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“i ‘Carried to the r Fagan, who scored the trolley tes in the columns of last Satur- May's Evening World, is one of the first to publicly approve of The Evening | World's fight. ‘Yo an Evening World re- porter he aid to-day: “The Evening World is doing great ~ Work for Jersey City. I say Ph sincerity, and I believe that & » @ child should say tho same ft ig one newspaper not afraid to fight. It successfully fo for transfers. Its purpose now Is to try and accomplish even « greate: that of forcing the trolley compa run cars fit to ride in, ang ru them to prevent overcrowdin "It is my purpose to aid The Evening World all I can. I propose to begin my of the fight to-night, when at the “ha of the Legislature at Trenton, N. S..T will have introduced a bill de- the franchises under which the Public Service Corporation operate ) Pthelr cars in Jersey City null and void, d requesting the passage of a la’ ‘compelling the company to get ne And for these franchises the managers will have to pay money. New Law Wanted. “Bince about 1884, when the street-car Mnea, were given their franchises in Jer sey City, not a cent has been patdyfor ‘the use of the streets, nor has any tax “been paid per car. I contend that the hise of the old Bergen Street Rail- way expired in 1854, when this company | ‘' was intorporated, and that nobody had the power to transfer the right of fran- Organized and which operated the carn ‘until merged into the new Public Ser- ‘vie¢ Corporation. think Jersey City will be in a position te demand better service from the trol- | ‘tompan: Two of the Mayor's legal advisers | thisilegisiation are Corporation Counsel George L. Record and Corporation At- torney Robert Carey, | Mayor Thomas Brady, of Bayonne, seen at his home by an Hvening to-day, tds disgraceful y service In Hudson » 1 am sure that such work will h much. Everybody h 1 | fs talking abouc t i ing World, and all awilling to furnish any information | ‘For some time past the tro! We been run through Bayon i ‘regard to schedule time, to the inconvenience of the public, und hatanding the soverity of the “weather there has been for a good part day absolutely no heat in them. | ition ts not only uncomfo it extremely dangerous. It is @afe for any one to xo out of the atmosphere of either the home | of business and sit for any of time in-an atmosphere far the freeing point, addition to this discomfort and the public has been obliged to cars at,different points within mits of the city and remain with- OUt cover In tho cold and a ow i told by officials of the ice Company that the uulty complained of ix due to the kof power. If that ts true, it ought not to 80. Provision should ha beeri made against such a contingency long before it actually arose. Under management these difficulties have been anticipated and pro- for. A Val “The right obtained c | part of the @ practical exc tors is a valual a vided when ‘possi! The Mayor sald also that if the pres ent trolley company does not soon pro- expect ites f y have a right mpl they do not receive thp very best WORLD (5 DOING GREAT WORK FOR JERSEY CITY Fight for Better Car Service Is Being, _ Taken Up on All Sides and Will Be: wht and won a battle] Se chise to the new company that was| lias to submit to cold cars, delayed car auéh a law can be passed, then If) ayy. Legislature — What ‘Leading Men in the City Say. | For | Hore than an fh Hi car did not put in an appearance, ind during all that time not a car was although there were avenue © | Lackawanna terminal, in Hoboken, wert ked thetr efforts Improvement Asso: City, through . Mr. E. 0. Ransome, has . meeting tor to-morrow ‘eyven- ax the troiley service. Other | ings ure to be called by the Jersey I of Trade, the Hudson County the | isi en's Association and ness Mi ‘Twelfth Ward Improvement Association | in the near future. Tari meencal For household, rs, in almost every | of a | and again, Dally the trolley managers promised to make changes, but nothing was ever accomplished. The new Public Service Corporation, which at present controls all the trolley lines in the northern part of New Jer- sey, Was organized about eight months ago, and Its managers sald there