow" embodies it all. Of*‘all Carpets manufac- inster js absolutely the best d finest, and cannot regularly be, bought: for less ‘morrow. Making ahd’ Laying Free. r to-morrow Bigelbw Axminster. Carpets, made loor, in Bix different colorings, Among the lot about 20 Rolls especially adapted O\'cinth,. thoroughly. seasoned and Rolls of 4 yards wide. Linoleum, seanileas,, ubject regular value per mm 49c No Mall Orders. None to De 5 AN ABSOLUTELY MATCHLESS SALE. . |. Namm Ki. Nam Dolls, jointed, luxuriant curly hair, that open and close; actually worth $1.50; our special price, only desired, Combination Crokinole and Checker Boards, worth T5c.;, special at... "59c Sissell’s Toy Carpet Prreepers each Men's, Women’s and Children’s Initialied Hand- kerchiefs, fine lawn or japonette, each.. Children’s Handkerchiefs, 8 in bons Wake or cclored borders, 15c. and ... Men's and Women's Initialled Handxerehle » 6 in & box; box from 1.45 to . Men's and Women’s Initialled Lerpaes sik Handkerchiefs, each 75c., SOc. and., Chotce of 200 new patterns of fine Swiss and embroid- ered, hematitehed and scalloped ae. ‘trimmed and baad seme raron tots, eac! Been eeeeeeeee ‘Our Special,” beautiful Hewea wigs, alnied het cetes Combination Easel Blackboard, with revolving plc- n + our price 59c The Largest and Most Complete Assortment of | Fulton St. Elm Place and jtoyt St. BROOKLYN. We Give Blue Trading Stamps With All Cash Purchases ES News from Toyland. Prices Always the Lowest. large Kid-Body Dell, with shoes and eat Ings; curly wig; worth Tie.; special at. gandie, in assorted colors; worth $1.39; special shoes and stockings; tures; everywhere sold for 75: only..... 95c $2.00 Worth ‘of Blue Stamps. Cut this coupon out and present It at store gii ing BLUE Stamps when mtking el ype to the amount ot cum e And zee In. ad- ion to 8 given with worth of Blue imps ABSOL Lae erclaee Coupon tnust be presented within one week from this date, Dec. 7. BENEDICT & MACFARLANE CO., Prop., Incorporated, $1,000,000,00 Capital. MERCHANTS: Ploase accept this céupon. EVER NEGLECT — — TO ASK FOR — 3LUE STAMPS WITH EVERY PURCHASE Whenever you make a purchase of any character at man: prem tores acta: any store never neglect to ask for blue stamps. They many pre Hum. Gah yertsatmaeesnesames red are as much a part of your purchase as the article you buy, and represent a value to you that you can {Il af- ford to go without, since the cost is absolutely nothing. If you will collect these blue stamps you can re- deem’ them for your choice from among thousands of valuable articles of home utility and adornment. One blue stamp is given for every 10 cents expend- ed, and handsome premiums are given when you have collected only so small a number as 300, and from that up to any number, based on the value of the premiums It will be a treat indeed for you to visit the located at the following addresses: No, 126 West Twenty-third street. Rothenberg & Co., West Fourteenth street, No. 707 Westchester avenue, Bronx. No, 1884 Broadway, Brooklyn, A. I. NAMM, No, 452 Fulton street, Brooklyn. ern home attractive, cheerful and comfortable. Trade Where You Get Blue Stamps. : They Are Good Forever and Everywhere. Handkerchiefs Ft Prices Guaranteed the Lowest. AYc| Mén's Japonetto Hapdkereiet 1 5c Fancy, boxes Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, and Woinen’s pure bo Handkerchtets, ered silk initlats, 8 for. 25c}4: trimmed pee embroidered; box from’ Ano 25c| mon all width hems, each, 25c. mse colors and fandy: effects, extta sixes, from, 49c edges, wey slightly Aeigertect; . i ‘Namm Ladies’ and Misses’ Solid Gold Rings, uine doublets of Sapphires, Emeralds, Garnets, < @te.; also Pearls, Opals and all fancy Birth stones, 2.00 Gold Plated Brooches, set with brilliant Rhine- stones; Over a hundred different patterns, the most brilliant effects A9c Dressed Dolls, large size, dressed in (rep or 98 Cc Two Perfume Specials. Fancy Bottles of various shapes and different brands of quadruple é: Fancy Holiday Roxes, containing large bottle ee ley’s concentrated extracts, including honey@uckle, corylopsis, Suitable for presents, at......... eeeeeeeees Shoes and Rubber Boots. Women’s 2 Shoes at $1. Women’s and Misses’ 50c, Rubbers, 29. $3.25 Roys'-fine Storm King extra high-out Boots,’ 1 ret rary 11 to 18% . = 1.69 trimmed and well finished. 1.98 mote Clan worsted Sweaters, full fashioned, made one of leading See wel black, gri “A dg Biderdow: proprietors of the Blue Stamp, which are 2.98 meee . Hath Robes; s variety of Xmas Hosiery, 980, Box. Ladies’ iniported black lisle thread. Hose, with Taco No. 164 Wont One Hundred and Twenty-fitth street. ee the Hundred. and Twenty, hein atr fastens, neatly packed, 8 pairs in a box, Very desir. Great Sale of Manufacturer's stock of Portieres, Couch Covers and And examine critically the showing of premiums. You'll find everything that assists in making the mod- sold at $2.75 Cale pati sale price. . About 300 pairs ot “ boautiful ‘half-mereerised 6,in box, lace pa i All-sille mercerized Portieres, looking silk, Sa er ‘Handsome assortment of Sik Muflérs, in plain Swiss Embroidered : oe 25¢ $7.50, Formerly $12.50 to’ John Forsythe, THE WAIST HOUSE, 865 Broadway, 17th and 18th Sts, ASK EVERYWHERE. red AMMES' EXOUISIA VIOLET. rue, hatural, perfect and lasting scent, of a bunch ‘of. treah i} r Dartment stores and druxsloba by Ali Jardinieres, ‘Tabourettes and Baskets at lowest prices. Special Holiday Jewelry. . 0 ee 98c ices, including “Violet of “36e lilac, violet and carnation, A9c Balance of $15,000 stock of Shoes and Rubbers, purchased from M. L. Roth (retired), 480 Fulton st., to be sold at 4 former prices, Hota $2.00 Women's Shoes and ‘Ine jettes seeweeee ke Roth's $3.50 Women’s . Patent eas $2.00 Boys! and Gitla’ Box Galt and Viel Shoes, 11 to BY, gens 8 to 1834 bt XH Few Special Bargains. worth _ 50c,—Boys' . all-stlk widths; a large assortment of fancy stripes. 25e, each, shown in some stores for 50c—Men's Windsors, full ik Neckwear; Tecks in the hewest shapes, also revorstble Four-in-Hands; a variety of dark and light colorings, in desirable combinations, T9e, worth eee $1.00—Men’s “Domet” Finnnel Night full 56 in. long; new stripes, neatly, q 1 Davy and white, stripes, felled seams, generous sites, Tapestry.” lot because!of our great ready-money, gives us the greatest chance we ever had’: selfing, Portieres, Couch Covers and Tapestry: at about’ 40a.’ on the dollar, 60-inch Heavy Twp 1.490. 0 75cgeam! peg 2 shades pe roam