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a ELOPES WIT MARRIED MAN label Murray, Convent Girl, ® Runs Away with Young An- © thony Wondrasek, Who Aban- Ms dons His Wife and Child. hy : & y s * CAUGHT IN PITTSBURG “ON WAY TO THE WEST. ¥ ' Deserted Wife Obtained War- “rant for Husband's Arrest for | © Abandonment—He Will Be prsroed with Abduction. “Because the wife of Anthony Won- @rasek, a varnisher, of No. 1189 First ‘avenue, insisted on chastising sixteen- ‘year-old Mabel Murray, a servant in “the employ of State Senator Victor J. ; s, every time they met, Wen- drasek and Mabel eloped last Wednes- @ny and have just been arrested in Pittsburg, where they were living to- gether as man and wife. Although she was not Itving-with her husband, Mrs, Wondrasek objected to his attentions to this pretty stxteen- year-old girl, who was just fresh out of @ convent, and it was because Mrs. ‘Wondrasek insisted on beating the girl when ste met her that the couple de- cided to run away, 1 “Detectives from this city have bean Gent to Pittsburg to. bring the couple Back, and they are expected here to- night. Wondrasek will be charged with abduction by the friends of the girl and with abandonment by his wife. Says Husband B: “Wondrasek and his wife separated mine weeks ago after a row during ‘which the wife alleged that her husband beat her. She took her baby boy and went to live with her mother. Mrs. Bkainik, who resides at No. 40 East Beventy-firat street. Her husband mean- while, went on living at his old room at No. 1159 Firat avenue. " Benator Dowling and hin wife, who Ilye at No, #44 East Fifty-neventh street, nted a ma{d Iast March and they took Mabél Murray from the Convent Uf the Holy Rosary, on Enst Sixty- thind atreet, which Is conducted by the Dominican ‘Sisters, The girl had been the inatitution since she was four ra old, She is very pretty and wears tier hair in long braids down her back. {Mabel attended church regularly every @unday. She went to the Church of ‘Qur Lady of Perpetual Hope, and there fWo weeks agy Wondrasek saw her and ‘Was so struck with her beauty that he Aecided to meet her. He had no dim- @bity in getting an introduction, and ‘ftom that time he ana the girl were eonstant companions. Acted an Grocer's Clerk, In order to see the girl as often as he ‘wanted to without attracting attention, ‘thé police say that Wondrasek got per- mission from the Dovwlings’ grocer to Weliver groceries at the houre. “Mrs. Wondrasek Inst Sunday heard for the first time of her husband's fondnes for the girl. Mrs. Lillie @er, of No, 11% First avenue, told her bout Mabel. On Tuesday more re- ports about her husband reached Mrs. ‘Wondrasex and she went to his room THE WORLD: FRIDAY &VENING, JANUARY 99, 1904. MR. AND MRS, WONDRESAK, FROM PHOTOGRAPA TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THEIR MARRIAGE. STOCKS RALLY ON SHORT COVERING Bulls and Bears in a Grabbing Mood and Market Alternately Weak and Strong, with the Trading Dull. Short covering. was the feature of the markét to-day. The shorts were busy after the first hour and their efforts to buy enough stocks to cover their commitments caused a general rally. ‘There was a dearth of news during the day. The war reports were an carly factor and caused the opening Geclines, after. which the bears helped the situation by buying stocks, The, situation now 1s interesting, The bears are afraid to stay short long, while the | bulls seem to be afraid to stay long. | Both factions show a disposition to) grab at even fractional profits, which | causes the market at one moment Gal bocope strong and the next to show algns of weakness. “We are all bullish, but we are afraid | to commit ourselves in view of the Far Bastern situation,” a large trader said to-day, ‘There might be war and then) there will be a drop, and none of us want to be in a position that will pre- | clude us from taking advantage of it. ‘With war out of the way the market wil! boom for a time anyway, no matter what it may do later." The adverse advices in the steel trade | situation caused Steel preferred to be| to seo what was In the stories. “phere the neighbors told her that Wondrasek had had Mabel in his room ith him overnight, and that she haa kee only ort time before. Wondr: tk, .who wi present at the time, wled the story’ emphatically, but in the jidst of his denials Mabel, who haa her rubbers behind he: je back “She teartplly admitted that she ‘had ‘with Wondrasek, but said that she ed, him. “ ‘But I'm his wife and we have a little screamed Mrs, Wondrasek. ‘Well, 1 love Anthony just the same,” Gtled Mabel and she reached out her arms to caress the man. “Whis so enraged Mrs. Wondrasek that grasped the girl by the hair anJd eded to chastise her. She whipped down three filghts of stairs and her face out on the street. é ‘Later, when. she met the girl again, flie “slapped her and sald she would slap her every time she ran across her nd see if that wouldn't teach her not te interfere between a married man and his wife. * Aske Priest to Interfere. _jgAlterward Mra, Wondrasek went to is i © priest wrote to thd ‘on him,-but by that tim 4 by 4nd the girl had made up their minds i 40 elope. Wondrasek drew $250 out of ya 4 Meetveiiaca Wat wad’ ell! the money ae aK £ the couple had. : rh ae an & eWhey started for Chicago, but left the fe ae GR = ft ain at Pittshurg, where a detective, |} Ue lee i who was walting to Intercept them, | ihe 13% Le — Recognized both and arrested them, Wie te. ‘wn @ jg Mabel has no relative living, save a | ¥.) bt we who R brother, who lives ul Anisterdam ave- | Mo. ee ee h eve near Kighty-fourth sires x 0G riod 108 4 i WHEAT MARKET. at) a = ©The local market uayanced 3-6 of feet to-day and Clleago 13-8 on May, |ftsek d@ue to a scare over ine Far Hastern aituation, Cables were very strong. Corn sold up 1-4 vith wheat, but trade agmwns slow, Aside from the war news ; however, there was little Mm to the trade operng prices were. Si uly. 88-4. Corn bid, 833-8 to 83, + duly, 1-8 to 103-8; July, 48 1-1 to he galary.of the Mayor of New rk. 4s, $15,000 per year. The World aud Encyclopedia tejls the the salaries of all public 25 cents, by i ather Kissmer, of the Church of Per- | At very weak, and the rumors of 40 for the preferred were revived and freely cir- éulated. Officers of the company laugh at. these reports, ‘The large credit balance of the Sub- ‘Treasury at the Clearing-House caused nome surprise and anxiety for a time until {t was explained, It was due to the payment of the Central Pacifio Rat!- road note of $2,800,000 to the Govern- mont, which is due Feb, 1, Union Pacific was strong during the day on the increase of $889,948 in tho gross earning for December and an in- crease of $664,367 in net. The company is ead to have handled the greatest month’s trafic in its history. The market as the day advanced be- came very dull, with prices higher in the final deslings. The Closing Quotations o highest, Jowest and closing prices and net changes’ from yesterday's closiny rices or from last recorded # as ollows: High. Low. Clot Beer ee et rere | i | PSRs iu iy SR fF. ‘en Win. Cen!) pit + Advanee. In a Life-Saving Globe, Lifesboats and lfe-preservers have neyer heen made to suit their purpones fully. But now along comes a cle and practical Dane with an invention that seems to solve the difficulty. In ! the line of devices it ts certainly at the top, and the most difficult tests only | | serve to make its value the more ap parent. How it came to receive n bractical test of great importance will 5 | be told in next Sunday's World Maga- sine, X LONDON STOCKS DEPRESSED Americans Firmer After Weak Opening. LONDON. Jan. 20.—Money was scarcer in the market to-day, owing to month- end arangements. MILLIONAIRE'S SON MWVSTERIOUSLY HURT an Exception Close Discounts, conse- soe: were harder. The sum of i fi itndea at Plymouth to-day” James C. Cumming, Unoon- Business on the BtockC Exchay dull, due to the atiftness of the rates for money and unfavorable far Eastern reports. scious, Is Found in a Newark CoCnsols fell a quarter, but loned a fi iitsigt SetirPanedoplaacsican| Street Covered with Blood mies ac cats Co gpenea "weak but. Improved, “Xtenaon| and Benumbed with the Cold. crete, & Santa Fe, Chesaptake & Ohio Chicago, Milwouked & St. Paul were the features, and closed slightiy firmer, CURB TRADING DULL. Stocks 1) erally Show Declines, ‘The curb market was a shade lower all around to-day, with trading dull, The bid and asked prices o 5 cipal outside securities weres, (ne Prin Thev reacted later Covered with blood and benumbed with cold, James C, Cumming, son of Robert Cumming, millionaire partner in the Clark Thread Company, was found unconscious to-day in a snow bank in Clifton place, in Newark. There were two deep cuts on