would be ho delay in the matter of bringing about the much-needed tmprovements, One of the very first things the new. company tried to do was to ignore the reqitost for the adoption of a uniform transfer system, declaring that money would be lost for the millionaires: who | controlled the compaity. jayor Mark M. Fagan and the Board of Street and Water Commissioners made an appeal to The Eventing World to take up the fight for transfers, and within a month's time the fight’ wan OL. Forced to submit on this score, the trolley managers refused to a more. and as 4 result to-day the pu crowded cars and every ‘other Kind of [ cars but the comfortable kind. ‘The Evening World was recently ap- pealed to again to wage war on the trolley company in Hudson County. ‘The | war granted, and a fight started | ill_be a lasting one. At one time Union | “ in| ¢ Union Hill] 4 40 |A FEW THINGS THAT PATRONS OF JERSEY TROLLEY bOCESOOE 08064661000 (se8 0 5$G6 OF ATINGE WH YER WAITIN’ FER YER CAR-PLGNTY °" Time! CHOICE Esa EG ks) seare ) = VANCE} Vance! LOLEES) | feone ont) (9748 veer) eS BN AaAAw WITNESSES’ LONG TRIP. They Came from Japrn in Alleced| Silk Frauds, ce-Consul for Yoko-| y by hama, Japan, way of San Fran with other witnesses. In the interest of the ¢ will testify In the vernment against Rosenthal & Coly ‘ged with fraud in connection untion of sili< np n is stopping at » Fifteenth street und & Konelny avenue, BO4: 6448 ‘ @7 4 TRANSFER POINF, Paes aa CN OTRIN DOIN = WERE ALL FROZEN STIFF ~ (Hs WAITIN FIFTY SEVEN UNETES ! Negro Admits He Killed Another ng sent U 1 Re a eae DONT Bf SUAPRISAD ‘717 cores TO THIS aa 4 Tie iqyee/g | ( [see z| \| dOmpPANYS REFRIGERATOR LINE. W| Teaser cory, |nonoxan, aS uMPIn SIMMINYS WORSE THAN a WAY TO PUNISH HABITUAL CRIMINALD OOOOE S698 400006 BUTLER IS A MAN-SLAYER. | EX-GOV. BUSHNELL WORSE. Charles + the poli [/gmpleved inent families ——— ee Austin » Court to-day on i Suffered Second Stroke of Apoplesy While Seemingly Improving. 'MBUS, 0.. Jan, 1%.—Ex-Gov. Asa 8. Bushnell suffered a second stroke lor apoplexy to-day. The result is uncer- tain. The ex-Governor was apparently im- proving early in the day, he partially ng from the attack of last night. sb of w. nt accusin another ni on March last night ‘own, Wl wortle e wanted, but |e was conscious, better able to tall ie he het ee and had more control of himself. The Second stroke came when the rallying on ‘servant by several prome » symptoms wore most promising. in the North, =A ~\ Telephone @ 5 N detail i every detail'the Leading Retail ja hi | Establishment of Brooklyn. ain, C7 \— ; ms Beginnin hand Gran tice purposes, the extraordinary values w We are often asked why vide enough power to run and heat the: Proposes to make @ request that resent company abandon the use | streets and that the same bo | to another company. { Brady has instructed Dr. Archt. . Forman and Thomas Melto: mem of the Board of Health, look. up the number of cases of pheu- in Bayonne that are sald to have | from riding in cold cars. wening World reporter, who | it just as warm standing on the platform of a Bayonne car as to| Mside, had his attention called to} Custom passengers on these cara| adopted. They carry thelr ‘™m y are not 1, but the kind that own ‘John line. | 0 bi ommodation of pr conductors ont) the county vould to prevented from so Ws of the compan: here were many deis Cars last night at t ys in the arrival laware and ARTE RAR AL FURNITURE C0, & AL OnE ISHED AT 49,55 / SH OR CREDIT. ee RURNISHED AT 7. OF GOODS. Hoty, a 99.98) = 1% Allowed for Cash x ‘ eclal Apartments Furnished i 9 and $200 Each. ie within 50 miles of city. 8-2190-2192 foe eT SQUARE present value. An even dozen of these Pianos and not one but what is worth doub United Piano Makers, modern. ... Thorne, modern Vose & Sons, modern. mats Wloomtield and Otis, modern... Decker Bros., modern, Haines Bros,, modern. Krakauer, modern Krakauer, modern Macdonald, modern, Phelps, modern. . Emerson, modern Stodart Hale, ebonized.... Kelso, mahogany ca Singer, golden oak Singer,’ mahogany. . Sterling, ebonized case Howard, mahogany. Muehifeld: ©. cece licca & Son, golden oal lords, largest size, each. & Barnes, mahogy ih & Barnes, mahogan) ith & Barnes, walnut. silmore, walnut Gilmore, mahogan Bet. 119-120 Sts, Smith & Barnes, mahogan prove especially attractive. other Pianos were taken as part payment. placing it in good condition; therefore, the | e€ especially invite those who are averse to bu rentals; why not send them tothe auction r after a thorough overhauling. Such Pianos Schaeffer, mahogany, abe case... ill be so we offer PIANOS. are ready for to-morrow’s choosing le the price asked: 140 150 150 175 185 185 195 195 20C 200 200 225 75 250 Piano Warerooms, Fourth Floor. 150; This stock represents the and exchange? } working along antiquated lines, doing a small || ment On a new one, or returns from a small rental bus- as this one, but being Piano MERCHANTS doing a business of through exchanges every year, we cast aside the Piano purchasers to buy that which we know to beSgood re- or dealers nos come to us Phere are upward of fifty square pianos to go in this special sale.) ! The prices are a fraction of the original cost and decidedly under actual] A Pre-Inventory Sale of Pianos. Ninety Grand, Upright and Square Pianos by Such Makers as Knabe, Stein- way, Decker Bros., Emerson, Gabler, Hazelton, Krakauer, Lindeman, Heller, Hale and Others. Wednesday morning at eight o'clock, we offer our entire stock of slightly used and second- , Upright and Square Pianos for sale at prices far below actual value and on terms that will accumulation of several months’ selling, wherein Our expert repairers have been constantly at work on this stock owest priced Piano in the list will be found satisfactory for prac- ying a used Piano to examine this stock, feeling sure that apparent that prejudi¢e will be cast aside. for sale (he Pianos that come to us in trade and those returned from : oom, where higher prices could be obtained and all responsibility ended? Our answer is that we have no desire to escape responsibility for Pianos we accept in trade and sell e D have real value; we are catering to the public, why should we not give the public an opportunity to buy these Pianos at lower prices than they would pay at auction, and and at the same time have our protection as to service Were we manufacturers with limited Output, business; occasionally taking a used Piano as part pay iness, we might never advertise a sale such such magnitude that hundreds of used Piar petty ways of the dealer by asking intending gardless of sentimental prejudice. . As Piano merchants we invite your careful consideration of this list of desirable Piano values, Schaeffer, walnut... Emerson, walnut 1 Straube, mahogany Knaby Behr Bros. Knabe Mignon Grand . Steinway Baby Grand Knabe Baby Grand, 2 Knabe Baby Grand, each 0 | There are six (0) Richmond Upright Pianos in this sale that will be snapped up quickly. oak. They are like new; the price will be eac! FIVE SPECIALS IN HBLLBR & CO. PIANOS. We have sold hundreds of Heller & Co. Pianos, with never failing satisfaction to the purchasers, 200.00 upward; from now on the prices will be from $225.00 upward No use to go into details; they cost more. a The five missed, monthly d. All are in mahogany; price $150.00; original price $200.00 Terms—On square Pianos, $10.00 cash; $4.00 monthly. charge for delivery in Brooklyn or Manhattan. or deliverd to other than above will be charged for extra. On upright Pianos priced at $250.00 or under, $10.00 cash; $6,00 over $250.00, to $300.00, $10,00 cash; $10.00 monthly; higher ‘priced pianos at proportionately higher payments. 200] charge tor time Pay man further than interest at the rate of 4 per cent. OUR GUARANTEE covers every Plano. Used and second-hand Pianos bought «deduction as part payment on any newduring this sale will be accepted without Piano of equal or jate of purchase, een Original Price. Sale Price. OSOPOIAEY HAOOSEO ave) 250 pe ey) 275 |, Grove 325 275 || rosewood ..a.. 700 350 |, mahogany, art design . 450 350 Story & Clark, art design... Starr,’ mahogany, art model. Knabe, mahogany A060 Knabe, golden oak ... 