his head, He wjas nent to the City Hospital. He regained consciousness, and all he can —_——_—_. in the Outside Market Gen- Bid, rd. American Can Hi A**{d: | remember is that he got into a fight neries Bho 166 Greene” Copper 13 ig | with three men in Front street, New Marine De tice 1 oh | York, yesterday, while transacting Reatoart Air’ Line mS #4, | some business. He says he started for Standard On ore 46? — gik!s|home, but cannot account for hie con- Tne iz 45. | dition when found in the snow. gi A es 108%) -Phis ts one of several escapades in which the millionaire’s $6,000,000 BOND ISSUED. |recenuy. Ho moves in tho b ———— and tirat became prominent three years Moncaty ern Woodmen Insureil. What is believed to be the lar; fidelity band ever Issued in this or ay other country was executed yesterday by the National Burety Company of No. 948 Broad America, ficerx are sca y fears ate scattered through every city amount invol ‘cue we in the bond AaRremates ind as that furnished by a of a bahk to guarantees the honew geet formance flannel ‘the bond insures th ‘The bond ney he honesty of about MISSES’ KERSEY JACKETS, with or without capes, 14 & 10 yrs,, Reduced to MISSES’ PALETOTS, for evening and street wear, of zibelines and kerseys, 14 and 16 yrs. GIRLS’ LONG CLOAKS, of zibelines and kerseys, 6 to 14 yrs., GIRLS’ REEFERS, of plain and mixed materials, Boys’, Misses’ & Children’s Shoes | | Complete assortments for everyday wear and dress occasions Calf Lace Shoes, aro by falling in love with a young woman while skating on Clark's pond, & short distance from his homo at No. %7 Mount Prospect avenue, of 25,100 Officers ot Moa. trouble in the Cummings household, But this did not interrupt the wooing, which came to a climax when the pair. got married. ‘The young man's parents kept up thelr objections to the marriage and put the police on trail of the young man. He was arrested and later committed to the Morris Plains Asylum on the strength of the testimony of his relatives. way. the Modern Wor fraternal soclety. ‘These oe the United States. ‘The 00. ‘The bond is the same mployee of bis duties. Stern Brothers To-morrow, Final Reductions in Misses’ & Girls’ Apparel $4.95, 7.95, 11.95 Heretofore $12.00 to $27.£0 $19.75, 25.00 Heretofore $35.00 to $50.00 $4.00, 5.75 Heretofore $9.50 to $15.00 3:95, 6.50 and plain linings, 6 to 14 yrs., i, Heretofore $7.95 to $12,00 TO-MORROW, SPECIAL VALUES For Boys For Girls Vicl Kid Button and Lace Boots, Golfs, sixes 9to13% =©=6S$ 1.65 sizes 8% to 10% $1.65 4 4h H o5ty $2.00 “uy 4 4 $1.95 Final Clearing Sale , 9’ Boys’ & Young Men’s Clothing NORFOLK, DOURLE-BREASTED AND ) $3.50 KNEE PANTS VEST SUITS Ji + gage eeteg SAILOR AND RUSSIAN SUITS, ie many with extra white eton collars, | Formerly $5.00 10 $695 $3.75 LARGE LADS’ OVERCOATS, heavy-weight frieze and cheviots, 7to15 yrs., Formerly $6.95 $4.00 CHILDREN'S REEFERS AND OVERCOATS, F to 7 yrs Formerly $6.95 to $9.75 $4.60 YOUNG MEN'S SUITS.AND OVERCOATS, Formerly $9.75to $11.90 %@.90 and Tam O'shanters, Children’s Hats and Caps Yachts, Sailors Fine Cloth Tams, Cloth, 45C. Velvet and Beaver Sailors, Formerly 95c to $2.95. 95¢ West Twenty-third Street | His attentions to the young girl cauned) _| Remainder of children’s full JAMES MeGREERY & CO | Black BANKERS CHECK THE | KTING IN COTTO Threat to Call In Loans Makes Bull Operators Halt, and Prices Which Had Been Soar- ing Suddenly React. A number of leading Wall street bank- ers placed a ourb on the kiting opera- tione {n the cotton market to-day, when they sent word to the ieading bull operators that their pxtravagant specu- lations for the purpSse of booming the rrice of cotton must cease or loans would be withdrawn, There has been a growing fear in the financial district that the wild specu- | lation on the Cotton Exchange would result in the disastrous failure of some { big firm, The bankers who have large loans out-to the Sully faction felt that any such fallure would not only de- moralize the cotton market, but serl- ously hamper, the efforts that are being made to steady and strengthen the | stock market, Therefore when cotton soared above 16 cents they decided to hall a halt. Immediately after the news of this morning reached the floor of the Cotton Exchange to-day there wads a sharp break and all months sold off from 20 to 30 points, ‘This descent in prices was continued when several large commis- sion