450 Vike Baby each SIX SPECIALS IN RICHMOND PIANOS, s Four are in mahogany, one in walnui, one in 200,00 _ instead of $250. The regular prices have been from we now present offer an opportunits; that should not be y. No extra Packed for shipment No extra OSITIVELY NO RESERVATIONS. greater value pests from our stock within one year from | THE WORLD: TUESDAY £V! ENING, JANUARY 12, 1904." — ‘ CARS EXPECT TO SEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 80491906 090O8O026004600644F OOO OS O01 0d L we can commend them. GU AVE, 21% & 22°°STREETS - on t and [rien + Piano Hite nail DRY GOODS Co. raigilee nnn JANUARY SALE OF LINENS! Important, very. ments are phenomenally great. Table Linens, Napkins, S| Bed Spreads, all at a big saving. M, Be here Price induce- Pillow Cases, tirring specials for to-morrow. “4 A Sale Extraordinary of 3,000 Pairs Nottingham Curtains At a Saving of a Third to a Half. HOUSANDS of New York folk will hurry downtown in the morning to take advantage of the biggest Curtain deal that has been effected here in many a moon. Even we are surprised at the transaction; at the darin| » of the makers, who accepted absurdly low prices for the best of Curtains. They're from thé biggest makers of Nottingham Curtains in America, which means in the world. A little more than three thousand pairs. some, a half dozen pairs of a kind; of others as many as fifty pairs They Represent All the Curtains the Makers Had in Hand. We own them for so little, that Curtains on which our lowest regular price would be $1.25 can “| sold to-mgrrow for 75 cents. This saving is manifest throughout the entire jot. Patterns are splendid examples of the finest you'll see anywhere. Don't forget, teo, that Notting- hams have exceptional wearing qualities, The meat of the story is this: . 75c. Pair for Curtains actually worth up to $1.25. 4,00 Pate tor Curtains actually worth up to $1.50, | 4.25 Pair for Curtains actually worth up to $2.00. 2,30 Pair for Curtains actually worth up to $4.00, 2.90 ir for Curtains actually worth up to $4.50 Mark what we say: At no other time this year will Nottingham Cur be so cheap. For hotels and boarding- houses, as well as private individuals, it is an exceptional buying chance, flavored with great economy. OR, SALE OF MEN’S UNDERWEAR! We've sold nearly half of the big Splendid lot of Hohenzollern Underwear advertised on Sunday and Monday. choosing yet, at all prices. But the best assortment, best underwear and most satisfactory choosing !s at $1.50 and $2 for kinds that never sell forless than $2.50 to $3.75. Plenty for to-morrow. ’ CARPETS |!---c4n Extraordinary Sale ! Cte DEMANDS ner pace with the rapid development of new buildings in New York and vicinage. But Carpet prices very seldom get down to the level of these for to-morrow. We're determined on a big January carpet business. Must be big, to eclipse the record of a year ago. Every line breathes a, saving. Read! 75-cent Tapestry Brasseis CUT TO 59, 90-cent Tapesiry Brasseis CUT TO 69c. $1.15 Body Brussels CUT TO 85c. $1.50 Body Brussels CUT TO 95e. $1.50 Axminsters CUT TO 98c. All are Alexander Smith & Sons’ quality; made near enough at home Yet the prices ot now are lower than those of a year ago. 45-cent Ingrains CUT TO 29¢. 75-cent Ingrains CUT TO 59e. $1.10 Wilton Veivets CUT TO79c. $1.50 Wilton Velvets CUT TO 89c. $1.35 Axminsters CUT TO 89c. RUGS, too. They fall in line for a cut in price, Rugs of Bady Brussels, 9 by 12 feet: $17.50 kinds, at $12.75. Axminster Rags, 9 by 12 size; $27.50 qualily for $19.50. Rugs of Wilton Velbet, 9 by 12 sizes $35 quality for $25.50. SALE OF MEN’S SHIRTS! The noted College brands, such as Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Premier, Cornell and Amherst. Best shirts made. We're exclusive selling agents in New York. Only in January do we break the price. You'll pay much more for them the balance of the year—for cottons are high. -* Rockers and Parlor Suites. 7 | To-morrow’s Economical Pricing on Many Sorts. | |< E MAKE a bid for a specially large Furnituré business to-morrow—just because we're the fortunate owners of some splendid Rockers and beautiful Parlor Suites much below their value. Pass them on to you at 4 big saving—to get them out of the way hefore February. . ROCKERS — In mahogany finish,with saddle seats; PARLOR SUITES- Three piece; mahogany fin- arms rodded. Reduced from $3.25 to..........- +4. 1.98 ish; Verona Velour cover. Reduced from $19 to.. 13.50 on ish; high back, _ PARLOR SUITES —Three piece; mahogany fin- etal aD lesen Se ris 2.25 ish; silk tapestry cover. Reduced from $22 to... 16.00 OTHER STYLES—In mahogany finish, with ‘coverings ROCKERS—In both golden oak and mahogany finish; yf damask, velour and tapestries, reduced thus: some splendid styles at these reductions: 20.00 for $28.00 kinds 2.75 for $4.00 kinds. 23.00 for $32.00 kinds 4.00 for $5.50 kinds. 28.00 for $36.00 kinds 5.00 tor $7.00 kinds. 38.00 for $59.00 kinds 6.00 for $3.50 kinds. Fift RR ae 8 SPECIAL! This slushy weathe) creates Rubber |< h Floor, RUBBER BOOTS! Boot needs. We offer to-morrow a special lot of Boots for children at 95c. (in hip length, $1.50), for misses at $1.20 (hip length, $1.85); for women, $1.45; for men at $2.85 (hip length, $3.35); Boys’ Storm King at $2.40. More Than a Third Reduction on i $2,000 Worth of Lamps and Globes. UR REGULAR STOCK, with a third or more cut off the prices—just because inventory left us @ with too many Lamps of certain kinds. Not a poor patigrn or design in the lot; and, goodness knows, they were remarkably cheap at their former prices. i Ready To-morrow morning—in the Basement, It'll hea day of great selling, and—early comers will get the cream. $2.50 for $5.00 Lamps Parlor Lamps, in yellow and pink, with hand-painted rose flower decorations; centre-draught burners, lift-out fonts, rass feet, 10-inch globe. $1.19 for $2.00 Lamps. Reading Lamps, nickel plated, with centre-draught burn- ers; all complete, with 10-inch white opal dome shade, tripod and chimney; never sold here under $1.50—in most stores they bring $2.00. Only a hundred to go at the price, $1.95 for $4.00 Lamps. Not all worth $4.00; some we've sold for $3.00 and $3.50; gas portables; decorated stand, with Welsbach or Angand{ » burners; decorated dome shade and cup, including goose neck, six-foot tubing, mantle and burner. A Thousand 45¢. to 25c. Gas Globes All at 5c. Mostly odds and ends, but enough to supply your needs in most any style, Made for four-inch rings; a great variety of shapes and fancy etched designs. None worth under a quarter; a big portion are 45-cent Globes. Fifteen cents gives you choice. treed Dene Grocery Specials To-Morrow. ‘A Hundred $35.00 Sewing Machines At $13.95, Biggest Anywhere in Town. OR each year the maker of jour Sewing Machines (you'd T our regular prices, Groceries are cheapest hete. At our sale all know it under its’ own $3.00 for $1.75 Lamps. Regular bedroom styles, with globes or dome shades, Decorations are neat complete with burner and chimney. and appropriate, $3.50 for $5.95 Lamps. A. great bargain. Parlor and reception styles; tall and low shapes, with 10-inch decorated globes and bodies; dragon, poppy, rose, carnations, etc.; gold-plated foot, with crown centre-draught burners and lift-out fonts. $4.50 for $7.50 Lamps. Parlor and reception styles, in green, pink and ruby, as well as in scroll designs; superb new styles that will add a touch of refinement to any home, All complete, The finest lamps in the sale. prices, they fall away below the level of other stores; though we never Sacrifice the quality to reach the desideratum, dmemore, extra sifted. cular very rer tee, ra name) turns over to us a hundred ne Rocon 8 Corn oF Succe’ i Boneless Bacon —cuitin or AteSamenncts F Supatee mubr "Fae machines for advertising purposes, dQ Wan, tender} dor, $1.00; CAN. ssscessceeees i To-morrow is the sale-day. md I2M%e ' The yite eal ag finish, drop Aan ASPIFALUS ok brand, packed In head, table top, with E DRAWERS, Butter _ pine sreamery. $ 0% © 1 ve ci Phil tonite al Mn eh TERMETE: FCallfornia extra “Uares. — whlte, C and have complete set of attachments, Backed in 3:16. Both the makers and ourselves guar- antee them for FIVE YEARS, packages, | full teed; 3 IDR. Tea ; It's the chance of the year to buy a Oatmeal srrner's brand: _ dest? Oolone oF Byaitan Breakin. wood achine for little; the ‘first Ronan _ " red $Suthakes!” dor. B00: Bioxnace 256 Ba foe FOB: preci ES who come to-morrow will be. the fortunate owners of these. : 4.50 Pair for Curtains actually worth up to $2.25. 4.90 Pair for Curtains actually worth up to $3.00. 2.15 Pair for Curtains actually worth up to $3.35. \ r Lay '