houses unloaded 360,000 bales on the market, making 1 decline of 45 points within ‘half ar hour of trading. ‘The sommission houses that unloaded did so Lacause their customers who had noted to put up $5 extra miasin le tiled to comply with the re- ing May a mr “Gxcltement prevailed at the 0 of the cotton market to-day wit! at 16,38, There was also a big openin, Gimand for Mafch, it opening at 16.31. Gains of 2 to 2% points were realized throughout the whole list, Cables at one time were almost as high as due, but later wenkened congjderable from the best points, reflecting in part at least the less favorable news regarding the Far East situation. JAMES MeGREERY & CO. Pajamas : for Ladies and Children. 2nd Floor, Pajamas made of Taffetas, China, Pongee and Italian Silk, Plain er striped Silk and ‘wool, or French, Scotch and Outing Flannel Pa- jamas. i . Madras, Percales, Sateens, and Mercerized Cotton Pa- jamas, | Remaining models of winter - Stock, considerably below former prices, { On Saturday, January 30th. | Ladies’ Pajamas, made of | Striped or plain Madras. | Qdd sizes and colores. Great Specials for Four Hours and Double Blue. Stamps All Day. mi ‘Kid Lace Shoes, patent’ leather toe ‘caps, sizes 5, 53 VENTORY will be taken to-morrow night. Therefore, to-morrow this great sale. Among the four-hour specials are some of the most Phenomenal values of the month. In addition to these there will be heavy {F 1U mark downs throughout the day on odd lots of merchandise in every 9 ° Men’s Overcoats and Suits at $4.80. Positively for Four Hours—From 9 A. M. Tili 1 P. M. Only. Te Overcoats are of extra quality heavy melton cloth, 44 inches long, reinforced seams, triple warp ; , Several pleasing patterns, with French facings; iron yarn lining, hand-felled collars, sizes 35 to 42. 4. Positively on Sale for Four Hours—From 9 A. M. till 1 P. M. Only. : Twelve patterns of nobby Cassimeres and Worsteds in neat stripes and CUSTOMER—because there are less than 200 pairs of them, and we J OO want all who come for them to be satisfied. Special, per pair ba F ’ . Boys’ Suits, with Extra Pants, $3.00 would be reasonably cheap for this outfit, but we want to make this last day before inventory a “hummer.” MADE IN DOUBLE-BREASTED STYLE, of the popular cheviots in dark gray mixtures; also dark striped fabrics, excellently made, EACH SUIT HAV- J 59 \ fitting. Unquesttonably a great money-saving opportunity; sizes 7 to 14. at Ad Restricted to two Suits to each customer. . I RR e 59c. for Waists Worth a Dollar and More.’ LLL want more:than one of these Waists when you see them. They are made from heavy corded vestings, in white, black, light blue, navy and tan. -Front_ of wide box pleats, trimmed,with pearl buttons, pleated back, full puff sleeve, tab stock. Waists Military Goats for Girls at $2.79. Positively for Four Hours—From9 A. M. till 1 P. M. Only. HESE coats are made from fine, silky Zibelines in latest military cloth facing, military buttons ; shown in blue, brown and red; 2 ] 9 sizés6to 14. Matchless values to-morrow at . ° A Fouar- Hour Offering—From 9 A. M. till 1 P, M. Only. HEAVY BLACK CHEVIOT OR [MANNISH SUITINGS OF FANCY MIXED TWEEDS, long-skirted Louis XIV. style coats, with louble breasted, fastened with loops ; to be worn open or closed ; others A 98 newest military styles fullest flare skirt ; all sizes; at e } Spectals Offered Positively from 9 A.M. Till 1 P, M. Oniy, (a New Shoe Store, Main Floor. Annex. Direct Entrance from 14th Street, via the West Door. Money Savings in ‘Shoes for Boys and ‘Girls. 2, 1 Ya 13) 13% ) ‘2 Shoes for Girls—Dongola (69c 6, 6365 70 By B16, 94934110, 10%, Mervere cnr seceeee INOTHER lot of sample shoes for men on sale to-morrow morning. Just as good and lish as those that you took so quickly last week. Don’t be late—9 A.M. till1 P.M. nly. Plen’s Vici Kid Shoes, in lace or congress, with plain toes or with toe caps. torm Calf Shoes........ will record the sharpest, most decisive clearing of any day during department. Italian lining, sizes 35 to 40; also 85 single-breasted Sack Suits of all wool fancy cheviots in dark colorings, in sizes to 42 waist. LIMIT ONE PAIR TO EACH Positively for Four Hours Only—-From9 A. M. til 1 P.M. GS ING TWO PAIRS OF PANTS TO MATCH, strongly sewn iron yarn lining; perfect Positively for Four Hours—9 A, M. till 1 P.M. 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